Bai Suxiang didn't know how to comfort her. At this point, the only sensible thing to do was to find that old man as soon as possible.
"Who's there? Come out!"
At this moment, a man's voice appeared!
Bai Suxiang and Fang Xiaoxia quickly lowered their heads.
But the voice grew closer, as if it knew they were meeting here.
"All of you, come out, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
The voice came from the second island. Bai Suxiang felt a bit relieved, but still didn't dare to leave her spot, fearing that even the slightest sound would be discovered.
Fang Xiaoxia and Sasha didn't dare to move.
"Stop hiding. We already know where you're meeting. Come out obediently, and maybe I'll let you go!"
The voice called out to Fang Xiaoxia and Sasha, seemingly certain of their location.
Fang Xiaoxia thought that since they had already been discovered, there was no point in hiding. But just as she was about to stand up, Sasha grabbed her and shook her head.
She understood Sasha's meaning and remained still.
"Damn it, this is the place, right? Why is it all just branches and leaves?"
The voice muttered to itself.
"Ah, what bad luck. I thought I'd get some money today, but this damn person found the wrong place!"
As the person spoke, his voice grew farther away from the bushes.
Fang Xiaoxia didn't know how she had escaped this ordeal. When Bai Suxiang heard the voice disappear, she quickly retraced her steps.
All of this was a setup by Liu Sandao.
His magical powers were of little use on Red Island, but on the second island, they were still unrestricted.
The moment the man approached, he used a little magic to fix that patch of scenery, preventing anything from getting close.
This protected Bai Suxiang and Fang Xiaoxia from being discovered.
Of course, Fang Xiaoxia couldn't figure all this out.
Liu Sandao could only do what he could from the periphery.
Bai Suxiang, unaware that Liu Sandao had intervened to save them, was solely focused on the old man.
An old man, dressed ordinarily but carrying a refined teapot, should have been an obvious target.
But after so many days on Red Island, she hadn't encountered him even once.
She considered herself not the type to stay in a room. She had walked almost all over the beach here, yet she hadn't met such a person.
But since Fang Xiaoxia said he existed, and only that person could save her, Bai Suxiang had to patiently continue her search.
When she had explored before, she hadn't paid particular attention to whether it was evening.
After Fang Xiaoxia mentioned it, Bai Suxiang went for walks on the beach whenever she had time.
Everything seemed ordinary.
The beach on Red Island was like any other beach. Every time the sun set, the sea and the sky would merge into a single line.
Bai Suxiang tightly clutched a small piece of paper in her hand.
She could have changed into clothes and kept it in her pocket, but she hadn't. She was still wearing a long dress.
To avoid getting her dress wet from the rising tide, she lifted it and playfully skipped along the beach.
Perhaps, a life without guests was the most satisfying life.
Bai Suxiang knew she could only encounter him on the beach, so she ran along the coastline, running and running.
She didn't pay any attention to where she was going.
In her impression, Red Island wasn't that big. She could circle it almost every day.
But as she ran, a wave crashed!
She saw it and, in a panic, jumped onto a large rock by the sea.
"Whoosh!"
There was a sound, but the wave didn't reach her.
Bai Suxiang's fright subsided.
However, this gave her a view of the other side of the beach.
She then realized that when she had explored before, as soon as she encountered a large rock, she would follow the coastal markers back.
She had thought she had walked around the entire beach of Red Island, but she hadn't realized that she had only walked around half of it.
This immediately piqued Bai Suxiang's interest. She had a feeling that here, she might encounter the old man.
With this thought in mind, she continued to stroll along the coast in the same way as before.
To the sound of the "whoosh" of the waves, she walked towards an open area.
Indeed, after not long, she saw someone.
The person was wearing a t-shirt and ordinary long pants, walking by the sea.
The person wore a men's hat and had no teapot in hand.
Upon seeing this, Bai Suxiang immediately ruled him out.
"The wind is strong in the evening, and the tide is rising. Hurry back!"
The person said to her, their voice magnetic.
"Thank you for the reminder. I'll be heading back now!"
Bai Suxiang said, choosing a path further away from the sea, attempting to walk a bit further.
"Hey, hey, hey, I mean you should go that way, not forward!"
The person shouted at her.
Bai Suxiang was very confused and quickly ran over to ask, "Why? Isn't Red Island round? We saw from the second island that these three small islands are not connected!"
"Hehehe, hehehe!"
The man stopped talking and just laughed.
Seeing that he didn't seem to object, and still thinking about the old man, Bai Suxiang had no choice but to turn towards the other side.
"You can't go that way! Are you convinced now?"
The man raised his voice, afraid that Bai Suxiang wouldn't listen to him and would insist on going forward.
"Is that so? But isn't Red Island round? We saw on the second island that these three small islands are not connected!"
Bai Suxiang followed her own line of reasoning.
But then she realized something was wrong.
Because she met Fang Xiaoxia for a rendezvous at the boundary between the second and Red Islands, didn't she?
If they weren't connected, how could they have contacted her?
But if they were connected, why was there only a floating bridge visible when looking at Red Island from the second island?
"Hehehe, you're not wrong about any of that! But don't forget, this is an island. There are times of high tide and low tide. Who knows what surprises the tide might bring you?"
The man said with a smile.
Bai Suxiang suddenly understood his meaning.
The second and Red Islands were connected, but at many times, high tide caused the sea to directly separate the three islands.
Once the tide receded, their landmasses would connect again.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for your guidance!"
Bai Suxiang said, bowed, and slowly walked back in her original direction.
Just as she turned around and took two steps, the man suddenly called out:
"Miss, wait a moment!"