He looked around and found that no one had noticed his foot injury. The girls were busy taking care of him, while his brothers and friends were sitting back to back, enjoying the happiness of surviving the catastrophe, and whispering about the strange things that had just happened.
Many villagers stood in a circle around the giant sea clam, watching with serious faces. Xia Chen could faintly hear their discussions.
"How did this strange clam sneak into the offshore? Based on their habits, they should only survive in the deep sea? They almost hurt Xia Chen. If there are a few more, I'm afraid everyone will be in danger."
"Such shallow sea water should cause them to be stranded directly. Not to mention harming people, it is impossible to slip back to the deep sea. What's going on? Is it that even the beach is not safe anymore, or something has changed."
"Don't let everyone go into the sea for now. Even if you do, it can only be within fifty meters. It's not safe if it's a little further away. These strange clams always come in groups. If there is only one, there may be more."
"I'll inform you now. By the way, should I ask the head of Xiajiexie Village if there is something wrong in the sea?"
"Well, you should ask. The leader of Yue Xie Village knows everything and can also pray to the sky to communicate. He must know what happened."
Yuxie Village Chief... Xia Chen's heart moved, and suddenly he had a strong impression of his parents and elders, who seemed to have deep feelings for the name Yuxie.
"Elder Prison Evil..." He couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"It's the village chief, not the elder." Tang Shiyan's beautiful eyes turned red as she corrected, "Xia Chen, let's go see the teacher too. I think what happened today is so unlucky. It's so weird."
"Teacher?" Xia Chen was stunned.
"It's the village chief, why are you confused? You are the most proud student of the village chief Yuexie." Tang Shiyan said, "You two are the only ones literate in the village. Otherwise, how could you be the candidate for the next village chief?
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"It turns out that I can still read. It's amazing." Xia Chen said to himself.
"Of course you are amazing. Otherwise, we all want to marry you. We all want to be the wife of the village chief." Chen Meng, a fiery and bold man, said with a smile.
Everyone burst into laughter, and the uneasiness they felt just now was swept away.
"Xia Chen, how are your feet?" Chen Lie stood up and said. "I'll carry you."
"I'm fine." Xia Chen jumped up, saying that he was not under any pressure. "That sea clam is too weak. It's probably a girl and can't hold me."
His words were meant to be self-deprecating, but they sounded very ambiguous. Everyone was stunned at first, and then laughed.
The girls were shy and stared at him with anger and resentment.
Xia Chen also blushed and was about to say something to explain. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and some memory fragments flashed up. He exclaimed: "Did Tianma and Cheng Dayan go to sea?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Then they all shuddered.
Their fishing village always chooses to go out to sea when the weather is calm and there is no sign of disaster, and they are very careful. After all, there is no shortage of living resources on the island, and the jungle is dense. Just the deer, rabbit, roe deer and other animals are enough for them to live a prosperous life.
Live on the ground.
Moreover, the island is lush with trees, and there are many fruits and delicious wild vegetables. You can adjust your life at any time. As for going out to sea to fish, it is just to improve the taste and try new things.
It is absolutely rare for a strange clam to rush offshore like today. You must not go out to sea until you understand what happened.
But Tianma and Cheng Dayan are two rare bold guys in the village. They dare to do things that others dare not do. They do whatever is novel or out of the ordinary. They are two living treasures.
But they are also the two favorite living treasures of the villagers.
Hua Hua Hua... The sound of boats was heard on the sea, and a wooden boat was approaching from a distance.
On the canoe, an extraordinary young man and a horse were paddling frantically towards the shore, as if there was some terrible sea monster chasing behind them.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then opened their mouths in shock.
It didn't seem like it, but there was a real sea monster chasing the boat.
I saw an octopus-like sea monster following closely behind the wooden boat. The distance between the two was only a few dozen feet. Compared with the huge sea monster, the small boat was as small as a model.
Dozens of the sea monster's tentacles kept slapping the sea water, rolling up huge waves and rushing towards the boat where Pegasus and Cheng Dayan were, making the two of them extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, both the man and the horse were extremely skilled in driving the boat. Although it was very clumsy and thrilling, there was no danger at all. The octopus and sea monster also moved very slowly because of the shallow water, so it did not catch up.
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"Pull the boat back, Chen Lie, you go get the anchor rope, everyone follow me." Xia Chen was the first to react, shouted, and ran towards the sea at the top of his lungs.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then followed him without hesitation. Although everyone looked pale after seeing the sea monster, they still did not hesitate.
The girls all showed worries and fears, but they all plucked up the courage. No one backed down, but rushed forward together with the villagers and teenagers.
In the blink of an eye, Xia Chen ran to the beach. He bent down and grabbed a handful of sand. He said loudly: "Everyone grabs a handful." Then he ran into the sea.
Everyone followed closely behind, grabbing their hands full of sand and falling into the dangerous sea water again.
Xia Chen quickly and cautiously approached the boat, paying attention to the movement under his feet. He had good intentions to save others, but he also had to pay attention to his skills. If others failed to save him, he would put himself in danger first.
Sure enough, when the water reached a depth of several meters, he felt a pain in his foot, as if it was caught by something, and then he sank involuntarily.
Another strange clam, here it comes again!
But Xia Chen was already prepared, so how could he let the strange clam succeed? So he didn't panic at all, and sprinkled the sand in his hand down his legs, and soon it fell into the clam meat.
This fine sand is the nemesis of the strange clam, like countless sharp wooden thorns piercing into the flesh, immediately opening the clam shell and letting go of Xia Chen's ankles.
Sure enough, there were more than one... After getting rid of the entanglement, Xia Chen was not happy, but sank slightly. Strange clams and sea monsters appeared again. Isn't even the beach unsafe? What happened?
He didn't have time to think too much and continued to swim towards the wooden boat in the sea water. A few strange clams attacked him midway, but they were hit by the sand and fled immediately.
The screams of Chen Lie, Tang Shiyan and others came from behind, and they were obviously attacked by the strange clams. Fortunately, there was sand in their hands, and they only needed to sprinkle a little, and the strange clams would immediately let go and run away.
Seeing everyone coming to the rescue, Tianma and Cheng Dayan became energetic and rowed the boat desperately. Tianma even used all four limbs to move the boat, frothing at the mouth, and screamed strangely.
"It's thundering, it's raining, Uncle Ma is scared to death, the monster is coming to collect the clothes, everyone hurry up and grab them..."
Everyone fell down. How long had it been since then? This guy was still in the mood to joke.
p.s: To explain, you may find these last ten chapters incomprehensible and have nothing to do with the previous chapters. In fact, they are related, but the mystery will not be revealed until the end. Please be patient with me, readers.
But I want to express a theme of love through a short story.