Zuan blushed, realizing he had forgotten about that, and quickly turned away.
"You're not allowed to use your divine sense to peek, okay?" Shang Hongyu's teasing voice came from behind.
"Alright, alright, are you going to wash or not?" Zuan said irritably.
"Just kidding, I don't need to take my clothes off. Hey, you sometimes act like an innocent virgin, I really don't know what people say about you being a seasoned womanizer." Shang Hongyu's silvery laughter came from behind, clearly she was especially happy to be able to swim freely in the sea now.
Upon hearing this, Zu An turned around and saw that Shang Hongyu's clothes were intact. She jumped into the water, swung her waist, and sank below the surface, disappearing from sight.
Zuan was taken aback, and hurriedly expanded the shielding range several miles further into the seabed to give her more room to move.
Just then, a splash of water appeared, and a mermaid leaped out of the water like a dolphin.
Shang Hongyu was very different from before. Her upper body was that of a beautiful woman, and her clothes were no longer the ordinary, dull clothes she wore in the restaurant. Instead, she wore a short dress that resembled both armor and a swimsuit, seemingly made of red fish scales. It covered her chest but revealed a large expanse of milky skin.
Her delicate collarbones and slender, flat waist made her look like a young girl.
Only the deep cleavage on her chest revealed that she was a woman who had reached the pinnacle of maturity.
However, Zuan's gaze fell on her lower body. Her legs had disappeared, replaced by a huge and beautiful fish tail. Under the morning sun, each red scale shone with a ruby-like brilliance.
Unlike the sky-blue hue of the Shangliu fish, the Shanghong fish is predominantly red, blazing like the sun, mature and vibrant.
"Is it beautiful?" Shang Hongyu swam in the sea for a few rounds before lying on the surface of the water, resting her chin on her arms. Her beautiful fish tail swayed lazily in the water, and the water droplets on her face looked like pearls in the sunlight.
"Beautiful." Zuan exclaimed sincerely. The other person was indeed very beautiful, and the mermaid form had a strong visual impact.
"Is this the first time you've seen a mermaid? Didn't I show you before?" Noticing the amazement in his eyes, Shang Hongyu was a little smug. What beautiful woman in the world doesn't want her beauty to be recognized by others, especially since this man in front of her was no ordinary man.
"I already said that Liu Yu and I have a purely platonic friendship," Zu An replied irritably. In fact, he had encountered an ancient mermaid queen in the secret realm before, but she was already dead, unlike the vibrant and alluring one before him.
"Haha, then I'll find a chance to let you meet me next time." Shang Hongyu immediately turned over and lay on the surface of the sea, swimming slowly, looking up at the man in the sky. "Why don't you come down and swim with me? It's very comfortable."
Zuan shook his head. Although he was somewhat tempted by the beautiful sea, it was inconvenient to bathe together with the other party due to their special status.
"Tsk tsk, you're a grown man and you're blushing? What are you thinking? The sea is so big, we're just going to swim together." Shang Hongyu said with a half-smile.
Zuan said irritably, "You seem quite different from when I first met you."
"What's different?" Shang Hongyu asked curiously, but she didn't bother to invite him anymore.
"When I first met you, you were very reserved and dignified, with an air of virtue and gentleness. That's how the drinkers described their queen. But now, you're a bit..." Zuan paused, unsure of what to say.
"A little bit flirtatious, isn't it?" Shang Hongyu snorted with a straight face.
“No, not at all,” Zuan smiled. “It’s quite bold, much more passionate and fiery than I imagined.”
"You have quite the sweet tongue, no wonder so many women like you," Shang Liuyu's icy expression finally melted. "Who says a virtuous and dignified queen can't be passionate and enthusiastic?"
“Uh…” Zuan didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
"That's just your male perspective. You wish all women in the world were gentle, reserved, and would never overstep the bounds, yet you yourselves love to hunt for women all over the world, flirting with and seducing every beautiful woman."
Zuan looked strange. It seemed that the Queen harbored deep resentment towards the Dragon King for his womanizing ways all these years.
At this moment, Shang Hongyu looked at Zu An and said, "Before, I didn't know your identity, so I naturally treated you with the public's perspective. But now that I know your identity, we are all on the same side, so you can see my most authentic self."
Gazing at that beautiful red figure, Zu An suddenly realized that Shang Hongyu must have been a passionate and energetic girl in her youth. However, after joining the Dragon Palace and becoming the Queen of the Sea Clan, she naturally had to follow all the rules of the palace and had to wear a mask to deal with everyone.
She has indeed been very successful over the years, and the reputation of her as a virtuous queen has spread throughout the sea tribe. But who knows the repressed feelings in her heart?
It was only after the Dragon King's accident and the various life-and-death escapes that she was able to shed her usual pretense and truly be herself again.
Thinking of this, a hint of pity appeared in his eyes: "Your Majesty has suffered so much over the years."
"Calling me 'Your Majesty' is so formal." Although Shang Hongyu said this, she was very happy in her heart because she felt the appreciation in the other person's eyes and immediately felt a sense of kinship.
"Do you and Liuyu really have no romantic feelings for each other?" She suddenly slapped the water with her tail to attract the attention of the person in the sky.
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