Mermaid Wedding (Part 2)
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Around dusk, the trio successfully found the town Wei Yu had mentioned, and from a distance, it truly resembled terraced farmland ascending step by step.
The harvest season had passed, leaving no crops for harvesting. To let the fields rest, no new crops had been planted, giving the rarely seen terraced fields a desolate appearance.
Ziyuan engaged with passersbys, inquiring about any information related to the circus. As expected, there was a circus camped on the outskirts of the town’s other end, and this had happened about a few weeks ago. The conditions and timing aligned, making the likelihood of finding the mermaid sisters here very high.
“Shall we go there now? Maybe there’s still a performance.” Ziyuan turned to Thrett for input, which was natural since Thrett was the one he considered his boss.
However, Thrett turned to consult Ellyad’s opinion. “Should we go now?”
‘Hmm, time is of the essence. The sooner we bring them back, the earlier we can rescue Polon.’
Ziyuan’s obedience was directed towards the Demon King, a Demon King shouldn’t have anyone to submit to. Yet now, he was showing utmost compliance to his sworn enemy, a situation that made Ziyuan, as a proud member of the demon race, feel quite unpleasant.
“Come, come! If you want to see exotic creatures, come here! The Salmoray Circus has astonishing performances you’ve never imagined!” Several clowns at both sides of the circus gate welcomed the arriving guests with exaggerated and humorous movements. The open gate witnessed a continuous stream of people entering.
The circus tent stood three stories tall, and the colorful tent top and the surrounding area were tied with bundles of colorful balloons, undoubtedly catching the attention of children. In the twilight, the circus did not seem the least bit lonely. Since exotic creatures might refer to mermaids, the trio bought tickets and followed the crowd into the circus.
Once the audience had taken their seats, the performance began. Human cannonballs, aerial swings, lion taming, contortionists, strongmen, and clown antics—everything was nothing more than common acts, reaching a point of dullness and lack of novelty.
Soon, the audience began to feel bored, clamoring for more thrilling performances. Some children even threw their popcorn towards the center of the stage.
The host hurriedly came out to pacify, “The climax is about to begin, and now, let our star attraction take the stage!”
Suddenly, all the lights went out, and people murmured in confusion. From the darkness arose a melodious and enchanting singing voice. With a snap, a spotlight illuminated the center of the stage. There was a large, circular, transparent water tank, and two beautiful mermaids lay lazily on the edge of the circular tank. Bare-chested, their crimson fish tails swayed lightly in the water, wet hair dripping onto their twin peaks. Each wore a small pearl crown on their heads.
One of the mermaids sang a high, piercing melody, while the other sang lower, resonant notes. The song enveloped the entire circus, and everyone held their breath to listen to the beautiful and captivating harmony.
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Feeling a sudden sense of melancholy and loss, Ellyad didn’t expect Thrett to respond, “Yeah, let’s find them right after the performance.”
‘Huh, did you notice I was speaking?’ Ellyad was surprised that in such a dim place, Thrett could receive his lip-reading without missing a word.
“Of course,” Thrett replied with a faint smile and a soft voice.
‘Thank you, for your trouble.’ Ellyad thought that Thrett was paying attention to him because he had lost his voice now. Thinking of this, Ellyad felt that he had caused unnecessary trouble for the other.
“No need to be polite. But it’s indeed inconvenient without sound.” Thrett casually ruffled Ellyad’s head with one hand. Ellyad lowered his head and expressed his gratitude again through lip-talking.
After the performance, Ellyad headed straight for the backstage of the circus, with the other two following behind him like attendants. This made Ziyuan very unhappy, but since the Demon King was trailing him, he could only follow behind the Demon King.
“Were you two talking just now?” Ziyuan asked Thrett. The latter responded with a simple affirmative, just like the Demon King’s demeanor in the Demon King’s castle.
“In such a dim place?”
“Yeah.”
The Demon King almost obediently submitted to the Hero, which was really hard for Ziyuan to endure. Unfortunately, Ziyuan could only swallow down his belly full of complaints. Knowing that Thrett always detested inquiries that dug too deep, Ziyuan decided not to continue asking, as it would only make him more at a loss.
The backstage was a large open space, with many props and miscellaneous items piled up. Performers and staff rested in their small tents, and performance animals were locked in a large cage in the center of the open space. In a corner, there was a rectangular deep pool, where two mermaids frolicked in the water.
These two mermaids were the most profitable assets for the circus. Although there was no one guarding them, strangers could not approach them casually. Therefore, the three of them moved stealthily. Thrett walked at the rear, responsible for casting invisibility magic, making those around them unable to perceive their presence.
When Thrett used magic, he suddenly felt his vision darken, and a strong dizziness hit him. However, he quickly recovered. He paid no attention to it at all and couldn’t be bothered to investigate the abnormal phenomena on his body. After all, the Demon King’s most guaranteed attribute was his undead body, and nothing could be fatal to him.
Ellyad approached the mermaid sisters and greeted them before starting to communicate with them using lip-talking.
‘Hello, can I ask you a few questions?’
Seeing Ellyad, the mermaid sisters widened their watery and beautiful eyes in unison. Speaking in tandem:
“Sister, that human has no voice!” “How strange! Hehe.”
“What is he saying, sister?” “I can’t hear, sister.”
The mermaid sisters laughed and played in the tank, seemingly well aware of what Ellyad was saying but pretending not to know.
‘I mean…’ Ellyad was about to say it again when Thrett suddenly pounded on the fish tank, causing water to spill out.
“Ah!” “Ya!”
They screamed and scattered in the water, their faces losing color.
“Are you mermaids from Mirror Lake?” Thrett leaned on the fish tank, his gaze piercing the two mermaids.
“Scary demons!” “Violent demons!”
“Answer me,” Thrett commanded.
‘Thrett, don’t be so rough.’ Ellyad pulled Thrett’s hand supporting the fish tank away, looking at him with a stern expression.
“The mute human is a good person, huh?” “Turns out he’s a good person.”
Thrett reluctantly withdrew his hand, directing his gaze towards Ziyuan, signaling him to take over. Ziyuan nodded respectfully.
“Sorry for the disturbance, two beautiful ladies. May I ask if you are mermaids from Mirror Lake?” Ziyuan lowered his posture, asking politely with a smile.
“So what if we are?” “So what if we’re not?” The mermaid sisters gracefully swam in the tank, responding to Ziyuan. They seemed quite adapted to circus life, showing no signs of being forced into it.
“Let me repeat, please answer me.” Ziyuan smiled and asked again, with violet electric currents flickering at his fingertips, carrying a threatening undertone. The mermaid sisters, now cautious, submerged their bodies slowly into the water.
At this moment, a man ran over from a distance, wielding a stick and shouting at the three to leave. “Who are you? Regular spectators are not allowed in here. Get out!”
Thrett frowned. He had just cast the invisibility spell; there was no way anyone should have seen them, and the effect shouldn’t have worn off so quickly.
“Sir, we have been commissioned to search for mermaids. Due to suspicions that these two mermaids might be our targets, we came to confirm.” Ziyuan stepped forward to take the initiative.
“The mermaids have been with the circus from the beginning. You lot must be the criminals trying to take them away! Help, there are robbers here, robbers in the circus!”
“Being mistaken for robbers?” Ziyuan raised an eyebrow.
‘Anyway, let’s leave for now.’
Circus members rushed out to check, and a crowd quickly gathered. The man seemed unreasonable and overly suspicious, so Ellyad’s group decided to retreat to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Thrett abruptly embraced Ellyad’s waist, pulling him towards himself, and simultaneously used his cloak to shield him. Ziyuan gave a cold glance, waving his hand around the surroundings. A violent sandstorm instantly swept up, causing people to close their eyes against the needle-like dust. When the mini-storm subsided, the three figures had already disappeared from the spot.
“Are you all right?” The man anxiously approached the fish tank.
His appearance bore traces of aging due to fatigue, making him look like a somewhat older uncle, oblivious to the fact that he was just a slightly overage single guy.
“No problem.” “Everything’s fine.”
The mermaid sisters answered while scooping the sand out of the fish tank, showing no concern about the recent incident. Shortly after, they resumed playing and frolicking.
“Good that everything’s fine.” The man sighed with relief, gazing thoughtfully at the mermaids for a moment before silently departing.
So the mermaids really don’t care where they are huh? Hate to break it to you Lance and Lauses! (How do you spell his name??)
Seems like the girls are having a time of their lives in that circus 😅
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