northernbook Chapter 137 Morinbia
Chapter 137 Morinbia
“Only I can save her,” Lanny murmured. Then, despite his discomfort, he staggered outside.
Wilman rushed forward to stop his son, saying urgently:
“Lanni, listen to me. Lord Jiangyu is a noblewoman, a prominent noble in the royal city. She has many capable people around her, and her husbands are all incredibly powerful. Her father is the most famous general in the empire. They will definitely have a way to rescue her. It's not our business, and you don't need to help us. Do you understand?”
“It’s too late. If she falls into the hands of pirates, who knows what dangers she will face. They may be the chosen ones, but the lord was kidnapped right under their noses. So what if they are powerful? I don’t trust them. I can’t care about anything else. Now I can save her. I must save her!” Lanny’s face was full of determination. He pushed his father’s hand away and stumbled out.
"Lanni! Lanny!" Wilman, not knowing what his son was up to, steadied himself and quickly chased after him.
Lenny was weak and was quickly overtaken by his father after only a few steps, who grabbed him.
"Lanny, don't do anything rash! I've already lost your mother, I can't lose you too. The Wilman family can't lose their new head of the family either!" Wilman had more or less realized his son's intentions by now. This silly boy had gone down a dead end and was probably going to sacrifice his life for it.
He mentioned the sea ban, he mentioned it.
He couldn't think of anyone other than Morinbia.
Did he encounter the legendary sea monster in the forbidden sea? What exactly did Morinbia do to her son?
“Father, this life of mine is no longer mine. I left it in the Forbidden Sea long ago. Don’t you understand?” Lanny gave a smile that was more like a grimace.
"Don't you know what level your son is at? No matter how skilled I am, could I return safely from the forbidden sea? Could I even bring back treasures from the seabed? Have you never had any doubts?"
“I made a pact with Morinbia. It allowed me to leave the Forbidden Sea safely, but the price was that my life would belong to it from now on. However, when I give my life to it, it can grant me one wish.”
“Isn’t this a good deal, Father? I’ve come out on top.” Lanny grabbed his father’s hand and pleaded, “Please, Father. This is the only thing I can do for her in my life. If I could save her but I didn’t, it would be worse than death for me. I would die of a broken heart.”
“But you’re going to your death now. Do you want me to watch my own son die?” Wilman felt as if he had shed all the tears he had in his life. But he knew his son. The lord was his obsession. He had risked his life to secure a place by the lord’s side. Now, for the lord’s safety, he was even more duty-bound to give everything.
He wasn't consulting him; he had already made up his mind to do it, and he knew he couldn't stop him no matter what.
“Father, please listen to me.” Lanny understood that his mother’s departure and his own impending death were a heavy blow to his father. He calmed down a little and tried to analyze the situation with his father.
“It’s not just because my love for my lord tells me I must do this. I’m willing to give anything for her safety, even if it means giving up my next life. What’s a little more than my lowly life?”
“There’s another reason. Mother’s actions have already pushed the Wilman family into an abyss of no return. Do you think that just by sacrificing her life, you can quell the anger of those nobles? Once they have a free hand, we will definitely be dealt with.”
Lanny looked at his father and smiled, "If adding my life can save the family and make them spare us from being wiped out, then my death will be meaningful."
“Look, even his last love for her was mixed with considerations of self-interest,” Lanny said bitterly. He had never been worthy, he had never been qualified.
Wilman finally broke down in tears. He knew his son was right; he couldn't accept it, nor could he stop her. But who could understand his pain? If he had been more forceful, hadn't indulged his wife's pursuit of wealth and luxury, and had prevented her from going to the capital, would things have turned out differently?
His tall frame hunched over, and for a moment he looked like an old man in his twilight years, radiating loneliness and sorrow.
“Father, you must pull yourself together. Everything in the Wilman family is now in your hands.” Lanny straightened up, pulled his thin clothes tighter, and clutched the pair of cufflinks that Jiang Yu had given him tightly in his hand.
"Don't be sad for me, Father. I'm just about to return to the embrace of the King of the Seven Seas. The sea is our pearl diver's home, isn't it?" Lanny hugged his father, who was slumped on the ground, one last time, and walked out.
He slowly left his house and walked to the nearest beach. He didn't stop, continuing to walk forward until he reached the icy water, stopping only when the water reached his waist. He was weak, his internal and external injuries hadn't healed, and standing in the water was nothing short of torture for him.
He looked up into the void and seemed to see Jiang Yu when they first met. She stood in the Hollandpur flower field, the sea breeze brushing against the hem of her flowing skirt and the strands of her hair flying. He seemed to see her sitting there quietly and gently, turning her head to smile at him. For such a smile, he disregarded everything and went through all sorts of hardships and fantasies.
He smiled, large tears welling in his eyes. He had no regrets. He had been so close to her, and she had been so kind and warm to him. And now, he was about to give his life for her. He felt no fear; he felt happy.
Without further hesitation, he took out the shimmering, colorful coral from his pocket, gazing at the liquid inside that seemed to flow with starlight, his eyes filled with seriousness and determination.
He reverently raised the coral above his head and crushed it forcefully. The galaxy-like liquid splashed onto his head and face, then dripped into the sea, instantly dispersing and spreading out into a vast expanse of shimmering starlight.
The sea around Lanny was illuminated, emitting multicolored light. Looking at this dazzling divine light, Lanny slowly walked into the deeper water and immersed himself completely.
He felt an unprecedented joy and ease, as if the wounds and ailments of his body and mind had been soothed and healed in an instant.
A silent sacrifice is taking place in the ocean.
Thousands of miles away, on the clear, moonlit seabed of the forbidden sea, three pairs of huge, emotionless, bright eyes opened. If anyone were there, they would see a huge, unheard-of figure slowly emerging from the seawater.
Seemingly sensing a call, it looked towards a distant direction. Standing on the fine sand of the seabed, its three pairs of eyes on its chest slanted symmetrically like wings. Its entire body resembled a castle, and its dozen or so tentacles, floating with the waves, spread and unfurled in the seawater like flower petals. Each tentacle had a large, translucent membrane resembling a fish fin, swaying softly in the water.
Each tentacle is like a crystal, or as if liquid is flowing inside, looking both beautiful and eerie. The thin membrane that spreads out on it is a dreamlike color, a gradient of blue and purple, like butterfly wings or a net.
Its eyes also resemble some kind of inorganic structure, with two slightly smaller accessory eyes on each side of a pair of huge eyes. The six eyes are devoid of emotion, as clear as a calm ocean, but this indifference and ruthlessness will make any creature that looks into its eyes feel fear and trembling deep in its soul.
The beautiful and powerful Morinbia guards the place where King Triton fell, the last relic left behind by the sea creatures before they departed.