The Return of Gratitude Volume 2

Archer felt that something was wrong, and he held the boy's shoulder and asked, "What's going on?"

Only then did Zi Chou raise his hand to wipe away his tears, choked with sobs: "Actually... the lifespan of mermaids is only 25 years."

Archer was at a loss when he heard this, and his eyes widened: "Didn't you tell us before that mermaids live long lives, and any one of them is hundreds of years old?"

Zi Chou nodded with tears in his eyes: "It is a very long life, but not the longevity you understand."

It's a long and convoluted story.Obrasia and Leahron Brown are actually the names of three princes. The first prince is called Obrassia, the second prince is called Zelia, and the third prince is the Odgeron they are familiar with. His real The name is actually Rembrandt.

Obra Siglia Rembrandt is an inherited name, the three princes, like all the fish, have shared the same body successively and lived in the same shell.

Archer was confused and startled. These three people were the same person, but they were different people. Their bodies, blood, voices, and even fingerprints and irises were generally the same, but they were only different in memory and personality.Every 25 years, all memories are reset to zero, the life of the old personality ends, and a new personality is born, which will have new memories again.

The reason why the mermaids adopted such a strategy in their natural evolution may be because their brains cannot bear the long memory accumulated over hundreds of years. To be in the best shape possible is a necessary choice and sacrifice.

Whenever a new prince is reborn, a suffix will be added to the full name, and the new prince born after Odgeron will be named Obra Sijalier, Rumbramskell.

"One day I will become like this," Zichou said softly, "I will slowly forget some things, and I can remember less and less. When I leave, those companions who still remember me will also slowly forget. Things, slowly leave one by one, and in a few years, no one will remember me." The boy looked down at the half-bitten chocolate pie in his hand, "If I can be like Prince Alan, with friends like you , it would be nice to be able to remember him for a long time..."

He knew that he shouldn't be so sad, the fate of all mermaids is the same, and the gods did not treat him unfairly, but he got to know Prince Alan, and followed this playful prince to see the vast and wonderful world of human beings. Consciously, there are so many thoughts.

He was with Prince Alan these days, and he kept thinking about his childhood.Like Prince Alan, to be precise, he never had the appearance of a child when he was born as an adult fish, only his mind would remain in the state of a child for a period of time.

There are three forms of mermaids, one is mermaid, the other is human form, and the other is body form, which is the appearance of fish, but no matter which form he is, he is ugly as hell, and he has been hated by others since he was a child. The prince did not despise him.

"He said I was cute with teeth like that and at first I thought he was laughing at me because he was actually holding a stuffed animal and asked me to open my mouth so he could trace the teeth on the toy's mouth. I thought this prince was so annoying." Zichou recalled the past, crying and laughing, "Then one day I went to his bedroom and found that there were dolls and toys full of fangs hanging everywhere, even the locomotive. It's painted...he really thinks it's cute to have such teeth..."

The mermaids have a rule of avoiding the world passed down from generation to generation, and their usual activities are strictly limited to the bottom of the lake and the deep sea, but Prince Alan is particularly restless, always trying to sneak out to play, and he is an accomplice every time.

Now that I think about it, it would be great if he could stop Prince Alan at that time, so that the prince would not be in danger on the beach, nor would he be rescued by Abi. If he didn’t meet Abi, he wouldn’t want to go to the human world. Going from "I just want to see" to "I want to stay" doesn't go from "I just want to see her again" to "I want to be with her".

He sometimes sneaks out to find Prince Alan, who is already a supermodel in Europe, treats him to hamburgers, fried chicken and pizza, buys him a lot of delicious and fun things, and even gives him a PSP.It's a pity that the battery ran out after playing for a long time.

Every time the PSP runs out of battery, he can find a reason to convince himself, and boldly go out to find the supermodel Mr. O'Geren again.The last time Prince Arun went to charge his PSP, he was 24 years old. The PSP was broken because it was soaked in water for a long time, and it could not be repaired. Prince Alan threw away the PSP and took him out: "Don't play this, now it's popular to play iPad, let's go, I'll see you off." One piece!"

That day was Valentine's Day, they were sitting on a bench in the windy and bleak square, the two of them played Fruit Ninja together, they were so happy, you bullied TALKINGTOM every sentence, and passing couples regarded them as same-sex couples, from time to time Casting curious eyes, the prince didn't notice anything, but in fact he was very happy in his heart.

That day they played wildly until late at night in the cold weather. He couldn't stand the cold, so he couldn't help asking Prince Alan, "Why are we sitting here all the time?"

O'Zhelun was taken aback by the question, he arched his back and propped his chin with his hands and thought hard for a long time: "Yes, why... I seem to remember something..."

Suddenly there was a sound of "whoosh" breaking through the sky above the square, a bunch of fireworks bloomed in the night sky, colorful, O'Zhelun jumped up: "This is it! I just want you to see this!"

He had never seen fireworks before, and he was stunned when he raised his head and opened his mouth wide. His fangs frightened the passing couples without realizing it.

The fireworks are very beautiful, with various colors and various postures. One flower falls and the other blooms again. Although it is fleeting, the traces drawn on the eyes and the night sky will not fade for a long time.

"25 years old...they are all in a relationship..." Amidst the explosion of fireworks, he heard the envious voice of Ozhe Lun next to him, and then he looked away. Looking around, the square is full of sweet cuddling and youthful people young people.

His Royal Highness is so handsome and in his prime, but he is already 24 years old...

His Royal Highness didn't know that he secretly picked up the discarded PSP, and he kept all the things that Prince Alan gave him, even if they were broken, and they were all his treasures.In three years, he will also leave this world, but in these three years... the young man said to himself silently, I will always remember you firmly.

As night fell, Archer and Qin Xiu followed Zichou and hid in the shadow of a cliff, looking at the lake that was about to cease to be calm.The vast Naxi Lake reflects the starlight at this moment, as deep and peaceful as the universe.

At a certain moment, the wind blew their hair, blew the grass on the hillside, and made the leaves rustle.

The surface of the lake was shaken by the wind, and the starlight was shattered in the sound of rushing waves. Under the layer upon layer of ripples, Archer saw the first golden halo floating on the bottom of the lake, like a wandering golden moon. , looming.

Archer slowly opened his eyes, the golden light was getting closer and closer to the lake, and he realized that the golden light was not from the lake, nor did it come from the bottom of the lake. There were clearly golden shadows swimming under the lake. Every time the shadow swims, it emits a shallow golden light like fish scales.

At some point, his ears were unconsciously pricked up, and he vaguely heard a wonderful singing voice amidst the sound of distant water. At first, there was one voice, as if he was humming an aria without lyrics, and then there were more voices, like many voices. The whole area is intertwined, but it maintains a strange beauty and tranquility, as if it is raining, there is no thunder, no wind, only the pattering rain nourishing the earth.

More and more golden shadows swim under the lake, and countless cruising golden shuttles intertwine, like a firework stick held by a god's hand and slowly waved under the night sky.The swimming shadows stirred up the lake water as if it was about to boil, creating waves several feet high, and the waves splashed into the air with brilliant golden light. For a moment, the golden light from the fish scales, the water light, and the star light complement each other, and the golden light finally became the same as in the photo , Like an inverted waterfall rushing straight to Xiaohan!

It is obviously a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene, but because of the soft singing, it remains elegant and peaceful from beginning to end, just like the pipe organ in a church.

Qin Xiu's hand holding the camera trembled slightly, Archer looked at Zi Chou beside him, the golden light was reflected on the boy's face that was about to wrinkle from crying, a trace of sadness flashed across his heart.

——I can't remember people's names, but it would be nice if I could remember your surname Shen!It took a lot of effort!

I'm sorry, Archer clenched his fingers in frustration, you treat me as a friend, but I can't help you at all...

This scene lasted for a full half an hour before the lake surface calmed down a little bit, the singing gradually dissipated, the wind also subsided, and the whole Naxi Lake was as calm as a still.

Qin Xiu has already captured the picture he wanted, but he doesn't look happy.The two of them faced the peaceful Naxi Lake. Without Ozerun's noisy voice, the lake became strange.Zichou said goodbye to them, and disappeared under the lake in a short while.

Qin Xiu turned around: "Let's go."

Archer picked up his luggage and stepped on his backpack, no longer thinking about it.

The two of them were walking up the hill, when suddenly there was the sound of water splashing behind them, Archer still couldn't help turning around—— O'Zhelun? !

A mermaid with a golden tail floated out of the lake, Archer couldn't help but hold his breath, and almost shouted out - O'Geren!

Isn't that stinky face O'Geren?Damn, no matter how you look at it, it's him!

The newborn mermaid prince swam to a rock on the shore and sat on it. The golden fish tail brought out a crescent-like light in the water. He looked down at his tail curiously, and looked up at the night sky curiously.

Archer hid behind the rock and stared carefully at the figure. He knew that it was not O'Zhelun. The new prince sat on the rock, quietly looking up at the night sky. O'Zhelun did not have the temperament of a natural thinker. O'Zhelun just A second-hand product.

He turned around, and Qin Xiu was waiting for him not far away. This time, there was really no trace of nostalgia.The two stepped on the soft and silent grass and left quietly.

The helicopter placed Yin Zebei in an open area outside Niujiao Village. Yin Zebei could not give up his head and checked the pictures taken on the plane before. The pilot of the helicopter was about to leave, so he greeted Yin Zebei, and the other party just focused on checking Camera, the driver pouted and shook his head, feeling that the photographer was a bit crazy.

The helicopter left, and Yin Zebei was still focused on the photos he took. On the helicopter, he clearly saw a suspicious golden light in the distance, but when he flew towards it, the golden light disappeared like a mirage, and it was the same after several times. .He unbelievingly continued to take pictures of the mountains and forests below for a long time like a carpet, but the pictures he took seemed to be disturbed, and they were all pitch black.

Now I can only hope that the photos taken with the film camera can capture something.The photographer returned to the hotel with tired steps. He followed Qin Xiu to this remote place and lived in a small hotel two or three kilometers away from Niujiao Village. When he entered the hotel, the little girl who was dozing off at the front desk immediately got up and greeted him: "Mr. Yin, someone is looking for you!"

He was a little surprised. He came to Hualian alone, and no one told him. Who could guess his whereabouts?Just as he was about to ask the girl at the front desk who was looking for him, he heard someone coming down the wooden stairs.Yin Zebei turned his head, saw who was coming, and was stunned in place.

Yin Xiangdong stood under the stairs, with extreme disappointment in his eyes: "Dad, you are here as expected."