Back to Immortal Island, I came to Sunset Peak.

There was no trace of the toad man, and on the flat ground in front of the cave entrance, there was not even a shadow of the toad man.

"Brother Ming, these guys ran away? How were they able to break through the formation? The princess was annoyed and angrily scolded Qi Zhiming.

"Girl, these guys haven't run away, you see the doors of every cave are still closed. Don't be impetuous, listen carefully. There is a lot of noise in the cave, so listen carefully. Qi Zhiming said with a wry smile, looking at the princess with bad intentions.

The princess did not doubt him, and listened intently for a while, and the expression on her face turned cloudy and cloudy.

The toad people in the cave are too unsophisticated, what work is not done in the daytime, so they can't wait for what in the cave? It's okay to do that, but don't let the princess know? You will not live!

The expression on Qi Zhiming's face was colorful and listened to with relish. Occasionally, I'm worried about the situation of these toad people.

"Brother Ming, does it sound good?" The princess asked with a grin.

"Nice, nice······ Ah, it doesn't sound good. Qi Zhiming noticed that the princess was smiling a little strangely, and immediately came to his senses and changed his words.

It was late, and then a scream sounded, and the princess grabbed the flesh from his waist fiercely, and said harmlessly: "Is it good? Then listen a little longer. ”

With Qi Zhiming's scream, the sound in the cave also stopped.

The toad people appeared in the open space in front of the cave one after another, and when they saw the princess and Qi Zhiming, they immediately came over and stood still in turn. His face was full of calmness, and there was no shame.

Qi Zhiming doesn't know if he admires the psychological quality of these guys? It is still time to admire their ignorance and shamelessness.

The princess had a pretty face and a frost, coldly called the No. 1 toad man, and reprimanded him fiercely.

Toad Man No. 1 explained in a grunt.

"Brother Ming, these guys are like this in their caves, if they don't eat or drink, they have to continue their race growth, I have nothing to do." The princess said with a wry smile.

Qi Zhiming looked at these toad people and couldn't help but smile: "Girl, if I ask them, both sides must be translated, and they are not allowed to hide it." ”

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It turns out that the toad man is a cave creature, and like the frogs in human society, they do whatever it takes to do whatever it takes to get into the season. They are amphibians and viviparous mammals, and their lifespan is not very long, generally only fifty or sixty years.

Weapons like flying machines and cigarette cases come from ancient traditions. The specific craftsmanship is also inherited, and it is imitated and manufactured according to the cat and the tiger. But because the number of people in the race is only a few thousand, and the things that have been passed down can continue to be used, they have never been innovated and manufactured.

The diet is dominated by marine fish, and the rhizomes of plants are also consumed, but very rarely.

All the knowledge of the toad people comes from ancient inheritance, and they do not have the ability to create, but they have a strong ability to imitate. For the things that have been handed down, they just blindly imitate them, and after many generations of toad people, there is still no innovation.

They have their own core of power and clan rules. The king, the grand wizard is the supreme power, the chief and the wizard are the power bearers of each cave, then the patriarch of the family unit, and finally the commoners.

When in danger, he took up arms and became a warrior.

Males go out every day to hunt or gather resources, and are managed in a unified manner. Redistribution can only be carried out after deducting the amount handed over to the authorities.

Females take care of the old, weak, sick and disabled and young toad people in their burrows.

This mode of survival is much like that of primitive tribes in human society. They strictly abide by the rules and discipline of the clan, and are not allowed to come into contact with humans, let alone conflict or war with humans.

Some hide in caves as a unity, regardless of his winter, summer and spring and autumn meaning. It is very similar to the rat people that Qi Zhiming had encountered before.

After these toad people arrived at Immortal Island, their food and safety were guaranteed, and they each had wives. So I thought about it warmly, and I couldn't wait to work hard to create the next generation.

In this way, it is no wonder that the princess has nothing to do with them.

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Qi Zhiming didn't want to keep these guys as pets, so he had to find something to do for them.

"Nightshade, what do they all make? Can't let these guys sit idle all day. This jade plaque let them look carefully. Let them find this jade and polish it out. Qi Zhiming said, and handed the jade plate that he used to call the police to the princess.

The princess showed the jade card to the toad man to look at it carefully, and muttered. Then he took out a large pearl and shook it in front of their eyes, apparently using material to stimulate the enthusiasm of the toad people.

After arranging these toad people, Qi Zhiming and the princess returned to the cave.

In the evening, after taking a turn around the island, he drove the aircraft and flew to Mermaid Island.

With the aircraft, it is really convenient to travel between the islands. What used to be a trip of ten or twenty days is now just around the corner.

The two of them are relying more and more on flying machines, mainly because they can save a lot of time and don't have to work hard.

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Back on Mermaid Island, Qi Zhiming and the princess went to greet the elders first.

Although the elder is old and a little stubborn, he is also an existence that has lived for thousands of years, and he is the spiritual soul of the mermaid clan.

Qi Zhiming took out Xi's jade plate and said: "Elder, this is the alarm jade card given by Brother Xi, if you encounter danger, drop a drop of blood, and the other party can immediately perceive it." Can the clansmen have this kind of jade plate? ”

The elder picked up the jade plaque and looked at it, then put it back on the stone table, and said slowly: "When it comes to the production and preference of jade, the Nanyue Kingdom more than 2,000 years ago is the most. At that time, the living wore jade to remember their virtues. The deceased Peiyu to comfort his soul! Food, clothing, housing and transportation are inseparable from jade, and jade is diverse! ”

After pausing for a while, he said again as if he was infinitely fascinated: "The world is good jade, and there is jade and peace, this is the portrayal of the life of the Yue people at that time." Like the pursuit of material life in today's human society, it has reached the level of obsession. Don't blame you, this is only for most humans, not all. ”

When the elder said this, he smiled apologetically at Qi Zhiming.

Qi Zhiming is well aware of the current situation of human society, and it is indeed so, and it is not a lie of the elders. Shaking his head helplessly, he motioned for the elder to continue.

"At that time, Zhao Tuo, the first king of South Vietnam, had a very good relationship with the mermaid family. At that time, there were many clansmen, the ethnic groups were strong, and the Yue people made jade and good jade, which was also influenced by the clansmen. That Zhao Tuo is also the emperor with the longest life span and the longest time as king in human history. ”

Unfortunately, after his death, after his grandson ascended the throne, he began to fight with the merfolk until it developed into a pursuit of the merfolk people, causing the tribe to flee in all directions. Most of the tribesmen in the sea area of Nanyue were killed, and Nanyue was finally wiped out by the 100,000 army of Emperor Wu of Han! After the elder finished speaking, he sighed.

Qi Zhiming and the princess didn't interrupt and asked, and quietly waited for the elder to continue.

The elder relieved his mood and said, "Since then, there have been various rumors that humans were tempted and killed by the mermaids, and the rumors have been spread since then. Since ancient times, merfolk have been divided into three races, one in each of the eastern and western seas, and to this day, there is no news. ”

As the elder spoke, he didn't know whether he touched the sad place, or if he was in a bit of a bad spirit, and his words were a little dazed.

Qi Zhiming saw that the elder was a little tired, glanced at the princess, and comforted: "The elder should rest for a while and talk about it later, right?" ”

The elder closed his eyes, shook his head, paused for a while and said, "When you are old, your spirit will not be good, let's finish it all at once, I am afraid that I will forget it all in the future." ”

Qi Zhiming said: "Yexiang, is there still any energy liquid?" Give it to the elders. ”

The princess hurriedly took out the bag containing the energy liquid and shook it: "Elder, take some energy liquid first to nourish your spirit!" ”

The elder waved his hand and refused: "This thing is very precious, there are many more here, you can keep it for emergencies!" After a while, it's time to rest. ”

Qi Zhiming and the princess no longer insisted, waiting for the elder to continue.

The elder slowed down his spirit and continued: "The mermaid that the world has said is a human body and a fishtail, maybe these two tribes, right? Thanks to the nine-star wheel of the Nanyue Kingdom at that time, our clan was born in human form. The Nine Star Wheel is the supreme treasure of the Nanyue Kingdom, and it is a sacred object used for divination. It is used to judge the life of the people after the new king ascends the throne, as well as the fate of the Nanyue Kingdom. ”

"When Zhao Tuo's grandson Zhao Hu ascended the throne, Jiuxinglun showed that he could not become the king of Nanyue, and the people would have no food and clothing because of him. That Zhao Hu was extremely arrogant, and decided that it was a ghost made by the mermaid clan. In a fit of anger, he fell into the nine-star wheel and vowed to kill all the clansmen and then hurry up. ”

"There are nine egg-sized jade beads on the Nine Star Wheel, surrounding the spirit bead in the center. This spirit bead is the key to the rebirth of our mermaid race, so that this mermaid group was born in human form. ”

This is also one of the reasons why the mermaids were friendly with the king of South Vietnam at that time.

After Zhao Hu fell the Nine Star Wheel, the spirit bead fell off the ground and disappeared, suspecting that it was picked up by a mermaid, so he began an endless pursuit.

The elder finished speaking intermittently, paused for a while, and then said: "There are many jades handed down from the clan, and the most treasured by the clan is the one in the world, so you can come and see it tomorrow." Cultivating into a human form, there are pros and cons, and how much happiness is there? Alas, it is not easy to be a man, the past is gone! ”

After the elder finished speaking, he closed his eyes and hummed the "Yue Ren Song", in which he sang:

Tonight, the boat is in the middle of the stream.

Today, I have to be in the same boat with the prince.

Shame is good, not shameful.

The heart is stubborn and unstoppable, and I learned about the prince.

The mountains have trees and branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king.

The song is soft and bright, sweet but not vulgar, not like an old man's voice.

The elder sang and sang, tears in the corners of his eyes, and his voice became lower and lower, and he was already asleep.

Qi Zhiming was sad in his heart, and quietly left with the princess, all the way to the treasure cave.