C48 The Teenager Was a Teenager

Ling Yu, disappeared.

At first, Qing Bai thought that he had gone out to hunt for food. Ever since Ling Yu started to degenerate, he always went out alone to hunt for food. With Ling Yu's current mermaid form, he preferred to eat the pills of low-level Devil Beasts. He ate fewer and fewer low-level Devil Beasts in the vicinity. Sometimes, he would leave for a few days to find more food. However, every time he came back, Qing Bai's bed would be piled with the corpses of low-level Devil Beasts and Ling Yu's big face, which was laughing foolishly at the side.

This time, Ling Yu's departure gave Qing Bai a bad feeling. He had a nagging feeling that Ling Yu didn't go out to hunt for food, but that he had really gotten lost.

Ting Ao said that it might be because Ling Yu was close to adulthood.

"What will happen when he reaches adulthood?" Qing Bai asked.

Merfolk males could only grow up smoothly after going through great pain and trials. The process was unimaginable, but Ting Ao said it easily, "It's just changing from a child to a teenager."

Ting Ao did not care where Ling Yu went at all. After he reached adulthood, he would immediately return to the Merfolk Sea and never see each other again. It would be best if he failed his adulthood and died in some unknown ravine.

Ling Yu's inexplicable disappearance had already made Qing Bai extremely worried, and with the two sisters' eagerness to follow Qing Bai, their mood became even worse, so Ting Ao could only show an anxious expression.

"Is he weak as an adult? What if he goes out alone and meets with some danger? Where can we find him..."

"No, no," Ting Ao comforted him. "Merfolk males can only complete their coming-of-age ceremony in a specific place, in a safe and quiet place to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, so Ling Yu must be safe right now."

"Really?"

Of course it was fake. When a Merfolk male reached adulthood, his Spiritual Force would lose all its power and suffer bone-corroding pain. If Ling Yu could not find a safe place to spend his adult life, he would likely be hunted down by Merfolk's natural enemies.

With Ling Yu's current condition, finding a safe place to hide was a problem. Most importantly, it was rumored that the Merfolk after adulthood not only looked very different from when they were young, but they might even lose a part of their memories because of the pain of adulthood.

Hmph, it would be best if they forgot everything, so as not to annoy people.

Ting Ao held Qing Bai's hand and showed the same uneasiness: "Master, don't worry. We will wait for him nearby. I believe that when Ling Yu comes of age, he will come back to find us."

The group of six first waited in the forest for a while, then stayed in a nearby inn for half a month, but there was still no news of Ling Yu. Ting Ao was curious. Ling Yu had already become an adult after such a long time, but he still hadn't come to find Qing Bai. Why?

The people sent out found out that the long war in the Merfolk Sea valley had been quelled. The Merfolk Emperor had returned, and the Merfolk had won.

The new Merfolk Emperor would use the cruelest torture methods on the humans, demons, devils, and even immortals who invaded the Merfolk Sea. The Merfolk Sea would be dyed red with the blood of the creatures of the seven realms, and it would take three days and three nights for it to slightly clear up.

Ling Yu, no, Martial Uncle Qing, should be called Merfolk Emperor now. He had successfully grown up and become the strongest king of the Merfolk. He was calmer, more resolute, ruthless, and cruel than any of the current Merfolk Emperors. Perhaps he had really forgotten, forgotten everything that had happened to him in the White Cloud Abbey in the past four hundred years, and forgotten Martial Uncle Qing, who had a person in his heart that he could not forget.

That was the best outcome.

Ting Ao looked at Qing Bai's gloomy side profile and wondered when he should tell Qing Bai about this matter without leaving any traces behind. If he had known that he would be able to get rid of Ling Yu so easily, he wouldn't have been so worried that Ling Yu's existence would pose a threat to him.

It was just that he didn't know how much Ling Yu had forgotten about the past.

After Qing Bai and the others stayed in the inn beside the forest for nearly half a month, the usually sparsely populated inn suddenly became lively. No one knew where the tourists came from, but they filled the inn to the brim. They were all dressed in strange clothes, like people from the sea.

The seemingly scattered passengers formed a protective net around a young man, pretending not to know each other while constantly observing what was going on around them.

For some reason, Red Eyes was very excited. He grabbed the bottle with both hands and didn't want to pull his head back. He shouted loudly, "Fish! Fish! Fish! They are all fish! Quick! Quick! Quick! Seal the door, none of them can leave, Qing Bai! Qing Bai! "

Chenyun held his big head down and tried to force him into the bottle. "What's wrong with you again? Look at how many people there are on the other side."

"It's all fish, really all fish! I can't take it anymore. No, if I don't eat the fish soon, I'll die." Red Eyes grabbed the bottle tightly and acted like a spoiled child. "Chen, Yun ~"

Chenyun gritted his teeth and looked at one of his red eyes that had tears in it. He sighed helplessly and called for the waiter. "I want a fish feast, eighteen fish, braised steamed soup, and fried everything."

18 was exactly the number of people in that group.

"Chenyun, you're so kind." Red eyes rubbed against Chenyun's chest. Chenyun raised his hand to slap him, but he put it down again.

When the fish came up one by one, no one in the originally lively hall spoke. Red Eyes didn't care how many people were watching. Eating fish was like drinking water. When he raised his head, the fish was gone. His bones were crunching, making him feel uncomfortable.

Qing Bai received a large piece of fish belly from Red Eyes. He subconsciously wanted to give it to Ling Yu to eat, but then he remembered that he hadn't seen Ling Yu for more than a month. He wondered how Ling Yu was doing.

In fact, Qing Bai was not worried about Ling Yu's safety. The plot after Proud of the Firmament clearly stated that Ling Yu would smoothly become an adult and lead the Merfolk to glory. The Merfolk would also return to their former glory and become a pivotal existence in the seven realms.

It was precisely because he knew that he felt uneasy. Qing Bai thought that Ling Yu would at least come back to tell him when he reached adulthood. At the very least, he would say goodbye to his half-baked martial uncle. Who would have thought that Ling Yu would leave just like that?

He wanted to keep that cute and obedient child. Ling Yu's future was difficult and dangerous, but he couldn't share any of it. Then what was the use of God letting him know so many stories and plots? Nothing could be changed.

Qing Bai sighed and handed the big fish belly to Ting Ao. His gaze inadvertently met the youth not far away. The youth's gaze was so direct that it stunned him.

The young man seemed to be the leader or young master of the other party's group. He was dressed in luxurious clothes and had an imposing noble aura. More importantly, the young man's appearance was astonishingly beautiful, and Qing Bai felt that he was very familiar with him.

The young man's appearance was very similar to Lian Cheng's. When he and Ting Ao went to search for the three souls, he looked very similar to the person Ling Yu met at the inn. However, he had his own pride and arrogance, and his temperament was similar to Ting Ao's.

The young man laughed and said two words softly. Qing Bai clearly did not hear them, but he clearly heard them. He said:

"Martial Uncle."