Picked up a deep sea lord

Ye Jian's eyes were cold and she stared straight ahead.

The moment the space changed, the deep valley in front of him also changed.A towering ancient tree propped up the dome and suddenly appeared in front of him.

The roots to the branches and leaves of the ancient trees are all black, like a curtain of death.In the middle of the pitch-black trunk, the bark wrinkled and wrinkled, unexpectedly a smiling human face emerged.

This face, with red lips and white teeth, was lifelike, as if it had been torn from someone else's body, and placed on this tree abruptly, there was an indescribable weirdness and incongruity.

Ye Jian frowned.

From the first time he saw this ancient tree, he felt an indescribable disgust.

It seemed that what was in front of him was not some strange ancient tree, but a filthy collection.

At this time, the ancient tree's face opened its mouth, and from the lips as bright as a woman's, what came out was a man's deliberately lowered voice: "The lost man—"

Ye Jian: "Where's my mermaid?"

Gu Shu: "Why did you come—"

Ye Jian: "You stole him?"

Gu Shu: "Can you—"

Ye Jian: "Give him back to me, now, immediately."

Ancient tree: "..."

Gu Shu paused for a second, pretending he didn't hear it, and continued to drag his half-dead voice: "It's so ridiculous——"

Ye Jian's eyes were dark, and there seemed to be a cold current: "Since you don't want to give it, let's do it."

"and many more!"

The ancient tree screamed.

"I'm a villain! Respect me a bit and let me finish my sentence!!"

Ye Jian stared blankly at the face of the person on the tree, and raised her hand in the next second, with dark lines lingering between her fingers.

"After finishing speaking, he said indifferently," hand it over. "

Ancient tree: "..."

The black silk thread was as fast as a thunderbolt, and the cold and sharp thread cut through the air, stabbing straight at the face on the tree like a sharp knife.

The dark branches and leaves of the ancient tree rustled, and a cold expression appeared on the face as white as white paper: "Do you dare to bear the crime of blasphemy?"

Ye Jian was unmoved, and simply ignored the inexplicable words.

The black silk threads were drawn and intertwined at sharp angles, instantly crushing the ugly face on the ancient tree.

The huge tree trembled, and giggling laughter suddenly echoed all around. The voice of that human face fell from a high place, causing overlapping echoes: "From this moment on, you will commit the crime of blasphemy again."

"The benevolent god blesses you, burns your body with karmic fire, burns you into dust, and even your soul no longer exists."

The cool and vicious words floated in the air, and quickly faded away.

The shadows of the ancient trees shook, and suddenly turned into a pool of thick black shadows, merged into the ground, and disappeared.

Ye Jian: Leave the harsh words behind and run away.

The black thread dissipated into the air, and his eyes were indifferent and cold.

At this time, his surroundings were still not deep valleys, but a completely unfamiliar dark cave.

The moment the ancient tree disappeared, it seemed to seal him in this space.

Ye Jian was not in a hurry to leave here, he just wanted to find Luo Ling first.

where is that little mermaidWill you be afraid?

Ye Jian quickened her pace.

The interior of the cave is dark and deep, with no light from the sky.At this time, Ye Jian still hadn't recovered her flying ability, so she could only follow her intuition.

After an unknown amount of time, he stopped slightly and tilted his head.

He heard the faint sound of running water.

——Following the voice, Ye Jian walked through a narrow stone path until the end, and his vision suddenly opened up.

This is still a cave made of square stone walls, but in the middle of the cave, there is a small lake.

The water in the lake was bottomless, and even though there was no wind, there were waves of ripples on the surface of the water.

Ye Jian realized something, quickly approached, and squatted down by the lake.

wow-

Almost at the moment Ye Jian approached, the water splashed down without warning, and a cold hand stretched out from under the lake, grabbing the corner of Ye Jian's clothes.

The little mermaid with black hair and black eyes floated out of the water, her eyes were dark and dull, staring at Ye Jian without blinking.

Ye Jian breathed a sigh of relief: "You are here."

Luo Ling said nothing.

Ye Jian opened her arms to him: "Aren't you hurt?"

Luo Ling remained motionless.

"..."

Ye Jian looked at those dark eyes for a moment, then bent slightly, submerged her arms in the water, and fished out the wet little mermaid.

The water of the lake is as cold as ice.Ye Jian frowned, and found that the little mermaid was also cold, like a small ice cube.

"Is it freezing?" Ye Jian felt distressed at the moment, lightly touched Luo Ling's forehead with the back of her hand, and hugged him in her arms, "Sorry, I'll take you out of here right away."

He was about to get up, but Luo Ling grabbed his wrist and slowly pressed it against his face, rubbing it silently a few times.

"I thought... my brother didn't want me anymore."

The little mermaid lowered her eyes and her voice was low.

"That's why I'm dropped here, and I'm all alone again."

Ye Jian was slightly taken aback: "How is it possible?"

He realized that Luo Ling seemed to have misunderstood something, and patiently explained: "When you entered this space just now, you suddenly disappeared from my arms. I found that you were missing, so I came to you immediately."

Luo Ling raised her face: "Really?"

Ye Jian: "Really, when have I lied to you?"

Luo Ling stared fixedly at the person in front of her, and after a few seconds, she lowered her head without saying a word, her cold face buried in Ye Jian's arms.

Rub it lightly, and rub it again.

Ye Jian smiled slightly: "Don't worry, no matter what, I won't abandon you."

After all, this is a cute little mermaid.

It was a small fish he picked up from the wilderness.

Luo Ling nestled between Ye Jian's arms, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and gave a low "hmm".

Ye Jian buried her fingers in Luo Ling's hair, rubbed it lightly, and stood up holding him.

Along the way, Luo Ling said very little, and basically didn't speak much.

Ye Jian guessed that the little mermaid might have been frightened, and gently guided him to speak: "Why were you in that lake just now?"

Luo Ling lay on his shoulder without raising his head, and whispered, "I suddenly lost consciousness, and when I opened my eyes again, I was there."

When he awoke, it was pitch black and the lake was as cold as ice.

The most important thing was that Ye Jian was missing, no matter how much he shouted, he never responded.

Ye Jian said she would not abandon him.

At this time, he was not by his side.

—— Ye Jian had no idea what Luo Ling was thinking at that moment.

He just found that this little mermaid has been clutching the corner of his clothes tightly, unwilling to let go no matter what.

"It seems that we have been influenced by a certain force." Ye Jian said, "This should not be a nest, but I don't know where there is a way out."

Luo Ling didn't say anything.

He didn't care where they were or how they got out at this moment, he only cared about one thing - Ye Jian finally returned to him.

The body is very cold, the chill almost pierces the bone marrow, making the limbs numb and aching.Ye Jian was warm. This warmth enveloped him and dispelled the cold for him.

Luo Ling silently buried his face in Ye Jian's chest, his nose was filled with Ye Jian's familiar and pleasant smell, he took a deep breath, and finally his chest, which was covered with ice and almost stiff, was able to resume beating.

He's still too weak.

The little mermaid's eyes were dark, thinking silently.

Because she was weak, she couldn't even decide to separate from Ye Jian.

If he is strong enough, then he can keep Ye Jian forever.

——As long as he is strong enough, no matter who wants to separate him from Ye Jian, or even Ye Jian wants to leave...it's impossible.

A certain seed fell in Luo Ling's heart, took root in the flesh and blood, and germinated silently.

A few seconds later, he raised his head, and Ye Jian's appearance was quietly reflected in his dark eyes.

"elder brother."

Ye Jian, who had been following him all the time, responded immediately: "What's the matter?"

"No matter what happens in the future, brother, don't blame me." Luo Ling's tone was light and soft, deep in those eyes, there was a dark color that Ye Jian didn't even notice, "Don't leave me behind, okay?"

"I will be very good. As long as my brother stays by my side, I will obey my brother in everything, and I will give you everything I have."

"So, brother, don't leave me, never... okay?"

Every word Luo Ling said was like a down feather fluttering down, it was a plea, but it also seemed to be coquettish.

Ye Jian was slightly taken aback, he always felt that Luo Ling's words contained some meaning that he could not understand, but then he looked at the eyes of this little mermaid - focused and stubborn, so simple that it seemed to contain nothing.

The little mermaid was just asking for his company, nothing more.

After a while, Ye Jian nodded lightly: "Okay."

"I promised you a long time ago, didn't I?"

"..."

Luo Ling didn't say anything for a few seconds, and then said softly: "This is what my brother said."

"Brother is not allowed to go back on his word."

Ye Jian: "I won't regret it, it's just a small fish."

Luo Ling lowered her eyes and hugged Ye Jian tightly without saying a word.

Where Ye Jian couldn't see, his eyes were dark and filled with unknown undercurrents.

However, when she raised her head again, the little mermaid turned into her usual obedient and cute appearance, covering up all the dark emotions, and winked at Ye Jian: "Brother is so kind."

Ye Jian: Are you ready?

He touched Luo Ling's head.

Luo Ling rubbed against his palm.

Ye Jian: Well, it's done.

The stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he said softly: "Look at your injury."

Luo Ling obediently stretched out her right hand.

Because he was soaked in the lake when he woke up, the gauze on his right arm was already soaked in water and it was extremely dirty.Ye Jian carefully lifted a corner of the gauze, and found that Luo Ling's wound had healed rather than deteriorated.

"It's amazing." Ye Jian smiled and praised Luo Ling, and removed the soiled gauze for him, "After a while, this wound will be fully healed."

Luo Ling nodded.

Ye Jian hugged Luo Ling and walked forward. After walking through a few winding stone roads leading to nowhere, Luo Ling suddenly whispered: "Brother, do you know the way?"

Ye Jian was silent.

Luo Ling looked left and right, and asked again: "How do we get out of here?"

"Hmm..." After a moment of silence, Ye Jian whispered, "I think I can walk out by feeling."

Luo Ling blinked and blinked, but said nothing.

Not long after, the two came to a fork in the road.

The left and right forks are narrow and long, connecting the two caves behind.

Luo Ling looked at Ye Jian again.

"Go to the left," Ye Jian took only a second to make a decision, "It must be right."

Luo Ling whispered: "I think it's on the right."

Ye Jian looked at him.

Luo Ling: "Okay, left."

So they went to the left.

A few minutes later, Ye Jian hugged Luo Ling and turned back expressionlessly.

The left is a dead end.

Eventually, the two crossed the path on the right and managed to come to a new cave.

This cave is different from other places. There is a mural carved between its stone walls.

The age of the murals is unknown, but they are still clear.The content is very simple, two or three strokes outline an ancient tree, a lake, and a small black fish in the lake.

Ye Jian's eyes narrowed slightly.

This is actually a scene that has appeared in his dreams several times.

Ye Jian stopped in front of the mural, looked at the dark little mermaid in the painting, and then at Luo Ling.

Luo Ling shook her tail at him.

Ye Jian: "This little fish looks just like you."

A question mark popped up on Luo Ling's head, and she immediately sullenly said, "It's not like that."

Ye Jian always likes to compare him with some weird things.

Angry.

"But look," Ye Jian said with a smile, "this little fish is pitch-black, and you were also pitch-black before your shell was hatched, so you two are exactly the same."

Luo Ling: "?"

Luo Ling baba: "Even if I'm inside the egg, I'm still a pretty egg, prettier than this one!"

This fish is ugly, unlike him.

...But why does Ye Jian keep looking at it?

Luo Ling stretched out her hand, trying very hard to cover Ye Jian's eyes and prevent him from seeing the little fish.

He only wanted Ye Jian to look at one fish, and the other fish were not allowed to grab Ye Jian's gaze from him.

Ye Jian couldn't hear Luo Ling's inner voice at this moment, he just thought Luo Ling's action was cute, like a child who is jealous because of his favorite toy.

So the tone raised slightly: "Okay, stingy fish."

"I'm a stingy fish." Luo Ling muttered, "I still want to tie Ye Jian up with a rope."

Ye Jian: "?"

He lowered his head: "What did you say?"

"Take a rope," Luo Ling said innocently, "Tie up brother."

Ye Jian: "???"

Seeing that Ye Jian's expression was too unbelievable, Luo Ling gestured to him: "Just wrap the rope around my brother's and my wrists and tie a knot. In this way, my brother and I won't be like we were just now. Inexplicably separated."

After finishing speaking, he still looked at Ye Jian innocently: "What's the matter? Is there any problem?"

Ye Jian: "..."

Too bad, he was thinking too much.

This little mermaid is still very innocent and cute.

"It's nothing," Ye Jian said, "I think you're a little clever fish."

Luo Ling's eyes brightened slightly: "I think so too."

If one day, Ye Jian really wanted to leave him, he would do so.

The innocent and lovely little mermaid thought to herself.

Bind up this man, chain his limbs, and trap him in a cold abyss at the bottom of the deep sea, where no light can be seen.

In this way, Ye Jian will stay with him forever and never leave again.

Luo Ling's soft ear fins pressed against Ye Jian's face, rubbing lightly.

Ye Jian thought to herself: Little sticky mermaid.

"I need to find a way to get out of here," he said, "so that when I go back, I can buy candied haws for you."

Luo Ling: "Then, I want two!"

"Okay," Ye Jian said, "Three sticks are also fine."

Luo Ling flicked her fish's tail slightly, looking forward to it.

What he was looking forward to was not candied haws, but that after returning, Ye Jian would be separated from the explorer team, and he would be the only one left by his side.

He likes that Ye Jian is the only one by his side.

Luo Ling thought about this, and heard Ye Jian say with a smile: "At that time, I can still cook for you."

Luo Ling: "..."

For some reason, he suddenly didn't look forward to it very much.

Ye Jian: "?"

Ye Jian: "Why aren't you talking!"

"No," Luo Ling blinked, "I'm thinking about something."

Ye Jian was a little suspicious: "What are you thinking?"

"Ye Jian's cooking must be delicious," Luo Ling said obediently, "It's better than my singing."

Ye Jian was silent.

Luo Ling: "?"

Luo Ling baba: "Why isn't Ye Jian talking!"

"...Forget it," Ye Jian said softly after a brief silence, "Let's all stop talking."

Luo Ling: "..."