In the distance, the photography crew saw how lively the audience reaction was, and Xu Xiaoyou was very satisfied. Someone jokingly said:

"President Xu, this Little Blue Bird of yours, has made you quite a bit of money, hasn't she?"

"Yes, yes, I heard that many luxury brands offered big sums to hire her as a brand ambassador, but you rejected them all?"

"I really envy you. I wish I had a money-maker like her under my wing too?"

Xu Xiaoyou responded one by one until someone casually mentioned:

"I heard that you brought her to a family banquet, keeping her in a cage all the time isn't good. She should see the world. Are you interested in scouting a young lad for her from your family?"

The people who were joking earlier suddenly stopped, and the cheerful atmosphere was broken, leaving the photography crew in an eerie silence.

The person noticed the golden-haired girl looking at him coldly, with a frozen expression on his face, and a sudden panic arose in his heart, even his breathing became slightly rushed.

After a moment, Xu Xiaoyou broke the silence:

"I don't have such an idea, nor will I. I hope everyone stops making jokes like this."

"It's not easy to bring her to the heights she has reached today; perhaps she'll stand even taller than me in the future, but I hope her light will shine solely on me."

Rather than a friendly reminder, it felt more like a warning, like a lone wolf declaring ownership.

"I'm someone who cherishes my wealth greatly; in this regard, I value it more than anything."

The atmosphere eased, and everyone nodded in agreement:

"Exactly, Director Peng says all sorts of things."

Only the man earlier stood up, looked uneasy, and said he needed to go to the bathroom.

And Xu Xiaoyou simply looked calmly into the distance, focusing on the blue-haired girl, gently tapping the armrest with her fingertips, like a haunting sound one after another.

...

In the team, Jin Zhenghan remembered his role as captain and quickly adjusted his expression:

"Since Miss Blue Iris is here, let's talk about things related to the Siren Miracle."

"Before discussing the miracle, I hope everyone listens patiently to the story about the Siren King."

Tang Xin cleared his throat and began:

"Legend has it, when the mermaids broke the oath set by the Wizard, the Stars cast down a curse, turning them ugly and banishing them from human society."

"Some mermaids carefully lived within human society, while more ventured with their kin to remote island habitats, leading isolated lives. Having lived long in the human world, their gills degenerated, losing their ability to survive in the ocean, casting the once mighty race into the brink of extinction."

"The mermaid princess who initially agreed to the contract with the Wizard paid the price for the curse, her beauty vanished, the frost of centuries swiftly faded on her face, her tight skin loosened, covered with wrinkles, her gem-like bright eyes became increasingly murky, and her pearly smooth face was overwhelmed with festering pus."

"The princess, who brought prosperity and stability to her people, was believed to be the source of the curse. Angry mermaids deemed her a witch and burned her at the stake for three days and nights, yearning for forgiveness from the Stars, her lament echoed sympathies among earthly creatures and mournful cries from marine beings."

Eventually, even the heavens could not bear to watch, sending down a refreshing rain to extinguish the fire, allowing the island's vegetation to flourish, providing sustenance for the mermaids to survive and granting the mermaid princess's soul peace without further persecution."

"But, before her death, the mermaid princess, having suffered injustice, cast the most sinister curse upon the island. When the island is prosperous and the mermaids live peacefully, her broken body will transform into the Siren King descending, awakening the fury of the ocean. Then torrential rain will destroy everything on the island and tides will drown all. All beings on the island will be buried beneath the sea."

After hearing this story, everyone present fell into deep thought.

Amy raised her hand to speak, "Since the mermaid princess was so powerful, why didn't she just take those fishmen down with her in life?"

Seeing Amy's face full of smugness, a few '╬' popped from Tang Xin's forehead. How could she know, the program's script was just like this. After a moment of reflection, Tang Xin came up with a more reasonable answer:

"This is the Stars' realm, both curses and vows possess Magic Power. Perhaps, it was the last resentment of the mermaid princess resonating with the stars, thereby birthing a miracle."

"So, the mermaid princess is the Siren King. Then, what exactly is the miracle?"

"Prosperity," Tang Xin said, as she looked up at the sky outside the hotel. Just an hour ago, it was clear, now turbulent clouds rolled, eerie light flickered between them, and the air was thick with moisture, as though heavy rain was about to fall.

"Does prosperity have something to do with the number of mermaid residents on the island?" John speculated.

"Often population and a region's level of prosperity are linked. If there's a sufficient number of mermaids, doesn't that mean the mermaids are living 'peacefully' on the island?"

"When the number of mermaids reaches a certain level, the miracle will activate, and the Siren King will return, bringing storms and tides."

Amy's expression shifted slightly and then quickly calmed down, without saying anything.

Next to her, Tang Xin noticed Amy's anomaly and kept it silently in her heart.

After pondering, Tang Xin continued, "Hundreds of years ago, the Withered Flower family set the seal to suppress the miracle's Power."

"If the seal remains intact, the Siren King Miracle cannot be triggered, but the current issue is that the Anchor Point of the seal has been taken by someone unknown. The Withered Flower family is the Watcher of this island; my Power is too insignificant to re-establish the seal. I absolutely cannot watch the island that our family has guarded for generations sink into the sea."

"Desperate, I sought help from your supernatural adventure team, hoping you could come and find the Anchor Point and reinforce the seal."

Amy gasped, "So it was you who left that note in the ancient well of Yin Mountain Stronghold!"

Beside her, John and Jin Zhenghan's mouth twitched, making it seem like she was a participant there.

Amy also wanted to retort. What kind of twisted humor did the program have, Xin was clearly from the Lindong family, didn't the Withered Flower people mind?

But then she thought, the Withered Flower family hoped this piece of pie belonged to them, besides, she didn't think those family members would have the taste to watch soap operas.

"Anyway, for specifics related to the miracle and seal, we need to go to Mermaid Town for an on-site investigation later — let's split into two groups after dinner."

Jin Zhenghan added:

"I'll define the team division now: male and female pairs for mutual support in emergencies. Amy, you team up with John; Sevia…"

"Sorry, I can't do that." Tang Xin waved her hand.

Everyone was stunned, and the bullet screen exploded with commotion, some harsh words were particularly conspicuous.

[': Playing diva after gaining some fame?']

[': Acting all high and mighty, as if many don't adore my Jin Zhenghan oppa.']

[': Yes, yes, there were previous negative rumors about this Tang Xin.']

"Ah, that." Jin Zhenghan did not expect such a decisive rejection. He was pretty confident in his looks. The idea of mutual male-female support was just a casual comment; he was purely interested in this pretty girl, wanting to approach her and see if he could stir up some conversation topics.

As countless people wondered how Tang Xin would handle the situation, she wore a sweet smile, speaking mysteriously, "I heard it, it's the sea's command that makes me deny."

Tang Xin blinked innocently, "You wouldn't want to defy the sea's command, would you?"

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