"Ji Mo, do you really bring nothing?" Rong Tuo asked with some uneasiness.

"What are you bringing?" Ji Mo only packed up a simple little baggage, which was full of things for Xiaolong.

"Uh~ You go back to see the Dragon King of the East China Sea, shouldn't you bring some gifts back?" Rong Tuo pointed out blankly.

"Alas~" Ji Mo let out a long sigh, his voice was very vicissitudes and sadness, "I should have prepared a few gifts, but aren't we poor and can't take them out?" There is no way to do it, I believe the family will understand. Having said that, Ji Mo had a smile on his face.

"Why, how did you become poor?" Rong Tuo was anxious, and hurriedly reminded: "Last time, Ao Mu took the dragon to cross the Sicilian Sea and cross the border for pearl diving, and after the king captured him on the spot, didn't Ao Mu pay a lot of sea gifts?" ”

"yes, so what?" Ji Mo asked neatly.

"Then you can pick some from it, gem medicine, shark yarn pearls or something, lest the East China Sea Dragon Clan laugh at us." Hey, you knew you were going to bring a gift when you went back to Shenghu last time, why did you forget it when you went back to the East China Sea this time? Rong Tuo whispered.

Ji Mo stuffed a few boxes of white jade crab paste into the baggage, thinking about taking the child out for the first time, he must be well prepared, he tied the wrapper, raised his head, and said to Rong Tuo seriously:

"I was joking with you just now, I understand all the truths you said, I deliberately didn't bring it."

"Why?" Rong Tuo asked puzzled, thinking to himself, aren't you afraid of going back and being ridiculed?

"Rong Tuo, I won't hide it from you, you will encounter a lot of difficulties when you go back this time, it is very likely that you will be blinded, sit on a cold bench, be angry or something, you have to be mentally prepared." Ji Mo said frankly.

"Isn't it? Didn't I follow you back to the Dragon Palace? Rong Tuo began to get a little nervous.

"It's back to the Dragon Palace." Ji Mo patiently explained, "Rong Tuo, I am a mermaid, but I have formed a partner with Ao Bai, and this is still handled by the Dragon King of the East China Sea...... Of course, I'm not presumptuous, I just want to tell you about this fact. We had just been married, and the next morning we left the Dragon Palace and hurried towards the Sicilian Sea - just the two of us, just the two of us! Ji Mo emphasized.

“…… Wow, you guys are kind of pathetic. Rong Tuo couldn't help but whisper, he gradually understood.

"Moreover, the East China Sea is very strong and abundant, although the gift is expensive and cheap, but if people are not respected, how can the gifts brought back be respected? Besides, the current Sicilian Sea is indeed poor, and we can face this calmly. The things that Ao Mu compensated for are not enough for Hei Xiu to call in the future, and it is not worth it to change face. Ji Mo has his own considerations.

Ao Bai swam over with the little dragon, followed by Heizhou Heixiu and a few other dragons.

"Cleaned up?" Ao Bai asked.

"Well, you can go, Yi'er come here, come to Dad." Ji Mo beckoned, once he was going out, Ao Bai had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of security guards, so the child would only rest assured when he watched by himself.

"Dad~" Xiaolong swam over, his voice was immature and crisp, lively and cheerful.

"Let's go. Hei Xiu, the seal of the sea will be handed over to you as soon as the affairs are big and small, remember, in an emergency, you have to act at the opportunity, and if you can't solve it, drag it out, and wait for me to come back. Ao Bai instructed Hei Xiu.

"Don't worry, I remember everything, thank you for your trust." Hei Xiu bowed respectfully, because he was sophisticated, intelligent, calm and reliable, and the old Jiaolong was in fact already the steward of the Sicilian Sea.

After Ao Bai encouraged the dragons a few more words, he took the lead and swam to the distant Dragon Palace of the East China Sea.

Although it is the way back and the return to his hometown, for Ao Bai Jimo, it is a new choice made after figuring out some things.

*****

According to the records of the crossing fish, this is the sixth day of departure. It was getting dark again, and they found a cave to rest.

The hard day was over, and they found a small coral reef and were splitting up to feed and find a place to spend the night. Ji Mo had no appetite, and his tail was so tired that he found a clean reef to sit on, bowed his head and concentrated on writing and drawing on the shark bone plate, recording the major events that happened along the way.

Ao Bai looked at the little dragon and played around on the side of the coral.

"Daddy!" Xiaolong shouted loudly, and his two front paws struggled to hold a fish that was still writhing, and sent it to Ji Mo like a treasure.

"Okay, that's good!" Ji Mo stretched out his hand to take it, rubbed Xiaolong's head, and asked with a smile, "Did Yi'er catch it herself?" ”

"Daddy ~ Daddy! Dad, Dad......" Xiaolong lay on Ji Mo's shoulder with attachment, and shouted one sentence after another as if singing, beaming proudly.

Ao Bai swam over, and said proudly: "He really caught it himself, I watched from the side, and I didn't help—well, he sent it to you in a hurry." Ao Bai added in his heart: I was in front of him at the time, but this kid went straight past me and came back to you......

"Hahaha~ My son is amazing!" Ji Mo praised without hesitation, holding Xiaolong's head and kissing it again and again, "You can catch fish by yourself at such a young age, and you know how to honor your father, I really didn't hurt you in vain!" ”

Xiaolong squinted his eyes and smiled, still like to wrap his tail around Ji Mo's wrist as he did when he was born.

"I love him too." Ao Bai emphasized in a low voice, looking at the sea fish from time to time.

"Uh, huh?" Ji Mo stopped interacting with the child, noticed his partner's eyes, reacted quickly, almost didn't hold back his laughter, he comforted: "Of course, we don't love him, who cares about him?" It seems that Yi'er brought the fish home to eat together, yes, very sensible! Come, taste, the first fish my son caught. ”

Ao Bai silently ate the fish handed over by his partner, and couldn't help but ask again: "Why doesn't he call me my father?" ”

Ji Mo could only comfort again, "This is not in a hurry, maybe Yi'er hasn't reacted yet...... But since he has already started to learn to speak, sooner or later he will learn to, give him a little more time. ”

Ao Bai could only nod.

At this time, Rong Tuo also swam over to join in the fun. He really came out with the mood of playing this time, after all, he led the team last time, and he was under a lot of pressure, but this time there is Ao Bai Jimo, and he doesn't have to worry about everything.

"The little prince has become naughty, he has been swimming faster and faster lately, and yesterday he deliberately hid in the seagrass, and he almost scared us to death if he didn't find it for a while!" Rong Tuo said with palpitations.

"He's always been skinny." Ji Mo corrected with a smile, "Last time, he was still swimming in the snow fish, and it took me a lot of time to find him!" "The white slender snowfish and the white dragon with only a ray of gold almost blinded the mermaid's eyes.

Ao Bai gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't obey, you will be tied up!" He doesn't know the height of the sky, and he is curious about everything he sees. ”

"Dad~" Xiaolong couldn't understand the discussion of the elders, and was still pestering Ji Mo to swim to the opposite side, where there was a large clump of soft and swaggering seaweed.

"You don't want to tie it up, do you?" Rong Tuo smiled and said, "I have to cry all the way with him." ”

"Is the East China Sea almost there?" Ji Mo asked, he didn't have any concept of this, because he swam a different route this time.

"It's not that fast, it's about ten days or so." Ao Bai replied.

"Huh? It seems that Yi'er and I have slowed down. Ji Mo said apologetically, "Why don't we swim faster tomorrow?" Don't rest for so long at noon. ”

Ao Bai disagreed, "No, so be it." No matter how anxious you are, you are a mermaid, and you are not suitable for long-distance swimming, so don't compare with dragons. ”

Hei Zhou watched Rong Tuo chatting with the Dragon King's family easily, and he also quietly swam over, but found that he couldn't interject, because he couldn't be as casual as Rong Tuo - of course, Hei Zhou was very envious.

"Okay then." Ji Mo smiled and nodded, "Heizhou, have you cleaned up the place where you spent the night tonight?" Don't be too far away, just pick a few caves nearby, and you can take turns keeping vigil at night to get a good night's sleep. ”

Hei Zhou was watching in a peaceful manner, but Ji Mo suddenly asked him, and Hei Zhou didn't react for a while.

"Hey, what is Ji Mo asking you for, what are you doing?" Rong Tuo slapped his little brother with his tail.

"Huh? Oh, oh, the place to rest has been found! Hei Zhou suddenly came back to his senses and stammered, "Brothers, there are two places, one group is opposite you, and the other group is next to you, it will be safe at night, we will take turns watching, it is enough." ”

"Stupid and stupid......" Rong Tuo muttered quietly.

Ji Mo glared at Qinglong, and said to Heizhou with a smile: "It's good to find it, rest early at night, don't be dragged by Rong Tuo to catch glow-in-the-dark crabs again, he can't sleep when he's full, let him keep vigil!" ”

Rong Tuo immediately protested: "How can catching a glow-in-the-dark crab be called full?" How precious is the glow-in-the-dark crab, and it's not available everywhere, it's one if you touch one! "The glow-in-the-dark crab in the ocean, as big as a palm, irregular swallowtail shape, enamel shell, glowing at night, elegant and dreamy, Rong Tuo can't move when he sees the tail.

Hei Zhou was flattered, he couldn't change his restraint in front of Ao Bai Jimo for the time being, and said honestly: "Thank you, Long...... Ji Mo, it's actually very good, the team leader took me to catch the glow-in-the-dark crab, and gave me one, it's really beautiful. ”

"Well, of course it's good to have fun, but also pay attention to safety, don't swim too far, this place is too desolate, the ferocious shark poison is a nest, when Ao Bai took me by in the past, I was almost swallowed alive by the tooth shark and the blood squid." Ji Mo shared his past experience with his companions, and he felt that Heizhou was like a young and excellent transfer student, watching enviously from the side, wanting to join but lacking a little courage, which made people want to pull when they saw it.

Hei Zhou unconsciously looked at Ao Bai's face next to him, and then said to Ji Mo: "We didn't swim too far, the team leader is very strong, and I am not afraid at all with him." ”

After Rong Tuo listened, he couldn't help but shake his tail, and his chin was slightly raised.

"You are all strong, excellent young dragons in the Sicilian Sea." Ji Mo began to get into the topic, and the following are what he really wanted to say, "Heizhou, Rong Tuo is older than you, he is a transformation dragon, you have also seen this, Rong Tuo is a very good warrior. ”

"Yes!" Hei Zhou said convincingly, "At that time, the team leader took me back to Beihai to pick up my relatives, and I encountered carnivorous sharks several times during the period, and the team leader repelled them, I am very grateful to him!" ”

Rong Tuo finally remembered to humble himself, "Everywhere, it's all because those sharks are timid and can't help but be scared, this is nothing." ”

Ji Mo said again: "Heizhou is also very good, you can avoid danger alone and find Sicily, and you can recognize Ao Mu's companion in the melee with the West Sea Dragon during pearl diving, which provides accurate clues for our counterattack and wins a large amount of compensation for Feng Hai!" ”

"Actually, it's all luck, I happened to see it, and I recognized it when the dragon bumped into me during the scuffle that day...... It's all luck, it's the favor of the sea god on the Sicilian Sea. "Kurosu has won the true inheritance of his grandfather, and he has no intention of being arrogant, and he is very humble.

Ao Bai smiled and said, "Rong Tuo may wish to bring more Heizhou if he is free, and the team of guarding dragons must be formed as much as possible." In the future, you will be responsible for the security and defense of the sea closure, and you will first think about the specific arrangements, and then decide after going back to discuss them. ”

"Okay, I've been thinking about that recently, too." Rong Tuo Zhengse said, he likes this feeling of being entrusted with important tasks and being trusted, "Heizhou is very good, and it is not bad to have a few dragons at home, but the number is still too small, but our Sicilian Sea is not small." ”

Ji Mo took the opportunity to say: "We know, so this time I went back to the East China Sea to solve this problem!" When we arrive at the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, we must cooperate well, when to start and when to move, this degree must be grasped! In short, every qiē is for the Sicilian Sea, and Ao Bai and I will work hard to fight for it, and bring a lot of companions back to Feng Hai, so that everyone can swim sideways when patrolling the sea! ”

Ao Bai also vaguely mentioned a few words, "You can't be impulsive, act when the time comes, endure when you should endure, and don't hold back when you should be angry, you are the face of the Sicilian Sea." ”

Rong Tuo didn't understand very much, and only heard the sentence 'Don't hold back when you should be angry, don't embarrass the Sicilian Sea', so he immediately patted his chest and said, "No problem! Don't worry, king, I won't spare anyone who despises the Sicilian Sea! ”

Hei Zhou has been strictly cultivated as the successor patriarch since he was a child, and the angle of looking at the problem is naturally different, he looked at Ao Bai Jimo's expression, instantly understood, and also said: "Hei Zhou understands, he will endure it when he should endure, and it will not spoil the big thing." ”

Ji Mo nodded secretly in his heart, and said in his heart: Their personalities are quite complementary, and it is difficult to find a good partner at work, one sings with a red face, and the other has to sing with a white face, which is better than a one-man show.

*****

In a hurry, they finally returned to the East China Sea Dragon Palace in the hottest season of the warm season.

It was at that time that Ji Mo crossed over.

The husband and wife stood at the gate of the familiar and unfamiliar majestic Dragon Palace, and they really felt a lot of emotion:

Ao Bai thought about the reluctance when he left, and at the last moment he was still looking forward to the sadness of his parents and brothers coming out to send him off, but in the end he was only accompanied and comforted by Ji Mo;

Ji Mo wanted to laugh, when he just crossed over, he was forced to the strange sixth prince by the patriarch of the strange family, and he was also very angry and resentful at the time, but more because he wanted to completely change to a new environment and start a new life, so he resolutely followed Ao Bai to the completely unfamiliar Sicilian Sea - in general, it was a desperate gamble and a ruin.

"The Sixth Prince?" The one who received the Dragon King of the Sicilian Sea was Hei Ning, the leader of the Dragon Guard of the East China Sea, and he was also Ao Bai's former right-hand man.

Hei Ning couldn't hide his joy and wanted to get close, he looked at Ao Bai, who had been excluded and suppressed in the past, and now he had successfully transformed into a shape, he was even happier than he could transform himself, because it was Ao Bai who led him into the Guardian Dragon team, and finally recommended him to be the team leader.

"Sixth Prince, let's go in?" Hei Ning respectfully asked, according to the rules, he should have changed his name to the King of Sicily, but in private he still called the affectionate old name, and Ao Bai also smiled and agreed.

"We're back again." Ao Bai looked at the palace gate in front of him for a long time, sighed, and turned his head to his partner with a sigh.

The few accompanying dragons in the Sicilian Sea, followed behind in a regular manner, and did not look around, this was the result of Rong Tuo Heizhou's many beatings in private, and when he came back, of course he didn't want to be looked down upon.

"yes." Ji Mo nodded, and smiled at Hei Ning again, because the other party glanced at Ao Yi who was sleeping on his stomach from time to time.

"Uh, I'm sorry, Sicilian Dragon Queen, I was rude." Hei Ning's curious peeking at the young dragon's eyes was caught, and he immediately apologized in embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter. His name is Ao Yi, and if he wasn't sleeping right now, he would be able to say hello to you. Ji Mo introduced kindly.

Hei Ning simply went to take a closer look openly, and after a while, he said to Ao Bai firmly: "Sixth prince, the little prince really looks like you, it's exactly the same!" "Hmm, Hei Ning spontaneously filtered a line of golden scales on Ao Yi's back.

"This kid is very naughty when he's awake, and you'll know when the time comes." Ao Bai smiled helplessly and dotingly, and was also happy that his old friend praised his young dragon.

Ao Bai slowly took the lead and swam inside, and saw a lot of clansmen along the way: they saw the little white dragon that could not transform in the past suddenly return, not only with his partner to protect the dragon, but also with the young dragon? Baby dragons? Some of the clansmen were so surprised that they couldn't hide their expressions on the spot.

Ji Mo didn't see it, and swam forward calmly, as if he was going out for a walk and going home after eating.

"Hei Ning, after I leave, will the East China Sea still be peaceful?" Ao Bai asked as he swam.

Hei Ning immediately looked around, facing the former sixth prince and the current king of Sicily, Hei Ning didn't feel the need to avoid it at all, he whispered bitterness and complained: "Alas~ You don't know the sixth prince, I'm about to become a bare-bones leader." The sea realm is becoming more and more unpeaceful, but the eldest prince does not pay enough attention to it, and always scolds me for not being a competent leader - but I really can't help it, the team of dragon guards you worked hard to build before has already been dismantled, and I take a dozen brothers to patrol the sea every day, from sunrise to sunset......"

Hei Ning was aggrieved and resentful, and said very sadly: he has no background, is upright by nature, and has the heart to do things, but he is not valued by Ao Han and is gradually emptied of his rights.

They swam to Ao Bai's former palace, although he was not favored, but he was a serious prince, so the residence was still there, although it was deserted and empty.

Ao Bai and Hei Ning were in the living room, continuing to talk in a whisper, there were still a lot of things Ao Bai wanted to know.

Ji Mo said softly to Rong Tuo: "Rong Tuo, this is Ao Bai's place, you take your brothers to swim around, arrange for everyone to stay, and ask questions at any time." "Qinglong withdrew first after receiving the order, and they needed to quickly familiarize themselves with their surroundings.

Ji Mo swam into the dormitory according to the route in his memory, and looked at it a few times: Well, it's almost the same as before leaving, it's cold and empty; They all entered the house, and the turtle butler did not show up, and there was no welcome at all.

Not? How could the huge Dragon Palace become so deserted?

The crossing fish was very puzzled, of course he didn't dare to put the sleeping child alone in the room, otherwise the little dragon would be frightened when he woke up and saw this strange environment.

Ji Mo turned around and swam out again.

In the living room, Ao Bai's angry roar came:

“…… What does Brother Wang think? Isn't the existing Dragon Palace grand enough? Actually choosing a site to rebuild the new Dragon Palace? And most of the guard dragons were also dispatched to be busy with this? I, I, I really have nothing to say! ”

Ji Mo's heart jumped, and he didn't swim into the living room immediately, he leaned on a huge white jade pillar with exquisite carving, and when he opened his eyes casually, the Dragon Palace was tall and spacious, full of jade, and decorated with rare treasures - no wonder, did it turn out that this place had become the old Dragon Palace?

Hei Ning was even more powerless, he didn't have the qualifications to speak at all, "Sixth Prince, think about it, if the eldest prince does this, what has become of us to protect the dragon?" The sea realm has been the most ferocious with the West Sea recently, they are the mother clan of the dragon queen and the mother clan of the queen, and the eldest prince is not very willing to tear his face, we dare not fight, we can only warn verbally. Tell me, can this be peaceful? ”

Ao Bai's heart ached, the Dragon Guardian Team in the East China Sea had taken a lot of effort for him to perfect, but he didn't expect that after leaving for a while, it had been almost destroyed?

"Bang", Ao Bai was angry for a while, and smashed a large crystal sculpture with his tail, and the crystal fragments fell on the white jade floor, and the movement was not small.

The sleeping little dragon lying on Ji Mo's shoulder socket was scared and trembled, and then slowly woke up, and Ji Mo swam out.

"Dad~" Xiaolong didn't wake up at all, he rubbed a few times, half-squinting.

"Why don't you rest first?" Ao Bai saw his partner's child, restrained his feelings, and asked with concern.

"I'm not tired, I want to come out and have a look." Ji Mo swam past the pile of crystal fragments and said casually.

"Huh? Huh? Xiaolong saw the strange Hei Ning, and curiously opened his eyes and probed to look at him.

Hei Ning also put away his frustrated and depressed face, and said with a friendly smile: "Hello, little prince, I am Hei Ning." ”

Xiaolong was no longer lying on his stomach, he looked at the surroundings suspiciously, slowly swam around Hei Ning, and then swam to Ao Bai again, squinting and yawning.

"Didn't wake up?" Ao Bai gently stroked the child, and Ji Mo said, "Well, I just woke up scared." ”

"......" Xiaolong didn't speak, and soon fell asleep in a daze again.

Hei Ning looked at the healthy and lovely Ao Yi, endured it and endured it, but still quietly told: "The six princes must be careful, now the dragon king and queen are not in this old dragon palace, they went to the new dragon palace, I heard, I heard ......"

"What did you hear?" Ao Bai raised his eyebrows and asked.

Hei Ning was ruthless, and said even more quietly: "I heard that the young dragon of the eldest prince's family is very sick, it seems, it seems, it seems...... Well, it's just very sick. Of course, Hei Ning didn't dare to say that he was sick and dying