“She used to be my teacher…” Zuan was lost in memories, the image of meeting her in the pavilion outside the academy flashing through his mind.
When I first transmigrated to that world, I was not only of lowly status and looked down upon, but also had all sorts of messy restrictions on me. It was a hellish start for me. The appearance of the other party was a rare ray of sunshine.
"A teacher-student relationship?" The mermaid queen's breathing quickened. Even though the other party hadn't said anything specific, she had already imagined a passionate love story.
The two are in a teacher-student relationship, so there must be many obstacles from the world.
And she was very curious about what kind of woman could be his teacher.
After getting to know him over the past few days, Zu An was the most mysterious, most powerful, and most knowledgeable man she had ever met.
She couldn't imagine what kind of woman could teach such an outstanding disciple, especially one who was a descendant of the merfolk.
"Are my descendants really that powerful?" For a moment, the Mermaid Queen had a moment of existential doubt.
Seeing her expression, Zu'an guessed what she was thinking and couldn't help but laugh, "It's not what you think. She mainly taught me music theory, and we met because of a piece of music."
Surrounded by endless white mist, and given that this world is a time-space slice, he couldn't help but feel lonely and homesick.
So he took out an ocarina he always carried with him and gently played "The Original Scenery of My Hometown". The gray and lifeless atmosphere around him seemed to become orderly and regular under the influence of the music. It was no longer a vast expanse of pale white, but rather turned into white clouds in the sky.
Upon hearing the melodious tune tinged with a touch of sadness, the Mermaid Queen was held captive for several minutes.
After the song ended, Zu'an said, "We met because of this song."
The Mermaid Queen couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder she fell for you; she probably felt a strong liking for you the moment she heard this song."
Zuan was somewhat surprised: "How did you know that I played this tune for her?"
The Mermaid Queen smiled slightly: "Because this piece of music is completely different from the musical style of our mermaid race, yet it is novel and beautiful, it is definitely not something that woman from the mermaid race could play."
"The Queen is indeed a master of music." Zuan couldn't help but exclaim. Merfolk are natural musicians. Whether it's Shang Liuyu, Shang Hongyu, or Gong Suyin in front of him, they are all absolute geniuses in this field.
Looking into Zaun's eyes, the Mermaid Queen suddenly asked, "Doesn't that woman look a lot like me?"
Sensing the expectation in her burning gaze, Zu'an couldn't bear to ignore her any longer: "Yes, they do look very similar."
After spending a long time together, he gradually noticed the differences between them. At first glance, they did look alike, but after getting to know each other, he could still find many subtle differences, each with its own beauty.
Although she had already guessed the answer, the mermaid queen felt both happy and worried after receiving confirmation from the other party.
He was happy that the woman he fell in love with was indeed someone who resembled him, but he was also worried that since the woman looked so much like him, they must be related by blood.
No!
The mermaid queen's heart sank to the bottom at the thought of that possibility.
"What's her name...?"
Just as she was about to ask, Zu'an suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and looked down, clearly having made a discovery.
The mermaid queen looked down and saw a dilapidated array below, which appeared to be one of the important arrays used by the sea creatures to suppress the sea eye.
At this point, one-third of the formation had been damaged, and the entire formation was only emitting a faint light, clearly indicating that it could collapse completely at any moment.
However, what caught their attention was that there were many monsters with pained expressions around the formation. These monsters looked different from the ones that had previously descended to the ground. They resembled both dragons and lizards, each clutching its head and emitting mournful howls. Many of them were even rolling around on the ground.
"What kind of monsters are these?" The Mermaid Queen was shocked. The monsters suppressed under this sea eye were endless. She didn't know what abilities they had. If they escaped, they would probably cause another bloodbath.
“They are not monsters,” Zaun said with a complicated expression and a hint of regret in his voice. “If I’m not mistaken, they should be the same group of guards who came down earlier.”
"What!" The Mermaid Queen hurriedly looked closely and noticed that some of the monsters still had some tattered armor and clothing on them, which were indeed the attire of the previous guards.
"How could they have become like this?" The mermaid queen's eyes instantly welled up with tears. Seeing those loyal warriors in this state, she felt extremely distressed.
“The reason this great formation can still barely maintain its integrity and not completely collapse is probably thanks to these guardians,” Zuan said quickly after scanning the area. “They burned their lives and faith to fight against the death energy, trying to repair the great formation and suppress the sea eye again. Unfortunately, their life and faith power are limited, while the death energy around them is infinite.”
"Under the constant erosion of death energy, they gradually lost their minds. However, since they were guardians, they did not die completely. Instead, the death energy transformed their bodies, gradually turning them into these monsters."
He recognized them because he had seen them in the future.
At that time, in the hidden temple of the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons, there were stone statues like these on both sides.
Later, sensing the invasion of foreign enemies, the stone statues began to crack, and these dragon-lizard-like "monsters" appeared one after another.
At the time, we thought they were ancient dragons who voluntarily used secret methods to build stone statues to guard the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons, but we never expected the real reason to be this.
"I will save them." The Mermaid Queen quickly took out the Deep Sea Harp, and healing notes swirled around them.
But the guards were in even greater pain, and many of them even lunged at the mermaid queen with ferocious expressions.
Zaun shielded the Mermaid Queen behind him, pulling her back a distance to avoid the attacks of the guards.
"How could this be?" The mermaid queen was both shocked and puzzled.
"Because they are filled with death energy and have been transformed into monsters by it, your music is healing to normal beings, but it is like poison to them." As he spoke, Zuan channeled his primordial energy to purify the nearest guards.
With the deathly aura drained from their bodies, the originally ferocious guards gradually calmed down.
However, as the death aura dissipated, their bodies began to decay visibly.
"No!" Zuan hurriedly withdrew the Primordial Qi and said in a deep voice as he looked at the scene in front of him, "They are now transformed by death energy. It can be said that they are only able to retain their last bit of life by relying on this death energy. If the death energy disappears, they will completely decay and turn into dust."
Although it sounded awkward, the Mermaid Queen understood what it meant.
Thinking of those brave defenders who risked their lives to become in such a miserable state, her eyes reddened: "Is there any way to save them?"
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