Chapter 59

Chapter 59

After finally adapting to the strong sunlight, Jia Li looked at the surrounding environment with half-squinted eyes.Unexpectedly, the entrance and exit of the Great Trench in this sea area is right on the sea. With blue sea and blue sky, more than a dozen islands emerge from the water and form a circle.

Several green-tailed mermaids swam up and asked, "Where did you come from?"

Ari replied: "The Sea of Art."

The green-tailed mermaids looked at each other in confusion. They had never heard of it, and it was probably some remote sea area.

"What are you doing here and how long are you staying?"

Ari clenched his fists, raised his lips and smiled, "Why do you ask so many questions?"

The green-tailed mermaids felt the intimidation from Airi, and they were a little afraid, "Don't be angry, we are just following the king's instructions to question the mermaids who came from the Great Trench."

"Your king?"

Come on, another sea area to build a kingdom.

"Yes, our king."

Ari patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't be too nervous. We are just passing by and resting in your waters for one night. We will leave tomorrow."

"Okay." The green-tailed mermaid pointed to the sea in front and said, "You can only rest near the island, and you can't leave too far. Otherwise, if the patrol team discovers it, you will be driven out of the sea."

Han Zhan slowly let go of the hand covering Dong Zai's eyes, and nodded to the green-tailed mermaid, "We understand."

Only then did the green-tailed mermaid realize that there was a little mermaid among them. The little mermaid bit her little hand in grievance, obviously hungry.For some reason, their hearts softened and they couldn't help but say a few more words, "You can hunt near the island, but don't let the patrol team find it, otherwise you will have to give something in exchange, or you will have to stay and work to pay for it..”

It was the first time that Han Zhan and the others heard that there was such a way to exchange, and they felt a little strange for a while.

After a few words of warning, the green-tailed mermaid saw that they were really tired, so she didn't say any more and asked them to go to the island to rest.

Han Zhan and the others swam closer to the island, only to realize that this was no ordinary island. It was an island within an island. The island they saw was only the outer circle. It looked more like an artificial island than a naturally occurring island.

A dozen islands outside formed a circle around the city, and a hollow island inside was surrounded.They were a bit far away, so they couldn't see clearly what was on the island in the middle, but they could probably see some people on the island.

The outer circle of islands is not a complete island. The islands that surface are a bit fragmented. The smallest island is only the size of a small stone house.

Han Zhan handed the winter cub to Jia Li, "You guys find a place to rest first, and I'll go catch fish."

There were other mermaids on the island. When I noticed them coming, I glanced at them for a few times, then turned away without interest.

They don't plan to stay in this sea for a long time, and they don't want to deal with the mermaids on the island.

Jiali found a small island with no mermaids on it. The island was covered with large rocks. A few plants grew out of the rocks, making the island look less bare.

Jia Li put Dong Zai on the rock, "Are you tired, Zai Zai? Let's sleep for a while."

Dong Zai nodded and shook his head. He looked towards the direction Han Zhan left and said softly, "Wait for brother to come back."

Ari turned around and asked Kyle, "What was the last time you came here?"

Kyle hesitated and said: "We were in a hurry to enter the Great Trench, and we didn't look carefully. I remember that it was a bit chaotic at the time. The kingdom had not been established yet, and there was no patrol team."

Therefore, this sea area has just established a kingdom, so it is not something to be afraid of.

Over there, Han Zhan avoided the patrol team and sneaked into the shallow sea.

The seafood nearby was very rich. Han Zhan used a fishing net to bring back dozens of fish. Han Zhan turned around and found that there were two or three fin fish in the fishing net. It can be said to be an unexpected surprise.

The wind on the island is very cool, and the wreath on Dong Zai's head is a little crooked. The black hair is gently blown by the breeze, and the tips of the hair on the forehead are blown up by the wind, revealing bright patterns.Dong Zai shook his little tail fin, "Brother is back!"

Before he finished speaking, a huge fish tail was seen swinging under the water, and then Han Zhan emerged from the water.

Han Zhan divided the fish and left all the fin fish for Dong Zai.

Kyle only got a palm-sized piece of fish, which was not enough to fill his teeth. He was very self-aware and silently picked up the fish, reluctant to finish it in one bite.

Kyle's eyes filled with tears when he finally had fresh fish.When food was not enough in the last few days, they survived by eating seaweed growing on the cracks.

Ari grabbed a lively fish, cut off its head, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Han Zhan was not in a hurry to eat. He processed the fin fish first and stuffed it into Dong Zai's arms.

After eating and drinking, it was getting late. They slumped on the rocks and touched their swollen bellies. The cool breeze made them drowsy.

Dong Zai took small bites of the fin fish meat. Halfway through the meal, Dong Zai pushed the meat to Han Zhan and said, "Brother, eat quickly, there is a fish coming."

Han Zhan threw the fish into his mouth without saying a word and finished it in two or three bites.

Jiali picked up the two fin fish left, knocked them unconscious, and stuffed them into the crevices of the rocks.

After doing this, the patrol just appeared in their sight.

They stopped at a distance, stared at Kyle for a while, seemed to be sure of something, and then swam away.

Han Zhan's eyes darkened, "How many mermaids know about Poseidon's power?"

"It's just us." Kyle's eyes were wandering, not daring to look directly into Han Zhan's eyes.

Jiali suddenly became angry. He swung his fish tail and slapped Kyle hard on the face, "How many mermaids know this!"

Kyle was caught off guard by being swung several times, and his handsome face immediately swelled up. He covered his face and dodged, "I remembered, there are mermaids from the Oslaika tribe who know about it."

Oops, Ari looked serious, "Oslaika Mermaid might have spread the news about Poseidon's power."

He made a quick decision, "Let's get out of here right now."

Han Zhan raised his eyes and said, "It's too late."

At the same time, Dongcub exclaimed, "There are so many fish."

At this moment, dozens of mermaids suddenly appeared from the sea and surrounded their island.Among them was a purple-tailed mermaid, with patterns at the corners of its eyes like petals, a high nose bridge, dark purple eyes, and deep facial features, which was different from the mermaids in their Art Sea area.

Dong Zai stared at him curiously.

Han Zhan lowered his eyes, "What are Zaizai looking at?"

Dong Zai blinked, "Brother, why does he look different from us?"

The purple-tailed mermaid swam up and couldn't help but express a subtle expression when he heard this. Then his eyes swept over the faces of Han Zhan and others, and finally fell on Kyle.

He said coldly: "Are you Kyle? Our king invites you to come over."

Kyle turned his head and put on a strange expression, "You are calling me. You have made a mistake. I am not Kyle."

The purple-tailed mermaid couldn't help but directly pressed Kyle's shoulders and tried to drag him away.

"Wait a minute." Ai Rui grabbed the wrist of the green-tailed mermaid, "He is our companion. If you want to take him away, should you ask us what we mean."

The purple-tailed mermaid stepped back and raised his hand to grab it. Ai Rui ducked sideways and swung the fish's tail. The purple-tailed mermaid retreated again.However, after fighting for a few times, the purple-tailed mermaid could see that their strength was almost the same. If they continued to fight, it would be of no benefit to both sides, so it was better for each side to take a step back.

"You can come with him." The purple-tailed mermaid continued, "We don't mean to hurt him, we just have a few questions to ask him."

Han Zhan nodded, "It just so happens that we also want to visit the middle island."

When it comes to fighting, Jia Li has never been afraid of anyone. He yawned and asked, "Do you have a place to sleep?"

"some."

In front of him, Jia Li picked up two fin fish from the cracks in the rocks. This was food for his cubs and could not be wasted.

The purple-tailed mermaid paused, but finally said nothing.

"Let's go."

They followed the purple-tailed mermaid into the middle island. There were mermaids patrolling along the way. Without the purple-tailed mermaid to lead the way, they would definitely be discovered if they tried to sneak in.

When they swam to the island, they saw two thick stone doors in front of them. The purple-tailed mermaid picked up the conch wrapped around her waist, put it to her mouth and blew twice.

In less than a moment, the door slowly opened from the inside.

The shark shouted respectfully: "Sir."

The purple-tailed mermaid asked: "Where is the king?"

"Wang just fell asleep."

The purple-tailed mermaid said to Han Zhan: "The king is asleep. I will take you to see him tomorrow. Now I will take you to a place to rest."

On the way, the purple-tailed mermaid introduced herself: "My name is Tesia."

The island is a hollow island. The water in the island is very shallow. Stone houses are built on the water. The stone houses are laid out in an orderly manner, forming a magnificent water city.

Tesia brought them to a larger stone house, "You guys live here. If you need anything, you can call them."

After saying that, Tecia left a few mermaids guarding outside the house, and then left.

The stone house was half submerged in the water. The mermaid didn't need to turn the fish tail into legs. Ari swam in first and checked it. There was nothing wrong inside.

Jia Li leaned against the window and looked at the small stone houses opposite. Through the moonlight, she could vaguely see mermaids living in the stone houses.

Kyle collapsed on the ground. Before he could take a breath, Ari grabbed his hair and lifted him up. "You really don't know the king here?"

Kyle's injustice, "I really don't know him, I don't even know his name."

Ari let go of Kyle, "If he asks you tomorrow, you have to think clearly about how to answer me. If you say something wrong..." As he spoke, Ari touched his sharp nails.

Kyle suddenly shuddered. He touched his neck and said repeatedly: "I won't talk nonsense."

Now Dong Zai is nestled in Han Zhan's arms, his little head is shaking a little bit, obviously he is sleepy.

There was no bed in the stone house, so Han Zhan held Dong Zai in his arms. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest.

There are mermaids guarding outside, so there is no need to worry about Kyle escaping.

He had been awake for many days, and even Ari couldn't hold it in any longer, so he quickly fell asleep.

When the sky was slightly bright, they heard a "woo-woo" sound of blowing conches.

Han Zhan woke up first, covered Dong Zai's ears with his hands, and then raised his eyes to look out the window.

When the mermaids heard the sound of conches, they woke up in unison and swam to the gate to gather.

Jiali asked the mermaid outside the door, "What are you doing up so early?"

The mermaid said with a straight face: "Nothing."

Jiali suddenly struck out, as fast as lightning, and grabbed the green-tailed mermaid by the neck. Ai Rui and Han Zhan also restrained the other mermaids before they could react.

"You can tell us now."

The green-tailed mermaid bit her lip and refused to speak.

"Let them go!" Tesia wanted to come over and take them to see the king, but when he saw this scene, he flicked his tail and swam in front of them, his face darkening.

Jia Li let go of his hand and said innocently: "I have no other intention, I just want to ask what you are doing up so early."

He glanced at Kyle, half-smiling, and looked at his mouth. It was as tight as a clam shell and could not be pried open.

There was a bit of anger in Tesia's eyes, "Our king is up, come with me."

After swimming a few meters, he noticed something was wrong. He looked back and found that none of them had followed him, "What do you mean?"

Jiali lazily leaned against the wall, "I'm hungry and can't walk."

Tesia's forehead jumped, and he turned his head and ordered his men, "Prepare food for them."

"Wait." Jiali called him.

Tesia's expression was unkind, and her eyes said: What do you want to do again!

"My Zaizai is quite delicate. He can't bite other fish, so he can only eat fin fish. Please catch some fin fish."

Dong Zai blinked his eyes and smiled innocently.

No matter how angry Tesia was, she couldn't lose her temper with the little mermaid, not to mention that the little mermaid in front of her looked really weak. He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and said, "Do as he said."

Finfish are not rare in their waters, and the green-tailed mermaid soon caught more than a dozen finfish.

By the time the winter cub finished eating the two fin fish, the sun had already risen to the rooftop.

Before Tesia's patience ran out, Dong Zai finally finished the last bite of meat. He grabbed the fish bone and said, "Daddy, here it is." Jiali threw the fish bone into his mouth and chewed it into pieces with a few clicks.

Ari stretched and stood up, "I've kept you waiting for a long time. Take us to see your king quickly."

"Follow me!" Tesia left a word and swam away.

Jia Li picked up Dong Zai, and Han Zhan and the others followed Tesia.

They swam into the island, entered a gate, and saw a palace. The walls of the palace were made of shells and decorated with pearls. The whole palace reflected dazzling light in the sun.

"Wow~" Dong Zai opened his little mouth, "So beautiful."

Dong Zai has liked shiny things since he was a child, and when he saw such a shining palace, he fell in love even more.

Jia Li raised her eyebrows, "Do you like it? Then let's build one when we go back."

"You guys wait here, I'll report to the king."

Thesia swam into the palace and shouted to the figure behind the curtain: "King, they are here."

The curtains in the palace are made of shark's yarn, with dozens of layers stacked up. From the outside, you can only vaguely see a stone bed inside.After a while, the young man's weak voice came from inside. He opened a corner of the curtain and revealed a pale, almost transparent hand, "Tesia? Why did you come here so late?"

"I'm sorry, King." Tecia went up and held the young man's thin hand, "I'm late, they are outside, do you want to go see them."

The boy covered his mouth and coughed twice, "Let them come in."

"Okay, I'll call them right away." Tesia swam outside the palace and said to Han Zhan, "The king asked you to come in."

Han Zhan and the others swam into the palace and immediately felt a chill. They looked at the thin figure behind the curtain. Is this their king?

The boy lifted up the shark's gauze and swam out. You could clearly see translucent gills connected between his arms and both sides of his body.Ari Wei was stunned, their king turned out to be a shark?!

Looking at the corners of his eyes again, there were patterns unique to mermaids. Is this a mermaid or a mermaid?

The young man explained in a soft voice: "My father is a mermaid and my mother is a mermaid." He has half mermaid blood and half mermaid blood in his body.

Ari has also heard that mermaids and mermaids form partners, but it is very rare because mermaids and mermaids have difficulty in conceiving eggs and may not be able to conceive eggs in their lifetime.

I didn’t expect to see a living “hybrid” today.

Han Zhan didn't care whether he was a mermaid or a mermaid, "What do you want from us?"

The young man spoke softly, "I know you are looking for the power of Poseidon." He said quickly, "Don't deny it in a hurry, I just want to ask you for a favor."

"As a condition, I can tell you where the other Poseidon's power is?"

"I originally planned to find the power of Poseidon by myself, but after seeing you, I changed my mind." The young man smiled bitterly, "Because of my current physical condition, I'm afraid I won't be able to swim out of the sea."

Dong Zai said: "Are you sick?"

The young man looked at Dong Zai and felt fond of him for no reason. The corners of his mouth curved slightly, "Yeah, I'm sick."

"You're a good fish and you'll get better soon."

"Thank you for your blessing, little mermaid." The young man raised his hand and held the wreath on the winter cub's head. "Your wreath is very beautiful. I will ask Tesia to weave one for me next time."

"This is the wreath that my brother made for me." Dong Zai smiled, "Your palace is also very beautiful."

The young man looked at Dong Zai's blue eyes. When he mentioned "brother", his eyes seemed to be shining, more dazzling than his palace.

"Your brother must like you very much."

"Yeah," Dong Zai said, "I like my brother very much too."

There was a warm current flowing through Han Zhan's heart.

Jiali said sourly: "Isn't Zaizai's favorite father?"

Dong Zai quickly hugged his father's fishtail and said, "I like daddy the most."

Han Zhan pursed his thin lips into a straight line.

Ari shook his head helplessly. He was already an adult, so why did he act like a little fish and play jealous tricks? He turned to the young man and asked, "What do you want us to help you with?"

Since Dong Zai said that he was a good fish, Ai Rui would believe him for now.

"My name is Luo Xi. I am the product of the union of a mermaid and a shark. I have been very weak since I broke out of my shell. The elder shark in the tribe said that I was destined to live for a short time. I didn't believe it before. But recently, I feel more and more uncomfortable in my body.My power is passing away, and I’m scared, but I don’t want to die.” A sad smile appeared on the young man’s face, “If you find the power of Poseidon, I hope you can save me.”

Luo Xi's expression was sincere, not like she was lying.

Han Zhan said calmly: "The existence of Poseidon is just a legend. Even if Poseidon really has the power of Poseidon, we can't guarantee that we can save you."

"Tesia and I have tried various methods, but none of them work. The power of Poseidon is our last hope. No matter what, I want to give it a try."

Jiali and the others exchanged looks, and Han Zhan said, "Okay."

The young man showed a happy smile and said, "You have one more day of rest, and I will send you away tomorrow."

Ari folded his hands behind his head and asked, "Can I go out for a walk?"

"Tecia." Luo Xi called softly.

Tesia untied the conch around his waist and blew a sound. Immediately a shark swam in. Tesia ordered: "Take him out, but not outside the island."

Ari went out for a stroll with the shark.

Jia Li planned to go back and take a nap, so he waved to Dong Zai, "Zai Zai, we're going back."

At this time, Luo Xi asked, "Little mermaid, can you stay and play with me for a while? I still have a lot of pearls here for you to play with."

There are so many pearls, Dong Zai is a little excited.

Jia Li pointed at Kyle, "Keep an eye on him and don't let him escape."

Luo Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Tesia is very powerful."

Jia Li was noncommittal, saying that being able to tie with Ai Rui was indeed quite impressive, but not even close to him.

After Jiali and the others left, Luo Xi took out a huge blue pearl from the palace. Pearls of this size are rare even in the sea of ​​Yate, "Little mermaid, this is for you to play with."

Dong Zai turned to look at Han Zhan, "Brother."

Luo Xi was surprised, "Are you his brother?"

Han Zhan said "Yes" and said, "Zai Zai can play, brother is here to watch." As he said that, he leaned against the wall, his eyes never leaving the little mermaid.

"I won't hurt him," Luo Xi opened her thin and weak hands, "I can't hurt him either."

Dong Zai swam in front of Luo Xi, "Let's play racquetball."

"Okay." Luo Xi's face was filled with a smile, and she gently flicked the fish's tail and patted the pearl back.

Their cheerful laughter could be heard from time to time in the palace.

Tesia came closer at some point. He sighed silently, "I haven't seen the king so happy for a long time."

"What's your relationship with him?" Han Zhan suddenly asked.

Tesia paused, "You can see it."

Han Zhan lowered his eyes and said he didn't care, he was just asking casually.

Just because Luo Xi was in such a weak state, he could become the king of a sea area. He knew who was helping him behind the scenes.

"Luo Xi and I are partners."

Tecia only said one sentence and then said nothing more.

Luo Xi played for a while and gradually became exhausted. Her originally pale cheeks turned red and her chest rose and fell slightly. She was obviously tired.

"King, it's time for you to rest."

Dong Zai said with concern: "You have a good rest, I will play with you next time."

Luo Xi was still a little reluctant to leave. He held Dong Zai's little hand and said, "I'll ask Tecia to give you sweet sauce fish tonight. You will definitely like it."

“What is sweet sauce fish?”

"Sweet sauce fish is made by cutting the fin fish into fillets and then coating it with sweet sauce. We would go to the island every morning, pick the sweet fruits that grow on the trees, pound them into jam, and spread it on the fish fillets., soft and sweet jam, paired with fresh fin fillets, especially delicious.”

It sounded delicious. Dong Zai was a little greedy and began to look forward to the arrival of the night.

"By the way, there's more." Luo Xi took Dong Zai and swam into the palace.

There is a row of wooden boxes lined up in the corner of the palace, filled with large and small pearls. The big ones are like blue pearls, and the small ones are only about the size of a thumb. They look like pearls made from the tears of a shark.

Luo Xi said sheepishly: "These are all mine... If you don't mind, you can play with them all."

Seeing that Tesia's face turned dark, Han Zhan swam in and picked up the winter cub, "No, there are too many things, we can't take them away."

Luo Xi felt a little pity, but he soon cheered up, "Okay, next time you come over to play, I'll treat you to sweet sauce fish."

After swimming out of the palace, Dong Zai held Blue Pearl in his arms. He looked back from time to time and waved his little hand to Luo Xi.

Han Zhan deliberately pinched the tips of Dong Zai's ears, "Does Zai Zai like him so much?"

Dong Zai rested his chin on the pearl and said, "He is such a good fish." Not only did he play racquet with him, but he also treated him to fish with sweet sauce.

He will get better.