Lu Liu's energy was obviously very good, perhaps because of the reward of one hundred taels of silver. This sturdy fisherman always maintained extremely high energy. Although he didn't sleep all night last night, he still didn't look tired today.
They make a living at sea all year round, and sometimes go fishing in the open sea. Once they get busy, it is common for people like Lu Liu to stay awake for three or four days.
At dusk, Lu Liu's originally relaxed expression began to turn serious. From time to time he stood up and looked around at the sea, as if he was looking for something. Qining saw this and asked with a smile: "Lu Liu , you seem to be scared?"
Lu Liu hesitated for a moment, then finally said: "We won't come over to this sea area when fishing."
"Oh?" Qining asked immediately: "Why is that?"
Lu Liu hesitated to speak, and finally said: "It is said that back then... when the Golden Sword Marquis attacked the East China Sea, many people fled to the sea. The East Sea Navy once pursued the Han family members and fought a battle in this sea area. .”
Hearing this, Qi Ning couldn't help but stand up and look around.
The sea was calm, the sun set in the west, and the afterglow shone on the sea, creating sparkling waves. Everything seemed calm and unusual. The weather was clear, and the sea was 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 bit about this humble position. This should be Honglangpu. It is said that the Donghai Navy defeated the last group of the Han family here in one fell swoop. The battle was very cruel, or it could be said to be a massacre with great disparity in strength. The Donghai Navy dispatched forty-six warships at that time, and the Han family also had more than twenty ships. The old Marquis had received the news in advance, and the Han family had The group of evildoers want to sneak attack along the coast and pass by here...!" After a slight pause, he said slowly: "If I remember correctly, there should have been sea fog that day, and the remaining party of the Han family wanted to use the sea fog as a cover to launch an attack on the coast. The surprise attack, but this plan played right into the hands of the old Marquis. Taking advantage of the sea fog, the Donghai Navy ambushed in the Honglangpu area."
"How is the result?"
"Of course, we will catch them all in one fell swoop." Qin Yuege looked solemn: "The remaining members of the Han family resisted desperately, and eventually the entire army was annihilated. In that battle, six to seven hundred people died on both sides. It is said that all the people floating on the sea were corpses, and the sea water was also full of corpses. Dyeing red with blood, it was the largest war launched by the Donghae Navy, and this sea area has been called Honglangpo since then." He pondered for a moment before continuing: "There have been rumors since then that this sea area has been Evil spirits are at work, and whenever a fishing boat arrives here, it disappears inexplicably. At least a dozen fishing boats have disappeared here. Since then, few people have come to this sea area. "
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Didn't the Donghai Navy come here to patrol?"
"Of course there is." Qin Yuege said: "But the war back then left people with lingering fears. As far as I know, even if the Donghai Navy ships came here to patrol, they would come and go in a hurry."
Qining knew that people in this era were not yet fully civilized, and they still believed in the theory of ghosts and gods.
At that time, the remnants of the Korean people suffered a massacre here. Many soldiers of the Donghai Navy naturally witnessed that battle. Compared with the two armies fighting against each other, the one-sided massacre was actually more frightening. The Korean people were wiped out. Since then, rumors of strange stories have spread. Although such strange stories may be unfounded, they still have some influence on the psychology of the officers and soldiers of the Donghai Navy. No one wants to be haunted by the ghost of an innocent person.
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 mentioned is nearby, and it won't take long to arrive." He looked up at the setting sun, opened his mouth slightly, but didn't say anything after all.
After traveling to the southeast for more than half an hour, the sun had set, and the sky and the earth had become dim. Qi Ning was leaning on the side of the ship, thoughtfully, when he suddenly heard Qin Yuege say: "Master Hou, look!" Ning turned his head and looked in the direction pointed by Qin Yue's singer. Between the vast sky and earth, he saw a huge gray shadow in the distance. Qin Ning stood up and looked at it intently, and found that it was an island.
The island was more than ten times larger than the nameless island I had been to before. It seemed to rise from the sea, forming a huge hill. Although it was still far away, one could see that the island was densely forested and floating around it. Covered with a thin layer of mist.
"That's... Haifeng Island?" Qin Yuege suddenly asked.
Lu Liu's voice was filled with fear: "Yes... that's Haifeng Island!"
"Haifeng Island?" Qining said: "The name is not bad. Qin Facao, why is it called Haifeng Island?"
Qin Yuege shook his 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: "Master Hou may not have heard of it. There are many islands on the sea, but there are many The island is fundamentally dangerous, and if you are not careful, your life will be left on the island."
"What does this mean?"
"There are no ferocious beasts on the sea islands." Qin Yuege said solemnly: "But there are things on some islands that are more dangerous than the beasts."
Qining rolled his eyes and realized something: "You mean... plants?"
"Plants?" Qin Yuege was startled, but still said: "I have been working in the East China Sea for many years, and I know a little bit about many things on the sea. I heard that the vegetation on some islands can eat people!"
Lu Liu couldn't help but interjected: "What this uncle said is absolutely true. When we were fishing a few years ago, we landed on an island to rest. The weather was hot at that time, and there was a fruit forest on the island. We went to pick fruits in the forest. Wanting to relieve the heat, a brother accidentally touched a vine and was immediately rolled up by the vine. We tried to save him, but the vine moved and he would be caught as soon as he touched it. Then we had to... !" He did not continue speaking, but his expression was gloomy, and his eyes were full of fear.
Qin Yuege nodded and said, "He should be talking about the man-eating vine, but the most powerful thing on the island is the phoenix flower."
"Phoenix Flower?"
"The phoenix flower is very beautiful when it's in full bloom, and it exudes an intoxicating fragrance. Whenever you smell that fragrance, you will unconsciously get closer to it." Qin Yuege said slowly: "If you don't get close, then go ahead. Once you get close, You will soon be stunned by the fragrance and fall down among the flowers. Within a few hours, a living person will turn into a mummy."
Qi Ning had naturally heard the story of the piranha, but had never seen it with his own eyes. When he heard Qin Yuege talk about it, he felt horrified.
"Haifeng Island is called this name because there are phoenix flowers everywhere on the island." Qin Yuege said: "I heard that Haifeng Island was first discovered because there were many unmanned ships floating around the island. Some people felt strange and thought the island was haunted. Some people landed on the island but never came back. It was not until someone came out alive that they knew there were piranha flowers on the island. Since then, the government has issued regulations , but any fishermen who go out to sea to fish must not approach Haifeng Island, otherwise no one will care if they die on the island."
"I see." Qi Ning understood and frowned: "Lu Liu, that person asked you to take us to Haifeng Island?"
Lu Liu nodded and said: "That man... That's what the man ordered. He asked the young man to take the guest named Qi to Haifeng Island. He also said that... that Mrs. Tian is on Haifeng Island. , if the guest wants her to survive, he can go to the island to find her."
Qining and Qin Yuege looked at each other, smiled faintly, and said, "Is it possible that that friend doesn't have the ability to kill me and wants to use the piranha flowers on the island to take my life?"
Qin Yuege's expression became even more solemn and he whispered: "Master Hou, compared to the ambush on the island, this piranha flower is even more dangerous." Seeing that the boat was getting closer to the Haifeng Island, he raised his hand to signal Lu Liuxian He stopped the boat and waited for Lu Liu to stop the boat before he said: "Master Hou, the other party wants to let you go to the island, so naturally he has uneasy intentions. In recent years, Haifeng Island has become a forbidden area. No matter the official or the private sector, it is not easy to enter Honglangpu, and even more Let alone boarding Haifeng Island, Haifeng Island is a forbidden area among forbidden areas and is extremely dangerous. Since we know that Tian Dong’s family may be on this island, why not go back now and organize people to search?”
Qin Ning shook his head and said: "Qin Facao, the other party is much smarter than we thought. He calculated that I would definitely go to Guimen Cliff, and specially arranged for someone to pick us up there. Do you think he would not have thought that we would go back to find someone? ? I'm afraid that by the time we find someone, Mrs. Tian will have already been poisoned by him." His expression turned grim, and he said softly: "The top priority is to save Mrs. Tian's life. Even if this Haifeng Island is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, I will still break into it. .”
Seeing Qin Ning's persistence, Qin Yuege didn't know how to persuade him.
"This person must have a purpose for holding Mrs. Tian hostage. There must be something fishy about setting the location in a forbidden area like Haifeng Island." Qining looked at Haifeng Island, which was surrounded by fog and full of mystery, and said softly: " You said that no one dares to approach this island. The more such a place is, the more unknown secrets it may hide." He looked at Qin Yuege and said with a smile: "Qin Facao, do you have the guts to follow me aboard? Island adventure?”
Qin Yuege immediately held up his hands and said, "Since the Marquis has made up his mind, I should follow the Marquis through fire and water."
"Okay, you are really brave." Qi Ning laughed and said: "Lu Liu, we are close to the island. Since the other party kindly invites me, I will give him a face to come to this Hongmen Banquet!"
Qin Yuege was a little confused and said: "Master Hou, the Hongmen Banquet... what kind of banquet is it?"
"Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, you choose to go to the Tiger Mountains. This is the Hongmen Banquet." Qining said with a smile. There was a smile on his face, but his eyes were extremely cold and stern.
Lu Liu hesitated for a moment, but then said in a pleading tone: "Two uncles, I... I don't dare to go to the shore. Two sets of clothes are prepared here. I will send you two to the island, and then... Then the two I want to land on the island by myself, I wonder... I wonder if it will be possible?" He took an oil package and took out two sets of water rafts from it, and said with a forced smile: "This... these are the clothes the villain has prepared!"
Qin Yuege's face darkened, but Qining smiled and said: "You have completed your mission by sending it here. We will not make things difficult for you. Just drop us off wherever you think is suitable."