Chapter 1673 - 733: Crisis or Opportunity

Chapter 1673: Chapter 733: Crisis or Opportunity

Back when the underground casino set up the black zone, they never expected anyone to actually place bets there, so the odds are even higher than those for the Huangquan Team.

The casino staff looked perplexed, but naturally wouldn’t refuse Ye Lingyue’s bet.

After the two women finished placing their bets, they left the underground casino.

Once outside, Tang Lingbo couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

"Captain, you’re really devious. But are you really sure that Di Shen can reclaim the Senluo Ghost Fruit King?"

Others might not know, but Tang Lingbo certainly does.

Anything concerning Ye Lingyue, Di Shen will surely intervene.

All Ye Lingyue needed to do was have Di Shen replace Huangquan Team, and ultimately grab the Senluo Ghost Fruit King. Who did it doesn’t matter, as long as Ning Alliance Leader’s task is completed.

After all, this task is uncompensated, lacking any direct Merit Points reward.

But Huangquan Team can win a massive amount of Merit Points from the underground casino, which is far more practical than any virtual reputation.

As for Di Shen, his Merit Points were already quite impressive.

Ye Lingyue wants to use this task to help Di Shen rise further on the Jiu Provinces Earth List.

"Absolutely certain."

Ye Lingyue said with great confidence.

The entire Huangquan Team thinks their goal this time is the Senluo Ghost Fruit King, but in fact, Ye Lingyue is playing a much larger game.

If the Jin Family and Tang Family realized their meticulously prepared plan was just for a "fake Senluo Ghost Fruit King," who knows if they’d become so furious that they’d vomit blood.

But Ye Lingyue soon thought of the one hundred thousand Merit Points she wagered on the Huang Team winning.

In the Jiu Provinces Main Camp, it’s unknown who was so "short-sighted" to choose Huangquan Team.

Could it be the Wuling City Lord? Or someone else?

Ye Lingyue was puzzled and returned to the Huangquan Team’s tent with Tang Lingbo.

Unexpectedly, they spotted a Jiu Provinces Alliance guard waiting at the tent entrance.

"Captain Ye, at the camp gate, there’s a female Demon Hunter named Luo Qianche requesting to see you, claiming to be your friend."

"Luo Qianche? Why has she come?" ℴ

Ye Lingyue was quite surprised by Luo Qianche’s name, especially since she claimed to be her friend, could it be raining red rain?

Ye Lingyue was puzzled.

Wasn’t Luo Qianche supposed to be in Senluo Wanxiang City? How did she suddenly arrive at the Jiu Provinces Main Camp, could it be that Shui City Team’s Merit Points have reached third-tier?

Ye Lingyue thought for a moment but decided to accompany the guard to the camp gate.

She saw Luo Qianche alone, looking anxious, waiting eagerly.

"Captain Luo, what’s going on?"

Ye Lingyue noticed Luo Qianche was alone and knew she hadn’t brought a team along.

"Captain Ye, I... I’m here to ask for help."

Luo Qianche looked slightly embarrassed upon seeing Ye Lingyue, but recalling the news she’d just received, she steeled herself, greeted with a bow.

"Let’s go inside and talk."

Ye Lingyue informed a guard.

"Visitors can only stay for a day; Captain Ye, remember to follow the rules."

The guards in charge were those Ye Lingyue and Di Shen had met earlier, they looked at her but did not make things difficult.

Ye Lingyue led Luo Qianche back to the tent.

"Is the Shui City Team facing another challenge?"

Ye Lingyue asked casually.

"This time, it’s not about the team; it’s regarding the Blue Sea Mermaids. If you help me save the lives of those mermaids, I’m willing to give you all of Shui City’s Merit Points. Although I know the amount isn’t much."

Luo Qianche hesitated, then handed her Jiu Provinces Card to Ye Lingyue,

"Are you requesting for a task then? First, tell me what’s the matter with the Blue Sea Mermaids."

Ye Lingyue did not immediately accept the Jiu Provinces Card.

She was busy with Tongtian Tribe matters right now, and if not necessary, she didn’t want to involve herself in other troubles.

"Do you remember the Merfolk King? The Merfolk King belonged to the Blue Sea area. The Blue Sea Merfolk Tribe originally fell under the Merfolk King’s jurisdiction. The Merfolk King died due to... my reasons, and I inherited his Merfolk Pearl. According to the Merfolk Clan’s tradition spanning thousands of years, whoever possesses the Merfolk Pearl becomes the new Merfolk King. But I’ve never paid attention to Blue Sea matters. Until half a month ago, I had a dream one night..."

Luo Qianche told the story in bursts, outlining the whole sequence of events.

Her feelings towards her mother, Luo Qixue, were peculiar.

On one hand, Luo Qianche understood her mother’s choice to abandon her and Luo Qian for a life with the Merfolk King, yet she also knew that Luo Qixue’s relationship with her biological father, Luo Qian, was a mistake.

But this didn’t make her accept the Merfolk King, let alone assume the responsibility of protecting the Blue Sea Merfolk Tribe instead.

But Luo Qixue had informed Luo Qianche that the Blue Sea Merfolk were experiencing the most severe crisis.

Due to the fact that most Merfolk females are incredibly beautiful and have enchanting voices.

They were spotted by a powerful Demon General, who dispatched tens of thousands of demon soldiers to abduct one thousand young Mermaids from the Blue Sea Clan.

Of course, the Blue Sea Merfolk were unwilling to let it rest, they were enraged and wanted to rescue the Mermaids.

But since most Merfolk aren’t adept at fighting on land, the Demon General exploited this by luring the Merfolk warriors to the coast, ambushing them in secret, and slaughtering them completely.

More than five thousand Merfolk warriors were massacred, their blood staining the entire beach red.

And the thousand Mermaids were also taken away.

It was said that of those Mermaids, only a few would be offered to the Demon Clan’s nobles, most would end up cruelly mistreated, slaughtered, or even becoming food for the Demon Clan.

Although Luo Qixue and the Merfolk King were aware of these events, they could no longer freely move on land as they once did, leading them to pin their hopes on Luo Qianche, who possessed the Merfolk Pearl, hoping she could help the Merfolk Clan.

Initially, Luo Qianche was reluctant to aid the Merfolk Clan, but upon hearing of the slaughter of thousands of Merfolk, she felt an intense anger rising within, a shared resentment.

She then realized that upon merging the Merfolk Pearl, she had already begun to see the Merfolk tribe as her own people, just like the citizens of Shui City.

"In the dream, mother repeatedly begged to save the Mermaids, but after investigating, I realized my current strength is insufficient. I attempted to report to the Jiu Provinces Alliance, but they merely told me to wait, saying manpower would be allocated after the Jiu Provinces Hunting ended."

There’s no telling when the Jiu Provinces Hunting will end; by then those Mermaids will likely have vanished.