Pretend to die

"Wake up."

Su Zheng moved his ears, opened his eyes slowly, and found that he was lying in the water, and the area below his neck was cold. His first reaction was that I couldn't swim, but the next second, he found that his legs were It couldn't open at all, and at the same time, a huge red fish tail suddenly rose from the water, splashing water waves like fireworks.

"You, don't be angry..."

Su Zheng was stunned, what is this?is this me?

The fish's tail is half a meter wide, and it is bright red as a whole. Under the reflection of the water droplets, it shows a blue-green color like the change of the aurora. The scales on the tail are like glass, and the anal and caudal fins are as thin as gauze. Ripples in the water.

I turned into a fish...?

"Please, don't kill me!"

Shut up!Su Zheng was upset, and wanted to shut up the short middle-aged man, but when he said the words, they screamed like a dolphin.

He covered his mouth, unable to believe that the sound came from his own mouth.

God, God, God, what the hell is going on?

The underwater fish tail gradually connected with his brain through an unknown force.

Lifting his leg, Su Zheng thought, the fish's tail really turned up, he didn't give up, and tried several times, the crescent-shaped tail fin beat the water splashing loudly.Su Zheng was speechless, and cautiously stretched out his hand, wanting to touch the fat fish tail.He hoped it was all an illusion.

The middle-aged man fell to his knees at this moment, suppressing his voice, begging him not to get angry.

In order to touch the fins, Su Zheng had to use the strength of his waist. Only then did he realize that his upper body, the place where humans and fish meet, was firmly bound by a thick|big rusty iron chain, and the water was turbid. He couldn't see what was underneath, but the range of movement was very narrow.

"Hey - chirp -!"

Su Zheng wagged his tail in fear, feeling that he was really a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

At this time, a series of dense and heavy footsteps came from above the head, and sawdust slag fell from the wooden ceiling. The next second, the door was opened, and the thin moonlight came into the room with a trace of chill.

A group of people armed with weapons and armor stood outside the door.

"Master You, that's him!" A young reckless man strode towards the terrified and curled up middle-aged man, he grabbed the middle-aged man by his collar, and with the help of the faint firelight, he identified the man's identity: "It really is Deputy Captain Mou's sailor, so bold!"

A tall, thin man dressed in light linen came out of the team. His hair was black and dry, and his eyes were slender, as if he was always calculating.

He strolled up to the middle-aged man, tapped the latter's trembling cheek with his long yellow nails, and asked in a low voice, "How did you get in?"

The middle-aged man desperately shook his head: "My lord! My lord, please spare me! The little one heard that mermaid tears are high-grade sea pearls, so I got greedy and stole the key..."

"Lie." Master You straightened up, smiled softly, with a snake-like light in his eyes: "Go to the fishing net."

The crowd standing outside the door made small discussions, and Master You's cruelty made them tremble in their hearts.

'Fishing netting' is a form of naval punishment in which the prisoner is tied in a fishing net, thrown into the sea, and hung with a rope.Prolonged immersion in sea water will rot the skin and flesh. At this time, some small fish and shrimps will look for the taste to eat the meat and eat the bones.

"My lord! I know my mistake! I beg your lord to forgive me!"

The reckless man knocked the middle-aged man unconscious, carried him out, and said to the people outside: "Brothers have seen it, this is the end of unruly! The mermaid is a tribute to the emperor, who dares to be selfish?" Dispose of it on the spot!"

The soldiers shouted: "Yes!"

"Tomorrow at noon, the execution deck will be executed. I want to see who else dares to commit the crime again!"

They came in a hurry, and left in a hurry.

What happened just now gave him a strange feeling. He clearly has a human upper body, but those people have never passed him by speaking or looking at him, as if in the eyes of those people, his human characteristics do not exist at all, just a fish.

What was that man saying?

Tribute...

Are you a tribute to the emperor?

When the wind and waves hit, the hull swayed, and Su Zheng's head hit the wooden board all of a sudden, leaving a bloodstain.His scalp was numb, and he seemed to have regained his senses and sense of smell. The dark and damp smell at the bottom of the boat made him unbearable, so he beat the water surface with his fists as if venting.

This noise was nothing compared to the strong wind outside, no one came in to check on him, and the noise of running around overhead became more and more intensive, and the ship shook even more violently.

As a human, Su was a little seasick, but at this time he remained awake unexpectedly, his eyesight did not shake, and the lower body of a fish allowed him to maintain his balance in the water freely.

There is only one small oil lamp in the whole room, and the flame is dancing and precarious.

Su Zheng found that his eyesight was so good that he could even see a few drops of water condensing on the wooden door in the distance.

This is a low house of about ten square meters. The main body is made of damp wood. Two-thirds of the room is occupied by his pool. There is a strong musty and fishy smell in the air. By the ear, Su Zheng was imagining his position in his mind, and realized that this place should be the bottom of the ship.

After a while, the wind and waves gradually subsided, and the boat became stable. Su Zheng could already completely control the swing of the tail.

Footsteps approached again, this time, there were only two people.

The door was opened, one person stood guard outside, and another person got in, it was Fu Bingying.

As soon as he saw him, Su Zheng called happily, but he couldn't speak, he could only chirp and scream.

Fu Bingying's face was pale, and his hair was wet from the rain, making it black and shiny.He acted hastily, except for the first glance at Su Zheng, and then there was no eye contact. Su Zheng kept calling, trying to get his attention, but Fu Bingying frowned more and more deeply, as if he was trying his best to resist looking at him.

In order to stop Su Zheng from screaming, he even threw a salmon into the water.

Human Su Zheng would not be interested in raw fish, but fish Su Zheng would be hungry in an instant.

He swallowed his saliva, nimbly and briskly grabbed the dumbfounded fish, followed his body's memory, skillfully cut open the belly of the fish with his fingernails, and threw away the viscera and head inside.

Fu Bingying kept checking back and forth in the room, and when he turned around, he suddenly saw the bloodstain on Su Zheng's forehead, and suddenly rushed to the pool.

Su Zheng, who was eating fish, was startled, and the fan-like fins behind his ears stood up abruptly.

His heart is still that of a human being, and when people saw him eating raw meat like a savage, he was very embarrassed, so he swayed back.

Fu Bingying's face suddenly became gloomy.

He had been on board for three days.In order to compete for the right to dispose of the mermaid, the sailors on the entire ship are divided into two factions, one is headed by Lord You, who insists that the mermaid is a tribute to the emperor, and the other is headed by Deputy Lieutenant Mou, who wants to swallow the mermaid. The situation is tense.

According to legend, the tears of mermaids can be turned into the most precious sea pearls, and the internal organs of mermaids will turn into transparent jade, which can store wind and gather energy. The most important thing is the meat of mermaids. live forever.

"Come here for me."

Su Zheng hesitated for a moment, and swam slowly over. He was still holding the remains of the salmon in his hand, and his mouth was covered with blood.But Fu Bingying couldn't see these, he could only see the touch on his forehead.

"Hey." Su Zheng called out, trying to please him.

"Did they do this just now?" Fu Bingying's fingers stopped on the top of his wound and touched it in the air.

"Hey." Su Zheng shook his head.

After getting a definite response, Fu Bingying finally confirmed that the person in this body was Su Zheng.When he came over a few days ago, the mermaid ignored him at all, and sometimes, because they were too close, they would wave their tails in demonstration and make sharp noises from their mouths.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

These days, he has been very worried that the struggle between the two factions will lead to fierce conflicts, resulting in the death of the mermaid body before Su Zheng crosses over, and the world will be wasted in that way.

After hearing about the execution of the sailor, he immediately asked Mr. You for instructions on the grounds of checking the damage, and rushed over with the key.

The wind and waves gradually calmed down, and Fu Bingying knew that he should go, and if he stayed for a long time, he would cause trouble.

"Hey - hey!" Seeing that he was about to leave, Su Zheng immediately screamed.

"Shut up." Fu Bingying growled irritably, and then comforted him: "I will come to see you again, don't bark, it will attract people."

Su Zheng covered his mouth and nodded.

When the door was opened, a bolt of lightning exploded, turning the sky silvery white. With the strong light, Su Zheng could clearly see Fu Bingying's eyes.He suddenly felt scared, but as the door was closed, that fear disappeared quickly, as if it were a hallucination.

For the next few days, he never saw Fu Bingying again.

From time to time there were screams and the sound of weapons colliding on the boat. Su Zheng listened and thought it was time to relieve his boredom.

At noon and at night, people would bring him fish to eat. The people who came were different each time, but they were all afraid of Su Zheng.

The temperature of the air gradually decreased, and the humidity brought by the sea breeze also changed. As they traveled northward, Su Zheng's nose could smell the smell of blood, which became heavier and heavier. He knew that more and more dead people were thrown from the boat. .

Fu Bingying never showed up, which made him worry.

"Master You arrested two more people today and ordered them to be staked."

The sailors standing guard outside the door chatted in pairs.

"If this continues, how many people will be left to return to Beijing?"

"I heard from Zhao San, who raised a parrot for Deputy Captain Mou, that your lord has been coughing up blood these days."

"what do you mean……?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't mean anything. However, Deputy Lieutenant Mou is not completely wrong. After all, mermaids are just rare beasts. Our brothers in a boat were born and died for it, and almost died in it. In the end, what good is it? Don't give it, is it plausible?"

"What you said is simple. Gouge out a piece of meat, and you can goug out the second and third pieces. Mermaids are precious, so is it possible to return to Beijing with a dead bone?"

"Anyway, the deputy lieutenant is gone. I think it will be a matter of time before Mr. You gives the order."

"That's right, poor brother from class three, he's been implicated in vain."

"Ugh……"

Su Zheng saw the sky and listened to the gossip of these little soldiers, and he got a general idea of ​​the situation on the ship.Now it seems that Lord You, who is decisive in killing, has the upper hand, and his life is guaranteed.