When it comes to raising mermaids, the old dragon fish is very dedicated. Especially when it comes to food, if Ino orders a dish, he can ask the chef to make three or four similar dishes.

Anyway, he is retired now and has a lot of free time every day.

So, Ino ordered squid on an iron plate, but what was served was squid + stir-fried, dry stir-fried, spicy stir-fried... squid.

Ino couldn't finish the meal by himself, so he had to ask the people around him to sit down and eat together.

Haiguo people are very open-minded about eating seafood, and they eat it themselves. After all, they live in the deep sea all year round, and there is nothing else to eat except marine life.

But when she saw Zhang Yu also eating two chopsticks of squid tentacles, Ino almost dropped her chopsticks in shock.

"You, how come you eat them too?" he asked in surprise, thinking, Zhang Yu and these delicious little things... no, aren't they from the same group? Are they considered close relatives?

Zhang Yu paused for a moment, guessing what he was thinking, and couldn't help but explain in a funny way: "They are just ordinary sea creatures, different from our evolved species, we... are considered humans, they are just ordinary small creatures, even food.

"

Ino: "..." I told you earlier that you didn't care.

"Then... can I order stir-fried octopus tentacles tomorrow?" he asked tentatively.

Zhang Yu: "..."

"Point!" Old Arowana's mouth was full of oil, and he immediately supported after hearing the words.

He rarely eats cooked food, but he didn't expect that after His Highness tried it once, he was full of praises. The stir-fried food is delicious, the iron plate is also good, and the chili and cumin are both good things.

"I've eaten small octopus before, but it sucks the tongue. I wonder how it tastes when stir-fried. Is it as delicious as squid?" Old Arowana couldn't help but ask.

"Not bad, almost." Ino laughed dryly.

Zhang Yu: "..." I feel a little complicated.

In addition to not being able to contact the outside world, Ino's life in Haiguo is quite comfortable. If he doesn't worry about crossing the river, it would not be an exaggeration to call it a vacation and raising a baby.

But when you are thinking about someone, no matter how comfortable your life is, your heart will feel empty.

After less than two days of silence, Ino planned to leave the palace and explore the underground city.

But before he could take action, Lao Longyu and Zhang Yu came to discuss with him about ascending to the throne.

"Ascension to the throne?" Ino was so shocked that he almost slipped off his seat and said in disbelief: "Are you so casual about finding an heir?"

"Not casually, not casually." After hearing this, the old dragon fish waved his hand and said: "You are the child of Princess Li Ya, a confirmed royal mermaid. If you don't inherit, who will?"

"But... I know nothing about Haiguo, and you don't know anything about me. How can inheriting the throne be such a trivial matter?" Ino was still shocked.

After hearing this, the old dragon fish said: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You are a mermaid and have unlimited lifespan. You can slowly understand the sea country. As for why we chose you, of course it is His Majesty the Sea King..."

"Yes, I remember that your Majesty is still alive." Ino quickly interrupted him and said, "There is also the princess...mother, I heard that she is also alive. You still have to carefully consider the matter of the heir."

He had no intention of living in the Sea Country permanently, let alone inheriting the throne of the Sea Country. It was too sudden.

The old dragon fish said: "This is exactly the order left by His Majesty the Sea King."

"But I heard that His Majesty Neptune fell into eternal sleep a long time ago, so he probably doesn't know that I exist, right?" Ino had a question mark on his face, thinking, do I look easy to deceive?

The old dragon fish shook his head, but nodded again and said: "That is indeed the case, but before his eternal sleep, His Majesty left an order for the princess to inherit the throne, and said that if the princess is not willing, the princess's first child will inherit."

Ino: "..." This uncle is thinking in the long term.

"Later, the princess really didn't want to inherit the throne. In order to refuse this, she secretly left the sea country and went to the human country, where she met His Highness's father." Old Arowana continued.

Ino couldn't help but whisper: "You're not looking for a baby, are you?"

Old Arowana and Zhang Yu, who had been standing beside him silently, suddenly coughed.

Ino looked innocent: "Won't you be fooled by me?"

"Ahem, the princess's original purpose was indeed this. It was also related to her wanting to wake up His Majesty, but the princess did... also love your father." Old Arowana explained with a red face.

Ino was a little strange and didn't understand why he was blushing.

At this time, Zhang Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "It is said that royal mermaids will only become pregnant with their partner's child when they fall in love with them."

Yi·shock·nuo: "?!" What did you say?

He was about to petrify, but before he turned to stone, he tried to turn his head and stammered: "Are you sure?"

Zhang Yu glanced at his lower abdomen. Although he didn't want to admit it, he still sighed: "Your mother is like this."

Ino: "..." This is so weird... If he wasn't sure that the book was fake, he would have suspected that this was the setting of that book. It would be too outrageous.

Could it be that a tadpole can also judge whether true love is true or not? He doesn't even know... Well, so to put it this way, he actually liked to jump over the edge when he was in the desert star?

Ju, is it so early? He thought...

The more Ino thought about it, the redder her face became, but when she thought that Yue Zhan was not around at the moment, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Zhang Yu took in all his expressions and felt a little melancholy in his heart. It seemed that His Highness was as dedicated as Princess Li Ya, so she probably... would not marry her anymore.

Alas, the sea royal family is really strange. They obviously have the natural conditions for favor, but they still have the seeds of infatuation.

The two of them did not persuade Ino, and both left a little disappointed.

When they arrived outside the palace, the old dragon fish began to sigh and said: "We have kept His Highness for so many days, but it seems to have no effect at all."

"If your heart is not here, how could you want to stay here?" Zhang Yu said absently.

He began to feel that he was wrong. If His Highness had no emotional ties to the outside world, he might still be willing to stay in Haiguo, but if he had ties to the outside world, it would be difficult.

"But we don't have much time left." Old Arowana was a little anxious, "The empire's fleet arrived at Haixing a few days ago, and has been searching at the old site of Haixing recently. If His Highness knows that we are hiding this matter, I'm afraid that

They will become even more alienated from us.”

Zhang Yu also frowned. Although he didn't think Yuezhan could find a way to enter the new address of Haiguo, someone had been searching near his home, so he was still uneasy.

"It seems to me that there are not many fleets. The empire should have no intention of starting a war. How about... let them see it?" Zhang Yu said hesitantly.

After hearing this, the old dragon fish shook his head and said: "Your Highness is completely unwilling to inherit the throne, but if you don't inherit the throne, you will not be able to inherit your Majesty's power. If you let him go back now, what should I do if he doesn't want to come back in the future?"

"Besides, His Majesty shows no signs of waking up. To cope with the changes in the future, we can only rely on His Highness. This is not only for the sake of the Sea Kingdom, but also for other races in the interstellar world."

Zhang Yu could understand the worries of the old commander, but he felt uncomfortable when he saw Ino's often haunted appearance. He couldn't help but suggest: "Why don't you tell His Highness the truth? Maybe His Highness can understand that he has been trapped at sea like this."

The country is not the answer."

Old Arowana has naturally considered it, but he has deeper worries.

He looked around and saw no one, so he asked Zhang Yu to get closer and whispered: "Do you know why Her Royal Highness the Princess changed her mind and temporarily canceled the inheritance ceremony?"

Zhang Yu shook his head.

The old Arowana lowered his voice and said: "Because she discovered that once she fully inherits His Majesty's power, His Majesty will die."

Zhang Yu's eyes were filled with astonishment.

Old Arowana patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "So, I'm afraid that your Highness will be like the princess when she finds out."

Zhang Yu felt a little heavy when he heard about this for the first time. However, he felt heavy when he heard about it. If His Highness inherited it without knowing it, wouldn't it...

"I still think it's not good to hide it." Zhang Yu shook his head and expressed his worries again.

Old Arowana also had this worry, and when he heard what he said, he immediately hesitated again.

"Besides, such a stalemate is not an option. His Highness obviously won't be willing." Zhang Yu added.

"This... I have to think about it again." Old Arowana hesitated, "The method you mentioned may be feasible, but I don't know... whether these people from the empire can be trusted."

Zhang Yu thought for a while and said, "I'll go test it out."

"That's okay." Old Arowana nodded and said, "It's better to be careful."

The old turtle hasn't been rescued yet, so we can't fold another one in.

After both of them left, Ino also sneaked back into the palace from behind the palace wall.

He actually didn't hear a few words, and only guessed based on the sporadic words: An imperial fleet had arrived at Haixing, and Zhang Yu was going to test it.

As for the rest, the sound was too vague and he couldn't grasp the key words, so he couldn't guess it.

But in his opinion, this is enough.

It's the imperial fleet coming, and it must be jumping over the stack. Zhang Yu wants to go out, which means he can follow.

However, he was not stupid enough to follow the other party step by step. In order to avoid being discovered, he only looked in the general direction from a distance and then retreated to the palace cautiously.

After another period of time, he shook off the palace guards who were following him and groped in the direction Zhang Yu left.

On the old site of Haiguo, the entire imperial fleet landed here, and countless unmanned detectors flew out from the ships, searching day and night.

On the main command ship, Yuezhan took out a photo, shook it at Unas, and said, "Do you know who he is?"

Unas was particularly tough-talking this time. He was interrogated for several days and nights, but he didn't say a single word.

After hearing what Yue Zhan said, he pretended not to hear it and didn't look at it.

But the guard next to him immediately grabbed his chin and forced him to look up.

The photo showed a middle-aged man with one eye. When he saw him, Unas's pupils shrank slightly.

Yue Zhan understood clearly and said in a calm tone: "His name is Coman. He had a daughter who was once His Majesty's marriage partner. Unfortunately, she died. Do you know how she died?"

Unas looked tense and said nothing.
To be continued...