There were still some reserved medicines and clean bandages on board the Black Mint. Hailian helped Fang Tinglan change the medicine again, and he was about to throw away the two dirty cloth strips, but the other party took them into his arms again .
"A souvenir of disaster." Fang Tinglan smiled.
"Instead of keeping the rags, you might as well think about what offerings to bring back when the time comes." Hai Lian said while putting the medicine bottle back into the box, "so that the Sea God won't ask you to collect debts in the future."
"Shouldn't we send it together?" Fang Tinglan bit the word "together".
Hailian snorted, but did not retort: "Then wait until after the spring."
"Row."
The two packed up their outfits and finally had a decent meal—Ake was the cook, and the kid was not a good sailor, but the meal was pretty good.
After Hai Lian drank half a bowl of soup, he asked, "By the way, how did you find it?"
When mentioning that night, Ake still seemed to have lingering fears. He wiped the stain on his handle and said: "Sister Kunji knows that if the people on our ship are caught up by Huang Fang's ship, they will die. After you boarded the Poseidon, she continued Circled with Yellow Fang at sea," Ake said here, pointing to a big hole near the nail plate that hadn't been repaired in time, "was hit by another heavy bullet. Later, my follower, Little Tallinn, thought of a way, Said that although we can't beat Yellow Fang, there are many people in the sea who can beat Yellow Fang."
"You played the semaphore?" Fang Tinglan said with a smile.
Ake nodded vigorously, "Huang Fang's prestige in Sand Ghost Bay before has become his life-threatening charm now!"
In a melee at sea, if there is a target, it is tantamount to a death sentence for that ship. Hai Lian was not surprised when he heard the ending, and only clicked his tongue regretfully: "He still owes me a finger."
"Then you may have to ask the big fish for this debt," Ake suddenly remembered, "By the way, Brother Hailian, you promised to teach me how to fight!"
"What's the rush when you get back to shore?" Hai Lian continued to ask, "What happened to the Banshee?"
Ake was silent for a while, then scratched his hair and said, "Then...it wasn't very good."
"The side keel of the Banshee was stuck on the ship's side of the Poseidon, and there was no way to break free. In addition, when the powder magazine of the Poseidon exploded, shells also splashed into the cabin of the Banshee. Those shells were completely different from our usual solid guns. It’s different, after smashing the cabin, it will explode again, so there’s also a fire here.” The boy’s voice became smaller and smaller, “The fire broke the main keel, so the Banshee also sank.”
The two people who listened quietly in front of Ake understood what this meant.
Countries have long stopped building galleons. Firstly, they are expensive to build, and secondly, they are troublesome to dispatch. It would be more cost-effective to use the money to build a fleet. Over the years, there are fewer and fewer large ships on the sea. The Tai One is dead, the Torrent is sunk, and the Twin Towers are lost in a storm... Only two pirates are still refusing to retire on the sea. Poseidon and Banshee.
That was something neither of them could see. Not long after he and Fang Tinglan boarded the small boat, the two giant ships sank together into the vast waves like twin sacrifices to the sea god, presenting a perfect performance for the curtain call of an era.
Ake was still narrating: "Everyone was stunned at the time. They didn't expect to die together. Mo Yiren was also terrified. They didn't have a few ships left. They turned their heads and wanted to run away, but they seemed to be caught by several A boat was intercepted, but unfortunately I was too far away to see who it was."
It's the Tisu people, and here comes the vultures picking up leftovers. Fang Tinglan slightly hooked the corners of his mouth.
"Sister Kunji asked us to quickly put the rope to rescue people, but those who fell into the water were too scattered by the waves, and not many people were rescued. By dawn, only more than 20 people were pulled up." Ake paused, "We rescued the first mate of the Banshee, but we couldn't find the captain. We only saw a piece of his clothes on a wooden pole."
"After dawn, we searched for survivors for a long time. Shagui Bay can't stay anymore, so we sent them to the nearest Kaqili Bay, where there is a medical clinic." Ake's voice was dry, "The wounded The heaviest was the first officer, half of his body was pierced with shrapnel. The doctor said that he might have to lie on the bed for the rest of his life. After sending people away, sister Kunji wanted to return to the voyage to find if there were any survivors, so she drifted on the sea again. It took two days before I saw the signal smoke from you."
Hailian's hands clenched into fists at some point. After Fang Tinglan noticed it, he stretched out a hand calmly, and slowly covered Hailian's white knuckles.
Someone on the deck was calling Ake's name. The young man sniffed and gave the two of them an ugly smile: "I'll go up first, you guys have a good rest."
The room was silent for a moment, and it was a long time before Hailian said softly, "It's my responsibility."
"no."
"I saw them clearly at the time... I should have dissuaded them, not listened to their arrangements." He breathed heavily. "If I had just told them not to get involved, they would have been free—"
"It's their choice, Hailian."
Hailian bit her lip sharply. He bit hard, and his lips were drawn inward, forming a straight line, only the fragility at the corners of his eyes became the only redness on his face.
Fang Tinglan sighed in his heart, he leaned over, and put a kiss on the blush: "This is not your problem." His kiss moved down a little bit, the kiss was gentle, but the words were not gentle enough, " And no one is free."
Hailian murmured: "I am, the Banshee is, and so are the people from Sand Ghost Bay."
"Don't be silly, kid."
He didn't want to end Hailian's self-blame and this argument in a more simple and rude way, such as a hug, a deep kiss, or a meaningless comfort. This is the flawless jade he found, and this is the first knife he has polished and carved. He must be gentle enough, but also hard enough.
"There is no freedom. As long as there is still a connection with the world, there is no freedom." Fang Tinglan rubbed his fingers on the other's chin, half-forcing him to stop pursing his lips. "I'm not a teacher in the school, and you are not my student. I don't want to tell you any big truths, but you have to understand that a farmer who is thousands of miles away and has nothing to do with the world will also have his life turned upside down because of the change of king. People Everyone is in the whirlpool, but the distance from the center of the whirlpool is different, whether it is a farmer, a king, a banshee, me, or you."
Hailian raised her eyes: "But I just want to protect the people around me."
"Ha, like you protect your sister? But if you really want to protect the people around you," Fang Tinglan's hand moved down from Hailian's neck little by little, without any intimacy, just as if confirming something, From the shoulder, to the upper arm, to the elbow, to the wrist, to the fingertips, "this distance is too short. It may protect your sister, but it cannot protect a ship or a bay. Between your arms, You can't even protect yourself."
"That's nice to say, what about you?"
"what?"
"If it were you, how would you protect someone?" Hailian asked looking directly at him.
"If I want to protect someone..." Fang Tinglan stared at the little pirate, with deep emotions in his dark eyes, "I will spread my wings and let him run amok, not lock him in my arms."
"I don't understand." Hailian shook his head.
"Then slowly understand. You can continue to use your body to carry out your protection," Fang Tinglan paused, then suddenly smiled, "At worst, I will accompany you."