"After all, as I just said, there are quite a few people who covet the beauty of the mermaid clan."
Chen Haisheng spoke while raising his head again to look at Lin Xiao. "But from your words and actions, I can see that the relationship between the two of you is not what I thought. It's clear that this mermaid princess trusts you, a human, quite a bit."
Lin Xiao remained silent, his gaze toward Chen Haisheng still full of vigilance. After all, merely hearing an unfamiliar name was not enough for him to let down his guard.
Chen Haisheng seemed to understand what Lin Xiao was thinking and no longer hid anything. "The reason I probed the two of you earlier was that not long ago, I rescued the leader of the mermaid clan right here."
"You're saying Mom is still alive?"
Liya couldn't help but speak up.
Not only her, but even Lin Xiao slightly raised an eyebrow.
With the other party's strength, it was indeed very possible that he had rescued the Sea Princess. But why would he risk himself to save a sea soul beast?
Hearing Liya's words, Chen Haisheng turned his head slightly toward her. "From the way you address her… are you Lijing or Liya?"
"Lijing is my older sister," Liya replied, a gleam of light returning to her eyes.
He had never met Liya before, yet he could guess her name. Clearly, Chen Haisheng could only have learned this from the Sea Princess herself.
"This is…"
Chen Haisheng paused for a moment. Seeing that Lin Xiao still had no intention of speaking, he helplessly cupped his hands once more. "My earlier test led to this misunderstanding on your part, which is perfectly normal."
"To be honest, I actually have no hostility toward these sea soul beasts, just like you." Chen Haisheng paused briefly. "May I ask if you know about… the Sea God?"
Lin Xiao's brows furrowed deeply upon hearing this. After all, he had not only heard this name before, but was quite familiar with it. He had even met the Sea God once.
Seeing Lin Xiao's reaction, Chen Haisheng gave a light cough. "Ahem. My family has been the guardian of the Sea God's inheritance for generations."
"Therefore, I would never take the initiative to harm any sea soul beasts in this ocean. My actions earlier were only out of concern that you might harbor ill intentions toward the mermaid clan. Please forgive me."
Chen Haisheng once again expressed his apology, and Lin Xiao finally responded.
He did not doubt Chen Haisheng's words. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he knew that the Sea God's inheritance was indeed guarded by someone.
"Then why are you here?"
"This has to do with the mermaid clan." Chen Haisheng sighed softly. "The place where the Sea God's inheritance is located is called Sea God Island. My family has lived on Sea God Island for generations."
"And the mermaid clan actually has quite a connection with our Sea God Island."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao suddenly recalled the small, exquisite statue he had seen after entering the Sea Princess's sleeping chamber.
Even among sea soul beasts, very few would devoutly worship the Sea God like that. If that was the case, the origin of the mermaid clan's Ocean Heart was probably extraordinary.
Unaware of what Lin Xiao was thinking, Chen Haisheng continued, "That day, I received a distress signal from the Sea Princess. When I arrived here, she was already severely injured. Her opponent…"
At this point, Chen Haisheng's expression changed slightly. It seemed that even with his cultivation, he was quite wary of that day's opponent.
"Our family has worshiped the Sea God for generations, so I have received quite a bit of the Sea God's favor. Using some methods, I barely managed to rescue the Sea Princess. As for the other mermaid…"
Chen Haisheng did not continue, but the result was something everyone had already seen.
"Right now, the Sea Princess is recuperating on Sea God Island. She couldn't stop worrying about her two daughters, so she asked me to come here and take a look. Who would have thought that as soon as I arrived, I would see the two of you."
Lin Xiao recalled what had just happened. Although he didn't know exactly what kind of favor Chen Haisheng had received, it was obvious that it made him highly attuned to this sea.
No, it was more like he had merged with the sea itself. Just now, it was only by forcefully striking the sea surface that he had forced the man to reveal himself.
Such an ability was indeed consistent with what he had said.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao slowly withdrew the River Styx Embrace that he had been preparing to unleash.
He turned to look at Liya and saw that she was also looking at him.
Lin Xiao knew that upon hearing news of the Sea Princess, Liya probably wouldn't be able to move her legs.
"Cult Leader, I…"
"I know." Lin Xiao nodded, then turned to Chen Haisheng. "Sea God Island is the place of the Sea God's inheritance. It wouldn't be appropriate for an outsider like me to go there. However, Liya is from the mermaid clan. May she go see the Sea Princess?"
"Why would you say that? Sea God Island has never refused guests, and what does it have to do with the Sea God's inheritance? I can see that you are quite friendly toward sea soul beasts. Since you are traveling with Princess Liya, why don't you both come to Sea God Island and sit for a while?"
"By the way, may I know how to address you?"
"You can just call me Lin Xiao." With Liya by his side, Lin Xiao did not use his fake name again.
"So it's Brother Lin Xiao." Chen Haisheng smiled and said, "If the two of you have nothing else to do, would you like to come with me to Sea God Island?"
"The Douluo Star is constantly rotating, and the continents shift. The position of Sea God Island is also constantly changing. Without someone from the island to lead the way, ordinary people would find it very difficult to locate Sea God Island."
Lin Xiao looked at the well-meaning Chen Haisheng, then glanced at Liya. After thinking for a moment, he nodded.
According to his earlier speculation, the blood sacrifice that had occurred here was probably related to Electrolux's divine sense fragment. Since Chen Haisheng was the guardian of Sea God Island, he might know the whereabouts of that soul beast.
"In that case, we'll be troubling you."
Lin Xiao also cupped his hands, agreeing to the invitation.
"By the way, I just heard that Sea God Island guards the Sea God's inheritance. Since the Sea God is still present, what happens if someone passes the trials again?"
There was still quite a distance to Sea God Island. On the way, Lin Xiao looked at Chen Haisheng beside him and asked, seemingly casually.
Chen Haisheng did not find it surprising. After all, ordinary people would naturally be very curious when hearing about matters related to a deity.
"Currently, the Sea God has no intention of passing on the divine position, so the Sea God trials will not begin. Our clan's duty in guarding the Sea God's inheritance is actually more about protecting the peace of the ocean."
"I see." Lin Xiao nodded slightly. It was clear that whether a mortal could become a god depended entirely on the deity's will.
If no god was willing to pass on the divine position, then no matter how talented a person was, it would be difficult for them to ascend to the Divine Realm.
"The sea is so vast. In that case, doesn't Brother Chen have to travel around all the time?" Lin Xiao said, looking around.
"Ah, Brother Lin, you're overthinking it. I usually don't interfere with most matters at sea. I only take action to quell events or soul beasts that would cause massive destruction to the ocean."
"Like this time?"
"Exactly." Chen Haisheng nodded. "Brother Lin should have noticed that the soul beast that attacked the mermaid clan was not engaging in ordinary predation among sea soul beasts."
"To be honest, I have spent most of my recent time searching for that soul beast's whereabouts."
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