Hearing the Merman warriors ahead discussing him, Chen Xuan paid little mind. His only focus now was to find an opportunity, once they reached the Merman imperial palace, to inquire about the Sea-Heart Merman Pearl on Shen Binglan’s behalf.
Escorting Princess Haixin back safely was surely a great service, so Chen Xuan intended to negotiate terms with the Merman chieftain—the one the warriors addressed as "Your Majesty."
After nearly twenty days of travel, Shen Binglan had awakened from her coma and was now sitting atop the Wufeng Feather, meditating to heal her wounds. Her condition had stabilized, though her face remained pale. Having once again faced life and death alongside Chen Xuan, she was now set to enter the Merman palace with him. With both the "Si Hua Nian," a heaven-defying elixir capable of restoring memories, and the Sea-Heart Merman Pearl rumored to be kept within the palace, Shen Binglan felt a faint intuition that her destiny was about to change because of Chen Xuan.
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