The sea in August is clear and the sun is like fire.

Our ships are like lonely dragons, riding the wind day and night.

Five days later, the rolling Fuso Islands disappeared below sea level in the east.

And when the sun sets in the western sky, there is already a faint boundless continent beckoning to us.

Brother Lin personally controlled the mainsail, and everyone on the boat no longer had any greetings and exchanges, all of them stared at the direction of the coast, and they didn't dare to take a breath in the atmosphere.

I am afraid that the sudden change in the wind and clouds in the sky will send us back to the boundless sea.

The carelessness of the sea area six years ago has allowed us to drift overseas for so long, and this time we must not repeat the same mistakes again.

The next morning, the weather became hotter and hotter, and there was no trace of wind on the sea, and the whole world seemed to freeze and stop.

Fortunately, the mountains and rivers of the Great Jin Dynasty are already in front of you, and even if you hold the root logs, you can swim ashore.

"Brothers! We're home! ”

Brother Lin loosened the cable of the mainmast, dropped the cloud sail, and shouted at us with his arms in indulgence.

Ten years ago, the outstanding man and hero in the Beroea Bazaar was still in front of him, but in an instant, he had become an old customer with gray hair and a face full of vicissitudes.

The years are like smoke and dust, and the past cannot be traced!

The sea water where we docked was blue, the golden sand surrounded the shore, and the mountains were lined up, just like Penglai Wonderland.

The heavy iron anchor fell with a bang, and the wounded ship plunged into the mud and sand of the shore like an exhausted old horse, never to come out again.

All of a sudden, the black clouds of the originally clear sky rolled and thundered, and the rain curtain poured down.

The Buddha is merciful and spiritual, and wants to use this torrential rain to wash away the dust on our faces along the way.

After the rain stopped, it was dusk, the ground was cool and crisp, everyone changed into clean felt clothes, disembarked and came to the shore, ready to go to the mountains ahead to find the nearest home.

The mountains are deep and dense, and only the springs are murmuring.

We walked more than ten miles and did not meet a village, so we had to go home.

On a faintly visible mountain road, a few hounds barked, and everyone's happy souls flew into the sky.

After the sound of the dog, three black-clothed hunters slowly walked over carrying the prey of the day.

Suddenly seeing a large group of wild people in our uproar, Brother Orion was really frightened.

Put down the fat and bleeding boar, hold the hunting fork and stand by the road in a daze, looking at us in horror.

"Daddy! What a nuisance! Where is this place? ”

Brother Lin and I hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the old man in the Orion, and asked.

"What are you?"

The old man's face softened slightly, and he handed the iron fork in his hand to the posterior beside him.

It seems that our attire frightened them, the short robes made of felt and animal skins, the messy beard, and the charcoal-colored skin from long walks in the sea were obviously different from the local Han people.

"Back to Dad, we are maritime merchants in Nan'an County, Dajin, a few years ago we encountered a storm and fell to the open sea, and we only got back today!" Brother Lin replied truthfully.

"Oh, Lao Su thought he had met a seafarer from Fusang Country, hehe. Returning to the guest officer, this mountain is called Prison Mountain, which belongs to the jurisdiction of Changguang County, Qingzhou Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! ”

The old man and the other two young hunters were all relieved and happily explained our doubts.

The heart I've been hanging on has finally let go, and we're all there.

This Qingzhou Prison Mountain, I heard Xin Fuzi say, it was the place where Xu Fu Fangshi led two thousand boys and girls to sail out to sea to find the elixir of immortality for Emperor Qin.

Five hundred miles east from here is the Licheng of Jinan County, where there should be an official road connected to Chang'an.

I can finally return to my hometown alive in this life, Amitabha! Luckily!

"Daddy, is there a market around here? We want to buy some horses and clothing. ”

"The nearest Qingzhou Mansion is fifty miles away from here, and there is a garrison horse farm in the Shanyin of the Prison Mountain, which is a hundred and ten miles away from here. Hehe, it's getting dark, and I definitely won't be able to catch it today! If the guest officer does not dislike the humble house, you can go to my village tonight to stay for a while, and then let my son Tian Kuan and Tian Chang lead you there tomorrow, I don't know what the guest officer wants? ”

I finally knew that the old man on the other side was a descendant of the Qi Guotian clan, and the two young and strong descendants were his sons, and they had already bowed down like swordsmen to receive their orders.

I have long heard that there are many strong men in Qidi, and the world's heroes value righteousness and ancient roads, and today I finally believe it.

"That's a good feeling! Thank you to my dad and two brothers! ”

Brother Lin and I bowed to the Tian family father and son again to express our gratitude.

"You people who travel the sea die for a lifetime, and it is fate to meet in this mountain, hahaha! Don't be polite, our firewood house will be there over the hill in front of us! ”

While talking, the Tian family father and son had already carried the prey to the front and showed us the way.

That night, in the earthen village of Tianjia Village, we stewed a whole boar and drank the only twenty barrels of sake left on the ship.

I haven't had that kind of bitterness for many years.

Without saying hello, the Tian family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took matters into their own hands and made a linen summer coat for each of us overnight.

Lao Qi people are really righteous!

After this catastrophe, Brother Lin and the others have become a little timid about the reckless sea, for fear of another accident on the way.

So he decided to abandon the ship and go overland and return to his hometown in Nan'an County, Mindi.

After dawn, he said goodbye to the father of the Tian family, leaving 100 gold to entrust him to take care of our hard-working sea vessels.

The old man accepted our offer, but resolutely refused to receive any payment.

He also knew that taking care of him was only a pretense, and that we had given him this ship that could not be taken away, but the gold could never be collected.

The land of Qilu is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, and the people of the mountains and wilderness also know the truth that they do not want to repay their kindness.

Before leaving, Father Tian personally set up two ox carts to carry the gold we brought back from the Southern Wilderness Sea Country.

There are twenty skins, and outsiders think they are transported from the prison mountain!

We had no choice but to wave goodbye to the old and young villagers of Tianjia Village, followed behind the Tian brothers, and headed towards the county seat of Changguang County.

The ox cart walked very slowly on the rugged mountain road, and he could not get out of the mountain that day, and spent the night in the mountain plains.

It wasn't until noon on the second day that we came to the northern slope of the prison mountain, and a soil city with a mountain and water on its back appeared in front of us, and the county town of Changguang arrived.

This is the city where I met the Han family again after a lapse of nine years, with markets, commercial streets, wine shops, and workshops.

It wasn't until he stayed in the restaurant, bathed and tied his hair and changed into a newly purchased silk summer coat that he felt that Yi Jincheng, a young man from the Han family who was once freshly dressed and angry, came back to life.

One of the Tian brothers had an uncle who was a lieutenant at the San'in Horse Farm, and he bought forty fine horses for us without much trouble.

After everything was done, we sent away Tian Kuantian and the elder brothers, and our eighteen old and young brothers finally came to the time of separation.

About 20 miles out of Changguang County, there is an official post station.

Next to the post station, two gray-yellow galloping roads are displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

One leads west to Jinan County, from where we will cross the Yellow River from the Jishui Ferry.

The other leads to Pengcheng in the south through Mount Tai, and Brother Lin and his party will go to Jiankang in the south of the Yangtze River from this road, and then return to their hometown in Mindi along the waterway from Jiankang.

Seeing that the separation is imminent, it can't help but break people's hearts!

"Girl, let's go to Nan'an with my uncle. You Tian Ye, Brother Qing, and Brother Chun all live over there, and we still have a lot of brothers and sisters in our family, so you won't be lonely if you keep it! ”

Brother Lin squatted down and said, hugging the Inca girl affectionately like a loving father.

Since taking in this girl in the southern wilderness, the Inca has basically not let me worry much.

On weekdays, all the uncles and brothers are willing to take care of them, and they will play with the local indigenous children all day long.

And this girl is gifted and intelligent, in addition to her language endowment, her self-care ability is stronger than that of an adult.

After the age of four, my little girl helped me more than I took care of her.

"Thank you, Uncle, let's be with Ah Da, we will go wherever he goes! But in the future, we will go to see you and Tian Ye with Ah Da! Hee-hee! ”

Incamo held Brother Lin's beard and laughed and flattered.

"Alright! Hahaha! Blessed are the virtuous brothers! A trip to the Southern Wilderness can also accept a girl who does not change her money! ”

Brother Lin smiled and put the Inca on horseback.

The little girl has been with the "Booming Sky" and "Crane in the Clouds" for a year, and although she is only eight years old, she can already skillfully control the horses.

"Three brothers! Say goodbye! We'll see you later! ”

Then the elder brother stepped on the mount proudly, and bowed to me, Qin Chong, and the pot helmet, and his voice was vicissitudes and hoarse.

Everyone knows that this place is the end of the world, and it is difficult to have a chance to meet in this life.

However, the life-and-death friendship forged between each other in the past six years can not be forgotten because of the passage of time!

"Big brother! Tian Bo! Brothers, There will be a period later! ”

Despite the sourness in my heart, I still forced a smile, like the Qilu heroes of the past, and said goodbye to Brother Lin and them.

"Brothers! There will be a period later! Goodbye! ”

"Goodbye!"

"There will be a date later!"

"Take care!"

In a sigh of farewell, Brother Lin and their horse team gradually disappeared into the vast mountains and fields in the south.

Our group of four people and eight horsemen also turned their horses' heads and headed away in the direction of Jishui Gudu in the northwest.