Two days later, when the sky was bright and most of the people were still asleep, they rushed down a carriage from Meishan and galloped eastward, followed by three healthy horses, and the people sitting on it were the three brothers of the Hu family.

The sudden action on Meishan was unexpected by many people, but it was also expected by many people.

"Release the carrier pigeons." At the foot of the east side of Meishan, there are more than 20 families, and in one of the houses, a carrier pigeon soared into the sky, and did not fly to the west, but to the east, in the direction of Gusu. After a while, in a dense forest on the eastern edge of Meishan, another carrier pigeon rose into the sky.

Chen Fan did not leave with the carriage, but was not far from this dense forest, monitoring the area. The three people who were followed by him were all men in their forties, and they were selected by Chen Fan from among the secret guards of Tianji Pavilion.

These three people are the secret guards cultivated by Tianji Pavilion since childhood, loyal to Tianji Pavilion, and usually responsible for the safety of Tianji Pavilion, although they are unknown in the rivers and lakes, they all have good martial arts, and each has its own strengths.

One is good at tracking, one is good at poisoning, and one is good at hidden weapons. This time it was borrowed by Chen Fan, and Chen Fan could be regarded as completely on the ship of Tianji Pavilion and integrated into the organization of Tianji Pavilion.

Chen Fan saw that the people of the Netherworld Temple had not sent someone to Meishan to assassinate Chen Ying, and it was estimated that the Netherworld Temple did not want to offend Meishan, that is, he was going to intercept and kill Chen Ying after Chen Ying left Meishan, and the original You Ying was under the alias of Chen Ying, and he was thrown into his own door, and it was estimated that he could not hide the investigation of the Netherworld Palace, that is, to monitor Meishan's movements, and when Chen Ying left, he sent a message and arranged for people to intercept and kill him halfway.

In order to find the person who was secretly spying, Chen Fan mobilized the power of Tianji Pavilion and conducted a detailed investigation of the area around here. Whoever has a carrier pigeon, who has a newcomer, and where there are strangers in and out of the vicinity, these are all the objects of investigation. Fortunately, the Tianji Pavilion itself is to make a living by inquiring about the news, this exploration of its own place, or not to pay attention to it, once you pay attention, any wind and grass, can not hide the Tianji Pavilion that has been operating in this area for thousands of years.

After screening, there were six places of suspicion, three bright and three dark, and three farmers in the bright place, one farmer raised pigeons a week ago, and two distant relatives came, and two other families did not raise pigeons, but also strangers.

For monitoring Meishan, it is a good choice to settle in these farmers' homes, which not only has a place to live, but is also convenient for inquiring about news, but the target is too obvious and can be easily uprooted. Chen Fan believed that with the means of the Netherworld Temple, there must be another arrangement in secret, and it was likely that the bright place was used to attract people's attention and detect the opponent's movements, so Chen Fan only secretly let people monitor them, and did not alarm them.

As for the dark places, there are three places that are suspected, these three places can monitor the situation of Meishan Mountain, two are above Meishan, in the mountains and forests that go down obliquely on both sides of the official road, and the other is the dense forest at the foot of Meishan.

No one has been in or out of the location on Meishan Mountain in recent days, and this dense forest has been in and out recently. There were no wild beasts to fight in this forest, and there was no fresh water to drink, and there were people coming in and out, which aroused Chen Fan's great suspicions.

Seeing a carrier pigeon flying, Chen Fan secretly sighed, knowing that the first step was right. According to the plan, the person who is good at poisoning, this person is named Li Ye, and he galloped westward, Chen Fan and the other two hid next to the path in Jiankang City to the west, this Meishan is in the easternmost part of Jiankang, out of the dense forest, there is an official road to the east, there is a road to Meishan, and an official road to the west, and the other is to go to the path in Jiankang City, Chen Fan They are hidden next to this path.

After a while, two people came out of the forest, dressed in strong suits, one looked only in his twenties, ordinary appearance, and would not be taken seriously in the crowd, and the other was in his forties, with a square face, and translucent skin, looking like a farmer working in the fields. The two men looked around, saw that there was no one, and with light skills, they leaped towards the path.

Watching these two people pass in front of them, Chen Fan and Cui Xue, who was good at using secret weapons, did not move, but Han Qian, who was good at tracking, followed, and Chen Fan and them were far behind.

Bypassing Meishan, it is the imperial city, along the imperial city to the south, is the Qingxi Bridge area, there are three Qingxi Bridges, built on the winding Qinhuai River, the distance between them is not very far, forming a side area, this area is called the Qingxi Bridge area.

Qingxi Bridge traffic extends in all directions, through the South Qingxi Bridge, is Wuyi Lane, Gaomen clan settlement, through the East Qingxi Bridge, to the east is the royal family, the prince's residence, there are also some garden villas, Yuzhang Wangfu is there. Through the Xiqingxi Bridge, to the west is the location of the Guozi Academy. As for the location of the civilians, it was on the periphery of Jiankang, such as where Chen Ying lived before, which was to the south of Wuyi Lane, a short distance from the central imperial city.

The area around Qingxi Bridge is particularly prosperous, and the snacks and morning tea here are very famous, among which the homesick building is one of the famous tea houses. Chen Fan was passing by this teahouse with the three secret guards of Tianji Pavilion at this time.

"Lang Jun, people will disappear when they enter this teahouse." Han Qian reported to Chen Fan.

"Will you go through another door?"

"There is a side door next to it, and people have been arranged to keep an eye on it, and I don't see anyone coming out."

"Lang Jun, do you want to use a mole? It has left a dark fragrance on them before, which can be traced. Li Ye, who is good at using poison, answered on the side. Before, just in case he lost it, Li Ye pretended to be a pedestrian on the path in front of him, and put the dark incense on the two of them.

"How long does this incense stay on them? Will it be washed off by water? ”

"Lang Jun rest assured, as long as this dark fragrance is stained, no matter how you wash it, it can't be washed off, and the smell will only dissipate after twelve hours."

"Let the people who are staring stay away from this teahouse, don't show traces, and we'll come back tonight."

"Yes, Lang Jun."

Chen Fan was in Jiankang City, and in the carriage, in addition to Chen Ying and Zhang Ke, there was also Zheng Xu, the commander of the guards in his uncle's mansion. According to the uncle, this person was taught swordsmanship by strangers since he was a child, and his martial arts were strong, and he was the personal guard of Chen Fan's grandfather Shen Gong in his early years, and repeatedly saved Shen Gong in danger.

At noon, the carriage drove more than 100 kilometers, passed Danyang, arrived at Jinling County, the people in the hurry were fine, but the horse could not bear it, panting heavily, wet, running for a long time, so that the horse was tired.

"There's a tea pavilion in front, let's rest." Hu Gui said.

"Don't go to the tea house, just rest on the side of the road." Zhang Ke remembered Chen Fan's instructions, and brought his own water and dry food on the way, and immediately said.

"It's fine." Although I don't know why they are so cautious about returning this time, the three brothers of the Hu family did not object.

At this time, the two people who got off the car, Zhang Ke and Zheng Xu, Chen Ying, who was the party concerned, parted ways with everyone after arriving in Danyang, and the empty carriage door was open, making it clear at a glance, there was no one in the car, and there were only six coachmen in this line plus the carriage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you will come with us." After resting for a long time, Zhang Ke and the others were ready to continue to set off, and the three of them walked out of the tea pavilion and stopped in front of them.

At the head was a black-faced man with a seven-foot-long knife in his hand, followed by two people, one with a spear and the other with a sword at his waist.

"Bold, you actually dare to intercept the carriage of the four-grade officials of the dynasty, do you still have the royal law in your eyes?" Zhang Ke immediately shouted loudly.

"You guys are in the carriage of the four officials?" The interceptor was visibly taken aback and asked rhetorically.

"Of course, who are you? How dare you intercept here? ”

"We're looking for someone, have you ever seen this person?" After speaking, the intercepted big man took out a portrait and handed it to Zhang Ke.

"What are you looking for this man?"

"This person is a slave on my master's house, I didn't expect to steal the treasures in the house and escape, if you see it, I hope to tell you."

"Yes, I once took our carriage for a while, and after arriving in Danyang, he broke up with us, and we don't know where we are now." Zhang Ke replied as Chen Fan had instructed before.

"Since you don't know, then please come with us, and when we find someone, we will naturally let you go."

"Just the three of you? What a big dog guts! Zhang Ke relied on his own strength and was not afraid.

"Did you see the tree?" The big man pointed to the thick bowl next to him, and the tree that was more than one person tall said.

Zhang Ke didn't answer, thinking, isn't this nonsense? was about to ridicule the other party, but saw the knife in the hand of this big man suddenly waved, and the knife light appeared, and the tree fell with the knife light, was split in half, and pressed towards Zhang Ke.

"The knife is good." Zheng Xu next to him stepped forward and, with a wave of his hand, slapped the fallen broken tree into the weeds four or five meters away.

The big man, who was still a little complacent, saw Zheng Xu revealing the kung fu in his palm, and secretly smacked his tongue in his heart, swallowing the words he was about to boast in his stomach.

Zheng Xu's swing was lightweight, without a trace of fireworks, and his upper body did not move at all, but he waved his hand after standing still, without borrowing the strength of his legs and waist, and completely relied on the arm strength of one hand.

Dahan asked himself if he couldn't do it, and at the same time he was secretly glad that he didn't talk to death just now, and things still had room to turn around, and immediately said, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

"Should you introduce yourself before you ask me?" Zheng Xu did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

The killer is unknown, how can a big man report his family? Originally, according to the plan, they intercepted here, and the people behind would follow, but unfortunately after waiting for a long time, no one came to answer, and they immediately retreated in their hearts. But to retreat like this, he was a little unwilling, but if he did it, there was no chance of winning, and Dahan was in a dilemma for a while.

"Hey, you're still out of the way? We have to hurry, and we will delay our work, and you can't afford to bear it. Zhang saw that this person blocked the road, and he didn't speak, so he couldn't help but scold.

"Your Excellency's martial arts are very high, and the three of us brothers have a formation, and we want to discuss it with Your Excellency." This black-faced man wants to join forces to deal with Zheng Xu, in case the other party trusts him and agrees, then he can find a way to kill him first, and then deal with the others.

"The three of us brothers also have a formation, which is a gun formation, so it is better to compare it with this friend who makes the gun first." Seeing that the other party wanted to rely on more to win, Hu Gui immediately interjected beside him. Seeing the kung fu of the person who made the knife, Hu Gui didn't dare to hold it up, and proposed that he would use the gun, so that with three to one, Hu Gui was still sure to win.

"Okay, Zhang Kui, you can go and teach these three people how to shoot." Seeing that the other party was not fooled, the black-faced man immediately let the man who came with him go first, this is called the dead Taoist friend does not die and the poor road, even if he joins forces with the accomplice of the sword, he may not be able to win, not to mention that there is another person next to the other party, if Zhang Kui is defeated, he also has a reason to withdraw, if he wins, he can fight. Immediately stepped aside.