Zhiyang is right. Yu Wanwan will definitely die once she reaches the bottom of the sea. Even if she is not the destined one, the elders will not allow anyone to send her back safely. In that case, her only fate will be death.

But I promised to protect her...

As if after a long internal struggle, Yu Ling took a deep breath and said to the mermaids, "Go find some more food. The female can't die. Go find some Wei fish to nourish her."

The merfolk exchanged glances, and one of them said, "Captain, the Wei fish is too hard to find, and it's very deadly. Is it really worth it for a hot-blooded orc?"

Yu Ling glanced at him and said coldly, "Go when we tell you to. If you can't beat them, send more people. This female was specifically requested by the elders to be alive. If she dies, who will take responsibility?"

The merman wanted to say that it wasn't his responsibility, as he was just a lowly soldier. If something happened, Yu Ling, the captain, would definitely be the one to get scolded. However, Yu Ling clearly didn't want to be scolded and didn't want the female to die, so he wanted to find her some good food.

Thinking this through, the merman felt he understood, nodded, and led a few of his merman brothers to find fish.

Next, Yu Ling used various excuses to send most of the people away. Zhi Yang took care of Yu Wanwan and looked at her alluring face. She couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, "You are really amazing. Not only His Highness the Prince, but even the Elder's right-hand man can't escape your grasp."

Unfortunately, Yu Wanwan, who was fast asleep, did not hear these words.

When she was woken up, she immediately noticed that there seemed to be fewer mermaids. Yu Ling tied her hands with water plants again and led her into the sea.

Yu Wanwan glanced at Zhiyang subconsciously, and seeing him nod slightly at her, she silently allowed herself to be tied up.

Bubbles covered her head again, and Yu Wanwan struggled to swim in the seawater with Yu Ling's help.

After an unknown amount of time, a merman suddenly asked in confusion, "Captain, are we going in the wrong direction? I remember there's a whirlpool ahead of here, isn't there?"

He looked at Yu Ling, but before he could get a response, a sharp harpoon came flying at him and instantly slit his neck. Red blood spread into the seawater, turning into a blood mist. The once orderly group suddenly became chaotic. The mermaids attacked Zhi Yang, who had made the move, but were caught off guard when Yu Ling pierced their chests with a harpoon from behind.

There weren't many merfolk left, and Zhiyang and Yuling easily wiped them out together. Zhiyang pulled Yu Wanwan, who was still in a daze, over, untied the ropes binding her hands, and said, "Let's go quickly."