Chapter 1306: The Mermaid Princess (5)

The next day, Fuya happily departed for the human world with two attendants and everything she would need there.

Watching her leave, the King of the Merfolk turned his gaze to Tang Guo, who sat nearby on a chair, lazily swaying her beautiful golden tail. “A Guoguo, don't you want to go and see the human world?”

“Not for now, Father.”

“Why not? There are plenty of interesting things in the human world worth experiencing.”

“What interesting things are you talking about, Father?” Tang Guo asked. “In terms of jewels, the treasures possessed by the Sea Race are beyond what humans could ever compare to. As for food, members of our race bring back delicacies from outside every day. I've already tasted most human foods, and I can even make them myself now. There's not much difference.”

“As for beautiful dresses…” She tugged lightly at the hem of her golden gown, encrusted with countless seabed gems. “Father, do you think this dress is pretty?”

The King of the Merfolk nodded. “Very beautiful. A Guoguo is the most beautiful girl among the merfolk. Everything looks good on you. Naturally, this dress is even more beautiful than the previous ones.”

“So then, Father, tell me. What exactly is so interesting about humans?”

“I don't want you to go to the human world merely for material things.” The Sea King looked at her seriously. “I want you to understand what humans are. A Guoguo, you possess a golden tail and the noblest bloodline among merfolk. One day, your divine power will reach its peak. Only by learning the wisdom of humans can you truly make proper use of that power.”

System: Host, this world's parent is pretty decent.

“As a father, he's alright.”

“Father,” Tang Guo asked curiously, “humans are especially good at deceiving others. Human mouths are the ghosts that trick fish. Aren't you afraid I'll be deceived by them?”

Human mouths are the ghosts that trick fish?

The King of the Merfolk almost burst out laughing.

Where had his A Guoguo learned such strange sayings?

But she wasn't wrong.

Humans really were experts at deceiving fish.

Precisely because humans were so good at it, he encouraged merfolk to live in the human world and adapt to it. Only by doing so could their race continue to survive. If merfolk remained as innocent as they had once been, they would eventually be eliminated.

Although many merfolk still got tricked into going ashore and marrying humans, things were much better than in the past. At the very least, their bloodlines had been preserved.

“A Guoguo is a noble mermaid with a golden tail,” the Sea King said. “As long as your divine power remains, your lifespan is endless. Humans, however, only live a mere hundred years. While you remain in the prime of your youth and beauty, that human will already have become gray-haired and old. I really don't fear A Guoguo being deceived.”

Tang Guo blinked.

Was this encouraging romance and then waiting for the human to die before returning to the merfolk kingdom?

Or perhaps abandoning them halfway through once they grew old?

That sounded rather heartless.

“Father, your way of thinking is certainly unique. Then let me ask you something. Did you leave behind any descendants in the human world?”

Tang Guo distinctly saw the Sea King's cheek twitch.

Then he answered, “Merfolk with golden tails cannot produce offspring with humans. Most human bloodlines are simply too inferior.”

Too inferior.

The disdain in those words was palpable.

“A Guoguo, if you wish to have descendants in the future, you must seek out a race with equally noble bloodlines. Even then, the chances of producing offspring are still very low.”

“Father,” Tang Guo asked, “what if I don't want descendants?”