I don’t know how long it took, but I opened my eyes suddenly. The surroundings were still as bright as daytime. I was still curled up on the ground. I supported my body and sat up. The pain in my body had disappeared, and the pain in my abdomen had disappeared. It seemed to have stopped, as if it had never happened.
I thought about what happened before. I remembered that my internal organs were seriously injured and I had started to vomit blood. How could there be nothing happening now? At that time, Jiaoba seemed to have given me something to eat. Could it be the effect of that thing? But this is amazing.
I looked around and saw Mr. Mai and Li Xin sitting around and resting under the tree. Everyone seemed tired and sleeping with their eyes closed. I could even hear the big man and Mantou were snoring. We had hardly had much rest since arriving on the island, especially from the time we walked through the jungle until we entered the cave, we had no time to rest at all.
I felt much more comfortable all over. The strong feeling of fatigue and pain had completely disappeared. I stretched my muscles and bones, and my whole body became stronger. In order not to wake them up, I quietly stood up.
I looked around first. The big trees around me were very strange. They were unusually thick and thick. Their branches and leaves were lush, forming a huge umbrella shape, which seemed to block the entire sky.
And every tree is covered with a kind of white fruit, densely packed and countless. I have seen this fruit before. It should be the baby-faced fruit, which is the ginseng fruit that Jiao Ba suspected, although the shape is slightly different. Changes, but generally the same.
I suddenly thought that at the moment I was about to die, this was what Jiao Ba gave me to eat. After peeling this thing open, what was inside was a blood clot fruit, which melted in my mouth. After eating, My whole body was burning so much that I completely passed out after eating this.
I remember Jiao Ba said at that time that what we ate before were ungrown ginseng fruits. Once the ginseng fruits grow, blood clots will form inside. Could it be said that if I eat this, that will happen? Is it the ginseng fruit that is said to make people immortal?
I don’t know if it is, but this thing is really magical. At least it can heal my injury instantly. I stretched out my injured left hand and looked at it. Sure enough, the wound on my palm also healed. It’s gone. It seems like all the injuries on my body have been completely healed.
All of this is incredible. If it hadn’t been for my personal experience, I wouldn’t have believed that there was such a miraculous fruit in this world. Would I also be immortal? I really don’t dare to think about this anymore, I hope this thing has no side effects.
In my ears, there has been a strong sound of running water, the sound of beating water, a very strong sound. Where does this sound of water come from? I listened carefully and realized it was probably outside.
I walked slowly outside the bushes. When I walked outside the bushes, I was shocked by the scene in front of me. The first thing that appeared in front of me was a huge waterfall. This waterfall It is about fifty or sixty meters high and twenty or thirty meters wide. The water flow is quite fast and the sound of the water hitting it is "papa".
I looked up at the large waterfall in front of me. Whether it is hearing or visual, it will give you a strong shock. Under the waterfall, there is naturally a large river ditch. I don’t know what it is. Wherever the water goes, my mind is thinking about what happened before.
I remember that Li Xin and I seemed to have fallen from this. It should be right. The water in this waterfall is sea water. It seems that this place is connected to the sea, but I really I didn't expect that such a strange scene would appear in such a ghost place.
Looking around the waterfall, I saw the sky like daylight. But when I looked carefully, I realized that it was not the sky at all. It was actually a luminous stone.
The reason why this place becomes so bright and like daytime is because of the effect brought by this unique luminous stone. The light emitted by this stone is very special, just like the afternoon sun, not dazzling. But it’s not warm either, it’s such a magical place.
"Yi Ge, are you awake?" A voice sounded behind me, and I quickly turned around. Jiao Ba was walking toward me step by step with a smile.
"Well, you're awake, why don't you go and rest for a while?" I looked at him and asked in a low voice.
Jiao Ba said casually, "I have rested a long time ago, and now I am helping them stand guard. This is all thanks to you. It happened that while you were unconscious, everyone was here. Rest, otherwise you won’t have the energy to continue.”
I nodded and said, “Laoba, I feel like all the injuries on my body are healed, is it the effect of the fruit?”
"Well, if it weren't for that thing, you would have died long ago." Jiao Ba still had a smile on his face. I haven't seen his playful smile for a while. In the past, Jiao Ba was always carefree. Face with a lewd smile.
"What is that thing? Is it the ginseng fruit that you said can make people immortal?" When I asked this sentence, my heartbeat was speeding up. I hope it is, but at the same time I hope it isn't, it's so contradictory.
"You already guessed it, why bother asking me?" Jiao Ba didn't answer me directly, but this also proved that I was right.
"No wonder all the injuries all over my body will be healed. Laoba, if I eat this thing, will I live forever?" In fact, I still want to know this, and this is the conflict in my heart, What if I were immortal, wouldn't I become a monster?
Jiao Ba patted me on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you can't do it. You can't just eat one or two of these things. You have to eat them every year to extend your life. Moreover, people Once you become immortal, it’s not a good thing.”
"What do you mean? Isn't it good to live forever?" I didn't understand the meaning of his words. I only knew that it was impossible for me to live forever, and I had to live a hard life.
Jiao Ba's face suddenly changed, and he said seriously, "Emotions, anger, sorrow, birth, old age, illness and death are things that everyone must experience. Once a person can live forever, it is a huge act against heaven. , didn’t I tell you before, people who eat ginseng fruit will follow others Amplified by nature, the better the good, the worse the bad, but this is only part of it. Anyone who can live forever will have a backlash, a very strong backlash."
"Huh? What are the consequences?" I asked with an ugly face, this backlash is no joke.
“I don’t know the specifics. I can only say that the consequences of the backlash will be very serious and beyond our imagination. Don’t always think that immortality is a good thing. Even gods can’t live forever, let alone What about humans? Such things that go against God’s will will not end well.”
Jiao Ba’s words completely extinguished my nameless fire. At first, I thought immortality would be a good thing. Well, I didn't expect it to be so serious.
I sighed and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. How are the others? Is Li Xin's foot injury healed?"
I heard from Jiao Ba that Li Xin's foot injury is also completely healed. Yes, this is the effect of ginseng fruit. Others have also eaten ginseng fruit. After eating this thing, it will make people feel uncomfortable at first and even cause coma. However, the healing effect is indeed miraculous. It is not an exaggeration to call it a miracle medicine. .
It’s just that Jiao Ba didn’t say this was a ginseng fruit, he only said it was a very magical fruit. I don’t know what other people think. Besides, I told Jenny about it before, so she must be able to Guess what this is.
When I heard that everyone was fine and Li Xin’s foot was fine, I felt relieved and asked, “Old man, where are we now?” I still haven’t figured it out. Where exactly is it, and have you left this ghost island?
"Still on this ghost island, this should be the destination we want to find. It has beautiful scenery and is a geomantic treasure land for tombs." Jiao Ba looked up and said with a curled lip.
"A geomantic treasure land for tombs? You mean? There are tombs here?" I really didn't expect this. Where would the tombs be buried in this place?
"Yes, there must be a tomb here. The secret of the island should also be buried here."
As soon as Jiao Ba finished speaking, Mai Lao and others came over , "Zhongyi, are you okay?" Li Xin came over and looked at me with a smile.
"It's okay. Aren't you okay too?" I also smiled at her, remembering that when I was about to die, Li Xin almost cried. This woman also has such a soft side, and she also I thought she had always been a strong woman.
Jenny was also looking at me. Her eyes were a little blurry. When I felt like I was about to die, she cried like a tearful person. This made me feel a little distressed. I walked over and stood in front of her. Said, "What? Aren't you happy to see me wake up?"
"It's better if you're not dead, it will save Shunzi and the others from being sad." Jenny said this deliberately, her face also looked a little embarrassed. This girl was still pretending like this, and she didn't know who was crying so sadly before. .
I reached out and touched her head and said, "Be good, be good."
When other people saw my action, they covered their mouths and laughed, even the meticulous Mai The old man smiled.
Jenny knocked my hand off and glared at me, "Smiling face, it looks like everything is really fine. Take care of yourself and stop causing trouble to everyone."
Jiao Ba suddenly said, "Everyone has had enough rest, right? Mr. Mai, I think we should move on."
"Where should we go? Apart from big trees and waterfalls, there seems to be no place to go here, right?" Shunzi looked around, obviously not knowing where to go.
"You are wrong. There is another place to walk here, which is behind the waterfall." Chang Shan pointed in the direction of the waterfall with his hand while speaking. "That's right, it's behind the waterfall." Jiao Ba said and looked at the waterfall.