Chapter 256: The Little Mermaid Nobody Liked Becomes the Group’s Darling (1)

Chapter 256: The Little Mermaid Nobody Liked Becomes the Group's Darling (1)

When Song Chuyi saw Ji Feng's new work "Tenderness," he was quite surprised.

He never thought that simply craving some osmanthus cake would inspire Ji Feng so much!

Clearly, it was time to start drawing some mini-comics!

With Song Chuyi egging him on, Ji Feng actually started drawing mini-comics.

His style was bold, and he was especially good at landscape painting. Now, influenced by Song Chuyi, he had also learned figure drawing. Combining the two, his mini-comics were unstoppable.

The mini-comics were a hit as soon as they came out.

What people loved and hated about them was that Ji Feng always liked to elevate the theme at the end.

That mix of being lost in desire and then suddenly brought back to tender emotions was something people both loved and hated.

With no alternative online, people had no choice but to keep buying them.

As the mini-comics became bestsellers, people's emotional sensitivity gradually increased.

The research institute was thrilled about this and even put Ji Feng and Song Chuyi under special protection to ensure no one could harm them.

With Song Chuyi around, Ji Feng wasn’t interested in stirring up trouble.

Still, he ended up creating a painting with hypnotic powers.

Song Chuyi stumbled upon it by chance.

The painting was tucked away in the depths of Ji Feng's studio. If Song Chuyi hadn’t been bored enough to tidy up, he would’ve missed it.

Maybe because Ji Feng hadn’t fully explored this kind of painting, the hypnotic effect didn’t hit Song Chuyi too hard.

He was about to put the painting back when Ji Feng caught him.

Noticing Song Chuyi’s interest, Ji Feng smiled and asked, "Yi Yi, wanna learn?"

"What?" Song Chuyi was somewhat surprised.

"You wanna learn how to paint like that?" Ji Feng said, "I can teach you."

Song Chuyi thought it over and, since he had nothing better to do, agreed.

For years after that, Ji Feng patiently taught Song Chuyi how to make hypnotic paintings.

But every time he finished one, he’d destroy it right in front of Song Chuyi.

No one knew the power of these paintings better than him.

After all, back then, he’d wanted to use these paintings to make Yi Yi his ‘slave.’

Ji Feng let out a soft chuckle and stepped closer to take Song Chuyi’s hand.

"It should be like this here."

The brush sketched on the paper, forming lines that were both breathtaking and eerie.

Finally, at the moment of Ji Feng's death, Song Chuyi succeeded in painting a picture with hypnotic effects.

He even outdid his master, as his paintings not only had hypnotic effects but also made anyone who saw them fall hopelessly in love with him.

Ji Feng saw the painting and left this world with a contented smile.

Song Chuyi, after destroying those paintings, had Xiaotong escort him away.

The flames spread from the small courtyard, burning the paintings but also making the love burn even hotter.

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Upon arriving in the new world, Song Chuyi felt a chill.

He moved his hand, his fingertips brushing against something icy.

"Hmm?"

He let out a soft exclamation, opened his eyes, and saw an endless, desolate expanse of ice.

Vast and desolate.

Under the transparent yet thick ice, there was a faint, indistinct shadow, just out of reach.

Song Chuyi couldn't help but touch the ice, the coldness spreading from his palm straight to his heart.

He wanted to stand up, but as soon as he moved, he noticed that his legs felt strange.

Wait, no.

He looked down and saw that his human legs had transformed into a fish tail.

The coffee-colored tail looked drab and far from delicate.

Song Chuyi: ???

Even as a mermaid, I'm still coffee-colored?

Mocking him for being a coffee tree, huh.

Song Chuyi touched his fish tail; though the color was unappealing, the texture was decent.

He withdrew his hand and said to Xiaotong, "Xiaotong, send me the background story of this world."

Xiaotong: "Host, we expended too much energy in the last world, so the story background for this world is only half complete."

Song Chuyi: "..."

He gave a helpless smile, "Half is better than none."

After all, the surrounding ice didn't seem to harbor any humans.

Was he supposed to wait here for the antagonist to find him?

Song Chuyi found the idea quite unreliable.

Xiaotong promptly transmitted half of the story to Song Chuyi.

The villain of this world is called Qing Yuan, an azure dragon.

He was born under a vast expanse of ice, spending his days swimming aimlessly out of boredom.

Until one day, a group of strangers arrived, dropped onto this vast icy expanse to survive, while being broadcast live to a global audience.

The races in this world are not just humans, but also mermaids, beastfolk, and so on, making it a world where multiple races coexist peacefully.

However, world peace does not mean that the guests participating in the survival reality show are harmonious.

The instinct to survive drives them to deceive, betray, and even harm others.

No one knew that the azure dragon hidden beneath the ice had learned their deceit and cruelty.

Finally, when only one contestant remained in the survival show, the azure dragon broke through the ice, and that person was literally frightened to death.

The blame for the "murder" fell on the azure dragon, and everyone condemned him.

He became a being that everyone sought to eliminate.

The story background ends here, and what happened next remains unknown to Song Chuyi.

However, he did get a crucial point from it: the mermaid he had possessed was the unlucky one who was scared to death.

The host body was already on the verge of death when he was dropped onto this icy expanse, and at the moment of death, because he "saw" his impending death, he lost the will to survive and died directly.

Song Chuyi skimmed through it and asked a question.

"Where did the main system arrange for the host body to go?"

Xiaotong: "The main system said to let him go and bully the illegitimate child as a young master."

Song Chuyi: ...

The main system really has a warped sense of humor.

Because he was an illegitimate child, the host body was often bullied by his two older brothers at home, and signing up for this survival show was his way of proving himself.

Unexpectedly, he still met his end.

After confirming that the host body had been settled, Song Chuyi moved his fish tail.

Under the ice, a massive shadow flashed by.

Song Chuyi tapped on the ice.

A massive eye suddenly appeared beneath him.

Those pitch-black pupils stared straight at him, creating a sense of oppression even through the ice.

Yet, Song Chuyi smiled at this moment.

"Song Chuyi."

He pointed at himself.

The eyes of Qing Yuan beneath the ice slowly blinked.

Such a small thing.

Such thoughts popped into his mind.

It wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

He thought for a moment, then dove into the deep sea.

A few seconds later, he swiftly reappeared beneath the sheet of ice under Song Chuyi.

He held a silver fish about three meters long in his mouth, and its huge eyes seemed to say:

Little thing, it's barely a snack.