So she didn't think there was anything wrong with Lan Ji's actions. She was just trying to survive. As for using tricks to seduce the mermaid, it didn't hurt anyone. It was consensual. Moreover, in this world where women are superior to men, it was just like a handsome young man in modern times using tricks to seduce a rich woman. The rich woman enjoyed it, and the two of them could eventually get married and have children. The tricks were just little tricks between husband and wife.
But she did not support Lan Ji's practice of blindly exploiting and killing innocent people. That would make her a female phoenix. And she knew this kind of person very well. Because of greed, they would definitely do some truly unkind things for their own benefit.
Over there, the young prince shyly emerged from the seaweed beside him, holding a bunch of sea gems in his hand and standing in front of Lan Ji. Sea gems are the most beautiful plants on the seabed. Their petals are as bright as gems. They like to grow in areas with plenty of sunshine. Under the light, the edges of the petals will sparkle with starlight.
"Mother, this is for you." The prince looked at Lan Ji expectantly.
Lan Ji also liked sea gems because they were dazzling, just like a mermaid's tail. But at this moment, looking at the sea gem in the prince's hand, it was gray and ugly. She couldn't help but think that sea gems, which should have lived in the light, were forced to live here and would become dull, just like her.
Her tail was most beautiful only when it lived in the light. She stared at the prince and couldn't help asking, "Do you have a mermaid pearl?"
The prince was stunned for a moment, but still answered, "Yes."
"show me."
The prince was a little hesitant because the mermaids had told him that he could not easily remove the mermaid pearl from his body.
Seeing that he was unhappy, Lan Ji deliberately said: "It doesn't matter if you don't give it to me. You are not like Lan Xi, who is so well-behaved and obedient."
The prince's heart ached when he heard this. He immediately took out the mermaid pearl from his body and handed it to Lan Ji: "Mother, this is for you." He added: "I can be as obedient as Sister Lan Xi!"
Lan Ji did not respond to him, but just stared at the glowing mermaid pearl in her palm. She had a terrible idea. If she took out all the mermaid pearls of the mermaid tribe and placed them in every corner of the cave for lighting, could she turn this dark cave into a place suitable for them, the mermaids, to live?
Lan Ji was already caught up in fantasy and didn't care at all about the prince who had lost the mermaid pearl.
The mermaid pearl cannot leave the mermaid's body for too long, unless it is given to its female master. By marking, the two can share the power of the mermaid pearl. The prince is still so young, and all the strength in his body is maintained by the mermaid pearl. Once he leaves the mermaid pearl, he immediately feels weak all over, and even his tail cannot move. He wants to tell the queen that he is uncomfortable, but he can't say it. He falls heavily to the bottom of the sea, and the sea gem also disperses and floats around the prince. Fortunately, the king appears at this time.
A slender and swift figure passed by from below, and the prince who was falling disappeared. The black shadow shuttled again, and the mermaid pearl in Lan Ji's hand also disappeared.
"Who dares to steal my mermaid pearl?"
Lan Ji thought it was some blind mermaid, but when she looked up, she saw a tall mermaid with a black tail fin holding the prince and putting the glowing mermaid pearl back into his body. As soon as the mermaid pearl returned to its owner's body, it immediately hid its light.
Lan Ji was a little surprised when she saw Wang coming back: "Why did you come back so suddenly?"
"I'll be back when I'm done."
Ever since his scales fell off, he burrowed into the ground, quietly waiting every day for the mermaid pearl to recover its energy and then slowly grow new scales.
But it was too slow. He missed his mate and his cubs, so he came back just as his scales had grown out and were yet to harden.
Looking at the weak prince in his arms, the king couldn't help but blame Lan Ji: "He is still so young, how could you take his mermaid pearl?"
Lan Ji had been spoiled by the king for too long and had long forgotten their identities: "What's wrong with taking his mermaid pearl? You mermaids are so delicate, right? I can't even look at his mermaid pearl!"
Wang saw that she was angry and panicked: "Lanlan, it's not a question of being delicate or not, it's..."
"That's enough!" Lan Ji said firmly, "Don't call me Lan Lan anymore. You should call me Mistress."
"Why?" Wang didn't quite understand what Lan Ji meant.
Lan Ji pushed her hair back, her face distorted: "That's how it should be." Then she turned and left.
Wang looked at Lan Ji's back, his eyes trembling. He wanted to say something but didn't say anything. He came back and wanted to tell her that he missed her very much.
After Lan Ji went out, she went straight to the white mermaid, and the two of them rolled into a ball almost instantly. Lan Ji vented her dissatisfaction on him, and looked at the male's face flushed under her. Even though she felt uncomfortable, she did not dare to express any dissatisfaction. This was the status she should have as a female, not like in the mermaid tribe, where she could not even decide for herself which mermaid pearl to buy.
The king should not be someone like him who is neither male nor female. This position should belong to her!
From then on, Lan Ji no longer tried to please the king as she did before, but instead acted condescendingly.
"What's your name?"
Lan Ji looked at Wang with a cold face. For so long, she didn't know the name of the mermaid in front of her, and always called him Wang, but now she didn't want to call him Wang anymore.
"I don't have a name. They've called me Wang since I was born." Wang was a little unaccustomed to Lan Ji's cold words to him: "Lan Lan, what's wrong with you?"
Lan Ji sneered, "What's wrong with me?" She closed her eyes and opened them again, "You left suddenly without a word, leaving me and the cub here. Do you know how badly I was bullied while you were gone?"
Hearing someone bullying Lan Ji, Wang panicked visibly. He quickly swam forward and looked Lan Ji up and down. He was relieved when he saw no injuries. "Who bullied you? I'll go teach him a lesson!"
"Heh, who else in this sea except the mermaids dares to bully me?"
Wang didn't quite believe it. It was impossible for his people to bully Lan Ji when he was away. Instead, they would risk their lives to protect her. "Is there some misunderstanding? They don't have bad intentions."
Lan Ji flew into a rage. She knew the king wouldn't believe her. In his eyes, his people were always more important than her. She tore his hand away. "No bad intentions? Because of them, all the orcs on the continent now think I'm a bad female! I command you now to kill all those mermen who spoke ill of me!"
Wang was stunned. He never expected Lan Ji to kill his people. "Impossible."
The rejection was too straightforward, leaving no room for turning back. The evil fire in Lan Ji's heart burned more and more fiercely. She was a female and should enjoy the most honorable things. Anyone who stopped her should die.
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