Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Chapter 733 Turtle Tomb

After entering the reef cave, Fu Wan realized that it was really narrow.

It was only because she was a woman and didn't need to carry so much diving equipment, otherwise she would not be able to swim forward in this cave.

Even so, Fu Wan had to swim sideways carefully, otherwise she might be scratched by the protruding reefs at any time.

Moreover, this cave is a series of caves. Fu Wan couldn't remember how many caves she had passed through with Hua Kai. She only remembered that it was very dark and desolate inside, not like the bottom of the sea. Not to mention living fish, there was not even a single crab or conch to be seen.

Not only that, it was also a bit eerie in here. After Fu Wan walked around several caves, she caught a glimpse of a crab that had been dead for an unknown amount of time, with only an empty shell left there.

Huakai was obviously very familiar with this route. After taking Fu Wan around in circles for almost an hour, it finally stopped.

Fu Wan also stopped and found that Fugui was lying on the ground not far from her, doing something unknown.

After Huakai moved over, the two turtles rubbed their heads against each other. No one knew how they communicated, but Fugui swam quickly to Fu Wan, paddled her several times, and motioned her to follow him and swim forward.

The man and the two turtles passed through a narrow passage again. It was not until then that Fu Wan realized why there was no trace of any fish, shrimp or crab here.

Because this is clearly a turtle tomb!

Right around them lay the corpses of several sea turtles. Some were left with only shells and bones, while others had just begun to rot, and there were even a number of unknown sea worms crawling around on them.

Fu Wan watched all this in shock. She still didn't understand why Fugui came here, and why Hua Kai led her here?

You know, the reason why turtles are regarded as a symbol of longevity is not only because they have a long lifespan, but also because they can predict their own death.

When they sense their end is near, sea turtles will swim to a specific location, which can be considered an underwater cemetery and the turtle tomb of their clan.

Once the turtles go there, they have no intention of coming back. After reaching the deepest part of the turtle tomb, they will find a place they think is suitable, then lie there motionless, quietly waiting for death.

When the turtle dies, a lot of plankton will gather to decompose its bones and flesh.

Born in the sea, die in the sea.

For sea turtles, it is an innate instinct.

But these should be the kind of turtles that have lived for hundreds of years. Fugui is in his prime, so why did he come here?

Could it be that he got lost while playing around?

But looking at the way the flowers are blooming, it is clear that they know the route they came from, and it is impossible that they don’t know the way back.

The more Fu Wan thought about it, the more confused she became. When Fugui saw her stop moving, he suddenly became a little anxious.

It gently bit Fu Wan's arm. Fu Wan felt a pain and then realized that Fugui had brought her to another cave.

Fugui raised his little head towards the cave.

Fu Wan pointed at herself in confusion. Did this mean she could go in?

The next second, Fugui actually nodded. Fu Wan was surprised. Thinking that Fugui would not harm her, she bravely swam into the dark cave.

There was still a long and narrow passage in the cave, but after Fu Wan swam forward for about five minutes, she found another cave entrance with light shining through it.

She swam through the cave and was stunned when she saw the scene inside.

This should be the real turtle tomb. At a glance, there are at least hundreds of turtle bones lying on the ground.

And right in the middle of that place, there was a familiar sea turtle lying there. After noticing someone entering the cave, the sea turtle opened its eyes with difficulty and looked towards Fu Wan.

Fu Wan met its gaze, and at that glance, she recognized the turtle.

That was the old turtle who had helped Fu Wan find the imperial seal beside the shipwreck!

It's only been a few months since I last saw him, and the old turtle has changed a lot. Before, he just looked a little slow in his movements, but now he has no life at all, and looks like he's ready to die!

Could it be that wealth comes with the old turtle?

Fu Wan hurriedly swam towards the old turtle. The old turtle just watched her quietly, without any movement except moving its eyes.

Is this the end? Facing the lifeless old turtle, Fu Wan was anxious, but she was helpless.

She wanted to swim out with the old turtle in her arms, but the old turtle lay on the ground and refused to move at all.

It was also at this time that Fu Wan was shocked to find that the patterns on the old turtle's back had lost their color, and even a few cracks appeared on the shell.

The second time, the second time after her rebirth, Fu Wan's eyes turned red and she had an urge to cry.

She knew that she could only watch the old turtle die here. If she forcibly took the old turtle away, it would only prevent it from returning to its roots.

Perhaps sensing Fu Wan's sadness, the old turtle suddenly raised his head and rubbed Fu Wan's hand with his head.

Fu Wan opened her palm and gently touched its head, just like when she first saw it.

This time it didn't dodge. Until Fu Wan's hand touched its chin, it stretched its neck and finally spit out something from its mouth.

It was a blood-red pearl, as big as a pigeon egg. No one knew how long the old turtle had kept it in its mouth.

After spitting out the pearls, the old turtle's deathly aura became more and more obvious, but it struggled and rubbed Fu Wan's hand, then slowly lowered its head. It was not until its head touched the mud and sand that Fu Wan realized that it had no signs of life.

The old turtle just passed away!

Fu Wan's tears flowed out in an instant. Sleeping forever in the turtle tomb might be the old turtle's wish.

And she also figured it out. When she came over just now, the old turtle was not surprised or alert. Maybe Huakai came to find her at its instigation.

All things have spirits, and meeting each other is destiny. Thinking about it, since we met, I have only opened a few horse dung sea urchins for the old turtle, but it not only led me to find the imperial seal, but even at the end of its life, it gave me a red pearl.

Thinking of this, Fu Wan couldn't help but kneel down on her knees and bow to the old turtle.

Some people say that time may be cyclical. At this moment, the old turtle is sleeping here, and perhaps somewhere on the earth, a little turtle is breaking out of its eggshell.

Fu Wan stood up and took one last look at the old turtle. After imprinting its appearance deeply in her mind, she clenched the red pearl in her hand and turned around to swim out along the way she came.

When they saw Fu Wan coming out, Fugui and Huakai, who were originally huddled together in a daze, hurried over.

After seeing the red pearl in Fu Wan's hand, there was no surprise in Fugui's eyes. He spit out a big bubble of water towards the turtle tomb, and then swam towards the exit with Fu Wan.