Those two short sentences stirred up the desire that Jiang Linyuan had managed to suppress.
He disregarded everything and immediately took Si Jin back to the car.
Close the door, shift gears, and start the engine.
I wish I could dash home in three seconds.
Xiao Yao didn't understand: "Sir, why do you insist on being in the water?"
"Nonsense." Si Jin said: "Because after I became human, my body shrank a size. Even in my mermaid form, I'm still over 190cm tall."
His exasperated explanation: You idiot, don't you know that height determines who's the top and who's the bottom?
Xiao Yao: [...]
The adult is really... persistent!
I wonder how they'll be able to launch a counterattack this time?
… …
When she got home, before she could even enter the house, Si Jin heard a call.
That was a signal sent by the mermaid at the cost of her life.
It was Ji Xinyin calling for her children's return in the last moments of her life.
Si Jin instantly lost any interest in counterattacking.
As soon as he got out of the car, he quickly ran back to Ji Xinyin's side.
The sound was emitted by Ji Xinyin using the specific sound waves of a mermaid.
That's so tragic.
Si Jin got goosebumps all over after hearing this.
When he arrived at the poolside, he found the water turbulent and Ji Xinyin covered in injuries.
Blood seeped continuously from her crimson fishtail, flowing down her scales and creating exquisite patterns.
The water around her was stained red, and when illuminated by the cold moonlight, it was a shocking sight.
Si Jin walked over and squatted down beside her, her eyes involuntarily revealing a hint of heartache.
He saw that Ji Xinyin had plucked most of the scales from her fish tail.
Red scales floated on the water, while the rest clung pitifully to the fish's tail.
The mermaid's scales being pulled off is like a human losing a hand.
This immense suffering would severely damage the mermaid's spirit.
Ji Xinyin has now lost too much blood and there is no possibility of saving her.
Si Jin spoke up: "Why are you doing this?"
“I…I’m tainted. I also indirectly caused the war between the two races. I don’t deserve…I don’t deserve…to return to Atlantis.”
Ji Xinyin stretched out a thin, pale hand, hooked it around Si Jin's wrist, and tried to probe the power awakening within his body.
However, she was too weak to reach the bottom, but she could vaguely sense that his power far exceeded that of other mermaids.
Upon discovering this, Ji Xinyin finally managed a bitter smile.
He began to speak incoherently, reciting his last words:
“Jingjing, actually I am the daughter of the sea god.”
I saved Du Zhongli when I was patrolling outside Atlantis, and afterwards, I started having endless nightmares.
The sea god is sacred and is the guardian of the ocean. Because of my momentary good intentions, I was misled by a villain.
I have harmed the ocean; I am unworthy to be a god.
I have spent these years in guilt.
But your birth has given me hope.
You possess the power of the sea god within you. The moment I saw you, I gave you the pendant that symbolizes the authority of the sea god clan, to help you awaken the divine power within you.
It's the crystal blue one on your neck.
Under Ji Xinyin's intense gaze, Si Jin took out the pendant.
Seeing that the pendant was intact, Ji Xinyin was slightly relieved.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and, forcing herself to stay calm, said:
"Over the years, my mind has been sometimes clear and sometimes confused."
However, I can probably find out some things from my investigation. The reason why Du Zhongli can hunt marine life so indiscriminately and catch them one by one is that there are creatures in the ocean working in cahoots with him.
His purpose was to make Du Zhongli kill me, kill you, and destroy our sea god clan, so that he could wield the trident that rightfully belonged to us and command the ocean.
The creature that collaborated with Du Zhongli must be extraordinary.
Ten years ago, he discovered the birth of the new sea god through his trident, and even used the trident to remotely curse you in order to prevent you from awakening your divine power!
Si Jin frowned slightly and asked:
"curse?!"
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