Chapter 15: The Birth of a Family
"My name is the mountain of Yue."
"Since childhood, I have been begging, eating hundreds of meals, wearing thousands of clothes, and growing up at the foot of Huishan Mountain..."
Huishan is a self-biography.
It is recorded that there is a local legend in Huishan, which says that there is a cold pool in the depths of Huishan, and there is a silver flying fish that can fly in the pool.
In the beginning.
Yue Zhishan only listens to this as a story.
It wasn't until later that he was discovered by the real people of Baishou Palace in Youfang, brought him to Baishou Palace, embarked on the path of cultivation, and learned the news of the strange things of heaven and earth by chance.
Correct.
Treasures are rare, and they cannot be lived in unless they are destined.
Yue Zhishan worked hard and finally found the cold pool, but there is a dark river under the cold pool, which exists at the bottom of the lake like a hole on a coral reef, and each hole is a downward and labyrinthine underwater tunnel, not to mention catching flying fish, it is difficult to identify the direction.
Afterward.
Yue Zhishan saw that he couldn't do it, so he thought of foreign aid.
Those were his two friends, and the three of them had traveled together in their early years and worked together to make a name for themselves.
And then...
One remained under the water forever, and one was disabled for life due to scuba.
As for Yue Zhishan himself.
"I hurt my friend by mistake, I feel guilty, and I am trapped in the tomb of the sages."
Looking at what Huishan saw and heard in his hand, Jiang Xuan muttered: "It turns out that the elder is called Yue Zhishan, Hao, Huishan Stick King. ”
As described in the book.
Huishan Hantan is nine zhang deep, 30 meters, and it is ten floors deep in modern times.
Of course.
If it is only 30 meters deep, it is not a big deal, the real difficulty lies in the dark river, and the dark river where the torrent surges is the real habitat of the flying fish.
The scientific and technological level of the Hangu realm is backward.
Modern equipment suitable for deep-water salvage does not exist.
Only one or two people with good water qualities want to catch fish from the dark river under deep water when they learn one or two closed qigong techniques, which is absolutely wishful thinking.
Of course.
Jiang Xuan is not included.
Half a month later.
Huishan County, Hekou Town.
"I heard about your son, although he was killed by mistake, but the dead splashy family has something to do with it, not only invited a witness to perjury, but also bribed the master of the county government, ready to sentence your son to murder, and behead him in the autumn."
At the ferry.
Jiang Xuan sat on a fishing boat with an old fisherman.
"But you are very lucky, Huishan County Ling has married a new concubine, and she is very favored, as long as you get through her relationship, it is simple to turn over the case."
Jiang Xuan poured wine for the fisherman himself: "I can help you with this matter, but you and I are not relatives, and I can't help in vain, before helping you, you have to help me with something." ”
Take a sip of wine.
The old fisherman agreed without thinking about it: "As long as you can save my son, let me do anything." ”
"Don't rush to say yes."
Jiang Xuan continued: "I want you to dive into that cold pool in the depths of Huishan and help me catch a silver fish from the dark river at the bottom of the pool.
I know that you are a famous white strip in the ten miles and eight towns, but I want to tell you, as long as you promise to do it, you will die if you don't succeed.
Of course.
You will not die in vain, if you do, I will not only save your son, but also buy a hundred acres of paddy fields for your family.
Even if you don't make it and die below, I will save your son, but there is no paddy field, only ten acres of dry land, which will be counted as your settlement fee. ”
said.
Jiang Xuan motioned to the old fisherman to think about it: "I won't force you, do you want to use your life in exchange for your son's life plus a hundred acres of paddy fields, you decide." ”
"Daddy, Daddy!"
Just when the old fisherman was a little uncertain, a little daughter-in-law ran on the riverbank: "Someone has come to ask the price, and he is willing to spend twelve taels of silver to buy our fishing boat." ”
Look at the daughter-in-law, and then look at the small fishing boat under you.
The old fisherman quickly decided: "Don't sell it..."
The next day.
Deep in Huishan, on the edge of the cold pool.
"It's a diving oxygen cylinder, you put your mouth in your mouth, you breathe through your mouth, and the oxygen in the bottle is enough for you to use for eight hours."
"This book diving goggles, this is a diving suit, nasal congestion, earplugs, head-mounted underwater searchlights, and underwater fishing net guns."
"You learn how to use it first."
"When you learn to turn on your headlamp, you can wear these things into the water, in the dark river, the lights will help you illuminate your surroundings, and the diving goggles will allow you to open your eyes underwater and better look for flying fish."
"If you find it, catch it with a net gun."
"This set of things is enough for you to survive underwater for a long time, and I, I will wait for you on the shore for a day and a night."
"After a day and a night, no matter what, I will save your son, the difference is that if you can catch a flying fish, your son can get a hundred acres of paddy fields."
Hand the diving rope in his hand to Cui Laohan.
Jiang Xuan was still not impatient: "You know the meaning of a hundred acres of paddy fields." ”
Look at the dark water.
The old fisherman said in a sullen voice: "My son will be called master, my grandson, you can go to a private school." ”
Nodding.
Jiang Xuan approvingly: "You are a good father." ”
Poof...
Putting on his diving equipment, the old fisherman plunged headlong into the bottom of the deep black pool.
One hour.
Two hours.
Minutes and seconds ticked by.
Soon eight hours passed, and even though Jiang Xuan was very patient, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Failed again." ”
Yes.
The old fisherman was not the first to be chosen by him.
Rather, it's the fifth.
The first four are all good divers like him, but unfortunately even with Jiang Xuan's professional diving equipment, they didn't come up alive.
Grunt...
The clock was in the ninth hour.
Just when Jiang Xuan was not ready to hold out hope, bubbles suddenly rolled in the lake, and a figure fluttered up from the water, still holding a net cage in his hand.
"Ribbon fish!"
Looking at the silver ribbon fish in the cage, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but pause.
Wrong.
The fins of the ribbon fish are on the back, but the fins of this whitebait are on both sides, and at first glance it looks like the fish has wings on its belly.
"Flying Fish!"
Life is like a dream.
Jiang Xuan was in a trance for a while, and even had a dream-like sense of unreality.
"Ahem!"
"Ahem!!"
on the shore.
The old fisherman climbed up with difficulty.
He lay on his back on the grass, pulled off his respirator and began to cough, louder at a time.
It's a fried lung.
The depth of Huishan Hantan is 30 meters, and the dark river is still under the bottom of the pool.
Because the water pressure in the deep water area is too high, the diver cannot rise immediately, and once it rises quickly, it will cause the pressure difference to be too large and explode the lungs.
About this taboo.
Jiang Xuan didn't tell the old fisherman.
Because only a dead man will keep it a secret, he will not, and cannot be, let a person who has come into contact with modern equipment live, so as early as the beginning of the transaction he said: 'One life for another, the father dies and the son lives...'
"Ahem..."
The old fisherman had a lot of anger and little intake, and looked at Jiang Xuan with difficulty.
Jiang Xuan nodded heavily: "Hekou Cui family, from today..."