"Okay, got it."
Miao Mu hung up and watched Arthur Curry stretch and warm up. For all his protests, his actions told a different story.
After a moment's hesitation, Miao Mu patted Arthur Curry on the shoulder and said seriously, "I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want first?"
Arthur Curry frowned. "The... bad news."
Miao Mu hesitated, then told him the truth. "You'll have to win your wife over yourself. We've already solved the problem. I'll find a time for the two of you to get a drink."
"Huh?!"
Arthur Curry stood there stunned. Miao Mu quickly told him the good news, hoping it would cheer him up.
"The threat to the world has been stopped. Long live peace!"
"Is my wife pretty?" Arthur Curry asked with utter sincerity.
"You really don't care about anything else, do you?"
Miao Mu nearly laughed. Still, Steppenwolf had been unlucky to run into Superman at full strength.
He had picked the wrong opponent. He would know better next time.
Under Batman's strange gaze, Miao Mu took out a sheet of draft paper and a pencil and drew Arthur Curry's wife.
Princess Mera. Though right now, she seemed to be engaged to Arthur Curry's half-brother in a political marriage.
The wedding had not taken place yet. She should currently be guarding the Mother Box belonging to the Atlanteans in a sea cavern.
Miao Mu turned to look at the bearded Arthur Curry. The man really was an ocean redneck. After a moment's thought, he said,
"Want me to teach you a few tricks for charming women? I can't promise much else, but finding a wife is easy. Just call me master, and I'll teach you!"
"..."
Arthur Curry looked at Miao Mu skeptically, as though he were a con man