Mu Mou’s eyes widened with fear. A layer of mist covered his frightened eyes; the sudden shock caused the scales on his tail to flare slightly, and he froze in place.

He frantically called the system in his mind, but the other didn’t give any response.

“Tsk.” The man behind him stroked his chin, feeling the tenderness of his skin. “Little fish, do you see that man in front of you? He’s a famous fish-scraper. If you don’t want to be gutted and made into a dish, don’t shout. Do you understand?”

The man’s voice was gentle; even when saying such harsh and intimidating words, his voice still sounded pleasant and magnetic.

Mu Mou was so scared that his face turned pale and he didn’t move. He nodded eagerly.

He came to look for food; he didn’t want to become someone else’s cook.

Mu Mou’s eyes turned red with anxiety. His face was small, so the man could cover it completely with one hand. While covering his mouth, he inevitably covered his nose.

Mu Mou couldn’t breathe, and a blush appeared on his porcelain white face. His hot breath hit the man’s palm, making it damp. After a long time without receiving a response from the person behind him, Mu Mou was confused.

“Mmm…”

He promised not to shout; why hadn’t this person let go of him yet?

The mermaid’s unique voice made Yu Chen’s heart tingle. He had just come to see which unknown sea beast had penetrated his territory but he unexpectedly saw this timid little mermaid hiding behind the reef.

He felt the warm breath in his palm. He was one head taller than Mu Mou, and when he lowered his head, he could see the tears hanging from his long eyelashes. “Are you crying? Why are you so weak? How did you survive in the sea like this?”

With arms so thin and without sharp claws, he probably couldn’t even open the weakest shellfish in the sea.

Feeling despised, Mu Mou whimpered and was unable to answer.

Yu Chen let go of him, and as soon as Mu Mu gained his freedom, he immediately wanted to escape. But in front of him was the reef, and behind him was the bad guy who would bully and threaten him. Mu Mou panicked but couldn’t leave.

In that case, Mu Mou clenched his not-so-strong fist, straightened his back, and turned around to face the man with a fierce momentum.

He knew that even if he lost a fight, he shouldn’t lose his momentum! He’d scare him to death!

Mu Mou recklessly looked into Yu Chen’s deep eyes, which seemed like a bottomless abyss beneath the sea, containing indescribable dangers.

The momentum that Mu Mou had accumulated disappeared completely due to this daze. His clear, dark green eyes stared at the man in confusion, and he was overwhelmed with obedience.

Yu Chen was wearing a simple shirt and trousers. His powerful muscles were faintly visible under the thin clothes. It wasn’t exaggerated, but it made it clear that this man worked out diligently.

His features were handsome and three-dimensional, especially his ancient eyes, which had a cold and absolute aura that showed his rejection towards people.

So good-looking, he must be delicious!

Mu Mou uncontrollably salivated.

Mu Mou’s cheeks were suddenly pinched, and Yu Chen spoke with a cold expression, saying sarcastically, “Little fish, do you still want those eyes? Fish eyes are known to be a great tonic.”

Mu Mou:！！！

Mu Mou instantly snapped out of his daze and slapped the man’s hand away; he covered his face in fear, and hid behind him, muttering, “You can’t eat it, you can’t eat my eyes; it’s not delicious.”

Okay, he now understood. This man also wanted to eat delicious fish! He wanted to use him to make fish soup! How could there be such a bad person?

Mu Mou’s back was tightly pressed against the reef; he knew that the prerequisite for having enough to eat was to keep his life. He wished he could run away from this man.

He didn’t plan to continue looking for food either. He wanted to go back to the sea immediately and never come out again. He would switch to seafood in the future!

Yu Chen couldn’t help but laugh softly as he looked at his aggrieved and resentful little eyes. The indifference in his eyes melted; his life seemed to have become more vivid and lively.

Mu Mou took a deep breath and placed his fingers together. “Can you please let me go? I want to go home. Don’t eat me either. If you really want to eat fish, I’ll catch it. I’ll catch other fish to feed you.”

Mu Mou attempted to reason with him, but Yu Chen was clearly not an obedient person.

He suddenly approached, but Mu Mou was a deep-sea fish with a much lower body temperature than humans, so he was scalded by Yu Chen’s body temperature and kept trying to hide.

“Ah.”

Yu Chen reached under Mu Mou’s armpits with both hands, and the whole fish was picked up and was held in Yu Chen’s arms like a child. His big tail clumsily slapped Yu Chen’s legs, and Yu Chen’s clothes were soaked in large pieces by the water on his body.

Yu Chen patted his tail and walked forward with his legs submerged in water. “Do you still want your tail? If you don’t want it to be cut off and made into a grilled fish tail, don’t move around.”

Wuwuwuwuwu——

Mu Mou was really going to cry now. His mind was filled with a hundred different ways fish was made. His voice choked up, “I promised to help you catch fish to eat. Why do you insist on eating me? I don’t have much meat; I just wanted to go ashore and find something to eat. Sob, sob, I’m going to be eaten!”

Mu Mou was so sad that he couldn’t bear it. He was clearly hungry himself, yet he would fill someone else’s stomach. As such a big fish, he could definitely be eaten for several days.

But who would know that the fish was also very hungry!

Yu Chen’s shirt became wet from the tears of the little fish. His footsteps and he turned his head to look at the sobbing fish lying on his shoulders, his eyes revealing a hint of confusion.

He subconsciously lowered his voice and said, “I won’t eat you. Since you can catch fish, please catch a few for me every day so that I don’t have to go fishing myself.”

Mu Mou lifted his tearful little face and looked at him pitifully, his voice still tinged with tears. “Really? If I help you catch fish, you won’t eat me?”

Yu Chen glanced at his face and deliberately said, “It depends on the situation.”

Sure enough, Mu Mou hurriedly approached and asked, his dark green eyes filled with the man in front of him, “What type do you want?”

They were so close that Yu Chen could bite into his rosy and moist lips as soon as he lowered his head. He could even smell the faint scent of seawater on Mu Mou’s body.

Yu Chen’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down, and he threw Mu Mou upwards. Mu Mu let out a scream, and in order not to fall, he nervously wrapped his wrists around Yu Chen’s neck, burying his entire face in his neck.

Yu Chen said lightly, “If the fish you catch is not as delicious as you, then I will eat you.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Mou secretly made up his mind to give him the best fish!

Yujia Village was the only village on this small island, built along the mountain. Yu Chen had a special identity, so he lived alone in the tallest house and walked a quiet path.

The temperature around him gradually decreased, and Mu Mou knew that the man wouldn’t make him into a dish. He relaxed a lot and got used to being held by Yu Chen, naturally lying on his shoulder.

He left the water, so his dry tail felt uncomfortable; he secretly observed Yu Chen’s expression and tentatively wrapped his tail around Yu Chen’s wet pants.

Yu Chen just paused for a moment then he continued to move forward with nothing else said.

Mu Mou felt relieved, leaning his face on Yu Chen’s shoulder. He was a person who could adapt well to life, and after confirming that there was no danger, he became a little bolder.

Yu Chen had a faint scent of green grass on his body, which stimulated Mu Mou’s taste buds. Mu Mou secretly glanced at Yu Chen and saw that he didn’t look sideways, it seemed he wasn’t paying attention to him. He bravely buried his face in his neck and took a deep breath.

After inhaling, Mu Mou was puzzled. Where was the spiritual energy?

He didn’t believe it, so he took another breath, but the spiritual energy that should have already entered his body disappeared without a trace. Not only that, but the feeling of hunger became even more severe.

[Little master, you are now a bloodthirsty mermaid; as the name suggests, you rely on blood to sustain your life. Also, the copy will officially start at 2 pm this afternoon. Remember to return to the sea early, little master.]

001, like a zombie, suddenly popped up and left a sentence. Mu Mou was about to ask him a few more questions, such as why was this NPC Yu Chen so strong?

Before he could say it out loud, he heard it continue: [I’m so tired, little master. Good night.]

Mu Mou: …

This system was really unreliable!

But at this point, Mu Mou couldn’t change to another system and could only make do with what he had. As soon as he lowered his head, he could see Yu Chen’s neck. He swallowed and couldn’t help but move closer to the neck that was so close.

At this moment, the back of his head was grabbed by someone, and Mu Mou was forced to tilt his head up, but the small fangs in his mouth hadn’t yet been retracted.

Yu Chen squinted dangerously, dragging Mu Mu’s ass with one hand and squeezing his mouth with the other, caressing his small fang. “Little fish, do you want to bite me?”

Mu Mou struggled to avoid his fingers but was left in a disheveled state. He whimpered and tried to push his finger out with his tongue, but his voice was muffled. “No… no.”

Yu Chen kindly withdrew his finger. Mu Mou gasped and stared at the man, then he decided to ignore him.

How could there be such a bad person!

Yu Chen pinched his chin and turned his face to meet his. His voice was gentle, “Little fish, don’t test my patience. You need to be good so that I can be satisfied. Then you can also live longer, understand?”

This was a threat! He was threatening this fish!

Mu Mou let out a wilted moan, daring to be angry but unable to speak.

Yu Chen was satisfied and rubbed his head, “You’re so good.”

Mu Mou snorted; he didn’t want to talk to him.

But his temper came and went quickly, and the journey to Yu Chen’s accommodation was too long.

Mu Mou was pampered and raised at home; he was often accompanied by his older brothers, and was rarely left alone. Therefore, he was raised to be clingy and a lively and restless fish.

He knew the man’s name was Yu Chen, so he took the initiative to talk to him, “Yu Chen, Yu Chen, do all the people in your village have the surname Yu?”

Perhaps it was because Mu Mou had been in a bad mood since he was taken by Yu Chen, when he spoke on his own initiative, Yu Chen was stunned for a moment before responding, “Hmm.”

Seeing Yu Chen responding to him, Mu Mou gained motivation and pointed to the foot of the mountain, “Yu Chen, Yu Chen, I see many houses over there. Why don’t you live with them and live alone on the mountain?”

Yu Chen glanced at the village and withdrew his gaze lightly, “They’re very noisy.”

“Yu Chen, Yu Chen, you are different from those fishermen, very different.”

Yu Chen lowered his eyes and looked at the little fish whose mouth couldn’t stop moving and asked, “What’s different?”

Mu Mou patted his arm and looked at Yu Chen seriously. “You look different from them. Your skin is fairer than theirs. Also, you are prettier than them.”

Yu Chen gently laughed, “Well, I’ll just take it as you praising me.”

Mu Mou knew he was happy; happiness was contagious, so he also smiled.

He looked carefree; he had forgotten that he was forcibly taken by this person.

At present, it was the height of summer, with lush green trees and incessant chirping of insects and birds. Yu Chen was holding Mu Mou and walking on the quiet path paved with small rocks in the mountains and forests, with mottled trees imprinted on them.

This was the first time Mu Mou had seen this rich world. He was curious about every blade of grass and every tree, and everything looked brand new to him.

No matter how boring his questions were, Yu Chen would always give a response, and there was a different kind of harmony between the questions and the answers.

Except for sometimes when Yu Chen deliberately teased Mu Mou and made him angry; he would be quiet for a moment, but Mu Mou didn’t hold grudges and soon started talking to Yu Chen again.

Yu Chen’s home quickly came into view. Yu Chen stood in front of the door for a few seconds, then he couldn’t help but stop and look back at the route he took.

This was the first time he felt that this road was short.

The place where Yu Chen lived was a retro wooden duplex house. Various flowers and plants were planted in the spacious yard, and wisteria flowers climbed on the walls, in full bloom.

Mu Mou’s eyes flashed with astonishment; this small courtyard instantly captured his heart. He exclaimed, “Yu Chen, your home is so beautiful!”

Yu Chen placed Mu Mou in the pond in the courtyard since Mu Mou was almost dry. He swam around the pond, and Yu Chen sat on the stone chair by the pond, quietly watching.

Mu Mou felt much more comfortable soaking in the water. He spat bubbles under the surface of the water, and through the water, he saw Yu Chen next to him. He came up with a plan and slowly swam to his side.

“Pooh—”

Mu Mou suddenly burst out of the water, cupping water in his hands and pouring it over Yu Chen. The splashing droplets shimmered under the sunlight, making it seem as if the little mermaid was glowing.

Yu Chen stared blankly as the little mermaid brightly approached him. A hand waved in front of his eyes. 

“Yu Chen, Yu Chen, why aren’t you responding to me?”

“Are you angry?”

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have splashed water on you.”

“I apologize to you. In order to make it up to you, can I catch a few more fish for you tomorrow?”

Although Yu Chen always intentionally scared him, Mu Mou had never been ignored. Yu Chen’s hesitation made Mu Mou feel a little uneasy, afraid that his joke was too big and made him dislike him.

To his surprise, Yu Chen didn’t make things difficult for him. Instead, he chuckled lightly and quietly responded, “It’s okay, just stay here obediently. I’ll go change my clothes first.”

Yu Chen stood up and walked into the house, leaving Mu Mou at a loss on what to do.

Was he so easy to reason with? Unlike Yu Chen’s easy response, Mu Mou buried his head in the water depressedly. Was Yu Chen angry, or was he really okay? This fish didn’t understand.

After Yu Chen left, Mu Mou had no one to talk to him. He was so bored that he went to pull grass from the shore to feed other fish in the pond. The Koi fish were used to feeding and didn’t eat his weeds. The grass floated beside Mu Mou, sticking all over him.

Mu Mou cleaned up for a while, then he got annoyed and dove into the water with a groan.

When Yu Chen came out again, Mu Mou was lying on his back in the water with his belly turned up, like a dead fish.