Chapter 552. Baby Dolphin (1/2)
When the girls were swimming and diving, they naturally had to find a secluded area and have many guards around them. After all, they were all grown maidens. After putting on the tight-fitting diving suits, their delicate figures become somewhat more apparent.
The reef beside the cliff, where Yu Xiaocao used to gather seafood, was the most secluded area. Every time she went to the sea, she would choose to get into the waters here. Xiaocao, who had put on a black sharkskin diving suit, jumped into the waters from the reef like a nimble little dolphin.
Little dolphin? The noble maidens on the reef seemed to have thought of something. Yu Wanqing eagerly asked, “Older Sister Yu, will your little dolphin friend come today? I have never seen a dolphin before ah!”
The others subsequently nodded to express that they wanted to see the little dolphin that was full of spirits. Of course, Yu Xiaocao wouldn’t let them down. She called out towards the depths of the ocean, “Xiaobu——”
Yu Wanqing looked at the surface of the sea in the distance. Her eyes were full of expectation as she asked from time to time, “Older Sister Yu, the sea is so big, can the little dolphin hear your voice? Is the little dolphin big enough to carry a person while swimming? What does the sea floor look like? Is it the same as the Dragon Palace in the legends, with shrimp soldiers and crab generals and shell palace maids?”
The others were amused by her childish words. He Wanning, who had changed into a diving suit, took a deep breath and dived into the waters. When she came out, she pretended to be surprised and exclaimed, “Wow! I saw a tortoise prime minister!”
“Where is it? Where is it??” Only Yu Wanqing, the naïve fellow, was fooled and hastily rushed over. She didn’t even care that her embroidered shoes got wet and only cared about seeing what the tortoise prime minister looked like.
He Wanning couldn’t hold back anymore. She laughed and said, “I lied to you! How can there be any shrimp soldiers, crab generals, Dragon King and dragon maidens? Those are all mythological characters, so how can we see them in real life?”
Her words led to fits of laughter. Yu Wanqing pouted and stamped her feet, “Older Sister He is so mean. I’m not playing with you—Ah! Dolphin, is that a dolphin? There are so many!!”
Everyone looked towards the direction that she pointed at. Sure enough, a group of sea elves jumped out of the water from time to time. They had pointed mouths and backs with graceful lines. What elegant and cute creatures!
“Older Sister Yu, that’s Older Sister Yu, right?!” Yu Wanqing saw a head surrounded by the dolphins and screamed out in surprise. It turned out that, at some point, Xiaocao had swam far away and met up with the pod of dolphins!
Among the dolphins, Xiaobu had already grown into ‘Big Bu’. Xiaobu was very excited because it hadn’t seen its good friend, Xiaocao, in a long time. It swam around her, jumped out of the water beside her from time to time, and let her head rest on top of its head.
Xiaocao dripped a drop of mystic-stone water into its wide opened mouth. Seeing Yu Wanqing Li Mengqi desperately waving their hands at her, she climbed up onto the dolphin’s back and had it carry her towards the group of people, like when she was younger.
Xiaobu often played with Xiaocao, so it wasn’t scared of humans. It obediently swam to the shore, and soon the crowd on the reef were able to clearly see its appearance: blue back, sharp dorsal fin, shiny ‘skin’, and a pair of bright, black eyes that shined with life.
“So pretty!” Yu Wanqing couldn’t help but exclaim. The others were also mesmerized by the cute appearance of the little dolphin.
He Wanning tried to get closer to Xiaobu with her measly dog paddle swimming skills. Xiaobu tilted its head and looked at her curiously with a friendly and gentle expression.
“Dolphins are kind creatures that are lively and playful. As long as you don’t have any ill intentions, it will be happy to accept you as a friend!” Yu Xiaocao introduced her little dolphin friend to her close friends.
He Wanning slowly stretched out her hands, trying to feel Xiaobu’s shiny bald head. Suddenly, she felt something in the water push against her waist. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she forgot how to dog paddle. Her limbs flapped in confusion and she seemed to be sinking into the sea. The girls on the shore screamed repeatedly, feeling worried for her.
After drinking two mouthfuls of salty sea water, He Wanning suddenly felt herself being lifted. She thought that it was Xiaocao who saved her. She pitifully squeezed out a grateful smile at her, but she found out that Xiaocao was two arm’s length away from her. ‘Huh? Then who saved me?’
Xiaocao motioned her to look in the sea. It turned out that Xiaobu was pushing her with its head, letting her body surface above the waters. Xiaocao said with a smile, “The legend of dolphins saving people is widely known around the seaside. Fishermen will never hunt these mystical little creatures because they will probably have to rely on the dolphins to save them when they encounter dangers at sea. Haha, so it was you, this little guy, who was causing trouble ah!”
Yu Xiaocao plunged into the sea and saw a little dolphin that was even smaller than the Xiaobu that she first met. It swam around He Wanning, and from time to time, it would curiously push her with its rostrum. It was because of this little guy that He Wanning had nearly drowned in fear earlier.
Seeing Yu Xiaocao swim over, the little fellow wasn’t scared. It hovered around Xiaobu and looked at her curiously with a shy expression of wanting to approach but was embarrassed to do so.