Zheng Xi yawned, rubbed his eyes, and patted his face again. He felt a little more awake afterwards, so he opened his eyes wide and looked ahead. This night was really dark and the sky was covered by dark clouds. There was neither moonlight nor starlight, but the wind slowly picked up.
He looked at the wind flag that was being blown by the wind. The wind was blowing fast and strong as of now. The starry sky was still bright in the first half of the night, but now it was dark and the wind was blowing so hard in the middle of the night!
Zheng Xi thought to himself, "I'm afraid there's going to be a heavy rain." He rubbed his eyes again. There are many small islands and reefs outside th port of Myanmar, so Qingyu asked Ding Dong who was more familiar with the situation to rest with the oarsman for now. This left only Zheng Xi and two steersmen on the deck. Looking at the situation, it's better to wake up Qingyu and the others, as most likely there would be heavy rains.
Zheng Xi shouted to the people at the forecastle, "Tian Keng, go and ask the boss to get up. I'm afraid there's going to be a heavy rain soon."
After shouting several times but receiving no reply, Zheng Xi suddenly felt something was amiss. He set the helm, opened the door and walked out. He then saw that the two boats on the deck had been lowered into the sea. Tian Keng, another helmsman and several prisoners were sitting on the boat, preparing to row away.
Zheng Xi shouted towards the escapees, "Tian Keng!" He then shouted towards Qingyu's room, "Boss! Get up quickly! Some people are running away!"
Tian Keng waved mockingly towards Zheng Xi and then cut off the traction rope connecting the boat to the ship with a knife. Several people paddled together and the boat swung away from the ship quickly.
By the time Qingyu and the others heard the sound of Zheng Xi's screams and ran to the deck, the boat had already moved far away, leaving only a small spot of tail light. Qingyu instructed the people around her while putting on her coat, "Zheng Xi, check the sails. Lu Yao, go down to find Gu Sui and Yang Zhao and take a look at the sails. Doctor Shi, go check the bottom cabin."
After giving the instructions, she suddenly stopped, stretched out her hand to check the wind, and smelled a bit of sulfur through her nose. She then looked up at the sky, and her face darkened unconsciously.
One of her people reported, "The sail shaft has been damaged. The masts of the topsail and foresail have been split. I'm afraid it will fall down if the wind continues to blow like this."
Gu Sui hurriedly ran up from below and shouted, "Master, all the people below have been thrown into the sea. Hu Yu and the others are also missing."
He had been keeping an eye on Hu Yu and the others, but for some reason today, he, who had always been a light sleeper, actually slept to death. Is he careless? Could it be that he has been too comfortable these days and has lost his vigilance?
"Let's go after those bastards!" Zhang Dahu shouted.
Qingyu turned around quickly and shouted orders to everyone, "No, Zheng Xi. Let's see if the sail can be lowered! Gu Sui, you guys go look at the bilge below. If there are any holes or gaps, try to fix them. If there is no water, put them on the deck. On the deck, those who have gone up are all tied up with ropes!"
Gu Sui led the people to look below and replied, "I know."
Qingyu gave order to Zhao's group, "Yang Zhao, you go get the rope. Fix yourself as much as possible, and go help Gu Sui."
Yan San walked out dazedly, rubbing his eyes,
"What's wrong?"
A loud sound of an explosion came from a distant place. In the dark night in the distance, like a huge firework rising, a ball of red exploded into the sky then dyed the horizon into blood red. There was also a series of muffled sounds coming from the bottom of the sea. The sound waves seemed to pass through quickly from the bottom of the sea, and then spread out.
Qingyu shouted loudly, grabbing the rope hanging from the ship and tying it on herself,
"Find a place to hold on to!"
The originally silent sea surface suddenly became vivid. Thunder began to roll in the sky, and as far as the eye could see, a huge wave ten meters high rushed over.
Ding Dong also grabbed a rope and tied it to himself as he shouted, "Lower the sail!" The remaining sailors rushed to the edge of the sail to lower the sail with Zheng Xi.
Before the canvas was lowered halfway, there were a few creaks, and the masts of the topsail and foresail, which had been cut in half, fell down and hard into the sea. The sailor on the mizzen and stern sails shouted in horror, "It's stuck! The sail can't be lowered!"
In such a big storm, if the sail cannot be lowered, the ship may capsize.
Watching the waves getting closer and closer, Qingyu shouted to Yan San while tying the other side of the rope to the boat, "Yan San, cut off the mast! Cut it all off!"
Yan San stared at the huge waves coming towards him with wide eyes and he only thing he could say was "Wow." Qingyu had to shout to him several times before he came back to his senses. He drew out his sword and swept the entire mast with a few strokes of his sword in a very cool and unrestrained manner. He cut it off and was about to turn around and ask Qingyu if he looked handsome, when a huge wave hit the ship head-on, so Yan San who was acting handsome in mid-air, was slapped into the sea. Shiyi was also thrown to the sea after he ran out of the cabin after hearing the commotion outside.
Qingyu jumped down without thinking.
There was already a slight heat that could be felt in the sea water, and it was turbid below. She opened her eyes wide, searching for the figures of the two people. She then saw a small figure splashing around in the water with eyes closed, while a larger figure sank straight into the water.
Qingyu rushed to the big figure without hesitation, grabbed his arm, and swam towards the small figure. She hugged the small figure's neck to prevent him from struggling, and then pushed hard to stay on the water's surface. At this time, the sea surface was already like boiling water, with huge waves rolling over, and the ship floated on the waves like a piece of paper.
The sea water hit Qingyu so hard that she couldn't even open her eyes. She couldn't use any force to pull one person with his hands. She could only push on the water to keep her body balanced.
She was secretly upset about why she was so stupid and decided to jumped down! Those who are too kind and selfless usually do not end well! She just couldn't bear to abandon these two people right now.
While heaven and man were fighting, and when she was about to let go, Qingyu felt her waist tighten, and the rope tied around her waist dragged her towards the ship. On the ship, Ding Dong and the sailor had already crawled and rolled down to the cabin.
Zheng Xi pulled the rope connecting Yang Zhao and Lu Yao. Yang Zhao and Lu Yao kept there backs close to the ship mast and pulled the rope hard. Although the Fengshen bumped violently up and down in the huge waves, their feet were nailed to each other like roots.
The deck workers pulled the rope back bit by bit. Qingyu, who was crawling on the ground panting, shouted unconsciously when he saw Lu Yao holding Shiyi and preparing to walk to the upper cabin, "Go to the bottom cabin, not the upper cabin," Zhao, Yan San, Qingyu, Zheng Xi, Lu Yao and Shiyi supported each other and finally climbed into the cabin entrance after stumbling.
After closing the cabin door, Qingyu took a breath. Seeing that the people on the ship were basically gathered here, rolling along with the ship's overturn, she smiled unconsciously. When she realized what she was doing, she stopped immediately and said, "Zheng Xi, open the door.Everyone go in the escape pod."
It wasn't until Zheng Xi opened the door that had the same color as the outside and looked like a bulkhead that everyone discovered that there was a hidden cabin between the sailors' rest cabin and the cargo hold below. The area inside the cabin is not large. If more than twenty people squeezed in, there won't be much room. It just so happens that there is no room for rolling around.
When the cabin door was closed, it was dark inside the cabin. There was silence in the dark space. Even the sound of the huge waves outside had faded away, leaving only the sound of rapid breathing.
Qingyu's calm voice sounded, "Don't be afraid." Zheng Xi's voice was trembling, "Young miss, what's going on? Is it a big storm?"
He had never seen or heard such a terrible storm. There was no rain but such a huge wave suddenly set off. Compared to the huge waves in front of it, their ship was just like an ant.
Qingyu's voice was full of fatigue but she still answered, "It's not a big storm, it should be a volcanic eruption. It's not just the volcanoes on the Philippine Islands, there are probably volcanic eruptions under the sea." She had used up all her strength to jump into the sea to save people.
"A volcanic eruption?" Gu Sui asked puzzledly. Qingyu explained, "This area is an area with frequent volcanic activity. I didn't expect that we were so unlucky that we encountered such a big eruption."
After a pause, Qingyu said, "No, it should be because we are lucky. If we are in Myanmar at this time, we won't have a place to escape to. With such a big eruption, Myanmar Port is probably be in ruins right now. "
"So, Hu Yu and the others are dead?" a young man's voice asked. Qingyu smiled and said softly: "I'm afraid there won't be any dead scum left."
She just don't know what it will be like. This escape cabin was designed just in case an emergency happened. The cabin is fully enclosed, and driftwood is used underneath. Even if the ship disintegrates, this cabin can be used as a separate boat. I just hope that the ship will not sink directly to the bottom of the sea.
The eruption of volcanoes in the Philippine Islands and underwater volcanoes lasted for three days and three nights. It was followed by a 100-meter-high tsunami, which even affected Guangzhou and Quanzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The sea surface was like boiling water, with continuous huge waves rolling up and down, causing the original ocean currents to change. The upper and lower layers of sea water was rolling and countless whirlpools started appearing in the sea.
The ship was thrown up and down in the wind and waves, being tossing around continuously. The hull was squeezed and crushed. There were cracks everywhere on the ship.
The cabins were directly swept off, and the deck was also cracked. Only the core hull was dragged in the waves. Through the ups and downs, they were still lucky enough to bypass the whirlpools. After seven days, the ship and the seas finally became quiet.