"This isn't difficult."
Before Fan Qiyue could speak, Anna suddenly said, "We mermaids are born without gender. We only choose to be male or female based on the gender of our lover after we have chosen our partner. And the secret is here."
After saying that, he took out something that shimmered with seven colors, like a glass bead.
"Can eating this change your gender?"
Chunhu Siqiong, who prefers daughters, originally came to snatch the baby girl, but now her attention is drawn to this thing instead. "But, Xiaoqi and the others probably don't want to change their gender, right?"
"Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't have taken it out."
Anna shook her head and said, "Mermaids can choose their own sex. This is a unique ability of magical beasts, but to have the ability to reproduce, one must consume this sea fruit."
"But can men do it too?"
Chunhu Siqiong was somewhat incredulous, after all, this man didn't have the reproductive organs he should have, which was really illogical.
"This is what makes the Sea Fruit so precious. It is also known as the Pregnancy Fruit, because it has the ability to nurture and give birth to all organs."
Anna first proudly raised her chin, then said regretfully, "It's a pity that this sea fruit has a permanent effect on the merfolk, but for other races it is only effective once. That is, they can only conceive one child, and it will be ineffective if they take it again."
"That's enough. If that's the case, one child is enough."
Fan Qiyue's eyes were now fixed on the sea fruit, but she was still somewhat doubtful. "This thing must be very precious. I've never heard of it before."
"This is a secret of our merfolk, we certainly won't reveal it unless absolutely necessary, and besides..."
At this point, a look of nostalgia and sorrow appeared in Anna's eyes. "The Sea Fruit requires mermaids to water it with their tears every day after choosing their gender, without interruption. It takes ten years to ripen, making it extremely precious. Outsiders have no way of knowing about it."
"Then this one, is it you..."
"no."
Anna nodded, tears streaming down her face. "This is my sister's. It's just a pity she was unlucky enough to encounter the demon invasion of the sea. The sea fruit did form, but she and her brother-in-law..."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
The war between gods and demons caused so much sorrow, but this is only a small part of it.
"This is too precious, we can't take it."
After a moment, Fan Qiyue spoke first, shaking her head and saying, "This is the only memento your sister left you; you should keep it safe."
"No, I think my sister would be happier if you used it. Only in this way will her hard work not be in vain."
Anna took Fan Qiyue's hand and solemnly placed the sea fruit in his hand, saying earnestly, "Besides, since the merfolk were corrupted, they have become androgynous beings, so there's no need to use it anymore."
Perhaps it's true what they say, that heaven is fair. Mermaids, as the most beautiful beings in the sea, had difficulty producing offspring, but now that they're ugly, they can reproduce more easily. Indeed, the way of heaven is very fair.
Beautiful things are always scarce.
"Take it, consider it Xiaona's greeting gift."
Seeing that both sides were present, Feng Jiuyuan stepped forward, took the item, and placed it in Long Buji's hand, saying, "Brother, I have high hopes for you."
That look, seemingly encouraging, but Long Buji could still detect a hint of lewd ambiguity, and all his gratitude vanished instantly.
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