Chapter 18

Chapter 18

The early morning sun shines on the shallow sea, the fish swim happily, and the sea flowers buried under the sand and stones quietly break out of the ground. Everything seems comfortable and beautiful.

On the palm-sized shell bed, the little mermaid opened her eyes in confusion. At this moment, the cool little boy swam into Dong Zai's sight.

When Dong Zai woke up, he swam to the window sill and waved his little hand to Han Zhan, "Brother?"

The indifference on Han Zhan's face melted instantly, and he was about to say something when a pair of delicate palms held up the little mermaid.

Jia Li said in a light voice: "Zai Zai, eat the meat to make it sticky."

Dong Zai smiled and said, "Zai Zai, eat meat."

After eating the mushy meat, Dong Zai couldn't wait to go play with Brother Han Zhan next door.

When passing by gorgonian coral, he saw three big-headed fish swimming towards him. Dong Zai couldn't help but feel a little confused. He stretched out his little hand and counted, "One, two, three fish...?"

Wow!Lots of fish.

Dong Zai was so happy that he swam up to Han Zhan and said with a smile, "Brother!"

"Yes." Han Zhan picked up the little mermaid, pointed at the three big-headed fish and asked him, "Which one do you want to eat?"

Han Zhan kept his promise and caught two big-headed fish, one male and one female. They were probably a pair of desperate mandarin ducks. They were very good at hiding. In the end, Han Zhan caught them together.

The winter cub got up from Han Zhan's hand and swam around the big fish twice. With a serious face, he patted the little gray whale's big head and entrusted him with the important task.

Xiao Huihui, the task of raising fish is left to you~

"Humph." The soft little mermaid touched it again, and the little gray whale felt pleased with itself. He raised his big head and cupped the winter cub's little hand.

While they were having fun, the male and female bullheads took the opportunity to sneak away. The little gray whale immediately rushed out, grabbed the male bullheaded fish in its mouth, flicked its tail, and slapped the female bullheaded fish back.

Dongzai clapped his little hands, "Little Huihui, you are tired!"

The male and female big-headed fish were driven back in disgrace. The male big-headed fish caught yesterday did not know that his death was coming, and looked ready to make a move. He even wanted to provoke the new male and female big-headed fish and show off his power.

Two newly arrived big-headed fish were temporarily kept behind a small stone house to prevent them from escaping. Han Zhan wrapped their tails with seaweed and tied the other end to a gorgonian.

Dong Zai stared at the seaweed for a long time, and some unfamiliar images appeared in his mind. Dong Zai hooked Han Zhan's finger and suddenly called out: "Brother."

"Huh?" Han Zhan looked down at the little mermaid, "What's wrong?"

"Zhi..." Dong Zai organized his words, then he opened his little hand and started gesturing, "Big net, fish."

Han Zhan was strangely silent for a few seconds, "Brother..." No.

Dongzai clasped his hands behind his back and sighed, "Brother, you are so stupid."

The little mermaid forgets things quickly and doesn't remember what he said. He wags his little tail around. After a while he felt bored. He pulled Han Zhan's finger and said, "Brother, are you playing?"

With an expressionless expression, Han Zhan raised his finger and gently tapped Dong Zai's eyebrows, "You can play by yourself. My brother is too stupid to play with you."

"No." Dongzai was stubborn, "Brother, play with and tie your hair."

The little mermaid started acting coquettishly, but Han Zhan had no choice but to pick a blue sea flower, made a simple garland, and put it on the winter cub's head.

The sea flower is stuck on the forehead, making the little mermaid delicate and cute, looking like a sea elf.

"I want my hair to be braided~" Dong Zai grabbed Han Zhan's fingers and held on.

Han Zhan looked at the little mermaid's shining eyes and couldn't say any words of rejection.After Dong Zai turned his back, he picked up a strand of black hair with his fingers, not knowing how to start.

Dong Zai urged: "Brother, hurry up."

Han Zhan tied up his pigtails a little awkwardly, moving gently, for fear of hurting the little mermaid.

"Dong Zai!" Dong Kui's voice came from the small white room in front. After a while, Dong Kui swam out from the window sill. He saw the wreath on Dong Zai's head and said with a smile, "The wreath on your head is so beautiful."

The little mermaid smiled sweetly and softly, "Zai Zai is beautiful!"

Han Zhan quietly let down Dong Zai's hair and breathed a sigh of relief.

Dongkui had a conversation with Dongzai and suggested enthusiastically: "Shall we go out to play today?"

Dong Zai blinked his big eyes, "Catch fish?"

"No more fishing." Dongkui added, "Didn't you say you wanted to go to the giant algae forest last time? I'll take you to the giant algae forest."

Dong Zai held the wreath and looked up at Han Zhan with expectation, "Brother, are you going to play?"

Han Zhan lowered his eyes and shook his finger, "No."

Dong Zai rolled his round eyes, bent down and slipped under Han Zhan's arm, swam his little tail quickly towards the small stone house, and shouted in a crisp little voice: "Daddy, daddy!"

As a result, Dong Zai couldn't see clearly in front of him. Dong Zai hit Jiali's father with a "slap", making him dizzy and the garland was crooked. Dong Zai held his forehead and said, "Dad, let's go play~"

Jia Li held her waist and bared her teeth, scolding Lei Zhe secretly. He picked up the little mermaid, kissed it, and said apologetically: "Dad is not free, you and your brothers can go play."

The kelp forest is full of small sea beasts, and there is almost no danger. Jia Li is relieved to let a group of little mermaids go out to play alone.

Mermaid cubs have never been flowers in the greenhouse. After all, cubs will leave their mermaid parents to live independently in one year. Jiali and Lei Zhe can raise cubs until adulthood, but they cannot protect him for life.

It's time to let Zaizai go out and grow up.

Dongzai pouted, "Brother won't go."

Han Zhan almost always responded to Dong Zai's request. How could he not agree? Jia Li immediately guessed, "Have you made your brother angry?"

Dong Zai wrinkled his little nose, "Brother, you idiot."

"Little naughty boy." Jia Li flicked Dong Zai's little tail, "If my brother doesn't go, then you can go by yourself."

Dong Zai held Jia Li's finger and pulled it out, "Go, Dad!"

"Do you want to go to the kelp forest? I'll take you there." Ai Rui took Yuan Xi over for a stroll.

Han Zhan raised his eyelids and glanced at Ai Rui, then took Dong Zai from Jiali's hand, "No, I'll take Zai Zai."

"Then Xiao Yuanxi and Dong Zai go to play together."

Several little tails followed Han Zhan and passed by the door of Suotu's house. Dongkui shouted triumphantly inside: "Suotu, let's go to the small forest to play."

Suotu swam out, holding his arms, "I'll come too."

Dongkui rolled his eyes and expressed his disgust, "I don't want to be with you."

Suotu said calmly: "Then you don't have to go."

Dongkui was furious, "Why don't I go?"

"Then let's go together."

The two little mermaids quarreled all the way to the kelp forest, but they couldn't decide on a winner.

Ai Rui followed the little mermaids from a distance. He looked back at Long Hui, who had followed him at some point, and asked, "Are you so confident that you can leave Xiao Yuanxi to my care?"

Long Hui planned to go to the Great Trench again. He also had a mermaid cub at home, so it was inconvenient to take him with him, so he could only ask Ari to take care of it for a while.

Long rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Besides you, I don't know who to look for." Among the mermaids he knew, there were pups at home, and most of them would not be willing to take care of other people's pups.

Ari raised his eyebrows, "Are you looking down on me for not being able to find a partner?"

"You know that's not what I meant." Long smiled back, "My Yuan Xi is very well-behaved and won't cause you any trouble."

Ai Rui waved his hand, "That's why I promise you to leave when you want."

"In a few days," Long replied, "Lei Zhe said he would go too and planned to take Han Zhan there for a trial."

Ai Rui's eyes turned and landed on Han Zhan's little back, "What do you mean by Lei Zhe?"

"Do you think Zaizai is cute?" Long asked back.

"cute."

"Want to steal?"

Ai Rui didn't realize that the words were full of traps, so he blurted out: "Of course, I want to steal a Zaizai back in my dream."

Long turned back and spread his hands, "Look, with so many people trying to steal Zaizai, there must be someone to protect him."

"Lei Zhe is so cunning." Ari said with a smile.

The sun is very bright today, and beams of light shine through the kelp forest, making the green kelp forest as beautiful as a fairyland.

There were probably so many friends today, and the winter cub didn't feel scared. The little mermaids held hands and swam into the small forest together.

The little sea beasts in the kelp forest are timid. When they see the little mermaids coming in, they all hide and dare not come out.

In addition to small sea beasts, there are many small soft-bodied animals underneath. Some have two tentacles on their heads and look at you with big cute eyes. Some small fish have a pair of thin wings growing on their backs. When they hear the sound, they flutter their wings and fly., the little animals have different shapes, all of which Dongcub has never seen before.

The winter cub stretched out his finger to poke the little crab carrying the conch on its back. The little crab was frightened and retracted its body into the conch.

"Yeah!" Dong Zai's little face was excited. He poked this one and that one, having fun.

Entering the kelp forest, Dongkui jumped up and down like a wild horse.He grabbed a hanging branch and swung it in the air. He felt very excited and invited Dongcub and the others to play together, "You guys come together."

Suotu didn't bother to answer him and pretended not to hear.

Seeing Dongkui swinging so high, Dong Zai was a little scared, and his little head shook rapidly, "I don't want to play, Zai Zai."

Dongkui was bored playing alone, so he jumped down and went to provoke the little animals again.

The kelp forest is vast. Last time Dongzai and Yuan Xi passed through only one corner of it, and they still hadn't swam out of the kelp forest after half a day.When they were tired from playing, the little mermaids found a large flat stone and sat on it to rest.

Yuan Xi noticed that Dong Zai's hair was a bit messy, so she took Dong Zai's hand and said, "Let me braid your hair. I learned a lot of new braids from Uncle Ari."

"Okay." Dong Zai sat down with his little tail crossed and let Yuan Xi play with his hair.

Yuan Xi is very clever and can quickly tie her hair into beautiful braids.

Dongkui squeezed in again to join in the fun, "Dong Zai, I can also braid my hair. I'll do it for you."

"Dongkui, don't make trouble." Yuan Xi was so annoyed that he couldn't help but push Dongkui away.

Dongkui obviously didn't expect Yuan Xi's hands to be so strong, and he was pushed off guard and fell down the stone, "Oops!"

Yuan Xi was nervous and stuck his head out to look down, but it was pitch black underneath. Yuan Xi couldn't see where Dong Kui was. "Dong Kui, are you okay?"

"Come and see!" Dongkui's voice sounded a little frightened.

Han Zhan stopped the little mermaids who wanted to go down. He swam down alone. The bottom was very deep. Han Zhan found Dongkui first. He clung to the stone wall, his pupils widened, and he stared blankly down.

Han Zhan followed his line of sight.

Under the sea, a mermaid lay quietly in the mud. His eyes were closed, his cheeks were swollen, and his long and strong fish tail was gnawed by fish and crabs.

It all shows that this powerful mermaid has been dead for a long time.