Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

023 had never heard of such a strange request. He stood there for a while before asking, "Inherit the island? Do I need to go through any formalities? Or get the consent of the local lord?"

He thought Zhang Chunliang wanted him to manage an island.

As the two talked, 023's skin began to turn gray and hard. His neat and tidy suit was torn by his gradually expanding body, and his legs turned into a thick fish tail.

"It's time." 023 smiled regretfully, "I feel like Cinderella at midnight."

"You can also choose to become a Gray King." Zhang Chunliang said.

He raised Xiao Ai's paw and solemnly introduced its identity to 023.

023 had always thought that the small vine was a product of an experimental fusion like it. When he first heard its identity, he was a little shocked.

“This is simply a miracle.” It exclaimed, “This world is challenging my cognition step by step, and this is why I love it.”

Xiao Ai had been standing there stupidly, like a soulless rag doll, allowing Zhang Chunliang to entrust its body to the stonefish in front of him.

"Anyway, I hope you can consider it." Zhang Chunliang smiled shyly, "Somehow, I always feel that you are very suitable for this role."

"It's my honor." 023 looked at him and suddenly asked, "My friend, are you leaving?"

"Yes." Zhang Chunliang smiled. "We will probably leave the day after tomorrow. I have wasted too much time here."

If he hadn't been worried that Xiao Ai would get angry and refuse to leave with him, he would have logged out of the dungeon long ago.

"I'm going to miss you," 023 said. "I wish you the best."

It did not say hypocritical greetings like "stay a few more days" or "stay here and live". Perhaps 023 had already seen through the nature of the world, so its blessings were particularly sincere and cheerful.

"I must take Xiao Ai away, but I am worried that its departure will cause the island to collapse and perish, so I must find another strong and compatible soul to support its continued existence." Zhang Chunliang explained.

The island relies on rocks for its foundation, and 023's body is more suitable for integrating into this island than anyone else.

"Then what should I do?" 023 looked at Zhang Chunliang with gentle eyes, "We don't have much time, little Chunliang."

Its expression was patient and sincere. It did not refuse this precious gift, nor did it shed tears of gratitude to Zhang Chunliang. It was like a good neighbor who, upon being asked by his owner, readily agreed to take care of the beautiful garden next door.

Zhang Chunliang and Xiao Ai looked at each other, and in its sleepwalking, disbelieving eyes, they gently pushed it in the direction of 023.

……

"It's really hard to accept." Vio had just received the ring of the crown prince candidate and was about to show off to Zhang Chunliang when he heard this horrific news.

"What do you mean you're leaving?" Vio asked incredulously, "You haven't even attended my coronation ceremony yet... why are you leaving?"

"Strictly speaking, not only will I be leaving, I will also bring some souvenirs back," Zhang Chunliang said meaningfully.

Vio was silent for a while before asking, "Can't we wait a little longer? They are already catching up. I only need the simplest coronation ceremony, which won't take up too much of your time."

It says "you".

"I'm sorry." Zhang Chunliang looked apologetically, "but we don't have much time."

Even the simplest coronation ceremony would take two to three months to prepare. Zhang Chunliang really wanted to witness the moment when Vio became the Mermaid King, but it was not realistic for him to stay any longer.

"You don't need a ceremony to prove who you are." He patted Vio's shoulder comfortingly, "In my eyes, you are already a qualified king."

Vio grew up under the guidance of his grandparents, and is well versed in all kinds of political affairs of the mermaid tribe. In addition to his usual innocence, he has all the abilities to be a king.

Deep Blue's tyranny has weakened a large part of its noble power. Logically speaking, as long as its brain is not eaten, it should be enough to lead the entire mermaid tribe to continue to be strong.

Vio felt extremely lost, and his bright golden hair drooped down dully.

"Where is Shenlan? Where did it go?" Zhang Chunliang asked.

"I don't know either. It hasn't appeared for a long time." Vio said in a low voice.

Zhang Chunliang nodded thoughtfully, said goodbye to Vio, and turned to go to another place.

A tall, silver-blue mermaid sat on the hillside, looking at the setting sun in the distance. Beside him were two short drums standing side by side.

One contained Kenshawa and Kister, and the other contained his father and mother.

"Are you ready to leave?" Zhang Chunliang walked over to it and sat down. "Like say goodbye to someone..."

The breeze blew, startling the butterflies in the grass. Deep Blue stared into the distance motionlessly, and the clouds floating on the distant mountains were reflected in his deep blue pupils.

"What is the fifth treasure?" it suddenly asked.

"Fear." Zhang Chunliang didn't beat around the bush and told it the answer directly, "You are afraid of my death."

"Can this be called a treasure?" Shenlan lowered his eyes lazily. "If you learn to be afraid, you will become a coward."

"Only by learning to fear can you better protect yourself and everything you want to protect." Zhang Chunliang said succinctly, "You are afraid of my death not only because we are friends, but also because my death will indirectly destroy the world."

"Why should I be afraid of the world being destroyed?" Deep Blue asked back, "Take back your disgusting fantasy."

"Really?" Zhang Chunliang did not comment, but turned his head to observe his expression. "An interesting thing happened on the Siren."

Shenlan raised his eyebrows, and a rare hint of annoyance appeared in his expression.

"You started again." It said in a deep voice, "Every time you start talking to me like this, it means that I have another secret to reveal to you."

Zhang Chunliang couldn't help but laugh. With a heart, Deep Blue was obviously more humane. Of course, it could also be that it had been driven crazy by Zhang Chunliang's reasoning mode.

"I have a magical prop that can sense the strong emotions emitted by the world consciousness." Zhang Chunliang tactfully introduced the Holy Father System in another way.

The Holy Father system actually appeared once during the upgrade process.

At that time, Xiao Ai was still wearing the skin made of mermaid bones. On the Siren, two mermaids wanted to catch Zhang Chunliang to lay eggs, but Xiao Ai cut off their tails and they almost died in her hands.

The Holy Father System appeared and stopped Xiao Ai in time. It said that it felt the strong sadness and fear of the World Consciousness, and the World Consciousness did not want Xiao Ai to kill mermaids.

Because of the agreement with Shenlan, Xiao Ai never killed a mermaid. That was the only time it got angry.

"It's strange. There are many mermaids dying in this world. Why is it that when Xiao Ai is the only one killing fish, the world consciousness is so terrified and sad?"

Its dark blue hair was blown by the wind, like gently rippling waves. It stared at Zhang Chunliang's profile and spoke after a while: "Because it is not afraid of Ailante killing the mermaid, but it is afraid that Ailante will kill the mermaid it wants to protect."

Deep Blue's power is so strong that it has almost no rivals in the vast ocean.

Having almost no rivals does not mean being absolutely strong.

Ailante is the most powerful enemy in this sea that can threaten its life.

"Ms. Qiao Jiangjiang really loves you." Zhang Chunliang patted its shoulder.

Shenlan didn't say anything. He stretched out his claws and patiently felt the breeze passing by.

- In order to prevent Deep Blue from angering the powerful Holy Island before it is fully grown, the Prophet Goddess drew a portrait of Holy Island's future lover, using the portrait to make Deep Blue befriend it and turn the enemy into a friend.

But she still worried that this powerful island would bring harm to her son. This worry and fear were engraved in her soul and refused to give up even after her consciousness dissipated into the world.

"Your mother's soul may have merged into the world consciousness." Zhang Chunliang concluded, "This situation is a bit like my boyfriend... I just don't know if she has independent consciousness now, and whether she can suppress her original world consciousness."

The probability that the goddess is conscious is very small, otherwise she would not feel fear and pain because Xiao Ai killed two mermaids. It was like a "conditioned reflex" without thinking.

"Probably not." Shenlan replied, "If she knew you bullied me like that before, she would definitely kill you with lightning."

Zhang Chunliang looked at Shenlan in horror, totally unable to accept that it had learned to tell jokes.

"Okay, it seems you admit it - you are afraid, not only that if I die you will lose a good brother, but also that you will lose your mother..." Zhang Chunliang forcibly changed the subject and patted its hair, "How did you discover the connection between Ms. Qiao Jiangjiang and the world?"

"Power." Deep Blue restrainedly lifted his claws and threw them aside. "My bones and heart should not be able to absorb such a strong force in a short period of time, unless someone is helping me become stronger."

Kist and Kenshahua couldn't possibly do this, and there was no reason for Elant to sacrifice himself to inject energy into it. (Deep Blue even felt that it had a lot of opinions about itself)

Zhang Chunliang seemed to be thinking about something - Shenlan's power was indeed too strong. They entered the dungeon at the same time. Even if he started absorbing Xiao Ai's power right after entering, it has only been a short month. He really shouldn't be that powerful as if he was using cheats.

And Deep Blue's luck was also very good. Whether it was on the Siren or on the Holy Island, whatever it wanted to do could be quickly successful. Moreover, except for the time when Zhang Chunliang cut open its heart, he had almost never seen Deep Blue get hurt.

"What kind of life is this for a male protagonist? It's really frustrating." Zhang Chunliang sighed.

At this moment, the grass slope beneath the two of them suddenly shook violently. The grass rolled like green waves, and the forest lake in the distance turned upside down, as if - something was waking up.

After about seven or eight minutes, the earthquake slowly disappeared, and the originally beautiful and fantastic island became a mess, with trees broken and grass turned over, flowers falling, birds flying in fright, and wild beasts howling.

A staggering figure ran towards Zhang Chunliang with difficulty from under the grass slope.

Xiao Ai was still wearing the vine skin, but because it had lost the nutrients that gave it strength, the branches began to dry and curl up, looking a little listless, and fell along the way as its owner ran.

"Liang, Liangliang!" It ran towards Zhang Chunliang breathlessly, with bright and expectant light in its eyes, "I succeeded - when, when do we leave? I'm ready!"

Its embarrassed and excited expression is like a naive and foolish young man who gave up everything and followed a gangster of unknown origin to elope...

Deep Blue sighed deeply, deeply.

Zhang Chunliang could no longer hold back, he jumped up and rushed over to hug Alante, the yellow vine leaves exploded around them like fireworks in an instant.

……

"023 is in a critical period of integration and cannot come to see us off." Zhang Chunliang said regretfully.

Outside the mermaid palace, bright and fiery flowers grew overnight. They were crowded together and covered the entire palace wall, as if they were a silent farewell from good friends.

"Vio is not here either. He said he has to review official documents..."

"It cried all night yesterday, and its eyes are swollen like a goldfish." Shenlan said, "It was very noisy. The Crown Prince's palace is too close to my bedroom. I couldn't sleep all night."

"Speaking of goldfish...I thought of whales...I haven't seen Jon in a while."

"It moved its tribe here, and Stonefish said it would take good care of them." Xiao Ai couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, "Liangliang, when are we leaving?"

"Wait a moment." Zhang Chunliang took out a piece of ink from his backpack and looked up at Xiao Ai.

"Baby, you can't just pass through this door. You need to get some sleep." Zhang Chunliang said softly, "Is that okay?"

The vines on Xiao Ai's body were drying up and crackling. It clutched Zhang Chunliang's hand and trembled uncontrollably.

"It doesn't matter. Although he is a liar, I am willing to bet the dignity of the Mermaid King to guarantee him. You will not be abandoned." Deep Blue Tail coiled in the throne, propping up his chin with a hint of meaning, "There is no other way. If the story of the boy who cried wolf is told too many times, it will be difficult for the liar to gain the trust of others."

"Can you say less?" Zhang Chunliang asked politely.

Xiao Ai suddenly turned his face and gave him a dry, rough kiss on his lips.

"Liang Liang." Xiao Ai's body gradually turned into dark green starlight, revealing the bright eyes that Zhang Chunliang was familiar with. In the void, she uttered the last words to her lover.

"good afternoon."