"What fortune tellers say should not be taken seriously."

Wan Suizhou interrupted Zhang Xiu, saying, "Let's tidy up these bowls and chopsticks. What's past is past."

Wan Yuekui kept chewing something in his mouth. Even after the dishes and chopsticks had been cleared away, he still didn't forget to stuff another piece of dry food into his mouth.

"Mother, I don't think this monster is scary. At worst, we can find a way to deal with it and be done with it."

Wan Yuekui stood up: "That monster just killed someone, so it probably won't go too far. Let's take advantage of this time to capture it."

Wan Yuekui was very excited. He could not control his emotions and slammed his fist on the table, but was slapped on the head by Wan Kongshan, who had been silent all along.

"What? You're really not afraid of death?"

Wan Yuekui immediately wilted after being hit.

He lowered his head, his face full of grievance.

"I was only thinking of the common people, how did that offend you, Father?"

He kept scratching his head, then left the house looking depressed and aggrieved.

Baili Wanwan planned to rest early so she could take a stroll in the sea late at night and try to help Xue Rong regain her memories.

She yawned, pretending to be sleepy, and got up to walk towards the bed.

“Auntie, I’m a little sleepy and want to rest. Let’s not let my sister sleep in the haystack anymore. My room is already big, and I’m so small, I can’t possibly take up such a big bed. Why don’t we share a room?”

Upon hearing this, Lan Xuerong's eyes lit up.

But Zhang Xiu wasn't so happy.

“Wanwan, you’re used to sleeping alone, so why don’t you let your older sister and aunt share a room?”

Zhang Xiu was afraid that Baili Wanwan would be taken away by someone else, but Lan Xuerong disagreed.

She went straight to Bailiwanwan's bedroom, sat down on the earthen bed, shrank back a bit, and pulled the quilt over herself.

"No matter what, I'm going to sleep here tonight."

Lan Xuerong spoke in a tough tone, and aside from Baili Wanwan, she treated everyone with a cold attitude.

"If there's nothing else, don't disturb me and Wanwan's rest."

Lan Xuerong carried Baili Wanwan onto the kang (a heated brick bed), then gave her the order to leave: "Oh, and remember to close the door when you go out."

Zhang Xiu stood there stunned, now feeling that the woman in front of her was more like the mistress of the place.

She didn't want to stoop to their level, so she gave Baili Wanwan a few instructions and left.

"Sister Xue Rong, do you want to go back to the sea? Wan Wan knows you're feeling unwell because you've lost your memory, and she'll help you regain it soon, okay?"

Bai Liwan once heard a phrase that can be used to describe patiently guiding someone.

She is currently guiding Lan Xuerong back to the deep sea.

She realized that what she was doing wasn't kind; monsters had appeared, yet she kept thinking of relying on Sister Xue Rong to deal with them...

Even though Sister Xue Rong had already been hurt by that monster once, she still...

Baili Wanwan was agitated and found it difficult to control her emotions; her face was full of guilt.

"I'm not going back."

Lan Xuerong snorted coldly: "Do you think I don't know? You want me to regain my memories just so you can help me kill the monster."

After a pause, Lan Xuerong hugged Baili Wanwan and kissed her on the cheek: "But I just forgot what happened before, which doesn't mean I'm stupid."

Baili Wanwan was truly shocked when she heard this.

For a moment, she didn't know how to explain herself to appease Lan Xuerong's anger.

"Sister Xue Rong, that's not what I meant. I helped you regain your memories for your own good. You can also choose not to help everyone get rid of the monster, and no one will blame you."

When Lan Xuerong heard Baili Wanwan say this, she sighed, knowing that the little girl was doing this out of kindness, and could only agree for the time being.

The two of them went to the beach late at night.

The beach had receded by now, but the previous mess was still visible, with filth everywhere.

Moreover, a large pool of blood remained on the beach.

Baili Wanwan squatted down, pressed her finger against it, and then smelled it. She found that there was indeed a strong smell of blood.

"How could that dragon actually come ashore?"

Baili Wanwan was very puzzled: "Sister Xue Rong, if the dragon can really come ashore, won't it hurt more innocent villagers?"

Although Lan Xuerong has lost her memory, she still knows a lot about the species of Jiaolong.

She shook her head: "Dragons love water, so they won't easily come ashore. There's only one possibility: there's something on the shore that attracts them."

Attract it...

After thinking it over and over, Baili Wanwan still couldn't figure out what it was.

"Then I will help you recover your memory first."

The two of them went into the water, but the seawater was murky and they couldn't see anything after entering the water.

It was the dead of night, and Baili Wanwan could only illuminate the surrounding waters with the luminous pearl in her hand.

She painstakingly retrieved the bell and swam toward Lan Xuerong.

Mermaids experience a significant increase in physical strength upon encountering water, and even the strong resistance in the water seems to pose no obstacle.

Before Lan Xuerong could react, Baili Wanwan waved the string of bells in front of her eyes, and sure enough, Lan Xuerong began to float.

Judging from this, she has been successfully hypnotized.

Baili Wanwan was very excited. In the end, she believed that her sister Xue Rong was kind-hearted and would never stand by and watch so many innocent villagers be harmed.

Fragments of memories gradually flooded into Lan Xuerong's mind. At first, she felt her scalp tingling and her whole body getting cold, to the point that her head was splitting with pain.

Mermaids' cries are heavenly sounds, but Xue Rong's heart-wrenching screams sounded like a little tune to onlookers.

"Sister Xue Rong".

Baili Wanwan swam over worriedly, wanting to hug Lan Xuerong and forcefully comfort her.

Unexpectedly, before they could even get close, they were blasted away by a blue light.

A sharp pain shot through Baili Wanwan's chest, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood!

However, she knew that Lan Xuerong did not do it intentionally.

"Sister Xue Rong".

Baili Wanwan continued to approach her: "It's me. I'm your favorite Wanwan. Once you've recovered, how about Wanwan becomes your apprentice?"

Lan Xuerong still showed no reaction, and Baili Wanwan's eyes welled up with tears.

Waaaaah...

Ultimately, it's all her fault. Otherwise, how could Sister Xue Rong have suffered so much pain?

If Sister Xue Rong really makes a mistake, she will blame herself for the rest of her life.

Finally, Baili Wanwan saw the reefs nearby and used her newly learned water manipulation skills to try and push Lan Xuerong over with water.