Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 170 - 114: Eye of the Ruins

Lou Xianyue personally helped Sang Luo get dressed, smoothing out the wrinkles on the hem of her skirt.

After they finished eating, the two of them went to Zhaoen Hall, only to find that Blue Eucalyptus was gone.

Lou Xianyue immediately summoned Uncle Su and several guards. They had already built the pool, and the Young Master had slept in Zhaoen Hall the previous night.

He couldn’t change his form, nor could he run away.

He must have been taken.

Lou Xianyue’s expression was rarely so somber. The Merfolk had many external enemies. Young Merfolk were physically weak, so if others found out about them, they would inevitably be coveted and secretly harmed. That was why he had never released any news of his heir before the baptism ceremony. To protect Blue Eucalyptus in the past, he had also set up layers of Barriers around the Spirit Pool, providing strict protection.

But this time, he hadn’t had a chance to set up an Array in Zhaoen Hall, and someone had taken advantage of the opening.

"I was assigned to stand guard outside last night, but for some reason, I fell asleep midway through my watch. When I woke up, the Young Master was gone..." The lead Beastman knelt on the ground, speaking with fear and trepidation. "It was my failure to protect him. I ask Your Majesty and the Queen for punishment!"

Sang Luo told him to get up first. "Before you passed out, did you notice anything unusual?"

"I... I’m not really sure. I was perfectly alert, but for some reason, my head suddenly became groggy. I think... I smelled a strange fragrance and saw the figure of a stranger. I wanted to go and stop him, but after that... I lost consciousness and can’t remember what that person looked like last night..."

Sang Luo’s spiritual power flowed out and entered his sea of consciousness.

Soon, she saw the scene.

...

「Last night.」

Several guards were on duty in front of the door when a strange fragrance wafted over, and they all fainted and fell to the ground.

A glamorous man with big, wavy, orange-red hair appeared in the hallway.

He walked into Zhaoen Hall, and his eyes lit up when he saw the Little Mermaid sleeping in the pool. He simply picked up the child and left.

’Someone’s stealing a child!’

Sang Luo grabbed Lou Xianyue’s hand and transmitted the vision to him. His face turned utterly grim, and he squeezed the name out from between his teeth, "Ji Li Jun!"

Lou Xianyue said to Sang Luo, "Sang’er, don’t worry. The child will be fine. You stay here in the palace. I’ll bring him back soon!"

With that, he teleported away.

Uncle Su slapped his left palm with his right hand, his old face indignant. "To think it’s him causing trouble again!"

Sang Luo turned her head and asked Uncle Su, "Ji Li Jun... Who is he?"

"He is the Beast King of the North Sea. However, I heard he recently advanced to the Emperor Rank, making him one of the five Beast Emperors of the Deep Sea now. During the years Your Majesty was asleep, the North Sea always coveted the rich and mysterious lands of the South Sea. They repeatedly sent troops to harass the border."

"Since Your Majesty awoke, things have been quiet on the North Sea’s side. I thought they had given up their thieving ambitions, but I never expected this! To think they’d actually target the Young Master!"

’He’s probably planning to use the child to threaten Ah Ze. No, I can’t rest easy. Staying in the palace will only make my mind race. I should go take a look, too.’

Before Uncle Su could say anything to stop her, Sang Luo teleported away as well.

She followed the sensation from the Soul Mark to find him.

「Tens of thousands of nautical miles away.」

Lou Xianyue was in a standoff with a man in black robes.

The black-robed man had an alluring face and was holding the sleeping Blue Eucalyptus in his arms. It was none other than the child-snatching North Sea Emperor, Ji Li Jun.

Blue Eucalyptus hadn’t woken up after all this time; he had clearly been placed under an Illusion Technique.

Lou Xianyue stared at him with an ice-cold expression, wanting to attack but held back by concern for the child.

Ji Li Jun stared at his face, utterly entranced. "I have long heard that the South Sea Sea King’s beauty is unparalleled, so exquisite it defies description. It’s a pity I’d never seen it for myself. Now that I have the fortune to gaze upon it, it is truly magnificent!"

"What do you want?" Lou Xianyue’s voice was frosty.

Ji Li Jun’s gaze roamed wantonly over his body. He gave a flirtatious smile. "I just wanted to lure you out and see you for myself~ If you’re willing to give yourself to me just once, I’ll return the child. How about it?"

"It seems you’ve lived long enough!"

The two clashed.

A tentacle reached for Lou Xianyue’s waist, but it was severed the next second, sending flesh and blood flying.

"Such a ruthless beauty!"

Ji Li Jun’s face paled. He was about to use Blue Eucalyptus as a hostage when he suddenly felt his arms go empty. He looked down, and the child was gone.

Not far away, Sang Luo held the child, using Purification to dispel the Illusion Technique.

Blue Eucalyptus woke up. He looked around in a daze, then wrapped his small hands around Sang Luo’s neck, a little unsettled. "Mommy~ Where are we? I think a strange uncle carried me away... yes... it was him!"

He stretched out a small hand, pointing accusingly at the somewhat stunned Ji Li Jun.

Sang Luo raised a hand and stroked his soft hair. "Mm, don’t be afraid. Mommy’s here."

Lou Xianyue immediately teleported back to her side, asking nervously, "Sang’er, why did you come here?"

"I was afraid he would use the child to threaten you. Besides, two against one gives us an advantage."

Sang Luo looked at Ji Li Jun with great interest, then asked Lou Xianyue, "What is his true form? His Talent Ability seems to be Illusion Technique, similar to Zhuizui. If we could take his Beast Crystal, it would definitely help Zhuizui’s Illusion Technique reach a new level."

"Heh, what a pretty little female! You’ve got quite the nerve!" Ji Li Jun’s gaze burned as he stared at Sang Luo. "How about this~ bear me a cub, and I’ll give you my Beast Crystal."

Lou Xianyue’s glare was like a knife, as if he wanted to skin him alive. "He’s just a dead octopus! Sang’er, don’t listen to him!"

"An octopus?" Sang Luo’s eyes lit up, and she chuckled. "Ah Ze, do you remember? I love teppanyaki squid. I bet this thing would taste pretty similar grilled."

Lou Xianyue’s eyes curved into a smile. "You want to eat it? If you do, I’ll grill it for you."

Listening to the two of them shamelessly discussing how to eat him, the smile on Ji Li Jun’s face gradually stiffened. Unfortunately for him, he wasn’t actually sure he could defeat Lou Xianyue.

He had come this time because he’d heard that the South Sea had a new heir—a pure-blooded member of the Merfolk Royal Family, no less! The other Beast Emperors of the Deep Sea were burning with jealousy and had sent out numerous spies to gather information. Since Ji Li Jun also had no pure-blooded heir of his own, his heart burned with desire, so he came to personally investigate the rumors.

Now that he had learned what he wanted to know, there was no point in staying. Ji Li Jun threw Sang Luo a flirtatious wink. "Until we meet again, my beautiful little female."

The moment Lou Xianyue made his move, Ji Li Jun slipped away.

"He sure runs fast," Sang Luo remarked, clicking her tongue.

Lou Xianyue’s face was cold and grim. "Next time, I’ll definitely slaughter him!"

"By the way, where is this place? I felt that the aura of this area was very unusual as soon as I arrived." Sang Luo floated in the air above the sea, looking around. Below them was the bottom of a sunken valley, covered in many dark brown rocks.

From a distance, it looked like the giant eye of an abyss, emitting a somewhat strange and unsettling aura.

’There seem to be fluctuations from an Array, too...’

"This is the Eye of the Ruins, guarded for generations by us Deep Sea King Sharks." Lou Xianyue took the child with one arm and pulled her away with his other hand. "Something malevolent is suppressed down there. Sang’er, don’t get too close."

"Ah Ze, what’s that over there?"

Sang Luo pointed at a vortex she saw not far away.

Lou Xianyue was slightly taken aback. "Strange. I clearly reinforced the seal the night before last..."

He teleported to the edge of the vortex and formed a seal with his palm.

Sang Luo curiously followed him. The vortex seemed to have an indescribable pull. As she watched it, she uncontrollably reached out and lightly touched it—

Then, a huge suction force hit her, and her entire body vanished in an instant!

Lou Xianyue didn’t have time to grab her. He sighed. "Sang’er, you can’t just go around touching strange things..."

The Eye of the Ruins, aside from its suppressive function, was also a Gate.

’I wonder where it randomly teleports people to...’