Piercing shrieks and songs spread through the waters, shattering every internal organ of the twenty-odd cultivators.
Jiang Lu stood rooted to the spot, watching helplessly as they dissolved into pools of blood. A few ripples passed through the water, and not a trace of them remained.
Jiang Lu exchanged a look with Cangchen and swallowed. Such formidable strength, such a savage way of killing.
Jiang Lu blinked, gently steadied Cangchen with one hand, and put some distance between herself and the merfolk.
"Master, I'm scared too-" Cangchen trembled slightly upon noticing Jiang Lu's little movement. Though a Divine Beast, Cangchen was now a tiger fallen to the plains, bullied by dogs!
Sob, sob, sob~
The merfolk leader merely glanced at Jiang Lu before turning his gaze to the bewildered Little Mermaid before him. His aura instantly softened, and all the icy severity vanished from his face.
"Little one, where did you come from?" His deep voice rang out, his tone as gentle as he could make it.
"There!" Little Mermaid pointed at the waters behind her and answered in her babyish voice.
Uh...
The merfolk looked at the pitch-black water behind her and the scattered remnants of those people, then exchanged helpless glances.
They then turned to Jiang Lu. Startled, she abruptly raised her head, and their gazes met.
Seeing the merfolk leader staring straight at her, Jiang Lu smiled awkwardly and immediately explained:
"I met her in the Soaring Heaven Sacred Land's territory. She seemed to have been living alone all this time, and after meeting us, she came along."
Sob, sob, sob~
Master, I never want to come to the Azure Tide Domain again! I really am better suited to living on land. I don't feel safe in the sea at all.
Upon hearing this, the merfolk looked