Keyboard Immortal

Zu An was full of admiration, but he didn’t plan to chase after her. He had seen how she fought. This Mermaid Queen’s cultivation wasn’t bad at all and she'd likely be able to protect herself. Since Zu An had already received information about the Aurora Poison Dragon, he didn’t plan to have any further interactions with her. She was the Shang sisters’ ancestor, after all. He was worried that interacting with her too much would end up affecting those two sisters down the line.

He was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly noticed something surprising. He turned around toward the Four Way Palace.

The aura of a monster had emerged! And it was quite powerful, too. He hadn’t noticed it when he was still outside. It was probably because of an aura concealment formation inside the palace.

Besides that, it seemed that those of the Dragon Palace had wanted to hide the fact that they were interacting with these monsters, which was why he hadn’t even heard much information about them. The situation was quite strange. There were actually so many monsters in the Dragon Palace! And there were so many elite Dragon Palace guards outsidem too. If the Dragon King were to claim that he had no knowledge of this fact, no one would believe it.

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Meanwhile, the Mermaid Queen quickly infiltrated the inner palace. She could travel a hundred meters with just a wave of her hips.

Compared to the strict security of the Dragon Palace guards outside, the monsters inside were much more relaxed. After all, the earlier assassin had already been captured. No one was expecting someone else to throw their lives away.

The Mermaid Queen had a rough understanding of the Four Way Palace’s layout. After looking around for a bit, she identified the place where the monsters had locked up their prisoners. It was a secluded courtyard. Compared to the lax security of other areas, this place had many monsters guarding it, all vigilantly checking their surroundings.

Sneaking in seemed almost impossible, but the Mermaid Queen didn’t fret. She took out a pocket-sized harp. It shone with an enchanting blue luster, its surface decorated with coral and shells that formed all manner of beautiful and profound runes. But strangely, the harp didn’t have any strings.

The Mermaid Queen calmly removed her helmet, allowing her beautiful hair to fall down across the harp; it actually formed thin, almost-invisible strings. Her expression was completely calm and tranquil. Her slender fingers gently moved across the strings, and a faint melody spread through the ocean waters.

The fact that she dared to try to save the Peacock Princess meant she definitely wasn't acting on impulse; rather, she had confidence in her ability.

The sounds emanated by the harp weren't recognizable at all, instead resembling ocean waves. In the sea, the sound of the ocean was just too common.

Thus, the guards didn’t suspect anything after all. They only felt that the ocean waves seemed to be especially beautiful today. They suddenly yawned when they heard the sounds, and the weapons in their hands fell. They either leaned against the pillars or sat down on the ground, and actually fell asleep just like that.

The Mermaid Queen finally showed herself and leisurely walked into the courtyard. The ocean-blue harp floated behind her. Her hands didn’t touch it, but the harp continued to play its pleasant rhythm. Upon closer inspection, though, her hair was moving on its own, and the sound of ocean waves emanated from the harp whenever her hair moveda cross it.

The reason why she hadn’t used the harp before was because the Four Way Palace was too large. If she'd used it prior, she would have risked revealing her identity. That was why she'd needed to sneak in deeper, to a place where she could control the harp sounds within a suitable range.

She went straight up to a building in the courtyard, where she could hear monsters chatting.

“Why do the ocean waves sound so clear today? I even feel like taking a nap now.”

“I feel a bit tired too. But let’s sleep after we finish the meal. Praise the Incestuous King, he actually bestowed the assassin to us brothers.”

“Haha, that’s right. Look at how tender her skin is, she must taste delicious. The nap will be even better after we’re full.”

The Mermaid Queen was shocked and furious. These monsters were actually going to eat that young lady who was still full of life? As expected of such cruel and bloodthirsty creatures!

She didn’t dare to stall at all. She kicked open the door and was just about to save the Peacock Princess when she was stunned. She actually didn’t see the Peacock Princess inside, and instead only saw two male assassins. She recognized these two as the Peacock Princess’ guards. It seemed they had joined her in the assassination today. The two of them were propped up on a rack, their bodies stained with blood, without any skin still intact. They had clearly undergone bitter and cruel torture.

She remembered that the Peacock Princess had two guards at her side, one dressed in white and one dressed in black. Their outfits were quite unique. Yet now, the black-clad one was still in black, the blood on his body making the color even gloomier, while the white-clad one was now completely dyed red.

Just then, the two monsters inside the room were also shocked. They were about to call out when the Mermaid Queen’s harp sent a sound wave rippling through the entire room. The monsters found that they couldn't alert the others, but they didn’t feel any fear. With a roar, their eyes turned entirely red. Their muscles bulged and their clothes ripped apart.

The two of them had experienced all kinds of things and immediately realized that there was something wrong about their previous drowsiness. As such, they immediately used a secret method to activate their bloodline power, making them grow rapidly. From the looks of things, they were about to make the entire room break apart from their size. ꭆ

They charged at the Mermaid Queen with sinister grins on their faces, intending to rip this brazen intruder to pieces.

The Mermaid Queen didn’t move. The harp next to her released a visible ripple of sound that landed on the two monsters’ bodies.

The two monsters’ reddened eyes gradually revealed looks of shock, because they saw that their bodies were quickly shrinking. The bloodline power that had just activated was actually scattering! Additionally, they could sense that the surrounding seawater seemed to have become extremely viscous, causing their movements to slow down. A distance they could normally cross in a single step was now as insurmountable as a heavenly river. They just couldn't get to the other side!

The sound wave lingered around the two monsters and ultimately formed an ocean blue ‘palace 宫’ character above their heads. The monsters’ bodies had already returned to human size, so how could they possibly still bear the weight of the mountainous ancient symbol? They were immediately crushed beneath it, breathing their last.

The Peacock Princess’ guards, who were on the brink of death, were stunned when they saw this scene. They murmured, “This is…”

The Mermaid Queen didn’t have time to chat. With another note from the harp, a water blade cut through the restrictions placed on the two. Then, a gentle sound drifted over and landed on their bodies. Their injuries closed and healed at a visible rate. From their precarious condition, they recovered so quickly that their breathing even began to even out.

“Thank you for saving us. Your distinguished self is?” The two of them kneeled down respectfully, but their bodies were still trembling a bit.

“There is no need for you to know who I am,” the Mermaid Queen said. She quickly asked, “Where is your master?”

The two guards’ eyes immediately turned red when they heard their master being mentioned. They replied, “They seem to be conducting some vile ritual on the princess’ body! We wish to save her!”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

At first, the two of them were grateful because they thought that the princess had already successfully escaped. But just now, when these monsters were torturing them, they'd told the two that their princess had already been captured to erode their wills further.