Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 552 - 521: Father and Son Reunited
Jia Lan was stunned.
He had long known that the legendary Sea God High Priest was his biological father, but regarding this father whom he had never met in his memory... perhaps he had met him when he was young, but he couldn’t remember at all, not even an impression of the man’s name and appearance.
He only knew that this High Priest was mysterious and powerful, a revered figure among the Sea Clan, an untouchable servant of the gods.
Legend had it that the Sea Race High Priest possessed terrifying power above the Tenth Rank, but according to Jia Lan’s knowledge, many years ago the High Priest vowed to stay within the deep palace and not involve himself in external affairs.
For so many years, his mother never mentioned the High Priest in front of him.
Their relationship was not harmonious, perhaps not even in name as husband and wife. Would the High Priest really lend a helping hand?
"The High Priest and Your Majesty..." Shen Tang glanced at Jia Lan, rubbing her brow helplessly.
Logically speaking, the two of them even had a child; even if they weren’t partners, there should be some bond, and the High Priest would likely help.
But even as an outsider, she could see that the High Priest’s relationship with the Empress was extremely poor, their acquaintance was a deceit with ulterior motives. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have only met a few times in years, and Jia Lan would not have been scorned as a "bastard" without knowing who his father was.
Shen Tang sighed, "Even disregarding personal matters, the Emperor’s imprisonment is a major event shaking the Sea Country. As the High Priest, how can he stand by idly!"
Jia Lan was moved by her words, but before he could feel any joy, he furrowed his brow, "But outsiders can’t even enter the Divine Hall, can’t meet him, how do we ask for his help?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Shen Tang looked at him, touching her chin with a crafty smile, "What you say is wrong, you are the High Priest’s son, how can you be considered an outsider? If he had taken you back then, you might have been the Young Priest of the Divine Hall."
Jia Lan was taken aback, in his understanding, the Sea God Temple felt too distant from him.
Was Tangtang trying to make him use this unfamiliar familial bond as leverage?
Can it really be done?
Shen Tang took a token from the space, "Of course I also have a backup plan, this is what the High Priest gave me back then, and I later discovered this Sea God Temple token in the space, he said he hoped to meet with me..."
She looked at Jia Lan, smiling, "And with you, the next time we meet."
Jia Lan’s pupils slightly trembled, his hands slightly clenched, revealing a rare glimpse of childlike confusion and helplessness, plunging into deep thought.
To be honest, Shen Tang wasn’t sure the High Priest would actually help. After all, in the original work, when Jialouluo died in the palace coup, the Sea Race High Priest Lunus didn’t show up at all, perhaps the two had no love, only hatred...
Of course, by then the High Priest may have already swapped lives for Jia Lan, and even if he wanted to act, he had no opportunity.
The original work did not elaborate on what happened over those years, and she was unaware.
But in any case, the current plot had already deviated significantly from the original. Both the Empress and the High Priest were still alive, everything could still be salvaged!
With the token and his own son present, Lunus would definitely meet them!
As long as they met, there would be a chance!
Jia Lan took the token from her hand, his slender fingers gently caressing the carvings on it, with the ancient words "Sea God Temple" in the center, surrounded by intricate sacred patterns, inspiring a sense of awe.
He couldn’t help but imagine: what kind of existence was that Sea God High Priest?
His father.
His biological father whom he had never met...
Jia Lan made up his mind, "Alright, let’s go find him!"
With the situation urgent, Shen Tang put Jia Lan into the space and directly teleported to the Divine Hall.
The Priest Temple was located at the southernmost border of the sea area, near the sealed Forgotten Sea. That generation’s Sea God High Priest sealed the Forgotten Sea back then, stopping the spread of pollution.
But today, the seal was weakening day by day, the spread of pollution was unstoppable, even more ferocious than it had been hundreds of years ago!
Lunus stood on the highest terrace of the Divine Hall, wearing a long white and gold robe, holding a golden scepter.
His tall and slender figure, clad in a robe densely engraved with complex golden patterns, seemed to emit a dazzling sacred light. His blond hair like light seldom found in the deep sea, pure and holy, inviolable, attracting attention unwittingly, purifying the heart, yet daring only to gaze from afar, fearing to taint this sanctity.
Lunus gazed at the sea area above where the seawater gradually blackened, as if dipped in thick ink, brimming with the aura of death and darkness.
His scepter struck the ground heavily, a platinum light emerged from his feet.
Wherever the light reached, the seawater rapidly lost color, restoring its original clarity—this was the power of top-tier purification!
But far from enough.
The speed of pollution spread was too fast.
