She finally understood why Shui Yiyao was determined to stay in the entertainment industry even if it meant her death. The environment was truly worlds apart.
Although the Great Elder asked her to stay, he still sent someone to escort her back after the report, saying that they would pick her up after they found the seawater purifier.
The sincere love and care are fully revealed.
When she came back, she was escorted by four mermaids, and the Great Elder was also beside them.
Only after exiting the cave did Huang Yiyao feel better. The river water outside was much cleaner, and breathing became easier. The tightness in her chest and the shortness of breath had lessened.
After swimming for about ten minutes, almost reaching the surface of the river, the Great Elder said, "Ten days ago, Yuexing's baby died."
His tone was heavy, with a hint of barely perceptible sadness.
Huang Yiyao pursed her lips, not knowing how to answer.
After a while, she asked, "...Is it because you left the sea?"
The Great Elder nodded and sighed, "Even in the sea, with the current level of pollution, juvenile mermaids can't survive."
"I'll inquire about the seawater purifier." Huang Yiyao looked at the Great Elder and said, "As long as we don't give up, we will definitely find it."
The Great Elder forced a smile and nodded.
"Let's get out quickly, Princess. Be careful. I will report what happens here in a timely manner."
Huang Yiyao nodded: "You too, take care."
Thank you for helping me comfort the Great Elder.
The voice appeared in Huang Yiyao's mind again.
She tried to ask: [Are you Shui Yiyao? ]
A clear image of a mermaid suddenly appeared in her mind.
The pretty figure was none other than Shui Yiyao. She stood quietly, her eyes moving slightly as she gently swayed her long golden tail. She lowered her eyes, tears trickling down her cheeks.
"It's me."
"Don't cry yet. Do you know what's going on between us now?"
"Teacher Huang."
Shui Yiyao raised her eyes slightly, her pupils were a light amber color, shining brightly.
Teacher Huang.
That's what the people around her call her.
If Shui Yiyao knew, she would have been to her place.
Huang Yiyao looked at her and asked, "Did you exchange bodies with me?"
Shui Yiyao nodded, then shook her head: "I did exchange bodies with you, but you died. You died suddenly and there was no way to save you."
"Who conducted my funeral?"
"A man named Director Jiang."
Director Jiang of the Cultural Bureau had no relatives, but she had a close relationship with the bureau, so it's not surprising that a friend of the bureau presided over her funeral. If she had simply been ill and hospitalized, a high-ranking official like Director Jiang wouldn't have directly intervened.
Director Jiang came forward and said that she was really dead.
Shui Yiyao didn't lie.
Huang Yiyao pinched her solar plexus and asked, "Do you know how to change your body back?"
Shui Yiyao frowned, incredulous: "You want to change your body back? But you're already dead. You don't want my body? Although my reputation is not so good now... but it's better than being dead?"
Huang Yiyao: "I won't steal your body. Don't worry."
Shui Yiyao shook her head: "No, I'll make a deal with you. If you can fulfill my wish, this body will be yours."
"...What wish?"
Huang Yiyao hesitated. According to the original novel, Shui Yiyao was a love-sick person. Could it be that she was supposed to chase the original male lead? Her only wish in the original novel was to be with the male lead.
Shui Yiyao: "I want the Mermaid Kingdom to become rich."
This was not what she had imagined.
Huang Yiyao: "Why don't you come yourself?"
Shui Yiyao: "I can't do it."
Huang Yiyao: "How can you believe I can do this? The situation of the mermaids... I'm afraid I really can't do anything."
Shui Yiyao: "Whether you can do it or not, as long as you try your best and always put the survival of the Mermaid Nation first, this body will belong only to you."
She stared at Huang Yiyao closely: "Do you agree?"
Huang Yiyao became serious and nodded firmly: "Okay. I will do my best."
Shui Yiyao: "You swear."
Huang Yiyao swore an oath to Shui Yiyao according to her request.
Shui Yiyao said firmly, "Since you have made a vow, I will also make a vow—I will never appear again to snatch your body."
Huang Yiyao looked at her who had become transparent in an instant and couldn't help but frowned: "You..."
Shui Yiyao looked at her and smiled. "I'm sincere. From today on, I will completely disappear. I hope you won't break your oath."
Huang Yiyao: "Don't worry."
Seeing her agree, Shui Yiyao laughed, feeling somewhat relieved: "...I came to the human world to seek a way out for our mermaid nation. But..."
Her expression darkened: "I failed."
The human world was too prosperous and the entertainment industry had too many temptations. She was gradually dazzled and forgot about the Mermaid Kingdom.
As the heir of the Mermaid Kingdom, she knew that this was wrong. Her people loved her, so she should correct her mistakes.
But she couldn't change it. Desire was like a bottomless pit. She had been completely swallowed up and could never climb out.
But Huang Yiyao was a different person. At the funeral, she heard Huang Yiyao's life story: she was the heir of the finger knife jade carving art, having inherited the business passed down from her ancestors since she was a child, and she did it very well.
If it's her, she can definitely do it.
Seeing Shui Yiyao about to disappear, Huang Yiyao hurriedly asked, "The Great Elder said you should quit the entertainment industry and return to the Mermaid Nation. What do you think?"
Shui Yiyao shook her head: "I've sold my identity to you. You decide. But, I have a request—" Her figure gradually faded, and her voice became hazy, "Can you please not tell the elders and the tribesmen that Shui Yiyao has changed? Just let them think I've changed, okay..."
"Okay." Huang Yiyao answered quickly.
"Thanks."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shui Yiyao's figure completely disappeared.
·
The Great Elder sent Huang Yiyao to the surface of the water not far from where she fell into the water.
The water surface rippled slightly, and there were voices. The staff must be still searching for her.
"Just send it here. There's a camera in front."
They hid behind a big rock and said goodbye, and Huang Yiyao persuaded the elder to go back.
"Don't worry, Great Elder. From today on, I will prioritize the mermaids. I won't mess around anymore."
The Great Elder looked at Huang Yiyao, his eyes slightly red.
Huang Yiyao stuffed the yellow crystal in her hand into the hands of the elder and said, "I won't need this on land. You can take it back and use it."
If I keep it with her, she might sell it tomorrow.
Without waiting for the Great Elder to refuse, Huang Yiyao took off her fish tail and swam towards the direction where the voices were loudest.
“Help!”
She kept shouting, and soon someone heard her voice and swam towards her.
She glanced back and saw that the Great Elder had already swam back with the mermaids. Feeling relieved, she swam over there.
·
Shui Yiyao's agent, Brother Zhang, is here.
It was noon, three hours after Shui Yiyao fell into the water. Everyone thought Shui Yiyao was dead, and even her manager rushed to deal with the aftermath.
But no one expected that Shui Yiyao would be able to come back safe and sound.
After she was rescued to the shore, the director team saw that her eyes were open and she was not dead, so they shot her in one shot.
Live broadcast to dispel rumors first.
"Are you okay?" someone asked her immediately.
Shui Yiyao raised her eyes to look at the camera, expressionless: "Can't you see or what? You can't see and yet you ask? Try falling into the water for three hours."
Her agent, Zhang Ge, stepped forward and squeezed into the camera: "Netizens are very worried about you. Your sister kept praying by the river for your safe return. Fortunately, her prayers came true. Fortunately, you are back safely."
Shui Yiyao rolled her eyes, shook off Brother Zhang who was leaning towards her, wrung the water out of her clothes, and glanced at the camera: "Fortunately, I was smart and fought wits and courage with the fish in the river. Otherwise, I would have lost my life."
Zhang's agent is really a weirdo. He has several artists under his name. One of the people who recorded the variety show with her this time is Yue Xi, a female artist he plans to promote. She is also what he calls "your senior sister."
She has no objection to him praising whoever he wants, but if he tries to praise someone else by stepping over her, don't blame her for getting angry.
Shui Yiyao used to be silly and willing to cooperate with him, but now she is not willing to do so.
The moment Shui Yiyao disappeared, many memories appeared in her mind, including all the memories from the time Shui Yiyao started to remember things to the time she disappeared.
Brother Zhang, signed Shui Yiyao from a scout.
But his daily advice to Shui Yiyao was to cooperate with her senior sister. He even once had Shui Yiyao deliberately say something stupid during an interview to highlight Yue Xi's rationality and politeness.
Shui Yiyao was timid, and after being frightened by Brother Zhang twice, she agreed to everything.
Shui Yiyao looked around and saw that the staff and artists were all on the shore. Some were wet and some were dry.
Bai Gege was wearing soaked clothes and it was obvious that she had gone into the water to look for her. Bai Gege didn't know she was a mermaid. Although she was a white whale and being underwater for three hours was no problem for her, it still didn't affect Shui Yiyao's adorable opinion of her.
She walked towards Bai Gege with the camera and handed her a dry towel: "Thanks, wipe it quickly."
Bai Gege took the towel and smiled at her: "As long as you are okay."
Another female artist suddenly came over and said, "Yes, I'm glad Yiyao is okay. Senior Sister, I can't swim, so I didn't go into the water to look for you. You won't blame me, right?"
It was Yue Xi. Shui Yiyao looked at her. She was standing in front of her camera with an elegant and apologetic smile, looking concerned.
Blocking her shot.
Shui Yiyao had no one to teach her before, so she didn't know how to capture the camera. But now she has made documentaries, so how could she not know Yue Xi's little tricks?
Since the camera couldn't capture her now, she rolled her eyes at Yue Xi and said, "Stop pretending. No one who jumped into the water to save me was as attentive as you are now."
Although there is no video, this was recorded on the spot. Anyone watching the live broadcast can hear her words.
This kind of person needs to be embarrassed in person, otherwise she will come back to disgust you again next time. As long as you teach her a lesson once, she will consciously stay away from you in the future.
Yue Xi obviously didn't expect Shui Yiyao to say that, and said in disbelief: "You——"
Manager Zhang stepped forward and said, "Xiaoyao, your senior sister is concerned about you. How can you say that? You are so ignorant."
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