Liu Banxian leaned on the boat, his sunglasses reflecting the churning water waves and the distant sky.
Smelling the sea breeze and soot, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional, slapping his thigh and shaking his head.
"The mountains and rivers are broken, the wind is fluttering with catkins, the life experience is ups and downs, the rain is hitting the rafts, I am scared and scared on the beach, I am alone in the ocean and sigh. Alas!"
"Wow!!"
Ma Xiaoyu lay on the bow of the boat and vomited the two sandwiches, a cup of milk tea, and three eggs that she had just eaten in the morning into the sea.
The sea dog frowned as he watched.
Although Ma Xiaoyu is indeed a very beautiful and beautiful woman, a sandwich with a shelf life of only three days is equally precious.
If they go to sea for a long time, they will not be able to eat these authentic delicacies.
Liu Banxian looked at this scene with a worried expression.
"Brother Yin, how could you two be so careless and cause death at this juncture? Young people have strong needs and like each other, but they must also take good measures, otherwise it will be very troublesome if there are any consequences."
Yin Xiu glared at him, walked forward and handed a towel to Ma Xiaoyu.
"Didn't you take the water route from Malaysia to the provincial capital before? Why did you suddenly become seasick?"
Ma Xiaoyu took the towel, wiped her mouth haphazardly, and then threw it aside, breathing heavily, obviously extremely uncomfortable.
Upon seeing this, Yin Xiu squatted down and took half a step forward.
Ma Xiaoyu glanced at him, and finally leaned forward softly, whispering: "This boat is too small and too fast.
When I came from Malaysia, I took a big ship that carried hundreds of people, and it went very slowly, so I didn’t feel so uncomfortable. ”
"Oh, that's it."
Yin Xiu flicked her wrist, and she didn't know when there was a gummy candy in her hand, which she handed to Ma Xiaoyu's hand.
"Where did it come from?"
"Changed with magic."
Yin Xiu grinned, "When I was a child, I was very sick in cars, let alone in boats, so I always brought some candies or plums with me in case of emergency."
"Then what if I eat them all?" Ma Xiaoyu smiled like a flower.
"If you finish eating, I will get off the boat to buy it when we dock. Once I have bought it, I will get on the boat."
Ma Xiaoyu glanced at him and stopped talking. She just stuffed the candy into her mouth and her complexion improved a lot.
Yin Xiu walked to the stern of the boat with confidence and sat down next to Ren Qi.
From last night to now, Ren Qi has been sitting with his legs crossed, holding six swords in front of his chest, motionless.
He drank very little water and ate even less. He just sat like this, closing his eyes and concentrating, neither talking nor looking around, just like a sculpture in a temple.
Seeing Yin Xiu sitting down next to him, Ren Qi did not move, but moved his eyes, revealing half of his pupils, and glanced at him.
"You don't seem to like talking?" Yin Xiu asked.
"I was born this way."
Ren Qi replied in a deep voice: "I didn't cry as soon as I was born. The anxious midwife made half of my thighs red.
When I was three years old, other children were reciting poems, reciting rhymes, and singing nursery rhymes, but I never uttered a word. My parents thought I was mute.
Of course I'm not, I just don't like to talk by nature. I think talking is more tiring than swinging a sword. ”
Yin Xiu folded his hands and looked at him with interest, "But I see that you have talked a lot since last night."
Ren Qi's pupils rolled a bit, "I can't help it, because I have to entertain you."
"Okay!"
Yin Xiu simply stopped sitting. Instead, she put her feet towards the stern of the boat and her head on the soft cushion.
"I have never made things difficult for others, and I don't like to see others make things difficult for me. If you don't want to talk, I won't force you, because this is something you don't want to do.
But if you have something to say, I'll listen when I have time. ”
Ren Qi seemed a little surprised on his face and turned his eyes downward to look at Yin Xiu.
"You want to have a good relationship with me?"
"You think too much."
Yin Xiu smiled and said, "As you said, you just took our boat and acted as a bodyguard halfway.
When you find your destination, everyone will break up and be the strangers they were before, not enemies. ”
"You think clearly. No wonder a person like you is a master, and a master with great fortune."
"Oh, what do you say?"
Ren Qi opened his eyes, a pair of dagger eyes glowing, looking at Yin Xiu.
"The battle between masters is only a matter of millimeters, an inch long or a minute short. Sometimes the two sides are in the same realm and have similar paths, and the comparison is about winning or losing in terms of state of mind.
I can see that you are a strong man with no grudges, no regrets, and no obsession with the past.
A person like you may not win first place in a martial arts competition, but if it comes to a life-and-death battle, your fate is very high. But..."
A strange smile appeared on his face, "You are not strong enough."
Yin Xiu admitted without hesitation, "Of course I consider myself just a fledgling person. Which of the strong men in this world is not invincible when he first debuts, but will be unable to move forward in another three years?"
Ren Qi shook his head, "I'm not talking about realm, I'm talking about state of mind. Your state of mind is not strong enough."
"Huh? How do you say it?"
Now Yin Xiu became curious and simply sat up.
"You still have worries, so you are not strong enough."
Ren Qi glanced at Ma Xiaoyu who was sitting on the bow of the boat looking at the sea.
"I can see that she is your concern. Because of her presence, you can be a first-class master, but you cannot reach the top because you have love in your heart, and love is your weakness."
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Seeing that there seemed to be different opinions on Yin Xiu's face, Ren Qi didn't take it seriously and just continued to speak.
"I know you want to refute me, saying that we are not monks, we are severing ties and our six meridians are quiet.
But in fact, this is my own experience and feelings.
I used to have a family, a big family, which couldn't be accommodated in a courtyard. It was so bustling and bustling that I had to cook three kilograms of rice every time, and the table was covered with dishes.
I had four wives and eight children. Later, the imperial court and the White Lotus Sect cut off half of them and confiscated my big house, leaving me alone.
I was depressed about this for a long time.
But later, I discovered that the realm of martial arts that had been stagnant, the level that I thought had been stagnant all my life, suddenly broke through, and I took a big step forward and entered the palace.
I know this is because I let go of my worries, cut off all ties, and sealed my heart and love.
So I said, as long as that girl is here, no matter how talented you are and how strong your realm is, you will never become a top master. But there are some things in the world, such as the things you want to do, that only the top masters can do. If you are even a little bit short of it, you won't be able to do it, and you will die without a place to die. ”
After listening to his long speech, Yin Xiu had no intention of arguing and just smiled.
Patting his shoulder, he stood up and walked out of the cabin again.
"If nothing happens, just rest here first. The sailor will call you when you want to eat."
Ren Qi frowned, "What? You don't plan to refute me? With your character, you shouldn't argue with me?"
"No."
Yin Xiu shook his head and smiled sarcastically, "What you said is wrong from the source. Why should I argue with you? There is nothing to argue with.
Since that's what you think, then it's up to you. I can't change your mind, so there's no point in wasting words.
I said, you can say whatever you want and that's fine. ”
As he spoke, Yin Xiu put his hands in his pockets, turned around and was about to leave. After a pause, he asked again: "Since your family has become a thrown away shackles to you, why do you still want to find the White Lotus Sect and the others?" The imperial court takes revenge?
Although they can't be called help, they have indeed improved your level to a certain extent.
If you really love them as much as you said, why would you help them get revenge? ”
"These are two different things. They want to kill me, so I have to kill them. It's that simple.
No matter how long has passed, ten or twenty years, as long as these people are still alive in the world and these organizations or forces still exist, then I have a reason to take action. ”
"Okay, got it."
Yin Xiu walked out without looking back, leaving only Ren Qi holding the sword with cold eyes.
As soon as we walked back to the bow of the boat, we were greeted by fur seals.
He was wearing a red turban and only a linen vest, revealing his solid, dark, oily muscles.
There is a cloth bag tied around the waist, which is also rough. It is used to tie the trousers and also serve as a sweat towel. The trousers are a pair of cropped trousers, and under the feet are a pair of light straw sandals with only two strips of grass tied on the feet.
At sea, other clothing materials are easy to corrode and become heavy when stained with sea water. Only this kind of light and wear-resistant clothing is the standard dress for sailors.
This pirate who has been on the sea all year round and now the transport captain always has some respect on his face when he sees Yin Xiu.
So much so that he explained everything to Yin Xiu in detail about the boating.
"Emperor, we are going with the sea breeze now. The three tons of coal on the ship will burn longer than expected."
"Sea Dog, I told you, you can call me Yin Xiu."
Yin Xiu scratched his head, "Emperor, that was my stage name when I was in Kowloon Walled City. It doesn't matter if you call me that on Hong Kong Island. If you call me like that in the north, both of our heads will be smashed by those children under the city wall the next day." Use it as a ball to kick.”
"Okay, Emperor." Sea Dog nodded.
"Forget it."
Yin Xiu sighed, "I remember you said last night that pirates often appear on this stretch of our road, right?"
"Yes, that's what I wanted to tell you."
Sea Dog nodded repeatedly, "Originally, all ships on the sea in this area should take another route, which is convenient, fast and safe, but there are often government ships patrolling that line.
Only those freighters and passenger ships that have paid protection fees can go. It is precisely because there are government ships on that route that it is safe.
People like us who like freedom and adventure take this route. ”
"What freedom?"
Yin Xiu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Smuggling is just smuggling, and smuggling is smuggling. Isn't it embarrassing to say it?"
"Yes yes yes."
The sea dog nodded helplessly.
If anyone dared to talk to him like this before, they would be feeding fish in the water now.
But now he has corrected his evil ways and no longer engages in the business of killing people and selling goods. He is just smuggling and helping people to cross the border.
And the most important thing is that he really can't beat Yin Xiu. Not that he can't beat him alone. There are probably not enough sailors in this whole ship to beat him with one hand, so naturally he can only have some "respect" in his attitude.
Sighing, he continued to introduce: "The pirates on this sea are specially designed to catch ships like ours and play black and white.
In our line of work, if you are robbed, you will have to consider yourself unlucky. If you are lucky, the goods will be looted. If you are not lucky, the ship will be held in their hands, waiting for the boss to pay a ransom.
Emperor, why don't you run away?
It’s not that I can’t run, but I can’t run away!
Our ship is faster, their ship is faster!
Because ships like ours also need to consider supplies, water sources, food, and sleeping bunks. None of them are missing, not to mention how many tons of coal are piled under the ship.
Those bastards are different. They usually hide the boat in the harbor of some uninhabited desert island. When business is done, they light it up and set off. They can only bring a few bottles of water and a piece of cake on board, and that's enough.
We go out in the afternoon and go back in the evening. Where do we need any supplies? The only guys on this ship are the engineers, can we not hurry up? Mother Ganlin! ”
Yin Xiu stopped his complaints and asked: "Then they are just boats that can run fast. Are they very powerful? They make you worry like this."
"It's not a worry."
Sea Dog waved his hand, "The leader of this group of pirates is named Xiucai. He is a ruthless character who licks blood with his sword and kills without blinking an eye. Even the government and ghost guys have to pay protection fees to him regularly."
"So powerful?" Yin Xiu said in surprise.
He hugged Sea Dog's shoulders again and complimented: "Brother Sea Dog, how can I say that you used to be a hard-blooded man who struggled in the sea, a well-known big shot, Sea Dog, the king of pirates! You don't know such a ruthless character? ?”
Sea Dog spread his hands, "He is a rising star, not of the same generation as me."
"Oh," Yin Xiu understood and let go of his hand, "In other words, you can't talk to him."
"No."
Sea Dog touched his mustache, "I'm not familiar with him, but I'm familiar with his father! His father is the number one scholar! He's my sworn brother! He's burned yellow paper and cut off chicken heads!"< br>
"Hey! I just said Brother Sea Dog, you have the ability!"
Yin Xiu's hand came up again, "This is a family friend! This relationship is too strong! Isn't this scholar your nephew? How happy are you to meet him! By the way, where is his father now?"
"The top pick? A few years ago, I killed you."
The sea dog stroked his beard again and said, "The spoils are not evenly divided. That bastard must get an extra pearl. In a rage, I chopped off his head and threw it into the sea."
Yin Xiu gave up completely now, turned around and walked towards the cabin.
The seal suddenly became confused, "Emperor, I haven't finished speaking yet. What are you going to do?"
"What?"
Yin Xiu didn't look back, but her eyes rolled to the sky.
Standing at the door of the cabin, he shouted inside, "Ren Qi, keep watch tonight, you stay up until half of the night, and I'll stay at the rest of the night!" (End of Chapter)