Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua were satisfied. They boarded the boat and left with everyone, joining the search and rescue team.
There's no need to go back to the islands we've already searched for; we'll head further afield. We'll search as we go, making our way to Fairy Mist Island. Fairy Mist Island is a place that most people can't find; even if you wander around the area, you won't be able to get in.
This is because the area around Fairy Mist Island is shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible for anyone to discern directions. Furthermore, the sea around Fairy Mist Island is somewhat treacherous, seemingly containing a formation that prevents outsiders from entering. Apart from the people of Fairy Mist Island, no outsider can find the entrance.
Zhao Mingyue's navy did not enter Xianwu Island, but stopped and rested on an island not far from Xianwu Island. Zhu Qiuyu and his group only took Brother Fu and Boss Zhou and his wife with them.
As soon as they arrived on the island, several elderly men and women dressed in white suddenly floated over, their gazes sweeping over Zhu Qiuyu and his group, before scrutinizing Zhou Laoda and his party.
One of the elderly women, with an air of otherworldly wisdom, pointed at Zhou Laoda's family with a haughty expression and said, "You young men still know how to come back. But why did you bring unrelated people onto the island?"
"These old ladies are the young master's friends, they're one of us. Don't block our way, we have urgent business to attend to, we don't have time to chat with you." Immortal Mist Island may not have much else, but it has a lot of old men and women, after all, the people on the island live long lives.
These elderly people had been staying on the island for a long time and were quite bored. No outsiders had entered Xianwu Island for a hundred years, so the sudden arrival of a group of people immediately attracted a group of old men and women to come and have some fun.
"Young Master's friends?" The old lady glanced behind them, frowning. "Why haven't we seen the young master? He's been away from the island for so many years, why doesn't he want to come back?"
"Something unexpected happened. The young master is temporarily missing, so we had to come back to figure out a solution." After explaining, Zhu Qiuyu led his people around the group of old men to leave.
Although these old men were quite old, their martial arts skills were excellent, no less than those of Zhu Qiuyu and the others. When they saw them taking a detour, they immediately teleported in front of them to block their way.
"So that's why you were willing to come back. Turns out you ran into trouble that you couldn't solve, so you had to come back to the island for help. Ha." One of the white-haired old men sneered sarcastically.
"That old man, Master, is mocking you and the other masters," Zhou Erfu chimed in.
Zhu Qiuyu didn't take it seriously, only glancing at Erfu indifferently, "Stop trying to stir up trouble. The old man you're talking about is no less skilled than any of us. Be careful."
"Huh? I don't think I've offended you like this." Erfu looked nervously toward the white-haired old man, only to see that the man was staring at him with a half-smile. Erfu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Was he being watched?
Would the old man hold a grudge over a single sentence? He didn't say anything, just called him "old man." Among these elderly people, some had completely black hair, some had graying temples, but the old man had a full head of white hair, making him look the oldest.
Dafu and the others also came over and whispered to Erfu, mainly about Xianwu Island, the old people on the island, and the scenery on the island.
Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua had no interest in appreciating the beautiful scenery of Xianwu Island. The former walked over and slapped each of them on the back, saying, "What are you dawdling about? What's there to be curious about? The urgent thing is to find someone, not to let you come out for a trip. Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and follow the masters."
Zhu Qiuyu and his group walked very fast, but the old men followed closely behind, and they couldn't shake them off. Zhou Laoda's family, on the other hand, lagged far behind.
"Alright, that's how it is. Now we're going to release a few snow hummingbirds in the hope of finding Junior Brother's whereabouts as soon as possible. Don't follow us, or we'll delay our business." Zhu Qiuyu was getting annoyed by the old men's pestering, so his tone wasn't exactly friendly.
"Tsk, brat, believe it or not, we old folks will beat you up. How dare you talk to us like that? You have no respect for your elders at all." The white-haired old man pointed at Zhu Qiuyu's nose and accused him.
“He used to be more sensible, but after traveling around the island for a few years, he’s become a seasoned old fox, with no respect for elders.”
"Are you all mute? Why didn't you greet us? You can't even say hello?"
The elderly men were pointing and gesturing at Zhu Qiuyu and the other younger generation, making comments one after another...
Zhu Qiuyu lost her patience and walked away without paying any attention. In the end, Zhu Changge and Zhu Qingruo explained a few words to them, their tone full of helplessness, "When you stopped us as soon as you got off the boat, we called out to you and greeted you. You were just hard of hearing and didn't hear us. How can you turn around and blame us?"
"Did you call out? I didn't hear you."
"Maybe so, but we've always had good hearing, how could we be hard of hearing? Changge is just implying something about us."
The old men whispered among themselves for a few minutes before turning away and leaving. They didn't bother with the younger generation anymore. They didn't react much to the news that the young master was missing. The old men on the island lived by the motto of retirement and waiting to die.
As for the rest, let the younger generation worry about it; they're too lazy to get involved.
Following Zhu Qiuyu and his group, Zhou Laoda and his family finally arrived at Zhu Lin's residence after many twists and turns. The spirit beasts on the island were all kept in the back mountain of the young master's residence.
Actually, there aren't many spirit beasts on the island. Besides hummingbirds, there are also spirit turtles. Hummingbirds can find people and things on land, while sea turtles are naturally responsible for finding people or things in the sea.
Zhu Qiuyu didn't go to the back mountain. Instead, he whistled at the young master's residence. Soon after, more than a dozen snow-white forked-tailed hummingbirds flew over and landed on the peach branches not far away.
These hummingbirds love to eat pollen and honey. Fortunately, the island has many flowers, grasses and fruit trees for them to forage for. At this moment, a dozen hummingbirds tilted their heads and looked innocently at Zhu Qiuyu and his group with their beady green eyes, occasionally letting out a clear bird song.
"No wonder it's called the Forked Fantail Hummingbird. Look at those two long tail feathers crossing at the ends, with the feathers at the tail tip forming a fan shape. This little bird is just as beautiful as a peacock." Zhou Wufu was clearly very fond of the hummingbird's appearance, and he showered it with compliments.
“It is indeed pleasing to the eye.” Zhou Sanfu also agreed, saying that the snow hummingbird is indeed very beautiful.
"It looks nice, but it still needs to be functional. Let's stop praising it and get down to business. Stop wasting time on other things," Zhao Guihua interrupted her sons' flattery anxiously.
"Auntie, don't worry. These birds are very intelligent. Unless they sink to the bottom of the sea, there's no one they can't find," Zhu Changge comforted her gently.
Although Zhao Guihua felt that the words "sinking to the bottom of the sea" were somewhat unlucky, she couldn't care less about it at the moment and looked at the two spirit turtles crawling on the ground not far away.
He sighed and said, "Why don't we send those two spirit turtles down into the sea to search as well?"
Zhu Chumo calmly retorted, "There's no need to send the spirit turtle into the sea. Junior Brother and the princess are alive and well and haven't sunk to the bottom of the sea. We can just send a hummingbird to search for them."
Zhao Guihua was not angry at all when her fourth senior brother spoke with such certainty. Instead, she felt a little relieved. Now that she needed his help, she didn't say anything more. After all, apart from worrying, she and her husband really couldn't help much.
After Zhu Chumo let the snow hummingbirds smell Zhu Lin and Xingxing's clothes, he released all of the dozen or so snow hummingbirds. The hummingbirds' speed was indeed legendary; in the blink of an eye, the dozen or so tiny white dots disappeared into the distance.
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