Chen Ping's voice boomed like a great bronze bell, exploding in Lan Fozi's heart. Looking at the pile of Hearts of the Ocean in his hand and the Living Being Carving Knife radiating rich vitality, Lan Fozi finally understood that hatred had clouded her mind and she had misunderstood Chen Ping.
The next moment, Lan Fozi's enormous body, over a dozen meters long, slowly began to shrink. Soon, she assumed human form again, revealing fair skin and waist-length blue hair like the flowing depths of the sea. Her eyes, like perfectly cut deep-blue diamonds, were filled with embarrassment.
"I'm sorry."
At that moment, Lan Fozi looked like a little girl who had done something wrong. She lowered her head, not daring to meet Chen Ping's eyes. Her delicate features had lost some of their liveliness, and her little mouth opened, but those were the only words she managed to utter.
"Hmph."
Chen Ping put away the Living Being Carving Knife and the handful of watered-down Hearts of the Ocean, then said irritably, "That's only because I at least had some ability to deal with you. Had it been someone else, wouldn't they have become an innocent ghost at your hands?"
"I-I already apologized, didn't I? This is my first time taking human form and coming to the human world. I've been investigating while learning about your human world. I..."
Lan Fozi flushed, wanting to explain but not knowing where to begin.
"Forget it. We're even this time. Last time, I had you to thank for holding back those two Evil Soul Master elders. Otherwise, escaping from them probably wouldn't have been smooth sailing."
"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Chen Ping. Why don't you tell me why, as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's daughter, you suddenly decided