"Tia, are you okay?" she asked with concern, supporting the weak Tia Mir.

"I'm fine, Sister Fu, thank you..." Tia Mir looked at Fu Yunzhi, her eyes full of emotion and love.

He reached out and gently stroked Fu Yunzhi's cheek, wanting to say something, but ultimately stopped himself.

He slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the back of Fu Yunzhi, a complicated expression on his face.

Tia Mir's azure eyes, now filled with starlight, locked onto Fu Yunzhi tenderly.

He gently stroked her cheek with one hand and held her tenderly in his arms with the other, as if he wanted to rub her into his own bones and blood.

"Zhizhi," his voice was a little hoarse, but it added a bit of charm, "Thank you, thank you for everything you have done for me. Do you know? When I was trapped in the water dungeon, I thought I would never see you again, I thought my world would become dark..." He paused, took a deep breath, as if mustering up great courage, "Zhizhi, I really like you! From the first time I saw you, I was deeply attracted to you. Everything about you fascinates me. I am willing to give you everything I have! Zhizhi, I said I would wait for your answer. Now are you willing to... accept me?"

Fu Yunzhi was stunned by his sudden confession. Happiness came too suddenly, like a tornado.

Before she could react, the mermaid warriors around her started to make a noise.

He completely forgot who was kneeling and surrendering just now.

The shouts of "Together! Together!" came one after another, more lively than a vegetable market.

Chen Yuntan: Wuuwuwu~ o(╥﹏╥)o

Helan Qiao: Sad and bitter?╭╮?

Fu Yunzhi felt her cheeks burning as if on fire.

Who can refuse a beauty? She can't, and she has thought it through, so it's okay to agree.

Now? There seem to be a few people here?

"Tia..." Her face flushed slightly, she closed her eyes gently and nodded.

At this moment, an old and majestic voice broke the sweet atmosphere.

"Your Highness, although you have returned safely, the crisis of the Mermaid Kingdom has not been resolved yet..." The high priest walked forward slowly, looking at Fu Yunzhi and others with deep eyes, and moved his lips, as if he had something else to say.

Fu Yunzhi's heart skipped a beat. Is this old guy here to cause trouble?

She had just agreed to their prince's confession, so was she going to break up the couple?

"High Priest, what do you mean?" Tiamirs frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the high priest's remarks.

After finally getting the beauty, no one wants to cause any trouble.

The mermaid high priest stroked his long white beard and stared at Fu Yunzhi with a piercing gaze, as if to see through her soul. "Marshal Fu, we have heard of your abilities. However, force alone cannot solve all problems. The Mermaid Kingdom's problem is not a simple struggle for the throne, but a deeper crisis."

"So?" Fu Yunzhi raised an eyebrow. She hated people who were deliberately mysterious. "What are you going to do, old man? Do you want to challenge me to a duel and see whose fist is harder?"

"Marshal, you're joking." The high priest waved his hand. "What I mean is that you need to pass some tests to prove that you are capable of resolving our kingdom's crisis. Otherwise, it's hard for us to believe that you can truly help His Royal Highness."

In the eyes of the high priest, the interstellar marshal is a rare helper together with their prince, the future king.

"A test?" Fu Yunzhi raised a playful smile. "Okay, no problem. But if I pass the test, do you have to obey me and let me be the kingdom's... advisor?"

"If the Marshal really has this ability, I will naturally be convinced." The high priest spoke slowly.

"Then it's a deal!" Fu Yunzhi patted his chest confidently. "Tell me, what is the first level?"

The high priest smiled mysteriously and waved the scepter in his hand. A shimmering passage appeared before everyone: "The first level is to pass through the 'Energy Tide'."

"This passage is filled with strange energy that will interfere with the abilities of psychics. If one cannot stabilize their own energy field, the best outcome will be disordered psychic powers, and the worst is explosion and death."

"Oh my god, this is so exciting?" Fu Yunzhi took a breath of cold air. This old guy is serious!

Chen Yuntan took a step forward and stood in front of Fu Yunzhi: "Yunzhi, let me explore the way first."

Helan Qiao also came over and said with a smile: "How can I be absent from such a dangerous matter? Don't worry, I will protect you."

Tiamirs even directly grabbed Fu Yunzhi's hand and said affectionately: "Zhizhi, no matter what happens, I will be with you."

"Alright, alright. I know you're all worried about me." Fu Yunzhi smiled and patted their shoulders. "But I can still handle this little situation. Just follow me and don't fall behind."

After saying that, Fu Yunzhi took a deep breath and mobilized the mutated space ability in his body.

A layer of faint silver light formed around her, like an indestructible energy shield, protecting her firmly.

"Let's go!" Fu Yunzhi gave an order and took the lead in stepping into the "energy tide" channel.

The energy in the channel was indeed surging like a tide, constantly impacting Fu Yunzhi's energy shield.

Those strange energies were like maggots in her bones, trying to drill into her body and interfere with the operation of her supernatural powers.

Fu Yunzhi did not dare to be careless. He concentrated on controlling his spatial ability and stabilizing his own energy field.

She felt her mental strength being rapidly depleted, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"How is it? Are you okay?" Chen Yuntan followed Fu Yunzhi closely and asked with concern.

"It's okay, no big deal." Fu Yunzhi said gritting her teeth. She didn't want to embarrass herself in front of the beauty.

Helan Qiao was also paying attention to the movements around him at all times, and he was ready to deal with any emergency at any time.

Tia Mir silently released her mental power to help Fu Yunzhi stabilize the energy field.

With everyone's joint efforts, they finally succeeded in passing through the "energy tide" channel.

When they walked out of the passage, everyone felt exhausted, as if they had experienced a great battle.

"Huh...finally out." Fu Yunzhi breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that half of his mental strength had been drained.

"Zhizhi, you are so awesome!" Tia Mir looked at Fu Yunzhi with admiration.

"That's right, don't you see who I am?" Fu Yunzhi smiled proudly, then turned to look at the high priest, "How is it? Old man, I passed the first level, what's next?"

"Yes, the Marshal is indeed quite capable." The high priest nodded. "However, this is just the beginning. The second level is 'Water Beast Disaster'."