Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling followed Qin Shubao to the top of a hill. Behind them were a group of peaks connected to each other, and in front was an endless plain. The Surabaya River flowed about five miles away on the left, and there were no traces of people in the barren mountains and wilderness.

Qin Shubao sat down and said, "Take a rest first and collect yourself."

The two then sat on the grass, and Kou Zhong said: "Who is Nalu Chaozi, who can make such a powerful catching net?"

Qin Shubao shook his head and said, "I don't even know. Alas! Then why do you still have time to think about other people and things?"

After pondering for a while, he said to the two of them: "Since you helped her deal with our Sui Army, why did you refuse to join the Wagang Army when you had such a good opportunity?"

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other, still frightened when they thought of Zu Junyan and outsiders plotting against the great leader Zhai Rang.

The latter replied: "We have seen some things with the Wagang Army recently, and we have no interest in joining them anymore."

Qin Shubao did not ask further questions, but thought thoughtfully and said: "Shen Luoyan is Li Mi's number one counselor. She is very resourceful. If she is sure of capturing us alive, it will be no nonsense. Let's play with her and try to make a move to escape separately. She can't take care of both, and it messes up her position."

Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "Xiaoling and I will never be separated until death. We have been like that since we were young."

Qin Shubao nodded and said, "Then let's divide them into two groups!"

Pointing to the plain below, he said: "If you want to capture us alive, you must first track us. I will run to the plain later. You stay here and look down from a high position to see what method that stinky woman uses to track me. As long as I know her method, I will know Avoided."

Xu Ziling frowned and said, "But you're already gone, so how can we inform you?"

Qin Shubao took out a small bronze mirror from his pocket, handed it to the two of them and said, "This is a method of communicating by reflecting sunlight, just like a light signal at night." Then he told the two of them the method of communication, and then said, "Three days later, We will meet at the east gate of Pengcheng. If we really win against that woman, the three of us brothers will go and have a big meal with her, and we will never return unless we get drunk."

Laughing loudly, he ran down the hill.

The two of them concentrated on watching Qin Shubao gradually go away, and at the same time looked around to observe the enemy.

Unexpectedly, when Qin Shubao turned into a small dot on the edge of the plain, there was still no trace of the other half.

Kou Zhong laughed and said, "It turns out that beautiful lady was just trying to scare her!"

Xu Ziling also felt relaxed and urged: "You haven't heard the good news yet?"

Kou Zhong proudly held his mirror to the sun and sent out a signal.

Qin Shubao in the distance was stunned for a long time before continuing to escape and out of sight.

Kou Zhong said: "There are still three hours before darkness begins. If we don't go to Pengcheng via the waterway, what we do will be beyond Mrs. Shen's expectation."

Xu Ziling said: "In my opinion! You should find the highest mountain, hide there for three days and three nights, and run away when someone comes, first climbing up."

Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "Don't forget that we have not yet perfected our peerless Qinggong. We can't outrun that woman. So we have to go to a place like Pengcheng. If that woman comes, we will shout "Wagang" on the street. The army killed someone! At that time, if the officers and soldiers intervened and resisted, we could escape calmly."

Xu Ziling felt that what he said was reasonable, so he followed Kou Zhong to Surabaya without further conversation.

The two of them scurried up and down, specifically choosing barren mountains and ridges where there were no roads or human traces, and took a detour to the upper reaches of Sishui River, which was thirty miles away from the section of the river where they met Shen Luoyan.

I don't know if it was because of the war that it took a long time to see a boat passing by on the river, but no matter how "coercion and inducement" the two men tried, no one was willing to stop the boat. They were not used to relying on force to board the boat, so they could only look at the river and sigh.

After walking along the river for a while, a ferry appeared in front of us, with a small fishing boat moored, but no one was there.

The two were overjoyed and hurried over.

As they approached, they heard snoring coming from the canopy of the boat. The two of them looked over and saw an old fisherman lying unconscious in a high position.

Kou Zhong said: "If this is a trap, even if we lose, we will be willing to lose."

Xu Ziling drew out his long knife and said evilly: "I don't believe that easily, this must be hers."

Then he winked at Kou Zhong.

Kou Zhong came over and pulled out his long knife. He sneered and said, "It's better for me to betray others than for others to betray me." He jumped down, grabbed the boat awning, and stabbed the old fisherman's vest with his knife.

The long knife touches the back and stops.

Kou Zhong laughed, retracted his sword, and gestured to Xu Ziling that everything was all right.

At this time, the snoring suddenly stopped, and the old fisherman was awakened. He sat up sleepily. Before Kou Zhong could say hello to him, the old fisherman let out a scream, got into the bow of the boat from the other side of the canopy, and shouted: "There are robbers!"

!" Then he crawled to the shore with trembling hands and feet, and walked away without his life.

The two of them watched him disappear into the woods beside the shore like stupid birds. Kou Yan said apologetically: "His old man must have been visited by bandits before, so he reacted so strongly."

Xu Ziling shrugged and said, "This fishing boat may be his only property. If we lose it, how can we be happy about it?"

Kou Zhong glanced at the fishing boat reluctantly, jumped back to the shore, and said with a wry smile: "It's all thanks to our Qinggong, which is so powerful in the martial arts world."

The two reluctantly left and walked along the river. After walking more than ten feet, the old fisherman shrank out of the forest and walked towards the fishing boat.

The two were overjoyed, and Kou Zhong shouted: "Old man! We are not robbers!"

The old fisherman was startled, and his three steps turned into two steps, and he rushed to the fishing boat. He desperately tried to untie the rope that tied the fishing boat to the ferry.

When the two of them ran back, if the fisherman still couldn't untie the knot in his despair, he pulled it tighter and tighter.

Kou Zhong knelt down at the ferry and untied the knot for him, saying, "Old man! Do you think we look like robbers?"

The old fisherman was obviously not that scared anymore. He gasped and said in a hoarse voice: "What do you want to see me for, gentlemen?"

Xu Ziling said politely: "Where are you going, my husband? If we are going upstream, can you give us a ride?" The old fisherman became more courageous and said, "You have to pay for the boat ride."

Kou Zhongwei asked: "We don't have half a penny on our body, can I be a good-hearted person?"

The old fisherman frowned and said, "Where are you going?"

Xu Ziling tentatively said: "It would be best to go to Pengcheng, but it depends on whether it is convenient for my father-in-law!"

The old fisherman said: "That can't be done. It takes at least a day to get to Pengcheng. How can I have time to fish? I won't do anything without money."

Then he narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them for a while, then said with a smile: "How about this! It seems that both of your knives can be sold for a few taels of silver, so just give them to the old man as ship wages!"

Kou Zhong said angrily: "Why are they only sold for a few taels of silver? Our knives are all top quality..."

The old fisherman said impatiently: "Forget it if you don't agree, the old man is going to sail."

Xu Ziling pulled Kou Zhong aside and whispered: "It seems a little inappropriate. Maybe this old man is really Shen Luoyan's man. Otherwise, how could he not be afraid that we would become angry with shame and resort to violence. He would also confiscate our property."

weapon?"

Kou Zhong nodded and said: "You can try him again. If there is no problem, give him the knife and then grab two more. It's not a big deal."

After finishing speaking, he waved to the old fisherman and said, "We won't take the boat anymore. Please come, sir!"

The old fisherman grunted twice, ignored the two of them, and sailed the small sailboat away from the ferry.

The two of them were all doubtful, jumped across the river, and landed on the fishing boat. The old fisherman was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was speechless.

Kou Zhong said with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, old man, but we suddenly want to trade with you again. When we get to Pengcheng, these two knives will be yours."

The old fisherman breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I don't dare to ask for your knife. When we get to Qinglong Beach later, you will help cast the net to catch fish, and then go to Pengcheng to deliver the goods. It will be regarded as your ship's wages."

The speed of the fishing boat slowed down, and the old fisherman ordered Xu Ziling to swing the oar at the stern, and then asked Kou Zhong to pick up the pole and said nervously:

"The corner ahead is the "Ghost Gorge". The current is so fast that the old man gets nervous every time he passes by it. So he knows that Qinglong Beach has the most fish, but he doesn't dare to go there."

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked forward and saw that the cliffs on both sides were getting higher and narrower. The situation was dangerous. At the same time, they thought that it would be bad if someone ambushed the shore. They concentrated hard and maneuvered the boat.

Pay attention to the movements on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

The fishing boat advanced against the current and made a sharp turn. The cliff bank suddenly narrowed and the water flow was rapid. Near the shore, hundreds of boulders emerged from the water with different shapes, making the water flow more like a wild horse that had escaped the reins and rushed wildly.

The boat swayed left and right due to the rush. There were undercurrents everywhere on the river, which was quite thrilling.

The three of them worked together, Xu Ziling swung the oar at the stern and steered the boat; Kou Zhong used a long pole to prop it up against the rocks to prevent the fishing boat from colliding with it; and the old fisherman controlled the sail to maintain the correct course.

The fishing boat made hard progress.

When they turned another corner, the fishing boat suddenly tipped toward a huge rock on the left bank*.

Kou Zhong laughed and said, "Look at me!"

Jump to the bow of the boat, stick out the long pole, and hit it on the stone.

Whether it was due to encountering a strong current or because Kou Zhong exerted too much force, the bow of the fishing boat first swung to the right and lay across the river, and then the entire boat tilted to the right.

River water immediately poured into the cabin, and the fishing boat suddenly capsized to the right and sank.

When the three of them screamed in unison, they had already reached the river.

Kou and Xu were not even afraid of the sea, nor were they afraid of this mere river of Surabaya. When they emerged from the water, they saw the old fisherman drifting downstream as if he had fainted.

The two were shocked and swam desperately towards the old fisherman.

With this exertion, he caught up with the old fisherman in a moment and grabbed him from the water left and right.

Just when he was breathing a sigh of relief, the old fisherman opened his eyes wide and shot out a frightening light. Just as they both screamed that something was wrong, their whole bodies went numb, and the old fisherman had already restrained the key points on his lower ribs.

The old fisherman laughed and grabbed the two of them and swam to the left bank.

When the two men were thrown into the grass by the bank, the old fisherman straightened up his shabby body and said proudly: "I, Ye Old Man Mo Cheng, have come to capture the two young men on the order of the young lady. Please! You guys are here today."

You only have three hours to escape."

After saying this, he laughed.

The two regained their strength, sat up, and smiled bitterly at each other.

Kou Zhong said distressedly: "This makes no sense. Why can they know our whereabouts so well?"

Xu Ziling sighed: "The old guy is really pretending to be the same."

Kou Zhong thought hard: "If we can't see through their tracking methods, sooner or later we will be captured by them again. How can we raise our heads and be human beings in the future?"
To be continued...