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

"The punishment is..." The mermaid princess suddenly became dazed. She stood up from the couch, her eyes revealing a strange light, and walked step by step toward Yun Qingyi.

“Punishment…punishment…hehehe…” The mermaid princess grinned, and black mist seemed to seep into the walls, making the already dim room even more eerie.

"Junior sister/elder sister! Be careful!" Yun Qingrou and Ji Zhaoze shouted at the same time, their swords flashing as they slashed swiftly behind Yun Qingyi.

A dark arm lay at her feet.

Yun Qingyi quickly jumped down from the cabinet while holding the wall clock. She glanced back and saw countless arms of all sizes suddenly emerge from the dark wall, which was terrifying.

Frowning, Yun Qingyi looked at the mermaid princess who was facing her. The closer she got, the colder the aura around her became.

After taking a few steps back, they discovered that in addition to the black mist, dark red blood was also oozing out from the wall.

What exactly happened?

Yun Qingyi looked towards Ji Zhaoze and Yun Qingrou, who were already fighting against the black shadows emerging from the wall.

Did she trigger some keyword?

Before she could even think, the mermaid princess's attack was already upon her. The immense power made Yun Qingyi's pupils dilate slightly, and her body instinctively reacted first, unleashing a speed boost that stretched two or three miles.

Having narrowly escaped the mermaid princess's attack, Yun Qingyi jumped to a relatively safe corner, slightly startled.

Isn't it said that the merfolk are the least skilled at fighting?

This is different from what's recorded in the Beast Compendium; its attack power is just too overpowered.

Yun Qingyi's lips twitched slightly as she looked at the merman princess walking towards her again, and suddenly she thought of their previous conversation.

Could these powers have been given to her by something above?

As she pondered, Yun Qingyi noticed a slight change in the air around her. Looking at the mermaid princess who was still some distance away, she felt that something was amiss.

!!!

Sensing the strangeness around her, Yun Qing instinctively tried to dodge, but the situation was too sudden and she couldn't dodge in time. Turning her head, she saw Tuso raising his sharp claws and attacking her.

Her expression changed slightly. In her panic, her fingers accidentally brushed against the hands of the clock on her wrist. Almost the instant the sharp claws scratched her, the surrounding scenery changed.

Looking at the room that was gradually becoming distorted and then clearer and more real, Yun Qingyi was somewhat bewildered.

She patted her heart, which was still a little tense from the sudden attack, and looked up to see the mermaid princess walking towards her.

This distance... isn't right?

Suddenly she paused, as if she had thought of something, and turned around to look warily behind her.

Tuso was clinging to the wall in the corner, staring at her with a sinister gaze. The corner was too dark, and there were too many restrictions on cultivators here. In addition, the black mist made it difficult to see clearly from this corner.

Tuso opened his dark eyes and, seeing that Yun Qingyi had noticed him, stopped hiding and stepped out of the corner, quickly attacking Yun Qingyi.

Thunder Soul!

Yun Qingyi raised her hand, and the Thunder Whip suddenly appeared in her hand.

His gaze sharpened, and a bolt of lightning struck Tuso.

Before Tuso could react, three, six, and nine more bolts of lightning followed closely behind, illuminating the room with extraordinary brightness.

Tuso doesn't have the same strong body or extraordinary power as the mermaid princess.

After being attacked, it was struck by lightning and slammed against another wall. Its originally sinister eyes gradually became empty, as if a flame had been extinguished.

Seeing the image of Tuso, which had been pressed against the wall, fall to the ground like a rag, Yun Qingyi paused to reflect.

Tuso is no longer a threat.

His gaze then fell on the wall clock in his hand, his fingertips lightly brushing the hands, and he raised an eyebrow.

So that's how this clock works; it seems to be able to change the time in this room.

To confirm her thoughts, Yun Qingyi looked at the mermaid princess who was approaching her and whose hands contained unknown power, and turned the hands of the clock again.

Then, the room began to blur and distort again, but after a while, it gradually became clear again.

"Junior sister, what... what's going on?"

"Sister, it seems we're back."

Yun Qingyi looked up and saw Ji Zhaoze and Yun Qingrou standing beside her. Even they, who were usually calm and composed, were somewhat taken aback at this moment.

Without answering them first, Yun Qingyi looked around.

The black mist and black claws in the room had disappeared, and there was no more blood seeping out from the floor or walls.

In front of me...

Yun Qingyi looked at the scene before her, her gaze slightly narrowed.

I walked slowly toward the seashell bed, where two mermaids were floating on and off each other, and I could hear their familiar, ambiguous sounds.

……

Looking back at the spot where she had just been standing, she was now absolutely certain that she had returned to the point in time when she first entered the room.

Not only is she coming back, but Yun Qingrou and Gu Qiqing will also be coming back with her.

Thinking of this, Yun Qingyi nodded to the two of them and said excitedly, "Yes, that's right. It's not that we look like Arou, it's that we really went back to the point in time when we first came in."

"Junior sister, is it related to the wall clock in your hand?" Although it was a question, Ji Zhaoze's tone was very certain.