"Ah?!" Zhao Pan was so surprised when he heard this. I thought to myself, what is going on, didn't Master Yongzhen say to send me back? Why did you send me to this small island, and I still can't go anywhere? Could it be that my heart is not sincere enough, or is Master Yongzhen mispronounced it?

"How about staying on this island and fishing and drinking with me?" the old man asked suddenly.

"Such a fairy-like life, of course I, Zhao Pan, can't ask for it, but I am entrusted by others, and I still want to see old friends who I haven't seen for a long time, so it's really inconvenient to stay. Zhao Pan said a little embarrassed, and then he asked strangely: "Old man, I don't understand a little, can't you go out by rowing a boat? Why, you say you can't go anywhere?"

The old man said, "This is the sealed place, of course there is no way out. ”

Zhao Pan heard this, and said in surprise: "Is the land of the seal sealed?"

The old man nodded and said, "Come, drink, let's have a good drink tonight." He gulped and drank a jar of rice wine, took out two more jars, and divided one jar to Zhao Pan after taking them away. Zhao Pan didn't dare to drink more, but just drank some with him.

"I don't know how many years have passed, there have been no guests here, how can I not have a good drink?" The old man took another sip of wine, looked at the lake outside the house, and said thoughtfully, "Perhaps, you are the last visitor." ”

There seemed to be a lot of meaning in the old man's words, Zhao Pan listened and thought about it, but he still didn't come up with a reason, he asked, "Old man, why do you say that?"

"This Taihu Lake, on the surface, is calm, but there are already undercurrents surging inside, but I'm afraid that time is running out. So, how about not getting drunk today?" said the old man, a little sad.

When Zhao Pan heard this, he understood a little, and said in surprise: "Old man, in this way, you are the one who guards the seal?

The old man said, "Exactly, do you want to hear a story?" Zhao Pan nodded.

The old man said: "The story here has to start from the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when there was a man named Sun En, he claimed that the Taiping Taoist Heavenly Master gathered people to make trouble, burned and looted everywhere, and then under the joint crusade of Liu Yu and Zhengyi, he was finally defeated and committed suicide, but the poison he brought from the wild island of the East China Sea was scattered in Xianzhou City, this poison was actually transformed by the ancient filthy gas, inhaling the air polluted by the poison, or drinking the water polluted by the poison, people's temperament will change greatly, become extremely vicious, greedy and despicable, There was no plan, Xianzhou City was quickly in chaos, and what was even more terrifying was that this demonic wind quickly spread to the surrounding areas. The court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was greatly frightened, and hurriedly summoned the Buddha and the Taoist masters to discuss countermeasures, because the poison is extremely difficult to eradicate and is very volatile, even if it is completely destroyed Xianzhou, it is impossible to prevent its spread, in desperation, many masters work together to set up a shocking array, with a magic that is almost against the sky, and the Xianzhou within a radius of hundreds of miles is completely shielded. As a result, Taihu Lake has become one of the largest lakes in China. ”

"Oh, wasn't there Taihu Lake before that, and where did Xianzhou go, and how did they block it?" Zhao Pan asked in surprise.

The old man said: "Before, of course, Taihu Lake had hair, but it was not so big. Xianzhou is in Taihu Lake. The old man's last sentence was even more incredible, Zhao Pan really couldn't understand it, and asked: "Old man, you said that Xianzhou is in Taihu Lake, but I just came out of Xianzhou, and I didn't realize that I was in the water, everything is normal there." ”

The old man laughed and said: "In the eyes of the world, this is Taihu Lake, but in the eyes of Xianzhou people, this is Xianzhou." ”

"How could this be, how could it exist at the same time? Oh, I see, you mean, Taihu Lake and Xianzhou coexist, but in different spaces, right?" Zhao Pan has seen some science fiction movies and books, but he didn't expect that this is really possible in reality.

"That's right, the seal is meant to seal the interface. Otherwise, once Xianzhou is connected to the outside world, it is needless to say that the spread of the poison will be carried out, and what is even more terrifying is that Taihu Lake will instantly become a large area of land, then the lake will instantly wash away and flood the surrounding areas, causing immeasurable casualties. The old man said, taking a sip of wine. When Zhao Pan heard this, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, a cold sweat broke out on his back, and he thought that this was really terrible.

Zhao Pan said: "I heard the sect leader of Xianzhou City say that the seal has begun to loosen, is this the case?"

The old man sighed and said, "Exactly, it's just that this is the third time it has been loosened." ”

"Two more times?" Zhao Pan could only continue to ask in surprise.

The old man nodded and said, " Well, the first time was in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, when Yue Fei exterminated the lake bandits, the two sides used artillery in the lake to fight, I don't know which cannonball moved the formation aura, Xianzhou exposed the tip of the iceberg, escaped a lot of rogues, and also escaped into a lot of refugees who were driven away by the Jin State, and then quickly corrected by the masters; the second time was the Taihu Lake battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, which touched the formation again, and briefly revealed some entrances and exits, fortunately it was repaired by Liu Ji in time, and did not make a big mess, but I heard that there are still some people who have entered and exited; , large-scale projects, water pollution, but this time it is the most difficult to repair. "No wonder, Xianzhou City, which was sealed during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jin Xiang can still sing the words of Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Ah, what should I do then? Could it be that Xianzhou will eventually come out?" Zhao Pan asked nervously.

The old man waved his hand and said, "Maybe not, just wait for the master to appear." When Zhao Pan heard this, he was dizzy, what are the words, if the master doesn't appear, isn't it the end?

Zhao Pan suddenly asked, "Old man, why are you telling me so many things about Xianzhou?"

The old man took a sip of help, and the god muttered, "Because, you have a relationship here." His words shocked Zhao Pan for a moment, thinking how could he have a relationship here, what is the fate, how can this old man be like Master Yongzhen, always say something that he doesn't understand?

The old man suddenly said, "Little brother, since you have made up your mind to go, the old man will send you out tomorrow, and when you get to the outer islands, you can leave." ”

Zhao Pan: "Outer Island?" Is this called the Inner Island?"

"Exactly, let's get some rest. After the old man finished speaking, he drank the second can of rice wine in one go, and then said with a chatter: "Those who should go will go, and those who should come will come." There will be a date later!"

Early the next morning, the old man took Zhao Pan to a boulder, in Zhao Pan's opinion, the old man didn't know what spell he used, after a burst of "jumping gods", a black cave actually came out of this boulder, this cave is very small, can only accommodate one person.

The old man said a little reluctantly: "Little brother, you're on the side, go all the way to the end." If someone comes, you say, "Old wood." ”

"Well, thank you very much for your help, as well as the fragrant grilled fish and mellow rice wine. Goodbye!" Zhao Pan finished speaking, turned around and walked into the cave. This cave is very dark and cold, and the strange thing is that Zhao Pan always feels as if he is walking in the night sky, and after touching the stone wall on the side, he is surprised: it is actually empty, I really don't know if the cave has become bigger, or if this place itself is empty. Zhao Pan kept walking according to the old man's instructions, walking step by step in the dark, as if he was the only one left in the world. Finally, after walking no further or longer, he saw a white light in the distance. "It's here!" Zhao Pan shouted in surprise and rushed towards the entrance of the cave.

After leaving the hole, Zhao Pan felt an incomparably intimate feeling all over his body, because what he was in front of him was the world in his life. The outer island is several times larger than the inner island, with more than a dozen two-story houses and a few fishing boats on the shore. At this time, a middle-aged man passed by here, this middle-aged man had a medium-sized and ordinary face, which was so ordinary that he couldn't find it in the crowd, and he looked at Zhao Pan strangely.

After Zhao Pan timidly said "old wood", the man paused for a moment, and then politely invited him to sit at home. This person's house has all kinds of modern furniture such as color TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, etc., and Zhao Pan is extremely sure that he is really in his own world. "After so many years, I can't imagine that I can meet someone who is destined, come, have a cup of tea. The man politely made a cup of tea and brought it over.

After Zhao Pan thanked him, he asked, "Can I go to Wuxi here?"

The man said, "Of course, I'll take you to Jinting Island by boat later, and you can take the bus to Suzhou, and then transfer to Wuxi." ”

"Well, thank you so much, but I- I didn't bring any money. Zhao Pan suddenly discovered a very serious problem -- money! Although money is not omnipotent, it is difficult to move an inch without money.

Who knows, the man smiled, went to the room for a while and walked back, he took a set of clothes and stuffed it to Zhao Pan and said, "Change your clothes, don't you really want to be a clown?"

Zhao Pan looked at himself, he was still wearing an ancient costume, and his clothes must be changed, but he didn't have a penny in his pocket, what could he do? He said hesitantly: "But-"

To his surprise, this man actually stuffed him with a stack of hundred-yuan bills, which really frightened Zhao Pan into a daze. "Don't be so polite, money is something outside the body, since you are a guest, there is fate, this money, either I borrow you, and pay me back next time." The man said very politely.

"Thank you so much, I must pay it back, I must pay it back. By the way, I want to ask, what is the relationship between you and Lao Mu, and who is Lao Mu?"

"Exactly, Lao Mu is our village chief, but he rarely comes. We are all Indians, our ancestors have lived here for generations, and the eldest son inherits the responsibility of guarding the seal, and the other children can live outside the island. The man's explanation was very simple and straightforward. Zhao Pan already understood very well after hearing this, but he still secretly sighed that these seal keepers, in order to keep this seal and keep the peace of one party, they actually lived on such a remote island for generations.

The man said mysteriously, "Oh, by the way, there's another sentence that I have to mention according to the rules, and that is -- not for outsiders." Zhao Pan smiled knowingly and said, "That's, please rest assured." ”

After Zhao Pan ate a light meal at this family, he took the man's boat to Jinting Island, and then moved to that familiar town. When he arrived in the town, Zhao Pan was full of emotion, the familiar door had been sealed, and the signboard of "Dunhou Pet Shop" was still hanging, but the building was empty, and he went to the place where He Nai was hospitalized with hope to inquire, but was told that He Nai Hongdun had already left.

Zhao Pan walked around the town alone as if he had lost his soul, and it was only a week or so, as if the whole world had changed, so where should he go? Suddenly, through the glass door of a storefront, he saw several sneaky people behind him, and one of them had a bright reflection on his waist, as if it was a dagger! He quickly quickened his pace, but they also quickened his pace, and soon after he turned into another road, he secretly looked back and saw that they had also turned in.

"Oh no!" Zhao Pan suddenly ran up.

"Stop!" shouted a few people from behind and chased after them.