"Who are you? Who ordered you to come here?"
Those primitive people, dressed in simple clothes and with skin tanned dark and oily, spoke strange languages.
But strangely enough, Jiang Wan could understand it!
She turned to look at Cheng Zhen in shock, and from his expression, she knew that he understood too!
She stared warily at the people below, and as she got closer, she finally noticed that something was wrong with the black dog.
They didn't carry torches; what illuminated the surroundings was the flames around the black dog. As they approached, Jiang Wan felt the temperature instantly rise by ten degrees!
She was so hot she wanted to roll her eyes!
"What's going on?"
Jiang Wan couldn't help but ask softly, "Are these indigenous people? Why can I understand their language?"
Even though she was talking incoherently, once the words entered her ears, she could automatically translate their meaning.
Cheng Zhen replied, "I understand that too. Let's play it by ear."
Jiang Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes. They were all tied up now, so they had a chance to act!
"Answer!" The woman who had spoken earlier was enraged by their ignored attitude.
As soon as she finished speaking, a black dog beside her immediately spat two balls of fire at the iron cage, one of which came right in front of her.
If Cheng Zhen hadn't possessed the ability to purify, the fire would have scorched their hair.
"Hey! Can't you guys talk this out properly?!"
Cheng Zhen was furious. He had suffered from this nameless dog fire before. It was so hot and annoying. If you weren't careful, you would get burned and it would hurt for a long time. He still had a burn mark on his back.
The pain was already intense, but the scorching sun and sweat made the wound feel even worse.
Now that he saw this wretched dog breathing fire again, he was very worried that if he made any mistake, Jiang Wan would be hurt.
"We weren't instructed by anyone; we just happened to come here. We'll find something and then leave!"
His words clearly angered the people below, who then impatiently banged on the iron cage a few times.
"We've seen plenty of greedy people like you. You say you're looking for something, but you want to take everything off our island!"
"What are they looking for this time? Is it the elixir of immortality? Immortal flesh? Or..."
The woman grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, gritting her teeth, "The magic tree!"
Both of them were baffled by the question, and they looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
Why is everything related to gods and immortals?
The key question is, why can the indigenous people understand what they are saying?
Jiang Wan noticed that every time she looked up at the strange tree canopy above her head, the anger in those people's eyes would increase.
Her mind was a jumbled mess, and she needed to sort it out as soon as possible: "Is this Socotra Island?"
As soon as she finished asking the question, she saw all the natives staring at her angrily, with the leading woman accusing her even more angrily:
"We have been separated from you for tens of millions of years, why won't you let us go!"
As expected!
But……
Her gaze then fell on the black dog, and she asked, "Are these... Huodou?"
"Hmph!" the woman snorted smugly, "You're smart to know what's good for you!"
"Since you knew that, you still dared to come up here. You're really asking for death!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand above her head and made a gesture.
Soon, the people following behind her stepped forward, put down the two iron cages that were holding them, and then four people lifted one cage and carried them away.
The four monstrous beasts, two on each side, were leading the procession.
What are you doing?
Jiang Wan was alarmed; she had a bad feeling!
If we don't stop them, they might really be in danger!
But no matter how much she shouted and struggled, these people completely ignored her.
"What happened?" Cheng Zhen asked.
"I don't know what's wrong with this world, but I'm sure we've arrived at Socotra Island! I don't know if you've heard of this island, but because it separated from the continental plates tens of millions of years ago, it has a rich variety of unique species!"
"The most well-known ones are the Socotra Dragon Blood Tree and the Socotra Desert Rose, you know them, right?"
"These species are now... no, even before the oxygen-deprived apocalypse, they were already listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species!"
"Furthermore, it has been included in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)!"
Jiang Wan became more and more excited as she spoke, "That big tree that just hung us, if I'm not mistaken, is the Socotra Dragon Blood Tree!"
"Furthermore, regarding the Huodou, it belongs to the level of a divine beast in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Logically speaking, they should only exist in mythology..."
In the end, her excitement gradually subsided, replaced by confusion and bewilderment.
Based on the indigenous people's clothing and their reaction when she mentioned the island's name, the climate, and the Socotra Dragon Blood Tree, she could be almost 100% certain that this was Socotra Island!
but!
This bewildered her. Why would a mythical beast from their country's ancient mythology appear here, thousands of kilometers away?
So, what kind of world did she end up in?
"You really did come for the Divine Tree!" Cheng Zhen listened silently to her excited narration, feeling somewhat bewildered. Just then, a sharp shout suddenly rang out behind them!
It turns out that the woman hadn't left; she had been following them all the way!
Hearing their conversation only fueled his rage: "I've changed my mind. I can't let them go. I'll sink them into the sea!"
"What?"
Jiang Wan and Cheng Zhen were shocked.
"No, are you misunderstanding something? We didn't mean any harm! We didn't do anything!" Jiang Wan shouted in her defense.
Cheng Zhen quickened his efforts to break free of the ropes, but strangely enough, the ropes seemed to have a magical power; the more he struggled, the tighter they became.
"You who covet our sacred tree are sinners!"
Without a word, the woman immediately signaled to her men, and the group carrying the iron cage immediately changed direction.
Holy crap!
Are you serious?
Jiang Wan panicked, and Cheng Zhen couldn't stay calm either. Although his hands were tied behind his back, it didn't stop him from drawing his iron sword and repelling the natives.
The indigenous people were in pain, and the iron cage was thrown down.
Cheng Zhen was directing the iron sword to cut the ropes between the two people, but at that moment, he suddenly felt as if he had been hit by something, and his whole body went weak. The supernatural iron sword he had summoned also disappeared instantly.
The wicked beasts escorting the procession approached one after another, spewing countless balls of fire that surrounded him, as if they wanted to burn him to ashes.
"Hey! What are you doing! Stop it!" Jiang Wan was horrified when she saw this scene. These people really wanted to kill them!
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