Theoretically, entry and exit must be reported to the court, but the control is looser along the southern coast. Of course, in the past, when trade with the Southern Kingdom was first established, it was still very strict, and it was strict for a long time. Nowadays, the court does not have much control. Anyway, nothing that affects the economy is smuggled. Ordinary people went back and forth secretly. If they were discovered, they would not be caught and locked up even if they paid more money. This time, with Kanna-kun walking with them, they can be more upright.
By the sea, the midsummer morning seemed slightly cold. This ferry is quite old and has been renovated several times. Fishing boats set out one after another to catch fish, and Mr. Kanna has been waiting here for a long time. When they saw him, he was facing the sea, squatting on the seaside railing in an unsightly posture, as if he would fall into the sea if someone pushed him lightly. Of course, no one has the courage.
"coming."
He did not look back, but jumped back and landed firmly on the ground. The black veil was slightly raised, allowing people to glimpse the outline of his jaw for a moment. Jiao Mo naturally noticed it and didn't say anything. He just sighed silently in his heart that he still looked young.
"What's wrong?"
Either the woman was still thoughtful, and Wenying noticed that she was stunned for a moment. Jiaomo just smiled lightly, shook his head and said it was nothing, and followed a few others. Shen Wujun still didn't turn around. When Xie Zhe approached him, he suddenly stretched out his arm and pointed at a small boat on the seashore.
"Get on that ship."
"..."
Xie Zhe and Han Zhang looked at each other, wondering whether they should say the next thing. Even Jiao Mo and Wenying were speechless when they saw it. Although the boat was not too dilapidated to look at, its size was quite bad, comparable to the boats of fishermen who fished offshore. If we talk about long-distance voyage, it is not considered decent on the river, so how can we fight against the strong winds and waves on the sea?
"Kanna-kun, I have a question." In the end, Han Chang spoke first, "Regardless of how many people this sailboat can carry at most, have you ever thought about it...the southwest wind blows here in summer? And we want to The direction to go is exactly to the southwest.”
"I won't let you paddle."
Kanna-kun's tone is always so firm and leaves no room for doubt. So they reluctantly walked down one by one and helped each other to the boat. After everyone got up, Kanna-kun cut off the anchor rope with a single stroke. Although this boat is small, it still has a awning as a cabin. Kanna-kun walked in first, followed closely by the others, who heard him say:
"Watch your step."
They lowered their heads and discovered a formation drawn with white powder, which they all carefully avoided. Xie Zhe took a cursory glance and realized the significance of this formation. Before he could confirm it with Kanna-kun, Wenying spoke first:
"Kanna-kun, how long will it take us to get there?"
Her character is not shy, and she easily gets to know others, which is probably a unique skill of the fox demon. Even when facing someone as cold as Kanna-kun, she can still strike up a conversation. Kanna-kun walked through the awning, came to the bow of the boat, and stood up straight. The sun rose in the east, stretching his shadow long.
"Thousands of years ago, using the imperial ship, it only took one day in the summer to arrive. Now it takes longer."
They didn't understand. After a thousand years, shipbuilding technology has become more advanced, so why does it take longer? Isn’t it midsummer now? Only Jiao Mo was thoughtful and asked Shen Wujun:
"Is it because...that thing exists?"
"yes."
"What?" The remaining three people were confused.
Shenwujun stopped talking, and Jiaomo would explain to them. The ship didn't have a sail, and probably didn't need it. She looked back and saw that the ship was farther away from the shore. Now is the time when the tide is low and the boats are appropriately pulled further away from the ferry. She looked forward again, looking at the same sea area as Kanna-kun.
"You should all know that when the sharks come ashore, they want to pierce the fish's tail with a spindle made from the bones of their close relatives and cut it open with their own bloody hands... Then do you know why?"
"She must be a Mermaid girl from thousands of years ago." Xie Zhe said.
"You still know this legend."
"I know a little bit about it. It seems to have come from the south. It is said that she had a friend from the dragon tribe who was captured by fishermen when he was young. She rescued the little white dragon back into the sea, but was caught by others. The little white dragon wanted to To prevent her from suffering, he pulled out a dragon scale every day and gave it to the fishermen. Until all the scales were removed, the fishermen felt that she was no longer a cash cow, so they wanted to make the last profit and dedicate her to the king. During this period, Shark The human girl spun dragon yarn with special skills to make clothes for her injured friend, so that he, who could no longer transform into a dragon, could survive in the form of a mermaid. Before the girl was taken away, the little white dragon gave up the most precious thing in his life. The dragon ball was spit out to her, allowing her to exchange the best treatment from the king in the palace to maintain her life. On the way, the girl used a spindle to pierce the fish tail, but she did not die. She became a human...but she knew that she Still not going to have a good end, she cried day and night, her tears piling up on the dragon ball like real pearls. On the day she arrived at the palace, people opened the box that shipped her, and she swallowed the dragon ball in order to save it, but it turned into a A giant dragon. She soared into the sky, ran straight to the river, and swam to the sea with great momentum..."
"Has she come home?" Wenying exclaimed, "She is so amazing! You are so amazing too. Although you are a short-lived human, you know so many interesting stories."
...Why can't you speak like your brother? Xie Zhe choked on his words and glanced at Han Shang, only to find him looking at the scenery beside the boat, pretending not to listen. Xie Zhe was too lazy to argue and continued to tell the story.
"But this is not a beautiful story... She is already in the form of a dragon. When she returned to the deep sea, she ran towards her tribe excitedly, but she was mistaken by the tribe for a dragon attack and beat her to death. The shark's shuttle belongs to a close relative. The bones, the shuttle she used to cut open the tail of the fish, were found for her by the little white dragon--the little white dragon had snatched someone else's shuttle, and naturally had a quarrel with the shark. In that era, sea dragons would appear frequently, so in addition to In addition, they also had unpleasant conflicts with the sharks for various reasons. Although Xiao Bailong did not do it intentionally and he was not the culprit of everything, it pushed the already deadlocked relationship to a new level. Later, it took a long time for the two tribes to mend their relationship. The dragon tribe built the Dragon Palace with crystals and enshrined the jewelry brought by the shark girl. It was that thing that allowed the shark tribe to transform into humans as they wanted without having to suffer. The pain of cutting flesh.”
"There is such a magical thing?" Wenying asked, "Then where is this bead now? Since it is there, why does Mrs. Jiaomo do such cruel things to herself... With it, she can transform back into a shark. , continue to live happily in the sea."
Jiao Mo smiled bitterly and said: "If this is the case, I don't have to go to this point. I can choose this way to come to the land, naturally there is no other way. The orb has been destroyed thousands of years ago."
"cough."
Kanna-kun coughed, as if he was clearing his throat. They glanced at Kanna-kun and continued their discussion. Jiao Mo laughed. Of course she knew what Kanna Wujun meant, but she had no intention of hiding it.
"In the battle with Hai Hai Long, he was accidentally chopped into pieces by Kanna Wujun. The orb was originally very strong and had not been worn out for thousands of years. But, after all, it was his weapon..."
After saying that, everyone turned their attention to the weapons behind Kanna-kun. He didn't bother to explain, didn't bother to turn around, and let them stare at him with burning eyes. It took a while before a few people looked away, but then they heard Kannau-kun say:
"There was no fight, the beads were broken when I accidentally hit the blade of the knife."
"It doesn't matter. No one blames you anyway. You are still a hero of the Sharman tribe. Those sharks who tried to get close to the Dragon Ball were affected by the formation and were sealed there. They became nutrients that promoted the incubation of the orb. You are no longer Let those tragedies happen." Jiao Mo said softly, "After all, the arrogant Dragon Clan suddenly broke its promise without explanation. They wanted to get the orb back, and they also projected many images of the Sea of Disaster Dragon to guard the Crystal Palace and prevent the sharks from approaching. … They act and say nothing.”
Wenying couldn't wait to ask: "What do they want to do?"
"Because they realized that the remains of the little white dragon were trying to awaken their own essence. The essence of humans and demons will dissipate, but the Dragon Balls can store it. So they want to pray, Through some spells and formations, Bailong's body and his sleeping soul are awakened."
"Wait a minute," Han Chang asked, "couldn't he only become a mermaid through Long Xiao?"
"During the period when the dragon was hostile to the sharks, he didn't want to survive as a shark, so he reshaped his body as a dragon. The dragon ribbon protected it from being eaten clean by shrimps, crabs, fish and snails. Vine The kettle starfish became its scales, the seaweed and anemone became its down, and the lost horns were cast from coral reefs. Thousands of years ago, as a dragon with a lifespan of ten thousand years, he had become extremely huge..."
Although such a long time had passed, Kanna-kun felt that the scene of that day was still vivid in his mind when these words were spoken by "Izumi Girl".
"So having said that," Shen Wujun answered, "the giant dragon is entrenched in the Biluo Islands and controls the direction of all the islands. The true dragon is extremely huge, beyond human cognition, and its growth can control the broken land. The chopped dragon ball caused his essence to scatter, but it will eventually return to his body slowly. He may wake up at any time, or he may sleep forever. But the orientation, orientation, and structure of the Biluo Islands are all truly affected by it. Physical impact. So I can’t tell how long it will take to get there now.”
When the story ended, everyone was shocked and relaxed for a while. Compared to the question of how long they would spend on the road, these eye-popping legends actually happened, and the person involved was right next to them... This is really unreal. But Xie Zhe still had doubts, so he asked Jiao Mo:
"The stories I know should be different from reality. After all, they have been circulated for so many years. You are a shark, so you should know more, right? How far is the difference between what I know and what really happened?"
Jiao Mo shook his head and said: "It's not much different. After all, what we heard at that time was almost the same plot. However, there are still some discrepancies..."
After hearing this, Han Chang and Wenying pricked up their ears again.
"The so-called legend that people can transform into dragons if they get the Dragon Ball, I don't know if it's true or not. I think it's not that simple. But when a shark uses that ball, it just turns into a human, and it has nothing to do with dragons. So that The girl... probably did not transform into a dragon. In fact, when she spit out the dragon ball to prove her identity, she turned into a human and died of suffocation in the deep sea... or had her internal organs crushed."
It’s impossible to survive anyway. They were all dumbfounded, only Kanna-kun smiled quietly.
No one except Jiao Mo knows why.
