At this time, Qin Yuege walked to the edge of a cliff not far from Qi Ning, squatted down, reached out and touched the ground, then got up and looked at Qi Ning, Qi Ning also walked over, Qin Yuege said softly: "Master Hou, the horseshoe prints finally disappeared here." ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly and looked at the sea.

The sea under the night, the wind and waves, the waves are restless, under the deep sea, there seem to be countless dangers and secrets hidden, at this moment, I saw Qin Yuege suddenly take two steps forward, his expression became grim, and he said in a low voice: "Master Hou, look, there is ..... It was as if there was a small boat. ”

Qi Ning looked in the direction pointed by Qin Yue's singer, and sure enough, he saw a small boat coming out of nowhere, just under the cliff, as the waves crashed against the cliff wall, the boat drifted on the sea like a leaf.

Qi Ning did not delay, his body was stretched, he had already jumped lightly from the cliff, and turned down a raised rock on the cliff wall, his body was light and agile, and he went straight to the bottom of the cliff, Qin Yuege's movements were also extremely agile, and he followed closely behind Qi Ning, but he also showed not weak light skills.

At this time, it was already the third watch in the middle of the night, and the Ghost Gate Cliff was an inaccessible place, and it was naturally very strange that a small boat suddenly appeared at this time.

The two of them were like spirit apes, only for a moment, they had arrived at the bottom of the cliff, and at this time they had already seen that the boat was not far ahead, and there was only one figure on the boat, obviously they had seen Qi Ning and the two, but there was no sign of panic, and they didn't speak, under the moon, it looked quite weird.

Qi Ning and Qin Yuege stood side by side, the boatman also looked at this side, the sound of the waves, after a period of silence, Qin Yuege finally took the lead and said: "The boatman is docking!" ”

Qin Yuege's voice is loud, and she has a lot of energy, and it can be seen that the internal force is not weak, and the voice is far away.

The boatman didn't hesitate, swayed towards the shore, there was still a short distance, Qi Ning saw through the moonlight, the boatman was strong, his eyebrows were bright, only to hear the boatman had already said loudly: "Dare to ask if there is a guest surnamed Qi?" ”

Qi Ning thought that this boatman was really strange, took a step forward, and said in a deep voice: "My surname is Qi!" ”

The boatman let out an "oh", and then the boat docked, and as soon as the boat landed, Qin Yuege's figure was like a ghost, and he jumped on the boat, the saber at his waist was unsheathed, and the knife flashed, and the saber was already on the boatman's neck.

The boatman's face changed suddenly, and he shouted urgently, "Spare your life, don't ..... Don't kill me.....! Qi Ning thought that this boatman appeared alone in the middle of the night at the Ghost Gate Cliff, and he must be a bold man, but he didn't expect it to be so unbearable, and from the boatman's reaction, it can be seen that his panicked state is not a fake.

Qi Ning also showed his figure and jumped on the boat.

This small boat is not big, but it can accommodate five or six people, in addition to the oars, the ship is also equipped with small sails, obviously to the deep sea need to rely on the sails to travel, through the two wooden boxes stacked over and over, there are even a few wine jars on the side, at first glance, it looks like the supplies prepared by people going out to the sea.

The boatman was about forty-five or sixteen years old, with a straight waist and dark skin, and he looked like a man who had been begging for a living at sea all year round.

A wave came, the boat swayed, Qi Ning stared at the boatman, saw the boatman's eyes full of horror, and then asked, "How do you know that my surname is Qi?" ”

"Villain..... The villain doesn't know! The boatman hurriedly said, "The villain has collected fifty taels of silver, and is waiting here for a guest surnamed Qi as instructed, you ..... Are you that guest? ”

Qin Yuege's expression was grim: "Who told you to wait here?" ”

"I don't know that man." The boatman said: "The villain is a fisherman, and last night, a man found the villain and gave the villain fifty taels of silver, so that he could ..... Let the villain wait here at the Ghost Gate Cliff from dusk today, he said that as long as I wait for three days, within three days, if the guest surnamed Qi does not come, I can go home. If within three days, a guest surnamed Qi comes, it will ..... Take the guest surnamed Qi to a place. ”

"You're a fisherman?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The boatman raised his hand a little tremblingly and pointed to the south: "Twenty miles to the south, there is Liang Jiabo, Xiao ..... The villain is Liang Jiabo's person, and when the two uncles inquired about Shen Liu in the past, they were villains. ”

Qi Ning asked, "What does the man who sent you look like?" ”

The boatman shook his head and said, "Villain..... The villain didn't see it clearly, last night in the middle of the night, the man knocked on the door of the small house, and ..... He was wearing a cloak and a hat, and the little man couldn't see it clearly, so he threw him a bag of silver, told him what he had to do, and asked him if he could take the job, if so..... If he refused, he went to find someone else, and said that if the task was successfully completed, no matter whether he could see the guest surnamed Qi within three days, he would go back and give the small fifty taels of silver, the small one ..... The small one felt that the opportunity was rare, so it ..... That's why I took this job.....! ”

Qin Yuege said coldly: "If you have a word of lie, do you know the end?" ”

"The little ones don't dare to lie." The boatman immediately said, "If the little one wants to lie with one word, he will ..... Just let the sharks eat it. ”

Qi Ning also knew in his heart that an ordinary fisherman, in addition to maintaining his life, could save a few taels of silver in a year, and a hundred taels of silver was almost an astronomical amount for an ordinary fisherman, no matter who he was, he would give it a go.

"Where did the man tell you to take us?" Qin Yuege asked.

Seeing that the blade was still on his neck, the fisherman's body trembled, and he reluctantly said, "That man.... The man told the villain, no matter how you ask, I don't want to tell you, he said.... He said that if I did, my family's life would not be guaranteed, and ...... And there is also a lady surnamed Tian who is also ..... life! ”

A cold light flashed in Qi Ning's eyes, and he asked, "He mentioned the lady surnamed Tian?" ”

"Yes." The fisherman said: "He asked me to tell the guest surnamed Qi that when I arrived at the place, I would be able to see Mrs. Tian, and... And he assured that Mrs. Tian was intact. ”

Qin Yuege sneered: "If you don't say it, I'll take your life now." ”

Although the fisherman was afraid, he still stiffened his neck and said, "Two masters, villains..... The villain is just helping people to do things, taking some money to support the family, and begging the two adults to do a lot, don't embarrass the villain. ”

Qi Ning stretched out his hand, gently pushed away the blade that Qin Yuege was sandwiching around the fisherman's neck, and said softly: "Qin Facao, since the other party has an arrangement, even if we know where to go, it will be useless." You go back to the city first, and I'll go with him to see what kind of medicine is sold in the other party's gourd." ”

"This ..... This is absolutely not possible! Qin Yuege's expression was solemn: "The other party has clearly set a trap, and the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, waiting...... Don't put yourself at risk. ”

Qi Ning sighed: "Mrs. Tian is in their hands, if I don't go, Mrs. Tian's life is in danger, and if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, so I have to go this time, you don't have to go on an adventure with me." ”

Qin Yuege put away her saber, shook her head and said, "Forgive me for not being able to obey my fate." If Hou Ye made up his mind and had to go, he could only follow him. ”

The fisherman was also taken aback when he heard Qin Yuege call Qi Ning the Hou Ye, but Qi Ning gently patted Qin Yuege on the shoulder, didn't say much, and said to the fisherman: "You don't have to be afraid, where he asked you to take us, you can leave now." Walked over and sat down in the boat, looking very calm, Qin Yuege hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down opposite Qi Ning.

The fisherman breathed a sigh of relief, and then he went over and moved a box, opened it, but there were some cooked food inside, and moved a jar of wine, and said respectfully: "The man ordered that the guests surnamed Qi should not be neglected along the way, so ..... So the villain prepared some wine and food, and the two of them used it slowly. ”

"Lu Liu, how far is the place he said from here?" Qi Ning asked.

The fisherman said: "It's only a day's journey, and if the wind is good, we should be able to reach it tomorrow night." ”

Qi Ning nodded, waved his hand, the fisherman just passed, this is the shallow water area on the shore, so he can only shake, Lu Liu eats the food of the sea, so the action is sharp, swaying to the sea, after more than half an hour, this is the sail, to the center of the sea, the sail on his small boat is very easy to operate, according to the wind direction can flexibly control the sail, master the direction of the boat.

"Master Hou, what is the other party doing so much trouble?" The boat was driving on the vast sea in the night, alone, and it seemed extremely lonely between heaven and earth, Qin Yuege's face always looked extremely solemn, and he had been paying attention to the actions of the fisherman Lu Liu.

Qi Ning smiled faintly and said: "If you come, you will be safe, and when you get to the place, the truth will be revealed." ”

Qin Yuege frowned and said, "If it is really a trap set by the bandits, this trip is ..... This trip must be dangerous and abnormal. Hou Ye, the humble thought that when he arrived at the destination, the Hou Ye did not have to get off the boat in a hurry, and waited for the humble duty to go down first to inquire about the movement, if it was really a trap, the Hou Ye would retreat immediately. ”

Qi Ning just smiled slightly, and didn't say much.

According to Qi Ning's judgment, the boat was not heading due east, but towards the southeast.

In addition to islands and islands in the sea, the only destination that can be reached in one day is an island on the sea, but there are countless islands and reefs in the sea, and no one knows which island to go to.

By the time the first rays of dawn appeared, the boat was far from the shore, and the horizon of the shore was long gone.

Last night, the sea was not small, the boat was bumpy and violent, but fortunately, after dawn, the calm and calm were restored, under the sun, the waves were sparkling, Lu Liu saw that Qi Ning and the two followed him with peace of mind, and at this time there was no panic, but explained: "The two of you don't have to worry, the little one has seen the wind direction in the past few days in advance, there will be no big wind and waves, even if there are some small winds and waves, our boat can also stop it." ”

"Are you familiar with the maritime terrain in this area?" Qi Ning asked with a smile: "Don't take the wrong path." ”

"Don't worry." Lu Liu is full of confidence, "The small ones often go to sea to fish, and the farthest place is three or four days away from the coast. ”

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PS: This year's luck may not be very good, the old mother's rheumatoid has just been controlled, the day before yesterday came to the call, the mother in the hometown hospital examination, found meningioma, the day before yesterday I rushed back to my hometown at four o'clock, tossed in the county hospital for a day, roughly figured out the situation, that night back to the hometown to clean up, yesterday morning at four o'clock with parents back fat, and then contact the hospital, to do meningioma surgery, because it involves brain surgery, so cautious, to find an experienced doctor. These two days have been spent in fear and fear, and I have made an appointment with the doctor, but I will only have time next Monday, so until next Monday, I will always be coding.

Hope all is well!