Reborn As Super Heiress

Huo Sining’s speculation isn’t without basis. When the formation on Sanfang Street was cracked, apart from the young boy born on a yang year, yang month, yang day in the core of the formation remaining unscathed, the entire Sanfang Street was entangled by yin wind, and the buildings, houses, and vegetation nearly got completely destroyed.

It is evident that this Gathering Yin Formation is extremely malicious and powerful, and acting recklessly could potentially cause trouble.

While Huo Sining was hesitant, the half-mermaid, who had been sleeping on the other side, seemed to have heard a noise, suddenly opened her eyes, and instantly locked eyes with Huo Sining.

”Hiss...”

That half-mermaid obviously didn’t expect to see a person in this sunless place. In fact, she had been trapped in this eerie place for over a thousand years, enduring the torment of time every day, yet there was nothing she could do.

Most importantly, her consciousness was clear. In this Gathering Yin Formation, time hadn’t left any traces on her, and she even suspected that she’d be trapped in this eerie place for eternity, with no end to her suffering.

But at this moment, seeing Huo Sining, while surprised, a trace of excitement and urgency inadvertently flashed in her eyes, as she desperately tugged at the chain around her neck, trying to get closer to Huo Sining, with a pleading expression on her face.

However, the iron chain still hung far away from Huo Sining, and no matter how the half-mermaid tried to approach, she couldn’t reach Huo Sining. All she could do was crawl at Huo Sining’s feet, looking up towards her.

”You... are... who...?”

It was unclear whether this half-mermaid had been trapped in this cell for so long that she forgot how to speak or if she simply couldn’t speak human languages. Nevertheless, while her eyes were intently fixed on Huo Sining, she laboriously managed to speak in a strange tone, and Huo Sining had to carefully listen to understand what she was saying.

Such a literary emphasis made Huo Sining further confirm that this half-mermaid has been trapped here for a long time, likely since Ge Hong built this ancient tomb.

Huo Sining was silent for a moment, just about to explain, when unexpectedly, the Jiaoren suddenly started singing an ethereal and enchanting song from her mouth.

Huo Sining was stunned. She was a bit confused as to what was wrong with this half-mermaid and why out of nowhere she started singing and dancing. Truthfully, the singing was heavenly, but starting to sing and dance without warning seemed a bit too strange, didn’t it? Perhaps this creature had been trapped in this cell for too long and had been driven insane?

Huo Sining had yet to react when Qibao’s anxious voice suddenly came from the side: ”Oh no, it’s a Sea Demon, she’s enchanting with her voice! Sister, quickly cover Brother-in-law’s ears, the song is poisonous and will capture souls, don’t let Brother-in-law fall for it!”

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining was taken aback and swiftly turned around, trying to rush towards Gu Xu, but it was too late.

Gu Xu’s eyes were vacant, appearing completely devoid of consciousness, evidently enchanted. As the song of the Sea Demon grew more ethereal and beautiful, Gu Xu’s body became uncontrollable, moving toward the edge of the deep pool like a puppet.

Huo Sining didn’t know what the half-mermaid intended to do, but she absolutely couldn’t tolerate her enchanting Gu Xu with her song. Seeing Gu Xu nearing the water’s edge, Huo Sining didn’t hesitate and swiftly moved Gu Xu into Space.

The Sea Demon intended to enchant Gu Xu to save her, but hadn’t anticipated being intercepted halfway by Huo Sining, leading the Sea Demon to become outraged, glaring at Huo Sining furiously, as if about to spew fire.

”Why...weren’t you...controlled?”

Huo Sining crossed her arms, coldly staring at this half-mermaid. The Jiaoren finally ceased spitting out single words and began speaking in sentences, which meant this Jiaoren understood human speech and could speak human language.

This made matters easier; she asked in a deep voice, ”What exactly do you want to do?”

But the half-mermaid refused to answer Huo Sining’s question, instead her gaze swept over Huo Sining, finally seeming to smell something familiar, suddenly sniffed the air, and her face changed dramatically, looking at Huo Sining with disbelief:

”You... you are... Jiao Clan?”

Huo Sining didn’t respond, but the half-mermaid evidently already knew the answer, no longer needing Huo Sining to confirm it. The next second, this colorfully alluring half-mermaid surprisingly began to laugh wildly in the pool water—a sharp laughter seemingly about to pierce through the entire ancient tomb, indescribably eerie.

Huo Sining just felt this sound was rather piercing and instinctively frowned tightly.

After her laughter ceased, the Sea Demon looked at Huo Sining: ”You managed to find your way here, that filthy Taoist must be dead, right? Hahaha, a mere mortal still trying to peer into the Heavenly Dao for some method of immortality is simply courting death!”

Huo Sining’s heart moved, unable to resist asking, ”The filthy Taoist you’re referring to—is it Ge Hong?”

The Sea Demon lifted her head to look at Huo Sining: ”Yes, it’s Ge Zhichuan! Is that damned filthy Taoist dead?”

Huo Sining finally realized the issue at hand—the Sea Demon evidently didn’t know it’s no longer the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It’s been over seventeen hundred years since Ge Hong’s era, and even if Ge Hong hadn’t died pursuing immortality through alchemy, he couldn’t have lived this long.

Yet this half-mermaid trapped in the ancient tomb’s deep pool showed no signs of time on her body or face, still appearing around twenty years of age, which seemed incredibly unnatural.

Even though Jiaoren can live for three to five hundred years, after so many changes of dynasties, this half-mermaid shouldn’t be this young.

Unless... could the core of the Gathering Yin Formation induce a halt in time, much like her storage ring that doesn’t reflect the passage of time?

Otherwise, how would one explain this half-mermaid being lively after over a thousand years? There shouldn’t actually be some phenomenon of ”a day in the mountains, a millennium in the world” like the tale of Lan Ke Mountain, right?

Huo Sining’s gaze contained a hint of oddity, yet her curiosity about the half-mermaid hadn’t waned: ”Do you know how long you’ve been trapped here?”

The half-mermaid showed a puzzled expression, seemingly contemplating the issue, yet evidently, she had no answer.

”What era is this now? Who is the Emperor? Could it still be Emperor Shengping?” the half-mermaid asked.

Huo Sining’s corner of her mouth twitched; Emperor Shengping was Emperor Xiaozong Mudi’s title. This person clearly hadn’t grasped the situation, believing it was still the Eastern Jin period.