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

But before he could make a move, the only source of light in front of him went out.

Gu Ran was suddenly plunged into darkness. He couldn't even tell where he was, let alone where the little conch grandmother was.

However, under the pressure of the crisis, Gu Ran calmed down.

"Why? Can you tell me the reason?" Gu Ran thought for a moment, showing a little panic.

Gu Ran knew that some people who meticulously plotted crimes and conspiracies had a strong "desire to share." They often liked to explain their "criminal plans" to their victims, just like showing off their masterpieces. The more fearful and panicked the victims were, and the more they acted according to their "criminal plans," the more satisfied they would feel.

Sure enough, the little conch grandmother spoke again the next moment.

“It’s simple. Because you have become the biggest obstacle to the resurgence of the merfolk, I have no choice but to eliminate you,” Grandmother Conch sighed. “Gu Ran, as a human, I admire you. You have great talent, and if given time to grow, you will definitely become one of the world’s top experts. You are also very smart and have keen senses, so I dare not lie to you about many things.”

"You just shouldn't like Eudora. She will be the sea queen who leads the merfolk to revive, and you will be the biggest obstacle to her becoming the sea queen."

Gu Ran: "Why? Because we love each other?"

“That’s right, I’ve seen your love for Eudora, and I had some idea that Eudora would love you, but she still exceeded my expectations. Do you know what I said to her before that night? I told her that mermaids and humans can’t be together.”

"Because they are different species, and you are human, you will eventually return to land. Can she keep this fish tail with you forever?"

Gu Ran could imagine the expression on Xiao Hailuo's face when she heard the news. She must have never thought about this before, and hearing it suddenly would be a huge blow to her.

In fact, Gu Ran had thought about his future with Xiao Hailuo. Although he was human and she was a mermaid, he liked her and was willing to stay with her in the ocean forever.

However, anticipating that she would feel guilty if she told Little Conch about this, Gu Ran simply kept this plan and thought to herself.

The little conch's grandmother continued, "When Eudora heard this, she asked me in a panic if there was a solution. I told her there was, and that was to turn her fish tail into human legs. That way, she could accompany you to the land. Moreover, this solution would not only solve her problem but also resolve the crisis of the mermaid race."

"It means accepting the inheritance of the ruins?" Gu Ran had already guessed.

“That’s right. As long as she can successfully inherit the legacy of the ruins, she can transform her fish tail into human legs. At the same time, once she has mastered the ruins, the crisis of the mermaid race will naturally be resolved. She was very happy to hear this method, but I told her that the ruins have been occupied by those large beasts in the sea. In order to inherit the legacy of the ruins, she must eliminate those large beasts.”

"So I sent her to beg you to help the merfolk reclaim the ruins from those large beasts. Unfortunately, she didn't want you to take the risk. In the end, instead of listening to me and pleading with you to help the merfolk reclaim the ruins, she stole the key and tried to sneak into the ruins on her own. But how could she possibly succeed on her own? There was nothing I could do but secretly help her all the way and send her into the ruins."

Grandma said the little conch.

Gu Ran suddenly realized why Little Conch's grandmother was so certain that the one in the ruins was Little Conch; this must be the biggest reason, since she had personally placed it there.

Furthermore, the little conch grandmother possesses a teleportation-like ability in the sea. Even if she accidentally lets the little conch steal the treasured key to the ruins, she should be able to catch up quickly with this ability.

But all of this was just her deliberate indulgence.

Gu Ran: "You actually have the ability to send Eudora into the ruins, but you deliberately made Eudora come to ask me for help from the mermaids. Your purpose... is actually to use these sea beasts and ferocious beasts to kill me? Oh no, it should be to make us both suffer heavy losses, and let me die at the hands of those sea beasts and ferocious beasts. If I can drag one or two sea beasts or ferocious beasts down with me, it will be even more in line with your wishes."

"What a brilliant plan! You have a keen eye for people, and your cunning is truly profound. If Eudora were to beg me, I would not be able to refuse."

"What you didn't expect was that Eudora not only didn't act as you predicted, but also decided to secretly go to the ruins on her own. You couldn't change her mind anymore, and perhaps you changed your mind at this point, thinking that it was good for Eudora, with such determination, to enter the ruins to receive the inheritance, and that the success rate would be greater. So you secretly helped her enter the ruins along the way."

"Then you pretended to be completely unaware and led me to the underwater ruins, actually with the same idea—to use those sea monsters and ferocious beasts to kill me, right? Because you know how much Eudora loves me, so you don't want to get my blood on your hands."

"Oh, no, although you are very good at escaping, your strength in a direct confrontation is actually quite average. If we were to face each other head-on, you would not be my match, or rather, there should be no one in the entire merfolk who could be my match. This is probably another major reason why you used someone else to do your dirty work, and the reason you lured me here is also based on the same reason."

"You assigned Alice to me and guided me, so you had already abandoned her at that time, right? How cruel you are! You could easily abandon your own kind just to get rid of me, an outsider. I can tell that you actually loved Alice quite a bit."

Grandma Conch sighed, "That's right. Actually, Alice was the replacement I found for Eudora. The most perfect candidate to inherit the legacy of the ruins would naturally be Eudora. However, Eudora had an accident at the time, and I lost sight of her position. So I had to find a replacement. Although Alice is not as perfect as Eudora, she was my only choice. I truly love her dearly because even if she is not perfect, she is still the last hope for the merfolk to regain their greatness."

"Speaking of which, I should thank you. If you hadn't sent Eudora back, I would have been able to barely get Alice into the ruins to receive the inheritance, and there was a high probability that it would have failed. At that time, it would have truly been a catastrophe for the merfolk."

Gu Ran sneered, "I remember you said that if the inheritance fails, the consequence is death. So you're actually planning to send Alice to her death, aren't you?"

"The mermaid race is facing annihilation, and she can't escape it anyway. She might as well take a gamble for her race. If she succeeds, not only will she become the new queen, but the mermaid race will also rise again because of her," Grandmother Conch said dismissively. "If she fails, it's just a matter of dying sooner or later."

Gu Ran paused for a moment. For the merfolk, this was indeed a situation where they had no choice but to take a gamble.

However, Gu Ran immediately retorted sarcastically, "You say you're thanking me? Well, actually, I not only brought back the little conch, but I also saved the little conch's mother from becoming a slave, as well as several other mermaids. I should be considered to have done a great favor for the mermaid race, right? Is this how your mermaid race repays kindness?"

"Yes, you did save other mermaids, but have you ever thought about why they almost became slaves to humans? What caused all of this?" The little conch grandmother's voice suddenly became indignant. "Humans! It's all humans' fault, but in the end, we still have to thank a human for saving them?"

Gu Ran was speechless. If this logic were followed, then not only should his life-saving grace to the merfolk be erased, but on the contrary, in terms of his background, he should still be considered a sinner of the merfolk.

“Of course, I also know that humanity is not a monolithic entity and cannot be lumped together,” the little conch grandmother’s voice softened. “But ultimately, it is humans who persecute the merfolk.”

Gu Ran: "Even without humans, the merfolk probably wouldn't fare well in the ocean, otherwise they wouldn't have had their ancestral relics stolen by those sea beasts and ferocious monsters."

Grandma Conch laughed, but her laughter was tinged with sadness and sorrow: "That's right, even in the ocean, the merfolk do not live a good life, no, it's more accurate to say they live a miserable one. But—"

"The Merfolk were once one of the most powerful races in the ocean. Back then, who dared to bully them? They even controlled a vast area of ​​the sea! What a glorious and illustrious history they had! But now, not only has the ocean forgotten the Merfolk's glorious and illustrious history, but the Merfolk themselves have also long forgotten the glory of their ancestors."

"When we went out to hunt for food, we had to hide and be careful. We just lived a mundane life, barely surviving. All that was left was numb humiliation!"

After a moment of silence, Grandma Conch continued, "So I want to change the current situation of the mermaid race. I want the mermaid race to become great again. Fortunately, the ancestors of the mermaid race left behind a relic that is enough to change the fate of the mermaid race. As long as the mermaid race can accept the inheritance of the relic, then a top-level expert can emerge to lead the mermaid race to revive."

"However, because the history is too ancient, and the merfolk do not have the habit of recording history like humans, relying only on oral tradition, much information about the ruins has been lost. I can only rely on the few remaining pieces of information to conduct research. In the end, I discovered that the ruins select merfolk for recognition, but they must be young. So I selected a group of young merfolk to test who could gain the ruins' recognition. Alice was among them, but she did not fully gain the ruins' recognition."

"Only Eudora, a mermaid, has truly gained the recognition of the ruins! Do you know how I felt? At that moment, I was absolutely ecstatic. The mermaid race will be revived once again. The mermaid race will no longer be bullied by humans, nor will they allow those large beasts of the sea to bully them!"

"In the past, the true original sin of the merfolk was only one thing—weakness. So the merfolk were used as food by large animals, and they were enslaved by humans. But in the future, the strength of the merfolk will undergo earth-shattering changes!"

Gu Ran remained silent.

He could understand the feeling of humiliation, and therefore he could also feel the great desire of the little conch grandmother to make the mermaid race stronger and revive.

"What I didn't expect was that the barrier effect of the ruins suddenly disappeared at that moment, and the ruins were completely exposed in the ocean. This attracted those large beasts, and the merfolk were no match for them. They could only temporarily abandon the ruins passed down through generations and keep migrating their habitats. But I knew that the merfolk still had a chance to turn the tables. I kept waiting, waiting for Eudora to come of age, waiting for the news that she had successfully accepted the inheritance of the ruins."

"But in the end, I received the news that Eudora had disappeared. When I heard the news, I almost despaired. I mobilized the entire tribe to search for Eudora, which resulted in many mermaids being captured by humans and becoming slaves who were worse than dead."

"In the end, I gave up on Eudora and focused my attention on Alice. Even though she didn't fully gain the recognition of the ruins, I will not give up as long as there is even a sliver of a chance for the merfolk to revive."

93. Let the Merfolk be great again! Break through to the Golden Core stage of Martial Arts! 4k

"But thankfully Eudora came back in the end, it's truly a blessing for the mermaids!" The little conch grandmother's voice was full of piety and hope. "The only regret is that she brought you back with her."

"To be precise, I should have brought her back, which is quite regrettable now," Gu Ran corrected.

“It doesn’t matter anymore. The strange phenomena in those ruins indicate that Eudora should be close to completing her inheritance. At that time, I really couldn’t control my joy and almost exposed myself in front of you. But luckily, I’m still a bit smarter than you. You humans have a saying, ‘Old ginger is spicier.’ In the end, you still fell into my trap,” said Grandmother Conch.

"There's something I don't understand. Why do you think I've become the biggest obstacle to the revival of the Merfolk? If Eudora really succeeds in accepting the legacy of the ruins and becomes the empress who rules over a region of the sea, and revives the Merfolk, I'll be overjoyed. How could I possibly be an obstacle?" Gu Ran asked. He didn't mind being Little Conch's son-in-law.

This is something he hasn't figured out yet. Could this inheritance be like the demonic cultivation techniques in those novels, requiring one to be ruthless and devoid of emotion? Does one have to transcend all feelings after cultivating it?

"The mistake is that you are human, while Eudora is a mermaid. After successfully inheriting the legacy of the ruins, Eudora will be like a phoenix rising from the ashes, forgetting everything from the past and gaining a new life," Grandmother Conch sighed softly. "Then she will inherit the will of the various mermaid queens of the past within the Heart of the Ocean, become the new queen, and unify the seas."

"Do you understand now? Eudora will no longer be Eudora, but will be completely transformed. She will no longer remember you, nor everything you went through. Her only goal will be to revive the mermaid race and become a true queen. But you cannot forget her. You will definitely harass her, and may even become the biggest obstacle to her inheriting the queen's will."

"Hindering Eudora from becoming the new Mermaid Queen is hindering the revival of the Mermaid race, and you can't possibly give up, so you must die. You must die before Eudora successfully inherits the legacy of the ruins. Do you understand now?"

Gu Ran was taken aback.

It turns out that one really does need to transcend emotions.

"If a person forgets everything about their past, and their memories and personality become completely different, are they still themselves?" Gu Ran said with a frown. "Are you going to completely eliminate Eudora, your own granddaughter, in exchange for a so-called mermaid queen? No wonder you can't wait to get rid of me. I certainly cannot allow such a thing to happen."

"Everything is for the revival of the mermaid race. Only when the mermaid race becomes stronger will they no longer be bullied." The little conch grandmother said indifferently. "You should understand this principle. If the mermaid race has a top-level expert, would humans still dare to capture mermaids as slaves with impunity?"

"If it can help the merfolk revive, I will not hesitate to sacrifice myself. Since Eudora is my granddaughter, isn't it only natural for her to give some personal feelings to the merfolk?"

After a pause, Grandma Conch continued, "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, there's more than one reason they want to kill you. Do you know where you are?"

Gu Ran moved her gaze around, observing her surroundings.

There was nothing but darkness.

Beneath me was a very strange liquid, water?

This liquid initially feels very viscous, but upon closer inspection, it feels very refreshing and not viscous at all.

What on earth is this?

"This is one of the sea eyes that seal the ocean's 'deep waters.' Although we don't know who sealed it at a great cost, the ruins have been riddled with holes due to the erosion of time. I have figured out its weakness. As long as we destroy these ruins, the deep waters in the sea eye will burst out. Haha, do you know what that means?"

Gu Ran's expression changed: "Sea eye, deep water? You're crazy! If it erupts, vast swathes of land will become ocean territory, and countless humans will perish in the tsunami. Do you want to start a war with humanity?"

"Madwoman? Hmph, I am mad. I went mad when I saw the merfolk being eaten like snacks by those large beasts, I went mad when I saw the merfolk being captured and enslaved by humans." The little conch grandmother's voice was like that of a madman, full of madness. "But all of this will become history. When Eudora successfully accepts the inheritance of the ruins, the human territory will also become a vast ocean!"

"At that time, the world will be the kingdom of the merfolk!"

Listening to Grandma Little Conch's words, Gu Ran finally understood her ultimate goal.

If Eudora successfully inherits the legacy and becomes the strongest among them, leading the merfolk to revive, the unsealed sea eye will continuously spew out the "deep water" accumulated over many years. This deep water is said to be the source of the ocean, and a little bit of deep water can turn into seawater that increases in volume countless times.

If this sea eye were to erupt with deep water, then the sudden formation of so much seawater would surely trigger a massive tsunami, engulfing all the low-lying cities on land and turning these lands into a vast sea kingdom.

Humanity will suffer heavy losses as a result, while the resurrected and powerful merfolk will benefit from it.

Incidentally, it also served as revenge for being enslaved by humans.

......

Outside the light screen.

Ariel was nearly driven mad; she couldn't help but shout, "Impossible! How could the truth be like this!"

No wonder Ariel screamed out of control; the other powerful humans were also completely taken aback by the truth.

It turns out that it wasn't Gu Ran who was cruel and heartless, but rather the merfolk who had wronged Gu Ran first.

Furthermore, this old mermaid from the merfolk has gone mad and wants to cause an eruption of the sea eye to destroy all low-lying human cities.

This enraged all the powerful humans present, who wished they could rush into the light screen and kill the old mermaid.

But then they remembered that all of this was just a memory that Gu Ran had already experienced.

The truth is that the old mermaid's plot failed because there has never been a massive tsunami attacking humanity in the past, which means that such an event did not occur.

Could it be that Gu Ran thwarted the old mermaid's plot?