The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 845 - 839: Missing One Person

Chapter 845: Chapter 839: Missing One Person

"It’s good that you’re still alive; at least you won’t have to suffer anymore."

Was he still worried about those two beads?

Gu Youyou sighed and hugged him tight, saying, "If it meant losing your life over those beads, I’d rather never come here again. I have medicine anyway, I could just live on meds for the rest of my life."

"But every month when you’re in pain, isn’t it like going through life and death?"

Gu Youyou blinked in surprise. Was he referring to when she experienced Kuishui?

The coldness in her body was so severe, and there was no cure for it.

"It’s alright now, we’re safe and you won’t have to endure the agony of burning flames; this trip has been profitable for us."

The sky was getting darker; the sun had already crossed the horizon, and soon nothing could be seen.

They had to find the big ship or a cave as quickly as possible while there was still time.

Gu Youyou helped Jin Zijin to his feet and shouted to Searcy, who was chasing after Gui Yunxi, "Stop fighting, come back now."

Searcy and Gui Yunxi stopped their pursuit and returned to Gu Youyou’s side.

Only then did she realize someone was missing. She couldn’t see Jin Ziyuan anywhere and anxiously asked, "Where’s Jin Ziyuan?"

Everyone snapped out of their daze, shaking their heads; no one knew his whereabouts.

Gu Youyou put down Jin Zijin and said to Gui Yunxi, "Let’s go look for him." Then to Searcy and Jin Zijin, she added, "You two find a clean spot, start a fire, and dry your clothes. We’ll be back soon."

"Hey, wait a second!" Jin Zijin called out to Gu Youyou.

Gu Youyou knew he wasn’t too fond of Jin Ziyuan, but simply sighed and said, "We came here together, and he’s saved us before; we can’t just abandon him."

Jin Zijin pondered for a moment and replied, "Alright, go and come back quickly, and be careful."

Many red rats had survived in the water, but they were terrified like birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. Seeing people, they scattered in all directions, not daring to attack them anymore.

Gu Youyou and Gui Yunxi swam in the sea, loudly calling Jin Ziyuan’s name, but there was no response.

Night was quickly falling, and if they continued like this, they would lose their chance to find him.

Gu Youyou asked, "Did you see whether he came out or not?"

Remembering that moment when everyone was fleeing for their lives, Gui Yunxi had been solely focused on escaping with Searcy, paying no attention to Jin Ziyuan.

He shook his head and said, "I only saw you guys behind me, I didn’t notice him. We were all carrying people and swimming slowly; I thought he had already left, as he should have been much faster than us."

Gu Youyou hadn’t noticed him at that time either. Jin Zijin was like a fish out of water—in such a situation, she was nearly scared to death, let alone aware of someone else.

"Let’s go back to the shore to see if he’s already there. Perhaps he went to a far-off beach."

The two swam back to the shore and continued calling for Jin Ziyuan on the beach.

Fusang Island wasn’t enormous, but it wasn’t small either. If they walked the entire circumference of the beach, it would take more than a dozen hours—a whole day.

Jin Ziyuan was an important person; if he died, then Yu Jizi’s plans would be completely ruined.

Yet when Gu Youyou thought of Jin Ziyuan not surviving, she couldn’t feel happy at all; she only felt an unrelenting desolation.

And overwhelming guilt!

They had come here together, he had pleaded with Huo Li for her, how could she let him perish here, how could she...

Her nose filled with the sourness of remorse, Gu Youyou walked along the beach, her legs trembling slightly.

She couldn’t tell if it was the cold from her soaked clothes or fear.

Night had completely fallen, and they still hadn’t found Jin Ziyuan.