Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 219 Separation in this world always outweighs meeting.

Feng Siyue shook her head. "I don't know. There must be someone behind them."

She hadn't forgotten what she'd heard about the existence of that 'master' before.

Xuan Li sighed, "As a human, to create monsters and harm the common people is truly unforgivable."

She kept her head down, making it impossible to discern her emotions.

Feng Siyue assumed she was pitying the people killed by the monster, and patted her on the shoulder.

“Ah Li, I will not stand idly by. Sooner or later, I will use the sword in my hand to protect the people I want to protect and who deserve to be protected.”

Xuan Li raised his head, his gaze suddenly becoming somewhat complicated, something Feng Siyue couldn't understand. "Feng Siyue, would you point your sword at your friend?"

Feng Siyue said decisively, "No!"

Even if you have different stances?

"No way!"

"Once you've made a friend, you're a friend for life."

Xuan Li was speechless.

She quickly turned her head, not wanting her to see her reddened eyes.

She smiled. "Me too."

The two stayed in the town for two more days, exploring almost every inch of the fishing village, but found nothing else of note.

From then on, those terrifying monsters disappeared from every night.

The legend told by the old man seems to have become a fact.

In the past two days, they have also learned the origin of the statue and the legend.

"Legend has it that a hundred years ago, someone in Yujia Town saw a mermaid come ashore. A child fed her a bowl of water. Before she left, the mermaid promised that if Yujia Town were ever in trouble, she would come to help."

Under the bright sunshine, several children sat under the eaves, listening to an elderly man recount old legends.

A child asked in a childish voice, "Grandpa Book, do mermaids really exist? What do they look like?"

The old man laughed heartily.

"Mermaids, legend says they have fish tails and human bodies, each one more beautiful than any mortal! Their songs can guide those lost at sea, leading them home..."

The little girl in the orange dress had innocent eyes, showing no fear after experiencing the disaster. "Grandpa Book, did the merfolk really save us this time?"

The old man gently patted the little girl's head with his aged hand, and said in a tender voice, "Of course, you all heard the singing that night, it was her..."

An elderly man with weathered skin, surrounded by children, a scene that made two people not far away stop.

"Feng Rou, aren't you going to see him? He seems to know you."

The story that follows is about a young man who, against his family's wishes, built a three-meter-tall stone statue of a mermaid on the beach and prayed devoutly every day.

He hoped that those who made a living at sea could return home safely.

This prayer lasted for sixty years.

Rain or shine.

It's quite amazing, but since then, the number of people who died at sea in Yujia Town has decreased significantly.

From then on, his family stopped trying to dissuade him.

Later, more and more people came to pray.

Inside the space, Feng Rou, who was playing in the new pool, looked up upon hearing this and saw the figure of the old man in the mirror unique to the Heavenly Heart Ring.

Feng Rou tilted her head slightly.

This person's appearance... seems somewhat familiar.

But she couldn't remember.

"Perhaps we met once, but if I can't remember, then our fate has run its course, and I won't go out anymore."

In this world, separations always outnumber encounters.

Perhaps she did see him before, and perhaps he did protect the fishing village, but she has long forgotten him during these years of slumber.

"Ok."

Feng Siyue turned around and saw Sun Sheng and his group of five walking towards them.

"Chen Yue, Anian, what are you looking at?"

The day after she recovered, Sun Sheng and the others saw what she looked like.

Feng Siyue turned slightly to the side, "I'm listening to the old man tell stories."

Sun Sheng glanced ahead.

"Speaking of which, it's strange. The old man said he heard the mermaid's song and was sure that the mermaid had returned, but the five of us searched for two days and didn't see a trace of the mermaid."

Xuan Li pouted, "They just don't want to see you."

Sun Sheng has a short temper; he stands with his hands on his hips like a provoked little lion, angrily saying, "How dare you talk like that? What do you mean you don't want to see me?!"

"if not?"

Xuan Li, emboldened by Feng Siyue's full recovery, retorted with a cold laugh, "They won't even see anyone from Yujia Town, why would they see you?"

"Cut~"

Feng Siyue shook her head with a smile at the two who bickered whenever they were close together.

Indeed, we are like sworn enemies.

"We're leaving."

Mo Qinghuan said, "The morning breeze is delightful."

"Have you completed your mission?"

Mo Qinghuan, still dressed in black, nodded. "Yes, since the monsters have been cleared out by the so-called merfolk, and our tokens show as complete, there's no reason for us to stay here."

Feng Siyue looked at him and said, "From what you're saying, it seems you don't believe in the existence of merfolk."

Mo Qinghuan countered, "Why should I believe you?"

"Mermaids, putting aside this place, whether the Illusionary Universe Continent even exists is a mystery. I'm more inclined to believe that those monsters are temporarily hiding."

He didn't believe in the legendary Sumeru Sea either.

"So you're just going to leave like this without any worries?"

"I'm worried."

"So Sun Sheng and the others expanded the range of the talisman array to the entire town and left warning talismans so that we would know quickly if these monsters attacked again."

This is a very good backup plan.

Feng Siyue also thought so.

She asked, "Are you going back to the academy?"

Mo Qinghuan nodded, "The academy competition is just around the corner, and we need to prepare well."

You mean the Four States College Tournament?

"Ah."

Mo Qinghuan's eyes were serious. "I hope we won't run into each other then."

He had a gut feeling that Chen Yue was a difficult character to deal with.

Feng Siyue was puzzled for a moment.

She remembered that Ali had said they came from the Golden Sun Sect. Could disciples from sects also participate in the academy competition?