Fight the Giants

   Failed again.

  When the raft was washed away by the waves, Mu Yan jumped into the sea suddenly, choked on a few mouthfuls of salt water, and then hugged a piece of wood tightly, so that he was not overturned by the waves on the bottom of the sea.

  He Liyikaner was supported by the waves, and was pulled by hands and feet together, back to the shore.

  Before they got close, they were rushed into the sea by a group of brothers who were guarding the shore, dragging and dragging the three of them back to the shore.

  The three of them were lying on the beach like dead fish.

  The other brothers couldn’t hide their disappointment on their faces, and they sat slumped beside the three of them, staring at the vast sea in a daze.

   Tried countless times, without tools, the raft made of rattan and wood alone would not be able to drift far. Less than a dozen nautical miles away, they were scattered by big waves.

   It's been almost a month. They have been on this deserted island for a month, and they don't know how they got here.

  Many rafts have been built, with repeated trials and failures... Could it be that they really can't go back?

   Are you going to confess to being on this deserted island?

   No one spoke for a long time, only the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. I don't know if they are encouraging them to fight again, or they are laughing at their overthinking.

   "Is the beacon smoke on?" Mu Yan asked slowly with her eyes closed.

  A soldier replied: "It's on." After a moment of silence, he asked Mu Yan: "Little General, we have been lighting beacon smoke every day for a month. Do you want to light it again?"

   No one passed by this island at all, no merchant ships, not even fishing boats.

   "The main point." Mu Yan's voice was a little weak, but he still said firmly.

   "Not only to point, but also not to let it go out."

   This may be the only way for them to return to Beijing. If there is no beacon smoke, how can passing ships see people on the deserted island?

  Although none of them knew where this place was, if the beacon smoke was lit, would any ship be able to see them, and would it be useful to light the beacon smoke? But it's a way of life.

   If this is also given up, there is really no way out.

  Mu Yan closed her eyes. If there is no way, he will never see her again. Pressing on his chest with his hand, Xi'er's jade pendant is still there, and she is still waiting for him in the capital.

  Xi'er...

   "Little general, little general! Look, is there a ship over there!"

Mu Yan hurriedly sat up, his hair, hands, and body were all covered with salty sand, but he didn't care, it seemed that there was really a boat, it was just a black spot, but it didn't affect his heart. Excited.

   Stand up hurriedly, my heart thumping, I'm saved.

   "Quick, get my binoculars!"

   After finishing speaking, he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly, go to the highest point, and burn a few more beacon smokes, and also burn a few places on the beach!"

"yes!"

  There is a ship, no matter what, they must seize this opportunity. Everyone was excited, and hurried to collect the wood and stuffed the fire.

  Mu Yan picked up the binoculars and took a closer look. It was indeed a ship. It was too far away to see what it was.

   Soon, the flames of war were everywhere, and even several fires were smothered on the beach.

  The soldiers simply took off the clothes on their bodies. Anyway, they couldn’t be called clothes anymore. They were almost torn into thin strips. The soldiers waved the clothes on their bodies: “Hey, come the boat! Come the boat! There are people here! There are people here!”

  The voices of the nine people sounded loud to themselves, but the sound of the waves, in the end their calls were only swept away in the wind and waves, and drifted away.

   And that black shadow is getting farther and farther away, getting smaller and smaller on the sea level, until it disappears.

  The voices of the nine people were all hoarse, "The boat is coming, come...how are you going!"

   "Little General, how did it go?"

   "I've been looking forward to a month for a boat, why did I leave?"

  Someone began to cry bitterly, as if infected, even Kan Erliyi collapsed on the beach, weeping. There were cries one after another, with such thick and deep despair.

   Obviously let them see hope, a boat is coming, they clearly saw the boat.

  Mu Yan stood straight, at the far end, the sea and the sky lined up, and he could not see where was the sea and where was the sky. And which side is the direction of the capital.

  The wind whipped up his messy hair and slapped his face indiscriminately, covering his forehead, his lips, and his eyes, all messed up, as if his heart was getting unbearable.

  He fell back on the sand and closed his eyes again.

   "Master?" Are you okay?

   Li Yi sat beside him, looking at the young master who had his eyes tightly closed, feeling distressed.

  The young master has always been glorious, when did you see him looking so depressed?

  The cheeks are sunken, and the flesh on the face is gone.

   "Master, we have seen the ship. In the past month, at least we can see the ship. If there is the first ship, there will be the second ship. We are destined to be alive, and we will definitely be able to return to the capital in the end."

  Kan Er also crawled over: "Master, I will wait with you. If you don't wait, Kan Er will die with you. He will die in the same year, the same month, and the same day."

   Li Yi gave him a look, Kan Er stopped talking, lay down next to the young master, and closed his eyes tightly.

  Li Yi sighed. Looking at the vast avenue.

  For a long time...

Huh? Seems like there's another boat over there?

  I wanted to tell the young master, but I was afraid that I was just passing by like before, and I didn't see them, and I was afraid that the young master and all the brothers would lose one, so Li Yi didn't remind them.

   I just rushed to the beach to look at the piles of volcanoes, and then looked up at the top of the mountain. The beacon smoke shot straight into the sky, so I should be able to see it from a long distance, right?

  Standing on the beach, staring at the black shadow in the sea, with a heart full of hope.

   Near, near! The boat didn't leave, but got closer and closer to them!

   Li Yi’s hands trembled with excitement, and his hand holding the telescope was unsteady, and it took a long time to stabilize. There is really a boat at the end of the telescope, a big boat!

  Such a large merchant ship! They are saved!

   "Master, we are saved! A ship is coming! What a big ship!"

  Mu Yan moved, while the others had already sat up.

   "There really are boats! Big boats!"

  The clothes of the soldiers waved again: "Hey! The boat is coming, the boat is coming, there are people here, there are people here!" They danced and shouted while dancing their clothes.

   Hey, why did it stop?

   "Why did it stop?"

   "We are here, here!" Some soldiers hurriedly turned around to stuff the fire, for fear that the other party would not see the smoke.

  Mu Yan stood up and looked straight at the big boat stopped in the sea.

  A small boat was lowered, and was lowered bit by bit by a dozen sailors using thick boat ropes. It was hard to see who was sitting in the boat.

  The boat was lowered into the sea and started rowing towards them.

   "They're coming! They're coming!"

   "Yes, they are coming! We misunderstood them, such a big ship can't get close, it will run aground! You really saw us!"

   "We are saved!"

  Mu Yan seemed to feel something, and started to walk towards the sea.