Chapter 58 Eternal Daylight (Twenty-Two) Don’t be afraid.
Wen Yin's head was still a little dizzy.
[Host, do you need a tool to calm your mind and focus your spirit?]
028's voice sounded.
[Need not. ]
Cangyu's fingertips finally moved away from her lips. Wen Yin tried her best to control her somewhat unstable breathing and replied to 028 in her mind.
[Compared to the previous times... the discomfort this time has been much lessened.]
She felt the heat in her body gradually subsiding but not completely disappearing, and the strange touch of the cold scales wrapped around her calves.
[Perhaps, the merman blood in my body is gradually integrating.]
[Although my appearance hasn't changed, my tolerance for their... body fluids has indeed increased.]
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of loud laughter suddenly came from the deck below, interrupting the delicate atmosphere between the two people.
Cangyu's gaze suddenly turned cold and turned to the noisy crowd on the lower deck.
Wen Yin also followed his gaze.
I saw a group of guests in gorgeous clothes standing in a circle, pointing and talking in the middle, and bursting into exaggerated laughter from time to time.
Inside the circle were two mermaids, one male and one female, tied by special chains. They both looked extremely listless, with dull scales and obvious scars on their bodies. Their tails dragged limply on the deck, and there was only numb fear in their eyes.
[Host, they are making fun of mermaids.]
028's children's voice sounded, broadcasting the conversation below in real time.
An obese man was shaking the chain remote control in his hand, pretending to unlock it, and laughing.
"Look at this thing! I told you to put it back in the ocean, and it's shaking! It's backing off! Hahaha!"
"He's really been spoiled!" Another woman scoffed, covering her mouth with her hands. "He must have forgotten how to swim a long time ago, right?"
"Exactly. If thrown back into the sea, he'd probably drown instantly! What a waste of a fish tail!" Another voice echoed, "Looks like he'd better stay on the boat and serve us!"
Cangyu's gaze was still on the reveling guests.
He spoke in a low voice, emotionless.
"Wen Yin, why do you think these mermaids show such a profound fear of the sea? They don't even dare to ask for freedom?"
"Since strange creatures can exist beneath the human skin," Wen Yin paused, her tone still retaining a hint of the sweet hoarseness of being kissed, "then I guess... beneath the skin of these mermaids, there might be humans...?"
"Humans fear the unknown deep sea. It's instinctive."
Upon hearing this, Cangyu's lips curled up slowly. He turned his head with admiration in his eyes.
"You're more perceptive and intelligent than I thought..."
The black tail fin still wrapped around her ankle moved silently, and Cangyu's voice continued to sound.
"Then do you know why that purple mermaid jumped into the sea without hesitation?"
The image of the purple mermaid's decisive leap in the rainstorm appeared before Wen Yin's eyes again.
She was silent for a moment before she softly replied, "Maybe... I'm completely desperate."
"Rather than staying here, being drained of my worth bit by bit, and being tortured to death, it's better to jump into the sea and fight for an unknown outcome. Even if that outcome is death...it's a kind of relief."
She thought of the mermaid who had instantly transformed into a female corpse and added, "I just didn't expect to be liberated so...completely."
"It seems that nothing can be hidden from your eyes."
Cangyu's dark eyes looked straight at her.
"You know so much, yet you still dare to say it so blatantly... Wen Yin, aren't you afraid that I will... turn you into that person too?"
"I'm not afraid."
Wen Yin's tone was still soft, but it carried a strange power.
"I have a clear conscience and I'm not afraid."
Cangyu's gaze became even deeper.
He looked again at the "successful" guests below who were radiant and chatting happily, and his voice turned cold.
"So...what about them?"
"Do you have sympathy for these humans who are about to be replaced, or who may even be in a worse situation?"
"Or... do you think my revenge is too cruel?"
Wen Yin followed his gaze, but there was no sympathy in her eyes.
"If they had ever felt even a shred of sympathy and compassion for what the mermaids had endured,"
Her voice was very soft.
"Nor would I be so willing to step into this deadly trap wrapped in splendor and desire."
Wen Yin paused, and the miserable appearance of Cangli with all his scales plucked out flashed through her mind, and there was a barely perceptible hint of coldness in her voice.
"People always have to pay the corresponding price for their choices and actions."
Cangyu seemed a little surprised. He carefully examined Wen Yin's expression, as if trying to find a hint of disguise in it, but he failed.
"I thought... you would be more inclined towards your own kind."
"After all, in terms of blood, you are still...human."
When Wen Yin heard this, she suddenly smiled faintly.
"Human?"
She repeated it softly, lowering her eyelashes slightly.
"After all, we are just one of billions of mammals, no more noble than other creatures."
"Besides... humans also have their merits and demerits. Those 'superior' who control wealth and status but can take whatever they want from other living beings are nothing but stinking rotten meat in my eyes."
When he looked up again, Wen Yin suddenly changed the subject: "I wonder how long it will take for this voyage to end?"
Cangyu's eyes were still fixed on her: "What? Are you thinking about leaving already?"
"Not really," Wen Yin shook her head, her gaze once again looking at the pure blue sea in the distance, her tone containing a hint of fatigue.
"I just feel that such a beautiful view shouldn't be affected by the stinking rotting meat..."
Wen Yin withdrew her gaze and returned it to the gorgeous inky black fishtail still wrapped around her calf.
The sunlight fell on the smooth scales, reflecting an intoxicating light, but also revealing some tiny and old scars.
Wen Yin suddenly made an unexpected move.
She squatted down, stretched out her hand, and very gently, almost reverently, lifted up the inky tail fin hanging on the ground with her palm. It was as thin as a cicada's wing but contained unparalleled power.
His movements were very cautious, as if he were treating a rare treasure.
"Such a beautiful tail..."
Wen Yin's voice was very soft, carrying a pure admiration and a barely perceptible hint of heartache.
"I should have been swimming freely in the endless sea, chasing light and shadow..."
"And shouldn't..."
Wen Yin raised her head and looked at Cangyu's dark eyes, which suddenly became extremely deep because of her actions.
"And shouldn't... be confined to this ship, or be contaminated by any foul aura."
Very gently, her fingertips brushed the smooth, cool curve of the tail fin's edge.
"Freedom and the sea should be its most perfect and suitable destination."
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Wen Yin returned to the suite alone.
She closed the door with her backhand, feeling the chill that still seemed to remain on her calves, and let out a light sigh.
The room was unusually quiet.
She subconsciously looked towards the bathroom. The frosted glass door was empty and the water was calm.
Cangli was rarely not in the room.
Where did he go?
Just as this thought flashed through Wen Yin's mind, he was suddenly distracted by a strong discomfort in his tailbone.
The discomfort was not pain, but an indescribable feeling of soreness, swelling and numbness.
It was as if something was stirring beneath the skin, trying to break free.
Wen Yin took off her shoes irritably and snuggled into the soft sofa in the living room, trying to find a posture that could ease this strange feeling.
She tossed and turned, lying on her side, on her stomach, curled up... But no matter what position she was in, the sore, swollen and burning sensation coming from deep in her bones always followed her, and even tended to get more intense with her movements.
[Host! You have a fever...] 028's voice was filled with worry, [Is...is the transformation about to begin?]
Wen Yin curled up deep in the sofa, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead, ignoring 028's exclamation.
He just closed his eyes tightly, trying to suppress the strange and disturbing restlessness.
Perhaps she was too tired, or perhaps the discomfort consumed too much energy, but in this restless tossing and turning, she actually fell asleep in a daze.
However, the sleep was not restful.
In the chaotic dream, she felt her legs become unusually heavy and sensitive, and from time to time she felt a strange sensation as if feathers were brushing against her skin.
And 028's worried voice seemed to keep echoing in my ears.
[Host, wake up! Your body temperature is getting higher and higher!]
It was not known how long it had been, but in that quagmire of drowsiness and discomfort, Wen Yin suddenly felt a cool breeze.
A slightly cool hand gently covered her hot forehead.
The cool touch was like sweet spring water in the desert to Wen Yin, who felt like she was in a furnace at the moment.
She unconsciously let out a comfortable sigh, instinctively seeking the comfortable coolness, burying her cheek deeper into the palm of the hand.
The palm stiffened.
The next second, an embrace with the chill of the deep sea carefully lifted her up from the sofa.
The familiar fresh scent of sea water instantly enveloped her.
Wen Yin opened her increasingly heavy eyelids in a trance.
His gaze met a pair of dark blue eyes filled with worry. It was Cangli who had returned.
She felt herself being held firmly.
The corridor was empty and silent late at night, with only the wall lamp emitting a faint light.
Soft rays of light passed through her tightly closed eyelids, creating bright and dark shadows.
Wen Yin subconsciously buried her cheeks, which were so hot that they seemed to be burning, into Cangli's slightly cool neck, greedily absorbing the cold temperature that could relieve her pain.
In a trance, she heard the clear sound of flowing water.
It is not a dream, but the real sound of gurgling water.
It seemed that Cangli brought her to the edge of a flowing swimming pool.
"She has a fever."
A clear young man's voice rang in her ears, and a shadow fell in front of her again. Someone approached and touched her forehead very naturally.
"Go into the water."
After a brief word from the other party, there was a sound of someone stepping into the water.
With a loud crash.
The water is rippling.
Wen Yin felt her body immersed in the cool water.
She felt the cool scales gently brush against her heated skin.
The huge fish tail was like the most secure seaweed, gently but firmly wrapped around her waist and legs, gently lifting her whole body and slowly sinking her into the pool water with just the right temperature.
The coolness instantly enveloped her hot body, and the perfect buoyancy also greatly relieved the soreness deep in her bones and the burning sensation on her skin.
Her long hair spread out in the water like seaweed, and her intricate skirt fluttered slightly in the water.
Cangli held her carefully in his arms, letting her lean against his cold chest. His huge tail fin swayed gently beneath her like protective wings, maintaining her balance and bringing a soothing flow of water.
Through the misty water vapor and hazy vision, Wen Yin saw Cangli staring down at her in a trance, and by the azure water, there was a tall black figure standing, looking down at her who was immersed in the water.
Seeing her looking at him, the man spoke softly.
It was Cangyu's deep and slow voice.
"Don't be afraid."
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