Chapter 2469: Chapter 2372: Amphibious

But Saiji was not someone who didn’t know her boundaries. Seeing Huo Sining say this, she naturally understood that Huo Sining must have a secret that wasn’t convenient to speak aloud, so she sensibly kept quiet, only nodding to signal Huo Sining to continue:

"Alright, are your father and grandmother still alive?"

Huo Sining didn’t intend to hide anything, directly nodding and saying:

"They are alive, but I’m not sure where they are. I have my father’s contact information, but reaching him depends on luck."

With Huo Sining’s affirmative answer, Saiji was already extremely excited. She didn’t expect that there were other half-mermaids in the world, which was far beyond what she anticipated.

However, what Huo Sining said next was even more of a delightful surprise for her.

"My father and my grandmother are currently living in another secluded sanctuary, and along with them are other half-mermaids. I’m not sure about the exact number, but there are quite a few."

"You know the situation on my side; there are frequent visits from strangers, and I won’t always stay at the villa. It’s definitely not suitable for you to follow me."

"Leaving you on the sea is certainly not an option, not to mention your people are already deceased, and this sea area has become desolate ruins. Your experiences from over seventeen hundred years ago are completely disconnected from the modern world."

"Technology is very advanced now, no matter how powerful your spiritual voice is, it can’t withstand the attack of high-powered weapons and ultrasonic wave weapons. If you’re discovered by the electronic eyes and radar of a submarine, you won’t have time to escape."

"So you can’t stay here too long. If possible, I will try to contact my father. If you don’t mind, I can ask my father to take you to their place."

"I can’t guarantee it’s completely safe, but it’s certainly better than following me or continuing to stay in this sea."

Upon hearing this, Saiji hesitated a little, instinctively lowering her head to look at the Old Snake.

No one knows how those two species communicated, but after a moment of silence, Saiji took a deep breath, as if having made a significant decision, solemnly nodded at Huo Sining:

"Alright, I’ll go with your father, but I want to take Grandfather Jiashu along."

Huo Sining took one look at the enormous creature in front of her and was quite troubled.

This thing, even when curled up, is about the size of an adult pig, and when stretched out, it’s at least six or seven meters long.

Would her father really be willing to take such a massive creature away? Huo Sining couldn’t help but doubt it.

But seeing Saiji’s reluctance to part with the Old Snake, Huo Sining couldn’t bring herself to say no, only replying tactfully:

"My father’s place is on land; I’m not sure if there are suitable survival conditions for sea ??snakes. Bringing him might be inconvenient, right? After all, the old man is almost two thousand years old; would this kind of ordeal be bad for him?"

Saiji, however, shook her head: "You can rest assured about this; Grandfather Jiashu is not an ordinary sea ??snake. He can live both in the sea and on land, and has lived alone on land for decades, so he is more familiar with land life than I am. You don’t need to worry about his survival issues."

Now Huo Sining was truly exasperated; she originally wanted to find an excuse to refuse Saiji’s request but didn’t expect this Old Snake to be such a freak, able to live on land. With such an extraordinary survival skill, no wonder it’s still alive at nearly eighteen hundred years old; indeed, it’s got a tenacious vitality!

Since Saiji said so, Huo Sining naturally couldn’t find another excuse to reject her. If she really tried to push it, she might provoke Saiji’s discontent and suspicion.

Besides, since the snake is so capable, bringing it shouldn’t be any trouble, right? After all, it’s her father’s problem to deal with; why should she be concerned now?

Thinking this through, Huo Sining stopped saying more and readily agreed to Saiji’s request.

"Alright, so be it, let’s take him along. We’ll decide once we’re back!"

It was early in the morning, and instead of sending someone away, Huo Sining ended up bringing a snake back. She couldn’t help but feel a little dazed thinking about it.

But this was actually for the best. Previously, Huo Sining worried that Saiji might not be trustworthy, so when she asked her about the texts written in the hidden language, she only took the so-called Longevity Jue from the ancient tomb’s stone pillar as a sample.

In reality, what Huo Sining cared more about were the several copies of "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in her possession and the Nautical Chart and strange drawings she had. She knew that these things generally contained the hidden language Saiji mentioned. Although Saiji couldn’t fully interpret it, it was still better than her blind guessing, right?

Previously, however, Huo Sining worried there might be secrets hidden in these items, and rashly showing them to Saiji might lead to the female half-mermaid noticing something and deliberately hiding it, causing her significant losses.

Thus, Huo Sining was careful not to bring those things out immediately.

But now things are different. Huo Sining has learned some secrets about Saiji, and since she plans to have Saiji directly join her father’s gathering, it’s like tying this woman firmly to her ship. This woman both wants to integrate into her father’s circle in the future and relies on her for revenge, so she naturally wouldn’t harbor other intentions.

Moreover, this woman now has no clan, fighting alone, and Huo Sining isn’t worried she would cause any trouble.

Thus, Huo Sining decided that once they returned to the villa, she would let Saiji have a look at the items she had, to see if this woman could decipher anything from them.

The journey from the Yellow Sea back to the East Sea was certainly not short, but fortunately this time Huo Sining and the others were smarter. They didn’t foolishly rely on swimming in the sea with physical strength; instead, they summoned a group of dolphins for a ride.

The speed of the dolphins was quite fast, and after a few hours, Huo Sining and the others returned to Hongqiao Seaport.

However, Huo Sining found it odd. Usually, as soon as she injected Spiritual Energy into the seawater, it required little effort, and the dolphin she saved, A Yin, would promptly appear, but this time the fellow missed the appointment. Throughout Huo Sining’s journey back to Hongqiao Seaport, the fellow never showed up.

This made Huo Sining frown tightly, worried that something abnormal was preventing the fellow from surfacing; could something have gone wrong?

Yet evidently, Huo Sining’s worry was unnecessary. She didn’t know that A Yin was currently having a great time playing with her precious son on the high seas, too busy to pay any attention to her.

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