Poor little thing is in a mess in Shura Field

45-1 The Mermaid Raised in the Backyard

Chapter 45 The Mermaid Raised in the Backyard

A bumpy carriage.

Hemp rope tied.

This is what Xue Yu experienced when he opened his eyes. Black hair spread on his snow-white back. He raised his bound hands, which had turned a startling crimson due to lack of blood circulation. Below was a beautiful fish tail, with a thin tail fin like silk, and emerald-like dark green.

The carriage jolted as it went down a steep slope, and the beaded curtain fell to one side. Xue Yu saw the guard sitting on the horse, with a knife on his waist and a murderous look on his face. Not to mention a person, even a bird flying by would be stabbed down by him.

Xue Yu was still confused when a voice suddenly came into his ear, drawing his attention back: "Are you awake?"

Xue Yu turned his head.

There was another person in the carriage, a young man, handsome and clean, about the same age as him, with clear eyes, like clear water waves: "We will be entering the capital soon, about half an hour, if you are sleepy, you can still sleep for a while."

People are more or less obsessed with looks. Xue Yu saw that he looked okay, so he reluctantly put away his guard. He looked him up and down with his round eyes for a few times, but still couldn't tell the young man's identity from his clothes: "...Who are you?"

A complex expression flashed across the young man's eyes. After a long while, he turned his head away, his shoulders tense, as if he had been tortured endlessly: "I was also captured by them."

Xue Yu paused: "Why did they arrest you?"

The young man's lips were as pale as paper, and it seemed that he had not been in the water for a long time. His clothes were a little dirty. He scratched the hem of his clothes timidly and whispered, "I have lived in Lanshui Mountain since I was a child. I grew up eating at various families' houses. I am very familiar with that sea. They want me to help them find mermaids next time."

It turned out that he was tied up and used as a slave. He thought he was of the same kind as him who could transform into human form.

Xue Yu was disappointed at first, but then he felt a liking for the young man as a fellow wanderer. He pursed his lips and said, "Then you are so unlucky."

The young man curled his dry lips and said, "It doesn't matter. They promised me some benefits. I'm used to wandering around. I have no parents and no worries. It's good for me to go to the capital and see the world."

"...Well, it's good that you can comfort yourself in this way."

Xue Yu could hardly protect himself. After speaking to him for a few words, he didn't want to talk anymore. The shaking of the carriage made him feel like vomiting.

After two or three seconds, he suddenly felt a sticky and slightly damp touch on the back of his hand, and the rope on his wrist was untied in two or three seconds. Xue Yu opened his eyes wide and saw the young man approaching him very close. His voice was slightly hoarse: "Can I hug you?"

Xue Yu opened his mouth unconsciously: "Why are you hugging me?"

The young man's eyes sparkled with tears, and his black hair fell messily on his arms. He lowered his eyes, like a startled baby bird: "I'm a little scared. People in the capital have always been untrustworthy and brutal. I don't know if I can return to Lanshui Mountain after this trip."

Xue Yu thought, "You are afraid of them, but I am not. I was also captured." But he didn't say it out loud. He rubbed his wrist and said, "They just want you to catch mermaids. You can make money. They won't do anything to you."