Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

“Miss Ning, Ku Ge is imprisoned and has a request. Please grant it. The Merfolk will remember your kindness.”

The lament was weak, and his expression revealed a hint of pleading.

"The Fish-Hidden Sword is the symbol of my Merfolk clan. When the Holy Maiden Chaoxi chose to entrust the sword to you for safekeeping, it was out of necessity and also because she trusted you."

"She didn't misjudge him. Miss Ning brought the sword to Ku Ge, but unfortunately Ku Ge was already in dire need of protection."

Ning Fusang is twenty years old this year. Ku Ge knows very well that the Holy Maiden of Chaoxi did indeed die nine years ago. At that time, this Miss Ning was only eleven years old. Even if the Holy Maiden was seriously injured, it would be difficult for her to take the sword from the Holy Maiden of Chaoxi.

It is highly likely that the Holy Maiden Chaoxi, having reached a dead end, handed over the Fish-Hidden Sword to an inconspicuous little girl.

Of course, having served as deputy envoy for so many years, Ku Ge wouldn't be so naive. He had also considered another, darker possibility.

But since the Fish-Hidden Sword was already in the other party's hands, and he couldn't get it back, Ku Ge could only continue on this line of reasoning.

In this world, only he and this Miss Ning know the whereabouts of Yu Cangjian.

Ku Ge said, "I hope that if Miss Ning encounters a woman from our Mermaid clan, she can entrust the Fish-Hidden Sword to one of them."

“I have a mansion in Shangling City. Under the third crabapple tree in the mansion, I have hidden a little bit of Ku Ge’s meager savings, which I will give to you as payment.”

Ning Fusang wrote down the address and nodded, saying, "Okay."

A faint smile appeared on Ku Ge's lips.

Ning Fusang paused for a moment, then said, "But now the Merfolk are homeless and have all gone into hiding. Apart from Qingbo Cave Lake of our Nanxing Sword Sect, you can't find Merfolk anywhere else."

"Vice Envoy of Bitter Song, should I send the Fish-Hidden Sword to Qingbo Cave Lake?"

Ning Fusang was testing him.

Ku Ge pondered for a moment. He knew that if the new Holy Maiden of the merfolk in Qingbo Cave Lake were chosen from among them, and if the Nanxing Sword Sect coveted her, then this branch of merfolk, who had finally found a peaceful place, would probably perish.

The Southern Star Sword Sect is currently relatively lenient towards the Merfolk, but when it comes to matters of interest, things are not so simple.

Although this Miss Ning is a disciple of the Southern Star Sword Sect, she is just an ordinary person. She may not know about the secret treasures of the royal court.

Such a large sect would definitely know about the royal court's secret treasures.

In comparison, Ku Ge was more inclined to believe Ning Fusang than a major sect.

After all, a major sect truly possesses the strength to devour the royal treasures of the Merfolk, something an ordinary girl could not accomplish.

Ning Fusang uttered a sentence that pierced the heart with sorrow: The Merfolk are displaced and homeless.

With the fall of the Holy Maiden Chaoxi and his imprisonment in the Demon Realm, the people of the Merfolk, unable to find their way home, are unable to escape the strife.

Ku Ge's eyes flickered a few times before he said, "Miss Ning, the merfolk of Qingbo Cave Lake are under the protection of the Nanxing Sword Sect. I believe they are living very well."

“The master of the Fish-Hidden Sword shall be chosen from among the merman girls who have endured many hardships.”

Only those who have endured hardship can shoulder the heavy responsibility of restoring the royal court.

This is a thought that Ku Ge has come up with after much deliberation.

Looking at the exquisitely beautiful Fish-Hidden Sword, he said, "The sword is sharp, and I fear its aura might harm Miss Ning. So, I will give you a scabbard instead."

Ku Ge scooped up a handful of clear water, and with a flourish of her fingers, a piece of moon-white silk slowly took shape. This was the first time Ning Fusang had ever seen a mermaid weaving water into gauze.

The light and airy silk, as if shaped by resin, was the perfect size for the fish to hide its sword.

Ku Ge's condition suddenly worsened, and he forced a pale smile, "Miss Ning has been here for too long."

"Beware of the Demon Lord of Jieyun Mountain, he is a confidant of King Gaiyinling."

Ning Fusang's pupils contracted slightly as many fragments of inspiration in her mind came together.

No wonder the Merfolk's Deputy Envoy, Kuge, has been imprisoned in this water dungeon for so many years without a single word being leaked out. Because behind the Demon Lord of Jieyun Mountain is the Silver Spirit King!

The elixir that the demon refined was not for the Demon Lord of Jieyun Mountain, but for Kuge!

They wanted to cling to their fate of singing mournful songs.

Their purpose was the same as hers: to obtain that royal treasure.

Clearly, Ku Ge hadn't told them the location of the Merfolk's royal court ruins, which was why they had suffered so much torture.

Ever since Ning Fusang learned that the Demon Lord of Jieyun Mountain was a confidant of Gai Yinling King, her heart had been pounding wildly.

She couldn't stay at Jieyun Mountain any longer.

Ning Fusang's palms turned cold. She pushed aside the cauldron and quickly left the demon's room.

Not long after she left, the black-robed pharmacist, looking weary, entered the water prison carrying the pills.

The pharmacist stood where Ning Fusang had just stood, looking at Ku Ge, whose collarbone was pierced. "Why be so persistent? The merfolk can no longer return to their former glory. In another thirty years, or perhaps not even thirty years, the world will be devoid of merfolk."

"If you are willing to tell me the location of the royal court ruins, King Gai Yinling can guarantee that a bloodline will be preserved for the Merfolk."

"Vice Envoy of Bitter Songs, what do you think?"

The pharmacist spoke for a long time without receiving a response. Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong. He lightly touched the ground with his toes and landed on the round platform. He pinched Ku Ge's chin and reached out to check his breath.

The pharmacist flew into a rage, "Bitter Song!"

"You actually died? How dare you die?" The pharmacist clenched his fist, and the pill in his palm turned into powder, drifting onto Ku Ge's body.

The pharmacist was unaware that his pills could indeed keep Ku Ge's life hanging by a thread. Unfortunately, before he arrived, Ku Ge had used his spiritual power to weave a sword sheath for Ning Fusang.

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When Ning Fusang fled Jieyun Mountain, he saw the marks left by Yang Ruo and Chi Leng.

Without her pass, she could only leave via the Gunshui River and Daqi Mountain.

Ning Fusang used his water escape technique to transform into a drop of water and traveled a thousand miles in a day along the rolling river to the territory of Daqi Mountain.

At this time, Jieyun Mountain was in complete chaos, and had nothing to do with Ning Fusang, who was thousands of miles away.

On the rocky riverbank, a drop of water floats into the air and transforms into a phantom image of a young girl.

The illusory figure slowly solidified, becoming a real, living person.

Ning Fusang dried the water stains on her clothes and disappeared into the dense weeds.

This is Daqishan.

She had to leave Daqishan first, then get a pass to enter the city and meet up with He Jiaxiu and the others.

The mountain was shrouded in miasma and filled with all sorts of mazes, but Ning Fusang knew nothing about them and took the wrong path several times throughout the night.

Animal bones and rotting deer meat were scattered around the trees.

The flies in Daqishan, perhaps having feasted on rotting flesh, are even larger than those outside.

A few fireflies emerged from the decaying grass. At first, a glimmer of light could be seen, but it was later completely obscured by the miasma.

As for the wild beasts on the mountain, Ning Fusang did not encounter any. Moreover, with her cultivation level, even if she encountered a demon beast, she could easily kill it.

quack--

Ning Fusang stepped on a dead branch, startling a crow that was eating carrion. The crow cawed twice, flapped its wings, and flew away, leaving behind a black feather.

(End of this chapter)