northernbook Chapter 169 The Role of the Altar
Chapter 169 The Role of the Altar
“Xiao Yu…” The silver-haired man reached out his hands, as if he wanted to hug her. She involuntarily took a step forward, wanting to respond to the hug.
But like countless times before, the embrace failed. The man suddenly became transparent, his icy blue eyes filled with loss and sorrow, and his outstretched hand slowly withdrew.
"Don't go! Please!" Jiang Yu shouted as she chased after him.
Startled awake again, Jiang Yu sat up abruptly from her seaweed bed. Ever since she saw the phantom of the silver-haired man in King Triton's palace, she had been dreaming about him constantly.
That's strange, she's never even dreamed about her boyfriend.
She felt a deep familiarity with him; every time she dreamed of him, she felt as if her heart was being bathed in warm water, a comforting sensation. There must be some emotional connection between them. King Triton's words also troubled her greatly: "Memory can sometimes deceive, but feelings cannot."
Has she forgotten something?
If the feelings were real, then when did they begin? The man's appearance was definitely not that of someone from modern society; he seemed more suited to this fantastical world of spirits and sea monsters.
So, assuming she lost a piece of memory, and this man exists within that memory, then that memory must have occurred between when she traveled from the underwater vortex to when she woke up from the seabed.
She has amnesia. Was it Da Kui who did it?
Did Da Kui seal away her memories to keep her at the bottom of the sea? Jiang Yu thought of Triton's last words: "It has been lonely for too long and just wants to leave you at the bottom of the sea."
The meaning of this sentence is quite clear: Sunflower wants to keep her here to keep it company. How? The question she asked Triton was about Sunflower placing her on the altar. So the purpose of this altar is to keep her at the bottom of the sea.
Jiang Yu sat on the altar, coldly pushing all the seaweed aside and forcefully slapping the altar a few times to express her dissatisfaction.
Big Sunflower is simple; Big Sunflower has stopped pretending. Ever since they returned from Triton's place, Big Sunflower has forbidden her from leaving the temple. How did it do this? It created a giant bubble and covered the temple with it.
That's right, it's like putting a glass dome over a temple, plus the bubble that Jiang Yu already had, great, double lock.
"Jiang Jiang, don't listen to Triton's nonsense. He's full of bad ideas and has gone mad. What good person could destroy a country?" That's what Da Kui said, but when it came to the topic of the altar, it avoided it. The silent, big bubble would say something like, "It's all for your own good," and then disappear.
Therefore, Jiang Yu can only rage helplessly and can only vent his anger on these seaweeds.
She felt that Da Kui was treating her like a pet, and it was probably its first time having a pet. It seemed very patient. Ever since Jiang Yu found out that it could talk and communicate, it had given up and kept nagging her every day.
"Am I supposed to keep calling you Morinbia from now on? It's too hard to pronounce." Jiang Yu sat on the seaweed altar with her arms crossed, asking as Da Kui returned with delicious food once again.
“You can call me Moya.” Molinbia leaned closer to Jiang Yu, recalling that someone had called it that long ago. It really disliked the name Da Kui; it had felt a strong aversion to it from the first time it heard it. It made it sound like it was stupid, like some random cat or dog.
“Okay, Moya.” Jiang Yu stepped down from the seaweed altar and, for the first time, tried to hold the tentacle that Molinbia had extended into the bubble in her arms.
She was mainly worried that the creature would disappear again halfway through the conversation, so she tried to hold it back. As a result, she saw Morinbia start to react, beginning with the tentacle she was holding. Gradually, its translucent light purple color turned into a deep purple.
So, is it shy?
Not only that, Molymbia, oh, from now on it will be called Moya, except for the fin on the tentacle she was holding that was still obediently attached to the surface of the tentacle, all the gauze fins on the other tentacles had exploded and bloomed into big flowers in front of Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu inwardly scoffed. Isn't this just like a silly human being overjoyed when their pet kitten suddenly becomes affectionate?
She didn't care about any of that. Looking at the six enormous eyes that no longer terrified her, she cut to the chase: "What exactly is the purpose of this altar for me?" Jiang Yu held the tentacles tightly in her arms, determined to get to the bottom of it today.
Molymbia turned her head away from her, wanting to retract her tentacles, but she was afraid of hurting her and couldn't bear to part with the soft, warm touch in her arms.
"If you don't tell me, I won't sleep on this broken altar. If you put me on it, I'll jump off, unless you keep holding me down. The consequence will be that I starve to death on the altar!"
Such a threat may be of little use to humans, but it is very useful to sea monsters with simpler minds.
Molymbia blew a few small bubbles unhappily, and could only reply helplessly, "It's really for your own good, to make it easier for you to live underwater."
It extended another tentacle and gently poked the bubble enveloping Jiang Yu, adding, "You don't need this anymore."
Jiang Yu was stunned. Her guesses over the past few days had finally been confirmed, but she was even more panicked. If she didn't stay on the seabed with bubbles, according to her understanding, either she would grow gills so that she could breathe underwater, or she would be turned into a fish tail. In addition, she had seen the physical characteristics of Triton the Mermaid with her own eyes, so it was very likely that she would be turned into a fish tail.
Good heavens, although she really likes mermaids, creatures from fairy tales, it doesn't mean she really wants to become a half-human, half-fish monster.
Besides, Triton's shadow was completely black, and his face was not visible at all. If he really did grow gills to breathe, his face would definitely change. Would it become flat like a fish? Would it grow sharp teeth like a shark?
What if the cheeks weren't on the face? What if they were on the ribs or somewhere else? Great, Jiang Yu was already starting to feel pain in her ribs.
Jiang Yu released Morinbia's tentacles, covered her cheeks in disbelief, and squatted down. She had decided that she would never again go up that terrible altar that would turn her into a monster, and she didn't want to live in the sea forever.
"What's wrong?" Morinbia withdrew her tentacles somewhat dejectedly, feeling empty inside. Seeing Jiang Yu's reaction, she asked her with some concern.
"Big brother, tell me the truth, do you want to turn me into someone like Triton, or someone like yourself?" Jiang Yu looked up at Morinbia with tears in her eyes.
"Brother Moya, is there any way for me to maintain my current physical condition without having to breathe underwater without bubbles? Like that seaweed that Harry Potter ate? Have you heard of Harry Potter?"
"Or to be honest, I'm willing to just stay here with Bubble. There's an old saying in my country: 'Our bodies and hair are given to us by our parents.' Please don't change me with this altar, okay?"