"You've finally arrived." Di Yuanxiang's voice was very hoarse because she hadn't spoken for so long.
The difference between this and the message she just conveyed to Shen Zhiyi and the others was significant.
Di Yuanxiang hesitated for a moment, then shut her mouth. She hadn't spoken in so long that even she thought her voice sounded unpleasant.
When I looked up at them again, my eyes were full of tenderness.
"I was the one who sent you here."
"Sea God?" Shen Zhiyi asked.
Di Yuanxiang nodded, then suddenly lowered her head and coughed twice. Her body was now broken and she didn't know how much longer she could hold on.
Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips and went inside.
"How can we help you?" Shen Zhiyi looked at Di Yuanxiang through the circle and asked her.
Di Yuanxiang looked at Shen Zhiyi with tender eyes, knowing that she was not joking, and said in her mind, "It's okay, don't force yourself, it's enough that you came to see me."
Yes, Di Yuanxiang doesn't expect anyone to come and save her.
In her opinion, she felt that she was wrong.
Otherwise, how could she not recognize her own sister's biological child? But by the time she realized it, it was too late; Di Xi had already been brainwashed by Jing Ya.
Because of her, her older sister died, leaving Di Xi alone to grow up by Jing Ya's side.
It was all her fault, so she was willing to atone for it.
"Di Xi forgives you." Shen Zhiyi dropped a bombshell, leaving Di Yuanxiang dizzy and disoriented.
But Di Yuanxiang quickly calmed down; she didn't believe what Shen Zhiyi said.
Given Di Xi's strong-willed nature, how could he possibly forgive her? This girl must have lied to him to save him.
Di Yuanxiang lowered her head. "Leave Sunset Bay as soon as possible. This palace is not suitable for you to stay here."
But Shen Zhiyi did not respond to Di Yuanxiang's words, but instead took out something.
"This is something Dixi asked me to give you."
She placed something in front of Di Yuanxiang.
Di Yuanxiang looked up and realized that it was the same little doll that Di Xi had casually given her when she first came to her side.
The little doll was well preserved, clearly indicating that its owner had taken great care of it.
As Di Yuanxiang watched, something else appeared in her eyes.
She closed her eyes, thinking that Di Xi would never forgive her.
"Why don't you want to leave? The island needs you, and the ocean needs you too," Shen Zhiyi asked, voicing her doubts.
The sea god clearly loves this ocean, so why would he willingly stay here? Is it because of his guilt towards Di Xi?
If that's the case, then she really misjudged him and came all this way for nothing.
Di Yuanxiang was stunned for a moment.
After a long silence, she said, "My tailbone is broken and can't support me anymore."
Shen Zhiyi sighed and took out the coccyx. "Here you go."
She opened the box containing the tailbone.
The moment the box was opened, the coccyx lying inside slowly flew up and headed towards Di Yuanxiang.
In a burst of white light, it merged into Di Yuanxiang's body.
Di Yuanxiang looked up excitedly, "How do you have my tailbone? Di Xi clearly broke it."
“She broke the fake one, and she hid the real one,” Shen Zhiyi explained. “I can’t get the mermaid crown for you; you’ll have to find a way to snatch it back from Jingya yourself.”
Shen Zhiyi called over two others and prepared to cross the water circle to remove the iron chains from the Sea God's wrists.
But then, something unexpected happened.
As soon as Shen Zhiyi took a step out, several water snakes sprang out from the water circle and attacked them.
“This palace is full of poisonous creatures, which is why you are not allowed to stay here,” Di Yuanxiang sighed softly.
How could Di Xi simply place her in a palace?
Mermaids don't die so easily, so she took advantage of this and kept many poisonous creatures in the palace. Every full moon night, the poisonous creatures would awaken and begin to tear apart anything edible nearby.
And she, Di Yuanxiang, became their first choice.
After all, mermaid flesh is the most delicious thing, and eating it can increase lifespan.
Every full moon night is her most painful time. She is bound tightly to this place by iron chains, and she can only endure the harassment of poisonous creatures without any way to escape.
Even if her tail is gnawed to pieces, her powerful mermaid bloodline will restore her wounds to their original state after a few days.
Thus, the next full moon night will take place.
Little Fish and Black Wolf rushed out, swatting the black snakes away with a single swipe of their paws, their eyes warily fixed on the water rim.
"Your two kids are quite good," Di Yuanxiang remarked.
Nalan Zhao protected Shen Zhiyi as they carefully crossed the water lap.
The moment a poisonous creature bursts out of the water ring, it will be swatted to death by the two cubs and Chen Peng's little white dog with a single paw.
Shen Zhiyi finally came to Di Yuanxiang's side.
She reached out to untie the iron chain on Di Yuanxiang's wrist, only to discover that a bone spur was embedded in the chain, deeply embedded in Di Yuanxiang's wrist.
It would be very difficult to remove it.
“Your hand…” Shen Zhiyi looked at her in shock.
Upon hearing this, Di Yuanxiang turned her head and glanced at her wrist, then smiled helplessly and said, "It's okay, you can just pull it out."
Shen Zhiyi frowned deeply, "You'll ruin your hand if you do that!"
Di Yuanxiang smiled indifferently; she couldn't be the Sea Goddess in her current state anyway.
"It's okay, just pull it out."
Shen Zhiyi opened her mouth, but still couldn't bring herself to do it. She only took the Moon Gazing Spear and removed the iron chain from it.
Di Yuanxiang's hand fell limply to her side. She tried to raise it, but the sharp pain in her wrist told her she couldn't.
She couldn't lift it.
Di Yuanxiang sighed and said, "Never mind."
When the chains were broken, Shen Zhiyi supported her, letting her lean against him.
All I heard was Shen Zhiyi saying, "Ah Zhao, take those two nails off her collarbone, be gentle."
Nalan Zhao nodded, stepped forward, twisted one of the nails, and pulled it out.
Di Yuanxiang closed her eyes, without making a sound.
Seeing that Di Yuanxiang had no reaction, Nalan Zhao quickly pulled out the other one as well, thinking that a short pain was better than a long one.
Shen Zhiyi gently helped Di Yuanxiang sit down on the ground, took a bottle of water, and held it to her lips. "Have some water first." She remembered that Di Yuanxiang had a problem with her throat.
"Thanks."
Di Yuanxiang took two sips of mineral water from Shen Zhiyi's hand and felt her throat was much better.
Di Xi created that water ring simply so that she wouldn't die without water. She doesn't touch much water each day, and she's endured the pain of her mermaid tail not being in water. She's almost reached her limit now.
"You are the sea god. You should be able to heal your own wounds, right?"
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