II. Chapter 51—The Disaster
Such an ordinary and simple life did not last long, the water was sick, a serious illness, he could no longer go out to sea to fish, and his ordinary family fortune soon ran out of money.
Ling Yue was at a loss, and he stayed by Shui Sheng's side every step of the way, but he didn't see the slightest improvement in his condition. She had to weave like a human woman to earn some money, and continued to buy medicine for aquatic diseases.
The yarn woven by the mermaid is precious and rare, and should be worth a hundred gold, but the townspeople of the town do not know it, but feel flashy. Ling Yue didn't know what to do, so he sold it at the same price as ordinary coarse cloth in exchange for money for medical treatment.
Unexpectedly, some townspeople found out about the beauty and tried to resell the merchants at a high price, which also made the yarn woven by Ling Yue go to the outside world, and at the same time laid the root of it.
Ling Yue was not afraid of hardship, but in the midst of hard work, he got a kind of fulfillment and satisfaction that belonged to human beings.
But the heavens didn't seem to favor her, and Shui Sheng's condition was still getting worse and worse, his face was sallow, his eye sockets were deep, he was extremely haggard, and even the whole person had lost a lot of weight, and he no longer had the strength and perseverance of the past.
And Ling Yue gradually lost her once clear and moving smile, and she realized what it meant to be sad.
An old man said that Shui Sheng was terminally ill and there was no cure. When Ling Yue heard this, her heart suddenly hurt, as if she had been pricked by a needle, and she faintly felt that the aquatic life would disappear into the sunset of the sea like the young couple.
Ling Yue lost her soul, she didn't want to watch the aquatic life disappear, she just wanted to sit on the worn-out bow of the boat, sing songs, and accompany the aquatic life.
Finally, on a rainy night, the rain was heavy and whining, and it fell into the courtyard as if it was about to overflow the threshold.
Ling Yue hid in a room, and under the dim candlelight, her legs turned into a colorful fishtail.
Her countenance was a little tired from sorrow, but there was fearless strength in the depths of her eyes.
Ling Yue bit her lip lightly, a dagger trembled slightly, and slowly leaned towards the beautiful fishtail.
The blade of the dagger pressed against her fishtail scales, and Ling Yue took a deep breath, her hand trembling incessantly, and she slashed outward inch by inch.
With every effort she exerted, blood slowly oozed out, and her face grew pale, even her biting lip became bloodless.
Outside the house, the wind and rain were more urgent, and it seemed to be miserable.
Ling Yue slowly closed her eyes, turned her head, and as her body shook suddenly, a piece of red fish scales fell.
Blood gushed out, staining her fishtail and the ground.
Ling Yue crouched on the table, her fair neck and green tendons were slightly exposed, and her lips were slightly open, as if she couldn't bear the pain of scaling anymore, and she was about to scream. The pain seemed to make him lose all his strength, and her bloodied hand slowly let go, and with a "dang!" sound, the dagger fell to the ground.
It's just that everything is drowned out by the sound of wind and rain outside the house.
Ling Yue gasped slightly, beads of sweat slowly seeping down her pale face. She slowly lowered her head, looked at the fish scales in the bloodstain, and smiled on her weak and tired face.
The shark has its scales, which can cure all kinds of diseases.
Shui Sheng's illness gradually began to improve, but what he didn't notice was that Ling Yue's smiling face was full of deep weakness and exhaustion, and where he couldn't see, the thin body that walked differently seemed to be about to fall down as soon as the wind blew.
The dilapidated fishing boats were able to go to sea again, and the people in the town said that the water was young and strong, so they survived. Ling Yue sat on the bow of the boat, looking at the aquatic life whose spiritual strength was better than before, she felt that everything was worth it.
It's as if everything is back to the way it used to be.
Next to the reef group, Ah Wan finally noticed the strangeness of Ling Yue's fish tail.
She looked at the colored fishtail with a missing scale in amazement, and said in astonishment, "What's wrong with you?"
Ling Yue shook her head, her lips moved, but she didn't speak, as if her strength when she was cutting her scales was shattered by a nervous and caring word from her playmate in front of her at this moment, and her heart was actually a little sour.
Ah Wan looked at Ling Yue's face, her expression gradually turned from shock to indignation, and said, "Did it not be done by humans!"
"It's not. ”
"How long do you have to hide it from me, don't think I don't know how often you ......." Ah Wan didn't finish speaking, but she was stunned.
"It's me. Ling Yue suddenly bowed his head and said.
"What?" Ah Wan was stunned for a long time, as if the whole person had been greatly impacted, and after a while, she shook her head and said, "Why?"
Ling Yue didn't dare to look at her gaze, still lowering her head, "That person is about to die, I'm ....... I don't want him dead. ”
Ah Wan was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said angrily: "I thought you were just curious about the human world, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing to hurt yourself!
"Please don't tell the patriarch......." Hearing this, Ling Yue suddenly raised his head, as if there was pleading in his eyes, and said faintly: "Awan." ”
Under her sad gaze, Ah Wan's heart suddenly softened, and she didn't know what to say, and after a while, she said abruptly: "Ah Yue, why are you so stupid." After speaking, she lowered her head, stroked the wound on Ling Yue's fish tail with her hand, and said in a low voice: "For the sake of one person, is it worth suffering this heart-piercing pain?"
Ling Yue didn't speak.
While she was blindly giving, she didn't know that a disaster had found her.
On that day, a townsman suddenly led three strange men to the aquatic house.
Shui Sheng invited three men into the house, and the three men pulled out a thin veil from their bosoms. Since then, the day has been muddy.
"Shui Sheng, I'm back!" In the evening, Ling Yue came back happily and walked into the house normally, she didn't notice the slightest abnormality in Shui Sheng's expression, or that Shui Sheng was the person she trusted the most.
Shui Sheng smiled and poured her a cup of tea, but I don't know if it was absent-minded or what, the tea cup shook suddenly and spilled on the sleeve of Ling Yue's clothes.
Shui Sheng panicked and went to wipe her, but was stunned, and there was no trace of her horned clothes being soaked with water.
Ling Yue looked at the aquatic life as if she was at a loss, gently withdrew her arm, and smiled happily: "It's okay!"
Shui Sheng nodded abruptly and smiled.
Late at night, Ling Yue was asleep. Shui Sheng stood beside her, looking at the quiet woman.
He glanced down at the dagger in his hand, his face was complicated, as if he was struggling with something, and finally, he took a deep breath, and his eyes became resolute.
The dagger stabbed hard at Ling Yue's leg.
Almost at the same time, Ling Yue woke up in pain, but when she opened her eyes, she froze, as if she had forgotten the pain, only to see Shui Sheng holding a dagger covered in blood, slowly retreating with a frightened face, shaking her head and muttering, "You....... You're really a monster......."
Ling Yue woke up suddenly, she raised her eyes and suddenly panicked, it turned out that her legs had not healed from the scaly wounds, and now she was stabbed by a dagger, and under this sharp pain, it turned into a colorful fishtail, but it was instantly stained red with blood.
Ling Yue panicked, hurriedly endured the severe pain on his body, turned into a human appearance again, stood up forcibly, looked at Shui Sheng, and hurriedly said, "Shui Sheng, I'm not a monster. ”
"You turned out to be ....... It's a youkai ........"
Shui Sheng still stepped back, but every time he retreated, Ling Yue's eyes became a little overshadowed, "Shui Sheng, you listen to my explanation, I'm really not a monster." ”
In his panic, Shui Sheng tripped on the table under his feet, stumbled and slumped to the ground.
"Shui Sheng, are you okay!" Ling Yue was so anxious that she couldn't help but want to help him, but her leg wound was bleeding, and it was difficult for her to stand firmly.
"Don't come here!"
Shui Sheng suddenly raised the dagger with both hands and pointed it at Ling Yue, the dagger kept trembling, and the sharp tip of the knife kept shaking.
Ling Yue looked at this familiar dagger, and her face suddenly turned pale, as if this dagger had stabbed her body and heart.
The first time she felt this feeling of grief, she couldn't say anything, just looked at the man in front of her who made her heartbroken, and shouted softly:
"Aquatic ......"
"Youkai, youkai!" Shui Sheng seemed to be unable to hear, his eyes glazed, and he still sat on the ground, his dagger trembling and raised.
Ling Yue's eyes instantly turned red.
At the door, at some point, three strange men stood looking at Ling Yue indifferently.
"Demon!" shouted like thunder.
Ling Yue's body swayed, took a step back timidly, and suddenly shook his head and said, "I'm not a demon, really not." Her helpless gaze remained on the aquatic body.
One of them said coldly: "Hmph, you have done evil in the world, confused mortals, and plotted against you, today is your death!"
"I didn't ......" Ling Yue looked at Shui Sheng timidly, and said in a wail: "Shui Sheng, they lied to you, I didn't want to harm you, I was sincere to you." ”
How she wished that Shui Sheng would stand up and say a word, but Shui Sheng sat on the ground in a daze, without any response.
In the room, the man glanced at the wound on Ling Yue's leg, and said coldly: "I still want to confuse him, he is an ordinary person, although he is soft on you, but he also knows that demons have different paths and violate the way of heaven!
Ling Yue's body was shocked, and he looked at Shui Sheng in disbelief, and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The mermaid pearl is transformed by the blood of the merman's heart, so when the merman is grieving, he sings and hammers the blood, but he refuses to shed tears easily. They will only shed a tear on their deathbed, proving that they once existed. And the merman family also keeps all the shark beads, and for thousands of years, they have never been left in the dust.
That night, the sound of fighting was heard in the house.
Although Ling Yue was injured, the merman clan was blessed with a hundred years of spiritual power, which completely suppressed the three ordinary cultivators.
But Ling Yue has a kind heart, even so, she always doesn't want to hurt anyone, even if it's the person who wants her life.
In the chaos, the faint burning candle flame on the table quietly fell, as if unwilling to see this destined tragedy.
The lamp oil slowly trickled down the edge of the table, like who, who had not shed tears for a long time?