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"You mean what was lowered was a mirror at first? It was turned into a stone tablet later?" Gu Zhao had a vague guess in his mind.

The eldest princess nodded, "It did look like a mirror at first, but as the number of holy fruits increased, the mirror became the holy monument it is today."

"Since you are trapped here because of the holy monument, can't you just destroy it or move it away?" Li Xiaoqi asked doubtfully.

"It would be nice if it was that simple, but the key is that we can't touch the holy monument at all, let alone remove it."

Speaking of this, the eldest princess sneered and said: "Now the high priest regards the holy monument as his life, and our royal family can only see it during the Holy Fruit Festival. We have no right to get close to it at other times."

"Can't touch it? Is it a ghost?" Jiang Dai guessed.

The eldest princess shook her head, "No, the high priest can touch it, but no one can touch it except the high priest."

It was impossible for the high priest to destroy the holy monument. The eldest princess felt melancholy in her heart. She was the most talented among the royal family in the past ten thousand years, and she was really unwilling to be trapped and die here.

"The eldest princess said before that if you eat the holy fruit, you will pay the price sooner or later. So what is the price you pay?"

Gu Zhao was simply curious. In her eyes, the Mermaid clan had indeed extended their lifespan, and on the surface they were not punished.

At the mention of this, the eldest princess frowned slightly and her tone became a little sad, "It's the heir."

"It is becoming more and more difficult for the Mermaid family to have heirs. In the past, it was normal for every family to have three or four children. Nowadays, it is good for a family to have just one."

"Even if the royal family has been passed down to this generation, there are only two people: me and my cousin. Since my cousin passed away a hundred years ago, I am the only one left."

If this continues, without the birth of new babies, the Mermaid clan will be exterminated sooner or later.

Gu Zhao nodded slightly, I see, going against the will of heaven, this is a punishment for a race as a whole. For monks alone, it will probably affect their ascension, but looking at the attitude of the eldest princess, she probably didn't eat it.

Knowing the cause and course of the matter, all the fingers pointed at the Holy Monument, so everything had to wait until the Holy Fruit Meeting and see the Holy Monument before making any plans.

After that, Xiao Yubai mentioned Zheng Liang. At this point, poor Zheng Liang, who was almost forgotten by everyone, finally saw the light of day again.

Surprisingly, after everyone left, the eldest princess was the only one who specifically found a caregiver.

"You seem to be very interested in the Holy Fruit?" the eldest princess asked straight to the point.

But Gu Zhao just smiled and answered without missing a beat, "Who wouldn't be interested in a life-extending treasure?"

The eldest princess obviously didn't want to play tricks anymore, and she directly stated the reason for looking for a caregiver.

"Do you know why I chose you?"

After finishing her words, without giving Gu Zhao a chance to react, she continued: "Others, I do care about their talents, but not you."

"I once saw the holy monument in private under the cover of my mother, without telling the high priest."

"At that time, I tried my best to destroy the holy monument and give our family freedom, but the holy monument was clearly right in front of me, but I couldn't touch it. In desperation, I suddenly remembered that I had peeked at the gesture of the high priest casting a spell. .”

"With the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse, I cut my finger and gave it a try. To my surprise, I actually came into contact with the holy monument for the first time. At that moment, countless illusions broke into my sea of ​​​​consciousness, and I was forced to I forced out internal injuries.”

"But after that, no matter how you try, you can't activate the holy monument again."

Gu Zhao vaguely guessed something, but she did not speak, wanting to hear what the eldest princess would say next.

The next moment, the eldest princess dropped a bomb, "I feel the same aura as the holy monument in you."

"Don't deny it yet. I'm born with stronger perception than others. I can't be wrong."

"I don't know what the connection is between you and the holy monument. I just ask you to remove the holy monument and break the curse."

"In return, I will give you a royal token. With this token, the royal family can unconditionally promise you something."

Hearing this, Gu Zhao was a little moved. Even though the beautiful shark family is declining now, it doesn't mean that they didn't have strength thousands of years ago!

No one has ascended in the past ten thousand years, so what about ten thousand years ago?

There are always ancestors in the spiritual world.

To be honest, she and the eldest princess actually had the same purpose. They both wanted to go out and fulfill the eldest princess's request. It was just incidental.

In addition, the eldest princess showed great sincerity by not saying this in front of everyone.

In the end, Gu Zhao nodded. Although she didn't know the true origin of the holy monument, combined with the description of the eldest princess and the familiar aura of the high priest, she vaguely felt that she should be able to handle it.

*

There were only six days left for everyone. During these six days, they planned the arrangements for the Holy Fruit Society while carefully avoiding the eyes and ears of the high priest.

Amid everyone's nervousness and anticipation, the Holy Fruit Festival finally arrived.

As the maids of the eldest princess, Gu Zhao and Shen Mo followed the eldest princess into the palace openly.

Although the Holy Fruit Festival is held every year, it is only held once every five hundred years. The rest of the years are for civilians to entertain themselves.

As for why it is five hundred years, the answer is very clear, because the Yin and Yang Secret Realm only opens once every five hundred years, and the monks who serve as sacrifices only open it once every five hundred years.

After witnessing a whole day of having fun with the people, night came and the real drama finally began.

The gorgeous sacrificial hall was neatly filled with thirty-six nobles. Without exception, they were all prominent figures in the Beautiful Shark clan.

Perhaps because he was impatient to wait, one of them shook his fish tail and complained: "Why haven't you started yet? Isn't the high priest delayed by something?"

"It's just that the high priest is old, so he should recruit more disciples, so that we, the beautiful Shark clan, can have successors!"

As soon as these words came out, those who had children of school age at home couldn't help but echoed, "Yes, we should recruit more disciples to help the high priest share his worries."

As soon as he finished speaking, an old voice suddenly came from the door of the hall.

"I won't bother you all to worry about it. This priest can live for a few more years."

Hearing the sound, the nobles who originally wanted to speak immediately shut up, for fear of upsetting the high priest.

After the high priest came in, he did not sit down in a hurry. He slightly bent his body toward the door and said, "Queen and princess, please."

It can be said that you have saved enough face in front of outsiders.

As maids, Gu Zhao and Shen Mo were not qualified to enter, so they could only wait outside the door, one on the left and the other on the right.

The two of them heard a few words being said inside, and the precautions for the sacrifice were emphasized several times. Then, under the leadership of the queen and the high priest, everyone walked out of the hall.

The eldest princess quietly winked at the two of them. Seeing this, Gu Zhao and Shen Mo quickly followed naturally.

Everyone didn't go far, they just went around to the back of the sacrificial hall.

A magical scene happened. After the high priest cast a spell, a water mirror suddenly appeared out of thin air in the originally ordinary scene.

It seems that there should be a covering formation here.

Just when Gu Zhao and Shen Mo were about to follow everyone in, the high priest who was walking at the front suddenly turned around.

He looked at the eldest princess, "Sacrifice is a big deal, so the princess's maid doesn't need to come in, right?"