“Ah, you heard about that stuff?” Shang Hongyu immediately became really embarrassed. “Those guys really aren’t acting properly despite their old age. They only have the Ocean races’ interest in mind. Ahhh, they're so frustrating!”0

The various clan leaders and elders had all previously secretly sought her out. They had pretended to comfort her for a bit, telling her to not be too broken-hearted and even advising her to seek her own happiness from now on.0

At first, Shang Hongyu had been a bit angry, thinking that they were having audacious thoughts about her after the Dragon King’s death.1

However, those people had then begun to hint at Zu An being young and handsome, mentioning how strong he was. They had said that if he supported the humans and the fiends, things would become bad for the Ocean races. And Zu An had shown the Ocean races such grace, so they needed to repay him properly. But… Their Ocean races didn’t seem to have anyone else who was on good terms with him apart from the mermaid sisters!0

Even though they had been rather tactful, how could Shang Hongyu not realize what they were hinting at? They clearly wanted her to seduce Zu An! That way, the Ocean races would also be...1