In the spiritual sea of ​​​​Lingling.

Bai Jiu, who was speechless due to Lingling's sweetness, took a long time to recover before speaking weakly, "Baby, let's discuss this. Can we do this kind of confession more often in the future? Uncle will practice more and will be able to react immediately in the future."

Lingling was so amused by Uncle Bai's words that she giggled so hard that her little body trembled. Sophia, who was holding her, thought that what she had just said had frightened her. She quickly explained, "Brother only beats up bad guys and won't bully innocent people. Don't be afraid, Lingling."

Lingling was stunned by these words, then realized that her sister had misunderstood her, and quickly said goodbye to Bai Jiu.

"Sister, Lingling is so happy, she's not scared at all~" The clever little ghost Lingling took the opportunity to chat with her, and took the initiative to start a new topic: "So, sister, is that uncle from before a family member of yours?"

Sophia smiled gently: "It's possible, but I haven't seen him yet, so I'm not sure. I'll tell you when I see him later."

......

Behind the carriage.

A tall man with a serious expression stood silently in the shadows.

Even in the dim night, one could tell that the person was dressed elegantly.

His top was a shirt-like garment made of dark blue silk, smooth as water waves and shimmering with light. At the collar of the garment, there was a fish scale pattern sewn with gold thread.

The bottom is a pair of black trousers and black boots, which fit the body shape well, showing an elegant and agile beauty.

In addition, this dress is also equipped with a thin golden belt inlaid with lustrous and finest pearls, highlighting the noble status of the person.

He also had a black hooded cloak draped over his arm, which the owner of the clothes might have taken off because he thought it was in the way.

The man stepped out of the shadows, not fearing being discovered, and leaned lazily against the carriage.

His golden eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Lingling under the tree, thinking hard.

How did this little guy find him? His mental shielding shouldn't be so failed that he can't even deal with a child.

Mental shielding, as the name suggests, can block other people's perception of yourself and make others unaware of your existence.

The mermaid clan practices spiritual magic combined with physical skills. He believes that he has reached the top level in both spiritual power and physical skills.

So, this shouldn't be the case. He's not the perverted Elf King of the Elves. How on earth did this child manage to not be affected by his mental shielding?

Bai Jiu, who hides his merits and fame: You didn't expect it, right? With me here, the mental shield won't work on my little one!

Bai Jiu's existence itself is equivalent to a mental barrier for Lingling. Even if there is a mental attack, Bai Jiu himself will be the first to be attacked. Only when he can't hold on will it affect Lingling.

Therefore, in Bai Jiu's opinion, the mermaid king's little "eye-catching trick" is not good enough.

In Sophia's arms, Lingling felt Triton's gaze and looked over cutely.

Um?

I blink, I blink, I blink blink blink.

Although her eyes were much smaller in her treeman form, Lingling still tried her best to open them as wide as possible.

After confirming that she was not mistaken and that the strange uncle was still staring at her, Lingling decisively complained.

"Sister, brother, look at the carriage~" Lingling pointed flexibly and accurately with a small branch.

Tritton was startled and dodged in a hurry.

Sophia and Jeffrey moved quickly this time, and simultaneously released their mental power towards the carriage.

Thanks to the Mermaid King's momentary panic, the mental shield was temporarily ineffective for a second or two.

The mermaid brother and sister finally captured the familiar mental power of their father.

Sophia's eyes turned red, and she fought hard not to cry. She shouted towards the carriage in a wronged voice, "Father!"

Jeffrey also ran over quickly with some excitement.

The three people who came out of the woods after hearing Sophia's voice also ran after her.

Triton paused in his dodging action, sighed slightly, and finally stopped hiding. He removed his mental shield and walked out from behind the carriage with confidence.

The two mermaids and two tree people who were already in front of them braked at the same time.

"Father!"

"Father! It's really you!"

The two brothers shouted at the same time, causing the two tree people who were about to pick up their weapons to start fighting to pause and silently put away their swords.

Tritton first bowed briefly to the two tree people, nodded perfunctorily to his two silly sons, and then pushed them aside without any guilt and walked towards his obedient daughter.

Jeremy wanted his father to explain it to him: After all, I don’t deserve it.

But after feeling depressed, the two brothers still followed their father obediently.

Tritton hurried over to Sophia and looked at his daughter carefully.

Seeing that she was wearing nothing but the shell covering her body, and the color of her fish scales seemed to have faded a lot, the anger in his heart was rekindled.

As expected, that group of people died very easily.

......

Before, Triton had a quarrel with his two stupid sons. After watching them leave, he simply instructed his guard captain to pass on information through the crystal ball if he had anything, and then followed them.

He watched the two brothers transform the fish tail into human legs and then go ashore in anger. They then struggled to find clothes in the village by following the seaweed. They were almost beaten out of the village as hooligans. Later, they went around asking strangers with a stern face.

As their father, he felt deeply ashamed. He gave them a tracking magic that he had learned from the Elf King and headed straight for the capital of the Loran Empire.

He is not like his two sons who don't use their brains. The only place in the East Continent that has the ability to offer a reward for catching a mermaid is the capital of the Loran Empire, which is full of nobles.

Many of the nobles there had a history of catching mermaids. Since the bloodbath twenty years ago didn't teach them a lesson, he would do it again.

Although he did not find his daughter there, he discovered the source of the rumors. The nobleman was an acquaintance, the sister of the noble who had previously captured his wife and her friends. This time he showed no mercy and let them sleep forever one by one.

Then, late at night, he broke into the bedroom of the emperor of the Loran Empire, splashed cold water on him to wake him up, and used the blood of those filthy nobles to write a message on the wall for the indifferent emperor: "Want to live long? Sure, I'll let them sleep forever. - Merman King Triton"

......

The memory ended and Tritton came back to his senses.

Later, he reversed his route to search for his daughter again. On the way, he met two brothers and their routes overlapped, so he followed them. Unexpectedly, they ran into each other by accident.

Fortunately, my daughter is fine, except that she looks a little miserable.

Tritton squatted down and took his daughter into his arms.

"Sophia, father is here to pick you up."

Sophia leaned on her father's shoulder and rubbed it aggrievedly.

As a result, the touching moment between father and daughter did not last five seconds.

because.

Lingling, who was between them, poked Triton with a twig.

"Ahhh, weird uncle, you've crushed Lingling."

Triton: ...