52: The Mermaid's Wrath

In the middle of the night, when all was quiet, White Fox took Nan Zhisui into the forest once again to Cultivate.

Nan Zhisui was very sleepy; she rubbed her eyes. "White Fox, do I really have to Cultivate?"

White Fox nodded patiently, "Yes."

Nan Zhisui pursed her lips, "Can I skip the cultivation?"

Nan Zhisui knew that in any cultivation novel or any other genre, there were few Female leads who weren't ambitious.

But as for her, she had already spent years grinding through elementary, middle, and high school, and then university—studying, getting certifications, and writing papers.

The path to becoming a Veterinarian was also... an endless list of hardships!

She had barely managed to stumble through the academic path; she really didn't want to spend the middle of the night running and jumping to follow a martial path now.

Especially a few days ago, when she chased White Fox for half the night and couldn't even touch a single strand of his fur.

It was very demoralizing, okay?

White Fox was also a bit troubled.

Although Females in the Beast World could Cultivate, most of them didn't.

The hard work of cultivation was usually left to the Males. Once a Female contracted a Male, it was equivalent to gaining all of his power.

So why should a Female bother to Cultivate?

But... White Fox still felt that if she were strong herself, she would be much safer.

White Fox lowered his head and coaxed her gently, "Why don't you want to Cultivate anymore? Was it because I didn't do well enough during the last session?"

Nan Zhisui complained, "I can't even touch you."

White Fox chuckled, "Then I'll go a bit slower this time?"

Nan Zhisui shook her head and tugged on his hand, saying, "I really don't want to Cultivate. It's too tiring."

How could White Fox resist Nan Zhisui's acting cute? His heart softened. "Alright, I'll think of another way."

White Fox was indeed quite easy to talk to. He wasn't going to force her to study anymore!

Finally, she could just lie flat!

The underachieving cultivator Nan Zhisui yawned and said, "Then I'm going back to sleep with the Cubs!"

White Fox was quite helpless and said indulgently, "Okay."

—

Nan Zhisui, White Fox, and the Cubs slept inside the tent, while the Mermaid Cub slept in a wooden bucket at the tent's entrance. A gap was left in the tent flap so everyone could keep an eye on the bucket.

White Fox slept by the tent entrance, simultaneously ensuring the safety of the Mermaid Cub outside and the safety of the Female and the Cubs inside.

White Fox, whose health wasn't great to begin with, had been traveling for days, working, and keeping watch at night.

He was starting to feel the strain.

White Fox coughed softly in secret, complaining in his heart about the other Male beastmen of the household he hadn't met yet.

Where were those Males?

Seriously, every single one of them was unreliable.

—

The next day, Nan Zhisui and the Cubs were refreshed.

Having stayed up all night to keep watch, White Fox hadn't slept at all. He gently rubbed his temples to clear his head.

White Fox used the leftover ingredients from yesterday to make breakfast for the Cubs.

Nan Zhisui finished feeding the Little Wolf Cub, who had already opened one eye.

“White Fox, did you not sleep well last night?” Nan Zhisui asked.

White Fox smiled and said, “Maybe I'm just not used to sleeping here.”

“Do you want to go back and catch some more sleep?”

White Fox shook his head and smiled, “No need. I’m fine.”

After the Cubs finished breakfast, White Fox was tidying up nearby.

Nan Zhisui took Hu Qi, She Yang, and the Mermaid Cub to play by the seashore.

It was the first time Hu Qi and She Yang had played with water like this, and they were both extremely happy.

The Mermaid Cub even found beautiful conch shells in the sea to give to the pretty Brothers.

White Fox looked up and saw the scene by the shore, his expression softening. It seemed all his hard work and busyness were entirely worth it.

Nan Zhisui also had a great time playing with the Cubs, especially since the Mermaid Cub had so many little tricks.

However, just then, there seemed to be some movement in the sea.

Nan Zhisui instinctively looked toward the surface of the water, and the Mermaid Cub did the same.

Suddenly, the waves surged, and from within the seawater, a young Male Merman slowly appeared, wearing blue-purple Shark-silk clothes and a blue-purple veil.

A merman?

A huge smile immediately broke out on the Mermaid Cub's face, “Daddy Fishy!”

The Mermaid Cub pounced over, and Lan Xing immediately picked her up.

“Little Fu.”

“Where did you run off to? Daddy was worried to death!”

Nan Zhisui looked at the merman in front of her in surprise; he was wearing a blue-purple veil, so she couldn't see his face.

But this merman felt very young, even younger than White Fox.

He looked to be just barely an adult, maybe eighteen years old?

He didn't look anything like the three-hundred-year-old elderly fish the Mermaid Cub had mentioned.

“Mommy, Mommy!” The Mermaid Cub happily opened her arms, “Fu Fu found her!”

Hu Qi and She Yang sized up the Mermaid Cub's Father Beast with a mix of curiosity and surprise. Nan Zhisui inconspicuously pulled the two cubs behind her, while White Fox quickly stepped in front of Nan Zhisui.

Nan Zhisui politely explained to the Mermaid Cub's daddy fish: “It's like this, your cub somehow ended up in Stone Village. We brought your cub here from Stone Village.”

“How did she end up in Stone Village?” Lan Xing slowly looked up. “It was you who saved my Little Fu?”

However, the moment Lan Xing looked up and saw Nan Zhisui, the Male's blue-purple pupils constricted! His grip on Little Fu also tightened!

“Daddy Fishy, it hurts~” the Mermaid Cub struggled.

Lan Xing snapped back to his senses. His breathing was unstable as he sized up the people on Nan Zhisui's side.

After a brief acknowledgment, Nan Zhisui said worriedly, “Um, Mr. Fish, your cub seems a little uncomfortable...”

However, the Male Merman in front of her suddenly moved!

Holding Little Fu with one arm, he flicked his tail and charged fiercely toward Nan Zhisui!

Nan Zhisui's eyes widened in shock, but White Fox reacted quickly, meeting the attack head-on!

At the edge of the beach, the two Males clashed directly!

White Fox was a bit angry. “No matter what, we at least helped you look after your cub for a few days. You attack the Female who brought your cub back to the sea the moment you see her? Is the Merfolk Clan so unreasonable?”

“Helped me look after my cub? Heh!” Lan Xing flicked his tail, and a massive wave of water swept toward Nan Zhisui!

“Shouldn't she be looking after her?!”

A huge splash of water slapped toward her, and Nan Zhisui's eyes widened in astonishment.

“female master!!” White Fox turned around rapidly, but it was already too late.

At the edge of the beach, Nan Zhisui was nowhere to be seen... White Fox ran toward the sea. Looking at the boundless ocean, he tried to swim in, but after a few splashes, he finally gave up.

“female master! female master!!!”

...Nan Zhisui felt a bit of suffocation.

She was being rapidly pulled underwater by this fish.

He would occasionally pull her into the sea and then bring her up to the surface for air.

What kind of fish was this?

This fish was going way too far!!!!

Did she even know him?

What kind of grudge or resentment did he have?!

Nan Zhisui hit his arm with all her strength, but he wouldn't let go at all.

The little golden Mermaid Cub, Little Fu, followed Lan Xing closely, looking very worried.

What to do, what to do? Daddy Fishy seems very angry; he seems to be mad at Mommy.

What to do, what to do??!!

However, while Nan Zhisui was alternating between surfacing for air and holding her breath underwater, her Moon Attraction Starlight Supernatural Ability actually activated.

Her two long, slender legs gradually merged, turning into a beautiful rainbow-colored fishtail.

Beautiful rainbow-colored fins and gills also grew on her neck.

She suddenly discovered that she could breathe underwater.

“Nan Zhisui.” The young blue-purple merman quickly used a piece of golden seaweed to tie one of her arms to one of his, and then he asked,

“You are a mermaid?”

...A little secret explanation: regarding Sui Sui's cultivation, she will become strong later on, just not right now.

White Fox is too indulgent.

Wait until a truly strict beast husband comes to manage her.