Just when Li Yu deeply felt the treatment of millions of fish pets and rolled around wrapped in golden silk water plants at night, the system that had been giving him a break finally spoke.
"Congratulations host, all the judgments of the main line tasks have been completed, and the host can enter the next main line."
Li Yu: Can I finally proceed to the next one?
Although he never worried about the judgment, the tyrant treated him very well, and he was sure that he could enter the next main line. Although
he took the koi branch line, because the prompt was inexplicable, it had been left alone without any progress. He hadn't done the main line for a long time, and he actually missed it.
Li Yu immediately checked the system, and as the system said, the new main line task could indeed be clicked, called "Tyrant raises fish to revitalize the family."
Li Yu: “…”
This mission has a strange name, but he has some impression of it, he had seen it when he first entered the system.
Didn’t the system say that the direction of the main line would be determined based on the judgment? He saw that it was no different from before.
Li Yu clicked on the “Revitalize” main line. This main line was similar to “Millions of Pets”, and was also carried out in several steps.
The hint was to make the lives of the tyrant and the pets better and better.
The first step of the main line was -
to have a romantic relationship with the tyrant.
Li Yu: ???
Wait, why did he feel that the system that cheated fish became even more cheating after the holiday? Who would tell him what the relationship was between the revitalization of the family and romantic relationships?
And he remembered that romantic relationships seemed to mean a life of debauchery, could this step be asking him to drink with the tyrant?
Li Yu had drunk green plum wine before, and knew that drinking alcohol could easily make one drunk. Once drunk, he could not control himself and did something that he would regret. The mission required him to drink, and he felt that he was being tricked again.
Li Yu: Can't we not do this main line?
System: "Fish bones or fish ash, can the host choose one?"
Li Yu: "..."
Forget it, he didn't want to choose either, so he could only do the mission honestly.
In order to cheer himself up, Li Yu first looked at the rewards for this step, but the rewards were not to enhance various attributes and skills, but something very mysterious - to obtain a secret of the tyrant.
Li Yu instinctively resisted. He didn't want to know what secrets King Jing had, because that was King Jing's privacy, and as a fish that traveled through books, he had already read some important settings in the book, so this reward was a bit useless to him.
Li Yu asked persistently: Is there no fish pillow like last time?
Even if he can get another fish pillow, it would be nice. He has transformed many times now, and it is not a good idea to leave the fish tank empty. He has been thinking about a fish pillow. The fish pillow he had before has not been returned to him by King Jing, and it is different in size and color from his current one.
The pit fish system has probably never seen a host actively chasing for rewards. After a long silence, the system said: "According to the host's suggestion, the main line reward of 'Revitalize the Family' has been updated. Please check it out."
Li Yu was refreshed. Could the system make changes because of his words?
He went to check "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon" again, and there was indeed an additional fish pillow in the reward area.
He was very happy about this change. Then Li Yu had a wild idea: since the reward can be changed, can the romance also be changed?
How can a fish have a romance with a tyrant monarch? Oh, it's too difficult.
After waiting for a long time, the system that pits fish was still silent.
Li Yu: ...Okay, I see through you. Anyway, you can change the insignificant things, but the ones that pit fish can't be changed, right?
Li Yu was kicked out of the system. Wrapped in the golden silk water grass quilt, he thought, how can I be with King Jing, what about the romance.
If I want to drink, I must have wine first, right?
While Xiao Liyu was worrying about finding wine to do his mission, something went wrong outside. A few thieves came to the Jingwang Mansion late at night. They sneaked to the wall and were captured by Eunuch Wang and a group of guards.
Since the fish pond was built, the guards in Jingwang Mansion have become more strict. The third prince failed to buy fish and left with a grudge. Wang Xi immediately became cautious and reminded the night patrol guards to pay more attention. Who knew that thieves really came.
Wang Xi quickly reported to Jingwang.
Jingwang glanced at the fish in the fish tank that had lost consciousness again. He used to think that the fish was sick, but now it seems that the carp spirit is in a trance. Jingwang thought that there was no need to let Xiaoyu know that he was distracted. He would do his best to protect Xiaoyu anyway.
These thieves were tied up and brought before King Jing. They refused to admit who ordered them to do so. The guards found several fishing nets on the thieves. The purpose was self-evident.
However, the thieves themselves did not know that the fish they were ordered to catch were not actually sleeping in the fish pond.
Wang Xi hated these thieves as much as he loved his master Xiaoyu. He gritted his teeth and said, "It must be the third prince. He wanted to steal the fish when he failed to buy the fish..."
The thieves refused to confess. The fishing nets found could not do anything to the third prince.
Wang Xi suggested severe torture. King Jing thought for a moment and glanced at Wang Xi with a warning. Wang Xi immediately realized the truth and ordered the guards to take all the thieves to the imperial government office for a thorough interrogation.
Since the Prince Jing's Mansion was robbed, it should report the case to the government office. It is legitimate to let the government office handle the interrogation. If the Prince Jing's Mansion handles it by itself, it is afraid that someone will take the opportunity to bite back. Of course, after sending the thieves to the government office, how should the government office interrogate them? The Prince's Mansion will inevitably have to come up with some appropriate methods to make these thieves speak as soon as possible.
The Third Prince's Mansion.
Mu Tianxiao knew that Mu Tianming had been to the Prince Jing's Mansion to buy fish. Mu Tianxiao did not agree with taking this shortcut. Instead of thinking about how to please the emperor, it is better to do the job assigned by the emperor in a down-to-earth manner. But although Mu Tianming trusted him, he did not listen to him in everything. In the end, it was Mu Tianming himself who made the decision, and Mu Tianxiao could not do anything about it.
Especially when he learned that Mu Tianming failed to buy fish and sent people to steal fish, not only that, but the fish was not stolen, and the Third Prince's people were all arrested as soon as they entered the Jingwang Mansion. Mu Tianxiao was speechless. For a fish that the emperor might forget tomorrow, is it necessary?
"Of course it is necessary."
Mu Tianming has been obsessed with it. Since the Jingwang rudely expelled him from the mansion, the issue between the two is not just about fish. The Third Prince thinks that the Jingwang himself is not willing to accept the toast and is still willing to make enemies with him even though he knows that he is not far from the position of the crown prince.
"Royal brother, please don't send any more people. What if the King Jing finds out..."
Mu Tianxiao advised, but the Third Prince didn't care: "What are you afraid of? My people are very strict and won't gossip. You are so timid. Even if the King Jing guesses that it was me, what can he do to me? If he dares to deal with my people, I will let the historian impeach him for abusing private punishment. Let's see if he can keep his throne."
Mu Tianxiao: "..."
Mu Tianxiao rubbed his forehead in annoyance: "No matter what, it's not right to be caught by King Jing. Let's stop stealing fish here."
Mu Tianming was obviously unwilling to give up: "Are we going to let a dumb guy bypass you and me and have some auspicious sign in his hands?"
"...Of course not." Mu Tianxiao smiled and gave him a look that could only be understood, "Since it is an auspicious sign, according to father's temper, he will definitely ask Qin Tianjian to calculate it."
"Qin Tianjian?"
Mu Tianming's eyes moved slightly. This was indeed a way to get rid of King Jing.
"But the auspicious sign was mentioned by my father himself, even Qin Tianjian may not dare to deny it..."
"Why deny it?" Mu Tianxiao's warm expression did not change, and he smiled and asked, "Has the third brother forgotten the principle of being too late or too late?"
Mu Tianming was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what the sixth prince meant, and laughed wildly.
The sixth prince was right. The emperor summoned the officials of Qin Tianjian soon, and the third prince acted according to what the sixth prince said.
Qin Tianjian has few officials, but they are the key ones who can decide the overall situation with a single word. Such an important department naturally has people from King Jing.
King Jing brought Yu to see the emperor, and he had his own selfish motives. Xiaoyu has changed a lot now, and it is possible that he will change more in the future. Sooner or later, the news will reach the emperor's ears. King Jing wants to report to the emperor in advance to find an excuse for Xiaoyu and hide the fact that Xiaoyu is a demon. If the emperor is not satisfied, King Jing is also prepared to ask Qin Tianjian to make suggestions. However, the emperor himself believes that the fish changing into gold scales is a good omen, which saves King Jing a lot of trouble.
King Jing also thought that the emperor would still ask Qin Tianjian to calculate, so that Qin Tianjian's people would agree appropriately. Therefore, as soon as the third prince made a move, King Jing also learned the news soon.
Mu Tianming was so vicious that he asked Qin Tianjian to tell the emperor that a fish with golden scales was a sign of turning into a dragon. In this dynasty, only the emperor could use dragon patterns and call himself the true dragon emperor. If a prince raised a fish that showed signs of turning into a dragon, the emperor would be jealous. By then, not only would he be in trouble, but the eggs would also be implicated.
Fortunately, he had intercepted the news in advance and would not let this happen.
The third prince was afraid that the emperor would question Qin Tianjian's words, so he ordered people to invite a monk to supervise him. King Jing was not to be outdone. He wrote a letter and asked Wang Xi to help him send it out quickly.
It was estimated that it would not be long before another storm came, but no matter what, he would protect the little fish.
After finishing his business, King Jing returned to his room, but he saw a figure he had been waiting for for a long time.
The young man transformed by Xiaoyu was wearing a lake blue silk shirt embroidered with golden branches, humming an unknown melody, and bending down to make the bed.
King Jing stood and watched from a distance for a while. He wanted to get closer, but was afraid of disturbing him, so he admired the other's figure while listening to the song Xiaoyu hummed.
Xiaoyu was still the same as when he first met her, smart and lively.
He had seen many men and women who would tie their waists tightly, but Xiaoyu seemed to have no idea how to tie them at all. He tied it casually and made a messy knot, which hung at his waist. The thin waist of the young man could just reveal a little outline.
A slender waist that can be bent with a grasp.
King Jing thought it was too exaggerated, but he still thought of this sentence.
Further down, the slightly raised roundness of the back of the lake blue silk shirt...
King Jing hastily looked away.
"Your Highness, you are back!"
Li Yu noticed the movement behind him, smiled and ran over to salute. After returning from the palace, he carefully observed the way the servants in the mansion saluted, and followed a similar way.
He turned into a human form this time because he had promised to "stay" in King Jing's mansion and help King Jing raise fish. He had to show his face in front of King Jing from time to time to show that he was working hard, but in fact he was just feeding himself.
King Jing made a big fish tank for him. Li Yu was very touched. However, the fish body could not speak, so he could not express his gratitude except rubbing against it. Although he could speak after becoming a human, King Jing did not know that he was a fish. If he dared to express gratitude "on behalf of the fish", King Jing might think he was a monster.
Li Yu had no choice but to help clean up the house after feeding himself, even if it was a silent thank you again.
However, the place where King Jing stayed was always very clean. Li Yu searched the whole house and did not find anything dirty. In the end, he could only mess up the bedding on the bed and then tidy it up. He did not expect to meet King Jing after doing this. When
King Jing saw the human-shaped fish, the anger in his heart caused by the third prince dissipated for the most part. He stepped forward, held Li Yu's hand, and dragged Li Yu to a place.
There was something he had wanted to do for a long time.
Li Yu was caught suddenly: ???
Li Yu silently warned himself that when he was a fish, he could not resist his master, and when he was a human, he could not resist a king.
Li Yu was dragged, and King Jing quickly brought him to the table and asked him to sit down.
Li Yu was a little panicked. Was he going to ask him questions again?
In fact, he became a human because he wanted to inquire about the wine in King Jing's mansion. Green plum wine was hard to come by, and he wanted to have a romantic experience, so it would be best to find out where the ordinary wine was hidden first.
Then he could try to make a pot, dilute it with some water, and try to get King Jing to drink some, and drink some himself. It shouldn't be easy to make a fool of himself with the wine diluted with water, right?
Li Yu had a plan in his mind. It was best not to talk back to the tyrant, just pretend that he was still a fish, and do whatever King Jing asked him to do obediently.
King Jing spread out paper and pen, found the ink tablet and inkstone, and handed them to Li Yu.
Li Yu: "..."
Li Yu was suddenly happy: "Your Highness, do you want me to grind the ink?"
King Jing nodded slightly.
Li Yu: So I wanted to use him to grind the ink first, and then let him answer the questions, haha!
Although Li Yu was complaining in his heart, he was grinding the ink tablet very seriously.
Soon, the thick black ink was ground out. Li Yu put the ink tablet down and rubbed his nose inadvertently. A little ink remained on the tip of his nose, but he didn't know it.
This reminded King Jing of the ink stains on Xiaoyu's body, and he couldn't help but curl his lips.
After grinding the ink, King Jing gave Li Yu another pen.
Li Yu: So you don't want him to answer questions, but to write?
Li Yu rolled up his sleeves and held the pen very majestically, just like holding chopsticks.
"Your Highness, if you need me to write something, just tell me!"
It would be best if I could get a reward after I finish writing, such as a bottle of wine or something. I'm just worried about not having a reason!
The majestic posture of him holding the pen startled King Jing, who said: "..."
King Jing thought to himself, no wonder the pen he used before was bald.
But King Jing didn't despise Xiaoyu for not being able to write, and he stood up and came behind Xiaoyu.
Li Yu didn't understand and looked at him curiously.
King Jing tried his best not to look at Xiaoyu's fair wrist exposed outside his sleeve, raised his hand to cover the hand holding the pen, gently held Xiaoyu in his arms, and then moved Xiaoyu slightly to turn the awkward body to the correct posture.
Li Yu:!!!
Li Yu blushed for some reason. It's not that he couldn't read, but he didn't know how to use the ancient brush. King Jing should be teaching him how to hold the pen and how to write.
But this is too close.
King Jing's hand was holding his, and King Jing's arm was supporting him, and his warm breath was against his ear.
Looking back, King Jing was all around him, above and below, left and right.
Li Yu's ears were so red that he thought uncomfortably, this is learning, don't think too much, King Jing writes well and is willing to teach, don't waste time!
King Jing held his hand like this, and King Jing taught him to write the first neat "fish" character.
...It seems that writing is not that difficult!
Later, Li Yu was completely immersed in his own scribbles. If it was a fish shape, his tail would definitely be up to the sky. He didn't remember it until he turned back into a fish. It seems that he forgot to ask for a reward.
But King Jing has always taught him how to write, so it shouldn't be him who should ask for a reward!
Li Yu was embarrassed, he seemed to be led back by King Jing.