Xu Fu’s voice became somber, as if he had remembered something extremely painful. “When I wandered the great sea in search of that fleeting sacred mountain, I encountered a large fish monster. Ying Zheng sent powerful reinforcements to help me kill it.” 

Zu An thought to himself that Xu Fu was probably talking about the fish bone temple they had encountered on the first sacred mountain.

Xu Fu continued, “But I didn’t expect that fish monster to be the sacred beast of the Mermaid Race. Later on, the Mermaid Race came after me for revenge. After a chain of coincidences, I became acquainted with their empress… After several meetings, we developed positive feelings for each other. We eventually became friends. She was extremely curious about life on land, and one day, she decided to return with me to Qin State.”

“And then you gave her to Ying Zheng?” Mi Li asked coldly. The mural painting...