twin moon

Chapter 116 No.14 Scene [-]

Yuansui 11 years, May [-]th.Time flies, and the lone boat with the lark's silver sails has been drifting on the sea for several months.

The dry and astringent north wind in early spring is gradually replaced by the warm and humid south wind.This not only gradually restored the moisture to the chapped skin of the people on board, but also accelerated their speed to the north.The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and before you know it, it's already summer.

Almost every evening, the westerly wind blowing from the Chanying Sea always arrives as scheduled, carrying rain clouds and raining a heavy rain on time.Although it was impossible to sail the boat in the rain, it solved the problem of fresh water for everyone, and there was no need to venture close to the coastline of Ye Kingdom for supplies for the time being.

As the solitary boat gradually sailed into the deep sea, all kinds of sea fish became the main food for the group to satisfy their hunger.In addition, the various beans stockpiled on the boat before going out to sea can sprout sprouts after being soaked in rainwater for a few days. Coupled with Sister Jia's craftsmanship, it is actually delicious to eat.

At noon that day, there was no cloud in the sky, and the scorching sun hung high.The seawater splashed on the deck has not been retained for a long time, but it has been evaporated, leaving a pool of white salt stains.

As long as there is a little free time, the people on the deck will hide in the shade under the sails, but the sweat is still rolling down like raindrops uncontrollably.However, no one dared to take off their thick clothes.Because as long as you stand under the scorching sun for more than a stick of incense, the skin on your body will be covered with large red spots, which is unbearably painful.

In the cabin, Qi Ziyin took off his shirt and lay down on the couch.His neck was flushed red, which was the result of sunburn when he was playing around.Leng Jiayun was sitting beside her, holding a freshly caught mussel in her hand.The woman pried open the mussel with a knife, then dipped her fingertips in the greasy mucus in the carapace, and carefully applied it on the boy's skin.

"hiss--"

Qi Ziyin took a breath, as if being pressed by the other party was painful.The woman's hands showed no mercy at all, she was still rubbing vigorously on his skin:

"Who told you to stay on the deck to watch whales? Just bear with the pain, it will be fine in a while!"

"I've never seen it before. I didn't expect that the whale is so huge!" The boy turned his head and grinned at Leng Jiayun, with a childlike innocent smile on his face, "I will find Jiang Yanhe in the future." Ning Yue, I must bring them both to see it too!"

"Well, when we get to Qingwan, we will send people as soon as possible to track down the whereabouts of the two of them."

The woman nodded vigorously - she had been planning to find the whereabouts of the two children in her heart for several months.Although Qingwan is far away from the mainland, the eyeliner that Xiang Baili has planted for more than [-] years has spread almost all over the territory of Dasheng, in order to be able to give early warning at critical moments and prevent surprise attacks by vassal states.

"Sister Jia, are these things you put on me really useful? It feels slippery and greasy on my body, and it's so fishy."

"You have never been out in the open sea, how would you know that this thing has a miraculous effect on treating sunburn? Whenever the sailors in Qingwan go out to sea, they will catch some mussels along the way, just to treat sunburn. Hurry up and lie down Don't move around, or don't beg me again when the skin fades and hurts in a few days."

Hearing what the other party said, Qi Ziyin immediately lay down obediently and stopped moving.

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a commotion on the deck, and someone cheered vaguely: "Birds, there are birds in the water!"

Leng Jiayun froze for a moment, then got up and ran out of the cabin, not even bothering to wipe off the mucus on her hands.Qi Ziyin couldn't help it, so he had to put on a piece of clothing, and ran up to the deck after him, making the collar full of fishy smell.

Leaning over the side of the boat and looking towards the sea, I saw a large flock of red-billed and black-backed gulls settling on the water, enclosing a circular area.During this period, birds continued to dive into the water from mid-air, and when they came up, there were more or less one or two small silver fish in their beaks.

"Sister Jia, what's wrong with the bird? Why are the people on the boat so excited?" the young man asked a little puzzled.

"You don't understand, even in the open ocean, seabirds can't stay submerged in water for long, so there has to be land to help them out of the water, not only to rest their feet for the night, but to keep them from being eaten by sharks. The birds fly From a height to a distance, one always migrates from one island to another. Therefore, as long as experienced sailors follow the flock of birds, they will always find land."

There was a rare smile on the face of the woman in purple, and her relief could be clearly heard in her tone.

"So, we are almost at Qingwan?"

"Well, it should be very close. If I'm not mistaken, today is the No. 15 day when we sail westward out of Jinghui Bay. Qingwan—should be below the sea level on the left front of the bow. !"

Leng Jiayun took out the chart she carried with her, verified her calculations again, and decisively ordered the whole ship to raise its sails and move forward.Accompanied by a strong thrust from the soles of the feet, the mainsail roared and bulged in the sea wind, causing everyone on the boat to lean back and forth.

Qi Ziyin ran excitedly to the high bow of the ship, and opened his arms against the sea breeze.The airflow blowing under his sleeves made him feel that his body became lighter, like a kite that could take off at any time.The wind blew away the hair bun, but the young man did not stretch out his hands to tie it, but stared at the sea ahead with his eyes wide open without blinking, hoping that the land would appear in his sight as soon as possible.

However, after a long time, Qi Ziyin's eyes were sore, but he could only see the endless monotonous sea water, and he couldn't even find the slightly rougher waves.He turned his head and cast a helpless look at Leng Jiayun behind him, but he heard the woman whisper to him:

"We have arrived."

"It's here? Sister Jia, are you joking? There is nothing ahead!"

As if he was afraid that he might miss something, the young man immediately turned his gaze back to the sea.However, he couldn't see anything except the blue water and blue sky at the bow of the ship, and the air that was somewhat distorted by the heat wave.

Qi Ziyin turned around suspiciously and walked to the woman, stretched out his hand and shook her eyes a few times.The woman in purple slapped his hand away, and burst out laughing:

"Why, do you think that my sister and I have hallucinations due to heat stroke? Don't be impatient, wait until the cloud covers the sun and then look again, and you will know that I have not lied to you!"

The boy in white dubiously cast a shade in front of his brows with his hands, and sure enough, he saw a cotton-like thick cloud moving quickly over his head under the agitation of the wind, and quickly blocked the sun completely.The originally dazzling light on the sea suddenly dimmed.

At the same time, a huge island suddenly popped out of nowhere on the sea about ten miles away directly in front of the bow!

As if someone threw a stone in front of the ants, Qi Ziyin was startled by the appearance of the island, opened his mouth wide and backed away uncontrollably, then fell to the ground.Leng Jiayun at the side was still giggling, not in a hurry to reach out to help:
"Qingwan is surrounded by an endless sea for more than a thousand miles. In winter, the sea is filled with fog, and in summer, there will be such a mirage. It is also because of this that the islanders can use the camouflage given by the sea to avoid it time and time again. It was searched and plundered by the Marquis on the land, and it has been multiplied to this day."

Only then did the boy come to his senses, he patted his head and said, "So this is a mirage!"

The woman in purple nodded, and turned her gaze to the distant island again, murmuring as if she was talking to herself:

"I have lived in Mulu City for more than [-] years, and I am worried that I have already forgotten the art of navigating the sea. But fortunately... Baili, I did not let you down... We are back again !"

After more than half an hour, the lone boat approached the sea off Qingwan.

The island in front of me is not like other reefs, showing a trend of low surroundings and high middle like hills.On the contrary, the east, south, and north sides of the island are all cliffs over ten feet high. The nearly vertical rock faces are continuously eroded by waves, forming a series of winding water holes under the water.The waves collided repeatedly in these holes, and rolled up strong and powerful vortices one after another.If an ordinary ship approaches here easily, it will lose control in an instant, crash and sink on the cliff.

As for the only entrance on the island, you have to pass through the undercurrents and sail to the west of the island, only then can you see a gap opened on the cliff like a knife and an axe.Only when the tide is high, a winding waterway for boats to enter and exit will appear in the gap.Along this waterway, you can reach a crescent-shaped bay hidden in a cave deep in the belly of the island.

The Qingwan City that Leng Jiayun said was gradually developed around the crescent-shaped bay in the cave.

It was a big tide right now, but even if they walked carefully along the tortuous inland river to the end, it was still difficult for everyone on board to see the situation in the bay.Residents of Qingwanli have already built a wooden city wall at the entrance of the bay, which is much higher than the main mast of a sailboat, completely blocking the line of sight.

Now, on the torch-lit tower, the guards quickly noticed the uninvited visitor.With a few hurried horns, dozens of bed crossbows on the city wall instantly aimed at the intruding lone ship.The thick iron arrow on the crossbow is like a spear, with a barb on the head of the arrow and a hemp rope tied behind it.If the incoming ship dared to act rashly, it would only take a moment to penetrate and sink it.

"Listen, people on board, you are not welcome here, if you want to survive, turn around and leave!"

The shouts of the guards sounded in the air, lingering in the huge cave.When the echo makes people face the towering wooden wall, they can't tell where the other party is at all.

"I'm Xiang Baili's wife, Leng Jiayun! Please open the water gate ahead and let us in!"

The woman in purple stood at the bow of the boat, mustering all her strength to answer loudly.

"I don't know where you got the name of General Baili, but if you are really Miss Leng, you should know the rules of going to the island. If you don't know the secret words, you have to save your life today!"

The person on the wooden wall realized that the other party had come to the island purposely, and instead became more nervous.

In this way, the woman was caught in a dilemma - she suddenly regretted that she hadn't spent more time on weekdays to recite those complicated and awkward code words taught by Xiang Baili.However, it was too late to turn around and go back at this time.If she doesn't want to be buried at the bottom of the sea, she can only hope that the other party's questions will not be too tricky.

"Excuse me, Your Excellency!" Leng Jiayun could only bite the bullet and salute without showing any timidity.

"The isolated island is full of vegetation and vegetation!"

The opponent behind the wooden wall gave the first half of the code word.The woman was stunned for a moment, then she lowered her eyes suddenly, and actually burst into tears:
"Only the safflower is bitter and lonely!"

She choked up the second half of the code words, but trembled all over, and roared out her voice hoarsely.

The woman never dreamed that Xiang Baili had already made preparations for the day when she landed on the island alone.General Tsing Yi was sure that Leng Jiayun would not be able to match the secret words, so he deliberately took this love poem written by the two of them when they first came to the island to comfort the woman's homesickness, as a specific secret word when they came to the island.

Now, it was as if the agreement between the two of them was finally fulfilled, and it seemed that Xiang Baili's heroic soul was always protecting the woman he loved so much.After a while, a sluice on the wooden wall in front finally rumbled open, and behind the sluice a small boat approached, leading the big ship to continue towards the karst cave deep in the bay.

The unique conditions make this bay hidden in the mountainside a natural moat that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.The cave was densely packed with boats of various colors, most of them were ordinary fishing boats, there were only a few sporadic warships without friends, but they were obviously borrowed from Baili secretly from Ye Guo's boat master.On the shore not far away, there are horses and caltrops to prevent the enemy from landing on the shore.It seems that Xiang Baili put a lot of thought into defending the island after Qingwan was restored.

Soon, the ship arrived at a pier in the port and sailed to the shore.Leng Jiayun raised her sleeves to wipe away the tears on her face, and set foot on this land that she had not seen for more than [-] years. She used to be as familiar as her hometown, but now it has become a little strange.

Because the code words were successfully spoken, the guards on the shore were fully armed, and the masked guards no longer made things difficult for the group.Leng Jiayun left [-]% of them to be responsible for berthing and unloading the ship, and asked Mo Chen to be in charge of arranging various matters for the entourage after landing on the island.Afterwards, she led Qi Ziyin away from the noisy port, and walked towards the depths of the cave.

As soon as he got off the boat, a magnificent stone city built among the cliffs caught the eyes of the young man in white.The large and small stone houses seem to grow out of the rock walls, and they are well arranged.The stone houses are connected to each other by a winding stone step, and countless blubber lamps are lit beside the steps.The dots of lights extend from the bay to the height of the cave, and a ray of sunlight at the end can lead to the outside of the cave.

Qi Ziyin couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, and quickly walked a few steps to catch up with the Dongli girl in front of him: "Sister Jia, this city on the mountain was carved out of the rock bit by bit by the islanders?"

Leng Jiayun immediately shook her head: "The size of this stone city is definitely beyond your imagination. With more than [-] people on the island, it may take a hundred years to dig it out. In fact, as early as the first batch of islanders There was already a city on the island before we came here. We just repurposed it."

Hearing this, the boy in white became more and more confused:

"Sister Jia, you said that there are only more than [-] people living on this island? Among them, there are no more than a few thousand young adults at most, and they can't keep up with the strength of a battalion of Ye Kingdom's boat division. How can they become the biggest threat in the Chanying Sea? Why do you call them pirates and do not hesitate to kill them all?"

"These people on the island, including Big Brother Fufeng, Baili and I, are just a group of ordinary people who want to stay away from the troubled times. He can obediently obey his orders and work his life like an ox and a horse. In this way, he can sit firmly in the world forever, and who will tolerate the existence of a group of unrestrained people like us?"

But Leng Jiayun reached out and rubbed his hair, her tone suddenly became very different from before.She looked at the crescent-shaped bay that had gradually moved far below her feet before she knew it. It seemed that the original intention that had been buried deep in her heart for many years and was almost forgotten had been awakened again:
"People who come to this island have experienced wind, frost, snow and rain, and have seen clearly the power and power in the world, so they are full of enthusiasm and hope to build a paradise here. This is not just the behest of Brother Fufeng, It is something that Baili has exhausted his whole life, even at the expense of his life! Although the two of them are gone now, I still firmly believe that the day when my dream will come true!"

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