Lin Hao, suddenly pushed to the ground by Lan Jia Ruo, was instantly bewildered.
What happened? Who am I? What was I doing? What do I need to do?
After his mind cleared, he looked up and saw the retreating figure rushing out the door, lost in thought.
Ruila, who had been accompanying the cub, suddenly saw the cub pushed to the ground by that fish. A flicker of killing intent flashed in her eyes.
Then she crouched down, helped the cub up, and carefully examined its body, terrified of a single scratch.
After a thorough check, finding him unharmed, she silently breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the cub had no injuries.
Otherwise, serving that fish as sashimi would have been too good for him.
Lin Hao, who was being fussed over by Ruila, didn't say a word. He knew Ruila was worried about him and feared he was injured, so he decided to remain silent.
She would only be reassured after checking.
After Ruila finished her inspection, she said, "I'm fine. Let's go out and see what's happening."
In reality, Lin Hao wasn't worried about Er Fa and the others at all. After all, they were the top combat forces of the Insectoid race. Dealing with a juvenile would be more than enough for them.
It was just that he was now concerned about why Lan Jia Ruo suddenly vomited blood while drawing a magic array, and why he had rushed out so hastily.
His condition made Lin Hao's hundred percent confidence instantly falter.
He was starting to worry.
Thinking this, Lin Hao's footsteps involuntarily quickened.
Seeing this, Ruila quickly came in front of the cub and said, "King, it's better if we don't go out. It's a bit dangerous outside. Let's just wait for the leader and the others to come in."
From the moment the leader placed her by the cub's side, she knew this creature was not to be trifled with.
And last time, even though she hadn't accompanied the leader to investigate that planet, seeing the leader return injured had scared her greatly.
She had wanted to tell the cub then, but the leader had forbidden it. He had only recovered after a night's rest.
Therefore, she couldn't let the cub go out now; it was for his safety.
When Lin Hao saw Ruila appear before him, he knew what she would say. He replied, "Let's just look from the doorway, not too close. How about that?"
He negotiated with Ruila, and his sense of unease was growing stronger. He needed to go out and see.
Seeing the determination in the cub's eyes, Ruila finally agreed under his gaze, "Alright, just at the doorway. No closer."
This species was truly dangerous.
Seeing Ruila's agreement, Lin Hao quickly went to the doorway, only to witness an unexpected scene.
Xie Er lay severely wounded under the Yao tree, covered in scars, not a single part of him uninjured. Er Fa and Ya Si Lan were also not in good shape, arriving by Xie Er's side, supporting each other.
Seeing that Xie Er and the others were not in mortal danger, he silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness they were alright.
But where had Lan Jia Ruo gone?
He looked around but couldn't find the fish anywhere.
The sunlight was suddenly obscured. Lin Hao looked up and saw Lan Jia Ruo floating in the air.
The wound on his chest continued to bleed profusely, and his right hand, stained with blood, seemed to be writing strange symbols in the air.
Damn it, after only two minutes of not seeing him, how did he get himself into such a state?
"I, the overlord of the ocean—Lan Jia Ruo, the guard of the escaped chattel, have now discovered it. I, exercising the power of the overlord, declare you—to be subjected to… lightning punishment."
Lan Jia Ruo's voice suddenly deepened, like an ancient summons.
Because of Lan Jia Ruo's words, dark clouds instantly gathered, and a massive purple magic array appeared around the vines. Lightning flashed across the sky above the array.
Bolts of lightning struck the vine trapped in the center of the magic array, one after another.
The vine finally became agitated, repeatedly striking the magic array with its tentacles, but the array remained unshaken.
Even its boasted regenerative ability was instantly rendered useless by the lightning.
After being struck for a long time, the vine finally turned into a pile of black dust, scattering with the wind.
Lin Hao was stunned in place, witnessing this scene.
Was this the power of the Mermaid King?
As the punishment ended, the clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, returning to a clear sky.
Lan Jia Ruo, seeing that everything was finally over, also breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the ground from the air.
He walked towards Xie Er, eager to share the good news.
As he reached Xie Er's side and was about to say something, he heard Xie Er say, "Who told you to use that magic array?"
Lan Jia Ruo's joy was instantly stifled by these words, and he didn't know how to answer.
After a minute, he stammered, "This, I, I saw you were injured, so I couldn't think of a sealing array in time, and then this array came to mind. And this array is really harmless, don't be afraid."
He tried his best to explain that the magic array was truly not a problem.
"You don't know…" Before Xie Er could finish, she turned and saw the cub approaching, so she stopped speaking.
This matter could not be known by the cub.
She then glared at Lan Jia Ruo, her eyes conveying, 'I'll settle this with you later.'
Seeing that Xie Er wasn't going to pursue the matter further, Lan Jia Ruo breathed a sigh of relief and nodded perfunctorily, his eyes showing it.
Later, later matters could be dealt with later.
For now, he just needed to smooth things over.
"Don't know what?" Lin Hao asked, arriving just as he heard Xie Er reprimanding Lan Jia Ruo, but she suddenly stopped.
But seeing the evasiveness in Xie Er's eyes, he knew she didn't want to tell him.
What's going on? Why did she stop talking when she saw him? Did she not want to tell him?
Wuwuwuwu, she's not playing with me anymore.
We promised to be each other's little angels, but you're keeping secrets and not telling me.
Although Lin Hao was a bit curious about the rest of Xie Er's sentence, when he saw that Lan Jia Ruo's chest was still bleeding, he didn't press Xie Er further.
He should bandage this silly fish.
"Lan Jia Ruo, is your wound alright?" Lin Hao asked, pointing to his chest.
Lan Jia Ruo saw Lin Hao point to his chest and casually touched it with his finger, saying, "You mean this? It's nothing."
Before he could finish, his eyes closed, and he collapsed.
Lin Hao looked at Lan Jia Ruo, who was lying on the ground, with a black line on his face and resignedly carried him back.
This fish was truly slow-witted. The blood from his chest had already circled the courtyard before he even remembered. How clumsy.
Were the royal family of the Merfolk truly this careless?
Although carrying Lan Jia Ruo was a bit difficult for Lin Hao, he applied his spiritual power, which made it much easier.
Er Fa, who had rested well, came up to Lin Hao and said, "King, let me."
After saying that, he took Lan Jia Ruo from Lin Hao's back and slung him over his shoulder, walking forward as if he hadn't been injured at all.
Seeing that Lan Jia Ruo had returned and that the leaders were all fine, Lin Hao went back to his own bed.
However, he couldn't stop thinking about what Xie Er and Lan Jia Ruo were hiding from them. Why did Xie Er's eyes flicker when she saw him?
She had never been like this before.
Why was this happening?
Lin Hao fell asleep with these questions in his mind.
He slept soundly, without dreams.
Lin Hao rubbed his eyes and woke up. The nap was truly refreshing. He glanced at his watch and saw it was already three o'clock.
He decided not to stream today. Since he wasn't contracted, it was all about enjoyment.
When he came to the living room a few minutes later, he found that everything that had been damaged in the morning had been replaced with new items.
Ruila heard the cub's footsteps and came out of the kitchen, saying to the cub, "King, the meal will be ready soon. Please wait a moment."
After speaking, she went back into the kitchen.
The cub hadn't eaten lunch today and must be hungry now. She had to make a lot of food and couldn't let the cub go hungry.
With this thought, Ruila changed the original six dishes to eight dishes and added a soup.
Looking at the dishes.
Would these dishes be enough for the cub?
Ruila thought to herself.
Hearing Ruila's words, Lin Hao touched his stomach. He was indeed a bit hungry.
Then, he very consciously sat down at the dining table, waiting for Ruila's feeding.
When he saw the dishes Ruila had prepared, Lin Hao was once again stunned. So many?
What kind of good day was it today? Ten dishes?
Was this a banquet?
However, considering the large number of insects present now, they should probably eat a lot.
Probably.
Lin Hao thought to himself.
"Wow, it smells so good?" a childish voice came from the staircase.
Hearing this, Lin Hao looked towards the staircase in confusion and saw a young boy with short blue hair smiling at him.
Why was this boy so blue-looking?
Lin Hao's first thought upon seeing the blue-haired boy was this.
Short Scene.
Certain Fish: Something's wrong? How could something be wrong? That's ridiculous.
After saying that, he flopped down.
Lin Hao: Facts prove that some flags cannot be casually raised.
Babies, don't leave after reading. I have a small extra chapter at the end. Hehe, I wish you all sweet and happy lives.