After a long silence, Qi Hanyi's voice became a little deeper: "Has it been delivered?"
"Yes, we didn't have any preparations beforehand, and there was no suitable place at home, so I took it upon myself to place the mermaid princess in the long-idle swimming pool on your first floor. People say that mermaids cannot meet humans other than their husbands before they get married and differentiate, and I didn't dare break the rules, so I asked Xiaoyou to take care of her these days, and I don't know if there's anything I haven't taken good care of..." Uncle Li spoke in bits and pieces across the communicator, not yet realizing the change in Qi Hanyi's mood.
"Who approved it? Did I agree? No! I won't raise you! Send you away immediately!" Qi Hanyi's emotions suddenly exploded, like a solidified iceberg suddenly breaking apart, revealing the churning magma underneath.
The phone was silent for two seconds before Uncle Li explained in a low voice: "They said the head of the family had informed you, and I thought... I knew it was unreliable, but I couldn't do anything about the head of the family's order. Now that you're finally back, what do you think we should do now?"
The new ice layer has re-condensed, pressing the violent emotions back into the deep sea, leaving only a little rapid breathing, as if it was the aftermath of the explosion just now: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lost my temper, it's not your fault. I will go talk to the head of the family."
"Ah..." Uncle Li felt that it was okay for the young master to lose his temper like he did just now. It was better than the way he was now, not making a fuss even when he was wronged. He was like a man without emotions, which made people feel distressed.
Qi Hanyi hung up the phone and told the aircraft's voice intelligence, "Go to the main house."
[Okay, the destination has been changed to the Qi family's main residence. ]
As the aircraft slowly took off, Qi Hanyi leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes tiredly.
These days, he personally led the emergency patrol team to search the space station day and night to find the Zerg hiding in the space station and track down the whereabouts of the leaked data. Because they were worried about making a fuss, they did not dare to use the space station's machines to conduct a large-scale scan, and could only use the equipment in their hands to check single points.
For several days, Qi Hanyi had no time to close his eyes, and his spirit was already stretched to the limit.
The situation of intelligence leakage is more serious than expected, and the Zerg who disguised themselves as humans and sneaked into the space station are also very alert. After realizing that their identities may be exposed, they even tried to destroy the space station facilities on a large scale by self-detonating and hiding part of their tracks.
In order to prevent the self-destruction, Qi Hanyi used himself as bait to attract the Zerg spies to show up, and then used a magnetic field blocker to block the energy.
After the energy blockade, the Zerg could not absorb a large amount of particle energy in the environment to self-destruct in a short period of time, but he was also unable to use the mecha to fight because of the magnetic field interference. He could only rely on the particle gun to solve the siege of the Zerg one to three.
The physical fitness of the Zerg is far superior to that of humans, and Qi Hanyi did not win this battle easily. At this moment, he leaned on the back of the aircraft, and the wound on his shoulder was still aching. It was the wound caused by one of the huge sickle-like capture legs that rubbed against his shoulder when he was besieged by three Zergs. If he had dodged a little slower, the sharp capture leg of the Zerg might have pierced his shoulder blade and nailed him to the ground.
Next, the Zerg will use its sharp mouthparts to pierce its own brain stem, suck it up like a drink, and then lay its eggs inside, just as it has done every time it has attempted to parasitize humans before.
Facing such a battle, it would be a lie to say that he was not afraid at all. He was also a human being. In order to live up to his status and not to disgrace the reputation of the Qi family, Qi Hanyi had no room to retreat.
But now, Qi Hanyi would rather fight these insects again than marry a mermaid home.
My head started to hurt again.
A message popped up on the communicator, asking him to come to the hospital as soon as he landed to have his mental state rechecked. The message was signed by his good friend and personal physician, Xiang Chen.
A month ago, during a physical examination, the doctor found that his mental power was on the verge of collapse. If he continued to use it without restraint, something bad would happen sooner or later. This was also the main reason for his long vacation this time.
SSS mental power brings Qi Hanyi many unique advantages, whether it is operating a starship, driving a mecha, or even close combat. The super high memory and reaction speed, as well as the precise calculation and judgment ability comparable to precision instruments, allow him to do many things that normal people cannot do during combat.
It is this kind of SSS mental strength, combined with SSS physique, plus his desperate efforts, that enabled him to stand out in the army and achieve his current success.
But at the same time, super strong mental power will also bring about severe mental consumption, especially for someone like him who often uses his mental power at an overload, which exacerbates the process.
Once the mental power collapses completely, the person may lose his sanity at best and his life at worst. Qi Hanyi's vacation this time was actually more like recuperation.
At present, medical research on mental health treatment is still relatively superficial, and can only provide a certain degree of intervention and relief in the early stages, but cannot reverse the course of the disease, let alone cure it.
The only effective treatment is the singing of mermaids, and it must be a specific mermaid singing to its own differentiation object. The degree of effect depends on the mermaid's own mental strength.
The spiritual power of the mermaid royal family is very excellent, and the mermaid princess is also the one with the highest spiritual power level among the currently eligible female mermaids.
Qi Hanyi knew that the reason why the head of the family was so anxious and arbitrary in asking him to marry a mermaid was not entirely for the purpose of optimizing the family genes, but more because he was worried about his own health.
If he really only saw himself as a tool for continuing the family line, he would not have allowed himself to remain single until his current age.
However, as the head of the family, Qi Xingli has been cold-blooded and indifferent all his life, and would never show his concern like Uncle Li did.
Qi Hanyi understood his grandfather's intentions, and he was also aware of his own physical condition, but even so, Qi Hanyi did not intend to marry a mermaid.
He will find other ways to treat his mental power. Xiang Chen also said that they can control it first. As long as they are given some more time, at least one or two years, or at most three to five years, they may be able to develop a special treatment for the collapse of mental power.
Even though the mermaid had been delivered to his home, he still wanted to find a way to cancel the marriage.
However, Qi Hanyi was unable to see Qi Xingli in the main residence. He only received the following reply from the Qi family’s housekeeper: “Young Master, the head of the family was summoned today to accompany His Majesty on an inspection trip.”
"Inspection?" Qi Hanyi's tall figure was half a head taller than the butler. At this moment, he was looking down at the other party from above, his slightly drooping eyes looking more oppressive than usual.
The timing was really coincidental. As soon as he landed, the grandfather accompanied the emperor to inspect the place. Qi Hanyi couldn't help but think about it. The old housekeeper of the Qi family was the grandfather's confidant, and it was possible that he cooperated with the grandfather to send him away.
Qi Hanyi was respectful to his grandfather, but he was not so obedient to his subordinates: "How long have you been gone? When will you be back?"
But the old butler calmly put his hands in his pockets, half bent his waist, and spoke in a panic tone, but his answer was flawless: "Hey, young master, please don't make things difficult for us servants. We can't say for sure, maybe one or two days, maybe three or five days. You also know that His Majesty's whereabouts have always been kept secret. Except for the casual guards, no one knows where they are. We can't contact the master now. I think you should hurry home."
At this point, Qi Hanyi could no longer see that the head of the family had left him no room for negotiation on this matter.
Taking this evasive approach instead of rejecting the person in person is already taking the relationship between the two people into consideration.
But when Qi Hanyi thought about the mermaid living in his home, he felt like there was something stuck in his throat.
Escape has never been Qi Hanyi's style. Qi Hanyi prepared to return home and seek help from the mermaid princess.
Su Su had been hungry for the whole day. At this moment, like a salted fish floating in the water, he felt so weak that he could die at any time.
He looked at the gate about ten meters away from the swimming pool. He remembered that Xiaoyou always brought him food through that gate.
Su Su did what he said. He jumped out of the pool with great difficulty, but once he landed on the ground, his fins looked very short and clumsy. Su Su struggled for a long time and was still at the edge of the pool. If he continued like this, he would probably die before he could move to the gate.
Just when Su Su was about to retreat back into the pool in embarrassment, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Su Su twisted his body and looked towards the door, and the person who pushed the door was not Xiao You, but a tall and stern man.
Of course, in Su Su's eyes, that was not cold, but cute, and there was a hint of familiarity in the cuteness...
Su Su twisted his body to the edge of the pool and stiffened for a moment.
Isn't this the human who saved him and then abandoned him on the cruise ship?
The coincidences in this world are even more bizarre than those in Paper Folding Moon's novel.
Qi Hanyi stood at the door and looked at the swimming pool. The swimming pool was empty and translucent aqua blue. A long dress lay at the bottom of the pool. Apart from that, it was completely empty. Not to mention a mermaid, there wasn't even a fish in the pool.
Qi Hanyi frowned and asked the robot Xiaoyou who followed behind him: "Where is the mermaid?"
"Xiao You doesn't know. The mistress is missing. Xiao You hasn't seen her for a whole day." The robot Xiao You turned his head innocently.
I'm here!
Upon hearing this, Su Su turned around and dived back into the swimming pool, then rushed in front of Qi Hanyi with a swing of his tail.
Hearing a "splash" sound from the edge of the swimming pool, as if something had fallen into the water, Qi Hanyi turned around. Before the splash on the surface of the water had subsided, a more than two-meter-long silver-white shark appeared in the empty swimming pool.
Just as Qi Hanyi was wondering why there was a shark in her swimming pool, the shark suddenly swooped over to the side of the pool where she was standing, stood up in the water, its short fins dancing happily, and called out to her in an unfamiliar human language: "Hubby, I'm hungry. Eat."
The tone was soft and the pronunciation was a little unclear, as if she was acting coquettishly.
But there was only a two-meter-long shark in front of him. Through the several-centimeter-thick glass wall, Qi Hanyi could clearly see a whole row of saw-like fangs in the shark's mouth and neatly arranged scales on its body.
Even though Qi Hanyi was so indifferent, a crack appeared on his expression at this moment.
After recognizing Qi Hanyi, Su Su felt a lot more relaxed.
With his current look, anyone can tell that he is not a pure mermaid. Originally, Su Su was worried that the person he was going to marry would attack him, but now the person in front of him is a kind-hearted benefactor. Although his behavior of throwing him back into the sea that day was a bit irritating, he probably did it to protect himself.
I think his benefactor, who loves sharks so much, will not make things difficult for him.
At this time, Su Su was looking at the human in front of him with anticipation. The distance was so close that he could see the human in front of him clearly.
Neat short hair, stern eyebrows, handsome facial features, a body that looks thin but full of power, every part perfectly fits his cuteness, so cute that his teeth itch and he wants to bite her.
He swears! He just wants to take a light bite, not eat it!
Thinking of this, Su Su's fish tail swayed more happily in the water.
Qi Hanyi had already prepared himself mentally to negotiate with a mermaid. If the other party agreed to leave, that would be the best. If not, he would make some appropriate offers.
For example, find a suitable partner for the other person who likes mermaids, and give him some money.
If the other party keeps pestering him, he doesn't mind using some tougher means to force the other party to leave.
But right now, he was facing a shark.
More precisely, it's a shark that can speak human language.