Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

It has been a week since the day when the tyrant Shenlan was assassinated, but there has been no follow-up to this horrific incident.

"I can't do it... I can't do it!! " Vio's face turned pale and he shook his head frantically.

"You can do it." Zhang Chunliang said confidently, "You are the grandson of Kenshahua and Kist. Mermen naturally trust you. You did a good job in the lobbying not long ago."

“Then you can’t let me be the mermaid king!” Vio shouted angrily, almost collapsing. “This is too outrageous!”

It jumped up from the throne, swishing its tail. It pointed with trembling fingers at Shenlan who was leaning against the French window of the palace to enjoy the scenery. "Where is it?! It killed so many fish, and just left the mess to me and ran away?!"

"Then do you want to talk to it?" Zhang Chunliang asked helplessly, "It's ignoring me now, I'll be beaten to death if I go over to it."

Vio's heart trembled, and he slowly covered his chest: "Have you forgotten that I am also in the same group with you? I provided the murder weapon...Won't it beat me?"

Zhang Chunliang took one look at the deep blue that looked like an ice sculpture, and he felt like his head was about to explode.

"Believe me, you might just get beaten up if you go find it, but it will definitely kill me if I go there." Zhang Chunliang held Vio's paw and said sincerely, "Perhaps you should have a good chat with it, for example... what you have gained from mediating between the nobles and the elders during this period of time. I think you will have something in common."

Vio's eyes dimmed.

During this time, it witnessed countless intrigues and deceptions. The bloated power structure of the mermaid kingdom and the insurmountable classes and oppression made its mermaid life feel a sense of division like never before.

Those mermaid elders and nobles who died did not sacrifice themselves for the future of the mermaids, but Vio told them... Deep Blue wanted to eliminate all the aristocrats. Once it succeeded, their descendants would no longer have a noble status.

It is the grandson of the mermaid leader and has always believed that the sea should be so clear and the holy island should be so beautiful.

It had no fear when it was captured by Will, and it had no fear when it was besieged by monsters created by humans, but now it felt deep fear and anger because of its own compatriots.

When its grandparents were alive, it would never have imagined that some mermaids would kill dozens of newborn mermaids and pull out their tendons and bones in order to make extremely elastic guitar strings.

To grow a crying iris, use a fresh mermaid's skull as a flowerpot.

Grandpa Figosa's entire family, who once doted on Vio, was wiped out by Deep Blue two weeks ago.

It hated this murderous tyrant so much at that time, and hated it for defiling the body that its grandparents had rebuilt for it with their lives.

However, during the asset liquidation a few days ago, it learned that the exquisite sky garden in Grandpa Figosha's house was actually built with the skeletons of thousands of hard-boned Titan mermaids.

When it was young, it played hide-and-seek with the little mermaids of the Figol family there more than once.

Vio suddenly remembered that Kenshahua and Kist left a message for the Mermaid King the day before they resurrected it.

"Vio, milkberries are actually bitter."

Milkberries are Vio's favorite fruit. He eats a bunch of them every day. They have a unique milky aroma and sweetness, and are the best snack to eat before meals.

But Kenshawa said that milkberries are bitter.

After Vio tasted the fruit again, he understood what they meant - milkberries are naturally bitter, and are called this name only because they secrete white juice. No one eats them except poor mermaids and hungry beasts.

Occasionally, a mermaid would taste a mutated variety and get a sweet berry. These sweet fruits, which were picked from thousands of miles away, were carefully selected by the fish slaves and finally became their daily appetizers.

"Please prepare some herbs for me." Vio suddenly looked at Zhang Chunliang.

At this moment, its fear of the tyrant seemed to be alleviated a little - perhaps it had understood it in its heart since the first day it saw the miserable plight of those mermaid slaves.

"I will try my best to protect my face." It said solemnly.

The two turned their heads and looked at the elegant mermaid not far away, who was dyed a layer of warm yellow by the setting sun. They stepped back at the same time and swallowed their saliva.

There was a trace of confusion in Vio's eyes. He took one last look at Zhang Chunliang, and then, under his encouraging gaze, he moved towards the deep blue position little by little.

Zhang Chunliang stood there and admired the scene for a while. He had a premonition that a dynasty was about to be replaced, and the succession between the new king and the old king quietly began on this ordinary day.

And he is about to complete his mission——

Continue to coax the sulking Alante.

He sincerely felt that this was ten thousand times more difficult than collecting the five treasures of the Mermaid King.

Because the source of the treasure can be traced, but Xiao Ai's temper is completely irregular.

Just like now.

Zhang Chunliang couldn't find the tree house.

He stood on the empty lawn, looking around in confusion.

What about his house? Such a big house?

Oh, I got it.

Ailante's "treasure hunt" game has begun again.

The story goes back to the day when Zhang Chunliang assassinated Shen Lan. Xiao Ai realized that she had been deceived and ran back from the Dandelion Snowfield like crazy to save him, but everything was already over.

Zhang Chunliang hid the light gate, suppressed the wounds and changes on his body with props, and racked his brains to explain everything to Xiao Ai.

After listening to Zhang Chunliang's explanation about searching for the "Mermaid King's Treasure", Ailante nodded calmly without any expression.

Then he disappeared the next day.

Zhang Chunliang searched the entire mermaid territory but couldn't find it. This entire island is Xiao Ai's true body, and it can hide anywhere.

Theoretically speaking, even if Zhang Chunliang walked for a whole year, he might not be able to search the entire island and find Xiao Ai, who was as angry as a puffer fish.

He searched for a whole day. The wound on his chest was constantly aching, and the scales under his arms were itchy and sore. He could not bear it anymore, so he returned to the tree house in a daze.

And his baby Ailante, whom he had been looking for all day, sat silently on the edge of the tree house, lowering his eyelashes and looking at him quietly.

"Xiao Ai, where have you been? Why didn't you tell me..." Zhang Chunliang looked up and greeted it with an embarrassed and surprised smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized what Xiao Ai was doing.

"You can help Yugan find so many treasures, but you are not willing to spend time looking for me?" Alante lowered his eyes and looked at him, his tone calm, "Liangliang, am I not your treasure?"

Zhang Chunliang stood under the tree in a daze, feeling a little sour.

He deliberately sent Xiao Ai away because he was afraid that his plan of self-harm would be blocked by it and he would miss the best opportunity.

If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when he would be able to get the treasure again.

However, this is very... cruel to Xiao Ai, a cruelty that makes Zhang Chunliang feel extremely guilty whenever he thinks about it.

It knew nothing and just wanted to protect him, but it was deceived by him.

Zhang Chunliang climbed up the tree house with difficulty and found that the house had become much darker.

Xiao Ai cleared away all the shiny decorations in the tree house. Without the reflection of the mirror, the color of the whole room had an indescribable dullness.

Zhang Chunliang glanced in the direction of the bed and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Xiao Ai did not sneak away.

It lay on the bed in the same posture as humans, leaving the spot against the wall for Zhang Chunliang as usual.

Zhang Chunliang quickly washed up and lay down on the bed.

The big guy next to him didn't move at all, like a half-dead tree stump.

The distance between the two of them was enough for one more person to squeeze in...

God knows, a day ago, Ailante was desperately trying to find excuses to squeeze into Zhang Chunliang's sleeping bag and hug him to sleep.

Zhang Chunliang sighed, turned over and looked at Xiao Ai's profile.

Xiao Ai didn't react at all and closed her eyes quietly.

"Xiao Ai." After a long time, Zhang Chunliang called its name softly.

"What's wrong, Liangliang?" Ailante asked quickly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"I love you." He reached out, grabbed Xiao Ai's shoulders, and held its head in his arms, "...I'm sorry."

Xiao Ai leaned on his chest and said nothing.

And then—things got worse and worse.

The next day, Xiao Ai disappeared again.

Zhang Chunliang looked at his empty arms and was stunned for a long time.

After he got up, he found a flower on the desk.

He recognized the flower; it was a native plant of a forest they had visited once.

This is probably the hint Xiao Ai gave.

Zhang Chunliang became interested and carefully analyzed the flower's color, name, shape and its growing location, then set out to look for treasure without stopping.

But nothing was found.

He returned to the tree house in frustration, only to find that Xiao Ai had been waiting for a long time.

——Every night at seven o'clock, it will return here on time.

This weird "Find Xiao Ai" game is even more confusing than the tasks in the Game House. Zhang Chunliang racks his brains every day to figure out Xiao Ai's true intentions and try to please it.

Strangely enough, he could guess every bad idea of ​​Xiao Ai, but he didn't know how to deal with her bad mood.

Today is the seventh time that Xiao Ai has run away from home. Zhang Chunliang took a break from his busy schedule and went to the Mermaid King's Palace, hoping to take the time to resolve any remaining issues before leaving the copy.

It took less than ten minutes from the time he entered the palace to the time he left.

But who would have thought that after returning home, he couldn't even find his house.

"You look a little tired, Xiao Chunliang." A gentle voice came from behind Zhang Chunliang.

He was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and saw an elegant scholar with silver hair and wearing a monocle. He was very old but had straight shoulders and looked energetic.

"023?!" Zhang Chunliang looked at his human body in disbelief, "Why are you back now?"

"I think you need my help." 023's smile was deep and gentle, and he made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Chunliang, "There is a small pavilion by the river, which is very suitable for us to have a small gathering."

"Sorry..." Zhang Chunliang smiled and rejected him, "I can't chat with you right now. I need to go find my lover."

023 showed a surprised expression: "Is it a small vine?"

Zhang Chunliang nodded, his smile somewhat forced.

"I saw it." 023 quietly raised his index finger to him and blinked his eyes. "It's always behind you."

Zhang Chunliang's eyes were blank. He wanted to look back but he restrained himself.

"I've been back for two days, and I've seen you two walking together more than once. You don't need to look for it, it's always by your side." 023 said with a smile, "Little Vine is a young boy who is in love. He wants to attract all your attention, but he doesn't dare to stay too far away from you—"

Zhang Chunliang stared at him for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head. "I still have to go find it," he said. "It's too much to assume that it has to wait for me just because it's been waiting for me."

023 looked at his slightly red eyes with a kind and gentle look: "Do you mind if I accompany you? Maybe I can find some clues."