"Obviously you asked me to speak slowly..." Xiaohuan glanced at Kang Shuyan's back resentfully and muttered.
"Girl, the house has encountered some trouble, do you need our help?" Murong Fu asked. He was actually a little curious in his heart, what kind of disease did the "second young master" have to break his own leg? .
Xiaohuan glanced at Murong Fu with a shy look, and shook her head hastily, "No... I don't dare to trouble the distinguished guests. The master wants me to entertain you, so please come with me."
After she finished speaking, she led the way.
Although Murong Fu was curious, he was new here and couldn't just wander in, so he immediately gave up and followed Xiao Huan.
"Sir, this is a specialty of Yuanke Island. It's called 'Fragrant Mist Tea'. It's famous for its comfortable taste and long-lasting fragrance. This is something you can't drink outside the island." When they arrived at the living room, Xiao Huan served the fragrant tea. , introduced while pouring tea.
Murong Fu took a deep breath and found that, as he said, the fragrance was fresh and elegant and lingered for a long time. However, he knew nothing about tea ceremony and could not tell what was good and what was not good.
"Little girl, how did you know that we are from outside the island?" Zhao Min's eyes flashed and she asked quietly.
"Hehe," Xiaohuan smiled and saluted Zhao Minfu, Yingying said, "If you are from the island, Xiaohuan should know it, but your faces and clothes, not to mention that this Yuanke Island is Junshan Island, Jiuyuan Island, and Xiake Island are all very rare, so I knew you were from outside."
Everyone was stunned, and Xiaohuan added, "And I heard that a group of people from outside have come here recently, but they should all be on Xiake Island at this time, and Xiaohuan has not seen them either."
Murong Fu's heart moved, "Do you know when they came?"
A trace of reminiscence flashed in Xiao Huan's eyes, "It must have been the day before yesterday. Everyone in Kang Mansion went out that day, saying they were going to Xiake Island to greet distinguished guests. Hey, shouldn't you go directly to Xiake Island?"
"The day before yesterday? Counting the days, Zhang San and Li Si's boat was still a lot slower." Murong Fu thought in his mind, but did not answer Xiaohuan's question, but asked instead, "According to what you said, you guys have a strange appearance. Doesn’t it seem like something strange?”
He recalled that when he was walking on the street earlier, the people on the street looked at him indifferently.
As soon as he said this, Xiao Huan showed a strange look, "There are new faces here every year, especially the Laba Festival that happens every ten years. The most people come, but it doesn't take long for the faces to become mature. What's the matter? So weird?”
"Is that so..." Murong Fu murmured, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and asked, "The Kang family should be the richest family on the island, right?"
"Of course," Xiao Huan seemed to have no scheming at all, with a proud smile on her pretty face, "My master used to be the owner of Yuanke Island, and the Kang family is the largest on the island."
"Oh? What about the island owner?" Murong Fu was slightly startled. He had only heard of the word "island owner" before, but the so-called island owner only occupied an island near the sea. On the top of the mountain, he calls himself the owner of the island. In fact, he is just the head of a small sect. But the current owner of the island is different. For such a large Yuanke Island, the position of the owner of the island is no different from that of a prince from the Central Plains.
"What about other islands? Are there wealthy families like your Kang family as island owners?" Zhao Min asked aloud.
"Of course. In addition to Xiake Island, the Fang family on Junshan Island and the Tang family on Jiuyuan Island are no less important than the Kang family on the island. The previous island owners were also produced by these two families, but..." Xiaohuan
As he spoke, his tone suddenly became low, and finally he just kept silent.
"What's wrong, Xiao Huan?" Murong Fu asked, staring into Xiao Huan's eyes with a smile. It was rare to meet such a simple girl who knew a lot of things, so he naturally wanted to find out.
"Alas..." Xiao Huan sighed faintly, "When the master was still here, the Kang family was very powerful, and the other two families wanted to give us three points. But since the master is gone, they have bullied our Kang family, and now they actually
…He actually didn’t even spare the second young master.”
"You two young masters..." Murong Fu was about to ask, but there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, so he immediately changed his words and said, "You are always the second young master. You are called the second young master. Brother Shuyan should be the eldest son of your house."
Bar?"
Although Xiaohuan was surprised why Murong Fu suddenly changed the subject, he still replied seriously, "Young master, you don't know that there is an eldest lady above the second master. Master Shuyan is the third master in the house, but Xiaohuan has followed the three masters since he was a child.
Young Master, I have always called him 'Young Master'."
"That's it." Murong Fu nodded, hearing the words "followed since childhood", he felt unreasonable in his heart.
"Haha, Brother Murong is not kind. He actually inquired about my little brother's secrets behind his back." A burst of hearty laughter rang out, and the person who came was none other than Kang Shuyan.
Murong Fu stood up and bowed his hands, "Brother Kang, you are joking. We are new here, so we are inevitably curious, so we chatted with your maid for a few words. Brother Kang, you don't really mind."
"Brother Murong, please sit down!" Kang Shuyan returned the salute and said with a smile, "It's human nature, how can I take it seriously? It's just that this girl Xiaohuan always likes to talk nonsense. If Brother Murong has anything you want to ask, you can just ask me.
yes."
"It's not a big deal," Murong Fu said bluntly after sitting down. "When I was waiting in the Central Plains, I only heard that there was a Xiake Island overseas, but I didn't know that there were three islands near the Xiake Island, which were forming a defensive posture.
Is there any meaning in this?"
"Hey, what do I do?" Kang Shuyan said nonchalantly, "Actually, whether it's Xiake Island, Jiuyuan, Yuanke, or Junshan, these islands existed a long time ago, but there were just no people living there. In the early days,
Before the Tang Dynasty, a group of people migrated from far away places to avoid war. However, due to the extremely harsh environment, survival was extremely difficult. Only one in a hundred people survived."
"This situation lasted until a hundred years ago. The environment on the island improved. Both the outsiders and the original population on the island gradually increased, and the growth rate became faster and faster. In a hundred years, it was almost unable to accommodate them."
Kang Shuyan briefly introduced the origin of this island group. Combining Xiaohuan's words just now, it is not difficult to guess that those people are probably the ancestors of the Tang family, Fang family and Kang family, but Murong Fu was confused.
Yes, what kind of force is there on Xiake Island? Is it an indigenous force or a foreign force?
Although he was full of doubts, Murong Fu did not rush to ask, but followed the conversation and asked, "Brother Kang, why did you say this? I see that there are more than three islands around Xia Ke Island, why do you say it can't accommodate it?"
"Brother Murong doesn't know. Compared with the three islands of Yuanke, Junshan and Jiuyuan, the other islands grew up later. The islands are full of miasma and there are countless poisonous insects and beasts. People cannot survive and can only occasionally stay on the islands.
Go hunting and pick some medicinal materials." Kang Shuyan explained.
"That's it!" Murong Fu nodded suddenly. He knew that Xia Ke Island is an active volcano and the terrain on the seabed is strange. It is not a strange thing for an island to "grow". In comparison, Zhao Min and other women were quite surprised.
.
"Can islands grow in the sea?" Jingxuan asked in surprise.
"Haha," Kang Shuyan saw Jingxuan and Zhou Zhiruo walking very close to each other on the way, and hurriedly explained, "This fairy doesn't know something, but all the islands in the sea grow out of the sea. It just takes a long time.
It is out of reach for mortals, so we think that islands are born, but this is not the case. Some sea areas can not only grow islands, but also swallow them up."
"Swallowed the island?" Jingxuan looked puzzled, "How should we explain this?"
…
The few people exchanged words with each other, and the host and guest talked happily. However, Kang Shuyan's eyes always fell on Zhou Zhiruo intentionally or unintentionally. Although he concealed it very well, none of Murong Fu and his entourage did not have profound inner strength, and their six senses were far beyond those of ordinary people.
I have already seen his thoughts.
Zhao Min secretly smiled in his heart, always with a teasing smile on his face, looking at Zhou Zhiruo and then at Murong Fu.
Zhou Zhiruo's face turned a little colder. It was not the first time for her to be admired by others. In the past, even if she was as crazy and obsessed as Song Qingshu, she would not take it to heart, and would even feel a little guilty. But at this moment
However, I have an indescribable disgust towards Kang Shuyan.
It seems that ever since I gave my body to Murong Fu, a philandering man, I have become a little worried about gain and loss, fearing that Murong Fu will have some resentment because of this.
What she didn't know was that Murong Fu was also very angry at this moment. The smile on his face was a little stiff, and he secretly cursed in his heart, "You are a beast in clothes and a gentleman on the surface, but you dare to take advantage of me Zhiruo. Wait until you don't
See how I deal with you."
As the saying goes, "A fair lady is a good gentleman." Little did Kang Shuyan know that he had just glanced at Zhou Zhiruo a few more times before he was already being targeted by a very vindictive and terrifying person.
Putting aside these, Murong Fu also got some valuable information from Kang Shuyan. Over the years, outsiders have never returned to Xiake Island. The reasons are nothing more than three points. One is that among the island groups
The formation has a very psychedelic appearance. Secondly, it seems that there is some great temptation on Knight Island. Thirdly, those who insist on returning have disappeared inexplicably.
Of course, this information was only obtained by Murong Fu's own analysis through insinuations. Kang Shuyan seemed to be an upright and upright person, but in fact he was quite dignified. He didn't mention a word about the Xia Ke Island. When asked urgently, he asked
Make oblique remarks and make jokes, and get through the test in a muddle.
Then Kang Shuyan ordered people to prepare a banquet, and Haosheng entertained everyone until they were full, and then he led everyone to the guest room to rest.
In the middle of the night, Murong Fu was meditating with his eyes closed. Suddenly his ears twitched. When he opened his eyes, he saw a black shadow reflected on the door and window, running towards the distance in a flash.
Murong Fu's eyes flashed slightly, but he made no move. Instead, the old god sat where he was.
Sure enough, not long after, the shadow ran back again, this time knocking twice on Murong Fu's door and window, and then ran away again.
Murong Fu was still unmoved. This person's steps were light and she was obviously a woman. She was deliberately leading him there. According to his temperament, he wanted to go and have a look anyway. But from what he heard today, it seemed that the Kang family was in trouble.
Many of them, in line with the principle of not adding extraneous details, pretended not to see it.
Another quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on the door outside the house, but this time, the black shadow did not leave.
This time Murong Fu could no longer look away, he smiled bitterly in his heart, stood up and opened the door.
But the next moment, Murong Fu was stunned. He saw a delicate, pretty, timid, pretty, small and exquisite woman standing outside the door.
"Please forgive me for disturbing the young master!" His voice was clear and he sounded very young.
Murong Fu looked the woman up and down, and felt a little disappointed. This woman had a slim figure and exuded a sense of charm. She was considered a rare beauty. However, her brows were disheveled, and she had obviously been married for a long time.
"May I ask who the girl is? Why are you here late at night?" Murong Fu did not let him in directly, but stood at the door and asked.
"Young master, can't we just let him into the house?" The woman glanced at something in an extremely obscure manner and chuckled softly.
His voice was soft and hoarse. If he were an ordinary man, he would probably agree easily. But Murong Fu was someone who had already been in battle for a long time. How could this little charm win over him? He immediately said, "It's late at night.
It's a lot of inconvenience for a man and a woman to live together in the same room. If you have something to say, let's say it here."