Chapter 250: Poor
Cheap cousin?
"I see." Lu Yi pretended to be enlightened. "Cousin, is there something that wants to happen to me? I should have been on land before, but I don't know how I suddenly appeared on the bottom of the sea when I opened my eyes. I don't seem to be in the right state."
Faced with such temptation, Ed reversed the facts without any guilt.
"This is the reef, the last home of mermaids. You came here because the mermaid blood in your body is calling you back. Do you feel particularly comfortable after your fish tail grows out? The poor little tail has been suppressed for too long..."
"As for your current state." Ed chuckled, "How should I put it? Because my cousin is so amazing?"
Originally he just wanted to use the resonance deep in the mermaids' blood to force them to return to the reef. Ed didn't expect that Lu Yi would actually break free from the constraints of his flesh and flash out of the reef in the purest state of soul.
For humans who are not good at studying the soul, exposing the soul directly is a very dangerous thing. Once the soul is controlled, no matter how strong the body is, it will be in vain.
But Ed's surprise didn't last even half a second.
Mermaids are proficient in the art of souls, so he could quickly perceive the strength of the soul of his cheap cousin, who was even stronger than him. He was afraid that the entire mermaid clan could not find someone who could compete with him at the soul level.
This realization suddenly turned Ed's surprise into fear.
In addition to being wary, he couldn't help but feel even more greedy.
Even before he learned the mermaid's soul-controlling technique, he already possessed such a strong soul strength—he was not even a pure-blooded mermaid, but a mermaid mixed with inferior humans! Ed couldn't imagine how high his natural mermaid talent was.
Why did the favor of the sea god come upon him, but deprive the mermaid of his innate talents and powers?
Ed's changing thoughts were all suppressed in his heart, and there was always a smile on his delicate face, which was unique to mermaids.
He wanted to take the route of loving each other, and Lu Yi did not expose the loopholes in his words.
"I'm so awesome? What does that mean?" Lu Yi showed just the right amount of confusion and joy.
"Literally. Each race on the Isaiah continent has its own powerful racial talent. Dragons focus on the body, while mermaids are kind to the soul. Driving souls is a natural talent for mermaids.
"Although you have never formally learned the secret arts of mermaids, your talent is already evident."
Then, Ed said with a vague regret: "If you can learn the art of mermaid from a young age, I am afraid that the spiritual cultivation in the future will be immeasurable...
"Okay, let's not talk about these sad things. You finally returned to the reef. As your cousin, I have the obligation to bring you into the big mermaid family. How about preparing a grand banquet for you in a few days?
"This is also a chance to introduce you to everyone - the returning royal! What great news worth celebrating! It's settled!"
"Don't worry too much!" Ed waved his hand and said confidently, "These are all minor problems for us. After the banquet is over, I will ask the high priest to help you solve the problem!"
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Lu Yi held the royal pass given to him by Ed and walked out of the hall with a hint of reserved pride on his face.
The pass token was a jade conch with intricate patterns. The colorful jade color appeared radiant against the azure seabed, and it matched his azure fish tail very well.
The conch is thoughtfully tied with a soft but unbreakable tough thread, which will not cut the mermaid's delicate skin while ensuring portability.
But the owner of the token obviously didn't care about this thoughtful little detail, and didn't mind the pain of the conch shell, and kept holding the token in his hand.
The guards along the way all nodded and saluted when they saw the royal token, their attitudes becoming more respectful than before.
The captain of the guard was still waiting at the door, with a female mermaid with long brown hair standing next to him.
When the captain of the guard saw the token in his hand, his smile deepened a little, and he took the initiative to say: "Your Highness Lu Yi, I am Jefferson, the captain of the second team who just escorted you here. This is Belica, the chief steward of the palace. She is here to take you to your palace."
Belika saluted and said, "Your Highness Lu Yi, Belika greets you. If you need anything, please let me know at any time. It is my honor to serve you."
"Hello, Belicia."
"Your Highness Lu Yi, your palace is over here. It is the palace closest to the king..."
"Can I go later?"
"Of course, it's your freedom, Your Highness." Belika had a good sense of propriety and deeply implemented the concept of not asking any more questions. He tactfully left after following Lu Yi's hint.
Lu Yi looked at the captain of the guard, Jefferson.
Jefferson immediately asked, "Your Highness, do you want to go back to where I just picked you up?"
Lu Yi gave him a look of approval, and the big guy couldn't suppress the wild upward curling of his mouth anymore, and even the amplitude and speed of the swinging of his fish tail became much faster.
Jefferson flattered, "This way, Your Highness, I'll take you there—"
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On the other side, Ares fell into a boring wait after Lu Yi left.
Once again, he felt how long time was.
In the endless life of God, time was once the most insignificant noun, but after meeting Lu Yi, it turned into a real and flowing verb.
His way of remembering changed from how many days it had been since he last woke up from a deep sleep to how many days and seconds it had been since he last saw Lu Yi.
The barriers of the world are getting stronger, and the rules' resistance to him is also increasing day by day, but his longing is spreading endlessly.
There was no telling how long this mermaid's body could last, and every second that he forced himself to hold could not be wasted.
Ares looked irritably in the direction where Lu Yi left, thinking that if Lu Yi didn't come back in another ten minutes, he would take the initiative to look for him - no, five minutes!
"Have you seen him before? How can he be so shameless standing here when he is so ugly..."
"No, this is the first time I've seen a mermaid with a black tail. It's such an ugly tail. His hair, eyes and skin are also black. He's so ugly all over..."
"I seem to have seen him before. It's strange. I should remember a male who is so ugly. Why is my impression so vague?"
"He must have been too withdrawn before! If I had such an unlucky tail, I would definitely not want to go out!"
"How pitiful! You make me feel a little sorry for him! No mermaid would like him if he's so ugly!"
Ares heard the mermaids not far away talking about him in a low voice, but he was too stingy to even give them a glance.
So boring.
Humans are boring, and these mermaids are no less so.
"Come on! You're still sympathizing with him!? He just came here with a mermaid with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a blue tail! How do we use human language to say this? It's called flying up a tree and becoming a phoenix. He's really climbed up to a big one!"
"Hmm? Blonde hair, blue eyes, blue tail? Royal family??"
"I don't know. I've never seen him before, but it should be him, right? The king just summoned him."
"Ah... wouldn't that mean this ugly guy is in luck! A high-quality mermaid partner who is both good-looking and has status! Why doesn't such a good thing happen to me?" the mermaid wailed.
"Forget it, they are definitely not that kind of relationship, and Meiyu's vision is not as bad as his. He is not as good as me!"
"Then why is he waiting here? Wishful thinking? Can Ugly Fish have some self-awareness? How annoying!"
"That's right, can you please get him away and not let him offend everyone here? If other deep-sea creatures pass by, they might think that us mermaids are getting uglier and uglier! I can't afford to lose face like that!"
"You have a point..."
The small group of mermaids, which were originally scattered in three or four groups, suddenly moved, and gathered together to form a large group and swam towards Ares.
Ares finally looked up at them.
But such a "calm" look instantly angered the mermaids who were leading the group.
"What's that look? What do you mean?!"
"Did you see that? He actually dared to glare at me! God of the Sea, how dare an ugly guy like him be so arrogant? He's already so overbearing before he's even officially associated with the royal family. What will happen if something really happens in the future!"
"This ugly guy is so arrogant! He's really annoying. Has no one ever taught him manners?"
"Hey - could it be that he doesn't have a mother or a father? Not only is he ugly, he's also an orphan fish!"
"It must be! Beat him up!"
Ares' eyes were sharp and there was a flash of light at his fingertips.
The next second, as if he suddenly discovered something, Ares' expression changed and he fell backwards.
The mermaid who was just pointing at him was instantly amused, "You are blackmailing me! I haven't even raised my hand to hit you and you just lie down like that! Aren't you too spineless and shameless! And you're pretending to be pitiful! Weren't you so arrogant just now? Who are you acting so pitiful for?!"
Ares let him accuse and spit at him without fighting back or saying anything, thus bringing out the victim's cowardice and pathos to the fullest.
After seeing that the mermaid opposite had calmed down a little after scolding, he raised his left eyebrow provocatively, as if silently asking, is that it?
This action seemed to send out some kind of signal, and the two sides instantly started fighting each other.
So when Lu Yi returned to his hometown, what he saw was a pitiful scene of the milk chocolate mermaid being besieged and bullied.
"Stand up and continue if you dare! Ugly jerk! Didn't you use so much strength to hit me just now? Why are you suddenly weak again? Huh?" The irritable mermaid grabbed Ares' black hair with one hand and shouted.
"Hey, the royal family and guards are swimming over here..."
"Stop!" Lu Yi frowned.
Ares looked at him through the layers of mermaids. Although he was covered in bruises, his eyes were still shining as he looked at him.
Lu Yi was both angry and amused, thinking that he was still acting.
Could it be that he couldn't see the true situation of this seemingly one-sided battle?
One side only looks scary on the surface, but the other side has many serious and hidden injuries. I'm afraid that all the wounds on Ares' body combined are not as serious as one of his injuries.
This group of trouble-making mermaids have hit the hardest hidden wall in the entire reef.
Even after being forcibly pulled apart by Jefferson, the mermaid continued to glare at Ares, uttering harsh words.
"You shameless fish scale! You are still pretending! You are deliberately using us to pretend to be pitiful, right?! Sir, don't be deceived by him! The Sea God will definitely make you suffer retribution!!"
Ares turned a deaf ear to these angry insults and swam to Lu Yi, "Thank you, Lu Yi. If it weren't for you, I would have been beaten up again today..."
"I know I'm not good-looking, but I really want to be friends with you." Ares lowered his eyes as if he was a little inferior. "You are my only friend, and you saved me."
"Can I follow you? I'm very capable - I can catch some tasty fish..."
Lu Yi carefully savored the doing and doing.
Inferiority complex is indeed a man's best dowry. Even though Ares seemed to be acting a bit, Lu Yi still couldn't help feeling a sense of freshness.
The black-skinned, black-haired black-tailed mermaid was extremely sexy, but his pitiful and self-deprecating eyes formed a great contrast with his sexy and superior figure. There were a few red scratches on his tight abdominal muscles - his back was also covered with such scratches.
Just look at the entire Isaiah continent, who would dare to imagine the humble and pitiful appearance of a high and mighty god?
Lu Yi reasonably suspected that he was seducing him.
Lu Yi coughed lightly, "It's okay, you brought me back, you can always follow me.
"…Do you have a place to live? Do you want to live with me?"
Ares immediately perked up, "Is it possible?! You know, I have no home since I was a child..."
"OK."
Lu Yi nodded and promised silently.
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