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Since the arrest order was issued, Bai Feng and Murong Yan have never left Lao Zhou's merchant ship, except for the time when they found E Feiying who ran away without permission. Even just going out for a casual walk is already taking a huge risk.
In order to minimize this risk, they simply decided to repair the ship for a day until the cargo was fully prepared before setting off. Because of the wanted warrant, the number of official patrols has also been greatly increased. Patrollers can be seen frequently at the pier alone. Such a lingering nightmare naturally blocked the idea of Bai Feng and others living in the town.
I thought I could avoid this disaster by staying on the boat with peace of mind. Unexpectedly, the boatman Lao Zhou suddenly returned with a piece of news that changed the situation. Lao Zhou claimed that he had an insider in Daijiazhuang, so he got conclusive information that tonight the officers and soldiers were going to search all the ships stationed on the dock.
Bai Feng was surprised when he heard the news. He never expected that Taiping Dao and Sima Tu would be so eager to capture him and the "Xianbei Witch". No matter how inhuman the purpose is contained in it, there is no time to think about it now.
"Old boatman, can you think of a way? After all... there is no perfect place to go in this town..." Bai Feng asked Lao Zhou.
Old Zhou looked at the young man in front of him and the woman beside him thoughtfully, and then replied: "I am also roughly aware of your situation... Please don't worry, I, Old Zhou, don't say a word about the things here. We will tell the truth! But this ship is our livelihood, I'm afraid we can't... keep these two distinguished guests."
"Old Zhou, is there any other way?" Zhao Kuo on the side responded: "We will only stay one night, and we will leave here tomorrow when the carriage is ready! After all, this business was brokered by Dr. Zhang, and you can also make money. Quite a few…”
The old boatman nodded repeatedly in approval. In fact, what Zhao Kuo said was very touching. It made people feel that it would be too mean to not help others with such a trivial matter. So Lao Zhou came up with a solution: He decided to borrow a small fishing boat from others. Compared with his own large boat that carried people and cargo, the fishing boat could only carry about five people.
"You two can borrow this boat to go out to the river. There is a small mountain stream on the west bank. You can stay there for one night and then come back at dawn. Okay?" Old Zhou will make his own plans. He told all the strategies he had obtained, and they quickly gained everyone's approval. Of course, except for the woman in red who stayed alone in the cabin to rest.
After E Feiying returned to the ship with Bai Feng and others, she went straight to the cabin and fell asleep on the simple and even dirty bed. No matter who came to talk to and comfort her, she ignored them. In such an embarrassing situation, there is a "dangerous person" with an extremely unstable temperament next to him, which is naturally worrying.
Therefore, Bai Feng, who bid farewell to Lao Zhou, immediately rushed to E Feiying's side, intending to clarify the matter face to face as soon as possible. Although the other party still turned his back with an arrogant attitude and ignored him.
After a silent confrontation, the young swordsman finally gave up his extravagant hopes and had no choice but to advise: "Miss E, we are surrounded by officers and soldiers in front of us, and Taiping Road is chasing after us. We must hide our identities. If we let others recognize us, I'm afraid...you don't want to fall into Sima Tu's hands, do you?"
"That's not necessarily true..." After hearing this, E Feiying sat up and replied confidently: "If I pretend to be caught by them, wouldn't it be easier to get close to Sima Tu? Isn't it okay to seek revenge like this? Isn’t it something that’s just around the corner?”
"Haha...Miss E Wu, you have to keep a clear eye on the situation when you are willful, right?" Bai Feng sneered unceremoniously: "Trying to be clever in front of people like them is just a trick!"
"Then you help me take revenge!" E Feiying suddenly yelled, and then burst into tears again, and said sadly: "Bai Feng, you are such a bastard! If it weren't for you, how could I have done those stupid things? Things!" After saying this, she fell down on the straw bed, then turned her back and sobbed secretly.
"I will..." the young swordsman replied: "When the opportunity is ripe in the future, I will definitely avenge your E family. After all, I also have an inexplicable relationship with that Sima Tu... There are some things that I also I want to ask for clarification!”
"What...what's the relationship?"
Bai Feng kept his gaze on the sword at his waist for a moment and replied: "He recognizes this sword..."
"This... what on earth is..." After hearing the other party's promise, E Feiying felt a little overwhelmed, so she could only spit out a few words intermittently: "I don't believe it... I want you to swear that you will do it for the rest of your life. Remember what you just said..."
Bai Feng nodded in agreement, then swore an oath, and just then invited E Feiying to go out.
Shao Qing waited for the fishing boat borrowed by Lao Zhou. It was already approaching dusk. The three of them put on their coir raincoats, disguised themselves, and went out to "fish" secretly.
The three of them only brought some dry food and emergency medicine, but nothing else. The woman was arranging the fishing nets in the coop, and the man was rowing a boat beside it. He looked like an ordinary fisherman. It's a pity that Bai Feng doesn't know a few fishing songs, otherwise he would be more popular with the girls.
Fishing boats cruise along the coast in the direction of the setting sun, moving forward under the blazing red sun. The blood-red sky is reflected in the river water, as if it has also been dyed into "bloody water".
Occasionally, one or two fishing boats returning home loaded with catches passed by. When they saw these fishermen who had just come out of the boat, they couldn't help but exchange a few greetings. And Bai Feng responded to this with ease. He was not as arrogant and unruly as the ordinary knights who traveled the world with swords. At this moment, he was just an ordinary villager.
When E Feiying saw how honest the young swordsman was, she immediately became suspicious, so she asked Murong Yan next to her: "Sister Murong, who is Mr. Bai? He usually speaks strictly, how can he be so close to those common people now?" ?”
"Brother Feng was born in a small village near Yangcheng. Have you been used to dealing with these villages since you were a child?" Murong Yan replied.
"But his intelligence, martial arts skills, and the way he treats others are completely unlike an ordinary villager!" As soon as E Feiying finished speaking, she was interrupted by the "boatman" outside the coop.
"Hey! You two are both big girls, and you actually talk about other people's faults behind their backs like this?" Bai Feng said sarcastically: "The small mountain stream in front of us should be the small mountain stream that Lao Zhou mentioned. Let's get ready to get off the boat..."
After hearing this, the two girls could only smile shyly at each other, then took the food supplies and prepared to disembark.
This small mountain stream was originally a "water curtain cave". Although the waterfall between the two mountains is not pouring down, it is enough to cover the entrance of the cave. In addition, reeds grow in front of the cave door, making this place even more secretive. If the three of them hadn't been guided by Lao Zhou, it would have taken them several days to find this place.
After the boat docked, they first found some firewood, and then Bai Feng took off his coat to wrap the firewood, broke through the reed array and the water curtain bi and jumped into the "water curtain cave" first, and then helped the girl behind after the water curtain bi. Go into the cave and rest.
After a moment, a handful of fire lit up inside the cave. The three of them sorted out the rubble and debris on the ground for a while, then rested against the stone wall.
