Chapter 18: The Nameless Island
After hearing this, the little monkey was suddenly a little deflated. He jumped off the mast and lay on the deck with his head in his hands.
"We've been drifting on the sea for half a month, so why haven't we reached Chihiro Island yet." The little monkey squinted at the sky above the sea and said dissatisfied.
The sky was blue, with a few white clouds drifting around. But even so, it's much better than the endless sea.
"I said, little monkey, don't worry. It is also normal to sail out to sea and not see land for several months. We were lucky not to have any strong winds and waves. If the weather is bad, we may be dying. Ah San held the oars unhurriedly and said slowly.
Ah San is right, if it weren't for the luck of the three of them, they basically didn't encounter any strong winds and waves along the way. Otherwise, with the little monkey's small wooden boat, a wave will slap over, and it will sink to the bottom of the sea.
It's just that such a monotonous day is really boring. Feng Liuyang, who was resting with his eyes closed next to him, couldn't help but open his eyes and asked Ah San, "How long will it take for us to reach Chihiro Island?" Don't talk about anything else this time, can you give me a more accurate message? "In the past few days, he and Ah San have been taking turns paddling, and he will meditate and rest when he is free.
As for the active monkeys, they are naturally arranged to adjust the sails and observe things ahead. In fact, there is nothing to observe, and the water that catches your eye is basically clear blue.
After half a month of sailing, Fengliuyang has gradually adapted to the drift at sea. Although because of the relationship between the phoenix itself, it is still a little repulsive to this kind of day of floating on the water all the time, but compared to the beginning of the time, it is much better.
At the beginning, the two teenagers did not feel any discomfort under the impact of curiosity and curiosity in their hearts. But when this momentum passed, I felt all kinds of discomfort in sailing.
First of all, due to the lack of a reference on the sea surface. Except for the endless sea, sometimes you can't see anything else for half a day. No matter what, you get tired after looking at it for a long time, especially for days on end. In this case, the stars at night are incomparably beautiful scenery in the eyes of the two teenagers.
Maybe it's because the sea is so calm, the sunrise and sunset, the clouds are rolling, these ordinary scenery is full of charm at this time. It's like a painting with simple and clear lines, but with a thrilling magnificence.
Secondly, there is the problem of seasickness. According to Ah San, there is no fisherman who goes out to sea for the first time who does not get seasick, even if it is a little monkey who grew up on the seaside. Fortunately, as an experienced fisherman, Ah San solved this problem very well.
The solution is very simple, when you feel seasick, just smell the coconut. Feng Liuyang personally tried this method, and sure enough, he felt much better. At least when you eat fish again, you won't feel nauseous. Seasickness is a painful torture for Feng Liuyang, who likes to eat fish.
However, the monotonous life will always make people feel tired, especially for the young Feng Liuyang. That's why he couldn't help but ask Ah San, hoping to get a more precise answer.
Not to mention the little monkey, if it weren't for Ah San's telling some interesting stories about navigation from time to time, I am afraid that he would have been shouting to go back because he couldn't bear the loneliness.
"Little fairy, don't worry, hey, little monkey, don't pull my beard, this is a symbol of my man." Ah San covered his sparse beard and continued, "When you get to the island in front of you, you find a hidden cave. After passing through the cave, we can reach Chihiro Island. ”
"Chihiro Island is a truly magical place. If you look at it here, the island ahead isn't that big, is it? But when you go through the cave and find Chihiro Island, you will find that it is actually surprisingly large. Ah San propped up the oars and looked at the nameless island in front of him and said.
When the little monkey heard the term "Chihiro Island", he immediately came to his senses. He tugged at the corner of Ah San's clothes and asked, "Then let's bypass this island, won't we reach Chihiro Island?" Why do you have to go through any caves? ”
"Hmph, you don't know. That's what I'm talking about, the mystery of Chihiro Island. Ah San slapped off the little monkey's hand tugging at the corner of his clothes, and said unhurriedly: "After leaving Chihiro Island, I also went around the island, but there was nothing in front of me. Not to mention the island, there is not even a stone. ”
"So, Chihiro Island is hidden in this small island, like a big island hidden in the belly of the island?" The little monkey jumped off the deck, climbed up the mast again, looked over his hands, and said to himself, "No, I have to take a good look at this nameless island and see what it hides." ”
Feng Liuyang was silent, but he also felt the mystery of this Qianxun Island in his heart. He secretly guessed that maybe this island had a function similar to illusion, so it would hide it from everyone's eyes. In the divine realm, there is a place called "Cave Heaven", which is such an existence.
The so-called "cave sky" means that from the outside, this place is unremarkable. But when you enter it through some special means, you will find that the things inside are completely different from the outside.
However, it is precisely because of the mysterious nature of "Cave Heaven" that it is full of unknown charm.
The word "mysterious" has an irresistible magic for anyone. This is the nature that lurks in the human soul, and it is also the fascinating part of life.
After about half a day, the three of them finally arrived at the nameless island.
At the moment of stepping on the island, the little monkey even took off his sackcloth excitedly, dragged it in his hand and waved it excitedly. After half a month of sailing, his exposed arms and legs were tanned into black charcoal, and the contrast in skin color was even more pronounced when he took off his shirt, although he was not very white in the first place.
Compared with the little monkey wearing linen pants and turning his heels, Ah San's performance is not much better. He hammered his bony chest with both hands and cried out loudly, "Dead ghost father, here I am again; Chihiro Island, Daddy is here again! After shouting, I realized that I seemed to have said something wrong. looked around, and added curtly: "Daddy, Ah San really didn't mean to offend your old man, just to express the little excitement in his heart." ”
Feng Liuyang looked at the two mortals helplessly, shrugged his shoulders, and had nothing to say. However, after several days of wandering on the sea, he was finally back on land, and he was very happy.
I have to mention that the current Fengliuyang has been well integrated into the mortal dust. Mortals like Little Monkey and Ah San, although they do not have the ability to move mountains and reclaim the sea, their words and deeds do not conform to noble etiquette, and their lives are extremely simple, but they live very easily and happily every day. At least, there is no need to intrigue, and always be on guard against persecution from the enemy's relatives and friends; You don't have to worry about waking up one day to find that your home is in ruins.
Ignoring the nonsense of the two mortals, Feng Liuyang closed his eyes and quietly felt the difference on this small island. Sure enough, after meditating on it, he found that the aura of this nameless island was much stronger than that of other places.
However, this also means that Feng Liuyang can more easily gather aura, and can even cast some powerful spells. In this way, even if he encounters any danger, he can face it better.
"Alright, let's go." Feng Liuyang said loudly to Ah San and the little monkey. After speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the interior of the island, leaving only the little monkey and Ah San silent in the sea breeze.
After taking two steps, Feng Liuyang realized that it seemed that only Ah San knew where the hidden cave was. So he stopped, scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "That, Ah San, you should lead the way." ”
The salty sea breeze ruffled the monkey's unkempt hair, and the boy who stood there was completely messy.
It was Ah San who took the lead in breaking the embarrassment, he walked in front with a smile, and said with a rare arrogance: "Boys, follow me." To explore the unknown world and break out of a new world that belongs to us. ”
The two teenagers were stunned, and even Feng Liuyang didn't expect that Ah San, who was inconspicuous on weekdays, would have such pride.
The little monkey ran forward, waving his sackcloth, and chased after Ah San. shouted while chasing after his mouth: "Stinky Ah San, dare to grab Boss Feng's lines and look for a fight." ”
Ah San hugged his head and ran around, and the three of them made a mess.
So, the three-person sailing team began their expedition.
The island is not too big, with only a few rolling hills. After crossing two hills, the three of them came to the location of the cave that Ah San said.
"This is what you call a cave?" The little monkey pointed to a huge coconut tree and asked Ah San very dissatisfied.
Ah San circled around the coconut tree a few times, and kept muttering: "Impossible, the last time I came, it was obviously a hill here." ”
"When was the last time you came?" Feng Liuyang frowned and asked Ah San.
Ah San scratched his not very lush hair, and said suspiciously: "Just half a month ago, when I found this place, this was still a hill - the cave was hidden in the hill. But how did it turn into a coconut tree this time? ”
Feng Liuyang thought about it and summoned a group of flames. The sound of the fire "bang" rose into the air, and the height of the fire was half a zhang high, scorching Ah San's sparse beard.
"Little fairy, what are you doing?" Ah San, who was covered with black and gray face, touched his beard and said aggrievedly: "If you want to beat or scold, it's up to you, why do you want to burn my beard." As his "symbol of a man", his already sparse beard was burned into slag by the flames.
When the little monkey saw Ah San's appearance, he clapped his hands gloating and said: "Burn well, burn for seconds, burn Ah San croak." Who let you lie to us, what is it if your beard is burned, next time you will burn your clothes. ”
Ah San was even more aggrieved, he looked at Feng Liuyang with tears in his eyes: "Little fairy, I really don't know, I really didn't mean to lie to you." Borrow a few little guts, and I don't dare to lie to you. Don't burn my clothes, my family is poor and can't afford to buy clothes. ”
Feng Liuyang didn't expect that the "Fireball Technique", which could only raise a small fireball on weekdays, could now burn so high. Although he had long expected that the power of the spell would increase after the aura became richer, Feng Liuyang did not expect the power to increase to such an extent. didn't grasp the heat for a while, and the unlucky one was Ah San.
"Hey, it was just an accident." Feng Liuyang smiled awkwardly, and then threw the flame onto the stout coconut tree.
Unexpectedly, this time the commotion was even bigger than last time.