Chapter 86: After Abandoning the Innocent Mermaid 24: After a Lot of Circling, Neptune...

"Your Majesty, please allow me to examine his injuries."

Neptune, who had been in a trance for a long time, finally came to his senses and quickly made way to let the doctor check the bloody calf.

The doctor took a quick look and concluded, "It's nothing serious, just excessive blood loss. I'll bandage it and prescribe some medicine. Take it three times a day and it should be fine."

Neptune: "Do you know why he has scales?"

The doctor shook his head. "I don't know. Humans turning into mermaids is completely unheard of. We might need to wait until we return to the Blue Galaxy for a detailed examination. After all, we haven't had a similar case in hundreds of years. Perhaps..."

Neptune: "Maybe something?"

The doctor said, "Perhaps the high priest knows. Your Majesty can ask the high priest."

The High Priest is the symbol and glory of the mermaids, the most honorable and mysterious person besides the Sea King. He does not usually come to the Sea King's palace, but is stationed in the Mermaids' ancestral land, the Poseidon Abyss, to protect the source of the mermaids' power, which is the legendary Poseidon Tree.

The last time Neptune saw the High Priest was when his grandfather lay dying, buried in the Seagod's Abyss. He left with the official. Finally, in the temple, the High Priest personally crowned him. Two years had passed since then.

Neptune knew that asking a small doctor would be of no use, so he waved his hand and let the doctor treat Fuwei's wound first.

He has to go to Poseidon Abyss.

Fu Wei was frightened.

In his heart, he was always a human being, but now he had grown fish scales.

In his panic, he had a terrible dream.

He dreamed that he was trapped on the seashore. His two legs gradually merged and turned into a fleshy fish tail. Finally, under Fu Wei's horrified gaze, the tail slowly grew silver-white scales, and his ears also degenerated and turned into ear fins belonging to a mermaid.

He was stranded on the beach, and the waves rolled towards him. Fu Wei tried his best to crawl to the shore, but he had no legs and could only rely on the strength of his upper limbs to crawl on the ground. His body was covered with fine sand and gravel, and the stones on the shore hurt him.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps...

The waves behind him seemed to be deliberately against Fu Wei. The sound of splashing water was heard, and Fu Wei was carried away by the huge waves and fell into the surging sea.

Although he had turned into a mermaid, he still couldn't breathe, let alone swim. He was spitting out bubbles from his mouth. The sea water squeezed his chest, and the feeling of suffocation made him struggle, trying to get rid of it all.

He wanted to shout for help and wanted someone to save him.

But it didn't work. His body became heavier and heavier, and he became more and more desperate.

He would be drowned in the ocean.

There is nothing more terrifying than this.

The terrible nightmare pushed Fu Wei into the abyss, and Fu Wei finally woke up from the nightmare.

Fu Wei suddenly sat up from the bed, his face still looking ugly, sweat soaking his forehead. He looked around in panic, but there was no one around.

Is he dreaming?

His legs are still there.

But the wound on his calf was so painful that Fu Wei had to accept the reality that he was growing mermaid scales, and perhaps before long, he would become a real mermaid.

Fu Wei couldn't understand why he became like this. If it was a mermaid's heart, he had been living in peace for the past five years, right?

His mind was in a mess now and he didn't want to think too much. He just took off his pants and wanted to find other alienated parts on his body.

Sure enough, Fu Wei found another piece of silver scale on the inside of his thigh.

This scale seemed to have just grown out and had not yet turned into pure silver-white. It was even a little transparent and still soft, as if it was stuck on by something.

Fu Wei felt that he should be able to accept the fact that he had grown scales after such a great stimulation, but when he saw this fresh and soft fish scale, he found that he still could not accept it.

So Fu Wei reached out his hand again, grasped the soft edge of the scale, and tried to pull it off.

It was a sensitive area, the skin there was more tender than anywhere else, and the pain of pulling out the scales would be even more intense than the last time. Fu Wei almost held the scales with trembling hands. Just when he hardened his heart and tried to use force, someone grabbed his wrist and forced him to let go of the hand holding the scales.

Fu Wei looked up in surprise, but met Neptune's cold eyes.

"Fuwei, what are you doing?"

"I didn't do anything. I just felt that I shouldn't have this thing on me." Fu Wei lowered her head dejectedly, her long eyelashes trembling, and the redness at the corners of her eyes was extremely fragile. It was no longer a deliberate pretense of weakness. Fu Wei was really on the verge of collapse and despair.

Neptune's expression was unclear. He lowered his head and looked at Fu Wei quietly. His heart ached. "Don't touch these scales."

Fu Wei forced a smile and said, "Neptune, don't you hate me? Don't you want to kill me and eat me? Look, now your chance is in front of you. I've tried it, and it hurts to pull out the scales. You can pull them out and use them to torture me. Do you want to try?"

"Do you know what you are saying?" Neptune pulled Fu Wei into his arms, tightening his arms around him, as if to merge him into his bones and blood. Neptune's eyes were bloodshot, and he almost roared.

Fu Wei murmured to herself, "Is it not possible?"

Neptune: "No."

Fu Wei: "I thought you wanted to take revenge on me."

Neptune: "I want to take revenge on you, but that doesn't mean I will use this method."

Fu Wei's voice was a little sharp: "Why can't we use this method?"

Neptune knew that Fu Wei was emotionally unstable and couldn't hear his gentle words of persuasion, so he threatened, "Don't pull out those scales from your body again. If I catch you doing that again, I'll... literally turn you into a mermaid. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Fu Wei pushed Neptune away. He curled up on the bed and wrapped himself in the quilt. He seemed to have calmed down, but Neptune knew that Fu Wei really had no other choice.

If I wasn't there right away, he would still choose to use this extreme method.

His lover didn't want to become a mermaid.

Even hate mermaids.

Probably because he hates himself.

Neptune controlled the optical computer, instructing the robot to bring medicine and water. He dug Fuwei out from under the covers, his voice softening rarely as he coaxed her, "I'll find a way. Get up and drink the medicine first, or your wound will get inflamed."

Her beautiful eyes lost their luster, the red mole at the corner of her eye became dull and lifeless. Fu Wei behaved more obediently than ever before, and the cunning look in her eyes was no longer there.

Fu Wei drank the medicine slowly, and Neptune took the opportunity to stuff a candy into Fu Wei's mouth.

"If you're tired, take a rest."

Fu Wei chewed the candy, but his mouth felt bitter. He asked, "Neptune, will you turn me into a mermaid?"

Neptune: "I won't if you don't want me to."

Fu Wei: "Please help me, I don't want to become a mermaid, I really..."

Having said this, Fu Wei's voice stopped abruptly and she couldn't continue.

He suddenly realized that to Neptune, he was just an abuser and a sinister and cunning villain. Why did he ask Neptune to help him? How could he have the nerve to show weakness and say he was afraid in front of him?

Perhaps he subconsciously felt that Neptune was the only person in the world who would not hurt him.

The more this happened, the more speechless Fu Wei became.

This is probably retribution, he deserves it.

Thinking of this, Fu Wei suddenly smiled and said to herself as if hypnotizing herself, "It doesn't matter if I can't change back. I don't really care. It's fine like this. Anyway... it's still pretty good."

Neptune could see Fu Wei's thoughts, so he reached out and covered his eyes, his voice hoarse:

"Don't laugh if you don't want to." Neptune whispered.

Fu Wei was stunned and stopped smiling.

The two of them fell silent one after another. Looking at the person in front of him who was about to break apart, Neptune couldn't bear it after all. He stretched out his arms and hugged the person in his arms, just like when Fu Wei hugged him a long time later.

Neptune patted Fu Wei's shoulder and coaxed her in a low voice: "Fu Wei, don't be afraid, I'm here. I know you don't like it, so I won't let you become a mermaid."

Fu Wei hugged Neptune, feeling the mermaid's slightly cool embrace and body temperature, and suddenly felt at ease.

"Neptune, I'm sorry."

He didn't want to hear Pei Xinghui say sorry, but he was also saying sorry to Neptune.

"It's not that I don't like mermaids, nor do I despise mermaids. I'm just too scared. I never thought I would become like this. I thought I was just a human being."

Neptune responded: "I know, it's okay, it's okay..."

As the medicine took effect, Fu Wei fell asleep.

To prevent him from waking up suddenly, Neptune used the mermaid's unique skill, charm.

On the other side, the Sky Fortress also successfully returned to the Blue Galaxy. Neptune carefully carried Fu Wei away, but did not return to the main city. Instead, he chose to turn back into a mermaid, wrapped in a big bubble, and swam with Fu Wei to the deepest part of the Poseidon Abyss.

He was looking for the high priest.

The terrain of Poseidon Abyss is complex and intricate, and all mechanisms and obstacles will give way to the Sea King.

The Poseidon Abyss is extremely dark, with no sunlight visible all year round. In its deepest part lies a palace, which is the residence of the high priest.

The moment Neptune stepped into the Poseidon Abyss, the high priest guarding the Poseidon Tree opened his eyes and ordered the messengers around him to respectfully welcome Neptune over.

The high priest had lived in the sea for many years and was already very old, with long white hair, but his face was kind and gentle, like the compassionate god worshipped by the ancient people on Earth.

"Your Majesty, you are here."

Neptune bowed slightly: "High Priest."

The high priest returned the greeting: "You are looking for me, but what is it?"

Neptune looked at the sleeping person in his arms and whispered, "My lover has my heart, but after returning to the Blue Galaxy with me, he grew fish scales. I want to ask you, is there any way to prevent this?"

Ever since Neptune returned to the Azure Galaxy five years ago, the former Poseidon was very angry when he discovered that Neptune's heart was missing. However, when he learned that Neptune had volunteered to give it up in order to save his lover, he finally said nothing.

But Neptune was very weak after losing her heart, so the former Poseidon had to seek help from the high priest. Finally, he took the fruit from the Poseidon tree and put it into Neptune's chest to replace Neptune's heart.

"Let me show him."

The high priest pressed his fingers on Fu Wei's brow, and holy light enveloped Fu Wei's body. The chest that stored the mermaid's heart emitted a bloody light.

The high priest nodded repeatedly: "I see."

Neptune was a little nervous: "What's going on, High Priest?"

The high priest told Neptune not to worry and explained, "His body is riddled with wounds. Only your heart can truly keep him alive. The heart of a mermaid is the source of her power and is able to sense the presence of the Sea God Tree."

"He used to live in the Dawn Empire and never connected with the Sea God Tree, so he was safe and sound. Now that he has come to the Azure Galaxy, the Sea God Tree has sensed his bloodline, and the mermaid's heart is responding to the Sea God Tree's call. His mermaid bloodline has awakened, and that's why he's grown scales. Before long, he will probably mutate into a true mermaid."

"Your Majesty, this is the grace and blessing of the Sea God Tree. It's a good thing, not a terminal illness, so you don't have to worry."

But Neptune knew clearly that Fu Wei did not like Fu Ze like this. He was afraid and terrified.

Neptune: "Is there any way to prevent him from being alienated?"

The high priest asked in confusion, "Since he is your lover, he will live in the Blue Galaxy in the future. You have a long lifespan, while humans have such a short lifespan. But if he becomes a mermaid, he will have the same lifespan as you. If you want to stay with him forever, why do you want to stop this?"

Of course Neptune wanted to be with Fuwei forever, but he also resented Fuwei and still blames her today.

The source of his complaints was that he hated Fu Wei for abandoning him and not liking or loving him enough. Fu Wei always had her own things to do, and he was never the only one.

After all the twists and turns, what Neptune wants most is Fu Wei's sincerity.

Now he has made up his mind to imprison Fu Wei by his side and make him inseparable from him forever, but when he saw Fu Wei's collapse and crying, Neptune softened his heart.

He didn't want to see Fu Wei like this.

Since he doesn't want to become a mermaid, then don't change.

Neptune smiled bitterly and said, "High Priest, he doesn't want to do it, and I don't want to force him, so please help him."

The high priest was surprised: "Is that so?"

Neptune: "Yes, that's right."

There is nothing harder than admitting that the person you like doesn't like you, but Neptune still said it in a casual manner, even with a smile on her face.

A little sad.

The high priest couldn't help but persuade him, "Actually, you can discuss it with him again. It's not a bad thing. Maybe he's willing..."

Neptune: "No, he won't be willing..."

Before he finished speaking, the man who was supposed to be asleep suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Neptune's shoulders. Neptune stopped talking and looked at Fu Wei in disbelief.

Fu Wei's face was pale, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips. He said in a hoarse voice, "I do."