3. Night 3 Temperature
Lu Xi said: "No, I have no idea."
Assente clenched his fists tightly. Even though he had heard this answer many times, he couldn't help but feel angry and disappointed.
He didn't know how those people checked, or whether they didn't check seriously at all, and why they couldn't find anything.
A sinister look flashed across the little mermaid's face. No one really cared about the lives of the mermaids. They simply didn't care...
Lu Xi could see the hatred on Assente's face, but she did not try to resolve it. Sometimes a certain degree of hatred could make him work harder to become stronger. This world was cruel, and since he wanted to get the answer and find the murderer, he had to work hard to become stronger.
She brought disinfectant and cotton swabs and helped Arsenal disinfect the wounds he had been stabbed in and clean up the plant debris.
Her movements were very gentle. Arsenal looked at the woman who was very close to him. She could throw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw without batting an eyelid, and she could also treat his wounds so gently.
Human beings are really strange creatures.
Lu Xi applied disinfectant on the side of his waist. The itchy spots there were very sensitive, and he couldn't help but tremble when they were touched.
"Enough...that's enough..." He stopped Lu Xi.
Lu Xi looked at his blushing cheeks, changed him into new clothes, and put the little mermaid back into the wheelchair.
Take a blanket and cover his fish tail.
Arsenal awkwardly turned his wheelchair back. For a mermaid without legs, land was too unsuitable for living.
"Are you hungry? I'll prepare lunch for you."
It was already time for dinner, and Lu Xi quickly prepared lunch and brought it over. Today she prepared sashimi and squid.
The mermaids’ favorite food is seafood.
Assente looked at the food on the plate. Being so hungry, he couldn't wait to reach out his hand, but was slapped hard on the back of his hand.
"Use tableware." Lu Xi said.
Lu Xi prepared two sets of tableware for Arsenal, a knife and fork and chopsticks. He frowned and picked up the simpler knife and fork.
The mermaid was not used to human tableware, but Lu Xi wanted him to adapt to life on land and learn the etiquette of the monsters and humans on land, and not always act like an uncivilized savage.
"You don't remember how to use it again?"
Lu Xi has to take care of five cubs, and she is very busy every day. She can't watch the little mermaid eat every time. She clearly taught him how to hold the knife and fork last time, but he has forgotten it after not watching for a few days.
It seems that she needs to keep an eye on him more.
"Hold it like this." She took away the fork he was holding in his fist and taught him how to hold the knife and fork in an elegant posture when eating.
Lu Xi's fingers inevitably touched hers, but she didn't notice that the little mermaid was staring at her white fingers in a daze.
Her fingers were beautiful, and her round fingertips gently brushed against the back of his hand, bringing a warmth that he didn't have.
Mother said that the creatures on the shore were different from them. They had body temperature, just like the water surface exposed to the sun.
It turns out that it is such a warm feeling.
…
Lu Xi came out of the yard where the mermaids lived and walked towards another yard. Each cub lived a distance apart.
Before I even got there, I heard laughter.
Lu Xi walked over and saw the maid's hair was braided in a strange way. The little girl with cat ears stood with her hands on her hips and laughed loudly.
"Are you teasing them again?"
When she saw Lu Xi coming over, she lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake and called out obediently, "Miss Lu Xi."
"I... I just want to play with them..." She rubbed the hem of her skirt nervously, "Did you come to see me today..."
"You guys go and get busy." Lu Xi said with a squint.
The maids were almost moved to tears of gratitude. They were almost being pranked, and it turned out that Miss Lu Xi had a way to deal with her.
"Come here," she said sternly.
The little cat demon hurried to catch up, fearing that Lu Xi would be angry if she was a step slower. But a gust of wind suddenly blew by, and she stretched out her nose to sniff, and her face immediately fell. It was the stinky fish smell again.
"Is this how your etiquette teacher taught you to play pranks? It seems you haven't been paying attention in class lately..."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong..." she said with her head down.
In fact, I was gritting my teeth.
Miss Lu Xi must have gone to see that little mermaid again and even hugged him, which is why she was scented with his.
Although Ju Miao had never seen the little mermaid, she asked the maid and found out that he was the only fish here. Miss Lu Xi rarely even held her, so why did he rely on having no legs to be held by others every day?
One day, she would teach him a lesson.
…
"Where is Arsenal?" Lu Xi asked the maid.
"He's there." The maid pointed to the corner.
The little mermaid sat in a wheelchair, gazing at the high wall with a lonely back, as if he was in another world.
The little mermaid would go to the wall and look at the sky outside almost every day. Even though he could not see anything, it seemed as if his eyes could see the distant sea and his relatives who once swam in the sea.
Lu Xi walked behind him. Asent heard her footsteps. She didn't say anything and stood quietly behind him.
"You have half an hour left before class starts."
"I know." He said sullenly.
After Lu Xi informed everyone about the situation, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Does Miss Lu Xi have any family?"
Lu Xi didn't answer and just looked at him quietly.
Of course, because he had it before...
Asent's eyes quickly turned red, and a sinister look appeared in his eyes. "I want to become stronger. I want to avenge them."
Arsenal turned around, his hands tightly gripping the wheelchair handles. "Become very strong, stronger than everyone else."
"You will become stronger." Lu Xi put her hand on his head.
Lu Xi was very beautiful. She was half-squatting while talking to Assente. The backlight made her figure very dazzling, like a holy goddess of light, possessing a brilliance that mortals dared not touch.
Arsenal stared at her blankly.
The math teacher that Lu Xi hired for Arsenal was a rabbit man with rich teaching experience. Lu Xi valued his gentleness and patience. Each cub has a different teacher. For example, the teacher of the little cat demon is on another level, and ordinary teachers cannot control her.
When Lu Xi was free, she would often sit in the room and listen, because the little mermaid's situation was special and she was a little worried.
Fortunately, the little mermaid never had any problems. Lu Xi could see that he was really studying hard.
However, simply learning cultural knowledge could not make him more aggressive, and after a period of time he became more and more anxious.
Lu Xi felt that it was time to take the next step.
…
"Put your hand on it."
Lu Xi placed a crystal ball in front of Arsenal. This was an instrument for awakening talent. Screening the talent of the demon cubs was one thing, and being able to awaken them successfully was another. The former was just a test that every demon cub had to undergo, and whether they could awaken in the end was the key.
Cubs that fail to awaken their talents will be sent home.
Arsenal gazed anxiously at the crystal ball. He had no idea if he could awaken. His father had said he was the most gifted cub tested in years, so he should be able to awaken successfully...
Arsenal prepared himself mentally and put his hand on it.
But soon, his mind went blank.
The crystal ball didn't react, it didn't react at all...
"Don't worry, try to feel the power within you."
The little mermaid's cheeks turned red, but the crystal ball in front of him didn't react, as if silently mocking his hard work.
Lu Xi also frowned slightly. This shouldn't be the case. The system in her mind introduced that the mermaid was very talented.
"Why is there no response? Why..." He tried again and again, even picking up the crystal ball, but it still didn't respond. "Why is this happening? Why can't I awaken my talent..."
Arsenal's face was pale and he felt weak all over. If he hadn't been in a wheelchair, he might have collapsed to the ground.
"Why, is it broken..."
"Calm down." Lu Xi snatched the crystal ball from his hand, not allowing him to continue. "Let's stop here for today."
Talent awakening does not necessarily succeed the first time, although for most monsters, failure the first time means little chance.
However, Lu Xi believed he could.
"No, it can't end yet." Asent was in a state of agitation. "I haven't awakened yet, so it can't end."
"That's enough. Let's awaken next time." Lu Xi frowned and said. The mermaid's current state would only increase the chance of failure. "Try to awaken next time. The first attempt doesn't mean anything."
Assente obviously did not accept her comfort, but he had heard about the awakening of talents. Many tribesmen succeeded in awakening on the first try, and those who failed had almost no chance later.
"Ms. Lu Xi, please let me try again."
Asent begged her. This was the first time he begged her since the mermaid came. Before that, he was resistant and hostile to her.
Lu Xi looked at him and finally let go.
"One last time," she said.
But this time, he failed again.
Arsenal felt like he was doused with ice water. The initial eagerness and anxiety he felt now turned into a cold body.
In the next few days, Lu Xi did not let the little mermaid try again, but the other four cubs successfully awakened their talents.
Lu Xi asked the maid not to tell him the news.
It wasn't until two weeks later that Lu Xi asked him to try a second time.
I thought I would succeed, but failed again.
Lu Xi was also very worried. Although she believed that he would be able to awaken successfully, his current condition was obviously not good.
This failure dealt a great blow to the little mermaid. He locked himself in the room and refused to eat or drink. It was not until a day and a night later that Lu Xi broke in and saw him sitting on the ground.
"Why can't I, why..."
He sat on the ground and kept muttering to himself like a madman. The room was filled with the smell of blood, which made Lu Xi feel uneasy.
“Why, why, why…”
Lu Xi went over and pulled open the curtains. Suddenly the room was no longer dark. After seeing the situation clearly, she took a breath.
The little mermaid sat on the ground covered with vase fragments, his hands covered in dried blood. Some fragments were embedded in the fish's tail, and blood was spreading on the floor. The scene was shocking.
His face was as pale as paper due to excessive blood loss.
With so many wounds, doesn’t it hurt him?
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