"yes, it's hard to believe it's true." At this time, I suddenly thought of something, "Old eight, in that painting, do you remember the eunuch named Liu Qian?" ”

"Of course I remember, what's wrong?" Jiao Ba replied softly.

"I never told you, but the old man told me that Liu Qian was missing." I whispered in his ear.

"What? Missing? Jiao Ba turned his head, his eyes showing surprise.

I nodded and said, "Well, the old man told me that Liu Qian was dead and buried at that time, but after he faked his death, he deliberately went to check Liu Qian's coffin, but when he opened the coffin, he found that Liu Qian's coffin was empty, and the body had long been gone." ”

"The corpse is gone?" Jiao Ba repeated, and then said, "The earliest time you told us that the two coffins were empty, I remember that Chang Shan said at the time, he said that there are two possibilities for the people in these two coffins, one is that they are still alive, and the other is that they are gone, that is, they are dead, or missing. ”

"Later, the mysterious old man confirmed Chang Shan's first statement, he is indeed alive, but he has never seen this eunuch named Liu Qian show up, besides this, did the old man tell you anything about Liu Qian?"

"I asked the Taoist priest at the time, and he said that when Liu Qian was alive, he was a very ambitious person, and later Zheng He found out about his ambition, so he trapped him on this small island, and he never let him leave this island until he died."

"At that time, the old man said that only he knew the secret of the ginseng fruit, but when I asked him later if Liu Qian would also know this secret, he couldn't call it accurate, I was thinking, since the Taoist priest could fake his death, would Liu Qian also fake his death once?" If Liu Qian is dead, this matter is easier to do, if he is still alive, this matter will be very troublesome, I always feel that this person is very important.

Jiao Ba clasped his hands to his chest and said with a serious expression, "According to what the old man told you, it is really possible that this eunuch named Liu Qian is still alive, and it is impossible for the corpse to disappear for no reason, even if it is rotten, it is impossible to leave nothing." ”

"Besides, this man was very ambitious in life, he must be a very smart person, and he should plan everything very well, which may just be a plan of his."

"By the way, the Taoist priest told me that the reason why the Qing soldiers were able to land on the island must have been led by someone, and he suspected that Liu Qian brought people here, but he didn't see Liu Qian, since Liu Qian's body disappeared, he has never seen this person again." I hurriedly told Jiao Ba what I had come up with.

Jiao Ba gasped and said with a grim expression, "This thing is not easy to do, whether the one named Liu Qian is dead or alive, no one can be sure, after the body disappeared, the old man has not seen it, and we have only seen his portrait, but I always feel that this eunuch named Liu Qian will be associated with our trip to sea." ”

I suddenly thought, "You said that the cat-eyed man in black would have any connection with Liu Qian?" I remember that the Taoist priest was a cat's eye, and the man in black was also a cat's eye, although the colors were different, but they all had the same point, could this be the characteristic of an immortal? ”

"You're saying that Mai Lao may have some kind of connection with that Liu Qian." Jiao Ba was more direct, and the words immediately turned to Mai Lao.

"I didn't say that, we are not 100% sure that Mai Lao is the cat-eyed man in black, I just said that there may be some kind of connection between the man in black and Liu Qian." The matter has not yet come to light, and it is not too early to make a conclusion.

Jiao Ba touched his chin, rolled his eyes and said, "It's not that there is no possibility, the two of them are both cat's eyes, this is very important, this eunuch named Liu Qian is very important, if he is still alive, things may be more complicated than we imagined." ”

"But if you want to completely unravel whether there is a connection between these two people, you have to find one of them to know, the man in black is likely to be the person sent by Liu Qian, and he himself is the manipulator behind the scenes, but there is another possibility, that is, these two people were originally one person."

"Huh? Can you? I asked, surprised.

Jiao Ba pouted and said, "To be honest, I don't know, things are getting more and more complicated, and what is certain at present is that the man in black is definitely related to Liu Qian, otherwise he would not have appeared on the island." ”

I squinted my eyes and said, "Yes, you're right, the cat-eyed man in black must be inseparable from Liu Qian, both paintings were stolen by him, and the old man almost died in the hands of the man in black, these things prove that he wants to destroy all the evidence and destroy all the people who hinder him." ”

"Brother Yi, things will soon come to light, these behind-the-scenes people can't be hidden for long." Jiao Ba closed his eyes and let himself relax.

And I remembered a key thing, "By the way, the Taoist priest also said a word, he said that Zheng He is guarding some secret, but once Liu Qian is still alive, then this secret that has been hidden for hundreds of years may be destroyed in one fell swoop." ”

"Confidential?" Jiao Ba's face became heavier and heavier, and after a while, he said, "I think the half of the nautical chart in Zheng He's hand is the source of the remaining secrets, it must be like this, otherwise the old man would not have made Zheng He into a demon insect black corpse, this is to prevent someone from stealing the nautical chart." ”

"Why did those Qing soldiers go to such lengths to occupy a useless island? Presumably also for this matter, according to what the old man said, only he and Liu Qian, and Zheng He knew the secret, Zheng He died, and he had been guarding the island, but Liu Qian's body suddenly disappeared, and a hundred years later, the Qing soldiers began to attack the island in large numbers, there is definitely something in this, I dare not say that it was completely instigated by Liu Qian, but he must not be able to get rid of the relationship. ”

I nodded, "So, the Qing soldiers found in the shipwreck of the Ming Dynasty before are also likely to be the same as the Qing soldiers who attacked the island?" With such an analysis, things seem to be logical.

"Well, there must be some kind of connection, the shipwreck, the island, should all revolve around a purpose, that is, the secret that the old man said, and the coffin in the sinking of the Qing Dynasty ship, now it is more certain that it was excavated from the Ming Dynasty shipwreck." Jiao Ba said and glanced at me intentionally.

I sneered and said, "The fox's tail will leak out sooner or later." ”

"That's for sure"

"Shhhh Before Jiao Ba finished speaking, he was interrupted by me.

"There are footsteps, as if someone is coming, go quickly." I gave Jiao Ba a look, and the two of us quickly hid from the stern to the left side of the cabin.

"Who's coming? What a fuss. Jiao Ba squatted behind me and said a little depressed.

"Don't talk." I glared at him, and when he had shut up completely, I peeked into the stern of the boat.