Abstinence Admiral Don't Bite, the Softer Mermaid Top Thug

Chapter 133 Brother, I Don't Want You to Die

Although Xiaoyu's voice sounded childish, his innate arrogance was already beginning to reveal the oppressive aura of a king.

The servants immediately knelt down in unison, trembling with fear, and obeyed the young prince's orders, apologizing to the boy behind him.

The boy remained completely unmoved throughout, and when he heard the servants apologizing, he simply accepted it calmly, then picked up the little fish again and left.

The little fish lay on his back, tilting her head slightly to observe her brother for a while, before finally asking, "Brother, are you sad?"

"No."

Little Fish's comprehension was still limited. She thought hard for a long time but was still confused, so she asked her brother, "What is tidal power? Is it very powerful?"

The boy patiently replied, "Yes, it's very powerful. It's something Mianmian will have when she grows up. Once she has it, Mianmian will be able to protect the entire mermaid kingdom."

Little Fish asked again, "Then can it protect my brother and mother too?"

"of course."

The little fish suddenly became determined: "Then I will try to grow faster. When I grow up and have the power of the tides, my brother and mother won't have to work so hard."

The boy's gentle features softened slightly as he freed one hand to touch the little fish's head resting against his shoulder. "Good girl, Mianmian."

……

The memory shifted to a scene of a little fish that had been restlessly wagging its tail in the pink ocean palace for almost half a month, repeatedly asking Jing Cishen, "Brother, when will Mother return?"

"The palace has been very busy lately. Once Mother is done with her business, she will come back to keep Mianmian company."

The little fish hugged the star-patterned bead given to her by her mother, clearly feeling wronged and extremely longing. But in the end, she could only sensibly say okay, eat obediently, and follow her brother to learn how to hunt and attack, hoping that she could grow up quickly and share the burden with her mother and brother.

On this day, the little fish had just fallen asleep on her brother's back when the Queen returned to the pink ocean palace after half a month.

The boy was slightly taken aback and turned his head to try to wake the little fish, but the queen raised her hand to stop him.

Then, the decisive and efficient queen took the pink little fish from her eldest son, carefully held it in her arms, lowered her head, and carefully looked at the little fish's adorable sleeping appearance. With the gentlest of movements, she stroked the soft pink hair on the little fish's forehead.

Jing Ci waited silently beside the couch and noticed that the Queen looked even more haggard than the last time he saw her. He asked softly, "Mother, has the situation in the palace worsened?"

The Queen was silent for a moment, then responded almost imperceptibly, rubbing her brows, her tired voice low, "Don't tell Xiao Bao these things."

"I know."

Because there were still many things to attend to at the palace, the Queen held Xiaoyu for a long time before finally having to put her back on the bed. When she got up to leave, she asked Jing Cishen to see her off.

“Cishen, the situation is far more serious than I thought. For the first time, I feel powerless.” Stepping outside the palace, the Queen gazed at the distant ocean, then turned to look at him. “What I want to say is that if we really reach a desperate situation, you should take Xiaobao away if necessary.”

Without the slightest hesitation, Jing Cishen nodded in agreement, "Okay."

The Queen looked at the grown-up mermaid boy in front of her, her eyes slightly reddening. She couldn't help but step forward and gently hug him. "I'm so sorry, but the little fish carries the future of the royal family on his shoulders, so... Cishen, I have no choice."

Jing Cishen patted the Queen on the back, his expression calm: "Mother, there is no need to feel sorry. Protecting Mianmian is my mission."

...Another bubble burst, and the memory traveled to the Atlantean Sea.

One day, the little fish woke up to find herself no longer in the tranquil pink ocean. Her brother carried her out of the safe zone, but instead of taking her to find their mother, they evaded the patrols and escaped through a secret passage in the depths of the ocean.

Little Fish clearly sensed the danger lurking around her. Without asking any questions, she obediently clung to her brother's shoulder the whole way, trying her best to hold back her tears, afraid of distracting her brother or causing him any trouble. She didn't even dare to ask about her mother.

Until they encountered Jing Cishen's trusted army at the junction of a secret passage.

Jing Cishen noticed the strange look in his trusted leader's eyes and interrupted the leader before he was about to speak.

He turned around and placed the small fish on the reef behind him, saying, "Wait a minute, brother." He then set up a water barrier that shielded the reef before stepping forward.

“You take the tribe with you. Mianmian has a special identity. To avoid being too conspicuous, I will take Mianmian alone to meet up with the Queen Mother’s guards.”

"What time is it, Your Highness? You still only care about your sister! Can't you wake up? Jing Weimian was designated as the next king from birth, and she has the ability to unseal the fragments of tidal power. The Dark Forces royal family will never let her go! The entire Mermaid Kingdom is now under the control and siege of the Dark Forces. Where can you take her? Your Highness, listen to me. You are insignificant to the Dark Forces royal family. As long as you abandon her now, you will still have a chance to live!"

"If I can't even protect my own sister, then I don't need this sliver of hope."

After all, he was a trusted confidant who had followed Jing Cishen for many years. He had witnessed all the ridicule and mockery Jing Cishen had suffered in the palace over the years, and he couldn't understand why Jing Cishen would still protect that young prince even in this situation.

"Jing Cishen! So what if Jing Weimian falls into the hands of the dark forces of the royal family? They covet her royal seal, and they might not even take her life before she grows up. On the contrary, is it worth it for you to risk your life for nothing?"

"worth."

What Jing Cishen didn't know was that Xiaoyu, hiding behind the reef, used the little energy gathered on her webbed feet to gently break through the barrier, thus vaguely overhearing her brother's conversation.

Soon, Jing Cishen parted ways with his confidants and returned to carry Xiaoyu on his back again.

But after swimming for a short while, the little fish, which had been quiet the whole way, suddenly spoke up, "Brother, I'm a little hungry."

Jing Ci glanced at the little fish, then put it down again, hiding it among the coral reefs, and went to hunt for food a short distance ahead.

The little fish watched its brother leave from the coral reef, swayed its tail, and silently turned away.

The little fish didn't want to be a burden to its kin, so despite its fear, it bravely wiped away its tears with its webbed feet, bit its lip, and swam back.

However, before the little guy could even swim out of the coral reef, the mermaid boy behind him reached out and scooped him back into his arms.

The boy didn't ask any further questions, but simply reminded her softly, "Mianmian, you're swimming in the wrong direction."

With red eyes, Xiaoyu looked up and finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Brother, I don't want you to die, I don't want Mother to die."

"Yes, brother knows."

"But what should I do?"

“Mianmian doesn’t need to do anything,” Jing Cishen said, his eyes lowered, his voice gentle yet firm. “Brother can take you away.”

"What about my brother? What about Mother? I don't want to be separated from you..."

As Xiaoyu spoke, she hugged her brother's webbed hand tightly, and then choked up again, "Can, can we wait for Mianmian a little longer? Mianmian's tail has grown a bit. When I grow up, when I become strong, I can protect Mother and Brother. Can't we just wait for Mianmian a little longer?"