Chapter 133
Li Yu swam quickly in the deeper part of the water. Occasionally, he would approach the surface of the water to take a look at his current location.
It was very safe in the water. Waves of patrolling imperial bodyguards came and went, but none of them noticed that there was a fish hiding the tiger tally in the river or pond beside them, brushing past them.
Li Yu originally canceled his human form and turned into a fish. His purpose was to inform King Jing, but because of the sudden appearance of the Sixth Prince, he was accidentally brought to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Now that he was transporting the tiger tally, it could be considered as fulfilling his wish and putting it to good use.
It would be best if he could directly swim out of the Imperial Palace, but if he couldn’t …
He had to create the conditions. King Jing, the Emperor, and the people of the Palace of Heavenly Purity were all counting on him. With the tiger tally in his hands, he definitely wouldn’t disgrace his mission!
Li Yu swam without stopping. He didn’t know how much time had passed, nor did he know how many different channels he had swapped. Finally, he swam to a small river that was separated from the palace gate by a wall.
His luck was pretty good. No one discovered him along the way. At this time, a group of imperial bodyguards who had been relieved from their duty duty stared at the narrow river with nothing to do, chatting and laughing.
Li Yu’s speed gradually slowed down.
This was the only way out of the Imperial Palace. Did he have to swim in front of this group of imperial bodyguards?
If he was still a small black fish, he wouldn’t have to worry about being discovered. However, he was already a silver koi fish with a hint of gold. The color of his fish body was quite obvious in the water.
Especially if he had to swim in front of these imperial bodyguards. For some reason, these imperial bodyguards were all looking at the water. If he was caught, then all his previous efforts would be wasted.
To be cautious, Li Yu first found a place with aquatic plants and stopped. He wanted to wait for these imperial bodyguards to leave before he rushed in. However, after waiting and waiting, the group of imperial bodyguards didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving.
Li Yu was a bit anxious. Suddenly, he heard a low meow and a white cat ran briskly towards him.
Li Yu was startled. Could it be that he had been discovered by the cat?
He was now covered in hard fish scales, so he wasn’t afraid of cats. However, he couldn’t get into a conflict with a cat at this time. Li Yu was about to hide even lower when the white cat suddenly turned around and ran towards the imperial bodyguards.
“Meow!!” The white cat let out a loud cry, attracting the attention of all the guards.
Li Yu: “?”
The guards: “???”
The white cat rushed into the group of guards and fiercely bumped into one of the guard’s legs. It even scratched the guard with its claws. While the guard cried out in pain, the cat took the bag of money that the guard had carelessly left behind. The guard who was bumped and scratched and even lost his money immediately shouted and chased after the troublesome cat.
The rest of the guards laughed out loud. Their colleague was being bullied by a stray cat that came out of nowhere, so they couldn’t not help it. They also chased after it and left the river where they were originally staying.
Was it safe?
Li Yu calmed himself down and waited for a while. When he was sure that there was no one around, he swam over.
Before he left the palace wall, he glanced in the direction where the cat had escaped.
Although it was a white cat, its body was dirty and close to gray. Its body was no longer as strong as when it was its master. Only its eyes were still shining like gems.
… Thank you, Piao Xue, Li Yu thought to himself.
He finally understood why “Sharing the Country” refreshed after he helped Piao Xue.
He thought that this main storyline wouldn’t have anything to do with Piao Xue, but Piao Xue proved with its strength that it was actually related to the bag of money.
Although animals weren’t humans, they also knew how to repay kindness.
Li Yu swam out of the palace like a sharp arrow.
His next stop was Duke Chengen’s Mansion.
The children and Wang Xi were at Duke Chengen’s Mansion. Duke Chengen’s family was trustworthy. As long as he handed the tiger tally to them and let them know what had happened in the palace, they would definitely go to the guards and lead the army into the palace to rescue the emperor!
Li Yu had been to Duke Chengen’s Mansion several times and was very familiar with the surroundings. However, it was his first time crossing the river.
The river that flowed out of the palace didn’t pass through Duke Chengen’s Mansion. There was another river near Duke Chengen’s Mansion, but the two rivers didn’t intersect. Li Yu swam a few times, but he was getting farther and farther away from Duke Chengen’s Mansion.
It seemed that he had to change his route.
Li Yu jumped onto the shore and jumped a few times. Although his fishtail could glide for a short time, it was too slow. He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to breathe before he jumped into the other river!
If he was in his human form, he could just run over.
However, his human transformation skill had been canceled and couldn’t be used today …
The tiger tally was still more important. Li Yu didn’t think much and chose to transform into a fishman.
He rarely used this skill. Fishmen were also in danger of not being able to breathe. Moreover, their faces were too ugly, so they couldn’t enjoy themselves as much as mermaids. However, they had human legs and could run very fast. At this time, he couldn’t care too much.
Li Yu took a piece of clothing from his space and wrapped it around his upper body. Before he couldn’t breathe, he ran for his life.
It was already late. Li Yu couldn’t see clearly and accidentally bumped into a few pedestrians.
I’m really sorry!
Li Yu couldn’t speak, so he just waved his chubby and short fins.
A passerby who accidentally caught a glimpse of more than half of the fish’s head was stunned. What’s going on? Why does it seem like I saw a fish … a fish ran over … a fish … turns out it has legs. Can it run?!
Li Yu didn’t take long to reach another small river. He suddenly dove in, transformed back into a fish, and continued to dash forward.
He finally swam to Duke Chengen’s Mansion. The water also flowed into the mansion. Li Yu rushed in without hesitation.
Duke Chengen’s Mansion was brightly lit. Li Yu was anxiously swimming in a lotus pond.
He didn’t know where Ye Qinghuan and old Duke Chengen were.
Suddenly, he heard a series of dog barks. His eyes lit up.
It was Xiong Feng! Li Yu realized there was still hope.
Xiong Feng soon ran over with his tail wagging. He had a child’s ball in his mouth.
Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air. Then, he ran wildly towards the lotus pond where Li Yu was.
“Xiong Feng!”
Li Yu jumped from the water to the edge of the pond. He shook his tail loudly for Xiong Feng to hear.
Xiong Feng barked excitedly. He first ran around Li Yu and poked Li Yu with the tip of his nose to confirm that it was his old friend.
Li Yu said, “Quickly go and find your master!”
Xiong Feng didn’t understand fish language. He still ran around the fish and barked.
Fortunately, he barked very loudly. Ye Qinghuan, who was nearby, heard him. Ye Qinghuan felt that his beloved dog seemed to be too excited, so he took the time to come over and take a look.
From a distance, he saw that the ball had been thrown to the ground. Xiong Feng was pacing back and forth by the lotus pond, barking. Ye Qinghuan didn’t notice anything strange. He was just about to bend down and pick up his precious daughter’s ball.
Li Yu couldn’t let Ye Qinghuan go like this. He had already used his human form and fishman form. Li Yu turned into a mermaid and shouted, “Ye Qinghuan!!”
Ye Qinghuan was startled by the sudden voice. He turned around and saw a figure standing in the lotus pond.
Li Yu’s body was mostly submerged in the water. He hurriedly put on his clothes and hid his mermaid tail in the depths of the lotus.
“Young Master Li … Cousin-in-law?” Ye Qinghuan walked over tentatively.
Li Yu wiped the water droplets on his face and quickly nodded, “It’s me.”
“Why are you here … where’s the Heavenly Lake?” Ye Qinghuan asked.
Wang Xi said that King Jing and Princess Jing had entered the palace. His family was worried about them, but Princess Jing suddenly appeared in his lotus pond. This was too strange.
“Ye Qinghuan, you may find it strange, but it’s not important.”
Li Yu took a deep breath. She took out the Tiger Tally from the space and held it in her hands.
“I have a very, very important matter to entrust to you.”
Fishman Express finally arrived at the destination!
Li Yu told Ye Qinghuan the truth. Ye Qinghuan immediately held the tiger tally tightly.
“Don’t worry, I’ll go find Grandfather and the others immediately. I won’t let you down. I’ll rescue His Majesty and the others as soon as possible.”
Li Yu nodded. Ye Qinghuan ran two steps and then looked back at him in confusion.
“You … you’ve been in the water all this time. Are you okay?” Ye Qinghuan was still very sensitive. He could feel that Li Yu seemed to be very different.
But the situation in the palace was critical at the moment, so he didn’t have time to care about this.
“I’m fine. It’s nothing. Go and save His Highness!” Li Yu urged him to leave quickly.
Ye Qinghuan understood. Before leaving, Li Yu changed his words, “Can you do me a favor? Can you not let anyone come close for the time being?”
Ye Qinghuan looked at Li Yu in confusion again.
He was almost certain that Li Yu must be hiding some secret by persistently staying in the lotus pond.
But even if there was a secret, Li Yu was King Jing’s wife and his friend. He would help protect her.
“I promise you that I won’t let anyone come close.” Ye Qinghuan straightened his back and said clearly, “But I will send the children over. You should really want to see them.”
“Okay …”
Li Yu really did miss the children. Duke Chengen Mansion was safe. After Ye Qinghuan left, Li Yu relaxed.
He originally planned to take a nap in the lotus pond while waiting for the children. The whole day was almost over. He was looking forward to the moment when he could change back into his human form.
But it didn’t take long for him to fall asleep.
After all, he was a pregnant fish. Even if the fish body protected his little cotton-padded jacket very well, he would still feel tired.
When he woke up, Li Yu discovered that there were four more small “hills” in front of him.
His treasures were sitting in a row facing him. The leftmost one was perfectly straight, while the rightmost one was crooked.
What on earth were they doing? The fish father was curious.
The children couldn’t stay quiet forever. After a while, Li Yu heard them talking softly.
Er Bao and San Bao were very worried. “Father hasn’t woken up yet.”
Si Bao shook his head. “Father is still sleeping.”
Da Bao hurriedly asked them to lower their voices. “Shut up, be quiet, and take care of Father.”
Li Yu was speechless.
The fish father, who was being taken care of by the children, was somewhat moved. It was really hard on these fish pups.
After a whole day, the human transformation skill could be used again. Li Yu hurriedly transformed into a human and coughed loudly. Hearing this, the fish pups turned around and called out in surprise, “Father!”
Li Yu walked to the shore and hugged the children tightly in his arms.
What’s the big deal about sharing the country? With such cute children, he would definitely protect their family!
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