Five cubs clung to her; the wicked woman was being targeted.

The pink mermaid is so beautiful that it's hard to tell if it's male or female; even a cow with saliva can't quite tell whether it's male or female.

However, the other party greeted them with smiles, and Niu Kou Shui responded with a smile as well.

"Mo Yang, are they male or female?"

"Female master, they are male mermaids, very beautiful, but quite powerful."

"Oh, I see." Niu Koushui understood. She's beautiful and capable.

"Mu Guang, are you going to the marriage ceremony in Nine Heavens City next month?"

"Yeah, Mu Guang, you're the only one of the three who hasn't found a female you like yet. The female I like is going to the mating ceremony, so I have to go."

Mu Guang's eyes were dark; he had never attended a couple-building ceremony and was not interested in it.

But for some inexplicable reason, he nodded.

"Okay, then the three of us will go together."

"Hey Muguang, that was the female on the dragon's back. You've never seen a female on land before, have you?"

"He definitely hasn't seen it before; he never goes when we go to Nine Heavens City."

The pink mermaid standing nearby laughed and joked.

Mu Guang lowered her head, her beautiful eyes filled with unreadable thoughts.

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"It looks lively over there, and there are lights too. Let's go take a look."

Suddenly, a song and colorful lights appeared before the deep sea. In the distance, it could be seen that many sea beastmen had gathered.

There are pink mermaids, green mermaids, blue mermaids, and jellyfish of various colors.

"Mo Yang, what are they doing?"

Even Yue Lin was seeing such a scene for the first time, and Niu Kou Shui was even more curious.

I never expected there to be such a lively gathering in the sea, with all those colorful lights.

Niu Kou Shui observed the building in front of him. It had four very large pillars, made of some unknown material, that reflected a dazzling light like seashells.

There is also a stone statue in the middle that looks like a mermaid.

"That's a statue of Poseidon, and the only one of its kind."

Mo Yang looked at the statue of the sea god and then remembered that today should be the day to worship the sea god.

"The only one? Aren't there any other sea areas like this?"

"Yes, there is only this one sea god statue in the entire world. Priests from other sea areas will come here on this day."

"They're so far apart, doesn't that mean they have to set off before the winter season?"

"No need. All merfolk priests have the ability to teleport, or more precisely, they only have the ability to teleport to the statue of the sea god."

"I see. Then your teleportation ability is stronger." Yue Lin said after thinking for a moment, and patted the dragon's back.

"Of course, the priests' teleportation ability comes with becoming a priest; it's not considered an awakened superpower."

"How do you know so much about them?" Niu Kou Shui asked.

"Because I used to play in the sea a lot when I was a child, I've seen their sea god worship ceremony many times."

The three approached the crowd, and the huge sea god statue seemed to be enveloped in a faint light.

The statue of Neptune stands atop a large, ornately decorated circular platform. In his hand rests an exceptionally large luminous pearl, radiating a dazzling light.

Beneath the four large pillars stood the priests of each sea region.

Niu Kou Shui spotted the blue-tailed mermaid at a glance; she seemed to have seen her when she was fishing last time.

"Moonlit, do you think that's the priest from the East Sea?"

"You know him, Mistress? He is the priest of the East Sea, named Qi Hai."

"But how do you know him, Mistress?" Yue Lin couldn't understand. The Mistress had never met Qi Hai before.

"I don't really know him. I just happened to see him when I went fishing with Fengyu last time. I thought he looked familiar, but it turns out he really is him."

Niu Kou Shui never expected that the mermaid he had glimpsed was actually a priest from the East Sea.

"My lady, do you like mermaids?"

Mo Yang glanced at Qi Hai. He was quite good-looking, a priest, and his strength was not low either.

"No, I just think they look familiar." Niu Kou Shui patted Mo Yang's big dragon head. This kid would ask her if she liked anyone if she looked at them more than twice.

"Oh, but if the female is fond of mermaids, she can find one in the South China Sea. These priests must return to their own sea area after the worship ceremony, and they cannot go on strike until the next priest appears."

"So that means priests can't have partners?" Niu Kou Shui asked curiously.

"It's not that they can't form mates, it's just that they can't leave their own sea area. Each sea area has its own special sacrificial activities, and the priest is also a kind of sea healer, so he can't leave."

"I see. That's quite a heavy responsibility."

Perhaps sensing the gazes from this side, Qi Hai looked up and met Niu Kou Shui's probing eyes.

Why is this female here? Qi Hai was a little confused, and then he saw Yue Lin next to him.

Qi Hai was somewhat surprised that they had come from the east to the south.

"Are those females?" Niu Kou Shui looked at the mermaids in front of him, some wearing beautiful silk dresses, others with long pink or green hair. They had pretty pearl decorations around their necks and very beautiful headdresses, making them look very exotic.

"Yes, those are the female merfolk. The sea god worship ceremony is one of the most lively events in the ocean, and the females love to participate."

"There's food over there! Let's go try it."

A variety of seafood delicacies are displayed on an exquisite seashell plate.

There are sea grapes, whelks, crab sticks, and more.

"Ahhhhh~ Ahhhh~" Suddenly everyone stopped and began to stare at the priests on the round platform.

The four priests began to sing the Mermaid Song, an indispensable part of the annual ritual.

The mermaids' chanting was also a major consideration in their mate selection, and the females all stared intently at the priests on the platform.

They could only covet the priestesses from other seas, since they wouldn't move to another sea just for a male.

Niu Kou Shui was mesmerized by the priests' singing; was this really a mermaid's voice? It was so beautiful.

No instrument can compare; it is a pure chant that comes from the very source of life and strikes straight to the heart.

The Blue Mermaid's ethereal voice, like deep-sea foam, gently lifts one's consciousness, making one feel as if they are in a dreamlike state on a cloud.

The melody sung by the pink mermaid carries the salty, damp scent of the sea breeze, both ancient and gentle, as if telling a story of loneliness spanning millennia.

The green mermaid's voice was crystal clear, yet deep and unfathomable, as if it could draw one's soul into the azure depths of the sea.

The purple mermaid's voice was ethereal and melodious, like a lament, captivating all who heard it.

When the chanting ended, everyone slowly came back to their senses, as if waking up from a beautiful dream.

The luminous pearl in the sea god's hand shone even brighter, its radiance reflecting on the sea surface.

Four priests swam upstream from four directions, their colorful fish tails stirring the same patch of water, creating a beautiful scene.

Niu Kou Shui stared in disbelief, then whispered to Yue Lin, "A priest needs to know so much! Virtuous and talented, a wonderful singer and dancer—amazing!"

Niu Koushui gave a heartfelt thumbs up.