Chapter 242: A Giant Fish Corpse Suddenly Appears on the Beach

Ying, by avenging Nan Qinghuan this time, also unintentionally established Youchao Xuan's authority, causing all the tribe members to fear him; the leader of Ying's division is truly terrifying.

They instantly knelt and bowed before Youchao Xuan, "We will forever be loyal to the Clan Leader".

It must be said that the scene was grand and worthy of remembrance; after that head burned to ash, Youchao Xuan finally ordered them to rise, "Go back; this is the fate of any rebel."

The tribe members, all fearful, stared at the two of them, and soon scattered.

After everyone had left, Youchao Xuan respectfully bowed to Ying, "Ying, thank you."

The tide rose at the beach, the booming sound of the sea made Ying feel uneasy; the waves rose, and Ying, barefoot, crouched to wash the blood from his hands and face, not wanting Nan Qinghuan to see the disgusting mess.

Of course, he also didn't want her to see his brutal side; he feared she would be frightened.

She would be afraid of him.

After cleaning himself, he finally rose; the sky had grown cool, and a red sun rose slowly from the sea, illuminating all things.

His skin was still wheat‑colored and healthy, and his eyes were steadfast as he stared into the deep sea, "I am only avenging Qinghuan; anyone who dares hurt her, I will cut off their head."

Youchao Xuan knows he helped him deliberately, but he refuses to admit it.

Indeed, this is Ying.

He says one thing but means another.

"No matter what, I still must thank you; you brought the Goddess to my Tribe. Now my Tribe has no Curse, and my tribe members should be able to become pregnant."

Ying gave him a deep look, "Your matter is settled; I will also take Qinghuan away. Youchao Xuan, are you still going back?"

Now his Tribe still needs Youchao Xuan, and Youchao Xuan's tribe also needs him. He sees the difference here; if Youchao Xuan could make his Tribe like this, it would be wonderful. His tribe is self‑sufficient, and his own Tribe is also pursuing that, but it has not yet yielded good results.

Hearing his words, Youchao Xuan felt somewhat helpless, "I can't go back for now; you've seen it too. I must see a woman in the tribe become pregnant before I can leave at ease. Ying, I will not break my promise to the Goddess, but …"

"Youchao Xuan, Ying, go take a look quickly; a huge fish just surged up over there—what a big fish!"

Youchao Ji ran over to announce the good news, urging them to see the big fish. Hearing this, Ying and Youchao Xuan were a bit puzzled; he quickly looked at Youchao Ji, "What big fish?"

The dawn light was faint, and warm sunshine streamed through the window, bathing Nan Qinghuan's face.

Outside it was noisy, and the long‑sleeping Nan Qinghuan instantly opened her eyes.

Seeing that it was daylight outside, she covered her forehead, wondering how long she had slept. It was noisy outside—what had happened? She hurriedly got up, put on Shoes, and tried to go out when Youchao Ji hurriedly knocked, "Goddess".

"I'm coming."

After the door opened, Youchao Ji looked very happy, "Goddess, you're finally awake."

"Nan Qinghuan, still half‑asleep, asked, 'What's wrong, why is it so noisy outside, where's Ying?'"

"The tribe members went to see the big fish; that fish is huge, now we can eat for a long time, and Ying also went."

"Big fish? What big fish?"

"The big fish, Ying and Youchao Xuan have already gone to help lift the big fish. Goddess, as soon as you arrived you helped us lift the Curse, and now another big fish has been delivered; you truly bring us good luck."

Nan Qinghuan felt embarrassed; these are all normal matters, but for Ancient People they are not surprising.

"I'll go see what big fish?"

Unexpectedly, when she arrived, she saw many tribe members gathered on the beach watching in amazement, and she saw Ying there, apparently helping.

"Ying"

While organizing people to work, Ying heard the voice, quickly turned his head toward her, and said, "Qinghuan."

When she ran over, she was stunned—goodness, a huge fish lay dead on the beach, its size massive, weighing several hundred jin.

"Not right."

Upon closer inspection, this was serious.

This was the long‑extinct deep‑sea soro fish; how could it have died here? "Goddess, as soon as you arrived the Sea Witch gave us a gift; this fish will feed us for a long time."

"Indeed, Goddess, the Sea Witch knows you've arrived and sends gifts; we can stay off the sea for half a month."

The fish truly was huge, but Nan Qinghuan shook her head, "Don't rush; let me see how this fish died. If it's poisoned or something, we can't eat it."

"Poisoned?"

Ying, seeing she seemed knowledgeable about the fish, said, "Qinghuan, take a close look—can we eat it?"

In the past, when they hunted outside, they sometimes found dead prey and brought many back to eat; some people were unlucky and died because some prey were poisoned, so he forbids tribe members from bringing back dead prey.

Nan Qinghuan ignored him; she is a paleontologist, naturally interested in these ancient creatures. She went to the fish's head and examined it closely, and indeed, this ancient fish was exactly the same as the specimen photos she had seen.

It had a pointed long beak, a body shaped like a water snake, about four to five meters long, somewhat eel‑like but much larger, probably weighing several hundred jin.

The fish's body bore many wounds, clearly caused by some impact.

"Qinghuan, what's wrong? Do you recognize this big fish?"

Ying discovered that Nan Qinghuan knows everything; she also knows the sea's things, truly a treasure.

Nan Qinghuan looked at Ying, then nodded, "I know it, I know it from my field, but I've only seen fossil photos; I didn't expect to see a real one here. Strange, these fish live in the deep sea—how did the waves push it here?"

Youchao Xuan, hearing her say that, also found it strange, "We have never seen this kind of fish before."

"Indeed, we haven't seen it either; it must have been sent by the Sea Witch."

The tribe members liked the fish; now they could eat for a long time, so everyone moved the fish back and distributed it house by house.

Ying also naturally helped; his strength let him lift several people at once.

After they moved the fish, Youchao Xuan saw Nan Qinghuan's complexion was off, "Goddess, what's wrong? Can't we eat this fish?"

Nan Qinghuan quickly shook her head, "No, it can be eaten; I just find it strange—how could a deep‑sea fish die on the beach? From what I saw, it likely died from a severe impact, but how did a deep‑sea fish get here?"

She turned her head toward the tide; the tides came and went regularly, and she found nothing abnormal.

Youchao Xuan suddenly recalled something; he is clever, unlike the tribe members, not blind, always feeling there's a cause; after so many years in the Tribe he hadn't encountered such a strange event.

"When we executed Ashina last night, he said this place would be destroyed."

"Ashina, the one who ordered my death?"

"Exactly, that's what he said. Could the fish's appearance be inauspicious?"

Seeing Youchao Xuan's worried look, Nan Qinghuan didn't want to pressure him, "Don't overthink it; I just find it strange, maybe the fish died naturally."

"Died of natural causes?"

Youchao Xuan didn't understand this.

Nan Qinghuan hurriedly explained, "Everything in the sea dies, just like people; some die by accident, some by illness, some by old age. We just rarely see their corpses—maybe I'm overthinking. But this is a dead fish; you let them cook it, they can't eat it raw."

Although she didn't recommend eating dead fish, the tribe members were reluctant to waste it, and she didn't say much. People in the Remote Antiquity Era didn't fuss over such things; as long as they ate, it was fine.

Cooked dead fish can still be eaten; it's just not that tasty.

When he heard him cut off, Youchao Xuan nodded but said nothing; his gaze kept fixed on her, and his choice was not wrong.

"Don't worry, I've already told them that anyone who eats raw fish will get sick. They're gradually getting used to eating it cooked. Goddess, are you leaving?"

Actually, he couldn't bear to part with Nan Qinghuan, but he also knew he couldn't keep her.

Ying arrived; he came to take her away. That man loves Nan Qinghuan as his life, but can't keep her.

Nan Qinghuan thought for a moment, shook her head, "Let's not rush. I want to go with Ying to see what that treasure actually is; the treasure that the Quan Rong want, we also want."

"Treasure?"

Youchao Xuan was about to say, "I'll help you find it," when a gentle voice from behind, Ying's, said, "Qinghuan, come over."