Chapter 5: Xiao Dong (1)

The sea, the endless sea.

Today is the second day of the voyage, and the journey has been smooth sailing, as if the goddess of the sea is determined to help Xiao Dong get to the imperial capital as soon as possible, if it continues like this, Xiao Dong is confident that he will be able to reach the imperial port in three more days. But the mind of the goddess of the sea is also the most elusive, maybe one day in the future, she will be in a bad mood, and she can't say if she directly lifts Xiao Dong and his boat into the sea.

"O Goddess of the Sea, though I have always made fun of you, you have brought joy to the sailors! "Xiao Dong can't stop even if he is alone.

According to his estimates, he would be in the port within ten days. The speed of the Donghai, coupled with the fifteen pirate ships that followed, should take fifteen days to reach the Imperial Port at the earliest, and his time is actually not much, and it is actually a difficult task to persuade the Imperial Capital to send troops to defend the Imperial Port within five days. If Haige would be stopped by the guards, then why could Xiao Dong, who had no name, go in to see Emperor Baichuan and Emperor Zituo again? To be honest, Xiao Dong didn't even know where to meet Prince Tuo.

"No matter what, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridgehead. Xiao Dong comforted himself: "As long as the task is completed, maybe everyone on the East China Sea will have to call me third brother in the future." No, I'll have to let each of them call me Third Brother!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Dong paddled a little faster: "Rush! For the third place!" Xiao Dong stopped and thought for a while, and added: "No, no, no, the chair is for pirates." For the position of the third brother!"

I don't know why, such a person can be favored by the goddess of the ocean, after Xiao Dong said "rush", the goddess of the ocean seemed to hear Xiao Dong's request. A strong wind that came from nowhere filled Xiao Dong's sails, as if an engine had been installed on the ship, pushed Xiao Dong straight backwards.

"Woohoo!" Xiao Dong ruffled his wind-blown hair and let out a strange cry of excitement.

What he didn't know was that far away on King's Road, in a slowly advancing convoy, the girl was opening a pair of eyes, the pupils of which had turned completely blue, like the deep sea.

Granny Gaya looked at Ying Rong approvingly, other cities may not believe in the existence of gods, but in the rainforest tribe, the existence of gods is a well-known thing. As the holy daughter of the rainforest tribe, Ying Rong's mission is to serve as the spokesperson of the gods in the world, to bless the lowly humans, or to send down divine punishments.

Witches occasionally pray for good weather in the long summer, so they are also called "people who negotiate with the gods". The gods don't always agree to the witch's request, and only when the witch can convince the gods will the gods lower their might.

Ying Rong is the most powerful witch in hundreds of years, as long as she casts a spell, it will definitely be realized in the end. Every witch knows that the goddess of the sea is like an adolescent girl, her mood is good and bad, but Ying Rong is like the favorite little sister of all the gods, always responding, even the goddess of the sea is no exception.

Of course, Ying Rong also has gods that cannot be visited, one is the fierce desert god, and the other is the arrogant god of the snowy mountains. As for those god of plants, or the god of animals, they are already best friends for Ying Rong.

On this side, the Holy Maiden Ying Rong was still using her own strength to protect Xiao Dong to reach the Emperor Port smoothly, and the kid Xiao Dong was rowing desperately, as if he was really trying hard to go to the Emperor Port, and regardless of whether he could see a living creature at the sea level around him, the most important thing for a sailor to do at sea - to conserve his physical strength - he also forgot everything. But then again, Xiao Dong is in his youth, and it is also the time when his strength is not exhausted.

"When I get to the Imperial Harbor, I must find a woman to be happy first!" Xiao Dong shouted without scruples, venting his inexhaustible strength. But suddenly, all the winds stopped, and the next moment, the headwinds blew towards him in a tougher manner, and with the wind came monstrous waves, enough to swallow the waves of the Tokai.

"Goddess of the Sea! What do you say, turn your face!" Xiao Dong squinted his eyes at the giant waves, and his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a lot: "I said that I was looking for a woman just to talk about it, and it was enjoyable! Of course I know that the Donghai is still waiting for me to save it! If you overturn me here, who will send a message to the Changxia royal family!"

On the King's Avenue from the rainforest to the imperial capital, the girl's brows were furrowed tightly, and she wished that this big wave really hit the body of this chatter, and slapped him to pieces. But Ying Rong finally held back, and then there was a feeling of surprise, since learning witchcraft and how to communicate with the gods, her heart was like turning to stone, and she rarely had the urge to slap someone to death.

In the end, the waves still didn't go down, and they fell back into the sea like a deflated ball, and the waves still swept Xiao Dong back hundreds of meters, but the boat was saved. It's a pity that because of the tricks, Ying Rong couldn't borrow a strong tailwind for him, so he could only reluctantly persuade the goddess of the sea to keep him safe, and promised a cool sea breeze that was enough to drift on the sea.

"It's not righteous enough. Xiao Dong muttered quietly, so he had to pick up a pair of oars of his own and row hard so that the boat could move forward slowly. The Imperial Harbor is still far away, and the Goddess of the Sea is no longer willing to protect this flamboyant boy.

Soon, Xiao Dong's qualifications as an excellent sailor were reflected. He waved his arms vigorously, spinning like two windmills, and beneath his dark skin were muscles full of explosiveness and endurance. Although the Tokai was a sailing ship and even had its own power system, sailors occasionally had to row their own boats to make the ship move faster, especially in the face of pirates, and more speed meant more dexterity, which meant being able to adjust the direction of the guns more quickly and avoid the guns on the opposite side.

As the days passed, Xiao Dong hardly rested, paddling day and night, only occasionally replenishing water and taking a few bites of dry food. Like a machine, it was desperately heading in the direction of the Imperial Harbor. I don't know if it was Ying Rong's request for the goddess of the sea again, or the goddess of the ocean was really moved by this young man who seemed to never get tired, whenever Xiao Dong deviated from the course, there would always be a gust of wind that blew him back to the right course, and Xiao Dong's sails, driven by the wind, were also getting fuller day by day.

The hair would not grow back, but the beard quickly crawled all over Xiao Dong's chin and cheeks as if he had gone crazy. In the past ten days, he has lost too much weight, and Xiaozhou has faintly shown signs of falling apart because of the wind and sun.

But luckily, the Harbour has already appeared at sea level!