After I Dumped 7 Beast Husbands and Ran

Lanxing, sitting beside her, slowly leaned closer. He gently tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear and, lowering his head, asked, "Sister, are you bullying the mermaids in my palace? Are you that fond of little pearls?"

"...?!"

’She had just this one little scheme.’

’Telling stories to make the mermaids cry, feeding them wasabi to make them choke up and weep, all to collect a few little pearls. Did he really have to call her out on it?!’

"Did you see me bullying them?" Nan Zishi refused to admit it. "Don’t you think they actually enjoy eating wasabi?"

Lanxing observed her for a moment, then the corners of his eyes crinkled with a smile.

Nan Zishi picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks, dipped it in wasabi, and held it out in front of Lanxing. "Lanxing, want to try?"

Lanxing was about to lean in and take a bite, but Nan Zishi immediately pulled the chopsticks back, teasing him. "You need to prepare yourself first."

"I’m prepared."

Nan Zishi held out the chopsticks again, and Lanxing opened his mouth and bit down.

With that bite, he experienced the same head-rushing sensation the other mermaids had.

’So intense!’

He restrained himself and, with a strange expression, ate the wasabi-covered raw fish.

"How was it? Pretty intense, right?"

Lanxing gave her a strange look, then slowly began to savor the taste.

The powerful, stimulating heat was incredibly intense. For the usually placid mermaids, this was a powerful shock to the system.

The first time, they were probably scared by such a strong sensation, but perhaps...

Sure enough, Lanxing saw that more than half of the mermaids had returned with pieces of fish to dip into Nan Zishi’s wasabi paste.

For the mermaids, it was a completely new experience for their taste buds.

After trying it, the mermaids who fell in love with the sensation would come to adore it.

A Little Mermaid blushed and asked, "Your Highness, this... wasabi, do you have any more?"

Nan Zishi grinned. "I do, but not much."

"Can you spare me a little? I can... I can trade you salt for it."

"Get out of here! Salt is the most worthless thing in the sea!"

"I have pretty pearls."

"I have pretty shells!"

"I have coral, too! Super big coral!"

Nan Zishi said, "Don’t worry, don’t worry. I have a little left, but not much. I can give you some."

Lanxing looked at Nan Zishi plaintively. "If you give it all away, what will we eat?"

’To think he was willing to risk his life to save his subjects.’

’But when it came to sharing wasabi with them, he was so stingy!’

Nan Zishi lowered her head and whispered, "Don’t worry, I’m only giving them a little. I saved more for us. It’ll last a long time."

Only then did Lanxing’s face break into a smile.

Nan Zishi asked, "Do you all know how to make salt? Can you teach me?"

"I do!"

"Your Highness, I do too."

"We all do!"

Nan Zishi started chatting with the mermaids.

This was because Nan Zishi had just mentioned that caviar from certain fish was incredibly expensive in her village, sold at sky-high prices only the wealthy could afford. She’d never been lucky enough to taste it.

That was why Lanxing had paid special attention to the sturgeon.

It wasn’t difficult for him to use his little tricks to make this type of fish swim obediently over to him.

Lanxing caught a sturgeon and scooped out the caviar from inside.

Lanxing interrupted, "Sister, have some caviar."

"Wow!!"

Nan Zishi’s eyes sparkled.

’This is the freshest caviar, caught for me by the Mermaid Prince! Wouldn’t a single bite be worth thousands, or even tens of thousands?!’

She took a big mouthful. The caviar burst in her mouth, its flavor uniquely exquisite.

"Delicious! I’m so touched. I feel like a wealthy woman now."

’With a Mermaid Beastman, I’ve finally achieved seafood freedom!’

Only then did Lanxing lean close to Nan Zishi’s ear and whisper, "Sister, why did you ask them? I know how to make salt, too."

Nan Zishi looked at Lanxing in surprise.

’It seems that ever since the Moon Attraction Resonance, Lanxing’s attitude toward her has changed dramatically.’

’Not only is he a bit clingy, but he also seems to get jealous easily.’

"Alright, then you can teach me."

Lanxing’s eyes sparkled. "Okay."

Nan Zishi played with the mermaids for a long time until her eyelids started to fight each other, and she grew sleepy.

Lanxing persuaded the crowd of surrounding mermaids to disperse, then took Nan Zishi’s hand.

"Sister, let’s go back to the palace."

Lanxing’s Crystal Palace was very different from the previous palace.

The previous palace had been bare, with just a bed and a few lamps.

But this palace was different.

It was filled with beautiful coral, huge pearls of every color, and pretty shells littered the floor.

In the center of the palace was a giant, soft shell bed.

Lanxing led Nan Zishi to the shell bed.

She was feeling sleepy and ready for bed, but she saw Lanxing standing beside her, hesitating as if he wanted to say something.

"What’s wrong?"

He raised his eyes slightly, his blue-violet irises as brilliant as the night sky, and whispered softly, "There’s only one bed in my palace. Sister."

Perhaps those two kisses from last time had made him fall so deeply he couldn’t pull himself out.

Now, just to get a little closer...

The beautiful Mermaid Prince racked his brains, coaxing and cajoling, competing and vying for her attention.

Nan Zishi looked up at him, a little suspicious.

Lanxing’s eyes were still clear. "I... I can sleep outside. It’s fine..."

’Isn’t he being a little... manipulative?’

But Lanxing’s face suddenly seemed to turn red.

Although he had started to vie for her affection, he was still young and couldn’t quite keep his composure, blushing shyly.

Looking at his flushed face, Nan Zishi suddenly thought, ’Maybe he isn’t being manipulative... maybe he’s just really that innocent?’

’Is he really that innocent?’

"Lanxing, do you want to sleep with me?"

Lanxing’s face instantly turned bright red.

He couldn’t help but recall not long ago when she had suddenly turned back and returned to his side.

She had kissed his lips. Her power guided his, their energies merging together, and it felt as if their heartbeats were nearly synchronized.

Intimate, trusting.

An indescribable feeling.

A feeling of ultimate bliss.

As he saw it now, Nan Zishi was clearly a responsible female, as well as brave, gentle, kind, and magnanimous.

’The kind of female he liked.’

Lanxing suddenly recalled what Nan Zishi had said when she was explaining things to his older brothers and sister.

"[Brother Mu Yang, Second Brother Luochuan, Sister Chuchen... For certain reasons, I admit I failed to properly care for that father and daughter for the past five years. Now, please, I ask all of you to give me a chance.]"

’She said she had her reasons.’

’Yes, she had her reasons. When she did those things, there must have been reasons she couldn’t easily explain.’

’The way she is now... this is the real her.’

"Mm-hmm." The young merman’s face was bright red. "I want... to sleep with Sister."

"Can I?"

Nan Zishi blinked her big, beautiful eyes in surprise.

Nan Zishi, Lanxing, and Little Fu ended up sleeping in the same giant clamshell.

Little Fu lay in a corner of the clamshell, sleeping with her eyes open.

Nan Zishi lay on her side in the clamshell, facing Lanxing, and let out a few stifled snickers.

Lanxing slowly opened his eyes. "Can’t you sleep, Sister?"

Nan Zishi had wanted to ask about breaking their partner bond, but seeing her little Beast Husband looking so fragile, she decided against it.

"It’s nothing. Go to sleep."

...

Nan Zishi was dreaming again.

This time, she once again returned to that resentful, gloomy space.

Although she couldn’t remember her dreams during the day, her dream-self could link the previous dreams together.

She remembered the first time she came here: seven totems radiating resentment in a vast, dark space.

She also remembered that the next time she came, the black fox totem had shed its resentful aura and turned into a beautiful, snow-white totem.

Then, the black Mermaid Totem had suddenly appeared and dragged her into the water!

And now, of the seven totems in the seven positions, the snow-white fox totem from one position had suddenly appeared beside her, illuminating the ground beneath her feet.

The black Mermaid Totem from another position was gradually shedding its resentful blackness.

A beautiful blue-violet color was being revealed.

It bore a small, tender green leaf and appeared delicately beside Nan Zishi, hesitantly and cautiously trying to approach her.

And this small, tender green leaf swayed gently, looking both attached and happy.

But right at that moment, a black snake totem with a particularly oppressive aura suddenly appeared!

This totem also had a small green leaf, but it looked as if it were about to fall off. Lacking nourishment, it looked crippled and was a pitiful sight.

With earth-shattering momentum, the black snake totem forcefully coiled around Nan Zishi and dragged her away!

Nan Zishi struggled with all her might!

"What are you doing? Let me go! Bastard! Let me go!"

A cave appeared before the snake totem. It threw her inside, then moved a huge boulder to seal the entrance!

Nan Zishi was plunged into darkness.