Facts have proved that the fifth master is very ignorant!
The name of Tortoiseshell Island comes from the shape of the entire island, which resembles a giant hawksbill turtle.
Among them, the head of "Tortle Turtle" is where the highest peak of the island, Tortoise Turtle Peak, is located. The large area of land under the peak was originally very flat, but because it is a pirate den, it is necessary to consider the dual threats of fellow pirates and the imperial navy. Because of the crisis of rebellion in the nest, it was equipped with defenses such as horse and deer firewood, and many trenches were dug.
It is estimated that the Gongsun siblings may not know the specific number of fortresses and bunkers.
The four gentle slopes extending into the sea are like the four legs of a "tortoiseshell", but the two legs on the left are almost close together, like the font "eight", naturally surrounding a good harbor - this is the place Gongsun chose as his base. The reason is that the two legs on the right side are like an "eight" written upside down, facing the wind and waves on the sea, and cannot be used as a port.
As the owner of Tortoiseshell Island, the Gongsun family’s settlement is located in the neck of Tortoiseshell Island.
The valley they are sending Fifth Master to now is at the intersection of Tortoiseshell Peak and "Right Front Foot".
On the way, Gongsun Yingdun explained: "There are many pheasants and rabbits there, as well as small animals such as muntjacs and foxes, which can be hunted by the fifth master. The most important thing is that there is a small spring inside. But the water is quite sweet. If there hadn’t been a well on the island and the water wasn’t too bad to drink, we would have arranged for someone to go there every day to fetch water.”
"I heard your sister say last time that she sent someone to bring a leg of lamb to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?" Sheng Weiqiao didn't want to call an animal "Master". Hearing this, he asked doubtfully, "Are there not enough little beasts in the valley? Hungry?"
"There is a reason for my sister to do that: at the beginning of the year, Han and Pan teamed up for a sneak attack, and our grandfather died at sea. At that time, my uncle was determined to die in order to save the three of us." Gongsun Yingdun narrowed his eyes. Eyes, his expression was complicated for a moment, and then he said, "Originally, after my uncle saved our father, our father tried to prevent him from going back to save other people. But he still fought back and pushed us siblings forward. Daddy is staying on the Clippers. But in this way, he himself was trapped by the enemy and could not escape. He could only help cut off the flying claw rope hooks that were nailed into the Clippers, urging my dad to take us away quickly! "
"At that time, my father thought that my uncle would definitely not survive. He seized the last moment and asked him if he had any other wishes. He just said one thing: take care of fifth brother!"
"Later, we retreated all the way to Tortoiseshell Island. The first thing my father did was to call the Fifth Master to us. He asked my sister and I to kneel down and kowtow to it. We decided to call it the Fifth Master and asked us to treat it like our elders from now on. After that, I followed My sister discussed it and decided that each person would be on duty for a month. When it was his turn, he would go to the valley to visit the fifth master in person or send someone to visit him every day. Although the fifth master generally did not lack anything, he could not go empty-handed when visiting his elders. ,right?"
Sheng Weiqiao didn't expect that the big black cat with graceful steps not far away could be called "Master" by Hai Zhu's children, and there was such an inside story. She asked curiously: "Your little uncle likes leopards very much?"
Although Sheng Suihe himself did not call the leopard "Master", it was strange enough to call him "Fifth Brother". After all, these days, both father and brother are the head of the family. How could anyone call his pet brother casually
"I heard from the elders that when my uncle first came to the island, it was the fifth brother who saved him." Gongsun Yingdun spread his hands, "That time my uncle was plotted by his own people in the valley and almost didn't survive. The critical moment was the fifth brother. The elder brother bit the man's throat in a sneak attack, and the younger uncle saved his life. That day was the fifth day of the lunar month, so the younger uncle named the fifth master and called him the fifth elder brother. After that, as long as the younger uncle was on the island, almost every day They will go to the valley to practice martial arts and play with Fifth Master."
"Then Brother Hengshu is very destined to be with this Fifth Master!" Xu Baomo was a little surprised when he heard this, "The Fifth Master bit out the throat of the person who plotted against Brother Hengshu, but he didn't continue to attack Brother Hengshu. ?"
Gongsun Yingdun thought for a while and said: "There shouldn't be, right? After all, it was my father who told me about this. My father said that he saw that it was getting late that day, but his uncle never came back. He felt something was wrong, specifically Go out and look for it. After walking around the island, Fang saw his uncle covered in blood in the valley. Under those circumstances, if the Fifth Master had attacked his uncle, he would have been dead!"
Sheng Weiqiao and Xu Baomo looked at each other and both became interested in the Fifth Master: "That's really strange. I don't know why it would be merciful?"
"Perhaps it's because my uncle is so good-looking that he can't bear it?" Gongsun Yingdun joked, "My father wanted to recognize him as his younger brother. He just thought that he was too good-looking and being a slave would be a waste of money. In this world, people are judged by their appearance. My father is definitely not the only one who thinks this, maybe the fifth master is also like this? Isn’t there a saying that if you don’t belong to the same family, you don’t belong to the same family? "
Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao and Xu Baomo seemed thoughtful, as if they really believed it, he suppressed a smile, coughed dryly, and said, "Actually, I heard my grandfather mentioned this. My grandfather said it was because my uncle was lucky and won the prize. After the plot, he fell to the ground and couldn't move. Leopards have the habit of not eating dead things when there is plenty of food. Maybe they thought that my uncle was dead, so they didn't hurt him [note]."
"But even so, it's very strange that Brother Hengshu can live in harmony with it and prevent it from harming the people on the island." Xu Baomo was slightly embarrassed when he said this. He originally planned to Look at the similar place. If the fifth master still doesn't do anything, then use the sea melon seeds hidden just now as a hidden weapon to attack the silly leopard, and take advantage of the opportunity of its anger to successfully save the beauty.
The reason why it is said that the successful hero saves the beauty is because when he faced Young Master Han at sea last time, he felt that although he tried his best to mediate, judging from Sheng Weiqiao's subsequent sword cutting off Young Master Han's head - that time he did not let him at all. Does Da Qiao feel protected? !
Otherwise, after Young Master Han was pierced in the chest by Sheng Suihe with an arrow, his Da Qiao should have jumped into his arms and screamed, instead of sending Young Master Han on his way!
But I didn’t expect that this stupid leopard turned out to be Sheng Sleeping Crane’s life-saving leopard. Judging from the fact that Sheng Sleeping Crane called it “Fifth Brother” and did not forget it when delivering his last words, it was obvious that he valued it very much and never treated it like a beast. Or for pets to watch!
In this case, Xu Baomo couldn't help but feel embarrassed to use it, especially to use it in a way that hurt it.
"Forget it, the only way to make Da Qiao fall in love with this prince is to be a hero and save the beauty!" Xu Baomo comforted himself like this after being disappointed, "Besides, I went out with Da Qiao for a walk today. I'll see later. When we arrive at a suitable scene, my prince can compose a poem on the spot, maybe it will also please Da Qiao?"
With this thought in mind, he quickly looked around, trying to find a poetic angle in this pirate base camp - of course before composing a poem, he had to throw away the sea melon seeds in his hand!
But if you do this, there is a trouble: the people who are sending them back to the valley on the fifth day of the lunar month are Gongsun Yingdun, Sheng Weiqiao and Xu Baomo, as well as Sheng Weiqiao's maid Luqi.
The valley we are going to now is not a place where people come and go, so of course it is impossible for the pirates to build the road as flat and spacious as the official road, so they can only go two by two: Gongsun Yingdun and Chu Wu should lead the way. At the front are Sheng Weiqiao and Xu Baomo in the middle, with Lu Qi following at the back.
Originally, Xu Baomo was very satisfied with this order. After all, his Da Qiao was by his side.
Now that I want to throw the sea melon seeds, I will inevitably feel that the green qi behind is in the way. After thinking for a while, Xu Baomo decided: "Throw them after we get to the valley! Everyone will definitely have to walk around to see the spring water and so on. I will just find a place." Just get rid of these sea melon seeds!"
After a while, they stepped into the valley where they usually live on the fifth day of the lunar month. Obviously, few people come to this place. The only path is hidden in the grass that grows wildly in this season. Unless you look carefully, you can't see it clearly.
However, the scenery in the valley is excellent, with lush vegetation and lush seedlings.
The precipitous cliffs are covered with vines such as sage, dijin, dill, and sedge. The brilliant wild flowers attract colorful butterflies and bees to come and go. The symphony of birds and insects is mixed with the "crash" of the distant sea tide. As a group of people walked along, the rustling footsteps and occasional words made the valley more deep and pure.
After walking for about three or four miles, Sheng Weiqiao and Lu Qi felt a little tired. They were about to ask how long they would go when they suddenly heard the sound of water dinging. Gongsun Yingdun smiled and said: "We'll be there soon! Let's take the Fifth Master Send it to the spring, and I will catch some game for my aunt and ask her to try my craftsmanship. My uncle has a cave by the spring, and there is a lot of firewood, rice, flour and seasoning in it. We don’t have to go back to get anything. Have a fresh meal!”
Following him for less than a mile through the lush forest, the sound of water became louder and louder.
Finally, we turned around a pine tree that had been growing for hundreds of years and could only be hugged by five or six people. The sound of water suddenly became clear and clear, and our eyes suddenly became clear: Although the water pool, which is about five or six feet wide and long, is not big, it is in the center. The gurgling water is extremely lively and clear. Even if you stand by the tree, the water vapor that hits your face has a clear sweetness.
The pool is also connected to a narrow stream, winding and heading towards the sea.
"My uncle named this pool Ganlai Spring." Gongsun Yingdun smiled and walked a few steps faster to introduce them, "The cave is over there. It was originally just a cave. My uncle often came to spend the night in the valley. For convenience, he Digging it out with my own hands.”
They followed curiously, only to see that the mountain wall covered with scallions was completely covered in debris, and the entrance could not be seen at all.
It was Gongsun Yingdun who lifted up a handful of vines, revealing a dark hole: Xu Baomo just paid it back, Sheng Weiqiao and Lu Qi were girls after all, but they were a little bit retreated when they saw this situation.
Even though Gongsun Yingdun went in first and lit the torch, they just stood at the door and looked around. They roughly saw that the cave was about the size of a room, with beds, tables, chairs and other household items. They thought it was to prevent insects and beasts, and the food and seasonings were not locked. In the cabinet, nails were driven into the top of the hole to hang it.
Seeing that Sheng Weiqiao didn't want to stay in the cave for a long time, Gongsun Yingdun and Xu Baomo came out quickly and decided to catch game.
Although Chu Wu was the undisputed overlord of the valley and looked very humane, neither Gongsun Yingdun nor Xu Baomo would dare to leave Sheng Weiqiao alone. So the two discussed briefly and decided that Gongsun Yingdun, who was familiar with the terrain and was good at catching prey, would go catch the prey, while Xu Baomo would stay and wait with the two girls.
Xu Baomo watched Gongsun Yingdun disappear into the dense forest with a few dexterous jumps, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Finally, he had a chance to deal with the handful of sea melon seeds in his hand!
He smiled and said to Sheng Weiqiao: "Master Gongsun said that this spring water is very sweet. Do you want to try it, sister? But when you are near the water, it is best to let the maid hold it, so as not to accidentally slip down."
Sheng Weiqiao didn't know what he was planning, so he said happily: "If it tastes good, brother Shi will also try it later!"
Seeing the master and the servant walking towards the pool, he hurriedly threw the sea melon seeds in his hand into the thickest tuft of grass nearby, and was about to rub his palms on the moss of the tree next to him when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something from the corner of his eye. A dark shadow flashed!
Following Sheng Weiqiao, the master and servants screamed and ran over with their skirts in hand, saying hastily: "Brother Shi?!"
They were planning to lean down to taste the spring water, but suddenly they saw Chu Wuyi who was lying by the spring getting up and rushing towards Xu Baomo. They only thought that Chu Wuyi was full of ferocity and wanted to hurt people - who would have thought that they were here? , but saw that Xu Baomo was intact and had no intention of harming him on the fifth day of the lunar month. There were a lot of fried sea melon seeds scattered between one person and one leopard. It looked like it was the plate that Sheng Weiqiao wanted to give to his servants just now. of!
—Do you still need to ask in this situation
Xu Baomo must have secretly grabbed a handful of melon seeds and wanted to eat them, but he was spotted by the greedy Chu Wu. When he ran over to beg for food, Xu Baomo was startled, so he scattered them on the ground!
"..." Xu Baomo looked at Chuwu with a stiff face, wagging his tail to lick the grease from his palms, and felt his eyes go dark!
"Brother Shi, this is my fault. I never thought that Brother Shi likes to eat sea melon seeds so much!" After being indescribably embarrassed, Sheng Weiqiao admitted his mistake with a blushing face, "I didn't ask anyone to bring you two-tooth chopsticks just now. Please take one too." Taste it!”
Hearing Sheng Weiqiao's screams, Gongsun Yingdun, who was returning home worried about an accident, happened to see this scene and hurriedly apologized: "Master, it was our brother and sister's negligence! Because our father and uncle don't like to eat this. , I’m just saying that you don’t like snacks, so I didn’t ask the kitchen to deliver them to you—brother, don’t worry! There are a lot of sea melon seeds around Tortoiseshell Island this season, and I will tell my subordinates when I get back that I will never neglect you again!”
-No! ! ! !
Xu Baomo's whole body collapsed at this moment!
My prince doesn't like eating sea melon seeds at all - I just want to use sea melon seeds instead because I can't find anything that can be used as a hidden weapon at the moment! ! !
Looking at Sheng Weiqiao and Gongsun Yingdun who were scrambling to admit their mistakes, and the silly leopard with begging to be fed written all over its face, Xu Baomo just wanted to be quiet now.
…Don’t ask him who Jingjing is.
[Note] When I was a child, I read in a wildlife science book that the way to escape from encountering a leopard is to pretend to be dead, but I don’t know whether it’s true or not.