Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

The two stealthily made their way through the winding, dark passages and soon arrived at a wide, open plain.

The surroundings were quiet, with only the rustling of the grass in the breeze.

Yi Lan suddenly raised her hand, as if summoning something.

A moment later, a strong gust of wind swept in, and a pterosaur descended from the sky, circling in mid-air.

Its enormous wings flapped through the air, making a whooshing sound and kicking up dust.

"The road is a bit far, this is faster."

Yi Lan explained, a hint of excitement in her voice.

Before Luo Bai could react, she grabbed his hand, leaped lightly, and landed steadily on the dragon's back.

Luo Bai was startled by her sudden action, and was then pulled onto the dragon's back.

"Wuhu—"

Sitting on the dragon's back, Yilan cheered excitedly, like a child.

"Let's go! To the sea!"

She excitedly gave commands to the pterosaurs, her voice echoing across the open plain.

"?!" All the patrolling guards instantly became alert.

"This is..."

They saw the pterosaur take off in the distance, with two figures vaguely visible on its back.

When they saw Yilan, their eyes widened suddenly, and a chill ran through their bodies.

"Saintess..."

One of the guards exclaimed.

"The saintess has been kidnapped again!"

Another guard shouted immediately afterward, his voice filled with anxiety and anger.

"Thief! Release Her Highness!"

They watched the pterosaur disappear into the distance, roaring wildly, their voices shrill and desperate.

Their weapons swung weakly; small attacks couldn't even touch the pterosaur, and large attacks might hurt the saintess. They could only watch helplessly as the pterosaur flew further and further away.

"Hey! Look carefully—"

Luo Bai was both amused and exasperated by the sudden "kidnapping." He turned around to face the guards below, pointed at himself, and loudly retorted.

"I was the one who was abducted!!!"

The shouts drifted in the wind, melodious and lingering.

The dragon circled in the air, slowly descended, and finally came to rest on a vast coastline.

The night is dark.

The moonlight spilled onto the sea, creating shimmering waves.

A gentle sea breeze blew, carrying a hint of coolness.

"Where is this?" Luo Bai followed Yi Lan and jumped down.

He looked around blankly; there was only beach, sea, and vegetation, and no one in sight.

Yilan took a deep breath, bent down, gently took off her shoes, and carefully placed them on the beach.

She turned around and walked step by step toward the sea.

Luo Bai was startled by this, raised his hand, and was about to call out to her, "You..."

"I'm fine." Yi Lan didn't turn around, but simply raised her hand with her back to him and waved it gently, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

"Don't come down, you'll scare them."

"Them?" Luo Bai frowned.

Yilan did not answer. She raised her head, looked into the distance, and continued walking step by step toward the sea.

Her throat trembled slightly as she began to hum a melodious tune.

The melody sounded exceptionally beautiful and moving under the tranquil moonlight.

Legend has it that there is such a story.

Long, long ago, humans and the Tears of Elegy were friendly partners.

Humans provide food to the Pearl Tears Singers, and the Pearl Tears Singers reciprocate with precious pearls.

Whenever the transaction begins, friendly humans step into the water and sing a mournful song of tears.

The deeper the water level, the greater the respect shown.

At that time, this ceremony was also known as the "waist-crossing ceremony".

An ancient covenant is being reaffirmed at this moment.

As Yilan hummed a mournful song of tears, she sank deeper and deeper into the sea until the icy water reached her waist.

Just then, a cute little head popped out of the sea.

“You…” Melo stared at Ilan in astonishment, “How could you know our tribe’s song…”

Yilan smiled bitterly and said, "Sister Siren taught me."

Luo Bai on the shore: "???!!!"

Chapter 723 The Grand Finale (Entering the Game)

Late at night, the sea breeze gently caressed my cheeks.

Luo Bai stood on the beach, his whole body disheveled in the wind, like a forgotten sculpture.

I thought Yilan had hidden some rare treasure at the bottom of the sea, but then she started humming a mysterious song.

Then dozens of mermaid heads popped up on the surface of the sea, two of which looked particularly familiar.

Class A war criminal Melo the Mermaid and The Little Mermaid?

The other two fierce fish were nowhere to be found.

Ilan seemed to be talking to Melo in hushed tones, their voices barely audible, carried on the whistling of the sea breeze.

Luo Bai was too far away to make out more than a few faint syllables.

Suddenly, Melo let out a loud cry: "Waaah—".

She suddenly threw herself into Yilan's arms, hugging her tightly like a wronged child, tears streaming down her face like broken beads.

In an instant, Luo Bai seemed to see the Sirens, their figures slowly merging with Yi Lan's.

Crying is not always a sign of sadness; it can also be a sign of being moved or joyful.

Or rather, you were suddenly pinched.

Yilan gently patted Melo's back, soothing her emotions as tenderly as if coaxing a child.

With his other hand, he caught Melo's tears that kept falling.

Immediately afterwards, Melo shouted to the other mermaids in the language of the Pearl Tear Elegy Clan, which Luo Bai could not understand at all.

The other dozens of mermaids paused for a moment, then swam towards Yilan and joined in collecting the teardrops.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a wedding where people were collecting money as a gift.

Over the past hour, the tear collection was nearing its end. Melo and Xiaomei gave Luo Bai a meaningful look, narrowed their scrutinizing eyes, and then turned and dived into the sea.

“That should be enough.” Yi Lan walked ashore, spread her hands, revealing the glistening pearls.

She smiled and said, "My sister said that there are negative cubic crystals in pearls."

Luo Bai frowned, thought for a moment, then took Yi Lan's hand and said, "Come with me."

"Huh?" Yi Lan was confused.

To her bewilderment, Luo Bai summoned a familiar wooden door and pulled her inside.

"You have a dark room too?!"

"Oh--"

"There seems to be a big fat cat too!"

Back in the fourth-tier league, Luo Bai was poisoned and knocked unconscious; a fat cat dragged him through a wooden door.

"You've met Tony?" Luo Bai raised an eyebrow and nodded slightly. "That's good, saves me the trouble of introducing you."

The two had barely entered the store when Tony sensed danger, jolted awake from his dream, and shuddered violently.

It stared at Yilan, cautiously retreating step by step.

He then turned to look at Luo Bai, his gaze seemingly saying, "You brought a woman back, you bastard?"

The status of the deceased's shop -1 (be wary).

Luo Bai ignored it and put the pearl into the converter.

Yi Lan was quite interested in the cat. She squatted down in front of Tony and examined it closely, whispering, "Why has it gotten so thin?"

"Meow—" Tony the teacher let out a hoarse meow.

Luo Bai casually remarked, "It says it's on a diet lately."

“It clearly said the store had no food in stock,” Yi Lan retorted. “It’s trying to lie to me.”

It says you're a bad person...

Teacher Tony kept rambling on and on, complaining incessantly.

"Wow, you even let cats make cards..."

“You’re not much better off.” Luo Bai retorted, his embarrassing moment exposed, “Peerli is still the acting dean.”

The two said in unison, "It's all for exercise."