Hei Laoye...
Outside the house, Ruo Xuan was pressed against the wall, carefully listening to the movements inside.
Upon hearing Hei Laoye's name, her heart immediately jolted.
She remembered that a few years ago, she had suffered a severe illness.
At that time, she felt her consciousness was somewhat blurry, as if she was about to give up.
At that time, she seemed to hear adults constantly calling out Hei Laoye's name in her ears.
After that, she vaguely saw a dark, black mass, and from within it, two pairs of glowing green eyes emerged.
By the next day, she felt completely recovered and well.
Because this matter was too distant, and she was indeed quite muddled at the time, she didn't remember it very clearly.
But today, when He Xiuyuan asked her, she suddenly recalled it in a trance, and then it was confirmed by her uncle here.
Back then, if it weren't for this Hei Laoye, she felt she would have already died.
Now that she thought about it carefully, this Hei Laoye didn't seem to be a doctor at all, but rather some kind of demon...
As this thought crossed her mind, Zhantai Ruo Xuan's face paled in alarm.
If it really was a demon, and her uncle's family truly had ties to a demon, what if He Xiuyuan found out? Would he kill them all?
As Zhantai Ruo Xuan thought of this, her heart began to pound violently, and then she quickly got up and fled in a hurry.
Night fell.
A small door quietly opened within the Jiantai Family estate, and a dozen or so servants quickly exited, carrying boxes of items, heading straight for the East Sea.
Ruo Xuan watched this scene quietly from a distance, wanting to follow them, but there were still guards at the small door, preventing her from getting past the family retainers.
.......
By the East Sea beach.
He Xiuyuan sat on a rock, looking at the bright moon rising in the distance. What should have been a beautiful scene of the moon rising over the sea, instead showed a hint of sorrow on He Xiuyuan's face.
After arriving at the seaside earlier, he had asked the fishermen.
Regarding things like Sanxian Island, they had never heard of it.
One must know that these fishermen had been fishermen here for generations. If even they hadn't heard of Sanxian Island, then it seemed somewhat difficult for He Xiuyuan to find it.
Most importantly, it was still unknown if Sanxian Island was even real.
As for chartering a small boat to go out to sea, the fishermen waved their hands in refusal even more adamantly.
Their fishing boats could travel in the nearshore waters, but going into the deep sea was definitely impossible; the boat would capsize.
It seemed he hadn't gathered any information at all after arriving at the East Sea.
"Otherwise, should I go find that Ruo Xuan again? From her demeanor, it seemed like she knew something."
As He Xiuyuan frowned, he lay down, sprawling on the large rock.
The moonlight shone on the large rock beside him, and the rock's shadow completely covered He Xiuyuan.
Looking from a distance, it was impossible to see that a person was hidden within.
He Xiuyuan's eyes were fixed on the moon in the sky, and while he was still pondering the matter, a series of footsteps sounded in his ears.
"It's so late, why are people still coming to the beach?"
He Xiuyuan turned his head in confusion, only to see more than ten people carrying boxes of items, walking towards him.
When they reached a distance of about thirty or forty meters from He Xiuyuan, the group stopped, looked left and right, and seeing no one around, they finally relaxed.
Then, the leader took out a curved, white object from his embrace, resembling jade.
From the appearance of the object, it seemed to be a tooth.
After the leader placed the tooth under the moonlight for a moment, the tooth gradually became translucent.
A moment later, a dark cloud suddenly drifted over from a distance, and upon arriving, a figure appeared out of thin air beneath the dark cloud.
"Hei Laoye!"
Seeing this figure, the leader, Zhantai Lin, immediately showed a look of joy, then quickly bowed and stooped.
The figure's eyes glowed green, staring eerily at Zhantai Lin in front of him.
"Have you brought all the items?"
"Yes, I've brought them all!"
Zhantai Lin quickly responded, then lifted the cover of a nearby box, revealing the silk and satin inside.
The dark figure's gaze softened slightly upon seeing this, "You have served me for many years. This year might be our last meeting. If you have any requests, feel free to speak them."
Saying this, the dark figure took a step forward, revealing the body that had been hidden beneath the dark cloud.
At this moment, the family retainers nearby looked up and were startled to see that what was in the dark figure was not a person at all, but clearly an incredibly large, upright black wolf!
This black wolf's fangs were incredibly sharp, revealing a faint eerie glow in the moonlight, and its pair of green glowing eyes made people's hearts tremble with fear.
Most importantly, this black wolf could actually speak.
The family retainers nearby had never seen such a scene, and they immediately fell to their knees with a thud.
He Xiuyuan, witnessing this scene from the side, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.
Within Xi You Prefecture, there were actually people trading with demons?
And from the looks of it, it had been going on for a very long time.
However, seeing the black wolf's appearance, it hadn't made any moves to kill people, so He Xiuyuan just watched quietly from the side.
"If it weren't for you, Hei Laoye, how could my Jiantai Family have such wealth and status today? It is my honor to serve you, and I naturally dare not ask for any other requests."
Zhantai Lin quickly replied in a low voice.
The black wolf in front of him chuckled upon hearing this, "It is often said that mortals are insatiably greedy. Can you restrain yourself and only desire this small bit of family property?"
As the black wolf spoke, its gaze continuously swept over the other party.
Zhantai Lin swallowed, "There is one thing I am truly curious about, may I ask Hei Laoye to enlighten me?"
The black wolf heard this, looked at Zhantai Lin, then at the family retainers who were already kneeling and trembling, and said casually.
"Ask."
"I wonder, Hei Laoye, what have you been doing with these things all these years? With your strength, you shouldn't need these things, should you?"
Zhantai Lin asked cautiously, lowering his head.
To be honest, he was indeed curious.
The other party was a demon, and it didn't seem to have taken human form, so what did it need those very exquisite silks and satins for?
Moreover, the other party had specifically requested that only the finest silks and satins would do.
The aura around the black wolf seemed to subtly stagnate at this moment.
Zhantai Lin's heart skipped a beat upon seeing this. Had he asked a crucial question this time?
This question, surely it wouldn't anger the other party, would it?
Thinking of Hei Laoye's strength, sweat immediately began to stream down his face.
After a moment, the black wolf's aura softened, and then it finally spoke.
"Very well, seeing as you have served me for many years, I shall tell you a thing or two."
The black wolf finally spoke at this moment, and then continued, "Do you know of Sanxian Island?"
"Sanxian Island?"
Zhantai Lin looked surprised upon hearing this, then shook his head.
And He Xiuyuan, on the rock not far away, also felt his heart skip a beat upon hearing these words. This wolf demon actually knew of Sanxian Island?