Faced with this almost joking tone, Ming Li gave no response, yet used the explanation to figure out the current situation.
In theory, gaining a king's trust in a short time was unrealistic.
So the king most likely belonged to the past, possessing memories of a certain period.
Fuli had experienced the previous cycle, which was why this time was different.
That past conflict between humans and Merfolk had not originated from greed, either; rather, Azura had tested the waters in many ways, touching upon the interests of the land-dwellers until it finally triggered riots and hostility.
Perhaps having paid too heavy a price last time, Azura chose to cooperate with someone in this one.
Only, during all this, Sirena the little princess must have had her memories wiped or changed countless times, transforming from someone brave and romantic into the current blundering idiot who only knew how to run amok.
Still... being a bit of an idiot actually wasn't a bad thing.
Some people might just prefer idiots.
...
The idiot Sirena was currently poking at Azrael's sore spot.
"It's been three days. Did Sister Fuli run off with someone else?" It had taken Anriel a long time to correct Sirena's concept of hunters and prey into that of lovers, and the moment she grasped it, she blurted out Anriel's—the master of romance—speculation right to his face.
"Look at that expression of yours—my sister definitely ran off with someone else!"
She knew it!
Prey was just prey; as one of the hunt…
Chapter 320