After Chen Jingyan was awakened by her, he was no longer sleepy and stroked her long seaweed hair and asked, "Do you go to the sea?"

Shi Li thought about it and nodded with emotion.

After that day, Chen Jingyan officially began to stay at home to "recover" his injuries. Listening to his words, those who know him know that he has strong recovery ability, but he doesn't know how strong he is. He just thinks that his physical fitness is better and his willpower is stronger than that of ordinary people, so he still has to pretend.

Because he had to pretend to recover from his injuries, it was difficult to go out to the market in person. So Xiaowu started to deliver food to them every day, and Shili gradually became familiar with him. The two often chatted.

One day at noon, while Chen Jingyan went to the back of the house to wipe his body, Shi Li asked Xiao Wu curiously: "Have you heard of the sea witch?"

"Sea Witch? Of course I have heard that all the children born on the beach know about it." Xiao Wu said carelessly.

Shi Li frowned: "What does it mean, why do everyone know?"

"It's a story we have heard since we were young, and of course we all know it." Xiao Wuyi looked puzzled.

Shi Li was stunned for a moment and immediately asked the system in his mind: Is there any story about sea witches in this novel world?

The system quickly responded: No.

No... Then why do they say that they have heard it since childhood? Shi Li's brows became deeper and deeper. She clearly remembered that during the first time travel, she often told Chen Jingyan stories. Occasionally, when she didn't want to tell, she would pester Chen Jingyan to tell herself. The days of wandering on the sea were long and boring. Although Chen Jingyan didn't tell stories often, she basically told all the stories she knew.

And there is no sea witch in the stories he told. If the sea witch's story is so famous, why didn't he mention it at the beginning?

Shi Li's doubts became deeper and deeper. After hearing Xiao Wu ask her 'Why did she suddenly ask this', she came back to her senses and thought for a while, and asked, "I heard Jingyan mention it that day, so I'm a little curious. Do you know the specific story?"

"Of course I know that the legendary sea witch is omnipotent and lives in the deepest part of the sea. People have only heard of her name, but have never seen her true face. Even if you stand in front of her, you can't see her, but you can communicate with her normally," Xiaowu said casually, "She will appear in front of lost humans at sea from time to time and make some transactions with humans. As long as you can make a request, she can satisfy it, but the premise is to give her enough reward."

Shi Li was stunned when she heard this, and after a long time, she asked: "Since it is so mysterious, how should anyone who has made a deal with her find it?"

"Then I don't know. Maybe there is a special contact information. Don't be too serious. After all, it's just a legend," Xiaowu glanced at her and said seriously. "You can tell from your appearance that you have never heard of the story of the sea witch before. You have never heard of it from the deep sea. It's probably just an adult who cheats the child, so you don't need to take it seriously."

After he said that, he sighed, and his longing expression appeared on his face: "I would have a sea witch, and I would let her give me wealth that I can't spend in my entire life."

"...It makes transactions to collect money, but you let it give you endless money to spend. You are quite smart." Shi Li was speechless.

Xiao Wu snorted: "She doesn't just charge money. As long as you can give it enough, you can trade it for anything. Money and treasure are just a part of what she can accept."

Shi Li paused for a moment and was about to ask in detail, Chen Jingyan came back after taking a shower. Seeing the gauze wrapped around his waist, Xiao Wu couldn't help but sigh: "The boss is so amazing. He is so serious that he will not lie on the bed to recuperate. He has just started to get down to the ground and wipe his body in just a few days."

Shi Li: "..." Sorry, he started to go to the ground that day.

Chen Jingyan glanced at Xiao Wu lazily: "If you're fine, get out quickly."

"...Boss, you are so heartless. At least I come to deliver food to you every day. Why don't you talk about any affection? You're so sad." Xiao Wu said sad, but there was no sad expression on his face.

Chen Jingyan gave him a word without mercy: "Get out."

Xiaowu curled his lips and was about to leave. When he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something: "By the way, boss, we have been dragging it for a long time. Now the other fleets have set off. Should we leave too?"

Shi Li immediately looked at Chen Jingyan when she heard this. If she guessed correctly, Chen Jingyan should have paid tribute to the sea witch. She happened to take this opportunity to meet the so-called sea witch and let the system judge what it was.

"What's the hurry?" Chen Jingyan said without raising his head, "Wait for a while."

"...Boss, you have really changed. You dared to leave without waiting for the calm. Now, after you have a sister-in-law, you will start to feel comfortable." Xiao Wu protested.

Chen Jingyan looked at him impatiently: "Get out after you finish speaking."

Xiao Wu got out with a smile.

After Xiao Wu left, Shi Li looked at Chen Jingyan: "Do you still have money?" Although Chen Jingyan went out to sea one day later and she figured out what the sea was one day later, she was even more worried about the curse.

"What do you want?" Chen Jingyan thought she had what she wanted.

Shi Li shook his head quickly: "I don't want anything, I'm just worried that you will keep dragging it on the voyage, so how can you make money for the sea witch?"

Although I don’t know what the curse is, it should be a terrifying thing to think about it. Otherwise, Chen Jingyan would not have delivered so much wealth every year in order not to be cursed.

Chen Jingyan saw her concern, smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, there are still three months left before the delivery of treasures, and it's not too late to set off in a month. Then, just rob a pirate ship and just get a few boxes of jewelry."

"...What if there is no pirate ship just happens to be robbed by you?" Shi Li was still worried, "or there are no jewelry on the pirate ship."

Chen Jingyan thought for a while: "No, many ships have set off now. If they can't accumulate a few boxes of jewelry in a month, what kind of face do they have to be pirates?"

Shi Li: "..." is really reasonable and convincing.

Chen Jingyan couldn't help laughing when he saw her speechless expression: "Don't worry, I will arrange everything."

"You'd better be." Shi Li sighed.

Chen Jingyan kissed her forehead and took her to the sea to swim.

The more Shi Li thought about it, the more he felt that Chen Jingyan was unreliable, so he secretly shed some tears when he had something to do. After the tears fell to the ground, she turned into pearls. She collected the pearls and planned to make it up for Chen Jingyan if there was not enough money at that time. In fact, pearls at the beach are not worth much, but they are better than nothing.

Chen Jingyan didn't know what Shi Li had done for her, but occasionally saw her eyes red, so he couldn't help asking: "Are you uncomfortable?"

He never thought she was crying. After all, when she was together, she was always in good mood. He didn't think she had to cry bitterly. Until one morning he went out. Halfway through the road, he remembered that there was something he didn't take, so he hurried home, and then saw her crying while picking up pearls.

"...What are you doing?" Chen Jingyan couldn't help asking.

Shi Li: "…"

"Crying? Why?" Chen Jingyan's face was slightly darker and he walked to her and asked.

Shi Li was a little embarrassed: "No, nothing, I just suddenly wanted to see how good my tears were about recently, so..."

"Shili, don't lie." Chen Jingyan interrupted her seriously.

Shi Li was silent for a moment, and gave up and said, "I want to save some pearls."

"What do you want pearls?" Chen Jingyan still didn't believe it.

Shi Li paused, glanced at him carefully, and then muttered for a while: "Who told you not to sail? I'm afraid that you won't have enough money at that time, so I want to save a little... Although pearls are not worth it, pearls of the same size can be sold at a good price, so I thought about wearing a few more pearl necklaces..."

The more she said, she became more and more embarrassed, and finally she laughed dryly at Chen Jingyan.

Chen Jingyan lost his mind since she started talking. He kept seeing her face and asked with a heartache, laughing and heartbroken: "So your eyes are always red during this period because you want to help me wear a pearl necklace?"

"...Isn't it okay?" Shi Li thrust his neck, then warned fiercely, "If you dare to laugh at me, I will beat you up."

"I'm very happy if I don't laugh at you," Chen Jingyan said, and hugged her. "While being happy, I also feel that it's really time to sail, otherwise I'll have to worry about what my little mermaid is like?"

Shi Li was about to complain about his calling him a little mermaid, but when he heard him say he was going to go out to sea, his eyes lit up: "Really? Have you decided?"

"Yeah, I've decided." Chen Jingyan nodded.

Shi Li suddenly relaxed: "If this happens, I won't be so worried."

Chen Jingyan rubbed her hair funnyly: "So don't cry in the future, do you know?"

"Yeah, I understand." Shi Li agreed immediately.

Chen Jingyan comforted her, then took her own things and wanted to leave. Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something and came back to get some money.

Shi Li always felt that he was on the verge of bankruptcy. Seeing that he suddenly found all the money in the cabinet, he immediately stopped him and said, "Why are you doing with so much money?"

"It's not many, just ten gold coins." Chen Jingyan weighed the gold coins in his hand.

Shi Li glanced at him: "If I remember correctly, we can only control ten gold coins, right? You have to pay 50,000 gold coins for 5000 gold coins." Chen Jingyan actually still has some money, but the money is just enough to buy supplies during the sailing, so it's almost the same as it is.

"It's okay, I'll be rich when I go to sea." Chen Jingyan replied.

Shi Li was speechless: "When will you go out to sea?"

"In five days, I'll count the supplies in the last few days." Chen Jingyan said.

Shili: "…Then what will we eat in these five days?"

Chen Jingyan smiled: "I bought a lot of things on the boat, enough for me to eat. As for your fish, I will borrow some from Xiaowu, enough for you to buy fish."

"...You are quite good at planning." Seeing that he had made a decision, Shi Li said helplessly.

Chen Jingyan touched her head: "Wait, I'll buy you a gift."

Shi Li thought that she was so poor that she would buy some gifts. Of course, she knew she couldn't persuade her, so she simply let him go. After Chen Jingyan went out with the gold coins, she didn't come back until it was dark. When she came back, there were a few people following her.

Shi Li subconsciously wanted to hide, but when she thought that she had been labeled as Chen Jingyan, there was nothing to be afraid of, so she soaked in the bathtub openly. However, Chen Jingyan covered her clothes as soon as she entered the door and blocked her upper body tightly.

The people put down the things and left. Shi Li lay on the bathtub and found that it turned out to be a wheelchair... So he would rather spend a lot of money to buy a wheelchair than help her complete the coming-of-age gift, right?

"Come up and try it." Chen Jingyan said, carrying her to a wheelchair.

Shi Li adjusted his sitting position and pushed the wheels with his hands unfamiliarly, and found that it was quite good.

Chen Jingyan took a blanket and covered her fishtail, blocking her lower body. She suddenly looked like a beautiful human in a wheelchair.

Chen Jingyan was quite satisfied: "This way you can go out and walk around when you want to go out."

"...You might as well give me a pair of legs." Shi Li said speechlessly.

Chen Jingyan curled the corners of his lips: "Don't worry, let's take your time."

Shi Li knew that he would refuse, so he snorted and began to fiddle with his new toy. Chen Jingyan sat next to her, and immediately taught her when she knew anything she could. Obviously, she had already understood the entire structure of the wheelchair before she came back.

After playing for a while, Shi Li was urged to go to bed by Chen Jingyan. She was a little unhappy, but Chen Jingyan forced her to return to the bathtub and could only lie in the water in a coagulation, and then fell asleep soon.

Early the next morning, before she could fully wake up, she felt a dishonest hand moving around. She snorted and hit the other person's hand, turned over and continued to sleep in the water. When she heard a chuckle from her head, she slowly woke up and squinted her eyes to look at the person outside the water.

"Get up and take you to the market for a walk." Chen Jingyan said in a gentle voice.

The spirit of the ritual was shocked.

Chen Jingyan quickly pushed her out, but when he got on the road, he asked her to try pushing herself. As soon as Shi Li woke up, he was too lazy to move, so he cheated on him: "Why don't you help me push?"

"You have to get familiar with it first, so that you can only push it away by yourself when I am not here." Chen Jingyan said helplessly.
To be continued...