Chapter 551 - 520: Seeking Help from the High Priest_2

"Strange, where did they hide? Why can’t we find them?"

"I clearly saw them here just now, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye!"

"It’s really spooky!"

Hiding behind the stone wall, Jia Lan looked in shock at the female beside him. He opened his mouth to say something but seeing the figures searching not far away, he swallowed his question back down.

The young man’s slender hand tightly grasped hers, the knuckles slightly white. Even though his face was calm and indifferent, Shen Tang could sense his spirit was highly tense, like an arrow on the string.

Shen Tang also squeezed his hand back forcefully, as if to comfort or advise him, gently shaking her head, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Being with Shen Tang was like a lost sailboat in a storm finding a harbor to dock, Jia Lan’s tense body slightly relaxed, and he asked in a very low voice, "...Why did you come."

His voice no longer held its usual clarity, carrying a hint of hoarseness and fatigue, like the thin mist of morning, revealing a unique taste.

Shen Tang subconsciously held his hand tighter, quietly saying, "I was afraid you’d lose your head, act too impulsively."

"..."

Who wouldn’t find it hard to stay calm when their mother was imprisoned?

Facts proved he indeed was impulsive, nearly causing a great disaster.

"I’m sorry," Jia Lan said softly, "I just...didn’t want to drag you into this."

After all, this was an internal matter of the Sea Clan.

The Night Glow Empire was enough for Shen Tang to worry about; he didn’t want her distracted by this, or even get involved.

But unexpectedly, she actually came in person.

This was completely beyond Jia Lan’s expectations. He felt both uneasy and guilty, yet also filled with warmth – no female in this world would willingly risk herself for a male, and yet he won her favor as the Female Master.

"Fool." Shen Tang helplessly scolded softly.

Calling him a big fool was truly not wronging him.

Jia Lan remained silent.

The group nearby was still searching.

Unable to find anyone, they frantically attacked the surroundings in frustration.

Although Shen Tang and Jia Lan used a Concealing Talisman, it couldn’t completely evade the attack. She immediately activated her Space Ability, taking both of them into the space, avoiding the assault.

The lead Beastman, seeing no activity at the scene, squinted suspiciously. Had they really fled?

Impossible! That mermaid little highness came to save her mother; since she dared to venture into the Imperial Palace alone, she wouldn’t leave easily. She must still be nearby!

A man in black sneered, "Go to the palace and bring out a prince, a female!"

Soon, a young female was brought out. She was about fourteen or fifteen, with a beautiful blue-green fish tail, and a face as lovely and delicate as a flower.

She was bound by the vicious rebel Beastmen, crying and struggling, her small face streaked with tears, full of panic, "What do you want? Let me go!"

Jia Lan, coming out from the space, saw this and almost rushed over.

Though Jialouluo had over a hundred children, only a dozen or so were female, each one a most precious princess of the sea area. Jia Lan knew this young sister well; they had a good relationship and often played together as children.

The man in black gathered a sharp blade in his hand, scanning the entire area, cold-bloodedly saying, "I’ll count to three. If you don’t come out, I’ll kill her!"

"One."

"Two—"

"Three!"

With a thud, the man in black mercilessly stabbed the blade straight into the mermaid girl’s chest!

The girl screamed in agony, falling into a pool of blood, no longer breathing.

Such cruel means, even the nearby sea area Beastmen couldn’t help but show reluctance on their faces.

But unfortunately, they had to obey the man in black’s orders.

Throughout history, changes in imperial power have inevitably led to deaths, even precious females cannot escape such fate.

Once Sivall took control of the Sea Clan, these princes and princesses wouldn’t have a good end. The poor Little Princess merely took an early step...

Shen Tang held the bloodshot-eyed Jia Lan tightly, watching the tragic scene not far away, her heart filled with anger and pain. These "Deputies" actually dared to harm precious females, truly heinous!

The man in black sheathed his knife, looked into the distance again, sneered, "Still not coming out? Then I’ll continue to kill! Let you watch your siblings die in front of you one after another! Until you come out and exchange your life for theirs!"

A Beastman advised, "Sir, Jia Lan saw we outnumbered him; he might have escaped long ago...perhaps he’s really not here."

The man in black was actually puzzled, could they really have run so fast?

But if the other side really escaped, he didn’t want to waste any more time.

"Forget it, let’s return first. Next time we see him, we must capture him!"

The group turned to leave, leaving the mermaid’s corpse behind.

Jia Lan stumbled over, Shen Tang also squatted beside the body, trying to use her Healing Ability.

Moments later, she could only shake her head, "...I’m sorry."

Jia Lan raised his hand to close the girl’s eyes, his voice calm to the extreme, more like the calm before the storm, "It’s not your fault. Let’s find a place to bury Ana."

"Okay."

The two found a picturesque place to lay Princess Kalina to rest.

Jia Lan looked into the distance, his fists clenched tightly, "They don’t know how many more people they want to harm."

Shen Tang consoled, "I know you want revenge, but the current situation is unfavorable, and the other side may have traps set. Rushing in blindly will only cost you your life... Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you rescue Your Majesty Jialouluo and the other princes."

Jia Lan slowly calmed down, wrapped his arms around her, and whispered, "Thank you, Tangtang."

Only she could soothe him.

If not for her arriving in time, he might have already gone mad, even perished.

At the moment he charged into the Imperial Palace, he might have already prepared himself to die with the enemy.

Seeing the Sea Country undergo such calamity, Shen Tang also felt deep sorrow and helplessness.

If Xue Yinzhou and the Night Glow troops could come, the chances of victory would be much higher, not requiring this restraint. But unfortunately, Night Glow is a land kingdom; Xue Yinzhou and they couldn’t enter the deep sea; this was the Sea Clan’s battlefield.

A mermaid could only birth one Water-Repelling Pearl in a lifetime, and it could only be used by their partner; they wouldn’t easily give it to outsiders.

Even if she could find several Water-Repelling Pearls for Xue Yinzhou, after all, this was another country’s internal affairs. The situation of the Night Glow Empire was also bleak, requiring Lu Xiao and them to sit tight. As the Emperor, she couldn’t unilaterally dispatch the empire’s elite Beastmen to another country.

She had to think of a compromise...

Right! A person’s figure suddenly flashed across Shen Tang’s mind, and she exclaimed in surprise,

"We can go to seek help from the Sea God High Priest!"