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Chapter 56 The Proud Fish
Prince Lanxing's words, "Let's sever our partnership," not only shocked Nan Zhisui, but also the mermaids in the sea.

The male mermaids were nearly driven mad.

No, Your Highness, are you kidding me?
The male-to-female ratio of mermaids is 1:100! How could you bear to break off your partnership with such a beautiful female with a rainbow-colored fishtail?
What's more, she even gave birth to such a cute and beautiful little girl like Fufu for you!

Merfolk are different from land beastmen. Although the male-to-female ratio of merfolk is more unbalanced than that of land beastmen, land beastmen have fewer offspring, usually only 3-8 per litter.

Mermaids are different; they rarely lay dozens of eggs in a single litter. In some cases, they lay hundreds or even thousands.

Perhaps because they have so many offspring, the parent-child relationships among merfolk are not as strong as those among land-dwelling beastmen.

However, the offspring of the merfolk have a very unique familial bond with their father and mother, and can recognize their own biological parents. This is why Xiao Fu was able to recognize Nan Zhi Sui as her biological mother at a glance.

As for why there aren't many mermaids despite their prolific reproduction rate, the reason is:

1. Female mermaids are extremely rare and have great difficulty conceiving. It is often only heard of once every few hundred years that a female mermaid gives birth to a cub.

2. The seabed is more dangerous than the land, and the chances of merfolk cubs growing up successfully are far lower than those of land-dwelling orcs.

Lanxing clenched her fist: "If you sever our partnership directly, it will hurt me. I hope you can cooperate with me and use the ancient magic of the merfolk to sever our partnership. That way, we can separate peacefully."

“I disagree! I don’t want to end my relationship with you!” Nan Zhisui said.

Little mermaid Fufu burst into tears when she saw her parents arguing.

The male mermaids were frantically trying to soothe little Fufu.

Lan Xing turned to look at her, and said angrily:
Why don't you break up with me? You clearly don't like me.

You bullied me, abandoned me, and have never come back to me.

You abandoned your husband and daughter; you don't care about me at all! Why should I stay by your side and let you treat me like this!

If you just call out from the sea, I'll come to see you no matter how far away you are.

But you didn't.

Five years have passed, and you've never once looked back at me!

Nan Zhisui lowered her eyes: "I was wrong before. I can make up for it in the future..."

"No need," Lan Xing said angrily.

Nan Zhisui: "..."

It seems he really wants to end the relationship?
It's such a pity. Although Lanxing was just a tool fish for her to have a baby at the time, she actually liked him quite a bit.

"Are you really sure?" Nan Zhisui asked softly.

"Hmm." The tone was nasal and slightly angry.

"Lanxing, look, there are only two ways you want to end your partnership. One is for me to sever the partnership directly, and the other is to cooperate with you to use the merfolk's magic to sever it."

"If I directly sever our partnership, it will severely hurt you. If I use mermaid magic to sever the partnership, it requires my cooperation. Either way, I'll be needed, right?"

Lanxing looked at her.

Nan Zhisui said, "How about this? If you agree to one condition, I will cooperate with you to sever your relationship."

"You agree to end the partnership?" Lan Xing looked up abruptly, a flash of pain in his eyes.

Nan Zhisui: "I didn't agree! Didn't I say there were conditions?!"

Lan Xing's expression returned to normal. He swam to her and looked at her. "What are the conditions?"

Nan Zhisui said, "I don't want to be locked in a cage, so I want you to let me out. After I get out, you must stay by my side and fulfill your responsibilities as a beast husband for a month. After a month, I will cooperate with you to sever our partnership."

"You've never shouldered the responsibilities of a female master. Now you expect me to shoulder the responsibilities of a beastly husband?"

Nan Zhisui was also a little embarrassed.

"A month is too long," Lanxing said haughtily, turning her head away.

The male mermaids standing nearby were going crazy with anxiety.

Why did His Highness the Prince and His Highness the Princess get into a fight?
Why does His Highness insist on severing his relationship with His Highness the Princess?
His Highness is so cold-hearted, heartless, and unreasonable!
They wanted to persuade them, but now they couldn't bring themselves to speak.

"So what do you want?" Nan Zhisui asked.

Lan Xing said, "One week."

After Lanxing finished speaking with feigned strength, she immediately pursed her lips.

It seems I shouldn't have said so briefly. A month would have been fine... but the words are already out...

He would relent if she bargained a little more.

Nan Zhisui: "Okay. It's settled then!"

Why did she agree?

There was a hint of panic in Lan Xing's eyes.

Nan Zhisui had no idea what Lanxing was thinking. Seeing that Lanxing's attitude had softened, she said, "Lanxing, I still have my beast husband and cub on the shore. They must be very worried. Could you have someone tell them not to worry?"

The mermaid's eyes, filled with sourness, swept over.

Sure enough, she cares about other beastmen and other cubs. But she doesn't care about the father and daughter.

The father and daughter were people she abandoned and forgotten.

She disliked them completely. So even agreeing to his ending the relationship was so easy for her!

"Open the cage!" Lan Xing ordered.

The two male mermaids opened the cage, and Nan Zhisui swam out of it.

"Your Highness, please don't break off your partnership with the female master," a male mermaid whispered, trying to persuade him.

"Females are all a bit spoiled and willful, and they all have many fishermen. It's not a big deal if they forget about us occasionally."

"Yes, yes, let's calm down. Where can you find such a beautiful mistress? Besides, she already gave birth to Xiao Fu for you!"

They spoke very softly, so Nan Zhisui didn't hear them.

Lan Xing ignored him and swam over to Nan Zhisui, extending his hand.

Nan Zhisui looked at Lan Xing and then at his hand.

Lanxing just made her choke on seawater and locked her in a cage.

Do you really think she has no temper at all?
Do you still want to hold her hand now?
snort!
Nan Zhisui showed no intention of taking his hand and simply swam past him.

The male mermaid's aura instantly turned cold!
"It's so cold! Is it just my imagination? I feel like I'm going to freeze!"

"Oh my god, everyone get out of the way, get out of the way quickly!"

Nan Zhisui turned around and asked, "Lanxing, where are we going now?"

The cold air around Lan Xing finally dissipated a bit, and he swam ahead of Nan Zhisui.

Nan Zhisui adapted to her large tail while swimming behind her.

She became faster and faster, and swam more and more nimbly.

Xiao Fu, who was playing with the little fish nearby, saw her parents leaving and quickly wiped away her tears to follow them.

Deep in the ocean, Nan Zhisui couldn't tell which way was which. He only felt that the seabed was colorful, with light and shadow intertwined, and was quiet and profound.

Schools of small fish danced around them, carrying countless air bubbles.

Nan Zhisui couldn't help but stop and watch, enjoying the beauty of the deep sea.

"Lanxing, slow down."

The blue-purple mermaid swam much slower.

A group of young mermaids swam towards them. They greeted Lanxing and Nan Zhisui one by one.

"Your Highness, Your Highness the Princess," they greeted Nan Zhisui politely, "Your Highness the Princess Consort."

Nan Zhisui found it very novel, and she would carefully examine each mermaid.

"Lanxing, you mermaids are all so beautiful! So gorgeous! Each and every one of you is so good-looking!"

Lan Xing's eyes grew increasingly dark, and he turned his head away in a huff.

Everyone else looks good, but he doesn't?
He is clearly the most beautiful male mermaid in the ocean.

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(End of this chapter)