Chapter 51: People from the City Lord's Estate Have Arrived on the Island

Lin Feng decisively called Cheng Xiangyu over and said, "He Tiantian, you are wrong. I do not have any such intentions."

"However, your performance and Qin Meng's performance have truly disappointed me."

"Initially, I intended to observe both of you for a while and give you a chance."

"Now I have changed my mind. I have decided to make Cheng Xiangyu the second-in-command."

"From now on, the two of you must obey not only me, but her as well."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiangyu smiled happily, nodded, and replied, "Alright, sounds good!"

He Tiantian was stunned.

Then she turned her head to look at Qin Meng, blinking several times: Sister Meng, things are not developing the way we imagined. Are we really not going to object to Cheng Xiangyu becoming the second-in-command? She is the eldest daughter of the Cheng family, and she is not someone we can afford to offend.

Qin Meng, however, directly scoffed: "Lin Feng, do you really want Cheng Xiangyu to be the second-in-command?"

Lin Feng nodded.

Qin Meng said, "In that case, I choose to leave! I already said, if she becomes the second-in-command, I will never submit to her, let alone obey her orders."

With that, she grabbed He Tiantian and made a move to leave.

He Tiantian was initially somewhat reluctant, but in order to show her support, she stood up anyway.

Lin Feng swiftly stood up, blocking their path, and sneered, "Cheng Xiangyu is the second-in-command I chose. If you refuse to submit to her and disobey her, you are defying me."

"Defying me proves that you have no genuine intention of helping to cover up the fact that I killed Wang Xingyu."

"Therefore, I will have no choice but to silence you permanently."

Having said that, he pulled out a dagger, his gaze turning intensely cold, as if he were truly about to commit murder.

Qin Meng knitted her eyebrows, feeling deeply resentful yet not daring to act out.

Because Lin Feng had the nerve to strike her, he certainly had the nerve to kill her!

He Tiantian had not wanted to leave in the first place, and now, threatened by Lin Feng like this, she immediately caved: "Forget it, Sister Meng, let's just stay. Aside from the fact that Lin Feng might silence us, offending the eldest daughter of the Cheng family wouldn't do us any good either."

Feeling even more aggrieved, Qin Meng pouted, turned around obediently, and sat back down.

Cheng Xiangyu stepped forward to smooth things over: "I've already put the wild vegetables into the bone broth to scald, and the mushrooms have been in there for a while now. They're ready to eat, so let's have some food first."

She picked up a piece of scalded kalimeris, popped it into her mouth, and remarked, "Mmm, delicious. I never knew wild vegetables could taste this good."

Her eating manners were more graceful than those of many professional food streamers, and anyone watching would instantly find their appetite whetted.

Seeing this, Lin Feng, Qin Meng, and He Tiantian said nothing more. They picked up the earthen pot and the makeshift wooden chopsticks and began to eat.

After the meal, Cheng Xiangyu did not exercise her authority as second-in-command by ordering Qin Meng and He Tiantian to wash the pots and bowls; instead, she set to work herself.

A wave of satisfaction washed over Qin Meng, who silently thought that Cheng Xiangyu had some tact and knew better than to assign her dishwashing duties.

To her surprise, Lin Feng spoke up: "Cheng Xiangyu, why aren't you telling them to wash the pots and bowls? Look at you, you don't even really know how to clean the grease off them."

Qin Meng flared up instantly: "Lin Feng, what do you mean by this? You won't be happy unless you make trouble for me every single minute, right?"

Lin Feng sneered coldly, "That's right, if I don't give you a hard time, I'm not happy! You and He Tiantian, go wash the pots and bowls right now. Cheng Xiangyu, you just stand by and watch."

"Damn it!"

Qin Meng cursed out loud in pure fury.

Seeing this, He Tiantian quickly advised, "Sister Meng, endure it. If you don't want to be silenced, you'd better hold it in."

Then she turned to Cheng Xiangyu: "Sister Cheng, let me wash the pots and bowls. Since we don't have dish soap, we need to boil the water and use the leftover charcoal to scrub them clean."

Cheng Xiangyu nodded, "Ah, I see. I've seen it on TV; ancient people used charcoal to wash dishes and brush their teeth."

She looked at Lin Feng and added, "My leg is injured and it's inconvenient for me to go out and look for food. Let me handle chores like washing the pots and bowls. You should take them to forage for food and fetch some fresh water back for cooking tonight."

Hearing this, Qin Meng suddenly remembered the plan she had hatched with He Tiantian and said, "Lin Feng, Tian Tian and I want to go down to the beach to see if there are any supplies washed ashore by today's shipwreck."

He Tiantian immediately chimed in, "Yeah, during our previous shipwreck, some supplies washed up on this deserted island. I'm sure there must be some from today's shipwreck too."

Hearing this, Lin Feng simply laughed: "Heh, I bet checking for supplies is just a cover, and what you really want is to look for survivors to see if you can contact the outside world, right?"

Huh?

Qin Meng was taken aback.

She thought to herself that Lin Feng was terrifyingly sharp to have seen right through their intentions so easily.

For a moment, she was at a loss for what to do.

To her surprise, Lin Feng then said, "Let's go then, we'll all go together. I also hope to find some supplies."

In truth, his primary goal was to further test the theories in his mind.

He wanted to see if this deserted island was as bizarre as he imagined.

Just as Lin Feng and the two women were about to walk out of the forest, they suddenly heard voices ahead.

Female voice: "Li Hao, the grass here clearly shows signs of being trampled on. They must have entered the forest from this direction, and right ahead is the exact spot where we saw the smoke earlier. They definitely must be up ahead."

Li Hao: "That makes sense, but what if they aren't survivors at all, but wild men living on this deserted island—the kind of cannibals?"

Female voice: "Impossible. If they were island savages, a path would have been beaten down here by now, which isn't the case. So I'm quite certain they are survivors, and they might even be the very people we're looking for."

Li Hao: "Even if they're survivors, they could still be cold-blooded murderers!"

Female voice: "I'm speechless. I'm a woman and I'm not scared, what are you afraid of as a man? Do you want to find people or not?"

Li Hao: "Well... alright, let's go take a look..."

Clearly, judging from the conversation, this was an exchange between a bold and observant girl and a cowardly man named Li Hao.

Qin Meng and He Tiantian were overjoyed upon hearing this.

These two were very likely survivors of today's shipwreck, and they might possess a way to contact the outside world.

Even if they couldn't reach the outside, this woman sounded quite formidable and might be able to help them stand up to Lin Feng.

Seizing a moment when Lin Feng wasn't paying attention, they sprinted forward, shouting as they ran, "Are you survivors too? We're right here!"

Before long, they laid eyes on the girl.

She had practical short hair, wore camouflage trousers and a black tank top, had a slightly tanned complexion, and well-defined arm muscles, giving off the impression that she was tough and fully capable of a physical fight.

However, what surprised them the most was not just her formidable appearance, but her very first words: "Have either of you seen my younger brother, Wang Xingyu?"

She turned out to be Wang Xingyu's older sister!

Before they could recover from that shock, the man asked them, "Have you seen my fiancée, Cheng Xiangyu?!"

He turned out to be Cheng Xiangyu's fiancé!