Lu Hao's prediction was not wrong, Ling Feng, the defender of Fuzhou, did not report their appearance, to be precise, Ling Feng did not define Lu Hao's ship as an enemy.

When Lu Hao went west along the Min River, the rebels in various places along the way were also curious about the injurious ship. However, all the sailors near Fuzhou were gathered under the city of Fuzhou, and even if the rebels were suspicious of the ship, they were helpless without a sailor, and a few fishing boats alone could not catch up with the white sailing boats that were speeding in the wind.

When the rebels were about to send people to Fuzhou to report the news, a notice sent by Ling Feng from Fuzhou City came down.

Sure enough, as the rebels everywhere expected, the ship was not an enemy. Also, there is only one outlet to the sea on the Min River, and since this ship can appear in the heartland, it must have been agreed by the Fuzhou side. Otherwise, how could it be possible to break through the blockade of the dozens of warships in Fuzhou with only one enemy ship? You must know that our sailors have just completed the "Northern Expedition" and returned triumphantly!

The victory of the rebel sailors in the north undoubtedly greatly strengthened the confidence of the rebels, and also reduced the difficulty of Ling Feng to persuade various places.

Since it's not an enemy ship, it's definitely your own people!

Since it is his own person, it is natural to appear on the Min River!

Ling Feng didn't hide it, but in fact all the rebels ignored the ship's survival. Ling Feng didn't know what kind of blow his choice would bring to the rebels in the near future, in short, for now, he had successfully erased the defeat of Xu Damabang, and even the body of Xu Damabang and his gang was directly burned by Ling Feng, as if this group had never appeared in Fuzhou at all.

Lu Hao and they went all the way to the west, turned north through Nanping, passed Jian'ou, Jianyang, Jiangkou and Xingtian, and almost traced back to the source of the northern part of the Minjiang River.

The upper reaches of the Min River are narrow and the riverbed is low and shallow, and the sailboats are no longer passable, so Lu Hao and others changed to a small type of turtle boat and continued to go north, but Zheng Tai had to return to Ryukyu by the same route.

"The affairs of Ryukyu will be handed over to you!" Before leaving, Lu Hao was making a final explanation: "Now that the island is busy with construction, everyone must not have the heart to think about other things." But this time, the eldest brother doesn't know when he will be able to come back, and I also sent a message to the third brother, so that he can stay in Chang'an with peace of mind, and he doesn't have to come back for the time being, and the fourth brother and I are busy here, and it will definitely be difficult to go back. After a long time, there will inevitably be some gossip on the island, and when the time comes, you have to consider what to do, mainly to appease, but if there is a thorn in the head to jump out and make trouble, don't be soft-hearted, just deal with it directly. ”

"As long as our army is still outside, the hearts of the people of the Ryukyus will not be chaotic!"

"Second brother, I understand!" Zheng Tai nodded, in the past, Zheng Tai only cared about navigation, but now he has to take care of everything.

"Go ahead!"

"Second brother, then I'm leaving!"

With that, the two parted ways.

Leaving Zheng Tai, Lu Hao, Chai Lao, and Lu Zhi continued to the north with a team of teenagers on a small turtle boat.

As soon as Lu Hao entered the Minjiang River, he released the carrier pigeon on the boat, and after getting the news, Zhou Kang immediately sent people to wait for Lu Hao's arrival at the source of the Minjiang River near Jiulongyao.

The boat ran out of water, and the people sent by Zhou Kang were already by the river.

"What's the situation now?" Lu Hao asked impatiently as soon as he landed ashore.

"I still haven't found any trace of my eldest brother!" said the young man who came to greet him.

"What about Hulu Valley, how is the war going now?" Lu Hao asked again.

"Hulu Valley is fine, the rebel general Yang Xun also disappeared with his eldest brother, and then the deputy general Zhang Kejiang did not show up again, and I heard Shen Yuan say that it seemed that he was killed by Yang Xun's men. ”

"Now that we're all busy looking for people, no one wants to fight!" the boy smiled bitterly.

"No!" Lu Hao immediately shook his head when he heard this: "It won't work if you don't fight!" Whether it is the rebels or us, there are a lot of people left in the Hulu Valley, and there are many people with mixed mouths, so it is inevitable that the strange situation in the Hulu Valley will be spread. ”

"At that time, whether it is Wang Zhongsi or Li Yi, they will come to the door! Listening to the news from the third child, we should all be incorporated into the official army and naval division. Although Wu Qi is still waiting for the warship to be launched, the personnel training has already begun, and maybe the order has been sent to Wang Zhonghe's camp. ”

"But we can't spread the news of the disappearance of the eldest brother! Only by provoking the war in Hulu Valley, the war is busy, and Wang Zhonghei will not change his generals on the spot. ”

"But...... It's not something we can fight if we want to!" the young man wondered.

Since the rebel general Yang Xun disappeared with his eldest brother, his subordinates must also be worried about Li Yi's reaction in Quanzhou, so they secretly got rid of Zhang Kejiang, the prison army. So at this point, they have the possibility of working with us!"

Since most of the people in Hulu Valley are Yang Xun's people, as soon as Zhang Kejiang dies, his henchmen will definitely be accused by Yang Xun's people, so the rebels don't have to worry about the news getting out. And most of us here are new soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers are peasant men who have never seen the world, and they can't tell whether they are fighting or fake!"

"Even if someone sees the clues, our people won't talk nonsense, after all, their families are still in the Ryukyus. ”

"Okay, I'll let someone inform the fourth brother!" the young man said and sent someone to let him go back to the camp in Hulu Valley to convey Lu Hao's meaning.

Lu Hao and the others followed the young man along the source of the Min River, walked a mountain road, and then turned west into a path that had just been dug out, which led to the cliff in Jiulongyao, which was the place where Xu Chen disappeared.

The mountain road was difficult, and after walking for most of the day, Lu Hao finally arrived at the cliff before dark.

More than ten days have passed, this cliff has now been transformed into a simple camp by the teenagers, several bamboo stilted buildings are surrounded by high fences in the center, and the same high-pole lanterns as the Hulu Valley camp have also been transported by Zhou Kang, as long as it is lit at night, the camp is like day, and ordinary beasts dare not approach.

When Lu Hao arrived, dinner was being prepared in the camp. As soon as he arrived at the door, Lu Hao laughed loudly: "Yes! It seems that I came at the right time!"

"Second brother!" Shen Yuan in the camp raised his head, he knew that Lu Hao would come, but he didn't expect to come so quickly.

Shen Yuan had never left here for half a step these days, and this camp was also built by him.

Looking at Shen Yuan, who looked obviously haggard, Lu Hao said gently: "Thank you for your hard work!"

"No!" Shen Yuan lowered his head in shame and said in a low voice: "I lost my eldest brother ......"

"Haha!" Lu Hao suddenly laughed and said, "Big brother is not a child, you don't have the ability to lose him!"

Lu Hao's words obviously made Shen Yuan's heart feel much better, these days, as the captain of Xu Chen's personal guard, he has always felt very guilty in his heart.

"I think we were just little beggars in the Yuzhang City Relief Workshop, we didn't have anything, we didn't eat the last meal, but since the eldest brother came, we have everything! The eldest brother has a lot of skills! No matter where we go, there will be no problem! We just need to wait here with peace of mind!"

Lu Hao didn't comfort him too much, he just told the truth, and after listening to Shen Yuan, when he remembered his eldest brother's ability, the dark clouds in his heart suddenly dissipated a lot.

"Okay! After a day's journey, I didn't eat! I came back in a hurry, but I also brought some supplies, and there are your favorite seafood, all of which are caught from the sea, and the smell is not the same as that in the lake!"

"Go get it, let the big guys try it!" Lu Hao smiled and pointed at Shen Yuandao.

Shen Yuan, who had untied the knot in his heart, suddenly had an appetite, and ran to the back to find seafood in a hurry.

"The second son's method is really clever!" Seeing Shen Yuan walking away, Chai Lao suddenly praised: "Originally, I thought that the second son would go to great lengths to bring these things to do this extra thing, but I didn't expect it to be used to stabilize the hearts of the army!"

"Yes, if you can eat and sleep, you will naturally no longer think about it, and if the army's heart is stable, the situation will not be chaotic!" Lu Zhi also exclaimed.

"Hehe!" Lu Hao smiled and said honestly: "I didn't think about it that much, but I really think the seafood is delicious." ”

"Oh, it seems that the second prince is also full of confidence in the eldest prince!" Chai Lao asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Lu Hao nodded without hesitation.

Sure enough, when Lu Hao and the others arrived at the camp with supplies, after eating a sumptuous seafood feast, everyone in the camp was undoubtedly much more relaxed. The two guides no longer wanted to escape, and the two Yang Xun's personal guards left behind by the black-faced young man were also much more stable than before.

After a full meal, Lu Hao and the others returned to the stilted building, and immediately asked Shen Yuan: "Have you made any new discoveries in the past few days?"

Shen Yuan shook his head and said, "Xiao Xinzi has to go down once a day, and the land is almost rummaged, but I still haven't found any traces." ”

Lu Hao nodded unexpectedly and said, "Elder Lu said that it is very likely that the eldest brother and Yang Xun went to the territory of the cultivators, that is to say, this cliff is very likely to be the entrance to a cave for the cultivators!"

"Big brother can go in there must be his own reasons, we don't need to be anxious if we can't get in, just wait with peace of mind!"

"What?" Shen Yuan and the others were naturally surprised by the guess given by Lu Zhi, but then they thought about it, it was really very possible, because only in this way could they explain the fact that the eldest brother disappeared for no reason.

"But aren't those cultivators looking for the eldest brother?

"Don't worry, as long as you give your eldest brother a chance, no matter what the environment is, you can always get out safely!"

Lu Hao's words sounded very unreasonable, but they were taken for granted in the eyes of the teenagers.

……

I don't know if I feel the brothers' trust in me, but from the perspective of time, it's a little wrong, but trust has been cultivated a long time ago, and this statement is passable.

In short, Xu Chen, who had been in a coma for I don't know how long, finally woke up, and as soon as he woke up, he heard an exclamation in his ear: "Huh, this person is awake!"