Chapter 21: Tracing the Way We Came

More than ten days after a turmoil, the Yaksha did not come again, and the immortal who saw the head and tail did not show up to ask the teacher.

The villagers gradually forgot about it, and occasionally took it out as a joke after dinner.

On this day, Master Guangfa and Master Hongsheng came back, and Master Hongyuan reported the matter to the master. Unexpectedly, Master Guangfa stopped drinking the wine that Master Guangfa brought to his mouth, put down the wine gourd and ordered: "Immediately inform the people on the coast of Pearl Bay not to go out to sea to fish in the near future." ”

Master Hongyuan was surprised: "Master, do you know the origin of this demon?"

Master Guangfa said: "You are too young to know that more than 300 years ago, there was a black tide fog demon in the Zilong Pond of the East China Sea. It's just that his whereabouts are mysterious and erratic, and the various factions of the righteous path have sent experts to round up several times without success, and the Kuroshio Mist Demon has become more and more rampant and unscrupulous. Later, he finally angered a true immortal, and waited for three years under the net of heaven and earth in the East China Sea, and finally locked down the whereabouts of the Black Tide Mist Demon and fought a battle. After the fierce battle, the Kuroshio Mist Demon disappeared and never appeared. I thought he had been completely cut off, but now it seems that he may not be. ”

Master Hongyuan was surprised and said, "Master, are you saying that this time it is the Kuroshio Mist Demon?"

Master Guangfa shook his head and said: "Lao Wei is just guessing, it may or may not be, after all, there has been no news for more than three hundred years, and no one knows whether he was killed by a true immortal or seriously injured and hidden. But everything is foreseen, after all, this matter involves the lives of the coastal people. ”

Master Hongsheng said in a deep voice: "Master, no matter how tyrannical and bold this Black Tide Mist Demon is, how dare he flood Pearl Bay and put hundreds of thousands of people to death?"

"It's hard to say. Master Guangfa poured a sip of wine and made up his mind, and said: "Hongyuan, you immediately return to Yundou Temple, report this matter to the abbot, and ask him to make arrangements quickly." Hongsheng, you stay in Blackstone Village to pay attention to the movement of the sea, and if there is any abnormality, immediately send a signal and ask for help from nearby colleagues. The Sprinkle family will go to sea today to find out the details of this immortal!"

Master Hongsheng and Master Hongyuan said in unison: "Master, be careful!"

Master Guangfa said freely: "What kind of heart do you have? Even if the Black Tide Mist Demon is still alive, it will be severely damaged by the True Immortal back then. If the Sprinkle family encounters it, they will fight if they can beat it, but if they can't beat it, they won't escape? You have been a teacher for decades, when did you see me do something to send me to death?"

The two disciples looked at each other and smiled, and received the teacher's order to act separately. Master Guangfa did not linger, and the sleeves of his robe were flicked to the sea.

Master Hongsheng didn't dare to slack off, and found the village of Heishi to tell Master Guangfa's will.

Where did Li Zheng hear of the Black Tide Fog Demon, but seeing that the Guangfa Living Buddha was so anxious to go out to sea to search for clues, where did Li Zheng dare to be lazy, and immediately found someone to inform him.

Master Hongsheng thought about it and felt that there were hundreds of fishing villages along the coast of Pearl Bay, and it was too slow for Blackstone Village to send people to walk on two legs and go door to door to inform them one by one. What's more, the fishermen in other villages may not be willing to listen, so it is best to ask the local government to issue a ban on sealing the sea.

So he also left Blackstone Village at noon that day, intending to reveal his identity and ask the government of the Pearl Bay coast to help.

This time, the peace of Blackstone Village for many years was suddenly broken, and people were panicked and didn't know what was happening.

Fishermen are not allowed to go out to sea to fish, so they can only gather in the village to drink and chat.

Only the Buddha-making project on the mountain did not stop, but Lu Bo's broken leg was still lying in the stone house to recuperate.

In the evening, Lu Ye began to read and practice as usual, until he was just about to rest in the second half of the night, Lu Bo got up and said, "Xiao Yezi, we will go to sea tonight." ”

Lu Ye was stunned, immediately came to his senses, and rushed to Lu Bo's side in surprise: "The chart is complete?"

Lu Bo smiled silently, took out a roll of drawings from his cuff, and unfolded: "Look. ”

Lu Ye stared at it, and the mountains on the drawing were undulating and dangerous, and the basin trenches were densely dotted, which was the topographic map of the seabed of the East China Sea. In an undersea basin, Lu Bo made a small vermilion mark, which was the place they had been looking for.

Lu Ye stared at the vermilion mark and hesitated: "The sea chart is there, but the East China Sea is vast and vast, how can I find this place?"

"Do you remember the Yaksha room ten days ago? I have secretly left a mark on him, and I will go to sea tonight to visit this Yaksha grandfather. ”

"That's right, the East China Sea is his territory, and where others don't know, he must know. Lu Ye said happily: "Dad, you are so smart, maybe we can find our mother this time!"

Lu Bo bowed silently, the two of them didn't have much luggage to pack, and they quickly got ready to leave the stone house.

There was silence outside, and in the dark night, the houses showed vague outlines in the moonlight, and the sound of the sea breeze was still the same, and the entire Black Rock Village was immersed in sleep.

Tonight, the three of Master Guang and his apprentice were not in Heishi Village, and Lu Bo and his son had no scruples, closing the door of the stone house and walking along the path in the village.

Coming to the courtyard of Gu Sanjie's family, Lu Bo took out a bag of copper coins and handed it to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye jumped into the courtyard and hung the cloth bag full of copper coins on the iron hook under the eaves of Gu Sanjie's house.

Lu Bo patted his son on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Let's go, I'll take you to see the stone house where your mother lived back then." ”

The father and son came to the stone house where Ye Huanxu temporarily lived that year. Master Hongyuan is not here tonight, and there is no one in the stone house.

Lu Bo didn't pass through the door like last time, but reached out and gently pushed the door.

With a "click", the copper lock on the door automatically fell off, and the two entered the house.

Lu Ye was full of curiosity and carefully looked at the scene in the stone house.

This is the bed that my mother slept on, and that is the dresser that my mother used...... The furniture in the stone house was old and old, and there were even many damages, but everything that fell on Lu Ye's eyes was shining.

Suddenly, Lu Ye's gaze fell on a string of paper cranes hanging under the beams of the house.

There are seven paper cranes in total, and they are so covered with dust that they can no longer see their original color.

Lu Bo followed his son's gaze and said, "This is what your mother pestered me to teach her to fold." ”

Lu Ye gently blew away the dust on the thousands of paper cranes, and vaguely saw that each paper crane had a word written on it in small letters.

He whispered through the moonlight: "I don't want to eat it...... Chubby?"

What does this mean? Lu Ye looked back at his father suspiciously.

Lu Bo showed a rare embarrassment on his face, covered his mouth and coughed lowly: "Your mother, she ...... Make a wish. ”

"Oh!!"

Lu Ye couldn't help but smile and asked, "Dad, shall we take this string of paper cranes with us?" I promise, I will never mention the above words in front of you!"

Lu Bo didn't speak, he coughed even more, Lu Ye quickly picked off the thousand paper cranes, carefully folded them and hid them in his arms, close to his heart.

The two of them lingered in the stone house for a while, then closed the door and left.

Lu Ye quietly put his hand on the paper crane on his chest as he walked, from now on, his mother can be closer to him.

The sea breeze blew, and the two came to the beach at the foot of the mountain. Lu Ye suddenly stopped and looked back at the small fishing village in the dark night.

"What, reluctant to go?"

Lu Ye shook his head and said, "It's just a little sudden, and I didn't say a word to Xiao Maozi." It's okay, I'm used to it. He should get used to it, too. ”

Lu Bo was silent, since Ye Huanxu left, he took his son incognito in the heavens, earth, lakes and seas alone. Every place or a day or two or two or two or three months, rushing to and fro. Lu Ye is a young man, and he can often meet and make some friends quickly, but he often leaves quietly without saying goodbye.

"Blackstone Village, we will be back. Lu Bo said softly: "The three of us together." ”

"Hmm!" Lu Ye showed a bright smile, turned his head and said, "Dad, let's go to sea!"

The two walked side by side towards the sea, the tide rising and falling beneath their feet, the stars blinking above their heads.

"Now start to use the internal breath operation, step by step slowly go down to the sea, remember what I taught you, try to use the footwork in the palm of the twenty-one sutras to walk in the sea. ”

Lu Bo snapped and let go of the hand on Lu Ye's shoulder.

"Wow-" A wave hit and slapped on Lu Ye's body.

Lu Ye's true qi turned to protect his body, and his clothes were not wet at all. But he still subconsciously wiped his face, held his breath and switched to internal breathing, and went through the footwork tips of the twenty-one warp palms in his mind, and rushed to the sea with his right foot.

Soon the sea water submerged over Lu Ye's head, and the true qi in his body flowed, and he fell into the middle of the waterway several zhang away.

This was the first time he had walked in the sea, and he had not been cultivating for the twenty-first meridian for a long time, and there were still many unfamiliar places. Therefore, at first, they went on a rampage, even stumbling, and were often carried by the vortex in the sea.

Lu Bo has been walking two feet away from him unhurriedly, without even turning his head, and without the slightest intention of helping, at most he will point out a word or two to him.

With the passage of time, Lu Ye gradually became more comfortable and proficient in walking in the sea, and his speed increased a lot.

Seeing that the time had come, Lu Bo began to teach him more body skills, such as how to use the thrust of the vortex to control his body shape, and how to better operate the internal breath and match the footwork.

Lu Ye comprehended while struggling forward, and he was so engrossed that he forgot about things outside his body.

But his skills were too shallow after all, and after swimming for about two hours, his chest gradually became stuffy, and he had to surface the sea for breath.

"Bang la-" A splash rose on the sea, and Lu Ye's head emerged from the sea.

He shook his head, greedily breathed in a large breath of fresh, moist air, and suddenly looked up at the sky ahead as if under a spell.

On the distant horizon, a red light lit up.

In an instant, the surrounding clouds seemed to burn and were dyed a beautiful rose. The sea and the sky lit up, and a flock of petrels swept under the blue sky and flew towards the place where the clouds were rising.

In an instant, the sky was full of red clouds and the sea was full of golden waves. A rising sun rises from below sea level, like a furnace of boiling magma erupting from the thin and dazzling.

Lu Ye was deeply shocked by the magnificent scene in front of him, and he didn't know what words and words to use to describe the majesty and magnificence of the world and the beauty of the sea.

Unconsciously, the rising sun released a thousand feet of light, the eastern sky was golden, and the blue sea was surging, playing the most majestic and beautiful movement in the world.