The Mermaid Queen was both ashamed and annoyed, and said, "My dear, how could you be like this? If that mysterious human king hadn't appeared, we would still be able to protect ourselves."
"Do you know what that mysterious old man looks like?" Fang Yun asked.
"Remember." The Mermaid Queen opened her mouth and spit out water, and the water in front of her condensed into the image of an old human being.
Fang Yun took a closer look and found that the man was none other than Lei Konghe, the literary giant of the Lei family. However, his face was full of wrinkles and his hair was gray. Judging from his appearance alone, he was at least twenty years older than when they last met in the Sacred Burial Valley.
"This man is Lei Konghe from the Lei family. It's not shameful for you to lose to him. Even I may not be able to defeat him in his prime." Fang Yun was very clear about Wen Hao's abilities. If they fought head-on, he would have no way to deal with Lei Konghe.
In the Holy Burial Valley, the main reason why Fang Yun was able to kill ordinary emperors, in addition to various limited killer moves, was that he had a large amount of holy energy. Without the holy energy, the gap between the four realms Confucian scholars and literary masters would be greater than the gap between the university scholars and the great Confucian scholars.
"What if he tries to stop us?"
"It's difficult for me to kill him, and he doesn't even think about killing me!" Fang Yun was fearless. His own strength had been growing continuously over the days, especially after he became the master of politics. The accumulation in his body had far surpassed any four-level Confucian scholars in history, and he could be promoted to Wen Zong at any time.
However, if Fang Yun wants to go further in the holy path of education, he cannot use ordinary means to be promoted to Emperor Wenzong.
As early as several months ago, after obtaining the Tianchang Fenshen Method, Fang Yun began to make plans.
"My dear, you are unparalleled in the world!" The Mermaid Queen praised with a smile.
Fang Yun asked: "Tell me the truth, is the Dragon Clan's secret vault related to your mermaid clan?"
The Mermaid Queen hesitated and said, "Even I don't know whether this is true or not. In ancient times, our Mermaid Clan was indeed a hidden clan that guarded the Dragon Clan's secret vault. However, there are many hidden clans, many Dragon Clan secret vaults, and even more Mermaid Clan. We are just a branch of the Mermaid Clan. Perhaps our ancestors did guard the secret vault, but they first fled in the war between the Dragon Clan and the ancient monsters, and a group of them died. Later, they entered this ancient land of Haiya, fought repeatedly, and finally occupied this place, and another group of them died. Later, the Well Saint rose up and fought three battles with our Mermaid Clan, and our clan suffered the third heavy casualties. As a result, many of our Mermaid Clan's inheritances did not continue, so even as the Mermaid Queen, I am not sure whether our Mermaid Clan guards the secret vault. However, some people say that the Golden Sand City is our secret vault."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Your tribe of mermaids are indeed sympathetic, but since you have the Nine Dragon Order, your ancestors may have mastered the secret vault of the dragon tribe. Let's put it this way, when I pacify this place, you will search the sea of mermaids with all your strength. If you find them, that's great, but if you don't, there will be no loss."
"Since you have given the order, I will definitely satisfy you. But I want to go to the poisonous desert with you." said the Queen Mermaid.
Fang Yun said: "This matter cannot be bargained. The place is too dangerous. The strength of the evil spirit is far beyond your imagination. What's more, the Sea Cliff Alliance will never let me take the treasure."
"You mean, the Haiya Alliance was so bold as to kill Wenxing Longjue and the human race's Xusheng?" asked the Mermaid Queen.
"For the sake of the former residence of the Semi-Saint, there is nothing they dare not do. The worst that can happen is they can find someone to take the blame. If the Lei family mediates, I'm dead. Who would offend the entire Haiya Ancient Land and the Lei family for a dead person? After all, this is the Haiya Ancient Land, not the Shengyuan Continent." Fang Yun saw it clearly.
"You are right." A hint of worry flashed in the eyes of the Mermaid Queen.
"You, the mermaids, do you have any other ancient heritage besides the Nine Dragon Order?" Fang Yun asked.
The Mermaid Queen thought for a moment and said, "All the inheritances are in the treasure house. They were all swallowed up by the old thief Lei, except for the Mermaid Holy Pearl that the Mermaid Queens of all generations carried with them at all times."
"Oh? You actually have the Holy Mermaid Pearl?" Fang Yun was quite surprised.
The Mermaid Queen did not expect that she would surprise Fang Yun. She turned over her right hand as if offering a treasure, and held up a crystal clear ball. The ball was as big as an adult's fist, completely transparent, without any impurities. Apart from being round and transparent, it did not look like anything special.
Fang Yun said: "It is very difficult for mermaids to be canonized as saints, but if a saint dies, it will turn into a mermaid holy pearl. It is rumored that the mermaid holy pearl can command all waters, and whoever obtains it will have the power of the four seas. It is slightly weaker when used by foreign races, but if the mermaids use it, it will be infinitely powerful, far superior to ordinary semi-saint treasures. In addition, it can ward off water, fire, wind, and poison. Is your mermaid holy pearl the same as the rumors?"
"Yes, the holy mermaid pearl of our tribe is very powerful in water, but our strength is limited and we dare not activate it too much. Moreover, the Sea Cliff Alliance also has semi-holy treasures, otherwise, we would not have to flee everywhere. The reason why I dared to go to the poisonous desert is to rely on this thing. Since my husband does not want me to take the risk, please carry this thing for me." The Mermaid Queen handed the holy mermaid pearl to Fang Yun.
Fang Yun was touched, but did not take it. He said, "I have a treasure with me, so I am not afraid of the poison. You mermaids have already suffered a great disaster. If you lose this treasure, if something unexpected happens, the blame will be on me. You keep it."
"My dear, if you don't accept this treasure, I will rush to the poisonous desert." The Mermaid Queen said stubbornly.
Fang Yun suddenly felt a headache, but he smiled and said, "I have an idea. I got many semi-sacred treasures from the Burial Valley, including a semi-sacred treasure from the aquatic tribe. I will lend it to you for self-defense. I will take the holy mermaid pearl to the poisonous desert. When I come back, I will exchange the treasures again. How do you think?"
"My dear, you are so considerate. I am very grateful to you." The Mermaid Queen looked at Fang Yunyou with an increasingly gentle gaze.
Fang Yun, however, was somewhat uncomfortable with this, so he directly took out a semi-saint treasure and exchanged it with the Mermaid Queen, and obtained the Mermaid Sacred Pearl.
However, what Fang Yun could not have imagined was that as soon as he got the Holy Mermaid Pearl, it immediately flew out of his Wen Palace and then drilled into the body of the Panlong in the Wen Palace.
Wengong Panlong let out a joyful moan, then closed its eyes and fell asleep, the aura it emitted became increasingly powerful. Fang Yun could clearly sense that the dragon power generated by Wengong Panlong suddenly increased, and he could use it as before.
Fang Yun looked embarrassed, but he couldn't hide it, so he coughed and said, "My Wen Palace has a treasure that has a deep connection with the Holy Mermaid Pearl. It actually attracted the Holy Mermaid Pearl to merge into it. That semi-holy treasure belongs to you, and I will compensate the Mermaid Clan later."
The Mermaid Queen was not angry but happy, and said: "Then it is settled. My dear, you owe me a Mermaid Holy Pearl, so you must not let me down in the future."
Fang Yun gritted his teeth and said vaguely: "I will try my best to help you. If I am canonized, I will do my best to help you be canonized."
The Mermaid Queen smiled happily. She didn't care about being canonized, she only cared about Fang Yun's willingness to help her.
The two chatted all the way, with Fang Yun mostly asking about the ancient land of Haiya, and occasionally talking about things in the outside world.
After a long time, the guards outside reported back.
"Your Majesty, we are still three hundred miles away from Haijiang City, but the traitors of the Water Tribe have assembled an army and are blocking the way."
Just as the mermaid guard finished speaking, Fang Yun heard Zhang Lang outside yelling, "His Majesty Wen Xing Long Jue is traveling, how dare a bunch of rotten fish and shrimp block his way? Kneel down, or else His Majesty will be furious and take away all your bloodlines, turning you into real dead fish, dead shrimp, and dead octopus!"