This was completely beyond my expectations. I had been guessing all the way that Yunwen was usually well-behaved and obedient, and would not go against her will. She must have been instigated by Yingchun to go here. Moreover, Bailu also said that only Yingchun and the mermaid had been to a place like this where the cattle lived. All the signs were clear, and it must have been Yingchun's idea. I didn't expect Yunwen to say that she did it herself.

"Are you lying to me just to protect Yingchun?" I asked.

Yunwen shook her head, looked at me and said, "No, it was indeed my idea, but I had no choice. I didn't want to come here originally, but there was a voice in my heart urging me to come here. It kept repeating over and over again. By the time I was a little sober, we had already arrived at this place and were standing near the bushes. Then we were all wrapped up by the vines. This is what happened."

It is a good idea to put the blame on the gray powder so that everyone can have a good excuse. But Yunwen forgot that I was born a special forces soldier, so sometimes I would learn some torture methods to treat criminals. Moreover, I have recently become proficient in observing micro-expressions during interrogation operations. Now is a sensitive and slightly proficient period.

While she was talking, she looked at me particularly seriously and rubbed her nose, which was different from usual. These were all flaws. She looked at me particularly seriously, which meant that she wanted to confirm whether I believed what she said. Rubbing her nose meant that she was hiding the truth. These are human instincts and subconscious, subtle but difficult to avoid, so she was obviously lying.

It must have been Yingchun or Bailu who taught her this, to cover up the truth with lies. Knowing that I would never abandon Yunwen, she let Yunwen try to get close to me.

But this won't work. If I succeed once, there will be a second, third, and fourth time, until they think I'm easy to fool. So I still need to know the truth and can't indulge myself.

"Yunwen, tell me, how did Song Yingchun instigate you to come here? If you lie to me again, I will probably have to talk to Yingchun and punish you. I may bring about all the consequences you can imagine, so don't try to cover up the truth. Telling the truth will do you good. As the saying goes, leniency to those who confess and severity to those who resist. I hate deception more than your stupid behavior." I said.

Seeing that I had seen through her, Yunwen could only sigh and pout, saying, "Then promise me that after you know the truth, you won't embarrass Yingchun or abandon her. She said she will change."

"It would be strange if she changed. Tell me quickly, how did she instigate you to turn your horse around and come to this dangerous area? She clearly knew that the cattle were in danger, but she still insisted on pulling you here. This is very strange in itself. What's even stranger is why you were willing to listen to her. Just now, you were even trying to cover up the truth from me. You are not that kind of person. What happened?" I asked.

"Originally, I planned to take her to the back mountain for a run and then go back, but before we got to the top of the mountain, Yingchun said that she had recently met an immortal, and the immortal said that he could help save her friend. She kept muttering on the way, and I advised her for a long time, saying that you had instructed her not to go too far or too dangerous places. She didn't listen and wanted to jump off the horse. I was afraid that she would get hurt, so I stopped at the top and bottom first. She said that if you can meet a fox fairy, doesn't she have the fate of being an immortal? She said that I just need to go and take a look, and nothing will go wrong. I couldn't stand her, so I just followed her wishes." Yunwen said.

"Immortal? We have been at home recently. Where did she meet the immortal?" I asked.

"She said that in her dream, she was wearing ancient clothes, had an immortal look, could tell fortunes with her fingers, and had a kind face. I came to find her specially. She said that she had this dream often for a month, and we often chatted for a long time in her dreams, so she believed that there was absolutely no problem, so she asked me to ride a horse to take her to the agreed place to meet. As for why she lied just now, she promised the immortal that she would not reveal the dream to you, so she asked me to keep it a secret for her and let me answer you, so I lied to you." Yunwen said.

This expression is very natural, he is definitely not lying, it seems that this is the truth.

No wonder Song Yingchun didn't want to see Song Bailu much during this period, and was even colder to me. She often hid in the house for a long time. The reason why she could pass the subconscious test for everyone every once in a while was because I didn't ask the key points. She had no need to lie, and she was indeed not infected by the ash powder to make her mind unclear. She was just confused by the so-called immortal in the dream.

But I didn’t expect that on this deserted island, I would actually encounter an incident similar to “Internet fraud”, which made me extremely depressed!

"Did she ever tell you what the immortal's name was?" I asked.

"It is said that his name is...Mr. Longhu. Zhou Bo, don't tell anyone for a while, otherwise Yingchun will blame me, thinking that I am two-faced and can't keep my mouth shut. She also said that if the immortal knew that too many people knew about the dream, he would no longer come to her. I'm afraid that he will be angry with me then." Yunwen said.

I hid my face. This routine sounded very much like a scam company, so I said, "Okay, I get it. Don't worry. I know what to do and I won't make it difficult for you."

Yunwen breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled sweetly and said, "Zhou Bo, you are so nice."

This lovely little face really makes my heart skip a beat when she smiles. It is so beautiful that it takes your breath away. After being praised like this, I feel extremely vain and satisfied. I coughed and said, "It's my duty to be nice to you."

Her eyes sparkled, and she stood on tiptoe, touched my face briefly, and said playfully, "Thank you!"

In fact, I had already lost the clue about the ash powder a long time ago. Although Yingchun and the others made a big trouble by pretending to be so, they also inadvertently provided me with a new direction, allowing me to understand more about the origin of the ash powder.

After all, we still have to stay on this strange island for an unknown period of time. If we are poisoned by a bunch of unknown gray powder that can invade the human body and live an uneasy life every day, and cannot go out to find food, it is not a long-term solution. Therefore, we must investigate it clearly, know ourselves and the enemy, and know how to deal with it. How can we find our shelter under its terrible omnipresence? This is the real way to survive.

Therefore, investigating the Gray Powder Book is also a major event. Therefore, although Yingchun caused trouble, she actually contributed to this important matter, which offset her faults and there is no need to make it too embarrassing.

Longhu hermit? This made me look up at the stone statue. It was holding a huge furnace in its hands. Long means jade with dragon patterns carved on it, and Hu means container. Doesn’t it correspond to the stone statue?

It seems I have to interrogate Yingchun carefully about this Longhu hermit. Since he was able to lead the two girls to the vicinity of the ghost vine area, it means that he must have some kind of cooperative relationship with Huifen. As the saying goes, too much talk leads to mistakes. He and Yingchun have been communicating for nearly a month, so there is no guarantee that he will not leave some useful information.

Thinking of this, I took Yunwen to the other side to find the Song sisters who were still slumped on the ground. When they saw Yunwen and I coming, they were very nervous. They kept using some expressions to try to test Yunwen's attitude. Until I walked up to them, the three girls showed different degrees of uneasiness.

This is on the hillside between the two stone statues. They are sitting upright, waiting for me to lecture them.

"Let's all go back quickly. Today is New Year's Day. I don't want to be angry with you, but if it happens again, I won't care about anyone. Do you hear me?" I said.

The girls were stunned, with an expression as if that was the end of it?

"Why, you still don't want to listen?" I asked.

The three girls stood up quickly, wanting to salute me one by one.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou Bo." Song Bailu held my hand tightly. My actions must have far exceeded her expectations.

Yingchun was also slightly moved. She came to me and wanted to say something to me, but hesitated. I whispered to her, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

She nodded.

"Listen to my arrangements. Yunwen, you take them back on horseback first, and then come to pick me up. There is a lot of grass here, and I can collect some fodder and wild vegetables. Is that ok?" I asked.

This time they listened and did as I said.

After they left, I really went to collect fodder, and during the process of collecting fodder, I accidentally walked to and saw the base of the stone statue, which seemed to have some words engraved on it.