Azure Dragon Whale Grotto-Heaven, Merfolk Sacred City.
Inside the inn room, the atmosphere was oppressive and grave.
"What do we do?"
"In the next trial, Zhao Lu's follower will take the field. That man is renowned throughout the seas. If he makes a move, we have absolutely no chance of victory."
The two grannies both wore faces as dark as water.
The white-scaled mermaid Su Yi sat upright in the seat of honor, holding a teacup as she stared blankly at the tea within.
"Eldest Miss, you cannot hesitate any longer."
"Yes. At this point in the Sea God Festival, only our side and Zhao Lu's side remain; everyone else has been eliminated. And after the next trial comes the final trial. As long as we cross this hurdle, we can launch our final charge for the Saintess's throne."
The two grannies urged her anxiously.
Su Yi sighed. "But what can we do?"
The grannies hurried forward and came before Su Yi.
"Eldest Miss, hasn't our Lineage also invited an expert who can rival the other side?"
"That's right. As long as we ask this expert to act, even if we might not win, the gap will certainly not widen enough for us to be eliminated."
Su Yi kept her gaze on the tea in her cup and let out a faint, lingering sigh. "I understand the suggestions of you two grannies very well. But there is one point you may have forgotten. I only have four follower slots in my competition for Saintess, and all those slots are currently filled. Even if the Lineage has invited an expert, we simply have nowhere to put him."
The two grannies exchanged looks, their eyes flashing with sharp light.
"So that was it. Eldest Miss had long harbored such a plan, but