The Night Watchman of Siheyuan

Tianpeng Rebirth: The Battle of Buddhism and Taoism

Chapter 32: Mysterious Voice and Tribal Changes

The moment Ao Bing grasped the Dinghai Pearl, before he could feel the powerful and pure force, the forbidden area began to vibrate violently, and a mysterious sound resounded throughout the space like a huge bell. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing the origin and purpose of this sound.

"Let's not panic. Let's see what this voice will say next." Yang Jian whispered to everyone while observing his surroundings vigilantly.

The mysterious voice sounded again: "The Dinghai Pearl is the treasure of the mermaid tribe. You took it away for no reason. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the gods?"

Ao Bing responded hastily, "Senior, we had to take the Dinghai Pearl in order to fight against the evil forces that coveted the Lingyuan Holy Pearl and save the mermaid tribe and even the people of the world. Those villains are cruel and brutal. If we let them succeed, the consequences will be disastrous."

The mysterious voice was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Humph, you two? However, since Dinghaizhu has recognized you as its master, I will not interfere too much. But you must remember that if you cannot achieve your wish, you will be responsible for the disaster of the mermaid tribe."

As soon as the voice fell, the vibration stopped abruptly, and the surroundings returned to calm. Although everyone still had doubts in their hearts, they were more worried about the safety of the mermaid tribe, so they hurried back with the Dinghai Pearl.

When they returned to the tribe, they found a strange atmosphere in the tribe. The originally bustling merman village became silent and the streets were empty. Xifeng's face changed drastically and he said anxiously: "Oh no, something must have happened in the tribe!"

Everyone quickly dispersed to look for traces of the mermaids. Feng Yao found several shivering mermaid children behind a house. She gently comforted them, "Children, don't be afraid. What happened? Where are the adults?"

An older child cried and said, "Just now a group of men in black came. They exuded a dark aura and were very scary. They took away all the adults and said they would take the lives of all the people in the tribe in exchange for the Holy Spirit Source Pearl."

Bajie gnashed his teeth in anger: "These bastards actually dared to attack the mermaid tribe while we were away!"

Ao Bing clenched his fists, his eyes burning with anger: "We must rescue the mermaids. They are threatening the tribe members, so they must be nearby."

Yang Jian opened his heavenly eyes and carefully searched for the surrounding aura. Soon, he discovered a faint black aura spreading towards the valley behind the tribe. "Follow me, the aura is heading towards that valley." Yang Jian said.

Everyone rushed towards the valley quickly. When they arrived at the entrance of the valley, they saw thick black fog in the valley, and the shouts and painful groans of the mermaids could be heard faintly in the fog.

"Everyone be careful, there might be something strange about this fog." Feng Yao warned. She took out the Holy Spirit Pearl and injected her magic power into it. The Holy Pearl shone brightly and dispelled some of the fog.

Everyone entered the valley carefully, and saw a group of men in black surrounding the tied-up mermaids, led by the black shadow who had fought with them before. The black shadow saw everyone and sneered, "You are finally here. Hand over the Holy Spirit Pearl, and I will release these mermaids. Otherwise, I will kill them immediately!"

Ao Bing shouted angrily: "You despicable villain, if you have the guts, come at us. What's the point of threatening innocent mermaids?"

The black shadow was unmoved: "Stop talking nonsense, I'll say it again, hand over the Holy Spirit Pearl, or they will die!"

At this time, the tied-up merman elder shouted, "Children, don't worry about us. The Holy Spirit Pearl is of great importance and must not fall into their hands!"

Faced with the threat of the black shadow and the entrustment of the mermaid elder, everyone fell into a dilemma...