Chapter 206 Nanxing "I...I'm in heat."...

As the merman's kiss landed once more, Jiang Yuhuo slightly turned her face away and looked around.

"Has your mother left?"

This is too much to do in broad daylight.

"She's gone."

Jia Yue cupped her face in her hands and savored the taste.

“Mermaids are naturally romantic; they don’t have as many rules as humans.” He kissed the corner of her lips. “Have you ever seen a fish that hides before kissing?”

Jiang Yuhuo thought about it and agreed; she had never seen one before. But to be precise, she had never seen a kissing fish, except for the one in front of her…

However, since she was the one who caused his split personality, she tried her best to satisfy him.

"Jia Yue...why isn't your body cold anymore?"

Jiang Yuhuo pressed her face against his, then, fearing she might not be right, reached out and touched his neck. She felt that her senses were correct; it was indeed no longer as cold as before.

"Is there?"

Jia Yue pressed down on the hand that was placed on her neck, "Do you want to..."

"Get out here!"

His gaze suddenly swept towards the thicket of thorns behind him, and he shouted sharply.

Suddenly, a blue figure moved, and a blue-tailed merman swam out from behind the thorn bushes. It looked young, and its gender was indistinguishable, but its features vaguely resembled those of Jia Yue.

"I wasn't eavesdropping!" The little merman's eyebrows furrowed, her voice neither male nor female, "I've been here perfectly fine the whole time, you all came here on your own!"

He hurriedly distanced himself from the situation, looking extremely angry.

But clearly no one accused him of this crime.

"What are you doing here?" Jia Yue moved slightly, subtly shielding Jiang Yuhuo behind her. "Nanxing."

"They've all been saying you're back, and it really is you!" The little merman named Nanxing was very agitated, as if he hated seeing Jiayue. "I knew you'd come here! What are you doing back? And you even brought a woman back with you!"

Jiang Yuhuo was a little confused. If he had known Jia Yue would come here... was she waiting for him here?

"Is it a merman you know?" Jiang Yuhuo couldn't help but ask Jia Yue.

“They are my compatriots, we… are half-brothers.”

Jiang Yuhuo immediately understood that it was the child born to the rebel leader and the former Sea Emperor, who was also the current Sea Emperor.

Jia Yue stared intently at the silver ring on Nan Xing's hand, then looked up. "I've come back to take away your Sea Emperor's throne. As for her..." He moved Jiang Yu Huo's hand in front of him, "If she's willing, you can call her sister-in-law."

Nanxing was stunned for a moment, "You...you're not leaving again this time?"

"No...no! What makes you think you can take the throne just because you're back?" The little mermaid became angry again, her blue tail thrashing violently in the water. "I won't give it to you! You've been gone for so many years, living a carefree and happy life on land, not caring about anything. What right do you have to take what's mine?"

Faced with Nanxing's anger, Jiayue remained calmly cruel.

Nanxing glared at Jiang Yuhuo, then became smug, as if she had caught something wrong. "Hmph! You've long since lost your right. You transformed into a man for a woman. So what if they value you? The Sea Kingdom won't want a Sea Emperor who can't have children!"

Nanxing immediately became arrogant towards Jiayue.

The little mermaid's gaze slowly swept over Jiang Yuhuo, mixed with complex emotions that were hard to describe. She knew that Jiang Yuhuo had helped her by drawing Jia Yue's incarnation, but she also felt a bit of resentment towards her for making perfection flawed...

"What... exactly are your abilities?"

Jiang Yuhuo pointed to herself, unsure if the little mermaid was asking her.

"Of course it's you!" The little mermaid bared her sharp teeth, looking very fierce.

Jiang Yuhuo was very self-aware and honestly shook his head, "I have no ability."

Nanxing was even more furious, feeling that this woman was practically provoking him. "Even you look down on me! How dare you? I am the Sea Emperor! From the moment he transformed into a man, he could never be—"

“Who says I can’t be one?” Jia Yue interrupted Nan Xing with a light, casual remark.

Nanxing paused, looking at the merman in white before him. He hadn't even transformed into his merman form while he was in the sea, all for the sake of the woman beside him.

"Don't you know that those who possess the blood of the Mermaid God, regardless of gender, can conceive?" Those eyes were indifferent and sharp, and the words they spoke were even more ruthless. "That's why, even with your father's suppression, they still long for my return, rather than supporting you who have stayed behind."

The little mermaid stood frozen in shock. After a long pause, she suddenly shouted, "Impossible! You're talking nonsense! No one has ever said that the blood of the mermaid god has such an effect! Trying to fool me? I'm not that easily fooled!"

Jia Yue remained noncommittal, only glancing at Jiang Yuhuo, who was equally stunned beside her. She stared at him wide-eyed, clearly quite taken aback by his words.

He whispered a few words to Jiang Yuhuo before continuing to Nanxing, "You haven't seen it, so of course you don't know. And things that are destined to be irrelevant to you, naturally no one will tell you."

"You..." Nanxing trembled with anger, tears welling up in her eyes. "You look down on me! You've always looked down on me... I was forced into this world by my mother, and from the very beginning, the blood of the Mermaid God was not meant to be mine... Do you think I'm not worthy of being your brethren at all!"

"...They look down on me too, they don't tell me anything, they just try to appease me! But what did I do wrong? I was just listening to my father..." Nanxing became more and more agitated as she spoke, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably, and finally she burst into tears in front of everyone.

“This is not your fault, it is your father’s fault.” Jia Yue stated calmly, only glancing at the person who kept losing small pearls, without offering any further words of comfort. Instead, she pulled the person beside her and was about to leave, “Go back and tell your father that I will come to take his life.”

"Wait a minute." Jiang Yuhuo suddenly pushed Jia Yue's hand away and ran back towards Nan Xing.

"May I ask?"

Hearing the voice, Nanxing raised her tearful, indignant eyes, not understanding what this woman wanted. If she was offering comfort, she would have resolutely rejected her without hesitation. She hated her brother Jiayue, and she hated his partner!

Jiang Yuhuo pointed to the little mermaid's waist, "Where did you find those seashells on your body? I'd like some too. I have a little niece who likes these things, and I'd like to take some back for her."

Nanxing burst into tears, feeling both angry and heartbroken, as no one cared about her at all!

Jiang Yuhuo finally found the place where the five-colored seashell was. Although the little mermaid sea emperor was crying her eyes out, she still reluctantly pointed out the way to her after hearing her say that she was feeling sorry for the sea.

Jiang Yuhuo felt that this person had the temperament of a child, so he asked Jia Yue how old she was.

"Over a hundred years old, according to the lifespan of ordinary people, is probably about the same age as the little girl next to you in Xidu City."

"No wonder." Jiang Yuhu nodded. He really was just a child.

Which of these two looks better?

She was so busy picking out the prettiest seashells that she didn't notice Jia Yue's expression at all.

Jia Yue pointed to one of them and then handed her another one.

Jiang Yuhuo's eyes lit up; the one in Jia Yue's hand was even more beautiful than her two.

Are you... going back?

Jiang Yuhuo froze abruptly at the low question.

She lowered her head slightly and nodded gently. "Yes, there are still many things to do..." She put the gift in her hand into her storage bag. "Xiao Jing is still waiting for me to come back."

A slight pang of pain shot through her heart. Jia Yue suddenly recalled that despairing snowy night, the day she had chosen that girl and gone to her side.

"Then...I..." he suddenly changed his mind, "Then...when do you plan to come back?"

Jiang Yuhuo answered casually, "I'll be back after I've finished dealing with it."

No one knew if she could finish dealing with it, or even live to see it all. Now that she saw he was alright, she felt much more at ease.

She looked up and smiled at him, then went back to looking for the beautiful seashell. "Don't you have your own things to deal with? I heard you. You're also going to overthrow the country... You must be very busy."

Jia Yue looked down at her, "No, things here are much simpler than those on land."

"Oh, I see... I don't know anything about the Sea Kingdom."

As she spoke, she walked further away, where even more colorful seashells were scattered on the ground.

Watching her retreating figure, Jia Yue suddenly lost control of her emotions and hugged her tightly. "Don't go, okay? Stay by my side. We can be very happy in the Sea Kingdom. There will be no one else, just the two of us. No one will bother us..."

Jiang Yuhuo stiffened, but did not push him away. She simply gripped the hand around his waist. "...You know, I still have ties up there."

Jia Yue knew the answer, but he still asked, "Is that girl very important to you?"

It's so important that even at the bottom of the sea, I still think about it.

Would she... care about him like this?

“She is my family,” Jiang Yuhuo replied.

Now, he may be her only family.

Her only true relative was Jiang Liuyun, who vanished from the world the night the Netherworld was shattered. Knowing she wasn't Ji Hongyu, Xiao Jing was the only one who still considered her family, so she also regarded her as family.

Family members, relatives with whom one is bound by blood.

So his affections can never compare to blood ties? A thought faintly rose from the depths of his heart.

Jia Yue felt a surge of heat rising through his body, forcing him to release Jiang Yu Huo, his face turning red.

Jiang Yuhuo turned around and saw his expression, and hurriedly asked, "Jiayue, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just need to rest."

He waved his hand and returned to his lair alone ahead of time.

When Jiang Yuhuo returned to the merman's lair, all the luminous pearls inside had been extinguished, and it was even darker than when she first woke up there; she couldn't see anything.

She lit a fire in her palm and vaguely saw a dark shadow crawling on the bed.

A tall and broad back, tapering down to a captivating waistline, followed by a smooth and slender fishtail, all outlined in beautiful silhouettes in the darkness.

It was Gaju that had transformed into its original form.

The person on the couch beckoned to her.

"come over……"

Jiang Yuhuo found his voice a little strange, but didn't think much of it. Until she got close, a slightly warm hand grabbed her, and after a dizzying spin, she was suddenly pressed down onto the couch.

The colorful seashells I found for Xiao Jing were scattered all over the ground.

The merman's body held her captive, suddenly creating a cramped space. Jiang Yuhuo slightly pushed open a small area and asked the person on top of her, "What's wrong?"

Jia Yue looked at her calmly, the desire in her eyes was surprisingly intense, turning the clear blue into a deep turquoise, and her breathing was no longer shallow.

"...I want you." A hoarse, suppressed voice.

Jiang Yuhu frowned, "Wasn't it just last night..."

She touched Jia Yue's face and suddenly realized something was wrong. His body had never been this warm before. "Your body..."

"I... am in heat."