Lain swam slowly towards the council hall, the sea water caressing his blue fish tail, bringing a hint of coolness.
The council hall stands majestically on the seabed, with glowing seaweed entwined around the white coral pillars, adding a touch of mystery to this solemn place.
He paused before the temple door, took a deep breath, and pushed open the heavy shell door. The door slowly opened, making a low creaking sound that echoed in the silent waters.
Orlando was sitting on the coral throne, concentrating on reviewing the documents on the crystal board floating in front of him.
Hearing the noise, he looked up, a hint of doubt flashing in his blue eyes. When he saw it was Laing, his brows furrowed slightly: "What's wrong?"
Laing swam to Orlando and bowed gracefully. He felt his heartbeat quicken, but he tried to keep his voice steady. "Brother, I have a favor to ask of you."
Orlando put down the crystal plate in his hand and looked at his brother intently: "Speak."
Rein took a deep breath, raised his head, looked directly into Orlando's eyes, and said softly but firmly, "I want to ask you... to release the Holy Female."
Silence slowly spread across the council hall like a tide, and an indescribable tension hung in the air. Lain stood before Orlando, his blue fishtail trembling slightly, revealing his inner uneasiness.
Orlando slowly put down the quill in his hand, and the tip of the pen made a slight tinkling sound when it touched the crystal table.
He raised his head, his deep blue eyes staring directly at Laing, his expression serious and complex. "Even if you let her go, you will die and the Sea God clan will be extinct. Don't you care?"
Lain shuddered slightly, but quickly regained his composure. He raised his head, his blue eyes gleaming with a resolute light beneath his long lashes. That light, like a pearl from the deep sea, was pure and resilient. "I don't care," he said softly but firmly. "I'm responsible for my own life. The future of the Sea God clan shouldn't rest on an innocent little female."
Orlando's brow furrowed upon hearing this. He stood up and slowly swam over to Rhine's side. The water flowed between them, bringing a hint of coolness. Gazing at his brother's beautiful face, Orlando saw a determination he had never seen before.
After a long moment, Orlando sighed, his voice filled with helplessness and fatigue. "For so many years, I have protected you too well, making you so naive."
A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Rhine's blue eyes, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly. He was about to speak when Orlando stopped him with a stern look.
"Born into the Sea God clan, everything you've enjoyed since birth wasn't earned by yourself." Orlando's voice was like the undercurrent of the deep ocean, deep and powerful. "It's given to you by your status as a Sea God clan member. This status not only grants you a status respected by everyone, but also responsibilities that you should shoulder from the moment you were born."
Lain lowered his head, his seaweed-like blue hair falling, obscuring his beautiful features. Shame crept across his fair face like a shadow on the seabed.
Orlando's voice was like the undercurrent of the deep sea, low and firm. "You are frail and sickly, so I have never let you share government affairs. But this is no reason for you to forget your origins. You are free because I have always stood in front of you."
Lain lowered his head, his seaweed-like blue hair obscuring his beautiful features. His blue fishtail trembled slightly, revealing his inner turmoil. Beneath his long lashes, glistening tears welled in his eyes, stubbornly refusing to fall.
Silence reigned in the council hall, with only the sound of water gently flowing over the coral pillars.
After a long pause, Orlando slowly swam toward a nearby coral cabinet. His slender fingers traced the delicate carvings on the cabinet's surface, finally stopping before a secret compartment. With a soft click, the compartment opened, revealing an exquisite shell box.
Orlando took the item out of the box and swam back to Laing. He opened his palm, and in his palm lay a bracelet that shone with a strange light.
"This is the Love Bracelet." Orlando's voice was emotionless. "Before the Holy Meeting ends, you must find a way to give birth to the Sea God Pearl with the Holy Female."
Rein suddenly looked up, his blue eyes filled with shock and disbelief. His voice trembled, pleading with a hint of pleading, "Brother, you can't do this... This is too cruel! Sissi..."
Orlando's eyes instantly turned icy, like the darkest chasm in the deep ocean. He interrupted Laing, "If you still can't do it by then... I will do it myself. This is an order, Laing. Do not let me down."
Lain bit his lip and took the bracelet with trembling slender fingers.
……
Rosie was strolling through Laing's studio when her eyes were drawn to a bracelet that shone with a strange light. She gently picked up the delicate shell box and asked curiously, "Laing, what is this?"
Laing was arranging the seaweed specimens on the table. Hearing Rosie's question, he turned around. His long blue hair flowed like seaweed, and a complex expression appeared on his beautiful face.
"That's a love bracelet," Laing replied softly, his voice as gentle as a pearl from the bottom of the sea. "It has a special magical power. If you give it to someone of the opposite sex, they will be completely devoted to the person who gave them the bracelet."
After listening to this, Rosie looked at Laing thoughtfully. She was keenly aware of the hesitation in Laing's words and had already guessed the origin of the bracelet.
Laing met Rosie's gaze calmly, his blue eyes gleaming with honesty and a hint of helplessness. However, at this moment, he suddenly began to cough violently, as if he was about to pass out.
Rosie immediately put down her bracelet and expertly picked up Laing's medicine from the desk. She gently held Laing's shoulders and held the medicine to his lips.
After Laing recovered his breath, Rosie hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Laing, if..."
Before Rosie could finish her words, Rein gently shook his head and interrupted her with a voice as soft as pearls: "Sissi, there's no need to say that. You are my only true friend in this life, and I don't want anything else to taint the pure friendship between us."
A complex light flickered in his blue eyes, and he secretly made up his mind: even if he had to bear everything alone, even if he had to become a sinner of the Sea God Clan, he would protect this precious friendship. If he was destined to pay a price, he would rather return this body to the Sea God.
Rosie stared at Laing's beautiful face, a mixture of emotions welling up in her heart. She could sense the determination in Laing's words, yet she also felt heartbroken for his predicament.
Lain sighed softly, his slender fingers brushing across the delicate shell box as he gently handed the Love Bracelet to Rosie. "I'll give this to you. It's no use to me anyway," he said softly, a bitter smile playing on his lips.
Luo Xi took the bracelet and felt a warm feeling in her heart.
When she was about to leave, Rosie's eyes wandered around the bookshelf as usual.
Every time she would take one or two books from Laing, and then exchange one or two for another next time.
When her eyes swept to an inconspicuous corner, she was suddenly attracted by an ancient book without a title.
She gently took it off and carefully turned the yellowed pages. On the title page was a line of elegant handwriting: "Memoirs of the Sea".
After flipping through a few pages, Rosie discovered that it was a collection of prose essays covering the historical anecdotes and daily life of the mermaids.
Luo Xi's heart moved, perhaps...
She could find something she needed in this book.
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