Shen Luo turned at the sound and saw the old shopkeeper hurrying over, furtively slipping a note into his hand.
"Sir, even if you searched all ten islands today, it would be absolutely impossible to gather one hundred Water-Fire Resonance Pills. But if you follow the address I gave you and find this person, there may still be a chance," the old man whispered close to Shen Luo's ear.
Shen Luo was delighted to hear this. After thanking him again, he turned and left.
After leaving the shop, Shen Luo unfolded the note and saw written on it: Sunset Island, Shuiyu Village, Zhu Mangqi.
He rubbed the paper between his fingers and reduced it to ash, but he did not immediately go looking for the man as instructed. Instead, he patiently continued searching the shops one by one.
Not until evening had Shen Luo visited every shop, and in the end, his only gain was the three Water-Fire Resonance Pills the old shopkeeper had secretly sold him.
At that point, Shen Luo gave up on trying his luck on the other islands and decided to go to Sunset Island to find the person the old shopkeeper had mentioned.
The sunset over the sea was vastly different from what he normally saw. It dyed a great expanse of ocean in dazzling colors, and where sea met sky, there was no clear boundary, as if heaven and earth had blended into one enormous canvas.
Facing the sunset, Shen Luo sped all the way to Sunset Island at the westernmost edge.
This island was clearly smaller than Clam One Island. There was only one town where the islanders gathered, though quite a few scattered villages lay across the island. After much effort and asking for directions, Shen Luo found Shuiyu Village.
After asking