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The further he went in, the more amazed Fu Mingxu became by the true structure of the floating city.
A vast barrier rose from the deep sea, forming a massive dome in the ocean. This dome isolated the outside seawater, creating this veritable city.
Perhaps because the merfolk live in the deep sea, this magical city is not something that outsiders can easily discover.
Fu Mingxu stared blankly at the top of the barrier, which resembled the sky, and at the various marine creatures swimming outside the barrier.
Colorful fish, fluorescent jellyfish, and giant turtles create a vivid underwater world.
He couldn't help but take a second look, when a voice called out to him, "It's you? Didn't you fail to complete the transaction?"
Bending his neck, which was a little sore from looking up, Fu Mingxu turned around and saw a merman with a silvery-white fishtail walking towards him. Seeing a merman with a fishtail always felt a bit awkward; he could only not find it strange if he tried to make it look like a human.
Meng Bai looked at his tail curiously and smiled: "Did you eat a shark pill?"
Many merfolk looked over. Fu Mingxu glanced back discreetly and noticed that everyone had a tail. If he hadn't overheard their conversation, he wouldn't have been able to tell which were the real merfolk and which were humans or demons.
"I'd like to exchange some rare and exotic flowers and herbs from the Merfolk." Fu Mingxu didn't reveal any of his alchemy and medicine-making skills. He gave a grateful smile, "Fortunately, Senior Meng Lian gave me a Merfolk Pill, so I didn't make a wasted trip."
Meng Bai was dazzled by the smile on his face. After a couple of moments of stunned silence, she came to her senses and subconsciously asked, "So you're not going to investigate the Witch Clan anymore?"
He realized his mistake immediately after speaking, and quickly glanced around to make sure no merfolk had heard him before he felt relieved.
"I was just curious before." Fu Mingxu shrugged and answered casually as if he hadn't seen his little action. But fearing that he wouldn't believe him, he deliberately added, "I heard someone say that the Witch Clan has immortal herbs that can make people live forever, so I wanted to get them and give them to my Daoist partner."
"But since we can't find any, we can send other flowers and plants as a nice touch."
He changed the subject a bit too quickly, and Meng Bai was momentarily stunned: "You have a Daoist partner?"
Fu Mingxu nodded reservedly, a blush appearing on his cheeks at the opportune moment.
Meng Bai stared in astonishment at his face, then couldn't help but circle around him. She seemed to be carefully examining his tail, and then sniffed it.
Fu Mingxu felt a chill run down his spine from his actions. He resisted the urge to flick his tail at him and forced a smile, asking, "What are you doing?"
To his surprise, Meng Bai not only didn't answer, but instead pulled him aside and asked mysteriously, "Are you trying to trick me?"
Fu Mingxu's heart skipped a beat, and he said seriously, "Why would I lie to you?"
Looking into his seemingly sincere eyes, Meng Bai thought about it and realized that the other party had no reason to deceive him on this matter.
"How long have you been married?" he asked.
Fu Mingxu pondered for a moment, then said with delight, "It's been a year."
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but when he said those words, he saw Meng Bai looking at him with a slightly pitying gaze.
"I'm asking you, do you kiss regularly?"
Now, Fu Mingxu's face was burning with embarrassment, but he didn't know what Meng Bai meant and was still trying to get the location of the Mermaid King's Palace out of him.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he began to boast shamelessly: "Of course, we kiss every day."
So, Meng Bai looked at him with a mixture of shock and pity.
"I understand." He looked at Fu Mingxu's face and sighed inwardly. Combining what the other party had said, a startling conclusion formed in his mind.
"You kiss every day, but your virility is still there."
"Therefore, your Daoist partner is definitely not suitable."
Wait a minute, isn't your conclusion a bit too hasty?
Fu Mingxu was shocked. He had no idea why Meng Bai would come to such a conclusion. He just wanted to end the topic as soon as possible. He forced himself to speak, his eyes filled with endless sorrow, and let out a long sigh.
This life, though silent, is full of sound.
For some reason, Fu Mingxu always felt a chill on the back of his neck.
There was no wind underwater, so he assumed it was just his imagination and didn't pay any attention to it.
Sharing a secret is often a unique way for two strangers to grow closer. Having learned of Fu Mingxu's extremely painful secret, Meng Bai unilaterally became his friend.
“You don’t need to be sad.” Meng Shui patted his shoulder and said mysteriously, “Anyway, you’ll have the chance to choose a partner again in the future.”
Fu Mingxu's heart stirred, but he remained composed and said sadly, "It's no use, I only love him."
Meng Bai was immediately disappointed in him and instructed him, "In the Merfolk, if a partner cannot satisfy you, you can find another one."
Fu Mingxu spoke up at the right moment: "Sigh, you said yourself that we are merfolk, but we humans are different."
Meng Bai panicked and almost blurted out, "Wait until you succeed..."
Before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his head and wanted to bang his head against it, so he instinctively stopped talking.
"What's wrong?" Fu Mingxu asked with concern, his face showing worry. "What were you trying to say?"
Meng Bai shook his head at this moment: "It's nothing. In short, you don't need to think about your relationship with your illegitimate partner anymore, and you don't need to look for any rare flowers or exotic herbs."
He looked at Fu Mingxu and said in an extremely serious tone, "Don't worry, soon someone will be waiting for you with rare and exotic flowers and herbs."
"Your good fortune is yet to come."
Fu Mingxu thought that he dared not accept this blessing. He glanced at the other person's brow and knew that he had not mistaken the demonic energy that had flashed by just now.
So, whenever Meng Bai tries to say something he shouldn't, demonic energy will appear to stop him?
He took this to heart, turned to the side, revealing a beautiful but dejected face, and sighed: "I've heard that behind the palace there's a patch of exotic flowers and herbs unique to the merfolk. I really want to go and see it."
There are many merfolk here, and to avoid being detected, he cannot use the Chaos Qi.
As for the exotic flowers and plants behind the palace, it was just a random excuse he made up to change the subject to the palace.
But to his surprise, Meng Bai told him in an excited tone, "By the way, how come I didn't think of that? You'll definitely be happy when you go to the garden behind the palace."
Seeing that the man was almost treating him as one of his own kind, Fu Mingxu felt no joy, only deep worry. But he still smiled and nodded slightly: "Really? Then thank you."
After the two finished speaking, Meng Shui led the way, and he couldn't help but share the situation of his new kin with many single merfolk.
As Fu Mingxu followed him, he not only felt a chill beside him, but also received many merfolk's hidden, burning gazes.
The Mermaid Palace is located at the very back of the floating city. As you encounter fewer and fewer merfolk, a magnificent and crystal-clear palace suddenly appears before your eyes.
He lowered his eyes, let out a token exclamation, and followed Meng Bai to the back.
Along the way, they encountered several merfolk guards. Meng Bai went up to them and said something, and they actually let him pass. However, the way they looked at him was sticky and disgusting.
“This is it, isn’t it beautiful?” Meng Bai pointed to a spot and said, “I still have some things to take care of. You go ahead, it’s very safe there, you’ll feel much better after a good night’s sleep.”
Perhaps the palace in front blocked the light, Fu Mingxu looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a corner of the strange white and gold flowers peeking out, while most of them were hidden in the shadows.
The flowers exude a strange fragrance that captivates the soul.
Meng Bai left after dropping him off here, and Fu Mingxu, gazing at the majestic palace, had an idea.
He noticed guards watching him from afar, composed himself, and walked towards the center of the flowers.
He looked down and couldn't immediately identify what kind of exotic flower it was, but he felt that the fragrance was too strong, as if it could penetrate into a person's skin and flesh.
Just as he reached the edge of the central shadow, his heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, a hand grabbed him from the depths of the shadows.
His scream was muffled as his waist was gripped tightly, and he was pulled into a hard embrace.
He looked up in alarm and met a pair of golden eyes.
The familiar scent enveloped him. Han Tao wrapped one arm around his waist and covered his mouth, while his other hand accurately grabbed his tail.
Fu Mingxu was completely nestled in his arms, the other's palms were burning hot, and the feeling of his tail was even more pronounced.
In the shadowy flower bushes, Fu Mingxu let out a rapid, panting breath.
A note from the author:
Han Tao: I heard you've been saying everywhere that I'm no good?
Fu Mingxu: No, I didn't.
Chapter 69
The fragrance of flowers was rich and the familiar scent was incredibly hot. Fu Mingxu was held in his arms, and the heat that had been on his tail instantly spread like wildfire to the tip of his tail.
His pale blue tail trembled slightly, and he gasped when Han Tao gently pinched it.
"Let go." He uttered the two words tremblingly, his tail struggling violently.
But Han Tao remained unmoved, her gaze sweeping over the scales on his fish tail, her voice extremely low: "I heard you've been saying everywhere that I'm no good?"
After saying that, he not only didn't let go of the fish tail in his hand, but instead gripped it even tighter.
A soft, muffled sob escaped Fu Mingxu's throat. He gripped his clothes tightly with both hands, and a tear slid down his cheek. The pale blue scales at his temples were washed by this tear, and the shimmering light they reflected resembled shattered starlight.
Some of the merman guards seemed to have heard the commotion, but dared not get too close to the sea of flowers. After craning their necks but not being able to see anything wrong, they returned to their positions.
Han Tao hadn't expected his hair to be so large; his azure fishtail trembled slightly, like a swaying divine flower growing in the shadows. The characteristics of a merman were evident on him, and the scales on his temples not only didn't look out of place, but instead gave him a strange beauty.
At this moment, the fish tail, which should have been supple, drooped limply in his hands, accompanied by his intermittent sobs, which seemed to melt into warm water.
The scorching palms almost melted the fish tail. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Fu Mingxu's forehead. The heat started from the touch of the fish tail and swept through his entire body in a very short time.
"Am I not good enough?" Han Tao watched him melt into a puddle in her hand, but she had no intention of letting him off easily. "Kissing every day?"
After he finished speaking, he loosened his grip, and the fish tail fell onto his lap.
Fu Mingxu was breathing rapidly, his mind a complete blank. Before he could even answer, his hand, which had been loosened, fell again and covered the reverse scale of the fish tail.
The word "no" could only be uttered in a muffled syllable. Han Tao pressed down on the scales covering the reverse scale, and then pressed down on him in his arms, completely pulling him into his embrace.
Fu Mingxu let out an extremely short scream, which was muffled in his palm, leaving only his uneven, shallow breathing.
Its tail tip trembled violently, like a fish out of water struggling frantically.
Then, before the trembling of his tail tip had even ended, the other person flipped his fish tail over, and the two locked eyes, their golden eyes surging with a chilling undercurrent.
Fu Mingxu had no strength left to resist. The brief loosening of his fishtail made him mistakenly believe that the torture was over. But soon, he realized he was too hasty in celebrating, because Han Tao had already gripped his waist with both hands.
An extremely dangerous feeling rushed into my mind, reaching its peak the instant the fish tail's reverse scales touched the scalding, hard fabric.
The originally soft and smooth thin scales burst open in an instant, and then dropped in an instant. The entire fish tail suddenly straightened and fell. Fu Mingxu gripped his clothes tightly, his lips slightly parted, and his eyes, which were already misty, remained in a daze for a long time.
This almost punishing intimacy came suddenly and fiercely. Fu Mingxu's cheeks were flushed with a sunset-like red, and the scales on his temples had become damp without him noticing.
Han Tao was also in pain. He closed his eyes and opened them again, then fiercely sealed the other's lips with his before the other could sob again.