On the other side, Jason, standing on a high place, exclaimed "Holy shit!" loudly.
"What's this dog-like prince up to? We already agreed to let him take the merman out for a stroll, is he trying to be a pervert?"
Sillo also gave a cold snort: "I shouldn't have trusted him."
Jason: "Poor little guy, he probably doesn't even know what kissing is. I hope he doesn't get fooled by Louis."
Upon hearing this, the two immediately fell silent. If it was a matter of deception, then what these mission takers were doing was the real deception.
"Don't even think about it. The chaotic power within the Mermaid King will only grow stronger. Without external interference, not only this ocean, but this entire small world will be destroyed by the Mermaid King."
Hilllo is still relatively rational.
Even if this mermaid prince has kind eyes, he is still just an NPC.
As I was thinking this, suddenly, I heard a melodious song carried by the wind, seemingly both close at hand and far away.
The clear, melodious voice conveyed a deep longing and worry, making it impossible to tell whether it belonged to a man or a woman, as the voices of merfolk are inherently androgynous.
The meaning behind this chant is a call.
At the same time, the people walking in the town not far away had not yet noticed anything from the sound waves.
Beside the flower field, Sterling somehow knocked the merman unconscious and, along with a suddenly panicked Louis, rushed towards the castle.
Hilllow and Jason exchanged glances, simultaneously understanding the same meaning in each other's eyes.
The three of them made a mistake.
The Mermaid King has discovered that the little mermaid is missing and is already calling for him!
...
In fact, the situation on the seabed is quite complicated now.
Lan had no idea that Wang would get rid of the sea monster he had arranged so quickly and return from afar...
Fortunately, she already seemed quite delirious; given enough stimulation, she would immediately go insane.
The merfolk in the sea acted as if nothing had happened, just as he had instructed. Lan now needed to keep the king calm and go to the island to take Qi away.
He just didn't expect that the two humans he caught at sea last night were discovered by the Queen. She fell ill and recovered after eating the blood of the two humans.
Wang discovered that Qi was missing and was searching everywhere for him.
Lan still needed the humans' help to find the black gemstone, and couldn't let them die at the king's hands, so she had to dissuade them, using the excuse that the usually mischievous Qi was probably playing somewhere, and took the merfolk with her to search for it.
He dared not directly anger the Queen; her current strength was impossible to assess, only that she was extremely powerful.
While she was still conscious, no one could confront her directly.
...
"Sterling, why did you knock him out?"
Seeing Louis trying to wake the merman while looking on in confusion, Hillro whispered.
Sterling: "He has to wait until his voice recovers before he can go into the sea. There's a problem with the merman elders in the sea. If the Merman King can't come here tomorrow, we've wasted the last few days."
Jason: "Then he..."
Sterling resumed his expressionless demeanor, the usual haughty and indifferent attitude of those on missions: "He's just an NPC."
They knew he was just an NPC, of course they knew that, they'd heard it several times in the last couple of days. Jason slammed the door and left.
Louis looked panicked and tried to find a doctor to treat the merman who had suddenly fainted for some unknown reason.
Sterling stopped him, and the next second, the merman woke up.
...
Qi Qi opened her eyes, leaning against Louis, not looking at Sterling, but inwardly complaining: [Damn it, why did he knock me out?]
[Host, the mission taker has given you a memory potion.]
[Memory potion?]
The system's voice carried a barely perceptible hint of disdain: [This is just removing the minor buff that allows you to hear the Mermaid King's call; it's for a different department, and I've already muted it.]
[You're so amazing! Thank you, Tongtong!]
But why didn't he just control me to fight against the Mermaid King?
System: [He has no money.]
Qi Qi: [Pfft...]
His smile wasn't just in his heart; it was also on his face. Louis clenched his hands, not daring to look down and meet those big, watery eyes.
Sterling only saw the merman smile at Louis again, his brows furrowing slightly.
My throat is better now. Since the Mermaid King is back, I should leave.
Qi Qi had already made up his mind to give up the 100 points he had earned by tricking the task takers. They were all too wicked, and he didn't know what Lan had said about his disappearance in the sea, so they were definitely doing something bad.
Sigh, I really didn't get anything done on this trip...
Whatever, protecting yourself is the most important thing.
Qi Qi: [I know that right now, the only one who can protect me is probably my Mermaid Queen mother.]
The longing and yearning conveyed in that song truly touched my heart.
Sterling couldn't stand it anymore, so he turned and walked out of the bathroom.
Just as Louis was about to feed the merman water, his hand was grabbed again.
Two cold, smooth arms wrapped around his neck. He opened his eyes wide in shock and lowered his head slightly in response to the force.
Beautiful flowers bloomed in the mermaid's eyes, and a small, melodious, and somewhat clumsy chant sounded in his ear, pulling him completely into the breathtaking blue ocean in his eyes.
He understood what the merman was saying. He was pleading in a soft voice, his red lips moving as he said, "Louis, Louis, please take me back to the sea."
The next second, Louis's dazed look immediately cleared: "No."
Qi Qi: "..."
Qi Qi's eyes widened as she stared at him in astonishment: "!!??"
Why wasn't he fooled by the sound? He had already targeted Louis, who wasn't wearing sonic earplugs!
The system couldn't bear to look: [He's the protagonist, the chosen one. Even without earplugs, he won't be easily swayed.]
Qi Qi was indignant: "But he clearly seemed really stupid just now!"
At close range, Louis's eyes were fixed intently on him.
This must be what liking someone is, right?
Qi Qi released his arms from Louis, sat back in the bathtub angrily, and glared at him.
Despicable humans who can fake being tempted!
Louis was first bewitched to the point of death, and now he's about to be killed by cuteness.
He was incredibly excited: "You can speak? I... I think I can understand what you're saying..."
He understood the merman's desire to return to the sea, and pulled him back from his nightmare!
Qi Qi: "a~~~" (A rhetorical question)
Louis's deep-set eyes softened, and he was incredibly excited: "I knew it, you were talking. What's your name?"
Qi Qi turned his head to look out the window, ignoring Louis's repeated calls.
Until he said with distress, "You want to go back to the sea?"
Qi Qi turned around: "Ah~~" Louis, take me back, my mother is calling me.
Louis lowered his head and remained silent.
A despicable human fell in love with a free-spirited merman in the sea, just like every stingy slave owner who tightly grasps his gold coins; he didn't want to let the merman go.
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