"What's wrong?" Mia'er asked when she saw the frown on Ye Qiu's face.

"It's completely illogical. Judging by the architectural style, this temple should be a Buddhist Temple from Huaxia, yet there's no statue of Buddha inside! A Buddhist Temple without a Buddha statue—is that even a temple?"

"Maybe the statues were taken away by someone else," Mia'er, being European, wasn't very familiar with Huaxia's culture and merely expressed her own thoughts.

Ye Qiu searched the temple thoroughly but found nothing. He decided to look outside.

As soon as he stepped out, Ye Qiu felt increasingly uneasy. His sixth sense was usually spot on; if he felt something was off, it probably was.

He instinctively checked his pocket and was shocked to find that the Jade Buddha and Jade Qilin, which he always carried with him, were missing.

The people from Blood Cross placed great importance on the Jade Buddha and Jade Qilin, indicating that these items were not ordinary. Ye Qiu valued them highly as well, and now that they were missing, he turned back immediately to search the temple, wondering if they had fallen inside.

But when he turned around, he was dumbfounded.

Mia'er, noticing Ye Qiu's odd behavior, turned around quickly as well, and then she shouted in disbelief, "How... how is this possible? Where did the temple go? It was just here!"

Ye Qiu and Mia'er could both swear they had just walked out of that temple, but now it had vanished into thin air, leaving only a vast empty space.

The two of them circled the clearing several times, but there wasn't a trace of the temple, leaving them both more shocked and confused. Had they just dreamed it all? Impossible! It was way too real for that to be the case.

More importantly, Ye Qiu clearly remembered that the Jade Buddha and Jade Qilin had just been on him, but now they were gone in a blink of an eye.

"Could the Jade Buddha and Jade Qilin be connected to this temple?" Ye Qiu speculated internally, but he couldn't fathom what relationship they might have.

The two lingered there for quite some time, but still found nothing. Reluctantly, they decided to leave for now.

As night began to fall, staying in the jungle overnight wasn't a wise choice.

On their way back, Ye Qiu and Mia'er didn't forget to bring back the body of the giant snake with them. Not only was the snake meat tasty, but it also contained pure energy, making it the best choice for food.

Of course, the people on the beach were terrified at the sight of the giant snake, staying away from it, let alone eating it. They'd rather fish for themselves in the sea than eat this fearsome snake.

Initially, Sha Beibei was also very afraid, but the aroma of roasted snake meat soon overcame her fear, and she joined Ye Qiu and Mia'er in enjoying the feast.

Life on the island passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a week had gone by.

Throughout the week, everyone was almost daily burning dry wood on the island, sending out signals for help, but there had been no passing ships or anyone noticing their distress signals.

Despair began to take hold of the group.

During this week, Ye Qiu also went deep into the island almost every day to search for the disappeared temple, but it was as if the temple had never existed. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any trace of it.

"Ye Qiu, think of something. We can't keep going like this, or I'll go crazy," someone said.

At first, island life felt novel, but as time went on, everyone started to feel bored. There was no electricity, no internet—their lives were unbearably dull here.

"Yeah, we've been missing for at least a week. If I don't get back soon, my family will be really worried."

During this time, everyone had come to recognize Ye Qiu's abilities, which made them trust him greatly. Now, they all came to ask him to find a way to lead them off the island.

"This place must be quite remote, and who knows how long until a ship passes by. Our only option now is to build a raft and leave," Ye Qiu thought for a moment and said to everyone, "Of course, leaving on a raft is risky, as the sea presents many potential dangers."

"We understand what you're saying, but we still want to try. We'd rather die on the sea than sit and wait to die here."

"Alright, then. Let's start building the raft and venture onto the sea," Ye Qiu agreed.

There were a total of twenty-three people on the island, and building a raft to leave was a massive task.

Fortunately, everyone worked together, and the raft was built quite quickly. After spending an entire day, a gigantic raft was completed. However, Ye Qiu didn't rush everyone to leave but decided to wait until daylight the next day to depart.

When nightfall arrived, Ye Qiu said goodbye to Sha Beibei and Mia'er, then entered the jungle once again, trying to find the temple, but still found nothing.

This made Ye Qiu very frustrated, yet he was helpless; after calculating, he realized he truly couldn't continue to waste more time on this island as there were too many things waiting for him to do.

As Ye Qiu was about to return to the camp, he suddenly heard a commotion up ahead.

"What are you doing? Let go of me!"

The voice belonged to none other than Mia'er. From her voice, it was clear she was terrified at that moment.

"You bitch, don't think that sticking with that crappy Ye Qiu makes you anything special. You're just a whore, always sleeping with him and still pretending to be innocent in front of me?"

"Heh, since we're leaving tomorrow anyway, why not spend tonight with me and let me have some fun for once. Damn, being pent up on this stupid island is too frustrating."

"Get lost! When Ye Qiu comes back, he won't spare you!" Mia'er tried to stay calm, hoping to scare the man with Ye Qiu's name.

However, the man was not intimidated; instead, he slapped Mia'er hard, "You slut, don't mention him in front of me. If it weren't for him, I'd already be back in Europe living my life!" Mentioning Ye Qiu made him furious, and then he sneered, "Fine, I've never been with a flight attendant; tonight, I'll have a good time! Hehehe..."

Every word from the commotion ahead reached Ye Qiu's ears, and he was instantly enraged, rushing forward!

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