After coming ashore, the little mermaid was pampered by his five fathers.

Upon hearing this, the three were shocked. "What did you say?"

"I sent Ranran there because I have a way to bring him back to life. Ranran is my child too, how could I not feel sorry for him?"

He knew that Ranran was his child before anyone else, but he never appeared in front of Ranran and always watched him secretly.

The flowers and plants in the garden are him, the fish in the water are also him... As an elf, he senses everything and can be anything.

He also tampered with that robot, but he didn't expect it to be so clumsy.

When he learned of this disaster and that the solution lay with Ranran, he was devastated. But no matter how he calculated, there was no better solution.

He knew that Lu Lingzhou and the others definitely wouldn't want Ranran to put herself in danger, so he was the only one who could play the villain.

He had planned for this scene for hundreds of years, and even divided his soul into five fragments to be reincarnated as a precaution, but in the end he still couldn't save Ranran and could only watch her go to her death.

Fortunately, there's always a way out, and he found a way to bring Ranran back.

"What method?"

Lu Lingzhou stepped forward, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Feng Tan made a move, saying, "In mythology, there was once a Nezha who was reincarnated from a golden lotus root, so Ranran can be one too."

A golden lotus flower bloomed in his hand.

Seven golden pearls rested on the lotus flower, emitting a faint golden light.

"The lotus is a sacred object of purity for the elves. I spent seven days collecting the remaining fragments of Ranran's soul."

"But there isn't enough spiritual energy in the human realm for Ranran to absorb, so even if there were enough soul fragments, Ranran wouldn't be able to come back."

"Therefore, I plan to take Ranran back to the Elf Clan. The Elf Clan has countless rare and precious materials, as well as abundant spiritual energy."

"When will Ranran be back?" Yue Liming looked at the lotus flower, his eyes full of anticipation.

The wind shook its head: "I don't know, it might be a few months, or it might be a few years."

"Just tell us what you need us to do."

After Lu Lingzhou finished speaking, Yue Liming and Eckeris also looked at the wind, waiting for his next words.

Wind: "We need your blood."

"If you have a body, you need blood."

How much do you want?

Eccles picked up the fruit knife from the coffee table, ready to slash himself at any moment.

Feng took out several small bottles. "Fill them up."

"And this is only a month's supply."

In other words, they have to collect one bottle of blood every month until Xiao Ranran is successfully resurrected.

"Can."

As long as their baby can come back.

Eccles cut his wrist and watched his blood drip into the bottle.

Yue Liming took the bottle upstairs to find Mu Rui. A short while later, Yue Liming and Mu Rui returned, each carrying a small bottle of blood.

Looking at the four bottles of blood in front of him, then at the lotus flower in Feng's hand.

Will their baby come back?

The wind carried the lotus flowers, and it left with blood.

No one knows where he went, nor does anyone know the dwelling place of the elves.

The mermaids lost their little prince, and the mermaid king was nowhere to be found. So, Lu Lingzhou sent Mu Chen to manage the mermaids.

But the merfolk disagreed, because they valued bloodlines above all else.

Mu Chen is coral, not a mermaid or royalty, so even with Lu Lingzhou present, they still disagree.

With no other option, Lu Lingzhou had to take the throne of the Mermaid King himself. However, because he was waiting for Ranran to return, he entrusted the affairs of the Mermaid Clan to Mu Chen and instructed him to have Mu Qing and Mu Lan inform him if anything happened.

The merfolk agreed to the idea.

Once the king has a faith, everything else is unimportant.

Ranran did not return in the first year.

That year, after winning the Best Actor award, Murui retired from the entertainment industry to focus on running the Murui Group and developing his ghost-hunting side business.

In no time, he became famous in the industry and among industry insiders.

Yue Liming closed his small clinic and returned to the cat tribe, disappearing without a trace.

Ranran did not return the following year.

That year, Yue Liming returned to Lu Garden as the leader of the Cat Clan and took over all of the Cat Clan's businesses in the capital, instantly becoming the third eligible bachelor after Lu Lingzhou and Mu Rui.

That same year, Si Ye and Lin Lin had a child.

In the third year, Ranran did not return.

That year, Eccles returned from the vampire clan. Although he was not as powerful as Murray and the others, he had matured and become much more composed, and he had also learned to cook well.

In the fourth year, it snowed.

Murui and his friends gathered at Lu Garden, drinking and chatting while watching the snowflakes fall outside the window.

"Ranran loves snow the most."

"Even with her face frozen red, she still wants to play."

At this point, everyone laughed.

He smiled, but couldn't hide his sadness.

Four years have passed, and their baby still hasn't returned.

On a path at night, two figures, one tall and one short, were walking slowly.

"Sweetie, slow down, no rush." ​​The man's voice was gentle and doting, making one want to see his face.

"Yes, yes, I miss my dad."

The small figure stopped, looked down at the snow on its feet.

She stomped her little feet and pouted unhappily.

She turned around, her little hands skillfully opening.

"Daddy, hug me."

The man chuckled and pinched his nose. "Didn't you say you were going to walk by yourself?"

The little figure tugged at the man's hand and swayed affectionately, "Daddy, are you tired? Daddy, give me a hug."

Helpless, the man reached out and picked him up.

"Hold on tight, I'm leaving."

"Uh-huh."

Inside the villa, the robotic butler brought in tea and fruit, then slowly turned around, its large head looking towards the door.

"There are two people."

Murui, who was closest to him, looked towards the door and thought, "Could it be Si Ye and Lin Lin?"

"I heard that their child is absolutely terrible, crying and screaming all the time, making Si Ye want to abandon the child."

None of them could help but laugh. They had seen the child before and attended his full-moon celebration.

It was indeed noisy.

Robot Butler: "One big and one small."

The moment those four words were uttered, the living room fell silent.

Lu Lingzhou threw down his wine glass and vaulted over the sofa toward the door.

He stood at the door but dared not open it.

Yue Liming, Murui, and Aikeris stood rooted to the spot, their eyes filled with a hint of anticipation.

Is it Ranran?

Is it their precious Ranran?

knock knock knock

knock knock knock

Hearing the knock, Lu Lingzhou placed his hand on the doorknob, pressed it, and opened the door a crack.

"Why won't Daddy open the door?"

Didn't you hear me?

Feng glanced at the corner that shone with light, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Ranran, try again. Maybe you didn't hear me."

"Okay, sure."

Raise your little hand and pat the door.

"Daddy, open the door! Ranran's back!"

The familiar voice reached his ears, and Lu Lingzhou burst into tears of joy. It was his darling, his darling.

Just as Ranran was about to knock again, the door was opened.

A figure caught Ranran's eye.

Upon seeing Lu Lingzhou, Ranran's eyes lit up. "Dad!"

She stretched out her little hands and pounced on Lu Lingzhou.

Before Lu Lingzhou could even react, he had already reached out and caught the little guy.

Holding him in his arms, feeling the familiar warmth and smell, Lu Lingzhou cried.

His baby is back.

"Daddy, Ranran misses you so much."

Ranran hugged Lu Lingzhou tightly, then saw Mu Rui and the others not far away, and raised her little hand to wave.

"Daddy Mu, Daddy Yue, Third Daddy."

"I'm back."

The familiar little figure, the familiar voice—Mu Rui and the other two ran over together.

"Ranran!"

"baby!"

This was a happy day for everyone.

Their precious Ranran is back.

The wind has also become part of this big family.

The day after Ranran returned, Lu Lingzhou took him back to the seabed.

"Dad, where's Grandpa? I miss Grandpa."

"Dad will take you."

Lu Lingzhou went to the bottom of the water, where Mu Chen, who had received the message, was already waiting. He was overjoyed to see Ranran.

The three of them arrived together at the large hole where the monster had been sealed.

There stands a stone statue.

With a human head and a snake's body, this is the Mermaid King.

The Mermaid King sacrificed himself to buy five days for the seabed and the land, and finally turned into a stone statue and remained at the bottom of the sea forever.

"grandfather."

Xiao Ranran swam over, stroked the stone statue, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Ranran is back."

Sniffling, she cried sadly.

He no longer has a grandfather.

Lu Lingzhou hugged Ranran, "Don't cry, Grandpa will always protect Ranran."

"His Majesty!"

Mu Chen exclaimed in surprise, "The stone statue! The stone statue has cracked!"

Lu Lingzhou looked up and saw that the statue of the Mermaid King was cracking, and golden light shone through the cracks.

Ranran was also stunned.

A golden light shone, and when they opened their eyes again, the Mermaid King appeared before them.

"grandfather!"

Xiao Ranran saw the old man and rushed over to him.

The Mermaid King caught his little grandson and held him in his arms, saying, "My dear grandson."

When he looked up again, he saw Lu Lingzhou.

"son."

Lu Lingzhou smiled. "Father."

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