Yin Yang Tomb Raider

Chapter 70
For a moment, the world was vast, the wind and cloud changed color, and the scene in front of me became blurred. The small fishing village not far in front of me almost disappeared in front of my eyes, and I couldn't see it clearly at all.

Lao Jiu leaned leisurely on the driver's seat: "Southerners say that if you encounter water, you will grow up. We are going to develop."

Although it is a small fishing village in the south, the road is well-built and very flat. There is a field between the road and the small fishing village. There are many vegetables planted in it. Under the invasion of rainwater, the weak plants have shown extraordinary resistance. I opened the water and took a few sips: "It's not hair when it comes into contact with water, how come it looks like a blow."

"Hey, look..." Meng Luo suddenly became excited, pointing to the sea and said, "See what's going on there?"

The place Meng Luo pointed to was farther than the fishing village. It was a place where the sea and the sky were all in one color. When the rain fell, the sea also rose with mist. The rain in the south came and went quickly, and it stopped immediately. But the cloud of mist did not mean to dissipate, it was still rising, and finally I looked back, I found that some old women came out with baskets, about seven or eight, and it was very difficult to even walk. Still carrying a basket, walking towards the beach...

Lao Jiu started the car without saying a word, and drove directly towards the sea. The sound of the motor caught the attention of several old women. They stopped and turned around curiously. When they got closer, they saw that the basket contained some paper money and incense. There were some gold ingots and candles, I was startled, the car stopped, Lao Jiu rolled down the window, first asked in Mandarin where the mothers-in-law were going, seeing that the other party could not understand, Lao Jiu directly used The southern dialect is very fluent. Meng Luo and I were completely stunned and couldn't understand a word!

The old woman spoke very slowly, and her hearing was not good. This exchange was quite time-consuming. After a full quarter of an hour, Lao Jiu ended the conversation and watched the old women leave. Lao Jiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Ge Laozi's , These old ladies don’t always answer my questions directly, but I’m so worried.”

I couldn't help laughing: "It's like this when we get older. When we get old, we probably won't be able to escape. Let's get down to business. What did you hear?"

"They went to the beach to worship, and they said that the sea god appeared every time after the rain." Lao Jiu looked at the sea, the fog had not dissipated, just like the thick fog slowly thinned, but still It pulled away a little bit, and then faded. The whole process was quite slow. The rain had stopped for a long time, and the sun had come out, but the fog was still there: "That place is a famous local scenery, but there are also some evil spirits, saying that every year Someone died there."

"Is this why the old women want to worship?" I asked Lao Jiu, "Do you believe in God?"

"I don't believe it." Lao Jiu said: "I believe in ghosts and souls, but I don't believe in any gods. People should be their own masters. However, there must be demons when things happen. There is something interesting in that place."

"Going over?" I asked.

Lao Jiu patted his head: "It's not enough to go in just relying on the words of a few old women, let's go to the county first."

"Why?" I asked.

"Check the county annals. If any weird things happen, there will be records in the county annals." Lao Jiu said: "First find a way to borrow it to see what monsters have happened in this place before."

After Lao Jiu finished speaking, he turned the car and headed in the opposite direction. The so-called county annals are records that specifically record the history, geography, customs, people, culture, education, products, etc. of a county. It is not difficult to record. Lao Jiu found relevant He seems to be very familiar with this place. When I was reading the county chronicles in the library, I asked him: "Have you been here before?"

"Not only have I been here, but I have lived in the next county for half a year." Lao Jiu said: "I used to drive by here often, but I never came in."

No wonder he can speak in dialect, Meng Luo coughed: "Can you take a closer look."

Well, I’ve been reprimanded, Lao Jiu and I stopped chatting, carefully studied the county annals, and flipped through them one by one, especially focusing on the customs, which often recorded many strange things in this section, and finally, Lao Jiu’s fingers stopped. Come down, click on one place: "Look here, during the reign of Kangxi, a foreign object appeared on the sea surface, the location is..."

Of course we are not familiar with the place names, but the county annals put all their effort into including a picture. Although it was only a few strokes, it was quite clearly outlined. On the surface of the sea, a foreign body, that is, a so-called monster, protruded from the head. The monster's appearance was drawn in a general way, and I couldn't see why, but the location was clear, it was where we came from!
"Undersea monster." Lao Jiu said softly, "It's interesting."

Looking back, in the period of the Republic of China, several strange things happened in this place. Several fishing boats disappeared inexplicably in this place. Since then, no fishing boat has gone there.

Lao Jiu said: "Sure enough, there must be demons in everything. This place is definitely unusual."

"Whether it's our destination or not, let's go and have a look." Anyway, it's looking for a needle in a haystack, starting from the place where there are demons.

"Wait, read it again." Meng Luo has turned another page of the county annals: "It says that there are forbidden women in the seabed, but it is just a folk legend. It is said that forbidden women can transform into any appearance, which is very confusing. It will tempt boatmen who go fishing to seek their own death, but it’s also said above, it’s just a legend, it should be fine.”

The last sentence of this guy seemed to be comforting himself, and I pressed his shoulder: "It's okay, you're here."

Meng Luo made a bitter face, and Lao Jiu closed the county chronicle: "Okay, let's go to this place."

Decided to go out to sea, we found a place to rent a boat, and parked the car in a small fishing village by the sea. When we heard that we were going to go out to sea, some old fishermen came out to remind us not to get close to that island. It is mentioned in the county annals, and it is also the place where the sea fog rises. Thank you for their kind reminder. We got on the boat. The boat is the oldest one. We have to paddle with bare hands. Putting on life jackets, we rowed towards the small island, where we planned to sleep overnight.

The sea water is very stable. Looking at the endless sea surface, I suddenly thought of the unknown number of bones buried in the bottom of the sea. I couldn't help but feel a chill. Sensing my discomfort, Lao Jiu said: "Don't think about the things below, paddle well."

The oars slid across the water, and the boat moved forward steadily, with a slight ripple. Looking at the water pattern behind me, the bad thought came again. I quickly accelerated, and the boat immediately approached the small island in the middle of the sea. Looking back, The small fishing village just now has become a small black spot...

The island is not big, with a visual radius of about ten meters. Apart from trees and grass, there are only some insects and snakes on the island. Now this season, when it is humid in the south, there are many mosquitoes. I found a tree and boarded the boat. , We started to set up tents, sprinkled insect repellant powder, and marked out a living area.

Everything is ready, we need to determine the specific area of ​​the sea, the sea fog naturally dissipated, Lao Jiu scratched his head: "Probably about 50 meters away from the island, probably? Look."

I glanced at the oxygen tank and the diving suit beside the tent. Tomorrow is the time to test our strength. The water skills of the three of us are all good, but diving is another matter. Monroe is already crying: "The seabed is terrible. .”

Before I could speak, Meng Luo suddenly gave a jolt and took out the compass. The pointer on the compass seemed to be bloody, and it was spinning randomly. Maybe it was induced by the compass, and I also felt cold all over my body. He spat on the ground, and the saliva drowned directly into the sand: "Don't be scary, okay, I don't know if it's a real reaction or I was scared by this compass."

"The reaction of the compass is true." Monroe looked around: "No, there must be something wrong."

"Gudong", there was such a sound in the sea water suddenly, I was nervous and stood up suddenly, looked at the sea surface, there was only one bubble left on the sea surface, floating on the sea surface, and then burst open with a "pop", splashing into the sea surface, Immediately disappearing without a trace, this little episode adds weight to the atmosphere.

Suddenly there was a "huhu" sound behind him, and he turned around to see that Lao Jiu was lighting a fire. After the flames sprang up, he slapped his hands: "Don't worry about it so much, eat well, drink well, sleep well, tomorrow is the real test .”

That's right, I was instantly relieved. With food, Monroe didn't care about anything. When we were about to set off, we threw a lot of meat and seafood on board, as well as seasonings, roasted them on the fire, brushed them Sprinkle the seasoning with salt, and the delicacy comes out. Lao Jiu even brought canned beer. Mengluo insisted not to drink alcohol. Lao Jiu and I drank together. With these delicacies, people who don’t know thought we were here for a picnic of.

Full of food and drink, we got into the tent and went to sleep, listening to the movement outside. At first, we tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep peacefully. Later, we didn’t know how we fell asleep. In the middle of the night, there was a burst of melodious crying outside. The sound woke me up from my sleep. I sat up and listened to it. There was no doubt that it was crying. I was in a daze for a moment, and suddenly thought that I was on an island, so I woke up!
"Old Nine, Meng Luo, wake up." I shook the two men beside me and motioned them to listen: "Did you hear, someone is crying."

Lao Jiu rubbed his eyes, yawned, and was immediately frightened by the crying: "No way, why would anyone cry in this damn place?"

Meng Luo has already opened the tent impatiently, it was pitch black outside, the fire had been extinguished long ago, only the moonlight was shining on the sea, and the moonlight and the sea reflected each other. If there was no crying, it would be a beautiful scene indeed.

If Lao Jiu can also hear it, it means that it is not my ears. Lao Jiu listened for a long time, and then said with certainty: "It came from the sea. Don't be too nervous. The sea contains everything. There is everything, don't be nervous."

(End of this chapter)