The three people who had originally gathered in the living room to study the Little Merman had now become four. Vivian had just joined them, and after hearing where the little thing had come from, she stared in shock. "She just hatched?"
"She cooked her up." Hao Ren pointed at Lily, who was squatting innocently on the sofa and scratching her face with her foot. He then raised his arm to indicate the tiny thing clinging to him. "She's already completely taken me for her mother. Can someone think of a solution?"
Vivian reached out curiously to touch the Little Merman's tail. The latter had already grown bold and didn't dodge at all. But when Vivian tried to pull the little thing out of Hao Ren's arms, she met fierce resistance. The tail lashed out with astonishing force, smacking the ancient Vampire's hand without hesitation and startling Vivian.
"She's been like this from the start." Hao Ren helplessly tugged at the corner of his mouth. "At first, she was willing to swim around in the basin for a while, but after she got tired, she came over and curled up against me. Look, she won't let go at all."
The Little Merman curled her tail slightly as she nestled in the crook of Hao Ren's arm, her eyes wide with curiosity as she studied the unfamiliar people around her. She was an extraordinarily adaptable youngling, and she was also very sensitive to changes in the atmosphere around her. When she first arrived in an unfamiliar environment or met strangers, she seemed exceptionally nervous, but as long as she encountered no danger for a short while, the little thing quickly grew very bold. Now she was completely unafraid of the people and objects around her, merely looking around in amazement, apparently