I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 367 Danger Alert

Seeing the turtle and Lezhi getting along so affectionately, Lei Xiu, as an observer, felt a little uneasy. From the moment the turtle appeared, Lezhi's attention had been completely drawn to it, and Lei Xiu had already felt uncomfortable at that time.

Seeing that Gui was actually approaching Lezhi, he almost couldn't resist pulling Lezhi away, if he wasn't afraid of making Lezhi angry...

Lei Xiu clenched his fists, his nails digging painfully into his palms. He kept trying to convince himself that he was just afraid the turtle would suddenly attack and hurt Le Zhi, and that he was definitely not jealous.

Damn it, that turtle is so reckless, why won't it let go of Lezhi?

After holding back for a while, Lei Xiu couldn't help but step forward. He didn't directly pull Lezhi away, but tried to make conversation to divert her attention. "Zhizhi, um... are you hungry? Cang Jin said there are a lot of good seafood in this area. We can collect some to take back. You don't like to eat raw seafood, so I can think of a way to cook it to make it delicious."

It has to be said that Lei Xiu understands Le Zhi very well. If he brings up other topics, Le Zhi might just listen and move on, but when it comes to food, Le Zhi immediately becomes interested.

While still stroking the turtle's cool skin, Lezhi turned her head ninety degrees to look at Lei Xiu behind her. Her eyes sparkled. "Okay, I was thinking before that we could try cooking it. Hmm, as long as seafood is fresh, it won't taste bad even if it's boiled. Of course, it still needs to be paired with sauce. Yellow twigs are essential, and add some shiitake mushrooms."

Just thinking about the delicious taste of blanched seafood made Lezhi's mouth water. The key to this dish is to control the heat and time when cooking it, which is Lei Xiu's forte. As long as there are enough ingredients, with practice, he will definitely be able to make a high-quality blanched seafood dish.

"Then it's settled. On the way back, we'll collect some aquatic products along the way, and we can also try to trade some with the Lingquan Clan. I'll discuss it with them then." Seeing that Lezhi was interested, Lei Xiu's eyebrows relaxed, and his eyes were so gentle they could melt water.

Unfortunately, his flirtatious glances were only for the blind. Lezhi didn't linger on his gaze; instead, she started looking around to see if there were any of the delicious seafood he had mentioned, seemingly already itching to try them.

There was no other way; if he wanted to use food as a starting point, he had to think ahead, because someone as food-loving as Lezhi would definitely focus his attention on things that interested him.

But no matter what, at least Lezhi didn't continue to focus all his attention on the turtle, so how can it not be considered that he achieved his goal?

Wanting to find food more easily, Lezhi finally let go of the turtle's hand as Lei Xiu wished, and instead moved under the turtle to carefully observe it underwater.

Suddenly losing the beloved touch, Gui slightly opened his closed eyelids. The pure white figure had disappeared, replaced by the unpleasant Lei Xiu.

The human and the tortoise met eyes, but in less than a second they both looked away, as if they had seen something disgusting.

Turtles don't like playing with adults; they're usually closer to hatchlings and young children, and will at most greet adults.

Lei Xiu's case was purely a personal grudge; in short, both sides loathed each other, and this was a consensus.

Lezhi didn't notice any discord between them. This body of water was abundant with resources; there were many kinds of creatures that could be spotted with the naked eye. As for seafood, as long as it wasn't poisonous, you could try it. Even if it was poisonous, you could find a way to try it; it might even taste better than the non-poisonous kind.

And most importantly, there are no wildlife protection laws in Jormungandr. As long as you have the ability to catch them, there's nothing you can't eat.

This was a first for Lezhi, and he was filled with excitement as his eyes swept over the clumps of sea anemones. There was also a patch of seaweed growing nearby, which teemed with life.

Besides the spiky ball that Lezhi had tried before, which looked like a sea urchin, he also spotted something protruding from a crevice in the rocks that looked like the claws of an insect. He guessed that an aquatic insectoid creature was hiding there. Lezhi suppressed the urge to go there immediately and continued searching.

When he observed carefully, he discovered that there were so many creatures. That one attached to the rock over there is an oyster, and that one with one, two... eight legs is a crab!

It's so big, it's almost as big as a king crab.

Lezhi estimated the size of the crab and couldn't help but gasp. Although this body of water was not shallow, it couldn't be said to be very deep either. In his previous life, the king crab was a product of the deep sea, and only the deep sea could possibly nurture such a large size. But in Jormungand, such a size seemed to be everywhere.

But then he thought about it again and felt relieved. The size of the insectoids on land varies greatly, which is probably a characteristic of Jormungandr, so there's nothing surprising about it.

Seeing that Cang Jin and Cang Long were only focused on their journey and did not try to drive away the insects, Le Zhi guessed that the insects were not very powerful and did not need to be dealt with.

From this perspective, the aquatic insectoids seem to be more docile than their terrestrial counterparts, Yuezhi thought to herself.

Watching the giant eight-legged crab disappear into the distance, it was unaware that Lezhi had quietly added it to the menu. Now, it was busy digging in the sand, preparing to hide and wait for its prey to appear for a hearty meal.

Its legs, longer than its body, made digging in the sand much easier, but little did it know that someone had already gotten to its chosen hunting spot. Behind the group of Lezhi, the eight-legged crab engaged in a fierce battle with the creature that suddenly appeared from the sand. It was beaten so badly that it was powerless to fight back, and one of its eight legs was broken. Fortunately, it ran fast and barely escaped with its life.

The shift between being a hunter and being hunted can happen in an instant.

"Canglong, we're here, it's just ahead..."

After swimming in the water for a while without the sun as a reference, Lezhi lost his sense of time. In addition, he was so focused on admiring the underwater scenery that he felt that he had reached his destination in no time.

Following the direction Cang Chao pointed, they realized that Cang Chao had led them all the way to the edge of the underwater stone forest.

As soon as they got close, the turtle changed its leisurely demeanor and began to block Cangchao and the others from approaching. Helpless, they had no choice but to stay there. The strange cave was still some distance away from them, but the turtle wouldn't allow the children to get close.

Cang Jin and Cang Long didn't care. They crossed the defense line right in front of Gui, and Gui didn't stop them at all, clearly demonstrating his double standards.

"Alright, since the tortoise doesn't want you to go, there's nothing we can do. Are you going to wait here, or go back to your clan?"

"what……"

"Are you going to leave us behind? Cang Jin is so annoying..."

"..."

The naive children are only now realizing they've been tricked by the despicable adults. Cang Jin allowed them to come along, and even brought the turtle along, so he must have already anticipated that the turtle would stop them. That way, it wouldn't be his fault, and he could shift all the blame onto the turtle.

Cang Yi finally understood why Cang Jin had agreed so readily. He had thought they could go on an adventure together. His still childish face scrunched up as Cang Yi and his friends gathered together, looking at Cang Jin and Cang Long with reproachful eyes, trying to make them feel guilty.

But this tactic was useless against Cang Jin, and even Cang Long remained unfazed. These two were not inexperienced children; being so close, even if they didn't know what lay deep within the stone forest cave, their instincts already told them that danger lay ahead.

Canglong, an intuitive person, was already getting goosebumps, which speaks volumes about the seriousness of the situation.

With their playful smiles gone, the three adults present sensed the danger and, in a brief exchange of glances, made their arrangements.