Chapter 283 A paradise on earth?

No matter how shocked we were, the old one-eyed man was so excited that he nodded repeatedly. He didn't know where he got the strength from. He turned over the guardrail and jumped onto the rescue boat very flexibly. He hugged the man named Qi Houzi and laughed loudly.

Brother Yaozi wanted to go forward to talk, but was stopped by my master. He looked at my master and saw that my master shook his head secretly, so he stepped back two steps and left time to Qi Houzi and the old one-eyed man.

I don't know if these two people are really loyal or just fake brothers. Anyway, at this moment, both of them were surprised and happy, with tears in their eyes, and they were just about to hug and jump.

After a long time, the two gradually calmed down.

Qi Houzi looked at the old one-eyed man with some doubts and asked: "Why are you here?"

"It's a long story, but at least God didn't abandon us!"

The old one-eyed man sighed, then came to his senses, pulled Qi Houzi back onto the broken fishing boat, pulled Shunzi, who was in a daze, in front of Qi Houzi, and said with a smile: "Monkey, don't you know who this kid is? Look, look carefully!"

Qi Houzi stared at Shunzi doubtfully. At first, he was a little confused, but then his expression gradually became solemn. He circled Shunzi several times, but his eyes gradually turned red: "You are... Shunzi?"

Seeing Shunzi nod, he hugged Shunzi again, tears came down. The big man had a bitter snot on Shunzi's shoulder, and said tremblingly: "We thought you were dead. We have been thinking about you for so many years, but it's a pity that we can't get out. Otherwise, we would have gone to find you early, otherwise we would be sorry for Brother Luo!"

"My dad..."

Shunzi swallowed a little more, and then asked in a trembling voice: "Is he... also on the boat?"

Qi Houzi was stunned, then sighed softly and patted Shunzi's shoulder hard.

"Impossible!!"

Shunzi's emotions were out of control in an instant, and he yelled: "My dad is the best among you, why did you all survive, but he..."

Qi Houzi was not annoyed, turned his face away, and said softly: "I know you are very uncomfortable. If you want to blame, blame Uncle Qi. We dragged your dad down. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have survived..."

Shunzi pushed Qi Houzi away. Seeing that he was too emotional, I hurried over to hug him and dragged him to the back. At first, he was still struggling, but when he saw that he couldn't struggle anymore, he gradually gave up and just kept sobbing. The cry sounded like the wailing of a ghost, which was very creepy.

Seeing this, I sighed in my heart. I understood his feelings very well. If you have not lost your father, you will never know how heavy the word "father" is. It is always difficult for father and son to be so concerned about each other. Even in relatively ordinary days, father is the biggest disaster. But once you lose your father, you will find that the sky has collapsed, and the torrent of the world is rushing towards you, pressing you to breathe, as if the end of the world is coming. Only then will you suddenly realize that he has resisted so much for me.

I wanted to comfort him a few words, but I felt that what I lost was not as painful as his. After all, my father is not dead yet, he just fled and disappeared. There is still a glimmer of hope. He is left with despair, and everything he says is a little pale. In the end, I just patted his shoulder gently and put the remaining half pack of cigarettes and lighter into his hand.

At this time, he may need this.

At this time, Monkey Qi also gradually calmed down. He glanced at my master and the others, then looked at the old one-eyed man, and said hesitantly: "These guys... don't look like your crew members?"

"How could I have that fate!"

The old one-eyed man smiled bitterly: "Actually, I followed them to do business and got stuck here."

Monkey Qi said "Oh" without much reaction, and looked at us from head to toe. My master stretched out his hand and said that the meaning was very clear. Sit down and chat. You have been here for a long time to get along with each other, and we are still standing there like fools. You should finally solve our doubts.

Monkey Qi smiled heartily, asked the other two men to stay on the rescue boat, and sat down in front of us.

He and the old one-eyed man were old acquaintances. At this moment, the two of them cooperated very well, and they explained the whole thing clearly.

It turned out that these two people were from the same village! !

We already know the way to get promoted in the Hai Gang. It is actually a pyramid model. There are many grassroots fishing villages below, and talented people are selected from them to enter the headquarters for training. Old One-Eye and Qi Monkey were childhood friends and had a very good relationship. Unfortunately, Old One-Eye was not talented, and was just a mediocre material like me. It was just that I met my master, but he didn't have my luck, so he could only stay in the village. Qi Monkey was very talented and was eventually selected into the Hai Gang headquarters, and the fate of the two diverged.

Because of his excellent performance, he was finally spotted by Luo Songyuan, the most dazzling new star in the Hai Gang at that time. From then on, he followed Luo Songyuan to travel all over the country, and was promoted to the first mate by Luo Songyuan all the way. Finally, they got lost in District 17 together.

"You can see that this is not a dead place."

Qi Houzi spread his hands and sighed: "It's just that before entering here, we encountered many mermaid attacks. Those mermaids only attacked outsiders. Many companions died at that time, including Luo Ge, who died in battle. If he hadn't killed many mermaids in one breath, I'm afraid none of us would survive."

Zhang Xinya keenly caught the key in his words and immediately asked: "You said that mermaids only attack outsiders, which means that there are still natives here? And you can sail safely here now because you have joined these natives?"

"This statement is not accurate. They are also outsiders. Like us, they accidentally fell into District 17. After a long time, they became natives!!"

Qi Houzi said: "Unexpectedly, there is such a magical place in the world. The sea is empty under the sea, and the seawater pours in to form an underground sea. That's not all. There is an island in this sea, and many people live there!!"

At this point, he smiled, and seemed to be very satisfied with the life here!

In his words, those mermaids live in this underground sea. They are the only creatures that can go out. When the crack opens, they will go upstream and appear on the surface. He feels that the attack of the mermaids is not a malicious killing, but a test. Only those who have passed this test are qualified to reach the other side of the underground sea.

I thought about what those mermaids did, tearing living people apart, and even some crew members had obvious bite marks on their bodies, and their flesh and blood were eaten. What kind of test is this?

Qi Houzi seemed to see what I was thinking, so he smiled and said to me: "The ocean is the cruelest place in the world, where the strong prey on the weak, and the assessment is not just a game, it can really kill people!"

My master then asked: "What kind of place is that island?"

"I don't know much about it."

Qi Houzi said frankly: "They say that it is the residence of the gods."

He described that the island looked like a volcano, but it was very large. People like him could only live on the surrounding circular beaches. They cultivated farmland there and planted a kind of plant unique to the island. It does not require sunlight and is irrigated with salt water. After it grows, it can be ground into powder and eaten. It is a bit like wheat outside, but the things made have their own salt, which is amazing. They also built houses and docks there, and even mined fuel, but it was very limited. There are no fish in this sea area. The sea is the world of mermaids, so their frequency of going out to sea is not very high. It is like patrolling, and they send out several ships every time to search for people who accidentally break in here.

As for the central area of ​​the island, it is a dark forest. No one knows what is in the forest. Some people have walked in, but never came out.

Therefore, the central area of ​​the island has become a taboo place.

This island has existed for too long. Since humans were able to sail out to sea, people have often gotten lost here. These outsiders have settled on the island early. The central area of ​​the island is still a mystery. Over the long years, countless people couldn't help but walk in out of curiosity, but none of them came out. However, there is a saying among these outsiders - there are gods in the center of the island!

No one knows where this saying comes from and when it originated, but everyone knows this legend!

Lao Bai looked at Qi Houzi with a strange look in his eyes: "You look like you are satisfied with life here?"

"We are all from the Hai Gang!"

Qi Houzi sighed lightly, with a bleak look on his face: "I am tired of killing, and it is really good to have such a place to spend the rest of my life. If there is any regret, there is also..."

After a pause, he glanced at Shunzi not far away, and finally did not continue.

"Is this island the legendary Penglai Island? Did Guo Xun come out from there? And he returned there with Yang Guifei's body?"

Zhang Xinya said to herself, looked at my master, and said: "Shouldn't the legendary fairy island be full of fairy spirit? Why do I feel so gloomy and full of death!"

To be honest, I feel very strange too!

Listening to Qi Houzi's description, their lives seem really peaceful and happy.

But this kind of happiness exists in such a place, which seems illusory and weird!

How to say it...

This feeling gave me a sense of déjà vu. I thought about it for a long time before I suddenly realized where this familiar feeling came from.

I remember that my teacher taught me Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring", which was written like this.

"At first it was very narrow, but only people could pass through. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly became open. The land was flat and spacious, with houses in order. There were fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboos. The roads were connected, and the chickens and dogs could hear each other. There were people working in the fields, and the men and women were dressed like outsiders. The old and the young were all happy and contented."

How similar is all this to here?

We passed through a canyon in the sea and entered a place isolated from the world. This place seemed to have such a paradise!

However, Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Spring was a pipe dream. Does this place... really exist?

I looked at Qi Houzi and felt vaguely that something was wrong.

It was too beautiful and too safe! ! !

As far as I know, there is no such place in the world! ! ! !

An intuition told me that there was something strange here.

My master seemed to be unaware of this. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Our boat is broken. It seems that we have to take your boat to take a look there."

Qi Houzi was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "Then let's go now? Believe me, you will definitely like it there!!"