Mu Tiantian's body went limp, and she leaned against Nuoyi's arms.

After a while, I felt my mouth was dry and I wanted seawater.

She frowned and weakly whispered, "Noy..."

Noi noticed her unusual behavior, pulled her closer, and urged Nida to drive faster.

After arriving at the Duke's mansion.

Nuoyi picked up Mu Tiantian and quickly walked towards the room he had prepared for her.

Blain, who had rushed out of the dungeon in a panic, paused for a moment when he saw Mu Tiantian in Noy's arms.

Then, realizing what had happened, she exclaimed in a panic, "Noy, that mermaid has escaped!"

He clutched his chest and coughed violently a few times, looking like he had been badly beaten.

Mu Tiantian clutched Nuoyi's clothes tightly; she desperately needed seawater.

Noy merely glanced at Blain, without stopping, and continued carrying Mu Tiantian upstairs.

At this moment, Blain also noticed that Mu Tiantian's face looked very unpleasant.

Worried, I followed them upstairs.

Nida couldn't help but feel curious.

The two followed Noy to the room at the end of the corridor on the fifth floor.

There is only this one room on the entire fifth floor.

After the door was opened, the room contained a huge, cube-shaped transparent glass tank.

The tank was filled with seawater, which was a clear, deep blue.

There was a staircase on the side. Nuoyi carried Mu Tiantian up the stairs and submerged her completely in the seawater.

Upon seeing this, Blain instinctively wanted to stop her. Tian Tian was human, wasn't Noe trying to harm her?

"Noy, what are you going to do?"

Just as Blain was about to run up the stairs, he saw Mu Tiantian swimming in the seawater like a mermaid in the glass tank.

Before he could even express his surprise, Noi turned around and gave him a cold look. "Get out."

Seeing that Noy's expression was off, Nida quickly pulled Blain out of the room.

Nida only breathed a sigh of relief after the door was closed.

Noy's emotions have been very unstable these past two days, something he has never seen before.

Avoid it if you can.

Blain stood there, recalling what had just happened. Mu Tiantian looked exactly like a mermaid in the water.

Could it be another imposter?

He was about to go in and ask what was going on when Nida grabbed him. "What are you doing?"

"No, I need to figure out what's going on. Is she really Sister Tian Tian?"

Nida answered affirmatively, "Judging from the situation, it definitely is. So don't worry about anything else for now. Tell me first how that mermaid escaped last night?"

The mermaid impersonating Mu Tiantian kept her mouth shut, saying nothing and not even knowing her name.

Nida had originally planned to interrogate her again tonight, and had Blaine watch over her.

Logically speaking, Blaine is a special type of mermaid, possessing mermaid abilities and strength several times greater than that of ordinary mermaids.

The mermaid from last night was just an ordinary mermaid; there's no way Blain couldn't have been defeated by her and even injured by her.

Blain felt a little embarrassed when he thought about it and scratched his head. "She lied to me and said she was in pain, rolling on the ground, and asked me to untie the rope for her. She promised she wouldn't run away and that she couldn't beat me, so I didn't need to worry. I thought she was right."

"So I... helped her loosen the rope." He said somewhat guiltily, then excitedly, "Who knew she would ambush me? She took out a bottle of powder and sprinkled it on me, and I felt weak and powerless all over. She kicked me and punched me, but it almost killed me."

Nida was speechless after hearing this. "You're so stupid!"

“I’ve already sent people after her, but I don’t know if they can catch up.” Blain paused for a moment, then asked, “Um, what happened to Sister Tian Tian? Why is she like this?”

"How would I know if you don't know? I don't even know her. But I'm a little curious, what is the relationship between you, the master, and that 'Mu Tiantian' lady?"

Nida has never been very curious, so she never asked any questions.

This time, I can't help but want to know more.

Blain began to recount at length how they first met.

Nine years ago, he and Noy were bought from the mermaid market by Raine and used as tools to make blood pearls.

Because they are very rare and special mermaids, not only can their blood condense into pearls, but they can also learn supernatural abilities.

However, each merman learns a different superpower.

If it weren't for Mu Tiantian's rescue, he wouldn't be standing here now, nor would he possess supernatural abilities like those of a god.

Back then, he and Noy were imprisoned in the same dungeon, along with many other mermaids like him, none of them very old.

They were living a life worse than death every day.

After that year, the mermaids in the dungeon died one by one, leaving only him and Noe.

A maid arrived shortly afterward.

Her appearance ignited a ray of light in their hopeless, dark lives.

Unlike other humans, she was cold and terrifying. She cared about them and even tried to create fake blood pearls to deceive Renn.

They even risked their lives to save them...

She lied to Ryan back then, saying, "Their bodies can no longer form pearls from their blood, so let's just throw them away."

Raine glanced coldly at Blain and Noy, who were lying on the ground with blood gushing from their chests.

His eyes were sharp, as if he could see right through them.

He simply said indifferently, "Then burn it."

"No!" Mu Tiantian panicked. If Raine said he would do something, he would do it.

Seeing her reaction, Raine curled his lips into a smile. "Mu Tiantian, don't try to play games with me. You want to save them, don't you? Who gave you the guts?"

"Who said I was going to save them?" Mu Tiantian smiled, mimicking his expression. Her beautiful eyes remained bright even in the dark dungeon, though they showed no emotion.

She continued, "They're half-dead now. If they're burned alive, they'll be crying and wailing, which I find too noisy. What do you think, Your Grace?"

After saying that, she took out a sharp knife she had prepared beforehand and asked, "Will you do it, or should I?"

Ryan gave her a break; he didn't believe she could do it.

Afraid he wouldn't believe her, she lightly cut her hand with a knife, leaving a bloody mark.

Renault frowned, and walked up to Noe, saying calmly, "If his current body can survive, he can harvest two more blood pearls every year. It's a pity."

Without hesitation, she stabbed at Noy's heart. Suddenly, her wrist tightened as Raine pulled her up, angrily saying, "You lied to me, you don't dare to do it."

"Whether I lied to you or not, you'll know once you let go," Mu Tiantian said, her smile fading. Her voice was calm and gentle as she looked directly at him. "Anyway, there's no point in me living if they're dead. So it's just that they went first and I followed. You can just watch the bodies burn."

Seeing the seriousness in her voice, Ryan felt a chill run down his spine. "What exactly do you want?"

"You know what I want to do, of course I want to release them both."

"Mu Tiantian, you're testing my limits!" Although he was angry, he still backed down. "I can only let one go."

"Noyi," Mu Tiantian said without hesitation.

"impossible!"

So...does my opinion matter?

In the end, Ryan released Blain and found the best doctor to treat Noy.

Even now, when Bryn recalls it, he is still filled with dread.