Neptune's Astonishment

Neptune asked his daughter with some confusion.

Judging from their appearance, they should have just come back from outside.

But if he remembers correctly, shouldn't Shirahoshi have been staying in the Hard-Shell Tower along?

Thinking about this.

Neptune's gaze toward the two men immediately turned strange.

Could it be...?

"I..."

Upon hearing Neptune's question, a hint of panic flashed across Shirahoshi's pretty face. From childhood to adulthood, she had never been a good liar.

"Ahem, anyway, let's talk about this later. By the way, how's things at the palace?"

Fortunately, Lin Yan finally spoke up and smoothed things over.

This finally put Shirahoshi at ease.

"Oh right! We were just about to talk to you about this, Lady Lin Yan."

Upon hearing Lin Yan's question, Neptune slapped his forehead, no longer bothered by the matter between Shirahoshi and Lin Yan, and then briefly explained the current situation.

Because the appearance of those humans was so sudden.

This left Fish-Man Island completely unprepared.

Therefore, in this critical moment, Neptune made a decisive decision to abandon using the palace as a battlefield, and led a group of elites from Fish-Man Island to withdraw from the palace and come here to find Lin Yan.

If nothing unexpected happens.

The royal palace must have been taken over by thieves by now, right?

At this point, Neptune's face showed a very unwilling expression.

Lin Yan nodded.

It's pretty much as I expected!

It's worth noting that a similar incident occurred on Fish-Man Island in the original storyline, and Neptune made a similar decision, except that back then he led his people to escape.

Now, Neptune clearly has a better option.

Come find yourself!

You have to understand, I'm now the fifth emperor of the seas, the nominal protector of Fish-Man Island. If Neptune didn't come looking for me, he'd truly be out of his mind. (33novel. com)

This is also why Lin Yan brought Shirahoshi back to the Hard-Shell Tower.

"Is this the power you've been able to gather behind you?"

Under Neptune's somewhat questioning gaze, Lin Yan nodded at him with satisfaction, and then asked this question.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Neptune couldn't help but feel a momentary embarrassment, but in the end, he obediently nodded.

"Uh... because of the time constraints, this is the maximum force we can muster."

"Well, I understand."

This answer is not surprising at all.

Lin Yan stated that she is in stable condition.

So the situation has become quite simple.

The elite forces of Fish-Man Island are here, King Neptune is here, and most importantly, Shirahoshi is here as well.

In other words...

This place has become a target for thieves.

Therefore, the preparations Lin Yan needed to make were quite simple.

"In short, let everyone rest for a while. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be facing quite a few enemies next."

Looking at Neptune, who had a somewhat puzzled expression, Lin Yan said this rather casually.

"Lin Yan, you mean...?"

As a king, Neptune was no fool. He only paused for a moment after hearing Lin Yan's words before quickly realizing what she meant, and his expression changed slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the king issued the order without hesitation.

"Gentlemen! Rest and prepare for battle! Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, you two come with me."

With that, Neptune, along with Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, followed Lin Yan into the Hard-Shell Tower.

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

They seemed somewhat confused as to why their king was so alarmed, since they had already escaped.

However, due to orders, no one said anything.

As expected of the elite of Fish-Man Island, they were quite disciplined and quickly deployed according to Neptune's orders, bringing the entire Hard-Shell Tower under their defense.

Meanwhile, the group had arrived at Shirahoshi's room.

"Lin Yan, there's something I'd like to ask you no matter what."

After glancing around and finding no one else nearby, Neptune finally couldn't hold back any longer and cautiously asked Lin Yan.

"Regarding the current situation, does Lady Lin Yan know anything about it?"

Neptune stared intently at Lin Yan in front of him.

If you think about it carefully, you'll realize what's wrong.

Because Lin Yan showed no surprise when she saw him arrive with his people, it was more like they were waiting for him than a chance encounter.

When the current situation on Fish-Man Island was mentioned, Lin Yan's expression remained completely unchanged.

If you don't know anything about it.

Neptune certainly wouldn't believe it.

Lin Yan was far too calm!

It was as if everything was under control.

"Well, I do know a little bit, but ultimately, it's a problem left over from your previous generation."

Faced with Neptune's cautious questioning, Lin Yan didn't try to hide anything. She nodded to Neptune first, then invited everyone to sit down.

The crowd was somewhat confused.

But seeing Lin Yan's serious expression, he immediately sat down as instructed.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

Lin Yan looked at Neptune, Jinbe, and Fisher Tiger in front of her, remaining silent for a long time, seemingly deep in thought.

Seeing Lin Yan's unusually serious expression.

The three of them didn't dare to disturb them at all.

Even Shirahoshi fell silent, and all eyes were immediately focused on Lin Yan.

"Forget it, explaining is too complicated, I'll just say it directly."

Then, at a certain moment, Lin Yan finally spoke slowly.

Then, under the somewhat surprised gazes of Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, Lin Yan's eyes suddenly fixed on Neptune.

Then he asked a question that made Neptune turn pale.

"Who else besides you knows that Shirahoshi is the Sea King?"

"..."

Neptune immediately fell silent.

Faced with Lin Yan's earnest question, the king's face turned unusually pale. He remained silent for a long while before asking in a deep voice.

"How did you know about this, Lady Lin Yan?"

"I heard it from a very interesting person. Do you have any clue who said it?"

No... not at all.

Neptune's joking expression had completely vanished. He pondered for a long time, but finally shook his head helplessly.

He was completely clueless about this matter.

Lin Yan wasn't surprised at all by this.

"Well... I guess that guy really does have some skills."