Although Ming Yue could also linger under the sun, her power would become very weak. Moreover, in her current form, others would not see her unless she intentionally revealed herself. After comforting her for a while, Xing Yuan "released" the two of them into the wild ocean on her own.
As for whether they would sink directly after waking up or embark on a journey, it was none of her concern, as neither of them had seen her face!
Xing Yuan had never taken this trivial matter to heart; her actions were merely to avenge her sister.
Xing Yuan felt her legs go soft, her expression troubled. When would she finally be able to walk on land freely?
"Do you want to go back and take a look?" Xing Yuan suddenly asked.
Ming Yue was taken aback, her expression complex. It was impossible to say she didn't want to go back.
No matter what, that was her home. Although there were no longer any relatives she cared about in her home, there were still some debts she needed to settle personally.
"Let's wait! I'm too weak right now," Ming Yue finally said.
"That's fine!" Xing Yuan nodded, agreeing with Ming Yue's words.
"Sister, how about I teach you a cultivation technique? Hmm… although it's not considered extremely powerful, it should be quite good. At least it can help you condense a true body as soon as possible."
"I… I can become human again?" Ming Yue asked in surprise.
When she "died," she was thrown into the sea to destroy the evidence. Although she eventually avenged herself, she was too weak at the time, and her body was definitely irrecoverable. But if she looked like a human in the future, perhaps others wouldn't think she was already dead.
"Not exactly, at most it can be called ghost cultivation!" Xing Yuan stated frankly. There was no need to hide such a thing.
"However, strictly speaking, ghost cultivators are not much different from normal people. It's just that there's a slight side effect: your personality will become a bit… you know, after all, everything in the world involves a transaction."
Ming Yue nodded in understanding but didn't feel anything was wrong. She calmly said, "I understand. Now, can you tell me what kind of cultivation technique it is!"
Xing Yuan tapped Ming Yue's forehead, transmitting a part of her memory.
This single act almost used up all her remaining spiritual energy. She had to lie weakly in the water, her tail listless.
The cultivation technique Xing Yuan gave was not difficult, and the spiritual energy here was abundant enough. But Ming Yue thought for a moment and then tentatively asked, "Do you know of any places with abundant spiritual energy nearby?"
Xing Yuan nodded and then shook her head. "Actually, it's all pretty much the same. But generally speaking, oceans or high mountain ranges have relatively more spiritual energy. Other places are basically the same."
Ming Yue nodded thoughtfully and said, "Let's move!"
"Ah?"
"Since my brother could find this place, my previous friends and classmates can naturally find it too. So this place is no longer safe. Let's change locations and return when we become stronger," Ming Yue said seriously.
"This… is fine." Xing Yuan gritted her teeth, her expression somewhat difficult.
"Then, why don't you come home with me? If you were in a human body now, you might not be able to enter the deep sea. But you don't have a body anymore, and with me leading the way, we can go to the deep sea without problems."
Ming Yue was stunned, her heart in a turmoil. This… was she going home with this person? Although she now considered her family, they seemed to only have a purely physical relationship.
No, they seemed to have a child between them.
Although Ming Yue was already a ghost, her face was flushed red. "You, um, do we also have a mermaid baby?"
"...Yes!" Although Xing Yuan was very reluctant to admit it, it was the truth.
"Is it a boy or a girl? Did I ask last time? I'm a bit forgetful." Ming Yue was extremely nervous. She had never interacted with a child before!
"It's a girl, a cute mermaid baby." Xing Yuan added silently, though she was a bit mischievous. For now, it was best not to dampen her sister's rare excitement.
"Then, will she like me?" Ming Yue instantly became dejected again.
Although the growth cycle of mermaids was different from humans, considering that nearly two years had passed since Xing Yuan gave birth to the mermaid baby… Ming Yue had always felt that she would never see Xing Yuan again.
But she had unconsciously maintained the habit of going to see her every day, which was why she had picked up this fish.
Thinking of this, Ming Yue suddenly asked, "You, you seemed to be injured before. Who injured you?"
She had noticed it before, but at the time she hadn't thought much of it, only thinking that this fish had encountered something on the way. However, as she got to know this mermaid better, she gradually realized something was amiss.
She seemed to understand the human world very well. But when they were together, Xing Yuan had told her herself that it was her first time in the human world.
"No one, it was just an accident!" Xing Yuan said decisively, sensing Ming Yue's suspicious gaze.
Although she couldn't figure out where her thoughts had wandered, she clearly knew that if she let her continue thinking, something big would happen.
Although Ming Yue was still suspicious, since Xing Yuan didn't admit it, she respected her choice and didn't ask further. Instead, she eagerly packed her belongings under the cover of night.
"Why are you packing so many clothes? Why don't I burn them for you now? It's impossible to make a fire in the water," Xing Yuan reminded Ming Yue, watching her busy figure.
Oh, right! Ming Yue suddenly realized the fact that she had become a ghost, and her expression became dejected.
She always thought she was still alive. Even though no one could see her before, she still lived like a human.
"It's okay, I'll accompany you and never leave," Xing Yuan comforted her softly.
Mermaids' voices were always beautiful, and when a mermaid spoke to someone with sincerity, it would naturally make that person sink into it.
Ming Yue held back the tear of soul that was about to fall and then said softly, "In that case, you can help me burn these things and send them over!"
After all, she was indeed still a ghost.
"Okay!" Xing Yuan smiled and started a fire by the pool. Then she wrote down Ming Yue's birth date and time, and soon, a pile of items appeared beside Ming Yue.
With everything prepared, Xing Yuan finally walked out of the swimming pool. She gently rubbed Ming Yue's faintly visible hand and said softly, "Let's go home!"