Chapter 6: Love Her a Little Every Day

Lan Qian vigilantly grasped the scabbard, blocking in front of Jiang Yang, ready to defend against any possible attacks from the merman. Jiang Yang patted her shoulder. “Don’t be so tense.”

Lan Qian thought, this little ancestor, Your Highness is really bold! How could she not be nervous? If this little beast hurt her, even Lan Qian’s own life wouldn’t be enough to compensate.

Jiang Yang pulled up a chair and sat at a safe distance. She waved the plate in her hand at Chi Mei, who was staring at her eagerly. “Chi Mei, I brought you something delicious.”

Chi Mei was lying on the edge of the water bucket. Water flowed from his arms to the outside of the wooden bucket with a splash. His hair, as dark and heavy as ink, stuck to his arms and long neck in strands, contrasting his cold skin tone to the extreme. If it weren’t for the vibrant and bright colors in his eyes, he would have looked more like the legendary terrifying sea demon that enchanted sailors with their eerie beauty and then dragged them into the sea to devour them.

“What delicious food?” Chi Mei asked curiously, sniffing lightly with his nose. It was a scent he had never perceived before, but it smelled very good and enticing.

Merpeople were not only sensitive in hearing but also in smell. He had long smelled Jiang Yang’s scent. Compared to the nauseating female humans on this ship, Jiang Yang was the only person he felt at ease and comfortable with.

“Fried shrimp chips.”

“Fried?” Chi Mei blinked his jet-black eyes in confusion. “What is fried?”

As expected, creatures in the ocean didn’t have the concept of frying. Jiang Yang revealed a slight smile. “You’ll know once you taste it.”

“Alright.” Chi Mei agreed without any hesitation.

“But before you eat this, you have to wipe your hands dry first. Catch.” Jiang Yang took out the handkerchief she carried with her, rolled it into a small ball, and threw it to him.

Shrimp chips were all about the dry and crispy texture. If the merman’s hands were all wet, the shrimp chips would become soft and soggy as soon as he touched them, and the meaning of frying would be lost.

The embroidered ball drew a parabola in the air. At the highest point, it unfolded, and the passionate phoenix pattern seemed to burst open like fireworks, falling lightly into Chi Mei’s hand.

He looked down at the phoenix flower embroidered on the handkerchief. His fingertips gently stroked it. Using the part without the embroidered flower, he wiped his hands dry. Then, he folded the handkerchief neatly and placed it on the edge of the water bucket. He obediently said to Jiang Yang, “I’ve wiped my hands dry.”

Jiang Yang got up, wanting to hand the plate to him. Lan Qian interjected, “Second Miss, you can’t. Let me.”

She drew her sword and used the tip to support the bottom of the plate, delivering it to Chi Mei. The icy sword tip pointed straight at him. Chi Mei could tell she meant no good and glared at her fiercely with furrowed brows.

There was not a single good human on this ship… except for Jiang Yang.

He was swimming well in the sea when he was suddenly caught by humans. If it weren’t for Jiang Yang saving him, he might have already ended up like the other captured tribesmen, leaving no trace of their bones. But last night, he had already sent out a signal through his singing, hoping that his tribesmen would hear it and come to his rescue.

Thinking that the day of avenging his humiliation was near, Chi Mei took the shrimp chips from the plate and bit into them with great pleasure. With just one bite, he froze. This crispy texture was something he had never experienced in his many years of living at the bottom of the sea. It was very strange, but it tasted so good.

Chi Mei couldn’t help but pick up another piece and put it in his mouth. In the past few days, he had been forced to eat those half-dead small shrimps, and his stomach had long begun to protest. Unexpectedly eating such delicacies, the happiness made him squint his eyes.

“Is it delicious? I knew you would like it. I specially asked the kitchen to make it.” Jiang Yang leaned on the armrest of the chair and said with a light laugh.

Chi Mei’s hand, which was wildly eating, paused.

‘Help! She really loves me so much! She’s really deeply in love with me! Last night, she proposed to me, and I didn’t accept. Today, she’s still continuing to show me her affection and specially instructed the kitchen to make food to make me happy… But humans and merpeople cannot marry. I am destined to let her down for her love for me… But when my tribesmen come to find me, I must keep her alive.’

The more Chi Mei thought about it, the more guilty he felt in his heart. He didn’t even dare to meet Jiang Yang’s gentle gaze at him and could only keep eating to conceal his uneasiness.

“Lan Qian, you go out first.” Seeing Chi Mei eating very attentively, Jiang Yang spoke.

“But Second Miss—” Lan Qian tried to dissuade her.

Jiang Yang directly snatched the sword from her hand. “Enough, you know my swordsmanship.”

“…Yes.” Lan Qian didn’t dare to refute the point about swordsmanship.

The Lingnan aristocratic family naturally used top-notch resources to cultivate their legitimate daughters, and the swordsmanship teacher was even more world-class. Although Jiang Yang was not good at studying and loved to linger in the flower gardens, her swordsmanship was even better than Lan Qian’s. If it weren’t for Jiang Yang’s noble identity, she could have opened her own school and taken in disciples.

“Take the two people guarding outside away too. The merman doesn’t like the smell of those two people outside.” Jiang Yang whispered instructions.

Although Lan Qian was puzzled, she had no choice but to comply.

Only the two of them were left in the taming room. Jiang Yang let out a sigh of relief. Finally, she had room to show her skills.

She came to the edge of the water bucket. Seeing the usually extremely responsive handsome fish stupidly stuffing shrimp chips into his mouth, she poked his chubby cheek with her finger. Mm, it was indeed very soft and moist, as expected.

The handsome fish reacted abruptly. The entire fish splashed in the water, splashing water everywhere until he retreated against the wall of the water bucket. His cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were dazed and evasive. He didn’t dare to look at her and asked vaguely, “Wh-what do you want to do?”

Jiang Yang smiled with a thick face. “Nothing. I saw you in a daze, so I just wanted to poke you.”

The handsome fish pursed his lips. In his evasive eyes, Jiang Yang even saw a hint of shyness. “Y-you can’t do this next time.”

He was the prince of the merpeople and the most beautiful merman in the tribe. How could he let someone touch his face casually? It was too frivolous. Although there were countless females pursuing him, Jiang Yang was the first one who dared to do this to him.

Jiang Yang apologized with her hands clasped together. “Alright, I’ll stay far away from you next time and never touch you again, okay?”

The attitude of admitting the mistake was not bad. Chi Mei said coyly, “Mm.”

“Back to the main topic, I came to find you today to discuss something with you.” Jiang Yang said in a low voice, her expression turning serious.

Chi Mei asked, “What is it?”

“Since you can understand human speech, you should know that I’m the boss on this ship these days, right?”

Chi Mei nodded.

Jiang Yang continued, “Although I’m the boss on this ship now, the real owner is someone else.”

“Who is it?”

“…A mysterious person.” Who else could it be? That old fart, the Emperor! Although the identity of the Lingnan aristocratic family sounded impressive, the land under the heavens belonged to the king. As long as that old fart, the Emperor, was still around, the Jiang family could be confiscated at any time.

“Anyway, I take orders from her, and the people on this ship actually take orders from her too. I’ve endured all the pressure of dissatisfaction and the gossip from the outside world, and I’ve tried every means to keep you alive. But in just a few short days, you’ve injured four crew members. The others already have grudges against you. If you don’t restrain your temper, even I won’t be able to protect you.”

Jiang Yang shook her head and sighed, putting on a full act, with an expression of ‘I don’t want this either, but I’ve tried my best. If you want to blame someone, blame others, not me. It has nothing to do with me. I’m powerless,’ which firmly shook Chi Mei.

The foolish handsome fish, who was inexperienced in the ways of the world, was moved by Jiang Yang’s ‘dedication.’ It turned out that in order to protect him, she had silently made so many sacrifices behind his back.

“I understand. I will listen to you. I will do everything you say.”

Jiang Yang cheered inwardly. This stupid fish was really too easy to deceive.

“Ahem—” She shamelessly took advantage of her victory. “Actually, I’m not asking you to do anything excessive. You just need to be quiet and not hurt anyone. If the crew does something wrong and makes you unsatisfied, you can tell them directly. They won’t force you.”

“But I don’t like talking to those people.”

Those people’s eyes were filled with ugly desires, making their already unattractive faces even more hideous. When he was with those people, it was like there was a heavy, suffocating black fog pressing on his heart. Only Jiang Yang’s eyes were clean and pure. He felt most at ease with her.

“Then you can tell me, and I’ll discipline them. I’ll come to see you often in the future.” Jiang Yang said.

“Alright.” Chi Mei agreed readily. Compared to being with those disgusting people, it was best to be with Jiang Yang.

“Then it’s settled. Don’t lose your temper or hit anyone later.” Jiang Yang’s brows and eyes rose lightly, as bright as the wind.

Chi Mei looked into her eyes and nodded solemnly. “Alright.”

She had already sacrificed so much for him. He didn’t want to cause her any more trouble. Although his tribesmen were coming soon, he also wanted to repay Jiang Yang as much as possible during this time.

Having his marriage proposal rejected, even though Jiang Yang put on a strong front, Chi Mei could see that she was already very heartbroken inside. If he caused her more trouble, Jiang Yang would be too pitiful.

“Alright, I’ll leave then. You eat slowly.” Jiang Yang prepared to leave.

Chi Mei suddenly grabbed her sleeve, then shyly withdrew his hand.

“What’s the matter?”

Chi Mei said timidly, “Well… the water in here has been soaked for too long. Can it be changed to new water?”

Jiang Yang laughed, thinking it was some big deal. “No problem. I’ll have them change the water for you once a day, okay?”

“…Can it be changed once every half a day?” Chi Mei lowered his head, his face flushed. Would she think he was being too greedy? But he used to be free and enjoy clean seawater in the ocean, while the water in the bucket was all stagnant and had already gone bad after half a day.

Jiang Yang nodded. “Of course, why not?”

“Really?” Chi Mei looked up in delight.

“Of course it’s true.” Anyway, she wasn’t the one changing the water.

“This handkerchief is also for you. You seem to like it very much.” Jiang Yang left with a smile, her clothes fluttering in the sea breeze until the door slammed shut. Only then did Chi Mei react in surprise.

How did she find out?

Chi Mei picked up the neatly folded handkerchief placed on the edge of the water bucket. He liked the passionate and bright phoenix flower on it very much, but he couldn’t go ashore. Every time the phoenix flower bloomed in season, he would swim to the edge of the sea island and lie on the reef to watch the phoenix flowers blooming on the beach. If he was lucky, one or two fallen flowers would be brought into the sea by the tide, which he would take away as a treasure. But the flowers would quickly rot in the sea, and then he would wait in a cycle for new fallen flowers.

But now he had a phoenix flower that would never wither. Chi Mei lay on his back in the water, his brightly colored and stunningly beautiful fishtail swaying leisurely. He stroked the delicate embroidery of the phoenix flower and happily kissed it.

Chi Mei: Every day, I can discover new good points about Jiang Yang.

Thank you to the little angels who cast overlord tickets or watered me with nutrient solution during the period from 2022-06-08 21:39:02 to 2022-06-10 23:51:25~

Thank you to the little angels who watered me with nutrient solution: Feelings Change with Circumstances 5 bottles; Chestnut 2 bottles; Sisyphus, Big Watermelon Immortal 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for everyone’s support. I will continue to work hard!