Chapter 723 - Mermaid? (2/2)

It was evident that the water needed to be changed again. The Di people prioritized hygiene. They only looked dirty when they came because the conditions on their way here didn’t allow them to be clean, but they could bear it. They just couldn’t stand seeing Dian Dian in pain. She was the next shamaness of their tribe, the core of the Di people.

He Bian was just about to move some water when he heard the sound of water coming from the stone fish tank. He immediately looked over.

The person who was initially asleep finally opened her eyes wide. There was even a flicker of surprise in her eyes.

She was familiar with her own body and could feel that most of the pain had faded. Her body was now more relaxed, and her totemic energy felt recharged since she finally finished digesting the Di fish’s energy.

After waking up, Dian Dian could feel the totemic energy welling up within her once again.

This was indeed worthy of celebration, but very soon, Dian Dian noticed that something was wrong.

He Bian and the others were just about to walk over and ask her what was wrong. From her eyes they could tell that she was at first elated, then doubtful, then dumbfounded.

A scream came from the room. Water splashed as Dian Dian panicked and screamed. He Bian rushed out of the room and went to search for Shao Xuan. He didn’t know where he lived, so he could only ask the Flaming Horns who were there. When he asked them, he spoke fast with a strong accent. The Flaming Horns tried their best to understand him, and after listening a few times, they finally caught the words “Grand Elder”.

Shao Xuan had just walked out of his door when he heard a person calling his name. When he looked over, a person running at the speed of wind ran up to him and knelt in front of him.

“It’s so early in the morning. There’s no need for such gestures of respect,” Shao Xuan said.

“No… No!”

He Bian was just too exhausted from running. He was so shocked and worried that he already fell twice on his way here. On one of his falls, he even tumbled a distance before getting up on his feet again. Some Flaming Horns who saw this scene wondered whether the Di tribesmen had a hard time walking.

He was shocked and nervous, so the harder he tried to explain, the harder it got. Finally, he had no choice but to run to where Shao Xuan lived.

When Shao Xuan saw He Bian, he knew that something had probably happened to Dian Dian. He sent people to inform Gui Ze and Gui He before following He Bian to the scene. He wouldn’t understand the situation by listening to He Bian’s explanation. He had to see it for himself.

When he arrived at the house, Shao Xuan saw more than twenty Di warriors waiting outside. All of them looked anxious or confused as if they were shocked by something.

One of them was trying to drink some water to calm himself down, but his hands shook so much that the water spilt even before the cup reached his mouth. However, that person was completely unaware of it, so his hands still brought the empty cup to his mouth.

As he reached the corridor near the room where the stone fish tank was, Shao Xuan saw ten other Di people with terrified looks. He couldn’t help but frown at such a sight.

What happened? Why were these people so scared?

Dian Dian was not dying this time. If she was dying, He Bian and the others would look sad. There was no sadness in their eyes at all.

Sound of water being slapped around could be heard inside the room. It was a lot louder than the clangs made by the fish yesterday. This did not sound like a slap that came from a child’s bare hands. There was no laughter today and the atmosphere was weird.

The slapping sounds stopped as Shao Xuan arrived at the scene.

He was finally standing in front of the door. Some Di people beside the door were soaked, but Shao Xuan didn’t care too much about them. He walked quickly into the room to see what was going on.

“What happened?! OH!”

Shao Xuan’s feet stopped where they were, and his expression was stunned too. For a while, he maintained a shocked look.

What! The! Heck!

He lifted a finger and pointed to the stone fish tank’s direction. No words came out of his mouth.

Gui He, Gui Ze, and the two retired shamans also arrived behind Shao Xuan after hearing the news. Gui Ze planned to check on Dian Dian’s situation after she received Shao Xuan’s help, but the other three came due to pure curiosity.

However, when the four of them arrived at the door and saw what was inside, even Gui He, who was usually calm and steady, jumped in surprise.

Dian Dian was lying in the stone fish tank inside the room. Her upper body was still the same. She was wearing the same clothes made from marine fish skin. However, the lower half of her body had… A fishtail!

Gui He wanted to ask, ‘Is that a human or animal?!’ He was too shocked when he saw this, but didn’t say anything since he wasn’t clear about the situation. The question looped in his mind.

Initially, he thought that the half-breed slave Yi Si brought over was unique enough, but they never thought such a huge surprise awaited them here.

Shao Xuan finally returned to his senses. He breathed in deeply and tried his best to calm down. “A mermaid?”

Dian Dian was fearless even at the brink of death, but now, she was shocked as any child would be. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she almost cried. She had only swallowed the part of the energy that belonged to the Di fish. Why was this happening? Now she’s neither human nor fish!