Quzhou is located in the upper reaches of Zhejiang, which is the junction of the east and west of the two Zhejiang roads, and has always been called a waterway. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info "Four Provinces Thoroughfare", this is probably the origin of the name "Quzhou".

The weather is getting warmer, and the major wharves are busy with people, and only the "Qinglongdu" in the northeast is slightly less crowded. This is the exclusive use of court officials passing through or taking office, and the idle merchants naturally do not stop here, so there are not so many shipwrights and men. But not far from the ferry, the "Caizi Tea Workshop" business is still very prosperous, after all, this neighborhood is a prosperous place, Quzhou is also a big place, the number of Jinshi over the years is more than the capital city of Lin'an, naturally the whole place is also elegant and elegant, even a tea shop, also named "Caizi", by a group of "Caizi" people come and go with each other.

The few seats by the window upstairs are often the most sought-after, and the river is unobstructed and very comfortable. But in the best position sat an unrelated young man today. said that he was irrelevant, not only because he was not one of these local acquaintances, but also because he was dressed as a Taoist priest, which was very conspicuous in this place.

The young Taoist priest seemed to be a little out of spirit, lying on the table, looking like he was napping. A few of the regular customers who came together were a little unhappy, but they couldn't say anything, who told them that they didn't come as early as him? I quietly asked the shopkeeper, only to hear that he came as soon as he opened the door today. - "He said he was waiting for someone. ”

"Hey, Taoist priest, sleeping like this, you don't know when people come?" A "genius" was anxious, and without waiting for others to react, he had already walked over. "You're sleeping anyway, why don't you move your seat?" he had already reached out to push the priest.

The Taoist priest was pushed by him, naturally woke up, and when he looked up, the pusher saw that there was still a sword under his sleeve, and his heart was suddenly worried, but fortunately, the Taoist priest didn't seem to be angry, but said: "Where to move?"

When the crowd saw him like this, they didn't want to go too far, so they pointed to a seat that was slightly out of the way, and said, "Is it good there?"

The Taoist priest looked at it. The man was close to the corner, although it was a little off, but it was not too far from the window, so he got up and sat down, and he could still see Qinglongdu on the side of his head.

He turned his head sideways, propped himself up with his hands, and closed his eyes and began to doze.

The upstairs was originally quiet, but as soon as these guests came, they became lively, and they only listened to their chats. After a while, suddenly three more people came up from the top of the stairs. The people who spoke were silent. There were three unfamiliar faces again, and one of them glanced at the window, obviously wanting a seat here, but of course he didn't, so he could only look at each other, whisper a few words, and turn around and go downstairs.

But the Taoist priest who was obviously facing away from this side opened his eyes.

He had set out from Lin'an the previous night, and had come all the way along the river, without missing a possible crossing, before catching up with the boat he was looking for. It was a big ship, and it was going very smoothly, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and followed him as if he were on land.

The boat is really going to Quzhou this morning, and then it will go south, I am afraid that it will temporarily abandon the waterway and change to the land route, so in any case, this boat will definitely dock at this Qinglongdu. After a while, the sky was already bright, close to Quzhou, the river narrowed, and the two sides of the bank were less sheltered, so he had no choice but to take a step ahead and come to rest near this ferry. Anyway, where he can't hide his figure, those Xiaoxiao should also be unable to hide.

None of the "Xiaoxiao" were found along the way, and he was sure that they should be ahead of the curve. But the sound of the three footsteps of Shicai—but there was no doubt about the family, and the suspicious whisper, "There are many people here, we will go to Qinglongdu," made him open his eyes.

But he only hesitated, and his eyes were still closed. Even if you go to Qinglongdu, but the boat doesn't arrive, what can you do?

The ship arrived a little later than originally planned. After the hour passed, a talented man suddenly stood up, pointed to the river, and said, "Look there!"

Several people crowded to the window to look. Qinglong Watanabe is leaning over a boat, compared to the small boat passing by, this boat with dozens of people and horses is already a big thing for people to avoid, and everyone can recognize this is the official flag.

One said: "It's rare, I don't know who was sent to our Quzhou this time." ”

"Maybe it's just a passing by. ”

Suddenly, someone remembered the Taoist priest who wanted to "wait for someone" here, and he thought about it slightly, and when he looked back, he found that he had disappeared sometime.

"Huh!" he cried. "What about the Taoist priest?"

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Of course, the Taoist priest went to the ferry.

The big ship docked, the ferryhead was busy, and the idlers began to fish in the troubled waters. The only thing that kept him safe from blending in was his robe. Fortunately, there was a dock to cover him, and he stood in the shadow of the west, silent.

There are local officials who have already gotten the news on the wharf, respectfully waiting here, and the rest of the people listened to the reading, only to know that it was Xia Zhengxia in front of the Beijing Imperial Palace, and now the official is in Sanpin, and he will pass through Fujian and go to Meizhou in Guangdong to take office. Meizhou is a place about the same size as Quzhou, but it is far less peaceful than Quzhou, and the officials in Quzhou are far less high-grade than Xia Zheng.

The Taoist priest roughly estimated that there were about 50 people on the boat last night. He knew that the prince of Jingli had sent his subordinate Ge Chuan and other thirty people to accompany him, and if he got rid of a few boatmen and helmsmen, Xia Zheng and his wife would only bring more than ten people, which could really be regarded as a simple line. He closed his eyes and sighed. He left everything important in Lin'an—to his youngest son, who was not deeply involved in the world, and he was only planning to rely on himself.

Now there are more than 40 people coming down from the ship one after another. Ge Chuan's thirty people still couldn't see any signs of friend or foe, but they just followed Xia Zheng and his wife, stretching out their arms and legs and shouting to each other that they were hungry and wanted to go somewhere to have a full meal.

The Taoist priest frowned slightly. Near this crowded dock, only the footsteps of the three guilders were a little different, and he didn't need to look at them, he just stood here and listened to them to know their movements. But now forty of them came at once, and he had some difficulty distinguishing them.

I only heard Xia Zheng and the official greetings, and said: "I don't dare to bother, it's just that the boat went against the tide yesterday, and everyone is tired. ”

The official laughed and said, "What is Lord Xia?" I've prepared a banquet and asked the adults to look at their faces. I heard that the adults were going south by land next, and the carriages and horses were ready, but it was up to the adults to wish. ”

Xia Zheng thanked him, and Ge Chuan also bowed his hand when he came up, and said, "There is Master Lao." The brothers are indeed hungry, so you're welcome, please lead the way. ”

Seeing that Ge Chuan and the others walked in front instead, Xia Zheng and his wife were not in a hurry, and only slowly followed behind. After such a slight separation, the Taoist priest felt that the voices of the three people became clear again—they were far behind Xia Zheng and his wife, and they also followed. It sounds like the skills of the three of them are not outstanding, and they should be far inferior to Xia Zheng and his wife, so he can rest assured, but when he first learned the arts, he had also heard that if the killer's sneak attack was in place, it would be enough to kill someone who was several times better than his kung fu, so he didn't dare to be careless. Hearing that the people were drifting away, he also turned out of the shadow of the dock and pretended to follow casually.

The lively place of Quzhou is near here, and the place where the banquet is prepared is not far away, and it has been to the restaurant in a few days. It seems that there has been an explanation, most of the townspeople have been dismissed, and there are no idlers near the restaurant. Seeing that the three people had not done it for a long time, the Taoist priest knew that they had not found the right time, and he expected that he would not be able to follow in later, so he had just let go of his heart for a while, and when he stood still, he suddenly felt a cold and cold in his heart, as if he had been stimulated by several chills, and he had already sensed that there was someone in a place where there should never be anyone.

Look up - it's on the top of the restaurant. Long before the government sent out the idle people, there were already people in ambush here! Five. If he is not completely sure of the identities of those three people, these five people must be killers!

The five of them were like ten open strings intertwined with each other, and a whole net was drawn to cover the restaurant in it. The Taoist priest secretly holds the scabbard. Although he couldn't enter the range of this restaurant, and although he didn't want to be known by Xia Zheng, if those five people took action, he would definitely have to speak out first.

Suddenly, there was a soft sound, and the ten strings in my consciousness seemed to have broken off one before any move could be made. His heart jumped, and the electric light flashed in his heart several times, and there was a sound of breaking down and down. With a few "tong" sounds, four people had already rolled down from the roof.

The guards below suddenly made a loud noise, shouting "assassin", and hurriedly came to arrest them, knocking down the few people who had fallen to the ground and were still dazed. There was also an assassin on the roof, but the crowd saw that he seemed to be very frightened and fell to the ground.

The Taoist priest also looked up, and there was already another person standing on the roof of the building, looking down at the five arrested killers on the ground. "That's it, let's not be embarrassed. He said coldly.

But the Taoist priest's heart was not cold because of this coldness, but because of his appearance, he smiled. - Why did you forget that he was still here?

The three members of the nearby family were also shocked when they saw the figure on the top of the building. The officers and soldiers began to drive away the onlookers, and the three of them followed the flow of people and fled out softly and quietly.

The Taoist priest smiled secretly in his heart, looked up at the roof of the building again, and saw the people upstairs turning around and wanting to go down. He suddenly got up, took out something from his bosom, and took advantage of the turn of the eyes around him, and quickly threw it at the man's back.

This throw came so quickly, when the people upstairs heard the wind, the "hidden weapon" had arrived, he was shocked, his back had been hit so much, but it was not light or heavy, nor was it sharp, and it was not injured. He subconsciously turned his hand back to pick it up, and he could take the fallen object in his hand.

He secretly felt ashamed and afraid. Standing at the top of the building in a high-profile manner, it was just a warning to go around, but what kind of master was there here? If it wasn't a blunt object but a real secret weapon, wouldn't he already be on the road?

But at the same time, his eyes touched the object in his palm, and he was even more surprised. And this jade buckle is even more different, because it was clearly given to a Taoist priest named Jun Li outside Huizhou City a few months ago.

He quickly swept his eyes over the crowd below, and saw that at the corner of the street, the blue robe was disappearing, but the corner of the clothes seemed to be unseen, and it was clear that it was making an invitation to meet and talk.

He pinched the jade buckle and swooped downstairs. On his face, which was no longer backlit, he could see the shallow long mark on his left cheek.