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"Who is this person?" Sitting on the boat, A Duqin who had been silent all this time pointed to Zhang Yunxiu who was lying on the board, and asked aloud.He doesn't speak Chinese very well, and the Mandarin has a strange tone, but it doesn't prevent everyone from understanding it.

Meng Kuang didn't make a sound, but glanced at Sui'er, and at the same time, the princess also cast his gaze at Sui'er.Sui'er thought for a while, then said:

"They were arrested in my old house just now. I don't know who they are, but they may be accomplices with Shu Erhaqi." Sui'er's answer did not lie at all, but completely covered up most of the facts.

Seeing that Sui Er didn't tell the truth, Meng Kuang and Zhu Qingpei also tacitly agreed.They knew in their hearts that there was no way to cooperate with Zhang Yunxiu now, and Li Laosan was also hard to trust, so they had to be careful.If Li Laosan's people know that this person is Zhang Yunxiu, and Sui'er is nearby, they will understand at that moment that the two most critical keys to unlocking the content of the picture of thousands of beasts and flowers have come together, and there is no guarantee that they will not make a mistake. What radical behavior.

"Did Laosan Li come back to you?" Sui'er asked, Meng Kuang told her that Laosan Li had left before the officers and soldiers arrived at Jiulong Bay, and Sui'er wanted to know if he had returned to Jiashan.

"No, we haven't seen him yet. We should ask you this question. Since you are all back, Sanbo should also be back." Zhu Yan said.

Speaking of this, everyone understood the meaning behind the words, and did not continue to clarify.Li Laosan should have come back with him, but he didn't show up, probably hiding in the dark.His stalking skills are so outstanding that even Meng Kuang can hardly detect his stalking, and it is difficult to judge where he is now.

The ship fell into silence. The two groups of people who had been hostile to each other could hardly talk about a harmonious relationship now, and because of mutual fear and suspicion, they chose not to communicate with each other.

Zhuyan's speed of rowing the oar was not slow, and soon their boat moved out of the county town along the river, and sailed into a large reed marsh.This is a large tidal flat, with a large number of aquatic plants growing. The reeds are towering, dividing a large area of ​​water into many small water areas. There are also a large number of water lilies growing. It is summer, and the lotus leaves are dark under the night. It formed a large area, covering nearly [-]% of the water area.

The boat passed through the reed marshes, and the tall stems of the reeds obscured the view, making it difficult for the people on board to see the situation of the positive waters.The night is quiet, and only the chirping of insects and birds and the sound of paddles can be heard in the reeds.Meng Kuang squatted on the bow of the boat, tightly holding the pistol in his hand, using his excellent night vision ability, trying to find clues in the large area of ​​reeds.

Zhu Yan has already slowed down the speed of the boat, but the reeds are too quiet, it doesn't feel like someone is chasing here, and even the sound of other boats' paddling can't be heard.

Something was wrong, and everyone on the boat realized it almost at the same time.

"Zhuyan, row your boat out of here immediately." Meng Kuang glanced at Sui'er, who immediately understood her intentions and turned to Zhuyan.

Zhu Yan also knew that something was wrong, she immediately swung the oars, turned the bow, and was about to leave the reed marsh.However, before the bow of the boat turned completely, they found another plank boat appeared not far to the northwest of them. This plank boat had no canopy, and the hull was relatively large. It could be seen that there were seven or eight figures standing densely on the boat, but The night was too dark to see the faces of those people clearly.

Everyone's hearts sank, and the secret path really fell into the trap.Zhu Yan hurriedly shook the oars, turned the bow of the boat again, and fled into the slant.And the ship really came after them.At this time, Zhu Qingpei, who inadvertently turned his eyes to the water area behind Zhuyan, saw two black-covered boats rowing out of the reed marsh one after another, and immediately spotted them and chased after them.

"There are still people! There are two ships behind!" She immediately reminded.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, a fast fishing boat appeared in the northeast where everyone was currently traveling, blocking the way they originally planned to escape.Unfortunately, the people had no way to escape at this time, because their northwest, west, south, and north were blocked by the enemy, and the southeast was full of towering reeds, so ships could not enter, and the road was blocked. They were forced into a corner.The reeds grew from the bottom of the water, and there was no ground to stay on. If everyone wanted to escape, they had to abandon their boats and dive into the reeds.But how far they can escape in this way is also unknown, not to mention there is Zhang Yunxiu who is unconscious on the boat, and everyone must ensure that they can take him away when they escape.

"Get into the water, get into the water immediately!" Zhu Yan made a decisive decision, first abandoned the boat and jumped into the water, and then floated into the reeds.A Duqin seemed to hesitate for a moment. He probably thought that it would be more difficult for Meng Kuang to escape with a comatose man and two incompetent women alone, so he hesitated for a moment whether to stay and help her.But Zhuyan yelled another sentence underwater, reminding him:

"Go, it might be someone from the government!"

He and Zhu Yan are both people who can't see the official army, and they must not fall into the hands of the official.A Duqin no longer hesitated, immediately dived into the water, and followed Zhu Yan to escape.Zhu Qingpei was extremely nervous at this moment, but seeing that neither Meng Kuang nor Sui Er acted rashly, and remained on the boat calmly, she couldn't help asking:

"What? Shall we dance?"

"No, we can't escape, especially if we can't take Zhang Yunxiu with us. It's better to stay on the boat, try to get in touch with the other party, and see who it is." Sui'er said out loud.

"What if it's an enemy?" The princess was anxious.

"Then kill!" Meng Kuang stood at the bow of the boat, clenched the pistol in his hand.

I don’t know whether it’s luck or misfortune, but when the ships surrounded him, the leader of one of the ships lit up himself and the people on the ship behind him with a lantern. people.And they didn't notice that someone jumped out of the boat and escaped just now, they just put all their attention on Meng Kuang and others.

"Who's on board?!" he demanded.

Meng Kuang showed him the badge of Jinyiwei directly, and the other party was surprised when he saw the words "North Town Fusi Meng Kuang Hundred Households" written on it, and hurriedly said:

"Dare to ask, are you with a businessman surnamed Guo?"

Meng Kuang nodded, and the navy officer immediately said:

"We have already met with Guo Shangchai. He captured a Jurchen and a scholar. Now the boat they took has returned to the county seat, and they are going to escort the criminals to the county government for interrogation overnight. He told us , if you meet another Meng surname, let us take you to the county government office to meet."

It was a false alarm, and it turned out that this group of officers and soldiers had no ill intentions towards them, and even got angry with Guo Dayou.However, Meng Kuang still had an eye, and planned to ask the matter clearly.She glanced at Sui'er, Sui'er understood, and asked on her behalf:

"I don't know why the military lords are patrolling this reed marsh at night? But is there any mission, can you disclose it? Meng Baihu wants to know."

The navy officer took a look at Sui Er, although the light was dark, he could still see Sui Er's peculiar appearance under the light of the lantern, which made him take a few more glances.After a while, he retracted his gaze and replied:

"The next official is Wan Lei, a naval officer stationed in Qiantang. Changfutai transferred our battalion to Jiashan to guard and patrol. Because we received reports from the people in Jiashan that there were Japanese pirates here a few days ago, we The navy is in charge of patrolling the key points of the rivers where the water network is densely covered, especially in the reed marshes where people are easy to hide, searching for traces of Japanese pirates. Tonight coincided with Guo Qianhu chasing fugitives, we came to help. It’s just that The ones caught were not Japanese pirates."

Meng Kuang had a general understanding of the situation. It seems that Chang Jujing, the governor of Zhejiang, is not completely a coward. Not fighting alone.

Meng Kuang drove the boat and rowed back to Jiashan County with the navy's people. She secretly sweated for Aduqin and Zhuyan, hoping that they could escape from the navy's net.

Sui'er asked Meng Kuang in a low voice on the boat: "What should I do with Yunxiu? We can't reveal his identity to the government, and we have to rely on him to find the picture of thousands of beasts and flowers."

Meng Kuang thought for a while and said, "Let's make up a fake identity for him first, and take him to see Guo Dayou first. Guo Dayou should have a way to settle this person."

Spike nodded.

When they returned to the Jiashan county government office, it was already late at night.Meng Kuang has not closed his eyes for two consecutive days, and has been spying on Kowloon Bay and tracking Sui'er for a long distance. He has never rested until now. He is extremely tired and sleepy, and his whole body is in a very weak state. It is the end of the crossbow.If the conflict broke out again at that time, Meng Kuang might be defeated due to lack of physical strength.

Sui'er saw that her eyes were dark and her face was full of tiredness, and she couldn't help being very distressed.So he urged the sailors who led the way to take them to see Guo Dayou.At that time, Guo Dayou was interrogating the people he had captured in the prison of the county government. Hearing that Meng Kuang, Sui Er and others were coming, he rushed out of the prison to meet them. The county magistrate of Jiashan County was with him.

Meng Kuang was still carrying Zhang Yunxiu who was in a coma on his shoulders. Seeing this, Guo Dayou rushed forward and asked in a low voice:

"is it him?"

Meng Kuang nodded.

Joy flashed in Guo Dayou's eyes, and he immediately said: "Take him to the inn next to the county government now, where Qiu Bai has already opened a room waiting for you. Set him up well, and don't let him run away Alright, I'll join you immediately after I've settled the matter here."

Meng Kuang glanced at the gate of the county government prison behind him, his lips moved under the mask, and asked softly, "Did you catch those two Jurchens?"

"Only caught one of them, and one escaped. But I caught the scholar who followed Zhang Yunxiu." Guo Dayou replied.

"One of those two is Shuerhaqi, who is in the same group as Zhang Wulang. You have met Shuerhaqi. Since you don't know the man in prison, it means that Shuerhaqi has escaped. "Meng Kuang said softly.

Guo Dayou was startled, his eyes flickered, and he seemed to understand many things in an instant.He nodded immediately, then patted Meng Kuang on the shoulder, and said:

"Go, I will join you soon."

Meng Kuang, Sui Er, and Zhu Qingpei came to the inn next to the county government office according to Guo Dayou's instructions.This inn probably has the background of the county government, and it specializes in entertaining some distinguished guests from the magistrate and providing convenience to the magistrate.Qiu Bai was waiting in the lobby. When he saw Zhu Qingpei, the princess, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly went up to salute the princess, and greeted him with care.The princess smiled and told her that she was fine.But everyone has been too tired these days, and now their tense nerves have relaxed, their bodies are already crumbling.

Qiu Bai led the crowd up to the second floor of the inn, and asked Meng Kuang to arrange Zhang Yunxiu in his room, and let him take care of Zhang Yunxiu personally.Meng Kuang threw Zhang Yunxiu on the bed, and tied his hands and feet to the bedpost with special knots.Then she went back to the room next door that had been arranged for her and Sui Er, while the princess had already gone back to her own room to catch up on sleep.

As soon as Meng Kuang returned to the house and closed the door, Sui'er, who was making the bed, came forward and embraced her.Meng Kuang's heart palpitated, and tenderness seemed to surge in her heart. She tightened her arms and hugged Sui'er vigorously, kissing the top of her hair.

"I was really scared to death tonight." Sui'er said in a muffled voice in her arms, "It's fortunate that you came here in time."

"You are really bold. You dare to follow Zhang Yunxiu with the Princess. If something goes wrong, how will you let me live?" Meng Kuang said in her ear.

"I have no choice, but I'm really afraid. Qing, can we not separate in the future? I'm so afraid that if I'm not careful, I won't be able to see you."

"Okay, we won't separate." Meng Kuang agreed, even though she knew in her heart that there was too much love between them, too much forced separation, and the turbulent situation made her promise seem a bit illusory.

"I'll go wherever you go." Sui'er gripped the back of her clothes tightly.