There is not a single cloud in the clear sky, and the winter sun hangs high above the sky like a large egg yolk.

The sea was undulating incessantly, and the north wind was strong, filling the soft and hard sails of the "Dawn" that all stayed on the second position.

The wind was so strong that the "Dawn", which had lowered its right side rudder, tilted significantly, and from time to time there was a tooth-squeaking sound where the rudder and the hull were connected.

If it weren't for the few black spots on the far skyline, then Chu Fan and Ge Bi, who were standing at the bow of the ship at this time, should be in a happy mood - although the wind was a little off, the speed of the ship was unsatisfactory, and the weather was so good, let alone worry about the storm.

"I have all kinds of treasures, why don't I have a telescope?" Chu Fan squinted his eyes and looked due east, complaining softly.

"Young master, you're talking about clairvoyant mirrors, right?" Ge Bi, who was standing side by side with him, took a long time to react to what the telescope was, "If Gao Shuncheng gets the telescope, he will definitely keep it for himself, that thing is rare, not to mention expensive, and it may not be able to buy it if you have money." ”

Chu Fan pursed his lips and said secretly in his heart, when the glass workshop on Niudao is built, how many telescopes will there be?

But now he had no choice but to stare at the suspicious black dots with a pair of eyes—the black dots seemed to be undulating with the waves, and they didn't look like islands—and in Ge Bi's memory, there should have been no islands nearby.

The distance was too far to see clearly, so Chu Fan asked Ge Bi with some uncertainty, "Uncle Ge, it's a bit like a boat." ”

Ge Bi shook his head, "It's so far away, I can't tell...... Let's get closer. ”

In the hunting north wind, the "Dawn" cleaved the waves and continued to move forward, Chu Fan estimated that the speed of the ship should be about twenty yards, but this speed made those few black spots look like they were solidified, and there was almost no change.

After a long time, the black dots seemed to be a little bigger, becoming like millet grains, and the number of black dots was finally counted by Chu Fan - there were four in total, and one of them was slightly larger.

As soon as he wanted to say something, he heard a strange cry from Ge Bi beside him, and turned his head to see that the old man had already run towards the stern of the boat as if he had burned his buttocks.

"Turn the sails! Go to the first place! Pull up the rudder! ”

Ge Bi shouted wildly all the way, which made Chu Fan a little confused, but it looked like Ge Bi was about to turn to the south - this was the opposite direction of Nagasaki.

By the time Chu Fan followed him to the lookout pavilion, Ge Bi had already adjusted the rudder, and the "Dawn" drew a graceful arc on the sea surface and began to run wildly towards the south.

"Red-haired ghost!"

As if he knew what Chu Fan was going to ask, Ge Bi preemptively answered, "That big boat is the ship of the red-haired ghost!" Damn, you've found us, and we're turning! ”

Chu Fan couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up, sure enough, he was old from running to the sea, and he didn't see anything, the old man had already seen that it was a Western ship, and he could also see the other party's movements, it was not simple.

Turning his head to look to the left--with the turn of the "Dawn", the four black dots had changed to the northeast on the left--Chu Fan didn't know if it was a psychological effect, as if he felt that the four black dots were a little bigger, and he could vaguely see that they were one big and three small.

As for Ge Bi running away as soon as he saw the ship turn around, Chu Fan took it for granted - in this era, everyone who eats at sea, regardless of whether they are merchants or not, has the color of pirates, even if they are professional pirates, they become good citizens when they enter the port, and those maritime merchants who are well-behaved on land also become vicious pirates when they go to sea.

This is especially true for Westerners, the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Dutch on the East Asian seas, which are not notorious colonizers, murder, arson, and captivity are commonplace for them.

"The red-haired ghost is the most unreasonable," as if to verify Chu Fan's knowledge, Ge Bi looked at the four black dots with palpitations and said, "It has always been a matter of robbing the cargo and killing them, and few people can escape from their knives...... I met a fellow in Nagasaki, and we from Liaodong were robbed of the boat by the red-haired ghost...... An arm is gone! He said that if he hadn't passed out at that time, he was afraid that his life would not have been saved...... Speaking of which, those Fujian guys are also ruthless, but they are much better than the red-haired ghosts, so they still have a little incense, and they just grab the goods, even if they want to rob the ship, they generally don't kill people, find a desert island and throw it away, and resign themselves to fate. ”

His chatter made Chu Fan's heart get colder and colder - seeing that the four black spots, especially the largest one, were getting bigger and bigger, although slowly, they were undoubtedly getting bigger.

This means that the distance between the other party's "Dawn" is getting closer and closer, and if it continues like this, it will be caught up sooner or later.

"Young master, don't worry," Ge Bi's face was also a little unsightly, but he was still comforting Chu Fan, "Seeing that the sky is about to get dark, they may not have the patience to follow all the time, maybe they won't even be able to see the shadow when they get up early tomorrow morning?" ”

Chu Fan took out his pocket watch and looked at it, it was indeed 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and he felt a little relieved.

The winter night was cold and long, and after eating a meal of tasteless dry food in cold water, the atmosphere on board became more and more depressing—everyone knew that they had encountered pirates again, and a mixture of despair and fear spread through the "Dawn" like an acute infectious disease.

Before he could vent, Ge Bi asked everyone not to make loud noises or raise fires, he listened to Chu Fan's suggestion, quietly adjusted the route, and deviated a little to the west, trying to use the cover of night to get rid of the Western ship, so it was strictly forbidden to make a sound and fire on the ship, for fear of being noticed by the other party - but when the moon is so round, how careful is it useful?

Lying back on the rope bed, Chu Fan didn't feel sleepy at all - the bright moonlight no longer made people quiet, but made people feel irritable.

It was like a big weight in my heart, heavy - it was one thing to know that the sea was dangerous, and it was another thing to be truly immersive.

I was finally reborn once, struggling out of the catastrophe again and again, and finally saw a ray of light, why did I have to "die before I got out of school" this time?

If you knew this, you might as well just let yourself be buried in the fire, why should you be reborn? Thank you, God, family!

After tossing and turning, Chu Fan thought again, even if he was caught up, he might not be dead, right? Maybe he can still rely on a mouth to find a way out for himself and these brothers?

Hmm, Spanish? No! Portuguese? No! Dutch? Still not !!

Chu Fan sadly found that when the book was used, he hated less, and when he was still on the college campus in his early years, why couldn't he spend more effort and learn one or two foreign subjects, and now he won't be blind.

It's not a big thing to think about, and in the end my heart is horizontal.

Whatever, people die and birds are facing the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years, anyway, compared to being buried in the fire, he has lived for half a year longer, and he has earned it!

Thinking about it like this, Chu Gongzi's heart was a lot lighter, and he was already exhausted, and he quickly fell asleep.

PS: I would like to inform all book friends that chapter 363 of "Fat Man" has been updated, please enjoy it: http://tieba./p/3591009263?pid=81697496355#81697496355