Frost over the Sea

When Chao was picked up, the sea beast's body wrapped around him was melting. The scales curled and turned gray in the sunlight, the bones and flesh collapsed into ash, and honeycomb-like holes were etched out of the reef. After the storm at the seaside, she dragged an adult man out of the "jellyfish" on the shore. His body was as cold as a stone lifted from the deep water. There was a very weak pulse under the fingertips, slow and steady, and the gap between each beat was not human-like. When he opened his eyes, a faint green light filled his irises. The lips moved and spelled out one word: "Mountain." But what everyone present saw was another look. The strange face cannot be recognized by the eyes, the fingers are connected by translucent webs, and the dark green scales on the back that have not faded give off a shiny metallic luster in the sunlight. The fisherman took three steps back, his hand holding the fork so trembling that he couldn't lift it up. She stuffed the water bag into it: "It's still alive, take it back." The whole village is retreating. Someone dropped the fishing shuttle and squatted down to touch it three times before picking it up. The woman holding the child tightly covered the child's face. The old fisherman said that this thing is called a mountain ghost - a village dozens of miles away was completely wiped out overnight because this kind of thing landed on the shore. But Jian Heng felt that he had a strange sense of familiarity. The brow bones were high, the eye sockets were deep, the zygomatic arches were depressed, and the shape of the face was like something she had never seen before. It was like someone traced the face through muddy water, with some invisible details missing. That night, there was a thunderous impact under the sea. The fishing net shattered when there was no wind, and the fractures looked like they were cut by a knife blade at the same time. The ants formed a black circle around the bamboo couch, never crossing the line or retreating. Chao opened his eyes and said, "Don't go out." In this human country ruled by the Seven Saint Kings - the Xi Dynasty, humans are afraid of the unknown ocean. On the other side of the sea is the terrifying legend of the monster country - the Beihai Kingdom. That country is said to be formed by inhuman things. It seems to have a more profound impact on the Xi Dynasty. What is there in the depths of the sea? On the third day, the special envoy from Xijing arrived. The fish talisman of Menxia Province, the "Story of Strange Stories from the East China Sea" that has been sealed for hundreds of years, and the silk books are densely filled with strange stories from the coast for decades - the bottom of the sea glows, the cows croak under the water, the empty ship floats back, and the cabin is covered with claw marks. The latest one was written two years ago: A giant shadow appeared outside Minzhou Harbor, shaped like a whale's back with scales, and could be seen in twelve villages along the coast. The inspector put away the fish charm and asked, "You really don't know what you picked up?" After Chao woke up, he only confessed three things. He has been drifting on this sea for too long, so long that what he has passed is not miles but years. Someone was chasing him—not a human being, but something bigger, older, and more silent than the wreckage on the rocky beach, hiding in the deep water that could swallow up all sounds in the entire sea. He couldn't remember how many times he escaped, but he only knew that he might not be complete every time he surfaced. He is looking for a book. Their entire race was looking for this book. When they drifted into this sea area, there were still many of their own kind. Some people were killed on the shore, some were torn to pieces in the water by stalkers, and some were lost in the dark and never found again. He thought no one on the shore would be able to see his face, until Jian Heng reached out and put his hand on the side of his neck and said: He's still alive. Take it back. "I remember you." The white-robed envoys sent by the Seven Saints are already on their way, and the hunters are approaching from the deep water following the scent. From Qingping Village to Xijing, from the night when a fishing net was torn to pieces to the dawn when the golden platform seal cracked, Jian Heng took him on the road to find books. She didn't know where the "Book of Witches" sealed by the Seven Saints contained the truth that could destroy two kingdoms—— The people of Beihai have been wandering around for thousands of years, not waiting for their return. The founding covenant of the Xi Dynasty was based on lies. The mixed descendants of the two countries are being summoned by each other's blood to the same natural disaster. She thought it was an adventure coming from the sea, but in fact... [Reading Tips] ·Atypical ancient style | Slow heat | Serious drama ·The main storyline is book hunting + puzzle solving + escape, the ending will be HE ·Emotional line: The male and female protagonists are the only characters in this book, and the other supporting characters have no emotional lines. Concept: A story about love and fate