Chapter 490: Hiding Information
“Xuan Wei used to live in Rainbow Lake for a while.”
The first thing Chen Yuan said stunned Huanhuan.
He continued, “That was 50 years ago. Xuan Wei was seriously injured. He accidentally barged into this forest and fainted by Rainbow Lake. Chen Yue… That’s my sister. She kindly saved Xuan Wei’s life.”
Huanhuan quickly guessed what would happen next. “Then they fell in love?”
Chen Yuan replied, “Yes.”
Huanhuan clicked her tongue. This was the beast continent’s version of ‘Little Mermaid’. According to the final ending of the fairy tale, the male protagonist forgot that the mermaid had saved his life and married someone else. Then, the mermaid sacrificed herself for love.
Could this be the truth here as well?
Chen Yuan said, “Chen Yue wanted to become mates with Xuan Wei, but Xuan Wei refused. He said that he still had very important things to do. He promised Chen Yue that he would definitely return in three years to become mates with her.”
Huanhuan touched her chin. This was a super big red flag!
As long as the other person said something like ‘I’ll come back and marry you after taking revenge’ or ‘I’ll wash my hands off this matter after doing this,’ they would definitely never return!
As expected, Chen Yuan continued to speak.
“Less than three days after Xuan Wei left, two beasts came to Rainbow Lake. They said that Xuan Wei was in danger and needed help. Chen Yue didn’t suspect anything and immediately went ashore to help. In the end, she was kidnapped by those two beasts. They used Chen Yue to threaten us to hand over all the shark silk and the blue crystals at the bottom of the lake. For Chen Yue’s safety, we had no choice but to do as they said.”
Huanhuan listened with relish. “And?”
“We gave all the shark silk and blue crystals to those two beasts, but they still weren’t satisfied. They even wanted us to hand over all the females in the tribe.”
At this point, the hatred in Chen Yuan’s eyes deepened.
As merfolk were gentle and beautiful, especially females, their figures were graceful. Many noble beasts in beast cities liked to keep mermaids by their sides. They did not become their mates and only played with them like pets.
He could not let the mermaids of his tribe fall to that state!
The two kidnappers’ requests touched Chen Yuan’s bottom line.
Chen Yuan said, “I refused their request, so they cut off all the fish scales on Chen Yue’s body in front of me.”
Huanhuan: “…”
Not only her, but even Bai Di and Xue Ling frowned.
To the merfolk, scraping off their scales was equivalent to skinning them alive.
“Chen Yue kept shouting that she was in pain, but I couldn’t save her. In the end, she couldn’t take it anymore and bit off her tongue to commit suicide. The two beasts were stunned by her determination. I took the opportunity to save Chen Yue, but it was too late. She was seriously injured. Our witch doctor couldn’t treat her, so she died.”
Just thinking about it, Huanhuan could imagine Chen Yue’s tragic state when she died. She couldn’t help but feel sad.
She asked, “Where are the two beasts?”
Chen Yuan sneered. “They were skinned and hung from trees. They were eaten alive by wild beasts.”
Huanhuan shivered, thinking that these beasts were really ruthless. They could probably even write a book called ‘The Collection of the Ten Tortures of the Beast Continent’.
Chen Yuan said word by word, “Not only did Xuan Wei deceive Chen Yue’s feelings, but he also caused her to die tragically. I can’t forgive him.”
Huanhuan immediately said, “We have a grudge against him too. As the saying goes, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. You’re our friend!”
Chen Yuan glanced at her. “When you were discussing eating our people just now, why didn’t you think that we were friends?”
Huanhuan waved her hand. “That was a misunderstanding. You attacked first. We attacked in self-defense. We just wanted to scare them. We had no intention of eating them.”
Chen Yuan said, “I’ve said everything I know. Where’s the shark crystal?”
Huanhuan took out the shark crystal and was about to give it to him when Bai Di stopped her.
Bai Di looked at Chen Yuan and said calmly, “That’s not all you know, is it?”
Instead of answering, Chen Yuan asked, “What do you mean?”
“For the past 10 years, I’ve been searching everywhere for Xuan Wei. He’s been around here before. I’m guessing he must have been to Rainbow Lake.”
Chen Yuan was silent.
Bai Di said, “You’re not good at lying.”
“I’m not lying.”
“Yes, you’re not lying. You’re just hiding half of the story.”
Hearing their conversation, Huanhuan quickly reacted. She immediately put away the shark crystal and looked at Chen Yuan unhappily. “You don’t keep your word. You’re actually hiding information. How unkind!”
Chen Yuan frowned. “Xuan Wei did come back, but it has nothing to do with you.”
Bai Di asked, “Why did Xuan Wei return to Rainbow Lake? Is it because of Chen Yue?”
Chen Yuan immediately asked, “How do you know?”
“From your reaction, I should be right.”
Chen Yuan shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Not only did the tiger beast in front of him look as annoying as Xuan Wei, but his thoughts were also meticulous and deep. He could get a lot of information with just a few words.
Bai Di continued to analyze. “Let me guess, Chen Yue’s body didn’t rot, right? Her body has been well preserved by you, but a few years ago, Xuan Wei suddenly returned and stole Chen Yue’s body. Am I right?”
Even if Chen Yuan could keep his composure, the other merfolk could not.
Someone immediately blurted out, “How did you know?!”
Bai Di gave a casual answer.
“I guessed.”
All the merfolk looked incredulous.
Huanhuan silently praised Bai Di. He was awesome!
Since Bai Di had already guessed the truth, there was no need to hide it. Chen Yuan was finally willing to tell the truth.
“You’re right. Chen Yue’s body was sealed in an ice cave at the bottom of the lake. It was stolen 15 years ago.”
Huanhuan asked, “How can you be sure that Xuan Wei stole Chen Yue’s corpse?”
Immediately, a merman said loudly, “No one else would do such a thing.”
The corners of Huanhuan’s mouth twitched. It seemed that Xuan Wei’s image in the hearts of the merfolk was really terrible. The first person they thought of in regard to who stole the corpse was Xuan Wei.
Chen Yuan extended his right hand. “I’ve said everything I know. Shouldn’t you give me the shark crystal now?”
Huanhuan glanced at Bai Di. When he nodded slightly, she placed the shark crystal in Chen Yuan’s palm.
After getting the shark crystal, Chen Yuan’s expression finally eased a little.
Huanhuan said slowly, “We already know everything we want to know. The shark crystal has been returned to its rightful owner. We should go. Goodbye.”
She prepared to leave with Bai Di and Xue Ling.
However, Chen Yuan suddenly stopped them.
“Are you going to look for Xuan Wei?”
Huanhuan turned to look at him. “Yes.”
Chen Yuan clenched the shark crystal in his palm and seemed to have made up his mind. He asked word by word, “Can I go with you to look for Xuan Wei?”
