"Yeah, people can't believe this is true." Then I suddenly thought of something, "Lao Ba, do you still remember the eunuch named Liu Qian in that painting?"
"Of course I remember, what's wrong?" Jiao Ba replied softly.
"I never told you, but the old man told me that Liu Qian... disappeared." I whispered in his ear.
"What? Missing?" Jiao Bat 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 he didn't find out until he opened the coffin.
, Liu Qian’s coffin was empty, and his body had long since disappeared.”
"The bodies are missing?" Jiao Ba repeated, and then said, "When you first told us that the two coffins were empty, I remember Chang Shan said at that time that there were two people in the two coffins.
There are two possibilities, one is that they are still alive, the other is that they have disappeared, that is, they are dead or missing."
"Later, the mysterious old man confirmed Chang Shan's first statement. He is indeed still alive, but he has never seen the eunuch named Liu Qian show up. In addition, what else did the old man tell you about Liu Qian?
Something?"
"I asked the Taoist priest at that time, and he said that when Liu Qian was alive, he was a very ambitious man. Later, Zheng He discovered his ambition and trapped him on this island until his death.
, and never let him leave this island."
"At that time, the old man said that he was the only one who knew the secret of ginseng fruit. But later when I asked him if Liu Qian also knew the secret, he was unsure. I was thinking that since the Taoist priest could fake his death, Liu Qian
Could it be that he also faked his death?" If Liu Qian is dead, this matter will be easier to handle. If he is still alive, this matter will be very troublesome. I always feel that this person is very crucial.
Jiao Ba crossed his arms and said with a serious expression, "According to what the old man told you, it is possible that the eunuch named Liu Qian is still alive. The body cannot disappear for no reason, even if it is rotten
, and it’s impossible to have nothing left.”
"Furthermore, this man was very ambitious in his life. He must be a very smart person. He should be very thorough in his plans. This may be just 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. He had suspected that Liu Qian had led them here, but he did not see Liu Qian.
After Qian's body disappeared, he never saw this person again." I quickly told Jiao Ba what I had thought.
Jiao Ba took a breath and said with a serious expression, "This matter is difficult to handle. No one can be sure whether the man named Liu Qian is dead or alive. After the body disappeared, the old man has not seen it, but we have only seen it."
I have seen his portrait, but I always feel that this eunuch named Liu Qian will be connected with our trip to sea."
I suddenly thought, "Do you think... the man in black with cat eyes has any connection with Liu Qian? I remember that the Taoist priest has cat eyes, and the man in black also has cat eyes. Although the colors are different, they are all the same.
Could this be a characteristic of an immortal person?"
"You mean... Mr. Mai may have some kind of connection with that Liu Qian." Jiao Ba became more direct, and the conversation immediately turned to Mr. Mai.
"I didn't say that. We are not yet 100% sure that Mai Lao is the cat-eyed man in black. I just said that there may be some connection between the man in black and Liu Qian." The matter has not yet come to light.
, don’t draw a conclusion too early.
Jiao Ba touched his chin and rolled his eyes and said, "It's not impossible. Both of them have cat's eyes. This is very important. This eunuch named Liu Qian is very crucial. If he is still alive, things may be worse than we imagined."
Be complicated.”
"But if we want to completely understand whether there is any connection between these two people, we have to find one of them to know. The man in black is probably someone 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 the same person."
"Ah? Is it possible?" I asked very surprised.
Jiao Ba curled his lips and said, "To be honest, I don't know either. Things here are getting more and more complicated. 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.
body."
I squinted my eyes and said, "Yes, you are right. The man in black with cat eyes must have something to do with Liu Qian. Both paintings were stolen by him, and the old man almost died in the hands of the man in black."
, these things all prove that he wants to destroy all evidence and everyone who hinders him."
"Brother Yi, things will come to light soon. These people behind the scenes can't hide for long." Jiao Ba closed his eyes and let himself relax.
And I remembered another key thing, "By the way, Lao Ba, the Taoist priest also said something. He said that Zheng He was guarding some secrets, but if Liu Qian is still alive, then this secret has been hidden for hundreds of years.
The secret may be destroyed in one day."
"Secret?" Jiao Ba's face became more and more serious, and he said after a moment, "I think... the half of the navigation chart in Zheng He's hand is the source of the remaining secrets. It must be like this, otherwise the old man
We will not make Zheng He into a black corpse of a demon insect, just to prevent someone from stealing the navigation chart."
"Why did those Qing soldiers try their best to occupy a useless island? They must have come here for this matter. According to what the old man said, only he, Liu Qian, and Zheng He knew this secret.
Zheng He died, and he had been guarding the island, but Liu Qian's body suddenly disappeared. A hundred years later, Qing soldiers began to attack the island in large numbers. There was definitely something going on here. I dare not say that it was entirely Liu Qian's instigation.
But he definitely can’t escape the relationship.”
I nodded and said, "So, the Qing soldiers found in the Ming Dynasty shipwreck are very likely to have the same purpose as the Qing soldiers attacking the island?" After such analysis, things seemed logical.
"Well, there must be some kind of connection. The shipwreck and the island should all revolve around one purpose, which is the secret that the old man said. And the coffin in the shipwreck of the Qing Dynasty is now more certain to be from the Ming Dynasty.
It was excavated from the sunken ship." Jiao Ba said and glanced at me intentionally.
I sneered and said, "Sooner or later the fox's tail will leak out."
"That's for sure..."
"Shh, don't talk." Jiao Ba was interrupted by me before he finished speaking.
"There are footsteps. It seems like someone is coming. Let's go quickly." I gave Jiao Ba a wink, and the two of us hurriedly hid from the stern to the left side of the cabin.
"Who's here? What's all the fuss about?" Jiao Ba squatted behind me and said a little depressed.
"Stop talking." I glared at him, and after he shut up completely, I secretly looked toward the stern of the boat.