Chapter 36: The Words of the White Sun and the Stars
Song Jiyun walked on the street, thinking about the old man's words just now, in fact, the old man's words are not all unreasonable, the vast sea in front of them is indeed a dangerous area for the fishermen here, the fishermen only dare to move within the appropriate range on weekdays, unless there is a big boat, otherwise the small boat is estimated to capsize if it does not reach the place where the tide rises. Even those who are familiar with the nature of water and have excellent water skills have to die in the middle of this vast sea.
Song Jiyun: What should I do? Only this old man has a big boat, although the other fishermen's boats are not as big as the old man's, but the boating skills are not as good as the old man's, and the old man, who was obviously very good at talking before, is now extremely resistant to going to sea, is he afraid of something or is he deliberately staying away from everything on the other side of the sea? What happened before this? Speaking of which, I didn't seem to have seen the old man in the dungeon that day, what secrets is hidden in this old man, and who is he?
While thinking about it, he walked all the way back to the inn, and there were more people in the inn, but it didn't seem that he was here to eat, after all, the original owner of this shop had long disappeared without a trace.
Momo saw Song Jiyun coming back, so he walked over: "How is it?" Got it? ”
Song Jiyun glanced at Momo: "Don't mention it, things are not going well." ”
Momo was puzzled: "Doesn't it go well?" ”
Song Jiyun saw a group of people gathered behind Mo Mo: "What are they doing?" ”
Momo: "Oh, they were afraid that the monsters down there would come out, so they found some rocks and dirt to block up there. ”
Song Jiyun was suspicious: Can these things really be blocked?
Momo: "Oh, by the way, everyone is waiting for you inside, let's go in first." ”
Song Jiyun: "Yes. ”
Hong Yu saw the two people walking in, and saw Song Jiyun's expression at a glance, and knew that things were not as smooth and easy as they imagined.
Lin Yue'er: "Brother Jiyun, you're back!" ”
Song Jiyun sat down: "Well, what are you doing?" ”
Red Feather: "We're waiting for you to come back, by the way, pack up." ”
Song Jiyun: "Oh, I have something to tell you. ”
Nameless also looked over, Song Jiyun: "At present, we have not found a ship that can go to sea." ”
Nameless put down the shoulders he was holding: "Is that old man unwilling to go to sea?" ”
Song Jiyun: "Yes. ”
Mo Mo was still very calm: "We saved him, and he didn't change his mind, which means that going to sea is definitely not a simple matter, especially the destination we are going to, I'm afraid it is a place that all of them here dare not approach." ”
Song Jiyun: "What Momo said is not wrong, as I thought, there is another important thing, that is, the people here don't seem to be as simple as we imagined. ”
Lin Yue'er glanced at Red Feather, and Red Feather naturally knew that this smart girl might have already guessed a thing or two in her heart.
Red Feather knew that everyone was waiting for her to tell the story: "This matter has to start many years ago. ”
Song Jiyun continued: "Thirty years ago? ”
Red Feather was also surprised: "You actually know?" ”
Song Jiyun shook his head: "I just heard the old man on the street talking nonsense." ”
Red Feather rubbed his fingers against the teacup: "I actually don't know very well, maybe it's not much worse than you know." ”
Mo Mo found a place to lean there: "Go on, anyway, there are definitely not as many of us as you know." ”
Red Feather took a sip of tea, holding the teacup in his hand and placing it on the table: "This matter is a long story, if my memory is not biased, that incident happened about thirty years ago, this place, this city is not the territory of the East Wind Country, it originally belonged to the ...... on the other side of the sea"
Nameless received: "Nanhua Country? ”
Red Feather: "Yes. ”
Momo: "You go on. ”
Red Feather: "Haicheng, originally belonged to the territory of the Nanhua Kingdom, thirty years ago, this city was still one of the most famous cities in the Nanhua Kingdom, but the world is unpredictable, just thirty years ago one day, this prosperous city was ransacked by a gang of robbers, all the young boys and girls or young adults in the city were taken away, and the rest were some old people who were nearly half a hundred years old or gray-haired. ”
Song Jiyun couldn't believe it: "A gang of robbers? Or daytime robbery? ”
Red Feather: "That's right. ”
Song Jiyun: "This is too rampant, isn't it?" ”
Red Feather: "It may be a little lighter to say that it is rampant." ”
Momo: "What do you mean?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "This group of robbers must have done something disgusting and outrageous. ”
Red Feather: "Yue'er is right. ”
Nameless: "You mean, those old people who broke their hands and feet, they did it too?!" ”
Red Feather: "Exactly. ”
Song Jiyun: "I'm afraid it's more than that." ”
Red Feather: "That's right, they also killed all the young children in the city without the slightest mercy. ”
Nameless stood up indignantly: "It's just outrageous! ”
Song Jiyun: "I'm afraid these are just some outsiders hurting them, and the people who actually do this kind of thing are the last villains behind the scenes." ”
Red Feather: "I guess you can also guess that the people who abandoned this city, the people who gave up all the lives of everyone in this city, were the old lords at that time, the emperor of the Nanhua Kingdom at that time, and now the father of the lord of the Nanhua Kingdom, mediocre and incompetent, reusing traitorous ministers, close to eunuchs, such a kind of politics in the DPRK lasted less than ten years before being overthrown by his eldest son, but the good times did not last long......"
Song Jiyun knew what Red Feather was deliberately pausing for: "So since thirty years ago, this city no longer belongs to the Nanhua Kingdom, but to the Dongfeng Kingdom. ”
Mo Mo was silent and didn't say a word, because he wasn't sure if Xixue Country was involved in the events of the year, or what role he played in it.
Lin Yue'er: "Abandoned by their own mother country, like a baby abandoned by their own mother, helpless, at that time, the Dongfeng country was willing to accept them, which simply became their lifeline, and for many years after that, even if there was no foreign enemy to disturb them, their people here were still stable." ”
Song Jiyun: "It's just that this place is too far away from the east wind country, and I don't have time to take care of it for a while, so it has become such a remote and barren place." ”
Nameless: "This place is indeed far away from the country of Dongfeng, even if all kinds of materials are transported here, it will take at least half a year, and the manpower and material resources consumed on this road are not a small amount, and it is difficult to ensure that the petty officials on the road will not run away halfway because of greed." ”
Song Jiyun: "That makes sense, the people here depend on the sea for their livelihood, and over the years, they have been quite passable, but they have never been able to get rid of their fate." They have resentment in their hearts, but they are unable to do anything, so they can only live in a corner and spend the rest of their lives quietly. ”
Lin Yue'er: "They don't want to go to the sea to go to Nanhua Country because they don't want to see the place that was originally their homeland, and the wounds that have not healed can't withstand being uncovered and ravaged again." ”
Song Jiyun: "Perhaps, that old man's identity is not ordinary. ”
Momo: "What do you mean by that?" ”
Song Jiyun: "I don't know, it's just an intuition, I think he must be hiding something, maybe he is afraid of something." ”
Red Feather: "Since I think he is not an ordinary person, it means that there is room for negotiation in the matter of going to sea." ”
Song Jiyun: "Yes, I thought the same way. ”
Lin Yue'er: "So, what now?" ”
Song Jiyun: "Now that I know the whole thing, it must be more difficult." ”
Red Feather: "I agree with him. ”
Momo: "After all, there is no such thing as revealing people's scars, and no one should not offend people. ”
Nameless: "I still have to think of a foolproof solution." ”
Song Jiyun: "It seems that the people outside have almost gone, shouldn't we have something to eat?" ”
Nameless: "yes, I've been talking for so long, I'm really hungry." ”
Momo: "Now the people in the inn are not there, and no one knows how to cook." ”
Lin Yue'er: "Why don't we go out to eat?" ”
Red Feather: "Good idea, let's go." ”
The five of them ate hand-made noodles at a stall outside, and it tasted good.
Song Jiyun: "You guys go back first, and I'll try it at the old man's place." ”
Lin Yue'er: "Do you want us to go with you?" ”
Song Jiyun thought for a while: "It's okay, Yue'er, you can go with me." ”
Nameless: "Then I'...... too"
Before he could finish speaking, he was pulled away by Red Feather, and Mo Mo left behind them.
Lin Yue'er and Song Jiyun walked to the old man's residence together, in fact, Song Jiyun didn't have a score in his heart, and this time I still don't know if the old man will agree.
The old man heard a soft knock on the door: "Who?" ”
Song Jiyun: "Uncle, it's me." ”
The old man heard this familiar voice, walked over to open the door, but did not let go, and stood at the door: "Why are you here again?" ”
Song Jiyun: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I'm here to disturb you again, we want to continue to talk to you about that matter." ”
The old man didn't want them to go in, but his strength was not as great as theirs, Song Jiyun kept his arm against the door, and the old man couldn't close it.
The old man walked inside, and Song Jiyun and Lin Yue'er followed. Inside the courtyard, there is a withered dry branch peach tree, which looks to be some years old.
The old man sat on the bamboo and wood rocking chair, and when he looked up, he could see the blue sky, and it was almost dark.
Lin Yue'er: "Uncle, what are you looking at?" ”
Uncle: "Look at the stars." ”
Lin Yue'er followed the old man's gaze, it was not dark yet, and there were no stars in sight.
The old man saw that Lin Yue'er was also looking at the sky like him, and didn't say a word, so he asked, "What are you looking at?" ”
Lin Yue'er replied: "I'm looking at the stars." ”
Uncle: "But it's not dark yet, how can you see the stars?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "Yes, it's not dark yet, how can you see the stars?" ”
The old man looked at the girl in front of him, thoughtful, and then smiled.
Lin Yue'er's eyes were as clear as water, which reminded the old man of the blue sea in front of him.
Uncle: "I can't see it." ”
Lin Yue'er: "Actually, I can't see it." ”
Uncle: "I know. ”
Lin Yue'er: "Uncle, you can see it." ”
The old man looked at Lin Yue'er in surprise, and Lin Yue'er whispered: "You close your eyes first." ”
The old man listened to Lin Yue'er's words and closed his eyes.
Lin Yue'er put her hand on the old man's arm, and then exercised.
The old man didn't know what was going on at all, just closed his eyes.
After a while, Lin Yue'er: "Okay, you can open your eyes." ”
The old man opened his eyes, and to his surprise, he really saw the stars, stars in the sky. From time to time, he blinks his eyes as if he is very happy.
The old man couldn't believe his eyes, looked at Lin Yue'er next to him, and then said seriously: "Little girl, you are a fairy, right?" ”
Lin Yue'er was amused by the old man's words: "No, I'm just an ordinary person." ”
The old man was a little excited: "You can let me see the stars in the daytime, you must be a fairy." ”
Lin Yue'er: "Uncle, you are serious, it's just some small tricks." ”
The old man looked up at the starry sky, and the corners of his eyes seemed to be moistened.
Song Jiyun: It seems that things have taken a turn for the better, and it has to be Yue'er, she has always had this ability.
Yue'er noticed Song Jiyun's gaze, looked over, and smiled at him, and Song Jiyun also responded with a smile.
The old man sat down: "Little girl, who is this young man to you?" ”
Lin Yue'er said with a smile: "He is my only relative in this world. ”
Uncle: "Oh, he's your brother." ”
Lin Yue'er shook her head: "No." ”
The old man seemed to understand something: "Then I know." ”
Lin Yue'er: "Does the old man have a daughter?" ”
The old man was surprised: "How do you know?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "I guess." ”
The old man was excited: "You are really a fairy!" ”
Lin Yue'er: "I'm not. ”
The old man didn't want to mention the past, those pictures of stabbing a knife in his heart every day and every night, he didn't want to mention it again, which would make him even more painful. He has not forgotten and will never forget.
Lin Yue'er also saw that the old man was reluctant to talk about his daughter, so this story stopped here.
Lin Yue'er was speechless, looking up at the starry sky with the old man, the white sun and stars standing on the blue sea, romantic to the extreme.
Night gradually shrouded this scarred sea city, this child who was once abandoned by his mother country, has long been thrown into the arms of other countries. What does it feel like to be abandoned? I'm afraid that only when a person is really abandoned will he have a deep understanding, right?
The old man brought the topic back to reality: "You are still here this time for the sake of going to sea, right?" ”
Lin Yue'er smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were extremely good-looking: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you." ”
The old man glanced at Song Jiyun: "I can promise you." ”
Song Jiyun couldn't believe her ears: "Really? ”
Uncle: "Of course it's true, but I also have some things that I need to tell you in advance. ”
Lin Yue'er: "You say." ”
Uncle: "I haven't been to that deep sea for more than 30 years, I can't guarantee whether you can reach the place you want to go within two months, let alone your safety, there are many dangers, whether you can survive or not depends on yourself." ”
Song Jiyun: "Okay, don't worry about this, we will handle these things ourselves." ”
Uncle: "Also, prepare enough food and water, this time we estimate that we will have to float at sea for a long time." ”
Song Jiyun: "Okay." ”
Uncle: "Then go and prepare." ”
Song Jiyun: "Well, then let's go first." ”
Uncle: "Go ahead." ”
The old man's eyes reflected the backs of the two people leaving, and he still looked up at the starry sky that he seemed to yearn for.
I heard that after death, the body returns to dust, and the soul returns to the galaxy and merges into the stars.
Song Jiyun: "How do you know that the old man has a daughter?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "I can see it, the old man likes to look at the stars very much, so I guessed it, but I didn't expect it to be really guessed by me, I'm amazing, right?" ”
Song Jiyun looked at the person in front of him dotingly: "Yes, our Yue'er is the smartest and the most powerful!" ”
While the two were talking, a black shadow suddenly ran over on the roof, both of them saw it, Lin Yue'er chased after him as soon as he kicked up, Song Jiyun smelled an unusual smell in the air, he was worried about fraud, and immediately chased after him.
Lin Yue'er: "What person?" Why don't you dare to show your true colors? ”
The man in black didn't respond to her, but kept walking forward with light skills.
To Lin Yue'er's shock, the man in black disappeared into the sea under the black night.
Song Jiyun rushed over: "Yue'er, are you okay?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "I'm fine. ”
Song Jiyun: "What about that person?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "I didn't catch up. ”
Song Jiyun: "You mean, that person disappeared into the sea out of thin air?" ”
Lin Yue'er: "Hmm. ”
Both of them looked at the vast sea in front of them, which was shrouded in boundless darkness.
Song Jiyun also couldn't believe it: "Is there really such a person in this world?" ”
This sea is so big that it is boundless, some people say that it is as big as the sky, and some people have not seen its edge, and that person can come and go freely, and disappear without a trace, it is really amazing.
Lin Yue'er: "Let's go back first." ”
Song Jiyun: "Yes. ”
When Red Feather saw the two of them coming back, he asked, "How is it?" Did the old man agree? ”
Lin Yue'er: "Agreed." ”
Nameless: "Agreed?" Then why don't you two look happy? ”
Momo: "yes, isn't that something we should be happy about?" ”
Song Jiyun: "We just met a man in black. ”
Momo: "The man in black again?" ”
Nameless: "And then?" Did you catch up with him? ”
Song Jiyun: "No, that person ran too fast." ”
Red Feather: "People who are more powerful than you in light skills are probably not picked out among your peers." ”
Momo: "You mean, there are people with deep internal skills. ”
Lin Yue'er: "Only in this way can it be explained for the time being, he disappeared into the sea." ”
Nameless: "What? Disappeared into the sea? ”
Lin Yue'er: "Hmm. ”
Momo: "This person should not be underestimated, everyone should be vigilant." ”
Red Feather: "Mo Mo is right, remember to keep an eye on it when you sleep at night, we don't know the purpose of this person's trip, and we don't guarantee that he will turn back, be careful in everything, there is always no harm." ”
Song Jiyun: "Sister Hongyu is right. ”
Red Feather: "Alright, it's not too early, let's all go back and rest." ”
Momo: "Okay. ”
Nameless also inadvertently mentioned at this time: "I don't know what happened to Xiao Jiu's kid?" ”
This sentence seemed to stab Lin Yue'er, and she began to worry again.
Song Jiyun: "Yue'er, it's okay, he'll be fine." ”
Lin Yue'er: "Well, I know, Xiao Jiu has always been obedient and well-behaved, as long as he is obedient, those people will not hurt him." ”
Mo Mo glared at Nameless, who realized that he had said the wrong thing and covered his mouth with his hand.
Red Feather: "Okay, okay, let's go back and rest, tomorrow we have to prepare something for going to sea!" ”
Several people went back to the house, Red Feather was lying outside, and Lin Yue'er was lying inside.
Red Feather knew that Lin Yue'er was worried about Xiao Jiu, but Xiao Jiu had a special identity, but Lin Yue'er didn't know it.
Red Feather: "Okay, don't worry, I told that kid's fate, he doesn't have to worry about his life, you can sleep in peace, you will be busy tomorrow!" ”
Lin Yue'er trusted Hong Yu in her heart, since Hong Yu said so, then Xiao Jiu must not have to worry about his life: "Okay." ”
Red Feather: That kid is the prince, and he is the disciple of the owner, who dares to touch a single hair of his hair without long eyes, then he will definitely be exterminated by the Nine Clans! I don't know what happened to that kid? It must have turned back to the little demon king of the old world, those guards are miserable, and I actually feel a little sympathy for them. Fortunately, there is Lan Yu's kid here, the prince shouldn't be too presumptuous, forget it, I'd better sleep, it's not something I should worry about.