Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 378 The Bride of the Sea God (37)

After hanging up the phone, Yan Zhen pulled a hooded jacket out of the closet. As soon as Nolan came out of the basement, she immediately put the jacket on him: "Quick, put it on."

Although Nolan looked completely bewildered, he did as instructed.

He had just finished dressing when Yan Zhen took out the keys to the sidecar motorcycle and shoved them into his hand, saying seriously, "Nolan, time is of the essence. You must remember every word I'm about to say."

Nolan, infected by her serious expression, tensed up and said, "Okay."

“Our plan has been exposed. My sister will not let you go. You must return to the deep sea as soon as possible to save your lives.”

Upon hearing that he had to separate from her, Nolan instinctively retorted, "No..."

Before he could finish speaking, he received a light slap across the face: "Let me finish!"

Nolan: "..."

“I’m going to pick up Asya, but I’m not sure if I can successfully take him away from my sister’s house. For safety’s sake, I can’t take you with me.”

Yan Zhen said, "You can ride your motorcycle away from the side road to the nearest sea area, and swim into the deep sea as soon as you enter the water. You're so capable, you can definitely do it, right?"

Nolan shook his head, looking pleadingly at her, "No..."

He received another slap across the face, and Yan Zhen shouted sternly, "No more acting cute! Now, leave right now!"

Realizing that Yan Zhen was really angry, Nolan suddenly became a little timid.

He clutched his car keys, turning back every few steps as he walked towards the door, putting on his shoes slowly.

"Hurry up!" Yan Zhen shouted again.

Every second that wasted at this moment meant greater danger for him and Asya.

Nolan was startled by her shout, and in the blink of an eye, tears of grievance streamed down his face.

He quickly put on his shoes, jogged into the yard, hopped on his motorcycle, and drove out the door.

When he reached the door, he turned back to look at Yan Zhen.

Yan Zhen waved to him, urging him to leave as soon as possible.

Nolan gritted his teeth, twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle roared away at the door.

Yan Zhen didn't waste any more time. He ran into the garage, drove out a car, and rushed to Si Lan's house as fast as he could.

Running red lights all the way, Yan Zhen arrived in 20 minutes what usually takes 40 minutes by car.

I cautiously entered Si Lan's house. Due to the recent public opinion about allergies caused by Si Lan's fish products, Si Lan was still working overtime at the company at this time, and no one was home.

Yan Zhen quickly ran to the fish tank, woke up Asaya who was sleeping at the bottom, briefly explained that the plan had been exposed, and urged him to come with him.

Asaya, without the slightest hesitation, emerged from the water, transformed into legs, put on her clothes, and prepared to leave with Yan Zhen.

But as the two reached the door, they heard the sound of the fingerprint lock starting up outside.

Yan Zhen and Asaya exchanged a glance, realizing that Si Lan had returned.

She immediately took Asya and slipped into the nanny's room.

Just as the door to the nanny's room closed, Si Lan rushed in with more than a dozen armed bodyguards, heading straight for the fish tank.

Soon, the bodyguard's voice rang out: "Boss, he's escaped."

Si Lan seemed to be observing the water stains on the ground, and after a few seconds she made a decisive decision: "Chase him! He hasn't gone far!"

The group then rushed out again.

With the noise outside gone, Yan Zhen gestured for Asaya to stay still, and she tiptoed out of the living room.

Once they were sure Si Lan had led her men out in pursuit, they called Asaya out.

Yan Zhen paused as she passed the display case.

She took a dagger made of mermaid bone from the display case, handed it to Asaya, and instructed him, "Take this for self-defense, and use me as a hostage if necessary."

Asya understood what she meant and nodded.

After leaving Si Lan's house, to avoid being caught in a trap, Yan Zhen didn't take the elevator, but went down the fire escape with Asaiya.

After entering the fire escape and running down two floors, Yan Zhen was caught off guard when she ran into Si Lan, who was waiting there, along with a dozen or so bodyguards armed with guns behind her.

Yan Zhen: "..."

She underestimated this female CEO who had held a high position for many years.

Si Lan wore a beige suit, her long, wavy hair cascading over her shoulders. Her height of 1.78 meters, coupled with her high heels, made her look even more imposing.

She looked at Yan Zhen coldly, her tone icy and leaving no room for argument: "Si Xia, come here."

Yan Zhen didn't go over. She glanced at the dark muzzle of the gun in the bodyguard's hand, then pulled Asya behind her: "Sister..."

"Come here, I don't want to say it a third time!" Si Lan said sternly.

Yan Zhen shook his head, secretly put his hands behind his back, and made a hand gesture to Asaya where Si Lan couldn't see.

Asaya reacted immediately, grabbing Yan Zhen's neck with one hand and pressing a dagger against her carotid artery with the other: "Back off, or I'll kill her!"

Si Lan's expression hardened: "Asya, stop!"

"Let me go!" Asahi dragged Yan Zhen back up the stairs. "As long as I get out of here safely, I won't hurt her!"

Si Lan narrowed her eyes: "Even if I let you go now, do you think the merfolk can escape?"

Asaya: "..."

"Release my sister!" Si Lan took out her phone. "Otherwise, I'll call the research institute right now, and all those hundred-plus mermaids locked up there will be killed instantly!"

Asaya: "..."

His hands were trembling slightly, and his eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Si Lan.

Just as he was about to put down the dagger, Yan Zhen suddenly raised her hand and supported his arm, stopping him without making a sound. She said to Si Lan, "Sister, let him go. I can explain everything I did!"

"Shut up! I don't need to explain!" Si Lan snatched a gun from the bodyguard next to her and pointed it at Asya. "If a pet is disobedient and bites its owner, then it deserves to die!"

Just as Si Lan was about to pull the trigger, the motion-sensor lights above her head and the windows of the fire escape stairwell suddenly shattered, plunging the escape route into darkness.

Immediately following was a sharp noise that pierced her eardrums like a sword. Yan Zhen felt her brain cells boiling over, and then everything went black as she lost consciousness.

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When Yan Zhen regained consciousness, he was lying on a huge banana leaf.

The sound of waves and seagulls filled his ears, and the sunlight overhead was warm and dazzling. Yan Zhen sat up, feeling dizzy.

Feeling the banana leaves beneath her pricking her intensely, she was about to peek out to see what was under them when she nearly jumped out of her skin—

She was lying on a large tree that looked to be thirty or forty meters tall. On the tree, there was a bird's nest made of vines, weeds and dead branches, with a few banana leaves lining the nest.

She was sitting in this giant bird's nest at that moment.

Yan Zhen: "..."

She carefully recalled what had happened before she lost consciousness. If she wasn't mistaken, Nolan must have come back to save her and Asya.

Judging from where I am, Nolan should have successfully escaped as well.

Yan Zhen brushed the dry twigs and grass clippings off his head and sat in the bird's nest, looking around.

A gentle sea breeze blows, the air is fresh, and the sea can be seen in the distance.

There were no signs of human activity in sight.

This place must be a small island surrounded by the sea, rarely visited by people.