Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

"So what should we do now?" Zhang Chunliang asked.

"I should ask you this." The fox said, "Since I found her, she has never responded to me once."

Zhang Chunliang then shone the light on the human skin painting, and saw that the delicate and white "canvas" was shrinking slightly, as if it was breathing.

He picked up a fist-sized stone and threw it over.

The stone seemed to melt into a pool of water, gently wrapped by the flesh-colored canvas and disappeared without a trace in less than a second.

Zhang Chunliang: “…”

The headless fish corpse felt the attack from outside, hugged the picture frame tightly in dissatisfaction, turned its body, and hid the picture frame behind its back.

"They have always had a good relationship." The fox said, "If you try to snatch it away rashly, it will attack you."

"Goddess?" Zhang Chunliang called out, his voice echoing in the empty cave.

But he didn't get any response.

"You knew I would come here." Zhang Chunliang said, "Don't you want to talk to me?"

According to Wang Shaofan, the goddess's body sank to the bottom of the sea decades ago in this timeline, and no trace of her body was left.

If there was anything that could connect to her consciousness now, it must be this canvas.

"We can talk about anything. Since you left, the system props have been updated with a lot of new things. Wang Shaofan said that you like to buy those shiny props the most. Do you need me to buy them for you?" Zhang Chunliang pretended to chat.

"Perhaps you would like to hear some gossip? Players outside always think that your son and Shen Xingyi, the former number one player on the overall ranking, are a couple, and they have even written a lot of fan fiction about them." Zhang Chunliang said.

The fox was observing the texture of the stalactites in the cave. Upon hearing this, he turned his head and looked at him, narrowing his eyes dangerously.

"Actually, Shen Xingyi is my boyfriend. Your son is still a pitiful single dog, oh no, a single fish." Zhang Chunliang smiled obediently, "Also, do you know that a researcher from Game Home said that the brain of Game Home is actually a handsome guy with a height of 1.9 meters and eight-pack abs..."

This was purely a fabrication on his part. Before coming here, he and Wang Shaofan had discussed how to seduce the goddess to appear.

Wang Shaofan told Zhang Chunliang some secrets that only high-level players in their guild would know.

"Don't spread it, my uncle will beat me to death." Wang Shaofan said seriously, "These things will subvert the outside world's impression of the goddess."

Even now, in the countless rumors in the outside world, the goddess is still a prophet who is as ethereal as a fairy and as mysterious as a witch. Many people have deified her and are very awed by Wang Shaofan's guild.

If Shen Xingyi is the leader of the subversive resistance against the Game House, then the Goddess is the first person who dares to resist the Game House. Players need to create a rebellious and noble "God".

"She likes... all kinds of shiny and flashy props. You can say that she is willing to complete various high-difficulty dungeons just to earn points to buy these things. Her room in our guild is still there. Every time I pass by it, I feel that it will blind my eyes." Wang Shaofan complained.

"Game House is very cunning. It specially designed some beautiful but useless expensive props, just to cheat the goddess of points... In addition, she especially likes to listen to gossip, especially... well, the kind between two men. At that time, she secretly published a lot of such novels anonymously on the sewer forum, and they are still high-quality posts now..."

Zhang Chunliang came back to his senses from Wang Shaofan's complaints, sighed softly, and said to the air: "If you want, I can buy you some novels. You probably don't know that in recent years, the Game House has launched a system bookshelf that will include all the novels in the game world..."

Ever since the goddess openly opposed the House of Games, all her player privileges were taken away from her. She has lived in this world like an NPC for a long time and has not come into contact with anything in the House of Games for a long time.

Zhang Chunliang kept talking a lot of nonsense to the air, but there was no response from the goddess.

——Not only did the goddess not respond, the fox looked at him as if he were a madman.

And his headless father also carefully hugged the picture frame and moved his big tail a little further away from him.

Zhang Chunliang: “…”

He wiped his face, feeling awkward for some reason.

"What are you going to do now, Xiao Liang?" the fox asked tauntingly. "Are you wasting my time just to let me enjoy your funny play?"

Zhang Chunliang frowned and looked at the portrait of the goddess, ignoring his sarcasm.

It shouldn't be like this. In his imagination, the goddess might have predicted today's meeting long ago. She must have set up some kind of mechanism to reveal some information to Zhang Chunliang.

——At least, for the sake of her husband and son, she shouldn't remain silent like she is now.

Did he miss some information?

"You are so strange. Why are you so persistent in waking her up? Do you need the treasure's consent to take the so-called treasure?" The fox suddenly said, "Or, are you counting on my mother to tell you what the treasure is? Then you will be disappointed. When she was alive, the clearance tasks in this world were not like this."

Zhang Chunliang shook his head without explaining anything.

"Then can I assume that the so-called treasure is not an item?" The fox's eyes were a little obscure, "Or in other words, it is not a 'treasure' that is truly recognized by the public."

"I understand!" Zhang Chunliang suddenly interrupted him.

He didn't listen carefully to the fox's temptation at all, his mind was full of thinking about the goddess's intentions.

He suddenly realized something - the title of Goddess, the code name given to her by the players of this game house, was not her real name.

Given her disgust and resistance to the Game House, it was normal for her not to respond to this title.

Zhang Chunliang and the fox looked at each other and cleared their throats.

"Qiao Jiangjiang." He called out the goddess's real name clearly, "I'm here to find you."

The fox's expression was blank for a moment - he didn't know his mother's name, he had been with her for too short a time, and at that time, other mermaids had always called her the queen, or... the mysterious witch.

He seemed to realize something and turned to look at his mother's picture frame.

The stone frame suddenly shattered, and the entire canvas began to flow on the ground like water.

The white skin membrane emits a faint fluorescence, wrapping the entire cave like a flawless white space.

But if you look closely, you will see that the white everywhere has the texture of human skin.

"Qiao... Jiang, Jiang..." An unclear voice sounded in the space.

The voice was deep and magnetic, but it was a man's voice.

Zhang Chunliang looked at the fox in astonishment, his eyes full of inexplicable complexity.

It turns out that the goddess...actually... ?

The fox's eyes darkened: "My mother is a woman, she is not the one speaking, take back your offensive look."

Zhang Chunliang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qiao... Jiang Jiang, Jiang Jiang..."

The voice repeated the goddess' name over and over again, becoming more and more fluent and clear.

Then, a blue light appeared in front of Zhang Chunliang. The light was condensed from extremely tiny starlight, which rotated and gathered at a high speed to form a suspended head.

The head looked extremely handsome, with its eyes closed, sword-like eyebrows slanted, long and thick eyelashes with a faint ink-blue glow, a nose as straight as a mountain, thin lips slightly pursed, and a serious look.

The head has long, smooth blue hair like the deep sea, and two fins with sharp edges where the ears should be.

"Father." The fox took a step forward, carefully looking at the head in front of him, frowning slightly.

"This is the head of the headless mermaid...it is actually hidden in the painting?" Zhang Chunliang murmured.

"Who are you?" The head suddenly opened its eyes, and its silver-blue eyes carried a majestic and oppressive feeling.

"We..." Even Zhang Chunliang was at a loss for words at this moment. He didn't know what to say.

"Two humans? What new trick is this from Dalegs?" A hint of mockery flashed in the head's eyes. "Tell it, as long as the crown remains, I am still the king of the Sas tribe, and it will never get my glory."

The fox's father is also the king of a tribe of mermaids, but he is not in the same sea as Kister and the others. In the vast ocean, there are countless mysterious creatures, and mermaids are just an ordinary kind.

"Your father is so handsome..." Zhang Chunliang took two steps back and whispered to the fox, "You two don't look alike at all."

"Actually, they are very similar." Fox looked at his father's head and said softly, "My current body is a player from the outside world, not my real body."

Mermaid King: “……?”

It seemed to realize something and glanced at the surrounding walls: "...Where is this? I don't remember there being such a torture chamber in the palace?"

"Your Majesty, the Respected Mermaid King, do you remember what happened?" Zhang Chunliang asked, "Actually... I came here to look for your wife."

The originally calm mermaid king suddenly burst into laughter. The laughter was like some kind of sonic attack, echoing continuously in the small human skin cave, shocking Zhang Chunliang so much that he almost vomited blood.

"Wife? As expected, you still won't let her go. Forget about it, you filthy earthly worms. Even if my wife has supreme magic weapons and the power of prophecy, she can't be used by you. She has left and will never come back!"

"Father." The fox looked at the mermaid head in front of him that was laughing crazily, and said calmly, "Long time no see."

The laughter stopped abruptly. Zhang Chunliang covered his ears, which were almost broken, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who are you..." The Mermaid King's voice trembled, "I, I have never seen you before, and I have never had a child as old as you."

"You recognize me. Even if you don't recognize my body, you can see my soul." The fox walked forward and bowed gently to him. "Long time no see."

The mermaid head looked at the strange human in front of it with its beautiful blue eyes. After a long time, its slow mind finally felt the familiar resonance of the soul. This was the voice of its blood. When his wife was pregnant, he would often lie on her belly and listen to this rhythm.

It was destined to become the king's offspring, this was the prophecy of its wife.

Its unique and powerful resonance cannot be replicated by anyone with ulterior motives.

"How long have I slept..." The Mermaid King was extremely confused. He took a trembling breath, "Jiang Jiang has raised you into a big boy..."

The fox's eyelashes drooped slightly, and the corners of his lips sank indifferently. He opened his mouth to respond, but Zhang Chunliang stopped him.

"Your Majesty, the respected Mermaid King, we are here for another reason." Zhang Chunliang still had a taste of blood in his mouth. He grabbed the fox's sleeve and smiled at the Mermaid King's head. "Do you remember what happened when you fell asleep?"

The head tilted and looked at him for a moment, then suddenly closed its eyes in some pain: "I knew it... I shouldn't have found those strange storybooks for Jiang Jiang... She must have passed this bad habit on to the child..."

Zhang Chunliang quickly put down his sleeves and explained: "No, no, no, your child and I are not lovers, we are just friends--"

The head glanced at him doubtfully, with its eyebrows raised high.

"Ah, it is indeed your father. The expression is exactly the same as yours..." Zhang Chunliang turned his head and complained to the fox.

fox:"……"

"I'm sorry, although I really want you to chat with the child for a while, but we are a little short of time." Zhang Chunliang explained, "I came here this time to find God...Ms. Qiao Jiangjiang."

The Mermaid King nodded and softened his tone: "Please tell me, I will cooperate with you."

"Do you remember what happened after you fell asleep?" Zhang Chunliang asked seriously.

The Mermaid King looked confused for a moment: "Riot, war, betrayal...Dalegus, my brother, has long wanted to seize my throne. My union with Jiang Jiang has become the excuse he has been waiting for. He threatened that Jiang Jiang's human body would taint the bloodline of the mermaids..."

Zhang Chunliang glanced at the fox. His expression was calm and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"For some reason... my health has deteriorated, my strength is fading, and Dalegs's arrogance is growing day by day." The Mermaid King looked at the fox and added, "Of course, strength is only one way to be strong. Fighting is the behavior of a reckless man."

The fox curled his lower lip and said nothing.

"After Jiang Jiang became pregnant, they felt more stable for the time being. However, we all know that the reason why Daleges did not seize power immediately was because they were waiting..."

——Wait for Qiao Jiangjiang’s baby to be born and see whether the controversial baby is a mermaid.

But fate did not favor this king, and the fox was born in human form.

"...Later, Dylegs led the rebels in an uprising and forced me to give up my power in the royal court." The Mermaid King murmured, "But I couldn't give up my power."

The inheritance of the mermaid Sass tribe is that the new king can inherit everything from the loser, not only the kingship, but also all the assets, wife and children.

"Dalegus wants my wife because she has a mysterious treasure and powerful prophetic abilities. He wants to use these resources to help our tribe rule the entire ocean. He is very ambitious and in some ways is more suitable to be king than me..."

"But your wife ran away." Zhang Chunliang said, "She didn't want to be the wife of the mermaid who was more suitable to be the king."

"Of course! I will never give up my wife and children to others." The Mermaid King's eyes were a little angry, "They will kill Xiao Ling because he is a mixed-blood!"

Xiao Ling? Zhang Chunliang turned his head and looked at the fox. Is this the name his parents gave him?

"So, I arranged for Jiang Jiang and Xiao Ling to leave..." The mermaid king cast a deep and sad gaze at the fox, "You are already a big boy, but I am not with you. I prepared birthday gifts for you from one to twelve years old..."

"When was your head chopped off?" The fox did not confide in it, but asked this cruel question in a slightly cold voice.

"Cut...off the head?" the Mermaid King repeated, then lowered his head in confusion.