“Nobody knows the answer to that. Some say it’s because the Dragon King wanted to find the Mermaid Queen quickly, so he used this extreme method,” the Turtle Bartender said, shaking his head. “But nobody believes that. Another rumor is more convincing.”
"What rumors?" Zu'an picked up his wine glass, needing to digest this shocking news. With the Dragon King and his wife in such a predicament, would it affect my search for the Dragon Immortality Elixir?
You know, among the sea creatures, I am only close to the Shangliu fish, and the Mermaid Queen is her sister. I wonder if she will be implicated?
Turtle Bartender glanced around warily, then leaned close to Zuan and whispered, "I heard that the Mermaid Queen was cheating on the Dragon King with another man, but the Dragon King had to come back early and caught them. The Mermaid Queen and her lover ran away together."
Zuan: "..."
Just then, a woman at a table not far away trembled slightly, as if she had heard what the bartender said.
Zuan couldn't help but glance at her again. In fact, he had noticed this woman when he scanned the room as he entered.
Not only him, but many other drinkers couldn't help but frequently glance at her.
Despite her simple attire and peasant woman's appearance, she possessed an exceptionally graceful and slender silhouette.
Unfortunately, her complexion was sallow and her appearance was extremely ugly; it was unknown which tribe of the sea people she came from.
The people in the restaurant were all seasoned veterans. They carefully observed her neck, wrists, and other areas, and found that they were indeed as sallow as her face, with some bumps and other blemishes that looked disgusting.
What a pity, such a perfect figure, many people sighed inwardly.
Zuan withdrew his gaze and gave the bartender a disapproving look:
"That's absolutely impossible."
He scoffed at the news. Although he had never met her in person, he could clearly sense from the audio-visual recording that she was a gentle and virtuous woman. Moreover, the two were a loving couple, so how could such messy things happen between them?
"The Mermaid Queen was once the most beautiful woman in our sea tribe, and she had a gentle personality. The Dragon King had a bad temper. If it weren't for the Mermaid Queen's constant persuasion, I don't know how many criminals would have been executed," Turtle Bartender said with a look of reminiscence. "Speaking of which, I was saved by her words back then, which gave me the opportunity to be exiled here and save my life."
Hearing the genuine respect in his tone, Zu'an said irritably, "If that's the case, then why do you talk about her like that behind her back?"
“Many people have received her favors, so of course we believe the Queen wouldn’t do such a thing, but this is the most reasonable explanation. Otherwise, why would the Dragon King suddenly issue a nationwide warrant for her arrest?” Turtle Bartender said with a bitter face.
Zuan slowly sipped his drink, and it's no wonder the public was so engrossed in the gossip; they really couldn't think of any other possibility.
“And we recently received news that we can finally explain this matter,” the bartender said bitterly. “Since the problem can’t be with the gentle and kind queen, it must be with that adulterer.”
Zuan chuckled: "What kind of man in the world could steal the Dragon King's woman, and more importantly, make a woman like the Mermaid Queen willingly submit to him?"
As he spoke, he drank the last half glass of wine. Although the wine was crude, he actually missed its pungent flavor. He had been too tense these days and needed to relax a bit.
"Of course, it's impossible for an ordinary person, but for that regent who is both a demon and a human, anything is possible," Turtle Bartender said confidently.
"Pfft!" Zuan spat out the wine he was drinking, ignoring the wet clothes on his body, and looked up at the other person in shock, "Who did you say the adulterer is?"
"Zu'an, the regent of the demon race and the human race." The bartender looked at him like he was a country bumpkin. This guy really has no knowledge. Does he not even know who Zu'an is?
"Let me tell you, ever since the old Demon Emperor and the human Zhao Hao fell one after another, there's been a rumor that this Zu'an is the number one expert in the world. Of course, I don't think he can necessarily beat our Sea Clan's Dragon King. Of course, we Sea Clan are low-key and naturally won't compete with outsiders," the turtle bartender lectured the newbie like an experienced person. "That Zu'an is not only incredibly skilled, but more importantly, he's young and handsome. I heard he's a womanizer, sleeping wherever he goes, surrounded by a bunch of stunning beauties."
Zuan: "..."
"What kind of look is that?" The bartender felt his gaze and became a little anxious. "Don't you believe me? When your cultivation reaches that level, many beautiful women will throw themselves at you. Besides, that Zu An is handsome and dashing. He doesn't even look at ordinary beauties. Judging from your expression, you probably haven't experienced this kind of pleasure."
Zu An chuckled awkwardly. As the saying goes, one can't hit a smiling face. Since the other person kept praising him, he couldn't bring himself to lash out.
"I heard that when he was in the human realm, he raped the most beautiful woman in the area, and also forcibly took a married woman as his own. He even killed her husband because he thought he was in the way..."
"Who said that!" Zu An looked annoyed. Was this referring to Zheng Dan? That was Sang Qian's own doing, what does it have to do with me? I was the victim from beginning to end, okay?
The tortoise bartender ignored him and became more and more excited as he spoke: "Once we arrived in the human capital, which of the crown princesses, empresses, empress dowagers, and princesses who were beautiful didn't fall victim to his poison? Not to mention those princes and noble ladies."
Zuan was shocked. Had these things already been exposed?
However, he quickly realized that it was probably just some idle people gossiping and spreading rumors, coupled with the exaggeration and smear campaigns by the hostile foreign faction, that led to this situation.
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