The portrait in his hand fell to the ground, and Liang Hezhen's hand trembled slightly uncontrollably.

He forced himself to calm down, picked up the portrait and said seriously to the old man: "Uncle, you can see clearly, of course you have seen the woman in this portrait?" When have you seen it? ”

Liang Hezhen stuffed the portrait into his hand, and the person in front of him quickly made a way for the light to shine in.

He looked at the portrait carefully, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes, that's right, it's this girl." That should have been half a month ago, before I was kidnapped, so I remember it very well. ”

Liang Hezhen's heart was about to jump out of his throat: "Uncle, tell me quickly, what was the situation when you saw this girl?" ”

The old man carefully recalled that the reason why he could remember it so clearly was because of the heavy rain in many places the night before, the river swelled sharply, and the news of the collapse of the road was heard everywhere.

He used to ferrying on the river for a living, but when the river swelled, he had to rest at home. But he didn't expect that someone would come to him the next afternoon and ask him to take a ferry out of the city.

He is just a ferryman crossing the river on weekdays, and he has not done it when he goes far away. Originally, he refused, but the price offered by the other party made him really have no way to refuse.

Braving the heavy rain and water, he propped up the boat to send the other party to Xunyang City. The road was not peaceful, was it that the boat almost capsized in strong winds and waves, and later I even saw a 'floating corpse' on the river.

Hearing the word floating corpse, Liang Hezhen's face turned pale, as if he had been drained of blood in an instant.

She ...... He's dead? ”

Saying three words with difficulty, Liang Hezhen suddenly felt cold, as if he was in a cold world. It was so cold that the blood clotted and it was difficult to breathe.

The old man hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, I thought it was a dead corpse, after all, it is not strange that two floating corpses are floating on the river in this kind of weather." But my employer had the floating corpse fished out of the boat, and she looked at it and asked her men to throw it back into the river if she couldn't help it. Strange to say, the girl was swollen and must have been hopeless, but she coughed when she was about to throw her back. ”

Liang Hezhen excitedly grabbed the old man's wrist, and the force almost crushed people's bones. The old man screamed in pain, and Liang Hezhen quickly let go: "What happened later?" ”

The old man rubbed his innocent wrist and slowed down before he said, "Later, the employer saved the girl, although the girl was swollen, but her outline and facial features were very similar to the girl in this portrait. ”

Liang Hezhen asked about the clothes Su Yunran was wearing, which he had specially inquired with Lu Dalin and his wife, so if the face could not be confirmed, he could also find evidence from the clothes.

The old man pondered for a while before vaguely describing his clothes. The old man couldn't remember what flowers were embroidered on the dress, but it was right in color and style.

Liang Hezhen has basically confirmed that that person is Su Yunran, and the time, appearance, and clothes can match. Although the location is a little far away from Hong Yang, according to what the old man said, she was hanging on a driftwood when she found Su Yunran. So she should float down the river, and she can be right from the location.

"Uncle, did the girl wake up later?"

The old man shook his head, he remembered that the employer seemed to say that she was very badly injured, and whether she could wake up was one thing. However, the employer also said that the girl's desire to survive seemed to be strong. If it weren't for this desire to survive to support her, she wouldn't have been able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"The employer seems to be very skilled, and although she is not optimistic, I can tell that the girl's life must have been saved."

Liang Hezhen thought of asking about the identity of the employer, but the old man didn't know anything about the identity of the employer.

"I don't look like ordinary people, and the people around me are amazing. My boat almost capsized several times along the way, but it was all thanks to them that it was safe. The entourage is skilled in martial arts, and the employer is skilled in medicine, although he is masked, he is definitely a nobleman. ”

Liang Hezhen was silent for a while, which employer's entourage only called her master, so she couldn't get any effective help from the title.

Now the only clue is that the other party is on the shore of Xunyang City, and it seems that he must go to Xunyang City immediately after the matter of the horse bandits is over.

The old man suddenly remembered something: "My lord, I don't think they should settle down in Xunyang City." I heard from one of the attendants that their men were already waiting in the city, and that they were supposed to have somewhere else to go. This water area can indeed only go to Xunyang City, and the river water is divided into three when it reaches the lower reaches of Xunyang City, and finally flows into the sea. With my boat, the sea can't go. ”

Liang Hezhen knew it in his heart, picked up a dead branch on the ground and drew it on the ground: "Are you familiar with Xunyang City?" Can I see if there is a mistake on the markings on this map? ”

Liang Hezhen drew a map around Xunyang City, after all, Xunyang City was far away from here, and he could only remember a rough idea.

Someone came over and looked at it for a long time before pointing to the southeast direction of Xunyang City and said, "My lord, there is also an old official road in the southeast, which leads to Jingshui Pass." ”

Liang Hezhen looked down at the map, he didn't know that there was an official road leading to the border in Xunyang City: "Are you sure?" But why is this official road not marked on the maps drawn today? ”

The man scratched his head: "The villain is sure, the villain's hometown is in Jingshuiguan." There are two official roads to Jingshuiguan, and these official roads are close to those that were built later. Xunyang City was abandoned because it was too far away, and the road was in disrepair for a long time, so fewer and fewer people knew about it. ”

Liang Hezhen remembered that the other two official roads in this person's mouth were because the two villages that were the starting point were later expanded into towns to facilitate the transportation of materials and rebuilt official roads.

Liang Hezhen straightened out his thoughts, if the place where these people are going is the border pass, then they shouldn't go to Xunyang City, right?

The old man interrupted him when he heard him talking to himself: "My lord doesn't know, the road has been collapsing everywhere in those days, so the waterway is the fastest. You said that if they went to the border pass, they would really have to go to Xunyang City at that time. ”

Yes, he shouldn't have ignored the reason why the road collapsed during that time. Of course, at the moment, he can't rank the towns that other official roads lead to in Xunyang City, so if he wants to determine where Su Yunran is going, he still has to go to Xunyang City.

Shen Shi is five minutes, and Liang Hezhen has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Liang Hezhen had already figured out the rules of duty here from the mouths of these detainees, and after Shen, he began to change shifts, and someone would come over to deliver food at four o'clock in Shen.

He had to wait for the person delivering the food to leave before he could do it, and he had to make sure that no one noticed him leaving the cell during the process.

Liang Hezhen told the people in the cell not to be quiet, and he didn't plan to release them right now. Because there are so many people, some things can easily get out of control. Therefore, he must ensure that it is safe to do so.

Liang Hezhen knocked the guards unconscious, changed into their clothes and went to the crowded place.

The caves here are twisting and turning, and it is easy to get lost if you are not careful. Fortunately, Liang Hezhen's sense of smell is not bad, and he touched the kitchen along the smell of rice.

"Hurry up, the boss has been urging several times! Is this roasted whole sheep almost there? ”

As soon as Liang Hezhen mixed into the kitchen, he was pulled in front of the roasted whole sheep by a person: "Quickly add fire, you come and turn, don't burn the mutton!" ”

The mutton was bubbling with oil, and the person in charge of fanning the fire suddenly covered his stomach and whispered: "Brother, I'm in a hurry, why don't you help me fan it?" I'll come as soon as I go! ”

Liang Hezhen took the fan very happily, and while no one noticed him, he did something on roasting the whole sheep.

When the man came back, Liang Hezhen also covered his stomach and said that he had slipped smoothly inside.

The cave turned around and Liang Hezhen found the nearest route as fast as he could. Avoiding his eyes and ears and leaving the cave, he trained in a secret place, pulled a leaf and blew it three times.

There was no response in the silent forest, and when Liang Hezhen looked disappointed, the grass behind him moved.

Liang Hezhen picked up the wooden stick and was about to attack, when a head popped out of the grass: "Brother Liang is me!" ”

The person who came turned out to be Fang Yang, and he followed the clues left by Liang Hezhen to find here. Because the road is guarded, they have to be careful not to startle the snakes.

"Have all the people arrived?"

"Rest assured, all the men are here, and according to the previous plan, we have surrounded this mountain. Some people stayed at the foot of the mountain to patrol, and there was no need to worry if they slipped through the net later. ”

"Okay, capture the thief and capture the king first, and I'll sneak in to deal with you first. You memorize this route, which is the fastest route to get to the main hall. The hostages are held in this position, and when the meeting starts, a team of people must be arranged to rescue the hostages first. ”

Liang Hezhen drew a topographic map on the ground, Fang Yang wrote it down, and the two agreed to start acting after a quarter of an hour.

Liang Hezhen went back to the kitchen, and the roasted whole sheep had already been served.

"Don't be lazy, get the wine over!"

Liang Hezhen answered, wrapped two large jars of wine and went to the hall. At this time, Liang Hezhen still took off his disguise, revealing his original appearance.

However, his appearance would attract attention everywhere, so he smeared a handful of pot ash on his face.

The hall was full of joy: "Big brother, there is wine and meat, but there is a lack of singing and dancing." ”

Everyone laughed, and the person who said this was slapped on the head: "You are a bandit, and you still want to live the life of a high-ranking official and nobleman?" ”

The young man at the head smiled but agreed with the young man's words just now: "Although we are bandits, this does not prevent us from appreciating singing and dancing, right?" It's a pity that the women who were kidnapped were a group of people who couldn't get on the stage. ”

Someone smiled and said: "Boss, I heard that the dog official has a daughter who is known as a talented woman, and I heard that the girl is as beautiful as a flower." ”

Someone immediately chimed in: "This is true, I have really seen it." That's what Miss Qianjin looks like, with fine skin and tender meat, which is the best match for our big brother. The eldest brother happened to be a lady who pressed the village, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing to tie that girl up? ”