Transmigrated as a Merfolk, I Became the Regent’s Treasured Darling

[A penny-pinching, food-loving, clear-headed mermaid who never overthinks things X A regent who runs the show in public and turns into a puppy in private] [Growing female lead + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + mutual salvation] “Underwater, I’m invincible.” Sheng Ying transmigrated. She had a human body and a fish tail, but before she could experience life as a mermaid, she discovered she couldn’t swim. How was that even possible? A fish that couldn’t swim, and now she was being hunted by mermaid hunters! The culprit who had ordered the mermaid hunt was Regent Zhou Ziwen. With blood on his hands and a demonic appearance, he killed mermaids to take their pearls without the slightest hesitation. Yet he spared Sheng Ying and kept her by his side, determined to train her into an ancient-world mercenary? Sheng Ying: “I’m telling you, don’t fall for me. I’m going to roam the martial world and make a fortune.” Zhou Ziwen: “Maybe you wouldn’t think that way if I slashed your face.” Oh my god, what kind of place was this? And what kind of people were these? The princess didn’t live in luxury at the palace. She ran a fish shop instead? The empress dowager did live in the palace, but the moment she saw Sheng Ying, she ordered her killed. Sheng Ying was so scared she almost lost her scales. Sheng Ying gritted her teeth in hatred. To stay alive, she followed Zhou Ziwen’s orders and swore that the first thing she’d do once she got strong enough was kill him. Zhou Ziwen: “You can take my life. For now, get in the water and capsize the enemy ship.” Sheng Ying: “Wait! I don’t have a mermaid pearl. I can’t swim.” Zhou Ziwen: “Which tastes better, steamed mermaid or braised mermaid?” Sheng Ying: “I’ll learn right away, boss. I can do it!” The useless mermaid was gradually trained by Zhou Ziwen into a blade of the deep, belonging to him alone. Wherever that blade struck, no one survived. Zhou Ziwen stood on the shore with a bow in hand. “Leave what happens on the water to me.”