CHAPTER 161: CHAPTER 152 ALLIED FORCES HAVE ARRIVED!_1

"They’ve really retreated?"

"Impossible, there must be some kind of conspiracy."

"Yeah, cold-blooded snake beastmen, how could they possibly retreat?"

"But they are retreating..."

"We have water to drink!!"

"Forget it, drink water, quick, drink water!!!"

The group of snake beastmen, awoken from their summer hibernation and still half-asleep, dazedly followed behind Si Yan.

"Madam, where are we headed now?" She Ying asked, his face pale.

Si Yan said, "During this time, I had Tai Seng scout the nearby terrain. There’s a Swamp Valley nearby that is cool and damp, suitable for snake beastmen to survive the Scorching Flame Days. Let’s head there first."

She Ying went to find Tai Seng and had a thorough discussion with him. The place wasn’t too far away, and She Ying immediately led the snake beastmen to begin the migration.

Jie Ling looked in the direction the snake beastmen had left, completely baffled. What, what’s going on?? They didn’t fight? Si Yan left??? No, why is she so timid? Fight! Fight and capture all these weak snake beastmen in one go! She had been plotting for so long. Why? Why hadn’t conflict erupted between the two factions?? What should she do now? Has her mission failed? No, it can’t be!

Hu Hui was also completely befuddled. They had led people from tribes outside into Dark Sun Lake, originally planning to kick them while they were down once the two sides started fighting. As long as a fight broke out, they would surely turn their coats and aim their blades at the snake beastmen! But why did the snake beastmen leave on their own? What are we going to do now? Technically, we’re still people from the Delusional Domain. So, are we going to leave or stay??

This feeling of being wound up to the breaking point with no release, this sense of being stuck in limbo, was truly unbearable.

Si Yan led the snake beastmen of the Delusional Domain to retreat to a place half a day’s journey from Dark Sun Lake. This half-day journey, under the scorching heat of the Scorching Flame Days, was tough on this group of snake beastmen. Fortunately, they arrived safely without any beastman falling behind.

Si Yan felt her Luck-Transfer Bead grow slightly hot again. Although she couldn’t see the fortunes, she knew she had likely won this confrontation and absorbed a significant amount of the world’s protagonist’s luck once more.

She Ying needed to hibernate for the summer. Therefore, during this time, the young female Kong Mian was being cared for by Hu Hui. During the migration, Hu Hui even brought along the milk-producing wild beast to continue feeding Kong Mian.

Si Yan went to check on Kong Mian and transferred the fortune she had absorbed to her.

After arriving at the new place, the snake beastmen began to settle down. The new place was located beside a marsh. The environment was moist, but there were no lakes, and the marshland itself had dried up considerably. The snake beastmen lazily turned into snakes, then searched for places to hang themselves up.

She Ying slithered over to Si Yan, looking paler than ever, perhaps because he felt tired. "Madam, this place is quite good for us, but there just seems to be no water left. In a few days, the marsh on the ground will probably dry up and crack."

Si Yan nodded. "Not just you, but also the merfolk who followed us over need water. Make do for now; I’ll think of something."

The little mermaids had been out of water for too long and were now lying motionless on the muddy ground. If they didn’t get water soon, they wouldn’t last much longer before dehydrating to death.

She Ying nodded, then went to find a nice-looking branch to hang himself from.

Wang hung from Si Yan, observing her expression as if waiting for something. However, before he could guess what she was waiting for, an extremely repugnant scent assaulted his senses.

Suddenly, numerous white specks appeared in the sky.

Si Yan looked toward those white specks and smiled. "They’re here!"

The white specks gradually grew larger. Slowly, everyone could see that what filled the sky were giant eagle-falcon beastmen. One after another, each giant eagle-falcon had something clutched in its talons. Looking closely, they were beastmen!

"Mother!!!" A young boy’s voice, having just gone through puberty.

Si Yan was momentarily stunned when she heard this voice. Who could be coming to look for their relatives?

She looked intently and saw at the forefront a majestic, handsome, long-haired white eagle-falcon, its pride evident in its elevated stance. A shining Purple Crystal glimmered on its forehead, and its snow-white long feathers fluttered, immaculately unblemished. Despite its clear eagle-falcon form, it retained a nobility, its beauty almost divine, as if from the heavens. In its strong, slender silver talons, it clutched a blue mermaid who looked to be newly adult, about eighteen years old, and had an extraordinarily refreshing appearance. The mermaid had long, curly blue hair, and both his eyes and tail were pure blue. He was an exceptionally handsome male mermaid; one glance was enough to reveal his stunning purity.

And that cry of "Mother" had come from this very mermaid.

So, a mermaid was searching for his kin. I wonder which of the mermaids from the Delusional Domain is his mother?

Following the dashing long-haired eagle-falcon were many other white eagle-falcons, each also clutching one or two beastmen in their talons. As they drew nearer, Si Yan looked closely and recognized all too familiar faces!

Yin Xiu, Yin Hong, Yin Qiu, and more—all from the Silver Wolf tribe!

"Si Yan!"

"Si Yan!!"

Yin Hong’s face was flushed with excitement. "Si Yan!!!" His heart pounded. He recognized her. Even though she had washed her face clean, he knew her instantly! Si Yan is so beautiful with her face washed clean!

Si Yan, watching this crowd of Silver Wolves, felt a mix of confusion and bewilderment. Why have they come as well?

Then she saw the leading eagle-falcon, Bai Feng, who was as strikingly handsome as a god, fly even closer. He set the blue mermaid on the ground. The mermaid’s fishtail transformed into human legs, and he ran toward Si Yan.

Si Yan promptly stepped back, but the beautiful, pristine-looking blue mermaid boy enthusiastically flung himself at her.

"Mother!"

"Mother, mother, mother!"

"Lan Hai missed you so much!"

Dongchi and Nan Mo struggled out of their deep slumber. They looked towards the adult mermaid diving into their mother’s embrace. When did we get an older brother???

Si Yan was even more bewildered. What?? What in the world??? What did he call me???!!! He called me "Mother"? He was searching for *me*?????

The male mermaid joyfully nuzzled Si Yan. "Mother, mother, mother~ You haven’t visited Lan Hai in so long. Lan Hai really, really missed you!"

Si Yan was speechless.

Lan Hai... she remembered now. The little mermaid she and Mu Xiao, the eagle-falcon, had saved on the island.

Just as Si Yan recalled this, she saw another familiar figure not too far away—Mu Xiao. After putting down Yin Hong, Mu Xiao transformed into a human form and gave Si Yan a typically flamboyant greeting.

Si Yan was speechless again. Something is amiss.

Pushing Lan Hai away, Si Yan protested, "No, weren’t you just a baby mermaid? How did you get so big? You can’t be my Lan Hai!"

She had found a fish and, through a series of coincidences, had learned that some tribes had a tradition where naming someone also meant acknowledging them as a godmother. She could understand Lan Hai calling her godmother. But her Lan Hai couldn’t possibly be this big!

When the little mermaid Jin Li saw Lan Hai, a smile spread across his face. He excitedly asked, "Are you a saltwater merman?"

Little Lan Hai’s eyes were clear as he nodded. "I am."

The little mermaid Jin Li immediately became ecstatic. "Can you summon seawater?"

Lan Hai continued to nod. "I can."

Little mermaid Jin Li burst into cheers. "That’s great!"