To the surface.

Once left from the depths of the water, Zhenzhu feels a immense emptiness in her stomach or better said in her heart but the things can't be reversed once the decision was taken.

She swims at the surface where the sun is brightly shining and transforms into a human. Her long-white beautiful legs could arouse the envy of any earthly woman, just like her long black and silky hair stuffed with hundreds of pearls. A heavenly beauty like her can catch all the attention in a crowded place full of greedy eyes.

She has no clue where to find the young boy but she believes that the nearby fish market could be a good starting point. Zhenzhu heard many stories about this place from her peers and even her teacher. They were saying that this was an important trading location for them and the people from the surface in the good old times but now the things have changed a lot.

Zhenzhu will experience this change on her own skin once she will go there and catch the attention of the greedy eyes.

As soon as she reaches the fish market, Zhenzhu starts asking the people about a boy with dark hair and eyes like the burning sun but no one knows this person. She later thinks that maybe he's not from this place but where could he have vanished in only a few days after the beach incident? He must still be somewhere in the vicinity.

The next day, a fatty middle aged man approaches her and asks her if she found that person, because he may have heard something a few days ago about a sunken ship. He tells her that a couples of days ago many people were searching for the magistrate's san who went out with the boat and was caught by the storm but no one found his body yet. If he's still alive, maybe he will go back home and she can find him there.

Zhenzhu goes where the fatty man told her to go but they say that their young master was swallowed by waters and his body eaten by fishes. Hearing these words, the girl tells them that she saw a boy with dark hair and gold eyes on the beach a few days ago and that he was still breathing. The people thank the girl and run fast to inform the membere of the family who were already preparing for his funerals.

She hears someone yelling in the inner yard:

" Stop, stop! The young master is still alive! Someone saw him on the beach. (the guard)

Are you sure? Who? (the magistrate)

I don't know, a girl. (the guard)

Bring her here, I will interrogate her myself! If she dares to lie, I'll skin you both alive! (the magistrate)

I will go, I will bring her to you my lord! (the guard)"

Hearing the part with "skin her alive", Zhenzhu gets scared and runs back to the fish market.

Here she wanders through the alleys many days in a row asking informations about the young boy but no one gives her an affirmative answer.

Her beauty is astonishing. At the beginning everyone believes that she's a very rich person, maybe related to the magistrate's family and no one dares to offend her but later a greedy eye surprises her crying and sees the pearls falling on the ground. The tears turn into solid shining balls that can satisfy even the most pretentious eye.

The greedy eye runs to tell the news to the fatty old man who happens to be a mermaid trader.

The stinking fat man grins his mouth to the ground and promises the greedy eye a fat reward.

(What is going to happen next?)

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