He was very young at the time and was beaten by several adult humans. Although he was in a lot of pain, he didn't cry at all.

His parents told him that the tears of mermaids could turn into pearls, so he must never cry under any circumstances, not even if he was beaten or suffered cruel harm.

He now obeyed his parents' wishes, did not cry, and although he could not fight back, he silently endured being beaten.

"Why isn't this guy shedding a tear yet?"

"Maybe I hit too lightly."

"Then let's use a little more force."

"What if they beat him to death?"

"So what if he's killed? You have to think about the kind of life we're living now. If he can shed more pearls, that's a blessing for him. Stop talking nonsense and try to make him cry."

A new round of beatings began. His body was in pain, his mouth was bleeding, and his forehead was cut.

At this moment, he was filled with hatred for these humans. If he were alive, he would never let them go.

It hurts so much, is he about to die? If only someone could save him. But alas, no one came to save him.

Just as he was about to faint, he heard a woman's voice.

"stop!"

After the men stopped, they looked up at the woman.

"Why are you meddling in other people's business? Get out of the way, or I'll beat you up too."

The woman didn't leave; instead, she pulled out a pistol, pointed it at the men, and threatened them.

"Let him go, or I'll shoot!"

The men, skeptical, thought the woman in front of them was holding a fake gun, and they laughed as they spoke.

"Hey, you're carrying a gun. Do you know how to use it? Want us brothers to teach you?"

As the man spoke, he walked towards the woman.

The woman spoke threateningly, her eyes resolute.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll shoot!"

"Go ahead and shoot! Do you even know how to shoot?"

Seeing the man still approaching, the woman did not hesitate to shoot him in the thigh.

The man, in pain, half-knelt on the ground, cursing angrily.

"You bitch, you dare hurt me? I'll show you what I'm made of today, I'll make you wish you were dead. Brothers, get her! I'm going to have this bitch!"

Several men immediately rushed up and grabbed the woman. But the woman's eyes were filled with cold glint.

She fired again at the men running towards her.

The men, wounded by gunshots, collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain.

The woman walked past the men, knelt down in front of the Little Mermaid, and whispered to him.

"I'll take you away."

The woman picked him up and walked in the other direction.

The Little Mermaid was seriously injured, but before he lost consciousness, he saw what the woman looked like.

Several men tried to stop them, but the woman easily dodged them and disappeared.

The men were horrified when they saw this; the two people had vanished into thin air right before their eyes.

The woman carried the little mermaid to her space, placed him in a large tub filled with water, and began to heal his wounds.

After a night, the Little Mermaid's injuries had healed somewhat, but she was still unconscious.

Another day passed before the little mermaid woke up. He looked around and found himself in an unfamiliar environment.

Just then, the woman came over and saw that the little mermaid had woken up, and smiled at him.

"You're awake. How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"

The Little Mermaid stared intently at the woman before her, fearing that she might also have designs on him, just like those other people.

The woman noticed his worry and smiled.

"You don't need to worry that I'll be like those other people. If I had something to gain from you, I wouldn't have saved you. Now that you're awake, eat something. I don't know what you eat, so I just cooked some porridge. Just make do with that."

The woman handed him the bowl, but the little mermaid refused to take it and continued to stare at her.

"Don't worry, it's not poisonous. I'll take a bite to show you."

The woman picked up the spoon, ate a small mouthful of rice porridge, and handed it to him again.

Only then did the little mermaid feel reassured enough to take the bowl and eat in small bites.

Over the next few days, the Little Mermaid learned that the woman before her was not from Earth, but from another planet.

I came to Earth to find one thing, and I will go back once I find it.

He also learned that the woman's name was Qingwu, and he also told her his name was Ye Jinxuan.

After recuperating in the misty space for several days, Ye Jinxuan gradually opened up and the two had a pleasant conversation.

On this day, Qingwu found what she wanted, and Ye Jinxuan's injuries were almost healed.

Qingwu led Ye Jinxuan out of the space, and before leaving, she took out one of her own guns and handed it to him.

"Jinxuan, your sister has nothing to give you except this gun as a keepsake. The initials of your sister's name are engraved on it. When you miss your sister, look at it."

Ye Jinxuan said with some reluctance, "Sister Qingwu, will you come back?"

Qingwu shook her head. "I don't know, maybe."

"Okay, then Jinxuan will wait for her sister to return."

As Ye Jinxuan spoke, he plucked a fish scale from his body, the hardest part of their mermaid body.

He handed it to Qingwu and said, “Sister Qingwu, Jinxuan didn’t bring anything with him except this fish scale. It’s the hardest part of our mermaid body. You can put it on your chest to withstand a fatal blow and protect you.”

Qingwu initially wanted to refuse, but seeing Ye Jinxuan's persistent expression, she accepted it anyway.

"Thank you, Jinxuan. We'll meet again someday. I'm leaving now."

Goodbye, Sister Qingwu.

Ye Jinxuan watched Qingwu leave. He returned to his clan and waited day after day for over a hundred years, but Qingwu never came to see him again.

Ye Yunxi looked at the mermaid in pain. Seeing him staring blankly for a long time, she prepared to take out another weapon from her space to deal with him.

Ye Jinxuan noticed that the woman in front of him had fired at him again. He quickly went to the woman, knocked the gun out of her hand, grabbed her neck fiercely, and said to her in a cold voice, his killing intent palpable.

"Tell me, who are you? Why do you have this gun? What is your relationship with the person who owns this gun? Did you kill her?"

This was the first time Ye Yunxi had felt afraid. She desperately wanted to enter the space, but the rope binding her prevented her from doing so.

She hadn't expected that this beautiful mermaid would be so powerful once she returned to the water; she had been careless.

Ye Yunxi's face turned red as she was being choked. She heard the mermaid ask a few questions, but she didn't know what he meant.

Seeing that the woman in front of him didn't speak and looking at her flushed face, Ye Jinxuan realized that he had been too hasty and had grabbed her neck.

He slowly released her hand and asked her again in a cold voice.

"Speak! Who are you? Why do you have this gun? What is your relationship with the owner of this gun? Or did you kill her?"