The clan chief arrived at the scene with his merman guards, only to find corpses scattered all over the ground. His heart sank, and he coldly stared at Jiang Shuyin.
In such a short time, this human has grown to this extent.
We cannot let her live any longer. For the future of the Merfolk and to secure a place in the new world, we must eliminate this formidable enemy.
She had already planned what to say when she arrived. She looked coldly at Jiang Shuyin and said, "You actually dare to come here. We trusted you so much back then. I entrusted my most beloved younger brother to you, but you did such a thing to him. In the end, you even insulted him during his childbirth, which caused him to have an emotional breakdown and die after giving birth."
Jiang Shu became increasingly wary; it was truly a case of the wicked accusing the guilty first.
What was her purpose in doing this?
Jiang Shuyin looked around and found that more and more merfolk were gathering around, and their eyes were no longer friendly; their crystal-clear pupils were stained with blood.
At this moment, she understood that the merman chieftain wanted her to incite public outrage, so that her people would spontaneously attack her, and also to strengthen the cohesion of the tribe.
But she was overthinking it. One lie requires more lies to cover it up, and a lie is a lie.
Let's try diplomacy first and then reason with him: "You should know better than I how Alvin died. He was fine when he left. What happened after he returned here that led him step by step to his death? When I saw him, was there any chance he was still alive?"
Furthermore, the saintess and the high priest were present when Alvin gave birth. I insulted Alvin with a single word, and the sea god punished me at will. My purpose in coming here is not to oppose you, but to visit the child Alvin risked his life to give birth to. I heard they are not doing well.”
The onlookers gradually calmed down and looked at each other. Most of them had visited Alvin when he was pregnant, as he was the only pregnant merman at the time.
As humans say, when Alvin first returned, he was just as full of life as before.
It seems that it only started to weaken day by day after the clan chief found a solution, and after just one month it could no longer swim. The clan chief even forbade everyone to visit it.
Looking back now...
Suddenly, no one dared to look the clan leader in the eye, as if she were some ferocious sea monster that would devour them whole.
The chieftain's face was ashen, and his gills flapped wildly: "You're just spouting nonsense! Why did Alvin die? Wasn't it because you got him pregnant! He just gave birth to the child, and you left without looking back. You're heartless and ungrateful!"
Mermaids are sentimental, but their weakness is their soft heart.
Merfolk were already charging forward with tridents, ready to cut off Jiang Shuyin's head: "I will avenge Alvin, you heartless woman."
Jiang Shuyin thought she looked somewhat familiar.
Lin, who was in his arms, cried out, "Aunt Bingbing, don't hurt my mother!"
Jiang Shuyin was also momentarily stunned, then remembered that Bingbing was the second merman she had met: "It's you."
Hearing that Jiang Shuyin remembered her from her tone, Bingbing suddenly stopped, her murderous aura vanished instantly, and tears streamed down her face.
"How could you betray your feelings? Alvin has only been dead for less than a century, and you've already found a new man. You've let him down."
Jiang Shu felt a tightness in her chest, a uncomfortable feeling of being stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I still have to explain: "Alvin and I have never had any reproductive activities. He got pregnant because of his natural ability. I loved him, but I also hated him for not valuing his own life and for always caring about what others thought of him."
At this point, Jiang Shuyin felt an unusual soreness in her throat, a rare occurrence for her to experience such a strong emotional fluctuation.
Let's get straight to the point: "The reason I suddenly left was because you wanted to kill me. Otherwise, why wouldn't I have stayed to see the children? Everything you did was for your own benefit. You actually..."
The blue, glowing rod-shaped object had just taken shape when it was positioned across Jiang Shuyin's brow. The clan leader leaned over her, pressing down on her. Jiang Shuyin used all her strength to block the attack, without losing a single eyebrow.
Without a moment to speak, the two quickly became entangled, and anyone who tried to help was pinned down by Xie Yin.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of rounds of combat had taken place.
The clan chief was in the lead, and Jiang Shuyin gritted her teeth and fought back. Bao Ping and the others, hidden in the crowd, were sweating with anxiety, but at the same time, they were proud to have such a brave and valiant mother.
Li was completely mesmerized.
Invisible spiritual energy transformed into fine threads, wrapping around the patriarch's fish tail, fins, hands, and vulnerable neck with each movement. Jiang Shuyin's distraction in controlling these threads kept her at a disadvantage.
Once enough loops of thin line had been accumulated, Jiang Shuyin thought to herself: It's time to close the net.
The two ends of the thin line were in her hands; all she had to do was pull it tight, and the fish was in her grasp.
The clan leader slowly felt herself being bound, unable to move freely. She suddenly realized, "You've actually grown to this level..."
She felt it was unfair: "It must be the power of the rules that's limiting me; this isn't fair."
Jiang Shuyin continued to reinforce it, her mental energy lines wrapping around and around.
A tense atmosphere spread through the water. Bingbing was nudged by a relative. She suddenly stood up, turned around and glared at the person, then stammered, "What are you going to do to the chieftain? Will you kill us?"
"Of course not. I still have some questions to ask the clan chief. You all go about your business. Don't worry about adult matters, children."
Her tone made it sound like she was treating the merfolk as one of her own. The merfolk couldn't understand it, so they walked away, looking back every few steps. Most of them seemed to be leaving, but in fact, they were secretly following behind.
The clan chief fell into Jiang Shuyin's hands and slowly calmed down: "You told them you wouldn't kill anyone, so how did you manage to kill Lue Sha and the others? You're a liar."
“Who said they’re dead? I just let them sleep a little longer. They must not have slept well while helping you, who are feeling guilty. I meant well.” Jiang Shuyin had already seen the location of the palace and led the clan leader in that direction.
As I approached the palace gate and stepped onto the stairs, a figure suddenly appeared before me.
"You audacious human, release my mother at once!"
Xiang Xie was tending to the flowers in the greenhouse when she was told that her mother had been arrested and that she should go and stop her immediately.
Without thinking much, she ran straight to Jiang Shuyin and blocked her way, her azure eyes fixed on the clan leader in Jiang Shuyin's hand.
Those eyes really looked like Alvin's, making it impossible for Jiang Shuyin to be angry with this foolish child who mistook a thief for his mother.
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