The incident happened very suddenly, but everyone in the venue just glanced at it and then looked away, with an indifferent look on their faces as if they were used to it.
Apparently, this kind of murder and robbery is common here.
Ye Lan felt a small shadow approaching her side. She lowered her eyes and found that the little bean sprout who had just wanted to stay three meters away from her had quietly moved towards her.
"Don't be afraid." She thought the other person was frightened by the dead body, so she said something to comfort him and then led him to a stall.
But where she couldn't see, Xiao Douya was frowning tightly and staring at the surroundings with a serious expression.
The stall Ye Lan went to was a bookseller. People coming and going just glanced at the stall and walked away. It seemed that business was very slow.
The stall owner was a young man. When he saw her approaching, he lazily greeted her and said, "One book is 100,000 yuan, and two books are 10% off."
One hundred thousand?
Hearing this, Ye Lan raised his eyebrows and glanced at the crudely bound martial arts books on the stall, which looked like they had just been pirated. He suddenly understood why the business was so slow.
But she has always liked to study books and has little interest in other rare treasures, so she stopped in front of the stall and casually opened a copy of "Broken Sword Technique" to read.
At first, the simplified Chinese characters and plain language were indeed hard to convince people, but Ye Lan was well-read, and the Xuanzong Library contained the most complete collection of martial arts techniques in the world, so she recognized at a glance that this martial arts secret book was genuine.
It's just been translated to make it more straightforward.
This was the first time Ye Lan saw someone do this, and he found it interesting, so he read several books in a row and even gave one to Xiao Douya.
The two, one big and one small, stood in front of the bookstall for a long time, and no one around paid any attention to them. After all, these people either had no contact with the ancient martial arts world, had never seen the internal energy techniques, or they didn't dare to believe that someone would so carelessly translate the techniques and sell them.
In the end, it was the young man who couldn't hold it in anymore and said, "Are you going to buy it or not? If not, don't stand here and disturb my sleep."
"Buy it." Ye Lan closed the book and bought the one that Xiao Douya was reading.
After paying 100,000 yuan with a card, the young man sighed, seeming a little dissatisfied, but looking at the time, he wrapped up the stall with a cloth, carried it on his shoulders and ran to another stall.
Ye Lan saw that the man was selling herbs, and there were quite a few people surrounding his stall.
The young man squeezed for a long time before he got in. When he came out, the electronic announcement above the screen sounded.
His face changed and he ran out of the door at the speed of light.
"Congratulations to booth 7866 for selling a plant of Black Gold Grass. Legend has it that this grass can reshape tendons and veins, and has amazing efficacy in treating broken legs. It's the ingredient in the Black Jade Ointment featured in TV dramas."
Black Gold Grass...
Ye Lan looked at the young man's disappearing figure and wanted to see who he was going to save.
However, as more and more people came, the fights and killings became more and more intense. In order to avoid scaring Xiao Douya, she left the scene early.
"Miss, are you okay?"
As soon as I went out, the security team leader immediately came over and asked me with concern.
Although he knew that Ye Lan was skilled and brave, he was still afraid of making mistakes because the mysterious island was full of dangers.
Ye Lan shook his head and replied calmly: "I'm fine."
Then he led everyone away and went to stroll along the beach.
There is a magical golden beach on the mysterious island. Affected by special microorganisms, the sand is washed into gold by the tides all year round.
The blue sea, blue sky and golden beach all appear sparkling and dazzling under the sun.
However, it is rare to visit the island once a year. Most people are looking for treasure on the island and have no time to relax here.
Seeing that Xiao Douya was full of longing, Ye Lan let him play by himself and took a walk along the beach.
Surprisingly, there is still a trace of spiritual energy left on the mysterious island. Even if you don't practice cultivation, living here all year round is good for your health.
As she walked, she wondered why the old man came here. When she came to her senses, she found a figure approaching her in the distance.
On the beach in midsummer, the man was still dressed in a suit and tie. His leather shoes touching the golden sand did not affect his elegant and steady steps at all. The dark grey suit outlined his perfect inverted triangle figure. If it were not for his overpowering aura, he would be mistaken for a top male model on the international catwalk.
The waves surged onto the beach little by little, and the waves rolled to the feet. Under the refraction of the sunlight, Ye Lan narrowed his eyes slightly, and in a trance he seemed to see the ancient road covered with yellow sand, and the general who led the army back in triumph.
Outside the Shili Pavilion, he dismounted, walked to the front of the carriage, and handed her a jade pendant, saying it was a birthday gift.
"What's wrong?"
The man had arrived in front of her without her knowing, looking down at her.
Ye Lan was distracted for a moment, and when he looked up, he met the other person's deep and bottomless eyes. He couldn't help but take a step back and subconsciously pinched the blood jade in his pocket.
Xiao Yunting frowned because of her action.
Ye Lan closed his eyes slightly, suppressing the inexplicable ripples in his heart, and explained: "It's the power of the blessing. The spiritual energy here is more abundant than other places, and the power of the curse will be stronger than usual."
Hearing this, Xiao Yunting paused, then noticed her blushing face in the bright sun. Unsure of what to say, he averted his gaze and changed the subject, saying, "I've had people investigate, but they haven't found the mysterious old man you mentioned. If he's deliberately hiding, we can only look for clues through the auction."
After all, the mysterious island was opened this time, and everyone came here for the rare treasures at the auction.
"Yeah." Ye Lan nodded, and after adjusting his mood, he talked about what he saw and heard on the island in the morning.
Although Xiao Yunting had just arrived, he had come to the mysterious island every year to participate in offline auctions, so he was quite familiar with the place.
Upon hearing this, he explained the matter of the commercial building.
"Although the Mysterious Island isn't as dangerous as the businesses in the Hunter Zone, many of the people who live here are bandits. They set up checkpoints for those who come here seeking wealth or medicine. 'The useless are not worthy to set foot on the Mysterious Island' is an invisible rule."
Therefore, even if you don't participate in the auction, spend a lot of money, want to make a fortune on the island, or seek medical treatment, you must survive and successfully bring the things out.
This is the rule set by the strong, and it is destined to eliminate the weak.
Ye Lan thought about it and suddenly said, "Then there should be a place here where we can speak with strength, right?"
When Xiao Yunting heard this, a hint of admiration flashed across his eyes. Just as he was about to answer, he caught a glimpse of a small figure running quickly to the girl and glaring at him fiercely.
“…”
The conversation between the two was interrupted by the appearance of Xiaodouya.
Ye Lan pointed to the small item at hand and introduced it: "I picked it up on the roadside."
Xiao Yunting didn't believe she would be so kind. He looked at Xiao Douya carefully and said, "He has something on him."
Although the strange fragrance was deliberately concealed by the fragrance of the clothes, it was still clearly felt by the sensitive five senses of the ancient warriors. Moreover, Xiao Yunting, who had been in contact with the development of products of his biological company for many years, could even smell the fragrance on the child, which was the smell of natural treasures.
Such a child has no protection in the mysterious island, which is equivalent to a walking thousand-year-old ginseng. Everyone wants to take a bite of it.
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