Chapter 91 Who gave the immortal soul
Listening to this conversation, he saw Maleficent in the mirror showing various expressions. Rhine, whose guess was finally verified, was thoughtful and murmured the word:
"Witches..."
He had a hunch that with the influence of this organization, he would probably have to deal with this organization on his future journey.
"That old witch is a reserve member of the Witches. When the news of her death is known to the Witches, Aurora and I will definitely be noticed by them."
"The Sea Witch who lives in the Coral Forest is in danger. Find an opportunity to tell her the news."
Rhine tried to trace the earlier communication information, but ultimately failed.
After all, the information that can be obtained through divination is limited.
After putting away the mirror, Rhine's figure blurred and disappeared into the air.
The light of dawn shone on the street he left.
……
The sun is rising slowly from the sea in the east.
On the deck of the West Asian Kingdom flower boat.
Prince Eric hugged Ariel tightly and repeated the words of love over and over in his mouth, as if he believed that as long as he loved more in these last moments, the immortal soul would be able to grow out of Ariel's body and prevent his lover from turning into a The end of the bubble.
"Ariel, when we return to the Kingdom of West Asia, as long as you are safe and sound, we will hold a grand wedding!"
"This wedding will be held on a boat in the center of the sea, where the human world and the kingdom of the sea meet. This way your grandma, your sister and your father can also see you happy."
"I will not let my father stop us anymore. If he still disagrees and wants me to be used as a bargaining chip for marriage, then we will go to the world in the sea together."
"..."
Ariel stroked the prince's face that was shaking with anxiety:
"Don't worry about me, Eric, I think I'll be fine."
Next to the two of them, Aurora would turn her head every once in a while to look at the brighter east.
She looked at the light gushing out from the sea level, watching the white snow at dawn dispel the darkness of the night and melt the stars, and she was extremely worried.
Aurora moved around uneasily, worried that the end result would not be happy.
They have gone through so much and overcome all difficulties and obstacles. Ender's conspiracy has been exposed. The old witch should have been defeated by the teacher. Everyone is about to have a happy ending! How could Ariel fall before dawn?
Finally, the golden sun rose completely, shining bright sunlight on the sea, making it warm and pleasant.
The sea breeze blew, and the gold and purple flags on the ships swayed in the wind. The cry of seagulls rose and fell in the distance.
"Ariel, you're okay, you're intact!"
Both Aurora and Prince Eric confirmed with their own eyes that Ariel was safe and sound.
The light of dawn did shine, but Ariel did not turn into foam on the sea.
"It seems that such a hasty and interrupted wedding does not meet the triggering conditions of the curse at all."
Prince Eric said with a smile. He picked up his girl and kissed her again to celebrate her safety.
Aurora finally breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with the prince's guess:
"Indeed, it should be as Prince Eric said.
"This wedding lacked true love, was too hasty and simple, and was only half-way through. Even the nominal groom and bride did not approve of it. It was not considered a marriage to someone else at all, so Ariel is still safe and sound."< br>
Just when they were about to celebrate, the clear and calm voice of the young man came from behind:
"That's not the case.
"This wedding in name only is still valid and is completely enough to trigger Ariel's curse."
The three of them were stunned.
I saw that Rhine had returned to the boat at some point and was leaning on the edge of the boat with his arms, looking at the golden sea under the sun in the distance, letting the cool sea breeze ruffle his silver hair.
Rhine turned around and smiled: "Ariel is safe and sound so far, there is only one reason.
"Long before this flower ship arrived at the port of Ender Imperial City, long before the old witch started this plan, Ariel had already obtained an immortal soul!
"Early on the ship's way to Ender, I quietly boarded the ship, got close to Ariel, performed a complicated divination for her, and came to the above conclusion."
The three people's eyes were frozen and they were stunned at the same time.
"That is to say..." Prince Eric opened his mouth in surprise.
"Yes," Rhine said calmly, "that old witch's conspiracy had no chance of success from the beginning."
"For a mermaid who has received an immortal soul from a human who loves her, this curse does not exist."
Everyone thought of the old witch's evil smile before her conspiracy was successful. Combined with the truth told by Rhine now, everyone suddenly felt that the old witch looked like a complete clown.
"But, but," Aurora was stunned, "Teacher, didn't you say before that it only took a few days after Prince Eric knew Ariel's true identity? The time they fell in love was too short to give her immortality. Soul? ”
"Prince Eric's love alone is indeed not enough." Rhine paced slowly on the deck. Instead of continuing, he turned his head and looked at the golden sea in the distance:
"There are many forms of love in the world, far more than the love between men and women, far more than just love.
"When a human being is emotionally invested in a mermaid without an immortal soul, cares about her, thinks about her, and worries about her, a trace of his soul will split and merge into the mermaid's body.
"When enough soul threads are shared, the quantitative change will turn into a qualitative change, and an immortal soul will grow in the mermaid's body."
Aurora lowered her head, already understanding what the teacher meant.
Ariel also covered her mouth and looked at the silent Aurora.
"Me?" Aurora murmured softly.
"Yes," Rhine smiled, "Except for Prince Eric, there is more than one human on this land who cares about Ariel. Compared to Prince Eric, who only knew Ariel's true identity about a week ago, you and Ariel We got to know each other even earlier.”
Aurora understood.
In addition to Prince Eric, there is another human love, which together gives Ariel an immortal soul.
And that human being is her.
When the three of them got acquainted for the first time in the ocean, when Ariel told her wish to her new human friends, when she defended Ariel in front of the sea hag because of her simple sense of justice, when she fell in love with the blue When the beautiful seabed wanted to say "I feel sorry for the mermaids", when she ran anxiously for Ariel's safety in the dark night...
In every such moment, a trace of soul is splitting out of her body and integrating into Ariel's body.
"Aurora!"
Ariel could no longer contain her excitement.
She rushed over and hugged this little blond girl who was much shorter than herself but had extraordinary abilities.
"Thank you, my human friend. It was you who saved me! It was you who always worried about me and thought about me, which saved my heart from breaking and my body from turning into foam on the sea.
"I remember, in front of the Witch of the Sea, you once said that besides the prince, I can obtain an immortal soul because of the love of another human being.
"When I heard your thoughts, I was shocked.
"Now, it's true. Thank you!"
Aurora felt a little embarrassed to be thanked like this and held like a child, and a blush appeared on her face.
"I'm sorry, Aurora. I didn't tell you the truth last night, but tried to create a tense atmosphere."
Rhine smiled and explained:
"That's because the newly born immortal soul is too fragile. If it suddenly loses the water of love, it is not absolutely impossible to dissipate.
"In order to ensure nothing goes wrong when Prince Eric may lose his memory, I want to create a sense of crisis, to ensure that you are always worried about Ariel, and to ensure that your emotions devoted to Ariel are always there."
Aurora nodded, completely understanding the teacher's intention.
(End of chapter)