It was the first time Chu Luohen had seen Su Jiu radiate such heavy baleful qi. She was like a blade drawn from its sheath, all razor-sharp edges.
At the sight of Su Jiu like this, even the water snake slowed its movements a little.
Now she had all the answers she wanted. This pawn probably knew nothing more.
But just as Su Jiu and the others were about to withdraw, someone suddenly appeared before them.
It was none other than the Merfolk Queen.
The Merfolk Queen looked at Su Jiu, her eyes filled with tangled emotions.
"Though I'm very sorry, you must remain here!"
Su Jiu's gaze sharpened. "What do you mean?"
"Do you still not understand, Fellow Daoist Su? We're sending you on your final journey!" Jiao Zhu appeared as well. Her smile was eerie, and threads of red flickered in her ink-green eyes. She was clearly on the verge of cultivation deviation.
The instant Jiao Zhu appeared, Su Jiu finally understood the strange feeling she had had earlier.
Suddenly, she laughed. This time, she had miscalculated. Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs, yet this queen had probably long since decided to abandon her eldest daughter. Su Jiu alone had failed to see through the layers of mist before her.
In the end, she had overestimated the bond between the queen and her eldest daughter.
"Your Majesty, are you planning to abandon your eldest daughter?"
Jiao Zhen still lay unconscious in bed, as fragile as a glass doll. If Su Jiu inflicted another serious injury on her, she would undoubtedly die.
"Earlier, I noticed something unusual about the iron chains binding Jiao Zhu. I thought Princess Jiao Zhu was hiding her abilities. Now it seems I simply underestimated human nature."
"So that conversation between you