Chapter 6: The Ghost Ship
Although the store is heated, it still can't withstand the cold outside. I drank several glasses of wine with my father, and then I felt some warmth in my body.
After a moment of silence, Daddy shifted his gaze from the wine glass to me. All of a sudden, I suddenly felt that Daddy was much older, and I saw that there seemed to be a trace of reluctance and hesitation hidden in his slightly yellowed eyes. Daddy probably thinks that telling me these things will cause me a lot of trouble.
So, I also told him with my own eyes that I could withstand it.
"Yuan Zi, I said before that I want to tell you everything." Daddy said slowly, "Actually, I didn't tell the truth at that time, I don't think you can touch those things." But now, I'm desperate, if I don't let you know the way, our Yuan family will really be finished. ”
I suddenly felt a heaviness in my heart, what kind of despair would make a person like Daddy say the words "cornered"?
"Dad, don't say that, our Yuan family has to rely on you." I can't accept what Daddy said just now, he is only a little short of the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and he is so shrewd, and his health is very good, death, this kind of thing, should be far away from him.
"We won't say these words between father and son, in short, no matter whether I have an accident or not, you must keep every word I say now in your heart, do you know the Tao?"
"Hmm." I immediately nodded, and I had the impression that Daddy had never told me so solemnly.
Swallowing a glass of wine and lighting a cigarette, Daddy looked at the faint tobacco, suddenly leaned towards me, and whispered: "Yuan Zi, do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?" ”
I'm actually a little funny in my heart. I secretly thought that Daddy had seen many strange things, how to mention ghosts, they were still as mysterious and mysterious as ordinary people.
But when I think about it, I think that the topic of ghosts and gods is indeed strange enough. Even though I've seen a lot of weirdness, I'm still not sure that there really are ghosts in this world.
Before I could answer, Daddy continued:
"Some of the ghosts are not far from us." Daddy's voice was a little creepy, and I could see that there was a kind of persistence in his eyes. Affirming oneself to this conclusion is like identifying oneself as a man.
Daddy smiled faintly, "No matter how the world changes, what people want to know most is whether they will become ghosts when they die, and what they want most is immortality." ”
"Dad, why did you say this all of a sudden?"
Daddy turned to me. Poured me a glass of wine, "You are close to Peanut and Cao Jia's Ah Jin." You've probably heard Peanuts say that. About a ship, right? ”
I said in my heart that it's not just peanuts, Wei Lin under the big girl's hand, and in that letter, they are all talking about the ship.
"When you were in the tomb of King Yelang, you told me that Peanut told you a legend about the ancient kingdom of Yelang. Right? ”
"Hmm." I nodded.
"The legend he said wasn't necessarily true, but the ship existed."
The boat, although it is so mysterious to Peanut, Wei Lin and Liu Jinsun. But deep down I was skeptical. However, as soon as Daddy said this, the ship seemed to have a vague shadow in my mind again.
"It's all for the ship." Daddy looked aside, "Our old Yuan family, what we have been pursuing for generations is the footprints of that ship. ”
Because of that letter, I still have a little idea of the ship in my heart, but now I want to hear more information from Daddy. "What kind of ship is that?"
Daddy replied in a low voice, "A ship full of ghosts and spirits, a 'ghost ship' that doesn't exist but does exist. ”
I got goosebumps on my arm. "Ghost ships? Daddy, this, is this possible? ”
"I don't think it's possible, but Daddy turned his head to me, "I've seen the ship." ”
"Have you seen that ship?" I almost screamed.
I couldn't help but think of Liu Jinsun's impression of Daddy written in his letter. After a little brainstorm, I understood that maybe my grandfather didn't know anything about this matter.
"When I was twelve, I saw the ship with my own eyes." Daddy's gaze seemed to have gone back to a long time ago, "Not in the river, not on the sea, but one night, the boat came to me." I can't describe the situation to you, and I'm afraid only those who have seen the ship will know what it was like. But I'm sure it's that ship. ”
"Then you too" I shuddered in my heart and immediately stopped. If I say something like "You've been on that ship too", Daddy will immediately be suspicious, and the word "also" is too abrupt. "You're exaggerating, aren't you?"
Daddy didn't seem to see my abnormality, and then said: "There's nothing to exaggerate, if you see it, you see it, that's the truth." "Daddy's words are in line with the taste of fat people.
"Did you see a ghost on that ship?" I asked.
"That's right, that ship is full of ghosts, but those things are just on the outside of the ship, and what's going on inside the ship, I'm afraid no one in this world knows what's going on." As he spoke, Daddy looked into my eyes again, "Yuanzi, if Daddy has any accidents later, you promise me that you must find the ship." ”
"But, why do we have to find that ship?" ”
Daddy shook his head, "As long as you've seen the ghosts on that ship, you'll know what it's for." But I'm going to tell you, it's a terrible thing, you're going to have a lot of unexpected situations, you're going to die, but even then you're going to have to find the ship. ”
Looking at Daddy's gaze, I instantly felt a huge pressure fall on my shoulders. I nodded, but I didn't know what to say.
Daddy smiled slightly, "Do you know why I want to win over the Cao family's Ah Jin?" ”
I was stunned.
Daddy continued: "He is a man with a big life, and if you are with him, you will save a lot of trouble." ”
I didn't agree with Daddy's words, but I didn't say anything.
"Peanuts will help you, too."
"Why do you think he'll help me?"
"You have what you have to do, he has a purpose, and the common denominator here is precisely the ship."
I thought to myself that Daddy's words naturally had a point, so I continued to ask: "Then the Sifang Mountains and Rivers Map we are looking for now is the key to finding that ship?" ”
"That's right, but the secret of the Quartet Mountains and Rivers Map is too big, and that ship may only be a part of it, but as long as the Quartet Mountains and Rivers Map is assembled, I think it will not be far from that ship."
"Did someone find that ship through the Sifang Mountains and Rivers before?" I asked again.
"Our ancestors said that the first time that ship appeared was when the maps of the mountains and rivers in all directions were gathered. Later, the four drawings disappeared. ”
I thought about it for a while, and then said, "According to what you say, didn't our ancestors have seen that ship a long time ago, so why do we still need to find it?" ”
Daddy still said in a low tone: "I said it, all the reasons are on those ghosts on the ship, you will understand when you see it." ”
Isn't it troublesome to say in my heart? "Dad, why can't you tell me directly?"
Daddy stared at me and said, "Tell you, and you'll be something else." ”
What he said made my hair stand on end. "Something else?" (To be continued......)