There's a mermaid in my bathtub

Waking up from the dream and sitting up instantly, Jin Sheng looked flustered and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

His chest was rising and falling, and the sound of panting could not be subsided for a long time. It was obviously a nap at noon, but he fell asleep until it was dark.

"What's the matter?" Nanli's voice came, but Jin Sheng shuddered when the mermaid's warm palm was on his shoulder.

It was just an ordinary dream, but the weird and short sentence at the end scared him enough.

It felt like a sheep gnawing on grass suddenly heard a wolf howling, turned around vigilantly, and found that the meat eater was hiding behind the grass it ate.

"It's nothing, it seems... I had a nightmare."

A long time ago, there was a faint singing voice when I fell asleep, but every time I woke up, I forgot it. Only this time, the terrifying male voice next to my ear continued to be remembered. The voice was really real and terrifying, as if... It was not just a dream.

Shaking his head, let his sight and consciousness regain consciousness, "It's so late, why didn't you wake me up earlier?"

"You are more comfortable sleeping here than in the sea. Why did you wake you up?" Nanli took it for granted, and he stretched out his hand to pull the person who got up into his arms again, "It's night, go to sleep."

"Aren't you going back?" Looking up, Nanli's eyes glowed green in the night.

"The water is too cold at night, you are not in good health."

"I am in good health." You are too strong.

Jin Sheng was not used to the mermaid's tone full of pampering and indulgence, and was even less willing to admit that she was "delicate and weak".

"Well, go on to sleep."

Don't argue, just rubbed Jin Sheng's hair, the temperature was low at night, but Jin Sheng had already realized the "body temperature" in Nan Li, so he didn't want to move more, so he found the place where he was lying and continued to close his eyes .

He thought he couldn't fall asleep, but he didn't expect sleepiness to strike him as soon as he closed his eyes, wrapping him tightly, and soon he lost consciousness.

……

Sleepy in spring, tired in autumn, nap in summer, after crossing, the longer you spend with Nanli, the less energetic you will be.Jin Sheng became more and more lethargic, and his body became weaker and weaker.

If he was more superstitious, he would definitely identify Nanli as an old fish demon who had practiced for thousands of years, and getting along with him and sucking his "essence" had such bad consequences.

Sleep takes up more and more time.

He didn't feel that he lacked exercise, Jin Sheng only summarized it as "swimming takes too much energy", other than that, there is no more suitable reason.

Since Jin Sheng needed food supplies every day, he had to stay on the small island every day. At first, he was worried about his comfort, but Nanli stayed by his side all the time, but he was a fish after all, and the environment on the shore was inconvenient. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the island After attacking the species, Jin Sheng wanted to go shopping by himself, so he did everything with him.

The only thing that remains the same is that Nanli still hates the monkey that Jin Sheng saved.

The one-eyed monkey is indeed the dominant species on the island, with a large number of dominance throughout the territory, and there are small class divisions within the population.

The one that Jin Sheng rescued was quite prestigious among the monkeys.

The "big guy" like a human comes here often, and can "offer" delicious food to it. Apart from the fact that there are always big-tailed fish with a fishy smell around it that bother monkeys, it is very satisfied with Jin Sheng.

So after going back and forth, Jin Sheng got Mao Tuan's "shelter" on the island, and no other monkeys dared to snatch his fruits.

Later, every day on the island, he and Nanli would place seasoned wild fruits and small wooden sticks by the rocks where they often sat. It seemed that the monkeys did it for him, saving him the effort of wandering around looking for materials. The only "price" was to share Mouth fish.

Food has always captured people's hearts, and the little guy doesn't eat much, and Jin Sheng naturally won't refuse.

……

After time travelling, he has been eating fish all the time. It was rare that there was a change of taste in Nanli this day, so he brought some more shellfish to Jin Sheng.

After eating and drinking enough, Jin Sheng started to feel sleepy again, Jin Sheng forced himself to cheer up, followed the little monkey to patrol the mountains twice, and Nanli went back to the sea, not knowing what he was up to.

He never asked too much about the political affairs of fish, and there was no need for a group of carnivores.

I wanted to climb to the cliff for a walk, but just in time for noon, the sun was too strong above my head, and a layer of sweat broke out on my body within a few steps.

Immediately gave up the plan, went back to the lake to enjoy the cool, while the one-eyed monkey obediently fell into his arms, rubbing against Jin Sheng over and over again, letting him tickle him.

His eyelids became heavy, and he had the thought of not being able to sleep.Shaking his head, he wanted to use the sparkling water in the distance to refresh himself, but his eyes were dazzled.

can not sleep.

He warned himself over and over again, and went to the sink to wash his face again, but there was no relief.

Even though I had enough sleep for the past two days, I was still so lethargic, isn't it... too weird?

Supporting the ground with his hands, he lowered his eyes to look at the lake reflecting his shadow, he almost fell headlong during his short stay, but fortunately, Mao Tuan, who was watching beside him, pulled his hair with his hands, and Jin Sheng came back to his senses.

The brain was awake for a moment, and he stretched out his hand to hold the little guy in his arms again. Jin Sheng returned to sit under the shadow of the stone, scratching and rubbing the soft monkey fur, while waiting for Nanli to come back to pick him up.

……

"...Jin Sheng? Wake up."

He faintly heard Nanli's voice, but his eyelids were heavy and could not be opened. After struggling for a long time, he opened his eyes relying on Nanli's cold body temperature, and raised his head to meet his solemn gaze: "...why...what's wrong?"

The voice was hoarse, and it took a long time to make it out after the throat was blocked, which was quite uncomfortable.

"Why did you fall asleep again?"

"...I was sleepy, I couldn't help but fell asleep." Rubbing his eyes, he was still not energetic. The one he was holding in his arms had already run away, probably because he was afraid of this vicious mermaid he raised.

Jin Sheng's response made Nanli quite dissatisfied. He dragged the fish's tail closer to him, and stretched out his hands to ruffle the sweat-drenched hair of human beings: "You will become dehydrated if you do this."

"Well...it's okay, didn't you come back and wake me up, I didn't plan to sleep." I couldn't help but yawned again, and the fish said that I was indeed thirsty.

The shadow that covered his body just now had already shifted to the other side. He was directly exposed to the scorching sun for an unknown period of time, and he was indeed in danger of heat stroke.

Fortunately, Nanli came back in time.

In return for the mermaid's exoneration, Jin Sheng smiled and slapped his hands away. After a simple exercise, he went to the lake to drink water to relieve the heat.

His eyes were dry and tired, and he obviously hadn't slept enough, but he was much more awake than when he was alone.

"Are you ready?"

"kindness?"

Turning around, Nan Li had already stood behind him at some point, lowered his head, and put his chin on Jin Sheng's collarbone: "I have a gift for you."

"what gift?"

Turning around, the tip of the nose was covered with the slippery and cold skin of the mermaid, and she blushed even if she retracted it in time: "I don't want your little mermaid."

"What are you thinking, I'll take you somewhere."

He let out a faint oh, seemingly unintentional, but his eyes were full of expectation.

This was the first time that Nanli offered to give him something, and he pointed out that it was a gift, so he couldn't help but be curious.

The heartbeat was out of order for the fish again, temporarily dispelling the drowsiness, and Jin Sheng followed Nanli into the cold pool.

After staying on the shore for too long, every pore on his body stretched out, the temperature suddenly dropped, and he felt a little uncomfortable.

Being held by Nanli, my heart was full of affection, and I walked through the familiar black tunnel, and I was familiar with the environment after many trips, and the previous hesitation completely disappeared.

It is afternoon, the exact time is not clear.

Jin Sheng returned to the sapphire blue sea water, and after adapting to the underwater pressure and the faint feeling of holding his breath, he felt more at ease than on the shore.

After passing the mermaid's lair far away, my whole body was pulled by Nanli, and I was also unexpectedly tired.

Moving from the silver beach to a strange place full of aquatic plants, Jin Sheng became more and more confused. He always felt that being too far away from the mermaid's lair would be bad for the two of them.

"Should we go forward... where are we going?" He stepped forward and grabbed Nanli by the shoulder, afraid that the mermaid would not hear him, and tugged him twice more.

"It's almost there, it's near here."

Without looking back, I moved forward all the way, and finally passed through the area full of long aquatic plants, and saw a huge pearl oyster half hidden in the coral pile from a distance.

"It's here." The fish's tail was drawn back, Nanli straightened his body, and took advantage of the inertia of the sea to hold Jin Sheng in his arms, "Don't worry, there are no sharks this time."

Are there any sharks, can you count?

Glancing at Nanli sideways, Jin Sheng focused more on the huge clam in front of him. The area covered by that guy was larger than his single land in the cave, "What is this?"

"A present for you."

"Give me...a gift?" She looked at Nanli suspiciously, but the fish nodded at him, making Jin Sheng even more confused.

What is this gift for...eating?

But such a big one, and at such a deep bottom, how to eat it?

If it’s eaten raw, it’s definitely not good, but if it’s roasted, it’s hard to move, let’s not mention it, he needs to set the island full of one-eyed monkeys on fire to roast this guy thoroughly...

Coughing silently, Jin Sheng didn't know whether he should accept this big shell...or rather, how to accept this big shell.

While hesitating, Nanli grabbed his wrist and pulled him closer to the clam, "Wait a minute Nanli, this is too big, it can eat us both..."

Holding Nanli's hand back, I always felt that the seabed was full of dangers, and the bigger it was, the more ferocious it was. Unexpectedly, the fish was not afraid: "It's okay, I just found it according to our size."

Jin Sheng:? ? ?

Is it possible that this fish is going to die in love with him at the bottom of the sea?

After finishing speaking, Nanli approached first, and opened the half shell of the huge clam in front of Jin Sheng.

It is huge in size, with thick shell walls, coupled with the resistance of sea water, even if it is Nanli, it will take a lot of effort to open it. The moment it is opened, Jin Sheng's eyes widened even more.

All the pearls he has seen in his life are not as many as before.

Is this a pearl oyster?

It turns out that the production of pearl oysters is so large

Surprised from ear to ear, staring at the pile of pearls that almost overflowed the shells, they are of different sizes, most of them are the size of the pulp of a thumb, and they are round on top of each other.

Light pink, pure white, and fine black all blend together shiningly, reminding Jin Sheng of the ocean balls piled up in a children's playground.

"I saw this on TV before, and thought you might like it, so I went to find some. Anyway, there are so many under the sea..."

"what……"

"Don't you like it?"

"what……"

Tilting his head, he looked carefully at Jin Sheng's demented face. Nanli had never seen him show such a playful look before, and he was also in a happy mood. He suddenly approached him and kissed him on the face, only then did he regain the diffused consciousness of human beings. .

"what!"

"Heard what I said?"

"Listen, I heard...but this is too precious."

With difficulty, he retracted his gaze and began to cough silently again.

I don't know much about the value of pearls, but right now this pile is about the size of a thumb, each one is round and bright, without blemishes, if they are made into jewelry on the market, they will add up to a sky-high price.

"It took some effort." Nodding thoughtfully, Nanli pulled Jin Sheng closer, "But this big guy is the prettiest."

As he spoke, he inserted his hand into the pile of pearls, dug out for a long time, took out a huge and bright pearl, and stuffed it into Jin Sheng's hand, causing the latter to cough silently again.

——What is this round ball that can only be held by one hand?

Is it the pearl that was set on fire by the third prince of the Dragon King of the West Sea?

No wonder he was sentenced to death, and he had to go with Tang Sanzang to learn scriptures and make amends.

Can I do something else by collecting all seven?

In the current scene, Jin Sheng didn't know what to do to make an appropriate expression, but Nan Li took advantage of his dazed effort to wrap his palm along his back to his chest, dishonestly rubbing the powder on his chest.

"It's soft inside, look, doesn't it look like the bed in your bedroom?"

As he said, he made a gesture to cover Jin Sheng's body, and pressed him to the shellfish piled up with pearls centimeters.