Chapter 85 [Mermaid Extra] At the last moment of escaping, Wen Yin suddenly...

At the last moment of escape, Wen Yin suddenly regretted it.

Despite 028's serious announcement, she still chose to stay. Then, she fell back into the deep blue sea in a dizziness.

When she woke up again, Wen Yin found herself sitting in a beautifully decorated but unfamiliar room.

She no longer felt soaked in the cold seawater, but instead the intricately layered white dress weighed heavily on her.

Without waiting for a moment, she looked around, and a large amount of information flooded into her mind.

It was a world so different from the one she remembered.

After the restart, a large number of mermaids live openly in this world.

And in the negotiations and tests with humans, the two sides finally reached a fragile peace agreement -

Armistice, trade, and most importantly: high-level marriages to ensure lasting peace.

And she is currently at the core of this marriage.

The originally chosen marriage partner was her elder sister, the eldest and beloved daughter of the Wen family.

However, when she heard that the marriage partner was not a mermaid, but a pair of powerful twins who held a high status in the mermaid tribe, the proud elder sister could not accept the humiliation of "sharing two husbands" and ran away on the eve of the wedding banquet.

In order to maintain the family's reputation and the crucial peace agreement, the Wen family had to introduce their long-forgotten and rarely seen second daughter, Wen Yin.

Wen Yin was a little amused and confused. The first thing she did after the restart was to marry... a pair of twins?

They are a pair of twins whose surname starts with Cang.

Wen Yin was almost certain who the twins were.

My heart was beating uncontrollably, with a mixture of the trance of returning to my hometown and the nervousness of facing my "old friend" soon.

Do they...remember her?

"Miss, time is almost up."

The maid's respectful voice sounded outside the door, with a hint of imperceptible pity.

Marrying a non-human alien or sharing two husbands is not a good destination in the eyes of humans.

The maid quietly opened the door, holding in her hand the last string of luxurious necklaces made of deep-sea pearls.

She was prepared to face a mess in the room or the young lady's swollen eyes from crying.

After all, ever since she was forced to change into her wedding dress yesterday and was told that she would replace the eldest lady and marry those two inhuman "princes", the second lady's reaction has been extremely intense.

She went on a hunger strike, cried, and even tried to cut off her long black hair... her look of despair and collapse was so heartbreaking that anyone would feel sorry for her.

However, the expected chaos did not occur.

The room was unusually clean. A woman in an intricate long dress sat quietly in front of the dressing table with her back to her.

The figure was tall and straight, with an unfamiliar calmness.

"Miss?" The maid called softly and approached cautiously.

Wen Yin heard the voice and slowly turned around.

The maid's breath hitched, and the comforting words she had prepared got stuck in her throat.

The woman in front of him was still pale and beautiful, and the totem ornament on her forehead, which symbolized the connection between the two tribes, was shining with a faint light.

But those eyes... were filled with fear and tears not long ago, but now there is only a gentle calmness.

Only the faint redness at the corners of the eyes proved that the previous crying was not an illusion.

Even his face and features were so gentle and quiet that it gave people the illusion that he was a different person.

This is so abnormal.

The maid had been serving the second young lady, who had a weak presence, for quite some time. She knew that she was timid and would either cry or endure anything when faced with problems.

Has there ever been such calmness and indifference that she couldn't understand?

"Miss, are you...are you okay?"

The maid couldn't help but ask, she handed over the necklace in her hand, "It's time to wear this."

Wen Yin's eyes fell on the string of glittering pearls and she was slightly stunned.

These beads are very similar to those that Cangli once casually stuffed into her hands, except that they are rounder and more luxurious.

"I'm fine."

Wen Yin's voice was very soft, and she even did it herself, skillfully fastening the necklace.

"Time is almost up, we... should go out."

The maid suppressed her surprise and reminded in a low voice.

Wen Yin stood up almost immediately, her skirt spreading out like clouds.

There was even an almost joyful rhythm to the steps.

How could it be like completing a humiliating political marriage?

This clearly feels like... like going on a long-awaited date.

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The place where Wen Yin was sent was not the deep sea, but a quiet island located in the sea area where the two tribes meet.

This is the "Island of Connection" built by humans and mermaids to promote peace, and it is also her future home.

The wedding was not a grand ceremony, but more like a serious political handover.

Witnessed by humans and several powerful elderly mermaids, Wen Yin, wearing a complicated long dress, stood alone in the building in the center of the island.

The sea breeze blew in from the huge arched windows, carrying with it a salty smell.

A moment later, two powerful and familiar auras came from afar.

Wen Yin raised her head and saw two figures slowly emerging from the wide waterway connecting to the sea.

The water flowed down their tall bodies, creating ripples.

It’s Cangyu and Cangli.

They are not in human form, but show the most authentic appearance of mermaids.

They were just floating there, and their huge mermaid form brought a suffocating sense of oppression.

Wen Yin finally deeply understood why the arrogant sister in the original owner's memory would rather bear the infamy and run away overnight.

It's not just the humiliation of "sharing two husbands", but also the instinctive fear of facing this inhuman existence.

The huge difference in size and strength between humans and mermaids is like an insurmountable gap.

The information about the union of the two tribes that the original owner had learned from her memory also appeared in her mind.

The process is said to be extremely difficult and the success rate is not 100%.

Even if the union is successful, the probability of the offspring becoming a pure-blooded merman or a pure-blooded human is 50% each, with no possibility of mixed-blood.

This also seems to be a reflection of the extremely powerful and exclusive bloodline power of the two clans.

Wen Yin felt the oppressive feeling that was almost solidified and getting closer, and her fingertips hidden under the wide sleeves curled up slightly.

Her only worry now was whether they still...remembered her.

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At the end of the sight, Cangyu's inky black fish tail almost merged with the shadows deep in the waterway. Its scales were tightly packed, shining with a cold and hard metallic luster.

The long black hair was wet and draped over the shoulders, making the stern face look even more profound.

His gaze was as usual, sweeping towards the slender human bride wearing a shell mask in the center of the hall with the indifference of evaluating an object.

However, just as his sight touched the outline of that figure, his cold gaze paused almost imperceptibly.

Almost at the same time, Cangli next to him also showed slight abnormalities.

His blue eyes, which had been casually examining the bride, shrank imperceptibly the moment he caught sight of that figure.

The playful smile on the corner of his mouth froze slightly. A sense of familiarity that even he himself could not understand was like a bubble suddenly rising from the bottom of the sea, gently hitting his heart, and then immediately disappearing.

Cangli subconsciously leaned forward a little, and his dark blue tail fin created a slightly more chaotic flow in the water than before.

This anomaly, so brief as to be almost non-existent, did not escape either of their eyes.

The twins, who had a tacit understanding, suddenly looked at each other.

The moment their eyes met, countless unspoken messages were conveyed.

The shocking condition of "serving two husbands together" that they proposed was actually a tacit conspiracy.

The purpose is simple - to make those human girls pushed out by their families give up and cut off this annoying political marriage in the most direct way.

When they learned that the proud eldest daughter of the Wen family could not bear the humiliation and escaped from her marriage overnight, they even swam around in the sea for a few rounds, thinking that they could finally get rid of this annoying bondage.

Until the news came, the Wen family actually put forward the unknown second lady to replace her.

Besides being angry, I feel more impatient.

They came here today with their minds made up. No matter whether Miss Wen was timid or pretending to be strong, they would find a reason to reject this absurd marriage on the spot.

There is no other reason.

For many years, the two brothers had been having the same vague yet unforgettable dream intermittently.

There was no clear face in the dream, only the figure of a human girl.

The girl eventually turned into a mermaid with a white fish tail. In the azure sea that existed only in the depths of dreams, she rubbed her ears with them and lingered in love with them until death.

The feeling brought by the dream was too real, warm and thrilling.

After waking up, all that was left were fragments that I couldn't grasp, and an indescribable bitterness in my heart.

It was this lingering dream that made them even more repulsive to human women, especially brides who were sent as objects for marriage.

They stubbornly believed that the figure in the dream was unique and was definitely not one of the human girls in front of them that could be replaced at will.

But……

Just now, when I saw the figure wearing a shell mask and standing quietly in the center of the hall, the vague feeling in the dream seemed to have a real contrast.

Cangli subconsciously leaned forward, trying to see more clearly.

Although Cangyu still had no expression on his face, his bottomless black eyes were fixed on Wen Yin like prey.

It was no longer the indifference from before, but an inquiry that almost penetrated the mask.

The words of rejection rolled on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't say them out loud for a moment.

An eerie silence filled the air.

The human envoys were so nervous that their palms were sweating, and the mermaid elders also noticed the unusual silence and concentration of the two princes.

Wen Yin felt the two gazes that suddenly became focused and inquiring, and held her breath slightly under the mask.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to remain calm.

She even raised her chin slightly, showing her slender neck more clearly to those two scorching gazes.

It seemed to be silently inviting their scrutiny, as if confirming something.

Cangli's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.

Cangyu's fingers suddenly clenched, and his knuckles even turned slightly white due to the force.

This masked human bride who came in place of her sister...

It seems like something is wrong.

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This handover ceremony, which everyone had thought would end in embarrassment or even a breakup, ended almost perfectly with the strange silence and obedience of the two mermaid princes.

There was no expected rebuke or rejection.

When the horn symbolizing the completion of the ceremony was blown, Cangyu and Cangli, the two noble and powerful princes, moved at the same time, under the unbelievable and gratified gazes of the human envoys and the barely concealed astonishment of the merman elders.

Their huge mermaid bodies glided nimbly, one on the left and one on the right, approaching the human girl.

A huge shadow instantly enveloped Wen Yin's slender figure.

On the left was Cang Yu’s dark, gloomy expression, and the cold, oppressive feeling almost solidified the surrounding air.

On the right is the flowing dark blue of Cangli, like a dark sea where sunlight cannot reach.

Wen Yin, sandwiched between them and wearing a pure white wedding dress, looked so small and fragile.

Her skin was so white that it was almost transparent, forming an extremely strong contrast in color and strength with the two princes' tails covered with powerful muscles and fine scales.

She tilted her head slightly, the shell mask concealing her expression, revealing only a graceful jaw and a neck that looked like it would break with a slight bend.

Then, in full view of everyone, two slightly cold and wet hands almost simultaneously gently grasped Wen Yin's hand hanging by her side.

Cangyu's palm was broad, covering the entire back of her hand with a steady force that was almost like a confinement.

Cangli's fingertips appeared even more slender, tightly wrapped around her slender fingers.

The ultimate hardness and softness, huge strength and slender fragility under the visual impact.

At this moment, everything is closely connected in an almost absurd yet extremely harmonious way.

An elderly merman elder watched this scene. He should have been relieved that the princes had finally accepted the marriage...

But at this moment, looking at the human girl who seemed to be carefully trapped between two deep-sea beasts and was as fragile as glass, an inexplicable worry quietly filled his heart.

He recalled the difficult process of the union of the two races, and the two princes' powerful strength that far exceeded their peers and... their wildness that might not have been completely tamed in some aspects.

Tonight...

Can the Second Miss Wen, who came here in place of her elder sister, really withstand the initial curiosity and...exploration of the two princes?

The elder sighed silently in his heart, hoping that this symbol of peaceful connection would not lead to any irreversible accidents on the first night.

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The simple ceremony ended in a delicate and tense atmosphere.

The human envoys and servants, as if they had been pardoned, almost held their breath as they respectfully and quickly left the island.

Wen Yin's fingertips were still tightly held on the left and right.

They didn't say anything, but just pulled her away from the main hall where the ceremony was held and slid towards the deeper area of ​​the house.

The end of the huge mermaid's tail fin dragged along the polished stone corridor, making a continuous, crackling sound.

The sound was amplified in the empty and silent corridor, so clear that it made one's heart tighten.

It wasn't rhythmic like human footsteps, but more like a slow and steady approach.

With a reptilian sense of oppression, Wen Yin was constantly reminded of the powerful and inhuman existence that was pulling her.

Wen Yin was sandwiched in the middle and had to keep up with their deliberately slowed pace.

Her eyes dropped slightly, and she could clearly see the huge tails on both sides, leaving wet traces on the ground as they slid past.

Her figure was completely shrouded in their shadow, making her appear more conspicuous and more fragile.

The corridor leading to the residence seemed to become extremely long.

Only the rustling sound of the tail fin rubbing against each other and her own slightly rapid heartbeat echoed in the silence.

Wen Yin didn't know what was waiting for her.

But the cold touch from the fingertips and the continuous friction sound in the ears are silently proclaiming a fact.

She was accepted.

-

The rustling sound of the tail fin rubbing against each other finally stopped.

The house is softly lit and filled with many beautifully decorated furnishings that blend land and water.

This was obviously a residence prepared specifically for them.

The force pulling her also stopped.

Wen Yin stood in the middle and could clearly feel the almost physical gazes from both sides.

The air seemed to stagnate at this moment.

The first to break the silence was Cang Yu, his voice still full of deep texture.

"name."

Be brief and to the point.

Wen Yin's heart tightened slightly. She raised her head and met his bottomless dark eyes.

The mask blocked part of her expression, but made the exposed eyes appear clearer.

"Wen Yin."

Wen Yin heard her own soft voice.

"Wen...yin."

Cangyu repeated it in a low voice, his tone flat and no emotion could be heard.

But his eyes never left her face.

Cangli on the side suddenly chuckled and moved closer to Wen Yin with his unique nonchalant tone.

"Isn't it stuffy wearing this thing?"

Before he finished speaking, his hand had already risen as fast as lightning, and his fingertips gently hooked the edge of the cold shell mask on the side of Wen Yin's cheek.

Wen Yin subconsciously wanted to lean back slightly, but her left and right hands were restrained and she had nowhere to retreat.

Only a very slight "click" was heard, perhaps the sound of the buckle being unfastened.

The next moment, the white mask that covered most of her face was easily taken off by Cangli.

It's like peeling off a hard protective shell, revealing the soft truth inside.

The soft light fell on her face unhindered, illuminating her smooth forehead and straight nose.

And those amber eyes...that widened slightly due to the sudden exposure.

Perhaps it was because of nervousness, or perhaps it was because of the stuffiness from wearing the mask for so long, her cheeks were lightly flushed, and her lips were a soft cherry pink.

Without the mask, all her subtle expressions were exposed.

The forced calmness, the panic deep in the eyes that could not be completely concealed, and some indescribable complex emotions were all clearly presented in front of the two faces that were so close.

The air seemed to freeze again.

Cangli held the shell mask, and his azure pupils clearly reflected Wen Yin's complete face.

The playful smile on his face faded slightly, and a hint of obvious astonishment and... deeper confusion flashed in his eyes.

On the left, Cangyu, who had been silent and cold all the time, tightened his grip on Wen Yin's fingers a little more imperceptibly the moment the mask fell.

His deep black eyes were like an undercurrent that suddenly stirred up the seabed, tightly locking onto Wen Yin's face. His gaze was so sharp that it seemed to penetrate the skin and reach the depths of the soul.

This face...

Strange, yet with a sense of familiarity that touches the heartstrings.

It was faintly overlapping with the always vague outline in their dreams.

Wen Yin clearly caught the undisguised shock in Cangli's eyes and Cangyu's suddenly tightened knuckles.

The expressions on their faces, a mixture of strangeness and strong familiarity, instantly confirmed the vague guess in her heart.

They had an instinctive reaction to her figure and face.

This is definitely not the way one should look at a purely unfamiliar marriage partner.

The lingering memories that belonged to them before the world restarted were engraved in their memories in some persistent way.

"What about you? Do you know who...we are?"

Cangli suddenly spoke, his tone light and airy, as if it was just a casual question.

His eyes were fixed on her face.

"Cangli."

Wen Yin did not hesitate and gently called out Cangli's name in a tone like a lover's whisper.

The sound then turned to the left, equally soft and affectionate.

"Cangyu."

"I have heard your names from my family."

These two names flowed from her lips with a unique rhythm and intimacy, as if they had been called thousands of times.

The moment she finished speaking, Cangli's blue pupils suddenly contracted.

The subtle, almost imperceptible tremor in her voice... perfectly overlapped with the call that the vague girl in his dream couldn't suppress in her passionate moments.

He could even feel the scales on his dark blue tail fin exploding uncontrollably, causing a slight tingling sensation.

Cangyu suddenly tightened his grip on Wen Yin's fingers, the force so strong that Wen Yin almost felt pain in her finger bones.

Almost at the same time, the two of them subconsciously took a step closer to Wen Yin.

The shadow cast by the huge mermaid's body enveloped her even more heavily, and the air was filled with an extremely dangerous atmosphere that touched the deepest instincts.

As they looked at the face of the human girl, which was completely exposed to the light and had a faint blush on it, an absurd but uncontrollable thought grew wildly.

The second young lady of the Wen family who came to replace her elder sister is their...the person of their dreams.

The wonderful telepathy between the twins made them look at each other in tacit understanding again.

Regardless of whether this dream originated from the afterimage of the previous life or was a warning from fate, at this moment, the dream truly reflected reality.

The person they had been looking for for a long time was standing right in front of them alive.

An instinctive possessiveness and restlessness almost broke through the shackles of reason.

However, the moment they looked at each other, they both tacitly suppressed this impulse.

Today is our wedding night.

She is such a fragile human being.

Can't scare her.

They couldn’t… let this dream, which had finally come true, be shattered by their impatience.

Cang Yu took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "Are you doing this voluntarily?"

He didn't care who was sent there, or whether they were sent there voluntarily or forced.

But facing the figure in front of him that might overlap with the dream, the answer to this question suddenly became crucial.

Wen Yin raised her eyelashes, and her amber eyes looked particularly clear in the soft light.

She smiled shyly, and it was just the right smile.

"Your Highnesses have made such a significant contribution to the peace between the two races."

She paused slightly, as if choosing the right words, her cheeks flushing slightly.

"I...volunteered."

The answer was appropriate and even had a touch of official rhetoric.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Cangyu's eyes barely perceptible.

Just... because of peace?

Cangli, who was standing by, suddenly spoke up, staring at Wen Yin closely: "Are there any other reasons?"

His follow-up question was direct and abrupt, breaking the polite and distant appearance.

Wen Yin seemed to be stumped by the question. She opened her mouth, and her eyes moved around in panic under the burning gazes of the two men.

Finally, she lowered her head shyly, and the exposed part of her fair neck was stained a beautiful crimson.

"I... I don't know why... Since a long time ago, I often..."

She struggled for a moment under their gazes, her fingers curled unconsciously, her voice clearly shy and difficult to speak.

"I often see the two princes in my dreams..."

Her voice became weaker and weaker, and the last few words almost disappeared into the air.

Combined with the red tips of her ears and the back of her neck, Cangli and Cangyu instantly understood the meaning of "in a dream".

Voluntary, perhaps disguised.

But how do we explain this dream about each other that is the same as theirs?

The air seemed to be ignited at this moment.

The instincts and desires that had been forcibly suppressed were like a tsunami that broke free from its restraints, sweeping away all their rationality.

The person in the dream not only appeared in reality.

And... she dreamed of them too...

Cangli's breathing suddenly became heavy, and the dark blue tail fin involuntarily wrapped around Wen Yin's white calves.

The temperature of Cangyu's palm, which was holding her fingers, suddenly rose. The heat almost penetrated her skin, ironing and melting her bones.

There was a dangerous yet sweet ambiguity in the air.

Just when the atmosphere was about to get completely out of control, Cangyu was the first to regain his remaining sanity.

He loosened his grip on Wen Yin's hand and at the same time kept a distance from her.

Although deep in those dark eyes, there was still a dark tide surging.

"Today...even though it's a wedding,"

Cangyu's voice was hoarser than before, and his gaze uncontrollably swept across Wen Yin's slightly opened lips, which were glowing with a watery luster.

His Adam's apple rolled subtly, "We should have... completed the ceremony of union with you."

"But," he paused, his gaze returning to Wen Yin's face, "the human body...if you're not prepared...the process will be extremely difficult, and you...will definitely get hurt."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Cangli, who had been stroking Wen Yin's calf with his tail, paused.

Then, the fish with a dark blue tail fin, with a hint of obvious reluctance, reluctantly pulled out from between Wen Yin's skirt.

The thick ambiguity and tension in the air suddenly became complicated because of this sudden pause and frank explanation.

The burning desire was forcibly suppressed, and replaced by an even more torturous wait.

And an unexpected desire to protect the weaker party...from the stronger party.

Listening to Cangyu's low and restrained explanation,

Looking at the lingering emotions in his dark eyes intertwined with the rationality he was forcing himself to maintain,

Feeling Cangli's obviously reluctant tail fin, but still following his brother's instructions and slowly withdrawing...

Wen Yin's heart felt like it was gently bumped by the softest seaweed, and a mixture of sourness and warmth surged up, instantly destroying all her disguise and composure.

My eye sockets became uncontrollably hot and my vision quickly blurred.

She hurriedly lowered her head, not wanting the two "strange" mermaids in front of her to see her suddenly out-of-control emotions.

But her slightly trembling shoulders and the small dark teardrop that silently slid down her face betrayed her.

Why... do I want to cry?

Not because of fear, nor because of grievance.

It was because of a familiarity and emotion that was almost unbearable for her.

Even if the world is restarted, the rules are rewritten, and the memories are sealed.

But the clumsy yet sincere love and pity for her that is deeply rooted in their souls will not diminish in the slightest due to any external force.

During the fever period, although they were strong, they were always concerned about her endurance limit.

In that peaceful deep-sea home, they gave her endless tolerance and protection.

And now, in this new and unknown beginning...

Even though they only felt that she was familiar, the instinctive desire to protect her and not want her to get hurt still flowed out as naturally as breathing.

This made her heart tremble more than any sweet words or passionate kisses.

How lucky she is to be loved so deeply, transcending the barriers of time and the world.

Cangyu and Cangli were stunned when they saw her head suddenly drooping and her shoulders trembling slightly.

They didn't understand why she suddenly burst into tears.

Were you... scared by them?

Cangli looked at his brother somewhat helplessly, with a rare confusion in his blue eyes.

Cangyu's brows furrowed slightly, and he subconsciously reached out his hand again, as if wanting to touch her, but afraid of scaring her.

In the end, he just asked in a very soft voice, still hoarse:

"……What's wrong?"

Seeing Wen Yin still with her head down and her slender shoulders trembling slightly, Cangli felt inexplicably irritated and panicked.

He has always been intolerant of such delicate emotions, but at this moment it felt like an invisible hand was gripping his heart.

Looking at her crying so fragilely, and thinking about the "combination" and "injury" mentioned by her brother just now, an idea flashed into Cangli's mind like lightning.

Is she scared?

Afraid of being united with these inhuman beings?

Afraid of the pain that might be rumored to exist?

This realization made his heart tighten. A mixture of frustration and urgency prompted him to blurt out, almost without thinking, with an almost clumsy assurance in his tone:

"Don't cry!"

Cangli moved closer impatiently, his deep blue eyes fixed on Wen Yin's drooping hair.

"We won't touch you! Really! If you don't want to, we won't force you! Don't be afraid..."

In order to make his statement more convincing, he even subconsciously moved back a little.

The huge dark blue tail fin also retracted obediently, as if it was afraid that any closer he got would increase her fear.

This straightforward, almost childish assurance instantly dispelled the bitterness that was surging in Wen Yin's heart.

She raised her tearful face and looked at Cangli's face, which was almost charming yet childish. The sea in her heart, which was surging with emotion, finally slowly calmed down.

Wen Yin shook her head slightly, her voice was very soft despite her heavy nasal tone.

"No...I'm not scared."

She raised her hand, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips, and gave them a tearful but extremely real and warm smile.

"I'm just...happy."

I'm so happy that even if the world restarts, you will still be you.

I am very happy that this cherishment from the depths of my soul has never changed.

Wen Yin looked at their stunned and confused expressions at her words, and a decision in her heart became more firm.

She took a small step forward, stretched out her slender fingers, and gently grabbed Cangli's wrist, which he had not yet had time to fully retract.

She looked up again and bravely met Cangyu's deep gaze.

"I do."

Wen Yin's voice was not loud, but it echoed clearly in the corridor.

"It's just... it might take a little time, and... your help."

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The author has something to say: I wish all the babies a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance [covering my face and peeking]