After hearing what he said, Yu Qiqi would have stumbled and fallen to the ground if she hadn't been sitting steadily in the chair.
The man was carrying the coffin on his back, and judging from how he treasured it, she initially thought it was some kind of magical water, but it turned out to be just some seawater.
Seeing the surprised looks on Yu Qiqi's and the others' faces, A Li explained the customs of the Merfolk to them.
The merfolk live in the sea, far from humans. In addition, their intelligence is no less than that of humans, and they do not want to have too much interaction with humans.
Therefore, very few people have ever seen mermaids, and humans know very little about them.
Hearing Ah Li's explanation, the reason was so simple and unadorned that it was impossible to refute.
Ah Li looked at the black coffin and said, "Brother Shi, you have bad taste. This coffin is too ugly. It's something that will be used for a long time, so you should at least find something nicer."
Shi Ke glanced at the coffin. "Really? But since Li'er said it's ugly, I'll change to a nicer one next time."
The main reason is that this thing is big and can hold a lot of seawater, so it's very convenient for him to carry it around.
When there was a water shortage, he would simply lie down in the coffin, which was very simple and convenient.
"Brother Shi, why did you leave the clan? Did you come here specifically to find me?" A-Li asked.
Shi Ke nodded. "I have been looking for you ever since you disappeared. I searched for you for a long time on the cultivation continent, and when I couldn't find you, I went to the secular continent."
"It's a pity that I missed it when I was on the secular continent. Later, I returned to the cultivation continent. Fortunately, the fish scales you gave me reacted a while ago, so I followed the trail and came here."
"Li'er, what happened to you? Why did you fall to a lower-level continent and why is your aura so weak?"
“Brother Shi, I was patrolling the sea when I suddenly sensed an unusual power fluctuation on the seabed, so I thought I’d go and investigate.”
"As soon as I got close to the seabed and came into contact with that power, I felt as if my whole body was being burned. I was in great pain, and even my inner core was severely damaged."
"I wanted to go back and report this to my father, but I was swept away by a force and lost consciousness."
"When I woke up again, I had arrived in a strange, secular continent. After many twists and turns, I met my master." Ah Li still feels lingering fear when she talks about it now.
When it met its owner, it couldn't even speak, which shows how severely its inner core was damaged.
If it hadn't been fortunate enough to meet a master and hadn't been kept in the Fountain of Life, its inner core would have long since shattered and died beyond any hope of survival.
Although the Fountain of Life can sustain its life, it cannot repair the inner core of the Koi clan.
"Your inner core is damaged?!" Shi Ke exclaimed in shock. "This is no small matter. You must come back to the clan with me quickly. Perhaps the king has a way to help you recover."
No wonder the carp couldn't transform into human form and its aura was so weak.
The royal bloodline of the Koi clan differs from that of the Merfolk, who require a Merfolk ceremony to develop legs and fully transform into human form.
Possessing royal blood from the Koi clan, she can transform into human form from birth.
As a princess of the Koi clan, Li'er not only inherited the Koi bloodline of her father, the Koi King, but also the Mermaid bloodline of her mother, the Mermaid Queen.
Having two bloodlines simultaneously is something that has never happened in the ocean.
Therefore, Li'er's inner core is much stronger than that of other koi clan members, yet it is now so damaged. What power hurt Li'er?
"Brother Shi, how is the situation in the clan now? How are Father and Mother doing while I was away?"
Shi Ke shook his head, "I'm not very clear about the current situation in the clan either. I came out to look for you as soon as you disappeared."
"However, when I left, the battle with the Abyssal Eel Clan had already become public, and the situation was probably not optimistic."
Hearing this, Ruan Xiyan understood the gist of it.
Looking at A-Li's anxious and worried eyes, Ruan Xiyan said, "A-Li, I'll go home with you."
"Master, don't you still have things to do?"
“I’ve said before that I would take you home. I won’t forget what I promised you.” Ruan Xiyan looked at A Li.
“We’ve been partners for a long time, so if your people encounter problems, I naturally can’t stand idly by.”
"Besides, your inner core is damaged, and this can't go on forever. Going back to your clan might allow you to find a solution."
"Waaah, Master, you're so good to me." Ali jumped into Ruan Xiyan's arms.
Seeing this, Shi Ke clicked his tongue. He and Li'er were childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
Even the carp had never held him like this before, yet now it was holding a human.
I really don't understand what's so good about this human that makes Koi trust and rely on him so much.
However, since she and Li'er had already formed a contract, she would actually let Li'er return to her clan, which was quite different from the selfish people he had encountered along the way.
Ruan Xiyan looked at Yu Qiqi and the others, "Qiqi, it seems we need to split up into two groups first."
"After you obtain 30% of the mineral resources, go to the Illusionary Hidden Sect. After I finish dealing with Ah Li's matter, I will go to the Illusionary Hidden Sect to meet you."
Given the current situation, this is the only option.
"Sister Yan, take care on your journey and have a safe trip. We'll be waiting for you at the Illusionary Hidden Sect."
"Take care, you too."
After briefly explaining the situation to Sikong Jian, Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yushike disembarked from the flying artifact and headed in the opposite direction.
The Koi clan lives far from humans in an ocean east of the continent. To reach their deep-sea territory, one must cross a treacherous reef.
In that deep sea, the Koi fish clan is the royal family, ruling over most of the other clans in that area.
The Koi are skilled in strategy, while the Mermaids are skilled in combat. Several hundred years ago, the Koi King asked the Mermaid Queen for a marriage alliance between the two clans, which had been on good terms for generations. This marriage further consolidated the Koi royal family's ruling position.
Under the rule of the Koi King, the various groups have lived peacefully in the deep sea for a long time.
However, a hundred years ago, the tyrannical abyssal eel, dissatisfied with the rule of the koi royal family, harbored ambitions and attempted to overthrow the koi royal family and establish itself as king.
The outbreak of war shattered the tranquility of the deep sea.
Although the merfolk are skilled in combat, their population is small due to the unique nature of their race and the difficulty in reproduction.
While the abyssal eel is inferior to the merfolk in combat power, it has the fastest reproduction rate in the deep sea and its numbers are thousands of times greater than those of the merfolk.
The two sides were deadlocked, unable to determine a victor, and would occasionally launch surprise attacks on each other. The war continued intermittently for over a hundred years.
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