"Jiu'er, are you saying there's the aura of ancient beasts beneath the sea?"
Ji Jiuying nodded, and Gong Mingyue embraced her slender waist and jumped into the Flowing Sea. This time, because Gong Mingyue was there, she did not lose consciousness as she did last time when she fell into the Flowing Sea. Moreover, she had an extra layer of protection, allowing her to breathe freely underwater. Her clothes were completely dry. Ji Jiuying sighed again, "The strong are indeed different."
The two soon arrived at the underwater palace that emitted a blue light. Looking at the pillars on both sides of the palace, it seemed to lead to the sky. However, Ji Jiuying planned to go inside the palace to take a look, hoping to find an unexpected surprise.
"Ah Yue, let's go inside the palace and see what treasures are inside." Gong Mingyue let Ji Jiuying pull him into the palace, a slight smile playing on his lips, his eyes filled with undisguised doting affection.
After passing two towering pillars and walking through a long corridor adorned with pearl shells, with crystals lining both sides of the corridor, the pearl shells emitting a blue glow and casting a shimmering, holy light, the two soon arrived inside the palace.
Ji Jiuying was mesmerized by the sight before her. A dazzling array of colors and glittering crystal pillars filled her vision. The entire palace was composed of countless sparkling purple crystals, like a galaxy of stars, radiating a mesmerizing glow. The glazed dome and crystal floor created a dreamlike atmosphere, much like the dreamlike crystal palaces in modern TV dramas and animations.
Wow, it's so beautiful!
Ji Jiuying couldn't help but sigh. Gong Mingyue, seeing the light in her eyes, flicked the tip of her nose with his finger. "Jiu'er likes this kind of palace?"
"Of course I like it! Every girl in our area has a fairytale dream when she's little!" Ji Jiuying answered without hesitation.
Gong Mingyue glanced around. A fairytale dream?
"Ah Yue, what exactly lives here?" Ji Jiuying looked around and asked in confusion, noticing that there had been no signs of life here for a long time.
“This must be the palace where the merfolk live!” Gong Mingyue said.
Ji Jiuying turned around, her eyes wide, "What? Mermaids?"
"You mean those mermaids who have a human upper body and a fish tail lower body, and are very beautiful?"
Gong Mingyue was slightly taken aback. This palace must have been tens of thousands of years old. This continent was no longer suitable for the merfolk to live on. How did she know what merfolk looked like?
"You know about merfolk?"
Ji Jiuying noticed his confusion and nodded, "Actually, I read about it in a book."
Gong Mingyue was still somewhat skeptical, because in his five years on the Cangming Continent, no one had ever mentioned a book about the merfolk. Seeing that he still looked unconvinced, Ji Jiuying said, "Actually, there have always been legends about merfolk in my hometown, but I have never seen one."
"Everything here is unclaimed now, so it's not unreasonable for us to take what we need!"
Ji Jiuying smiled slyly, pulled Gong Mingyue over and quickly looked around, putting anything interesting into her space. Gong Mingyue sat lazily to the side, watching Ji Jiuying busily working, looking just like a bandit, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
After a while, Ji Jiuying put everything she should and shouldn't have taken into her spatial storage, then walked towards Gong Mingyue with satisfaction, "Alright, let's go!"
"Jiu'er, wait, there's still something we haven't taken!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Jiuying looked at the palace that she had looted, wondering what else she hadn't taken.
Gong Mingyue got up and walked to the throne in the main hall. After groping around for a while, he pressed something, and the crystal wall behind the throne slowly opened, revealing a passage emitting blue light.
"Where is this place?" Ji Jiuying asked, following behind Gong Mingyue.
"This should be the Merfolk King's palace. Usually, the best treasures are kept in the palace."
"Then why didn't you say so just now?" Ji Jiuying pinched Gong Mingyue's arm hard.
"I saw how happy you were just now, and I didn't have the heart to interrupt your good mood."
"You're being sarcastic, you're clearly doing it on purpose!"
As they spoke, the two arrived inside the palace, an exquisitely decorated chamber containing a blue crystal ice bed. On the ice bed lay the remains of a merman, presumably the Merman King.
Ji Jiuying clasped her hands together and bowed to the corpse on the ice bed. Unexpectedly, her bow caused a bolt of lightning to strike down from the sky, shaking the palace. Ji Jiuying was startled, and Gong Mingyue quickly protected her in his arms.
Gong Mingyue looked at the person in his arms with a solemn expression. The lightning bolt just now was clearly the lightning of the Heavenly Dao Law. Just who is she? Even the Mermaid Emperor who has lived for tens of thousands of years cannot withstand her kneeling ceremony.
"Ah Yue, what just happened?" Ji Jiuying poked her head out and asked in confusion.
"It's nothing, it's probably just the shaking caused by the collapse of the island above."
Gong Mingyue's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that Jiu'er's father was no ordinary person! However, he decided not to tell her before finding out the truth.
Ji Jiuying nodded and looked around. Sure enough, as he said, all the good stuff was here. Compared to what she had just taken, it was nothing. Ji Jiuying stared at the colorful pearls with great affection. Each one contained rich spiritual energy, which was perfect for improving cultivation! Without the slightest hesitation, she took them all.
Nevertheless, Gong Mingyue frowned slightly, observing his surroundings. Sure enough, a crystal box on the ice bed caught his attention. He slowly approached the corpse of the Merman King, used his spiritual power to lift the box from a distance, and slowly opened it.
Ji Jiuying stared wide-eyed at the gem in the crystal box. The pale blue gem, shaped like a teardrop, was clear and transparent, radiating an intoxicating blue glow, and contained endless water elements.
"Could this be the legendary mermaid's tears?"
"Jiu'er is indeed clever!"
Ji Jiuying's mouth opened slightly, her eyes filled with barely suppressed excitement. Wasn't this prepared especially for her?
"Ah Yue, can I have these mermaid tears?" Ji Jiuying asked Gong Mingyue expectantly.
"I thought Jiu'er would forcefully take it!" Gong Mingyue said with a teasing laugh.
Ji Jiuying was speechless. "Oh, so you actually think of me as such an unreasonable person, A-Yue!"
Gong Mingyue patted her head and smiled, "Take it. I don't need these things. On the contrary, Jiu'er, you are still lacking in water-type spiritual roots. This mermaid's tear can help you."
Ji Jiuying accepted the mermaid's tears without ceremony, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Yue!"
"Just thank you? No other reward?"
Gong Mingyue's handsome face suddenly moved closer, his breath almost touching her face as he spoke. His deep eyes looked at her with a half-smile, as if he wanted to devour her whole.
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