Chapter 96
In the azure sea, Xingnuo's shoulder-length curly hair was floating, and her little face was pale and full of confusion.
The fish kept circling around Xingnuo, and Xingnuo couldn't push them away, so he had to swim to a reef to avoid the small fish that had gathered around.
The happy fish chased Xingnuo, but before they circled around him a few times, they sensed something and suddenly scattered in all directions at a rapid speed.
When Xingnuo looked up, he saw a huge shark that covered the sky and the sun swimming towards him.
Like a floating mountain, the shadow gradually covered the little mermaid, and there was no light above her head at all.
Xingnuo had been to an oceanarium and knew about sharks, but the sharks in the oceanarium were not this big, nor this scary.
Xingnuo came to his senses and hurriedly swung his unskilled tail to hide himself under the reef.
The great shark had an extremely sensitive nose. It smelled the scent of the little mermaid, revealed its sharp teeth, and chased in the direction of Xingnuo with a swing of its tail.
The reef where Xingnuo was could not hide him. Without having time to think about his situation, he swam forward again, swinging his tail.
The shark behind him swam faster, and Xingnuo was about to be caught. A fish hiding in a huge shell knocked the shell open, signaling Xingnuo to hide inside.
Xingnuo swam in quickly and successfully hid in the shell just one second before being caught up by the shark.
The shark stopped in front of the shell, showing its fangs, and hated this hard shelled object.
It circled around for a while, but still couldn't resist the temptation of the little mermaid, and finally decided to swallow the shell along with the little mermaid.
Unfortunately, as soon as he opened his huge mouth, an angry roar came from the side.
"Go away!"
A red mermaid swam over quickly, her hair was also bright red, and she held a sharp knife made of shells and bravely rushed towards the megalodon.
The megalodon seemed to feel the tremendous pressure from the adult mermaid and quickly twisted its body to escape.
The red mermaid didn't chase after it when she saw this. She snorted coldly, turned around, and knocked on the shell that contained many small fishes.
"Little fish, the shark is gone, you can come out now!"
The little fishes felt the call of the mermaid outside, and they used their heads to push open their shells and swam over happily, twisting their bodies.
Circling around the red mermaid a few times, the surviving little fish formed a huge rotating circle above the mermaid's head, like a colorful canopy.
The mermaid laughed happily and seemed to enjoy playing with the little fish, swimming around with it for a few circles.
The cautious Xingnuo lay on the edge of the big shell. When he heard the laughter, he quietly poked his head out and looked out.
Her wet eyes met that of the red mermaid, and the other person's eyes instantly widened.
The red mermaid swam over quickly and circled around Xingnuo, the little golden mermaid, several times, with disbelief in her eyes.
"How come there's a little mermaid stranded outside?!"
"It's incredible that you were not born in our mermaid tribe!"
"What a small fish! Even smaller than the other mermaids in our tribe!"
Xingnuo didn't understand his mermaid language at all. She looked up in confusion and saw him chattering around her. She scratched her face in confusion.
Xingnuo thought about it and asked:
"Mr. Merman, do you know how to get back to land?"
"Why do I have a tail? Can I get my legs back?"
Xingnuo knew that the little mermaid in the fairy tale had legs because she exchanged with the witch.
Did he accidentally make some kind of exchange with the witch, replacing his legs with a fish tail?
But Xingnuo had no recollection of it at all and could only ask the red mermaid in front of him for help.
The red mermaid looked at Xingnuo, who opened his mouth and said a lot of things in a soft voice, but she didn't understand a word of it.
"Have you not yet learned to speak?"
"Were you just born?"
The red mermaid never raised any little mermaids, so it is unknown when the little mermaids in the group learned to speak.
The golden little mermaid has a beautiful fin on her tail that looks like a gauze skirt. It shines golden in the sea water, as if the sun is falling on it.
The red mermaid had never seen the golden mermaid before, whose hair was a light golden color, so dazzling.
"You are so beautiful. When you return to the tribe, there will definitely be many mermaids who like you!"
The pursuit of beauty has always been a gene engraved in the mermaid's bones.
Little mermaids as shiny as Xingnuo are very rare.
Seeing this, the red mermaid extended an invitation enthusiastically:
"Little mermaid! Come back to the tribe with me! It's too dangerous for you to be outside alone!"
Xingnuo didn't understand. Seeing that the red mermaid seemed to be saying something, he pointed to his ears and shook his head.
Seeing this, the red mermaid let out an "oh", swam its tail, swam over and took Xingnuo's little hand.
"Come with me!"
Xingnuo was pulled forward and finally he understood what the red mermaid meant.
Xingnuo, who didn't understand his current situation, had to temporarily follow the red mermaid back.
A few seconds after they left, a transparent octopus swung its tentacles, slapped the shark that had just escaped in a hurry, and knocked it into the sea.
The shark didn't dare to offend this small octopus that looked only the size of a palm. After being hit a few times, it swam away quickly.
The little octopus's transparent body floated in the sea, circling the shell several times, and finally angrily overturned the shell.
All the small fishes nearby hid far away. In the huge sea area around, only this little octopus was looking for his brother.
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After Xingnuo became more proficient in using his tail, he could swim much faster than when he used his legs.
He followed the red mermaid to an open ocean area.
This sea area is several times more beautiful than where Xingnuo had just been. It is surrounded by sparkling corals and crystals, as well as rows of small crystal palaces made of unknown materials.
In some places there were shell signs with some symbols that Xingnuo couldn't understand.
There are already preliminary street signs here, and in the center is a huge palace made of stone and crystal.
Having received the sound waves from the red mermaid in advance, the older mermaid leader and other mermaids stood outside the palace to welcome the little mermaid.
Other curious mermaids also swam out of the small crystal palace, swinging their tails and gathering together to look at the little mermaid.
"Wow! He's so small!"
"Not even as long as my tail!"
"My fins are taller than his. Is he really a wild mermaid? How did he survive?"
The mermaids looked at Xingnuo curiously. Each mermaid had eyes as bright as gems and a handsome and beautiful face.
Xingnuo was being stared at by so many mermaids, and as he still felt deep down that he was a human being, he couldn't help but shrink his head and try to lower his sense of presence.
The patriarch next to her noticed the little mermaid's fear and scolded her softly.
"The mermaids who are not involved should go back first! Don't scare the little mermaid!"
After being scolded by the tribe leader, the other mermaids swam away reluctantly.
The older mermaid leader brought the little mermaid and the red mermaid into the palace.
Xingnuo walked and looked, tilting his little head, and was very curious about the mermaid community.
He shook his little tail and thought that there really were mermaids in the world.
My brother didn’t lie to me!
And mermaids really do live in palaces!
Xingnuo was thinking this and didn't pay attention to the road ahead, and bumped into the tail of the mermaid in front of him.
He cried out in surprise and was knocked over.
The patriarch used his tail to pick up the little mermaid who was doing somersaults and straightened him out, then touched the little mermaid's hair soothingly.
"Don't worry, this is the palace of the mermaid tribe. No other monsters or sharks will come here."
Mermaids are one of the most powerful creatures in the sea, and almost no other blind fish dare to provoke them.
Of course, except for the octopus that has been sleeping on the seabed.
Occasionally, when the octopus monster wakes up, it will come over and snatch the mermaid's sparkling gems in its domineering state.
The mermaids besieged him several times, but in the end they could only watch as the monsters snatched their gems away.
Fortunately, the octopus has not returned to the sea in the past few years, and the mermaids have thrived in peace and harmony.
Xingnuo heard what the patriarch said, but didn't understand a word and could only shake his head.
The red mermaid next to him hurriedly explained: "Chief, the little mermaid doesn't understand what we say! She can't speak it either!"
The patriarch nodded, looked at the little mermaid with his ice-blue eyes, and couldn't help but smile.
"It doesn't matter. The mermaids are a group of people with extremely powerful talents. Soon this little fish will learn to communicate with us."
Xingnuo, who didn't understand, tilted his head and watched the blue mermaid and the mermaids next to him talking about something, and their eyes would fall on him from time to time.
After they finished discussing, Xingnuo swam forward and spoke politely:
"Hello, do you know where the witch is?"
Xingnuo felt that he must have been cursed by the witch, or had accidentally exchanged legs with the witch.
He must find the witch, regain his legs, and swim to shore and home.
Unfortunately, the two groups of mermaids didn't sync up at all. An adult mermaid with experience in caring for others looked at Xingnuo's expression and nodded affirmatively:
"The little guy must be hungry! Let me take care of him! I will feed him until he is fat!"
The chieftain patted the mermaid's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Liya, you are really careful. I will leave the little mermaid to you now."
Leia nodded, went over, held the little mermaid's hand, and rubbed her tail against the little mermaid's tail with joy.
Xingnuo hummed for a moment, looked at the beautiful mermaid, and was led by the hand to swim out.
While swimming, Xingnuo raised his head and gestured with his little hands.
"Find the witch and go home."
Unfortunately, in Leah's eyes, the little mermaid was dancing and looking so cute, but no one knew what she was doing.
Leia laughed, covering her lips, her seaweed-like hair trembled, and she couldn't help but pinch the little mermaid's soft cheek.
"Okay, I'll give you something to eat later."
Leah took Xingnuo to another smaller crystal palace and busily prepared a lot of tender fish fillets for him.
There are crystal houses of various sizes in the mermaid tribe. Except for adult mermaids who can have their own small crystal house, all other underage mermaids live here.
Smelling the aroma of the fish, the other little mermaids playing around the Crystal Palace swam over hurriedly.
"Liya Liya! Is it time for dinner?!"
"Wow, can I have two lunches today?!"
The little mermaid didn't know that a new little mermaid had joined in, and she swam too fast, knocking over Xingnuo who was standing in front of the table.
The mermaids at the back didn't brake either. Several little mermaids fell to the ground one after another, their tails got tangled and almost unable to be separated.
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