The merfolk slowly raised his head.
His eyes were indeed exceptionally beautiful, like a sea brimming with moonlight. Pearls formed from tears adorned the corners of his eyes, filling him with an indescribable sense of cold, fragile beauty.
Even if his features were somewhat youthful.
He could still truly be called devastatingly beautiful—though compared to Li Ye, there was still far too great a gap.
Yet strangely, he always carried a heroic air.
He did not seem like a mere woman.
"..."
The little merfolk was dazed for a moment.
Once all things gained spirituality, they chose to take human form, because the human race was inherently close to the Dao. Not to mention someone like Li Ye, possessed of the bearing of a celestial being.
The bearing of a celestial being, favored by the Heavenly Dao, with the light of fortune and merit shining upon him—even Goddess Wangshu of the Merfolk Clan had once left her mark upon Li Ye.
The words the little merfolk had prepared suddenly became impossible to say. He stared blankly at Li Ye and abruptly felt that, having arrived uninvited and lived in someone else's cave abode for so long—
He had truly committed an unforgivable crime.
What made it even harder for him to speak was that he... clearly was not a woman, so why had he still been so bewitched?
"You truly have committed an unforgivable crime."
This was Li Ye's cave abode, after all. Celestial beings themselves possessed certain divine abilities akin to reading others' hearts, and coupled with the abilities of the Heartfelt Melody, Li Ye saw through the little merfolk's thoughts at a glance.
Li Ye waved a hand.
Countless streams of spiritual energy immediately gathered.
The terrifying might of the mid-Golden Core realm commanded the power of the