Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

The bodies of the Zhang family members were scattered throughout the underground stone hall, with more bodies near the walls.

In addition, the muddy water also contained the corpses of many snakes, insects, and strange creatures.

The Zhang family had dealt with the several strange corpses in the stone hall, but there were too many snakes and insects here. Even though the Zhang family had dealt with some of them, quite a few remained. However, these snakes and insects were afraid of the aura of the Qilin blood and dared not approach, only hiding in the mud.

Once the effects of the Qilin blood wear off, they will once again reveal their cruel and bloodthirsty side.

Su Xingze looked around and found that some of the Zhang family members had died from strange corpses, while others had fatal wounds inflicted by humans.

The only humans in this place are the Zhang family. It seems that after dealing with the strange corpse, the Zhang family suddenly had an internal conflict, which caused this tragic scene.

The child that Su Xingze had initially focused on was sitting next to a corpse. Judging from the position of the corpse and the wounds on its body, he deduced that the corpse must have died protecting the child.

The child's face and body were covered in blood, and his thin little face had an empty expression, making him look somewhat dazed.

Su Xingze put on a protective shield before revealing himself, then floated closer to observe the child, watching with great interest the changes in the child's expression after his appearance.

Upon discovering him, the child's empty expression flickered for a moment, but he quickly lowered his eyelashes and looked at the corpse in front of him, seemingly completely uninterested in Su Xingze.

His reaction was completely unexpected by Su Xingze. No matter what, he was a descendant of a mythical race before he became a taboo. His natural beauty and the charm that mermaids are born with meant that no one would ignore him even if he did nothing.

This allure transcends age and gender; no one is immune to the bewitching charm of merfolk, and young children with weak minds are particularly susceptible to its influence.

But why didn't this child react?

Su Xingze originally only had a slight interest in children, and this interest was entirely due to his unique soul.

Unlike other people whose souls are filled with other colors and desires, this child's soul is very pure. This is not surprising; children's souls are generally pure, but they will be tainted with various flavors as time goes by.

But this child's soul is different from that of other children.

The white soul, though not dazzlingly white, has a faint color that is inconspicuous and even somewhat bland, but it gives people a very comfortable feeling.

Su Xingze didn't dislike the strange soul.

He floated back to the child, now only thirty centimeters away. As he got closer, he noticed a deep but not fatal cut on the corpse in front of the child, near him.

Su Xingze looked at the knife wounds on the corpse, then at the bloodstained knife that had fallen beside the child, and suddenly understood something.

Are you feeling guilty?

The suddenly appearing merman child had a tender voice. The merman's voice, which was supposed to be deep, was actually soft and sweet. The child felt as if he had been pricked by a sharp needle, and his body trembled slightly.

Su Xingze watched his reaction with satisfaction, flew around him once, rested his head on the child's shoulder, and tilted his head to look at him.

Why should you feel guilty?

Upon closer inspection, Su Xingze was able to discover more details that he had not noticed before.

"Regardless of your relationship with him, this person isn't good to you."

Su Xingze was certain that the corpse was not the child's relative. The two were related by blood, but not very closely; at least five generations removed.

“If I really wanted to treat you well, you wouldn’t be this thin and weak now.”

The child in front of me was very thin, and the baby fat that is typical of children was not very obvious, but this was not the emaciated state caused by malnutrition.

The child's body shows signs of training. There are residual marks of damage on all the bones. Although no irreversible damage has been left after the training, there will be many sequelae.

Considering his age, the most likely impact will be on his development. Even with the Qilin bloodline, his height will still be affected to some extent.

The child's living conditions were clearly not good, and he had many old scars on his body. Some of the scars looked like they were caused by accidents, while others did not.

For example, the numerous cuts on a child's arm.

This child, whose body is covered in scars, was not raised with love.

The child ignored him, simply gazing indifferently at the corpse before him.

He knew, of course, that person wasn't very kind to him. He had grown up being disliked by everyone in the Zhang family, and this person was his current adoptive father, providing him with shelter and food.

He was brought to this place by his tribesmen only because his blood has the ability to repel insects. He didn't actually need to come here; he joined the group because of himself.

Previously, while trapped in an illusion, he instinctively attacked everything around him. That stab was his doing; it wasn't fatal, but it killed him.

When almost everyone around him was dead, he finally regained consciousness. Looking at the man's corpse, he just felt a little sad.

"Little Qilin".

The merman's face loomed larger before him, its cheeks slightly puffed out, visibly soft.

"What's your name?"

Su Xingze talked to the child a lot, but the strange child did not respond. He even began to suspect that the child in front of him was a puppet, but the child's body was warm and he could breathe, so he looked like a living person.

"Are you mute?" He leaned closer to examine the child, but even with their faces almost touching, the child still didn't react.

No, the child still responded.

He frowned slightly, clearly annoyed by Su Xingze's noise.

Su Xingze understood the meaning behind that expression.

"..."

Su Xingze sneered, and his fish tail, which was more than twice the length of his body, silently wrapped around the child. The tail slowly tightened, and he finally heard the child's voice as he had wished.

...He didn't control his strength well, and the child let out a muffled groan. His already weak body finally couldn't take it and he fainted.

Upon seeing this, Su Xingze's expression froze, and he loosened his tail as if he had done something wrong.

He smacked his tail in frustration, trying to slap the ground to relieve his agitation, when he suddenly remembered that the ground was filthy and full of a mixture of mud, blood, and bodily fluids.

The tail that had fallen froze in mid-air. Su Xingze turned around and looked at the unconscious child, clicking his tongue inwardly.

Forget it, let's not bother arguing with a child who doesn't understand.

It's rare to find a living creature here that isn't unpleasant. If we kill it, who knows when we'll see another one.

Su Xingze floated to the child's side, reached out and touched the child's wound, instantly stopping the bleeding.

He didn't fully cure them, because in this cave that seemed to have only one living person, the child, there was actually another survivor.

Someone among the corpses moved slightly, and Su Xingze's figure gradually disappeared. At the same time, the surviving member of the Zhang family sat up.

His body was covered with wounds of all sizes. His stomach had been pierced through, and his hands and feet bore the marks of being bitten by a monster. The wounds were slightly black, but the blackness was gradually fading.

The strange corpse was poisonous. He fell into a coma due to the combined effects of blood loss and the corpse poison. Fortunately, the Zhang family members had special constitutions, and the poisoning was not severe enough to be relieved by their constitutions. That's why he was not poisoned to death and survived the internal strife.

The Qilin blood that had been spilled before the battle began to congeal, weakening its deterrent effect on the snakes and insects. Hearing the slight, impatient movements of the snakes and insects, the man, relying on the fact that the Qilin blood was still effective, quickly and easily treated his wounds.

After finishing his work, he began to examine the bodies scattered on the ground, finally stopping next to the child's body.

He crouched down and checked the child's breath, recognizing the child, his expression becoming slightly complicated.

So many people have died, yet he is still alive.

Suddenly, a sound of water came from the deep mud, as if something was emerging from the water.

His expression changed, and he picked up the still-living child and quickly left the place.

The operation had failed. Recalling the internal strife that had been maliciously instigated, which confirmed his suspicion that there was a mole within the family, he needed to get this news back to the family as soon as possible.