Although Dugu Xiang rushed to the beach, but with the lesson of Pei Luo's escape just now, the black warriors had already quietly sailed the ferry boat away from the island and parked it on the distant sea. Dugu Xiang took Jiang Shuo and ran around the coast, but he didn't see a single ship. Looking behind, not only Pi Luo Ge and Ye Guizhen, Pi Luo Ge's son Ge Luofeng, Cheng Qianli, Li Zhuer and others were also chasing after them.
Dugu Xiang couldn't help but secretly scold Cheng and Li for their lack of loyalty. Cheng Qianli was once a member of the Jianghu Alliance and could be regarded as Jiang Shuo's subordinate; and Jiang Shuo was a great benefactor to Khitan, and Li Zhuer should not add insult to injury, but at this moment Swearing at others is just a waste of energy, but they will catch up with you. Dugu Xiang could only grit his teeth and drag Jiang Shuo away with tears in his eyes.
This Longju Island is not very big, and it circled around again in a moment. Ye Guizhen was the cunningest. He did not follow the crowd, but led a group of black warriors to set up a formation on the beach, waiting for Dugu Xiang to turn back to where he came from. Throw yourself into a trap.
Dugu Xiang raised his head and saw a man in black in front of him, followed by Piluoge and others chasing him. Knowing that he would have no way out if he stayed on the island, he gritted his teeth and ran away with Jiang Shuo into the sea. At this moment, she couldn't care about anything. After swimming in the water for a few steps, he plunged into the sea.
Dugu Xiang was born in the south of the Yangtze River and had good water skills. She held Jiang Shuo on the sea, kicked her feet quickly, and swam in the salt water of the West Sea. Piluoge's water quality was not good, so when he saw the two of them entering the water, he hesitated whether to go into the water and chase them.
Li Zhuer lost no time and said to Pi Luoge: "The sea water is salty and the wounds are very deep. If soaked in the brine, it will be difficult to survive. That little girl in Duguxiang is not bad at water and has many clever ideas. King Nanzhao does not need to personally do it." Take risks, lest you push too hard and be plotted by her."
Ye Guizhen came over and said with a smile: "Zhu'er is right." He turned to the black warrior behind him and shouted: "Blow the conch horn and call for the boat! Let's sit on the boat and crush her. Look at this little girl from the Dugu family. How far can you swim?”
Piluoge naturally couldn't ask for it, so he even claimed that it was true.
Dugu Xiang held Jiang Shuo in front of him and swam forward. Longju Island was more than fifty miles away from the coast. How could he swim to the shore with human power alone? It's just that Dugu Xiang can't care about so much at this moment. She just wants to stay away from the island and the Hidden Alliance as much as possible.
Jiang Shuo had already passed out. At this moment, the wound pierced by the Piluo Ge Qi Sword was aroused by the salty seawater. He was so painful that he woke up leisurely. He saw Dugu Xiang holding himself up and swimming hard, and everyone on the coast behind him They were boarding the boat separately and said to Dugu Xiang: "Xiang'er, I can't make it. You can escape by yourself."
The West Sea is salt water, and its buoyancy is greater than that of ordinary lakes. At this moment, Dugu Xiang used one hand to hold Jiang Shuo under the water, trying not to let his wounds soak in the water, while paddling hard with the other hand, he replied briefly. Said: "If we want to go, let's go together; if we want to die, let's die together!"
Jiang Shuo had lost a lot of blood at this moment and felt indescribable fatigue. He tried hard to lift his heavy eyelids, turned to look at Dugu Xiang and said: "Xiang'er, if we all die here, the secret of the hidden alliance will be No one will know, so why don't you run away alone, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope, and you will have a chance to avenge me someday, if we all die here..."
Dugu Xiang interrupted him and said: "Live together! Die together!"
Jiang Shuo's lips moved and he wanted to say something else, but Dugu Xiang said firmly again: "Live together! Die together!"
Jiang Shuo finally said nothing. He turned his head, closed his eyes, opened his limbs, and let his body float on the sea. In fact, people can float on the water when they are absolutely relaxed. Only when they fall into the water because of fear And flopping around will make people sink to the bottom of the water. At this moment, Jiang Shuo suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with dying here together with Xiang'er. He was floating on the surface of the West Sea in a relaxed mood.
At this moment, the waves on the West Sea were calm, and the bright summer sun shone on Shuo and Xiang. Although Jiang Shuo lost a lot of blood, he didn't feel cold. Instead, his whole body felt warm. When he was about to die, he felt that he had not felt cold for the first time in several years. So relaxing and laid back.
Dugu Xiang still refused to give up. She suddenly felt Jiang Shuo's body became lighter. She didn't know if it was because Jiang Shuo's body and mind relaxed and his buoyancy increased, or if it was because Jiang Shuo became lighter when his blood was almost gone. She became more and more anxious. Paddling harder.
Jiang Shuo closed his eyes and felt the sun shining on his eyelids. The brightness was much brighter than when he opened his eyes. He persuaded Dugu Xiang: "Xiang'er, judging from the way we came, Longju Island is no less than fifty miles away from the coast. Let's swim If you don't want to go over, since you are willing to die with me, it would be better for us to just wait for death on the water than to die of exhaustion."
At this time, someone laughed and said: "Looking back, you don't know something. People who die from drowning will first sink to the bottom of the water. After a few days, they will be swollen by water and then surface again. Don't look at what you are experiencing now." The pair, who looked like a golden boy and a beautiful girl, later floated on the sea and became drifters. They still looked terrible and frighteningly tight."
Dugu Xiang looked back and saw that five black boats had caught up with them. They were only a few dozen steps away from them. In the middle was Piluo Pavilion. Ge Luofeng, Ye Guizhen, Li Zhuer, and Cheng Qianli each had one town. The boat formed a slight arc and surrounded it, and the person who spoke just now was Li Zhuer.
Dugu Xiang was not afraid of death. After hearing Jiang Shuo's words, he wanted to give up trying to survive. But when he thought of the tragic situation of drowning described by Li Zhuer, he still felt scared and rowed harder.
Cheng Qianli couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Who has a bow and arrow? I'll give the second kid a good time!"
Li Zhuer said: "When they are exhausted, hook the two of them up, maybe..."
She wanted to say that maybe Jiang Shuo would change his mind, but then she thought that this was absolutely impossible. Besides, soaking in sea water like this and pouring so much salt water into the wound, how could he survive? He couldn't say the second half of the sentence, he just shook his head silently.
Li Zhuer and Cheng Qianli still had feelings for Jiang Shuo and couldn't bear to catch him and kill him. Pi Luoge and his son and Ye Guizhen were happy to watch the two of them sink themselves, lest they fight to the death despite being trapped. The five small boats landed behind Dugu Xiang and Jiang Shuo in a tacit understanding, quietly following them not far or near.
Jiang Shuo was lying in the sea and was pushed forward by Dugu Xiang. He turned his head and looked at the five ships following him. Suddenly he chuckled softly. Dugu Xiang said in surprise: "Brother Shuo, what are you laughing at? Don't scare me." .”
Dugu Xiang once heard her grandfather say that people will have hallucinations before death. This hallucination varies from person to person, either a terrifying hell or a blissful fairyland. At this moment, Jiang Shuo suddenly laughed happily. She also said that Jiang Shuo had already died. A vision of near-death was produced.
Jiang Shuo said: "Xiang'er, I thought of the same scene five years ago on the Han River. The Jianghu Alliance also had five small boats, and they were also rolling over the watercraft we were riding in the same way. , and then I met the Black Dragon King..."
When he said that, Dugu Xiang also recalled that past, and said with a tearful smile: "Well... I was not on the Han River that day, but Xun Ni told me your story thousands of times. You were there. While the Nuange in the East Chamber is recovering from your injuries, I will check on you every day to see if you are well..."
When talking about these things, it seemed as if they were a lifetime ago, but in fact it was only five years ago. Dugu Xiang shook his head in the water, holding back his tears and said: "Brother Shuo, lucky people have their own destiny, and you will definitely do the same this time." Will be fine!"
Jiang Shuo turned his head and looked at the sky. The sky was now clear blue, and there were a few small black spots in the distance. They must be seagulls in the direction of Dan Island. Judging from the size of the black spots, Dan Island was indeed very far away. He suddenly He asked: "Xianger, do you think there are any big fish in the Western Sea?"
Dugu Xiang was stunned and asked, "What did you say?"
Jiang Shuo smiled and said: "If there is a big fish like the White Dragon King in the Western Sea, we can ride the fish and swim back to the shore, while everyone on the five boats behind can only stare..."
This was originally a joke, and Dugu Xiang replied casually: "I heard Brother Tuoba say that even though the West Sea is so vast, there is only one kind of fish, the Huangyu. The largest Huangyu only weighs ten kilograms. It can't support a person anyway." of."
Jiang Shuo said: "Yes, I remembered that the two fishes that Brother Tuoba caught that day were indeed very small. He also said that during the fish season, the rivers are crowded with yellow fish, as if they were paved into a road. How about you? I wonder if this 'road' can be walked..."
Dugu Xiang was stunned and suddenly asked: "Brother Shuo, you can speak the language of animals, but can you speak the language of fish?"
Jiang Shuo was also stunned. He immediately understood what Dugu Xiang wanted to do, but he shook his head and said: "No, fish are all mute. When did you hear fish shouting in the water? They can't even make a sound. If not, how can we speak fish language?"
Dugu Xiang did not give up, and said: "Since fish can't speak, why do they crowd together? Whose orders do they listen to?"
Jiang Shuo was still looking at the sky, and one of those black spots seemed to be slowly approaching, and he replied: "This is a natural thing, no orders are needed. I was a river boy when I was a child, and was picked up and raised by Taoist priest Wu Yun." Back then, Uncle Wu saw tens of thousands of anchovies pushing a small wooden basin upstream in the river. He was quite surprised. He punted the boat closer and found me in the wooden basin. The name of my "suizhi" is He gave me the name after hearing this story."
Dugu Xiang asked: "Does Wu Yun know why Fengjun got together?"
Jiang Shuo didn't have much hope of relying on fish to survive. He just floated on the water and would die soon. He thought it would be good to talk to Xiang'er for a while, so he said, "Uncle Wu did ask the local fishermen. It is said that the phoenix bream huddles together to defend itself from natural enemies. There are many big fish in the river. The phoenix bream is so small that if left alone, it becomes a delicious meal for the big fish. Therefore, they squeeze together tightly to make themselves look more beautiful. It seems to be a big fish that can scare the fish that want to eat them. It is said that some people have seen fish balls composed of phoenix and anchovies hitting the big fish..."
At this moment, Jiang Shuo felt light all over, and he could no longer feel the pain from his wounds. However, his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and the black dots in the sky could already distinguish the shape of seagulls, as if they were sent by God to lead him on his way. Jiang Shuo knew that if he didn't speak and fell asleep, he would probably never wake up again. In order to stay awake, he tried his best to continue: "Uncle Wu said that Feng Qin might have mistaken the wooden basin I was in that day." Only the big fish and giant turtles in the river can push and attack, but to human eyes, it looks like a phoenix pushing a wooden basin back..."
Dugu Xiang said to himself: "Why are the Huang fish crowded together when the fishing is flooded? There is only this kind of fish in the West Sea, and there are no other big fish..."
She subconsciously raised her head to look at the sky, and also saw the lone mudbird in the sky. The bird suddenly folded its wings, rushed down to the sea like an arrow, plunged into the water, and when it came out of the water again, it had something in its mouth. A small fish that is jumping around and struggling.
Dugu Xiang's heart suddenly brightened, and he shouted: "It's a bird, it's a bird! Brother Shuo, don't you know how to sing? Hurry up and gather the gulls to come here to fish!"
Some people died, but not completely...
