Chapter 1257: The Mermaid Clan

Hearing Kong Yu's words, Wan Guiyuan shook his head and smiled, "Fairy Kong, you and I are good friends who treat each other with sincerity; is there any need for such politeness?"

Upon hearing this, many images suddenly appeared in Kong Yu's mind, and her face flushed red.

She tightened her grip on Wan Guiyuan's hand and looked up at his handsome face, "Daoist Friend Wan, I..."

"What is it? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?" Wan Guiyuan asked with concern, "I am an Alchemist; let me help you check your body."

Twenty days later.

Kong Yu, filled with the joy of her harvest, parted ways with Wan Guiyuan with great reluctance.

She flew alone toward the direction of You Continent.

After escaping from the hands of Nancheng Kong, Xuan Che did not return to Youzhou.

Instead, he kept wandering in the nearby Sea Region.

His heart was filled with nothing but vexation.

He had clearly promised that if Yu'er encountered danger again, he would rather die than flee.

He had wanted to be tough and stay behind, too.

But...

He just couldn't control himself.

"Yu'er, don't blame me."

"Only by surviving can we possibly have a happy future."

"I am doing this for the sake of our future."

Xuan Che kept comforting himself in his heart, hoping that Nancheng Kong would be merciful enough to cherish the flower and pity the jade, and would let Kong Yu go after he had his way.

This day.

He was still flying and searching above the Sea Region, just as he had for the better part of the last month.

Hoping to see the scene of Kong Yu's return.

Suddenly.

A familiar aura appeared within his perception.

He froze for a moment, then looked into the distance with a face full of surprise, and immediately, a familiar figure appeared in his field of vision.

"Yu'er!"

His heart instantly became filled with excitement, and he took the initiative to approach that figure.

A moment later.

He met up with Kong Yu, and seeing that she had not been harmed, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Immediately following that.

When he sensed a trace of fatigue on Kong Yu.

His fists suddenly clenched tightly.

Nancheng Kong...

That piece of trash!

Calm down, this is not Yu'er's fault.

He had only just eased his relationship with Yu'er; he absolutely could not let her grow distant from him again.

It's just...

... right?

It wasn't as if he hadn't experienced it before.

He had already made it through the most difficult times.

It... doesn't... matter...

Xuan Che kept giving himself mental suggestions, and his angry mood was quickly suppressed.

A look of concern appeared on his face, "Yu'er, are you alright?"

Kong Yu looked at Xuan Che, shook her head with a cold expression, and said nothing.

Feeling Kong Yu's attitude, which was even colder than before, Xuan Che's heart sank.

"Yu'er, I didn't mean to abandon you."

"That Nancheng Kong's strength is too great; if I hadn't left, not only would I have failed to save you, but I would have thrown my own life away there as well."

"I only... I only guessed that Nancheng Kong would not threaten your life, which is why I resorted to such a desperate measure."

"Only if we both survive is that the best outcome."

"I am trying to have a better future with you."

"You wouldn't want me to stay behind recklessly and be killed by Nancheng Kong, would you?"

Hearing Xuan Che's words, Kong Yu was silent for a while.

She looked at Xuan Che, this heaven-favored child she had once liked, and a sense of inexplicable disgust suddenly arose in her heart.

"Yu'er, you have to believe me."

"I love you."

"Isn't it just that you were... by that Nancheng Kong..."

"It doesn't matter, I don't care."

"I will avenge you; in the future, when my cultivation is stronger, I will definitely kill Nancheng Kong to avenge this insult."

"I..."

"Enough."

Before Xuan Che could finish speaking, Kong Yu suddenly interrupted his words.

Xuan Che's expression froze.

Kong Yu shook her head, "Senior Brother, I am tired; let me be quiet for a while."

After saying this, she passed by Xuan Che and flew forward on her own.

Xuan Che looked at Kong Yu's back, his expression shifting for a moment.

Finally, he sighed.

He followed after her.

……

After the two had left.

A figure suddenly flashed out from the place where the two had previously stood.

Wang Jianqiang looked in the direction the two had left, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

He had originally thought that Xuan Che would be so ashamed and angry at Kong Yu's attitude that he might even do something untoward.

Unexpectedly…

This Xuan Che was actually even more patient than he had imagined.

As expected of a Child of Fortune~

Even this was fine.

After a moment of exclamation, he withdrew his gaze and continued to fly toward the depths of the Sea Region.

Half an hour later.

Wang Jianqiang, who was flying forward at high speed, suddenly had a change in expression.

He turned his head to look toward one side.

He could feel it.

In that direction, faint combat fluctuations were coming.

He pondered for a moment, changed his direction, and approached the place where the battle had broken out.

……

Boom!

Amidst a huge roaring sound, a figure flew out from the seawater.

As a large amount of water splashed, this figure flew backward in a sorry state, mixed in with the spraying seawater.

His upper body was human, and his lower body was a fish tail.

He had the appearance of a young man, and black scales grew upon his fish tail.

At this moment.

The scales on his fish tail were shattered, blood spilled from his mouth and nose, and his face was as pale as paper.

He barely managed to control his body, intending to flee into the distance.

Splash~

Splash~

From within the seawater, two figures suddenly rushed out.

These were two Sea Clan creatures resembling octopuses with human heads.

After the two Sea Clan creatures appeared, their gazes immediately locked onto the figure fleeing into the distance.

"Want to escape?"

On the human faces of the two figures, cold sneers appeared simultaneously.

As if they had discussed it beforehand, they swung their tentacles at the same time, lashing out at the human-bodied, fish-tailed figure.

Those tentacles, which were originally about several dozen zhang long, extended instantly after being swung, reaching several thousand zhang in the blink of an eye, catching up to the human-bodied, fish-tailed youth.

The human-bodied, fish-tailed youth had no choice but to stop fleeing to block the attacks of those tentacles.

At the same time.

A figure had already silently sneaked to the edge of this battlefield.

"Octopus Clan and Mermaid Clan?"

Wang Jianqiang's gaze swept across the battlefield, seeing the three Sea Clan Cultivators in the fray, and especially upon seeing the human-bodied, fish-tailed Cultivator, he could not help but reveal a look of surprise.

Mermaid Clan.

A rather mysterious and ancient race.

Legend has it that a long time ago, the Mermaid Clan was extremely prosperous and had even birthed a king who dominated the entire Sea Region.

However, later on, the Mermaid Clan suffered a disaster and gradually declined.

Nowadays, it has been reduced to a small clan with a very scarce population.

Precisely because their numbers are too scarce, the Mermaid Clan has always been in a semi-secluded state; very few clansmen appear in the public eye, and they never participate in the struggles between various forces.

Previously, when the Sea Clan Cultivators invaded the Eight Continents, this clan did not participate either.

Unexpectedly, there is actually a Mermaid Clan Cultivator appearing in this border area of the Sea Region?