39. I have faith

Seeing Xie Shiyu's disheveled appearance, Nellisa burst into laughter.

"Although Brother Xi is thinking of that bitch Liu Nian, that woman was once a star, so I can accept losing to her." Nellisa sat on the sofa, her voice languid.

Losing to a wild mermaid is the most humiliating thing, especially to be slapped by that mermaid.

The thought of that slap made Nellisa want to tear that woman to pieces.

But she couldn't, even though this woman was just someone Brother Xi bought to annoy Liu Nian.

But she was indeed Brother Xi's woman, and they had even registered their marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Taking such actions will only bring disaster to the family.

If she could just be patient, perhaps Xi Zhengyu would grow tired of her and throw her out, then it wouldn't be too late to make her move.

“A mermaid like you shouldn’t even dream of becoming a fish above fish.” Nellisa picked up her cup, took a sip, and spoke with renewed sarcasm. “The circles of nobility are not places you can possibly squeeze into.”

Xie Shiyu covered the side of her face that had been slapped, and laughed as she looked at her, "Miss Nilisa, nothing is set in stone yet, how do you know if I can squeeze in?"

"Why do you look down on me, a mermaid who lives in the sea? Do you think mermaids who live in the sea are lowly?" Xie Shiyu walked towards her and asked.

Are you looking down on the god of the sea?

Upon hearing the words "God of the Ocean," Nellisa burst out laughing. "There's no such thing as a God of the Ocean. I've lived on the continent since I was a child. What can I do if I look down on it?"

Her voice was so harsh that Xie Shiyu frowned.

On the bedside table next to the large seashell in the second-floor pool, the mermaid statue suddenly shimmered with a pale blue light.

One after another.

Finally, it slowly disappeared.

Xie Shiyu looked at Nellis, and after hearing what she said, she felt inexplicably sad.

The god of the sea was rejected.

"Heh, you'll know you're wrong later." Xie Shiyu replied calmly. The God of the Ocean, that's the god who rules the ocean. Even if you don't know much about him, you should still feel a little awe when you hear that name.

But there was nothing about the person in front of him. He wondered if the mermaids living in the Federation would still remember the God of the Ocean.

Grandpa Amu often said that we should respect the ocean god, because the ocean god is the faith of their mermaid race.

A mermaid who can abandon her faith—whether she can return to the embrace of the sea after death is a question.

"Tch." Nellisa scoffed.

After mocking the person, she picked up her bag and left. Xie Shiyu watched her departing figure, then clasped her hands together and murmured, "God of the Ocean, bless me. You are my only faith. Please don't be angry with me."

This is what Grandpa Amu told her in the original owner's memory: if a mermaid mocks or insults the Ocean God, she should say some auspicious words to the Ocean God.

Although I don't know why he did it, I remember Grandpa Amu saying these words with a very serious expression.

Xie Shiyu didn't understand, but she did as instructed.

After saying that, Xie Shiyu went to the first-aid kit to get some spray to treat the injury on her cheek.

After doing all this, Xie Shiyu said that she could conjure up a fish tail on the second floor and jump into the pool.

She swam to the large seashell and stared at the moss-covered mermaid statue.

He clicked his tongue, then finally climbed up and took it down.

"I forgot to clean the moss off you." Xie Shiyu said as she went underwater and sat on the bed at the bottom of the water. She carefully removed the moss from the mermaid statue.

After finishing, I looked at the face on the statue and it seemed very familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it before.

"It looks great like this." She said, placing it in the corner of the bed. She curled up in the corner as well, and after a long silence, she started muttering to herself.

"I'm going to be bullied by a lot of people from now on. Xi Zhengyu is such a fickle man. He could beat someone up over a single insulting remark."

"Now he can ignore me because of a woman."

“I offended two or three women, all of whom came from very powerful families. One of them was even tortured terribly because of me.”

"Am I going to die?"

At this point, Xie Shiyu fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Shiyu reached out and picked up the mermaid statue, placing it in front of her.

Her beautiful face was filled with sorrow. "I don't want to die again..."

"I still remember that suffocating feeling."

After saying that, she casually added, "If only you were the god of the ocean, I really want you to take me back to the sea."

After saying that, Xie Shiyu lay down on the bed, hugged the mermaid statue, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

The mermaid statue she was holding emitted a faint blue light, which enveloped Xie Shiyu's entire fish form.

With her eyes closed, Xie Shiyu had no idea that she was dreaming again after falling asleep.

Upon seeing her, the blonde mermaid rushed over and hugged her, rubbing her cute little face against her leg repeatedly.

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but the hatred and ferocity emanating from the little mermaid clinging to her leg are slowly decreasing.

His battered body is slowly healing.

"Sister, the light emanating from you makes me feel so warm," the little mermaid said, looking up at her after rubbing against her.

"Sister, can I be your child?" The little mermaid asked nervously, her tiny fish tail taut.

"Sure." Xie Shiyu didn't refuse. Instead, she squatted down and rubbed his head, smiling as she said, "But I can't get pregnant right now. You'll have to wait a very long time before you can be my baby."

Hearing her agree, the little mermaid was overjoyed. He looked at Xie Shiyu with his big eyes and said, "I'm willing to wait as long as it takes!"

"good."

The two of them were chatting, and Xie Shiyu didn't notice at all that many mermaids were slowly emerging from the darkness.

Their eyes were fixed on Xie Shiyu, and the mermaid standing in front of her moved slowly toward her.

With each point they gained, a look of enjoyment appeared on their faces.

They moved little by little toward Xie Shiyu's location until Xie Shiyu realized something was wrong.

When I stood up, I found myself surrounded by mermaids.

Seeing their expressions of enjoyment, Xie Shiyu was utterly astonished.

This startled the merfolk back to their senses.

After they came to their senses, they immediately retreated several meters, keeping their distance from Xie Shiyu.

"Sister, don't be afraid of them," the blonde mermaid said, tugging at her trouser leg. "They won't dare come near you."

"Why?" Xie Shiyu asked.

“Because they don’t deserve it,” the blonde mermaid said, looking up at her with a smile.

"Then you can do it too?" Xie Shiyu asked, puzzled.

If they can't, why can this little mermaid in front of us?

"Because I have faith in my heart."