Chapter 256 (Catching Bugs)
This time the system was silent for a very long time.
Its core was spinning frantically, but it could not find a suitable answer in its own language database.
How can I answer? How should I answer?
There is only one weird kid in the world like this one. He fantasizes about serving mermaids as ordinary fish on the table and even slightly disdains the fish head because eating it might make him stupid!
How dare she think so?!
The system emitted a chaotic stream of light, and finally asked word by word: "Mianmian, do you know what a mermaid looks like?"
The child nodded decisively and answered happily: "Yuyu, who looks like a human~"
As for the fish drawn in the fairy tale book? The child listened carefully to every word of his mother, such as: fairy tales are all fake!
Therefore, the portrait of fish in the book has no reference value. Yun Mian squatted in front of the fish bucket sold by others yesterday and stared at the fish fluttering in it for a long time, using this opportunity to imagine what the fish princess would look like.
The system was shattered by the child's innocent answer.
"..." It could only persuade itself to be patient. When the little guy really saw the little mermaid, she would know how wrong her thoughts today were!
Yunmian temporarily lived in the room arranged by the prince.
She didn't like the humans coming and going here, but she loved the various shiny decorations in the room and the shells and conchs that jingled when the wind blew.
Upon learning that she was going to the beach to pick up more conchs, the prince ordered all the exquisite conchs in the palace to be sent to Yun Mian for her to choose from, and told her that these things were not valuable, and if she liked them, she could take a cart full of conchs back when she left.
Yun Mian was not stubborn enough to go to the beach to pick up conchs one by one. She was afraid of the sea that she had never seen in both lifetimes. At least before the mission officially began, she would rather follow her heart and be a timid elf cub, trying hard not to let her translucent wings and the companion leaves on her head get wet by the fishy and salty sea water.
Accepting the prince's kindness, Yunmian stayed quietly in her own room, holding the light ball and watching cartoons all day long.
Among them is the animated film "The Daughter of the Sea" about the mermaid princess.
Even after finishing reading it, Yunmian still believed that fairy tales were all lies for children.
Until the evening of the next day.
The prince came to invite the little guests to go to the sea to attend his coming-of-age ceremony banquet.
"We worship the Sea God and believe in Him. The sea embraces everything and is vast and boundless. Holding a coming-of-age ceremony at sea is the most important day that every one of us, the Sea God's people, have longed for since childhood. The great Sea God will cast his eyes on the adult believers at night and bless them, so that they will have a smooth and peaceful life."
The prince held his sword, and after saying this, he looked at Yunmian and said warmly: "Dear guest from afar, I am honored to invite you to come to the Sea of Hitanya and witness this feast on the vast and turbulent sea."
Yunmian: “…”
I'm a bit scared and don't dare to go.
But if he doesn't go, he won't be able to see the Mermaid Princess, and the prince might even be drowned by the sea.
The child hesitated for a moment and sighed with mixed feelings: "Okay..."
She had never been on a boat before.
As dusk falls, the golden sunset dyes the large clouds where the sea and sky meet into a passionate and sad look like fire.
Yun Mian closed her eyes and got on the "giant ship" that the prince mentioned.
The white sail was pulled up little by little, fluttering in the fishy, salty and moist sea breeze, carrying the full wind, and was driven slowly from the shore towards the vast and boundless golden sea.
"Legend has it that when a large ship sails into a sea where even the light of a lighthouse cannot be seen, it is very likely to hear the song of a sirens in the deep sea, which will lure every life on the passing ship, causing them to sink into the deep sea and become food for the sirens."
On the luxurious ship that was pushed by the wind and moving faster and faster, the prince was sharing with Yunmian the ocean legends he had heard since he was a child.
He was extremely afraid of the legendary sirens, and there was even a hint of incredible fear in his words: "It is rumored that sirens have long hair as thick as seaweed, and extremely white skin under the moonlight. They have the most ethereal singing voices in the world, and can cover up their ugly and hideous faces, transforming into the most perfect human appearance. But in fact, they can easily stir up huge waves, eat people for fun, use their singing to attract cruise ships, and even play with and seduce humans, and when they are satisfied, they will devour their flesh and blood mouthful by mouthful."
Yun Mian listened quietly, her expression changing more and more as the prince told her story. Finally, she hugged Uncle System with a strange look on her face and stayed with him for a long time without saying a word.
There is no other reason, it’s just that... why does this mysterious legend of the mermaid sound so similar to the Mermaid Princess?
Eric looked at the little cotton-haired girl with round eyes, stopped talking, and comforted her with a smile: "Don't worry too much, these are just stories made up by wandering poets. We have the best helmsman, a captain who can clearly distinguish directions on the sea, and the most sturdy ship in the world. Even if a sea monster really appears, there is no way to lure it to hurt us."
He obviously didn't know how metaphysical "setting a flag" was.
Yunmian didn’t know either, so she shook her head to indicate that she was not worried.
Eric turned and left, walked to the side of the ship, leaned forward slightly with his sword in hand, and looked at the dark and undulating sea water in the night. His originally firm and gentle eyes became deep and gloomy.
He did not tell the little guest from afar that the story about the mermaid was not made up by a wandering poet.
It really exists.
He was still young, and he watched helplessly as the sea water was dyed bright red by the blood of his mother and servants. The siren hiding in the sea had sharp nails and teeth, which easily tore the flesh and blood into scarlet fragments. It swallowed the flesh and blood in big mouthfuls. Its jet-black hair in the moonlight was entangled like seaweed, floating in the blood-red sea water, like the most terrifying ghost. It was a horrifying memory that he would never forget in his life.
Will I encounter that siren tonight?
Or, will you encounter the same kind as the siren?
He was about to become an adult, but he had never seen the mermaid again, and he had no ability to dive deep into the sea to avenge his mother.
As he thought, Eric slowly tightened his grip on the hilt of the sword, the hatred in his eyes making him behave very differently from usual.
Yunmian didn't know all this because she was seasick.
From the moment they got on the boat, the kids had a bad feeling.
Her footsteps were floating on the deck, and the rising and falling of the sea water made the pedestrians on the deck sway. Yun Mian could barely hold on at first, but when she heard the prince's story and became more curious about the Mermaid Princess, she couldn't help but walk onto the deck, and things got out of control.
When the prince turned around, he saw the little cotton ball coming from the distance rolling from one side of the boat to the other side like a flexible glutinous rice ball. It was finally stabilized by the passengers on the boat. A wave hit it, and the little guy disappeared from the other side's hands and rolled to the other side.
Finally, he spread his arms and legs and lay completely on the deck, staring at the bright sea of stars above his head with lifeless but tearful eyes.
It looks exactly like the dried salted fish that can be found everywhere in fishermen's homes.
Eric: “…”
Guests attending the banquet: "..."
system:"……"
It was pretty miserable, but I inexplicably wanted to laugh. Even though I tried hard to hold it back, the corners of my mouth twitched and rose uncontrollably.
It stands to reason that no princess would allow herself to be in such an embarrassing situation, but after all, the national conditions are different. The little princess is only four or five years old. She is really innocent and naive. Who would be willing to demand that she be dignified and elegant?
At least now, everyone is trying hard to hold back their laughter, which is the greatest kindness they can show to the little princess.
For a moment, Eric was even extremely grateful that his huge ship had a simple baffle. Otherwise, with Little Cotton rolling around so round and agilely just now, he would probably have to go to the sea to rescue the child.
Thinking about the possible scene for a moment, Eric couldn't hide his smile at all. He thought about almost all the few sad things in his limited life before he calmed down a little. He walked over steadily, said sorry, and reached out to pick up the dizzy little guy from the deck.
"Are you feeling better?" he asked, trying not to smile.
Yunmian was just given some medicine to prevent seasickness, but he didn't know how effective it was.
Yunmian: “…”
Five-year-olds also need to save face!!
The child, who had become a little more sober, nodded resentfully, and after sending the prince away, he hid in his room and refused to go out and embarrass himself again.
This ship, this sea, is not kind at all!
No wonder Guanyin Bodhisattva lives in the South China Sea but always flies around on lotus flowers. Guanyin Bodhisattva doesn’t like to take a boat, and Yunmian feels that there is nothing wrong with her seasickness!
Just as the banquet outside was about to begin, court musicians began to play melodious songs on the sparkling sea.
Eric, wearing his most luxurious princely attire and holding a glass of fragrant wine, drank with everyone on the boat. The laughter and singing could be heard far away on the sea. In the dark deep sea, there was a mermaid who was quietly and deeply gazing at the huge ship that was in the carnival across the gloomy waters.
No one knew that the crisis was approaching, just as no one noticed that the bright but lonely lighthouse had long disappeared from sight.
There is no love story, no CP, and no love with any arrows, so this fairy tale is not what we know, it is just a fairy tale in the skin.
My menstrual period is a little short today. I will continue to update in a few days.
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution:
Green Ion 30 bottles;
10 bottles of Rain and Snow;
lai 1 bottle;
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