Chapter 78
Li Yu’s mind went blank. He … actually changed back into his human form right in front of King Jing.
How should he explain himself now? Should he slap King Jing until he fainted and then tell him that this was all a dream?
Don’t even think about it. In terms of martial arts, he was no match for King Jing, whether he was a fish or a human. His disguise wasn’t something that could be worn back after falling off, it was shattered all over the floor!
Li Yu even forgot to jump back into the fish tank and nervously fluttered around in the middle of the clothes on the floor.
What would King Jing do if he found out that Young Master Li was a fish? Would he directly treat Young Master Li as a carp spirit? He heard that in ancient times, demons were dealt with by burning them. He didn’t want to become a grilled fish!
Li Yu was so focused on screaming in his heart that he forgot that there was another person in the room besides him and King Jing – the assassin who shot the arrow at Li Yu just now. He was injured and took advantage of the chaos to escape into the room. He was so shocked that he couldn’t say a word when he saw the fish turn into a living fish with his own eyes.
King Jing quickly got up and kicked the door shut to keep out Wang Xi and the others who were rushing over. Then he approached the assassin and knocked him out with a palm strike.
After dealing with the assassin, King Jing turned around and glanced at the carp spirit. The little fish was still fluttering around in a daze. It seemed to be … confused.
King Jing sighed in his heart. He had tried his best, but King Jing didn’t know how to end the mess. He decided to ask the carp spirit’s opinion first. King Jing was also afraid that the fish would be dehydrated, so he had to quickly put the fish back into the water.
Li Yu’s mind was in a mess. He didn’t have any other reaction when he saw King Jing come and go. When King Jing appeared in front of the fish again, the fish finally came to its senses.
Was King Jing going to catch him??
Li Yu didn’t dare to move at all. The room was small and he was definitely being watched. He could be found no matter where he hid. Moreover, he couldn’t leave the water for too long. Even if he wanted to escape … he could only escape into the fish tank King Jing made for him.
What should he do? The fish was about to become a dead fish!!
Li Yu stiffened and allowed King Jing to pick him up from the ground. Li Yu resisted the urge to slap him with his tail. Even at this time, the fish still couldn’t bear to part with his boyfriend’s face!
Oh, no, her boyfriend might fly away. King Jing had found out that he was a fish. It was hard to say if he would still want him. Yesterday, he was still treating him like a pet. Today, he might even roast him like a carp spirit!
The more Li Yu thought about it, the less confident he became. King Jing held him up with his palm. Li Yu didn’t wrap his tail around him like he usually did. Instead, he stretched out his tail in despair. Anyway, he would be skewered and roasted later anyway …
Li Yu’s mind was full of twists and turns. As King Jing skewered him … Eh, put the fish body into the nearest crystal bottle, he became extremely surprised.
Didn’t King Jing want to kill the fish?
Li Yu entered the water and quietly observed for a while. King Jing just looked at him seriously and didn’t have any intention of catching him.
Li Yu swam around carefully. King Jing didn’t have any other reaction.
“Your Highness, how are Your Highness and Mr. Li? Are they injured?”
Wang Xi shouted from outside. There was an assassin in the house. He didn’t know whether Mr. Li was injured or not. Why did his master close the door?
Li Yu was very sensitive to everyone’s voice. When Wang Xi knocked on the door, Li Yu was frightened and sank to the bottom.
Oh, is it too late to play dead now?!
King Jing: “…”
King Jing helplessly glanced at the fish who was trying to play dead. He couldn’t speak, so it was difficult for him to express anything. King Jing thought for a while, then put his finger into the crystal bottle and stroked Little Fish’s head comfortingly.
Li Yu: “…”
If Wang Xi didn’t get any news, he would probably rush in. King Jing lifted the unconscious assassin, opened the door, and walked out. He immediately closed the door behind him, not letting anyone have a chance to see what was going on inside.
King Jing’s handsome face immediately darkened. He killed the assassin with a sword and threw him to the ground.
Because Little Fish was afraid of seeing him kill someone, King Jing let the assassin who dared to hurt Little Fish live for a while. Little Fish’s identity couldn’t be revealed.
Wang Xi quickly ordered the assassin’s body to be moved away. He asked worriedly, “Your Highness, where is Mr. Li?”
King Jing glanced back at the house.
Wang Xi understood. “That’s good. That’s good … Your Highness, do you want to call for a doctor?”
The scene was chaotic just now. Wang Xi was afraid that his master and Mr. Li would be injured.
King Jing wanted to refuse, but when he thought about how Little Fish was frightened, he hesitated for a moment and made a gesture.
Wang Xi nodded repeatedly. “I understand. Let Mr. Li rest for a few more days. The doctor will be called for another day.”
Li Yu listened on from the other side of the wall. Every time Wang Xi mentioned him, his fish body would tremble. He wasn’t there, so he didn’t know how King Jing would tell Wang Xi. He could only guess from Wang Xi’s replies.
Li Yu listened for a while. Wang Xi didn’t seem to know that he was a fish. Didn’t King Jing tell Wang Xi?
… Since he saw him transform, why didn’t he tell him?
Even if it was unbelievable that a human could transform into a fish, as long as King Jing pointed it out, Wang Xi would at least believe it. But why did King Jing ..
Li Yu’s confused mind gradually cleared up. King Jing’s expression when he left and his gentle action of patting his head didn’t seem to be angry!
Li Yu couldn’t help but feel a little hope. Was King Jing not angry after discovering his secret and even decided to help him cover it up?
Otherwise, why didn’t he let Wang Xi and the others in and put him in the crystal bottle?
… Didn’t His Highness think that he was a monster?
Li Yu was constantly nervous. King Jing was also quickly dealing with the important matters at hand. First, he had to determine whether the others saw anything strange when Li Yu turned into a fish. Fortunately, King Jing pushed Li Yu into the room. Except for the assassin who was killed, the others were far away and didn’t see anything.
There were no high-ranking officials in Luofeng Town. Naturally, King Jing was the highest ranking official. The living assassin didn’t need to be taken elsewhere and was directly handed over to the imperial bodyguards for interrogation.
Among the people Wang Xi brought over to help, there were two groups of imperial bodyguards.
The leaders came over and saluted King Jing. It was said that they were protecting King Jing under the Emperor’s orders. King Jing rubbed the space between his eyebrows and asked Wang Xi to thank these people on his behalf. Then, Wang Xi helped him draft a memorial to the Emperor.
King Jing had decided to fight for the position of Crown Prince. Since such a big thing had happened, it was necessary to inform the Emperor.
King Jing chose the most important task and quickly finished it. Then, he went to find Xiaoyu.
Before entering the room, he once again signaled the servants not to enter. Then, he quietly stepped over the threshold to see the fish in the fish tank.
As soon as he entered the room, King Jing felt something strange. Xiaoyu didn’t look depressed when he leit. Instead, she took the initiative to swim up and waved her tail at him flatteringly.
… Did the Carp Spirit finally think it through?
King Jing curled his lips and skillfully reached out to touch the fish’s spine.
Unexpectedly, Li Yu cautiously dodged and hid behind a water plant. Then, he stole a glance at King Jing.
King Jing knew that Xiaoyu was testing him because he was worried. So, he didn’t mind. He took out a note from his sleeve and unfolded it where Xiaoyu could see it.
Li Yu saw the words written on the note: Don’t be afraid.
Li Yu: “…”
King Jing had passed many notes to Xiaoyu. He had been injured for Xiaoyu and even saved her just now. Li Yu suddenly felt tears in his eyes.
I’m sorry, Your Highness. Perhaps I should have told you …
The man and the fish faced each other. Li Yu had delayed his transformation to the evening for Doi. Now, it was past midnight. Li Yu knew that he could transform into a human again.
He had tried so hard to think of a solution, but he had to confess.
Previously, Li Yu was afraid that King Jing would hate him, so he didn’t dare to transform again.
Now, he was ready to go all out. The note had given him endless courage. Li Yu proactively poked the jade scale in front of King Jing. Under King Jing’s gaze, he transformed into a human again.
Li Yu hastily wrapped his clothes and said to King Jing, “Your Highness, I have something to tell you. It’s about me, about why I turned into a fish. I..”
How was he going to explain?
Li Yu realized that it wasn’t easy to tell King Jing. Did he have to tell him directly that he was originally a human, but had somehow transmigrated into a fish with a system, and that King Jing was a character in a web novel that he had read before?
Even if King Jing could accept the fact that he was a living fish, he couldn’t accept that he was just a character in a web novel. After all, his worldview had changed. If he told the truth, King Jing might think that he was talking nonsense.
It was best not to tell him about the system and transmigrating into a web novel. Besides, how was he going to explain that he had turned into a fish?
Li Yu: “…”
Li Yu didn’t expect that his transformation would come so suddenly, and he didn’t expect that he wouldn’t even be able to explain himself after his transformation. He had to find a reason that King Jing could accept …
Got it!
Li Yu was quick-witted. King Jing had seen him transform into a fish with his own eyes, so he would definitely think that he was a demon. Even so, King Jing still chose to defend him in front of others, which at least showed that in King Jing’s heart, even if King Jing found out that King Jing was a demon, King Jing would still be able to accept it.
Li Yu remembered that there was a time when King Jing was always reading cultivation brochures and demon storybooks. It was probably because of these that King Jing was able to quickly accept that he was suspected to be a demon. The reason why he reacted so quickly was also because King Jing wanted to protect him. King Jing himself wasn’t a person who would jump up and down. If even King Jing panicked, Wang Xi and the others would have found out long ago.
How could this person be so good? Li Yu suddenly realized this and wanted to cry again. He always felt that King Jing was already good enough to him, and he could be even better every time.
Since King Jing could accept that he was a carp demon, he didn’t have to worry about excuses anymore. He could just pretend to be a carp demon. Both the system fish and the cultivation fish could change between mermaids, so there shouldn’t be… too much difference, right?
If he was a carp demon, wouldn’t the system be the immortal who gave him advice, and the tasks he did were – all kinds of cultivation?
If this all matched, then why did he transmigrate into a web novel? Wasn’t it to … pass the tribulation?
He could only transform for two hours a day because … his cultivation level wasn’t high enough?
Li Yu was suddenly enlightened. He was so excited that he almost danced with joy. King Jing patted his hand and told him not to be anxious. Li Yu roughly thought about it before he finally said hesitantly, “Your Highness, 1, I want to tell you that l’m actually … a carp demon.
King Jing nodded his head cooperatively. He already knew about the carp demon.
Li Yu said a lot of things, then looked at King Jing worriedly. He was afraid that King Jing would find out that he was lying, but he was also afraid that King Jing would suddenly regret it and take offense that he was a fish.
Fortunately, King Jing didn’t show a trace of disgust. He even opened his arms to him as an answer after he made up a bunch of nonsense.
This meant that he was willing to accept him, give him something to rely on, and continue to be his boyfriend.
Li Yu felt a lump in his throat. He didn’t even believe his own clumsy explanation, but this person still chose to believe him.
“Your Highness, I won’t harm you. Let’s just be like before, okay?” Li Yu said with a choked voice.
King Jing nodded. The two of them were just like before.
Li Yu slowly approached him, cautiously touching him with his own body. He observed his expression from time to time. Seeing that he really didn’t care, he was completely relieved.
Li Yu couldn’t believe that he had even gotten past the hurdle of falling off the horse. He whimpered and hugged King Jing’s arm, unwilling to let go.
Looking around, there wasn’t much time left for the silver glass. According to the original plan, they couldn’t do it even if they wanted to, but Li Yu didn’t want to leave at all. He now had a boyfriend who didn’t care even if he was a demon!
“Your Highness, I’m a little sleepy. Let me sleep for a while.”
The domineering carp demon found a warm and comfortable position in King Jing’s arms and dozed off peacefully.
King Jing kissed his forehead, wrapped him in a blanket, and lay down with him in his arms. He waited until the silver sand was spat out, and the person sleeping in his arms turned back into a fish again. King Jing got up and put the fish into the fish tank.
The crystal fish tank couldn’t be brought over, but the silver stone bed and the golden silk seaweed quilt were still there. King Jing put the fish on the silver stone bed and wrapped the fish in a blanket.
