Facing Qi Yan’s particularly worried words and gaze, Kerry smiled, his sweet gaze fixed on Qi Yan’s exquisite face with nostalgia.
“Don’t worry, I won’t sit still.”
Qi Yan stared at him for a long time before suddenly saying, “Kerry, you said you would never lie to me.”
A moment of guilt flashed in Kerry’s eyes, but it passed in an instance and he didn’t even notice it.
“Of course, I will never lie to you.”
Qi Yan, who got the answer, jumped into the sea and swam deep. Kerry stood on the reef. Only when daylight fell from the surface, the dusk became pitch black, and the sea was still and silent, without any sound, did he slowly move his stiff legs.
—-Sorry, I’m going to break my promise.
The Queen’s decree came down soon, Kerry, Earl Hilar used improper means to obtain the position of Earl, mutilated the old Earl, exiled his brothers, and deceived the feelings and sincerity of the Saintess of Light. He was deemed guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.
Hanging, a rope to end a life.
Confined within a circle drawn on the ground1画地为牢 (畫地為牢): lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom) / fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities., Kerry was locked in the round tower with a side door.
This was where he live and this was where he die.
“Do you have anything to say?”
At some point, Nasha appeared, wearing a noble clerical outfit on her body highlighting her beautiful figure.
Kerry didn’t even want to raise his eyes to look at her and silently stroked the light blue fish scales. It was Qi Yan’s natural shedding when he slept in his own bed that night and was later picked up by him.
Light blue…his favorite color.
Nasha, who was ignored, was not angry either. She stepped into the small room and chuckled, “Kerry, do you regret it? Giving up so much for a man.”
If you were good at pretending, you won’t end up like this.
“I heard you let the mermaid go?” Nasha stroked the silver utensils on the counter: “Tom searched the whole castle and didn’t find the mermaid… Oh, by the way, you don’t know yet, I’m going to marry Tom and I’m still the Countess.”
“In the end, you’re the one who lost.”
“Kerry, there are no pills for regrets.”
……
Nasha’s declaration was nothing more than emphasizing how well she was doing. As Kerry’s mortal enemy, Tom naturally took the position of the Earl at this moment and married the Saintess of Light. Everything was like Kerry’s previous experience, except that……
Kerry was replaced by Tom.
This was the most irritating thing.
Maybe Kerry really didn’t care, everything he did was a failure in the eyes of others. But only he knew that in this boring and tasteless life, that touch of light blue was the light of his life.
The day of execution came soon. The gallows was set above the sea, once the partition door was released, the prisoner’s feet would hang in the air. It was inevitable that some accomplices of the prisoner would tamper with the partition door, making it impossible for the prisoner to die smoothly. As a result, Erli City, which was surrounded by the sea, set the gallows on the sea. Even if the partition was tampered with, there would be the sea bellow them, and it would still not be able to ease the execution.
Perhaps Kerry was lucky, because he could see his favorite sea and blue when he was dying.
Although, he really wanted to see Qi Yan. But now in the public eyes, it was better not to see him.
Kerry thought regretfully as he was pushed into the boat and rowed all the way to the gallows.
Looking at the gallows that were getting closer and closer, Kerry’s heart was unusually stable. He had never been so calm before. It’s like a dying man, wandering at the door of hell, simply thinking, as long as the door was opened, everything was over.
At that moment, Kerry was looking forward to death.
——A Yan, if there is an afterlife… I will listen to you, leave this circle, and be an ordinary person plainly.
[Kerry’s favorability towards Qi Yan +10, current favorability: 90]
There’s something, something must be missing.
The hemp rope as tight as a baby’s wrist was put around his neck. Kerry seemed to hear the insults of the citizens on the shore, but they were all very vague, because the sound of the rolling tide blurred everything.
The fresh smell of the ocean hit Kerry and he took a deep breath as if he could smell A-Yan.
A Yan… I miss you so much.
“Huh, you’re quite calm!” The person next to him snorted softly with a face full of contempt: “Wait for your eyes to be hung out in a while, then you won’t be so calm!”
The hemp rope around his neck was tightened, as long as the partition under his feet was lowered, he would be dead in a matter of time.
“He looks fair, how could he have such a vicious heart!” The man sighed with regret, stretched out his hand to hold the rope of the partition, and pulled hard in a soft sigh.
With a ’crack’, the partition fell from both sides, Kerry’s feet were floating in the air, the hemp rope around his neck tightened, making his face flushed in an instant.
The hanged face was not very good-looking, he rolled his eyes and kicked his legs unconsciously.
At first, he could still hear the sound of ridicule in his ears, but then it turned into a harsh sound, and he couldn’t hear it anymore.
Kerry lost consciousness and his life was gradually passing by.
A person’s life seems to be so short.
The three executioners laughed wantonly on one side, delighting in the death of a man.
Suddenly, one of the bald-headed people looked glumly into the depths of the sea, there seemed to be something strange behind the billowing waves.
“Hey! Look over there!”
The other two looked in the direction he pointed, but saw nothing: “What are you looking at?”
“There’s something there!”
“What’s in a patch of blue!”
As the words fell, behind the billowing waves, a lot of mermaids suddenly leapt up!
The low roars from the mermaids were also piercing to the ears as they screamed and rushed over, frightening those three men into retreating, climbing into the boat in a panic, and paddling towards the shore with the greatest strength of their lives.
People on the shore naturally also saw such a view. One mermaid could be admired, two mermaids are not too much… What about hundreds or thousands?
The wave set off by the mermaid was already higher than the gallows and it was still rising at this time with no intention of lapping down. If it rose any further, when it reaches the shore, the waves would wash down part of Erli City!
People screamed and ran away, Nasha and Tom were also taken aback. They withdrew back to the city with the support of the housekeeper.
The high city walls hid the view outside. They trembled with fear, waiting for the flood to come. Some old people knelt on the ground, praying that the Sea King would not blame them, hoping their faith would touch the heavens.
More than ten minutes passed and the flood did not come. The citizens walked out of the city gate one by one in confusion and found that the sea was as calm as ever, there were no traces of strong winds and waves.
Others wondered, they had clearly seen such a big wave just now, even higher than the city wall.
“Hey! Look!”
Just as everyone was puzzled, a child suddenly pointed in the direction of the gallows, his tender voice was full of curiosity: “The Sea King has saved that man!”
The others looked over and saw that the gallows was still there and the rope was there, but Kerry, who was supposed to be hanged, was nowhere to be found.
Everyone let out a gasp. Unexpectedly, such a man turned out to be blessed by the sea king.
Nasha and Tom gritted their teeth. They knew that the one who saved Kerry was not the sea king, it was obviously the mermaid named Qi Yan!
Unfortunately, once they were rescued, they were rescued. Who would look for their traces?
***
The small town of Dopa, a small seaside town.
The people here were self-sufficient. They ate the fish they caught and drank the green water among the green mountains, surrounded by the sea on one side and the mountains on the other.
Although this small place was a border town that was not valued by Erli City, it was extremely peaceful and happy.
In the early morning, Qi Yan bought a few fruits from the vendor, carried two big fleshy fish with a light smile on his face, and went all the way back to the small two-story building.
The landlady was a fat woman in her fifties who runs a bakery. The original house was rented to Qi Yan and the bakery was next to it.
Qi Yan went to the bakery first and asked for two fruit tarts.
“Oh, Xiao Yan is still so virtuous.” the landlady smiled and squinted her eyes, causing her little five year old son to chime in: “Virtuous and virtuous!”
Qi Yan bent down, touched the child’s head, took out an apple from the bag and handed it to him: “Go eat it.”
The child narrowed his eyes and smiled. He picked up the fruit and ran away.
Standing up, Qi Yan looked at the landlady, his tone dripping with sincerety: “Madam, I think we will live here for the rest of our lives.”
The landlady glanced at him approvingly, her eyebrows slightly raised: “It’s time to settle down.”
“You know, both Kerry and I are… very special.”
“It’s okay, the townsfolk never care about that.” The landlady smiled lovingly: “They may all know or maybe they don’t. But right now, all they care about is whether or not you’re going to continue to be able to tell the fishermen where the sea is heading, and whether or not Kerry is going to continue to teach the children to read.”
Qi Yan smiled, a very happy smile.
“Of course, we will continue to do so.”
Returning to the small building, Qi Yan went to the bedroom and found that Kerry was still asleep, so he walked over and sat by the bed, gently stroking his cheek.
Before he could withdraw his hand, Qi Yan’s hand was caught.
“A-Yan, you are back…” Kerry rubbed his jade-like hand and then kissed it gently.
Qi Yan patted him gently on the cheek: “It’s time to get up and eat, the children are coming over.”
Kerry nodded and sat up from the bed, the dazzling sunlight fall on his face through the window.
——It’s amazing. A month ago, he was still a death row prisoner who was about to be hanged.
“The sun is so nice.“ Kerry got out of bed, came behind Qi Yan, and hugged him tightly: “A-Yan, thank you.”
Thank you for saving me, thank you for not giving up on me.
Qi Yan stroked the hand around his waist, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Then pay me back for the rest of your life.”
[Kerry’s favorability towards Qi Yan +10, current favorability: 100]
……
[Raider target’s blackening has not yet reached 50, no punishment given.]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the task. It is being copied and transmitted to memory.]
[The copy was successful. Does the host want to leave the world immediately?]
——Yes.
