"With such a slow speed, are there many goods in the network?"
Ah-Can glanced at the network setup machine and asked, puzzled.
Feng Ye shook his head slightly: "We've only been delayed for a little over an hour, how much cargo could we possibly have?"
"How can it be so heavy?"
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can frowned and fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he said with a tremor, "It can't be because of that... corpse in the net, can it? Isn't it said that if a drowned person harbors too much resentment, they will..."
Hearing what A-Can said, even though it was the height of summer, Feng Ye couldn't help but shiver.
He quickly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Ah Can, don't scare yourself. Where does resentment come from in this world? It's just rumors that people are trying to frighten each other."
Although he said that, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy inside.
The bright sunlight shone on the sea, making it sparkle, but the atmosphere on the ship was somewhat heavy.
Time passed slowly, and the trawl net gradually surfaced, its seawater-soaked husks gleaming in the sunlight.
Their eyes remained fixed on the net bag that was being slowly pulled up.
As the net bag rises higher, its originally hidden and indistinct outline becomes increasingly clear.
However, they did not see any trace of an arm or a corpse, only a small bag of various fish, shrimp and crabs.
The two breathed a slight sigh of relief and quickly pulled over the crane, then hung the net bag on it.
As the crane slowly lifted the net bag into the air, the two finally saw the arm Feng Ye had mentioned at the bottom of the net bag, and...
However, the moment they saw it clearly, both of them were stunned.
"Brother Ye, is this the corpse you mentioned before?"
Ah-chan pointed to the bottom of the net bag with a look of astonishment, his tone clearly carrying a hint of disbelief.
In fact, what appeared before them was not the corpse they had imagined, but a human-shaped sculpture.
The arm that Feng Ye saw earlier was actually the arm of this sculpture.
"Wow, I never expected it to be like this! When I saw a hand, it really startled me."
Feng Ye said, somewhat amused and exasperated.
After all, no one could have predicted that when it was pulled up from the seabed, what would be presented to them would be a sculpture.
He stared at the sculpture, then suddenly frowned slightly: "Hmm, why does that back view look so familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere before?"
So far, all they've seen is the back.
As for the front, it was obscured by the fish, shrimp, and crabs, so its full appearance could not be seen for the time being.
Hearing his words, A-Can looked at it carefully: "Hmm... it does feel somewhat familiar, but I just can't remember it."
"this......"
The two looked at each other, their eyes revealing a hint of confusion and astonishment.
Feng Ye slowly took a step forward, getting closer, trying to find some clues from the sculpture's outline.
But no matter how many times I looked at it, I still couldn't remember.
"Brother Ye, stop looking. Once we untie the net, you'll remember when you see the front."
Ah-chan's words reminded him.
Feng Ye took two steps back, untied the knotted rope at the bottom of the net, and the fish and sculptures inside poured out.
"clang!"
The sculpture made a crisp metallic clanging sound as it fell onto the deck.
"Made of metal?"
Feng Ye was greatly surprised.
"It's made of iron, no wonder it's so heavy."
Ah-Can stepped forward and gently knocked.
"It's not iron; it must be copper."
Feng Ye squatted down and carefully removed the fish, shrimp, and crabs covering the surface of the sculpture, finally revealing its complete appearance.
"clairvoyance?!"
"clairvoyance?!"
The two exclaimed in unison, their eyes widening in disbelief.
The sculpture is depicted with its limbs exposed, clothes draped loosely over its shoulders, and its left hand resting on its forehead as it gazes into the distance.
To be precise, this is not a sculpture, but a statue of a deity.
This is Qianliyan, one of the two great generals of Mazu.
According to the "Records of the Manifestations of the Heavenly Princess", the Thousand-Mile Eye and the Wind-Following Ear were originally the essence of metal and water from the northwest.
The Gold Essence possesses fiery eyes, enabling it to see things a thousand miles away; the Water Essence has keen hearing, able to hear sounds a thousand miles away.
The two demons frequently appeared in the northwest, harming the people. Later, Mazu intervened and subdued them, and they became Mazu's generals.
In the Mazu Temple, the Thousand-Mile Eye also has a place, enshrined alongside the Wind-Following Ear on either side of Mazu.
No wonder Feng Ye and A Can felt a sense of familiarity when they saw his back.
However, compared to the smaller Qianliyan statue in the Mazu Temple on Baishi Island, this statue is much larger.
Logically, the right hand of the clairvoyant should be holding a fork, but although the right hand of this statue is clenched, it is empty.
Feng Ye guessed that perhaps it was made this way, or perhaps the fork was lost for some unknown reason.
"Ah Chan, let's stand it up first, then clean it up."
"good."
The two worked together to set up the telescope, then fetched seawater to wash away the mud and sand from its body, and finally rinsed it with fresh water.
The telescope should have been green-faced and covered in blue, but now it was completely devoid of color, corroded by the seawater.
The statue was covered from head to toe with a thick layer of black copper oxide.
Even so, under the sunlight, this bronze statue of the all-seeing gazer seems to come alive, staring intently into the distance.
Every inch of the statue bears the marks of time, as if telling ancient stories.
Ah-chan couldn't help but reach out to touch that bronze-cast skin, which was cold and hard, yet carried an indescribable sense of solemnity.
He looked up at Feng Ye: "Brother Ye, how did this statue end up here, and at the bottom of the sea?"
"Such a large statue shouldn't have been kept on the ship. It must have been on its way to another place when the ship sank."
Feng Ye looked at the bronze statue of the all-seeing eye and gently shook his head: "We have no way of knowing the specific reason, but it is very likely that's the case."
"Since there are eyes that can see a thousand miles, could there be 'Shunfeng Ears' (a type of insect), or even a statue of the Goddess Mazu sunk to the bottom of the sea?"
"It's very likely. Logically speaking, clairvoyance and clairaudience usually appear as a pair and are not typically made separately."
Feng Ye pondered for a moment, then continued, "As for Mazu, it's hard to say."
"How about we dive down and look for them? If we find them, we can bring them up," Ah-Can suggested.
Feng Ye looked up at the sky: "It's still early, so... let's look for it."
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