The two large ships sailed to the frozen area off the shore and then came to the vast sea, and although it was only a few miles from the shore, the waves and the wind were already strong. Although it was only half-sailed, the ship was still tossing up and down under the waves and strong winds. The ship was full of cargo, and it was an old ship, and the big ship creaked and creaked in the wind and waves, and it seemed as if it were about to fall apart at any moment. Everyone, including the boatmen, was a little panicked.

The boatmen were better, they knew that the big ships were going to follow the inland rivers into the interior, and they would not be too far from the coast, and they would not encounter greater wind and waves, so they should be able to withstand it. However, when they heard Lin Jue's order to change course and sail to the depths of the Bohai Sea, all the boatmen were dumbfounded.

At that moment, a boatman found Lin Jue's theory and said that he should go south along the coast. If you go to Yingtianfu, when the Jishui in Qingzhou in the south enters the inland and flows into the Grand Canal, you can go directly to Yingtianfu from Bianshui. However, the answer they got was that we were not going to Yingtianfu, we were going to go around Snake Island in the Bohai Sea, and then come back. The boatmen were stunned, and some argued loudly, threatening to pick a pick. But soon they realized that they were on the thief ship. The entourage around the owner of the fang family showed their knives and told them fiercely that they would either obey and do as they were told, and their wages would be doubled. Either jump into the sea and swim back on your own, there is no third option.

All the shipwrights quickly became the wisest choice in the world, and wisely chose to do as they were told. None of them wanted to jump into the sea and swim back.

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The great ship dismounted its sails and sailed into the depths of the sea in the wind and waves against the north wind. Because the ship is really old, and there is a lot of cargo on board, it feels as if it is about to fall apart at any moment. Lin Jue was also a little worried in his heart, and personally went down to the cabin to check, and there were already signs of water seepage in the cabin. The ship has been abandoned for too long, and the planks show signs of decay. Fortunately, this is an icebreaker ship, which was built with a double keel and three planks, which is quite sturdy. If it were an ordinary ship, it would have capsized in the water.

In order to reduce the burden on the hull and reduce the depth of the water, Lin Jue ordered all the dry goods purchased to be thrown into the sea. Only then did the shipwrights realize that this group of people was not a merchant who collected dry goods at all. How can a merchant throw his goods into the sea without frowning. Even when he was discarding, there was a sense of relief on the face of the Fang Dongjia, which was not the mood that a businessman should have at the moment.

The big ship went north for a whole day in the guts, and although it was turbulent several times, the big ship still held on. When the red sun was setting in the west, a black mass appeared on the sea ahead. That's an island. After Lin Jue repeatedly confirmed to the boatmen that the island was the Snake Island in the Bohai Sea, he immediately issued an order for all to be on guard. The situation on the island is unknown, and it is not known if there will be remnants of pirates entrenched, or if there are some other people occupying it, in short, be careful.

In view of the unclear situation, Lin Jue ordered the two ships not to approach. Stay on the surface of the sea a few miles away from the island and wait for the sun to set before getting closer. This is the safest strategy, and if you are attacked when you land, it will be very embarrassing.

The sunset slowly sank, and in the moment after it fell on the sea, it seemed that a huge curtain was drawn between heaven and earth, and all the brilliant light disappeared in an instant, leaving only a vast darkness. The sea in the twilight seems more mysterious and vast, and the stars in the sky that were not visible at all can now be seen clearly.

Lin Jue gave the order to dock, precisely to use the last glimmer of light before dark to dock. If it's all dark, it's extremely dangerous for a ship to dock.

The boatmen were attentive to steering the boat, and they knew the danger of landing in the dim light and rough seas. What's more, they have never officially boarded this snake island, and they are not very familiar with the terrain. Moreover, this snake island is an extremely dangerous and terrifying place in the legends of the locals.

In the early years, this snake island was full of poisonous snakes, which was terrifying. In the early years, fishermen from the surrounding Bohai Sea landed on the island to escape the wind and waves, but in the end there was no news. The government and fishermen organized a search for them, and the bones of the fishermen were found on the island, and it was said that the bones were broken inch by inch, as if they had been broken inch by inch with a hammer. It is said that they found the bucket-thick snake king on the island, and the snake king chased after the beach and spat out a corpse at the crowd. Moreover, countless colorful poisonous snakes were summoned to come and bite the officers and fishermen. The crowd fled the island in a hurry.

Afterwards, some people analyzed the reason for the broken bones of those corpses, and they all thought that it must be the masterpiece of the snake king. When the snake king devours people, he will tightly wrap around people's bodies. The sheer strength is unimaginable. Those bones that were broken by the snake were broken.

Since then, the island has been off-limits, and fishermen are afraid to go to the island. Not long ago, there were even pirates entrenched on Snake Island, robbing boats, which made fishermen dare not approach the nearby waters casually.

Now, this Fang owner is actually going to land on the island, and the boatmen are going to be scared out of their urine. But it can't be helped, the knife is on the neck, so it has to be done. I can only hope that these people can really control the situation, and if something happens on the island, they can deal with it in time.

The big ship almost circled the island, but it couldn't find a suitable place to land. There was a shoal area, and the water did not freeze in the wind and waves, but the big ships could not get close to the shore because of the danger of running aground. In the end, Lin Jue chose a cliff place, sheltered from the wind, and the sea water was deep enough for the big ship to lean directly against the cliff face below the cliff.

Bai Bing carried the rope directly from the rock wall to the shore, and in the eyes of everyone, Bai Bing lightly went to the top of the cliff and threw down the rope. After a few rope ladders were set up, everyone left the boat and landed on the island. Dozens of boatmen refused to leave the ship, demanding to stay on board. How could Lin Jue let them stay on the boat, these people were unreliable, in case they secretly drove the boat and ran away, wouldn't it be a capsized boat in the gutter. It didn't matter if they couldn't climb up, they were tied up with ropes and pulled up one by one like hanging goods, and at last the rope ladder was closed, and they could no longer get on the boat.

It was completely dark, and the cliff top was bitterly cold, and the sea breeze was blowing people into a ball. The surrounding terrain is full of rugged terrain, and I don't know the depth of the ravines, let alone the presence of poisonous snakes and enemies. Therefore, Lin Jue decided not to move too much, and only entered a forest from the top of the cliff to the east, and set up a tent in a clearing to deal with it for one night.

The hearts of the people hung in the air. Fortunately, Lin Jue knew that he was coming to this snake island when he set off, so he made some preparations and brought a few large bags of realgar powder. This thing is safe against snakes and insects. Sprinkle a few circles around the camping place, just in case. Only then did the hearts of the people settle down a little. Lin Jue was actually not worried about snakes and insects in his heart, what he was most worried about was that there were enemies on the island. It's very simple, if this snake island is really full of poisonous snakes, how did Hai Dongqing and them gain a foothold in the first place? Poisonous snakes may be infested, but not so exaggerated. Besides, it is the middle of winter at this moment, and the snakes should be hibernating, so how can they come out to bite.

Because they did not dare to make a fire, they stayed up all night in the cold and worried. As soon as the sky was bright, everyone got up, and after eating some dry food and water, Lin Jue and Gao Muqing, Sun Dayong and others discussed how to search the island.

The direction where the big ship docks is due east of Snake Island, which has been subjected to sea winds and waves all year round, so it has formed a scene of ravines and cliffs. The two large ships are located in a small space between the two cliffs, so they have the effect of sheltering from the wind. Sun Dayong suggested that the troops should be divided into three routes, one to the north and one to the south, and one way directly into the center of the island, so that they could find out the situation of the island in a short time.

Lin Jue took his suggestion, although it would be better to deal with emergencies when acting together, but Lin Jue still wanted to find out the situation on the island as soon as possible, and it was best to get those armor, weapons and materials to load the ship and leave here as soon as possible.

Sun Dayong's men were divided into two teams, one south and one north, and Lin Jue took Bai Bing and Gao Muqing and a guard to form a team, and went directly to the center of the island. That's not terrible, the key is that you don't know if there are countless poisonous snakes waiting for you in the ravine caves, and it is just a matter of falling to your death, being eaten by ten thousand snakes and dying, that is too miserable.

The trees on this island are also weird, almost all twisted and thorny, and they look extremely ugly. Perhaps it is because of the harshest natural environment and the most tragic competition for survival that even plants have become fangs and claws.

Fortunately, there were no traces of poisonous snakes, and there were quite a few nests on some trees, and as soon as people approached, a large number of puffins flew into the sky, chirping and chattering. Lin Jue somewhat understood the reason why there were so many poisonous snakes on this island, and it was precisely because there were many birds and birds inhabiting it. These birds are the food of snakes, and when there are many birds, there are naturally many snakes. Actually, the real name of this place should be Bird Island.

After carefully searching all the way, Lin Jue and the others finally arrived at the foot of the towering cliff on the west side of the island. Here, Lin Jue finally found traces of human habitation. In the surrounding woodland, there are many broken clothes, shoes and socks, as well as rusty iron tools, as well as some household utensils. All this shows that there were people who lived here, or still live here.

There seem to be many natural caves under the cliffs in the distance, and there are buildings in the shape of arrow towers on the slopes. There is also a wooden fence at the edge of the hillside. There are all kinds of signs that the left side of the cliff is the place where Hai Dongqing and others once entrenched. It's just that I squatted in the forest and observed for a long time, but I didn't see any human figures.