The male supporting character was actually myself.

Chapter Thirty-One: Host, Do I Want It?

The faint voices of guards could be heard, and Lian Yunshang, who was at the bottom of the tower, immediately became alert!

Jiang Chen said that the best time to break the sound barrier was when the sound barrier was opened, which means that he may have already started to act!

It all depends on whether Grandpa can cooperate well and quickly knock out those golden-armored mermaids guarding them!

"Cough cough cough..." Lian Qi's old voice rang out. He pretended to be panting and unable to move, clutching his chest and coughing heavily.

Seeing this, the team leader hurriedly asked, "Grandpa Lian, are you feeling unwell? Are you tired from the long journey?"

"Let him sit down and rest first." Another mermaid guard conjured a ball of water in his hand, which fell to the ground and gushed out like a fountain before settling still, forming a water seat.

The other three guards also peered out to see what was happening, but they remained standing too far away.

"Thank you, thank you all, you're such good kids." Lianqi said, patting his chest and panting, "Sigh, if only my Yunshang were half as sensible as you!"

As he spoke, he took the water the captain handed him, drank a sip to catch his breath, and a gratified and kind smile appeared on his face. He waved his hand and took out a handful of crystals of various colors from his pocket, saying, "Come, come, kids, don't be shy, have some snacks. It's also an old man's way of thanking you for taking care of me."

This crystal is a kind of snack in the mermaid world. It tastes slightly sour or sweet and contains a little energy. It can be eaten as a refreshing candy.

The scene resembled a kind and gentle old man handing out candy to his beloved children, so all five guards waved their hands in polite refusal. However, Lianqi kept inviting him, and a hint of loneliness even appeared on his face. Seeing this, the captain felt sorry for him. In addition, guarding the Golden Pagoda was not usually so strict, so he signaled everyone to come and take one so as not to hurt the old man's feelings.

"Thank you, Grandpa Lian!"

"Thank you! I like sour flavors!"

"Thank you, Grandpa Lian..."

…………

The five guards quickly gathered around. Lianqi chuckled with a kind expression, but with his right hand, he opened the black bottle cap and prepared himself by holding his breath.

A faint, colorless fragrance instantly filled the air. The golden-armored mermaids, completely unsuspecting, inhaled the potent sleeping incense deeply. The next second, their eyes rolled back and they collapsed to the ground, fast asleep.

"Phew! The medicine is really effective. Jiang Chen, it's up to you now!" Lianqi was startled by what he saw and hurriedly closed the lid, looking around warily to make sure that no other mermaids were around near the Golden Pagoda at this early morning and had seen this scene!

The little white cat had already seized the opportunity. Just as all the golden-armored mermaids were knocked down, it leaped to the top of the tower and crawled inside, using all its strength to step down the levers controlling the underground cage.

"Squeak!"

"Boom!"

The entire golden pagoda began to emit a low rumble, and amidst the excitement, tension, and anticipation of Lian Qi and Lian Yunshang, the underground exit of the golden pagoda slowly opened!

"Grandpa, quick! Run!"

Lian Yunshang couldn't wait any longer. She squeezed out of the exit and could only vaguely see a blue-purple shadow that disappeared in a flash, leaving only a cry that drifted in the air.

Lianqi was old and frail, so he was a beat slower. In the blink of an eye, he could no longer see his granddaughter. Anxious, he gritted his teeth and soared into the sky at top speed.

"Whoosh..."

All she could hear was the whistling wind. Having regained her freedom, Lian Yunshang never imagined that she could fly so fast in such a weakened state.

This filled her with even greater joy—by the time the patrol or law enforcement team discovered that the guards had been drugged and the golden tower opened, who knows how much time would have passed? In such a vast and boundless world of mermaids, one could enter the deep sea from anywhere. Even if the most powerful law enforcement team were dispatched, it would be impossible to find a little mermaid without any purpose or direction at the bottom of the sea.

"I'm finally free!"

"Goodbye to the mermaid world, goodbye to the hateful golden tower, goodbye to Jiang Chen. From now on, I will live a happy and joyful life in the human world and will never come back!"

If it weren't for the fear of being tracked down, Lian Yunshang would have loved to sing and shout joyfully, releasing the overwhelming joy that had been suppressed in her heart for so long.

Lianqi gritted his teeth and desperately flew into the sky, not knowing which direction Lian Yunshang had gone.

This unfilial granddaughter! We agreed to escape this place together, how could she disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye?!

"Fine, don't let me find you, or you'll be sorry!" He gasped for breath, trying to stay calm. Now was not the time to be angry. He needed to cross the barrier to enter the deep sea world and then plunge into the human world to be safe.

Otherwise, the Spirit Woman might be able to calculate something at any time. The human world is extremely far away from this place, and no matter how powerful she is, she cannot calculate in detail!

I'll look for Yunshang's whereabouts later. Anyway, all my wealth and valuables are on me, so even if my magic power declines in the future, I won't have to worry about food and drink.

As long as I find Yunshang to take care of me in the vast sea of ​​people before I become too old to care for myself, that will be enough...

An old man and a child flew desperately into the sky, their hearts filled with more and more hope as they got closer to the deep blue "sky curtain".

No law enforcement team has caught up with them, which means that no one has yet discovered that the golden-armored mermaids guarding the golden tower are all asleep. Freedom is just around the corner.

Lianqi and Lianyunshang were in different places but shared the same thought—to break through the barrier and dive into the deep sea, to embark on a new world and a new life from now on, goodbye to the mermaid world, never to see them again!

"Meow~ Host, congratulations on completing the mission and receiving the reward." The little white cat licked its paws and was still squatting on the top of the golden pagoda, drooling as it looked at the priceless statue. It leaned close to the golden conch shell and whispered, "Hehehe, host, let's discuss something."

Jiang Chen was sitting idly in the backyard of Jishetang, drinking tea, waiting for Wen Menglong to be dragged away for an "interview".

Judging from its sly tone, he guessed that it had probably found something good to put into its space again, so he couldn't help but smile and say, "My little white dog has helped me so much, I'll grant you whatever you want."

"Really?!" The fluffy ball's eyes lit up instantly. It touched the huge gem on the statue with its paw and swallowed hard. "Indeed, my host is the best!"

Love you, muah~

"I...I've got my eye on that golden tower in the Mermaid World! I want it!"

"puff!"

Jiang Chen spat out the hot tea he had just drunk, looking completely bewildered, and asked, "The water was too hot, I didn't hear you. What did you just say?"

"Hehehe, it's the golden pagoda that imprisoned Lian Yunshang! It must be incredibly valuable!" The little white cat gestured exaggeratedly. "Think about it, host, such a huge golden pagoda! If we put it in our space and go to another mission world, you could just throw it out and it would kill a whole bunch of people. It's beautiful, practical, and valuable. Isn't that amazing?"

Jiang Chen: ...

Yes, that's absolutely awesome!

Why don't you put the ocean into space?

The fluffy ball sensed some embarrassment from its host's silence. It coughed twice and awkwardly changed the subject, "Um, host, are we just going to release Lian Yunshang and leave her alone? What if she goes back to harm Wen Menglong? Or... what if she can't harm Wen Menglong anymore, and then she sets her sights on another handsome young man?"

Chapter Thirty-Two: Get Back!

"Hmm, no need to worry about that." Jiang Chen cast a spell to clean up the water that had spilled on him and said casually, "With me here, how could I possibly give her the chance to harm anyone?"

Don't worry, I've already made all the arrangements.

"Xiaobai, are you sure you weren't joking just now?"

The fluffy ball of fluff, embarrassed, scratched its left foot with its right, lowered its head, and meowed softly with a lack of confidence: "Host, this is... gold! I've never seen such a big piece of gold before. Putting it in my space is much more fulfilling than searching for shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea!"

My host is the best! Please think of a way, I like it and I want it, meow~

It acted cute and charming towards the golden conch shell, and after a while, Jiang Chen finally relented, "I'll try it when I have a chance, but I can't guarantee it will work."

"Okay, okay, I understand! Man proposes, God disposes!" The fluffy little dumpling jumped up and down with joy. "Hehe, my host is the best, love you, muah~ Now I'll go back now, let's discuss how to get rid of the golden pagoda!"

Jiang Chen poured himself another cup of tea and said confidently with a smile, "Don't rush off yet, there's still a good show going on over there. You can come back after you've seen the excitement. Besides, your wish is a bit too big, so we should take it one step at a time."

"Okay! Then I can relax and enjoy the show!"

"Remember to report any situation immediately, and never act rashly."

"Meow~ Don't worry, host!"

The fluffy little dumpling hung up the call and lay comfortably on the top of the tower, basking in the sun with its short, furry legs.

However, not long after, a patrol team passed by the Golden Pagoda and, sensing something was wrong, rushed over to find the underground gate of the Golden Pagoda wide open, the prisoners imprisoned inside nowhere to be found, and all the golden-armored mermaids responsible for guarding the Golden Pagoda were dead.

"They're breathing and alive!" The patrol members, who had thought they had been brutally murdered, were terrified and turned pale. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they checked their breaths and found that they were still alive.

"They've probably been knocked unconscious. You guys take them to the Spirit Woman to see if they're alright; I'll report to the clan chief and immediately send troops to capture the fugitive!" The squad leader quickly gave the order, then took out a huge long-horned conch shell from his waist, put it to his lips and blew on it.

"Wow, so dirty, so dirty~"

The deep, melodious horn sound instantly carried far and wide. Upon hearing the three short and one long horn sounds, all the mermaids nearby knew that something extremely important had happened, and they all curiously leaned out to look towards the source of the sound.

The little white kitten, full of energy, hopped and skipped along, watching the excitement.

"What a tragedy!" Ling Po sighed as she looked at the five golden-armored mermaids who had been rushed over and were now fast asleep in her living room. "No medicine is needed. They fell asleep after smelling the sleeping incense. They just need to wake up. It won't harm their bodies."

The patrolman was clearly alert and pressed further, "Grandma, who have you given sleeping incense to recently? The prisoners who escaped from the Golden Pagoda are very likely accomplices who possessed the sleeping incense!"

“Recently, I only gave Lianqi a bottle. He said he couldn’t sleep and always had insomnia, so he wanted a strong medicine. I gave him a bottle of sleeping incense.”

"I'll go and report to the clan chief right away, and have him order the arrest of Lianqi!"

The patrolmen came and went in a hurry, leaving behind only the golden-armored mermaids sleeping soundly in the room.

Ling Po shook her head and sighed as she watched their figures fly away. "The merfolk have lived peacefully for thousands of years. Why have all sorts of troubles arisen recently? When will this chaos end?"

"Hehe, don't worry, once my host kills the female lead, everyone can live a good life." The fluffy dumpling was full of confidence in its host and proudly puffed out its chest as it chimed in.

"Hmm?" The Spirit Master turned around abruptly, her gaze sweeping over him from behind, her brows furrowing slightly. "Strange, why do I keep feeling like there's a gaze watching me?"

She suspiciously used magic to search the entire house but found nothing of substance, and her brows furrowed even more.

The little white cat immediately bristled, "Oh? Are you a bug? You can sense my presence? I can't mess with you, goodbye! I'm outta here..."

While it wandered around waiting to see what was going on, the exhausted Lian Yunshang finally flew to the border between the mermaid world and the deep sea world.

The transparent barrier, like a giant bubble, blocked the seawater, and she could even see the colorful fish swimming past from the seabed.

"Phew...Finally, we're here!" Even Yunshang was panting heavily. As her heart relaxed, she felt a shiver of pain all over her body. Full of hope, she stretched out her hands as if to embrace the new world and excitedly shouted, "New world, new life, here I come!"

"boom!"

However, the next second she was pressed against the barrier, her beautiful face almost flattened.

Lian Yunshang's heart skipped a beat. "What's going on? Why can't I pass through the barrier? Is it because my life-bound fish scales have been plucked and my life-bound essence has been removed?"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

She frantically pounded on the transparent boundary, and the barrier emitted a muffled sound.

From a distance, this scene looked exactly like a glass tank completely separating Lian Yunshang from the deep sea!

"No! It shouldn't be like this!" With freedom right in front of her, she couldn't accept the fact that she couldn't cross the barrier. She frantically and futilely rammed into the barrier until the scales on her fish tail fell off and it was covered in blood.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lianqi encountered the same situation. He touched the seemingly unbreakable barrier with disbelief, "How could this be? I haven't felt this way in so many years!"

Before I became an adult, whenever I longed for the outside world and came to the border, this was the feeling I touched. Am I too old to cross the barrier anymore?

No, absolutely not!

What's the point of all this if I can't escape the mermaid world?! I have to get out, I have to leave this place!

Lianqi, risking its life, kept changing positions and desperately rammed into the barrier, making muffled thuds.

Inside the magnificent mermaid palace, Chief Si Zhuo coldly observed this scene through a giant water mirror.