Wanwan was curious about this woman, but there was no way for him to get to know her on his own initiative, let alone ask about her.
Imagining her figure in his mind became something Wanwan repeated every day.
Until one day, the woman pushed open the door of his palace. When she saw his fish tail, she showed no surprise.
What puzzled Wanwan was that Sheng Jiu wasn't following her.
The woman seemed to see what was on his mind. She squatted by the shore and lazily splashed the water with her palm, whispering, "His Majesty has gone hunting. He won't come today."
After saying that, she looked up at him and consoled him, "Don't worry. I won't do anything to you."
This woman was truly beautiful. With a bright and magnanimous appearance, her whole aura was gentle and indifferent. No matter how many times Wanwan had imagined her appearance in his mind, it was far less stunning than seeing her in person.
The woman propped her chin and looked at him for a while, then said, "Leng Yao. Is he your elder brother?"
Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
The woman stared at him for a long time. "Tsk. Why do I think you don't look like your elder brother at all?"
Wanwan was momentarily speechless. The woman hooked the corner of her lips and smiled. "My name is Li Chengmo. I'm your elder brother's... old lover? " After saying that, she deliberated over the word. "It seems that 'old lover' isn't quite appropriate. Let's just say I pursued your elder brother before."
Wanwan was surprised. He silently looked at her for a while and tentatively asked, "So you and..."
Li Chengmo glanced at him indifferently, raising her eyebrows and finishing his sentence for him. "You mean the Heavenly Ruler Feng Yu?"
Wanwan regained his composure and slowly nodded.
Li Chengmo scoffed. "When I knew your elder brother, I don't know where he was. I really can't figure out why your elder brother didn't marry a proper woman but had to fall in love with a man, and that man is so ugly."
Wanwan pursed his lower lip and whispered, "I think... he looks okay."
Li Chengmo turned her head away proudly, seemingly not willing to admit that her love rival was good - looking. Wanwan inexplicably found this proud woman a bit cute. He didn't know why his elder brother hadn't taken a fancy to her back then.
Chengmo lowered her eyes and looked at the scar on his neck. "Was that cage used to lock you up before? Don't worry. Before I came, the Heavenly Ruler had told me everything. Rest assured. The two of us will definitely rescue you."
After saying that, she frowned and thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "I wonder if you've ever heard of the Love - Transferring Pearl?"
Wanwan shook his head blankly. Chengmo squinted her eyes and explained, "This is something Feng Yu invented. As long as two people drink the water soaked with this pearl, one person will transfer the most important part of their feelings to the other."
Wanwan frowned. "Then will you also transfer your feelings for my elder brother to him?"
Chengmo shook her head and said with a smile, "There's an antidote for this thing. Feng Yu gave me the antidote in advance, although he wasn't very willing."
"After he transfers his feelings, I'll find a way to escape. It's very convenient for me to move around. Escaping is a piece of cake."
Wanwan pursed his lips and smiled. Maybe Feng Yu thought this pearl could serve two purposes, but he still couldn't outwit Chengmo.
Wanwan let out a long sigh. "I don't know how my elder brother's body is now..."
As soon as Chengmo heard about his elder brother, her eyes widened a bit. She asked nervously, "Why do you say that? Is your elder brother injured?"
Wanwan thought Chengmo would know. "No... Don't you know that my elder brother is pregnant?"
After saying that, he immediately covered his mouth.
"Did Feng Yu tell you not to say it?!"
Chengmo looked at him coldly. "He told you not to say it, but you've said it now."
She was silent for a long time, as if trying to convince herself to accept this fact. "So all of you mermaids can get pregnant, right?"
Wanwan stammered nervously, "Not all mermaids can get pregnant. It depends on one's constitution... I don't know why my elder brother has this constitution."
Chengmo's gaze suddenly fell on him. She looked at him nervously for a while and then said, "What if you're pregnant with his child? You two should have done that kind of thing, right? What if..."
Hearing her say this, Wanwan suddenly became nervous. He had never been so nervous when doing those things before. After she said that... Wanwan even breathed more lightly.
Seeing his nervous expression, Chengmo sighed again. "But you don't need to be so nervous. I'm just making an assumption. I came here just to tell you the current situation. Since it's not convenient for Feng Yu to inform you of the progress of the matter, if there's anything on your side, you can find a way to contact me."
"You stay here obediently for now. I'll go back first. If I stay here too long, it will attract attention."
Wanwan nodded. "You should take good care of yourself. Don't let him find any clues."
Chengmo nodded.
Wanwan called out to her from behind. "Sister Chengmo... I want to ask you a question."
Chengmo looked at his hesitant expression and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Wanwan clutched the stone wall and softly asked, "After he transfers his feelings for me to you, will he have no feelings for me at all?"
Chengmo nodded. After thinking for a moment, she added, "Theoretically, it should be like this. Don't worry. The things Feng Yu invents are quite useful. You don't need to worry about this."
Wanwan bit his lower lip and nodded.
After the feelings were transferred, he should be released. After all, if he had no feelings for him, there would be no use keeping him here.
Then he could go home and see his elder brother and his family.
Wanwan watched Chengmo's departing back and let out a soft breath.
But for some reason, he didn't seem happy after getting this news. He didn't know what went wrong, whether it was the method used by the Heavenly Ruler, or himself...
Ming Lang saw his dejected expression and softly said, "My lord... you seem a bit unhappy."
Wanwan averted his gaze. "I'm very happy. I'm about to leave here... But you must not let him find out what you're doing. After all, you still have to stay here."
Ming Lang squinted his eyes slightly. "I... I don't want to stay here either."
Wanwan's gaze fell on him. "Then how are you going to leave?"
Ming Lang shook his head. "I don't know yet. But if one day I get out, my lord..."