[That night.]

[After Su Yao learned that Ye Yu didn’t mind her being a sea demon, her heart was overjoyed.]

[She immediately embraced Ye Yu tightly.]

[As their feelings deepened, they returned to Su Yao’s room and earnestly practiced the calligraphy of the Kun character.]

[At the same time, Ye Yu learned the water nymph’s method of writing with a brush.]

[They studied diligently.]

[The next morning.]

[Su Yao took the initiative to explain everything to Ye Yu.]

[Su Yao’s father had originally been the clan leader of water nymphs.]

[He led many water nymphs and lived in a sea area two hundred miles from the islands.]

[They led a peaceful and undisturbed life.]

[Everything was very calm.]

[But later, as time passed, a water nymph named Su Qiao conspired with Yang Qi, the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon to obtain the clan leader position.]

[He killed Su Yao’s father.]

[Upon receiving the news, Su Yao’s mother immediately arranged for trusted aides to plan sending the young Su Yao out of the sea area.]

[She also handed over the clan leader’s token, the Naiad Order, to Su Yao.]

[The Naiad Order, besides being proof of the water nymph clan leader’s identity, was also a high-grade artifact.]

[It could transform water nymphs into human form, allowing them to have legs like humans.]

[Not long after Su Yao left the camp, Su Qiao arrived with murderous intent.]

[As a water nymph, he knew very well the importance of the Naiad Order.]

[So he relentlessly pursued Su Yao.]

[In the end, at the cost of all his trusted aides being killed, Su Yao finally managed to reach the East Sea Continent, escaping Su Qiao’s pursuit.]

[At that time, Su Yao was very young, and it was truly a miracle she survived.]

[Later, by a stroke of fortune, Su Yao arrived at Lotus Mountain, met Daoist Geng, and became his disciple, thus finding a stable place to settle.]

[The reason Su Yao chose Daoist Geng as her master was simple.]

[His cultivation was not high, and he could not see through Su Yao’s true identity.]

[As for the cultivation methods?]

[Su Yao had never worried.]

[The water nymph clan had its own inherited techniques. All of them were inscribed on the inheritance stones.]

[So, during her time at the Lotus Sect, Su Yao practiced the techniques given by Master Geng during the day.]

[At night, she delved into water nymph secret arts.]

[With dual efforts and Su Yao’s exceptional talent, her cultivation progressed smoothly.]

[She originally thought life would continue this way.]

[Unexpectedly, Master Geng later brought back an infant from outside and named him Ye Yu.]

[The first time Su Yao saw Ye Yu, he was still in swaddling clothes.]

[Learning that Ye Yu was an abandoned baby brought from the river by Master Geng, Su Yao felt very saddened.]

[Recalling her own experiences, she was deeply moved.]

[She felt that they were very similar.]

[Both were homeless and came to Lotus Mountain. They became the only two disciples of the Lotus Sect.]

[Su Yao believed that this was a rare kind of fate.]

[Thus, she took great care of Ye Yu, treating him like a younger brother.]

[But after Ye Yu grew up, Su Yao was astonished to find that, unknowingly, their roles had reversed, and she had become the one being cared for.]

[The three spirit stones Ye Yu had at nineteen, the cultivation methods at twenty-one, and the artifacts at twenty-six.]

[Ye Yu, with all his might, gave her everything he had obtained.]

[He left nothing for himself.]

[Master Geng had once advised Ye Yu, Kinship is indeed precious, but you can’t give everything to Su Yao.]

[At least keep something for yourself. Otherwise, what about your own cultivation?]

[Ye Yu’s response was very straightforward.]

[‘Master, don’t meddle in my affairs.’]

[This answer made Master Geng so angry that he ignored Ye Yu for three days.]

[But Ye Yu remained stubborn.]

[Although Su Yao had a blood feud and, due to her water nymph identity, she was not suited for the public eye. But she did not want to gain strength by taking Ye Yu’s hard-earned results.]

[So she continuously declined.]

[But every time, Ye Yu would force her to accept.]

[It was either accept it or destroy it, so no one had it.]

[Under this threat, Su Yao could only obediently comply.]

[Moreover, she discovered that Ye Yu seemed very excited each time he gave her something.]

[It was as if he was happier than when he received treasures himself.]

[This puzzled Su Yao greatly.]

[Later, Master Geng’s words enlightened her.]

[‘That kid definitely likes you.’]

[Immediately, Su Yao felt a strange emotion rise in her heart.]

[This emotion grew more intense.]

[She also liked Ye Yu very much.]

[She then fantasized about avenging her grievances and then returning to the Lotus Sect. With Master Geng’s blessing, they would become Dao companions.]

[To realize this wish as soon as possible, after solidifying her Divine Transformation Realm cultivation, Su Yao returned eagerly to the East Sea region.]

[After a fierce battle, the water nymph Su Qiao was successfully killed.]

[She took the Naiad Order and reasserted control over the water nymph clan.]

[But the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon Yang Qi was a difficult opponent.]

[At first, Su Yao was no match for Yang Qi, but she managed to hold her ground. The battle continued for years, with no clear winner.]

[During this period, Su Yao missed Ye Yu greatly and drew his portrait to alleviate her longing.]

[Later, she heard from her companions that not all humans liked water nymphs.]

[After all, ‘different races have different hearts,’ as the humans said.]

[So Su Yao began to feel anxious. She wanted to meet Ye Yu but feared he might not accept her water nymph identity.]

[Thus, she had been quite unsettled during this time.]

[What happened next led to the current situation.]

[However, what Su Yao hadn’t expected was that Ye Yu would end up saving her life.]

[After hearing this account, Ye Yu finally understood the reasons behind Su Yao’s departure from the Lotus Sect.]

[Subsequently, Su Yao said she would pass the position of Matriarch to Jiang Yue.]

[Then she would return to the Lotus Sect with Ye Yu, living together and never leaving again.]

[To this, Ye Yu decisively agreed.]

[After all, while learning calligraphy had its unique pleasures underwater, Ye Yu preferred to spend more time on land.]

[That day, Su Yao stepped down from her position as the Matriarch.]

[As she and Ye Yu were preparing to leave the sea region, she also gave him a gift.]

[A silver trident.]

[This was indeed the weapon of the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon Yang Qi.]

[Su Yao explained that she had originally planned to kill Yang Qi herself and give the trident to Ye Yu as a gift.]

[But she didn’t anticipate what happened yesterday.]

[So now, Su Yao could only offer it as a token of appreciation.]

[Ye Yu looked at the trident in his hand, his expression quite strange.]

[A sea king?]

[I suspect you’re implying something about me, and this is the biggest evidence.]