It is unrealistic to find a sunken ship in such a large lake, and it is not much better than finding a needle in a haystack.
Back at the temple, everyone was a little tired. Tomorrow is already the fifth day, and they plan to search again tomorrow, but if they can't, they can only go to the small fishing village first, maybe ask the weird village chief, maybe they can find clues.
Once again falling asleep with the heavy sound of the monster moving at night, Lou Fan actually slept soundly, never waking up once, and woke up the next day safe and sound.
The watch shows eight o'clock in the morning. Lou Fan is gnawing bread. When he sees the little Taoist priest who is dusting the statue, he grabs a piece of bread and hands him a piece of bread. "Children need to eat more to grow taller."
The little Taoist squinted his eyes and took the bread, showing his white teeth.
Lou Fan rubbed his head, turned his head to look at the murals on the wall, and sighed again.
"There will be a way, don't sigh." Qin Tan's comforting voice came from behind.
"Brother, what's wrong with this boat? You don't like it?" Sun Hai has become proficient in talking to Lou Fan in the past two days, and he blinked and looked at Lou Fan in confusion.
Lou Fan: "I like it, but I don't know where it is, I want to find it."
Sun Hai thought for a while, then lightly tugged La Loufan's sleeve, and whispered, "Brother, I know where it is, follow me."
Lou Fan's heart seemed to be seized by someone for an instant, and it beat unbelievably fast. He turned his face and shouted at Qin Tan, but the tone of his voice changed.
The two followed Sun Hai around and around, and soon came to a side hall. This side hall is very small, but there is a huge statue, which almost occupies the whole hall. The little Taoist went to the back of the statue, where there was only room for a servant to enter sideways. He went in and pushed open the secret door behind the statue.
Lou Fan: "..."
No wonder they couldn't find it, so it was hidden here
It was different from what Lou Fan expected. There is only one stone tablet inside the statue, and there are no other collections of books or scriptures. And the stele was exactly the record of the Shenzhou they were looking for.
A passage of polite words can be translated as follows: The Shenzhou sailed under the order of the emperor and passed through the waters of Laoye Temple. It encountered strong winds, waves, thunder and lightning, and was attacked by fish monsters. There were 3,000 people on board, and only one survived. The Shenzhou sank about 30 miles southwest of the center of the lake. There are countless rare treasures in the ship. I hereby record them. If someone comes to find them one day, I will tell you.
After Lou Fan finished reading it, he had only one thought: this really is a parallel world, if there are so many rare treasures on board, wouldn't the emperor send someone to salvage them? Or because of the fish monsters in the lake
In addition to a stone tablet, there is also a jumpsuit that looks like fish scales on the stone platform next to it. Lou Fan went over to pick it up and looked at it, and touched it lightly with his hands, it was really like fish scales.
"It's similar to the fish scales of fish monsters, but much smaller." Qin Tan said.
Lou Fan said, "Could it be left by the person who wrote the stele?"
The two looked at the little Taoist, and the little Taoist looked at them. Seeing that the two were looking at him, he pointed to the fish scale coat, "Here it is for you."
Lou Fan was overjoyed, "Really give it to me?" The little Taoist nodded.
Lou Fan accepted it bluntly, "Sun Hai, thank you so much."
Unexpectedly, not only did he get a clue, but he also got a piece of equipment. Qin Tan asked him to pack the clothes, and Lou Fan opened the backpack and put them in. This kind of thing does not need to be shared with everyone.
Lou Fan copied down the words on the stone tablet, and the three of them withdrew from the statue. Lou Fan walked to the front and bowed three times to the statue.
In the yard, Chen Shuyang, Wen Lang, and Zhang Xue appeared one after another. Seeing them, they said in unison: "Where have you been? I haven't seen any of you after searching for a long time. I thought you were dragged away by monsters."
Lou Fan smiled mysteriously, "Guess what we found?"
Wen Lang's eyes widened, "Damn it, it's not what I thought it would be."
Lou Fan smiled mysteriously, and shook the small notebook in his hand. Qin Tan also smiled.
When Chen Shuyang and Wen Lang stepped forward, they snatched the small book in his hand, Zhang Xue walked over, and the three of them read it together. Lou Fan copied all the words on the stele. Although they are ancient Chinese, they are actually not much different from the vernacular. After reading it, the three of them looked at the two of them in surprise.
"Where did you find it? We have been looking for it for so long, why did we suddenly find it today?" Chen Shuyang read it three times.
Lou Fan raised his chin and pointed at the little Taoist priest, "It's all thanks to Sun Hai, he led us to find it, otherwise I think we might not be able to complete this task."
When Lou Fan finished talking about how he found it, Wen Lang's eyes were about to fall out of shock, "I've never seen someone with such luck as you, are you cheating?"
Lou Fan shook his head, "If you want to look for it, you will definitely find it, but it's not so smooth, Liuli won't let us come to die."
It was true to say so, but even Zhang Xue looked at Lou Fan enviously. I thought to myself, next time, I must have a good relationship with the NPC. This is the role of the key NPC. When you don't know, you may be able to get key clues. You must not be careless.
Qin Tan stopped everyone talking, "Pack up your things and go back to the village to kill the fish monster."
Everyone stopped talking and joking immediately, and went to pack their things one after another. Knowing that they were going to leave, the little Taoist priest followed upstairs with a bit of reluctance on his face. Lou Fan could only touch his head, silently comforting him.
He can't do anything, he's just passing by.
A few people upstairs left some food for the little Taoist priest, and told him to ask the village chief to bring him food when he returned to the village. The little Taoist nodded silently, without any superfluous expression, as if he didn't care whether the village sent food or not.
The five of them parted ways with the little Taoist priest outside the temple, and when they walked halfway up the mountain, Lou Fan could still see the little Taoist priest standing where he was when he turned his head. At this moment, he felt that he was no longer an NPC, but a real person.
All the way back to the village, the five of them rested at the hut by the lake, but they didn't see Lin Manman and Gong Yi.
"Where did these two go?" Chen Shuyang put down his backpack and looked around. There were still some things belonging to the two of them in the hut. It was obvious that they still lived here.
"The village is not big. I'll look for it later, maybe I'll be back right away." Before Wen Lang finished speaking, he saw Gong Yi coming out of the village. When he saw the five people, he immediately smiled and trotted over.
"Brother Qin, Brother Lou, you are finally back." Gong Yi showed his big white teeth, looking pretty good. Pointing to the village, he continued, "Lin Manman will be back soon."
Lou Fan asked curiously, "What are you two doing? Are you not afraid of the people in the village?"
Gong Yi smiled wryly, "I'm afraid, I'm afraid I have to do the task, right? Let's inquire about the news in the village."
After they talked a few words, they saw Lin Manman running out of the village, very happy to see everyone there. "Brother Lou, are you all going well?"
Lou Fan smiled like an amiable elder, "You dare to inquire about the news alone, not bad." When he first came here, Lin Manman was still afraid and hid behind him.
Gong Yi and Lin Manman looked at each other with wry smiles on their faces. The two of them were afraid at the beginning, but it was difficult to stay in the hut by the lake all the time. Why don't they go to the village to find out the news, and they can help a little. At the beginning, the two of them were together, and when they encountered strange villagers, they would take a detour. Later, they realized that they were just looking at people and would not attack them, so they became more courageous.
Lin Manman cared a lot about the mother and daughter, so she stayed outside the door on the first day, going up to talk to the girl from time to time, and praising her for her skill in weaving fishing nets. Unexpectedly, when she came back the next day, the girl was willing to talk to her. When it comes to sacrifices, the girls said that they are also sacrifices. The small fishing village makes boys and girls sacrifices every year. Collect five people. Lin Manman found out the names of the other four people, and the girl's name was Coral.
In other words, there will be no offerings next year.
"She also said that another boy came to her and said that he had a plan to find coral in two days." Lin Manman told them everything he knew.
While Lin Manman was drinking water, Gong Yi also said, "We don't keep outsiders in the village. We can't talk to the village chief. We can only stay in the hut. At night, we don't dare to sleep at all. When everyone in the village is asleep We ran into the village and hid until the fish monster retreated into the lake, and we returned to the hut. By the way, the lake began to fog at night, when the fish monster appeared."
Unexpectedly, the two not only inquired about the news, but also noticed the differences. For the newcomers, this has already shown a strong psychological quality.
Both of them were very happy to be praised by five people. However, Lin Manman was suddenly depressed, "I searched everywhere, but I didn't find Xiao Yu, and I don't know where she went."
Lou Fan helplessly comforted: "Manman, everyone only needs to be responsible for their own life, and they are responsible for their own choices."
Lin Manman nodded. She knew this truth, but after all, she was a good friend. She just felt a little regretful and wondered if she could find someone to persuade her.
When it was just the two of them before, they were always worried. Now that the five-member team came back, Gong Yi and Lin Manman suddenly felt much more at ease, and even the hut felt more secure.
Qin Tan also admired Lin Manman very much, and said to her: "If Shanhu gets in touch with another boy, you'd better go together and find out what they are going to do."
Lin Manman nodded, "I've already made an agreement with Shan Hu, let her take me with her when the time comes."
Lou Fan fully affirmed her diplomatic skills, "Manman, if your diplomatic skills are in Black Scorpion, you will be of great help to them."
Speaking of the Black Scorpions, Lou Fan and the others didn't see them, and Lin Manman also said that they didn't see anyone in the village, and they didn't know where they were, and whether they found a way to complete the task.
"Since Lin Manman and Gong Yi have collected so much information, let's have a good rest in the afternoon, and there is still a battle to be fought in the evening." Qin Tan issued an order.
Knowing that they were going to kill the fish monster, Lin Manman and Gong Yi exclaimed, "What! You still want to kill the fish monster!"