Chapter 54: Buried

“You perverted freak, get lost!” Catching him off guard, Sang Luo launched a soul attack directly at his eyes.

“Ah! Bitch!” The man screamed, covering his bleeding eyes with one hand.

His other hand lashed out towards her chest.

The next second, half of his arm exploded into minced meat.

“Sang!”

Aze flashed and caught Sang Luo, holding her tightly in his arms. His icy eyes shot towards the green-haired man screaming in pain. For the first time, Sang Luo saw rage on his face!

“You have helpers!”

The green-haired man’s face twisted, and he immediately activated the formation. The insectoids below didn't have time to escape and were instantly sacrificed.

An eerie and terrifying red light blazed, and Sang Luo felt extremely uneasy. Unfortunately, she knew nothing about formations. If only she had read more of those books in Caesar's study.

“Get the people out first!”

Aze turned and took her away from there.

“Hey, I told you to save the people first—” Warm lips landed on her forehead. Sang Luo blinked, stunned. Aze held her face and gazed at her for a long time, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in the end, he only whispered, “Wait for me.”

He disappeared instantly, and Sang Luo took the opportunity to fly into the air, overlooking the entire city.

The formation expanded rapidly, encompassing the entire city in an instant.

A second before it activated—

“Boom!” The formation shattered into pieces.

The people in the city didn't even notice the crisis that hadn't had time to happen before it disappeared.

Sang Luo returned to the inn, dejected, and heard the diners discussing that all the missing females had returned, and the city lord's precious female had also been rescued. The beastmen who were sent out discovered the remnants of the sacrificial formation and traces of the insectoids. Immediately, the city lord ordered the beast fighting competition to be canceled, the city gates to be closed, and a thorough search of the city to be conducted.

Aze also returned in the evening.

He insisted on缠着 her.

Unlike his usual fierce tenderness, Sang Luo quickly surrendered. Her body softened into a pool of spring water, and he reluctantly let her go, kissing her lips.

Sang Luo hugged him, burying her head in his chest and nuzzling, her voice filled with a sated娇媚, “Is there anything you want? I’ll make it up to you~”

The man touched her lower abdomen, filled with tenderness.

“Aze… the gift I want… is here…”

She laughed, “You’re so greedy.”

Aze buried his head deep in the hollow of her neck, as if sighing deeply, “Sang…”

From that day on, Sang Luo noticed that Aze's body was getting worse and worse. He was rapidly losing weight, and his scales were also dull and faded, lifeless.

Sang Luo made food and called him, but he didn't move. He weakly flicked his tail a couple of times in response but refused to eat, and he was almost always asleep every day.

Sang Luo was really afraid that Aze would fall asleep and never wake up again. She wondered if he had been secretly injured by that insectoid. She secretly tried to use her own power to heal him while he was sleeping. It helped a little, but not much.

It was the first time she had encountered a situation where her power didn't work well.

Why?

Watching Aze's body getting weaker and weaker, so thin that his beautiful flesh was almost stuck to his bones, made her heart ache.

This state lasted for about half a month. Aze's body deteriorated to the extreme, and he was almost skin and bones all over. If Sang Luo hadn't called him and he still had a slight response, she would have really suspected that he was already dead.

“Aze…”

Sang Luo came to the bedside, pushed him, and forced him to wake up.

Aze shrank back, his eyes filled with confusion and helplessness. Then, his pupils suddenly trembled, “Sang, don't!”

Sang Luo took a knife and slashed her right palm, and bright red blood gushed out. She quickly fed the blood to Aze's mouth.

Aze's pale and thin face became a little rosier, but he was choked by the blood and coughed repeatedly, pushing her away, his eyes filled with rare anger, “Sang!”

Sang Luo sighed, “Be good, my blood is useful to you.” She had already lost one, and didn't want to lose another.

His lips were pressed into a tight line, refusing her blood.

But now he couldn't resist her at all, and from pain, he turned to acceptance.

One day, Sang Luo came back from outside. Aze, for the first time in half a month, got out of bed and stood at the door to welcome her back.

Slender body, pale blue, almost silver, waterfall-like long hair falling behind his shoulders, silver-blue eyes, thick eyelashes, picturesque eyebrows, handsome face carved like jade, alluring and cold, perfectly flawless.

Sang Luo quickly greeted him, touched his face, “Why did you come out today? Are you feeling better? I bought some fresh fish you like to eat, how about I make you fish soup tonight?”

“Mm.” He smiled at her, his lips tinged with cherry red, looking much better than the previous days.

Aze took her hand and went into the house. Then he transformed into his beast form, carefully selected a scale from his tail, and gave it to her.

Sang Luo didn't know what he meant, but she accepted it. The scale was very beautiful, and it would be nice to make a necklace or jewelry.

“Meeting… Sang… Aze is very happy…” He gently held her face in his hands and solemnly placed a kiss on her lips.

A cold sensation landed on her face. Sang Luo was stunned for a moment, and then she curled her lips and said, “Me too.”

He smiled softly, “Sang… help Aze find… Blue Nectar Flower…”

Sang Luo thought it was a medicine that could save him, and went to the city's pharmacy the next day to inquire. The Blue Nectar Flower was a very precious medicinal material. There was a more prosperous main city a few hundred miles away, and it should be on sale there.

It took her two days to find the Blue Nectar Flower.

Returned to the inn.

What she found was a cold corpse.

Sang Luo wasn't afraid. She stepped forward and confirmed for a long time that he had lost his vitality. It turned out that it wasn't that his body had improved that day, but that it was a final burst of life. Well, it was a relief… He probably didn't want to use her blood to prolong his life. For him, it was undoubtedly a torment more painful than death, so he deliberately sent her away, not wanting her to see the moment his life vanished.

Sang Luo looked at the Blue Nectar Flower in her hand and understood the deep meaning of the pharmacy owner's words. This flower grows on the seabed of a bottomless abyss, and blooms only once every three years. In the hearts of deep-sea beastmen, it has a very romantic meaning: precious love.

Many males would give this flower to pursue the females they admire.

So that's what he meant.

Sang Luo looked at the mermaid curled up on the bed in eternal sleep with complicated emotions, and hugged him. He was so light. His previous weight was over three hundred pounds, but now he was almost only half that.

Sang Luo kissed his forehead, left Rock Sand City, and came to a remote cliff bottom. Even sea beasts rarely came to this secluded place. She dug a pit several meters deep and buried him.

She rummaged through a package in the inn, wanting to see if Aze had left any relics, but found that the package was full of the little trinkets she had given him during this time. He liked them, so she put them in his hands and buried them together.

As for that Blue Brahma Flower, Sang Luo accepted it as a final memento of her enchanting encounter.

After completing all this, Sang Luo left the deep sea.

… …

Just as she returned to the shore, Sang Luo was shocked by the cordon set up along the beach, and she stood stunned for a moment, watching the Beastmen in their Empire military uniforms coming and going.

What's going on? Has something big happened?

A Beastman saw her, his eyes lit up, and he strode over quickly, "Noble female Sang Luo, we've finally found you! Please wait here patiently, we will report the news to His Highness immediately!"

Before Sang Luo could ask any questions, a group of Beastmen surrounded her, protecting her as if afraid she might encounter some mishap.

Soon, she saw a familiar, tall figure. The man's eyes were tinged with red, suggesting he hadn't had a good night's sleep in many days.

"Luo Luo!"

The man rushed forward and hugged her tightly, the force almost crushing her bones!

"Hey, easy, easy…"

Duo Tu took several deep breaths before releasing Sang Luo, turning her around to make sure she was completely unharmed. Only then did his trembling heart finally settle down.

Immediately afterward, his handsome face tightened, and he reprimanded her in a cold voice, "You snuck out of the palace without telling anyone. Do you know how I've been these past days? Afraid that you… afraid that you might encounter some mishap!"

She blinked, "Are you scolding me?"

Duo Tu's face stiffened, "I'm not."

She rubbed her ear, "Your loud voice is hurting my ears."

He softened his tone, "I'm sorry, I was just too worried about you."

Clearly, she had run off on her own, disappearing without a trace for more than a month. The longer she was gone, the longer he worried… In the end, he still had to apologize to her. Duo Tu's teeth itched with anger, but he couldn't bring himself to be angry with her at all.

Seeing her safe and sound was the greatest satisfaction.

A red-haired Beastman in military uniform walked over, arms crossed, and chuckled, "His Highness hasn't been able to think about anything else these past few days, just looking for you. He directly took over the highest management authority of the military department and pulled up the satellite monitoring screens of the entire Empire. Only then did he see you appear near the Achilli Strait, and he immediately led us here overnight to find you! Traveling day and night, he hasn't been thinking about food or drink."

"Shut up, Helu," Duo Tu scolded coldly, his face reddening slightly.

Sang Luo smiled and touched his lips, "Were you so worried about me?"

"…You promised to give me a little cub, you can't go back on your word!" He turned his face away, his ears even redder.

"Hehe, how come I didn't realize you were so cute before? When you make me happy, I'll give you a whole litter."

Duo Tu grabbed her hand and said in a low voice, "Let's make one as soon as we get back."

"You're so impatient, I'm not ready yet?"

Duo Tu picked her up in his arms and strode forward, afraid she would say anything else inappropriate.

Helu watched the two leave, his face full of envy, "His Highness and the future Crown Princess have such a good relationship…"

"Crown Princess? His Highness will ascend the throne soon. As I see it, this noble female will be the future Queen of the Empire, it's a certainty. We'll have to try to please her from now on."

"It's the first time I've seen this noble female. She's so beautiful, and her scent is so captivating. No wonder she can make both the Sun and Moon of the Empire fall for her at the same time."

"It's a pity about General…"

"Shh, keep your mouth shut, don't say anymore!"

That matter has already become the Empire's secret.

That General led troops to rebel and force the palace, and in the end, he and the old Beast King both perished. His Highness was generous and did not pursue the matter further, releasing all the rebellious subordinates without charge. But everyone knows that this future Emperor does not like anyone mentioning this matter. Even the reports about this matter on the Star Network have all been forcibly removed, completely erasing this humiliation of the royal family from history.

After chatting for a few words, the Beastmen all dispersed and went about their own business.

Besides Sang Luo, females in nearby cities have also been disappearing one after another, suspected of being taken away by sea beasts in heat. They plan to strengthen their defenses during this period.

… …

Duo Tu told Sang Luo that this sea area under their feet was the Achilli Strait, the boundary line where the West Continent and the South Continent were separated by the sea. Only then did Sang Luo realize that her last space jump almost landed her in the South Continent.

The South Continent is the most special of the four continents. It is said that it is full of poisonous gas swamps and mires, a place that Beastmen cannot set foot in.

In earlier years, some Beastmen went to the South Continent and never returned.

There are even rumors that traces of the Zerg have been discovered in the South Continent.

Some people speculate that the Zerg's lair is entrenched in the South Continent… In any case, if Sang Luo had accidentally gone to the South Continent, it would have been a dead end.

That's why Duo Tu was so worried and scared.

He almost thought he was going to lose her forever.

"Do you want to go back to the Empire now?" Duo Tu knew that her trip out wasn't because she had been captured, but just because she wanted to get out and relax. He was willing to tolerate these little whims of hers.

Sang Luo turned back and gazed at the vast and boundless deep blue sea, and after a long time, she sighed softly,

"Let's go back."

The scale she took out from her space, a faint silvery-blue color, flowed with an extremely gorgeous and dazzling luster under the moonlight. She felt the slight mental fluctuations left on this scale and realized that A Ze had left behind his memories from the first few months of his birth in this scale.

He was just a clone of a King Beast.

That King Beast controlled the Endless South Sea.

The Endless South Sea is the most mysterious and fertile place in the sea, isolated from the outside world, a legendary place that outsiders cannot set foot in. Legend has it that the Beastmen there have guarded the Eye of Gui Xu for generations, never leaving the South Sea.

A natural King Beast also uses all his abilities to conceive offspring. That main body King Beast took out a strand of his divine soul and transformed it into a clone, sending it out to find a female with strong fertility to breed offspring.

In the end, A Ze was just a pitiful tool.

Even if he hadn't encountered the Zerg, his life would only have been a few short months. And facing that King-level Zerg exhausted the last bit of strength in his body, causing him to wither prematurely.

No wonder A Ze seemed to have a faint sadness in his eyes ever since he met her, because he had already known his fate, knowing that the days he could spend with her were only a few months.

He wanted to seize this time and make her remember him.

Sang Luo also doesn't plan to continue her relationship with the main body.

That King Beast can release one clone A Ze, and naturally can release other clones.

He wants to use so many clones to breed offspring, which means he doesn't care about the clones at all. She won't be the only female with emotional entanglement with a clone, and he won't care about her as a reproductive tool at all.

… …

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