Chapter 531 Bright and bright
Meng Qingyin didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. She looked at Jiao Ling'er and asked calmly, "What's wrong with it?"
Jiao Ling'er: "You said Jiao Ruxue has been gone from your friend for three years. If your friend really wants to find her, why not do it during the sacrificial ceremony? After all, she will be attending the ceremony."
Although there are many, many merfolk participating in the sacrificial ceremony, it is not easy to find a specific merfolk. However, if Jiao Yinyin's friend truly loves Jiao Ruxue, he will definitely find her.
Jiao Ling'er's expression was indescribable: "Your friend... he wouldn't happen to have a histrionic personality disorder, would he?"
Meng Qingyin explained, "Actually, Jiao Ruxue has not participated in the sacrificial ceremony for the past three years."
Jiao Ling'er's eyes widened. "How is this possible? Every adult merman must participate in the sacrificial ceremony and receive the blessing of their ancestors, otherwise the merman pearl will lose its vitality! Jiao Ruxue couldn't possibly not participate! Unless she..."
Meng Qingyin hurriedly asked, "Unless what?"
Did Jiao Ling'er make some discovery?
Jiao Ling'er blurted out, "Your friend's partner is a minor!"
Meng Qingyin: "..."
Jiao Ling'er said seriously, "Yinyin, if your friend really likes minors, you can't do something foolish with him! That's a serious crime in our merfolk clan! You need to see the error of your ways!"
Jiao Ling'er earnestly advised.
Meng Qingyin: "...Jiao Ruxue has come of age."
“Impossible!” Jiao Ling’er said decisively. “Since she is an adult merfolk, it’s impossible for her to miss the sacrificial ceremony for three consecutive years! That’s a matter of life and death, I don’t think she would joke about her own life!”
Meng Qingyin murmured, "Yes, what is her reason for risking her life rather than attending the sacrificial ceremony?"
"What did you say?" Jiao Ling'er didn't hear her clearly.
Meng Qingyin shook her head. "It's nothing. Regardless of whether Jiao Ruxue participated in the sacrificial ceremony, please help me look for her first. She has black hair."
Jiao Ling'er patted his shoulder: "Okay, I'll ask my friends right now, and I'll definitely help you find her."
After saying that, she swam toward the Sacred Square.
Meng Qingyin didn't want to waste time, so she decided to go to other places to explore, hoping to make some discoveries.
After glancing around at the scenery, she swam toward the shell house to her right.
Today is the most important sacrificial ceremony for the Merfolk, so Meng Qingyin did not encounter any other Merfolk along the way. There was no trace of Merfolk in either the shell houses or the fishbone houses.
Moreover, the houses here are scattered in a very disorderly manner, and Meng Qingyin got lost as she wandered around.
"Sister, can you take me to participate in the sacrificial ceremony?"
Suddenly, the hem of Meng Qingyin's clothes was tugged and swayed gently.
She looked down and met a pair of deep blue eyes.
She is a little bean sprout with two cute little pigtails.
The little boy opened his big, bright eyes and looked at Meng Qingyin pleadingly, "Please, sister?"
Meng Qingyin discovered that the little boy's hair was black.
Her hair color is the same as that of the Jiao Ruxue mentioned by Jiao Ze.
A thought struck her, and she patted the little boy's tuft of hair, saying, "But the sacrificial ceremony is already over."
The little boy's face couldn't hide his disappointment, and his big eyes were filled with tears; he looked so pitiful.
Meng Qingyin unconsciously softened her voice: "Tell me your name, sister? Where are your family members?"
This little one looks only two or three years old. Even if all the adult merfolk in the family went to participate in the sacrificial ceremony, shouldn't they have taken her with them or made sure she was properly taken care of?
Letting a child run out alone is incredibly irresponsible.
The little girl sobbed as she answered, "My name is Jiaojiao, and I ran away secretly."
"Where do you live? Shall I take you home?" Meng Qingyin said softly.
Jiaojiao cried out, "No! I don't want to go home! Grandpa is very mean!"
Meng Qingyin patiently said, "But if you don't go home, your mother will be worried when she finds you're missing."
Jiaojiao frowned and thought for a moment, "But I don't want Mom to worry, so can you take me home, sister?"
“Okay,” Meng Qingyin readily agreed.
Xiao Jiaojiao has black hair, and so does Jiao Ruxue; perhaps there's some connection between them.
Meng Qingyin planned to take Xiao Jiaojiao home and ask her family about Jiao Ruxue.
She took Jiaojiao's hand, but Jiaojiao suddenly broke free and swam behind her, calling out, "Mommy!"
Meng Qingyin turned around and saw Jiaojiao, like a small cannonball, plunge headfirst into the arms of a mermaid.
That mermaid had dazzling silver hair and a beautiful face, making it difficult to tell whether she was male or female.
It was the merman she met when she first arrived!
So she was actually Jiaojiao's mother?
The silver-haired merman caught Jiaojiao, picked her up, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Jiaojiao, you can't run around like that anymore, okay?"
Jiaojiao nodded obediently in her arms: "I won't run around anymore, Mom." She turned to look at Meng Qingyin, "That lady just said she would take me home."
The silver-haired merman then looked at Meng Qingyin and nodded to her, saying, "Thank you."
"It's okay, Jiaojiao is very cute," Meng Qingyin said with a smile.
The silver-haired merman, carrying Jiao Jiao, turned to leave.
Meng Qingyin immediately asked, "Excuse me, do you know Jiao Ruxue?"
The silver-haired merman paused, "I don't know her." He quickly carried Jiaojiao away from Meng Qingyin's sight.
Meng Qingyin was somewhat disappointed.
I thought that Jiaojiao with black hair would have some connection with Jiaoruxue, but it seems that she was overthinking it.
but……
It seems that black hair is rare among the merfolk; at least, she only knows one person named Jiaojiao.
However, Jiaojiao's mother has silver hair, so maybe Jiaojiao's father has black hair?
Forget it, let's keep looking for people.
This little incident passed quickly.
...
The silver-haired merman carried Jiao Jiao all the way to a secluded courtyard, which was visibly remote.
The courtyard was surrounded by a layer of pale blue light, as if isolating this secluded little courtyard from the world.
As soon as they returned to the courtyard, Jiao Nian'en looked at her daughter with a serious expression: "Jiaojiao, who was that older sister just now? What did she say to you?"
Jiaojiao thought about it carefully: "She asked me my name and family, and also asked me where my family is."
Jiao Nian'en's expression grew increasingly serious, a shadow falling over her heart. Had she been discovered?
Jiaojiao added, "Oh, right, my sister also said that if Jiaojiao doesn't go home, Mom will worry. My sister said she would take Jiaojiao home, and then Jiaojiao saw Mom!"
Jiao Nian'en was slightly taken aback. Could it be that she was mistaken?
Was that merman just trying to take Jiaojiao home?
She lowered her eyes slightly. "Jiaojiao, don't run off alone anymore. Your mother and grandfather will worry about you."
Jiaojiao wrinkled her nose and retorted seriously, "Grandpa won't worry, Grandpa doesn't like Jiaojiao!"
“Grandpa really likes Jiaojiao,” Jiao Nian’en didn’t take her words to heart, just thinking it was innocent childish talk. “Let’s go see Grandpa.”
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