81: Chapter 81 Cangmingyue's Legs

A few seemingly ordinary peddlers and teahouse patrons gathered at the street corners and alley ends, discussing heatedly.

Their voices were low, yet highly inflammatory.

"Have you heard about that business at the seaside the other day?"

"That Sea Demon confessed before it died; the plague was their doing."

"Not just that, I also heard the former Prefect was possessed by a powerful Sea Demon, which is why he turned into that neither-human-nor-demon state and spread the plague in the city."

"Right, right! If it weren't for the immortals of the Penglai Immortal Sect and the new Prefect's keen insight, we would have been kept in the dark."

"Sea Demons are the most cunning. Some time ago, I was taking a walk by the beach and heard some beautiful singing. When I got closer, I saw a monster with a human head and fish body on the beach."

"Yes, especially those merfolk; they are most accustomed to using singing to bewitch people's hearts."

"Everyone, be careful. Don't be fooled again. Kill one whenever you see one; show no mercy."

The seeds of hatred were easily ignited and spread rapidly.

The gratitude many newly recovered commoners felt toward the Penglai Sect quickly twisted into a deeper hatred for the Sea Demons.

Ye Jingjun frowned as she listened.

As the daughter of a Sword Immortal, slaying demons and eliminating monsters was her natural instinct.

But right now, at a time when everyone should be celebrating, this group of people had to appear here to manipulate public opinion.

Although she did not fully understand the inside story, she felt these remarks were overly extreme.

And Su Chen, inside the sword, sneered in his heart.

Although these rumor-mongers had changed into coarse clothes and deliberately suppressed their cultivation.

Their walking posture, the arrogance in their eyes, and the occasional aura of martial cultivation all proved their identities.

One could only say that information warfare was pervasive in every world.

As for whether this group was trying to divert attention to cover up the incompetence of the government and the Penglai Sect before Su Chen's arrival, or if they had other motives, it remained to be seen.

But for now, it was at least not the time to flip the table.

That night, at the hour of the Rat.

There was no movement in the room where Ye Yuan was in seclusion. Ye Jingjun sat alone on the stone steps in the courtyard.

She looked at the longsword on her knees, hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not attempt to call out to "Master Su" as she usually did.

She had an inexplicable intuition that he might not come tonight.

Sure enough, when the moon slanted to the west, nearing the middle of the midnight hour.

Su Chen's sword body trembled slightly.

Immediately after, that familiar aura quietly vanished.

Ye Jingjun suddenly felt a wave of loss.

An indescribable, irrepressible impulse rose from the depths of her heart.

Once it rose, it began to spread wildly, impossible to suppress.

She bit her lower lip tightly, and without any hesitation, she stood up abruptly.

Relying on an indescribable impulse and the subtle improvement in her cultivation over the past few days.

She concealed her aura and, like a civet cat in the dark night, slipped out of the courtyard without a sound.

She dashed toward the seaside where Su Chen had left his aura.

She did not know why she was following him.

Perhaps she just wanted to confirm where the "Master" who constantly stirred her heart had gone in the middle of the night.

Whether it was really as she least wanted to imagine.

By the seaside, in the reef area.

The waves under the moonlight gently slapped against the rocks on the shore, shattering into countless silvery-white bubbles.

Su Chen, in accordance with the agreed time with Cang Mingyue, transformed into human form and appeared on time.

Before appearing, he did not forget to change into that snow-white robe, which made him appear even more aloof and ethereal under the moonlight.

Cang Mingyue had already been waiting at the old spot; seeing his figure, her azure eyes lit up instantly.

She happily went up to meet him.

"Young Master Su!"

However, Su Chen keenly sensed that beneath her smile today, there was a trace of faint melancholy.

"Let's begin, Miss Yue."

Su Chen suppressed the doubts in his heart and instructed her in her cultivation as usual.

Cang Mingyue learned very earnestly; her control over the water flow and the infectious power of her singing had made significant progress.

Especially that gentle power to enlighten the wisdom of living creatures; under Su Chen's guidance, it had become more refined.

But half an hour later, when she tried to use her singing to soothe a frightened seabird, the effect was greatly reduced due to her distracted state of mind.

Cang Mingyue stopped, her hands tightly intertwined, and she lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs.

"Young Master Su, I'm sorry."

"I can't seem to calm my heart today."

"What's wrong?"

Su Chen asked in a gentle tone.

"I want to go see 'Da Hei'."

Cang Mingyue whispered.

"It's that old dog demon we met a few days ago. I'm a little worried about it."

The heart of the Mermaid Maiden was actually kinder than most humans.

She only remembered that the old dog had been abandoned because its owners disliked it.

Now that it had been enlightened, it had run back to its owner's home.

Cang Mingyue was worried that it would be disliked by the owners or even abused.

Su Chen nodded.

"Alright, I'll go with you."

After saying this, a small orb of spiritual energy appeared in his hand.

"By the way, I have a surprise for you."

"Don't move, just feel it."

Warm spiritual energy slowly flowed into Cang Mingyue's delicate body; her pretty face flushed, and she felt it silently.

"The spiritual energy in this orb can allow you to temporarily take human form for an hour."

"But remember, do not stray too far from me."

Cang Mingyue opened her eyes and subconsciously looked at her lower body.

The fish tail that was originally under the blue skirt had disappeared.

Replacing it were two unadorned, rounded, white long legs.

No different from those of an ordinary human girl.

Su Chen glanced at his "masterpiece" and nodded with satisfaction.

Cang Mingyue's legs were constructed based on his years of experience observing Zhuge Jinyu's long legs.

Looking at it now, the combination effect was quite good.

Two snow-white long legs, paired with the faint, hollowed-out blue dress on her upper body and her naturally alluring yet pure face.

The Mermaid Maiden before him was like a pearl in the sea.

She was simply the most precious and rare beauty in the world.

"How is it, Miss Yue?"

Su Chen looked at Cang Mingyue with a smile.

The Mermaid Maiden took two steps in disbelief.

Feeling the real sensation under her feet that she had never experienced before.

Droplets of pearls appeared faintly at the corners of her eyes.

She quietly, using an unfamiliar posture.

Step by step.

Walked in front of Su Chen.

There was no excessive gratitude.

Only one sentence.

"Young Master Su, from now on, wherever you go, I will follow you."

Under the moonlight.

The last princess of the Merfolk Clan, for the first time, toward a human man.

Reached out her hand.

Su Chen did not refuse.

He gently rubbed the soft hand, which felt quite firm, in his own.

The human man's clear voice swayed and scattered in the moonlight.

"Miss Yue, this temporary 'leg' of mine is not a long-term solution."

"If you want to live normally on land, you still have to work hard to improve your cultivation and fully transform into a human."

"Mm."

The Mermaid Maiden silently agreed.

The two quietly left the seaside.

Seeing that both of them had left, a hairpin suddenly appeared out of thin air in a bush by the seaside behind them.

A white shadow flashed by and quickly disappeared as well.