Two years later, in the southern border of Wei State, Jiangyu County.
As the sun rises, it jumps out of the horizon along with the fluctuations of the water surface. Thousands of rays of rays shine through the gaps in the clouds, shining on the vast expanse of blue waves of the South China Sea. The breeze blows, and the seagulls fly up, covering their wings with a layer of golden light.
Old man Yang supported the fishing boat, carrying half a basket of fish and shrimp. With the sun behind his back, the oar paddled across the orange-yellow sea and slowly sailed towards the dock of Jiangyu County, gradually getting closer.
The fishermen usually set out at midnight. At that time, Jiangyu County was very lively, with dozens of fishing boats going out to sea together, and they would not feel lonely facing the vast sea.
The fishing boat stopped, and Old Man Yang took the big bucket containing fresh fish and shrimp off the boat. He hesitated a little in his eyes, but finally walked onto the fishing boat, stacked the thick fishing nets together, and covered the other big bucket. After not being able to see what was inside, he also carried it away.
"It doesn't seem like Gawa is coming back?"
The early morning breeze brought with it the faint fishy smell of the seaside, and when I heard the sound of fishing boats approaching, in a dilapidated house on the sea pier, a middle-aged woman in her fifties opened the creaking wooden door and faced Old Man Yang. shouted loudly.
"Don't go back beforehand!"
Old man Yang said in a rough voice, to the effect that he was not feeling well and rushed back first.
Every region has its own unique dialect, especially in a remote place like this. Outsiders who first arrive here cannot understand the meaning at all.
The middle-aged woman said, "Yes, do you like this girl I met in the past?"
Old man Yang smiled and waved his hand: "I don't know, don't worry about Xiaoguo bullying me. Bye, bye, bye!" After that, he stretched out his hand to grab a lot of fish and shrimp, and without any explanation, he pulled it over to her wooden barrel and stuffed it. After entering, the middle-aged woman became anxious and hurriedly turned back.
The two chatted for a while, and finally the middle-aged woman reluctantly accepted the seafood, helped Old Man Yang carry the remaining catch, and walked back to his dock cabin with Old Man Yang, who was also carrying a big bucket.
It turns out that old man Yang has lived in Jiangyu County for more than thirty years. Since his wife died young, he has never remarried and has always gone out to sea alone to make a living.
When Old Man Yang was thirty-seven years old, he accidentally picked up an abandoned baby girl who was born with a disability on the beach at the pier. It was considered that her fate was not destined to be cut off. If the seawater rose in another hour, she would be drowned alive.
He felt pitiful, so he took the baby girl home to raise him, and the two depended on each other. In the blink of an eye, sixteen years had passed, and Old Man Yang was no longer young. The most worrying thing every day was the future of the granddaughter he had picked up.
Fishing at sea is a dangerous thing. There have been many incidents of boat capsizing and drowning in recent years. Old Man Yang is not afraid of the sea, nor is he afraid of birth, old age, illness and death in more than ten years. He is only worried that after he is gone, no one can Taking care of his granddaughter, how should she live?
Aunt Wang, a neighbor of his dockside residence, recently wanted to help him find matchmakers. An old man from a family in the east of Jiangyu County was killed at sea. The family lost its mainstay, and the orphans and widows had no one to take care of them. Aunt Wang saw that Old Man Yang was a diligent person, so she specially said a few words about the continuation of the string, which led to the above scene.
"Hold it, Sister Xie Nong..." Old Man Yang said something awkwardly, gesturing with his calloused hands in front of him, to the effect of thanking her for helping carry the big bucket of fish and shrimp.
The middle-aged woman smiled, waved her hand, and left immediately.
Before Old Man Yang opened the wooden door, a voice full of joy floated out, "Jisang, come back!" The girl ran out quickly, grabbed Old Man Yang's big bucket, and poured it into the big pool outside the house. In the tank: "Come and eat with Sangma!"
The girl looks dark, probably because she has lived at the seaside for many years, but her facial features are very delicate. Although her clothes are shabby, they are not dirty. The only drawback is that her left arm is empty and the sleeves are tucked into her waist.
Old man Yang and the girl entered the house together. The former brought in the big bucket covered with thick fishing nets. The girl looked at it and tilted her head in confusion: "Jisang, why don't you put the bucket in the outhouse?"
"Shh!"
Old Man Yang made a silent gesture, and looked around the door for a while like a thief. Finally, he closed the wooden door tightly, closed the curtains on the window, lit the kerosene lamp, and removed the thick wooden door. The fishing net revealed a big round black ball inside.
The ball was about two feet long, and its surface was extremely smooth. The girl looked at it with a stunned expression. She tentatively touched the black ball, and then quickly withdrew it.
"It's so soft! It's so cool!" the girl said curiously.
"Let's catch up the Sangma fish, don't worry about the king of sea urchins, the market price will be high after seven days!" Old man Yang also patted the black ball, which seemed to be very elastic.
The girl happily covered the black ball with the fishing net again and stopped talking about it. The two of them put the big bucket in the corner of the room and started eating around the table.
Eating by the sea, there were a few small shrimps on the plate and half of the remaining fish from last night. After eating quickly, Old Man Yang walked out of the house. In the morning, he had to repair the fishing nets out to sea. And do whatever you can to help your neighbors.
After the girl put away the dishes, her curiosity became strong again. She reopened the fishing net and poured out the big round black ball.
"Ji Sangma's words lie, the sea urchin will be cool and soft..."
The weather in Jiangyu County is very hot, and you will feel stuffy even in the house. Touching this black ball of unknown origin will undoubtedly make you feel much cooler. The girl leaned against the black ball with her back and fell asleep after a while. .
Two more hours later, the girl vaguely heard an unusual noise behind her. She subconsciously opened her eyes and looked back. She saw that the originally smooth black ball actually clicked several times and opened several gaps. And the cracks are still expanding, and the entire surface is gradually becoming wrinkled.
The girl thought that she had damaged the precious King of Sea Urchins, so she was so frightened that she stared blankly at everything in front of her, forgetting to run away even if there was danger.
"boom!"
The black ball finally exploded, and the girl screamed out of fear. Old man Yang who was outside the house was frightened, and quickly picked up the iron pole next to him and rushed into the house.
I saw the black mist dissipate, and there was a living person lying where the black ball was! He was wearing strange rags, and his ferocious appearance was covered with scars cut by blades. He looked extremely terrifying under the illumination of the kerosene lamp in the room.
However, this man seemed to be out of his mind. He looked at the two people in front of him with dull eyes, pointed at Old Man Yang, and laughed stupidly.
The confused old man Yang shook the iron rod in his hand and asked his granddaughter Yang Xiaoguo: "Oh, what's the matter?!"
Yang Xiaoguo was also shocked by this bizarre scene and almost stuttered: "Sea urchin...King of sea urchins...bang bang bang!"
"King of sea urchins?" Old Man Yang's eyes almost fell out of shock: "Why do you act like a fool?"
Seeing that the strange man in front of him did not show any aggressive behavior, Old Yang gently poked his body with the iron rod and said to Yang Xiaoguo: "It's a living thing!"
Yang Xiaoguo also walked forward quickly, watching from a few steps away, and murmured: "What an idiot..."
...
At this distance, Chen Mo was enough to capture her, but he did not do so. Instead, he continued to maintain the dull smile on his face and rolled up on the ground, looking like an imbecile child of three or four years old.
"Damn it, where is this!"
When he turned his back, Chen Mo couldn't help but cursed secretly. His memory only stayed at the stage when the Canglan River was swallowed by the resentment. As for why it appeared here, he had no idea.
"I can't understand what they are saying. The spiritual power in the body seems to be hidden now, the physical exercise has lost its effect, and the internal power is imprisoned. They are just ordinary people with stronger physiques."
The moment he woke up, he checked the situation inside his body, and the result he got was just adding insult to injury.
During this period of time, Chen Mo was undoubtedly in his most vulnerable state, and he could only pretend to be stupid to cover up some things.
Of course, if the old man holding the iron pole in front of him has malicious intentions, he is not just a piece of meat on the chopping block. He will definitely capture the girl who lost an arm first and let the other party take advantage of it.
Now it seems that the situation is not as bad as he thought.
"Idiot, what's your name?" The girl Yang Xiaoguo knelt down and said to him.
"Are you asking me what my name is?"
Being unfamiliar with the place, Chen Mo could only rely on guessing to understand what the other person meant. However, he couldn't answer this question. Since he was pretending to be stupid, he had to pretend to be thorough. What if he showed his identity as a normal person and was twisted by the grandfather and grandson. What to do in the government office?
Without the strength at his side, Chen Mo acted extremely cautiously. He twisted his neck strangely again, ignored Yang Xiaoguo's question, and lowered his head to fiddle with his hands.
...
In the evening, the grandfather and grandson sat at the table, watching the 'uninvited guests' munching crabs and devouring crabs, and discussed the final whereabouts of 'Idiot'.
Yang Xiaoguo was kind-hearted. Looking at the ferocious scars on Chen Mo's face, she thought that he had suffered a lot. As for why he appeared in a round black ball, she selectively forgot. Anyway, this fool had no tendency to attack. It's better to let him stay first and wait until he wants to leave.
But Old Man Yang's point of view is different. He wants to drag the 'idiot' of unknown origin to report to the official. Although he is a fool, he emerged from the black ball after all. There is no use in keeping him. It is better to send him as soon as possible. Walk.
"Jisang, Xiaoguo, don't ask for anything!" The girl held Old Man Yang's hand and shook it, begging him. Old Man Yang softened his heart and sighed, "Just dance as you like!"
"Yeah!" Yang Xiaoguo cheered,
Although Chen Mo was eating, his ears had been listening to the conversation between the two. Except for the last "yeah", he didn't understand a word of the rest of the words.
However, based on his judgment and vision, when the two of them were talking, they glanced at him from time to time. It was estimated that the topic was related to him, and he guessed that it was about his fate.
Analyzing the girl's character, she preferred to keep him, but the old man was different. In the end, it was the girl who gained the right to speak and had the last cheer.
Chen Mo expected it to be true. This was indeed the case. Yang Xiaoguo signaled Chen Mo to come over and follow her. The latter deliberately carried half of an uneaten crab above his head and followed her. After walking a few steps, Yang Xiaoguo led him to a Standing in front of the semi-open bed, he laughed and took down the crab that Chen Mo held high above his head.
"It's okay to stay here, rest assured! Xiaoguo will protect you, Laki, go to bed quickly!"
After that, regardless of whether Chen Mo understood or not, he returned the crab to Chen Mo, turned around and walked into the house without a trace.
After making sure that no one was watching him secretly, Chen Mo threw the crab into the sea, sat on the dilapidated wooden bed, and looked at the sky speechlessly.
It was a miracle that he didn't die in the hands of the red-haired man. Chen Mo was very sad to have saved another life.
"Originally, I wanted to change the route in Wei State and go back to Chu State's Xianyun Valley. It seems that this plan is going to be shelved now..."
"This place is close to the sea, and this county has a sparse population and a strong dialect. It must be an unknown town somewhere, flowing down the middle reaches of the Canglan River and flowing into the South China Sea. So, the location I am in at this time should be the Wei State... ..”
In an unfamiliar environment, safety is the first priority. As a cultivator, Chen Mo must not allow himself to capsize in the gutter. The most important thing at the moment is to restore his due strength.
Chen Mo waited for a while, the moon was clear, and after everyone fell asleep, he began to breathe out spiritual energy according to the Qi refining method in the "Guta Heart Sutra". Although he didn't feel anything at all, Chen Mo didn't give up. It has always been like this.
An hour later, Chen Mo looked happy! He finally received feedback from heaven and earth, and wisps of spiritual energy entered his body. After refining the technique, he first broke through several key acupuncture points. His internal energy slowly flowed, and after a long period of operation, he finally resumed using his energy. Qualifications for martial arts!
"Great! Now that I can use the Suzaku Hand and the Afterimage Heart-Eroding Sword, I will have a certain ability to protect myself in the secular world!"
Chen Mo could feel that his spiritual power was only temporarily isolated. If he could rest for a few months, he could still return to his original level, or even be higher than before.
"This place is very full of spiritual energy. It seems that there should be an undiscovered spiritual vein under the sea... I will stay here for a while and let myself reach my peak state before thinking about it."
Chen Mo's mind was spinning, and he quickly figured out what he should do next. After practicing for three hours, a few tiny groups of spiritual power were left in his body. He collected the skills and lay down on the bed that Yang Xiaoguo arranged for him. On the wooden bed.
Chen Mo controlled a ray of spiritual energy to enter the window, and punched it into Old Man Yang's head through the window paper. He quickly understood the meaning of the words here, but it would take some time for Chen Mo to say it himself.
"It's much more convenient now."
Chen Mo gradually brought the situation under his control, and his anxious heart finally settled down.
He touched the uneven scars on his face and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was not handsome to begin with, but after being touched by the red-haired man, he might become even uglier in the future.
"That's good. Even people I know well won't be able to recognize my original appearance, and it will be easier for me to do other things." Chen Mo murmured to himself.
