When Yunwen and I rushed over, we saw Yingchun kneeling on the ground with her puppet next to her, the ugly puppet she had made with so much effort.

"Uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters of the mermaid tribe, I am the friend of the ugly monster. My name is Yingchun. The ugly monster and I are very good friends. I am very sad about its death. I originally thought that this year's New Year would have a good friend to accompany me to celebrate a different New Year in this desolate and broken place. I never thought that after it had a fight with us, it went out and was bitten to death by a wild beast. Damn wild beasts, I should have killed them all earlier!" Yingchun said, tears streaming down her face.

The mermaids surrounded her. Although they could not speak the same language, the emotional resonance was enough to express their feelings.

"It's a pity that the dead cannot be resurrected, and killing it is useless. Although I miss the ugly monster, it can't come back. I beg you to let us go, let Brother Zhou Bo go, and don't be angry with us because of the ugly monster. Brother Zhou Bo didn't kill it, but just helped it return to the sea, so that life and death can be the same, and it will not be displaced after death, that's all, and please don't misunderstand. In addition, I am grateful to it. We are all grateful for everything it has brought us. It is a sensible and kind mermaid friend. Thank you!" After Yingchun finished speaking, she kowtowed to the mermaids.

A magical scene happened. The mermaids actually put down the axes and other weapons in their hands. At least now they didn't seem to be hostile. Yunwen and I couldn't help but look at each other. Is there such a thing?

Yingchun fiddled with the puppet beside her, and after a few manipulations, she made the puppet based on the ugly monster stand up. The mermaids exclaimed in amazement. Yingchun said, "I made this with my own skills. I can't return the ugly monster to you in its entirety, so I can only make a substitute. But this at least expresses my feelings and our apologies. I hope you can accept it."

Yunwen and I were watching from the side. I guess the mermaids couldn't understand what Yingchun said, so we could only try our best to be careful not to let her get hurt and not be attacked by the mermaids, which would cause irreversible consequences.

But at this moment, two tall mermaids came out from the team with their fish tails clicking. They bent down and gently placed their hands on the puppet's face. Perhaps they were really good at it, and it looked very similar to the ugly monster. One of them picked up the puppet with both hands, and the other walked towards Yingchun. I was about to go over to stop it from hurting Yingchun, but Yunwen held my hand.

That one was obviously much smaller, probably a female. But even though it was small, it was still much taller than Yao Ming when standing. It gently placed its huge webbed hand on Bai Lu's head and shed a drop of mermaid tear, which was transparent and white like ointment.

Yingchun also shed tears and said, "I miss the ugly monster so much, especially it, wuwuwu..."

I never thought that such a magical scene would appear. I saw the magnetic mermaid squatting down and hugging Yingchun tightly. The man and the mermaid seemed to be able to listen to each other's voices. They hugged each other tightly, comforting each other, and warming each other. There was no barrier, no distance, and no hatred.

Yunwen beside me also choked up with sentimentality. Her eyes were red and tears flowed down her fair face, which made me feel a lot too.

I seemed to understand why the Song sisters, who had always hidden in dark corners to avoid disasters and usually tried to protect themselves after I got into trouble, changed their original intentions and strategies this time, and took the initiative to come down to find us and save us.

It was because of Song Yingchun's debt to her mermaid friend Ugly, and her sincerity that made her hope to be comforted and forgiven, so Yingchun and Bailu made a rare decision that they would never make before, to come to us, to the mermaid tribe, and face their own feelings.

This ugly mermaid friend almost caused me to drown in the water and was brought here from far away, but it was also because of it that I survived. If Yingchun and Bailu had not arrived in time, I would have been killed by hallucinations or strangled to death by the mermaid. In any case, the results would have been terrible.

The saying goes that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. This is exactly what it means.

The stalemate lasted for about an incense stick of time, and the mermaids did not attack me again. The tall male mermaid jumped into the sea holding the puppet, and the other mermaids jumped in one after another. The female mermaid also loosened her hand, left Yingchun, and jumped into the sea with a few jumps.

I finally broke the oath of "If I've got my hands on the blood of a mermaid, I must pay it back with blood", and now I don't have to be bothered by it anymore.

Yunwen walked over and helped Yingchun up. Yingchun was still in tears. It was obvious that this incident had a great impact on her. But I didn't expect that Yingchun, who was usually bossy and didn't take anyone seriously, would be so affectionate this time. I believe that the ugly monster would feel a little comforted at this moment.

I have been busy here for so long and haven't taken care of Bai Lu yet, so I didn't disturb Yingchun and Yunwen and went around to look for Bai Lu's trace. When I walked not far away, my eyes widened, and I saw that not far ahead, the Wandering Soul Blade was hanging on Bai Lu's neck, and it was about to cut her throat.

The man holding the knife was looming, his figure was blurry, and his pupils were dimly lit. It was the old ghost!

"no! no! no! don't do this!" I shouted.

Damn it, it forced me to pronounce out loud all the English words I knew.

The old ghost laughed loudly, still in a wild and rude manner. Not long after, Yunwen heard the noise and ran over. She also hurriedly negotiated with the old ghost. Then her face turned pale immediately, and she looked at me with horror, not daring to translate.

"Tell me quickly, what is this old guy going to do?" I asked.

"He said that he has broken out of the cage, and he is going to lead the 'Black Phantom' crew to set sail on the Sea Monster and reopen the Golden Age of Navigation." Yunwen said.

"He said? This old guy couldn't be it?" I asked immediately.

Yunwen nodded worriedly and said, "Yes, he admitted it. He said he was the notorious cult leader, the pirate leader who killed countless people, and the helmsman of the Sea Monster, Terry Buck."

"I did think about this, but since he saved me, I gave up the idea. I didn't expect it to be true. It's my fault for being blind! Besides, even if he was the guy, why did he cut Bai Lu's throat with a knife? Ask him quickly." I said anxiously

Yunwen hurriedly asked the old ghost, and at this time the old ghost continued to laugh loudly and speak wantonly. Although I couldn't understand what he said, I could clearly hear the rebelliousness and wolfish ambition in his attitude.

"He said that Bai Lu knows witchcraft, and he has been trapped in this witchcraft for too long. He can't keep the wizard any longer and bring trouble to himself. So even if I help him solve the problem and allow him and his crew to regroup, he can't help us keep Bai Lu. The most he can do is give us a way out." Yunwen stuttered as she spoke.

"Sister! No, you can't cut it, sister, wake up, wake up!" Yingchun cried and shouted and was about to go over, but she saw that the ghost pirates who had been severely abused before had all revealed their true appearances again, and frightened Yingchun with their brutal and evil looks. They were everywhere on the coast, and Yingchun immediately collapsed to the ground in fear.

What I thought was that I just accidentally caused the Lingchi Toad to suffer internal injuries and spit out the dragon scales, causing it to weaken, but the other party said that we helped solve the problem. How could this be true? Could it be that the Lingchi Toad relied on the dragon scales to perform the formation? This seems to be wrong.

Just as I was thinking this, I turned my head to look at the toad. It would have been fine if I hadn't looked at it, but when I did, I was stunned.

I saw that at some point, a huge gash had been cut on the neck of the Lingchi toad, and there was a large pool of blood on the ground, which was particularly eye-catching. I was paying attention to the movements of the mermaid just now, and didn't pay attention to this side. I guess the toad must have been dead for a long time.

He actually took advantage of my inattention and attacked me suddenly. That's exactly the style of a pirate, cruel and brutal, with no morals at all!

At this moment, I heard "I'm sorry" and my head suddenly buzzed. Then I heard the sound of throat cutting and the sound of sharp objects and flesh being rubbed against each other.

At the same time, Bai Lu fell in a pool of blood.