Qi Yu hesitated for a moment.
The hesitation wasn't due to fear of speaking, but rather uncertainty about how to explain without alarming Director Wang and Director Li.
After all, the truth was that he couldn't sleep, was bored, and had gone for a swim in the deep sea, casually catching whatever he could.
But such an explanation was impossible.
In this world, humans needed equipment for diving, lacked any magical abilities, and their physical condition wasn't particularly robust. Falling into the deep sea would crush them under the immense water pressure and suffocate them from lack of air.
Si Qing also hesitated slightly. After careful consideration, he chose an ambiguous answer: "We couldn't sleep just now and wanted to keep the fire going longer. When we looked back, we found a lot of seafood washed ashore from the seabed."
Wang Lanqing, listening from the side, couldn't help but want to laugh, but to avoid revealing their secret, she could only lower her head and quietly tend to the fire.
Shaofeng couldn't help but give a thumbs-up.
This just proved his son was clever from a young age. Look at how smoothly he lied.
He even knew to say the seafood had washed ashore automatically. While such things did happen, who would ever have so much fresh seafood wash up? Look at the uncooked shrimp beside them; its tail was still twitching.
He wondered which sea was so inconsiderate as to wash up perfectly good seafood like this.
Directors Wang and Li weren't fools. Hearing about live seafood washing ashore automatically, especially shrimp and fish from the deep sea, they both wore expressions of doubt.
These were all seafood that could barely be found in the deepest parts of the ocean, and sometimes even fishing nets couldn't catch them due to the extreme depths.
Under such circumstances, how could the sea possibly wash these shrimp and fish ashore?
With this thought, Director Wang's expression turned serious. "Are you sure it washed ashore, and you didn't catch it yourselves? You mustn't lie about this. I've told you before, going into the sea is very dangerous."
"Don't be careless just because you can swim. Many people have died because they could swim. Everyone thinks they can swim, so it's no big deal, but that's precisely why accidents happen."
As Director Wang spoke, he opened his phone and found news articles about swimmers who had drowned after venturing into the deep sea out of curiosity.
He found every single one.
Then he opened them one by one and read them aloud from beginning to end.
Chen Xi was already very hungry. Hearing Director Wang's words, he didn't pay much attention, just let him speak while nodding and listening, and continued to eat heartily.
By the time Director Wang finished speaking, feeling parched and wanting some coconut juice to quench his thirst, Chen Xi had already eaten several large lobsters and was preparing to tackle the king crab.
Director Li swallowed hard as he saw the menacing king crab.
Chen Xi noticed Director Li swallowing and immediately offered him one, indicating they could share and that there were plenty of king crabs here.
Director Li felt a little embarrassed but still reached out to take it, saying, "Thank you."
As he ate, he sighed, "It's a shame we don't have enough fresh water right now. It would be wonderful to have some tea while we eat."
Director Wang nodded, thinking a slice of ginger and some ginger vinegar would be perfect too.
The seafood tasted truly excellent. With some delicious dipping sauces, it would be even better. Although eating it directly, with its natural freshness, was also delicious.
Unknowingly, the two directors also began to forget their original purpose on the deserted island and started to enjoy themselves.
Hearing Director Wang and Director Li's remarks, Si Qing said there was no problem and turned to take out his tea set.
Director Wang was astonished when he saw the bag. "This tea set is too exquisite! Is it an antique? No, that's not the point. The point is, why are you carrying a tea set with you?"
"Because my brother also thinks seafood goes well with tea, and then with ginger vinegar," Qi Yu quickly smoothed things over.
Si Qing had naturally taken it from his storage pouch. The storage pouch looked small, but it could be fused with magic and personal power to become a small accessory on one's body, and it was bound to its owner.
However, such an item couldn't be introduced in modern society.
Director Li looked at the teacup and shook his head slightly. "What's the use of this? There's no good fresh water. And the weather doesn't look like it's going to rain."
"Fresh water is here," Si Qing said. After placing the teacup, he went into the forest and returned with two coconut shells full of fresh water.
Director Wang, holding a large lobster, stared in disbelief.
Qi Yu took out ginger and vinegar from his bag.
He also took out a set of tea ware and gave each person a small container for ginger and vinegar.
Director Li and Director Wang each held a king crab and a lobster, eating and looking at the ginger and vinegar in front of them. They dipped a little and found it exceptionally delicious.
Not far away, Si Qing had already boiled water and brewed a pot of tea.
He poured a cup for everyone.
Director Wang initially thought the small teapot wouldn't hold much tea, so he didn't pay much attention.
He thought a sip would be enough to quench his thirst.
But to his surprise, cup after cup was poured. Although there were only two coconut shells of fresh water, it seemed as if it would never run out.
Qi Yu noticed Director Wang's confusion and deliberately explained while pouring the hot tea, "Don't let the appearance of these two coconut shells fool you. In fact, all the coconut shells we've used so far have been used to hold water. And Chen Xi is very skilled at finding fresh water resources, so please don't worry, there's enough for everyone."
He couldn't possibly tell Director Wang that the teapot contained an endless supply of spiritual spring water.
Drinking it not only healed illnesses but also prolonged life.
Directors Wang and Li nodded thoughtfully and then looked around. Indeed, there were several more coconut shells of fresh water, which seemed to have been brought back by Chen Xi on his trips. They had been too busy eating to notice.
Chen Xi sat down steadily, eating coconut meat while devouring crab.
Unlike the others, he ate crab by taking a big bite, crushing half the shell, and then spitting it out.
Directors Wang and Li watched from the side, their hearts in their mouths, fearing Chen Xi would cut his mouth.
Chen Xi wasn't eating happily at all. Because Directors Wang and Li were watching, he couldn't eat crabs whole, shell and all, like he used to.
He was probably the first dragon in history to have to spit out crab shells while eating.