Considering all the above, Bei felt that what her never reliable mother had said seemed to have some truth to it.
Today was the first time she was meeting her mother, and her mother didn't know her yet. What if her "wicked" mother said something bad and caused her mother to dislike her?
Bei fell into deep worry, then wiped away her tears. She jumped down from Xingyuan's embrace and stood before Mingyue, saying, "Bei actually hates crying the most, but this mother always bullies me."
Heh! Xingyuan sneered inwardly. Such a young child already showed signs of becoming a "green tea" type. She absolutely wouldn't allow it.
So, her eyelashes trembled slightly, tinged with a few tears. She looked at Bei with hurt eyes and said in a trembling voice, "Doesn't Mother treat you well? Why?"
Unfinished words are more likely to spark imagination. At this moment, Mingyue's affection for Xingyuan momentarily surpassed that for the adorable mermaid cub.
She looked as if she had been hurt by the child, so she unhesitatingly abandoned the mermaid cub begging for a hug and stood before Xingyuan, comforting her with a serious tone:
"It's alright, she's still young. We can teach her well together in the future."
"Mm," Xingyuan nodded gently and embraced Mingyue. A perfectly good mermaid had become a soft beauty.
Only Bei saw her mermaid mother give her a provocative look.
Unable to hold back, Bei wailed and burst into tears, crying heartbrokenly. Her mother was bullying her, this little mermaid cub. Hadn't she been told that cubs were the most pampered creatures in the mermaid race? Why?
At such a young age, she had to endure too much.
Xingyuan chuckled inwardly, but a worried expression appeared on her face. "Sister, she's crying again. Shall I go and coax her?"
Mingyue looked at Xingyuan's seemingly long-suffering demeanor and then at Bei's pitifully tear-streaked face. The scales of her heart tipped without hesitation.
"No need! She's just a child! And a mermaid, not that fragile. Even our human children benefit from crying for a while, it's good for their mind and body."
Xingyuan nodded gently, her face filled with approval.
Bei let out a hiccup, startled by the shamelessness of the two. She had never seen a mother so brazen. She was just a child!
Fortunately, there was still one person. Bei directly threw herself into her grandfather Mai's arms and sobbed, complaining about her irresponsible parents.
Mai, with a face full of concern, patted Bei's back to soothe her. However, in his heart, his daughter's status was still higher than this mermaid cub he had only known for two years.
So, while Mai echoed Bei's complaints about Xingyuan, he made no promises, only offering perfunctory "mm" and "yes" when Bei reported her grievances.
Seemingly sensing that everyone here was being charmed by her mother, Bei finally realized who the real boss was. She awkwardly hugged her mother's tail again, blinked her swollen eyes, and pitifully admitted her mistake:
"Mother, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have complained."
Although Bei still felt indignant in her heart, being able to bend and stretch was always her virtue.
A gentleman's revenge may take ten years, but a mermaid's revenge takes a hundred.
She smiled charmingly at Xingyuan, displaying her cuteness as a cub to the fullest.
Xingyuan looked at the mermaid cub connected to her by blood, and her expression softened. She gently picked up the little mermaid, stroked her head, and softly said, "Don't let it happen again!"
"Mm-hmm," Bei nodded incessantly and began to roll around in Xingyuan's embrace again.
After a while, having had her fill of fussing, she started to yawn. Her little head nodded continuously, and she found a comfortable position in Xingyuan's arms before falling asleep.
Xingyuan placed the little one back on the bed, shaking her slightly numb arms. Holding a child was quite tiring.
"You've worked hard!" Mingyue said softly, also patting Xingyuan's head.
"Not at all!" Xingyuan's spirits immediately lifted, and she gently nuzzled her sister.
"Ahem, now, it's time to talk about your plans!" Mai, unable to stand the public display of affection, interrupted decisively.
"Father, we plan to stay here for now. It's not very safe outside. The spiritual energy recovery will become even stronger in the future, so this place may not be absolutely safe either. Perhaps you could also urge them to strengthen themselves!" Xingyuan analyzed seriously.
"Yuan has grown up!" Mai said with emotion. "But there's no need to worry about that. Spiritual energy hasn't only recovered once."
"Our mermaid history is quite long. Although some of our ancestors weren't very wise, they did leave behind some things that can help us protect the mermaid race.
Besides, our race was the first to feel this spiritual energy resurgence. If you hadn't been searching for a partner outside back then, you would have joined long ago."
"We're that powerful?" Xingyuan looked confused. So, she was probably the most useless fish in the mermaid race?
"It's also a coincidence. After all, you were pregnant, and then you left for such a long time. It's normal to have some information gaps. But don't worry, Father has already prepared everything for you."
"Come with me!" Mai said, then swam forward.
Following him, they passed through a winding rock formation and, after many twists and turns, arrived at a strange cave.
This cave was different from the caves where mermaids lived, as it led straight downwards.
"What is this?" Xingyuan felt the aura from below, her eyes filled with surprise.
"It's exactly what you think. This place is also a core area of the world. Below lies the world's origin, so the spiritual energy here is the strongest in the entire world," Mai explained, his eyes full of pride.
Besides mermaids like them, who were born with extreme sensitivity to spiritual energy, what other creatures in the world could detect such hidden power?
"However, our mermaid race has always been reclusive. Some of our kind are down there, and we don't want to get involved in the mess outside. So, if Yuan wants to go, she cannot do so as a member of our mermaid race, as I am responsible for the entire tribe."
"I understand, Father," Xingyuan nodded in comprehension.
She had never thought of asking the entire mermaid race to help her. Moreover, she had always believed that she would eventually possess the power to crush the entire world, but it just required a little more time.
"Alright, then you can do what you need to do here. I'll be going back. And one more thing!" Mai said, his expression struggling, "Kuaishu Ge
"Bei is more suited for this position than you. She is very much like you, but I still think she is smarter. So, if one day you leave here and don't wish to return, then leave the child behind as well!"