Jiao Nian'en took Jiaojiao's hand and walked into the house.
"Cough... cough!" As soon as I entered the room, I heard a violent cough.
Lying on the bed was a mermaid with light brown hair. He was so thin that his cheeks were sunken. There was a layer of gloom between his brows, and he looked lifeless.
Hearing the noise at the door, he looked up.
"Did Jiaojiao sneak out?" He glanced at Jiaojiao and asked in a not-so-gentle tone.
Jiaojiao clenched Jiao Nian'en's fingers in fear, called out "Grandpa" timidly, and then hid behind Jiao Nian'en and refused to come out.
Jiao Nian'en stepped forward, took out a black pill from his sleeve and handed it to Jiao Si's lips, saying with concern: "Uncle, take the medicine first."
Sameji swallowed the pill in one gulp, and his face became visibly redder, and even his light brown hair turned dark brown.
Seeing that he seemed to have regained his youth, Jiaojiao became even more frightened.
She always felt that her grandfather was like a monster in a story, who would open his bloody mouth and eat her one day!
Jiao Si slowly sat up against the wall, his voice no longer as weak as before: "Didn't you meet any of your kind when you went to get the medicine?"
These words were naturally spoken to Jiao Nian'en.
Jiao Nian'en remembered the light-blonde mermaid who was going to send Jiaojiao home. She asked Jiaojiao to play in the yard, and Jiaojiao was more than happy to do so and ran away.
After making sure his daughter wouldn't hear what he was going to say next, Jiao Nian'en said, "Everyone went to participate in the sacrificial ceremony. I didn't meet any of my kind."
She took advantage of this day specifically to get the medicine.
"Sacrificial ceremony..." Sameji's eyes darkened, "Is Samezawa still alive?"
Jiao Nian'en felt a pang in his heart, but said calmly, "...Uncle Jiao'er said that everything in Jiaoze is normal, and no rumors have been leaked."
Jiao'er was the one who secretly gave her the pills.
Over the years, my uncle was imprisoned here and could not participate in the sacrificial ceremony. Thanks to Uncle Jiao'er's secret medicine, my uncle was given a glimmer of hope.
Thinking of the reason why his uncle was imprisoned here, the pain in Jiao Nian'en's heart suddenly turned into hatred.
Jiao Si glanced at her, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Are you sure that the Jiao Pearl you brought back is Jiao Ze's Jiao Pearl?"
Jiao Nian'en said firmly, "It must be."
Back then, she saw with her own eyes that Jiaoze took out the Jiao Pearl from his body, so it couldn't be fake.
"That's strange. The Jiaozhu has been out of his body for so many years, so Jiaoze shouldn't live for too long. But why..."
Why isn't he dead yet?
A trace of reluctance flashed across Jiao Nian'en's eyes, and the beautiful moments of the past flashed before his eyes.
The days she spent with Samezawa were the happiest time in the first half of her life.
If only I could…
"Uncle," Jiao Nian'en said, "Can you please let Jiaoze live..."
"Ridiculous!" Jiao Si was furious. He picked up the cup beside him and smashed it at Jiao Nian'en, interrupting her plea. "He and you have an irreconcilable feud. Letting him go would be digging your own grave!"
Jiao Nian'en didn't dodge or evade, the cup hit her temple, leaving a winding blood mark.
"I've been planning this for so many years, and the moment of revenge is at hand. I won't allow anyone to ruin it!" Jiao Si softened his tone, as if he was thinking of her. "Nian En, think of your father and mother. Don't forget their kindness in giving birth to you. If a child forgets even the blood feud of their parents, how can they live in this world with dignity?"
Jiao Nian'en had tears in his eyes, "I understand, uncle."
Her parents died when she was just born, and she has no memory of them at all.
But her uncle was right. Her life was given by her parents. If she couldn't avenge them, she would not be worthy of being their child.
She will always remember the kindness of her parents.
"I will investigate this matter as soon as possible." Jiao Nian'en said.
Jiao Si finally nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, if my brother and sister-in-law are still alive, they will be happy to have a daughter like you."
Jiao Nian'en hurriedly left the house.
As soon as she left, Jiao Si's face immediately turned gloomy.
He will never let go the culprit who caused him to become what he is now!
…
Meng Qingyin turned around and around and finally succeeded in making herself dizzy.
Just as she was hesitating, not knowing which direction to go, Jiao Ling'er came over panting.
"Yinyin, why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time!"
But she was exhausted.
Meng Qingyin felt guilty. "I thought maybe it would be faster if we looked together, but who knew we'd get lost while swimming? By the way, do you have any news on Jiao Ruxue?"
Jiao Ling'er held her back and said, "Come with me and leave here first. It's too unlucky here. I'll talk to you slowly later."
Meng Qingyin was stunned, but didn't say anything. She let Jiao Ling'er pull her forward and swim far away. Only after they left that remote place did Jiao Ling'er finally stop.
"I just asked several friends, and they all said they've never heard of the name Jiao Ruxue, let alone seen a black-haired mermaid." Jiao Ling'er was a little frustrated. "I'm sorry, Yinyin, I boasted at the beginning that I would definitely help you find Jiao Ruxue, but I broke my promise."
Of course Meng Qingyin wouldn't blame her: "It's okay, in fact, you have helped me a lot, I am very grateful to you."
She paused and asked again, "Is there something wrong with that place just now? Why do you seem to dislike it so much?"
In her opinion, the place seemed nothing special except that it was a little remote.
But why does Jiao Ling'er keep her distance from him?
Hearing her mention that place, Jiao Ling'er lowered her voice and said, "I also heard it from my father. He said that it was where we, the Jiao people, imprisoned criminals. Those criminals were ferocious and scary!"
She leaned close to Meng Qingyin's ear and said, "It is said that there were shrill cries there every night a few years ago. They said that it was the evil spirits of the criminals who came to take their lives! So we usually don't go there. Sometimes, if we accidentally get lost there, we will leave quickly. It would be terrible if we were to be touched by the evil spirits!"
"Imprisoning criminals?" Meng Qingyin was stunned, and her mind recalled Jiaojiao's lovely face and Jiaojiao's mother, the silver-haired mermaid.
Why are they there?
Meng Qingyin instinctively wanted to dig deeper into this clue, so she asked again, "Where exactly is the place of imprisonment you mentioned? Is it something like a prison cell?"
Jiao Ling'er shook her head. "I don't know the exact location, but you should never go there again."
Meng Qingyin pressed on: "Can criminals leave their place of imprisonment?"
Jiao Ling'er still shook her head: "I don't know, Yinyin, why are you suddenly so interested in the prison?"
Meng Qingyin: "...I'm just a little curious."
Jiao Ling'er agreed, "I used to be very interested in that place, but after meeting that silver-haired ghost, I'm no longer interested."
Meng Qingyin's heart tightened, "What silver-haired ghost?"
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