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

"As merfolk, how were they able to slap Xiao San and Xiao Si onto the rocks without us even noticing? Isn't that the biggest problem?"

"How could a merman have such great power?"

"Besides, look at their tails."

Upon hearing this, the merfolk followed Liang Wu's gaze and looked at the tails of Yun Qingyi and the others.

"Such a beautiful fish tail is very rare even among our current merfolk, and the color of the fish tail is inherited from the parents."

“Such rare colored fish tails are exceptionally eye-catching among our merfolk. Everyone knows perfectly well who has them and who doesn’t.”

"As far as I know, apart from Liang Jiao, no other merman with a rare colored fish tail has ever left the Merman Palace."

At this point, Liang Wu's eyes sharpened as he stared intently at Yun Qingyi and the others, saying each word clearly, "And these few, whose origins are unknown, yet possess fish tails of such a color, it's really hard not to be suspicious."

Liang Wu blurted out all of this at once, practically declaring that Yun Qingyi and the others were imposters.

At first, the merfolk disregarded Liang Wu's words and only listened to him quietly because they thought he was a fool.

After hearing Liang Wu's analysis, the merfolk's hearts began to waver.

The gazes directed at Yun Qingyi and the others gradually became more wary.

There was nothing they could do; they wanted to believe Liangyi and the others, but Liangwu's words were simply too reasonable and well-founded.

They couldn't find any points to refute.

Even if they treat the incident of the mistress and the other woman being slapped against the wall as some other mysterious event, there is really no way to defend Liangyi and the others regarding the fish tail incident.

They were merfolk, so they naturally knew that merfolk always paid close attention to and valued such things.

At first, they were overwhelmed by the joy of having a new member join them, but now, upon reflection, they realized there were suspicious points everywhere, which made the merfolk feel somewhat alarmed and fearful.

Seeing the expression on the merman's face, Yun Qingyi's expression remained unchanged.

She had already anticipated this situation.

Merfolk are kind and innocent by nature, and their thoughts are easily swayed by others.

This is why a simple "Return to the Heart" mantra could sway their emotions, prompting them to stand up for them and engage in a verbal battle with Liang Wu.

This nature is advantageous to them, but it also has its drawbacks.

Seeing Liang Wu regain his smug expression, Yun Qingyi thought to herself: "See, this is where the drawbacks come in. The merfolk can be controlled by them, but they can also be controlled by Liang Wu."

Whoever makes the most sense will completely switch sides.

However, she wasn't just using the Returning Heart Technique to gain sympathy; Yun Qingyi's lips curled slightly.

Since she wanted to use this method to conquer the merfolk and infiltrate their ranks, she must have done her homework thoroughly.

Thinking this, Yun Qingyi slowly walked to the middle of the crowd, with Yun Qingrou and Ji Zhaoze following behind her.

Seeing this, the merfolk made way for Yun Qingyi and her companions, creating a scene where they surrounded them.

The mermaid princess and the monk stood aside. Seeing that the group still looked calm and collected, and were no longer as nervous as before, she felt that she should trust her seniors after experiencing a series of reversals.

After all, she had felt like things were about to end several times, but now the seniors still looked calm, so she felt that she didn't have anything to worry about.

Yun Qingyi stood in the middle of the crowd, her eyes sweeping over the merfolk one by one, her expression carrying three parts sorrow, three parts determination, and four parts bitterness.