Chapter 4 The Fourth Survival

The storm finally passed, and the sea returned to calm, as if nothing had happened, but it has already swallowed many innocent lives. There are pieces of broken ship planks floating on the sea surface, and all kinds of unimaginable things, but they all look like the remnants of its spit out, which seems to be indescribably miserable and hopeless. After a long time, only one person slowly floated up, it was Lu Xiaofeng, he was still alive. This is not because he is particularly lucky, but because he has been tempered a long time ago, and the pain and blows he can endure are beyond the imagination of others.

A gleaming object floated past his eyes, and he reached out to grab it. It turned out to be a chamber pot made of bronze. he laughed.It's unimaginable to be able to laugh at such a time. But what if you don't laugh?What about crying?If he could save those who are in trouble with him, he would rather cry from now until the end of the day. Now there is not even a person visible in the sea, not even the dead. Even if everyone died in this disaster, their bones should still be floating nearby. "Maybe they haven't come up yet!" Lu Xiaofeng also hoped that he could find a few survivors, hoped to find the old fox, beef soup, Yue Yang...

But he couldn't find it.The people on the ship seemed to have been completely swallowed by the sea, even their bones. Just now his body happened to collide with the remaining plank of the hull, and he was unconscious for a while. Could it be that in that short moment, all the people have been rescued? He hoped so, he would rather die alone, but unfortunately he also knew that this was absolutely impossible. No one could have predicted the coming of the storm, let alone the shipwreck. In that kind of wind and rain, no one can stay on the nearby sea surface, waiting to save people. Lu Xiaofeng suddenly thought of Yue Yang and the strange look in his eyes.

"Now you should understand why I must not let you take this boat." Did he really know the boat would capsize?So to save Lu Xiaofeng, because Lu Xiaofeng also saved him.But why did he choose to take this boat?Could it be that he was looking for death?If he really wanted to die, he would have died a long time ago. He has died at least eight times. I'm afraid no one will ever be able to answer these questions, Lu Xiaofeng can only explain for himself: "That kid must have said that on purpose to annoy me, he is not a god, how could he have known about this boat three days ago turn?"

Now Lu Xiaofeng can think, only because he is already sitting on a completely reliable thing.He sits on a Buddha statue. The one-foot-tall Buddha statue happened to be Maitreya Buddha, the largest of the immortal Buddhas, lying on the sea like a boat. It's a pity that not only is there no rice wine and beef on this boat, but there are no boiled eggs. "Next time you fall into the sea again, the only thing you will eat is your own flesh." Lu Xiaofeng really wanted to cut a piece of his own flesh to taste, but he suddenly found himself extremely hungry. Looking at the past, the sea and the sky meet, and it is hazy.

Although this artistic conception is very beautiful, it is a pity that no matter how beautiful the artistic conception is, it cannot fill the stomach. After the storm, there was not even a single fish in the nearby sea. The only kind of fish he could see was the wooden fish, big and small, and all kinds of wooden fish were also drifting along the current. It's a pity that he doesn't want to read scriptures. ——If the monks saw these wooden fishes, how would they feel?Do you also hope that these wooden fish are live fish with flesh and blood? There seems to be an undercurrent in the ocean, driving the wooden fish and Buddha statues floating on the sea to move forward.

Where is the front? In front of him was still the sea, the boundless and ruthless sea, even if the sea was always so calm and without waves, even if the smiling Maitreya Buddha could cross to the other shore, Lu Xiaofeng would not be able to. He is not carved out of wood, he wants to eat, if he does not eat, he will starve to death, if he does not starve to death, he will die of thirst. There is water on all sides, but a person will die of thirst, isn't this also a very ridiculous irony? But Lu Xiaofeng couldn't even smile anymore, his lips were completely chapped, and he could hardly bear to drink the sea water.

The evening passed, and the night came, and the long night passed, and the sun rose again. After an unknown amount of time, his person was almost completely unconscious. He couldn't help but took a sip of sea water, and then began to vomit for an unknown amount of time, as if he even vomited out his intestines. Dizzy, as if falling into a big net, a big, big one is gradually tightening and hoisting. His person seemed to be suspended in the air, and then he really passed out completely. He really couldn't imagine whether he would wake up again after this coma, let alone imagine where he would be if he woke up.

When Lu Xiaofeng woke up, he was already in the fairyland. The sun is shining brightly, the beach is white and soft, the sea is as blue as blue, the waves lapping the coast with fresh and beautiful white foam, the sky is clear and cloudless, and the earth is full of emerald green. Where is this not Wonderland?How can a person go to fairyland while alive? Lu Xiaofeng is still alive, and there is a fairyland in the world, but he can't believe it is real. From the moment he was bounced on the bed to the moment that happened until now, it is like a nightmare when he thinks about it now. The smiling Maitreya Buddha was also lying on the beach. After so many disasters, he still held his belly in his hands and laughed loudly.

Lu Xiaofeng stared at it bitterly: "Everyone on the boat with you is dead, you lie here laughing, what kind of Bodhisattva are you?" Although a bodhisattva is a bodhisattva, it is only carved out of wood. It has no way to control other people's life and death, and it can't hear others who want to scold it. Lu Xiaofeng sighed again: "Although you were unrighteous to others, you finally saved me. I shouldn't scold you." The disaster is over, but he is the only one left alive. Is he happy or sad?Neither others knew nor he himself could tell. He seemed to regard this puppet as the only friend who had ever shared adversity.

If you have been through these things, you must become like this. Although he is still alive now, whether he will be able to live in the future, even he himself is not sure. The world is vast, and if a person arrives in this completely strange place, even if this place is really a fairyland, he can't stand it. He struggled, but he was able to stand up. The first thing he thought of was water. If there was no water, the fairyland would become hell. He patted Maitreya Buddha's big belly and said, "You must be thirsty too, I'll find some water for everyone to drink." It seemed that this place was undoubtedly an island. Many of the trees, flowers and plants on the island were rarely seen before. The banana trees were full of fruits, which looked like big steamed buns. After eating a plantain, the thirst became even more uncomfortable, so he broke down a branch and walked forward with the plantain, and found a clear spring. Only now did he know that the taste of the water was so sweet, far better than the best Zhuyeqing. After eating and drinking, he thought of a terrible thing—— "If there is no ship passing by, am I going to spend my whole life on this deserted island?" No ships passed by. He chose the largest rock on the coast, sat on it and watched for several days, but he didn't see any shadow of the boat. This deserted island was obviously not on the route of the sea boat, he could only look at Maitreya Buddha with a wry smile. "It seems that we only have to stay here for a while. We can't just live like wild dogs like this. We have to look a little bit better." He never carried a sword or sharp weapon with him. Fortunately, the copper chamber pot floated with him. He cut open the chamber pot, flattened it with stones, clamped two pieces of wood to make a handle, and polished it with spring water for an hour or two. Turned into a usable knife. He didn't want to use this knife to kill people. Only now did he know that apart from killing people, the knife had so many other uses. He cut down branches to make a frame, and made a roof with palm leaves. He actually built a not too ugly house by the spring, and then found some soft grass blades to spread on the ground. Lie down comfortably. Then he lay beside himself, watching the moonlight leaking from between the banana leaves, and listening to the sound of the distant waves crashing on the shore, he suddenly felt that his eyes were wet, and a tear flowed down his cheek. In two years, this was the first time he cried. No matter what kind of disasters and sufferings he encounters, he is not afraid. He suddenly discovered that the most terrifying thing in the world is loneliness. He was determined not to let himself think about it again, he still had a lot to do. Early the next morning he searched along the beach and brought back everything he could find, including Buddha statues, wooden fish, and all kinds of shells. His luck was better in the afternoon, when the tide went out, he found a camphor wood box on the beach. He carried it back carefully, ate a few plantains and drank enough water before holding the unpacking ceremony. When he opened the box to look, he only felt his heart beating like a deer, and he had never been so excited and nervous before. There is also a small jewelry box in the box, full of pearl jewelry, but unfortunately it is useless now.The most useful things are a comb, a few golden hairpins, and two popular novels carved in stone, one is Yu Lijiao and the other is Chivalrous Fengyuelu. Of course there were clothes in the box, but they were all colorful women's clothes. Normally Lu Xiaofeng wouldn't even look at these things, but now he was as excited as a child who just got his favorite toy, so excited that he couldn't even fall asleep. Cutting a wooden fish can be used as a bowl, you don’t need to hold water with your hands to drink, the gold hairpin can be used as a needle, and with a little bit of thread rubbed with hemp, you can change these clothes into curtains, door curtains, and hair that is as messy as straw. I can comb it out, and those two books, if I read them slowly, I can pass many empty and lonely days. He was lying on a bed made of grass blades, tossing and turning, thinking about these things, suddenly jumped up, and gave himself two ear scratches forcefully. If Maitreya, who is always smiling, knows, he will definitely think that this person has taken the wrong medicine again. He slapped himself twice and didn't think it was enough, he slapped himself four more times, pointing at his nose and cursing. "Lu Xiaofeng, Lu Xiaofeng, when did you become such a good-for-nothing who only thinks about these mother-in-laws like a woman, do you really want to live like this for the rest of your life?" Before dawn, he chose the biggest wooden fish, made a hole in it, filled it with water, wrapped two handfuls of plantains in a silk long skirt, tied them on his body, and patted Maitreya Buddha. The stomach, said: "I am not like you, lying here all day, starting today, I will not be with you all day." He has decided to go on an expedition to see if there is anyone on the island and if there is a way out. Even if he knows that those dense jungles are dangerous everywhere, it can't change his determination. He went out every morning and came back at night with the soles of his feet broken and his body pricked by thorns. There are deadly poisonous snakes, insects and ants everywhere in the jungle, and there are even strange grasses that can eat people. There were times when he nearly died, but he didn't care. He believes that as long as a person is determined, no matter where he is, he can fight a way out. Time flies, and a month has passed in a hurry, and he has searched almost every place on the island. He found nothing but a pair of sore and swollen feet and bruises all over his body. Not only is there no one on this island, there are no beasts like foxes and rabbits. If it was anyone else, they would have been in despair.But he didn't. Although he was exhausted, he was still not discouraged. On the evening of the thirty-third day, he suddenly heard the sound of running water behind a cliff full of vines. Pushing aside the vines, there is a crack inside, only allowing one person to pass sideways.But if you go further in, it gradually becomes wider. There seemed to be light behind the mountain gap, and the sound of running water, which was already almost inaudible, became very clear again. He finally found a clearer spring, walked up the stream, and suddenly found something flowing down from the spring, but it was just a bunch of withered orchids. He still fished the orchid out of the water, he had never seen an orchid here before, as long as there was something unusual, he would never let it go.This time he was not disappointed. Although the orchids have withered, the leaves can still be seen that have been pruned by people. He was so excited that even his hands were shaking. There must be other people on this island besides him. He suddenly remembered Tao Yuanming's Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring. After walking forward for half an hour at a stretch, the mountain really suddenly opened up, and the valley was fragrant and green, like a huge garden, dotted with pavilions and pavilions. He fell down, on the soft grass, full of joy and gratitude that God had allowed him to see people again.As long as he can still see people, even if he is killed by these people, he is willing.Of course, those who live in this kind of paradise will not be murderers! Now everyone has thought that there must be people on this island, but no one would have guessed that the first person Lu Xiaofeng saw on this island was actually Yue Yang. Not only did Yue Yang not die, but he was dressed gorgeously and looked radiant, and he seemed even more proud than before. Under the green grassy hillside, there was a path made of colored stones, and he stood there, looking at Lu Xiaofeng coldly. As soon as Lu Xiaofeng saw Yue Yang, he jumped up, as surprised as if he saw a living ghost, and said sharply, "Why are you here?" Yue Yang said coldly: "Where am I not here?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "Where did you go when the boat capsized? Why can't I find you?" Yue Yang said: "Where did you go when the boat capsized? Why can't I find you?" The words he asked were exactly the same as Lu Xiaofeng's. When the boat capsized, Lu Xiaofeng did not float up immediately. Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to ask something else: "Who saved you?" Yue Yang said: "Who saved you?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "These days, have you been here all the time?" Yue Yang said: "These days, have you been here all the time?" He still didn't change a word, and asked Lu Xiaofeng what Lu Xiaofeng asked him. Lu Xiaofeng smiled. Yue Yang didn't smile, it was a rare thing for them to survive the catastrophe and meet again after the catastrophe. But he didn't even look happy, he seemed to think that it would be better if Lu Xiaofeng died. Fortunately Lu Xiaofeng didn't care at all, he already knew that this boy was a monster. "Are you planning to come here? Did you plan to go to Fusang at all? But how did you know that the old fox's boat would die there? How did you come here?" Even if these words were asked, they would definitely not get an answer, Lu Xiaofeng simply didn't even mention them. Now he only cares about one thing: "Who else is here? Did the old fox and beef soup come here?" Yue Yang said coldly, "You don't have to ask about these things." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Since I have already come, how can I not ask?" Yue Yang said: "You can still go back the same way, there is still time." Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Even if you kill me, I will never go back!" Yue Yang lowered his face and said, "Then I'll kill you!" He turned his right palm upwards, his left palm drew a circle obliquely, his right palm suddenly pierced through the circle, and slashed at Lu Xiaofeng's left neck. His moves were not only weird, but also quick and fierce. In just over thirty days, his martial arts seemed to have made superb progress. There is no fluke in martial arts, but he has improved so fast, it is like a miracle. With just this move, Lu Xiaofeng was almost forced to fight back. Lu Xiaofeng has met countless masters in his life, he can be regarded as experienced in many battles and experienced many enemies, but it is rare to see someone whose martial arts is higher than this young man. He had never seen such a strange move before. He turned over in the air and stepped back eight feet. Yue Yang didn't pursue him, and said coldly: "You retreat, I won't kill you." Lu Xiaofeng said: "If you kill me, I will not retreat." Yue Yang said: "You don't regret it?" Lu Xiaofeng said: "I said it long ago, I have never regretted it in my life." Yue Yang sneered, and shot again, and immediately found that Lu Xiaofeng's martial arts were much higher than he imagined. No matter how weird moves he uses, he still can't touch Lu Xiaofeng's clothes, sometimes he is about to succeed, but Lu Xiaofeng dodges with a flash of his body! Lu Xiaofeng obviously had several chances to knock him down, but he never made a move, as if he wanted to see the origin of his martial arts, but also as if he didn't want to hurt him at all. However, Yue Yang didn't seem to understand at all, and his attack was even fiercer. Suddenly, a person at the end of the flower path said with a smile: "The honored guest is here, you are not the way to treat guests like this." There are flowers at the end of the flower path. Standing alone among the colorful flowers with his hands behind his back, he has a round face, the top of his head is half bald, and he has a very kind smile on his face. Come like a gardener. As soon as he saw this person, Yue Yang stopped immediately, and stepped back step by step. There were also flowers on both sides of the flower path. He retreated into the flowers, turned around, and suddenly disappeared without a trace. The amiable little old man walked over slowly, and said with a smile: "The young people's manners are careless, Your Excellency must not blame you." Lu Xiaofeng also smiled and said: "It's okay, he and I are old friends." The little old man clapped his hands together and said: "Old friends reunited, that would be the best thing. When I was young, I would definitely serve wine to celebrate the two of you." He laughed again: "The mountain residence is lonely, there are few residents, as long as there is a little thing to celebrate, we will not miss it, let alone this kind of thing?" He said lightly, a scene of peace and contentment, unknowingly leaked from his words, heard in the ears of Lu Xiaofeng who had suffered from hardships, he was really envious. The little old man asked again: "But I don't know the honorable name of the guest." Lu Xiaofeng immediately said his name, no one would be wary in front of this kind-hearted little old man. The little old man nodded and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Lu, who has admired him for a long time." Although he was talking about long admiration, in fact he didn't even mean a long time admiration. Lu Xiaofeng became famous at a young age and became famous all over the world, but to his ears, he was no different from Zhang San Li Si, a cat or a dog, and this was something Lu Xiaofeng had never met before. The little old man smiled again: "We happen to have a small celebration here today, but I don't know if the distinguished guests would like to come?" Of course Lu Xiaofeng was willing, but still couldn't help asking: "What are you celebrating today?" The little old man said: "Today is the first time my daughter can eat by herself, so everyone gathered together to eat the rice she ate that day again." Celebrating even trivial things like this, there are too many things worth celebrating in the world. Although Lu Xiaofeng was thinking this way in his heart, he didn't say it out of his mouth, he only hoped that her daughter didn't eat rice porridge that day, his mouth has become so pale these days. The little old man smiled and said: "Mr. Lu must be funny in his heart. Even such trivial things should be celebrated. There are too many things worth celebrating in the world. The consolation is that my daughter has been greedy since she was a child, so I ate for the first time. , I asked someone to set up a big table of wine and food." Although he told Lu Xiaofeng what was on his mind, Lu Xiaofeng was not surprised, his thoughts were normal, no matter who heard this kind of thing, they would inevitably think so. The little old man laughed again and said: "There have been no outsiders here for many years, and today Mr. Lu suddenly came here, it seems that it is my luck." Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile: "When I finish all your wine and meat, you will know if this is luck." The little old man laughed and bowed his hands to the guest. Lu Xiaofeng said: "Master is very polite, if I didn't even ask the master's name, wouldn't it be the way to be a guest?" The little old man said: "My surname is Wu, and my name is Wu Ming. My mouth is Tian Wu, and the sun and the moon are bright." He laughed and said again: "Actually, at most I only have a mouthful and delicious mouth. When it comes to the brightness of the sun and the moon, I don't even have a little bit." He laughed, and Lu Xiaofeng laughed too. After those hard days, it is really lucky to meet such a hospitable, kind and funny host. Lu Xiaofeng was so happy in his heart that he couldn't help but smile. Going out of the flower path is another flower path, passing through the flower bushes or flower bushes, surrounded by green peaks, clear blue sky, and a half hectare of lotus pond in front of the Jiuqu bridge head, there is a water pavilion with vermilion green tiles. When they went, there were already about a dozen people in the small pavilion, some were standing, some were sitting, some were old and young, male and female, some were wearing solemn and gorgeous ancient clothes, some were just But casually wearing a toga. Everyone's attitudes are very relaxed, and their expressions are very happy, as if all the troubles and sorrows in the world of mortals have long been isolated from the surrounding green mountains. This is life, this is the person who truly knows how to enjoy life, Lu Xiaofeng was filled with emotion and envy at the same time, but he seemed dumbfounded. The little old man said: "Everyone here is informal, and Mr. Lu must not be polite." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Since everyone is so informal, why do you call me Mr. Lu?" The little old man laughed, took his hand, and walked onto the Jiuqu Bridge. A middle-aged man wearing a first-class court dress from the Tang Dynasty, a white jade belt around his waist, and a purple gold crown on his head, holding a glass of wine, walked over unsteadily, handed the gold cup in his hand to Lu Xiaofeng, and walked unsteadily again up. The little old man said with a smile: "His surname is He. As long as he drinks some wine, he insists that he is the reincarnation of He Zhizhang in Tang Dynasty, so everyone simply calls him He Shangshu, but he likes to call himself a Four-Ming Madman." Lu Xiaofeng also laughed and said: "No wonder he is already drunk, since he is the Eight Immortals of drinking, it would be wrong not to be drunk." While he was talking, his eyes were on a woman. Notable women are usually not ugly. She may be too tall, but she has a slender figure and soft lines, and her whole body exudes an irresistible charm. The outline of her face is obvious, and a pair of cat-like eyes flash like sea water, which looks cold and smart , but with a kind of indescribable laziness, as if I have been tired of life for a long time. Now she had just left the group of people in the water pavilion and walked towards them, before she got too close, Lu Xiaofeng felt her throat was dry, and a heat rose from her lower abdomen. She seemed to glance at him too, with a contemptuous and mocking smile in her cat-like eyes. Then she immediately turned her face away, looked directly at the little old man, and slowly stretched out her hand. The little old man was sighing, and said, "Have you lost everything again?" She nodded, her dark and soft long hair fluctuating slightly, like the waves in the dark night. The little old man said, "How much more do you want?" She stretched out five fingers, slender and strong fingers, showing her inner strength. The little old man said: "When will you give it back to me?" "Next time," she said. The little old man said: "Okay, use your jewelry as collateral, and pay interest when you return it to me." She immediately agreed, took out a bank note from the little old man with two fingers, and left without looking back, without even looking at Lu Xiaofeng. The little old man looked at Lu Xiaofeng and smiled, "We don't have any rules here, but everyone can abide by one principle." Lu Xiaofeng's eyes were still fixed on her back, and he asked casually, "What principle?" The little old man said: "You can earn your own living." He explained again: "There are the best wine and the best chef in the world here, no matter which kind of enjoyment is first-rate, but the charges are also very high, it is difficult for people who are not able to make a lot of money to live here go down." Lu Xiaofeng's gaze had already moved away from her, and he suddenly thought that the only property he had on him was the knife that was transformed from a chamber pot. The little old man smiled again: "Of course you are a guest today, as long as you don't gamble with them, you don't need a penny at all." Today is a guest, what about tomorrow? Lu Xiaofeng suddenly asked: "What are they betting on?" The little old man said: "They are playing dice, they like to have a good time." Lu Xiaofeng said: "Can I take a look?" The little old man said: "Of course." He smiled more happily: "It's just that if you want to gamble, you must be careful of Sharman." Sharman, what a strange name. Lu Xiaofeng said: "Shaman is the one who borrowed money just now?" The little old man smiled and said: "She loses quickly, and wins quickly. If you are not careful, you might even lose to her." Lu Xiaofeng also laughed. It wouldn't be bad if he could lose someone to a girl like that, but of course he still wanted to win. The table was full of gold beads and silver bills, the one in front of Shaman had the largest pile, and as soon as Lu Xiaofeng walked over, she won. They gambled really simply and happily, using only three dice, of course all "Leopard Six" with the same number will be taken, "Four Five Six" is not small, and "Mo Two Three" will lose. Except for one pair, if the remaining dice is six, it is almost a sure win. She actually tossed five sixes in a row, and her cat-like eyes were already shining like emeralds. The banker who lost money was a man who started to gain weight. He looked no different from the ordinary people you usually see in teahouses and taverns, but he was surprisingly calm. After losing five hands in a row, he still didn’t change his expression or sweat. drop. They gambled bigger than Lu Xiaofeng imagined, but they didn't gamble too well, they didn't know how to find the door, let alone use tricks. As long as you know the minimum skills, come here to gamble, you will definitely be able to return with a rewarding experience. Lu Xiaofeng's hands had already started to itch.