Not only Tachichijima is gone, but the islands we just named are also gone.
The Zhongsha Islands were called "Hongmao Qian" in ancient times, which means that the islands are covered with red seaweed, and they are all islands under the water. They are submerged under water most of the day. When we came up, it was the middle of the day.
When the face is at its lowest, just for a moment
This area of reefs and shoals is about 300 miles long and 120 li wide. It extends from northeast to southwest and is oval in shape. It includes Zhongsha Atoll, Zhongnan Shoal and other underwater islands, all hidden in the water.
Counting at a depth of more than ten meters, only Huangyan Island where we are currently stationed has emerged from the water.
We boarded the ship and continued westward. I planned to take Jiang Wanqing from Zhongsha, to Xisha, then to Nansha, and then back to Huangyan Island. I estimate that half a month would be enough.
I supported her and stood on the deck. The heat of the day had cooled down slightly at this time. It seemed that we were the only ones in the entire ocean. The twenty-four sergeants in the power cabin were immersed in rowing. The big ship was going very fast.
Six or seven sergeants stood on the back deck looking at the stars in the sky. No one disturbed us. Looking at her eyes twinkling in the night, we didn't know what she was thinking. Later, Jiang Wanqing whispered, "I really want to keep floating like this."
, it’s better not to reach the end.”
I lowered my head and kissed her, "Don't you want to see more novel things and wonderful scenery?"
"I think so," she hesitated, "but I'm also afraid."
"Afraid? What are you afraid of?" I asked
"Wherever there is novelty, there are novelty people, including women. I'm afraid that another woman will fall in love with me again."
"Don't worry, except for a few of you brought from my hometown, I'm not very interested in women from foreign races."
"Who are you lying to? So Liujiao is from his hometown?" she asked.
"Anyway, I swear to God."
Just as we were talking, we actually met a woman
A small boat appeared in our field of vision, rising and falling on the dark sea. A black figure stood on the stern of the boat and was rowing desperately. There were three boats behind it, with swaying firelight and noisy voices, chasing after each other.
We immediately went up to meet her. As we got closer, we found that she was a woman in her thirties. Her head was covered with a scarf and her face was covered with sweat. She had just tried her best to rock the boat and was almost exhausted. The boat behind her quickly caught up with her.
Maybe she saw a young woman on our boat, and she came to us without hesitation
Three boats surrounded us in a Z-shaped formation, with four or five strong men standing on each boat. Our big boat really surprised them, but when they saw that there were only six or seven people on the deck, they immediately became bold. The leader was a strong man.
The man stared at Jiang Wanqing with six eyes, a sly smile appeared on his face, he opened his mouth and also spoke in Chinese:
"Why, I got lucky today, so I ran away with one and sent another one that was more tender." The others laughed maliciously.
I ignored him and just asked the woman calmly, "Sister, I don't know why you are in such a hurry. Please explain to me."
The woman moved the boat close to our big boat and tried to stay as far away from those people as possible. She said:
"The little girl is from Hepu County. She lives in Beihai. Her family makes a living by fishing. Yesterday during the day, my husband and I went fishing there and accidentally bumped into these uncles. They seized our boat and detained us as husband and wife.
Get up, it was my husband who risked his life to help me escape here. Fortunately, I met my elder brother. Please save me."
He couldn't hide his panic in his words. He looked at me as a gentle man and not a good fighter, so he still didn't have enough confidence to beg me.
When I saw it, I rolled my eyes and said to her hurriedly, "Oh, eldest sister, I am a person who keeps to myself. I have never argued with others in my life. I think, let's discuss it with everyone. Don't, don't, don't get hurt."
The sergeants behind "Heqi" seemed to want to move, but I secretly stopped them with gestures.
The man on the other end laughed loudly, and all the caution he had when seeing us for the first time disappeared.
"Little lady, if you had known better now, why would you run around and see who can save you? In this way, I will lead us to meet a more outstanding person. As long as you can persuade her to go with us, we will let you go today."
"How can that work? Brothers never interact with outsiders." I continued to pretend, "I don't know who the bosses are. Why, why haven't I heard of them?"
"Haven't heard of it? Then, have you heard of Rinan County? The scorching sun is in the sky, and I am still in the south of the scorching sun."
"Where is Nichinan County?"
"Of course it's Rinan County in the Han Dynasty. Eight hundred miles to the west from here is "Eight hundred miles to the west from here. What the hell is this place? After I go back, I want to take a good look at it from the snake pill.
"Wow, it's eight hundred miles away. Don't you think it's troublesome to travel such a long distance?"
"Not far, not far. Our brothers are stationed on the island in front of us all year round. It's only a stone's throw away. How about you come with us?"
"Well, that's true. I'm also interested in paying a visit to all the bosses, and I'm willing to help you both resolve your old issues."
"Then, please invite me immediately." A group of prostitutes were probably thinking to themselves, how come they met such a 250-year-old?
Only the woman was so anxious that she stomped her feet secretly and couldn't say anything. I pointed to the sergeants behind me and said to them, "Well, my brothers still have to guard the ship and it's inconvenient to leave. Why don't we...
Is it okay to just take my wife to visit Guidao?"
"I wish you the best, please, dear friend!" They moved aside a boat and made a gesture of invitation.
The woman stood motionless on the boat. She didn't know whether to follow us or stay. I said to her, "Sister, if you don't go, who will I mediate with?"
Jiang Wanqing said, "Brother, I think there are so many of these people, and none of them look like good people."
"Madam, you are wrong. We are all good citizens of the third generation. Why should you say bad things about us? If you don't believe me, just follow us."
I supported Jiang Wanqing's lower back, pinched her waist, and told her to just follow me. Because I didn't just play with them for a long time, I had already seen the details of these people, they were a bunch of rude people.
Jiang Wanqing understood immediately, and immediately said with a twist, "Brother, can you help me? I'm afraid I won't be able to jump on the boat." I was happy, and gently supported her, and the two of them arrived at the bow of the other side's boat.
The woman who was running for her life seemed to have made a lot of determination. Seeing that people who were strangers to us were all boarding the pirate ship, not to mention that her husband was still in the other party's hands, she gritted her teeth and rocked the boat to follow.
A person immediately came forward. Even in the dark, the light was not good. They had never seen a beauty like Jiang Wanqing. I hugged him and said, "My dear brother, please don't move. No, I don't know how to swim."
, if you move, won't you throw us husband and wife into the water?"
There were three small boats in front, the woman rocking the boat behind, and behind me was my big boat. We didn’t know what kind of medicine I was selling in my gourd, and we were a little worried, so we followed us not far or near.
There was nowhere to stay. Someone sent us a place. Not far away, an island appeared on the gray water.