Zu An frowned.
She’s seriously injured? Did the Dragon King hurt her?
But that shouldn’t be the case. With the Dragon King’s cultivation, if he had been the one who attacked her, would the Mermaid Queen even have a chance to escape?
Suddenly, everything in front of him darkened. It turned out that the Yaksha Ocean Patrol had already left and the tough-looking guy named Hai Daniu came over. He said in a low, muffled voice, “I was first! This woman is mine!”
The other restaurant guests couldn't help but blow a whistle. This sort of love affair jealousy happened almost every day, but it was the first time they'd seen it happen over an ugly woman.
Zu An couldn't help but smile at the woman, saying, “I didn’t expect you to be so popular.”
The woman’s expression was a bit unnatural, and it was clear that even she was a bit surprised by this turn of events.
Is this Hai Daniu crazy? I already look like this, yet he’s still interested?
She smiled and leaned into Zu An’s arms before saying, “But I am already his companion.”
Zu An was speechless.
People say that beautiful women are the source of disaster, but who would have thought that this womanwould be good at that stuff too!
Hai Daniu glowered at Zu An and said, “You better let go of her right now.”
Even as he spoke, his hand moved toward Zu An.
Bang!
A loud noise filled the air. There was only a blur in front of the onlookers' eyes, and a second later, Hai Daniu was already gone. They looked around and saw that he was already upside-down, buried in the sandy shore outside. His legs were exposed above the ground, twitching in midair.
As they looked at each other, their expressions changed. It seemed no one had seen how the human attacked. His appearance was ordinary, but he was actually a tough one.
The woman suddenly straightened up. There was a look of surprise in her eyes as she looked at Zu An.
“Why did you get up? Weren’t you acting close to me just a moment ago?” Zu An asked, casually reaching out to hold her again. However, she avoided his hand in a really natural manner.
Zu An looked at her with amusement.
What a soft waist she has.
The woman’s expression was a bit unnatural as she said, “There are too many people here. It’s just a bit embarrassing in front of all of them...”
“I guess it’s fine. It would be better if we changed locations.” Zu An nodded. Hereached out for her waist and they walked straight out. The woman wanted to move out of the way, but his hand almost seemed to contain a demonic force and landed right on target.
When they watched the two disappear, everyone in the restaurant began to enthusiastically discuss Zu An’s background. Unfortunately, none of them could figure it out.
“Say, his cultivation is so high, so he can have any woman he wants. Why would he go after a middle-aged one who's so ugly?”
“You know that those rich bastards all have strange tastes. I reckon that people with high cultivation ranks are about the same. Once you get tired of the pretty ones, it might be more fun to play with some other types.”
“If your beauty standards change that much when your cultivation rank gets high, I think I'm better off the way I am.”
...
Meanwhile, once Zu An and the woman reached the sandy shore, the woman asked curiously, “Your cultivation seems to be really high, no? There's no way that you don’t have a reputation on the human side. May I ask how I should address you?”
“Why should two individuals in a chance meeting be previously acquainted? Even if I tell you my name, you might not believe it. I believe you likely won’t tell me your true name either.” Zu An smiled.
The woman was stunned at first, and then she smiled. “You are quite interesting.”
Zu An sighed. “If you weren’t pressing that needle against my waist vital while saying those words, perhaps I would receive them with more sincerity.”
The woman’s expression changed. She saw that he still didn’t show any intention of guarding against it. After some hesitation, she didn’t use the needle and retracted it with a flip of her fingers. She said, “I did want to take your life, but after thinking about it, I've decided not to. It’s fine for everyone to just forget what happens in the world of warriors.”
“You had many chances to attack along the way. Why did you hesitate for so long?” Zu An asked with a curious look. If she had made her move back then, he wouldn’t have been so patient.
“You did help me just now, after all, and touching my body wasn’t your original intention. If I harmed you, would be repaying gratitude with enmity,” the woman said with a sigh.
Zu An’s expression was a bit strange. He asked, “You were going to take my life just because I touched you? You know, it was you who took the initiative just now, and strictly speaking, I'm the one who's losing out, okay?”
A bit of anger and embarrassment appeared between the woman’s brows. She retorted, “What do you know?! I...” She trailed off for a moment before suddenly saying, “Whatever, it’s fine if you don’t know. It might only bring you more trouble if you do know.”
“Your identity is quite special. Just what kind of background do you even have? Are you a manta ray?” Zu An asked curiously.
“Manta ray?” The woman widened her eyes and exclaimed, “You’re the manta ray!”
“Don’t you use needles? Even after thinking for a long time, the only creature that has anything to do with poisonous needles is the manta ray,” Zu An replied.
“Who says there’s only the manta ray? The Ocean races have so many species, and there are many who use poison needles...” The middle-aged woman suddenly stopped midway through her sentence. “That’s not what’s most important! I'm not a manta ray. Enough, I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Goodbye.”
“Hey, you can’t leave.” Zu An grabbed her hand.
That woman widened her eyes and stared at him, exclaiming, “You’re touching me again?”
“It’s not as if you’ll lose a chunk of your flesh if I touch you,” Zu An said in annoyance. “You still haven’t told me where the Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine is.”
The woman’s expression immediately became grave. “Just where did you hear that name from? Why are you looking for it?”
“That’s not something you need to worry about. I naturally have a use for it.” Zu An naturally wouldn’t tell just anyone that he was trying to save his lover. Who knew if someone would try to blackmail him with this information?
“I don’t care what kind of reason you have, but I advise you to give up on it. There's no way you could obtain it.” The woman shook her head.
“Why?” Zu An asked, unsatisfied.
“Because...” The woman hesitated and was about to reply when her expression suddenly changed. A group of people surrounded them. With a few leaps, they had already surrounded the pair.
At first, Zu An thought that it was because he'd taken out a heaven-grade ki stone and ‘exposed his wealth’, leading to the other customers’ greed. He thought that they had been waiting for him and the woman in a secluded place to kill him and take everything. He was a bit confused, wondering if they were all blind. They were still coming after him even after seeing what happened to Hai Daniu?
However, he quickly saw who the figures approaching were. They were ferocious-looking and had red hair. They were part of the the Yaksha Ocean Patrol!
Hm? Something’s not right.
Zu An noticed that there was a black miasma around the Yaksha Ocean Patrol’s bodies that made them clearly different from the earlier ones. He frowned. He felt a sense of deja vu from this energy.
The woman’s expression changed. She pushed Zu An to the side and ran in the other direction.
Zu An couldn't help but laugh when she saw her leave.
This woman is surprisingly kind. She’s worried that she might end up dragging me into her mess.
However, the Yaksha Ocean Patrol were extremely fast and blocked the woman’s path, saying, “You cannot escape anymore. Just give up and let us capture you!”
Their voices were much more coarse than the Yaksha Ocean Patrol in the restaurant, as if they were demons from hell. Just listening to it could make one shiver in fear.