Just as Lianrong was nervously about to pounce, a Q-version doll, much faster than Bora but at a normal speed, unhesitatingly stuffed something into its wide-open mouth, causing the mermaid to choke and slowly roll its eyes back.
This unusual state of the world slowing down made Lianrong want to slow down as well.
Of course, this is just a thought.
She snapped out of her daze, quickly scooped up the mermaid with the prepared blanket, and saw it slowly raise its tail as if to attack. She then swiftly plopped down on it, trapping it firmly.
Bora was filled with remorse, her clear eyes stubbornly staring at the human cubs slowly making their way ashore, wishing she could devour their flesh and drink their blood!
If someone still doesn't realize they've been tricked at this point, then they're a complete fool.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
It has become a fish on the chopping board, and its fate is no longer in its own hands.
Luo An returned to the spatial dimension with the Turtle Prime Minister's card. After the slow effect disappeared, Pora immediately sensed it and twisted her body in an attempt to resist.
Lianrong avoided its mesmerizing blue eyes and threatened in a low voice, "Can't you smell the oil? Kid, behave yourself. The blanket is soaked in oil. If you want to become a plate of roasted fish on the nobles' table, keep trying."
Bora looked shocked, seemingly unable to understand why any woman would be so cold to her besides that human cub. Wasn't she the beautiful, mysterious, and rare mermaid that humans talked about?
Even that proud countess, though her words can be sometimes unpleasant, couldn't bear to treat it so cruelly!
Paula had clearly forgotten that her face hadn't fully recovered; the dry, wrinkled lines made her look at least thirty years older than she had yesterday.
There is a significant difference in appearance between young mermaids and middle-aged or elderly mermaids.
Moreover, Lianrong's aesthetic sensibilities do not include a non-human being so beautiful that it is indistinguishable from a male to a female.
Cheng Shuang touched the pearl on her wrist. She had been exercising too much and her body temperature was too high to feel if the pearl had changed. Looking at the white lotus fish's scales, there seemed to be nowhere to hide anything. So, the only way forward was for the two of them, the Lost Monster and the old man, to work together.
The little girl wasn't as relaxed as she appeared. She wouldn't get carried away by the ease with which she caught Bora, because if Bora didn't appear for a long time, it would inevitably alert the knight guarding it. Therefore, the cooperation between Du Jun and the others was extremely important.
"You go back first, let Grandpa come up next." Cheng Shuang instructed softly. Lian Rong was worried about the little girl looking after the mermaid alone, and was about to politely decline when she saw her decisively stuff another apple into Bora's mouth, and then use tape to wrap around the golden head, fixing the apple firmly to its mouth.
Paula's blue eyes received the same treatment.
Except for its two nostrils, which survived unscathed, the white lotus fish now has its head wrapped in tape. If the tape is forcibly removed, the countess will end up with a bald mermaid boy...
Lianrong silently gave the little girl a thumbs up, and only four words could describe her inner thoughts: Well done!
After she helped Cheng Shuang wrap the blanket securely around Bora's body with tape, she finally relaxed and signaled to Cheng Shuang that she was going out.
Cheng Shuang nodded and gestured to the location of the doorway.
Lianrong thought of the guards outside the door, pouted, patted her chest, and had an idea.
She arrived at the flower hall, first tidying up the brocade tapestry, and then knocked on the door from the inside.
After a while, the door opened a crack, and before the person outside could ask any questions, Lianrong cried out in a cute voice and squeezed out.
The two knights naturally couldn't argue with a lady, even if she was a servant. However, their vigilance deepened, and they stepped forward slightly to block her path.
"Why are you so slow!" Lianrong complained coquettishly, then arrogantly ordered them around, "Our beautiful, noble and lovely Oriental Pearl wants our housekeeper to come up here. We have something to tell him to do. Which of you two will go make this trip?"
Even if there were rewards, a knight's status and position meant that not just anyone could boss him around, let alone Lianrong, who received not a single penny.
The two knights didn't even bother to ask the questions they were about to ask. They kept their eyes glued to each other and took a half-step back, as if they hadn't heard a thing, their faces arrogant and indifferent.
The knights ignored her, and Lianrong's face flushed with anger. She glanced back into the room with some concern, muttered curses under her breath, and quickly ran towards the garden.
One of the young knights, seeing her act like this, spat contemptuously, "Don't you know who you are? Lazybones!"
“Alright, there’s no need to get angry with a lowly maid!” another advised.
The two clearly didn't take this incident seriously.
They could never have imagined how desperate the White Lotus Fish, separated by just a wall, was, anxiously hoping the knight would notice something was wrong and rush in.
After all, according to normal logic, Lord Pola, who had already suffered a great loss, should not have forgotten the pain and be so foolish as to return to this house to seek death, especially since its injuries have not fully healed!
However, driven by her thirst for revenge, Bora acted rashly in a moment of passion.
When the old man came up, the young knight intended to make things difficult for him, but the so-called Oriental Pearl inside seemed to have opened her eyes. Before he could even speak, she impatiently pounded on the door, urging her butler not to waste time. Her willful aristocratic demeanor made the knight open the door and let her in.
This time, Cheng Shuang stayed in the flower hall to provide cover while the old man and the strange monster worked together to extract the treasures of the mermaid clan. Meanwhile, Luo An accompanied the two of them to guard Bora and prevent her from jumping over the wall in desperation.
The so-called treasure is a legendary gift from the sea god to the ocean's darlings—a conch-shaped aquamarine the size of a fingernail.
This gem can unleash the power of the mermaid king and also bring ordinary mermaids a marrow cleansing-like enhancement. When used on a newly born mermaid successor to the king, it can enhance its innate strength by 100%.
Of course, this ability is not entirely ineffective for humans. As long as they are companions of mermaids, humans can also enjoy a youthful and ageless existence.
Upon hearing this news, the old man's eyelids twitched. Paula was far more important than they had guessed, at least to the Countess.
After finding the conch-shaped gem hidden in Pora's earlobe, the old man decisively chopped off Pora's head. If they didn't kill her, they wouldn't be able to get this living mermaid out of the castle as quickly as possible. If there was any delay, given Pora's importance, they would inevitably have to confront the Countess head-on.
The Knights are numerous; they can't win a battle of sheer numbers.
Therefore, the best solution is to kill Bora.
The old man had studied the main storyline of the mermaids. The requirement to capture the traitor did not specify whether he was alive or dead. As long as Bora was brought to Desel, the system would determine that the mission was completed. As for the mermaid king's thoughts, he believed that it would not have any other ideas before handing over the mermaid's treasure.
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