Chapter 755: Calabash Brothers Make a Scene in the Sea

"You can create Dream Bubbles? I thought only Fan Chong from Penglai Island could do that!" Xiao Xinghai overheard Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye's conversation and became very interested.

Lu Yang proudly introduced her. "Fan Chong is nothing but a petty man. This is my junior sister, Tao Yaoye. She's not only beautiful but also incredibly intelligent. She invented the Dream Bubbles!"

Tao Yaoye's cheeks flushed slightly at the praise.

"As for Fan Chong from Penglai Island, he's just a plagiarist. People like him would be locked up in Daxia. Junior Sister Tao is the original creator."

"That's incredible," Xiao Xinghai said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Can you give me a role then? Hero or villain, I don't care." Xiao Xinghai had long wanted to be a character in Dream Bubbles, if for no other reason than their widespread fame.

Tao Yaoye felt the Kunpeng tribe was quite hospitable. Old Ancestor Black Feather hadn't taken his anger out on them, Patriarch Xiao had told them stories of powerful beings, and Xiao Xinghai had transformed into a Peng and a Kun to show them around, acting very honorably.

"Alright," she agreed, "it's just a role."

Lu Yang pondered. "What do you think of the script we just discussed? How about we replace the Dragon Clan with the Kunpeng Clan, and you play the Kunpeng who pulls Junior Sister Tao into the water?"

"Yes, yes!" Xiao Xinghai exclaimed, immediately agreeing once he heard how much screen time he would get.

"What about me? Can I get a role too?" Meng Jingzhou chimed in, eager to join the fun.

Lu Yang disdainfully pushed Meng Jingzhou aside. "We have enough characters. There's no place for you."

"Of course there is!" Meng Jingzhou enthusiastically retorted. "Didn't you say you'd return your bones and flesh to your parents? I can play your father!"

Li Haoran also came closer. "Yiren and I are fiancés, so why don't we play your parents?"

To be Lu Yang's father, Li Haoran was willing to sacrifice his dignified image, even if it meant playing a mere 'pretty boy'.

"Get lost!" Lu Yang snapped. "Or how about you two cause trouble in the sea, and I'll play *your* father?"

"Alright, alright, I'll take a different role... But this won't do! Your script barely has any important characters." Meng Jingzhou felt his status was too high to play an obscure minor role in a Dream Bubble.

"You should rethink the script."

"Brother Lu, can I have a role too?" Man Gu also joined in, wanting to be part of the Dream Bubble production.

Lu Yang got a headache. Where would he find so many important roles in the story of Nezha Stirring Up the Sea?

This was tough.

Suddenly, Lu Yang had a flash of inspiration and thought of a solution: "We can change everyone's origin story. Let's say four gourds grew on a primeval vine, and when they split open, four people emerged."

"Hey, that's a great background! It perfectly fits the reality of the East Sea being rich in natural treasures."

"So, when the time comes, I'll pop out of a gourd first and challenge Xiao Xinghai. If I can't beat him, Old Meng, you go next. Then Junior Brother Man, and Junior Brother Li will follow. We'll fight like that..."

After all, Su Yiren was a reclusive cultivator and wasn't suitable for appearing in a Dream Bubble.

Hearing the spirited discussion, Xiao Xinghai also joined in. The five of them grew increasingly excited, wishing they could act out the scene right then and there.

"Then I'll start with this move..."

"And I'll strike back like this, trading injury for injury..."

Tao Yaoye didn't quite understand why Lu Yang and the others were so thrilled.

"What about Junior Sister Tao's role?" Meng Jingzhou asked, getting to a crucial point.

Lu Yang stroked his chin, pondering. "A butterfly spirit... no, where would a butterfly spirit come from in the East Sea? How about we make her a prodigy disciple from Penglai Island?"

"Junior Sister Tao, what do you think?"

"Anything is fine with me."

Tao Yaoye looked utterly resigned. No matter how she listened, it seemed her role wouldn't be significant, so she just went with it.

"Little Tao, do you have feelings for Lu Yang?" Su Yiren transmitted to Tao Yaoye telepathically.

Su Yiren, being more experienced than Lu Yang and his oblivious companions, discerned Tao Yaoye's budding feelings for him.

Tao Yaoye's cheeks flushed even deeper than before. She replied telepathically, her voice shy, "Senior Su, you noticed?"

"Yes, I've noticed a few things."

"Senior Su, do you have any advice?"

Su Yiren thought for a moment, then seriously suggested, "Cultivate."

"Cultivate?"

Su Yiren stated with conviction, "Yes. As long as you cultivate diligently and surpass Lu Yang in cultivation, you can drag him straight into the bridal chamber! Even if he resists, it will be useless!"

"For instance, that's what I can do to Haoran."

Tao Yaoye pondered this and realized it indeed made sense, perfectly aligning with the principle of "might makes right" in the cultivation world.

Su Yiren then remembered something else. "Also, when you return to Daxia, you can visit the black market in Chunjiang City, Youzhou. I bought this drop of blood there, and I hear everyone who's used it speaks highly of it..."

While Su Yiren and Tao Yaoye were whispering, Lu Yang had already finalized the script details.

"So, the four gourds grow on Penglai Island. Brother Xinghai, you want to eat Junior Sister Tao, so you make her drown. Then I make my grand entrance, popping out of a gourd... Perfect! Let's do it! Shall we find a place to practice?"

To create the scenes for Dream Bubbles, Tao Yaoye needed a real-world template that she could then modify.

Since Tao Yaoye hadn't witnessed Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Man Gu, and Li Haoran fighting a Kunpeng, she couldn't construct the Dream Bubble.

"Are there any islands nearby?"

"Yes," Xiao Xinghai replied. For something this fun, even if there wasn't one, he would have the elders of his clan create an island.

"Junior Sister Tao, would you like to do a run-through as well?"

"Alright," Tao Yaoye replied, her earlier despondency completely gone after receiving Su Yiren's true teachings.

Xiao Xinghai carried everyone to an island filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

This island was just outside the Kunpeng tribe's waters, but because it was so close, no one dared to settle there. It was an uninhabited island, perfect for their performance.

Tao Yaoye changed her attire, donning a Penglai Island uniform that made her look especially playful and charming.

With her hands clasped behind her back, carrying her shoes, she walked along the shore. The fine, soft sand and seawater submerged her ankles as she hummed a cheerful folk song, a freshly picked wildflower tucked into her hair.

Suddenly, a gust of demonic wind swept through. Xiao Xinghai, transformed into a Kun fish, surfaced, its emerald green eyes fixed menacingly on Tao Yaoye. It was extremely dangerous.

"What pure cultivation! Truly a darling of Heaven and Earth. Penglai cultivator, today you are destined to become my meal!"

Xiao Xinghai unleashed his divine power, and Tao Yaoye's body swayed, unconsciously leaning forward and tumbling into the sea. She gurgled, blowing bubbles, struggling and calling for help.

At this critical moment, deep within Penglai Island, a gourd vine, an ancient innate spiritual root that had endured countless trials and tribulations, finally matured.

With a crisp "crack," the first gourd to ripen was the red one.

The red gourd split open, and out sprang Lu Yang, clad in oversized shorts made of red gourd leaves. He grew rapidly against the wind, instantly transforming from an inch tall to the size of a regular person.

"Monster! How dare you harm an innocent!" Lu Yang bellowed, then dove into the East Sea and emerged with the thoroughly drenched Tao Yaoye in his arms.

Tao Yaoye hadn't expected such an intimate gesture from Lu Yang. Held in his embrace, she was so flustered that she stammered, "Senior Brother Lu Yang, this... this..."

"Junior Sister Tao," Lu Yang whispered, "you need to act more realistically."

Tao Yaoye mumbled a faint "Mmm," her voice barely a whisper.