Chapter 5: The Night of the Hundred Birds Entering the City (5)
"I can't find any sign of the adults anywhere. "A sailor came to report to the adjutant.
"No way! It's impossible for adults to disappear, so you all look carefully and look for it lower. An adult may be injured and fall to the ground, but be careful not to step on him. β
"Yes!" the sailors immediately split up to look for the disappeared Master Li Lunpei.
It's easy to find. Finally, there was a painful sound from the bushes somewhere, and all the firelight gathered together like fireflies, and the adjutant hurriedly stepped forward, only to see that Master Li was covered in blood, as if he had been buried in the soil and finally crawled out, his armor was covered with wet soil, and his face was unusually pale, perhaps he was frightened by some kind of fright.
"Your Excellency, you're fine, it's great!" The stone in everyone's hearts finally settled down, and if the boss had an accident on this uninhabited and terrifying island, the big guy would not have to flee in all directions.
The adjutant hurriedly stepped forward to help his boss stand up, he instantly wrinkled his nose, this close to Master Li, the damp and rancid earth smell on his body was very pungent, making the people who were closer almost cough and sneez.
"What's wrong with you, sir?"
Master Li's throat moved, and the voice he made was not as thick as he usually was, probably because of panic and injury, his vocal cords could not be fully opened, so the first sound he made was very thin and hoarse, somewhat like a woman's voice: "...... Well, I'm fine. β
He immediately noticed something unusual in his voice, coughed twice, and his voice gradually returned to normal: "It's okay, it's okay." β
"What did you see just now? What is that eye in the grass?"
"What eyes? Master Li's answer made the adjutant puzzled, and he immediately noticed the look of his subordinates, and clarified, "It may be a wolf, insect, tiger and leopard, right? It's okay anymore, so tell me to run away. β
"Then ......," the adjutant really couldn't tell what was obviously wrong with his boss, "Do you want your subordinates to follow up?"
"No, no. Master Li hurriedly said, "What time is it? There's nothing to see on this island." Let's all go back. β
Then, suddenly, he made an inexplicable request: "That's right." The sea god Niangniang has a good magic weapon that sharpens iron like mud to suppress the evil things under the sea, and this sword is called the reef sword. Leave a few people on the island and look for me. β
The adjutant wondered in his heart, and questions popped up one after another, such as: What did the adults suddenly mention to Hai Niangniang? When did the adults start to care about strange stories? Aren't Hai Niangniang and the monsters of the East China Sea only existing in legends? But he didn't dare to question the orders of his superiors, so he had to leave a few people on the island to search for them.
"What are you looking for this reef sword?"
Master Li rolled his eyes at the adjutant: "You soldiers, you never bring back any spoils of war when you kill the enemy on the battlefield?"
"This ......" The adjutant was choked, although he couldn't figure out what the reef sword had to do with the loot, but he still kept his mouth shut, and just did what his boss told him.
On the way back to the barracks, Master Li Lunpei was in good spirits, and ran to the bow of the ship with great interest, to the stern of the ship, to the upper deck, and to the cabin, and from time to time muttered and sighed: "The ship built by the wind in the city is really good." Something like that, and the behavior is quite weird. When he saw the brightly lit tent, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"The subordinates asked someone to prepare hot water for the adults to bathe. Tonight the incident happened suddenly, the adults led the troops to the Poseidon Niangniang Island, it was really hard, please rest well. β
Master Li walked lightly, turned around the tent several times, touched the scroll on the desk, weighed it with a brush, and touched the ink in the inkstone, his eyes and face revealed like the surprise of a child seeing a playful toy for the first time. The adjutant always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything was wrong, so he had to ask: "My lord, do you want to repair the book for the Taishi Mansion?"
"Taishi Mansion?" Master Li's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Taishi Mansion." Come here, I'm going to ask you a question. β
The adjutant hurriedly stepped forward, thinking that he was going to discuss important matters such as the layout of coastal defense or the search for Gongzi Ji: "My lord, please speak." β
"Did the goldfish people who landed ten years ago really kill all of them?"
The adjutant hesitated: "Why did the adults ask this? Ten years ago, didn't the adults also lead troops to strangle the goldfish people?"
Master Li immediately snorted: "Oh, yes, yes. Of course I do. I'm asking you, are all the goldfish people dead? Is there a little fish that slipped through the net?"
Who would have thought that Master Li would ask such a question.
The adjutant had no choice but to reply, "Lord Hui, there is indeed one person who survived. β
Master Li's gaze gradually focused, and he smiled strangely: "Is it a man, or is it a woman?"
"It's a woman. β
"Female, female. β
The strange behavior of the boss made the adjutant more and more incomprehensible.
"What else have you heard?"
The adjutant had no choice but to say: "Surviving an alien woman, this is a topic that Taishi Mansion has forbidden." However, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and with the fact that the Taishi Mansion built a star tower for her, the matter has actually spread in the city as early as possible. There have long been rumors in the city that the woman is a goldfish clan raised by the Taishi Mansion, and she specializes in astrology for the Taishi Mansion to help eliminate disasters and avoid disasters. β
"Well," Master Li said to himself, "she can do divination, which is very good for her." What else have you heard about her? Tell me all about it. β
What can an adjutant do? Since he is in a subordinate position, he has no right to ask rhetorical questions when faced with questions from his superiors. So, the adjutant suppressed the aberrations and doubts in his heart and reported to Master Li in detail.
"I don't know what the adults want to hear? In fact, his subordinates didn't know much about the Inhuman woman, and he vaguely remembered that he had heard that she had helped Master Taishi avoid several disasters. yes, and a while ago, there were goldfish in the waterways of the cityβ"
"Goldfish appeared, haha. Good, good. I don't know why Master Li rolled back and forth with laughter, "And then? Are they afraid?"
"Your Excellency, you know, because of the extinction ten years ago, the word goldfish is a taboo topic. Since ancient times, there is a legend of Baiyu in Fenglin City, these yin things have the same root and origin, and they do not have a peaceful atmosphere, which makes the city people afraid. Taishi Mansion has long ordered a ban on raising goldfish in the whole city, but I don't know how, some goldfish ran into the waterway, and it may be that it is really the undead of the Troubled Stone Mountain. β
Lord Li's eyes burned: "Is there a dead person?"
"This ...... I heard that on the night when the goldfish monster appeared on the Taishi Mansion, many people were bitten to death. β