Chapter 290: The daughter of the sea? Tom's daughter!

Under the lake water, water plants are swaying.
Small fish and shrimps wandered among the cracks in the rocks, occasionally lifting up handfuls of sand and swaying in the water.
At this moment, a strange creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish quickly passed by the bottom of the lake!
Where the mermaid swam, it even left very obvious water ripples.
Just as Tang Mu jumped into the lake, he saw the mermaid underwater at a very fast speed.
It gives the impression that he is swimming rather than swimming.
It might be more appropriate to describe him as a torpedo.
Tom Mu just observed him quietly for a while.
It soon became apparent that this mermaid was probably exploring the surrounding environment.
He obviously discovered it too.
He has left his original location and arrived in a completely new environment.
And here, it's not even an ocean.
As a lake, it is still a bit too small for mermaids.
If he was allowed to stay in this lake for the rest of his life, it would obviously not satisfy him.
This made this sturdy mermaid a little irritable.
"Gululu~~"
Tom opened his mouth, and a lot of foam came out of his mouth.
We have almost finished observing the general situation of the mermaid.
Tom looked back at his legs and tail.
Put your legs together and shake them hard.
A fish tail was actually synthesized.
He nodded with a satisfied smile.
Tang Mu also accelerated towards the mermaid.
Apparently, mermaids, like other fish, have extremely strong sensory abilities in the water.
As soon as Tang Mu got closer, the mermaid noticed Tang Mu's presence and immediately turned around to look at Tang Mu.
When he saw Tang Mu, even the well-traveled and robust mermaid showed surprise and his eyes suddenly widened!
What kind of creature is this? !
It's covered in fur, has big eyes, and big ears!
The only good-looking thing on the whole body is the fish tail.
There are almost no creatures in the ocean and water that a strong mermaid doesn't recognize.
But this was really the first time he had seen this strange flower named Tang Mu.
"Whoops!"
I saw a golden light blooming in the hands of the strong mermaid!
A very powerful trident suddenly appeared in the mermaid's hand.
And a golden crown also appeared on the mermaid's head.
Just these two thingsAlthough the two parties have not officially communicated with each other, Tang Mu already knows the identity of the other party.
This guy is most likely the king of mermaids.
If he really comes from the world of "The Daughter of the Sea" as he thinks, this man may be the father of the Little Mermaid.
"Who are you?!"
Mermaids seem to have a special way of making sounds.
Even in the water, you can clearly convey your voice.
"Gulu, gulu, gulu..."
As soon as Tang Mu opened his mouth, a bunch of bubbles popped out.
Suddenly the whole cat rolled its eyes and sank towards the bottom of the lake.
Seeing this, the strong mermaid quickly struck the golden trident with a wave of his hand, and the water flow driven by magic immediately formed a bubble around Tang Mu.
This bubble is like a glass cover, forming an aerobic water-isolating space underwater.
Tom Mu fell to the bottom of the water, and his legs became normal.
I felt that my whole body was wet and very uncomfortable, so I shook the hair on my body violently.
And took out the hair dryer.
Unfortunately, I searched for a long time at the bottom of the lake but couldn't find an electrical socket.
"You seem to know a lot of things. I have many things to ask you."
At this time, the strong mermaid also came into the bubble.
After meeting Tom Mu's eyes, he raised his neck proudly: "I am the overlord of the seven seas, the king of the underwater world, Arthur!"
Tang Mu nodded when he heard this, thinking that it was indeed the case.
Arthur and Tom communicated for a long time at the bottom of the lake.
During this process, the old magic book has been waiting silently at the beach.
It wasn't until the members of the underwater fishing team arrived that the old magic book realized something was wrong.

Obviously, the fisherman just now has not given up rescuing Arthur.
Or.
He just wanted to recover Arthur's body.
After all, he saw Arthur appear in his fishing net with his own eyes, break free from the fishing net, and get into the lake.
But now almost half an hour has passed.
On the lake, no one was seen floating up.
When they thought about it, the man had probably drowned inside.
In this case, calling the police and calling the salvage team are very normal choices.
It's just that the biological characteristics of the mermaid are too obvious.
Once it is exposed to the world, it will definitely cause a big commotion.
The old magic book can only hope that Tom Mu has already taken care of the matter.
"Wow!"
At the same time, Tang Mu broke through the water and quietly emerged from the edge of the lake where no one was paying attention.
It also noticed the salvage team, but luckily it moved quickly enough to convince Arthur first and sent him to the sea in Storybrooke first.
He suddenly shook off the water on his body.
Tom walked around the lake and returned to the old magic book.
Seeing Tang Mu coming back, the old magic book also shouted happily: "Mayor, are you done with everything?!"
Tom gave a proud thumbs up.
That mermaid king is quite stubborn.
Fortunately, he is not stupid.
If you don't go to Storybrooke, you can only disappear without a trace.
Of course he knows what to choose.
But even so, the two sides still spent a lot of time communicating down below.
Returned to Storybrooke with the old magic book.
Of course, Tom must start the journey of completing the story again.
This time there is no need to turn the pages of the magic book, it already knows the story world it wants to go to.
It is the familiar "Daughter of the Sea".
If Arthur hadn't lied.
It's still Hans Christian Andersen's original version of "The Daughter of the Sea."
Hmm...maybe there are some elements from Disney animated movies mixed into it.
After all, in the original fairy tale, many characters didn't even have names.
A familiar space vortex appeared, and Tang Mu jumped directly into it!
After Tom came back to his senses, he found that his body had changed a lot.
At this time, Tom Mu looked like the mermaid Arthur, with his upper body filled with explosive muscles.
And its lower body turned into a pair of powerful fish tails.
At this time, it is sitting on the throne.
Beside the throne, there is a golden trident.
Or, you can call it the Trident of the Sea King.
This trident is a genuine artifact.
With it, you can control the seawater and marine life around the world.
It is the symbol of the true king.
Tang Mu held the trident and rushed out of the underwater palace like a sharp arrow.
After swimming to a certain height, Tang Mu turned around and looked in the direction of the palace.
Below is a wonderful underwater scene covered with white sand.
The strangest trees and plants grow there.
Their branches and leaves are soft, and as long as the sea water flows gently, they will sway, full of vitality unique to the seabed.
All kinds of fish, big and small, swim among these branches, like birds in the sky flying through the woods.
The deepest place is the palace where Tom Mu was just now.
Tom admired it carefully.
I found that its walls were made of coral, and the tall pointed windows were made of the brightest amber.
The roof is covered with black clam shells. As the water flows by, the clam shells will automatically open and close, revealing the large shining pearls inside.If any one of these pearls is brought to land, it will become a treasure that the queen will also fight for.
The wealth in the ocean is undoubtedly endless.
As the king of the seabed, in today's era, Tang Mu is actually the master of the world.
"Father?"
While Tom Mu was still admiring the wonders of the seabed, a pleasant sound woke him up.
Looking back, I saw a little mermaid with bright red hair, eyes as blue as sea water, and skin as white and delicate as milk.
"Ariel?"
Tang Mu spoke, using the mermaid's special way of vocalizing.
"Is it really you? Why do you have hair?"
Ariel swung her fish tail and swam up towards Tom Mu. She reached out and touched the fur on Tom Mu's body, her face full of doubts and curiosity.
"Um……"
Tang Mu smacked his lips, not knowing how to answer.
Ariel pinched Tom's cat ears again.
When I found that it would shake naturally, I suddenly felt funny and laughed.
"Wow~"
The bubbles rolled, and Ariel happily circled around Tom a few times, and said happily: "I am almost fifteen years old, are you allowed to go to the sea?"
This is the rule of mermaids.
Only when they are fifteen years old are they allowed to float to the surface of the sea to see the human world and the scenery on the sea.
Tom Mu had six daughters in total.
Ariel is the youngest among them.
In other words, by the time Ariel can surface, the eldest princess has already seen the outside world six years ago.
But among Ariel's sisters, none of them were as eager as Ariel.
But Ariel is the one who has to wait the longest.
Now, she is almost fifteen years old.
Finally it was her turn to rise to the surface.
"certainly!"
Tom showed a very Disney smile.
It was thinking about whether to change Ariel's ending a little bit.
If it were just a Disney animated movie, even though Ariel has some love brain, it wouldn't be a big problem.
​At least it's a happy ending.
And the prince in the animated version is also okay.
But in the original version of the fairy tale, Ariel is really a tragedy.
In order to pursue the soul, he fell in love with a prince whose morals were still in the medieval period. In the end, he turned into a bubble because of the curse.
Although Ariel did not die completely because of this.
Instead, he was promoted to an elf. As long as he collects three hundred children's smiles or does good deeds for three hundred years, he can pass God's test, get his soul, and ascend to heaven.
This ending looks good, but it also reveals a religious coldness and sacrifice.
Ariel said so herself.
I feel sad and heartbroken about being away from my family.
After much thought, Tang Mu came up with only one solution.
Since Ariel wants an eternal soul and feels complete emotions, then give her an eternal soul.
It's not just Ariel.
So do all the mermaids.
Tom is very strange.
Obviously, mermaids, like humans, are creatures with emotions and high intelligence.
Why in the world view of "Daughter of the Sea", mermaids are soulless bodies.
To gain a soul is not to find a lover.
It means to be promoted to an elf and then accept God's three hundred years of testing.
Human beings are born with these things.
In other worlds, all living things have souls.
In the Eastern worldview, even snakes, insects, rats, and ants have their own souls, and can even be reincarnated, or cultivate into monsters.
When Tang Mu thought of this, he turned to the sky with an unhappy look.
It's God's old boy causing trouble again.
It's quite annoying.
"Father, father?"
Ariel looked at Tom Mu in a daze, stretched out her little hand and waved it in front of Tom Mu's eyes.
Only then did Tang Mu react and shook his head to indicate it was okay.
Ariel always felt that her father was acting strange today.
But I can't say exactly what's strange.
In the end, he just said: "I'm going to find my grandmother."
As he spoke, he raised a piece of foam and swam toward the palace below.
Soon, Ariel came to the Queen Mother's room.
The Empress Dowager liked this youngest princess very much.
As soon as he saw Ariel coming, he immediately knew why she was here.
"Now that you are 15 years old, you can leave our hands."
Grandma smiled and said, "Come on, let me dress you up like your sisters."
So she put a ring of lilies in the little girl's hair, but each petal was half a pearl.
The old lady attached eight large oysters tightly to the princess's tail to show her noble status.
Ariel looked at herself in the mirror, turned around in a circle, and suddenly looked at her grandmother with some dejection, and said, "This makes me really uncomfortable."
As she spoke, she pulled up her beautiful fiery red hair: "This is a bit too heavy."

"Of course, in order to be beautiful, a person should endure some hardships." The old grandmother said, and also showed Ariel her long hair.
In order to show her nobility, the old grandmother's hair accessories are even more gorgeous and numerous.
Ariel wanted to get rid of these decorations and put the heavyThe ring was thrown aside.
But facing the old grandmother's gaze, she didn't dare to do that.
So she could only say goodbye to her grandmother and swam out of the palace as light as a bubble.
Received the approval of my father and grandmother.
She couldn't wait to go to the water and have a look.
In the past few years, her sisters have all gone to the surface of the sea one by one, and they have seen many scenery that is not available under the sea.
Every time they came back from the sea, the sisters would share what they saw.
This filled Ariel's heart with anticipation.
When they rose to the surface of the sea, Ariel passed by Tom Mu again.
She also raised her hand to say hello: "Hi! Father, I'm going up."
As a result, we only swam a dozen meters upstream.
Ariel heard the sound of rapid water.
Before Ariel could react, Tom had already swam to her side and swam toward the sea with her.
"Wow!"
A mermaid and a catfish emerged from the sea.
"Father, are you here to accompany me?"
Ariel didn't have time to look at the outside world for a while, so she first looked at Tom next to her.
Tom Mu smiled and nodded repeatedly, giving a thumbs up.
"You are so kind!"
Ariel hugged Tom before turning her attention to the scenery on the sea.
The sun had already set by this time, but all the clouds still shone like roses and gold.
At the same time, in this pale red sky, Taibai Star was already blinking beautifully and brightly. The air is mild and fresh and the sea is calm.
Not far from Tom and Ariel, there was a large ship with three masts parked.
There was only one sail on the boat because there was no wind blowing. The sailors were sitting around the shrouds and on top of the yard.
Tom and Ariel heard music and singing on the boat.
"Is that a boat?"
This was the first time Ariel saw the ship from this angle.
In the past, she could only look up from the bottom of the sea.
All I could see were the bottoms of the big ships.
When dusk gradually becomes darker, all kinds of lanterns light up together.
They look like flags from all over the world flying in the sky.
Ariel curiously swam toward the boat window. When Tom saw her daughter leaving, she swam with her.
The wind on the sea was very strong and the water was undulating.
Whenever the waves dragged Ariel up, she could see through the mirror-like windows that there were many men in gorgeous clothes standing inside the boat.
But the most beautiful one among them was the prince with the big black eyes.
There is no doubt that he is not yet sixteen years old. Today is his birthday, which is why it is so lively today.
When Tom Mu who was next to him saw this scene, he suddenly felt a little complicated.
He knew that this was the first meeting between Ariel and a human prince.
After that, that brat will also become Ariel's lover.
Maybe it's because Tom Mu's identity is Ariel's old father.
Even though Tom Mu wanted to look at the problem objectively, he still felt very unhappy with that prince!
With such good cabbage, it doesn't want to give it to that guy.
Although we know that human morality changes with the social environment.
It is very unruly to impose the moral values ​​of later generations on the ancients.
But after all, Tom Mu is not a saint.
If you don't like it, you just don't like it!
Who let that guy keep Ariel as a substitute, a pet, or a plaything?
He even let her sleep on the mat at the door of the bedroom.
He simply doesn't treat people as human beings.
"Ah! It's my father!"
At this moment, Ariel seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly pointed at a certain creature in the cabin and shouted.
Tsk!
Damn girl.
I just saw the man and called him daddy.
Tom Mu felt even more unhappy.
It was only when Tom looked in the direction of Ariel's finger that he realized that he had misunderstood.
That's the cat in the cabin.
In this era, the most annoying thing for sailors was the rats on the dock that followed them aboard the ship.
These rats not only harm their food, water and goods.
Sometimes the hull of the ship will be damaged.
What's more, rats can still bring a lot of diseases.
Therefore, many ships going out to sea will have cats specially used to catch mice.
This is the first time Ariel has seen a cat.
He immediately became equated with Tom Mu.
This sense of strangeness even made Ariel not care so much about the birthday prince.
Alice, who was very curious, just wanted to know what the relationship between Tom and the cats on the ship was.
At this moment, a sailor on the side of the ship saw Tom and Ariel, and immediately exclaimed: "It's a mermaid! And! And! And her pet cat!"
Tang Mu's face darkened: "Are you polite?"