Chapter 154 Night Exploration of the Island

Ye Mingzhu was a little anxious. She didn't know what was wrong with Jiang Hongyu, so she pushed him away.

Jiang Hongyu wiped his face while turning around.

Ye Mingzhu was really frozen. If she saw correctly, Jiang Hongyu seemed to be wiping away tears?

"I'm sorry, I just dived from here and swam for a distance. When I floated up, I found a small island, so I stayed there for a while." Ye Mingzhu explained her behavior again.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Mingzhu continued, "Since you saved me last time, I feel like I can dive longer and I hardly feel breathless."

She didn't dare to tell anyone about Baozhu, but she still revealed a little.

Jiang Hongyu's mind was blank just now, and he couldn't hear what Ye Mingzhu said at all. He didn't come to his senses until she repeatedly repeated that she was fine.

"It's all right, it's all right."

At this time, Jiang Hongyu didn't want to care about anything. He felt suddenly tired. As long as Ye Mingzhu was fine, nothing else mattered.

Ye Mingzhu didn't say anything else. She hugged Jiang Hongyu silently. The two of them snuggled up on the boat, quietly listening to the sound of the sea.

Jiang Hongyu didn't let go of Ye Mingzhu until the sound of several fish jumping out of the water startled the two of them.

"You just said you discovered an island?"

"Well, it's not far from here." Ye Mingzhu yawned quietly, "Why don't we go take a look."

Jiang Hongyu didn't want to go home at this time, and Ye Mingzhu's words were exactly what he wanted.

"Well, where do you say it is? I'll row the boat and find some dry wood to dry your clothes."

Wouldn’t it be better to go home and change clothes? Ye Mingzhu only said this in her heart, and then pointed in the direction naturally.

For some reason, the distance below the sea seemed very close, but it took a long time to row across the sea. There were reefs in the middle, so they had to take a detour. It took them a quarter of an hour to row to the island.

They pushed the boat directly onto the island. Jiang Hongyu jumped off the boat first, then helped Ye Mingzhu down, and then he carefully looked at the entire island.

It was hard to see clearly in the darkness, so Jiang Hongyu walked ahead, holding the boat's light: "Let me take a look around the entire island first."

Ye Mingzhu followed him and said, "I just took a quick look around the island. It seems to be just a mountain with very few trees."

Jiang Hongyu nodded, then walked around half of the island. He stopped when he felt Ye Mingzhu's breathing become rapid. "Are you a little tired?"

Calculating the time, they have been out for more than an hour. Apart from the time on the boat, Ye Mingzhu was either diving in the sea or walking.

A gust of wind blew by, and Ye Mingzhu felt her clothes sticking to her body, and a chill penetrated her skin. She nodded involuntarily: "It's a bit cold."

Jiang Hongyu looked around and found a relatively flat spot with the help of the boat light: "You sit here for a while. I'll find some firewood and build a fire. Let's warm up first and then go back."

He was afraid that Ye Mingzhu would be scared, so he left the boat light behind.

Ye Mingzhu squatted on the ground, feeling cold and sleepy. She regretted bringing Jiang Hongyu to this small island.

However, Jiang Hongyu came back very quickly. He held a bundle of firewood, put it on the ground, and quickly made a fire with a tinderbox. He used the blankets on the boat to build a small shed, let Ye Mingzhu change clothes in it, and let Ye Mingzhu sit in front of the fire.

Ye Mingzhu changed her clothes and came out. Jiang Hongyu was holding a wooden stick with a meat patty stuck on it.

"Come sit here, it's warm here, and you can eat later."

Ye Mingzhu smelled the meaty smell slowly spreading in the air and sat down next to him: "Did you bring the meat pie?"

Jiang Hongyu nodded: "I was originally warming it with hot water, but I didn't expect there was an island here. It tastes better when roasted over a fire."

While the meat patties were not ready yet, Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Mingzhu to turn around and dry her hair first.

Ye Mingzhu didn't bring a comb with her, so she felt Jiang Hongyu gently combing her hair with his hands, and slowly her whole body felt warmer.

When her hair was almost dry, the aroma of meat patties spread. Ye Mingzhu felt hungry and her stomach made a "gurgling" sound.

Jiang Hongyu smiled silently and said, "My hair is almost dry. Let's eat the meat pie first."

Ye Mingzhu felt a little embarrassed, her face was a little hot from the fire. She took the meat pie handed to her by Jiang Hongyu and wanted to break half for him.

Jiang Hongyu stopped her: "I'm not hungry yet, you eat first, there's more here."

Almost like magic, Jiang Hongyu took out another meat pie.

Ye Mingzhu's eyes were full of admiration. She remembered that there were only three meat patties left from dinner. Yu Jiaming wanted to take them back as a midnight snack, but he refused, saying that eating too much at night was bad for the body. She didn't expect that he was planning to take them to eat at sea.

Jiang Hongyu baked three meat patties in a row, and the two of them ate one and a half each.

Today's meat pie is made of bacon and is slightly larger than an adult's palm. If Ye Mingzhu hadn't been swimming and walking today, she might not have been able to eat it.

After the two of them finished eating the meat patties, Ye Mingzhu's hair and clothes were almost dry. She stood up and jumped, feeling a lot more relaxed.

Jiang Hongyu looked at the sky and estimated that it was already past midnight.

"Let's go back, otherwise we won't be able to get up tomorrow."

Ye Mingzhu also felt a little sleepy. She nodded and folded up the blanket beside the fire. Jiang Hongyu used the flame to check the surroundings before extinguishing the flame. He then went to the sea to get some sea water to put out the flame.

The island returned to its pitch-black state. Ye Mingzhu looked at the hill that looked like a giant beast in the darkness, and asked with a hint of confusion, "How did this island form? I grew up by the sea and have been to the sea so many times, but I never knew there was an island here."

Jiang Hongyu was doing his final inspection. Upon hearing this, he looked up at the hill in the darkness, equally confused. "Perhaps this island was formed in recent years. We encountered reefs and undercurrents when we came here. If it weren't for someone leading us, no one would come to such an island."

Although it was night time, he had just circled most of the island when he went to collect firewood, and found that there were very few trees and weeds on the island. Even if such an island was discovered, it would not have much value. At most, they would use it as a transit station, and no one would come here specifically.

The two men talked, checked one last time to make sure nothing was left behind, and then went directly to where the ship was docked, pushed the boat into the sea, passed the reefs, and headed towards home.

Maybe it was because it was too late, but they didn't see anyone when they returned the boat to its dock.