Who knew, as soon as I turned around, I saw Grandpa Liu waving at me through the window.

"What's up? You want to get married too?"

I scratched my head and said a little embarrassed, "No, I was just thinking that Li Ermao forgot about his own father so quickly. I feel sorry for Uncle Gen."

"You don't envy the new bride?"

I shook my head.

This new bride may be beautiful, but there's something strange about her that makes people uneasy.

"You're smarter than your father. When your father went to the island, he was about the same age as you. As soon as he saw someone marrying a new bride, he became infatuated. Originally, the village was going to send me to feed the sea turtles, but I'm neither your father's biological father nor his blood relative, so they gave up."

"There's still this matter?"

It was the first time I heard Grandpa Liu talk about my father's romantic affairs. It was quite novel, and my heart thumped with excitement.

"Indeed."

"Then why don't you marry a new bride, Grandpa Liu?"

I wondered when I was young why some people in the village got married while others didn't, why some had to feed the sea turtles while others didn't have to.

"I don't want to feed the sea turtles. Let me tell you, according to the village rules, those who don't marry new brides and don't have sons don't have to feed the sea turtles, and they can ascend to Immortal Mountain after turning sixty. But as for me, Grandpa Liu, I don't plan to ascend to Immortal Mountain. That Immortal Mountain looks strange."

"How is it strange?"

I perked up my ears and leaned closer to Grandpa Liu.

"It's not just Immortal Mountain that's strange, the whole island is strange. Let me ask you, have you ever seen anyone leave this island in recent years?"

I felt a jolt in my heart, and indeed, I hadn't even thought about it before.

Grandpa Liu knew the answer from my expression, and he whispered mysteriously in my ear, "This island allows people to come, but not to leave."

That sent shivers down my spine.