Qi Shaorong was staying in the inn, when there was a knock on the door.
Qi Shaorong opened the door, and a young man with sky blue hair, his face and belly full of fat came in with his arms clasped behind his back and his chest held high.
The young man was short and fat, and Qi Shaorong felt that this guy looked very much like a balloon, and the young man was accompanied by several guards who also looked like balloons.
Qi Shaorong looked at the arrogant young man and asked, “This young master, do you have any advice?”
The young man looked at Qi Shaorong up and down, and said with disgust: “You look so ugly.”
Qi Shaorong: “……” This dead child, purposely coming to find fault.
“I heard that you’re the new lord?” the boy asked.
Qi Shaorong nodded, “I am.”
“You want to sit firmly in the position of the lord with your physique, is irritating enough!” the young man said with disdain.
Qi Shaorong looked at the round belly of the young man, and thought: My appearance is irritating, and your deformed appearance is alright?
“This young master, there is no need to worry about this.” Qi Shaorong said.
“Your stomach is too flat, don’t have any meat at all. Most of the lords who come here usually have a big belly. I say that you look too fragile.” The boy frowned.
Qi Shaorong: “……” Little bastard, I’ve already said you don’t need to worry, and you’re still so noisy.
A guard beside the young man coughed twice and said, “Young Master, don’t delay the proper business, Miss Bei Xue is still waiting.”
Hearing the guard’s words, the boy’s face became a little flushed, the boy raised his head and looked directly at Qi Shaorong, “Hey, I heard that you’re in the cosmetics business, your high-end cosmetics, give me a few dozen for your uncle.”
Qi Shaorong: “……” This dead fat ball is arrogant enough! Once he opens his mouth, he requests a few dozen sets.
“Cosmetics, I have! But do you have money? No money, I won’t bother.” Qi Shaorong asked disdainfully.
The boy held his stomach and said displeased, “You bastard, you dare to underestimate your uncle.”
The boy waved his hand and grabbed a cloth bag.
Qi Shaorong looked at the blood-red beads in the cloth bag, and frowned, “What are these, glass marbles? Just with these few marbles, wanting to exchange with my cosmetics, do you take me for an idiot? Little devil, you should ask your parents for money then come back.”
The blue-haired fatty looked at Qi Shaorong angrily, “You idiot, this is not a glass marble!”
“If not a glass marble then what is it?” Qi Shaorong said not willing to show weakness.
“It’s a deal, Young Master, exchange with him.” Bi Liuyun walked in and said.
The fat blue-haired boy took a few glances at Bi Liuyun, snorted softly, and said arrogantly, “It seems that there are people who know the goods!”
The boy threw a bag of blood-red beads, hugged a pile of cosmetics, and left contentedly.
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Qi Shaorong rubbed the pearls in his hand and asked, “So, this thing is very expensive?”
Bi Liuyun nodded and said, “Yes! Not only is it expensive, but it’s also very rare, Young Master, seeing that you‘re very feeble, it’s perfect for supplements.”
Qi Shaorong: “……” Bi Liuyun, this bastard, how is he feeble?
“That dead fat ball is a prodigal!” Qi Shaorong muttered.
Bi Liuyun smiled and said: “If, I guessed correctly, that dead fat ball isn’t part of the human race, but a shell clan, and he spends money freely, I’m afraid his status in the shell clan is not low.”
Qi Shaorong thought: Why does it seem that the Sea Tribes are very active in the Jade Sea Plains?
Bi Liuyun nodded: “The Sea Tribes are indeed very active in the Jade Sea Plains. I heard that as Jades Sea Plains developed over the years, there are many forces of the Sea Tribes. In this place, the power of the Sea Tribes are stronger than the human race.
Qi Shaorong: “……”
……
When Qi Shaorong walked near the City Lord’s Mansion, he saw a group of mighty-looking aquarian workers.
“Musician Bi is here, oh, the Lord is here too.” Hai Ling smiled at Qi Shaorong.
Qi Shaorong looked at Bi Liuyun, lowered his voice, and asked, “What’s going on?”
Bi Liuyun stroked his chin, “I saw that young master again, and he said he wanted to help.”
Qi Shaorong couldn’t help looking towards Hai Ling, “Liuyun, is that guy interested in you?”
Bi Liuyun shook his head and said firmly, “No way.”
Qi Shaorong looked at Bi Liuyun, and asked strangely, “When did you lose confidence in yourself?”
“No, I’m very confident in myself, it’s just……” In the eyes of the Royal Sea Clan, the human race can’t be regarded as the same kind at all, and most of the Royal Sea Clan regard humans as garbage.
Seeing that Bi Liuyun didn’t want to say more, Qi Shaorong didn’t continue asking.
Hai Ling walked towards Qi Shaorong and asked, “Lord, are these workers alright?”
Qi Shaorong nodded, “The ones that Young Master Hai presents are naturally without any problems.”
“As long as the Lord is satisfied.” Hai Ling said.
Imperial Capital
Mu Tingxuan looked at Yi Fan and asked, “Did Young Master send a message?”
Yi Fan nodded, “Yes.”
“What did Young Master say?”
“Young Master said that the seafood in the Jade Sea Plains is pretty good.”
Mu Tingxuan: “……only this?”
“He also said that the City Lord’s Mansion over there has been robbed clean and needs to be rebuilt.”
Mu Tingxuan: “……”
“In addition, Young Master also said that there are many nobles in the Sea Tribes, who seem to like the cosmetics very much, and he plans to develop waterproof cosmetics.” Yi Fan said.
Mu Tingxuan smiled, “Young master seems to be very motivated.”
“With Young Master’s ability, I believe that he’ll soon be able to gain a firm foothold there.” Yi Fan said.
“Don’t know what Young Master is doing now.”
Former site of the City Lord’s Mansion in the Jade Sea Plains
After piles of food were delivered to the old site of the City Lord’s Mansion, Qi Shaorong said a little depressed, “This guy, Hai Ling, is really treacherous! He found some big eaters to come here, eating until full is fine, but they don’t eat the cheap food, they like to eat those that are full of spiritual qi.”
Bi Liuyun nodded, “Hai Ling is not only handsome, he’s also bad. He must be very popular among the sea clan.”
Qi Shaorong: “……” Bi Liuyun must have said something wrong, right? Not only handsome, he’s also bad, shouldn’t it be ‘although’?
Bi Liuyun looked in Zhuang Hao’s direction , and said, “Young Master Zhuang is really virtuous! All thanks to him, otherwise, so many workers that Hai Ling had brought over would have rioted. However, the heir of the Zhuang family is now cooking, I think it’s a little overkill³!”
Qi Shaorong scratched his hair, and said with some headache: “In this type of ghost place, even finding a suitable chef is hard.”
He couldn’t find a chef temporarily, so Zhuang Hao had to personally cook. Speaking of which, Zhuang Hao’s cooking skills are actually not very good, but there is one thing that other chefs can’t match. Zhuang Hao knows the ingredients very well, so if Zhuang Hao takes action, he can completely retain the spiritual qi in the ingredients.
Bi Liuyun looked at Qi Shaorong and said, “Jade Sea Plains is originally a land of barbarians! How can you expect such good conditions?”
Qi Shaorong: “……”
Hai Ling returned to Tianlong Firm, and the manager of the firm immediately greeted him and said, “Young Master, Miss Aili’er is back.”
“She actually came all the way here.” Hai Ling frowned.
“Young Master, are you going to meet her?”
Hai Ling nodded and said, “I’ll go take a look. If I don’t go, she probably won’t leave.”
Hai Ling walked into the private room of Tianlong Firm, and Aili’er rushed up, grabbing Hai Ling’s arm, and said, “Ling gege, you’re back! I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
“What are you doing here?” Hailing asked displeased.
Ariel looked at Hailing and said disgruntled, “Ling gege, you can come, why can’t I come?”
“You’re a mermaid. If people know your true identity, those vicious smugglers will definitely catch you at all costs.” Hai Ling said.
Aili’er said indifferently: “Ling gege, you don’t have to worry, the human race are all wastes, and they can’t catch me at all. The last lord that wanted to catch our mermaid clan to sell, in the end sought the road of death, and died without a burial place.”
Hai Ling looked at Aili’er dissatisfied, and said, “No matter what, you should go back to the Sea Clan early. It’s not safe here. If something happens to you here, I’ll have a hard time explaining it.”
Aili’er looked at Hai Ling, “Ling gege, can really disappoint. I heard that you are very interested in a human recently?”
“Who did you hear it from?”
“Ling gege, it doesn’t matter who I heard it from, the humans are mostly crafty and have ulterior motives, you can’t get too close to the human race.” Aili’er said solemnly.
Hai Ling turned his head and looked at Aili’er with some displeasure, “Do you think this kind of thing needs you to remind me?”
Aili’er’s face was stained with a bit of embarrassment, “Ling gege, I’m just worried about you.”
Hailing said displeased, “My business, I don’t need you to worry about, you should go back to the Mermaid Imperial City early.”
Aili’er lowered her head, “Imperial father and mother have been asking me when you and I will marry.”
“We’ll talk about marriage when the Neptune Pearl is found.”
Among the sea clan, the Royal Sea Dragon Clan and the Royal Mermaid Clan have been married for generations. The Royal Sea Dragon Clan used the Neptune Pearl as a betrothal gift from generation to generation, while the dowry of the Mermaid Clan was the Mermaid Heart. The last married generation will give the token to the next generation that have the marriage contracts.
However, after the death of the king of the previous generation of the Royal Mermaid Clan, the royal family had no successor, and the throne was inherited by a side branch of the Mermaid Clan. During the coronation, the Neptune Pearl that was protected by the Mermaid Clan was lost.
T/N: Hai Ling is the Sea Dragon Prince, that girl is the side branch that became the main branch in the Mermaid Clan, pls tell me if you prefer her name as Aili’er or as Ariel.
Sry for the late upload, it was a hectic week…. 
Pls tell me if there are any mistakes 😀
Thank u so much. Love the new update.. I thought i saw something not quite right above but.. I forgot where it was. As long i can understand… Im happy enuff.
Again. Thank u for your hard work ms translator.
Thanks for the update!
I think the name is fine as it is, Ariel kind of reminds me of the little mermaid. Somehow i have the feeling that BLY and Young master Hai would become a CP. 🤔
Thanks for the chapter
I feel the author named her intentionally after Ariel the little mermaid, but I don’t care either way.