54. Night 54 Funeral
In a remote town by the sea, a fair-skinned boy sat in a room, holding a glass of water with a faint white smoke rising from it.
This young man was Shi Luo, who was rescued by a father and son. When he heard that Lu Xi was thrown into the sea to feed the fish, he hurriedly ran to the deck, stared at the dangerous sea below, and jumped in without hesitation.
Maybe his meat was too smelly and no fish came to eat him, but he didn't find Lu Xi either. Maybe she had died a long time ago.
After all, there are so many lionfish in the sea.
The lionfish school was too huge and no one dared to come down to rescue him. He was washed away by the sea water and lost consciousness. He woke up here.
Thinking of the girl's cute and charming face, Xi Luo's throat became dry, and the fingers holding the cup trembled slightly, and the fingertips turned white.
"fraud."
She asked him to help heal someone, but she hadn't had the chance to tell him who she wanted to heal...
Xi Luo's eyes were slightly red, and his back teeth were clenched tightly, making a creaking sound. He didn't know why he cared about her. Maybe it was because she saved him, but he never thought that she would die, never.
If Shi Luo didn't care about working for the poachers before, now he hated them to the core. He thought about many reasons why she was thrown into the sea, and the most likely explanation was that she was too close to him.
The poachers were worried that he would be influenced by her and stop working for them, but they didn't know that this would only cause him to resent them.
In addition to his adoptive father, he felt resentment for the second time. He did not want Lu Xi to die. They had crossed his bottom line.
At nightfall, Shiloh heard low voices talking outside. They were the father and son who had taken care of him for a week.
"Dad, Fatty Wang saw him on the balcony today and asked me who he was. I said he was a relative of ours, and he said we were so black, how could we have such white relatives?" Li Xiaoniu said angrily. "I was so angry that I punched him, and he said his mom told him that we were trafficking people."
"Dad, what is human trafficking? Can we not keep him at home? We haven't done anything wrong."
Li Zhuang took a puff of his cigarette and said after a long while, "Tomorrow, I will go to the police station to report the crime. It's time to let the police handle it."
"You want to send him away?" Li Xiaoniu exclaimed, "No, I don't want to send him away. We finally have another person in our family."
"He has his family too." Li Zhuang was actually very distressed. Judging from the strange sutured wounds on the boy's body, it seemed that he had suffered inhuman abuse for a long time. Did his family really take good care of him? Why did he appear at the beach? He even suspected that he had escaped.
Li Zhuang must have a good talk with the police tomorrow.
"Okay, go to bed now."
"Dad, you can't send him away..."
The voice became smaller and smaller, as if the man was walking out of the house. Li Xiaoniu followed him out, begging him relentlessly.
It was a long time before they entered the house.
The room became quiet, the father and son were both asleep, only the occasional barking of a dog in the distance and a figure climbing out of bed could be heard.
Xi Luo quietly opened the door, closed it carefully, and left the small fishing village without leaving a trace in this quiet night.
Lu Xi was standing in front of the mirror in a black long dress. The girl in the mirror had porcelain-white skin. Today she was going to attend Yuan Lou's funeral.
The mermaids also changed into black. They did not bring Xing Ya this time. When they arrived at the place where the funeral was held, there were already many people there.
Ji Qiuhu stood at the front. She didn't greet them as if she didn't know them. There were many unfamiliar faces here, but they all seemed to know the mermaids and cast all kinds of looks at her.
Of course, he couldn't help but take a few looks at Lu Xi who was following the mermaid, but it was not convenient to come over and investigate in such a situation.
The funeral lasted until the afternoon. When I went back towards the open-air parking lot, I saw a graceful figure waiting there.
"Brother Mori." The beautiful girl walked over.
Even though she is wearing all black, it still can't hide her delicate and fresh aura. She is a very beautiful girl.
"Brother Mori, long time no see."
"System, who is she?" The system has never been dormant, but it is rarely used because many things cannot be checked due to restrictions. However, the identity of the girl in front of him is not a secret.
"Her name is Yuan Lingling, and she is from the Butterfly Clan."
Last name Yuan?
"She is also one of the candidates for the position of family head. She holds a very distinguished status in the Butterfly Clan. She only met the mermaid after you faked your death."
Oh, so she is also a candidate. In Lu Xi's eyes, all candidates are competitors.
"Brother Sen, who is she?" Yuan Lingling asked the mermaid. She had cared about her since they attended the funeral together.
No girl has ever stood with him. Either she is afraid of him or he doesn't allow her to. Who is this girl?
"My name is Lu Xi, and I'm his friend."
"Friend?" Yuan Lingling instantly became alert. Everyone knew that mermaids never approached humans, and no one wanted to be friends with them.
"Brother Sen, is this true?" she asked pitifully.
The mermaid didn't say anything, just frowned, took Lu Xi's wrist, walked to the front of the car, opened the door, and pushed her into the car.
"Brother Mori, why don't you answer?"
"I don't know you."
The boy's cold voice and nonchalant expression hurt Yuan Lingling, and her self-esteem was severely pricked.
"What do you mean I don't know you...Brother Mori, didn't we just meet three years ago at the meeting of candidates for family head?"
The three years of the demon clan are equivalent to not long ago.
He remained indifferent, "So."
So what? So they weren't acquaintances?
Yuan Lingling was stunned. No one had ever treated her like this before. The girl's face turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Brother Mori, how could you forget me?"
The mermaid ignored her and got into the car.
"Drive." He ordered the driver.
The driver glanced at the girl outside, moved his mouth, but ultimately didn't dare to say anything. The mermaid was even more difficult to mess with than the girl.
Yuan Lingling watched the car go away with eager eyes. The tears from the previous second disappeared, and she was so angry that her teeth itched. "Huh, Lu Xi, right?"
Anyone who dares to snatch her away will be punished.
Lu Xi felt like someone was targeting her. She saw hostility in the girl's eyes. She wondered if she was being treated as an imaginary enemy. It was also a worrying thing that the cub she raised was causing too much trouble.
"Ms. Lu Xi?" He noticed that she was in a daze.
"Yeah." She came back to her senses.
"The person just now has nothing to do with me."
“???” Actually, there was no need to explain to her. Mermaids became more charming when they grew up, so it was normal for some people to like them.
"A very pretty girl."
The merman's face fell. He was fine just a moment ago, but suddenly it was covered with dark clouds and a storm. "You think she is beautiful?"
"Yeah, she's very cute..."
He didn't want to admit that he would get jealous even when she praised others.
The mermaid leaned on her shoulder, and when she looked down she saw his face so close to her, and his enviably long eyelashes.
His skin is so good that his pores are invisible. His lips are light in color, like two petals. His whole face is so beautiful.
When he was in the car, he had removed his disguise, and his hair and eyes turned back to silver-blue, and his light pupils were very beautiful.
"Ms. Lu Xi is looking at me?" He was very sure.
"Hmm..." I didn't expect to be discovered by him.
"Do I look good?" He moved his face closer to hers. Compared to just now when he leaned his head on her shoulder, he was now facing her directly.
He is really good-looking. His face is even more delicate than the characters in the 3D computer games that Lu Xi had played before.
No one can be so beautiful.
"It looks good." She admitted generously.
"Prettier than the one just now?"
Lu Xi: “???” Does this need to be compared?
"Yeah." She nodded.
The mermaid seemed very satisfied with this answer. The corners of his mouth curled up charmingly and he leaned close to her and rubbed his face against hers.
Lu Xi didn't expect him to do such an intimate thing, and his lips seemed to brush against her face unintentionally.
He probably didn't notice?
Her face turned red and a little hot from being gently rubbed by the slightly cool lips. Even though the boy couldn't see it, she still felt uncomfortable.
…
Mei Zhou has been in a good mood recently because the little devil hasn't come to the arena for many days. Rumor has it that he has left Xiecheng and will not be back for a long time, or may never come back again.
Since hearing the news, his waist and legs no longer hurt, he eats and sleeps better, and he no longer has nightmares.
That night, I spent some money for the first time ever to treat my brothers who I hadn't met for a long time, and we drank and danced until the next day.
"Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling--" Mei Zhou was still lying on the bed when the phone came in. In a daze, he was cursing the caller. He was on vacation today, who would call him so early in the morning to disturb him.
"Hello, who is this?" He said in a rather irritable tone.
"Xiao Zhou, didn't you see the WeChat message I sent you?"
"WeChat, what WeChat?"
"Didn't Yuan Sen go to the North City? We were also transferred to the North City. There's a bigger arena there, and we got a promotion."
That’s Taipei, the capital of China. Uncle Xiu is a country bumpkin and has never had the chance to be in Taipei in his life.
"Promotion... promotion? Uncle Xiu, don't scare me."
Mei Zhou sobered up instantly, even more sober than before he drank. He actually wished he hadn't sobered up, and would have died of drunkenness.
"Yes, the supervisor has booked our tickets. Hurry up and pack your bags. We'll be in Taipei tonight on this afternoon's flight."
"Tonight?" He jumped out of bed.
"Look how happy you are! Uncle Xiu didn't expect to have such an opportunity. I heard that the salary in Taipei is three times higher than here."
Mei Zhou almost fainted on the spot. He didn't know how he packed his luggage to catch the plane or how he arrived in Taipei. In short, by the time he had composed himself and faced reality, he was already wearing his work clothes.
The arena in Taipei City is much larger than the one in Xiecheng. The only difference is that it is very clean and seems to have never been used, waiting for the arrival of the demon who stained it with blood.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Uncle Xiu patted his shoulder.
Mei Zhou was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. The dark circles under his eyes suddenly became darker, especially since his face was still very pale.
"Hmm... insomnia." How happy he was last night, how uncomfortable he is now. He felt sorry for the money he spent last night. He should have known not to go clubbing.
"Cheer up, he's coming."
As Uncle Xiu was speaking, a figure came in from outside, with an elegant and unhurried pace and a tall and slender figure.
The young man was wearing a clean white shirt, and his silver-blue hair was shiny. When he passed by them, his light-colored eyes glanced at them, and Mei Zhou's blood froze.
Only when he walked away did he realize that he was sweating coldly.
"Let's go, let's get ready."
When the young man finished, it was time for them to go on stage. Uncle Xiu took a few steps and found that the young man had not caught up with him. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Uncle Xiu, I...my legs are weak..."
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