Chapter 981: Forbidden Land
Lu Liu's energy was obviously very good, perhaps because of the reward of a hundred taels of silver, this sturdy fisherman always maintained extremely vigorous energy, although he didn't sleep all night last night, he still didn't look tired today.
Begging for a living at sea all year round, sometimes going out to the sea to fish, sometimes three or four days without sleep is also a common thing for people like Lu Liu.
By dusk, Lu Liu's expression, which was originally relaxed, began to become grim, and from time to time he stood up and looked around the sea, as if he was looking for something, Qi Ning looked in his eyes and asked with a smile: "Lu Liu, you seem to be very scared?" ”
Lu Liu hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "In this sea area, we won't come here when we are fishing." ”
"Oh?" Qi Ning immediately asked, "Why is that?" ”
Lu Liu wanted to speak and stopped, and finally said: "Legend has it that ..... back then When the Golden Sword Hou Ye fought in the East China Sea, many people fled to the sea, and the East China Sea Army once chased the Han family and fought a battle in this sea area. ”
When Qi Ning heard this, he couldn't help but stand up and look around.
The sea is not alarmed, the sun sets, the afterglow is sprinkled on the sea, sparkling waves, everything seems calm and abnormal, the weather is clear, the sea is like a huge plane mirror, reflecting the sky in it.
Qin Yuege also stood up at this time and said, "Master Hou, I have heard a little about this humble position. This should be Honglangpu, it is said that the East China Sea division defeated the last group of the Han family in one fell swoop, and the battle was very cruel, or it can be said to be a massacre with an unusually disparity in strength. The East China Sea Division dispatched forty-six warships at that time, and the Han family also had more than 20 ships, and it was the old marquis who got the news in advance that the Han family's group of lusters wanted to sneak attack the coast, and they ..... through here! After a slight pause, he said slowly: "If I am not mistaken, there should have been sea fog that day, and the Han family wanted to take advantage of the sea fog as a cover to launch a surprise attack on the coast, but this plan was in the arms of the old marquis, and with that sea fog, the East China Sea Division was ambushed in the area of Honglangpu." ”
"The result?"
"Naturally, it's all in one place." Qin Yuege's expression was solemn: "The remnants of the Han family resisted desperately, and finally the whole army was annihilated, and the two sides of the battle combined, six or seven hundred people died, it is said that all the corpses floating on the sea surface, and the sea water was also stained red with blood, that was the largest battle launched by the East China Sea Division, and this sea area has been called Honglangpu since then." After a short pause, he continued: "Since then, there have been rumors that this sea area has been wronged, but whenever a fishing boat arrives here, it will disappear inexplicably, and a dozen fishing boats have disappeared here, and since then, few people have come to this area. ”
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Didn't the East China Sea Division come here to patrol?" ”
"Naturally, there is." Qin Yue said: "However, the big battle back then made people feel uneasy, as far as the humble officials know, even if the ships of the East China Sea Division came here to inspect, they came and went in a hurry. ”
Qi Ning knew that the people of this era were not yet fully civilized, and he still believed in the theory of ghosts and gods.
When the remnants of the Han nationality suffered a massacre here, many soldiers of the East China Sea Division naturally experienced that battle, compared to the two armies fighting against each other, in fact, the one-sided slaughter made people's hearts palpitate, the Han people were destroyed, and then there were strange rumors spread, although that kind of strange talk may have been made out of nothing, but it still had some impact on the psychology of the officers and soldiers of the East China Sea Division, and no one wanted to really be entangled by the soul.
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Lu Liu, that person asked you to take us to Honglangpu?" ”
Lu Liu nodded, and said worriedly: "The place he said is near here, and it won't take long to get there." He looked up at the sunset, opened his mouth slightly, and didn't say anything after all.
After walking in the southeast direction for more than half an hour, the sun had set, and the sky and earth had already dimmed, Qi Ning was leaning on the side of the boat and thinking thoughtfully, and suddenly heard Qin Yue sing: "Master Hou, look! Qi Ning turned his head and looked in the direction of Qin Yue's singer, between the vast heaven and earth, but saw a gray shadow in the distance, extremely huge, Qi Ning got up, looked at the past, and found that it was an island.
The island was more than ten times larger than the nameless island I had been to before, and it seemed to rise from the sea to form a huge hill, and although it was still far away, it could be seen that the island was densely wooded, and a thin layer of mist floated around the island.
"That's ..... Haifeng Island? Qin Yuege suddenly asked.
Lu Liu's voice was not without horror: "Yes...... That's Haifeng Island! ”
"Haifeng Island?" Qi Ning said: "This name is not bad, Qin Facao, why is it called Haifeng Island?" ”
Qin Yuege shook her head and said, "Master Hou, the name of Haifeng Island is not bad, but the word Haifeng is really unknown. After a slight pause, he said: "Hou Ye may not have heard of it, there are many islands in the sea, but there are many islands that are not allowed at all, and if you are not careful, you will have to leave your life on the island." ”
"What does that mean?"
"There are no vicious beasts on the islands of the sea." Qin Yuege said solemnly: "However, some things on the islands are more dangerous than fierce beasts. ”
Qi Ning's eyes rolled and he realized something: "You mean..... Plant? ”
"Plants?" Qin Yuege was stunned, but still said: "I have been in the East China Sea for many years, and I know a little about many things at sea. I've heard that some islands have plants and trees that can eat people! ”
Lu Liu couldn't help but interject: "What this uncle said is very true, a few years ago, when we were fishing, we boarded an island to rest, the weather was hot at that time, there was a fruit forest on the island, we went to the forest to pick fruits to relieve the heat, a brother accidentally ran into a vine, and was immediately rolled up by the vine, we wanted to save him, but the vine will move, and when it touches it, it will be caught, and then it can only be .....!" He didn't continue, but his expression was gloomy, and his eyes were full of fear.
Qin Yuege bowed his head and said, "What he said should be the man-eating vine, but the most powerful thing on the island is the phoenix flower." ”
"Phoenix?"
"The phoenix flower is very showy when it is in full bloom, and it exudes an intoxicating fragrance, but whenever you smell that fragrance, you will unconsciously approach it." Qin Yuege said slowly: "If you don't get close, if you don't get close, you will soon be stunned by the aroma and fall into the flowers, and in a few hours, the living person will turn into a dry corpse." ”
Qi Ning had naturally heard the story of the man-eating flower, but he had never seen it with his own eyes, and when he heard Qin Yuege talk about it at this time, he was also shocked in his heart.
"Haifeng Island is called this because the island is full of phoenix flowers." Qin Yue Ge said: "I heard that Haifeng Island was first discovered because there were many unmanned ships floating around the island, and some people felt strange in their hearts, thinking that this island was haunted. Some people landed on the island, but never came back, until someone came out of the island alive, only to know that there were man-eating flowers on the island, since then, the government has also issued a decree, but all fishermen who go out to sea to fish, must not approach Haifeng Island, otherwise no one will care about the death on the island. ”
"I see." Qi Ning understood, frowned, and said, "Lu Liu, that person asked you to bring us to Haifeng Island?" ”
Lu Liu nodded and said, "That person..... That's what the man ordered, he asked the little one to take the guest surnamed Qi to Haifeng Island, and he said, that.... That Mrs. Tian is on Haifeng Island, and if the guests want her to live, they will go to the island to find it by themselves. ”
Qi Ning and Qin Yuege glanced at each other, smiled faintly, and said, "Could it be that that friend doesn't have the ability to kill me himself, and wants to borrow the cannibal flowers on the island to take my life?" ”
Qin Yuege's expression was even more solemn, and she said in a low voice: "Master Hou, compared to someone ambushing on the island, this man-eating flower is even more dangerous. Seeing that the boat was getting closer and closer to Nahai Feng Island, he raised his hand and signaled Lu Liu to stop the boat first, and after Lu Liu stopped the boat, he said: "Master Hou, the other party has the intention to let you go to the island, so naturally he is uneasy and kind." Haifeng Island has become a forbidden place in recent years, whether it is official or civil, it is not easy to enter Honglangpu, let alone land on Haifeng Island, Haifeng Island is a forbidden place in a forbidden place, extremely dangerous, since we know that Tian Dongjia may be on this island, why don't we go back now and organize people to come and search? ”
Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Qin Facao, the other party is much smarter than we think. He calculated that I would definitely go to the Ghost Gate Cliff, and specially arranged for someone to pick us up over there, do you think he would not have thought that we would go back to find someone? I'm afraid that when we find someone, Mrs. Tian has already been poisoned by him. His expression became cold, and he said softly: "The top priority, saving Mrs. Tian's life is important, even if this Haifeng Island is Longtan Tiger's Den, I will break through." ”
Qin Yuege saw that Qi Ning was so persistent, but she didn't know how to persuade her.
"This person must have a purpose in holding Mrs. Tian hostage, and there must be something strange about setting up the location in a forbidden place like Haifeng Island." Qi Ning looked at Haifeng Island, which was surrounded by a sense of mystery, and said softly: "You said that no one dares to approach this island, and the more places like this, there may be many secrets hidden by no one. Looking at Qin Yuege, he said with a smile: "Qin Facao, do you have the courage to follow me to the island for exploration?" ”
Qin Yuege immediately arched his hand and said: "Since Hou Ye has made up his mind, he should follow Hou Ye to the soup and fire." ”
"Well, it's really courageous." Qi Ning laughed and said: "Lu Liu, close to the island, since the other party invited Ben Hou with a grand fist, Ben Hou will give him a face and come to this Hongmen banquet!" ”
Qin Yuege was a little confused and said, "Master Hou, Hongmen Banquet..... What kind of feast? ”
"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and preferring to go to the tiger mountains, this is the Hongmen Banquet." Qi Ning smiled, with a smile on his face, but there was a cold abnormality in his eyes.
Lu Liu hesitated, but said in a pleading tone: "Two masters, villains..... The villain did not dare to dock, so two sets of clothes were prepared here, and the villain sent the two to the vicinity of the island, and then ..... Then the two of them landed on the island by themselves, not knowing ..... I don't know if it will work out? He took an oil package, took out two sets of water from it, and reluctantly smiled: "This ..... Here's the little man's ready-to-wear clothes! ”
Qin Yuege's face sank, but Qi Ning smiled and said: "You sent it here, it can be regarded as completing the task, we will not embarrass you, where do you think it is appropriate to get off the boat, just put us down." ”