Then began a decades-long exploration. Every time she arrived at a place, she would record in detail the customs and culture of the island, its products, jade, and so on.
Because the content it describes is too bizarre and strange, many people believe that it was fabricated by the author. Overall, it is very controversial, but its value is still affirmed in official history, otherwise it would not take up a page to introduce it.
Sang Tianen thought for a moment and said, "I know. There's an introduction in the history books."
"That's just a rough estimate. In fact, many of the islands in this book have been confirmed to be real by later generations. Our Shuaiyu Island is the 96th island that Tage has visited."
Sang Tianen was intrigued by her and quickly asked, "Is it true?"
"Nonsense, I can still fool you." The senior sister glared at her, "Do you think everyone likes to talk nonsense like you?"
Yan Zheng agreed with this point.
"Okay, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what happened." Sang Tianen felt embarrassed to be exposed so ruthlessly by his senior sister, so he quickly changed the subject.
"'A Thousand Islands Travels' describes it this way: Tage and a few experienced fishermen were originally planning to visit another large island, but unexpectedly, they encountered a massive storm halfway through the journey, and the entire boat was swept away by the waves and thrown into the icy water. Tage thought at the time that this was the end of it. Her husband hadn't even found the magic medicine yet, and he was going to die here. She felt both indignant and sad..."
"Can you please stop thinking so much and just tell me what happened next? You're going to cause me to have a cerebral thrombosis." Sang Tianen interrupted her speechlessly.
"What do you know? This is called emotional preparation. Without emotional preparation, how can you highlight the sense of satisfaction after escaping from a dangerous environment?" Senior Sister said disapprovingly.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and lay the groundwork." Sang Tianen was at her wit's end, her appetite already whetted. However, she still added, "If you become a storyteller, you'll definitely get beaten up so badly that your father won't even recognize you. It'll be really hard to write."
The senior sister coughed lightly and continued, "Just when she thought she was about to meet the gods, black figures suddenly leaped out of the sea. In the dim light, Ta Ge was horrified to discover that those lightning-fast figures were actually people, people with fish tails."
"I understand. The next plot should be that Tage is rescued by the mermaid, and then a love story across species occurs, right?" Sang Tianen touched her chin. She had already developed calluses on her ears from hearing this kind of story.
Senior Sister shook her head and said, "The mermaids rose and fell with the waves, and suddenly, with their faces raised, they began to sing to the sky. Their ethereal, lingering voices seemed to come from ancient times, and they could not help but move us to tears. Then, a magical scene occurred. The dark clouds completely dissipated, and the sun once again filled the world. The sea god had finally calmed his raging wrath."
"Are those mermaids saving people?" Yan Zheng, who had been silent all this time, interrupted.
The senior sister nodded and said, "The mermaids shuttled across the sea and rescued the fishermen and Tage who had fallen into the water. They brought them to a small island covered with Canglan flowers, which is now Shuaiyu Island."
"No, you've been talking for a long time but you still can't explain why it's called Shuaiyu Island?" Sang Tianen asked puzzledly.
Senior Sister was really fed up with Sang Tianen, but because she was driving, she couldn't get angry, so she just snorted and said, "The mermaids transformed into handsome men the moment the fishermen came ashore."
"These mermaids understood human language and introduced their race to Tage. Mermen are a race with more males than females, and a female mermaid will only choose one male in her lifetime. Therefore, competition is extremely fierce. Only strong male mermaids will be favored by female mermaids, which means that weak male mermaids will lose the opportunity to reproduce."
"Disgusted with this way of life, the mermaids on the island left their tribe and came from the depths of the ocean to live in this sea area."
"Tage and the fishermen were the first humans to arrive here. The mermaids had never seen humans before, and they had no idea there was a race so similar to themselves."
Hearing this, Sang Tianen had a question: "Didn't you just say that mermaids have never seen humans? How can they understand human language? Moreover, in ancient times, many people could not speak Mandarin, but only local dialects. How can mermaids understand it?"
The senior sister took a deep breath and resisted the urge to strangle Sang Tianen. Why was this guy so stubborn? Did he know what myths and legends were? This wasn't experimental data, so how could it be so accurate?
Yan Zheng saw the vein on his sister's forehead throbbing, and to prevent the two from arguing again, he said, "Legend has it that mermaids are the sons of the sea god, able to control climate change in the oceans and understand the language of everything they see."
"Is there such a thing?" Sang Tianen looked suspicious. Why hadn't she heard of such a legend?
"Are you still going to listen?" Senior Sister said unhappily, "If you keep talking, I won't tell you anymore."
"Listen." Sang Tianen said.
"The mermaid leader hoped that Tagge and his companions would stay and help them reproduce. In return, he would give the fishermen their most precious tears. Most of the fishermen were poor, and many were single. Seeing the handsome men, they were tempted to stay."
"Taege, worried about her sick husband, refused to stay. Finally, she and two other fishermen returned to shore with the help of a mermaid. After returning, she wrote about this bizarre experience in her book 'A Thousand Islands Travelogue' and named the island 'Shuaiyu Island.'"
"So, senior sister, you are the descendant of a mermaid?" Yan Zheng continued with what his senior sister said.
At this moment, they encountered a red light. The elder sister stepped on the brake with her fat legs, touched her smooth head, and said proudly, "Yes, my grandmother told me that my ancestors were mermaids. The elders in the village also said so."
Sang Tianen raised her eyebrows. She finally understood that this person had been talking for so long just to convey one message - her ancestors were mermaids, and their bloodline was different from that of ordinary people.
How can this person be so shameless? Which mermaid looks like her? Her hair is not as long as her eyelashes.
"I can't believe it, Senior Sister. I didn't expect your ancestors had mermaid blood." Sang Tianen's eyes fell on her sparse hair and said, "What a pity, by your generation, the mermaid genes have been almost diluted."
"Don't talk nonsense, the foundation is still there." The senior sister looked at her face in the endoscope and said, "Isn't my nose quite upturned?"
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