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While negotiating with Bai Yujing and Bivis, Shen Fei came out of the elevator and walked directly to Bai Yujing's room. He swiped open the door and entered, as this was not the first time he had done such a thing; Shen Fei appeared very familiar with the process.
Knowing Bai Yujing well, he understood that Bai Yujing was very careful about keeping his belongings safe. Therefore, while searching, Shen Fei was quite targeted, trying not to disturb anything unnecessarily. Fortunately, this was not Bai Yujing's home but a hotel room, so the places where items could be stored were clear at a glance.
Shen Fei quickly found Merlin's Staff and two gold plates labeled Youth and Healing inside Bai Yujing's suitcase. He immediately took the two gold plates and replaced them with two identical ones from his pocket.
As for Merlin's Staff, Shen Fei hesitated for a moment while holding it but ultimately decided to return it to its original position. After putting everything back in place, Shen Fei checked once more before quickly exiting the room.
As he stepped out, he unexpectedly ran into Bai Yujing returning. Shen Fei did not expect Bai Yujing to come back so soon; logically, Bivis should have kept them occupied for a while. It seemed he had been too cautious earlier, which caused him to spend too much time during the process.
Turning a corner, he saw Bai Yujing and Emma walking toward him. Shen Fei quickly turned around and entered the Emergency Exit from another side. After Bai Yujing and the others returned to the room, he emerged from the Emergency Exit.
Bai Yujing opened the door and said to Emma, "It really takes money and people for everything; without money, nothing works. For this operation, if it were just the two of us planning it like before, it wouldn't have been so easy. Collaborating with McLeod Medical Group is indeed reliable!"
Emma looked worried: "I always feel an unsettling vibe. Can we really trust Burton MacLeod?"
Bai Yujing thought for a moment: "As it stands, he is still trustworthy because we currently have no conflicts of interest and our interests align. Cooperation benefits both parties; however, there is also a possibility!"
"What possibility?" Emma asked.
Bai Yujing frowned and replied: "The water from the Fountain of Life may not be as abundant as Burton MacLeod claims, or he might want to monopolize all of it. If that's the case, our interests would conflict. But I've been keeping an eye on them; don't worry, Emma, I'm here!"
Emma nodded. Bai Yujing was indeed very reliable in his actions, which gave her a sense of security.
Not long after sitting down, Bai Yujing's phone rang. Upon checking, Bai Yujing found an unknown email, but guessed it must be from Bivis. Bai Yujing immediately opened the computer.
Emma rushed out of the room with two cups of coffee. Bai Yujing called out, "Emma, come over and take a look! Bivis has sent me the part about Sky Island from the records of the McLeod Family!"
Emma nodded, "So soon? It seems they had it organized beforehand. I thought Bivis looked hesitant earlier, as if some of the McLeod Family's history couldn't be disclosed. Now it seems they were ready to share it with us!"
After opening the email, Bai Yujing immediately saw a series of images and text. Bai Yujing and Emma carefully examined the information. There wasn't much recorded about this aspect, and there was hardly any detailed information about the interior of Sky Island; most were scattered notes and legends about Sky Island, with more detailed accounts about one person, Lake Fairy Lily.
According to the historical records of the McLeod Family, during the early days of human civilization when humanity had just entered the era of slavery, Lake Fairy Lily arrived in this world. Lily was originally a guardian spirit of the Fountain of Life, but for some reason, she suddenly left the heavenly realm with the key to the Fountain of Life. The so-called heavenly realm is what Gulliver Remel referred to as Sky Island; it's just a matter of different terminology.
During her long years of wandering, before dying, Lily entrusted a piece of the Fountain of Lifespan Gold Plate to her daughter—Annie—and instructed her to protect this gold plate well. When the day of the oath comes to an end, that will be when everything concludes.
In the Thirteenth Century, the eternally beautiful Annie finally met her destined child, who was Ian MacLeod, the fourth head of the McLeod Family. She later gave birth to Diana McLeod, the fifth head of the McLeod Family, who is indeed a direct ancestor of Burton MacLeod.
Bai Yujing was aware of this; during an investigation into the origins of the McLeod Family's Fairy Flag, Bai Yujing had heard this legend. However, in that legend, there was no mention of Lake Fairy's name being Annie as recorded in McLeod Family history. Upon hearing the name Annie, Bai Yujing suddenly recalled something: "Emma, remember? We found those Lilliputian Language characters in Deng Weigen Castle's dungeon!"
Emma nodded, "I remember. It seems Annie's name appeared among them. So that means the one imprisoned in that dungeon was Lily's daughter, Annie!"
Bai Yujing quickly retrieved images from that time from their cloud storage; after so long, Bai Yujing had indeed forgotten some details.
...The fairy from the lake came from the land of gods... eternal life... fountain water... desires... shackles broken free; the location of the Fountain of Youth must never be leaked; otherwise, great disaster will come... death... my child, mother... loves you—Annie!
This was exactly what Bai Yujing had translated at that time. Comparing it now confirmed everything immediately. Bai Yujing and Emma exchanged glances: "Indeed, these records are completely unreliable. What love for the McLeod family! I suspect that at that time Ian MacLeod simply saw someone beautiful and forcibly brought her home."
"You look at the next sentence, the shackles of desire are broken, indicating that at that time the McLeod Family might have learned about the existence of the Fountain of Life from Annie and harbored some ill intentions, harming others. That is why this family became entangled in such a terrible curse!"
Bai Yujing said confidently. He didn't hesitate to speculate about others with the utmost malice, and Bai Yujing's reasoning was logical and convincing. However, my mother didn't quite understand, "What do you mean by the curse you just mentioned?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Bai Yujing was taken aback; he thought he had mentioned this before.
Emma shrugged her shoulders, indicating that she knew nothing. Bai Yujing could only explain: "For hundreds of years, the McLeod Family has only been able to have one surviving member each generation. Each person does not live past forty years old. Once they reach twenty, they age rapidly and then naturally die when they approach forty."
Emma covered her mouth: "This is truly a terrifying curse. What did the McLeod Family do to Annie? After all, these people are also descendants of Annie!"
Bai Yujing shook his head: "Who knows!"
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