Chapter 166: The Storm Strikes
The deep-sea area presents a different scenery.
Compared with later generations, the islands of this era have retained their natural features. Thanks to the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy, the inhabitants of the original island have already moved inward, and there is less human destruction of the island.
The blue waters, schools of fish, white beaches, and a paradise of freedom for birds and beasts, everything seems even better.
However, the fleet sailed in the deep sea, so the anchorage for the night was no longer in a quiet bay, but in the shallow waters near the island.
The sky is full of red clouds, the sunset is like blood, and the whole world is red.
It's just that there are no fish where the big boat stops, or some big fish that can't be caught, so Lin Haoran simply gave up sea fishing. Looking at the beautiful view of the island in front of me, I planned to go up to the top of the boat to enjoy the more complete scenery.
"Stop!"
The group of four was just about to reach the wooden staircase leading to the third floor, when a brocade-clothed guard came down and shouted viciously, staring at them coldly, as if he had seen the enemy who killed his father.
"We just want to go up and see the scenery, please make it easier!" Lin Haoran didn't expect this person to react so much, pointing to it and saying his demands.
"Get down!" Jin Yiwei had a gloomy face and scolded sharply.
In the face of such an arrogant Jinyi guard, Jiang Ning was aroused by the temper of the son, and he was about to walk up and say loudly: "Hugh is going to be rampant, I will go up there today to see who dares to stop me!" ”
This brocade guard is also a hard stubble, and immediately pulled out a bright blade, squinting at Jiang Ning, as if he really wanted to do something.
"Chen San, don't be rude!" But at this moment, I saw an officer walking down.
Huo ...... General Huo, I also do what I am told, but these people don't know how to lift! Chen San arched his hand towards the general, but his attitude was still tough.
General Huo Shen nodded at him slightly, and then looked at Lin Haoran and the others and said kindly: "You are going to take the exam, so I gave you a convenience, but the ship has its own rules, please abide by them, how about it?" ”
"We know, let's go down!" Yang Futian took Jiang Ning's hand and smiled at General Huo Shen.
Jiang Ning saw that the general's temper was not bad, and he restrained the temper of that son, and let Yang Futian pull him down.
Lin Haoran did not choose to continue the dispute, and also turned to leave, but noticed that General Huo's left hand seemed to be injured.
After staying on this ship for so long, how could he not know that the third floor was the residence of the big man, not only Jinyiwei was on it, but he even faintly heard the voice of the eunuch talking.
It's just that the existence of eunuchs doesn't mean anything, in fact, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty trusted eunuchs more, so many places were set up in the town to guard eunuchs. Eunuchs were not only the eyes and ears of the emperor, but also played an important role in the military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
After eating, the sky suddenly darkened, inky clouds rolled in from the east, a lightning flashed from the sky, and a drop of soybean-sized raindrops slapped on the boat.
Without warning, a great storm crept in.
The night sky was dark, the waves outside were endless, and the hull of the ship moved with the waves. Occasionally, waves crashed against the boat, like a whip, rattling some of the planks of the hull.
Lin Haoran originally thought about Wen Shu, but the hull of the ship shook too much, so he dispelled this idea.
The oil lamp had gone out, and the room was pitch black, shaking with the waves.
"The way of the university is in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at perfection ......"
Chen Qingshu had words in his mouth, but he memorized "University", as if the Four Books and Five Classics could protect him.
Yang Futian and Jiang Ning hid in Lin Haoran's bed, originally wanting to listen to Lin Haoran's story, but the hull of the ship shook so much that they seemed to have forgotten their original purpose.
A deafening thunderclap rolled from the sky, as if it were overhead, and it seemed that it could split into the hull at any moment. With the shaking hull of the ship, everyone trembled with fear.
Even Chen Qingshu, who has lived in Dianbai City since he was a child, faced with this situation, in the end, he no longer read "University", but ran to Lin Haoran's bed barefoot, and the four of them hugged together to keep warm.
"Why do I think this ship is going to fall apart?" Yang Futian said worriedly.
"You crow's mouth, don't speak!" Jiang Ning said hatefully.
"Don't worry, this kind of small wind and waves can't destroy the ship!" Lin Haoran comforted.
Despite saying this, everyone listened to the stormy waves outside, and their scalps couldn't help but tingle, and they were extremely worried. Those who have not experienced this kind of storm are afraid that they will not really understand this worry.
However, the storm seemed to be endless, and even in order to avoid the wind and waves, the fleet decided to take shelter on the other side of the island, so the ship was still sailing slowly in the waves.
"Oops, my jade pendant is gone!" Jiang Ning was an afterthought, and suddenly touched his body and said anxiously.
"Isn't your family rich? Just change it! Lin Haoran was unmoved and said lightly.
"My family's ancestral, I'm afraid the world is here!" Jiang Ning got out of bed as he spoke, ignoring the bumps in the hull.
Lin Haoran is also hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, seeing him so anxious, he also walked to the table and lit the candle.
"Thank you, brother!"
Jiang Ning, who was dressed in white, was crawling on the ground and groping for the jade pendant, looking at the wax light, and turned around to thank him.
Yes!
Lin Haoran's heart immediately mentioned that in his eyes, Jiang Ning, the son of the always handsome man, was extremely hideous at this time, and there were blood stains on his head, and a stream of blood was flowing from his forehead to his cheek.
"Childe!" Jiang Ning's scholar also saw this tragic situation, but he rushed over and exclaimed.
Jiang Ning stretched out his hand suspiciously, looked down at the blood on his hands, and said the word "blood" in surprise. As soon as he finished speaking, his eyelids rolled, and the whole person fainted.
Seeing this, a layer of cold sweat welled up on everyone's back. This is a good person, there is no big movement, why did Jiang Ning suddenly get injured and "die"?
Hey?
Just when he was puzzled, Lin Haoran suddenly heard a "ticking" sound from the floor. When he looked up, he saw that in the crack of the upper layer, drops of blood were gushing, and droplets of blood were formed and dripping down.
Looking at Jiang Ning's location again, he knew that this sullen boy had not had an accident, and he was not even injured at all. The blood was not his, but the drops of blood that had landed on his head.
Upstairs, what's wrong?
When Lin Haoran saw this situation, his heart immediately became extremely uneasy, and he felt that there was a conspiracy hanging over their heads.