Chapter 214: The Aftermath of a Desert Island
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The two of them floated on the surface of the sea exhausted, both glad that they had escaped the violent waves just now, but also worried about what would happen next. In the vast sea, there were only two of them left with cold and exhausted people, and this feeling can only be described as despair.
"Mu Qing, we must get out of here, this sea area is too dangerous, if there are strong waves, you and I will be shot to death on the reef after all. Gotta get out of here. Lin Jue shouted.
Gao Muqing nodded and said, "I understand, but how can we leave?" Do you want to swim out? How can I swim? โ
Lin Jue frowned and looked around at the sea, the waves around him were undulating, and all he saw were water and rain curtains, intertwined into a dome and shining on the top and around his head, and he couldn't see anything else.
Lin Jue thought about it, quickly untied the cloth belt connected to Gao Muqing in his hand, hugged Gao Muqing's waist, and said hurriedly: "We have to find a way to find something to borrow." You have light skills, you step on my shoulder and look at what's around? โ
Gao Muqing knew that there was no other way, so he nodded in agreement. So Lin Jue's body bent and sank into the water, Gao Muqing grabbed Lin Jue's shoulder and climbed up Lin Jue's shoulder with difficulty. Lin Jue's body stretched out violently, and he pushed Gao Muqing to the surface of the sea, Gao Muqing jumped out of the sea with the help of this force, like a big white fish jumping into the air, paused for a few breaths and fell into the water.
The two of them came out almost at the same time, and Gao Muqing opened his mouth to take a breath and shouted loudly without waiting for Lin Jue to ask: "There seems to be a big tree on the sea over there?" โ
Lin Jue was overjoyed: "Big tree? Land? โ
"No, it's a big tree floating on the water." Gao Muqing shouted.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and scolded himself for being stupid, he actually thought it was land, how could there be land. But even so, Lin Jue was very happy, and said that it was a big tree on the sea, and even if he found a straw, he had to seize it.
The two of them struggled to swim in the direction of the big tree they saw floating on the surface of the sea. Finally, exhausted, they climbed the tree. But it wasn't actually a so-called 'big tree' as Gao Muqing put it, it was just the roots of several mangrove trees that were tangled together. The mangrove forests are entangled in roots to ward off the tides, but these roots apparently fail to hold back the waves, so they are convoluted from unknown places of growth.
Even so, for Lin Jue and Gao Muqing, this is enough. The two of them clung to the floating tree roots, and after tying them tightly together with the tree roots with cloth tapes, they were exhausted and unable to move.
The tide was rolling like thunder, the rain was pouring down, and the hurricane was violent. Heaven and earth roared, as if to tear apart everything that was under their rule. Lin Jue and Gao Muqing hugged each other tightly, Lin Jue used his broken robes to cover their heads and faces to resist the whipping of the heavy rain and wind, and the lower half of his body could only be soaked in the sea water and drift with the waves.
Everything is like an endless nightmare that can never wake up, cold, fear, despair, hunger, everything is destroying the will of the two of them to survive. Although the waves were not so violent, when the waves fell, the bodies of the two were inevitably hit by the reef under the sea, and they were really covered with blood and scars. Soaking in the sea water is even more painful. But it was this sting that kept the two awake, and also kept them alive and avoided the deadly attack in time.
I don't know how long it took, but all of a sudden, both of them seemed to feel that the strength of the waves had become significantly smaller, and they didn't seem to have encountered any more reef impacts. Lin Jue tore off his shirt and looked around the sea in the rain, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the two of them had left the sea area of the reef beach with the tide since then. Without the blockage and agitation of the reef, the waves on the sea seem to become regular.
It was the biggest success since the hurricane, and both men screamed in surprise. And then, the second surprise followed, in the rain curtain woven by the heavy rain, Gao Muqing actually found the faint shadows of trees, like islands on the sea. Lin Jue laughed in surprise after confirming it. The two hugged each other tightly and cried with joy.
Out of nowhere, the two began to paddle wildly, swimming towards the looming island. Although this is likely to be an island occupied by pirates, it is very dangerous. But Lin Jue, who had been soaking in the sea for an unknown amount of time, didn't care about these for a long time, at this moment he didn't care whether the island was a pirate or not, he just wanted to get out of the sea and go ashore, as for what would happen, he would talk about it then.
It was indeed a small island, with lush trees to be seen, and to be sure, it was not Peach Blossom Island. Because judging by its size, the island looks very small.
When the two of them broke through the broken waves next to the island and finally stepped on the gravel of the beach, the joy in their hearts was indescribable. Excited, the two hugged each other tightly and fell on the sand in the pouring rain. It wasn't until Gao Muqing found that he and Lin Jue were almost half-naked and hugging each other, that he screamed and pushed Lin Jue away and got up to tidy up his clothes.
However, there was nothing to tidy up, the tears of the waves and reefs had already broken the clothes on Gao Muqing's body. The crystal white skin is exposed, and the long snow-white legs and half of the full and round breasts are exposed. Gao Muqing withdrew from this side and couldn't stop the other side, so he curled up in shame.
With a hula, a long shirt that was broken into a fishing net was thrown over, and Gao Muqing hurriedly wrapped it around his body, but saw Lin Jue wearing only a pair of underwear on his lower body, and his upper body and thighs were walking towards the forest above the beach in the heavy rain. Gao Muqing's face was feverish, and he glanced at the strong and even man's body after taking off his clothes, and hurriedly got up and followed.
It took the two of them a short time to survey the island, which was too small, less than a hundred paces in circumference, like a speck of dust in the sea. There are countless such islands in the coastal areas of eastern Zhejiang, and it is not unusual. It's just that in the vast sea, although there are many of these small islands, it is a kind of creation to encounter them. And because the island is too small and lacks resources to be stationed and inhabited, the island is deserted.
For Lin Jue and Gao Muqing, this is the best news. Without pirates stationed, the two of them were able to get out of trouble in the middle of the sea, which is tantamount to a great creation. The two soon found a hiding place in the woods on the island, a gap between the two reefs. Lin Jue cut down a bunch of plantain leaves and covered them at the junction of the reef, pressing them with stones and mud, leaving a place for Xu Fangyuan to survive in the cracks.
However, even so, the two of them were cold and hungry, the surface of the cave was extremely damp, and there seemed to be no dry place on the whole island, and the sky seemed to be getting darker, and the situation of the two was still in a dangerous situation.
Lin Jue began to look on the island, he knew that he had to make a fire to keep warm, and it was best to find something to eat, otherwise the two of them might not survive. The hard work paid off, and Lin Jue finally picked out a pile of dry bark, branches, and leaves in the crooked hollow of a big tree, and picked up a large bundle of half-dried firewood in the dense shade of several places. Treated as if he were his own son, Lin Jue wrapped these precious dried things in banana leaves and returned to the shelter and spread them on the ground.
"The velvet is lost, how can I make a fire?" Gao Muqing had no experience in this kind of wild survival at all, and was huddled in the corner trembling at the moment.
Lin Jue said: "Fortunately, my baby was not lost." Lin Jue untied the box of Wang Ba from his waist that was firmly tied to the side of his leg. It was already filled with seawater, and when Lin Jue pulled out the Wang Ba box, he dripped.
"Well, it's good, although a lot of it was lost, there are still a dozen powder sacs left. That's enough. Lin Jue happily pinched a small leather bag, which was a powder pouch containing gunpowder. In order to prevent the water from getting wet, Lin Jue divided them into portions and packed them in sealed skins, which were worn out a lot in the sea, but fortunately more than a dozen intact ones were left.
"You're going to use this to make a fire?" Gao Muqing said curiously.
Lin Jue said: "It should be feasible. Look at God if he gives face. If not, we're going to die here. Mu Qing, you hide out, I'm afraid I'll hurt you. โ
Gao Muqing walked outside suspiciously, but refused to go too far, standing at the entrance of the cave and watching. Lin Jue cleaned up the Wang Ba box, wiped the seawater inside, and carefully loaded it with gunpowder. He then caged the pile of dried leaves of the baby pimple together and pulled the trigger on the pile of leaves.
There was a loud "boom", the cave was filled with black smoke, flying sand and stones, and the leaves on the ground blown by the air flow of gunpowder also flew in all directions, and in the chaos, a pinch of fire flickered in the dark corner. Lin Jue exclaimed with great joy, rushed over and held the lit leaves in his hand, quickly grabbed the fallen leaves scattered on the ground and formed a ball, put the burning leaves in it and puffed his mouth and blew it.
Whirring, the flames jumped, and it seemed that they could be extinguished at any moment. The leaves are not completely dry, so they are often thought to be ignited, but they suddenly disappear. But Lin Jue persevered, constantly puffing out his cheeks and blowing fire, and finally in Gao Muqing's shout of surprise, the dead leaves in Lin Jue's hands burned into a fireball.
"It's done." Gao Muqing shouted.
"Be careful, be careful. Set up a small branch first, yes, a small branch. Don't put it all together, put it up, put it up, put it up. That's right. First the small ones are burned, and then the large ones are put on top of them. It's all damp and can be baked for a while before it burns. Oh, that's smart, that's it. Hahaha, there's fire, there's fire. โ
Lin Jue was like a nagging woman, her hands did not stop, and her mouth did not stop for a moment, until the whole fire finally burned brightly, Lin Jue finally laughed and stood up. Gao Muqing couldn't help but be overjoyed, looking at Lin Jue with a smile in his eyes, full of admiration for Lin Jue.
"Mu Qing, I'm looking for something to eat, there are a lot of fish on the beach. Then you go and get some firewood, and find the dead dead trees, which are not soaked, but are dried around them. I'll get some more plantain leaves to spread on the ground, and tonight we will have food and drink, and we can spend the night in peace. โ
Gao Muqing agreed repeatedly, handed the cloth shirt on his body to Lin Jue and said, "You put it on, it's raining heavily outside, don't catch a cold." โ
Lin Jue glanced at Gao Muqing's exposed half of his chest, and hurriedly looked away and said, "Hang it by the fire to dry, it's useless to wear it now." Without further ado, it will be completely dark, and nothing can be done. โ