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The night was deep.
Chen Hao and his companions came to the edge of the ancient well once again.
"Huang Yue, Huang Yue!" Xie Xiaofeng called out into the bottom of the well, "We're back!"
Immediately, ripples disturbed the water in the well, and Huang Yue's head emerged from within. She then asked, "How did it go? Did you see that man? Did you apply the mermaid's tears to his eyes? What was his reaction?"
"Uh, come up, and I'll show you something that will explain everything!"
Huang Yue nodded and then climbed up the well's wall to the rim.
Seeing a real mermaid appear before her, Tang Jing was so stunned that it took her a long time to regain her composure.
"Look at this!" Xie Xiaofeng handed a cellphone to Huang Yue, whose screen was playing the video Chen Hao had just recorded at the nursing home.
Ten minutes later, the video had finished playing, and by that time, Huang Yue's face was covered with blue, transparent tears.