Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 147 Fish Beads
The matter of Mrs. Tang was, after all, a strange thing, and everyone was unwilling to talk about it, so they hurriedly transported the corpses of the two ghost octopuses to the deck.When Tofu and I were about to throw the body into the sea, the carp suddenly stopped us and said, "Wait, don't throw it."

After eating Tofu, he said, "Why don't you throw it away? Do you want to eat grilled octopus? That's choking. I can't tell you have a strong appetite."

Ah Ying also came over with the little girl in her arms, waved her hands repeatedly, and said, "You can't throw it directly. We have rules at sea. If you kill this kind of thing from the past year, you can't throw it directly into the sea."

I used to deal with fishmongers by the sea, and I met them after Ah Ying said so.There is a saying among the folks in the sea that those big fish that live for a long time in the deep sea have become ghosts. It does not matter whether it is on land or in the sea. Some weird.

The big fish here does not only refer to fish, but a general term for creatures in the deep sea.It is said that these things are under the control of the Sea God. It is a big question as to which road god this Sea God is.The earliest Poseidon is the image of a human face and a bird body, which is said to be related to Jingwei reclamation.Later, there were Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, Fish God, Fairy Girl, Yan Gong, Xiao God and so on.Take Guangdong as an example. The god of the sea believed by fishermen along the coast of Guangdong is Mazu, who is the patron saint of sea people.

The Sea God not only protects the sea people, but also protects the creatures in the sea. It is said that the big fish that have become ghosts in the deep sea are all the followers of the Sea God. If anyone dares to kill them, the Sea God will be furious and bring disasters.

There is another true story about this, which I also heard from hearsay.

When I was selling fish, a fish boss who went fishing told us a story. He had a cousin who also fished. When the fishing boat was run, the crew members hired were mixed, and there were some young people who had never been out at sea.

This group encountered a big problem when they first went out to sea. At that time, they were relatively greedy. When the boat was out of the East China Sea, a big turtle suddenly appeared in the water.Youdao is a tortoise that has lived for 8 years, and the turtle is really big, just like the old tortoise in the TV series that carried the four Tang monks and apprentices across the Tongtian River. It is more than enough for a few people to sit.

The people, who had never seen each other in their life, gathered at the bow of the boat to watch.

If you are an experienced veteran, you can at most watch it. The sea people rely on the sea to survive, and they have a sense of awe for the sea. For this kind of strange big turtle that has lived for an unknown number of years, I am afraid that I can only admire it after seeing it.But these beginners are not sensible, and they don't have any awareness of loving life and respecting the ocean.They had never seen such a big tortoise before. After watching for a while, they saw that the tortoise had no intention of diving, so they frantically brought the big tortoise up to play.

This happened not too long ago. At that time, smartphones just came out, and young people liked to take selfies.The gang of young people used fishing nets to get the big tortoise onto the boat. The old tortoise moved slowly and was turned over by everyone, with its four corners facing the sky, struggling with its limbs and flippers, and twisting its legs. It was very fun.A group of young and fashionable fishermen took out their smartphones and took pictures standing next to the old turtle.

In order to pretend to be cool and handsome, some people have to put on two poses, such as riding on the belly of a turtle, or dangling a dagger around the turtle's neck.

One of them was particularly damaged, and he brushed the tung oil on his buttocks with the tung oil used for maintaining ships. And know.They were just playing around to pass the boring time at sea. After all, turtles are not edible and cannot be sold for money, so killing them is meaningless.

The young man who dressed the turtle in underwear dressed the turtle up, then stood beside the bed, tilted his head, gestured with scissors hands, and took a selfie with his smartphone in the other hand, thinking that he would go back to the land when there is internet. Post pictures online.Unexpectedly, at the moment when he tilted his head, compared to scissorhands, and pressed the shutter, the twisting tortoise suddenly turned around, opened its mouth, clicked, and stuck his whole head into the mouth, The turtle's mouth closed, and blood flowed profusely from the neck.

The young man broke up without even making a scream, and the scene was captured on his mobile phone.A standing headless man with blood protruding from his neck, and next to him is a huge sea turtle with a pile of black hairs in the mouth of the sea turtle, which is a human head.

In the next second, the body fell to the ground, and the smartphone fell on the boat, and everyone on the boat burst into screams of fear and horror.

The big guys were having a good time just now, how could they bear the sudden stimulation, needless to say the confusion and fear, after everything calmed down, of course they wanted to take revenge, the angry man cut off the **** On the way, he also tortured the old tortoise severely, split the tortoise's shell with an ax alive, and vented his hatred, then packed up the corpse with tears in his eyes, and threw the tortoise corpse into the sea at will.

At that time, any experienced veteran present would definitely stop them from doing this, but it was a pity that the boat was full of young relatives who relied on the shade of their parents, and they had no knowledge.

In the legend of the sea people, these big deep-sea fish that have lived for thousands of years have pearls in their foreheads, which are formed by thousands of years of cultivation. Unfortunately, it was ruthlessly plundered by greedy humans.That kind of beads are called spirit beads by the sea people. Once a big fish dies, the ghost will be attached to the spirit beads. Once the body with the spirit beads enters the water, it will report to the sea god. Injustice for injustice, revenge for revenge.

You may want to say, you have only heard that people have souls, but do fish and animals have souls?

Don't say it, there really is.

In the early years, there were folks who enshrined the five immortals. The five immortals of Hu, Bai, Huang, Liu, and Hui were all animals, namely foxes, weasels, hedgehogs, snakes, and mice.In addition to these five immortals, there are also five ghosts.There are many people who know the Five Immortals, but not many who know the Five Ghosts.The five ghosts do not refer to the five ghosts in folklore for luck, but the raising of little ghosts.

In the old days, there were people who were good at playing with gods and ghosts, and they raised ghosts to drive them for their own benefit. There are more widely spread ghosts that attract wealth, ghosts that ward off evil spirits, and so on.And raising five ghosts refers to Yin dogs, Yin cats, Yin cows, Yin fish, and Yin chickens.I don't know the specific method of raising them, nor the process, but the principle is similar.But relatively speaking, there are relatively few raising five ghosts, because it sounds less reliable than raising little ghosts.

If this legend is true, there must be a pearl-like spiritual orb hidden in the old turtle's forehead. Once the turtle's corpse enters the sea, the old turtle's soul will go to the sea god to complain.How could the young people on the boat know these ways? They threw away the turtle corpse and prepared to send the corpse back one by one. Unexpectedly, within two hours, the situation changed, and the sea was violently windy. The boat was like a small boat, lost in the stormy sea direction, and then hit the rocks and entered the water.

Everyone fell into the water one after another, and some of them were buried in the sea without any news, while a few survivors were lucky enough to be rescued by fishing boats that passed by later.

The weirdest thing about this is that the few people who were alive happened to be a few older people. They didn't know how to use smartphones, so they didn't take photos at that time.

Whether it was a coincidence, or if there really was a turtle soul complaining and the sea god sending disaster, it is unknown.However, the legend of the deep-sea monster with a pearl in its forehead has been passed down from generation to generation. It is better to believe it than to believe it. That's why Ah Ying and carp stopped me and Tofu.

The rest of the people didn't understand it very well, so I explained the reason behind it, Li Yu quickly nodded and said, "That's what happened."

Tofu didn't believe it, and said, "This little octopus still has a soul? Will it still sue? If we want to sue, we should sue. We are the victims. Since we can't just throw it down, what should we do?"

The carp said, "Get the pearl through the forehead."

Tofu got excited when he heard the words, and said: "I don't believe that pearls can be extracted from the forehead of an octopus. Come, come, let's place a bet. The one who thinks there is no pearl is on my side, and the one who thinks there is a pearl is on the carp's side." Son. Whoever loses, turn around and dance belly dance on the deck."

Gu Wenmin didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and said: "You really can make a fuss about anything. In this world, there are too many things that humans don't know. Since this legend can be passed down through the ages, there must be a reason for it. There is a reason for it. , I am on the side of the carp.” Wu Sidong immediately stated: “I am also on the side of the carp.” The four robots do not participate in this game.

Seeing this, Professor Lin smiled and said, "Then I'll place a bet too, and I'm still looking forward to drawing out the spirit beads." After finishing speaking, he stood on the side of the carp, and Duan Fei followed Professor Lin and stood on the other side of the carp. .That leaves me alone.

Tofu was in a hurry and threatened, "Old Chen, don't you want to dance belly dance for a while?"

I said: "The truth is often in the hands of a few people, maybe your choice is right." As I spoke, I stood beside Gu Wenmin.

Tofu was dumbfounded, and said, "Didn't you say that the truth is in the hands of a few? Then why do you still abandon the truth?"

I said lightly: "Because most people can't see through the truth. I'm a layman, and I follow the crowd." In fact, this is just a small joke of everyone. The nervousness and bloody night, we are urgent Need something pleasurable and relaxing to regulate, like playing this 'who's belly dancing' game with Tofu.

I also don't believe that there will be "beads" in the forehead of the ghost octopus, so I waited for the carp to do it.He was also a little nervous, and stabbed the ghost octopus several times on the forehead, looking for it through the flesh, and the smell smelled disgusting for a while.Duan Fei wrinkled her nose, covered her mouth and said, "Oh, it stinks to death. There are no beads, so let's throw them away quickly. There are too many folk tales about those weird legends. If you believe them and follow them, we are still alive." Not alive."

(End of this chapter)