Chapter 274 Mermaid Queen: What you want is my daughter's life
Captain Ling slowly stood up from the ground, his complicated gaze falling on Xiao Yu.
She took a deep breath and then performed the most honorable chest-touching gesture of the mermaid tribe towards him.
"Thank you, sir, for saving me and my people."
"According to the rules of our tribe, the grace of saving my life should be repaid with a generous gift."
"Tell us your request, as long as we can do it, we will definitely meet it."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Chu Xuanyi's face.
Finally, all my work was not in vain.
Xiao Yu's next words made all the mermaids' faces turn extremely ugly again.
He looked at Captain Ling and repeated his original purpose.
"My request remains the same as before."
"Tears of the Mermaid."
"I can't make the decision on this request." Captain Ling said helplessly.
"Come with me."
"I will take you to see Her Majesty the Queen."
Led by Captain Ling, Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi passed through a coral corridor illuminated by luminous jellyfish.
There are no steps here, only a gentle water flow channel.
"If you humans stay in our sanctuary for too long, I'm afraid your bodies won't be able to withstand the water pressure."
Captain Ling, who was walking in front, said this without turning his head.
"Thank you for your concern," Chu Xuanyi replied with a smile, "We have our own ways to deal with it."
As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Yu beside him.
Xiao Yu's body seemed to be shrouded in an invisible aura, isolating him from the powerful water pressure that was everywhere around him. Walking, sitting, and lying down were no different from being on land.
Captain Ling sensed his calmness, and a hint of surprise flashed across his sea-blue eyes, but he ultimately said nothing more.
Soon, a magnificent palace appeared before their eyes.
It was a palace carved entirely from pure crystal, reflecting dreamy colorful light under the illumination of countless luminous creatures around it.
This is the core of the mermaid tribe, the Crystal Palace.
At the entrance of the palace, two rows of mermaids holding tridents stood straight. They saw Captain Ling bringing back two humans and did not stop him.
The dome of the hall is a huge piece of transparent crystal, through which you can see the blue sea above and the schools of exotic fish swimming around.
The ground is as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the light and shadow of the dome, making people feel as if they are in a dream of light and water.
Dozens of mermaids were standing on both sides of the hall. They should be the elders of the mermaid tribe. At this moment, they were looking at the two uninvited guests with curious eyes.
In the deepest part of the hall, a graceful and elegant female mermaid sat on a high throne.
She was wearing a gorgeous robe made of thousands of pearls, and an exquisite coral crown on her long silver hair. She was breathtakingly beautiful.
"Your Majesty," Captain Ling stepped forward, placed one hand on his chest, and bowed respectfully, "The human who trespassed into the sanctuary has been brought here."
"And, they intervened... and saved us."
Captain Ling succinctly recounted what had happened before.
Hearing that an ancient ferocious beast had broken through the seal, the elders present all let out low cries of surprise. When they heard that Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi had worked together to kill the monster, their expressions became complicated.
The queen listened quietly, without any change in her expression, until Captain Ling finished speaking, then she turned her gaze to Xiao Yu below.
"Thank you, strong men from the land, for extending a helping hand to my people."
"Captain Ling has informed me of your request through Shui Ling."
"I can satisfy any of your requests, including wealth, artifacts, and even the secret cultivation methods that my clan has guarded for generations."
"But I cannot give you what you ask for."
Chu Xuanyi's heart sank, but he still clasped his fists and said.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, we have come all this way seeking only the Mermaid's Tears, nothing else. My prince's wife is under a strange curse and is on the verge of death. Only this item can save her life. I hope Your Majesty will grant this."
"Save a life?" The queen's lips curled up into a bitter smile. "Trade another life for one?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Chu Xuanyi asked in confusion.
"It seems that you know nothing about the Tears of Mermaids." The queen sighed softly.
"Rumors outside have it that the tears of the mermaids are tears shed by my people when they are sad, but that's not the case."
"Throughout history, the appearance of genuine mermaid tears has been rare."
"These are not ordinary mermaid tears."
The queen's eyes slowly swept over everyone in the hall.
"It was a single tear shed by a 'Saint' who possessed the royal blood of our clan. At the end of her life, she offered her soul to the Holy Spring. Out of endless attachment and sorrow for this world, she shed this single tear."
"This tear embodies the Saint's life's essence and purest life energy."
"Once this tear is formed, the Saint's soul and body will immediately dissipate and turn into dust, without even the chance of reincarnation."
Chu Xuanyi froze.
Sacrifice your life?
Shed the only tear?
Die immediately?
He finally understood why Captain Ling had such a big reaction when he heard this request.
This is not asking for medicine, this is clearly asking for life.
Xiao Yu's pupils suddenly shrank at this moment, and a crack finally appeared on his icy face that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and his heart sank bit by bit.
"I understand your eagerness to save people," the Queen said in a voice filled with sorrow, "but I...can't do it."
"Because the Saint of this generation is my only daughter."
"Your request is tantamount to asking me to kill my daughter with my own hands."
"Now, do you still want it?"
Chu Xuanyi was completely speechless. He felt his throat dry and a deep sense of powerlessness surged in his heart.
After going through untold hardships and experiencing life and death, I finally found this place, but what I ended up waiting for was such a despairing truth.
Is there really no way?
Xiao Yu was silent. His hands hanging by his side had unconsciously been clenched into fists, and his knuckles had turned slightly white from excessive force.
Let him sacrifice the life of another innocent girl for Jiu.
He can't do it.
But if he gave up at this point, Jiu would have no chance of survival.
This situation seemed to be a dead end from the very beginning.
Royal blood... Saint... Dearest relative...
The blood of a loved one.
Oh, right, the soul-guiding lamp.
Something in Chu Xuanyi's mind seemed to be suddenly touched by the queen's words just now.
Back in the royal secret vault, the mysterious old man once said that in order to light the soul-guiding lamp, in addition to the Heart of Buzhou Mountain and the Tears of the Mermaid, a third thing was needed.
That is the heart blood of the person who casts the spell.
And the person they want to save is Ajiu.
These three things must act on Ajiu at the same time.
Could there be some connection between them that they are unaware of?
An absurd thought that made his heart beat wildly emerged uncontrollably from the bottom of his heart.
Although it seems that there is little hope and it may even anger the other party, this may be their last chance.
He took a deep breath, stepped forward and bowed deeply to the queen on the throne.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my intrusion."
"I'd like to ask you to look at something."
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