In the next few days, there were no surprises. Bai Ya and Jun Aoyan's actions were tacitly staggered at different times, and Qi Huan even felt that the two of them seemed to have discussed it. Although they were a little nervous, it was okay, and they hoped to continue.
The ship traveled for many days, occasionally returning to land for supplies. Most of those lands were protruding terrain, or neighboring islands. Finally, they came to the extreme south of the continent. The supervisor finally gave Jun Aoyan an explanation.
What, he left with the sailors on the boat. To his surprise, Shui Wujun didn't come. Bai Ya thought he would explain something to him at the end like Qi Huan said... but Shui Wujun didn't show up. Forget it.
Yes, it’s not a big deal, just take it step by step.
Next, there were only three of them left, and they had to cross the ocean to the remote Biluo Islands. Fortunately, it only took one day in the past, and now it is smooth sailing. At dawn, they set off again, and if they are lucky, they will make it before dark.
They can get there. Now, the scenery they can see on the land is very desolate, and they don't know what it looks like over there.
"This time is a bit hanging..." Qi Huan looked at Sha Zhong, feeling a little guilty.
"What's wrong?" Aoyan asked.
"If it gets dark when we land on the island... it will be really dangerous in such a strange place."
"Indeed." Aoyan sighed, "I can only pray that everything goes smoothly for us."
"Yeah...hey, where are the people from Bai Ya?"
Qi Huan remembered that he was standing at the stern of the boat at first, but now he saw that the person in the past had disappeared. He walked around the boat and couldn't find where he was. Just when he was about to enter the cabin to take a look, Bai Ya suddenly said "
There was a thump, hitting the spot in front of him, startling him. Qi Huan raised his head and looked at the mast holding up the full sail.
"Are you a monkey?" Qi Huan patted his chest, "It scared me to death."
"Something's not right." Bai Ya didn't answer, "I can't see clearly the sea area in front of me."
"Tsk, who can see clearly?"
"That area is full of sea fog."
"But now... isn't it calm?"
Bai Ya just kept shaking his head and muttering, "Something's wrong, something's wrong."
Jun Aoyan just walked over and heard what he said. She also looked in the direction of the ship, but she didn't see anything. She thought for a while and said to the two of them:
"Didn't Taishi Yue Baizhi tell us that it is safe to travel within seven days?"
"Tsk, you believe what the court says."
Jun Aoyan did not argue with him. She believed what the grand master had said, but she was somewhat unsure at the moment. Qi Huan stood there thinking for a while, scratched his head, and his expression became serious. When Bai Ya walked away, Aoyan
ask him:
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Within seven days... isn't Yue Bai Zhi playing some word game with us?"
"How could it be? The imperial court has no need to make things difficult for us."
"It's hard to say." Qi Huan crossed his arms, "What if the seven days she mentioned are seven days in total... We have delayed it until now and spent so many days. It's hard to say what the weather will be like."
"Do you know Yin Yang magic?" Ao Yan asked, "I heard that that thing can predict the weather? I know nothing about this."
Qi Huan regained his energy. He clapped his hands and said, "I know a little bit. There happens to be tools on the boat, so I'll do some fortune-telling."
He turned around and got into the cabin. Jun Aoyan was a little curious and followed him to take a look. After a while, the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets came from the cabin. Bai Ya glanced inside, took a piece of fruit in his hand, gnawed on it, and looked ahead.
After taking a bite, he felt that it was no longer fresh after being stored for a long time, and it would be a waste if it was thrown away. He frowned and finished eating. This iron stomach can eat two days of food, so who is afraid?
They drifted peacefully on the sea for most of the day, but nothing happened. As dusk approached, a shallow golden light shrouded the boat. Bai Ya was a little tired from the sea breeze blowing for so long. He stretched out and looked like this
He didn't look like he was worried about the shipwreck at all. He opened the cabin curtain as if nothing had happened, and then froze.
"...Where are you singing this?"
The ground was in a mess, there was no place to stand, and almost all the boxes and bags in the cabin had been turned upside down. Some divination tortoise shells, bamboo grass, and strange coins. Paper charms written with strange symbols were scattered everywhere.
The box containing the onmyoji equipment was almost turned upside down. There was not much food left, otherwise the empty gaps could be filled with rice. Aoyan sat on an empty box, with her feet off the ground, Qi Huan
He was lying on the ground and didn't know what he was doing. Bai Ya wanted to rush up and kick his butt, but he held back.
"Well, there was something wrong with the prediction process." He scratched his head, "It's all your fault for talking nonsense in the morning. Now I'm still thinking about the weather at night."
"It will get dark soon." Aoyan added.
"You can't avoid disaster, so don't worry about it. The question is, have you figured out what's going on?"
"Well, uh, the weather is hard to say." Qi Huan frowned, "It feels messy, it's windy and rainy."
"No. He just talked about earthquakes and volcanic eruptions."
"It's not me, I don't have it, don't talk nonsense!"
Qi Huan patted the dirt and was covered in messes. Although his next words were serious, his gray-headed look was really unconvincing:
"But listen to me, no matter what I calculate, it is a sign of great disaster!"
Jun Aoyan smiled and said, "You can't do that, right?"
"Wow, why don't you believe me? I'm so sad."
"Don't be poor." Bai Ya frowned, "Go outside and take a look for yourself. Are there any boats on this boat? A raft will do too."
After hearing this, the two people quickly got up and walked out. Qi Huan almost slipped. At some point, the sky became a little dark. Although it was indeed almost night, the sky was very unnatural. A few days ago
The twilight is dark blue, and the warm light disappears, leaving some cold colors as the last traces of the day. Today is different. Today's color is close to gray, but it never gets dark, which makes people feel uneasy. Logically speaking, they have already sailed.
After entering the archipelago, they could see some small islands drifting behind them from time to time. But now, they could not see the outline of anything, and no seabirds settled on the ship.
"...Is it sea fog?" Aoyan looked worried, "This is not a large ship, and there is no smaller ship equipped."
"It's hard, did we encounter a monster?" Qi Huan rubbed his arms, and the strip of cloth scratched his skin. "Isn't the weather nice? I'm afraid I got hit by Haizou."
The ups and downs of the waves gradually became more turbulent and frequent, and the vague feeling of weightlessness was layered one after another, which sometimes made people unsteady. Bai Ya looked around, raised his head, and looked at the raised sail. He three
After stepping on it twice and cutting the rope with one knife, the sail suddenly fell down.
"Um - what are you doing?"
Unfortunately, the edge of the sail covered Qi Huan's head. When he pulled it off, his hair was messed up.
"Don't complain if you want to live. Lower the sail. If the wind blows, you will suffer."
Jun Aoyan was a little confused: "There is sea fog...how can it be windy?"
"If it's really a monster, anything can happen."
After saying that, Bai Ya had pulled out the black and white scimitar from behind his back. Jun Aoyan was silent for a moment, and then returned to the cabin to get the knife. Qi Huan looked at Bai Ya up and down with a strange look in his eyes.
"I didn't expect you to believe the monster's story."
"intuition."
"Well, even if you say so..."
Suddenly, the entire hull seemed to hit something and trembled violently. It is strange to say that the islands in the Biluo Islands are relatively far apart and the waters are deep. According to previous records, there are no dangerous reefs at all. But they are at this moment
As if it had hit a rock, a strange "crunching" friction sound came from the bottom of the ship, and they even felt vibrations coming from the deck. Jun Aoyan used the Mo knife to control his balance and staggered over, very alert.
"What happened?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck the nearby sea, and there was a harsh crackling sound. At that moment, the light ignited the surrounding thick gray fog - in the fog, there were many moving shadows with strange shapes. They could not
Determine whether those shadows really exist, and if so, what they are. They don't know how close those things are to them. Then there is a burst of thunder, rolling down, deafening.
“It’s really raining?!”
Already he could feel the faint wind, carrying a sharp and aggressive air. Bai Ya looked around and felt that he could not judge the specific direction of the wind. It was disorderly, coming from all directions, and the purpose seemed to be to provoke them, and it became more and more fierce.
.The wind is getting stronger and stronger, but the surrounding fog is getting thicker and thicker, and it cannot be blown away. The weather has turned so fast that it is difficult for people not to wonder if there are some monsters at work.
There is a melodious and eerie sound of the sea, sometimes it sounds like it is thousands of miles away, sometimes it sounds like it is whispering in my ears.
The temperature of the air dropped very quickly. Originally, at sea, the temperature difference between day and night was not as big as on land. But now they clearly felt that the temperature had cooled down. Sure enough, this was not an illusion - there were a few ice floes condensed on some parts of the sea. Although it was not big,
There was no threat for the time being, but the heaving ships kept colliding and rubbing against them, and the shattering sounds they made made people suspect that the ships themselves were cracked.
All this gives people a very helpless feeling. On this vast ocean, let alone people, this whole ship is just a drop in the ocean. Qi Huan even wondered if those ships have not reached Jiutian Kingdom yet.
, he has already encountered a shipwreck, right? If he hadn't known about the existence of a barrier, he really suspected that the evil spirit on the sea was the culprit that swallowed everything up.
"ah!"
Aoyan gave a short scream, because the ship was jolted again, more violent than any before. But this was not the last time, the shaking was still intensifying, the waves were rising high, sweeping up the broken ice floes, and beating them constantly
Landing on the side of the ship. In front of the huge waves, everyone seemed extremely small, and they were powerless even with weapons in hand.
The haze gathered, thunder and lightning flashed, and the wind surged. They were lucky enough not to be torn to pieces by the wild waves for the time being. But soon it started to rain heavily, and the rain quickly accumulated on the boat.
"Lao Bai - what should I do, Lao Bai!" Qi Huan hugged the mast and shouted amidst the sound of rain.
