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

Why aren't you doing anything?

The merfolk, who had initially just been curiously watching the spectacle, all tacitly took a few steps back.

"You?!" Looking at the actions of the merfolk around him, Ryogo was puzzled. Was it because Tuso's reward was not attractive enough?

That shouldn't be the case. Although no one has said it outright, at this critical juncture, all sea creatures want to escape the Western Sea.

To escape the Western Sea, the more treasures the better. Although Tuso's reward was something he looked down on, it was quite tempting for ordinary merfolk.

Unaware of Liang Wu's thoughts, the merfolk took a few steps back after hearing his voice, and then made way for him.

One of the mermen, who looked like an old man, stepped forward with an angry expression and said to Liang Wu, "What nonsense are you spouting? Shouldn't Mengmeng's return be a happy thing?"

"With that cannibalistic look of yours, are you planning to kill your own kind?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Liang Wu stiffened slightly and looked in the direction the old man was speaking: "Uncle Shang, what brings you here? Your health has been poor these past few years; you should be resting properly."

Upon hearing Liang Wu's words, Uncle Shang's expression visibly worsened. He snorted coldly, "If I hadn't come out, who would know what you were going to do to Mengmeng! So those rumors I heard before were true. At first, I didn't believe them, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I have no choice but to believe them."

After saying that, Uncle Shang's angry eyes revealed deep disappointment: "You, Liang Mengtu Suo, and Liang Jiao grew up together. You should be childhood sweethearts, know each other well, and have a deep affection for each other. But look at what you are doing!"

I heard everything!

I really didn't expect that!

Ryogo, I never imagined you could be so heartless as to hurt your former friends to achieve your goals!

I...I! Cough cough...cough cough!!

Uncle Shang became more and more agitated as he spoke, pointing at Liang Wu and coughing desperately as he couldn't catch his breath.

Seeing this, the people around him quickly helped him up and patted him on the back to help him catch his breath.

Liang Wu swam frantically to Uncle Shang, taking out a pill from the seashell on his body and asking nervously, "Uncle Shang, Uncle Shang, please don't be angry. Take a pill first, and you can hit me or scold me later."

Uncle Shang wanted to angrily brush away the pills in Liang Wu's hand, but when he saw the mermaid princess swimming nervously toward them from afar, he suppressed his anger.

He snorted and took the medicine from Ryogo.

Seeing that Uncle Shang's complexion had improved considerably after swallowing the pill, Liang Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If he were to ask who he respected most among the merfolk, besides the Merfolk Emperor, it would only be Uncle Shang standing before him.

Even in his heart, the Mermaid Emperor was far inferior to Uncle Shang. Two lights had appeared in his life, one of which was Uncle Shang.

Uncle Shang brought a few colors to his bleak past. Although he is no longer the same person he used to be, he has a deep respect for the old man in front of him.

This respect will never change, no matter how many years pass.

After taking the pills, Uncle Shang's heaving chest gradually calmed down. Just as he was about to say something, Liang Wu interrupted him.

He pointed at the mermaid princess who was coming this way and said, "Uncle Shang, Liang Meng is a traitor! She protected Liang Jiao and allowed Liang Jiao to escape from the mermaid palace with the Soul-Soothing Lamp. This is an unforgivable crime!"

"Now that Tuso is willing to offer treasures and merits to the Mermaid King in exchange for her as his partner, that is her good fortune. She has not been held accountable for her crimes and has been given a partner to live out the rest of her life in peace. Yet she still dares to run away!"

This is already incredibly ungrateful!

Even the Mermaid King has rejected her, so there's nothing wrong with what I'm doing!

As soon as Yun Qingyi and the others arrived in front of the mermaids with the mermaid princess, they heard these words. They then looked at the mermaid princess and raised their eyebrows meaningfully.

So it turns out he wasn't hiding outside just to escape becoming Tuso's partner.

Realizing why Yun Qingyi looked at her that way, the mermaid princess touched her nose. She and Liang Jiao had such a good relationship, so she would definitely help her to the end if she was going to help someone.

Since I've already helped him escape the merfolk's pursuit, helping him escape the merfolk's palace is just a convenient thing to do.

It just so happened that they discovered it.