Since that magical dolphin joined the distressed team, Xu Wenlong has been much more relaxed. Eat and drink without worry, and don't have to desperately rock the oars, you can even sleep in broad daylight, and the speed of the pursuit not only does not decrease at all, but increases tenfold and tenfold. The only thing that makes him regret is that no matter how close he is and how he flatters, the cute and hateful dolphin never accepts his affection, never buys his account, and always keeps a certain distance from him, which makes him look at the dolphin and sigh helplessly. Otherwise, there is no need to count on Yu Wenli alone, and the range may be increased by at least 30 to 50 percent. After all, the little girl has a thin body and limited strength, and after every hour, or at most two hours, she has to stop to recharge her energy and replenish her energy, thus wasting precious time.

After another three days, according to the combined speed, the white dolphin dragged the lifeboat at least 500 kilometers. In addition, Xu Wenlong's four-night journey, as well as the day and night rush for more than ten days before. In other words, by now, the lifeboat has been almost eight or nine hundred kilometers away from the difficulty of the mail ship. But along the way, I didn't see even a desert island, including a barrier reef, let alone a passing cruise ship. Isn't that damn pirate base really in that direction? Or is it already missing out because it's out of sight range? It can't be. Is it necessary for the pirates to make a roundabout twist and turn around in the face of the extermination of the mail? A base is also a small island, so even if you can't see it, you can at least see the birds that inhabit it. No, except for the occasional albatross flying high in the sky along the way, I didn't see any other birds, which is really a bit evil. As the lifeboat continued to move forward at a rapid pace under the tuk of the white dolphin, Xu Wenlong's heart continued to sink and sink......

At dusk that day, Yu Wenli bid farewell to the white dolphin as usual, took a look at Xu Wenlong, who was sleeping in the cabin, dried her body, put on her clothes, and picked up the fishing rope to catch the fish alone. Although she has been riding the waves in the sea for most of the day, it has been extremely tiring and hard, but when she thinks that Xu Wenlong has to continue rowing at night, and rowing is a whole night, that kind of hard work is really hard. And after all, he rode on Xiaobai, except for the bubble sea water blowing the wind and worrying about wow, the rest was as excited and exciting as taking a plane and speedboat. So she didn't want to wake him up, she just wanted him to rest a little longer.

There was a buzzing sound, and the rope snapped violently, and it quickly tightened, and then there was a crackling sound under the water.

Yu Wenli, who was in a coma, was taken aback, hurriedly pulled up the fishing rope and dragged it hard, struggling to drag a chubby round largemouth sea fish. "Luckily, I tied the rope to the side of the boat, otherwise the hook and rope would have been gone." Yu Wenli secretly screamed in her heart that she was lucky, and she picked up the axe in the boat and knocked it down......

Knock, click, the fat sea fish's skull shattered, and its body trembled and never moved again.

Xu Wenlong was awakened by the dull sound of percussion. He jumped up, rubbed his eyes and said in a lost voice, "What about Xiaobai? Is Xiaobai gone? Ah, why it's dark, damn it! ”

Yu Wenli picked up the dagger and replied without raising her head: "Xiaobai left early, seeing that you slept so dead, snoring, no different from a pig!" If I were Sister Shiqi, I wouldn't sleep with you if I was killed, and I would be killed by you! ”

Xu Wenlong felt a pain in his heart, and asked for the dagger in Yu Wenli's hand, and said to her: "You sit for a while, and I will take over the rest." When you finish eating the fish, you will go to bed quickly, and you will definitely be tired again today. Alas, it's a pity that Xiaobai has prejudices against me and is very hostile, otherwise I wouldn't have to work hard for you. ”

Yu Wenli leaned comfortably on the side of the boat, raised her head and said with a smile: "Of course, I am not much after all...... It's an old friend for a few days. And he is not tired, he is majestic and high-spirited, just like the dragon king riding a sea monster to patrol the four seas, how happy and happy he is. ”

Xu Wenlong took up the skill of cooking, and cleaned up the fat sea fish by dividing it by two. He threw away the fish bones, stuffed a piece of fish meat into his mouth with blood, and then handed some thin and minced meat to Yu Wenli, turned around and continued to catch fish......

Yu Wenli was indeed hungry, grabbed the "special" fish, dipped it in bitter salt, and ate it extremely sweetly one bite at a time. So far, she is immune to the fishy smell and will basically not be affected by it, but her digestion can't keep up, she can't eat much at a time, and she needs to eat a few meals to maintain a certain amount of physical strength.

Xu Wenlong grabbed the fishing rope in his hand, looked up at the darkening sky from time to time, and then let out a long sigh.

Yu Wenli stopped eating the fish, blinked and asked strangely, "What are you looking at?" What are you sighing again? ”

"It's nothing, just a casual look," Xu Wenlong replied with a melancholy expression. After being silent for a while, he gritted his teeth again, and said as if he had made up his mind, "From tomorrow onwards, I will command the little Baila lifeboat!" ”

"What? It's up to you? Yu Wenli stood up from the boat, pointed to Xu Wenlong's nose and said, "You? Will it work? Can you ride on the back of a little white? What if it goes berserk and drags you into the sea with the lifeboat? Won't I be unlucky? Besides, it's so wary of you, what if you scare it away? How are we in a hurry? ”

"It's okay, I'm good at water, let's not tie a rope first, just find a way to get close to it. If you can successfully climb up its back, then things will be easy. I would hold on to its dorsal fin, no matter how it tumbled, rolled, jumped, or drilled, and I would not let go until it was honestly following the command. ”

"Why? Why do you suddenly want to tame Xiaobai? Are you worried about exhausting me? No, I'm not actually tired. Really, not at all tired. Yu Wenli first felt strange about Xu Wenlong's idea, and then worried that that method would anger Xiaobai, and eventually end up with the consequences of losing both, and at the same time, she was also worried that Xiaobai would never return because of this.

"I'm worried about exhausting you, that's for sure." Xu Wenlong nodded lightly and said, "The most important thing is that I want to change the sailing route from tomorrow." That is, we will no longer go in a straight line, but will take an 'S' shaped line. It's going to be more tiring and dangerous, so it's up to me to control Xiaobai. ”

"Take the 'S' line? Why take the 'S'" shaped route? Yu Wenli tilted her head and thought for a moment, and quickly understood his intentions, "Are you afraid of missing the pirate base?" So use this way to increase the scope of your search? But it doesn't matter, Xiaobai won't hurt me, it listens to me the most, so it's up to me. You sleep your sleep! ”

Xu Wenlong shook his head, dragged a live sea fish, and knocked it out with an axe. Then put on the bait and threw down the hook, looked at the slowly sinking colored rope and said, "Let me try it first, it's really not good, then only you are on the field." ”

"Okay, then we'll see when the time comes." Yu Wenli finished eating the fish in two bites, took a few handfuls of seawater to wash her hands, then wrapped her coat tightly and lay sideways in the cabin, quietly looked at Xu Wenlong's dark and thick back and said, "Then are you still in a hurry tonight?" Aren't you worried about the pirate base slipping out from under your nose? Or go to sleep after fishing, and only by raising your spirit can you tame Xiaobai. If you don't be thrown into the sea by it, you'll have a good show. ”

"It's okay, the rowing speed is relatively slow, and there is the reflection of the stars and the moon, so you shouldn't miss it."

"Then you can do it yourself, I'll go to sleep first." Yu Wenli was extremely tired, and fell asleep as she spoke.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day the sun rose high, and Yu Wenli woke up in a daze. She got up and stretched, stood on tiptoe and looked around for a while, and then asked Xu Wenlong gloomily, "Didn't you find anything last night?" So where the hell are the pirates hiding? Why can't you even see the slightest trace? I guess I'm going in the wrong direction. ”

"No, it should be in this direction!" Xu Wenlong was unusually calm on the surface, but he was actually anxious. Yes, what if you make a mistake in judgment and go in the wrong direction? He didn't dare to imagine the consequences, let alone face them, so he only frowned and wiped the beads of sweat that fell like raindrops on his forehead, rowed the oars more and more, and drove the lifeboat forward as fast as he could. Perhaps only by making yourself tired and paralyzed, so tired that your hands and feet are sore, and you can't move, will this heart-wrenching problem not haunt you like a demon, devour yourself, and make your heart anxious and unrestful for a moment.

After Yu Wenli finished freshening up, she sat down and greeted Xu Wenlong: "Let's eat, it's been half the night, it's time to sit down and eat something." Wow, you caught so many fish last night, looking at these two piles of meat, it's like two hills! Yu Wenli looked at the full cabin of fish and meat and shouted, then grabbed a handful of finely minced meat, squeaked and chewed.

"You eat first, I'll eat when Xiaobai comes." Xu Wenlong thought of Liang Shiqi, who was in prison, even if he was hungry and tired enough, he didn't want to waste a minute or a second of his time.

Yu Wenli glanced at Xu Wenlong with sympathetic eyes, and her mouth sped up to eat fish. After a few days of observation, she found that Xiaobai would come on time at this time every day, and every time she jumped into the water by herself, she would jump out of the water. So hurry up, don't let it wait long underwater. Yu Wenli quickly ate and drank to her heart's content, stood up and said to Xu Wenlong: "Sit down, I'm going to the sea, don't peek." After saying that, she quickly took off her clothes, quickly tied the fishing rope, jumped into the sea naked, and swam with the lifeboat on all fours.

Xu Wenlong straightened his back, paddled the oars, and kept his eyes firmly on the sea in front of him, paying close attention to and judging any clues related to the island.

More than ten minutes passed, Xiaobai did not arrive as scheduled, half an hour passed, and the sea was still light and calm...... Gradually, Yu Wenli began to become nervous, muttering and nagging alone behind the boat, and stretching her neck from the water from time to time, trying to look around.

"What's wrong with Xiaobai today? Why haven't you come back? Finally, after surviving for more than an hour, Yu Wenli asked Xu Wenlong for help. The tone was anxious, and there was a slight cry.

Xu Wenlong is actually very strange in his heart, why is Xiaobai, who has always been punctual, late today? Is there something unexpected? Or is it too far away from the group and will never come back? However, in order to comfort Yu Wenli, he did not express the doubts in his heart: "Maybe I overslept like you." Of course, there is also a possibility that you will encounter something interesting on the road and forget to hurry for a while. You know it's mischievous and playful, and has a strong curiosity about everything. ”

"I ride it every day for so many distances, will it get tired and tired of running and don't want to come again?" Yu Wenli grabbed the fishing rope in her hand and let the lifeboat drag her forward.

"I don't see it getting bored in the slightest, I just see it playing crazier than you do."

Yu Wenli smiled reluctantly, then frowned and asked, "Could it be that there was an accident on the road?" Like encountering a ferocious shark or whale? It shouldn't be possible to get lost! ”

"It's smart, it's big, and the average fish can't help it."

"But...... But why hasn't it come yet? ”

"It's okay, don't worry about it. Remember when it first came? It's when the sun is at its hottest. Xu Wenlong had an empty stomach and was so thirsty that he wanted to wait for Xiaobai to dine together. But judging from the current situation, it is estimated that it will not be able to wait for a while and a half. So he shook the oar and said to Yu Wenli, "You get on the boat first, I'm hungry and want to eat some fish." ”

"But what if Xiaobai comes back at this time and doesn't see me leaving again?" Yu Wenli didn't want to get on the lifeboat at first, but when she thought of Xu Wenlong rowing for so long hungry, she couldn't bear it, so she had no choice but to hum and chirp and climb onto the dinghy, put on her clothes and sit while sulking.

Xu Wenlong jumped into the sea to wash away his tiredness, and then climbed back into the dinghy to eat and drink.

Yu Wenli sat with her eyebrows pouted for a while, she couldn't hold back the tension and panic in her heart, and suddenly stood up and looked into the distance; Suddenly he lowered his head to stare at the bottom of the sea, and after swaying back and forth in the back boat, he looked happy again, picked up a large piece of fish and threw it into the sea...... However, the expected Xiaobai never appeared. Suddenly, Yu Wenli, who was restless, stood up and stared at Xu Wenlong, who was eating and drinking. After a long time, she slowly squeezed out a sentence between her teeth: "You...... You're lying to me......"

Xu Wenlong was taken aback, looked at her inexplicably and said, "Am I lying to you?" Where did I lie to you? ”

Yu Wenli glared at Xu Wenlong, pouted and replied unhappily, "Hmph, you haven't lied to me yet?" Didn't you say that you were going to wait for Xiaobai to come back and eat together? Why don't you wait now? What does this mean? Doesn't it mean that you already knew that Xiaobai would not come back? At least not back now! ”

Xu Wenlong was stunned for a moment, and then said with an innocent face: "How is this possible? Actually, I'm really hungry, and I'm hungry when you're eating. And I really didn't lie to you! Why should I lie to you? Haven't I been looking forward to Xiaobai's return soon? ”

Fortunately, Yu Wenli actually had nothing to do to vent the depression in her heart, and she didn't really want to trouble Xu Wenlong. After listening to his "reasonable" explanation, she reluctantly smiled at him as a sign of reconciliation. Then he jumped on the back of the boat, stood on tiptoe and tried to look in the direction of the open sea, and then ran to the bow of the boat to look far away.

Xu Wenlong saw her standing on the side of the boat and crumbling, and wanted to remind her to pay attention to safety and not to fall into the sea. But after thinking about it, I think it's better to forget it, after all, in extraordinary times, it is better to provoke less, provoke less, and save a lot of trouble. Anyway, even if she fell, it would only be a matter of getting her clothes wet, and there would be no other danger.

Yu Wenli looked around for a long time, but she didn't even find half a hair of Xiaobai. Seeing the sun rise higher and higher, it is almost hanging above the head. She couldn't help but be angry, anxious and helpless, screaming at the sea with tears in her eyes, and finally sat down in the cabin, her face red ears and dry eyes, and her eyebrows and angry eyes.

Xu Wenlong sighed and wanted to get up and go back rowing. But after thinking about it, in case Xiaobai never comes back, what will the little girl do? Do you watch her fidgeting and sleeping every day? Won't you be able to hold back the problem? No, you have to "knock and knock" her in advance to give her a heads-up so that she can be mentally prepared. Thinking of this, he looked at the sea and said softly: "There are no flowers in the world that are red for a hundred days, and there is no feast in the world!" ”

When Yu Wenli heard this, Huo Ran turned her head, stared at Xu Wenlong with her eyes for a moment, and shouted angrily: "You, you, you...... What did you say? You mean...... Are you saying that Xiaobai will leave me one day? Isn't today tomorrow, not tomorrow the day after tomorrow, is that what it means? ”

Xu Wenlong didn't look back, still said casually: "What do you think? Will it follow you all the time? Will I go home with you? Will I study with you? Will I work with you? Including going to the United States to find a father? ”

Yu Wenli was stunned. Rao is she is articulate and full of wisdom, but she was still stumped by Xu Wenlong's words, and she couldn't say anything just with her mouth open.

Xu Wenlong struck while the iron was hot and continued to enlighten her: "Actually, Xiaobai didn't come back, whether it is for it or for us, it may not be a good thing. ”

"What do you mean by that? Is it a good thing not to come back? Is there still such a fallacy in the world? Yu Wenli thought about it for a long time, but in the end she still felt that Xu Wenlong's words were reasonable. Although in her heart she didn't admit it, 10,000 didn't accept it, plus 10,000 didn't like it. But in any case, the facts are in front of us, how can people and dolphins have different paths?

Xu Wenlong's inducement has achieved initial results, so he turned his head, looked at her with a serious face and said: "First of all, Xiaobai has been with us for three or four days, and along the way, there are more than 500 kilometers. With such a long journey, coming and going every day, don't you worry about getting tired of it? Well, let's assume that Xiaobai is not tired, and he is not tired. But aren't you worried about its danger on the way? Like you said, sharks, killer whales, and other beasts of predatory! Would you still be happy if it was injured or even devoured because of this? Do you still think about it all the time and look forward to it? ”

"Think...... No, no, no...... Don't want to...... I don't want it to come back......" Yu Wen shuddered, as if she saw Xiaobai being chased and bitten by a group of sharks.

"Well, it's actually a good thing that it doesn't come back." Seeing that Yu Wenli's mind had turned a corner, Xu Wenlong stood up happily and said, "You can rest for a while, I'm going to row the boat on the road." From now on, we're going to start taking the 'S' shaped route in order to better track down the pirate base. ”

"Wait—don't rush to get ...... yet"

"What? Still have questions? Xu Wenlong stopped in amazement, and looked at Yu Wenli inexplicably.

Yu Wenli waved her hand, looked at him with a sad face, and said, "Tell me, if Xiaobai doesn't come back, what's the benefit to us?" Say, I might feel more at ease if you say it. ”

"Well...... "Well," he blurted out, scratching his head, "that's actually good for us." Isn't it? Dolphins are mammals that live in the deep sea. What does it mean that it is now suddenly not chasing us? It means that we have reached the near sea, close to the land. In other words, there is a good chance that we will be chased to the pirate's doorstep. Isn't that a great thing? ”

"In this way, if Xiaobai doesn't come back, we should be happy!"

"Yes, I should be happy! At least happy that its body is safe! ”

When Yu Wenli heard this, her face suddenly burst with joy and sadness, a trace of sadness and happiness, just like the weather in spring, stormy and uncertain. Finally, he collapsed in the cabin with a thud, curled up and closed his eyes, and lay motionless with his nose fluttering.

Xu Wenlong was shocked, thinking that she was too sad and fainted, so he quickly reached out to help her.

Unexpectedly, Yu Wenli seemed to have long eyes on her head, stretched out her hand and waved it gently, and said weakly in her mouth: "Go row your boat." Leave me alone, let me be 'happy' for a while! ”