“There should be an array set up outside the palace. How could anyone get in here?
“No, now is not the time to think about that!”
Having just shed her clothes, Xiao Yue wore only a light yellow undergarment. The flimsy fabric was nowhere near enough to conceal her proud curves.
Her cheeks instantly flushed burning hot, and she hurriedly picked up her fallen robes to cover herself, never imagining that a human man would see her like this.
“I’ll kill you!”
Seawater condensed into a blade in her hand as Xiao Yue, overwhelmed with embarrassment and rage, thrust it toward Chen Ning.
Chen Ning merely sidestepped slightly. The next second, he effortlessly crushed the sharp water blade with his bare hand.
“Calm down, Miss. I didn’t mean to look...”
Chen Ning let out an awkward cough.
By the looks of it, this mermaid had to be the princess of the mermaid race.
Her face was as delicate and fair as white tofu, her bosom full and prominent—she was indeed a rare beauty.
However, if he really wanted to look, he could activate his Red Lotus Divine Pupils at any time. Why would he deliberately commit such a despicable act?
It was simply that after shattering the whirlpool earlier, the resulting passage below just so happened to lead straight to this room.
Xiao Yue was also momentarily stunned.
The water blade she had used just now was roughly equivalent to a Mysterious Grade, Low Rank magic treasure.
Yet he had crushed it effortlessly in his palm—just how powerful was this human?
“Who on earth are you? Why have you appeared in my bedchamber?” Xiao Yue asked guardedly.
The mermaid race was already straining every nerve just facing that vile dragon. If they gained another enemy at a time like this, the consequences would be unimaginable...
“One of your clan members directed me here. If you look at this, you should understand.”
Chen Ning tossed the pearl gifted by the bamboo-hatted Water Ghost to Xiao Yue.
Receiving the pearl, the memories embedded within it flashed past her mind.
Before long, Xiao Yue grasped the cause and effect.
“So, Young Master once saved a member of our mermaid race. By our tribe's laws, you are indeed qualified to receive the Spring of Undying. However... I might not be able to fulfill that promise right now...”
Xiao Yue showed a look of distress.
“Young Master may not be aware of our current predicament. The mermaid tribe is currently surrounded by a sea force led by a vile Flood Dragon. He has long considered the Spring of Undying to be his personal property. If you drink from it here, you will inevitably be hunted down by him. Not only would I fail to repay our gratitude, but I might even end up bringing harm upon you.”
“A Flood Dragon?”
Hearing this, Chen Ning’s interest was actually piqued.
Up until now, he had seen plenty of snakes and pythons, but he had never encountered a Flood Dragon before.
To think that deep under the sea, he would run into such a rare species.
A Flood Dragon!
There was actually a Flood Dragon here!
Xiao Jiu poked her head out from inside Chen Ning’s robes as well, appearing rather excited.
Right then, several arrogant, smug voices rang out from outside the palace.
“Strange, where is Princess Xiao Yue?”
“Who knows? Maybe she’s putting on her bridal dress, waiting to be married off to the King! Hahaha, this girl was pretty stubborn at first, but in the end, isn't she still bowing before the King?”
As the voices drifted over, two bloated crab demons strolled strutting into the bedchamber.
Having become vassals of the Flood Dragon, they were now capable of walking upright like humans, and their crab shells had transformed into hardened armor.
“You two... Even if you represent the Flood Dragon as emissaries, did I ever permit you to freely enter my bedchamber?”
Xiao Yue finally could not hold back any longer and glared coldly at the two crab demons.
But the two crab demons didn't seem to care in the slightest. They even grinned maliciously with insufferable arrogance:
“Princess, we can certainly understand your pitiful pride. But surely you aren't ignorant of the mermaid tribe's current situation? If we report this to the King...”
Before the words could fully leave their mouths, the two crab demons suddenly noticed Chen Ning's figure.
Their movements froze instantly.
“A male? How could a human man appear within the mermaid tribe? Where did he come from?”
“Princess Xiao Yue, you’ve already agreed to the King’s marriage proposal, yet you dare harbor a human male in your bedchamber! Do you know what this means? Your actions are a betrayal of the King!”
Before the lead crab demon could finish speaking, Chen Ning stepped forward and launched an indifferent punch.
Bang!
The crab demon’s body flew outward.
Not only was its hard shell heavily caved in, but it was beaten so badly that crab roe splattered across the floor.
Its stalked eyes bulged out hollowly, as dead as could be.
“What are you doing, human?!”
The other crab demon panicked instantly. The mermaids had been submissive and easily bullied before, so it had never expected anyone to dare lay a hand on them.
“Human, I advise you not to do anything foolish! I am an emissary sent by the King! If you dare kill me, the entire mermaid race will be buried with me!”
“You don't need to worry about the mermaid tribe. Just obediently wait in the underworld to accompany your King in death.”
Chen Ning sneered, completely ignoring the laughable threat.
This time, the crab demon was completely engulfed in terror.
“Don't come any closer! Don't you know my King is a descendant of a Flood Dragon?!”
Bang!
Soon enough, its crab roe splattered out as well.
The orange-yellow crab roe shimmered with a faint gold. It looked as though it would taste delicious if dipped in a bit of ginger and vinegar.
【Slain two crab demons. Obtained 20 Noble Qi points.】
“And they had the nerve to call themselves emissaries?”
They weren't even as strong as those demon monks up on Mount Qingtian. The strength of these two crab demons was absurdly weak.
“Young Master... actually killed them both.”
Although astonished by Chen Ning’s ability to instantly kill two crab demons, Xiao Yue’s face paled slightly.
She had been willing to offer up the Spring of Undying and even marry the Flood Dragon just to protect her people.
Now that these two crab demons were dead, any possibility of a peaceful resolution was likely gone forever.
Chen Ning saw right through Xiao Yue’s thoughts.
“Blind tolerance and concessions won't buy you peace. It will only encourage them to push further. Don't worry. Since you are willing to keep your promise and grant me the Spring of Undying, I can lend your tribe a hand.”
“Thank you for your kindness, Young Master. However... the enemy is a Flood Dragon that cultivated for a thousand years to transform. How do you plan to deal with him?”
Xiao Yue seemed quite doubtful.
Chen Ning said, “I plan to marry him in your place.”
Xiao Yue: “???”
“Don't misunderstand. When I said ‘I,’ I actually meant her.”
A paper figure fluttered out from Chen Ning's hand and transformed in the blink of an eye into Xiao Yue’s likeness.
Her appearance, figure, and even every strand of hair were completely flawless.
Chen Ning gave a faint smile. “It’s thanks to you being undressed earlier that the paper puppet could mimic you so realistically.”
Following Chen Ning’s words, the paper puppet lifted her robes, revealing an undergarment identical to Xiao Yue’s.
Xiao Yue: “w(ﾟДﾟ)w”
She suddenly felt as though she could never show her face again.
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