The divine beast recognized its master, and the dragon girl, destined to kill him, went to the spiri

Looking at those peach blossom eyes that were somewhat similar to Jiang Xu's, Ye Wanqing's originally calm mind couldn't help but tremble a little. In just a moment, the light in her eyes returned to normal again.

"Why are you here?"

"Brother Wanye, I knew you were still alive. Those Jiandao Mountain disciples insisted that you had perished, but I didn't believe them. I sold fish all the way to find you, and now I've actually found you!"

Because Ye Wanqing was wearing men's clothes, Zechuan knew that he should call him "Brother Wanye" at this time.

"Really? Then why are you here?"

There was a look of scrutiny and inquiry in Ye Wanqing's eyes. What a coincidence! The Heavenly Spirit Realm was so vast, and he actually met her here.

Thinking of his similar aura to Jiang Xu, Ye Wanqing couldn't help but think more.

"I don't know either. Maybe it's the guidance in my heart. Maybe I just intuitively felt that you would come here." There was a hint of innocence in Zechuan's eyes, which was quickly replaced by joy.

"Look, I finally found you. Brother Wanye, please let me follow you. I only know you..."

After he finished speaking, Zechuan's eyes, which had been filled with joy, began to turn red again. "By the way, Brother Wanye, do you want to eat fish? I know how to catch fish now."

"Good."

Ye Wanqing was silent for a long time. Perhaps it was because of her innocent peach blossom eyes that were similar to Jiang Xu's, or something else, but she finally didn't force Zechuan to leave.

"Uncle, we want to rent a boat and head to the Abyss Sea."

Ever since he knew where Ye Wanqing was going, Zechuan became excited for unknown reasons and rushed forward to find a boatman to ask.

"Mingyuanhai?!" The old man's originally calm eyes were filled with astonishment and panic. Even the boatmen who were waiting for customers nearby quietly moved away from them, for fear of being called out to them.

The old man put down the oars, hurried over, and lowered his voice to persuade, "Children, the Mingyuan Sea is unusual these days. I, an old man, sincerely advise you not to go."

"If you want to travel to the Eastern Sea, you don't have to go to the Abyss Sea. The surrounding waters are all extremely beautiful. I see that you are good-looking, so I can give you a discount."

Unusual?

Ye Wanqing approached and took out a few spirit crystals from the space and placed them in the old man's hand. "Old man, my brother and I have heard that there are mermaids living in the Mingyuan Sea, so we are quite curious. I wonder what is so unusual about this Mingyuan Sea?"

Weighing the spirit crystal in his hand, the old man's eyes lit up. Looking at their "knowledge-seeking" eyes, he sighed softly, "Ah, in that case, let me, this old man, talk to you."

"Recently, the Abyssal Sea has been plagued by frequent storms and rough seas. We didn't think much of it at first, as storms at sea are common. It's just that this is the oddity."

The old man looked around warily and led them to his cabin. "The last few ships heading to the Abyss Sea have mysteriously disappeared. I heard that the mermaids mutated and started eating people."

"what!"

"impossible!"

Two excited and angry voices sounded simultaneously in Ye Wanqing's space. Hai Li and Yuan Xian were filled with righteous indignation.

"Sister, this old man must be talking nonsense. My mermaid clan is a lineage of ancient mythical beasts. How could we possibly eat humans? We are all disgusting. Hehe, of course, except for you, sister."

"Indeed, the mermaids have been divine beasts since birth and have long been fasting. If they do have any appetites, they only eat low-level fish. How could they eat humans? To us, human blood is no different from slop."

Ye Wanqing's mind was completely focused on Yuan Xian and Hai Li in the space, and she didn't notice the slightly strange expression on Zechuan's face beside her.

Ye Wanqing feigned surprise and said, "Old man, everyone knows that the mermaids are descended from ancient divine beasts. Their heritage to this day is still that of divine beasts. How could such high-level divine beasts devour humans?"

"Hey, things are different now. I told you, the mermaids have mutated. I'm not kidding. I have an old friend who once saw an ugly mermaid covered in spikes. In the past, all the mermaids were stunningly beautiful. How could they be ugly?"

"So, I advise you not to go to the Abyss Sea. Encountering a storm is a small matter, but if you encounter those mutated man-eating mermaids, you will definitely go there but not come back alive."

For the sake of the spirit crystal, the old man looked at Ye Wanqing and the others with a worried look on his face, and had to persuade them earnestly.

"Bah! He actually said that our mermaid clan is ugly. I, Hai Li, have been extremely handsome since my selection. No, I was also stunning before my selection! How can I say I'm ugly?"

Feng Yin's expression was somewhat teasing. "Okay, don't be angry. Didn't the old man say it was a mutated mermaid? You're not mutated."

Ever since he heard the old man talk about mermaids that were covered in spikes, had ugly appearances, and could eat people, Yuan Xian's originally indignant expression suddenly calmed down, with a strange glint in his eyes.

"In that case, thank you very much, old man. However, my two brothers have been really curious about and admired mermaids for a long time. We really want to meet a real mermaid. If you don't want to go, why not sell this boat to us? I'll give you 800 spirit crystals."

When he heard about eight hundred spirit crystals, the old man's reluctant expression instantly disappeared. You know, he could only earn one spirit crystal at most per day when he went out to sea. Sometimes he couldn't even earn any spirit crystals due to bad luck. But today, he could earn more than two years' worth of spirit crystals in just a short while.

"Okay, okay, old man, I'm willing."

Watching the gradually setting sun, Ye Wanqing's heart moved, and the aura emanating from her body became slightly different from before.

Since getting on the boat, the usually talkative Zechuan has become inexplicably quiet, and no one knows what he is thinking.

"Brother Wanye, the grilled fish is ready, you can eat it now."

Ye Wanqing's expression remained unchanged as she took the grilled fish handed to her by Zechuan and sat down on the deck.

Looking at Ye Wanqing sitting on the deck, Zechuan looked a little strange. "Brother Wanye... I dare not lie to you. The closer I get to the Abyssal Sea you mentioned, the more pain I feel here, but I don't remember a thing."

Zechuan pointed his slender, white fingers at his heart, and his face gradually became haggard.

Noticing Zechuan's strangeness, Ye Wanqing hid the unknown emotion in her eyes and stood up. "Let's go inside the cabin. I'll show you. The sea won't be calm tonight. Be careful."