Chapter 1377: Mermaid Empress, Mingyan?

The center of Huanling City.

In front of the City Lord's Mansion gate, several high-ranking members of the Mermaid Clan had already arrived, waiting patiently outside the gate.

Not long after.

A figure flew out from the mansion and landed in front of the several high-ranking Mermaid Clan members.

The person who arrived wore a mask on their face, making it impossible to discern their features.

Yet, through the powerful aura radiating from their body, the several high-ranking Mermaid Clan members instantly recognized the other party's identity.

"Greetings, Imperial Lord."

The several high-ranking Mermaid Clan members bowed in unison toward the masked woman.

Mingyan nodded indifferently, "Let's go."

As she spoke, she slowly floated up into the air.

The several high-ranking Mermaid Clan members also began to float along with her.

Just as she was preparing to head toward the square where the geniuses of the Mermaid Clan were gathered, the face beneath the mask suddenly stiffened.

Because at this very moment, the Beast Control Mark in her mind suddenly trembled, and a voice rang out.

"Why didn't you come?"

The face beneath Mingyan's mask shifted, and through the mark in her mind, she conveyed her thoughts back.

"I happened to sense an opportunity for a breakthrough and am preparing to go into seclusion to break through, so I cannot go."

In the square.

Wang Jianqiang's expression stirred, and he did not have the slightest doubt about Mingyan's words.

Because in his view, with the restriction of the Beast Control Mark, Mingyan could not deceive him.

"Understood."

He moved his mind and sent out another voice.

Hearing the reply from "Tianyu," Mingyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This person, Tianyu, was an utter bastard.

She was terrified that he would act unreasonably, and if that happened, her identity would very likely be exposed.

Fortunately, the scene she had worried about did not occur.

"Imperial Lord, what is the matter?"

Seeing that Mingyan had not flown off for a long time, the several high-ranking Mermaid Clan members behind her could not help but reveal expressions of confusion.

Upon hearing this, Mingyan immediately snapped back to reality, shook her head calmly, "It is nothing, let us go."

Having said that, she flew out first.

Not long after.

Led by Mingyan, the group arrived above the square.

"Greetings, Imperial Lord."

"Greetings, Mother Empress."

Seeing Mingyan and the others arrive, Lianyin and Mingchen, who were at the head, were the first to react and bowed toward Mingyan.

"Greetings, Imperial Lord; greetings, Elders." The voices of the crowd followed immediately after.

Wang Jianqiang, mixed in the crowd, bowed as well.

His attention had been fixed on that masked figure the entire time.

"Is this Mingchen's mother, the current master of the Mermaid Clan, the Mermaid Empress?"

Looking at the other party's slender figure, a flash of confusion crossed Wang Jianqiang's face.

He was clearly seeing this Mermaid Empress for the first time, but for some reason, he always had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was as if he had seen the other party somewhere before?

Was it an illusion?

Could it be because of Mingyan?

That must be it.

Mingyan is the disciple of the Mermaid Empress, so it is normal for her to have some similarities to the Mermaid Empress in certain aspects.

Thinking of this, the look of confusion on his face slowly dissipated.

Mingyan hovered in mid-air, appearing indifferent, but in reality, ever since arriving here.

Her attention had been fixed on "Tianyu" from the very first moment.

Upon seeing the look of confusion appear on Tianyu's face, her heart skipped a beat instinctively, and her breathing slowed for a moment.

The mask she wore possessed a powerful shielding effect, and she did not know if it could shield Tianyu's perception of the mark within her body.

Only when she discovered that the confusion on Tianyu's face had slowly dissipated.

Did she finally feel at ease.

Did it succeed?

She felt a surge of joy in her heart and shifted her attention to the others.

After sweeping her gaze across the crowd, she spoke slowly, "You may all rise."

The crowd had been maintaining their bowing posture, and only after hearing Mingyan's voice did they slowly straighten their backs.

"This voice..."

Wang Jianqiang raised an eyebrow.

Although this voice was more majestic and contained a dense, murderous aura, he still felt a sense of familiarity.

At the same time, he finally realized why he had felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing the Mermaid Empress.

Because the Mermaid Empress's figure was extremely similar to Mingyan's.

And even this voice, it was actually somewhat similar too!

Never would I have thought that Mingyan and the Mermaid Empress would be so alike!

Are the two of them really just as simple as master and disciple?

Could it be that there is some blood relation?

Wang Jianqiang muttered to himself.

Thinking of this, he looked with a trace of curiosity into his mind at the Attribute Panel that had appeared the very first moment he saw the Mermaid Empress.

"Name: Mingyan!"

Just by seeing the first line of information, Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

No...

Is she also called Mingyan?

Not right!

It is impossible for it to be such a coincidence.

But her cultivation is clearly at Great Vehicle Perfection, while Mingyan is only at the Nascent Soul Stage.

How could it be the same person?

Wang Jianqiang's expression shifted for a moment.

A thought suddenly stirred in his heart.

Although the system had always been reliable, it was not without its slip-ups.

Back when he first met Mu Lingxi, he had failed to see through her true age when checking Mu Lingxi's information.

If the Mermaid Empress had cultivated a Technique capable of rivaling the Three Lives Body...

Thinking of this, Wang Jianqiang's heart stirred.

He silently sensed the location of the Beast Control Mark.

The next moment.

A flash of astonishment passed through the depths of his eyes.

He actually could not sense it.

For this situation to occur, there were only three possibilities.

1. The Beast Control Mark had already been removed.

2. The Beast Control Mark was beyond the distance limit, making it impossible to sense.

3. The connection between him and the Beast Control Mark had been temporarily blocked.

The first possibility was completely non-existent.

Regardless of whether Mingyan was the Mermaid Empress, if the Beast Control Mark had been removed, she would definitely have moved to deal with him immediately; it was impossible for her to do nothing.

Therefore.

The possibilities were only the latter two.

Just now he had communicated with Mingyan, and Mingyan said she was going into seclusion to cultivate; one could not rule out the possibility that Mingyan had already entered a Cultivation Secret Realm, and the Beast Control Mark was isolated because it was not in the same space.

However...

He himself was more inclined toward the third possibility.

Because within a race, the name of the clan leader is generally avoided by the clansmen, and a situation where they share the same name would not occur.

And only a powerhouse at the level of Great Vehicle Perfection would have the possibility of blocking the perception between him and the Beast Control Mark.

Thinking of this.

He could not help but swallow his saliva secretly.

Could this Mermaid Empress really be the Mingyan on whom he had planted the Beast Control Mark?