Chapter 11
Chapter 11
The weather on the sea is unpredictable, the storm will come as soon as it is said, and it may go away as soon as it is just a stick of incense. This is exactly the case, even the most experienced old boatman at sea can't guess God's temper.The sailors on the ship are all busy. They adjust the bow and pull the sails in a very short time. It is not a wise thing to go in the rain now. The island is a safe haven for the ship. Dock the boat near the island.
Although Wangba Island is the closest to the fleet, there are many hidden reefs near it, which is not suitable for large ships to dock. Fortunately, Ruan Qiniang has hunted whales in this sea area for generations. Although she has not taken over this craft, she is familiar with this sea. They collectively sailed the fleet northward, and there should be an island in that direction enough for them to live.
The Zhaoyang siblings and the guards were arranged in the boat building. Ruan Qiniang didn't talk much, but she was very polite to others. She said that the storm would come and it would be cool, so she asked the boatman to bring some coir raincoats up, fearing that the storm would blow up Some people suffer from seasickness, so she prepared some patchouli, and after explaining each one, she hurried to the deck again.
Huan'an's mood is still very low, and Zhaoyang no longer persuades him. If the boys in the Tian family are all so fragile, then there is really no hope of restoring the country.
Although it was cold during the storm, it was very hot before the storm. Zhaoyang's face was dripping with sweat, and the hair on his cheeks was all tied together. The guards of Huan'an were not as strict as before, although He didn't take off his clothes, but he also opened a piece of his chest, and found something random in his hand to fan the wind.
Zhaoyang really felt that the building was a bit stuffy. Since the storm hadn’t come, she wanted to go out to have a look. She pushed open the door of the ship building and looked outside. Except for some clouds above her head, and sometimes a little rain, she still looked like a A calm scene.It was the occasional breeze that made her feel more comfortable.
Zhaoyang strolled on the deck, no one noticed her, there were busy sailors and boatmen everywhere, they performed their duties, which made her feel at ease.Standing by the side of the boat, Zhaoyang saw that the boats were already connected by iron chains, and that there were small boats behind each big boat, and the people on the small boats had already evacuated, so they should all go to the big boat.Zhaoyang looked at the direction he was going, and saw a small island standing on the sea, which was much larger than Wangba Island. There was a hill on top of the island, with dense jungle, and a stream flowing down from the hill. It must be the destination. .
"Princess, go in quickly." Ruan Qiniang came out from nowhere.
"I don't think... it's going to rain." Zhao Yang said, it is indeed so, at least now it seems that the sky is clear.
"The weather on the sea is unpredictable." Ruan Qiniang said, squatting down to fasten her leggings, and she continued: "The sky in the south is the harbinger of a storm. No matter if the rain comes or not, we must always prepare for it." It is good."
"It's right to plan ahead wherever you are." Zhaoyang said, and she pointed to the island and said, "We're going to the island."
After tightening her leggings, Ruan Qiniang stood up and looked in the direction Zhaoyang pointed, she said: "Only shelter from the rain near the island, not on the island."
Seeing Zhaoyang's puzzled expression, Ruan Qiniang explained: "After going to the island, the heavy rain will inevitably bring mudslides, and there is no shelter on the island, so we can only let the wind and rain blow, but this boat stops at the island. It’s different nearby, the island can keep out some wind, and there are hidden reefs near the island, which can also fix the anchor.”
Zhaoyang suddenly realized that there was a faint sound of thunder coming from the far south.
Ruan Qiniang was vigilant, she hurriedly said: "Princess, go in first, watch your subordinates, don't run around."
"Thank Qiniang for the reminder."
Ruan Qiniang was polite, so Zhaoyang was also polite.
Just when the conversation between the two stopped, Zhaoyang felt a gust of sea wind blowing, and the wind was a bit strong. Zhaoyang looked in the direction of the wind, and saw the clouds in the sky suddenly churned up, no match for the sea water below the boat. Half the difference, it rolls quickly with the wind, the scattered clouds gather together, as if a layer of cover has been added between the sky and the sea, but it is as dark as the night.Zhaoyang sighed in his heart, as Ruan Qiniang said, the weather changes only in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit the sea surface, the light illuminated the entire sea surface, Zhaoyang instinctively covered his ears, and the sound of thunder was like a thousand drums shaking in an instant, it was useless to cover his ears.
"Go back!" Ruan Qiniang also hurriedly said, "Don't come out casually!"
Zhaoyang hurried back to the ship building, the guards looked at their master with wide eyes, as if they were asking: Is it raining?
Zhaoyang nodded and said: "Everyone sit down, I'm afraid that the rainstorm will come soon."
She looked at Huan'an again, the young man was still very depressed, he was sitting alone in the corner, as if he was not at all curious about the rain outside, Zhaoyang could completely imagine that his face facing the wall must be full of grievances Still shedding tears.
"Liulang, the rainstorm is coming, come and sit with everyone."
"In no mood!"
"Don't be self-willed." Zhaoyang said, just as there was another thunderstorm outside, Zhaoyang saw Huan'an suddenly trembled, Zhaoyang said again: "Come here, sister, it will be over in a while."
Huan'an just stood up, and sure enough his expression was exactly what Zhaoyang thought, Zhaoyang patted the empty space beside him, signaling him to go over, and he also went obediently, but still didn't say a word.
Finally, the sound of ticking rain came from the deck. First, it fell like fine sand, and then it fell like pearls on a plate. The ship also swayed. At first, the ups and downs were not too big, but sometimes it went forward and then back, sometimes up and down. , the movement was irregular, Zhaoyang couldn't help but grabbed the reins on the boat to fix himself, and the silver ball of a guard on the ground fell to the ground, and saw the silver ball swaying in the room with the shaking of the boat Standing up, it also attracted everyone's attention. Randomly, the silver bead swayed more and more, and the speed became faster and faster. Zhaoyang also felt that he couldn't sit still.
"Sister, be careful." Huan'an took Zhaoyang's hand and helped her fix it.
"Liulang is also careful." Zhaoyang smiled reassuringly, this younger brother still knows how to care about others at critical times.
"It's cooling down, sister, let's put on a coir raincoat."
As the wind and rain intensified, the air also turned cold, Huan'an waved to a personal guard, asking him to bring the coir raincoat.The personal guard also walked cautiously, Zhaoyang wrapped up the coir raincoat and asked the others to prepare as well, and I don't know how long it took for the room to get used to the bumps, but they didn't relax anymore, they were just silent, waiting for the waves to come. Finish.
"I'm so exhausted!"
The door of the ship building was pushed open, and two sailors came in with ropes on their backs. Their arms and legs were bare, and they were soaked from top to bottom. Their trousers were tightly pressed to their thighs. Walking under it is like walking on flat ground.
Huan'an frowned, there was Zhaoyang in the house, these two men were so abrupt.
"Who let you in!" Huan An shouted, "Get out!"
"I let them in."
The person who spoke was none other than Gu Ruyang. Her appearance was comparable to that of the sailor. She was also soaked through the body, and she could vaguely see her close-fitting clothing through her clothes. A piece of cloth was wrapped around her lower body, which blocked her places that shouldn't be seen.
"Take off the coir raincoat and give it to Gu Dangjia and her brothers." Zhao Yang said to the guards, and he also took the initiative to take off the coir raincoat on his body and asked Huan'an to pass it to Gu Ruyang.
"Sister, what are you doing!" Huan'an threw the coir raincoat to the ground: "You are the eldest princess of Da Zhou! She is just a pirate, there is no reason for you to give her the clothes!"
"Heh..." Gu Ruyang picked up the coir raincoat and put it on, she said to Qin Huan'an, "Don't forget, the princess of Da Zhou and you, the precious prince, are on my Gu family's boat. "
"Liulang, quickly apologize to Master Gu." Zhaoyang pulled Huan'an and said, Zhaoyang is a sensible person, and Gu Ruyang has been extremely polite to her in this storm, not only giving them the best place, The coir raincoats and hot water are also prepared, and even if this is still the land of the Great Zhou, Gu Ruyang is right, they are on the Gu family's boat now, and their life and death are all in Gu Ruyang's mind.
"Why should my majestic Prince Zhou apologize to mere pirates?" Qin Huanan asked Zhaoyang back, with an aggrieved and childish look on his face.And Zhaoyang didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"If you don't apologize, get out." One of the sailors said: "My master treats you like this, but you have such an attitude, so don't be on my Gu family's boat."
"Yes, get off the boat." Another sailor also echoed: "We are working hard outside the boat, why are you pretending to be uncles here?"
"Qin Huan'an, apologize!" Zhao Yang looked at his younger brother, this boy was already 14 years old, but he was still so indiscriminate, now thinking about it, the palace really got used to him.
"I don't! I don't apologize!" Qin Huan'an shook off Zhaoyang's hand: "Get off the boat as soon as you get off the boat, my highness is not unusual."
After saying that, Qin Huanan pushed away the two sailors in front of him. He gave Gu Ruyang a hard look and rushed out the door. How could the guards let their master run around? They all dropped their coir raincoats and followed. Zhaoyang Without exception, he went out and rushed into the rain.
"Head of the house, Zazheng?"
Maybe the sailors didn't expect Qin Huan'an to rush out and bring such a team with him.
"You don't care about them." Another sailor replied, "It's fine if you die, right?"
"Where is the head of the house?"
"Follow me out!"
Gu Ruyang only felt a headache for a while. It would be okay if one of them rushed out. They all rushed to the deck, and the big waves shook the ship so that the ship was about to fly. I saw those royal guards just like the wine jug that fell to the ground. They bumped into each other on the ground, and none of them stood still, and Qin Huan'an was the same, sandwiched by these personal guards, a group of people rolled from the owner of the ship to the west of the ship, hitting the steps and the mast for a while, Some people couldn't stand the turbulence and began to vomit, and the rain washed away the vomit, and the group kept rolling like this.
Gu Ruyang waved to a sailor: "You and others find two nets and pull them back."
"Okay, master."
Looking at this so-called prince and his noble guards, Gu Ruyang could only shake his head and sigh. Judging by the big Zhou's navy, it might not be much better.But Gu Ruyang felt that something was missing.
"The head of the house, it's not good," Ruan Qiniang rushed down from the bow: "Princess, princess...she fell into the sea."
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