Someone was coming down the cliff edge, a rge group of people, moving like flowing water. Leading them was an elder. What were they pnning to do? Could it be something detrimental to him? The expressions of those around him remained unchanged; it seemed he also had no need to worry.

  The elder stepped onto the reef ahead, walking with a steadiness that surpassed even the young. Suddenly, he bowed deeply, and those behind him did exactly the same. A voice rang out among the group of silver-haired heads: "Congratutions to the young master for escaping from the brink of death!"

  These words were directed at himself. Liu Sen hurriedly stood up, imitated their bow deeply, his Adam's apple moved, but ultimately no sound came out. There was complete silence around him. What was going on? Was the etiquette incorrect? Could mimicking them be wrong? Liu Sen looked around, feeling quite embarrassed.

  The group of elders opposite him were also stunned, everyone on the reef was still bowing.

  "What's going on?" Liu Sen finally spoke, addressing an elder beside him. His own voice startled him; the tone was completely different from what he usually spoke, extremely strange, yet he pronounced it fluently and naturally. Was this the nguage of his new body? Though his brain was occupied by him, had he inherited the nguage too?

  "Young master, they are just household sves; you mustn't be too polite!" said an elder beside him, his voice quite loud.

  Liu Sen sensitively noticed that as soon as the words "household sves" were spoken, the elder in the middle opposite him stiffened slightly. Was this a sign of dissatisfaction? Regardless, he had more important things to say: "Where is this?"

  Everyone was stunned. Liu Sen embarrassedly expined: "My head is a bit muddled, I can't remember anything. What happened?"

  A huge wave suddenly crashed against the reef, causing a heart-stopping spray. Everyone on the reef looked up at each other. As the elder on the back of a dragon turtle slowly expined, Liu Sen learned a lot. He was excited and exhirated. Young master! He was the young master of an 800-mile sea territory, served by countless people, possessed magic and dragon turtles, and wherever he went, all were subdued. What a turnaround! Just moments ago, he was a college sophomore sweating profusely all over, unaware of where his sary was, and now he had become a young master with much stronger physical qualities, a good body, a wealthy family background, and a prominent status. Was all this so easy?

  The thoughts stirring in the heart of the isnd lord on the reef were no less intense than Liu Sen's. He didn't remember any of this, naturally, he wouldn't remember his granddaughter's murder. His amnesia meant he held no animosity towards Giles Isnd. Since there was no animosity, there was no need for a risky confrontation. He had just realized a fw in his original pn, a significant fw.

  The fw was only one: the dragon turtle! Only upon closer inspection did he realize it was a Red Dragon Turtle, a royal breed among dragon turtles, not only stronger in magic, rger in stature but also possessing a quality other dragon turtles cked: wisdom! If the warriors of Giles Isnd unched an attack, just this dragon turtle alone was enough to defeat them, and they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

  Dragon turtles moved slowly on nd, but to escape, they had to enter the sea. Once in the sea, they entered its domain. With it there, an attack was bound to fail. What had seemed like a certain death situation now saw a turn of events. The person meant to be murdered didn't remember the murder process, and he was quite polite in his speech—definitely not pretending. As the young master of Wind God Isnd, he had no need for pretense.

  A voice like flowing water came to his ears: "Change of pns!" It was very light, very soft, magically transmitted, inaudible to someone a few meters away. It was his brother Fanna, the wisest person on the isnd.

  "How shall we change?" asked the isnd lord in a whisper.

  Fanna simply said: "Propose a marriage to Wind God Isnd!"

  The isnd lord's heart kicked. He knew what this meant. It meant sending Kema into the dragon's den. But it was the only clever pn. Although Akrus didn't remember what had happened, the danger he faced was real, and his amnesia was undoubtedly a great harm. Based on this alone, Wind God Isnd had every right to demand answers. And if Giles Isnd proposed a marriage, it could solve two problems.

  The first was cleverly eliminating Kema's murder attempt, avoiding the suspicions of Wind God Isnd's wise men—after all, offering a marriage proposal naturally wouldn't come from those who intended to murder their son-in-w.

  The second was effectively resolving the crisis at hand. If they agreed to this marriage, it would mean they were willing to accept Giles Isnd's apology, and it wouldn't come to destroying Giles Isnd so quickly.

  The isnd lord respectfully said, "Young master came to Giles Isnd and was injured; I am deeply troubled and hereby offer my granddaughter Kema to the young master!" He spoke smoothly and lightly, but his heartache was endless. Kema, Kema, for over ten thousand people of our cn, your grandfather can only sacrifice you!

  Liu Sen was stunned: "Your granddaughter? ...What's her name?"

  "Her name is Kema!" Not remembering even her name, good!

  "Does she... does she agree?"

  "Yes!" the isnd lord bowed, "Kema has long admired the young master's fame and has been willing to marry the young master!"

  Liu Sen's heart leaped. The gift, the first gift in this world, was actually a woman! And he was still a virgin! But on second thought, he was an isnd lord, and his granddaughter meant she was the princess of the isnd. Such a princess surely wouldn't be easy to serve. No good, this princess was so eager to marry off, she must be an ugly monster that couldn't get married off otherwise!

  A girl ran down the hillside, running so urgently? Really that eager to get married? The wind lifted her veil, and Liu Sen's anger surged, indignation filling his heart! What kind of goods was this? Rough skin, big mouth, sharp nose, and even yellow teeth! To say she was ugly was an understatement!

  His judgment was confirmed. Liu Sen turned slightly and bowed: "Thank you, isnd lord, and Miss Kema for your kindness, but... but I already have a woman! Goodbye, goodbye!" He turned and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Let's go home!"

  The dragon turtle's front paw loosened, countless boulders fell from the cliff top, and with a surge of waves, they were tens of meters away from the isnd. Liu Sen finally rexed. Being fancied by such an ugly woman was a terribly awful thing. Thankfully, this was at sea, and once they left, she couldn't possibly catch up.

  The dragon turtle vanished without a trace, and the few elders on the reef were stunned. He had actually refused, and very politely at that, not seeming to vent any anger. How could this be? There was only one expnation: he must be out of his mind!

  A few meters away, the ugly girl stopped in her tracks and bowed deeply, "Isnd Master, the young dy... she has disappeared!"

  The isnd master shook his head, "Look up there!"

  The girl looked up, excimed with joy, "Miss!" Above the cliff was a rge tree, from behind which a beautiful figure slowly emerged, quietly looking out at the distant sea.

  She was Kema, observing the isnd where she had lived for seventeen years, her home. When would she be taken away, stepping into the endpoint of her life with shame? She did not know, aware only that she must bid farewell to her carefree girlhood, living a life worse than death under the clutches of that demon.

  She had been here for a long time, below, no war had broken out; negotiations had evidently been concluded with her as the bargaining chip. Surely, someone would come soon to tell her, "Your belongings have been packed; you can set off for Wind God Isnd now!"

  Indeed, someone did come, and Kema slowly turned around, "Grandfather, should I leave now?" Her voice was emotionless, like a dried-up willow tree.

  "Yes... Your belongings are ready. You can set off tomorrow."

  Tears slowly fell from Kema's eyes, "Grandfather, I don't want to say goodbye to mother!" She could not bear to see her mother's tears.

  "No, you need to say goodbye to her, then head to the mainnd Magic and Martial Arts Academy. Although the academy does not have holidays, we can still visit you..."

  "What?" Kema's heart pounded, "Grandfather, you're sending me to the Magic and Martial Arts Academy? Not to... Wind God Isnd?" Those words felt like a nightmare to her, even mentioning them made her feel uneasy.

  "You don't have to go!" her grandfather said. "You don't have to worry anymore!"

  Kema shouted in confusion, "I don't understand! Why is this happening?"

  "Because... because that Akrus doesn't remember you anymore, something's wrong with him here!" her grandfather gently tapped his head.

  Kema was stunned. Just like that, the nightmare was over? Waking from the nightmare felt like dawn, with even the sea breeze feeling gentle. She heard her grandfather's tender instructions, "After this incident, you must have understood that strength is the key to survival in this world. That's why I'm sending you to the Magic and Martial Arts Academy. Our water magic is passed down from our ancestors, but many spells are incomplete, so their power is limited. The academy gathers magical talents from various fields, hoping you can find the missing links in our ancestors' magic and lead Giles to glory."

  Kema slowly looked up, gazing long at the sea, where waves churned fiercely. The eight hundred miles of sea territory, seven races, hundreds of thousands of residents - perhaps all of them harbored a dream to break free from Wind God Isnd's control and build their beautiful homend. But what could they choose? The only option was to strengthen their power. The older generation had been silent for fifty years; now, it was time for the young. They bore the same historical responsibility.