Zuo Qiuze couldn't understand how he'd learned to resemble Jiang Rong enough to let Ling Yan know he wasn't Jiang Rong.
But Ling Yan had always struck him as mysterious and powerful, so being spotted by someone like him wasn't a big deal.
Mu Yuan had been feeling down. If Zuo Qiuze, the fastest merman in the world, hadn't desperately swum out of the blast zone, they would have been buried under the sea along with the secret base. Zuo
Qiuze's tail cramped from swimming.
He blew a bubble, placed Mu Yuan, stunned by the shockwave, inside it, and pulled him away from the blast zone and the ruins of the base.
Zuo Qiuze held Mu Yuan, the two of them silent, deeper than the depths of the ocean.
Finally, Zuo Qiuze gave in, breaking the silence:
"Uh... Mu Yuan, Brother Ling Yan is blessed by fate. He's the most formidable person I've ever met. He'll be fine. Don't worry..."
Mu Yuan didn't reply. He understood Ling Yan's desire to protect him, but he couldn't accept it.
