"Liu Pisan! Where are you damn people!"
As soon as these words came out, Lao Liu, who was closing his eyes in ecstasy, suddenly trembled all over. Then he jumped up from where he was lying down and rushed over to him in a hurry: "I'm here, at the stall." That's all. As soon as he said hello, Old Liu stopped with He Zhongsheng and others who were walking under the old tree opposite. Without waiting for others to ask questions, he explained the whole situation in one breath: "I blame Old Zhao for walking too hastily. There was no explanation, and by the time I reacted, the boy had already circled into the wall passage over there and was planning to escape, so I immediately chased him, intending to intercept him from the end and subdue him." But I saw He Zhongsheng frowning, He then changed his subject sharply: "But this place used to be filled with houses, seventeen or eighteen households in a row, and there was only one seventeenth or eighteenth street. If he hid in it and couldn't get out, there was nothing I could do, so I went to the end to block it, and he disappeared. The figure then searched in the middle, and only returned here after seeing no movement, lest the kid take advantage of my unpreparedness or catch a glimpse of me in front, circle back, and escape from here."
When he heard this, Old Zhao's face was already livid, and the beggar who had previously mocked Old Liu now felt ridiculous, and immediately laughed out loud: "Would I believe you? You..." But what he said was After saying that, He Zhongsheng in front slapped Lao Liu in the face: "You are full of fucking nonsense! Even if it is true as you said, you should leave the city first. Even if there is a flat land outside the city, Wild dogs can be seen from far away, but you are squatting here waiting?" Although he was so angry, He Zhongsheng also suppressed his voice low enough so that it would not be heard too far.
"I..." Old Liu covered his cheek with an aggrieved look, but hesitated to speak, while He Zhongsheng glared at the other person angrily, then only raised his eyes to look around, and then looked at the people far away in the city. The two guards at the door said: "I'm afraid that boy has escaped long ago. But there is wilderness outside this city, and there is only a river nearby suitable for wandering alone."
"Yes, yes!" Lao Liu nodded like a fool, and before He Zhongsheng looked at him, he hurriedly explained: "I also expected that boy would not dare to leave the city easily before he was sure whether he had got rid of me, and I had not waited for him before. I have never seen this bastard in the city, which means that he is a wanderer. Since he is not familiar with the place, he will not easily leave the city or leave here alone. Even if he escapes outside the city alone because he is eager to get rid of us and others, he will still look for He runs wherever there is something to hide, so he is either still hiding in the middle of the city, or he is running near the river outside the city!"
"..." He Zhongsheng looked at Lao Liu tepidly for a while, then turned around and walked towards the city gate: "Second brother, you take Liu Pi to gather people, and only search carefully in the city. Once you find the other party, see him Take action at the right time, and then send a signal to let me know."
"Okay." The beggar who had previously mocked Old Liu nodded immediately, then walked over and kicked Old Liu's thigh casually: "Why don't you leave quickly? I'm thinking of Chang'e!"
"Huh?" Lao Liu was kicked off the ground by the other party. When he came to his senses, he hurriedly nodded in response: "Yes, yes, yes." Then he quickly followed the other party and left here.
Lao Zhao and Lao San watched the two of them walk a short distance away, then looked at each other and nodded, then hurriedly followed He Zhongsheng who was walking towards the city gate.
Lao Zhao, who had long legs, followed him and said: "At the end of the stall, I see that the boy's face is pale and his lips are dry. He may not have had a full stomach or water for several days. In this case, he must have escaped from the city." Can’t get very far.”
"Yes." He Zhongsheng nodded lightly, and came to the city gate passage at this time. He took the lead in raising his head and saying hello to the two guards in front of him who were looking lazily: "Hello, you two, it's hot today and it's been another hard day. "
The man on the left shook his head slightly, looking helpless.
The man on the right smiled leisurely, then knocked the ground twice with the bottom pole of the javelin and said: "Although you seem to be leisurely, I am not as blessed as you. During the day, you can look for rewards from rich people passing by, or go to the door of the rich family. Begging, and cooking at night to help the poor, sick, and elderly people.”
"Haha." He Zhongsheng smiled kindly and said sincerely: "The bigger the family, the wider the responsibility. Although we are not rich, nor are we powerful, but within our ability, we still want to do more small things that are perfect. It is beneficial to others and also brings peace of mind to yourself.”
"Huh." The other party smiled knowingly, then closed his eyes and leaned against the door wall and said: "Since there are very few people passing by these days, the palace is considerate of us and said that this team can lock the door at three o'clock. Occasionally, only two watchmen are left to patrol the west and east at night, while the two guards from the north and south alternately patrol to change the guard." At this point, he opened his eyes and glanced at He Zhongsheng who came closer to him and said: "So when you go out this time, But don’t come back without rushing.”
"Haha." He Zhongsheng smiled leisurely, paused and said, "It's not a far journey this time. It's just that an old aunt in the hospital is sick and has to go out of the city to find some medicinal materials."
"Oh?" The guard on the left raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "Just now I saw you slap Liu Pisan in anger. Is it because of this?"
"Uh." He Zhongsheng was startled at first, and then said with a wry smile: "Exactly. - Earlier I asked him to help me pay attention to an old traveling doctor who may be passing through this place, because some people said that he is good at treating such heart and lung diseases. But I never thought that this Liu Pi was really lazy, so I just ignored him without asking. After asking, I found out that the doctor might have passed by already."
The two guards couldn't help but shake their heads. He Zhongsheng smiled and clasped his fists at the two of them and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll take the first step. After everything is cleared up, we can find time to get together."
The two guards smiled and nodded, and He Zhongsheng and the other three also smiled and nodded in response. Then they left the city and headed north along the dirt road...
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The town covers an area of no more than five miles, and a brown stone wall is built around the perimeter to form a city. It is divided into two gates in the north and south. There is a road in the west and east but no gate in and out. Looking at the place where it is located, it is slightly higher in the north and lower in the south. You can see that there are green mountains in the north, while there are many mulberry trees in the west. In the south, there are few forest shadows and many bamboo clouds. There is only a clump of river three miles east of the city - there are lush grass on both sides of the river, and it winds eastward and becomes more gurgling. There are three or four willows along the west side of the view, which were planted by people in the city in the early years. On the east side of the river, there are green bushes for the first time, and then there are many trees. Further into the middle, there are also fruit trees, which bloom, loose leaves, buds or bear fruits according to the season.
Here, on the west side of the river, there are bushes under the trees.
The sun is shaded and the cool breeze blows. However, the rustling of lush greenery is far more than just the cool breeze. Looking among them, there is a person lying down inside, only using his hands to pick up the grass branches in front of him, revealing his two eyes and peering out. This man's face is wet with soil, his hair is dyed clear, and there is mud on his neck as a protective color, which further highlights his cautious appearance of being ready for battle.
Without further ado, there is no doubt that this boy is Ling Ye.
After escaping from the north of the city, Ling Ye walked all the way around the west of the city, then chose an uninhabited alley and ran all the way out of the south gate. Then he only had a rough idea of the direction and terrain and rushed directly from outside the south gate. He didn't dare to go anywhere afterwards. He ran away without cover, fearing that he would be discovered and chased, and because he was too physically exhausted, so he dived directly into the bushes under the tree, but he didn't even care about the running water just a few feet behind him. drink.
"It's too much to bully someone..." The cityscape at the end of Yuan Yuan's sight evaporated under the high temperature, and Ling Ye couldn't help but curse. He secretly thought that he had no grievances with the other party, but he could arouse the other party's ill will just because of his identity. This fact really made him feel resentful. It's a pity that I don't have the power to restrain the chicken. If not, I must show off to the other party.
Just as he was thinking of this, the grass branches in his hands were scattered by the wind. This incident not only confused his thoughts but also obscured his sight, so he simply lay down and closed his eyes to rest, not caring about anything else, and then turned over and lay down again. On the ground, relieve the soreness and numbness on your body. It's a pity that he doesn't want to think about it anymore, but there are some people or things that he can't just ignore if he wants to.
"Huh..." Ling Ye had just closed his eyes when He Zhongsheng's angry curse came from the other side of the town: "His uncle and grandpa, it's been a long road!"
Although the sound was far away, it was close to Ling Ye's ears. As soon as the words came, Ling Ye opened his eyes angrily, then hurriedly turned over and lay down, and then opened the grass to look over there.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but it's bad if you look at it. But over there: He Zhongsheng was leading Lao San and Lao Zhao, who made Ling Ye angry, out of the ground. The three of them were sweating profusely under the dry sun.
"A bunch of thieves!" Ling Ye couldn't help but cursed when he saw the other three. Then he carefully let go of the grass branch, and then slowly crawled back...
At that time, He Zhongsheng and the others also walked out of the small sunken area under them, and then saw his brother Lao San complaining: "If there is a way out, there is no need to go around so far, and we have to stand guard with those two The second team, Wu Xu and Wei Snake, walked seven or eight miles to avoid being heard."
"Haha." Lao Zhao, who was following on the right, smiled slightly, raised his hand and wiped his forehead and said: "Anyway, I don't have much physical exertion, so I should use this trip today to exercise." Speaking of this, He smiled slightly again, but began to scan the situation in the river section ahead, focusing especially on the clusters under three or four trees where he could hide: "Besides, if we can successfully capture the opponent today, even if the superiors look down on him in the end, We can also give half of this seedling to a pig, and then exchange it with a distant branch, and send it to the county town to beg for good deeds, and it will be worth it."
"Huh." He Zhongsheng smiled coldly, stepped back and stood down to observe the situation on the other side of the river: "Although we are taking a detour, the time should be almost the same as that of the other party. Even on this day, he thought Even if you have to wade across the river, you have to leave traces. When you get there, you just need to make sure of the direction—" But before he could finish his sentence, he and Lao Zhao beside him glared at the same time: "Go (chase)!"
The moment this sound came out, Ling Ye over there instantly understood, "It must have been that he was discovered when he retreated from the grass and hid behind the tree, so he was discovered by the other party." So he immediately rushed from his hiding place towards the river, his reaction speed was So fast, they were almost on the same line as He Zhongsheng and the other three who were chasing after them after shouting.
"Don't leave, Zhuzi!" He Zhongsheng couldn't help but cursed when he saw Ling Ye leaping into Hanoi. Lao Zhao, who was following behind him, was so angry that he almost "exploded his eyes" on the spot. He only said "Where are you running" and instantly gathered all his strength. Sprinted over...
