Chapter 219: Back to Danger
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Wind and rain, sea tides, heaven and earth chaos. The dark sea is like the jaws of a beast of prey, and the rumbling tide is like its roar. Lin Jue and Gao Muqing struggled to control the bamboo row, as if dancing on the tip of the tongue of a fierce beast.
It's better to say it's a struggle. Most of the time I go with the flow, and it's a blessing to be able to make sure that I don't get swept over by the big waves. However, this bamboo raft is more stable than a boat, after all, it is only a foothold spread on the sea, which is less difficult to overturn than a boat, but it is extremely difficult to maneuver. But in fact, there is no need to maneuver too much, just use the power of the sea to move forward, the only thing you need to do is to adjust the direction from time to time, and you can't be carried by the waves and float all the way to the northwest.
During the day, Lin Jue carefully calculated the direction. Reminiscing about the direction after escaping from Peach Blossom Island that day and the location of the last storm. According to the direction of the wind and waves and the time it took to be washed up on the desert island, a series of calculations and judgments were made, and finally a rough rafting route map was drawn. From this distance, Lin Jue judged that the small island that he and Gao Muqing encountered was actually not far from Peach Blossom Island, and should be twenty or thirty miles away from the southwest of Peach Blossom Island.
It was based on the above judgment that Lin Jue resolutely decided to return to Peach Blossom Island, because it was possible to succeed. But Lin Jue is actually not too sure, after all, those rough judgments are mostly speculation. Lin Jue couldn't judge the changeability of the current, and if he made a mistake, it was likely to be wrong. In the vast sea, once the judgment is wrong, even if it is only a few miles of error and distance, it is enough to bury people in the sea. Not to mention sailing on a bamboo raft in the roaring waters of a hurricane, it was a crazy decision.
However, for Lin Jue, instead of waiting for death on a desert island and watching the defeat of the Ning Navy bring great catastrophe, it is better to take a risk. Left and right is death, and fighting is better than waiting for death, this is the code of conduct he set for himself in this life, that is, he should never be a turtle with a shrunken head.
The two of them were soaked, and they were knocked down by the waves countless times, if they hadn't tied their bodies with the bamboo rafts with ropes in advance, and they could have retrieved the bamboo rafts, they would have been buried in the sea. Finally, after exhaustion, they spotted a little light on the eastern sea. It was far away, but it was definitely a light, and in more ways than one.
The two of them hugged each other excitedly and cheered. Needless to say, that island is very likely to be Peach Blossom Island. It's just that the position of the two is a little awkward, and they are brought to the west side of the island by the wind and waves at the moment, if they don't see the lights on the island, I'm afraid they will miss it.
Seeing the light is to see hope, the two mustered up all their strength and desperately rowed towards the island, but the force of the wind and waves was too great, and the bamboo row was pushed away from Peach Blossom Island all the way, not near but far.
"Mu Qing, it's not a way to go on like this, I propose, give up the bamboo row. Let's swim over. I guess it's two or three miles away, and if I'm lucky, I'll be able to make it there. Lin Jue shouted.
Gao Muqing said: "Listen to you, it's a big deal to die." You can do whatever you want. โ
Lin Jue gasped and smiled: "How did Mu Qing become a little bird?" You're the master of the village. โ
Gao Muqing said: "Who loves to be the owner of the village, I would rather live in peace like an ordinary woman." โ
Lin Jue laughed, untied the rope tied to the bamboo raft and tied it to Gao Muqing's waist, and shouted: "Heavenly Spirit Lingling, Earth Lingling, don't teach me to bury my husband and wife here." Jump! โ
The words fell, and he jumped up and plunged into the sea. When Gao Muqing heard the word 'husband and wife', her heart was filled with joy, and she shouted, 'Wait for me', and also flew into the sea. The two of them swam towards the island with all their might, and although they didn't know how many mouthfuls of seawater they drank, and when they thought that this decision was really stupid, and they might never be able to swim to the island, they suddenly found that the wind and waves had become smaller, and a current of water pushed them towards the bottom of the island.
This is the characteristic of the currents, when the wind and waves on the sea around the island are blocked, there will be an undercurrent rushing to the island, which is dangerous and easy to slap people on the reef on the shore, but also makes it easier to approach the island. After hours of nightmarish experiences, the two finally landed on the craggy reef beneath the cliff on the west side of Peach Blossom Island.
The two collapsed in a small flat shelter under the cliff face to regain their strength, and it took a long time to catch their breath before they got up. Looking at each other, they all felt that each other was like a ghost. His hair was scattered and glued to his head, his clothes were tattered, his bare skin was bruised and purple, and he was scratched and bleeding in many places.
Lin Jue is okay, Gao Muqing has always paid attention to his image, and when he saw Lin Jue's appearance and thought of himself, he suddenly felt bad. How could he be so image in front of his lover, so he hurriedly packed himself up.
Lin Jue said in a low voice: "It's not early, it's going to be dawn in another hour or two, and we must find a place to stay immediately." Also to figure out the current situation. Mu Qing, we have to catch two people and ask. Don't mess with your hair. โ
Gao Muqingwu tugged at his sticky hair after being soaked in seawater, and ignored it. Lin Jue was helpless, so he had to stand on the reef and look around. I found that the two of them were under a high cliff, and the place where they settled was actually a reef full of shells, and then there were many shells attached to the cliff wall where it was more than half a person high, and it was obviously the waterline at high tide. The two of them were lucky, this was the time when the tide was rising, and if the tide was high, even if they arrived here, they would have nowhere to stay.
"Mu Qing, let's find a way to climb up." Lin Jue said in a low voice: "There are lights on the top of the cliff, it should be an arrow tower or a guard tower, but we must go up, we can't be trapped here." โ
Gao Muqing had already coiled up her long messy hair and pinned it to the top of her head with a branch, like a pile of haystacks. Lin Jue wanted to laugh but didn't dare, for fear that she would have to do it again after laughing at her.
Gao Muqing looked up at the high cliff wall, and said in a deep voice: "I'll go up and take a look first, and you will wait here." โ
Lin Jue is not hypocritical, Gao Muqing is much more useful than himself at this time, and he can't climb such a cliff.
"Be careful, don't startle the snake. See the situation clearly. โ
Before Lin Jue's words fell, suddenly, there was a strange sound next to the reef not far from the cliff, it was definitely not the sound of waves and rain, because of the close distance, it sounded extremely clear, but it was like the sound of someone stepping on a stone and falling.
Lin Jue's hair stood on end, and he and Gao Muqing hurriedly knelt on the ground, looking over there. It was dark all around, and the rain was pouring down, and I couldn't see anything clearly. Gao Muqing said in a low voice: "I'll take a look." โ
Lin Jue nodded slightly, this matter cannot be taken lightly, if there is also a secret post of pirates under the cliff, they know their whereabouts in advance, once the warning is given, the next thing is to throw themselves into the net. "Be careful." Lin Jue whispered close to Gao Muqing's ear.
Gao Muqing nodded, moved his body sideways, and slowly touched the craggy reef along the shore. Lin Jue nervously watched her figure slowly approach the place where the sound came from in the distance, and he was so worried in his heart. Suddenly, I saw Gao Muqing's body leaping up, with a reef on his toes, his body soaring into the air and rushing into the darkness, the sword light in his hand emitted a dim light and shadow.
Dangdang, several blade clashes sounded, and it was obvious that the two sides had exchanged hands. Lin Jue hurriedly jumped up, took out the Wang Ba box from the holster on his waist, and rushed over to load the ammunition in a hurry. But when they were halfway through, after listening to each other's reefs, someone shouted: "You are the master of the big village?" โ
Gao Muqing's surprised voice came: "Who are you?" โ
"If it's really the master of the village, I'm Liang Qi." The voice shouted.
"Liang Qi? You're alive? โ
"Well, I'm alive, I trust the lord of Dazhai Hongfu. This is great, the owner of the village is safe, this is great. Liang Qi has seen the master of the village. The man's voice cried out with joy.
Lin Jue only ran to the side of the big black reef at this time, and saw a person kneeling on one knee to salute Gao Muqing.
"Lin Jue, great, it's our people. Liang Qi, you know, my brother from the cottage who went to the island with us. Gao Muqing whispered to Lin Jue.
Of course Lin Jue knows, Liang Qi is a small leader among the hundred people who came to escort this time, in addition to the female guard, Liang Qi is the leader of the accompanying men, he is very shrewd, and Lin Jue is very familiar with him. I didn't expect him to be alive.
"It turned out to be Brother Liang, which is great. You're alive. Thank God. Lin Jue was also overjoyed and stepped forward to salute.
Liang Qi hurriedly smiled and said, "Lin Gongzi is also alive, which is great." โ
The three of them smiled happily, and the feeling of reuniting after the catastrophe was really exciting.
After some pleasantries, Gao Muqing remembered and asked, "Why are you here?" Are there any other people alive? โ
The smile on Liang Qi's face slowly retracted, and he sighed and said, "The master of Dazhai doesn't know, after encountering a strong storm that day, our boat capsized. I was knocked unconscious by the waves crashing on the reef and woke up to find myself floating on the surface of the sea with a driftwood in my arms, and I didn't know where I was. I floated all night, and at dawn I found myself floating back to Peach Blossom Island. I couldn't help it, I floated in the sea all night, my hands and feet were swollen, and if I didn't go ashore, I would die in the sea, so I had to crawl to the shore. But I didn't dare to go to the island, so I had to hide under the cliff and hide there. I was sleeping in the crevice of the cliff just now, when I heard your voices, and I thought it was a pirate who came to search for it, so I hid behind the reef. I didn't expect it to be the lord of the village and Lin Gongzi, this is really a creation. As for the others, I haven't seen any of them, I guess...... There is less bad luck. โ
Gao Muqing frowned and was silent, Lin Jue reached out and patted her arm to show comfort, and said with a smile: "You are really fateful, the so-called catastrophe will have a blessing after death, Brother Liang, after this, I am afraid that you will have a blessed reward." โ
Liang Qi smiled and said, "Good fortune? I didn't dare to think about it, I just wanted to eat a hot meal and drink hot tea. For two days and two nights, I didn't eat anything but rainwater. I don't think I can make it for a few days. If I can't help it, I'll have to take the risk of going to the island to find food. โ