Since the pro-soldier said so, others did not dare to force it, so he could only report it - although the pro-soldier looked arrogant just now, but at this moment he was also cautious, just lightly got on the gangplank and walked to the railing of the painting boat, and did not go in, but reached out and gently pulled a red ribbon hanging on it.

As soon as the ribbon was pulled, a crisp jingle suddenly sounded in the painting boat, apparently a copper bell was attached to it, only for a moment, the curtain of the painting boat was suddenly opened, and a servant girl with a happy face came from inside, "But is the handsome man here?" As he spoke, he looked left and right, as if he was looking at where the handsome man was.

"Uh, Miss Lu Yao is fine," the soldier greeted him with a smile first, and then said: "The handsome didn't come, but there was something else that needed to be asked to show the young girl, so I came to bother..." I couldn't see the handsome Luo Zihan, and I heard that there was something else, so Miss Lu Yao's face suddenly brushed and pulled down, and said: "Didn't you say it, as long as the handsome man is not here, don't bother with anything else-why do you want to talk more?" ”

"I don't want to disturb the girl, but I have to come because of something!" The soldier screamed bitterly, and hurriedly pointed to the back: "Here's the thing, Miss Lu Yao, these soldiers chased after the two Xiaoxiao, and saw them jump into the lake, I'm afraid that if these people get on the boat and hurt the girl, so I want..."

"Want to come up and have a look?" The maid Lu Yao interrupted and sneered: "It's nothing more than a few nights, do you need to make such a fuss?" It's not that you haven't seen my girl's skills, don't talk about two thieves. I'm afraid it's—" She glanced behind her own soldier and added, "... All of you together can't hurt my girl! ”

"It's just..."The person on duty below wanted to say something more, but the girl Lu Yao had already waved her hand as if driving away flies, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense!" If we meet a thief, we'll arrest you and hand it over to you, and if you want to come on board and search for it—" She swept over to the soldiers with disdainful eyes, snorted heavily, and turned back to the boat.

As soon as the maid walked away, the soldier immediately turned his face to stare at the patrolling soldiers, and shouted with a calm face: "You have all seen it." What do I need to do next, right? His hand tapped lightly on the wooden gun box around his waist. Slowly walked back from the springboard step by step.

Seeing such a scene, those soldiers naturally did not continue to insist, and everyone made a helpless gesture and divided into several teams to patrol according to the original route. At the same time, he explained to the owner and guest of the hook fence who had come out because he heard the gunshots: "It's okay, it's okay. It's just that there are a few mad dogs. We've been driven away now, that's all..."

The soldier's speculation was not wrong, the two Supreme Treasures had indeed reached the top of the painting boat, which had a total of three floors. Logically, below the deck of such a boat is where the ballast cargo and the shipwright and helmsman live; On the first deck is the galley and the maid's quarters, and there are wines and snacks, musical instruments, silk and other items, and the ship's helm is also on this level; The second floor is the young girl's residence, with a vestibule, boudoir, terrace and planted flowers, which are as comfortable as possible; At the top is the entire terrace, with tea sets and piano tables, and flowers all over the place to enjoy the moon and play the piano...

Under common sense, the painting boat is arranged in this way, mainly for the needs of driving on the river, but in this way, this kind of painting boat that does not move on the shore has no such need, and the bottom of the boat has no other use except for placing materials - Yusheng Yan has escaped with her mother-in-law for many years, so she naturally learned this trick, and even if you guess that there is no one in the bilge, you can hide in it with peace of mind.

The two hid in the water, quietly watched that Lu Yao returned from outside, went upstairs to talk to the young girl, and then came back to the room on the first floor to rest; Then, the soldiers also left in the direction in which they had first appeared, all the way away; In the end, even a few of his own soldiers returned to the lakeside house to rest...

When all was calm, the two of them slowly touched the boat from the lake, and when they saw that there was no one around, they crept to the stern of the boat, reached out and grabbed the clasp on the hatch cover, and lifted it lightly, and immediately revealed the bilge below.

Nodding his head to signal Yusheng Yan to go in first, the Supreme Treasure reflexively took off his coat and wrung it out, and then wiped the water stains that stepped out all the way, under the night breeze, the water marks were quickly evaporated and disappeared, even if someone came down, they would not guess that someone had sneaked into the bilge.

The bilge, like the top, is a corridor in the middle, flanked by cabins of the same size and shape. The two of them slipped down the stairs and pushed open a room to confirm their suspicions—sure enough, since the boat here did not need to go to sea, it had neither supplies nor a place for the shipwright and helmsman's quarters, but only placed half a warehouse of stones as ballast to avoid being blown over when the wind came.

The two of them pushed open several cabins to see the same appearance, and they all had the idea of reading them all in turn, so they immediately entered the last cabin at will, covered the door, chose a slightly smoother stone and sat down, and took out the clothes and other things in the baggage for disposal... At first glance, both of them are complaining!

The talisman and the like had long since turned into a mass of waste paper, and the ink dispersed and destroyed the whole talisman; Cinnabar, incense ash, etc. are melted away in the water, and they cannot be found; There are also those incense sticks that have been stained by ink and other substances, and have lost their due effectiveness; Even the clothes were stained with large and small ink balls, and it looked like they could no longer be worn - there was one thing in the only one that had never been wet, as if nothing had changed at all!

It's the fake apricot yellow flag in a cloth sleeve!

Not only has the entire flag not stained with ink, but even the cloth cover on the outside is extremely dry, and when you take it out, it is really like this - Yusheng Yan saw that this thing was not damaged in his heart, and patted his chest to reveal a smile, which was really relieved.

Since this thing was not damaged, they didn't pay much attention to it, and the two of them didn't look at the thing on the flag carefully, and they didn't expect it at all, but at this moment, the pattern on the flag had changed, revealing a very strange picture!

This is a later story, so let's not mention it for the time being, just say that the two of them are packing up these things while discussing in a low voice... The content of it is to discuss whether to go up to the top of the painting boat at this moment, take down the Qing'er girl who Luo Zihan regards as a treasure, inquire about her whereabouts, find her whereabouts, and then do what Mr. Kucha told - the two were quite embarrassed about something during the discussion, and they didn't make up their minds for a long time.

Is it to be arrested as a threat, or is it to reason for help?

The two have advantages and disadvantages to each other, and because they don't know the young girl, they can't guess how she will react at that time, so although the two have their own arguments, they can't even convince themselves.

Just as the two of them were talking in a low voice, they suddenly heard a soft clicking sound next to them, which immediately startled the two of them - both of them held their breath for an instant, listening intently to the sound coming from the side.

Sure enough, in the silence, I could hear the faint sound of movement in the cabin next to me, as if someone was staggering in it, going back and forth, back and forth, and dragging incomparably more!

Glancing at each other, Yusheng shook his head and gestured to ignore the cabin next to him, and then pointed in the direction of the stern, signaling to change the room to a farther distance; But the Supreme Treasure immediately frowned and shook his head in disagreement, not to mention anything else, just pointing to the outside, and then pointing to the clothes spread on the stones, and immediately revealed his meaning:

"No, we left too many water stains when we came in, and anyone who went out would see it, and we couldn't hide it!"

Then he pointed to the rattling cabin, with his hands behind his back, and then to the rope..."Go and catch the man, and then tie him up!" ”

Thinking that he was reasonable, Yushengyan could only nod and reach out to the corridor with him. She first told the Supreme Treasure not to move, but walked to the door of another cabin that she had not checked, and listened to the door for a moment - there was silence in it, and Yusheng Yan still pushed it open and looked at it...

She understood what she meant, she wanted to take a look at the cabins that had not been inspected, and then the two of them would act together against the people in the cabins, even if there was a slight noise during the fight, it didn't matter; But if there were still people in those rooms, they would have to take the risk now.

When you go to the boudoir of the young girl on the painting boat, you have to make a decision immediately whether you are catching or pleading, so as not to cause more trouble after being discovered, but make a mistake.

Although Yu Shengyan thought a lot, but the result of this inspection was unexpected, it seemed that there was only one person living in the entire bilge, and it was a large room with two cabins being opened, and there was only one person living in it—what was even more strange was that this hatch did not seem to be locked from the inside, but only hidden, and seemed to be the same as the cabin next to it.

But whether it is the Supreme Treasure or Yusheng Yan, it is certain that there must be someone in the cabin, and it is definitely not the sound of snakes, insects, rats and ants!

The two of them came to the door together, Yu Shengyan gently pressed his hand on the door, looked at the Supreme Treasure, and he reached out to hold the dagger in his palm, and nodded..."Everything is ready, you can only push the door with force, and I will rush in immediately!" ”

Both understood what they meant and expressed themselves.

Just as the Supreme Treasure was ready to go, and the jade sheng smoke was about to push the door, suddenly the two of them felt a chill in their necks, as if they were pressed against the throat by a cold, hard thing, and then a voice that was even colder and piercing than the cold thing sounded:

"Don't move! Don't move! The voice was soft, cold, and piercing, like a ghost from the Nine Shadows of the underworld whispering, and like a resentful spirit outside the heavens screaming, Sen Ran penetrated the hearts of the two, and the whole body seemed to be frozen: "As long as you move, my knife will take the lives of both of you - don't kill yourself!" (To be continued......) u