Just as I was inexplicable, I suddenly heard a majestic roar, and I was almost startled by the sound, only to see a huge animal standing on the slope of the dense bushes, looking at us motionless.

Of course, it is only a tiger as a comparison object, if it is compared with the elephant trunk octopus, it can only be regarded as a "small creature", but in front of us it can be regarded as very tall, it is about five meters tall, the body length is at least twice the height, there is no trace of fat on the body, and the hair is very short, the golden short hair is almost attached to the dense layer of the body, the tail is very wide, similar to web, the most incredible is its head, only to see Fang Kuo's head with a face similar to a human smile, Six sword-like whiskers grow on each side of the mouth, and when I see it, I can smell a rich fragrance.

Uncle Liao was not the slightest surprised by its appearance, but turned to me extremely calmly and said, "Skewers, do you remember what the old patriarch said about the giant beast that almost wiped out their entire clan?" ”

"What I remember most clearly is that the old patriarch said that it has a strong aroma on its body, is this the ...... Animal? ”

Uncle Liao's expression was clear that he knew everything, but said, "I think it's also possible." ”

I became more and more suspicious in my heart, it seems that Uncle Liao clearly knows about the people here and these mysterious giant beasts, but he doesn't reveal any information to me, and with Uncle Liao's psychological quality, if he has the intention to hide from me, he will never reveal the slightest flaw from his expression and tone, so Uncle Liao secretly makes me feel that he knows all the secrets, but he says that he doesn't know anything about it, what is his purpose?

When these people saw this strangely shaped animal, they immediately turned the direction of their kneeling and worshipping to it, and their posture changed to five-body throwing to the ground, and we looked at each other and didn't know what tricks these people were playing, and we didn't dare to relax our vigilance at all.

After bowing for a long time, I saw a person walk up to me and bow deeply, and said in stiff Chinese: "Thank you for sending the messenger of the dragon, I am grateful, and I am willing to do everything to repay you." ”

I was puzzled, "What do you mean by the Divine Dragon Emissary?" ”

He kowtowed to the huge creature and said, "Qiu Yin is the messenger of the divine dragon, the totem of our whale clan. With that, he unbuttoned the shark's skin, took off his upper clothes, and saw a strong and broad back tattooed with an animal exactly like the creatures on the slope, and a brocade hanging on his chest, and after untying it, he took out a bundle of bundled golden hair from it and said, "This is Qiu Yin's hair, every whale rider will have such a sac." ”

Then he said to me, "You have brought holy things to the people, and it was Heaven that has given you to us, and I thank the Almighty God of the Sea for the eternal existence of our whale pilots." Before the words fell, I saw the giant beast named Qiu Yin on the hillside striding towards us, and my knee-jerk reaction was to "prepare for battle", but I saw that these whale riders were all lying motionless on the ground towards it, muttering something in their mouths, and their tone was simply reverent to the extreme.

Uncle Liao said: "Don't mess around, the stupidest thing is to use force against Qiu Yin." ”

Sure enough, as Uncle Liao said, Qiu Yin ran to my side and bent his legs and squatted beside me and kept rubbing, his expression was intimate, which was completely unexpected by me, I smiled: "It turns out that your big name is Qiu Yin, I always thought you were a super tiger, but do you know me?" How can you be so close to me? ”

A whale rider lay on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head and said: "Qiu Yin is the messenger of the dragon, because the sea is the habitat of the dragon, so Qiu Yin is also the second most sacred object in the sea after the dragon, the whale rider has relied on domesticating the sea since ancient times, and the most terrible creatures in the ocean in front of it must also retreat." ”

In a word, I suddenly realized, no wonder why the huge and ferocious elephant-trunked octopus was as tame as a kitten in front of Qiu Yin, but what does the whale rider have to do with me? Why are you so respectful to me?

But it's not easy to ask, I can't always ask why the other party respects me so much? This matter is still inconclusive, people don't necessarily worship me, maybe it's Uncle Liao?

The man said to me again: "This island is the sacred place of the whale pilots, and it was originally specially used to welcome distinguished guests, but we have long been cut off from the outside world in the past ten years, but today we are really distinguished guests, please wait a moment, and then come to greet you after I inform the leader." ”

Dozens of them rode their killer whales to the east, and they were right to call themselves whale riders.

Soon everyone lost their traces on the sea lined with islands and reefs, and I turned around and asked Uncle Liao, "Since we have met Qiu Yin, then the Youwang Tomb is just around the corner?" ”

Uncle Liao said: "The reason why the Qingliangtai Youwang Tomb cannot be conquered by Yong'an Geogong is because it is hidden at the bottom of the sea, and there are many deep-sea beasts guarding it, and the most important reason is that the whale riders have obstructed it, in fact, people always have a way to fight monsters, but they are afraid that their opponents are also humans, and that is really not easy to do, so now we have the help of the divine beasts and the assistance of the whale pilots, there must be no problem." ”

"Uncle, why do you say these whale pilots are respectful to us?"

"It's not for us, it's for you." Uncle Liao said with a smile.

"But why are they so respectful to me? Doesn't make sense? ”

"How can it be unreasonable, Qiu Yin is so obedient to you, this is a totem in their clan, of course these people will worship you." Uncle Liao just didn't want to be honest with me when he went around, and as a natural person, I couldn't break the casserole and ask to the end, so I could only keep these questions in my heart for the time being.

Then the two went to the big boat to pick up the three people who survived, Uncle Liao and I sat on the beach, he said: "I am also hearsay, I don't take it seriously, just forget it, it is said that the whale riders used to be a race that dominated the sea, and their strength was not inferior to that of Taoist priests or Xuanyuemen, but because of the demand for marine resources by human beings in recent years, several tragic wars broke out between whale pilots and humans, and the result was that these populations of people died out quickly, and now there are worries of destruction." ”

I was taken aback and said, "So all the local whale riders survived?" ”

Uncle Liao didn't speak but nodded, I sighed and said: "The expansion of human beings is impossible to be stopped, especially for the use of wealth and marine resources, if the whale pilots stick to the ocean, they feel that those of their ancestral property are bound to compete with human beings, we have guns and cannons, and it is impossible for these primitive human beings to make their opponents." ”

"What you said is right, in order to protect their ideals, these people do not hesitate to fight with their opponents to break the net and burn the jade, this kind of courage is not possessed by the vast majority of human beings, and human beings will only fight hard when they grab wealth, and even throw their heads and spill blood."

I finally understood why they did not hesitate to slaughter all the armed men on the ship, leaving only those with their bare hands, and I could not help but sigh in my heart, and after a while I saw that the sea was full of people, and there were thirty or forty whale riders who swam at us with a shouting and and soon came ashore, and I saw that most of them were young men in their early twenties, and there were also a few teenagers, and these people were surrounded by a middle-aged man in his fifties and a little fat.

The whale rider who communicated with us before said to me: "This is our head, according to the rules of the whale tribe, women are not allowed to show their heads, so we can only see our wife after a few people return to the island." ”

I only heard the middle-aged man muttering a lot, and the "translator" then said: "The head man said that he was very happy to meet you, and I hope that this time I can leave a good memory for you." ”

I asked Uncle Liao in a whisper: "Uncle, we still have a task, is it appropriate to go to someone for some reason?" ”

Uncle Liao waved his hand and said, "This task must rely on their help, otherwise with a tomb like us that can sneak into the sea?" Don't think too much about it, you can get what you come for. With that, he reached out and pressed it on my shoulder, but when Uncle Liao's hand touched my shoulder, he gently pinched my pipa bone with his thumb.

This clearly tells me that there is something hidden in the whole thing.