Chapter 3: A Crisis of Confidence
"You want to say that I'm a descendant of some pirate, and even have something to do with that legendary city of immortality?" Wang Ling looked at Li Xin in front of him, maybe this person who has admitted that he is the daughter of Bangwa Kunya is not called Li Xin at all, but is it important? The name is just a code name, and he is full of all kinds of speculation and suspicion about her. As a comrade in the trenches, this situation is not a good sign, but he understands that anything can happen with such a ship in the hands of such a ship in this vast sea, and the team's cooperation is based on trust, otherwise any wind and waves may bury them to the endless dark bottom of the sea.
Li Xin's face showed a smile of approval, this man is indeed smart, she opened her red lips and read those two words slightly: "Wang Zhi!" ”
"What?" Lao Pi looked incredulously surprised and said, "You mean that the fourth brother is a descendant of the pirate leader Wang Zhi?" He immediately rushed to Wang Ling's side, pinched his face with his hand, and said: "Just this skin, it is quite strong, but this kid's ancestor is in the business of incense, candles, paper money, and death, and you say that he is a descendant of pirates, which is too." ”
"Really?" Li Xin did not respond to Lao Pi's slightly exaggerated question, and continued: "When Wang Zhi was lured ashore back then, there were exchange conditions with the imperial court, and the laws of the Ming Dynasty were very strict, and it was even more common for people to sit in succession. But Hu Zongxian played the card of Zhao'an, although this person later took Wang Zhi's head in order to protect his life, but he also kept a bloodline of the Wang family, this is because the eunuch of Qin Tianjian had to calculate that the descendants of the Wang family would open the creation treasure after nine generations, and the court accepted this suggestion. ”
"What's the use? Nine generations, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty is dead," the poet said: "Since they can calculate the descendants of the Wang family after the nine generations, that is, the fourth brother can call the wind and rain, can't they calculate how long he can live in the Ming Dynasty?" This kind of talk is not credible, we should talk about science. ”
"If you are on an errand in Qintianjian, even if you occupy the Ming Dynasty, it will be destroyed in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen, do you dare to say it to the emperor of the dynasty?" Lao Pi reacted quickly now, he said: "This is the curse of the royal fate, the king is like a tiger, some words should be said, and some words should not be said, but it takes so much effort to rely on such a false statement, and the fourth brother is inevitably a little too wronged." ”
"Continue," Wang Ling motioned for the two of them not to intervene, but instead calmly motioned for Li Xin to continue, this reason sounded a little absurd or even nonsensical, but it vaguely made him feel that the truth of the matter itself should be like this, otherwise how could he fall into this wild sea and drift in the wind again?
Li Xin paused and continued: "Since then, every generation of your Wang family has actually been secretly watched, you know that there are some things that ordinary people can know, and many people are destined to be extraordinary. Of course, it's not just you, it's you. When he said this, Li Xin's fingers gestured towards the other three.
"Me?"
"When Zheng He brought the news of the city of immortality back to the imperial court, the search for that city never stopped, and any force that could crisscross the sea would regard it as one of the lifelong dreams, not to mention the gold of the three continents collected by Cambyses II, but the legend that could live forever was enough to make the world crazy, and since Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu Dongdu to find the elixir, the legend about it can even be traced back to that era.
All the children who were sent to Xuanwu Island were descendants of pirates, and our ancestors all worked in that kind of work, and it seems that some people are not sure which ones are the right people, and of course, except for the royal tomb, the rest may have to be left to fate.
Cheng Ye's divination says it all, sometimes you have to believe and obey the choice of fate, we can't escape, because Qin Tianjian once counted this generation, and the descendants of the Wang family will definitely open the immortal city. ”
"What about turning it on?" Wang Ling said: "You mean that the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, maybe someone has been following along the way, and then when we really open the so-called treasure, we will be immediately smothered to the ground with a stick behind our backs, and then we will be thrown into the sea like garbage to feed the fish, which fool will do such a business?" ”
"But your sister ......," Li Xin stopped when he wanted to speak.
"You took my sister as a bargaining chip that day, and now you are telling me this," Wang Ling was a little angry when he thought of this, and said: "I don't know how many layers of masks you wear, which words can be trusted, and which words cannot be believed." I can't be friends with someone who is not honest, let alone a comrade-in-arms, and we no longer have the most basic trust between us. ”
"I ......" Li Xin's face suddenly turned red, she didn't know how to continue, maybe she was wrong from the beginning, and treated him in the wrong way.
"Turn around," Lao Pi also sighed and said: "I don't want to be a pawn of people, and I don't want to be pulled around on this sea by a bullshit legend for no reason, I'm just an ordinary soldier's child, please let us go, it's really not worth it." ”
After that, Wang Ling and Lao Pi went back to the cabin first, leaving only the poet to look at Zheng Jiuwu and Li Xin, these two people seemed to be not in the same world as them at all, they had too many excuses that could not be explained and could not convince them, and when they stomped their feet, the poet finally turned his head back.
In the cabin, Lao Pi held the rudder, looked at the sea in front of him, and said a little dazedly: "Where should we go?" ”
"Go home." "But where is home?" “……”
Wang Ling pondered for a while and said: "Unless you are willing to believe those words, at least I don't believe in them, I never believe in any fate, I am just a descendant of an ordinary craftsman, there are thousands of people surnamed Wang, not inferior to me." You see, we can't even make out where the direction of our home is, and this boat is for me to fiddle with, and I can't even tell the difference between east and west, so it's counting on a few of us laymen to find some golden island that may not exist at all? Do you think we look a little different from the people on the street, or do you think we have superior brains? Don't make a fuss, we're just ordinary people, why play with us like this! Saying this, Wang Ling's emotions had begun to get out of control, and he grabbed a bottle and smashed it on the floor.
With a "bang", the glass shards were scattered everywhere, and then he squatted down with his head against the door panel, clutching his hair......
Outside the warehouse door, Li Xin looked at this scene without saying a word, while another man, Zheng Jiuwu, was sitting on the stern side of the boat with his chin in his hand, as if all this happened had nothing to do with him, just looked down at the sea......
Indeed, without Shakun and the three brothers, they would not even be able to steer the ship, the sea is different from the land, you can jump out of the carriage and walk back with only your own legs, sailing requires too much experience. If she hadn't nodded, the four of them wouldn't have raised the sails on the mast!
It's just like that, from day to night, there have been several times when Lao Pi tried to pull the sails but was stopped by Sha Kun, surrounded by an endless sea, everyone knows that if you want to have a result in this matter, I'm afraid the only thing you can do is to repair the trust of Wang and Li, but this thing is like a broken mirror, even if it is glued, there will still be cracks, where can it be so easy?
Finally, at ten o'clock in the evening, Li Xin took Sha Kun into the cabin, she looked at the man who was full of bloodshot eyes but had been staring ahead, and just wanted to turn his head and go out but was stopped by Sha Kun behind him, he stepped forward and said: "Our fresh water must be replenished, and the food is also a little lacking, this is a wooden boat, and there are not so good preservation conditions." So, captain, now is not the time to be vindictive, otherwise we will face even greater difficulties in two days. ”
"Fourth brother......" Lao Pi pulled Wang Ling's arm, the latter shook it vigorously, he pressed his hands on the rudder and still looked into the distance, his body shook with the hull of the ship, and after a long time, he said: "Turn the course and go home, otherwise I would rather starve to death." ”
Sha Kun looked at Li Xin a little helplessly, the woman didn't hesitate, just sighed slightly and said, "You have to think clearly, even if I let you go, I'm afraid they won't let you go after you go back." ”
"Then I thank you in advance for letting me go," Wang Ling finally turned around, his face full of endless decadence, "Let's sail, I hope this time, you won't let me down again......"