I became a mermaid egg and saved the Imperial Marshal

Putting away his thoughts, Li Jia said seriously: "In short, before I come back, you are not allowed to go anywhere. Just stay in Cross. The person behind the scenes may take action again."

What Li Jia was worried about was that the real target of the person behind the scenes was Qi Yan. Although he suspected that the other party had also obtained the mermaid inheritance, it did not mean that people who obtained the mermaid inheritance would not harm mermaids.

While copying the information from the mermaid ruins, Li Jia discovered a record that described the process of the mermaid tribe's extinction.

In addition, he also learned about the existence of "Saya".

Mermaids are naturally peace-loving, close to nature, and free-spirited. However, there is also a kind of outlier among mermaids who are warlike and bloodthirsty by nature.

"Saya" is the general name for this type of mermaids. The demise of the mermaids was not only due to the factors of the times and the environment, but more importantly, the internal strife within the tribe.

At that time, the Mermaid King had two great priests under his command. The right priest was on the peace side, while the left priest was on the war side.

Since the mermaids haven't had any newborns for hundreds of years, Priest Zuo has always harbored deep resentment towards humans.

He believed that the reason why the mermaids no longer had new life was because their ancestors had fused the mermaid genes with humans, disrupting the mermaids' bloodline, which was a punishment.

The left has always tried to start a war, but due to the existence of the Mermaid King, they have been able to restrain themselves.

Until later, the Mermaid King seemed to be seriously injured, and the left-wing "Saya" took the opportunity to launch a civil war.

In the end, although the mermaids crushed the conspiracy of "Seiya", the tribe also suffered serious trauma and was at the point of exhaustion.

However, at this moment, the queen gave birth to the first mermaid egg in hundreds of years.

The surviving mermaids cheered and regarded the egg as a symbol of hope, but they also knew that given the environment at the time and the remaining population, there was no way they could nurture the egg and grow it.

So the right priest made a major decision, which was to mobilize the entire tribe and use the ancient forbidden technique of the mermaid tribe to seal the egg, waiting for it to break through the ground and be reborn in the future.

The disappearance of the mermaids also affected the human world. In order to express their gratitude to the mermaids, humans worshipped them as gods. This belief has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a deep-rooted belief.

It’s a pity that Li Jia couldn’t fully understand the mermaid’s writing. In order to understand all the records in the ruins as soon as possible, they had to make rubbings and leave in a hurry.

After leaving the ruins, Li Jia found some strange marks nearby, which were obviously left by someone deliberately.

On the surface, it seemed to be done to mark the location of the ruins, but he felt more like it was done intentionally to lure someone into the ruins.

However, due to time constraints, Li Jia did not have time to check it carefully.

In order to attract Qi Yan's attention and let him stay in Cross and not run around, Li Jia told him about the marking and his own speculation.

However, Qi Yan's face changed drastically after hearing this, and his heart suddenly tightened.

He said blankly, "You mean the person behind the scenes may have set a trap on Hengtan Star to lure us over there, right?"

Although Li Jia noticed that his mood was different, he still nodded: "Don't rule out this possibility."

After all, the mermaid ruins were full of dangers. Even if they had the crystal in their hands, they still encountered dangers along the way and almost lost their lives.

If the person behind the scenes really wants to set a trap here, it would be a perfect place.

However, after getting a positive answer, Qi Yan cried anxiously. Li Jia was shocked and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"A Yuan...A Yuan chased the black matter to Narcissus!"

All the accumulated worries burst out at this moment, and the previous dream reappeared in front of her eyes. At this moment, Qi Yan regretted coming back from Andromeda very much, and regretted leaving Huo Linyuan even more.

Li Jia didn't expect things to turn out like this. If he had known in advance, he would definitely not have told Qi Yan his guess.

After coming to his senses, he quickly comforted her, "Calm down first. This is just Daddy's guess. Besides, the Marshal is very intelligent and will not fall for the other party's tricks so easily."

This was the first time that Li Jia praised Huo Linyuan so bluntly. However, Qi Yan, who was filled with anxiety and fear at the moment, could not hear anything.

At this moment, there was only one thought left in his mind: he wanted to go to Narcissus, he wanted to find A Yuan, immediately, right now!

Looking at the black screen in front of him, Li Jia was anxious but at a loss as to what to do.

He then contacted Aled and asked him to stop Qi Yan no matter what means.

Jun Yan, who had just returned from the treatment room, saw that his face was solemn, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's wrong?"

Li Jia frowned, looked at him apologetically, and sighed, "I'm afraid we have to go back again."

Jun Yan was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he smiled and said, "Okay."

-

Two days later.

In the room, Qi Yan sat by the window without crying or making a fuss, just staring blankly out the window.

Alaid did exactly what Li Jia said and "used whatever means necessary" to stop Qi Yan, causing Qi Yan to fall into a coma for two days.

At this time, Shen Yi sneaked into the room. When he saw Qi Yan sitting quietly by the window, he was stunned at first.

Then he moved a chair and sat opposite Qi Yan, sighing deliberately, "Hey, I wanted to be a knight who saves the prince once, but it seems that our little prince doesn't need me to save him!"

As he spoke, he opened one eye and observed Qi Yan's reaction.

Qi Yan turned her head and looked at him indifferently. Shen Yi immediately perked up when he saw this. He raised the corners of his mouth in a sly way and suggested, "As long as you call me brother, I will take you to Narcissus. How about that?"

Although he looked like a gangster on the surface, there was an indescribable determination in the depths of his eyes, as if as long as he was called brother, he would immediately accompany Qi Yan through fire and water.

However, Qi Yan shook his head. He had calmed down a lot at this time. What Aled said was right. Cross and Narcissus were too far apart. Even super-curvature navigation would take nearly a month.

In addition, Narcissus's communications were blocked, so even if he arrived, he might not be able to find Huo Linyuan in a short time.

Shen Yi felt relieved when he saw him shaking his head, but he still deliberately asked back, "Are you really not going?"

"A Yuan definitely doesn't want me to take risks. The person behind the scenes might be hiding in the dark and watching us eagerly. If we lose our composure first, it will be easy for the other party to take advantage of us." Qi Yan said slowly.

Shen Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard his calm words. While feeling relieved, he also lamented that the child in his eyes not only understood everything, but was also much stronger than they imagined.

That's because Qi Yan knew that the more anxious he was, the more he couldn't panic. He couldn't let others get dragged down because of himself, let alone affect everyone or even the overall situation.

However, although he thought so rationally, he found it difficult to calm down, and he couldn't convince himself to just wait silently.