"Oh, so what? If they don't want to come, fine. They don't understand how good Dongzhen is. Our young lady is the lucky one."

The old woman was too lazy to listen to their gossip and sent them all away.

Dongcha led them into the house and called out, "Sister! I'm home!"

Dongcha's house is two stories high, and the courtyard is well-maintained. Although it was getting dark, you could still see the lush greenery all over the garden.

A woman with a slender figure walked out of the house.

The girl is quite beautiful; she is a rare beauty.

The girl's eyes lit up when she saw Shen Zhiyi, and she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Shen Zhiyi's hand.

"Oh my, little sister, you're my brother's girlfriend, right?" she said, glaring at Dongcha beside her. "Why did you only bring your girlfriend back now that you already have one?"

"Sister, I'm not his girlfriend." Shen Zhiyi was completely taken aback by what the older sister had just said, so she quickly explained.

Dongyue was stunned. She slowly looked at Dongcha, who had an embarrassed expression on her face. "She's not your girlfriend?"

The elderly woman standing nearby was also taken aback by this scene and quickly tried to smooth things over.

"No, no, this young lady came to visit our Dongzhen. Dongcha met her and brought her back."

"Xiaoyue, stop urging Acha all the time. When the time is right, the right person will come naturally."

Seeing that the old lady was helping him, Dongcha quickly said, "That's right, that's right, sister, don't rush me. I'll bring it back when I find it."

"Sigh, what a pity." Dongyue then looked at Shen Zhiyi, whom she was holding. "This little sister is so pretty."

Shen Zhiyi gave her an awkward smile.

"Come on, let me show you the room." Dongyue pulled Shen Zhiyi directly into the house.

Shen Zhiyi looked back and waved to the old woman, "See you tomorrow, Auntie."

"Alright, alright, get some rest. I'll come see you again tomorrow." The old lady waved to Shen Zhiyi.

"You'll be staying with me on the second floor tonight." Dongyue led Shen Zhiyi upstairs. "There are two empty rooms upstairs. Which one would you like to stay in?"

Since Shen Zhiyi was in someone else's house, she didn't feel comfortable actually choosing a room, so she just randomly pointed to one.

"Okay, this one will do."

Dongyue then led her downstairs, saying, "I just finished making dinner, let's eat together."

When I returned to the first floor, Dongcha had already set out the bowls and chopsticks.

"Come and eat, it's all home-style dishes," Dongcha invited.

Dongyue and Dongcha were very hospitable, constantly urging Shen Zhiyi to eat, as if afraid she hadn't eaten enough.

“Speaking of which, no one has come to our island for a long time; it’s as if it’s been forgotten,” Dongyue suddenly sighed.

Shen Zhiyi blinked and asked, "How long?"

Dongyue thought for a moment and said, "Well... after what happened in Nanzhen last time, Acha should have told you about it, right?"

Shen Zhiyi nodded.

"Sigh, so it's like we've been forgotten." Dongyue sighed. "But... it's not like nobody comes at all. Occasionally, people from other islands come here to buy seafood or something."

"We can't leave the island; we can only stay on the island until we die."

Shen Zhiyi recalled some clues she had obtained last time, "Why?"

Dongcha remained silent, but Dongyue answered, "Because of the Sea God."

“Our island relies on the protection of the sea god, but the sea god is no longer here, so we are no longer protected when we go out to sea.”

"Without the protection of the sea god, we often encounter accidents when we go out to sea. At first, we thought it was due to improper operation, but after many accidents, gradually no one was willing to go out to sea anymore."

"Why has your sea god disappeared?" Shen Zhiyi began to inquire, hoping to find out something from Dong Yue.

Information obtained from locals may be more useful than clues found on notes.

Speaking of this, Dongyue wasn't very clear either.

"I don't know. They all say it's because of the goddess that the sea god disappeared."

"Everyone says that the goddess did something she shouldn't have done, but we don't know the details. The people of Central Town know more."

“When Poseidon was still around, he would sometimes communicate directly with Central Town. If you’re curious, you can go to Central Town to take a look later.”

Shen Zhiyi nodded and did not ask any further questions.

The bowl was washed by Dongcha, and Dongyue took Shen Zhiyi outside to cool off.

"Sister, when people come to the island to make a deal, didn't you ever think about going out with them?" Shen Zhiyi turned to look at Dongyue.

Dongyue shook her head. "After the Sea God disappeared, no one could leave the island for an extended period of time."

Shen Zhiyi stopped asking.

After resting for a night, Dongyue and her aunt took Shen Zhiyi for a day of sightseeing in Dongzhen.

"You like coral?" Dongyue asked, watching Shen Zhiyi look at a coral stall for a long time.

Shen Zhiyi was looking for the coral needed for the quest, but she had bought one from a stall before, and the submission panel didn't show any reaction.

Upon hearing Dongyue's voice, Shen Zhiyi quickly replied, "Ah, yes."

"The coral is very pretty; I'd like to get one for a friend."

It's true that she wanted to bring one for her friend; she wanted to bring one for Nalan Zhao.

“I happen to have one at home, which Acha brought back, but I don’t really like it. I’ll give it to you later.”

Dongyue didn't like the corals on the stall, thinking they weren't as pretty as the ones at home.

"Huh? Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Won't Dongcha be angry?"

Dongyue waved her hand, "He just picked up that coral from the beach and thought it was pretty, so he brought it back to me."

Shen Zhiyi was about to say something when the old lady interrupted her.

"Hey, just accept it. If Xiaoyue likes it, just have Acha bring her another one."

Dongyue nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right."

Since things had come to this point, Shen Zhiyi had no choice but to nod and accept it.

"Sister, do you know anyone who needs special snowflakes?" Shen Zhiyi suddenly thought of asking the local residents about the task.

This stumped Dongyue. She knew Dongzhen well, but not about other places.

"No one in Dongzhen needs special snowflakes, I don't know if other towns need them."

At this moment, the old woman said, "You can go to the trading post; they sell information there."

"Auntie is right, the trading house should know."

Shen Zhiyi was surprised, not expecting there to be a trading house on the island. "Okay, I'll go check it out later."

"By the way, sister and aunt, have you ever heard of colored stones and sea pearls?" Shen Zhiyi remembered Chen Peng's mission and quickly asked.

The old woman shook her head; she usually didn't pay attention to these things.

Dongyue touched her chin. She seemed to have heard of Haizhu before, but she couldn't quite remember.

Fearing that telling Shen Zhiyi would disappoint her, he could only say that she had never heard of it either.

"It's alright, I'll ask again when I go to the trading house later."

The three of them didn't linger outside and went straight back to Dongyue's house.

Back in her room, Shen Zhiyi opened the panel and saw the note from Sang Yu who had added her as a friend.