It’s Mr. Shuoyue, that’s right. Bai Ya was convinced that this indeed came from his mouthpiece, his lips and teeth. He heard his question and answered it. So Bai Ya moved his head to the other side and saw that the guy had been sitting on the rock near him, doing nothing. There was a Demon-Sealing Blade hanging on his waist, and it looked like he had taken it back from him. There were bundles piled next to the rocks, the luggage they had left on the shore.
Why wasn't he found? Maybe I slept too deeply and was a little dazed, or maybe Shuangyue-kun forgot to resume breathing after he landed ashore.
whatever.
The two people came over, and Bai Ya stared at Liu Shenghan with some disbelief in his eyes.
"Are you okay?"
"It's impossible to say it's okay." She smiled, as before, "It's just that I recover faster."
"How did you..." Bai Ya paused, coughed a few times, and then continued, "If I weren't quite confident in my feelings about life, I would probably suspect that we were all dead, and then that guy came to take us away. "
"Don't add random tasks." Lord Shuangyue looked at him sideways, "That's a matter of black and white."
Bai Ya pressed his eyes with the palms of his hands, rubbed them, and tried to move his shoulder blades. The banging sound made Qi Huan tremble, and then he glanced at Lord Shuangyue, as if he still held a grudge about the dislocated arm. The latter didn't take it seriously, with an innocent look on his face that he had long forgotten.
Bai Ya put his hands on the ground and slowly sat up with Shenghan's help. He found that although the place where he was lying was sandy ground, it was separated by a thin layer of silk clothes. Strangely enough, as long as it is spread on the ground, the harsh sand becomes as soft as cotton.
Miss Quan came over. Bai Ya wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start. Half of her body was lying on the ground. The end of her long blue skirt covered the top of her tail fin and was integrated with the hem. Her hair, which was originally fluffy in the water, stuck to her body and looked like wet silk, delicate and sticky.
"How could you come to such a dangerous place?" He opened his mouth and asked, "Isn't it dangerous on the sea? Who allowed you to be alone?"
Miss Quan suddenly panicked and quickly waved her hands to explain: "No, no... I came with grandma, and everyone is here too. They are all guarding under the sea, where they can see us..."
Qi Huan scolded him: "What's wrong with you? It's rare for a little girl to care about you so much. If you're not touched, forget it. Just blame others. You deserve to have no friends for being so cruel."
"...I didn't. Forget it." Bai Ya shook his head, and then asked, "Your grandma? Did she actually come to the shore?"
"Yes. I originally wanted to come up, but they refused to agree. But my grandma suddenly said that she wanted to see you. At that time, you left without saying hello, so we had no choice but to come up to you. Since grandma They all came, and I said I wanted to come too, and they relented. After all, it’s not a good thing that the team is too scattered. It’s more convenient this way.”
"In human terms, you are becoming more and more fluent." Bai Ya looked at her and sighed softly, "But how could we... just leave without saying hello?"
He looked back at the others. Qi Huan then explained that they chatted with Miss Quan all day yesterday and she learned Mandarin very quickly. They also told her many life and legends on the land, all of which made her feel novel. It is said that Qi Huan planned to teach her a few dialects, but Liu Shenghan slapped her on the head before she could speak. Bai Ya didn't need to think too much, it was probably some kind of curse word.
Then, they finally told Bai Ya what happened after he lost consciousness.
That stone dragon was the envoy left by the real dragon clan. It was not a real dragon, but some kind of creation. Liu Shenghan injected spiritual power into it, making it temporarily controlled by them. Then, they searched for traces of Bai Ya in the deep seabed—a place further away than the first-floor palace. When they eventually found him, he had fallen into a coma. The strange thing is that the deep sea guardian dragons who were originally planning to attack him remained motionless. They were probably under the influence of some kind of magic power. Fortunately, they would not interfere with their rescue.
"What about...the orb?" Bai Ya asked, "It seems to have been stolen by me..."
"Indeed, you broke it." Qi Huan spread his hands, "Although I don't know how, we can't explain it to the shark clan now."
"……Feel sorry."
He said this to Miss Quan, with real guilt in his eyes. Miss Quan shook her head, feeling that it was not necessary, but she could not see the sadness or joy.
"Where is Oreki Tama?" He continued to ask, "The waist tag. Is the waist tag still there? Have you found it?"
"What...?" Obviously, Qi Huan had forgotten this a long time ago, but he quickly realized, "Oh, you mean the thing given to us by Gandharva, the God of Fragrance? Isn't it always on you? ? Why did you take that thing out?"
So Bai Ya explained. He briefly talked about his encounters in the deep sea, the crystal coffins, the human colossi, the sealed mermaid who faced him at all times, the belt that guided him, and...the suspected missing prince-consort. .
When he finished speaking, no one could react, not even Lord Shuangyue said anything. Although they have been exposed to many bizarre things, according to Bai Ya's description, this still makes people feel extremely fantasy.
Qi Huan sighed: "You... I can't even have nightmares."
"I did dream—but not this. I'll tell you later."
"The one you're talking about looks like a shark's tomb." Miss Quan suddenly said.
"You know this?" They looked at her at the same time.
"Ah, I, I... I'm not sure. This is a story my grandma told me a long time ago. Don't worry, I'll ask her. Now that Young Master Bai has woken up, I'll call her over."
"No need, we'll go over there." Liu Shenghan stood up and stretched out his hand to pull Bai Ya, "There's no reason to let the old man leave."
"It doesn't matter, my grandma is in good health."
After that, Miss Quan headed towards the sea without looking back. Bai Ya stood up, ready to tidy up, and went with them to a row of rocks on the seaside. Bai Ya felt weak under his feet, the long-lost gravity seemed heavier, and his body seemed weaker due to lack of exercise. Every step feels like stepping on cotton. However, others said that they felt the same way yesterday and that they would just get used to it. Qianqianba
Qi Huan suddenly remembered something and said to Bai Ya:
"By the way, there is a big white shell with you, and we brought it back too."
"That's a clam." Liu Shenghan corrected.
"Oh, Tridacna. Hey, they're all the same."
Lord Shuoyue was very interested in his dream. But before he asked, Qi Huan mentioned other topics.
"Have you met Miss Quan's grandma?"
"Actually, no." Bai Ya said, "I couldn't see her clearly."
"Her tail is very - very big and very beautiful." Qi Huan said, "You will see it right away. She... is exactly the same as the woman I saw in the hallucination."
"What hallucination?"
"What Shilong showed me... Lord Shuangyue said that the person who negotiated with the Dragon Clan back then was her grandma. We didn't even know it. It was such a coincidence. It was also her old man who, on behalf of the Sharman Clan, refused to be taken back by the Dragon Clan. Orb’s request.”
"That's her?"
Just as he was talking, a golden circle appeared above the sea. The light was very dazzling and getting closer. Bai Ya even felt that it was like the sun falling into the sea and slowly floating upward. With the help of Miss Quan, the old man emerged from the water. Her appearance is very old, which is rare among the mermaids, and she looks like a centenarian on land. But her tail was so abrupt—so beautiful and abrupt that it looked like it was spliced together. The same goes for the fins on her arms and face. Every fine scale is emitting tiny, colorful lights, making you feel like an old man buried in a pile of treasures.
Her hair is almost the same as that of Izumi, only grayer and duller.
The old man leaned on the rocks. She smiled and pursed her lips. She probably had no teeth, which was very similar to that of ordinary elderly people. It's hard for people to feel that she is one with this beautiful tail - even if the fact is right in front of them. She was also wearing clothes that looked like they were only for humans.
They looked towards the distance, and there seemed to be three or four sharks emerging from the sea, watching from a distance. They kept a proper distance, not letting the group of humans out of sight, but not making them feel uncomfortable.
"Did you... negotiate with the Dragon Clan back then?" Bai Ya asked tentatively.
The old man nodded and said, "It's me."
Her voice is also very old. Maybe her time is running out. But her tail is so beautiful and dazzling.
"It's really dangerous on the shore... You shouldn't come up here. We will definitely go back and won't leave so easily. If you are seen like this by people on the island, I'm afraid..."
"There is no one here." She smiled, with fine wrinkles appearing on her face, "Don't worry. Don't you all think, why do I have such a tail? Humans are curious."
Some of the people who had their voices heard were a little embarrassed. Qi Huan smiled sheepishly and responded:
"To be honest, I wanted to ask you when I saw you yesterday. I always thought it was not polite. Do all old sharks have tail fins like this?"
"Everything will happen. But when we get to this point, it proves that we don't have much time." These words sounded cruel, but the old man downplayed it, "All the spiritual power in our bodies will be stimulated at a certain moment, without reservation. The original old The scales will fall off and be replaced by new, bright and strong scales. The scars and wounds on the body will also heal as best as they can. We will keep this appearance until we die - better than when we were young. As for what will happen? How long it will last is not certain.”
Liu Shenghan said that in the human world, this is called returning to the light. The old shark seemed to know the word and nodded in agreement.
"So that's it..." Qi Huan said, "Then you... actually lasted ten years!"
"indeed."
"I'm sorry, old man. I couldn't bring the orb back."
"It's nothing. There is no chance of winning against the Dragon Clan."
"I know you want to wait for me to wake up and you have something important to say to me. But before that, can I ask you some questions?"
"Of course. Just say it, I will answer all your questions."
Bai Ya adjusted his sitting posture, frowned, and asked quite seriously:
"The most important reason why you refused to return the Dragon Balls back then was actually because you expected that the relationship between the sharks would be broken and that the big family of the sharks would become as broken as it is today. Is that right?"
The old shark nodded slowly, but then shook his head.
"You are very smart and have stated the reasons why most of the family members are unwilling. But as far as Lao Chen is concerned, we will lose the opportunity to go ashore forever. This is the most important thing."
"Why is this the most important?" Bai Ya was puzzled, "Isn't this the most... superficial reason?"
