Are Mermaids Real? (Bonus Chapter)

"You go and ask."

"You go and ask."

Several children were pushing and shoving.

Finally, Ox, who seemed to be bolder, went to ask.

"Grandma, do you know what's in the sea? Why don't the adults allow us to go near the sea?"

Grandma had her eyes squinted, and she was fanning herself with the fan in her hand, as if she was asleep.

After hearing the voice of Ox, she opened her somewhat cloudy eyes.

"The sea."

She closed her eyes, "There was a legend about the sea a long time ago."

"That is, the god who created the whole world lives in the sea."

The children on the tree gradually came down from the tree and gathered around to listen to grandma telling stories.

"God created the world because He loves the ocean, so He filled most of the world with it."

"Then the god created land, which floated on the sea and occupied only a small part."

"After creating the world, God felt very lonely, so he used himself as a model and created his favorite race, the mermaids who can come and go freely on the sea and land."

"Mermaids have the most beautiful faces and the most beautiful singing voices. They shed tears and their pearls can cure diseases."

"Their scales can avoid sea water, and they can use sea water to spin yarns as beautiful as the sea. They are Sea God's favorite children."

Several children let out a whoop.

They all seemed attracted by this story.

An uncle on the side sneered, "Are you still talking about what you said? Who doesn't know that it has changed now? Mermaid? What a mermaid, I think they are all a group of man-eating monsters."

"Specially designed to deceive hairless little brats like you, and after you are deceived, they will use their sharp teeth to tear your flesh apart."

"Really? Are there really mermaids in the sea?"

"Can they eat people?"

"No wonder my mother and father don't allow me to go near the beach."

Grandma did not refute, but closed her eyes again and fanned. "The old man is right, you young people, it's better not to go near the beach."

The other friends saw that it was getting late and it was almost dinner time. They were afraid of being scolded by the adults, so they went back to their houses to find their mothers.

Only Ox keeps thinking about the story of the mermaid.

Do mermaids really exist?

Do they really have such beautiful appearance?

Do they really have pearls that can cure diseases?

Ox felt a little absent-minded when he got home.

Until he heard coughing coming from home.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough..."

He quickly ran over and poured a glass of water.

The man lying on the bed is his grandfather.

Grandpa was getting old and had a lot of ailments. He didn't want to cure them, so he kept lying in bed and living in excruciating pain.

"Grandpa, drink water."

He took a few sips of water from the bowl brought by Ox with difficulty.

After drinking, he stopped coughing so much.

"Ox, grandpa is already old and can't stay with you for long."

"Maybe if you close your eyes today, you won't be able to open them tomorrow. Ox, promise grandpa not to go near the sea. When you grow up, go to the main city to find a job."

Ox could only promise his grandfather, "Okay, I won't go near the sea anymore. When I grow up, I will go to the main city."

"Good boy."

Grandpa lay down and waved his hand. "Go and eat. My body can't eat anything."

Ox finished a meal with his mother without knowing the taste.

Grandma is very busy. After eating, she has to go to the fields again.

Ox usually goes to college and takes care of his grandpa when he gets home, or occasionally goes out to play with his friends.

Shen Yu leaned against his door.

The people here are very simple and don't have the habit of locking their doors. Probably because they don't have anything valuable at home, they keep their doors open during the day.

"Your name is Ox?"

Ox was startled when his name was suddenly called. He turned around and saw a stranger standing at the door of his house.

This man was wearing complicated and beautiful clothes, he looked a bit like someone from the main city, and he was also wearing a cloak.

Only people in the main city would wear such flashy clothes.

Ox: "Yes, my name is Ox. Do you have anything to do with me?"

Shen Yu pulled up the mask, "I have something to ask you. Don't worry, I will pay you. How about a bottle of healing potion?"

Ox was overjoyed and was about to agree, but looked at him suspiciously. "Therapeutic potion? How do I know if it is real? Who are you and what do you want me to do for you? If it is to do bad things, I will not agree."

This kid is quite alert.

Shen Yu thought a little funny.

The reason why he talked to Ox was because he saw that Ox has a very good talent.

Bold, naughty, vigilant, and more importantly, good-natured. If he doesn't grow crooked in the future, he will be a very good Contract Anomalist reserve.

Moreover, I don't know if the races in this world have more magical physiques.

For example, the Kraken has some special racial talents.

People in this world also have very good physiques.

At least it is much stronger than the Blue Star human body.

It seems that we can establish a branch here and we should be able to receive many new people.

"Of course I won't let you do bad things."

Ox thought about it and followed Shen Yu out.

Along the way.

He carefully discovered that the neighbors would greet him when they saw him.

But he turned a blind eye to the strange adult walking in front of him.

This man was obviously wearing such distinctive clothes, why did they not seem to see him?

Ox's heart tightened, but what followed was a sense of tension and excitement as if he had discovered some fantasy world.

If there were really mermaids in the world.

So is there a group of people with mysterious powers, such as the brave men and magicians written in the picture books in the school?

Shen Yu took him to the banyan tree.

Now there is no one under the banyan tree, and all the old people have returned home.

"Ox, have you heard of Legend of the Mermaids?"

Coming!

"Mermaids? Are mermaids real?"

"Yes, but they are not as harmless creatures as you think. In fact, I am a knight sent by the main city to investigate. People are missing in nearby cities, and the number of missing people has reached more than fifty."

"I'm here to investigate the whereabouts of those missing people."

Ox's mind went blank, "Do you mean that all the missing people were captured by the mermaids?"

More than fifty people?

So much?

Ox suddenly became frightened. It turned out that he and his friends were once so close to death.

After listening to the story of the mermaid, the friends all said that they were unlucky not to meet the mermaid. It turned out that that was not unlucky, but lucky.