Chapter – 76
Coming Ashore
“Twenty years I spent in the Abyssal Sea with no sunlight, while you lived in the palace in silk and jade. Do you dare say my suffering had nothing to do with you?” The words were clearly meant for Su Han.
But Li Mujin’s eyes were fixed like magnets on Li Qingqing.
Xiao Ziye could not fail to notice.
He guessed this dead-fish person probably didn’t even know Li Qingqing was already married—with five beast husbands, no less.
“Hey, I advise you not to have any more ideas about Li Qingqing. I am her beast husband. The rules on land aren’t the same as in the sea.”
“You sea women can only have one beast husband. On land, you can have as many as you want—but I will never agree to her marrying again.”
“So even if you want to be the sixth beast husband, I still won’t allow it.”
Xiao Ziye’s words greatly provoked Li Mujin.
His eyes turned red, his lips parted as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out.
Li Qingqing had expected him to go mad, but instead, he silently stepped aside, letting a path open.
“Go.”
With that, he even tossed Su Han’s shark pearl back to him.
“Go—and don’t ever come back.”
Li Qingqing hesitated a moment, then went down and hugged him tightly. After a long while, she said,
“Goodbye, Li Mujin.”
Then the three of them finally rushed out of the sea depths.
Li Mujin watched her retreating figure for a long, long time, lost in thought.
When Li Qingqing surfaced, she finally felt the fresh air—the air without the smell of seawater.
Without hesitation, Su Han swallowed the shark pearl. A blue light flashed around him, and he felt a surge of power rushing through his body.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. Side quest completed. Prestige points awarded in full.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host. Quest completed. One million spirit stones awarded and automatically placed in your supernatural space.]
Li Qingqing listened to the system’s words, a triumphant smile spreading across her face. One million… one million… hahahahahaha…
Xiao Ziye looked at her. His dragon whiskers fluttered, and in an instant, he transformed into human form, grabbing her and swimming toward the shore.
“Thinking of something? So happy?”
Li Qingqing shook her head.
“Of course I’m happy to return to the tribe.”
On the shore, Bai Yuan, Chi Lin, Feng Hao, Ling Mo, and also Li Yue and Chi Chenyang were already waiting.
Once she reached the shore, Li Yue and Chi Chenyang both hugged her tightly, as if protecting a precious treasure they had just regained.
Afraid that if they let go, she would disappear again.
Bai Yuan had originally wanted to hug her and talk to her, but seeing the two of them, he awkwardly withdrew his hands.
“Qingqing, you finally came back! You really scared me and your father!” Li Yue said, his voice trembling with emotion.
She spun Li Qingqing around, carefully checking her body—front and back, left and right—making sure she was unharmed. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Chi Chenyang had already started crying helplessly.
“If you were gone, Father wouldn’t live either.”
Hearing such an unlucky remark, Li Yue quickly pushed him.
“Peh, peh, peh, what nonsense are you talking about?”
Li Qingqing’s eyes were also a little wet. This was the familial love she had always longed for.
“Father, Mother, I’m fine.” She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Li Yue glanced at the other four beast husbands.
“Hah, they must have been worried sick. You two talk, I’ll leave your father to you for now.”
Saying that, he pulled Chi Chenyang away. Looking back at Li Qingqing, his gaze was still reluctant to leave.
Seeing them go, Bai Yuan immediately hugged Li Qingqing, looking aggrieved, as if he might start crying the next second.
“I thought I’d never see you again.”
He wanted another hug, but Chi Lin pulled him away.
Chi Lin cupped her face, looking left and right, making sure she was really okay. Only then did the weight in his heart lift.
He pressed a kiss to the center of her lips.
“I almost died missing you.”
Seeing this, Bai Yuan wanted to punch the old fox to death.
Before he could act, Xiao Ziye flung Chi Lin aside and protected Li Qingqing behind him.
“You old fox! I saved her! Get out of the way!”
Feng Hao looked proud and arrogant, glancing over with disdain.
“Hah, if I had water-based powers, I could have gone too!”
“Too bad—you really don’t have water-based powers.” Xiao Ziye’s usual sharp tongue struck again.
The two almost started fighting, but Li Qingqing stepped between them and stopped it.
Ling Mo silently watched the others bickering, saying nothing.
Li Qingqing’s gaze, however, fell on him.
The system seemed to know what she was thinking.
[Affection values]
Xiao Ziye: 100
Chi Lin: 85
Bai Yuan: 100
Feng Hao: 80
Ling Mo: 50
As expected, Ling Mo’s affection value was still the lowest among everyone. He was naturally cold beneath his outward warmth, and few could reach his heart.
She had thought Xiao Ziye and Bai Yuan were the hardest to deal with, but they had filled to 100 first. Especially Bai Yuan, who would even die for someone he recognized. This was youthful passion.
[Congratulations, host. Su Han’s affection value has also reached 50!]
Li Qingqing finally relaxed hearing that Su Han’s affection value had progressed. Her efforts to enter the tiger’s den for him hadn’t been in vain.
She decided she would need to spend more time with Ling Mo these days.
Thinking that, she immediately grabbed Ling Mo’s hand.
“Run! Don’t fight with them!”
Ling Mo paused for a second, then smiled and followed her willingly.
“Hey! How can you do this!” Feng Hao shouted, chasing behind.
He was the fastest runner, and soon caught up with the two.
Xiao Ziye was annoyed. The person he rescued was now pulling the others away. He fumed in place.
Even Su Han eventually followed, and only then did Xiao Ziye chase after them, losing his temper.
“Hey! Can you wait for me?”
Li Qingqing laughed so hard she was out of breath, slowing her pace. Feng Hao, only thinking of speed, didn’t notice.
Ling Mo, bending the rules a little, transformed into a silver tiger, scooped Li Qingqing onto his back, and soon overtook Feng Hao again.
Feng Hao angrily stopped and yelled at his back.
“Who does he think he is!”
In just a moment, another silver tiger caught up, passing Feng Hao while raising a cloud of dust into his mouth.
“Bai Yuan, you too?”
Just as he spoke, a red fox dashed past, looking back with mischievous, mocking eyes.
As a wolf, losing a race to a silver tiger and a red fox? How humiliating!
