Chapter 655: Deciphering the Ballad

spirited personality, would just walk away, but she really stopped.It turns out Pei Haoran can also handle this arrogant ex-wife.Or, maybe Guan Lei, this woman, actually listens to him.This feeling wa...Qiao Baoer rushed back to the palace before sunset.

I don't know if it's her illusion, but she feels like everyone in the palace has become absent-minded, as if they have been frightened, each with a dazed look.

She and Samba were only out of the palace for half a day, what happened here

"Why is everyone acting so scared" Qiao Baobao saw Lu Qinan from afar, called out to him, and immediately asked.

Lu Qinan deliberately avoided the question and retorted, "We thought you and Samba had gone and wouldn't be back." This was a reproach for her leaving without saying goodbye, too willful.

"If I said it, would you agree to me and Samba going out to find water"

"You don't need to worry about the water source…"

Jo Baoer, listening to him lecturing her in such a grand manner, immediately interjected, "The river water has turned bitter."

"What"

Lu Qinan looked at her in surprise, and then a look of panic flashed in his eyes. He swallowed hard and asked with difficulty, "What... what did you just say"

Qiao Bao'er frowned, not understanding why he was suddenly so panicked.

She looked serious, repeating, "The river, the river has turned bitter."

It wasn't his hallucination.

Crystal clear, you could hear the river turn bitter.

Lu Qinan's eyes couldn't suppress the fear welling up inside him, his breath quickening as he tried to remain calm. "How did you know!" he exclaimed, his voice rising in nervousness.

"I've tasted it." Qiao Baoer stated directly.

"The river water turned bitter, even the tip of my tongue felt numb, it was very uncomfortable, like drinking industrial chemical dye, with a sulfurous or similar irritating taste."

The river water has really turned bitter.

Lu Qinan stiffened, his eyes widening as he stared at her, as if his brain couldn't process what was happening.

As for the water turning bitter, Qiao Bao'er was also surprised, but she didn't think it was that unacceptable. Lu Qinnan's reaction was a bit too extreme.

"Lu Qinan, what's wrong with you"

Qiao Baoer looked him up and down with a puzzled expression, "Your reaction is a little strange."

"Saying this, Qiao Bao'er took out a few sprigs of withered yellow grass from the leather pouch at her waist and continued, "Today, Samba and I also found that the plants near the water source had begun to wilt, and their roots were starting to rot..."

The plants began to wilt.

Lu Qin'nan was stunned for three minutes without speaking. He took a deep breath and said in a hurried voice, "I... I will go immediately... No, you must see Zhi Mu right now!"

"No."

Jo Bao'er subconsciously thought she was going to be scolded. She left a note and ran away this morning, feeling a little guilty.

Ke Luqinian couldn't care less anymore, "Qiao Bao'er, you have to tell Zhi Mu everything clearly about what you just said!" She dragged her towards Jun Zhimu and their colleagues' office hall in big strides.

Qiao Bao'er felt that it was not just her willful departure, but something else.

Junzhi Mu and his companions were discussing something at the long table in the hall. Lu Qinian rushed in and whispered a few words, followed by Qiao Baoer. She noticed that everyone's expressions were strange.

"Has the river water really turned bitter" Lao Gui asked eagerly.

Qiao Bao'er nodded.

Jun Zhi Mu gazed at her, his voice low, "How did you know"

"I've tried it myself."

Upon hearing this answer, Lao Gui and the others became secretly nervous.

"Have you really tasted the river water yourself" Jun Zhi牧 repeated.

"Yes."

The Shepherd of the people suddenly became enraged, "We forbade everyone from drinking river water, yet you claim to have tasted it yourself today!"

He wasn't disbelieving her words, but rather angered by what she had done.

Every person has a different stance, and their immediate concern also varies. Lao Gui and his group care about the river water, while Jun Zhi Mu is bothered by her attempt to put herself in danger.

There are many things I care about, not necessarily sweet words spoken aloud, but every thought and moment is already imprinted in my heart, thinking of you.

Qiao Baoer met his angry gaze, and upon being scolded by him, she felt her heart beat erratically for some reason. She lowered her head, too afraid to retort.

If it were a normal day, Lu Qinan and the others would be delighted to see this happen and give Qiao Bao'er a good scolding for being such an arrogant and willful woman. But right now, they must first figure out the meaning of that 'song'.

"Jiao Ba'er, hand me those plants you have." Lu Qinan whispered.

She honestly placed a few wilting blades of grass she had picked today on the table. Lao Gui and his companions immediately picked them up and examined them carefully.

The roots of the plant are starting to rot, and the edges of the leaves are beginning to turn yellow.

Their expressions grew even more somber and grave, “Were these plants picked from the riverbank”

Qiao Bao'er nodded.

Lao Gui and the others had strange expressions on their faces, whispering nervously about something...

At this time, Qiao Bao'er brought back these news, which was timely, but also made them even more frightened and anxious.

The river turned bitter, the forest withered, people fell ill, fireballs rained from the sky, and darkness descended, blotting out the sun.

For generations, wild people have passed down an ancient song.

Even the chief of the wild people doesn't know when this song originated. She says it has existed for a very, very long time, and it is the curse of the Wild Islands.

This afternoon, Junzhi Mu and they went to inquire about the relevant information.

The female chieftain sang the song in her raspy, aged voice. Though they couldn't understand the native tongue, they could hear the endless sorrow that permeated the melody.

The translator immediately explained the song to Junzhimu and his companions. Thus, after returning to the palace, the wild folk song spread, and people within the palace became apprehensive.

"The river water has turned bitter."

"The forest withered away."

"Everyone is sick."

Lao Gui muttered these few sentences, and they began to come true.

"What does it mean when a fireball falls from the sky" they were discussing.

Darkness fell, and the sun was no longer visible.

"Can't see the sun anymore, does that mean everyone on the island is extinct"

Now all discussion is mere conjecture, this was an ancient culture belonging to the savages, these people from the outlying islands find the meaning of the ballad even more incomprehensible.

Jo Bao'er listened to their heated debate and only then belatedly understood what the wild people's songs were all about.

This folk song from the wilds is like a warning, a presentiment.

They called it a curse.

"The last sentence should simply be 'I can no longer see the sun,'" Qiao Bao'er offered her opinion.

Her experience with Samba revealed that the wild people's thoughts were direct and simple. If a song implied that everyone had died, they would have stated it directly. The sadness in the song wasn't primarily about death; it was about living in perpetual despair.

"Darkness fell, the sun was gone... something must be blocking the sunlight."

As soon as Qiao Bao'er finished speaking, Lu Qinian's rather dimwitted brain lit up. "This archipelago was originally shrouded in thick fog!"

The Old Ghost and the others immediately grew excited. “That’s right! When we first flew over this area, these islands were all shrouded in thick fog, and we couldn’t see the terrain at all…”

Jun Zhimu's face was grave as he uttered in a low voice, "Volcanic eruption." It was the most plausible guess they had at the moment.

Shortly after, this island will experience an unprecedented disaster: a supervolcanic eruption.visitors.Pei Haoran was a little annoyed.You can run but you can't hide.Just as he was about to go back to the old apartment building to wait for an opportunity, a commotion came from his right. Pei H...