After Teasing the Crazy Mermaid, He Actually Deceived Me into Marriage - Chapter 6

The moon was bright, the stars sparse.

The cold night was silent, occasionally punctuated by strange rustling sounds. The dark shadows of trees intertwined like coiled black monsters.

Si Tang dashed desperately through the jungle, relying on her memory to find the direction toward the shore.

After more than half an hour, the sea finally came into view. Squinting, she spotted a lit ship in the distance.

Overwhelmed with excitement, Si Tang crouched down to gather dry wood to start a fire. The salty sea breeze billowed her clothes, and for a moment, her ears rang.

In her exhilaration, she failed to notice the danger creeping closer.

“Rustle, rustle.”

An indistinct sound quietly emerged behind her.

The sea wind was biting, but Si Tang remained unaware, her attention wholly captured by the wood she was about to ignite and the approaching ship in the distance.

“Rustle, rustle. ”

Something drew nearer.

Perhaps it was a belated sixth sense, but Si Tang suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, her heart even skipping a beat.

Holding her breath, she slowly turned to look. In the next instant, a wild beast burst out from the bushes behind her, its green eyes glaring menacingly. With its bloody maw wide open, it lunged straight for Si Tang’s neck.

Si Tang let out a terrified scream, feeling a gust of fierce wind rush toward her.

Instinctively, she closed her eyes. At the brink of death, Fan Yi’s warning inexplicably crossed her mind.

“Leave this place, and you’ll either starve or die of thirst.”

He had omitted one way to die being devoured by wild beasts.

Kneeling on the ground, Si Tang was drenched in cold sweat. Facing the giant beast, she felt like a lamb awaiting slaughter.

But the expected pain of death never came. Instead, warm liquid splattered across her face, accompanied by a nauseating, thick scent of blood.

In the suddenly deadened air, a scornful laugh echoed.

“Quite brave.”

Trembling, Si Tang opened her eyes. In the dim darkness, the tree shadows accentuated the tall, slender figure of a man.

Fan Yi stood holding a trident, his expression cold as he looked down at her. The moonlight rendered his snow-white lashes immaculate, and his deep blue eyes were as sharp as a scythe in the cold night. Not far away, blood stained the bushes like a dense spiderweb.

The beast’s body had already been torn to pieces, scattered nearby, a testament to the cruel killing intent of the man before her.

It was as if he were not a deity, but a ghost.

The scent of blood made him appear utterly bloodthirsty.

A pressure even more overwhelming than the fear of imminent death washed over her.

Fan Yi released the trident and slowly approached her, his voice icy. “Why did you run?”

The hem of his black robe came to a stop before her, his gaze as tangible as a physical weight. Si Tang could truly sense the killing intent radiating from him.

Her face was paler than snow, consumed by an unknown terror. Her lips trembled slightly, and her once bright, glassy almond eyes were now filled with boundless fear.

Time seemed to freeze. The air around them grew heavy and oppressive, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Amid the eerie standoff, a ship’s horn suddenly sounded in the distance.

Fan Yi lifted his gaze slightly, scanning the increasingly clear outline of the ship on the horizon. A faint, dangerous smile curled at the corners of his lips as he murmured in a light, unhurried tone,

“I underestimated humans.”

They could use strange tools to open a stone door weighing hundreds of pounds. They were just one step away from escaping this island.

But she was still too naive, did she truly not know that the entire Atlantic Ocean could not escape his gaze?

Or was she aware that her chances were slim, yet still stubbornly determined to try?

“I’m finding the humans of this world more and more fascinating,” he remarked, his voice tinged with amusement. The earlier displeasure on his face gradually faded, as if he had discovered a delightful new toy.

What could be more interesting than capturing one alive to study?

Si Tang was still drowning in despair and fear when, the next moment, she felt her body lifted into the air, a cold sensation gripping her wrist.

In the blink of an eye, Fan Yi carried her into the sky.

Wide-eyed, Si Tang could only watch helplessly as Fan used his magic to erase all traces of her existence on the island.

Ten minutes later, a rescue ship docked by the shore, and the team immediately began searching for any signs of survivors.

To their confusion, there were no recently burned-out logs on the beach.

Some of them even debated whether they had mistaken what they saw during the day.

Refusing to give up, Si Tang watched as her hope of escape slipped away before her eyes. In desperation, she pounded against the invisible barrier beneath her feet, screaming for help.

A faint, mocking chuckle seemed to drift into her ears.

“I’ve set up a barrier. They can’t hear or see you,” he said, all the while observing her reactions. Her struggle in such a hopeless situation puzzled him, and he sighed softly.

“How strange. You clearly know you can’t escape, yet you still struggle in vain.”

Si Tang ignored him, her gaze fixed intently on the ground below.

Time ticked by as the rescue team busily searched the area below, but they found nothing.

Two hours passed, and the team began packing up their equipment, preparing to leave the island.

Si Tang bit her lip hard, overwhelmed by a crushing sense of loss and despair. It felt like a heavy mountain pressing down on her heart, making it almost impossible to breathe.

She could only watch helplessly as her hope slowly vanished before her eyes, powerless to change anything.

Fan Yi, on the other hand, stood by with keen interest, quietly observing her expressions. Yet he failed to notice the smoldering fire of defiance burning deep in Si Tang’s eyes.

Finally, the ship slowly sailed away from the area, disappearing over the horizon.

The rescue team was gone.

Fan Yi brought her back to the cave.

Si Tang slumped dejectedly against a stone stool, resembling a defeated stray cat. She watched as he inspected the cave from inside out, as if it were a prison.

It seemed the stone door wasn’t enough to reassure him. He simply removed it and set up a barrier instead.

Strangely, Si Tang still had the presence of mind to analyze what his barrier looked like.

A silvery-white shield of light.

She clearly sensed it: he didn’t want to eat her now, he just wanted to toy with her until she broke.

An emotionless deity. No, a madman.

When Fan Yi was finally satisfied, he left her with one last remark before departing.

“A pet as weak as you should know its place and stay in its cage.”

Clenching her teeth, Si Tang stared at his retreating figure, comforting herself with a thought.

For now, he didn’t want to eat her. As long as she stayed alive, there was still hope. One day, she would escape this place, she was sure of it!