"Uncle Strange, you really don't remember anything. Our boat had an accident before, and this morning while I was collecting shells, I found you lying here."
A hint of suspicion flashed in my eyes. Boat?
This little girl must have mistaken me for one of the passengers who had also been shipwrecked and drifted here.
Qi Xinxin looked at me as if I were an idiot, then began to tell me about their previous experiences.
Although Qi Xinxin tried her best to prove she was an adult, her narration was disjointed and interspersed with imaginary elements. It took me quite a while to piece together the whole story.
This group of people was not much different from what I had initially expected. They had indeed gone out to sea together, and when they reached these waters, they encountered reefs. Forced to, everyone jumped overboard to escape.
There weren't many tourists on their ship to begin with, less than 100 in total. Now, many were missing or their fate unknown. Only a little over twenty people had survived, and their lives seemed to be quite miserable.
"Qi Xinxin, in that case, I really must thank you."
I looked at the cute Qi Xinxin in front of me and chatted with her for a few more minutes. However, I didn't know what I had said that upset the little girl, as she suddenly became very wronged and was on the verge of tears.
Uh, this fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl could really change her mood on a whim. Why was she about to cry out of the blue?
This made me feel a bit awkward.
After all, I grew up alone and had no experience comforting children.
Just as I was feeling helpless, I suddenly heard a sound from the tent. I turned to see a girl around twenty years old running towards me in a hurry.
From a distance, the girl looked dusty, and her clothes were not very clean. But as she got closer, her beauty truly stunned me.
She had a high nose bridge, a small face, and what was most striking were her eyes – alluring yet spirited. Her features bore a resemblance to Qi Xinxin, making her a veritable Qi Xinxin Plus.
I looked at the girl running towards me, then down at the wronged Qi Xinxin, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
What kind of powerful genes could produce such a pair of sisters?
"Qi Xinxin, how many times have I told you! Don't wander off! We don't know what the situation is in the morning. If you get into danger, how will I explain it to Mom!"
Qi Xinxin's older sister ran over, grabbed Qi Xinxin, and scolded her. Then, she pulled Qi Xinxin a few steps back and looked at me with a wary expression.
Did she think I was a bad person?
I immediately felt like laughing and crying, but I supposed it was understandable. My appearance was quite disheveled.
My clothes were covered in sand, and the bandages on my hands and arms had long since fallen off in the water, revealing pale wounds.
Coupled with my unkempt hair and beard after so many days, I looked like a castaway from a desert island!
I wanted to explain myself to Qi Xinxin's sister, but before I could speak, the girl grabbed Qi Xinxin and walked back towards the tent without looking back.
Qi Xinxin was still childlike, and on the way back, she didn't forget to stick her tongue out at me.
Never mind, I'll explain to Qi Xinxin's sister later when I go to gather information from the people in the tent.
As the sun in the sky grew stronger, I had no choice but to drag my weary body up and move to the shade nearby.
Now that Qi Xinxin and the others had left, I was finally alone and could start exploring the surroundings.
But before exploring, I had to treat my wounds.
Even with my strong physique, I couldn't guarantee that my wounds wouldn't get infected. If the wounds worsened, it would be fatal on a deserted island with a lack of medicine.
I searched the nearby forest and found a few types of herbs that Luo Yaqin had told me could be used for disinfection. I also picked some large leaves, wrapped the herbs, and applied them to my wounds.
After finishing this, I found an easy-to-climb tall tree and scaled it, preparing to survey the surrounding area.
Upon seeing it, my brow furrowed immediately.
What... where is this place?!
The scenery around me felt utterly unfamiliar.
First, the trees. The trees around here were tall and dense, completely different from the ones I had seen before. The difference was like Yao Ming standing next to Guo Jingming – it was overwhelming.
Even more chilling was the fact that deep within the forest, there was a towering mountain peak!
That mountain peak was like a pillar supporting the sky. Even with my excellent eyesight, I couldn't see the summit; it had already disappeared into the clouds.
I was certain that I had never seen such a towering mountain on the previous desert island!
Even if there were some areas I hadn't reached on this desert island, how could I have missed something so conspicuous!
Where on earth am I now?!