Given Si Mingjing’s understanding of Mo Yinhe, he would never agree. As she pondered how to make Mo Yinhe relent, she received another call from Ye Qinghan.
Ye Qinghan’s voice was cold, his tone harsh. "You’re really crazy! He actually agreed to let you go! Is a child that important to you both? It’s not even biologically yours!"
Si Mingjing’s phoenix eyes lifted slightly with unexpected delight.
"He agreed?"
Ye Qinghan felt a sense of gratitude towards Si Mingjing. He didn’t want her to take such a risk. If it were his woman, he would break her legs rather than agree!Ye Qinghan seriously doubted whether Si Mingjing held any real significance in Mo Yinhe’s heart!
"You both are lunatics. Since you insist on courting death, I won’t stop you. Let tell you about ngcheng."
Ye Qinghan explained that ngcheng was located between Atlantis and Gendaya Country. It didn’t belong to any undersea nation and was considered an autonomous region. For many years, it had been a hotly contested territory between Atlantis and Gendaya Country.
This was a historical issue. Both Atlantis and Gendaya Country claid ngcheng as their territory, and neither was willing to concede.
Gendaya Country was rely a lackey of the Mu Continent, which had always used ngcheng to encourage Gendaya Country to contest Atlantis’s territorial rights over it.
Reportedly, ngcheng was originally a colony of Gendaya Country, a Pearl Mining Base.
The people living in that Pearl Mining Base at the ti were slaves transported from various places, solely dedicated to the arduous work of pearl mining. Their lives were incredibly harsh.
Later, a private army nad ’Beyond Hell’ conquered the Pearl Mining Base. They proactively abolished slavery, liberating the slaves to regain their freedom and allowing them to go their separate ways.
However, the liberated slaves were grateful to the leader of the ’Beyond Hell’ army and did not wish to leave. Instead, they willingly pledged their loyalty, supported him in becoming the City Lord, and settled down. Gradually, the Pearl Mining Base developed into a city-state.
The City Lord implented a series of excellent policies to ensure the state’s peace and stability. Subsequently, an increasing number of rchants ca to ngcheng to trade pearls, and more people chose to settle there.
Thus, ngcheng ca into existence.
Now, ngcheng had beco a thriving undersea tropolis with free trade—a coveted prize that both Gendaya Country and Atlantis wanted to seize.
Si Mingjing listened patiently to Ye Qinghan’s explanation. Yet she couldn’t see how this related to the tomb, which was said to allow entry but no exit.
She was more interested in the crucial point: "Whose tomb is the undersea tomb in ngcheng?"
Here ca the important part.
Ye Qinghan said, "It’s the tomb of the leader of the ’Beyond Hell’ army, who was also ngcheng’s forr City Lord. The people of ngcheng loved him; he was the embodint of their faith. There is a saying among the people of ngcheng: ’Whoever defiles our faith, we will annihilate their entire family!’
"Over the years, neither Atlantis nor Gendaya Country has been able to reclaim ngcheng. This is because of the profound faith the people of ngcheng have in this City Lord, making them unwilling to submit to any country, let alone desecrate his tomb! Therefore, I urge you to think very carefully before you act."
Si Mingjing was resolute. "I must get the Dragon Algae."
Ye Qinghan stopped trying to dissuade her and told Si Mingjing everything he knew.
"After the City Lord of ngcheng died, there has never been another City Lord, only an acting City Lord. If you want to enter the tomb, the only shortcut might be to get the approval of this acting City Lord. Your luck isn’t too bad. Mr. Zhu ntioned that the acting City Lord has recently fallen seriously ill. Despite consulting nurous renowned doctors, he hasn’t been cured, and his condition is reportedly worsening. Perhaps this is an opportunity."
Hearing this, Si Mingjing pursed her lips into a smile. "My luck has always been consistently good. Please ask Mr. Zhu to arrange an introduction for ; I intend to treat the acting City Lord."
Ye Qinghan didn’t approve of her taking such a risk. He huffed heavily and hung up the phone. Then, he called Mr. Zhu to ask for his help with the introduction.
「The next day.」
Si Mingjing arrived at ngcheng aboard a flying saucer-shaped aircraft, which landed at ngcheng’s large undersea dock.
The Undersea World’s dock, dedicated to submarines, resembled a terrestrial airport. It was a vast area where various types of submarines and aircraft capable of underwater flight were parked, bustling with heavy traffic. Undersea residents also used the dock to travel by submarine to other undersea cities for various purposes.
Stepping out of the flying saucer-shaped aircraft, Si Mingjing walked directly into a glass corridor connected to the dock’s main hall, similar to a jet bridge. Outside the glass corridor, corals and various colorful marine creatures could be seen swimming about.
Passing through the jet bridge, she entered the waiting hall, which was not much different from an airport waiting hall on land.
Mr. Zhu stood at the exit, holding up a sign with "Si Mingjing" written on it.
Flanked by Fengjue and more than a dozen bodyguards, Si Mingjing imdiately spotted Mr. Zhu holding the na sign.
Fengjue strode over to make contact with Mr. Zhu.
After a brief discussion, they boarded a small Undersea World submarine that Mr. Zhu had prepared in advance, left the undersea dock, and checked into an opulent undersea hotel.
Mr. Zhu was a portly man of about forty, the highly respected president of the Pearl rchant Association. He was exceptionally capable and resourceful, adept at handling all matters smoothly, and he had arranged everything perfectly for them.
Once Si Mingjing had settled in, Mr. Zhu used his connections to introduce her to soone: the butler of the acting City Lord’s residence.
His surna was Yang, and he was referred to as Butler Yang.
President Zhu was quite eloquent and clearly had his own agenda. "Butler Yang, this is Miss Si. She is the renowned doctor I ntioned. She’s very famous on land, and it took considerable effort to invite her here to treat the acting City Lord. I’ll leave her in your care."
Upon seeing Si Mingjing, Butler Yang couldn’t help but frown. President Zhu had praised her to the skies, but she turned out to be a young girl who seed to lack any qualifications. Was her dical skill really that remarkable?
"President Zhu, are you kidding ? You claim she’s a renowned doctor; do you expect to believe that? Even if you’re trying to curry favor with the acting City Lord, you should at least put in so effort and find a respected, well-known physician. How can I possibly present soone like her at the City Lord’s Mansion?"
Butler Yang said irritably, "Countless people recomnd doctors to the acting City Lord every day. We’ve seen one after another, yet his fainting spells haven’t lessened; in fact, they’ve worsened. If I introduce another incompetent one this ti, I’ll be the one to suffer. Are you trying to set up?"
President Zhu discreetly handed Butler Yang a thick red envelope, repeatedly assuring him, "Butler Yang, please, just trust this once. If the acting City Lord is cured, you’ll be the one who brought her. He will certainly rember your contribution, won’t he?"
Butler Yang, eyeing the money, thought to himself, I’ll just take her to see the acting City Lord. If she can’t cure him, then that’s President Zhu’s responsibility.
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