Lin Xubo has always been a fence-sitter. As soon as I saw his appearance, I knew that he must be doing very poorly in Xiao He's team.
That's why he's trying to curry favor with me now, beg for forgiveness, and then come back to us.
To be honest, I absolutely loathe Lin Xubo. I even wondered why he didn't just die on that deserted island.
But who knew he was such an unkillable cockroach? After going through so much trouble, he's still alive and kicking, stirring up trouble for me. It's truly admirable.
I turned to look at Lin Xubo and examined him closely. I saw that Lin Xubo's hair was already very long, his clothes were tattered, and there were several scrapes and abrasions on his body.
Moreover, Lin Xubo has lost a lot of weight recently, and all the fat on his body is no longer visible. It's clear that he's not living a good life, so his situation has become somewhat worse.
When Lin Xubo saw me looking at him, he grinned and said, "Sihai, when I followed them, I thought you had always wanted to know their secrets, so I followed them for a while. I've learned pretty much everything about them. Let me tell you, there's actually someone controlling them all along. They came to this island to find something."
After hearing what Lin Xubo said, I couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
I knew about Xiao He and the others when they appeared here, and I also knew about Chen Jian rescuing Yang Rui in the woods.
For a while, I even suspected that it was all a trap.
Considering their excellent equipment and their remarkable ability to survive on a deserted island, it's clear that they came to this island with a specific purpose in mind.
But before we parted ways, we found so much gold at our previous seaside campsite, but Xiao He and Yang Rui didn't take any of it with them when they left.
That means they came to this deserted island not for money.
What else could there be besides these?
Then it must be something that concerns life and death.
Although I haven't found anything particularly magical since arriving on this deserted island, the fact that Xiao He and the others appeared was no accident, which is enough to prove that what they desperately wanted to find must be very important.
I'm not stupid. Even if Lin Xubo didn't say anything, I had my own guesses about this.
I looked at Lin Xubo and shook my head: "You don't need to tell me this. I have my own decision. As for why you are telling me this, I don't want to know. I just want to tell you that if you want to live and make a living here, you'd better behave yourself and stop doing these strange things. Otherwise, this place will not tolerate you."
Lin Xubo stared at me, looking somewhat embarrassed.
He quickly changed his tune: "Sihai, that's not what I meant. I wanted to tell you that there's someone behind them. From what they've said, they've found traces of that thing, but they haven't been able to find it again lately. But from what they've implied, it seems that the person behind them is probably dying, so they need to get that thing back as soon as possible. Also, I suspect that the thing they're looking for can grant immortality! Or even bring the dead back to life!"
When I heard Lin Xubo say this, I felt it was a bit far-fetched.
When I was little, I also read "Journey to the West" and knew that eating a piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh would grant me immortality.
But even if such a story is passed down through the ages, it is nothing more than a fabrication.
How could there possibly be anything that grants immortality in this society or in this world?
Just as Lin Xubo was about to say something, Wang Ping's shouts came from afar.
"Sihai, come and see!"
As I agreed, I turned to look at Lin Xubo and said, "I'll say it again: if you want to live, you'd better behave yourself and not try anything funny!"
Lin Xubo fell silent, his eyes darting back and forth, seemingly plotting some mischief.
I couldn't be bothered with him anymore, because I felt that saying another word to him was a waste of breath.
I quickly grabbed the gun in my hand and ran over.
Wang Ping and his men had already chopped off all of the crab's claws, but the crab's shell was extremely hard, and the knives they had brought were no match for it.
Wang Ping stomped his feet in anger and cursed, "How on earth did this thing form? Could it have become a monster, growing to such a huge size?"
Chen Jian wiped the sweat from his brow and muttered something under his breath.
But after a few minutes, Chen Jian chuckled and said, "Brother Sihai, I think if we can't break this big crab shell, we can actually make something out of it. Look at how big the shell is, we can make a small boat. That way we can go diving in the sea and get more seafood. That would be a good idea, saving us from having to cut down trees and take a boat, wouldn't it?"
The people around Chen Jian chuckled when they heard him say that, finding amusement in his misery.
Xiao He and his group had already dealt with the bird quite well.
This bird was exceptionally large; it took two people to lift just one of its claws.
To be honest, seeing such a huge thing, I was both shocked and scared.
Surprisingly, I have no idea what changes are taking place on this deserted island now.
What's frightening is that this is just encountering one bird or one crab. If all the creatures in this forest became that enormous, then our lives would suddenly become impossible to navigate...
"Sihai, should we take all these things back with us?"
Wang Ping looked at me and whispered tentatively, then his eyes kept glancing at Xiao He and the others behind him.
Of course I knew what Wang Ping was testing, but after thinking about it, I still felt that I should take Xiao He and the others back.
After all, Xiao He was injured this time to save me, and if I can't take him with me, it would seem like I'm being too heartless.
Moreover, the remaining three or four members of Xiao He's group were not in good condition either. It was clear that they had not been having a pleasant time living on this deserted island.
Moreover, although what Lin Xubo just said sounded a bit absurd, I felt that he had no need to use such empty words to curry favor with me.
It's highly likely that Lin Xubo did hear something.
If we want to know the reason behind this, we must keep Xiao He and the others by our side and then investigate carefully.
I nodded and patted Wang Ping on the shoulder: "Let's take these birds and people back first, then we'll call the others to help. Let's try to get these two big things to the camp before dark. As for the rest, we'll talk about it later..."
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