Ding Qin's heart immediately swelled with a layer of caution. He looked at the old man, and his tone couldn't help but be a little more guarded, "You...... You've been stalking me?"

The old man laughed, "What's the point of me stalking you? It's just that you've been there in the middle of what I'm investigating." In other words, there are always some coincidences between the two of us. But maybe that's what fate is. ”

Ding Qin was a little confused for a moment, "What does coincidence mean?"

The old man stopped laughing, "Let's put it this way." The theft and seizure of these treasures are within my responsibility. But these things are happened to you again. Moreover, the divine thoughts in your body are not small, and you actually know a lot about them. As a result, the routes and goals of the two of us often overlap. And, to my own sake, basically every time, you're ahead of me. ”

Ding Qin asked directly, "Are you saying that you know the cause and effect of these things, and are investigating, or are you ready to stop them?"

The old man nodded, "Yes." However, that's the end of your question, don't ask any more. I'm not going to tell you anything. Remember, no matter who you are, no matter who you are, these things are not your business, and they are not your business. Spend your time doing what you have to do. If there is fate, we will definitely meet again in the future. ”

The old man jumped up and disappeared behind a jungle in a short time.

Ding Qin stayed where he was, feeling a little stunned.

He knew that the old man had good intentions, but the mystery he had been accumulating for so long could have been solved, but it still could not be solved, which made him a little unwilling, and even a little lost.

After the old man left, he suddenly blamed all this on the body of the bone soul.

If you weren't dormant, wouldn't everything be clear by now!

But why do you have to sleep?!

In this way, Ding Qin looked at the direction in which the old man left and stood in place for a long time.

Mei Qing has been by Ding Qin's side, thinking thoughtfully at first, but then seeing that Ding Qin did not move for a long time, his face was a little worried, and he asked softly, "You, are you okay?" ”

Ding Qin was not distracted at this time, but his mind was a little confused. He heard Mei Qing's words and replied, "It's okay. ”

"So you ...... now What are you going to do now?" Mei Qing asked very carefully, for fear of touching some of Ding Qin's fragile nerves. "Don't worry, I'll be with you. ”

"No, you don't. There was not much emotion in Ding Qin's tone, "You better go back." Now that you have detoxified the poison of the three biochemical spirits, you can disassociate yourself from the Nine Turnstile Headquarters. Judging from the situation at that time, there would not be any survivors in the headquarters of the Nine Turnstiles, especially the door owners and those high-ranking people. They shouldn't come back to you for trouble. ”

Mei Qing didn't seem to expect Ding Qin to say this, "I, do I have to go? I can go with you." Anyway, I was also used to wandering outside, acting chivalrous and happy, and drawing a sword to help each other when the road was uneven, which is also a way of life. ”

Ding Qin turned around at this time and looked at Mei Qing, "I understand what you mean." But, you just heard that too. There have been too many coincidences and too many dangers along my way. I don't want anyone to take a risk because of me. ”

Mei Qing bit her lip, "Even if there is danger, I am not afraid." ”

"But I'm afraid. Ding Qin smiled bitterly, "I am still unknown. I don't want to owe any more affection, whether it's a favor or a relationship. I'm afraid of losing anyone. A lot of the time, I feel like I'm tired, and I don't want to make myself even more tired when I regain my memory. ”

"Then can't you live an easy life?" Mei Qing looked at Ding Qin with both eyes, "Isn't it good for you to live in the moment?" I don't ask you for anything, I don't want you anything, and even if you recover your memory and want to leave one day, I won't force you to stay." You will surely find happiness in me, the joy of true life. Isn't that good?"

Ding Qin shook his head. "I'm sorry. I can't. ”

"You can't do it, you can't do it, you can't do it!" Mei Qing suddenly lost control of her emotions, "I said so, what other concerns do you have? What can't you do? It's not that you can't do it, you don't dare, you don't dare to accept me! I'm really that terrible? I really haven't been trusted by you until now?"

Mei Qing stretched out a hand that trembled slightly and pointed in the direction of the Nine Turnstile Headquarters, "Yes, I used to be a person from the Nine Turns, and my task is to find a way to pull you into the Nine Turns. But, as I said, I'm just going to do it! Moreover, the Nine Turnstile is now gone, completely gone! You have said that I can get rid of them! What else can I not trust, what am I afraid of?"

"My father himself is a famous craftsman in Tiannan Prefecture, and I am also a well-known woman in Nanhai County, what worries do you have? Of course, none of this is important, not important at all!"

Two lines of tears flowed down Mei Qing's face, "I just want to be an ordinary woman and stay by your side, can't I?"

Ding Qin shook his head.

Mei Qing stepped forward and grabbed Ding Qin's shoulders with both hands, "Why, tell me why! Did you recover your memory, you thought of your woman, and I can't compare to her!"

Ding Qin sighed lightly, "Mei Qing, my decision is not because of anything. I will forget your origins or your past, the deception you have ever made to me. However, I have my principles. I haven't found my own past yet. I am accountable to everyone, including you. ”

After speaking, Ding Qin turned around and walked north. After taking a few steps, he stopped again and turned back to face Mei Qing, "Anyway, thank you." ”

Mei Qing stood still, motionless. When Ding Qin's figure disappeared into the mist, she sat on the beach and cried.

Ding Qin actually felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He thought more than once about what he would do if his memory was complete about these girls who appeared during this time.

Will you set a life for a certain place, or will you give up your relationship because of something else or a goal, as you are now?

Thinking about it, he didn't know.

Mei Qing's cry faded away, and Ding Qin's thoughts returned to his own path.

Where do you go next?

Find a place to settle down temporarily, cultivate quietly, wait for the Bone Soul's divine thoughts to recover, and then retrieve your memories? Or just take a walk around Tiannan Prefecture, or even go to other states?

Ding Qin knew that these two choices, no matter which one they were, were deliberately avoiding a question.

Eight Immortal Boats.

The bone soul said that the five blessing ointments, the six-eared monkey, the seven-mile incense burner, and the eight immortal boats must be in Tiannan Prefecture.

Now, the first three have appeared, and all have been taken away.

Isn't that the Eight Immortal Boat also in danger?

However, where will the Eight Immortal Boats be?

Tiannan Prefecture is so wide, it must be difficult to locate it. However, because of the characteristics of Tiannan Prefecture, there will only be several possible hiding places for the Eight Immortal Boats.

The first is the big forces. The nine turnstiles have been removed, and only Ruyi Fang remains. Of course, there was also the shogunate's prefecture office. Both are likely to be the owners of the Eight Immortal Boats.

The second is a celebrity, a famous teacher or family, just like a seven-mile incense burner. There are basically no large-scale sects in Tiannan Prefecture, and even the family is rarely extremely powerful, so even if it is the ancestral heirloom of the sect or family, most of them will fall into the hands of some masters who were or are now.

The third is the bandit force. In Tiannan Prefecture, because of its operational characteristics, it is difficult for ordinary bandit forces to exist for a long time. Several of the more famous bandit forces have survived for more than 100 years so far, and they have their own lineage, and they can withstand official suppression in this way, and it cannot be ruled out that it is because of the powerful weapons in their hands.

After analyzing it like this, Ding Qin found that his next goal had actually been set.

He wants to try to find out the whereabouts of the Eight Immortal Boats, and if time is still there, he must warn the owner.

recalled that the direction in which the old man left at that time was to leave Nanhai County and travel towards the mainland of Tiannan Prefecture. Of course, Ding Qin couldn't be sure whether the old man was going to land or not, but deep down in his heart, he had a desire or intuition to leave Nanhai County.

Two days later, at the pier on the other side of the island, Ding Qin stepped on a passenger boat bound for the mainland of Tiannan Prefecture.

The target of this passenger ship is a county near the sea, called Xijiang County.

Ding Qin just chose such a destination casually. Although he wanted to investigate the whereabouts of the Eight Immortal Boats, there was no way to do it now. Therefore, he also regarded this passenger ship as a trip.

For several days, the sea was calm. The trip of the passenger ship was very smooth, which temporarily relieved Ding Qin from his tense life.

There are many versions of the disappearance of the Nine Turnstile Headquarters on Julin Island, which is widely circulated among the passengers on passenger ships.

Some say that it was an earthquake under the sea, some say that it was devoured by a sea monster, and some say that it was a spell cast by a master.

Among them, the most eye-catching is the sea monster devouring theory. Some masters associated the sea beast attack on the island in Honglang County with the sudden retreat, saying that the giant beast in the sea suddenly appeared and scared away those small beasts, and then the giant beast swallowed the island.

Ding Qin had to admire this man's imagination. But then he found out why.

This man is a merchant who sells jade pendants, incense sachets, etc. The latter words are popular, the appearance of sea beasts is a great omen, everyone buys a lucky thing.

Ding Qin treated him as a joke and gave up after laughing. was about to leave, but he heard a person on the other side, "Don't listen to their nonsense." The disappearance of Julin Island is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. Because someone wants to rob the treasures under the island. ”

Ding Qin's heart trembled slightly. Could it be that there are still insiders here?

He sat down again and listened to what the man had to say.

Sure enough, as soon as the others heard that there was a different version, they immediately gathered around, "What treasure? There is a treasure under Julin Island? ”