By the time I opened my eyes, the wind had almost stopped, and through the crack in the cabin door, it was a dreary night outside. I pushed open the door and walked out of the cabin to see the captain sitting on the bow deck, quietly looking out at the sea in the distance.

"You're awake." I walked over to the captain and sat down, and he said, looking into the distance.

"Well, the wind has lightened a lot, and the fog seems to have cleared." I looked at the old captain and there was just ordinary sea water, with pale yellow sparkling ripples.

"Hmm." He was still staring into the distance in a daze, as if he was thinking about something.

"So where are we going next?"

"I've seen the map," he said, looking up at the stars in the sky, "based on where we are, there should be no islands around, and the closest to us is the archipelago we saw before." ”

"Shall we go over there, then?"

"I'm afraid that the wind will blow eastward again, and we won't be able to get there for a while."

The water and food were sufficient, and if it had been before, the captain would not have worried about these problems, but perhaps because the weather changes so frequently these days, he also wanted to dock as soon as possible, which had always been calm.

"Let's wait until tomorrow when the fog clears." I looked at the captain's face, the moonlight digging into the deep ravines of his skin, and I don't know if it was because of old age or previous injuries, the wrinkles were very visible. "You can sleep for a while, I guess I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"Hmm." The captain slowly got up and tidied up his clothes that were still stained with moisture: "Remember to wake me up if there is anything." ”

"Hmm." I listened to his heavy footsteps and looked up at the moon again, remembering what I had been through these days. The past few months seem to have been more than I have added together in the previous ten years, and Dr. Xue'er Luo and Qing Ya Lingxin are repeating themselves in my mind over and over again like a movie. "It's been a long time since I've sung." I whispered to the moon, I wonder if those people remembered me, and they were looking at the same moon.

In this way, I sat for a long time, until the sun showed a red shadow over the horizon, and then I lay on the deck and closed my eyes to take a nap.

With the creaking of the deck and the sound of footsteps, I slowly opened my eyes, and the sun was already hanging high in the sky, and the dazzling eyes shone on the vast sea, and then reflected back, and the whole sea was shining.

"You're awake." The old captain walked up to me and sat down.

I got up and looked into the distance, vaguely like an island, and I pointed ahead to look at the old captain, who nodded.

"It seems to be an island, but it is not drawn on the map, I guess it is a desert island, so we will dig some wild vegetables around to find a water source."

I rubbed my eyes and looked closely, because I was too far away to see a U-shaped hill with the mouth facing us.

"Lift the sails, and we'll be there almost today."

"Hmm." I hoisted the sails and looked at the islands in the distance, wondering when I was looking forward to going ashore, and I always felt that there was something more on land that would excite me.

It was already noon after paddling for a while, the island was getting closer and closer to us, and the sea was slowly narrowing. This island is different from the usual, it looks like a long passage, and the mountains on both sides seem to separate the sea water, leaving only the front one.

The captain also found the clue, and said while smoking a cigarette: "There is no map of this island, you come with me when you get to it, we will move around and be ready to set sail if there is danger." ”

"Okay." We paddled a little longer, and the sea narrowed even narrower, until at last there were about five or six hull widths, and the shore was revealed.

The captain and I took the boat to the island, and when we looked around, it was no different from an ordinary island, except that there were not so many hills, and the whole forest was like a passage, like an entrance.

"I always feel like there's something wrong with this place." I looked at the captain and said. He extinguished the smoke and looked into the woods, where the path was twisted and turned, and the path in the distance was hidden behind the trees. He walked forward, looked to the ground again, and then said:

"It stands to reason that there should be no one here, otherwise there would not be so many practical wild vegetables and fungi, and there are no traces of artificial planting of the growing plants, let's go inside and take a look, if there is danger, we will come back the same way."

The captain tucked his pipe to his waist and walked cautiously forward. Normally, I would walk behind or next to him, picking up the weeds and looking at the scenery, but this time was really special, and I followed him carefully.

The path is winding and secluded, and the more you go inside, the narrower the road becomes. Further inside, the forest became more open, and from time to time there were bursts of flowers. I'm familiar with the smell of cloves, which are also a very common wild plant in this region. In addition to these common trees, the most common tree species are Pinus tabuliformis and Ginkgo biloba.

It's early winter, and it's past the late autumn season when the ginkgo biloba leaves are falling, but you can still see a lot of trees under your feet, and it seems that the climate is better than the outside.

"Looks like there's someone around here." The old captain looked ahead, as far as he could see was a small pool surrounded by stone bricks, and when he walked in, the small pool was not big, but the water was extremely deep, and the clear water was at the bottom, and there was no impurity in sight, except for a few fallen leaves that floated, there were no fish and other creatures in it.

Next to the waterhole is a cave where water from the mountain flows into the pool and makes a ticking sound. Seemingly the cave was the only entrance to the other side, I looked at the captain, who shook his head and motioned for me not to go over to it.

"We've found the water source, fill it up, dig up some wild vegetables, and we'll get out of here." The captain observed the surroundings, and from time to time there were small animals, and the water should be drinkable. I nodded, took out my shovel and prepared to dig, but I was always curious about the hole, and when I looked inside, I couldn't see the other side of the hole, but I always felt a force pulling me inside.

Finally, I couldn't help but be curious, and went into the cave to take a look, it was no different from an ordinary cave, just some ordinary stalactites. Touching the wall inward, there are indeed traces of artificial carving, if there is really someone, I don't think it can be a primitive person. I turned back to call the old captain, and I didn't have to walk a few steps before he came in, but as soon as I tried to speak to him, I felt dizzy. I walked towards him with my head covered, and I didn't take a few steps before I fell to the ground.