Born as a space beast, Shi Chu possessed a strong sense of self-preservation and was inherently selfish. She revelled in luxury, indulging in fine food and clothing. She rejected phrases like “su...
Chapter 408: The Fiancé ran off with the most beautiful woman in the world (33)
"Brother Xiao! Look, there is an island over there!" Ji Feibai was standing at the bow of the boat. He saw the shadow of an island appearing in the distance, and he couldn't help but say to Xiao Yihan in surprise.
They hadn't found an island for many days, so they were naturally excited to find one.
"It's true! Brother Xiao, Brother Ji, could this be the Liuyu Island we are looking for?" Le Wanrou asked expectantly.
"If there is no one on it, it is all black reefs, and it is deserted and without any grass, then that is the legendary Liuyu Island." Xiao Yihan described the characteristics of Liuyu Island.
Shu Shichu glanced at the island that was so far away that there was only a black shadow, and he had a strong hunch that this should be the Liuyu Island they were looking for.
It was indeed Liuyu Island. Three quarters of an hour later, their ship finally arrived near the island. When Xiao Yihan and his companions saw the appearance of the island clearly, even Xiao Yihan, who usually remained calm even when faced with a catastrophe, could not help but show excitement.
"Brother Xiao, this is really Liuyu Island..." Le Wanrou said to Xiao Yihan excitedly with tears in her eyes, "We finally found it!"
"Let's go ashore first." After being excited, Xiao Yihan quickly recovered and took a group of people off the boat to the island.
Liuyu Island is nothing like its name. There is no grass growing on the island, and even little soil can be seen. It is full of reefs and gravel. People can easily fall down when walking on it.
Perhaps it is because of the harsh environment and the distance from the mainland that no one can survive here.
"Brother Xiao, there is nothing here. What are we looking for?" After Le Wanrou's excitement, when she really stepped onto Liuyu Island, she immediately realized the difficulty of the reality. They knew nothing about Liuyu Island.
Xiao Yihan took out something wrapped neatly in cloth from his arms. When he opened it, he saw that it was a yellowed drawing about one foot wide and two feet long with strange patterns drawn on it.
"Brother Xiao, why did you take out all these things?" When Ji Feibai saw that it was the map, his expression immediately became stern. He looked at Shu Shichu and Mu Changqing cautiously, and used his body to block their sight. Obviously, he did not want Shu Shichu and Mu Changqing to know their secret.
Xiao Yihan said to him helplessly: "Brother Ji, we are now in the same boat. Do you think we can really keep our secrets from them?"
At this time, the only people who went to the island were Xiao Yihan, Ji Feibai, Wei Taozhen, Le Wanrou, and two outsiders, Shu Shichu and Mu Changqing. The others stayed on the boat for the sake of secrecy. As for Shu Shichu, he was able to go to the island thanks to Mu Changqing.
After hearing what Xiao Yihan said, Ji Feibai immediately realized that he had done something stupid, so he turned around awkwardly, but still muttered: "Who knows if they can be trusted?"
"Master Mu is a trustworthy person." Wei Taozhen suddenly said. He glanced at Shu Shichu and added, "As for Miss Zhan, she was brought by Master Mu. Master Mu will definitely take good care of her."
After resolving the trust issue, Xiao Yihan and the others were unable to figure out the confusing "map" by themselves, so they generously let Shu Shichu and Mu Changqing participate as well.
Shu Shichu looked at the familiar parchment in front of him. It was made of exactly the same material as the treasure map he got from old man Bai. Even the lines and patterns drawn on it were exactly the same. It was obviously made by the same person, but for some reason it was divided into two parts. One of them fell into the hands of the Ni Tian Sect and was obtained by Xiao Yihan and his group; the other one fell into Shu Shichu's hands.
Shu Shichu took out the treasure map given by the old man from his bag, shook it, spread it out, and said, "Your map is a bit similar to my treasure map."
As soon as she said this and opened the treasure map, Xiao Yihan and the others were immediately shocked. Ji Feibai looked as if he had seen a ghost for a hundred days. He snatched her treasure map in shock and disbelief, looked at it again and again, and said, "How come you have a map like this?!"
"This is not a map, it's a treasure map." Shu Shichu said lightly and snatched the map back from him.
Xiao Yihan's expression twisted for a while before he said to Shu Shichu, "Can you lend me Miss Zhan's treasure map? I want to see if your treasure map is from the same place as the one we got."
"Sure." Shu Shichu said and handed him the treasure map.
Shu Shichu was not worried that these people would covet her treasure map after she took it out. After all, although they were easily confused in their emotions and did irrational things, and even their IQs dropped from time to time, their character was generally fine, and it was impossible for them to steal her treasure map under such circumstances.
And even if they really found the treasure according to this treasure map, they didn't have to worry. After all, there were only a few of them. Even if they were allowed to rob the treasure, how much could they rob? Could they still rob Shu Shichu, who had a companion space and a cheat?
Shu Shichu could have taken advantage of the fact that they were obsessed with all kinds of treasures to quietly transfer a large part of the treasures to his own space.
Xiao Yihan, Le Wanrou and a few others gathered together to discuss Shu Shichu's treasure map, trying to interpret the lines and patterns on the map. However, those lines and patterns were too abstract, and they were completely confused. After discussing for a long time, they still had no clue.
Finally, Mu Changqing and Shu Shichu were also pulled in to discuss. After all, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, and there is strength in numbers. Maybe they can figure it out while discussing?
However, these two pictures were too difficult to decipher. The group almost used up all the knowledge of astronomy, geography, the five elements and the eight trigrams, but still could not decipher them.
It was almost dark at this time. Although Liuyu Island was deserted, there was no guarantee that there were no poisonous snakes or insects, so everyone decided to go back to the boat for the night and continue exploring the island the next day.
In the next few days, everyone explored the island and used the map to guess, trying to find the entrance to the treasure.
Yes, now everyone knew from Shu Shichu that the map Xiao Yihan and the others had obtained was not actually a map, but a part of a treasure map. Shu Shichu's map was another part. Now the two parts of the treasure map came together by chance, which showed that they were destined to find the treasure. Unfortunately, even with the map in hand, they could not find the correct entrance. They became more and more anxious.
Shu Shichu swung his sword and chopped off the head of a sea snake three fingers thick in front of him. He then noticed that the reefs in this area were particularly... unique, and their orientation seemed to have some regularity...
"Master Mu, come here." Shu Shichu called Mu Changqing.
(End of this chapter)