Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 298 - 191: Black Scale and Don’t Want to Be a Stud Fish

A faint blush instantly rose on Xi’s fair and pretty face, and he felt half his body go weak. He lowered his head, and she tied the small stone around his slender, beautiful neck.

He twirled the stone between his fingers.

"Is this really that magical?"

An Jin smiled faintly. "Take it with you when you go in, and you’ll see."

After Xi entered the Secret Realm, An Jin focused her mind, and the scene before his eyes appeared in her head.

The legendary Sea Clan’s Secret Realm was inside this large grotto, surrounded on all sides by rock, with only a small opening just big enough for a single Mermaid to pass through.

It was no different from an ordinary grotto, except that it was several times larger. In the center of the grotto stood a large stone platform.

’It looks like the "Holy Artifact" the Merfolk spoke of was originally placed on this platform.’

Now, however, the large stone platform was completely empty.

Xi swam around for a bit before suddenly stopping at a particular stone. "This is..." There was some dark, sticky clay on the rock.

He recognized this type of clay.

This clay was extremely rare, found only in the Southwest Sea Area. How could it be here in the grotto? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"It looks like the culprit intentionally left both this clay and that Black Scale for us. If that’s the case, let’s follow the clues they’ve left and see what they’re up to," An Jin said.

So, Xi told Yi Yue what had happened. Yi Yue flew into a rage and immediately dispatched a group of Merfolk to search for the thief, vowing to have them sliced into a thousand pieces!

During this time, An Jin took up temporary residence in the underwater city, waiting for news from the Merfolk Priest and the search party.

Gu Yin was likely almost done with his own matters. She could feel him approaching her location. For the past two days, Xi had been keeping her company and chatting with her.

In the grandest palace of the underwater city, a blue-haired woman sat upon a high throne.

Her features were breathtakingly beautiful, her figure graceful. Her entire body was draped in only a few pieces of cloth, with her long, blue hair covering the rest.

She was surrounded by dozens of Merfolk of all kinds. Xi’s father, Yi Yue, was the most beautiful among them and also her most favored.

The Merfolk Tribe was a matriarchal clan where females held power. The female with the most mates could be crowned King.

Nersha was already over a hundred years old, but because she had hundreds, even thousands, of mates to hunt Green Crystals for her, she had always maintained her youthful beauty.

Xi happily swam in circles around her. "Mother~"

Nersha gave him a kiss on the cheek. "My dear boy, you’re finally back! Mother missed you to death!"

She recalled what Yi Yue had said that afternoon about the little female from the land. "My dear boy, have you found a mate? I heard from your father that the little female is very beautiful. Remember to bring her over for Mother to see someday!"

"Not yet..."

Xi instantly grew dejected again.

"That just won’t do. You’ve been an adult for several years now. If you don’t find a female to mate with soon, I’ll have to start arranging some for you," Nersha said sternly.

Xi was completely stunned. He never imagined that the first thing he’d face upon returning home would be pressure to get married.

Nersha pinched his fair, pretty cheek. ’As expected of the little fish I’ve doted on since he was young,’ she thought, ’he’s only getting more and more lovely.’ "A beautiful bloodline like yours can’t be wasted. If you still haven’t found a female to mate with by the end of this year, I’ll arrange a few beautiful females for you. You can give me several schools of pretty little fry."

"Isn’t—Isn’t that just being a stud fish? Mother, I don’t want to be used as a stud fish for breeding!"

Nersha shrugged. "This is for your own good, my dear boy. You’ve been an adult for years without finding a female. It will only be harder to find one when you’re no longer pretty, so that’s why I’m arranging females for you in advance."

"Since you’re so beautiful, I’ll make an exception and arrange a few more for you. You can produce several broods of pretty fry for the tribe."

"No! I don’t want them! I only want Ah Jin!" Xi escaped from Nersha’s embrace and met her gaze, his expression serious.

Nersha sighed. "As long as you can find a female this year, I won’t arrange anyone for you."

She had no choice but to offer a suggestion for her boy’s lifelong happiness. "She happens to be staying in our tribe right now. You should use these next few days to win her over. I hope to see a mate mark on you, my dear, before she leaves."

...

While An Jin was waiting idly in her room, Xi brought her some delicious local specialties from the sea.

After they finished eating together, sitting face-to-face, Xi showed no intention of leaving.

An Jin noticed his constrained expression and how he was anxiously fiddling with his fingers. He had been acting a little strange from the moment he walked in.

"What’s wrong?"

She moved closer to him and caringly touched his flushed, shy face. It was a bit hot. "Do you have a fever?"