Due to the geographical location of the large and small villages in Nanniwan near the sea and the lack of private schools, most children play at a young age and help the family work when they are older.
It is now summer, the fishing season, so some families take their children out to sea together. A total of seven or eight ships have been destroyed in the past few days. The bodies of adults have been found, but the bodies of some children have not been found.
At first, the villagers didn't pay much attention to it, but such problems happened for several days in a row, so they naturally thought of things in a bad direction.
Nanniwan is close to the sea, and it has the characteristics of relying on mountains to eat and the sea to eat. Therefore, the villagers of Nanniwan have always treated the sea with awe. Seeing what happened in the past few days, a group of people in the village talked and said There is no reason why.
But everyone had a hunch, but they didn't say it out loud, that maybe this kind of thing would continue to happen, but no one wanted to tell the worst outcome in their minds.
Knowing the cause and effect of the incident, Zhao Jiuge did not express his opinions, but was silent and thinking about his thoughts. However, Wang Qing and Liu Laogen focused their eyes on Zhao Jiuge. After all, this Zhao Jiuge was a fairy-like existence in their eyes. , so no matter what happens, it shouldn't be a problem when they think about it.
"Don't go out to sea tomorrow. Since the ship crashed and everyone died, there must be something weird. And there shouldn't be anything strange on the sea recently. I think it's probably something weird in the sea, or some kind of sea beast, but I didn't see it. I’m not sure about the specific situation, but it’s interesting that the children’s bodies were missing and the adults’ bodies were found.”
Zhao Jiuge frowned slightly and said softly, as if he was thinking about something. After all, these ordinary villagers would not enmity with the monks and be killed for their lives. There was nothing valuable on them, and if they were in the sea Sea beasts are somewhat possible. After all, the essence and blood of children is much richer than that of adults, so it is very possible. However, all of this is just Zhao Jiuge's guess, so Zhao Jiuge will not draw conclusions easily on uncertain things.
There is another situation that may be a normal situation, but it is more accidental and happens together in succession, so Zhao Jiuge did not make a fuss, but waited to see how things would develop.
Wang Qing and Liu Laogen nodded and did not continue to say anything. Instead, they decided to follow Zhao Jiuge's instructions and stop for a day tomorrow. However, their opinions did not necessarily represent the opinions of the whole village. After all, there were still a few people who did not care. Some families miss one day at sea this summer, and the losses are self-evident.
What happened in the past few days has spread throughout Nanniwan. Although there are a lot of discussions, it has not yet reached the time when people are panicked. Some brave people with good skills continue to choose to go to sea, and the harvest is richer every day. The timid ones did not go out and chose to rest, but the villagers, superstitious or not, would not take their children with them after going to sea.
Today's weather is still cloudless and clear, but there seems to be some haze in the sky, which makes some people in the village feel bad and always worried.
Wang Qing and Liu Laogen deliberately did not go out to sea today. Zhao Jiuge accompanied them to the beach for a walk. He wanted to understand the situation and at the same time waited for the villagers who went out to sea today to come back safely.
Wang Qing and his wife were not the only ones with this purpose. Many villagers who had not gone to sea today came to the port on the beach with nothing to do, wanting to see if it was a coincidence or something really strange.
When the sun sets, it should be the time when the fishing boats are returning one after another. Even Uncle Liu, a highly respected man in the village, was helped to the port by others, and a circle of people has gathered here.
Everyone was looking into the distance, watching the sky gradually getting dark, and some people's hearts sank. After all, if the scheduled time was exceeded, they didn't know if something would happen again.
Zhao Jiuge, on the other hand, folded his hands on his chest and lowered his gaze, not listening to the suspicions of the villagers. After all, they had reached this stage and were infinitely close to the top existence. If something happened, it would not be beyond their control. Before, His spiritual consciousness spread over a certain area on the sea surface, and he did not find any abnormal spiritual energy and fluctuations, so he could only wait quietly. If it didn't work, he would go to sea, thinking that he was the proud owner of Xiaoyao Valley, and something big was going on. Dui, actually stayed here for more than half a year, solving these trivial matters, Zhao Jiuge couldn't help but laugh at himself.
Just when everyone was waiting anxiously and impatiently, wondering if something would happen, a ship finally appeared in the distance. This time, people's hearts relaxed a little.
Alian was also in the crowd, but her face seemed to be a little frightened and pale. After all, no one wanted anything bad to happen to the always calm Nanniwan.
"It's Liu Fangliang's brother's boat."
When the not-too-large ship hurried back to the port, some villagers had already recognized the two figures on the ship.
Although the number of ships going out to sea today is not too many compared to before, it is not too few either. There are ten or twenty ships, but only one has returned now.
Seeing the ship docking at the port, before some impatient villagers came forward to ask about the situation, they saw two figures getting off the ship. Seeing so many figures on the beach, the two people immediately hurried towards Running in this direction.
There was a slight and brief sound of surprise in the crowd, and the bad premonition filled everyone's heart again, because they saw the two brothers Liu Fangliang, panicked, embarrassed and unbelievably frightened, and even the shoes on their feet ran away. None of them knew about it. Now everyone knew that the people who went to sea today were in bad luck.
"No, no, no, there are monsters in the sea." The two brothers Liu Fangliang panted. Seeing so many people on the beach, the panic subsided a little, but the panic in their eyes could not be concealed. live.
However, when he saw Zhao Jiuge among the crowd, the dark-skinned man finally calmed down. After all, he also had blind confidence in this god.
"Why are you panicking? Tell me slowly, where have so many people gone? What's going on." Uncle Liu was still much calmer. He hammered the cane on the ground hard, and then shouted in a loud voice. .
Liu Fangliang swallowed his saliva, faced everyone's gaze, and then slowly began to tell what happened today.
It turned out that the day was quite normal. It was quite safe when they passed by the area where the ship had been destroyed in the past two days when they went out to sea. Their worried mood relaxed. Then they looked at the cloudless sky. After a day's work, they had gained a lot. , but the good times did not last long. Just when I came back, for some reason, the waves suddenly surged in that sea area. Then the ship that came back together was pushed up by the high sea water. Then there seemed to be a monster in the sea, and it immediately appeared. The ship was torn apart with great force, and all the ships were immediately destroyed. However, the two brothers were more likely to die. They were at the front and had left the sea area, so they were able to escape back and look at the man in the sea from a distance. Monsters destroy passing ships.
After hearing what happened, everyone fell silent again. Only Zhao Jiuge was more or less suspicious. He must have been a sea beast in the sea. Somehow, he came to this sea area by coincidence, so this happened. The incident was not something bizarre. For a monk like Zhao Jiuge, it was already normal and ordinary.
"Starting from tomorrow, everyone will not go to sea for the time being. We should help each other with food at home. After all, life is at stake. Children at home are not allowed to play in the water." After hearing what happened, Uncle Liu immediately said in a deep voice, everyone My heart seemed to be shrouded in a haze.
After the words fell, the eyes of all the villagers, including Uncle Liu, fell on Zhao Jiuge. Naturally, everyone was full of expectations for this god. After all, the villagers of Nanniwan were able to save the day last time, thanks to Zhao Jiuge's action.
Feeling the desire of the villagers, Zhao Jiuge sighed, and then asked softly, "Did all the children go to these destroyed ships today?"
Although he had a general understanding of what happened and had a guess about the culprit, Zhao Jiuge, Zhao Jiuge naturally wanted to find out about this strange point.
"No, since several things have happened in the past two days, no one dares to take the child with them today, but they still encountered poisonous hands." Liu Fangliang shook his head quickly and said hurriedly, for fear of affecting Zhao Jiuge's judgment.
Zhao Jiuge pursed his lips and did not speak, thinking in his mind. Combining all the clues, the information that Zhao Jiuge can deduce so far is that there are probably sea beasts with unknown cultivation in the sea. They like to swallow the essence and blood of children. He can judge his own strength. It's not too high, and the reason why so many people were killed today, and the methods were bad, was probably because there was no food, and some of them were angry because of shame.
Seeing a group of villagers, including Alian, treating himself as the savior, Zhao Jiuge's mouth twitched a little, and then he said softly to the people who were looking at him, "I'll go to sea to investigate the situation first."
Zhao Jiuge couldn't bear to let these villagers be disappointed. After saying these words, he stood up from the ground regardless of the fact that the night had completely turned dark. White aura surged around his body, and the next moment he shot towards the distant sea.
The white light was extremely dazzling in the night, but soon no trace of Zhao Jiuge could be seen.
Everyone looked at the direction in which the white light had disappeared, with hope and yearning in their eyes.
"No one should go to sea these days. If you don't want to die, go. Wait until the matter is resolved before going to sea. Those who have no food will first eat the stocks or provide relief." Uncle Liu said with a serious look. It's not a big problem if he doesn't go to sea for a short time. After all, The seaside is rich in material, and it will not affect livelihoods for a while, but it will not work for a long time. Therefore, there must be a solution to this matter, and now we can only rely on Zhao Jiuge. Many people are even beginning to rejoice, and they do not know Nanniwan. What good deeds have you done to have such a divine figure come here again
The villagers would not go too far out to sea to fish, so it would not be difficult for Zhao Jiuge to find the location. The night was already dark, and the ruined boats and corpses would naturally only have Zhao Jiuge in charge tomorrow, letting the villagers clean up and take a look at them. Let’s see if that mysterious sea beast will come out to do evil again.
The white light converged, and Zhao Jiuge stepped on the sword on the sea. Under the night, the sea was calm and calm, with the occasional roar of the wind. The wreckage of the destroyed ships was floating on the sea. Zhao Jiuge directly diffused his spiritual consciousness. No matter it was around or under the sea, he did not let go. There are some suspicious traces and gaps.