si-mexico Chapter 235 Mo Ziyu (1)
Chapter 235 Mo Ziyu (1)
Qi Baige first told her the story about the mysterious second island owner.
The brother Mo she mentioned was actually named Mo Ziyu, and he was a native of the Sea Realm.
The people of the sea world, although there are many mysterious islands with half-human, half-beast races, the people of Qihua Island have been ordinary mortals for generations. However, they are different from the mortals in the human world. That is, all of them can swim, hold their breath in water for a long time, and swim very fast. The sea is their other home.
Many strong islanders once swam all the way to the human world, and learned that there are many places in the three realms that are protected by gods. However, they have no gods to believe in on Qihua Island. In order to seek protection, the islanders searched everywhere and finally discovered a mysterious Liyuan Palace under the sea.
However, there is a barrier outside the palace, and even people from the sea realm cannot enter without permission. After trying several times, the islanders gave up and returned to Qihua Island to continue their lives.
Year after year, suddenly one day, a strong islander was infected with the tree man disease.
Just as the curator said, many enthusiastic islanders searched all over the world for doctors, but none of the doctors could save the patient. They were also afraid of ruining their reputation, so they hurriedly returned the medical fees.
The refund of the medical fees was the beginning of despair.
Not long after the first patient's arms grew into the shape of tree trunks, with dark green tree patterns of varying sizes covering his arms, followed by his chest, abdomen, legs... the tree spots spread throughout his entire body, until the last moment, his head no longer looked like a human... In the end, all of his internal organs turned into trees, as if his life was frozen forever and he suffocated to death.
After the first person died, the islanders buried him underground, thinking he was just a poor man who died of a strange disease. No one thought about it any more until not long after, when a second person with tree spots on his body appeared. Then the islanders began to feel something was wrong.
This time, the islanders still held on to hope and sought help from famous doctors from all walks of life, but the result was the same: no one could cure them and the doctor refunded the consultation fee.
Several kind-hearted islanders buried the second patient together.
Until soon after, more and more people on the island became sick...
The island owner at that time, also the first island owner Lin Qifeng, made a decision. He brought his relatives, neighbors and friends to join the Jingtian Sect. As long as they joined the Jingtian Sect, there might be a way to save Qihua Island.
The so-called "Jingtian Sect" is a sect in the sea world that slowly gained momentum in the sea world a long time ago. It advocates justice for the people. Among its believers are sea sirens and half-human and half-monsters. As long as one is pious enough, anyone can join the sect.
Relying on his many years of experience in the sect and his large number of followers, Lin Qifeng successfully became the leader of the branch of the Jingtian Sect on Qihua Island. Many people were willing to follow him and join the Jingtian Sect, saying that they were willing to donate their blood for the Jingtian Sect as long as they could cure the tree man disease for their family members.
One day, Lin Qifeng, the leader of the Jingtian Sect and the owner of the island, was performing a cleansing ceremony in his own yard. This is a ceremony to wash away the sins of mortals, and every believer must participate.
It is said that people with sinful hearts cannot join the religion, so they must first cleanse their souls. Only people with great righteousness and sincere devotion are qualified to formally join the religion.
In the middle of the ceremony, someone suddenly broke in.
The person who came was Mo Ziyu.
"Island Master! Please, save my sister!" Mo Ziyu rushed into the courtyard holding his sister Mo Ziyuan. He looked hurried and trembling with fear.
"Who are you? How dare you interrupt the sacred ceremony?" The high priest beside Lin Qifeng was the one in charge. When he saw someone breaking in, he immediately shouted angrily.
"High Priest, can you think of a way to save my sister?" Mo Ziyu hugged his sister with a pleading expression on his face.
The people in the courtyard quieted down and turned around to look. One of them noticed a tree pattern on Mo Ziyuan's arm and was immediately terrified. He widened his eyes and screamed, "She, she has tree man disease!"
After hearing this, a group of people stood up and quickly retreated, hiding in the lobby out of fear.
Lin Qifeng was sitting in the main seat in the hall. He frowned and calmed the believers: "Don't panic. This disease is not contagious after long-term contact. Those who are infected are all people with unclean hearts. If you have a clear conscience, there is nothing to be afraid of."
After hearing this, the believers relaxed and felt that they had a clear conscience. They were righteous people and members of the Jingtian Sect, so how could they be infected with this disease? The island master must be wise!
"But, but, what if these people with unclean hearts cast curses on others?" One believer still stayed away, fearing that he would get sick too.
"That's right... People's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. Island Master, you can't look down on them."
Lin Qifeng stood up and said, "Okay, stop arguing. We are all from Qihua Island. How can you say such exclusionary words? We are from the Jingtian Sect and we should uphold justice."
A few looked ashamed: "Yes, Island Master."
"I'll go take a look." Lin Qifeng said, still wearing a mask and walking over to check on Mo Ziyuan's condition.
"Island owner..."
A glimmer of hope ignited in Mo Ziyu's eyes.
Lin Qifeng recognized Mo Ziyu. A few years ago, his daughter fell in love with this man at first sight and was determined to marry him. However, Lin Qifeng disagreed at the time. Although this man was extremely handsome, his family was poor and he had a sickly sister to support. Why should he marry his daughter?
Moreover, this man seemed extremely cold towards her daughter. Since he had no such intention, she might as well break off the marriage.
Lin Qifeng glanced at Mo Ziyu silently. He was still angry in his heart, but he did not show it on the surface. He glanced at his sister's condition from the side and knew at a glance that it was indeed the tree man disease.
"Island Master, please, save my sister!" Mo Ziyu was still looking at him with pleading eyes.
Lin Qifeng asked him seriously, "We have tried everything on the island but have not found a cure for the tree man disease. I have asked the leader, and he said that only by joining the Pure Heaven Sect can you have a chance to save your sister. However, after joining the sect, you will lose your freedom and must obey my orders in everything. Think carefully before you reply to me."
"Okay, I'll join the sect!" Mo Ziyu made the decision immediately without any hesitation.
His parents have passed away, and his only relative left in this world is his younger sister.
He had nothing to lose.
Lin Qifeng didn't expect this kid to agree so quickly. He originally wanted to use this incident to control him for a few days.
Strangely enough, this boy opened a blacksmith shop on the island. He worked silently outside the shop all day long, making the sound of "bang bang". Occasionally, he would sharpen hoes for farmers and make bows for hunters. He was meticulous and serious. Once he started working, he would concentrate on his work and pay no attention to anything outside the window.
This kid's life is monotonous and boring.
But the young girls and middle-aged women on the island were like possessed by him. They didn't pay attention to the books and songs, or to the makeup and powder. They just liked to gather outside his blacksmith shop, peek to watch him forge iron and listen to the "bang bang" sound.