"Wait! Wait! Mr. Xiluo! You can't kill me! I'm still useful!"
"Useful? Don't tell me you want me to let you go so you can bring me gold coins?"
Xiluo's deep voice echoed through the cave, his draconic eyes fixed on the mixed-blood woman, making her tremble all over.
"I! I'm actually half merfolk and half human!" she cried.
"So?"
"I can help you earn more gold coins!"
"How? By letting me sell you?"
Xiluo scoffed, his claw still reaching forward.
"I have the ability to attract fish. If you take me to the sea, I can help you catch some valuable sea creatures."
The mixed-blood woman shouted.
Xiluo's claw stopped a few centimeters from her forehead.
"The ability to control fish? Merfolk have that ability?" Xiluo sounded somewhat puzzled.
His memories of merfolk from his Dragon Inheritance amounted to basic knowledge, with few details, leaving him somewhat confused now.
"It's true! Absolutely true! How would I dare lie to you now? Just find any fish, or we can go to the nearby waters together, and you can verify what I've said."
The mixed-blood woman hurriedly cried out.
Xiluo narrowed his draconic eyes, his killing intent now largely dissipated.
"Then come with me! Let's verify it!"
With that, he led the mixed-blood woman out of the cave.
They crossed two mountains before reaching the sea.
Looking at the vast, boundless expanse of water, Xiluo seemed to find his mood gradually improving.
He lowered his head and glanced below.
The mountainside was rather steep.
So he took the mixed-blood woman over two more mountains, reached a less steep slope, and slowly descended.
When his entire body touched the seawater,
he let out an involuntary moan.
It felt like returning to his mother's embrace.
"Roar!"
He plunged into the sea, feeling the