The sea is vast, and the sea that looks icy blue from a distance turns out to be greenish-gray when you look closer. Because it is a fishing bay, the water quality here is not as clear as that in tourist cities, but it is extremely clean.
Kerry sat on the bow of the boat, watching the sunlight shining on the sea, with a few scattered beams like spots of light.
Sighing softly, a cup suddenly appeared in his sight, filled with sweet rum.
"If you don't drink rum wine when you go to sea, it's like going to sea for nothing!" The uncle smiled and stuffed it into his hand, sat next to him, and said: "Look at this sea, we have lived here all our lives, this I’m tired of looking at the sea.”
Kerry was silent for a while and said, "But everyone likes the sea very much."
"Yes, it's because I have watched it all my life that I can't live without the sea." The uncle took a sip of rum wine and said, "Sometimes, we all believe that the sea has humanity."
Kerry looked at the uncle calmly and listened attentively.
"I have been going to sea with fishermen for ten years and taking them out to sea for forty years. I will be 60 next year. I have been going to sea with boats since I was a child. But this is the first time I have encountered foggy weather like this month."
"I think this is no ordinary fog. Maybe it wants to tell you the answer to something through me."
"Although my intuition is not very accurate, but this time, I feel that it has something to do with the mermaid."
"Even if it's not Mr. Qi Yan, as long as you meet the mermaid, you can find out something, right?"
The uncle's words drummed in Kerry's heart. Yes, he was too excited, as if he was sure that the mermaid singing hidden in the thick fog was just like Qi Yan...
The mood he felt when he first boarded the ship had faded away, and the only fire left in the ashes was his only hope.
The uncle led the fleet, while fishing, towards the direction of the sea reef that he remembered. However, when he found the sea reef, it was foggy, and it was difficult to find it on this cloudless sunny day.
"Don't be discouraged, we have many days." The uncle comforted Kerry: "Even if you do nothing for a day, just finding that place on the sea is still very difficult."
Kerry knew that the uncle was trying to comfort him, so he nodded and said nothing.
The uncle sighed and said, "Maybe I shouldn't have given you so many expectations... But I'm just kind-hearted, Kerry. If there is no result, please don't blame me."
"No, uncle." Kerry said: "The town took me and Qi Yan in, and we can't even thank you enough."
"Oh, that's an old thing, why are you still mentioning it? You are not taken in by us now, but like us, you are a part of this town."
Kerry smiled, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.
At this time, it would be even more perfect if Qi Yan was here.
"Uncle!" A sailor suddenly called from a distance. The uncle nodded to Kerry and walked over quickly.
Kerry turned his head. The sparkling sea was like a quiet child at the moment. He couldn't even hear the sound of the waves unless he was close to the beach.
Such a sea is a bit eerily quiet.
Kerry stared into the distance, and suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps behind him, and the sound of heavy steps on the wooden boat.
"Kerry! Come on! We found the sea rock!"
This sentence broke into Kerry's ears, and he stood up suddenly, almost unsteadily, and leaned back.
"Slow down!" The uncle came over and supported him: "Come on, we have found the reef!"
"Is it true?" Kerry asked with anxiety and uncertainty.
"Of course, such a large sea reef is only found in this place." The uncle took Kerry to the bow of the ship. Looking from a distance, there were pieces of black and gray reefs standing on the edge of the sea.
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Cree Music could hear intermittent singing floating into his ears. He stared and listened carefully to the source of the singing.
"Uncle, is there singing..."
"I can hear a little bit, too." The uncle said, "Kerry, why don't you get off the boat and go over there. The rocks are too dense and a big boat can't get in, and it's easy to hit the rocks. I'll get off the boat with you."
Kerry didn't know waterways and couldn't row a boat, so he agreed to his uncle's proposal.
The uncle, Kerry and two sailors got off the boat and rowed quickly towards the reef. Soon a large piece of reef was in front of him. Looking at the patch of reef, Kerry was a little shocked for a moment.
This is a reef that I have never seen before. They are connected in a line and seem to be naturally formed. However, the shape is also so strange that it seems more like it was intentional. The boat moved close to the rocks and could not go deeper. Kerry could only watch from the outside.
I don’t know what happened, but the singing seemed to have disappeared, and even the faint sound was gone.
Kerry was a little disappointed. Could it be that the singing was not coming from here...or was it some natural wonder, and the singing from other places would be heard through the reef
The boat rowed around the reef, and there was nothing strange about it. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the uncle began to prepare for the return journey.
"We have to get back to the big ship." The uncle said to Kerry: "The sea at night is too dangerous. Let's come back tomorrow."
Kerry frowned and suddenly shouted in the direction of the reef: "Qi Yan!"
There were echoes on the sea, but there was no other response.
Kerry was unwilling to give in and shouted several more times, but there was no response.
Finally, he gave up and sat in the corner of the boat dejectedly with his already desperate heart.
"I miss you so much..." Qi Yan.
Why is it missing? Do you hate me? What should I do? I want to imprison you in that crystal coffin again...
The boat was about to go back when suddenly, there was a sound that did not belong to the waves from the depths of the reef. It seemed like the sound of something falling into the water.
Kerry suddenly raised his head and looked into the dark depths of the reef.
"Qi Yan?"
There was another sound of splashing water. Kerry couldn't help it and jumped into the sea, preparing to swim in through the gap in the reef.
The uncle and the two sailors saw him and called him quickly, but to no avail. The uncle sighed and asked one of the sailors to jump into the sea and follow Kerry to avoid making any mistakes.
There is a lot of space inside the reef, and from the outside it looks like a cage woven with thorns.
After entering, Kerry discovered that the space inside seemed to be isolated and it was a little difficult to breathe. Moreover, the moment he just went deep into the sea, he discovered that the root of the reef was not visible at all. The entrance he swam in was just a gap. That’s all.
The inside of the reef is stumbling, and sometimes you can even step on the reef in the sea, which shows that this is a very large natural reef.
Floating in the water, Kerry called softly: "Qi Yan?"
"...Kerry..."
The weak voice was like a bell on a bell tower, ringing deeply in Kerry's heart.
"Qi Yan! Where are you?!"
"Kerry... I'm trapped here..." Qi Yan's voice was particularly weak.
"What should I do? How can I save you?" Kerry was floating in the water. From the small gap in the reef, the ice blue fish tail could be vaguely seen surging.
"I... can't move now." Qi Yan's voice was as weak as a baby's: "Kelly, you go back first..."
"No!" Kerry's voice was filled with tears: "I miss you so much... I really miss you so much."
"Sorry... I miss you too." Qi Yan's voice was deep: "I've been trapped here for eight days... I was wondering when you would come to save me..."
Hearing this, Kerry's tears finally fell uncontrollably.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late..."
Even Kerry and Qi Yan couldn't tell how long the love between a person and a mermaid could last, and what was used to maintain it.
In fact, since Qi Yan hasn't come back for so long, Kerry can definitely find someone he likes to be with.
After leaving Cree, Qi Yan can leave this place completely and choose another place that suits him to live.
But he was waiting hard, and while he rushed back desperately, he was rushed into the reef by the tide, trapping himself like a cage.
One person's strength cannot break the rocks.
But, if there are many people, it will be fine.
As mentioned before, the reef seems to be formed naturally, with too many gaps and small holes, just like a nest of coal. As long as you hit the hard wall, you will soon be able to break through a larger gap.
The uncle led the people on the big boat and breached the reef non-stop in just one night.
Qi Yan was able to come out. He was originally in the reef further inside, but he quickly swam out after the breach. The reef without support collapsed the moment he swam away, creating a huge splash in the sea.
"Kerry!"
Before Kerry could express his joy, he was already deeply hugged by Qi Yan.
"Kerry, I'm sorry for making you worry." Qi Yan, who had always been cold and calm, actually made this move, leaving Kerry stunned.
For a long time, he hugged Qi Yan deeply, as if integrating him into his body.
"Never leave me again."
If you leave me again, I don't know what you will do.
Everyone was very happy when Qi Yan returned, and the town seemed to be back to its original lively scene. Although it had always been lively, some of the stones that were weighing on their hearts were finally gone.
When he woke up again in the morning, Qi Yan opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Kerry's sleeping face.
[I want to keep you by my side forever.]
[I just want to stay by your side forever.]