Ultimately, the mermaid princess Loulian had no choice but to start changing.
He Yushi and the others all widened their eyes. What they were most curious about was what exactly made a mermaid's body different from a human's. Now that they finally had a chance to observe closely, they were going to examine every single detail!
The women formed a circle around the mermaid princess, looking for all the world like a team of medical interns examining a patient.
Just imagine.
Going to the hospital for a minor procedure down there, only to have a pack of female medical interns swarm around your bed to watch. Talk about a nightmare...
Mermaid princess Loulian was feeling intensely mortified right about now.
Still, everyone surrounding her were girls, and she was a girl too. Awkward or not, clothes had to be changed!
Gritting her teeth, the mermaid princess simply shed her garments.
Seeing this, He Yushi and the others gasped out loud, their eyes popping. "Whoa, what an incredible figure! I never expected a mermaid's upper body to be practically identical to a human's-if anything, it's even better! The proportions are just unreal, and her skin is flawless!"
Zhao Lina chimed in, "Probably because she lives underwater year-round. Her skin is so dewy, tender, and porcelain-white! Forget men, even I want to reach out and pinch it!"
Su Xiao added, "Truly living up to the mermaid lineage. Her skin feels like it's spun from pure water-so soft! I'd kill to have skin like that."
Chen Dan noted, "And the best part is how full-figured she is. Her waist is so slender, with not an ounce of stubborn fat anywhere. Absolute perfection."
Wang Siqi pointed and said, "Look right there, so that's where a mermaid's... mystery solved! Our burning curiosity has finally been put to rest."
All the girls nodded in unison. "Mhm, mhm! Incredible. Her entire body is practically a masterpiece of nature. A true mermaid princess, through and through!"
He Yushi remarked, "Still, when it comes to sheer volume upstairs, she still can't touch Zhang Jingyu!"
Wang Siqi agreed, "Does anyone here even beat Jingyu in that department? But for leg length, Zhao Yuting takes the crown-the longest, most gorgeous legs around."
Zhao Lina added, "White Fox has the slimmest waist! Though... she's a little lacking in the fullness department."
Su Xiao turned to White Fox and teased, "Hey, White Fox, you aren't an A-cup, are you?"
White Fox's expression instantly warped the second those words left Su Xiao's mouth.
She shot back defensively, "N-not at all! I am clearly a B-minus-"
Cue an immediate explosion of laughter from all the women.
"Hahaha! B-cup, and you've got to tack on a minus? Hahaha!"
"White Fox, you are too much!"
"Everyone else is at least a D-cup, and you're out here claiming a B-minus! Hahaha!"
Flushing bright red, White Fox snapped, "I... I'm done talking to you guys! I'm ignoring you, I'm going swimming!"
With a sharp splash, she dove straight into the pool.
"A bunch of brainless women, I can't be bothered with you lot, hmph!"
Before long, the mermaid princess slipped into a modest swimsuit, and the whole group took to the water.
Liu Yang was lounging in the pool as well.
Living with such an army of top-tier beauties, he usually didn't think much of it day-to-day.
But seeing them all gathered together in sexy bikinis, splashing around in the water, Liu Yang suddenly felt like an absolute emperor.
Is this what the ultimate rich playboys of the old days felt like when they hauled a yacht full of gorgeous women out to sea?
So this was the legendary happiness of the ultra-wealthy?
It was the kind of scenario ordinary people couldn't even conjure up in their wildest dreams.
Liu Yang himself would never have dared imagine a life like this back in the day.
Yet here it was, unfolding right in front of him.
As for those rich playboys from the peaceful era? They'd either rotted into zombies or starved to death by now. Truly, the old saying held true: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river...
Watching the cluster of bikini-clad beauties playing happily in the water, every single one of them an absolute knockout, Liu Yang couldn't help feeling a surge of warm, restless energy.
That said, aside from the three fresh arrivals-Wu Jingying, Lin Wan'er, and Chen Ziyi-the rest of the household were already carrying his children.
Liu Yang wasn't reckless enough to pull any more wild stunts with them right now.
Floating loungers drifted lazily across the surface of the pool. Once everyone grew tired of swimming, they climbed onto the floats, snacking, sipping iced drinks, and chattering away with radiant, happy smiles.
Seeing them so relaxed and content brought a genuine sense of fulfillment to Liu Yang.
In the middle of a brutal apocalypse, being able to kick back in a private villa pool on a lazy afternoon, swim a few laps, chat with friends, and share afternoon tea was pure bliss.
At the same time, having a pool full of gorgeous eye candy to look at wasn't a bad perk either.
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While Liu Yang was busy enjoying the high life, the three superpower users from the Small Sun Empire he had dispatched-led by Nakata-finally managed to track down their primary strike team.
Nakata and his companions were still tethered by Liu Yang's Soul Chain; letting them go in the first place had been a deliberate move to lead him straight to their main forces.
After several days of grueling travel, they arrived at the team's base camp.
The Small Sun Empire's strike team consisted of five Heaven Ranking members.
Seeing Nakata and his battered group crawl back, the senior elites wore blatant looks of disdain. One of them demanded, "Nakata? What are you crawling back for? Where's Team Leader Taozi?"
Nakata collapsed to his knees with a heavy thud, tears streaming down his weathered face as he addressed a strikingly alluring woman standing at the center:
"Lord Sakura, Commander... Team Leader Taozi is dead! She fell in battle!
While we were tracking Liu Yang, we ran straight into him and a massive battle broke out. Team Leader Taozi stayed behind to cover our retreat so we could escape and deliver the intelligence. If she hadn't, not a single one of us would have made it out alive!"
At the news of Taozi's demise, the Heaven Ranking members didn't show an ounce of grief; instead, their eyes lit up with predatory interest. The female commander, Sakura, broke into a wide, excited grin and pressed urgently:
"You actually clashed with Heaven Ranking Number One? How strong is he?"
Taozi's life or death meant absolutely nothing to them.
They had infiltrated the Dragon Empire in search of Heaven Ranking Number One not only to fulfill the Small Sun Empire president's mandate, but for a far more thrilling reason: to cross swords with the undisputed top dog.
As elite warriors perched at the peak of the Heaven Ranking, they hungered to test themselves against a truly formidable opponent!
Nakata swallowed hard and reported, "He's terrifyingly strong! All of us together couldn't even touch him. He wiped out Inoue in a single blink, so we split up to run.
Team Leader Taozi stayed behind to buy us a window, but she only lasted a few minutes before he put her down for good."
A scornful smirk touched Sakura's lips. "Taozi couldn't even last a few minutes against him? Sounds like this Heaven Ranking Number One is massively overhyped... Tell me his exact coordinates right now! It's time to wrap up our mission."