"Before the Sin Mirror Terrace, no one is innocent. Once the mirror reveals the truth, sin is sin. You should all understand that clearly. So if you know you deserve death, you'd better confess early. After I weigh your crimes, if they aren't too serious, I can spare you the execution. But there's no way I'll let you return to the undersea civil war. You must surrender to Skypeak City. Even if you return to the sea floor, Skypeak City will command and dispatch you." After letting the three of them digest his words, I continued, "Of course, you can also choose to pass through the Sin Mirror Terrace. But then, who knows what might happen? I may well kill you on the spot."
Along the way, everyone had more or less thought about how things might end for them. Xiahou Che hesitated, naturally unable to believe that someone who had made it this far could have clean hands.
Yun Qing remained relatively composed, but when she looked at her younger brother, her expression turned faintly bitter. She was the first to speak. "Your Excellency, our sea clan is willing to submit to Skypeak City. From now on, we'll follow your orders, and we'll hand over the Deep-Sea Treasure Map as well. We only ask to live ordinary lives. In that case, can we be exempted from the Sin Mirror Terrace?"
I nodded. If I could gain the allegiance of the Sea Emperor's clan, so what if I spared their lives? Keeping one of them alive could save tens of thousands of ghostfolk from misery. Even if their crimes were heinous, at worst I would simply keep them under guard.
"Sister! No! The Deep-Sea Treasure Map is the supreme treasure of our undersea imperial clan! We absolutely cannot give it