She tried her best, but the young woman seemed unwell. After a day, she actually fainted.
Confused, she stayed by her side and, upon her waking, eagerly asked, "What's wrong? Do you need to move somewhere else?"
"I'm hungry!" the young woman's expression was one of resigned numbness.
She didn't understand but didn't pry, simply nodding in silence and turning to bring back a pile of fish and shrimp.
"Eat!"
By the time Xing Yuan's memory reception reached this point, she was too afraid to continue watching. It was over. This fish was so stupid, she deserved to be single!
The key was that this stupid fish was herself. Without thinking, she knew what would happen next. She had to bear the consequences of her ex's actions!
Xing Yuan felt like crying but forced herself to keep reading. After all, no matter what, she had to know what happened next!
The young woman was, after all, human. She couldn't eat raw fish and shrimp. Dragging her tired body, she started a fire to roast the fish. Then, as she took a bite, she glared at Xing Yuan with a sinister look. Xing Yuan felt inexplicably uneasy and timidly shrank back.
After eating, the young woman seemed to regain some strength and asked, "When can I go back?"
"When my estrus period is over," she said with little confidence.
Capturing a mate was an age-old tradition for their kind, mermaids. Yet, facing the young woman's calm eyes, she felt a growing unease.
"When will it end?" the young woman asked, still calm, if Xing Yuan hadn't noticed her fiercely crushing the fish head.
"About 1234..." she counted on her fingers, finally saying uncertainly, "At most ten days, it should be about done."
"Then I'll send you back," she offered her beautiful tail, silently trying to appease the young woman.
"No! Five days at most, or I'll jump into the sea and drown myself." the young woman stated firmly.
Though she didn't know why, the young woman seemed to sense that she was her only option. Moreover, she couldn't stay here.
"This..." she was conflicted, not wanting to agree. But meeting the young woman's resolute gaze, she hesitated and then nodded.
"Alright, as long as you can get me pregnant with a cub, I'll send you back."
The young woman's expression was on the verge of collapse. Gritting her teeth, she asked, "Do you think I have that ability?"
She nodded. "We mermaids are different from you humans. Any female mermaid can give birth, regardless of what the other parent is.
However, I've always been picky. And you are the most attractive among those people. The cub will surely be beautiful."
The young woman was furious, her eyes glinting with fire. "So, I should thank you for this?"
"You're welcome!" she smiled shyly, thinking the young woman was genuinely praising her. Blushing slightly, she added, "I chose you because you're beautiful."
The young woman threw the roasted fish aside and walked directly in front of her, slowly undressing. "Then hurry up! I have things to do when I get back!"
(Omitted here, out of respect for modesty!)
After days and nights of effort, she actually conceived a cub on the fifth day. She happily sent the young woman back and, without a second thought, returned to the deep sea to await childbirth.
Mermaids had special constitutions. The time from pregnancy to birth was half that of humans, about five months.
Later, after the cub was born, it began to resemble another person more and more. It pestered her daily to go out and find that person. Unable to bear it, she learned from other mermaids that her behavior of capturing someone to have a cub and then abandoning them without responsibility, not even offering compensation, was that of a scummy fish. For the sake of her reputation, she entrusted the cub to her parents and went to find the person.
However, the young woman had already left her original location. So, she tried to come ashore in a secluded, uninhabited place. But it was her first time transforming into legs, and she used up all her spiritual energy without success. In the end, she was so weak that she lay on the shore and was taken back by fishermen.
Then, she entered the research institute.
Initially, her situation was the same as Xing Yuan's now. No one could do anything to her. But as technology advanced, they gradually developed substances that could anesthetize mermaids. They then used her for experiments.
However, this world was special; it allowed for the existence of spiritual power. As the spiritual energy gradually thickened, she eventually destroyed the research institute. But she was severely injured at the time, and after leaving a final message about the outside world for the deep sea, she died completely.
Next was the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao. She had been lying dormant for so many worlds. This time, the Heavenly Dao actually gave her a mission.
It was said that she had fought with the Heavenly Dao of a certain world, and spiritual energy had leaked out. This caused problems in the world's progression, which was supposed to be gradual.
The spiritual energy had leaked out in a flood, randomly bestowing itself upon various individuals, making it impossible to maintain the previous harmonious order. The world not only failed to advance but regressed.
Later, this world descended into chaos, until a new ruler was finally decided. Therefore, the mission the Heavenly Dao gave Xing Yuan was: the process was unimportant, but she absolutely had to ensure this world advanced smoothly.
It was clear that the Heavenly Dao had a deep obsession.
However... Xing Yuan rubbed her tail with a headache. She was pregnant! And she was a fish that only cared about cubs and not the mother, truly deserving to become a dead fish.
Xing Yuan was filled with resentment. After all, that young woman was definitely her wife! So, how could she make her wife believe that her status was more important than the cub?
Hmm...
Never mind, she would get out of here first. She couldn't really become a dead fish, could she!
She closed her eyes and sensed the spiritual energy outside. Fortunately, this damned glass enclosure was useless. Once her physical strength recovered, she would smash this research institute and escape.
During this time, the research institute personnel, seeing the mermaid quietly closing her eyes, felt uneasy and were itching to obtain some materials from her. However, Xing Yuan scared them away with a flick of her tail.
These people probably regretted not peeling off more of her scales when they captured her!
Three days later, Xing Yuan opened her eyes. Her sapphire-blue irises held a faint smile. Now she could finally leave.
She enveloped her legs with spiritual energy, and soon, she successfully transformed her legs.
She moved them with some unfamiliarity, then kicked the glass enclosure, shattering it.
The research institute personnel surrounded her with weapons, their gazes astonished at the long legs that had suddenly appeared.
Xing Yuan showed no reaction, suddenly breaking into song.
Her singing was beautiful and melodious, but everyone clapped their hands over their ears.
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