Even without Mrs. Larry's reminder, Qingmu had already noticed that three people among the savages were distinctly different. Unlike the other savages who merely covered their bodies with leaves or grass, they were dressed in modern clothing.
The telescope was passed to Qingmu, who could clearly see that their clothes were blue sailor suits. He remembered that Captain Church's diary mentioned that when they rescued Arthur Stone from the sea, there were three of them, and they were all naked. These sailor suits must have been changed into on the Discovery vessel, the Explorer.
Of the three, the two tall men on the left and right appeared to be Slavic, and were very strong. The one in the middle, holding a silver scepter, had an Eastern face, and was of medium height and build. Whether it was his outstanding appearance or the surrounding savages that made him stand out, he was like a rainbow tree in the wilderness, as dazzling as the bright moon in the dark starry sky.
Qingmu recognized Situ at a glance.
Although he had never met Situ, the name had already become very familiar to him, and he had had many inexplicable connections with him over the past six months. Mo Yu, Du Juan, Duwa, Xia Xiaoxiao —many people he knew were connected to this man, and their fates had even been irreversibly altered because of him.
Qingmu finally understood why women like Mo Yu, Li Qian, and Du Juan were all infatuated with Situ, while Xia Xiaoxiao, who came from a wealthy family, worked in Laboratory No. 19, and could be said to possess beauty, intelligence, and wealth, was willing to marry him—because this guy was indeed excessively handsome.
He stood there, even in just a rough sailor's uniform, and you felt as if the clothes were tailor-made for him. His features, his expression, his posture—everything was perfect. The spirit and charisma he exuded drew people's attention like a black hole. Any man who saw him would feel ashamed of himself; and any woman who saw him would feel her heart inexplicably race.
Alice was like that when she got the binoculars; she was so excited she almost shouted. She covered her mouth with her hand, trying her best not to gasp. When she put the binoculars down and saw Anderson watching her, her face suddenly turned red, and she murmured softly, "I'm sorry, Anderson, I didn't mean to..."
Anderson stopped her from continuing, taking her hand and saying, "It's alright, Alice, I understand. When I'm fishing, I can't help but glance at others with expensive fishing gear, sailing off on luxury yachts, and looking at pictures and books, but I only like using my own rod; that's what suits me best."
Alice squeezed Anderson's hand tightly and said, "Thank you! Anderson, you're a real man! I love you, and I will always love you!"
When Su Huilan saw Situ, her heart probably pounded even harder than Alice's. It wasn't because she was infatuated with Situ's handsomeness, but because she saw Situ face. She looked at it for a long time and finally became convinced that this was the person her father had left in her dreams.
Her heart pounded. She put down her binoculars and said to Qingmu, "It's him! It's him!"
Qingmu didn't understand why she was so agitated and said, "I know, he is Situ Xingzhi."
Su Huilan said, "No, he's not just Situ Xingzhi, he's also a genius of the Alliance! He's the successor to Master Nanke! Do you remember when I told you that my father left a shadow of someone in my dreams?"
Qingmu remembered; Su Huilan had gone to the bar to find him because of this, but he hadn't expected it to be Situ. He picked up his binoculars again and looked closely, saying, "I don't look like him at all!"
Su Huilan smiled and said, "I don't know why, but I just had a gut feeling that you were the person in my dream. Subconsciously, you two are just very similar."
Qingmu felt that a woman's intuition was a very mysterious thing, so he didn't continue the topic and instead asked, "So what do you plan to do now? Go find him?"
Su Huilan said, "We definitely need to find him, but I'm very curious, how did he become the leader of the savages? Judging from his appearance, he's also a shaman who can manipulate the Mental Power of the island."
Qingmu also found it strange and said, "Then let's wait and see how things go. If Situ and the others can't hold on, we'll go and help them."
He relayed his opinion to the others, and no one objected.
The standoff between Situ and the savage shaman continued, but the spiritual fluctuations in the valley did not increase further, as if neither side was willing to exert their full strength.
Both Qingmu and Su Huilan had experienced the terrifying power of the savage shaman's Mental Power when he exerted his full power. At that time, the pressure of the giant moon in the sky and the great flood overwhelmed everything, but without that Mental Power to maintain the stability of space, the mental pressure of that space-tearing would probably have caused the consciousness of most ordinary people to collapse.
Qingmu sensed a slight change in the willow branch in his arms, like a worm slowly wriggling. Of course, the willow branch wouldn't move; this was a conscious sensation, indicating that the spiritual energy mobilized by Situ and the wild wizard had affected the willow branch.
He focused his mind on the willow branch and found that his Mental Power easily penetrated it. He began to see a world full of green, as if he had entered chlorophyll, and then suddenly, like a baby in swaddling clothes opening its eyes, it saw a strange world.
Some strange force was surging into his arms, and he felt like Boss Coal flying into the sky, able to overlook the camps of the savages on both sides.
The Boss Coal let out a loud cry.
Situ and the savage shaman both turned to look in his direction. The tense Mental Power permeating the valley began to fluctuate violently, and the original balance was on the verge of being broken due to the intervention of a third party.
The situation suddenly changed. Situ and the savage shaman issued commands at the same time, and the savages on both sides began to line up and charge into the valley, attempting to eliminate the other side before any new forces could join them.
The savages fought fiercely in the valley, wooden bows and arrows and spears piercing the bodies of their enemies, and the sounds of battle and the smell of blood echoed through the valley.
However, the war among the savages did not last long. With the two powerful Mental Power locked in a stalemate and a third force watching from the sidelines, both sides clearly realized that victory was hard-won. So they withdrew their troops, leaving only corpses scattered across the valley.
They each dragged their dead companions back to their own camps, and the savage shaman and Situ also withdrew their Mental Power and returned to their own camps.
Petru angrily slammed his gun on the ground and cursed, "What a fucking spoilsport! The show was just getting started, why did they stop firing? I should have gone over and fired a burst for them!"
Looking at the haggard Mrs. Larry, he felt an urge to kill all the savages.
As evening approached, wisps of smoke rose from the savages' camp. Everyone was thinking about dinner, and their stomachs began to rumble.
Petru glanced through his binoculars and couldn't help but curse again, "Damn it! They even eat their own people, what a fucking beast!"
He handed the binoculars to the others, but after hearing his explanation, everyone knew what was going on, and no one wanted to take another look.
The Crow croaked at Petru with dissatisfaction, "Birds are birds, and beasts are beasts; don't confuse them!"
Su Huilan asked Qingmu, "What should we do? Should we go and meet Situ now?"
Qingmu said, "I have a feeling something is about to happen. Let's wait until it gets dark. Wild men are afraid of the dark. We'll sneak over when it's dark."
Su Huilan said, "It's dark on the island and you can't see anything. How are we going to get there?"
Qingmu said, "Have you forgotten that we still Hanran?"
Su Huilan suddenly remembered that this cat could move freely in the pitch-black night. Looking at the savages again, they clearly had lost their will to fight and planned to rest after eating their fill, probably because they felt that the dark night was the safest place.
It finally got dark.
Qingmu had wanted to see Situ for a long time. Firstly, he had too many questions to ask him, and secondly, he had promised Xia Xiaoxiao that he would find him.
Now the mysterious man finally appeared, in the jungle less than a kilometer ahead of him.