My fishing raft will ask for help.

Speedboat, collision?

Zhou Miao's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly thought of Lu Xingyu, who had been missing for many days.

Could it be such a coincidence?

He immediately opened the system interface to check the suddenly appearing request for help.

[The Hidden Reef: The reef is feeling very unlucky. About ten days ago, it was inexplicably hit on the head by a speedboat. Now it has a headache every day and is still being pinned down by the speedboat. The reef is asking for your help in resolving this problem.]

"..."

This sudden bad news instantly swept over Zhou Miao's entire body. His blood seemed to freeze, and his limbs were so stiff that he could not move and could only stand still in place.

About ten days ago... speedboat...

The timing and the events all match up!

Did Lu Xingyu finally get into trouble?

Although Zhou Miao had been mentally preparing himself during this period, the sheer magnitude of the impact of this event, which struck him in such an absurd and direct manner, was still difficult for him to accept.

"Brother Miao, what's wrong? Why is your face so pale all of a sudden?" Lu Xiaoxiao noticed something was wrong with him immediately and asked with concern.

Yu Muzhou, who was tidying up his fishing gear nearby, turned around upon hearing the sound and saw Zhou Miao's pale face. He asked in surprise, "No way, bro, you get seasick?"

Zhou Miao managed to compose herself, glancing quickly at Lu Xiaoxiao with a complicated expression, not daring to linger for long, lest she keenly notice the strangeness in her eyes.

He took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm: "I don't know either. Logically, I shouldn't feel this way, but I am indeed feeling a bit unwell right now."

I was so shocked by the news that I couldn't even imagine how Lu Xiaoxiao would react if she found out.

Zhou Miao felt he needed to keep it from her for the time being and not let her know in the short term.

Then, through everyday interactions, gradually build up the foundation, helping her to accept the reality that her brother might encounter misfortune, and build up a certain psychological defense.

This devastating news was something she absolutely could not face unprepared.

"Are you really okay?" Yu Muzhou continued to ask.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Zhou Miao waved her hand, forcing a smile. "I just felt a little dizzy for a while, I'll be fine after sitting down for a bit."

"Okay, you can rest now. I'm going fishing. Seriously, the fishing spot you found is really good. It looks much better than San Shi Jiao, and the best part is that no one else is competing with it."

Seeing that he seemed to be just feeling unwell, Yu Muzhou stopped asking questions, picked up his fishing tackle bag, and walked out of the cabin.

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't leave. She silently took out a bottle of water from her bag, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Zhou Miao: "Brother Miao, have some water."

"Okay, thank you." Zhou Miao took the water and gave her a gentle smile.

At this moment, it was almost certain that Lu Xingyu had met with misfortune, which subtly changed his feelings for the girl in front of him.

I felt heartache, pity, and even a strong urge to protect them.

She only hoped that her brother, who wasn't her biological brother, could gradually take Lu Xingyu's place in her heart.

Under Lu Xiaoxiao's concerned gaze, Zhou Miao sipped water, trying to calm her turbulent emotions.

After a while, he felt he had recovered, so he pretended nothing had happened and went out to fish with his fishing rod.

He planned to wait until the afternoon to find an opportunity to go into the water and check the situation.

Meanwhile, Lu Xingyu, the culprit who caused Zhou Miao's intense emotional turmoil, was shirtless, groping around on the beach.

"Damn those sand clams, where have they all gone!"

More than an hour passed, and the harvest was meager. Holding it in my hand and weighing it, it probably weighed less than a pound.

This meager achievement left Lu Xingyu feeling both devastated and desperate.

"Heavens above! Earth below! Where the hell have you thrown me?!"

Lu Xingyu looked up at the sky and howled in despair, his voice sounding particularly mournful on the empty beach.

"Everyone online says deserted islands are overflowing with resources, so why am I stuck digging for clams and catching a few tiny fish that aren't even enough to fill my stomach? This is inhuman!"

"Please, please, send a ship to take me back! I really don't want to live like a savage here anymore! I swear, I'll never race ships on the sea again, or I'll be a dog!"

His cathartic roar drifted away in the wind, as if the wind had taken away his last bit of strength.

Just then, a somewhat melancholic background music seemed to automatically play in his mind.

Snowflakes are falling, the north wind is howling.

Lu Xingyu looked down at his remaining tattered underwear, then at the vast, empty sea.

If he were to also have a small, shabby sampan and carry a harpoon, he would be a spitting image of Yuan Hua, who has a district chief as his father.

After venting his emotions, a violent rumbling in his stomach mercilessly pulled him back to harsh reality.

Recalling the excitement he felt when he first mentioned that brand-new speedboat, Lu Xingyu's nose stung, and tears of regret welled up uncontrollably once again.

Why go looking for thrills by speeding on a boat when you could be doing anything else!

The results of it?

As they sped along, they suddenly encountered a large, suspicious-looking ship. For no apparent reason, it chased them all the way, and in their panic, they crashed headlong into a reef.

Recalling that terrifying moment, Lu Xingyu still felt lingering fear; he was thrown directly into the air.

Although he was a good swimmer, the immense impact of crashing from the speedboat into the sea left him dizzy and disoriented, with no strength to float to the surface.

Logically speaking, floating in this state in the sea, the only outcome would be feeding the fish.

However, he never expected that just as his consciousness was fading and he was slowly sinking, he would encounter the legendary divine beast Xuanwu.

Xuanwu steadily supported his body, carrying him on the sea surface, and finally delivered him to this desolate island with extremely poor resources.

Lu Xingyu later learned that the life-saving mythical beast was actually a giant leatherback sea turtle, the largest sea turtle in existence.

Its broad carapace was covered with mottled barnacle marks, clearly indicating that it had received human assistance in the past.

Therefore, when it found itself adrift at sea, it instinctively reached out to help.

However, Lu Xingyu insisted on calling it Xuanwu.

In his heart, the tortoise that saved his life held a position no less important than the four mythical beasts.

"Sigh...it seems we'll have to wait for Xuanwu to feed us tonight."

Lu Xingyu returned to the camp with sand clams that couldn't fill his stomach at all, and placed them by the fire.

At that moment, he was incredibly grateful that he was a smoker and always carried a lighter with him.

After being soaked in seawater and dried, it's still usable!

Without it, he couldn't even start this life-saving fire.

"Those desert island survival videos online look so easy."

Lu Xingyu looked at the leaping flames and gave a self-deprecating bitter smile.

"You only know what despair is when it really happens to you."

Those videos of people catching fish weighing dozens of kilograms and building luxurious shelters now seem ridiculously fake.

Real-life desert island survival, especially on an island with such scarce resources, is not something a normal person can easily endure.

The heat from the edge of the fire slowly roasted the sand clams, causing the shells to crackle and open one by one.

Lu Xingyu couldn't wait to scoop out the slightly hot clam meat and put it in his mouth, even cleaning off the adductor sticking to the shell.

This amount of protein was far from enough to satisfy his starving body.

After finishing this meager meal, he immediately lay down on his bed made of withered leaves, minimizing physical activity to conserve every precious ounce of energy.

He had endured this miserable life for more than ten days, struggling to find food and barely having enough to eat.

In the first few days, the huge psychological gap and the pressure to survive almost completely broke him.

But his survival instinct is strong, and he has now been forced to adapt.

Of course Lu Xingyu wanted to live!

He figured that with so many fishing boats in the country, they would eventually pass by this deserted island.

Moreover, he had two people on his mind: his younger sister and his good brother whom he had betrayed. Therefore, his will to survive was extremely strong.

"My body is getting weaker and weaker; this can't go on!"

Lying on his leaf bed, Lu Xingyu knew that if he continued like this, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

However, the island was indeed severely lacking in supplies, and he had already explored the entire island in the first three days.

Forget about carbohydrates, there weren't even any edible wild fruits.

So the only place he could get food was the sea, but unfortunately he couldn't dive, and every time he plunged into the water, he couldn't open his eyes.

"I can't give up just because the fish traps I made didn't work the last few times. Every bite of food I eat now is a lifeline."

Lu Xingyu rallied himself, got up to collect the trash on the beach, and prepared to try making more fishing tools.

Even if he catches a tiny fish the size of a thumb, he still makes a profit.

As if they already knew his situation was bad, a huge creature slowly emerged from the sea, which was the Xuanwu that Lu Xingyu had mentioned.

It usually waits until the fish are resting at night, then brings them some food when it goes out to forage for food.

But its biological instincts told it that Lu Xingyu was getting weaker and weaker, so it went out of its way to hunt during the day and caught a particularly large octopus to bring to him.

This gave Lu Xingyu a huge surprise. He never expected that when he went to the beach to collect trash and make fishing traps, he would see a scene that he would never forget.

A giant sea turtle, over two meters long, has a large octopus with a head the size of a basketball in its mouth.

"Godfather, please accept my bow!"

Lu Xingyu slid in and landed on his knees in front of the leatherback turtle that was about to come ashore.