Wanbao Lady

Chapter 233 Worry-free Island

"Let me take a look!"

As the leader of this team, Qu Mao spoke first to prevent these skeletons from cheating.

He placed one of his hands over the ball of memory light, and in an instant, countless memory scenes flooded into his mind.

Make him feel as if he is there.

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When Qu Mao opened his eyes, he saw blue sky and white clouds, surging waves, and houses standing on the island.

Some people pick up seafood, some mend nets and make baskets, and some leisurely fish in the sea. The fishermen live a happy life.

And he was standing on the island, like an invisible man, ignored by all "people".

At this time, a small boat came across the sea. On the boat stood a Taoist priest, wearing a yellow Taoist robe and a Taoist scarf on his head. He had a thin face and a spotless body, looking like an immortal.

After arriving on the island, a fisherman came up to him and asked, "Where are you from, Taoist priest? Where are you going?"

The Taoist bowed and said with a smile: "I am a wandering Taoist, my Taoist name is Fuyunzi, I am from Zhenzhou, I came here while traveling, and saw the beautiful and lush island, I was very happy, so I came to see it."

The fishermen listened and nodded.

An old man stepped forward and said, "This island is called Worry-Free Island, and I am the village chief of the island. Since you are here, Taoist priest, you are a guest, please come in."

At the warm invitation of the villagers on the island, Fu Yunzi entered the village chief's house and was warmly received.

"This is just a simple meal, not a sign of respect. I hope you won't despise it."

"Where."

The Taoist picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. He chewed it for a while, then paused, frowned slightly, but swallowed the fish without changing his expression.

Then he put down his chopsticks after taking a few bites.

"Master...Is the food not to your taste?"

The village chief asked cautiously.

However, the Taoist waved his hand, then took out a handkerchief from his bosom and wiped his mouth, saying, "No, no, I am a Taoist practitioner. I usually eat wind and drink dew, and I only taste a little of ordinary food. I ate too much this time, and the qi of grains and cereals entered my lungs, which was bad."

"Oh, so that's how it is," the village chief smiled, and then gave Fu Yunzi a thumbs up, "The Taoist priest is truly a god!"

Seeing this scene, Qu Mao couldn't help but smile.

"This Taoist priest is a meticulous person. He should be living a much more comfortable life than I did when I was wandering around!"

Look, he obviously can't get used to such simple food, but he insists on finding an excuse to shirk it.

Back then, when he was traveling around, he ate whatever was available and was never picky about food!

Qu Mao continued reading.

Not long after, the Taoist priest expressed his wish to take a good look at the scenery of Worry-Free Island, so the village chief immediately sent someone to act as his guide, and Qu Mao followed the two of them slowly along the way.

These scenes are all things that happened in the past, so Qu Mao is like he doesn't exist and no one can see him.

As we walked along, we saw that the villagers lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although they were not rich, all of them had a vibrant smile on their faces, and seemed quite satisfied with their lives.

What’s peculiar is that when you are on the island, you can see hermit crabs crawling around on the ground.

These hermit crabs are big and small, the small ones are only the size of a palm, and the big ones are as big as millstones. Although they run around, they don't destroy things in the village.

The residents of the island seemed to be accustomed to their existence; some ignored them, while others treated them kindly.

The two sides get along harmoniously and enjoy themselves.

“No worries, no worries. This island lives up to its name.”

Qu Mao couldn't help but sigh.

But thinking about the real Worry-Free Island, also known as the Traceless Island, he couldn't help but sigh again.

Seeing that Taoist priest, his brows became more serious every time he walked a certain distance, especially when he saw the hermit crabs on the ground.

Until they reached the foot of the strange mountain, the Taoist looked at the strange mountain, then looked at the cave under the strange mountain, and his brows were furrowed even more.

There were hermit crabs of all sizes all around the cave, and inside the cave, hermit crabs were coming and going, crawling around.

The villager who was leading him on the way saw this and couldn't help but ask, "Master... is there something wrong?"

The Taoist pointed at the cave and said solemnly: "Why are there so many land crabs in this cave? Why is this mountain so strange?"

Seeing this, the villager who led the way smiled and said, "Master, you don't know, this cave is called Crab Cave, and it has existed since our ancestors moved here. Although there are many of these land crabs and they run around everywhere, they never destroy things in the village, nor do they hurt people. The elders say that it is because of the blessing of Goddess Wu Luo that these land crabs can live in harmony with us."

He added: "As for this mountain, it is called Jianci Mountain, named after its appearance. As for why it looks like this, we don't know."

Hmm? Empress Wu Luo?

Qu Mao immediately grasped the key words.

The Taoist priest also paused and said, "I wonder who this Lady Wu Luo is..."

With the introduction of the villagers who led the way, the Taoist priest learned that this Goddess Wu Luo was a deity famous in the Yingzhou coast area for rescuing shipwrecks and drowning people.

It is said that if a ship is sunk by storm at sea, praying to Goddess Wu Luo for protection will allow the ship to return to the sea from the deep sea.

The people of Wuyou Island migrated from the coast of Yingzhou, so they have worshipped this god for generations.

"So that's how it is." The Taoist nodded and said, "Then do you know that the land crabs in the crab cave are monsters?"

"Ah? Monster?"

Upon hearing this, the villager who led the way immediately widened his eyes and looked incredulous.

Seeing the other party's attitude, the Taoist sighed deeply, "You have lived on the same island with the monster for so long, and you are still confused and unaware!"

Upon hearing this, the villager who led the way was stunned and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Even Qu Mao nodded in agreement when he saw it.

Although no strange aura such as demonic energy can be sensed in the memory scene, just by looking at the size of the land crabs coming and going in the crab holes, one can tell that they are definitely not ordinary beings.

He looked at the strange mountain named Sword-piercing Mountain again, only to see that the top of the mountain was empty. There was no three-colored divine light that he had seen on the Vanishing Island in reality!

Strange! This is the memory of the villagers on the island. Since they did not see the divine light in their memory, it means that they did not see it at the time either.

Could it be that the three-color divine light appeared later? Or... is there another hidden story?

He looked at the Taoist's eyes carefully, and it was clear that he saw nothing as he didn't even look towards the top of the mountain.

After hearing that the land crabs in the crab holes were monsters, the villagers leading the way became obviously nervous.

"But...if they are monsters...why don't they hurt us? Could it be that the goddess Wu Luo appeared to bless us?"

The Taoist priest shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "Can you lend me this statue of Goddess Wu Luo?"

The villager who led the way nodded, "Of course! Please go back to the village chief with me, so that we can let him know about this!"

"Exactly that."

So the two of them returned to the village chief's house.

After telling the village chief about this, he was also greatly shocked and immediately took the Taoist priest to see the statue of Wu Luo Niangniang.

Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest only took a glance and slapped his thigh, "This statue has been polluted by evil spirits. No wonder the gods you worship cannot see the strange phenomena here!"

Hearing this was like a bolt from the blue.