A kind-hearted old man came out of the room, stretched his arms, then walked to the window, squinting and looking outside.
"Are you sure Jin Feng is on board?" the old man asked, looking at the river.
"I saw him at the dock yesterday, on the third three-story ship."
The young man clapped his chest and assured: "We watched again all night last night, and no one got off the boat."
"Then our work is over, let's go."
After the old man finished speaking, he walked into the back room, picked up a pen and paper and wrote a note.
There were several pigeon cages placed under the windows of the back room. The old man dried the ink on the note and took out a white homing pigeon from the cage.
Put the note into a small bamboo tube, and then tie the bamboo tube to the pigeon's leg.
After releasing the pigeon, the old man wrote another note.
After releasing four pigeons, the old man packed up and left.
Jin Feng had no idea that he had been targeted, and he was having breakfast with Tang Xiaobei on the deck of the ship.
The days on the boat were actually very boring. After breakfast, Jin Feng went into the house to study the ship model and drawings, while Tang Xiaobei asked the captain for two pairs of fishing rods and took Qianxun Kita to the back deck for fishing.
In his previous life, Jin Feng had heard that there was a gift package for newbies in fishing, but he never expected that he would actually verify it with Tang Xiaobei.
Tang Xiaobei had almost never fished before, but within a quarter of an hour after setting off the pole, she caught a big carp weighing more than three kilograms, which made her extremely happy.
With the harvest, Tang Xiaobei's enthusiasm for fishing increased greatly. In the next two days, apart from eating and sleeping, he spent the rest of the time with Bei Qianxun on the back deck.
Afraid of getting tanned, Da Liu asked someone to build a small awning on the deck.
That morning, Jin Feng was dizzy from drawing pictures in the cabin, so he ran to the deck to watch Tang Xiaobei fishing.
Tang Xiaobei was in a state of intoxication these days. He said hello to Jin Feng and then looked at the fish float intently.
"Want to try?"
Kita Chihiro smiled and pointed at the fishing rod in his hand.
"No need." Jin Feng waved his hand: "I can't sit still."
Kita Qianxun smiled without forcing it: "By the way, I just have something I want to tell you sir."
"What's up?"
"I don't think there's something right about a ship behind me."
"Which one?" Jin Feng asked.
There were three ships on the river a few hundred meters behind, and Jin Feng wasn't sure which one Kita Qianxun was talking about.
"It's a two-story ship with a red bow."
"What's wrong?"
As Jin Feng spoke, he took out the telescope from his sleeve and pointed it at the ship Bei Qianxun was talking about.
"This ship appeared not long after we left Jinchuan Pier. Whichever pier we docked at night, they also docked at that pier."
Kita Qianxun said: "Today is already the third day, and they have been following us."
"Sister Qianxun, everyone is going down the river at about the same speed, and there are only so many docks along the coast. Isn't it normal for them to keep following us?" Tang Xiaobei said with a smile.
Da Liu, who was behind Jin Feng, also felt that Bei Qianxun was a little sensitive.
The number of piers along the coast is limited, and everyone docks at the same pier every night.
It's only noon now, and Jin Feng already knows which pier we will dock at that night.
If you miss this pier, you will need to walk for more than two hours to get to the next pier.
It will definitely be completely dark by then. There is no radar or high-beam lights now, so it is very unsafe to sail at night, so it is normal to encounter a few ships traveling with us on the road.
Jin Feng put down the telescope and asked: "Qianxun, did you find something?"
He had taken a careful look at the ship just now. It was just an ordinary cargo ship, and there was nothing unusual about it.
But he knew that Kita Chihiro couldn't just talk nonsense, so he wanted to confirm.
"I didn't find anything. I just felt like someone on this ship was spying on us."
Kita Chihiro said: "But I'm not sure if I feel wrong."
"Is this the master's sixth sense?"
Jin Feng was a little speechless, but still not careless. He turned to Da Liu and explained: "Assign a few people to pay attention to this ship. If you find anything unusual about them, tell me as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Da Liu also became serious and immediately turned around to arrange the manpower.
But in the evening of that day, the ship docked at the dock and began to unload its cargo, and returned early the next morning.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Kita Chihiro was a little embarrassed when she heard the news.
"It's okay. Just be careful when you go out. It's better to overthink than to be careless and stumble."
Jin Feng did not blame her, but encouraged: "If you find something like this again next time, tell me."
"I know." Bei Qianxun felt warm in her heart and nodded in agreement.
Following Jin Feng for a long time gradually made her feel like a family member.
She has long since lost her family, and this feeling makes her very at ease.
Although the ship left, Da Liu did not dare to be careless and began to arrange for his bodyguards to pay attention to the passing ships.
However, no abnormalities were found until they arrived near the Donghai Navy Camp.
When we were still three miles away from the navy camp, a clipper ship headed towards the navy camp came towards us.
Standing on the deck of the clipper was Navy General Zheng Chiyuan.
The sailors of the clipper waved flags to indicate boarding.
Development in the East China Sea requires dealing with the navy, so Jin Feng arranged for the bodyguard to lower the ladder.
After Liu asked Jin Feng for instructions, he lowered a ladder when the two ships were parallel.
"Mr. Jin,... no, you should be called National Master now!"
As soon as Zheng Chiyuan got on the boat, he clasped his fists at Jin Feng and performed a serious naval salute.
"Master Zheng, there is no need to be polite. The Imperial Preceptor is just a false position." Jin Feng smiled and waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, you are so humble. My friend in the capital wrote to me and told me about the Battle of the Yellow River. I was so moved when I saw it!"
Zheng Chiyuan said with admiration: "Thousands of escorts defeated tens of thousands of Eastern Barbarian cavalry. Sir, you are worthy of being the God of War of Dakang!"
Jin Feng's eyelids twitched when he heard the word "God of War", and he waved his hand with a wry smile.
"When we said goodbye last time, I thought it would take a long time to see the Imperial Master again, but I didn't expect to see you again so soon."
Zheng Chi saw that Jin Feng seemed reluctant to talk about the court affairs, so he took the initiative to change the subject.
In the feudal era, transportation was backward, and it was thousands of miles away from Sichuan and Shu to the East China Sea. With such a long distance, once many people were separated, they might never have the chance to see each other again.
"I can't help it. Something happened to my people here some time ago. I have to come over and take a look."
After Jin Feng finished speaking, he glanced sideways at Zheng Chiyuan.
The catapults and heavy crossbows originally promised to be sold to Zheng Chiyuan have all been delivered in recent months.
As a result, there were still pirates who dared to rush into the dock to rob and kill people. Jin Feng was also a little disappointed with Zheng Chiyuan.
When Zheng Chiyuan heard this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his head.
A few days ago, when he learned that Jin Feng was coming, he knew that it was probably because of this, and he guessed it right.