Zanxing

Beyond the South China Sea, there are sharks who live in water like fish. They don't waste their weaving skills. When their eyes cry, they can produce pearls.

Silver Chestnut is a merman.

He is different from other sharks. He is very timid and does not speak loudly. He is often bullied by other sharks. Whenever he is bullied, tears will fall.

The twin brother Yin Pian always scolded him: Don't cry, don't cry, you can cry like this, being caught by those human races will definitely make you cry every day.

Yin Li was so frightened that he hid behind the reef and quietly wiped his eyes.

Although the world is afraid of demons, mermen are mild-mannered and rarely hurt others. People often hunt mermen at sea for a living. If they catch them, they will either sell them to rich people as playthings at a high price, or stay at home and make the mermen shed tears every day. There are fewer and fewer sharks in the depths of the West Sea. Yin Piao and Yin Li plan to change places and leave the West Sea.

But before they left, one day, Yin Li was caught.

He was caught by a group of pirates. The pirates tied him to the mast of the bow and cut the scales on his tail with knives. Silver Chestnut was trembling with fear and burst into tears.

When they saw that he could cry out pearls, they were even more happy. Someone said, When we get to the shore, sell this merman to those rich people, and we can make a lot of money!

Looking carefully, he looks pretty. Another person squatted in front of him, a little regretful: It's the scales on his face. Bar?

Silver Chestnut's face was pale.

The pirate chief scolded: What to pull out? One fish scale is missing from the delivery, do you know how much you can save? I don't know! He greeted his subordinates: Lock him up for me, don't let this mermaid die!

Yin Li was locked in the cabin on the second floor.

This ship was a cargo ship. Pirates hijacked other people's cargo ships, killed all the men and children on board, and left the women to enjoy themselves. Every night, Yin Li could hear the voice of a woman crying and struggling from her head. Occasionally, there will be a thump sound from heavy objects falling into the sea. He has lived in the water all the year round, and he can hear it clearly. It is the echo of a dead person falling into the water.

The shark hunter used a specially made demon rope, and he couldn't break free, so he could only stay on the boat. There is also fear in the heart. Those mermen who were bought by the rich have different fates. The better ones were able to survive and spent their whole life trapped in a small water tank in the courtyard as a plaything. The worse ones, Yinli, had seen someone auction off the ointment under the skin of the merman by the sea. Using merman ointment as lamp oil, its fire will not be extinguished for ten thousand years.

Yin Li thought that he was probably dying too.

However, someone rescued him.

One night, Yin Li was leaning against the corner of the cabin, and was in a drowsy state, when he heard the sound of swords colliding above his head. He was stunned for a moment, opened his eyes, someone came in from outside, and there was a sea breeze from the West Sea. Sweeping away the dull, suffocating turbid air, he saw a woman in red, holding a bow and arrow, and saw Yin Li at a glance.

In order to avoid being seen and causing trouble after landing, the pirates covered Silver Chestnut with a wide cloth robe, covering his silver fish tail. The areas on his face covered with scales were also smeared with black mud, which made him look like a dirty ordinary teenager.

The woman in red obviously didn't notice anything unusual about Yin Li, and thought he was someone in the cargo ship tied up here by pirates. She walked to Yin Li's side, crouched down beside Yin Li, and unbuttoned his body for him. Binding the demon rope, he asked, Are you on this boat?

Yin Li was extremely nervous, he didn't dare to speak, and he was afraid that the woman would find out his identity as a merman. As soon as the rope was removed, he quickly jumped out.

Hey? The woman in red was startled, You

Silver chestnut jumped into the sea.

Humans are all the same. When they saw the merman, they thought of arresting them and selling them. He could no longer fall into the hands of the human race.

Yin Li saw the woman hurriedly ran to the bow of the boat, asking people to find her traces, while she leaned on the railing of the boat and looked down, only then did Yin Li see clearly, what she was wearing seemed to be cut short. The wedding dress, with its sleeves rolled up, is a little weird, but it's not ugly, it's very special.

The guards did not find any trace of Silver Chestnut and returned to the ship. Yin Li followed from a distance, and he saw the woman in red releasing the women on the cargo ship, and he heard those people call the woman in red: Princess Lizhu.

So that's her name, Yin Li thought.

Princess Lizhu is the princess of Lin's country and the future queen of Li'er. I just didn't expect to encounter pirates looting ships on the way. The princess who was good at riding and shooting took the guards in person and killed the pirates by surprise.

The little merman was lying behind the reef, looking at the boat from a distance, and was amazed at how brave she was. Those pirates were ferocious, cruel and terrifying, but she was calm and fearless, and didn't take them seriously at all. Her horn bow was also very imposing, which matched her very well.

How long are you going to follow her? Yin Ying swam from behind, grabbed his tail with both hands, and tried to drag his brother away, but Yin Li seemed to be growing on a reef and didn't move at all.

Yin Piao was discouraged: You wouldn't fall in love with him, would you?

Love? Yin Li was stunned for a moment.

He is almost 100 years old now. In terms of human lifespan, he is probably a boy of 16 or 17 years old. He has also heard the heartwarming love stories from his people, but he does not know what love is.

Holding the reef, he raised his head and looked into the distance.

Princess Lizhu leaned against the railing at the head of the bed, wiping the longbow in her hands.

The boat was sailing on the sea, and the moonlight illuminated thousands of miles. The woman in red looked down at the longbow in her hand and wiped it carefully. She was born beautiful and heroic, with long black hair tied into a simple bun, her red robe swaying slightly with the wind, and even the sea breeze was brightened by her.

However, her expression seemed a little lonely.

A sour feeling floated up in Yin Li's heart. He didn't know what it was, so he whispered, I want to accompany her.

How to accompany?

The little merman thought for a while, and turned over happily, his tail hit a beautiful wave on the seashore, he said with longing: Didn't the human world often say that life-saving grace should be promised by yourself? She saved me. , I will repay.

Yin Pian poured cold water on him: Repaying your kindness, you can think clearly, we are monsters, she is human, let alone falling in love, if you appear in front of her, you will be immediately arrested as a monster.

Yin Li knew he was right.

But he still wanted to accompany Princess Lizhu.

So, he found the witch of the snake witch clan and asked the witch to make a deal with him.

The torches on the wall were burning quietly, but the hairpin felt a little cold. After a while, she asked: The deal you said was not to let the witch turn your fish tail into legs, right?