Chapter 1274: Lingyun Enters the Sea

Seeing that the Mermaid Princess had not responded for a long time, Wang Jianqiang could not help but frown.

This Mermaid Princess, she wouldn't be trying to welch on the deal, would she?

That simply wouldn't do.

He still needed to rely on her, this great Buddha, to back him up.

If she went back on her word, and Haishan were to trip him up, it would be very difficult to handle without exposing his identity.

"Princess?"

Wang Jianqiang looked at the Mermaid Princess, raised his voice slightly, and spoke again.

As the sound of Tianyu's voice entered her ears once more, the Mermaid Princess suddenly snapped back to reality.

She looked at Wang Jianqiang, and her heart suddenly stirred.

At this moment, she suddenly thought of a perfect solution.

She pondered for a moment and said, "As long as you can master that zither piece within ten years, I will take you on as my Zither Attendant; this is something I promised you."

"Since it is something I promised, I naturally will not go back on it."

"From this day forward, you are my Zither Attendant."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

On the surface, however, he revealed a look of pleasant surprise, "Many thanks, Princess."

"Then where shall this subordinate live in the future? Should I move into your mansion, Princess?"

"That way, it will also be convenient for this subordinate to serve you in the future."

Hearing this, the Mermaid Princess's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly refused, "That is not necessary for now."

"You may continue to reside in your original dwelling for the time being."

Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

All he wanted was the status of being the Mermaid Princess's Zither Attendant.

This was to prevent Haishan from secretly tripping him up.

Besides that, this status would also make it convenient for him to search for the Ocean Heart within the Mermaid Clan.

As for whether he could move into the Princess Mansion, that was only secondary.

Although the Mermaid Princess was beautiful and intoxicating,

he, Wang Jianqiang, had never been a person obsessed with beauty.

His main energy had always been focused on cultivation.

The Mermaid Princess was beautiful, yes, but she was not yet enough to shake his Dao Heart.

"Princess, wouldn't that be inappropriate? After all, since I have become your Zither Attendant, it is my duty to share your burdens."

"Why not just let this subordinate move in?"

"I am very capable; I will certainly be able to satisfy you, Princess."

Having said this, he looked at the Mermaid Princess with a face full of sincerity, appearing completely loyal and devoted.

"If I have matters that require your attention, I will take the initiative to send word to you; at other times, you are free to act as you please," the Mermaid Princess continued to shake her head.

Wang Jianqiang felt secretly regretful in his heart.

Of course, he was not regretting the inability to have close contact with the Mermaid Princess often.

As stated above,

he, Wang Jianqiang, had never been a person obsessed with beauty.

The reason he felt regret was simply because he could not immediately share the Mermaid Princess's burdens.

As the saying goes, the highest realm of acting is to merge with the character, for only then can one be seamless.

He had now completely merged into the character of Tianyu.

It was just like that.

Just as Wang Jianqiang entered the Mermaid Clan and was making efforts to establish himself there,

Ye Lingyun had also penetrated deep into the Sea Region.

During the time the Outside the Realm invaded the Immortal Abandoned Land, he had been training in a certain ruin on the Outer Realm Battlefield.

It was only when he emerged from the ruins that he learned of the Outside the Realm's invasion of the Immortal Abandoned Land.

And he heard various accounts regarding Wang Jianqiang.

When he learned of Wang Jianqiang's terrifying influence within the Immortal Abandoned Land, he made a prompt decision and decisively crossed the Outer Realm Battlefield, arriving at the Outside the Realm from the Outer Realm Battlefield.

And he cultivated to the Spirit Transformation Stage while Outside the Realm.

His original plan was to improve his strength Outside the Realm, and once his cultivation was sufficient, return to the Immortal Abandoned Land to stage a triumphant return.

To behead that scoundrel Wang Jianqiang and rescue his master from that scoundrel's hands.

It was a pity, however.

Plans could not keep up with changes.

After arriving Outside the Realm, he clearly realized just how terrifying Wang Jianqiang's influence truly was.

The Beast Taming Sect, currently the strongest force in Youzhou, bore his shadow.

Beyond that,

many powerful factions were also exceptionally wary of him.

He did not doubt that if the feud between himself and Wang Jianqiang were exposed, many factions would likely not pass up the opportunity to use him as a "gift" to curry favor with Wang Jianqiang.

Therefore,

during his time cultivating in Youzhou, he had been striving to hide his identity.

He had long since grown tired of this life of cultivation, hiding and dodging like a rat crossing the street.

More than once, he had thought about entering the Sea Region to cultivate.

But the crises within the Sea Region made him involuntarily dismiss the idea every time it arose.

It had never been put into action.

Unexpectedly.

A trip to a Treasure Land led him to encounter those two lunatics, Xuan Che and Kong Yu.

These two not only knew him, but also harbored an incomprehensible, intense hatred toward him.

He did not know why Xuan Che and Kong Yu were so hostile toward him.

Nor did he have any intention of looking into it deeply.

The two's pursuit, however, had coincidentally helped him make a decision.

Since he had already arrived in the Sea Region, he might as well just cultivate in the Sea Region.

The Sea Region was vast and boundless.

He did not believe that the influence of Wang Jianqiang could extend into the Sea Region.

From now on.

He would no longer need to be cautious and hide; he could roam this vast, endless ocean without any scruples, using his own face.

The sea is wide for fish to leap, the sky is high for birds to fly.

Now, he could be considered to have completely cast off the shadow of Wang Jianqiang.

Within the Sea Region, resources were abundant.

He firmly believed that as long as he could continue to cultivate in the Sea Region.

One day.

He would certainly be able to surpass that piece of trash Wang Jianqiang and pay back double the humiliation Wang Jianqiang had inflicted upon him!

At this moment, within his heart.

His spirit was soaring higher than ever before.

"Huh?"

Just then, a sound of surprise suddenly came from not far beside Ye Lingyun and reached his ears.

He instinctively turned his head to look.

Immediately, he saw a figure in the distance.

Through the clear seawater, he could clearly see a tall, sturdy figure shooting rapidly toward the direction where he was.

That figure looked almost no different from the Human Race, but its physique was much larger than a human's.

Its muscles were also more developed.

At a glance, it looked like an enlarged, thick version of a human.

Seeing this figure, the name of a Sea Region race instantly flashed through Ye Lingyun's mind.

A Sea Giant Cultivator?

Upon thinking of this race, his heart immediately became vigilant.

The Sea Giant race, a top-tier power within the Sea Region.

In terms of power.

Among the many Sea Region powers, they could be ranked in the first echelon.

The race was full of experts, acted with extreme tyranny, and was extremely protective of its own.

During the battle when they invaded the Eight Continents, the Sea Giant race was the absolute main force.

Their losses were also the greatest among the many Sea Region powers.

Therefore, the Sea Giant race was undoubtedly the one that hated the Human Race the most!

Thinking of this.

His expression flickered, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately turned and fled.

However, the moment he fled, that figure suddenly changed direction and continued to charge straight toward him.

"This Sea Giant Cultivator is indeed coming for me!"

Ye Lingyun felt a wave of gravity in his heart, and his speed instantly soared to the limit.