By evening, the sky was completely overcast. The leaden clouds were so low that they seemed to be rolling down the next moment. Below the sea has become a deep black blue, fierce sea breeze rolling waves, again and again to impact the hull. The huge wind and waves cover up the voice of the people, and between several ships, they can only rely on voice roaring and hand gestures to transmit information.
The sails of all the ships had been lowered, and most of them had gone into the cabin. Only Xiao Zhige was still on the deck, listening to the soldiers report the real-time situation of several ships. At this time, ten ships had been arranged in a square array, with the main ship in the middle and the auxiliary ships guarding around. Ships are connected by iron ropes with thick legs, and the connected ships rise and fall with the waves.
The last one who checked the cable sent back a message: "all checked, no looseness!"
At this time, the sky has been hit by the big rain, first one by one hit on the deck, and soon became a piece, into the trend of pouring. Xiao Zhige pushed an Changqing into the cabin and continued to give a final command in a deep voice: "everyone should withdraw to the cabin immediately, bolt the cabin door, and try to find a fixed place to catch. Before the storm stops, you are not allowed to walk around!"
After that, he made a few marching flags with the army flag to make sure that all the people were back in the cabin, and then he got off the deck and went back to the cabin.
When he came in, an Changqing tied up the cabin door, took a suit of dry clothes and told Xiao Zhige to put them on quickly - just outside for a while, Xiao Zhige was all wet.
Time is urgent, Xiao Zhige directly took off his wet clothes, quickly changed them, then took out a strong rope and tied them on his and an Changqing's waist. An Changqing tugged at the rope and didn't move. Although her waist hurt a little, she was a little relieved.
The rain outside became louder and the hull began to heave violently.
"Sit here and I'll hold you." Xiao Zhige was afraid of him. He leaned back against the bed, pedaled on the cabin panel and motioned an Changqing to sit between his legs.
An Changqing sat down with his back against Xiao Zhige's warm chest. Xiao Zhige gave him a kiss on the red lines behind his ears and said in a deep voice, "don't be afraid."
After that, he put the rope connecting the waist of the two people through the hollow place at the head of the bed, wrapped it in his palm for several times, held him firmly, and hugged him in a very affectionate posture. Then he said, "well, as long as the boat doesn't turn over, we'll be fine."
An Changqing leaned against his chest, felt his steady heartbeat, and gave a gentle "um". No one said what to do if the boat capsized. In this vast ocean, the storm is raging. If the boat really capsizes and the ropes around their waists are so tightly tied, they will die, even if they want to die together.
Xiao Zhige obviously had the same idea with him, and they leaned together in silence. The ropes held them together with the bed, and they bumped up and down with the whole boat. It was completely dark outside, there was no light in the cabin, and it was dark as far as I could see. But the wind and waves outside were getting louder and louder. At the beginning, it was normal. At the back, it was like the roar of a giant beast. Occasionally, there is dazzling lightning, which cuts through the darkness and shines in from the cracks, bringing a trace of light.
The sound of wind, rain, waves and thunder mingled for a moment. After listening for a long time in the dark, it will gradually produce a sense of emptiness that these sounds are gradually disappearing. Only the heavy breathing sound and the stuffy heartbeat sound in my ears are still ringing.
An Changqing closed her eyes and tried to feel Xiao Zhige's temperature. But the storm was too cold. Sitting still, the body temperature dropped slowly, almost as cold as the room full of cold. Time is slower in the dark. There is a continuous sound outside. Only the ship is getting more and more undulating, which is even greater than galloping on a horse. It's like the whole cabin will turn over the next moment, and even the wooden bed behind the body will creak.
Xiao Zhige didn't say a word, but his breathing became heavier and heavier. An Changqing opened her eyes, but in the dark, there seemed to be no big difference between opening and closing them. In the dark, he fumbled to hold Xiao Zhige's hand. Xiao Zhige's right hand was wrapped with the rope that fixed them. The rough hemp rope was deep into the skin. The temperature of that hand seemed to be cooler than the sea water.
"Does it hurt?" The rope is too tight in the hand, the blood is blocked, and it becomes extremely cold. An Changqing fumbled to cover the back of his hand and rubbed his fingers gently.
"No pain." A man's deep voice came from the darkness, and his cool lips inadvertently rubbed his ears: "are you afraid?"
An Changqing shook his head and thought that he couldn't see. He said, "I'm not afraid of you."
The man then chuckled and continued to gossip with him.
I don't know how long it took for the sky to light up. On the contrary, there was a faint sound of wood breaking outside. It's creaking. I don't know what's broken.
Xiao Zhige diverts his attention by gossiping. Instead, he makes himself thirsty and licks some dry lips. He whispers, "here, I'm thirsty."
At this time can not drink water, an Changqing can only say: "then you don't talk, for me to tell you a story."
Xiao Zhige didn't answer, just said: "you turn your head over."An Changqing didn't know what he was going to do, so he could only turn his face by feeling. In the dark, two cold, slightly dry lips were kissing his lips. An Changqing's body trembled slightly and opened her lips to accept his invasion.
Outside, the sound of wood breaking continued. Inside, the two men were kissing with their chest against their back.
When the ship was bumping on the sea, it suddenly trembled, and the two of them also bumped heavily. Their teeth knocked on their lips, and the smell of salt filled their lips. Xiao Zhige gave a painful "hiss" and licked his lips for a long time. He just let him go, licked his broken lips and said with a smile, "I'm not thirsty. Here, tell me a story."
An Changqing gasped, leaned back on him and hit him with the back of his head: "I don't want to talk about it again."
"But I want to hear it."
Xiao Zhige held his waist harder and harder. In the dark, his palm had been abraded by the rough rope, and his skin was filled with dull pain. The shudder of the ship was bigger and bigger, as if something was pounding the ship. However, he just did nothing. He tried his best to pull the rope tightly, pedal the boat board and fix them, while grinding an Changqing to tell him a story.
An Changqing said it after all.
He thought about it and said, "I'll tell you a story about my past life. I was afraid that you would not be happy when I heard it. I never told you. Now it can be said He felt that if it really didn't work, he couldn't go with the secret.
Besides, he can live again, maybe Xiao Zhige can. With the company of the beloved, sometimes death is not too difficult to face.
"I told you before that the things I dream about and predict are not what I dream about." Speaking of the events of the last life, an Changqing's mood was very calm, and her voice was calm: "in fact, I have lived a new life. On the day you and I got married. "
"Rebirth?"
"Well."
"Who were you with in the life before you were born again?" Xiao Zhige asked sourly.
An Changqing rolled her eyes in the dark and said with a smile, "I should be with you."
Xiao Zhige nibbled at his neck: "what does it mean to be together?"
An Changqing told him the details of the two men's life in those years. All the time, he talked about the destruction of Yejing city. He made his own decision in Qiwu palace, and abandoned the crown prince to the imperial palace. An Changqing became a lonely soul wandering the world.
"So weak and incompetent, how could it be me?" Xiao Zhige frowned and said firmly.
An Changqing turned over the old account: "I don't know who went to the study to sleep that night."
This man has become more and more arrogant over the years, and he has forgotten what he did.
Xiao Zhige stopped talking. After a moment of silence, he rubbed his neck and said in a low voice, "if you hadn't chased me, maybe I would have made the same mistake again I'm just so timid. "
He is so cowardly and timid emotionally. At the beginning, if it was not for an Changqing's repeated initiative, maybe he would have avoided him and avoided him in the way he thought he was good to him. Just because he knew that he had a bad reputation, no one who had met him was not afraid of him. An Changqing's position in his heart is too special. Even if they don't meet again when they grow up, he still regards him as a bit of pure white covered with blood, as if he won't completely lose himself, and there is still a trace of hindrance in this world. He was too afraid to see the same fear as others in an Changqing's eyes, so he became a deserter first.
"Sorry, I didn't protect you in the last life."
An Changqing shook her head and said in a soft voice, "you see, that's why I didn't want to tell you before."
If Xiao Zhige knew the ending of the two men in the last life, he would be distressed and regretted, even though he in the last life had nothing to do with him in this life.
"I think it's good to have another chance. I won't miss you this time. " An Changqing thought and said to him slowly: "maybe the last life was just the wrong time, so God gave us the chance to come back."
"Such a rare opportunity, I don't think God will take it back easily." An Changqing finally said so.
Xiao Zhige gave a "well", with a little smile in his voice: "that's right. Here you are, the one who can be protected by heaven. We'll all be fine... "
The wind and waves seemed to have no end. They just hugged each other and talked. Even when their spirit was tight to the extreme, no one said they were tired first. They are like a light boat floating in the wind and waves. They depend on each other and support each other. In the dark, they are waiting for the dawn that will come.
……
I don't know how long after that, the tremor of the ship hasn't stopped, but there is a glimmer of light outside. The sound of wind, waves and rain gradually decreased, only the hull tremor became more and more intense.
An Changqing frowned and said, "this feeling It's like something's hitting the boat. " Although the wind and waves fluctuate, there is no such strong sense of impact.
Xiao Zhige had this feeling for a long time, but in the previous situation, even if something collided with the ship outside, they could not help but wait. At present, the sky is dim and the wind and waves are getting smaller. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll go out and have a look."An Changqing said immediately, "I'll go with you."
"good." An Changqing nodded heavily
"don't look, it doesn't hurt."
the wind and waves seem to be smaller, only the impact feeling of the hull is still strong. There were few things on the deck that they could support. They helped each other and went to the side of the boat. Looking down, they saw that the sea was full of huge black dorsal fins
as they looked down, they saw hundreds of dorsal fins moving rapidly, their gray and black backs coming out of the water, and "bang" hit the boat. One, two, three... Countless collided with each other, and the ship was shaking and crumbling
as he spoke, a bigger fish jumped out of the water with a sharp head and serrated teeth. Its tail fin beat the salty water and hit the cabin again. In addition to being bigger than Huai Rushan, the shark looks like a shark
an Changqing took another look at the sea, and the black dorsal fins stood on the sea like black vertical lines...
black vertical lines
an Changqing's eyes suddenly widened and lost her voice: "those black vertical lines! The black vertical line outside the chimaera tomb is these giant sharks. We're almost there
according to the chart, the chimaera tomb is an island surrounded by a circle of black vertical lines that do not know what it is. At that time, they speculated that most of them were defensive. Now, most of them are giant sharks. If the ship they chose was not strong, they would venture out to check it and wait for half a day in the second floor cabin. Most of the ship would be broken and leaking, and they would only be the food of these giant sharks
it's just that these giant sharks, who have tasted the flesh and blood, seem to be more excited and can't wait, and the number of ship collisions is becoming more and more
the helmsman heard the command and turned quickly away from the sunken ship. Several giant sharks failed to get the meat and turned to catch up with the boat. The officers and soldiers on the side of the boat were afraid to lead other giant sharks, but they did not dare to use the fire blunders rashly. They only urged the boat to go faster
in the burning sea area, there are still countless giant sharks rushing to bite the bodies of their companions. Huai Rushan, who squatted down against the wall of the boat to escape, stood up and looked at the burning wreck. He was shocked and said: "fortunately you have these gunpowder, otherwise you will be here today."
the flag changed on the ship, and the remaining nine ships raised their sails high together and went to the East