inspire-indiana Chapter 174 Remembered
Chapter 174 Remembered
"Qingyin...husband," Jiang Yu silently repeated these two words in her heart. And she kept recalling in her mind the pair of icy blue eyes full of tenderness she had seen back then.
Suddenly, it felt like her head was being pricked by needles, and countless fragments rushed in, leaving her unable to make sense of it all.
Images of the sea, castles, golden beaches, white shirts, dazzling blonde hair, and pristine robes flashed through her mind... all those things she had forgotten rushed in, clamoring and churning wildly in her head.
Jiang Yu let out a low cry of pain, clutching her head and crouching down. Hui Yu, not knowing what was happening, was startled and anxiously patted the bubbles.
"Hurry up!" Jiang Yu was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up, but she managed to squeeze out the words through gritted teeth: "If we don't leave now, it'll be too late! Hurry up!"
Knowing that he couldn't take Lord Jiang Yu away no matter what, Huiyu took another deep look at Jiang Yu, who was squatting in the bubble, looked around at the surroundings, and then signaled Qing to leave quickly.
Mackerel, who had been suppressing its fear in this sea filled with the aura of Morinbia, now, with its master's command, used its fastest speed ever to rise to the surface of the sea, as if flying.
Unfortunately it's still too late.
Suddenly, a beautiful, thick tentacle emerged from the seawater, swiftly and accurately entangling the mackerel and dragging it back. The amethyst-like tentacle gleamed with a cold light, carrying intense killing intent, tightly binding the mackerel and its rider, tightening its grip ever more.
As Mackerel and Ashima watched in astonishment and fear, a colossal figure slowly emerged from the sea at the end of the tentacles. It stood in the water like a majestic castle, or like a gigantic flower blooming in the deep sea, beyond imagination.
All who witness it are captivated by its beauty and power, and also brought to their deaths because of its eeriness and terror.
Molinbia's six cold, inorganic-glowing gray eyes locked onto the two fools. These damned insects dared to use a despicable trick to steal its treasure, so don't blame it for being impolite!
It thought of the guy who tricked it by covering himself in rags. By the time it arrived, the guy was almost bloodless, clinging to his last breath, looking at it with longing and admiration.
"How could they think you're a sea monster?" It remembered what the guy had said. "It was my honor to see you before I die, my esteemed sir!"
With just one glance, Morinbia understood that he simply shared the same bloodline as the boy who had been sacrificed earlier. As for the coin on his body, it was indeed an ancient coin left over from the era of the gods. It was just as good as having someone hand you a pillow when you're sleepy. This coin was exactly what it needed, so it didn't need to bother searching for it again.
But! His purpose in appearing here couldn't be more obvious. Wasn't he just there to lure it here? If he lured it here, he would die. What kind of situation is that?
Molinbia stared blankly at the lifeless man before her for a moment, then her fins immediately burst open. Oh no, he deliberately lured it here! These heartless and disgusting creatures are actually risking their lives to set up a feint trap. Their target is Jiang Jiang!
Damn it, we were careless! How could it be so stupid? It knew there were disgusting bugs outside, yet it still left the Forbidden Sea so easily. Even if they can't rescue Jiang Jiang, what if they talk badly about it behind its back? Jiang Jiang didn't like it much to begin with!
Morinbia was furious. Her tentacles swept up the gold coins and disappeared on the spot. The moment she returned to the Forbidden Sea, she sensed that the disgusting insects had entered. They were despicable, shameless, and audacious, deserving of death!
You think you can just steal my house and run away? Dream on!
But just as it was about to crush the two little bastards, it heard Jiang Jiang weakly cry out from inside the bubble, "Big Sunflower! Don't hurt them! Let them go, please!"
Sigh, I really want to kill someone, but Jiang Jiang won't let me. Sigh, well, never mind then. It's not like I absolutely have to kill her. Killing someone in front of Jiang Jiang might not be a good idea; it would probably scare her even more.
At this moment, Morinbia didn't know what her behavior was called in the human world. She just felt that if she was gentler, more obedient, and more compliant, Jiang Jiang would like her more. Anyway, that's what the cunning Triton said: the process of going from zero to something is all about accumulation; there are no shortcuts.
So, the highly enlightened Molymbia released the trembling human and monster from her tentacles, unhappily blew a bubble, and with a flick of her tentacle, flung them directly out of the Forbidden Sea. Hmph, you little trash, utterly pathetic!
Like a victorious general, it turned around and smugly returned to Jiang Yu's bubble, just as it was about to ask for praise, when it found its little one crouching in the bubble, clutching its head in pain. This terrified it. How could its Jiang Jiang have become like this after only a short while? Who hurt her? Was it those two wicked creatures from before? It began to regret letting them go.
Although Jiang Yu was in excruciating pain, she knew that Molymbia hadn't gone on a killing spree, so she still thanked her, saying, "Thank you." Several of Molymbia's panicked tentacles drooped dejectedly. It felt that Jiang Jiang's thanks on behalf of someone else didn't make it happy; instead, it made it feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Jiang Jiang, what's wrong? Does your head hurt a lot?" Morinbia panicked a little. She reached into the bubble and gently stroked Jiang Yu's back. Later, she wrapped Jiang Yu up in the tentacle and warmed her with her energy, hoping that she would feel better.
Jiang Yu felt a continuous source of heat flowing from the tentacles enveloping her into her body, and the pain in her head eased somewhat. Many times when she woke up in the middle of the night, she found that Morinbia would quietly stay beside her, extending one or two tentacles to gently encircle her, making her sleep warmer and more comfortable. She never refused this kindness.
Although she remained vigilant, she still noticed these small acts of kindness.
“I’ve remembered some things,” Jiang Yu said softly. “There are so many things I’ve forgotten that all of them flooded into my mind at once, and I can’t quite process them all at once. I need to sort them out again.”
"..." Morinbia was a little unhappy. It wasn't that it wanted Jiang Yu to lose her memory forever; it wasn't that despicable. But remembering meant remembering many people, remembering those former lovers, and then she wouldn't belong to it forever.
“I remember who stood in front of me that time.” Jiang Yu raised her head, her eyes filled with a deep affection and tenderness that Morinbia had never seen before: “His name is Fan Qingyin, and he is my husband.”
“I am the daughter of the Jiang family of the Ocean Empire, and Lord Jiangyu of Hollandpur. I have two husbands, one is Fan Qingyin, the divine envoy of the Aurora Empire, and the other is General Lin Yi of the Ocean Empire. Moya, they are all waiting for me to return.”