Just as the captain of the guard was struggling with his decision, another mermaid swam over from a distance. His face was full of anxiety, but when he saw the captain, his eyes lit up with joy, and he hurriedly swam towards them: "Captain of the Guard! Captain of the Guard, it's good that you're here!"

His long hair billowed wildly in the water as he grabbed the guard captain's hand and tried to pull him toward the palace: "Come with me quickly, the king is anxiously looking for you."

Yes, that's perfect, we can just leave this to the Mermaid King! He's at a loss for what to do!

If it's the king's decision, whether to kill or spare, he'll agree with it completely.

The head guard gave a few instructions to the guard beside him, telling him to keep an eye on the group of females, and then hurriedly followed the mermaid away.

The king of the mermaids is named Lan Yin. He is a blue mermaid with long, dark blue hair. He looks to be not much older than Bai Jing. He has a handsome face and exudes a clean and otherworldly aura.

Lan Yin frowned, troubled by the affairs of the merfolk.

Seeing the head guard enter, he put down the shark silk in his hand and asked, "Where have you been?"

His voice is like mint, making people feel refreshed.

The head guard bowed and then said, "I just ran into Shang Bing. Guess what he did."

Lan Yin leaned back, not interested in Shang Bing's matter, but since the head guard wanted to talk about it, he would listen.

What did he do?

The head guard recounted what had just happened with great emotion, and when he talked about hitting Shang Bing and locking him up, his eyebrows practically flew off in glee.

Lan Yin wasn't particularly concerned about him helping her teach Shang Bing a lesson; instead, she frowned and said, "Shang Bing actually dared to feed the red crabs without permission and even captured a female member of the Hot-Blooded Beast Clan and brought her to the bottom of the sea!"

His hands clenched into fists, and his face showed anger.

The captain of the guard quickly composed himself, straightened up, and lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I'm still watching those females. What should we do with them now? Lock them up or...?"

He made a throat-slitting gesture.

Even if the other party is a hot-blooded beastman, she is still a precious female. He dares not lay a hand on a female without permission, but if the Mermaid King gives the order, he will do it even if he is reluctant.

Lan Yin curled his index finger and tapped it rhythmically on the table. After a while, he said, "Let them all go."

The captain of the guards looked up: "Your Majesty, are you really going to let them all go? Those are the Bloodthirsty Beastmen."

Lan Yin picked up the mermaid silk and continued reading the text on it without looking up, saying, "Right, there's no use keeping them. They're all females, it would be a waste to kill them."

Most importantly, Lan Yin finds it even more difficult to lay a hand on the females.

He was originally just an ordinary prince; it was all by accident that he was able to sit on the throne of the Mermaid King.

The former Mermaid King was warlike, just like the Elder. In order to occupy more territory and obtain more resources, the two did not hesitate to wage war against the Bloodthirsty Beast Clan and even surrendered to the God of Darkness.

However, excessive greed often leads to bad outcomes. The former Mermaid King was killed by the Beast King in a war against the Blood Beast Clan.

Merfolk cannot have leaders, so Prince Lan Yin hastily took over the position.

However, he was gentle by nature, longed for peace, and did not support war at all. He believed that the resources on land could be obtained through trade, and there was no need to wage war at the cost of his people's lives.

Lan Yin and the elders had vastly different development strategies for the mermaid race. After several arguments, their originally normal relationship became increasingly distant and cold, eventually reaching the point of irreconcilable differences.

The elder had served for a long time and had long since built up his own solid power base, while he, despite his hasty ascension to the position, was still able to gain considerable support due to his status as the Mermaid King.

This has resulted in a situation where, although they dislike each other, neither of them can eliminate the other.

After a brief moment of thought, Lan Yin decided to release the females and let them return to the land safely. This was also a signal he was sending to the Blood Beast Clan that he wanted a truce.

The elders were single-mindedly focused on attacking the Bloodthirsty Beastmen, but Qinglu only wanted a truce and to give his people a good environment.

The head guard asked again, "Are you really going to release the female? Isn't that too shameful...?"

Lan Yin looked at him helplessly: "What's so shameful about it? Females are precious and innocent. If we capture those females today, there's no guarantee that our females won't be captured in the future. Releasing the females of the Hot-Blooded Beast Clan is also in the hope that if our females really encounter danger, the Hot-Blooded Beast Clan can consider today's events and not harm them."

Hearing this, the head guard was deeply moved: "The king is right!"

The head guard was overjoyed. He felt that he and the king were on the same wavelength, as he had just been thinking about releasing the females.

"Then I'll go and release the females now."

"Go, and remember not to hurt them. Make sure to return the females safely."

Lan Yin put down the mermaid silk and swam out from behind the table. The head guard quickly waved his hand and said, "You don't need to go in person. I will definitely complete the task you assigned me!"

Lan Yin glanced at him and said calmly, "What are you thinking? I just went out for a walk."

Guard Captain: "..."

...

After spending a long time at the bottom of the sea, Yu Wanwan gradually got used to the feeling of tightness in her chest. She sat among the seaweed, avoiding the gaze of the mermaids, and struggled to break free from the restraints on her hands.

The mermaids suddenly started moving, and Yu Wanwan quickly stopped and sat obediently.

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