[Jianwang III] Caiwei Dongshan

The two walked not far, and walked out of the mountain where the pier was located. It was a beach in front of them, and there were two simple wooden houses on the beach. Looking at the mountain peak, it is very safe, but the pointed end of the fence does not seem to be used to enclose the yard, but it seems to be used for other defenses.

Su Xueer pulled out the pen from her waist, and looked around vigilantly, but found nothing wrong.

Zeng Rong smiled and said, "Since there is a house, there should be a family. Why don't we go and find out."

"Okay." Su Xueer responded, and walked towards the room first.

After walking a short distance, Zeng Rong frowned, "It smells rotten." As he spoke, he also took out his pen.

Su Xueer sniffed it carefully, and said, "It's very faint, but there is indeed..." Before finishing speaking, he suddenly reached out and stopped Zeng Rong, "Wait, there is blood."

Zeng Rong followed Su Xueer's gaze, and saw a place on the beach that was obviously darker in color, which should be the bloodstain Su Xueer mentioned. "It looks like someone buried the body under the sand." She frowned, "Junior Brother Xu Huai..."

"...Let's go and have a look first." Su Xueer's thoughts were not optimistic, but he didn't want to worry Zeng Rong too early, so he just led her to move forward.

Zeng Rong nodded, and walked forward together with Su Xueer.

However, after they walked a few steps, they heard a quarrel, and some words came intermittently, probably saying that they could not go back after missing the boat.

The two looked at each other in surprise, and together they used Qing Gong to rush towards the small courtyard.

"Brother Yuanliang, this place is so secluded that no merchant ships have ever run away. This time a ship finally came, why are you refusing to leave!" The younger-looking man stomped his feet anxiously.

"I won't go, Xu Xiashi saved my life!" The slightly older man seemed to be tired from the noise, and turned his back angrily, "If you want to go--" Before he finished speaking, he saw Su Xueer and Zeng Rong who came running over.

Both of them were wearing the costumes of Wanhua Valley's disciples, which were similar to Xu Huai's attire, and it was obvious at a glance that they had something to do with Xu Huai—that's why the man stopped talking.

The two of them listened to their two sentences, and Zeng Rong hurried forward and asked, "The Xu chivalrous man you mentioned just now—is his name Xu Huai? What about others?"

"He..." The two stopped arguing after hearing the words, and looked at each other, their faces full of bewilderment.

Zeng Rong was too anxious, these two steps rushed forward with enough skill, but threw Su Xueer a little, Su Xueer hurried to catch up, "Sister Rong, don't worry." Rong stood beside her and took her hand.

Feeling that his hands were wrapped by a pair of warm hands, Zeng Rong felt a little relieved. He felt that he was too anxious just now, so he couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes again to calm down a lot, showing a touch of politeness. Smiling, he said, "I'm sorry, both of you. I was the one who was rude just now. We are fellow disciples of Junior Brother Xu Huai. He hasn't communicated with Yan Zhong for some time. Master was very worried, so we came out to look for him. If you know Please tell me the whereabouts of junior brother."

The two people were even more embarrassed when they heard the words, and they faltered and dared not speak.

Su Xueer frowned and said, "Please tell the truth, I will not blame you."

Hearing this, the older man stomped his feet and said, "Well, seeing that the clothes of the two are similar to Xu Xiashi, it must be that he is from the same school... But Xu Xiashi, in order to detoxify a group of pirates, himself..."

Zeng Rong asked, "What poison did he suffer from?"

"He tasted starfish, tortoise gall, and vines one after another, and then... died of poison..." The man said, his voice getting weaker and weaker.

Zeng Rong's face turned pale when he heard this, and he was a little dizzy.

Su Xueer silently took a step forward and hugged her.

Zeng Rong leaned against his arms, closed his eyes and tried to stabilize his mind.

"Sister Rong..." Su Xueer whispered worriedly.

Zeng Rong let out a breath, stood up straight, and asked the two, "Where are those pirates?"

"This... They used to do a lot of evil, and then they did everything when they went crazy. I... I asked a passing knight to kill them all..." The older man bowed his head and murmured.

Su Xueer thought to herself, this is probably the source of the corpses buried under the beach when they came here.

From this point of view, he was overwhelmed.

"...Brother Xu Huai died of poison after trying these three things, but those pirates were alive despite being mad, which means it's not the problem of these three things." Zeng Rong frowned, lowering his head in thought.

Su Xueer sighed, and said, "Sister Rong, I'll go look around and bring it back for you...Be careful yourself."

"Well, I'm right here, nothing will happen." Zeng Rong smiled lightly.

Su Xueer shook her head, jumped out of the yard, and went to collect the scattered things on the beach.

The two were surprised, "Girl, you are..."

"Junior Brother Xu Huai hasn't found the root of the poison, so it's always a hidden danger." Zeng Rong rubbed his brows, "Are you living on this island? Are there other people on the island?"

"some……"

"Then it's even more important to find out what's going on." Zeng Rong sighed, "It's a pity that I can't see those pirates, and I don't know what it looks like when the poison is released."

The younger man scratched his head, "It's really the same door, it's terrible..."

The older man stabbed him immediately, but Zeng Rong didn't care, and shook his head with a smile, "This is the foundation of a doctor's life." After speaking, he chatted with the two of them.

It turned out that the older man was named Li Yuanliang, who was rescued by Xu Huai during the shipwreck, and stayed in Xu Huai's small courtyard to help him; the younger man was named Shi Qian, and both were sailors on the merchant ship. They are brothers with different surnames.

Shi Qian had better luck, drifting with the hull of the ship to Onahama unscathed, and has been saving the cargo.

When the rescue ship sent by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce arrived, Li Yuanliang insisted on keeping Xu Huai's filial piety, so Shi Qian decided to stay with him, but Shi Qian was not a person who could bear his temper.

It was okay when no boat came, but now that there is a boat, he can't stay no matter what.

After listening, Zeng Rong shook his head and said, "What kind of filial piety is there? Brother Xu Huai didn't save you to keep you trapped on this island for the rest of your life."

Li Yuanliang scratched his hair and said, "I...I can't help him with anything..."

Zeng Rong smiled and said, "He didn't ask you to repay him for saving you."

"I know!" Li Yuanliang said, "He didn't do it for this, I know, but I can't pretend there is nothing!"

Zeng Rong was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head slightly, showing a dumbfounding expression.

There are still such pure people in this noisy world.

It's so persistent that it's a headache, but so cute.

There were some troublesome pirates on this island, but they went crazy for some reason, and they have been removed by Li Yuanliang, leaving only some seabirds and big turtles wandering on the beach.

Even though Su Xueer's Huajian Mind Technique cultivation base is not ranked high in the valley, it is still easy to deal with these things.

Not long after, he collected the three objects that Xu Huai had tasted and a few seabirds and returned them to the yard and handed them to Zeng Rong, "Unfortunately, I don't know how to go fishing in the sea."

Seeing him come back, Zeng Rong came over to check those things, "The fish should be fine. If there are residents here, just borrow some from them...Axue, can you find a source of water?"

Su Xueer shook her head and said, "I didn't find any springs near the beach."

Li Yuanliang interjected, "I know there are some residents not far away, but they don't like to be disturbed by outsiders... It's just different for Xu Xiashi."

"It's okay, I'll just look for it." Su Xueer shook her head, "Where is it?"

"Just go south along the road." Li Yuanliang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Xu Xiashi is also...buried over there."

Zeng Rong heard the words and said, "Axue, wait for me to go there with you. I... After all, I came out to look for Junior Brother Xu Huai. Master..."

Su Xueer sighed, and said, "Master Sun has always been open-minded through all the things in the world." Saying that, she also went to Zeng Rong's side to help her pick out those things.

Li Yuanliang and Shi Qian felt redundant, so they couldn't help asking, "Can we do something..."

"No need." Su Xueer shook her head slightly.

Zeng Rong said, "Pack up your things and go back with our boat. Brother Xu Huai... doesn't need you to guard like this. If you really want to repay him..." Zeng Rong paused, and said, "He went out of the valley At that time, he told his master that he would like to travel all over the world and try his best to treat those who cannot find a doctor. You can help him... help some people you can help."

Li Yuanliang was taken aback when he heard the words, thoughtful.

Shi Qian tugged at his sleeve and said, "Brother, why do I feel that the rich doctor in our village...is not worthy of the word 'medical' at all..."

Li Yuanliang nodded and said, "I also... think so."

Zeng Rong and Su Xueer didn't pay attention to what they were talking about, but were fiddled with the things spread out on the ground.

"The food doesn't seem to be a problem. It would be great if we can find a water source to check." Zeng Rong squatted on the ground in distress.

Su Xueer said, "What if it's not for food?"

Zeng Rong was taken aback for a moment, and then realized, "You mean, incense or something else? They are pirates, and it is not impossible to come into contact with them."

"There is also the ship that crashed. The Chamber of Commerce sent such a big ship to pick it up. It probably carried very important people, and I am afraid that the ship's cargo will be indispensable." Su Xueer sighed slightly, "I hope it is like this... then It will not affect other people on the island."

"I hope." Zeng Rong agreed and stood up, "Let's go, let's go to the south."

Su Xueer nodded and stood up, but was stopped by Li Yuanliang, "That... I, I'm going too..."

"You dare not go by yourself?" Su Xueer asked in surprise.

"I... have no face to go." Li Yuanliang blushed, bowed his head and whispered.

Zeng Rong sighed and said, "Let's go together."

Su Xueer has no objection.

Li Yuanliang asked Shi Qian to stay and tidy up his things, and led the two of them southward.