I was so frightened that I forgot to throw the hook away, and I didn't remember until it had climbed a few steps, but it was too late, and the thing had reached out and grabbed the side of the boat. And it was at this time that I saw it up close. This thing is already swollen and ulcerated all over the body, which makes people very disgusting to look at, with long hair and wet draped behind it. Two white eyes, looking at me. I felt like my heart was stopping.

I hurriedly tried to retreat and escape, but I found that at some point, two locks of hair had wrapped around my ankles, and I suddenly lost my center of gravity and fell on the deck. The thing was like a monkey, lying on the side of the boat with its hands and feet together, tilting its head to look at me. Being stared at by its two white eyes can't help but make me feel a chill in my heart. And suddenly, the thing reached out its hand with long nails and headed straight for my front door.

I tried my best to step back, but the two locks of hair were so strong that I couldn't break free for a while. I could only scream for help as I watched as the hand got closer and closer to my face. I felt like my hair was all blowing up.

Suddenly, I heard two very fast footsteps on the deck next to me, and at the same time a figure had reached my side, and then there was a flash of cold light, and I only heard a pop, and I saw that the thing had separated from its head, and then I heard a plop, and fell into the sea.

I struggled to climb up on the side of the ship, only to see to my horror that the thing's head was still hanging from its hair, hanging from the side of the ship, and it was rolling its eyes at me. The other end of my hair is still tied to my ankle. My feet went limp, and I sat down on the deck again, and hurriedly reached out to pull the hair from my feet.

Suddenly, a voice shouted, "Stop! Don't move! The second uncle ran to my side, "This thing can't be taken off with your hands." As he spoke, the old thunder head next to him stretched out his dry tobacco pouch, poured some soot into the hair on my ankle, and brushed it, and the hair was like an electric shock, and all of it was withdrawn in an instant.

I heard another sound of falling water, and I quickly stood up, and saw the head of the thing, dragging its long hair and slowly sinking.

I was relieved, my legs were shaking, and I held on to the side of the boat with both hands, so that I didn't fall down again. I slowed down for a while before returning to the cabin with my second uncle.

A large pot of fish in the cabin was already cooked, steaming hot.

I was even scared and tossed just now, and my stomach was hungry, and this tempting fragrance really made me salivate. The second uncle also poured me a glass of wine, "Drink some, suppress the shock." ”

I nodded, took a long sip from the glass in front of me. The hot liquor swallowed made me grin.

The liquor also calmed my mood a lot, so I asked the second uncle: "What was that thing just now?" ”

"That's the water ghost," the second uncle also took a sip of wine, "Although I haven't been to the sea many times, but there have been a few times, but I heard that there will be water ghosts in this sea, but I didn't expect to see it today." ”

Old Lei said: "This is the person who died in the sea, unwilling to be taken away by Yaksha City, so he held back a breath of resentment, and his body was soaked in water, rotting but not rotting. Just wait for the passing ships and pull people as stand-ins. ”

"Is there really a Yaksha?" I am still skeptical of these words of the old thunder head.

"Absolutely!" Old Lei Tou hurriedly said, "This is how our ancestors have been passed down from generation to generation. Yaksha City, which the Dragon Lord used to collect the souls in the sea. Right in the deepest part of the sea. There is an extremely deep sea eye that leads to the palace of Hades. ”

As soon as I heard it, I was happy, "Hades Palace, that's in Qilian Mountain!" He turned his head to the old thunder head and said, "Old man, don't believe it, I am also a person who has visited the palace of the king of Hades!" ”

Old Thunder Tou hurriedly covered my mouth, "Don't you dare to talk nonsense, be careful of being heard by the Yaksha of the Patrol Sea, and take our boat and bring us to Yaksha City!" ”

"Lei Lao, you always say that this Yaksha City is in Yaksha City, you haven't seen it, it's not necessarily true!"

Lao Lei Tou was a little anxious when he heard it, "Who said I haven't seen it, I ......" Halfway through the words, Lao Lei Tou swallowed it back and shook his head gently.

I looked at Lao Lei's serious expression and felt a little funny, although I didn't believe it, but I didn't want to argue with him, so I said: "Lei Lao, do you say that there are many water ghosts in this sea, will we meet them?" ”

Lao Lei Tou shook his head, "Who can say for sure what is happening in the sea, in short, be careful first, let's not talk about this matter, be careful of committing taboos!" ”

I knew that it was taboo for them to talk about these things all year round, so I kept my mouth shut.

After a few sips of wine, the old thunderbolt suddenly got up and walked to the cargo hold below, without speaking. My second uncle and I glanced at them, and we didn't know what Lao Lei was doing.

Soon, the old thunder head came back again, just holding the spirit flag in his hand, and smiled bitterly at us, "I remember, the water ghost just now, maybe... Maybe it's my spirit banner that I brought in, I hope to take Xiaolei home, but I can't bother you, I'd better throw it away first, and I'll come back when I send you back. With that, the old thunder head walked out of the cabin with the spirit flag, and my second uncle and I also stood up and followed.

The old thunder head was all by the side of the boat, holding the spirit flag in his hand tightly, and said to himself: "Son, don't blame Dad, Dad knows that you are probably ...... But we can't hurt others for ourselves, so you can wait a little longer. After speaking, the old thunder head closed his eyes tightly, stretched out his hand and threw the spirit flag into the sea.

The second uncle stepped forward to hold Lao Lei's shoulders and said, "Brother Lei, you are a true and good person, I promise you, if the place we go to this time is the same place as the one in your son's painting, we will definitely help you find him, whether it is alive or ......"

The second uncle didn't say the second half of the sentence, and the old Lei Tou nodded a little sadly.

We watched the spirit flag float farther and farther away in the sea, and just as we turned to go back, in our astonished gaze, the white spirit flag suddenly stood up, as if someone under the water had lifted it. The spirit banner floated like this for nearly a minute, and then sank into the water, never to be seen again.

The three of us glanced at each other, each of us seeing more or less fear in each other's eyes, and I couldn't help but wonder how many unknown secrets were hidden in this vast sea!

A few of us returned to the cabin, and after receiving the influence of what had just happened, everyone lost the interest just now, and after a hasty meal, we went to rest.

I slept very unsteadily this night, and had a lot of nightmares, one moment I dreamed that the sea water turned red, and the other time I dreamed that countless hands stretched out on the surface of the sea, and I was drenched in cold sweat when I slept this night.

When I opened my eyes again, through the window of the cabin, I could see that the outside had turned white, and the sound of the boat breaking through the water and the hull swaying up and down was actually very pleasant. I decided to go see the sunrise over the sea.

I suddenly remembered the text I had learned in elementary school: Ba Jin's "Sunrise on the Sea". At this time, as mentioned in the text, it was not yet dawn, and the surroundings were quiet, and only the sound of the machines in the ship could be heard.

I got up and walked out of the cabin, the cool sea breeze on my face, and all the bad feelings left on me by yesterday's scene also seemed to be lightened a lot by the sea breeze. I looked at some of the white lights that shimmered in the east, and I knew it would be some time before sunrise.

I saw that the old Lei Tou was sitting on the side of the boat smoking a dry cigarette, so I walked over, "Lei Lao, get up so early!" ”

Old Lei Tou looked at me, "People are old, they don't sleep so much!" ”

I also followed the example of the old thunder head and sat on the side of the ship. The side of the ship was very narrow, and the deep sea was on one side, which was really exciting, and I was still a little dizzy when I looked down, but the old thunder head opposite me was calm, as if he were sitting on a small bench in front of his house.

Old Lei Tou handed over the dry tobacco in his hand, "Do you want to take a puff?" ”

I smiled and waved my hand, "It's been a long time since I stopped smoking, quit." ”

Lao Lei nodded, "Quit well, Xiao Lei never smokes......"

I saw that he remembered the sad things again, so I hurriedly asked him, "Lei Lao, you have grown up on the beach since you were a child, right?" Actually, I know this is nonsense myself, and I just want to change the subject as soon as possible.