what happened
Why are those people gone
Nan Yan's eyes widened in shock, looking at this empty river beach, no one really disappeared!
Ye Zheng's face turned pale, and he hastily turned his head to look at Zhu Feng: "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Feng raised his hand and stopped him from continuing: "I saw it."
"..."
He was not surprised at all.
After thinking about it for a while, he immediately said: "Ye Zheng Xiaoyu, you two go to the boat over there and have a look."
"yes."
Ye Zheng and Ran Xiaoyu hurried over.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Nan Yan was so nervous that her breathing became tight. At this moment, a hand stretched out towards her.
At first glance, it was Zhu Feng's hand.
He said, "Follow me closely."
Nan Yan hastily reached out and grabbed his hand.
And the other hand grasped the dagger tightly.
Zhu Feng took her forward and walked slowly to check the river beach. The bonfire was still burning, but the firewood was almost burned out, and everything in the arbor was still there.
Everything remains the same.
How could those people suddenly disappear
The two of them stood in front of the awning, Zhu Feng frowned, looked at the misty lake in front of him, did not speak, and after a while, Ye Zheng and Ran Xiaoyu came back.
"Your Majesty," Ye Zheng said with a solemn expression, covered in cold sweat, "There is no one on board."
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "Is there someone killed or injured?"
"No."
"..."
"It's just all gone."
No one was killed or injured, and these people just disappeared without a sound.
Could it be a ghost
Everyone seemed to have such a thought at the same time, but Nan Yan immediately shook her head vigorously, as if she wanted to put her absurd thoughts behind her.
How can it be
In broad daylight.
Ye Zheng frowned and said, "Your Majesty, could it be those people from the Tan Kingdom?"
When Nan Yan heard this, she also became nervous.
She had worried before that if those people also encountered the Guanyin storm, they should and might be nearby, or even on this island.
If it was them—
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice, "Impossible."
"Why?"
"If it were them, there would be no signs of fighting here."
Everyone listened and looked around.
Indeed, nothing was out of order, and even some of the utensils they had brought from the boat in the arbor were still in order.
There was no blood on the ground.
Zhu Feng said: "Besides, if they are really people from the country of Tan, their target should be me, or—"
As he spoke, he glanced at Nan Yan.
Nan Yan blinked and nodded slightly.
indeed.
Those attendants, together with the boatmen, are meaningless to the people of the country.
Zhu Feng said: "If they take all these people away, then they should stay in this place until I come back."
"..."
"But now, they're all gone."
Everyone nodded.
But at the next moment, an almost chilling thought popped up in his heart.
Not from the country.
Who is that
Are there other people on this island
What is their purpose in taking all these people away
Zhu Feng turned around almost subconsciously and looked at the way they came, as if judging something.
Nan Yan's hand was still tightly held by him, and he hadn't let go of it since the beginning. At this moment, his palm was covered with cold sweat.
Nan Yan said softly: "Your Majesty, are there people living on these islands on Xingluo Lake?"
As soon as they heard her ask this question, both Ye Zheng and Ran Xiaoyu looked at Zhu Feng nervously.
Zhu Feng looked back at her.
After a long silence, he said, "Yes."
"..."
"Some islands are inhabited."
"..."
"only-"
However, even these islands were not included in the map, presumably, the household department of the imperial court should not be able to include them in the household registration.
So, it's an out of this world place.
But if it’s not a Taoyuan, I don’t know.
At least judging from the current situation, taking away all the people they brought without a sound made them feel even more eerie.
Nan Yan said softly: "Then, is there anyone on this island?"
Zhu Feng looked back again, and then said, "There shouldn't be any here."
"..."
"Just now I looked at the marks on the surrounding river beach. There are only footprints left by some animals fetching water, and there are no human footprints."
"..."
"Also, if the people on this island kidnapped our people and brought them to other places on the island, we should be able to hear the noise just after we walked so far."
Nanyan gasped.
She said softly: "So, people from other islands came here and took our people away."
"..."
"Now, perhaps have taken them to another island?"
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "It's possible."
"That-"
Nan Yan said anxiously: "Then, your majesty, what should we do next?"
After this, only Zhu Feng remained calm. He looked around and said, "Now, we must find out what's going on."
"..."
"The boat is damaged and needs to be repaired and a boatman is needed to move the boat."
"..."
"So, if we want to get out of here, we have to get someone."
"But where can I find it?"
Zhu Feng raised his head and looked at the misty waters in front of him.
He said: "Make a raft first, and go to the nearby islands to have a look."
Ye Zheng said worriedly: "What I'm worried about is, what if people come from a distant island?"
"..."
"Our boat can't sail, we can only rely on rafts, what if there is another storm?"
Zhu Feng thought for a while, and said, "It should not be someone from a distant island."
"Why?"
"It is impossible for those people to visit these islands every day to see if anyone is coming, otherwise, there will be traces of human activities here."
"..."
"I guess, they should have seen the smoke from the bonfire raised by our people here, and knew there were people here, so they came to take them away."
"..."
"If you can see the fire and smoke clearly, the distance should not be too far."
After hearing this, Nan Yan suddenly realized.
indeed so.
Ye Zheng doggedly said: "The emperor is wise!"
Zhu Feng only glanced at him coldly, then turned his head and said: "Ran Xiaoyu, you go to the boat now and go and collect our leftover food."
"yes."
Ran Xiaoyu responded, and immediately turned to go to the big boat.
Zhu Feng said again: "Ye Zheng, you and I will make a raft together."
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan became anxious: "Your Majesty, what about me?"
Zhu Feng looked back at her.
"you-"
"..."
"Don't get me into trouble."