The fleet walked on the sea for half a month, and when they arrived at the "turbulent wind channel", Song Jinglong, the sea worm, ordered the crew to put in the sails.
The three ships are all sailboats. How can they move forward if the sails are furled?
It depends on experience.
The "Chaotic Wind Channel" is a famous waterway. At this time of year, the wind direction in this area is extremely chaotic. For three to five days, there may not be any wind at all. Once the wind blows, the wind direction may change seven or eight times in an hour.
It is completely unpredictable and depends on the wind. It cannot go very far every day and is very likely to yaw.
But with the sails furled, what power does the ship rely on to move forward?
By sea currents.
The current of the "turbulent wind channel" is fast and steady from east to west. Song Jinglong used his experience to bring the fleet to the chaotic wind channel. Next, the fleet will sail along the current and arrive in Dazhou in less than ten days.
declare.
The weather has been very good these two days, with no wind and no rain.
Liang Yuyao stood on the deck, looking in the direction of Daxuan from time to time.
Although after returning to Daxuan, Liang Yuyao will probably enter the Canglong Palace.
But there was no harm in entering the Canglong Palace. After so many days of deliberation, Liang Yuyao had figured it out.
Cang Longwei's life is definitely not as luxurious as Princess Yuyao's, but Elder Shengwei loves Liang Yuyao very much and will definitely not let her suffer.
As for not getting married, Liang Yuyao originally didn't want to get married, otherwise she would have gotten married long ago at this age.
The only thing that worried her was the Hongyi Pavilion. If she went to the Canglong Palace, she didn't know what to do with these people.
But she doesn't need to worry too much. Xu Zhiqiong has already given her an idea. When he returns to the capital, Xu Zhiqiong will try his best to fight with Liang Jixiong to retain the identity of Liang Yuyao's Pavilion Master.
If it really cannot be saved, the Hongyi Pavilion will be merged into the Qingyi Pavilion. With Xu Zhiqiong taking care of it, the Imperial City Department will never treat her subordinates badly.
After staying on the deck for a day, Liang Yuyao kept looking forward to the ship going faster.
But there was no reference at sea, so Liang Yuyao had no way of guessing whether the ship was moving fast or slowly.
In the afternoon of the next day, Xu Zhiqiong and Yuchilan were practicing martial arts on the deck. Yuchilan was promoted to the sixth rank and his martial arts improved a lot. Before all the advantages were taken advantage of, he could barely handle two moves with Xu Zhiqiong.
After the two attacks, Taozi and Liangliang were allowed to be kneaded, unable to fight back.
The two of them were tired from studying and fished in the sea. They had a good harvest today and caught seven or eight fish in succession. The cook cooked the fish and presented one to the princess. Liang Yuyao ate it and praised it repeatedly: "This fish is delicious.
Is it the green leaf fish from Qiancheng Country?"
"It's Qingye," Xu Zhiqiong said, "There are a lot of Qingye fish in the sea water around here."
Liang Yuyao was startled: "Didn't the food you ate yesterday also be green leaf fish?"
"There were too many yesterday..." Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Song Jinglong.
Blue leaf fish are very rare. It is definitely luck to find a place where green leaf fish gather together in the vast ocean.
But after the fleet traveled for a day and a night, they were still able to find a place where green leaf fish gathered. I'm afraid it wasn't just luck.
Xu Zhiqiong suspected that the ship had not moved at all.
Song Jinglong looked nervous. Since early morning, he had been using the compass and weathercock to judge the position and course of the ship. He also suspected that the ship had not moved anywhere.
Naturally, he did not dare to tell the princess about this matter. He called Xu Zhiqiong into the cabin and lowered his voice: "Marquis Yun, I have been sailing on the sea for more than thirty years. I have traveled back and forth between Qiancheng and Daxuan many times. The course is above
,never failed!"
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "I can trust you, what is the current situation?"
Song Jinglong said: "I calculated the position against the stars last night. Where we are is where the sea water flows to Daxuan. This boat should go along with the sea current, but I feel that our boat seems to have no place to move. This sea
It seems to have stopped flowing.”
When Xu Zhiqiong heard this, a cold current rushed from his back into his brain, and his whole body became tense instantly.
"You mean the sea water stopped flowing?"
Song Jinglong said with a tangled expression: "I'll take a good look at the stars tonight. If the ship still doesn't move, the current will really stop flowing."
Xu Zhiqiong's face turned pale, he took two steps back and sat in the cabin.
Song Jinglong hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Master Hou, don't worry, even if the sea current stops moving, we can still change the channel. If we go for another month at most, we will definitely send the princess and Master Hou back to Daxuan!"
Song Jinglong was very confident, but Xu Zhiqiong's expression did not improve.
What he was worried about was not the problem of returning to Daxuan. Even if the ship really couldn't move, the Yin and Yang magic circle could still be used to send everyone back. It was just that he had to make two more trips between the capital and the fleet.
He was worried about something else now.
The sea water stopped flowing in this area.
Qiongqi once said, when the sea stops flowing, it proves that a disaster is coming!
Qiongqi didn't make it clear what this disaster meant. He only said that this sea is equivalent to the territory of Xuan Kingdom. Once it stops flowing, Xu Zhiqiong must leave Qiancheng Kingdom and cannot go to Xuan Kingdom, otherwise
Even if Xue Yun comes, he can't save Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong believed that the sea would never stop flowing. This thing was so ridiculous that he didn't take it to heart, and he didn't ask Qiongqi about it afterwards.
Is this sea really stagnant now?
then what do I do?
However, Qiancheng Kingdom has come out and Daxuan cannot go there yet. Where else can I go?
"Ah Qiong, Ah Qiong, the sea has stopped flowing. Come out and say something!"
Qiongqi didn't respond.
After experiencing a battle with Nuzu, Qiongqi's condition hit rock bottom and fell into a deep sleep. Xu Zhiqiong called several times but could not wake him up.
How about I just go back and punish the evil boss for a while?
I think so, but after going to the Evil Punishment Department, Xu Zhiqiong is safe. What should the three shipwrecks do?
Moreover, the problem does not end with these three ships. Both Daxuan and Qiancheng may be implicated, and the two countries may even be annihilated.
How to prevent this catastrophe?
Is this something I can do?
Calm down first and make sure one thing first: is it the entire ocean that has stopped flowing, or this one ocean current that has stopped flowing?
According to the knowledge that Xu Zhiqiong had learned in his previous life, ocean currents would change course. Perhaps the ocean current that Song Jinglong was familiar with suddenly changed its course.
That night, Song Jinglong watched the stars and found that the fleet's position had indeed not changed.
Taking advantage of the wind, he immediately ordered to spread the sails and adjust the course southward.
Changing the route on a windy road depends on the sailing skill.
The wind picked up at Chou hour and blew until Mao hour. In three hours, according to Xu Zhiqiong's inference, the wind direction changed twenty-two times. Liang Yuyao became severely seasick and even vomited up the yellow water.
At dusk the next day, Song Jinglong sailed out of the windy road and changed to another route.
The wind direction of this route is westward, but the wind is not strong enough and the boat sails slowly. The voyage must be longer than the windy route. Song Jinglong did not dare to say how much longer it was.
The fleet traveled for two days, and late at night, Song Jinglong found Xu Zhiqiong and expressed his worries: "Master Marquis, I don't know what happened this year. There are no sea currents in places where there should be, and there are sea currents in places where there shouldn't be.
Out,
Originally there was no current on this route, only the wind was blowing westward, and the wind direction was steady, but I watched the stars these past two days and found that we were not only going west, but also going south, and there is a southward current here."
"There is a sea current!" Xu Zhiqiong was overjoyed, "It is good to have a sea current. It is really good to have a sea current!"
Song Jinglong suspected that Xu Zhiqiong had no common sense in navigation, and reminded him: "Master Hou, this current is very strong. It's hard to say how many miles it will push us when we get to the shore..."
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Xu Zhiqiong understood this knowledge: "When we dock, we just have to go a little south!"
"Master Hou, I'm afraid it's not a little biased."
"Where can we go? Even if we go to Yu Xianguo, we can return to Daxuan safely!"
"But our trip..."
"Even if it gets to this time next year, it doesn't matter, just take it as a break."
Xu Zhiqiong felt very at ease. As long as the sea was still flowing, other things were not a big deal in his eyes.
The fleet traveled for another three days. At dusk, Xu Zhiqiong was grilling fish on the deck when he suddenly heard a shout from Tong Qingqiu's compartment.
For a year, Pang Jiafen had not been able to capture Tong Qingqiu. Seeing that he was about to return to Daxuan, he felt anxious and used some extraordinary methods against Brother Tong these days.
Tong Qingqiu is a gentle man and will not be cruel to weak women.
But Pang Jiafen's hands are indeed not light, and Brother Tong's voice is much louder than before.
Not only Brother Tong was shouting, but many crew members were also shouting. Seeing that they all ran to the south of the deck, Xu Zhiqiong also followed him to see the excitement.
As a result, Xu Zhiqiong's common sense was overturned by this glance.
The topographic distribution of the three countries of Daxuan, Qiancheng and Tunu is in the shape of "Wu".
Tunu is the horizontal stroke, Daxuan is the left stroke, and Qiancheng is the curved hook on the right.
There is a sea between Daxuan and Qiancheng.
In this sea, if you go north, you can see the coastline of Tunu, if you go west, you can see the coastline of Daxuan, and if you go east, you can see the coastline of Qiancheng.
Only towards the south, it is open, leading straight into the depths of the ocean, with no shoreline visible.
Where does this coastline come from?
Xu Zhiqiong called Song Jinglong, and Song Jinglong was also dumbfounded.
He took out his compass and looked at it for a long time, and found that the location where the shoreline appeared was indeed due south.
But this is illogical. Why is there a coastline due south?
Is this compass broken?
Song Jinglong's mind went blank and he was still checking the compass.
Xu Zhiqiong threw the compass aside.
This can also be checked further. Through the solar terms and the direction of the setting sun, the position of due south can also be locked.
That's right, the shoreline is due south.
Song Jinglong sat on the deck with a dull expression.
The crew knelt on the deck and prayed for God's blessing.
For people who have been at sea for a long time, this kind of situation that seriously violates common sense can easily break their will.
But Liang Yuyao and others were not very familiar with the sea, so they were a little curious when encountering this situation.
"Let's drive the boat over and take a look. This may be an island, a big island," Liang Yuyao directed the crowd, "We discovered this island, and it must be considered Daxuan's land! Let's open up the territory and expand the territory.
Everyone has a share, and according to the rules, they must remember their great merits!"
Yu Shan was very excited when he heard this. He gathered the mighty army and wanted to take people ashore.
The current became more and more turbulent, and seeing the fleet getting closer and closer to the shoreline, Xu Zhiqiong suddenly kicked Song Jinglong: "Wait a minute, drop anchor!"
Song Jinglong quickly ordered someone to drop the anchor. Liang Yuyao asked in surprise: "What's the purpose of dropping the anchor? Aren't we going to the island?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the sea. Under the heavy fog, he could not see the end of the coastline.
How big an island is this?
Song Jinglong has obviously never seen this island. Where did this island come from?
What is there on this island?
If the fleet docks, can they still leave alive?
"You guys stay on the boat and don't move!" Xu Zhiqiong said, "Prepare a small boat and I'll go to the island to have a look."
"Are you going alone?" Liang Yuyao was a little hesitant. If a group of people went, she wouldn't worry, but if Xu Zhiqiong went by himself, she wouldn't worry.
"I'll go with Xu Lang!" Lin Qianniang came over, "The two of us together can also be a caregiver."
Lin Qianniang, let’s go together!
Liang Yuyao was even more worried.
Moreover, although Lin Qianniang is very skilled, she is not good at exploring routes.
The explanation given by Lin Qianniang is: "In some books, I have seen descriptions of land suddenly appearing on the sea. Some are mirages, some are floating mountains, and some are the backs of sea monsters.
Different reasons and different responses, I still know some!"
Liang Yuyao blinked and looked around.
Shi Yanru lowered her head, and Pang Jiafen looked at Tong Qingqiu.
These losers can't read, but they can't defeat Second Sister Lin.
Tao Huayuan has read a lot of books, but she has never heard of seeing land appearing on the sea: "You thief, I will go with you. This matter is weird and urgent, and there must be someone to take care of it."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "There are many people going, but it is difficult to escape."
What the judge is best at is getting away, and everyone else will be a burden.
But Qianniang was very persistent and insisted on following Xu Zhiqiong: "Xu Lang, take me with you."
Looking at the looming dimples on his cheeks, Xu Zhiqiong agreed.
The two rowed a small boat and sailed to the shore under the moonlight.