The evil female is delicate and weak, and the four beastly husbands take turns feeding her.

Chapter 212 Mermaid Reef 12
Ye Xi'an waved his hand, indicating that the past was too painful to recall: "Forget it, let's hurry up and choose the Heart of the Ocean."

Based on the method for determining the age of the Heart of the Ocean as described on the computer, Ji Jiangci, a virtuous husband and father, quickly selected a batch of those with good ages from the seemingly endless red Heart of the Ocean.

Ye Xi'an put it back into her space and took the opportunity to check the situation of the small world. She found that even though the seawater had been surging for so long, she couldn't see a trace of water when she stood at the edge of the canyon.

"Wow, how deep is this canyon?"

Ye Xi'an wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead, and his spiritual body bounced out of the small world.

Ji Jiangci handed her the last handful of Ocean Heart wine, which was of good quality. His cool brown, slightly wavy hair was damp, and her slightly confused profile was reflected in his blue eyes.

He spoke softly, with a hint of barely perceptible concern.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Ye Xi'an shook his head, preparing to suppress these thoughts.

Just then, a sharp, ear-piercing scream, almost deafening, came from the depths of the mermaid's nest without warning.

Ye Xi'an and Ji Jiangci exchanged a quick glance, and then the two of them swam rapidly toward the mermaid's nest.

A group of mermaids with different colored tails gathered together, and you could vaguely hear them saying something about how terrible it was. Ye Xi'an became more and more curious and finally squeezed in after pushing and shoving.

Peeking out, they saw a stunningly beautiful female mermaid lying on the floor of the cave, covering her face and weeping bitterly. This was the same cave where Ye Xi'an had found Gu Feng before.

Ye Xi'an suddenly had a bad feeling.

The Mermaid King arrived at this moment. When the female mermaid saw him, she cried even more miserably, collapsed into his arms, her beautiful fish tail drooping limply, her body trembling uncontrollably, emitting intermittent mournful cries.

The Mermaid King's once majestic face was now filled with anxiety and rage. He was softly comforting the tribeswoman in his arms, but he could not quell her immense grief.

Ye Xi'an felt a little guilty. The mermaid was crying so miserably, it shouldn't have anything to do with Gu Feng, right? Gu Feng ran away, at most she would just lose a meal.

"Mermaid King, what happened here?"

The Mermaid King looked up and saw that it was her. His tense jaw relaxed slightly, but his tone remained heavy.

“One of the females of my tribe, she… the beast mate she chose has disappeared.”

Ye Xi'an's heart skipped a beat. Her beast husband was gone? So what if he's gone? She could just find another one. Why was this mermaid crying so miserably?

Ye Xi'an sensed something was amiss, so she asked, "What will happen if the beastman disappears?"

The Mermaid King's expression turned solemn: "We mermaids only find one partner in our lifetime, and once we've made up our minds, we'll never change our minds, even unto death."

"Although mermaids are highly fertile, the number of females is extremely small, making each birth especially precious."

"Once a female has chosen a beastman mate, the merfolk will protect him to ensure he stays with her until old age, but then her beastman mate disappears."

"In other words, she can never have a beast husband and reproduce for the rest of her life."

Hearing this, the female mermaid in his arms cried even more bitterly.

She choked back tears, roaring intermittently.

"My king, you must do justice for me! My beast husband is still dreaming, he couldn't have run away, he must have been stolen!"

"Wang, you must help me catch this thief!"

The Mermaid King certainly wanted to catch him, but the ocean was so vast; if a thief really wanted to hide, he wouldn't be so easy to find. Someone in the crowd muttered, though softly, it was still quite clear in the quiet: "But who could the thief be? Could there be a traitor within our mermaid clan who stole someone else's beast mate?"

"How could that be? It must have been those two-legged creatures on land who used our tears!"

At this point, everyone stopped talking and turned to look at the only two two-legged creatures present—Ye Xi'an and Ji Jiangci.

Ye Xi'an's back stiffened, and she felt a chill run down her spine. She hadn't expected Gu Feng to be so important to this mermaid.

Even if she had thought of it, she still had to save Gu Feng. She couldn't just watch him stay and become her husband.

"Why are you looking at me? We didn't see any of those beastmen you were talking about." Ye Xi'an still needed the merfolk's help, so he couldn't afford to fall out with them so soon.

But the female clearly didn't believe it. She got up from the merman king's arms and stared intently at Ye Xi'an with her beautiful eyes: "My beast husband was lost the moment you arrived, and you still say it wasn't you!"

Although Ji Jiangci couldn't understand the mermaid's language, he could tell from her bared teeth that she was up to no good. His eyes darkened and he stepped forward to shield Ye Xi'an behind him.

His voice was exceptionally deep: "Speak more politely!"

Ye Xi'an peeked out from behind Ji Jiangci and looked at her heartbroken appearance. A pang of sympathy rose in his heart, but he still pretended to be unaware and asked, "What does the beast husband you mentioned look like?"

The females didn't want to talk to Ye Xi'an, only the Mermaid King was willing to speak: "He is an extremely powerful fire-type beastman. Although he doesn't like to talk, we can feel the terrifying power within him. On his head... there is also a pair of beautiful horns that he can't retract."

"Oh~~"

"have you seen?"

"never seen it!"

Mermaid King: ...Never seen you before, what are you talking about?

"I've been staying nearby ever since I went into the sea. How could I have had the chance to steal the beastman? Even if I did, he would definitely be hiding nearby. Mermaid King, if you don't believe me, you can go and search."

The Mermaid King looked at Ye Xi'an suspiciously, raised his hand to signal, and the surrounding merfolk dispersed to begin searching for the Beast Husband.

Seeing that the Mermaid King had already ordered most of the mermaids to conduct a comprehensive search, Ye Xi'an's thoughts raced.

They can find a beastly husband, but she has limited time and can't afford to waste it like this.

So she changed the subject and said, "Mermaid King, I don't have much time left. I need to go save the baby fish. Don't forget our promise."

The Mermaid King was taken aback. Looking at the grieving female, he realized that saving the baby fish was indeed more important.

“Jenna, we need to go rescue the baby fish now. I'll help you find a beastman later, okay?”

Jenna is the female mermaid who lost her beast husband.

Jenna, who was initially grieving over the disappearance of her partner, calmed down upon hearing the words "Fish Boy" and a worried expression appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty, do not worry about me. Go and save the baby fish."

The Mermaid King smiled with satisfaction. Without further hesitation, he turned around abruptly and issued a new command in his loudest voice.

"All mermaids, listen to my command! Abandon the search and immediately follow me to rescue the baby fish!"

At the command, the atmosphere in the entire mermaid's lair instantly shifted from chaotic panic to a uniformly solemn atmosphere.

To allow high school seniors to focus on their college entrance exams, the author has decided to take a few days off. ╭(╯ε╰)╮ I'll make up for it later.