#399 - Dragon King Teng - Cultivating Immortality, Starting from Childhood Sweethearts

"What's the relationship between you four seas like?" Xu Ming asked curiously, while paying attention to Ao Yin'er's reaction.

If Ao Yin'er's reaction was more resistant or more guarded, then he wouldn't ask.

Listening to Xu Ming's inquiry, Ao Yin'er didn't think much about it, still looking so innocent and lovely.

"The relationship between us four seas should be pretty average."

Ao Yin'er thought for a while and said.

"Not very good, but not too bad either. We don't see each other often, but we all attend each other's celebrations.

However, the relationship between the other three seas and the North Sea isn't very good. The North Sea seems to be more distant from us. The East Sea, South Sea, and West Sea have a better relationship."

"I see," Xu Ming nodded.

Listening to Ao Yin'er's description, the relationship between the four seas was actually more like an ordinary family relationship.

Everyone is neither too close nor too distant. If there's nothing going on, they don't contact each other. If something happens, then they talk.

This kind of relationship is indeed quite average.

If something happens, this kind of family relationship is always ready to kick you when you're down.

As for the North Sea having a more distant relationship with the other three seas, that's also normal, because the Dragon Queen doesn't seem like the type who likes to visit relatives.

Moreover, according to Xu Ming's understanding, among the four seas, the Dragon Queen's strength is actually the strongest.

It's also possible that the other three seas are banding together to resist the North Sea.

"Xu Ming, it's my turn, it's my turn, I'll continue asking. I heard that people on land eat chicken and duck, is it delicious?" Ao Yin'er continued to ask.

Xu Ming answered the girl's question: "Not everyone can eat chicken and duck. Most common people eat grains and cereals. It's good enough if they can fill their stomachs. People who can eat chicken and duck every meal are not ordinary families. Their family conditions are very good.

As for whether it's delicious or not, the taste feels just like that. It mainly depends on the chef's skills."

"Ah?" the girl said in surprise, "So you can't eat meat every meal?"

Xu Ming looked at this innocent girl: "No, we can only eat chicken, duck, and pork occasionally, or during some festivals. It's impossible to have it every meal."

Ao Yin'er: "Then why don't you eat fish? Do people on land not like to eat fish?"

" ." Xu Ming felt that this girl was a bit like Marie Antoinette, but that's normal. She's been protected so well, what would she know?

Xu Ming patiently replied: "Only people in coastal areas can eat fish. Generally, it can't be transported long distances, otherwise the fish will spoil. It's not just a matter of being not fresh, but it will really cause problems. For most people, wanting to eat fresh fish is even more precious than chicken and duck."

"Oh..." Ao Yin'er nodded, sympathizing, "Then the common people on land are really quite pitiful. In our four seas, even a small fish can eat seaweed and be full."

Xu Ming: " ."

"When productivity goes up, the lives of the common people will get better, but this will take a lot of time," Xu Ming said.

"What is productivity?" Ao Yin'er heard a term she didn't understand and fully exerted the spirit of asking when she didn't understand.

"It's more troublesome to explain, it's not easy to say," Xu Ming said.

"Oh..." If Xu Ming didn't say it, then Ao Yin'er wouldn't ask.

Xu Ming looked at this willful and pure girl: "Does Miss Ao know the general process of the Four Seas Ceremony?"

Xu Ming only knew that the Four Seas Ceremony was the most important day for the four seas, and people from all four seas would come to celebrate, but he didn't know much about it.

Because the Wu Kingdom was really a bit far from the North Sea, the relationship map of the various forces in the Wu Kingdom didn't include the North Sea at all. This time, the North Sea invited the Wu Kingdom, which was a complete surprise.

Therefore, the Wu Kingdom didn't know much about the North Sea either.

Not to mention that Xu Ming set off in a hurry, and didn't have any time to look at specific documents at all, but only seized the time to understand some etiquette and precautions of the North Sea, so as to avoid any diplomatic accidents.

"Of course I know ~" Ao Yin'er nodded, "This is something that every member of our Dragon Palace must learn."

Ao Yin'er seriously explained to Xu Ming, quite like a little teacher: "The time when the Four Seas Ceremony is held is not fixed, ranging from five hundred to a thousand years. Do you know why this is?"

Xu Ming: "Why?"

"Hum hum hum ~" Ao Yin'er raised her proud little chin and looked at the teacup in front of her.

Xu Ming smiled and poured a cup of tea for Ao Yin'er: "Please have some tea, Miss, to moisten your throat."

Ao Yin'er drank a cup of tea, "ahem" a few times, and then opened her mouth and said: "That's because of our Four Seas' treasure—the Dragon King Vine."

Xu Ming: "Dragon King Vine?"

Ao Yin'er nodded: "That's right, it's the Dragon King Vine. The Dragon King Vine is our Four Seas' totem. It's said to have been passed down from ancient times. The Dragon King Vine is not just an ordinary immortal weapon. I heard my father say that the so-called immortal weapons are just a general term for the highest-level magic weapons, and our Dragon King Vine is above immortal weapons. It seems to be some kind of Emperor Weapon?"

Xu Ming asked curiously: "Then what is the effect of this Dragon King Vine?"

Ao Yin'er shook her head: "I heard my daddy say that the Dragon King Vine has the ability to stabilize the Four Seas, but I don't know exactly how it stabilizes it. Back to the main topic, it's because the Dragon King Vine has the ability to stabilize the Four Seas.

So our East, West, South, and North Four Seas need this Dragon King Vine to guard them every once in a while.

And every time the Dragon King Vine is handed over, it is the Four Seas Ceremony."

Xu Ming frowned, thought seriously, and had some bad guesses in his heart: "Miss Ao, which sea is the Dragon King Vine in now?"

Ao Yin'er smiled: "Naturally, it's in our East Sea."

Xu Ming asked doubtfully: "Then how will the East Sea hand over to the North Sea? Could it be that the East Sea will bring the Dragon King Vine over?"

And just as Xu Ming asked this question, Xu Ming also realized that the question he asked was a bit too sensitive.

But Ao Yin'er had no defenses against Xu Ming at all. Ao Yin'er still just smiled: "Who said that the Dragon King Vine must be taken out to be handed over?"

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[I went to see a movie today, and then went out to play. I was originally going to write 10,000 words, but I've actually written 8,000 words now, but if I calculate the time, it seems that it's not possible to write 10,000 words, it might be until dawn.

If I don't post 10,000 words, I feel like I owe something, so I thought about it and decided to post 4,000 words first today, and then I will definitely post 10,000 words tomorrow. I've already written two more chapters.]