[The shark] Seven years later

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Ah Yan did not kill Ah Cuo.

He didn't bother to care about the clansmen who fell all over the ground in the small courtyard.

He was very weak, and with great difficulty, he moved to Grandma's side and helped Grandma up.

Grandma's seven orifices also seeped blood, perhaps because of her weaker body, the bleeding was less than others, but it was not uncomfortable, but fortunately, she was used to the weak body, and recovered faster than others .

Ah Yan didn't know why the strange sound waves he emitted came from, nor was he in the mood to know.

He helped Grandma to lie down on the bed, closed the door and locked it, and then moved a wooden cabinet to hold it firmly. He got on the bed and nestled in Grandma's arms, like a wronged cub after being injured, crying in pain: "Grandma , I’m in so much pain.”

The merman mother, who had been worrying about her child's future for a long time, seemed to be relieved at last. She let go of the burden in her heart a little bit, and with a long-lost and relaxed mood, she gently blew on Ah Yan's forehead, softly Said: "Fly with pain." There seemed to be a relaxed smile in her voice.

——at such an obviously inappropriate time.

So Yan raised his head and stared at his mother, as if he wanted to find some kind of relief emotion in her eyes because of despair and decided to die with the person who hurt him.

but.

Ah Yan's grandmother even had the joy of a new life in her eyes. She looked at her son who depended on each other lovingly, and whispered softly: "In this way... even if you die immediately, it won't be so uncomfortable..." She seemed to have made up her mind What determination, his eyes became more and more dazzling.

Ah Yan doesn't understand, and doesn't want to understand, his head is full of complicated things, he obviously doesn't know anything, but he has to bear everything and take responsibility for himself seven years later, he is anxious and very anxious Aggrieved, he hugged his mother tightly, trying to embed her in his body with all his strength.

The two mother and son cuddled up to each other quietly in the shabby room in what seemed to be the end of the road.

After a while, there was finally noise outside. Ah Yan, who had been quiet for a long time, rubbed her arms in Grandma's arms and said in a low voice, "Grandma, I forgot what happened in the past seven years. I seem to have lost seven years." years of memory."

There was a conversation outside the door, and the female mermaid was not in the mood to listen anymore. She looked at her child in surprise, and after a long while, she murmured: "I'll just say you..." Suddenly she didn't care about Ah Lin. .

The female merman didn't want to say the name that made her child's demon, she was silent for a while, kissed A Yan's forehead softly, and said: "If you lose it, you lose it, don't think about it, it's just a bad memory on the top of your head. Seeing Ah Yan raised her head in surprise, she showed a gentle smile and said, "My Ah Yan, don't think too much, as long as you remember who you are."

She continued to kiss Ah Yan's forehead lightly, and solemnly instructed, "Ah Yan, no matter what you will encounter in the future, you must remember that you are Ah Yan, and never lose yourself easily."

Ah Yan wanted to cry inexplicably, he rubbed his grandmother, but heard a low moan from her mouth, which made him suddenly tired, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When the outsiders broke through the wooden door and broke in, the female mermaid just sat up, holding her precious child in her arms, her eyes were calm, and her tone was cold; "Please be quiet, my child is already asleep."

Her expression was extremely cold, and the older generation of mermen who broke in suddenly remembered that dazzling female who was in the wind and waves many years ago, so they couldn't help shrinking their necks and silenced.

In fact, the body of the female merman is at the end of her strength, and she is paving the way for her child with her last vitality. She leans against the wall behind her, covered in cold sweat, and it took a lot of effort not to let herself soften.

"Ah, how can you let your child do such a cruel thing?" The leading male mermaid finally spoke. He is an elder in the clan. After hearing the abnormal sound wave, he was called away by the clan leader. A group of people came to the most remote place in the clan land.

Hatred appeared in the eyes of the female mermaid whose name was called, and she said coldly: "This is my poor child protecting his mother!" She glanced around, "I never thought that I would be raised by you, but would teach This kind of young people who rely on their physical strength to bully orphans and widowed mothers! They don’t show their strength in the sea, but they despicably use it against their fellow clansmen! Could it be that our mermaid clan is declining day by day?! "

The older generation of mermaids who came to Xingshi to ask their crimes felt ashamed for a moment, and then remembered that the female in front of them had committed a more serious crime than them, so they puffed up their chests again and wanted to ask questions.

But the female mermaid didn't give them a chance. She took the opportunity and said, "I'm a female. Even if I committed a crime, living in a corner for many years can be regarded as atonement." Her tone was light, But he got the initiative and made an offer, "You should also understand the current situation, who is bullying whom? I don't dare to ask the clan to deal with those young people. You just need to promise me one condition. I won't pursue it any further."

The older generation taught people to look at each other, but now the situation is really clear-who would bring a lot of people into their own home to bully?Unless you are full.

It's just that no one expected that this weak female would deflate even the strong young people.What's more, there is a female on the humiliated side, even if she wants to ask the crime partiality, she can't help but weigh whether she dares to fight against the clan rules.

What the female merman said actually made them hesitate and dare not refuse directly.

The injured young mermaids came to life under the treatment of the people sent by the family doctor. They groaned in pain, and the concussion in their brains made them retch and want to vomit. Some of them who were in better condition even cursed mentally, which made them The mermaid elder who was thinking about it was even more depressed, and couldn't help but think that the younger generation of mermaids were really so unbearable?

He was furious, waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead." He seemed decisive, but he was already thinking about what conditions the female mermaid in front of him might offer, and how to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, the female mermaid said: "If there are foreigners coming to propose marriage in the future, please let my son choose first."

When the voice fell, everyone in the room froze.

Most of the people of the Merman tribe are beautiful and famous, and they are located at the southernmost tip of the Zhifu Sea, which adds to the mystery. Although there are few females in the tribe, the males can also transform into females to reproduce during the reproductive period, so There are often foreigners who travel thousands of miles to ask for marriage among the shark tribe, thinking that getting a shark wife is a beauty.

It’s just that generally those who come to marry mermaids are not particularly powerful races, and the mermaids that the mermaids choose to marry are usually the weakest and incompetent members of the tribe. Instead of wasting food in the clan, it might as well just use it in exchange for a generous betrothal gift.

Therefore, it is really not a good request to give priority to the right to let foreigners ask for marriage.

If it weren't for the fact that there have been no foreigners asking for marriage for hundreds of years, maybe Ah Yan would have been married off long ago. Why did this strange female mermaid go so far as to ask for this priority?

The elder shark was puzzled, and said: "This is not a trivial matter, I need to report to the patriarch, and the patriarch will make a decision before I can reply to you."

The female merman sneered, and said forcefully: "If you don't want to, you can just say it. If you can't do this, just arrest those young people for me, and I will naturally relieve my hatred if I kill you!"

The elder merman was furious, and just as his subordinates were about to move, they heard the female merman scold angrily: "Elder, don't you even care about the family rules passed down for thousands of years?!!!"

The elder Sharkman was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his high-burning anger was discouraged. He was annoyed for a long time, and finally said: "I agree with you!" keep up.

After all the people in the courtyard had left, the female merman exhaled foul breath, her spine softened, and she fell on the bed, with blood oozing from her lips, and she looked at the child who could no longer hold her in her arms, her eyes were weak , but full of love and compassion.

"My son..." She murmured softly, no more energy to finish the rest, she closed her eyelashes and fell into a deep sleep.

When Yan woke up, he didn't have time to wonder why he fell asleep, and found the room was a mess, with his mother lying beside him, which shocked him.He tremblingly stretched out his hand to touch his breath, and the seemingly absent breath made him feel so sad and happy that he almost cried out.

He jumped out of bed, hurriedly ran to the kitchen to reheat the medicine that had been boiled but left cold, took advantage of the warming time to tidy up the house and yard quickly, repaired what could be repaired, and brought the medicine , Wake up the sleeping grandma, and feed her the medicine spoon by spoon.

Probably because of the heat of the medicine, Grandma's pale face finally had a blush. She leaned against the head of the bed, stretched out her hand to smooth out Ah Yan's messy hair, and said, "Ah Yan, go get a comb. .”

Ah Yan obediently took out the fishbone comb from the drawer of the counter and handed it to Grandma. Grandma pressed his shoulders and made him sit with his back facing her. She picked up the comb and combed his hair. The messy black hair with withered grass was combed to get rid of the mud and sand mixed in it, and then braided into small braids close to the scalp, and finally gathered into a big braid, and Ah Yan's small face was finally revealed, as if turning the clouds to see the moon, But it was a mess, and there was a bloody wound on his forehead, a poor little cat.

Grandma's hands were as gentle as a massage, Ah Yan raised her head, drowsy, and Huamao had a silly smile on her face.

The female merman couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw her child's dumbfounded appearance, and woke up Ah Yan, told him to wring out the clean handkerchief and bring the water basin over, wipe the medicine on his face with her own hands, and said in a conferring tone, Softly said: "Ah Yan, Grandma told you that if someone from a foreign race comes to ask for marriage, you can marry him, okay?"

"Marry?" Ah Yan suddenly opened his eyes, his naturally long and narrow eyes widened into the shape of almonds, and there was a certain ignorance of ignorance in the pupils, "Grandma, why do you say that?"

Ah Yan can't accept it. Marrying out is completely different from forming a partner with a clansman. As a male, let alone marrying a female, even if it is marrying another male of the same clan, even if one of them wants to give birth to a female during the reproductive period, But most of the time, it's equal status.And to marry, and marry to a foreign race, is to be completely inferior.

Ah Yan knew that it was impossible for him to form a partner with a female in the clan, and most of them were not even eligible for marriage, but he also held a kind of longing for marrying another male. He once naively thought of marrying Ah Rin's marriage is clearly out of reach, not to mention now that A-Rin has A-Cu, she completely let go of such unrealistic fantasies.

It's just that no matter what, Ah Yan never thought of marrying a foreign race.

Even if one lives alone all the time, it is better than marrying a foreign race!

Ah Yan was puzzled, with panic on his face, very puzzled why his grandmother would make such a request for him.

"Grandma...Grandma, are you..." Also despise me, are you going to drive me away?

Ah Yan's eyes were filled with water, which made the female mermaid feel distressed.

"My silly child, why would Grandma hurt you?" The female mermaid hugged Ah Yan into her arms to comfort her, "Just listen to Grandma this time, Grandma has negotiated terms with the clansmen, if a good foreigner comes Clan people, you have the priority to marry. When you leave the clan land with all beards and tails, you will be free to jump in the sea. Ah Yan, you already have the ability to protect yourself, and you can go wherever you want in the future. "

Ah Yan's eyes widened, he suddenly realized something, he hesitated for a while, and finally asked: "Grandma, what have I been doing for the past seven years?"

Bitterness appeared in Grandma's eyes, and she said softly: "My Yan, don't count on the clan anymore. If I could leave here, I would have taken you away. It means that you are a traitor, and you will be expelled and hunted down by sea clans from all corners of the world." She put her arms around Ah Yan, with tears in her eyes, "During the past seven years, you have been blinded by the demon god and lost your mind. , have done many despicable things, and most of the people in the clan can no longer tolerate you."

"If I leave, will there be a place for you in this shark tribe?"

"Rather than being forced to rebel, it is better to leave on your own, my Yan, and think about your future. As long as you agree, even if I am going to die in the next moment, I will have to wait until someone who can marry you comes. .”

"Grandmother." Ah Yan hugged his mother suddenly, he was full of grief, and suddenly resented himself for the past seven years, why did he let his cherished relatives worry about him, he choked up and said: "Grandmother , I promise you of course, I only hope you get better soon and leave with me."

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The author has something to say:

After finishing Chapter 3, I feel that the writing is getting more and more difficult... But it will be fine after this section is over. The soy sauce party who has set up FLAG has already booked a lunch box. When they rest, the story of the mermaids is over. It's not so hard.