Mermaid Law

"Traitor, you violated the admonition of the ethnic group and got close to humans!"

"No, Yu Jingnian is different from the people you mentioned."

"Traitor, you violated the admonition of the ethnic group and refused to reproduce!"

"Sorry, I think I have found my lover, and a mermaid with a lover can refuse involuntary reproduction."

"You have no legal partner, and humans are never recognized."

"No, Lilith, I hold the real secret of the mermaid race. We shouldn't reject humans. We used to be the same race."

"You always have too much heresy."

"Lilith, you have been away from the group for too long, and you don't know the current change. I used to be the leader of the North Atlantic tribe, and I have explored the origin of the mermaid..."

"There is no evidence for it. I only know that reproduction is the responsibility of mermaids. I want to leave offspring who are familiar with humans and escape here. Maybe one day, humans are determined to eliminate mermaids, and offspring who are familiar with humans will be more useful."

"Trust me, there won't be..."

Before he could finish his sentence, severe pain hit his waist.

When he opened his eyes, the male mermaid didn't realize where he was, the surrounding was dark, and the humid air made him feel very comfortable.The wound was still hurting intermittently, and this time he was injured too badly to recover in a very short time.

Mermaids are an extremely militant race. If an injured mermaid without a partner can't recover for a whole day, they will be assigned to the second line and will no longer be responsible for hunting, because such wounds will leave permanent blemishes on the mermaid.It was an extremely tragic situation. He used to be the leader of a group. He had the strongest strength and the most intelligent intelligence. In times of crisis, he could always make the most correct choice. But this time, he didn't know what he was doing was right. wrong.

"Are you awake?" A vague voice came from beside the ear, the mermaid turned her head and saw a familiar face.The lover he has set in his heart.Yu Jingnian, he remembered this pronunciation, it was very gentle, and it was undoubtedly one of the few pleasant tones in the rough human language.Fei Lian, his lover called him.

He likes the name.

But he betrayed his lover.

Thinking of this, the mermaid was extremely depressed.

He is a poor lover, unable to provide shelter, food, or even an invitation to his partner.He has his responsibilities, and he and the female mermaids should contribute to the reproduction of the group.This is the law of the mermaids.Reason told him that he should stay away from Jingnian Yu and compromise with Lilith.

Survival and reproduction are the instincts of animals, especially emerging races like mermaids.

But he couldn't do it, he couldn't confide his love language to his lover, and he couldn't dedicate his responsibility to the race.

How he had put himself in such a pathetic position!

"You seem to be in a bad mood, do you want to come out?" The familiar voice sounded again, with a patient and gentle tone, although many times the mermaid would not respond.

"Yu...Jing...Nian..." Fei Lian spoke again, speaking in an infinitely gentle tone for mermaids.He reached out and tapped on the glass wall of the thermostat, and the whole box moved, slowly letting him out.

The glare of the shadowless lamp made Fei Lian close his eyes slightly, and then he felt a pair of gentle hands slowly stroking his tail.

"Healed a little, but it seems to be a little slow? At least slower than I predicted. Do you want to eat something?" Yu Jingnian's face moved closer to him.Fei Lian slowly touched Yu Jingnian's face almost with emotion, he thought he would never see him again.

In merman custom, females have the right to kill single males who refuse to mate.At that time, if Yu Jingnian hadn't appeared, the angry female mermaid might have killed him.

Thanks to Sea God, to some extent, she is an extremely magnanimous woman, and she didn't cause the slightest harm to his lover.

"Don't worry, I'm here, no one will hurt you anymore." Yu Jingnian said.

Fei Lian remembered the expression he had learned to express happiness, he opened his mouth slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth, and then he was satisfied to see Yu Jingnian showing the same expression.

He likes this expression, Yu Jingnian seems to have softened his lines at this moment, I hope he can see this expression a few more times in the few days to come.Fei Lian knew how serious his wound was. Even if it healed again, it would be difficult for him to hunt sharks as flexibly as before.If he is in the group, he will be assigned to another team, most of which are old, weak, sick and disabled. They are responsible for strengthening the nest, looking for edible shellfish to make snacks for the fish.And if he is alone, then he only has the fate of death.

Yu Jingnian was still exploring his wound, caressing each scale carefully, Fei Lian stretched out his claws to hook Yu Jingnian's hair.Three pieces of his nails fell off in the previous battle, and the exposed wounds had gradually grown after a night of correction, but they were still not sharp enough.But now, Fei Lian likes this feeling, and can easily touch Yu Jingnian's feeling.

"Did it hurt you?" Yu Jingnian raised his head and asked him, his serious eyes reflected light under the lens.

Fei Lian shook his head and continued to tease Yu Jingnian's hair, the other party seemed to sense that he was joking, so he just smiled and let him go.

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"You called my name in front of everyone before. After your wound heals, they may use various methods to test your IQ. Remember to look stupid, you know? You hid it well before " Yu Jingnian said while giving the mermaid a massage.

Fei Lian didn't speak, of course he knew what to do next, human beings are never easy to get along with animals, but Yu Jingnian is different, he has always gentle eyes and tone of voice, he has no hostility towards him, the mermaid can feel it.

He was a little greedy for the time spent with Yu Jingnian like this, if he was in the sea, he would probably be happier.

The tail of the fish was gently pressed, and the touch was very comfortable. Fei Lian moved his tail fin, but it touched the wound on his waist, and his whole body trembled.

"It hurts?" Yu Jingnian stopped and looked at Fei Lian hesitantly, "You need to eat something, the healing speed of the wound is much slower than last time..."

Fei Lian looked at him and remained silent.He expected such a situation, losing the ability to hunt, the mermaid could not live alone.

Yu Jingnian came back again after leaving for a short time, he was carrying a red plastic bucket, which contained a grouper, several shrimps, clams and hairtail.Sea creatures huddled together in a narrow bucket.

"Eat something, otherwise the wound will be difficult to heal." Yu Jingnian caught the live fish out.Grouper struggled violently, as if knowing his fate.Yu Jingnian's arm strength was extremely poor, he hugged the fish desperately with both hands, and awkwardly pressed the fish's belly to Fei Lian's mouth.

Fei Lian looked at Yu Jingnian with complicated emotions, he shouldn't eat it, they are a proud and warlike race, but anyone with the slightest fighting power would not accept getting something for nothing like they are now.The surrender and injury consumed most of Fei Lian's physical strength, but this did not mean that he was willing to be used to obtain food in this way, without any labor, it was just obtained for nothing.

Fei Lian turned his head to the side.He couldn't accept such a gift, even if it was Yu Jingnian.

"Isn't it to your liking?" Yu Jingnian let out a disappointed sigh, then picked up a shrimp, and put it next to Fei Lian's mouth again.

"Sorry, I refuse." The mermaid said softly in his language. Humans couldn't understand it, but they could understand the meaning from the mermaid's performance.

Yu Jingnian's eyes were full of panic, he seemed to realize something terrible, "You will starve yourself to death, we can't get a live shark waiting for you to kill."

No, even that kind of acquisition is not acceptable.Eating the food given as a gift is the greatest shame in the mermaid clan's perception, more shame than anything else.In the mermaid group, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled are at least participating in the construction of their homes, and have worked before or after. But now, he is lying on a strange bed, in the most suitable environment for wounds, eating for nothing and getting something for nothing.

This was really unbearable for Fei Lian.

Unless...unless the other is the "only" partner...

Thinking of this, Fei Lian felt extremely depressed. The "only" partner requires an extremely important ceremony and the approval of both parties, but he doesn't know what Yu Jingnian thinks.Mermaids with the "only" mate have the right to obtain food from each other free of charge, refuse the female's request for mating, and break away from the group to establish a new group.

Such a custom may have been originally formed to encourage the mermaids to gradually spread their power in the ocean.Birth of new populations, reproduction, dispersal... This kind of situation originally happened between females and males.They form the only "husband and wife", have children, and then recruit "son-in-law" from other ethnic groups, let the daughter and her brothers establish a ethnic group, occupy new coral reefs and territories, and gradually grow stronger.

Fei Lian's grandmother is such a female mermaid.She used to be their leader, and she took her children to live in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is said that there is a magical coral reef there, which is the place where the mermaid tribe first originated, and it is full of energy belonging to the mermaid soul.When Fei Lian was young, he went there naughty, and then he returned to the clan and gradually became the leader of the clan.

Their branch is an extremely vigorous group, and the speed of reproduction is very fast. Today, there are more than 50 people and seven females.The number of female mermaids has always been quite rare, and seven in a group is already a remarkable existence.

"Don't do this, Fei Lian." Yu Jingnian was obviously a little desperate, and his tone trembled. He reached out and stroked Fei Lian's hair, and said almost pleadingly, "I know that mermaids hunt by themselves, but now you There is an injury, you can go by yourself when you are all right. Don't be stubborn, can you eat a little first?"

Fei Lian didn't know what kind of mood such a tone represented in the human world, but he could instinctively feel Yu Jingnian's pain.

"I'm sorry." Fei Lian said with a sigh, then slowly closed his eyes, he was very tired and wanted to rest.