Chapter 273 Under the Sea

The two of them quickly disappeared from Yuzhuo's sight. Yuzhuo floated in the middle of the water, and he saw the silver fish tail swaying, drawing ripples as usual, and soon it turned into a small point of light and disappeared.

Yu Zhuo was a little dazed, and the surroundings returned to silence again. His pupils moved and he saw an unusually bright red color on the barrier.

The little mermaid hit her head and drops of blood fell on the other side of the barrier.

Yu Zhuo fell to the colored area and stared at the blood motionlessly. For some reason, he lowered his head and looked at his body again.

A few years ago, liquid of the same color would flow out of his body instead of transparent energy liquid.

The barrier quickly absorbed the blood on it. Yu Zhuo saw the liquid gradually disappearing and unconsciously pressed his hand on the same position inside the barrier.

A large amount of dense electric current overflowed from the barrier, and Yu Zhuo's fingertips were blunted and painful, so he immediately withdrew his hand.

The tip of his index finger cracked and blood oozed out. Yu Zhuo lowered his head and licked his finger, feeling the taste was fishy and a bit strange.

This is just a little disturbance in daily life and should not have any impact on Yu Zhuo.

But when he returned to the original valley, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

There are other creatures outside the barrier. They move, talk, wag their tails and smile cutely... full of life.

These are completely different from where Yuzhuo is now.

Yu Zhuo looked up at the sky again. He didn't know where the tops of the data cables led to. They were long and solid, hidden in a large area of ​​unclear black fog.

Apart from delivering nutrients to Yuzhuo at fixed times every day, they do not have excessive contact with Yuzhuo.

Yuzhuo's knuckles felt cold, he pinched the small patch of flesh on the front of his neck, and opened his mouth like the mermaid he had seen before.

“…Ah, ah.”

It actually makes a sound.

Yu Zhuo's golden pupils widened, as if he had discovered something extraordinary, and returned to the edge of the barrier.

The blood there has been completely swallowed up.

Yu Zhuo sat there with his knees hugged, looking straight ahead, his fingers slowly grasping the data cable behind him.

These countless data lines are gradually withdrawing from Yuzhuo's body. Every time Yuzhuo grows to the next stage, they will withdraw little by little according to certain rules.

Yu Zhuo didn't know how long he had to wait. The things behind him were densely packed together, forming a towering tree.

Yu Zhuo tried to pull them out of his body, but as soon as he exerted force, the tendons in his limbs were pulled, like iron chisels and bone hammers, almost tearing him into pieces.

“Ah…ah…”

Yu Zhuo curled up his body, lying on the ground in a cold sweat, and finally bit his index finger slowly and mechanically.

He will have to wait for a while.

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On the day Zhou Yanshu met Yu Zhuo, a storm that occurred rarely in a thousand years happened to sweep across the deep sea.

There were thunder and lightning in the sky and the wind was howling. The lightning struck the sea directly and tore several mermaids who had no time to retreat into ashes.

There were countless injured sea clan compatriots, and Yu Zhuo was among them.

His back was scarlet and rotten, with not a single piece of good flesh visible. His clothes were the same, tattered and smelly. He looked like an ugly little fish that had been pulled out of a trash can, dying at the gate of the palace.

These homeless abandoned mermen would soon be dragged away by the guards and thrown into a remote river bank, left to fend for themselves.

Zhou Yanshu passed by, he glanced at the scene at the door, then calmly withdrew his gaze.

Disasters happen frequently, and countless fish are affected. Zhou Yanshu, as a royal family member, did not intend to stay for long. He only said a few words to the people following him and asked them to send a medical team over.

Zhou Yanshu walked by, and perhaps because of the slight cold wind, the mermaid who had been lying on the ground, not knowing whether she was alive or dead, suddenly moved, then reached out and grabbed Zhou Yanshu's ankle.

"How dare you! This is the prince of our clan, how dare you do this! Let him go!" The guards nearby shouted angrily upon seeing this. They walked forward, grabbed Yu Zhuo's hair and were about to throw him backwards.

Yu Zhuo held Zhou Yanshu's ankle tightly and refused to let go. When one hand became weak, he switched to two hands, holding tightly. His nails pierced into Zhou Yanshu's skin and flesh, revealing a little blood.

Zhou Yan hissed, frowned, dismissed the person behind him, and reached out to grab Yu Zhuo.

Seven years have passed. Zhou Yanshu has grown from the little mermaid when they first met into a local lord, while Yu Zhuo still maintains the appearance of a child, barely growing to Zhou Yanshu's knees.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yanshu lifted Yuzhuo into the air with one hand. Yuzhuo's back was bruised, and his white hair was dry and hard, piled up ugly on his head.

He stared at Zhou Yanshu without moving his eyes, and tilted his head: "Ah."

Zhou Yanshu frowned: "What?"

Yu Zhuo bit his index finger. There was some blood of Zhou Yanshu in the crack of his index finger. He put it in his mouth and tasted it. It was indeed different from the taste of his own blood.

“Ahh—”

He suddenly leaped forward with all his strength and landed directly on Zhou Yanshu.

Zhou Yanshu was knocked back by him. He thought that this kid was a madman or a little assassin, but he didn't expect that Yu Zhuo would stop moving after he pounced on him. He just hugged his neck tightly and rubbed his chin with his cheeks.

Zhou Yanshu: "..."

"Prince!" the guard exclaimed.

"...It's nothing." Zhou Yanshu raised his hand to signal them not to panic. He lowered his eyes and happened to meet Yu Zhuo's bright golden eyes.

Yu Zhuo realized belatedly that his action was inappropriate. He half tilted his head back and carefully wiped Zhou Yanshu's dusty cheek.

Zhou Yanshu held Yuzhuo's butt with one hand. Seeing Yuzhuo clinging to him vigorously, he couldn't help but feel a little amused: "You really know how to find someone to climb. Do I know you?"

Yu Zhuo said nothing, nor did he let go. He held Zhou Yanshu's neck tightly without moving back.

Zhou Yanshu felt the dampness on his hand, and he glanced casually and saw a large bloodstain on his palm. The child's injuries were so serious that it was hard to describe. The blood was flowing from his back, and soon it dripped into a puddle on the ground.

"Oh... poor little thing."

Zhou Yanshu held him in his arms, turned around, and walked into the palace with Yu Zhuo.

There are specialized doctors there who can help Yuzhuo with his treatment. As for when his injury heals... Zhou Yanshu is going to throw him out again.

Yuzhuo lay motionless on the hospital bed. He was very well behaved and didn't make any noise. Whether he was receiving anesthesia or undergoing surgery, he lay quietly in the same position and accepted the doctor's treatment.

He just kept looking up to see where Zhou Yanshu was.

If Zhou Yanshu was not within his sight, he would cry at the top of his lungs, and only when Zhou Yanshu came over would he stop sobbing.