Taishi

The afternoon sun is very poisonous, because the crabs on the hot pan are hot and round.

My eyelids were so tanned that I struggled to open my eyes, my vision was hazy, and I could vaguely see the sun and white clouds, and occasionally a few seabirds flew by.

There was a gentle breeze, and it was a little cold.

Can feel the cold and think that I am still alive?

I tried to move my body, and there was a sudden sway under my body, I looked down and was so frightened that I couldn't move, and broke out in a cold sweat.

The sea is endless, the water is clear and bright, but the whales that keep jumping up are really frightening.

They bared their sharp teeth and jumped straight towards me with fierce little eyes.

I was hung on a fishing net and couldn't move. Blood slowly dripped down my calf into the sea water.

Smelling the fresh blood, the whales became more and more crazy. One by one, they jumped up and bumped into the hull of the ship.

I tried my best to cover the wound on my leg with my hands, but the wound was too deep, and blood slowly seeped out from between the fingers.

After a while, many people heard the sound and came. When I saw someone coming, I hurriedly called out for help: "Help, help..."

The boatman ordered some sailors to rescue me from the fishing net, and then worked together to drive the whale away.

The boatman is an elderly man who looks kind but does not speak kindly at all.

"You... are a monk?" There was still a bit of disgust in his kind eyes.

He was wearing the same monk's robes when he was exiled, and he has been wearing the same clothes for the past few days recuperating from injuries. Could it be that he is prejudiced against monks?

I coughed a few times and felt that my throat was about to smoke. I sincerely looked at the trembling monk's robe and said, "I think you misunderstood. This suit was given to me by a kind monk."

"Why did he give you clothes?" The boatman looked suspiciously.

I managed to sit up from the ground, and I said sincerely: "When I was young, I lost my parents and lived in poverty. I once met a monk who gave me this monk's robe out of compassion and kindness. Who would have thought that I stumbled while walking?" fell off the bridge."

The boatman looked left and right, and his doubts did not diminish. He asked everyone: "Have we passed any place with a bridge?"

Everyone pondered for a moment, a young sailor said: "Captain, we did pass a broken cable bridge yesterday."

"En." The boatman nodded thoughtfully, and he turned around to look at me and finally returned to the original kindness in his eyes, "Hurry up and help this poor child in."

"Yes."

The boatman was really a kind old man, he not only gave me food and drink, but also gave me a new set of clothes.

After sleeping all afternoon, most of my energy recovered at dinner time, my breathing was still a little short and messy after panting quickly, and I went to the deck to blow a cool breeze, and a breath of cool air entered my lungs, causing another burst of heart-piercing pain in my heart.

"You're still in good health, it's better not to blow the cool breeze." Tong Liu came out with a cloak.

Tong Liu is the son of the boatman and I am about the same age as me. I heard from the sailors that Tong Liu is the youngest son of the boatman but he is the most courageous one.

He took the cloak in his hand and thanked him, he came to me and stood beside me: "Is your leg okay?"

Pulling my dry lips, I said, "Small injury."

He grinned, and there was some inexplicable sadness on his dark face.

Thinking of the questions in my mind during the day, I was silent for a while, then turned to ask him: "Does your father hate monks very much?"

As soon as I finished speaking on my side, he immediately made a silent gesture to me: "You must remember to hold back and mention the names of monks or monks in front of my father."

I was very puzzled, and in order to thoroughly understand the ins and outs of the matter, I asked again: "Why is this?"

He looked around and whispered to my ear, a little mysteriously: "Because my mother left us and ran away with a monk, so my father really hates monks."

I see……

I guess it was because I was thinking about the past, so I felt a little dull in my heart. Seeing that Tong Liu was silent, I deliberately pushed him to change the topic: "By the way, where are you going?"

Looking at the calm sea in the distance, Tong Liu seemed to yearn for it: "Although father never mentions mother in front of me, I know in my heart that father has always been worried about mother, and this time father will take me to Luoyang. Guoducheng said it was fishing along the way, but I guess the fishing is fake looking for a mother to be real."

"That's pretty good, what! You... are going to Luo Country?!"

It should be because I react too much Tong Liu is a little confused, he smiled and patted me on the shoulder: "What's the matter? Do you also want to follow us to the capital city of Luo Kingdom to gain knowledge?"

Thousands of thoughts surged in my heart, I silently tightened my sleeves and forced a smile: "It's really a coincidence, I have to visit an old friend on this trip, so I can't accompany you to Luo Kingdom."

Tong Liu looked disappointed.

I continued to laugh until my chest hurt again: "It's nothing, we will meet again if we are destined."

"It's such a pity. I think you're pretty nice and I want to make friends with you." Tong Liu shook his head regrettably.

I smiled at him a little moved: "Actually, we are already friends."

He smiled naively: "Yes."

On the second day, I bid farewell to Tong Liu, the boatman, and got off the boat.

All living beings, once again only myself is left.

Turning around to look at the way I came from and looking up at the way ahead, I can't help but feel a little confused. It's a choice after all.

After asking around, it is called Zhuzi Town, which is the only way to the border.

Taking the money given by the boatman, I found an inn to stay temporarily and thought about where to go next.

"Have you heard, have you heard, the Xiongnu and Luo Kingdom have completely fallen out!"

"how do I say this?"

"You haven't heard yet. A few days ago, the Huns sent people to urge the marriage. I didn't expect that the second prince of the Luo Kingdom would deliberately shirk and angered the Huns. I heard that Shan Yu of the Huns canceled the marriage in a fit of anger and threatened to join forces with the rest of the tribes to crusade against the Huns. Luo country."

"Why are the Huns so unreasonable?! The reason? There must be a reason for sending troops, right?!"

"Of course it's not keeping promises, etc..."

"Hey, we Luo people are going to suffer again."

As the speaker walked further and further away, the voice gradually disappeared, and the door next door was pushed open with a creak, and the woman's deliberately lowered voice could be vaguely heard: "I wonder if we can find him?"

The male voice that was also lowered was a little hoarse: "Yes."

The night was getting darker, and the door of the room was kicked open in the half-dream and half-awake room. Specifically, it was not kicked open but smashed open. It was a living body that smashed the door.

Seeing a figure falling in front of me in an arc shape, I woke up instantly: "Who is it?!"

The person in front of him was seriously injured and unable to speak, and the sound of someone fighting could be vaguely heard outside the room.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and chased out the door. Several figures were fighting together on the roof, and he could vaguely see the appearance of one person in the shadow of swords and swords.

"Zeng... Fan...?!"