Chapter 29 The Mermaid's Request
After bandaging the injured black merman's wounds, they moved her into the pool.
The pool, which was not very wide to begin with, now seemed even narrower.
Su Yun looked at the two mermaids huddled together in the pool and said, "Ah, the pool at home is a bit small."
Since waking up, Shep has been worried about Wanwan's injuries. Watching Su Yun and the others busy treating Wanwan's wounds, she looked at her sleeping companion. The wounds on her hands and tail had been treated well, with herbs applied and bandages wrapped around them. Clearly, they had fulfilled their previous agreement and were not just going through the motions.
Despite this, Wanwan still showed no signs of waking up, and she was very anxious.
Looking at Wanwan, who remained unconscious, she considered for a long time before finally making a decision: "This...that...we are already incredibly grateful for your help. As long as Wanwan gets better, I...I...I..."
She hesitated slightly, then looked up at Su Yun's face. Her amber eyes shimmered with tears—tears of pleading…desperate…resolute…
A pair of amber eyes, brimming with moisture, stared directly into Su Yun's eyes.
Her wet white hair clung to her fair skin, giving her a shimmering glow, making her appear as pure and beautiful as an angel in the water.
Su Yun seemed to be bewitched, completely stunned and speechless for a long time.
Shepard's lips trembled, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't utter a word.
Her eyelashes drooped with sadness, and the next second, a crystal-clear tear slid down the corner of her eye, like an angel shedding tears.
Su Yun's heart pounded wildly; she was deeply shocked.
How can there be such a cute and beautiful young lady in this world?
How could we let such a pretty girl cry?!
No! She absolutely won't allow it!
Su Yun couldn't help but slowly approach, raising her hand to gently wipe away the tears from the corner of her eyes. The tear turned into a crystal-clear gem as it left her eye, landing in her palm.
So beautiful~
Su Yun couldn't help but sigh softly, unsure whether he was thinking about the jewel in his hand or the beautiful woman.
As if bewitched.
While marveling at the mermaid's beauty, Su Yun couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Suddenly, Shepard began to tremble uncontrollably at her touch, like a frightened little animal.
Upon seeing this, Su Yun quickly released his thieving hand.
Seeing Xue Po trembling with fear, Su Yun began to blame himself. What was wrong with him? It was as if he had been poisoned. He had suddenly been attracted by her beauty and had even sneakily reached out his hand. Now he had scared her.
Su Yun was holding her hands, pondering why the mermaid was so alluring to her.
Slightly trembling and curled up, Xue Po made a new move. She lowered her head, took a deep breath, as if making an important decision, and then suddenly raised her head to look at Su Yun, saying, "As long as it can save Wanwan, I really will do anything..."
Although her expression was resolute, facing the unknown future, crystal-like tears still couldn't be stopped, sliding down her beautiful face little by little.
Although tears were streaming down her face, Shepard's expression was firm and resolute.
Su Yun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then subconsciously clenched her fist to hold back her tears. She looked at the other person's beautiful face with tears streaming down their face, their body trembling slightly, and their highly suggestive words.
Su Yun blushed. Wait, no, why does something suddenly feel a little strange to her?
Why did you suddenly start crying?
What does "anything else is fine" mean?
Just as she was lost in thought.
Night Wind, who had been silent all along, suddenly reacted. He stepped forward, stopped the mermaid who was about to approach, pulled Su Yun away, and warned, "Don't get so close. The more beautiful the mermaid, the more she will tempt humans."
Su Yun moved a little further away, her eyes leaving the mermaid's face and focusing instead on the cat-eared boy in front of her. Looking into Ye Feng's worried eyes, her dizzy mind finally cleared up a bit. She belatedly recalled her somewhat uncontrollable behavior just now. Ah? Had she just been tempted?
Are mermaids really that powerful?
Can a single glance bewitch humans?!
Su Yun was shocked. She couldn't believe that the mermaid's beauty could have such a fatal effect. But, but she had clearly seen many beautiful women before. Although she had always been fond of beautiful people, she shouldn't be someone with such weak willpower. She should at least have some principles, right?
Holding her uncontrollable hand, recalling her uncontrollable actions, Su Yun began to wonder if she had been seduced by some aura released by the mermaid.
Su Yun pondered for a long time, remaining silent.
Night Breeze handed her a glass of water: "Have some water first."
Su Yun was deep in thought when she was suddenly interrupted. She mechanically took the water glass and said, "Oh, thank you."
Su Yun's mind was in turmoil, and the more she thought about it, the more likely her guess seemed.
She tried to turn her head away from the mermaid and slowly sipped the water in her glass.
Night Breeze asked with concern, "How are you? Are you feeling better?" She looked at her cat's somewhat gloomy face, which was looking at her with concern.
Su Yun's mind, which had been clouded by beauty, finally began to clear up slightly.
Ah, whether it's because of her beauty or her aura, I am a inheritor of the spirit of Lei Feng in the new era. How could I lay a hand on her just because she's beautiful?!
That's wrong!
Look, even my own cat is unhappy.
Looking at Ye Feng's drooping head and somber face.
Su Yun secretly despised his own behavior.
Su Yun shook his head to banish those strange thoughts, then splashed cold water on his face and immediately became serious, preparing to explain to the mermaid what the core socialist values are, what it means to help others and return lost property.
Then, when he turned around and saw the mermaid's crying face, his serious expression instantly crumbled.
Influenced by the mermaid's beauty, Su Yun's expression softened uncontrollably once more. The stern lecture that was on the tip of her tongue turned into a gentle, comforting whisper: "Don't cry, I have no ulterior motives towards you..."
Upon hearing Su Yun's agreement, Xue Po's face lit up with joy, but then her expression dimmed as if she had remembered something. Her expression was melancholy, and her eyes were filled with deep distrust: "Really?"
She had also encountered some people who started out as the friendliest and kindest, but later became the most violent...
Looking at her timid eyes and uneasy expression, Su Yun couldn't help but sigh again.
Sigh, it seems like another one ravaged by the apocalypse. So Su Yun tried to shake off those strange and confused thoughts and said seriously, "We are successors of socialism. We don't care about those things. We only seek fairness, justice and transparency! It's agreed that a fine is a fine, and we don't care about sexual compensation."
Shepard's expression remained fragile and fearful. She was completely bewildered by Su Yun and couldn't understand what she was saying at all. She only vaguely heard that it seemed like "sexual retribution" wasn't required, so she weakly asked, "Huh?"
Seeing the mermaid's blank expression, as if she didn't understand, Su Yun, in order to prove that she was not the kind of person with ill intentions, gave an example: "Really, look at me, I have a house and people, I wouldn't want anything from you."
To prove her point and reassure the other party, she pointed forcefully at the night wind.
Ye Feng, who had been closely observing Su Yun's mind, was suddenly pointed at. Upon hearing her words, he realized someone was involved. She said he was her person? Ye Feng was very satisfied with Su Yun's statement, so he nodded earnestly, "Yes, yes, she has me."
Su Yun gave Ye Feng an approving look, thinking to himself that this kid was quite savvy and knew how to cooperate.
So she turned to the night breeze and gave it a knowing smile.
Night Breeze smiled happily at Su Yun.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
Looking at the two people standing together, smiling at each other.
Shepard was finally relieved. Ah, so they were a couple.
It seems that such a situation won't happen, so I can rest assured. I don't need to... and Wanwan doesn't need to...
However, Wanwan still hasn't woken up. Although she seemed relieved on the surface, deep worry remained in her eyes.
Seeing her worried expression, Su Yun knew she was concerned about her companion, and said softly, "Don't worry too much, Wanwan will be fine. She doesn't have any serious injuries, it's just that her tail has been dragging along like this all the way... making it a little harder to clean, but it will be fine in a few days."
Hearing Su Yun's patient explanation, Xue Po's eyes widened slightly, and she asked with some doubt, "Really?"
Su Yun said, "Of course it's true. She didn't have any real injuries, just some scrapes. The bleeding basically stopped when the medicine was applied. Her recovery is pretty strong... But you..."
As he spoke, Su Yun pointed to the fine bloodstains on the other woman's arm. Su Yun had treated these wounds since he rescued her, trying various methods such as soaking her in salt water and applying herbal medicine, but with little effect. To this day, the wounds are still numerous and dense, oozing a faint blood, and look very frightening.
She was puzzled and tentatively asked, "These wounds are healing way too slowly... why are they still bleeding?" Su Yun actually wanted to say that the white-scaled creature's recovery speed was so different from the black-scaled one; it was as if they weren't even the same species...
Shepar followed her finger and looked at herself, then gave a bitter smile, her eyes filled with unspoken sorrow. In the end, she said nothing, only gently shaking her head and saying, "I'm fine, as long as Wanwan gets better."
After speaking, she lowered her head, gazing at her companion, her eyes still filled with worry...
Su Yun watched the two mermaids clinging to each other, relying on each other for survival, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, what kind of divine friendship is this? The two of them are risking their lives for each other."
A creature that had traveled a long way, dragging its tail, came to "rescue its friend."
One desperately prays, willing to give everything for the other.
It moved heaven and earth.
Su Yun gently comforted her, "She will get better. Her wounds are already healing, and she seems to be recovering very quickly."
After hearing Su Yun's words, Shepper's melancholy finally dissipated, and she softly hummed in agreement.
She slowly sat up and carefully embraced the sleeping Wanwan, leaving her as much space as possible in the water.
Looking at the person in his arms, sleeping peacefully and soundly.
Her worries subsided slightly.
She looked up at Su Yun gratefully, tears welling up in her large, bright eyes again: "Thank you, thank you all..."
The fairy shed tears, and Su Yun couldn't help but want to step forward and wipe them away for her.
Night Wind, however, stepped in front of her first, its head drooping, and silently uttered a single word: "Sleepy..."
Looking at her cat's droopy head, Su Yun looked up at the sky. She had been busy for most of the night, and it was almost dawn. A faint white light was beginning to appear on the horizon.
Su Yun yawned, "My goodness, it's almost dawn. I'd better go back to my room and catch up on some sleep. Xue Po, you should rest too, your injuries haven't healed yet..."
Su Yun squatted by the pool and gave the mermaid a few more instructions. Only after Ye Feng coughed lightly several times did she stand up and reluctantly say goodbye to the mermaid.
After finally settling the two mermaids, Su Yun relaxed. At this moment, drowsiness and weariness surged up, and he yawned several times.
Looking at Ye Feng, he also looked haggard, as if he hadn't slept all night.
"You've got dark circles under your eyes." Su Yun pointed to Ye Feng's eyes. "Let's go to sleep before dawn?"
Night Wind nodded hurriedly, as if herding cattle, driving Su Yun back to her room to catch up on sleep.
Before leaving, he even blocked the direction of the pool to make sure Su Yun wouldn't be attracted to the mermaid again. Hmph, mermaids are really annoying.
Despite all the obstacles Ye Feng tried, he still couldn't stop Su Yun's obsession with the mermaid.
The first thing she did when she woke up was to run to see the mermaid and make her a sweet fish soup.
"Miss, this is fish soup with rock sugar. It's delicious. Please try some."
"But...but...we've already troubled you so much, how can we possibly be alright..."
"There's no 'but' about it. There are plenty of fish in the stream, and they're easy to catch!"
Ye Feng overheard their conversation and felt a pang of sadness. He had caught all the fish for Su Yun, and she had promised to make dried fish for him.
We still haven't seen the fish's tail.
He's caught so many fish, but he hasn't even tasted fish soup yet!
The kitten looked so aggrieved that its tail almost touched the ground as it stared at Su Yun with a pitiful expression.
But Su Yun was completely unaware, and was holding a bowl, approaching the pool, attempting to feed the mermaid herself.
"Look, the wound on your hand hasn't healed yet. How about I feed you?"
Shepar looked at the spoon being offered to her lips, when suddenly the girl approached, her warm and sweet scent quietly drawing near.
A faint blush immediately spread across Xue Po's fair face. She looked at Su Yun shyly and hesitated in a low voice, "This...this is too much trouble for you, isn't it?"
The beautiful woman is shy, but her beauty is overwhelming.
Su Yun's heart pounded wildly, but she remained outwardly calm.
She looked serene and dignified, and said with an air of righteousness, "There's nothing wrong with it, it's alright. Helping others is what I should do."
Night Wind: [○｀Д ○]!!
"Liar!" The kitten was so angry that its tail stood on end.
He squatted sullenly on the steps, watching Su Yun carefully blow on the fish soup spoonful by spoonful from the bowl, and then fed it to the mermaid.
Completely oblivious to his hunger, humph! Bad humans! Humans are all bad!
He will never catch fish for her again!
The night wind vented its frustration by kicking the pebbles, which rolled a short distance on the ground.
Su Yun turned around and noticed the night wind.
"Hey? Night Breeze, when did you get up? Why are you sitting there? Come and eat, there's still some fish soup hot in the pot."
For myself?
Ye Feng's eyes lit up immediately. He stood up and walked towards the kitchen with some skepticism. He lifted the pot lid and found a bowl of fish soup that was kept warm.
He felt a little happier, thinking that at least humans still had some conscience!
He slowly held the fish soup, sat alone at the dining table, thought for a moment, then leaned out and called out, "Su Yun, lunch is ready!"
He held the bowl, feeling very hungry, but didn't want to move first. He wanted to wait for Su Yun so they could eat together as usual.
However, Su Yun didn't even look up and refused, saying, "You eat first, I'll eat later."
He peeked out in dissatisfaction and nearly died of anger. Outside, Su Yun was patiently coaxing the merman who refused to eat to eat fish soup, while he had to eat alone at the cold, empty table. Ye Feng was furious again.
Bad humans!
I'm never talking to you again!
Su Yun finally managed to coax Xue Po out of her reverie. Xue Po was very worried, always concerned that her companions hadn't eaten, and refused to eat first, insisting on saving the fish soup for Wan Wan. Su Yun coaxed her for a long time, repeatedly assuring her that there were still fish in the tank and that there would be enough for everyone, before she finally obediently finished the bowl of fish soup.
Su Yun held the bowl, breathed a sigh of relief, got up and went back to the kitchen, only to find Ye Feng sitting at the dining table with a sullen face, having barely eaten any of the fish soup.
"What's wrong? Don't you like the fish soup?"
The night breeze was heavy and silent.
"Is it too sweet?" Su Yun scooped up a little, put it in her mouth, and tasted it. "Hmm, it is a bit sweet. I thought you liked sweets, so I added a lot of sugar to this one. What? Did I mess it up?"
Was this made especially for myself?
It still has sugar added.
Hearing Su Yun's words, Ye Feng's gloomy mood was relieved, and his drooping tail began to sway slightly again. He was about to thank Su Yun when he suddenly remembered the scene of Su Yun carefully feeding the mermaid. Humph, a mere bowl of fish soup is not enough for him to completely forgive Su Yun.
Holding the bowl, he tried hard to suppress his smugness and calmly replied, "Hmm, not bad."
"Uh, not bad?" Su Yun glanced at the tail wagging wildly with its owner's good mood and thought to herself, "This little cat is not learning to be good, it has learned to lie. The tail is the best, it is the most honest!"
Author's Note:
You promised to give me all the dried fish!
How could she change her mind so easily? Humph, you scumbag!
Su Yun: "Whoever can act cute gets the dried fish."
Night Wind: "Meow meow meow!"
Shepard tilted her head: "Meow?"
Su Yun excitedly hugged it; the mermaid cat with its head tilted was still the best!
Night Breeze: Σ(⊙▽⊙!!!)
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