71. Yingzhou
Early in the morning, I asked Ao Zhen on the deck, "How far are we from Fuso?" β
"It's been almost half way through!" "But the further you go, the harder it gets." β
"Why?" I asked.
Ao Zhen did not answer positively. "We're walking in a strait right now. The strait is surrounded by the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Ping Sea, the Hehai Sea and the Whale Sea. There are multiple undercurrents surging below the surface of the water. Passing vessels should proceed with caution. β
"In addition, my cousin, Princess Pinghai, has just sent me a message that a giant eye of the storm is approaching the strait from the junction of Hehai and Pinghai. It will pass through our route in two days. Let's take a moment of refuge. β
Is the eye of the storm a typhoon?
"Huh?" I asked, "Isn't it the responsibility of the dragons to rise and fall, rise and fall, and rise and rain?" You let your people do a trick. When we pass, let the sea flow honestly, don't it wind, don't rain, don't it? β
Ao Zhen squinted at me, as if my words were illogical. "What do you think we dragons are, Emperor of Heaven? Even Haotian God doesn't necessarily have the abilities you said! β
"Our dragon clan is raining on the continent, which is the duty given by the Emperor of Heaven. It requires the cooperation of the cloud god and the rain god to complete. It's not as free as you think. β
"As for where the wind comes from and where it goes, we dragons don't count. As for the undercurrent surge, it is determined by the topography of the seabed. The ebb and flow of the tide is determined by the movement of the sun, moon and stars. Even the Sun, Moon and Star Monarch can't change this, how can we control the dragon clan? β
I was speechless. But it sounds scientific!
Another feeling is that the gods are nothing more than that.
"Are you dragons still afraid of these things?" I asked.
"Of course we are not afraid of storms. As soon as the storm comes, we just hide underwater. As for the undercurrents, although we also have to avoid them. But even if you accidentally get involved, you can swim out in most cases. The key is you! In addition, there are pirates......"
"Pirates?"
"Yes! Samhan to the north of the strait, Yeongju to the south, and Fuso to the east, are all infested with pirates. β
"What about the East China Sea?" I asked.
"Why not?"
"Then we'll come all the way, it's quiet!"
She gave me a blank look, "With Princess Ben on board, how could the pirates come?" β
"Cut!" I said, "Do pirates know you?" Or are you raising pirates? β
"What? When we walked in the East China Sea, there were always aquatic soldiers underwater to protect us. Where did the pirates have a chance to get close. But now it's different! β
"Now you can also ask the local dragons to protect you!"
"Huh!" Ao Zhen smiled, "Actually, I don't need to ask for it, my father must have known the Dragon King of Pinghai." But whether he cares about it or not, it's hard to say. Besides, my second cousin didn't look down on our brother and sister in the first place, and thought we were squeamish. If I ask for protection again, she will look down on her even more. β
"Your second cousin," I asked, "is the cousin you mentioned the last time I saw your brother?" β
"yes!" She said, "My brother's fiancΓ©e." Anyway, my second cousin traveled, and her father, the Dragon King of the Sea, never sent anyone to protect her. Several times in distress, she settled it by herself. β
I looked at her, "Since she looks down on your brother, why did she agree to marry your brother?" β
"Parents' orders!" Ao Zhen sighed lightly, "Pinghai is between the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Hehai Sea, and the Whale Sea, and marrying the East China Sea, which is powerful and has the least conflict, is probably the best choice for the Dragon King of Pinghai." β
"If I'm traveling with an aquarium, I don't have anything to worry about. But now it's different. She looked back at the cabin, "Among the eleven of you, your spiritual power is the highest, followed by Yi Congshan. Mei Lin and Bo Gu and Lai Yi's two sons, have good spiritual power. The others are very low. β
"Especially the three sons of Xu Yi, they talk about the head of the army on paper. If there is a fight, whether they can be a personal envoy or not. When there is a crisis, I have to think about how to protect them. β
I was a little unimpressed, "How good can a pirate be?" With the mana of a few of us, just dry and sink their boats, and then throw them all into the sea to feed the fish, and that's it. β
"That's a light thing to say." Ao Zhen smiled, "If it's a Terran pirate, I'm naturally not afraid." But pirates can be aquarists! β
Aqua Pirates!! My eyes widened.
"The peace between the Pinghai, the Hehai and the Whale Sea Dragon Clan is far from being as harmonious as between the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and in a hundred years, there have been more than 20 wars of all sizes. After a long war, several dragon kings have long been unable to take care of the security of the sea, resulting in rampant bandits like those on your continent. β
"Ordinary aquariums, even as big as whale sharks, don't pose much of a threat to boats." Ao Zhen said, "But the water pirates themselves must be spirit beasts. On the vast sea, just a group of us, when we encounter water pirates, do you think there is a chance to escape? β
"If it's a non-dragon, I can still suppress it. But if the other party is also a dragon, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to deal with. β
She didn't go on. Because behind the sea level in the distance, in the faint morning mist, a high mountain appeared.
"Where is that?" I asked.
"That's Yingzhou!" Ao Zhen replied, "Let's go there and take shelter from the wind!" β
In the cabin, the Terran companions who had been tormented by the sea journey in the past few days were all excited as soon as they heard that there was the famous Sea Immortal Mountain Yingzhou in front of them, and they all ran from the cabin to the deck.
However, that immortal mountain is so far away from us. Two hours after the sailboat had been at full speed, it was still mostly hidden behind sea level, but it seemed to be a little higher than it had been in the morning. It's unattainable.
It wasn't until the sun set that we finally arrived at the shore of Yingzhou. It's not at all like the islands I've seen at Biyu Palace. In fact, it is much larger than Penglai Island, and all the islands to which Biyou Palace belongs combined. When we first landed, we had to suspect that it was actually another continent.
The mountains that used to be seen from the sea are still far inland. It seems that if we really want to visit the immortals who live in the mountains, we will have to walk a longer way.
The island is beautiful and beautiful. However, the islanders we see on the seashore are a little unaccustomed to our fellow Terrans.
Originally, according to Grandpa Bigan's words, the various departments of Dongyi were "always exposed in clothes". Coupled with the hot weather, several Dongyi girls only wore bandeau hip-length skirts. Just for sun protection, a gauze was added to the outside.
As for me, Mei Lin and Yi Congshan, they don't wear more on their legs than they do. But compared to the islanders by the sea, we were dressed too much.
They only wore a piece of animal skin on their upper body, and as for their lower body, they wore nothing at all. And the girls who picked the seafood in the water were simply naked.
The islanders were dark-skinned and short-stated, and their hair was shaved to the ground, both men and women. It looks very strange.
Yi Congshan and I couldn't help but start squeezing two pairs of brothers and sisters from the peninsula, "It is said that the islanders of Yingzhou all crossed the sea from you. Maybe it's the same clan as your ancestors! β
The two pairs of siblings immediately retorted, especially the Miss Laijiang, whose words were particularly fierce. "Look at their size, face shape, and skin color, how can they be of the same clan as us?"
Looks like this joke is not going to go on. At this time, Ao Zhen said: "We are going to take shelter here tonight. When a storm comes, the boat can be bumpy and dangerous. Let's go ashore and find a place to shelter from the rain! β
We all got up, but Xu Huan said nothing and refused to get off the boat. It turned out that when she saw the naked and frolicking girls on the shore, she was so ashamed that she didn't want to show her face.
Why do I suddenly think this thing is so funny? couldn't help but walk over, "I said Miss, people don't feel ashamed of their bare butts, why are you shy?" β
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Press: In ancient times, it was called the East China Sea, which means the current Yellow Sea. In ancient times, it was called the South China Sea, which is equivalent to the current East China Sea. In ancient times, it was called the Sea of Whales, which refers to the present-day Sea of Japan. Pinghai and Hehai are fictional in this book, roughly located on the East China Sea-Philippine Sea line.
As for Yingzhou, I think some of my readers must have been there, and I haven't. If I'm writing too outrageous, then I'm not writing the one you've been to.