Where did the island come from... Was there such an island before here?
The captain was somewhat bald and reached out to grab his hair, but before his fingers touched the already dangerous hairline, he immediately thought of something again and reluctantly took it back. For someone of his age, , we can no longer consume this strategic resource so extravagantly.
After distinguishing what the huge shadow outline appeared in the thick fog, he first breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became confused again, and he became less sure.
In recent years, domestic offshore fishery resources have deteriorated and fishing capacity has been severely over-capacity, forcing a large number of fishermen to fish further and further away... The same goes for this fishing boat. After all, he is unwilling to leave the business he has been busy in for most of his life. We can only follow the trend.
And because the fishing harvest last time was not very good, and this time there was a group of "tourists" chartering a boat to go out to sea with, so this time he also deliberately changed the route, and it happened to be this side. A sea that was relatively unfamiliar to him.
——Have you been here before?
——Is there such an island here?
I can’t think of this clearly, and I don’t seem to have heard anyone in the town say it... But in the town where I live, there is almost no one who has turned to farther seas like me, and most of the younger generation have not. Interested in entering this industry, the remaining old people just wandered along the coast and continued to live with the poor catch...
The more I think about it, the more confused I feel. But so far, this middle-aged man who has become more vicissitudes than his peers due to the wind and frost at sea, has not felt that there is anything wrong.
At most, I just have some murmurs in my heart...
"Hey! Hey! Uncle Yu, can we go up to that island and have a look?"
At this time, a boy wearing glasses walked into the cab excitedly and shouted loudly to the captain. He was not polite at all, and his tone showed some familiarity and intimacy.
Behind the bespectacled young man were two people, a man and a woman. They also saw the island in the mist, and they immediately became interested... In fact, Penglai Island is a paradise in myths and legends, especially when it is surrounded by mist. It is even more unrealistic, like being in a fairyland.
Sometimes the peaks are covered by clouds and mist, and sometimes they are hidden in the vast clouds.
There are many peaks and pillars and the canyon is deep.
With such a hazy glimpse of light through the mist, one can't help but picture in one's mind a paradise that is quiet and secluded from the world, untainted by dust.
Therefore, this group of young people were immediately attracted, which is a matter of course. They did not come to fish with them, but went to the sea to have fun.
"It's so beautiful. When I look there, I feel... oh, I don't even know how to describe it. I've been to Zhangjiajie before, and I didn't have such a feeling there. But you, Uncle Yu, are the same, too. I've been to Zhangjiajie before. Lie to me and say there is nothing beautiful at sea..."
"Stop, stop, stop, please stop for a moment -"
Seeing the young man in front of him who was getting excited and foaming at the mouth, the captain curled his lips.
This can be considered a person from the town, and they are also related to each other. It was this kid who suggested to his classmate that he came to charter a boat with him, so he is not a stranger... But he didn't say that before. Wrong. Although the other party proposed it on his own initiative, I was not willing to take the risk of being suspected of cheating money, so I explained it in advance.
Going to sea is actually a very boring thing. You may feel very excited at the beginning, but you will soon find that everything becomes boring.
Life on board is also relatively boring. When they don’t need to work, the crew basically only sleeps and looks at their mobile phones...
But he really didn't expect that there was such a big island here. It looked picturesque and not like the atmosphere of the world. It also made these young people think... He thought about it seriously first, and then looked at it. Looking at the island over there, he seemed a little hesitant:
"I am also a little unfamiliar with this sea area, and I don't know much about this island..."
"Oh, what's this? If it's really a dangerous place or restricted area, we have no way to get close. And in this era, to be honest, there are still many places on the earth that have not been discovered..." The leader of the young man with glasses was very surprised. He didn't take it seriously, but there was indeed nothing wrong with his idea.
If there are any dangerous restricted areas in this sea area, then the country must have taken action long ago.
The fact that they can get close to here, and that Uncle Yu can fish back and forth here at will means that there must be no problem... According to logic, this does make sense, if this island does not suddenly appear with thick fog. Here, they are the first people to come into contact with this world.
After looking at the gangster in front of him and the two hopeful classmates behind him, Uncle Yu looked at the direction of the deck again.
Those laughing voices also disappeared. It seemed that the group of students were waiting for news from here. It was obvious that they wanted to visit that island...
"Captain, you can close the net! It seems to be very heavy this time. It is probably an unprecedented bumper harvest. It is finally open now... There are so many fish here. I don't know why they all gathered here. It is probably a blessed land. We will You can come here more often!”
At this time, some crew members on the deck were shouting in great surprise, as if they had discovered something. It was not that they had not noticed the island next to them, but they were all men who lived on the sea. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, It's still not as good as what they care about most.
"What?! Let me see!"
Just as the story was destined to go, Old Uncle Yu was immediately pleasantly surprised. Thank God, luck has finally come his way this time. If it was as bleak as the previous times, he would really have to drink the northwest wind, and he would have to pay for gas once he came out. You can't make any money back.
"Go ahead, go ahead. Anyway, you won't be helping me later, and you don't need to get fish all over your body if you're not here. But I'll check the situation on this island later, and you don't want to go too deep... "
Although he has never been here, after all, it is within the scope of this sea area. It is not that he has never seen other islands. His thoughts are indeed the same as this idiot's thoughts. He feels that they are all the same, they are all islands. There should be no difference...
should.
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A group of college students happily boarded the island's crescent-shaped silver beach.
The white and delicate beach, washed by the pure waves, looks extremely elegant and tranquil, and even the air seems to be particularly fresh.
They laughed heartily and ran around on the beach happily. Some were splashing water on each other, while others were picking up shells on the beach. Groups of men and women who were interested in each other took advantage of the opportunity to get close to each other... The scene was full of fun. It looked like, but there was nothing on this beach. No matter how beautiful the scenery was, they soon got tired of it.
There is a large expanse of primeval forest on the periphery of the island, and the solitary peaks in the distance seem to indicate more and better scenery.
The fog only filled the sea, and there were no clouds and fog on the island. Therefore, they found that the island seemed to be larger than they imagined, but they were in this mountain and had no idea of the specifics. It was just that it was smaller than the one in the fog. I can vaguely see it more clearly, but it is still only a glimpse of the leopard, the tip of the iceberg.
Originally, they had some intentions and didn't plan to go too deep, and they were worried that they would accidentally get lost... But all this changed when a girl surprisingly discovered a path in the forest.
In the forest leading to the beach...
There is an obvious trail.
The path was covered by bushes, with dense woods on both sides, but it didn't look dark, deep or scary at all. Instead, it looked like the quiet paths in famous scenic spots... As we all know, some things only need to be started. , the next development is inevitable.
They gathered their friends curiously, walked in and wanted to take a look, and planned to just take a look for a while and then exit.
But after walking a short distance along the path, a gurgling stream appeared in front of it. There was a horizontal log across the stones in the water... a very simple wooden bridge, and there were two ancient statues on both sides. The low stone statue, whose face cannot be seen clearly, looks a bit dated.
——What do these artificial traces prove!
Just like the existence of this road itself, they were excited and relaxed at once.
With the novelty and excitement, the group couldn't help but continue to explore forward, always wanting to see what was ahead... They didn't realize at all that they had forgotten something, and they didn't realize at all that they were walking along. In the forests they passed, and in the secluded stories they passed, there was actually something secretly observing them all the time.
However, the monsters that can stay are naturally highly intelligent and abide by the rules. The few unruly ones have been eliminated.
Therefore, the group of people was not attacked. They were even ignorant and didn't know anything. They arrived at the lakeside safely and in wonder. He had no idea that the place he and others had just walked through was as dangerous as the wild environment like Skull Island in the movie.
There are too many monsters beyond imagination that can easily take their lives.
"So beautiful... almost like a dream."
"I think my phone's memory is not enough. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, I should buy a digital camera..."
Everyone just couldn't help but wailed. They were shocked again and again by the paradise-like beauty in front of them. They had never heard of the actions taken with their mobile phones. A few girls subconsciously wanted to share it several times. Then I found that there was no signal on my mobile phone, and then I remembered that I and others were out at sea.
But I only thought of this, not that I and others had gone too far.
They didn't even realize that they and others had been walking for several hours, passing through dense forests and rugged mountain roads... Mainly because they had always been relaxed, not out of breath, and not sweating much. Since they didn't feel tired, It's hard to endure, but I am immersed in the natural scenery and enjoying the beauty, and naturally I have no sense of the passage of time.
The pure spiritual power in the atmosphere is too rich...
Good for all life on the island.
This concentration of spiritual energy is not the highest, but it is the most appropriate level, because if it were any higher, ordinary people would not be able to survive in such an environment, and they would die from breathing and organ rupture in minutes... Just like Humans need oxygen, but pure oxygen is highly toxic.
As they approached the lakeside village——
"There is actually a village here... Wow, it's all thatch and wood. How old is this? Is it necessary to be so original?"
The bespectacled young man yelled, and after seeing clearly the large mirror-like lake over there and the scenery of the lakeside villages, his eyes were full of shock. He saw clusters of houses over there, and many villagers were busy walking around, looking lively.
"This is also very good. Could it be a tourism development that uses this as a selling point... I will definitely come here again after I graduate!"
One girl said happily.
She felt that this was truly perfect. In this beautiful and independent place, with its peaks high and far away, like a paradise, if there were any modern elements such as steel and concrete, it would really destroy this beauty. No. It's as natural as it is now.
"That's what I say...but this is too strange."
"Let's go over and have a look. Just ask and we'll know. It can't be Peach Blossom Spring..."
"But wouldn't it be good if we just went to the island like this? It shouldn't be open to the public yet..."
The group of people were still in high spirits and didn't think there was anything wrong for the time being. They were just bustling around and walking towards the village. However, as they got closer, many people suddenly felt that... something was not quite right. Satisfied?
They just subconsciously tried to explain the village's painting style according to their own thinking and logic. After all, it made sense. But after getting closer, they suddenly discovered that not only was the village very original, but even the villagers inside... …and not modern at all.
Wearing simple burlap clothes...
Wearing straw shoes on the feet...
Just like an ancient village, the villagers are all in their own places and busy with their own things.
Some people were repairing buildings on their houses, while others were casting nets or drying fish by the lake. Everyone was doing their own thing, and they were not the "staff" of the development zone as they had initially imagined.
It's not under construction, and this isn't a development zone?
So what exactly are you doing? There's no way it's such a big fight, just to put on a show for them, right?
"It seems...it seems a bit strange..."
"Maybe it's for filming a show...wait a minute, Ah Wei, did you collude with each other? Could it have been some kind of reality show since we got on the boat..."
"How is that possible! You are thinking too much..."
The group of people had begun to feel slightly uneasy, but they were not so imaginative as to turn around and run away immediately. They just subconsciously glanced at the sky. Fortunately, the sun was very bright. So they just complained to each other, couldn't help but make various guesses, and slowly approached with some anxiety.
Accompanied by the sound of laughing and joking, a group of barefoot children ran out of the village chasing each other. They were shouting and seemed very noisy, but they soon noticed a group of college students opposite, and they were all confused in front of them. Stopped and looked at them curiously with wide eyes.
"An outsider came to the island again..."
"I don't know if I will stay..."
"Yes, won't the older brother stay here..."
The children chattered and started discussing directly around their own ideas, regardless of the fact that the person being discussed was right in front of them. Although the group of college students were a little embarrassed, they also breathed a sigh of relief. They were afraid that these children would just stop and stare at them without saying anything.
That was really weird. The noisy and lively atmosphere now made them feel much more relaxed.
"Hello, kids..." A sweet-looking girl took the initiative to step forward. She squatted down gently and showed an friendly smile. She looked at the group of children in front of her, but her eyes were only on the latter and others. Those ancient-style clothes passed over his face, and his expression was still a little stiff.
It's really weird.
Is there really such an ancient and isolated place in this era? If it was some primitive tribe in the Amazon or Africa, she could understand it, but this was in China.
Although everyone was still complaining just now, they actually had a weird intuition, but they were just reluctant to admit it.
"Children, can you tell me sister, where is this place?" The girl tried to make her tone gentler, carefully trying to get some useful information from the mouths of these strange children in front of her.
"Here? This is a village."
The children looked at each other with innocent eyes, and one of them answered in a strange way, with a crisp voice.
"I-I'm not talking about this... I'm talking about this village. It's a village somewhere."
"A village is a village."
The children's answers were innocent and ignorant. Just like their age, they were unable to understand many complicated things. The girl tried changing a few questions and asked about the island, but the answers she got were the same. Ridiculous.
Children think that the village is the village, this is here, and the outside world is the outside world. The world in their minds is simple and direct... As for what kind of place this is and what kind of existence it is compared to the outside world, they seem to have no idea at all.
"It seems I can't ask anything..." The girl stood up, looked back at her companions, and spread her hands helplessly.
"Let's go to the front and have a look. The kids probably don't understand what we mean..."
The bespectacled young man named Ah Wei shook his head and looked at a child with a runny nose——
"By the way, kids, who here...well, is the most talkative? That is, that is...the biggest one here?"
Looking at the innocent and ignorant eyes of the children, he was a little confused, so he could only change his words to make these little brats understand.
"I know! It's an immortal!!" A little girl said excitedly for the first time, as if she was very excited.
"Immortal?"
All the college students looked at each other strangely, was he the immortal they understood?
"That's right, but the immortal and the miko live on the highest mountain over there, and they usually don't come to the village..."
An old voice sounded, but it was an old man on crutches with his hands behind his back and his stooped body slowly walking over there. He looked up and down at the group of young men and women in front of him.
"Uh, old man, we are..." Awei took a step forward and wanted to introduce himself.
"I know that outsiders are not uncommon on this island. Not being able to come here means that you are destined..." The old man nodded, his turbid eyes still staring at the college students in front of him, "I belong to this village Village chief, do you want to stay in the village? I can make the decision."
Why do people ask people if they want to stay in the village as soon as they come up...
A group of young people looked at each other, and this place was full of weirdness. How could they stay?
"Ah hahaha, the old man is joking... By the way, we didn't know where this place is before." Ah Wei, a young man with glasses, said with a laugh, and at the same time seized the opportunity to ask this question.
"Here? This is Penglai Island. Doesn't the outside world know the legend of Penglai Island anymore?"
The old man frowned, and his tone seemed a bit sad.
"Penglai Island..."
The young men and women looked at each other again, their expressions getting even weirder.
The sweet-looking girl at the beginning asked cautiously: "Is it the Penglai Island we understand? The overseas fairy island where immortals live in legend?"
"That's it..." The village chief nodded, and then as if he remembered something again, he hurriedly warned, "If you are still concerned about something in the outside world and don't plan to stay here, you must find it as soon as possible. Immortal, leave here as soon as possible, the sooner the better..."
