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Chapter 407: Chapter 408: Return to the Sea
Xihu’s voice was gentle, "Amo, it’s time for us to leave."
Su Tang hugged Qiu Mo again, then let go of her, "Okay, off you go, don’t keep your brother Xihu waiting."
So, Qiu Mo left with Xihu, constantly turning back, with a basket of small snacks made by Su Tang herself.
Once their figures disappeared in the valley, Gaiyin’s mood instantly brightened!
That annoying stinky salted fish had finally left, and the little female was his again!
...
Qiu Mo returned to the sea with Xihu. She thought her father would immediately summon her and severely scold her, but there was no response.
Xihu noticed Qiu Mo’s confusion and explained, "Father has been unwell these days and has been resting. He doesn’t know that you went to the surface."
Qiu Mo’s eyes welled up with tears at once. "Mm~ Thank you, brother! I knew you cared about me the most! But what’s wrong with dad? Why isn’t he feeling well? Don’t we have a doctor in our tribe? Why haven’t we asked him to check on Dad?"
"Don’t worry, Father will be okay. He’s just tired and needs a few days of rest."
Qiu Mo hesitated for a moment.
Xihu patted her head, "While Father may seem harsh, he cares a lot about you. Remember when we went to the Kingdom? Something bad happened then. Father thought beastmen from the Kingdom might harm you, so he forbade you from contacting the beastmen on the surface."
Qiu Mo’s eyes widened slightly, "Huh? But, but I don’t know anything about that. And I behaved very well when I went to the Kingdom. I didn’t have any conflicts with anyone."
"Mm, Amo is very good. It’s not your fault. If you want to see Father, you can. If you don’t want to go, you can go back to the shell and rest."
Qiu Mo looked troubled, "I, I’ll go to see him. Brother, can you come with me?"
Xihu nodded, "Mm, let’s go."
Qiu Mo nervously followed behind Xihu.
Standing in front of Hai Qin’s large shell, Xihu announced loudly, "Father, I brought Amo to see you."
The big shell slowly opened, and Hai Qin was sitting inside, still appearing stern and serious.
Qiu Mo came out from behind Xihu, calling out weakly, "Father~"
"Hmm!"
Maybe it was an illusion, but Qiu Mo thought that her father seemed much more haggard. Her heart softened, "Father, how are you feeling now? Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere? It’s all Amo’s fault, Amo shouldn’t have made you angry..."
Qiu Mo’s eyes were red, she looked at Hai Qin timidly, as if she were a little rabbit. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Hai Qin looked much softer, but his tone was still harsh, "I’m fine. It’s not your fault. Your mother has been missing you these days. She’s probably feeding her fish beast now, go see her."
Qiu Mo didn’t catch the dismissive tone in Hai Qin’s voice and really thought her mother missed her. She left happily to seek out her mother.
Just as Qiu Mo stepped away, Hai Qin suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, which quickly dispersed into the sea water.
Xihu was startled and quickly moved to support Hai Qin, "Father?"
Hai Qin’s face visibly paled, he weakly waved his hand and closed his eyes to rest.
It took a while before he opened his eyes again.
"The poison in my body... I can barely suppress it anymore... And you have only reached Level 5 in your cultivation. I really can’t rest easy."
Xihu suppressed the bitterness in his heart and said word by word, "Father, I may have found a way to save you..."
