Chapter 465 Mermaid Princess

Wei Qingyan said, "My master's mother is in Penglai. My master died to save me, but my great master is still suffering. I want to rescue him.

I remember Master said that to get to Penglai, one must cross the sea. I heard that the Queen is familiar with the sea, so I thought of asking her.

“That’s how it is.”

Empress Pu sighed, "The princess is also a kind-hearted person, but this place doesn't sound like an ordinary place. Isn't the princess afraid of getting herself into trouble by saving people?"

She stared at Wei Qingyan with burning eyes, as if she didn't want to miss any of her expressions.

Wei Qingyan's eyes were firm. "Master has been so kind to me. Saving my master is my duty. Qingyan only hopes that the world will be at peace soon. Only then can I go to Penglai with peace of mind."

"In that case, I will help the princess keep an eye out when I go out to sea in the future."

Thinking of her grandmother's dying prophecy, Empress Pu said, "By the way, I did meet a group of people at sea this time.

They seemed to be looking for an island, but they encountered a storm at that time. Those people were probably not familiar with the situation at sea and were swept to the bottom of the sea. Only one boatman from Pu State was a good swimmer. He waited for our ship and was rescued by us.

I didn't pay attention to it before, but now listening to the princess, it seems that the boatman at that time also said he wanted to find Penglai.

But the boatman didn't know what he was looking for in Penglai, and I didn't ask any further questions. If you're interested, I can have someone take you to meet the boatman."

The Penglai spirits never let outsiders in. They rely on their spiritual power to drive the mermaids into slavery for generations and to guard their gates.

Her grandmother let her fake her own death to escape the fate of being enslaved by the Eldar, but her family still suffered among the Eldar.

She hopes for the destruction of the Eldar more than anyone else.

But the elves live between heaven and earth. They are extremely powerful to humans, and it is extremely difficult to destroy them.

But every elder of the mermaid tribe can predict the future before he dies, and he has never been wrong for thousands of years. My grandmother was the previous elder, and she said that the spirit race will be destroyed.

She believed in her grandmother, so she waited for the prophecy for more than ten years.

In the past ten years, apart from those who died in the sea some time ago, she has only met two people who wanted to go to Penglai.

The first one was a monk. She thought he was a member of the Soul-Destroying Clan, but he left not long after he arrived.

Now that Wei Qingyan is leaving again, she doesn't want to miss any opportunity.

But before she knew Wei Qingyan's strength, she did not dare to expose herself, so as not to implicate the children or even the entire Pu Kingdom.

While Empress Pu was thinking deeply, Wei Qingyan also frowned in thought.

Shi Dehou, Lin Wanzhi, and the mad doctor all knew that the fat monk's mother was from the Penglai spiritual clan, and Wei Qingyan had no idea how many people they had told.

But Cao Yizhao, the dark worm hiding behind them, must have known about it. Now that Lin Wanzhi and the others are dead, could the people looking for Penglai be sent by Cao Yizhao?

After all, it was hard for Cao Yizhao not to be tempted by the abilities of the Penglai spirit race.

After a moment's thought, Wei Qingyan said, "Then I'll have to trouble the Queen."

Empress Pu smiled and said, "It's just a small favor, no need to be polite."

He then called a guard and asked him to bring the boatman over.

The guards took their orders and left. The Queen was about to invite Wei Qingyan to taste the fruits of Pu State when Xing'er, who had been listening to the conversation, suddenly said, "I seem to have heard the name Penglai somewhere before. Why does it sound so familiar?"

"really?"

Abu said happily, "Then Princess Xing'er, please think about it carefully."

This news is very important to my sister.

"What is Xing'er thinking about?"

Emperor Pu's voice suddenly came, "Are you thinking about your mischievous childhood again? Father will help you think about it."

Being interrupted by him, Xing'er suddenly lost her train of thought and shook her head, saying, "Maybe such a place name appeared in the storybook."

Thinking that she loved reading storybooks, which she couldn't discuss publicly, she quickly changed the subject, "Sister Princess, are you feeling better?"

Wei Qingyan smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. I feel much better now."

"Then when you are free, I will go shopping with you."

Xing'er blinked her eyes, which were as round and big as Empress Pu's, and said, "We have a sea market every ten days, and tomorrow happens to be the day of the sea market.

There are all kinds of delicious food in the sea market, as well as many ornaments made of pearls, shells, or corals. Oh, and there are also performances by little sea pigs and sea lions, which is really fun.

Empress Pu smiled dotingly and said, "You've grown into a big girl, but you're still so playful.

However, the sea market is indeed interesting, but it’s a pity that the eldest prince will leave tomorrow and cannot go there to play with us.

Today, you should show your hospitality and call your fifth brother to accompany the eldest prince around the imperial city.

Your father and I have some matters concerning Chi Lie, so I'd like to discuss them with the princess."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingyan glanced at Abu.

Before leaving, Abu wanted to tell Xing'er that he might not be able to have children, and he also wanted to continue asking Xing'er about Penglai, so he followed Xing'er and the others away.

Seeing Xing'er leave, Emperor Pu and Empress Pu both breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Pu was a mermaid. Among the several children she gave birth to with Emperor Pu, a human, only Xing'er was born with a fish tail.

When Empress Pu was alive, she used her spiritual power to transform Xing'er's fish tail into legs, but this could only ensure that Xing'er would not become a mermaid if she entered the sea before she reached the age of 15.

Once she reaches adulthood, if Xing'er goes into the sea, she will turn back into a fish tail.

Therefore, they created an incident in which Xing'er fell into the water when she was a child, hoping to keep her away from the sea.

However, during the implementation process, a small accident occurred, causing Xing'er to be in a coma for several days. Queen Pu was terrified and worried that Xing'er would lose her life. She discussed with Emperor Pu to take Xing'er back to the mermaid tribe for help, but she was also worried that the Penglai spirit tribe would discover their existence.

Unexpectedly, the couple's words were heard by Xiao Xing'er, who had just woken up, and he repeatedly asked them where Penglai was.

Fortunately, she was young at the time, and the couple took some effort to smooth over what they had said. Who would have thought that after so many years, Xing'er still had a reaction when she heard about Penglai.

Empress Pu was almost frightened to death, but fortunately Emperor Pu appeared in time.

The two of them secretly calmed down and discussed with Wei Qingyan how to wipe out the Chilie Army with the least casualties, how to prevent Chilie from invading again after the annihilation, and the issue of food.

The boatman rescued by Empress Pu from the sea was brought to Wei Qingyan by the guards.

On the way here, the boatman was told by the guards that a distinguished person wanted to ask him about the voyage.

When he arrived in front of Wei Qingyan, he spoke quickly without waiting for her to ask, "I have lived by the sea for many years. About a month ago, more than 20 strong men in black suddenly came and asked me to take them to find Penglai Island on the sea.

I have never heard of Penglai Island, but I have more sailing experience in our area.

They seemed to be difficult to deal with, so they insisted that the younger one go out to sea, offering a high price. So the younger one took them out.

But they didn't know the exact location either. We drifted on the sea for half a month. When we saw the storm coming, I wanted to return, but they wouldn't let me. In the end, we all died in the storm."

"Then do you know where they come from?" Wei Qingyan asked.

The boatman said, "Judging from their accent, they must be from Fengzhao. I've come into contact with merchants from Fengzhao who went to sea before, so I recognize their accent."

It turned out to be Feng Zhao.

If it was Cao Yizhao, what did he want to do by contacting the Penglai Spirit Clan?

Wei Qingyan couldn't think of a conclusion for a moment, and pondered, "Did they say what they were going to Penglai for?"

As expected, the boatman said, "I don't know about this little one."

I don't think those people would tell the boatman their purpose.

After asking a few more questions and finding nothing to offer, Wei Qingyan winked at Ah Chun, who understood and took out a silver ingot from his purse and handed it to the boatman, "Thank you very much. You may go now."

The boatman received the reward and thanked him profusely. As he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right, when the boat took on water, everyone was busy trying to escape. The leader saw that the younger one was a good swimmer, so he grabbed him.

The little one also wanted to live and didn't want to be used as a lifeline, so he tore a piece of leather from his arms while struggling.