The young man's explanation made Xi Yue and the others suddenly realize. Xi Yue recalled some news she had seen in her previous life. In some places, due to the relationship between water, soil and diet, the ratio of male to female children in the village was very different. If there were no foreign population introduced, such villages would inevitably have to migrate or die. So it was understandable that Wenqing Island had such a rule.
Because there weren't many people queuing to enter the island, it was Xiyue and her group's turn soon.
At this moment, the guards on the island who had been quiet in front suddenly became agitated, and joyful and hearty laughter came from the west.
Xi Yue and the others looked over and saw several fishing boats slowly approaching the island.
There were several burly men standing on the fishing boat. Perhaps because of the wind and sun, their skin was rough and dark. They looked like ordinary country folk, and there was indeed not much spiritual energy fluctuation in their bodies.
However, the men's faces were filled with happy smiles. After the boat docked, they began to move boxes to the shore one by one.
These boxes are about two meters long and one meter wide, and are made of the strongest iron core wood. They look heavy when they are lifted, weighing at least a hundred pounds.
The guard on the shore saw them carrying up boxes one by one and couldn't help but smile and said, "Old Chen, you have a good harvest today!"
The man called Old Chen looked to be about 45 or 46 years old. He had dark skin with some pits due to years of exposure to sea breeze. When he smiled, his yellowed front teeth were exposed. His appearance was not very flattering, but when he smiled he looked very honest and simple.
He touched his head and said, "It's all thanks to the help of the island owner's Golden Scale Guards, otherwise I wouldn't dare to hunt in this dangerous sea. I was very lucky today and caught a snow fish. It happens to be a fish festival tomorrow, so it's great to be able to use it to sacrifice to the Lord God!"
The guard also laughed upon hearing this, his face full of respect and gratitude, "Yes, the island owner is so kind to us. Without the island owner, how could we live such a good life?"
The fishermen came ashore one after another and walked past Xi Yue and the others who had just arrived on the island.
In front of Xi Yue, besides Qianqian, there were several other female cultivators who were very excited to go to the island.
As soon as they saw the fishermen, they immediately showed expressions of disgust and fear, and retreated away one after another, as if they were afraid of contracting an infectious disease if they touched them. They exclaimed: "These... these people are too ugly, aren't they? Isn't it said that life on the island is as beautiful as a fairyland?"
Qianqian couldn't help but exclaimed, "Brother, cultivators have strong spiritual power in their bodies, which can purify their own impurities, so they are usually not too ugly. But why are they so dark and ugly?"
Qianqian's words were purely out of curiosity and she didn't mean any disdain.
But when she said this, a few fishermen happened to pass by. The young man's face immediately changed drastically and he said nervously: "Qianqian, don't be rude."
Qianqian stuck out her tongue and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
The fishermen were not angry. Instead, they looked up and smiled at Qianqian innocently, "It's okay, what you said is true. Although we are also cultivators, our cultivation is not high. We can only live in such a good place with the blessing of the island owner. Moreover, in order to make a living, we have to go out to sea to fish every day. After being exposed to the wind and sun for a long time, it naturally becomes like this." (To be continued)