Chapter 15: Samadhi
Their luck was good, and by noon the next day, the distant view became clearly visible. It was about the time when the unknown youkai left, and even the air became cleaner. Qi Huan rolled his two hands into a tube, looked at the shore for a long time, and muttered:
"It doesn't seem to be very far......"
"Don't be careless." Bai Ya also looked over, "Who knows if anything will happen again at sea." Moreover, the current and wind direction are uncertain, and there is no way back if there is an accident. β
Qi Huan let go of his hand and looked at him like a monster.
"I can't imagine it, Lao Bai, when did your critical thinking ability become so strong."
ββ¦β¦ You're sick. β
"I thought you were only going to fight and kill."
Jun Aoyan also stood on the shore. There was no wind today, and although the scenery in the distance was clearly visible, the sky was a little cloudy.
"On the surface, it looks calm, but it always gives people a bad feeling." She pondered as she looked over there, "Are there some silhouettes of ships over there?" I can't see it clearly. β
Qi Huan shook his head: "I don't know." It could be a reef on the shore, or it could be a boat. But if it's a ship...... It's supposed to be their dock, right? β
"Or maybe it was left behind by someone who had been on the island." Bai Ya said.
"Ah...... That's right. β
They briefly discussed it, and finally agreed that it was not suitable to go to sea at the moment. It's really hard for them to be able to discuss important matters that are at stake in their lives, and not to be rash. The only thing that is certain is that if you want to leave this uninhabited island, a decent boat is essential. What kind of ship can sail this distance safely? Based on visual inspection alone, assuming that the water flow is stable, it is said that it is an hour less to paddle through. Unfortunately, the current flow of the sea is in their direction, and going against the sea is really a challenging plan.
"It would be nice if someone knew how to divide the sea......" Qi Huan joked and looked back at them. Both men stared straight at him. He frowned, a little unpleasant.
"What, what kind of eyes are you looking in? I don't know. β
"It's okay to divide people."
"Me too."
"......" Qihuan rolled his eyes, the two of them were surprisingly consistent in terms of fighting and killing, "I can do a little bit of yin-yang techniques, but Xiaohe can, and the sea still forget it." β
No matter what kind of ship was made of wood, they discussed finding suitable timber in the afternoon. There was no need to cut down trees, because even the remains of the original ship were enough to build a small boat. It's just that the curvature of the bottom of the ship is limited, and there is a risk of water leakage if you raise the side of the ship with limited tools.
In the afternoon, when tossing and turning on the shore, the servants were also tired enough, and often quarreled because of disagreement. Finally they were all tired, lying on the edge of a half-finished stall, bored with the sea breeze.
Qi Huan stood barefoot at the water's edge, the water repeatedly lapping against the edge of his rolled up trouser legs. He looked at his destination with some emotion. I didn't expect this short distance to become an insurmountable obstacle. As for the flow of the sea, he also observed it for a long time, but he had no clue. For a long time, the water was coming in this direction. How hard do you need to swing the oars to move forward? Not to mention moving forward, it's hard not to be photographed back. The depth of the sea here is also unknown, and the anchor is not so easy to do. Besides, there is no place to find such a long rope.
ββ¦β¦ Yes? β
Qi Huan made a strange sound. Bai Ya sat up his waist and looked at the position he was looking at.
"What's the ghost called?"
"Is there anyone on the shore over there?"
Bai Ya suddenly stood up, and Jun Aoyan also stood up. They all looked over, rolled up their hands, and gathered the light together. There were a few points moving on the shoreβa lot of them, and there was an indescribable order. Although some of them are scattered, some of them are more concentrated, and a small group of people are concentrated together. And the scattered ones move in a less natural way.
Then, a distinct block-like object was pushed into the water. There are also two points on top of that. From this point of view, it was probably something like a bamboo raft. Is there anyone there to ride this kind of thing? At sea? Where are they going?
I kept staring in that direction, and my eyes were a little sore. They looked at it for a while, but couldn't come up with a reason. After a short rest, the three of them resumed work. Instead of guessing what it is, find a way to get closer to the answer. I was busy intermittently until the afternoon, and the pile of scrap in my hand finally took on the appearance of a ship.
Relative to this uninhabited island, it is the time of high tide, and the water level has spread to the place where they are building. Qi Huan and Ao Yan set out to drag the embryonic ship a long distance inside. If the "life-saving straw" that was finally made is just drifting away with the waves, it will not be a failure.
Bai Ya straightened his waist and thumped like an old man. He looked at the sea, and his expression somehow became solemn.
"The raft is fine." "And it's near," he said. β
"What?"
The other two stood up at the same time, and Qi Huan almost flashed his waist. They all ran a few steps forward, their legs soaked in the water. Bai Ya was right, the "square" was much closer to them, the outline was clearly visible, and it was indeed a complete raft. There were two people sitting on it β maybe two children. They sat on the wide raft, looking a little at a loss, and the three of them couldn't read their expressions clearly. The sea was a little turbulent now compared to the morning, and the two children seemed to be scared.
"Bai Shaoxia!!"
Ao Yan suddenly exclaimed. Qi Huan immediately turned around and found that Bai Ya had disappeared, but there was a mass of black clothes and scattered Yin Yang scimitars on the beach. Qi Huan ran over to pick it up, and saw that on the sea, he jumped into the sea wearing a single coat, swimming fast, as flexible as a fish, and swept away the virtue of the middle-aged and elderly man before.
"Hey! Bai Ya! Qi Huan shouted anxiously, "You will ...... if you can save it"
He didn't finish speaking, for the sound of the waves had long since overshadowed his. Ao Yan also showed concern:
"This ...... In case there are three long and two short, I don't know if he can cope with it. If the raft is overturned, even those who are good at water are easily carried by the drowning people......"
Under the control of survival instinct, people will only die if they catch something, and if they don't have the relevant ability, no matter how much water you know, you can lose your life. The two of them knew very well, but they didn't dare to act rashly, just watched in that direction with concern. The two of them stood by the side of the half-finished boat, ready to go down to catch people if something happened. I don't know if this will work.
Bai Ya's water nature is stronger than they thought. They saw that he soon came into contact with the raft that was drifting with the waves, and the two children did not behave in the same way. One of them stepped back a little timidly, and the other plucked up the courage to lie on the side of the raft and say something face to face with him. Later, Bai Ya circled the raft, grabbed it with both arms, and tried to swim towards the island. Under the action of the high tide, the raft was quickly pushed over, and the other two hurriedly ran to help.
Those were two thirteen or fourteen-year-olds.
They all wore their buns and wore suits of gold. The clothes were wet with water, and the material could not be seen, so Qi Huan touched it and immediately judged that it was a fine satin. The white single clothes were glued to Bai Ya's body, and he took them off neatly and wrung out the water vigorously. As Aoyan handed him his coat, he noticed strange scars on his lean body. Bai Ya took it, hastily put it on his body, and didn't say anything. Although Jun Aoyan didn't ask, he was very concerned - those were very different from the knife wounds and gunshot wounds left on the battlefield, there were fine holes, and there were also discolored skin patches, which may have been corroded. She was curious, but now was not the time to ask.
The boy was a little timid and kept cowering behind the girl. Qi Huan whispered to Bai Ya:
"Their clothes are of good quality and the workmanship is fine. Perhaps, it was transported from within the southern country. The southern kingdom is perhaps much bigger than we think. β
"Roast it for me later."
Bai Ya didn't answer, threw the wrung out clothes "stick" to Qi Huan, and reached out to ask him for a knife. Qi Huan took the clothes with some surprise, gave him the knife in a very awkward posture, and asked:
"No, you don't think, you don't think ......"
"Guess what the girl asked me in the first sentence?" Bai Ya gave the answer herself, "She asked me if I was Lord Seagod." β
"Lord Poseidon?"
Jun Aoyan also listened inexplicably. She has been dealing with the old men in the army all the year round, and she is not very good at dealing with children. She crouched down to appear more amiable, but her tone was still a little fierce.
"What's your name?"
The boy trembled with fright and did not dare to speak. The girl was brave enough to take him behind her, straightened her chest and replied:
"My name is Xiaojie! He's Xiaoju, my younger brother. β
"Say, why are you at sea?"
"Hey, you carry the ...... back," Qi Huan couldn't look at it, "You're too fierce, judge the prisoner." β
Only then did the arrogant person notice that although the girl who claimed to be Xiaojie looked very brave, tears were already shining in the corners of her eyes. She was a little confused and stupidly stepped aside. She looked at the raft that Fang Qihuan had observed, and there were many colored things left on it. She also squatted down and did the same thing as Qi Huan: pick it up and look at it. Some of the colored fragments are already translucent. They are soft to the touch and crumble when pinched. Although it smelled tasteless, Ao Yan judged that these were flowers.
Although Bai Ya didn't speak, his eyes kept falling on the two children. They must have been natives of the island, for they had a faint accent that he had never heard before. After walking the rivers and lakes for so many years, anyone who opened his mouth could know where this kid's hometown was, only these two children had a tone that he had never heard of, and they seemed to belong to the south alone.
Their clothes were tattooed with strange patterns, a style he had never seen before. The background color is gold, and the edges are embroidered with many fine blue lines, and there are red, eye-like patterns.
Looking at their eyes again, Ao Yan couldn't help frowning. It's obviously two children, but their expressions are full of indescribable hostility.
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