"No, no," Yun Kong hurriedly put his finger to his mouth, asking him to whisper, "Are there any more fish? Bring more."
In the early morning, Yun Kong knocked on the door again.
Tired Yun Kong walked out, and Da Bing outside the door had also been alert all night and had not slept, with dark circles under his eyes. Only Liu Ye lay in the cabin, snoring comfortably and comfortably, with a full stomach.
Yunkong went to the boat owner to report: "It seems that apart from the flying head, it won't hurt anyone."
Liang Daoqing was still worried: "It is said that they can suck human blood."
"I don't know if my idea is right, but this is my guess," Yun Kong said, "What Feitou wants is blood, just blood. No matter what kind of blood it is, some blood is easy to get, and some are difficult to get. blood..."
Liang Daoqing couldn't figure it out: "I'd like to hear the details."
"A woman's menstrual blood, a woman's postpartum blood, is easily available blood."
Liang Daoqing nodded: "What about the child's feces?"
"There are many insects in the grassland in the south, and children are susceptible to insect infestations..."
"I understand, I also suffered from insect infestation and there was blood in my stool."
“If a child dies from an insect disease, the fault is placed on them.”
"Where's the difficult blood?"
"The blood of dead bodies, blood obtained by killing people, will undoubtedly increase the risk of them eating blood."
Liang Daoqing was still confused: "Why don't you eat other things, but blood?"
Yun Kong sighed: "I guess this is a curse, a spell from ancient times. The curse is that generations of descendants will become monsters. It lasts forever and is very vicious."
Liang Daoqing couldn't help but shuddered after hearing this: "And curse them to become blood-eating monsters?"
"That's why I gave her a dead fish when her head flew out for the first time. In this way, she will look for the same smell in the future." Yunkong said, "I hope that fish will be easy for her to get blood." .”
"That's it." Liang Daoqing couldn't help but feel sad after hearing this.
"Liang Weng, have a safe night, Liu Ye is still sleeping, please protect her," Yun Kong yawned, "I have to go and lie down."
Every day that followed, the sailors prepared fresh fish for Willow Ye. She would enter the cabin in the bottom of the ship in the evening and lock the door until sunrise.
They went south along the coast and traveled through various countries in Southeast Asia. Their experiences are endless. It was not until half a year later that the monsoon turned and they were able to turn north. At the end of the year, the merchant ship finally arrived in Boni.
The King of Bo Ni sent someone to contact them and arrange the products they wanted to take back.
Willow Ye hid on the deck to prevent people on the shore from seeing her.
She sat on the edge of the boat and looked up at the forests and mountains on the coast, which were very similar to her hometown.
The ship owners Liang Daoqing and A Bing came over: "Liu Ye, Bo Ni has arrived, what do you want to do?"
Liu Ye looked at Liang Daoqing helplessly. Her head would fly away every night, which really made her feel very tired: "Are you going to sell me?"
"I neither bought you nor can I sell you."
Liang Daoqing stared at her once beautiful eyes, which were now covered with blood, "It's your luck to meet us."
"Thank you, captain." Liuye lowered his head, seeming to be sobbing.
"Are you crying?"
Liu Ye nodded: "I miss my child."
In fact, her milk had dried up a few days after setting off.
If her baby was still alive, it would be time to wean it.
"Do you still want to go back to occupy the city? Or do you want to get off the ship?"
Liang Daoqing asked her sympathetically, "Or do you want to stay on the ship and work?"
Liu Ye thought for a moment and then said, "I want to stay on the boat for one more night, is that okay?"
"no problem."
"And, is it okay to be on this deck?"
Liang Daoqing took a deep breath and felt cold even under the hot sunshine.
※※※
That night, the crew was not going to sleep.
When the sun was about to sink into the sea, Willow Leaf was lying on the straw mat on the deck. The crew members surrounded her at a distance, not daring to get too close.
When night completely covered the sky, Willow Ye's neck began to sink in.
This is not the first time. There will be countless times in the future. Liuye is no longer as painful as the first time, quietly waiting for his head to leave the body.
Several torches were placed around the deck, and the crew held their breaths as they stared at Willow Leaf's neck tightening and separating, and then a pair of membranes rose up on the back of her head.
"My God," an old sailor sighed softly, "I have lived most of my life, and today is really a life worth living."
Liu Ye's head flew up into the sky, and was gradually no longer illuminated by the firelight. Her red eyes could still be seen in the darkness, shining brightly in the night sky.
She faced the woods on the shore and made intermittent sounds like a baby crying.
Soon, red lights also appeared behind the woods, and one, two, and three pairs appeared one after another.
The red light trembled up and down in the air, obviously having wings flapping up and down like her.
Suddenly, Willow Ye let out a scream of joy, and a flying head flew over from the forest, and she also flew over from the merchant ship. The two flying heads circled each other in the air, making intimate chirping sounds.
At this moment, Yunkong felt that Liu Ye's resentment had temporarily dissipated.
"Is this why you came to Bo Ni?"
Yun Kong was playing with the dagger of the Champa Kingdom in his hand.
He planned to return the dagger to Liuye when she disembarked tomorrow.
Then bless her.
It had just fallen into the night, and the surroundings became very quiet. There was no sound of people, only the sound of rolling waves and gently lapping the hull repeatedly.
Several torches were lit on Liang Daoqing's merchant ship.
They not only put torches on the deck, but also placed them diagonally on the hull to illuminate the sea and the dock to prevent any unexpected changes in this foreign land.
Seeing how cautious they were, Yun Kong couldn't help asking the sailors: "Isn't this place peaceful?"
"The port here is not busier than other places, and no one is posted to keep watch at the port at night. It's better to be careful."
That's right. The merchant ships passed through several places along the way, and merchant ships from all over the world gathered there. There were big cannibals and Persians with thick beards, and there were also Tianzhu people with short beards. But this place was quiet and the docks were simple. It's very strange that apart from meeting with the subordinates sent by the Tibetan leader, I haven't seen any other merchant ships.
The torch was made by the Fan people. It was made of several branches bundled into a thickness that could be held in one hand. The front end was wrapped with several layers of hay and then coated with thick resin. Resin can burn for a long time and will not go out easily if it rains.
The shipowner Liang Daoqing called the crew to gather for dinner. A sailor asked Yunkong excitedly: "Do you remember the jackfruit you had in Champa?" The sailor was from Guangzhou and was the shipowner's old attendant. Everyone called him Changshun. .
"Remember." The strong aroma in the nose, the sweet juice in the mouth, and the chewy texture. How could Yun Kong forget such a strange fruit?
"I will eat a kind of fruit tonight, which is enough for dinner. I saw the boat owner and the Tibetan people bought a lot of it." Changshun said expectantly, "This fruit is only found in Bo Ni. It is very similar to jackfruit but not like jackfruit." , extremely delicious.”
Seeing Changshun's expectation, Yunkong couldn't help but dance with him.
Sure enough, everyone received a fruit as big as a human head. The fruit was covered with dense soft thorns, which would not hurt people like a comb, and it did not need to be cut like jackfruit. It only required a little force with both hands. You can break the fruit body open to reveal white flesh the size of a bird's egg.
Yun Kong pulled down a piece of fruit pulp and ate it. The pulp was soft, and the outer layer of pulp was sucked away with just a slight bite, leaving behind the seeds as big as dates. The taste was rich and fragrant, but it was very different from jackfruit. Yun Kong couldn't help but eat one fruit after another. Eat a piece of it: "This fruit is delicious! What's its name?"
"It's called tarap." The boat owner Liang Daoqing came over, holding a bunch of fruits in his hand and eating them as he walked, "How about it? The fruits in Nanyang are different from those in my hometown, right?"
While the two were chatting, Chang Shun was standing aside. He had already eaten up all the Tarap fruits, sucked his fingers with satisfaction, and wanted to lick up the aftertaste. Then he wrapped a bunch of seeds in the thick peel and walked to the side of the ship to throw them away. Go to sea.
"Didn't Liang Weng want to take such a delicious fruit back to Guangzhou and plant it?" Yun Kong asked.
The climate in Guangzhou is hot all year round, and some fruits are similar in the two places, so Yun Kong has this question.
Liang Daoqing shook his head: "I tried it, but it just can't be grown. This fruit has a nature, as if it can recognize the land. We couldn't grow it in the places we passed before, such as Srivijaya and so on."
"Huh──?" Changshun suddenly made a strange cry, attracting everyone's attention.
He pressed his body tightly against the side of the ship and stared straight at the shore.
