Chapter 128: Chapter 128 - 122: Touching the Mermaid’s Tail

Shen Qingli is the official pairing for these five lousy men. Now that they’re seeing true love make an appearance, they must be feeling a bit uneasy inside.

Especially Jia Lan, whose affinity hasn’t been raised to liking yet. This lousy man is still obsessed with looks; his soul is bound to be captivated when he sees a beauty.

Jia Lan slightly raises his eyebrows, thinking of the true Princess in the Imperial Palace, and impatience flashes through his eyes.

He speaks coldly, "I’ve heard she looks pretty good, but she’s hypocritical, pretending to be a good person to fool everyone?"

"If she really wanted to change our rooms, she would’ve arranged it earlier; there’s no need for this last-minute pandering."

"Ha, maybe the servants messing with us were all arranged by her."

Jia Lan isn’t interested in the Night Glow Empire’s gossip, but certain popular rumors seem to find their way into his ears without him trying.

He’s aware of the fiery relationship between Shen Qingli and Shen Tang, these fake and true princesses wish they could kill each other.

This time, maybe Shen Qingli is intentionally giving her a tough time.

Shen Tang appears surprised, realizing she hasn’t spoken yet, but this fish already seems to know.

Recalling the things Jia Lan said in the Imperial Palace, he really infuriated Shen Qingli and her people, their faces were wonderfully alternating between green and red!

Shen Tang laughed inwardly, but thinking of the original plot, she couldn’t bring herself to smile.

In the original, Jia Lan fell in love with Shen Qingli at first sight, only her, and from then on wouldn’t see any other beauties.

Jia Lan is acting so tough merely because he hasn’t seen Shen Qingli’s stunningly beautiful face yet. Once he sees the protagonist’s face at the ceremony, he’ll surely regret it for life, ending up in the fiery pit of pursuing his wife.

[Therefore, host, you’d better hurry up. Before Shen Qingli’s ceremony, you need to raise Jia Lan’s affinity to liking, or else the original heroine will definitely captivate him.]

If not for the task’s requirements, Shen Tang wouldn’t mind if Jia Lan fell in love with Shen Qingli; they’re the undeniable official pairing, and the attraction between them would definitely be stronger than hers as the wicked supporting character.

Jia Lan falling in love with Shen Qingli is expected.

But when she thinks that this young Sea Emperor will become Shen Qingli’s sharpest blade—

And Shen Qingli targets her everywhere, clearly wanting to kill her.

Shen Tang isn’t foolish enough to let the sharp blade be freely given away.

[Ding! A limited-time task is now issued for the host: touch Jia Lan’s mermaid tail tonight! Reward: a fleeting brilliance!]

Shen Tang’s mouth twitched slightly; she didn’t bother complaining about this lecherous system, but the reward was quite interesting, "A fleeting brilliance? What kind of thing is that?"

[A one-time charm buff.]

The system explained seriously, [Buff effect: For an instant, your actions and demeanor will be perfectly preserved like a famous painting. Everyone watching you will temporarily overlook your flaws and feel a strong affection. In their eyes, there will be no one else; the effect lasts up to five minutes and can cover up to a thousand people!]

Shen Tang’s pupils trembled with awe, this charm buff has a short duration but can cover a thousand people, it’s quite impressive.

It’s perfect for sabotaging Shen Qingli’s ceremony!

"The lousy system is kind of useful; I’ll take this task." The task is a bit shameful, but the reward is too appealing to resist; Shen Tang must get it!

Shen Qingli has tried to harm her several times; she certainly won’t let her have it easy.

But...how to touch the mermaid tail?

This is different from the previous task of stroking the beast ears, after all, Xiao Jin and Shen Li’s ears and tails are often exposed. Shen Tang only needs to strategically bump into them and it counts as task completion.

But until now, Shen Tang has never seen Jia Lan reveal his fish tail.

He’s always remained in human form on land.

To complete this task, Shen Tang must have Jia Lan voluntarily change into mermaid form.

Shen Tang bites her lip in confusion, pondering how to bring it up.

Bluntly saying: Hey, show your tail so I can touch it!

No way, that proud prince would probably slap her ten miles away with his tail...oh well, sneaking a touch isn’t entirely unthinkable.

The system was speechless at her idea, [Host, I suggest you use a safer method, such as seduction!]

Shen Tang choked on water, "Seduction? You’re sure that high-standard mermaid will fancy me?"

[Please trust yourself, host.]

Shen Tang worried deeply into the night, tossing and turning.

Seeing the task deadline approaching, she changed into loose sleepwear and headed to Jia Lan’s room.

She didn’t even get the chance to knock.

She heard indistinct sounds from inside, mixed with a suppressed young man’s panting.

The surprise made Shen Tang’s fingertips warm, her face flushed, she quickly stopped her motion.

Shen Tang suddenly remembered something.

A month ago, she helped Jia Lan soothe his mind, suppressing his mating season.

However, this doesn’t solve his mating season issue.

Once the time comes, his mating instincts will still be triggered.

Damn, this guy was acting all normal during the day, so much that Shen Tang almost forgot about it, thinking Jia Lan’s mating season had passed, but didn’t expect him to be like this at night...

He’s been enduring it alone these days?

Listening to the faint sounds from inside, Shen Tang’s face turned bright red.

The mermaid is holding out like this, yet hasn’t called her over.

He surely doesn’t fancy her!

"I think this task is too risky, better not do it." Shen Tang hesitated at the door; she didn’t want to walk into an awkward scene.

The system hurriedly urged, [No, host, this is your best chance to win over Jia Lan, miss this opportunity and you won’t get another!]

Shen Tang ignored the system’s prompt; she was about to turn and leave when a cool, hoarse voice came from inside, "...Who’s outside?"

Oh no, she’s been discovered.

Shen Tang’s heart leaped in her chest; leaving wasn’t an option, nor was standing.

"You, what are you doing?" Jia Lan recognized her.

Shen Tang couldn’t move, so she had to reply, "I heard the sounds from here and came to see; you seem...uncomfortable, do you need me to come in and help?"

There was a moment of silence inside.

A mere ten seconds felt like an eternity, torturing the heart.

Neither party knew what the other thought.

After a while.

Jia Lan’s deep voice seemed to suppress some urge,

"You, come in!"

Shen Tang summoned her courage and pushed the door open.

She didn’t see Jia Lan on the bed.

The sound of flowing water and something heavy striking echoed from the bathroom.

When she reached the bathroom, she was nearly startled.

The tap had been left running, the tub was already overflowing, water cascading down like a curtain, the floor was soaked, about to flood the bedroom.

Jia Lan lay in the tub, bare, revealing an evenly toned, slender figure.

Perhaps it was the lighting, but the youth’s skin seemed even whiter, somewhat transparent.

His face flushed red, brow furrowed, throat bobbing, the expression one of restraint and pain.

The lips were bitten until crimson, nearly torn.

"You..." Jia Lan gazed at Shen Tang standing at the door, just as he spoke, his light lips spilled a low moan.

His face flushed deeper, he gritted his teeth, "You wait outside first!"