Lan Yin quickly replied, "Of course I have time. Don't worry, I'll go back and prepare, and then we'll go ashore."
The little female never asks for anything, but this time she finally wanted to take a bath, so how could he bear to refuse?
However, the little female's special status meant she had almost no legitimate excuse to go ashore.
Lan Yin thought for a moment, and soon an idea came to her.
Since open methods don't work, let's try covert ones.
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That very night, a terrible piece of news spread from the mermaid king's palace in the ocean: the mermaid king had suddenly contracted a strange illness, and his scales began to fall off piece by piece.
For mermaids, scales are like a second life; the mermaid king contracted this disease, which was practically a terminal illness.
The atmosphere in the palace turned gloomy, and all the merfolk looked anxious and kept praying for their merfolk king.
Upon hearing the news, the elder rushed over, but the head guard at the door immediately stopped him.
"Elder, have you come to see the King?"
The elder glanced at him arrogantly and said coldly, "If I don't come to see him, am I supposed to come to see you? Get out of my way."
The head guard shrank back, and seeing that the elder was about to rush in again, he quickly stepped forward and grabbed him tightly: "Elder, you can't go in!"
"Who do you think you are, daring to stop me?"
“This is the king’s order; no one is allowed to enter the royal palace. I am simply following orders.”
Wang Ke said that no one should be let in, and as the head of the guards, he had to complete the task assigned by Wang smoothly no matter what.
The elder's expression grew even colder, completely ignoring his attempts to stop him. The head guard dared not harm him and could only pull him away with all his might. The two of them were shoving each other at the entrance of the hall, and anyone who didn't know the situation would think they were doing something strange.
Just when the head guard felt he was about to lose control, a small, fair-skinned mermaid swam over.
The little mermaid had long, dark blue hair just like Lan Yin's, eyes like the clearest stream, red lips and white teeth, making her incredibly endearing.
Seeing their intimate interaction, the little mermaid tilted her head slightly, looking innocent and bewildered: "Grandpa Elder, Uncle Guardian, what are you two doing?"
The two people who were huddled together stiffened, immediately separated, and stood far apart.
The head guard was the first to smile, bending slightly to look at the little mermaid: "Princess Qingxun, what brings you here?"
This little mermaid is the only descendant of the former mermaid king, Lan Yin's niece.
Qingxun smiled, revealing sweet dimples on her round, soft cheeks: "I've come to see Uncle. I heard he's sick."
The head guard wiped away sweat with a wry smile.
Before one has even left, another one has arrived.
The elder has a bad temper, while the little princess can soften people's hearts with her coquettishness; the two of them are harder to deal with than the other.
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