Meanwhile, in the gloomy depths of the Deep Abyss, Yuze was still floating near the misty edge of the cold water, his little blue fish tail splashing softly against the stone shore.
After watching Cang Ling and Liang Rou storm off in opposite directions, the tiny three-year-old mermaid cub paddled backward into the deeper water, far away from the sight of any passing adults.
He rested his small, chubby chin on a smooth, icy rock and let out a dramatic, long sigh that sent tiny bubbles floating to the surface.
"Adults are so scary," Yuze muttered under his breath, pouting his plump lips. "Always yelling, always crying, and always making terrifying faces. When I grow up, I am definitely never becoming an adult!"
He wiggled his translucent, shimmering blue tail, sending sparkles through the dark water. But his cute little face quickly fell into a frown as his thoughts drifted right back to little Yue Yue.
