51: The babies don't want to be separated.

"Have you still not found the Little Princess?" A blue-purple Merman Prince with a very long fish tail suddenly turned around.

He had a delicate yet stunning face and looked very young, as if he had only just reached adulthood.

His long blue-purple hair fluttered in the seawater like seaweed, and his pale purple eyes were filled with deep worry.

He looked sharply at the assembled mermen.

The Little Mermen on the seabed all lowered their heads one after another.

"Prince Lan Xing, the Little Princess is playful; perhaps she's just sleeping inside a clam shell?" one Little Merman said.

Another Little Merman shook his head and said, "You can't say that. A Bird Beastman Tribe recently arrived near the Eastern Coast, and many Wandering Beastmen have gathered lately as well. The coastline is no longer safe."

"As long as the Little Princess doesn't leave the sea, she'll be fine. But if she happens to go above the surface and gets caught by Bird Beastmen or Wandering Beastmen, that would be bad."

As soon as this merman finished speaking, the simple-minded mermen's minds spontaneously began to imagine the Little Mermaid Princess, Little Fu, being snatched away and harmed by Wandering Beastmen.

Then they suddenly thought of the Little Mermaid Princess, Little Fu, being snatched by that group of Bird Beastmen, their claws piercing through her fish tail.

Such a cute Little Princess being harmed by bad people... The mermen, who were exceptionally soft-hearted, couldn't help but start wiping away tears.

Pearls were dropping everywhere.

Seeing these pearls made Lan Xing's brows knit together.

"She's only five years old; she can't have run far," Lan Xing said with a wave of his hand. "All mermen, search together!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

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On the shore, Nan Zhisui finally managed to coax the Mermaid Cub to stop crying.

Little Hu Qi took the Mermaid Cub and held her in his arms to play.

Before long, White Fox emerged from the forest by the sandy beach, carrying a freshly caught Long-Eared Beast.

"Father Beast!" Hu Qi's eyes lit up, and he pounced toward him while holding the Mermaid Cub.

Nan Zhisui also ran over with the Little Wolf Cub and Little Snake Yang. Nan Zhisui paused for a moment, and after her gaze met White Fox's, she also pounced forward and gave White Fox a full embrace.

"Is everyone alright?" White Fox asked.

"We're fine," Hu Qi said.

Nan Zhisui also shook her head. "Everyone is fine."

Speaking of what just happened, Hu Qi was still very excited. He recounted the events with great animation.

"Father Beast, the little fish cub is so amazing, and it was really thrilling. I want to do it all over again."

White Fox rubbed his head.

White Fox checked everyone over, and after confirming they were all fine, he said, "I hunted a large beast earlier, but unfortunately, I had to discard it. I caught this Long-Eared Beast on my way down the mountain."

Nan Zhisui and the cubs looked down at the Long-Eared Beast. Seeing so many beastmen, the Long-Eared Beast squeaked in terror.

"Bunnies are quite nice. Bunnies are so cute, they deserve to be eaten," Nan Zhisui said. "Besides, I really love eating rabbit legs!"

White Fox couldn't help but smile. "Alright, the Long-Eared Beast's legs are for you to eat."

White Fox took the Long-Eared Beast aside to process it, carefully skinning the fur off.

The fur of the Long-Eared Beast was soft, and many Females liked to use it to make clothes.

He also wanted to make one for Nan Zhisui.

Hu Qi and She Yang gathered firewood nearby. After they brought back dry wood, Nan Zhisui would praise them with a smile.

The two Little Cubs would then gather firewood with even more enthusiasm.

They fetched water from the large river to boil for drinking.

Then Nan Zhisui skewered the Long-Eared Beast that White Fox had prepared and placed it over the fire to roast.

As Nan Zhisui roasted it, she sprinkled some fragrant powder, making the Long-Eared Beast even more delicious.

"Wow, it smells so good, so good!"

White Fox went to the beach to gather some sea fish. The Mermaid Cub opened her arms toward White Fox.

"Pwitty Unca, eat-eat~"

"Yes, this is for you to eat."

White Fox placed the sea fish into her bucket. The Mermaid Cub dove into the bucket and quickly finished the fish.

Mmm, fish from the sea still taste better.

Once Nan Zhisui's rabbit meat was roasted, White Fox, Hu Qi, She Yang, and Nan Zhisui sat around the fire and ate the rabbit meat together.

The fragrant rabbit meat, however, carried a hint of bitterness in the taste.

Hu Qi and She Yang were in low spirits.

"The little mermaid doesn't want to go back to the sea?" White Fox looked back at the Little Merman with some surprise.

Nan Zhisui nodded. "Yes. She's unwilling to go back. What should we do?"

Hu Qi immediately spoke up, "Daddy, Mommy. I like Little Sister so much. Can we really not keep Little Sister?"

"Hiss hiss..." She Yang also showed a look of reluctance.

Nan Zhisui shook her head and said, "She is a mermaid; she belongs to the ocean. We are Land Beastmen; we can't live together forever."

"And look..." Nan Zhisui gestured for the two cubs to look at the Little Merman. "She likes to eat sea fish. Our land beast meat isn't suitable for her."

Hu Qi pursed his lips, looking as if he were about to cry.

"Can't bear to let go?" White Fox looked down and asked.

Hu Qi nodded slightly.

Little Sister was powerful, well-behaved, and cute.

Of course he liked her.

Of course he couldn't bear to part with her.

"Hiss hiss..." She Yang also lowered his little snake head.

Must they really separate from their Little Merman sister?

Little Snake Yang was also very reluctant to see her go.

White Fox advised, "She is a mermaid, and we are Land Beastmen. There will always come a day when we must part."

"Father Beast, I understand the logic," Hu Qi looked at the Little Merman with difficulty, "but my heart just feels very sad."

White Fox rubbed Hu Qi's head.

Nan Zhisui sighed and made a compromise, saying, "How about this: we'll stay by the coast for a few more days to keep the Little Merman company. In a few days, we'll send her back to the sea to find her Father Beast and Female Mother."

Hu Qi's half-drooped ears instantly stood upright.

She Yang also looked up excitedly.

"Okay!" "Hiss hiss!"

To a Little Cub, delaying a parting by even one day is worth it. Not having to part today was a wonderful thing.

They couldn't spend the night on the beach, so Nan Zhisui and White Fox searched the woods near the beach for a suitable place to stay.

White Fox looked up and saw Bird Beastmen flying across the sky, and he frowned again.

When he used to come to the coast with the tribe's hunting party to trade for salt with the mermen, there weren't this many Bird Beastmen.

Why did there seem to be so many more Bird Beastmen now?

Nan Zhisui found a flat piece of ground. After White Fox checked it over, he nodded to Nan Zhisui.

Nan Zhisui set up the tent on this flat ground.

The Little Cubs helped her on the side. As Nan Zhisui hammered in the ground stakes, she said, "This is a tent. We can all sleep together in the tent tonight."

Hu Qi crawled in and then crawled back out. He laughed excitedly, "Wow, Mommy, this thing is just like a Cave!"

Nan Zhisui smiled and said, "Yes, but it's not as sturdy as a Cave."

While the Little Cubs were playing nearby, White Fox whispered to Nan Zhisui, "female master, it might not be very safe around here. We need to be careful."