"Humans actually dared to capture the noble mermaid princess; this is truly audacious. Recently, there has been news that humans are publicly auctioning off the mermaid princess, which is simply a desecration of the dignity of the sea tribes."

"I propose we immediately send troops to attack Yunhai City, force the humans to hand over Her Highness the Princess, and teach them a harsh lesson!"

"I agree with General Kuangsha's proposal. Humans are becoming increasingly rampant, with more and more humans daring to venture into the oceans, seizing resources that should belong to the sea tribes. If we let the humans run wild, the situation for the sea tribes will become increasingly difficult."

"No, we must wait for the envoy to arrive before discussing the issue of sending troops. Just us shallow sea tribes sending troops are no match for the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"General Feiyu, dispatch some subordinates to Yunhai City to try and ascertain Her Highness the Princess's whereabouts and ensure her safety. We will discuss other matters once the envoy arrives."

Whirr~ Whirr~ Several figures left the underwater palace, and General Kuangsha cast a dissatisfied glance at the palace behind him, muttering, "The Blue Ring King is already old, dithering without even a hint of decisiveness. How can such a person still be called the King of the Shallow Seas?"

"General, speak cautiously," General Feiyu reminded him.

After moving a distance away from the underwater palace, General Kuangsha said, "Feiyu, have your men capture Her Highness the Princess. We absolutely cannot let the envoy take her back from Yunhai City. Her Highness must remain under our control."

"Yes, General," General Feiyu responded.

"Tiger Shark, Red Crab, rally the sea tribes and prepare to initiate war at any time. Once the war breaks out, with justice on our side, even the deep-sea tribes will have no choice but to join in."

"As you command," replied General Tiger Shark, towering at five meters tall.

"As you command," responded General Red Crab, clad in red armor, with crab claws for arms.

Feiyu, Tiger Shark, and Red Crab each departed, and Kuangsha turned, looking at the distant underwater palace with a sinister smile.

"Blue Ring King? No, it will soon be King Kuangsha!"

Lu Yu set up a large wooden tub in the next room, filled it with water, and placed the little mermaid inside. Hai Wei lay on the edge of the tub, frowning, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with the water quality.

"Oh, I forgot." Lu Yu slapped his head, took out a bag of salt from his backpack, and poured it into the tub. "I forgot you're a sea tribe, you prefer salt water."

Hai Wei used her tail to stir the water in the tub, quickly dissolving the salt grains. When it was about right, she signaled Lu Yu to stop adding salt.

Looking at the large tub of water in front of him, Lu Yu had a strange feeling, as if he were making fish soup and the fish inside was actively helping him mix the salt.

Shaking his head vigorously to get rid of the strange thought, he placed the bag of salt on the nearby table and said, "If you need it, just add more yourself."

Blub blub~ The little mermaid sank her head underwater, blowing out a string of bubbles.

Lu Yu looked at the little mermaid in the tub and curiously asked, "Can your tail turn into legs?"

Poof~ The little mermaid suddenly sprang out of the water, clinging to the edge of the tub, warily asking, "What do you want?"

"Nothing, I'm just curious. You look quite different from other sea tribes," Lu Yu explained honestly.

He saw three types of sea tribes. One kind mostly resembled humans, with fish fins for ears, scales covering their necks, and possibly gills underneath.

When dressed and with long hair covering their ears, they looked not much different from ordinary people, often appearing in Yunhai City.

The second type looked grotesque, mostly resembling fish or other marine creatures with few human traits. The sea tribes they slaughtered during their voyage with Lin Tao were of this type, with fish heads and human bodies.

This type was rarely seen around Yunhai City, and humans seemingly also rejected these more monster-like sea tribes.

In terms of strength, the second type had far less power than the first, but they were far more numerous. So far, Lu Yu had only seen five of the first type, while the second type appeared in large groups.

The third type of sea tribe resembled Hai Wei, with human bodies and fish tails.

A notable feature: they were particularly weak, though Hai Wei might just be an unusually weak exception.

Hai Wei pouted, sinking under the water again, leaving only her eyes above the surface to watch Lu Yu. "I can, but I'm too weak to change."

"Transformation?" Lu Yu speculated.

"What did you say?" Hai Wei didn't quite hear him.

As Lu Yu was about to respond, he heard a "gurgle" sound and looked at Hai Wei's stomach, from where the sound emanated.

"What do you eat? I can get it for you," Lu Yu asked.

"I eat fish," Hai Wei responded without hesitation.

Lu Yu looked at her strangely. "Are you sure?"

Hai Wei nodded, indicating that fish was her favorite food.

Lu Yu considered it and realized it seemed quite normal for sea creatures to eat fish. After all, didn't marine life eat fish? Even if she herself was a "fish."

He brought several grilled fish from the cafeteria and placed them in front of Hai Wei, saying, "Eat up." Then he left the room to train.

Hai Wei frowned at the plate of grilled fish, not touching it for a long time. When Lu Yu returned to the room and saw the untouched, now cold fish, he asked curiously, "Didn't you say you eat fish?"

"I don't eat this kind," Hai Wei said, face full of conflict. "I eat the kind filled with Spiritual Qi."

Filled with Spiritual Qi? Lu Yu searched the marketplace, found some spiritual meat from a fish demon, bought a chunk, and placed it before Hai Wei, saying, "No small fish available, make do with this."

Looking at the piece of fish meat larger than her own head, Hai Wei nodded silently and started gnawing away at it.

To her surprise, although the taste was not as good as the small fish she usually ate, it was still quite nice.

Perhaps she had been hungry for too long, or perhaps the taste of this demon fish meat was genuinely good.

Lu Yu reheated and finished eating the grilled fish, finding it shameful to waste.

Watching Hai Wei gnawing on the raw fish, Lu Yu kindly asked, "Want me to grill it for you?"

After looking at the plate of grilled fish bones left by Lu Yu, Hai Wei hesitated but eventually shook her head. She had never eaten grilled food, always eating raw.

Lu Yu glanced at Hai Wei gnawing the fish meat, then carried his plate and left the room. This room was Hai Wei's, the bed a water-filled wooden tub.

The wooden tub Lu Yu found for Hai Wei was large enough for her to stretch out inside.

When she had nothing to do, Hai Wei would stay in the tub and play, while Lu Yu trained his Spiritual Power in the room.

Lin Tao appeared not far from Lu Yu's cottage, quietly standing at the corner, watching Lu Yu's cottage. Through the window, he could see Hai Wei playing with water inside.

Clutching the Bounty Order tightly, he hesitated about whether he should go through with it or not.

The He family Bounty Order stated: Three days ago, the He family bought a little mermaid at the Deep Blue Auction, which was then taken by a mysterious person, with its whereabouts now unknown. If anyone has information on the little mermaid's whereabouts, the He family will pay 100,000 gold per piece of information.

Anyone who can recover the mermaid will receive 3 million gold as a reward from the He family.

3 million gold, for a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion without any family backing, was like fortune falling from the sky.

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