frightfiction Chapter 186 Bloodline
Chapter 186 Bloodline
Tuso appeared even younger than before, radiating an aura of noble arrogance.
No wonder I didn't recognize him at first glance; he's a completely different person from the lifeless one I saw before.
"Strange, it's clearly right here, so why can't I sense it?" Another merman beside the Mermaid King held the crystal ball in his hands, his eyes full of doubt.
"Could it be that the Sea Witch miscalculated, and Liangmeng and the others weren't actually here at all?" The Mermaid King looked at the empty forbidden area and said in a deep voice, "Tuso, what do you think?"
Tuso lowered his eyes slightly, a glimmer of light seeming to flicker in his usually indifferent eyes.
He followed the Mermaid King's gaze and looked around, saying calmly, "Your Majesty, neither the Sea Witch's divination nor the crystal ball he gave us has ever been wrong."
Upon hearing this, the Mermaid King fell silent for a moment, then looked at Tu Suo and said, "That's true, but given the current situation, it's impossible to find Liang Meng and the others through the crystal ball."
"Your Majesty, the sea witch's divination has never been wrong," Tuso repeated his words in a calm tone.
When Tuso repeated his words, the Mermaid King, who had been frowning with some impatience, suddenly realized something and instantly understood the meaning behind Tuso's words.
"You mean..."
“Yes, just as Your Majesty thinks,” Tuso replied.
"But how is this possible?" The Mermaid King's eyes still held a hint of doubt.
"But Your Majesty, isn't this the only explanation?"
Tuso looked at this desolate and chaotic forbidden area and said calmly, "Only the Ancient Sea region can explain why they completely disappeared here."
Upon hearing Tuso's voice, Yun Qingyi and the others' pupils trembled slightly.
Ancient sea territory?
Could this forbidden area be the entrance to the ancient sea realm?
Just as Yun Qingyi was thinking, the Mermaid Emperor spoke again: "But this is really absurd. Although this is the entrance to the Ancient Sea Realm, it will be at least another thousand years before the entrance to the Ancient Sea Realm reopens."
Upon hearing this, Tuso stopped looking at the desolate land ahead, turned to look at the Mermaid Emperor, and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Liangmeng's bloodline has a certain chance of opening the entrance to the Ancient Sea Realm?"
"This..." The Mermaid King was slightly taken aback. He seemed to have really forgotten about this matter, but after all, it was just a seemingly unintentional remark made by an old senior before his death.
That senior also said the probability was extremely small and negligible. I didn't expect Tuso to remember something from so long ago so clearly.
He sighed softly, "Now, this is indeed the only explanation that makes sense, but if that's the case, then we'll never find them again."
Although I have never been to the Ancient Sea region, I can tell from Uncle Shang's experiences that while the Ancient Sea region hides many treasures, it is also fraught with dangers.
Whether those few people will be able to get out alive again is uncertain.
"Heh." Tuso chuckled softly and said to the Mermaid King, "To die inside, isn't that what His Majesty desires?"
"Hahaha." Upon hearing this, the Mermaid King laughed heartily a few times. "Little Suo understands me best. That's right. Without the obstruction of these few people, our plan to unify the Western Sea will be much easier."
Tuso smiled and said, "I hope everything goes as Your Majesty wishes."
Hearing Tuso's words, the Mermaid King was in a good mood. He patted Tuso on the shoulder and said to him, "Since they have entered the ancient sea territory, we don't need to stay here to guard anymore. Let's go."
"By the way, arrange for someone to guard this place later, in case they manage to escape successfully." After swimming for a while, the Mermaid King thought for a moment and turned back to Tu Suo.
"Yes." Tuso's delicate face remained expressionless as he responded calmly.
After the Mermaid King walked away, he stood there with his head down, seemingly lost in thought. Then he shook his head slightly, smiled gently, and left the forbidden area as well.
"Ahem, now... what should we do?" After the Mermaid Emperor and the others left, the Mermaid Princess blinked at Yun Qingyi and the others.
Yun Qingyi glanced around but did not immediately answer the mermaid princess's question.
The area covered by the black stone tablet is quite large, and only the mermaid princess can use the portal, so leaving or staying here are both good options.
But she prefers to stay here, for no other reason than that if she leaves, it will be more difficult to get back in.
They had finally discovered that this forbidden area was related to the ancient sea region, and if they didn't stay and investigate it properly, it would be a real waste of the information they had just obtained.
Seeing that Yun Qingyi remained silent for a long time, the mermaid princess couldn't help but ask again, "Senior, what are you thinking about?"
"Ok?"
"No, I was thinking about what your father just said," Yun Qingyi replied in response to the mermaid princess's question.
"Liangmeng, what's the story behind Tuso saying that your bloodline can open the entrance to the Ancient Sea Realm?"
"Ah... this." The mermaid princess looked somewhat bewildered. "This is the first time I've ever heard of this. To be honest, if this hadn't happened today, I wouldn't have known I had this function."
Watching the two talk, Ji Zhaoze also spoke up: "Junior sister, do you want to stay here to investigate the ancient sea territory?"
"Hmm? Senior, are you planning to stay here?" Upon hearing Ji Zhaoze's words, the mermaid princess also looked at Yun Qingyi and asked.
"Yes, that's true, we are indeed planning to do so, but we still need to hear your opinions. Liangmeng, if you want to leave here, then we will leave in a bit."
Upon hearing this, Liangmeng shook her head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Leave...leave here for what? I returned to the Mermaid Palace with unrealistic fantasies to get my father to prepare for the relocation."
But now, as our predecessors have seen, he not only refuses to accept this, but in order to prevent us from disrupting his plans, he wants to wipe us out completely.
The mermaid princess's expression was cold, with a hint of complexity hidden within: "Originally, I thought that all of this was orchestrated by Tuso. Even if he disliked us, he wouldn't be so cruel as to want us to disappear forever."
“But the reality is… he really wants me to disappear forever…” As she spoke, the mermaid princess’s expression turned somewhat forlorn: “I remember, he used to be a very good father.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to begin.
Seeing Yun Qingyi's hesitant expression, the mermaid princess suddenly chuckled: "Senior, there's no need to comfort me. I know that people change when they change."
"I should have seen through it all long ago."
Her gaze gradually shifted from despondency to determination: "No matter what he has become now, my goal has never changed. I want the Merfolk to survive this catastrophe."
I just thought about it, and if it's impractical for the entire clan to migrate to the South China Sea, then hiding in the ancient sea territory before this catastrophe comes is a viable option.
I think with our predecessors around, even deep within the ancient sea region, things should be much safer.
"Okay, good. Since we've decided to stay and explore the entrance to the ancient sea territory, let's act as soon as possible before Tuso's people arrive." After listening to the merman princess's words, Yun Qingyi didn't say much and quickly made arrangements.
Although they wanted different things, at least their goal of finding the ancient sea territory was the same.
Looking at the mermaid princess's hopeful and determined eyes, Yun Qingyi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, feeling a pang of pity.
How much pain would she have felt if she had known that the mermaids in the Mermaid Palace were destined to perish in this catastrophe...