As the woman emerged from the water, she heard Sheng Jiu utter such a non - sequitur. She wiped the water off her face, opened her eyes, and covered her mouth with a startled gasp.
She never expected that there was another being in the water. No... it wasn't a human. The woman's eyes fell on his blue fishtail, and she murmured, "You..."
Wanwan seemed a bit panicked at the unexpected intruder. He timidly looked at Sheng Jiu, waiting for his reaction.
Sheng Jiu lowered his eyes and met his gaze. Wanwan clung to the rock wall with both hands and asked, "Who is she?"
Sheng Jiu lazily sat on the bank, not caring that the pool water was soaking his robe. He casually dangled his legs into the water and replied softly, "My newly - taken concubine. Isn't she beautiful?"
Wanwan bit his lower lip and said nothing. Sheng Jiu frowned and hooked his finger at the woman. The woman paddled through the water and swam to his side.
Sheng Jiu tilted the woman's chin up, his eyes fixed on Wanwan. "Teach him how to serve a man," he said.
The woman looked stunned and murmured, "Serve... a man?"
Although the one in the water was a merman, she could tell it was a male.
Sheng Jiu's mouth drooped in annoyance. "What? Have you forgotten how to do it too?"
The woman trembled. In the blink of an eye, she had put on a smile. She pursed her lips, caressed Sheng Jiu's thigh, leaned in closer, and kissed his lips.
Wanwan stared blankly as their lips met. His fingernails dug into the rock wall, and his mind went blank.
Sheng Jiu's eyes shone astonishingly. He stared directly into Wanwan's eyes. The woman's hand moved up along the inside of his thigh, but Sheng Jiu stopped her.
Sheng Jiu said coldly, "Back off."
The woman trembled and got out of the pool. She didn't dare to stop for a moment and left the bedroom.
Sheng Jiu slipped into the pool and advanced towards Wanwan step by step. Finally, Wanwan spoke, "You and that woman..."
Sheng Jiu lowered his eyes to look at him, his expression slightly drunk. "What, are you unhappy?"
Wanwan looked a bit aggrieved. He turned his head away and said nothing.
Sheng Jiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Brother Emperor, has he ever slept with a woman in front of you?"
Wanwan replied sullenly, "No."
Sheng Jiu was a bit surprised. He remembered that in the past, the Crown Prince had summoned concubines to his bedroom.
How could it be?
Wanwan pointed outside. "He would let them sleep outside."
Looking at his unhappy expression, and not knowing if it was the alcohol talking, thinking about their past, Sheng Jiu was truly enraged. He pressed Wanwan against the rock wall, his eyes red as he questioned him.
"What, do you think I'm not as good as Brother Emperor?!"
After saying that, he nodded to himself. "Right, he protected you so well in the past. You must have regarded him as a god in your heart, right?"
Wanwan struggled and pushed him. "Let me go! You're just not as good as him. He would never treat me like this!"
Sheng Jiu grabbed both of his wrists. His strength was so great that Wanwan's eyes turned red.
Sheng Jiu sneered. "Treat you like this? How exactly?"
As he spoke, his hand reached under him. While feeling his fishtail, he asked, "Is it like this?"
"Then according to you, he has never touched you?"
Wanwan bit his lower lip tightly and said nothing. Big teardrops fell one after another.
Sheng Jiu wiped away his tears with his palm. "Why are you crying? I should even thank Brother Emperor for leaving me such a clean treasure."
As he spoke, his finger just pressed on a patch of soft scales. A strange light flashed in Sheng Jiu's eyes. He hooked the corner of his mouth and looked at him but didn't insert his finger into that soft area.
Sheng Jiu withdrew his hand, took out a pill from his sleeve, pried open his lips, and stuffed the pill into his mouth, forcing him to swallow it.
"This is a miraculous medicine I've searched for with great difficulty. It can make you grow legs like a human. But the legs will only appear at night. Although it's only at night, it can still give you more freedom..."
Wanwan blinked his eyes blankly and only felt Sheng Jiu gently caress his cheek. "Be a good boy. I won't hurt you."
Wanwan thought he was a bit strange. One second he was in a fit of anger, and now he was so gentle.
But the pain between his legs left him no time to think. Sheng Jiu noticed his discomfort and reached out to hug his waist. Remembering the thought he had at the palace banquet today, Sheng Jiu thought this was a good opportunity.
His slender fingers playfully lifted Wanwan's top. The tips of his fingers slid back and forth on his waist, and the delicate touch made his body heat up slightly.
Wanwan slumped limply into his arms and trembled as he said, "It hurts..."
Sheng Jiu stroked his fishtail, which was gradually turning into legs, and comforted him softly, "It's your first time transforming into legs. You'll definitely feel some pain. It's okay, Wanwan. I'm here. Don't be afraid."
Wanwan's tears soaked Sheng Jiu's front. Sheng Jiu tilted his chin up and kissed the teardrops on his face as if to comfort him. Wanwan looked into his deep eyes and seemed to forget the pain for a moment.
Suddenly, Sheng Jiu felt a smooth and slippery sensation on the fingertips touching his fishtail. He looked down and saw a pair of fair and slender legs standing in the clear pool water.
Sheng Jiu had always thought that with his slender and beautiful figure, if he had a pair of legs, he would be extremely charming.
Just thinking that these legs would one day wrap around his shoulders, twine around his waist, and lie beneath him properly made Sheng Jiu's breathing a bit irregular.
Sheng Jiu stroked his thigh, his expression obsessed. "Were you unhappy today because that woman was by my side?"
"Wanwan... if you want, you can also be by my side. If you want a title, I'll give it to you. Concubine, Imperial Concubine, or even Empress. Would you like that?"
Wanwan looked blankly at his own legs. Sheng Jiu bent down, picked him up, and placed him on the bed. He carefully wiped the water droplets off his legs.
Wanwan nervously clenched the quilt under him and whispered, "I'm scared..."
Sheng Jiu kissed the back of his calf and slowly leaned over. He licked Wanwan's earlobe and said softly, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
His warm lips kissed his face again and again and finally landed on his lips. Sheng Jiu had been in the water just now, and his robe had long since come loose.
Sheng Jiu held Wanwan's hand and pressed it against his chest. Wanwan's body was very tense. Sheng Jiu let go of him and seemed to be mocking him. "Why are you so scared?"
The moment Sheng Jiu let go, tears welled up in Wanwan's eyes again. His red - rimmed eyes stared at Sheng Jiu intently.
Sheng Jiu said helplessly, "Why are you crying again?"
Wanwan gasped with a trembling voice. He grabbed Sheng Jiu's front and weakly said, "Don't do this to me..."
Looking at the red - rimmed corners of his eyes, Sheng Jiu's heart fluttered again.