Tang Rou woke up from a mixture of rust and fishy sweetness, and found herself in a long, dark tunnel.
The mermaid bit her finger and fed the blood into her mouth.
The girl's cheeks were red due to fever, and she looked a little pitiful.
The mermaid's cold hands covered her ears, her movements were particularly gentle, blocking out the noisy and terrifying sound of weapons.
The temperature of his palms was not very high.
Even, a little cold.
Outside the palm of his hand, the ground was shaking and the mountains were shaking, and the deafening artillery fire was heard.
In the palm of her hand, Tang Rou could only hear her own heartbeat.
She didn't even know what was happening, she just stared blankly at the beautiful and handsome mermaid in front of her.
His body blocked the narrow entrance, preventing her from seeing the scene outside clearly. His originally smooth back was covered in blood and flesh, so she could not see it.
There is a lingering fishy-sweet aroma in the nose, like very rich blood.
Only the shoulders were faintly reddish-gold.
Tang Rou grabbed his arm and stood up.
Those platinum silver eyes looked at her, as if looking through the present to her future soul.
A voice appeared in my mind for no reason.
"Follow this road, go forward, and get out of here."
She was stunned.
The voice that appeared out of thin air was not a language she was familiar with. It was a strange sentence that did not belong to human beings. At this moment, it was clearly conveyed to her ears.
It's very touching, like thin ice passing over my ears, cool and clear.
Is it the mermaid talking to her?
Tang Rou asked, "What about you?"
Her eyes lingered on his shoulder, "Are you hurt?"
The other party raised his hand and gently touched her head.
"I'm fine."
He looked into the human girl's eyes and said comfortingly, "I will catch up with you and find you."
Even at a young age, Tang Rou realized that the scene in front of her was a farewell.
She asked uneasily, "Really? Would you lie to me?"
"Won't."
"Then, I won't be able to see you?"
He paused and continued to stroke her hair, "For a while."
Tang Rou has a fever and is not thinking very well.
Asked eagerly, "Then what should I do if I miss you?"
The mermaid seemed stunned.
During this time, the cub seemed to have begun to rely on him and developed feelings for him.
He is obviously not good at dealing with this kind of problem, and in his cognition, he does not miss this emotion.
But soon, he showed a very shallow smile that he had just learned.
"Don't cry."
Slender fingers gently wiped away the water droplets sliding down the corners of Tang Rou's eyes.
"You will see me."
His gaze was gentle, like melting ice and snow.
"Every time it rains, I will hide in the raindrops; every time the waves surge, I will hide in the spray; every time you look at the sea, I will know it."
"I will accompany you in another way."
"If you miss me, tell Hai."
"I will hear it."
"Everything related to water will tell me your news."
"So, don't be afraid, even if you can't see me, I'm still here."
He touched Tang Rou's head and smiled softly, "I'm by your side, don't forget me."
Really?
The corners of Tang Rou's mouth drooped, looking sad.
But she is not a willful child. What she has learned most from childhood to college is to be sensible and not cause trouble to her parents.
So she was very obedient, and even though she was reluctant to give up, she still nodded.
The small palms groped the uneven rock wall and walked towards the other side of the tunnel.
As soon as I took a step, he held my wrist.
Tang Rou turned around, looking at her carefully with those silver eyes, which seemed to have a tiny halo.
"It's a pity that I can't grow up with you."
He seemed worried and wanted to keep her in his mind.
His eyes passed over her red eyes, which were holding back tears, her small nose and tightly pursed lips, and she sighed.
There is some soreness and unfamiliar emotion in the chest, maybe this is worry.
He was worried that she would get hurt.
The mermaid lowered her hands, pulled off the scales on her body, and put them into her hands.
Magnificent as thin ice, with a hint of golden red on the edge.
Tang Rou looked down at the blood-stained scales in her palm and heard the voice in her head saying to her,
"I saw how you grew up."
"You will be safe and healthy."
"It will grow up well."
"Let's go."
Tang Rou clutched the scales tightly, her eyes were sore and blurry.
A goodbye without an agreed time.
It was the first time she experienced such a farewell and the first time she met such a person.
Unlike his parents, he was a little aggressive at first and even caused her to get hurt and sick. She had a high fever and even choked on water.
But she knew that he was good to her, and in her memory, he was the best to her.
Tang Rou suddenly threw herself into his arms, causing the merman to be stunned and her body froze.
His embrace was lower than human body temperature and not warm, unlike his mother or the nanny sister who took care of her.
But she hugged his neck tightly, feeling full of sadness.
The mermaid hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand to touch her back a little unfamiliarly, and patted her gently.
"It'll be fine, let's go."
Finally we said goodbye.
He was behind Tang Rou and said, "Go forward and don't look back."
Tang Rou touched the dark rock wall and kept walking forward.
The roar of artillery fire became louder.
Vaguely, she heard the dull sound of flesh being torn apart, and the muffled groan of suppressed pain.
"Can I look back at you?"
"Don't look back."
The voice in my head is still gentle.
The sound of gunfire became louder.
The girl's steps staggered, and her figure stumbled among the uneven rocks.
Then the voice said again, "Don't be afraid, I'm behind you."
Tang Rou's nose felt sore.
She was obedient and didn't look back.
"are you still there?"
"I am here."
After a long time, she asked again,
"You didn't leave, did you?"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
She really never looked back once.
She knows that only obedient children will be loved by others.
She will be obedient and never look back.
After walking for who knows how long, Tang Rou finally saw the light.
She reached out to cover her eyes, and her lens, which had been in darkness for a long time, had difficulty adapting to the light.
Some sounds slowly reached my ears.
She heard the calm waves, the flapping wings and chirping of seagulls, the water splashing into the fine sand, and the gentle breeze blowing through the leaves.
She slowly let go of her hand, opened her eyes, and saw clouds as white as snow, a clear blue sky, and a white lighthouse in the distance.
When the Tyndall effect occurs, light has an outline.
Wisps fell through the clouds into the sea.
She came out.
Tang Rou breathed in the moist and fresh wind, looked at the sunshine that was not dazzling, and asked excitedly, "Can I turn back?"
No sound came from the deep cave.
"Can I turn back?"
Only her own voice echoed among the rugged rocks.
She realized something, and her voice trembled slightly.
"Can I turn back?"
No one answered her.
Tang Rou was crying and asked, "Can I look back?"
She didn't look back.
"are you still there?"
Still no one answered her.
The scales in her hands were warmed by her, as if answering her, what just happened was not a dream.
Tang Rou stopped asking, she wiped away her tears and continued walking along the coast.
The waves hit the beach layer by layer, rolling up fine white foam.
The mermaid told Tang Rou that if she missed him, she would tell Hai. Everything related to water would tell him her news.
Tang Rou wiped her tears and said, "But I already miss you."
Did he hear it?
The waves lap gently against the rocks.
No one answered.
…
"Don Breeder!"
"soft!"
"Wake up!"
Amidst the shaking, Tang Rou suddenly opened her eyes.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead at some point, and the dark-haired young man knelt down at her feet, his handsome face full of worry.
"Rou...why are you crying?"
Tang Rou touched her eyes, her fingertips were wet.
Aslan's anxious voice came from the other side, "Rou, no, there seems to be a problem here. We have been wandering for a long time and can't get out!"