Chapter 80 Mermaid on the Shore 2 The Duke

080 Mermaid on the Shore 2

The sound of waves.

No one knows whether the huge ship on the distant sea remains where it is or sails away into the distance.

The waves hit, and the crabs hiding in the cracks of the rocks were disturbed and escaped.

It crawled rustlingly, bypassing the black stone, trying to hide in a more unknown place.

But he was frightened by the violent noise behind the stone and turned back.

——

Lu Jiu felt that this man's condition was a little strange.

In the first two worlds, no matter whether he introduced himself or not, as soon as they met, this guy came up to him as if he had taken drugs, and his enthusiasm was so great that he couldn't handle it.

Although in the ABO world, this guy entered the susceptible period as an alpha, which was a special situation, but in the zombie world, wasn't this guy simply injured?

Just like now.

But now, he felt that this guy was... quite calm?

No, it was at the beginning, it was quite calm.

The man's cold body temperature was gradually warmed up by him.

Lu Jiu didn't know when the hand on his waist came up to pinch him.

When he came to his senses, he was already pinched so hard that it hurt.

At first he was the one who took the lead in the kiss, but later, slowly, he was almost suffocated by the kiss and didn't even have time to swallow.

The man's breathing became the same frequency as his.

Their kiss grew heavier and deeper.

Until he was picked up, the world was spinning around him, and his back hit a rock.

All doubts vanished.

The familiar feeling is back.

…

My legs are weak and I can't stand steadily.

The man lifted his hips, lifted his legs, pressed him against the stone and kissed him.

Lu Jiu's heart was beating violently. Something was exploding and blooming in his blood vessels, crackling and making golden light appear in his eyes.

Her skin became extremely sensitive, and her pores seemed to be swallowing the man's breath wantonly.

Every stroke and rub created an electric current that made him want to scream.

Lu Jiu was trembling all over, and he hardly knew how he reacted.

"...So comfortable?" The man sucked on the side of his neck, his heavy breathing following the rhythm of his movements, and his low and hoarse voice woke him up, "...you screamed so loudly."

“…” Lu Jiu bit her lips hard and her nails dug into the man’s back muscles.

Next second.

His back flew into the air and then hit the stone hard, his neck tilted upward and the sound leaked out of his throat uncontrollably.

Lu Jiu raised his arm and pressed his lips with the back of his hand.

I closed my eyes and tears of rationality flowed from the corners of my eyes.

...Damn, damn!

The mermaid’s body...why is this like this!

Suddenly, the wrist was grabbed and pulled apart.

Lu Jiu suddenly opened her eyes and glared at the man, feeling somewhat ashamed and angry.

……what! !

The man tilted his head and stared at him, gently stroked his cheek and wiped away his tears with the tip of his thumb.

What flowed through their bodies, and was squeezed and fused together in the collision, was no longer clear whether it was sweat or sea water.

"Why should I endure it?"

The man lowered his head, pressed his nose against his, and said in a low voice: "The sound of the waves is so loud that even if there are people on this island, no one will hear it."

…

Lu Jiu was stunned for a moment.

At the most extreme moment.

The vision was replaced by a white light, and all the sounds and senses faded away. The whole person seemed to be floating among the clouds, light and unable to touch the ground.

After two or three seconds, the five senses returned to the body.

He slowly opened his eyes, his eyelashes wet and bunched up, his chest heaving with his rapid breathing.

The man hasn't backed out yet.

They fit together intimately.

He was embraced, and gentle and compassionate kisses fell on the corners of his lips, the tip of his nose, and his brows, as if to soothe him and pull him out of his trembling, tired body...

As the man kissed her, he murmured, "Lu Jiu?"

These two words were uttered slowly and clearly between lips and teeth.

As if to confirm that he remembered his name correctly.

Lu Jiu was suddenly stunned.

The next second——

Wei Nanlou paused.

The young man in his arms disappeared.

He supported himself with one arm on the black reef, maintaining the posture of hugging someone, but there was nothing underneath him.

The cold water hit the shore and flooded over his feet.

“…”

He stood up straight, the emotion in his eyes quickly faded away, and calmness came over him.

Turn around and look around.

The small uninhabited island allows you to take in the entire view at a glance.

There was no human figure among the densely crisscrossing black reefs.

There was no sudden splash of water on the sea surface around the island.

The white ship in the distance still remained in its original position. Only a few small boats were released and began to search in all directions on the sea.

Wei Nanlou narrowed his eyes.

After a while, he lowered his head.

Three scales were still covering the wound on the abdomen.

Two pieces are pink and one is blue, shining with a lovely and dreamy halo in the sun.

They showed that what had just happened was not an illusion created by the brain after a serious injury.

But in this case——

Wei Nanlou's eyes flickered.

Where have the people gone?

…

Not long after, a small boat came to the island.

The two guards on the ship saw the man sitting on the reef with his legs bent and shouted excitedly: "Duke!"

Wei Nanlou picked up his shirt that had long been torn into rags, stood up and walked towards them.

The two guards saw the three fish scales on his abdomen and the red bruised skin around the scales, and their expressions were filled with anger and shock.

They didn't know whether to ask about the injury first or how these three strange fish scales came about.

Wei Nanlou stepped onto the boat and gave an order in a nonchalant tone: "After you return, search the coastline secretly for mermaids who have come ashore or swam close to the coast. Find a mermaid named Lu Jiu, whose tail is a pale blue. Bring him to me. Do not hurt him."

The two guards were startled and said quickly: "Got it!"

Wei Nanlou sat down at the stern and looked up at them: "Do you know which Lu and which Jiu are they?"

"…………have no idea."

The two guards looked embarrassed.

No, I haven't reacted yet.

A playful smile appeared at the corner of Wei Nanlou's lips.

"Lu for land, wine for wine."

But how did he know?

have no idea.

Just like he didn't know why he felt love for someone he met for the first time.

Why did he seem to have hugged this person countless times and knew every move, every frown and smile of the other person?

Even without asking the young man, he seemed to be familiar with everything about him.

Wei Nanlou thought, if he had known that the other party would disappear, he should not have mentioned Wen Ling’s name.

However, even if he told the other party his real name, the other party might not be able to find him and would be in danger.

The two guards did not dare to ask more questions. They exchanged glances with each other, carefully remembering the name uttered by the Duke, and then said: "... Duke, your wound..."

"It's nothing serious," the man said calmly, then changed the subject, "Did he send you out?"

The two trusted guards knew who "he" was referring to.

Their faces were tense and they reported in low voices.

*

When Lu Jiu came to his senses, he had been thrown into some unknown sea area by the familiar bug.

His legs turned back into a pink and blue fish tail. He spun around, steadying himself, and floated in the water in a daze.

The last scene just now appeared in his mind.

"Lu Jiu?"

The man stared at him and pronounced his name carefully and inquiringly.

……?

Lu Jiu fell into deep thought.

Is he too sensitive?

Obviously in the last world, after they met again, this man directly called him "Jiujiu"...

Why is it that after arriving in this world, I feel like the progress bar is going backwards instead of forwards?

But when they did it just now, this man's passion and possessiveness towards him didn't seem fake...

"Jiujiu, you're separated from your boyfriend again." 111 turned on the phone and sighed.

Lu Jiu could only put the man's affairs behind her for the time being.

"You guys are going to be in a hurry. It seems that this bug cannot be fixed."

"Hey, they don't have time to pay attention to this issue now, right? How do you feel now? Can I scan your body?"

"Okay, sweep it."

A minute later, 111 said:

"You have an organ similar to the uterus in your body! Jiujiu, let me activate the pregnancy-preserving function for you in advance, and don't turn off this function!"

"OK."

Lu Jiu touched her belly... In this world, it seems that she has to personally carry Lu Chenxi in her arms again.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Lu Jiu said, "If you are busy, go ahead. I will sort out my thoughts and find a way to find him later."

"Okay," 111 seemed to hesitate for a moment, "Jiujiu, this time... I may have to temporarily turn on the shield. After turning on the shield, if you encounter an emergency again, I will not be able to automatically sense it and rush to your side. You have to actively call me. The main reason is that the situation in the Quick Travel Bureau is really complicated, and I may not be able to be distracted..."

Lu Jiu paused and said, "I understand. You can go without worry. In fact, even if I call you back, you can't drive away the bad guys for me. If I want to open the treasure chest, I can open it myself, right?"

He was joking.

"...Then I can chat with you and relieve your tension! Relieve your anxiety! Boost your confidence!"

Small system seriously emphasizes its role!

"Okay, got it, chat with the little system," Lu Jiu said sternly after joking, "111, no matter what you do when you go back, be careful."

"I, I'm not going to do anything dangerous, so why should I be careful? Well, I'm leaving now. I won't talk anymore. See you later, Jiujiu!"

"Well, see you later, 111."

After 111 disappeared, the sea became quiet.

This place seems to be very deep under the sea, and the water is almost black.

Lu Jiu waved his fish tail and swam upwards, sorting out the thoughts in his mind.

...Hiss, this world seems to be a combination of Chinese and Western cultures.

On the boundless ocean, there is a continent where humans and orcs live together.

Humans are numerous and have established an empire, while orcs are few in number and their status has been constantly changing with the passage of history.

They were once reduced to slaves and pets of humans, and their slavery was also abolished. Their rights are now equal to those of humans.

Lu Jiu was born in an era when orcs and humans were relatively equal.

Of course, after the death of the previous emperor and the ascension of the eight-year-old new emperor, there have been some small-scale frictions between orcs and humans... But the entire society is becoming turbulent, and such small frictions occur from time to time even in other areas.

Leave that aside.

Lu Jiu was shocked to discover in her memory that both male and female mermaids could get pregnant!

They have a common organ called the reproductive cavity, which should be the thing that 111 said looks like a uterus!

Therefore, he is not the only one in this world with a special physique!

The mermaid tribe he belongs to is a very rare orc race.

Unlike other orcs who are committed to going ashore and integrating into human society, the mermaids, although they can adapt to life on land, have no intention of doing so.

They live in the sea all year round and have become a race that humans hear more about than see.

But perhaps because society is in turmoil today, some impetuous individuals have appeared among the mermaids - they are beginning to crave power in human society.

This is the Lu Jiu family.

Well, it can’t really be called a family, just one father and three sons (excluding Lu Jiu).

His father wanted to please a human earl, how to please him? According to the general practice, of course, he had to "offer tribute".

Young men of the same tribe were offered as pets.

Unfortunately, Lu Jiu became the unlucky person chosen.

——This is also the reason why he appeared in that sea area when he woke up more than an hour ago.

The story begins two years ago.

His father came up with the idea at that time.

The mermaids judge beauty by the tail. When Lu Jiu was born, his rare mixed-color tail laid the foundation for him to be the most beautiful mermaid in generations. As he grew up, his face added to his beauty.

He had a bad personality since he was a child and was the son his father disliked the most. So when his father came up with the idea, he naturally wanted to send him away. This would please the earl and make himself feel at ease.

However, precisely because Lu Jiu didn't get along with him and left home to live alone early, his father had never found a chance to catch him before. If he occasionally met him in the sea, he would be beaten up by him.

The turning point happened one year ago today.

Lu Jiu suddenly fell into a coma.

He fell into a deep sleep for unknown reasons, and even the best doctor in the mermaid tribe didn't know what disease he had, and no one could wake him up.

Now that I think about it, that was probably when the garbled code entered his body.

Lu Jiu lost his ability to live, so the elders of the mermaid tribe had no choice but to hand him over to his father to take care of him.

During this year, although Lu Jiu was in a coma, he could occasionally hear some sounds from the outside world.

He knew that the elders and doctors were concerned about his condition and would come to visit him from time to time. The prestige of these people forced his father to put on the face of a good father and grit his teeth to take care of him.

But no matter how deep the care is, it cannot resist the passage of time.

The elders and doctors haven't been coming much lately.

Maybe they have other things in their lives that need attention, or maybe they are simply tired.

Anyway, Lu Jiu was lying alone on the bed at the bottom of the sea. He could feel the calculating eyes of his father and three brothers, which were finally cast nakedly at him.

They planned to secretly send him to the count's residence a week later.

However, at this moment, the turning point came again.

Last night, Lu Jiu's breeding season suddenly arrived early this year, and his body began to feel hot. This sudden change caught his father and three brothers off guard.

The breeding season is the most important period of the year for mermaids. Their bodies become sensitive and fragile, and they crave fusion, regardless of whether they are men or women.

The earl naturally couldn't miss this good opportunity of Lu Jiu.

So his father and his three brothers discussed it and decided to set off immediately.

They took him and swam in the sea in the middle of the night to the shore, where there was a carriage they had prepared in advance.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the swim, the weather changed, with lightning, thunder, and huge waves.

A wave hit, and Lu Jiu was separated from them, and was swept away by the waves...

He drifted to a lonely sea, and continued to sleep in the water until the next day, which was today, when he finally woke up just now...

…

After finishing his recollection, Lu Jiu clenched his fists.

If he meets those four guys again, he will break their teeth!

He broke the surface of the water.

It's getting dark.

The setting sun dyed the clouds gray-orange. The shore was out of sight in the distance, and looking in other directions, there was no trace of any coastline or ship.

Where was he thrown by the bug?

The Mermaid Town mentioned by the man should be near the reef island - Lu Jiu used to occasionally wander around that sea area, so he is quite familiar with the place.

But now this place is safe and unfamiliar.

There was no other way, Lu Jiu could only dive into the sea again and swim forward.

...Just swim in any direction.

*

This trip lasts one day and one night.

A day later, the sky darkened again, and Lu Jiu finally reached the shore, feeling so tired that he almost vomited.

He still didn't know where he was and didn't dare to go ashore rashly. He only half of his head was exposed above the water, blowing bubbles and secretly observing the situation on the shore.

The shore was pitch black, and only a few people could be seen looking for seafood on the beach during low tide. They were holding torches.

Further away is the woods, where there is only moonlight. The only people who appear there at night are usually travelers driving horse-drawn carriages at night.

Where can I find clothes after landing?

Lu Jiu was snorting bubbles and thinking.

Fishermen who live by the sea all year round would not be unfamiliar with mermaids. Why not ask someone for help?

Soon, Lu Jiu's eyes locked on an old man who was squatting on the beach digging clams.

He dived into the water with a fierce dive.

At night, there was almost no light on the seabed. Lu Jiuquan relied on his intuition to touch a few clams on the seabed. After forcefully breaking them open one by one, he was lucky enough to get a few very round pearls.

He swam to the shore, and when the old man turned and looked out to sea for clams, he lowered his voice and called, "Grandpa!"

The old man seemed not to hear.

"Grandpa...Grandpa!"

I heard it this time.

The old man was startled, raised his head blankly and looked behind him.

"In front of you, in the sea, it's me!" Lu Jiu stretched out his hand and waved.

The old man quickly turned around, noticed Lu Jiu, raised the torch in his hand, and opened his eyes wide.

He was surprised and asked, "Mermaid?"

Lu Jiu nodded, leaned out a little, and revealed his face.

"Grandpa, I'll give you a pearl. Can you help me find a set of clothes? Any clothes will do."

"You want to go ashore?"

"right."

The old man looked around, raised his hand, and made a pressing gesture, signaling him not to stick his head out of the sea too far.

"Wait here, I'll go home and get you a set."

"Thank you, Grandpa. Please slow down!"

After the old man left, the people looking for seafood on the beach gradually dispersed.

An hour later, when the bubbles in Lu Jiu were almost popping out, the old man finally showed up.

He came back holding a torch, with a set of clothes on his hand and a pair of shoes in his hand. After walking over, he searched with his eyes and pointed to the right direction for Lu Jiu.

"There are reefs over there. I'll put the clothes there for you. You can go over there and put them on later. Is that okay?"

"Okay, thanks grandpa."

Lu Jiu raised his hand and threw one of the pearls over.

The old man didn't look at it after he caught it, and didn't seem to care. He just asked him, "Where are you going, young man?"

Lu Jiu did not answer, but asked: "Where is this place?"

"This is the fishing town. I don't mean anything else. I just want to tell you that if you are heading towards Bluestone Town and Mermaid Town, you must be careful and don't reveal your identity. It seems that nobles in those two places have been searching for mermaids along the coast since yesterday."

Lu Jiu was stunned.

Bluestone Town and Mermaid Town?

...Could it be that man looking for him?

But that guy is just a sailor in this world, right...?

It was Qingshi Town. During his coma, his scumbag father and three brothers mentioned that the earl's manor was on the edge of Qingshi Town.

Lu Jiu's thoughts turned slightly, and he asked, "Grandpa, in which direction are Qingshi Town and Mermaid Town?"

The old man pointed to the east.

"I see. Thank you, Grandpa."

"It's okay. These nobles usually like to do such things to humiliate people. They want to capture the mermaid just for fun, ah!"

The old man sighed and walked towards the reef.

After putting his clothes away, he said goodbye to Lu Jiu and left.

Lu Jiu quietly went ashore under the cover of night.

The fish tail turned into legs, but they were still a little weak and would go limp after taking two steps.

Lu Jiu gritted his teeth, supported himself on the reef with his hands, and moved behind the rock step by step.

He quickly put on his clothes and shoes, and when he appeared in the moonlight again, he was already a handsome young man.

Okay, next, let’s go to Mermaid Town!

Lu Jiu lowered his head.

...relying on his two useless legs!

*

This was definitely the worst experience he had had since switching worlds.

Late at night, Lu Jiu walked and stopped in the dark woods.

He was like a baby who had just been born into this world and had just learned to walk. He would be tripped by the stones under his feet from time to time and needed to hold on to something to keep walking steadily.

He slept in the cave, and continued his journey at daybreak. When he was hungry, he picked fruits to eat.

It took three days of walking before they arrived at the Mermaid Town.

By then, his two legs had already been trained.

At daybreak, street vendors arrived on the streets of the town, ready to set up stalls and sell their wares.

Hotels and shops along the street opened one after another.

Lu Jiu randomly found a vendor and asked, "Hello, is there any know-it-all in this town?"

The term "know-it-all" sounds classical, but it is indeed popular in this world, especially in some small places.

The vendor looked him up and casually pointed to the left: "Go up this street and you'll find a whale inn. You can go find the owner. Or go a little further and find an old man who collects fish bones."

"Thanks."

Lu Jiu went in the direction the man pointed, and arrived at the Whale Inn as the aroma of various breakfasts wafted in the air.

The boss was a beautiful middle-aged woman who was counting the bills. When she saw Lu Jiu coming in, she raised her eyelids and asked, "Do you want to stay in the hotel or have a meal?"

Lu Jiu placed a pearl on the counter.

"I want to ask about a sailor named Wen Ling. Wen means fragrant, Ling Yu Ling. He lives in this town."

The boss's eyes were fixed on this shiny and warm pearl.

She crossed her arms and exhaled, "Wen Ling? Sailor? The name and identity are so common. No matter how much I know, it is impossible for me to remember the names of all the residents in this town."

Lu Jiu: “…”

To be honest, at least the name "Wen Ling" is not that common, right?

"Nothing else you want to ask?" The boss still stared at the pearl, tapping his arm with his index finger. "I know a lot. Think about it carefully. Is there anything else you want to know?"

Lu Jiu thought for a moment and said, "...Give me something to eat and a room so I can take a hot bath."

An hour later, Lu Jiu had eaten and drunk his fill, cleaned himself up, and walked out of the inn.

A pedestrian walked past him and glanced at him inadvertently, was stunned, and almost bumped into someone walking in the opposite direction.

"..." Lu Jiu ignored this scene, turned around calmly and walked forward.

…His appearance had undergone subtle changes.

He had just finished taking a shower and was also surprised when he saw himself in the mirror in the room.

In fact, there is no major change in his facial features. The eyes are still the same eyes, and the nose is still the same nose, similar to the previous worlds and before he fell into a coma.

But maybe it was because a year had passed and he turned eighteen, the mermaid genes started to take effect and gave him some kind of buff, Lu Jiu even felt that... he looked weird no matter how he looked at himself.

He was embarrassed to use the word "seductive" to describe himself.

When he entered the town just now, he must have been very exhausted after three days of hiking, so he naturally blended in with the passers-by.

Now that it's been toyed with, it seems a little more eye-catching.

How about putting some mud on your face?

Lu Jiu touched his chin.

...but it's a bit dirty.

He suppressed the thought for the moment.

Walking forward, he found the "old man who collected fish bones" and took out a pearl as usual.

"Grandpa, can I ask you for some information?"

The old man's eyes were a little cloudy. He first looked at his face, then looked down at the pearl in his hand, and asked kindly: "What do you want to ask, young man?"

"I want to find a sailor named Wen Ling. He should live in this town."

"Which wen, which ling?"

"Smell the fragrance, Ling Yuling."

"Oh, I happen to know this person. I'll take you to find him!"

Lu Jiu stared at the old man for three seconds and said with a smile: "Okay!"

The old man packed up his stall, picked up a large bag, and waved to Lu Jiu, motioning him to follow.

——The place they were going to was an alley behind the old man.

The alley is narrow, sandwiched between two dilapidated houses, and it is unknown where it leads to.

Lu Jiu followed naturally.

They left the busy street.

A moment later…

"Hey, hey, what are you doing, young man? Why are you hitting someone?"

"Stop hitting me!"

“Help!!”

"Bang--"

After a muffled sound, the alley returned to silence.

From beginning to end, not a single window was opened in the houses on both sides.

After a moment, Lu Jiu twisted his wrist and calmly walked out of the alley.

Haha, he said that the old man had an old face but a tender neck and hands, and his reaction seemed a bit fake.

As a result, as soon as he turned a corner, the "old man" exposed his dagger, and as he beat him, the skin on his face fell off.

It turns out that it’s a middle-aged man pretending to be a grandfather!

There are so many tricks!

Lu Jiu lowered his head and glanced at the pearl in his hand.

It's just one pearl, is it necessary to be greedy?

Or do you think he is a big fat pig?

Did he find the wrong person, or was the "old man who collects fish bones" the middle-aged man wearing a mask, and this man was just a con man who randomly preyed on fools?

never mind.

Lu Jiu raised his head.

Never mind him.

…

Mermaid Town is not big, but it is not easy to find people.

Lu Jiu never found another "old man who collects fish bones" afterwards, so he probably found the wrong person before.

He wandered aimlessly to the coast and noticed some suspicious figures on the beach.

These people were dressed as fishermen, wandering back and forth, glancing up at the sea from time to time, clearly looking for something.

Lu Jiu dodged and hid behind a tree, observing secretly.

If the old man hadn't reminded him, he might not have noticed these people.

Are they the soldiers sent by the count?

...You've reached out so far, and you're just not giving up?

As he was thinking, he suddenly noticed some movement behind him and turned around alertly.

A stream of powder sprayed towards his face, and Lu Jiu accidentally inhaled some into his nose, choking and feeling dizzy.

——What?!

A net hood!