Chapter 1299: Chapter 1299: Guardian Hai Cangming
Qin Sisi rolled her eyes at Ye You with a light hint of anger, Ye You leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Don’t worry."
These brief two words made the small jealousy in Qin Sisi’s heart vanish without a trace.
Her attention returned to the stunning mermaid; she was beautiful, this room was beautiful, and this white villa was also beautiful, but the golden bulwarks at the door and window felt completely out of place.
No matter how luxurious it was here, or how many precious jewels and stones there were, it couldn’t change its true function—a prison.
"Who are you people? How dare you trespass into the Cang Ming Pavilion!" The mermaid spoke; she bore a noble aura, a coldly arrogant expression, unveiling an innate loftiness as she spoke.
Qin Sisi blinked at her. Although she was interrogating them, Qin Sisi felt as if she wasn’t truly rejecting their arrival; she seemed just a bit curious and astonished.
So Qin Sisi responded with a question of her own, "Miss, do you know Zhuo Chen?"
Upon hearing the name "Zhuo Chen," the mermaid’s face changed drastically. She suddenly rushed from her shell bed, tightly grasping the golden bulwarks, and asked urgently, "You know Zhuo Chen? Where is he? How is he?"
The mermaid’s strong reaction somewhat surprised Qin Sisi. She exchanged a glance with Ye You and hesitantly replied, "We saw him on the way here."
"Is he alright?" The mermaid wasn’t satisfied with Qin Sisi’s answer, continuing to question her, with her large beautiful eyes fixed intensely on Qin Sisi, revealing a deep worry.
Qin Sisi pondered briefly and said, "He... isn’t doing too well."
The mermaid became even more anxious, "What’s wrong with him? Is he sick?"
Seeing the mermaid’s genuine concern and worry, Qin Sisi felt a bit embarrassed to keep her in suspense and directly said, "He seems very sad, as if he’s missing someone."
The mermaid’s expression seemed frozen in place, unchanged for a long while, until finally, two shimmering tears rolled from her beautiful eyes, leaving wet trails on her snow-like cheeks.
"It’s all my fault." The mermaid slowly sat down on the floor, covering her face with her hands, softly sobbing.
Standing outside the golden bulwarks, Qin Sisi watched the crying mermaid, feeling a bit of pity in her heart. She moved a bit closer and gently asked in a soft voice, "May I ask, is the Guardian living in this Cang Ming Pavilion?"
The mermaid wiped her tears and looked up, saying, "Yes, his name is Hai Cangming, the Guardian of the No Delusion Deep Sea. He says he is a Deity who has lived for thousands of years."
Upon hearing this, Qin Sisi and Ye You both displayed joyful expressions. Their long efforts had finally paid off—they had found the Guardian of the No Delusion Deep Sea.
The mermaid continued to ask, "Are you here to find him? He’s gone out."
Qin Sisi quickly inquired, "Where did he go? When will he be back?"
The mermaid replied indifferently, "My birthday is coming up, and I said I wanted Blue Dream Flowers which grow in the Deep Trench Evil Spirit. He went to pick them for me."
As she spoke these words, not only was her tone indifferent, but her eyes and expression were also indifferent, as if she was describing something completely unrelated to herself.
Qin Sisi observed her for a moment and asked, "Actually, you don’t like Blue Dream Flowers, do you?"
Being directly revealed the truth, the mermaid didn’t seem to care: "So what if I don’t? He went of his own accord. He said that anything I wanted, he would bring back for me. So let him go, besides, I didn’t really want to see him anyway."
Qin Sisi seemed to understand something and softly asked, "Did he lock you up?"
A flash of anger appeared in the mermaid’s eyes, and she retaliated with, "Who else could? Who else would dare?"
Qin Sisi was momentarily stunned—it seemed this mermaid had quite the background. Zhuo Chen’s mana was very powerful; perhaps the mermaids had a high status in the depths of the ocean!
"May I ask, when will the Guardian Hai Cangming return?" Qin Sisi shifted the conversation back to the main topic.
"I don’t know." The mermaid responded icily, turning away to swim back to her shell bed, lying down with her back to Qin Sisi, clearly not wanting to engage further.
Qin Sisi looked helplessly at Ye You, who shook his head slightly and said, "There’s nothing we can do, we’ll have to wait."
To leave a better impression on the Guardian, Qin Sisi and Ye You exited the Cang Ming Pavilion, closed the door, and patiently waited on the grass outside.
What they didn’t expect was that this wait would last for an entire month.
Luckily, this sea area was free from the disturbances of other marine creatures, and they lived peaceably during their stay.
In the stillness of deep night, the top floor of the Cang Ming Pavilion would echo with the mermaid’s beautifully sorrowful songs. Qin Sisi would lift her head, gazing at the windows adorned with golden bulwarks, imagining the lovely mermaid missing someone and feeling ever more blessed to be snuggled with Ye You.
On this day, the calm sea suddenly erupted with turbulent undercurrents. The swaying, rushing waters made it almost impossible for Qin Sisi and Ye You to stand steady as they stumbled in the current, and the pearl curtains and shell wind chimes on the Cang Ming Pavilion rang out with a chaotic clamor.
A white figure sped rapidly from afar, and it was his extraordinary speed that rendered the surrounding sea no longer calm.
Qin Sisi and Ye You saw the white figure drawing near. As he reached them, they were about to greet him when the white figure rushed into the Cang Ming Pavilion like a gust of wind, so urgently that he didn’t even close the villa’s door.
Qin Sisi and Ye You exchanged a few words and decided to follow. Stepping through the open door, they swam up along the stairs, vaguely catching a conversation drifting into their ears.
"These Blue Dream Flowers I’ve brought for you, see, how beautiful they are, just like you." A clear, gentle, eager voice rang out first.
Then Qin Sisi and Ye You were certain the white figure that had rushed into the Cang Ming Pavilion was indeed the Guardian, Hai Cangming.
"Thank you." The exquisite mermaid responded coldly.
Hai Cangming seemed hurt by the mermaid’s attitude, asking in disappointment, "Xue Mo, don’t you like them?"
Qin Sisi listened carefully, realizing the mermaid’s name was Xue Mo.
The atmosphere froze for a moment before Xue Mo responded, slightly impatiently, "These flowers are very pretty, I like them a lot. I’m just a bit tired now. You’ve worked so hard for so long, you must be tired too. Go rest for a bit."
Even Qin Sisi could hear the perfunctory tone in her voice, yet Hai Cangming joyfully asked, "Xue Mo, are you concerned about me?"
Qin Sisi was a bit speechless; a Deity who had lived for thousands of years, could he be this naive? Perhaps his intelligence dropped at the sight of a beauty?
