It was dawn when Qu Hao woke up from exhaustion, and he found himself lying in a strange room with a handsome old man sitting next to him.

When the old man saw Qu Hao wake up, he hurriedly walked over, signaled him not to move, and then stretched out his hand to check his pulse.

"Where is this, old sir? How did I end up here? Qu Hao was at a loss, obviously he had forgotten what happened last night.

"This is in a despicable humble house, last night I found you fainting on the road in the suburbs, and I was afraid that it would not be safe at night, so I took you to me in a carriage." The old gentleman said after taking the pulse.

"Mr. Xie's life-saving grace, if it weren't for your rescue, I wouldn't have known that I was eaten by a wild beast." Qu Hao hurriedly lifted the quilt and got out of bed to salute.

"Sir's words are serious, it's just a gesture." The old gentleman hurriedly helped Qu Hao, who wanted to kneel.

"Ziyan, quickly bring a bowl of hot water." The old gentleman shouted out the door.

"Uh, okay." A girl outside answered, and a little girl came in from outside the door with a bowl of hot water.

"Big brother, please drink some hot water." The girl handed the bowl over.

"Thank you, thank you so much." Qu Hao hurriedly grabbed the bowl and said.

"That's what we're supposed to do. But I just gave you a pulse, I feel that you are in good health, why did you faint on the road last night, did you faint from hunger? The old gentleman asked.

"Maybe I was too tired yesterday." Qu Hao said.

"Ziyan, you go outside and buy some porridge and steamed buns for this big brother." The old gentleman instructed the little girl.

"No need, Miss Ziyan, I'll eat it myself later. Oh, my name is Qu Hao, I don't know what you call me, old man. Qu Hao drank the water, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and said after saluting the old gentleman.

"Uncle Lao is a private school teacher. Where did Mr. Qu come from? Mr. Zibo asked.

"I came from overseas, and I came here because I was separated from my family." Qu Hao said.

"Oh, I see, maybe Mr. Qu was exhausted last night. Don't be too eager to find your loved ones, Ji people have their own natural appearance, your lost relatives may not be in any danger, your own body is important. Mr. Zibo said.

"Well, thank you, Mr. Zibo, for the reminder. Fortunately, Mr. helped, I will pay attention to it in the future. Don't thank you, Qu Hao has been bothering for a long time, so don't say goodbye, there will be a period later. Qu Hao was anxious to find Meng Yao, so he said goodbye to the old gentleman and Ziyan.

"Mr. Qu has something important, and it is inconvenient for Uncle Zi to keep it, and there will be a period later." Zibo and Ziyan also returned the salute and said goodbye to Qu Hao.

After Qu Hao left Zibo and Ziyan, he continued to return to the main road. Qu Hao stood on the side of the road, carefully checking every carriage that passed, and even secretly lifted the curtain to look, and then made amends to the offended.

But after checking for a few hours, there is still no trace of Meng Yao.

Qu Hao was at a loss. He was now beginning to wonder if Meng Yao was really on a certain carriage as he judged, maybe Meng Yao didn't get into the carriage at all. He suspected that the two boatmen were not with Meng Yao because Meng Yao had already jumped into the river, because if the boatmen controlled Meng Yao, they would not let her escape easily.

Thinking of the possibility of Meng Yao jumping into the river, Qu Hao couldn't stay still, and immediately set off to return the same way, passing by a restaurant, he replenished his energy and bought some dry food.

Qu Hao rekindled hope, and he remembered very well that Meng Yao could swim. Maybe Meng Yao jumped into the river and successfully saved herself, or was rescued by a kind boatman, no matter what, he had to find her. Even if she has been killed, find her remains.

Qu Hao ran away and returned to the place where he swam ashore from the middle of the river.

He carefully searched the vicinity of the river again, but found no clue that Meng Yao jumped into the river. It seems that it is necessary to search downstream along the river, and perhaps find Meng Yao's belongings or remains, which is the last thing Qu Hao wants to face, but now there is no way to rule out this possibility.

Qu Hao waited on the shore to see if there were any passing boats to rent. After a while, I saw a boat driving down the river.

Qu Hao called out to the boatman and called the boat over. The boat was also a canopy with two dark-faced boatmen.

"Boatman, I'd like to rent your boat for some use." Qu Hao said.

"Where are the guest officers going?" One of the boatmen asked.

"Boatman, I want to use your boat to search for my companion in the nearby river, she disappeared here yesterday." Qu Hao said.

"But my ship is going to pick up people in Liuhe, and it will take you a lot of time to search for your companions, right? Or you call someone else's boat. The boatman replied.

Qu Hao had no choice but to take out the remaining half of the gold that was cut off when Han Yue was buying clothes, and said, "Is it convenient for the boatman?" I'm really anxious. ”

Seeing that it was gold, the boatman was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed.

The Yangtze River in late autumn was already a little chilly, and the boatman walked in a zigzag pattern on the river to search for Meng Yao's traces according to Qu Hao's meaning. When he encounters a ship heading up, he will take the trouble to ask if he has seen a very tall and beautiful woman or any body on the river, without missing any sources of information that can be used.

However, he has been found close to the waters of Chu State, but he still has not found any clues.

Qu Hao is now in a dilemma. If you continue to search, you will enter the Chu State, but in the Chu State, he is the target of wanting, and there is a great risk; If you return to Shucheng, I'm afraid it will be in vain.

After thinking for a long time, Qu Hao decided to take a risk to enter the Chu State, as long as it was conducive to finding Meng Yao, he was not afraid of any risks and challenges. Besides, he still has some clothes in Meng Yao's bag, and medicines are also in Meng Yao's place, and it is imperative to replenish the car that goes to Chu State, which is why he is willing to take risks.

Qu Hao said to the boatman: "The boatman, can you continue to look for me, and then send me to Hanyue." ”

When the boatman heard this, he stopped doing it: "Guest officer, it's too hard to sail like this, and we have to send you so far, unless you add money, otherwise we won't go." ”

Qu Hao had no choice but to take out a piece of gold, the boatman was not too greedy, and after taking this piece of gold, he found the half of the gold to Qu Hao.

The boat moved on. Qu Hao sat at the bow of the boat, looking at the empty river, from the hope when he got on the boat to the despair that could not be found.

However, he thought that maybe his judgment was still wrong, Meng Yao didn't jump into the river at all, so she should still be alive in the world, so he went from despair to hope.

Suddenly, he thought again, what happened to Meng Yao, the boatman knew best, and when he found the two fathers and sons, he would be clear when he asked. The shipwright's father and son will definitely come to Hanyue again, and it should be feasible to wait for them there. As for risking being arrested, as long as there is information about Meng Yao, he will not care about any risks.

The boat finally entered the territory of Wu and soon arrived at Liuhe. Qu Hao quietly looked at this riverside town, thinking of the two Liuhe soldiers who died under his bronze sword, how bizarre it would be if the spirits of the two of them knew that they were future people who died more than 2,600 years later?

What Qu Hao didn't know was that this small Liuhe town could not be smaller was the prototype of Nanjing----, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties that would be famous all over the world in the future.

After Liuhe, the river level slowed down, and the speed of the boat also slowed down, and it was almost dark before it reached Hanyue.

The boat docked opposite Hanyue City, and Qu Hao thanked the boatman and got off the boat.

Coming to this already familiar place again, Qu Hao looked at the city gate and couldn't calm down for a long time. The day before yesterday, Mengyao was still frolicking, teasing, and snuggling with him here, but now he is the only one here, wandering alone, alone. Meng Yao's laughter seemed to still be in Hanyue City, and Qu Hao even felt that she was just away from him for a short while, close at hand; It seems that she has been gone for many years, and it is out of reach. Her life and death have become a mystery, whether heaven and man are forever separated or heaven is separated, he doesn't know. Thinking about it, Qu Hao couldn't help but burst into tears.

After staying by the river for a long time, Qu Hao dragged his heavy steps to find a convenient farmhouse to live in.

In fact, he also considered going to Wu Rong's house to rest, but when he thought of his wanted status, he was still a local official, and going to his house was a great risk to himself and Wu Rong.

He knew very well the purpose of his coming to Hanyue, that is, to wait for Ji Jiao's father and son here. He judged that it was unlikely that Ji Jiao's father and son would come here during the day tomorrow, even if it was in Hanyue during the day, they would have to load and return, and they would have to leave tomorrow after the night. Therefore, the time of the day can be used to go to the car to pick up a little stuff to replenish the lost luggage.

But how to get to the car parking has become a problem. If you ride a motorcycle, you can walk a round trip in no time, but the goal is too big, and if you find a horse, you should be able to achieve the goal.

After making up his mind, Qu Hao settled down and successfully found a farmhouse where he could stay.