"You few, escort the mermaid princess away!"
After Asa got up, he ordered several powerful sea warriors to escort An Xiaoyu.
But this was not what An Xiaoyu wanted. She took two steps back and looked at the sea warriors warily. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said with difficulty, "These guys are too ugly. They don't fit our mermaid race's aesthetic standards."
Upon hearing this, the entire sea creatures in the guard team were suppressing their laughter.
If we're talking about the most peculiar races among the sea creatures, then the merfolk are definitely on the list, not only because of their unwavering mate system, but also because of their demanding aesthetic standards.
In the merfolk, betraying love and being ugly are sins, just like when Jiang Yuan entered the Prison Abyss, his crime was promiscuity.
"Let's find someone else, don't give me those crab and shrimp stuff."
An Xiaoyu's disgusted expression wasn't feigned; she genuinely felt a deep aversion to these shelled, horned sea creatures.
"Then let the mermaid princess choose a few warriors to escort you." Asa didn't want to offend the mermaids with their mysterious identities, nor did he want to fail in his duty, so he was eager to send them away.
"Alright."
An Xiaoyu nodded, then put one hand on her hip and the other on her chin, scrutinizing the guard team in front of her. With her innate insight, she openly examined every member of the guard team, as this data would be of great benefit to their next action.
"I'm not satisfied! I'm not satisfied with any of it!"
As An Xiaoyu looked around, she shook her head, nitpicking as she muttered, "Besides your captain, how come I can't find anyone who fits my mermaid clan's aesthetic standards!"
Upon hearing An Xiaoyu's words, several nosy guards immediately chimed in.
"Princess Mermaid, you may not know this, but our captain is from the Snow Dolphin Clan, known as the gentlemen of the sea. Not only are his talents and appearance unparalleled among the sea races, but his habits are also the most similar to those of the Mermaid Clan."
"No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!" Asa scolded, but there was no displeasure in his expression; on the contrary, there was a hint of expectation.
"Your name is Asa, right?"
An Xiaoyu's gaze finally settled on Asa alone.
"Princess, you flatter me. These are just my brothers talking nonsense," Asa said, bowing his head with utmost respect.
"Are you married yet?" An Xiaoyu suddenly asked.
"This..." Asa was speechless for a moment, and after a long pause, he shook his head and said blankly, "Asa has dedicated his life to the sea people and is only concerned with fighting for the sea god. He does not want to be troubled by personal feelings."
“Very well, you can escort me out then! That way no one will gossip about me.” An Xiaoyu said something meaningful.
In the merfolk, the only thing people gossip about is being unfaithful.
"Yes, ma'am."
Asa no longer refused, after all, this was his best chance to rise to prominence. As one of the three royal families of the sea race, if he could win the favor of the mermaid princess, he would not need to be a miserable guard captain at all.
Let's go!
An Xiaoyu deliberately stood very close to Yasa, a move that was naturally a prelude to her later actions.
However, her actions displeased Jiang Yuan, who was hiding in the shadows. He warned her through the unique communication between celestial bodies: "Girl, be careful of Asa, and turn off your physical abilities. He doesn't look like a good person!"
"What's wrong? He's tall and handsome. Even if we're on different sides, you can't say he's not a good person!" An Xiaoyu deliberately provoked him, retaliating against his constant neglect of her.
"Dolphins are prone to lust. You're playing with your own safety by provoking him like this," Jiang Yuan warned sternly.
"Is that so?" An Xiaoyu not only didn't restrain herself, but also deliberately released the aura of the Heavenly Demon Body.
An Xiaoyu stopped communicating with Jiang Yuan telepathically and left chatting and laughing with Asa.
"Get out of everyone's sight, I'm coming right away!"
Unable to contain himself, Jiang Yuan silently followed after giving a final warning.
Relying on the power of her divine status, An Xiaoyu walked around the Water Cube without anyone noticing anything unusual, let alone with Asa by her side.
"May I ask your name, young lady?" As Asa gradually moved out of sight of the crowd, he began to speak to An Xiaoyu.
An Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said without hesitation, "Just call me Xiao An."
Yu Xiaoan was the name she used to deceive Jiang Yuan back then; outsiders didn't know the meaning of the name.
"Miss Xiao'an, I heard that your mermaid clan is still taking a wait-and-see approach to this war between land and sea. Why did you decide to come to the front line to fight alone?" Asa inquired about An Xiaoyu's background.
An Xiaoyu, who was well-prepared, explained without hesitation: "The Merfolk are ultimately a part of the Sea Clan. Although the Merfolk had a god who was on good terms with the humans in the past, that predecessor has already fallen, and the humans on this battlefield have no hope. The clan will soon make a decision to participate in the war in full force."
"Miss Xiao'an knows such inside information, it seems that she has an extraordinary status in the merfolk!" Asa thought to himself with delight. This woman looks like the kind of naive and innocent girl. If he could win her over, he would definitely have no worries about the future.
“What’s the use of a high status if you have no freedom at all! Look, those old fogies in the clan have been trying to make me stay in the ancestral land to inherit the Mermaid Pearl, but I had to sneak out this time!” An Xiaoyu continued to tease Yasa.
"The Inherited Mermaid Pearl!"
Asa was secretly overjoyed, but he still pretended to be expressionless and asked curiously, "Then Miss Xiao'an must have someone she likes, right? After all, someone of your status must have a lot of noble princes pursuing you."
"Well, how should I put it!"
An Xiaoyu suddenly became melancholy. She stopped and sat down in a corner, saying sadly, "I loved a man, but he got married! You know the rules of our mermaid clan: one must devote one's life to one person. I don't want to hurt him, nor do I want to ruin my future."
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