"Go ahead, don't be so foolish as to let yourself be caught by humans again."
Xue Huan wrapped the little mermaid in a black cloak, brought her to the cabin on the first floor, got on her own dragon boat, rowed to the sea far away from the big ship, and said to him.
Shao Jiu was astonished. He had thought she had bought him to torture and play with him in every way—the elders of the tribe had frightened the children in this way, saying that if they were caught by humans, they would be imprisoned, beaten and abused, and forced to shed tears and drop the mermaid pearls.
They will pluck out their beautiful scales, so that they can never return to the sea;
They will exploit them all day long and make them weave shark silk until every last bit of their value is squeezed out;
Some perverted humans will even do even more cruel and terrifying things to them after they grow up and transform into human form...
According to the elders of the mermaid tribe, humans are an extremely terrifying and cruel race, but he still couldn't help but yearn for the human world.
Because there are so many novel things in the human world, so many delicious foods, all kinds of beautiful clothes and jewelry... They can also build big ships and sail on the sea.
The more horrible the elders described humans, the more he couldn't help but feel curious while being afraid.
This time, he secretly came to the near sea and wanted to observe humans closely, but he was accidentally caught in a fisherman's net and was rescued.
When the fishermen found him, they were frightened at first, but soon became excited and took him to the market to sell him.
It eventually ended up in the hands of Bai’s Auction House and became the finale item.
In just these few days, he experienced a lot of torture and finally understood why the elders in the tribe were so afraid of humans.
Because this is truly a greedy and smelly race, he hates them!
The mermaids have a special way of communicating. He has sent a distress signal to his tribesmen. He believes that his tribesmen will come to rescue him soon. When that time comes, he will sink all those who have hurt him into the sea.
He had a good plan. After this human woman bought him, he also thought that he would write down every bit of harm she inflicted on him, and when the tribe arrived, he would return them one by one!
But he never expected that she bought him just to let him go.
Was she so kind? Humans were cunning. Could she be pretending to let him go, then recapture him, letting him experience the cycle of hope and despair over and over again?
But she had given him a magical medicine before, and now all his wounds have healed, and his fish tail has even become more beautiful than before.
Shao Jiu looked at the sea so close at hand, and finally couldn't control his desire for the sea, so he jumped into the water with force.
As soon as he entered the water, he swam hard into the sea, fearing that Xue Huan would come down and catch him.
But after swimming for a long time, no one caught up with them, and the woman's boat had even left.
Shao Jiu stood deep in the sea, a confused look appeared in his light golden pupils. Did she really let him go?
Could she be plotting something? For example, she had done something to him, so she could use him to track the mermaids, and now she was letting him go, just using him as bait so she could follow him to the mermaids' homeland?
Thinking of this, Shao Jiu couldn't help but shudder. If this was true, he couldn't go back now! Otherwise, if he brought humans to the tribe, he would be a sinner of the mermaid tribe!
Just then, he heard a call that no human could hear.
It's his mother! She came to save him!
Xue Huan had just returned to the Peony when the boat suddenly shook violently, and everyone on board fell to the ground.
She quickly grabbed the railing beside her to steady herself.
Immediately afterwards, the boat began to shake again and almost capsized several times.
What's going on? The sea is calm, so why is it so bumpy?
At this moment, a roar as if coming from an ancient giant beast was heard, and the sound was enough to make people tremble from the soul.
A three-headed serpent emerged from the bottom of the sea. Each of its heads was as big as a bathtub, and its huge green eyes, as big as bowls, stared fiercely at the people on the boat. Its body covered the sky and the moon, casting a large, despairing shadow.
The part of the basilisk that was above the water was taller than the Peony, making it hard to imagine how huge the body hidden under the sea was.
A giant sea monster of this magnitude should live deep in the ocean, so why would it come so close to the coast? And it seems so hostile to humans?
Xue Huan looked at the sea monster and her scalp was tingling. Even she felt this way, let alone others.
Many people have fainted from fright.
"Hand over my son, or you will all die!" A cold female voice came from the middle head of the basilisk.
At the same time, a phantom appeared in the air. Wasn't that phantom Shao Jiu?
Only then did Xue Huan notice that there was actually a person standing on the middle head of the basilisk, a woman with golden pupils and a charming face. The shock brought by the basilisk before was so great that she was distracted and did not notice this woman.
Looking at her golden eyes that were exactly the same as the mermaid's, Xue Huan suddenly had an idea. Could this woman be the mermaid's mother?
So she came to save her child?
Xue Huan used her light body technique to quickly climb up the tall mast. However, even standing on the mast, she was still much lower than the merman woman standing on the basilisk's head. She had to look up to see her. "Your child has gone back and is not here."
She tried her best to ignore the cold and oppressive look of the basilisk, and spoke to the mermaid woman in a steady voice.
It is true that Xue Huan could hide in the space to avoid danger, but although she was not a very kind person, she could not watch so many people die, so she stood up and tried to comfort the mermaid mother whose child had been abducted by humans.
Shao Qing noticed Xue Huan as early as when she was climbing up the mast, but he did not pay much attention to her. Instead, he used his spiritual sense to search for the whereabouts of the child.
Hearing her say this, Shao Qing's eyes shot out like sharp arrows, "Have you met Jiu'er?"
Xue Huan quickly recounted the whole story.
As if to confirm her words, Shao Jiu emerged from the sea and waved to Shao Qing: "Mom, I'm here!"
"Jiu'er!"
Without Shao Qing's order, one of the basilisk's heads had already lowered, and it lifted Shao Jiu from the sea and brought him in front of Shao Qing.
Shao Qing hugged the child in her arms, held him for a while, and then distanced herself from him. She held his shoulders and looked him up and down. Seeing that there was indeed no scar on his body, the worry in her heart finally dissipated a lot.
After confirming that the child was fine, Shao Qing thought of Xue Huan, "Jiu'er, she said she bought you and released you, but is that true?"
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