The bell rings at midnight, and the chime can be heard even in the suburban Moon Creek Manor.

Shireen sat on the windowsill with her legs crossed, looking up at the bright golden moon.

The moonlight shone on the girl, painting the side of her face with a quiet, holy glow, and illuminating the sweet smile at the corner of her mouth.

As early as the city-state period, the fifteenth birthday of teenagers and girls was their rite of passage. After the coming-of-age ceremony, it means that they can be the legal heirs in the will, and they can lead a city and an army alone without guardianship, and of course, they can choose their favorite person to marry.

After the end of the city-state period, the plains of Muma were unified by the Morning Star, the average life expectancy of the people of Lokan improved considerably, and the three kingdoms also competed to extend the time of the coming-of-age ceremony, from fifteen to sixteen.

But one thing hasn't changed, that is, you can get engaged after the age of fifteen.

Moreover, according to the custom of the Jialan people, a girl can invite an unmarried male guest to dance at the quasi-coming-of-age ceremony, or the kind that the other party cannot refuse...... So being invited to a girl's coming-of-age ceremony at least means you're her candidate.

Legend has it that this ritual came from the hill people of Nissol, but unlike boys and girls, boys and girls do not hug each other in dark tents after a "courtship dance" and start their careers...... But this dance always has a special significance, which is why the girl's blood is restless and she can't sleep at this time.

She had already figured out who she should invite two years ago – the one who would bring herself out of the dark, cold corners and bring the sun and warmth.

Shireen pressed her hand to her chest and felt her heart pound and almost pop out of her chest.

"Be quiet, Shireen, be quiet......"

It was obviously useless to talk to herself, and after trying to no avail, the girl picked up Fello's gift and carefully opened it.

Inside the box was a conch, the size of a fist, and next to it was a card that read:

"Legend has it that 'encore' is the key to the depths of the sea, through which you can hear the sound of the sea."

"An-Kel" is both the name of the conch and the pen name of Shireen, and she came up with this name because it means "to be loved and to be expected" in the language of the Sea Clan.

At the thought of this, Shireen's cheeks flushed with shame, and the girl's preoccupation made her think that Philo was hinting at something to herself......

She picked up the conch and put it to her ear, and sure enough, she heard the whirring wind and the distant chirping of seabirds as they roamed in the blue sky......

Gradually, Shireen's eyes lost focus, and she seemed to be on a sandy beach, with the warm sun above her head, the wet and salty sea breeze blowing in front of her, the waves gently rolling up the foam, and the warm sea licking her bare soles like the soft tongue of a kitten.

However, the moment she came into contact with the sea, the world suddenly swirled, and the beautiful illusion shattered like a soap bubble in an instant.

The wind roared, the waves rolled furiously, and the darkness engulfed the whole world, and only the moment the lightning pierced the sky, a thousand waves could be seen standing in front of them like giants.

Shireen froze in place, her hands and feet cold and soaking wet, she couldn't tell if it was an illusion or a real thing, if it was the former, her feelings would not be so real, and the nightmare should have awakened...... But if it's the latter, why is all this happening?

There was no one to answer, and the girl could only let herself be swept away by the waves, and the cold sea water was like a rope tightly strangled on her, constantly tightening, strangling her breathless, and her consciousness seemed to be squeezed out of her body.

She only felt herself sinking and sinking, watching the sea level get farther and farther away, and the surroundings became darker and darker, and finally her eyes went black, and she completely lost consciousness.

And in the Moon Creek Manor, everything was so quiet as if nothing had happened, in Shireen's boudoir, the girl had lost consciousness, her body was hanging in the air, the conch lost its substance, turned into a soft light, stretched out thousands of bands of light, gently pulled through the curtains, and then slowly covered the girl's carcass.

The light spreads like a fishing net, crushing and falling off clothes in the blink of an eye. The strip tightly wrapped around her legs, as if they were going deep into the flesh, creating fine lines on Shireen's delicate skin.

By the time all the light of the conch had shifted to Shirin, the girl was naked, and she looked like a crucifixed mermaid, her legs tightly intertwined, and the light covered them, and the traces of the light were like scales, and the extended parts formed a huge fishtail on the tips of her feet.

No one was aware of this scene, and even the two mages who were watching all this outside the Moon Creek Manor did not feel the slightest fluctuation in energy. Neither of them is a voyeur, and if they don't have the habit of monitoring the girl's boudoir at all times, they will naturally not go deep into this point.

Everything was going on quietly, and the light was still slowly spreading on Shireen's body, as if to carve the most perfect scales for her.

……

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October 16, dawn.

Mu Yan left Jialan Academy early in the morning, even earlier than the cleaners of the academy.

Information was quickly transmitted to the Shadow Footsteps, and the Tower was later informed.

Before dawn, the guards of the tower were already in ambush in the grove outside the Moon Creek Manor, and the breathing circle they had drawn overnight under the noses of the two legendary mages.

"Squeak, squeak"

A horse-drawn carriage drove slowly by, and when it passed through an official road, the ground suddenly exploded with a "bang".

Smoke and dust are everywhere.

After the explosion, the forest continued to hear the sound of clothes rubbing against the bushes, and in the blink of an eye, the wreckage of the carriage had been surrounded by people from the tower.

The chief priest clenched the staff in his hand, and waited for a moment, but no one came out of the carriage.

He hesitated for a moment, then summoned a golem and stepped forward to tear the carriage to pieces with two slams.

However, after the dismantling, he was dumbfounded, and there was no one in the car......

……

At the same moment, on the other way from Falan City to Yuexi Manor, Mu Yan's face was calm—although he was blocked by two figures, one in front of the other.

In front of him was the tall and thin Pope, who was squinting slightly at the moment, with his hands in his sleeves, as calm as an old man who was a janitor.

And behind Mu Yan was the Tallinn man who was playing with a dagger.

I have to say that Ricky couldn't be more suitable to play this kind of chasing role, and the complicated eyes he looked at Mu Yan at the moment couldn't tell that the two of them were still eating hot pot last night.

"I've finally met you, Your Excellency Mu Yan." The Pope smiled and said, "Thanks to Your Excellency Ricky, otherwise, I would have missed you." ”

Mu Yan didn't pick up, he had an extra wand in his hand, and put on a posture of facing the battle.

The Pope glanced at it and saw that the wand was somewhat familiar, as if it had been seen in the hands of Principal William, and he couldn't help but suddenly realize: "Oh, sure enough, you saved Principal William." ”

"What are you doing with so much nonsense, today I will avenge Principal William!"

A dissociating beam of light from the tip of the wand set the battle to light.