After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 301 I'll send you to your death

Lin Yan walked out with an unfriendly expression, her tone questioning, "Are you kidnapping mermaids?"

The voice was cold, as if answering "yes" would mean being killed without mercy.

One of the cultivators took out a magical artifact and said, "You stinking woman, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!"

Was this something she wanted to meddle in? Didn't she just happen to be there?
They were human cultivators just like her, and it was indeed wrong of her to kill them. Seeing them trafficking other races only made her feel ashamed.

She thought that if there were beautiful and delicate-looking people among the human race, they would also abduct and sell them.

Just like the Peach Blossom Sect we encountered before, weren't they also in the business of selling people?

However, they used the guise of taking on disciples for cultivation to sell their "disciples" as furnaces for others, unlike now where they directly put them in sacks.

"Let him go for the sake of us being from the same race. I'm willing to pay spirit stones to buy this merman as a reward for your hard work."

The mermaids in the sea don't like going out to sea, and they especially dislike going to land.

Most mermaids live in cities in the deep sea. The cities near the entrance are mostly inhabited by Yaksha tribes with heads and legs and human cultivators.

Perhaps because mermaids are beautiful, some despicable cultivators on land like to spend a lot of money to buy them for their amusement.

Seeing that Lin Yan's attitude had softened, the cultivators became arrogant, constantly swearing and telling her to mind her own business.

Lin Yan couldn't listen anymore. She had originally wanted to use a gentle approach, but now it seemed unnecessary.

Taking direct action is definitely the best approach for her!
In the blink of an eye, she drew her spirit sword and flashed over, killing all of them.

They fell to the ground, their blood staining the earth.

She pulled the sack away and saw that the boy had a pale face, many bruises on his body, and his face was also bruised. He was on the verge of death.

Seeing the person looking at her with resistance, she said, "Don't be afraid, I saved you."

As she spoke, she took out a healing pill and put it into his mouth.

The boy's skin was cool, and when she helped him up, she could clearly feel the coolness coming from her fingertips.

She withdrew her hand only after the person was able to stand up.

"Thank you..." the boy said timidly, bowing slightly to her.

The boy was the octopus man's child. Unexpectedly, while staying in the city, he was almost kidnapped by someone who put him in a sack.

For a moment, it was unclear whether the city's security was too poor or the dead men were too audacious.

The fact that these cultivators could act so recklessly in the territory of the sea creatures shows just how incompetent the current rulers of the sea are.

It's quite surprising that such a ruler hasn't aroused public resentment.

She looked at the timid boy and softened her tone: "You're welcome. Where do you live? I'll take you home."

The boy nervously twisted his fingers, "Then they..."

Lin Yan took out a bottle, put the corpse inside, and used a cleaning spell to wash away the bloodstains on the ground.

The boy stared blankly at all of this, developing a strong interest in her magic.

His blue eyes were full of pity, and when he looked directly at someone, it was impossible to refuse his request.

"Can...I...learn magic...from the fairy sister?"

"Of course not, I don't take on apprentices. If I don't tell you where you live, you'll have to go back by yourself."

Seeing the longing in the boy's eyes, she refused outright and did not recommend any sects to him.

He has no intention of taking on apprentices or raising children, and even if he did, he would not take on people from other races.

Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. If there are scoundrels among our own kind, how much more so among those of other kinds?

She had already been incredibly kind by saving the boy, and she didn't want to cause him any more trouble. "Oh..." the boy said, hanging his head dejectedly. "I just wanted to become stronger, so I could protect more of my kind..."

"..."

He was almost kidnapped by human cultivators, so he must have a bad impression of them. If he learns skills later, won't he become their enemy too?

She didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

The boy looked quite old and should remember the way home, so he turned and left.

"Fairy sister, don't go, please take me back, I...I'm scared."

She didn't stop, but the boy quickly stepped forward, grabbed her sleeve, and looked at her with teary eyes.

Few can resist her pitiful and helpless appearance.

"Okay, then tell me where you live."

The boy pointed in a certain direction, his voice pleading, "Can I...can I hold my sister's hand and walk with her? Father...he also held my hand when he walked with me."

She glanced at the boy, who stood there helplessly and pitifully, as if tears were about to fall at any moment.

The beautiful ear fins, like a dog's ears, droop down as the owner's mood falls.

"Okay." She smiled and took the boy's hand, leading him outside.

She led the boy on a long walk, and they were already out of town and still hadn't arrived. Once they were far from Yancheng, she finally asked, "Is your home so far from Yancheng?"

The boy nervously hummed in agreement.

Lin Yan didn't know what the young man wanted to do, but one thing was certain—the young man had led her out of the city.

She didn't believe that the father and son, who ran a stall in the city, would live outside the city, far from the city walls, but rather in a place fraught with danger.

She followed the boy to the rocky outcrops before stopping. Looking down, she realized the boy she was holding hands with had vanished.

She couldn't help but look around.

The melodious singing entered the ears, bewitching the mind.

Lin Yan was unaffected and raised her hand to cast a magic array.

The power of the magic array swept across quickly, soon detecting a barely perceptible fluctuation of power.

She vanished from her spot with a magic spell, then captured the boy and immediately bound him with the Immortal Binding Rope.

"Tsk, looks young, but is quite cunning. Trying to plot against me?"

The boy grinned and said, "It's all your fault for ruining my plans!"

She reached out and clamped the boy's face down. With a single incantation, the boy's handsome face instantly changed. His originally smooth, long blue hair turned into a seaweed-like mess, and his fair skin turned ashen.

It turned out to be a siren; it seems I really did ruin its plans.

Sirens are skilled in illusion and deception, and they like to lure cultivators into the sea, devouring them to increase their own cultivation.

Some miscellaneous records mention merfolk and mermaids using songs to bewitch cultivators, but in reality, most of these were the work of sea monsters.

It transformed into a mermaid and was captured by those cultivators. They thought they could eat them all to increase their cultivation level once they left the city, but she messed things up and they didn't get to eat a single one.

He lured himself here, probably hoping to take advantage of the terrain and see if he could kill her.

She smiled, but her tone was icy: "I'm sorry for ruining your plans. I apologize to you here."

As she spoke, she grabbed its neck with her other hand: "So I'll send you to your death. Don't worry, I'll erect a tombstone for you after you die."

The siren sensed the intense killing intent and struggled violently. Unfortunately, it was bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope and could not break free. It was strangled to death.

The siren lured me here; if I had just run away, I might have had a chance to survive...