Chapter 470 Jiji Extra (13)
The next morning, they found a nearby shipyard and wanted to hire a crew to take them out to sea.
When it comes to going out to sea, the boatmen are all happy to do this business, but when it comes to heading west, no one is willing to take the job.
"Why are you heading west for no reason? There's no land over there, just endless sea." A boatman kindly reminded them, "Besides, the current is strong in the west. A single wave could capsize our boat. If we encounter a storm, everyone on board will be killed. No matter how high your price is, no one will take you."
Gigi thought for a moment and then asked, "You said there's nothing to the west? Is it really all sea water?"
"...Basically not," the boatman replied hesitantly. "If I had to say there was one, there's a small island to the west. It's said that the area around it is full of whirlpools, and boats can't even touch it; if they do, they'll be swept in. There's also a man-eating dragon on that island, but no one has ever returned from that trip."
"You said no one came back, how did you know there was a dragon on the island?" Pei'er asked him with a frown.
"These...these are legends passed down from generation to generation." asked the boatman.
Gigi never pursued the truth of what he said.
He took out a gold ingot and said, "I'll buy the best and strongest ship you have."
"No boatman dares..."
"No boatman."
Although he was shocked, the boatman quickly agreed to the deal, paid for the boat and sold him a sturdy boat. He also enthusiastically pointed out the direction of the small island to the west.
"But husband, how can we go out to sea without a boatman?" Xun Pei'er was puzzled.
Jiji smiled and said, "Don't forget that your husband is a fortune teller."
He went to the boatman's house and got some straw and branches, and tied them into the shape of humans. He made several of them and pasted a Taoist talisman on each of their heads, and they began to move slowly.
Got on board and started working as a crew member.
"Wow, this is the first time I've seen it. Physiognomy is truly amazing." Xun Pei'er couldn't help but sigh.
"There's something even more amazing." Gigi boasted, a rare moment. "Let's go."
This time, he didn't ask Xun Pei'er to stay, because he knew it would be a waste of words, Pei'er would definitely insist on standing by his side.
Pearl did not feel uncared for because he did not mention it. What she wanted was for her husband to believe in her wholeheartedly.
In the first few days, the weather was sunny and the sea was calm without much waves.
It was Xun Pei'er's first time on a boat and she felt a little seasick, but it was okay. She didn't vomit like she did when she was on a carriage before.
But she knew that if she had just left home two years ago, she would have collapsed from vomiting by now.
On the fourth day, the sky became overcast and the waves became much bigger. Jiji added talismans to the scarecrows to make them work harder to stabilize the boat. He stood closely beside Xun Pei'er, tied their waists together with a rope, and found a large and sturdy wooden board on the boat. If the hull broke, they would hold on to the board to survive.
"Husband, look, there is a small island ahead!" Pei'er likes to look around, and her eyesight is always better than Gigi's.
Gigi also looked over and said, "Looks like that's our destination. Hold on to me for a while."
The boat kept getting closer, but the waves were getting bigger and bigger. In addition to the waves on the sea surface, there were also surging whirlpools underwater. Once they were caught in it, not to mention Xun Pei'er, even he might not be able to escape unscathed.
"Prepare to abandon ship."
Seeing the island getting closer and closer, he suddenly broke off the mast of the ship with one blow and threw it out. At the same time, he jumped up with Xun Pei'er in his arms. While the mast was still there, he stepped on it at an extremely fast speed and jumped towards the edge of the cliff of the island.
You may not notice it from a distance, but this small island is different from the usual islands you see. There is a fault between its shore and the sea surface, and it is surrounded by cliffs.
Visitors must climb up from the bottom of the cliff.
But the more troublesome thing came, because the cliff was washed by the sea day after day, becoming extremely smooth, and there were few footholds at all.
Gigi was lucky enough that her left foot stepped on a raised fulcrum, while the rest of her body had to cling tightly to the smooth cliff.
This would be fine if he was alone, but the key point is that he has Xun Pei'er hanging on him.
"Husband..." Xun Pei'er had no strength at all and could only hug Gigi tightly.
The raging waves below were like a roaring dragon with its mouth wide open, ready to devour them at any time.
"Don't be afraid, I won't let anything happen to you." Jiji forced himself to comfort Xun Peier, even though he himself didn't know what to do.
"But my husband, if I let you go, will you be saved?" Xun Pei'er saw the situation clearly.
"No!" Gigi yelled at her, "Don't talk nonsense. Let me go and I'll go down with you!"
Xun Pei'er had never been scolded before, and she was so scared that she dared not say a word.
Gigi tried hard to steady herself, pressing her fingernails until they bled.
He looked up and found a fairly sturdy tree growing on the edge of the cliff above his head, and immediately an idea came to his mind.
"Pei'er, I'm going to throw you up now. You have to hold on to the tree tightly, and I'll use the force to climb up. Can you do it?" He began to feel that it was difficult for him to speak.
Xun Pei'er looked at the tree on the edge of the cliff, paused for a moment, and immediately said, "I can do it!"
"Okay, get ready." He struggled to free one hand and picked up Xun Pei'er.
"If you can't hold it, you untie the rope, you hear me?! Otherwise, we'll both die!"
"don't want!"
Before Xun Pei'er could finish her words, Jiji threw her up.
The force he exerted was too great, and he could no longer balance himself, and fell down.
At the two ends of the rope, one is Xun Pei'er and the other is Ji Ji, one of them is going up and the other is going down.
It depends on whether the rope is stretched faster or Xun Peier holds the tree faster!
The result...is obviously the former.
The rate of ascent is much faster than the rate of descent.
It's over.
It is not a pity that he died, as long as his Pearl survived.
But without him, how could she survive on this deserted island and how could she go home?
Just as he was about to untie the rope, the fall stopped—
Pearl, Pearl she did it!
In the distance, he seemed to hear Pearl's cry.
No matter how big the waves are, they cannot cover up the bond between life and death between the two people.
Gigi grabbed the rope and used the force to climb up in a few seconds.
Finally... safe for now.
To climb up this small island, unless one has reached the same level of cultivation as my senior sister, it would require at least two people working together to do it.
And it requires complete mutual trust.
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