Well of Mystery

In a blink of an eye, the dark and towering Great Wall was thrown to the stern, and the southernmost tip of the island finally appeared in front of everyone.

Here the terrain is further slowed down, and finally dissolves into a flat golden sand at the southernmost point.Between the sandy land and the Great Wall are rows of huts built according to the mountain.

Unlike the gray and cold factory buildings seen in the middle and north of the island before, the houses here are painted in four different colors of white, red, blue, and yellow.From a distance, it looks like a colorful small mushroom blooming on the barren concrete slope.

However, excluding the bright colors that were artificially applied in the later period, it is still not difficult to see that the shapes of these houses are very simple and old. I am afraid that nine out of ten are things left over from decades ago.Huang Xiangyuan also said frankly that although these houses look old, most of them are of good quality, and demolishing and rebuilding will be a hugely expensive project, and he is still unable to make this decision.

Even so, the workers under him still tried their best to beautify the island - between the colorful houses, a lot of colorful flowers were planted, and there were several mountain roads leading down from the heights. The quilt is covered with bright colors, and it looks like a small Mediterranean coastal city.

"Welcome to Rose Fire Island, a beautiful island protected by the sea god."

When he was about to touch the shore, Huang Xiangyuan turned around and opened his arms towards everyone.

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Bai Xiuqi felt a little uncomfortable with the re-login after five hours.From the moment he landed, he felt as if he was stepping on a lump of cotton under his feet, one deep and the other shallow, wobbly.

"Be careful." Jiang Chenglu, who was holding Shang Daxiong, still had enough time to spare his arm to help him: "This is the sequelae of the boat, it's okay, it will be fine in a while."

Huang Xiangyuan also seemed to have considered this situation.Before he landed, he told everyone not to hurry up to the place where he lived, but to have lunch by the beach first.Rest and rest.

After hearing the news, the staff on the island who came to welcome them took the luggage of the guests and sent them to the best inn on the island.Only Jiang Chenglu politely declined the help and insisted on keeping Shang Daxiong by his side.

"They must think I'm sick now." Jiang Chenglu leaned over and whispered to Bai Xiuqi.

"You sacrificed for your comrades. The people will always remember you." Bai Xiuqi patted him on the shoulder.

Facts have proved that Huang Xiangyuan is a romantic man.For example, the location he chose for this lunch - a hydrophilic platform by the sea.

In fact, this is a mobile wooden platform erected on the shallows.A thick vine is planted on the wooden platform. The grapes are bearing fruit in early July, and the plump blue-purple fruits are hanging down in bunches. It can be seen that it is a very good variety.

However, no matter how good-looking it is.The grapes were nothing more than a backdrop for the lunch.

There is a long dining table under the grape arbor, surrounded by rattan chairs.Huang Xiangyuan led his daughter to take care of the guests.Although Huang Xiuqi looked reluctant, she still gave some face to the handsome guys in front of her, but the seat was far away from Huayin.It can be seen that a beam has been formed.

After staying at sea for five hours before, the polite words were almost finished. When everyone was really hungry, Huang Xiangyuan waved his hand and ordered the food to be served directly. It won't be long before.The first few dishes were brought to the table.

Since it is an island, seafood is of course the highlight here.The appetizer is green curry seafood soup. In the pea green soup with coconut fragrance, there are plump mussels, snail meat, white and tender fish flowers, large peony shrimp and delicious fish fillets, embellished with emerald green Aloe vera, just looking at it is tempting to twitch your index finger.

Then came up a bamboo basket.It was filled with heavy pebbles, with a bulging tinfoil package in the center of the stone.Use a toothpick to poke the tinfoil open, a puff of hot air with the aroma of sauce rises into the air, and then seven or eight small monster fish with wide mouths that are only as thick as two fingers appear.

The waiter who served the food said: "Grilled lady fish in coral stone, please use it slowly."

"Come, come, try this dish." Huang Xiangyuan also had a special introduction to this dish: "It was caught directly from the edge of this island."

Miss fish, although the body is slender, the meat is very delicious.This is a fish that lives in the crevices of the island's reefs. Its appearance proves that the environment around Rose Fire Island is recovering well.

The first meal after landing on the island was very hearty, followed by charcoal-grilled oysters, fried snails in abalone sauce, pan-fried mackerel and other dishes.In front of the delicious food, everyone who has been busy all morning is devoting themselves to eating hard.Bai Xiuqi was the only one who remembered the school of fish in the sea before. He stared at the young lady fish in the tin foil bag, and it was a little difficult to eat his chopsticks.

Jiang Chenglu leaned over and whispered: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are originally a way of reincarnation to prove the Tao. Killing for food is originally a law of heaven. You see Mencius also said that a gentleman should stay away from cooking, but he didn't say that a gentleman should stay away from meat. That is to say, it is right to have compassion in your heart, but to be compassionate regardless of the occasion is to ask for trouble. Besides, there are so many old thorns in the sea that you can't eat it at all, don't think too much about it."

Having said that, he stretched out his chopsticks towards the last lady fish, twisted off the fish head with a "click", then picked up the fish body and dipped it in the sauce on one side.

Just when Bai Xiuqi thought he was going to grab this fragrant little fish, he saw Jiang Chenglu bring the fish directly to his mouth and took a bite.

"Zi said, to deal with people who think too much, just be hungry."

"..."

Bai Xiuqi immediately raised his chopsticks to pick up the big oyster in front of him.

Jian Tong, who was sitting on the other side of the table, was not busy eating either.He helped Luo Weilu fill a bowl of appetizer soup, handed the spoon to his hand, and began to help peel the peony shrimp, cleaned them one by one, dipped them in soy sauce and put them into a small plate beside them.

Huang Xiangyuan suggested: "I'll call another waiter."

Jian Tong shook his head: "No, I'm used to this."

Luo Weilu, who heard their conversation, was obviously a little embarrassed, and then said that it was enough for him to eat what was in the bowl, and asked Jian Tong not to help anymore.But Jian Tong didn't say anything, and still carried the fishbone silently for him.

What a stubborn "waiter".

The atmosphere became a little bit awkward, and everyone didn't know whether to continue persuading or simply ignore these two people.Unexpectedly, Hua Yin pretended to be innocent and asked straight to the point: "Big brother, how can your eyes not see?"

"Me?" Luo Weilu was taken aback for a moment, his good-looking but unfocused eyes slowly looked for the direction of the voice: "This is a bit long to say."

"It's because of Gu." Jian Tong suddenly interjected.

"insanity?"

Bai Xiuqi is not familiar with Miao Jiang's Gu poison, but he is not unfamiliar either.When he was in school, he went to sketch in Xiangxi with his tutor. Apart from some basic common sense of life, he was also warned about some unique "superstition" notices.For example, don't drink the tea delivered by the single Miao girl, don't have disputes with the local ethnic minorities, and don't get close to suspicious objects in the middle of the three-way intersection... The many taboos are to prevent being deceived.

The other people at the banquet probably had the same understanding of Gu as Bai Xiuqi, Huang Xiangyuan showed a surprised expression: "So, there really are such things as Gu in the world? Mr. Luo's eyes were blinded by Gu? "

"...No." This time it was Luo Weilu who shook his head on his own initiative: "I was originally a Gu refiner, but I became like this because I lost the life-saving Heavenly Gu."

What, this person in front of him is actually a Gu refining master?Huang Xiuqi was the first to stand up in fright, and Huang Xiangyuan was also shocked, but after all he had traveled all over the world and was well-informed, so he quickly held his daughter down with one hand.

Hua Yang, who was sitting on the other side of Huang Xiuqi, laughed: "Don't worry, I heard that the art of witchcraft is only useful in a certain area. After leaving that area, the Gu insects will either die or hibernate. Master is no different from ordinary people, isn't he?"

"That's right." Luo Weilu nodded: "I'm sorry to surprise everyone, but I haven't continued to refine Gu for a long time. Moreover, most of the materials for making Gu have been extinct now, and I'm afraid there will be no more in the world. Another Gu Master."

"This seems to be a bit similar to Nanyang's lowering head." Huang Xiangyuan was a little relieved: "Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer authentic masters who have lowered their heads, but there are quite a few scammers. By the way, then you want to recover your eyesight , do I still have to find a way to train the Heavenly Gu back?"

Luo Weilu shook his head slowly again: "That's not necessary. In fact, I have been weak and sick since I was a child, and my family raised Gu for me to cure my illness and strengthen my body. Now that the Gu is gone, I just changed back to the state I should have at the beginning. As long as there is treatment, there should be some hope."

"I see. I hope the hot springs on the island can help you. If you need anything, just tell me directly." Huang Xiangyuan smiled sincerely.

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After that, lunch continued for about 10 minutes or so.The guests who were full of wine and food thanked the island owner for such kind hospitality, and then followed the staff to leave for the temporary residence during this period.

It was a small two-and-a-half-story western-style building.It sits on the southern slope of the island with its back facing the sea.The main building is painted with refreshing fruit green, while the balcony and the porch on the side facing the sea are white.From a distance, there is a kind of innocent cuteness.

The front and back sides of the small building are flat, and there are climbing frames, swing chairs, seesaws and many other old toys on the balcony side. It seems that it used to be a paradise for children.

But for some reason, Bai Xiuqi felt that these old facilities were a bit scary.