Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Heavenly Dao Umbrella, Seven Kills Annihilation

Chapter 147 The Mysterious Island: Containing Stories from the Past and the Future

"What's wrong with you? You seem restless again."

Qian Renxue patted his head, wondering why this guy was spacing out again.

Jiang Nian shook his head, explaining that he had been thinking about something and that it was nothing serious.

She didn't care about much else, only thinking about where they were going next.

The carriage was slow, so the two of them sat inside chatting and practicing their skills.

We stopped to rest when we passed through cities, explored the area, and then continued our journey.

Two and a half months later.

They finally reached the sea after much hesitation and trial.

This is a place called Peach Blossom Town.

It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and there is only one road leading to the land.

It's called a town, but it's more like a small island.

According to Jiang Nian's observation of the map, this place is at least three days' journey from Hanhai City.

"Let's go, let's go, stop studying your crappy map."

Qian Renxue grabbed his wrist and ran; this was how a girl sees the sea for the first time.

If you come alone, you might not be so excited.

Getting to the island requires a boat trip, but of course, the distance is something they could both fly directly to.

However, in order to do as the Romans do, they still took a boat.

After paying the fee, the boatman started rowing and slowly swam towards the island.

Jiang Nian actually thought they could walk there.

But since the little golden retriever wanted to ride the boat, we had no choice but to go along.

"You two, are you from inland China?"

"Ah."

Jiang Nian nodded, glanced at him, and then continued to look at Qian Renxue's swaying high ponytail.

"Don't let the small size of our island fool you; it's full of legends. If you two are interested, I can tell you about them."

Little Golden Fur, Buling Buling, pricked up its ears and casually pulled out two Golden Soul Coins.

The boatman's face lit up with joy, and he quietly put the item away.

"Ahem... Legend has it that our island was originally not called Peach Blossom Island, but Green Snake Island."

"A green snake? That feels so strange..."

"Right, I found it strange at first too, but the old people on the island said that every summer a large number of snake-like spirit beasts would appear on the island, and I don't know where they came from... There are very few spirit masters on the island, and the highest level is only a Great Spirit Master. Logically speaking, those spirit beasts should be enough to eat all the humans on the island, but unfortunately there has been no large-scale cannibalism incident in hundreds of years."

The boatman continued his rambling, and Qian Renxue listened attentively, while Jiang Nian treated his words as just a story, his gaze remaining fixed on the calm sea, occasionally feeding some of the seagulls that flew by.

"Just over a decade ago, all the snake-type spirit beasts on the island died. It happened almost overnight. Nobody knew what was going on, but nobody took it too seriously."

The little golden retriever frowned and couldn't help but interrupt him.

"Didn't you say there were ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts on the island? Are they dead too?"

"Yes, isn't that strange?" The boatman sighed, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "That morning I saw a pile of snake corpses in front of my house, which almost scared me to death."

"Some of them are even about a thousand years old."

The little golden retriever opened its mouth and looked at Jiang Nian.

She found the story quite interesting.

However, I didn't take it too seriously.

After all, what the boatman said was too bizarre. So many soul beasts died overnight, including some that were tens of thousands of years old.

This all sounded a bit ridiculous. She had heard countless stories like this from Jiang Nian, stories meant to fool children's curiosity.

Especially that chicken who could play basketball, now that I think about it, I feel like someone was lying to me.

Qian Renxue took out another gold soul coin: "Let's talk about another dollar."

The boatman skillfully put it away, composed himself, and spoke again.

"After that incident, the island was renamed Peach Blossom Island. There's no special meaning to it. It's just that many peach saplings suddenly sprouted on the highest mountain on our island, so the name came about over time."

Qian Renxue blinked her eyes, turned her head to look at Jiang Nian who was looking at the sea, coughed twice and saw that he ignored her, her cheeks slowly puffed up as time went by.

After a while, she almost suffocated herself. She took a couple of deep breaths, and her little face immediately turned rosy.

She raised her hand and grabbed Jiang Nian's hair, glaring at her bright, sparkling eyes.

"Ok?"

The boy tilted his head and looked at the golden retriever with a puzzled expression, thinking to himself that he was enjoying the tranquility of the sea and hadn't done anything wrong.
"Humph!"

Qian Renxue let go of his small hand, crossed her arms over her chest, pouted, and ignored him.

Jiang Nian felt a little wronged, but the little golden retriever seemed to have learned not to throw tantrums, so it turned its head and stretched out its palm.

"Give me money."

Their eyes met, and he really couldn't figure out what this guy was doing, so he took out six gold soul coins and put them in her hand.

"go on."

The boatman's eyes lit up with delight; he thought to himself that he'd run into a big spender today.

We can eat our fill for three years right from the start – that's wonderful!

Sure enough, it's so easy to make money off women!
The little golden retriever hugged Jiang Nian's arm, rubbed its head against him, and then leaned close to him.

She really got the boy's heart; having spent the money, he had to experience it for himself, so he had to suppress his feelings and be a proper audience member.

"That peach grove is beautiful, but a few years ago, it was covered by a fog. Anyone who went in would fall into a coma and appear at the foot of the mountain the next day. No one was an exception. After that, no one went to that peach grove anymore."

"Ah? That's a real pity..." Qian Renxue lowered her head in disappointment, but then she thought that she was a Soul Emperor, how could she be compared to those ordinary people?
If I go in, I should be fine, right?

"Yes, there used to be a Green Snake Temple on the mountain. But after that accident, the temple mysteriously disappeared, and even the people who performed the rituals disappeared."

The words fell.

They reached the shore.

"Have a great time on the island, you two."

The boatman chuckled softly, subconsciously touching the gold soul coins in his pocket, his mood instantly brightening.

Qian Renxue nodded and took Jiang Nian's hand as they walked toward the island.

Looking up, you see blue and white clouds, and in the distance, you see the clear blue sea.

The cool sea breeze carried away the restlessness of the inland areas, bringing a sense of freedom to the soul.

"Xiao Jiang, what did you think of the story that guy told?"

Qian Renxue raised her head, her eyes filled with intense curiosity.

"It's alright, it's definitely good for coaxing children."

"Hmph! Who are you calling a child! Honestly, you have no sense of romance..."

The young heiress gave a light hum, exuding her unique charm.

"Go! I want to eat that candied hawthorn."

Jiang Nian glanced at it, casually tossed over a gold soul coin, and then took two candied hawthorns with him.

The shopkeeper was taken aback. He was about to ask for his change when he realized they had already walked away.

"Ugh! Don't stuff it in Xiao Jiang..."

(End of this chapter)