"Don't worry, I know that fake Dragon King's mindset very well, that kind of thing won't happen," Shang Hongyu said confidently.

Zuan agreed with her assessment: "Is it really not necessary to capture that fake Dragon King alive? Maybe we can extract some useful information from him."

"Absolutely not!" Shang Hongyu immediately said seriously, "Although that fake Dragon King is fake, his cultivation is even greater than that of the real Dragon King. If I hadn't been familiar with many of the mechanisms and formations in the Dragon Palace, and hadn't sacrificed several immortal-grade magic treasures, I would have barely escaped from him. Even so, I was seriously injured. Although your cultivation is high, it is difficult to subdue him silently. Once we alert others, our subsequent plans will be completely ruined."

"Alright, I'll listen to you." Zu An pondered what Shang Hongyu said. Besides the fake Dragon King, there were also some of the Dragon Palace's confidants who were also the fake Dragon King's people. He wouldn't have to worry about not being able to find someone to interrogate.

After discussing some details, the two went back to chase after their ship.

Shang Hongyu refused Zuan's offer to take her to another location, and instead chose to swim away in the water.

Zuan let her be, casting barriers along the way to protect her aura from being detected by outsiders.

Watching that graceful figure in the water, the whole journey was extremely pleasing to the eye.

Before long, the two caught up with the ship. Shang Hongyu suddenly realized something and looked at the man in the sky with some apology: "I'm sorry, I was impulsive for a moment and forgot that you were supposed to set up a barrier to protect me. This journey must have taken a lot of toll on you, right?"

Zuan smiled and said, "This little bit of exertion is nothing to me. Seeing you swimming so freely in the ocean makes it all worthwhile."

Shang Hongyu was taken aback by his words. She looked at him quietly for a long time before sighing, "Alas, ever since my father passed away, no one in the world has ever spoiled me like this."

On the contrary, it was her frail shoulders that had to support the entire mermaid clan. At that time, her younger sister was still small, and she also had to take care of her.

After becoming the Queen of the Shanghai Tribe, she had to be a virtuous and exemplary empress, so she naturally had to suppress her true nature.

Over the years, this is the only time I've shown this side of myself again in front of Zuan.

At this moment, Zu'an laughed and said, "It's okay, you can call me Dad from now on, and I can always spoil you."

Shang Hongyu: "???"

Enraged, she grabbed a handful of seawater and threw it at him, yelling, "Go to hell!"

...

The journey passed quickly amidst these extreme challenges, and the biggest change was that the two got along better and better, and became more and more familiar with each other.

The two were a little shy about sleeping together on the first night, but later they naturally started working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Shang Hongyu would naturally snuggle into his arms every time, and even take the initiative to hold his hand and hug him. She didn't mind if he occasionally pinched her hand because it itched.

The two were as intimate and harmonious as a real married couple—of course, they both clearly guarded against the final step.

"We'll be at the Azure Sea tomorrow, and I'm a little nervous." That night, Shang Hongyu nestled in Zu An's arms, looking at the stars in the night sky as she whispered.

"Don't worry, I'm here to protect you." Zu'an tightened his grip on her, pulling her closer to him.

"It's strange, but now that you're saying this, my heart calms down very easily." Shang Hongyu rested her head on his arm, twisted her body, and changed to a more comfortable position.

“I said the same thing before, is there any difference?” Zuan even naturally tidied her long hair over her shoulders to prevent it from being pressed down by him.

"Of course they're different." Shang Hongyu smiled, without going into details.

Then she suddenly shifted her body, but still felt somewhat uncomfortable. She glanced at him, then looked up at him again, a strange smile playing on her lips.

"Do you want me to help you? It must be tough seeing you like this every day."

Zuan said irritably, "How can I help with this?"

“Of course, with my hands,” Shang Hongyu straightened up, leaned close to his ear, and gently blew a breath. “What else would you like me to use?”

Zu An's heart skipped a beat: "Stop fooling around, go to sleep early, we have important business to do tomorrow."

For some reason, he suddenly thought of the famous mermaid joke from his past life: "Why? How?"

Of course, this is something I absolutely cannot tell her.

"Giggle~" Shang Hongyu let out a string of silvery laughter, "You're even more of a gentleman than I thought. I knew I wasn't wrong about you. If you had actually agreed just now, see how I would deal with you!"

She raised her fist and waved it a few times in a show of defiance before finally falling asleep in his arms again, feeling at ease.

Zu An was speechless for a moment. It turned out that this woman was testing him again.

...

Nothing was said that night.

The next day, the ship stopped at a small island. Looking out, Zuan saw that the ocean in the distance was a clear, beautiful turquoise color.

You should know that they are now in the deep sea, and theoretically the water in the deep sea should be darker, but the water in this area is so beautiful.

"This is the Azure Sea. These small islands are scattered like stars, serving as outposts for the Dragon Palace, welcoming guests from the human race, the demon race, and other races in the ocean," Shang Hongyu explained through telepathic communication.

Normally, after disembarking, they would go to the largest conch palace on the island to hand over the relevant documents, and then a special magic array would be activated on the island to send them to the underwater dragon palace.

However, with Shang Hongyu around, the two of them naturally wouldn't take the usual path.

The two found an opportunity to quietly slip away from the main group of passengers on the ship and slipped into a small alley.

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