As the Beast God said, without a leader, the merfolk would simply be defeated and retreat to the deep sea; none of them would die.

The reason Qingxun secretly summoned the Mermaid King was to prevent her from being implicated after the incident.

This was the last and only thing Yu Wanwan could do.

Qingxun happily hummed a song as she strolled back to the palace, where she happened to run into the elder. She immediately greeted him sweetly, "Good evening, Grandpa Elder!"

The elder heard the sound, turned around, and saw his most beloved little princess.

He chuckled and said, "Qingxun, why are you so happy today? Did something good happen?"

It's not the time to tell others about the little female yet. Qingxun glanced to the right unconsciously and mumbled, "We were just having fun, nothing's wrong."

The elder was about to say something when Qingxun suddenly passed him, quickly swimming away with her fishtail, calling out, "Grandpa Elder, I have something to do, I'll be going now!"

Qingxun's figure quickly disappeared, and the elder frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Something's off about Qingxun today.

He thought for a moment, then called over the mermaid guarding the palace: "Come here and tell me where the little princess has been lately?"

...

Qingxun rushed headlong toward Lanyin's royal palace.

At this moment, Lan Yin was still sitting on the table, carefully examining the shark silk.

Qingxun swam up to him, but didn't say anything. She just looked at him with a mysterious smile.

At first, Lan Yin could pretend not to see it and go about her own business, but her gaze was too strong, and most importantly, the smile on Qing Xun's face was too strange.

Lan Yin put down the mermaid silk and said helplessly, "Qing Xun, is there something you need from me?"

Qingxun continued to smile, swam around Lanyin once, and then revealed a little something to Lanyin: "Uncle, I was the hero this time, you have to reward me!"

Lan Yin tapped her forehead with her slender fingers and said indulgently, "Alright, what great thing has Qingxun accomplished? What reward do you want?"

Qingxun swam up to him, clenched her fist and put it to her lips, cleared her throat, and then solemnly said, "I've already spoken to Wanwan for you. You want to become her partner."