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

The mermaid princess lowered her eyes; she couldn't refute this fact.

Actually, she felt that something was wrong with the merfolk when she was a child. Most of them were so naive that they could be described as stupid.

After all, she had personally witnessed how some merfolk felt sorry for the carrion fish that were starving to death in the wild, and cut off their own flesh to feed them.

This kind of blind kindness, which disregards her own safety, seems foolish even without close inspection.

At the time, she didn't think too much about it; she simply felt that the merfolk were too kind.

Now that Liang Jiao has said this, although she doesn't want to accept the truth, it is indeed a very reasonable fact.

"Then let's..."

Before the mermaid princess could finish speaking, Liang Jiao already knew what she was going to say: "Mermaids like us are mermaids who still possess the ability to make their own judgments."

The power of life is sacred and great; even the power of a curse cannot completely encompass the entire merfolk race.

"And people like your father, Tuso, and you and me are the ones who escaped the curse."

Mermaid Princess: "..."

"You previously mentioned that another faction actually existed as a method to break the curse..."

“Yes, that’s right,” Liang Jiao said. “They are the best of the best merfolk. Whether it’s intelligence or strength, the merfolk of the other faction are the most outstanding.”

After thinking for a moment, the mermaid princess asked again, "Does Liang Jiao know why the Soul-Soothing Lamp is regarded as the clan's treasure?"

This was indeed a question she didn't understand. Hearing the mermaid princess's question, Yun Qingyi and the others' eyes flickered slightly, and they quietly looked at Liang Jiao.

Noticing everyone's gaze, Liang Jiao didn't speak directly. Instead, she hesitated for a while before sighing and saying, "Fine, I'll just tell you. Anyway, even if I don't tell you, you'll have to face those things sooner or later."

"Those things?" The mermaid princess caught the key word.

“Yes, that’s right.” Liang Jiao nodded slightly, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure: “Those things are the dirtiest things in the world, formed from the souls of the merfolk through curses.”

“They are no longer considered spirits; they are even more filthy than evil spirits. They have no memories of their previous lives and exist only on instinct.”

Not only was the mermaid princess silent, but Yun Qingyi and the others were also speechless. Liang Jiao's words had truly astonished them.

The mermaid princess was stunned, unable to recover for a long time. Finally, her face was full of dejection, and she let out a bitter laugh. "No wonder the Soul-Soothing Lamp is regarded as the clan's treasure. It is indeed a rare treasure."

I never imagined that the clan's most prized possession was actually protecting us.

Hearing the mermaid princess's mournful laughter, Yun Qingyi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.

After a while, once the mermaid princess had calmed down a bit, she asked, "Liangmeng, is there anything else you want to ask?"

The mermaid princess shook her head. She was no longer as lively as before. After all, the whole incident had been a huge blow to her, and she needed time to process it.

"Since you have no more questions," Liang Jiao said calmly, looking at the mermaid princess without taking her reaction to heart, and turned her gaze to Yun Qingyi: "Since you have nothing to ask, can you tell me how you know about Mingyue and me?"

"Before that, I want to confirm what your fate would be if there were no curse."

Liang Jiao really did imagine for a moment after hearing those words, then he realized what he meant and laughed self-deprecatingly: "No matter what the outcome is, what's the use of talking about it now? We're already trapped in this attic forever."

Yun Qingyi didn't ask any more questions, and said calmly, her words half true and half false: "The reason I know about your affairs is simply because I've heard your story, after all, the incident caused such a big stir back then."

How could it not have been passed down? Don't you think so?

"I see, that's a very reasonable answer." Liang Jiao smiled and didn't ask any further questions.