65: Moonlight Drawing Starlight Level Two Superpower

"I can't leave." Nan Zhisui swished her beautiful seven-colored tail and swam in front of him, innocently waving the waterproof phone in her hand.

"Your Soul is imprisoned in this little phone of mine, did you forget? I can't be more than 50 meters away from you.

If I leave, what will happen to your Soul?"

Clearly, she was the one who couldn't be more than 50 meters away from him, yet she chose to use the same lie from before, smiling as she continued to deceive him.

Oh, she really was a little scumbag liar.

Lan Xing's expression looked a bit pitiful. "Don't lie to me."

"Mhm, Big Sister won't lie to you."

Yu Lang and the other male mermen quickly swam over.

"His Highness Lan Xing, we can't wait any longer! The volcano is about to erupt!"

"Her Highness the Princess Consort, please persuade His Highness Lan Xing to leave quickly!"

Lan Xing looked at the mermen trapped by rocks on the seabed and said, "No, there are still several clansmen trapped!"

"It's too late, Your Highness! It's really too late!"

"I cannot let my clansmen die before my eyes." He used all his strength to control the water and save them.

However, the rocks trapping those mermen were simply too large and deeply embedded in the seabed; Lan Xing couldn't budge them an inch.

Could they not be saved?

Could they really not be saved?

They all called him Your Highness; they were all his clansmen!

Yu Chen swam over and said from behind Lan Xing, "Prince, they are all just ordinary mermen; their lives aren't worth much. If they can't be saved, then just let it be."

What did he mean, their lives weren't worth much?

For the first time, Lan Xing felt Yu Chen's words were somewhat grating.

"Princess Consort, the volcano has already begun to erupt, and a major eruption is imminent. It will be truly dangerous if we don't leave now.

A Male Merman's life isn't worth much, but a female merman's life is a different story.

Princess Consort, please come with us and leave immediately."

Yu Chen had a smile on his face, his gaze cold as he looked at the backs of Lan Xing and Nan Zhisui.

Yu Lang also said urgently, "His Highness Lan Xing, Her Highness the Princess Consort, Yu Chen's words make sense. Let's leave quickly!"

"No merman's life is worthless!" The young man's face was full of determination.

"A female merman's life is valuable, and a Male Merman's life is just as valuable! Everyone is equal!"

"And they..." Lan Xing exerted all his strength, tears about to fall from his eyes, "They are all my clansmen!"

Yu Chen swam over and said, "Your Highness, you've done your best. You and the Princess Consort are what matter most."

Yu Lang and several other male mermen said, "Your Highness, sorry, we really can't stand the high temperature here. We're about to be cooked. We're leaving first."

With that, Yu Lang and the others were the first to leave.

Now, in the depths of the ocean, only Lan Xing, Nan Zhisui, and Yu Chen remained, along with the other trapped mermen.

The trapped mermen on the seabed cried out, "Prince, Princess Consort, please leave, leave quickly! We won't blame you!"

"We really won't blame you. Prince, please, take the Princess Consort and leave quickly!!!"

Nan Zhisui also looked at Lan Xing.

He had done his best; he was now on the verge of exhaustion from trying to save people.

He should have a clear conscience.

But just then, the volcano erupted again, and this eruption was even more violent than the last.

The moment the Earth shook and the mountains trembled, Lan Xing grabbed Nan Zhisui's wrist.

It was no use; no matter what, he had to protect Nan Zhisui!

However, at the very moment he was about to turn and leave, Yu Chen suddenly blocked his path.

"His Highness Lan Xing." Yu Chen, the merman with a brown fishtail and jujube-red skin, slowly raised his dark eyes.

Lan Xing's expression changed, and he said, "Yu Chen, go! It's too late, escape quickly."

"Escape from what?" Yu Chen suddenly waved his hand, and then, in the waters above, an even larger wave surged toward Lan Xing.

Caught off guard, Lan Xing's eyes widened. He and Nan Zhisui were swept up together by Yu Chen's wave.

A massive rock fell, and Lan Xing and Nan Zhisui were actually trapped inside an underwater Cave!

"His Highness Lan Xing, you are always too naive, easily fooled, and overflowing with compassion."

"How could a merman like you be fit to be the prince of the Merfolk Clan?!"

Lan Xing shouted urgently, "Yu Chen! You actually have a Supernatural Ability?! That's great, help me rescue our clansmen!"

"Are you still thinking about saving your clansmen even now? My naive Prince."

Yu Chen swam in front of him and Nan Zhisui, a smile suddenly appearing on his face as he turned to leave.

Lan Xing grew frantic and shouted loudly, "Yu Chen! If you and I work together, we can push this rock aside. What are you doing? Come back!!"

"Lan Xing!!!" Nan Zhisui pulled Lan Xing back to his senses.

"Stop shouting. He's the one who trapped us. This Yu Chen—he's a traitor!"

After everything that had happened, there was nothing left for Lan Xing to be confused about.

Yu Chen, the Male Merman he had trusted for many years, was actually a bad fish.

His heart went cold instantly. He turned back and looked at Nan Zhisui, who was trapped with him under this massive rock on the seabed.

The water temperature was becoming increasingly scalding; even he couldn't stand it, let alone a delicate Female.

He regretted it; he should have left earlier.

"I didn't know..." Lan Xing placed his hands on Nan Zhisui's shoulders, blue-purple pearls rolling down. "I really didn't know..."

"Big Sister. Yu Chen is gone. He pushed us here, trapped us, and then just left!"

"It's all my fault. I trusted the wrong fish."

"I don't know, I don't understand why Yu Chen would betray us. What should I do? I can't push this rock away with just my strength alone. How can I get you out... I've harmed you, I've harmed you!"

He really was such a naive, kind, soft-hearted, crybaby, and easily fooled merman.

Nan Zhisui gently patted his face. The seawater temperature was rising sharply; Lan Xing's face was burning hot.

To be honest, Nan Zhisui hadn't expected this series of events either.

Living beings were truly tiny in the face of natural disasters. Even though Nan Zhisui had a space stocked with a massive amount of supplies, none of them could overcome a natural disaster.

But, at the very least, she had to let him know—

"This isn't your fault, Lan Xing. You didn't harm me; it was Yu Chen who harmed us."

"Big Sister..." The blue-purple pearls continued to fall. "I don't want you to die. I really don't want you to die!"

With that, Lan Xing mustered all his strength to move the rock, but it didn't budge.

Nan Zhisui helped, but her Strongman Ability was useless against the power of nature.

Strange.

Was this Strongman Ability the System rewarded her with actually useful?

It seemed it only worked during her first fight with the Wolf King; it had been useless every time since!

What kind of crappy ability was this?

I knew I couldn't trust the childbearing system... Nan Zhisui's mind was in a daze. This time, she actually felt like she was going to lose to a natural disaster.

Was she going to die?

Was it really going to end this time?

On Earth, she hadn't shown filial piety to her parents or taken care of her younger brother.

In the Beast World, she had only just received White Fox's forgiveness and hadn't yet properly compensated White Fox and his son, or Lan Xing and his daughter... Was it all about to end?

She was unwilling. She was truly unwilling to let it end like this.

Just then, Nan Zhisui felt her thoughts become muddled again, and then, she seemed to have arrived in a pure white space once more.

Just like last time, it was an endless expanse of white, as if there were nothing there.

She scrambled up from the ground and spoke directly:

"beast god? Am I dead? Is that why I'm here to see you?"

"It's quite interesting. I'm a human, yet I can see the beast god after I die."

[Nan Zhisui, why are you here again?]

Nan Zhisui figured since she was about to die, she could afford to be a bit irreverent.

"beast god, after I die, can you take my body back to Earth?"

"Humans believe in returning to one's roots. After I die, I still want to go back to my parents' side. And my idiot brother—I hope he can help me be filial to my parents."

[You certainly are filial. A 'filial child' sending their corpse to their parents?]

Nan Zhisui couldn't help but laugh. She sat up and crossed her legs.

[You're quite free and easy about dying.]

"I'm already dead, what else can I do? It's just that Merman Beast Husband of mine—he's too naive, too easily fooled. Yu Chen alone had him running in circles. Oh, and I've lied to him too."

"Forget it, he's going to die along with me anyway."

"But what about Little Fu? Little Fu is still so small, and she's about to lose both her Fish Father and Fish Mother. Plus, she doesn't know Yu Chen is a bad fish. It wouldn't be surprising if Yu Chen was the one who kidnapped Little Fu and put her in danger."

"And White Fox's health hasn't been restored yet. Little Snake Yang hasn't been able to transform into human form. Little Aqi can't live without me either..."

"Sigh..." Nan Zhisui's brow furrowed.

A pleasant laugh came from the beast god's side.

"What are you laughing at? I'm about to die; what's so funny?"

[Nan Zhisui, since you still have lingering concerns, then live on.]

"Live? How?" Nan Zhisui asked.

[You can try kissing your beast husband to activate Moon Attraction Starlight Level Two Supernatural Ability...]

Those familiar with Xing's books should know that Xing loves planting foreshadowing.

I'm afraid if I plant too much now, everyone will feel too confused.

So, I'll give a tiny spoiler. That Strongman Ability's failure is gradual (you should have noticed it failing multiple times; in fact, its first success was only against a wild wolf), so don't take it too seriously.

Don't take the things the System gives too seriously.

It will be explained later.

(There is a major hidden plotline in progress; you'll understand once it's slowly revealed.)

Sui Sui's future powers and abilities will truly be her own, not given by anyone else.