Han Chang was so hot that he sat on the horse and fanned himself with a folding fan.
"In less than two days, we can reach the Zanglan Sea. I know there is a ferry there to get out to the sea."
Xie Zhe looked at him for a long time. He wanted to say something, but hesitated and hesitated, and finally spoke:
"Isn't it inappropriate that you took someone's treasure and slapped it all the way?"
"What's inappropriate? Isn't a fan just for cooling off? Don't take away the purpose of the utensil."
Xie Zhe was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he drove his horse faster, riding alongside Han Zhang, and reached out to snatch the fan from Han Zhang's hand. Han Chang was stunned for a moment and wanted to complain, but finally swallowed it back. The two girls behind were also riding a horse each. Seeing the scene in front of them, they looked at each other with helplessness.
This fan was given to them by Kong Lingbei, and there are only seven of them in the world. It is made from a mixture of Kong Lingbei's father's tail feathers, which was his last wish. Each peacock has hundreds of eye spots on its tail feathers. Each of the seven fans handed to Kong Lingbei has twenty-one "eyes", no more, no less. The workmanship of this fan is also very exquisite. It is not made by simply gluing the feathers together, but by recombing every tiny down, thinning the thickness, and softening the quills, making it as thin as paper and as thin as paper. As light as paper. When the fan is unfolded, it looks like a shrunken peacock tail fan, full of aura; when the fan is folded, its upper, middle and lower rows of eye spots of different sizes will completely overlap without any flaws.
The most important thing is that as long as you have this fan in your hand, you can gain the respect of almost all the harpies in the Southern Kingdom, as well as the harpies who fled from the Southern Kingdom thousands of years ago, and their descendants. With this status symbol, you can get many conveniences among the harpies, and even ordinary harpies will be in awe. Such a special fan was indeed not something Kong Lingbei would hand over easily. He claimed that he still had more than half of it in his hand, and after Xie Zhe and the others used it, they had to return it to him. However, he personally gave one of them to Gui Hai. When he said this, both Xie Zhe and Han Zhang vaguely remembered that they had seen such a folding fan around Gui Haishi. But that was a long time ago, and their memories are thin.
It is said that the fan has other magical uses, but Kong Lingbei did not say it clearly, which seemed to be showing a kind of arrogance, although this was unnecessary. For today's Hanshang, the biggest function is to cool down the fan.
"Brother, is the place where you practice martial arts and magic with the master... always so hot?"
"No way." Han Chang shook his head, "I remember it wasn't this hot before. But it's true that I haven't been here for a long time."
"The closer to the south, the hotter it is, of course. Otherwise, why would the wild geese go south to spend the winter in the winter?" Jiao Mo said from behind them, "The Zanglan Sea is probably the hottest place touched by this land. If we continue to go south Let’s go, summer in our southern country will be even hotter than now.”
Wenying rode her horse, looked at her, and asked curiously: "Then you have lived in a place like this for so long, don't you feel uncomfortable?"
"Don't forget that I lived in the sea in the past. Sea water is very special. In summer, the sea is cooler than the ground, but in winter it is warmer than the ground. Especially swim deeper into the sea, to places where the sun does not shine. , for human beings, it is extremely cold all year round. When Kanna Wujun and his companions came to our habitat, they had to wear silk clothes specially made by the sharks. The silk clothes were made by using the bone shuttles of our relatives to carry the sea currents Weaving it, it entrusts the blessings of relatives and home. People wearing silk clothes can absorb air from the sea, like fish gills, and can fight against the water pressure of the deep sea." Wenying said: "I heard that... There is a kind of pure white silk yarn called dragon silk yarn. It is invulnerable to water, fire, and weapons like dragon scales. This is what my grandma told me when I was a child. Is it true?"
Wenying likes to hear these things. Such stories come from such a distant place, and my brothers and parents would never tell them. Only my grandma would tell one or two interesting things. Grandma Fox has lived too long and has seen a lot, even things in the South.
"It's true. It's just that not all of us can weave dragon yarn."
"It's amazing...isn't that silk dress beautiful?"
"There are all kinds of silk clothes, and there will always be something you like. If I have the opportunity to return to my hometown, I will ask for one for you. I'm afraid I won't be able to weave anymore."
"Really? Such a good thing. Thank you so much!"
"Ask Hotaru!"
Han Chang seemed to feel that it was a little impolite, so he turned around and scolded her sternly. Wenying immediately became angry and stopped talking.
"Don't be like this, it's not a big deal." Jiao Mo said with a smile, "I can get one for each of you. But... just don't have high hopes. I think I won't be able to see them. Ten When I left many years ago, our family had gone further south, and all the islands were deserted. There must be other families staying here, right? We rarely go back to the north, because... humans have indeed changed. Too much. Although there are good and evil among human beings, once the number of a group becomes huge, the originally insignificant small part will become too many, which is very dangerous for us."
"Grandma said that six or seven hundred years ago, there were still humans on the coast who caught sharks. After that, only people said they had seen them. Now almost all the sharks have disappeared, leaving only legends. Only the old fishermen on the seaside are still there. Believe it or not.”
After asking Ying, Xie Che turned around and said to Jiao Mo: "I once heard Lord Mu Yue say that the sharks had a harmonious relationship with the residents of the southern country, but after the war of the gods, the barrier was broken, and they were separated from us. Trade was frequent, and after realizing the value of the sharks, they caught large quantities of fish and transported them to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Are these things true? That’s why you moved south? "
"Well... there is such a history. But the most important reason for our migration south is that there is too little food. There are more and more humans, and the nets are getting bigger and farther, and they are cast farther and farther. In the past, fishermen would let go For small prey, only the big ones are caught, and the adult seafood will be caught next year. But now..."
Hanshang said: "Seafood can now be seen in the palace because people learned to use ice to transport it. Nobles living inland can also eat delicious food from the sea, and the demand has increased. Even if they are brought inland for use Breeding in sea water cannot keep up with consumption.”
"That's right. I can't fight for it, and I don't dare to rob it. I have no other choice but to fly away."
They stopped talking, the atmosphere became heavy for a while, and even the sun didn't seem so hot anymore. Several people were riding rented horses on the way to the next town. The sound of horses' hoofs clattering, and they occasionally saw three or two figures appearing in front of them, some of them carrying burdens, sweating profusely in such a hot day. They catch up with them and then pass them.
Xie Zhe thought of something and turned back to ask Jiao Mo: "By the way, after you, were there any sharks like you who cut open the tail of a fish and walked onto the land? Have you seen or heard of it? ?”
"I have only been on land for ten short years, and I have traveled everywhere, but I have never seen any of my own people. If we had seen each other, even if we had never seen each other in the sea, we would all be able to recognize each other's identity at a glance. Moreover, Ever since Kanna-kun destroyed the Dragon Balls in the Crystal Palace, not many people have tried this only method. Even if we come to land, we only have a few decades of life left. Who do we want to see? It’s hard to reach the sky. But I think...since so much time has passed, maybe there really are people like this before and after me, and their descendants will continue to multiply to this day..."
"It sounds beautiful." Wenying suddenly said.
"Is it beautiful?" Jiao Mo didn't quite understand, "Everything is very natural."
"I can't put it into words, I just feel... there's something poetic about it."
"Pfft." Han Chang in front laughed, "I didn't expect you to understand poetry."
Wenying said unconvinced: "I just understand! There is obviously not much difference between you and me, we understand a lot!"
"Okay, okay, you understand, you understand everything."
His words didn't sound like he was convinced at all, but rather like an adult trying to accommodate a child. Of course Wenying didn't accept this trick and angrily asked for an explanation. There was a burst of laughter on this hot and boring road.
Hanshang said that the Zanglan Sea is not a sea, but a place. Next, they were at least seven or eight hundred miles away from their destination, and because they couldn't ride horses all the time, even if they were just rushing, it would take at least ten days. The weather will only get hotter and hotter, but they have no choice. Before dinner, they arrived at the target town. This town is called Yunyangpo. The terrain is sloping and faces the sun to the north. It is said that the soil there is purple in color and can support weeds. Even if they are bald, they can be revived by a gust of wind and rain. It is said that during the famine years, the villagers survived by eating a special kind of amaranth on this land and developed into the town it is today. The wild vegetables produced here are carefully screened and can be sent to the emperor's dining table.
They stopped at a restaurant in the town and got their wish and ate a variety of local wild vegetables. Probably because their expectations were too high, they didn't think it was as delicious as the rumors said, but it was indeed tastier than ordinary wild vegetables. There is no need for too many seasonings, just wash it with cold water, blanch it with hot water, put it on the plate, and bring it to your mouth. It will make people salivate, as if they are standing in the spring wilderness, with the breeze carrying the fragrance of grass coming towards them. , the summer heat is completely gone.
I still asked for two rooms to stay in the hotel. After Han Chang washed up and just sat on the bed, Xie Zhe sat next to him.
"When I was on my way in the afternoon, I saw you were in a bad mood."
"Where is it? Weren't we talking and laughing along the way?"
"You are indeed not well. You are more silent than before."
"It means I'm more stable."
"Actually...you don't really want to go back to Zanglanhai, do you?"
"……You know."
"Because that's a very heavy place for you."
"Although there were happy days for a long time, that incident - he never saw me again, this incident made me...forget it, I said that if you are thinking about me here, you might as well put this thought Put it on a girl and your family will be filled with children and grandchildren."
"...We still have a great responsibility in the world."
"Okay, okay, I know it. Why don't you actually have someone in your heart?"
"I dare not. But...I can't help but sigh."
"What are you feeling?"
"Some time ago, we were like this, walking with two smart women."
"Stop thinking about those things. At least not now."
"……I know."
"Go to sleep."
