I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

"Junior sister, what are you thinking about?" Ji Zhaoze asked softly.

"Ah? It's nothing." Yun Qingyi snapped out of her long thoughts. "Hearing Senior Brother Gu talk about the Sea Slaves reminded me of the stories Master once told me."

"About the merfolk?"

Yun Qingyi's eyes lit up as she looked at Ji Zhaoze, "Senior Brother, you know about this too?"

“Hmm.” Ji Zhaozhe responded lightly. “In the stories my master told, these sea slaves were called Jiao Nu. I also think that Jiao Nu is a more reasonable name than Sea Slave.”

Yun Qingyi nodded in agreement. At the end of the story, after Mingyue died, the villagers' fins did not disappear. Gradually, the intelligence of the entire village declined, but their bodies remained strong.

Over time, they formed their own tribe and lived by the sea. Eventually, they were discovered by the newly arrived humans, who began hunting them down and turning them into slaves.

Because they were mermaids, they had become like this. Therefore, in Yun Qingyi's mind, describing this race as mermaid slaves was indeed more apt.

Her master never told her fantastical stories; his stories were all based on reality. Therefore, the story about the mermaid was also a true story.

In the legends of the sea people in the Xihai Laizhou area, the girl and the sea monster were together, but in the real story, they never met until their deaths.

"Senior Brother Zhaoze, Junior Sister Qingyi, what are you talking about? I'm completely confused." Gu Qiqing stood beside the two of them, looking bewildered as she heard "sea slave" and "mermaid slave" interchangeably.

"Sister is referring to another identity of the Sea Slave, the Mermaid Slave," Yun Qingrou said lightly from the front.

"No, Junior Sister Qingrou, how do you know too?" Gu Qiqing was completely dumbfounded. "So I'm the only one who didn't know?"

Leng Zhan, Ruan Qi, and Ji Zhaoling: "..." Has their Martial Uncle forgotten about them? They didn't know either.

Seeing the equally bewildered Leng Zhan and the other two, Yun Qingyi said helplessly, "Alright, I'll tell you about it when I have time. After you hear it, you might have a different perspective on these sea slaves."

As Yun Qingyi spoke, she continued walking inside.

The further in you go, the noisier the market becomes, with vendors shouting and praising how strong and useful their sea slaves are.

Yun Qingyi looked at them one by one, and the eyes of these sea slaves had become completely dull and lifeless.

Some even imitate the behavior of puppies, crawling around the buyer to please them and make the buyer happy to buy them.

Yun Qingyi didn't know what she was feeling. If the first batch of sea slaves deserved their fate, then as their descendants, did they also deserve their fate because they never knew why they were born this way?

Unable to unravel the cause and effect, Yun Qingyi had no intention of interfering; their future was theirs to decide.

"Hey, gentlemen, what kind of things would you like to pick out? I have everything here, and they're all very efficient. All you need is a bite to eat," the vendor said enthusiastically as he saw Yun Qingyi and her group stop in front of his stall.

"Look at this one, it's strong and suitable for plowing."

"And this one, it collects seashells in the water."

"This one, this one, we trained it the best, it can even cook."

……

“Uh…” Yun Qingyi waved her hand, indicating that she did not want it.

But the seller was getting anxious. Recently, the sea slaves hadn't been selling well, and he hadn't sold many after several days.

They hadn't made a single sale all day, and given that Yun Qingyi and her group clearly had money, the vendor didn't want to miss out on such a big customer.

Watching Yun Qingyi and the others walk away, he steeled his heart and called out from behind, "Please wait, sir! I have some top-quality sea slaves here. They are delicate, fair-skinned, and incredibly beautiful. Would you do me the honor of taking a look?"

Yun Qingyi paused, thought for a moment, and turned around.

"What kind is it? Show it to us."

As soon as Yun Qingyi said this, Yun Qingrou and the others standing around her all looked at her.

Ji Zhaoze frowned slightly and said softly, "Junior sister, you mustn't."

Yun Qingyi: "???"

Wait, did they misunderstand something?

She had just sensed a faint anger emanating from the surroundings when the merchant mentioned the words "superior sea slaves," and wanted to investigate further.

To avoid any misunderstanding, Yun Qingyi repeated the words like the vendor: "Superior sea slaves, superior sea slaves, superior sea slaves!"

With each word he spoke, his anger grew more pronounced.

Now, the group also felt the anger, and instantly realized that they had misunderstood Yun Qingyi. They felt a little embarrassed.

Ji Zhaoze coughed lightly to cover his discomfort, trying to soothe his slightly burning ears. "Sorry, junior sister, I thought..."

"What did you think? Oh, what are you thinking, Senior Brother?" Yun Qingyi raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a mischievous smile.

"I..." Ji Zhaoze wanted to explain something to himself, but seemed unsure how to begin.

"Brother, no."

Ji Zhaoze: "..."

Fortunately, the vendor didn't leave Ji Zhaozhe embarrassed for long. He pulled a cage covered with a cloth over a metal cart and happily called out to the group, "Here they come! Here they come! The best sea slaves are here!"