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

"I can't believe it!" The merman princess's jaw dropped. "So, the array formation techniques that our merman race learned were learned from your Li people?"

"Formation?" Lingling was taken aback, then nodded: "Our Li people are indeed skilled in formations. It is said that back then, we taught our Merfolk friends the best defensive formations."

“Our Li people actually have something in common with the Merfolk, which is that we are relatively weak in terms of offensive capabilities. Perhaps it was because of this that we felt pity for them and treated them so well back then.”

Yun Qingyi: "..." Weak? Thinking about it carefully, it does seem a bit weak.

But now doesn't seem like the time to talk about this. Sensing the fluctuations in the surrounding aura, Yun Qingyi gestured to the spirit to stop speaking.

The attic is filled with the light and shadow of the water, yet there is no trace of water, as if one were in a watery illusion.

Looking at the small fish swimming around her, Yun Qingyi narrowed her eyes, knowing without a doubt that they were fake.

Surrounded by shimmering water, the attic was illuminated in a dreamlike way, as if light were truly shining into this enclosed space from outside.

"This is..." The mermaid princess unknowingly walked to the central round platform, on which was placed a huge blue crystal pearl, with water flowing inside, or like flowing light.

"Hmm?" Yun Qingyi and her group also came over. "Liangmeng, do you recognize this?"

“No, I don’t recognize it.” The mermaid princess shook her head. “But it feels very familiar. I’m very familiar with the aura emanating from this bead.”

"What is it?"

"It seems to be..." The mermaid princess frowned, somewhat uncertainly saying, "It's Liang Jiao's aura."

"What?" Yun Qingyi paused for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Are you talking about Liang Jiao?"

The mermaid princess wasn't sure either, so she checked carefully before finally nodding: "Yes, I'm sure, it's Liang Jiao's aura."

“This…” Yun Qingyi looked at the azure water droplets in front of her, finding it utterly unbelievable.

“Moreover…” the mermaid princess added, “it seems there’s not only Liang Jiao’s aura here, but also a stranger, who looks like a woman.”

After a moment's thought, Yun Qingyi said calmly, "I think I know who it is."

"Hmm?" The mermaid princess looked at Yun Qingyi, somewhat surprised: "Senior, you know? That's not right, we've only been here a short while, how did you know?"

Yun Qingyi didn't answer. She reached out and touched the water droplets in front of her, murmuring, "If the story Master told is absolutely true, then these water droplets should contain the souls of Liang Jiao and Ming Yue."

"Mingyue?" Upon hearing the unfamiliar name, the mermaid princess paused, "Who is that?"

"Liang Jiao's lover."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the mermaid princess was completely stunned, before she could even ask what was going on. Suddenly, a strange noise occurred in the pavilion.

The surrounding scenery changed rapidly, and apart from the lack of water, the environment of this pavilion became more and more like the ocean.

Suddenly, the large, azure water droplet in front of them burst open like a lotus flower, from which two streams of light emerged, embracing each other and gradually transforming into two dreamlike human figures.

Yun Qingyi stared expressionlessly at the two figures in front of her until the surrounding disturbances ceased, then softly said, "Liang Jiao, Ming Yue."

The figure paused, somewhat surprised, and stared intently at Yun Qingyi: "You seem to know us?" The ethereal voice echoed in the empty pavilion, sounding even more profound.

Before Yun Qingyi could speak, the mermaid princess couldn't help but ask, "Liang Jiao, you... how did you get here, and why have you become like this?"

As she spoke, her voice trembled slightly: "You...are you dead?"

Upon hearing the voice, Liang Jiao's gaze fell upon the mermaid princess, and she seemed somewhat stunned: "You... are Liang Meng."

After a long pause, he slowly said, "Yes, I am indeed dead."