What the hell? Who said mermaids' songs have a bewitching effect? ​​That's a complete lie! This is just awful, ear-piercing music that's unbearable.

Zuo Qingya quickly shouted for her to stop. "Stop, stop, stop... What is this singing? It's like a ghost wailing, are you trying to send me away right now?"

"No, I think I sang very well, very ethereally. Did I sing into your soul?"

Zuo Qingya even wanted to switch bodies with her. "Give me your ears, let you hear what you're singing. It's really awful. Please don't sing anymore, okay?"

"How could that be? How could I possibly sing badly?"

"Why not? It's just that the singing is awful."

Torurata threw a tantrum, "Hmph, I don't want to talk to you anymore. You're not a good person at all. You never even give me a proper compliment."

"Praising you is making me suffer, how can I praise you?"

"I don't care, you just have to coax me. Praise me, right? Praise my singing, and I'll show you my treasure."

"Your treasure? What good treasure could you possibly have?"

"How could there not be? Of course there are! I have so many treasures!"

"Hehe... I don't believe you unless you show me right now."

"Show me your treasure now, and I'll praise you, okay? If you don't, I won't praise you!"

Why are you haggling?

"If you want me to praise you, I'll definitely have to bargain."

Torurata thought for a moment and said, "Here, take this." He then tore two scales off his own body and handed them to Zuo Qingya.

Zuo Qingya took the scales and asked in confusion, "Doesn't it hurt when you peel off these two scales?"

Torurata waved his hand, "How could it hurt? It doesn't hurt at all."

"Is this because you care about me? That's so kind of you. If you care about me, I'll reluctantly give you another treasure!" she said, plucking a hair from her head.

Zuo Qingya was speechless. "Why do you always give me weird things? And they all grow on your body. I feel a little uncomfortable taking them!"

Glug glug...

Torurata rubbed his stomach. "Ugh, I feel hungry again. I ate a fish this morning. My body is so big now, I can't get full no matter how much I eat. I'm hungry again in no time."

Torulata pulled Zuo Qingya along: "Let's go eat, let's go for Chinese food."

"Let's go eat if we're hungry! Where to eat and what to eat?"

"I know a place. Let's go there. If we don't find anything good to eat, we'll just have to make do with small fish and shrimp. It'll be a small amount, but it'll be alright."

Torurata picked up Zuo Qingya and headed straight for the destination.

"Shh... don't make any noise."

Zuo Qingya is quiet.

Torurata cleared her throat and began to sing. Her ethereal voice went straight to people's hearts. This time, her singing was actually quite pleasant, and I had misunderstood her.

Just then, the fish came one after another, each one striking a pose and showing off.

A fish was wagging its tail in front of Torurata with a look that said, "Tell me quickly, eat me!"

Zuo Qingya was speechless. She really felt sorry for these bewitched fish, rushing up to be eaten.

Toruratas selected each item one by one, like choosing a gourmet meal.

"This one is too thin, too little meat. And this one? It's too fat, so much fat, eating it will make me gain weight. I'll take this one! This fish is neither too fat nor too thin, it's just right."

Zuo Qingya didn't expect that Torulata was such a picky eater. After such a selection, there weren't many fish left.

After choosing the food, Zuo Qingya was picked up by Torulata again and headed towards their home.

Zuo Qingya asked in confusion, "Torulata, why don't you fish where you live? Wouldn't that be faster?"

"I don't want to fish there! That's my home, and I don't want so many fish coming to my house. What if they damage my precious fish? Where will I go to cry?"

"You think you can just ruin your trash?" Zuo Qingya said speechlessly.

"What trash? Those are all my treasures."

"Alright! Alright! They're all your treasures."

"So, you came all this way to fish for your worthless junk? I really underestimate you."

Torurata somehow produced a table and arranged the food on plates made of seashells.

"Alright, let's dig in!" Torulata said, even taking out a knife and fork. This is the style of eating Western food. Torulata really knows how to enjoy life!

I've never enjoyed myself like this before. The best meal I've ever had was cooked by my mom. I usually order takeout. My mom isn't around now, but I still have Xia Hua. Xia Hua can cook delicious food too. Although she has a bit of a temper, she's a very nice person. After all, she cares about me!

"Zuo Qingya, why aren't you eating?"

"Eat! Of course I'll eat. But to be honest, I didn't expect you to know how to enjoy yourself."

Torurata patted her chest and said, "Of course, I'm an elegant mermaid!"

"Actually, I have a question for you. Are you the only mermaid left? Why haven't I seen any other mermaids here for so long?"

Torurata sighed and said, "It's all because of the spiritual energy revival. They didn't grow bigger, but I did. There was no place for me to live there, so I moved out."

Zuo Qingya asked doubtfully, "Are you sure? Didn't you say before that you lived on that little hillside?"

"I did live on that little hill before, because I would come here to play whenever I had free time. It was my secret base. I never thought that my secret base would become my residence."

"And what about your mom and dad?"

“My parents would rather not have me as their child.”

Why?

"Because I'm just an extra, an unexpectedly born mermaid, and they just want to live a life for two."

"Uh??? You're really pathetic."

"Whether I'm pitiful or not doesn't matter. I'm used to it anyway. There's nothing fun in staying in the tribe. Now that I'm old enough, I can't go in anyway. I'd better stay outside and not bother people."

"The outside world has changed so much, haven't you ever thought about going out to see it?"

Torurata nodded. "I want to too, but I'm so big. If I go out and stand there, I'll have to wait for someone to grab me. Besides, I have trouble breathing as soon as I get ashore. I can only stay in the water, and I have to stay in the water, otherwise I'll easily get dehydrated."

"Really?" Zuo Qingya asked curiously, "How exactly does the dehydration method work?"

"Let's finish eating this first, then I'll take you upstairs to see how I dehydrated. You'll see for yourself."

"Fine, if you want me to watch, then I'll watch!"

After finishing their meal, Torulata carried Zuo Qingya ashore to perform a dehydration demonstration for her.

Torurata jumped ashore, and in less than a minute, his entire body began to flatten out, like a balloon that had a hole in it and was starting to leak air. The speed was truly astounding.