Chapter 241 Don't take my pearls!
"This story begins with Ye and his son escaping from the Merfolk tribe," Yan Ling said.
Jin Tong rested her elbow on the table, munching on a small fruit with one hand while listening attentively, leaning to the side. "Hmm, go ahead."
“Leng Ye’s mother is the heir to the Merfolk clan’s chieftainship, but her health has always been poor. She has several beast husbands, and Leng Ye is the eldest of all her children, making him the most likely successor to his mother.”
"One day when he went out, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the territory of the Merfolk, and many beastmen were injured and their territory was severely damaged."
"They won't think he caused this, will they?" Jin Tong said, picking up a dried fruit and chewing it.
“That’s right,” Yan Ling said. “No matter how he explained or cried, it was no use. The merfolk in the tribe were all bewildered and insisted that he was the one who brought the disaster.”
"Speechless." Jin Tong spat out a fruit pit after hearing this.
"They even threatened to kill him to sacrifice to the Beast God," Yan Ling continued. "Leng Ye's father had no choice but to escape from the Merfolk tribe with little Leng Ye."
"Then how did he meet Ningning?" Yan became interested after hearing this and joined Jintong in gossiping.
"Just as they were escaping from the Merfolk, they were being hunted down by the orcs sent by the Merfolk. At that moment..." Yan Ling said, jumping up excitedly to describe the scene.
Suddenly, Shu Ning and her wolf guards appeared!
"After the merfolk beastmen left the water, their bodies were already not very strong, so Shu Ning's servants took care of them all at once."
Upon hearing this, Jin Tong frowned and said, "That merman wouldn't have fallen for our Ning Ning so easily, would he?"
“That’s right!” Yan Ling said. “It’s a pity that he was just a little merman running for his life at the time, and there was nothing he could do.”
“I see. No wonder he’s so obsessed with Ningning,” Jin Tong said. “If it were me, I probably would have fallen for Ningning too.”
"Then how did you two meet?" Yan asked. "And how did he become the overlord of the Eastern Canghai?"
"Our Dongcanghai was already in ruins at that time, and our people had all fled. They were worried that the Merfolk would send people to hunt them down again, so they went to the Dongcanghai, which was uncontrolled."
"His father defeated the strongest orc step by step to obtain the title of the strongest orc in the East Sea. Later, he met me when I was wandering outside, and that's how we got to know each other," Yan Ling said.
"So that's how it is. No wonder you two get along so well," Jin Tong said.
"He just hangs out with Xiao Chong and the others like that, he looks completely superfluous," Han She said coldly, glancing at the three people outside.
"Sigh, if he had known sooner that Shu Ning was actually his girlfriend, you two wouldn't have had anything to do with each other," Yan Ling said.
"Tch." Yan scoffed. "I think he's just a male who only cares about appearances. If Ningning hadn't become ugly back then, do you think he would still be so proactive now?"
“Exactly,” Jin Tong agreed.
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The merman Leng Ye followed Xiao Chong and the other two out. Seeing that they didn't say anything, he pursed his lips, looking obedient, as if he wanted to say something.
"Um..." He walked up to Shu Ning and asked apologetically, "Where are you planning to go?"
"I don't know," Shu Ning said. "I just came out for a walk after eating."
Xiao Chong originally only wanted to come out with Shu Ning, but unexpectedly a "third party" came along.
"How about I take you guys?" Leng Ye poked his head out, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
"Hmm," Xiao Chong replied indifferently.
Upon hearing their agreement, the merman was delighted and was about to lead them on a tour of the surrounding area when he said, "Come with me, let me show you the jewels I've collected over the years, they're so beautiful."
"My lord."
At that moment, an orc came in and reported.
Interrupted, Leng Ye frowned slightly and asked impatiently, "What is it?"
“My lord, there are several orcs trying to enter at the western entrance,” the orc said.
“Just do the usual review process,” Leng Ye said. “Does this kind of thing really need to be reported?”
“Yes…” The orc was about to leave when he remembered something and turned back.
"What is it now?" Leng Ye asked when he saw him return.
“Those orcs are from the land. The Western Commander said they don’t look like abandoned beasts, so he came to ask for your opinion,” the orc said.
“Hmm…” Leng Ye frowned and said, “Wait a moment.”
"yes."
He walked over to Shu Ning and Xiao Chong, his gentle demeanor returning to normal, and said with a soft smile, "I'm sorry, I have something to take care of here. You two can go and look around on your own first. I'll be back when I'm done."
"Mm," Xiao Chong replied, a smile playing on his lips.
"Wait for me." The merman said, his feet transforming into a merman's tail as he quickly left with the beastman from before.
Watching the two figures leave, Xiao Chong took Shu Ning's hand and strolled around the area.
This area is different from the previous abyss valley. It is decorated with many glowing pearls and gems. It looks dark from a distance, but it will emit a bright light as soon as you get close.
There were also many colorful corals and marine life swimming around.
"This is really nice," Shu Ning said, picking up a pearl from the coral and admiring it.
Who is it!?
At that moment, a fierce-looking, scarred, and burly orc shouted, "How dare you touch the things here? You don't want to live anymore?!"
As soon as he uttered that rough voice, the small fish around him were so frightened that they immediately hid.
Startled by the sudden sound, Shu Ning dropped the pearl in her hand. The pearl hit the coral on the ground, broke, and lost its luster.
"Are you alright?" Xiao Chong asked with concern after seeing him.
"It's nothing, it's just this..." she said guiltily, looking at the pearl on the ground, "It's broken."
Upon seeing this, the orc rushed over and carefully picked it up. After a few brief seconds of heartache, he looked up angrily at Shu Ning.
"It was you..." he gritted his teeth, his breathing becoming heavy, "You ruined my pearl, I'll make you pay with your life!"
After he finished speaking, he transformed back into his original form, opened his giant mouth, and charged towards them.
Seeing this, Shu Ning immediately and easily moved aside to speak.
After dodging, he said, "I didn't mean to. It's just a pearl. I'll give you another one. But to ask for your life over a single pearl is going too far."
The orc, having failed to capture Shu Ning, stopped abruptly in front of him due to excessive force and roared, "You'll pay? What will you use to pay? Do you know how difficult it is to find a pearl that glows?"
“This…” Shu Ning frowned. “Although I don’t have a glowing pearl, I do have…”
She thought for a moment about the most suitable substitute among her usual possessions and said, "I have this."
As she spoke, she took out a stone from her spatial storage.
"That's it!?" Upon seeing the dark stone in her hand, the orc felt insulted and angrily retorted, "What kind of worthless stone are you trying to fool me with? Do you think I'm easy to fool!?"
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