Chapter 4: Against the Tide of the Beasts

"Captain, what's going on with this tide of rebels? How come I've never heard of it? Isn't it some kind of ...... The tide of the sea?"

Many people in the island guard have this confusion.

Yan Chiping's gaze swept over the dozens of island guards standing below, and he also stopped for a moment on Sha Li's unfamiliar face.

"Against the tide of the beast, not the tide of the sea. ”

Yan Chiping's expression was solemn.

"It's a herd of sea beasts that are untold in number.

The huge herd of sea beasts acted collectively, covering the sky and the sun, and moving extremely fast. They flocked to our Qiyuan Island one after another, like the tide of the sea, so the ancestors called it the tide of the beast.

These sea beasts are brutal and beastly by nature, and they only know how to hunt for food.

They tear apart all the creatures they encounter on the island to feed them, including people. At that time, all the islanders will have their lives in danger. ”

"But captain, why haven't I even heard of such a big thing?"

A man in brocade asked.

Yan Chiping frowned, and his gaze swept over the brocade-clothed man, as if he was slightly dissatisfied because his words were cut off, but he did not attack.

"The eldest of you is in his early teens, so it's not surprising that he hasn't heard of it. The last time the Reverse Beast Tide appeared was eight hundred years ago!"

"Eight hundred years ago!"

Many of the island guards exclaimed in low voices.

"This, it's just ......"

Rosso was also surprised.

"The matter of going against the tide of beasts is recorded by the ancestors, and it is a classic information that is not publicly available on the island. The ancestors who experienced the tide of the beast did not tell their descendants about this matter. ”

Yan Chiping continued.

"Eight hundred years is indeed a long time, and I am afraid that more than ten generations have passed during this period. ”

Kaifeng muttered.

"Captain, when will this anti-beast tide break out, is there a definite date?"

The thin purple-clothed young man standing beside the man in brocade asked questions unhurriedly, but he was more graceful than the man in brocade.

"The specific date is not recorded in the classics of the ancestors, and it is certain that it will be within a year!"

However, in the days leading up to the real outbreak, there will be clear signs, which are recorded by the ancestors.

From now on, you have to be in a state of readiness. Seize the time to cultivate separately and improve your combat power. During this time, I will teach a set of formations to defend against the enemy.

"Captain, Qiyuan Island is so big, where might the sea beast come ashore. ”

This time it was Rosso who was inquiring.

"I don't know! it can happen anywhere, and our mission is to hold the shores of Silver Beach. If necessary, assistance can be provided to other defense areas.

Except for the island guards on duty today, the rest of the people are scattered. ”

As soon as Yan Chiping's voice fell, the fence was already empty.

"Hehe, the tide of the beast that occurs once in 800 years, our generation is really born at the right time!"

Rosso laughed at herself.

"Come on, come on, what are you afraid of? See if I don't destroy them all. ”

He raised his right fist.

"Alas, reckless man, you know how to play fists. Kaifeng, why don't you speak? Mo wasn't stupid, haha. ”

Rosso looked cheap.

"Don't you think there's something wrong?"

It was rare that Kaifeng did not respond to Rosso's teasing.

"No, isn't it just that the Beast Tide is coming, and the captain has summoned us to announce preparations for war?

Zhi Yu looked puzzled, and then lowered his voice.

"Could it be that the captain wants to trap us?"

"Smack!"

A fan slapped on the back of the head.

"Don't talk nonsense. Kaifeng, are you aware of something?"

Rosso was clearly interested, too.

"Intuitively, maybe I'm overthinking. ”

"Yo, isn't this Triepy? I haven't seen you in a while, and it's getting more and more lovely. No wonder there's always some ...... around Flute boy. Hahaha. ”

Sha Li heard the laughter and turned around to see the brocade-clothed man walking towards them and the purple-clothed young man walking side by side with him.

The brocade-clothed man's eyebrows drooped, clinging to the corners of his equally drooping eyes, and the deep puffy dark circles under his eyes looked extremely abrupt on his bloodless face.

His over-eyed eyes were originally dull, but the moment he saw Kaifeng, a strange glimmer flashed.

For some reason, Sha Li was very unhappy when he saw this man for no reason.

"Yan Lingku, I don't remember when we became so familiar. ”

Kai Feng didn't look back, but just glanced at the brocade-clothed man out of the corner of his eye.

"Kaifeng, don't be so angry. Anyway, we were the best playmates when we were young. ”

Yan Lingku didn't seem to be angry, and he still had a smile on his face.

"Yan Lingku, do you still have the face to say, just because of you, Kaifeng almost died back then, and you kid will be bad if you are careful. ”

Zhi Yu remembered that year, and his expression was very angry.

"Yes, why don't I remember anything?

That's really sorry Kaifeng, hehe. And you kid, I'm your brother anyway, and you just call me by my name?"

"Bah, Yan Lingku, you still have the face to put up a brother's shelf for me like this?"

At a young age, there were groups of wives and concubines, singing every night, drunk and dreaming of death.

That's it. You still flirt with the women on the island for no reason, and now who doesn't know what virtues you Yan Gongzi has, you really give the third uncle a long face. ”

The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and his face was indignant.

"Shut up for me! Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand! I didn't tease them, they took the initiative to find me, I didn't! No!"

Yan Lingku's eyes were red, and he looked like he was about to rush towards him.

Sha Li noticed that he seemed to glance in the direction where Kaifeng was, intentionally or unintentionally.

"What? You want to fight? Come on, I've been trying to beat you up for a long time. ”

Not to be outdone, he put on a posture to make a move.

A purple shadow suddenly appeared in front of Zhi, and no one could see how he appeared. Kai Feng, who had been watching coldly, finally reacted and glanced at Ziying deeply.

"Have you two made enough trouble, and it's not enough to be ashamed?"

Although the purple-clothed man's tone was slow, he was so unquestionable.

"I know, you black briquettes just want to show off in front of that girl, don't you?

Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. But she's just an outsider of unknown origin, and she's still an ominous person, and it's worth turning your face on her and for me? You idiot!

Yan Lingkut was behind the man in purple and did not give up.

"Say it again!"

He stood still, his fists clenched. On the dark arm, the knotted muscles and thick tendons burst out at the same time.

Sha Li frowned tightly as he listened to the conversation between their brothers, keeping an eye on Kaifeng.

At this moment, Kaifeng didn't say a word. It seems that everything in front of her has nothing to do with her. But Sha Li clearly saw her jade-white palm, but he clenched his fists tightly.

"Yan Lingku, are you going too far. ”

Rosso was also dissatisfied with Yan Lingku's words.

"Rosso, this is our Yan family's business, it's not your turn to be verbose......!

"Shut up!"

The purple-clothed man scolded, and Yan Ling's withered words were suffocated. To be exact, my chest was so pressured that I couldn't speak.

Several people present also felt an invisible oppression, and Sha Li felt even more pain in his chest.

But fortunately, the momentum was not aimed at him. About half a breath, the great sense of oppression disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed at all.

"Lingku, come with me. ”

After the purple-clothed man finished speaking, he didn't care about Yan Lingku's response, and pulled his legs first.

Yan Lingku's obedient departure this time followed.

When the man in purple walked past Kai Feng, he hesitated for a while, and finally spoke.

"Sister Kaifeng, the hidden partridge godbrother has no way, and the younger brother is offensive in his words, I hope to forgive me. ”

His words were full of sincerity.

"Brother Hidden Partridge is serious, how can I be as knowledgeable as him. ”

Kaifeng couldn't see the change on his face. Yan Lingku's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.

"Say hello to Doctor Xue on my behalf. ”

After the man in purple finished speaking, he glanced at Sha Li intentionally or unintentionally and left. Yan Lingku followed.

"Shali, let's go. ”

As soon as the words fell, the figure of Kaifeng was already outside.

Shali: "......"

Sha Li nodded to the remaining two, and then stepped forward to chase Kaifeng. After running wildly for miles, I finally caught up with the blue shadow at the entrance of the jungle path.

The plants on Qiyuan Island have one characteristic. On the coastline, most of them are large tree species with intertwined roots, lush branches and leaves, and a canopy that shades the sky, such as the banyan tree.

Further inside, the plants become smaller and denser. The dense forest where Sha Li is located is densely covered with narrow-leaved plants about two adults tall, named Phantom Hidden Niang.

At this time, when everything is new, many plants are still spitting green shoots, and the whole dense forest is green and secluded.

The islanders have walked through the forest for many years, stepping on winding paths leading to homes everywhere, and the setting sun slanting into the dense forest, casting mottled paths on the paths.

At this moment, Kaifeng turned sideways to Sha Li, and a faint light passed through the dense leaves in the forest and cast on her side face. The upright Joan nose seems to be transparent at the moment, and the short ice blue hair is also faintly bright.

"It's slow!"

Kaifeng did not turn back, as if he was watching the new shoots.

"Triumphant ......"

Although Sha Li ran for several miles, his breath did not become short.

"Are you upset?"

Kai Feng didn't speak, and a pair of starry eyes stared at Sha Li's face for a long time.

"Hee-hee, no, how could I be upset?" her bright eyes almost narrowed.

Sha Li carefully looked at Kaifeng's pretty face, her smile was gentle and beautiful, but she couldn't hide the deep loss.

"That Yan Lingku, I don't like him. No, it's even a little annoying!"

Shali's expression became a little serious.

"Why?"

"I don't know what happened to you in the past, but just now, he did upset you. ”

Kaifeng looked at Sha Li's eyes, black and white eyes, which made her not want to look away every time she looked directly.

And he was right. ”

Kaifeng turned his face sideways and closed his eyes.

"I am indeed an ominous person, and my whereabouts are unknown. ”

Sha Li frowned slightly, his face full of puzzlement.

"My father, not from the island, no one knows who he is. ”

"My mother, on the other hand, left here and went to the outside world. By the time she returned, she was ...... There is already me. ”

"No one knew who my father was, and my mother never revealed anything. ”

"Later, I was born, but ......"

Kaifeng opened his eyes, and there was no more starlight in his eyes, only a layer of gloom that Sha Li had never seen before. This made Sha Li's heart hurt inexplicably.

"My birth took away my mother. She brought me into the world, but I took her. ”

After saying this, Kaifeng closed his eyes again.

"I'm just a person who doesn't know the origin of my biological father, and I killed my mother, maybe I shouldn't have come to this world. ”

The ice blue hair is soaked in round tears, and the mood of the triumphant wind is shaking, in the afterglow of the sunset, so beautiful but so sad.

Shali didn't know what to say or what to do.

These days, in addition to chasing the lost memories in the sunset, he will also think about the people and things of the present.

And what he thinks about the most is naturally Kaifeng who gets along with him day and night. He knew very well that Kaifeng was very good to him, but he didn't know why Kaifeng was so good to him, not to mention that he was just a person of unknown origin.

Kindness, that was the only explanation he could think of.

But at this moment, she and Kaifeng had a heart-to-heart, and he deeply felt Kaifeng's sadness.

In addition to kindness, Kaifeng has another thing in him.

Sympathy, sympathy for the same sad suffering.

He stretched out his hand and grabbed the cold little hand clenched under Kaifeng's straight arm, and some words that had never been said came to his mind.

"Kaifeng, you are not an ominous person. ”

"You are the precious gift that your mother desperately wants to bring to this world, the most important continuation of her life. ”

"I think the moment she left, there was just endless relief and reluctance to be attached to you. ”

"I'm also from an unknown background, I don't know who I am, I don't know who my parents are, where they are, are they...... Is it still alive. ”

"But, I'm not alone. I won't be afraid, because you're by my side, Kaifeng. I'll be there for you too!"

"You saved my life, gave me a new life, taught me everything, gave me a name. You are not an ominous person, you are my benefactor, just like my mother, I am most fortunate to meet you. ”

"From now on, your relatives are no longer only your mother-in-law, but also me, and I will always be with you. ”

Sha Li's eyes showed a firmness that he had never felt since he woke up, more determined than he wanted to recover his memory.

Kaifeng had never heard these words, and no one would say them to her. Her starry eyes, filled with an ocean, stared at Sha Li steadily.

"Wow!"

She couldn't bear it any longer, and the tears just broke down.

She slowly buried her head in Shari's chest, tears quickly wetting his Mai. But she didn't want to move away, at the moment, she just wanted to put this chest to vent to her heart's content.

Feeling the damp heat coming from his chest, Sha Li raised his right arm, but hovered in the air again.

A voice told him he shouldn't have done it. But another bigger voice in my heart is saying, you can.

In the end, Sha Li's palm still felt the girl's trembling thin shoulders and her violently fluctuating heart.

For the first time, he found out that this girl who had saved his life and taught him everything could be so delicate, so delicate that it made his heart tingle.

At this moment, the mist condensed in his eyes, but it did not fall.

He remembered the word oath and swore silently in his heart.

In the future, Kaifeng will no longer shed tears of grief unless he dies.

The afterglow of the setting sun became softer and redder. This is the first time it has shone on the man and woman embracing each other.