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I sat in the stern and looked around.The surrounding area was filled with black mist, and the sound of water came from all directions, and it was impossible to distinguish the north, south, east, and west here.I have stayed here for a long time, and I feel that the water seems to flow from all directions, and then flow back.In this way, I can't judge the direction from the direction of the water flow.
In such a place, let alone the seventh ghost eye, even the two we just passed by, I can no longer find them.
When Master Jiu heard my question, he asked me back: "Li Yang, do you know why Boyi poked thirteen water holes here to release the flood? Why not twelve, and why not fourteen?"
I haven't thought about this question, even if I thought about it, I couldn't think of it, so I shook my head: "I only know that the number thirteen is unlucky in the West."
"There is a big difference between Chinese and Western cultures." Jiuye continued to tell me while observing the surrounding water: "The number thirteen is a very auspicious number in China, especially in Chinese Buddhism. There are thirteen sects introduced into China, which represent the consummation of merit and virtue. We also know that the Potala Palace has thirteen floors, and the Tianning Pagoda has thirteen floors, etc. In addition, from the perspective of Chinese history and culture, Thirteen is also Popular numbers. For example, Confucianism has a total of thirteen classics, folks have thirteen Taibao, Shaolin Thirteen Cudgels, Art of War thirteen chapters, etc. And thirteen is the number of emperors, exclusive to the emperor, and the emperor's belt is made of jade There are thirteen pieces of jade, so thirteen is the number of emperors in China, which symbolizes a kind of right, a kind of emperor's right. Boyi should be well versed in this way, and the thirteen water eyes are also intentional. "
I thought Master Jiu could only pick up corpses, but I didn't know he knew so much.It's just that I don't agree with his statement.Because Boyi was a disciple of Dayu back then, it was naturally the era of Yao, Shun and Yu. At that time, Buddhism had not yet spread to China, so how can we talk about the thirteen auspicious numbers.I guess, if Boyi really chiseled the water eye, no matter whether he used the Dinghaishen needle or the golden cudgel, he may have just chiseled it a few times, Shisan didn't do it on purpose.
But seeing what Master Jiu said, I don't want to refute him.
Master Jiu continued: "So, the thirteen ghost eyes here should be distributed regularly. Although I haven't been to the other eleven ghost eyes here, I don't know where I am in the waters around this ghost eye. Hundreds of times. I have roughly understood the distribution of the thirteen ghost eyes. During the ten years I have not been on the boat, I have not been idle. Instead, I have drawn a map of the water potential and azimuth here. It came in handy. I just need to follow my azimuth map to find the seventh ghost eye, no problem. I named the thirteen water eyes according to the thirteen sects of Buddhism. Bitan, Cheng Reality, Three Theories, Nirvana, Law, Earth Theory, Pure Land, Zen, Shelun, Tiantai, Huayan, Dharma, Miscellaneous. What we just came over is Bitan and Chengshi, and what we are looking for is the seventh water eye , which happens to be the seventh sect, the Pure Land. What we are looking for is the Pure Land.”
"Master Jiu, you know a lot." I admired him sincerely.
"What's the matter, it's just a fur. I don't have time to study other than picking up corpses." Master Jiu said casually.
Chapter 1665 Ghost Eye Pure Land
"Where's the azimuth map you drew?" I didn't see Master Jiu showing the map, so I asked.
Master Jiu patted his chest: "In my heart."
"Okay. Master Jiu, please do your best." I couldn't laugh or cry, since the picture is in Master Jiu's heart, I can't help you much.
At this time, I found that Master Jiu had squatted down, staring at the bow of the boat.
I was taken aback, thinking that he had noticed something unusual, so I hurriedly asked, "Master Jiu, what did you see?"
Master Jiu waved his hand: "I'm observing the reaction of the water waves hitting the bow of the boat, so as to infer the flow of the water flow."
Seeing Master Jiu's concentration, I suddenly understood why the bow and stern of this so-called coffin boat were made square.The water waves beat over, if they are sharp, they may pass quickly.But the bow is square, and the water waves will change more in the square bow, so that the boatman can observe the water potential.In addition, this kind of square bow has relatively large resistance, which is more convenient for the boatman to control the speed of the boat.Sometimes the speed of the ship is not as fast as possible.
I don't know if my thoughts are right or not, but Master Jiu squatted there and watched for about ten minutes.
This is a kind of comprehensive ability. Master Jiu has a plan in his heart and waves in his eyes, but I still have some doubts. Only through these superficial things, can I judge the position of the seventh ghost eye?
When we passed the first and second ghost eyes, I once saw shadows swimming under the vortex.The two handfuls of grain I threw down seemed to have been eaten by them.
Those shadows can only see a rough outline, and they are very large. If they are fish, they should also be big fish.
And after we passed through those two vortexes, I also observed that although the underwater can't be seen too deep, the shadows can no longer be seen swimming.
So far I haven't figured out what those shadows are, and I haven't had time to ask Master Jiu.
After squatting and watching for more than ten minutes, Master Jiu quickly got up, picked up the bamboo wormwood again in his hand, tapped the water continuously, and punted the boat, and the boat started to move again.
I have never quite understood Jiuye's way of punting the boat, and why he can make the boat so obedient with a piece of bamboo wormwood in his hand.Tell it to go and go, tell it to stop and stop, tell it to go fast and tell it to go slow.
However, if he didn't have some special means in his hands, how could he become the Hades hook with three fights and one school.When I think about it this way, I feel relieved.Anyway, Master Jiu is controlling this boat, so I just need to do my own thing well.
The coffin boat sailed towards the center of the black mist again, this time the speed was not very fast, but the direction was clear.Master Jiu should have determined the direction of the seventh ghost eye, which is the Pure Land ghost eye.
Although I don't practice Buddhism, I also know that the Pure Land may be the place of ultimate happiness in the West.If Lord Jiu can save some people who are trapped at the bottom of the river here, so that their souls can be safe and their bodies have a home, this is also a kind deed.Just like this time, Master Jiu made this trip for the sake of the lives of the whole village and so many creatures in the river.This is not a kind of merit to him.After accumulating merit and virtue, is it possible to go to the Pure Land after death?
I don't know if Master Jiu linked the names of these water eyes with the Thirteen Sects, whether he copied them mechanically, just to make up the number of Thirteen, or if there is some other meaning, the names of each ghost eye have a deep meaning.
Jiu Ye determined the direction, and went straight to the Pure Land with a firm goal.
I am also ready to encounter the vortex again. The thirteen ghost eyes here are the thirteen vortexes.And it is possible that the further you go in, the greater the water flow.
But I thought to myself, no matter how big the vortex is, it seems that the ghost eye is not as powerful as Jiuye said, it's just a little more turbulent water flow.
Facts have proved that I am still too unfamiliar with this water, and I also underestimated the degree of danger here.Holding a handful of grains in my hand, I was paying close attention to the surrounding water situation, when suddenly I felt the hull of the boat turn suddenly, and turned rapidly towards the right front.
This time Master Jiu didn't notify me in advance. He used to yell loudly every time he encountered an unexpected situation.So I was a little caught off guard. Due to inertia, my body fell on the boat at once.Fortunately, I was sitting in the stern, otherwise I would have fallen into the water just by this one.
The grains I was holding in my hand were thrown into the water as I lost my grip all of a sudden.
Immediately afterwards, before I could understand what was going on, I felt a large group of black shadows flash past the side of the ship. I looked back suddenly and found that group of black shadows quickly disappeared into the black mist behind. among.
It was only at this moment that I felt scared. The coffin boat moved away just now. If it didn't move away, it should have hit the black shadow.
What it is?Is it a reef?Are there reefs in this river?
Master Jiu..." I called out, wanting to ask about the situation.
"Sit still." Master Jiu only replied two words.
I tried to control myself and looked up at the bow of the ship again.I found that Master Jiu was concentrating on waving the bamboo wormwood in his hand, controlling the boat, and walking through the water waves.
And in the water waves, black shadows of different sizes and shapes have appeared, passing by the sides of our boat.
That's right, those are indeed stones, because I saw Jiuye not only using bamboo wormwood to touch water, but occasionally using bamboo wormwood to touch those dark shadows when he couldn't escape.
Every time you click, the boat will have a reaction force, and the driving route will also change.Obviously those can only have such an effect if they are hard stones.
I thought of the complicated water potential, but I didn't expect that there would be many dangerous situations here.Who would have thought that there would be hidden reefs in this great river?
At the same time, the waves of the river also increased, and a large number of water waves began to appear. Sometimes the boat was thrown to the top of the waves, and sometimes it fell down sharply.
Such a complicated environment has far exceeded my imagination and overturned my previous cognition.
All I could do was grab the side of the boat with all my strength.Even so, my body may not be able to persist in this way for a long time. As long as my hands are loosened, I will definitely be thrown into the water like those grains.
"Rope, rope..."
At this time, a voice came from my ear, reminding me all of a sudden.
At the stern of the boat, there was originally a rope coiled, which should be used to tie the boat to the shore when it is docked.I stretched out one hand to grab the rope, and wrapped myself around my body three times and two times, which was an extra layer of insurance.In case the body is thrown out, it can also be pulled back in time by the rope.
At the same time, I also found that it was not Jiu Ye who reminded me, but Ba Ye.
That water crow that looks like a starling.Before knowing its exact name, I can only regard it as a water crow.
Chapter 1666 Hiding River Stone
The Eighth Master was also standing on the boat tent, but because the boat was pitched so badly, he also flew up in the air, flying back and forth around the boat.
And it is so smart that it knows to remind me to use the rope.
"Thank you, Master Ba..." I shouted at Master Ba.As soon as I opened my mouth, a wave hit me, forcing me to swallow the rest of the words.
The boat moved forward rapidly, and after a few minutes, it finally seemed to be a little more stable. I wiped the water on my face with my hand and found that the bow and stern of the boat were full of river water.My clothes were also wet, and the wind blew through me, making me feel cold.
But at this very moment, it is enough to be able to sit on the boat and still be alive.
Everything I experienced just now was more dangerous and frightening than passing through those two ghost eyes.
At this time, Master Jiu did not relax, but there were obviously fewer rocks on the river.The few that appeared occasionally were easily bypassed by Master Jiu.
My heart gradually settled down again.
The section of the waterway just passed may be the water area with the most reefs. After that section, the reefs that can be seen are very limited.
Of course, I haven't finally determined whether those black shadows emerging from the water are reefs or not.
Our boat, under Master Jiu's control, also successfully avoided all the shadows.
Master Jiu seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief, and placed the bamboo wormwood in his hand across the bow of the boat, sat down and gasped for breath.
"Master Jiu, are you alright?" I asked hastily.
Master Jiu didn't look back, he was still paying close attention to the changes in the water flow nearby, but waved his hand towards the back: "It's okay. The situation here is more complicated than I imagined. Yangzi, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, thanks to Ba Ye reminding me to tie the rope to my body. Otherwise, I was almost thrown into the water."
"It's my fault. I didn't remind you in advance. The situation here is beyond my expectation. Fortunately, there is no danger. If something happens to you, I can't explain it to your third uncle. But this time you Don't worry, if there is another accident, you can go into the cabin and hide, and you don't have to worry about anything else, I won't let you out, so don't come out."
Master Jiu blamed himself for almost having an accident with me.
I smiled and said, "Jiu Ye, you don't have to explain to my third uncle. I'll come out with you, and we are on the same boat. We have to take care of everything together. If there are any accidents in the future, I won't I will go into the cabin to hide, although I can't use the boat, but I will face it with you."
After I finished speaking, Master Jiu took a special look back at me and nodded: "Good boy, I like it."
"Master Jiu, was the thing we almost hit just now a reef in the river?"
Master Jiu shook his head: "It's a stone in the river, but not a reef. The river is different from the sea, so how can there be reefs? I guess these stones usually sink under the water, and they are still far away from the water surface. But because there are many water holes here, the eddies formed by the water holes rolled up the stones that should have sunk at the bottom of the river. This kind of force is huge, just like a tornado on land. So these stones, compared to The reefs in the sea are even more dangerous. Because the reefs are at least fixed, and these rocks are movable. Although we have avoided the rocks in this section, it is not ruled out that they will appear again, so I plan to stay here for a while. Observe before acting."
It turned out that those stones were washed to the surface of the river by the current formed by the water hole at the bottom of the river.
Thinking about it now, I still have waves of fear.The appearance of those stones on the surface of the river was irregular, and our boat happened to be driving here, so it was a miracle that we could avoid it.This further proves that He Sijiu's sailing ability is not only superb, it is simply miraculous.
"Jiuye, you said earlier that you were looking for the seventh water eye, which is where the Pure Land is. How far are we from there now?"
Master Jiu analyzed: "It seems that the distribution map formed without field inspection is still a little bit wrong. The distance I calculated is still wrong. Those stones that just appeared should be in the third and fourth ghost eyes. Rolled up. After rushing to this side, the momentum has begun to weaken. Otherwise, we would not be so easy to dodge. Now we have successfully bypassed the third and fourth ghost eyes. The fifth and sixth ghost eyes It is distributed symmetrically with the third and fourth. It is farther away from us, so we don’t have to go through the fifth and sixth ghost eyes, and then go straight ahead. We should have reached the seventh ghost eye, which is where the pure land is. "
After listening to Master Jiu's analysis, I was refreshed.
The corpse that Master Jiu wanted to fish for was at the Seventh Ghost Eye.That means we're getting close to that place.
Master Jiu seemed to have re-judged the direction.I also discovered that Jiu Ye judged the direction on the river without any tools, and he did not have a compass or compass or other equipment in his hand. He relied entirely on his own eyes and rich experience.
He can choose a correct route for himself from the speed of the river flowing under the boat and the direction of the current.
So every time he experienced a crisis, he had to stop the boat and observe before leaving.
Obviously this is also a special skill of his.
Master Jiu waved the Artemisia Bamboo in his hand, and tapped three points to the left and right, and the boat swung and moved forward again.
It's just that it's not the same as I imagined. I thought Master Jiu would quickly drive the boat to the vicinity of the Seventh Ghost Eye.
Unexpectedly, the boat moved very slowly this time, even though Master Jiu used bamboo wormwood to quickly water the boat, the boat still moved forward slowly.
This situation is like the boat being pulled by something.I can clearly see that Master Jiu's movements are much more difficult than before. His waist is bent, and he is trying hard to use the bamboo wormwood to steer the boat, and there is still a whistling sound from his mouth.
How is this going?
This is something that has never happened before.As soon as the boat started to move, it drove forward at a turtle speed for less than ten meters, and then slowly stopped.
No matter how Master Jiu manipulated the bamboo wormwood, the boat still remained motionless.
I hurriedly looked back, this situation is very similar to the back of the boat being involved.Unexpectedly, when I looked back, I actually saw the cable at the stern, and I didn't know when it fell into the water.
And at this time, the rope was stretched straight, and the other end went deep into the water.There is really something pulling the boat, no wonder the boat can't move.
"Master Jiu, look at the stern of the boat." I hastily reminded He Sijiu loudly.
Jiu Ye looked back suddenly, at this time the surrounding black mist had dissipated a little at some point, and part of the moonlight could see through, of course Jiu Ye saw the stretched cable at a glance.
Chapter 1667 The Corpse Holds the Ship
He quickly jumped from the bow to the stern, grabbed the remaining length of rope on the boat, and tried to stretch it a few times.
In the end, he didn't know what was pulling the other end of the cable, Master Jiu pulled it twice but it didn't work.
"How could this be?" Master Jiu frowned.
He asked this sentence, obviously he didn't understand what happened.
I had no choice but to explain: "I felt that the boat was being pulled by something, so I found the rope like this. I didn't even hear the sound of the rope falling into the water. Master Jiu, let me help you. Let's see if we can pull the rope." .”
As I said that, I went up and held the cable with Master Jiu.
Master Jiu yelled, and I tried hard together with him, just like a tug-of-war, trying to pull the rope up.
But no matter how hard the two of us tried, the other end of the rope seemed to have taken root and could not be shaken at all.
After a few tries, nothing worked, so we all knew something was wrong, so we gave up trying to pull on the cable with brute force.
Even though my experience on the river is about zero, I can probably understand that there is a problem with the other end of the cable, that is, the underwater part.
Jiu Ye's face also turned ashen, his expression was terribly solemn.
"Jiu Ye, could it be... that the rope fell into the water and was given by those stones..."
I tried to ask questions, but Master Jiu stopped me before I finished speaking.
I also know that the possibility I mentioned basically does not exist. In fact, I just said it casually to ease Master Jiu's emotions.Because of his expression, it made me feel like it was the end of the world.
Master Jiu didn't speak, but pulled out a knife from the cabin in a snap.The knife was bright and sharp, shining in the moonlight.
Master Jiu ran to the stern of the boat and began to cut the cable one by one with the knife.
Although the knife was very sharp, the cable was also very strong. Master Jiu cut the cable more than a dozen times, and finally cut the cable.
As the cable broke, the boat swished and rushed forward a short distance.
However, the boat did not continue to move forward with the current, but stopped suddenly after rushing out.This time there was no rope involved, and despite the rapid flow of the water, the boat still stopped on the water as if it had taken root.