That voice finally pulled Liya's drifting thoughts back to reality.
"Ah? W-what did you just say?" Liya blinked her clear eyes and looked at the Icefang Shark leader in confusion.
The Icefang Shark leader: "..."
With no other choice, it patiently repeated its earlier words verbatim.
After listening, Liya nodded gently. "I understand. You may withdraw first."
Hearing this, the Icefang Shark leader could not help cursing inwardly. It held the Mermaid Clan's indiscriminate kindness in contempt, especially this naïve little princess. Go on, keep acting like this! If the Mermaid Clan keeps handing out goodwill without knowing right from wrong, they'll ruin the whole clan sooner or later.
Though filled with disdain, its clan had ultimately relied on the Mermaid Clan's protection to establish itself in these waters. Before that, the two clans had even been bitter enemies. It glanced at Ye Feiyang, said nothing more, and led its subordinates away.
The tense, drawn-sword atmosphere vanished in an instant.
Ye Feiyang also thought to himself, Those sharks got lucky. Otherwise, I'd have turned them into shark fin soup today!
His gaze soon returned to Liya. With a slight curl of his lips, he asked, "They all called you Princess just now. Judging by your appearance, you must be the Mermaid Clan's little princess, right?"
Liya did not dare meet Ye Feiyang's eyes. Ever since they had locked gazes, it felt as though a little deer had been trapped in her chest, pounding wildly against her heart. It was not as if she had never seen humans before, but she had never encountered anyone who made her heart race so absurdly fast. If her spiritual power had not been exceptionally strong to begin with, she might have suspected that she had fallen under some sort of charm technique.
She had