Fall in love with the technology tree [Three Kingdoms]

"Ghost ship? Is Master Mi joking?" Zhuge Liang's surprised voice was blown away by the sea breeze.

Mi Zhu lowered his pale face, and the shadow of his hat almost covered his eyelids: "Ghost ship. When there is fog in April and blackbirds cry, it is the day when the ghost ship crosses the border."

Looking at the clear and cloudless sky, Zhu Weng put his hands on his forehead where his hair began to fall out: "It's going to be foggy. April [-]th, Ah Yu, come home." It's like a witch wishing to look at the other side.

Zhuge Liang thought it was just a seaside superstition, but he didn't expect that on the morning of April [-]th, the sea was really foggy.As time goes by, the fog becomes heavier and heavier, and even the breath can feel the condensation of water vapor in the nasal cavity.

The entire Qu County was plunged into an inexplicable panic.From fishermen to salt people, from aristocratic families to hawkers, every family has closed their doors.Not only are there no people on the reefs along the coast, even the streets and alleys of the county town are full of children playing and playing.Even if there are poor people who have to go out to look for food, their heads are wrapped in white cloth, and they walk in a hurry, not daring to stop and say a word.

In the mist like milk, the county town by the sea seems to be dead.At this time, Ah Sheng and his party, who were still walking on the street, seemed out of place.

Mi Zhu's younger brother Mi Fang personally led a team of family soldiers to escort him.Although the two brothers were not trembling like ignorant people, they still looked dignified.

The fog was cold and the dew was heavy, so Ah Sheng put on a fur cloak which was rare.Around her neck, the purplish-black fur was slick and slick, in stark contrast to the frayed fabric of her body.

This is also a helpless move.If you still wear a cotton cloak, it won't be long before the fog will make you damp, heavy and cold. "Since this is the case, there is no need to deliberately make trouble with your body in order to show the so-called frugality." A Sheng said while sweeping the water from Zhuge Liang's fur cap.

Zhuge Liang ran away a few steps, and then ran back. "Cao Zi, I have seen two millet balls and a bright red mahogany hairpin enshrined in front of the doors of many households."

They had already left the county at this time, leading to the fishing village by the sea, and the houses scattered in the fields on both sides of the road also had tributes at the door.The red paint on the wooden hairpin can still be discerned even through the thick fog.

"Patriarch Mi, what's going on?" A Sheng asked with his head tilted.

Mi Zhu trembled invisibly. "Cao Zi, it's a long story..."

"Then speak slowly."

The foggy sky was gloomy, and the sun was not visible, as if the day had not yet come, and the night would usher in the night again.

"When I was young, Qu County was still a prosperous seaport. It went north to You and Hebei, and went south to Yangzhou. The caravans were endless all the year round. Even Sanhan and Daoyi came here to sell their goods." Mi Zhu's voice sounded in the In the silent air, accompanied by the heavy footsteps of the guards, it was so clear and mysterious, "There are those who do business by sea, and there are those who rob roads by sea. Everyone knows about these business without capital. But Gao Wang is one of the ten permanent attendants, and his family is rampant, which is not something we poor families can afford to offend."

Zhuge Liang was very angry when he heard the words: "Did no one report this to the court?"

Ah Sheng pressed the child's head: "If there is no trouble, it means that the Gao family's advantage is still within the range of everyone's tolerance. While risking the risk of the jungle being preyed upon by the strong, it prospers, and this is roughly what the new business road looks like. Sheng It’s not easy for the people, rich or poor.”

Zhuge Liang said "oh", lowered his head, and then urged: "Is that ghost ship robbed by the Gao family?"

"That's not true." Mi Zhu smiled, and turned his smile back, with worry tinged between his brows, "The ghost ship is the ship that destroyed Gao's family."

"About 20 years ago, red pirate ships appeared on the sea, about six to seven feet long, with a pointed bow like a fishhook, and a speed as fast as lightning. All merchant ships that encountered them were invincible. Once If you lose, you will be forced back to the shore by them, and you will take all the goods on the ship as spoils of war."

"What?" Zhuge Liang interjected, "So the 'ghost ship' is a group of pirates."

After so many days, Mi Zhu has gotten used to Zhuge Liang's temper.He was a lenient man, so he was not annoyed at this time, but corrected him calmly: "At that time, there was no such thing as a ghost ship, and they were all called 'red bandits'. They were only regarded as powerful pirates. My father was with them We met each other at sea. His old man once told me that the original leader of the 'Red Bandits' was Yu Dayan, a one-eyed old man who was able to command eight red boats to cross the reef in foggy weather, which is very powerful."

"The first leader is Yu Dayan." Zhuge Liang repeated Mi Zhu's words, biting the word "first" very hard.

Mi Zhu touched Zhuge Liang's head in the same way as Ah Sheng, but Xiao Liang nimbly avoided him.He withdrew his hand embarrassingly, and continued: "Later, he became Chief Chen. Maybe he changed a few times in the middle, but when the Yellow Scarves caused chaos in the world, it was also when the Gao family was wiped out. The leader of the 'Red Bandits' was named Chen. .”

By this time, they had reached the fishing village where no one was there.Perhaps because of the proximity to the sea, the fog is getting thicker.But the fact that every household closes the door tightly and puts a red hairpin at the door is exactly the same as in the county.

"My father said that probably because of the meeting, he and his colleagues thought they were alive. But in retrospect, the red pirates only appeared on foggy or stormy days in April and November. It's a weird thing in itself." Mi Fang said suddenly.

Zhuge Liang shivered for a moment, and then showed a disgusted expression on his face. "Why did Mi Zifang speak so strangely?"

Mi Fang felt wronged: "It's not weird. Hundreds of members of the Gao family slept to death overnight without a trace of scars. Not even the dogs, chickens, or even the two birds raised by Mrs. Gao were spared. The boats of the Gao family , forty ships, large and small, also sank into the bottom of the sea overnight. And none of the soldiers guarding the city or the people in the city noticed it. Could this be done by human power?"

"Why can't it be done by manpower?" Zhuge Liang refused to accept. "Isn't it because the Gao family and the 'Red Bandit' are fighting each other, and the Gao family was defeated? As for the thing that you say is a ghost?"

"The 'Red Bandits' came and went without a trace, and were irresistible. At that time, the families of Qu County agreed to avoid going to sea in April and November. After several years, no one was robbed by the Red Bandits. That's why there is a saying of 'red boat crossing the border'."

Zhuge Liang held his chin: "It's really strange, they don't seem to come here for money - since you have already found a way to deal with it. How did the Gao family become enmity with the 'Red Bandits'?"

"It's probably related to Zhu Weng and that Ah Yu." Ah Sheng said suddenly.

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were terrified, their eyes widened, and they looked at A Sheng in disbelief, only to see her raise her hand forward, and in the mist in the direction of her finger, a flickering orange light kept dancing, As if the only way out in this white mist cage.

Mi Zhu took a deep breath and strode forward: "Zhu Weng, please wait for us."

There was no response from the other side.

He hurried forward a few dozen steps, and shouted twice: "Zhu Weng, please stay! Please stay!"

Finally, Zhu Weng's hoarse voice came from the direction of the lights: "Patriarch Mi, you shouldn't have come. The sea is dangerous."

Mi Zhu's figure had disappeared behind the fog, and the conversation between him and Zhu Weng could be heard faintly through the thick fog, as if they were negotiating something.

"Cao Zi." Zhuge Liang had already pulled A Sheng's sleeve at some point, "I just figured it out. The people in Qu County were afraid of the ghostly means of the 'Red Bandits' to kill Gao's family, so they renamed the 'Red Bandits'." It is called "ghost ship". And when the ghost ship crosses the border, close the door and place sacrifices outside the door. Since there are red mahogany hairpins for women in the sacrifices, it means that the Gao family's affairs were related to a woman .Combined with Zhu Weng's abnormal behavior, this woman is Ah Yu."

"We're just guessing." A Sheng said, "We still need to hear what Patriarch Mi and Zhu Weng have to say."

When the master and apprentice were talking, Mi Zhu had already done Zhu Weng's ideological work, and the two walked in this direction.When he got to a place where people's faces could be distinguished, Zhu Weng bowed to A Sheng under Mi Zhu's guidance.

"Mr. Zhonghua, I will borrow a few boats from my neighbors and take you across the sea."

"During the sea?" Ah Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, with a half-smile, "A-Yu came home, didn't she come back to shore?"

The corners of Zhu Weng's lips curled slightly, this subtle expression revealed his inner resistance, but he finally replied obediently: "The Cao family is the new owner of Xuzhou, you will know about this sooner or later. My daughter Ayu, Meet me every year on a small island outside Yuzhou Mountain."

Ten years ago, Emperor Ling was still alive.The Gao family of the eunuch family overwhelmed the sky in Qu County.Except for the strange red boats that occasionally appeared on the sea, there was nothing else that caused the Gao family any headaches.

However, fate quietly played the prelude to destruction at this time.

In the summer after a certain storm passed, the sun was shining brightly, and the waves receded, sending a comatose man to one of the few beaches in Qu County.The man was rescued by Ayu, the daughter of a fisherman's family.After more than a month of careful care, he fully recovered from the internal injuries he suffered in the storm.

The man left and disappeared into the sea behind Yuzhou Mountain. No one knew where he went.Only a blue and black whistle was left to his savior.

The man said that his surname was Chen, and he was a sailor on a beautiful big red boat.

Not long after the man left, the girl went to the city to sell fish, but was unfortunately attracted by the fourth son of the Gao family.What happened next was clichéd but real in the world. The dude wanted to occupy Ah Yu and become his No. 90 Seven or No. 90 Eight Tongfang Maid, so he took the girl into the mansion.The girl was tortured and had no way to ask for help. Finally, she jumped from the window of Gao's house near the sea.

She blew the whistle that the man left behind before crashing into the sea.A slightly low whistle pierced the night sky, and then, a miracle happened.

The sea was filled with thick fog, and big black birds flew from the sea, blocking the brilliance of the moon.The red pointed boats that shouldn't have appeared in this season appeared one after another on the sea like blood-sucked ghosts.

The following story has been continuously alienated in more than ten years of word of mouth, and several completely different versions have been formed. Some say that the crew on the red boat are all skeletons, some say that they are monsters with white mist at the mouth, and some say that The Gao family's blood was five inches high, and some said that the Gao family members jumped into the sea and drowned... There are different opinions.But the only thing that is certain is that after that night, there will be no Gao family.

Where justice cannot see, evil can only be eliminated with deeper evil.

The next day was still a sunny day with gentle waves.A red mahogany hairpin floats on the tide, reminding people in Qu County that the red sea boat will return again.