Loud shouts filled the eardrums, and people were no more than a fist away, walking shoulder to shoulder.

The ground was soft sand, and the sky was wrapped in a huge black translucent curtain, which made the sun less dazzling and violent.

For the first time, Zhao Yuanling saw a fish bigger than a human being, hanging it with a hook, and its tail was still dripping with blood.

And the octopus, which she had never seen before, had a head bigger than a watermelon, and even though the entrails were clean, its feet could still move.

There are a lot of strange fish, and there are also some sun-dried dried fish, stacked on top of each other.

The fishy and salty smell on her face was unpleasant, and she pinched her nose and walked forward.

The small Linglong ruins are crowded with people, not much like the tour market in the imperial city.

Everyone rubbed shoulders as if they were being pushed, Zhao Yuanling didn't like this kind of place where there were many people and couldn't stand, so he endured it and walked forward.

At first, she was still walking side by side next to Mo Bai, and after a stunned effort, the people around her had changed their appearances.

"Mo Bai Mo Bai, what about people?" She looked around, but her footsteps couldn't stop, and the people behind her kept pouring forward.

Zhao Yuanling could only watch himself go farther and farther.

In the end, she didn't know how long she walked, and seeing that there was only sea water left in front of her, she realized that this was the end of the Linglong Ruins.

She looked and happened to see a shop not far away, so she hurriedly squeezed over.

The door of the store was ajar, and Zhao Yuanling was pushed by a pile of people and knocked the door open without standing firmly, and a strange fragrance lingered in his nose.

It was the first feeling she had when she came in.

"Are you okay with this girl?" The one who stepped forward to ask was a lean middle-aged man, with a kind smile on his lips, and a fine light inadvertently revealed in his eyes, looking like a standard businessman.

Zhao Yuanling got up politely, "Thank you shopkeeper, I'm fine." ”

She flicked her sleeves and wanted to go out, but when she saw the goods on the shelves, she paused and suddenly became interested.

The shop looks the size of a boudoir, and although it is cramped but not crowded, there is not much on display inside.

Only the left and right sides of the wall are lined with tall wooden shelves on which some ornaments are displayed.

A pure white carved incense candle caught her eye.

"Is this an incense shop?" She stepped forward slowly, sniffing lightly with the tip of her nose, and it seemed that the faint fragrance emanating from the room came from this incense candle.

It looks like a floral fragrance but not like a floral fragrance, with a hint of sweetness, smells very rich but not greasy, and is a very high-end smell.

"Shopkeeper, is this incense candle sold?"

The middle-aged man who was called the shopkeeper was stunned, then smiled and said, "Sell, how much do you want?" ”

"How much silver?"

He stretched out three fingers, "Three thousand taels." ”

"So expensive?" Zhao Yuanling couldn't help but gasp, three thousand taels was just a fraction of the price for Zhao Yuanling, who was once a princess, but for her who was used to the life of ordinary people, it was too expensive.

The whole body of household goods is not enough to buy three.

But the smell was so good, she was a little reluctant to leave it so happily.

The middle-aged man saw her hesitation, and asked with a smile: "It's indeed a little expensive, but the goods in our store are hard to find, and this one is about to sell out." ”

Hearing the word out of stock, Zhao Yuanling couldn't stand anymore, and immediately said ruthlessly: "Give me two." ”

When the middle-aged man heard it, he smiled happily and readily agreed.

There was a potted plant near the bookshelf, and he turned it slightly. There was a rumbling sound in the room, something being opened.

"The shop is still small, and the goods are piled up in it, please come with me."

Zhao Yuanling turned his head to look, and a crack appeared in the white wall of the room, pulling it to both sides, revealing an inner door.

What caught her eye was a stone staircase, the inner door didn't look deep, and there was a light ahead, and she didn't suspect that she was going forward.

The narrow stone steps could only pass through one person at a time, and the middle-aged man walked in front of her, and she followed behind.

I just walked a dozen or so steps, and the light suddenly opened up.

"Here?"

She couldn't help but be shocked when she saw this scene in front of her, the ground was still soft sand, facing the sea, there were several small fishing boats around, and there was a small island five hundred meters ahead.

"Our goods are all there, do you want to wait for me here or come with me to the island?" As he spoke, the man beckoned to a boatman to row the boat over.

In addition to Zhao Yuanling, there was also a young man who was also going to take a boat with him.

The boy looked a little smaller than her, short and chubby, with a big belly, wearing gold and silver in his hands and looking like an upstart, and he was accompanied by a few small servants, who were respectfully greeted on the boat.

He got on the boat, his round body filled the boat in an instant, the boat shook twice and sank, he exclaimed, and the three little guys next to him hurriedly went up to stabilize the boat.

"This ship is so cold, how can it be worthy of our little master."

"That's it, you see that this ship is going to sink, why don't you hurry up and give us a new search!"

"I don't know if our little master is fat?!"

"You're fat! A few of you climb for you! Simon roared angrily, his cheeks were full of fat, and a pair of small eyes were squeezed and couldn't be opened, like two mung beans on top of the dough.

When I get angry, my cheeks bulge, and I can't help but want to pinch it.

When he saw Zhao Yuanling, he couldn't help but smile innocently: "Sister Beauty, do you want to take a boat together?" His fat body tried to move back, patting the little empty space in front of him.

This sentence came out of his mouth not frivolous, but with a bit of frank naivety.

"Okay, then I'll check it out too."

The middle-aged man who came with Zhao Yuanling answered, so he asked the boatman to take them on the boat together, a small fishing boat can only seat five people, Ximen Zhong's body occupies two positions at once, plus Zhao Yuanling and the boatman, there is only one position left.

In addition to the three small servants who followed Ximen Zhong and his party, there was also a slightly older man, who was wearing a cloth coat and trousers with his calves tied in his shoes and socks, looking like a villager from Lianyun City.

"The boat can't sit down, so you can bring people over first."

The man who came with Zhao Yuanling comprehended and got on the boat.

"And us!"

"Little boy, we haven't gotten on the boat yet!"

Ximen Zhong stared at Zhao Yuanling stupidly and smiled, "It's enough to have a beautiful sister." ”

The middle-aged man didn't want to stay longer, so he instructed the boatman to row, leaving the three little guys to say goodbye reluctantly.

"Our little boy has a problem with his head, you have to take care of it more."

"We'll be here until the boy comes back, don't worry········"

One of them wiped tears from the corners of his eyes, "I can't bear you, don't go..."

Ximen Zhong snorted twice, the corners of his mouth raised, as if he was enjoying the feeling of being needed.

He took off a gold-trimmed sign from his waist and threw it at them, "Go to Linglong Ruins first, and write down what you want to buy in my account." ”

"Great, let's go!"

"Let's go."

Zhao Yuanling watched from the side: "......"

Before the boat had gone far, the three servants had already run away.

Ximen Zhong was unaware, and was very excited to touch the sea, chatting with Zhao Yuanling.

The islands on the sea do not seem to be far from the coast, and they can be reached with a stick of incense.

Along the way, Ximen Zhong's mouth never stopped, from who his surname was, where he lived, and how many people he felt.

"Alright, it's time for us to get off the boat."

Zhao Yuanling gagged him, if he continued to talk like this, I am afraid that he would even have to tell his family background.

Zhao Yuanling couldn't help but worry about him in his heart.

"Follow me later, don't mess around."

"Okay."

They disembarked, and the island was finally not a sandy field, but a solid dirt.

There was already a man waiting on the island, and when he saw the comer, he nodded at the middle-aged man, and then walked with them.

The island is surrounded by dense trees, and apart from being surrounded by the sea, it is not much different from ordinary woods.

There was a path that had been stepped out of the side, and the middle-aged man led them to the path.

Footsteps swept through the grass and made a rustling sound, and Ximenzhong's skin had been bitten by mosquitoes with several red bumps.

After not taking a few steps, he exclaimed impatiently, "Haven't we reached it yet?" ”

"It's coming, it's coming." The man at the head replied.

They walked deeper into the woods, and Zhao Yuanling noticed that there seemed to be a strange fishy sweetness in the air, a bit like the smell of incense and candles that he had smelled before, and there was a little more unpleasant smell.

The smell was a little uncomfortable for her, and she frowned.

Ximen Zhong was concerned on the side: "Has Sister Beauty also been bitten by mosquitoes?" ”

Zhao Yuanling shook his head, "Have you ever smelled a strange smell?" ”

He sniffed with his nose, and the fat on his face trembled slightly.

"I smell it, it's so fragrant, it smells like barbecue." At this, he swallowed greedily.

The man in the lead turned his head, and the smile on his face seemed a little weird, "The nose is really smart." ”

Ximen Zhong's eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, "There is still barbecue to eat here?" I'll be sure to come back a few more later. ”

"You'll find out if it's a barbecue in a moment."

Zhao Yuanling walked forward in silence, always feeling a little uneasy in her heart, and she regretted that she followed so recklessly.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for them to arrive.

"I'll go get the goods first, there are still a lot of seafood on the island, girl, you follow them first." The middle-aged man who came with Zhao Yuanling left first.

Zhao Yuanling looked around and found that this was an open space, and it seemed to be another trading place.

There are not many seafood here, and there are very few customers, only about three or four people.

The man who was with them now was named Lao Si, and he seemed to see her concerns.

"This is our warehouse, and only big customers come here to pick up goods."