Chapter 363: Chapter 363: As Long as Wanwan Doesn’t Despise My Ugliness
Jin Weisi, who almost brought disaster to his own doorstep, truly doesn’t deserve any sympathy.
Even though he still holds a noble status.
A noble status that, because of Queen Gaia, he was granted.
Ajue, along with other elderly merfolk, quietly observed Su Wan verbally spar with Jin Weisi.
In their minds, they faintly felt this scene seemed familiar, as if it had happened somewhere before.
Years ago, Queen Gaia, too, had ruthlessly criticized her incompetent cousin, and after several hundred years, the same scene resurfaced.
The elders had told them about it, and now, they were witnessing it with their own eyes.
Ajue’s eyes were moist.
This might well be the reason why Queen Gaia chose Su Wan as her successor.
Su Wan would be the queen who could lead Mermaid Planet to a rebirth!
"I agree to join the Federal Empire."
Ajue, the most respected elder on Mermaid Planet, slowly spoke up.
The room fell silent!
The meeting had been going on for a long time, with the merpeople debating lengthily.
In the end, it was Su Wan who got tired and left early; she did not want to keep Gu Jue waiting too long.
"Ajue, you must be tired of waiting. Let’s take a walk. This group of fish won’t reach any conclusions anytime soon."
"All right."
The young couple strolled on the main stars bustling streets of Mermaid Planet.
Even though the Imperial Palace had suffered such an incident not long ago, with many lives lost,
the streets of the main star were still extraordinarily lively.
The people of Mermaid Planet truly lacked a sense of crisis.
It was precisely because of this that Gaia was so worried.
Gu Jue, "But Gaia’s approach wasn’t entirely correct."
Su Wan was startled and, looking around quietly, she whispered, "My dear Commander, keep your voice down. Don’t you know how much the people of Mermaid Planet worship Queen Gaia?"
You even dare to criticize her in public...
Gu Jue looked at her gesture, the corners of his mouth soft with tenderness, and he reached out to caress her dark long hair.
"It’s fine, they can’t hear us. Queen Gaia has protected them too well; their first reaction when facing trouble is to seek others’ help."
Naturally romantic, loving life, not fond of war.
But in reality, which planet’s people would like war?
Even the warlike Yuanyi Planet wasn’t naturally inclined to warfare.
It was only because they knew that only with strength could they protect their home and family.
Su Wan, "But at the time, Queen Gaia didn’t have any better options, right?"
Gu Jue, "If you were in her position right now, and insectoids were about to invade this planet, what would you do?"
Su Wan, "I am far inferior to Gaia! My Beast Transformation Level isn’t as high as hers, nor is my superpower as strong, I..."
Gu Jue interrupted her, "You might not be as strong as her in combat power, but you are definitely not inferior in other aspects, and you might even be better than her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have chosen you as heir."
Su Wan’s lips curled up slightly, "Ajue, you spoil me too much. In your eyes, do I have no flaws at all?"
Gu Jue, "No, you still have a flaw."
Su Wan’s attractive eyebrows furrowed slightly, "What is it?"
Gu Jue, "Your flaw is that you love me too much."
Su Wan, "..."
A mermaid passing by suddenly covered her mouth.
"Oh my, this is too sweet; am I experiencing a live public display of affection?"
"Miss, come love me instead, I won’t mind your flaws!"
"What does this miss see in that man? He’s so plain looking, and yet she’s so fond of him!"
Su Wan & Gu Jue: "..."
Su Wan’s mask broke during her fight with the blonde woman.
Gu Jue’s mask was still properly in place.
Therefore, the mermaids passing by, after hearing their conversation, were quite puzzled.
Why would such a beautiful young lady fall for such an average-looking man!
Even a few enthusiastic male mermaids were excitedly coming forward to make a confession!
"Beauty! He’s so ugly, he doesn’t deserve you!"
Su Wan’s lips twitched, and she quickly pulled the esteemed Commander Gu along to another street.
After they walked far away, one of the group suddenly said suspiciously, "Did any of you feel that the pretty young lady looked familiar?"
"When do you not find a beauty familiar?"
"No, seriously, she really looked familiar. I definitely saw her somewhere not long ago!"
By the time Su Wan and company had disappeared from sight.
One of the mermaids suddenly had a revelation!
"I told you she looked familiar. Isn’t she the wife of the Commander from the Federal Empire, the one with the golden mermaid tail, Su Wan?"
Everyone was taken aback.
The next moment, they all hurriedly chased after the direction Su Wan and her party had left!
It took about fifteen minutes for Su Wan and Gu Jue to finally shake off the crowd of mermaids.
Passing by a shop, Gu Jue simply went in and bought Su Wan a half-face mask.
It was a gold mask that could cover half of the face, leaving a pair of eyes exposed.
It must be said that even with that, one could still tell how beautiful Su Wan was.
But for the time being, it would probably keep people from guessing she was Su Wan.
Su Wan laughed and bent over, "My dear Commander, is this the first time since childhood that you’ve been disliked for being ugly?"
Seeing her smile so sweetly, Gu Jue’s mood also soared.
He said, "I don’t care what others think."
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have always worn a mask in public before.
Gu Jue continued, "As long as Wanwan doesn’t mind my looks, it’s all good."
Su Wan was left speechless.
If the Commander was already smashing the beauty standards of the Universe, and she still found him ugly, then her taste in beauty must have either crossed dimensions or run away from home!
With the mask, although mermaids still occasionally came to chat them up,
fortunately, it no longer sparked any huge commotions.
The buildings on both sides of the street were closely packed, with the stores offering a dazzling array of goods.
No wonder it’s the best place to travel in the whole Universe Alliance.
The two strolled leisurely through the bustling streets for half a day before receiving a communication from Yin Yue, and then they went together to the White Building.
Yin Yue also reminded Gu Jue to bring Li Rui along.
When Su Wan saw that Gu Jue really called Li Rui over,
she curiously said, "Ajue, are you trying to play matchmaker for them?"
Gu Jue: "Yin Yue likes Li Rui but can’t seem to catch his attention."
Su Wan: "So you are..."
Gu Jue: "Yin Yue has a lot of ancient Earth medicine that you will definitely find interesting. Additionally, her private stash of liquor is quite delicious."
Su Wan: "..."
For a moment, Su Wan didn’t know whether to feel sympathy for Li Rui or for Yin Yue.
But Gu Jue hadn’t lied to her; Yin Yue loved medical research, especially traditional Chinese medicine from ancient Earth.
In Yin Yue’s pharmacy, Su Wan saw a ginseng!
A living ginseng, not a specimen!
