“Awen—”

"Why didn't you come along? I had already planned how to introduce you to my brother, but when I turned around I found you weren't there. I came back after we finished the big meal. Look, I even saved half a king crab for you."

Lin returned to the clinic and indeed found Awen working diligently in the back.

The merman Lin Yue had picked up had mostly recovered from his injuries, and even the marks on his abdomen were slowly fading. Lin Yue felt closer to him and couldn't help but think about getting close to him.

Thinking of this, she covered her face and squeezed herself in the middle. Could it be... could it be that she has entered her heat cycle?

"I've finished these tasks, is there anything else?" Awen didn't want to be idle. Once he sat down, he couldn't help but think about his lost memories, and before long his head would ache so much that he wanted to roll around in pain.

Lin tossed him half a crab: "You help me eat this first, and I'll go see if there's anything else to do."

Ah Wen took the food, bit into the king crab's giant claw, and stared blankly at something else.

Lin searched the entire clinic and arranged work for him that would last until next month, making sure he wouldn't be idle.

"After you finish eating, go tidy up your room, then clean up the ward and find a carpenter to make three single beds..."

Awen wrote them down one by one.

After he finished cleaning up the ward, the glowing plants in the clan's land had dimmed, leaving only faintly glowing stones to serve as lighting. Awen picked one up and put it in his hand before going to find a craftsman to customize a hospital bed.

The former chieftain imposed a curfew, and the merfolk had no entertainment at night. When the plants stopped glowing, they went to sleep. When Awen went to knock on the door, the carpenter was already asleep. He was in a bad mood: "Are you blind? I turned off the lights and you're still knocking. If you knock again, I'll knock your head off. Tell me what you want."

Awen recognized this person, but fearing being recognized, he lowered his voice and said, "Lin said he wanted three single beds."

The carpenter's tone softened slightly, and he closed his eyes and let out a long yawn: "What style? Get the blueprints from Zixin first, don't just wander around aimlessly."

"I'm lost. Which way is the new house?"

The carpenter opened his eyes, glanced at it quickly, and pointed, saying, "There."

The door slammed shut with a loud "bang".

Awen walked in that direction for a long time, wondering if he had gone the wrong way, before he saw a faint light. Two wooden houses not far apart were in front of him, and he went to the one with the light on.

"Is the self-reformed person at home?"

Awen confirmed that there had never been a merman named Zixin in the tribe before.

Because the call was for self-renewal, he was the one who opened the door, holding a book in one hand and opening the door a crack with the other.

Seeing an unfamiliar face, he became more wary: "What do you want with me?"

"Lin said he wanted three single beds, and the carpenter told him to ask you for the blueprints."

Awen was originally a powerful adult male merman, taller than the door frame. Zixin didn't let him in, but stood at the door and talked to him: "You go back first, I'll take him to the clinic tomorrow."

"......"

Zi Xin frowned: "Aren't you leaving yet?"

Awen looked down at the little guy, and the way he spoke seemed... seemed familiar: "Do you know me?"

Zi Xin looked up at him strangely, and with a careful look, she did see some familiar features: "I don't know you, but we may be related within three generations."

Awen was slightly taken aback.

......

The news of Alvin's disappearance was suppressed by the Holy Maiden and the High Priest, and Hehua was not one to talk too much, so no other merman in the entire clan knew about it.

Two days and two nights have passed, and the Holy Maiden is extremely anxious. She still doesn't dare to search on a large scale, so she can only use a spirit fish to track Alvin's whereabouts. This is a secret technique that will cause the caster to fall into a seven-day and seven-night period of weakness after use, to the point that they must be taken care of.

The saintess followed the fish and arrived at Lin's clinic. The fish was still swimming inside when it was blocked at a door.

"Holy Maiden, what brings you here?" Lin came down from upstairs and stood in the entrance hall.

The saintess didn't answer her, but pointed to the door: "Open the door."

Lin opened the door. There was nothing inside, but there were signs that someone had lived there. The saintess questioned, "Who lived in there? Was it a strange male merman?"

Lin sensed something was wrong: "He was a patient. I found him outside, and he had just left."

The saintess hurriedly asked, "Which direction are you going?"

Lin casually pointed in a direction.

After the saintess left, she went into Awen's bedroom and saw a figure suddenly appear in the previously empty room, hurriedly collapsing to the ground.

Awen also used a secret technique; he didn't want anyone to find him, especially the Holy Maiden.

Lin seemed to know something and said to him, "I can tell you're not a bad person. You can stay here in peace. I'll remind you when the Holy Maiden arrives."

Awen's weakness period depends on the duration of his secret technique. He only concealed himself for two minutes, so his weakness lasted for less than half an hour.

The saintess went out and then returned, just as Alvin's period of weakness had ended.

After two attempts, the saintess suspected that her fish was spoiled and decided to try again another day. She would go back and have Hehua search carefully, while she would go to the Hall of Heroes to take another look.

In the afternoon, Zixin and Changji came over together. Lin Ke was happy and wanted to introduce Awen to her older brother again, but then she remembered the matter of the Holy Maiden today and immediately gave up all such thoughts.

Changji rested his hand on the counter and asked about the clinic's situation: "Are there many sick people lately? The ocean currents are about to change, and the temperature will rise a bit. Everyone's immunity will drop when the seasons change. Prepare more herbs that may be needed. If you don't have enough manpower, ask Li for help, as well as us brothers."

Lin smiled and agreed.

Zi Xin was a man of few words. Without exchanging pleasantries, he handed her the blueprints directly and asked about Awen's background: "I suspect he is related to our father, perhaps an uncle or paternal uncle."

"But the clan chief said she only had one younger brother." Lin remembered it clearly.

Zi Xin: "Maybe it's my older brother." The male merman looked very old.

Changji couldn't help but laugh at their wildly imaginative ideas. He had only spent a short time with his mother, but he knew she was very easy to talk to, so he suggested, "Why don't we just ask Mother directly? She should know."

Moreover, they could spend more time with their mother. Changji knew that Baoping, Zixin, and even himself all wanted to stay by their mother's side a little longer.

After all, her mother was human and would eventually have to return to the land; her time remaining with her tribe was limited.