Thirty-four Mermaid's Wrath
Lu Yinche thought that after Yan Yanshu finished talking about the important matters, he would say, "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."
Therefore, he had already prepared a script in his mind on how to send off this savior gracefully, generously and with a smile. He was sure he could act it out, but he just couldn't say the lines.
Because Yan Yanshu just stood there, his eyes flying to the sea.
Okay, let’s just be awkward.
Lu Yinche risked his life to accompany the gentleman.
The sea is beautiful.
The wind, clouds, and water lived in exceptional harmony. Occasionally, a few seabirds whose names Lu Yinche could not recognize flew by, and judging by their direction, they were heading north.
Yan Yan's calligraphy is also very beautiful.
Lu Yinche was a bit dazed. When this man put away his murderous aura, he was very disguised.
He succeeds in everything he does.
When he was a Buddhist, everyone said that he was the reincarnation of the Holy Buddha, with boundless Buddha nature. He could guide the Udumbara flower to enlightenment and transform into a human being by just touching it with his index finger. When he was a sword cultivator, he was decisive and ruthless, with a sharp sword intent. He was born with extraordinary talent for sword skills, as if he was born for this.
Now, he seems to be his own Taoist partner.
Gentle and affectionate, deeply in love.
It looks quite successful.
Lu Yinche didn't know what his feelings were for Yan Yanshu. If he was fond of her, it was fine as a joke, but it definitely wasn't serious.
This person is very nice, but, but they really don’t know each other, right?
What about Yan Yanshu? What was going on? How could he be the best in the world, so crazy about love? Lu Yinche was flattered and couldn't believe it.
He thought he should ask Yan Yanshu about those emotional entanglements that Yan Yanshu was unwilling to talk about directly but seemed to be true.
But he hadn't figured out how to start.
It's like a bubble that shouldn't be touched. If you don't touch it, that's fine. But if you move it, it will burst in front of you.
Lu Yinche was worried that if he asked, it would be awkward, but if he didn't ask, what if he overacted in this play where everyone thought he had a script?
What role have I assigned myself? Lu Yinche didn't know, and humbly and cautiously admitted that he might have some serious brain disease.
At this moment, Yan Yanshu suddenly spoke up, bringing up the story of the Ice Sea they had discussed at the auction. Lu Yinche had been bored at the time, and the route the flying boat was currently travelling on wasn't far from there.
Yan Yanshu asked him, "Have you ever seen a mermaid?"
Lu Yinche came back to his senses and continued, "Sometimes earlier, maybe when I was in the Golden Core stage? Or maybe the Nascent Soul stage, I can't remember exactly. I had a few encounters with the mermaids, playing leaf games with them and stuff."
He thought for a moment and added, "Mermaids have very bad tempers. If you question their cards, you'll be repeatedly targeted. Also, they're incredibly addicted and love to play. They have excellent stamina. Under the sea, in the darkness, they can play for days and nights without food, water, or sleep, and still be energetic enough to swim three thousand miles."
Yan Yanshu listened very carefully.
Seeing his expression, Lu Yinche recalled that when he was traveling around the world, he seemed to have heard that these sword cultivators focused on practicing basic skills, and were all cutting wood in the deep mountains and forests.
I don’t know what happened later.
Yan Yanshu has reached this level now, so he should at least go out and take a walk.
But since he was curious, Lu Yinche had nothing else to do, so he simply told him some interesting stories he remembered.
After all, not everyone is so bored that they would feed themselves breath-holding pills and go to the bottom of the sea to chat with non-human creatures that have a heart for every claw.
He said that mermaids are a very affectionate race.
He once witnessed a marriage.
A young mermaid, far from adulthood, was out playing and his brain might not have fully developed yet. He got caught in a fishing net and was almost stranded. A girl rescued him, kept him in a fish tank, and gave him food and water.
The mermaid fell in love with her.
They say fish have a brain full of stone, and mermaids are, after all, a large, talking fish. Anyway, these fish have very primitive minds. Once they identify a lover, they become their lifelong partner, and they won't let go no matter what.
But it was easy for him to fall in love with a monk. The lifespan of mermaids and mortals is very different. When the mermaid finally reached adulthood, probably in her eighties, she would run to the shore to propose love. The mortal who saved her at that time had already been dead for several years and had many children and grandchildren.
In the end, the mermaid dug up the person's grave, brought the corpse back to the bottom of the sea, and held an awkward wedding.
"Then what?" Yan Yanshu asked.
Lu Yinche replied, "At least when I was there, he stayed by the bones and didn't leave. He seemed very sad, but also very satisfied."
It was really strange, and this was something Lu Yinche couldn't understand.
Yan Yanshu wasn't a very qualified listener. He made no comment, and the sea breeze blew him into a state of tranquility once again.
Lu Yinche was very bored, so he began to observe the ship.
The Su family of Dongzhou is a major shipbuilding family. This ship was sponsored by Yan Yanshu's nominal disciple, Yang Deyou's master.
The ship is three stories high, with towering sails and more than a hundred oars. It is a big toy powered by burning spirit stones.
What made Lu Yinche want to complain the most was that this thing was a ship, a flying boat. It would be fine if it was anything else, but on this sea, it refused to touch any water and just floated in the air.
sharp.
However, when the waves are bigger, there will still be water marks.
For example, now.
Dark clouds gathered, and the sea breeze grew stronger. It looked like a storm was brewing. Raindrops gave two warnings before pouring down fiercely. The ship's hull automatically deployed a protective shield, ensuring that even those standing on the chopping board wouldn't get wet.
Lu Yinche felt it was too boring to stay in the house, so he simply stayed outside and enjoyed the sea breeze with Yan Yanshu.
Yan Yanshu said, "I have an umbrella, do you want one?"
"Um?"
He said, “I made it myself.”
Just as Lu Yinche was about to speak, the ship began to shake violently.
Even a calm and composed person like him had to hold onto the railing on the deck. The few kids in front who came out to gain experience fell all over the place, and one of them slipped through the gap in the railing and fell into the sea.
Lu Yinche smiled and casually instructed, "Go and grab it quickly."
Yan Yanshu looked helpless and took two steps to the side.
He is a nice person, Lu Yinche thought. Not to mention the big bosses of this level, many masters in the Nascent Soul stage would just laugh when seeing this situation, and it would be good enough if they didn't think the child was embarrassed.
Lu Yinche watched as Yan Yanshu raised his sleeves, gathered his spirit into a sword, and sent out a platform for people to climb on - the boat shook again.
A huge wave appeared out of nowhere, taller than a three-story flying boat, rushing towards it from one side. The flying boat was already above the water and rose rapidly, but was still hit.
The salty and wet sea water poured down on Lu Yinche's face.
He coughed twice and looked back at the sea in disbelief.
He heard a familiar voice.
It contains unique spiritual fluctuations, which is not a sound that humans can make.
If he remembered correctly, it was one of the mermaids he used to play cards with.
The sound is a dirty word.
I'm sorry to say that this is the dregs of humanity brought by Lu Yinche.
No, buddy, do you remember the swear words so well?
Lu Yinche tried to search for the figure of his old friend in the dark waves. He glanced at Yan Yanshu who was supervising his disciples to climb onto the boat by their own efforts, and quietly extended his damaged spiritual sense - this is not a nail wound, it should not hurt after being touched by salt water, right?
He guessed wrong.
——Fuck! Lu Yinche cursed.
When the sea water touches the soul, it becomes even colder, spreading directly from one point to the entire sea of consciousness, making people feel like falling into an ice cave, which is more uncomfortable than being soaked.
Yan Yanshu came over upon hearing the sound. Seeing that he was soaking wet, he immediately frowned. He no longer cared about his disciples and walked over. He pulled out a pearl the size of a baby's fist from his bosom and said, "Here's the water-repellent pearl for you. If you want to see the sea, go back and change your clothes before coming back."
"Don't bother with that. I'm not a child. Drying clothes is easy—"
Before he could finish his words, another huge wave came, even higher than the previous one, and the efforts to get the flying boat out of the sea level were in vain.
A sharp, long whistle pierced the eardrums of everyone on the boat, and everyone could hear the anger in the voice.
"Lu Yinche, get down here!"
Yan Yanshu reflexively grabbed Lu Yinche's hand, but it was of no use.
It was because some careless person released his spiritual consciousness earlier and contaminated the sea water here.
He raised his foot and flipped over the boat railing with Yan Yanshu.
The mermaid's martial arts skills are very unique.
They mainly focus on dreams, where reality and illusion coexist. Unlike humans who have to reach the Nascent Soul stage to have spiritual consciousness, mermaids are born with a strong ability to control souls.
This is also the direct purpose of Lu Yinche's exploration of the sea.
No, he didn't want to swim now.
The water-repellent beads emitted a warm light, forming a circular space that enveloped the two of them, quietly accompanying them as they fell into the deep sea.
The waves on the sea surface disappeared quietly underwater, and even the bubbles exhaled by the fish were gone. Everything was terribly lonely, as if the only people left on the entire seabed were Lu Yinche and Yan Yanshu who was holding his hand.
A little bit of warmth.
On the distant seabed.
Yan Yanshu reacted quickly and immediately formed a soul-calming seal and hit Lu Yinche's heart, but the effect was not very ideal. The two of them almost sank directly to the bottom of the sea. Lu Yinche coughed a few times and regained his composure.
He looked at Yan Yanshu, who was being dragged down, a little embarrassedly: "You don't have to come down with me."
Yan Yanshu didn't answer him and observed the surrounding environment.
This subtly overlaps with Xie Juncun's previous state.
There was nothing on the seabed, no fish, no water plants, and no light. The only source of light was the water-repellent beads that maintained the bubbles, and they were so weak that they could only illuminate a small distance.
This is very abnormal.
Where is the person who just called out Lu Yinche's name?
Seeing that Yan Yanshu had no intention of letting go, Lu Yinche also started breathing in the same small space, and he felt that he could even smell the icy scent of Yan Yanshu.
He calmed his breath and shouted, "Liu Dazhu, why are you calling me?"
The darkness around them moved because of his shout, and then gradually dissipated - a mermaid with a human body, a fish tail, and fine shimmering scales at the corners of its eyes appeared in front of them with an unfriendly expression.
"Lu Yinche, you're a traitor, and you dare to come see me with your adulterer?"
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