Lan Ji left, and Wang didn't know what had happened. He had just hidden himself and grown fish scales, so how could he have emerged like this? And what about Lan Ji's claim that the mermaids had badmouthed her on land? He had to go and find out.

If it was really a problem with the mermaids, he was willing to bear Lan Ji's punishment on behalf of his people.

The king called over several mermaids and asked, "Did you speak ill of the queen on land?"

The mermaids lowered their heads, knowing they were in the wrong, but they did not regret it.

Wang looked at them like this and thought they were probably really asking, "Why?"

"You, my king, have wasted your energy treating such a trivial injury for the Queen's people. It should have healed after a period of rest, but the Queen insisted on forcing you to do so."

"I volunteered." The king continued, "Is that why you say bad things about Lan Ji on land?"

The merman quickly explained, "Of course not." An indignant expression crossed his face. "After you left, not only did the Queen not worry about you, she even ignored the little prince. What's even worse is..."

The merman was a little hesitant to say it, as he was afraid that the king would be sad.

"What is it? Tell me."

"What's even worse is that within a few days, the queen was already with a white mermaid. Later, she took in several more mermaids. They were mating every night, which really pissed us off!" The merman glanced at the king's expression, which seemed relatively normal. He continued, "Later, Sunfire, we went ashore as usual to exchange with the orcs on land. They missed you and asked us why the king and queen didn't come together. In a fit of anger, we told them."

The orcs on land were all very grateful to the king. Now they heard from the mermaids that the king had suffered such a great injustice, so naturally they didn’t have a good face towards Lan Ji.

Although the orcs on land are absolutely female-dominated and male-female-inferior, they would naturally not say anything if they were treated like this by their female master, but the Mermaid King is not a land orc, and he is not considered a male. To them, the Mermaid King has no gender.

Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Gradually, all the orcs on land knew that the queen of the Mermaid King was an ungrateful person, which led to a series of events that followed.

There was no expression on the Mermaid King's face, but his hands behind his back were shaking violently, and the tail scales that had just grown were broken to pieces.

He always knew that females of other races, except his own, could find many partners. He also knew that Lan Ji had other partners before, but he didn't expect that Lan Ji would have a new love after he was away for only a few days. Did she really love him?

"Wang, are you okay?"

The king did not say anything, and the merman knew that the king must be feeling uncomfortable at the moment, so he retreated silently.

On the other side, Lan Ji and the mermaid gathered together, and there was no need to say what they wanted to do.

The white-haired, toothless mermaid had a shrewd glint in her eyes: "Xiao Ji, why don't you kill the Mermaid King while they're mating? As long as the Mermaid King is dead, we won't have to worry about those ordinary mermaids."

Although mermaids look beautiful and gorgeous on the surface, they are actually a kind of ferocious beasts in essence. Their teeth can become sharper when attacking, and their claws can retract at will. Although their tails are not as long as those of the mermaids, their strength is definitely greater than that of the mermaids. The reason why they are not doing well is that the creatures in the sea are naturally hostile to the mermaids. Once their numbers are large, they cannot defeat them no matter how strong they are.

They also secretly observed the mermaids. The mermaids all had the talent to make orcs fall into dreams, but the Mermaid King was different. Not only could he pull people into dreams, he could also control a strange black water, and his mermaid beads could heal wounds. These talents of his were too strong for them to resist, so they could only rely on Lan Ji.

Lan Ji shook her head. "I can't do that either. He'll probably kill me before I even kill him. Besides, even if I hurt him, his wound will heal quickly under the effect of the mermaid pearl. If he finds out what we're up to, he might kill us all."

The old mermaid said, "Why don't you take the mermaid pearl from him first and then kill him?"

Lan Ji turned to look at him with a look of disgust: "Idiot! Do you think he didn't need his brains to become king? I asked him so clearly for the Mermaid Pearl, how could he not see through my intention? Even if he saw through it, how could he still give it to me?"

In fact, Lan Ji underestimated the king's love for him. Even if the king knew her intention, he might willingly offer his mermaid pearl, but before that, he would first protect his people.

"What should I do?" The mermaid couldn't think of any other solution.

Lan Ji frowned and looked around. When she saw Lan Xi playing with shells innocently, her eyes lit up. The king might be suspicious of her, but he definitely didn't have any doubts about the cub. The king had always loved Lan Xi very much.

"Xixi." Lan Ji waved at Lan Xi, "Come here."

Lan Xi dropped the shell, swam over with her big, sparkling eyes, and said in a stern voice, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"What do you think of the place we live in?"

Lan Xi bit his finger and said, "It's pretty good. I'm not afraid of the fangtooth fish anymore. It's just a little dark and not very pretty."

Mermaids always like beautiful things.

"Mom has a way to make the cave brighter. Will you help me?"

Lan Xi nodded immediately. She would do whatever her mother asked her to do, and besides, she also wanted to make the cave brighter.

"But this method requires killing the king. The king has been so good to you, you probably don't want to do it." Lan Ji looked distressed.

Lan Xi hesitated for a moment: "Is it impossible not to kill Father Wang?"

"We mermaids can't be so greedy. You can only choose between Father King and the cave. Which one do you choose?"

"Then let's go with caves. Xixi likes beautiful caves, not gray ones. Father Wang will forgive me."

Lan Ji patted Lan Xi's head, bent down and whispered something in Lan Xi's ear, then stood up and praised: "Xixi is the best. I believe you can do it well, but your father, the king, must not know about this."

"I know! If Father Wang knew, he wouldn't let me kill him!"

The child's voice is so innocent and tender, but the content is so chilling.

The mermaids were dumbfounded. Any mermaid with a brain should be able to guess what happened the year after next.

"So it was actually our ancestors who seized the mermaids' caves and killed their king?" the mermaid said, her eyes filled with shock. "We almost wiped out the mermaids."

Lan Jiao raised the corner of his mouth in mockery: "This is just the beginning, let's keep watching."

When Lan Xi thought about owning a beautiful cave soon, he couldn't help humming and swam towards the king's cave.

"Father Wang!"

There was unconcealable happiness in the cub's voice. The king was originally in a depressed mood, but now when he heard the angelic voice, his mood immediately improved. He quickly got down from the throne and hugged Lan Xi, whom he had not seen for a long time.

(End of this chapter)