The atmosphere on the first floor was solemn at this time, and a group of guys surrounded the shopkeeper Mao in the middle to discuss the countermeasures for today's matter. "Shopkeeper Mao, let's go up and check what the situation is, Qingxue may still be on it, we should ask her to understand." Someone said. The shopkeeper Mao came back to his senses and wanted to send someone upstairs to check, but none of the guys dared to go upstairs alone, so the shopkeeper Mao had to stabilize his mind and take the lead upstairs.

In the Four Seasons Pavilion, Zhao Qingzhou cautiously stood behind the curtain on the side of the window, lowered his head and looked out on the street for a moment, and said: "Shi Miyuan's people have all gone back, Mengtang, without further ado, let's leave quickly." If Shi Miyuan thinks of Bihu halfway or has a fellow party hiding here, and sends someone to kill him, we will be in trouble. Su Mengtang nodded, took out two coarse cloth robes from the suitcase, hurriedly put them on with Zhao Qingzhou, and walked out the door.

When they went down to the corner of the second floor, they met the shopkeeper Mao and others. Zhao Qingzhou and Su Mengtang saw that there was no way to avoid it, so they glanced at each other, intending to explain a few words, but the shopkeeper Mao was the first to ask: "Guest officer, what was the situation upstairs just now, and was there any misunderstanding?" What do you hear? Zhao Qingzhou arched his hand slightly, and said to the shopkeeper Mao: "I only know that someone was arrested in the next room, but I haven't seen the specific situation, I'm still in a hurry, you see-" He said, making a "borrowed" gesture. Shopkeeper Mao had to pull aside, let the two of them walk down the side of the stairs, and hurriedly took people to Wanzhou Pavilion to check.

Zhao Qingzhou and Su Mengtang hurriedly came down the stairs, and the guys below saw Zhao Qingzhou and Su Mengtang, and they all came up, wanting to ask what was going on. Zhao Qingzhou had to explain: "I know that I have already told your shopkeeper, we still have important matters, please open the door." A few guys did hear the shopkeeper Mao talking to people just now, and seeing that the shopkeeper Mao didn't stop Zhao Qingzhou and the others, they had to open the door and let them out.

Finally came to the street, Zhao Qingzhou looked around, and found that Shi Miyuan had indeed brought back all the people and horses he brought, at least he didn't see the guards in armor just now. His heart was relieved, and he realized that the clothes on his back were already soaked with sweat. Zhao Qingzhou looked back at Su Mengtang, and saw that Su Mengtang's face was even heavier, so he said to her: "Mengtang, I have already told Ning'er just now, if she sees Yunhua and them, let everyone take the child first, if we can go, it should be one of them, now there should be only you and me left, let's also leave here by boat, and then think about countermeasures to rescue Bihu together." ”

Su Mengtang asked in a low voice, "Brother Qingzhou, what about our things and carriages?" Zhao Qingzhou said: "Horseback riding is too eye-catching, let's walk to Womei Bay, it won't take too long to arrive." The two did not go to the backyard of Wanghailou to lead the horses, but walked along the flow of people on Gushan Road in the direction of West Lake Road.

The only way to the West Lake on Gushan Road is the "West Lake Road" that surrounds the West Lake, and the side of the road is full of restaurants and music shops and all kinds of shops built facing the West Lake. Zhao Qingzhou let Su Mengtang walk in front of him to ensure her safety, while carefully observing the movements around him, his sometimes gentle and sometimes compassionate eyes under the hood kept quietly patrolling the crowd.

However, the bustling crowd by the West Lake did not pay much attention to these two hurried people, and the world was immersed in their own pleasures and had no time to take care of others. One mile south from the intersection of West Lake Road, there is Womei Bay, where everyone came the night before, and the small yellow flag at the pier is still fluttering in the wind in the distance, but compared with yesterday, Su Mengtang and Zhao Qingzhou's state of mind has been turned upside down.

Zhao Qingzhou thought to himself: If there is no accident, Zhang Yunhua, Xiang Kang and others should have gone ashore at this time and rushed to Lin'an City with their two children. While he was thinking, he wanted to tell Su Mengtang in front of him his judgment, but before he could say it, he saw a person in a short shirt standing on the side of the road in front of him, as if he was looking for someone, his eyes were in the direction where the two of them came, and he glanced anxiously.

His heart tightened, and he hurriedly reminded Su Mengtang to be vigilant, but Su Mengtang had already seen it, and waved his hand at the man, as if he was acquainted. Zhao Qingzhou was puzzled, and hurriedly followed a few steps forward, Su Mengtang turned around and said to him in surprise: "Brother Qingzhou, it was the old fan who rowed and carried us yesterday. Zhao Qingzhou looked at it and found that it was indeed this person, and he was too nervous just now to recognize it.

When Lao Fan saw the two of them at this time, he had already greeted him, and the anxious state on his face just now had dissipated most of it. Su Mengtang asked, "Master Fan, are you waiting for us?" Lao Fan nodded, turned around and walked forward with them, and said in a low voice: "There are many people on the road, it is inconvenient to talk, the two of you come with me, let's get on the boat and talk about it in detail." ”

Listening to the meaning of Lao Fan's words, he should already know the situation of Su Mengtang, Zhao Qingzhou and others, and he is here to help them solve problems. Su Mengtang looked at Zhao Qingzhou and asked him with his eyes if he could trust Lao Fan together. Seeing that there was no other way out at this time, besides, after talking to Lao Fan yesterday, Zhao Qingzhou could sense Lao Fan's simple and honest temperament, so he nodded at Su Mengtang, and the two followed Lao Fan's footsteps and walked briskly towards the pergola at Womei Bay Wharf together.

At this moment, there are countless boats docked on the wharf, waiting for the tourists who take the small flower boat in turn, Lao Fan shouted words like "borrowed" all the way, opening the way for the two behind him, and said with a smile: "The two of you asked someone to package the little old man's cruise ship to go to the island in the middle of the lake a few days ago, and today is finally arranged, come with me." The tourists heard the reason, and they no longer held them accountable for their faults in cutting in line, and they all dodged away and let them pass first. Zhao Qingzhou couldn't help but thank him softly, and he didn't forget to respond to Lao Fan: "This is not from afar, something on the road is delayed, I just arrived in Lin'an today, and I went straight here." ”

Su Mengtang only lowered her head deeply, not wanting to be seen, and squeezed to the front, she saw that the small boat they had sat in last night was parked at the southernmost end of the pier at the moment, and she needed to walk down the wooden stairs on the south side of the trestle to the water before she could get on the boat. Lao Fan took a few quick steps forward, untied the rope tied to the ship's pile, and said, "Two distinguished guests, get on the boat quickly." Zhao Qingzhou stepped onto the side of the boat in one step, he turned around and stretched out a hand, wanting to pull Su Mengtang up, but suddenly heard a voice from the cabin behind him: Qingzhou, you are here.