Mao Wenlong led 3,000 guards to chase along the rugged mountain road, and he and Hong Chengchou had already estimated that the spy would take the waterway, so they also went straight to Qiaoshui Village. And halfway through, Mao Wenlong and the others even found some marks left by Li Xiu, which made him more sure.

More than four days have passed, Mao Wenlong simply left the army to Hong Chengchou to lead in a hurry, and he took dozens of cavalry guards alone to travel day and night, just hoping to rush to Qiaoshui Village to rescue Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan before the spies boarded the boat.

And Li Xiu is still trying to get out, but unfortunately he has not succeeded, and he has not seen any hope of success in several consecutive attempts, and Li Xiu is also starting to be a little angry.

However, just when she was feeling desperate, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps in the lobby downstairs of the inn, and then a thunderous roar was heard: "Does the shopkeeper leave enough room for Lao Tzu?" ”

When the fat shopkeeper saw the stout man in front of him, his fat face suddenly wrinkled into a bun, and he didn't dare to slack off and respectfully stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Shui, the little one didn't know that you would come today, so there are already three rooms upstairs." Do you think you can have three fewer rooms today? ”

The man known as Shui Ye immediately turned his face tight, stared at his eyes as big as copper bells, and said viciously: "Ge Laozi, you actually dare to let others stay in the room at will, are you too long-lived, or do you want to open this shabby shop." ”

The shopkeeper immediately accompanied him for a while, and finally simply waived the room fee of this water master to fool things over. There are still more than ten guest rooms occupied by this water master and his subordinates, but the shopkeeper has not received a penny, and he can't run away from this loss-making deal today.

Although he was in a bad mood, the shopkeeper didn't dare to have any disrespect for the water master in front of him, and he could only swallow it in his stomach if he had bitterness. Whoever calls the water master in front of him is the most famous thief on the water here, and whoever goes against them never ends well.

Since the shopkeeper can open an inn in this mixed place, there are naturally some forces in secret. But opening the door to do business can't just ask for money, if he is targeted by these people all day long, and he comes to sabotage it twice in three days, he doesn't want to continue to run this business.

The noise downstairs attracted the attention of the four men upstairs, and when they saw that it was a group of gangsters, the four exchanged glances. Then the two immediately went back to the room and called someone to come out to help guard the door, to ensure that those people below would not come here to make trouble when they came up.

At this moment, they have not yet come back from their outings, and they have not come up with ideas, so they have to do this for the sake of safety.

After the shopkeeper negotiated with the water master, he led them upstairs, and when they reached the staircase on the second floor, the shopkeeper frequently gave the men guarding the door a look, asking them not to cause trouble.

However, things didn't seem to be simple, as soon as the water master went upstairs, he noticed that ten burly men were carefully guarding himself and others. As a thief on the water, don't look at the rough appearance of the water master, in fact, he is delicate inside!

At first glance, he noticed that the ten men on the opposite side were extraordinary, judging from their standing posture and the defensive posture that they unintentionally set up.

Shui Ye immediately frowned, and he began to be careful in his heart. He has been crisscrossing the waters of the Yellow River for many years, and he is the most sensitive to the eagle dogs of the imperial court. And although these people in front of him don't have the smell of those eagle dogs, Shui Ye has been careful in his heart.

The two groups looked at each other, but they didn't know their identities at first, so they both maintained restraint and were okay for a while.

The shopkeeper who led the way immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, as long as these two groups of people didn't make trouble and didn't fight, there would be no problem with his small shop. At most, I will suffer a little loss today, and serve these gentlemen with good wine and food, so that they can eat and drink enough and rest quickly.

Li Xiu was lying on the crack of the door at the moment and looked carefully, and when she saw the water master clearly at first glance, she knew that they were bandits. Li Xiu, who is also a bandit, is convinced of this, she has grown up in the bandits' den since she was a child, and she is very familiar with the banditry on these bandits, and she will definitely not be mistaken.

Li Xiu immediately smiled and rushed back to the bedside to muttered quietly with Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan.

It was temporarily calm outside, and ten spy men were still carefully guarding the door of Chen Lan's room. And the water master and they also entered their respective rooms one after another, and the shopkeeper also knew each other very well, and sent the wine and food as quickly as possible, and served these uncles comfortably.

The ten scheming men were also relieved to see that nothing had happened, there were more than 20 people on the other side, and all of them had a strong evil spirit. Obviously, they are all veterans of the rivers and lakes who have killed people and seen blood, and in the face of these people, ten spy men are not sure that they will be able to beat them.

At this moment, seeing that there was no conflict, the six men who had just come out of the room returned to their respective rooms one after another. Chen Lan and their room were still guarded by the four men from before.

In Shui Ye's room, several men sat around and gobbled up the wine and food on the table. A man with a skin and a horse face carefully leaned into Shui Ye's ear and muttered: "Master, those people outside seem to be very nervous, will there be anything good in the innermost room?" ”

Shui Ye poured a sip of wine violently, and said in a sinister voice: "The old rule, let the junior and the fourth secretly go to investigate after nightfall tonight." ”

The horse-faced man immediately rubbed his hands and said: "Master, if we find a treasure this time, we can go to Kaifeng once after we finish this ticket, I heard that there is a group of little ladies in the 'Piaoxiang Building' there." ”

Shui Ye pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "The brothers have not been relaxed for almost three months, okay, as long as the harvest is okay this time, we will go directly to Kaifeng, so that the brothers can relax." ”

"Xie Ye, then I'll go and tell everyone now, after you're full, you should rest first, and you will have the energy to do things at night." The horse-faced man smiled, looking very happy.

"Go, go!" Shui Ye waved his hand like a fly and climbed the horse-faced man away.

The noise on the second floor soon fell silent, and the gang of Shui Ye fell asleep one after another after being full of wine and food, and the inn, which had been messy for a long time, returned to calm.

After Li Xiu and Chen Lan discussed, they kept lying on the crack of the door and peeking at the situation outside. She waited for a long time, but she didn't wait for a chance to call for help from those men, and she didn't see any signs of them leaving the room again.

Li Xiu felt disappointed again, but she quickly remembered something, and the expression on her face suddenly became very nervous?