Zhao Ta looked into the distance, and the vague shadow of an island appeared in sight.

The last time he went to sea was Dengzhou, Shandong, which is far away from here, one in the north and the other in the south, and he doesn't know the sea area on the Xianju side of Taizhou.

Although maritime affairs are complicated, there is already a compass at the moment.

Shen Kuo once expounded on the device and use of four kinds of magnetic needles in "Dream Creek Writings", and pointed out that the magnetic needles are not completely due south, and the direction should be slightly easterly.

Written by Zhu Yu and written in the first year of Xuanhe, it is recorded in "Pingzhou Can Talk": "The boat master knows geography, watches the stars at night, watches the sun during the day, and looks at the compass when it is cloudy. ”

This is the earliest record of navigation with a compass in the history of world navigation.

The book "Pingzhou Can Talk" is Zhu Yu's record of his father Zhu Fu, whose father Zhu Fu lived in Guangzhou from the second year of Yuan Fu to the first year of Chongning.

That is to say, in the first year of Chongning at the latest, the Great Song Dynasty began to use the compass for navigation, and if the production method is expounded according to the "Mengxi Bi Tan", the use may be even earlier than Chongning.

However, Zhao Ta didn't have a compass on him, so he never thought that he would go to sea in a hurry, so he was naturally unprepared.

As for the compass or other items that indicated the direction of the ship, he did not know that such things were extremely important to the ship, and most of them were placed in the wheelhouse, guarded, and no outsiders were allowed to approach.

Although Zhao Ta did not have a compass on him, judging from the offshore direction of the ship yesterday and the various signs of the sea, he vaguely felt that the ship was heading north-east.

That is, the northeast direction of the Xianju estuary.

At this moment, the island in front of us is getting closer and closer, surrounded by green trees, birds and flowers, and there are many wooden houses, and even small wooden buildings and other buildings, which can be seen to be a paradise-like place.

The ship is approaching, and looking down from the deck railing, the sea is clear and there are no waves, and you can see the fine white sand at the bottom of the water.

The water was clear and transparent, and everyone was watching excitedly, thinking that the scenery was too beautiful, when suddenly someone shouted: "Look, there are people in the water." ”

Someone shouted again: "It seems to be a little lady!" ”

Zhao Ta looked at the hero's fingers, and sure enough, he saw someone swimming in the sea not far away.

The sea water is like blue glass, a little lady wears shark skin water leaning, swimming gently in the water, the water leans tightly, reflecting her slender figure, the little lady's long black hair swaying in the water, the body is as agile as a fish, occasionally showing one side of the face, it is beautiful and delicate, and it makes people feel excited.

A hero couldn't help shouting from the boat: "What a mermaid!" ”

Others laughed ambiguously and shouted, "Little lady, don't swim, go to the shore to rest." ”

More heroes squeezed their eyebrows and called: "Who is the little lady, is she married?" ”

The little lady showed a beautiful peach blossom face from the water, showed a touching smile, spit out her cherry lips, and said a word that no one on the boat could understand, as if it was not the language of Middle-earth.

Zhao Ta's face changed dramatically when he heard this, his expression was indifferent in an instant, his eyes narrowed, and he stared at the woman in the water!

Dongying dialect, this woman speaks Dongying dialect, this is Dongying people!

In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, the name of Dongying Kingdom has been the same as that name in later generations, but in Shenzhou Huaxia, both the court and the people do not like to call that name, but are used to calling it Dongying, or the Japanese slave country......

Zhao Ta never thought that he would meet Dongying people when he went to sea this time!

With the speed of the sea ship under his feet, it is impossible to get close to Dongying in a day and a night, and it is impossible to reach even half the distance, not to mention that the ship is not in a straight line.

Hero Island must be on the sea on the side of Taizhou Xianju, that is, the Dongying people came here.

Heroes Island and the Japanese slave state colluded?!

Zhao Ta's face became colder and colder, and at this moment, the daylight envoy walked out of the warehouse, he glanced at everyone, his eyes fell on the woman in the water again, and then coughed lightly: "This woman is from Dongying country, you don't have to go around, she may not understand our words, and you can't understand her language." ”

Zhao Ta glanced at the Sunshine Envoy, there were very few people in the Great Song Dynasty who understood Dongying's words, and there were almost none in the green forests of the rivers and lakes, he didn't know if the Sunlight Envoy understood it, but he understood the meaning of the woman's words.

The reason is very simple, before the crossing, he was good at several languages, and Dongying dialect was just one of them.

What the woman said in the water just now was, "Wow, there are a lot of people, can't they be a bunch of fools again!" ”

Zhao Ta's eyes fell on the woman again, seeing her half-floating on the water, looking innocent and flawless, but in fact, her eyes flashed slyly, and the corners of her mouth showed a slight teasing smile.

Zhao Ta stared at the woman, Moses Moses, believe it or not, I strangled you!

He made a vicious neck choking action at the woman, which is not my race, and his heart can be punished, and he will not tolerate mercy.

The woman felt sensitive, suddenly turned her head, and saw Zhao Ta's ring hand movements and fierce expression at a glance, and couldn't help but show a sweet smile, and then plunged into the sea and swam towards the shore.

The heroes on the ship wondered at the moment, wondering why there were Dongying people on Hero Island, and looked at the Nikko Envoy to ask.

"Lord Envoy, how come there are people on the island?"

"Yes, I heard that Dongying is far away, on the other side of the sea, what are they doing on our side?"

"I don't think it's because Dongying's fishing boat has lost its way and drifted all the way here, right?"

"Blind your dog's eyes, see that woman is full of water, you know that you are proficient in martial arts, where is the fishing boat fan!"

The Nikko envoy groaned: "This time the island owner invited the Dongying people to come over, just for that thing that can't be solved for decades, the island owner is old and anxious, so this time he made an exception to find the Jianghu warriors of Dongying, and ...... A warrior of Goryeo. ”

Goryeo? All the warriors of Goryeo are here? The heroes on the ship were a little dumbfounded, and they were more familiar with Goryeo than Dongying.

Goryeo called Song a minister, but at the same time, he also called Liao a minister and paid tribute, one state affair and two masters, and it was reduced to a joke, and the Song and Liao countries were not good-looking, and they were very embarrassed.

But Goryeo's martial arts ...... The good men looked at each other, and since the Song people were more familiar with Goryeo, they knew that Goryeo didn't seem to have any powerful martial arts, and it was far inferior to Dongying in this regard.

Someone said: "This Goryeo warrior...... What kind of means do you have? ”

The man next to him said: "I haven't heard of it!" ”

Someone else frowned: "What can they solve when they come?" ”

Another hero sneered: "I'm afraid it's not indiscriminate, watch the fun!" ”

Zhao Ta closed his eyes and pondered, except for a Hwarang Dao created by Hwarang Knight in the Silla era, there is no hand-me-down martial arts in Goryeo, as for this Hwarang Dao...... is different from the court performance of later generations, too, it can kill!

At this time, the daylight envoy commanded the anchor and erection of the sea ship, and then looked at the crowd: "Now that we have arrived on the island, there are some things that we will not hide from you, and the ten-year hero conference on Hero Island is the last time." ”

Everyone was amazed and hurriedly asked why.

The daylight envoy said leisurely: "After the island owner achieved the name of the grandmaster in the Central Plains, he once went to challenge Li Xian, who was known as the invincible Northland, and was defeated by Li Xian's ghostly red thread flying needle, and was seriously injured. ”

When he said this, everyone was surprised, Li Xian and they all knew that it was an invincible existence decades ago, and now the Xifu Privy Counselor Tong Guan is Li Xian's descendant.

The Nikko envoy continued: "At that time, this island was unknown, and the owner of the island, his old man, went to the island to recuperate from his injuries, but found that it was not unvisited, not only was it inhabited, there were many gold, silver and jewelry, and there was even a great war! ”

At this moment, the boat has stopped, the pedals are set up, and it is ready to go ashore, but everyone is not moving, listening to the Nikko messenger tell the secrets of Heroes Island.

"The battle on the island did not come from the beacon fire, but the battle at sea between the rivers and lakes and the green forests many years ago, and the owner of the island, his old man, discovered a lot of hidden things from it, and even found an opportunity."

"The owner of the island, his old man, deduced the cause and effect of the battle, buried the bones of those people, named this island Hero Island, and then began to refer to the opportunity, he planned to understand it thoroughly, and then go back to the Central Plains to find the invincible Li Xian in the north to fight it."

"But it's a pity that after a few decades, Li Xian is dead, but this opportunity is still not understood, and then the owner of the island, his old man, every ten years, sent me ashore to invite colleagues from the rivers and lakes to participate in the details, and promised a lot of money, but in the end no one can understand."

"Now that the owner of the island has already passed the age of 100, he feels that the deadline is approaching, so he issued a hero order for the last time, and wants to invite the heroes of the world to come to see it again, in order not to leave regrets, he will also call the warriors of Dongying and Goryeo, if there is still no gain, destroy the opportunity, and there will be no no heroes in the world in the future!"

Hearing this, everyone understood.

The hero island owner is too old, and I'm afraid that I don't know that I will live long, so I want to fight one last time, so I will find everyone who can find it, and if I can't understand the so-called chance, it will be completely ruined, and there will be no hero meeting in the future.

And the so-called chance, listening to the meaning of the daylight envoy's words, should be some kind of powerful martial arts, enough to fight against Li Xian's Red Line Phantom Divine Needle.

The martial arts that can make a grandmaster, who has not been able to understand it for decades, look for people from all over the world to refer to it, immediately make the eyes of the people on the ship red.

Zhao Ta secretly pondered in his heart, he didn't expect that this hero island master was actually a figure of the same era as Li Xian, so it was impossible to say that Mi Zhenting in the palace would know this person, but unfortunately the old man was not around at the moment, but there was no way to ask.

After the Nikko envoy finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation: "Everyone, get off the boat, the accommodation has already been arranged, and a night banquet will be prepared on the island today to entertain all the heroes, and we will see the opportunity tomorrow!" ”

When everyone heard this, they began to walk down the boat, and the moonlight envoy led the way in front, and then the moonlight envoy said with a smile in front of them: "Ladies and gentlemen, Hero Island is not a lonely island, there are scattered markets and wine shops on it, you can go to visit at your leisure, but you have to spend your own money." ”

The heroes all said: "This is very good, how can you go out to drink and buy things without spending money." ”

The Moonlight Envoy paused and said, "You have the Moonlight Hero Order to go to the island, and you don't care about eating and drinking on the island, and you have to solve the problem of eating and drinking during the day." ”

Everyone was stunned, and the moonlight envoy smiled bitterly: "This is not the stinginess of the hero island, but you have just heard it, the owner of the island once got a batch of treasures when he first came here, but for decades, the island's own expenses are easy to say, but every ten years to hundreds of heroes gifts, but it is a large amount, in the past, it was all about eating and drinking, but now it is not able to manage, this time the gift of gold and silver planing is excluded, the island has no ability to supply you, so ...... The daily diet is also for you to solve by yourself, but fortunately, there are wine shops on the island, which are also open once every ten years, and they are all fishermen or servants on the island, you can go to these places to solve, the price is not expensive, and it is not much different from the land. ”

Although the heroes were not very happy when they heard this, they all nodded on the surface, after all, the silver money they eat and drink every day is only a drop in the bucket compared with the gold and silver given at the end, and no one wants to show their constraints at this moment and be looked down upon by others.

The moonlight envoy led everyone forward, and Zhao Ta suddenly remembered something behind him, and turned around and asked, "Did you ever bring money with you?" ”

Since eating and drinking can be solved by yourself, you have to have money, and you can't go to the store to eat without money.

Du Yan shook his head in the back, he didn't have anything on him, as a general, he often wore armor to fight, and rarely carried money and other things on his body.

Wu Song also shook his head, originally he often carried money with him when he went out, but since he changed into a monk's robe, his mentality is different from before, and he no longer carries money.

Zhao Ta looked at the two of them and shook his head, his face suddenly looked ugly, he is a prince, unless he acts alone, he will bring gold and silver, usually he has his subordinates with him, the money is all in his subordinates, and his subordinates pay the bills when he buys things and eats.

In the past, there were Huang Gu, Ouyang Bei, Su Shi and others who went out to make money, and a few were Ding Crabs when they were not there, but this time they were taken by Bai Ao, but ...... Bai Ao was sent away by him!

Bai Ao and Bai Ba are two brothers, Bai Ba was sent by him to Jiangning to find Wang Yu to transfer ships into the sea to find and rush to Hero Island.

Bai Ao was sent by him to Fuzhou to find Huang Jue, if Huang Jue killed the Hu people Pu family in Guangzhou, then let him gather pirates to come to Hero Island, maybe there are people among the pirates who know the location of this island.

Bai Ao is not here at the moment, the money is all on Bai Ao, he forgot to come at that time, and now Du Yan and Wu Song have no money, Zhao Ta looked at the third child of the Bai family with anticipation.

Bai Zhan immediately understood what was going on, and his face was not good, he trembled and reached into his arms, groping for a long time before he took out a small handful of copper coins, not even a broken silver horn.

He looked at Zhao Ta and said, "Gong, son, when his subordinates go out, the money is all carried by the eldest brother, he doesn't give it to me and the second brother, saying that he is helping us save to marry my mother-in-law." ”

Bastard, bastard! Zhao Ta's face turned pale, and after thinking about it, he still stretched out his hand, Bai Zhan hurriedly handed over the small half of the copper coin, and Zhao Ta counted it, and it was like fifty or sixty pieces.

He took a deep breath and said lightly: "You all grew up on the mountains and water, and you will start hunting in the mountains tomorrow. ”

The three of them looked at each other when they heard this, and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, the three brothers of Du Bai and the Bai family are quite good at water, and they have been around a lot of water and offshore since they were young, and diving and fishing are not a problem.

Although Wu Song is generally watery, Qinghe County is surrounded by many mountains, and he has been hunting in the mountains since he was a child, which is not a problem.

Zhao Ta's water nature is naturally excellent, but he is a dignified King of Qin, what kind of system does he become when he goes into the water to fish? At this moment, he was holding the copper coin, secretly wondering if there was another way to get food more easily.

The moonlight led the way, and after a long hour came to the foot of a hill surrounded by greenery, where there were many wooden houses, apparently allotted for the people to live in.

Each found a good place to live, Zhao Tan still occupied one place, Du Yan occupied both sides, the wooden house was enough to accommodate four or five people, but at this moment, they all knew that Du Yan was vicious, but no one said anything to fight with him.

Nothing to do, just tidy up the house and rest, waiting for the free dinner on the island.

After a while, Zhao Ta came out of the wooden house, carrying a long snake in his hand, and called Wu Song and said: "Erlang can't beat the beast, it's okay to hit this thing, just don't be bitten, I don't think this island is a good thing, remember to be careful." ”

Wu Song looked at the snake's triangular head, as well as the two fangs that were pinched and spit out by Zhao Ta, and couldn't help but nod silently.

Zhao Ta turned the snake around, shook violently, and the snake was thrown to the ground weakly, Zhao Ta said: "If you are hungry for a moment, you can roast it first and eat it." ”

After that, he went back to the house, leaving Wu Erlang to look at the dead snake on the ground in a daze.

Zhao Ta was lying on the wooden bed in the room, counting left and right, always fifty-eight copper coins, counted more than a dozen times, never one more, never one less.

He carefully wrapped it in a silk handkerchief and put it in his arms, then he turned over on the bed and fell asleep slowly.

It was probably when the sun was slightly westerly, and it was lively outside, and he woke up slowly, and it turned out that it was the moonlight envoy who came to call people to the banquet.

Zhao Ta went out and called Du Yan and the three of them, and whispered some things, but the three of them were twitching, and they only said they knew.

Then Zhao Ta held his head high, walked to the head, and followed the moonlight envoy to the center of the island for a banquet.

This Hero Island is a three-high and one-low pattern, the center of the island is flat, built a row of large wooden halls, not far from a neatly repaired road leads to the sea, there are some shops on both sides of the road, that is, the so-called small bazaar, where you can eat and drink.

The Moonlight Envoy walks through the crowd to introduce things to everyone, not only about the things to pay attention to on the island, but also about his own origins.

There are a total of five daylight envoys and five moonlight envoys on Hero Island, all of whom are disciples of the island owner.

But this is only the current daylight envoy moonlight envoy, as well as the older generation of messengers, basically every ten years to retire, replaced by a new envoy to take the position, the old messenger will no longer bear this name, and there is no need to go to sea to tie up the affairs of the hero conference, just polish the martial arts every day, and retire.

These people are all disciples of the island master, and the number of envoys in each session is not the same, and there are men and women, and some are in love with each other, and they have a family on the island, and now the hero island itself has multiplied to one or two hundred people.

The Moonlight Envoy does not call her name or surname during her tenure, but only calls her by number, such as the Moonlight Envoy who is leading the team at the moment, which is Moonlight No. 3, in addition to her, there are also Moonlight No. 1245.

At this time, everyone had already arrived at the front of the hall, and they saw that many people were already sitting in the hall, and they were all dressed in the rivers and lakes and green forests from the land.

The last of their Xianju group to go to sea arrived at Hero Island, and the other two sea ships came a day earlier, but the banquet had to be held together.

Entering the main hall, looking for a place to sit down, a moment to see from the back of the hall turned out of a dozen people, these dozen people are not like the sun and moon messenger to cover their faces, but their original faces are revealed, all of them are around fifty years old, all of them are calm, vigorous and vigorous.

When Zhao Tan saw these people, his expression couldn't help but become solemn, these are all first-class good players, and they are not as simple as a few streams.

Then I saw these people shouting loudly together: "Welcome to the arrival of the island master." ”

Everyone on the field got up one after another, and in any case, when the host arrived, he lost his politeness and stood up to greet him.

I saw four young men in the back of the hall, two men and two women, supporting an old man and walking in.

This old man was tall, his hair was as white as snow, his face was ruddy, his eyes were shallow and restrained, and he had a majesty of his own.

The old man wore a silver-white robe, and the center of the robe was embroidered with a blazing red flame.

Zhao Ta's face changed instantly when he saw the robe, but then he hurriedly covered it up, and even lowered his head slightly, so as not to let others notice his expression.

The old man is wearing a white flame robe that can only be worn by the leader of the Ming Sect, this old man is the leader of the Ming Sect!

No, it should be the Ming Sect Leader of the previous generations!

It wasn't before Fang La, and the sect leader before Fang La was his father-in-law, Shao Fangqing, who practiced the firmament and changed the sixth path and went mad and died.

This old man has to go further, he is the leader of the Central Plains Ming Sect in Li Xian's era!

Zhao Ta gasped in his heart, he originally thought that Hero Island and the Ming Sect had collusion, or some other relationship, but he didn't expect that this Hero Island Master was the former Ming Sect Leader at all!

This old man was a grandmaster back then, and he fought with Li Xian, he dared to fight with Li Xian, and then lived for such a long time, the sky change must have become the sixth way!

But he was defeated by Li Xian, was seriously injured and fled, and even fled overseas.

Could it be ......

The grandmaster-level six-way firmament changes, and it is difficult to defeat the grandmaster-level sun-turning needle?

(End of chapter)