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King Jing was still focused on watching the fish. Wang Xi handed over the two boxes and looked at King Jing expectantly.
Mu Tianchi was speechless.
Wang Xi had followed King Jing for many years, so he knew how to follow his master's wishes without batting an eyelid. He smiled and said earnestly, "Your Highness, I still have something to do, but I haven't finished feeding the fish yet. Could Your Highness help me feed the fish?"
Mu Tianchi was slightly startled.
Wang Xi pushed the box over and continued in a serious tone, "There are two kinds of fish food. Your Highness, please take a look. The red one is fish-flavored with shredded pork, and the green one is mushroom-flavored with vegetables. This old servant looks at it coldly. This little carp seems to prefer red."
Mu Tianchi was speechless.
Mu Tianchi couldn't help but recall that the little carp swam more vigorously when it held the red fish food in its mouth.
Mu Tianchi silently took the box filled with red fish food. Wang Xi smiled so widely that his eyes turned into crescents. He reminded King Jing not to feed him too much and found an excuse to send him away.
Mu Tianchi held the fish food and was a little hesitant. After all, he had never done such a thing. Li Yu waited and waited, but Wang Xi didn't feed him again. The little carp, who was still a little hungry, couldn't help but swim to the surface and wait.
Then, he and King Jing's eyes met in an eerie manner.
Li Yu was speechless.
Li Yu wasn't mentally prepared and was taken aback. Then he remembered that he was just a fish. No matter how long he looked at King Jing, King Jing shouldn't have noticed.
This King Jing … What was he planning to do?
Li Yu couldn't figure it out. The tall young man couldn't speak and always hid his emotions in his deep black eyes.
Mu Tianchi stood in front of the fish tank for the time it took to drink a cup of tea. Then, he grabbed a small handful of red fish food from the box and sprinkled it into the water.
Li Yu was almost hit by the fish food that fell from the sky. he stared at King Jing in a daze. he could not believe her eyes.
By the time it came back to its senses, its body had already involuntarily pounced on the fish food that King Jing was feeding it.
With a spin, it drew a beautiful arc in the water. The little carp carefully held the fish food in its mouth, its chest thumping.
Not only did the tyrant King Jing save him, he even fed him himself!
Just as he swallowed the fish food, the System's voice, which had been silent for a long time, sounded.
"Congratulations, Host. The second step of the main mission 'The Tyrant's Million Fish Pets' — 'Interaction with the Tyrant' has been completed. Congratulations on receiving the corresponding reward!"
Li Yu: "…"
Li Yu was in tears. So this was the real interaction after all this fuss!
He ate all the fish food that King Jing had fed him in one go. Lying on the snow-white stone bed, he was no longer hungry. Instead, his stomach was bloated.
Regardless of whether it was a fish or a human, they all wanted to sleep after eating. Since the second step of the mission had been completed without any mishaps, Li Yu thought that it wouldn't be too late to get the reward from the System after sleeping for a while.
Humans couldn't fall asleep anytime, anywhere. However, he didn't have to worry about that when he was a fish. He could sleep either lying down or lying down. Li Yu tilted his head and was about to fall asleep.
King Jing recalled Wang Xi's words. He glanced at the little carp, curled two fingers, and knocked on the fish tank.
Li Yu, who was about to fall asleep but was shaken awake by the vibration, was speechless.
What's going on? I really want to sleep. I still have to recover from my injuries …
Li Yu didn't want to interact with the tyrant if there wasn't a mission.
King Jing saw that the fish was still lying motionlessly on the stone, so he reached out his hand.
Li Yu, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly felt the rapid current in the fish tank.
What's going on??
Li Yu was so scared that he woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw that King Jing had already reached into the fish tank and was groping towards him.
Li Yu: "!!!"
Li Yu resisted the urge to swing his tail. First of all, he was injured, and moving his tail would hurt. Second of all, if he dared to swing his tail at King Jing's face, he would definitely become a dead fish!
Li Yu's heart was in turmoil. However, King Jing didn't catch him directly. Instead, he gently pushed him with his fingers and chased him off the snow-white stone bed.
Li Yu: "???"
Did King Jing mean that he wasn't allowed to sleep?
Li Yu was completely confused as he was pushed away by King Jing's fingers.
He still didn't know what King Jing wanted to do. King Jing's fingers led him around the blue and white porcelain fish tank. At first, he was a little scared. However, after a while, he realized that King Jing didn't do anything other than push him. Li Yu gradually relaxed and occasionally played along by lazily moving his fins.
His soft and soft fins inevitably touched King Jing's fingers.
Mu Tianchi paused and looked deeply at the daring fish that didn't know what it was doing.
If someone dared to do this, King Jing would definitely tear them into pieces.
However, this was a fish, not a human. There was no need to be so strict.
King Jing, who had let down his guard, suddenly curled his lips wickedly.
Li Yu was playing with the water with his fins when he suddenly felt a heat on the tip of his tail. Then, he felt a strange touch that made his hair stand on end.
Li Yu turned around. Tyrant was still expressionless. However, what were his hands doing?
Oh, don't, don't curl my tail with your fingers. The part of the fish is nearby. It's so itchy. Don't touch it. Eek!!
The little carp's tail trembled violently between King Jing's fingers. Help! Why didn't he know that Tyrant knew how to touch fish?!
Li Yu was pushed around by King Jing's fingers for a few rounds. He seemed to be getting more and more energetic. Only then did King Jing stop and let go of his hand.
Li Yu swam agilely for a while and suddenly realized that his bloated belly was no longer bloated.
Li Yu thought it was funny. He couldn't have eaten too much. King Jing was forcing him to swim for digestion!
He didn't think that King Jing was a person who would take the initiative to think for small animals.
Just as he still didn't know why King Jing saved him when he was seriously injured and unconscious, King Jing suddenly pushed him around. This was also an unsolved mystery.
King Jing's sleeves were stained with water. He raised his eyebrows slightly.
Li Yu felt that King Jing would definitely go to change his clothes soon. After all, a king who lived like a prince wouldn't allow himself to wear dirty clothes, even if it was just his sleeves that were wet.
As he expected, King Jing turned around and left after a short while. He didn't show his face above the fish tank.
However, Li Yu didn't hear the sound of King Jing opening the door. Usually, a master wouldn't change his clothes by himself. He would ask his servants to wait on him. Although King Jing couldn't speak, it didn't prevent him from opening the door and looking for the person waiting outside.
Li Yu waited and waited, but there was no other movement. Fish seemed to have a faster healing ability than humans. Perhaps it was because he had the system, but after taking a nap and resting for a while, his body felt much better. His tail didn't hurt as much anymore. Li Yu decided to use his tail again.
He couldn't see King Jing just by staying in the blue and white porcelain fish tank, unless King Jing came over himself. Li Yu wanted to make sure that King Jing wasn't in the room before entering the Cute Pet System to get the reward. He didn't want King Jing to suddenly have the thought of teasing him, only to find that he had become an unconscious fish.
Li Yu swung his tail left and right a few times. It really didn't hurt anymore. Finally, he gathered his strength and swung his tail. This time, the strength of his tail made him jump high. Li Yu was already mentally prepared. He looked down at the world outside the fish tank leisurely. Sure enough, it was as he had imagined. It was exquisite and magnificent. No wonder it was a place for a king.
… He found King Jing. King Jing was still in the room!
The moment he jumped, Li Yu caught sight of King Jing's figure. Mu Tianchi was facing him from ten feet away. His black robe hadn't been fastened yet. The smooth lines of his body were visible at a glance. His black eyes looked at the little carp flapping in the air. He was shocked and stunned.
Li Yu: "…"
King Jing: "…"
Oh no, why did he bump into King Jing with his clothes disheveled? He, he thought that he must have finished changing …
Perhaps he was muddle-headed and underestimated the complexity of ancient clothing. He also overestimated the speed at which King Jing changed his clothes.
This situation made it seem like he was a pervert who was peeping at a handsome man.
Li Yu quickly saw what he should and shouldn't see. His face heated up and his body tilted. He fell back into the fish tank with a small splash.
This King Jing, why didn't he know to avoid me when he was changing his clothes?
… Fine, there was only one fish in the room. There was no need to do that.
Li Yu hurriedly hid under the seaweed quilt. There was some movement from King Jing's side. Li Yu heard King Jing's footsteps getting closer and closer.
Although King Jing might not notice that he was looking at him, a fish suddenly jumped out of the fish tank. This … as long as one wasn't blind, they would notice it, right?
King Jing must have noticed him!
Li Yu was frightened. He tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened, but King Jing had already come to the side of the fish tank. Once again, he felt a sharp gaze that made him uneasy.
Li Yu felt as if there was a knife on his back. He quietly turned around and pointed his tail at King Jing, trying to get away with it.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
Before he could wait for King Jing's response, Wang Xi's anxious call came from outside the room. Li Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
King Jing fastened his jade buckle and looked deeply at the suspicious little carp. He walked to the door and opened it.
Wang Xi respectfully bowed and said, "Your Highness, someone from His Majesty is here."
The Emperor was King Jing's father. King Jing's expression turned cold. He followed Wang Xi out to receive the imperial edict.
King Jing was finally gone!
Li Yu was overjoyed, but he still pretended that he didn't understand anything. He stayed as quiet as a chicken. When he couldn't hear the footsteps anymore, he quickly swam to a remote corner of the fish tank and quickly entered the System.
The second step of the "Million Fish Pets" mission was completed. The reward was a portable storage space. He also wanted to see what the third step was. At this rate, he would be able to turn back into a human soon. Li Yu was very happy.
As soon as he entered the System, a prompt popped up, asking him if he wanted to check the portable storage space.
Li Yu thought to himself, "Here it comes." He was overjoyed and clicked "Yes". The portable storage space immediately opened, and he could see everything in front of him.
Li Yu glanced at it and was about to blurt out a lot of praise. He thought that it would at least be as big as a warehouse, but in fact — — it was actually — — the size of an adult's palm.
Li Yu was speechless.
No way, it was better not to give him such a small space. This was too stingy!
The System asked, "The host thinks it's too small. Do you want to give up the reward?"
Li Yu almost forgot that the System was telepathic with him and knew what he was thinking. He quickly shook his head. "Forget it, forget it. It's better than nothing."
The System said, "The current capacity of the portable storage space is 1. There are side missions to expand it in the future."
Li Yu thought, "It's good that it can be increased, it's good that it can be increased … That's more like it."
It's just that there's only so much space, what should I put in?
No matter what he put in, one or two would be enough.
Li Yu had been fish for a few hours. He had a lot of fantasies about this space, such as enlarging a pile of fish food that could fill his stomach, enlarging a pile of medicine that could be used for injuries, and putting a big jar of water for emergency use. He could be a carefree local tycoon fish. However, he hadn't been able to get all of these yet. Secondly, he suddenly realized that the space had shrunk and could only store a few things. He didn't know how to distribute them at the moment, and King Jing had gone out to receive the imperial edict. He didn't know when he would be back. There wasn't much time left, so he could only temporarily keep the space.