Poinsettia threw a bundled map and a small bag of silver over the side of the ship, asking Fu Yunge to follow the map to avoid getting lost.
The sky is still green and hazy, but the mountains on both sides of the river are already green and pleasant. Fu Yunge rowed the boat intentionally or unintentionally, looking back from time to time.
The water flowed slowly, and the road he came from gradually blurred into an outline. The sound of rippling water waves made by rocking the oars complemented the chirping of birds in the distance in the sky. Everything seemed clear and comfortable.
Poinsettia and Fu Yunge were driving quietly on the water, with each other's thoughts in their hearts. Cool water drops occasionally splashed onto the boat, seeming to remind the boaters not to fall asleep.
Not far away, the waterway forked. Fu Yunge turned his head and glanced at Poinsettia. As expected, he was waving goodbye to him.
"Be careful, Fu Yunge." Poinsettia said lightly, "We must find Dongfang Shiming."
"I can." Fu Yunge grasped the boat pole with encouragement.
The boat has arrived at the forked mountain gorge, and it's time to separate.
"Okay." Poinsettia turned the boat sideways, and finally smiled and nodded to Fu Yunge, "Just try your best."
Immediately afterwards, Fu Yunge's eyesight was blocked by rocks, and the poinsettia plum could no longer be seen.
The river gradually speeded up, and there was a splashing sound on both sides of his boat. Water splashed onto the side of the ship, and he was awakened by his wet shoes when he was in a daze.
"Then I have to work hard." He said to himself. "We can't... let down their hopes."
The cool breeze caressed his cheek. He held the boat pole tightly, followed the direction on the map, accelerated the boat speed, and sailed all the way towards the destination Jiangliang City.
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In the distance of the river, a town that had just experienced devastation seemed to be gradually returning to life.
Half of the city wall has become a ruin, but many shops in the city have begun to open for business. On the other side, the city lord mobilized labor and started a new reconstruction work.
At this time, most of the guests in the restaurants and bars were still talking about the night attack that filled the city. Although several days have passed since the incident, the people in the city are still as frightened as yesterday when they think about it.
"Oh, it's said that the [nine-character number] sent a letter in advance, exactly the same as before..."
In a lively tavern, several guests were chatting, and they were talking about Jiuche Xiaoying's attack.
Another person who didn't know much about them tilted his head and asked his companion: "What is their purpose?"
"Oh, who knows?" His companion shook his chopsticks, as if he had a very unique idea, "At first, I thought I was targeting treasures from various places, but we have no treasures in Jiangliang City, so we blew up half of the city wall. . Do they want our city wall bricks to go back and build huts? Tell me, this is not looking for trouble."
"That is to say, they are in trouble. No one knows why they attack, but they succeed every time. Isn't it scary?" An older guest sitting there smacked his lips.
"It's terrible, it's terrible!" A circle of guests around the table all said yes.
A person sitting next to the seat said again: "I see, this is a troubled spring. It's safest for everyone to hide safely at home. No matter what nine-character number, cross number, or quilt they have If you shrink back, nothing will happen.”
"Very true, very true!" Everyone nodded in agreement again.
At a table in the distance, a young man watched them chattering here, and he felt a little funny.
But there's nothing wrong with it. After all, the matter has nothing to do with them and it doesn't involve them. They can naturally think so.
The young man is very handsome and full of energy. He was eating alone in this corner, but he didn't attract much attention. At hand are two iron fans, with a faint cold light blooming from the corners.
He is Dongfang Shiming.
Since he was shot to the ship that night and drifted for a night, he also landed on the shore and was rescued. It's just that it drifted further away and came to a more unfamiliar place. After landing ashore, he didn't carry any silver coins with him. After several twists and turns, he sold the pair of silver fans for money, and his weapon temporarily became this pair of iron fans.
The traces of Jiuche Xiaoying were explored along the way. He had been living in Jiangliang City in the past few days. It's just that the clues are not clear yet, and he still needs to find out more information.
This tavern was considered the liveliest tavern in Jiangliang City, and Dongfang Shiming simply stayed here.
He occasionally made money by telling stories in the shop. Fortunately, he had read a lot since childhood and was a good storyteller. He lived here for a while and had enough money.
Unfortunately, there are many idle people in the world, but not much useful information. After a few days of waiting, I got only a handful of reliable news. He recently considered leaving Jiangliang City and going to Langshayu, which was said to have been attacked again recently, to see what was going on.
At this time, the world is in disarray. Everyone is helpless to deal with such changes. He thought to himself and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
After a brief silence. Suddenly, a guest at a table farther over there said in a surprised voice:
"Hey, have you heard about the recent [Scholar Who Eliminates Evil]?"
"Yes, yes." Another person took over, "It is said that the scholar looks unarmed, but he kills a villain every night. It's really amazing."
The guests who had just gathered around were obviously very enthusiastic, and they soon joined in the new topic. They gathered together and shared the stories they had heard about the "Evil Scholar".
"It is said that the scholar would go out to kill people at three o'clock every day and put them on display at the door for everyone the next morning."
"I heard that he is actually not a scholar at all, but some kind of... hero. His identity as a scholar is used to hide his identity from others."
"Yes, yes. It is said that he is the Jinfan Ranger from back then, and he is out in the world again."
"I also heard..."
"..."
Dongfang Shiming looked at them with a strange look. There was still chatter and noise over there, and the "evil-eating scholar" in their mouth seemed to be getting more and more bizarre.
He chuckled softly. These days, most of them are not just rumors and rumors.
It was not that he had never heard of the "evil-eating scholar" news, but most of it was such exaggeration and nonsense that he always had considerable doubts about the news.
If the "evil-eating scholar" really came, he would really like to see it with his own eyes. Who is this mysterious and mysterious expert who has been rumored a lot.
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