Mermaid Throne

Tao Yiran, who was only awakened by the urge to urinate, turned his head in a daze, only to see a vague figure in the darkness, holding something up and attacking him.The vigilance he had practiced in the boxing ring made him subconsciously dodge the attack, and at the same time he grabbed a pillow in his hand and hit the person who came.

This flash, he finally woke up, but the figure continued to attack him relentlessly, Tao Yiran hid while grabbing the lighter, lit the flame, and finally saw the true face of the uninvited guest.

"Damn!" He widened his eyes, and couldn't believe that an eleven or twelve-year-old boy suddenly appeared in the room, holding a kitchen knife viciously and trying to cut himself.

The house is indeed haunted!

"Whoever killed you, who are you going to seek revenge on! What's the matter with me!" Tao Yiran yelled while dodging, but the child not only did not hesitate, but even more viciously attacked.

After hiding for a while, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He looked down and saw that the kid had a shadow, and most of the white sweat that had just emerged immediately evaporated, so the vicious person turned into himself, and he grabbed it casually. Throwing a stool at the child: "How dare you bully your grandpa! I'm tired of you!"

The child hid in a panic because his physical strength had not yet recovered, but the kitchen knife in his hand never stopped attacking.The two were chasing and killing in a small room, unable to perform their movements, so using props became the best attack method.With sharp eyes, Tao Yiran took off the bamboo pole hanging on the wall, and threw it at the child!

The bamboo pole with a larger attack range was thrown down, and the child couldn't dodge it in time, and the kitchen knife in his hand was finally sent flying.Tao Yiran immediately rushed forward and pinned the man to the ground.

"Are you convinced?!" Tao Yiran's movements are very neat, which is the result of years of fighting in the boxing ring.

Although the child's movements are clumsy, he has great strength. If it wasn't for Tao Yiran's great suppression skills, he might have been overthrown by him. "Let me go!" The child's voice was waxy, not at all like a little devil who could kill people.

"How did you get in?" Tao Yiran continued to exert force, and the child felt a sharp pain in his joints, and couldn't help crying out. "If you don't tell me, I'll break your hand." Tao Yiran sneered, "You know, no one will find out after throwing it into the sea. Besides, mermaids won't care about your life as an ordinary human."

"Throw me into the sea if you have the ability!" the child yelled.

"You think I dare not?!" Tao Yiran picked him up and was about to take him outside, but when he was about to open the door, he found that the big fish in his basin had disappeared.

He froze for a moment, and while restraining the child with one hand, he lit a candle with the other hand.

There are still some wet footprints on the outside of the wooden basin, which are almost the same size as a child.

Tao Yiran's eyes were wide open, staring intently at the child's little face sculpted in pink and jade.

"You stole my fish?" He finally realized that such a young child has enough strength to contend with him, and this is definitely not an ordinary person. "...Are you a mermaid?"

The child didn't make a sound, but the corners of his tightly pursed mouth had a hint of mockery.

"...You don't even have any clothes on, so you come to steal my fish?" Tao Yiran was annoyed by his expression, and sneered.

There was a moment of dead silence in the room.

The child couldn't explain why he was running around the room without his clothes on, but he couldn't reveal his identity, so he could only turn red and continue to struggle.

Tao Yiran pressed him against the door panel, his movements were not gentle: "Tell me, where did you get my fish?"

"Hitting a mermaid is a felony!" the child turned his head and yelled at him.

"Theft is also a crime, and intentional murder is a felony. I am just self-defense, and human laws can take effect first." Mermaids have their own laws, and humans also have their own laws. The two races have constant conflicts because of the protection of weak laws. A simple and crude way, that is, whoever is the victim, whose law will take effect first.

"You have no proof! I didn't steal the fish, so go find it if you can!" The child snorted coldly.

"You think I'm blind? The footprints next to the basin haven't dried yet, how could the fish grow their own legs..." Tao Yiran was stunned halfway through speaking.

The child became nervous, and immediately started talking nonsense: "How could fish have long legs? Are you stupid? It's obviously... yes..."

His defense also ceased fire when he saw Tao Yiran's wide-eyed eyes.

He may have underestimated human IQ.

Gee.

Tao Yiran's heart was turbulent at the moment, wishing to catch those two escaped fishermen and hang them upside down [-] times.

...Damn it!What would he do with a piranha that couldn't be fried or boiled?

Knowing that he couldn't hide it anymore, the child's murderous intent became even stronger, and he broke free from his restraint with all his strength, and threw him to the ground.At this moment, Tao Yiran's heart was a little beating. In the mermaid world, purebred mermaids are more valuable than emperors. Let alone human laws, even if this brat chops himself up, he won't be punished by law.

But he is Tao Yiran after all.

Tao Yiran, who has been living in an underground boxing gym full of fish and dragons since he was 12 years old, before facing the murderous lore of the earth's ultra-rare species, his adrenal hormones are 100% awakened, and he accurately hits himself with that small fist He grabbed hold of his face tightly, and then five words popped out from the root of his teeth: "But I saved you."

The child stared at him, and there was only a chill in those beautiful black eyes: "I will keep your whole body."

... He knew that the mermaid's chest cavity had nothing but an empty swim bladder and no conscience!

Tao Yiran firmly grasped his fist with both hands, stepped on the child's waist with one foot, turned over with another strength, and pinned him to the ground again.

The child hated that his physical strength had not fully recovered, and Tao Yiran's fighting skills had the upper hand again. The two wrestled for a while, and finally the weak child collapsed on the ground, his hands and feet were weak.

The sleep-deprived boy had a very irritable temper, and regardless of the naked body of the other party, he drew a fishing net from the side and tied him firmly to the stool. a basin of water. "Aren't fish incapable of lack of water?" He smiled, "It's hard for me to do business when you're dead."

The child stared at him.Even if it is a mermaid, it will be uncomfortable after soaking for a long time after becoming a human, okay!

After tossing and tossing for a long time, the sleepy boy finally couldn't help but threw himself on the bed, hugging the pillow and quickly fell asleep again.

The wind and rain outside the house remained the same, and the house gradually returned to tranquility as if it had been devastated by the storm.

When Tao Yiran woke up again, he thought he was dreaming.

The sunlight came in through the cracks in the curtains and the door, and shone on the face of the child on the stool.

It was a face that could definitely be called an angel's face. If it wasn't for the murderous appearance last night that was so impressive, Tao Yiran would never have imagined that such a beautiful child would pick up a kitchen knife with a long arm and kill people.

At this moment, the little angel with a dark heart was leaning against the back of the chair, sleeping soundly, as if the fishing net tied with him was a warm quilt.

Sitting on the bed and thinking for a long time, Tao Yiran couldn't figure out how to solve this hot potato.

Can't kill, can't let go.

The purebred mermaid in the legend has not yet been seen. Is it true that no one has seen it, or have everyone who has seen it been killed and silenced?After Tao Yiran's experience last night, he has basically come up with the answer.

But if you kill a purebred mermaid, who knows what kind of revenge will be met later?He just wants to live well in the human world, so as not to get involved in any messy disputes between humans and fish.

He rubbed his hair irritably, turned over and pried up the bed board, and took out a wooden box from a hidden compartment inside.There are all his properties in it. Although he is a bit reluctant to let go of this house, if he doesn't leave now, there will be more troubles later.

Just as he was about to take out the wooden box, there was the sound of a stool wiping the floor behind him.

The little devil woke up.

Subconsciously pushing the bed back, Tao Yiran defensively grabbed the wooden stick beside him, ready to attack at any time.

The child who just woke up had confused and innocent eyes, but the moment he saw Tao Yiran, he immediately became vigilant again.

Tao Yiran was stunned.There was once a child who had the same expression when he was frightened by an uninvited guest from his arms.

The wooden stick in his hand fell down.

The two confronted each other for a long time, until Tao Yiran's stomach rang, like a chain reaction, the child's tummy also rang.

"..." No matter how strong the child was, he blushed at this moment.

Tao Yiran finally found the empty plate on the table, and immediately raised his eyebrows: "You still ate my fried rice!"

The child pursed his lips and did not answer, but his eyes drooped.

Brother, I'm hungry.Looking at his face, Tao Yiran even had an auditory hallucination for a moment.

how can that be possible?He smiled self-deprecatingly in his heart,

"...Hey, what's your name?" Perhaps because he felt that the other party was not threatening for the time being, Tao Yiran also relaxed his vigilance, got out of bed with a wooden stick, and asked while getting dressed.

Still no one answered him.

Putting the wooden stick in his belt, the boy who didn't intend to waste money with him was wondering when he walked into the kitchen: "It's really strange that fish still eat fried rice."

The child snorted coldly, and only slowly raised his eyelids to glance at the kitchen when Tao Yiran turned his back to him.

The smell of shellfish wafted from the kitchen, and the child bit his lower lip tightly. When the man brought out a plate of fried rice with clams and chives, he was finally a little moved.

Seeing his expression, Tao Yiran deliberately moved the table to the child's side, so that the aroma of the fried rice would be more directly on the face of the starving child whose eyes were staring straight.

"Despicable and shameless!" The child finally couldn't bear to curse.

Tao Yiran took a bite of his meal before slowly looking up at him: "What's your name?"

"..." The child swallowed, but still didn't answer.

Tao Yiran buried his head in his meal, but didn't ask any further questions.

The child watched half a plate of fried rice disappear, finally couldn't hold back, and said three words: "Wang Dahai."

"..."

"..."

"Hehe, do you think I'm as stupid as you?" Tao Yiran taunted while chewing rice.

"My name has nothing to do with you! Stupid human, let me go! Otherwise, more mermaids will come to kill you later!" The child was so angry that he wanted to stab him to death with his eyes.

Tao Yiran still had food in his mouth, and retorted inarticulately: "First, if you still wanted to kill me last night, I would release a murderer? Second, I haven't finished my meal yet. Third, I I can send you to the mermaid guard at the pier without revealing your identity as a purebred mermaid, but I worked so hard to save you, so I have to get paid back anyway. You say I will report to Wang Dahai My name, will the mermaid guards take me for an idiot?"

Upon hearing the mermaid escort, the child's expression changed suddenly, and he immediately shook his head: "I'm not going to the escort!"

As soon as the words fell, the young man smiled thoughtfully.In just two or three sentences, Tao Yiran had a clear understanding of the other party's situation.

Mermaid cubs are too fragile to act alone. Even if they travel far, they will never break into human territory alone.At this time, this rarer mermaid did not seek help from the guards, but resisted. There must be some reason why other mermaids should not find him.

A more threatening reason.

That's the real reason a young merfolk would rather risk killing a human with his own hands than run off alone and ask the merfolk for help.

Tao Yiran, who had also experienced escape, understood this concern and mentality too well.

"So you ran away from home?" Tao Yiran deliberately tried.

After all, the child is still young, so he is naturally inferior to Tao Yiran who grew up from the scum in terms of EQ, but his round eyes are staring, and there is a slight mist in his eyes.

Tired, fearful, flustered, wronged, vigilant, Tao Yiran seemed to be looking at himself two years ago.

"Who are you hiding from? Have you been hiding for a long time? Are you hungry? Are you unable to rely on your family? Or is your family gone? Then where will you hide after you kill me?" In the past, asked in a low voice.

His words seemed to touch the other party's secret, the child's pursed lips began to tremble slightly, as long as Tao Yiran was more mean, the other party would be completely broken.

It's just that Tao Yiran had suffered the same pain, and the sadness in the other's eyes actually hurt him too.

When the moisture stored in the child's eye sockets was about to fall, Tao Yiran finally clicked his tongue impatiently, and brought the plate in front of him: "Eat."

"Let go of me." The child glared at him even now, unwilling to admit defeat.

"Don't be so wordy, I'll hit you again if I let you go, finish eating obediently, and we'll discuss how to let you go." Tao Yiran's tone returned to his original harshness.

The child froze for a while, and finally opened his mouth, letting Tao Ran feed him food spoon by spoon, not very gently.

"Hey, Wang Dahai, can you stop being so gentle when you eat? How long do you want to eat a spoonful twice?" Tao Yiran urged impatiently.

The child ignored him, the habit of eating is a kind of self-cultivation, only a rude human being like him would not pay attention.

"Wang Dahai, are you a mermaid from the East? Your hair is quite black." Tao Yiran said again.

"..."

"Wang Dahai, don't you feel cold without clothes?"

"...Don't call me Wang Dahai again!" The child, who couldn't take it anymore, almost sprayed the food in his mouth on his face.

After meeting those playful glasses, he realized that he had been tricked. The child swallowed the fried rice in his mouth bitterly, and reluctantly said his real name after holding back for a long time: "... Rongxuan, majestic Rong, black Xuan."

"Oh." Tao Yiran stuffed another spoonful of fried rice into his mouth.

Rong Xuan glared at him.

Tao Yiran looked at him, waiting for him to finish the spoonful.

"What's your name, are you not going to say it?" Rong Xuan felt that this person had the aura of a jerk in his bones.

"Tell you what to do? Wait for you to find a chance to take revenge? You must know that you are going to kill me now, not me. I will feed you, and you will be named. Isn't it fair?"

Rong Xuan held his breath in his chest, his face flushed red.

"Hurry up, the pot in my pot is getting cold." Tao Yiran urged.

"...Then you still feed me your leftovers?!" Rong Xuan was about to explode.

"I like to eat or not." A scum is a scum, and there is no psychological burden at all when he becomes a scum, seeing that he really wants to take the plate away, Rong Xuan is so angry that tears are about to fall: "I'm not full yet! "

Tao Yiran clicked his tongue and had no choice but to continue feeding.

After both of them were full, Tao Yiran pulled another stool and began to interrogate: "Where are you from? Where are you going?"

"……Nothing to do with you."

"Of course it has something to do with me. I must know whether your next plan is to kill me."

Rong Xuan, whose original plan was to kill and silence, couldn't answer.

Tao Yiran's face immediately pulled down: "I will give you a choice, one is that I will send you back to the sea, and we will act as if we have never met. I don't want to cause trouble, and you don't want to be discovered, this is the best Solution."

Rong Xuan looked straight into the scum's eyes, and after a while, he said, "...I can't go back to the sea."

When there was a negative answer, the corners of Tao Yiran's mouth twitched slightly: "You don't plan to kill me, doves occupy the magpie's nest?"

Rong Xuan snorted, but did not deny it.He originally thought that this human being was just a stepping stone on his way to escape, but he didn't expect that the other party was so powerful and cunning that he had no chance to strike.

The corner of Tao Yiran's mouth twitched: "I'll give you one last choice. Get out of here."

"I'm not leaving." Rong Xuan was no longer as excited as before, and his immature face had an imposing manner beyond his age: "I want to live here."

"..." Tao Yiran leaned back and stared at him for a full three minutes.

"You're out of your mind!" This was the answer he gave after looking at it for 3 minutes.

Rong Xuan frowned slightly, but did not scold back: "I know where to avoid the mermaid guards in the nearby sea area, where to salvage more valuable fish, I will help you make money, and you let me live for half a year. kill you."

"Heh," Tao Yiran smiled, "what am I doing away from the guards? Even if I catch more valuable fish, I can't catch much by myself. I can't let my partner know that you are also a purebred mermaid, right?" ?”

"Golden thread fish, magic bean fish, I don't know how much these fish sell, but I know they are very rare and very small." Rong Xuan looked at him without showing any weakness.

The other party's expression didn't fluctuate much, but the eyes were clearly probing.

Rong Xuan calmed down.He was a little afraid of this young man, Ming Ming was not very old, but he had a very sharp mind, and any word might become the entrance of his attack.

"Half a year? Who are you hiding from? Why are they looking for you?" Tao Yiran suddenly approached him with his upper body and asked forcefully.

"I'm not hiding, I'm recuperating here because I'm in poor health!" Rong Xuan said angrily, "Why are you asking so many questions, as long as you don't tell me that I'm a purebred mermaid, I won't cause any trouble Yes. I need a chance to cover my identity, and you need to make up for the crime of capturing a purebred mermaid, so you can only ally with me. Otherwise, this secret can kill me, and it can kill you as well. You can try try!"

Tao Yiran smiled.

This guy, even the way he looks annoyed, is so similar to that child.

Obviously the moisture in the eye sockets has not dissipated, but he still clings to his pride and refuses to let go.

He curled his lips, thought for a while, and then raised three fingers: "...Three months. I will cover your food and lodging. You take me to fish."

"Half a year." The little mermaid refused to give in at all.

"Your performance makes me feel that the risk is too great." Tao Yiran snorted coldly.

"You have to pay as much as you want to earn." He didn't ignore the poor living environment of this man.

"..." This brat unexpectedly learned his calculations in an instant.Tao Yiran opened the curtains and saw the sun outside, and suddenly had an idea: "Half a year is fine. You take me out to sea today, and I want to see what you are capable of."

But I didn't want the other party to shake his head immediately: "Not today, not this month... within a month."

Tao Yiran laughed angrily: "What do you use to make me trust you? Even if you are a mermaid, you have to consume my food, right? You don't even have a piece of clothing all over your body, so why should you let me support you?"

"My body hasn't recovered yet... and I won't be able to go to sea for a month." Rong Xuan lowered his eyes.

"... Tsk, just tell me, are other mermaids chasing you?" Tao Yiran smiled, "I haven't seen such a down-and-out mermaid before. A crippled mermaid whose fish scales have been beaten to pieces. It is said that there is also a battle within the mermaid race, called... the War of the Throne? Although it is a legend, I have even seen purebred mermaids, so I believe this legend now But how can you, a child like you who hasn't even grown hair, get involved in this kind of battle?"

Rong Xuan turned his head irritably: "It has nothing to do with the Throne War." After a pause, his expression returned to his arrogance: "It's so annoying, do you want to cooperate?"

"..." Tao Yiran kicked the stool, and the stool that almost turned over startled the child, and the scumbag smiled even more scumbag: "Hey, I didn't wear any clothes, and I was tied to the stool to dry For a long time, you can still have this kind of airs, you are quite good at pretending."

Rong Xuan was stunned, and when he finally remembered that he was naked all the time, he immediately sneezed.Sniffing, the child became angry and roared: "Hurry up and untie!"

With a sneer, Tao Yiran took out a kitchen knife from the kitchen, and cut the fishing net with one pick.

The child who stood up quickly and surrounded himself with a quilt blushed and continued to ask for clothes. Tao Yiran threw him a worn-out short sleeve.Although Tao Yiran's figure was on the thin side, the boy's clothes were too big for Rong Xuan's body.Even the shorts look like a skirt.

Tao Yiran looked at the back of the guy changing his clothes, and silently moved his eyes away.

I really took in a little devil who looked like an angel.