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

"It's time to go."

"Are you leaving already?" Liang Jiao was somewhat surprised and smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "I thought you were going to find all the treasures in this place before you left."

"Oh? Is there any treasure in this place?"

"of course……"

“That’s all,” Liang Jiao said casually, as if she were playing a silly prank.

In an instant, Yun Qingyi saw through his thoughts. "Speak, why do you want to keep us here to buy time?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Liang Jiao's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. "It seems you really are no ordinary person. But whether you believe it or not, I truly meant no harm."

After saying that, he continued slowly, "As for the reason, I won't say. You can choose to leave immediately or stay a little longer."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said in a cold voice, "Let's go."

After saying that, the group quickly left the Li ethnic palace.

Standing once again on the vast, boundless crystal ground, the mermaid princess was somewhat puzzled. "Senior, why do we suddenly have to rush back? Didn't Liang Jiao say it would be better to stay there a little longer?"

I don't think he meant any harm.

Yun Qingyi remained expressionless and said calmly, "Let's put aside whether there's any malice on our part, but if we really get back late, I'm afraid we might miss something."

"Hmm? What do you mean by that, senior?" The mermaid princess was somewhat confused.

While having the mermaid princess bleed to find the passage, Yun Qingyi said, "Wait a little longer, Liangmeng. We should have left the moment he said those words."

A man like him would never reveal a single detail until he achieves his goal. He only said that out of politeness because he'd already achieved his objective; whether we leave or not was no longer part of his plan.

"Huh?" The mermaid princess murmured, her expression changing several times before she finally said nothing.

Finally, with the help of Yun Qingyi and the others using their spiritual power, the mermaid princess found a way out without losing much blood.

Upon seeing the intersection, the four of them went straight in without hesitation.

The moment Yun Qingyi returned to the West Sea and saw the familiar scene, she felt as if she had been in another world.

She gained a lot from this trip to the ancient sea region, especially from the information Liang Jiao shared. She had a feeling that she would soon be able to leave this place and return to a thousand years in the future.

Thinking of the wall clock still in the storage bracelet, Yun Qingyi pursed her lips. The wall clock should still be useful; she would have to think about how to use it then.

Thinking of this, he and the others prepared to leave this forbidden area. Just as they were about to go out, they felt that everything around them was a little strange. The people Tuso brought with him and Tuso himself had all disappeared, and the surrounding area was desolate.

The surrounding seawater still carried a faint smell of blood.

Yun Qingyi frowned. Although she was mentally prepared, she still felt that something was not right. "Let's go back to the Mermaid Palace."

……

Back at the Mermaid Palace, even Yun Qingyi and the others were slightly stunned for a few seconds upon seeing the scene before them.

The mermaid princess experienced the most emotional change. She was on the verge of a mental breakdown, covering her face in anguish. "No! How could this have happened... I..." Unable to bear the sight of what was happening before her, she staggered a few steps and stepped on the broken limbs of other mermaids, blood still oozing from them.

She was startled and hurriedly moved away, but accidentally fell and landed on the broken bodies of other merfolk. The eyes of those merfolk fell directly onto her face because their flesh was so soft and rotten.