"Miss, the water is very foggy, and I can't see any islands. Is there any mistake?" Or is her eyesight bad?

Chuxue took the medicine and felt a little better, but she still had no energy and her complexion was not good, so she specially asked Taoer to apply some rouge and gouache. It looked quite different from the past.

It's very bright and moving.

"Looking at the map, it should be around here. There may be heavy mist and the vision is a little blurry. Let's look further ahead."

"There's nothing wrong with this picture, right?" Although Mrs. Hong didn't quite understand how to read it, after Chuxue explained it, she probably knew that the location was here.

Chuxue shook her head, "The Baili family doesn't dare."

She was still very sure of this.

"Miss, it's starting to rain." It was just as the lady expected. Tao'er quickly took an umbrella and held it for Chuxue.

"It's raining heavily. We must find the island in the middle of the lake as soon as possible."

Raining on the water is no joke. There is a vast area all around, the rain is too strong and windy, and they are not very good at water. If something happens, it will be in trouble.

There is no place to stay in this endless area. No matter how good Yinhe Shu and others are at lightness skills, Chuxue would not dare to let them explore the way.

I took the map and thought about it carefully. From the map, I should be able to see it even if I haven't arrived, but there is nothing around...

Chuxue calmed down and looked around, her eyes suddenly stopped in the east direction, she stretched out her hand and said, "Look over there."

Madam Hong looked up with confusion on her face, "Master, isn't that the direction we came from just now?"

"are you sure?"

Chuxue also had doubts in her heart, but she was not sure.

Suddenly something occurred to me and she quickly asked Tao'er, "How long has it been since we set off?"

Tao'er has always been attentive and knows that Chuxue doesn't remember the time very well, so she always pays more attention to it, "It seems like an hour has passed. I didn't pay much attention while sitting on the boat."

"One hour..."

Chuxue looked around again, then frowned deeply, "We must have been wandering around for a long time. Because we were on the water and there were no reference objects around, we didn't notice it for a while. Let the boat stop for a while and call the master on board.

"

Is this the rumored ghost beating the wall?

In some places, due to their special location or some special factors, it is easy for people to be confused. They cannot tell the direction for a while and keep walking around in place. This is commonly known as ghosts hitting the wall.

"You guys have met Miss."

The old man and the man who drove the boat were all found locally, and Mrs. Hong and the others came earlier to make arrangements.

"Old man, when I got on the boat, I heard that you are a local. You have been sailing for many years and have been making a living on this water area. I would like to ask my uncle, has there ever been a situation in this water area where the ship never returned? Or maybe you got lost on the water area.

of?"

"Yes, why not? We are connected to the sea! Once we go in the wrong direction, it will be difficult to come back. I heard that the sea has no edge and we will only go further and further away. But we are lucky to have a few waterways.

The old road is generally not wrong unless you don't know the road. It is indeed easy to make mistakes when walking here for the first time. Miss, where are we going on this trip? It's going to rain heavily right before your eyes. Heavy rain.

First of all, the water is very dangerous, and we have already deviated from the operating route."

The old boatman had long wanted to talk about it, but the people here said that their lady was right. The main reason was that the customer gave him a lot of money and was easy to talk to, so they just followed the instructions and sailed without asking any questions.

But now that they have been walking for an hour, they have reached waters that they are not familiar with, and the weather is not good, so they are beginning to feel a little uneasy.

Silver is a good thing, but life is more important. Without life, what is the use of money?

"Don't worry, old man. We are not hiding this from the old man. We are looking for the island in the middle of the lake where the water thieves live. According to the direction marked on the map, it should be nearby, but this ship is here.

You should have circled around a few times, old man, have you ever been around here?"

When the old man and others heard that they were looking for the water thieves' lair, they all turned pale with fright.

I was so nervous that I didn’t know what to say.

"Old man, I'm sorry. I was afraid of scaring you, so I didn't say anything. Don't worry, as long as this trip is over, I will give you double the money when I get back."

"Island in the middle of the lake... Oh my God, Uncle Qian, why didn't you ask me clearly before? If you knew we were going to the island in the middle of the lake, we would definitely not take this job. It's over!"

"It's over, it's over, this is life-threatening!"

Several boatmen nearby were so frightened that they squatted down with their heads in their hands.

Judging from their reactions, Chuxue knew that they had probably heard of this island in the middle of the lake.

Also, it is impossible to make a living on this water body without knowing some things about water thieves.

Alas, there was nothing she could do about it. She knew that if Madam Hong and the others directly said they were looking for water thieves when hiring a boat, no one would be willing to take the business.

"Oh, miss, why didn't you make it clear before? Go back quickly, go back quickly!"

The old man said that he was about to go back to control the boat and go home.

"Old man, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back for the time being. Our boat has been spinning around here for a long time. Old man, the heavy rain is coming. I'm looking at this rain. I'm afraid it won't stop for a while, and there will be strong winds.

, I know that it is very dangerous to walk on the water in such weather, so the most important thing now is to quickly find a place to dock. As far as I know, the island in the middle of the lake is nearby, but... I can’t see it right now. Uncle, you are on this piece of water.

After walking for many years, I must know some reasons, can you tell me?"

They must know better than outsiders like them here. Chuxue also gave up the map at this moment.

The Baili family may not know the reason, otherwise they would definitely tell them.

"Ah! Miss, aren't you going to kill us all? It's my fault that the old man didn't ask clearly. We've hit a puddle. What's wrong with that? When the heavy rain comes and the wind comes, we're all going to die.

We went to feed the fish. Miss, what are you doing to find those water thieves? There is no island in the middle of the lake that we can go to. Only those water thieves know the way to the island in the middle of the lake. There are water nests all around the island in the middle of the lake.

, If you don’t know the way, there is only a dead end.”

The old man was so anxious that he slapped his thigh, and several boatmen turned pale with fear.

"Shui Wo Zi...but Shui Xuan?"

Chuxue may have read in a book that there are water whirlpools on some waters, that is, there are whirlpools under the water. Boats and things are close to each other. If they are light, they will keep spinning, and if they are serious, they will be sucked into the water.

"No way! How can this be done? I'm going to die!"

The old man was also frightened.

"Don't worry, old man. This water hole shouldn't be big. Our boat has been spinning around for so long. There should be a way to get out. From what you just said, this should be near the island in the middle of the lake. There must be a way to get there.

.”

It was also the first time Chuxue encountered such a situation, so she could only stay calm and find a way to deal with it.

It was indeed more complicated than she thought, and the water was also unpredictable.

"Is there anything we can do? We don't know where it is safe right now. This water hole is not big. We can get out with the wind, but what if we fall into a big hole?"

The old man's face turned pale.

"Shu, Yin, you two can find some wooden boards to use as pedals, maybe you can walk a certain distance on the water?"

"able!"
Chapter completed!