After a moment, Chen Yu'er finally said with shock that Chu Tian had taken out this square piece of broken glass…
It was a genuine diamond… and extremely pure.
Luo Luo, listening beside him, absolutely believed Chu Tian.
But when Chen Yu'er said it.
Luo Luo was still incredibly shocked.
Chen Yu'er also found it hard to believe.
“Chu Tian, I’ve made the arrangements, but… we need to transport it ourselves! What is this…?” Zhang Chengcheng asked, walking over from a distance after making the call.
Her eyes immediately fell upon the cubic meter of material on the ground.
“High-purity… diamond…” Chen Yu'er replied.
“Oh… alright, I’m not surprised anymore! But such a large diamond, if you don’t cut it, no one will believe you when you take it out.” Zhang Chengcheng’s eyes flickered, but she put on an indifferent expression.
“Who said I was going to sell it? I have great use for this.” Chu Tian’s expression was quite mysterious as he said this calmly.
“Brother, what are you going to do?” Luo Luo asked curiously.
“Heh heh, you’ll know in the future. Oh right, this piece, I’ll give it to you. Yu'er should be able to cut it, right? Take it and cut some jewelry or something!” Chu Tian waved his hand, appearing exceptionally generous.
The three women’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. No woman could resist the allure of diamonds. These sparkling things were practically their fatal weakness.
“Boss, come take a look!” Suddenly, Zhao Lei’s voice came from the communicator on Chu Tian’s arm.
“What happened?” Chu Tian quickly asked.
“Nothing much, we found something. Hurry over!” Zhao Lei’s voice did not sound particularly anxious. Chu Tian felt relieved and replied that he would be there soon.
After hanging up, Chu Tian naturally didn’t feel at ease leaving the three women alone. After all, it was still unclear if there were any unknown dangers here. So, with a wave of his hand, the two gold mountains were put away. Chu Tian gave Chen Yu'er a spatial bag and taught her how to use it. The cubic meter of pure diamond was then stored by her. Chen Yu'er found all of this to be incredibly astonishing.
When he brought the three women to Zhao Lei’s location, they found everyone gathered there.
“Boss, look here.” Zhao Lei quickly pulled Chu Tian towards a garden-like area.
Chu Tian was inexplicably dragged by Zhao Lei. The others, their expressions were not good, but they also followed behind Chu Tian. Lin Yu, Ma Ruolin, Aunt Ma, and Jing Kaiyu’s wife did not follow. Xiao Long Nü extended a hand, stopping the three women following Chu Tian.
“I think it’s better if you don’t go in.” Seeing Xiao Long Nü’s action, Chu Tian frowned. He scanned the area with his divine soul and his eyes widened in surprise. Then, he nodded to Luo Luo and the others.
Entering the garden, not far in, they saw Ye Ling squatting on the ground. She stood up when she saw them approach.
“One hundred and thirty-seven people, all from the Faction of Dissension. I’ve seen a few of them; they are personnel regularly stationed on Wancao Island.” Ye Ling knew Chu Tian would have discovered the situation outside. Chu Tian looked at the scene before him. The entire garden was like an inferno. These people had all died tragically here. Every single one of them had an expression of terror, as if they had been scared to death by something.
“Lin Yu just said they died from having their life force forcibly stripped away,” Ye Ling added.
“Stripped of life force?” Chu Tian was stunned. Thinking of this, Chu Tian’s scalp tingled, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
“Do you all remember what the strange creature kicked to death by Xiao Hei said when we first opened the barrier?” This question made everyone’s scalp jump.
“That guy said the Island Master would turn us into puppets, to be slaves and maids on Dengxian Island for eternity!” Xiao Hei, having heard it most clearly, directly repeated it.
“What if… this Island Master is not that Zheng Enlai…!” Chu Tian said slowly, his eyes narrowed.
“Ah?” Although everyone had their suspicions, they couldn’t help but be surprised when Chu Tian said this.
“Think about it, Zheng Enlai’s clones, one used a sword, and another, with unknown abilities, merged directly with that clone. As for his main body, he only knew a few archery moves… that coffin-faced clone had high cultivation, but he didn’t seem to practice such sinister techniques. Moreover, when he came out, there was so much dust on him. And looking at these people, they died only a day or two ago. It shouldn’t be that guy’s doing. Now there are two hypotheses: one is that Zheng Enping’s other clone practices sinister techniques, capable of creating puppets, and… can absorb people’s life force. The other hypothesis is that the Island Master is someone else…” Chu Tian voiced his thoughts. Simultaneously, his divine soul power surged out. Since the bodies were found here, Chu Tian concentrated his divine soul power, penetrating the ground… rocks… flowers, grass, and trees, he didn’t miss anything. He investigated them all…
“So, are we…?” Wei Du asked, sounding a little worried.
“What are you afraid of? If Xiao Tian’s guess is correct and the Island Master is still on the island, wouldn’t he have come out days ago?” Old Yang said dismissively.
“Yeah, Old Yang is right… Even if that guy is still on the island, he’s just a petty fellow, not worth fearing… Let’s find a place to settle down first. Oh right… let’s deal with these bodies. They’re quite disgusting to look at!” Chu Tian suddenly withdrew his divine soul power and spoke following Old Yang’s words. He then led the way out of the garden. Chu Tian’s sudden move left everyone stunned. This was not typical Chu Tian behavior. Normally, Chu Tian would be extremely cautious, needing to figure things out before making a decision. The one who understood him best was Old Yang. He raised an eyebrow and followed Chu Tian, preparing to leave. Another person who harbored doubts about Chu Tian was Gao Kai! The others looked around, then scurried away.
“Alas, you guys…” The last to react was Zhao Lei. He reached out to grab Miao Zuo, the last one leaving. With a *swish*, he pulled out a handful of smoke. A yellow paper appeared in his hand. Miao Zuo’s body suddenly materialized at the garden entrance with a *bang*. This guy… had actually used a substitute spell.
“We’re leaving… leaving you two lovebirds some private time!” As Miao Duo’s body appeared, it disappeared around the corner. But his lewd voice reached Zhao Lei and Ye Ling’s ears.
“…Damn it all…” Zhao Lei looked at the corpses strewn across the ground. Then he looked up at Ye Ling, who had not left. This… private time… the scenery. It was a bit eerie…