Ten days passed. For the past ten days, the monkey and Zhuqing have been fighting the old fishing man under the water. In the end, the old man was defeated, and for the first time a smile appeared on his face: "I was finally defeated by you." ”

The monkey and Zhuqing looked at each other and couldn't help but smile, there are still people in the world who are happy because they have been defeated.

The monkey said, "Old man, it seems that you are very happy to lose." ”

The old man said, "Who says it isn't?" Do you think I'm okay to play with you here? ”

Zhu Qing said: "Old man, then why are you fighting us?" ”

The old man said, "In order for you to defeat me?" ”

This is unconscionable. People in the world are chasing victory, but this old man is pursuing defeat.

The old man said, "If you can't defeat me, then I'm useless." ”

The monkey said, "Old man, your words are confusing. Do you lose and prove that you are very good? ”

The old man said, "Yes, that's the reason. I'm almost 70 years old, and if I win, what kind of ability can I make young people win, that's the real hero. ”

Zhu Qing said: "Old man, your words are not easy to understand, but we can hear it, and the truth contained in these words is very profound. It's really not easy for us to win against you. Played for ten days. ”

The old man said, "If you win as soon as you get started, is it necessary to fight?" ”

Zhu Qing said: "We fight so hard, we fight with you for ten hours a day." ”

At first, the monkey and Zhuqing didn't know that the underwater fight was actually more dangerous. That day, when the old man shrank his head and dived into the water, the monkey immediately sensed danger and shouted, "Sister, be careful! "Immediately dive underwater.

Sure enough, I saw the old man's sharp knife poking straight into his little belly. Hurriedly stretched out the Wu Hook Sword to block, and at the same time dodged sideways.

The old man's sharp knife suddenly changed direction, turned around, and stabbed at Zhuqing. The other hand, spread like an eagle's talon, locks the monkey's throat.

Zhu Qing turned around, avoided the sharp knife, and poked the Qiankun stick at the old man's armpit.

The monkey kicked into the water and retreated five inches. Wu Hook Sword went to cut off the old man's wrist.

So you came and went, and the water fought, and the day fell, and the sun set, and each climbed into the boat and went back.

On this day, the monkey and Zhu Qing fought very badly, the monkey's clothes were poked into several holes, and a knife even cut his belly, and it was a little bloody. A strand of Zhuqing's hair was also shaved off.

Underwater fighting, you can't see far, you can see at most one or two meters away, and then there is nowhere to focus, people are suspended in the water, and they can't be forceful everywhere, whether it's attacking or defending, the speed can't be fast. The resistance of water also affects flexibility.

The most important thing is that you should hold your breath well, you can't hold it back, and if you come up and gasp, you may be stabbed.

So, to come up for a breath, you have to be at a safe distance.

The monkey and Zhuqing came to fight with the old man every day, and as soon as they got out of the water, they had to fight for more than ten hours. I didn't have any strength in my body.

On the fifth day of defeat, Monkey and Zhuqing discovered that underwater fighting also has routines and skills. It took them two days to learn the old man's set of kung fu.

Over the next two days, they were tied with the old man.

Then, they gradually gained the upper hand. On the tenth day, they began to hunt down the old man all over the lake.

In the end, the old man's arm was also cut, and his leg was also injured.

The old man said, "Don't fight, I'll lose." ”

The monkey said, "So we're done?" We've been fighting for more than a month, and you haven't said a word to us yet.

The old man said, "Speak? Say what? ”

Zhu Qing said: "Old man, who are we?" I don't know what it's called. ”

The old man said, "It doesn't matter at all who I am or what my name is. Why don't you come to us, and we'll make something to eat and talk for a while.

The monkey said, "Okay, let's go to the house." ”

The old man said, "I don't have anything to eat in my 'house', so I have to prepare food before I can entertain the guests." With that, he plunged into the lake.

The monkey didn't know what he was going to do. I saw the old man come up and take a breath, and then dive to the bottom of the lake. After a while, he swam over and threw a grass carp weighing more than two catties into the cabin.

The monkey said, "I'll try it too." "Jump into the lake.

Zhuqing said, "I'll try it too." "Jump into the lake too.

After a while, the monkey and Zhuqing each caught a big fish.

At this time, the old man looked tired and weak, and said, "Okay, I can't finish eating." Let's go. With great difficulty, he shook his oars and left the surface of the water and paddled forward along the narrow channel. The monkey and Zhuqing also got into the boat and followed.

The waterway was very narrow, and there was a bend in front of it that could be detoured. But the old man did not go around, but rowed straight ahead.

You can see that the front of this waterway is not passable, like a dead end as the saying goes. But the old man's boat kept rowing inside.

When I turned it down, I saw that there was a narrow entrance inside. The reeds there were squeezed to both sides by the boats. Through this entrance, when you enter the inside, you can see that this is another piece of heaven and earth.

A wide expanse of water, behind which is a high ground with a small house on it. The terrain is very high, and there are all kinds of vegetables growing in front of the small house. There are also a few chickens and ducks moving on the island.

When he went ashore, the old man said, "This is my 'house'." Don't be idle, let's do it together, and we'll be ready to eat in no time. ”

The three of them work together, there is not much time, a table of meals is good, three fish, is a pot, as well as eggs, duck eggs and vegetarian dishes, stick noodles and cakes, and lotus seed soup with sugar. The monkey said, "Uncle, this is too rich. Your days are moist. ”

The old man sighed and said, "I don't have enough time, if I don't kill chickens for you to eat." ”

Zhuqing said: "That's not good, if you eat chicken, you won't have any eggs to eat." ”

The old man shook his head and said, "I'll leave here." No one eats eggs here. ”

The monkey was stunned: "Go?" Where to go? ”

The old man shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Zhuqing said: "Isn't it nice here? ”

The old man lowered his eyelids and said weakly, "Yes, it's very good, but I swore when I first came here that outsiders came in here, and I left." ”

The monkey said, "So, no one has ever been here before?" ”

The old man said, "No." For twenty years, no one has ever been here. It's seven or eight miles around, and it's cut off from the outside. ”

The old man tried his best to persuade the monkey and Zhuqing to eat more, but he only moved his chopsticks and hardly ate anything. Zhu Qing said: "Old man, you eat, you don't eat much!" ”

The old man's face was a little pale. smiled and said, "I keep eating these, I'm tired of it." Eat more. ”

As he spoke, he had already eaten. The monkey said, "Old man, it's time to tell me your story." Our situation—"

The old man said, "I know your situation, monkey Zhuqing, right?" Otherwise, how could I have played with you for dozens of days? ”

The monkey said, "We know that you are teaching us the kung fu of fighting in the water these days, but in fact, you are our master." Let's kowtow to you. As he spoke, he knelt down with Zhuqing.

The old man turned his face away and said, "Don't come to this set, how can I be worthy of being your master." Arise, and I will tell you about me. ”

The monkey and Zhuqing got up and sat down opposite the old man. The old man, who seemed to be tired, reclined on a bundle of reeds, paused for a moment, and said, "I will not say my real name." You just know that my name is Deng Jichang. Have you ever heard of a man named Deng Shichang? ”

The monkey said: "Is it the commander of the 'Zhiyuan' in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle?" ”

The old man narrowed his eyes, fell into distant memories, and said slowly, "Yes, it's him." I am his retinue. I was twenty-three years old. In the Battle of Dadonggou, Lord Deng commanded the 'Zhiyuan' ship to fight bravely.

"During the battle, our flagship was wounded and the flag was shot down, and Lord Deng immediately ordered the flag to be raised on his ship to attract the enemy ships.

"Our 'Zhiyuan' was the most heroic in the battle, and the front and rear guns opened fire together, hitting the Japanese ships one after another. Later, under the siege of the Japanese ships, the 'Zhiyuan' was injured in many places, and the whole ship caught fire and the hull tilted.

Lord Deng encouraged the officers and men of the ship: "My generation has served in the army to defend the country, and life and death have long been out of the way, and today's events are just death!" The Japanese ship relied on the 'Yoshino' and sank this ship, which was enough to take away its anger and make a disaster."

He drove the ship at full speed and rammed the starboard side of the Japanese capital ship 'Yoshino', determined to die with the enemy.

Seeing this, the officers and men of the Japanese warship were shocked and concentrated their artillery fire on "the 'Zhiyuan,' and unfortunately a shell hit the torpedo tube of the 'Zhiyuan,' and the torpedo in the tube exploded, causing the 'Zhiyuan' to sink."

After Lord Deng fell into the sea, I rescued him with a lifebuoy, but he refused, and said: "I am determined to kill the enemy and serve the country, and now I am dying in the sea.

His dog, the Sun, swam to the side and took him by the arm. Lord Deng swore to live and die with the warship, resolutely pressed his favorite dog into the water, and himself sank in the waves, and died with more than 250 officers and men on the ship. ”

The old man stopped, looking a little out of breath: "Actually, there are two hundred and forty-nine people." I'm watery, but I'm afraid of death. He drifted on the sea with a lifebuoy and was later rescued by a fishing boat.

"I'm afraid of death, I didn't die with Lord Deng, I am ashamed of my ancestors. Now the pirates have come to bully us again. I did my best to kill some devils. ”

The old man got up and staggered out of the house with a few rifles, one-color three-eight covers, and some other military supplies. The old man said, "Please take these with you, a total of fifty rifles."

"I don't have any other skills, only a little bit of water. I've taught it all to you. ”

The old man took out the fishing rod from his side and said, "This thing has a name called a tooth rod, so you can play with it if you like." ”

Speaking of this, the old man suddenly hugged his chest with both hands, opened his mouth, and spat out a large mouthful of blood. The originally dark face became sallow and slowly fell.

The monkey and Zhuqing were frightened, and hurriedly rushed over and picked up the old man: "Master, Master, what's wrong with you?" ”

The old man opened his eyes: "I'll go and say to Lord Deng: I did my best!" Slowly closed his eyes......