This data in Quick Transmigration has become sentient!

After all the merfolk sank back to the seabed, silence returned to the surroundings.

Yi Yi lifted her clothes and sat down on the spot, saying to Li Yunxiao, who was still in a daze, "How about it? Isn't it a cute creature?"

Li Yunxiao snapped out of his reverie, subconsciously opened the seashell in his hand, looked at the glistening, plump mermaid pearls, and couldn't help but smile and reply, "Mm."

"Yes, she's cute, beautiful, innocent, and utterly precious." Her tone shifted, a hint of sharpness appearing in Yi Yi's previously languid voice.

Li Yunxiao noticed the change in her tone and his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously thought that the demon king in front of him was using and keeping these cute and rare creatures.

His aura had barely shifted, and before his killing intent could even fully manifest, he heard Yi Yi say, "But do you know why merfolk are so precious? Because of their slaughter!"

Just as he was about to draw his weapon, Li Yunxiao paused, suddenly not understanding Yi Yi's intentions. So he stood silently, holding his sword, waiting for what was to come.

"Two hundred years ago, a few merfolk came to me with their clan's techniques, and the merfolk you see today are almost all from the new generation of merfolk in the last two hundred years."

At this point, Li Yunxiao suddenly understood what Yi Yi wanted to say; sure enough…

"From here to wherever you can see, this is the sea area I've designated specifically for them to live in," Yi Yi said, pointing to her feet and then opening her arms to the vast sea before her.

"Are you saying that the merfolk here are able to reproduce normally because of your protection?" Li Yunxiao said as he slowly sat down and placed his sword on the ground beside his feet.

“Isn’t that right?” Yi Yi retorted, then after a moment spoke again as if answering a different question, “They can refine oil to make wax, and the wax can burn for a thousand years without going out; they are good at weaving, and the woven mermaid yarn is soft and comfortable, and impervious to water and fire; their tears turn into pearls, and the mermaid pearls are rich in spiritual energy, and even… every mermaid has the best physique for being a furnace.”

Yi Yi glanced at the silent Li Yunxiao and said, "You see, whether for ordinary people or cultivators, how useful are merfolk?"

“It’s ironic that such a creature is kind, innocent, and lovesick… I mean, yearns for love.” Yi Yi’s words slipped out, but seeing that Li Yunxiao didn’t seem to mind her using outdated terminology, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Yi Yi didn't continue and seemed to be waiting for his reaction, Li Yunxiao moved his hand to the hilt of his sword and asked, "So? What are you trying to say?"

"I am answering your question. After all, not all those who slaughter merfolk are demon cultivators."

Li Yunxiao gripped the sword hilt tightly, then slowly released it.

Speechless...

He had to admit that many of the various sects in the immortal world would hunt down merfolk when they discovered them.

"That's strange. They didn't do anything, did they? Or does Young Master Li also believe that 'those who are not of our kind must be different'?" Yi Yi asked.

Perhaps before today, Li Yunxiao would have said something similar.

However, after experiencing the kindness of the merfolk, he realized that they were no different from the "good people" in his heart.

So why did the masters of the various immortal sects hunt down the merfolk?

Why would a "good person" hurt another "good person"?

The answer is obvious, isn't it?

Because mermaids are precious, their entire bodies are treasures.

The hunters, however, do so because of their own greed...

However, this was an answer that Li Yunxiao absolutely did not want to admit.

Yi Yi observed his struggling expression with great interest, thinking with a hint of schadenfreude: This is nothing, and he already looks so disoriented.

Although Li Yunxiao looked like his Dao heart was about to break, Yi Yi, who had asked Xiao Nao for the specific script of the small event in advance, knew about it by cheating.

She followed the script strictly; the male lead wouldn't be so easily ruined by her.

After watching Li Yunxiao's conflicted expression with malice for a while, Yi Yi cleared her throat before speaking her next line: "However, the ones you see are all young. Many of the older merfolk still hate humans very much, to the point that they will attack any human they see."

Li Yunxiao suddenly realized that his master had told him before participating in the siege of the merfolk: "There are merfolk in the South China Sea who have injured countless people and are bloodthirsty. The Dao Alliance has therefore issued an order to annihilate that merfolk clan."

Therefore, the commanders chose to kill the merfolk because they were harming people.

Yes!

The book states that merfolk are extremely cruel creatures!

Seeing Li Yunxiao's seemingly enlightened expression, Yi Yi, knowing what he was probably thinking, curled her lip in disdain, thinking to herself:

If it weren't for the fact that you need a major change in mindset to transition from Nascent Soul to Divine Transformation, I wouldn't have bothered to talk to you. Instead, I have to patiently guide you and consider your feelings.

Yi Yi coughed and then began to coax her gently: "But you saw it today, these kind and lovely mermaids, so why are they being punished as a result?"

While we should set aside the fact that merfolk are inherently kind, it's annoying that those cruel merfolk become so reactive because they were first harmed by humans.

It's also annoying to think about how human texts sometimes use selfish reasons to justify and vilify merfolk.

But now she needs to approach the issue from a perspective that Li Yunxiao can accept. She can only acknowledge that some merfolk are "naturally cruel" in order to change his "black and white" thinking.

Otherwise, the male protagonist might have accidentally broken his Dao heart.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunxiao stammered, unsure of what to say for a moment.

But a boy with a strong sense of justice isn't stupid, so how could he be so stubborn?

He realized the mistakes of his teachers, and although he attributed them to a biased "misunderstanding," he readily admitted it.

"I'm sorry." This is to express my apologies for the prejudice and harm that the various sects of the immortal realm have inflicted on the merfolk.

“Alright, now…” Yi Yi nodded, resting her elbows on her knees as she sat cross-legged, cupping her face in her hands and turning her head to look at Li Yunxiao with narrowed eyes. The moment she opened her eyes, her gaze sharpened as she asked him—

"So now, Young Hero Li, what do you have to say about infiltrating the Demon Realm and killing nearly thirty innocent people there?"

The tone shifted abruptly, maliciously targeting Li Yunxiao.

Li Yunxiao was startled by the sudden murderous aura emanating from Yi Yi, and froze for a moment before taking a few deep breaths to recover.

Although some of the demon cultivators he killed were not necessarily innocent.

However, after realizing that he had mistakenly entered the demon realm, he did kill many demons.

After experiencing what I've seen and heard these past two days of "enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens," and after today's conversation with Yi Yi.

How could Li Yunxiao not know that he, filled with prejudice, had killed many innocent people?

Another crisp "sorry" is a repentance for the wrongdoing after self-examination.

Perhaps feeling that an apology was not enough to make up for his mistake, Li Yunxiao picked up his sword, stood up seriously, bowed, and sincerely handed the sword to Yi Yi with both hands.

"Whether it was unintentional or not, I know my sins are grave. Today, I am at your mercy, Demon King. Kill me or torture me, it is all up to you!"