Chapter 129 [Storm]
After Wen Qiao became familiar with the female eagle, he was able to get close to her. Today was their first meeting, so he stopped there. After feeding the female eagle the canned food, Wen Qiao began to record the data from the thermometer and hygrometer placed on the boat. Unexpectedly, the female eagle followed Wen Qiao and flew away.
The silly eagle, who was left at Jiang Lili's side, stared at Jiang Lili. Jiang Lili mocked it mercilessly: "Hahaha, your wife was kidnapped by someone you just met for less than a day."
Xin Che watched Jiang Lili playing with the eagle with a gentle expression. He was about to take something out of his pocket when Xin Cheng suddenly ran onto the deck, clutching an old crossbow and waving the blueprints in his hand. He excitedly said to Jiang Lili and Wen Qiao, "I've found a way to improve these old crossbows! I just need some materials. I wonder if they have any on the Tianxuan..."
When Jiang Lili heard this, a look of relief appeared on her face. The people around her were truly talented people. She could just relax and be taken away.
"Second brother, please list the things you need and I'll take them to Miss Wen Qiao to have a look."
You have a backpack in hand, you may not have the materials, but you can buy them!
Xin Cheng saw that the eagle that Jiang Lili had brought back from Miaojiang finally appeared again, and wanted to ask a few more questions.
Xin Che looked at his brother indifferently: "What are you doing standing here? Go write."
Xin Cheng sensed the resentment coming from his brother and quickly said, "Okay!"
Jiang Lili's gaze was still fixed on the crossbow in Xin Cheng's hand as he walked away. "When we were in Langyan Village, I saw you using a crossbow and it looked so cool. But the recoil from the crossbow I tried once always hurt my hand, making it hard for me to hold it steady. Can you teach me some techniques?"
"Wait until my second brother has modified the crossbow, and I'll teach you." Xin Che then pulled out an exquisite sandalwood box from his bosom and handed it to Jiang Lili: "Use this weapon to defend yourself, and you won't get hurt easily."
Jiang Lili saw the wooden box in Xin Che's hand and asked, "Such a small self-defense weapon?"
Xin Che signaled her with his eyes: "Open it and take a look."
Jiang Lili opened the wooden box and found a pear blossom hairpin lying quietly on the brocade, so beautiful.
The hairpin is made of pure silver, as white as snow, with a warm luster. The pear blossom on the head is obviously carefully carved, and tiny gems are inlaid in the pear blossom. The tail of the hairpin is slightly curved and the end is raised, like a slender pear branch swaying.
The beauty of this pear blossom hairpin revealed a hint of danger. Jiang Lili speculated, "Could this be a hidden weapon?"
When in Tianshui Village, Jiang Lili envied He Jing for coming with his own weapon, so Xin Che said he would make one for her in the future.
Jiang Lili almost forgot about this matter. She didn't expect that Xin Che had carefully prepared for it for two months.
Xin Che explained the design of the pear blossom hairpin to Jiang Lili: "There are poisonous golden needles hidden inside the hairpin. Twist the hairpin in different directions with both hands, and the golden needles inside the hairpin will be ejected."
Jiang Lili played with the pear blossom hairpin and couldn't let it go. This hidden weapon was both beautiful and practical.
Jiang Lili casually put the pear blossom hairpin on her head. After adjusting it a few times, Jiang Lili looked up and asked Xin Che, "Is it worn correctly?"
The pear blossom hairpin inserted in her black and smooth hair made Jiang Lili's face look pure and elegant.
As their eyes met, Xin Che turned his face away slightly and moved his gaze to the hairpin in Jiang Lili's hair. He raised his hand and gently brushed away the loose hair by Jiang Lili's ears with his fingertips, then carefully straightened the hairpin on her head.
Xin Che took a step back and looked at Jiang Lili carefully, and couldn't help but say, "She looks good."
"Hmm? What did you say?"
Jiang Lili looked up in confusion, only to find that the other person's ears had turned visibly red.
"I'll go see what my second brother needs and give you the list he made."
After Xin Che finished saying this, he turned around and walked towards the cabin under the deck. His back looked like he was fleeing in panic.
Jiang Lili blinked and then laughed out loud. Is it possible that Xin Che, such a cold and aloof person, would be shy in private?
Jiang Lili patted the eagle's head, who was enjoying himself. "What are you looking at? Let's go find your friends."
Jiang Lili was quite curious about the temperature and humidity that Wen Qiao was observing. In the future, when they lived on a deserted island and there was no weather forecast, they could also rely on these instruments to predict the weather.
Jiang Lili's female eagle followed behind the tall, sleek, and capable Wen Qiao, acting like a little follower. She was clearly impressed by Wen Qiao's powerful aura, which was completely different from the time she faced the male eagle. She laughed and said, "Wen Qiao, did you name that female eagle? My male eagle's name is Liefeng."
"Liefeng?" Wen Qiao thought for a moment, then turned to the female eagle and said, "Then why not call you Shuoyue? It's quite fitting."
The female eagle flapped her wings and seemed very satisfied with the name.
Wen Qiao checked the thermometer, hygrometer, barometer, wind vane and other measuring instruments every half hour, and she found that the temperature and humidity in the air suddenly increased.
The barometer tied to the mast showed a lower pressure, while the barometer on the cleat showed a higher pressure.
Although Jiang Lili didn't know what this meant, when she heard Wen Qiao's serious tone, she suddenly felt that they might be in trouble.
"Generally speaking, before rainfall, water vapor evaporates, and the air slowly sinks due to the increase in moisture, resulting in high pressure on the ground and low pressure in the air."
Wen Qiao tentatively touched the female eagle's feathers. The feeling was a little moister than half an hour ago, and the female eagle was more uneasy than before. The mood of animals can also reflect the upcoming weather changes.
Wen Qiao looked at the wind vane again. "The wind was originally from the northwest, but now it has turned to the south."
"Storms tend to change direction."
storm?
Jiang Lili looked up at the clear and cloudless sky. Although she couldn't see anything unusual at the moment, the weather at sea changed very quickly, so she immediately became alert.
Jiang Lili didn't expect that the storm would come before the pirates.
Storms at sea are much more terrifying than pirates.
Wen Qiao walked onto the deck with a serious face and announced to everyone, "A storm is expected to hit our course in the near future. We must change course immediately and head in the opposite direction, away from the center of the storm. It would be best if we could find the nearest island to make an emergency stop and disembark to avoid the wind."
Jiang Lili first asked Xin Che to send instructions to Liefeng and Shuoyue, looking for an island where they could rest temporarily on the opposite route. The pair of Biying soldiers split into two groups and set off with their wings flapping.
storm?
The convicts on the deck looked up at the cloudless sky. How could there be a storm in such good weather? And the guys looked so young. Were they just giving random orders?
The boatmen had enough experience at sea and knew that the weather at sea was unpredictable. When they heard what Wen Qiao said, their faces became solemn.
Upon hearing this, the helmsman turned to Wen Qiao's uncle, Wen Kang: "Big Boss Wen, look at the weather. Are you sure there's going to be a storm?"
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