[Spirit of Halberd] grows inward

?06. The sixth mermaid

Probably there will always be some things that ordinary people can't understand in this world.

Selena is one of the most representative examples-as a mermaid from the deep sea, she always has something unspeakable, whether it is the habit of eating, the sea pearls that can bring back the dead, or even the ability to shudder when she touches the water. A body that turned into a mermaid... Yishihui felt that if Selena was found out about her true identity one day, she would definitely be arrested for vivisection.

So when the time comes, what will Yishihui, who brought Selena to this gorgeous and dangerous land world, think and do?If it weren't for him, Selena might still be roaming freely in the vast and deep ocean at this time, with her beautiful body stretched out and wanton swimming.Just like water is a deadly weapon to humans, if you bring a fish to land, it will die immediately.

Mermaids are even more miraculous species than humans—they can breathe both on land and in water, as if they have perfectly blended two completely different cells of humans and fish.This kind of creature mostly exists in mythology and various works, and human beings also have a subtle sense of curiosity about mermaids.

So if the true posture of the mermaid is revealed, or someone handed over Selena, it is estimated that there will be an uproar in the country and even the whole world.

Species that exist in fantasy stories suddenly appear in front of you, and everyone will be interested in this species.Yishihui was very lucky. Although he didn't know if he was the first person to see the true face of the mermaid, he was very satisfied with the opportunity to see the mysterious species, so that the cohabitation life in the later period made him feel a little dreamlike.

Like many stories, Selena is gentle, well-behaved, obedient, and possesses the characteristics of the deep sea, which can make everyone who gets close to her involuntarily attracted by her charming ocean flavor.But apart from these words that can be used as compliments, Yishihui also noticed a characteristic in her that was ignored or concealed in many works-mystery.

Generally speaking, the longer you spend with a person, the less curious you become about him.It's easy to explain, it's because of years of getting along, language, body movements, eyes, everything about him will gradually become familiar to you, and you can even detect the other person's true psychological thoughts under cover from some small places.

This is why couples always feel tired of each other after seven or eight years of love, because they already know each other better than themselves, and the effect is better than X mirror.After losing the freshness of curiosity, no matter how strong the relationship is, it will become fragile until it finally disintegrates.And those who persisted until the end are still together, probably because they have already regarded the other party as a habit.

But what Yishihui felt in Selena was exactly the opposite.

At first, Yishihui thought that Selena, who came from the deep sea, was as pure as a piece of white paper. Her eyes and behavior were innocent and pure like a child, making people unable to help but want to protect this rare cleanliness. .But as we got along gradually, Yishihui found that Selena was not as pure and innocent as it seemed on the surface. When Selena was eating, her eyes were focused but hot to a certain extent; When communicating, the arc of the corners of the mouth became more and more elusive with the change of time.

Sometimes, the way she looks at a person or a fish is not like looking at them themselves, but the worship and piety like looking at a work of art, and the madness and enthusiasm that cannot be expressed in words, just like A complete lunatic.

——Yisehui didn't know where this inexplicable feeling came from.

It is said that women's sixth sense has always been outrageously accurate, but Yi Sehui feels that his sixth sense has not failed at all.Let’s ignore the things that are too small, but the most impressive thing is... When Yishihui was young, he went to the beach to catch crabs with a group of friends, but encountered a big storm.Before the accident, Yisehui sensed that something was wrong, and beckoned her friend to go back. Before the big wave came, she narrowly escaped and saved her life.

However, some people died in this disaster.

But it is undeniable that Yisehui's sixth sense saved many people in this unexpected disaster.

Therefore, Yisehui has always believed in her intuition.However, this time, Yisehui hoped that her intuition was completely wrong from beginning to end.Many people have been pursuing the truth, but ignore the cruelty behind the truth.Yisehui was worried that what he was about to dig was cruel, so he refused to believe in his proud sixth sense.

There are many things in Selena that are worth digging, or that Yisehui has to dig, such as the fact that she suddenly speaks fluently—since she spoke that morning, Selena no longer speaks like It used to be jerky or intermittent, but it was completely like a local who lived for many years.

This sudden change made Yisehui feel that something was wrong.

Language is accumulated over many years. No one can learn a language overnight, not even a person with the best language talent.As for Selena... Although it is not ruled out that mermaids have different physiques from humans, the two have been together for a few months. Isshihui has not seen any substantial improvement in Selena's speaking before, and it has improved to such a point overnight. Even using her identity as a shield is too far-fetched.

In the past few days, Yishihui and Selena's communication has no obstacles at all, and Selena, who has become more talkative, gradually becomes cheerful.

Perhaps this can be considered a good thing, but there is always a layer of uneasiness floating in Yishihui's heart.Asked why Selena could speak suddenly, Selena just smiled and shook her head: "I don't know, it turned out like this when we woke up that morning, maybe the wish I made the day before was rejected by the God of the Sea. You hear me."

Yishihui suddenly remembered, that night on the way home after the banquet, Selena asked him: Mr. Yishi wants me to speak fluently?

It sounds as if the second meaning is "If you want me to say it, I can say it" rather than "the wish is granted" in Selena's mouth-she clearly said this sentence with confidence.

Yisehui was even more confused.

But the doubt and uneasiness were quickly replaced by other emotions - after the storm, on the first day when the normal power supply was restored, Isshiki turned on the TV to listen to the morning news as usual, and heard a shocking news News: Haruko Yamaki, who was having a drink with him at the banquet a few days ago, died suddenly at home. Her death was horrifying and bizarre, as if her throat had been bitten off by some monster.It is said that she was still alive when she was bitten, but she couldn't make any sound, and she couldn't move because she was suppressed.

The life that was in contact with me a few days ago suddenly left this world, which is not pleasant news no matter how you look at it.At some point, Selena sat next to Yisehui, tilted her head and listened to the news with him, then said flatly: "It's a pity, such a nice voice."

Yishihui didn't listen to Serena's words, but nodded subconsciously.

When she came back to her senses, Selena had already stood up and returned to her room.Yishihui thoughtfully looked at Selena's more beautiful and enchanting figure than before, touched her chin, and suddenly remembered what Selena said that night:

"If only I had a voice as beautiful as hers."

Today's Selena really has the same nice voice as Haruko Yamaki, and can speak fluently.

The cup standing quietly on the coffee table trembled a bit, and the cool water absorbed Yishihui's body temperature through the cup wall.The water in the cup quietly rippled in circles, and the most central position reflected Yishihui's frowning face.

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The death of the same kind can always bring him a more intense impact than the death of a different kind. At least compared with the death of the pet cat last time, the death of Yamaki Haruko made Yishihui feel even more blocked.Sure enough, in the eyes of human beings, the only important thing is their own life.

Haruko Yamaki's death gave rise to many problems. Everyone speculated about the murderer's intentions, and the ideas were even more strange: some said that the murderer was a pervert; Haruko's enemies disguised themselves as animals to try to avoid the police's investigation... and so on and so forth are just everyone's one-sided guesses without any actual basis.

After more than ten days of investigation, no substantive results were obtained. The pressure of public opinion is increasing, and there are more and more voices scolding and condemning. This method of death also makes people panic. The police have no choice. The completely unconvincing conclusion of "a large dog broke into the home and bitten to death" is the final result.

But no matter what, the incident finally came to an end.Gradually, with the passage of time, everyone has forgotten the once hot headline incident, and the topics in the streets and alleys have changed back to daily necessities. It seems that everything has been forgotten and left behind.

It's not hard to take things to heart if it doesn't happen to you. This is also one of the characteristics of human beings: selfishness.

The days are also becoming normal, and there seems to be no change except that there are no obstacles to communicating with Selena.I thought that with normal communication, Selena would be willing to go out and integrate into this world, but Selena refused, unless she went out with Yishihui.But it's normal to think about it, Selena still has too little contact with this world, and in the end she will still rely on Yishihui who brought her into this world.

Everything was normal, until one day, Selena, who never gave instructions on what Yishihui made, actually said after breakfast: "Mr. Yishi, what's bothering you today? It was more than a degree lower yesterday."

Yisehui felt as if she had discovered a new continent: "You can actually eat it?"

"Hmm..." Serena blinked playfully, "Does Mr. Isshiki like the sudden appearance?"

Yishihui was not annoyed, and patted Selena's head in a good-tempered manner: "Then I will leave it to you to improve my cooking in the future."

Selena's eyes lit up: "If Mr. Isshiki doesn't dislike it, I am willing to accept this invitation."

Yishihui's dedication to cooking is incomprehensible to others - in order to pursue a higher level of cooking, he is willing to give up all honors and monetary rewards and choose to challenge more advanced and in-depth cooking, just to train a better self , so that one day I can stand at the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine and become the well-deserved No.1.

Selena understands Yishui's thoughts, and is more willing to do her best to realize her wish for Yishui.Since then, the sharp sense of taste has become Selena's best assistant to help Yishihui. Selena can clearly taste the problems in the cooking and give corresponding adjustments, such as less Put a gram of salt, such as soaking in the water for an extra three to four seconds.

While Yisehui was surprised, she also asked Selena on the sidelines: "Why haven't I seen you have this talent before? It's hidden?"

Selena smiled mysteriously: "That's because I couldn't express my thoughts clearly to you before."

no……

no.

It's not "unable to express", but "never thought about expressing it at all", or in other words, she couldn't express it at all.

The ability to speak fluently and be as strong and sharp as the tongue of God is not possessed by Serena, but suddenly appeared in the later stage.So the question becomes, where does Selena's ability come from?Is it caused by the mermaid physique - just like what is described in some novels, as long as you think about it in your heart and think about it more times, it will naturally become true?

Yisehui felt that the credibility did not seem too great.

In his cognition, this kind of thing is one of the more mysterious events than mermaids in this world, although before seeing Selina with his own eyes, Yishihui didn't believe in the existence of mermaids in this world.

Selena began to have subtle changes. She often went outside alone when Yishihui didn't know it. Sometimes it was only half an hour, and sometimes it was a whole day. The only thing that didn't change was that when she went out The body is dry, and it must be wet when I come back.

Every time Yishihui sees her with draped hair sitting in front of the dressing table with a hair dryer blowing her hair wantonly, like a soft and bright banner.When I asked her what she was doing out there, the answer was always "I missed home and went swimming in the nearby river and sea".

The cloud of doubt in my heart is like a snowball, but Yishihui still has no clue to sort out everything that happened. After all, mermaids are indeed surreal creatures.Until that day, when Selena went out as usual, several police | came to the door:

"Mr. Yishi, we suspect that Ms. Selena in your family is related to several murder cases we are investigating. I hope you can cooperate with us to return to the police|station to make investigation records."

hum-

Yisehui felt that her mind was blank, and she was overwhelmed by the news all of a sudden. ?