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?"
Xu Ziling looked around and whispered: "I wonder if Qin Shubao is as cowardly as us?"
Kou Zhong said angrily: "Shen Luoyan's main target is Qin Shubao. Naturally, she will deal with it personally, and he will not be spared. Alas! Use your brain quickly! Look! It's almost dark."
Xu Ziling stared at the red sun sinking towards the ground, frowned and said: "She must have done something to us to be able to follow us so easily."
They both shook violently at the same time, you looked at me.
Kou Zhong patted his legs and said, "There must be something wrong with Lu Miaozi's fishing net." Then he took a closer look at his hands, feet, and clothes. Sure enough, he found that there was a little more powder as fine as dust. If he hadn't paid full attention, he would never have noticed it.
I noticed that at this time, the river water had washed away most of the powder on my skin, but there was still a lot of powder left on my clothes.
Xu Ziling warned: "Don't check anymore! Maybe someone is spying on us!"
Kou Zhong said in shock: "What kind of trick is this? It can't be wiped off! It's colorless and tasteless. This beauty is really powerful. It shows that she has planned it for a long time. She wants to capture us alive as a bet to impress us.
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Xu Ziling leaned close to his ear and said: "If your clothes are stained, you can still take them off, but your hair, hands and feet cannot be cut off. What should I do this time? The enemy may be coming again soon."
Kou Zhong sniffed for a long time and whispered: "This kind of powder should have nothing to do with smell, otherwise even if the other party can track it by smell, they will only be able to chase behind us. Unlike before, they can lay traps first.
Waiting for us ahead."
Xu Ziling said distressedly: "We are too careless and unaware that someone has tampered with us. However, even if we send people to guard all the commanding heights within a hundred miles nearby, we have special means to use these powders to watch day and night."
But if we want to lay a trap as early as we did just now and let us be fooled, we must have a very fast and effective communication method, and use it as a light signal at night, but how can we hide it from us?"
Kou Zhong lay down on the grass, looked up at the sunset clouds in the sky, and said to himself: "We must have made a mistake in our guess. I remember that when Qin Shubao left, we looked at him for a while from a high position, but we didn't notice him at all.
We are covered in powder. If the powder glows at night, you and I should be able to see each other. And they have to keep sentries at all high places, which is neither easy nor practical. What if we find a place to hide in the mountains?
Up, this method is even more useless. If they hide on the highest peak as you just said, they won't be able to use their skills. Therefore, the beautiful military advisor must have another clever method, otherwise he will not be worthy of her rich wisdom.
It's all in the name of planning."
Under the pressure of Shen Luoyan, the two were forced to use their talents and vowed to fight to the end.
In fact, since they obtained the "Secret of Immortality", their lives have undergone earth-shaking changes, and they are constantly dealing with various challenges. Just like the stubborn jade is constantly being carved and polished, gradually revealing its beautiful essence.
Xu Ziling lay down next to Kou Zhong, and happened to see a blue bird hovering above it twice before throwing it into a nearby dense forest. He thought in his mind, "These powders may not be for people to see, but for trained birds." The bird recognizes us and helps the hunter to track down the prey like a falcon. So now even if we cover ourselves with cloth or hide in a cave, we still can't hide it from the bird's eyes because it has identified us."
Kou Zhong sat up in shock, looked around and said, "You're right, this is the most reasonable explanation. Just now there was a lone strange bird flying around above. Damn it, wait until I hit you." It came down to deliver the wine."
Xu Ziling laughed hoarsely and said: "I'm afraid it's useless to fight it off now. With Shen Luoyan's intelligence, he would have guessed how we could defeat her because of this failure. Don't forget that the old guy touched us again just now and said Maybe he did something else.
If we are still stupid enough to deal with the two flat-haired beasts, we will only make this beautiful woman laugh out loud." Kou Zhong looked at Xu Ziling for a while, scratched his head and said: "Normally, if we talk about ghosts, Idea, you kid can't even catch up with me.
Unexpectedly, in the current situation, your thoughts are more careful than mine, Master Zhong. Master Xu, what should we do now?"
Xu Ziling sat up, leaned into his ear and said: "We can't lose to that woman again on this trip. When it comes to tracking, there are no two ways. But no matter how powerful the stinky woman is, her subordinates are even better in lightness and kung fu." We are a hundred times smarter, but we still don’t know that we can come and go freely under the water without taking a breath."
Kou Zhong nodded and said: "If we hide under the water, unless the island can fly to the bottom of the water, we will disappear without a trace. Alas! But there is still a waterway of thirty miles away from Pengcheng. We have to swim to it. If we go to Pengcheng, we will be exhausted."
Xu Ziling chuckled and said, "Why have you become such a fool, Mr. Zhong? Let's hide under the water later. As long as a boat passes by, we can attach ourselves to the bottom of the boat. This way, we can catch a boat without any effort."
Kou Zhong clapped his legs and exclaimed. At this time, it was already dark. They screamed strangely, jumped up, and ran along the bank first. After reaching a dense forest, they dived into the bottom of the river, and then quickly swam downstream, leaving Pengcheng for more information. Far.
Sure enough, the strange bird flew in from nowhere. After circling the river for a few times, it chirped, then looked into the sky and disappeared.
At this time, three five-masted ships came from downstream. The two of them were overjoyed and floated up to the bottom of one of the ships.
Not long after the two left, three people, including the "wild old man" Mo Cheng, rushed out of the forest and came to the place where the two entered the water. They scanned the river with stern eyes. Of course, they didn't know that the two of them used such an incredible method. Got away.
You must know that although martial arts masters who are proficient in water properties have the ability to breathe underwater, they cannot last long. Kou and Xu, who are able to stay underwater for a long time with their innate fetal breath, are already comparable to Du Fuwei and Yu Wenhua. Zhai Rang and other first-rate figures are equally comparable.
This is exactly the characteristic of "Secrets of Immortality". First, you can practice it until you become obsessed with it. If you succeed, you will start with the best breathing and breathing regimen, and develop the first-class mysterious skills with the same goal.
Therefore, although their martial arts and light skills are just Jun'er who are a bit of a martial arts expert, their mental skills are at the master level, laying a solid foundation for their development.
Shen Luoyan's loss on this trip had nothing to do with his intelligence, but because things were too absurd and bizarre.
Mo Cheng and others were searching along the river when they saw the three large ships coming upstream and stopped to watch.
As the big ship went away, Mo Cheng's expression became extremely solemn, and he whispered to the other two people: "These three ships are carrying the flag of the Li clan. If the captain of the clan, Li Yuan, is on board, something major is going to happen in Pengcheng."
Yes, we will go back and report to the lady immediately."
After speaking, the three of them disappeared into the darkness by the shore.