pappabearbooks Chapter 522 Look, there’s a mermaid (2)
Chapter 522 Look, there’s a mermaid (2)
Finally, the two of them walked out of the mall carrying large and small bags, and passed a certain square on their way home.
Probably because it was the weekend, there were many parents taking their children out to play in the square, and there was also a square dance square divided into several small areas.
The music of square dances and the laughter of children are intertwined, and the atmosphere of happy life is everywhere.
Muir's eyes fell on a small pond not far away where fish could be caught, and Yun Qian also looked there.
Children are not yet old enough to understand anything. Fishing is really just for fun. If they cannot catch the fish, they will reach into the pond and try to catch them with their hands. Parents will also turn a blind eye. Just close one eye, as long as the child is fine.
Yun Qian turned her head and looked at Muir's somewhat cold profile, "They are still young..."
Muir smiled and replied understandingly: "They are indeed still young."
"But so do some adults."
The excessive exploitation of the oceans and the indiscriminate killing of marine life by some people is not something done by young and ignorant people.
"I have lost count of the number of whales, dolphins, etc. in the ocean. They were either killed or taken to zoos."
Yun Qian was silent for a moment, "...it's not just that kind of person."
"I know," Muir turned his head and smiled at Yun, "so we only fight back against those who do harm."
Yun Qian could not completely empathize with Muir because the racial differences always stood between them.
But she can at least stand on Muir's side. Yun Qian quirked her eyebrows and said, "I can assure you."
"I'm not going to be that person."
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After the fish tail turned into human legs, Muir's movement became much easier, not just staying in the bathtub.
So Muir began to explore Yun Qian's home. Yun Qian replaced the fish tank with fresh water, and Muir sat astride the chair with his elbows on the back of the chair.
"This fish tank is no longer worthy of me." Muir said noblely.
Yun Qian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "When your tail changes back, you will beg it to match you."
Muir snorted and stretched his legs. He had just taken a shower and was wearing cotton T-shirt and trousers, which made him feel particularly refreshed.
Yun Qian suddenly thought of what was mentioned in fairy tales. After the mermaid obtained legs from the witch, she would pay a certain price, such as walking like dancing on the tip of a knife.
After thinking about it, Yun Qian asked: "Is this really the case?"
Muir looked incomprehensible and even expressed extreme shock: "How could you humans make up such a terrible story?"
"So, you don't feel like dancing on the edge of a knife?"
"Of course not," Muir said with a complex expression, "If there is such a story, I can only advise you to read less of it."
"........."
Muir sat on the chair for a while and then started to run elsewhere. He walked to the door of the study and politely asked Yun Qian, who was still in the living room, if he could go in.
After receiving a positive answer, Muir opened the study door.
There is nothing special in Yun Qian's study. The bookshelves are filled with various books on science, as well as some small animal and plant specimens or mineral samples.
The mineral sample emits sparkling light in the darkness, reflecting a small fragment of light around it.
Mermaids live in the deep sea. There is not enough light in some places in the deep sea. Therefore, mermaids have developed strong night vision ability in the process of adapting to the environment. They can see clearly even without turning on the lights in the study.
Muir poked the glowing mineral sample with his hand and inadvertently inhaled the tiny powder on the mineral, causing him to sneeze slightly.
He rubbed his nose and turned to look at other gadgets.
Yun Qian sat outside for a while, then got up and went to the study.
The study door was ajar, and it was dark inside.
Why don't you turn on the light, Yun Qian thought.
After opening the door, Yun Qian fumbled for the switch on the wall and turned on the light. Muir, who had his back to the door, was obviously startled.
"Scared you? I thought the sound I came over was loud enough." Yun Qian scratched his head.
Muir shook his head to indicate that it was okay, holding a book in his hand that seemed to be very old.
After Yun Qian turned on the light, she went to open the study window. She hadn't been to the study for a while, so it was time to open the window to get some air.
After everything was done, Yun Qian sat next to Muir, and then discovered that the book Muir was holding was the ancient book about Atlantis.
"I bought this book from a used book vendor a long time ago." Yun Qian said.
Muir raised his eyes to look at Yun Qian and pursed his lips: "Many of the things here are true."
Now it was Yun Qian's turn to be stunned, "You mean... this book might have been written by someone who had seen Atlantis?"
Muir nodded, a little amused when he saw Yun Qian's disbelieving expression, "Why do you look like this?"
"You are not the only one who has seen a mermaid, and it is not just your colleagues, so it is not surprising that someone else would write such a book."
"Besides, do you really think that no mermaid would yearn for the human world?"
Yun Qian was stunned by the question and asked subconsciously: "What about you?"
Muir raised his eyebrows, "Me?"
"Well, you said that mermaids would yearn for the human world, would you?"
Muir shook his head almost without hesitation, "Never."
"Really not?" Yun Qian moved closer, her long hair tangled with Muir's long silver hair.
It is strange that Muir is a child of the sea, and his favorite thing is naturally the sea.
But after meeting Yun Qian's eyes, Muir suddenly hesitated and could no longer blurt out like he had just said that he never yearned for the human world.
I don’t know when he started to have a reason to come to land.
Muir turned his head away from looking into Yun Qian's eyes, "...of course... not."
His confidence in speaking was obviously much weaker than before.
Yun Qian smiled like a successful cat, stretched out two fingers to tug at Muir's clothes: "Why don't you look at me and say?"
"……don't want!"
"What do you want? I don't understand." Yun Qian pretended to be stupid.
Muir puffed up his cheeks and turned his head, but ignored Yun Qian's little distance.
Yun Qian's lips gently brushed Muir's cheek, and finally stopped at the corner of his mouth. The itch on his cheek was not as warm as the corner of his mouth.
Muir's body froze and his eyes widened little by little. Yun Qian could clearly see two little selves in those blue eyes.
I don't know how long it took, it could be a few seconds, it could be longer, but neither of them thought of separating.
Maybe I was too stunned to make it in time, or maybe I didn't even think about other options.
In the end, Yun Qian retreated first.
"Ahem...you were the one who turned around first, but you can't blame me."