Williams carried Helena and walked towards the sea.
"My name is Helena, that's my name."
Helena finally understood: she was Helena, not Chris, and she wanted to hear Williams call her by her name, Helena.
Williams was stunned. Had he regained his memories?
"Helena, do you remember?"
Helena nodded. "I came for you, and now my wish has come true. Now I'm going to where I belong."
Williams placed Helena on the beach and spoke in a trembling voice.
"It was you, wasn't it? You saved me."
Helena smiled and placed Anna's hand into Williams's.
"Whether it's me or not doesn't matter anymore, you all must be happy!"
Helena felt all her strength draining away; she felt her body growing colder and lighter.
Is she about to die? Will she turn into foam? That would be good, so she can return to the embrace of the sea.
Xiao Li stood on the shore and sighed.
"Princess Helena, have you forgotten that you are a mermaid?"
Helena was startled. She looked at her feet, which had transformed back into a fishtail, splashing in the waves.
She touched her chest; the bleeding had stopped. The dagger had only pierced a little flesh and was easily removed with a gentle touch.
"This is?"
With a wave of her hand, Xiao Li sent the beads flying out of Helena's pocket.
"You've collected the tears, and your body has naturally recovered. Mermaids have very tough skin; a small wound heals very quickly."
Merfolk are naturally magical, so this minor injury is nothing to them.
Williams and Anna were stunned by Helena's beautiful fishtail.
No wonder she could rescue people in the deep sea and move freely; she was a mermaid.
"I'm leaving."
Anna was very reluctant to part with her; she really liked Helena.
"Helena, we really hate to part with you."
Helena wagged her tail. "I can't go ashore. I paid a heavy price before. Fortunately, I'm back to normal now."
She thanked Xiaoli, and then danced in the sea.
She only understood the value of a fish tail after losing it once.
"Blessings to you all! Goodbye!"
Helena swam into the deep sea, and together with her five sisters, slowly disappeared off the coastline.
Williams held Anna's hand, and they cherished each other even more.
Xiao Li had already returned to the deep sea; she was conducting experiments using the prince's sincere tears.
This is the last ingredient for the potion of forgetfulness. Previous experiments had failed because this ingredient was missing.
"Finally, add three drops of the prince's sincere tears..."
"Boom... Bang!"
The oven exploded!
Xiao Li sat on the ground, unwilling to move. Wasn't this supposed to be the way to succeed? Why did it explode?
Luckily, she was wearing a protective cloak, otherwise she would definitely have been injured.
She found the recipe, read it carefully, and finally found the answer in the crevices.
"Did the oven explode? Ugh, mine exploded too. There probably isn't a potion to make you forget love!"
Xiao Li gritted her teeth in anger. Who was this guy playing? That despicable Tagri.
She made a decision: she would not recall the original owner's soul, but let her rest in peace.
Xiao Li lived in the deep sea, and when she got bored, she would travel around the world and find the old turtle again to listen to his stories.
Life was quite pleasant.
Helena often came to visit her and would tell her stories about princes and princesses.
"They got married, and the wedding was held on the sea. I was in the sea at the time and even gave them a wedding gift."
Xiao Li asked curiously, "What is it?"
Helena said shyly, "It was the pearls that formed from my tears when I returned to the palace that day and cried in my father's and mother's arms."
Xiao Li felt a pang of regret when she thought of that large purple pearl.
Seeing Xiaoli's expression, Helena chuckled, took a bag from her back, and handed it to her.
"Here, I saved some for you. I only took two for them, the rest are for you."
Xiao Li quietly put the pearl away; it was really too big.
Seeing Helena's expectant eyes, Xiaoli had no choice but to use a cleaning spell on her fishtail.
This is something Helena recently discovered: her tail often bumps into coral, where mud, small insects, and other debris can hide, so she has to clean it thoroughly every night.
That day, after seeing the shrine maiden using a cleaning spell to clean the house, she begged Xiaoli to do it for her.
Unexpectedly, it was cleaned exceptionally well. From then on, she frequently came to see Xiaoli, exchanging all sorts of pretty things for the cleaning technique.
Xiao Li was speechless; she had become a fish farmer.
From one mermaid princess, Helena, to six, she has accumulated more and more treasures.
Fifty years later, Helena finally brought the ending to the story of the prince and princess.
"Williams and Anna died together, embracing each other, and were buried together in a sea of flowers."
Helena is already a mature mermaid, but she still has no mate.
"Sister Shrine Maiden, I'm going to inherit the throne tomorrow. My father and mother are going on a trip and have passed the throne to me."
Helena grew bolder and bolder. When she saw Xiaoli's true face, she thought she was very young and beautiful, so she started calling her "sister".
Xiao Li was also a little bored; she had been in this world for far too long.
"That's very good, you will definitely be a qualified king."
Xiao Li watched Helena grow up little by little, gradually mature and become sensible. She had become the most powerful mermaid in this sea.
Helena nodded, "I won't be able to come visit you as often in the future, but I'll save my tears for you."
Xiao Li looked disgusted. Over the decades, she had acquired many pearls, so they were no longer a novelty to her.
"And the pearls from my sisters, I'll save them all for you."
Xiao Li glanced at her, and then she reached into her pocket and took out a stack of cleansing talismans.
"Keep it. One sheet can be used ten times. Use it sparingly, because once it's used up, it's gone."
Maybe I won't be here anymore.
Helena happily accepted the cleansing charm; this would be a perk for her from now on.
She felt a pang of reluctance at the thought of the priestess leaving.
"Where is my sister going?"
Xiao Li shook her head, "I don't know either. Maybe we'll meet again someday!"
After Helena left, Xiaoli also left this world.
(over)
Tagri opened his eyes and found himself still in the deep sea.
She looked at her empty house and angrily whipped up a small tornado.
She finally stopped when she almost broke the barrier.
"Oh no, my baby is all gone, waaaaaah..."
Finally, she found a small note on the table.
"The treasure is mine now. I've made a map for you. Go treasure hunting using the map."
On the other side is a small map, marked with what good things are in which places.
For example, in the land of giants, there is delicious corn and popcorn; in the land of little people, there are beautiful golden bell flowers...
Tagri quickly put the map away; she could already see many treasures beckoning to her.
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