When Tang Yue came out of the submarine, he saw Bai Lixin standing on the shore, waiting calmly.
In the brief moment the submarine was stowed away, Tang Yue asked, “Weren’t you supposed to go into the sewer? Why did you suddenly catch up?”
He looked at the young man who now looked no different from an ordinary human being: “And in that appearance?”
Without hesitation, Bai Lixin summarized the situation, emphasizing key points but not omitting crucial details.
Tang Yue glanced at the intricate network of tunnels and asked, “So, you suspect the mermaid’s corpse is in this place? You chased after me to prevent me from destroying the source? Are you here to save that mermaid?”
Bai Lixin: “If you find it, perhaps the curse on you, uh, on Xia Chi… could also be lifted. I came to help in case you couldn’t find it.”
Tang Yue responded with a simple “Oh” and thanked Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin smiled sincerely, “There’s no need to be so formal, am not an outsider.”
Tang Yue: “…”
After putting away the submarine, Bai Lixin straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes, “Can’t you receive private messages?”
Tang Yue: “I can, but it leaves traces.”
No matter how naïve Xia Chi was, he would not fail to see the chat history, so he did not reply to Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin nodded, “Oh, I see. Let’s go then.”
Having been through the tunnel twice, Bai Lixin acted as Tang Yue’s guide, introducing each passage, “That one leads to the merfolk’s territory, but it’s filled with many green-skinned monsters. Over there…”
Tang Yue interrupted Bai Lixin’s chattering, “I know all of that.”
“I’ve always been in Xia Chi’s consciousness, so I’m aware of the external situation. Xia Chi has also explored the passage with the green-skinned creatures.”
Bai Lixin lowered his voice, “So, the question is, which tunnel do we take? Should we split up?”
He paused, and added, “Or maybe you can choose the path?” Mr. Luck Plug-in.
Tang Yue pursed his lips and walked to the three tunnels. After scrutinizing them, his gaze settled on the tunnel to the far right and said with confidence, “Let’s take this one.”
Bai Lixin: “Reason?”
Tang Yue: “The intuition from the luck value plug in. That’s my reason.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Xia Chi, I confess. I find Tang Yue quite annoying.
His existence is a mockery to me.’
——————————
In the live broadcast room
[We can doubt the existence of ghosts, but never doubt Xia Chi’s luck value. This guy’s intuition is eerily supernatural.]
[It’s a kind of clairvoyance that even God Xin couldn’t get.]
[“Couldn’t get”, that hit hard.]
————————————
With Tang Yue’s presence, their decisions were swift. They walked through the tunnel for a while and soon saw a faint green light at the end.
The faint light was conspicuous in the pitch-black tunnel.
Bai Lixin shone the flashlight towards the green light, and found that there seemed to be something in the concentrated green area. It was very close to them, but because the thing was almost buried in stone, it couldn’t be seen clearly.
He had a speculation in his mind and he confirmed his suspicion when they reached it.
The green light emanated from a skeleton.
The skeleton had a human torso with a fish tail and most of its body was embedded in solid rock. All its flesh was gone, leaving only the eerie luminescence of the skeleton in the darkness.
Just as Bai Lixin was wondering why the mermaid’s bones had not been discovered despite being so exposed in the air, Tang Yue, who had been following him, suddenly stopped, grabbed Bai Lixin and quickly pulled him backward.
Bai Lixin followed, retreating a considerable distance. When he looked at Tang Yue with confusion, he saw Tang Yue frowning and pulling away his wrist. The previously clean wrist now had a black spot.
It was the curse.
Approaching the skeleton accelerated the curse on the body.
That’s why the mermaid’s bones remained here.
Because no one could touch them.
Bai Lixin checked his own wrist; his arm showed no changes.
It seemed his body was immune to the curse.
Bai Lixin gave the somewhat grim Tang Yue a carefree smile, “I heard your luck value is high?”
Tang Yue: “…”
‘Don’t ask, asking is embarrassing.’
——————————–
In the live broadcast room
[People who live by the sword will die by the sword.]
[The one who laughs first isn’t necessarily the one who laughs last.]
[‘I Heard Your Luck Value is high?’ How ironic. In the face of absolute strength, luck value is insignificant! God Xin 666!]
[Is it God Xin’s strength? It seems more like metaphysics. Why doesn’t he get cursed?]
[I think there are several possibilities. First, because the big boss marked him. Second, God Xin is kind of the ancestor of the current merfolk, and he can transform into a merfolk. Third, the curse targets humans, and God Xin falls into the merfolk category, so the curse doesn’t affect him.]
[Thank you, Brother, for sparing my brain the effort. It’s great to know you all, meeting you is my blessing.]
———————————–
As Tang Yue stepped back, the black that was spreading on Xia Chi’s body also stopped.
He leaned against the wall and looked at the young man in front of him with complex eyes, unable to say a word.
That person’s lover was indeed as sinister as him.
After a wave of sarcasm, Bai Lixin put away his smile. Although he wanted to brush up on his presence, business was more important.
“Since you can’t get close, wait here for me. I’ll leave the submarine for you. If there’s any issue, return on your own. I’ll send the mermaid’s remains back to the merfolk’s burial ground, I hope that can ease her resentment and lift these curses.”
Tang Yue: “If all curses are lifted, it would be a bargain for some people.”
Although he didn’t mention any names, Bai Lixin guessed who he was referring to.
After handling over the submarine to Tang Yue and instructing him to move to a safe distance, Bai Lixin returned to the side of the mermaid’s skeleton.
The skeleton was almost fused with the surrounding rocks, nearly turning into a fossil.
He took out the trident from his backpack and started stabbing the sturdy rock with the sharp blade. The mermaid’s skeleton gradually emerged from the rock.
The mermaid’s skeleton wasn’t particularly attractive. There were obvious signs of fractures on the arms, tail, and ribs. The finger bones also showed signs of healed fractures.
Mermaids have sharp claws, and from this corpse, it was clear that the claws had been removed, similar to how some cat owners declaw their cats to prevent scratching.
The fine bone fossils in the tail fin also showed signs of trimming.
While cradling the mermaid’s bones carefully, Bai Lixin suddenly felt that maybe the curse should not disappear. Some people truly didn’t deserve to have their curse lifted.
But this curse not only punished the perpetrators but also imprisoned the mermaid in this narrow tunnel.
For so many years, her soul had not found peace.
It was a curse that sacrificed a thousand enemies to harm oneself eight hundred times.
To prevent any damage to the mermaid’s bones during swimming, Bai Lixin took out a square piece of fabric from his backpack and carefully wrapped the mermaid’s bones in it.
After making sure that the skeleton was wrapped up, Bai Lixin carried the mermaid back step by step.
Tan Yue didn’t need Bai Lixin’s instructions and had already moved to a safe position.
The initial relaxation had already vanished from their expressions. They restrained their smiles and wore serious expressions. Although Tan Yue was standing at a distance, he subconsciously tensed up, watching as Bai Lixin left with the mermaid’s skeleton.
When the mermaid’s skeleton was about to disappear from his sight, Tang Yue silently made a virtual tipping of his hat towards Bai Lixin’s back.
———————————
In the live broadcast room
[Poor mermaid.]
[May she find peace.]
[But it’s hard to accept. If the curse is lifted, would the curses on people like Dr. Camila and Song Yun also disappear? I feel sorry for good people getting hurt, but it makes me angry to see bad people not facing the consequences!]
[Exactly! Just thinking about it makes me angry!]
———————————–
The green-skinned monsters in the main tunnel seemed afraid of the mermaid’s skeleton in Bai Lixin’s arms. They had lost the imposing momentum Bai Lixin first encountered, and were cowering in the corners.
Bai Lixin glanced up silently.
Countless pairs of eyes hid behind the rocks, gleaming with a greedy and eerie light.
They were both terrified and excited.
Innate fear of the corpse, instinctive excitement as it left.
They remained here, perhaps because the mermaid’s curse imprisoned them.
Now that the mermaid’s skeleton was leaving, where would this group of monsters go?
Would they be unrestrained from now on, evolving into formidable forms without any deterrent?
Maybe it’s better to come back later and destroy all these monsters.
As Bai Lixin thought this, he reached the water’s edge. He leaped into the sea, and the moment his pants came off, his body quickly transformed into the shape of a merfolk.
Because he was holding the mermaid’s skeleton this time, he slowed down his swimming speed.
During the journey, he occasionally observed the condition of the mermaid’s skeleton.
Perhaps it was his illusion, but as he approached the merfolk’s burial ground, the green on the mermaid’s bones seemed to fade a bit.
When he arrived at the burial ground, the green fluorescence on the mermaid’s skeleton was almost invisible.
As he passed through two huge statues, Bai Lixin once again saw the red-tailed mermaid.
Seeing an unfamiliar merfolk suddenly intruding, she was stunned for a moment. However, as soon as she recognized Bai Lixin, she rushed to him like a brilliant firework, shouting excitedly, “Yiya!”
The red-tailed mermaid behaved like a child discovering a rare treasure, circling Bai Lixin excitedly. Sometimes she touched Bai Lixin’s scales, and sometimes carefully felt Bai Lixin’s large tail, her eyes filled with curiosity.
Bai Lixin couldn’t understand the mermaid’s words, and he didn’t care whether the mermaid could understand him. He shook the skeleton in his arms in front of the red-tailed mermaid, “This mermaid has been dead for a long time. She was trapped in a research institute before, now her bones are full of resentment, and her soul probably hasn’t found peace. Is there a way to help her?”
Although Bai Lixin couldn’t understand the mermaid’s language, it was evident that the mermaid understood Bai Lixin’s words.
Before Bai Lixin could say anything more, the red-tailed mermaid had already swum to Bai Lixin, looking at the mermaid’s bones in his arms with astonishment.
The hand with sharp claws gently stroked the cheek of the mermaid skeleton, then the beautiful red-tailed mermaid bent down and kissed the mermaid’s forehead.
Bai Lixin stared at the red-tailed mermaid’s actions. When the red-tailed mermaid raised her head, he saw several translucent pearls quietly falling from her face and sinking silently into the dark sea water…
After kissing the mermaid’s forehead, the red-tailed mermaid looked towards the distance and began to sing loudly.
The melodious and ethereal singing penetrated Bai Lixin’s ears and went straight to the soul. Bai Lixin was momentarily dazed. When he regained his senses, many figures that shouldn’t be here had appeared in front of him.
At first, there were a dozen or so azure translucent figures. But as the song progressed, more and more merfolk souls appeared before him.
Some merfolk emerged from the bottom of the sea, others from the walls, and some directly appeared in the water.
The souls surrounded Bai Lixin and the red tailed mermaid, holding hands and silently singing.
Souls should be voiceless, but Bai Lixin seemed to hear a chorus mixed with countless voices.
With the singing, many merfolk swam from a distance.
Once these merfolk entered the burial ground, they instinctively held hands and quickly joined the singing group.
Bai Lixin suddenly felt a wave of shock in his heart.
It was a touch that struck straight to the soul.
Someone pulled his arm, and Bai Lixin came back to his senses. It was the red-tailed mermaid tugging at him.
The red-tailed mermaid pulled his wrist, as if to lead him to swim to the bottom of the sea.
Bai Lixin didn’t resist much, obediently following the red-tailed mermaid’s pace and slowly swimming to the bottom of the sea.
As he swam, he observed his surroundings from the corner of his eye and found that with his descent, other merfolk also slowly started to sink.
Soon, they reached the seabed covered with sand and pearls.
In the midst of colorful sand and pearls, a huge shell opened its mouth, waiting quietly.
The red-tailed mermaid pointed towards the shell. Bai Lixin immediately swam to the side of the shell and carefully placed the mermaid skeleton inside.
The interior of the huge shell was lined with soft seaweed, forming a comfortable bed. The size of the shell was just enough for the mermaid skeleton to lie inside.
Amidst the continuous singing, as the mermaid skeleton was placed inside, the shell slowly closed, and finally, the mermaid skeleton was completely enclosed.
All the merfolk gathered by the shell. They grabbed its edges, and slowly buried it in the sand and pearls. Accompanied by blessing and soothing songs, the shell containing the mermaid skeleton was finally buried at the bottom of the sea.
Just when Bai Lixin thought the mermaid’s burial was about to end, a miraculous event occurred.
A translucent mermaid slowly emerged from where the shell was buried. She had a pair of eyes as deep and blue as the sea, and black hair as smooth as satin.
She swayed to the merfolk’s song for awhile before finally coming to Bai Lixin and devoutly kissing the necklace hanging around his neck.
Then, the merfolk’s singing suddenly intensified.
With this stirring melody, the beautiful black-haired mermaid merged into the countless souls. Following behind all the merfolk souls, she slowly swam away and disappeared into the mysterious depths.
The system’s voice rang out in Bai Lixin’s mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, player Bai Lixin, you have received the blessing of the mermaid x1. The Mermaid’s Heart has gained an additional skill. Using the Mermaid’s Heart can lift the curse.]
After hearing this, Bai Lixin was first stunned, then he laughed.
It turned out the mermaid still hadn’t forgiven those people, she just handed over the choice to lift the curse.
The merfolk’s singing was also coming to an end. Afraid that the merfolk would see him and surround him when they finished singing, Bai Lixin chose to quietly slip away while they were distracted.
He retraced his steps, and when he was close to that tunnel, he took out the trident from his backpack in advance.
When Tang Yue came out of the submarine, he saw Bai Lixin standing on the shore, waiting calmly.
In the brief moment the submarine was stowed away, Tang Yue asked, “Weren’t you supposed to go into the sewer? Why did you suddenly catch up?”
He looked at the young man who now looked no different from an ordinary human being: “And in that appearance?”
Without hesitation, Bai Lixin summarized the situation, emphasizing key points but not omitting crucial details.
Tang Yue glanced at the intricate network of tunnels and asked, “So, you suspect the mermaid’s corpse is in this place? You chased after me to prevent me from destroying the source? Are you here to save that mermaid?”
Bai Lixin: “If you find it, perhaps the curse on you, uh, on Xia Chi… could also be lifted. I came to help in case you couldn’t find it.”
Tang Yue responded with a simple “Oh” and thanked Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin smiled sincerely, “There’s no need to be so formal, am not an outsider.”
Tang Yue: “…”
After putting away the submarine, Bai Lixin straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes, “Can’t you receive private messages?”
Tang Yue: “I can, but it leaves traces.”
No matter how naïve Xia Chi was, he would not fail to see the chat history, so he did not reply to Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin nodded, “Oh, I see. Let’s go then.”
Having been through the tunnel twice, Bai Lixin acted as Tang Yue’s guide, introducing each passage, “That one leads to the merfolk’s territory, but it’s filled with many green-skinned monsters. Over there…”
Tang Yue interrupted Bai Lixin’s chattering, “I know all of that.”
“I’ve always been in Xia Chi’s consciousness, so I’m aware of the external situation. Xia Chi has also explored the passage with the green-skinned creatures.”
Bai Lixin lowered his voice, “So, the question is, which tunnel do we take? Should we split up?”
He paused, and added, “Or maybe you can choose the path?” Mr. Luck Plug-in.
Tang Yue pursed his lips and walked to the three tunnels. After scrutinizing them, his gaze settled on the tunnel to the far right and said with confidence, “Let’s take this one.”
Bai Lixin: “Reason?”
Tang Yue: “The intuition from the luck value plug in. That’s my reason.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Xia Chi, I confess. I find Tang Yue quite annoying.
His existence is a mockery to me.’
——————————
In the live broadcast room
[We can doubt the existence of ghosts, but never doubt Xia Chi’s luck value. This guy’s intuition is eerily supernatural.]
[It’s a kind of clairvoyance that even God Xin couldn’t get.]
[“Couldn’t get”, that hit hard.]
————————————
With Tang Yue’s presence, their decisions were swift. They walked through the tunnel for a while and soon saw a faint green light at the end.
The faint light was conspicuous in the pitch-black tunnel.
Bai Lixin shone the flashlight towards the green light, and found that there seemed to be something in the concentrated green area. It was very close to them, but because the thing was almost buried in stone, it couldn’t be seen clearly.
He had a speculation in his mind and he confirmed his suspicion when they reached it.
The green light emanated from a skeleton.
The skeleton had a human torso with a fish tail and most of its body was embedded in solid rock. All its flesh was gone, leaving only the eerie luminescence of the skeleton in the darkness.
Just as Bai Lixin was wondering why the mermaid’s bones had not been discovered despite being so exposed in the air, Tang Yue, who had been following him, suddenly stopped, grabbed Bai Lixin and quickly pulled him backward.
Bai Lixin followed, retreating a considerable distance. When he looked at Tang Yue with confusion, he saw Tang Yue frowning and pulling away his wrist. The previously clean wrist now had a black spot.
It was the curse.
Approaching the skeleton accelerated the curse on the body.
That’s why the mermaid’s bones remained here.
Because no one could touch them.
Bai Lixin checked his own wrist; his arm showed no changes.
It seemed his body was immune to the curse.
Bai Lixin gave the somewhat grim Tang Yue a carefree smile, “I heard your luck value is high?”
Tang Yue: “…”
‘Don’t ask, asking is embarrassing.’
——————————–
In the live broadcast room
[People who live by the sword will die by the sword.]
[The one who laughs first isn’t necessarily the one who laughs last.]
[‘I Heard Your Luck Value is high?’ How ironic. In the face of absolute strength, luck value is insignificant! God Xin 666!]
[Is it God Xin’s strength? It seems more like metaphysics. Why doesn’t he get cursed?]
[I think there are several possibilities. First, because the big boss marked him. Second, God Xin is kind of the ancestor of the current merfolk, and he can transform into a merfolk. Third, the curse targets humans, and God Xin falls into the merfolk category, so the curse doesn’t affect him.]
[Thank you, Brother, for sparing my brain the effort. It’s great to know you all, meeting you is my blessing.]
———————————–
As Tang Yue stepped back, the black that was spreading on Xia Chi’s body also stopped.
He leaned against the wall and looked at the young man in front of him with complex eyes, unable to say a word.
That person’s lover was indeed as sinister as him.
After a wave of sarcasm, Bai Lixin put away his smile. Although he wanted to brush up on his presence, business was more important.
“Since you can’t get close, wait here for me. I’ll leave the submarine for you. If there’s any issue, return on your own. I’ll send the mermaid’s remains back to the merfolk’s burial ground, I hope that can ease her resentment and lift these curses.”
Tang Yue: “If all curses are lifted, it would be a bargain for some people.”
Although he didn’t mention any names, Bai Lixin guessed who he was referring to.
After handling over the submarine to Tang Yue and instructing him to move to a safe distance, Bai Lixin returned to the side of the mermaid’s skeleton.
The skeleton was almost fused with the surrounding rocks, nearly turning into a fossil.
He took out the trident from his backpack and started stabbing the sturdy rock with the sharp blade. The mermaid’s skeleton gradually emerged from the rock.
The mermaid’s skeleton wasn’t particularly attractive. There were obvious signs of fractures on the arms, tail, and ribs. The finger bones also showed signs of healed fractures.
Mermaids have sharp claws, and from this corpse, it was clear that the claws had been removed, similar to how some cat owners declaw their cats to prevent scratching.
The fine bone fossils in the tail fin also showed signs of trimming.
While cradling the mermaid’s bones carefully, Bai Lixin suddenly felt that maybe the curse should not disappear. Some people truly didn’t deserve to have their curse lifted.
But this curse not only punished the perpetrators but also imprisoned the mermaid in this narrow tunnel.
For so many years, her soul had not found peace.
It was a curse that sacrificed a thousand enemies to harm oneself eight hundred times.
To prevent any damage to the mermaid’s bones during swimming, Bai Lixin took out a square piece of fabric from his backpack and carefully wrapped the mermaid’s bones in it.
After making sure that the skeleton was wrapped up, Bai Lixin carried the mermaid back step by step.
Tan Yue didn’t need Bai Lixin’s instructions and had already moved to a safe position.
The initial relaxation had already vanished from their expressions. They restrained their smiles and wore serious expressions. Although Tan Yue was standing at a distance, he subconsciously tensed up, watching as Bai Lixin left with the mermaid’s skeleton.
When the mermaid’s skeleton was about to disappear from his sight, Tang Yue silently made a virtual tipping of his hat towards Bai Lixin’s back.
———————————
In the live broadcast room
[Poor mermaid.]
[May she find peace.]
[But it’s hard to accept. If the curse is lifted, would the curses on people like Dr. Camila and Song Yun also disappear? I feel sorry for good people getting hurt, but it makes me angry to see bad people not facing the consequences!]
[Exactly! Just thinking about it makes me angry!]
———————————–
The green-skinned monsters in the main tunnel seemed afraid of the mermaid’s skeleton in Bai Lixin’s arms. They had lost the imposing momentum Bai Lixin first encountered, and were cowering in the corners.
Bai Lixin glanced up silently.
Countless pairs of eyes hid behind the rocks, gleaming with a greedy and eerie light.
They were both terrified and excited.
Innate fear of the corpse, instinctive excitement as it left.
They remained here, perhaps because the mermaid’s curse imprisoned them.
Now that the mermaid’s skeleton was leaving, where would this group of monsters go?
Would they be unrestrained from now on, evolving into formidable forms without any deterrent?
Maybe it’s better to come back later and destroy all these monsters.
As Bai Lixin thought this, he reached the water’s edge. He leaped into the sea, and the moment his pants came off, his body quickly transformed into the shape of a merfolk.
Because he was holding the mermaid’s skeleton this time, he slowed down his swimming speed.
During the journey, he occasionally observed the condition of the mermaid’s skeleton.
Perhaps it was his illusion, but as he approached the merfolk’s burial ground, the green on the mermaid’s bones seemed to fade a bit.
When he arrived at the burial ground, the green fluorescence on the mermaid’s skeleton was almost invisible.
As he passed through two huge statues, Bai Lixin once again saw the red-tailed mermaid.
Seeing an unfamiliar merfolk suddenly intruding, she was stunned for a moment. However, as soon as she recognized Bai Lixin, she rushed to him like a brilliant firework, shouting excitedly, “Yiya!”
The red-tailed mermaid behaved like a child discovering a rare treasure, circling Bai Lixin excitedly. Sometimes she touched Bai Lixin’s scales, and sometimes carefully felt Bai Lixin’s large tail, her eyes filled with curiosity.
Bai Lixin couldn’t understand the mermaid’s words, and he didn’t care whether the mermaid could understand him. He shook the skeleton in his arms in front of the red-tailed mermaid, “This mermaid has been dead for a long time. She was trapped in a research institute before, now her bones are full of resentment, and her soul probably hasn’t found peace. Is there a way to help her?”
Although Bai Lixin couldn’t understand the mermaid’s language, it was evident that the mermaid understood Bai Lixin’s words.
Before Bai Lixin could say anything more, the red-tailed mermaid had already swum to Bai Lixin, looking at the mermaid’s bones in his arms with astonishment.
The hand with sharp claws gently stroked the cheek of the mermaid skeleton, then the beautiful red-tailed mermaid bent down and kissed the mermaid’s forehead.
Bai Lixin stared at the red-tailed mermaid’s actions. When the red-tailed mermaid raised her head, he saw several translucent pearls quietly falling from her face and sinking silently into the dark sea water…
After kissing the mermaid’s forehead, the red-tailed mermaid looked towards the distance and began to sing loudly.
The melodious and ethereal singing penetrated Bai Lixin’s ears and went straight to the soul. Bai Lixin was momentarily dazed. When he regained his senses, many figures that shouldn’t be here had appeared in front of him.
At first, there were a dozen or so azure translucent figures. But as the song progressed, more and more merfolk souls appeared before him.
Some merfolk emerged from the bottom of the sea, others from the walls, and some directly appeared in the water.
The souls surrounded Bai Lixin and the red tailed mermaid, holding hands and silently singing.
Souls should be voiceless, but Bai Lixin seemed to hear a chorus mixed with countless voices.
With the singing, many merfolk swam from a distance.
Once these merfolk entered the burial ground, they instinctively held hands and quickly joined the singing group.
Bai Lixin suddenly felt a wave of shock in his heart.
It was a touch that struck straight to the soul.
Someone pulled his arm, and Bai Lixin came back to his senses. It was the red-tailed mermaid tugging at him.
The red-tailed mermaid pulled his wrist, as if to lead him to swim to the bottom of the sea.
Bai Lixin didn’t resist much, obediently following the red-tailed mermaid’s pace and slowly swimming to the bottom of the sea.
As he swam, he observed his surroundings from the corner of his eye and found that with his descent, other merfolk also slowly started to sink.
Soon, they reached the seabed covered with sand and pearls.
In the midst of colorful sand and pearls, a huge shell opened its mouth, waiting quietly.
The red-tailed mermaid pointed towards the shell. Bai Lixin immediately swam to the side of the shell and carefully placed the mermaid skeleton inside.
The interior of the huge shell was lined with soft seaweed, forming a comfortable bed. The size of the shell was just enough for the mermaid skeleton to lie inside.
Amidst the continuous singing, as the mermaid skeleton was placed inside, the shell slowly closed, and finally, the mermaid skeleton was completely enclosed.
All the merfolk gathered by the shell. They grabbed its edges, and slowly buried it in the sand and pearls. Accompanied by blessing and soothing songs, the shell containing the mermaid skeleton was finally buried at the bottom of the sea.
Just when Bai Lixin thought the mermaid’s burial was about to end, a miraculous event occurred.
A translucent mermaid slowly emerged from where the shell was buried. She had a pair of eyes as deep and blue as the sea, and black hair as smooth as satin.
She swayed to the merfolk’s song for awhile before finally coming to Bai Lixin and devoutly kissing the necklace hanging around his neck.
Then, the merfolk’s singing suddenly intensified.
With this stirring melody, the beautiful black-haired mermaid merged into the countless souls. Following behind all the merfolk souls, she slowly swam away and disappeared into the mysterious depths.
The system’s voice rang out in Bai Lixin’s mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, player Bai Lixin, you have received the blessing of the mermaid x1. The Mermaid’s Heart has gained an additional skill. Using the Mermaid’s Heart can lift the curse.]
After hearing this, Bai Lixin was first stunned, then he laughed.
It turned out the mermaid still hadn’t forgiven those people, she just handed over the choice to lift the curse.
The merfolk’s singing was also coming to an end. Afraid that the merfolk would see him and surround him when they finished singing, Bai Lixin chose to quietly slip away while they were distracted.
He retraced his steps, and when he was close to that tunnel, he took out the trident from his backpack in advance.
