Chapter 35: Winning the Commander (Four Years Later)
After following the fleet and drifting on the sea for more than a month, we finally entered the territory of China. Although we didn't know each other, there was a familiar sea area. After four years, I stood alone on the deck and cried loudly. I didn't know how I came here for the past four years, and lived in loneliness and pain every day.
Despair follows me like a nightmare, destroying my soul every moment, and only when I leave home can I realize it is precious. After experiencing those years, I understand even more that sometimes, no matter how ordinary or not brilliant you have, possessing is always the most precious thing in life. Only those who have lost will know that weight and know that what seems to be a small thing is actually the greatest gift God has given us!
"Did you miss home?"
The captain's surname was He, and he was not much older than me. Seeing me crying alone on the deck, he walked up to me and patted me on the shoulder.
"Brother He, how long will it take to dock? Which car do we need to take to Guiyun?"
I asked.
Brother He thought about it after hearing this, "The port is from Shenzhen and Hong Kong. If you want to go to Guiyun, you have to take the train at 11:30 in the evening. The train goes there directly. What? Where do you want to go? Do you want me to book your ticket for you?"
He asked, and I was delighted when I heard this, and nodded quickly, "It's really great that you can help."
"You, don't think too much. Don't you survive? This person has hope and meaning of existence when he lives. No matter what he has experienced before, it is a kind of training God has given you. Only those who have suffered will be as indestructible as steel."
"I know" I responded when he asked me why I was wandering in the sea, I told him that I was an explorer who liked to walk around, and then encountered a tsunami and was washed onto an isolated island.
Hearing this, he hurriedly asked, "Is it the Atlantic tsunami four years ago?" I nodded when I heard this.
Seeing this, he sighed, "Oh, no wonder, that tsunami was simply terrible. If it weren't for the direction of the attack, I wouldn't have known how many people would have died."
"There are serious casualties?" I was slightly stunned when I heard this and asked hurriedly.
He nodded, "It's not just that heavy. The tsunami not only affected the cities along the way, but almost no ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean at that time came back. How many people died was still a mystery until now.
After hearing his words, my heart suddenly felt aching. Although such a large casualty was not caused by me, it was considered indirect. After all, if it weren't for the release of the giant dragon myself.
But I was just sad. I didn't think I needed to bear any guilt. I would definitely not forgive myself in the past. But now, I, who has a greedy heart, will not sympathize with others too much. It can be said that I sent myself on the road of no return.
Seeing my sad look, he patted my back, "It's all over, natural disasters and man-made disasters cannot be avoided. People like us, fate is destined by heaven, and it can't be stopped even if it comes. Just accept it happily."
"Um"
I responded, he didn't know what was behind it, and I wouldn't tell him that maybe those things could be corrupt forever in my heart, and no one would ever ring again. What people remember was that four years ago, a huge wave struck the entire Atlantic Ocean, and as for what it was caused, not many people delved into it.
Brother He booked me a ticket to go home. The boat docked two days later. Because he was busy going back, he drove me to the station.
"Xiaojiu, go to the station to find a hotel to rest, and deal with your beard and hair. When people come back, they have to abandon their bad things before and live a new life."
He spoke in the car.
Upon hearing this, I nodded and the car went all the way to the station. Because it was eleven o'clock the next night, I had to rest at the station for one night.
He helped me decide the room, but when he left, he gave himself some money.
"Brother He"
Looking at his departure back, I hurriedly shouted, and he turned around when he heard this.
"Xiaojiu, you don't have to postpone it. When you go out, meeting is fate. That little money is used as travel expenses for you. In this era, if you don't have money, how can you go home? So accept it."
"Okay, but this is for you."
I ran up and took out half of the bone from the broken bag. It was a very small keel. Because it was rare, I kept a little.
"I'll give you this. Maybe my sister-in-law can use it, but don't use it too much at a time. Just grind a little bit, once every ten days, remember it!"
I reminded.
Brother He was stunned when he heard this, "What is this? If you cherish the animals, I can't accept them, we can't..."
"Don't worry, it's not the bone of those things. Just listen to me, once every ten days, three times should be enough. You have the grace of recreation for me, so this thing will be given to you as a gift."
After saying that, I patted his hand, then turned around and left. He stayed there for a while, but he quickly chased after him.
He grabbed me, "Xiaojiu, you have to tell me what this thing is, otherwise I won't accept it."
He said stubbornly, afraid that I would give him some protected bones. Seeing his serious look, I sighed helplessly, then leaned closer to Qi's ear and whispered, "Character bone".
Yin Luo patted him on the shoulder and turned away. The reason for giving him the dragon bone was to repay his kindness. After all, in this era, there are too few such good people, and the other is my own travel expenses. I don’t like to owe others things, let alone favors. He gave me a chance to go home, and I gave him a reward, regardless of whether it was proportional or not, it was a clear conscience.
In the hotel, I looked at myself in the mirror, who was neither human nor ghost, and smiled helplessly. After four years, I have never been as relaxed as I did, and never smiled at myself for a moment.
"Is there a feeling of rebirth?"
The old man asked.
“Yes, is a kind of rebirth, a new rebirth”
I responded firmly, and the old man laughed and said, "Enjoy your life now. Maybe you are ready to accept me on the day we meet again. I hope that that day will not come. After all, you seem to be very good now. Come and find me again after thinking about it. I will wait for you."
He said, and then he disappeared again. For me, the old man has gone from a great threat to a good teacher and friend now. I don’t know where he comes from, but I can feel what he has, evil and domineering.
"Maybe there will be one day, but I will try my best to stop it from happening. After all, I want to be a good person."
I said to myself, then I picked up the knife on the table and cleaned my beard and hair bit by bit.
I shaved my hair directly. When my hair was removed, I couldn't even recognize the face in the mirror. That face was not in my memory. After all, those strange red patterns were not on my face at the beginning.
"Longxin, Longxin, is it because so many people want you to be disguised or something else?"
Chapter completed!