Chapter 981 Forbidden Land
Lu Liu's energy was obviously very good. Perhaps because of the reward of 100 taels of silver, the strong fisherman always maintained extremely strong energy. Although he didn't sleep all night last night, he still looked tired today.
It is common for people like Lu Liu to make a living at sea all year round, sometimes going out to fish in the sea, and sometimes not sleeping for three or four days.
At dusk, Lu Liu's expression, who was originally relaxed, began to become severe. He stood up from time to time and glanced at the sea, as if looking for something. Qi Ning saw it and asked with a smile: "Lu Liu, do you seem to be scared?"
Lu Liu hesitated for a moment and finally said, "We will not come here when fishing in this area."
"Oh?" Qi Ning asked immediately, "Why is that?"
Lu Liu wanted to speak but stopped, and finally said: "Legendly, when King Jindao Hou fought to the East China Sea, many people fled to the sea. The East China Sea Navy once chased the Han family and fought a battle in this sea area."
Upon hearing this, Qi Ning couldn't help but stand up and look around.
The sea is calm. The sunset is setting, and the afterglow is shining on the sea surface, rippling with shimmering waves. Everything seems extremely calm. The weather is clear and the sea surface is like a huge flat mirror, reflecting the sky in it.
Qin Yuege also stood up at this time and said, "Marty, I have heard of this humble position. This place should be Honglangpu. It is said that the Donghai Navy defeated the last group of Han family members here in one fell swoop. That battle was very cruel, or it could be said to be a massacre with an unusually disparity in strength. The Donghai Navy dispatched forty-six warships at that time, and the Han family also had more than twenty ships. The old marquis received the news in advance. The Han family's group of evil wanted to sneak attack the coast and passed by here!" He paused slightly and said slowly: "If Beizhi remembered correctly, there should have been a sea fog that day. The remaining members of the Han family wanted to take advantage of the sea fog as a cover to launch a surprise attack on the coast, but this plan hit the old marquis. With that sea fog, the Donghai Navy was ambushing the Honglangpu area."
“What’s the result?”
"Of course, it's all over the place." Qin Yuege looked solemn: "The remaining Han family members fought to the death and eventually wiped out the entire army. In the battle, six or seven hundred people died in total. It is said that all the corpses floating on the sea were stained with blood. It was the biggest war initiated by the East China Sea Navy. This sea area has been called Honglangpu since then." After pondering for a moment, he continued: "There were rumors that this sea area was injustice. Whenever a fishing boat arrived here, it disappeared for no reason. At least a dozen fishing boats disappeared here. Since then, few people have come to this sea area."
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Don't the East China Sea Navy come here to patrol?"
"Of course there are." Qin Yuege said: "But that war made people lingering in fear. As far as Bei Zhi knows, even if the ships of the East China Sea Navy came here to patrol, they would come and go in a hurry."
Qi Ning knew that the people of this era had not yet been fully civilized, and she still believed in the theory of ghosts and gods.
Back then, the remnants of the Korean clan suffered a massacre here, and many soldiers of the East China Sea Navy naturally experienced that war. Compared with the two armies' confrontation, the one-sided massacre made people feel more terrified. The Korean clan was destroyed, and then some strange talks spread out. Although those strange talks may have made a difference, they still had some impact on the psychology of the East China Sea Navy officers and soldiers, and no one wanted to be entangled by the wronged souls.
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Lu Liu, did that person ask you to take us to Honglangpu?"
Lu Liu nodded and said worriedly: "The place he said is nearby, and it will not take long to arrive." He looked up at the afterglow of the sunset, opened his mouth slightly, and said nothing after all.
After walking southeast for more than half an hour, the sun had set and the sky and the earth had become dark. Qi Ning was leaning against the boat board and thinking, suddenly he heard Qin Yuege say, "Marty, look!" Qi Ning turned his head and looked in the direction of Qin Yuege. In the vast world, he saw a gray shadow appearing in the distance, which was extremely huge. Qi Ning stood up and looked over at it intently, and had already discovered that it was an island.
The island is more than ten times larger than the nameless island I have been to before, just like it rises from the sea and forms a huge hill. Although it is still far away, it can be seen that the island is densely forested and there is a thin layer of mist floating around the island.
"That's Haifeng Island?" Qin Yuege suddenly asked.
Lu Liu's voice was filled with fear: "That's Haifeng Island!"
"Haifeng Island?" Qi Ning said: "This name is not bad. Why is Qin Facao called Haifeng Island?"
Qin Yuege shook his head and said, "Marquis, the name of Haifeng Island is not bad, but the word "Haifeng" is really unknown." After a slight pause, he said, "Masterquis may have never heard of it. There are many islands on the sea, but there are many islands that cannot be guaranteed. If you are not careful, you will have to leave your life on the island."
"What does this mean?"
"There are no ferocious beasts on the sea islands." Qin Yuege said solemnly: "But some things on the islands are even more dangerous than beasts."
Qi Ning's eyes rolled and realized something: "You mean plants?"
"Plant?" Qin Yuege was stunned, but said: "I have been in the East China Sea for many years and have a little knowledge of many things on the sea. I heard that some islands can eat people!"
Lu Liu couldn't help but interrupt and said, "What this old man said is that when we were fishing a few years ago, we climbed an island to rest. The weather was hot at that time, and there was a fruit forest on the island. We went to the forest to pick fruits to relieve the heat. A brother accidentally ran into a vine and was immediately rolled up by the vine. We wanted to save him, but the vine would move and would be caught when it hits it. Later, he could only!" Without continuing, his expression was gloomy and his eyes were full of fear.
Qin Yuege nodded and said, "What he said should be the human-eating vine, but the most powerful person on the island is the Phoenix Flower."
"Phoenix Flower?"
"The phoenix flower is very gorgeous when it blooms, and it exudes an intoxicating fragrance. Whenever you smell that fragrance, you will unconsciously approach it." Qin Yuege said slowly: "If you don't get close to it, you will soon be stunned by the fragrance as soon as you get close to the past and fall into the flowers. In less than a few hours, the living person will become a mummy."
Qi Ning naturally had heard stories about cannibal flowers, but never saw them with his own eyes. At this time, he was shocked when he heard Qin Yuege talk about them.
"The reason why Haifeng Island is called this is because there are phoenix flowers everywhere on the island." Qin Yuege said: "I heard that Haifeng Island was first discovered because there were many unmanned ships floating around the island. Some people were surprised and thought that the island was haunted. Some people landed on the island but never came back. It was not until someone came out alive from the island that they knew that there were man-eating flowers on the island. Since then, the government has issued a decree that any fishermen who go out to sea to fish must not approach Haifeng Island, otherwise no one will care about death on the island."
"So that's it." Qi Ning understood and frowned, "Lu Liu, did that person ask you to take us to Haifeng Island?"
Lu Liu nodded and said, "That man and that man told him that he asked the young man to take the guest surnamed Qi and take the guest to Haifeng Island. He also said that the Mrs. Tian was on Haifeng Island. If the guest wanted her to survive, he would go to the island to find him."
Qi Ning and Qin Yuege looked at each other, smiled faintly, and said, "Can't that friend himself has no ability to kill me and wants to borrow the cannibal flowers on the island to take my life?"
Qin Yuege looked even more solemn and whispered: "Mr. Marquis, this man-eating flower is even more dangerous than someone ambushing on the island." Seeing that the boat was getting closer and closer to Haifeng Island, he raised his hand to signal Lu Liu to stop the boat first. After Lu Liu stopped the boat, he said: "Mr. Marquis, the other party is willing to let you go to the island, so he is naturally uneasy. In recent years, Haifeng Island has become a forbidden area. Whether it is official or civilian, it is not easy to enter Honglangpu, let alone boarding Shanghai Feng Island. Haifeng Island is a forbidden area in the forbidden area, which is extremely dangerous. Since we know that the Tian Dong family may be on this island, why not go back and organize people to search now?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Qin Facao, the other party is much smarter than what we think. He figured it out that I would definitely go to the Ghost Gate Cliff and specially arranged someone to pick us up there. Do you think he would not expect us to go back to find someone? I am afraid that when we find someone, Mrs. Tian will be killed by him." His expression became cold and he said softly: "The most important thing is to save Mrs. Tian's life. Even if this Haifeng Island is a dragon and a tiger's den, I will still make a breakthrough."
Seeing that Qi Ning was so persistent, Qin Yuege didn't know how to persuade him.
"This person must have a purpose to hold Mrs. Tian hostage. There must be something strange about setting up the location in a forbidden area like Haifeng Island." Qi Ning looked at Haifeng Island, which is surrounded by mystery, and said softly: "You said that no one dares to approach this island. The more such a place, there may be many unknown secrets hidden." Looking at Qin Yuege, he smiled and said, "Qin Facao, do you have the courage to follow me to the island to explore?"
Qin Yuege immediately bowed and said, "Since the Marquis has made up his mind, he should follow the Marquis to go through fire and water."
"Okay, it's true that he is extremely courageous." Qi Ning laughed and said, "Lu Liu, approach the island. Since the other party has invited me to this marquis, I will give him some face to come to this Hongmen Banquet!"
Qin Yuege said in a little confused: "Mr. Marquis, what kind of banquet is the Hongmen Banquet?"
"I knew there was a tiger in the mountain, but I was going to go to Tiger Mountain. This was the Hongmen Banquet." Qi Ning smiled. His face was smiling, but his eyes were extremely cold.
Lu Liu hesitated for a moment, but said in a pleading tone: "Two uncles, the villain dare not go to the dock. Two sets of clothes were prepared here. The villain sent the two to the near island, and then they landed on the island by themselves. I wonder if it would be successful?" He took an oil package, took out two sets of water from it, and reluctantly smiled: "This is the clothes prepared by the villain!"
Chapter completed!