Penglai Fairy Island [Can be collected?]

  In less than a moment, the golden insect's belly grew bigger and bigger, as if it had swallowed a balloon. Its two eyes stared in the direction of the woman. At this point, the woman's face froze, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on her forehead, her eyebrows tightly furrowed.

  The woman opened and closed her mouth a few times, muttering something to herself. The golden insect looked at me with some reluctance, then jumped into the small box. The woman picked up the box and said softly, "This time, I've fed you well, so listen from now on."

  Then, the woman looked at me with a somewhat unpleasant expression, I was startled and hastily asked:

  "Is that all?"

  "I can't help you. You just saw it, it's very full, but don't worry, you won't be in danger of losing your life for the time being." Her face was pale and her voice was also very small.

  I listened and my heart couldn't help but feel chilled, this terrifying thing has finally reached my head.

  "Don't lose heart, we're still far from death, I have a way out, but..." The woman paused, wanting to speak but stopping herself.

  "What method?" I seemed to see the light source again and was overjoyed.

  The girl lowered her head slightly, somewhat hesitant, and finally looked at me and said, "You want to find Tai Sui."

  Tai Sui?

  The thin monkey looked at me with a surprised expression, and said in a tone as if looking down on a country bumpkin, "Ta Sui is an edible animal, anyway, it's not the usual Ta Sui that commits Ta Sui."

  He opened his mouth wide and continued: "Ta Sui, also known as Rou Ling Zhi, is said to be the elixir of immortality that Qin Shi Huang searched for in vain. Li Shizhen recorded it in 'Ben Cao Gang Mu' and classified it under the 'vegetable' category, stating that it can be eaten and used as medicine, and is considered a 'top-grade' herb with the effect of 'prolonging life and making one immortal'. In short, this thing is a treasure. And I'm telling you, all the Ta Sui sold on the market are fake."

  Elixir of immortality?

  "That's what I'm saying, this thing is legendary, it exists but it's just hard to find." Hei Shu said with a glance.

  Finally, the woman thought for a moment and said slowly: "If you haven't found Ta Sui in half a year, come find me, I'll think of a way to extend your life by another half year."

  I could only nod, then she said: "Ta Sui are generally grown in humid and dark places, and the dead have a greater chance of growing in places where people live."

  I don't know if I'm just out of mood or resigned to my fate. In just half a year, can I find someone who has never even heard of me?

  After Hei Shu took the woman away, I stared at him straightly, my eyes somewhat resentful. Who knew that as soon as he opened his mouth, it was an astonishing question: "Do you know what kind of insect was crawling on your hand just now?"

  I saw a glint in his eyes, which piqued my interest, and I immediately asked, "What bug?"

  The thin monkey lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Put many kinds of poisonous insects, such as snakes, centipedes, lizards, earthworms, toads, etc., together in a sealed jar, let them kill each other, eat each other, after a year, only one is left, its shape and color have changed, it looks like a silkworm, with golden skin, that's the Golden Silkworm. Some people say that putting twelve poisonous insects in a jar, secretly burying it at an intersection, after 49 days, secretly taking it out and placing it in an incense burner, worshiping it morning and evening with clear tea and fragrant incense; the Golden Silkworm obtained this way is formless, existing in the ash of the incense. When releasing the Gu, take the feces or ash of the Golden Silkworm and mix it into food for passersby to eat. Some people say that after being harmed by the Golden Silkworm Gu and dying, one can control the soul of the deceased to work for him, thus becoming rich."

  Golden silkworm, I know what a golden silkworm is, the most powerful Gu worm.

  It never occurred to me that the insect crawling on my hand, wanting to sleep, was a golden silkworm. Legend has it that golden silkworms are very clean and can sweep their owner's home spotless.

  The thin monkey was indulging in the mysterious golden silkworm sea, I really couldn't stand him like that, so I kicked him and scolded: "You damn it, can't you have some dignity? That thing isn't something you can get just because you want to, even with money you can't buy it."

  The thin monkey looked at me pitifully and said, "It's not possible to think about it either. Such a mysterious thing is encountered once in a hundred years, no, once in a thousand years."

  "Once in a lifetime."

  "Heh heh." The thin monkey smiled foolishly, then said seriously: "You also heard just now that you're not in danger of losing your life for the time being. And as for the Ta Sui, it's growing in a place that's exactly where we should follow that little guy to go. Who knows, maybe there really is a Ta Sui. If we can't find the Ta Sui, isn't there still the treasure? Even if it's not an elixir of immortality, it'll be an antidote pill."

  I thought about it and this isn't wrong.

  The place where dead people live, there is a greater chance of finding it, if you can find the thing called "Tai Sui", then that's good, if not, then just consider it an adventure.

  They immediately made a plan with Xiao Shou Hou, and in just a few days, when Xiao Shou Hou had his men deliver the goods to them, it turned out that the meeting point was actually at their own home.

  At that time, I was still sleeping in the room. As soon as I heard this news, I suddenly had no sleepiness and sprang out of bed with a start.

  I saw familiar faces gathered in the hall, and I vaguely felt that something was off. This thing seemed to have been planned, as if someone had dug a hole for me to jump into.

  This time, the people who went were also the ones who moved out.

  However, the newcomer was an old man who looked spirited and seemed to have come alone.

  It seems he is obsessed with finding an elixir of immortality.

  Qī Xié was still sitting in the corner, wiping his dagger, seemingly indifferent to what was happening around him.

  My gaze fell on Yan Laoshi, who had brought four or five subordinates with him. They were all elites of the Ye family: Lao Miao, Xiao Jiji, Ye Shaoxia, and another person whose name and background I was unfamiliar with.

  I don't know what method Qi Xie used to bring them all together, but I think Qi Xie's charm is not only effective on women, but also has the same power over the three major families. His identity far exceeds my initial imagination. Being able to make two families who can't wait for each other to die cooperate with each other, I wonder if this elixir of immortality really exists.

  As for what they talked about, I didn't listen carefully at all, my attention was always on them.

  Suddenly, Qi Xie raised his head, with no emotion in his eyes: "I think I already know where the place is."

  Qī xié tái tóu, yǎn lǐ méi yǒu rèn hé qíng xù.

  Translation:

  Seven demons raised their heads, with no emotions in their eyes.

  Everyone listened and showed a happy expression. The old man opened his mouth with some doubts: "Where is that place?"

  "In the west there is ancient Kunlun, what about the east?" Qi Xie's eyes were cold and distant, he only glanced at me once.

  I was taken aback at first, then exclaimed in surprise: "There's the ancient Kunlun in the west and a paradise in the east. Are you referring to Penglai?"

  "That's right." Qi Xie replied, then continued to wipe the dagger with his head down.

  Penglai Fairy Island, also known as Penglai, Pengshan, Pengqiu, Penghu, and Penglai Fairy Island. Legend has it that there are three divine mountains in the Bohai Sea: Penglai, Yingzhou, and Fangzhang, where gods and immortals reside. Since ancient times, it has been a place for Qin Shi Huang and Han Wudi to seek immortality and visit medicinal herbs. Everything on the island is white, with palaces made of gold and silver, and trees with pearls and jade growing in clusters; all fruits are delicious and have a sweet taste, eating them can make one live forever.

  The existence of Penglai Fairy Island remains to be verified, after all, those who have been there are long dead.

  Penglai City in Shandong Province is different from the legendary Penglai Fairy Island.

  "We'll set off in the afternoon, you're all ready, and the itinerary has been arranged. We'll have a smooth journey to Penglai." Old Yu announced with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

  After they all left, I immediately pulled over Xiao Shou Hou.

  "Really working with these people?" I looked at Xiaoshou with a puzzled expression, knowing in my heart that those people were not easy to deal with.

  "How about that, the little guy even brought over the Ye family's people, who knows, maybe there really is an elixir of immortality, otherwise, so many people wouldn't have been mobilized." Xiao Shou Hóu's eyes gleamed with a strange light, as if he had seen the Chang'e fairy living on the moon.

  "Wipe it off, you think you're going to Penglai Fairy Island? That place only appears in myths, you damn well actually believe that place exists." I immediately got up from the chair and kicked Little Skinny Monkey away.

  This fairy's dwelling place is a place where no ordinary person has ever been, how can we possibly find it.

  Moreover, they took a risk just because of something based on a map.

  They don't seem like impulsive people, nor do they seem like the type of people who would do something like this. Could it be that they're still hiding something from me?

  After thinking for so long, I still think that the reason they are so persistent is also the reason they insist on going to Penglai Fairy Island. They must have thoroughly understood it from front to back.

  How could the peerless one I brought back from the border of Yunnan and Guizhou be related to Penglai Fairy Island?

  I really can't think of what they know, is there an example that proves the existence of the elixir of immortality in Penglai Fairy Island.

  "Do you think Zhou Baihe is a fool who can be easily deceived? He's as cunning as a fox. If there wasn't some real basis, he wouldn't have taken the risk. Don't think I'm as clueless as you, I've known about the secret hidden in Muzi's hand for a long time, or else why would I have followed him so stupidly?" Little Skinny Monkey said to me with a serious face and an extremely mysterious tone.

  "What secret?" I was curious how the little monkey knew, but I was very interested.

  What kind of secret could make Xiao Shou HOU, this kind of local tyrant, so interested?

  "It can't be said yet." The thin monkey shook his head and said mysteriously.

  "Damn it." I cursed and said with a dark face, "You dare not to say, later I will post online that you peeked at the teacher taking a bath when you were studying."

  When I was reading books before, because sometimes at school I was bored, I was in adolescence at that time, so I had a bad idea to go and peek at the teacher taking a bath. At that time, there were no special thoughts, just out of curiosity, didn't expect to catch Little Skinny Monkey.

  Although this is an old story from when I was reading, Xiaoshou absolutely didn't eat good fruit, and if it were to be spread there, it would inevitably lead to a round of media attacks, which would affect the family business.

  As soon as I mentioned this matter, Xiao Shou's face stiffened, his expression changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "We are all adults now, you always use this broken thing to threaten me, is it meaningful? You don't feel ashamed, I'm embarrassed."

  As soon as I stood up, he grabbed my arm and said hastily, "Wait." Then he sighed and said, "Xiao Jiu Ye, can't I be forgiven? This thing I'm telling you, but you mustn't tell anyone else."