Chapter 722: Inviting Yong Ji to Stay
Pei Ye reached out, and the water curtain immediately parted. There was no longer any need for Li Xizhou to raise her hand.
No more Scale Demons lunged up to tear at the curtain of water.
The biting and scraping from every direction had almost vanished as well. When one or two occasionally appeared, Pei Ye could no longer be bothered with them.
"I killed enough to scatter them. Does their constant gnawing drain you?"
"Because I have to keep replenishing it." Li Xizhou was still pale. Sitting back against the wall, she gently plucked a strand of softness like a hair from the water beside her, then made the strands cross and gather in her palm.
She gathered water into threads and wove them into Merfolk Silk.
Pei Ye sat down beside her with his sword in his arms and watched her.
The pale scales beside her temples were thin and light, suffused with a shimmering glow. Pei Ye raised his hand and gently touched them. They felt smooth and resilient beneath his fingers, like a few pieces of soft jade.
Li Xizhou stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him.
"Nothing. I was just curious what they felt like."
Li Xizhou lowered her head and continued. Thin streams of water flowed through her palms.
"When I saw you grow these that day, I thought you were going to turn into a mermaid completely," Pei Ye said.
"So what if I turned into a mermaid completely? I could always turn back."
"It'd be ugly."
"What does my being ugly have to do with you?"
"..."
Pei Ye leaned against the stone wall and gave her a sidelong glance.
Li Xizhou held her wrist out before him. "Help me make