I glanced at Yang Rui, knowing he was probably trying to keep me in suspense.

Or perhaps he wants to exchange something with me.

But this kid really underestimated me.

I have absolutely no interest in his so-called exchange unless he comes out now and tells me that if I listen to him, he will give me the means of transportation they used to get here so I can leave this godforsaken place. In that case, I will obey whatever he says.

After all, even if I don't want to, I still have to consider the feelings of others.

At this moment, Yang Rui clearly made a mistake, and I shook my head as I looked at him.

"Although I am interested, I am not in the mood to risk my life to test it. If you are interested in this matter, you can explore it properly and then come back to tell me the result. What is the use of telling me this now?"

Yang Rui's expression suddenly changed when he heard what I said.

“Brother Sihai, you should know that there are gold mines on this island. I don’t believe you are completely uninterested in gold mines. With so much gold, aren’t you even a little bit tempted?”

I didn't know how to talk to Yang Rui, but Yang Rui had already taken out the somewhat worn sheepskin map from his pocket, walked up to me, and handed it to me, obviously wanting me to see it.

This piece of sheepskin map is even older than the one I found before. Seeing Yang Rui's determined look, I couldn't help but take the sheepskin map and glance at it.

I only glanced at it before realizing that this sheepskin map was indeed more detailed than mine.

Moreover, I even know many of the places mentioned above.

For example, the cave by the sea, and the orchard we discovered earlier—these representative features all appeared here.

Moreover, the map on this sheepskin is very clear. Even if I can't understand some of the symbols on it, the rest is easy to understand.

Yang Rui then came over and pointed to a round hilltop, looking at me.

"As far as I know, this place should be the gold mine here, but there are many strange little symbols drawn around it. I haven't figured out what these little symbols are yet, but I think there should be guards here. Perhaps the guards here are the indigenous people."

Now I finally understand that Yang Rui came here for those gold mines.

However, this is quite understandable, since no one can resist gold.

I just don't understand why Yang Rui told me this. Could it be that he wants to cooperate with me?

I quickly scanned the sheepskin map, then tried my best to memorize almost all the details on it, before casually returning it to Yang Rui.

"And then what are you trying to say by showing me this?"

"Brother Sihai, this place used to be called Gulai Kingdom. There used to be many gold mines here, not just one or two. But then something happened, and all the gold mines disappeared overnight. Although I don't know why they disappeared, I feel that something strange must have happened here. Now that there are still a few gold mines left, don't you want to go and get some gold? Then, when you have money, you can go back to the city and live a good life?"

"So that means your purpose in coming here was just for the gold. So what you told me before, that you were tricked into coming here by Xiao He and the others, was actually a lie?"

I noticed Yang Rui staring intently at him. Yang Rui was taken aback by my question, but quickly smiled and shook his head.

"I was indeed forced to come, but after I discovered that this place really does have treasure, I felt much better. And now that I've come all this way, I'm not going to leave empty-handed! Brother Sihai, with your strong survival skills, you must be interested in these gold mines. If we join forces now, I think we can take that gold mine for ourselves."

I looked at Yang Rui, not wanting to say anything more, and turned around to wave my hand.

"Never mind, you should go and rest first. We can talk about other things later."

After saying that, I turned around and went back to my wooden house. I took out the old backpack that I had found in the cave at the foot of the mountain from under the bed, took out the sheepskin map, and carefully checked it.

The map Yang Rui had just been holding is actually very similar to this map, except that there are many things that I drew on this map but he didn't.

What he has here, I don't have in detail. Thinking about it, this should be a complementary map.

But where did Yang Rui get such a map?

I spent the entire afternoon looking at this map in the treehouse. There were many places I wasn't familiar with, and I didn't understand what it meant. I had a terrible headache.

But Yang Rui was so confident that finding a gold mine here would allow him to return to the city and live a good life, which means he actually had a way to get back.

However, he never told us. In other words, I even suspect that he was just an inside man that Xiao He and his group had infiltrated into our area.

However, these things are impossible to verify now, but I have to say, I've become interested in this so-called ancient country.

What exactly was the state of this so-called country back then? And could these indigenous people be remnants of these ancient kingdoms?

"Sihai, how are you? Does the wound on your back still hurt? I made some soup to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so everyone can have some. I also picked a lot of plantain this time, so everyone can eat some to dispel the cold."

Xiao Qiang walked in carrying a clay bowl, and after seeing me, she asked me in a soft voice.

I shook my head, pulled Xiao Qiang over, and sat down next to me.

"My injuries don't hurt much anymore, but I've been worrying you. How's Little Miracle? Is he alright now?"

Xiao Qiang breathed a sigh of relief: "This child's immune system is quite good. After taking the herbal medicine, she fell into a deep sleep, and her high fever has gradually subsided. Liu Jiaojiao and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. I think if I give her a little more tomorrow, she should be fine."

Xiao Qiang looked at me, frowning as she held the sheepskin map in her hand.

"What? Did you find something again? Is that place you mentioned, where it's spring all year round, really true? I thought you and Yang Rui didn't seem to be having a good time back then, what happened?"

I nodded: "It's really hard to explain in a few words, because I don't know how to describe it to you. This deserted island is getting stranger and stranger. We thought that after living here for more than a year, we would know something about this deserted island, but we didn't expect that we know very little about it."

After hearing this, Xiao Qiang couldn't help but show a worried expression on her face: "Does that mean it will be even more difficult for us to live on this deserted island?"