The seniors' haul and Shuhang's unease!
"????" Soft Feather of Spirit Butterfly Island with a series of question marks. Weren't the three seniors supposed to have returned from Mysterious Island?
Then, Mad Saber Three Waves jumped out, cheerfully saying, "Soft Feather, do you want to come with us? You're most welcome! Also, you can tell Venerable Spirit Butterfly that with the three of us here, we'll definitely protect you. The Venerable can rest assured!"
Then, the next message was from True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey.
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey said, "If Soft Feather wants to come along, let's arrange a meeting place. The three of us have prepared a lot for this trip to the Mysterious Island. Whether it's magical techniques, magical artifacts, or modern equipment, you can arrange a meeting place and we'll prepare a set of equipment for you. That way, you won't have to worry about amnesia after entering the Mysterious Island. Even if you do lose your memory, as long as the magical effects and modern equipment on your body aren't destroyed, you can still find some clues."
As soon as the True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey finished speaking, the senior members of the group began to speak up.
True Lord Yellow Mountain quickly said, "Three Waves, don't look at the date, tell me what day it is today?"
"June 17th, that's the day we agreed to set off," Mad Saber Three Waves replied quickly.
Upon hearing this, True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey quickly clicked on the date at the bottom of the computer screen. "Damn, July 8, 2019?"
Northern River's Loose Cultivator also realized. "July 8, 2019? Are our memories playing tricks on us?"
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"Something went wrong +2," the Snow Wolf Cave Master gloated.
The "+3" Copper Trigram Immortal Master also added a smug grin emoji.
"Moreover, this is a major problem." The Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman stepped forward and said, "The memories you three have lost are even more exaggerated than those two fellow Daoists, the Medicine Master —at least they remembered that they had entered that Mysterious Island, but they lost their memories of the island. When they woke up, they inexplicably appeared on a deserted beach. But for the three of you, your memories were directly cut off before 'departure'."
The Medicine Master added, "Furthermore, after the three of you left the island, you didn't appear on any beach. Instead, you each went back to your own homes? I'd like to know, after you lost your memories, did you sleepwalk back to your respective caves?"
It's conceivable that the three of them had no memory of what happened after leaving the Mysterious Island.
Then, back in her cave, she turned on her computer and, in a slightly daze, thought the three of them hadn't set off yet. So, she re-established the agreed-upon time and prepared to fight the 'Mysterious Island' again.
Hypothetically speaking—if Northern River's Loose Cultivator, Mad Saber Three Waves, and True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey return this time and no one reminds them of their amnesia.
The following scenario might occur.
Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "Three Waves, Ancient Lake Abbey, how about the three of us go explore the Mysterious Island?"
Mad Saber Three Waves: "Let's go together!"
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "Let's go together, I'll go prepare some equipment."
Then the three of them fought on the Mysterious Island again... and then, the three of them lost their memories again.
Then, more than twenty days later...
The three returned from the Mysterious Island once more, and in a daze, they contacted each other again.
Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "Hey guys, how about we go on an adventure to the Mysterious Island together?"
Mad Saber Three Waves: "Let's go together!"
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "Let's go together. I'll go prepare some equipment. Hmm, why does this conversation sound so familiar?"
Next, the three of them returned to the Mysterious Island, and once again lost their memories.
Is this a recurring cycle?
Of course, the chances of this happening are very small, unless none of the three people check the time!
"..." Soft Feather of Spirit Butterfly Island secretly touched her large chest, a little frightened. Even the three powerful seniors in the group lost their memories after going to the Mysterious Island. If she went there—would she immediately lose her memory and be back to her newborn state? Father, is it better for me to continue staying at home?
At this moment, Senior Drunk Moon Hermit calmly said, "Didn't the three of you take all sorts of measures to deal with amnesia? Bring out your spells, magical artifacts, and modern equipment so we can see what you actually experienced on the Mysterious Island."
Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "I'm already checking, but all the spells we have are no longer effective."
Mad Saber Three Waves continued, "The reconnaissance-type magical artifact I carry with me is also malfunctioning; all the images stored inside are just a black screen."
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "The needle-type camera does have a few images."
Then, True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey sent the footage reported by the electronic camera to the group.
First... are the faces of the Northern River and Mad Saber Three Waves. This should be the scene from June 19th, when the three of them discovered the Mysterious Island and gathered together to prepare to enter it.
Then came a few blurry images of the island. There were lakes and forests, but they were just ordinary pictures, from which no useful information could be gleaned.
Finally, Northern River's Loose Cultivator looked dazed, Mad Saber Three Waves looked like he hadn't woken up yet.
This should be the scene of the three of them leaving the Mysterious Island and then returning home separately. However, these scenes are completely outside their memories.
When the picture was posted, Venerable White popped up in the group chat. "Interesting."
"Oh, Senior White is also interested in this Mysterious Island?" Song Shuhang turned around and asked.
Then, he saw a very interesting scene. Senior White was sitting with seven or eight bayberries stuffed in his mouth, his cheeks bulging.
"Pfft pfft pfft." The fruit pits were spat into the trash can by Senior White, just like bullets.
"I'm quite interested in this Mysterious Island, but... I can't find it." Senior White replied, "I heard about the Mysterious Island a long, long time ago, and I've searched for it many times. However, every time I wander along, I get lost and just can't find the Mysterious Island. After searching three or four times, I got lazy and gave up."
Senior White can't find that island? Could it be that his lucky streak is playing tricks on him?
Because if Senior White were to go to that island, he would lose his memory, so his innate good fortune was preventing him from entering that Mysterious Island?
So it seems this Mysterious Island is no good place at all. Song Shuhang thought to himself, I'll try to persuade Miss Soft Feather to give up the idea of going to that Mysterious Island!
Thinking this, he turned back to look at the group chat history and flipped to the next page.
True Lord Yellow Mountain: "Aren't there any other clues?"
Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "I only have a few blurry clips from the pinhole camera, which are basically the same as those from the Daoist priest at Ancient Lake Abbey, except that the camera angle has been changed from Ancient Lake Abbey to me."
Mad Saber Three Waves: "Tong Northern River... It's truly unbelievable that he didn't retain even the slightest memory of it. Moreover, I myself didn't even notice anything."
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "Medicine Master, Medicine Master, have you figured out the reason for the amnesia of those two fellow Daoists and their disciples?"
The Medicine Master said, "We've already done some research. The two fellow Daoists and their disciples voluntarily signed something like a 'contract' with a powerful figure, and then they sealed their own memories! If nothing unexpected happens, the situation for the three of you should be similar. When are you three free to come over so I can examine you?"
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "Medicine Master, is there any way to break the Memory Seal now?"
"There's no way around it. To break that contract, a 'trigger' needs to be met. But nobody knows what kind of contract you signed with the powerful figure on the Mysterious Island, or what the trigger is except for yourselves. And if we try to forcibly remove this seal, it might destroy your memories, causing you to truly and permanently lose your memories." The Medicine Master replied very quickly, clearly Jiang Ziyan had typed it for him.
True Lord Yellow Mountain remained silent for a moment before asking, "Regarding the amnesia, the Medicine Master will try his best to see if there's a solution. In any case, this contractual Memory Seal won't have much impact on your cultivation. Now, check yourselves again. Did you gain anything from this trip to the Mysterious Island?"
Right, now that we've entered that Mysterious Island, even if we've lost our memories, we can't possibly leave empty-handed, right?
Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "I already checked myself, and I only had two small spirit herbs in my pocket. I've really lost out big time."
True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey: "You're better off than me. I only have a piece of Cold Iron... the kind you can find anywhere. I lost my memory and wasted so much time, and all I got was a piece of Cold Iron. My heart aches! Brother Three Waves, what about you?"
Mad Saber Three Waves: "..."
"Three Waves, you didn't come away empty-handed, did you?" the Copper Trigram Immortal Master asked curiously. "Before you entered the Mysterious Island, I, the Celestial Master, specifically cast a divination for you. At that time, I predicted that you would have good luck and that you would have some good gains this time?"
"..." After a long silence, Mad Saber Three Waves suddenly asked, "Immortal Master, where are you now?"
"They're setting up a fortune-telling stall in the western part of China," said the Copper Trigram Immortal Master.
"I understand... I'll come find you right away!" Mad Saber Three Waves sent a gritted teeth emoji.
It's clear from the divination of the Copper Trigram Immortal Master that Mad Saber Three Waves didn't get a single thing this time. Even if he had a piece of Cold Iron, he wouldn't be this furious.
"..." The Copper Trigram Immortal Master.
"Hahahaha, you shady fortune teller, you're going to die soon." Northern River's Loose Cultivator laughed wickedly.
The Copper Trigram Immortal Master said coldly, "Hmph, the battle at the Forbidden Summit will take place in a month and a half. I hope you'll still be laughing then."
"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. I, Northern River, will definitely be the one who laughs last." Northern River's Loose Cultivator said smugly, victory in his grasp.
Next, the senior members of the group began to fill in the gaps for Northern River's Loose Cultivator, Mad Saber Three Waves, and True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey some of the major events and news that had occurred in the past ten days.
Seeing this, Song Shuhang nodded silently and whispered, "It's decided, I will absolutely not go near this Mysterious Island!"
"I really hope you can go and find this Mysterious Island. Maybe you can bring back some memories so I can find out what's Mysterious Island. I'm very curious!" Venerable White said casually.
Song Shuhang stiffened slightly—this was just something Senior White said casually; it shouldn't count as 'Venerable White's blessing,' right?
Even so, he was still uneasy. He couldn't help but pull back the chat history and take another look at the pictures of the Mysterious Island's mountains and waters posted by the senior Ancient Lake Abbey.
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