Chapter 3 The Stalker
Walking out of the dock, Ye Feng felt a slight sigh of relief in his heart.
He just found a boat for Master Kong, the boatman is an honest middle-aged man, at first glance, he is a person who has lived a life of long-term hunger, seeing the silver in Ye Feng's hand, he is so happy that he is about to flow out, but he has orders, and he obeys them.
Ye Feng asked him to carry Master Kong from the Qinhuai River into the Yangtze River first, and then went up the river to the Hanyang area, and then let Master Kong go ashore and return to Shaolin Temple by land. (In the early Ming Dynasty, the Yangtze River was called the Yangtze River, while Wuhan was called Hanyang)
Although the journey is a little farther away, it is easy to surprise others, and it can effectively avoid people who try to track and intercept the empty master, which is relatively safe.
Ye Feng stood on the shore and watched the ship carrying the Master of the Sky disappear into the water and sky, before he felt a little relieved and turned around and walked back.
Before, he had already sent the subordinates in the mansion to inform the two righteous brothers separately to gather in the small courtyard of Boss Wu before.
Regarding the important news mentioned in this letter written by the master of Shaolin Temple, he needs to discuss it with everyone.
He walked with his head down, thinking about the astonishing and inexplicable contents of the letter, and at the same time thinking about how to tell the two brothers everything that had happened before.
After all, about the conversation with Master Gai in the Shaolin Temple, about the secret behind this push-back map, he has never mentioned it to anyone.
Now it was different, if he wanted to follow the clues in the letter, he would have to need the help of someone else, so the secret now needed to be revealed to his brother-in-law, his friends.
But as for what to say, whether to give it all or have reservations, this is a nerve-wracking matter.
Ye Feng lowered his head and thought about it, and felt a headache at the same time.
At this moment, Helian Tie, the black ghost who was walking behind him, suddenly leaned over, approached Ye Feng's ear, lowered his voice and said softly: "Childe, someone is following us." ”
Ever since he followed Ye Feng's side, he had always called Ye Feng "master", and Ye Feng was very unaccustomed to this title. He admired the' distinct personalities, but in his mind, the were friends on an equal footing, not a slave.
After many corrections, the finally changed his name to call Ye Feng "Childe", although it still sounds a little weird, not a proper title among friends, but at least it is much better than the title of "master".
Ye Feng glanced back, the street behind him was full of people, shoulder to shoulder, and he couldn't see anything abnormal.
The didn't look back, but whispered, "It's a man wearing a bamboo hat and sackcloth clothes, like a porter, and he has been following us since we left the house just now." ”
Ye Feng saw it.
This person was hiding in the crowd, his head hanging down with a bamboo hat down, he couldn't see his face, and he was wearing a dark linen shirt that was a little shabby and rough, and when he saw Ye Feng turn around, he immediately stopped.
Ye Feng stared at him, hesitating whether to step forward and grab him and ask what happened. At this moment, the man suddenly turned a corner with his head down and burrowed into a small alley on the side of the street.
The asked in a low voice, "Childe, do you want to catch up and take him?"
Ye Feng shook his head, it's still not necessary, at this time, the chaos in the capital is initially decided, and there is chaos everywhere, and more things are better than less.
No matter what this person's true identity is, as long as he is not the emperor's person, there is probably no one in the capital who dares to touch him now.
Ye Feng turned around and waved his hand at the and said, "Let's go!"
The didn't say anything more, lowered his head and followed Ye Feng and slowly left.
The man in the bamboo hat came out of the alley and watched their back from a distance, but did not continue to follow.
After a while, until they were no longer visible, the man turned and walked away, and he made his way through the crowd to a noodle stall near the docks.
This noodle stall is very simple, with a few bamboo poles supporting a few old straw mats to build a shed, a few old and dirty bamboo tables and bamboo stools, and a steaming big iron pot on one side, and a trembling old woman watching the stall beside her.
It doesn't look like business is doing well here, this is a cargo terminal, and usually the people who eat noodles in this simple little noodle stall are poor people who work hard in the dock, and they are still working for a living, so the noodle stall is empty.
There is only one guest.
This person's gray beard and hair are a little messy, he doesn't look very well-cared for, and he is also wearing a shabby and rough dark linen shirt, the bamboo hat is taken off and leaning against the table, dressed exactly like the person who followed Ye Feng and them, at this moment he is eating a bowl of noodles with his head buried in his head.
This is just an ordinary bowl of clear water noodles, except for a few green green onions, there is not even a little oil star, at first glance it is the kind of extremely cheap food for the coolies on the dock, the taste must not be very good.
But this man ate with relish.
He ate very slowly, as if he was the most delicious delicacy in the world in front of him, and ate very carefully, even picking up every green onion with chopsticks and eating it cleanly, until finally he drank not a drop of clear water noodle soup in the bowl, and then he breathed a long sigh of satisfaction and put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand.
The man wearing the bamboo hat had been standing outside the noodle stall, standing with his head down, as if he didn't dare to disturb him enjoying the food, until he put down the bowl, he walked in quickly, stood beside him, and whispered: "Seventh Master!"
The man known as the Seventh Master glanced up at him, wiped his mouth and asked, "How is it?"
The man wearing the bamboo hat replied in a low voice: "Ye Gongzi just left the house and came to the dock today, rented a boat, and sent a monk away, but he didn't find out that he had seen anyone else. ”
The Seventh Master snorted and asked, "What about them now?"
The man replied: "It seems that he and the big black man should have gone to that small courtyard at this time, but as soon as they got out of the dock, they found that they were being followed, and according to your orders, I did not continue to follow." ”
The Seventh Master nodded and said, "Our target is not him, there is no need to contact him head-on now." As long as he is there, the fifth child will always come to him, and let the other brothers keep an eye on him. ”
The man bowed his head and answered, "Yes!"
The seventh master leaned over and picked up the bamboo hat and stood up, walked to the trembling old woman, took out a few copper coins from his arms and put them in the old woman's hand, and bowed respectfully to express his gratitude, then put on the bamboo hat, turned around and strode out of the noodle stall.
The old woman, holding the copper coin in her hand, watched with some astonishment the departing backs of the two men, and soon drowned in the flow of people who came and went in the street outside, perhaps she had never met a guest so polite to her in this little noodle stall.
When the Seventh Master and the others disappeared into the crowd, Ye Feng and the were about to walk to the small courtyard.
As soon as he turned the corner of the street, Ye Feng saw a round and big fat butt pouting high at the entrance of the small courtyard from a distance.
No need to ask, this must be his righteous brother Zhang Idiot Zhang Fatty, he just wondered in his heart, Zhang Fatzi didn't go in at the door, pouting what was he looking at secretly?
In fact, it was not only Zhang Fatzi at the door, but his other brother-in-law Xie Zhenliang was also there, but Zhang Fatzi was too large and the target was too obvious, so Ye Feng only noticed him for a while.
Zhang Fatzi and Xie Zhenliang also arrived for a while.
They made an appointment in the morning to visit Uncle Xie Jinxie, who was about to go to Huazhou to take office, and just after they broke up for a while, Ye Feng hurriedly sent someone to invite them to the small courtyard, saying that there was something important to discuss.
They always knew that Ye Feng had a calm personality, he was not a person who liked to babble, he was in such a hurry, there must really be something important to discuss, so they didn't dare to slack off, and immediately rushed over.
But when he arrived at the door and was about to enter the door, Zhang Fatzi suddenly stopped Xie Zhenliang.
Xie Zhenliang looked at him with some confusion, but he lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "The two of us just went in like this, is it appropriate?"
Xie Zhenliang was stunned, what's inappropriate?
But as soon as he thought about it, he understood what Zhang Fatzi meant.
Now this small courtyard is not empty, there are two people living in it.
Two women!
One is Cheng Nianzhen, the baby daughter of Cheng Sansi, who has been following Ye Feng and the miracle doctor. Since the rebellion in the capital, Mu Sheng, the Duke of Qianguo, has already returned to Yunnan, and it is not suitable for her to continue to live in the Muguo Mansion.
The other woman is naturally the little sister of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong, Tang Rou. She came to the capital to protect Ye Feng on the orders of Tang Da, the eldest young master of the Tang Sect, and Cheng Nianzhen also had to boil medicine for Ye Feng every day to regulate the toxins in her body, but they were both daughters, so they couldn't live in Ye Mansion, so in order to avoid gossip, they could only arrange the two of them to live in this small courtyard for the time being.
These two righteous brothers naturally knew that Ye Feng had a special feeling for Tang Rou in his heart, but they also knew that Miss Cheng also had a special feeling for Ye Feng.
Now that these two women live under the same roof, who knows what will happen?
Tang Rou's martial arts are very strong, and he is very powerful at firing hidden weapons.
Although Miss Cheng doesn't know martial arts, she is not only superb in medicine, but also proficient in all kinds of strange poisons!
When these two women are put together, will something happen between them, perhaps, there is already a big fight between them at this moment, and even ...... It's really hard to say.
Xie Zhenliang looked at Zhang Fatzi and said hesitantly: "It seems that it is not appropriate for us to go in." Why don't we wait outside for the fourth?"
Zhang Fatzi looked very hesitant: "Who knows if he has arrived at the fourth child? Maybe he is already in there at this time?"
Xie Zhenliang said angrily: "Then what do you say?"
Zhang Fat scratched his head and said, "Why don't we take a sneak peek?"
Xie Zhenliang had no choice but to nod.
Just when the two of them pushed open the courtyard door and quietly looked inside, Zhang Fatman's big butt was kicked hard, and a voice sounded in his ear: "Dead fatty, what are you peeping into?"
Zhang Fatzi let out an "ouch", lost his balance, and his round body slammed open the courtyard door, rolling and falling into the courtyard, falling into the courtyard.
Getting up from the ground, as soon as he looked up, he saw a person in the courtyard, looking at each other, and he was stunned for a moment.