Chapter 1455: I Want to Sing

The Wind Rises in Kyushu

The Wind Rises in Kyushu

In the guest room arranged for Lu Ye by the mermaid clan, he sat quietly, activating the power of his Talent Tree to deduce concealment spirit patterns.

During this time, while helping the Star Palace weed, he also multitasked, deducing the spirit patterns. This task was quite time-consuming, so naturally, the sooner it was completed, the better.

The ghost patterns he observed on the specter significantly aided this deduction. During the process, various brilliant ideas constantly flashed through his mind, allowing him to modify the arrangement and structure of some Yin-Yang fundamental elements within the concealment spirit patterns.

Progress was relatively smooth. Lu Ye estimated that this deduction of concealment might not even take half a year.

This made him even more interested in the concealment ghost patterns on the specter, but unfortunately, he couldn't observe them last time, and there wouldn't be another opportunity.

A knocking sound came from the door.

Lu Ye looked up, activating his divine sense. Sensing Bailu's aura outside, he said, "Come in!"

The door opened, and Bailu entered, her fishtail swaying, carrying a tray in her hands.

She held it rather high, so Lu Ye couldn't immediately see what was on the tray. Curious, he asked, "Is something the matter?"

Bailu smiled, explaining, "The elders said that when you humans have guests, you usually hold a welcoming feast for them, so they asked me to bring this to you as a belated welcome."

As she spoke, she placed the tray on the table. Only then did Lu Ye see that the plate contained slices of meat, white as jade, though he didn't know what kind of star beast it was. There was also a wine pot and two wine cups.

Lu Ye was momentarily curious. In such an environment, star beast meat was easily obtainable, but how did the mermaid clan brew wine? It seemed there were no conditions for winemaking here.

He stood up and walked to the table, picked up the wine pot, opened it, and took a gentle sniff. Indeed, a rich aroma of wine wafted out. Influenced by his third senior brother Li Baxian and Puck, he occasionally drank alcohol, and just by the scent, he knew it was a good wine.

Bailu had already begun introducing the origin of the meat slices. They indeed came from a star beast living beneath the Myriad Manifestation Sea. Bailu said it was called the Jade Shark. Lu Ye hadn't seen it, but according to Bailu, even within the Myriad Manifestation Sea, this Jade Shark was extremely rare, its meat incredibly tender and sweet, making it a rare delicacy.

As for the pot of wine, it was personally brewed by the previous queen and had been preserved by the mermaid clan for many years, rarely brought out.

After the introduction, Bailu gestured, "Would you like to try?"

Lu Ye gave her a deep look, then sat down expressionlessly. He picked up a slice of meat, put it into his mouth, and chewed carefully. Indeed, as Bailu said, the meat was fresh, tender, and sweet. What was remarkable was that it contained an extremely pure and vast amount of energy. Like the White Spirit, it was both highly edible and could be used for medicinal alchemy. If it were outside, cultivators would undoubtedly scramble for it, and its value would certainly surpass that of the White Spirit.

He briefly immersed his mind, checking his Talent Tree; there was no movement. The meat slices showed no abnormality.

Bailu poured wine, placed a cup in front of Lu Ye, and poured one for herself. Gazing at the wine in her cup, a nostalgic look flashed in her eyes, appearing somewhat sorrowful.

Lu Ye remembered her saying just now that the wine was personally brewed by the previous queen. Since Bailu was a princess, the previous queen must have been her mother.

He vaguely guessed that Bailu's sorrow was likely due to remembering her mother.

Bailu raised the wine cup in her hand and smiled at Lu Ye, "Li Taibai, thank you for coming, and even more for the help you previously provided to my clan."

Lu Ye calmly replied, "That was just a transaction." Bailu insisted, "Even so, without your help, we wouldn't have been able to repel the invading enemies so easily, and many more of our people would have been killed or injured." With that, she drained the wine from her cup.

Lu Ye's eyelids drooped slightly. He looked at the wine cup in front of him, picked it up, and drank it in one gulp.

His Talent Tree still showed no abnormality.

Was he overthinking it? But Bailu's visit this time was clearly a little off. Although her unnatural demeanor was well-concealed, it didn't escape Lu Ye's observation. Moreover, she didn't dare to look him directly in the eyes, as if she was avoiding something.

Eating a slice of meat and drinking a sip of wine, Bailu, who was naturally quite lively, now opened up and chatted idly with Lu Ye, jumping from one topic to another.

What left Lu Ye somewhat speechless was that after a few cups of wine, Bailu's cheeks turned rosy, and her eyes clearly showed a hazy tipsiness.

A late-stage Star Constellation realm cultivator actually got drunk! This was truly an unheard-of marvel.

However, considering that this wine was brewed by her mother, it wasn't hard to understand that she was reluctant to use her power to dispel the intoxication.

Suddenly, Bailu spoke, "I want to sing!" Lu Ye nodded, "I'm all ears!"

No sooner said than sung, a melodious and lingering song emanated from Bailu's lips. It wasn't a mind-link, and Bailu was singing in the mermaid language, so Lu Ye naturally couldn't understand it.

However, Lu Ye felt an extremely strong sense of nostalgia from the song. As she sang, Bailu's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face.

Lu Ye didn't disturb her, simply listening quietly.

But gradually, Lu Ye realized something was amiss. The song, which had been full of nostalgic emotion, had at some point become mournful and plaintive, like a secluded maiden lamenting her longing for her lover. The song wasn't sensuous; it remained melodious and low-pitched. Yet, Lu Ye felt a sudden stirring within him, and an unidentifiable fire ignited in his lower abdomen. Each undulation of the song seemed to pour oil onto this fire.

He had been monitoring the activity of his Talent Tree, but even now, it showed no reaction!

He was secretly astonished. The mermaid clan's song was indeed mysterious; even his Talent Tree couldn't suppress it. But then again, the Talent Tree had always suppressed only things that invaded his body and were harmful. A song was intangible, so the Talent Tree indeed couldn't suppress it.

Bailu's eyes were still slightly red, but the sorrowful nostalgia from before was clearly gone, replaced by a hint of allure. Her song continued, and her eyes gazed directly at Lu Ye, the seduction in them almost tangible.

Not only that, but a peculiar fragrance also emanated from her. As Lu Ye inhaled it, the unnamed fire in his lower abdomen intensified.

Lu Ye knew he wasn't a saint among men; he would certainly take a second look at pretty women, especially those with ample endowments, who were his favorites. Yet, he considered himself to have decent self-control.

However, at this moment, he felt an indistinct sensation of being unable to resist.

A soft, boneless hand suddenly crept onto his neck. Bailu had, at some point, moved closer, resting her head against his chest. One arm wrapped around his neck, and her fishtail coiled around him, restlessly rubbing. The scales on her tail seemed to possess a life of their own, trembling lightly.

His nose was filled with a delicate fragrance, and Bailu's hair brushed against his face, making his face, nose, and heart itch...

He abruptly raised his hand, forming his fingers into a blade, and chopped it firmly onto Bailu's slender neck.

Bailu seemed to be struck by lightning. Her melodious song vanished. Dazedly, she looked up at Lu Ye, then collapsed onto him, falling unconscious.

With a bang, the door burst open, and a slender figure instantly rushed in—it was the mermaid clan's Grand Elder, Yan Miao! She looked up, momentarily dumbfounded, as the scene before her was completely different from what she had expected.

Lu Ye remained seated at the table, picking up the wine cup in front of him and slowly taking a sip. His gaze, indifferent, was fixed on the intruding Yan Miao.

Though she was a Moon Brilliance realm cultivator, under the gaze of Lu Ye, a mere Star Constellation realm cultivator, Yan Miao inexplicably felt a surge of nervousness. She thought to herself that one indeed shouldn't do anything with a guilty conscience, and quickly said, "Young friend, my clan means you no harm!"

"I know!" Lu Ye put down his wine cup.

Although he didn't know why the mermaid clan did this, he could still sense whether they harbored ill intentions. If he hadn't resisted just now, he wouldn't have been the one to suffer.

Back then, in the diminutive people's Fangcun Mountain, he truly couldn't resist Su Yuqing; after all, she was a Sun Shiner realm cultivator, able to do as she pleased.

But here, as long as he could maintain a sliver of lucidity, he wouldn't let them have their way.

The mermaid clan likely did this to win him over, though the price they paid was somewhat high. As for why they wanted to win him over, Lu Ye guessed it was related to some abilities he had previously displayed, and perhaps some other reasons he wasn't aware of.

Yan Miao opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to explain something, but ultimately sighed, "My apologies!"

After all, the mermaid clan had done wrong, and they had to acknowledge it. However, it was truly rare for someone to maintain their rationality amidst Bailu's song.

She had originally persuaded Bailu to use this method against Lu Ye and felt somewhat guilty towards Bailu, but now it seemed Bailu had missed out on something.

She stepped forward, took the unconscious Bailu from Lu Ye, and turned to walk out the door.

From behind, Lu Ye's voice came, "Arrange the transaction as soon as possible."

"I'll be right there!" Yan Miao paused her steps and replied, then quickly departed.

Outside the guest room, not far away, Yan Miao sighed, "You suffered through that."

Held in her arms, Bailu, who should have been unconscious, slowly opened her eyes and gently shook her head, her face flushed. She hadn't suffered, but she was a little embarrassed.

After all, she was a late-stage Star Constellation realm cultivator and a mermaid. How could she be so easily knocked unconscious by a single hand-chop from Lu Ye? Her reaction was simply quick, and she played along by feigning unconsciousness.

Lu Ye had actually sensed it, but since she was feigning unconsciousness to avoid awkwardness, he couldn't expose her; that would truly be awkward.

Yan Miao put Bailu down and said, "You should go back and rest." "Okay." Bailu nodded and quickly departed.

Watching her retreating figure, Yan Miao sighed softly.

This method failing was both a good thing and not a good thing. However, Yan Miao was not in a hurry. Since Li Taibai had come to the divine temple, it wouldn't be easy for him to leave. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future, so there was no need to rush now. Moreover, beneath the Myriad Manifestation Sea, the only intelligent race he could interact with was the mermaid clan. Therefore, regardless of anything, he was destined to become the mermaid clan's son-in-law.

New Book.