Lin Yi looked the fellow before him up and down, his eyes full of doubt.
"With that scrawny frame of yours, can you manage?"
The fellow who had made the suggestion looked as skinny as a stray dog, even in his thick clothes.
He still looked weighed down, as if carrying a thousand-pound burden. His cheeks were sunken and his eyes ringed with darkness, as though he had been taking something illicit.
Seeing that Lin Yi thought little of him, the man scratched his head with a bitter smile.
Normally, he would certainly have feared death, but not today.
He had witnessed Lin Yi's terrifying strength firsthand, and he still needed Lin Yi's help. He had to do something!
"All right."
Since the fellow had volunteered, Lin Yi did not refuse.
He cast a protective blessing over him, then entered the deep sea once more.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Lin Yi noticed that the whirlpools automatically dispersed whenever they touched the man, as though afraid of hurting him.
The man, meanwhile, was like a fish returned to water, swimming effortlessly through the sea. Occasionally, he even floated up to the surface to admire the scenery with Lin Yi.
"What's your name?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Meichuan Kuzi."
Lin Yi nodded. Meichuan Kuzi?
"What kind of name is that?"
"My parents gave me the name Meichuan Kuzi. They hoped I would live forever," Meichuan Kuzi said, his tone calm, as though telling a story.
"Meichuan Kuzi, why do you wish to help me?" Lin Yi asked.
He had never imagined that someone in this world would volunteer to curry favor with him. Meichuan Kuzi's actions left him utterly baffled.
"To be honest, my lord, I need your help as well. But first, I must help resolve your troubles!" Meichuan Kuzi