The middle-aged man glared at Xiao Tangqiu fiercely, then said in a hoarse voice, "Apart from us, there is no living creature on the island. Although there are fish in the sea, they won't approach this island. There are no fish within a hundred miles of this island..."
Xiao Tangqiu felt increasingly puzzled: "Even without animals, you can still grow crops."
"There's no food..." the middle-aged man said in a cold voice, "We once tried to grow food on this land, but we got nothing. We can't grow any food on this land."
"How is this possible? Aren't there a lot of trees outside?" Xiao Tangqiu didn't quite believe it. "Could it be that all those trees outside grew out of thin air?"
The middle-aged man gave Xiao Tangqiu a cold look and said, "Those trees are native to the island. They existed before the first human appeared on this island. We don't know how those trees grew... but apart from those trees, this island is truly barren."
"Why don't you try eating the native plants on the island? Aren't there any wild fruits or something?" Tang Mianmian was very curious and couldn't help asking.
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "Someone has tried it before... but those wild fruits are extremely poisonous. Those who ate them died painfully in a few seconds... The death was extremely tragic..."
Xiao Tangqiu couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. "There are no animals or fish, and we can't grow food. The native plants on the island are extremely poisonous... How can we survive like this?"
"That's why we have the sacred tree!" When the middle-aged man mentioned the sacred tree, his expression suddenly became extremely pious, almost to the point of madness. "It is the sacred tree that gave us food, it is the sacred tree that gave us life, it is the sacred tree that gave us everything..."
Xiao Tangqiu frowned. At this moment, Yu Fuling suddenly cried out softly, "Ah! This piece of meat... this piece of meat is alive!"
When everyone turned their heads, they found that the piece of "meat" was indeed wriggling slightly. Although it was very subtle, they stared at it for a while and still found some clues.
"How disgusting!" Duan Hongzhen frowned, "What the hell is this thing!"
"Don't insult our sacred tree!" The man glared at Duan Hongzhen viciously. If Xiao Tangqiu's crossbow had not been pressed against his throat, he would have pounced on Duan Hongzhen.
Xiao Tangqiu looked at it for a while and said honestly, "It looks a bit like the legendary Tai Sui."
Tang Mianmian touched her chin. "Is this the bark of a sacred tree? I can't imagine what that sacred tree actually looks like. The bark looks so much like human flesh. Could it be that the sacred tree actually looks like a person?"
Bai Yushan immediately grabbed the middle-aged man by the collar and said, "Quick! Take us to see the sacred tree!"
The middle-aged man gave Bai Yushan a cold look before speaking in a hoarse voice, "It's no longer visible now. The sacred tree only appears in the evening..."
Xiao Tangqiu raised an eyebrow. "How is this possible? A tree can disappear and reappear at will? Does it have legs?"
The middle-aged man said coldly: "The sacred tree only appears in the evening. There is nothing there now."
Bai Yushan sneered: "I don't believe it, take us to see it!"
A trace of fear immediately flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes: "After dusk, you must not go out, otherwise..."
Xiao Tangqiu added: "Or?"
The middle-aged man's face was filled with fear: "Someone I knew went out in the evening and never came back..."
"Someone you know?" Xiao Tangqiu suddenly remembered something and raised his eyebrows. "You're not a resident of this island, are you? Haven't you ever thought about leaving?"
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before he spoke in a daze, "Some people tried to leave before... but they sank the moment they entered the water, as if they were dragged into the water by some wild beast. No one can leave this island..."
He murmured again and again: "No one can leave this island..."
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