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"You guys are lucky. If you drift eastward for another day, you will reach the point where ghosts cannot return. At that time, even the gods of the wilderness will not be able to save you two."
Three hundred years ago, the commercial routes on the Yunhai Sea were almost monopolized by the Dongzhou people, and the countries in the south had to open up new routes to bypass the Dongzhou people's fleet to do business. Among them, a six-ship Bolang caravan explored westward for a year. In the end, only one ship came back, and the rest of the ships hit the rocks at the same place—the land not only has many hidden rocks, but also many eddies, so it is called "Ghosts Can't Return".
The deserted island where Hai Lian and Fang Tinglan were at that time was only a hundred and twenty nautical miles away from the ghost. No wonder there were no caravans around, and the box of supplies they found must have drifted out of the shipwreck. Hai Lian wrote down the location, made a cross on the map with a charcoal pencil, and put the paper into a waterproof tube. At this time, the ship was heading northwest with full sail and smooth wind. Not far away were merchant ships intertwined. The blue sea was calm and the sky was cloudless. The turmoil in Sand Ghost Bay ten days ago seemed to be just a dream.
Kunji sighed facing the sunlight: "Without Fecona, everyone will have to go back to the way they were before."
"before?"
Kunji exhaled smoke rings, leaned against the bow of the ship and raised her face, with red flowers fluttering on her temples: "In the past... before, we were headless flies. Everyone occupied a piece of land and fished for a little oil and water behind the navy's ass." She said Here he couldn't help but smile, "I always thought you were an old Jianghu, and I forgot that you didn't stay at sea for long."
"Since it's hard to get along at sea, would you like to go back to shore with me?" Hai Lian suggested.
Kunji sneered: "With you? I don't want it. My mother is the woman of the Sea God, and she died in the arms of the Sea God." She straightened up, "Are you going back?"
Hailian glanced at Fang Tinglan not far away. The other party has now changed into a clean sailor suit, which doesn't fit well, with patches on the shoulders and ribs, the trouser legs that were originally cut at the ankle have been lifted to the calf, and the wrist is also short. He is teaching two boys to use a knife. His left hand is still wearing a bandage, which still does not damage the calm elegance of the man when he raises the knife with his right hand to chop, chop and stab.
"Yeah." Helian said.
Kunji also followed his gaze, and the woman hesitated for a moment: "Are you sincere with this man or just for fun?"
"I'm sincere to everyone. As for him..." Hailian clicked her tongue, "As for him, I don't care."
"Did you sleep with him?"
Hailian almost choked on her saliva: "Why did you ask this suddenly? I'm not that good with him..."
"You haven't slept before, so why are you so desperate!" Kunji exclaimed, "I have slept with so many men, but I can't do it for them alone on the Poseidon...then if I If you don’t come to save you, are you planning to die in love with him on a desert island?”
"I didn't think about it that much." Hai Lian shook his head, "He risked his life to save me, so I will risk my life to save him; if he treats me well, I will treat him well."
"Just put your wit in your body and mind into your mind!" Kunji wished she could knock the pipe in her hand on Hailian's head, "My mother only reminded you because you are a friend. You are not on the same side as us, you can sleep with him and have a good time, there is no need to treat this kind of person with sincerity."
Hailian couldn't help laughing: "I already knew about your reminder, and my friends on the shore also said so. But I know that he is still different from those people, so I want to try." He paused, " Trying him is also testing myself."
"Damn it, I don't know where your confidence comes from." Kunji raised her eyebrows and bulged her cheeks, leaned over and sprayed a puff of smoke viciously on Hailian's face, and turned back on her tinkling iron boots. into the captain's cabin.
Fang Tinglan at the other end had already finished teaching the knife. He patted the boys' heads, watched them leave with cheers, and then rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Hailian: "What are you talking about?"
"Talking about you."
"I."
"Talking about you is not a good person, you can't be trusted." Hai Lian said bluntly, "Persuade me to dump you after playing with you."
Fang Tinglan was overjoyed, he blinked at Hai, and said in a playful tone: "Husband, don't be that heartless and heartless man!"
This time Hailian couldn't hold back his smile, his thin lips showed neat teeth, Fang Tinglan wanted to kiss him again.
"Helian."
"Ok?"
The man's tone was solemn and serious, "Do you want to go back to Dongzhou with me?"
Helian stopped laughing.
"I was thinking about this as early as last year, but at that time it was because I wanted to use you, and I was uneasy." Fang Tinglan expressed calmly, "But it's different now, I want you to go back with me because I want to I want to take you to see the land you have stepped on before, and I also want to take you to see the places you have not been to."
"Suyuefang is still open. There is a branch in Chijincheng. In addition to the signature sweet-scented osmanthus candy and red bean cheese, there are also new assorted ice bowls, red bean and chestnut cake; I have been to the former residence of Mr. Zhuan Sun in Yinshan , the old man has passed away, but I have kept the house and asked the peasant woman at the foot of the mountain to clean it regularly; I also want to take you to meet my parents." Fang Tinglan's voice was stirred in the sea breeze, with the warm sun of early spring "My mother died in the enemy camp, and my father died in an unjust prison. I couldn't find their bones, so I built a tomb for them to be buried together. I planted a few plum blossoms next to them—my mother likes plum blossoms. Will like you too."
"But my sister, and..." Hai Lian stammered, "They've been dreaming for a long time."
"You can come back at any time. As I said, if I want to protect a person, I will never imprison him. You want to go back, leave, or stay, it's up to you, but no matter how long a ship has been floating on the sea, there will be The harbor where we live, isn't it." Fang Tinglan said, "I want to be that harbor."
He seldom makes long-term agreements and promises with others. Fang Tinglan understood very early on that these things are too easy to overthrow in the cycle of the world, so he only expressed his intention as a seemingly casual but extremely solemn invitation .
Anyway, he still has many years and patience, so he is not in a hurry.
"Does Chi Jin have any good wine?" After a long silence, Hai Lian asked in a low voice.
Fang Tinglan smiled: "Yes. There is a kind of wine called 'Hua Violin Spring'. It is graceful and beautiful when you first drink it, and then it is cool, like a peony in the cold spring. This wine is the best brewed in Taipinglou. There are only fifty altars - if you want to drink, I will ask them to keep one altar."
The little pirate raised his head slowly, and nodded to Fang Tinglan: "Okay."
82.
The Black Mint was on the most-wanted ship in the Tisu Kingdom, and could not stop at Hongliu Port, so they were sent to Xiaoye Dock—the wounded Kunji rescued were all in Kaqili Bay, and she had to go there to take care of them take care of. Just as Hailian was about to get off the boat, Kunji called him again.
"Let him go back to shore with you." Kunji held Ake's shoulders and pushed him forward, "This kid is too bad a sailor, I don't want it."
"What's wrong with me!" Ake yelled unconvinced, "And I'm still learning? The white dog guy can't swim yet, I can't beat him no matter what—"
Kunji covered the boy's chattering mouth, but kept looking at Hailian. She repeated: "Let him go back to shore, the captain is dead, and the only man I can trust is you."
Hailian is not a fool, he understands what Kunji means - Ake never belonged to the sea from the very beginning, and his destination should not be the belly of a fish or the gallows. The young man stretched out his hand to her: "Leave it to me."
Kunji grinned, she pushed Ake forward, the boy staggered and nearly fell off the plank, and Hailian pulled him again.
"I'll send his sister over at that time, so I'll trouble you."
"No trouble."
The captain of the Black Mint raised her eyebrows. She took off the red flowers on her sideburns, wrapped her handkerchief around the flower branches, and threw it towards Hailian. The petals were pulled away by heavy objects and fell into Hailian's hands After a flick, it bloomed again in his palm, Hai Lian took off the handkerchief tied on the flower branch and opened it to see that it was a small handful of silver coins.
"This kid's resettlement fee, my mother will let you run errands for nothing!" The woman's blond hair spread out, and she smiled at the two of them in the sunset, and they disappeared over the side of the boat. With the sound of a whistle, the iron anchor at the stern was raised inch by inch, the long sail was lifted, and the narrow long paddle boat set sail to where it was supposed to go.