Lin Hao, standing before them, sensed there was more to the story.
Something must have happened for Xi’er to remember this merman and his favor.
Intrigued, Lin Hao raised an eyebrow and nodded at Xi’er, acknowledging the information.
“So, your race is…?” Lin Hao asked Lan Jia Ruo, harboring a sliver of hope.
Perhaps it wasn’t his specific lineage.
Lan Jia Ruo, beside Lin Hao, had been fixated on Xi’er ever since he found his princess.
He began to inch closer to Xi’er, slowly.
Despite being over six feet tall, he now tiptoed like a shy bride, approaching the aloof girl.
Lan Jia Ruo paused when he heard Lin Hao’s voice, stopping in his tracks. Xi’er, seeing this, subtly moved a step closer to Lin Hao, not even glancing at Lan Jia Ruo.
He silently wept inwardly; his princess had moved another step away.
But no matter how far she went, he vowed to get closer!
“Yes, I am the only one left,” Lan Jia Ruo replied to Lin Hao with a blank expression.
“I’m sorry,” Lin Hao thought to scold himself for asking.
Why did he have to pry?
He’d only poked at the man’s sore spot.
Lan Jia Ruo showed a flicker of confusion at the apology, then seemed to snap back, waving his hands and feigning nonchalance. “Don’t be sorry, it’s only been a few years. I’ve long since moved on. I don’t care anymore.”
Yet, in his last few words, a hint of longing, or perhaps lingering attachment, crept into his tone.
“King, I’ll go check on them,” Xi’er said, seeing that things were settled here. She glanced across the lake and then spoke to the group.
Lin Hao nodded. “You go ahead and tend to your business. I’m fine.”
Lan Jia Ruo, who was still contemplating how to strike up a conversation with Xi’er, was startled to hear her mention leaving. His eyes widened, and he quickly moved to her side.
“Why are you leaving again? I just saw you. Can’t you stay? No, I’m going with you!” Lan Jia Ruo said, tugging at Xi’er’s sleeve.
Xi’er felt the tug and looked back to see the fish holding her sleeve. She said with a hint of无奈, “I’m going to supervise. What are you going to do? Let go.”
“What’s wrong?” Elfa, who had sensed an unknown biological fluctuation near the cub through his mental probe, had approached.
Upon arriving, he saw Xi’er being pulled by an unknown creature, and she seemed to be saying something. A hint of impatience crossed his stern face as he coldly addressed the unknown creature.
“Nothing,” Xi’er said, seeing Elfa arrive. She then pulled Lan Jia Ruo’s hand away.
She instantly teleported to the construction site, not sparing them another glance.
Seeing Xi’er leave, Elfa turned to Lan Jia Ruo, sizing him up with a cold gaze. “You’re a fish?”
Lan Jia Ruo looked at the fingers Xi’er had broken off. His eyes became lost in thought.
These were the fingers his princess had touched??!!
Was he dreaming?
Alright, he had decided.
He wouldn’t wash this hand.
And he wouldn’t go back into this lake either.
He would preserve this warmth forever.
Hehehehe, the hand his princess had touched.
Hehehehehe (º﹃º)
He suddenly sensed a killing intent and snapped out of his infatuated state. The man before him was observing him with a look of contempt.
And he had uttered such a bland statement as ‘You’re a fish.’ A joke! He was royalty of the ocean.
An existence like a deity, when had he ever been treated with such disdain?
Although, what the man said was true.
But!
One couldn’t speak to a deity with such a tone!
He was angry.
So he would retaliate.
“Aren’t you just an insect?” Lan Jia Ruo mimicked Elfa’s action, looking him up and down.
And indeed.
The insect before him was quite good-looking.
Pah.
How could he compliment another? The most beautiful, of course, was his princess.
His princess, hehehehe (º﹃º)
Elfa ignored his remark and, seeing the fish relapse into his infatuated state, didn’t spare him another glance.
He turned to Lin Hao and asked, “King, are you hungry?”
Lin Hao, who had been sitting there, watched them, occasionally popping two qq candies into his mouth.
This drama was quite entertaining.
He had seen Elfa’s face darken the moment the fish grabbed Xi’er, the entire insect’s surrounding pressure plummeting.
And the insect’s intelligence was questionable. The other hadn’t asked about his species. He was issuing a challenge!
It was so agonizing to watch.
However, he wanted to tell that fish: understand reproductive isolation.
You and Xi’er will have no outcome.
Even if you did, you wouldn’t be a match for Elfa. Don’t let Elfa’s cold demeanor towards Xi’er fool you.
He cared about Xi’er the most.
Sigh.
Lin Hao shook his head as he watched the unfolding events.
When would his two commanders finally wake up?
He could see it.
“I’m fine. I’m perfectly fine here.” Lin Hao, who was lamenting their difficult lives, was suddenly addressed by Elfa.
His mind went blank for a moment, then he organized his thoughts and replied to Elfa, “I’m fine.”
Damn, he almost slipped up just now.
Their matters between the two of them should be resolved by them.
He couldn’t manage it.
It was like the second group of humans. Even someone he’d known for only a couple of days knew, but that little Huan’er was still oblivious. Truly dense.
Indeed, when it came to matters of the heart, the one involved was always blind.
Upon hearing this, Elfa said, “I’ll speak later,” and returned to his task.
Only two people were left here, staring at each other.
“Do you want some?” Lin Hao couldn’t stand Lan Jia Ruo’s gaze anymore, or rather, the gaze directed at the snacks in his hand. He offered the fish, “Do you want some?”
“Can I really?” Lan Jia Ruo looked at the snacks in Lin Hao’s hand with longing. He hadn’t expected the insect king to invite him?
He was so happy!
“Of course.” With that, Lin Hao handed a bag of snacks to Lan Jia Ruo.
Lan Jia Ruo took the snacks from Lin Hao and began to eat them heartily, sitting on the ground.
The leader of his princess’s group was truly a good person.
Lin Hao took out the Star Network from his spatial storage, intending to see if anything interesting had happened recently.
As soon as he opened the Star Network, he was bombarded by a trending topic.
#Crown Prince Hospitalized Again, Is His Highness Healthy?#
#Why Has the Crown Prince Been Admitted to the Hospital Repeatedly? Experts Analyze the Reason.#
What happened to this Qin Mo Han? Why was he admitted again? Was the hospital a restaurant?
He had to go there every few days?
He remembered he had only been discharged a few days ago.
Could there be some hidden illness? He genuinely worried for his wife.
Wait.
He must have a wife by now, right? After all, he was already thirty.
If that were the case, his children should be old enough to play in the soy sauce.
Unlike him, he was a newly adult young man.
Hehehe.
Thinking this, Lin Hao suddenly wanted to search for Qin Mo Han’s wife. Was it the person he had spoken of before?
Driven by curiosity, Lin Hao typed ‘Qin Mo Han’ on the Star Network. Before he could even finish, he noticed several keywords below.
Qin Mo Han’s Illness.
Qin Mo Han’s Fiancée — Zhao Fei’er.
Why Qin Mo Han Hasn’t Married Zhao Fei’er in Years.
What Exactly Happened to Qin Mo Han Back Then?
Lin Hao didn’t look further. His eyes were fixed on the name, Zhao Fei’er.
How could this be? How could it be Zhao Fei’er?
This couldn’t be true.
Upon seeing the name, Lin Hao still clung to a sliver of hope, but a flicker of panic appeared on his face. His fingers trembled as he clicked on the second keyword.
‘Qin Mo Han’s Fiancée — Zhao Fei’er.’
He kept repeating inwardly, please don’t be her, please don’t be her, I beg you.
But the moment the results appeared, Lin Hao’s mind went blank. A taste of腥甜 filled his mouth, and he fainted.
How could it be you?
Why is it you?
He had promised him, he wouldn’t touch you.
He lied to me.
The moment Lin Hao fainted, Elfa appeared before him, catching him steadily.
Elfa’s mental energy had been around Lin Hao. When he saw Lin Hao fall, he instantly teleported over.
Seeing the pale face in his arms, his stern expression turned panicked. He quickly asked, “King, what’s wrong?”
But Lin Hao didn’t hear Elfa’s voice and sank into darkness.
The black line on his wrist flashed a faint light, but no one paid attention.
Elfa’s sorrowful emotions instantly spread throughout the entire species. All the insects became unusually agitated and began causing destruction everywhere.
Xi’er, sensing Elfa’s emotions, appeared beside him. But she saw this scene.
Her King lay on the ground, his face pale.
Xi’er’s eyes instantly turned crimson, and she coldly asked, “What exactly is going on?”
Lan Jia Ruo, who had been too scared to move by Elfa, saw Xi’er arrive, and his heart settled. He said, “I don’t know either. The Insect King just looked at something and instantly fainted. It seemed like that thing caused him great pain.”
Xi’er glanced at Lan Jia Ruo, knowing the fish wouldn’t lie. She turned to Elfa and said, “Take the King back. It’s too cold here.”
Elfa cradled Lin Hao and walked towards the cave.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Qin Mo Han, who was talking to Bai Han, suddenly collapsed to the ground.
This startled Bai Han immensely. He quickly called for a nurse to perform a check-up.
He was sweating cold profusely in his heart. This childhood friend’s health was deteriorating under his care. What should he do? He needed help urgently.
He didn’t want to play cards yet!