In the blink of an eye, ten days have passed and the time has come to the last day of the month.
Today was the day agreed with Su Yaoguang to pick him up from Guangxiao Temple.
Xu He was a little uneasy, but the matter was at this point. If he broke the contract, Su Yaoguang would definitely have backup plans, so he could only do as he was told.
He sat at home all morning, thinking about whether there was a safer way.
The purpose of hunting people is to catch people in the dead of night. If someone really monitors Guangxiao Temple, any movement will increase the risk of exposure.
So he had thought about whether he could move during the day.
On the one hand, he asked people to make some noise in front to attract attention, and on the other hand, he picked people up from behind the temple without anyone noticing.
But first, he didn't know how to contact the other party. Su Yaoguang only asked him to pick someone up at the back wall of Guangxiao Temple in the middle of the night, but didn't say who to pick up, so he had no place to inform him.
Also, Guangxiao Temple is the gate of Luzong Mountain. On weekdays, except for the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, it does not receive pilgrims at other times.
Therefore, deliberately making some noise at the front door was too conspicuous. If the other party traced the source, it would be easy to trace it to Xu He.
In the end, after much deliberation, he still had no better way. In the end, he could only call the waiter and ask him to help pick him up.
Guangxiao Temple is located in the northwest corner of Hailing City. After climbing over the courtyard wall, you will reach the city wall. There is also a small river between the back wall of the temple and the city wall. The best way is to pick up the person and slip away on the river in a boat.
But there is still a problem here. On the northwest corner of the city wall, there is a turret, which is usually guarded by soldiers, ministries and watchmen. Especially this year, when bandits were in trouble, the torches and lanterns on the city wall illuminated the surrounding area. The sky is bright, it can only be said to be like daylight. If you want to pick someone up from Guangxiao Temple, you must not only consider the darkness, but also the people on the wall.
Xu He thought for a while and finally couldn't sit still at home. He stood up and went out for a lap. When he came back, the waiter was already waiting at home.
Xu He took the waiter to sit down and told him about the pick-up tonight.
The waiter frowned and said, "Who is this person and why is he hiding from people?"
Xu He shook his head and said: "To be honest, I am also entrusted by someone! I don't know the identity of the other person!"
Seeing the waiter's hesitation, Xu He said: "Forget it, this matter does sound a bit dangerous, you'd better not get involved!"
The waiter looked solemn, but still shook his head and said: "Brother Peng, please tell me before you leave. If anything happens to you, I will definitely help you!"
Xu He smiled: "Brother Peng has gone to Beijing and still thinks about me? Okay, I'll find someone else to do this..."
The waiter also smiled: "Actually, it's not for Brother Peng, I just think you are a good person, sir, and we are willing to help you!"
Xu He was moved and said: "Xiaoer, if you say that, then I can't let you take risks!"
The waiter chuckled and said, "Our Hailing City has a vast network of waterways. How can you find someone who is more familiar with the rivers in Hailing City than me?"
"But……"
The waiter said before he could speak: "Mr. Xu, this thing sounds dangerous, but it can still be done. Just do two things!"
Xu He's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "What two points?"
The waiter leaned close and whispered a few words in Xu He's ear.
After hearing this, Xu He nodded repeatedly and said, "I'll think of it together with you. Don't worry, I've already arranged the first one as you said!"
The waiter nodded and said with a smile: "That's okay. I'll tell Brother Ding about the second thing!"
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At night, the waiter and Ding Ze had already gone out. Xu He was worried and wanted to follow them, but the goal of going there by himself was too big, so he had no choice but to wait for news at home.
The waiter and Ding Ze went their separate ways after they left the door.
Shan Shuo, the waiter, drove a small boat to Xicheng and parked it at the dock of a branch of the river.
This kind of wharf is the wooden wharf where people in the city wash clothes and fetch water. On weekdays, many small fishing boats dock at this kind of wharf at night, so the waiter stopped the boat without any flaws.
In the middle, the archers and soldiers patrolling the city were holding torches and passed by the shore where the second boat was several times, but no one was found in the boat.
When it gets later, the streets and alleys are deserted and everything is silent.
The waiter didn't dare to light the lamp, so he untied the cable secretly, lit his pole in the narrow river and slowly headed northwest of Hailing City.
He did not dare to walk along the section of the river near the city wall, so he could only go around the small river.
Because it was dark and there was no moon, the waiter finally reached the base of the northwest city wall before the third watch.
He had told Xu He before that if he wanted to pick up people from the backyard of Guangxiao Temple, he had to keep the people on the city wall out of the way.
Xu He went out before he came, in fact, just to settle this matter.
He didn't dare to go to Chen Hua, fearing that he would ask questions and expose his flaws. In the end, he had to go to Hu County Cheng, with the excuse that he wanted to pick someone up from Xianliang Street in the northwest of the city. The county magistrate restrained the people and watchmen on the city wall and invited them to drink in the corner tower!
When Hu County Cheng heard this, his expression was as ambiguous as possible.
What kind of place is Xianliang Street? It has nothing to do with Xianliang. It is a place where academies and half-open doors gather. In the words of later generations, it is a red light district.
Cheng Hu County believed that Xu He was young, tender-faced, and concerned about his status as a student, so he did not dare to hire prostitutes during the day. At night, he secretly asked someone to take the woman to his home, and then secretly sent her back at dawn.
In the end, Prime Minister Hu County persuaded Xu He to take care of himself and not go too far, and then he agreed.
Sure enough, when the waiter arrived at the northwest corner of the city wall, there were 50% fewer torches and lanterns than usual. At least he was at the foot of the city wall and his surroundings were blurry.
The waiter waited for a while, and soon after the watchman called, he noticed a bald head sticking out of the wall of Guangxiao Temple and looking out.
The waiter followed Xu He's request and lit an oil lamp and waved it in a circle in the air.
When the bald man saw the light, he put his hands on the wall without hesitation and climbed to the top of the wall in an instant. He squatted on the wall and looked left and right. Seeing that there was no one around, he jumped down and landed firmly on the ground.
The waiter who saw this scene was secretly speechless.
The wall of Guangxiao Temple is neither high nor short. It is as tall as two adults. The strong monk jumped from such a high place and made only a small sound.
I saw the monk jumping off the wall, rushing to the river without hesitation, and getting on the boat in an instant.
Only then did the waiter see clearly the face of the visitor.
The monk in front of me has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a face as thick as a jujube, and a tall figure. There are bulges under the monk's robe, and you can tell at a glance that he is covered in tendons.
"Let's go, hurry up!" After the monk got on the boat, he looked around uneasily and ordered the waiter.
When the waiter heard this, he didn't dare to delay, so he quickly nodded and left.
But at this moment, someone suddenly raised a fire at the corner of the wall of Guangxiao Temple on the shore, and those people shouted: "Don't let him get away, chase him!"
The waiter was so frightened that he could only make a mechanical point in his hand.
Seeing the people on the east corner of the city wall getting closer and closer, the burly monk snatched the pennies from the little boy's hand with one hand, raised his hands like an old farmer hoeing, and knocked them on the heads of the noisy people on the shore one by one. In the blink of an eye, the people on the shore Three or four were knocked down.
When the people on the shore saw this, they were so frightened that they hurried away from the shore. The monk threw his pennies to the waiter and said, "Let's go on!"
When the waiter heard this, he gritted his teeth and headed towards the small river in the south with his pole.
The great monk cursed: "Why are we walking along the river? Those people will jump on the boat and we will all be finished!"
But the waiter said: "Just keep an eye on the shore, I'll get rid of them!"
At this time, the pursuers on the shore were getting closer and closer holding torches. Seeing that they were only about ten steps away, some of the bolder ones even ran towards the shore, obviously thinking of jumping on the boat to catch people.
But the waiter said he was familiar with Hailing's waterways, which was true. He clicked the pennies in his hand several times at the fork in front of the road, and the boat immediately turned around like leaves in a whirlpool. Head east.
When the pursuers on the shore saw this, the leader cursed: "Quick, spread out and look for the bridge, don't let them escape."
It turned out that there happened to be no bridge on the fork of the river, so the pursuers had to take a detour in the dark if they wanted to catch up.
The monk on the boat saw the angry pursuers scattering in search of the bridge. He slapped the waiter on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, there is a way!"
The waiter was patted on the shoulder by his big hand like a leaf fan, and his teeth were stuck. He replied angrily: "There are many Hailing Bridges, they will catch up soon!"
Sure enough, at this time, they heard someone shouting not far away: "There is a bridge here, follow me!"
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