Chapter 485: 485. The heart’s yearning to return is like an arrow

Chapter 485: 485. The heart’s yearning to return is like an arrow

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“Really? Is it true? Can we really go home now?” Cheng Yun hugged Gu Ling’s arm, her laughter child-like, “That’s great! I really hate this place, I can’t wait to go home!”

Dinner was made by a couple, who were turned slaves by Mo Yan when they were captured and brought to the island years ago. They were of the same age as old Mu, the wife was born mute, not made mute by Mo Yan’s poison.

The couple lived in isolation, without interaction with people from outside, had no concept of what year it was now. They could tell Gu Ling was an important figure, but didn’t know him before. Because when they were brought here to Xingluo Island, Gu Ling wasn’t born yet. They were originally from Qian Country, so they did know about the Gu family.Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

When Gu Ling invited them to sit and dine together, both of them were somewhat apprehensive.

“Don’t be so formal,” Chung Yun comforted them, “Although he seems like a big shot and appears lofty, he is actually very nice.”

Sheng Yue chuckled, “That’s true, he has only made four death threats to me today. Even though I saved his master’s life, he made me hew trees, threatening to blow me up if I didn’t.”

Hearing this, the cook couple shot angry glances at Sheng Yue. They lived a repetitive life to survive, unaware of what had happened in the outside world, but they had witnessed everything that happened in the forbidden area. They had a deep dislike for Sheng Yue capturing three children in the cave and knew, as Mo Yan’s confidant, Sheng Yue could not be a good person.

Cheng Yun, on hearing Sheng Yue’s words, kicked him under the table, “Do you have no shame to speak? Why don’t you speak about the immoral things you’ve done?”

Knowing that Cheng Yun strongly disliked him, Sheng Yue dared not antagonize her. He said to the cook and the mute, “Let me introduce, he is my little brother, we share the same parents, he’s my real brother”

The cook and the mute were both stupefied. Gu Ling glanced at Feng Ming, who understood immediately and smiled, “Both of you can start eating. Afterward, I will tell you about the outside situation so that you will all be prepared when you finally leave.”

Sheng Yue added, “After eating, we still need to go back to building the ship.”

Feng Ming also wasn’t polite, “Then we will have to trouble Master Sheng.”

Sheng Yue: ...Once, he was second only to one person on this island, but now, he has a higher status than just Mo Yan and two elders locked in the dungeon, but lower than the cooking couple.

After finishing the meal, Gu Ling praised it as the most delicious meal he had eaten since he left home.

The cook and the mute both smiled, looking less nervous than before.

After dinner, Cheng Yun cleared the table while old Mu took the initiative to say that he had rested enough and volunteered to go build the boat with Sheng Yue as he had experience in that area.

Gu Ling shook his head, “Master rest.”

Sheng Yue frowned, “I only have one hand, if you don’t mind wasting time, then everyone rest and wait for me to finish who knows when.”

Gu Ling glanced at him indifferently, “I’ll go.”

Feng Ming quickly said, “Why don’t I go instead. Your Highness, you can chat with our two seniors.”

But Gu Ling had already gone out.

Sheng Yue quickly caught up and walked side by side with Gu Ling. The sky had already grown dark, and the moon had risen. Today was the fifteenth, so the moonlight was very bright, casting long shadows of the two of them.

Gu Ling didn’t say anything. Sheng Yue couldn’t help but speak, “If you go back and Su Liang can’t make the magic treasure acknowledge a master, what will you do? I’ve thought about it, and there seems to be no good solution. Once Mo Yan touches the magic treasure, he will have a bargaining chip to threaten you guys again. He is not afraid of death, as long as he knows that he will die, he is not afraid. It’s really unsolvable.”

Gu Ling’s expression was still indifferent, “That problem will be up for you to solve. If you can come up with a good solution, I can spare your life.”

Sheng Yue chuckled softly, “You don’t think I can’t leave now, do you?”

“If you could escape and you choose not to, it shows that you don’t want to leave.” Gu Ling hit right on the mark.

Sheng Yue’s eyes hardened, he paused his steps, shaking his head before catching up with Gu Ling, “You’re right. After today’s endless twists and turns, I really don’t want to leave. No, I plan to go with you guys. Not for anything else, I just want to know if the magic treasure can change its master or not. If not, then forget it. But if Su Liang can, I...”

Gu Ling asked, “What will you do?”

Sheng Yue sneered, “Then I have nothing else to say. It seems that the magic treasure only recognizes transmigrators.”

By the time they reached the seaside, the moonlight was bright enough that they didn’t need lanterns. The wood that Sheng Yue and Feng Ming had chopped down during the day was piled on the ground.

Gu Ling picked up the tools and immediately started working. His movements were very skilled and professional.

Sheng Yue muttered, “What life did you lead before, that you seem to have been a carpenter all your life?”

“I had a master who was the village’s old carpenter,” Gu Ling answered, his mood so good he actually replied to Sheng Yue’s comment.

While working, Sheng Yue asked, “I’ve always wondered, with the status and position that you and your wife have, why do you insist on doing so many things yourselves? Like cooking and washing the dishes, is this really that enjoyable?”

Gu Ling retorted, “What do you think we should be doing?”

Old Muru immediately took out the explosives he had prepared, “I’m on it!”

Cheng Yun followed up, “I’ll help.”

Sheng Yue leisurely followed along as well, “I’ll go witness whether a miracle will happen.”

Gu Ling didn’t go to watch but only reminded them to be careful.

Feng Ming asked Gu Ling if he was trying to prevent Mo Yan from knowing about the bombing of the Forbidden area. In case the magic treasure needed to be opened again by Mo Yan, knowing that the Forbidden area was gone, he might either give up on life or go mad, making him harder to control.

Gu Ling shook his head calmly, “Don’t worry about him taking his own life, he values his life the most.”

Mo Yan in the dungeon, who was sluggish and had his eyes closed, was suddenly awakened by a loud noise from outside which made the stone walls vibrate.

Elder Song sighed resentfully, “The Forbidden area has been bombed.”

“Impossible!” Mo Yan kept shaking his head, “They can’t open the magic treasure, there are still people inside, they need me!”

Elder Pang sneered, “At this point, what’s improbable? How do you know they have not opened your magic treasure yet? We don’t know if you will be able to survive, but Elder Song and I are definitely dead, because of you.”

Meanwhile, Sheng Yue watched from a distance as the mountain in which the pool was located collapsed, and the cave was filled with rocks that fell in the heavy smoke. There was no sight of water flowing out.

Old Mu did not feel reassured, “What if we dig out the stones and that cursed place is still intact?”

With many explosives still at their disposal, Old Mu returned to the location of the pool, using up all the explosives to blast a large hole.

When things finally settled, Sheng Yue and Cheng Yun went back for another look, but they didn’t find anything special, not to mention a miracle.

Cheng Yun clasped his hands together and chanted, “May Buddha bless us. We do this to uphold justice and alleviate disasters and hidden dangers.”

Sheng Yue scoffed, “You’ve let your hair grow so long yet you are still chanting scriptures?” But as he finished speaking, he was kicked by Cheng Yun.

Since Gu Ling wanted to keep Sheng Yue, Old Mu didn’t bother to settle the scores with him and was now in a hurry to go back home.

Sheng Yue testified that Elder Song and Elder Pang were not good people and had harmed countless people over the years.

At present, there was no use in keeping them. Gu Ling ordered Sheng Yue to get rid of the two, then knocked Mo Yan unconscious and took him out from the dungeon.

Finally, everything was set and they were ready to set off.

To avoid Mo Yan from wielding the magic treasure again, the arrangement was for Gu Ling and Sheng Yue to leave on a small boat first, while Old Mu, Cheng Yun, and Feng Ming, together with Mo Yan and the mutes and the cooks, would follow on a larger boat.

Cheng Yun frowned, “Why can Sheng Yue leave together with you?”

Sheng Yue chuckled, “Gu Ling is in a hurry to get home, he doesn’t want to waste time with you. But he has to take me with him, otherwise, if I’m left with you, there’s a chance I might sell you all.”

Gu Ling slapped Sheng Yue onto the boat, “He’ll be the boatman.”

Old Mu agreed with Gu Ling’s arrangement, “That’s a good plan. You should go home and reassure everyone soon, so Xiaoliang can try to use that magic treasure as soon as possible. We’ll rush back after. When we reach Jiaye City, we can arrange for someone to escort the cooks and the mutes home, we won’t be too far behind Gu Ling.”

The boat set sail, and Gu Ling looked back one last time at Xingluo Island, which was left behind.

Looking straight ahead, Sheng Yue half-joked, “You’ve been away for so long, will Nuannuan still recognize you when you get home?”

Gu Ling sat down calmly and closed his eyes, “If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the fish.”

Sheng Yue coughed lightly, “One last question. You kept me for another purpose, right? I always feel like you’re not doing this out of kindness.”

Gu Ling responded, “Once we reach the shore, you are responsible for tracking down those scumbags who initially left Xingluo Island, kill those that must be killed, rescue those that need help. You should know them well.”

Sheng Yue paused, he’d long forgotten about those people, and he didn’t expect Gu Ling to still care about them, “Indeed, I do know quite a lot about those people, including where they caught their women from. I’ve conducted secret investigations. There’s no one on Xingluo Island who knows more about this than I do, including Mo Yan, who didn’t care about the women who were captured at all. I also know that the twins who were with me in the mountain cave are the great-grandsons of General Peng Wei from the original Liang Country. I know your family has a close relationship with the Peng Family.”

Sheng Yue had collected that information in case it might be useful someday, but he never thought about rescuing those poor women at that time.

“That’s good,” said Gu Ling.

Sheng Yue’s eyes gleamed slightly, “You think I’m going to do good deeds when I’m out of your control? Why are you so confident?”

“I can’t control your actions right now, you may leave,” Gu Ling said, closing his eyes.

Sheng Yue looked out at the vast sea. Where could he go? But what about when he reached the shore? It seems there was nothing he wanted to do and nowhere he wanted to go...

Only after a long time, did Sheng Yue answer Gu Ling, “Since you’re not afraid of me running away, what should I be afraid of? As for what you mentioned, we’ll see how things go.”