The east shore of Qingbo Castle faces the bay, and the wooden buildings and stone forts are built on the hillside, and the terraced rice fields are stacked on top of each other, and the paths wind left and right, leading to the wharf in a zigzag shape.

The sun sets over the peaks, and the waterfowl fly low and chirp. The fishermen returned late in the boat, climbed the pier with the fish baskets on their backs, said goodbye to each other and went home.

The moist sea breeze blows the signboard at the entrance of the brewhouse, and the wind chimes under the eaves make a crisp sound. The shopkeeper lit the lamps and candles, put them on the table one by one, and a group of men picked up the fish and meat, put it into their mouths and rattled it, and told them about their adventures at sea with the strength of wine, as a pastime.

"Haha, little brother is very interesting, come, let's have another drink!"

Hearing him say this, Lin Yi picked up the wine bowl with a smile, raised his head and drank it all, catching a glimpse of Gu Wanxi out of the corner of his eye. She waved her hand to remind her not to be greedy for a cup, and Lin Yi nodded, indicating that she was measured.

"Simply, little brother massively!" the man said happily, applauding.

"Big brother has won awards. Lin Yi replied with a smile, put down the blue-rimmed bowl, wiped the wine stains from his mouth and asked, "Big brothers, have you ever seen a young man with an extremely handsome face......

After Lin Yi described Moli's appearance, the men thought for a while, shook their heads and said, "I haven't seen it, is it your enemy?"

That man is my distant cousin, who wrote to me last time to tell me that I was going to visit Qingbo City, but then lost contact, and I was worried about his safety, so I came to look for him. ”

Lin Yi lowered his head and sighed, took out a silver ticket from his arms, patted it on the table and said: "I play with him until I am big, and I am like a brother, if you have seen him and can provide information, please take these five taels of silver, and use it as wine money." ”

The man was moved by the wealth, and thought hard for a long time, but he still had no impression, so he had to say helplessly: "I can't hide it, there are some strange things happening in our place, and few outsiders have visited recently, brother, I can't help." ”

"Hi. Lin Yi opened his mouth abruptly, and said with a forced smile: "It's good if the eldest brother has a heart, I'll invite you to this meal tonight." ”

After that, he insisted on stuffing the silver ticket into his hand.

The man looked slightly stunned, hesitated for a moment, and was about to take it, when Lin Yi withdrew a hand and pinched Gu Wanxi's thigh hard.

"Ahh

The man was so frightened that his hand trembled, he shrank back halfway, his eyes swept to Gu Wanxi, seeing that his willow eyebrows were upside down, grinning his teeth, and when she was annoyed, she thought: "You can't take this money, such a beautiful beauty is beside you, don't let her look flat." ”

After thinking about it, the man pushed the silver ticket to Lin Yi again, and said loudly: "If you don't have merit, why should you be polite, brother?" Please rest assured, if I know your cousin's whereabouts, I will tell you immediately. ”

He paused, turned his head and shouted, "Boss, serve two more good dishes, I want to accompany this buddy to have a few more drinks!"

Lin Yi took the silver ticket and hurriedly dissuaded: "Don't, don't, you don't just take money, why do you still invite me to drink - how can this be done?"

The man's eyes were round, and he said angrily: "Still fight with me, quickly take back the silver!"

Lin Yi smiled bitterly and stuffed the silver ticket into his arms, and finally asked, "Do you want to ...... I'm going to pay for the drink?"

"Where's the word!" the big man slapped the dinner table and said angrily: "You pay just don't give me face!"

"Uh...... All right. Lin Yi sat down honestly and pretended to be grateful.

It was only at this time that Gu Wanxi understood his scheming and opened her mouth to show admiration.

The man looked at her with a look of adoration, his face was full of light, and he straightened his chest and shouted: "Boss, add another pot of fruit wine, please drink two glasses of this girl too." ”

Gu Wanxi stood up and saluted, smiling and thanking. can be a Pomeranian, the man's heart is happy, and now he is making a lot of face, and the breaking fee is worth it.

He poured wine for the two of them, Lin Yi was flattered to take it, and asked in a different tone: "By the way, the eldest brother just said that something strange happened in Qingbo City, can you tell the younger brother the reason?"

Hearing this, the man's face changed sharply, his eyes peeked around, and after looking around a few times, he lowered his voice and said: "Little brother, while the officials are not here to drink tonight, I will give you a reminder - whether you are here to find friends or want to do something, just walk around the city, don't go out of the sea island, it is very dangerous there." ”

Lin Yi lowered his head and leaned over, and asked in a low voice, "How is it dangerous?"

The man said: "About half a year ago, the government posted a list article, saying that the island was infected with a strange disease, and the patients would lose their minds, attack the fishermen frantically, bite people when they see them, and rest until they die!"

"So serious?" Lin Yi was shocked, revealing a face full of timidity.

Han Ziken said: "I'm afraid you don't believe it, when I went to sea before, I asked the fisherman brothers, and they said that there were monsters on the island, and the officers and soldiers sent to them disappeared several people in a row. Now that the island has been blocked, we ordinary people are only allowed to enter and not leave!"

Lin Yi twisted his eyebrows and thought about it, and the man said again: "I thought it was a joke, but today a group of spirit officials came, and the county guard personally went out of the city to greet them, do you know the spirit officials?

"The younger brother has heard of it. Lin Yi replied slowly, and then asked for other details, but he couldn't find anything more. After drinking, he helped Gu Wanxi upstairs to rest.

......

"Wake up, sir. ”

Gu Wanxi's voice seemed to come from a distant sky, Lin Yi suddenly realized, interrupted his memory, and the person was still in the cabin.

"Senior Brother Lin remembered what good things happened?" Ren Dingbei said.

"I'm sorry, my little brother will be stunned. Lin Yi smiled awkwardly, raised his arm and lifted the black curtain, the sea breeze gently swept in, slightly damp. Looking out, the sun had set on the right-hand side, and the team was heading from north to south towards the island ahead.

He looked around, six pontoon boats swaying above the waves, the sound of rushing water in his ears, the sea was turquoise and quiet, and schools of fish passed by from time to time.

Lin Yi suddenly asked, "Brother Ren, how many people are there this time?"

Ren Dingbei opened his mouth and was about to answer, but his eyes swept to Gu Wanxi, and then he was silent.

Lin Yi was only stunned for a few breaths, and quickly understood what he meant, and ordered, "Miss Gu, please avoid it first." ”

"Yes. Gu Wanxi stood up with the Black Eagle, bent down and got out of the canopy, walked on the deck and closed her eyes to think, and said to herself: "Didn't they compete with each other before, how can this be like an old friend who hasn't seen each other for many years?"

The voice came into the cabin, and Lin Ren and the two looked at each other and smiled. The sun shone through the tent, and Ren Dingbei buried half of his face in the shadows, explaining: "This trip was arranged by the county guard of Qingbo City, and several spiritual officers and Dharma protectors each took one boat, and the remaining two boats were distributed to the accompanying sergeants. ”

Lin Yi's expression was solemn, and he asked hesitantly: "You used to go down the mountain...... All with so many people?"

Ren Dingbei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "When the newly promoted spirit officials go out to arrest things, they usually form groups of three or two, and in case of trouble, the other person can go back to report the news, and it is rare to be alone like Senior Brother Lin." ”

From Tianshu Peak to Yunguo Bay, it took several months and thousands of miles. The spirit officials loved to be in the limelight, making a big noise along the way, and enjoying the people's farewell, but Lin Yi was silent, and even blended into the crowd, deliberately hiding his traces.

Ren Dingbei said: "It turns out that Senior Brother Lin dislikes the fact that there are many people in his companions, no wonder there are quite a few complaints about everyone on the road." ”

"Hehe, Brother Ren is not strange. Lin Yi hid his embarrassment and stretched out his hand to point to a tent boat in the distance, "There is another disciple I am not familiar with, can Brother Ren introduce me to him." ”

Ren Dingbei followed his expectations, and suddenly said: "Oh, that person's name is Yin Xiaoxian, a newly promoted spirit official, who has just been on the mountain for twelve years, and is good at using charms, which is a rare help for this demon hunt." ”

Lin Yi retracted his gaze and looked at Ren Dingbei, and before the rest of the questions were exited, he heard a miserable scream from the ship: "Help!"

Everyone was horrified, and they all got out of the canopy, only to see the fisherman of the boat holding his left leg, his ankle was exposed, and the blood sprayed on the sea, and there seemed to be a white shadow shuttling under the water.

Yin Xiaoxian rushed out of the cabin, grabbed the fisherman's waist, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

"There is a monster ......" The fisherman was so frightened that he shivered, tears flowed down his eyes, and in the middle of the conversation, he fainted instantly due to excessive blood loss.

"Boom!" The thunder resounded in all directions, and a dazzling white light suddenly appeared in Ren Dingbei's hand. Then it turned into two iron chains, and the hula sound shot out, locking the canopy and pulling it towards him.

Lin Yi didn't have time to sigh, and when the boat got a little closer, he jumped over and stepped on the deck, shaking the boat from side to side, and the waves splashed.

Yin Xiaoxian hugged the fisherman, and he was already panicked. Lin Yiyun's fingers were like electricity, and he quickly clicked on a few points on the fisherman's legs, stopped the bleeding, probed his nose, and turned back to shout to everyone: "Not dead, still breathing!"

Ren Dingbei dragged the boat to the vicinity, removed the thunder chain, flew over in one step, carefully observed the wound on the fisherman's ankle, and muttered, "The bones are broken, and the skin is stained...... It looks like being bitten by a wild beast. ”

Lin Yi looked at him and said, "There was a white shadow swimming under the water just now, could it be that youkai?"

"Possibly. Ren Dingbei nodded solemnly, straightened his waist, turned around and shouted: "Everyone take out your weapons, pay attention to something in the water! ”

"Good!" the fishermen didn't say much, and shook their wooden oars desperately.

In a short period of time, six pong boats arrived at Qingbo Island one after another, and the beach along the coast was soft and full of shells. The guards carried the fisherman along, placed him in the shade of a tree not far away, tore his trouser legs, and examined his injuries.

Lin Yi took two steps, the sand particles poured into his shoes, hurriedly bent down to take them off, and ran over barefoot to help; Gu Wanxi carried the black eagle on her shoulder, lifted her skirt and walked a few steps, and felt uncomfortable. He followed his example, took off his shoes and socks, tucked them in his belt, exposed his white soles, stepped on the slightly hot sand, and rushed to everyone's side.

As for the scenery of the island, everyone has no intention of appreciating it.

Xiang Zhicheng neatly stopped bleeding and bandaged the fisherman, and Ren Dingbei took the pill to feed. Lin Yi didn't know medical skills, so he could only stand and watch them busy.

Taking advantage of a moment of leisure, Lin Yi looked up into the distance and looked at the terrain of Qingbo Island. But look at the north of the island is in the shape of a crescent moon, about seven or eight miles long from east to west, the central terrain is gradually higher, the mountain peaks are steep, and the green forests are dense, but there is no trace of the fishing village.

The more he looked, the more strange it became, only to find that a row of ancient buildings was exposed in the dense forest on the mountainside, but the walls were constantly broken, the eaves were collapsing, and there was no human population at all.

"Where is the fishing village—is this island no longer inhabited?" Lin Yi thought to himself, only to feel unbelievable.