Chapter 39 What's Wrong with the Child
"no?"

Master Tu lifted him up and stared at him threateningly with his big eyes: "How dare you disobey me, your master Tu?"

Xu Shuishui was not even half as tall as Tu Ye. His legs were shaking and his two small hands were desperately grabbing his thick arms, trying to relieve the pain of suffocation in his neck.

"S-Sorry, I was wrong."

"going or not?"

When Xu Shuishui was about to roll her eyes, she spat out one word: "... go."

boom!
He was kicked against the stone wall. The intense pain made him convulse into a ball, his face turned pale and his lips turned purple.

"You little bastard, you have to be taught a lesson before you behave yourself!"

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Black Island is divided into two floors to hold prisoners, but it is more like exile than imprisonment, leaving them to fend for themselves.

This black island is located in the deep sea and is surrounded by water. Without a boat to pick you up, you will not be able to escape even if you have wings.

The island is basically all stone, making it impossible to farm or raise livestock. The water along the coast is fast-flowing, and without tools one can only watch the ocean flow in despair. As a result, the people on the island cannot support themselves and can only survive on the food distributed by the Wei family's monthly grain ships.

People on the ground have priority resources and living conditions, while people underground are the ones left over and live in extremely harsh environments.

It can be said that the people on the ground "rule" the people underground invisibly.

Although they are all prisoners, as long as there are people, there will be differences and classes.

"You mean, Xu Shanshan is imprisoned in an underground cave, and Xu Shuishui is above ground?"

Fang Yingjie nodded: "Generally speaking, the old, weak, sick and disabled are basically locked up underground, while the young and strong are left above ground. This is their rule. Generally speaking, those of us who are in charge will not care too much about these things."

"Then why isn't Xu Shuishui underground with Xu Shanshan?"

Fang Yingjie said, "There is another situation. Female prisoners in Hei Dao are very scarce. If there are any who can be protected and are liked, they will be taken aboard and do not have to do hard labor. However, Xu Shuishui is a young child who cannot lift his hands or shoulders, so he naturally cannot live on the ground. However, Xu Shanshan used herself as a condition in exchange for Xu Shuishui's life on the ground."

"What conditions did she exchange for Xu Shuishui?" Xu Shanshan asked him.

"I'm not sure. If Master Xu wants to know, I'll check it out right away."

Xu Shanshan thought for a moment and said, "No need."

Dang Dang Dang Dang——

Suddenly, there was a sound of iron knocking outside. Xu Shanshan's eyes moved. Fang Yingjie understood and explained, "This is the time for daily work. Once you hear it, you have to rush to the mine to move stones and dig ores."

"Where is Xu Shuishui?"

"He should be working in the mines. All prisoners here, regardless of gender, age or status, must work. If they don't work, they won't have anything to eat."

Xu Shanshan wanted to find Xu Shuishui, so naturally she had to go to the mine. However, she didn't recognize what Xu Shuishui looked like. In her memory, she was a fair and tender little girl who liked to hug the original owner's legs and call her "Second Sister".

After changing into a prison uniform and braiding her hair into a long braid hanging in front of her chest, she followed the team into the mine.

The weather is hot. Not only is the sun scorching during the day, but there is also a kind of hot and humid humidity that wraps around the body. People feel uncomfortable just standing, let alone physical labor.

But the prisoners here seemed to have gotten used to it. They picked up their tools and started working according to the assignments.

Since Xu Shanshan was a woman, she was assigned to clean up the tools scattered around. The job was easy and it was obvious that it was the treatment for someone with connections.

"Sister, sister, can you come over here for a moment?"

Just as Xu Shanshan was looking for someone, a small, weak voice called her.

She turned around and saw a little boy with coal dust all over his face, dirty hands, no shoes, a big head and a small body. It was difficult to tell his age at first glance.

He lowered his head, not daring to accept her gaze.

"it is good."

She approached him, but unexpectedly the boy was startled and quickly took several steps back.

"You, you don't ask me where I'm taking you?" She asked readily, "Then where are you taking me?"

He clenched his fingers nervously: "Someone wants to see you, do you want to go?"

"it is good."

Another "OK", which made Xu Shuishui suspicious. He wanted to ask "Did you recognize me", but his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Tu Ye's men winking at him.

The threat there is self-evident.

He turned around, trotted a few steps, and looked back at her.

That little look was pitiful and conflicted.

He didn't want to die. His eldest sister was still suffering in the underground. He had promised her that he would grow up alive and rescue her.

Children's thoughts are generally simple. They don't consider time and changes, but only move towards the set goals.

He led the way and she followed behind.

Many people who were working saw the situation here, but no one interfered, and no one would interfere with the revenge of the butcher.

There is a rocky forest behind the mine. Stone pillars of varying heights form a natural small maze. The boys deliberately slowed down their pace along the way, trying to delay, but the distance is so short that they will get there no matter how slow they go.

"You, you said you came to Black Island for someone, who are you looking for?"

Finally mustering up the courage, the little boy asked, but once the anger was gone, he became weak again: "I, I mean, I've been here for more than half a year, and I've met a lot of people, maybe I can help you."

"I've found one of them."

The little boy looked up at her: "Found it? When?"

Didn't it arrive yesterday? How come it was found today?

"Just found it, just when you came."

The little boy took a while to react and said in disbelief: "The person you are talking about... is it me?"

"Hahahaha, boy, well done. I told you that women are most likely to be soft-hearted towards weak children."

A bald man walked out with his bare chest, followed by a group of younger followers.

The little boy's face turned red in vain. He stood there stiffly in embarrassment and shame, not daring to face Xu Shanshan's accusations and disgust.

"Dare to reject my brother Qi, I'll let you experience what will happen to a woman on the Black Island if she has no one to rely on."

Uncle Tu strode forward to grab her, but the little boy rushed forward and hugged his waist, crying to Xu Shanshan: "Run, run, I'm sorry, it's my fault..."

"Just a weakling like you? Since you have chosen to abandon your conscience for your sister, you still want to be a good kid at the end? People like you who are in two minds will not have a good ending in the end!"

He punched the little boy on the head, but the next second, a green-feathered bird flew out from nowhere and pecked the back of his hand, causing blood to ooze out.

Seeing this, the others also rushed forward, but before they could move, they were nailed to the spot by a strange voice that invaded their minds.

"When the light is gone, the world loses its color."

Their clear eyes were instantly obscured by a layer of shadow, and then everything in front of them was pitch black, and they could not see anything clearly.

"What's going on? My eyes—"

They were all terrified, holding their blind faces and shouting helplessly in fear.

Xu Shuishui gasped in panic and stayed away from Tu Ye, not knowing why.

"Xu Shuishui..."

He looked at Xu Shanshan in surprise, but saw that her eyes were like thousands of layers of clouds in the Qinghai Sea, revealing a mysterious depth that no one could see through. She stretched out her hand and called to him.

"come over."

(End of this chapter)