Pretend to die

The white sunlight shone into the cellar-like low room. Su Zheng was squatting by the pool, and when he heard the sound, he opened his eyes, looking very tired.

"Hey!" Fu Bingying!

The adjutant closed the door and waited for him outside.

Fu Bingying looked at Su Zheng's dim red ear fins, and suddenly remembered him who was shining brightly in the chaos that day.At that time, he had already been beaten to the point of bleeding, his eyesight and mind were all in a trance, but he vaguely saw a color hotter and stronger than the sun.

For some reason, he was sure it was Su Zheng.

Later, when he heard the rumors that in order to protect him, Su Zheng demonized and killed Vice-Captain Mou in a fit of rage, he just regarded the rumors as exaggerated and unbelievable.

At this moment, when he saw Su Zheng floating in the water like a pool of red cabbage leaves that were about to rot, he suddenly believed it.

That madness caused a lot of damage to Su Zheng, his scales and fins lost their luster, and their fins became fragile, and he even lost his appetite.

What saddened him the most was that Fu Bingying never came to see him.

He would like to think that Fu Bingying was afraid of him going crazy again just like everyone else, but one day, he heard the sailors on guard gossip that Fu Bingying was recuperating in bed, so he calmed down and concentrated on waiting.

Fu Bingying finally came to see him again.

"Hey." Su Zheng forced a cry, his head resting on his arms, his expression gloomy.

Fu Bingying approached him with the fish bucket, squatted down, and touched his wet cheek.

"That day, you saved me."

Su Zheng nodded and chirped.

"Thank you," Fu Bingying said softly, "I brought you fish."

As he said that, he put the bucket of live fish in, and there was a stone fish hidden among the plump salmon.

They are still in the southeast waters. If they continue to go north, the fish will not live for a few days.Stonefish is not good at attacking people, but it is very timid. If someone unfortunately touches it, the dorsal fin spine on its back will release a large amount of venom, causing severe pain, and then paralysis and brain death.

Fu Bingying pinched Su Zheng's ear fins. The skin there was as thin as a layer of veil, but the touch felt like contact lenses. He didn't covet this beautiful touch, but turned and left in spite of Su Zheng's screams.

Die fast, I can't stand this place.

Fu Bingying expected to know the news of the mermaid's death before delivering the fish in the evening, but nothing happened. The person who notified him to deliver the fish was still the same one, and the adjutant who accompanied him to open the lock was also the same.

"Is everything okay?" he asked.

"What happened?" The adjutant was even more at a loss than him.

"fine."

As usual, Fu Bingying walked in with a bucket of fish. Su in the pool was playing with its tail in the water. The stone fish had been thrown on the ground, motionless, apparently dead.

"Haw! Haw!" Seeing him coming, Su Zheng quickly stopped his movements and lay down by the pool.

Fu Bingying was a little disappointed and a little nervous, but fortunately Su Zheng didn't recognize the stone fish, he was as enthusiastic as ever, and he threw the fish out like a stone.

"Haw." Su Zheng stretched out his hand to grab his calf, and called, "Hi."

He hoped that Fu Bingying could stay a little longer this time.

It was dark and cold here, and there was no one to talk to. Su Zheng was going crazy, and he could even hear the sound of time passing by.And his body was getting weaker and weaker, as if there was a rotten smell floating in the air.

He thought about arousing that manic state again, cutting off the iron chains, escaping, taking Fu Bingying with him, and putting him on an isolated island to cultivate his relationship, but that state never appeared again, not even a sign of it. .

"Let go." Fu Bingying said.

"Hey." Su Zheng shook his head with a pitiful expression.

Fu Bingying looked at him condescendingly for a while, finally sighed, knelt down, and stroked his head: "The environment here is too bad." So I have to liberate the two of us as soon as possible.

Su Zheng couldn't speak, so he hoped that he would speak more. After a long time, he almost thought that he was really a mermaid.

It's a pity that Fu Bingying didn't talk much, but his warmth, his breathing, through touch and hearing, still accompanied Su Zheng, which made him feel a little comforted.

This time they stayed together for an extra long time, the adjutant knocked on the door anxiously, Fu Bingying seemed to wake up from a dream, tore off Su Zheng's hand, and walked out.

For many days after that, Fu Bingying tried various methods to poison Su Zheng to death, but he didn't dare to be tough, he was more or less concerned about Su Zheng going crazy and causing trouble again.

But these little tricks are useless, Su Zheng is still in good health, except for being a little depressed because of loneliness, everything is healthy.

Fu Bingying began to become anxious. He found that he could not find a way to kill Su Zheng. One day, he took a dagger and planned to die, but the captain called everyone to the deck and announced a terrible thing. thing.

"We've been circling in this sea area for four full days," the captain looked at Master You hesitantly, and got an encouraging nod from the latter, he continued, "According to calculations, we should be able to arrive at Quanzhou Port for supplies the day after tomorrow. But now..."

The sea area is boundless, and the farthest part of the surrounding area is surrounded by rays of light connecting the sky and the sea. Everyone is sure that the ship is moving forward.

"That means..." the adjutant slowly widened his eyes.

Master You said firmly in a hoarse voice, "It means that we have encountered a ghost hitting the wall. If we can't get out within the next seven days, the fresh water and food on the boat will not be enough."

A loud discussion erupted among the crew, and everyone was worried.

"Quiet." Lord You coughed laboriously: "I have my own way, everyone takes his place, if anyone steals food, he will be killed."

His morbidity could not appease the anxious sailors. Everyone shut their mouths due to the majesty, and made eye contact in private, terrified.

Because of this incident, Su Zheng's food supply was cancelled, and Fu Bingying had no reason to continue to visit him.

The next day, people started to move around, and they remembered the story passed down by word of mouth in the sea - eating mermaid meat, you can live forever.

Most of them long for the supreme privilege of being immortal. They just want to survive, and survive hunger, disease, and danger.

At first, only a bald man broke in desperately. He was quickly killed by the guards and thrown into the sea.

Mr. You thought that the punishment this time would serve as a warning as usual, but he made a mistake. The death of the bald head aroused more dissatisfaction and panic. , the fresh water that is about to run out, but the adults who are high above and don't need to be short of food and clothing.

Master You asked the adjutant to increase the number of patrols and the number of patrols, but the sailors at the bottom still didn't miss any chance to chat with each other.

In the latest riot, nearly 50 people were killed or injured.

Deputy Lieutenant Mou's subordinates, who were kindly pardoned by Lord You, led the original sailors to start a rebellion, but they were defeated early due to lack of force. This defeat did not disappoint the sailors, but gave them hope.

When the fifty corpses were thrown into the sea, they breathed a sigh of relief, followed by guilt that burned their souls—they couldn't help but be happy, fighting for food for the loss of these people.

The more people die, the longer they can live.

Totally opposite emotions tormented everyone, and in the middle of the night sailors put their forearms in their mouths to ward off hunger.

They couldn't take it anymore.

Mermaid, as long as you eat mermaid, everything will be fine.

Under such circumstances, Fu Bingying was forced to assume the responsibility of protecting Su Zheng. He could not let others kill him, otherwise everything would be in vain.

The blood on the money on the wooden door has penetrated into the floor, and it can't be wiped off any more. There will be people trying to break through this place day and night. Lord You concentrated the last of his troops here and guarded it strictly.

They organized a large number of fishing activities, but the lack of water was still a big problem. The lack of fruit trees made scurvy spread like a ghost, and people on board were panicked.

"Wake up quickly." Fu Bingying rudely woke up Su Zheng: "Eat this."

He pinched Su Zheng's cheeks and poured down a bottle of bitter-tasting potion.

"Hey! Hey!" He shook his head and struggled, but Fu Bingying's demeanor was even crazier than his expression, the injuries on his body were not fully healed, and he looked thinner than before.

Someone outside shouted loudly: "You are not allowed to feed food to mermaids!"

These days, Su Zheng has more or less heard the rumors outside. He knows that the situation is not optimistic, and the fear in his heart is constantly expanding with the successive violent incidents outside the door.

He wanted to escape quickly, but he couldn't return to the state of that time no matter what.

Anxiety and panic tormented him, and he believed that he could exert great strength, but in reality, his performance could only be called weak.

"Haw! Haw!"

Su Zheng grabbed Fu Bingying's trouser legs, not wanting to let him go. He yelled hard, hoping that Fu Bingying could unlock the chain for him.

"open!"

"Haw! Haw!"

Fu Bingying simply squatted down, he had completely lost his patience.

Last night, the protesters took advantage of his absence to destroy his room, and when he came back, they poured sea water on him. The night in the sea was freezing, and Fu Bingying was soaked all over, blindly watching the white mist rising from the sea. He was shivering with cold, and had no confidence in his future development.

Will Su Zheng die?Will I die before him?

Everything is uncertain.

They should have struggled for love, but now they have to struggle to save their lives.

This moment reminded him of a long time ago when Su Zheng and he were trapped in the den of drug dealers, in a state of life and death. He wanted to recall what Su Zheng did at that time, and wanted to find some inspiration and direction.

But his memory is like a damaged USB flash drive, with many details lost. He only remembers that he killed Su Zheng in the end and liberated him by himself.

"Ha!"

Fu Bingying pinched Su Zheng's cheeks, his lips were flushed with excitement, and his eyes sparkled: "Do you know what I fed you just now?"

Su Zheng shook his head violently. He originally hoped that Fu Bingying would accompany him, but at this moment, he felt that Fu Bingying was even more terrifying.

"I have poisoned you." Fu Bingying tried his best to suppress his emotions, and kept his voice soft, as if telling a sleep story: "I have been poisoning you for ten days, and you are fine. Going crazy."

"..."

"This is my last trick, if it still doesn't work, I will stab you with a knife, die quickly, please, die quickly, everyone here wants to eat you, I can't protect you anymore is you."

Su Zheng looked at him in disbelief.

"...don't look at me like that, I'm all for your own good, I shouldn't be good for you, but this is how it is now, I killed you, it's better than others without you, hurry up, hurry up, why do you react so little None? Did the medicine just now have no effect on you? Do you know that those people are coming in soon?"

His heart was beating fast, and Su Zheng realized that he was crying. Just like in the legend, the mermaid's tears turned into laughing pearls, emitting a pink light, falling into the water one by one.

Panting for breath, Fu Bingying took out a dagger from his boot.

"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you..."

Su Zheng saw that his hands were shaking like a sieve, and his eyes were red, but no tears were shed.

He guessed that Fu Bingying couldn't do it, but he didn't know why.There is nothing to struggle about, Su Zheng wanted to tell him, kill me, as long as you stab the tip of the knife into my heart, your pain can be ended.

Su Zheng didn't know that the question that Fu Bingying had been perplexing for a long time was finally brought before him.

Killing Su Zheng should have been his willing task, but now he finally understood that he could no longer do it himself.

Su Zheng moved closer to him, and the dagger hit his chest, piercing the skin.

He felt a little pain, not a skin-breaking pain, but a dull pain in his heart.Fu Bingying was disheveled and looked like he had suffered a great crime. He lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Su Zheng, gasped loudly, and muttered to himself.

Clang.

The wooden door was slammed, and Fu Bingying turned around alertly.

clatter.clatter.

As the sun shines in, Master You's tall and thin figure moves in, the turmoil outside is quelled, and he comes to rescue the trapped Fu Bingying.

Plop, the dagger fell into the water, Fu Bingying heaved a sigh of relief, he even felt himself smiling, and the boulder on his heart suddenly disappeared.

Su Zheng was not dead, but he was relieved to continue like this.

Master You took Fu Bingying away - this person is an important part of his return to Beijing, no mistakes are allowed.

Fu Bingying fell into drowsiness after a night of sleepless and nervous agitation. He was placed in a hammock and soon fell asleep.Half asleep and half awake, he heard a noise, which grew louder and louder, and finally came to him.

"Wake up, the mermaid is gone."

Gone……?

Fu Bingying ran up like a breeze, he smashed open the wooden door, and rushed in. Su Zheng had disappeared, replaced by a pool full of shiny and huge pink pearls.

On the same day, they walked out of the sea where the ghost hit the wall, and arrived at Quanzhou Port in the evening.

Master You gave some of the pearl powder to the surviving sailors, which calmed everyone's emotions. They made this story into a story and told it to the people on the pier. It was vivid and exaggerated.

Fu Bingying sat on the rocky beach watching the sunset.

He hasn't slowed down yet, Su Zheng is dead?Die like this?How did you die?

The sailor not far away and the old local fishing man boasted, and once again told the story of the disappearance of the mermaid unrealistically.

"...Don't you know," the old man's voice was blown into Fu Bingying's ears accompanied by the warm south wind: "Mermaids are invulnerable to all poisons and have strong bodies. Their only weakness is falling in love with someone. When alone, the soul will fly away, and the body will turn into treasure and die..."

"Is what you said true?" Fu Bingying grabbed the old man's shoulder.

Both the sailor and the old man were taken aback by his menacing approach.

"...Uh, this, this is just a legend..." The old man said stutteringly.

Fu Bingying let go of his hand all of a sudden, his heart was sore, and finally he couldn't help squatting down. At this time, the sunset completely sank, the sky fell, and the night turned into dark blue.