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The figure coming from the west was wearing a bamboo hat and a big cloak. The man suddenly appeared, but Mao Renju didn't go forward, just waiting for the man in the bamboo hat to approach.

The place where Chu Huan was hiding was quite a distance from that side, and there was wind in the night, but he couldn't hear what was going on there for a while, but he stopped when he saw the man in the bamboo hat a few steps away from the Mao Renju , and then bowed to Mao Renju, and Mao Renju also bowed to the man, and then Mao Renju seemed to say something, and the man in the bamboo hat laughed.

"What are they talking about?" Zhou Xiong frowned, but when he asked this, he knew he was talking nonsense. Judging by Chu Huan's expression, it was obvious that he couldn't hear what was being said there.

Soon, I saw that the man in the bamboo hat said a few words, and made some strange gestures when he spoke, and then saw the man in the bamboo hat take out something from his arms, and threw it to Mao Renju, Mao Renju Tan hand took it, took a step forward, and said a few more words, but saw the man in the bamboo hat laughing, cupped his hands at Mao Renju, turned around and left.

Mao Renju stood on the ground, as if he was thinking about something, and soon, he put the thing thrown by the man in the bamboo hat into his arms, turned around and walked towards this side.

Zhou Xiong and Chu Huan moved quietly and turned to the other side. Not long after, they saw Mao Renju walking by. Mao Renju obviously didn't expect someone to follow him. After he walked a certain distance, Zhou Xiong looked at Chu Huan. He whispered: "Hero Zhu, it seems that things are really as I thought. Mao Renju really colluded with bandits."

"Brother Zhou, do you know the man with the bamboo hat just now?" Chu Huan asked softly.

Zhou Xiong shook his head.

"Brother Zhou, it's hard to judge that it's a bandit." Chu Huan said softly, "Maybe it's just Mao Renju's friend who just came out to meet friends in the middle of the night."

Zhou Xiong asked anxiously, "Does Hero Bamboo think so?"

"Mao Renju's whereabouts are indeed strange." Chu Huan said softly, "However, it cannot be concluded that he has colluded with the bandits...!" Wei Yi pondered, "At least we can't be sure, the man with the bamboo hat just now is a bandit."

Zhou Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "What the Bamboo Hero said is true."

"But Brother Zhou is right to be worried." Chu Huan said: "Although it is impossible to be sure, Mao Renju's whereabouts are strange, and it seems to be very problematic. Brother Zhou, don't worry, if something really happens, I will not sit idly by Reasonable, brother Zhou should keep an eye on Mao Renju, in case something changes."

When the two returned to the camp, the camp was still dead silent, and they returned to the camp separately.

The next day was just dawn, and the team packed up and set off. Chu Huan once again saw the two maidservants veiled, helping Jinlingque into the carriage, and the fact was as Zhou Xiong said. They moved out five or six large boxes. If what Zhou Xiong said was true, the boxes were all Jinlingque's savings over the years.

According to the itinerary of Kongque Terrace, it is to enter the territory of Xishan Road from Jinling, and then go northeast, passing through the three states of Liang, Lin, and Yang in Xishan Road. Xishan Road has six states under its jurisdiction. After passing through half of the state capitals, exiting Xishan Road, you can enter the territory of Hexi Road, but the territory of Hexi Road is a bit strange, it is like a fan, the northeast is a fan, and the southwest is a long and narrow strip, like a fan handle , the bottom of the fan handle is bordered by Xishan Road. On both sides of the narrow strip, Anyi Road is to the north, and Hujin Road is to the south. Only through this long and narrow corridor can one truly enter the Hexi Mansion, and this corridor is also It has always been called the Hexi Corridor and belongs to Yingzhou, Hexi.

After walking for another two days, I left the territory of Linzhou and entered Yangzhou. After walking for another three or four days, I could leave Yangzhou and enter the Hexi Corridor, which was regarded as entering the territory of Hexi.

At noon, the team took a rest by a river.

The team distributed dry food to everyone, and this work was done by the deputy team leader Zhou Xiong. When they arrived beside Chu Huan, Chu Huan was sitting alone by the river. Seeing Zhou Xiong coming over, he took the dry food. He looked tired, with black circles around his eyes, and asked curiously, "Brother Zhou didn't sleep well these two days?"

Zhou Xiong rubbed his eyes, smiled wryly and said, "I've been restless for the past two days, I always feel that something happened, I can't sleep well...Did Hero Bamboo sleep well?"

"good."

Zhou Xiong said with a smile: "A man of high art is bold, and a hero of bamboo is strong in martial arts. Naturally, he is not afraid of the sky and the earth, and he can sleep well wherever he goes." He took a piece of cake, took a bite, and at this moment, he saw Ding Miao came over and said in a low voice: "Deputy leader Zhou, someone appeared behind...!"

Zhou Xiong's expression translated into, immediately got up, stretched out his hand to hold the saber at his waist, and hurried over, Chu Huan also got up, and followed. Most of the people in the team were still eating, chatting and laughing in groups, seeing Zhou Xiong's expression So dignified, everyone immediately became respectful. When they walked to the back of the team, they saw that Mao Renju had already arrived. Seeing Zhou Xiong approaching, Mao Renju said: "Deputy leader Zhou, those guys have appeared again...!"

Chu Huan raised his eyes and saw two horses appeared on a dirt slope in the distance. The riders on the horses were all wearing big cloaks and bamboo hats, and they were condescendingly looking at this side from afar.

Chu Huan frowned. He could see clearly at this moment that the clothes and attire of the two people were almost exactly the same as the man in the hat that Mao Renju met in private that night.

Chu Huan glanced at Mao Renju, only to see that Mao Renju had a dignified expression, and he was also staring at the two riders on the hillside from a distance. His expression was dignified, but there was a very strange look in his eyes.

Zhou Xiong glanced at Mao Renju and said, "Leader Mao, what do you mean by these people? They have been with us for ten days since Jinling. What do they mean?"

Mao Renju didn't answer and asked instead: "Who do deputy team leader Zhou think they are?"

"That's needless to say." Zhou Xiong sneered and said, "Tracking us all the time, of course it's against us, it must be bandits."

Mao Renju nodded and said, "Deputy leader Zhou is right, but I also think they are plotting something wrong."

"Since this is the case, let's not wait like this." Zhou Xiong's eyes showed a fierce look: "We have more than a dozen people, why don't we fight with them?"

Mao Renju said indifferently: "They didn't attack, so why should we be the first to attack? If they don't want to attack us, but we attack first, wouldn't it cause trouble?"

At this moment, Wu Shizhao, the manager, also came over, saw the two riders, frowned and said, "Are they still following?"

"Boss, what I mean is to lead everyone up and catch them." Zhou Xiong said in a deep voice, "Safety is the top priority. First catch these two people. When we arrive in Hexi, if they are safe and sound, then let them go. If they have other companions, but act recklessly, we also have these two in our hands, let's do it now, so that these two can't fly."

"No." Wu Shizhao shook his head and said, "They didn't do anything, we can't cause trouble, although they followed us, but who they are, we are not sure, we can't arrest them just because they followed us ?”

Seeing that Wu Shizhao also said the same thing, Zhou Xiong smiled helplessly, looked at Chu Huan, and asked, "Hero Zhu, you have traveled all over the rivers and lakes, and you have seen a lot, in your opinion?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Even if I want to catch it now, I'm afraid it's too late...!"

Zhou Xiong turned his head and looked over, only to find that the two riders had disappeared.

Wu Shizhao told everyone not to make a fuss, but instead called Mao Renju aside and whispered to each other, Zhou Xiong and Chu Huan walked aside, shook their heads and smiled wryly, "Hero Bamboo, you saw that too, the clothes of those two people just now are the same as when we met that night. The people who arrived are exactly the same, now you should believe my words, right?" Looking at Wu Shizhao from a distance, seeing that Wu Shizhao seemed to be explaining something to Mao Renju, Mao Renju nodded repeatedly, and said helplessly: "Look, Manager Wu still thinks that Mao Renju is a good person, even if we tell him that there is something wrong with Mao Renju, I don't think he will believe it."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, brother Zhou don't have to worry too much."

After everyone had eaten their dry food and rested for a short while, they set off. When it got dark, they could only camp by the edge of a forest. They still skillfully set up tents and surrounded the tent of Jinlingque, Chu Huan He followed the team for three or four days, but until now, he had never spoken a word to Jinlingque, nor had he even met Jinlingque face-to-face, nor had he had any contact with anyone else at Jinlingquehe Peacock Terrace, but Wu Shizhao Several times I went to the side of the carriage to report something to Jinlingque.

After setting up the tent, they were still setting up pots and cooking. Before Chu Huan lay down in the tent, he heard Wu Shizhao's voice outside: "Bamboo hero?"

Chu Huan immediately sat up and said, "Boss Wu, please come in."

Wu Shizhao came in and said with a smile: "Hero Bamboo is still used to it these days? Everyone has always been like this. If there is negligence, Hero Bamboo must not blame it."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "The manager is polite. I feel a little ashamed to have been taken care of by you along the way."

"Should be, should be." Wu Shizhao laughed hurriedly, and then asked in a low voice: "Hero Zhu, those two people during the day, do you...do you think they are bandits? You have traveled the rivers and lakes, and you know a lot about the rivers and lakes." wide……!"

Chu Huan smiled and said: "Boss Wu, actually you don't have to worry too much. You have more than a dozen martial arts masters in Peacock Terrace. I can tell that they have all been trained. The martial arts of the leader Mao is not weak." , in addition to the leader Mao, there are also several good players in the team. Ordinary thieves are nothing to worry about. If the ones following behind are really bandits, then they have not taken action for a long time. I am afraid that they have concerns. If they are really strong , and it is impossible to follow from Jinling all the way, I am afraid that you have already made a move before leaving Jinling...!"

Hearing this, Wu Shizhao relaxed slightly, and said with a smile, "It's still the bamboo hero who hit the nail on the head. Yes, if they are really capable, they don't have to follow here secretly... They must have scruples, and we still have bamboo Hero, don't worry, in a few days, you will be able to enter Hexi, and once you reach Hexi, it will be much safer." Wei Wei hesitated, but frowned again: "It's just a little strange, if they really want to treat Peacock It should be as secretive as possible, and we should not reveal our whereabouts easily, but that would prepare us...!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a voice from outside saying: "Boss, it's not good, something happened...!"

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