twin moon

Chapter 154 No.20 Scene [-]

The wind was still strong, the waves were still raging, and the warship turned countless times in the huge vortex in the sea, and everyone on board finally gave up the last struggle, and no one was vainly pulling the ropes that tied the sails, stretching out The long oars beyond the side of the ship were even more unmanned.

However, the islanders on board the ship did not cry over their impending death, but just cuddled together, parents hugging their children and husbands hugging their wives.Suddenly, someone took the lead in humming a funeral song that had been circulating in Qingwan City for a long time, and soon everyone sang along:
Five years of detention, ten years of ups and downs, and now it is still wandering.

There are tears in the mountains and rivers, but the homeland is speechless. Where is my hometown?

Gao Xiang leads far away, rides a whale to escape the sea, only the world is wide.

Chanying is the mausoleum, the sky is the curtain, and this free body is buried!

The singing is vast and loud, and for a while it overwhelmed the roaring waves and howling winds, making this hideous and terrifying sea of ​​death suddenly turn into a poignant and heroic way home, guiding the young people who are at home all over the world. The people of Wan are going to the end of their lives.

Finally, the warship slipped into the bottom of the vortex, and could no longer maintain its balance in the water.Looking up, the surrounding ink-like sea water was illuminated by electric light, and it seemed to be soaring black clouds, covering the sky and covering the earth, leaving only a bowl-sized sky above everyone's heads, which was faintly discernible.

There was another thunder, and the hull of the ship was bumped, and suddenly capsized to one side.The icy sea water swept from all directions to the deck, knocking down the crowd, breaking them up, and completely engulfing them in the foamy waves.

"Brother Fan, Sister Jia! Where are you?!"

After falling into the water, Qi Ziyin kept calling for his companions loudly, but his voice couldn't overwhelm the noise around him, and was submerged in the wind and waves in an instant.However, he refused to admit defeat, and continued to swim vigorously in the water, because at this time, there was a child who was still babbling on his shoulder.

The little baby's face was blue and purple from the cold, but the young man held her up high above the sea, opened her mouth wide and cried loudly.Qi Ziyin was only busy saving people, but the pair of two blades, one black and one red, had already been thrown away in the chaos.

Suddenly, a purple light exploded above the head, and the mountain-like seawater at the top of the vortex seemed to be ignited by lightning, and suddenly turned into a translucent blue color, and then collapsed in the air.The bitterly cold salt water pushed people to the depths of the sea, and completely shattered the last hope in their hearts.

The child on Qi Ziyin's shoulder was instantly swept into the sea by the huge waves.Soon he found that the other party was no longer moving, so he hurriedly swam towards him with his arms and legs, but no matter what he couldn't get any closer, he could only watch helplessly as the child sank deeper and deeper in the water, gradually being swallowed by the darkness. devoured.

A few hot things suddenly burst out of the boy's eyes, and the last breath that had been held in his chest was uncontrollably exhaled from his mouth.His hands and feet began to become weak, and he could only press all his strength on his chest to prevent more sea water from entering his lungs, but his whole body could only be like a stone, uncontrollably moving towards the deep black area under his feet. The bottom of the water sank.

In the darkness, Qi Ziyin couldn't tell where was the surface of the sea and where was the bottom of the sea, so he could only close his eyes tightly.But he suddenly realized in his heart that he might never be able to return to land, and he would never see Ning Yue and Jiang Yan again.

In a trance, the despairing young man suddenly felt something hit his chest—it was a piece of wood peeled off from the sinking ship!Immediately, he hugged her tightly in his arms instinctively, and immediately felt a force lifting him up, and floated towards the surface of the water again. After a while, he came out of the water with a "wow"!

The sea was still stormy and windy, the boy lay on the board and looked around, but he couldn't see anything besides the floating ship debris.I don't know how long it took, but a big wave suddenly pushed it higher, and the field of vision suddenly became much wider.During the thunder and lightning, he suddenly found that not far ahead, there seemed to be a black shadow standing on the sea level under the night.

"That's—an island!"

The long-extinguished desire to survive in Qi Ziyin's heart suddenly ignited again.He hurriedly gathered up the last bit of strength, lay on the board and swung his arms, desperately swimming towards the shadow.

This time, Chanyinghai finally helped the young man once, and the current quickly pushed him ashore.Qi Ziyin was lying on the sandy beach panting violently, but his hands and feet were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't move at all.

Looking at the sea outside the island that was still raging like the raging gods, the young man who narrowly escaped felt an unstoppable tiredness, and finally closed his eyes and passed out.

When Qi Ziyin opened his eyes again, the sea surface had returned to calm.After the storm, the sky is blue.The glare of the sun shone on the person's face, which was warm and genial.If it weren't for the broken boards and tattered sails scattered on the beach, he would even think that everything that happened the night before was just a dream of his own.

A small red crab crawled past the tip of the boy's nose step by step.When he moved a little, the little crab raised two pincers and waved them as if facing a big enemy.However, before Qi Ziyin stretched out his hand to catch it, it ran away in a cloud of smoke, and it was difficult to find it when it got under the beach.

The young man struggled to support his body, but his limbs felt unbearably sore as if soaked in vinegar.He licked his dry lips, his mouth was full of bitter taste, but his stomach was rumbling.

The island is not small.Judging from the position of the sun, the young man thought that where he was now was the northernmost tip of the island.Looking south from this point, you can only see a high mountain shaped like a saddle with dense forests, but there is no way to know what is going on on the other side of the mountain.He couldn't help praying silently in his heart, hoping that there would be survivors like himself who would also be swept to this small island by the waves.

Qi Ziyin couldn't help praying silently in his heart, hoping that there would be survivors like himself who would also be swept to this small island by the waves.However, he was afraid that there would be some poisonous insects and beasts in the forest, so he just walked slowly to the other side of the mountain along the beach with a wide view.After traveling for about four or five miles, he suddenly saw a slender wooden pole stuck between several rocks in front of him, which was the broken mainmast of the previous ship.

The mainsail on the mast has not completely come off, but is still blowing up with the wind, making a fluttering sound.In the dark shadow cast by the canvas, the boy could clearly see a few wooden boxes that drifted to the island along the current and were half-buried after being blocked by the reef.Thinking that there might be something he could use in the box, he immediately ran over.

It's a pity that the available items in these wooden boxes in front of them are lackluster.Except for a few pieces of wet clothes, there are all kinds of worthless handmade products.The young man had to choose from thousands of options before he finally picked up an exquisitely shaped slingshot from the box.

He vaguely remembered that the child he rescued earlier played with such a slingshot on the ship.The young man was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered the young body drifting farther and farther in the dark sea water, and immediately clutched the slingshot tightly in his hand, tears welled up in his eyes, almost falling down——At this moment, he He hoped that the owner of the slingshot would be as lucky as himself, but that child obviously had no chance of surviving.

"Little devil, you are still alive!"

A man's voice suddenly sounded from behind, making Qi Ziyin tremble violently.He turned his head and saw that it was Fan Zhen coming out from behind the palm bushes on the shore, followed by several islanders who survived the storm!
The young man rubbed his eyes vigorously, thinking that he was still in a dream: "Brother Fan, is it really you?"

"It's not me, am I a ghost? Fortunately, we were all on deck when the ship sank. If we were in the cabin—"

Speaking of the scene last night, Fan Zhen was also full of fear, "The sea current is too strong, and everyone has been washed away. It took me a lot of effort to save these people just now."

"Sister Naga and Brother Zeming—"

"If people are fine, it's only a matter of time to find them. Now we have to fill our stomachs first!"

Fan Zhen stretched out his hand and rubbed vigorously on the top of the boy's head a few times, and immediately took the slingshot over.At first glance, the slingshot looks like a branch with a strange shape, but the bow string is made of the tendons of a giant whale, and its strength is not too small.The man held it in the palm of his hand and weighed it, then took out a straight branch picked up from the forest, put the sharpened end on the string, and walked towards the shallow water.

He pulled the full string, actually using the slingshot and branches as a bow and arrow.In just a few moments, he managed to shoot a lot of flat mackerel, and they went ashore to grill them over a fire.

The aroma of the grilled fish made the survivors temporarily forget that they were not out of danger, and a faint smile appeared on their faces again.Fan Zhen tore off a whole piece of meat from the grilled fish, and handed it to Qi Ziyin:
"Eat something while it's hot."

The boy in white shook his head: "I—I can't eat it. Brother Fan, how many places on this island have you explored?"

Fan Zhen put the fish back on the fire: "The place where we encountered the storm last night should be in the northeast of this island. So we are all scattered on this long and narrow beach from north to east."

"So you haven't visited the south side of this mountain yet?" The boy looked up at the saddle-shaped mountain in the distance again.

"We climbed halfway up the mountain and looked at it from a distance before. There seems to be a deep-water fjord surrounded by islands and reefs to the south. But even if there are still people alive, it is impossible to be brought there by the waves."

"Sister Naga, aren't they—"

Hearing what the other party said, Qi Ziyin's face became more serious.

"Don't worry about it, I haven't finished yet. When we went up the mountain, we found a lot of footprints in the soil. It seems to be a few men and a woman, and there is a child about your age. It's very likely that it's Miss Leng and that silver-haired kid. And, look, what other good things did I find on the shore?"

While comforting the other party, Fan Zhen took out a pair of slender things wrapped in canvas from behind.

"This is the Yin Ya of General Baili!"

Qi Ziyin immediately reached out to take the pair of black and red knives, and flashed the blades with a "shua".Because of the protection of the scabbard, the body of the knife is still as dry as before, and has not been soaked by sea water.The loss and recovery of the saber also made the young man's frowning brows finally relax a little.

"So don't make a sad face. Even if these two knives are fine, Miss Leng and the others will be fine. Although there are unlikely to be any survivors in the fjord in the south, it is a suitable place for camping." The place. If they are still alive, they will definitely go there to explore. Eat something quickly, and you will have the strength to find people when you are full!"

Fan Zhen handed the fish over again, and patted the boy on the back vigorously.Qi Ziyin finally nodded, held the fish to his mouth and wolfed it down.

After filling his stomach, the boy in white finally gained strength.He couldn't wait to find Leng Jiayun's whereabouts, so he followed Fan Zhen and began to climb over the saddle-shaped mountain without hesitation.The vines in the mountains are criss-crossed, the old trees are entwined, and there is almost no way to go.Fortunately, You Yinya cleared the way, and the group quickly found a few more footprints left in the forest.

But what Qi Ziyin didn't expect was that those flickering footprints all the way forward led to a camp hidden on the top of the mountain-this camp was obviously not built recently, and it seemed at least suitable for Hundreds of people live here.It is adjacent to cliffs on both sides, and the mountain becomes steeper and steeper. Only a winding mountain stream several feet wide passes through the west side of the camp, and together with the surrounding bushes, it provides a perfect natural barrier for the entire area.There are earthen stoves, tents, everything, and even a large amount of dried food and weapons stored in the cave.

It's a pity that Leng Jiayun and Mo Zeming couldn't be found in the camp, and even half of the living people couldn't be seen.The already blurred footprints on the ground also became more and more disorganized here, completely cutting off the clues.

There was a shortage of fresh water on the island, and the people who hurried over after eating the grilled fish were even more thirsty. As soon as they entered the camp, they immediately lay down by the stream and started drinking. After dragging out a few bags of smoked jerky, he began to feast on the stream.

Seeing this, the boy in white immediately stopped and said, "Wait a minute, we don't know who left these things here, so it's better not to move them for now!"

"Young master, we managed to survive that storm. Now that we have something to fill our stomachs, can't we take a few bites?"

A few islanders who were eating with their heads down were scolded, obviously resentful.

"Haven't you ever thought about why there are so many supplies here?"

"Why—it is estimated that a merchant ship passed by and temporarily stationed for a while?"

Fan Zhen on the side didn't understand why the young man was so nervous.The situation in front of me is not new to me. Most of the situations are places where business travelers or fishing boats stop temporarily.In his opinion, finding such a camp on a deserted island is not something to be surprised about, but rather something to be thankful for.

Seeing that the other party still didn't understand, Qi Ziyin had no choice but to continue patiently:
"This place has a high view and a good location. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is obviously a suitable place for people who understand military deployment. In addition, the supplies in the camp are obviously well maintained. Someone should be here permanently! Look at the fire outside. There was a lot of half-burned firewood left in the pile, and the pots, stoves and tableware were neatly stacked in the tent, and even the charts were carefully wrapped in oilcloth to prevent them from getting wet from the rain. It was obvious that someone had just left not long ago and still It looks like they are planning to come back! Now I don’t know if the war on the land has calmed down, not to mention that no matter whether the opponent is the Ye army stationed here or the enemy army, there is absolutely no way to accommodate us! If he finds out where we are, he will definitely send us We all take it seriously!"

Hearing what the young man said, everyone finally came to their senses.However, the few islanders who were hungry before had already eaten most of the bags of jerky, and they were dumbfounded for a while.

"Right now, I can only hope that the owner of this camp will not return to the island too soon. Fortunately, this island is not too small. Even if they come back, they may not immediately find us! Right now, we can no longer mess around in the camp. Immediately return along the original road, and find a hidden place in the north of the island to settle down. While continuing to search for Sister Jia and the others, it is best to collect ship wreckage and wood from the island to build a small boat. It is the best policy to leave here as soon as possible. !"

This is already the best countermeasure Qi Ziyin can think of at the moment.However, it wasn't long before he realized that he still underestimated the background of this camp and its owner who had not yet met.

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