Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Shi Ying briefly went to Jiang Xinxin's place to do odd jobs for more than half a month, and he really gained a lot from it. First of all, he gained a lot of knowledge; secondly, he relaxed and reorganized everything he had experienced in recent days; then he avoided the temptation of the Qing tribe; finally, it seemed that he missed the opportunity to develop feelings with Zhu Yan, but when he turned around, he found out that Zhi Yuan, the merman butler of Zhu Yan's family, who said that he was waiting for Zhu Yan to return home at the foot of Jiuyi Mountain, had a complicated relationship with Zhu Yan.

It is said that when Guixie rises, Kongsang will perish. Da Siming and Shiying both guessed that Guixie Star refers to the Sea King of the mermaids, because the Dragon God who can open up the passage to the Blue Sea and allow the mermaids to return to the ocean is sealed in Jiuyi Mountain.

The Sea King is not inherited by blood, not to mention the Kongsang people, even the mermaids themselves don't know who the Sea King is. Shi Ying thought of the guess that Jiang Xinxin had told him before, and he felt that Zhi Yuan might have died at his hands, which was the reason why Zhu Yan attacked him.

Shi Ying has no one else who can take on important tasks except Chongming, so the matter of the mermaid Zhiyuan must be told to Da Siming eventually, and he should be asked to send someone to investigate.

Da Siming felt a little strange about Shi Ying's request, but fortunately Shi Ying really didn't care about Zhu Yan. Anyway, Zhi Yuan was a merman, so Da Siming easily agreed to it.

And Zhiyuan is indeed not just a simple steward of the Chiwang Palace, he is also one of the high-ranking members of the Mermaid Restoration Army. Even though he easily dismissed the people sent by Da Siming, he still attracted the attention of Da Siming and Shi Ying.

Shi Ying originally thought about telling Da Siming some of his thoughts, but now that he was sure that Zhu Yan was his demise, it was difficult for him to say anything. After all, Da Siming was always particular about what he did, and it was precisely because of the uncertainty of the matter and for the sake of the face of Prince Chi's Mansion that he was reluctant to touch Zhu Yan.

But if things are confirmed, even if the Great God of Destiny has to overcome numerous difficulties and dangers, he will probably have to kill Zhu Yan just in case.

But the matter about Zhiyuan could be brought into play a little, so Shi Ying said to Da Siming: "I think the merman named Zhiyuan is very different from the ordinary mermaids with low spiritual power, and he is unusually wary of the outside world. Could it be that his status among the mermaids is not low?"

The Great God of Destiny did not take the mermaids seriously, but he knew that Kongsang had persecuted the mermaids for thousands of years, and the mermaids probably harbored a lot of resentment in their hearts. In addition, there was a prophecy indicating the destruction of Kongsang, so he first guessed that the ones who would destroy Kongsang would definitely be the Sea Emperor and the Dragon God.

As for the Ice Clan, although the Great Sima Ming did not intend to ignore the Ice Clan members, he subconsciously ignored the Ice Clan members even more than the mermaids. Moreover, the Ice Clan members have lived in the remote, desolate and barren land of Yunhuang for generations, and have no ability to fight against Kongsang at all.

Da Siming understood what Shi Ying meant, "Ying'er, are you trying to say that the merman named Zhiyuan might be the Sea Emperor? Even if he is not the Sea Emperor, he must be related to the Sea Emperor?"

Shi Ying nodded, this was indeed very possible.

The Great God of Destiny smiled and said, "That merman named Zhiyuan does have some cultivation skills, but mermen are not good at cultivation. No matter how powerful he is, he is probably just that powerful. You don't need to worry about his life. I will make arrangements for him."

So what if Zhiyuan has a high status in the Red King's Palace? All the six princes of the Zhenyan Department knew about it. Even if Zhiyuan was highly regarded by the Red King, he might not be able to withstand the power and the life and death of Kongsang.

While arranging people to kill Zhiyuan secretly, Da Siming wrote directly to Chi Wang, saying that Zhiyuan was very likely related to the Sea Emperor. Chi Wang was indeed reluctant to part with Zhiyuan, and was also worried about the deep friendship between Zhu Yan and Zhiyuan, but in the face of Da Siming's letter, he could only release the protection of Zhiyuan from Chi Wang Mansion.

From the moment he sent away the people from Jiuyi Mountain who were investigating him, Zhiyuan knew that he might have exposed something, and he also knew that his current situation was very dangerous. He did not want to seek temporary protection from Zhu Yan but ruin the future of Zhu Yan and the Chiwang Mansion, so he thought about the "noble man" he heard about in the small town.

Because Jiang Xinxin still used her harvest to exchange for things from the mountain every year, the surrounding towns knew of her existence. Although the people of Jiuyi Mountain warned not to disclose the news about Jiang Xinxin, there were always many people and many mouths, so mistakes were always made. The direction of Jiang Xinxin's residence was thus inadvertently exposed to Zhiyuan.

Zhiyuan sent people up the mountain that night. Even though Jiang Xinxin lived in a deep forest that was beyond human reach, it was not an insurmountable obstacle for a cultivator like Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan just didn't have a specific direction, so he spent two more days in the mountains before he finally found the hill where Jiang Xinxin lived.

Zhiyuan only wanted to seek temporary shelter from Jiang Xinxin and had no ill intentions. Therefore, when the deer living around Jiang Xinxin's wooden house met Zhiyuan, they did not overreact. Instead, they inadvertently led Zhiyuan to the way.

When Zhiyuan entered the courtyard, Jiang Xinxin was not at home. There were deer in the yard helping to drive away the birds, and she was outside picking mushrooms.

Zhiyuan waited from noon until sunset. Although these wooden houses were clean and tidy, they were too ordinary. Only the fields around them planted with various vegetables and grains looked extraordinary.

But with the company of the adorable little deer, Zhiyuan felt that he had found unprecedented peace.

Zhiyuan recalled the time when he first met Zhu Yan's grandmother Chizhu Feili. At that time, he was just an escaped merman slave. It was Chizhu Feili who saved him and did not discriminate against his identity as a merman, letting him work in the Chiwang Mansion.

He loved Chizhu Feili deeply, but Chizhu Feili was just a mortal. Even if she had some cultivation, her lifespan could not be as long as that of a merman like him. So he could only watch Chizhu Feili die. For his own selfish reasons, he supported the Chi King of Zhu Yan's father's generation to ascend to the throne, and helped the Chi King quell the rebellion in the Chi King's Palace and regain control of the Western Wilderness.

Because of his contribution in supporting the Red King, he was pardoned by Jia Lan and was no longer a slave. After Zhu Yan was brought back to the Red King's Mansion, he treated Zhu Yan like Chi Zhu Feili and his own child and took good care of her.

But since he was the Left Envoy of the Restoration Army, he was no longer a simple merman. They wanted to release the Dragon God, and when the Dragon God was born, Mount Jiuyi would be the first place to be affected. So he had been persuading Zhu Yan not to stay in Mount Jiuyi. However, he did not expect that his own identity would be exposed first, which brought him fatal disaster.

Because of Ting Nu, even though Jiang Xinxin knew that the mermaids in this world were different from Ting Nu and the others, she still had a little good impression of this mermaid who suddenly appeared in her place.

Seeing that Zhiyuan was distracted, Jiang Xinxin put down the basket and asked, "Who are you and why are you here?"

Zhiyuan came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Xinxin. He felt as if he had seen a real God. Jiang Xinxin's face seemed to be hidden behind a cloud of mist so that he could not see anything clearly, but he just knew that she was the master here, a god.

Zhiyuan knelt down and said, "I am the mermaid Zhiyuan. I came to you to seek temporary protection."