I woke up in the dry and scorching sand, and the first thing I saw was Yumen Pass not far away, and the others woke up one after another around me, and they all looked around with strange eyes, as if we were still in the underground base of the 117th Bureau a moment ago, and it was estimated that we were now two thousand kilometers away from the distance.

Du Yi obviously didn't want us to know the location of the base of the 117th Bureau, Ye Jiuqing used to be a person from the 117th Bureau, I asked him where the base was, Ye Jiuqing shook his head, even he didn't know, and told us that every time he entered and exited the base, it was in a closed vehicle.

We found abundant food and water around us, and even found a lot of money in our bags, looking at the barren sand sea around us, we suddenly had the feeling of Nan Ke's dream, as if everything had not happened, but it was a long dream.

It wasn't until I saw the file left by Du Yi in my bag that I realized that I simply wanted to avenge my father, but now I am involved in a labyrinth that seems to never see an exit.

With the majestic underground palace submerged beneath the sand, it wasn't the end, and I felt as if the whole bizarre puzzle had just begun.

It has been five days since we returned to Chengdu, Ling Ran is still in the house in the east of the city, seeing Ye Jiuqing and the two of them didn't say anything, they looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent, these two people already cherished each other, and now the old people are reunited with a lot of emotion.

The first thing Ye Jiuqing did when he returned to Chengdu was to set up a mourning hall for the general in the house, and people from the pawnshop and the ghost market came.

I can't see how sad Ye Jiuqing is, just kneeling down all night, I haven't heard him say a word, I think he must be chatting with the general in his heart, every time someone comes to pay tribute to the general, Ye Jiuqing takes a sip of wine, the more he drinks, the more his face turns blue, and in the end, he keeps coughing, this time even Ye Zhiqiu did not dissuade him.

He coughed so badly that he couldn't tell whether he was choked or didn't hold back, Ye Jiuqing's eyes were full of old tears, I knew he wanted to get drunk, at least it wouldn't hurt so much when he was drunk.

Gong Jue and Tian Ji were burning paper money for the general on the side, and Ye Zhiqiu and Ling Zhihan were crying with tears streaming down their faces.

"Don't cry, the general is a happy person, I can't see anyone crying, you are like this, the general has to scold people again when he sees it below." I say.

The two nodded and closed the sound, I took out the general's cigarette pouch, rolled three cigarettes and lit them, and put them in front of his mourning hall, the familiar smell of smoke made me depressed and uncomfortable, I didn't go on the day of the general's burial, because I couldn't afford it, I didn't know if I could control myself when I watched a shovel of soil bury the general Shoumu, I hid in the house alone, covered my head and cried in the quilt.

Come over and call us to his room, in the past month or so, Ye Jiuqing has aged a lot, I can't even see the heroism I thought in him, and I only saw an old man in the twilight with a broken liver and intestines.

"I called you here today because I want to tell you something." Ye Jiuqing looked around at the people in the room, his voice was flat, and his gaze finally fell on me. "It was also in this house, you persuaded me to take the mountain, I couldn't see it at the time, thinking about saving Ling Xi, but the result not only made you dangerous, but also let my brother die in vain in the end, I am also at this age, and it is time to let go."

"Are you going to take the mountain?" Ling Ran was taken aback.

"This should have been done a long time ago, if I had listened to you and Ling Xi back then, I wouldn't have the chaos I have today, everything is my own fault." Ye Jiuqing nodded.

Ling Ran smiled happily and patted Ye Jiuqing on the shoulder: "It's okay, it's rare that you can put it down, what are your plans in the future?" ”

"You and I are idlers now, it's better to travel around the mountains and rivers together, what do you think?" Ye Jiuqing smiled lightly.

"I can't ask for it." Ling Ran nodded heartily.

I sat at the door and looked at the general's cigarette pouch in my hand, if it was before, I would definitely be happy for Ye Jiuqing's decision, but now the person who can't let go is me.

"What will happen to the Sifang pawnshop in the future?" I asked.

"The Sifang pawnshop has long been yours, and since I have collected the mountain, everything belongs to you." Ye Jiuqing said calmly. "From today on, you are the shopkeeper of the Sifang pawnshop."

"No way!" Ye Zhiqiu was very happy when he heard that Ye Jiuqing had collected the mountain, but suddenly his face changed drastically to stop him. "You all know that you want to keep the mountain, why do you want him to stay in the pawnshop?"

"The pawnshop already belonged to Chaoge when he was seven years old, and now I hand over everything, as for what to do, I have to listen to Chaoge to decide for himself." Ye Jiuqing said.

"I'm the shopkeeper now?" I looked directly at Ye Jiuqing and asked seriously.

"Yes." Ye Jiuqing replied simply.

"That's it, from now on, I'll have the final say on the pawnshop." I nodded calmly.

"You, what are your plans?" Ye Zhiqiu asked anxiously.

"The general can't die in vain, my father's revenge has not been avenged, I must find the ship." I replied with a cut of iron.

"You...... You still have to continue to look for the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace?! Ye Zhiqiu was completely anxious, standing in front of me and shouting loudly. My dad can let it go, why are you still obsessed, what can you do if you find the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace, Uncle Wei will take it in order to save our lives, if you have three long and two short, are you worthy of Uncle Wei? ”

"Chaoge, no one wants to find the Moon Palace Nine Dragons Boat more than me, but people should live in the present, not in the past, you are what I grew up watching, as long as you are safe and sound, the rest is really not important." Ye Jiuqing said earnestly.

"I also want to be safe, but in fact, I don't even know who I am, how can I live a solid life." I put away the general's cigarette pouch and looked at the palace lord and Tian Ji. "I don't want to involve you in ......"

"The master said that I would follow you to find the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace, since you want to continue, then I can only follow, unless you give up, I will not leave an inch." Gong Jue said.

I smiled wryly and nodded, and just looked at Tian Ji, he was more straightforward than me: "You just say where you go." ”

"If you insist on continuing to track down the whereabouts of the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace, since you are now the shopkeeper, I will not interfere in everything you decide, but the question is, now, the clues of the Nine Dragons of the Moon Palace have all been broken, where do you plan to start?" Ye Jiuqing asked.

I took out the file that Du Yi handed me, and I had been looking through it all this time, and it didn't have anything important, but it recorded a person's information.

Ji Yijie, male, 57 years old, lives in a fishing village in Huludao, and has a detailed address in the file.

Du Yi will not leave a person's file to me for no reason, there must be some secret in this person named Ji Yijie, it is obvious that Du Yi wants me to find out something from this person.

"Go to Huludao and meet this person named Ji Yijie." I say.

"Huludao? This place is in Liaodong. "Gong Jue thought about it and said seriously." When we were separated from Uncle Feng in Gutao, he went to Liaodong because he wanted to continue to track down the whereabouts of Hou Gong, and we might be able to meet Uncle Feng there. ”

"Liaodong is too far away, you didn't take care of it over there, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with things." Zhao Yan said.

"Don't be afraid, don't we still know a king of Liaodong." Tian Ji smiled disapprovingly.

Regarding the whereabouts of Bai Jin and Bu Dongyuan, I asked Du Yi, and he said that these two people were irrelevant to him, and he didn't want to do much at all, and when Du Yi brought us to the base of the 117th Bureau, he had already sent someone to transport Bai Jin and Bu Dongyuan out of the desert.

Bai Jin is also a bold person, and he has a good relationship with the general, if we go to Liaodong and have real trouble, Bai Jin's forces over there should be able to rely on.

"Okay, this is the last time, after going to Huludao, if you can't find anything, you can stop, and don't think about the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace again." Ye Zhiqiu estimated that he couldn't persuade him, so he could only retreat.

"You're going too?" Ye Jiuqing was taken aback.

"Can I rest assured that he will go alone?" Ye Zhiqiu nodded.

"What are you going to do? Chaos? I looked at Ye Zhiqiu coldly, and said to her in a very indifferent tone for the first time. You can't do anything, it's useless and it will affect us, what else will you do? ”

"Gu, Gu Chaoge, you ......" Ye Zhiqiu looked at me sadly and aggrievedly, she shouldn't have expected me to say such a thing. How can you say that. ”

"I'll take care of my own affairs, and I don't need you to get involved." My voice was colder.

"Dad, what's wrong with him?" Ye Zhiqiu looked at Ye Jiuqing with his mouth open.

"Now that he is the shopkeeper, I am just an idler, and I can't interfere with his decisions." Ye Jiuqing said.

Ye Zhiqiu pursed his mouth and grabbed my collar, and asked in a choked voice: "Gu Chaoge, you say what you just said again." ”

"I am now the shopkeeper, I have to be responsible for the people around me, and I will not let a good-for-nothing person hold us back." I accentuated my tone without hesitation. "It's not clear enough, if it's not enough, I'll make it clearer, you're the one who's good for nothing!"

Ye Zhiqiu suddenly burst into tears, and rushed out without looking back, Tian Ji was soft-hearted and wanted to persuade him, but he was scolded by me, looking at Ye Zhiqiu's disappearing back, he sighed apologetically in his heart, the general is gone, I can't let the people around me put themselves in danger, I only hope that Ye Zhiqiu can be safe, the road ahead may be more dangerous, I don't want her to be involved.

I turned my head to look at Ling Zhihan, and before I could speak, she smiled politely: "You deliberately got angry with Zhiqiu, I know you are for her good, but it is useless for me." ”

At a glance, Ling Zhihan saw my thoughts, I had to look at Ling Ran, but I was robbed by Ling Zhihan again: "You don't have to look at my father, I am the sect leader of the Ling family, he is the same as his uncle, and now he is an idler, I have the right to decide anything related to the Ling family, Ling Xuan, the ancestor of the Ling family, was taken away by the 117th Bureau, and his whereabouts are still unknown, as a descendant of the Ling family, it is my duty to find the ancestors, and it is not only your business to find the Nine Dragon Boat of the Moon Palace, but also my business." ”

I smiled weakly, knowing that I couldn't talk about Ling Zhihan, I asked Ye Jiuqing to help comfort Ye Zhiqiu, the general's aftermath has been dealt with, and I don't have anything to worry about, without further ado, I plan to leave for Huludao the next day.