Chapter 42 Chapter Forty-One

I saw that ship.It hangs alone in mid-air, like a white cloth streamer, floating gently in the white mist with a certain ominous charm. I can't see the lake under the boat, and I can't see the distant scenery.Everything around is fog. There are two poles on the boat. D picked up one, and little S picked up the other. After that night in Venice, I know that D can definitely play the role of boatman, but little S?I'm a little unsure. "I grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River." Little S said, "Trust me." I couldn't see his expression in the thick fog, and I didn't know who he was talking to.But his voice was very sure.

The lake was calm.Except for the sound of gurgling water, there was no sound around.This reminds me of the gondola in Venice again, and the scene when several of us passed the Bridge of Sighs by boat just a few days ago.But now this boat is much smaller than the narrow gondola. Because it's a dwarf's ship.Emily and I barely squeezed in the middle, D stood at the bow of the boat, and little S stood at the stern, because the distance was very close, I could clearly see their shoes and trousers, but the parts above the waist , or completely hidden in the cloud-like white mist. I looked at Emily sitting next to me.Obviously, compared with her boyfriend, this poor girl has no enthusiasm for accepting new things and strong thirst for knowledge. She seems to be frightened by the strange things happening around her one after another.Although she was influenced by us and tried hard to pretend not to be afraid, her posture had already betrayed her.Emily was sitting next to me, her eyes wide open, she kept looking around, but couldn't see anything.

There is nothing here but fog.The boat sailed lightly out of the water, and the hull shook slightly. We were like little babies lying in a closed cradle, ignorant of everything happening outside. "Is there... a water monster in this lake?" Emily suddenly grabbed my hand nervously and asked in a low voice. "No." I patted her little hand to reassure her. "How do you know?" She was still nervous. "I think this is like the wonderland of Avalon. There will be no water monsters in the wonderland." I casually flouted her. "What is Avalon?" she asked immediately.

I'm starting to regret that maybe using Avalon as an analogy wasn't such a good idea.Because most Americans will not be familiar with the legend of King Arthur.I was about to take back my words and tell her a metaphor that was more vivid, or better understood to her, when Xiao S, who was punting behind me, suddenly spoke. "Avalon is the kingdom of elves in the legend of King Arthur, surrounded by swamps and mist, like us now, can only be reached by boat." He said in my surprise, "It is guarded by elves, there is no time and time on the island. Time is an eternal place. It is rumored that Arthur will be buried in Avalon after his defeat."

"Why do you all know so much!" Emily pursed her lips. "Because my ancestors..." Before Xiao S finished speaking, Emily interrupted directly, "I'm not talking about you!" With a thump in my heart, I knew she would end up targeting me.But now is not the time to be jealous, let alone D is here.One more thing is worse than one less thing, I swallowed my saliva, gently drew my finger back, and said nothing. But for a fraction of a second, Emily suddenly grabbed my retracted hand tightly.I turned my head in surprise, and she happened to turn her head to look at me at the same time.Her eyes were wide open, filled with indescribable fear.

"Did you see that?" she asked eagerly. "what did you see?" "Over there, in that direction, there's something..." Emily grabbed my arm tightly, trembling all over, "God, that must be a water monster!" I turned my head as I said, and looked in the direction she pointed, but there was nothing there except a white mist.Above the sound of the gurgling water, there was a dead silence all around. "Did you see anything?" I raised my head and asked the two guys half-hidden in the mist. But before they could answer me, Emily suddenly screamed again.

"Over there, over there!!" She pointed in one direction and shouted heartbreakingly.Little S put down the boat pole, he squatted down, and quickly exchanged a wink with me. Emily didn't make much ado about nothing. We all saw a sudden flash of light in the direction of the stern. And then another one. It was like lightning, but not that bright.What's more, it was calm here, there was no thunder overhead, not even the wind.All we see is a rainbow of colors that flicks through the air for a split second like the edge of a sharp shell before disappearing into the water with a soft splash.

We don't know what that is.The only certainty is that it is only a few feet away from us. It's in the water. We looked around alertly, but couldn't see anything anymore.There is still a vast white mist around, like an inescapable net, engulfing everything in the world.Including this boat.Including us on board. I hear the sound of water.Little S has already put down the boat pole, and D is also holding the pole.There should not be any sound of water around.But I heard the sound of water, a clear splashing sound, as if something was swimming in the water.I clung to the side of the boat and leaned over the water, but I couldn't see anything.Our boat wobbled in the lake.

In the next second, a huge force suddenly pushed straight up from the bottom of the boat, lifting the boat high above the water.Before I even had time to be afraid, my whole body felt cold, and I was already in the water! The boat capsized. I'm not impotent.I struggled desperately, thinking that as long as I kept going upstream, I would be able to surface soon.But no matter how hard I try, I can't change my sinking fate.The water here seems to have no buoyancy.I was like a solid hammer that just kept sinking and sinking. Huge pressure pressed down from the top of my head, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't help but open my mouth wide, a bunch of bubbles gushed out of my mouth, blurring my vision.Everything in the water twists and deforms in the bubbles.I saw a dark figure swimming towards me.

I thought he was D, coming to save me and protect me like every time before.But that's not one person. The rainbow-like color clearly crossed the water wave again, and I saw the huge shell-like scales passing by me, leaving a silky and delicate touch, like a roll of gorgeous silk floating in the water. I'm sure it's a fish. It's just that I've never seen a fish that big.Its size even makes me think that it is not a fish, but a person. a man.