Chapter 252 Banquet
In the huge palace, the seats on both sides were already full.
When he entered the hall, the air froze for a moment, and then there were all kinds of eyes looking at him, either blatantly or furtively. These eyes were all attached to him as if they were real, sticking to him and glancing at him from the ends of his hair to his tail fin.
Lu Yi ignored these gazes and just looked at the only empty seat closest to the throne with amusement in his heart.
Although he was invited to the banquet, he was not told the exact time, only that someone would come to pick him up to go to the banquet.
Although the seats were full, he was not given any choice, and instead such a prominent seat was left vacant.
"Your Majesty." Lu Yi took the initiative to salute.
Ed looked at him with a smile and urged, "Come and sit next to me. You are the protagonist of this banquet."
Lu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and decided to stick to his original arrogant personality to the end, and responded directly and readily: "Is that so? Thank you very much, Your Majesty. After all, I just came back and I really don’t know anyone."
Ed nodded and his eyes fell behind Lu Yi again.
"Lu Yi, what's behind you...?"
The figures intertwined, and everyone's attention shifted to the mermaid with black hair, black tail and black skin behind Lu Yi.
There is only a fine line between them, but the difference in beauty is like heaven and earth.
Lu Yi turned his head slightly, glanced at Ares, and explained with an ambiguous smile: "Ah, him, the... good friend who brought me to the reef."
Lu Yi stretched out his right hand, and his fingertips lightly placed on Ares' outstretched palm. Ares lowered his head and kissed his fingertips.
Ed looked at Lu Yi's blue eyes that were staring straight at him.
Someone's Adam's apple rolled in unbearable pain.
"Your Majesty, I think you wouldn't mind if I brought him along?"
Such an ambiguous interaction only lacks explicit statement of the unusual relationship between the two mermaids.
"Of course not. I said, you are the host of this banquet, so naturally it's fine as long as you are happy."
Seeing Lu Yi sitting down, Ed raised the stone cup.
Lu Yi also raised his glass and clinked glasses to celebrate from a distance.
The utensils used in the mermaid banquet are special. The food is fixed on the exquisite shell dinner plate with very fine algae lines. Each portion is just the right amount for a mouthful, with almost no scattered soup or water. Drinks are served in sealed stone cups with only a small opening left for drinking.
The design of the stone cup actually made it convenient for Lu Yi to pretend drinking. He took a sip and naturally placed the stone cup between himself and Ares.
He doesn't drink, Ares does.
Anyway, the two cups are exactly the same, so you can fish in troubled waters without anyone noticing.
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"Ed?" Lena frowned upon hearing this. "I remember that he was a difficult kid to get along with. I think I hardly ever saw him smile. How could he become the leader? Where is my father?"
Tiana said softly: "The old majesty is dead."
The brother and sister were both shocked.
Lian Na cried out in amazement: "Dead? How is that possible?"
Although the lifespan of mermaids is not as long as that of elven dragons, they will never leave the mermaid world so early.
"It can't be a natural death, it must be... murder." Lena said word by word.
"Ed killed my father, right? That's how he stole the throne, right?!"
Sairen got to the point and asked, "Which other royal family members died?"
"Your Majesty's father and brother, but the other members of the royal family are all fine."
"How dare he kill his father and brother!" Lena said hatefully, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
She could never have imagined that her willful departure would be a farewell forever.
"My father and my second brother are not incompetent people who indulge in pleasure. How could Ed kill them like this?"
"The high priest said that this was the will of the Sea God. It is because of the Sea God's blessing that Your Majesty can possess such great power."
"The high priest?" Lena murmured, "He must have colluded with Ed to kill my father! Damn it! I should have warned my father to be careful of this sinister and treacherous rebel! He is not a good guy at all!"
The remorse that was about to overwhelm her made Lena's eyes go dark, a fishy and sweet taste came out of her throat, and she almost couldn't stand.
Sairen supported her and said with all his heart, "Calm down! Lian Na, the more this happens, the more we must not lose our composure."
"No, everything is over." Lena said pessimistically.
"I thought that as long as I admitted my mistake, my father would forgive me, and Lu Yi and Lulton would be fine...
"But now - it's impossible! Ed will never help us for no reason."
In just a few decades, the mermaid tribe has undergone such earth-shaking changes!
Lian Na prostrated herself on Lu Yi, "I am sorry for them. I was selfish to bring them into this world. They are still so young..."
Tiana gently stroked Lena's trembling back and comforted her softly: "Lena, don't be sad. Death is the final fate of all mermaids. It is just a matter of sooner or later. When we all return to the embrace of the sea god, we will reunite with our relatives and friends again..."
"I know, I just...they, how did they die?"
Tiana said nothing, but silently hugged Lena to give her strength.
The 14th generation of the Clareline Mermaid Royal Family, the king died of poisoning, his two sons died of trident, and his grandson (the eldest son of his two sons) died of fire.
"What are your plans next? Do you want to go? Before the royal family pays attention to this place."
"Leave?" Lena looked at the unconscious Louis Lulton, "No... If I leave like this, they will definitely die if the mermaid blood is not resolved! Father is already dead, if I lose them again..."
Lian Na didn't continue talking, but the determination in her eyes said it all.
"What should we do? His Majesty will not help you for nothing."
"I will find a way to convince him! I will find a way to make him agree to help us! No matter what it costs me--"
"It doesn't have to be Ed." Sairen said, "Elder Hicks will definitely find a way."
Tiana nodded and said, "I will find a way to contact Elder Hicks..."
"No!" Tiana's eyes widened suddenly, "Lu Yi, Lu Yi is attending Ed's party!"
"Today is the day for the party!"
"Ed would never be so kind as to hold a party for him. He must have some ulterior motive..." Lena's expression changed.
"Lu Yi is in danger!"
Seeing Lena rushing towards the palace regardless of anything, Sairen grabbed her.
"Lena, don't scare yourself! If Lu Yi is really in danger, even if we go there now it won't change anything, and it's not necessarily what Ed wants to do. After all, Lu Yi has never even met him!"
"Yeah, yeah, maybe Ed is just attracted by her looks? Maybe it's not that serious."
Lian Na was like a cat with its fur standing on end when she heard that. "No! He's still a child!"
"I have to go to the palace. I have never offended Ed. He can't kill me for no reason! The Elders' Council will not allow him to do such rebellious things again!"
"But……"
Sairen tried to persuade her to calm down again, but Lianna grabbed his throat with one hand.
"Don't try to persuade me anymore. You had the courage to go with me back then, are you going to back down today?!"
Looking at the fire flickering in Lian Na's eyes, Sairen was now speechless.
After simply settling Louis Lulton, the two siblings rushed towards the palace.
Along the way, all kinds of speculations came to Lian Na's mind. Lian Na even imagined the terrible scene of Lu Yi's soul disintegrating. She almost held her breath and rushed to the outside of the palace.
The captain guarding the gate recognized them and said in astonishment, "Your Highness Lianna?!"
Lena ignored him and walked straight ahead.
"Your Highness, please don't embarrass us..."
"Get out of the way! I want to see who dares to block my way!"
Due to the royal bloodline, the mermaid guards didn't dare to really hurt Lena. One team of mermaids after another joined in to drag her, and the team became larger and larger as they went in.
When they arrived at the door of the banquet hall, Lena was already surrounded by a large crowd of mermaid guards behind her. Almost half of the guards in the palace had gathered here.
If those guards at the beginning still held the serious mission of guarding the palace, then as the team grew, more guards followed suit just to join in the fun, and they had a legitimate reason to skip work and watch the show.
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Looking at the closed door in front of her, Lena took a deep breath and then pushed the door open.
However, the scene at the banquet shocked everyone.
In the luxurious palace, the mermaids attending the meeting were tied into groups of three or four, while Ed was tied up alone in the middle of the hall.
As for Lu Yi, the protagonist that Lian Na was extremely worried about, he was now sitting at the small square table in front of the throne, looking with contempt at the miserable mermaid rolling on the ground in front of him.
Immediately, all the mermaids outside the door fell into deathly silence.
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