192: Chapter 192 Comforting tide Yao, First Signs of Resonance!

"Go and come back quickly!"

Lin Xiao nodded.

Jing Hua looked at Pearl Tear, Chao Yin, and the other Merfolk Guards again.

"Take good care of the Princess."

With that, she turned and left.

Her steps were decisive.

The guards all looked toward the Princess.

Princess Xiyao sat alone in the corner, her silvery-blue hair cascading down, hiding her face in the shadows.

She made no sound, but her slightly trembling shoulders told the whole story.

None of the guards, including Pearl Tear and Chao Yin, dared to go forward and comfort her.

While they were looking at each other in hesitation, Lin Xiao walked over and sat down beside her.

Perhaps sensing the presence beside her, Princess Xiyao slowly raised her head, her hollow gaze fixed out the window.

"If only I could have stayed in the Di Peoples Kingdom and never gone to the human world..."

Princess Xiyao's voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself.

"Brother Lin Xiao, did I... do something wrong?"

She slowly turned her head to look at Lin Xiao.

His face was reflected in her golden pupils, and her expression seemed to carry a certain plea.

A plea for an answer.

Lin Xiao shook his head and replied, "Your father said that sending you and Mo Yuan's group on a mission to the human kingdoms was the most correct decision he ever made."

Princess Xiyao's eyelashes fluttered.

"Besides, it wasn't humans who destroyed the Di Peoples Kingdom; it was the Black Tide."

He paused, then recounted the truth Xi Muyuan had told him in full detail.

The failure of the seal, the temptation of the Lord of the Abyss, and how those merfolk seduced by the Black Tide leaked the secret sacrificial arts to humans.

And the tragedies that occurred in the human world as a result, which in turn triggered an all-out war against the sea.

As Princess Xiyao listened, her face grew paler and paler.

"Are you saying the human invasion was because the merfolk crossed the line first?" she murmured. "That's impossible... how could..."

"I mentioned before that an improved sacrificial device was found in Harbor Town," Lin Xiao continued. "Unknown forces are sacrificing residents in exchange for source essence, which is the blessing of the Lord of the Abyss."

"At first, I thought it was some evil organization among humans."

"But from your father's account, I understand that the true source is actually at the bottom of the sea."

Hearing these words, Princess Xiyao's eyes reddened.

"I'm sorry..." her voice trembled, "it's our merfolk..."

"Why are you apologizing?" Lin Xiao interrupted her. "There are good and bad people among humans as well."

"I don't expect you merfolk to show kindness to every human, but at least, don't generalize."

Princess Xiyao bit her lip and nodded vigorously.

Although tears were still streaming down her cheeks, she didn't make a sound.

She had grown up;

she was a strong princess.

Lin Xiao stood up and looked at Pearl Tear.

"Take Princess Xiyao back and let her get some good rest these few days."

Pearl Tear nodded and stepped forward with Chao Yin to help Princess Xiyao up. Then, escorted by the guards, they left the territory and headed to Carriage 06.

The sound of footsteps in the corridor gradually faded away.

The room returned to silence once more.

Lin Xiao glanced at the nautical clock in the corner.

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Today had been spent in fighting and killing again.

He sighed subconsciously, leaned back on the sofa, and closed his eyes.

A pair of soft hands rested on his shoulders and began to knead.

"Xiao Lin, you've worked hard."

Jiang Wanwan's gentle voice came from behind him.

Lin Xiao patted her hand.

"You too. It's thanks to you being on the Astral Express, otherwise those Merfolk Berserkers would have caused serious consequences."

Jiang Wanwan smiled faintly, not claiming any credit, but simply increased the pressure of her hands slightly.

Feeling the tingling sensation from his shoulders and neck, Lin Xiao couldn't help but close his eyes.

But just then, that chestnut-haired girl started making a fuss again.

"It's thanks to the three of us!"

Wen Yiran stood across the coffee table with her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks.

"Brother Lin, you're being too biased!"

"Exactly, exactly..."

Tian Xiwei also began to complain in a low voice.

Lin Xiao laughed and patted the sofa beside him. "Come, all of you, sit next to me."

The three women looked at each other and sat down on the sofa one after another.

Lin Xiao lay down accordingly.

The back of his head rested on Jiang Wanwan's soft lap.

Jiang Wanwan's hands naturally rested on his forehead, her fingertips gently massaging his temples.

Tian Xiwei began to gently knead his legs.

Wen Yiran picked up some coconut juice and brought it to Lin Xiao's lips, feeding him mouthful by mouthful.

"Open wide, ah~"

While feeding Lin Xiao the coconut juice, she also thoughtfully stuffed a goji berry into his mouth.

"By the way, how is the collection of the materials I mentioned before going?"

Lin Xiao chewed the goji berry, his voice a bit muffled.

When he had asked The three women to collect materials earlier, he hadn't explained his intention.

In the list of requirements, he had also specifically omitted the [The Dweller Core].

It wasn't that he didn't trust them.

Rather, if he told them the purpose, they would likely spare no effort to acquire it.

To put it bluntly, they would be snatching resources from other passengers.

Especially that black-hearted merchant Wen Yiran.

Therefore, to maintain public morale, he couldn't reveal these details for the time being.

Wen Yiran tilted her head and counted on her fingers.

"beryllium crystals, scrap steel, brass, and the like are almost all ready, but the stardust crystal shards you wanted, Brother Lin..."

She curled her lip. "The passengers really don't have any; that stuff is too rare."

Lin Xiao chewed the goji berry and nodded slowly.

"It's fine. I'll find a way to get the shards; just make sure the other materials are gathered."

Jiang Wanwan's fingers lightly traced circles on his temples.

"Xiao Lin, you still haven't said what you need so many materials for. Are you going to repair the ship?"

Lin Xiao opened his eyes and looked at the pure and lovely face above him.

Since the materials were mostly collected, he stopped being mysterious.

"That warship outside can fuse and exist symbiotically with the Astral Express."

The movements of The three women's hands stopped simultaneously.

"Huh?" Wen Yiran was the first to cry out, nearly tipping the coconut onto his head.

"Xiao Lin, are you saying..." Jiang Wanwan doubted she had heard correctly and double-checked, "that huge warship outside can... fuse together with the Astral Express?"

"That's right."

Lin Xiao smiled and shifted his head, finding a more comfortable position, leaning gently against Wanwan's lower abdomen.

Through the thin fabric, he could feel the warmth of her body.

"I was also very shocked when I saw this prompt."

Wen Yiran chewed a goji berry and remarked, "No wonder Brother Lin suddenly snatched a ship back; so there was another purpose."

"What do you mean snatched? The the queen followed me here of her own accord!"

Lin Xiao raised his hand and pointed at the massive shadow outside the window. "This warship is called the queen elizabeth. Without her, it would have been impossible for our front-line battle to go so smoothly."

"The the queen~"

Wen Yiran drew out the word, clicking her tongue twice.

"Even the ship you brought back has a name like that. Brother Lin, your luck with women is truly flourishing~"

She leaned in closer and blinked.

"Then, how are you going to handle those merwomen, Brother Lin? You won't..."

"Please."

Lin Xiao pinched her cheek.

"I'm human, not a god. Just the three of us are enough to drain me dry."

He picked up a goji berry and put it in his mouth.

"Of course, that depends on Princess Xiyao and the others' own choices. I can't force them, can I? I'm not that kind of person."

"Ahem, Xiao Lin~" Jiang Wanwan poked his forehead. "Who was it that carried Xiao Tian back on his shoulder?"

Lin Xiao opened his mouth but didn't argue.

"Speaking of which."

He turned his head to look at Tian Xiwei, wanting to ask her how she had been feeling lately.

Only to find the girl sitting blankly on the sofa, her eyes vacant, mechanically kneading his legs.

"Xiao Tian?"

There was no response.

Jiang Wanwan and Wen Yiran both turned their heads.

"Xiao Tian, Xiao Tian!"

Wen Yiran shook her shoulder.

Feeling the movement beside her, Tian Xiwei suddenly snapped out of it.

The black threads that had quietly begun to spread from her wrist quickly retracted into the [seal ring].

"What's wrong?"

She sat up straight and looked at the three people in the room, her gaze somewhat dazed.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Wen Yiran leaned in, looking her up and down.

"What are you thinking about?"

Her eyes darted around, and she suddenly broke into a mischievous grin.

"Xiao Tian, did you hear? Brother Lin just said he's going to carry a few more merfolk sisters back. Oh dear, if this continues, we'll really have to roll dice to decide who attends to him at night!"

With that, she turned back to Lin Xiao and called out in a high-pitched, affected voice:

"Isn't that right, My Lord~"

She dragged out those two words intentionally, making them sound soft and long, enough to make one's heart itch.

Lin Xiao laughed and shook his head.

"Who I carry back and how many, isn't that all up to me?"

He reached out, grabbed a handful of goji berries, and stuffed them into Wen Yiran's mouth.

"The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is."

"Brother Lin!!!"

Wen Yiran's mouth was full of goji berries, and she let out a muffled protest.

They all burst into laughter together.

Tian Xiwei covered her mouth and chuckled softly, but her gaze drifted once more toward the shadow outside the window.

Just now, a mysterious sensation had suddenly arisen in her heart.

The power of the [seal ring] seemed to have developed a strange resonance with that massive warship outside.

Like two sleeping souls calling out to each other in the dark.

"Is this an illusion?"

Tian Xiwei thought to herself.

She lowered her eyes and continued to lightly tap Lin Xiao's legs.

But her fingers couldn't stop trembling slightly.