"Alright, then could you please enter the inheritance space to condense the mermaid pearl? Time inside the inheritance space is slowed down by a hundred times, so it won't take you too long."
The mermaid elder considered every aspect in order to help Leng Yue condense the mermaid pearl.
"This..." Leng Yue had a bitter pill to swallow. She hadn't managed to resonate with the divine artifact, the Mermaid Pearl. If she entered the inheritance space, she would definitely be exposed.
"You're worried about safety, right? You can rest assured, we can make a vow." Seeing that Leng Yue still had some concerns, the Mermaid Elder directly made the vow.
Seeing this, the others also made vows.
"Cold Moon".
Jiang Yuan suddenly stepped forward and took her hand. "Don't think too much. I'll wait for you outside."
Leng Yue glared at him, annoyed. She had given herself away as soon as she went in. How was she supposed to get in?
However, just when she was at a loss, a change occurred in the palm of their clasped hands that no one else could see.
The golden dragon tattoo on Jiang Yuan's right arm moved and was transferred through the palms of their hands that were touching.
"This mermaid pearl can be considered a fitting end to the tragic death of your beloved who contracted syphilis," Jiang Yuan said gently, stroking Leng Yue's hair beside her ear.
Leng Yue looked somewhat dazed. Although she knew that Jiang Yuan was faking it, she was still touched by his tenderness.
She nodded and said, "Take me to the inheritance space."
"Miss Lengyue, please come with me."
The mermaid elder put away the divine artifact, the Mermaid Pearl, and took Leng Yue away, leaving Jiang Yuan and the others to wait there.
"Hey kid, what's going on here?"
Having lived for so long, Nie Zhen was certainly aware of the trickery involved. Jiang Yuan could fool others, but he couldn't fool Nie Zhen.
"Nothing's wrong. I was just trying to reassure her because I didn't want her to worry," Jiang Yuan said dismissively.
"Kid, I'm warning you, don't do anything to betray Xiaoyu!" Nie Zhen's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Although Jiang Yuan's strength is impeccable, he also has a lot of romantic entanglements. As one of An Xiaoyu's few relatives, he should step in to warn her.
"Uncle Nie, don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Jiang Yuan said with a wry smile.
"That's good, otherwise, not only would Xiaoyu not forgive you, but I wouldn't let you off the hook either!"
Nie Zhen could easily see the look in their eyes; it was clear that the man had no feelings for the woman, and such ill-fated relationships were often impossible to untangle.
"By the way, when Xiaoyu helped the mermaids condense the pearl last time, guess who she cried for?" Nie Zhen specifically mentioned An Xiaoyu when he said this.
Jiang Yuan replied without hesitation, "Who else could it be? It must be me!"
"Kid, are you really that sure?"
Seeing his expression, Nie Zhen was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth. So, wanting to tease him a bit, she said, "I seem to have heard that Xiaoyu has had quite a few ex-boyfriends. Is it possible that you are one of them?"
"hehe!"
Jiang Yuan declined to comment. He was aware of these matters himself. An Xiaoyu had indeed supported many long-term "meal tickets" in the past, but the relationships were limited to that of meal tickets. After all, it was an instinct for the Heavenly Demon Body to absorb energy from the opposite sex to grow. He only needed to take care of the future.
"General Nie is mistaken. No one who can condense a mermaid pearl is a promiscuous person, because the existence of a mermaid pearl is unique. If one's desires cannot be purified and unified, then the mermaid pearl will certainly not be able to take shape."
The merman standing nearby spoke up to correct Nie Zhen's mistake.
"Yes, mermaids only have one partner in their lifetime."
Another mermaid girl joined the conversation, saying very sincerely, "Once you've chosen someone, you'll be devoted to that person for the rest of your life and there will be no change."
"No, what if your partner dies?" Jiang Yuan suddenly asked, breaking the ice.
His words unsurprisingly drew glares from several merfolk, but some of them did offer him answers.
"If a mermaid's partner dies, the other will merge their partner's mermaid pearl into their own pearl and accompany them for the rest of their life," the mermaid girl said firmly.
"Impossible! The merfolk are so large, there must be a few who don't follow the rules!" Jiang Yuan didn't believe that all the merfolk in such a huge group were merfolk who loved only one person for life.
"What do you mean?" The merman girl became indignant. She gritted her teeth and glared at Jiang Yuan, then continued, "Anyway, all the people I've met in my race are devoted to love, unlike you humans who treat love like a game."
"No, don't be angry. I was just mentioning this possibility; it didn't involve your entire clan," Jiang Yuan said speechlessly.
"have!"
Just when Jiang Yuan thought the conversation was over, a quiet merman spoke up. He paused for a moment and said, "There will be disloyal ones among the mermen, but the consequence is that the mermaid pearl will turn evil and they will automatically lose their merman identity."
Jiang Yuan: "..."
He could probably understand what the mermaid girl meant when she said that all mermaids are devoted lovers, since unfaithful ones are automatically kicked out of the mermaid clan—it was truly impeccable.
“Just like the Cold Moon girl who just entered the inheritance space, if the person she falls in love with is different from the person she imagined when she condensed the mermaid pearl, she will suffer the same consequences,” the mermaid added.
Jiang Yuan said dismissively, "Anyway, she's not a mermaid, so losing the mermaid pearl won't make much of a difference."
"No, precisely because she is not a mermaid and yet she condensed the mermaid pearl through inheritance, she is even less able to change her love. Otherwise, she would suffer the backlash of the divine artifact mermaid pearl, which could result in the loss of all desire or even death on the spot," the mermaid explained.
"Wow!"
Jiang Yuan panicked instantly; this was the beginning of a sure thing for their on-screen couple!
"However, this is also a lucky thing. After all, the Mermaid Pearl is the most precious treasure of the Mermaid Clan. To receive its blessing is a blessing that cannot be earned in several lifetimes!"
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