During the Chenghua period of Ming Xianzong, Haimen County, Tongzhou, Suzhou Prefecture.

I don't know when the rough sea calmed down, and the waves seemed to have begun to die down inexplicably.

The second baby squatted on the sand of the beach and picked out a red and white conch.

"Second baby!" The gray-haired man hurried over from the village chief. "Second baby, are your fathers back?"

The second baby wiped the wet sea sand on the conch, "Not yet, but my father said that I will come back as soon as it gets dark," he raised his little face to look at the dark sky, "It's getting dark, Dad should be back soon!" ”

"Silly boy! It's not dark! It's only noon! The village chief looked worriedly at the dark clouds overhead, and at this time there seemed to be a black curtain in the sky, overwhelmingly pressed down, and people couldn't help but feel a little suffocated.

"Village Chief," several big men ran out of the village barefoot and wearing robes, "Village Chief, this day has become scary, let's go out and find Lao Qin and them!" ”

The village chief looked at the sea in front of him that was tumbling like ink, "This vast sea, where to find it!" ”

While everyone was talking, the sky had become darker, and everyone had to turn on the lights. The abnormal weather made people feel frightened, and some people couldn't help but shiver, "I have never seen such weather in my more than 40 years of life." Could it be the legendary ...... at the bottom of the sea?"

"Shut up!" Before the man could finish speaking, the village chief immediately stopped him sharply, "Keep your mouth shut!" ”

The village chief looked at the sky, his brows tightly locked, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded vigorously, "Okay!" A few of you have a boat for each of you, and you go out to sea in different directions! ”

"Good!" A few people said yes and ran towards the fishing boat on the beach.

"Remember," the village chief shouted loudly behind them, "the distance to the sea cannot exceed five miles, and if you don't see Lao Qin and them within five miles, return immediately!" Remember? ”

The people on the beach said yes and jumped on the boat.

"Wait a minute, I'll go too!" An eager voice came from not far away, and a teenager hurried over. "Uncle Village, I'm going to find my dad too!"

The village chief grabbed the young man, "Big baby, don't go, you are still young, you haven't been to the sea a few times, this weather is not a joke, maybe it's a big storm that has not been encountered in a century." ”

"Then I'm going to go!" The young man's eyes were full of determination, "I'm going to get my dad back!" ”

"You stinky boy," the village chief scolded, "don't make a mess at this time, what?" You went out recklessly, and when you got your dad back, I went back to you?! ”

The big baby's eyes were glazed, and he wanted to say something, but suddenly felt that someone was pulling his trouser leg again, and he looked down and saw that it was his younger brother and second baby.

The second baby looked at the big baby pitifully, "Brother, I'm afraid!" ”

The big baby's eyes softened instantly, squatted down and hugged his younger brother, and said softly: "The second baby is not afraid, my brother is here!" ”

In the cloudy sky, a white light suddenly flashed at this time, followed by a muffled thunder......

Gradually, the sky was completely dark, the storm was like a whip "snapping" on the window, and in a wooden house by the sea, the young man covered the quilt for the second baby.

"Brother, when will Dad come back?" The second baby asked with wide eyes.

The young man touched the head of the second baby, "Come on, sleep!" ”

At this time, the door of the house was suddenly pushed open, and the two people looked over in surprise, and when they saw that the person who came in was the village chief, the surprise in the eyes of the two immediately turned into disappointment.

The young man opened his mouth and asked, "Uncle, my father ......"

The village chief shook his head, "Not yet, but now that the wind and waves are so strong, they may take refuge on some reef, and they will probably come back tomorrow when the storm stops." If you want to say that no one can catch up with your father in the sea, don't worry too much, go to sleep first. I'll go out and have a look. ”

After speaking, the village chief walked out. The boy bit his lip tightly, his eyes filled with panic.

Time gradually passed, but the wind and waves on the sea did not decrease, but there was a tendency to intensify, the boy waited for half the night, he was too sleepy, and couldn't help but fall asleep on the side of the bed of the second baby.

I don't know how long it took, a thunderclap exploded in the sky, and the big baby was suddenly awakened, he raised his head a little dazedly, and suddenly found that there seemed to be something strange outside the window. He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully again, and at this moment, another lightning and thunder roared, and by the light in the sky, the big baby suddenly found a figure standing outside the window, and the figure was looking into the room with his head down.

The big baby was taken aback, exclaimed, and subconsciously shrank back. The lightning in the sky was fleeting, and the figure outside the window disappeared from the sight of the big baby.

The big baby was panting in shock, but suddenly he was stunned, the silhouette reflected outside the window just now was so familiar. He looked down and thought about it, then jumped out of bed and pulled the window open.

But by this time, the window was empty, but under the windowsill was a gray cloth bag.

The big baby turned over and jumped out of the window, picked up the bag and looked at it, and immediately widened his eyes, although the burden had been beaten and soaked, he recognized at a glance that the cloth on the outside of the bag was his father's coat.

The big baby got up and looked around, and suddenly saw a person running along the beach in the rainstorm.

"Daddy!" The figure was so familiar that he threw down his baggage and shouted after him.

The figure in front of him seemed to be a little abnormal, and after sprinting for a while, his steps seemed to stagger. The big baby followed closely behind, and his whole body was already soaked. The rain mixed with the sea water smashed into his face, and his eyes couldn't open. But the eldest baby couldn't care about these at all, and desperately caught up with his father.

"Daddy! Where are you going! The big baby hugged Lao Qin from behind. Why don't you go home? ”

The eldest baby felt his father's body cold and stiff, and even trembled a little, "Dad, what's wrong with you?" ”

Hearing his son's voice, Lao Qin slowly turned his head, "Big baby......

The big baby grabbed his father's arm hard, "Dad, you are ......"

Lao Qin waved his hand, "Child, don't ask, Dad is sorry for you." ”

The eldest baby didn't understand his father's words, but he felt his heart tug up all of a sudden, "Dad, what are you talking about!" Let's go home! ”

Hearing his son's words, Lao Qin's body shook instantly, and he closed his eyes vigorously, and he didn't know if it was tears or rain left from the corners of his eyes, "Dad can't go back, he can't go back," Lao Qin sighed, reached out and shook the young man's shoulder hard, "In the future, you have to take care of your brother and live well." ”

"Daddy!" The eldest baby was frightened by his father's appearance, "What's wrong with you?" "He almost cried.

Old Qin just wanted to speak, but at this time, the sea suddenly surged violently. The eldest baby saw that Lao Qin's originally sad eyes suddenly froze, and then he slowly turned his head to look into the depths of the sea.

The eldest baby looked at his father's eyes, but was shocked to find that at some point, a huge black shadow appeared on the originally pitch-black sea at this time.

The big baby's eyes widened in horror, but Lao Qin was not surprised. The eldest baby pulled his father and asked with some trembling, "Dad, what is this?" ”

But Lao Qin still looked at the sea and did not answer. Not only that, but what made the big baby even more unimaginable was that his father suddenly jumped and swam towards the huge black shadow.

Seeing this, the big baby immediately jumped into the sea and chased after him. He grew up on the beach since he was a child, and his swimming speed was not slower than that of Lao Qin.

Seeing his father's side, the eldest baby reached out and grabbed Lao Qin's trouser belt, "Dad, go back with me!" ”

But Lao Qin didn't seem to hear the voice of the big baby at all, and still swam straight forward. The big baby was so anxious that tears flowed down unconsciously. Seeing that he couldn't catch his father, he shouted helplessly: "Dad! What happened to you! Don't you want us! I'm your son! ”

I don't know if the shouting of the big baby played a role, Lao Qin suddenly stopped, but he didn't look back, just turned his back to the big baby, and his body rose and fell against the waves.

The father's abnormality made the eldest baby a little scared, and he trembled and reached out to grab his father's shoulder. But before his hand touched it, Lao Qin had already slowly turned his head......

As Lao Qin's head slowly turned, the big baby's eyes became more and more frightened, and even his teeth kept trembling. Because he saw his father, his body still facing away from him, and his face turned away. In other words, Lao Qin's head turned one hundred and eighty degrees.

The big baby stretched out his hand and pointed at Lao Qin, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't speak.

And Lao Qin stared at his son, but suddenly smiled, in the torrential rain of the black sky and the sea of ink, against the backdrop of the huge black shadow on the sea, Lao Qin's smile was indescribably weird.

The eldest baby felt that Lao Qin's eyes changed instantly, and he even began to wonder if this was his father.