On the rattan chair, Hei Dou fawned, fanning Chen Yu, who was leaning back, with a palm-leaf fan.
"Brother, brother, calm down~"
"Get lost!" Chen Yu, on the rattan chair, glared at him with displeasure. "Calm down? You almost gambled away all our family's assets."
"I know I was wrong."
Hei Dou hung his head in earnest, but less than two seconds later, he grinned again.
"I'd dare to do it again next time!"
"You really are asking for a beating." Seeing Hei Dou's cheeky grin, Chen Yu sighed. "Fortunately, there were no major issues this time. Don't just play around with me; you need to remember this lesson, okay?"
"Got it."
For once, Hei Dou wore a serious expression and nodded silently.
He really needed to remember.
When they were caught and thrown into the dungeon, Hei Dou complained about the others, but deep down, he blamed himself more than anyone.
Chen Yu patted Hei Dou on the shoulder twice and didn't say anything more.
Scolding and educating couldn't make a person succeed!
Excessive blame only made children sensitive and timid. They actually knew they had made mistakes and could recognize them.
They would reflect on their actions.
Elders should primarily guide them.
In Chen Yu's eyes, Hei Dou was like a younger brother who hadn't grown up yet. He had a vast future ahead of him and plenty of time to learn.
Making mistakes wasn't frightening; what was frightening was making mistakes and not learning from them.
That was the most terrifying thing!
"Follow me closely in the future, and you'll be able to stand on your own. There's no need to rush," Chen Yu said softly in a gentle tone.
He actually understood Hei Dou's thoughts.
When he was away from the settlement, everyone in the settlement called him "Second Master." When bandits came to provoke them, he naturally wanted to step forward and teach those bandits a lesson on Chen Yu's behalf.
Unfortunately, his consideration was insufficient!
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me how you escaped," Chen Yu smoothly changed the subject. "Er Gou said you were captured?"
"We were captured."
Ku Ka spread his hands and scratched his face.
"They stripped me down to my underwear, it was miserable. But... later we were rescued, and we got back everything that was stolen."
"Who rescued you?"
"Big Shell!"
Hei Dou blurted out unexpectedly.
"Huh?" Chen Yu was confused. Hei Dou clicked his tongue and frowned, "It's that beauty we met before when we were fishing for Illya, the one covered in shells."
"Illya's sister came?"
Chen Yu was surprised.
"Yes, quite a few. You should have seen it," Hei Dou said, widening his eyes solemnly. "Tens of thousands of Murloc warriors and mages. The scene was quite terrifying."
"Is that so?"
Chen Yu exclaimed softly.
Although he hadn't seen it firsthand, he could picture the scene in his mind. It seemed that the Murloc Kingdom was in a panic after Illya was captured.
It served that camp right. Who else could they have captured but the Third Princess of the Murloc Kingdom?
Wasn't this like a dung beetle going into a toilet?
"So, the Tiger people were beaten by Illya's sister, right?" Chen Yu gestured towards the bound Tiger man. Hei Dou shook his head, "No, I beat him. I was angry when I saw him, so I took it out on him. But... there's something very important I need to tell you, Big Brother."
"Oh?"
"Let me tell you..."
Hei Dou whispered into Chen Yu's ear. Hearing what Hei Dou said, Chen Yu was shocked and instinctively tightened his legs, then glanced at the Tiger man's crotch.
"It's really gone?"
"Yes!" Hei Dou pursed his lips and nodded vigorously. "I saw it with my own eyes. He fainted from the pain immediately. This is the first time I've ever seen something like this."
"Holy crap," Chen Yu exclaimed, his face filled with fear. "We should be more polite to her second sister in the future."
"Absolutely!"
Definitely polite. Hei Dou still wanted to have descendants.
"Since Illya's sister is here, I should go pay her a visit," Chen Yu murmured. "Illya has been staying at our camp all this time..."
"No need. They've already left."
"Huh?"
"Illya has been taken back by Big Shell."
"I see."
Chen Yu on the rattan chair raised his eyebrows slightly, then his expression became understanding.
Illya was of noble status. In this dangerous environment, especially with the chaotic planes in the underground caves, it was indeed very dangerous. Not to mention anything else, she was captured by the camp, wasn't she?
Chen Yu felt a lot more relieved that Illya was taken back by Illyna.
As for the relationship with the Murloc Kingdom, he wasn't in a hurry. His friendship with Illya had always been smooth. As long as Illya was still around, the relationship wouldn't be broken.
He just didn't know when they would meet again.
"Before Illya left, she asked me to give you this," Hei Dou took out a white jade pendant from his embrace.
Chen Yu reached out and caught the pendant.
The touch was slightly cool.
"Isn't this the jade pendant she always wears around her neck?" Chen Yu suddenly widened his eyes in shock. Hei Dou heard this and shook his head, spreading his hands, "How would I know? She's your girl, I don't pay much attention to her."
It really felt like the jade pendant Illya wore.
He had noticed this jade pendant for a long time. Illya almost always wore it around her neck. Chen Yu guessed that the jade pendant was very valuable but had never thought about it.
And—
He could faintly smell Illya's body fragrance from this jade pendant.
"Why did she leave this jade pendant to me?" Chen Yu glanced sideways. Hei Dou blinked his eyes, "Illya just said to give it to you, saying you could use it."
"Whoa~"
Suddenly, Barbara, who was craning her neck to look at the jade pendant, hugged her arms and began to speak sarcastically.
"Illya is really good to you, giving you such a precious treasure. You two... don't tell me there's some shady business going on?"
"What?!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so enviable. A personal jade pendant for her lover."
"Can you stop being so sour?" Chen Yu glared at Barbara impatiently. "What's wrong? Are you jealous? It's just a jade pendant, why are you being so sarcastic?"
"Just a jade pendant?"
Barbara chuckled and hugged her shoulders.
"Do you think it's just a simple jade pendant? Take a good look at its attributes, and then try saying it's just an ordinary jade pendant."
Mentioning attributes, Chen Yu was stunned. He really hadn't looked closely at the jade pendant's attributes.
When he received the jade pendant,
The first thing he thought of was a gift from a friend.
No matter the gift, it was the thought that counted.
With Barbara's words now, Chen Yu was indeed a little curious about the jade pendant's attributes.
He raised his wristband.
A beam of sapphire light shone on the surface of the jade pendant. The moment he saw the attributes, Chen Yu froze on the spot.
"Shocked?"
Barbara sneered, crossing her arms.
"Is this an ordinary jade pendant? Moreover, the bestowal of this jade pendant has its own meaning in the Murloc Kingdom."