At the beginning of the day, before dawn, the city servants led by Zhao Hailong had already reorganized their men and horses, and were ready to set off at any time.

Shi Geng stood in the middle of the team, the whole person was groggy, but he still stood beside Wang Ling, no wonder, before he had time to rest last night, Zhao Hailong took the two of them to Quhua County, and after coming back, he slept for less than two hours.

"You're all right?" Wang Lingdao.

Shi straightened his chest, moved his neck a few times, and grinned, "What is this called?" I think that when I fought Oiran at night in Xinghua Lane, I tossed for a whole day and a night, and the next day I was still alive and vigorous, going up the mountain like a wild leopard and going down the river like a dragon, but the little lady couldn't get out of bed, but it was only two hours, even if I didn't sleep overnight, what matter? Just our spirit, who else will the younger generation give up to me! ”

Listening to his nonsense, Wang Ling slapped him directly on the back of the head and said: "At first glance, you know that you are still a boy chicken, what kind of cowhide to brag, and you will be in a hurry for a while, don't run and fall off the horse, that foreign appearance will be big." ”

"You fart! Lao Tzu touched the fragrance at the age of six, stole the lady at the age of ten, and dared to kick the door of the widow's house at the age of eighteen, who said that Lao Tzu was a boy chicken?! Shi Geng's face turned red, and he scolded and scolded to compare with Wang Ling.

The noise of the two of them immediately attracted the attention of others, and even Zhao Hailong also cast his eyes, Wang Ling hurriedly knocked on Shi Geng's head, put one hand around his neck, and covered his mouth with the other hand, and said in a low voice: "You want to die!" Talk, talk, you shout chicken feathers. ”

Shi was covered by Wang Ling, his mouth was whining, he finally broke free, and was knocked on the head twice by this kid, he was about to take revenge and go back, but he heard Zhao Hailong say loudly: "Everyone get on the horse, get ready to go!" ”

Hearing this, Shi Geng had no choice but to give up, after the king's order made such a fuss, the sleepiness on his face dissipated a lot, and the group under the leadership of Zhao Hailong, galloped out of the post station, and went to the Hejiang Ferry, after they left, two figures walked out of the darkness, looking at the direction of the departure of the servants, the post chief said to the post man behind him: "You pick a fast horse, quietly follow behind them, remember not to follow too closely, don't let them find out, if you are accidentally captured, you know what to do." ”

The postman looked stunned, and hurriedly said, "The little one understands." "I left.

The post chief took out a letter from his arms, and made a trick with one hand, a blue flame rose out of thin air, and the letter paper was quickly burned out, leaving no trace of ashes, if Zhao Hailong saw this scene, I am afraid he would also be surprised, I didn't expect such an inconspicuous little post chief to be a five-grade qi refiner.

Fire Book Transmission, a secret technique that only a few five-grade qi cultivators can master, only need to mark the other place as an anchor point, and after the letter is burned out by condensing the blue fire with a specific technique, it only takes a moment, and the other side can receive the message, this means of transmission is one-way, but as long as both sides are Qi refiners who have mastered this secret technique, within a hundred miles, they can communicate unimpeded.

Sure enough, just after waiting for a while, a line of words appeared on his palm, and those words were still burning with the same blue flames as just now, and strangely, he didn't seem to be burned by the pain of the flames, he looked deeply at the words on his palm, and the chief frowned suddenly, and after extinguishing the flames with his hand, he disappeared in place, as if he had never come.

More than a dozen fast horses galloped for several hours, and finally arrived at the ferry at the time of the hour, where it extends in all directions, although there is still a distance apart, but looking at it from a distance, the river is very wide, the large and small ships come and go in an endless stream, the sails are stacked on top of each other, and the noise from the wharf can be faintly heard, so a lively scene.

"In the past, a few people have inquired about the news, I want to know all the details before and after the dayfood team boarded the ship, a few of you take my waist card, go to the official in charge of transportation here, check the records of the ship in the past month, if you find anything, come and report to me immediately." In the end, Zhao Hailong looked at Wang Ling and Shi Geng: "You and I will investigate in the direction of the upstream to see if we can find clues." ”

"Yes!" The city attendants did as they were commanded, and dispersed.

Zhao Hailong took Wang Ling and the two walked on the shore, although the surrounding scenery is beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, the three of them are not in the mood to stop and admire, suddenly saw a captain just controlling the boat not far away, Zhao Hailong immediately called him over, the old fisherman who supported the boat, saw the three officials on the shore wearing official uniforms, each with a long knife behind his waist called himself, he couldn't help but be a little afraid, after hesitating again and again, he still didn't dare to slack off, turned the bow of the boat and sailed towards the three people, after the boat slowly docked, Zhao Hailong was just about to come forward to ask, but Wang Ling rushed in front of him, And said: "Let's come, don't scare the old man." ”

If these words were to be changed to others, they would definitely be displeased, but Zhao Hailong was not such a small-bellied person, knowing that his face looked more rigid and suitable for interrogating prisoners, but it was not conducive to interrogating prisoners on such occasions, but Wang Ling's harmless appearance made it easier for the old man to let down his guard.

"Old man, we are the servants of the Qingzhou Street Division, and we are here to handle the case, I want to ask you a few questions, can I delay you for some time?" Wang Ling asked with a warm smile.

Seeing the cordial and kind appearance of this young official, although he was puzzled, he still nodded in response: "Although a few officials asked, the little old man would never dare to hide it. ”

Wang Ling said: "Three days ago, a team of officers transporting important things passed through here, and I heard that they requisitioned five large cargo ships to the north, have you ever seen it?" ”

The old man recalled for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said: "The fleet that the official said, the little old man really has an impression, a few days ago I was fishing on the river, and I did see five big ships heading towards the north, I still remember that there was a boat, there was a girl standing at the bow, that looked as handsome as my little granddaughter, and there was a handsome young man standing next to her, uh... The clothes they were wearing at that time, and they were like you, could it be that they were from the same yamen as you? ”

The three of them looked at each other in shock, and they were pleasantly surprised, the girl the old man said must be Tang Xiaoyu, and the handsome young man must be Zuo Yucheng.

Wang Ling said excitedly: "Yes! It's our people, the old man, where did you meet them, can you take us to see them? ”

"Not far from here, the little old man's home is nearby, if the three officials want to go and see, come on the boat, and I will take you there." As he spoke, the old man picked up the fishing nets on the boat and made room for Wang Ling and the three of them to stay.

The three of them couldn't wait to jump onto the boat, and when they were seated, the old man picked up his basket and sailed to the shore.

This kind of small boat specially used for fishing was moving very slowly, and the hearts of the three of them were so anxious that Zhao Hailong had to say: "Old man, you can also sit down, I will drive the boat." ”

The old man didn't understand what he meant, and thought that he was going to take over the boat for him, so he hurriedly said: "This can't be helped, how dare you bother to support the boat for me, or I'll come." ”

Wang Ling persuaded: "Old man, sit down and rest, we are in a hurry, let him operate the boat faster." ”

Seeing that they were so persistent, the old man did not dare to continue to be humble, so he had to put away the bamboo artemisia, and was about to hand it to the official who said that he wanted to support the boat, but saw that he did not mean to take it, the old man looked at Wang Ling embarrassedly, Wang Ling pressed his hand towards him, and motioned for him to sit down, the old man did not know why, so he had to do so, as soon as he sat down with his buttocks, he suddenly felt that the boat suddenly lifted the speed, if it was not for Wang Ling to pull him in time, he almost fell backwards.

Seeing that the boat seemed to be alive, automatically driving on the river, the whole boat was driven by Zhao Hailong's internal force, and the speed was as fast as the horses running on land, the old man had never encountered such a strange phenomenon, his eyes were full of surprise, Wang Ling smiled and comforted: "Small scene, don't be surprised." ”

The old man Mu Ne nodded, and didn't even dare to ask the reason, the ship was windless and automatic, and it was estimated that few people could believe it, no wonder they didn't know it, many people have been enclosed in the small place where they grew all their lives, and it is normal to have never seen a master of the rivers and lakes, don't look at Wang Ling's words of comfort to the old man, in fact, the novelty in his heart is not much less than that of the old man, this internal force, this speed, have caught up with the speedboat, it turned out that I had only seen similar operations in novels and martial arts dramas, and now I have experienced it in person is another feeling.

After a while, the old man shouted: "It's here, it's here, the official should stop." ”