Around noon, the three-star general came over again.

He looked at the soldiers at the door and asked, "Where is the prince? Is he still inside?"

"Here I am."

The general was speechless and was about to turn and leave when a voice came from inside the room, "Come in."

The general was somewhat puzzled. He glanced at the soldiers guarding the gate, then looked inside.

He pointed to his nose, as if asking if he was being called.

The young gatekeeper nodded, and the general walked in through the door.

He bowed first, and then said, "Your Highness, we searched all night when we arrived."

We didn't find that fish you mentioned.

Xiao Tuantuan overheard something in the inner room and asked, "What fish? You've been looking for it all night?"

The general glanced at the princess who came out of the house.

He clasped his hands respectfully and said, "Your Highness, it was last night that His Highness sent us..."

They brought back some mermaid from the beach, and even said it was half human.

"It was half a fish; my subordinates led a company of soldiers there, but we didn't see it at all!"

Little Tuantuan's lips twitched slightly after hearing the general's words.

Looking at Li Qishang, he said, "You sent them?"

Li Qishang nodded!

Xiao Tuantuan raised her hand to her forehead! Why does her husband seem to be getting dumber and dumber? Should she still keep him?

"Alas, my lord, why won't you allow your own people to take the corpse away?"

Li Qishang was speechless. He hadn't thought of it that way at all. He thought that thing had just gone back directly. He even wanted to bring it back to wake up the people!

"What should we do then? What if the mermaid keeps coming out to harm the people?" Li Qishang asked.

The general was truly bewildered; he had no idea what the prince and princess were talking about.

He looked around, and finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He then asked, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please forgive me for interrupting your conversation."

"Please speak, General."

The general then asked, "I don't know what this mermaid you two are talking about. Is it a fish or a person?"

"Your Highness is talking about commoners, but what does this fish have to do with them?"

Xiao Tuantuan made a call and then said, "General, are you aware that some soldiers in our camp have disappeared without a trace?"

"And those fishermen who almost never come back after leaving home, have you ever wondered where they went?"

Xiao Tuantuan's words made the general frown before he said, "Does the princess mean that this fish is the culprit?"

"Yes, you are very smart."

The general's eyes widened in disbelief; this was beyond his comprehension.

This was the first time he had ever heard of fish eating people!

"Then...in Your Highness's opinion, what should we do?"

Li Qishang also looked at Xiao Tuantuan, wanting to know how his wife planned to deal with this harmful mermaid.

Little Tuantuan plopped down in the armchair, spread her hands, shrugged, and said, "This princess has no choice."

Unless a merman is willing to help, there's nothing we can do.

Good heavens!

The two heard something new that completely shattered their worldview—or rather, it completely blew them away!

To be precise, it's refreshing their knowledge and understanding; it's beyond their current knowledge level, and they don't understand it.

"Your Highness, please forgive my ignorance, but what kind of fish is this half-mermaid?"

The general was truly bewildered. He didn't understand a single word; it felt as if he were listening to some kind of cryptic scripture.

Little Tuantuan said, "This half-mermaid is actually a 'mermaid,' but..."

The two thought to themselves, "Isn't this a mermaid? Why is she half-mermaid again?"

What's going on?

They're really confused. Please, Your Highness, don't speak so heavily!

"Your Highness, could this mermaid possibly be capable of fighting against other mermaids?"

"That's why I said we only have a chance of winning if the merman is willing to take action."

After all, we can't stay underwater for long, and none of us have any Water Spirit Pills to protect us.

"Just surviving in the water is a feat, let alone fighting."

“How could those mermaids possibly help us fight against their own kind?” Li Qishang said.

Xiao Tuantuan said with a smile, "There is a big difference between a half-mermaid and a mermaid."

The two of them were like toddlers learning to walk, full of curiosity and exploration about this matter!

The two asked in unison, "What's the difference?"

"Mermaids have blonde hair and blue eyes, which are actually emerald green. It was dark last night, so I don't know if you could see them clearly."

The first sentence was addressed to both of them, and the second sentence was addressed to Li Qishang.

Li Qishang nodded; he had seen it up close last night.

Little Tuantuan nodded and continued, "The half-mermaid looks just like us, with black eyes and black hair, but its lower body is that of a fish, and it doesn't have legs!"

The general was shocked! He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!

"Hiss, its lower body is a fish tail, isn't that a monster?"

Xiao Tuantuan said, "It shouldn't be a monster, it just means it's definitely not comparable to humans."

When the general left, he was completely shocked. He had heard many things that were beyond his comprehension that day, and he had never been so shocked.

His mind was filled with the booming sound and the shocking words he had just heard.

"Tuantuan, so how should we eliminate these mermaids?" Li Qishang asked.

Little Tuantuan rested her chin on her hands, looked at Li Qishang, and sighed deeply, saying, "Wait for the half-mermaid to give me an answer."

By the way, you should write back to the capital immediately about this matter and ask your elder brother to prepare the funds for disaster relief.

"Disaster relief? What does this have to do with disaster relief?"

"Just listen to what I say, and you'll see when the time comes. Now, order all the people living by the sea to evacuate ten miles away."

"Why evacuate so far? Where will they live?"

Xiao Tuantuan spread her hands and said, "This is the problem you two discussed. Just imagine so many mermaids fighting..."

Wouldn't they turn the sea upside down? Don't you think the seawater will spread and flood the nearby villages?

When Li Qishang thought about it, it seemed that it really did mean that!

He jumped up, then disappeared without a trace, leaving only the words that he had to get back to work.

Xiao Tuantuan was speechless. She shook her head, looked at Li Jingyu, and saw that he was still fast asleep.

Satisfied, he returned to the courtyard and used his spatial abilities to send himself into his dream as well.

In his dream, he indeed saw the half-mermaid.

"The three-day deadline has passed. What do you have to say?"

"Princess Elf, would you grant my request?"

Little Tuantuan grinned and said, "The mermaid has demands too. Tell me, but anything too outrageous won't do."

“It’s absolutely not excessive, and Princess Elf, you can definitely do it,” Mu Yikui said.

Xiao Tuantuan didn't speak, but raised her eyebrows and asked her to explain what her request was.