"We used to be able to speak your words," she continued, "but now there are fewer of them. There are few people who can speak, and there are very few words that can be spoken. It's very - limited."
She finally found a word and seemed a little happy.
In this way, she kept gesticulating, and Bai Ya didn't feel tired anymore because he was used to it. The shark seemed to have a unique perception different from humans, and could detect signs of life independent of heartbeat and breathing. Although he was almost drowning at the time
However, this mermaid girl found the vitality still surging in his body.
She had the heart to save people, so she tried to drag the stiff but still living body here. She understood that this space had air but no sea water, and humans could live here. However, Bai Ya had already soaked in the water.
After a while, he choked on a lot of sea water. Just bringing him here was not enough. In order for this man to survive, she helped him drain the water from his lungs.
"Stop." Bai Ya struggled to understand her words and suddenly interrupted, "With your thin arms and legs, you still know how to push the water out of a person's lungs?"
The shark turned his head and looked at him.
"I don't quite understand your... structure, structure. But just suck the water out and spit it out."
"ah?"
She said it lightly. Bai Ya was not young and had traveled around the world for many years. Of course, he knew that some details did not need to be rigid. But at first glance, these ordinary words were out of line, and they just lingered around and couldn't go away, which made him feel quite sad.
It’s inappropriate and I don’t know where to start.
How is this done? How much effort will it take if too much water enters?
Bai Ya's eyelids twitched, and he kept a calm face, trying to think carefully about the matter. It seems quite reasonable to say that the shark helped him drain the accumulated water through the nasal cavity. The water was inhaled from the nose into the lungs.
Water, when sucked out from the nose, can be regarded as... It can also be regarded as a natural cycle, in line with the laws of heaven, but no matter how he thinks about it, he always feels very...
It's weird. If the shark controls water through his mouth... the human mouth is connected not only to the lungs, but also to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract, right? If something is sucked out of the mouth, will the contents of the stomach also be sucked out?
?Although I must have drank a lot of water in the sea, the accumulation of water in the stomach and lungs is the same reason...but this girl is not so energetic, right?
His brain was in knots and he couldn't figure it out, and the shark stopped talking. She continued to swim leisurely on top of him, leaving Bai Ya to think about it, and he felt a splitting headache. This thought was really beyond the scope of his usual thinking.
He doesn't know at all
How should we think about it, and what results should we come up with? Do we need to think of any way to do such a thing? Children of the world should not stick to trivial matters. The water drained out does not know where it went. Don’t ask where it came from, and let it dissipate in the world.
In the sea.
Bai Ya persuaded himself with difficulty. He gave up the question and decided not to ask any more. The girl didn't seem to notice anything wrong. At most, the man's frown made her a little confused. Bai Ya quietly breathed a sigh of relief and touched it.
Looking back, another more important question comes to mind.
——Where did my sword go? Also, the sword inlaid with amber.
It seemed inappropriate to open your mouth to ask for something from your savior. He thought for a moment and awkwardly started the conversation with a pleasantry:
"I'm grateful for the life-saving grace. I haven't asked... the girl's name?"
He felt that if it was Qi Huan, he would definitely do something like this. It wouldn't be wrong to ask him this way.
"There is a name." The shark man heard this and came closer, talking to him through a thin layer of water, "My name... I don't know how you say it, maybe it doesn't have these words."
"Tell me, let's have a listen. Can you find a homophonic pronunciation and a good name for it?"
The girl nodded. Her lips parted slightly, and then a series of strange sounds came out of them. This was beyond Bai Ya's expectation, and he couldn't recognize it at all. Maybe it was because she spoke human language so well, both of them.
The contrast was too obvious. Until she finished speaking, Bai Ya was stunned for a while, not understanding what he heard.
"...How about you say it again?"
She didn't take it seriously and repeated the strange way of making sounds. This time, Bai Ya listened carefully. The shark's words were mellow and had some strange vibrations, as if something rolled down his throat.
Beads with a rough surface. Her name seemed to have more than four syllables, but when he tried to imitate those sounds, as soon as he spit out the first syllable, his tongue caught his teeth, and his lips kept fighting, and he almost died.
Bite yourself.
Forget it, I can’t force myself to come.
However, it is indeed necessary to find a title. Bai Ya raised his head and looked at this little girl, and an idea came to him.
"How...how old are you this year?"
The shark flicked its tail and stared down at him:
"You humans, do you ask a girl's age directly like this?"
Bai Ya was even more stunned. He only knew that asking a human woman's age was not polite, so why was it not the same among the sharks? In this regard, all races and walks of life were surprisingly unified.
"I don't mean anything else. I just...just ask."
"It's a joke." He was still searching for words, and the shark laughed, "Sisters care more about age. It doesn't matter to me, this year is my 213th birthday."
"?"爱网
How many?
"I've heard that people without tails on land don't live very long." The girl looked at his reaction curiously, "But two hundred... is actually not that long, very short. Aren't you even two hundred years old...
…”
"..."
Racial differences and natural chasms are difficult to bridge.
Trying to find a title based on age was completely unfeasible. He looked at the "little girl" who was more than 200 years old and had a pretty face, so he really couldn't call her grandma. Besides, he didn't know if it would be possible to call him grandma.
The other person will be so angry that they throw themselves back into the water.
He tried to imitate the other person's name a few more times, but the human tongue was unable to compare with the sharks. Finally, Bai Ya proposed that the first syllable he could pronounce was very similar to the word "quan". If she didn't mind
, he thought calling her Miss Quan was a suitable name.
Miss Quan, a 200-year-old Mermaid girl, did not express any objection. This inexplicable problem was finally solved. With Miss Quan's several chuckles, the atmosphere relaxed somewhat. Bai Ya took the opportunity to ask what he was initially concerned about.
doubt:
"I was carrying two knives on my back earlier, and another sword fell off and was inlaid with blue gems. Do you know where they went?"
"Somewhere else..." Miss Quan's smile faded a little, but it didn't seem to be because he asked about the weapon, "It would be safer if I put it somewhere else. There are many sharks watching. Because there are... patrollers... who will steal it.
So, protect it.”
In fact, this is the right thing to do. After all, Bai Ya knows his own virtues. Even if he is a lifesaver, he will definitely draw his sword when he regains consciousness. Now that he knows that Miss Quan is so smart and cute, if he really hurts something,
I couldn't sleep well for at least two nights.
"... Patrol? Is it something that our language doesn't have?" Bai Ya didn't understand what she was talking about.
Miss Quan shook her head and kept her secret.
"No. There is something in people's words... I dare not say it because I'm afraid of leaking it."
Regarding this unknown existence, she seemed not to want to say more, and turned to him:
"If you want something, come here. Follow me."
Although the other party is not a human being, he has been exuding goodwill so far. Regardless of what possible intentions, if she had not saved herself at the beginning - no matter how - he might have died. In any case, at this time,
In the deep sea, Bai Ya had no other choice. If he didn't follow her, it would be difficult for him to find the weapons under the care of the sharks, let alone get them back. Before leaving, Bai Ya made one final confirmation:
"How far is it to go there? Beyond here..." He pointed to the ground, "How far do we have to swim? Human beings cannot hold their breath in the water for too long."
His words were quite practical. Miss Quan thought for a while:
"I'll take you. I swim very fast and I'll be there in no time. There is air there and you can breathe. Don't worry."
Bai Ya believed it. He followed Miss Quan's instructions and held the other person's hand awkwardly. The skin of the shark was very different from that of human beings. It was slippery when held in the palm, more like a fish. Bai Ya did not dare to put in any effort.
Moreover, anyone who has caught fish knows that sometimes using force is ineffective.
He was afraid that he would slip out halfway, so he pulled out a long, strong piece of seaweed and tied it a few times on their intertwined hands. Miss Quan waited patiently until Bai Ya was sure that she had tied it tightly enough.
, gave her a signal:
"Okay, let's go - ugh!"
There was a muffled sound. As Miss Quan jumped up, Bai Ya's legs bumped violently on the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, he held his breath in time and did not consume precious oxygen at the beginning of the journey. However, he had already
I started to regret it. Miss Quan probably didn’t have the opportunity to take people swimming on weekdays...
The journey at this end was extremely thrilling. It was very easy for the shark to drag a large living person in the water. Miss Quan seemed to have forgotten his existence, or maybe she was eager to bring this human to a place where he could breathe, so he swam like this.
Quick and hurried.
She had no scruples at all, but worked hard for Bai Ya. As she swam and changed direction, he repeatedly dodged the corals, rocks, swaying water plants, and even careless aquatic creatures. The breath in his lungs gradually depleted.
, this dodge also turned from thrilling to numb. In the end, Bai Ya almost suspected that his body had formed a new conditioned reflex and was spontaneously avoiding obstacles on the road.
He held it in for too long, and he was about to die. With only a trace of consciousness left, he struggled to untie the seaweed in his hands. Gradually, his ears were filled with buzzing, and Bai Ya could only pray with difficulty that Miss Quan would reach her destination as soon as possible.
land.
In the haze, he finally heard what Miss Quan seemed to say. Then there was a crash, and he felt a heavy weight on his body and fell to an open space; but there was a light in his lungs that was almost bursting. Before his consciousness could catch up, his instinct
This prompted him to gasp for air, his oxygen-deprived body greedily taking in air.
After a while, Bai Ya regained his composure and raised his head. He was just about to talk to Miss Quan, but was startled when his eyes touched the surrounding scenery.
This was another place similar to the place where he could breathe before, but that sea area was not very lively. He was busy communicating with Miss Quan and did not pay attention to the scenery. It was completely different now. The vibrant sea surrounded him, and it was colorful.
, like a dream. He breathed the air, stepped on the ground, and many fishes of indistinguishable categories were shuttled around. Some had sharp teeth and strange shapes, while more were floating in the waves.
Showing dazzling brilliance.
The reason why he could see these various colors clearly was probably because there were some floating objects scattered in the sparkling light, which scattered bits and pieces of light. Bai Ya couldn't help but get closer to one of the clusters and carefully looked at the somewhat familiar outlines.
jellyfish
, they are different in shape from the one in the blue amber, with shining whiskers, swimming aimlessly. They illuminate the swimming fish around them, the colorful corals in the sea, and many other things in the sea.
