Gu Qingqiu turned around, and Troyes didn't say anything more, just quietly looked at her.
But she inexplicably understood the meaning in his eyes—
"Would you choose me, or your parents?"
It's that kind of problem again.
But in fact, Gu Qingqiu did not make a choice; she stopped.
Seeing her parents crying so hard they were almost too weak to move, Gu Qingqiu knew she felt a little reluctant, but she had indeed acted impulsively.
What can she do after seeing her parents? Say goodbye? Tell them that their beloved daughter will become a mermaid and live a good life in the sea, and ask them not to come looking for her again?
This is obviously unrealistic. If they knew that Gu Qingqiu was not dead, they would probably come even more frequently. And if others found out about this, even her parents would probably be used by people with ulterior motives.
This is a difficult problem.
Finally, Gu Qingqiu closed her eyes with difficulty and returned to Troye's side. "Let's go back."
It's better to end the pain quickly than to suffer for a long time; she shouldn't have come to see her parents.
Troye seemed somewhat surprised, but more so delighted. He embraced Gu Qingqiu and returned to the deep sea.
A week later, the flesh on Gu Qingqiu's leg seemed to melt away little by little, turning into bare white bones. If someone else saw this, they would probably be terrified, but Gu Qingqiu felt fine because she no longer felt any pain; it was just a little scary to look at.
She also taught Troyes many human games, such as checkers and Ludo. Troyes also taught Gu Qingqiu some correct swimming postures and some simple mermaid language words.
Although they couldn't actually meet, Gu Qingqiu would still sneak off to see her parents every now and then.
The ocean is now exceptionally lively, with many cargo ships coming and going every day. Gu Qingqiu's hearing is now highly developed, and even when she and Troye are in the stone house, they can hear the noise of the cargo ships sailing and the loud laughter of humans.
Gu Qingqiu was increasingly understanding the mermaids' disgust for humans. They were so heartless in destroying the marine ecosystem, only thinking about their own short-term interests and not considering long-term development.
After observing for a period of time, Gu Qingqiu also discovered the frequency with which her parents came to the shore. Her legs had now completely transformed into tail fins, allowing her to move freely in the ocean, and she no longer needed Troyes to take her swimming.
When Gu Qingqiu went to see her parents, she didn't really want Troye to accompany her, and Troye tacitly approved of her behavior.
When she swam to shore as usual but didn't see her parents, her heart skipped a beat.
The dock was still packed with people, even more than a week ago. It seems that the problematic fish had not had any effect, or perhaps they had, but the effect was different from before.
Gu Qingqiu stayed from day to night, and even after the people at the dock lit torches and oil lamps for illumination, she still did not see her parents again.
Troye had somehow swum up behind Gu Qingqiu without making a sound, so Gu Qingqiu didn't know he was there.
“Father…Mother…” Gu Qingqiu was at a loss. She didn’t know if her parents already knew she was no longer alive and had given up their futile actions, or if something had happened.
“Téigh sa bhaile,” Troyes whispered.
go home?
Gu Qingqiu sighed almost inaudibly and took Troyes's hand.
There is a home she can no longer return to.
In the following days, Gu Qingqiu continued to search for her parents every day. Fearing that her parents might have changed locations, she even searched along the coastline, but still could not find any trace of them.
Three days and still no results, five days and still no results, seven days and still no results...
Gu Qingqiu's mood grew increasingly irritable, which Troye keenly noticed. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know how to start. Several times he tried to hug Gu Qingqiu but she broke free.
Troye looked at Gu Qingqiu with some hurt, wondering why she was taking her anger out on him when her parents were missing. It wasn't like he had kidnapped her parents. Although he understood her point of view, he was still somewhat hurt.
Gu Qingqiu knew she was indeed having trouble controlling her temper, but she couldn't help worrying. She didn't understand the language barrier and didn't know how to explain, so she seemed to have entered into a "cold war" with Troyes.
On the second day of the Cold War, it was as if things were going to go wrong at the same time. Something seemed to have happened at the dock, which brought Gu Qingqiu's anxiety to a peak.
The people at the dock have disappeared again.
Seeing that the once bustling dock was now deserted, Gu Qingqiu hurriedly flicked her tail fin and spun around in the water.
She gritted her teeth and surfaced. Having not been exposed to fresh air for so long, she felt a chill. She found a rock and climbed up to get a better view of the shore.
There was still no one there; even the few houses near the dock and the shops on the dock seemed to have their doors and windows tightly shut.
What's going on?
Before Gu Qingqiu could think for more than a few minutes, she felt a sharp pain all over her body, as if a knife was cutting her skin piece by piece, accompanied by a strong feeling of suffocation.
Her grip on the rocks loosened, and she slipped back into the water. The strange sensation and pain she felt seemed to vanish in an instant.
Gu Qingqiu's heart was pounding, and her expression was one of terror—she clearly realized that she could no longer live on land.
She's a mermaid now, but only a half-baked one. She'll be in danger of dying if she's out of the water for even a few minutes, and she might even die if she stays out for too long!
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