Deep sea, under 10,000 meters.
In this depth of sea water, few creatures have appeared, and the travelers who occasionally pass by are mostly alone, silent and quiet.
Zhao Xiaokui raised her head, clenched her teeth, her palm-sized face was full of determination, and the fish tail was swayed by her, like a sharp arrow, sprinting straight up, leaving a series of water behind her. bubble.
Up, up, up again.
She didn't have a precise instrument to record the depth of the water she was in, only the discomfort in her chest because of the sharp drop in sea pressure reminded her that she was rising and was constantly approaching the sea.
She didn't know how long she swam, but when Zhao Xiaokui realized she was tired, she realized that the surrounding environment had gradually become brighter - she finally reached a place where the sun could shine on the sea water.
At this height, there are already huge schools of fish, which gather in groups to avoid the pursuit of predators.
Huge predators stared at them, sometimes smashing away the fish, sometimes opening their big mouths, and sucking their prey into their mouths. She only glanced at them and continued to move up.
She was going to the sea to see the sun.
In the first 18 years of her life, Zhao Xiaokui never thought that she would crave the sun so much, just like a fish craving for water, a hungry child craving for a mother's cock, as long as she thinks that the sun is not far away, she Her eyes lit up uncontrollably, even though the chest cavity was suffering from pain due to the violent change in pressure, and blood was seeping out from her facial features, she still tried her best to swim forward.
Only those who have lost the sun can understand how beautiful the sun is.
During the five years of living in the deep sea, Zhao Xiaokui could not have imagined that what she misses most is not computers and mobile phones, but the sun.
She missed the warmth of the sun, the dryness of the sun, and the feeling of warmth when she walked under the sun with her legs and the sun fell on her body.
She even dreamed of throwing herself into the sun, burning with fire.
The pressure of the sea water is getting smaller and smaller, and she can even see the sky with white clouds drifting through the water surface.
wow-
A pair of slender arms pushed the surface of the water, and immediately, a girl with long hair like algae came out of the water.
Her facial features are exquisite, whether it is the thick but distinct, curled eyelashes, the lips like rose petals, and the bridge of the nose carved by jade, all are perfect, the proportions are just right, God seems to have put all the All the beauty was bestowed on her, and the golden sunlight shone on her recklessly, and her snow-white skin was illuminated like oriental ceramics, white and shiny.
She raised her head and looked directly at the sun like a sacrificer, as if she wished to grow a pair of wings and plunge into the flames of the sun.
Finally, I finally saw the sun in this world, as warm and bright as I remembered...
Zhao Xiaokui laughed like a fool, tears kept pouring out, that warm feeling made her realize for the first time that she was crying.
Not in the deep sea, even if the eyes are sore, I don't know whether I have shed tears or not.
Along with the tears, there was a lot of blood. It wasn't that the deep-sea mermaid couldn't leave the deep sea, but there was no mermaid who would float up quickly in a short period of time like her, completely disregarding the body's ability to adapt - even if the mermaid's body Strong, but fragile internal organs are still difficult to resist changes in pressure.
Injuries are inevitable.
A predator was attracted, ignoring the merman's fierce name and circling around her.
This is the ocean, as long as you start bleeding, even if you are at the top of the food chain, you will still be coveted by other predators.
However, Zhao Xiaokui was not worried about her life safety at all—because from the time she struggled to rise, trying to surface, and seeing the sun in this world, she never thought about living.
Before her mind was completely plunged into chaos, her life for the first 23 years was like a revolving lantern, showing in front of her eyes.
"It turns out that you will really see your life before you die..."
She saw her birth in a very old hospital with narrow and cramped corridors, half the walls were dirty green, the lights above were dim, and nurses wearing hats and masks pulled her out of the delivery room. She took it out; she saw that on the day she was in elementary school, she was carrying her schoolbag, turned her head three times, and her grandmother was at the school gate, waving at her with a smile; she saw that she had graduated from the college entrance examination, sang loudly with her classmates on KTV, and indulged in drinking...
Then the scene switched, and when she opened her eyes again, she changed from an ordinary eighteen-year-old girl to a mermaid in her infancy.
As soon as he regained consciousness, he suffered a mermaid version of campus bullying.
In order to survive, she pulled out the harpoon that pierced her tail and pierced it out.
Life in the deep sea is much more cruel than what is written in fairy tales.
Mermaids are intelligent species, yes, but they neither pay attention to benevolence and morality like humans, nor do they pay attention to their children and descendants like most races. They are cruel and cruel by nature, only giving birth but not raising them. Once all mermaids are born, they will be given away. Go to the high priest, raise and protect them uniformly - of course, this protection is only external, not internal.
In other words, mermaids have been fighting since birth, and weak individuals are destined to be abandoned.
What Zhao Xiaokui crossed was a mermaid that should have been abandoned.
Fortunately, she was barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, so she abruptly regained her right to survive.
But only the right to live.
Due to his weakness, and because the harpoon injured the fish tail and became disabled, Zhao Xiaokui's coming-of-age ceremony was destined to have only two choices: either become a vassal of a powerful mermaid, and be the opponent's ban (because of her fish tail disability, also Not necessarily anyone can look up to her), or die in the battle of the coming-of-age ceremony and be a sacrifice for others to come of age.
It is also a sacrifice, Zhao Xiaokui would rather sacrifice himself to the sun.
On the day when the coming-of-age ceremony was about to begin, taking advantage of the moment when the priest opened the barrier, she struggled to swim up, just to catch a glimpse of the unseen sunlight in the deep sea.
"does it worth?"
Zhao Xiaokui asked himself in his heart, and then gave the answer: "It's worth it."
As long as she sees the sun, it proves that the 18 years before her time-travel were not dreams. She was not relying on fantasies to support her life for the past few years.
She was real... had great memories.
Under the bright sunlight, Zhao Xiaokui slowly closed her eyes. In a trance, she seemed to have returned to that summer afternoon. She slept on the mat, and the sun slanted in from the window. Grandma was lying beside her. She closed her eyes and shook the fan, the cool breeze and the cicadas chirping.
Her consciousness was completely plunged into darkness.
Under the sun, the girl's eyes were tightly closed, and the corners of her lips were slightly upturned, as if she was dreaming a beautiful dream.
Not far away, a huge predator approached her tentatively.
Seeing that the prey did not respond, it slowly opened its huge mouth, as if laughing, and as if preparing for hunting.
click—
The upper and lower teeth collided violently, but there was no feeling of biting the prey.
The girl drifting with the water was hit by it like this, turned into foam, and slowly rose towards the sun.
…
S city, coffee shop.
Located opposite the office building, the cafe is clean and bright. The sun shines in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and a large area falls on the table.
The central air conditioner is silent and quiet, but it controls the temperature just right. The well-dressed white-collar elites are either facing the computer, tapping the keyboard with their fingers, or holding coffee and dessert, talking in a low voice. In the corner booth, under the cover of tall green plants, two women sat face to face.
"Ms. Zhao, everyone is a smart person. Ming people don't speak secretly. You are with Rongzhen, just for the resources and money of the Rong family. As long as you leave Rongzhen, I will give you these. This is five hundred Wan, it's my sincerity to show you." Shen Zhifei pushed a check for five million to the woman opposite, "I know that Miss Zhao is not short of this money, and I don't mean to insult you, I also appreciate Miss Zhao's works, but due to the upcoming marriage relationship between the Shen family and the Rong family, I hope that Miss Zhao can change to a sponsor. I can also provide you with the resources and care that Rong Zhen can provide you. I believe that Miss Zhao has this value."
Zhao Xiaokui was stunned for a while before she could hear what the woman on the opposite side was saying.
"Sorry," she opened her mouth blankly, "I think I might need to go to the bathroom."
Shen Zhifei paused, "...My conditions are these, Miss Zhao can think about it."
Regardless of the attitude of the woman on the other side, after saying this, Zhao Xiaokui hurriedly stood up, looked around the cafe, and walked in three steps in the direction of the bathroom sign.
Her movements were really hasty, and the high heels she stepped on seemed to make a hole in the ground. Shen Zhifei thought her going to the toilet was an excuse, but now it seemed that she was really in a hurry.
The toilet in the cafe is not big, with only four face-to-face compartments, and the mirrors are very spacious and squarely attached to the wall.
Zhao Xiaokui pressed his hands on the marble countertop of the sink, took a deep breath, closed his eyes tightly, and raised his head after making sufficient psychological preparations.
A familiar face was reflected in the mirror.
She dipped her hands in water and wiped the corner of her left eye desperately. At the same time that her skin was reddened by her, a tear mole covered by a concealer was also exposed.
After seeing the tear mole, she lifted her hair, exposed her right ear, took off the earring of the little swan, and found a small mole under the earring.
This is her body.
Even if it is still unclear what happened and who the woman outside is, Zhao Xiaokui still confirms the fact that she is back.
After five years, when she almost despaired of the world, she returned to her body again.
Ignoring that there was a stranger waiting outside, Zhao Xiaokui opened a compartment, sat on the toilet, and cried while covering her face.
She has come back.
She finally returned to the human world.