Chapter 72

Tomorrow morning, he would have to board the boat to the Great Buddha Temple. After dinner, Annie did not drag Lei Xihuan out to play as she used to; instead, she went to bed early.

The typhoon was about to hit. By night, many shops in Haishan closed early, and the locals tried not to go out, making the area look rather deserted.

Lei Xihuan couldn't stay in the hotel for long.

The wind outside was howling, and Xiao Pang seemed to sense something, restlessly crawling around on the bed.

Could it be that he sensed the sea?

Lei Xihuan no longer hesitated, put Xiao Pang in his pocket, and walked out of the hotel.

As soon as he stepped outside, a gust of sea breeze blew, carrying a distinctive briny smell.

Lei Xihuan clearly felt that Xiao Pang in his pocket became even more restless.

The hotel was right by the sea, and many guests liked to stand at the window and look out at the sea, making it too obvious.

Lei Xihuan comforted Xiao Pang a few times, then walked along the beach toward the distance.

Gradually, the seaside hotel was no longer visible. Apart from the howling sea wind and the rolling waves, there was nothing else around.

This is the place, right?

Lei Xihuan carefully looked around, making sure there was no threat that could be detected, and then took Xiao Pang out of his pocket.

Xiao Pang, who had been anxious and restless, suddenly calmed down when he saw the sea.

He lay on the sand, staring at the sea motionlessly.

Is this the sea in his memory?

No, in his vague memory, the sea should be even vaster and more magnificent.

But this is still the sea.

The unfamiliar yet familiar sea breeze, the unfamiliar yet familiar smell...

Everything in Xiao Pang's memory was so familiar yet so strange.

He began to move slowly toward the sea.

Without the lightning speed he had before, very slowly, but inch by inch, he approached the sea.

Lei Xihuan watched him from behind.

He didn't even move his feet.

Perhaps when Xiao Pang returned to the sea, he would never come back, after all, it was once his homeland.

But what does it matter? Xiao Pang wasn't his pet; in a certain sense, he could even be called his friend.

He should have his own choice and his own life.

If his choice is really to leave him and return to the sea, what would be the point of forcing him to stay?

When Xiao Pang was about to touch the seawater, he suddenly stopped and slowly turned his small head.

Lei Xihuan saw a kind of call in his eyes.

Xiao Pang was beckoning him to come along.

Come along? Get in the water? In such weather?

Lei Xihuan hesitated.

But Xiao Pang kept looking at him, as if saying:

Come on, come with me to the sea, you will experience the magic of the sea.

Since the skin Xiao Pang shed had fused with Lei Xihuan, he had already tried living underwater. He could breathe and swim freely like a fish.

Lei Xihuan looked around and finally made up his mind.

He took off his clothes and found a stone to press them down.

The sea breeze on his skin was freezing, and Lei Xihuan couldn't help but sneeze.

When he came to Xiao Pang's side, the dragon's speed suddenly increased.

Lei Xihuan was so cold that he also ran as fast as he could.

His feet touched the seawater, which was icy cold.

At this moment, Xiao Pang had already swum into the sea and quickly disappeared from sight.

Lei Xihuan gritted his teeth and also walked into the sea.

The seawater gradually covered his thighs, his waist, his body.

Then it completely swallowed him...

...

When he was completely in the seawater, something strange happened.

The icy cold feeling disappeared, replaced by warmth.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Xiao Pang.

Xiao Pang was happily swimming in front of him.

Although he couldn't know what Xiao Pang was thinking, Lei Xihuan could feel...

Xiao Pang was dancing!

Yes, a dance in the water!

This is the sea, the real sea!

Xiao Pang had completely transformed into a water sprite, darting around Lei Xihuan happily.

He darted here and there. Just a moment ago, he was in front of Lei Xihuan, but in the blink of an eye, he had swum behind him.

This is his world.

Lei Xihuan also found that he was as adapted to the sea as he was in the fish pond that night.

He could breathe freely and swim freely.

This was not only Xiao Pang's world but also his world.

Xiao Pang playfully slapped Lei Xihuan's nose with his tail and then quickly swam away.

He stopped not far away, provocatively looking at Lei Xihuan, as if saying:

"Come on, come catch me."

Catch you, then!

Lei Xihuan exerted a little force, and his body shot out a long distance.

Just as he was about to catch Xiao Pang, Xiao Pang simply moved, and the distance between them widened again.

I don't believe I can't catch you.

No one could ever imagine that in the sea, a human and a dragon were swimming and playing together.

Although Lei Xihuan had undergone a transformation, his speed in the water was still not on the same level as Xiao Pang's.

After all, he was facing a dragon.

Chasing back and forth, there was always that little gap.

Xiao Pang didn't deliberately speed up, always maintaining that distance.

As he chased, Lei Xihuan suddenly noticed something.

His speed seemed to have increased a bit, and he was unconsciously imitating Xiao Pang's movements.

Thinking back to that night in the fish pond, Lei Xihuan suddenly realized:

Xiao Pang was continuing to correct his movements in the water, teaching him how to use perfect underwater swimming techniques to maximize his speed.

In the past, although outsiders thought Lei Xihuan's speed in the water was astonishingly fast, only he himself knew that there was still room for improvement.

But he didn't know how to improve.

Now he could learn from Xiao Pang.

No one could move their body in the water more perfectly than him.

Moreover, in the water, the four small claws that were usually hard to see finally appeared.

They were dragon claws!

The way the claws coordinated with the body movements in the water, Lei Xihuan watched very carefully. Not only did he watch, but he also quietly learned.

This is a dragon!

Lei Xihuan slowed down and began to carefully observe and imitate Xiao Pang's every move, gradually increasing his speed.

In the water, being fast is not enough; being slow is also a difficult rhythm to control.

Xiao Pang also sensed Lei Xihuan's changes. He paused, looked back, and then suddenly accelerated.

Lei Xihuan was taken aback, but immediately started moving his limbs, speeding up and closely following Xiao Pang.

Xiao Pang's speed kept increasing, and Lei Xihuan's speed also kept increasing.

He was surprised himself. In such a short time in the water, with Xiao Pang's guidance, his speed in the water had made significant progress.

No, it was a huge leap forward!

He didn't know how long he had been swimming, but he didn't feel any fatigue at all.

The rapid swimming gradually turned into a high-speed sprint. Every bit of potential in Lei Xihuan's body was being unleashed.

He was racing against a dragon!

Suddenly, Xiao Pang came to a sudden stop, motionless.

Lei Xihuan, in a high-speed sprint, couldn't stop himself. Although his mind told him to stop, his limbs still moved forcefully for a long distance.

Although he stopped swimming, his body continued to slide forward involuntarily.

He was about to collide with Xiao Pang, but Xiao Pang deftly moved to the side, and Lei Xihuan rushed past him.

"Thud."

Lei Xihuan hit a rock in the sea.

Fortunately, he had slowed down as much as possible, but the collision still left him dazed and dizzy.

Where am I? Oh, in the sea.

It took a long time to recover. His head was still dizzy, and when he looked at Xiao Pang, he was shaking his head slightly.

Lei Xihuan immediately understood his meaning.

His speed was fast enough, but he still couldn't control his body perfectly, like Xiao Pang, who could stop and start at will.

Especially the sudden stop during a high-speed sprint, which he had not yet mastered.

At this point, some fish and shrimp had gathered around. For the sudden intrusion of this human and that...

What is that?

A sense of fear quickly enveloped them.

Dragons had been extinct for thousands of years, but the fear of dragons was passed down through generations in the bodies of these aquatic creatures.

They gathered around, neither daring to approach nor to leave.

Gradually, more and more aquatic creatures gathered around.

Xiao Pang, like a true king, didn't even look at them.

They were merely his former subjects.

Xiao Pang's focus was still on Lei Xihuan.

He began to swim slowly again, then gradually accelerated.

Lei Xihuan also discarded all distractions.

This was a rare opportunity. Currently, he didn't need to think about anything else; the most important thing was to follow Xiao Pang and make his underwater movements perfect.

But the sudden stop during a high-speed sprint was really difficult.

In just over an hour, Lei Xihuan had suffered a lot, with bruises all over his body.

But at this moment, Lei Xihuan's resilience finally showed.

He practiced over and over again, and if one attempt failed, he tried again.

Even if he was battered and bruised, he didn't stop.

Once he mastered this technique, there would be no obstacles for Lei Xihuan in the water.

But it was unrealistic to master it in a short period; it required constant practice.

Seeing Lei Xihuan's efforts, Xiao Pang's opinion of him changed.

This human, who usually smiled, actually had a fierce determination deep down.

(Received a call from the hospital. If there are no unexpected issues, my father can be discharged on Monday. Phew, the days of being up all night are finally over. If he is really discharged on Monday, I will add an extra chapter to celebrate.)

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