"When you sacrifice the sea, you must never go out to sea."

"This is the rule of that fishing village."

“But, what is unexpected is…”

"Two fishermen who thought they were not required to follow these customs and habits drove the boat into the sea."

"The boats entered the sea and had a lot of harvest, but on the way back, there was no idea when the mist surrounded the sea."

"A monster with no hair on his head, a huge body, and five or six feet of feet appeared in the fog."

"The storm is so dark that it makes people feel numb."

"The two fishermen could only see a pair of demon eyes with blue lights. They immediately realized that disaster was coming."

"It's the Haifang Lord!"

"It must be the monster Haifang Lord!"

"When the two fishermen thought so, the owner of the Haifang would forcefully ask the fish they caught from the fishermen. If the fishermen did not give it, or the fishing volume was too small to meet the requirements, they would spit out mucus or overturn the fishing boat in anger, causing the fishermen to overturn the boat."

"They immediately threw all the fish they caught into the sea and then they got ashore smoothly."

"But this incident spread, and everyone in the fishing village knew that they were traveling while sacrificing the sea, and they angered the Haifang Lord."

"The witch prays to heaven and prays to the Lord of Haifang for forgiveness, and the village officials will also punish these two fishermen severely."

"The whole village has begun to prepare for a grander sacrifice to the sea, and this time the sacrifice is human."

"The woman who was regarded as a sacrifice drowned in the sea on a coffin boat. The woman who died in the sea will turn into a sea girl's room."

"The sea sacrifice was not only unsuccessful, but failed, and there was another monster on the sea."

The weird story, combined with the old monk's intermittent old voice, is quite scary.

Qin Ming felt helpless. He could meet anywhere. He was worthy of being the Edo period when everyone loved to talk strange things.

Fortunately, there is no big problem. The Haifangzhu and the Haimiaofang are all monsters that appear on the sea. Although the river flows into the sea and the sea is connected, generally speaking, monsters in the sea will not easily go to the river, just like a kappa who will not suddenly run into the sea.

However, most people were scared by the old monk's strange talk. Everyone was on the boat now, and the surroundings were pitch black, and the feeling of immersion was very strong.

"That's all about tonight's Story of Story."

It seems that the strange talk was passed by the fat and big ears of the ship owner. When he saw that the passengers looked bad, he took the initiative to terminate the entertainment activity. He was afraid and liked to talk, which was also a feature of Edo.

"There are guests when we get along. Although we don't know each other, since we are on the same boat, we are destined to be together. Why not let us know each other here?"

"The journey is still long, everyone can take care of each other."

Without waiting for everyone to respond, he took the initiative to introduce himself:

"I am not long before this ship is the predecessor of this ship is a red seal ship."

Everyone was soon attracted by his words. The origin of the red seal ship was not simple. The shogunate issued a trade license called "red seal" to those engaged in foreign trade. The trading ships of these people were called red seal ships.

Ships that can trade abroad are naturally expensive. Some are carefully crafted by professional shogunate craftsmen, and some are treasures imported directly from China and Savadica.

Later, Japan closed its doors and cut off its absolute foreign trade, and the red seal ship gradually disappeared from people's sight.

"Is it a red seal ship before?" An old man among the passengers narrowed his eyes: "Although most of the red seal ships have been abandoned and not worth much money, their own craftsmanship and meaning, without a certain identity, cannot be bought. It seems that the ship's craftsman and the shogunate have some relationship..."

The big ship held its head up very soon, and seemed modest: "It's nothing, that is, it's just to help the shogunate transport some oil, vinegar, soy sauce, wood and cotton during the trade."

It is lightweight, but it is actually not simple. Oil, vinegar, even wood and cotton are all important materials.

Qin Ming felt silent. They had official duties. If this ship had nothing to do with the shogunate, it was an ordinary merchant ship that could not figure out the details. Who would really dare to sit?

The prerequisite for riding a merchant ship to cover up one's goals is to ensure safety and know the truth.

With the boat owner's show-off, the tension caused by the strange talk was quickly eliminated, and people suddenly relaxed.

"I am a wandering monk in the sea." The old monk also spoke up to introduce his origin.

The old man with narrow eyes also spoke, "I am just a idle man, you can call me Goemon."

“Below….”

"I....."

Everyone introduced themselves one after another, and they looked harmonious. As for the authenticity, I don’t know.

"Where are the ships now?"

Goemon asked.

The big ship took out the map, looked at it, and said, "Just now out of Edo, if it's a good wind, you can get to Kata in two or three days."

"Two or three days? Can't you be faster? I see this boat is walking very slowly!"

Someone complained.

During the Edo period, the waterways were in order. The Tokugawa Shogunate built or rebuilt many waterway facilities, such as docks, warehouses and canals. At the same time, new maritime transportation routes were strictly planned to better connect the feudal state with big cities such as Osaka and Edo. Therefore, the waterways were very fast to walk.

It took two or three days to get from Edo to Katae, which is considered slow.

After hearing this for a while, the big ship said helplessly: "You can drive faster during the day, but there are no stars at night, so it is difficult to judge the direction. You can only use a Western compass to determine the direction."

"A Western compass? Can the shipkeeper take it to see it? It's a rare thing!"

Goemon seems to be very curious about Western objects.

“It’s here.”

The big ship smiled and took out the compass: "But not many merchant ships can get Western compass, just look at it, don't touch it."

"This pointer points to the north. I heard that those foreigners who come to Japan rely on compass to recognize the way, so that they can pass through the sea without any obstacles."

"No matter which direction you face, the pointer in the compass will always point in a fixed direction."

"S...Si Country One..."

People exclaimed.

"This is the Youmen Gate?"

A gentle and jade-like voice came, and Shannan still had that reluctant smile on his face.

"Mr. Abe, are you right?"

Astrology and observation of celestial phenomena are the main task of Onmyoji. In the past, I had to bring Onmyoji with me, so why? I was afraid of getting lost.

There is not much difference between the Liuren compass of Japanese Onmyoji and the Chinese compass. They are both used to judge the direction, look at Feng Shui, and determine good and bad luck.

"good."

Qin Ming nodded with a faint smile. The original Liuren compass was always carried by him, but it never worked.

Judge good or bad luck?

The pointer of the broken compass is turning all day long, with ghosts and monsters everywhere in Edo, and it is very bad for you to go anywhere.

"Master Onmyoji?"

After a conversation, the passengers also noticed Qin Ming behind him.

The ship soon flattered: "It's a great honor to be able to carry Lord Onmyoji."

"With Lord Onmyoji here, plus the daytime sacrifice to the sea, there will definitely be no accidents in this trip, so everyone can rest with peace of mind."

Suddenly someone was surprised and said, "Boatman, why did this pointer suddenly change its direction?"

"Ah?" Ohashi Miyako looked at the compass, and the pointer of the compass really changed direction.

"Strangely, the ship was walking straight and there was no deflection of the route. How could the pointer change direction significantly?"

"Western things are just not exquisite enough."

Someone felt distrust of the compass and asked Qin Ming:

"Can Lord Onmyoji take the direction to appear?"

Qin Ming looked up and saw that he had learned how to judge the direction by the stars when he was watching the wild survival program, but like before, the sky was still pitch black and there was no stars to see.

"There are black clouds in the sky, which is called the black pig crossing the river, which is the main rain."

"ah?!"

Someone screamed out, "The black pig crosses the river?" It sounds a bit scary.

Qin Ming smiled and said, "Black pigs are cumulon clouds or cumulonimbus clouds. If this kind of cloud rises to the sky quickly, it is a sign of rain, which is commonly known as cloudy."

"oh....."

People breathed a sigh of relief. Isn’t it just a cloudy day? I thought it was a monster!

Shannan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "Mr. Abe, is the direction of this compass pointer a ghost gate?"

When Qin Ming saw it, he said, "What a guy, it's really."

The Ghost Gate is the northeast and southwest. The pointer on this compass is quite straight, with no more or less, and one end and one end pointing to the northeast forty-five degrees and the southwest forty-five degrees.

Seeing Qin Ming's expression, everyone also understood that the compass really pointed at the Ghost Gate.

"Didn't this Western compass point only to the north?"
To be continued...