Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 515 Another Turbulence, the Pirates Arrive! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Huangyu Island in the South China Sea.

This is a very small island belonging to the Baiyue Kingdom. The entire island is about two square kilometers in size, with only eighteen households and a total population of just over one hundred and twenty people.

Moreover, the island's arable land is extremely barren, and most of the island's inhabitants make a living by fishing.

They are typical islanders.

However, the scenery here is beautiful. The island has a soft sandy beach and coconut trees, and the natural scenery is quite good. If this were in later generations, it would definitely be a popular and beautiful resort after development. But in this era, it is a godforsaken place.

No one would want to live on this resource-scarce island unless they were truly desperate to survive.

Meanwhile, on the beach of Huangyu Island, a person was lying face up on the sand, unconscious, being pushed by the waves, making him sway gently on the beach.

The person was dressed in tattered clothes and had an ugly burn scar on his face, making him look extremely miserable.

Moreover, the man's face was tightly closed, and his whole body was twitching slightly, because his body was undergoing a terrible process of tearing and rebuilding, tearing and rebuilding again.

You could say this person is on the verge of death.

I bet even the King of Hell is holding the Book of Life and Death right now, staring at a name flashing on it, wondering to himself, "What's going on? Is he using my Book of Life and Death as a plaything?"

That's right, this person is Chen Jiu Si, who just drifted over from Qianlong Abyss. Right now, he is conscious, but his body is completely unable to move.

Lying here, he could only let the waves crash against his body, completely unable to move.

The side effects of this divine blood were truly beyond imagination. If Chen Jie hadn't mastered the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Technique and been able to use the most powerful life force in the Spring God Technique, [Spring God's Wrath - Withered Trees Rejuvenate], to heal his injuries and pull him back from the brink of death.

That's where the joke came from: the King of Hell looked at the Book of Life and Death and wondered why Chen Jiu Si was going in and out so often.

"Dad, there seems to be someone on the beach."

Just as Chen Jie was enduring the terrifying backlash from the immortal blood, he suddenly heard a shout—a clear female voice.

Chen Jie was completely immobilized, but he kept a Tai Sui Pill in his mouth. It was Chen Jie's trump card. If he encountered someone who wanted to harm him, Chen Jie would still have the strength to strike. Moreover, this strike would be Chen Jie's absolute strongest strike. Anyone below the first level of the Fusion God Realm would not be able to get away with it.

Therefore, when he was discovered, Chen Jie did not react hastily, but waited quietly.

Soon he heard footsteps approaching, and then Chen Jie sensed that three people were coming to his side.

At this moment, Chen Jie was unable to speak or move, but he managed to see the three people who had arrived through the gaps in his eyelids.

This must be a family of three, including an old man with a dark complexion and wrinkled face, who was puffing on a pipe.

A girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old had a very well-proportioned figure and an average appearance. In fact, she should have had a good foundation, about eight-tenths as good as her maid Cuiju. However, she must have worked hard all year round, and the sea was very sunny, so her skin was a bit dark, with a wheat-colored complexion.

There was also a little boy left. The boy was not very old, about six or seven years old, and he was looking Chen Jie up and down with a curious expression.

Chen Jie sensed the three people in front of him. They were all ordinary people, and there wasn't a trace of their aura fluctuating.

It can be said that Chen Jie could easily wipe them out if he made a move now.

However, Chen Jie did not make a move. At this moment, the girl looked at Chen Jie lying on the beach. Although Chen Jie looked tattered (due to the battle with the dragon) and his face was covered with a mask with an ugly burn scar on it.

But the other half of his face was also exquisite. Looking at Chen Jie's beautiful half of his face, the girl thought to herself, "What a handsome and exquisite face! If this half hadn't been burned, he would be the most handsome man I've ever seen in my life."

The girl was thinking this when the little boy suddenly asked, "Dad, where did this person come from? Is he dead?"

Upon hearing this, the old man tapped his pipe twice against the sole of his shoe, then squatted down to check Chen Jie's breathing. Finding that he was still breathing, he said, "He's still breathing, he's alive."

The little boy asked, "Dad, what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, the old man said, "Dog, go home and bring our little cart over."

"Hey!"

The little boy responded and quickly ran back to his house. A little while later, Gouzi led several men over, one of whom was a particularly strong, dark-skinned boy who was pushing a wooden cart made of wood.

Upon getting closer, the boy said to the old man, "Uncle Zhong, Gouzi said that a person was washed ashore by the waves?"

As soon as the boy finished speaking, the old man immediately said, "Yes, the person is here. It's good that you've come. Give me a hand and carry him to my house."

Upon hearing this, the boy said, "Uncle Zhong, this person's origins are unknown. Let's not rescue him and bring trouble home."

The old man said, "No, he should be one of our Han people. We can't just leave a fellow Han Chinese out here on the vast ocean unattended."

The boy asked, puzzled, "Uncle Zhong, how do you know he's Han Chinese?"

Upon hearing this, the old man said, "Look at the style of his clothes. They are clearly not from the Southeast Asian countries. And look at these clothes. Although they look a bit tattered, you can see that inside..."

The old man pointed to the chest of Chen Jie's clothes, where some dragon patterns were embroidered in a subtle design. These dragon patterns could only be embroidered by the best Suzhou embroiderers.

Each one is quite valuable, but this is just Chen Jie's most ordinary piece of clothing.

Although Chen Jie didn't care much about his clothes, there were people in Huangzhou Prefecture who were in charge of providing him with clothes. From the style to the production and the embroidery, the entire process took place, and even the most ordinary piece of clothing for Chen Jie cost around forty or fifty taels of silver.

For example, the black martial arts uniform that Chen Jieyi liked at first sight was made from silk spun by specially cultivated silkworms, highlighting its preciousness.

It can be said that Chen Jie's clothes have no problem except that they are expensive. That's right, they are expensive, ridiculously expensive!

However, this amount of money is just a drop in the ocean for someone like Chen Jie, and it's not worth mentioning at all. For Chen Jie now, whether it's one tael of silver for a piece of clothing or one hundred taels of silver for a piece of clothing, it makes little difference.

As long as the clothes are comfortable, Chen Jie won't ask any other questions.

However, the old man's eyesight was indeed excellent. He immediately noticed the embroidery on Chen Jie's body. But that was all he could see. The fact that this person had embroidery meant that he must be from a wealthy family.

He didn't realize that someone who could wear a garment with dragon embroidery was definitely not an ordinary person.

The boy listened to the old man's words, leaned over for a look, but couldn't see anything different about the clothes. He then turned to Uncle Zhong and said, "There seems to be something flowery here."

Uncle Zhong said, "This is called embroidery. Only Han people's clothes have such exquisite embroidery. Moreover, his face is also a typical Han face. Look at his skin, it's very fair. He is obviously the offspring of a wealthy Han family."

"I estimate they are the descendants of those merchants who traded in the South China Sea."

"Father, since you are the child of a maritime merchant, how did you end up on this small island?"

Hearing this, Uncle Zhong said, "Look at his clothes, they're tattered and torn, and he looks injured. It's obvious he's encountered pirates. You all know how rampant pirates are at sea. What good can come of encountering them?"

After saying that, Uncle Zhong said, "Alright, enough of that, hurry up and deliver it to my house."

After Uncle Zhong finished speaking, the men around him immediately stepped forward and hurriedly lifted the person onto the wooden cart, and then transported them to the interior of the island.

The island was so small that it was only a few steps to their dwelling. There were only about eighteen or nineteen houses in total, all built together in a style very similar to the wooden houses of the Han people.

Moreover, every household on the island grows vegetables in their own courtyards, and they have also cultivated a large field on a nearby hillside, where golden rice grows.

At this time, Chen Jie was taken to Uncle Zhong's house. As soon as he entered, he saw that there was a chicken coop in the house, and an old hen was clucking and wandering around in the coop.

An old woman was coughing with her hand over her mouth at the door.

"Cough cough..."

His face looked rather pale; he must be ill.

Even when he was sick, he still took the spinning wheel and spun.

Just then, seeing that Uncle Zhong and the others were actually pushing a grown man in, she stood up as well. Uncle Zhong explained the situation, and the old lady sighed and said, "What a pitiful child."

As he spoke, Uncle Zhong had someone clear out the dog's bedroom.

Upon hearing this, Gouzi cried and said, "If I give him my room, where am I going to sleep?"

Uncle Zhong said, "You'll sleep with the two of us."

The dog thought for a moment and said, "I'll sleep with my sister."

Uncle Zhong said, "No, your sister is seventeen or eighteen years old and is of marriageable age. You can't sleep with your sister."

Upon hearing this, the dog said, "I don't want to sleep with Dad either. Dad's bed is too small. I can only sleep on the floor. I don't want to sleep on the floor."

Uncle Zhong was furious and was about to speak when the boy next to him said, "Uncle Zhong, I have an empty bed at home. Why don't you let Gouzi sleep at my house?"

"this?"

Uncle Zhong was a little anxious, but the boy said, "Okay, I'll go stay at my brother-in-law's house!"

The brother-in-law's words immediately made the boy grin foolishly, while the girl blushed and grabbed a broom to chase after the dog.

"Dog, what nonsense are you spouting? I'll tear your stinking mouth apart!"

"Ah, brother-in-law, save me!" The dog was so frightened that it ran around the boy. The boy could only smile and say, "Fisherwoman, please don't hit him."

The fisherwoman blushed and said, "He's so young and already behaving badly, shouldn't he be punished?"

Gouzi said, "You and Erniu are engaged, so what's wrong with me calling him brother-in-law?"

"You still said that!"

The fisherwoman was so angry that she was about to hit the dog, but the dog ran even faster. At this moment, Uncle Zhong coughed lightly and said, "Alright, stop arguing. The dog can stay at Erniu's house for the next couple of days."

"Okay, Uncle Zhong, I'll take him back now."

Erniu left with Gouzi, and Gouzi turned back and stuck his tongue out slightly at the fisherwoman.

Uncle Zhong immediately had someone carry Chen Jie into the house, and then had someone take off Chen Jie's wet clothes and give him a set of his coarse linen clothes to change into.

Uncle Zhong looked at the clothes he had taken off and said to the old woman beside him, "These clothes are torn. See if you can mend them for him. Our clothes are too rough. He definitely won't be used to wearing our clothes. When they're worn out, we'll change him back into them."

At this moment, Uncle Zhong sat by Chen Jie's bedside, reached out and felt Chen Jie's pulse, and said strangely, "This should be the pulse of a dead man."

As he spoke, he took out a packet of silver needles from a cabinet to the side. Uncle Zhong was the most noble person on the island, and all eighteen households obeyed his orders. The reason was simple: Uncle Zhong was a family doctor who knew how to use silver needles, and he could cure minor illnesses with just a few needles.

On this island where food and medicine are scarce, this skill is absolutely the most amazing skill. It can cure diseases without medicine. What could be more amazing than that?
And so, Uncle Zhong began to give Chen Jie acupuncture, but his meager acupuncture skills were of no use whatsoever to Chen Jie's injuries.

However, Chen Jie was still quite grateful to this family, at least for giving him a relatively quiet environment to recuperate, allowing him to fight the backlash of the divine blood with peace of mind.

Just like that, a month has passed in the blink of an eye!
Indeed, time flies. A month passed in the blink of an eye, and it took Chen Jie a full month to recover from his injuries.

He had just cleared away the backlash from the divine blood, but his body was still slightly weak. However, these were no big deal for Chen Jie. He would have another day or two to circulate the Spring God Technique, and his injuries would heal quickly.

Just then, Chen Jie was sitting in the house when the door suddenly opened, and he saw the fisherwoman carrying in a bowl of thin rice porridge mixed with various seafood, followed by Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong.

At that moment, Aunt Zhong was holding a boiled egg in her hand.

"Cough cough..."

Aunt Zhong coughed, then placed the egg in front of Chen Jie's table and said, "Have an egg."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Aunt Zhong, you're still not fully recovered and need to replenish your nutrition. You can keep these eggs for yourself."

"Hey, I'm so old, and I'm still missing an egg. You're still recovering from your injury, so listen to me and eat the egg."

The island has too little land to raise chickens and ducks, so an egg that would be commonplace in later generations is extremely precious on this island. Since Chen Jie woke up ten days ago, the egg has become his staple food.

Chen Jie felt quite sorry for this.

However, he couldn't persuade this family otherwise, and after getting to know each other over the past few days, Chen Jie also learned about the origins of the island's inhabitants.

Thirty years ago, this was a deserted island. Later, Uncle Zhong and his family, along with a group of villagers, escaped from Daqian and ended up on this deserted island to survive.

The reason they escaped was due to the cruel rule of the Daqian Dynasty. They were unable to pay their taxes and were to be captured and forced into military service. In the Daqian army, Han Chinese were treated like pigs and dogs and would be tortured to death.

After discussing it, they decided to give up. They would rather die at sea than die at the hands of the Mulan people. That's why they set sail. Their original destination was Siam, because Sinicization was high there and many people spoke Chinese. Once they got there, they wouldn't be able to communicate properly.

But they discovered this island along the way, and after some discussion, they decided to settle down there. And so, thirty years passed.

That's why they immediately took care of Chen Jie after they realized he was Han Chinese. Under the watchful eyes of his family, Chen Jie drank the fish porridge and ate the egg.

At this moment, Uncle Zhong spoke up: "Hey, Jiu Si, I've inquired around, and that merchant ship won't be coming to our island in three days. Our island is too small, and there are too few people. Those merchants are unwilling to make the trip. I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few more days if you want to go to sea."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Oh, it's alright, Uncle Zhong, I have a way of handling this."

Uncle Zhong was puzzled by Chen Jie's words, but Chen Jie smiled and said, "I've been resting in this house for a month now, and I want to go out for a stroll. Don't wait for me for lunch, I'm going to the back mountain."

Uncle Zhong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "Okay."

He rushed over without interfering with Chen Jie's actions. Chen Jie told the fisherwoman and Gouzi, and then they took them to the back mountain of the island, where several large trees grew.

Chen Jie sat under the big tree and circulated the Spring God Technique. He felt cheerful and his injuries healed much faster. The cultivation of the Four Seasons Celestial Phenomena Technique sometimes requires a fusion with nature.

Moreover, Chen Jie also set his sights on a large tree not far behind him. He thought that if he couldn't wait for a merchant ship, he would cut down the tree, hollow it out, and make a dugout canoe. With his strength, he should be able to safely sail out to sea even if he had to pilot the dugout canoe.

With that in mind, Chen Jie began to work under the tree.

At noon, Chen Jie felt the blazing sun overhead and immediately began to circulate the Summer God's Wrath, using the fire of Zhu Rong to temper his body and accumulate energy for the Spring God's Wrath.

Chen Jie was sitting cross-legged in meditation when he suddenly heard a voice say, "Brother Jiu Si, my mother asked me to bring you lunch."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie saw Gouzi approaching. Gouzi said to Chen Jie, "Didn't I say you didn't need to wait for me for lunch?"

"Hehe, my mom said, food is as essential as iron, you can't skip a meal."

The dog sat down in front of Chen Jie, who opened the vegetable basket. Inside was a fish and a bowl of white rice they had grown themselves.

Gouzi swallowed hard when he saw the white rice, because he didn't usually get to eat this kind of food. Chen Jie saw him like this and gave him the rice, but Gouzi shook his head firmly and said, "No, no, this is for patients. Eating white rice will help them get better faster. You eat it, Brother Jiu Si."

Chen Jie smiled upon hearing this and then said, "I'm not hungry, you eat."

Upon hearing this, Gouzi swallowed hard, still resolutely refusing, and changed the subject, asking, "Brother Jiu Si, what were you doing here just now?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie replied, "I'm practicing martial arts."

"Practice martial arts!"

The dog's eyes lit up immediately, and then it looked at Chen Jie with great anticipation, asking, "Brother Jiu Si, can I... can I learn it?"

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Learning martial arts is very tough."

"Dogs are not afraid of hardship."

Seeing Gouzi's state, Chen Jie thought that he should repay the favor he had received, so he said, "Alright, then I will teach you three moves. If you can master these three moves, no ordinary seaman will be your match."

Upon hearing this, the dog asked, "Really?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Whether you learn it or not."

“Learn from me, Brother Jiu Si, please teach me quickly.”

Chen Jie smiled and sat there thinking. He had many powerful martial arts skills, but not many that could be used as a foundation. Suddenly, Chen Jie thought of a martial art.

【Water Control Palm】

This is the martial arts technique that Chen Jie learned when he first started learning martial arts. This set of martial arts is very suitable for use in naval battles, and it is also a good foundation.

Moreover, this palm technique has a good potential; it can be practiced to the level of "Transformation of Internal Energy." Furthermore, once you've mastered this technique, it won't hinder your future training in other martial arts. It's perfect for laying the foundation for your dog.

However, this palm technique has a total of twenty-four moves, which is too complicated. Judging from Chen Jierong's current cultivation level of the Divine Realm, this palm technique can be simplified to three moves.

Given Chen Jie's current cultivation level of the Fusion God Realm, this upper limit of the Transformation Force technique is as simple as a math professor looking at addition and subtraction within ten. Therefore, Chen Jie quickly grasped the essence of this martial art, simplified it into three moves, and even pushed the upper limit of this martial art to the Core Formation Realm.

At this moment, Chen Jie directly taught Gouzi these three moves. Gouzi had good talent and quickly mastered them. Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Don't underestimate these three moves. Practice them a hundred times each in the morning, noon and night. When you grow up, no one will be your match."

Upon hearing this, Gouzi immediately clasped his hands in a proper manner and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."

Chen Jie said, "Hehe, how did I become your master?"

The dog said, "You taught me martial arts, so you are my master."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Gouzi and said, "Alright, you can call me Master. Master can't let you down. When you grow up, if you don't want to stay on the island anymore, you can come to the Central Plains to find me."

Upon hearing this, the dog said, "Okay, Master. Then, where in the Central Plains should I go to find you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the sea not far away and said, "If my name has not spread throughout the world by the time you arrive in the Central Plains, then you don't need to look for me anymore; I should already be dead."

"If I hadn't died, you would have known who I was the moment you set foot in the Central Plains!"

As he spoke, Chen Jie's eyes gleamed with an aura of dominance.

Looking at Chen Jie in front of him, Gouzi felt that he was taller than ever before.

……

And so, Chen Jie stayed on the island for another three days. On this day, under a big tree on the back mountain, Chen Jie circulated the Spring God's Wrath five times, healing the last of his injuries. He thought it was time to leave the island.

Just as Chen Jie was preparing to return and say goodbye to the people on the island.

Suddenly, the dog came running over, covered in sweat, shouting, "Oh no, Master! Oh no, Master! The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming!"

(End of this chapter)