Bai Ya pondered her meaning and couldn't help shaking his head. The girl was afraid of the danger of blue amber, but she hid it in her hair. She didn't know what she thought. She is lucky to have thick hair. If it comes into contact with skin, I'm afraid it won't do anything good.
At this moment, the situation was calm, and he finally had the time to take a close look at his opponents. There were indeed not many people, less than ten, and presumably there were still people patrolling outside who had not returned yet. Miss Quan's face looked the most childish among them. It is estimated that because of this, she did not go out on patrol with other sharks, but stayed stationed at her residence.
The orange-tailed shark called everyone to come to him, and they formed a loose circle at the edge of the water. The middle-aged woman faced Bai Ya and said bluntly:
"We still can't tell you the truth. But - you are very powerful and have superb combat power. I admire you very much."
"I admire you too. Your straightforward and frank character reminds me of a friend." Bai Ya also responded calmly.
I don’t know how Jun Aoyan is doing now.
A few sharks curled their lips and muttered to themselves, while some others didn't take it seriously. Bai Ya ignored their reactions and continued talking to the orange-tailed shark:
"What I came here for was this amber. Now that it has returned to its original owner, I originally planned to leave. But just now, I heard you say that there is another treasure? Is that also...a magic weapon?"
"Magical weapon?"
There was a confused commotion among the sharks. The orange-tailed shark replied on their behalf:
"I don't know what kind of object you are talking about. The treasure we are talking about is our family's most precious treasure, a pearl about the size of a baby's fist."
Bai Ya had heard the legend about the sharks weeping and condensing beads, but because of this, he was quite surprised.
"Can your tears condense into beads of this size?"
"That's not the case." The orange-tailed shark carefully considered his words, "If you want to elaborate more, it is an unformed dragon ball. There is a mysterious legend in our clan about the dragon ball. Are you interested?"
"Look, do I have any choice now? That's all."
The orange-tailed shark smiled:
"If you are interested, of course it would be better. After all, this is a long story."
The story starts from ancient times.
Thousands of years ago, this place had no communication with the outside world. There are not many merchants traveling around the country, and it is not very prosperous. Only the areas with rich soil and water can rely on farming. As an ordinary corner in the vast sea, the residents on the seaside can only make a living by drawing water and fishing for generations.
With the accumulated experience of their ancestors from generation to generation, fishermen built special fishing nets to sink deeper into the sea and hunt for more abundant catches. This web is full of thorns. Once the prey hits it, even if it is not trapped to death, it will be breathless and unable to escape.
Not only ordinary fish, but even dragons may not be immune.
On that long-ago day when it all started, a small dragon was caught in a fishing net. He was too young and had recklessly fallen into this terrible web. His slender body was not strong enough to break free. The more he struggled, the more his skin was punctured and penetrated, leaving numerous scars. Even when he was exhausted, he could not escape and had to be dragged out of the sea by fishermen in despair and thrown into the boat.
His only remaining hope is his friend, a mermaid girl. She quietly followed the fishing boat and climbed up without the fishermen noticing. She quickly pulled out the spikes with her nimble fingers and untied the netting around the dragon's body, regardless of the fact that she was bleeding. The girl wanted to rescue her friend so much that even when the fishermen approached, she never stopped moving her hands.
The half-human, half-fish mermaid is a rare thing. The fishermen were overjoyed and grabbed the net and pounced greedily on the girl. She held Xiaolong and struggled to resist, never giving up. She had escaped to the bow of the ship, but the danger was close at hand. Before another fishing net entangled her, she raised her arms and threw the dragon back into the sea.
Xiaolong is free. But the girl was caught in a trap and stranded on the edge of the land. The fishermen set up fishing nets densely on the seashore, enclosing a water area and imprisoning the shark in this small space. They did not forget to cover the top with thorns to cut off all her means of survival.
The girl understood that she could not escape. At night, she told Xiaolong her fate to Xiaolong who secretly came to visit her. She said goodbye to Xiaolong, because the next day she would be taken away by fishermen to a place thousands of miles away from the sea. There, fishermen would offer this rare shark to the king in exchange for wealth and fame.
The dragon whined softly and circled around the fishing net, thinking for a long time. By the time he stopped, he had made his decision. He pulled off a piece of dragon scale and handed it to the girl.
"Since he wants glory and wealth, give him my dragon scales. Even if you can't ask him to let you go free, you still have to ask him to take you away from this place later."
The girl did so. This was a beautiful thing that the fisherman had never expected. He agreed to the girl’s request:
"As long as you give me dragon scales, I will not sacrifice you to the king."
The dragon also learned about this, so every day before he left, he would leave his scales for the girl. The next day, she would trade with the fishermen for a day's living while still being able to look at her hometown. The fishermen were never satisfied and tried to force the girl to hand over all the dragon scales, but the girl remained tight-lipped and only said that it was her own magic and she could only produce one in a day, no more. The fishermen settled for the next best thing and asked her to turn in a dragon scale every day. Otherwise, he will take her to see the king at any time. e-book shop
Such days lasted for more than a year. This year was originally enough for Xiaolong to grow, but every time they met, the girl would find that his stature had not changed at all. She knew the reason - dragon scales were the dragon's cultivation. Day after day, Xiaolong would pluck off the scales formed by his new and original cultivation with blood, just so that she could survive for a while longer. As a result, he cannot grow, and if it goes on for a long time, it will be difficult to grow new scales, and he may even die for this reason.
The girl was so heartbroken that she persuaded Xiaolong countless times to give up and stop making such sacrifices for her. The dragon always stubbornly refused her. He said that he owed her this, and even if he peeled off his scales, he wouldn't be able to repay it.
The girl knew that she might not be able to persuade him. But if too many dragon scales are lost, a dragon's life will come to an end. She thought for a moment and begged him to bring her shuttle. At least she could knit him a piece of clothing.
Long agreed to her, but he left for several days and never came back. The girl couldn't hand over the dragon scales, and the fishermen's patience gradually wore away. People at that time may not know that the shark's tears turned into beads, and its weaving skills were unparalleled in the world. He just threatened to take her as a tribute and present it to the king. The girl begged hard, saying that she was ill and that once she got better, she could continue to perform magic on him and create more scales.
Before the fishermen's patience ran out, the dragon came back covered in wounds.
He handed a shuttle into the girl's hands. The moment she took over, she guessed the true nature of the matter.
This is not her shuttle. Xiaolong couldn't find hers, so he stole it from other sharks. But what he didn't know was that the sharks' shuttles were mostly made from the remains of their relatives, and were their most precious possessions. As a result, the angry shark clashed with Xiaolong and taught him a lesson.
Long didn't say anything, and the girl didn't point it out.
As the sun rises and the moon sets, every time the sun rises, one of the scales on the dragon's body will be lost, while a new inch of cloth will be spun out of the girl's hand. Before Long's cultivation became unsustainable, she finally knitted clothes for him. Once he puts it on, he becomes a shark and can live as a shark.
Finally one day, he pulled out all the dragon scales he could use.
Fishermen are no longer poor men who make a living by fishing. Relying on the windfall from Dragon Scale, he built a magnificent house, married a wife and took concubines, and was very happy. He knew very well that there were many people who envied him and wanted to eat his bones and his flesh. So, when he discovered that the sharks could no longer deliver treasures, he came up with a brilliant idea - an idea that he had already given up on.
One night, a drunken fisherman walked to the beach, sat on the shore, and laughed proudly at the captive sharks:
"You are about to go see the king! Go see the world - the days of glory and wealth have passed! I will give the king... burp, repair a letter, and present a shark as a gift. The king wants to reward me, Give me a high official position... No one will dare to touch me anymore, haha, otherwise the monarch will not let them go!"
The girl has to go anyway, and will be sent to a deep palace far away from the sea as a rare object.
Sent closer to death.
The underwater dragon heard it too. His eyes were red and his eyes were about to burst, and he wanted to rush out and beat this shameless villain until he died in pain... But Long couldn't do it. He lost his dragon scales, and not only did he have no cultivation, he was just a mermaid now. As long as he takes off these clothes, he will probably die on the spot.
This night passed too quickly. It seemed that he hadn't been talking to the girl for long before the morning light could no longer be suppressed and overflowed the horizon. The early morning light filtered through the sea, and the two looked at each other deeply through the huge net.
The dragon's throat seemed to be choked. He suddenly reached out his hand and covered his face.
"What's wrong?" The girl was very worried, "Don't be sad, I know this day will definitely come... Or are you not feeling well? What's wrong with you?"
His abdomen and waist sank, his throat rolled slightly, and then he raised his face. What he held in his hand was a flawless white bead.
"This is the last thing I can give you." He put the dragon ball into the girl's hand. "The fishermen only care about money and will not care about your life and death. Once they get what they want, they will probably hide away. You If you are afraid of encountering difficulties with the king, give this to them, and you can get anything for yourself... Let them bring you new sea water and new food every day!"
The girl shook her head and wanted to say something else. The fishermen had already brought the police sent by the court. The dragon had to turn away.
He hid under the water and watched as she was stuffed into a luxurious box with very little sea water inside. The girl understood that she would soon be gone after leaving the sea. And while he is suffering, the fishermen will be rewarded, and the king will be eye-opening.
She didn't want these people to get their wish, and she could never fulfill their wishes.
Humans are so arrogant that they regard other races as playthings, completely forgetting that the sharks are also proud.
The girl took out the small shuttle, gritted her teeth, and plunged it deeply into her beautiful fish tail.
It hurts, it hurts so much that it hurts, like a soldering iron churning inside the body, filling the organs with ice. She never stopped, trembling and viciously cutting open the long tail inch by inch. When the tip of the shuttle finally cut through the last bit of flesh connecting the tail fin, it broke with a soft sound.
The girl also collapsed in the box, and the severe pain made her lose consciousness.
When I opened my eyes again, I didn't know how much time had passed. But she should still be on the road, because it was still dark in front of her, and she was still in a long, narrow box. Only a little bit of breathable light shines from above, and those holes are so small that even if you put your eyes up, you can't see the outside world clearly. She tried, but now she doesn't have the strength. Rather, being shocked that she was still alive at this moment consumed too much of her remaining energy.
After a long time, she struggled to stand up and looked at her destroyed tail.
...What did she see?
