Chapter 61

Chapter 61

The sultry sea breeze blew over the water, causing ripples, and the air was filled with the unique salty smell of sea water.With the arrival of the dry season, the weather gradually becomes hotter.It has not rained in this sea area for more than ten days, and I am afraid that it will be like last year, and the drought will last for several months.

The dry weather has little effect on the mermaids, but the birdmen on the other side of the land may make a comeback.

But this is not something Yuan Xi has to worry about.

He gently paddled the golden fish tail and floated to the surface. The fierce sunlight pierced his eyes, so he raised his hand to block his forehead and called softly: "Ange - Ange, where are you -"

After learning that Dong Zai had sneaked away, Ange cried and made a fuss for several days. He even tried to catch Dong Zai while they were not paying attention, carrying a small baggage to find Dong Zai.Yuan Xi discovered him on the way and took him back.

Yuan Xi saw that An Ge was feeling a little depressed recently, so he wanted to ask him to go fishing. When he went to Lian Shan's house, Lian Shan told him that An Ge had gone out to play on his own.

Yuan Xi searched around the area but couldn't find Ange. He couldn't help but worry, where would Ange go?

After shouting a few words and getting no response, Yuan Xi suddenly remembered that Ange had been out of his shell for less than a month and had not yet learned to sing, so naturally he could not respond to him.

Yuan Xi had no choice but to look further away.

After Yuan Xi swam far away, a figure emerged from the water quietly. If you look carefully, you can find a little mermaid about the length of an arm pressed into his chest.

"Hmm..." Brother Yuanxi, come and save me!

Ange wanted to shout anxiously, but his mouth was tightly covered, and Ange couldn't scream.

The green-tailed male mermaid who caught Ange threatened fiercely: "Shut up!"

Hearing this, Ange struggled even more fiercely. His sharp nails dug into the opponent's shoulders, and his little tail slapped his arm hard.

“Hiss—” the green-tailed mermaid took a painful breath, lowered his voice, and coaxed, “Don’t move around, I won’t hurt the little mermaid, and as long as I reach the Great Trench, I will let you go., if you call other mermaids here, I will swallow you up!"

The green-tailed mermaid is Qingzhe.

God knows how painful it was for him during that time in Donika. During the entire breeding period, they were completely the venting tools of the female mermaids, and Qingzhe was almost squeezed dry.After the breeding period is over, they will still be used as slaves. If they make the female mermaids unhappy, they will be beaten.

Recalling those dark days, Qingzhe felt like crying.Two days ago, he asked another male mermaid in the tribe to help him cover. Qingzhe promised that as long as he returned to Isbella, he would bring the mermaid back to rescue them immediately, and he begged the other man to agree.

He finally escaped from the sea of Donica, but then he was confused. The sea was so vast that he didn't know which way to go.

He had never been to this sea area before. If he swam back from Donika and didn't know the direction, he might not be able to find the Isbella sea area in his life.At this moment, he could only find a way to go to the Great Trench in the At Sea, and return to Isbella through the Great Trench.

He carefully avoided the patrol, and when he was lucky, he was unexpectedly discovered by the little mermaid.Qingzhe didn't stop doing anything and simply picked up the little mermaid and took it away. If Lei Zhe found out, he could threaten him with the little mermaid and ask him to let him go.

Ange has always been bold, so he is not afraid of Qingzhe's intimidation. He is only annoyed that he is too weak and was caught by the bad fish. If Brother Dongzi knew about it, he would still laugh at him.Ange shook his fish tail angrily, wanting to bite Qingzhe a few times to relieve his anger.

Qingzhe vaguely remembered the direction of the Great Trench. He covered Ange's mouth tightly and swam in the direction of the rising sun.

Yuan Xi searched for a long time but couldn't find Ange. He swam back to Haicheng and found that Ange hadn't come back yet.Ange is a bit willful, but he is very smart, and maybe he secretly went to find the winter cub again.Yuan Xi anxiously found Lian Shan and told him that An Ge was missing.

Lian Shan frowned slightly, "Excuse me Yuan Xi, Rhodes and I will go look for it again."

At first, Lian Shan was not very worried. Ange was just a small fish cub and could not swim out of the sea in a short period of time.

But after he and Rhodes searched the area and couldn't find Ange, they realized that Ange might be in danger.

Rhodes looked serious, "I'm going to find Lei Zhe!"

At this time, the Yate Sea and the Varun Sea, which are tens of thousands of kilometers away, are on the same latitude, and the weather here is also very hot.

The hot afternoon sun is scorching the sea, and even in the shallow sea area more than ten meters above the water, you can still feel the strong sunshine.

Dong Zai lay weakly on Han Zhan's back, sticking out his little tongue and panting like a puppy.

They set off from the island in the morning and have just swam within the Valen Sea area.

The winter cub swam slowly and couldn't keep up with Han Zhan and the others, so Han Zhan carried him all the way.Dong Zai didn't want to be held, so he took the initiative to climb onto Han Zhan's back, lay down on his stomach and fell asleep.

He woke up from the heat, his face was hot and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Dongzai knew that his brother was very tired, so he could only take a small breath for fear of being discovered by him.

Han Zhan's heart felt bitter, and he suddenly regretted tricking the little mermaid out. If he was still in Haicheng, he could play comfortably in Haicheng, instead of traveling hard day and night, with no food or sleep.

They stopped, ate some fish, and then set off again.

After eating, Dong Zai fell asleep again on Han Zhan's back.Just when the winter cub fell into a drowsy sleep, he heard Kyle's excited voice blasting in his ears, "We're here, it's in front!"

Not far ahead, an island appeared faintly on the sea. The island was very large, like a giant land mass, with several peaks rising from the ground and towering into the clouds.

When Han Zhan and the others saw the island, they couldn't help but feel excited. They quickly swam over and slowly relaxed their vigilance towards Kyle.

However, after they swam for a long time, the island was still very far away from them. It seemed that they had not taken a step closer to the island.Han Zhan realized something was wrong and turned around. Jia Li and Ai Rui were both there, but Kyle was not there, "Where's Kyle?!"

Ari suddenly reacted and turned around to see that the place was empty and Kyle was gone.

"He was still here just now."

Kyle's aura still lingered in the surrounding seawater, so he must not have swam far.

Dong Zai pointed to the right side of the island, "I see, the bad fish is over there."

Han Zhan decided without hesitation: "Chase!"

After saying that, he reached behind and held down the little mermaid's tail, "Zai Zai, please hold your brother tight."

Dong Zai hugged Han Zhan's neck obediently.

After chasing for a few kilometers, they saw another island, which was actually the same as the island they saw before. Even the mountains were exactly the same.

Ari looked amazed, "This is a miracle."

Dongzai pursed his lips, thinking that it wasn't the case, but he couldn't explain the reason and always felt that it wasn't a miracle.

But no matter what, they finally found the real island.

As he swam closer to the island, Ari saw a figure passing by on the shore, "It's Kyle!"

Kyle turned around and found that Han Zhan and the others were following him. He immediately turned the fish tail into legs. Probably because he was not familiar with walking on two legs, he stumbled onto the beach and ran towards the island.

"Don't let him run away!" Ari rushed over, and when he swam to the shore, he immediately used his legs to chase after Kyle.He ran very fast and caught up with Kyle in a short time.

Ari raised his leg and swept forward, and Kyle threw himself forward. With a "snap", he fell on his face on the beach.

Jiali and Han Zhan also transformed their legs and walked quickly onto the beach.

"How dare you lie to me." Jia Li was furious, ran over and grabbed Kyle's hair, "Is the power of Poseidon here?!"

Kyle's handsome face was covered with mud, looking embarrassed and funny. He kept saying: "Yes, yes, right here."

Jiali raised her hand and cut his neck with her nails. He said coldly: "If you lie to us again, I will kill you."

Kyle covered his neck, and bright red blood flowed from between his fingers, staining his chest.This time it was just a small warning from Jiali. Next time, he would be killed directly.

It's also their fault that they relaxed their vigilance against Kyle and let him escape at the critical moment.

"Where is the power of Poseidon?"

"On the mountain." Kyle looked up at the mountains and pointed to the highest mountain.

It was almost evening and they couldn't wait any longer.

Ari grabbed Kyle's arm and climbed up the mountain first.

The mountain peak is steep, but Han Zhan and the others have never climbed the mountain before, so it took a lot of effort to climb halfway up the mountain.At this time, the setting sun hung slanting in the valley, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, and the tips of their hair wet with sweat were pressed against their cheeks.

Han Zhan was dripping with sweat.

Dong Zai raised his hand to wipe the sweat from Han Zhan's face, but he didn't notice that his own little nose was also dripping with crystal clear sweat.

Han Zhan's fingers easily inserted into the cracks in the rocks, and his body was fixed on the mountainside. With one free hand, he grabbed Dong Zai's little hand, "Don't move around, Zai Zai, be careful if you fall."

"Okay~" Dong Zai held the wreath on his head and hugged Han Zhan's neck.

Until the sunset quietly sank into the valley, taking away the last ray of afterglow, the island became deep and quiet, and from time to time, rustling sounds could be heard from the jungle.

It was completely dark. No matter how good their eyesight was, they could not climb up the mountain at this time. They had to spend the night on the mountain.

Ari and Jiali simply dug a hole halfway up the mountain.

Han Zhan found a fruit tree on the mountainside. He picked a few small fruits. He tried the taste first. It was a bit sweet, like the sweet fruits on Luo Xi's island.

Dong Zai shared the fruit with his father and others, but kept one for himself. He took small bites of the fruit and was reluctant to finish it in one bite.

Han Zhan held the sweet fruit in his hand but did not eat it. After Dong Zai finished eating, he stuffed the sweet fruit to Dong Zai.

Dong Zai raised his hand and touched Han Zhan's dry and peeling lips, and said sullenly: "Brother, eat it, but don't give it to me."

Han Zhan felt sour and sweet at the same time, "Okay, brother, eat it."

Mermaids are still fish after all and cannot stay out of the water for too long. Fortunately, it was already evening when they landed and the sun was not too bright. If the sun was strong at noon, they would have died of dehydration if they had been out in the sun for half a day.

They have been out of the water for so long, and their bodies are dry and itchy. The adult fish can still bear it, but the winter cub is different. Han Zhan's heart aches every time he thinks of the winter cub enduring the discomfort.

Jiali rested against the earthen wall for a while. He reached out and took Dong Zai into his arms, broke open the fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

Finally, he coaxed Dong Zai to finish a few fruits.

One fruit could barely quench their thirst, but it couldn't alleviate the dryness and dehydration of their legs, so it was better to leave them all to the winter cubs.

A long night passed.

At dawn, they walked out of the cave and continued to climb up the mountain. This time they were more skilled and climbed very quickly. It didn't take long for them to climb to the top of the mountain.

This is an extinct volcano. It can be seen from the soil quality of the rock layer at the mountain pass that it has not erupted for tens of thousands of years.

The lava material erupted by the volcano accumulates around the crater. After the magma cools, it forms a basin shape at the crater. Over time, water accumulates and forms a lake."Note"

Kyle gasped and said, "The power of Poseidon is at the bottom of the lake."

"I'll go down and look for it." Han Zhan put Dong Zai down and handed it to Jiali.

Then he jumped down and plunged into the water. His huge black tail swung and stirred up white waves.

Han Zhan's eyes searched the bottom of the lake inch by inch, not sparing a single corner.Further down, he felt that the surrounding lake water became warmer, and a soft light spread out at the bottom of the lake.

Han Zhan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly swam down, holding the soft light in his hands. The light was very warm.

He thought to himself that Zaizai would like it very much.

The light group seemed to be very close to Han Zhan. The tiny light penetrated into Han Zhan's body, and Han Zhan's fatigue for several days disappeared.

It felt to Han Zhan that it was alive, like a naughty little fish. This feeling was very familiar and made him think of the little mermaid.

Dong Zai stared at the lake with his blue eyes, as if something in the lake was calling him.

Dong Zai was a little anxious. He raised his little face and shouted: "Dad."

Jia Li picked up Dong Zai and touched his face, "What's wrong Zai Zai? Han Zhan will be back soon. Let's wait a little longer, okay?"

"No..." Dong Zai shook his head and pointed at the lake, wanting to tell Jia Li that he wanted to go down.

At this time, the calm lake surface rippled, and a huge fish tail crossed the lake water. Han Zhan swam out of the water, holding a ball of light in his hand.

It is the power of Poseidon.

Kyle's eyes were red with jealousy. He couldn't help but pounced on him, trying to take away the light ball in Han Zhan's hand, but Ari held him down.Ari punched him in the face. He had disliked Kyle for a long time.

Dong Zai jumped out of Jiali's arms and ran forward a few steps towards Han Zhan.

He stared blankly, stretched out his little hand and touched the ball of light.

As soon as his fingers touched the warm light ball, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Only Han Zhan and Jiali saw this scene, and they looked at each other.

Han Zhan calmly blocked Ai Rui's sight.

However, as soon as he made a move, the winter cub fell softly in front of him.

Han Zhan hurriedly caught the fallen Dong Zai. He, who was always calm, looked a little panicked.

"What's wrong with Zaizai?" Ai Rui left Kyle behind and happened to look over and saw Han Zhan catching Dongzai.

"Zai Zai is too tired, so he fell asleep." Jia Li watched Dong Zai transform back into a fish tail, and the dark blue scales were shiny, indicating that Dong Zai was fine.

Pressing down the anxiety in his heart, he bit his lower lip and said, "Let's go back."

Han Zhan said hoarsely: "Let me hold Zaizai."

"good."

They climbed down the mountain in silence, leaving Kyle alone at the top.

When they reached the shore, they transformed into fish tails and swam into the water.

As soon as the fish tail dipped into the water, Han Zhan's eyes darkened, "Be careful, there's an ambush!"

As he finished speaking, dozens of mermaids appeared under the island.

Jiali saw one of the green-tailed mermaids, and his expression turned cold, "It belongs to Isbella."

The mermaids got out of the way one after another, and the seawater surged for a moment, then neatly opened up to both sides to make way for the waterway.The blue-tailed mermaid swam up, his hair tied back, revealing the crown-shaped pattern on his forehead.

Han Zhan and the others instantly recognized who the other party was.

Noy.

He raised his chin slightly and said, "Hand over the Poseidon's power."

Ari crossed his arms, "What is the power of Poseidon? Please explain it clearly."

Noi frowned and looked displeased. The sea surface immediately set off waves several meters high. If he hadn't sensed that Poseidon's divine power was not on them, he would definitely not waste time and directly choose to kill them and take away the divine power.

He raised his hand and said, "Take it back."

Qingliu waved his fish tail and hesitated between Han Zhan and the others, and finally rushed towards Han Zhan, who was holding a little mermaid. He seemed to be the easiest to deal with.

The other mermaids moved and surrounded Ari and Jiali.

Han Zhan hugged Dong Zai tightly with one hand and turned sideways to avoid Qingliu's fish tail. He turned his wrist and opened a wound on the other person's body.

Before Qingliu could react, Han Zhan reached out to grab his shoulder again and broke his arm forcefully.

Qingliu covered his shoulders. He was shocked inside. What kind of mermaid was this? He defeated him with only one hand.

He backed away in fear.

It's useless. Noi's face darkened, and he swept his tail over and slapped Qingliu away.

Han Zhan looked at Noi expressionlessly.

Noi stretched out his hand and grabbed it. His claws were as sharp as blades and went straight towards Han Zhan's neck.Han Zhan turned his head to hide, and his sharp nails grazed his ear, causing a few strands of hair to fly down.

Noi shot backhand, Han Zhan raised his hand to block it, twisted and swung it over, forcing Noi back.

But in the blink of an eye, they fought several times.

Noi looked gloomy. If the fight continued, he would lose to Han Zhan.For Noi, losing to Han Zhan made him feel extremely humiliated, and he would never tolerate this result.

He shouted, "Back off!"

All the mermaids in Isbella stepped back a few meters.

Suddenly, strong winds whipped up the waves, forming several rapids and rushing toward Han Zhan and the others.

Han Zhan subconsciously hugged the little mermaid in his arms, leaning slightly, his body close to the seafloor. The seawater rolled up the sand and stones on the seafloor, making him so turbid that he couldn't see the surroundings clearly. He could hear the anxious voices of Jiali and Ai Rui vaguely..But couldn't hear what they were saying.

The rapids rolled up the boulder, and it was about to hit Han Zhan on the head.

Can't escape.

Han Zhan carried it down alive.

A stone hit him on the head, causing his head to bleed instantly.

The water flow slows down.

Blood flowed into Han Zhan's eyes, blurring his vision. He didn't bother to wipe them away, and looked up to look for Jia Li and Ai Rui. However, they were long gone, probably swept away by the torrent.

Han Zhan hugged Dong Zai tightly with both hands, fearing that if he let go, Dong Zai would be swept away by the torrent.

Noi swam over calmly, and the raging waves had no impact on him.

He waved at Han Zhan and grabbed him.

Han Zhan hurriedly turned his back to block the little mermaid in his arms.

Severe pain came, Han Zhan's eyes went dark, and he fainted. His last consciousness told him to protect Zaizai. Before he passed out, his arms tightly clamped Dong Zai in his arms.

Noi bent down and grabbed the winter cub, but Han Zhan hugged the little mermaid tightly with both hands and protected him firmly against his chest.But the winter cub was unscathed, with the wreath still on its head.

Noi slapped Han Zhan's arm with his tail, but Han Zhan still held the little mermaid's wrist with his fingers. Noi impatiently pinched his fingers off, finally making him let go of the little mermaid.

He picked up the winter cub and threw it to Qingliu, "Take it back."

"It's the king."

Qingliu caught the winter cub with one hand, and he hesitated: "Will they exchange the power of Poseidon?"

Ellie swam out of the water and said, "Didn't you see just now? The black-tailed mermaid would rather hit the rock than let the little fish get any harm. They value him very much."

When Noi and the others disappeared on the sea, the low jungle on the island moved. Kyle came out. He glanced at Han Zhan who was lying on the beach, and turned around and plunged into the sea.

After a long time, Kyle swam back.

He looked at Han Zhan and sighed, muttering: "Forget what I owe you before."

After being in the sun for a long time, Han Zhan's thin lips were a little dry and cracked, and the fish tail was very hot. If it was left in the sun at night, it might become dried fish.

Kyle grabbed Han Zhan's arm and dragged him into the water, "Hey, wake up!"

Han Zhan opened his eyes suddenly, "Zai Zai!"

"The little fish cub was taken away by Noi and the others." Kyle sat on the beach and wiped the sweat from his face.

Han Zhan stretched out his hand to strangle Kyle's neck in vain, his eyes red, "Did you bring Noi here?"

Kyle couldn't breathe immediately, and he said with difficulty: "It's not me! It's Ellie!"

Han Zhan glanced at Kyle steadily, as if he believed what he said, he threw Kyle away and stumbled into the sea.

"Hey, where are you going?"

Han Zhan sank into the sea without looking back. The seawater wrapped around his body. He inhaled the seawater crazily. He swam far away and finally smelled a trace of Dong Zai's breath.

Zaizai's breath was very light. They had been away for a long time and even swam out of this sea area.

Guilt and self-blame occupied his heart, making him breathless. He stumbled and swam into the water, thinking that he had lost his little mermaid.

He must quickly find his little mermaid.

He is so delicate and can cry.

You will definitely be scared if you don’t see him when you wake up.

How could he lose him?

A few kilometers away in the sea.

Jia Li woke up leisurely and subconsciously shouted: "Zai Zai." He hurriedly looked around, but Han Zhan and Ai Rui were not there.

He shouted: "Ai Rui - Han Zhan - where are you -"

After a long time, Ai Rui's response came. The voice was very soft. It was estimated that Ai Rui was also far away.

He quickly met up with Ari and swam back to the island. He didn't see Han Zhan, but he saw Kyle.

Before they could ask questions, Kyle hurriedly explained, "I didn't call Noi here, it was Ellie. Your little fish cub is in Noi's hands, and they asked you to exchange it for Poseidon's power."

Hearing that Zai Zai was taken away by Noi, Jia Li's brain buzzed and she stared at Kyle's mouth opening and closing, completely unable to hear what he was saying behind him.

"What did you say?!" Jia Li's eyes were so red that they seemed to be dripping with blood. He said word by word, "Tell me again, where did Zai Zai go!"

Kyle was so frightened that he shrank behind Ari, "It's really none of my business. It was Ellie who called Noi here."

"Jiali, calm down," Ai Rui held down Jiali's shoulders, "We have to get Dongcub back now."

Jiali took a deep breath, "Where's Han Zhan?"

Kyle said: "He chased her and just couldn't get far."

"let's go!"

Ari grabbed Kyle, "Where did they go?!"

"Over there." Kyle pointed in the direction Han Zhan left.

Jiali had a sullen face and swam past without saying a word.

Ari grabbed Kyle and followed quickly.

Kyle was confused. It was wrong. Why should he go? It was none of his business.