The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Although the powerful figures present agreed with his point of view, Lin Fan was no longer as happy as before; he could only manage a forced smile.

......

In the light screen.

Gu Ran felt her body enter a mysterious state, as if all her pores had opened up, making her feel incredibly comfortable.

He felt a mysterious connection with every blade of grass, every leaf, and even every grain of sand around him.

A pure energy filled the world, and now this pure energy formed the center of a vortex, and the center of the vortex was himself!

A continuous stream of pure energy flowed into his body, and his body absorbed this pure energy without hesitation.

He could clearly sense all of this; it was as if he had everything under control!

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Ran opened her eyes.

Then he saw the little conch shell staring blankly at him, its eyes unblinking.

"What's wrong?" Gu Ran asked curiously.

"Ugh—" The little conch, having been discovered, looked startled, its cheeks instantly turning rosier and more delicious than a ripe wild fruit.

There was a snap.

The little conch flicked its tail, splashing water, and swam away as if fleeing.

For the next few days, Gu Ran practiced using basic martial arts training methods.

Because Gu Ran always closed his eyes and devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, he was unaware that purple clouds had appeared around his body.

If Gu Ran saw it, with his knowledge, he would know about the strange phenomenon of purple mist and would definitely be able to make a normal assessment of his martial arts talent.

However, right now, Gu Ran just feels that he has some talent in martial arts and should be able to achieve something.

During these past few days, every time Gu Ran opened his eyes while practicing martial arts, he would see the little conch staring blankly at him.

Every time she noticed him looking at her, her cheeks would flush red just as quickly as the first time, and she would flee as if trying to escape.

This made Gu Ran find it somewhat amusing.

This girl wouldn't have a crush on me, would she?

But when Gu Ran suddenly had this thought, his heart seemed to skip a beat.

He suddenly remembered the whole process of how he met the little conch, her persistence in feeding him small fish, the way she spat out her saliva after taking a bite of a wild fruit, thinking she was poisoned, and the close encounter he had with her when the brown bear came to the riverbank...

70. Gu Ran's worry about the little conch's abnormal body.

Gu Ran, her heart pounding, felt that something was wrong with her.

"Why can't I get that 'Ugh-Ugh' monster out of my head?" Gu Ran patted his head.

Unbeknownst to him, the little conch had already occupied an important place in his heart.

And this position is different from that of the younger sister...

Gu Ran tried to study her current mental state with a scientific attitude and finally came to the conclusion that—

He's already in his adolescence, so it's normal for him to have some wild thoughts.

It would have been fine if she hadn't realized it, but when she realized that she actually had a slight liking for the little seashell, Gu Ran couldn't calm down.

"Damn it, what are you thinking? She's a mermaid."

Gu Ran cursed himself inwardly.

However, when Gu Ran tried to calm down and continue his cultivation, his habit of reading widely proved to be a disadvantage.

All sorts of stories I've seen about humans and mermaids falling in love come to mind.

"Mermaids aren't impossible...aren't there so many stories about them?"

"But that's just a story. There's a racial divide between humans and mermaids."

"Do you despise her race? Then do you really like her?"

"Even if I like her, she might not like me back..."

"How will you know if you don't ask? She must be interested in you because she saw you being so shy."

Various thoughts flashed through Gu Ran's mind, as if two opposing debaters were constantly arguing in his heart.

"Women will only slow down my cultivation..."

Gu Ran remembered a sentence she had read in some book and suddenly felt that it made a lot of sense.

"Ugh--"

Gu Ran sighed and decided to take a day off today and temporarily stop practicing martial arts.

However, Gu Ran soon felt bored after stopping his cultivation. There were no books or any medium for knowledge here, so he couldn't pass the time at all.

If his younger sister were still alive, he could spend time with her and talk to her.

"If only the little conch shell could talk," Gu Ran thought to herself.

That way he won't be so lonely and bored like he is now.

The little conch only makes "uh-uh" and "uh! uh!" sounds. Although she can understand what he is saying, Gu Ran doesn't want to treat her as an emotional confidante to pour his feelings into.

Thinking of the little conch shell, Gu Ran suddenly realized that she hadn't come to see him cultivate today.

What happened to her?

Did something unexpected happen?

Thinking of this, Gu Ran felt a surge of anxiety.

Although he hasn't yet definitively determined the relationship between the little conch and himself, one thing he's certain of right now is that she's very important to him.

Gu Ran walked along the riverbank toward the little conch's dwelling.

The little conch was different from him; he slept on land, while she slept in a place in the river where the current was gentle and the water was relatively clear.

However, every time the little conch went to sleep, it would disappear from his sight as if it were invisible, which aroused Gu Ran's strong curiosity when he first saw it.

After studying it, he discovered that it was actually an illusion. If you looked closely, you could actually see it; for example, if you touched it with your hand, you would feel the real object.

Of course, it wasn't without its price. The price was that he actually got punched in the chest by the little conch's tiny fist that time, and she ignored him for a long time. He had to coax her for a long time and find five or six different kinds of delicious wild fruits to give her before he finally got her forgiveness.

“Not here…” Gu Ran frowned as he looked in the direction where the little conch slept at night.

"Little conch, are you there? I have some new fruit here, it's delicious!" Gu Ran called out.

No one answered.

Gu Ran had a bad feeling.

He took off his pants, placed them on the bank, and waded across.

"Little conch, are you there? I'm coming to find you," Gu Ran called out while observing the river.

Still no one answered.

Gu Ran began to feel anxious, and he quickened his pace while wading through the water.

Arriving at the place where the little conch was sleeping, Gu Ran disregarded the possibility of being misunderstood again and reached out to touch everything.

"Well......"

Hearing the familiar "uh," Gu Ran breathed a sigh of relief, but then he noticed that the "uh" was much weaker than before, which made his heart jump again.

"Little conch, what's wrong?"

This time, Gu Ran didn't touch the air like he did before, to avoid further embarrassment. Instead, he touched the surface of the river, and soon he felt something slippery.

The little conch's figure came into view; her eyes were downcast, and she looked weak and exhausted.

Gu Ran looked at where her hand was.

It's a tail.

Fortunately.

You should be able to touch a mermaid's tail, right?

After the thought crossed his mind, Gu Ran noticed that something was wrong with the little conch, so he quickly put aside his thoughts and checked on her condition.

"What's wrong? You look so listless." Gu Ran frowned and touched her forehead.

"Well......"

When the little conch saw that it was Gu Ran, she lowered her guard and, feeling a little tired, wanted to lean on Gu Ran's shoulder.

Gu Ran gently put his arm around her shoulder and looked at her beautiful face.

"Your complexion is so bad, so pale."

"What exactly is going on?"

"Could it really be poisoning this time? Did you accidentally eat something?"

Gu Ran asked anxiously.

The little conch shell shook its head slightly.