Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

Su Xingze had always found it strange that so many members of the Zhang family harbored such malice towards the child.

The Zhang family members who died in the ancient city ruins, the teachers of the clan school, the Zhang family members encountered by chance on the road, and the teenagers who returned to the Zhang family before the New Year.

Apart from the teenagers in the clan school who treated Zhang Shenglin somewhat normally, most of the Zhang family members he encountered treated him very strangely.

Complexity, hatred, disappointment, anger, mockery, indifference...

The only explanation he could think of for such an attitude toward a child under 10 years old was that it was related to the child's parents.

Considering what Zhang Ruifeng said in front of the tomb, the truth behind the Zhang family's strange and complicated attitude towards the child is probably hidden in that one offhand remark.

Su Xingze lay on the bed, his face contorted with worry. He felt that the child's background seemed to hold a huge secret. Was this the legendary protagonist's treatment?

Looking at Zhang Shenglin, who was leaning against the bedside table reading a book, he reached out and poked the soft flesh on the child's waist.

Zhang Shenglin didn't react at all, but simply looked up from the book and gave him a questioning look.

The child was handsome and adorable; he was good-looking from every angle. It's hard to say whether his face was a factor in why I followed him out of the ancient city ruins.

Such a cute child, the parents must be quite good-looking too.

Driven by curiosity about the child's background, Su Xingze voiced his doubts.

"Little Qilin, do you still remember your parents? Could Zhang Ruifeng's hatred for you be because of your parents?"

Su Xingze knew that Zhang Shenglin was an orphan and that his adoptive father had died at the ancient city ruins, so he usually avoided mentioning his parents.

But now he wants to know the origin of the Zhang family's strange attitude towards children, which inevitably leads him to mention his parents.

After speaking, Su Xingze kept a close eye on the child's expression, planning to change the subject immediately if the child showed any aversion to the topic.

The child is the most important thing. As for his parents, he doesn't believe that the rest of the Zhang family doesn't know about the child's parents.

Zhang Shenglin was stronger than he had imagined. When he heard the little mermaid's question, he only paused for a moment before answering calmly.

“I don’t know. They died shortly after I was born. All I know is that my mother was a foreigner.”

This was said with a mocking expression by the person who presented the evidence to expose his identity when he was first exposed as a counterfeiter.

"The Holy Infant you worship is a half-breed who intermarried with a foreign race. Look! You actually elevate a half-breed you despise to a divine position. How ridiculous!"

The memory of that day is too vivid; the man's maniacal laughter still seems to echo in my ears.

As for his father, he had only heard his adoptive father mention him once.

"My father, it is said, died in a grave."

When Zhang Shenglin recounted his background, his expression was very calm, showing no sign of sadness, but...

Su Xingze tilted his head and looked into his seemingly turbulent eyes; he must still care a little.

No matter how mature he acts, he's still just a child who's not even 10 years old. What child wouldn't long for their parents or care about them?

The atmosphere was somewhat quiet. Su Xingze sat up straight and moved closer to the child. Suddenly remembering something, he asked another question.

What does Zhang Ruifeng mean by "counterfeit goods"?

Zhang Shenglin was silent for a moment because of Su Xingze's words. He looked at the little mermaid's blue eyes, which were full of concern, and thought for a while before speaking.

"This is related to a scam, but I don't actually know much about it."

No one would explain their purpose to a child; Zhang Shenglin learned many things through observation.

Zhang Shenglin revealed some of the things he knew, including the Zhang family's crisis of faith, the three-thousand-year-old holy infant, the internal strife within the Zhang family, and the unknown forces suspected of being hidden in the shadows. He also mentioned that his identity as the immortal holy infant was exposed, and that he was then thrown into an orphanage.

As he recounted the events of the past, Su Xingze listened quietly. Zhang Shenglin's voice and tone were very calm, as if he were telling a story that had nothing to do with him.

Su Xingze felt heartbroken listening to this. Such a young child, before he even had the ability to recognize himself, was pushed into the position of the Holy Infant by those people.

He had to undergo rigorous training as soon as he learned to walk, without anyone asking him if he wanted to do it or if he was tired.

They imposed a fate on him that clearly did not belong to a child, and then discarded him like trash when his identity was exposed and he fell from grace.

The more Su Xingze listened, the angrier he became.

"So, it's because of your identity as the fake Holy Infant that they hate and despise you so much. They think you've fooled them, and they wish this disgrace could just disappear."

Is this the reason why the Zhang family members were so malicious towards the child?

This is the truth behind why Zhang Ruifeng, a teacher at a clan school, repeatedly harmed his students.

Su Xingze sneered: "What a disgusting truth! The inherent flaws of humanity are still so repulsive, even in a different world."

He suddenly felt a bit bored. Was it really okay for the Zhang family to let the child continue to stay here?

Will this child's pure and beautiful soul be corrupted by the Zhang family after living there for so long?

It would be such a shame if it were contaminated like this.

Su Xingze began to secretly plan. The child was still too young. These were chaotic times, and he had heard that things weren't peaceful outside either. He decided to wait until the child was older before taking him away from the Zhang family.

Zhang Shenglin was unaware of Su Xingze's plans. He went to the learning space every day to train and attend classes, and spent his free time reading the books the little merman had given him.

He already knew the secret hidden in the book the little merman had given him, but it was different from what Su Xingze had imagined. He didn't accuse Su Xingze of misleading him; after learning that the pages were compressed and the real book was thick enough to kill someone, he simply adjusted his reading time.

Su Xingze thought the child would come to protest, but looking at the child's well-behaved way of reading, he felt a little guilty, which was unusual for him.

The days in the tomb passed by little by little. The insects still reported on time every day, but they probably found that the insects had suffered huge losses and seemed to be of no use to Zhang Shenglin, or they thought that even if he lived, he would not have a good life.

After a certain day, the mechanisms in the tomb were never activated again, and the insects no longer came up on their own. Both Zhang Shenglin, who was obsessed with cultivating the power of the Qilin, and Su Xingze, who had recently added the hobby of cultivating Gu insects, expressed their regret.

The month-long period quickly came to an end, and Su Xingze and his companion got busy early in the morning on the last day.

They needed to restore the entire tomb to its original state before Zhang Ruifeng came to open the door.

Put away everything that shouldn't exist, and take out the coffin from the system space again.

Su Xingze took out the air purifier again to eliminate any odors that couldn't possibly be present in the tomb. He then pinched his nose and sprayed the entire tomb with a specially made, putrid perfume. After throwing in some corpses of snakes, insects, and poisonous ants, the smell in the tomb became even more complex.

This is where the 'shell' has its inconvenience; its sense of smell is too sensitive, and even the slightest stench can irritate it.

Back in his tomb, Su Xingze noticed something amiss and quickly returned the child's chamber pot.

He is a weirdo. Even though he has put on a 'shell' and looks like a person, he is not actually a person and does not need to go to the toilet.

Children are different, but with the mall around, they can go to the rest room in the learning space to relieve themselves at any time, so Su Xingze had already thrown the child's chamber pot into his tomb.

Su Xingze: "..."

To fool Zhang Ruifeng, he endured the nausea and used magic to transfer a little of the filth from the other boys' chamber pots into the two boys' chamber pots.

It was so disgusting that even after Zhang Ruifeng opened the door and let them out, Su Xingze still had a dazed and nauseous expression.

Zhang Shenglin looked at her with concern, took the little mermaid's hand, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

Upon hearing his question, Su Xingze remembered what he had done with magic, and his face instantly turned even greener.

His dazed look seemed perfectly normal to Zhang Ruifeng. After living in the dark and lonely tomb for so long, it would be abnormal for someone like Zhang Shenglin to remain unchanged.

Zhang Ruifeng glanced at Zhang Shenglin. Although he still loathed this imposter, his talent was indeed worthy of the former Holy Infant.