Chapter 127 A Generation of Pirates 14 Why did you suddenly change your attitude?
"Don't talk about fame and fortune, fame and fortune are your enemies." Felix suddenly spoke in completely different words.
After he finished speaking, he felt dazed. This was not a poem he had heard in the several worlds he had experienced, but he spoke it so naturally, as if he had memorized it many times.
Jian Anyi didn't hear what he said. She stared blankly at the bandages being carefully wrapped around the boy's back and murmured, "You love him, don't you?"
Felix gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, I love him."
Without any unnecessary elaboration, his lifelong obsession was condensed in just a few words.
"Love." Jian Anyi whispered, "I thought I didn't have and didn't need this kind of emotion. I can't say I love his father that much. I just like his face. Plus, I was young and rebellious. I thought there was nothing worth lingering about in playing with a man, but later I actually had a child... I think this is wrong. It's too dangerous for me to have feelings, so I planned the shipwreck myself. I didn't want to kill them father and son. I just wanted to get away."
In the dim firelight, Jian Anyi's voice was slightly hoarse, like a ghost telling a story from the past.
But in front of her, the person who was supposed to listen was in a coma, and another person could kill her at any time.
But she was not afraid. Perhaps from the moment she decided to speak out these things, or even earlier, from the moment she realized what kind of child she had ruined, she was ready to atone.
"I had hoped that this child would be like his father, an ordinary pirate, but my child is more like me after all." She had tears in her eyes, but was full of pride. "This is indeed my child. He has bigger and stronger ambitions than me."
Felix was silent.
No one knew Jian Ziyan's ambition better than him.
For these ambitions, he and they have paid the price of heart-wrenching pain lifetime after lifetime.
In order to realize this ambition, Jian Ziyan walked on the road again and again. No matter which life he was in, he could only look at his back and watch him walk towards a dead end.
But not now.
He paid the price for so many lifetimes and finally had the qualifications to protect Jian Ziyan and walk side by side with him.
"Don't tell him about these things unless he asks for it," Felix whispered, "wait until he feels better."
Jian Anyi came back to her senses from her trance. She looked at the mermaid king who ruled the entire ocean and was beyond the world. Even though she looked so similar to Jian Ziyan, he never even looked at her. His heart and eyes were filled with only that person.
"I thought you were going to kill me," she said. "You wouldn't have let me go if you didn't want to kill Len."
"Yes." Felix admitted straightforwardly, "It's just that Ayan loves you, so I won't touch you. So in the future, how should you treat Ayan? It's up to you to choose."
This was an unscrupulous threat, and Jian Anyi laughed softly.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to tell him this." Jian Anyi lowered her eyes and looked at the boy's eyes which showed some pain even in his sleep. "The only thing that makes him different from me is that he is soft-hearted. A mother who has made a mistake is not worthy of his forgiveness."
[Jian Anyi didn't want Jian Ziyan to hear these words, but Jian Ziyan heard them anyway.
He looked at Jian Anyi in his consciousness, and there was an undisguised look of regret between her soft yet firm eyes.
419 observed his expression carefully. Even though Jian Ziyan had never said it explicitly, after following him around the world for so many years, it had long understood that the role of a parent was like a sweet trap for him. Even though he knew it was a trap, he would still dive into it in order to taste that little bit of sweetness.
It is just a system. When I first started following Jian Ziyan, I had some complaints about his "cold-bloodedness" and "ruthlessness". I felt that this man was despicable and heartless, and that he played with people's hearts like playing poker cards, full of interest in playing with the world.
But he later gradually discovered that Jian Ziyan was not a truly cold-blooded person. He could not really not care about other people's feelings, so he could only numb himself with a gaming attitude. As long as he treated everything as a game, he could work hard for his goals with peace of mind.
At this moment, Jian Ziyan's face was calm, without his usual smile, showing a look that seemed soft and pale, which was completely different from his usual noisy look, but more like his true self.
419 felt that the atmosphere was too depressing. It wanted to say something: "Host..."
"I understand." Jian Ziyan said.
419: "Hmm?"
Jian Ziyan's eyebrows moved, and his usual smile appeared on his face again, as if the silence just now was just an illusion.
"As a woman, how can she not be ruthless if she wants to survive in this world?" He said lightly, "The child was just an accident for her. She really wanted the original body to survive, otherwise she wouldn't have hidden him in a wine barrel when the naval battle broke out... As for later, the original body grew to a point that she was afraid of, so it's understandable that she wanted to get rid of him."
He deliberately used his original body to distinguish himself from this body, so that he could analyze it from an outsider's perspective.
"That's good." He smiled sincerely, as if relieved. "This way, after her original body dies, she can continue to live."
…
Felix provided Jian Ziyan with blood and tears every day, and even the mermaid king's physique could not bear it. His already pale skin became even more bloodless. However, what shocked him was that Jian Ziyan did not get better as his injuries eased as he expected.
The young man seemed to have been drained of his energy. When he was seriously injured in the past, he was awake for much of the day, but now he sleeps most of the day.
"What's going on?" Lun grabbed Felix's collar uncontrollably and questioned him angrily, "Is your precious mermaid blood a medicine or a poison? How could he become like this!"
Felix coldly pulled his hand away, his brows and eyes cold and gloomy.
He didn't even look at Lun En, but looked directly at Jian Anyi: "I want to take him back to the Sea Country."
Lun's angry expression froze, and Jian Anyi also showed a look of surprise.
"Return to the Sea Country?"
"It takes too much time to go back and forth. I'm afraid he can't make it." Felix gently touched the boy's cheek with the back of his hand. After feeling that his body temperature was lower than his own, his Adam's apple moved. He tried his best to maintain a steady tone, "I can ensure that he can breathe in the sea, and then find out what's going on."
"Are you kidding? What made you come up with such a rebellious idea?" Lunn's face darkened. "You want a human to live under the sea? Or are you thinking of something shady?"
"No matter how shady I am, I am better than you. At least I am trying to save him, not to harm him." Felix met his gaze suddenly, with murderous intent in his eyes that never faded. "Who the hell are you? Why are you stopping me from saving him?"
Lun's face suddenly turned red, then pale, his breath and eyes dimmed, revealing a suffocating pain.
Felix looked away, fearing that if he looked at him for one more second, he would lose control of his murderous intent. If he disrupted Ayan's plan, he would definitely be angry.
"It's an adventure... but maybe there is no way to build something without breaking it." Jian Anyi said, "No matter how bad the situation is, it won't be worse than it is now, right?"
Felix refused to think about the worse possibility. He nodded slightly, then carefully picked up the boy and carried him sideways.
"I have to go back to the Pirate Guild as well." Jian Anyi also stood up. "No one has been there for a long time. Even the most stable situation may become chaotic. If anything happens... you two know how to find me."
She looked from Felix to Len.
Lunn did not raise any more objections. He made way with a sullen face and said, "I'll prepare a boat for you."
Felix paused, he didn't look back, but just spoke in a notification tone.
"What I said before is still valid. This period of time is your preparation period, Lun Alva. Clean up the list and stabilize the political situation. I won't give you this time again after I come back."
He said.
"If you can't do it, just admit your incompetence and give way to someone better."
…
Jian Ziyan opened his eyes again and almost thought he was dead.
Rippling water and towering seaweed filled his vision, and beneath the majestic white dome, several glowing beads created a bright light source.
Even though he was still unconscious, it did not prevent him from recognizing these beads as the priceless treasures, the Night-Shining Pearls.
And in his ears, some soft voices like the singing of sirens came to him, as if they were talking, or even singing a beautiful song.
[Jian Ziyan clicked on the monitoring screen and started real-time translation at the same time.
Felix has returned to the form of a mermaid king. His golden fish tail is swinging in circles, showing his inner anxiety and uneasiness. In front of him, an obviously elderly female mermaid is looking at him calmly.
"High Priest, can you now figure out what is going on?"
"Yes, King," the high priest said, "First of all, I would like to ask for your forgiveness, because I have been forced to consult some forbidden books these days."
"I won't blame you for keeping it simple." Felix's tone was obviously much faster. "Tell me your results."
"The king came to ask me before, what can the sea tribe have to prolong human life? The king and I consulted many books and came to the conclusion that the blood and tears of mermaids are the holy medicine for healing human wounds. As long as the mermaids give it voluntarily, it can heal the pain, otherwise they will be cursed."
Felix said, "Yes, I remember. I took out the blood and tears voluntarily. Then why is Ayan's current symptoms still like a curse?"
The high priest sighed deeply: "This is because... the premise of using mermaid blood and tears for treatment requires that there must be unconditional trust between humans and mermaids."
Felix was stunned, his pupils contracted violently: "What...?"
The high priest bowed and said, "My king, please forgive me for being frank. Since you are willing to spend your precious blood and tears to heal this human, you must trust him, right? But it seems that he does not have this trust in you."
But it seems that he doesn't have this trust in you.
Felix blinked hard, as if his eyes were still dry under the sea: "Originally... I had this trust."
It was more than trust. The boy was even willing to protect him with his own life.
"That's exactly the problem. He doesn't trust you, so the healing elixir has turned into a deadly poison. If you hadn't brought him to the sea in time, he would probably be..."
The high priest didn't continue speaking, but Felix already understood what she meant.
His chest rose and fell violently, and a faint red light flashed in his eyes. He used all his thoughts to suppress the violence in his heart and asked in a steady voice: "Is there any other...way?"
"As for the solution, it is to regain his trust as soon as possible before the time is up. Maybe there is still hope." The high priest said, "But King, he is only a human being. Even if he is rescued this time, his life span is limited..."
Felix raised his hand to stop her from speaking. He turned back and looked into the room: "He's awake."】
While Jian Ziyan was still in a daze, a brilliant golden light came from afar and illuminated an area of the sea.
He narrowed his eyes, looked back as if he understood something, and saw the most beautiful sight he had ever seen in his life.
He knew that Felix was handsome, but when he saw his bare upper body, which was as perfect as a marble sculpture, with only some golden totems and decorations on it, and a tight waistline that gathered into a huge and brilliant golden fish tail, the tail fin was as thin as a cicada's wing and as light as a gauze, and the original human ears were transformed into the same ear fins, flashing like elf wings, he was still hit hard by the beauty.
"Felix...x?" As soon as he opened his mouth, a small string of bubbles came out, which scared himself.
He realized belatedly that he was in the sea?
Felix's blond hair and blue eyes shone as brightly as stars in the sea, but there was too much sadness in his gaze as he stared at Jian Ziyan.
The pain made Jian Ziyan wonder if he had cried, but the sea water swallowed up his tears.
"Ayan, you're awake."
Felix swam over to him and circled around him, carefully moving his tail in a circle to trap the boy in the middle.
He held the boy in his arms and spoke clearly: "Don't be afraid. I have brought you back to the sea. It may be more comfortable for you now than on land."
Only then did Jian Ziyan realize that the bed he was lying on was actually a giant clam shell, and the material under him was neither clam meat nor cotton wool, but it was softer.
He was so stunned that he didn't even notice Felix burying his face in his neck, sucking something desperately.
"Unbelievable," he murmured, "I have been dealing with the sea for nineteen years, and now I am at the bottom of the sea."
“As long as there is the mermaid’s kiss, humans can breathe freely in the sea.” Felix hugged the boy, as if he would lose him in the next second. If you look into his eyes at this moment, you will find that they are filled with fear.
“I see.”
Jian Ziyan recovered from his dazed state. He looked up at the vast ocean, which was a magnificent sight that could never be seen on land.
"Thank you, Felix," he said suddenly, "I have lived a long life since I was able to see such a beautiful view before I die."
His tone was calm, even mixed with a hint of joy, and when Felix heard it, his whole body trembled violently.
The fish's tail wrapped around the man even tighter.
"Ayan..." Felix spoke hoarsely, but was blocked by too many emotions.
He wanted to say that I wasn't the stupid Felix from before.
He wanted to say, you won't die, I will save you even if it means I bleed to death or lose my life.
He wanted to say, please believe me, believe me again, okay?
But these emotions sank in his heart, brewing into a gloomy sea, and what took root from the soil was the despair that suffocated him.
Why is this?
Why when he finally found his love, he had to face this dead end again.
It was clearly not something he did, but it was a debt he could not avoid.
Felix felt that he could not hold on any longer. Perhaps he had already been broken for a long time. His heart was collapsed and broken, and his soul was broken and empty. The reason why he could still appear normal now was that he did not want to scare Jian Ziyan.
But he really couldn't hold on any longer.
Watching loved ones die time and time again, struggling in despair time and time again, and now it is just another fruitless cycle.
What would become of him if Jian Ziyan died this time? He didn't even dare to think about it.
He didn't say anything, but he was so close to Jian Ziyan, and Jian Ziyan was not a wooden man, so how could he not feel his feelings.
Jian Ziyan had a complicated expression.
Although he was always in a coma these days, he could feel that his injuries were getting better. Combined with the previous dispute, it was not difficult for him to guess what Felix had done.
But he really didn't expect that Felix would bring himself into his sea kingdom after discovering that it was useless.
He once cherished and protected the sea country that he had carefully examined but never allowed him to approach.
This made him moved.
"Don't cry." He slowly put his hand on Felix's arm, staring at the beautiful fish tail, and said in a trance, "I don't blame you anymore. Don't cry."
Like a drowning man finally grabbing a piece of driftwood, Felix suddenly raised his head, his red eyes staring straight at the boy, his face full of extreme desire, yet unbelievable fragility.
"I forgive you, Felix." Jian Ziyan looked into his eyes and said slowly, "You have done your best for me. I understand. Don't waste your energy on this matter anymore."
"You really... have forgiven me?" Felix asked in a dreamy tone, unable to suppress his greedy desire, "Do you still love me? Do you?"
Jian Ziyan was speechless.
"I never stopped loving you," he said. "I'm just disappointed, but not..."
His words were drowned out by the fierce kiss.
Felix wanted to vent all his despair and regret to him, but in the end he couldn't bear it. His arms and tail were all wrapped around the boy, like mating fish.
Jian Ziyan couldn't endure such a strong kiss for a long time, and a light red appeared on his pale cheeks, which made Felix's fishtail wrap around him tighter.
If I hadn't considered the boy's health...
Felix's eyes were dark. He gently rubbed the boy's neck, his tone was both pleading and coquettish: "Since you have forgiven me, then you can trust me again, okay? If you trust me again, I will love you, protect you, and never let you be sad again."
Jian Ziyan's face turned red. Even when their relationship was at its strongest, he and Felix had never been so close to each other, which made him a little uncomfortable.
But he didn't hate it.
"Okay." He said with a desperate determination, "I believe you."
…
Felix was still worried and anxious before, and couldn't believe that Jian Ziyan really forgave him. It was only after the mermaid's blood and tears had the desired effect that he really believed it.
He was plunged into an ecstasy that came out of nowhere. Seeing Jian Ziyan's complexion getting better day by day, his figure swimming in the sea was so light as if he was dancing.
Jian Ziyan couldn't help but sigh, mermaids are truly a unique creation, so strong and so beautiful, the Creator is really unfair.
He never hesitated to praise his lover. Hearing him say this, Felix smiled like a blooming flower, making the other mermaids unable to bear to look at him.
The attitude of other mermaids towards Jian Ziyan was originally a little subtle. After all, to them, humans were just a not-so-palatable thing on the menu. Their king falling in love with a human was like a human suddenly saying he wanted to marry a cookie.
But later they discovered that the boy was even more exquisite than the most beautiful mermaids in the deep sea, and when his black eyes looked at someone, it was almost impossible for anyone to refuse his request. So the mermaids who paid great attention to appearance began to let it go, and they understood the idea of their king marrying the beautiful little biscuit.
That’s right, Felix wanted to marry Jian Ziyan, and he had even begun to impatiently prepare for this horrifying wedding in the sea.
Jian Ziyan was also extremely shocked when he first heard about this, but as he saw Felix's face losing more and more blood in order to treat him, he still accepted it.
Two men...a man and a Pisces man. Although there is no need to be particular about these things, as long as his lover is willing, there is nothing he cannot do.
After he agreed, the mermaid king excitedly lifted him up in the sea, and without even changing back to human form, he used his fish tail to...
Jian Ziyan cried uncontrollably that time, and kicked the mermaid king out of the clam shell without hesitation the next day.
Of course, the mermaid king’s happy smile made the mermaids dare not look directly at him.
As time passed, Jian Ziyan's health gradually improved under the nourishment of the mermaid's blood and tears.
"It's okay, Felix. I'm already well. I don't need your blood anymore." Jian Ziyan spread his five fingers and inserted them into the gaps between Felix's fingers. "If I am well and you are no longer healthy, then this exchange is meaningless."
Felix swallowed his reflexive refusal. He frowned when he thought that he would not have the power to protect A-Yan in the future, but he was still worried: "Are you really okay?"
Jian Ziyan glanced at him nonchalantly: "If I'm not well, can I stand your torture?"
Felix was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was saying. A silly smile appeared on his face, and he stuck to the person like a clingy big dog.
"It's never enough. It's never enough." He murmured anxiously, "Why isn't the wedding ready yet? I can't wait to have the closest relationship with you."
The unfinished wedding in the previous world was an eternal pain in his heart.
Jian Ziyan laughed softly: "Now I am your blood. How can the closest relationship in the world be closer than ours?"
Felix paused for a moment, and before he could say anything, Jian Ziyan, who knew his fish tail well enough, let out a gasp.
“You again…!”
His words were drowned in the waves, and after a moment, only dense bubbles rose up.
…
Jian Ziyan was anxious to return to land, but his physical condition had prevented him from doing so before. Now that he had improved, after Felix's rigorous investigation, he finally decided to return after the wedding.
By that time, Jian Ziyan should be able to fully recover and be the same as before.
Life under the sea was like a fairy tale. On the day before the wedding, Jian Ziyan suddenly said, "Is Crescent Bay still there? I want to go back and take a look."
Felix hesitated, that was the beginning of his lie, and he was afraid that it would leave a bad impression on the boy.
"I'm not that fragile." Jian Ziyan said, "That's where we met. We're getting married tomorrow. I want to take a look."
These words touched Felix, and he swam with the boy across the deep ocean and returned to the foggy Crescent Bay.
"This place is a forbidden place for humans, but not for you," Felix said. "From now on, you will be another king of the Sea Kingdom and can come and go freely here."
Jian Ziyan had a subtle look on his face. He wanted to say that he didn't really want to be the king of a group of fish, even a thinking fish.
But seeing Felix's face full of expectation and yearning, he swallowed the words back.
The two of them strolled along the coast of Crescent Bay, the water splashed onto the soles of Jian Ziyan's boots. In the gentle atmosphere, he asked a question he had been thinking about for a long time.
"Felix, why did you suddenly change your attitude towards me?" he said, "You are a king who is responsible for your subjects, but you even did not kill those who knew your identity because of my wishes."
He was very clear-headed. He knew that Felix had loved him before, but that kind of feeling was far from this level.
Felix is good now, but... too good.
It made him feel a little uneasy.
Felix paused.
Crescent Bay was shrouded in fog, isolated from the world. He looked at the lover whom he had finally found after chasing for several lifetimes and thousands of years, and his heart suddenly became confused.
The crazy thoughts that he had suppressed began to struggle violently in his mind, and a clear red light flashed in his eyes.
Jian Ziyan's eyes narrowed, but he did not dodge, but reached out and touched it.
"Felix, what are you...?"
The hand he stretched out was tightly grasped by a hot palm that was not in line with the cold body temperature of the sea creatures.
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The opening line of the poem is "No Sleep" by Du Mu, which can be understood as the soul in the real world being shaken.
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