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

Holding the wall clock tightly, Yun Qingyi asked calmly, "What's wrong? Is there anything else you're worried about?"

The mermaid princess looked at the other two, and the other two nodded at her.

She was somewhat incredulous: "You just agreed like that? Aren't you afraid I'm rigging this?"

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he became alert: "You agreed so readily, what do you want from me?"

Yun Qingyi sighed, "Would you believe me if I said we just wanted to help you?"

Upon hearing this, the merman princess opened her mouth as if to say something, but Yun Qingyi continued, "I guess you don't believe me."

She curled her lips into a smile: "You're right not to believe me. I agreed to help you because I wanted something in return. Otherwise, why would I help you? We're not just doing this for fun."

Ji Zhaoze and Yun Qingrou: "..."

After hearing Yun Qingyi's words, the mermaid princess breathed a sigh of relief. It was a good thing that they had something to do with it, which meant that these people would seriously help her if she wanted something.

If they really don't want anything, then we need to worry.

“Alright, since everyone has something they want, let’s go back to the base and discuss it in detail,” the mermaid princess nodded.

Soon, the three arrived at the so-called secret base.

"Alright, Beibei, go play somewhere else for a while. I'll call you if I need anything." After the group got off the whale's back, the mermaid princess touched the whale's mouth and said gently.

The giant sea creature quickly understood the meaning behind the mermaid princess's words, affectionately touched her, then slowly turned around and leisurely swam away into the distance.

The mermaid princess turned around and saw the three of them looking at her thoughtfully. She smiled and said, "Oh, her name is Beibei. She's a little female whale. We became good friends because of some connection."

"Is it that nursing baby whale that you had to carry away even after being chased by a giant whale for two hours?" Yun Qingyi asked.

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"You...how did you know??" The mermaid princess blushed involuntarily, and she argued, "It was an accident, an accident! I just thought she was so cute and wanted her to play with me."

Then she muttered under her breath, "Who knew her mother would be so stubborn? I've already returned the little whale, but she still insists on chasing after me."

"Oh, so picking up sea urchins and dropping them into the fish's garden was also an accident?"

The mermaid princess stared wide-eyed, her mouth slightly agape, at Yun Qingyi in disbelief. "How did you know? I clearly told my uncle to keep this a secret, and he would never tell anyone!"

Upon hearing the mermaid princess's words, Yun Qingyi smiled mysteriously: "You're so smart, you've already guessed that we're not mermaids, so why don't you guess how I knew?"

These words left the mermaid princess completely stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

Yun Qingyi and her group ignored her and walked deeper into the so-called secret base.

It must be said that the location chosen by the mermaid princess was indeed very well hidden.

They waded through tangled water plants and around thorny thickets; if it weren't for a special method to track the scent left by the mermaid princess, they might not have been able to find the right place.

After walking for a long time and passing through a cave, the scenery finally opened up before us.

This might be the secret base the mermaid princess was talking about, Yun Qingyi thought to herself as she looked at the somewhat old and dilapidated palace in front of her.

Looking back at the path that led them here, and the narrow entrance to the cave, they couldn't help but sigh: No wonder they didn't let Beibei bring them directly here; this path really wasn't easy to walk.

Then, Yun Qingrou and Zhao Ze walked into the palace.

The mermaid princess followed behind Yun Qingyi and the others, her current state of mind beyond mere shock.

A look of confusion flickered in her eyes. All the way, she watched as the three of them walked directly to her doorstep without her needing to lead the way.

This was even more shocking than when Yun Qingyi had just revealed that she knew their identities. You see, every path to this palace had been meticulously planned by her.

The elaborate traps she had set up were effortlessly ignored by the three people in front of her.

The mermaid princess was in a very complicated mood. Who exactly were they?

Knowing her past and possessing unfathomable strength, she even suspected that those people had deliberately caused her to fall into the energy trench, with the aim of luring her out to rescue others.

But they're all so capable, what do I have that's worth them lowering themselves to do this?