The one who was so shocked and stunned that she was nearly rendered speechless was not just Mountain Sparrow.
At this very moment, in this venue where the greatest number of Pure Ruins dignitaries had gathered, the despairing images of the Merfolk Royal Family slaughtering one another had been carved into their minds.
And the human woman standing onstage, holding that bag of Mermaid's Tears high above her head, had also become the nightmare feared by everyone as the "creator" of this tragedy.
April, who had blended into the crowd, was likewise stunned into silence.
"Why... why did this happen!"
"Sea Eye Venerable isn't dead? Yayu and Sea Eye Venerable are working together?"
"How was Yayu able to make those members of the Merfolk Royal Family slaughter one another? More than fifty Mermaid's Tears... Could it be that every one of those merfolk royals died in agony?"
April's mind was a complete mess.
All she knew was...
Although she had already held Yayu in very high regard, it seemed now that... she had still underestimated this woman.
She had underestimated her strength, underestimated her intelligence... and severely underestimated her ruthlessness!
April also had many questions now.
Just as April was feeling confused, another change took place onstage.
Sea Eye Venerable stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Lin Yu.
He took the microphone from Lin Yu and cleared his throat. "Ahem... Citizens who have come to attend the Tide-Chasing Festival, you must already know that a tragedy just occurred in the Sea Monster Royal Capital, in which members of the Merfolk Royal Family slaughtered one another."
"Although they killed one another, the true culprit behind this tragedy is the honored guest from the Middle Sea standing beside me—Miss Yayu."
As Sea Eye Venerable spoke, his gaze swept over the