The captain brought a few of his men, dressed as merchants, and drove a few carts to rest in a teahouse at the city gate.

A few people were laughing, but their eyes were always looking around, looking for the person who was coming.

Early this morning, the materials officer came to report that two people in the courtyard were packing their luggage, as if they were going on a long journey. Therefore, the captain and his men hurriedly disguised themselves and waited at the city gate.

After finishing a pot of tea, a man who looked like a waiter came over from the corner of the street.

The man bent over with a food box in his hand, walked in front of the group, and quietly turned the food box.

The captain understood his gesture, followed the direction he pointed, glanced at the ox cart in the distance, immediately lowered his head and coughed twice.

"Store, check out."

"Okay, sir, three coins."

The captain and his entourage slowly stood up and checked the cargo. They waited until the ox cart approached the city gate before they started to move, following it at a distance.

On the ox cart, Zhishou and his men wore straw hats to cover their brows and eyes, and walked out of the city gate smoothly.

The captain could not see the two men's faces clearly, so he just followed them from a distance, heading west.

Amidst the vast sky and earth, the official road passes through the winding green hills and extends into the distance.

Wild grass grows wildly on the roadside, and occasionally you can see a few wisps of smoke in the distance, slowly blending into the twilight.

After passing an intersection, Zhishou whipped the bull and drove the old bull off the official road and onto the path in the woods.

The captain, who was several hundred meters away, quickly got the news. He blew his whistle, and several men dressed in rough clothes and looking like farmers immediately jumped out of the forest.

"Follow them and mark the way along the way."

"Yes, my lord."

After the men bowed and accepted the order, they quickly walked towards the path ahead.

The captain and his men continued forward along the same route until they reached the next county town, where they stopped and found an inn to rest. When they came out again, they had changed into different appearances.

The stars moved, the sun rose and set, and they kept changing their clothes. The two groups of people walked out of Hanei County, one in front and one behind, turned their cars and headed towards Dong County and continued on their way.

The river was rushing, and the turbulent waves hit the rocks on both sides, splashing water several feet high and making a thunderous sound.

The captain heard the report from the logistics officer that the other party was about to board the ship.

Once they get on board, it will be difficult to track them.

"Caught alive!"

"Yes, my lord!"

At the command, everyone immediately rushed to the riverside and headed straight for where the old man was.

By the river, the two people waiting for the boat became extremely anxious as they heard the footsteps getting closer and closer.

"Master, the footsteps are in unison, like soldiers! What should we do? They must be coming for us!"

Old man Hezhui squinted his eyes, bent down quickly, grabbed a handful of dirt and smeared it on his face.

Shishou immediately followed his example and applied it on himself.

"No rush. If all else fails, just jump into the river. If you're scattered, gather in Dingtao County, Dongjun."

While the two were talking, the captain and his men were approaching.

Seeing that the other was about to pounce on them, the two looked at each other and were about to jump into the river.

Suddenly, a small boat came to the river.

The two were overjoyed and shouted to the boatman, "Ten times the price, give us a ride."

The old man rowing the boat at the bow looked over here slowly.

Zhishou was a little worried. "Master, the boatman must have seen the people behind us and is afraid of getting into trouble."

Old man Hezhui said nothing, but looked at the water with deep eyes.

He shouldn't have died here.

There must be a way out.

Just at this moment, the ship turned around and headed towards them.

Old man Hezhui was overjoyed. Before he could speak to Zhishou, the captain was already right in front of him, less than ten meters away from them.

Without further delay, the two men jumped into the water and swam towards the ship.

"The ship ahead is under the orders of the Great Qin government. We have ordered you to dock immediately."

"Thump, thump!"

One by one, the officers jumped into the river to chase the two men.

However, the other party had already climbed onto the boat, and the bow turned sharply and drifted downstream.

The captain angrily took out his bow and arrow, raised his hand and shot three arrows at the boatman.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The arrow whizzed through the sky and locked onto the boatman's head and chest.

However, he never expected that the other party quickly took off the huge hat on his head, blocked it in front of him, and actually took the three arrows.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The arrow fell, and the captain looked at the figure turning into the boat shed and knew that it was useless to shoot again.

"Immediately dispatch ships and search along the way!"

"Yes!"

In the river, the officers were still swimming hard, but they were powerless to stop the boat from sailing away.

In the boat awning, the boatman took out two old clothes and threw them on Hezhui Old Man and the others. He himself took the arrow that fell from the bow and examined it carefully.

The arrowhead was smooth and sharp, and even when it hit his hat from such a distance, there was no big dent. It must be a newly made secret weapon.

You know, this straw hat of his was made for him by the master of the family using stones from outer space, and any ordinary weapon would be damaged by it.

He placed his finger close to the arrow and slowly moved it around the edge, trying to guess its composition.

In the other corner of the awning, old man Hezhui had changed his clothes. The summer heat was scorching, and going into the water did not cause any harm to him.

"Thank you, boatman. I have placed ten times the amount of Xie Yi on the table. Thank you for saving my life."

The boatman raised his eyes slightly, moved his gaze away from the arrow, looked at the two people, and without saying much, just said "hmm" softly, and was about to walk out of the boat.

Elder He Zhui had been secretly observing the other party while he was changing clothes. He had some suspicions in his mind, but when he saw that the other party was about to leave, he stopped thinking about it and asked, "Excuse me, benefactor, are you from the Chu Mo faction?"

The boatman immediately became alert, stopped, raised his arrow and aimed at He Zhui.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

This is recognition.

The old man He Zhui chuckled, "Don't be nervous, benefactor. We are acquaintances. I have met your sect's head several times and we had very pleasant conversations. I hope you can give my regards to Tian Lingzi when you return."

He paused for a moment, suppressed his smile, and continued solemnly.

"Just say, strategist, close the chase, and say hello to him. The road is long but there is always a way home, and the chase will continue to move forward without hindrance."

The boatman put away the arrow, nodded silently, and turned to walk out of the boat.

After a few breaths, a cold voice was heard.

"Wherever you're going, I'll take you there."

The corners of Hezhui's lips curled slightly, "Dongjun Puyang."

The boat swayed slowly and rocked forward.

The boatman stood at the bow, put on his straw hat again, and rowed the boat.

Old man Hezhui sat in the boat awning, looking at the sunset through the boatman's shadow.

The sunset was as bright as blood, so gorgeous and dazzling that it stung his eyes.

What went wrong that allowed the other party to track them?

Since when have they been followed?

Has anything been discovered in the deep mountains?

Could it be that he was dragged down by those two families and someone followed the clues to find him?

"Zhishou, after we get off the boat, send a secret message immediately, telling everyone to lie low and not go into the mountains."

"Yes, Master."

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