After slaughtering the shark tribe, Qi An found a comfortable rock, lay down, and started sunbathing.
Ata asked in confusion, "Aren't we going back now?"
Qi An closed his eyes comfortably in the sun: "Let me see how far the live stream has progressed."
"Okay." Ata obediently projected the message into her mind.
In the scene, Lingyue has been locked in a cage, and it is unknown what Zhao Cheng did to her. She is lying on the ground unconscious.
Several people surrounded the cage, using sharp daggers to make incisions in her body and draw blood.
Then they were carefully packed into small porcelain bottles, and a row of them were already arranged on a tray next to them.
Zhao Cheng looked delighted and stood aside watching with great interest as his servants drew blood.
There was no trace of the tenderness and affection he had shown when he made promises to Lingyue.
Qi An clicked his tongue twice: "See? What did I tell you? Zhao Cheng really didn't even wait a day."
Ata pouted, just about to express her opinion, when Qi An continued, "And look at that bunch of naive and innocent girls at home."
Ata then projected the live stream onto the Crystal Palace lobby screen, with the two screens side by side.
Before the scene even appeared, Qi An and Ata heard the angry voices of the merfolk, interspersed with the cries of the baby merfolk.
After Qi An left, the innocent mermaids sat in a row and obediently began watching the live stream.
They watched for a long time as Zhao Cheng tenderly cared for and cherished Ling Yue, and they were all happy that Ling Yue had found true love.
Some merfolk even changed their impression of humans and felt that Lingyue's words made sense.
Not all humans are bad.
Several female merfolk in their adolescence developed feelings for humans and thought about finding a human man as a partner, just like Lingyue.
Just as their romantic feelings began to flutter, the situation took a sudden turn.
The handsome man who was holding Lingyue in his arms and whispering sweet nothings just a second ago suddenly changed his expression and stabbed her in the back with a sinister look.
Something was coated on the knife, and Lingyue fainted without even using a trace of magic.
Then, they watched as Zhao Cheng stuffed a pill into Lingyue's mouth and threw her to the ground.
Then, a group of people dragged the unconscious Lingyue into a cage like an animal and cut open her skin with a knife to draw blood.
The innocent merfolk stared in disbelief, their beautiful eyes filled with shock and confusion. The hall remained silent for a long time.
When they finally realized what had happened, they were in an uproar – it was exactly what Qi An had just witnessed.
“Those wicked humans actually deceived Lingyue and even let someone take her blood. They are truly repaying kindness with enmity.”
"How could he do this? Lingyue saved his life, shouldn't he repay her properly?"
The merman's eyes reddened: "Why did he treat Lingyue like this? Didn't he say he loved Lingyue very much?"
"Poor Lingyue, she has so many cuts, she must be in a lot of pain."
"Could it be that he was lying to Lingyue from beginning to end just to get her blood?"
"Oh my god, how scary!"
The group of merfolk, who had just begun to have a slightly changed view of humans and even harbor some illusions about them, turned deathly pale.
Unfortunately, these merfolk, who are indifferent to worldly affairs and only know how to sing and dress up, have never experienced the wickedness of human nature and have always been all talk and no action.
He has never even had a heated argument in his daily life, and his vocabulary for insults is extremely limited.
It's just the same few sentences over and over again; the core message is, "How could he do that?"
Ata scoffed, "Tch, that's so weak. You're being so gentle when you insult someone, you should just curse their ancestors!"
Qi An smiled and shook his head. These naive and innocent girls had been pampered for too long; they were truly flowers in a greenhouse.
The mermaids watched the cruel blood-taking process, becoming frantic and anxious, swimming around restlessly.
The little mermaids were so frightened that they burst into tears. Their cries and curses mingled together, making the hall a complete mess.
Among them, the chubby little mermaid Tongtong, who likes Lingyue, cried the loudest.
"Waaah... Aunt Lingyue is so pitiful. Tongtong must fight off the bad guys and save Auntie."
At this moment, Lingyue was awakened by the pain in the scene.
Once she understood her situation and saw Zhao Cheng standing outside the cage, coldly watching her have her blood drawn, there was nothing she couldn't understand.
She screamed and wailed, "Ah Cheng, you lied to me."
Zhao Cheng gave a cold smile: "Otherwise what? How could I, a prince, possibly fall in love with a non-human monster? Fool."
Lingyue screamed incessantly, tears streaming down her face. They fell to the ground and turned into pearls, bouncing around everywhere, quickly accumulating into a pile.
Zhao Cheng's eyes lit up, and he ordered, "Don't stop drawing blood. Also, add some spices, the kind that induces tears."
"A few people, come and pick up the pearls."
Lingyue's screams and cries never stopped.
She soon lost too much blood and could no longer maintain her human form; a purple fishtail appeared and replaced her legs.
Those surrounding her were thrilled to witness the legendary mermaid, and they began to wield knives at her tail.
Lingyue's beautiful fishtail was cut into a bloody mess, sliced again and again, as if she were being subjected to the torture of slow slicing.
It was so painful; Lingyue's voice was hoarse, and her tears never stopped flowing.
The servants next to them, who were ordered to pick up pearls, had already filled several basins, and every now and then they would secretly hide a few pearls in their sleeves.
Everyone was beaming with joy, wishing she would never stop.
Even Ata, who is always obsessed with looks and has a soft heart, didn't sympathize with her and even wanted to spit on her.
Pah! You're love-struck, an idiot, a moron! You deserve to be tortured!
Qi An watched this scene with a smile, feeling quite pleased, and even took some melon seeds from Ata to crack open.
In fact, Qi An believes that being love-struck is nothing to be ashamed of; it's an innate personal characteristic that can't be cured.
She brought this on herself, so she has to bear the consequences; no one will blame her.
As a result, in order to save her own life, she betrayed her people, leading to the extermination of the entire tribe because of her.
That's disgusting.
Being love-struck isn't scary; what's scary is being stupid, wicked, and selfish.
If she had fought the scumbag to the death when she discovered she had been deceived, or had simply slit her own throat to avoid implicating her people.
After Qi An arrived, everyone was willing to lend her a hand.
Now, oh.
When Luo Feng mentioned his wish to him, he only said that he wanted revenge, to avenge those who slaughtered his people.
Furthermore, he hoped that Qi An would protect his people and help them grow up so that they could stand on their own in the future.
Luo Feng didn't mention Ling Yue at all from beginning to end, as if she didn't exist.
The meaning is clear: leave it to Qi An to figure out.
When Qi An first met Ling Yue, he initially thought of just killing this idiot, but then he felt that it would be too easy on her.
She should suffer the same torments she endured in her past life again, and then commit suicide in front of the clansmen she killed to atone for her sins.
At this moment, the merfolk watching the live stream had no idea that Lingyue would betray them later.
Seeing her being tortured, they all became desperate and wanted to save her.
With their chieftain absent, they decided to go and rescue Lingyue themselves. Many merfolk had already gathered at the barrier, preparing to leave.
Then they discovered that the barrier that had allowed them unimpeded access in the past could no longer be opened.
Qi An spat out the sunflower seed shells from his mouth, looked at the mermaids who were pacing anxiously in circles, and said smugly:
"I knew they were going to do something stupid. Luckily, I had the foresight to lock the barrier before I left."
Qi An's lips moved slightly, and the merfolk in the hall heard their patriarch's languid voice:
"It's not over yet. Keep watching, everyone. Pay attention, I have an exam when I get back. Just a heads up, she won't die, don't worry."
Zhao Cheng still wants to use her to lure you naive and innocent girls, so why would he let her die?
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