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Chapter 4576: 5.0328 It Will Return

"Alright, child, why the long face?" Queen Qingye reached out and put her arm around Qiao Mu's shoulder, smiling. "Aunt Ye isn't someone who can't endure hardship."

"At worst, we start over. As long as there are people left in the Qingcheng Kingdom of Women, then one day, everything will get better."

Qiao Mu saw that she was very optimistic in her conversation, not at all forcing a smile, and she couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration.

If it were anyone else, having a perfectly good island with tens of thousands of people massacred down to just over a thousand, they would surely be disheartened for a while, unable to recover from the grief.

The Queen was naturally broad-minded, firmly believing in the principle of getting back up from where one falls. She didn't need anyone to comfort her.

Of course, it was also very possible that she was just putting on a brave face.

After all, so many innocent civilians had died at the hands of Heaven's Will. Such a deep-seated blood feud could never be easily forgotten.

"There will always be an opportunity," Queen Qingye said softly.

An opportunity to do what? Qiao Mu wondered.

One day, there would be an opportunity to completely eradicate the entire Heaven's Will and make them pay the deserved price for their repeated sins.

Qingye looked back at Qiao Mu, giving her a faint smile.

[The deceased are gone. Those who are alive need to continue living each day well.]

"Aunt Ye, Qingcheng Island will return," Qiao Mu stated.

"I also firmly believe that day will come." Those who are alive must continue living. As long as they work hard, one day, they will see a different tomorrow.

"Hey, poker face? Poker face! I'm talking about you, poker face!" Long Xiangyun, supporting her elder brother, trailed behind with a group of merfolk.

Long Xiangyun called out twice, but seeing the little stoic ignore her, she became exasperated.

"Alright, let her go arrange the Qingcheng Kingdom of Women people first," Long Hui took a breath, feeling his legs heavy as if filled with lead, sluggish and unenergetic.

"Big Brother, where's your merman tail? Why didn't you transform when you entered the water?"

Long Hui gave her a bitter smile. "From last night until now, it's been almost a full day and night. The transformed merman tail... disappeared a short while ago."

Long Xiangyun was startled, her eyes wide with surprise. "Big Brother?"

"Mmm, don't be nervous. This is my first time encountering such a situation," Long Hui gently took a breath, closed his eyes, and softly comforted his sister. "It's probably just because I'm too tired."

"These past few days, I haven't been eating or sleeping well. I've also had to constantly negotiate with the people Grandmother sent, so I'm mentally exhausted."

"That shouldn't be enough to cause..." Long Xiangyun suddenly covered her mouth, a surprised expression on her face. "Ah, Big Brother, could it be as Grandmother said? The power of the Merman Pearl Baptism in our bodies is becoming weaker. Every time we transform our merman tails, it's like using up that power."

"And because we haven't received proper replenishment, this power will only weaken further within our bodies until it's gone?!"

"Don't talk nonsense," Long Hui said with a stern face. "We are naturally merfolk. The power of the merman race should be inherent in us, and through continuous cultivation, we can strengthen this power within our bodies."

"It has nothing to do with the Ten-Thousand-Year Merman Pearl Baptism."

"How can it have nothing to do with it?" Long Xiangyun mumbled softly. "I heard Grandmother say that our talent, growth, and future..."