The little mermaid cheekily shot a jet of water right on his face; boiling water.
Hao Ren recoiled in shock with a loud, "Yikes!". Thank goodness however, his body was previously strengthened (face included) and aside from the scare as well as a slight sting, there were no signs of scalding. He stared blankly at the mermaid as it swam in the boiling pot of water. It took him a good while before something clicked. The egg had hatched! It hatched after Lily put it to boil...
You really cannot make assumptions about these alien life forms.
Lily leapt up curiously to have a look too. Her eyes widened immediately but, her husky-brain took some time before it came to a conclusion. "...Oh... I guess I can't eat that now..."
