Bai Lianzhou got into the carriage of passers-by.

Horse-drawn carriages traveled from north to south, through an entire empire. Bai Lianzhou sincerely sighed that Violet has a vast territory, a good geographical location, and a pleasant climate, compared to the Virginia Empire in the north of the continent, it is simply warm and humid, and the wind is gentle, even for passing travelers.

It was a long journey, seven days before reaching the southern part of the empire, and the traveler said goodbye to him in the bay of Tubrik.

Bai Lianzhou has indeed been here. From the moment he first stepped into this bay, all the memories of this mysterious realm were awakened when he was a child.

This southern coast was called "the other side of eternal sleep" by the Violet Empire. The whole bay is shrouded in clouds all year round, and when the sun rarely shines, the gray neighborhoods are like night at all times under the caress of the clouds.

Located near Greenster, in the south of the city, Tubrick Bay is lined with sluggish storefronts and irregular hours, and even when they open, they are sluggish to keep the sleepy travelers on the road.

Since it is the southernmost point of the entire continent, ships parked at the pier cannot sail, and it is difficult to leave once docked, so this is the last shore on the sea.

His mother often used the spiritual world of the Violet Empire as Bai Lianzhou's bedtime story. Bai Lianzhou always fell asleep halfway through it, and among the few times he listened to it, the most impressive thing for him was the legend about the mermaid clan.

The mermaid, a gift from the god of the sea, to Violet, is the noblest and most holy race. Because the element of this country is water, the west is surrounded by the sea, the coastline is long and tortuous, there are many harbors, and many people live along the coast and go out to sea to fish for business. The dense network of rivers on the land, the rivers converge to the west, where spiritual power gathers and precipitates, accumulating in the lowest terrain of Tubrik, and nurturing the descendants of the merfolk for generations.

Grinster is a large and densely populated city, but few ordinary people have access to Tubrick Bay. After thousands of years of change, it has become a real water source, a habitat for mermaids. The merfolk have always been mysterious, and their spiritual power is unfathomable.

The most amazing thing Bai Lianzhou has heard from his mother's story is that this coastal area is symmetrical with the ground as the line, and there is a palace under it that is exactly the same as the Temple of the Heavenly God, called "Mermaid Underground Palace", and the structure of the palace is built upside down in the depths of the sea according to the underground structure.

The undersea landform of the Violet Empire is difficult to support such a huge building complex extending downward, so the entire mermaid underground palace is blessed by the sea god and supported by the spiritual power of the mermaid patriarch, so that it can exist stably for a hundred years and thousands of years. However, whether this rumor is true or not, no one can really verify it.

The most mysterious thing about the mermaids is not the underground palace, but the "mermaid secret art" that they have inherited for generations, which is rumored to be able to resurrect dead magicians and even erase the memories of ordinary people, which is extremely profound and mysterious. However, this is a legend in the spirit world of the Water Empire, and only the merfolk patriarch and spirit envoy are qualified to learn and contact it. Naturally, these people rarely appear in the world, and even fewer spirits have seen them.

The mermaid clan is well known to the world, and the bloodline is pure and noble. Merfolk Mei Ji can only marry imperial nobles or gods, and is not allowed to intermarry with any other race. The mermaid girls are trained in strict etiquette until they reach adulthood, and each new king ascends the throne and chooses the most beautiful mermaid Himeko as queen.

The beauty of a woman is a woman who is famous for the mermaid race.

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Bai Lianzhou thought about it, and sat down on the bench on the side of the road. He was lost in the mist. Perhaps there is a magical power in Tubrick Bay that can make travelers who come here drowsy.

"Wake up, young man. ”

Someone tapped him on the shoulder twice, Bai Lianzhou was awakened by this sound, and looked around in a panic, but judging from his sloppy gaze and sluggish movements, he was still asleep.

"Did you wake up, wake up and give me a seat. ”

"Oh, uh...... Good. Bai Lianzhou wiped his face with his hand, and saw that the speaker was an old man.

The old man had gray hair and was wrapped in an unseasonably thick velvet cloak, in which a pair of withered hands stretched out, and he trembled on a red and brown wooden cane. Although the cane looks old, its workmanship is very delicate. The old man's back was very bent, and the strength of his whole body was pressed on his wrist, and he was standing in front of Bai Lianzhou at this time.

The young man hurriedly stood up cautiously and helped the old man to sit down.

The old man sat down on the bench with a comfortable expression and handed him the mahogany stick.

Bai Lianzhou hurriedly took it respectfully, but somehow, the old man seemed to have a powerful aura, which made him awe-inspired.

"Where are you from? I've never seen you before, and I don't have any spiritual power in my body, so I dare to sleep here, and I'm not afraid to do it. The old man said slowly.

"I ...... I'm from the north of the Virginia Empire. Bai Lianzhou was startled by the old man's voice, but he didn't expect such a weak old man to speak with a lot of anger.

"Wind Empire, how cold it is in the north, it's better to Violet. The old man muttered to himself, "I went to Virginia when I was younger, and I met several very good wind spirit masters. Hey, young man, you should be a psychic like this, the old man asked you about something, do you know Feng Yin? ”

"Feng.... Feng Yin?" Bai Lianzhou opened his mouth in surprise, "Do you know the Feng Yin Patriarch?"

The old man smiled and said, "Yo, now the patriarch? I have long thought that he is a plastic talent, and when I saw him, he was still a child." What about you, Bai Lianzhou, how did you know the Illusion Patriarch? What about the spiritual power? Where did the spiritual power go?"

Bai Lianzhou exclaimed: "I didn't tell you my name, how do you know?"

"Don't answer questions with questions, Bai Lianzhou. ”

"Well, what's this...... It's a long story, but in fact, I don't know the Fengyin patriarch well, and I have been in the army for a while before. And then there'...... I used to have spiritual powers, but I was seriously injured, and when I woke up, I became what I am now......"

"Lying!" the old man straightened his back and feigned annoyance, "don't think I'm foolish enough to lie to me by saying such nonsense. ”

Bai Lianzhou was scolded by the old man like this, and he was so frightened that he almost knocked down the crutches in his hand, and he defended: "Old man, I didn't lie to you, it's just that the process is a bit complicated, in general, I lost my spiritual power after I was injured....."

"It seems that you still won't say it, and if you don't say it, no one will be able to help you. The old man patted his sleeves and leaned back in the chair to close his eyes to recuperate, "Ahem, I think someone's expectations are going to be in vain! It's really unlucky to meet such a stubborn poor boy." ”

Seeing that the old man knew his intentions, but he didn't care about it, Bai Lianzhou was in a hurry, and approached and asked, "Grandpa, do you know the secret of the town?"

The old man's eyes instantly widened, and he said, "What are you asking for?"

Bai Lianzhou saw that there was a drama and said, "I heard that the Zhen Shi Jue can change the future, maybe it can help me recover my spiritual power, have you ever heard of it?"

"I haven't heard of it, I don't know, don't ask me. The old man waved his hand again and again, closed his eyes again, and leaned back.

When Bai Lianzhou heard this, the old man knew it, but he didn't want to say anything, he was in a hurry, he jumped to his feet anxiously, and he didn't know how to open his mouth and continue to ask, neither left nor right. I just turned my head and left.

"What are you going for?"

After Bai Lianzhou was silent for a while, he said: "Go to St. Langdel, I have divined before, I know where Zhen Shidu is, go find him myself." ”

"Nonsense. The old man's face became serious.

"You came here and you know my name, and we met because you and that 'someone' calculated it, and since you deliberately didn't help me, then I'll go by myself. ”

The old man's expression softened a little, and then looked at Bai Lianzhou with some playfulness: "Not to mention whether you can go to St. Landal, if you can get out of this Tubrick Bay, I will tell you everything I know." ”

"What's so difficult about this?" Bai Lianzhou's most unbearable thing in his life was to be denied, as soon as he heard the old man so humiliated, he didn't want to throw down a word and lift his feet and leave.

He straighted forward, thinking that as long as he kept looking ahead and didn't turn his feet, he would definitely be able to get out of this cloud.

In the first few minutes, Bai Lianzhou saw that the clouds and mist had dissipated, and some clear buildings began to appear around him, and he was proud and secretly made a mark, thinking that it would not be difficult to go out.

But then the more the boy walked, the more he felt that something was wrong, and the clouds around him rose from his feet again, and for a moment he was a little at a loss, not knowing whether to continue walking forward or return the way he came.

The bay of Tubbrick is like a strange circle, which is always moving straight forward, but always shuttling back and forth between cloudy and cloudless areas, and those clear buildings sometimes appear on the left and sometimes on the right, and the white ripple boat never gets rid of them.

walked five or six times in such a reincarnation, and suddenly, Bai Lianzhou seemed to see a familiar scene-

At the end of the road ahead, there is actually a bench!

And on the bench sat an old man, leaning on a mahogany stick, with a wry smile......

The young man was unwilling, scolded secretly, walked over angrily, and sat next to the old man while panting: "You are obviously playing tricks on me! ”

"Hehe, young man, you can see it very thoroughly, but you know it's an illusion, but why can't you solve it?" The old man leaned on his hand on crutches and looked sideways at Bai Lianzhou with a smile, "I'm kidding you, don't be angry." ”

Bai Lianzhou still said angrily: "My mother is an illusionist, if it weren't for the lack of spiritual power, how could I not crack this simple trick!"

"Child, there are some things that you don't know if you lose them," the old man patted Bai Lianzhou's shoulder, "If you lose it and get it back, you will cherish it even more, do you understand what grandpa means?"