âOf course.â Bluepool agreed without asking anything. âWhat favor? Tell me. You can leave it all to me.â
Bai Qingqing happily said, âHelp me look for a snake.â
She then shifted her left leg, pointed to the snake print, and showed it to Bluepool. âHeâs my mate. He seems to have fallen into the sea and is in the vicinity.â
Bluepool was unwilling. It was another one of Bai Qingqingâs mates.
âHow many mates do you have on land?â Bluepool asked, jealous.
âJust two. Are you going to help or not? Just say it. If you donât help me, then Iâll call King.â Bai Qingqing was just trying to bluff him. She wouldnât dare to make this request to King.
Bluepool fell for the trick and quickly said, âDonât! Iâll help. What does he look like? There are many snakes in the sea. How long is he? What color and what print?â
Bai Qingqing exhaled. This was easier than she imagined. This was great.
âProbably⦠as long as two caves, and this thick.â Bai Qingqing used her arms to gesture the thickness, then continued, âHe has red eyes. When heâs in human form, he has red hair. Oh, right, heâs a four-striped beastman.â
âFour-striped beastman?â Bluepoolâs tone was raised by a few pitches.
Their merfolk village only had one four-striped beastman, and it was said that there werenât that many four-striped beastman on land either. To think that one of Bai Qingqingâs mates was a four-striped beastman.
âShush, be softer.â Bai Qingqing slapped Bluepoolâs arm lightly, releasing a crisp slapping sound.
She drew her hand back apologetically.
âIâm sorry.â
âIt doesnât hurt,â Bluepool said half-heartedly, feeling entangled.
What would happen if he found the snake beastman and the snake beastman wanted to snatch Bai Qingqing away? Would the leader be able to defeat him?
However, he soon thought that snake beastmen lived alone by themselves while they merfolks had the advantage of numbers. He then felt relieved.
âAlright. Iâll go right away.â
âWait a minute.â
âHmmm?â Bluepool turned to look toward Bai Qingqing, unintentionally displaying his perfect side face. He really did look as handsome as a god no matter which angle one looked from.
Bai Qingqing almost went into a daze once again. Merfolks were really too beautiful.
âAfter you find him, Iâll give you a surprise.â She could tell him of Jeanâs whereabouts, then. As long as she could find Curtis, even if they were to be hunted down by the entire merfolk village, itâd be worth it.
After saying that, she raised the bowl and continued to drink the soup.
Bluepool asked happily, âMate?â
âPffft!â Bai Qingqing spurted out the soup in her mouth back into the bowl, then covered her mouth and coughed non-stop.
Bluepool walked over to pat her on the back. It was out of concern, but after a few pats, his attention was drawn away by the smooth skin under his hand.
The femaleâs skin was so smooth! It was smoother than cloth weaved from snow silk algae. Why hadnât he heard anyone mentioning it before?
It must be those people who had mated intentionally hiding this! They must be scared that thereâd be too much competition.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Bai Qingqing coughed for quite a while before she felt better. She then waved her hand in annoyance, saying, âThatâs enough. You can go. Youâll find out, then.â
Bluepool smiled and dashed out of the barrier, swimming upwards.
Bai Qingqing had achieved her goal and now felt refreshed. She finished up the entire bowl of food.
The cubs could only smell and not eat the food, so they were all hungry. They crowded around her and meowed away.
âBe good, mommy will feed you right away,â Bai Qingqing said dotingly, carrying one with each hand. With her back facing the caveâs entrance, she pulled down her clothing.
â¦
Several tens of merfolks gathered around in the spacious deep sea.
Bluepool stood at the very front, saying to them, âGo find a snake beastman. Four-striped beastman. If thereâs news, inform me immediately.â
As all the strong merfolks with mating rights had gone up to the shore, other than the leader, King, Bluepool was the next strongest. Therefore, he had the influence to control the entire village.
The others immediately scattered and started searching.