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Chapter 2114: Chapter 2114: Pirate King (5)

Island Lord’s Mansion.

The Great Island Lord was anxious to the point of feeling sick, beside him was a little girl covering her mouth with a handkerchief, coughing violently, her face was ashen.

The Great Island Lord listened to the coughing, his whole heart was in his throat.

"Have they found the person yet?" The Great Island Lord’s fury was immense.

"Great Island Lord..."

The people waiting in the room hesitated, somewhat afraid to speak.

The Great Island Lord chastised loudly: "What are you stuttering for, just speak!"

"Great Island Lord, we’ve searched all the places we could, truly... there’s nothing." That person squatted: "Could it be she didn’t get on the island, but fell into the sea..."

Great Island Lord: "Are you suggesting she’s dead?"

"..."

If she’s not found on the island, then the only possibility is that she fell into the sea... But besides their Phantom Island, there’s no other island nearby, and no matter how good she is in the water, she cannot possibly swim to land.

However, he dared not speak these thoughts, fearing to anger the Great Island Lord.

He didn’t quite understand why the Great Island Lord was so concerned over a mere slave that they caught.

"Big brother."

Someone entered from outside.

The Great Island Lord, just about to unleash his fury, held it back forcibly.

"Third Island Master."

"Third Island Master..."

The Third Island Master, around thirty years old, wore long blue robes, his features were not rough, giving a frail impression.

He waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to leave.

"Old three." The Great Island Lord waited for the others to leave, then anxiously asked: "Quick, check on Xiuxiu."

"Big brother, don’t worry." The Third Island Master comforted the Great Island Lord while taking Ye Xiuxiu’s pulse.

The Third Island Master was checking her pulse while the Great Island Lord, eager to vent his anger, feared disturbing them, and could only hold it in, pacing back and forth in the room, glancing occasionally at the coughing Ye Xiuxiu.

"Xiuxiu’s body is still okay, she can hold on for a while with medicine."

"But her complexion is so bad..."

"Big brother, Xiuxiu might have been frightened." The Third Island Master sighed.

"Dad, I’m okay." Ye Xiuxiu spoke softly: "Please don’t worry."

"How can I not worry!" The Great Island Lord realized he was shouting and quickly lowered his voice: "Xiuxiu, you go back to your room first, I need to discuss something with your third uncle."

Ye Xiuxiu nodded obediently, got up and left.

The Third Island Master watched Ye Xiuxiu’s figure disappear at the doorway, then asked the Great Island Lord: "How did that Medicine Person escape?"

"It’s as if something supernatural happened, the locks were secure, when we opened the door to check, she’d vanished." The Great Island Lord couldn’t help but curse: "The guards said she was there when they delivered the food, but she disappeared after leaving the ship."

The Third Island Master asked the Great Island Lord to explain carefully again.

In their group, the Third Island Master was clearly the brains, and the Great Island Lord explained everything from start to finish.

"Any abnormalities?"

"None..." Something flashed in the Great Island Lord’s mind: "Well, not exactly, that boy from the Second Island Master’s house mentioned seeing a stranger aboard. But after searching a while nothing was found. That boy shouldn’t have seen the Medicine Person..."

If the Medicine Person escaped and ran into Mi Yun.

Then it would make complete sense why Mi Yun claimed there was a stranger, but no one was found in the end.

Because other than the regular people, no one else could go to where the Medicine Person was kept, naturally it wouldn’t be searched.

The Third Island Master pondered for seconds: "Call him here and ask."

The Great Island Lord quickly sent someone to find Mi Yun.

-

Mi Yun, accustomed to the wild, came when he was sought, with a few feathers on his head, and dirt all over him, looking as if he’d rolled on the ground.

"Big brother, Third brother." Mi Yun entered, greeted everyone properly.

He’s the Second Island Master’s younger brother, hence he called them as such, though Mi Yun was only a few years older than Ye Xiuxiu.

The Great Island Lord didn’t favor Mi Yun, scowled and asked: "Previously you said you saw a strange girl on the ship?"

"..."

Told them before, they didn’t believe, now they’re asking again!

Mi Yun’s eyes shifted: "What’s the problem?"

"Just answer." The Third Island Master was more gentle.

"Yeah." Mi Yun nodded.

The Great Island Lord: "Do you remember her appearance? Age, any distinct features?"

Mi Yun: "..."

He truly... remembered.

After all, Chuzheng left a deep impression on him.

Mi Yun described her, the Great Island Lord and the Third Island Lord exchanged glances, confirming the person was indeed the Medicine Person.

"Who is she anyway?"

"Did you have a conflict?"

Mi Yun immediately denied: "No, I just found her unfamiliar, she walked away as soon as she saw me, later I thought something was off so I asked people to search." Knowing he was threatened by a woman would ruin him.

Mi Yun spoke with such sincerity, it was hard to doubt his honesty.

The Great Island Lord waved Mi Yun off.

Mi Yun: "..."

Who the hell is that woman!!

-

Though confirmed that Mi Yun saw the Medicine Person, it only proved she could leave the place where she was confined.

But at that time, they were still a long way from Phantom Island.

"Old three, if the Medicine Person cannot be found, what about Xiuxiu?" The Great Island Lord’s worry grew: "This Medicine Person has been cultivated for over ten years, costing us so much effort!"

The Third Island Master frowned: "There are still a few left over there, let me first try if they can endure the same medicinal condition as her, if they can, it wouldn’t be a big issue."

The Great Island Lord: "If they can’t, then Xiuxiu will have to go back to how she was before. She’s just begun to suffer less..."

The Third Island Master: "..."

-

No one in the household where Chuzheng stayed worked as pirates, the couple were born on the island, their parents were slaves.

But due to their loyalty and contributions, in their generation, they became ordinary residents, no longer slaves.

Chuzheng sat on the steps in the courtyard, beside her was a bamboo basket with a white, tender baby inside.

Chuzheng hadn’t gone out these days, and when the man got information, he came to tell her.

Whenever the baby wasn’t crying, he stayed with her, but as soon as he cried, the woman would come to soothe him.

Once, the woman attempted to run with the baby, and as a result...

The woman didn’t want to recall, nor dared entertain such thoughts again.

Though staying here, Chuzheng was generous, paying a hefty fee for accommodation daily.

On this island, silver could buy many things.

Additionally, if one wanted things from outside, they’d have to offer more silver to those venturing out to bring them back.

Perhaps the money dulled their fear, and they became more sincere towards Chuzheng, abandoning thoughts of turning her in.

"Miss, the searches outside seem to have lessened." The man returned from outside, put down his tools, and rubbed his hands while reporting to Chuzheng.

"Any other news?"

The man shook his head: "Nothing else."

Chuzheng tossed him a piece of silver: "When’s dinner?"

The man, flustered, caught the silver, momentarily stunned by Chuzheng’s unrelated question.

Regaining his senses, the man quickly responded: "Right away, right away, I’ll check the kitchen." Thinking of eating at such a time, what a big heart!

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