Chapter 822 - Tears of the Me

Chapter 822: Tears of the Mermaid

Yue Yang went to the Warrior Guild on the sixth floor of the Tong Tian Tower and issued a quest.

A reward of 100,000 would be offered for the ‘Tears of the Mermaid’.

Since his return from the Heaven Realm, Yue Yang had queried all the ethnic forces of the various clans, yet there had been no news of the Tears of the Mermaid. The Sea Clan ruled by Hai Ying Wu, the You Ming Clan of the Dark Continent, the Eastern Goblin Tribe, and the Golden Elves race have also been questioned, but the Tears of the Mermaid seem to only exist in legends and no one seemed to actually owned it. Because of this incident, Hai Ying Wu deliberately went back to discuss with the Sea Clan masters such as Countess Jie Wei and Countess Yan. They searched through the treasury of the Sea Clans but found nothing. The Southern Goblin King, who had the most treasures in hand, also went back to carefully search her personal treasury…Even Xia Yi went back to her hometown of Gu Feng Continent and inquired Queen Qi Ge, but there was still no progress.

The Tears of the Mermaid definitely existed, but no one knew who possessed it.

Regarding its legend, there were many historical records of it in Tong Tian Tower. Yue Yang had also read many of those records.

The ‘Tears of the Mermaid’ was not actually a mermaid’s tears. Otherwise, he could have had the Storm Mermaid shed tears and it would have been over.

It was a very special pearl.

Because it was extremely precious and beautiful beyond comparison, ordinary people couldn’t help but be charmed by it when they laid their eyes on it. According to legend, even a mermaid couldn’t help but shed tears of love when she saw it, hence the name ‘Tears of the Mermaid’.

If one wears the Tears of the Mermaid, aquatic creatures could go ashore and breathe freely. Similarly, land creatures could breathe underwater while wearing it. In battle, the warrior or the beast wearing the Tears of the Mermaid could maximize the attack power. Therefore, the Tears of the Mermaid was a very rare kind of auxiliary treasure.

Thousands of years ago, there were still more Tears of the Mermaid. There were estimated to be no less than a hundred of them in the entire tower.

They were usually worn by emperors of various races or female Supreme Innate users. However, the Tears of the Mermaid gradually disappeared in the long history of the 6,000-year war.

Maybe they still remained, but with Yue Yang’s energy, he couldn’t find it… He had asked all his acquaintances. There was really no other way, so Yue Yang had to make a trip to the sixth floor of the Tong Tian Tower and release a quest for Tears of the Mermaid.

Regardless of the price value of the Tears of the Mermaid, Yue Yang first set a price of 100,000 gold, hoping that any insiders would be moved by the gesture and let him know of some information.

“Dear son-in-law, are you looking for the Tears of the Mermaid?” Eastern Sky King suddenly ran over to Yue Yang.

“Ah? Do you have any?” Yue Yang was overjoyed when he heard it.

“I don’t have it; that thing is worn by women. How could a Master such as me want that kind of object!” The Eastern Sky King denied.

“The problem is that I need this treasure that the ladies like to get on with a business exchange.” Yue Yang saw that the Eastern Sky King did not have it and planned to find an excuse to dismiss him, so as to not to be dragged along for a drink. Now Yue Yang is not in the mood to drink; on one hand he was thinking about the Godly Grimoire and on the other hand, he was conserving energy and was about to visit Empress Fei Wen Li. Now he was worried about the Tears of the Mermaid so he didn’t have time to pay attention to the Eastern Sky King.

“You can’t solve the problem by keeping a straight face all day!” The Eastern Sky King realised that Yue Yang was not in a good mood, so he did not force him to drink. But before leaving, he leaned close to Yue Yang’s ear and said something secretly, “You can try asking His Majesty, but you must never say that I was the one who told you about this.”

“Of course.” Yue Yang was happy.

He patted his chest to make a promise for the Eastern Sky King.

In fact, if Yue Yang really had to be criticized by Tian Luo Emperor Hua Xu Ri for this matter, it would be strange if he wouldn’t expose him. As the saying goes, a dead fellow does not die in a poor way

[1]

. Besides, it wouldn’t be the first time the Eastern Sky King was punished for making mistakes. Anyway, he was rather incapable of shame and couldn’t care less. The Eastern Sky King was shameless to the point that even the poor mercenaries who drink bad wine and brag in the Tavern of the Soaring Dragon Continent know about him.

TL Note [1]: It is a commonly used Chinese idiom. It means that you can sacrifice someone or sell out someone just to save yourself.

The Eastern Sky King patted Yue Yang on the shoulder and took the ‘Martial Pill’ that Yue Yang quietly handed over.

The informant had a Martial Pill to take, there was no reason not to accept it.

“My good son-in-law, I’m leaving now. As for whatever you want to find, don’t post tasks— it’s too troublesome, just ask me directly. Who am I? I was the secret excavator whose name roared throughout the entire Tong Tian Tower back then!” The Eastern Sky King felt that he could completely ace his role of being a ‘private detective’.

“…” Yue Yang was embarrassed.

Yue Yang came to a conclusion.

He had been skeptical, but now he finally denied the speculation. The Night Empress was the Night Empress; and His Majesty was His Majesty, although some aspects were similar…At night, the court lady sent a brocade box. He opened it and it was filled with the colorful glitter of the Tears of the Mermaid. Yue Yang’s nose twitched slightly, and he seemed to be able to smell a long-lasting fragrance in the air that was connected to the treasure. After thanking the court lady, Yue Yang hurriedly caught up to the Land of Trials in the Western Heaven Realm, sneaking through the encirclement of the dead warriors in the Central Palace. He re-entered the Land of Trials, moving forward to the third trial in Sha Valley, to find Grandmother Sha and fulfilled her wish.

Grandmother Sha wore the pearl, the Tears of the Mermaid flashed with brilliance on her body.

Although she still couldn’t leave the pool water, it was not a problem to wash her face, hands and feet by condensing water of her own.

This was just the beginning. With Grandmother Sha’s proficient use of energy and the ability of the Tears of the Mermaid, her wish to take a bath was estimated to be realized in a short time.

Grandmother Sha wept with joy.

Although she didn’t give a reward to student Yue Yang, she tried to remember and pointed out the location of an ancient rune to Yue Yang, “If no one had destroyed it, it should still be there. The ancient rune will not disappear with the passage of time— it has existed for an unimaginably long time. By the way, I remembered one thing. Back then, when Fairy Qi Luo fought against True Lord Blazing Fire, the two fell and were buried in Sword Valley. Since then, there was no more news, it should be because they had returned to the afterlife… You can try searching, maybe you can find something of theirs that they left behind… I’m sorry, Little Yue Yang. Because I’m too old and I’m just too happy today, I can’t remember more of the past at the moment. Perhaps if you come again next time, I’ll see what other memories could be useful to you!”

“Thank you, Grandmother Sha Luo Man. The news of ancient runes had already been the biggest guide and for that, this child is grateful.” Yue Yang’s words were sincere. The value of ancient runes was indeed an existence whose value cannot be matched by any other treasure. Especially for the current Yue Yang, what he needed most was to integrate more ancient runes.

========================================================================