When the raft was washed away by the waves, Mu Yan jumped into the sea, choked a few mouthfuls of salt water, and then hugged a piece of wood tightly to avoid being knocked over by the waves and falling to the bottom of the sea.
Heli Yikaner was carried by the waves, and he was pulled by his hands and feet together, back to the shore.
Before they could get close, a group of brothers who were guarding the shore rushed into the sea and dragged the three of them back to the shore.
The three of them lay on the beach like dead fish.
The other brothers couldn't hide their disappointment. They sat slumped beside the three of them, staring blankly at the vast sea.
I tried countless times, but without tools, the raft made of rattan and wood could not float far at all. It was not even more than ten nautical miles away when it was blown apart by big waves.
It's been almost a month. They have been on this desert island for a month, and they don't even know how they got here.
Countless rafts have been built, with repeated attempts and failures... Could it be that they really can't go back?
Are you going to confess on this desert island?
For a long time, no one spoke, only the sound of waves crashing on the shore. I don't know if the crashing was encouraging them to fight again, or mocking them for not knowing their capabilities.
"Is the beacon burning?" Mu Yan closed his eyes and asked slowly.
A soldier replied: "It's on." After a moment of silence, he asked Mu Yan: "Little general, we have been lighting beacon smoke every day for a month, do we need to light it again?"
No one passes by this island at all, not even a merchant ship, not even a fishing boat.
"Key points." Mu Yan's voice was a little weak, but he still said firmly.
"Not only should we focus on it, but we can't let it go away."
This may be the only way for them to return to Beijing. If the beacon smoke is not lit, how can passing ships see anyone on the desert island?
Although none of them knew where this place was, whether a ship could see them if they lit beacon smoke, or whether the beacon smoke was useful, this was a way to survive.
If we give up on this, there will really be no way out.
Mu Yan closed his eyes. If there was no way out, he would really never see her again. He pressed his hand on his chest. Xi'er's jade pendant was still there, and she was still waiting for him in the capital.
Xi'er...
"Little general, little general! Look, is there a ship over there?"
Mu Yan hurriedly sat up, his hair, hands, and body were covered with salty and wet sand, but he couldn't care less. He saw that there seemed to be a ship, just a black spot, but this did not affect his inner feelings.
Excited.
I stood up hastily, my heart pounding, I was saved.
"Quick, bring me my telescope!"
After saying that, he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, go to the highest point and light a few more beacon smokes, and also light a few more places on the beach!"
"yes!"
Now that they have a boat, they must seize this opportunity no matter what. Everyone is excited and rushes to collect wood and make a fire.
Mu Yan picked up the telescope and took a closer look. It was indeed a ship. It was too far away to see what kind of ship it was.
Soon, smoke was everywhere and several fires were lit on the beach.
The soldiers simply took off their clothes. It was hard to put them on anyway, they were almost in tatters. The soldiers waved their clothes: "Hey, the boat is coming! The boat is coming! There is someone here! There is someone!"
The voices of the nine people sounded loud to themselves, but in the end, their calls were only caught up in the wind and waves and dispersed by the sound of the waves.
And that black shadow is getting further and further away, getting smaller and smaller on the sea level, until it disappears.
The voices of the nine people were hoarse, "The boat is coming, the boat is coming... why are you leaving!"
"Little General, why did it leave?"
"I've been waiting for a boat for a month, so why did it just leave?"
Some people began to cry loudly, as if they were contagious. Even Kan Erliyi collapsed on the beach and shed tears. The cries came one after another, with such thick and deep despair.
It clearly gave them hope, a ship was coming, they clearly saw the ship.
Mu Yan stood upright. At the far end, there was a line between sea and sky. He couldn't see where the sea was, where the sky was, or which direction was the capital.
The wind picked up his messy hair and slapped it on his face randomly, covering his forehead, his lips, and his eyes, which were messy, just like his heart that was gradually unable to support himself.
He fell back on the beach and closed his eyes again.
"Master?" Are you okay?
Li Yi sat next to him and looked at the young master with his eyes tightly closed, feeling a sense of heartache.
The young master has always been prosperous and prosperous. When did you see him look so downcast and frustrated?
The cheeks are sunken and the flesh on the face is gone.
"Master, we have seen the ship. In the past month, we have at least been able to see the ship. Wherever there is the first ship, there will be a second ship. We are lucky to be alive, and we will definitely be able to return to the capital in the end."
Kan Er also crawled over: "Master, I will wait with you. If you can't wait, Kan Er will die with you. He will die in the same year, same month and same day."
Li Yi glared at him, and Kan Er stopped talking. He lay down next to the young master and closed his eyes tightly.
Li Yi sighed and looked towards the vast road.
For a long time...
Huh? It seems there is another boat over there?
I wanted to tell the young master, but I was afraid that I was just passing by like before and didn't see them. I was afraid that I would offend the young master and all the brothers, so I didn't remind him.
I just hurriedly ran to the beach to look at the volcanoes, and then looked up at the top of the mountain. The beacon smoke was rising straight into the sky. I should be able to see it from a long way away, right?
Standing on the beach, staring at the black figure in the sea, my heart was full of prayers.
It's close, it's close! The ship didn't move away, but it was getting closer and closer to them!
Li Yi's hands trembled with excitement, and the hand holding the telescope was unsteady. It took him a long time to stabilize it, but there was really a ship, a big ship, at the other end of the telescope!
Such a big merchant ship! They can be saved!
"Master, we are saved! A boat is coming! What a big boat!"
Mu Yan moved, but everyone else had already sat up.
"There really is a ship! A big ship!"
The soldiers' clothes were waving again: "Hey! The boat is coming, the boat is coming, there are people here, there are people!" They danced and shouted while dancing with their clothes.
Hey, why did you stop?
"Why did you stop?"
"We are here, here!" Some soldiers hurriedly turned around to add firewood to the fire, fearing that the other party would not be able to see the smoke.
Mu Yan stood up and looked straight at the big ship stopped in the sea.
A small boat was lowered, and a dozen sailors used thick boat ropes to lower it bit by bit. Who was sitting in the small boat could not be seen clearly.
The boat was put into the sea and began to row towards them.
"They're coming! They're coming!"
"Yes, they are here! We misunderstood them. Such a big ship cannot come over and will run aground! You really saw us!"
"We are saved!"
Mu Yan seemed to feel something and started walking towards the sea.