Chapter 76: The Merman’s Song
Si Jisheng patiently half-squatted in front of Deng Xi and asked, one sentence after another, “Did you wait too long?”
Deng Xi shook his head.
Si Jisheng: “Were you bullied by someone?”
Deng Xi continued to shake his head, his tears still falling with a “patter.”
He was afraid that he was overthinking it, and he was also afraid that he had really been induced into mating season by the silver-tail who had no reason at that time.
But Deng Xi knew, he knew what a merman’s mating season was like.
Their reproductive chamber would open uncontrollably, and would also become red and swollen, as if they were sick, and needed to be soothed.
The little merman thought in a daze, it should be like this, right? That’s what the merman’s inheritance said.
Deng Xi couldn’t help but look down at his own legs. Because he was in his human form now, he didn’t know what his reproductive chamber was like in his fish tail state.
But when he had come out of the water this morning, it had still been fine, and there was nothing unusual.
Was he really overthinking it?
Deng Xi rubbed his own eyes. After the tears that had blurred his vision were wiped away, he lowered his eyes and saw the little mute who was looking up at him.
His silver eyes were focused, fixed on him.
Deng Xi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt a little guilty. He had thrown a tantrum at the little mute, even though he had said before that he would tell the other party everything.
He bit his lip. “I’m sorry.”
Deng Xi took the mechanical finger that he had slapped away.
Si Jisheng’s expression did not soften. “Why were you crying?”
Deng Xi pressed his lips together tightly. He subconsciously didn’t want to tell the little mute, just like last time, he hadn’t told the little mute, who had lost his memory, that he had kissed the silver-tail, who had no reason, for the sake of treatment.
He couldn’t tell if it was because he was embarrassed, or because he would get hot all over just thinking about it, and would be so nervous he couldn’t speak.
Deng Xi sniffled and stopped talking.
Si Jisheng asked in return, “You don’t want to say?”
Deng Xi let out a small “hmm,” a little guilty.
Si Jisheng repeatedly confirmed, “Was it because of me that you cried?”
Deng Xi nodded, then shook his head.
Si Jisheng knew. “Do you still want to cry now?”
Since it was just a misunderstanding, it was okay if he didn’t want to say it. He gave them enough private space to get along.
Deng Xi obediently held up the large palm with the mechanical finger sleeve. “Little Mute, wipe.”
Meaning he didn’t want to cry anymore.
Si Jisheng wiped the tears from Deng Xi’s eyelids and only then noticed the photo in Deng Xi’s hand.
In the interstellar age, very few people would use a primitive camera to take a paper photo, but there would also be people who treated it as a hobby, and there was still a considerable market.
“A young lady gave this to me. She recognized me, and I even signed an autograph for her!” Deng Xi’s eyelids curved, and he smiled happily. “Little Mute, look, isn’t the photo of me very beautiful?”
Si Jisheng glanced at the photo. It was Deng Xi, who was obediently waiting for him. He nodded in affirmation.
The results of the blood test were out. Besides the merman’s particularly frail constitution, there was nothing wrong with Deng Xi’s body. If it weren’t for the fact that Deng Xi’s legs couldn’t support him for too long, Si Jisheng would have really wanted to take him to the training field to exercise.
Deng Xi was not very happy after he learned that he was not sick, because the possibility of the guess he had gotten from the bunny girl had increased by another point.
“Shall we go back first?”
“Mmm-hmm.”
Deng Xi was not used to being in the center of a crowd. The position he had chosen was in a corner. When Si Jisheng stood up from in front of him, his tall figure and cold temperament instantly attracted a lot of attention. Immediately after, those gazes noticed the golden-haired youth in the corner and began to look over again and again.
Deng Xi was still a little slow. The merman’s sixth sense told him that many people were looking at him and the little mute, but he only thought that it was a normal gaze.
The Jiaoren’s keen sense of crisis made Si Jisheng instantly detect the sizing up in those gazes. He took Deng Xi’s hand and stood up. The flashing light of his comm lit up in the next second.
“Wait a moment.”
Deng Xi obediently stopped in his tracks.
After he opened his comm, the blue screen that was displayed instantly jumped to a communication. The moment it was connected, the adjutant’s urgent voice came through, “Marshal? Have you seen the star network? Is Deng Xi by your side?”
Deng Xi heard his name and poked his head out from behind the little mute. “I’m here!”
The adjutant instantly breathed a sigh of relief. “Marshal, can you send me your location? I’ll immediately send someone over to pick you up. You must not let Deng Xi be alone.”
After Si Jisheng agreed, the communication was instantly cut off.
Deng Xi was stunned as he was led forward by the little mute. Before he had taken two steps, the bunny girl who had just left suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor, as if she were looking for something.
Deng Xi pulled at the little mute. “Wait a minute, that’s the young lady who gave me the photo just now.”
Si Jisheng looked over at the sound.
The moment the bunny girl saw that Deng Xi was still in the same place, she ran over. When her gaze swept over the man beside him, her steps immediately slowed down, and her expression was shocked.
Clearly, she had recognized his identity.
Si Jisheng: “Thank you for the photo.”
The bunny girl was so terrified she was almost incoherent. “No, no thank you. I gave it to Deng Xi. You should take him and leave here first. There are simply too many aliens here.”
So many it was scary.
Deng Xi blinked his eyes in a daze.
The bunny girl said anxiously, “While the popularity is not high yet and not many people have recognized you, you should leave here quickly.”
“Excuse me, are you Deng Xi?”
A human voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
It was too late. Someone had already recognized him.
The bunny girl was annoyed in her heart.
Deng Xi, holding the little mute’s hand, turned sideways and looked back. Before him was a large face that was completely wrapped in gauze, and his bulging eyeballs were filled with red blood vessels.
He was instantly startled.
It was a somewhat blurry voice, as if his throat was stuck with countless phlegm. When he spoke, his teeth and tongue would be covered in a sticky mucus that couldn’t be torn apart, and it was hoarse, as if it were holding bubbles. His gender could not be distinguished.
Deng Xi couldn’t help but look at the little mute behind him, shrank back, and took two steps back. It wasn’t until he was pressed against Si Jisheng’s body that he felt a little safe.
He cautiously nodded his head. “I am.”
The other party’s entire body was wrapped in gauze, like a mummy. After hearing Deng Xi’s reply, his eyes instantly became fanatical, like a drowning person grabbing at the last straw. “Please, please sing me a song.”
“I’m really going crazy. Look, look!” He tore off the gauze on his hand, and the skin that had been tightly wrapped was immediately exposed to the air. It was not a normal human’s skin color at all.
It was green, with thorn-like granules, densely packed, but it could be felt that it was actually strangely smooth, as if it were filled with water and had swollen up. With a light scratch of a fingernail, it could be broken, and the pus inside would flow out.
The bunny girl couldn’t bear to look and turned her gaze away, reminding him in a soft voice, “His species is a frog. He should be on the verge of atavism now, and his entire body is mutating.”
Deng Xi was so scared he kept backing away. He was trapped in the little mute’s embrace and couldn’t retreat any further, so he stopped.
The frog-man said frantically, “I can’t live a normal life at all. Do you know how fragile it is? Every time I turn back into a human, my body is almost covered in wounds. I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve seen the sun.” He cried, “A single dose of gene-suppressing drug is almost half a year’s salary for me. I really can’t afford it. Please, they all say that a merman’s song can cure our diseases. Please save me.”
“You just need to sing a song.”
“Please.”
The moment the frog-man knelt down, Deng Xi was pulled behind Si Jisheng. The next moment, his military boot was raised and coldly pressed against the other party’s knee, and it was only after he had been forcibly lifted up that he withdrew his leg.
Because of the frog-man’s actions, this corner attracted the attention of many people. Almost many people were frequently looking at their comms, glancing at Deng Xi’s face, and then at the content displayed on the blue screen.
They were communicating in low voices.
“It seems to be him.”
“Does a merman’s song really have a healing effect?”
“I’ve seen that video. I really feel much better after listening to it.”
“Me too, it’s too magical.”
“But…”
Even though he was hiding behind the little mute, Deng Xi could not avoid becoming the center of attention. He had never experienced this situation before and was so at a loss he almost wanted to hide himself.
But this was not the ocean. There were no reefs or large shells.
Deng Xi could only hold the little mute’s hand tightly.
Si Jisheng said in a low voice, “Don’t be afraid.”
The bunny girl could no longer bear it and stood up to help him out. “Do you believe such an absurd rumor?” She said to the frog-man, “You’re troubling someone who doesn’t understand anything. He just escaped from the hands of the star pirates and has barely learned the interstellar language.”
“How much money are you short of? If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll pay a part of it for you.”
The frog-man, who was covering his face and crying, raised his face with hope. “Really?”
Before the bunny girl could speak, a thick voice suddenly sounded from the crowd of onlookers.
It was the alien that Deng Xi had seen before, with a panda head. His alienation was also very serious. “I was just about to go and buy a gene-suppressing drug. If you need it, I can let you use it first.”
Just as the panda finished speaking, someone else said, “I also bought some. You can use mine first. My condition is still okay.”
It was a female with hands that had turned into deer hooves.
Many voices sounded at the same time.
“I can also contribute a part of the money.”
“Those who need it can use it first. I still have some here.”
“Don’t surround a child. What kind of a thing is this?”
Deng Xi secretly peeked out with his blue eyes and glanced out from behind the little mute. He still hadn’t figured out the situation. He thought for a moment, then still mustered his courage and said in a small voice, “I can sing for you. Don’t be anxious.”
The coldness in Si Jisheng’s silver eyes finally receded slightly. He could always stand in front of Deng Xi, but he hoped even more to see that Deng Xi could also face sudden situations by himself when he was not around.
The man who had been silent all along finally spoke. The epaulets on his military uniform were exceptionally conspicuous, and his voice was deep. “I think many of you have recognized who I am. The possibility of unconfirmed public opinion on the star network being trustworthy is very low.”
“But I promise here that after the《Alien Convention》is officially effective, every alien can receive a gene-suppressing drug through the military’s treatment center.”
“One dose a month.”
