Chapter 138 Landing on the Island
Yunzi smiled and said happily: "Can you still think of this? It's really my good brother. It's so great. I especially like to go on adventures. [+New^^+The peaceful and peaceful traveling in the mountains and rivers is not interesting. This will be an excellent journey, and I believe it will leave a deep impression."
Lu Jinping smiled and said, "This expedition is actually very dangerous, and it may even be life-threatening. Because, according to the old man Zhang Yousheng, there are hundreds of wild wolves, black bears, wild boars and other beasts on the island. His elder brother has found that he died tragically under the claws of the wild beasts. The other two people are still alive and have other strangers on the island, so it is unknown what kind of danger they will encounter this trip. We must be fully prepared."
Yunzi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've come over to fight thousands of troops. It's no problem to deal with some wild beasts. But you're right, you must be fully prepared. I'll go back and prepare now. Should I bring other warriors?"
"No! This matter is very confidential, only the two of us can participate, and you can't tell anyone, including your brother."
Yunzi nodded and said, "I understand, don't worry."
When Ye Qingqing learned that Lu Jinping was going to go out for a long trip, she kept saying that she would follow him. However, this matter was indeed of great importance and could not bring others. Lu Jinping had to lie to her that she wanted to accompany Yunzi to do something about Yunzi, and it was not convenient to bring others. Hearing Lu Jinping said this, Ye Qingqing stopped talking and pouted and sulked. It was not until Lu Jinping hugged her and patted her on her shoulder to comfort her, saying that she would come back as soon as possible. Ye Qingqing smiled.
Everything was ready, and it was already noon. After a hurry to have lunch, the group took a horse to the east.
As usual, Lu Jinping’s forensic survey box was to be brought with him, wrapped in a piece of blue cloth, and carried by Yunzi on his back.
The journey from Tongzhou to the beach is long. Although they traveled starry night and walked towards the beach, it was approaching the Spring Festival when they arrived by the beach.
Because the festival is about to celebrate, and it is the twelfth month of winter, no fishermen are willing to go out to sea. Wang Shiduo and the others paid twice the price, so they hired a fishing boat to take them to the island.
When Zhang Yousheng escaped from the island, he already knew the general location of the island, so they didn't have to search everywhere. The straight-line distance from the island was only two days. Then they landed on Shanghai Island.
When I saw the island from afar, it was just a small black dot. However, as the fishing boats got closer, Lu Jinping discovered that the island was actually very large and wide. By the time I entered the seaside, the coastline had already stretched to the horizon. It seemed as if I had reached the mainland. The island was full of towering rock peaks, basically made of rocks. The peaks were full of caves, which looked riddled with holes.
Lu Jinping originally imagined that no matter how many caves there were on the mountain, he could find a place where the treasures were buried, but now his confidence was shaken. There were too many caves and he had to search one by one. He couldn't find them in a few months.
Lu Jinping said to Zhang Yousheng: "You came here twenty years ago. Have you recorded the route you walked at that time?"
Zhang Yousheng was amused and cried, shook his head and said, "To be honest, although the four of us are sworn brothers. We share life and death on the battlefield, but in front of this treasure, we are still very alert, for fear that others will eat up their own money, and even more afraid that others will kill themselves in order to swallow their money. Therefore, the part where they are responsible is to try every means to make others unable to guess. For example, when my elder brother brought us here, he did not go straight to the island, but circled around for three days and three nights, and finally got to this island. If he hadn't escaped from here to the coast, then I wouldn't know the location of this island."
"Then how did you find the location of the mainland?"
"Because we have been fishing by the sea for twenty years and are very familiar with sea storms. In this season, the sea breeze is basically blowing towards the coast, so I raised my sails and drifted with the fishing boats, and then drifted to the coast. And I remember the location of this island."
Lu Jinping nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to be quite smart. I thought of this way to return to the mainland."
"There is no way. We have lived by the sea for twenty years. We are no different from fishermen. We are all very clear about the things at sea."
"Are you the same thing when you choose mountains and caves later?"
"Yes. After covering my eyes, the second brother pulled me and the third brother around, circling the island, making people dizzy, and they couldn't remember the road at all. Then the second brother chose a mountain. The third brother was like this, and he led me around the mountain. My eyes were covered, and I only knew what was going up and down, and I was dizzy. The third brother then determined one of the caves and uncovered my eyes after taking me into the cave. Therefore, I didn't know which part of the cave was on which mountain."
"Then you should know that it is probably on the mountain, in the mountain or under the mountain?"
"I really don't know, because I was very cautious at the end of the level. I had discussed it and blindfolded it. I walked around the mountain for three days. You couldn't tell where you were. If I knew, maybe I was really greedy and dug it out and swallowed it alone. Unfortunately, I don't have this ability. The most important thing is that I don't have this unkind and unrighteous heart."
Wang Shiduo sneered and said, "Who knows?"
Zhang Yousheng sighed and said, "No matter how I say it, you don't believe it. The Lord will find out that I am wronged."
Lu Jinping said: "Since we don't know which cave we are buried in which mountain, we can only search one by one by one by one. At the same time, during the search process, we hope to find the whereabouts of Zhang Yousheng's other three brothers and whether his second sister-in-law has been here. In addition, as you said before, when you were hiding from that group of wolves, you crossed a turbulent river, and the river water should flow to the beach. We first walked along the beach, found the river, and then walked up the river, exploring the caves along the way. At the same time, we can use this river to avoid the group of wolves or other beasts you mentioned. I wonder if you are good at water?"
Zhang Yousheng said: "I am familiar with water. I have been by the sea for twenty years. I can catch fish and shrimp in the sea, no problem."
The other three shook their heads together, including Yunzi, and said, "Although we also have rivers and lakes in Tubo, they are basically formed by melting snow on icebergs. They are very cold and not suitable for swimming, so I am not familiar with water."
Lu Jinping said: "My water quality is pretty good. Although it is not as good as Zhang Yousheng said just now, it is not bad. You three are not familiar with water quality, so you need to wear a life jacket that can help you float on the water. I found that there are many dead woods on the island, which are extremely dry and light, and dry wood can easily float, so it should be very suitable to make a life jacket."
Lu Jinping had already thought of this problem before coming, so he had already made preparations in advance, bringing a saw and plane, as well as several tough fabrics, needles and threads. At that moment, Zhang Yousheng and others found a lot of dry wood blocks on the shore of Shanghai, which were made by Yunzi himself, and quickly sewed several life jackets and put them on them. They soaked them in the sea water to try it. It felt very good, and they could indeed float on the water. These people were very surprised by Lu Jinping's idea.
Yunzi carried a forensic survey box on his back, and only the front chest could hold wooden blocks, so the wooden blocks on her chest were much larger than others. She patted the wooden block on her chest and said, "This thing is good. It can not only float on the water, but also resist the sharp claws of wild beasts, which is equivalent to armor."
Lu Jinping said: "Since we are ready to stop working, let's go."
At that moment, each brought his own weapons. Jiang Xiaozhou was good at shooting arrows, so he brought a long bow. Yunzi brought a long sword, Lu Jinping also brought a single sword, and inserted a dagger in the boot. These were what Yunzi prepared for him to defend himself before coming.
After preparing to stop, several people officially searched for the river that Zhang Yousheng mentioned along the coast.
Now in the cold winter, the wind is cold and the coast is even colder, making people tremble. However, they all have martial arts skills, among which Yunzi is the highest, while Lu Jinping does not know martial arts skills, so he wears thick clothes and wears a life jacket made of dry wood. Two large pieces of wood are one in front and one behind, and they look like a big stupid bear, and it is more difficult to walk. Yunzi holds his arm and holds him to walk, which makes it easier.
Because they walked along the coast and walked on the soft beach, there were no thorns or steep peaks to climb, so they were relatively easy. After walking for more than an hour, they discovered a turbulent river.
Wang Shiduo asked Zhang Yousheng: "Is this river the river you mentioned that you were hiding from the wolf pack?"
Zhang Yousheng shook his head and said, "I jumped into the river to hide from the wolf, but later I left the river to find your father. I didn't return to the river later, so I don't know if it was the river I mentioned."
Lu Jinping said: "I hope it is not. In that case, at least we have two rivers to search for. The more rivers, the more helpful it is for us to hide from wild animals. We should pay attention to mutual protection now. When encountering beasts such as bears, jackals, wild boars, you must be warned in advance to jump into the river, and then swim to the other side of the river. Don't be in love with the war. We are not here to hunt, remember."
Several people nodded and walked up the turbulent river with their weapons and vigilantly.
After walking for an hour, they had already penetrated deep into the island. Looking back, they could no longer see the coast. There was quiet around them, only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the woods.
Several people along the way were very alert, especially Wang Shiduo, who was walking in the front. He was very heavy with a ghost-headed knife on his back. After a long time, he felt a little tired and carried it on his shoulders. After walking for an hour, let alone wild boars and beasts, even rabbits did not see them. He couldn't help but feel discouraged and angry. He turned around and pointed at Zhang Yousheng and said, "Didn't you say there are beasts on the island? Didn't you say that my father and others were eaten by beasts? Where are the beasts? Come and see, it was clearly killed by you, and you still said that they were injured by beasts." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!