Chapter 473: "How to Satisfy Me.

A baby mermaid?

Yu Zhizhi immediately thought of Sui Sui.

“He’s sick? Is it serious?” she asked, her heart filled with anxiety. The Mermaid Baby had always lived in the Undersea Palace, and she had only ever seen him in videos.

Shen He looked at the little rabbit’s worried expression and said, “You should go see him.”

Yu Zhizhi looked at the Duke. She had originally come today to take Little Amon to her residence, but unexpectedly, the Duke was unwilling to let him go, and now Sui Sui was sick too.

Little Amon was right here in Silan City. If she wanted to be with him, she could come to the Holy Tower tomorrow or the day after.

The most important thing right now was to go see Sui Sui.

“Duke, I…”

“If necessary, the Holy Tower can contact the Deep Sea Empire for you,” the Duke said lightly, but his eyes remained fixed on the little female of the Rabbit Clan before him.

As a top-tier male on the Beast World Planet, the Duke made almost no effort to hide his possessiveness.

Shen He suddenly smiled. “Duke Bolan is so busy. We shouldn’t trouble him. After all, he’s a widower now and has to spend time mourning his late wife tonight.”

The personal attendant standing guard at the door revealed a look of astonishment.

…A widower?

Other than this Hai Giant Shark, who would dare associate the Duke with that word?

The Duke’s golden, slitted pupils immediately darkened.

Yu Zhizhi quickly stepped forward, positioning herself between him and the Big Shark.

“Duke, I want to go see Sui Sui first. I’ll come back to the Holy Tower tomorrow, okay?”

The Duke retracted his gaze. His expression had been cold ever since the Big Shark arrived, and he didn’t respond to Yu Zhizhi’s words.

Yu Zhizhi didn’t dare to linger any longer.

She tugged on the Big Shark’s wrist, signaling for him to leave with her.

The servant at the door was slightly taken aback by this scene. But on second thought, the relationship between Ms. Zhi Zhi and Lord Shen He must have improved quite a bit.

After all, in that photo leaked on the forums, Lord Shen He had gone so far as to reveal his Beast Form to take her for a walk by the sea at nightfall.

This really didn’t seem like something the Marshal of the Deep Sea Empire would do.

After Yu Zhizhi and Shen He left, the Duke’s gaze fell upon the teacup. The little rabbit had made him tea—a green bamboo leaf tea, the favorite of the Snake Clan.

‘She didn’t choose the shark.’

‘She just chose the Mermaid Baby…’

‘…that’s all.’

Even with this thought, the Duke felt extremely agitated.

Here in Silan City, countless eyes were watching the Holy Tower. Although his Cloud Mist Talent enveloped the area, it was nowhere near as strong and impenetrable as it was in the Imperial City.

Right now, there was no way to keep the little rabbit firmly by his side.

‘I have to take her back to the Imperial City.’

‘To a place no one can reach or spy on, where the only person the little female can interact with is me.’

‘Only me, and me alone.’

“Billy,” the Duke said to the personal attendant standing at the door. “You’ll attend tomorrow’s banquet in my place.”

“Yes, Lord Bo Lan,” the middle-aged man replied.

‘It seems the Duke plans to stay in the Holy Tower all day, waiting for Ms. Zhi Zhi to arrive.’

On the way back, Yu Zhizhi wanted to urge the carriage to go faster.

Her thoughts were constantly on Sui Sui.

When they reached the battleship, she immediately lifted the hem of her skirt and rushed toward the conference room without a word.

Buli, who had already returned, was a little surprised to see Miss Rabbit—

‘Wasn’t Ms. Zhi Zhi supposed to be staying the night at the Holy Tower?’

Then he saw Lord Shen He, and Buli understood at once. It seemed Lord Shen He had personally gone to the Holy Tower after finishing his business.

‘I just wonder what excuse he used to bring Miss Rabbit back?’

Seeing Buli, Yu Zhizhi quickly asked, “Is the video call connected? Is Sui Sui okay?”

‘Sui Sui? The Little Mermaid?’

Buli froze for a few seconds. He saw Lord Shen He walk into the conference room as well and almost immediately guessed what Lord Shen He might have done.

He said, his expression unchanging, “The Little Prince isn’t feeling well. He was crying for a long time just now, so he’s gone to sleep. Ms. Zhi Zhi, why don’t you wait a little while? When Little Prince Sui Sui wakes up, he’ll probably want to see you right away.”

‘In short, he had to follow Lord Shen He’s wishes. No matter the excuse, he had to keep Miss Rabbit here.’

“He’s sleeping?” Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help but feel uneasy, unable to see Sui Sui right away.

But then she considered that the Undersea Palace must have very skilled Healers. If Sui Sui was able to sleep, that meant his body was repairing itself.

She nodded lightly. “Then I’ll wait.”

‘I still really want to see the Mermaid Baby with my own eyes.’

‘Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep.’

The smile on Buli’s face didn’t falter. ‘Thankfully, I reacted quickly and didn’t let Lord Shen He’s ‘image’ get tarnished.’

Now, he had to hurry and contact the Undersea Palace.

Shen He sat down in a chair in the conference room.

He had been busy all day. He leaned back in his chair, tilting his head back, his sharp, deep-set eyes tinged with an orange glow from the conference room lights.

The sound of the waves was close at hand.

And yet, it seemed so far away.

Unsure what thought had crossed his mind, a low, mellow laugh rumbled in his throat. “So, you can’t quite bring yourself to cut him off?”

‘Before, she was crying her eyes out, looking like she’d been abandoned and would never see him again for the rest of her life.’

‘The little rabbit truly is fickle and indecisive.’

‘This also fit the image he’d always had of her.’

Yu Zhizhi paused, seriously contemplating what Lord Shen He had just said. After a long moment, she slowly shook her head. “…I don’t know.”

Perhaps because of their recent walk through the waves, Yu Zhizhi’s relationship with Shen He had indeed grown much closer.

She said softly, “I don’t want to go back to the Varolan Imperial City. And the Duke won’t go to my territory.”

Yu Zhizhi was a little troubled.

She admitted to herself that she didn’t dare ask the system what the Duke’s affection level was again.

‘If it’s not full, what am I supposed to do?’

“You asked him?” Shen He shifted his neck slightly, a hint of inquiry in his gray eyes.

Yu Zhizhi shook her head. “Not yet.”

She sat in her chair, her hands resting on her knees. “Doesn’t the Snake Clan have a prophecy?”

Shen He looked at the little rabbit. ‘Only she would dare to have such extravagant hopes.’

‘To actually be planning to make the Duke her Beast Husband…’

His gray eyes stared intently at the little Rabbit Clan female before him, the aggression in their depths obvious. “What a shame that snake is unwilling to go to your territory.”

As the First Duke of the Valoran Empire, he could never leave Varolan’s territory.

Shen He didn’t have time to dwell on the strange feeling that had just surfaced in his heart.

He only noticed that the dress the little rabbit was wearing today was very pretty. ‘Did she dress up especially to see the Duke?’

Shen He suddenly spoke. “Come here.”

Yu Zhizhi hesitated for a moment, then stood up and slowly approached.

She came to stand before Shen He.

Standing, she was almost at eye level with the seated Big Shark.

Shen He looked at her fair, rosy cheeks and couldn’t resist reaching out to pinch one. “He’s just a widower. Stop thinking about him. With all this time, you’d be better off thinking about how to satisfy me.”

Yu Zhizhi’s expression changed slightly, and she instinctively took a step back.

But the Big Shark was faster, grabbing her by the wrist.

“I-I’m still waiting for the video of Sui Sui!” Yu Zhizhi’s legs felt a little weak.

Shen He said, “It won’t interfere.”

A knock suddenly sounded at the door.

Buli cleared his throat. “Lord Shen He, there’s a video call from the Undersea Palace. They’re specifically asking for Ms. Zhi Zhi.”