Under the shade of the seaside trees.
Gui Yuanzi was lying on the soft beach, his face was red and he was very drunk. On the wooden table in front of him, there were a wine jar, a bowl of wine, and several wild fruits picked on the island.
Yu Ye sat aside, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was in concentration.
Behind the two people, there was a stove made of stones. The open flame was extinguished below, and the iron cauldron above was still steaming.
Not far away is the Chen family's ship. The rudder and damaged bulkhead of the seagoing ship have been repaired as before, and two masts have been hoisted onto the deck using tall wooden frames. Ahu and a group of men are doing the final work. If all goes well, we can set sail again tomorrow.
Several Taoist disciples were resting on another beach dozens of feet away.
Taofeng was hit hard during the last trip to find treasures. A bloody hole was opened in his thigh by the sword energy, but no muscles or bones were injured. With the help of the magic of the elixir, the injury is no longer serious. The key is that he was taught a lesson by Yu Ye in public and scolded by Gui Yuanzi, which made him lose face and never recovered. However, several Taoist friends did not abandon him and stayed with him, making him feel sad and comforted!
At this time, Taofeng was sitting quietly with his eyes closed.
Yu Xin and others sat aside and talked, discussing an even more unpredictable future.
He Qingnian reached out and stroked the short beard on his lips, and said softly: "I estimate that it has been more than fifty days since I left Daze. I should have been halfway through the trip, but I didn't want to be stuck on a desert island and delay it until now. This trip to Qizhou , destined to be in trouble!"
An Yunsheng nodded slightly and said: "I heard from Ahu that the ship may have deviated from the channel to avoid the storm last time, and the arrival date in Qizhou is especially unpredictable!"
There was worry in their words.
Luo Chen is a few years younger, but his energy is not diminished. He said: "Although I have faced many setbacks, I will not give up, and the journey will be long but not in danger. Everything depends on man-made efforts, and the other side is at hand!"
Yu Xin shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "What can we do even if the other shore is right around the corner? I have also heard that some unscrupulous casual cultivators are entrenched on the island and rampage along the coast of Qizhou, specializing in plundering passing ships. Ordinary merchants It doesn't matter if you are a traveler, but monks from outside will suffer. This is also one of the reasons why Brother Tao is eager to get rid of Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan. He is afraid that internal and external collusion will be detrimental to me. And there are so many monks in Qizhou, The future is not optimistic!"
Luo Chen lowered his head and said nothing.
He Qingnian and An Yunsheng also looked solemn.
These Taoist disciples used to be so high-spirited and free-spirited, but now they have lost all their sharpness and have a look of tiredness on their faces.
"Brother Tao was prepared for a rainy day. He repeatedly roped in Yu Ye and tried to use his hand to deal with the Qizhou monks, but it backfired. Fortunately, Qingqing has a friendship with him, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable."
The three of them looked at Yu Xin's words.
Meng Qingqing sat alone a few feet away, obviously unwilling to participate in the conversation.
Yu Xin added: "Yu Ye is alert and suspicious by nature. If you show too much kindness to him, you will be jealous. Brother Tao is acting too hastily, which is counterproductive."
He Qingnian and An Yunsheng nodded and said——
"He comes from a humble background, and his family is poor. He is just an illiterate and ignorant mountain man. And it has only been two short years since he left the mountains, but he is no longer what he used to be..."
"It can be seen that your guess and mine are not wrong..."
"Brothers and Junior Brother Luo, listen to me."
Yu Xin reminded: "Since you and I have nothing to do with the treasure, don't mention it again in the future, otherwise it will harm Yu Ye and Qingqing. Remember!"
The three of them looked at Meng Qingqing again.
Meng Qingqing still ignored the conversation of several Taoist brothers, and silently looked at the ship in the distance.
Although she was silent and looked calm, her mood was so intense that she could not calm down for a long time.
She understood Senior Brother Yu Xin's painstaking efforts and the expectations of several Dao brothers, but no one understood her difficulties or sympathized with her embarrassment and helplessness.
Ever since she met Yu Ye in Kunshui Town, she had been ordered to please him. Even if she didn't want to act against her will, she was forced to obey. Although the Taoist sect is dead, the teacher's training and sect rules are still there, and Yu Xin is still her senior brother. From that moment on, Yu Ye was caught up in the calculations of several colleagues. And what is the result? Yu Ye may not know the truth, but he is wary of her and gradually alienates her. Looking back, I realized that although he was cautious, immature, and even a little dull, he was still kind, simple, and considerate of her. The days she spent with him were actually the most relaxed and happy times for her. Relaxation can be so simple, happiness can be so pure...
"Man, you could add more firewood!"
Following Gui Yuanzi's complaint, Yu Ye picked up a piece of firewood and threw it under the stove.
On the beach, a wisp of smoke rises.
Gui Yuanzi nodded with satisfaction and reached out to pick up the wine jar. The bottom of the wine jar is turned up to the sky, and you can count the few drops of wine. He threw the empty wine jar casually and urged: "Brother, bring the wine -"
no respond.
Yu Ye held a fire blower and concentrated on blowing the firewood under the stove.
Gui Yuanzi stared and said dissatisfiedly: "Boy, you should be grateful for the favor you owe me. With another jar of wine, we can be considered even!"
"Favor?"
"I help you scold Tao crazy, isn't it a favor?"
"I also helped you get rid of the poison of Lihunshun!"
"You have no conscience..."
"That's all, if I give you a jar of wine, it's not easy to meet an old man who has lived hundreds of years!"
Yu Ye threw away the fire blower and turned over his hand to take out a jar of wine.
"hehe!"
Gui Yuanzi snatched the wine jar and said happily: "Why are you hundreds of years old? I was trying to scare people, otherwise those little guys would beat me up, and my old bones wouldn't be able to withstand it."
What he said personally, he denied it in a blink of an eye, and it was calm and natural.
Yu Ye took out another jar of wine.
"Oh, you have become more generous today!"
"A favor is a favor, and a business is a business. Tell me what you have seen before, and this jar of wine will be yours."
"What have you seen before? The cave at the southern end of the island?"
"Yeah!~"
"make a deal!"
Gui Yuanzi grabbed the wine jar and said happily: "Haha, this is the best wine I have ever drunk in Daze!" After getting two jars of wine, he said with satisfaction: "The caves on the island are natural and have been slightly modified. , it became a cave, or some overseas monks lived in seclusion here to practice, but they have long since left and the room is empty."
"What do the stone carvings you looked at at that time refer to?"
"I didn't understand it at first, but then I remembered that there was an ancient writing similar to stone carvings. The monks who lived in seclusion probably didn't understand the meaning, so they carved it on the stone wall."
"Do you know ancient writing?"
"Know a thing or two."
"What does the text mean?"
"What you're asking has nothing to do with the cave. Add two jars of wine, and you're not allowed to bargain."
Gui Yuanzi suddenly smiled secretly and stretched out two fingers.
Yu Ye had to take out two jars of wine again.
Gui Yuanzi hurriedly held the wine jar in his arms and said mysteriously: "As far as I know, what is carved on the stone wall is a verse."
"Well... keep going!"
Yuye said expectantly.
"I told you!"
Gui Yuanzi blinked his eyes, with a cunning look in his smile.
"That verse..."
"Add ten jars of wine."
"You just took two jars of wine and didn't say anything, but then you added ten jars of wine. You're cheating!"
"To tell you the origin of the verse, the price is two jars of wine. If you want to know the details of the verse, the price is ten jars of wine. Buy and sell as you please, how can you slander my good reputation?"
"snort!"
Yu Ye stood up angrily.
Although he had a lot of fine wine hidden in his body, it could not hold back Gui Yuanzi's thoughts. And if this continues, within a few days, dozens of jars of fine wine will be deceived by this veteran.
Since the characters engraved on the stone wall are in ancient style, why not ask Jiao Ying for advice. Jiaoying is also an expert, so he might recognize that verse.
Yu Ye thought of this, turned around and walked quickly along the beach.
Gui Yuanzi still hugged his four jars of wine and said happily to himself: "This guy looks like he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he is actually a lump of wood. Ten jars of fine wine in exchange for a mantra, how can it be so cheap in the world..."
Use the technique of lightening your body, and you will arrive more than ten miles away in an instant.
Yu Ye walked into the cave at the southern end of the island again, but he had a look of astonishment on his face.
There was a line of strange characters carved on the stone wall next to the stone couch, which he had seen with his own eyes. But at this time, there was nothing on the stone wall. It had obviously been erased by someone, leaving no trace...
The next day.
In the afternoon.
There was a shouting sound from the seaside, and the Chen family's ship slowly left the shore. Then, everyone got on the boat and pulled up the sail with a "crash". As the sea breeze blows, the sails push the ship south.
After a while, the island was left behind, the ship gradually accelerated its speed, and everyone on the ship raised their hands and cheered.
The heavily damaged ship was stranded on a deserted island for many days. After being repaired, it finally set sail again.
Yu Ye stood on the bow of the boat blowing the sea breeze and couldn't help but smile.
In this incident, only two of the Chen family's children were slightly injured, which can be considered a great blessing among misfortunes. However, the deaths of Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan still cast a shadow on people's hearts.
"Yu Ye!"
Meng Qingqing walked to her side, holding a bamboo hat in her hand.
Yu Ye took the bamboo hat and nodded in thanks.
Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan were gone, and the empty cabin was now occupied by Ye and Taofeng. Her daughter's family was very attentive. Meng Qingqing went to the cabin to get back Yu Ye's bamboo hat.
As for the cause of death of the two Qizhou monks, Ahu knew very well, but he was inconvenient to ask. He only said that the ship had deviated from the waterway and it might take two months to reach Qizhou.
Yu Ye had enough of the sea breeze, turned around and walked back.
Meng Qingqing walked side by side with him.
In front of the cabin door downstairs of the ship, Taofeng was sitting on a stool, holding a wooden stick in his arms. Yu Xin, He Qingnian, An Yunsheng and Luo Chen stood aside and accompanied him to enjoy the scenery on the sea.
Taofeng saw Yuye coming and lowered his head to avoid him. Yu Xin and others also looked embarrassed and inexplicable.
Yu Ye and Meng Qingqing waved their hands and walked directly into their cabins.
Faced with the gazes of several Taoist disciples, Meng Qingqing's face turned slightly red and she silently turned around and walked away.
The cabin is Gan Xing's residence, and now it has a different owner.
Yu Ye hung the bamboo hat on the bulkhead, lifted up the mattress on the couch and threw it away, then spread an animal skin on it, then slammed the wooden door shut, raised his hand to seal the entire cabin.
Although the cabin is small, it is far better than the crowded and noisy cabin. There is still a long way to go, so just practice with peace of mind.
Yu Ye kicked off his boots and lay down on the couch.
In the sea of consciousness, Jiao Ying's words rang out: "As you said, Gui Yuanzi will definitely be an expert..."
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