Chapter 222 The Four Seals "What if... all four seals are broken?"...
The four seals of binding the earth.
That was a sealing power used to maintain the balance between heaven and earth after the separation of heaven and earth.
When the four pillars of heaven collapsed, in order to completely block the passage between heaven and earth, the gods cast a binding force on the earth. But the gods were far away in the heavens, and such power inevitably weakened over thousands of years. Thus, the binding force continued to exist by relying on the seals attached to the earth, rotating and changing within the seals on earth every hundred years.
No one knows which seals the power of binding the earth will choose. The only certainty is that there are only four seals, corresponding to the four collapsed pillars of heaven, distributed in the four corners of the earth.
The four corners of the earth...
Liyue Village is located in the southwest, Tianque Mountain is in the northeast, Moyu River is in the northwest, and Yanling City is in the southeast...
Four directions, four seals.
"Although these seals were each established for their own purposes, they may very well end up bearing the power to bind the earth..."
These things had never been asked before, but the former Sea Emperor Mingci became interested and told her everything he knew.
However, they did not notice that the people in the hall had been standing frozen in place for a long time.
"What if...the seal breaks...?"
Another voice echoed in the empty temple, soft and trembling.
The mermaid in the mist covered her mouth as if she had heard a child worrying that the sky would fall. Mingci laughed happily, "Don't worry, these seals are not so easy to break."
"but……"
She stopped smiling, and her tone became solemn. "Although these seals are difficult to break, the power of binding the earth will rotate in turn. Every five hundred years, the four seals from the previous cycle will transfer to the new cycle of four seals."
"When the seals are replaced, the power that binds the earth briefly leaves the land, and turmoil will occur... The demonic chaos on land a hundred years ago and the earth fire in the sea kingdom were caused by the loosening of the power that binds the earth."
Jiang Yuhuo was stunned.
A hundred years ago, chaos reigned, and the earth blazed...
There's a reason for all of this.
She clenched her fists, but they still trembled uncontrollably.
Just one shift of the four seals nearly brought down the Great Zhou Dynasty, countless cultivators from the immortal sects perished in the Moyu River, and the merfolk of the Sea Kingdom fled to the mainland...
"What if... all four seals are broken?"
This time, the question was even weaker, like a candle flame trembling in the wind.
"It is absolutely impossible for all four seals to be broken."
Wuying smiled and shook her head, as if she had heard an even more absurd question.
"Regardless of the fact that no one knows which seals are the true Four Seals of Earth Binding, those that can be chosen by the power of Earth Binding are the strongest seals in the world. With the blessing of the power of Earth Binding, these seals will only become more solid than before."
"To be able to break even one of them is already a rare skill in the world. Perhaps it is just luck. It is not easy to survive from the seals, let alone break all four seals at the same time... If it is not the power of a god, how could a mortal have such power?"
Mingci felt she had explained it clearly enough, but the person standing in the hall seemed not to have heard her and simply repeated the question.
"What if the seals are broken in all four places?"
What will become of the world?
Fear, struggle, and despair flashed in those dark eyes... yet they remained fixed on the misty shadow in the void, stubbornly demanding an answer.
...
As soon as the spiritual energy field of "Double Flow Guidance" was completed, Jia Yue hurriedly came out of the inner hall to look for Jiang Yu Huo.
The main hall was empty, with nowhere to hide. One could see all of it at a glance, and there was no one under the statue of the mermaid goddess who looked down on all living beings.
She disappeared.
Panic quickly gripped his heart, and Jia Yue instinctively rushed out, completely forgetting that he could have used the mermaid pearl to find Jiang Yu Huo's location.
Fortunately, she hadn't gone far, and he soon spotted that familiar slender figure outside the temple.
She sat with her back to a rock, her head bowed low.
Her heart, which had been in a sudden panic, quickly calmed down. After a few breaths, Jia Yue pretended to be nonchalant and walked towards that figure.
"Fishing lights, fishing lights..."
Jia Yue called out several times, but received no response from Jiang Yuhuo. He had to reach out and push her shoulder. The person sitting with her head down seemed to be startled and suddenly raised her head from her knees.
His face was deathly pale.
"What's wrong?" Jia Yue immediately knelt down to check on her face. "Is something bothering you?"
As he asked, he touched her forehead with his hand; the temperature was normal, even slightly cool to her.
It's not a fever; what's wrong with her?
Jiang Yuhuo stared at him intently for a long while, then hugged him without saying a word.
A warmth spread through her body and heart at the same time, and Jia Yue instinctively pulled the person into her arms, asking gently, "Did something happen?"
"Xiao Hai..." She hugged him tightly, burying her head on his shoulder, "I..."
She made many mistakes, mistakes that were... irreversible...
"Yes, I'm here." Jia Yue held the person reassuringly, waiting quietly for her to continue.
"I'm not feeling well..." Jiang Yuhuo's voice trembled slightly, "We...we're not compatible today, are we?"
Feeling as if she'd been punched in the chest, Jia Yue's throat tightened, and after a moment she managed to ask, "Where does it hurt...? I'll treat you..."
Tonight is the night of the full moon, the time when the power of the Mermaid God is at its most perfect. If you miss it, you'll have to wait another month.
The head on the side remained silent.
Jia Yue took a deep breath and placed her palm on the person in her arms.
"...Does that mean you no longer want to share my fate?"
"No..." The hands gripping him tightened, and he shook his head at the side of his shoulder.
"I...I can't explain it, I just feel unwell..."
"I want to go back and rest."
Her voice trembled noticeably, and Jia Yue felt her heart clench as she listened. Her already frail body had already supported her for a long time, so it wasn't surprising that she felt some discomfort.
He knew something must have happened.
She didn't want to talk about it.
But no matter what, he couldn't bear to see her suffer like that.
"Alright, then let's go back."
If she feels she's not ready, he gives her time.
However, he would never let her go.
Jia Yue picked Jiang Yuhuo up in his arms, and surprisingly, she didn't resist this time, leaning obediently against his shoulder. He shook his head at Qingping, who was waiting at the temple entrance, and then carried Jiang Yuhuo away.
She seemed to genuinely just need rest; her brow was furrowed and her face was deathly pale on the way back, but she began to recover once she returned to the lair.
Jia Yue couldn't find the reason. The mermaid pearl was functioning perfectly within her body, and the fire element was lying dormant.
"Fishing Light, tell me, what happened?"
Jiang Yuhuo, who had been sitting with her eyes closed in his arms, pulled him down to lie down with her upon hearing this, her nose brushing against his neck, her voice hoarse, "Nothing's wrong, I'm just... tired. I'll feel better after a rest."
The light of the luminous pearl was soft and dim, and the fragrance of the Udumbara flower was cool and tranquil. Jiang Yuhuo's mind gradually calmed down.
This place is home only to them; it's the most secluded and safest place in the world, where no one can find them. By isolating them from everything outside, she can also keep all bad news out.
It allows her to hide her fears, timidity, and cowardice, without having to face the ridiculous fact that everything she has worked so hard for, even risking her life several times, was just another instance of doing the work for her enemy.
The more she wanted revenge, the further she got from her goal.
She only intended to kill a few people, but in the end, she will cause the deaths of countless others.
At that moment, she felt extremely tired and didn't even have the strength to open her eyes.
So she stopped thinking about anything else, just hugged the person she loved, and closed her eyes.
Jiang Yuhuo slept very soundly and didn't dream of anything.
When she woke up, Jia Yue was still beside her.
The merman's handsome face remained unchanged. With his eyes closed, she could look at him without restraint. From his forehead to his eyebrows and eyes, from the bridge of his nose to his chin, she traced his features inch by inch with her gaze.
Upon closer inspection, there are differences from his former appearance. He has shed his youthful naiveté and gained a more masculine and dashing look.
It turns out she remembered everything from the past.
She didn't know when she fell in love with him; she only knew that by the time she realized he was different, he had already taken root deep in her heart.
What a pity...
He tried everything to save her, but she could never be with him.
The only thing she can do now is to avoid taking his life again.
Jia Yue wasn't asleep. Jiang Yuhuo realized this the moment he woke up, but she was watching him silently, so he couldn't bear to open his eyes.
What he didn't expect was that Jiang Yuhuo would kiss him at this moment.
The warm, moist breath, the dry lips, slowly moved from the cheeks to the corners of the lips, brushing against the heart like a feather.
Tender and longing...
His body was stiff, but his heart was melting with sweetness. He needed to muster all his willpower to resist kissing her back, but she left at that moment.
"Why aren't you kissing me anymore?"
The person who was pretending to be asleep opened their eyes and asked quietly.
Almost the instant the warm kiss ended, he couldn't keep up the act anymore.
She was always like that, easily making him feel both hopeful and insecure.
Jiang Yuhu smiled at him, her eyes warm and bright, "Mu Chao seemed to have kicked me just now."
He then realized that her hand was on his stomach, and because he was so focused on her kiss, he hadn't noticed the movement inside his belly at all.
But that's not enough, far from enough.
Jia Yue covered it again, "It must be because she knew it was her mother calling her."
He kissed her passionately and forcefully, and she responded tenderly.
His fingers deftly reached down to her waist, hooking her belt, and a flurry of kisses fell upon her, yet he still managed to find a moment to ask, "Are you feeling better?"
Jiang Yuhuo responded with an even more passionate kiss.
The communication was silent, yet it was more tacit than anything else. Their bodies were already perfectly in sync, and they knew what the other wanted without much probing.
The jewel of the nest dimmed, and the murals throughout the room reflected two intertwined, lingering shadows.
The bright moon hung high in the sea, its pale light piercing through the surface and casting its rays into the inner hall of the Mermaid God Temple in the Sea Kingdom. Yet, the spiritual energy field that had been set up was empty.
The next full moon night is not far away.
It's not too late.
Qingping took one last look inside before silently closing the palace door.
Jia Yue placed the person on her waist, letting the still-warm person rest their head on her cool tail. The fan-shaped tail fin covered her smooth calves, and her fingertips occasionally stroked the slightly flushed face of the person in her arms.
From head to toe, it possessed every inch of her body heat.
Only in this way could he be sure that she was by his side.
His fishing lights, his lover, the only person he longed for throughout his long life.
I pressed my fingertip against the reddened corner of my eye, causing my eyelashes to tremble.
Jiang Yuhuo opened her eyes.
Jia Yue leaned down and cupped her cheek. "Why are your eyes red?"
Jiang Yuhuo turned her face to his chest, burying it in his chest, and mumbled, "It's your fault..."
Her low, husky voice, seemingly both angry and reproachful, made the slight blush in one's eyes merely the lingering afterglow of passion.
Overflowing with tenderness and affection, it made one's heart flutter. Jia Yue pulled her up, lifting her close and whispering with a smile, "It's my fault, it's all my fault... Can you forgive me?"
Jiang Yuhuo didn't answer, silently clenching her teeth and forcing back her tears.
After a long while, she suddenly spoke.
"Xiao Hai, shall we form a bond first?"
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Author's Note: Sorry, I've been having some lag lately, so updates haven't been very consistent. [crying emoji]
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