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

Ariel felt that the truth was not yet fully revealed.

Back when she hadn't yet unified large areas of the ocean, it was indeed very chaotic, with various ferocious beasts and intelligent races fighting each other. This period should have been the time she secluded herself to receive the inheritance of the Heart of the Ocean.

If the merfolk were to encounter any major trouble at this time, Gu Ran, with only the strength of martial arts Qi Condensation, might not be able to truly help them.

After all, at that time, there were many ferocious sea beasts in the ocean that could rival S-class superhumans.

"Did these things actually happen during the time I was in seclusion?"

Ariel remained silent, her eyes fixed on the screen.

She developed a strong interest in this part of the story that she didn't know back then.

......

In the light screen.

After hearing Gu Ran's words, Grandmother's brows relaxed, and she smiled: "Alright, alright, I'll talk to you about this first, and then you can decide whether or not to do it. If you really can't do it, I won't blame you. It's just that your matter with Eudora..."

After hesitating for a moment, the grandmother continued, "But your relationship with Eudora will not be accepted or agreed upon by the other merfolk, and neither will Eudora's mother nor I publicly support your relationship."

"At that time... if Eudora is willing to leave the Mermaid Clan with you, then you should leave the Mermaid Clan. Anyway, the Mermaid Clan will be a place of trouble then, and maybe Eudora will be safer after leaving with you. I just hope that you will not let her down at that time."

Gu Ran immediately said, "I will definitely not let her down, but please don't be so pessimistic. Please tell me about the difficulties the mermaids are facing, and I will do my best to help them."

“Alright, then please follow me this way. This matter is confidential and should not be overheard by others.” Grandmother turned and swam to the other side.

Gu Ran followed, but he noticed that the little conch and her mother did not move.

He looked at the little conch shell in confusion. The little conch shell immediately leaned down and whispered quickly in his ear, "Grandma didn't tell us either. She said that even we can't know about this."

The little conch's breath was warm and sweet, tickling his ear.

Gu Ran shook her head slightly, shaking off her fantasies.

Even the little sea snails don't know what happened, or if it's that serious.

It seems that although the little conch's mother is nominally the clan leader, the mermaid clan seems to listen to the grandmother more often.

Is it because they possess the most secrets?

Along the way, Gu Ran followed her grandmother to the middle of this cracked island.

Once everyone else was around, Grandmother sighed, a look of sadness in her eyes: "This matter must not be known to the other members of the merfolk, otherwise it may cause great panic."

Have you ever heard of underwater ruins?

Gu Ran pondered for a moment and said, "Of course I've heard of it. Undersea ruins are ruins located deep in the ocean. Apart from the different location, they should be no different in function from other ruins on land. However, the exploration of underwater ruins is more beneficial to marine species, while humans have difficulty getting involved."

This world is full of all kinds of ruins. From ancient times to the present, the number of ruins is unknown. Humans have only explored the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ruins on land alone.

However, although there are many relics, not every one of them is of very high value.

Because many relics were left behind by ordinary strong people. For example, ordinary martial arts masters from hundreds of years ago felt that their days were numbered, but they had no successors. So they might design a simple relic for future generations to explore, and at the same time select a successor for themselves.

Such ruins would be an incredible opportunity for ordinary people, but they are of little value for S-class superhumans and martial arts masters to explore.

However, Gu Ran didn't know much about the relics in the sea because there were relatively few written records about them.

The ocean is not a place where ordinary humans can move around, so there are very few human traces here.

However, there are still ruins here, but it is difficult to know what these ruins were left behind.

Why did the little conch's grandmother ask? Was it because the reason why the mermaids had to migrate to this place was related to the underwater ruins?

Thinking of this, Gu Ran suddenly felt a surge of interest.

Grandmother nodded: "It's good that you know about underwater ruins, so I won't explain further. The reason why the merfolk keep migrating towards the land and near the sea is because the merfolk once controlled an underwater ruin, or rather, they once occupied the location of an underwater ruin as one of their habitats."

"I just don't know how this news leaked out, which attracted many other sea monsters and ferocious beasts that have already awakened their intelligence."

"The weak merfolk were no match for these sea beasts and ferocious monsters, so they were forced to leave their original habitat."

Gu Ran: "I'm afraid it's not just a matter of being forced to leave their habitat. Could it be that the merfolk possess something that those sea beasts and ferocious monsters covet, which is why they are being hunted down by them?"

Grandmother: "Although I have already witnessed your keen insight, I still have to admire you once again. Yes, they believe that the merfolk have the method to open the ruins, so they want to force the merfolk to tell them."

"What do they think?" Gu Ran frowned slightly and continued to ask, "Do the merfolk really know how to open the ruins?"

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“No!” Grandmother said firmly. “Although our merfolk occupied that ruin for a long time, and we have tried to open it many times, we have never succeeded in opening it.”

"If our merfolk really had the method to open that underwater ruin, we would have gone in to explore it long ago, taken all the benefits, and improved the strength of the merfolk. Why would we be driven around everywhere and have nowhere to settle down?"

Gu Ran nodded: "Okay, then I understand. So those sea beasts and ferocious beasts are just speculations, but it makes no sense for them to hunt down and coerce the merfolk."

Gu Ran neither questioned nor directly confirmed the little conch's grandmother's answer.

Because when he asked the question, he realized that he had asked something inappropriate. Even if the merfolk really knew how to open the ruins, they might say they didn't know, since he was still an "outsider" and the merfolk wouldn't trust him much. Revealing such an important secret could bring trouble.

If you really don't know how to turn it on, then you'll definitely be even more certain that you don't know.

So this is a question whose "answer" can be guessed with a high probability, but having too many guesses only adds to the distrust between the two parties.

However, when the little conch's grandmother said with absolute certainty that the mermaids did not know how to activate it, Gu Ran couldn't help but observe her expression.

"It seems they really don't know, so the merfolk have suffered an undeserved disaster," Gu Ran thought to himself.

Although the little conch's grandmother spoke with absolute certainty, Gu Ran did not entirely believe her and retained some doubts.

He didn't show it, though. Whether it was true or false didn't matter to him. He wasn't there for the underwater ruins. Let them keep their guard up. He had a clear conscience.

"So what do you need me to do? Is it to retrieve that underwater ruin?" Gu Ran asked.

"Although I really hope you can do it, it's an extremely difficult task, so I don't dare to hope for it," Grandmother said, shaking her head. "The powerful beasts and sea monsters that occupy that underwater ruins are so formidable that even human S-class ability users and martial arts masters would not fare well."

"What I want to get rid of is the sea monsters and ferocious beasts that have been following our mermaid race and forcing us to retreat into the nearshore areas where humans live."

Marine mammals can be roughly considered as land animals. The ferocious beasts in the ocean are marine mammals in a state of mutation. Just like on land, low-level ferocious beasts lose their basic intelligence and become impulsive, irritable, fierce, and warlike.

“Okay!” Gu Ran nodded in agreement. “Do you know the coordinates of those sea monsters and ferocious beasts? I’ll set off now.”

For him, the sooner the problem was resolved, the sooner it would be over, and he and Little Conch could live happily ever after without any obstacles.

Even if we can't solve the problem for the time being, it would be excellent to scout out the enemy's situation.

“Because we migrated our species by diving into the deep sea, they haven’t found us yet. But they should be nearby. We should be able to find them in about half a day. I’ll arrange for a few people to take you to look for them. But even if you encounter them, don’t fight them head-on if you can’t defeat them.” Grandmother smiled kindly. “If you get hurt, Eudora will be heartbroken. If you sacrifice yourself, Eudora will be even more devastated.”

"Mermaids are known for their unwavering loyalty in love. Given Eudora's personality, she might very well die for you. So even for her sake, please don't be reckless."

Gu Ran felt a warmth in his heart at the little conch's grandmother's concern and nodded with a smile: "I will be careful. If I can't defeat them, I won't be stubborn. I will take revenge when I become stronger. I have only been practicing martial arts for less than a year. If I have time, I think I should be able to break through to the Golden Core stage of martial arts and become a martial arts grandmaster. At that time, they will definitely no longer be my opponents."

Grandmother waved her hand and said, "Alright, I don't know how much longer I have to live. I should care about the young people in the clan as much as I can. I'll have Alice lead a few clansmen to take you to find those guys later."

......

The endless sea, with its rippling blue waves, stretches as far as the eye can see.

Suddenly, several small black dots appeared on the surface of the sea.

Gu Ran, Alice, and several other mermaids emerged from the deep sea, paused briefly, and then began swimming in one direction.

Gu Ran touched the conch necklace around his neck. He had to admit that the conch necklace was really useful. If it weren't for this necklace, he definitely wouldn't be able to move around in the ocean so easily and freely.

To avoid leaving any traces of the mermaids that could be traced on the ocean surface, Alice and the others took Gu Ran and swam in the deep sea for a long time before surfacing.

Without this necklace, he probably would have suffocated before even reaching the halfway point.

"How do we find them?" Gu Ran asked as he swam.

Alice nervously observed the surrounding sea. Hearing Gu Ran's words, she said irritably, "I really don't know what you said to the elder, that you made us take you to find those sea monsters and ferocious beasts and do such a dangerous thing."

"Actually, we don't need to look for them. As soon as they come into contact with the scent we leave in the seawater, they will immediately come to us."

"Smell? Seawater has a smell too?" Gu Ran asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Who knows? Anyway, as long as we don't swim in the deep sea, they'll immediately follow us, just like they can smell us. So, we'll have to 'wash' our 'scent' off with the ocean currents every time we go out," Alice explained.

Gu Ran: "Oh, I see. That's convenient."

This way, he won't have to go through so much trouble finding these sea monsters and ferocious beasts in the future. He can just find one or two members of the merfolk clan to act as "bait" and wait for them to attack.

Alice was furious with Gu Ran: "Whose side are you on? Are you making it easier for them to eat us?"

“Of course, it’s more convenient to deal with them directly and save time.” Gu Ran saw that Alice and the others were worried and knew that they did not believe in his strength, so he comforted them, “Don’t worry, when you encounter them, just run far away immediately, and leave the rest to me.”

Alice, of course, didn't believe it at all. She rolled her eyes and said, "We would have run away immediately even without you saying so. We're not going to die with a human who talks big like you."

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Besides Alice, two other members of the merfolk tribe also came along. They were both very beautiful, but they showed no respect to Gu Ran.

If he hadn't been instructed not to, he probably would have just glared angrily at Gu Ran.

After all, being sent out as bait is no easy task; one could easily lose their life.

And the one who started all of this is Gu Ran, this bad guy.

Seeing that his words of comfort had no effect, Gu Ran stopped talking and simply followed in silence.

Ultimately, everything depends on the facts. If he really can't defeat those ferocious beasts and sea monsters, then it's understandable that they're angry with him, since he's put them in danger.

If he can defeat those ferocious beasts and sea monsters, then these mermaids will naturally know that he is telling the truth.