Fish-Man Island, deep in the sea forest......

After the illusion of the tree, what appeared in front of them was a narrow staircase that stretched downward......

The staircase is in the same direction, spiraling, and at most only allows two people to stand side by side, the more eerie the staircase walkway, not to mention the fact that there is still a beast-like cry from the depths of the stairs at this time......

Belch...... It was the scream of Fa Xiu as he rolled into the depths......

"Law...... Fa Xiu will be fine...... "Looking at the aisle that seemed to be devoured by a dark beast, Kenshin's forehead was slightly sweaty, and the length of this staircase ......

"No problem......" Lelouch smiled slightly, and his face remained unchanged as he walked downward, as if he was strolling leisurely.

……

I don't know how long I walked down, and finally, after passing through a small door, the space was in the eyes of the three of Lelouxiu...... Enlightened!

"Hey, hey, what's going on with this exaggerated area!?" Huang Quan's eyes widened slightly.

It stands to reason that although Fish-Man Island looks very incredible in the sea and is too big, in fact, it is only because of the special geographical environment that it feels very large psychologically.

But it's here that surprises!

What appeared in front of the three of them at this time was a square the size of three football fields! The stone slabs on the ground were neat and neat, obviously excavated by hand!

Directly in the direction of the three of them was a huge stone gate! Something was written on the stone gate, exactly the same as the text on the stone tablet in the sea forest.

And on either side of the gate, two huge stone statues!

It can be clearly seen that on the left is a stone statue of a mermaid more than 20 meters high, with a naked upper body, high bulging muscles, a resolute expression on his face, a mole in the center of his eyebrows, and long hair with big waves!

The stone statue on the right is also more than 20 meters high, with a cruel smile on its face, a pair of eyes are also extraordinarily fierce, and in the open mouth, there are two rows of extremely sharp teeth, although the hands are empty, but even the stone statue can see the destructive power of its arms and claws! It is a stone statue of a fishman.

Led by these two stone statues, two rows of soldiers carved from the same earth and stone encircled the entire square! Of course, the height of these soldiers was only up to the waist of the two large stone statues.

The whole square is very bright, and the reason for the brightness is that the roots of the trees that glow with an egg-yellow light climb all over the upper and outer parts of the space.

"It's a little old......" Lulouch muttered as he touched the stone slab on the ground.

"This kind of big project, even if you want to complete it now, is quite difficult...... Let's not talk about Fish-Man Island from an unknown number of years ago...... At that level of productivity, it was enough to call it ...... It's a miracle......" Tilting his head slightly, Lelouch looked at the glowing roots around him.

"The light seems to be slowly dimming...... Kenshin narrowed his eyes, and found that the light emitted by these roots seemed to be getting dimmer and dimmer......

"These are also the roots of the Yang Tree Eve, which can transmit sunlight here from above the Red Earth Continent...... It should be evening outside...... This is also normal......" Lelouch shrugged.

"Lights~~" Sighing, Huang Quan muttered while looking for a cultivator with ropes, oil lamps and other exploration tools on his body......

"Oh! here it is!" With a smile on his face, Huang Quan put the [Lion King] on his shoulders and walked towards the Dharma cultivator who had fallen at the foot of a stone statue.

At this time, Fa Xiu was gray-headed, lying there with mosquito coils in his eyes, I don't know if it was an illusion, there seemed to be a soul-like thing floating in his mouth~~

Floating, floating~~

"En?" Huang Quan was slightly stunned, looking at the Fa cultivator who was lying there motionless......

"It seems to be ......" The expression on his face was extremely stern in an instant, and Huang Quan turned his head to look at Lu Luxiu......

"It seems to be hanging ......"

"Hehe......" Kenshin smiled subtly.

"Dead?" Lelouch raised an eyebrow and tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"So let's take it home for a simple funeral...... After all, the material conditions are difficult......" Lelouch said calmly.

"Just take your head back with you......"

After thinking about it, Lelouch added another sentence.

"Why the head?" Huang Quan's face put on a mischievous smile, and although he asked, the [Lion King] was already slowly unsheathed......

"Carrying a corpse...... Don't you feel too tired?" Without hesitation, Lu Luxiu decisively answered Huang Quan's question, and then walked towards the two huge doors.

"Hey, hey~~~" Kenshin's expression became more and more subtle, especially looking at Huang Quan, who had completely pulled out the blade and licked the blade bloodthirstily.

"Reasonable! He is worthy of being a conspirator!" Huang Quan agreed!

At the same time, Huang Quan had already slashed down with his sword!

"Boom!" The blade named [The Lion King] slashed directly into the stone statue! At least an inch deep!

And the original cultivation in this position has already had an incomparably standard set of rolling, rolling, crawling on all fours, etc.~~ Tactical evasion actions are far away from the murderous and awe-inspiring Isayama Huangquan!

"This is also called tactical evasion action, so wouldn't push-ups be able to penetrate the ...... of the Earth Monarch" I really couldn't stand the undisciplined ugliness of Fa Xiu, and Lu Luxiu habitually covered his forehead.

"En, who is Brother Lu Lu talking to...... Jian Xin, who was also scorched by Fa Xiu's ugliness, turned his head when he heard this, and looked at Lu Lu Xiu strangely. 、

"Well??! who was I complaining about just now???Is it true that the spirit has been polluted!?"

"I said, you're really playing!!" Fa Xiu looked at Huang Quan with an embarrassed expression, if he hadn't dodged quickly just now, the knife would definitely cut off his head!

"Cut~" Huang Quan put away the knife with some disappointment.

"You just cut it! And! What's going on with this extremely disappointed expression! We're partners!

Shaking his head slightly, Lelouch ignored them anymore and began to study these two gates intently!

Inside...

What exactly could it be?

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"Mermaid Cafe~~"

Holding his glasses, Helian Fengzi carefully looked at the signboard on the hut in front of him.

It's just a very small hut, although it is clean and clean, and people can see that the owner is very serious about cleaning, but it is difficult to hide the decadent atmosphere.

Really......

Followed Kirino and Xia Li inside, empty, although a few small tables were there, but they were deserted......

Not a single guest ......

"What do you want to drink?" The gloomy little Lori Xia Li swam to the back of the counter, because of her height, she stretched out her hands vigorously before taking down a set of coffee grinding utensils from the counter, and asked Helian Feng a little reluctantly.

......The corners of his mouth hooked, Helian Feng pushed his glasses, found a small round table and sat down.

"A cup of coffee...... Grab some sugar by the way...... I add ...... myself"

"You guy...... It's really quick to get into the role......" Ah Long, who followed in, grinned, separated from Helian Feng by some distance, and leaned back in his chair casually.

Qi Luno also climbed onto the chair beside Helian Feng, lying on the table very unrefreshed, looking at the corner of this hut with a pair of sky blue eyes.

Xia Li's attitude was not the same as her brother's, but she took out the cocoa beans and ground them very strictly.

"This shop is yours?" Looking around, Helian Feng looked at Xia Li with some curiosity.

……

The movements of her hands paused, but it was only a small pause, Xia Li continued to grind her coffee and said calmly.

"That's right, now...... It's my ......."

Helian Feng can clearly feel the unnaturalness of Qi Luno around him, and it seems that there are a lot of hidden secrets in this store......

……

The whole cottage fell silent......

All you can hear is the sound of Charlie making coffee......

It didn't take long for the smell of coffee to fill the room.

"Da~" With a soft sound, Xia Li had already put the coffee in front of Helian Feng, and at the same time gave Qi Lunuo a copy, and kept one for herself, probably knowing her brother's preferences, but she didn't give the coffee to Ah Long.

"I can trust you, right?" gently stirred the coffee in the cup, Xia Li suddenly said.

"......" Helian Feng raised his head slightly and looked at Xia Li.

"You sent little Qilu back...... We...... I can trust you......" Xia Li asked, her eyes directly met Helian Feng's.

"Ah............h

"This shop ...... It used to be opened by Aunt Amy......"

As Xia Li spoke, Qi Luno trembled violently.

"......" didn't speak, and Helian Feng quietly added cane sugar to his coffee.

"Three years ago...... Aunt Amy goes to sea...... Come back in half a year...... And then...... Her temperament has changed drastically......" As if thinking of some bad memories, Xia Li's brows furrowed tightly.

"Everything has changed...... "It was Qi Luno who had been lying on the table before......

The little mermaid with red eyes is becoming more and more delicate and pitiful.

"No longer managing this small shop that has worked so hard to support...... No more making desserts for the kids around you...... Dissatisfied...... I was even dissatisfied with my daughter's ......" A self-deprecating smile appeared on the little mermaid's face, and tears flowed out of her anger again.

Putting the crying Qi Lunuo Lou into her arms, Xia Li looked at Helian Feng seriously......

"We need your help ......"

"How can I help?" lowered his eyes slightly, Helian Feng's voice did not fluctuate, and he couldn't hear any emotion.

"We want to know...... What the hell happened to Aunt Amy out there!"

"How can I check this?" laughed softly, Helian Feng looked at Xia Li with some distress...... And then...... Add a large spoonful of sugar to your coffee......

"Just check one person......"

"People?"

"Aunt Amy's name was inadvertently revealed...... I don't know my appearance, I don't know my age, I don't even know if it's a human ......" Xia Li bit her lip lightly and looked at Helian Feng with some concern, after all, this range is too general!

"Say it...... What's the name...... As long as he has a ......," Helian Feng shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if there was no difficulty at all......

A look of surprise flashed in her eyes, Xia Li and Qi Lunuo glanced at each other, then looked at Helian Feng, and said word by word.

Bartholomy ......

……

Helian Feng narrowed his eyes slightly......

Looking at the half-solidified coffee in the teacup......

"Bartholomi......" An incomprehensible smile appeared on Helian Feng's face......

Interesting......

It's funny......

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PS: By the way, I would like to ask ~~~~ What color is the hair of Princess Otohime~~OTZ

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