Chapter 1077: Chapter 1014: Mermaid Pattern

The same moment!

Qin Feiyang and Young Master Hao walked side by side into the forest, chatting and laughing, looking quite at ease.

While passing a mountain ridge, Young Master Hao asked, "Two months ago, you suddenly left, what did you go do?"

"Investigating that white-haired old man."

"He’s Guo Xiangzhong, the steward of the Kirin Tribe..."

Qin Feiyang didn’t hide it, recounting the entire incident in detail.

After listening.

Young Master Hao was stunned and then sighed, "I thought he was a good person, but didn’t expect him to harbor ill intentions."

Qin Feiyang said, "That’s why I repeatedly warn you, when looking at things and people, don’t just look at the surface."

"Learned a lesson."

Young Master Hao shook his head with a smile, then said, "Who is that young guy, astonishingly just a Nine-Star War Saint?"

"His name is Wang Zicheng, one of the ten elites of Qinghai, with remarkable skills, Guo Xiangzhong died at his hands."

Qin Feiyang said.

"So powerful!"

Young Master Hao was dumbfounded.

"Yes!"

"The strength and talent of these ten elites of Qinghai probably can’t even be matched by those disciples of the General Tower’s holy land."

"However, this Wang Zicheng is said to be unreliable, so you should watch out."

Qin Feiyang advised.

"I understand."

Young Master Hao nodded.

While conversing, Qin Feiyang and the others arrived in front of a lake.

This lake is located in the center of the mysterious island, roughly over a thousand feet, though the lake water is clear and glistening, there’s nothing particularly strange about it.

Nevertheless, Qin Feiyang stopped by the lakeside.

"What’s up?"

Young Master Hao looked at him suspiciously.

"I don’t know why, since I entered this mysterious island, I’ve felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity."

"And here, that feeling is even stronger."

Qin Feiyang glanced at the lake, whispering.

"A sense of familiarity?"

"That shouldn’t be!"

Young Master Hao glanced at the lake, asking, "Have you been here before?"

"No."

Qin Feiyang shook his head.

"Then it must be an illusion."

Young Master Hao laughed.

"It won’t be an illusion because that sense of familiarity has lingered in my heart, never disappearing."

Qin Feiyang’s gaze flickered, suddenly making a decision, saying, "You stay here and wait for me, I’ll go down and take a look."

"This isn’t good, we don’t know what’s at the bottom of the lake, it’s safer if I go with you."

Young Master Hao said.

"Alright."

After some consideration, Qin Feiyang nodded and readily agreed.

Plop!!

The two leapt into the lake.

...

"Hey, that woman, do you like Ancestor Mu?"

At the far end of the mysterious island.

Wang Zicheng looked at the massive waves of the inner sea, asking with a deep expression.

Wang Youer was taken aback, looking at Wang Zicheng, puzzlingly asking, "Are you asking me?"

"No kidding, besides you, who else is here?"

Wang Zicheng replied grumpily.

"I don’t like him at all, not only don’t I like him, I even dislike him."

Wang Youer snorted coldly.

"Why?"

Wang Zicheng asked.

"Many reasons."

"Firstly, he’s younger than me."

"To put it bluntly, in front of me, he’s just a little brat, but obnoxiously, he always acts so old-fashioned."

"And, he disdainfully thinks of our engagement as if it’s a lifetime disaster."

"Most outrageous of all, he actually called me a burden!"

"You tell me, I’m an Eight-Star War Saint, how can I be a burden?"

Wang Youer grumbled indignantly.

"I see!"

Wang Zicheng suddenly realized, laughing slyly, "Then be with me, I definitely won’t look down on you."

"Scram!"

Wang Youer’s face turned dark.

Wang Zicheng complained, "Why, I’ve fallen for you at first sight, can’t you give me a chance?"

"Are we close? Why should I give you a chance?"

Wang Youer replied with disdain.

"Alright!"

Wang Zicheng smiled bitterly, shaking his head, "Seems you really haven’t realized."

"Realized what?"

Wang Youer puzzled.

Wang Zicheng said, "You’ve unconsciously started to like him."

"Like him?"

"Impossible!"

Wang Youer decisively denied it.

"Don’t deny it."

"Although I’ve never really been in a relationship, I have a lot of experience in this area."

"Because his negligence makes you angry."

"Because his disdain bothers you."

"Because his indifference leaves you anxious."

"Finally, because of your strong personality, if he doesn’t take the initiative to confess to you, in your subconscious, you’ll never admit liking him."

"You always give him trouble, honestly, just to catch his attention, wanting him to care for you more."

"To put it bluntly, it’s about seeking recognition."

Wang Zicheng said.

A row of black lines appeared on Wang Youer’s forehead, angrily saying, "Scram, I have everything I need, no need to seek recognition from him!"

"Maybe, as you said, your status in Divine City is high, wanting for nothing, but feelings aren’t something you can just want to have, nor something that disappears just because you deny it."

"Young lady, calm down and think it over, perhaps you’ll soon have an answer in your heart."

Wang Zicheng laughed.

"I know best what’s on my mind, no need for your concern."

"Also, are you old? Calling me ’young lady’?"

Wang Youer snorted, looking up at the inner sea, though her gaze was firm, her heart wavered slightly.

Have I really started to like him already?

...

Lake!

Qin Feiyang and the others searched everywhere but found nothing.

At the lake bottom, apart from scattered rubble and silt, there was nothing else.

Young Master Hao said, "Little brother, everyone said it’s just your illusion and you didn’t believe it. Now you see, we’re just wasting time."

"Is it really an illusion?"

"But this feeling of familiarity is so real."

Qin Feiyang stood at the lake bottom, scanning the surroundings, feeling somewhat agitated.

"Something’s not right!"

Suddenly.

Qin Feiyang’s eyes narrowed.

"What’s not right?"

Young Master Hao was puzzled.

Qin Feiyang said solemnly, "We’ve been searching all this way, and it seems we haven’t even encountered a single beast?"

"Hmm?"

Young Master Hao paused, then his gaze trembled, "Now that you mention it, indeed, there’s been no sign of any beast."

"Yes!"

"This is very unusual."

"The lake is so big, even if there are no beasts, there should at least be fish or shrimp, right? But we haven’t even seen a single shrimp or crab."

Qin Feiyang said.

Young Master Hao replied, "It is indeed strange, should we continue to search?"

"Alright."

"Let’s split up and search carefully."

Qin Feiyang nodded.

The two immediately separated, conducting a systematic search at the lake bottom, not even leaving the silt and rubble unexamined.

"Nothing..."

"There’s nothing at all..."

A moment later.

Qin Feiyang stood on a piece of rubble, visibly agitated.

"Little brother, come quickly, I found something strange!"

At this moment.

Young Master Hao’s voice echoed in his mind.

Qin Feiyang perked up and responded, "Where are you?"

Young Master Hao answered, "At the center of the lake bottom."

Qin Feiyang immediately swam over, quickly spotting Young Master Hao, who was standing at the lake bottom, looking down at something.

Qin Feiyang swam over to his side and looked down.

"Impossible!"

His eyes trembled, his face full of disbelief.

At Young Master Hao’s feet was a smooth stone, its surface cleared of silt.

And on the stone, there was an engraved pattern!

This pattern depicted a person, but the face was too vague to see clearly, only revealing the outline of a burly man.

However, the other parts were engraved very clearly.

The man held a trident and had a pair of wings on his back, yet instead of legs, he had a fish tail!

Isn’t this pattern a mermaid?

Qin Feiyang’s mind was in chaos.

How could there be a mermaid pattern here?

Who left this pattern?

Young Master Hao said, "I’ve never seen this pattern before, little brother, do you know what this is?"

"You’ve never seen it?"

Qin Feiyang looked at Young Master Hao in surprise.

"No."

"I’ve never even heard of it." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Young Master Hao shook his head.

Qin Feiyang’s eyes flickered.

Young Master Hao has never seen it, does it mean there’s no mermaid on the Forgotten Continent?

If otherwise, with Young Master Hao’s status, even if he hadn’t seen it, he must have heard of it.

Since there’s no mermaid on Forgotten Continent, how could there be this pattern?

Could it be...

Qin Feiyang’s heart trembled, could it be related to the mermaid clan of the Great Qin Empire?

Wait!

The inheritance site of the General Tower has a statue of the ancestor, here there is a mermaid pattern, plus that sense of familiarity, could there be a connection between the two?

Suddenly.

He remembered something the Mermaid Emperor once said.

Because of the ancestor’s mercy back in the day, the first generation Mermaid Emperor, the Black Wing King, and the White Wing King all followed the ancestor.

Similarly.

These three also disappeared with the ancestor.

Could this mermaid pattern be related to the three of them?

It’s all a mess.

Completely in chaos.

Qin Feiyang couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

Young Master Hao observed Qin Feiyang and said, "Little brother, by the looks of it, you should know something. Can you tell me?"

Qin Feiyang rubbed his forehead and shook his head, "I don’t even know how to say it now, all I can tell you is that I indeed recognize this pattern and have some connection to it."

Young Master Hao looked at the mermaid pattern in surprise again and said, "So, the sense of familiarity you felt might have been brought by it?"

"Very likely."

Qin Feiyang nodded, bent down, and reached out with a large hand, rubbing the mermaid pattern.

Indeed.

That sense of familiarity increased!

Young Master Hao suddenly said, "You think there could be something hidden here within some mechanism?"

"Mechanism?"

Qin Feiyang was slightly startled.

Young Master Hao’s words reminded him.

Based on past experiences, such places usually have hidden mysteries.

"Quick, let’s look."

Young Master Hao urged, full of enthusiasm.

The two began to carefully explore around the pattern.

They tried to lift the stone with the mermaid pattern, but in the end, both showed expressions of disappointment.

Other than this mermaid pattern, there was nothing else.

"Seems I was overthinking it."

Young Master Hao gave Qin Feiyang a helpless smile.

Qin Feiyang also smiled bitterly, "Perhaps it’s merely a symbol, with no deeper meaning."

"Well, let’s go then. We’ve delayed for so long, if we don’t hurry to regroup, my sister will surely be furious again; it’s best to avoid her wrath."

Young Master Hao said.

"Alright."

Qin Feiyang nodded in response, took one more look at the mermaid pattern, then left the lake with Young Master Hao, heading towards the end of the Divine Island.

Maybe this sense of familiarity doesn’t come from him, but from the Heart Knot.

Though he has no blood relationship with the mermaid clan, the appearance of the Heart Knot established a mental connection with Princess Mermaid, which made him feel familiar with the mermaid pattern.

But this is just his guess and cannot be taken seriously.

After Qin Feiyang and Young Master Hao left, the pattern remained completely still.

The lake remained as tranquil as ever.