The other merfolk dared not disobey the Merfolk King's order and quickly surrounded the crime scene.

To prevent anyone from escaping, the merfolk sealed the palace gates shut.

Judging from this situation, they are determined to find the culprit who harmed people.

The merman searched everywhere, but still found nothing.

To ensure the banquet's success, all the seafood ingredients were carefully selected, each one a top-quality selection.

Who would have thought that the pleasant banquet would come to an abrupt end halfway through, with a problem arising among the guests?

The merfolk searched the place thoroughly, but still found nothing.

The poisoned guests were all merfolk of considerable status in the sea.

Since something happened to them here, the Merfolk King should at least give those races an explanation.

After careful examination, it was found that all of these guests were poisoned.

Until the murderer is identified, everyone present is a suspect.

The investigation team checked each one one by one.

Their first person to check was Shen Jue. However, Shen Jue's daily routine had been very normal during this period, and under the surveillance of the Red Scale Merman and the Golden Scale Merman, she could not make any small movements at all, so she was ruled out first.

The investigation team searched around and found that everyone except the Merman King and Shen Jue was a suspect.

They will never know that their first target of the search is the mastermind behind the incident.

This was all to gain the trust of the current Merman King.

When the investigation team was at a loss, Shen Jue stepped forward.

"Yuan, I have a way, but it may not be successful."

The Mermaid King was very surprised; he truly hadn't expected that this beauty would have a solution.

"Oh? Tell me about it?" Perfect, he was also interested to hear what kind of methods this person had.

Shen Jue explained her method: "In my hometown, there is a saying that if you eat incompatible foods to a certain extent, you will get food poisoning. However, the creatures in the sea, the Merfolk, have a certain power that allows them to get seafood poisoning even if they eat incompatible foods, without needing to reach a certain amount."

"And coincidentally, I have an antidote that can cure all poisons. It can help you get through this difficult time."

Shen Jue calmly explained that the food poisoning was a pretext; the real reason the guests were poisoned was that she had poisoned them.

They poisoned them silently, without a sound, color, or odor.

However, she did not administer a lethal dose; she only caused the banquet attendees to be moderately poisoned and fall into a coma.

And right now, besides her, no one can cure this poison.

The Twilight Poison she created herself used quite a few poisonous flowers.

To ensure the toxicity of the Twilight Poison, Shen Jue conducted numerous experiments.

Poisoning these naive creatures is a piece of cake.

As it turns out, this SSS-level Twilight Poison truly lives up to its grade.

Upon hearing this explanation, the Mermaid King became somewhat suspicious of Shen Jue's motives.

The Merman King hadn't forgotten that when he awoke, he lost control of his body. Given its intelligence, the black insect, upon seeing this beauty, naturally didn't suspect anything amiss.

Since he took control of the body, he has been monitoring Shen Jue at all times.

Although the merfolk reported all of Shen Jue's actions to him every day, he still didn't believe it.

How did she manage to find that secret room, which was so well hidden, by bypassing the many guards in the palace?

He wouldn't believe it if I said I didn't have some tricks up my sleeve.

At this moment, when no one else could do anything, she stepped forward. The Mermaid King truly suspected Shen Jue's real motives.

Maybe this person is hiding something.

I wonder what they're up to now.

Let's see what she's up to!

The more you try to do, the more flaws you'll reveal.

The Mermaid King immediately seized the opportunity: "Beauty, are you willing to help me?"

Shen Jue ignored the word and instead took out the antidote.

"This is a treasure I obtained with great difficulty. Its scent can cure poison. If I offer it to Your Majesty, will Your Majesty allow me to break through the barrier and leave this sea area?"

The Merman King secretly thought that Shen Jue had finally been unable to resist asking him for a big benefit.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jue wanted to leave this sea area.

Is he really overthinking things?

Looking into Shen Jue's earnest eyes, the Merman King couldn't help but ask, "Is this all you want?"