Boom~~
The waves rose several meters high, the water surface was crimson, the blue waves stretched out, and after a moment, the water surface broke open, and shadows of half fish bodies swung their tails and jumped up and down. More than a hundred meters behind, the buzzing of ships had spread and caught up. On the undulating sea, three large ships were pushed over, and the whaling team on the side of the ship listened to the orders, set up whaling crossbows, and rushed over against the wind and waves.
The azure blue ocean was dyed blood red. Among the floating corpses, the little mermaid with a scratch on the back of her hand whimpered softly and struggled to swing her tail to catch up with her tribesmen who had swam far away in front. A mermaid noticed her and turned back. At this time, the searchlight shone across the sea and landed on the surface.
The next moment, black shadows shot out from the side of the ship and covered down like a swarm of locusts. "Wuwu~~" a mermaid wailed. Its chest was pierced, and blood gushed out, dyeing the sea red, but it was still pushing the little mermaid to swim forward.
"Hahaha-"
"Gentlemen, wealth is already saluting us. Adjust to maximum speed and have a great time tonight. Shoot these mermaids. There are just enough of them!!"
At the bow of the whaling ship, the bearded man turned the whaling cannon and aimed it at several mermaids in front. The moment he pulled the trigger, the two-pointed cannon forks shot out with a bang. The noose supported at the back was pulled out of the rope reel at a rapid speed, and it hung down to the sea surface like a fishing line. In the surging waves below, the mermaids who were pushed to swim heard the whistling sound, and tried to turn their heads back. A huge harpoon pierced through the searchlight and enlarged in their eyes.
“Ming-woo-woo~~~”
The sharp teeth opened, and the little fishman raised his arms in fear, and instinctively used his five fingers connected by the thin membrane to block the front of his head. Two or three mermaids cast water spells, spraying out columns of water to meet the huge harpoon.
clang—
It was like the cry of a cicada drawing a sword, or like the silver strings of a zither in the sky being suddenly plucked, and it rushed over with the wind and waves. The moment the sound entered the ears of people and mermaids, the flying cannon fork made a crisp sound of metal breaking, and broke into two pieces in mid-air, and flew down to the sea with the remaining force. The other part flipped in mid-air, and with a clang, it inserted under the bow of the ship that was pushing the waves, and more than half of it was submerged.
When the whaling team on the bow heard the sound of metal, the ship felt a slight vibration. The bearded man hurriedly leaned against the railing and stopped talking as soon as he said "What just happened?!"
The searchlight on the compass deck turned its direction, and several beams of light focused on the sea ahead. In sight, an ancient long sword was shining with a bright light, and the tip of the sword was suspended above the sea surface with the tip facing downward, stirring up waves from time to time, pushing the ripples on the sea surface to spread in all directions.
“Nani!!”
The three large ships slowly slowed down. The bearded man held the railing and looked at the ancient sword with his pupils constricted. Many of the whalers who came over widened their eyes. The mermaids in the sea below also looked at the long sword floating four or five feet above the sea in horror.
As if feeling the stronger sea breeze, the mermaid in the sea was quite sensitive to the sudden changes in the ocean. Subconsciously, it turned its head and looked in another direction. A faint blue halo slowly came from the sea level in the distance. It seemed slow, but in fact it arrived in an instant.
In the blue light, a figure in a green shirt and white robe stepped across the water, causing ripples. His black hair fluttered in the sea breeze. Lu Liangsheng raised his eyes and looked at the three huge ships in front of him. He raised his wide sleeves and spread his palms -
On the deck of the big ship over there, a group of whaling members of the island nation saw the light and human figures moving on the sea, and they began to tremble with fear, as if they felt death climbing up on their bodies. Just as the other party raised his hand, some people could not hold back, or felt something was wrong, and instinctively turned around, approached the fence, and jumped directly into the sea below.
Regardless of whether they had reacted or not, everyone stared in amazement at the figure standing on the sea. When someone jumped into the water, almost everyone seemed to hear a majestic whisper in their ears.
"Shen!"
The sea was surging, creating huge waves. Lu Liangsheng held on tightly, and the surging sea water immediately flowed to form a whirlpool. The huge ship began to shake gradually, and the crew on it staggered and stumbled into their companions. The bearded man screamed "Ahhhhh!" and held on to the whaling gun tightly to try to steady his body. However, the shaking of the ship became more and more violent, and gradually rotated, and the whaling gun also rotated, throwing the man out and flying into the air. In the flipped field of vision, the three whaling ships were screaming miserably, and the crew on them were thrown into the sea like dumplings. Some people held the fences and the ships were spinning and were gradually swallowed up by the whirlpool.
The bearded man slammed into the water. He was an excellent swimmer, and after getting rid of the inertia of falling into the water, he floated back to the surface. The three large ships sank into the vortex, leaving only the bows sticking out of the water. As time passed, the entire ship sank into the sea, and the rotating vortex gradually disappeared. The light of the searchlight remained on the bottom of the water for a long time, and then disappeared. The sea was quiet, and only the whistling of the wind blowing across the sea could be heard.
The man seemed to be crying, and also seemed to be laughing, making a few hoarse and unpleasant sounds from his mouth. Suddenly, he felt footsteps and turned around abruptly while floating on the water. A faint blue light reflected a figure approaching his sight. A pair of steps that only ancient people could wear stood in front of him. Suddenly, his teeth kept chattering, and he raised his face tremblingly. The first thing he saw was a robe fluttering in the wind, and extending up was a bronze mirror and a small sword hanging from a jade belt... and a young man with flying hair, looking at him expressionlessly.
Lu Liangsheng lowered his eyes to glance at the face of the foreign barbarian, stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, and fragments of memories quickly recalled in his mind, but unfortunately he could only see some fragmentary images about mermaids - the captured mermaids were loaded onto ships and shipped to a seaport in the eastern island country for unloading, and then transported away.
Sanhua Club
A non-governmental organization? What a strange name.
Lu Liangsheng withdrew his hand, and the foreign man in front of his feet suddenly froze. The water stains on his body instantly froze and turned into an ice sculpture that remained floating in the water and sank to the bottom of the water, disappearing deep into the seabed.
The commotion in the entire sea also caused the mermaid community that had been fleeing to stop. They looked at the immortal sword that was hanging in the air and emitting magical light, blinking their eyes and staring at it curiously, as if they were thinking about something. Suddenly, they swam back together and gathered under the Yuelong Sword. One of the old mermaids looked at the approaching humans, and a peaceful aura emanated from his body, which made people feel at ease. He quickly crossed his hands on his chest, stood in the water and bowed.
"This belongs to your people, take it back."
Lu Liangsheng spread out his palm, which contained two mermaid scales he had picked up before, and another one that belonged to the little fishman who saved him that year. More than a thousand years have passed, so it is basically impossible for it to still be there.
He placed the fish scales in the old mermaid's webbed hands, and with divine light on his fingertips he walked towards the injured mermaids. The wounds, so deep that the bones could be seen, gradually closed up under the light.
He touched the head of the little mermaid who was a little shy in his arms, put her in the water, and waved at them.
"Let's go and find a better place to recuperate and let the tribe prosper."
"Excuse me... May I ask... Is your name Lu Liangsheng...?"
A not very fluent Chinese voice rang out. It was the older mermaid who spoke earlier. Seeing Lu Liangsheng's surprised look, he bowed and said, "I can't say much... just a few words, passed down by our ancestors... for us to learn."
Among all the mermaids, perhaps only the little mermaid from that year could call out his name. Lu Liangsheng nodded at her, "I am Lu Liangsheng."
"The ancestors left something for you... They said you would like it."
The mermaid nodded towards the group, and a plump mermaid swam over. On the side of her back, she carried a bag made of unknown material. She took out a leather scroll from it and unfolded it in front of Lu Liangsheng. On it was a picture of a scholar leading a donkey, walking through mountains.
"This is what our ancestor learned from humans and painted with his own hands. It is said that it was passed down and one day he met Lu Liangsheng and gave it to him."
The old mermaids probably didn't know much Chinese, so they only learned these. After that, no matter what Lu Liangsheng said, he could only nod and couldn't say anything else.
"Is she still here?"
The mermaid shook his head, turned around and dived into the sea. The surrounding mermaids followed behind, raised their huge fish tails, dived into the sea and swam away.
Lu Liangsheng looked at the scroll in his hand silently. He felt the intention behind the gift. But after a thousand years, it would be hard to see the person who made this gift personally again.
"Let's just lift it up together."
Putting the money into his sleeve pocket, the scholar turned his gaze to the east, with the tips of his shoes hanging over the water. He rolled up his sleeves and put them behind his back, then walked away on the sea. The separated waves rolled up into the air and turned into white mist that spread over the sea.