At the fourth watch, the sky is still dark and the Yuanbao Street in Huayin County is deserted. Only the moonlight shines lightly on the eaves. In the silence, it seems that you can hear the snoring of the people sleeping soundly. Just under a cloud slowly The ground floated across the sky, covering up the moonlight, and after covering up the last piece of light in the world, a cat-like figure appeared on the roofs along the street without anyone noticing. This figure took advantage of this opportunity. Melted into the dark chaos, his vigorous steps spread out, like a cat, quietly slipping past the eaves of other people's houses.

He ran out of a street in one breath, crossed an alley with great agility, and landed lightly on the eaves of another house. He crawled like a big spider and walked forward on all fours until he reached the next intersection. At that moment, the black figure suddenly paused, looked around carefully, and saw that the lantern on the east gate not far away had been extinguished, and then he jumped and landed on the ground.

The black figure whispered softly to the man who had been walking along the dark corner: "Brother, the east city gate has arrived. Gu Yanbing has already prepared the response. The lights on the city head have gone out. Let's get out of the city quickly."

Shi Jin nodded. He knew that this was an agreement he had made with Gu Yanbing earlier. At the fourth watch, Gu Yanbing opened the city gate a little and used the lantern on the city gate as a signal. If the light went out, he could pass.

As soon as Shi Jin greeted Shi Qian, the two looked around and saw that no one appeared, let alone being followed, so they ran to the city gate one after another.

At this moment, leaning under the city gate was a soldier wearing a felt hat and holding a spear. Shi Jin paused and frowned slightly, but he still walked up, but he still couldn't help complaining. This time When traveling incognito, confidentiality is the most important thing. It turned out that Gu Yanbing was arranged to come to meet him because Gu Yanbing was safe. But who would have thought that the journey would go smoothly and he would meet a soldier at the gate of the city. This was really dumbfounding. Shi Jin secretly felt When he blamed Gu Yanbing for his carelessness, he and Shi Qian also walked to the city gate.

When the soldier saw someone coming, he vigilantly slapped his spear on the ground. When the three of them looked at each other, the soldier put away his spear and said softly: "Brother, you are here."

Shi Jin couldn't see the soldier's face clearly, but the voice coming from under the big hat allowed Shi Jin to tell that the man was none other than Gu Yanbing. Shi Jin didn't dare to slack off and walked quickly to Gu Yanbing's side. , patted him on the shoulder and said softly to him: "Good guy, you are dressed like this, haha, let's go,"

“Take care along the way,”

"Take care!" Shi Jin and Shi Qian cupped their fists and said a simple goodbye to Gu Yanbing. Then they walked out of the city and walked straight to the east. After about half an hour, they came to a small poplar forest. This was Shi Jin. The place where they met that group of officers and soldiers that day, and this poplar forest is where Shi Jin is now stationing troops outside the city. Shi Jin was walking on the edge of the woods near the official road, holding his middle index finger to his lips, and said The cuckoo's cry of blood suddenly sounded. Just as Shi Jin's cry fell, the same cuckoo's cry came from the woods. Kui Er was leading two fast horses and emerged from the woods. He came out, handed the reins to Shi Jin and the others, and said, "Master, be careful all the way."

Shi Jin smiled and said: "Kui Er, I will take Shi Qian away, and I will leave this assassination camp to you."

"Don't worry, Mr. Kui Er," he said readily, looking at Shi Jin and Shi Qian.

Shi Qian glanced at Kui Er with a smile, and then followed Shi Jin onto his horse. The two of them rode away quickly, one after the other, and disappeared into the night of the official road while moving quickly.

In Huazhou, Shi Jin is a well-known figure. In order to prevent their identities from being exposed, Shi Jin and Shi Qian worked hard all night, bypassing Guanxi Town and arriving at Fenglingdu. There, Li Gu had already sent someone behind his back. The good Wuxi Kuai can not only remove the sails, but also have boatmen at the bow and stern to steer the ship. The hull is not big, but it is covered with awnings. It can also be divided into upper and lower layers. Shi Jin and Shi After moving off the fast horse, he boarded his own Wuxi fast horse with Li Gu's support.

Shi Jin took a look on the boat and felt very satisfied. He patted Li Gu on the shoulder and said, "My dear brother, your work really makes people feel reassured and comfortable. Thank you very much."

"Brother is joking. There are many risks along the way. Even if you are riding in front and behind the horse, you can't help but be worried about your brother... When going deep behind enemy lines, you must be careful at all times. There is no room for any mistakes on the road. I have prepared this Wuxi Express for you. Good food, but I dare to leave a jar of wine. Please forgive me... This boatman is from Shaanzhou and knows the waters there very well. I don’t dare to reveal your identity. I just want to say that I have an old friend. , I had a cold and asked a friend to escort me to Sanmenxia to seek medical treatment from a miracle doctor, so..." Li Gu said no more.

Shi Jin knew what he meant, so he took over the conversation and said, "I will stay in the cabin. If anything happens, I will ask Shi Qian to tell them."

"I'm sorry, brother," Li Gu said, taking out some gold ingots from his body and saying, "Master, take this with you just in case you need it. There is also a package in the box over there. I brought it to you in advance." Some clothes were prepared, including common people's shabby clothes, as well as silks and satins from wealthy families. There were also two pieces of clothing worn by government servants. The government's water and fire sticks and the elder brother's coiled dragon stick were also placed under the bed. In short, ,Brother, please take care of yourself along the way," Li Gu said, feeling a little emotional again.

When Shi Jin saw that Li Gu had made such thorough preparations, his emotions were palpable and he was deeply moved. He cupped his hands and said, "My dear brother, please take care of yourself."

Li Gu and Shi Jin said goodbye regretfully and came out of the cabin. After giving instructions to the two boatmen, they got off the boat and took their horses to stand on the shore.

"Shipman, let's sail the boat,"

Wuxi quickly pulled up the sail, and the boatman took the long pole at the stern and moved it closer to the shore. The boat rippled silently and slowly drove out of the reed marsh. Shi Qian looked at Li Gu from a distance on the shore. His figure became farther and farther away, and became more and more blurry, until it was completely obscured by the reeds, and then he turned back and got into the cabin.

At this moment, Shi Jin was sitting cross-legged on the bed, dazed in front of the dim cauliflower lamp. When Shi Jin saw Shi Qian, he lifted the door curtain and entered the inner cabin, closed the two wooden doors, bolted them, and came to Shi Jin. Next to Shi Jin, as soon as he took off his boots, he also sat next to Shi Jin and said jokingly: "Brother, I want a wife,"

Shi Jin looked at Shi Qian's grinning face, not serious at all, so he laughed at him and said, "You want a wife, right? When you come back this time, I will give you a lively dinner." , I will marry her to you, and at least you will have someone who takes care of you, and your heart will be at ease," Shi Jin said, gently poking Shi Qian's chest with his finger.

"Haha," Shi Qian smiled stupidly and said nothing. He fell back and lay on the bed with his arms as a pillow. He looked at the top of the boat canopy and said to Shi Jin: "Brother, tell me, Aunt Hong and Brother Chen Da, Has there ever been..."

"What happened?" Shi Jin turned around and looked at Shi Qian with a smile.

"We had feelings," Shi Qian winked mischievously, looked at Shi Jin and said, "I always feel that neither of them are natural. Tell me, what's going on?"

Shi Jin smiled and scolded Shi Qian: "Little brat, you have sharp eyes."

"That's right." Shi Qian, instead of restraining himself, turned the conversation to Shi Jin and said, "Brother, when will you get Mrs. Yazhai to come? Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to come out?" How about I find one for you?"

Seeing Shi Qian talking more and more enthusiastically, Shi Jin smiled helplessly, blew out the cauliflower lamp gently in one breath, and lay down and said: "If you don't have time to say these words, you might as well have a good sleep and wait." When we get to Sanmenxia, ​​it's hard to get a good night's sleep." As he said this, Shi Jin turned over, leaving his back to Shi Qian, and fell asleep on his own.

When Shi Qian saw that Shi Jin didn't say anything, he opened his eyes wide and thought about Sun Xiaomei happily in the darkness. After a while, he gradually fell asleep...

The boat was traveling in a calm river, passing by Yongle Town and going down the Yellow River. At this time, the state officials of Huazhou had already reported the matter to the court in a hurry. The local government officials also posted graphic and text notices to arrest Shi Jin and others, which caused the prefectures and counties far away from Huazhou to fall into panic. The army was on tight guard and wanted to isolate Shi Jin and other iron barrels in Huazhou like a pocket, waiting for the imperial troops to close the net and deal with it. However, they did not expect that Shi Jin was not in Huayin County at this moment. Instead, he just sat in the cabin of this inconspicuous ship and slipped out from under their noses unknowingly.

After another day, Wuxi quickly passed through Hucheng, crossed Lingbao, went all the way down the Yellow River, and finally entered Shaanxian County, which is very close to Sanmenxia. This Shaanxian County is one of the states of Shaanzhou. Fuzhou is not only a prosperous city, but also a key place on the waterway.

Not long after nightfall that day, Shi Jin and Shi Qian were eating food in the cabin, but suddenly they heard the noise outside becoming more and more clear. They held their breath and listened carefully. They turned out to be the voices of officers and soldiers, shouting to the boatman. Searching the shore, the posture was so fierce and tight. Shi Jin thought that the journey would be smooth, but he didn't expect that he would encounter such difficulties when he was almost at Sanmenxia. However, this was not beyond Shi Jin's expectation.
Chapter completed!