Chapter 51 Chapter 50

Setus looked up in disbelief.Little S cheered and hugged Emily who was still in a daze. Although D didn't make any big moves, his tense face was obviously relaxed. We are free.We went from death row in the arena to guests of the Aqua Queen.This is unbelievable. I looked at D happily, I thought he would hug me like little S hugged Emily, (isn't it natural?) but he didn't.He raised his head, his eyes still on Theodore. "Thank you." He said inexplicably. "Because of my sentence?" "No." D looked at him quietly, "It's my honor to remind you of your old friend. I think he must be like you, a great fighter."

"He has outstanding talents, far beyond my generation." Theodore sighed, "But I owe him a life." "You have returned it to him." "What did you say?" The water above his head trembled suddenly, and Theodore was so excited that he leaned out half of his body from the vaulted window.I heard a rustling sound, and some chips of marble fell from the cracks in the brick wall. "As a law enforcement officer, you are just and strict, and have saved countless innocent travelers like us." D said to him calmly, "Your friend is a spirit in heaven, and you will definitely not regret your original decision."

Theodore exhaled.He leaned back against the vaulted window in vain.Obviously, he misunderstood D's intention. The queen came to us.She has taken off the veil from her face. "Strangers," she said to us with a smile, "now that the committee has found you innocent, you are treated the same as my people. Now you are my guests, and you can come and go from my court as you please." Little S looked eager to try, and I could see that he wanted to agree.But D spoke first. "Your Majesty is too polite," he politely declined, "Your city is so beautiful and splendid. If we don't have important business to do, we will definitely stay here for a long time."

The queen smiled slightly, as if she had expected the other party's answer. "Just before we leave, we have one more thing..." "you say." "Forgive me for the offense, and just call His Majesty by his name." D stared at her intently, and said clearly, "Wendini, we need your help." Me, Little S and Emily were shocked by this name at the same time.But after thinking about it carefully, I was relieved.Because it's not unimaginable.She's the queen here, ruling over all the water elves—if she wasn't Undine, who would be? Seemingly unintentional, Undine glanced at Setus who was standing in a daze in the corner, and then turned her gaze to D again. "The thing you asked for," she said gently, "is actually already in your hands."

D frowned, "You mean..." Wendini raised her hand, and beckoned Setus, who had been silent all this time, to come forward, "He gave it to you with his own hands, have you forgotten?" D suddenly realized.He reached out and pulled out the scale he had cut in the arena, the scale of the merman.It lay quietly in D's palm, like a beautiful shell, with pale rainbow lights shining all over it. "No matter what you need, it will help you realize your deepest desire." Undini said, "Because it belongs to my Setus, the defending king in the arena, and the bravest warrior of the mermaid tribe. "

Setus looked up in shock, and he looked at Undine with a completely disbelieving expression, as if he had heard the most incredible thing in the world. "Your performance in the arena is very good." Undine said to him. "But I lost!" He reminded her loudly, "I have no face at all..." "No one will win forever. And you have done what you should do." Undine interrupted him, "You are neither humble nor humble in front of a powerful opponent, and you have shown your bravery and loyalty as a fighter. I feel for you pride." Setus still looked puzzled, but the haze between his brows seemed to have receded.All along, what he was worried about was not the result of the trial, let alone his own life.All he worries about is what she thinks of him.Because she is his lover, she is his queen.

D patted him on the shoulder reassuringly, then bowed slightly to the Queen. "Thank you, Undine." He said sincerely, "Then we will take our leave." "Good luck." Wendini smiled back, her hand accidentally touched me.Immediately afterwards, her gentle and calm face changed instantly. "You..." She looked at me in surprise, her green pupils suddenly dilated, and her face had an extremely complicated expression, as if it was some kind of hatred that was trying to hide, but there was still a hint of sympathy. My chest tightened, as if someone was holding my heart tightly with a hand.Is she trying to tell me that my life is about to end?If this is the case, I would have known it already.

"Your name is...Audrey?" Wendini asked suddenly. I nodded. There was another surprised expression on the other party's face.She looked up at D, then turned to me.She just looked at the two of us, hesitating, hesitating, the expression on her face changed instantly, but she didn't speak again. Eventually she just took a deep breath and said to me, "You have to be careful." "I will." I reluctantly replied. I just left the Mermaid Palace without knowing why.In fact, I am not happy.I would rather she be like that head and tell me "you will die soon", because some fears will feel relieved after speaking out.But she faltered, kept secret, and didn't tell me anything.Is there anything more terrible than death in the world?I do not understand.

Setus sees us off.We stood together on the deck of the big ship, looking at the distant sea side by side.The horizon is where the sky is and where the water is—I mean, "the water is where the water is," because everything around is water.It was as if we were floating in a giant bubble. "Shall we meet again?" asked Cetus suddenly. "If we didn't die in the 'Land of Evergreens', of course we would." D said with a smile. "Have you ever been to the 'Land of Evergreens'? What's it like?" Emily asked curiously. "Only once," answered Cetus, "is a place that is absolutely indescribable. Some say it is a paradise of pleasure, its fountains flow with wine and milk, its banquets and dances last all night; but there are also People say it is an evil hell, the source of all evil and ugliness in the world."

"At least, it doesn't sound as dangerous as it is here." Emily stuck out her tongue. "What's more." Setus shook his head, "Because the most terrifying crises are often hidden in the most unlikely places." As if in response to his words, a soft smell suddenly came from the slightly rough sea breeze.It seems to be the drizzle in early spring, dipped in honey, and gently brushed on the face, even the breath has an intoxicating fragrance. There was fog on the sea.The white fog came densely and quickly, like a little ink stain on absorbent paper, quickly expanded in the air, and rushed to the deck in an instant, and then covered everything around.

Familiar yet unfamiliar fog.I know that this is the bridge to the "Evergreen Country".