Normally, the giant eagle would have already returned with its catch by this time. Today, it was half an hour late and she still hadn't seen it, so she couldn't help but worry.
I remember watching a science program that said there is a giant squid in the sea called the giant squid, which weighs several tons. Could it be that the giant eagle was caught by this squid and dragged into the sea to drown?
But upon further reflection, these large squid live in water hundreds of meters below the surface, and giant eagles, which only catch fish at the surface, should not be able to encounter them.
She was a little worried, so she stood up from the deck chair, raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sun, and looked at the sea.
After watching for a while, a small dot appeared in the western sky, and in an instant it flew over the island, circling and soaring around it.
Su Wan recognized the giant eagle and was overjoyed. She raised her hands and shouted, "Come down, come down!"
The giant eagle circled once and landed on the beach, its talons clutching a large mullet. Su Wan ran up to greet it, saying, "Didn't you have a good day catching fish? Why are you so late? I was so worried about you."
The giant eagle ignored her, spread its wings and raised them, sticking its beak inside the wings and rubbing against them.
A moment later, something fell from its wing and landed with a splash on the sand.
Su Wan was tapping the fish with a stick when she saw the thing fall. Her eyes swept over and she found that it was a feathered arrow.
She shuddered, dropped the stick, rushed over to pick up the arrow, and examined it closely.
Indeed, she had seen these arrows countless times while treating the wounded soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty. Someone had shot arrows at the giant eagle; it was the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty who had done it. But the arrows couldn't harm the giant eagle; one arrow got caught in the eagle's wing and was carried back by it.
Overwhelmed with emotion, she clutched the arrow to her chest and knelt on the beach.
“It’s Ah Jin. He came to find me. I knew he would come to find me.”
She muttered a few words to herself, and then tears streamed down her face.
During the days he was missing, Wei Jingzhuo must have been extremely anxious. It must have been the fishermen who saw the giant eagle who informed the court that it had flown this way. Then they sent ships to search for it.
Forgetting about eating, she ran back to the hut and stood on the roof, gazing longingly at the western horizon, hoping to see sails appear on the sea.
She watched for an unknown amount of time, until her tears dried up, and until the sun gradually set over the sea, but she still did not see any ships appear.
She was somewhat disappointed, climbed down from the roof, and kept trying to comfort herself.
The ship couldn't fly as fast as the giant eagle. Now that they had spotted the giant eagle, they might arrive tomorrow or the day after, and then she could take the ship back to the mainland to see Wei Jingzhuo.
The giant eagle ate the big fish and then, as usual, squatted down by the pond to sleep.
As Su Wan passed by the giant eagle, she suddenly noticed a piece of cloth hanging from its talons. She had been so focused on the feathered arrow that she hadn't noticed it.
She walked up to the giant eagle and gently squeezed the cloth between her fingers.
"What is this?" She scratched her head in confusion and continued to look down, seeing that at the very bottom of the cloth, half a split bamboo strip was sewn on.
What kind of fabric would have bamboo strips sewn into it?
She thought for a long time before one possibility came to mind: fragments of the sail.
Her heart suddenly clenched.
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