Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 35 A Storybook, The Tale of the Mermaid

Ning Fusang looked at him strangely: "You want to tell me?"

She admitted that she was curious, but she had never seen anyone like Yang Ruo who went all out right from the start.

Ning Fusang was momentarily unsure whether he was just being foolish or if he was trying to soothe himself.

Yang Ruo didn't understand the deeper meaning in Ning Fusang's words, but she could hear the surprise in her tone and was a little puzzled: "This is not a top secret, and Master said that I should tell you the truth when I see Junior Sister Ning."

Ning Fusang raised an eyebrow and glanced at him sideways. Yang Ruo silently distanced himself from her before saying, "It was Master who said it, not me."

The girl's hair fluttered in the wind, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her voice was clear and pure: "What message did Master Gu ask you to convey?"

Yang Ruo sat up straight and cleared her throat: "Master said that Junior Sister Ning has a bad temper, so he asked me to come along and take good care of her."

He stole a glance at the girl's expression and saw that Ning Fusang's expression was indifferent, showing neither joy nor anger: "Did Master Gu ask you to convey these words?"

Yang Ruo shook her head: "This is a task that my master assigned to me."

After saying that, realizing that he had answered a different question, Yang Ruo tried to make amends: "What Master asked me to relay to Junior Sister is that intelligent people tend to overthink and worry, which can easily trap them and make simple things complicated."

“Master also said that if Junior Sister Ning saw me in the mission team, she would definitely overthink it. He told me to tell you the truth after I met her, so as not to make her worry too much and cause her distress.”

Ning Fusang lowered her eyes and smiled slowly.

Yang Ru tilted her head, her eyes shining with innocent light: "Junior Sister Ning, what are you laughing at?"

Ning Fusang said, "Master Gu is absolutely right."

She glanced at Yang Ruo again, her eyes scanning him up and down several times, before turning her gaze back to the scenery along the way.

She believed that Yang Ruo was telling the truth, that he possessed a pure heart, unlike her.

Master Gu wouldn't let a fool like Yang Ruo lie. He wouldn't lie.

Hua Yue, who was in front, turned around and asked, "Senior Brother Yang Ruo, now that you've joined this task of retrieving the shark veil, what about the original disciple?"

“He went to pick tea for my master, and the contribution points will be exchanged for spirit stones for him.” Yang Ruo deliberately added the last sentence, afraid that everyone would think that Gu Pingsheng was abusing his power as an elder and exploiting his disciples.

Upon hearing this, Hua Yue didn't say anything more, turned around, and chatted with her sister Hua Qian.

Yang Ruo glanced at Ning Fusang, but seeing that she didn't seem to care about him, he felt bored and took out a storybook from his storage bag to read.

The journey was uneventful, and Yang Ruo was engrossed in reading a storybook when he suddenly heard a surprised voice: "Senior Brother Yang Ruo, you're also reading 'The Tale of the Mermaid'?"

Yang Ruo looked up and saw Hua Yue staring at the storybook in her hand. She nodded blankly.

He seemed to have found a kindred spirit, and his eyes lit up slightly: "Junior sister, have you read this book too?"

Hua Yue leaned closer, glanced at a few lines of the storybook, and said, "I've read it."

Yang Ruo was excited and was about to discuss the plot of the story with Hua Yue when Hua Yue poured cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "However, this story is not well written."

"Huh?" The light in Yang Ruo's eyes suddenly dimmed, and she asked listlessly, "What do you think is wrong with it, Junior Sister Hua Yue?"

Hua Yue clearly had read the book "The Record of the Mermaid Silk" in depth, and she spoke eloquently: "The worst thing about this storybook is that it goes against the prevailing social norms."

"In the world of Zhongling, humans, demons, and otherworldly beings coexist. Otherworldly beings have a low status, and both human and demon factions have the habit of keeping otherworldly beings as slaves. Since the destruction of the Merfolk Royal Court, the Merfolk race has lost its protection, and these Merfolk have suffered a worse fate than ordinary otherworldly beings."

"How could a slave fall in love with his slave owner?" Hua Yue tapped a line on the page, withdrew her hand, and sighed.

Wu Gui, without turning his head, said, "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts. Why are you lamenting the plight of the alien race?"

Jie Feng thought for a moment and said, "In today's world, it is commonplace for people of different kinds to be enslaved. Even if we don't enslave these people of different kinds, the demon race will enslave them anyway. What difference does it make?"

Hearing everyone say this, Yang Ruo felt depressed. He put away "The Record of the Mermaid Silk" and remained silent for a while.

He was restless and tugged at Ning Fusang's sleeve: "Junior Sister Ning, do you think so too?"

Everyone says that Ning is a maverick, so I imagine her views wouldn't be so easily influenced by the crowd.

Yang Ruo was hoping to find resonance in Ning Fusang's answer, but Ning Fusang's answer was even more cold-blooded, making people's hearts turn cold.

She said, "Why should we hand over unclaimed resources to the demon race?"

Resources.

Upon hearing this word, everyone's expressions changed. The two sisters, Huaqian and Huayue, exchanged a glance and remained silent, understanding each other perfectly.

Dong Fangfei's indifferent face showed a fleeting change in expression, but it was not obvious.

Yang Ruo stared at Ning Fusang, her eyes filled with disappointment.

Ning Fusang was baffled by that disappointed look.

Only Yang Ni couldn't hide her admiration, exclaiming loudly, "Junior Sister Ning, the word 'resources' was used brilliantly!"

"Upon careful consideration, what difference is there between these extraordinary beings and the resources of heaven and earth? If they are not taken by humans, they will be plundered by demons. If we allow the demons to take and plunder them, what will become of our human race when they grow stronger?"

"Then can't we get along well with the superhumans and unite to fight against the demon race?" As soon as Yang Ruo finished speaking, she realized that everyone was looking at her, and her voice gradually weakened. "There's no need to be so extreme."

Ning Fusang gave a cold laugh but remained silent.

Hua Yue looked at Yang Ruo with a complicated expression: "Why would Senior Brother have such a thought?"

Seeing that Yang Ruo still didn't understand, Hua Yue asked again, "How could a slave ally with a slave owner?"

"But it was done in 'The Record of the Mermaid Silk'."

In the end, the female protagonist Wen Zhu and her beloved, a human sword immortal, re-established the Merfolk Royal Court, and from then on, the Merfolk and the human race lived in peace.

Hua Yue rubbed her temples and explained, "Senior Brother Yang Ruo, how can you take stories in novels seriously?"

"It is precisely because it is impossible in reality that the new royal court in 'The Record of the Mermaid' came about."

Yang Ni turned around and glanced at Yang Ruo, surprised that there was such a naive person.

Dong Fangfei, who had been silent all along, also spoke up: "Humans and aliens will not cooperate."

"Humans are unwilling, non-humans are unwilling, and demons will not be happy to see it happen."

Wu Gui nodded and said, "When the alien race was at its peak, it slaughtered quite a few humans. Now that the alien race is in such a state, the human people can only clap their hands and say that karma is a cycle."

"It's normal that you don't know these things since you've never been down the mountain, so don't take it to heart."

(End of this chapter)