"On the vast sea, the strong wind rolled up the dark clouds. Between the dark clouds and the sea, petrels were flying proudly like black lightning... Suddenly I heard that there was a fairy mountain on the sea, and the mountain was in the void. The pavilions were exquisite and five clouds were rising. , among which there are many fairies..."
"Let the storm come more violently... You thief, if you want to stop me, Xiao Letian, you are just dreaming... Fighting with the sky is endless fun, fighting with others is endless fun, I will fight today Fight this storm..."
"There has never been any savior, nor does it rely on gods and emperors... Ready to sing... There has never been any savior..."
The blue sea water rolled up huge waves more than ten meters high and rolled and slapped on the sea. With the thunderous roar, the white foam was pressed into the deep seabed. The black clouds like mountains in the sky pressed down on the sea, turning the day into night. The storm in the sky could no longer be called falling, but dumping.
A waterspout was raging in the distance. Lightning released light behind the tornado, and the rolling thunder was no match for the roaring sound of the waves. At that moment, the power of the storm dominated the entire space.
Amidst the overwhelming waves, a large wooden sailboat was bumping between the waves. It was carried by the waves more than ten meters high in the air, and then slammed back to the sea. Sometimes, the whole boat was even thrown into the sea. The ship got into the huge waves, and the water swept everything on the deck.
This is a storm that is often encountered in the Pacific Ocean. This ocean named after Taiping is actually not peaceful. Every year, tornadoes swallow up countless merchant ships on the sea and destroy the lives and property of countless coastal people. This is the most feared moment for all navigators. No matter how advanced their navigation technology is, they have no choice but to resist such a hurricane.
But today, on the dark sea, on this wooden sailing merchant ship in danger, bursts of faint roars pierced the sound of the storm, expressing their disdain to the world with arrogance.
That was Xiao Letian, this arrogant time traveler, who actually tied himself to the main mast and was shouting hysterically in the face of the white waves. He sang Gorky's Haiyan, Li Bai's Song of Everlasting Regret, and even the Internationale that had not yet been published, mixed in with Xiao Letian's disrespect for the gods in the sky.
"Dragon King, Dragon King, if you can, show up and eat me... Poseidon, God of the Sea, where is your trident? Let me see the lightning on it..."
Xiao Letian was going crazy, while other people on the deck were desperately trying to save the ship. Captain Corsica's feet were nailed to the deck like nails, holding on to the cable with one hand, and directing the sailors to lower the sails with the other.
"Cut the rope and abandon this sail immediately... It will drag us to hell. Brave children, rush forward. Whoever completes this task, I will reward him with a thousand gold coins..." He hasn't said anything yet. Afterwards, a white wave hit him head and face, blocking the second half of his sentence.
Corsica is right. If the sail cannot be lowered in time during a storm on the sea, the strong wind will easily carry the sailboat around on the ocean or even capsize. Now on the Lucky, all the main sails and jib sails have been rolled up, and only the jib sail on the highest main mast is fluttering in the strong wind.
The swinging canvas flew in the air like a flag, and the long cable whipped in the air disorderly like a whip, making a snapping sound. Two sailors were already dragged alive by the cable into the sea, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead. Update as soon as possible
"No, Captain, the wind is too strong, we can't get close at all..."
"The power of the cable is so powerful that we can't avoid it..."
More than a dozen sailors clung to the mast. They were only one step away from the canvas, but this step was the difference between life and death.
"What to do? Who told me what to do!" At this time, a loud bell-like voice hit everyone's ears, but none of the foreign sailors present could understand what he was saying.
"Master Long... I'm here, can you rush to the main mast, cut off the fluttering rag, and throw it into the sea..." Xiao Letian shouted.
"Commander! Why did you come to the deck? We searched all over the cabin and couldn't find you..." After saying this, Xiang Shaolong was about to untie the rope, but Xiao Letian stopped him. "Master Long, don't untie it. Don't do it." Look, I'm soaking in the rain outside, but I'm safe now... You hurry up and tear up this rag, that way I'll be safer..."
Xiang Shaolong knew that once Xiao Letian got angry, no one would be able to help him, so he had no choice but to let go of the military advisor, took out the sharp dagger from his arms and bit it in his mouth, and started to climb up from the main mast using his hands and feet.
The foreign sailors were all dumbfounded. A Chinese man who was said to have never been to the sea climbed up the mast more quickly and steadily than they, the old sailors.
Little did they know that Xiang Shaolong's hand was now filled with internal energy, and he could press a faint handprint by grabbing the wooden mast.
Master Long climbed up the mast slowly, and soon approached the torn canvas flying in the wind. At this time, half of the cable was soaked in rain and was crackling in the air. If this hit someone, it would definitely fly directly into the sea. Xiang Shaolong looked down at the blue sea water, then looked up at the dark sky, gritted his teeth and suddenly flew out like a swallow.
"No..." the Corsican captain and sailors on the deck collectively exclaimed. They didn't understand why scholar Xiao's bodyguard committed suicide? But before they could finish shouting, an incredible scene appeared. Xiang Shaolong actually grabbed the rope whipping in the air as lightly as a petrel.
At this time, Xiang Shaolong seemed to have lost weight, flying around in the sky like a kite driven by the cable. Please come to more and faster chapters. Then he exerted force on his wrist suddenly, and the cable suddenly straightened up. Then with a shake of his hand, Long Ye used the inertia to fly straight to the connection between the rope and the mast.
The sword flashed, and the flag-like torn canvas flew into the vast sea, and Lord Long fell like a kite with broken strings.
"Hero! Be careful..." The foreigners burst into tears with excitement. They did not expect that this Qing man actually sacrificed his life for the safety of everyone on the ship.
But before their tears flowed down their chins, Master Long suddenly shook his left hand, and half of the rope was pulled out like a snake. It made a crisp sound and wrapped around a protruding mast. Master Long turned the corner.
The foreign sailors were dumbfounded. Looking at Xiang Shaolong who was as nimble as an ape, they didn't know how to describe it. But these old sailors all knew that the safety factor of merchant ships has been greatly improved.
Mr. Long walked to Xiao Letian despite the wind and rain, and shouted loudly, "Mr. Xiao... come into the cabin..." But Xiao Letian shook his head desperately and shouted in Mr. Long's ear, "I won't go back... you Do you know...scientists have calculated that if you tie yourself to the mast during a storm...you have a much greater chance of survival..."
I don’t know what kind of nonsense Xiao Letian listened to in his previous life. Anyway, he remembered that there was a documentary saying that after a shipwreck, when a wooden sailboat is about to disintegrate, the mast is one of the wreckage pieces that is easiest for people to escape. On the contrary, if people hide in the cabin, once the seawater pours in, many people will be drowned before they can swim out.
"Master Long, do you know? If this boat really breaks down, the best we can do is go to the sea and take a bath. This big log will float us up immediately. As long as we can breathe, we can survive..."
Mr. Long was also knocked unconscious by the storm. In addition, he always regarded Xiao Letian as a great scholar who knew everything, so he didn't doubt his lies at all. "Well, I will go to the cabin to inform the brothers. Let them go on the deck and get wet in the rain..."
After a while, the Corsican captain watched dumbly as dozens of Xiao Letian's men came out and tied themselves to the mast or barrel one by one, and some even tied them directly to the sides of the ship on both sides of the deck. superior.
"The military advisor is there, we are right there..." Xiang Shaolong, Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun, Luo Huo... all of these most loyal subordinates appeared on the Lucky Ship, and there was also a sallow-faced middleman among them. Young man, this person is very strange, but everyone around him, including Xiao Letian, respects him. Update as soon as possible
"Madmen, these are all a bunch of madmen..." The Corsican captain had no time to convulse with them. When he saw that the mast was safe, he turned around and went back to the captain's cabin.
Until now, the Lucky Boat can only rely on the power of luck. This wooden clipper boat floats in the middle of the waves, drifting helplessly with the current. People on the boat are praying to the gods in their hearts, hoping to avoid this disaster. .
The most difficult moment was finally over. Half an hour later, Xiao Letian, who was singing "The Internationale", suddenly discovered that at the end of his sight, there was a gleam of light coming through. That was the end of the storm, that was the edge of the storm clouds, and the sun finally appeared again.
"The sun is always behind the wind and rain, and there is a clear sky above the dark clouds... The sun is always after the wind and rain, please believe that there is a rainbow..." Xiao Letian, a man with a broken gong voice, finally used his sonic weapon to defeat the evil sea god and the evil dragon, and took the handle with him. The people on deck were nearly driven crazy.
In fact, when Xiao Letian later recalled the storm, he said with great self-deprecation, "I was scared at that time. Fortunately, the heavy rain made me wet. Otherwise, you would have seen me peeing my pants. Singing can strengthen my courage. Now it seems You really didn’t lie to me…”
The sea surface finally began to calm down. At this time, the sea was surprisingly beautiful. There were only broken waves on the sea surface. The sky above was half dark and half bright. A rainbow stretched across the sky. Countless seagulls were flying on the bright side. The fish schools are extremely active due to the abundant oxygen brought by the storm.
"Master Shi, what are you looking at?" Xiao Letian, who had taken two sips of strong wine, walked to the bow of the ship, stood next to the middle-aged man with a sallow face, and handed over the silver wine flask.
"I'm thinking about our trip to Ryukyu this time. It's very likely that it will be a big storm. I just don't know if it can be like the weird song you sang. After the storm comes a rainbow!" The sallow-faced man spoke with an incomparable voice. Familiar, that is actually Shi Dakai in disguise, our Highness the King of Wings.
Xiao Letian smiled and took two deep breaths, "Don't worry, Mr. Shi, Ryukyu is in a power vacuum now. Our only enemy is the Shimazu family of the Satsuma Domain. As long as they are frightened, Ryukyu will not be able to escape from our grasp..." …”
At this moment, the lookout suddenly shouted in French, "There is a shipwreck ahead, there is a shipwreck one nautical mile directly ahead..." Upon hearing this, the Corsican captain rushed to the bow of the ship and opened his monocular to look.
"Prepare the sampan, let's go rescue people..."
