When Long Xun heard Yin Chen's voice, he subconsciously turned his head, and then the little bun that hadn't been holding onto the seashell fell to the ground with a thud, like a little turtle flipped over.
Fortunately, being in the sea, the buoyancy of the water prevented Long Xun from falling too hard.
Yin Chen swam over quickly, grabbed Long Xun by the collar with one hand, and steadied him, asking repeatedly, "How are you? Are you hurt? This shell bed is so high, why didn't you wait for me to come down!"
Long Xun struggled to stand up after being hit by the waves that Yin Chen had swum over. He looked up at Yin Chen with a frustrated expression. Mermaids' tails are naturally long. Most adult mermaids are over two and a half meters tall, with more than one and a half meters of that being their tails. If Long Xun hadn't transformed into two legs, it would be fine. But now that he was standing on his legs, he was only half the height of Yin Chen's tail.
This caused Yin Chen to suddenly appear as a giant little fish in Long Xun's eyes.
"It's nothing." Long Xun solemnly stopped Yin Chen from trying to pull off his clothes to check for injuries, and looked at the bubble in Yin Chen's other hand, asking, "This is... soup?"
Yin Chen looked at him carefully again, making sure Long Xun was really alright, then relaxed and proudly wagged his tail, presenting the soup encased in a bubble to Long Xun: "Ta-da! That's right, this is my specialty, Three Delicacies Soup! It's made with small shrimp, aquatic plants, and some coral. It's very delicious, why don't you try it?"
Long Xun silently stared at the bowl of soup...
It turns out that the mermaids' food is sealed inside bubbles. They also make bowls, but the bowls are filled with pearl-like bubbles, each containing a mouthful of soup. Because of the bubbles, the seawater effectively prevents the food from dissolving. Outside the bowl, there is another large semi-circular bubble that keeps the food warm.
Thinking about how the ray-shaped spaceship that dragged him back even spewed bubbles during flight, Long Xun couldn't help but marvel at how masterful these fish were at using bubbles.
Just as Long Xun was lost in thought, a small, furry figure peeked out from under his white hair, which was loose except for a hair tie at the ends, and exclaimed in surprise, "Squeak... You, you are Chen!"
"Eh?!" Yin Chen had never seen such a creature before. His deep blue eyes widened instantly. His tail rose, his upper body sank, and the entire mermaid floated in the sea at a 45-degree angle, head down and tail up. His handsome and vibrant face was pointed at the milk tea on Long Xun's shoulder: "Wow! What is this thing? It looks so cute!"
"I...I'm Milk Tea...Brother Chen, don't you recognize me?" Milk Tea's little head didn't understand things like reincarnation. When she saw that her only two close brothers, Brother Chen, didn't recognize her, she immediately grinned, her chubby face twitched, and she showed a sad expression. She started to cry and blew her nose hard on her little paws, then wiped it on her fur.
Long Xun: "..."
It looks a bit nasty.
Long Xun groped around in his spatial storage and found a tattered handkerchief. He tore off a piece and handed it to her shoulder. Milk Tea took it and blew her nose hard.
Yin Chen looked at Milk Tea with a puzzled expression: "Have I seen you before? You look so unique, if I had, I would definitely remember you, right..."
"Waaaaah... Brother Chen doesn't recognize Milk Tea anymore... Milk Tea is so sad... Brother Chen was the one who gave Milk Tea to Master, and Brother Chen would play with Milk Tea and secretly give Milk Tea snacks... Waaaaah, he doesn't even remember... People's hearts are fickle... The world is not what it used to be... The world is going to the dogs..." Milk Tea sobbed after each sentence, and its round little body trembled with each sob. It looked very sad, but its form only made it look funny.
"Where did you learn idioms from?" Long Xun was utterly speechless. How could you just use those words like that?
Milk Tea said softly, "Milk Tea learned it herself! Milk Tea is a good mouse with ideals, so naturally she has to study hard!"
The problem is that you haven't learned it properly!
Yin Chen watched the child in front of him seriously discussing study problems with another hamster, which was only the size of his two thumbs. He couldn't help but burst out laughing. When the two adorable creatures turned their heads to look at him, seeing the hamster's bright black eyes and the other little dumpling's bewildered golden eyes, Yin Chen couldn't help but clutch his stomach and laugh out loud: "Hahaha, how can you two be so cute... Hahahaha... Okay, okay, stop fooling around. Come on, have something to eat. We still have to go out later."
As Yin Chen spoke, he reached out and lifted Long Xun to the only table inside the conch shell, making him stay put. He set out the bowl and shoved a spoon into Long Xun's hand. Long Xun wanted to protest against being carried around, but Yin Chen was too quick. Before he could speak, he was already at the table, so he had no choice but to give up. He sullenly scooped up the bubbly soup with the spoon and stuffed it into his mouth like a glutinous rice ball.
The bubbles burst with the slightest touch of the teeth, and the broth inside was swallowed directly. Because the mouth was closed, not much of it was neutralized by the seawater. The freshness of the shrimp and the crispness of the vegetables, and the unique final flavor, were all thanks to the coral.
It must be said that the soup Yin Chen made was indeed delicious, just as he had boasted about for so long.
After eating half a bowl, when Long Xun shook his head to indicate that he was finished, Yin Chen took the soup, quickly poured it into his mouth, and wiped his mouth after finishing it. He then smiled and said, "If you're done eating, let's go!"
Long Xun then seized the opportunity to ask, "Where are we going?"
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