Chapter 52

Undersea palace.

Feihua knelt before the brilliant peacock-blue giant clam and prostrated herself on the ground, admitting her fault: "This is my fault. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Qian Xing didn't say anything immediately. She walked around her house. The dark blue scales on the fish's tail reflected light of varying shades as it swayed.

After a while, he said coldly: "Didn't you see the other person's appearance clearly?"

Feihua's tail fin curled up nervously, stirring up a small amount of sand. She lowered her head deeply, "No, I didn't even detect a breath. Normally, if a stranger broke in, the alarm would be sounded, but..."

But she felt nothing from beginning to end, and then she passed out.

When she woke up, she found herself trapped in a giant clam, and she couldn't break free even with her strength.

It took another half an hour before the cry for help was heard by others and the Siren King came in person.

"While you were unconscious, the signal to Tongxin was sent." The Siren King's tone seemed to be understated, but there was actually a sigh in his voice. "It should be heading to the surface now."

Feihua was startled: "Then it and the Four Spirits are..."

Qian Xing didn't answer, which was considered as her consent.

Feihua's sky collapsed.

She and her twin sister Liuying each have a psychic beast, hers is the Emperor Squid Heart, and Liuying's is the Sea Turtle Four Spirits.

Tongxin and Siling guard the seabed and the sea surface respectively. Most of the time they just do nothing but slack off, and only come to work occasionally when the player opens a side quest.

They strictly adhere to the shift system and rarely see each other, so the working environment is quite harmonious.

No one knew how long these two big guys had lived, but they had been sworn enemies since before they were naturalized by the Lord God in the ocean world.

Unlike His Majesty and the Golden Tyrant, who were... well, sworn enemies with a subtle affection for each other (Feihua could only think about this in her heart), Tongxin and the Four Spirits truly disliked each other and would inevitably fight each other upon seeing each other, causing unrest in the sea.

The Siren King likes quietness and hates being disturbed the most.

This situation must not happen if it can be avoided. No one wants to endure the wrath of the Lord of the Sea - that is ten thousand times more terrifying than a fight between a squid and a turtle.

Feihua's face showed despair: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this is all my fault, I..."

Is it too late to rush to the sea now?

"Forget it, get up." Wang gathered his robes, glanced at her, and said lightly, "The opponent's strength is far superior to yours. You still need to practice."

Qian Xing's eyes are narrow and long, which makes her look very heartless, but when her eyes move, they are absolutely bewitching.

No one can escape the Siren's temptation, even if it is not accompanied by singing.

Feihua didn't dare to look him in the eye, a chill running down her spine. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You go and watch them, don't make too much noise." Qian Xing said.

Feihua responded and left.

After she left, Qian Xing frowned, crushed the coal-ash-like dust on her fingertips, and leaned in to smell the faint smell of sulfur.

That was what he had just found on the giant clam shell.

He already had a guess as to who the intruder was.

The sisters Feihua and Liuying are very powerful, otherwise he would not have chosen them as his servants.

He gave them a portion of the source power of the sub-world, enabling them to sense the slightest changes in any vein.

If they could break in and subdue one of them without being discovered, it would not be that the other party's strength must be superior to that of the two sisters, but rather that the aura possessed by the person did not belong here at all.

After all, they do not have enough authority to capture the fluctuations from the other world.

...Are you so impatient? You haven't even seen the baby yet.

Qian Xing felt helpless.

Besides, even if I really want to see the little guy, why can't I just tell him directly? I have to control Feihua and Tongxin like a thief.

Is it because it's more exciting this way? It really suits his mischievous nature.

He really never understood that kid.

Qian Xing sighed and let the water wash away the traces of her fingertips.

I hope nothing happens.

*

In Li Jue's imagination, the result of his mediation should be that both parties calm down and get along in a friendly manner through rational communication and dialogue; after entering the infinite space, he has served water to different people many times in different occasions, and each time it went smoothly.

But today these two huge guys simply didn't listen to orders.

When the squid and the turtle discovered that the little cub could fly, they excitedly screamed like teenage girls: "Oh my god, this little master is so adorable!"

You know, given their size, their screams are equivalent to extremely destructive sonic weapons.

The water film of the small jellyfish has an insulating effect, and strictly speaking, he has no ears in this form; the little seal still struggles to raise his short flippers to protect his soft parachute - no matter where his ears are, he just covers them first.

The only human was in a miserable state. He was already exhausted after soaking in the sea water for so long. He finally managed to sneak onto the tentacles of the squid and turtle to take a rest while they were quarreling, but was thrown down again by the screams.

His brain was almost shattered, he couldn't tell whether it was water or blood filling his ears, and his vision was blacking out.

It's so frustrating. Could someone really be killed by the screams?

"What a loud noise..." The small system couldn't tell the difference between "quarrel" and "clamor," so it could only use another ambiguous description, aggrieved, "Baby, it's uncomfortable."

Ling Xi was not much better than him. The hearing of seals was more sensitive than that of jellyfish. Even though the water film faithfully protected their hearing from harm, it still made people irritated and dizzy.

Tong Xin was the first to catch the "accusation" of the small system, and hurriedly listened to the scream and said cautiously: "Young Master, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

The little jellyfish finally found some peace and quiet, and shook its umbrella: "My ears hurt."

The squid asked curiously, "Does the young master have ears too?"

Li Jue was stunned: "Huh?"

Didn't he?

The turtle said angrily, "It must be because you are too noisy that the young master is upset."

The squid was furious when he heard this: "If you hadn't been talking nonsense, I would have taken the young master back to the palace long ago!"

Turtle: "You—"

It’s over, it’s over, we’re going to quarrel again.

The little seal quickly jumped up and down in the air with the little jellyfish on its head, swaying left and right, trying to attract their attention: "Hey, hey!"

Tongxin and Siling paid no attention to them and continued to criticize each other harshly.

The cubs were so small, like a half-lit moon, and could be swallowed by the monsters with their mouths wide open and howling at any time.

"Baby, you're going to be angry." Li Jue puffed up his little body and complained to Ling Xi, "Baby, I don't like quarreling!"

The little seal used its flippers to touch the little jellyfish, which was both comforting and encouraging: "Juejue, do whatever you want."

Anyway, he has someone to protect him.

The little jellyfish leaned against the little seal and used one of its soft tentacles to cover its eyes. "Xixi, don't open your eyes."

Ling Xi guessed what he was going to do, and nodded vigorously with her eyes closed; there was no other way, the seal's neck was too thick, and it was not flexible when doing this kind of movement.

It is a rare occasion that a baby seal hides behind a small jellyfish, and the baby's heart is filled with heroic spirit.

The bow tentacles flapped faster and faster, like real butterfly wings that could fly.

All the tentacles of the small jellyfish floated up, with the pear blossom shape of the umbrella as the center, and the transparent little body emitted a light blue light.

At first it was as faint as a stream, but the light became more and more dazzling, and the range of illumination gradually expanded.

Soon, a small blue moon appeared under the bright yellow moon.

Li Jue said to himself, good boy, don't quarrel.

The quarreling monsters didn't notice the unusual movement here at first. When they found that the night sky was as bright as day, they were completely captured by the gentle light.

Tongxin and Siling looked up at the small blue moon, subconsciously

The two mortal enemies who wanted to strangle each other whenever they met were bathing in the same moonlight for the first time - no, it was far brighter and more radiant than moonlight, and even had a sense of holiness.

Compared with other sub-worlds with different plates, the ocean world is much more monotonous. Azure is the most mainstream color here and the most familiar color to the residents.

They are born and die in the blue, stir up trouble in the blue, and also find peace of mind in the blue.

The healing power of the small system had only been used on specific targets before, and it required close contact, preferably direct touch; this was the first time he had used the ability on such a large scale, and at a great distance from the target.

When Ling Xi sensed that Li Jue wanted to use this ability, she was a little worried about whether Zi Zi could succeed.

But he did it.

The light in front of his eyes turned from dazzling to soft, the little jellyfish retracted its tentacles, and the little seal opened his eyes, looking at the light in the sky in admiration, like broken stars reflected in the water of a pond.

He put the little jellyfish back on his head, thinking with relief that although the baby still looked like it needed care, it was actually growing.

Li Jue is the little master of another world. His pure and transparent heart is the most precious thing in the world, enough to soothe all the complexity and disorder.

His will is the will of infinite space.

The emperor squid and the turtle turned their gazes to each other, with unprecedented emotions surging in their eyes.

Tongxin apologized first: "Oh, I shouldn't have quarreled..."

Si Ling's confession followed closely: "No, it's not your problem, and I shouldn't have been so rude."

Tong Xin's red eyes sparkled: "Actually, I've wanted to say this for a long time. I really want to be friends with you."

Si Ling seemed very excited: "I think so too. If we put aside our prejudices, we might get along very well!"

The squid's tentacles embrace the sea turtle.

"brother!"

"Good brother!"

"Brother, you smell so good."

“Brother, you…”

The little jellyfish lay on top of the little seal's head, watching the happy ending. It happily flapped its bow-tie tentacles, and even the little seal applauded.

Well, finally everyone stopped quarreling~!

If Feihua and Liuying saw this scene, they would probably be so shocked that their jaws would drop, and they might even doubt whether this was their own psychic beast; could it be an illusion fabricated by someone else?

The giant beasts reconciled, the cubs were also very satisfied, and everything seemed to be harmonious and beautiful.

No one cares about life or death in the past ten thousand years.

The human who was thrown into the sea was bleeding from all seven orifices due to the stimulation of the sound waves. The sea water repeatedly washed the wound, and severe pain and fatigue were intertwined. Mr. Wan, who was always well-dressed and elegant, probably had never experienced such an embarrassing moment.

Fortunately, all the animals ran away when the emperor squid and the sea turtle were fighting, otherwise such a strong smell of blood would definitely attract a group of sharks.

Fortunately, he is a boss despite his size and has strong vitality. Otherwise, if he is not eaten by sharks, he will sink into the sea due to exhaustion.

Wannian felt drowsy and regretful. He didn't want to be the king of the new world anymore.

Wouldn't it be nice to go back and be a pirate leader, living a life of luxury, stirring up trouble, and showing off your might? There's no way you'd end up like this.

I can’t hold on any longer…

He is about to become the first small boss in the infinite space to commit suicide and die in such a miserable way.

Those bastards on the anonymous communication board will definitely nail themselves to the pillar of shame and laugh at themselves for the rest of their lives. He can guess what kind of emoticons they will post.

...Just thinking about it makes me angry.

Just when he was about to let himself be drowned by the sea, suddenly an unfamiliar force picked him up as easily as picking up a leaf.

Wannian's eyes were filled with blood mist, and he couldn't see anything clearly. He didn't know which god had saved his life.

A clear and bright boy's voice vaguely came to my ears: "Tsk, what a useless human being."

Both sarcastic and joyful.

……who?

How could anyone get close to him without being noticed?

As Wannian, who is on the same level as Feihua and Liuying, he also has some sensing authority in the sub-world, otherwise he would be too passive when dealing with players who have lit up the stealth skill points.

But he didn't feel anything just now except the crowded and almost suffocating sea water.

Wan Nian was carried away by the roaring sea and thrown onto the land - to be precise, onto the turtle back of the Four Spirits.

The desire to survive made him cough desperately, trying to expel the water and blood that had choked into his lungs. That was a very painful process for a human.

When he felt that he had almost caught his breath and fell to the ground exhausted, the scene in front of him finally became clear again, but he could not find his savior.

Who could it be?

*

Feihua rubbed her eyes again and again.

Who is this big monster in front of me who is so friendly with his brother and arm in arm?

Who raised it?

She stood on one of the concentric tentacle and watched as the other tentacle teleported the little jellyfish and the baby seal over.

Before figuring out why those two guys suddenly changed their temperaments, there is a more important little baby to take care of.

Li Jue spotted Feihua early on, and while waiting for his "change of fortune", he excitedly jumped around on the little seal's head.

After finally getting close, the baby's patience was exhausted. He couldn't wait even for the last little bit, so he floated over with bubbles.

The little jellyfish's pale blue light was mixed with tiny bits of gold, and by the time it jumped into Feihua's arms, it had already become a solid little human cub.

Li Jue's eyes curved, revealing a pair of sweet dimples: "Sister Huahua!"

Feihua was more outgoing than her twin sister, especially now that the Sea Monster King was away. She could indulge her love and suck the cub as much as she wanted. She kissed the little guy's pudding-like face several times: "Little Master, long time no see!"

The cub of Zhiqiu also likes Zhiqiu's love, and his little face is flushed: "I miss my sister~"

Feihua scratched his nose: "I think you miss more than just me."

Li Jue glanced to the side from time to time since he saw her, as if he was expecting someone else to appear besides her.

The answer was obvious, but unfortunately, he still had to be disappointed for a moment: "Sorry, young master, the master didn't come. When Liuying gets off work later, we can go back together."

Li Jue lowered his eyes somewhat disappointedly, but quickly adjusted himself, his golden pupils sparkling, and his tone was exceptionally sincere: "Zi is also very happy to see Sister Huahua!"

Feihua couldn't help but suck a few more puffs.

Who wouldn’t like such a sweet-looking and sweet-mouthed little baby?

While she was cuddling with the baby, a pair of eyes were always on her.

Feihua is considered to be a person with fighting power second only to one person in the sub-world. There are very few beings that can make her feel threatened, let alone send a chill down her spine.

She adjusted the way she was holding the baby and looked towards the source of the gaze.

It was the older boy who always stayed by Li Jue's side. He had also transformed from a little seal into a human form. He had black hair and brown eyes, and was standing quietly on another squid tentacle, looking at them with a faint smile.

No matter how you look at it, he is a very polite and well-behaved child.

That almost dangerous feeling of oppression...

It must be an illusion.

Feihua comforted herself.

"Master Xiao Ling." She hugged Li Jue and bowed slightly to greet him.

Ling Xi also returned the greeting: "Sister Feihua, thank you for your hard work."

Compared to the innocent little Rikyu, Ling Xi's personality is so calm that she doesn't seem like a five or six-year-old child at all, and she also hides more secrets.

Feihua knew that her immediate superior had suspected Ling Xi for a long time, and she tried to verify his identity after returning to the territory, but found nothing.

This is very unusual. The big boss has very high authority in the infinite space. If even the Siren King cannot detect it, it can only mean that the relevant information about Ling Xi is sealed by the central authority or even a higher power.

Who is this child?

If Ling Xi is really an important person in the infinite space, then how could the baby who accompanies and protects her all the time be just a newly recruited system?

If two little cubs want to venture into such a cruel world alone, being cute alone is far from enough.

...Although the baby is very cute.

At this moment, the turtle flapped its limbs and looked up at the people on the tentacles: "Miss Feihua, Miss Liuying hasn't come back yet?"

The Four Spirits and Tongxin did dislike each other—now we have to add the qualification of "before"—but they still respected each other's direct superiors.

Feihua frowned. Liuying had indeed been gone for too long. At this point, she could already be considered working overtime. "I'll go check on her. Siling, I'll leave the young master to you. Wait here for us to come back."

The turtle lowered its head: "Yes."

In the past, the turtle, entrusted with the important task, would have certainly mocked the squid.

But they were now close buddies, so Tongxin could only say earnestly, "I'll escort you!"

Si Ling was very moved: "Brother, you..."

Tongxin patted him with his tentacles: "Good brother, no need to thank me."

"brother……"

"brother!"

If Feihua didn't have to maintain her adult dignity in front of the baby, she would have shivered.

Even though they have worked together for so many years, she still finds it hard to get used to it and finds it hard to believe that such soft, cute and sweet voices come from these two big guys!

*

"Wow..." the little cub exclaimed unabashedly, "So pretty!"

Tongxin used its flexible tentacles to carry the children to the back of the Four Spirits. The endless turtle shell was no different from a real island for them, as little as they were.

The thick layer of luminous algae attached to the turtle's back swayed in the evening breeze, as if it had strayed into some indescribable fantasy forest.

Li Jue shook Ling Xi's arm and pointed to him: "There are so many glowing grasses!"

Ling Xi took his hand, and the children walked among the dead algae, taking one step deep and one step shallow.

The algae felt soft when stepped on, like cotton candy. Every step would crush the clear light to the ground, splashing fireflies.

The Emperor Squid thanked the small system tenderly: "Young Master, thank you so much."

It is so big that it can't find any friends in the ocean. Small shrimps and fishes hide away when they see it.

Except for when Feihua arranges tasks and comes up to intimidate players, it is really boring at other times.

Looking around, the only creatures that share a common body shape and language are the Four Spirits. However, they used to look upon each other as thorns in their eyes, disdaining each other as big fools, and simply disliked each other in every way.

Now that we have put aside our grudges and made peace, we realize that the other person is just as lonely as we are and needs each other just as much.

Even though they realized it a little late, it did not affect them becoming best brothers from now on.

And all this is thanks to a small system with full healing power.

Li Jue waved her hands: "You're welcome. From now on, we won't quarrel!"

Tong Xin smiled shyly: "Okay, okay, let's not quarrel. We are good sisters...ah, good brothers!"

After saying this, it slowly sank to the surface of the sea, and together with the four spirits who also lowered their heads, they chattered under the water in a frequency that only they could understand.

Li Jue and Ling Xi found a patch of algae that didn't glow as strongly and lay down. After tossing and turning all night, they were both sleepy.

Ling Xi took off her coat and covered Li Jue with it, then put her arms around him. The latter lay in her arms like a kitten and yawned slowly.

The little children hugged each other, rubbed their foreheads with their eyes closed, like two little animals depending on each other.

Even though the wind and rain of this cruel world will not be merciful to the cubs, as long as they hold each other's hands, they can face it bravely.

As long as we are still with each other, it is enough.

The huge monsters that were stirring up the storm stopped, and the entire sea became quiet.

The candy corn-flavored moon still hung in the sky, gazing down at the world from afar.

"Xixi."

"Um."

"Can you tell me a story?" The little cub yawned again.

When his father was around, he would always tell him a bedtime story to put him to sleep.

Ling Xi was stunned.

He was not an ordinary child raised by an ordinary family. Not to mention having anyone tell him bedtime stories, even sleep was not a necessity. His reserve of soft and dreamy fairy tales was very limited.

but……

He thought for a moment and his eyes lit up.

It’s not that there is nothing to say.

"I know." Ling Xi said, "Then let me tell you the story of the first time I met Juejue."

"First time?" Zizi's little hands clutched his clothes. His eyelids were so heavy he couldn't open them, but he couldn't help but be curious. "Was it at Grandpa Shen's house?"

That was his grandfather, his relative. However, he could not act like other children and call him grandpa. Instead, he had to politely and distantly use a surname that did not belong to him, and speak with a strange respect when mentioning him.

"No." Ling Xi looked at the vast night sky, recalling some distant memory, "It was earlier than that, the real first time."