Chapter 119: Chapter 119: "She’s Pregnant With My Child.
He had come alone this time, all to complete the mission given by Lord Shen He of the Deep Sea Empire.
’Kill this S-Class female from the Rabbit Clan!’
’Let her die on the territory of the Moon Rising Empire!’
Zhi Zhi went to the kitchen and picked up a bowl and chopsticks. Just as she was about to turn around, she heard footsteps behind her.
But—
Luther only took two steps before stopping.
He discovered that his body was being controlled by something unseen. His legs wouldn’t obey him; no matter how he tried, he couldn’t take another step forward.
A power coiled around his limbs. In that instant, a chill ran down his spine, and goosebumps erupted all over his body!
The young man looked toward the room in the deepest part of the first floor, his face filled with shock.
’How can such a terrifying aura appear on this unremarkable residential street?!’
Yu Zhizhi turned around and saw Luther standing stiffly in the living room.
She realized that Luther was acting a bit strange tonight.
The expression on the Guard Team youth’s face was especially awkward. His body was as if bound by something, standing ramrod straight on the spot.
Footsteps sounded from the staircase.
Yu Zhizhi looked up at the familiar figure and said happily, "Sensen, come have a late-night snack with us!"
Yusen was wearing a simple white shirt with the collar slightly open, exuding the lazy air of someone who had just woken up. His ice-blue eyes were fixed intently on "Luther."
Sensing the aura of the ocean, Luther’s body grew even more rigid.
He forced a smile. "...Good evening."
He almost blurted out the words "Young Master."
"Go back and tell him," Yusen said, leaning against the stair railing and looking down at the intruder, "not to come again."
A drop of cold sweat trickled down "Luther’s" temple. "His Lordship’s mind is made up. No one can change it..."
’Little Young Master, don’t get involved in this.’
’No matter what, Young Master Yusen is a scion of the Deep Sea Empire, a child of the sea. His heart should be with the Empire.’
Yusen’s gaze was cold. He looked at "Luther" with displeasure, and the other man quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet his eyes at all.
After a long moment.
Yusen said in a low voice, "Tell him—this Rabbit Clan female is already carrying my child."
The Mermaid Youth spoke these words with an air of absolute certainty.
Luther’s head snapped up. He stared, wide-eyed and in disbelief, at the young master above him on the stairs.
...Huh?!
P-Pregnant?!
Luther looked again at the little Rabbit Clan female. She was clearly stunned by the news as well. Her rabbit-like eyes were wide and round, and with the bowl and chopsticks for her late-night snack still in her hands, she stood frozen in place, not daring to move.
Yu Zhizhi’s mind was buzzing. Yusen’s sudden declaration had left her utterly astonished. She looked down at her own flat stomach, feeling both excited and confused—
’Am I pregnant?’
’I can’t be sure.’
’The system hasn’t notified me.’
’The detection period takes a whole week...’
Luther wiped the sweat from his forehead. He bowed and said respectfully, "I understand. I will relay this to His Lordship immediately."
This concerned an heir of the Mermaid Clan of the Deep Sea Empire. This was a matter of utmost importance!
After all, the entire population of Mermaids on All Beast Star was less than a hundred. The conditions required for the Mermaid Clan to reproduce were also overly harsh. As a result, no matter how desperate the Deep Sea Empire became, their numbers continued to dwindle, bringing them to the brink of extinction.
Yusen was the last scion of the Mermaid Clan.
The Mermaids before him had no desire to reproduce, nor were they able to.
But as for Young Master Yusen...
At least in the past, no one thought he would shoulder the responsibilities of the Mermaid Clan. Whether it was politics or marriage alliances, Young Master Yusen always did as he pleased.
Luther realized that after he had spoken, the invisible bonds on his body flowed away like water.
Something had fallen away from him...
Before leaving, he glanced again at the innermost room on the first floor, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"Luther" pushed the door open and left.
Holding her bowl and chopsticks, Yu Zhizhi was very confused. "Why did he leave?"
Luther was so weird tonight. And she didn’t quite understand the conversation between him and Sensen.
Yusen walked down the stairs. His expression was indifferent, but when he looked at the young woman, a trace of softness flashed in his eyes.
"You won’t have to worry about assassinations for a long time."
"Really?"
"Mhm."
"Why?" Yu Zhizhi walked over to the sofa, placed her bowl and chopsticks on the coffee table, and slowly sat down.
She asked curiously, "Am I really pregnant with a baby?"
The little female’s eyes, dark and bright, were fixed on him. Yusen averted his gaze. He sat on the carpet, leaning his back against the sofa, and said softly, "There’s... a small probability."
Hearing those words, Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help but touch her stomach. A smile played on her lips as she filled with anticipation, hoping to one day wake up to good news from the system.
Yusen pressed his lips together slightly. His pale jaw was a little tense, and his fingers resting on the coffee table subtly betrayed his current nervousness and helplessness.
...Perhaps he himself wasn’t sure.
What were his true feelings for this little Rabbit Clan female, for this owner who had bought him?
The heretic successfully left Zero Star Street and sent back a spirit letter overnight.
The subordinate who received the spirit letter immediately headed for the abandoned Divine Hall.
This was their temporary garrison in the Sad Dragon Cave.
Up ahead, a powerful, agile figure was practicing with a blade. On the ground beside him lay more than ten captured Prisoners of War, all tied up. Their faces were pale, and they were drenched in cold sweat.
Just then, one of the prisoners suddenly charged out—
He roared, his face contorted in a savage snarl, "Go to hell!"
He formed hand seals for a Sealing, and a long blade forged from Spiritual Technique shot out from a vortex behind him. But before he could even get close to the figure, his head was sent flying by a whistling blade!
The Prisoner of War’s headless body stood rooted to the spot. The vortex behind it vanished abruptly, and its weapon disappeared without a trace.
His head, meanwhile, landed squarely in the hands of the man who had been training.
He juggled the head’s weight as if it were a ball, ignoring the blood and brains trickling down his fingers. He glanced over at his subordinate. "What is it?"
"Lord Shen He, it’s a message from Paradise."
"Was it a success?"
"No..." the subordinate said hastily. "Young Master Yusen intervened. This message just came back. It’s about the Young Master."
The tall and powerful Sea Clan male opened his hand, and the spirit letter flew into it.
His other hand still juggling the bloody head, he casually unfolded the letter. After reading its contents, his expression faltered for a moment.
"...Pregnant?"
"Yes."
"With a Mermaid’s child?"
"That’s what Young Master Yusen said."
The man’s expression was strange, as if he had just heard a ridiculous joke. "This little brother of mine is getting more and more foolish. He doesn’t even know how to lie properly."
The subordinate, kneeling on the ground, asked tentatively, "Then... should the assassination continue?"
’The assassination should continue.’
But the man hesitated.
Even though, in his eyes, this was clearly Yusen’s lie—nothing more than an attempt to protect that little rabbit from the Valoran Empire.
