Feng Xi felt like this move of hers was played too beautifully!
She even gave herself a full 360-degree, no-blind-spots thumbs-up!
Just as she was about to fall asleep, a question suddenly occurred to her. Since there were sea beasts in the Endless Sea, and even high-level sea beasts, how did the demon race swim across?
Weren't they afraid of sea beasts?
The next morning, Feng Xi asked Jun Wen about it.
"Little Junior Sister, you don't know this. It's said that the source of the Endless Sea lies in the Demon Realm.
So the sea beasts in the Endless Sea rarely attack the demon race. As long as the demons don't actively provoke them, the sea beasts usually turn a blind eye.
It's precisely because of this, and because the seawater of the Endless Sea corrodes spiritual power, that we humans can only hold the boundary and have no plans of attacking the demon race."
Only then did Feng Xi suddenly understand. A flash of inspiration crossed her mind, but before she could grasp it, it vanished.
She didn't dwell on it. She would think about it again whenever it came back to her.
At that moment, a disciple called Feng Xi and the others to drink seafood porridge.
Because a lot of seafood had jumped ashore early in the morning, they had cooked seafood porridge.
Feng Xi slurped down a couple of mouthfuls. Thought that good things should be shared with good friends, she had two disciples deliver a jar of seafood porridge each to Liu Shaobai and Xing Wu.
As a result, by evening, Xing Wu and Liu Shaobai came over.
Xing Wu said cheerfully, "Feng Xi, the seafood porridge you had someone send me this morning was so fresh it could knock your eyebrows off!
I heard you're grilling fish tonight too? You don't mind if I mooch a meal, right?"
Liu Shaobai also said with a smile, "I'll come join the fun as well."
Of course Feng Xi didn't mind. She had sent the seafood porridge precisely to get closer to the two of them and solidify their not-yet-formed friendship.
Besides, as long as the little black ball was around, there would be as much seafood as they wanted.
Before returning to the sect, she even planned to stock up in bulk… not only for the sect to eat, but also to sell for money.
The little black ball, upon learning of her plan: …You're trying to work me to death!
As the campfire was lit and the aroma of grilled fish filled the air, the four of them chatted happily.
While eating, Xing Wu muttered, "My eldest senior brother is just a blockhead! I don't know what kind of bewitching potion Shen Zhilian fed him, but he keeps praising her nonstop."
Feng Xi's eyes flickered slightly, "Senior Brother Xing Wu, you really need to be careful. You also know that Shen Zhilian never acts without benefit, she definitely doesn't have good intentions.
And anyone who gets close to her never ends up well.
I'm the best example. Back then I was close to her, and I ended up being tricked into this miserable state!
And there's also Lu Xiuhan. His injuries weren't even that serious, but by sheer bad luck he got bitten by an Earth-Blind Centipede. Don't you think that's eerie?
I even suspect she's the reincarnation of a jinx!"
Cough, cough! Cough cough cough!
Xing Wu and the others almost choked on their saliva!
The reincarnation of a jinx?
That mouth of yours is really vicious!
Of course, Feng Xi wasn't saying this just to vent. She needed to keep repeating that Shen Zhilian was a jinx so that Xing Wu and Liu Shaobai would stay far away from her.
After eating happily, Xing Wu patted his chest and said, "Feng Xi, your Zone Ding defense task is heavy. If you ever need me, just give me a shout and I'll come over!"
Hearing this, Liu Shaobai also said, "As long as nothing urgent comes up on my end, I'll come whenever you call."
Feng Xi looked deeply moved and even shed a couple of tears.
People tend to sympathize with the weak.
At this moment, in the eyes of Xing Wu and Liu Shaobai, Feng Xi was a delicate little white flower who needed them to shield her from wind and rain.
Jun Wen, standing to the side: "..."
Sooner or later, you'll realize just how wrong you are!
When Xing Wu and Liu Shaobai were about to leave, Feng Xi even packed some grilled fish for them to take back and share with Elder Han and the others.
At Feng Xi's hint, Elder Duanmu also asked them to pass some along to Elder Han and Elder Feng.
Elder Duanmu actually thought this wasn't necessary, but Feng Xi was blinking so hard her eyes were about to cramp, so he had no choice but to go along with it.
Feng Xi sighed and found a chance to chat with Elder Duanmu.
The main idea was that more friends open more doors. Now that the four major sects were stationed here defending the boundary, if demons attacked and came in large numbers, they would need reinforcements.
They definitely couldn't count on Hunyuan Sect, but Wan Jian Sect and Beast-Taming Sect were relatively neutral. With a bit of goodwill, they might be useful at a critical moment.
Of course, Feng Xi expressed this tactfully, clearly conveying her meaning without making Elder Duanmu uncomfortable.
In fact, Elder Duanmu understood this principle; he just had trouble swallowing his pride.
After hearing Feng Xi out, he couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed. He wasn't even as perceptive as a little girl!
With a great enemy at hand, how much is pride really worth?!
So the next day, he proactively had people deliver seafood porridge to Elder Han and the others.
Elder Han and Elder Feng probably felt a bit embarrassed and sent back some spirit-infused food in return.
With Xing Wu and Liu Shaobai smoothing things over in between, after a few back-and-forth exchanges, the relationship among the three sects improved quite a bit.
That day, a piece of news came through.
Shen Zhilian had actually risked her life to sneak into the Endless Sea and capture a demon spy.
As soon as the news spread, Shen Zhilian once again became the center of attention.
Xing Wu curled his lips and said to Feng Xi, "My eldest senior brother can't say three sentences without mentioning Shen Zhilian now. He says she really deserves her status as a top-grade water spiritual root, and that only she would dare dive into the Endless Sea.
Tch! She just caught a demon in seawater.
Look at how smug she is, anyone who didn't know better would think she wiped out the entire demon race!"
Feng Xi listened with a smile. After Xing Wu finished venting, she said, "Senior Brother Xing Wu, there's a saying, being fat first doesn't count as being fat, and another saying, the real show comes later. We'll have plenty of chances to shine. Let that broken brick show off for now!"
Xing Wu sighed, "I think that's kind of hard! We don't have the ability to jump into the sea, and any demons that make it ashore probably won't even be our turn to deal with."
Feng Xi narrowed her eyes, "That may not be the case. Maybe we'll soon get the chance to score big!"
Xing Wu thought she was just saying it casually and didn't take it to heart.