Chapter 22 Chapter 21

Fuxian Hunan Dabei Elementary School looks like a gourd when seen from the air, and it is said that it is inextricably related to the gourd used by the Taishang Laojun to collect demons.The fat man was very dismissive of this remark, squatting on the bow of the boat and said: "Like a gourd, it is the magic weapon of the Taishang Laojun? If it looks like a cucumber, isn't it the Jade Emperor's..." As soon as I heard that the boy was about to speak again, I immediately threw the cable in hand.The fat man groaned, patted his buttocks and stood up: "Why, old Hu, there are no outsiders."

I rolled my eyes: "Look at our boat, some are sick, some are crazy, some are crazy, if you don't learn to be more reserved, I don't think you can go to the island, let alone go to the gourd. Mouth is a problem." Fuxian Lake is divided into two parts, large and small, and Hulukou connects the north and south lakes. The place we are going to is Dagudao, which is three nautical miles away from Hulukou.Bai Yanweng has been half asleep and half awake, talking nonsense.The fat man also blamed me for this for a long time, saying that it was all my fault, insisting on forcing people to recall the pain of history, but now he is doing well, he turned out to be a very clever old man, but he was scared stupid.I said that I really can't blame me for this matter, and it's not like you didn't see it, he picked up the bug and put it in his mouth without saying a word, what can I do.The fat man snorted, and squatted back to the bow of the boat: "Yang Erpi is really not a thing, he tricked us up by acting like the boss of the boat, and just yelled 'start the boat', he fell down by himself. Hey, fortunately, your fat grandpa, I am a well-known labor pacesetter decathlon. I can drive a plane and a tank. Just this little broken boat, I have been familiar with it since I wore open crotch pants, and I can give it with my eyes closed. It landed ten times in Normandy."

"Let's stop eating!" I held the rudder in one hand and the compass in the other, and held the map for me with four eyes on the side. "Keep an eye on the front. There are hidden reefs in this area. Maybe we will feed the big herring in the lake." Fatty made a piercing look: "Second Junior Brother, don't worry, I'm here with Senior Brother, hehe." Four eyes pointed at him with a middle finger, and then said: "Fatty Master, you should go to the cabin to look at the two old ones, and leave the front to Fei Cui to watch over, I don't worry."

"How do you talk? I've noticed that you, a scholar, are becoming more and more unkind. If you squeeze me, be careful of your fat grandpa's fist." Four Eyes gave him a smile, and somehow got him into the cabin.I was so focused on sailing the boat that I couldn't distract myself from other things, so I could only let these two ancestors mess around. Originally, we borrowed Yang Erpi's boat in the hope that he would send us to the big isolated island earlier to investigate the disappearance of Mad Dog Village.Unexpectedly, the Gu poison on his body suddenly exploded, and he became paralyzed all at once.At that time, the leading boat had already set sail, and there was no chance of turning back, so we sailed into Fuxian Lake in such a daze.Right now, I, Fatty, Four Eyes, and Jade have been wandering on the lake for almost half an hour. Relying on the compass and map, I can barely identify the route, and we are approaching crookedly towards the destination—the big isolated island.

After a while, the fat man got in with difficulty from the cabin. For the sake of speed, Yang Erpi's boat only set up a bottom warehouse. Not only was the fresh water reserve limited, but there was no room for sleeping.In order for the two unlucky old men to lie flat, we tried our best to clear out the bottom compartment. I glanced at the three large wooden boxes placed beside the mast, and my mind immediately felt overwhelmed.These three large wooden boxes were the goods that Yang Erpi had been coerced to send to the big isolated island on Fuxian Lake within a specified date.Right now, the old man is sick and happy at ease, while the rest of us who are not related to him have to hold the boat pole and work hard for him.I really don't know whether it is the sins done in the previous life or the debt owed to him in this life.

"Hey, Lao Hu, why do you look so miserable again? I saw that the two old men stood side by side, sleeping soundly. How long before we can go to the island? This little wreck can't run or jump, my arms and legs are all useless." Holding up the chart in four eyes, he said: "Now we have a smooth wind, and if there is no accident, we will be able to see the mouth of the calabash within half an hour." This sea chart is Yang Erpi's personal possession. After he boarded the boat, he told him to collect it with great difficulty. It marked the distribution of hidden reefs in the Fuxian Lake area. To reach the big isolated island safely, it is necessary to rely on it to lead the way.I remember that Secretary Jiang once said that there were white-haired zombies under Fuxian Lake, or the legendary water monkeys.I have never been in contact with this kind of underwater creatures, and I don't know much about them. I just hope that this trip to the sea will be auspicious to the Lord, and I will stop dealing with these lake monsters and sea beasts.Siyan asked me, since the thing is in our hands now, why don't you take it apart and take a look, so as to solve the long-standing confusion.I said that my heart is full of cat paws and dogs scratching sparrows, but I am not afraid of anything, but I am afraid of what happens. If it doesn’t work out, I will be a zombie in a coffin. There are no bridges or roads around. On the lonely lake, where are we going?It's better to wait until the shore, the guys are all ready and then it's not too late to open the box.Besides, there is only an hour left before Yang Erpi's delivery time, if the time is delayed, wouldn't we become accomplices in his death?

The fat man is also curious about the treasures in the cargo box, but after all, he has walked two years longer than the four eyes, and knows that sometimes he has to be patient.He agreed with my point of view: "Anyway, the thing has already fallen into our hands. It doesn't matter when we look at it. Why are you so anxious now! When we go back to the island, let's carry it to a place where there is light and air. You can look at it any way you want, even the coffin boards have been removed!" You don't speak seriously, and you haven't seen it yet, how do you know it's a coffin? You must have a basis for what you say, and you can't take it for granted. "

I interrupted the fat man's imagination and asked him, "How long will we have enough water and food?" "Well, why are you asking? Why don't we go up and survey the ruins of Mad Dog Village? How much work can be spent, and we don't plan to set up a camp. You have seen this boat too. There are two barrels of fresh water in the place where the fart is big; what about food? I didn't prepare much, it's still the two rough cakes when I came here." Four eyes took out his pocket: "I still have a piece of chocolate here, shopkeeper, are you hungry?"

I shook my head, and just asked casually in a perfunctory sentence.In fact, I have always had a bad premonition in my heart. I feel that the trip to the big isolated island is not as simple as we imagined. I always feel that there is something on the island waiting for us to fall into its trap. But since I have taken on the responsibility of the team leader, I can't say something casually, I can only keep it in my heart.At this time, I felt a little regretful, maybe I shouldn't have been so impulsive at the beginning, and I should wait for Shirley Yang to come over with advanced equipment before making plans.But when I thought of Yang Erpi being in danger, I couldn't sit idly by.

I was thinking about what to do after I got to the island, when Fei Cui suddenly yelled, this beast has been guarding the white-eyed man all the way, very well-behaved, I don't know why he started barking at this moment.The surface of the lake is uncovered, and its loud gong voice sounds very bleak in the night.I saw Fei Cui's expression was not right, and kept baring her teeth at the front of the bow, guessing that there might be some accident ahead.Animals' ability to predict danger is always stronger than that of humans, and the fat man seems to have seen a little bit of it.He picked up his soil gun, jumped onto the deck, raised his binoculars, leaned out of the boat and looked into the distance for a while, then turned to me and said: "There is fog ahead, and it's not small."

The four eyes tried their best to calm down Fei Cui, and he frowned and asked me: "Have you ever sailed a boat in rainy and foggy weather?" I joked in my heart, let alone rainy and foggy days, this is my second time at the helm since I was born, and I don’t even have a decent navigator around me.I smiled at my four eyes and said: "This experience needs to be cultivated. If I don't have it this time, it doesn't mean I won't have it next time. You see, with today's accumulation, next time I will become an experienced old man." Are you a sailor?" "I said for a long time that some of you fell into its trap." But since I have taken on the responsibility of the team leader, I can't say something casually, I can only keep it in my heart.At this time, I felt a little regretful, maybe I shouldn't have been so impulsive at the beginning, and I should wait for Shirley Yang to come over with advanced equipment before making plans.But when I thought of Yang Erpi being in danger, I couldn't sit idly by. I was thinking about what to do after I got to the island, when Fei Cui suddenly yelled, this beast has been guarding the white-eyed man all the way, very well-behaved, I don't know why he started barking at this moment.The surface of the lake is uncovered, and its loud gong voice sounds very bleak in the night.I saw Fei Cui's expression was not right, and kept baring her teeth at the front of the bow, guessing that there might be some accident ahead.Animals' ability to predict danger is always stronger than that of humans, and the fat man seems to have seen a little bit of it.He picked up his soil gun, jumped onto the deck, raised his binoculars, leaned out of the boat and looked into the distance for a while, then turned to me and said: "There is fog ahead, and it's not small." The four eyes tried their best to calm down Fei Cui, and he frowned and asked me: "Have you ever sailed a boat in rainy and foggy weather?" I joked in my heart, let alone rainy and foggy days, this is my second time at the helm since I was born, and I don’t even have a decent navigator around me.I smiled at my four eyes and said: "This experience needs to be cultivated. If I don't have it this time, it doesn't mean I won't have it next time. You see, with today's accumulation, next time I will become an experienced old man." Are you a sailor?" "After talking for a long time, you can't do it either." The four eyes pushed the glasses, "We can either rush out now before the fog arrives; or drop anchor on the spot and wait for the fog to pass. This area of ​​water is densely covered with hidden reefs, and if we are not careful, we will hit the rocks." I resolutely rejected the latter proposal: "Our time is limited, stopping is death. You can't stop, you can only go, speed up and rush out." The fat man grabbed me and threw the binoculars into my arms: "Look for yourself, the fog is as thick as paste, rush out? What are you using?" I said that I can't control so much now, the fog came too fast, and I don't know when it will dissipate, Yang Erpi's time is running out, every minute of delay, he is one step closer to death.Fatty disagreed, he always believed that marching through the fog was an act of courting death.I asked Four Eyes to judge, but he just coughed lightly, pointed forward and said, "It's too late, we've already come in." Only then did I realize that at some point, we were already surrounded by mist, and the surrounding area was smoky, and the thick mist soon enveloped the entire ship.The few of us almost had to stand face to face to see each other's faces clearly.Four eyes took a picture of the nautical chart on the table, and suggested: "The visibility is too low, it is dangerous to advance rashly, let's stop the ship!" I waved my hand and said, "The lake is too deep. We have already reached half of the way here. Even if the anchor is lowered, it may not be able to stop. When the time comes, the wind will blow, and we don't know what we will encounter!" Fei Cui was not used to the dense fog, so she kept running on the ship, from the bow to the stern, and from the cabin to the deck.It kept sticking out its tongue, very excited.The fat man was about to catch it, chased it for a while, and finally sat on the ground panting.I don't want to sit still and tell them to sacrifice everything on the boat that can be illuminated and hang it on the bow.All searchlights, flashlights, and even old-fashioned kerosene lamps were turned on, and the visibility did not improve at all. "Stop messing around, you want to leave just so much?" The fat man climbed on the mast of the bow and looked around for a while, then turned his head and said, "This time it's completely out of business, you fat man and I can't see the road ahead with my golden eyes. I think it's going to happen if there is such a fog in the dark. Strange." Holding up the flashlight, I studied Yang Erpi's nautical chart, and pointed out our current location: "We are very close to Hulukou, if it wasn't for this damn fog, we would have been able to see the big isolated island. According to my reckoning, the island is a little to the south, we should try and get as close to it as possible." "This can't be done," Four Eyes circled the chart with his fingers, "We haven't even seen the land. If we lean on it now, we will not only be in danger of being stranded on the rocks, but also more likely to deviate from the course and sail into the mouth of the gourd. When the time comes It’s not so easy to figure it out again, and it will take more time. Let’s wait a little longer! The fog comes quickly and I hope it will dissipate quickly.” "I'm opposed to this kind of behavior that relies on luck," the fat man held up the kerosene lamp, with one hand on his hips, "If you count the miles in the sea, it will only take 20 or 30 minutes. I can smell the land. Wait for the fog It's gone, the porridge is cold, and Yang Erpi has stopped cooking early. I advocate, move forward, move forward, move forward!" There are only three of us on the boat who can talk. Now that the fat man and I have agreed, even if the four eyes want to object, no one will listen.He gave us a hard look and threatened that we were betting our lives with our heads strapped to our belts, and that if something went wrong it would take the whole boat with us.The fat man said disdainfully: "Damn! Isn't it just a fog, it can still shake the sky!" Just as we were talking, the hull of the boat suddenly shook violently. We didn't expect such a sudden disturbance, and we all fell forward and backward, with our feet on the ground. "I'm fucking, tsunami!" The fat man wanted to scold, but after a few curses, he said "Ouch", covered his mouth with his hands and rolled to my side. The hull of the boat was still shaking violently, and the lake water seemed to be disturbed by the Monkey King's golden cudgel, and huge waves kept rushing up.I was thrown to the door of the cabin by the impact just now, and my whole back hit the door frame, not to mention the pain. "How are you?" I supported the fat man and dragged him up. I saw him covering his face with his hands, and bright red liquid was dripping down. I scratched my head, not wanting him to shake his head and hesitate to me: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm biting my tongue." The four eyes caused the storm, and the glasses didn't know where to fly. They became blind and shouted at me in the violent wind and waves: "Hold on to the rudder quickly, if this continues, the boat will capsize!" It was only then that I realized that I had neglected my duty. In the few seconds when I was in a daze, the hull of the ship shifted enormously and almost turned over.The few of us didn't even have a chance to stand firm, and we were thrown out again.I slid all the way down the deck, which was already soaked by the lake water.I waved my hands and feet desperately, but I kept slipping, and I was about to fall off the mast.Fortunately, Emerald was clever, and it rolled to me with a whimper, with a hemp rope tied to the sail in its mouth, how could I dare to miss this last life-saving straw, without saying a word, I stood up on the pole With a lot of strength, he threw his hands forward and grabbed the hemp rope tightly.The rope was soaked in the lake water, so it was thorny and slippery.Following the centripetal force, I flew outward for a while and finally stabilized my figure. Immediately, there was a piercing pain in my hand. I looked down and saw a layer of bloody blisters on the rope. On the other side of the deck, the fat man had already climbed up. He grabbed the sail rope and desperately wanted to take the sail down.I quickly rushed to the rudder, grasped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, and swung the hull in the opposite direction.Four Eyes and Fei Cui leaned against Fatty's side one after the other, and helped him put away the sail.If the boat does not advance in big waves, it will retreat. I wiped the water on my face and shouted at them: "Pull the sails, go south, let's rush out." The fat man shouted: "Old Hu, something is wrong, listen to the sound outside, it doesn't look like a storm, like, like a war!" I was taken aback by his strange description, and then I calmed down and listened. I really heard the "rumbling" noise coming up from the bottom of the boat. The battle was like thousands of troops fighting under Fuxian Lake.Thinking of this, I grabbed the sail rope and tied it around my waist, ran to the side of the hull, leaned half of my body out, and leaned over to check the movement at the bottom of the lake.For some reason, Fuxian Lake, which was originally clear to the bottom, now presents a pool of muddy paste.The water at the bottom of the lake seemed to have been stirred by some kind of ink, constantly revealing dark whirlpools.I was lying on the side of the mast and couldn't see the bottom of the lake clearly. I could only see the water rolling and jumping, as if a ferocious monster would jump out of the lake anytime and anywhere.The marching sound of gold and iron horses was near and far away, and it was more real when heard closer.If it weren't for the repeated confirmation that we were on the lake, I would almost have thought that this was an ancient battlefield where fierce battles were taking place.Just when I was about to retreat to the deck, the lake water in front of me suddenly began to tumbling violently, and something seemed to be breaking out of the water.I leaned lower so that only my feet were stuck between the fences, and my face was almost touching the water. "Looking for death!" A huge pulling force came from my neck, I only felt a bright light in my eyes, and the whole person fell towards the boat, and when I looked back, I saw the white-eyed man standing on the deck panting .Pointing at the lake, he yelled, "The heavenly soldiers are gone, and they still don't stop the boats to dock. You are courting death!" Following his roar, the sound of mine explosions continued to be heard from the bottom of the lake.At the position where I was just now, a huge wave surged, and several small blue fish were hit on the deck by the wave. Upon closer inspection, all of them were burned to the point of smoking.If Bai Yanweng hadn't pulled me back in time just now, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Although Bai Yanweng is blind, he is quite decisive in doing things. After he stopped drinking me, he directed Fatty and Siyan to unload the sail, and he knelt down on the bow of the boat by himself. If you don't understand the local dialect, you can almost sing it when you read it quickly.When Fei Cui saw her master, she didn't show a little joy, but squatted obediently by the side without making a sound.We were all touched by Bai Yanweng's actions, and we didn't dare to make any more claims. The three of us huddled at the cabin door, discussing countermeasures.The fat man was worried about handing over the boat to the white-eyed old man, he probed his head and said: "The old man is talking about it, he must be eating bugs and being stupid, right?" "I don't look like it." I looked around, and since Baiyanweng came out, the fog has indeed dissipated a lot.And the strange rumbling noise at the bottom of the lake is slowly receding. "The old man came from the island, so he should be very familiar with the customs of this place. This may be a necessary step for crossing the lake." The four eyes are more pragmatic, and he asked me directly: "Did you see anything when you were lying in the water just now?" I recalled that just now there was thick fog on the surface of the water, and there was chaos under the water. Except for feeling a lot of heat surging into the air, I was almost blind.Seeing that I didn't speak, Siyan knew that I didn't gain anything just now, so he asked again: "When did the old man come on deck, did you see clearly?" The fat man said first, "I'm just about to ask you about this. Isn't he blind? Why in the blink of an eye, his hands and feet are more agile than ours. Look at the posture he dragged the old Hu up just now, as if he had taken a big diamond pill Yes. Hey, do you think this guy is pretending to be crazy?" Speaking of this, the three of us looked towards the bow at the same time, and Bai Yanweng had changed his posture at some point.This time he was lying on the deck, posing a "big" character, and kept patting the hull with his hands down.I shivered a bit, thinking that it was dark and midnight, if someone saw it without knowing it, it would be regarded as haunted!As the fog gradually dissipated, the scenery on the lake gradually became clearer, and a black protrusion stood proudly across the lake. I almost jumped up: "Big island!" "Okay, help me up." The white-eyed old man stopped his weird singing and shouted at me, "The one with the talisman." I was shocked. When the fat man was in Nanjing, he did leave me the touch gold talisman. I kept it close to my body and didn't show it. What's more, even if I hung it out, he shouldn't have seen it. Could it be this white-eyed man? His white eyes are fake, he is not blind? I walked towards him while I was thinking, he sat up from the deck with difficulty, turned his head and smiled at me: "Don't make random guesses, old man, I am indeed a flying mouse who can't see anything, but, hehe..." Seeing that he was trying to keep it secret, I knelt down and wanted to listen more carefully.The old man brushed his beard with a smile, then lowered his voice and said, "The earthy smell on your body can't be suppressed casually. Hehehe, I don't think it's just you, even your two friends are not Ordinary people, especially that girl, eh? Why isn't she here?" I heard his sentences hit the nail on the head, and I was not as confused as I was when we first met, so I immediately helped him out of the bow respectfully: "You are really well-informed, and you can't hide anything. Your discernment. To be honest, we didn’t bring you on board deliberately, it was really forced by the situation.” He waved his hand and said, "Of course, if you have the slightest evil intentions, Jadeite's steel teeth are not vegetarian. It is a good thing that it is willing to get close to you." I am noncommittal about the fact that Jadeite can distinguish between loyal and traitorous. God knows that I just led it for a walk, and this guy has completely rebelled. I can do whatever I want it to do.Even the four eyes say it is a vain appearance, with a big airs and a small temper. "Why, according to the direction of the wind, are you planning to go to the island?" I don't know the purpose of Bai Yanweng's question, so I tentatively replied: "We are entrusted by friends to send some things up. We will leave when we fart." Unexpectedly, Bai Yanweng frowned, and said with some regret: "I'm afraid it will be easy for you to go up, but if you want to leave..." The fat man was not happy when he heard this, he said impatiently: "We want to leave, but the king of heaven and I can't stop it. What's on the island, tell me, fat grandpa, I'm not scared too much." I shushed the fat man: "Do you understand respecting the old and loving the young? He hasn't said anything yet. Why are you so anxious?" "I just can't understand how these ghosts and snakes behave like real people. I didn't see anything coming out of the lake, did I?" "Mr. Bai, please don't mind me. My brother has a rough mouth and is straight. He just said it casually and didn't mean to offend you." The white-eyed man was not annoyed, he was quite good-natured.He told me to hold the boat well first, and talk about it later when it landed on the shore.The four eyes were worried, and he asked me secretly: "He said that there is danger on the island, and then told us to dock first. Is there any problem?" "He wanted to harm us. When the storm broke out just now, he didn't have to show up, just hid in the barn. Why bother to come out to remind us at the risk of being sucked into the lake. I think there must be a huge secret hidden on the big isolated island. The disappearance of Mad Dog Village is bound to be directly related to this. Since Bai Yanweng was the only survivor back then, he probably has some amazing inside information."