The figure coming from the west was wearing a hat and a cloak. The man suddenly appeared, but Mao Renju did not meet him, but just waited for the hat man to approach.

The place where Chu Huan was hiding was quite far away from there, and there was wind at night, but I couldn't hear what the other side said for a while. I saw that the hat man was a few steps away from Mao Renju, so I stopped and bowed to Mao Renju. Mao Renju also bowed to the man. Then Mao Renju seemed to say a few words, and the hat man laughed.

"What are they talking about?" Zhou Xiong frowned, but after asking, he knew that he was talking nonsense. Looking at Chu Huan's expression, he obviously couldn't hear what was talking about.

Soon, the man in the hat said something, and while he was talking, he made a few strange gestures. Then he saw the man in the hat took out something from his arms and threw it to Mao Renju. Mao Renju reached out to take it, took a step forward, and said a few more words, but he saw the man in the hat laughing, bowed to Mao Renju, and turned around and left.

Mao Renju stood there, as if thinking about something. Soon, he saw him put the thing thrown by the man in his arms and turned around and walked towards him.

Zhou Xiong and Chu Huan moved quietly and turned to the other side. Not long after, they saw Mao Renju walking by. Mao Renju obviously did not expect anyone to follow him. After he walked a distance, Zhou Xiong looked at Chu Huan and whispered: "Hero Zhu, it seems that things are really the same as I thought. Mao Renju is really colluding with the bandits."

"Brother Zhou knows the man in the hat just now?" Chu Huan asked softly.

Zhou Xiong shook his head.

"It's hard for Brother Zhou to judge that he is a bandit." Chu Huan said softly: "Maybe it's just Mao Renju's friend, who came out to make friends in the middle of the night."

Zhou Xiong said anxiously: "Did Hero Zhu think so?"

"Mao Renju's whereabouts are indeed strange." Chu Huan said softly: "But it is impossible to conclude that he has collusion with the bandits..." He pondered slightly, "At least we can't confirm that the man in the hat just now was a bandit."

Zhou Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "What the Hero of Zhu is saying."

"But Brother Zhou's concern is right." Chu Huan said: "Although it is impossible to confirm, Mao Renju's whereabouts are strange, and it seems that there is still a problem. Don't worry, Brother Zhou, if something really happens, I will not sit idly by. Brother Zhou is more staring at Mao Renju to prevent any changes."

When the two returned to the camp, the camp was still silent like death, and they each returned to the camp.

The next day, just as dawn, the team packed up the journey. Chu Huan once again saw the two maids wearing veils and holding Jinling Bird onto the carriage. The facts were indeed as Zhou Xiong said. Five or six large boxes were really moved out of the Jinling Bird's tent. If what Zhou Xiong said was true, the boxes were all the savings of Jinling Bird over the years.

According to the itinerary of Peacock Platform, you are from Jinling to enter Xishan Road, and then head northeast to pass through the three prefectures of Liang, Lin and Yang on Xishan Road. Xishan Road has six prefectures under the jurisdiction of Xishan Road. This trip is within Xishan Road, and you have to pass half of the prefectures. After leaving Xishan Road, you can enter Hexi Road. However, the territory of Hexi Road is a bit strange. It is like a fan. The northeast is a fan, and the southwest is a narrow area, like a fan handle. The bottom of the fan handle borders Xishan Road. On both sides of the narrow area are Anyi Road and Hujin Road to the south. You have to walk through this narrow corridor to truly enter Hexi Mansion. This corridor has always been called the Hexi Corridor and belongs to Yingzhou, Hexi.

After walking for two more days, I left Linzhou and entered Yangzhou. I only need to walk for another three or four days to leave Yangzhou and enter the Hexi Corridor, which is considered to be entering Hexi.

At noon, the team rested temporarily by a river.

The team distributed dry food to each person, but the deputy leader Zhou Xiong did the job. When he arrived at Chu Huan, Chu Huan was sitting alone by the river. Seeing Zhou Xiong coming over and taking the dry food, Zhou Xiong squatted down beside Chu Huan. Chu Huan saw him look tired and had a black circle on his eyes, and said strangely: "Brother Zhou hasn't slept well these two days?"

Zhou Xiong rubbed his eyes and smiled bitterly: "I've been restless these two days. I always feel that something has happened and I can't sleep well... Mr. Zhu is sleeping well?"

"good."

Zhou Xiong smiled and said, "He is a master of art and brave, and Zhu Daxia is very good at martial arts. Naturally, he is not afraid of heaven or earth, and he can sleep soundly wherever he goes." He took a piece of cake and took a bite. At this moment, he saw Ding Miao coming over and whispered, "Deputy Leader Zhou, someone appears behind him again..."

Zhou Xiong's expression translated, he immediately stood up, reached out to hold the sword on his waist, and hurried over. Chu Huan also got up and followed him. Most of the people in the team were still eating, and they were joking in groups of three or five. Seeing Zhou Xiong's expression solemn, everyone suddenly became solemn. When they walked to the back of the team, they saw Mao Renju had arrived first. When Zhou Xiong came over, Mao Renju said: "Deputy leader Zhou, those guys appeared again..."

Chu Huan looked up and saw two horses appearing on a dirt slope in the distance. The riders on the horses were all wearing cloaks and hats, looking down from a high place to look here from a distance.

Chu Huan frowned. He could see clearly at this time that the two men's clothes were almost exactly the same as the men of the hat that Mao Renju met privately that night.

Chu Huan glanced at Mao Renjue and saw that Mao Renjue looked solemn and was also staring at the two riders on the hillside from a distance. His expression was solemn, but there was an extremely strange look in his eyes.

Zhou Xiong glanced at Mao Renju and said, "Captain Mao, what do you mean by these people? I have been following us for more than ten days since Jinling and came here. What do they mean?"

Mao Renju asked replies without answering: "Who do Vice Leader Zhou think they will be?"

"That's more to say." Zhou Xiong sneered: "After following us, it's naturally the idea of ​​us. It must be a bandit or a bandit."

Mao Renju nodded and said, "President Zhou said it well, and I also think they are planning to be ill."

"Since that's the case, we shouldn't wait like that." Zhou Xiong's eyes showed a fierce look: "We have more than a dozen people, why not compete with them?"

Mao Renju said lightly: "They didn't take action. Could it be that we should take the lead? If they don't want to attack us but we attack first, wouldn't it cause trouble?"

At this time, the general manager Wu Shizhao also came over, saw the two riders, frowned and said, "They are still following?"

"Mr. Manager, what I mean is to lead everyone up and catch them." Zhou Xiong said in a deep voice: "Everything is based on safety. I will catch these two people first. When we arrive in Hexi, if we are safe and sound, we will let them go. If they have other companions, but they act rashly, we will also have these two people in our hands. Let's take action now and ensure that these two people can't fly."

"No." Wu Shizhao shook his head and said, "They didn't do anything. We can't cause trouble. Although we followed us, we can't be sure who they are. We can't arrest them just because we are following us, right?"

When Zhou Xiong saw Wu Shizhao say this, he smiled helplessly, looked at Chu Huan, and asked, "Hero Zhu, you are very knowledgeable in the world, and you are in your opinion?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Even if you want to catch it now, I'm afraid it's too late..."

Zhou Xiong turned his head and looked over and found that the two riders had disappeared.

Wu Shizhao told everyone not to make a fuss. Instead, he called Mao Renju to the side and whispered. Zhou Xiong and Chu Huan walked aside, shook their heads and smiled bitterly: "Hero Zhu, you have seen it too. The two of them were dressed just now, exactly the same as the people they saw that night. You should believe me now, right?" He looked at Wu Shizhao from afar. Seeing that Wu Shizhao seemed to be explaining something to Mao Renju, Mao Renju nodded repeatedly and said helplessly: "Look, General Manager Wu still thinks Mao Renju is a good person. Even if we tell him that Mao Renju has a problem now, I don't think he will believe it."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "When the soldiers come, the generals come, the water comes and the soil comes, Brother Zhou doesn't have to be too anxious."

When everyone had used dry food and rested for a while, they set off. When it was dark, they could only camp beside a forest. Everyone was still skillfully setting up tents and surrounded the tents of Jinling Que. Chu Huan followed the team for three or four days, but until now, he had never said a word to Jinling Que, and even met Wu and Jinling Que, nor had they ever seen any interactions with other people on the Peacock Platform in Jinling Que River. However, Wu Shizhao had several times to the carriage and reported to Jinling Que.

After setting up the tent, he still set up a pot to cook. Before Chu Huan could lie down in the tent, he heard Wu Shizhao's voice outside, "Hero Zhu?"

Chu Huan immediately sat up and said, "President Wu, please come in."

Wu Shizhao came in and smiled and said, "Hello Zhu is still used to it these days? Everyone has always been like this. If there is any negligence, Hero Zhu must not blame him."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "You are polite. I feel a little ashamed to bear your care along the way."

"It should be, it should be." Wu Shizhao said with a hurried smile, and then asked in a low voice: "Hero Zhu, those two people in the daytime, do you... do you think they are bandits? You are traveling around the world and know a lot about the world...!"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, you don't have to worry too much. There are more than a dozen martial artists in your Peacock Platform. I can see that they have all practiced it. The martial arts of the Mao leader are not weak. In addition to the Mao leader, there are also several good players in the team. Ordinary thieves are not worth worrying at all. If the ones who follow behind are really bandits, then they have not taken action for a long time. I'm afraid that they will not follow them all the time from Jinling. I'm afraid that you have already taken action before you leave Jinling...!"

Wu Shizhao's expression relaxed slightly when he heard this, and he smiled and said, "It's better to be the first to be a sharp attack. It's not bad. If they really have the ability, there is no need to follow here sneakily... They must be scruples, and we have Zhu He, so don't worry. In a few days, we will be able to enter Hexi. When we arrive in Hexi, it will be much safer." He hesitated, but frowned again and said, "It's just a bit strange. If they really want to attack the Peacock Platform, the more secret they should be, the better. We shouldn't easily reveal our whereabouts, but we are prepared..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a voice from outside saying, "Master, it's not good, something happened..."—

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