174 Ariel.

Ariel returned to her spacious room, which had one large bed, wardrobe, the desk next to the window, and a chandelier in the ceiling.

*Cough*

She started coughing loudly and soon fell down on her knees.

She put her hand over her mouth, trying to stop her coughing, and a few seconds later, her coughing stopped.

Ariel looked at her hand and saw it stained with blood— her fatigued eyes trembled.

She wiped her hand on her pants and stood up.

*Smack*

She smacked her cheeks and nodded, ''It's only blood— I have plenty left!''

She cheerfully went to her bathroom and took off her beautiful dress.

Ariel looked at the mirror and touched her face— there was already a sign of her beauty leaving her.

Other Elves would be crying their eyes out after seeing them being in the same state as Ariel, but she knows that her parents will hear her crying noises.

She used her fingers and tried to make a smile on her face.