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"It's him..."

Chu Nan frowned.

Zhu Xue was also from a military family. He was an upright man and never associated with these young masters.

He joined the army at the age of sixteen and had already risen to the rank of captain.

"He was in good health, how could he have died?" Chu Nan asked in surprise.

Ling Hanxue sneered, "He didn't drown; he was murdered!"

"Killed? Who did it?" Chu Nan was even more surprised.

Ling Hanxue shook her head: "I don't know. When I found him, he had a wound on his back. He probably died on the ship."

Swish!

Chu Nan stopped abruptly, his gaze intense.

"No! Something's very wrong here!"

"There's a hint of conspiracy here!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Hanxue also showed a thoughtful expression: "You mean, it's related to Zhao Xingyu and the others?"

"Great!" Chu Nan's mind was suddenly opened.

"From the very beginning, I've been wondering why Zhao Xingyu is so determined to capture Ji Menghan, and why he's so adamant about it."

"He wants women, and there are plenty of women on this deserted island, so there's no need for him to specifically capture Ji Menghan. That's one reason!"

Hearing Chu Nan's analysis, Ling Hanxue nodded slightly.

"And the second one?"

"Secondly, when I found Zhao Xingyu's camp, they had tents! They had food! They had tinderboxes! They even had bows and arrows! They were far too well-equipped!"

"Third, Zhao Xingyu actually made arrangements for Chen Ting and Ji Menghan's maid, Xiao He, in advance. Although Zhao Xingyu isn't stupid, this doesn't seem like his usual methods!"

"Fourth, as you saw, Zhao Xingyu was constantly on the run trying to capture us. This isn't the style of a young master from a powerful family!"

"Fifth... that's the imperial fleet. Why did it encounter a storm and fall apart so easily!"

"Sixth, Zhu Xue died before the shipwreck..."

Ling Hanxue's breathing gradually became rapid.

According to Chu Nan's analysis, with so many suspicious points, it would be strange if there wasn't something fishy going on!

Chu Nan paced slowly: "This might be a grand conspiracy! One that involves a conspiracy within the Great Zhou court!"

Ling Hanxue was stunned.

She never imagined that by connecting these events together, she could deduce such a result!

"What should we do now?" Ling Hanxue was in a state of utter confusion.

"Let's split up. You go to District Seven to find Hanhan; I'm worried about her," Chu Nan said.

Ling Hanxue frowned: "And what about you?"

"I'm going to the Fifth District to see what Zhao Xingyu is up to."

Upon hearing this, Ling Hanxue hesitated for a moment: "Are you sure you can manage alone?"

Chu Nan raised an eyebrow: "Don't you know whether I'm capable or not?"

Ling Hanxue's pretty face flushed instantly, and she glared at him fiercely.

"Alright, be careful. Don't let the poison take effect before we arrive!"

"I'll keep an eye out." Chu Nan nodded. "Go look between the seventh and fourth districts, bark like a dog, and you'll find her. Then you two go to the fourth district and wait for me in the first district."

After explaining everything, Chu Nan and Ling Hanxue parted ways in the Eighth District.

The fifth district is the highest point on the entire deserted island, and there is even a precipitous peak on it. If you can climb up, you can overlook the entire deserted island.

Currently, we only have a general understanding of the terrain of the deserted island.

Therefore, Chu Nan's first goal was to go to the top of the dangerous peak to observe the terrain of the entire deserted island.

In the middle of the night, we finally arrived at the foot of the treacherous peak.

Looking up at the mountain peaks above, Chu Nan took a deep breath and found a spot to begin climbing.

Climbing: Beginner

【Experience Points 1/10】

Chu Nan was taken aback, then suddenly laughed.

"Only 10 experience points. System, give me 10 free experience points to improve my climbing skill!"

[Ding! 10 Free Experience Points consumed, 32 Free Experience Points remaining]

[Climbing: Intermediate]

Experience points: 1/100

In an instant, Chu Nan felt that he seemed to have become more adept at climbing techniques.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Nan quickly climbed upwards.

His body was as agile as an ape, sometimes leaping up to grab protruding tree trunks, sometimes stepping on protruding rocks and then jumping to another protruding rock.

The doubling of his physical abilities allowed Chu Nan to handle the situation with ease.

After climbing for nearly three hours, and as dawn was breaking, Chu Nan finally reached the summit of the highest peak on the deserted island.

With at least an hour left before dawn, Chu Nan found a sheltered spot and closed his eyes to rest.

As the sky began to lighten, Chu Nan opened his eyes and looked around.

The vast ocean!

The boundless, endless sea surrounds the entire island.

The entire deserted island resembles a giant rugby ball, with an oval shape.

It also resembles a Noah's Ark lying across the sea, enormous in size.

The distribution of jungles on the island is also quite unique.

The third district has the least jungle and the largest beach area, while the seventh district has the densest jungle.

Moreover, within the Seventh District, there seems to be a place that is even more comfortable than the Fifth District.

Within the fifth district, Chu Nan could even see Zhao Xingyu's camp and some smaller spots.

As for the direction of the seventh district, Chu Nan did not see Ji Menghan and the others.

The jungle was so dense that people inside couldn't see each other at all. Only from the Fifth District could they see the hillside where Zhao Xingyu and the others were.

Besides that, there's only the distant beach, but it's too far away to see.

"The ship may have drifted to another place..." Chu Nan frowned slightly; he did not see any trace of ship debris.

Obviously, with such a vast ocean, the fragments of those ships have long since been blown away to who knows where.

He reinforced his memory once again, engraving the entire terrain of the deserted island into his mind.

Chu Nan descended the dangerous peak.

Going up the mountain is easy, but coming down is difficult. It took Chu Nan a whole morning to get down to the bottom.

Around noon, Chu Nan headed towards the first district.

Chu Nan had always thought that the first district was better, but now it seems that the seventh district is more suitable for survival.

Although the first district is better than the third district, it is easier to find them, and you will run into Zhao Xingyu and his group sooner or later.

Since Zhao Xingyu dared to cause trouble on this deserted island, he was obviously prepared.

Hiking through the jungle, you can pick a coconut when you're thirsty and find some wild fruit along the way when you're hungry, and that's how you manage to get by.

Although they carried a bow and arrows, they couldn't start a fire, so even if they saw wild game, they had to abandon it.

As evening fell, Chu Nan finally arrived at the first district.

As soon as I entered the first area, I sensed a dangerous atmosphere!

Instinctively, Chu Nan took off the bow and arrow from his back, his hair stood on end, and he instantly became alert!

With the arrow nocked on the bowstring, Chu Nan moved extremely slowly.

Sharp eyes scanned the surroundings, scrutinizing every minute detail.

After a short while, Chu Nan slowly stopped, his breathing becoming extremely shallow.

Just then, Chu Nan suddenly drew his bow and nocked an arrow, but almost without aiming, he abruptly released it!

Archery: Beginner

【Experience Points 1/1000】

The arrow flew from the bowstring, carrying a sharp penetrating force, piercing through the branches and heading straight for the side of the tree trunk!