Chapter 212 The Little Prince of Cangming Sea
But the next second, Huali quickly denied it.
The colors are wrong. The bird's tail is violet-blue, but the little mermaid in front of me is transparent, glassy white.
He was hanging his head, his tiny fingers clumsily trying again and again to stack several colorful seashells of different shapes. Each time he was about to succeed, a trickle of water would relentlessly push him down.
He wasn't angry, he just stubbornly repeated it. His dark, jade-like eyes were filled with a childlike focus, and a deep, lingering melancholy.
Huali had no intention of disturbing them, but she needed information right now. Soon, the white sand beneath her feet churned and rolled as she approached.
The focused little mermaid shuddered and looked up in surprise!
In those dark, jade-like eyes, there was no surprise or questioning as Huali had imagined, only the embarrassment of having her predicament exposed.
Almost instinctively, his small body shrank slightly, and a blush of embarrassment rose on his pale cheeks.
"I...I'm sorry." The child spoke first, his childish voice trembling, soft and timid, "Didn't I know there was someone...blocking your way?" He even stepped aside, trying to make way for Karin.
This sudden movement made Huali blush inexplicably, and she quickly waved her hand, "It's alright, it's alright, you weren't blocking my way, I was the one who disturbed you." She pointed to the sea, "I came from up there."
"A cultivator?" The little mermaid's eyes lit up slightly. "Are you here to participate in the Dream Realm of the Azure Sea?"
"Huh?" Huali paused for a moment, then quickly realized, "Oh yes, this year's Dream Prelude is hosted by Cangminghai."
Not noticing the question in Huali's tone, the little mermaid's eyes suddenly lit up. "Yes, many people from above have been arriving these past few days."
But they all seemed to be in a hurry, and none of them stopped to talk to him like the man in front of them did.
His curiosity about the land instantly overcame his unease, and his small body unconsciously leaned forward. "My name is Li Yuan. What's your name?"
Li Yuan?
This name sounds familiar...
A question flashed through Karin's mind. "My name is Karin. I would like to ask if you have ever seen a mermaid with silver-blue hair and a purple tail. That is my friend."
Li Yuan shook his head. "I don't know." Seeing that Hua Li looked somewhat disappointed, he immediately said, "But I can have a guard help you look for her."
A short sentence instantly captured the essence of Huali.
This kid looks listless, but I didn't expect him to be someone special.
"Come with me." Li Yuan casually tossed away the colorful seashell and beckoned to Hua Li, "This way."
Taking advantage of being in a dream world, Huali followed without feeling any pressure.
When Ao Bai was startled by Yan Xi's glance and his memory returned to Hua Li's mind, he saw that the two of them had moved to another location and were sitting happily in the seashell chairs, chatting away.
Ao Bai: "??" Was it gone for five minutes?
Sensing Ao Bai's aura, Hua Li feigned mystery, "Guess who this kid is?"
Ao Bai looked at the little mermaid sitting on the seashell chair, listening intently to her host's ramblings. Green hair, white fishtail, and a very distinctive star pattern on her cheek, King Meow suddenly realized, "...Did the little bird get plastic surgery after growing up?"
Okay, case solved!
It claims that someone is even more handsome than the model, which is completely unscientific!
Karin: "..."
"It's not the same person at all! He is Li Yuan, the young prince of Cangminghai."
“Li Yuan?” Ao Bai quickly flipped through the files. “Oh, there is indeed such a person. Judging from his current age, we should have returned to three or four hundred years ago. After that, this person was sealed in the Black Abyss. My files show that he was just released from prison not long ago.”
At this moment, Li Yuan, whose personality was still very different from that after he came out of the Black Abyss, was rubbing the hem of his clothes with his pale fingers embarrassed. "You said there was a huge fireball on the sea and you could see big birds flying in the sky?"
"Yes, actually, if you like, you can have someone take you out to sea to see the sights." Huali nodded.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the smile in Li Yuan's eyes instantly froze. "No, no one will take me there."
Before Huali could ask why, the door behind them was gently pushed open, and a line of figures slid down as if pulled by silk threads.
The palace maids of the Cangming Sea wore the finest silk gowns, the fabric shimmering with a cool, pearly sheen under the light.
The tall, slender maid at the head of the group was placing a large, luminous pearl, swirling like a nebula, onto the coral lamp base. She turned her head and said softly to Li Yuan, "Your Highness, it's time for your medicine."
From the moment they entered until they spoke, none of the maids glanced at Karin.
Li Yuan seemed to realize this as well, and his eyes slowly widened.
Noticing the young prince's unusual gaze, the tall maid followed his look, her questioning gaze passing over Karin and sweeping around. "Does Your Highness have any instructions?"
Li Yuan paused, then shook his head, gripping the hem of his clothes tightly with both hands. "It's alright, Pearl. Just leave it there. You can all go now."
The girl named Pearl sighed, "That won't do. The Queen of the Sea instructed that I must watch His Highness drink the elixir with my own eyes."
Li Yuan paused for a moment, then reached out and took the small bowl, carved from a single piece of warm, lustrous sea jade, and gently released it.
Click—
The priceless bowl and medicine were shattered and scattered all over the floor.
Karin: "!!!"
However, Pearl was already used to it. With just a glance, other palace maids tidied up the broken pieces and brought out a new medicine bowl.
Pearl knelt on the ground, looked up, and said, "Your Highness, please hold on a little longer."
"The King and Queen have already chosen a substitute for the young prince. You only need to rest and recuperate, and you will be free from worries and sorrow."
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