Lu Xianyun had originally lost hope, but he didn't expect that the mermaid would actually speak.
"I know him. He's my beloved. I haven't seen him for a long time. Do you know where he is?"
When the mermaid said this, everyone present was surprised.
One said he was an enemy, the other said he was a lover. These statements are too different.
What is going on?
"Lover? How do you humans and mermaids love each other?" Lu Xianyun asked again.
"Why not?" the mermaid replied.
As he continued to question, Lu Xianyun learned more information.
The mermaid's name is Yun Mei, and she met Wu Fengyang under the sea.
Once, Wu Fengyang went to the sea to collect pearls. He ran out of spiritual energy and encountered a ferocious sea beast. Fortunately, he was saved by the mermaid Yun Mei.
Wu Fengyang did not have any prejudice against mermaids like other humans. To thank her for saving him, he told her a lot about human monks.
Whenever Wu Fengyang went pearl hunting again, Yun Mei would accompany him. Yun Mei knew where the most and best pearls were.
Sometimes when he didn't have enough spiritual power, Yun Mei would use her advantage as a mermaid to help him collect pearls.
As time went by, the two fell in love with each other.
But Yun Mei also has her own tribe members and cannot be with him every day.
At times like this, Yun Mei would worry that he might run out of spiritual power again and drown in the sea.
So Yun Mei gave him something.
"What?"
"Companion snail."
"What is a companion snail?"
Although there are creatures like mermaids in the world of cultivation, people in the world don't know much about them.
For cultivators, the mermaids under the sea are like another world.
"Every mermaid is born with a snail. It is our personal belonging, so it is called a companion snail.
"This snail has no other meaning to us except to commemorate our birth. However, it does have one function: it allows people to acquire the ability to breathe underwater, just like us mermaids."
With the companion snail, Wu Fengyang found it easier to collect pearls.
But gradually, the two met less and less.
Finally one day, Wu Fengyang disappeared completely.
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.
Lu Xianyun originally wanted to ask the question that everyone was most concerned about, but after thinking it over, he decided to ask, "He disappeared. Aren't you worried?"
Yun Mei said, "Of course I'm worried, otherwise I wouldn't be waiting for him at the beach every day. If I had returned to the deep sea, that human cultivator wouldn't have been able to catch me so easily."
He is a passionate one.
As a woman, Lu Xianyun is more likely to sigh about such things.
You are still waiting for him foolishly, but he treats you as his enemy and sends someone to kill you.
After a pause, Lu Xianyun asked again, "Have you ever thought about what happened this time when you were captured by the cultivator?"
Yun Mei said calmly, "I know. I'm not deaf. I heard what the monks said when I was tied up."
Lu Xianyun was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say or ask next.
She really didn't understand why Yun Mei knew everything but remained so calm.
Shouldn't it be anger? Shouldn't it be rage?
Why does it seem like it’s not happening to me?
"So, you should have heard that it was Wu Fengyang who accused you of harming others, and it was also Wu Fengyang who sent someone to kill you. Aren't you angry?"
Could it be that this mermaid is not sincere towards Wu Fengyang?
Yun Mei said, "I knew he would come back. That's why I've been waiting for him at the beach."
Lu Xianyun frowned, thinking that Yun Mei was really stupid.
But Yun Mei continued, "When he disappeared with my companion snail, I actually realized that our so-called close connection and deep love were all lies. He just wanted me to help him find the pearl. Now that he has a companion snail, he doesn't need me anymore, so he left."
Lu Muyun asked in confusion: "Then you still..."
"The companion snail has another unknown characteristic. Because it belongs to the mermaids, humans cannot hold it for a long time." Yun Mei said.
"What will happen if you own it for a long time?" Lu Xianyun asked immediately.
She vaguely felt that she was about to grasp the key point of the problem.
"If humans hold a mermaid's companion snail for a long time, the snail will gradually merge with the human, turning the human into a mermaid.
"If he keeps holding my companion snail, he will eventually turn into a mermaid and return to the sea."
Everyone was shocked!
This is unheard of!
They had never heard of companion snails. The idea that holding a companion snail for a long time would turn them into a mermaid was even more unbelievable!
The cultivator who came down with Lu Xianyun and Qiu Jichen suddenly spoke up, "Then I haven't wronged you. Wasn't it you who caused Wu Fengyang to become a merman? It was you who really turned him into a merman!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xianyun and Qiu Jichen's expressions changed instantly and began to look a little ugly.
This sounds a bit uncomfortable.
This monk who came down seemed to have no idea what objectivity and fairness meant. He only considered everything from a human perspective.
After all, they don’t know whether Yun Mei’s words are true or false, so there is still a 50% chance that it is true.
But what this cultivator meant was that even if what Yun Mei said was true, he did not think Yun Mei was innocent, pitiful, or a victim. She was still the one at fault.
Yun Mei said, "Although I didn't tell him that holding the companion snail for a long time would turn him into a mermaid, it wasn't intentional. I thought we would see each other often and we would continue to live like this in the future. With me around, he wouldn't need the companion snail.
"But I didn't expect him to take the companion snail and leave. But for me, it's okay if he took the companion snail. If he becomes a mermaid, then there will be no obstacles for us to be together."
"I think you did it on purpose!" the monk shouted again, "I think you deliberately didn't tell him, just to turn him into a merman! You mermen are really vicious... Ouch!"
Before he could finish his words, he cried out in pain.
On the side, Lu Xianyun couldn't stand it anymore and kicked him hard.
"I've had enough. I don't want to tolerate you anymore!" Lu Xianyun shouted.
"Let me tell you, if what she said is true, even if she deliberately concealed the companion snail matter, so what? Can't a woman be more cautious in love?"
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