She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

Chapter 359 The Mystery of Demon Island

Holding a soft sword, Shen Man moved with quick and light steps, chasing after the fleeting black shadow with all her might.

However, the shadowy figure moved with ghostly speed, disappearing instantly into the strange rocks and dense forest.

Left with no other choice, Shen Man had to stop and cautiously observe her surroundings.

The strangely shaped boulders, shrouded in dim light, resembled ferocious beasts, seemingly silently warning her not to approach.

Just as Shen Man was hesitating, the melodious yet eerie drumbeats came again from the depths of the island, as if an invisible rope was pulling her involuntarily deeper into the Demon Island.

Following the sound of the drums, Shen Man carefully moved forward step by step.

As she approached the source of the drumbeats, a pristine white stone house came into view.

At the same time, the eerie drumming stopped abruptly, and the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

Shen Man hid behind a thick tree, carefully examining the stone house. The door of the stone house was half-open, and the interior was completely hidden, making it impossible for anyone to peek inside.

Shen Man knew that there might be hidden dangers inside the stone house, but she was worried about Chu Zhiyi and would never give up even if there was only a sliver of a chance to find him.

Although her heart was pounding and her palms were sweating with nervousness, her eyes revealed determination, showing no sign of backing down.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, gripped the soft sword tightly in her right hand, and slowly reached out her left hand toward the slightly dilapidated door.

The door slowly opened with a soft creak, which seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet atmosphere. Startled, Shen Man immediately darted back behind a tree.

She listened quietly for a while, and seeing that there was no movement inside the house, she slowly slipped into the house from behind the tree.

As soon as Shen Man stepped into the room, a pungent smell of medicine hit her, almost suffocating her. She quickly pulled a handkerchief from her sleeve, skillfully tied it around her face, and covered her mouth and nose.

The room was dimly lit, with a few flickering oil lamps casting a faint glow in the corners, barely illuminating the surroundings.

Shen Man looked closely and saw that the room was filled with many strange and unusual utensils, including a large pot steaming with heat, glass bottles filled with liquids of various colors, and some metal instruments that she had never seen before, which radiated a cold luster.

Shen Man looked around the room and found another closed door and a paper window.

She tiptoed closer to the window, dipped her finger in saliva, poked a small hole in the window paper, and peered inside.

In the corner of the inner room, a group of people were tightly chained. Their faces were haggard, their eyes were empty, and their bodies were covered with wounds, clearly indicating that they had suffered countless tortures.

Shen Man's gaze swept across their faces one by one, and she was surprised to find that these imprisoned people were all men from the Crimson Flame Sect.

Several of them had their heads bowed, making it impossible to see their faces. Shen Man couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope, secretly wondering if Chu Zhiyi and Zhi Mo were among them.

Seeing her compatriots suffer such inhumane torture, Shen Man's anger suddenly surged up, almost bursting out of her skull.

She was about to push the door open and ask them what had happened when she heard footsteps coming from outside.

Shen Man reacted quickly, immediately hiding in the shadows to the side, holding her breath and not daring to make a sound.

Several people dressed in black robes entered the house. They wore straw hats, which covered most of their faces, making it impossible to see their features. However, they were all relatively short and did not look like the Crimson Flame people.

"How are these test subjects captured from the Crimson Flame doing?" a person with a hoarse voice asked.

As soon as the person spoke, Shen Man was immediately certain that they were all Japanese.

"My lord, the effect is not ideal. After this batch of medicine was injected, most of the Crimson Flame people fell into a coma, and several have already died."

The other person answered respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Shen Man was shocked. So these Japanese pirates were using their own people for drug experiments!

She never imagined that the Japanese had already mastered the technology of injecting drugs and were even using it on the Red Flame People in a ruthless manner.

It's obvious that these drugs are not benign, otherwise they wouldn't have caused those who were injected to either fall into a coma or die.

Her hand unconsciously tightened around the soft sword, her nails digging deep into her palm. A strong impulse surged within her, and she wished she could rush out immediately, kill these damned Japanese pirates, and rescue her poor people.

But she knew perfectly well that she was in danger and that acting rashly would only make things worse.

"Keep increasing the dosage of the medicine. We must get them onto the ship back to Ohonshu within the stipulated time. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ourselves to the Yamaguchi Daimyo," the man with the hoarse voice said viciously.

"Yes, sir," the others replied in unison.

Just as the men in black were about to inject more drugs into the imprisoned Crimson Flame men, Shen Man took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and her mind raced as a plan came to her.

She deliberately knocked over a glass bottle filled with liquid next to her, and the loud crash was particularly jarring in the quiet and gloomy stone house.

"who?"

The men in black instantly became alert, drew their long knives, and rushed toward the source of the sound.

Shen Man seized the opportunity, flashed out of the shadows, deliberately exposing herself, and then turned and ran desperately towards the back of the stone house.

"Chase her! Don't let her get away!" the leader with the hoarse voice shouted angrily.

The men in black immediately swarmed after them, their footsteps hurried and their shouts deafening.

With her agile skills, Shen Man nimbly moved among the strange rocks and twisted trees, skillfully dealing with the men in black.

Sometimes she hid behind a boulder, using it as cover to avoid the men in black's sight; other times she used tree branches to conceal herself, leaping through the trees like a nimble monkey.

In this way, she successfully led the men in black further and further away until she was certain that they would not be able to return to the stone house anytime soon.

Shen Man quickly turned back and ran all the way back to the white stone house. She tiptoed back into the house and went to the room where the Crimson Flame People were imprisoned.

When the imprisoned men saw her, a glimmer of hope flashed in their eyes, but they dared not utter a sound out of fear, and could only send her a distress signal with their eyes.

Shen Man quickly walked to their side, her gaze sweeping over their faces one by one, and found that they were all strong and handsome young men.

She also carefully examined the people with their heads hanging down, confirming that Chu Zhiyi and the others were not there.

"Girl, please save us! We don't want to be sent to the Japanese to be slaves, and we don't want to carry on their lineage!" a young man pleaded, his voice trembling with tears.

Shen Man gently reassured them, "They outnumber you and I'm afraid I can't rescue you all by myself. But don't worry, I will definitely go back and get reinforcements to get you all out of here. But first, you have to tell me, what does 'carrying on the family line' mean?"