After coming ashore, the little mermaid was pampered by his five fathers.

(A beloved mermaid baby boy, no romantic pairing, will never grow up, father-son relationship theme.)

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"Hey, we caught a big one today. We're going to make money again."

"really?"

"Of course it's true." The man looked left and right, then whispered, "We caught a mermaid."

"That color is so pure."

"And those pearls scattered all over the ground, to be honest, I picked up a whole box of them."

"Really? A mermaid?"

"That's right, it's just a baby mermaid, but it can still fetch a good price."

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The sixth floor of the Haotingfang Hotel in Beijing.

An auction is taking place here.

"Ladies and gentlemen, next up is our final auction item."

"Please have the staff carry it up."

Seeing the object covered with a red cloth being carried up by four people, everyone knew that this was the last item in the manual.

Mermaid!

This is an era of rapid development, and also an era in which other organisms coexist with humans.

Werewolves, mutants... are very common in society. Of course, there are also the most mysterious races: elves, vampires, and mermaids.

They live together in this world and have entered into a balancing agreement that checks and balances each other.

Among the three most mysterious races, the elves and vampires have no news to this day, while the merfolk are the most frequently seen.

Mermaids live in the sea, but due to the existence of the balance agreement, more and more mermaids are coming to live on land.

Furthermore, mermaids are intelligent, beautiful, and quite strong.

Some wealthy families spend a lot of money to raise mermaids, and some even have romantic relationships with them. Over time, raising mermaids has become a glamorous symbol and an object of contention among various families.

However, some humans are greedy and selfish, keeping mermaids to increase their own profits.

After all, mermaids are treasures from head to toe.

Tonight, they will auction off a baby mermaid, with the highest bidder winning.

The auctioneer walked over, grabbed a corner of the red cloth, and with a whoosh, lifted it off.

Just as people were looking forward to it, the water tank was empty, with only a yellow duck bobbing in the water.

The auctioneer was dumbfounded.

The people behind the scenes were dumbfounded.

Where are the mermaids?

He's such a big mermaid!

The crowd below started to make a fuss, and the auctioneer quickly calmed them down.

The distinguished man in the private room on the second floor looked at the empty fish tank, got up out of boredom, threw off his mask, and left.

The person behind the scenes saw this and slammed their fist on the table in anger: "Go find them right now!"

His mermaid, his money!

In an instant, the entire hotel went on high alert, with men in black walking around, checking every room and every passageway.

Inside a cleaning truck, a pair of bright blue eyes peered fearfully through the gaps around them.

After a short while, he stopped moving.

The little mermaid huddled in the bucket, clutching her tail, looking up in fear.

Because he knew that the lid would be opened soon.

After a while, the lid was opened, and an old man looked at the tiny, adorable little mermaid in the bucket with eyes full of love.

"My little darling, stay here for now. I'll take you back to the sea once I'm done with my work."

Mermaids should return to the sea; the sea is their home.

Seeing that it was the old man who had rescued him, the little mermaid stretched out her two small hands to grab the edge of the bucket and moved closer to him. Her pair of bright blue eyes were fixed on him, and her beautiful long blue hair trailed behind her as she floated on the water.

"what……"

The little mermaid is Shui Yuran, the youngest prince of the mermaid royal family. He is only 150 years old this year, which is only one and a half years old according to human age, but his intelligence is equivalent to that of a three-year-old.

He had never left the seabed, and no one taught him how to speak the language of land, so he could only open his mouth and utter simple syllables.

The old man looked at him with affection, and then, hearing a noise behind him, quickly closed the lid.

"Sweetie, stay hidden and don't make a sound. I'll be back in a bit."

Hearing the old man leave, the little mermaid had no choice but to hug her tail and stay obediently in the bucket.

The bucket was filled with water, just enough to submerge his tail; it was cool and refreshing, and felt very comfortable.

A day ago, he heard from his brother, the Great Shark, that his father was on land. Wanting to see his father, he secretly ran out of the Water Palace, but he didn't expect to be caught in a big net as soon as he surfaced.

They put him in a fish tank, injected him with a green drug to make him fall into a deep sleep, and when he woke up, he was here.

Those people were wicked; they locked him in a fish tank, didn't feed him, and even beat him with a small whip.

Let his tears turn into pearls, then collect them and exchange them for money.

Fortunately, the old man knew he was going to be auctioned off, so he stole him out and put him in a bucket.

The little mermaid hugged her tail tightly, tears welling up in her eyes and turning into golden pearls as they fell into the water.

He quickly stopped crying and picked up the pearls from the water, holding them in his hand.

This can be exchanged for money.

Suddenly, the crystal around his neck emitted a pale blue glow.

The little mermaid looked at the pendant in surprise.

The wizard gave him this pendant, saying it would help him find his father.

They also said that the pendant lit up, which meant that Dad was nearby.

The little mermaid used her head to push open the lid, revealing her eyes as she looked into the dark alleyway.

Just ahead of him, outside the alley, under the streetlights, a tall figure was striding briskly toward a car parked by the roadside.

The crystal on her neck became increasingly dazzling.

His father was there.

"what……"

Seeing that the man was about to leave, the little mermaid hurriedly pushed over the bucket, rolled out of it, spilled water all over the ground, and the pearl rolled all over the ground as well.

There wasn't time to pick up the pearls, so the little mermaid propped herself up on her arms and crawled toward them.

"what……"

Dad, Dad...

The uneven ground pricked his delicate little hand, revealing specks of blood.

The fish's tail rubbed against the ground, causing its scales to flip up.

Just as he had climbed a short distance, a pair of hands grabbed his fish tail and pulled him backward.

"Ah..." The voice was shrill, filled with panic and fear.

Dad, save me.

dad.

Lu Lingzhou heard the sound, turned his head and glanced at it, but there was nothing in the dark alley.

She got into the car and rubbed the ring on her finger.

"Drive, Lu Yuan."

The black sedan slowly drove away, and there was no one left on the street.

The little mermaid, now imprisoned, lost the light of expectation in her eyes, and her azure pupils turned dull and gray.

His father passed away...

He can't find his father again.

The little mermaid cried sadly, and pearls kept falling.

The man carried the little mermaid back to the dungeon and then threw him heavily to the ground.

He grabbed the whip from the side and lashed it hard at him.

"You dare to run away!"

"I'll beat you to death!"

I almost dragged him down with me, I deserve to die.

"what!"

The little mermaid was beaten and rolled on the ground with nowhere to hide. Soon, her fair body was covered with red whip marks, and several scales fell off, with faint traces of blood seeping out.

He clutched himself in pain, tears streaming down his face, falling like pearls to the ground.

Waaaaah...it hurts so much...

Dad... save me...

Save Ranran...

The man vented his anger, but was quickly stopped by others.

A man in a white tuxedo kicked him away, his cold gaze fixed on the man.

"If you kill him, what will I auction off? Your heart, or your head?"

The man lowered his head and retreated to the side in fear.

The man in the white tuxedo rested his hand on his cane, his gaze cold as he looked at the wounded little mermaid on the ground, his eyes devoid of any warmth.

"Keep an eye on him. If there are any more problems at tomorrow night's auction, I'll dissect you on the spot and auction off your organs!"

The man replied fearfully, "Yes, I will definitely keep an eye on him."

"Hmph, give him some food and some medicine, just so he doesn't die." A damaged mermaid won't fetch a good price.

"clear."

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A beloved baby mermaid, no romantic pairing, never grows up, father-son relationship.

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If you ask again why it's a boy, I'll shut you up. (Aww, the author is really fierce!)

P.S.: The author has written many stories about baby boys; you can check them out if you're interested.

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