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This was the first time Hermione had ever seen a magical creature that could transform into a human.

Although Veela are magical creatures in the wizarding world, Hermione has never seen one.

Also, we don't count Boggart's passive transformation.

The others, however, remained quite calm.

Lani was indifferent, while Zicomo was well-informed, after all, his Ifrit could also transform into human form after reaching adulthood.

As for Huo Xuan, he was already used to it. Most plant spirits and monsters in the East that have cultivated can transform into human form, so there was no reason why the phoenix, which is revered as a divine beast, could not.

Although Huang Xi ate in small bites, she ate quickly. Before long, she had finished the second fish.

After finishing her meal, Huang Xi patted her stomach with a carefree grin and exclaimed, "Wow, this was so delicious! I've never eaten anything this good before!"

Seeing Huang Xi slumped on the ground without any regard for her image, Qi Kemo felt that she was a carbon copy of Huo Xuan.

To be honest, Huang Xi and Huo Xuan are quite similar, both wearing red robes and having the same carefree personality.

The difference is that Huang Xi's hair is crimson red, and her temper is not as irritable as Huo Xuan's.

Hermione nodded in agreement; today's meal was indeed better than the usual dishes that Zicomo made with ordinary ingredients.

However, the rice is delicious because it's made with spirit rice, so why is this grilled fish so delicious? Could it be that it also uses some precious ingredients?

Hermione voiced her question.

“Oh, I made the grilled fish with red carp,” Zicomo replied.

After throwing the red carp that Zicomo caught during the day into the pond in the "Zen Garden," he casually increased the flow of time in the pond, accelerating their reproduction.

New red carp have now been bred, so it's fine to eat a few. Red carp are rumored to be incredibly delicious, a rare delicacy, so Chicomo got a few to try.

It does taste quite good now.

Could it be that when these phoenixes brought the red carp from Qingqiu, they had the idea of ​​feeding them?

If we consider them as homebodies, hoarding food is indeed a major characteristic of them.

Chapter 187 The Fusang Tree in the Blessed Land, Harry's Nightmare

Hermione stopped chewing immediately after hearing Zicomo's answer.

She hadn't been able to see the red carp clearly underwater and didn't know what it looked like.

But after hearing Zicomo's description, I learned that the red carp is a magical animal with a beautiful face.

In other words, she was eating a fish with a human face. The thought made Hermione feel nauseous.

Fortunately, Zicomo also felt he couldn't bring himself to eat the human face, so he chopped off the fish head while grilling it. He threw it into the "Zen Garden" to decompose into nutrients for various plants.

However, it was precisely for this reason that Hermione failed to recognize that it was a red carp and ate the grilled fish.

The others didn't care much about it; after all, the red carp was just a type of fish.

Lani comes from the borderlands, a place with a very open food culture where people eat all sorts of things. There are even people called "feces eaters" in the royal city's sewers.

As for Huo Xuan, she traveled all over the country when she was young, even venturing to England. She has tried some of the strangest foods from those places.

Moreover, there are many plant spirits in the East, and she has eaten them before, and even tried to use them to make elixirs.

Needless to say, Huang Xi's Red Carp was something they brought from Qingqiu. One reason was to hide this blessed land, and the other was because Red Carp was delicious.

Zicomo noticed Hermione's discomfort and comforted her, "Hermione, they're just fish, don't overthink it."

Hermione nodded; with Zicomo's comforting words, her nausea lessened considerably. However, she couldn't eat the grilled fish in front of her anytime soon.

Seeing this, Zicomo took out the beef stored in the system space and made her a simple steak.

As for He 683 Min's red carp, Huang Xi, who was standing to the side, took it without any hesitation.

As they ate and chatted, Qi Kemo asked Huang Xi, "By the way, Huang Xi, can we take some of those rare and precious herbs?"

Zicomo pointed to the various trees over there that were covered with pearls, gems, and beautiful jade.

"Of course, please go ahead, Immortal." Huang Xi nodded.

These things are actually not very useful to the Phoenix Clan, otherwise they wouldn't let them grow on the trees.

“Thank you very much. You don’t need to be so polite with us. Just call us by our names. There’s no need to call me ‘immortal’ or ‘immortal’,” Zicomo said.

Huang Xi nodded, it seemed that the immortal in front of her was quite easygoing.

Zicomo then asked, "What kind of tree is that towering ancient tree in the center of the lake? A mulberry tree?"

He knew all the plants and trees in the entire blessed land, except for the ancient tree that reached the sky on the small island in the center of the lake.

Zicomo asked this question because the leaves of the ancient tree looked somewhat like those of a mulberry tree.

“That’s a hibiscus tree. Li Zhu used to live here, but they left later.”

Huang Xi replied, "However, the patriarch of the Li Zhu clan left his stillborn child here and nurtured him with the immense life force of these immortal trees, hoping that his child could be resurrected."

Zicomo was slightly surprised, not expecting that this tree was the legendary Fusang tree.

The Li Zhu that Huang Xi mentioned refers to the three-legged crow in the sun, also known as the three-legged crow. It is the legendary three-legged golden crow.

“Wait a minute!” Zicomo suddenly remembered the record of the Golden Crow in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. “Isn’t the three-legged Golden Crow, which is the Li Zhu you mentioned, located in the so-called Valley of Tang?”

"Really? I don't know either. Maybe they migrated there after they left," Huang Xi replied.

Well, asking a woman who's been a homebody for a thousand years is too much to ask her.

Zicomo carefully recalled the descriptions of the three-legged golden crow in various ancient texts, and it seemed that some of them said that the three-legged golden crow was a divine bird that fetched food for the Queen Mother of the West.

There are also records of the three-legged golden crow appearing in places other than Tanggu.

As Huang Xi just mentioned, the Three-Legged Golden Crows are a single race. Therefore, it's highly possible that they will part ways after they leave.

Perhaps it was because of the story of ten suns in one sky and Hou Yi shooting down the suns that they had to scatter and separate, lest they be killed by those powerful beings who couldn't stand them gathering together and emitting high temperatures.

“Could you take us to see the child who was left behind?” Zicomo asked.

"Now?" Huang Xi looked at the grilled fish in her hand, somewhat reluctant to put it down.

“No, tomorrow,” Zicomo replied.

It's already dark now, and I don't know why the light in these blessed lands changes with the outside world.

Furthermore, since they had just eaten and didn't want to move, Zicomo decided to take action tomorrow.

After the meal, Zicomo invited Huangxi to play in his tent.

His tent is quite big; you can sleep right away when you're tired from playing, no problem.

That night, Huang Xi did indeed stay overnight in Zikomo's tent and experienced the conveniences of modern life.

The tent has three bedrooms and one living room. Huo Xuan has one room, Huang Xi has one room, and the remaining room is shared by Qi Kemo, Lani, and Hermione.

Don't get me wrong, they didn't squeeze into one bed. Instead, they returned to their respective rooms in the "Zen Garden".

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Harry was also very happy to be staying in a tent.

Let's rewind a little and go back to this morning.

Harry woke up with a start; he had had a bizarre nightmare.

Upon waking, Harry tried to recall the contents of his dream, but couldn't remember anything meaningful.

I only vaguely remember a green light in my dream, and the sound of something that I couldn't tell if it was a person's lament or the sound of a kettle boiling.

Lily, in her ghost form, suddenly appeared from nowhere and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Harry?"

“Nothing, Mom. Just a nightmare,” Harry replied.

Lily was somewhat worried, as wizards' dreams usually have special meanings or implications, and wizards with a talent for divination can even directly foresee future events through their dreams.

She didn't know what Harry was dreaming about, but she didn't voice her concerns.

Saying it out loud will only add to your troubles.

Lily changed the subject, saying, "Now that you're awake, get up and wash up. Don't forget your promise to Ron and the others."

Lily's reminder brought Harry back to the fact that Ron had invited him to watch the Quidditch World Cup, and the departure time was today.

With Lily by his side, he still lives at his aunt's house.

When Harry brought Lily back to the Dursleys' house at the beginning of summer vacation, Petunia saw her sister in ghost form and was so frightened that she fainted.

From then on, the Dursleys kept their distance from Harry.

After Harry finished washing up, the Weasley twins arrived at the Dursleys' house in their car.

Harry didn't bother with breakfast; he grabbed a sandwich and headed out the door.

After getting into the car, George focused on driving, while Fred said, "Actually, you don't need to rush like this, after all, little Ronnie hasn't gotten up yet at this hour."

It's still very early, the sky is just beginning to lighten.

“It’s alright, we can’t keep you waiting too long,” Harry said.

“Okay,” Fred continued, “Are you alone?”

He thought Harry would call Lupin, or at the very least Sirius.