Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Daughter of the Sea

Shen Changfeng took a sip of barley tea to remove the fishy smell, suddenly thought of something, and said to Shen Lingjun: "I visited Yiqing Daoist before, and I saw that he was more interested in these strange things, and Canglu Mountain, where the Yuqing Palace is located, is not far from here, so it is better to ask him, maybe he can know something." ”

When Shen Lingjun heard it, he slapped the table and said, "Go now!" ”

Therefore, after the meal, several people divided into two ways, Zhao Qi and they went back first, Shen Lingjun, Su Musha and Shen Changfeng went to Canglu Mountain to find a Qingdao chief.

Coming out of Yanhai Pavilion and passing by the Liuyun Water Pavilion, Ye Qingzhi looked up several times, frowned, and didn't speak all the way.

Zhao Qi followed by her side, and when she didn't speak, she thought that she was a little uncomfortable thinking that Yao Qingyu was dead. I thought about it upside down for a long time, and decided to comfort it, but I had never done anything comforting to people, and I didn't know how to speak for a while.

So, after thinking about it for a long time, after clenching her fists and coughing dryly twice to attract her attention, she said dryly: "Actually, there is nothing to be sad about when people die, early death and early superbirth." ”

Ye Qingzhi didn't react to what he said for a moment, she looked at him blankly and blinked.

Zhao Qi pointed to the Liuyun Water Pavilion behind him: "Yao Qingyu, didn't you think he was unhappy?" ”

"Why am I upset?" Ye Qingzhi was puzzled and said lightly: "What does he have to do with me." ”

Zhao Qi was puzzled: "Then what were you thinking about silently for a long time just now?" ”

Ye Qingzhi looked back again: "I'm just wondering, why did it be renovated after only half a year." ”

Zhao Qi thought for a while, and finally concluded: "Idle." ”

The two walked and talked, and in a blink of an eye they came to the main street, and there was more traffic, and it was during the July Treasure Market, and the roadside was full of large and small utensils decorated with treasures.

Ye Qingzhi found a book seller in these stalls, but she didn't care, her eyes swept casually, but stopped. It was a silk book, but the original white silk was yellowed and dirty, and no one wanted it, so it was thrown in the corner by the stall owner.

Ye Qingzhi squatted on the ground and picked it up and looked at it a few times, with a look of surprise on her face.

When the stall owner saw the business coming to the door, he greeted with a smile: "Do you want to buy books or calligraphy and paintings?" ”

Zhao Qi turned his gaze to the silk book, and saw what Gu or something was written on it, he was not interested, but he saw that Ye Qingzhi seemed to have a baby.

The stall owner saw Ye Qingzhi holding the rag and kept looking at it, and said in his heart, this thing has been thrown for a year or two, although it doesn't take up space, it's also quite an eyesore, and finally met a buyer, and immediately said attentively: "The girl wants to buy this, I'll give you a preferential price." ”

Ye Qingzhi looked at it seriously and didn't hear his words, so she didn't pay attention to it.

Zhao Qi waved his hand: "Buy." ”

On the other end, Shen Lingjun and the three of them were all excellent people, and half an hour later, they had already come to the foot of Canglu Mountain.

The Yuqing Palace was not built high, and it was time to climb another cup of tea.

Because Shen Changfeng had visited, the little Taoist priest at the door directly welcomed the three of them in, saying that the Taoist chief was in the back mountain.

Shen Changfeng asked him to be busy by himself, and then took Shen Lingjun and Su Musha to the back mountain to find a Qingdao chief.

When the three of them came to the back mountain, they saw a person sitting alone in the pavilion, wearing a bun on his head, wearing gossip clothes, holding a whisk in his hand, floating like a fairy in the gentle breeze.

Hearing the movement, the Taoist turned around, this person was the head of the Qing Dao, but he saw that he had white hair and black eyebrows, a ruddy complexion, and an elegant demeanor, and said with a slight smile: "Virtuous nephew, how can you come here today." ”

After Shen Changfeng saluted politely, he briefly introduced Shen Lingjun and Su Musha to the head of the Qing Dao, and then explained his intentions.

Yiqing Dao Chang invited the three of them to sit down, and said with a smile: "The poor road has not been out of the mountain for many years, but I didn't expect the current rising stars to be so good." ”

After a polite gesture, Shen Lingjun showed the hexagram on his body to a Qingdao chief: "Dao chief, look at this." ”

Yiqing Daoist took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, and said contemplatively: "The hexagram is not very good, but the world is naturally endlessly changing, everything in the world is born from being, and some are born from nothing, and all the mysteries are in the period, so you don't have to stick to your life." ”

Shen Lingjun felt that all monks always liked to recite two verses from time to time, and the same was true for Taoist priests, so he directly pointed to the pattern on it and said, "Look at this again?" ”

Yiqing Daochang's eyes moved down with her fingers, and after seeing the pattern of the human head and fish body, he smiled heartily: "Where did you children find this hexagram stick?" ”

Su Musha saw his expression, obviously knowing this pattern, so he said: "This hexagram and the pattern on it are involved in several murders, if the Taoist chief knows, please inform one or two." ”

"Oh? There is still this matter......" When the Daoist Yiqing heard this, his face was a little serious: "This is just a rumor that has been circulating among the fishermen, but in the past many years, I am afraid that few people can know about it except for the older ones." ”

Shen Lingjun asked: "Something to do with fishermen?" ”

Yiqing Daoist nodded: "Well, this is a legend from the sea. ”

Shen Lingjun and Su Musha glanced at each other, and said secretly in their hearts, no wonder they haven't asked after investigating for so long, because the case happened in the first village and Danfeng Mansion, and they didn't expect to go to the beach to investigate.

Subsequently, the Taoist chief of Yiqing told Shen Lingjun and the three of them a legendary story:

They live on a nearby island, which is said to be full of gold and silver, and no one knows where it is.

The island is full of women, not a single man, who sing beautiful songs and have a seductive and seductive voice, and fishermen passing by are often tempted when they hear it, and those who go missing never come back, and people will see empty fishing boats floating on the sea.

What's even more peculiar is that it is said that Helelle's tears are beautiful pearls, and the roundness of pearls is related to the waxing and waning of the moon.

However, the treasures of the island are cursed and cannot be taken out of the island. Whoever wants to do this will be doomed by heaven and earth, and will not be able to die.

After listening to this story, the three of them looked at each other: "This is not realistic......

Yiqing Daoist laughed and said: "So it's a legend, so you don't have to be true, but at that time, there were indeed many fishermen who disappeared, and there were also fishermen who finally came back alive and said that they had heard Heller's singing." ”

Shen Lingjun propped his chin and asked, "Then why didn't anyone mention this legend later?" ”

"I don't know when it started, but I haven't heard of any fishermen going missing." Yiqing Daoist said slowly: "So, this legend is gradually no longer mentioned. ”

The story is unbelievable.

Su Musha stood up and looked to the east: "If I remember correctly, this is the East China Sea." ”

Yiqing Daoist also stood up, shook off the dust, and said with a smile: "After passing a mountain in front, you can see the estuary." ”

The three of them discussed, said goodbye to the chief of the Qing Dao, and decided to go to the beach to inquire about the situation.

There is a small village by the sea, and there are about 20 families scattered around.

Shen Lingjun and the others asked a few households in the past, but they didn't know about Heller, and sure enough, as a Qingdao chief said, today's young people are afraid that they don't know.

Then I walked to the beach, and the waves in front of me were churning, wave after wave, and the turquoise blue sea was wide and turbulent, as far as the eye could see. Standing here, it makes people feel insignificant as human beings for no reason.

The three of them were about to return in vain, but they saw a fishing boat in front of them returning, and the fishermen shouted to unload all the fish and shrimp on the boat.

Shen Lingjun walked over with the idea of buying a few catties of fresh sea fish and bringing them back.

The young fishermen were busy pulling nets to unload their cargo, and an old man jumped out of the boat, took out a dry tobacco bar, and began to smoke it, directing the men.

Shen Lingjun and the three of them walked over and said with a smile: "Old man, what a good harvest?" ”

The old man turned his head, saw the three of them, saw that the other party was dressed, and looked like a rich man, and wondered: "You are ......"

"Buy fish." Shen Lingjun said with a smile.

Shen Lingjun's gratuitous end with a smile on his eyebrows makes people feel a little good, which is suitable for all ages.

Therefore, the old man was also very happy to say: "Cheng, pick a few big ones for you." ”

As he spoke, he really shouted to a young man and asked him to choose two big fish. The young man was quick with his hands and feet, and he scooped two from the net, threaded the hemp rope around his waist through the gills, tied a knot, and brought them over.

Shen Lingjun turned to the two big men and said, "Take it." ”

Su Musha looked at the two big fish that were still flicking their tails, frowned slightly, and Shen Changfeng took it very considerately.

Su Mushu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and consciously took out the silver and gave it to the old man.

"Yo, give too much......" The old man didn't dare to take it when he saw this large piece of silver.

Shen Lingjun said with a smile: "Old man, you can take it, and I will ask you two more questions by the way." ”

The old man thought for a while and nodded briskly: "Cheng." ”

Shen Lingjun asked him if he knew about the rumors of Hailaier, and the old man said that he had heard it, but it was many years ago, and he didn't remember it for a long time.

Su Musha asked him, "Where is the rumored island of Helaire?" ”

The old man shook his head: "No one knows about this, I remember many years ago, a few brave people tried to find it, and finally picked up half a life and came back, and they never dared to think about it again, and others didn't have this idea." ”

After speaking, the old man's eyes full of vicissitudes looked at the direction of the sea, took a puff of cigarette, and sighed: "This sea has never been peaceful, and twenty-five years ago there was an army that all died in the sea. ”

When the three of them heard this, they were shocked and said, "Why? ”

"I don't know if it's old." The old man knocked on the stone with a dry tobacco stick, recalling the past, with a frightened look on his face: "It's so miserable, the black and oppressive part of the beach back then was full of corpses, and it floated for three whole days." Then they piled up as high as a hill, and the poor soldiers, all young men of seventeen or eighteen, were buried in the sea, alas......"

Shen Lingjun looked at the surging blue water and sighed, "How can this be. ”

The old man said with a serious face: "The sea is worthy of the awe of all fishermen. ”

At this time, there was a faint thunder in the western sky, and it was a stormy weather for the past few days, and the dark clouds had not dispersed for a long time. The old man also braved the danger of strong wind and rain to get out of the boat once, fortunately there was a lot of harvest, according to this weather, there will be thunder and lightning rain in the next two days, and they dare not go to sea again.