Zuan felt a bit of admiration, but he didn't plan to chase after her. He had just witnessed her make a move, and this mermaid queen's cultivation was quite good; she should be able to protect herself without any problems.
Now that he had learned about Aurora Poison Dragon, he did not intend to get entangled with him any further.
After all, she was the ancestor of the Shang Liuyu sisters, and he worried that getting too close to her would affect the two sisters in later generations.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly exclaimed "Eh!"
With a solemn expression, he turned around and looked around the four-sided hall.
The aura of demons!
And quite a lot.
I didn't notice it when I passed by outside; it's probably one of the magic arrays in this hall that conceals its aura.
Moreover, the people in the Dragon Palace seemed to be deliberately concealing the existence of these demons during their conversation, so he didn't hear anything related to them.
That's strange. There are so many demons deep inside the Dragon Palace, and so many elite guards protecting it outside. If the Dragon King didn't know, probably no one would believe it.
Meanwhile, the Mermaid Queen quickly slipped into the inner palace. With a sway of her waist, she could often advance dozens of feet in a graceful arc.
Compared to the strict guards of the Dragon Palace outside, the demons inside were much more relaxed.
After all, the assassin had already been captured, and no one would expect anyone to dare to come and die again.
She had a general idea of the layout of the Four Directions Hall. After exploring the area for a while, she located the place where the demons were imprisoning the assassins.
A secluded courtyard.
Compared to the laxity in other places, this place was guarded by many demons, each with sharp eyes watching the surroundings.
Secretly infiltrating had become impossible, but the mermaid queen remained calm.
Instead, he took out a miniature harp from his storage space. The harp was radiating a mesmerizing sea-blue light and was decorated with coral and seashells, forming various beautiful and mysterious runes.
Strangely, the harp had no strings. The mermaid queen calmly removed her helmet, and a strand of her hair gradually fell onto the harp, forming almost transparent strings.
Her expression was calm as her slender fingers gently plucked the strings, and faint melodies bloomed around her along with the seawater.
Her courage to come to the rescue was not impulsive, but based on solid reasoning.
The harp didn't play any obvious music; instead, it emitted the sound of waves.
In this vast ocean, the sound of the waves is perfectly normal.
The demons had no doubts, but they found the sound of the waves to be particularly pleasant today.
As they listened, the guarding demons suddenly yawned, their weapons falling from their hands. They either leaned against pillars or sat down on the ground, and one by one they fell into a deep sleep.
The Mermaid Queen then appeared, gracefully walking into the courtyard.
The azure harp floated beside her, and even though the mermaid queen's hand did not touch it, the harp still emitted beautiful melodies.
If you look closely, you can see her hair fluttering in the air, and each time her hair brushes against the harp, the sound of waves can be heard.
The reason she hadn't used it before was that the Four Directions Pavilion was too big. If she plucked the strings with all her might, the entire Dragon Palace might know her identity. That's why she needed to sneak deep inside and control the sound of the zither within a suitable range.
She went directly to a house in the courtyard, where she could faintly hear the voices of demons chatting.
"The sound of the waves is so loud today, it's making me want to sleep."
"I'm a little sleepy too, but I'll eat first and then sleep. Praise be to King Bilon for bestowing assassins upon us brothers."
"Haha, not bad, this tender and delicate meat looks delicious. I'll sleep better after eating it."
The Mermaid Queen was both shocked and furious. These demons actually wanted to eat such a beautiful and delicate girl as Princess Peacock.
They really are cruel and bloodthirsty demons!
She dared not delay any longer and kicked open the door. Just as she was about to rescue Princess Peacock, she was suddenly stunned because there was no Princess Peacock in the room, and the only two assassins who had been captured were men.
She recognized the two men as guards who seemed to be with Princess Peacock, and they must have come with her to carry out the assassination today.
The two men were hanging on racks, covered in blood, with not a single patch of intact skin on their bodies, clearly having endured horrific torture and interrogation.
She remembered that the guards beside Princess Peacock wore one white and one black, which was very distinctive.
As a result, the one in black was indeed still in black, but the bloodstains had congealed on it, making the black even darker, while the one in white had completely turned into red.
At this moment, the two demons in the room were also startled and were about to shout when the harp next to the mermaid queen started playing, and an invisible sound barrier enveloped the entire room.
Seeing that their warning had failed, the two demons were not afraid. They roared, their eyes instantly turning red, their muscles bulging, and their clothes bursting apart.
Having seen much, they immediately realized that there was something wrong with their drowsy state earlier, so they used a secret technique to activate their bloodline power.
The two demons rapidly expanded in size, seemingly about to burst the entire house.
They grinned maliciously and charged forward with a roar, intending to tear this audacious intruder to shreds.
The mermaid queen did not move. The strings beside her were plucked, and visible notes fell on the two demons.
The two demons' reddened eyes gradually turned to astonishment, because they discovered that their bodies seemed to be shrinking again, and the bloodline power they had just activated was gradually dissipating.
Moreover, they felt that the surrounding seawater had become unusually viscous, to the point that their movements began to slow down.
A distance that can be reached in a single step on ordinary days now seems like an insurmountable chasm.
The musical notes swirled around the two demons, eventually forming a sea-blue "宫" (palace) character that landed on their heads.
The two demons had now grown to the size of ordinary people, so how could they possibly withstand the strange characters that weighed as heavy as a mountain?
He was instantly crushed to the ground and died.
The Xuan Su double guards beside Princess Peacock were originally on the verge of death, but they were still stunned by what they saw.
"This is……"
The Mermaid Queen, no longer caring about chatting, plucked the strings of her harp, and a water blade sliced through the bindings on the two of them. At the same time, a soft melody drifted out and landed on them.
Their wounds began to heal at a visible speed, and their previously faint breathing began to become steady.
"Thank you for saving us. And who are you?" The two knelt down and bowed, though their bodies were still trembling slightly.
"No need to ask who I am?" the Mermaid Queen asked quickly. "Where is your princess?"
Upon hearing the name "Princess," the Xuan Su guards' eyes immediately reddened: "They seem to be about to perform some evil ritual on the Princess! We must go and save her!"
The two were initially relieved that the princess had successfully escaped, but when the demons tortured them, in order to completely break their spirits, they told them that the princess had been captured and brought back.
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