Chapter 19: Unknown Life and Death

After watching the butterflies, Fan Yi took her through the jungle. Because of Fan Yi's presence, all dangerous creatures dared not approach.

Si Tang inexplicably felt a strange feeling.

That's a sense of security.

When the sun set, Si Tang finally had enough fun and obediently returned to the cave with Fan Yi.

But today, after Si Tang finished her dinner, Fan Yi did not leave, but followed her quietly.

When Si Tang was about to take a shower, he noticed something strange.

The corners of her lips twitched slightly as she looked at the man leaning on an antique chair reading a book.

"Fan Yi, why don't you leave?"

Fan Yi turned the page calmly and said matter-of-factly, "Because, as a friend, I need to protect you."

It's touching to talk about it.

Si Tang persuaded distressedly, "But we don't need to be together all the time. For example, right now—there's no danger at all."

However, just as Si Tang finished speaking, Fan Yi's eyes flashed, and suddenly a colorful spider almost as big as Si Tang's fist jumped down from the stone wall above his head.

Standing upside down, facing Si Tang.

“.......”

"Ahhh! Help!"

The more spiders there are, the stronger their poison. Si Tang jumped up in fright and pounced directly on Fan Yi.

Si Tang is most afraid of spiders and snakes, let alone a spider as big as a fist. Even a tough guy would be scared of it!

Seeing Si Tang's reaction, Fan Yi couldn't help but find it a little funny. It seemed that he wasn't this scared when he first met him.

Fan Yi took her in his arms and patted her back, his voice soft and gentle. "It's okay, it's okay, Tangtang, I'm here."

Si Tang suddenly woke up from her dream and found herself falling into Fan Yi's arms. Fortunately, Fan Yi did not understand the boundaries between men and women, so she was not so embarrassed.

She pulled away from his embrace and found that the spider was gone. It must have been dealt with by Fan Yi.

She lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you, Fan Yi."

She thanked him sincerely, unaware of the delighted smile on the god's lips before her.

"Well, so, I have to protect you."

Si Tang heard the person in front of him say.

Si Tang now had no reason to say no. But she was very puzzled. Normally, because of the barrier set up in the cave, not even a mosquito could fly in.

She suddenly realized that this was probably intentional on the part of the fish.

She suddenly realized and glared at him, "You did it on purpose, Fan Yi!"

Even though he was exposed in front of his face, Fan Yi was not annoyed at all. Instead, the smile in his eyes deepened.

He continued calmly, "But there are indeed dangers. This cave had many dangerous factors before. After I cleaned it up, the barrier disappeared due to the estrus. I don't know how many dangerous creatures will sneak in now."

"Then why don't you just clean it up again?"

Fan Yi shook his head helplessly, "You know, my estrus period has just passed, and my divine power is still unstable, so..."

"Okay, I understand." Si Tang was skeptical, but believed him for the time being.

"Then I'm going to take a shower. You go out first." Si Tang turned and walked towards the hot spring in the inner room.

Fan Yi smiled triumphantly behind her.

When Si Tang finished taking a shower and was about to go to bed, Fan Yi had not left yet. Not only that, he also threatened to sleep with her.

"No, absolutely not!" Si Tang said.

"Why?" Fan Yi said innocently, "It's not like we haven't slept together before."

Si Tang: “….”

"That's different!"

"What's the difference?"

Si Tang broke into a sweat, "In the human world, men and women shouldn't touch each other!"

Seeing her blushing and panting while arguing with him, Fan Yi took a step back in compromise.

"Okay, I won't sleep. I'll watch you from the side."

"Look at me?" Si Tang asked in a raised voice.

"Um."

"Then how can I sleep?"

"I want to protect you."

Si Tang: dead.

In the end, the negotiation was fruitless. Si Tang lay on the bed, while Fan Yi sat beside her and looked at her quietly.

Si Tang turned over and faced away from him.

Why does he look like a male ghost? Si Tang thought inexplicably.

However, the feeling of being watched gradually faded away, and a sense of security allowed Si Tang to fall asleep peacefully.

The night is as deep as water.

The girl fell into a sweet dream. Fan Yi landed silently in front of her and stretched out his hand to gently stroke her closed eyes.

Her defenselessness pleased him.

The smile on the girl's lips seemed as if she was dreaming something sweet.

Fan Yi really wanted to enter her dream.

"What a pity..." His voice whispered softly.

Unfortunately, she is still not his believer.

-

early morning.

When Si Tang woke up, Fan Yi was no longer there. After washing up, she came to the cave entrance and found that Fan Yi had already prepared food for her.

Si Tang has indeed been a little flattered recently.

She came and sat down across from him, and hesitantly said, "Will it disrupt order to take food from the cruise ship?"

Fan Yi didn't say anything.

In fact, 8856 had already told him to stop this behavior because the human world had begun to make a big fuss about this matter. Many cruise ship surveillance videos had been leaked online, and many people had begun to believe in the paranormal events in the Atlantic Ocean.

"It's okay." He said after a while. "I can make it for you later."

I think it’s just cooking, what’s so difficult that it can even be done by God?

Si Tang: “?!”

Let Lord Poseidon cook for her? He really, I cried to death.

"It's okay, it's okay. I can do it myself. Just find some ingredients and seasonings for me!" Si Tang waved his hand and said.

"I'll do it." Lord Poseidon was very stubborn. "Are you afraid that I'll poison you?"

Si Tang immediately shook his head.

"Eat quickly, I have a gift for you after you finish eating." Fan Yi said.

Si Tang then remembered that he said yesterday that he had a gift for her this morning.

Si Tang finished his meal with anticipation, then sat on a chair and looked at him eagerly.

Fan Yi took out a beautifully packaged box from his sleeve.

"For you."

The box was made entirely of colored glass and was quite large. Si Tang took it with joy and opened it with great anticipation, but then her expression froze.

Inside the box was a thin piece of crystal, and within the crystal layer lay rows of butterfly specimens.

The blue morpho butterfly that had fluttered beside her yesterday now lay frozen in the crystal. Its posture captured its most beautiful form, all the butterflies spread their wings in unison, as if alive.

However, Si Tang knew that they had been made into specimens and had lost their lives and would never come back to life.

It was beautiful, but so beautiful that it sent chills down Si Tang's spine.

Seeing Si Tang staring at the butterfly with his head down and not saying anything for a long time, Fan Yi couldn't help but say.

"Tangtang, these are your favorite butterflies. I let them die at their most beautiful moment and enclosed them in crystals so they can stay with you forever. You don't have to worry about them dying one day and not being able to accompany you."

Si Tang: “…” Is this what I meant yesterday?

Si Tang slowly raised his head and saw Fan Yi looking at him, his dark blue eyes clear and serious.

It turned out that he didn't mean to scare her.

Si Tang closed the box silently.

Seeing her face turn pale, Fan Yi tilted his head slightly and said, "Don't you like it?"

He spoke softly, "Anesthesia, fixation, evisceration, drying... I worked all night."

The more he talked, the more frightened Si Tang became.

His blue eyes were clear and flawless, yet he seemed to be unaware of the meaning of life and death and had no concerns.