Song You asked them about the customs of the Long-Arm Country and the Yaksha Country, what countries are overseas, and what real and strange things they have often encountered when running boats on the sea, no matter what they asked, the owner of the Jia ship and the descendants of the Yaksha answered seriously, and when they realized that he was really interested in these, they spoke in more and more detail.

Song You listened very much.

The cat sat at his feet, listening, occasionally licking its paws.

Meals from the ship came up.

Ship Master Jia is interesting, and the meals prepared for Song You are also interesting-

Half of the exquisite dishes have achieved the ultimate that can be done at sea, with an obvious coastal style and the bustling delicacy of Yangzhou, and it is also accompanied by dim sum and light wine. Half of it is boiled pork leg meat and a whole sheep's head, which does not look like a guest but a sacrifice to the gods.

For Sanhua Niangniang, she also prepared shredded meat and fish, both raw and cooked, and served on delicate plates.

There are almost no incense sticks on the spot.

The swallow was afraid of life and did not come in.

However, Song You guessed that he probably had a share.

“……”

Song You couldn't help but smile when he found it funny, but he didn't say anything, just thanked him and moved his chopsticks.

It is true that there is endless seafood on the sea, and there are all kinds of oil and salt seasonings in the quilt bag, but it is inconvenient for Xiaozhou to cook after all, and the mouth is very light these days.

Although the taste of this table is also very light.

"Thank you for your good wine and food, and you are very satisfied." Song You smiled slightly, "Thank you for the stories you two have told you for increasing your knowledge with Sanhua Niangniang." ”

"Meow~"

"Sir's life-saving grace, we haven't thanked Mr. yet, how dare I let Mr. thank you, don't dare to be it." The owner of the ship Jia waved his hand again and again.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Ye Xinrong, the descendant of the Yaksha, also hurriedly waved his hand, but then asked, "Mr. went to sea, if he didn't come to save us, what did he come to find?" ”

"It's about finding the singularities in the two stories."

"Like the Yaksha country?"

"Exactly."

“……”

The descendants of the Yaksha were stunned, and then they couldn't help but turn their heads and looked at each other with the owner of the boat.

Then he bowed his hand and asked respectfully:

"Did you find it, sir?"

"I haven't found it before today, but look here......" Song You turned his head to look at the vast white fog outside, "I think I've found it." ”

"Don't hide it from Sir, we were separated from the boat that Mr. was in after last night, and early this morning, we went to the country of Yaksha, but we didn't go ashore." Ye Xinrong hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The fog is vast, in fact, the coast of the Yaksha country is less than a mile behind him, if the gentleman is willing to go, the villain can take the gentleman there, and the villain will speak the Yaksha language." ”

"So close?"

Song You was a little surprised.

As soon as he woke up today, when he was still on the boat, this heaven and earth Lingyun informed him of the unusualness of this place, but he didn't expect that the unusual thing he was looking for was actually next to him.

"We don't know why, it stands to reason that we should have been three hundred miles away from the land yesterday, and this Yaksha country often appears more than a thousand miles away from Dayan, even if the wind and waves were strong last night, it shouldn't have taken us so far away overnight, and we haven't been separated from Mr.'s boat, right?"

"There must be something odd."

"Mostly."

"Can you talk to the Yaksha of the Yaksha country this morning?"

"Said a few words." Ye Xinrong said, "The Yaksha country has always disliked outsiders to visit, and the recent turmoil at sea has made it even more unwelcome. This morning our boat drifted to the coast of the Yaksha country, and a patrol Yaksha came to interrogate us, thanks to the fact that the villain looked a little similar to the Yaksha and could speak the Yaksha language, so that they did not provoke their anger, otherwise they would have been in danger. ”

"It means that in the past, outsiders could still go to the Yaksha country?"

"Let's take Mr. with him." Ye Xinrong simply stood up, "Talk to Mr. as you go." ”

"Then it will be a few people and a half day late." Song You looked back at the fog outside, "Today's fog, I think the shipowner won't get up for a while, so I don't dare to delay the shipowner's time more, so I sent Ye Gong back to the ship when the fog cleared at noon." ”

"Where is the sir, just use it." Ship Master Jia hurriedly surrendered his hand, "Anyway, we have been staying in the Longarm Country for half a year, and we are not in a hurry at this time, Mr. wants to use Ye Gong for a few days, and I will wait here for Ye Gong and Mr. for a few days." ”

"Let's go."

Song marched and walked out first.

The three-flowered cat immediately chased after it.

The sturdy Yaksha descendant followed closely behind, and also instructed the people around him to bring a little piglet with him.

A moment later—

The two of them, a cat and a piglet had returned to the boat, and the swallow had flown back.

Ye Xinrong took the oars very diligently, rowed the boat, pierced through the dense fog, and also rowed through the smooth mirror-like sea, and sailed towards the direction of Yaksha Island under the gaze of a group of people on the sail boat.

"Da Yan has always had the legend of Yaksha, most likely someone has encountered Yaksha at sea a long time ago, but after it was spread to the country of Dayan, there were many appearances." Ye Xinrong told the Taoist while rowing the boat, "In many stories, it is said that the Yaksha eats people, and it is very fierce, but in fact, the Yaksha does not eat people, and usually feeds on fishing and wild beasts in the mountains. It's true that they are fierce and irritable. However, since my great-grandfather's affairs in the Yaksha country many years ago, the Yaksha have gradually learned to make fires and roast meat, learn to raise pigs, cattle and sheep, and farm, and are much more friendly to outsiders. ”

"The ancestors of the foot have made a great contribution to the diplomacy of the Yaksha Kingdom and the Great Yan people." Song You laughed quietly while petting the cat.

"It's not his work alone. It was since he that the Yaksha became more widely known, and the number of people who came to the Yaksha country increased. Ye Xinrong said, "The Yaksha country is rich in a kind of gemstone, which can emit a blood-like red light at night, which can be used as a lamp, if you pat it lightly, the light is like a bundle, and it is a small dot on the ground. It's a pity that they soon found out that this gem left the Yaksha country, and it won't work for half a year at most, plus the Yaksha country is too difficult to find, and gradually there are fewer merchants looking for the Yaksha country on the sea. ”

"How many times have you stepped down?"

"This time, it's the second time." Ye Xinrong replied, "But the Yaksha of the Yaksha country will also go to sea, set up a canoe or simply ride a stick, catch big fish with small fish, sometimes run far away or encounter wind and waves, and will also meet the boat of the Great Yan people, and the vicious Yaksha specializes in floating on the sea, becoming a pirate, and going up to plunder when he encounters a ship, so he has encountered it several times." However, the villain only needs to speak to them, and no matter how vicious the Yaksha is, it will automatically leave. ”

A patch of land slowly emerged from the thick fog.

It looked like an ordinary beach and mountain forest, and the size of the land could not be seen in the thick fog, but I could see a figure standing on the edge of the beach.

"...... Uproar"

The oars paddle the water, and the boat approaches.

The figure gradually became clear.

It was an extremely tall and hideous figure, tall and many, with green fangs, covered with tendon flesh, wrapped in worn-out cloth and leaves, decorated with straw rope and shell bones, with colorful paints on its face, and a wooden spear in its hand, thicker than a man's arm.

"It's the Yaksha warriors of the Yaksha Country, who are supposed to be on duty here because of the big ships that visit early in the morning, or they are attracted by the sound of the water in our rowing boats." Ye Xinrong whispered to Song You.

"That's fine." Song You said, "If you don't say a word about your visit, you always feel rude, lest we wait for the people of the Yaksha country to come at sea again." ”

"Sir, great virtue."

"Then I'll trouble you to talk to him."

"Don't dare to be a ......"

Ye Xinrong continued to row the boat.

By the time the ship got closer, the Yaksha was already wide-eyed and screaming at them.

"The villain asked him first if he could let us go up."

Ye Xinrong still whispered to Song You, then pulled his neck, and also said Yaksha words to that side, and the two sides talked back and forth.

Song You kept looking at this Yaksha.

This is the original form of the paper yaksha spell encountered in Yidu.

Not only the method of the paper yaksha, but also many religions or folklore have the shadow of the yaksha, either because of its strength and ferocity, it is cited as a protector of the dharma, or it is exaggerated its fierceness and irritability, and it is rumored to be a terrifying ghost to scare children or a powerful man under the demon man, or the spell is made into the appearance of a yaksha, which has a variety of attributes of fierceness, frightening and religious meaning at the same time.

Now that I actually look at it, it can be regarded as an eye-opener.

"Mr. ......"

Ye Xinrong retracted his gaze in embarrassment: "He said that a big sacrifice is being held on the island, no matter what I say, he won't let us go up." ”

"Sacrifice?"

"I'll ask ......"

Ye Xinrong had another conversation.

Yaksha seems to be very friendly to his kind, seeing that although Ye Xinrong is petite and has a strange face, but listening to him say Yaksha, the attitude of the Yaksha warrior is much softer, and he almost has to answer any questions.

Soon Ye Xinrong turned back again, his face was a little unsightly, and replied to Song You: "It is said that the Sea Dragon King has been moody recently, often setting off waves on the sea, destroying passing ships, and even causing a lot of impact on the Yaksha Kingdom and several surrounding countries, so they have to hold sacrifices and pray to the Sea Dragon King." ”

"The Sea Dragon King makes waves?"

"That's what he said."

"That's ......"

Song You saw Ye Xinrong's expression.

It should be that he has always felt that the waves on the sea are caused by the storm, and he can bless himself by praying to the Sea Dragon King, and he has been bringing a boat full of people to the sea to throw pigs, cattle and sheep and other sacrifices, but he didn't expect that he would hear from the Yaksha that these big waves came from the Sea Dragon King, and he couldn't hang up for a while.

"Why did the Sea Dragon King make waves?"

"They don't know either."

"Then you ask him if he can go up to the island to see when the sacrifice is over?"

"Okay." Ye Xinrong asked the Yaksha again, and translated to Song You, "He said that he had to ask the king, but there is a high probability that he can't go up, and the sacrifice will last for three days, urging us to leave quickly." ”

"That's ......"

Song You couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and then asked: "Please ask for me one last time, it is said that there is a Lilliputian country on the sea, which should not be far from here, I wonder if he knows how to go?" ”

"Yes......"

Ye Xinrong immediately turned his head and asked, talked back and forth with the Yaksha several times, dancing with his hands, and then said to Song You: "This Yaksha has really heard of Lilliputia, but he hasn't been to it either, he only said that from here to the place where the sun rises, it takes about a day to row, there is a beast country, when you get there, ask for directions, and you can find it." ”

"Beastland?"

"Yaksha dialect is different from Dayan dialect......"

"Thank you, and thank you to him."

Song You was humble and saluted them.

Ye Xinrong also said a few words to the patrol Yasha, which should be to convey his gratitude, and then threw the little piglet he brought from the boat as a thanks. Yaksha was stunned for a moment after taking it, but he refused to let Song You's boat go, and shouted a few words with a wooden spear before running back, went to get a stone, and threw it back on the boat.

The gift of the Yaksha is not inferior to that of people.

(End of chapter)