Chapter 74 One Night on a Deserted Island
Before she could think further, Big Yellow, who had just sniffed the fruit for a while, returned after running out to scout ahead.
Upon seeing them, Da Huang waved its paws and chirped several times. Qin Suisui's eyes lit up; they had found the Cycas revoluta!
Sure enough! Animals have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans, and every plant and animal has a unique scent. If you take a good sniff, you can quickly find it by following the scent!
Big Black understood, and immediately carried Qin Suisui, following Big Yellow as they ran westward into the woods.
After running for about two hundred meters, Qin Suisui spotted two cylindrical plants, each about a meter tall, spreading out in an umbrella shape. One plant's flower resembled a large pom-pom, while the other's flower looked like a golden pagoda. Qin Suisui's eyes lit up—it really was a Cycas revoluta! The pom-pom plant was female, and the golden pagoda plant was male. Cycas revoluta is indeed a dioecious plant, and here there were both male and female plants!
She dismounted from the big black back, circled the two cycads several times to make sure they were growing well, and then carefully put them into her spatial storage.
Fearing that something might go wrong and affect their growth, Qin Suisui even collected the soil and surrounding plants in the area.
After finishing her work and preparing to return home, Qin Suisui noticed with her sharp eyes that there was actually a seedling of the Antiaris toxicaria tree not far from the Cycas revoluta!
The name "Antiaris toxicaria" itself suggests that this tree is extremely poisonous. In ancient times, many poison masters liked to use its sap to make poisons. But in fact, besides its use in making poisons, Antiaris toxicaria also has strong medicinal value. It can be used to treat rheumatic pain and has a very significant effect on lymph node tuberculosis.
Qin Suisui saw them and couldn't let them go, so she transplanted the seedlings into her space and instructed Dahuang and Dahei not to touch the trees in the space.
After finishing her work, Qin Suisui checked her watch and realized it was almost three o'clock. As she prepared to head back, she noticed that the light in the woods had dimmed considerably, and the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks outside was growing louder.
Her expression changed. She had thought the forest had gotten a little darker because they were deeper in the woods and the canopy was blocking the light. But now, listening to the sound of the waves outside, she felt uneasy. Could Medford be so unreliable? The typhoon was supposed to be coming soon, and only two or three hours had passed!
She told Dahuang and Dahei to hurry up and leave. Although they had wandered around in the woods for a long time, she wasn't afraid of getting lost because she had two little guys with her.
Dahei returned the way it came. When it was about ten meters from the forest exit, Qin Suisui got off Dahei's back to avoid being seen by outsiders and put the two little guys into her space.
Qin Suisui held a stick in her hand, tapping the grass as she hurried out. The wind picked up almost instantly, blowing the flowers, grass, and trees in the woods to the side. The sound of the sea crashing against the rocks grew louder and louder, making Qin Suisui's forehead throb. She prayed in her heart that the typhoon would wait until she got home before it arrived!
Although she grew up inland and had never experienced it, Qin Suisui knew how dangerous it was when a typhoon hit the coast; the power of nature was something that humans could not resist.
Hearing the increasingly loud sound of the waves, she muttered to herself and walked faster and faster. But when she saw the scene outside after leaving the woods, her world collapsed. The section of the rocky road connecting to the land had been submerged by the sea!
She can't go back!
This deserted island is usually deserted because few people come here and there are no small wooden boats moored nearby. Even if there were small wooden boats now, they probably wouldn't be able to row back, as the waves are almost as tall as a person!
Qin Suisui watched as the waves nearly crashed onto her, and quickly took a few steps back to stand on higher ground, hoping to see if anyone was on the beach. But to her dismay, the endless beach was completely deserted.
As darkness fell and the howling typhoon approached, the trees in the woods behind her were being blown about, and Qin Suisui could barely stand. She quickly ran back into the woods and slipped into her spatial dimension.
When the typhoon hit, the sky turned dark almost instantly. The island, which had been sunny and calm at noon, was now completely transformed, dark and turbulent. All the flowers, plants, and trees seemed to be cheering on the typhoon sweeping across the island, swaying wildly from side to side. Even the seawater joined in the fun, rising layer upon layer from the east coast with the help of the waves, reaching all the way into the forest. The water level was rising higher and higher, as if it would swallow the entire island at any moment. It looked terrifying.
Qin Suisui huddled in the space, hugging Dahuang and leaning against Dahei's back, praying that the storm would pass quickly so that people outside could come to rescue her soon.
At this moment, she was extremely grateful that she had a space. However, although the space was good, it had a drawback: she would leave from the same place where she came in.
But the place she had just entered was flooded, which meant she wouldn't be able to get out anytime soon.
Fortunately, the space was well-supplied and safe. Qin Suisui ate something to replenish her strength and drank some stream water. After so much time, she was almost certain that although the effects of stream water on people were not as immediate as on plants, drinking it long-term could still have health benefits.
The time on her watch was almost six o'clock. She wondered if Pei Jiuyan and Zanzan had gone home yet. If they hadn't seen her, they would definitely be looking for her in the village. Fortunately, Mai Defu knew she was here. If they knew she was trapped here, they would be frantic. She hoped Pei Jiuyan wouldn't risk coming through the typhoon; that could really be fatal.
The howling of the typhoon grew louder and louder, and Qin Suisui became increasingly uneasy, but there was nothing she could do, so she simply kept busy in her spatial dimension.
I collected the chicken and duck eggs, milked another bucket, and boiled some eggs and milk and put them there so I can easily take them whenever I want to eat them later.
Following the method taught to her by Sister-in-law Tang, she pickled dozens of salted duck eggs.
Seeing the dried mushrooms in the cabin, Qin Suisui thought for a moment, then used the one-click slaughtering function to butcher a few chickens. Following Aunt Zhang's recipe, she made a large pot of chicken stew with mushrooms, divided it into several portions, and put them in large soup bowls to keep them fresh. She could take them out whenever she wanted to eat them.
I also took out some of the pre-cut ribs that were stored in the space, and stewed several portions of them using the same method as stewing chicken, and stored them away.
Thinking that she had finished the red bean paste and mung bean paste she bought in Guangzhou, Qin Suisui found the red beans and mung beans in the warehouse, soaked them for a while, and then put them in a large iron pot to cook. She then stood by and prepared the pills.
She needs to keep herself busy in order to maintain a calm mind.
The night passed just like that; the howling wind outside was almost inaudible, and the sound of the waves gradually subsided.
Qin Suisui looked out through the space. It was about six o'clock in the morning. The sky was already bright, so the typhoon must have passed. It was just that the sea had not completely receded.
After waiting for several more hours, around ten o'clock, the water level in the area where she had entered the space had completely receded, and the damp ground could be seen.
After observing the space for a while and confirming that there was no danger, Qin Suisui led Dahuang and Dahei out of the space.
After the typhoon passed overnight, the island seemed to have returned to its usual tranquility, but the broken trees and branches scattered all over the ground proved that it was not a dream.
Qin Suisui wanted to go out of the woods to see if the reef connecting to the mainland was exposed, but that location was to the east, and the terrain to the east was low. At this moment, the water level had not completely receded, so she could not go directly there. She could only take Dahuang and Dahei westward, intending to go around to the west side of the woods to take a look.
The forest after the typhoon was covered with fallen branches and withered vines, but luckily there was Big Black, so she didn't have to walk herself.
Qin Suisui sat on the back of the big black dog, looking at the many medicinal herbs lying on the ground with regret in her eyes. She collected all the usable herbs into her spatial storage, collecting them as she went. She didn't encounter any danger, and didn't even hear many birds chirping, probably because the animals had all gone to seek shelter from the typhoon.
As we approached the western side of the island and were about to leave the woods, we suddenly heard the sounds of fighting.
Qin Suisui thought she had misheard. On this deserted island, besides her, who else could be unlucky?
But still not entirely at ease, he listened again and confirmed it—there really was the sound of fighting! And it sounded like there was more than one person involved!
Qin Suisui gestured for Dahuang and Dahei to keep quiet and led them to the west coast of the island following the sound. The west coast was very high, even at high tide, it looked to be more than ten meters high, almost at a 90-degree angle to the sea level, a veritable cliff.
But judging from the sound, it was coming from below the cliff?
Shouldn't it all be seawater down there? How can there be people here?
Qin Suisui tiptoed to the edge of the cliff, lay down and peered down, only to discover that there was actually a cave on the cliff face! The current position of the seawater was exactly halfway up the cave, which meant that the cave must have been flooded last night, or at least more than half of it. How did the people inside survive until now and still be able to fight?
Qin Suisui didn't intend to speak. Alone in this dangerous situation, she only wanted to protect herself. But just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly heard a man's deep, angry roar from inside: "Pei Jiuyan! Even if I die here today, I will not tell you where the thing is!"
Qin Suisui paused in her escape. What did she hear?
Pei Jiuyan?
What's Pei Jiuyan doing here?
Qin Suisui's alarm bells immediately went off. She started to have conspiracy theories. Could it be that she had really been deceived by Zhou Zecheng, and that this was a trap set for her? Could it be that those people didn't want her to leave, so they deliberately used Pei Jiuyan as bait?
It's fake! It's definitely fake!
Her heart pounded, and she turned and ran.
But after running only two steps, a familiar voice came from below:
"Ha, do you think you'll still be alive?"
Qin Suisui felt as if she had been struck by lightning; that cold tone, that deep voice…
It really is Pei Jiuyan!
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