Chapter 91 Who gave the immortal soul?
Listening to the conversation, seeing the various expressions of Maleficent in the mirror, Rhine, whose guess was finally confirmed, was thoughtful and muttered the word:
"Witch Society..."
He had a premonition that given the influence of this organization, he would have to deal with it again in his future journey.
"That old witch was a reserve member of the Witches' Guild. When the news of her death reaches the Witches' Guild, Aurora and I will definitely be noticed by them."
"The sea witch who lives in the coral forest is in danger. Find a chance to tell her this news."
Rhine tried to trace back earlier communications, but ultimately failed.
After all, the information that can be obtained through divination is limited.
After putting away the mirror, Rhine pulled out a hair from the old witch's body to save for subsequent divination, and then disappeared into thin air.
The light of dawn shone on the street he had left.
…
The sun is rising slowly from the sea level in the east.
On the deck of the West Asian Kingdom's flower ship.
Prince Eric hugged Ariel tightly, repeating words of love over and over again, as if he believed that if he loved her a little more in these last moments, the immortal soul would be able to thrive in Ariel's body, thus avoiding the fate of his lover turning into bubbles.
"Ariel, when we return to the Kingdom of West Asia, as long as you are safe and sound, we will hold a grand wedding!"
"This wedding will be held on a ship in the center of the ocean, where the human world and the kingdom of the sea meet. That way, your grandmother, your sister, and your father will also be able to see how happy you are."
"I will not let my father stop us anymore. If he still disagrees and wants me to be used as a bargaining chip for marriage, then we will go to the world in the sea together."
“…”
Ariel stroked the prince's face, which was trembling with anxiety:
"Don't worry about me, Eric. I think I'll be fine."
Next to the two of them, Aurora would turn her head every once in a while to look at the increasingly bright east.
She looked at the light bursting out from the sea level, and watched the white dawn dispel the darkness of the night and melt the stars, and she was also very nervous.
Aurora paced back and forth nervously, fearing that this would not be a happy ending.
They have been through so much, overcome all the difficulties and obstacles, Ender's plot has been exposed, the old witch should have been defeated by the teacher, and everyone is about to usher in a happy ending! How could Ariel fall before dawn?
Finally, the golden sun rose completely, casting bright sunlight on the sea, making it warm and pleasant.
The sea breeze blew, and the golden and purple flags on the ships fluttered in the wind. The cries of seagulls rose and fell in the distance.
"Ariel, you're okay, you're intact!"
Both Aurora and Prince Eric confirmed with their own eyes that Ariel was safe.
The light of dawn did indeed shine, but Ariel did not turn into sea foam.
"It seems that such a hasty and interrupted wedding does not meet the conditions for triggering the curse at all."
Prince Eric said with a smile. He picked up his girl by the waist and kissed her again to celebrate her safety.
Aurora finally breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with the prince's guess: "Indeed, it should be as Prince Eric said.
"This wedding lacked true love, was too hasty and simple, and was only halfway done. Even the nominal bride and groom did not approve of it. It was not considered a marriage with someone else at all, so Ariel was still safe."
Just as they were about to celebrate, a young man's clear and calm voice came from behind:
“That’s not the case.
"This nominal wedding is still valid, and it is enough to trigger the curse on Ariel."
The three of them were stunned.
I saw that Rhine had returned to the boat at some point. He was leaning on the edge of the boat with his arms, looking at the golden sea in the distance under the sunshine, letting the cool sea breeze ruffle his silver hair.
Rhine turned around and smiled:
“There is only one reason why Ariel is still safe.
“Long before this flower ship arrived at the port of the Ender Imperial City, long before the old witch started this plan, Ariel had already obtained an immortal soul!
"As early as when the ship was on its way to Ende, I quietly boarded the ship, approached Ariel, and performed a complex divination for her, and came to the above conclusion."
The three of them froze in their eyes and were stunned at the same time.
"That is to say..." Prince Eric opened his mouth in surprise.
"Yes," Rhine said calmly, "the old witch's plot had no chance of success from the beginning."
"For a mermaid who has gained an immortal soul from the humans who loved her, this curse is equivalent to non-existence."
Everyone recalled the old witch's smirk as if she had succeeded in her conspiracy, and combined with the truth that Rhine told them now, everyone suddenly felt that the old witch was a complete clown.
"But, but," Aurora was stunned, "Teacher, didn't you say before that it was only a few days after Prince Eric knew Ariel's true identity, and the time they spent in love was too short to give her an immortal soul?"
"Prince Eric's love alone is not enough." Rhine slowly paced on the deck. Instead of continuing to speak, he turned his head and looked at the golden sea in the distance:
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“Love in the world comes in many forms, far more than just love between men and women, far more than just romantic love.
“When a human pours emotions into a mermaid without an immortal soul, cares about her, thinks about her, and worries about her, a strand of his soul will split off and merge into the mermaid’s body.
"When enough soul threads are shared, the quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change, and an immortal soul will grow in the mermaid's body."
Aurora lowered her head, already understanding what the teacher meant.
Ariel also covered her mouth and looked at the silent Aurora.
"Me?" Aurora murmured softly.
"Yes," Rhine smiled, "Besides Prince Eric, there is more than one human on this land who cares about Ariel. Compared to Prince Eric, who only found out Ariel's true identity about a week ago, you and Ariel have known each other even longer."
Aurora understood.
In addition to Prince Eric, there is another human love who together gives Ariel an immortal soul.
And that human was her.
When the three of them first met in the ocean, when Ariel expressed her wish to her new human friend, when she stood up for Ariel in front of the sea witch because of her simple sense of justice, when she wanted to say "I feel sorry for the mermaids" on the blue seabed, when she ran around anxiously for Ariel's safety in the dark night...
At every moment like this, a trace of her soul was splitting out of her body and merging into Ariel's.
"Aurora!"
Ariel could no longer contain her excitement.
She rushed over and hugged the little blonde girl tightly. She was much shorter than her but had extraordinary abilities.
"Thank you, my human friend. It's you who saved me! It's because you've always been worried about me and cared about me that my heart was saved from breaking and my body from turning into foam on the sea.
"I remember that you once said in front of the Sea Witch that, in addition to the prince, I could gain an immortal soul because of the love of another human being.
“When I heard your idea, I was completely shocked.
"Now, it is so. Thank you!"
Aurora felt a little embarrassed after being thanked and held like a child, and a blush appeared on her face.
"I'm sorry, Aurora. I tried to create a tense atmosphere last night while I kept the truth from you."
Rhine smiled and explained, “That’s because the newly born immortal soul is too fragile. If it suddenly loses the nourishment of love, it is not absolutely impossible for it to dissipate.
"In the case that Prince Eric might lose his memory, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, I want to create a sense of crisis, to ensure that you are always worried about Ariel, and to ensure that the emotions you pour into Ariel are always there."
Aurora nodded, completely understanding the teacher's intention.
(End of this chapter)