Chapter 212: Volume 1 Chapter 212: Mermaid? Merperson? (End)

Chen Qi Bai, from a young age, easily becomes obsessed with things he likes, unable to free himself; no matter what means he uses, he will draw them into his embrace.

In the past, everyone who saw him would painstakingly flatter and admire him; Chen Qi Bai could easily obtain whatever he wanted.

But the girl before him was the first to make him taste defeat and inferiority.

The one who took her away was a monster, not even human; why couldn't she turn her head to look at him?

The deeper the obsession, the more it turns into a morbid, twisted possessiveness.

"Senior Chen, let me go, and let yourself go too." Jiang Zhi said calmly.

Chen Qi Bai raised his finger to his brow, and laughter leaked from between his fingers.

A moment.

He lifted his gaze again, put on his glasses, and gestured to the bodyguards behind him: "Make a move."

The words fell.

More than ten bodyguards filed in, and the modest living room instantly filled with people; Jiang Zhi's limbs were bound, her body restrained, and she could only let them take her away.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Zhi frowned.

Chen Qi Bai, who possesses a fragment of Yun Jin's soul, could never give up; even if he cannot win her heart, he will pluck the melon by force.

Chen Qi Bai leaned close to her neck, drew a deep breath, and his low voice sounded with pleasure: "You can only be mine."

"This is illegal!"

"I would willingly go to hell."

Bound and lifted into the car, Jiang Zhi could not break free of her bonds; they feared she would speak, even sealing her mouth.

Leaving the residential complex, they encountered no passersby; Chen Qi Bai had made ample preparations beforehand, restricting pedestrian traffic nearby, intending to take her away without anyone noticing.

Madman.

Although Jiang Zhi had long been accustomed to Yun Jin's avatar going mad, she still couldn't help but feel startled.

After getting in the car, he injected her with some unknown drug; her strength gradually faded, she could not even speak, her bonds were loosened, and the demon-like youth pulled her into his embrace, his palm covering her lower back, and he said gently:

"Zhizhi, one day you will love me."

Jiang Zhi: "Dream on."

She hung like a puppet against his body, hearing the thunder rumbling outside the car window; a week of heavy rain had driven the city temperature down sharply, shrouding it in mist.

The luxury sedan was mid-journey when it suddenly braked; Jiang Zhi nearly struck the front seat, Chen Qi Bai used his body to keep her from the seat, let out a muffled groan, and his face turned slightly pale.

His expression sank slightly as he asked, "What's going on?"

The driver trembled as he said, "Young master, I just... I clearly saw a figure appear in front of the car, but now it's gone."

It was as if haunted, making one's blood run cold.

Chen Qi Bai felt a sudden bad premonition, embraced the girl in his arms, and calmly said, "Never mind, let's go back now!"

The driver quickly responded, preparing to start the engine, when the passenger-side car door emitted a loud bang.

His body stiffened instantly; turning his head, he saw a ghostly face and fainted from fright.

In the rear seat.

Chen Qi Bai drew a gun from behind him, aiming toward the source of the sound.

"I didn't expect you to still be alive; you really are a monster." He said coldly.

At that moment, the rear car door was torn open from outside, fine rain pouring in, the chill seeping into the cabin and sending a shiver through Jiang Zhi.

In almost an instant, the youth beside her was dragged out by the black shadow outside, the icy gun clattering to the ground; Jiang Zhi lost her support and slumped sideways against the back seat, her peripheral vision catching the shocking scene outside.

The merperson tightly gripped Chen Qi Bai's throat, lifting him up; his side face, drenched in rain, sprouted layers of dark gold fish scales, his black pupils flickering with a bloodthirsty gloom, as if he wanted to tear the youth apart and devour him alive.

Jiang Zhi, using her feeble strength, inched outward until she fell out.

The merperson released his grip, suddenly appearing before her, scooped her up in an embrace, carefully examined her body, the bloodshot killing intent in his eyes fading, leaving only tender affection.

"Sorry, I came late."

Jiang Zhi told him through her thoughts, "Let's go to the deep sea."

A Jin froze.

The girl in his arms weakly leaned against his chest, her thoughts echoing again: "A Jin, take me to the sea."

If she remained on land, Chen Qi Bai would not let her go; only by going to the sea could he never find her again.

A Jin nuzzled her forehead affectionately and whispered, "Okay."

They left the heavy rain.

The healed merperson sped to the beach, kissing her lips and gradually reshaping her body.

To breathe normally in the sea would take some time.

The drug's effect had not yet worn off in Jiang Zhi's body, and she only felt waves of heat in her lungs.

"Bear with it, Zhizhi." A Jin stopped kissing her, took her wrist, and gradually healed her body.

That was the last sentence Jiang Zhi heard before losing consciousness.

When she awoke again, she found herself in the deep sea, inside A Jin's nest.

The undersea scenery was not as pitch-black as she had imagined; strange treasures were scattered about, the cavern walls glowing like specks of stars, made of some unknown material; she drew a deep breath, feeling no suffocation, but as if she could breathe normally on land.

A Jin didn't know where he had gone; she swam to the cavern wall and raised her fingertips to touch the glowing substances.

Upon touching the wall, the points of light trembled as if frightened, darting away everywhere.

Jiang Zhi examined them closely and realized those glowing objects were actually tiny creatures.

They resembled jellyfish, their puckered mouths emitting a chirping sound.

"She is the boss's mate! We have nothing to fear!"

"But she looks so strange, she doesn't have a tail!"

Why is she touching me?? Waah waah waah I don't want to stay here!

Did you forget the boss's order? If we dare to run, we're doomed!

But I'm a little scared of her...

Jiang Zhi froze in place, blankly staring at the few specks of light that were speaking.

Brother Seven, I suspect there's something wrong with my ears.

777 replied: 'The villain remodeled your body; Host, you can now not only breathe underwater but also understand the speech of marine life.'

Jiang Zhi: '......'

There's actually such a good thing?

She became excited.

"Zhizhi." A call came from behind her, not a sound from the mouth, but Jiang Zhi was certain it was Ah Ting's voice.

She turned around and indeed saw a merperson with a swaying, long fish tail swimming over; in the sea, his looks became increasingly enchanting, the fish scales growing on the side of his face giving him a beauty that was both righteous and wicked.

He held a plump, large fish and placed it aside, his gaze lightly sweeping over the creatures clinging to the cave wall.

The previously chirping insects instantly fell silent, not daring to move a muscle.

"They are glow sea worms, capable of emitting light no different from that on land." He explained.

Jiang Zhi chuckled: 'No wonder it's so bright.'

The merperson had, while she was unconscious, deliberately arranged her originally crude nest; the scattered rare jewels were all gathered by him from everywhere, and these worms were also caught by him in the luminous sea.

"Do you like it?" he asked, his voice slightly nervous.

Jiang Zhi nodded.

"I like it."

An unexpected liking.

Ah Ting let out a breath unnoticed, reached out and embraced her waist, feeling especially delighted.

【The villain Ah Ting's corruption value has been eliminated; congratulations, Host, you have completed the mission. Would you like to remain in this world?】

"Stay."

【Mission closed; from now on, the Host may dispose of time as they wish.】

Ten years later.

As a salted fish, Jiang Zhi's nest is her retirement spot; Ah Ting brings her tasty food every day in various ways, fearing she'd be bored, so he takes her to different areas to view the underwater scenery.

However, an incident occurred during that period: when Ah Ting went out to hunt, Jiang Zhi swam out of the nest, wanting to surface to see the sunset, and on the way she encountered two merpeople.

They were somewhat surprised upon seeing her, because she carried the scent of another merperson.

Merpeople generally do not steal companions' partners, but these two were in heat, about to go to the seaside to find mates, and happened to run into her.

They swam toward her with great speed; Jiang Zhi tried to flee, but before she had gone far, the two merpeople surrounded her.

She could only call out to Ah Ting in her heart.

Ah Ting usually hunts near the nest, but she had swum to the sea surface, far from him.

"Become our companion." The two merpeople simultaneously released their bewitching ability.

Jiang Zhi's will was firm; she was completely unaffected by their bewitchment.

The merpeople were puzzled, not expecting her to be immune to their bewitchment.

However, this doesn't matter; the main point was to implant a brood cavity in her body to nurture young merpeople.

Their eyes filled with lust, each grabbing one of her arms, trying to drag her into the deep-sea nest.

Suddenly, they were frightened by a terrifying aura, instantly releasing their grip and looking around.

"Is it the king?"

"The king!"

The two merpeople stiffened all over, a feeling of shocked dread rising in their hearts.

A black shadow appeared behind them, dragged them into the seabed, and they vanished from sight in an instant.

Jiang Zhi wanted to swim down to see what was happening, when Ah Ting suddenly appeared before her.

His crimson pupils had not yet retracted, still filled with bloodthirsty viciousness.

"Ah Ting?"

Jiang Zhi almost didn't recognize him; fear welled up, and she stepped back.

Ah Ting's pupils turned pure black; seeing her fear, he quickly lowered his eyes, placed his hands behind him, swayed his fish tail, and retreated far away.

The sound that fell in her ear carried a hint of panic.

"Don't... don't be afraid."

Jiang Zhi thought for a moment, then swam forward, wrapped her arms around his waist, her body slightly trembling: "I'm not afraid of you, Ah Ting."

Those two merpeople in heat made her afraid.

Ah Ting soothingly patted her shoulder; in the corner she couldn't see, the depths of his eyes were dark and sinister.

Anyone who dares to covet his partner deserves to die.

Afterward, they lived in the sea for decades, until the day Jiang Zhi died of old age; the merperson held her as they lay on the beach of an uninhabited island, basking in the honey-colored sunset and feeling its warmth.

Even as the merperson's life reached its end, his face showed no trace of aging, remaining as handsome as ever; gazing at the white-haired elderly person in his arms, the love in his eyes grew deeper, yet also carried reluctance and sorrow.

"Zhizhi, I actually remembered long ago that I met you in my youth; although that memory is painful, I still don't want to forget it."

Because that memory includes you.

The merperson chatted endlessly: "I love you, whether in my youth or now."

Jiang Zhi's consciousness gradually faded; listening to his words, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and the fingers clasping his palm gradually loosened.

The merperson grasped her hand again, unwilling to let go even a bit.

I only wish that in the next life I could meet you.

Zhizhi……

On the golden sand beach, a person and a fish embraced, losing their lives.

Immediately afterwards, the last ray of sunset was swallowed by the night.

【This world ends】

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