The mermaids couldn't get out of the barrier, and dared not disobey Qi An's orders, so they had to continue watching the live broadcast.

For five consecutive days, Lingyue was bled regularly every day.

His body was covered in blood and knife wounds.

The vials filled with blood were sent to the emperor.

After bleeding her, Zhao Chenghui ordered people to stop her bleeding, and then gave her a large amount of blood-replenishing medicine, and had people watch over her so that she would not die.

There were pauses during the blood drawing process, but the tears never stopped.

Excessive blood loss can kill people, but I have never heard of anyone dying from crying, so Zhao Cheng showed no mercy.

It was not until Lingyue could no longer shed a single tear and her eyes were blinded by crying that Zhao Cheng reluctantly ordered people to remove the tear-gas incense from the cage.

At this time, the pearls had filled more than a dozen large boxes.

Zhao Cheng thought happily that now he would have money to recruit soldiers even if he rebelled.

What's more, the mermaid blood he sent had a miraculous effect, and the emperor was very pleased.

The position of crown prince is within reach.

On the sixth day, the emperor, who was no longer satisfied with drinking blood, issued an imperial decree, requiring Zhao Cheng to offer the mermaid elixir.

Zhao Cheng went into the palace and told the emperor about his plan to use Lingyue's strategy to capture all the mermaids.

"Father, one mermaid pill is too little. What if it doesn't extend our lifespan by a hundred years as the legend says? Where can we find a second one?"

Mermaids live in the deep sea and almost never appear in front of humans.

It's not easy to catch such a ready-made bait, so of course I have to use it to the fullest.

The emperor became nervous upon hearing this. Zhao Cheng continued:

“Why not use her as bait to lure out the mermaids and catch them all in one fell swoop?

By then, even if one mermaid pill can only extend my lifespan by ten years, my father can rest assured."

The emperor's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Okay, I'll do as you say. If this is successful, you don't have to be the crown prince anymore. I will pass the throne to you directly."

Zhao Cheng was overjoyed, and kowtowed loudly: "Thank you, father. I will not refuse even if I die."

Seeing this, the mermaids trembled with anger.

The insidiousness and viciousness of human beings are beyond their understanding.

It was not enough to capture Lingyue, he actually wanted to use Lingyue to lure them out and catch them all in one fell swoop.

"He's dreaming. Lingyue will never betray us." The mermaids spoke out one after another.

Qi An looked at their confident expressions and shook his head in amusement.

Ata was sitting with his short legs crossed and eating melon seeds. "A large face-slapping scene is coming soon, please stay tuned."

Soon after bleeding, Zhao Cheng pretended to order people to dig out Lingyue's mermaid pill.

Lingyue was terrified. She thought Zhao Cheng only wanted her blood and would not kill her.

She climbed to the edge of the cage, groped for Zhao Cheng's boots, and begged:

"Ah Cheng, no, Your Highness... Don't, don't kill me. Please, for the sake of me saving you, spare my life."

Zhao Cheng didn't say anything, so Lingyue racked her brains to prove her own value to him:

"My blood is very useful. You want my blood, don't you? Don't kill me. Don't kill me."

Look at the saint they held high, so cowardly, wagging her tail to her enemies like a dog, begging for mercy and survival.

The mermaids' faces became more and more ugly.

Zhao Cheng enjoyed watching her humble attitude and said slowly: "It's not impossible to let you go..."

Hearing a glimmer of hope, Lingyue quickly grasped it and said, "As long as you don't kill me, I can do anything for you, really."

When the mermaids heard this, they immediately had a bad feeling.

Zhao Cheng said slowly: "I know that you mermaids have your own secret method of transmitting messages.

As long as you send a message to your people and lure them to the shore, I will spare your life, how about that? "

Lingyue's face changed instantly when she heard this. What was he going to do?

The mermaids watching held their breath, waiting for the answer.

Zhao Cheng acted as if he didn't care: "It's okay if you don't want to do it. Come on, do it."

"I promise, I'll do it."

Hearing the footsteps, Lingyue abandoned the last bit of hesitation.

She doesn't want to die.

She wants to live.

She wants to go home.

These days, Lingyue has been regretting every moment.

I regret not listening to the patriarch.

Regret saving Zhao Cheng.

I regretted even more that I believed his sweet words and vows of love.

She really regrets it!

Hearing her agreement, Zhao Cheng was happy, but he also felt even more contempt and disdain for this woman.

In order to survive, he can even sell out his own people. He is so cold-blooded and selfish.

Zhao Cheng admitted that he was not a good person, but if he was captured by the enemy on the battlefield.

He would rather die than betray his motherland.

The Crystal Hall was completely silent. The mermaids looked pale and were extremely disappointed.

She actually agreed to it just like that?

There was no way she didn't know what Zhao Cheng wanted to do.

I also know what might happen to the tribesmen who were lured ashore.

But in order to save her own life, she chose to deceive herself.

Ata chuckled: "She's still so stupid again."

Although he didn't know what Lingyue's ending was in her previous life.

But Ata knew with her heels that Zhao Cheng would never let her go.

Her people died in vain.

Qi An sneered: "Believe it or not, even if it happens ten or a hundred times, let alone once, she will make the same choice."

Ata agreed with this.

Dogs cannot change shit.

Zhao Cheng took Lingyue and left the capital to the seaside, accompanied by 30,000 imperial guards.

Even the imperial guards were sent out, and the old emperor spent a lot of money.

Three days later, the mermaids in the Crystal Hall received a distress message from Lingyue.

It can only be passed on through the secret method of damaging the mermaid pill, and the mermaids will not use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Lingyue knows I was wrong. I am seriously injured and will not live long. Please save me."

In order to lure them ashore, she also specifically emphasized that she was not far from the sea and she was alone.

The mermaids were originally trying to find excuses for her, wondering if she was just stalling for time, trying to stabilize Zhao Cheng first before telling them the truth.

After receiving the news, the last glimmer of hope was shattered.

At the same time, they were filled with fear.

If the clan leader had not arranged for them to watch in advance, they would have rescued her without hesitation after receiving the news.

Then he stepped into the trap carefully laid by humans.

One can imagine what the consequences will be.

The time has come, and Qi An appeared in the crystal hall.

He asked, "How does it feel to be betrayed? Is there anyone else who wants to save her?"

Seeing their patriarch, the mermaids finally found their backbone.

They all looked at him with red eyes and helpless expressions.

Qi An sat down at the top, leaning his head:

"Do you feel wronged and sad? Do you know what will happen if we just go to rescue her like this?"

The mermaids looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

They only knew that the ending would not be good, but they couldn't really say what exactly it would be.

Looking at those pairs of confused eyes, Qi An was speechless.

He felt that it was time to let these naive people feel the evil of human nature.

"Come on, raise your heads, open your eyes, and see what will happen to you."

After a moment, the live broadcast screen flashed and changed to something else.

That was the process of death and genocide that the mermaids actually experienced in their previous life.

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