Chapter 75
After a period of earth-shaking, the turbulent sea slowly calmed down.
In the depths of the sea, Gu Jingchen let go of the coral branch he had been holding, opened a pair of silver-white eyes, and scanned the surroundings keenly. After discovering that there was no danger, his nervous expression gradually relaxed.
Then he took out the oyster box with two natal pearls from his pocket, opened it gently, and lowered his eyes, only to find that both pearls were shining faintly.
This showed that the owners of these two natal beads were near him.
For a moment, Gu Jingchen’s handsome face looked stunned, and he hesitated about which person he should go to first.
If this had happened in the past, he would have definitely looked for his beloved Luoluo without hesitation.
But at this moment, he suddenly recalled the instructions given to him by High Priest Xingtong before leaving.
The high priest had said that his child was of a foreign race and was not suitable for the deep sea. If the child appeared here, it would mean that he was in danger in the sea.
Thinking of this, Gu Jingchen no longer hesitated. He took out the deep purple pearl from the clam box and looked for the figure of the person through the intensity of the light it emitted.
This was the first time that he left Luoluo behind to save others.
But everything had its priorities. Luoluo was the Heir of the Ocean. If he encountered danger in the sea, there would be other ocean fish to save him.
He had to abide by the agreement with the high priest and save that person first.
Using the guidance provided by the dark purple pearl in his hand, Gu Jingchen swam toward the deep-sea step by step and finally saw the blurry figure of the man not far from him.
When he got closer and saw the man’s face, a look of shock appeared on his face.
The young man on the rock looked very similar to the high priest, but compared to the high priest’s cold and aloof appearance, which gave people a sense of distance, the young man had a touch of handsome sunshine, making it easier for people to approach him.
But what really shocked him was not the young man’s face but that his current form was actually that of a mermaid.
The high priest had clearly stated that his child was a foreign race and was not suitable for living in the deep sea. Why had he turned into a mermaid now?
Seeing the blood on the young man’s forehead, Gu Jingchen put back his doubts and leaned over to help the young man up onto the rocks.
After a careful inspection, he found that there were no major fatal injuries on the boy’s body, and he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The boy seemed fine and could breathe in the water. Should he take him ashore?
While he was thinking, the young man moved his fingers slightly and slowly opened his eyes.
When Bo Zhijin’s eyes touched the colourful underwater world in front of him and the super handsome guy supporting him beside him, he felt that everything was so dreamy that he couldn’t help but suspect that he was already dead.
“Hmm… Am I dead? Why didn’t I go to heaven but to the underwater world? Is it because I drowned?”
Bo Zhijin reached out and rubbed his eyes. He accidentally caught a glimpse of the handsome man next to him, and his eyes immediately lit up.
“Handsome man, why are you here? Did we die together? Then we are really destined.”
Gu Jingchen was stunned by the strange words of the young man in front of him and froze on the spot, not knowing how to answer.
“Ah, ah, ah…”
Before he could respond, the boy beside him suddenly screamed loudly for some reason, which startled him and made him stand up vigilantly.
Gu Jingchen looked around and didn’t find any danger. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the young man on the rock with a puzzled expression.
The next moment, he saw the young man touching his transparent fish tail with a surprised face, and then scream, “Ah… where are my legs? Why did my legs turn into fish tails?”
Since Bo Zhijin had never swung his fish tail, he almost fell to the ground like a child just learning to walk when he stood up.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchen quickly reached out his hand to support the confused young man in front of him.
Bo Zhijin closed his eyes tightly, thinking that he would be thrown badly later, but he never expected to fall into a generous embrace.
At this moment, their bodies were so close that Bo Zhijin seemed to be able to smell the fresh and elegant fragrance of gardenia emanating from the man.
“Are you okay?”
Gu Jingchen straightened the boy in his arms, his handsome face looking slightly unnatural.
This was the first time he hugged a mermaid omega other than Luoluo. He wondered if he was being too presumptuous.
After Bo Zhijin came back to his senses and realized his strange behaviour just then, he quickly retreated and sat back on the rock, keeping a distance from the man.
Oh!
What had happened to him just then? How come he kept sticking to a man and smelling his scent?
Not normal; this was so abnormal!
Bo Zhijin lowered his head, a shy blush appearing on his face unconsciously, and kept shaking his head.
“How are you?”
Gu Jingchen saw that the young man in front of him kept shaking his head. He felt worried and, at the same time, a little confused.
Why did this boy behave so strange after he woke up?
“Huh? No, it’s okay.”
At that moment, Bo Zhijin still thought that he was in the world after death. After waving to the handsome guy in front of him, he asked him with a puzzled face, “Handsome guy, when did you die? Why didn’t your legs turn into fish tails?”
When Gu Jingchen heard what he said, he burst out laughing, finding the young man in front of him very interesting.
He had always had a serious character, but for some reason, getting along with this young man always made him feel particularly easy-going and relaxed.
“You’re not dead.”
Gu Jingchen looked at him intently and replied to the young man’s words.
“I’m not dead? How could that be possible?”
Bo Zhijin looked suspicious. Then, under the man’s firm gaze, he stretched out his hand and pinched the flesh of his other arm hard.
The next moment, he felt severe pain in his hand and screamed.
“Ah! It hurts so much. It seems like I’m really not dead.”
Bo Zhijin frowned and rubbed his pinched hand, a look of joy on his face.
But when his eyes fell on his lower body, his pupils suddenly dilated.
“Ah! Then why did my legs turn into fish tails? Did I turn into a sea monster?”
Seeing that the happy expression on the young man’s face turned sad again, Gu Jingchen stepped in front of him and said with a gentle face, “Don’t worry; as long as you relax, you can retract your tail and turn it into legs.”
“Really?”
Bo Zhijin looked at the man in front of him with wet eyes, his face pitiful, which made people feel particularly moved.
“Um.”
Gu Jingchen’s lips curled up slightly, and he nodded at him.
Bo Zhijin looked at the man’s handsome face and unconsciously believed his words.
Then he took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and kept thinking silently in his mind to take back his tail.
Just like that, when he opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find that the fish tail on his lower body had turned back into legs.
“Hey, what’s going on? It’s actually possible.”
Bo Zhijin rubbed his eyes and looked at his legs again, but there was no change.
He looked at the man in front of him with disbelief, then approached him with excitement and asked with surprise in his voice, “Handsome guy, how did you know this would work?”
Gu Jingchen’s thin lips curved into a slight smile.
The next moment, the long legs of his lower body suddenly turned into a silvery fish tail nearly 2 meters long.
“You, what are you?”
Bo Zhijin’s eyes widened, and he looked at the man in front of him defensively.
Gu Jingchen’s face did not change at all. He took out the crystal ball necklace that the high priest had given him before leaving from his pocket and handed it to the young man.
“This is something someone asked me to bring to you. Please keep it well.”
Bo Zhijin looked at the necklace in his hand, some hesitation on his face.
After thinking for a while, he took the necklace from the man’s hand.
After all, this man had just helped him, and he believed that he would not harm him.
After putting the necklace around his neck, Bo Zhijin moved the crystal ball on it. Then he looked at the man in front of him and asked, “You said someone asked you to bring this necklace to me. Who is that person?”
When Gu Jingchen heard the young man’s words, his face went still.
He didn’t know if he should tell him the truth, but in the end, he chose to hide it.
After all, they were separated from each other, and the high priest probably didn’t want this young man to know of his existence.
“You don’t need to know this. I’ll leave first. You should come ashore as soon as possible.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jingchen turned around and prepared to find his Luoluo.
At that moment, his hand was suddenly held by the young man behind him.