The next day, the atmosphere in the city was still very tense. From time to time, soldiers from the Cavalry Association and Lin Shihong's Chu army were seen patrolling back and forth on the streets.
Fortunately, Niu Fangcai had a good relationship with the generals guarding the city gate, so Yun Yuzhen, Xiang Yushan and others were able to leave the city and board the ship without any danger, which made Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling heave a sigh of relief.
After Niu Gang came back, he took out the situation map of Jiujiang City and explained to them in detail: "Jiujiang is at the center of transportation between the north and the south. Travelers from south to north mostly come here by boat by boat, and take the road north to the stone wharf in the north of the old city.
The reputation of "Southern Ship and Northern Horse" is very prosperous."
Kou Zhongdao: "The big announcement of Lin Shihong and Ren Shaoming's alliance in Jiujiang today is precisely the intention to show their strength to the heroes from the north and the south at the same time. Alas! Fighting for the world is really not an easy matter."
Niu Gangcai continued: "The major rivers and waterways of Jiujiang in the south and Dongting in the north run through the main part of the old city. The city wall is fifteen feet high and has four city gates and three water gates. My Xinglong and Chun Zai Towers are both in the old city.
One south and one north are located at the end of Beimen Street and Nanmen Street, and the two streets are separated by the "Zhenjiang Tower" of the hospital located in the center of the city."
Xu Ziling said: "A wall as high as fifteen feet can only be climbed with the help of auxiliary tools such as hooks and ropes."
Kou Zhong said: "Maybe you can consider slipping away through the waterway."
Niu Fangcai said: "The double steel gates at the waterway entrances are very strong. Moreover, the three waterway entrances are specially equipped with monitoring sentries and regularly patrolled. It is difficult to destroy them in advance."
Xu Ziling asked: "Does Uncle Niu know the patrol time of the city army and the time of guard change?"
Niu Gangcai happily replied: "This is our main job. All records are recorded. They have ten different schedules that change every five days and start again and again."
Kou Zhong's eyes lit up and he said: "As long as we accurately grasp the timing of shift shifts and patrols to carry out assassination operations, we can break out before the enemy appears. But of course, special tools are required."
Niu Fangcai frowned and said, "But that will definitely alert the guards at the sentry post."
Kou Zhong said: "Then just kill them easily."
Niu just smiled bitterly and said: "If you can reach the sentry post on the city wall, you might as well escape over the wall. But there is at least twenty feet between the city wall and the nearest house. If the two young masters show up within this range, they will immediately be punished."
I feel that it is extremely difficult to deal with them as long as they shoot arrows at the two of you from a high position."
Xu Ziling said: "This is not a problem. We can just dive through the channel and break the gate under the water without taking a breath for a long time."
Niu Gangcai agreed: "If you two really have such extraordinary diving ability, it is indeed feasible because the enemy will never imagine that you can hide in the water for a long time."
Xuan sighed again and said: "But the biggest problem is that it is impossible to approach Chunyuan where Ren Shaoming is without being noticed. This of course assumes that Ren Shaoming will go there tonight to find Huo Qi!"
Kou Zhong said solemnly: "Let's start when he is on his way to spring in the building."
Niu Gangcai shook his head and said: "Ren Shaoming is cruel and prone to killing and has many enemies, so he never takes the same route to a certain place. This method is extremely difficult to implement."
Kou Zhong had a flash of inspiration and said: "Aren't there some old banyan trees outside the building in Spring? We took a swing on the tree and used our strength to cross the thirty-foot distance to the back of the tiles in the Xiangyuan. Alas! But!
Escape is not that easy."
Xu Ziling said lightly: "It's hard to have the best of both worlds in this world!"
Kou Zhong took out the scroll of Chun Zai Lou and spread it out on the table. He pointed at a big tree in the southwest outside the Spring Garden, and then moved his finger to the north to take a look at another tree that should be about five feet away. He said excitedly:
"Suppose we can tie a stretchy rope between these two trees to bounce up when escaping! Oh my god, what if we could lay out more high-altitude ropes like this?
But can it come and go quickly? The only thing I have to worry about is that the enemy will notice it first."
Niu just said with emotion: "This is indeed a fantastic but practical method. I will think of a way. All I need to do is tie iron hooks covered with cloth at both ends, dye them black, and keep them away from the ground. I hope no one can find the rest.
The next question is how to make these arrangements without the enemy's eyes and ears, and whether the two young masters can accurately identify their location?"
Kou Zhong said: "Let us worry about these two problems." Huo Di stood up and laughed and said: "Let's go and inspect the venue first. If Ren Shaoming doesn't go to Chun Zai Lou tonight, he will definitely leave with his life."
※※※
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling sat down at a table by the window on the second floor of the restaurant and looked out the window at the same time.
The first thing you see is a spacious street that can accommodate five carriages traveling at the same time. Then there is a row of shops facing the main entrance of the restaurant. Five of them are pharmacies. It can be seen that because Jiujiang has always been rich, there is a habit of relying on medicines.
Others include grain stores, oil mills, cloth stores, grocery stores, etc.
Big trees were planted every seven or eight feet along the road to cover the road and create shade.
Looking south, you can just see the broad and imposing green-tiled houses behind the high wall in the northeast corner of the backyard of the building.
The lush leaves of the elm trees and old banyan trees in the courtyard were rustling in the breeze, as if they were not aware of the life-and-death battle that was about to happen tonight and would involve the world situation.
Kou Zhong took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "We first installed the No. 1 borrowing rope on the big tree on this side of the street, and then installed the No. 2 rope that allowed us to jump into the courtyard at the tree on the other side. This way it only takes a few ups and downs.
Just follow the original path when you reach Spring Garden and leave."
At this time, the waiter came to see Kou Zhong and talked hurriedly.
After the waiter left, Xu Ziling said while eating noodles: "It's best if we can ambush outside Chunyuan early before Ren Shaoming arrives, so that we don't have to go into the house to take action, and it will be easier to escape."
Kou Zhongtou agreed to lower his concentration and drink the soup. He suddenly said in a deep voice: "If we can't kill Ren Shaoming, we won't leave unless we succeed. Do you understand?"
Xu Ziling smiled and said: "I completely understand. If we don't make a determined effort to die, we will never succeed."
Kou Zhong sighed and said, "This is actually just my business and I shouldn't involve you in it."
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: "Why did you suddenly become a mother-in-law? And success always comes with a price. When there are challenges, there will naturally be pressure. Have you ever been so contradictory before?"
Kou Zhong let out a long breath and leaned forward a little and said: "This will be the most important turning point in the lives of my two brothers. If it succeeds, it will immediately turn the situation in the entire south around and become famous all over the world. Alas! But I know you
You have no interest in this at all and are willing to risk your lives just to help me. Can you and I not be in conflict?"
Then he slumped against the back of the chair and said softly: "As long as you say a word, tonight's actions will be over."
Xu Ziling said calmly: "Let everything go according to plan! By tomorrow, either Ren Shaoming will die near Chunyuan or the Double Dragon Gang will be finished. And the third possibility can only be that Ren Shaoming does not show up at all."
The two of them left the restaurant and walked down the street in the direction of Chunzai Building, not noticing anything strange.
Kou Zhong returned to his usual Jingsong and smiled next to Xu Ziling: "I'm not wrong! That evil princess is very interesting to you!"
Xu Ziling shrugged coolly and said, "Have you forgotten that she made an appointment with Feng Shihan to come here for a private meeting? Her intention with me is to kill me, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't want to."
Kou Zhong laughed and said: "A woman's heart is the most elusive. Maybe she and Bazihao just want to use him to forget you, but when they see you, all the wetness and coldness are in the back of their minds."
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: "You know how to indulge yourself on behalf of others. Hey! It seems that someone is following us?"
Kou Zhong also felt something and whispered: "Is that guy in Tsing Yi hanging on us outside the restaurant door? Hey! Turn left!"
The two of them turned left and entered a side street. This was a second-class road only for pedestrians. It had high walls, deep courtyards, and deep lanes. It was very different from the bustling streets and the environment was quiet.
Kou Zhong said: "I didn't follow!"
Xu Ziling winked and the two of them jumped left and right and submerged themselves into the walls of the courtyards on both sides.
After a while, the man in green flew over and the wind sounded from left and right. The way forward and retreat was blocked by Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.
Kou Zhong from behind smiled and said: "This brother..."
The man turned around and whispered: "I finally found you two who don't know how to write the word 'death'."
It turned out to be Song Yuzhi, the great beauty of the Song family, who was disguised as a man.
※※※
The three of them walked out of the alley and came to an arch bridge built over the river. They saw the river winding towards Chun Zailou.
There are row upon row of residential buildings scattered on both sides of the river. The stone-lined quay gates in front of the river provide a very unique view when you step into the water.
But Song Yuzhi, who had put on a beard to add a masculine look, had a cold face. He stopped on the bridge and said solemnly: "Why are you still here? You are making such an unprovoked cause that the whole city knows that you are here to assassinate Mr. Ren." The name ruined all our plans."
Kou Zhong smiled and said: "I wonder if our agreement is still valid? Has Sister Song discussed it with your father-in-law?"
Song Yuzhi turned around and shouted angrily: "What's the use of discussing it? In the current situation, no one has a chance."
Xu Ziling moved to the bridge railing, lowered his head and stared at the river, silently listening to the exchanges between the two people behind him.
Kou Zhong had enough time to calm down and said: "As long as the agreement is still valid, it will be fine. Sister, please leave the city immediately and I guarantee there will be good news tomorrow morning."
Song Yuzhi said angrily: "You must be crazy. If you want to die, why not throw yourself into the river?"
Kou Zhong smiled and leaned close to her pretty face, salivating at the "vulgar" fake face and said: "If I add another bet, if I can still succeed in such a difficult situation, I will marry you, Kou Zhong." Okay?"
Song Yuzhi glared at him and said, "Your fake belly is touching me!"
Kou Zhong deliberately squeezed her with his fake belly, then moved away with a playful smile and said: "Sister, I haven't answered this question about your life yet!"
Song Yuzhi said distressedly: "Why are you always so entangled? Didn't I tell you that your father has promised me to someone else? And when I see you, you are annoyed and angry. No one will like you." You don’t even go home and look in the mirror.”
He turned his head towards Xu Ziling's back and said, "Xu Ziling! Do you want to go crazy with him too?"
Xu Ziling said calmly: "Tonight is the anniversary of Ren Shaoming's death. Sister Song, please leave the city immediately."
When Song Yuzhi was shocked by Xu Ziling's reaction, Kou Zhong put on a bitter face and said, "It turns out that Sister Song has moved on and has fallen in love with me, Shang Ling. Kou Zhong had no choice but to announce his withdrawal from the competition in order to kill Ren Shaoming... Oh!"
"Snapped!"
As soon as the crunching sound sounded, Kou Zhong's face was immediately covered with five finger marks from Song Yuzhi's slender hands, and she even scraped off a lot of oil powder.
Song Yuzhi was surprised and said: "Why don't you dodge?"
Kou Zhong stroked the sore spot and smiled bitterly: "I want to see if I can wake you up by scratching you so that you don't have to suffer from Shansi disease."
Song Yuzhi hesitated to speak but finally had nothing to say and turned away from her pretty face to look at Xu Ziling.
Xu Ziling stood still and stared thoughtfully at a man fishing at the corner of the river.
Kou Zhong saw several people walking towards the bridge where they were standing, tugging on Song Yuzhi's sleeves and saying, "Go home!"
Xu Ziling suddenly trembled slightly and said: "My mother! Young Master Zhong! Fishing wire!"
Kou Zhong immediately forgot about Song Yuzhi and moved to the side of Xu Ziling, exclaiming with great joy: "We are so stupid! Is there any rope in the world that is more elastic and evasive than this mother's fishing line? Mother Shen used young fishing line on that trip. The conspiracy against us was still in broad daylight."
At this time, passers-by passed by and the three of them remained silent.
Song Yuzhi was confused when passersby passed by: "What are you doing? Are you really crazy?"
At this time, Kou Zhong was still in the mood to get involved with her because if the fishing line was used no matter day or night, it would be nearly ten feet above the ground and it would be difficult for an expert to detect it without care. Then they could do something as soon as possible. He smiled and said, "Sister Song, please ask Yiyu to drive outside the city and we may get good results tomorrow!"
Song Yuzhi couldn't bear it and said: "No! You two follow me out of the city immediately."
Kou Zhong said in astonishment: "So Sister Song cares about us so much."
Song Yuzhi suddenly returned his usual cold demeanor and said softly: "Of course I care! If 'Yang Gong's Treasure House' falls into the hands of Ren Shaoming and Lin Shihong, the whole world will suffer."
Kou Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "So you are so good to me. Forget it! Now we can go our separate ways, but don't forget the agreement, otherwise the Song family and I will be doomed in the future."
Song Yuzhi looked at him with a cold voice and said, "Are you really going to die?"
Kou Zhonghu's eyes flashed with lightning and he said resolutely: "That's exactly it."
Song Yuzhi said calmly: "Then you all go and die!"