The System reminded Li Yu, "In the future if you want to use the space, you don't have to wait to enter the System. You can use your fins to poke the jade scales three times to quickly open the space. Anything that can be stored in the space within your field of vision can be stored in your mind … "
The System blabbered on. Li Yu smiled. Although the space wasn't very big, it was pretty cool to know how to use it.
He then checked the main mission in the System. As he thought, the second step of "Million Fish Pets" was completed. The third step, which he didn't know the mission content before, was now displayed.
Third step: Get along with the tyrant, time limit of three days.
Li Yu was speechless.
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Why did the mission only require interaction and get along with him?
Then again, even the interaction requirement was so high. He didn't count and had to ask King Jing to do something. It was hard to imagine what the next step would require, and there was even a time limit.
What if he exceeded the time limit?
The System said, "Exceeding the time limit is also a type of mission failure. The Host will become a fish skeleton …"
Li Yu, "Okay, stop talking! I know everything takes just three days to complete the mission. I'll have a good rest today and officially start tomorrow, right? "
The System said, "Sorry, the countdown has already started since the completion of the second step."
Li Yu was speechless.
Li Yu took a closer look. It was true. There was a small countdown next to the mission, and it was constantly decreasing.
Damn System, why didn't you remind me when it started? What if I'm so careless that I sleep through these three days?!
It turned out that staying in the System would also deduct time. Li Yu couldn't waste any more time. He quickly exited the System and returned to the real world.
Wang Xi's voice sounded in his ears. It turned out that while he was receiving the reward, King Jing and Wang Xi had returned and talked for a while.
Fortunately, King Jing didn't come to see him. Li Yu woke up from his daze and quickly swam a few times to show that he was still alive.
Li Yu tilted his head and heard Wang Xi say in a low, muffled voice, "Why did His Majesty suddenly summon Your Highness to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for questioning? This old servant heard that His Majesty went to the Palace of Zhong Cui before. Presumably, Noble Consort said something to His Majesty. After all, that white cat … is Noble Consort's favorite pet."
King Jing seemed to have thought of something and smiled mockingly.
Wang Xi hurriedly said, "This old servant didn't mean anything else. You naturally wouldn't care about these things, but you still have to give His Majesty face. This old servant will go with His Highness and explain everything clearly in front of His Majesty. I don't believe that Imperial Consort Gui can still distort the truth. "
King Jing did not comment. Wang Xi said, "Then this old servant will follow Your Highness …"
Mu Tianchi thought for a moment, stretched out an arm to block WXi, and shook his head.
Wang Xi was stunned. "This time, Your Highness … doesn't want this old servant to follow you?"
As King Jing's personal chamberlain, Wang Xi had taken care of King Jing since he was young. When King Jing gave him a look, Wang Xi could more or less understand it. If King Jing wanted to say something, he was the only one who could say it almost exactly. The Emperor summoned King Jing to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for no reason. Wang Xi speculated that the woman in the Palace of Zhong Cui must have done something bad and whispered some pillow talk. If he wallowed to follow His Majesty, wouldn't King Jing be at a disadvantage?
King Jing's dark eyes glanced above his head emotionlessly.
Wang Xi suddenly understood. "It was His Majesty who ordered His Highness to go alone and not bring any servants?"
King Jing nodded.
Wang Xi was speechless. Not only did the Emperor summon King Jing to question him, but he also didn't allow King Jing to "speak". What did he mean by this?
He was afraid that the Emperor had been bewitched by the Palace of Zhong Cui all these years and favored the Second Prince, who was the son of an imperial concubine. He no longer had His Highness in his heart.
Wang Xi's eyes suddenly reddened. "No … this old servant will follow His Highness even if I have to die!"
Seeing his worried face, King Jing hesitated and gently tapped his shoulder.
Since it was the Emperor's will, if he deliberately disobeyed, wouldn't the other party have something to say?
Besides, King Jing didn't think that a mere imperial concubine could do anything to him.
"Then … what does Your Highness plan to do?" Wang Xi sniffed and asked.
King Jing's long gaze fell on the blue and white porcelain fish tank not far behind Wang Xi.
"You, you don't want to …"
Wang Xi was shocked. Could it be what he thought it was?
King Jing's expression was calm and composed, as if he was very confident about this.
Wang Xi gritted his teeth. "Since His Highness has his own idea, this old servant will listen to His Highness and go prepare."
Li Yu heard that the imperial concubine wanted to make things difficult for King Jing, and Wang Xi was discussing countermeasures with King Jing. However, Li Yu wasn't worried about King Jing at all in the book; the imperial concubine seemed to be favored, but she didn't last long. Although the book didn't describe this in detail, he expected it to be a small matter and not a big problem. Otherwise, how could King Jing ascend the throne?
Moreover, King Jing was a very vengeful person. If the imperial concubine really dared to make a move on King Jing, he was afraid that she would end up causing trouble for herself!
Li Yu thought that King Jing going to meet His Highness had nothing to do with him. He just needed to stay in the fish tank and wait for King Jing to come back. Then, he could try to figure out the next task. The time limit of three days was neither long nor short. According to his previous two tasks, he completed them by accident. Perhaps this step would be the same. However, he didn't expect Wang Xi to rummage through the cabinets and find a small jade bowl. He walked over to the fish tank and looked at Li Yu maliciously.
Li Yu: "…"
Stop! What are you doing!!
Li Yu screamed, but Wang Xi immediately rolled up his sleeves and caught him in his hands. Then, he nimbly put him into the jade bowl.
This jade bowl was too small, and the water in the bowl was very shallow. It could barely accommodate Li Yu, who was curled into a circle. He couldn't even flop around, let alone roll around. If he used a little force, the fish's body would come out of the water.
Li Yu felt very unsafe, so he could only curl up into a circle in grievance.
Wang Xi murmured to him, "Little thing, since His Highness has decided to take you there, he can only wrong you for the time being. Be obedient and don't embarrass His Highness. "
Li Yu: "???"
F * ck, what is Wang Xi talking about? Is King Jing out of his mind? He can't speak, but he wants to take a fish that can't speak either. He doesn't want to meet His Highness or some imperial concubine!
Because King Jing was a noble prince and had the guarantee of the future plot, Li Yu didn't think that the Emperor would do anything to his own son, King Jing. However, he was different. He was just a fish. What if the Emperor didn't like him and threw him away or roasted him?
He had to wake up. It was not up to him to decide where he was taken. He didn't know what to do with this trip, so he had to quickly think of a way to escape. He only had one space in his portable space at the moment!
Li Yu took a deep breath. Taking advantage of Wang Xi's unpreparedness, he furiously tapped the jade scales with his fins. He thought to himself, Give me water, I want water …
As long as there was enough water, he could survive unless the Emperor directly chopped off his fish head. Although there was water in the jade bowl, it was too shallow. He didn't feel safe. If the person holding the jade bowl trembled, he would be in trouble. Rather than putting his life in the hands of unknown people, it was better to store more water for himself!
Li Yu had never stored anything in his portable space before. He also didn't expect that the portable space would come in handy so soon. He had only heard the system explain how to use the portable space once, and it was completely based on luck.
Fortunately, he had a good memory and remembered the system's introduction. In an instant, the water in the blue and white porcelain tank visibly shrunk. And Li Yu's portable space was full of water.
There was water! Li Yu stored the portable space away with satisfaction.
Wang Xi called in a room full of servants. They were so busy that no one noticed the changes in the blue and white porcelain tank. King Jing decided to take the little carp to meet the Emperor. Wang Xi had to take care of the following matters. He prepared several jade bowls of similar size and several sets of King Jing's clean clothes. These had to be brought with him in case of emergency. Although Wang Xi couldn't follow King Jing to meet the Emperor, at least he could take care of King Jing on the way to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
King Jing indicated that the little carp was going to meet the Emperor, so he could take it himself.
Wang Xi respectfully presented the jade bowl. King Jing glanced at the bowl.
The bowl was so small that the fish couldn't even stretch out in it. Wang Xi said that there was no other way. They couldn't bring a big bowl to meet the Emperor. The little carp would be comfortable, but what would the Emperor think?
King Jing didn't care what the Emperor thought. He just felt aggrieved about the bowl.
King Jing looked at Wang Xi with disdain.
Wang Xi: "…"
Wang Xi thought that he had seen wrongly. He rubbed his eyes hard and said dryly, "Your Highness, you, you're going to meet the Emperor. It's better to take this jade bowl …"
King Jing walked around him and pointed at the other eunuch. He pointed at another large bowl that he had found when he was searching for the jade bowl. This bowl was big enough to hold a pot of soup. There were ripples on the surface of the bowl. It was big enough to hold a pot of soup.
Wang Xi: "…"
King Jing was a stubborn person. He always got what he wanted. The large bowl was quickly presented. King Jing glanced at Wang Xi and personally poured the little carp into the large bowl along with the water in the jade bowl. He also added a lot of water.
Li Yu, who had been feeling restrained in the jade bowl, suddenly felt that all the restraints were gone.
What was going on? Why did he change it again? But the new territory was so domineering. He liked it!
Li Yu fully exposed his fishy nature and swam around the new territory proudly!
King Jing moved him to another large bowl. He wanted to correct his impression of King Jing. The tyrant was sometimes quite considerate of his pets!
King Jing pursed his lips when he saw how happy the fish was. He thought for a moment and took out a bamboo box filled with redfish food from his sleeve. He carefully took out a few and put them into the bowl, in case the fish overdid it and got hungry again.
Li Yu was extremely grateful that he had something to eat. He was completely oblivious to the fact that King Jing was now serving him in such a huge bowl. Redfish food floated in the bowl. From afar, it looked like a huge bowl of wolfberry fish soup.
King Jing held the bottom of the bowl with one hand and firmly covered the top of the bowl with the other hand. He didn't want to spill the fish out if he lost his balance. His hand didn't directly touch the fish, but Li Yu could still feel the warmth from his palm.
The warm feeling was unexpectedly heartwarming.
Li Yu originally thought that traveling with others might not be reliable. But with King Jing protecting him like this, he should be … safe, right?