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

“That makes sense.” Ling Xuzi floated beside Xie Xiyan and nodded.

"Right, Master? You shouldn't worry about the dragon egg anymore. Since it could be taken away, it means I'm not destined to have that dragon egg."

Upon hearing this, Ling Xuzi rolled his eyes at Xie Xiyan, "How can I not believe such a thing coming from your mouth?"

"Never mind." Seeing Xie Xiyan's indifferent expression, Ling Xuzi sighed and continued, "Besides that dragon egg, there are no other treasures worth mentioning in this ancient sea region now."

Fortunately, a secret realm is about to open, and one of the entrances is located within the ancient sea territory. Now is the perfect time to go.

After saying that, Ling Xuzi looked at him with a look of disappointment and frustration, "You must not do this again in this secret realm. If you don't take away some rare and precious materials, your master will really be spitting blood."

"Alright, alright, Master." To prevent Ling Xuzi from nagging any further, she quickened her pace and left. "Don't say anymore, let's go quickly."

"Hey! You little rascal."

……

On the other side, Yun Qingyi took the dragon egg and quickly reunited with Yun Qingrou and the others, then hurriedly pulled the bewildered group back.

After running for quite a while, Yun Qingyi finally slowed down.

The bewildered crowd was dragged along by Yun Qingyi until they slowed down, at which point they couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master, what happened? Why are you running so fast?"

Looking at the familiar surroundings, Yun Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief, regained her original appearance, and smiled at everyone in a good mood: "It's nothing. By the way, I found the exit."

"what?"

"That's great!"

"We can go out now."

"By the way, Uncle-Master, is that exit in the lake inside the dragon's head?" Ruan Qi asked.

Yun Qingyi smiled and nodded slightly. "Yes, that's right, it's right there."

Yun Qingrou: "In that case, elder sister, let's hurry back and have those merfolk pack up and leave with us."

……

Upon receiving the good news, the group began to retrace their steps and returned to the place they had come from.

When the merfolk saw Yun Qingyi and the others return, they were slightly taken aback, as if they hadn't expected them to come back so quickly and assumed that they hadn't found anything.

A forced smile appeared on his lips, but he asked with some trepidation, "Friend, you're back so soon? Did you find anything?"

Seeing that the group had returned, Liang Meng was visibly happy. She came up to Yun Qingyi and looked her up and down, asking, "Senior, how is it outside? Are you injured?"

Yun Qingyi smiled and said to Liang Meng, "Although this area is different from the ancient sea region we are familiar with, fortunately there is no danger. The outside is relatively safe."

This relative assessment only applies to Yun Qingyi and her group. For the merfolk, their lives would still be in great danger.

Yun Qingyi didn't say the last sentence aloud, her gaze falling on Liang Meng: "Are you feeling any better?"

"Much better, senior." Liang Meng smiled slightly.

The old merman who was watching the interaction between the two couldn't get a word in edgewise, but he heard the key information and knew that it was safe outside. He breathed a sigh of relief, at least there was no danger here for the time being.

As for whether Yun Qingyi and the others had made any discoveries, to be honest, although he trusted his intuition and felt that Yun Qingyi and the others could rescue them, in his mind, it would take a lot of time and effort.

The old merman genuinely felt that Yun Qingyi and the others didn't have the ability to find the exit from the Ancient Sea World in just a few days.

Just as he was accepting the fact that the group had returned empty-handed, Yun Qingyi suddenly said to him, "Clan leader, right? Tell your Merfolk to pack up and leave."

Upon hearing this, the old merman was somewhat stunned, and for a moment he asked in disbelief, "Friend, what did you just say?"

"Pack up and get out of here. We've found a way out."

Hearing Yun Qingyi's cool voice and confirming it several times, the old merman was overjoyed. "Okay, okay, we'll go and prepare right away, we'll go and prepare right away."

Despite the guise of preparation, the merfolk didn't actually have much to take. After all, the situation was urgent, and just surviving was a challenge; there was no time to bring anything else into this ancient sea territory.

Yun Qingyi looked at the merfolk standing neatly together with satisfaction. Not bad, they were all quite fast. "Are you all ready?"

The old merman nodded immediately, "Ready, everything is ready, we can set off now."

Yun Qingyi didn't waste any more words and led everyone back to the dragon head they had seen before. There was no danger along the way, at most some small sea beasts with weak attack power.

Despite this, the merfolk remained on high alert.

Seeing this, Yun Qingyi comforted them, "Don't be afraid, we will protect you."

After Yun Qingyi and her companions drove away a few more small sea beasts, the merfolk gradually lowered their guard and looked at Yun Qingyi and her companions with admiration.

Ignoring the gazes of the merfolk, Yun Qingyi quickly led them towards the dragon's head.

As she walked, she muttered to herself: I wonder if Xie Xiyan has left or not, but it shouldn't matter whether she has left or not. She was disguised when she took the dragon egg, and it was a disguise technique personally taught by her master.

She was still very confident that Xie Xiyan wouldn't recognize her.

Besides, this ancient sea territory is so vast, anything can happen. Who knows, someone else might just wander in. Without any proof, you can't just see a woman and assume she's the one who stole his dragon egg.

Thinking this, Yun Qingyi gradually calmed down, a slight smile appearing on her lips, feeling very at peace.

We finally arrived inside the dragon's head.

The merfolk who had been following behind stared wide-eyed at the mysterious and majestic skull, their hearts filled with awe.

"Is this the legendary dragon...?" the old merman murmured. "This is truly unbelievable. I never imagined that dragons could exist in this world."

Hearing the old merman's words, Leng Zhan's ears twitched, and he immediately replied with a smile: "Aren't you shocked? We were just like that back then. We really didn't expect to see a real dragon in our lifetime."

Although it was just a skeleton, it was incredibly shocking to look at.

Hearing Leng Zhan's words, the old merman was also very excited. "What this friend said is right. I can die without regrets if I can see this true dragon in my lifetime."

Yun Qingyi led the person to the lakeside they had met earlier. Along the way, she kept a close watch on Xie Xiyan's appearance. Although she had already prepared an excuse for herself, she was still a little apprehensive.

After all, their appearance here was too coincidental, but fortunately Xie Xiyan probably didn't expect her to come back here again.

Because we didn't encounter anyone else along the way.

Even so, Yun Qingyi composed herself and became more vigilant.

You still need to keep an eye on your surroundings at all times, because some people like to lie in ambush and wait for their prey to return.

It's important to know that this is the only known exit from the dragon's remains.

Perhaps Xie Xiyan was betting that she hadn't left, or that she had no other way to escape the dragon's remains.

Everyone was staring at the deep blue lake before them. The water, so different from the sea, startled the merfolk. "Friend, this is..."

Knowing what the old merman was going to ask, Yun Qingyi answered directly, "It's a bit of a mystery what kind of water this lake contains, but the exit is right beneath this lake."

I've already gone down there, it's safe. Trust me, come down with me.

After saying that, Yun Qingyi jumped down.

After being submerged in the water, Yun Qingrou and the others jumped in without hesitation.

“This… Chieftain…” The female merman who had been holding the book looked at the old merman, waiting for him to make a decision.

The old merman looked at Yun Qingyi and the others, including Liang Ming, who had completely disappeared into the water. His eyes were dark and unfathomable. After a while, he raised his hand, signaling the other mermen to jump in as well.

He sighed, "Well, there's no other way but to believe them now. I'll just jump."

After saying this, the old merman jumped into the lake, and the other mermen followed suit.

……

Underwater, Yun Qingyi saw the mermaids come down and began to swim deeper.

After catching up with Yun Qingyi's group, a group of merfolk hid behind them and continued on their way.

Soon, the group arrived at the cave entrance that Yun Qingyi had found earlier.

Yun Qingyi carefully observed her surroundings, sensing whether anyone was outside the cave entrance. After discovering that there were no unfamiliar presences, Yun Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

They took the lead in demonstrating how to swim out of the cave entrance.

Upon seeing this, everyone left the cave entrance.

Upon emerging, Yun Qingrou and Ji Zhaoze were the first to be stunned, followed by Liang Meng.

"This...this place feels so familiar," the mermaid princess murmured.

Yun Qingyi looked at her with some surprise. Had she forgotten this memory as well? But she clearly remembered some of it before. "Liangmeng, we've been here before."

Upon hearing this, Liangmeng frowned, as if trying hard to recall.

Could it be that taking her away from that dream caused her memory to be lost again? Yun Qingyi was somewhat suspicious.

But no matter how hard Liangmeng tried to recall, her mind remained blank. Apart from the memories related to Yun Qingyi, she couldn't remember anything else.

Seeing this, Yun Qingyi rubbed her head and said, "It's okay. If you can't remember, don't think about it. Let nature take its course."

Hearing Yun Qingyi's words, Liang Meng was still somewhat unwilling, but she knew that some things couldn't be forced, so she nodded.

Meanwhile, the merfolk on the other side, ignoring Liangmeng and Yun Qingyi's interaction, gazed intently at this ancient sea territory, exclaiming in amazement, "This is truly amazing!"

"Yes, this is a world completely different from the West Sea."

"I never imagined in my life that such a place existed in the world." These were the words of Leng Zhanfa.

Apart from a few who had previously seen the ancient sea area, everyone present marveled at this place.

"Uncle-Master, look! That whale is as transparent as blue crystal, it's amazing!" Yun Qingyi followed Ji Zhaoling's gaze.

They discovered that the whale was the same one they had seen the first time they came to the ancient sea territory.

Speaking of whales...

Yun Qingyi suddenly remembered that Liangmeng had once raised a small whale, but now it must have disappeared with the catastrophe.

Thinking it over, Yun Qingyi led the group to swim towards the crystal-clear surface underwater, preparing to repeat the old method to leave the ancient sea territory.

But by sheer coincidence, we passed by the Li ethnic palace we had visited before.

Just then, the ring on my hand suddenly began to tremble violently.

After using his divine sense to probe the area, he took the fragment of the mirror out of the ring and asked with some confusion, "Lingling, what's wrong?"

"Brother, sister." The girl in the mirror looked a little uneasy. "Brother, sister, let's go into this palace one more time."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi did not act immediately. "Why? What's the reason?"

The girl lowered her head, seemingly struggling with something. She looked up at Liangmeng and stammered, "This is... what that brother in the palace pavilion told me to say. I don't know why..."

Liangmeng looked at the mirror in front of her and the girl in it. She felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn't quite place her. She pursed her lips and couldn't help but ask, "Who is the brother in the attic...?"

"His name seems to be Liang Jiao. That's what his older brothers and sisters called him back then."

"Wh...what!" Upon hearing the name, Liangmeng felt a surge of familiarity rush to her mind, followed by a sharp pain.

"Liangmeng!" Seeing Liangmeng suddenly clutching her head and squatting on the ground in pain, Yun Qingyi frowned and squatted down to check on her.

Yun Qingrou also squatted down and tried to use healing magic to relieve her pain.

Others also gathered around.

After a while, the pain gradually subsided, and Liangmeng came to her senses, letting go of her hands that were holding her head.

She looked at Yun Qingyi with a somewhat confused expression: "Senior, I actually forgot about Liang Jiao. I... it seems like I've forgotten a lot of very important things."

Yun Qingyi fell silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "Liangmeng, then... do you still remember Tusuo?"

"Tuso? Who is he?"

Upon hearing this, not only Yun Qingyi, but also Yun Qingrou and Ji Zhaoze fell silent.

The others, because Liangmeng's memories were confused, hadn't told them anything about Tuso, so they were also completely clueless at this moment.

Although they didn't understand why, the others didn't say anything to disturb them.

"It's nothing." Yun Qingyi stood up, looked at Liang Meng, and for a moment didn't know what to do.

“Brother and sister…” At this moment, the girl in the mirror in Yun Qingyi’s hand said weakly, “If you can’t solve it, then I think you should give the choice to the person involved.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi's gaze deepened as she looked calmly at the girl in the mirror. The girl couldn't help but shrink back, hiding in the corner of the mirror, leaving only her head visible.

"Did Liang Jiao tell you this too?"

“Yes…it was that brother who made Lingling say that…” Upon hearing Yun Qingyi’s words, the girl immediately replied, afraid that if she answered too late, she would be crushed.

Yun Qingyi glanced at the girl but didn't ask any more questions. She knew without a doubt that Liang Jiao must have given the little spirit some benefits in order to get its help.

However, this did serve as a reminder to her that ultimately, it was Liangmeng's own destiny, and she should choose her own path in the future.

Seeing that Yun Qingyi's gaze had softened, Jingling felt there was hope and boldly came out again, "Sister Liangmeng, why don't you go in and take a look? Maybe you can find the answer you're looking for inside."

Upon hearing this, Liangmeng looked at Yun Qingyi in confusion: "Senior..."

"Follow your own heart." Yun Qingyi looked at her with gentle eyes.

"I..." After hesitating for a moment, Liang Meng's gaze became firm. "Senior, I want to go and see. I want to know what exactly is going on."

“Okay.” Yun Qingyi replied without hesitation.

Seeing that Yun Qingyi and the others had made another decision, the merfolk were somewhat displeased. "This... friend, where are we going this time?"

I said this ancient sea area is fraught with danger, let's hurry up and get out of here, don't wander around, or we might run into some other danger.”

Hearing these words, Yun Qingyi remained expressionless. She calmly looked at the merfolk and said, "I'll give you two choices."

First, come with us, and we'll leave the ancient sea territory together later.

Second, we're sending you away from the Western Sea now, but it's uncertain whether there's any danger waiting for you outside.

Although the second option was stating the facts, the merman heard it as a subtle threat.

After thinking for a while, he sighed and said, "Alright, since our friends have something to do, how can we not accompany them? There are many of us, so it's a good guarantee for our friends."

Yun Qingyi raised an eyebrow, not having time for their roundabout nonsense. "Since the decision has been made, let's go."

Opening the ancient door once more, Yun Qingyi felt no ripples in her heart as she stepped into the hall.