23. A sense of foreboding

Liu Qi felt that he should have thrown off the nasty tail behind him earlier, and was about to agree, but Gao Teng couldn't listen to it anymore, and retorted angrily: "As you said, there must be many thieves, what valuable things are there around you and me, nothing more than horses, worthy of such a big formation of thieves?" Abandoning the boat and riding a horse, the mountain road is difficult to walk, how many days does it take to reach Jiangzhou? How can you talk about safety if you don't go to Jiangzhou? It's just you and me, my brother and Liu Changshi entrusted Mr. to us, how to recover if there is a mistake? ”

Gao Hong considered that Gao Teng had never traveled far, so let Cheng Guan take the lead, Gao Teng was cautious and silent, Cheng Guan did not value him, and when he heard him refute unceremoniously, he couldn't help but get angry, but a series of questions were not answered, so he had to hold back his anger and keep his face calm.

Liu Qi didn't know what to do, so he expressed his doubts worriedly: "It can't be that Zhao Wei sent someone to follow me after he leaked the news and let Zhao Wei know, right?" Gao Teng shook his head: "If Zhao Wei learns that his brother wants to go behind his back, he will be furious and directly send a team of cavalry to intercept and kill us to vent his hatred, how can he wait for many days without doing anything?" ”

Isn't it just a job hop, it's not so serious! Liu Qi immediately became nervous, and for the sake of safety, the boat that was following at the turn of the waterway left the opportunity to leave the field of vision, and sent Gao Tai ashore to ride back to Quren to report to Gao Hong and Liu Hong.

For two hours in a row, Liu Qi has been standing on the bow of the boat looking at the river and pondering, Cheng Guan and Gao Teng and others did not dare to disturb, and discussed in the cabin, in the evening, when approaching the shore, Liu Qi told the four of them to buy more food and fodder after going ashore, and set off without waiting for dawn after a little rest, and went straight to Linjiang day and night, looking for a guide who is familiar with the road, and then rode to Jiangzhou, Liu Qi did not explain much, although Gao Teng had concerns, but saw that his tone was resolute and did not ask more, and set the itinerary to prepare.

Gao Teng didn't dare to take it lightly, and took turns keeping vigil with Gao Jing and Gao Tan, and Cheng Guan was embarrassed to go to sleep by himself and tell Gao Teng to count him in.

Liu Qi lay on the mat and turned over and over worried, for some reason, an ominous premonition shrouded in his heart, it felt like there was a big net in front of him waiting for him to fall in, and he noticed it from the boarding of the ferry port, and the closer he got to Jiangzhou, the stronger this feeling became. But I really can't think of any clue at the moment, could it be that Zhang Jiao found himself? No, it can't be, this place is thousands of miles away from the place where Zhang Jiao was met, and he almost didn't meet anyone on the way, and it was impossible for Zhang Jiao to find himself so quickly.

Now that Yu Ji, who attracts attention, is not around, who will be interested in him? Could it be Zhao Wei? If it were him, as Gao Teng said, Liu Hong and Gao Hong would be in danger, but I hope it is just because of my own heart.

It would be nice if Liu Hong was here, thinking of Liu Hong, this seemingly unremarkable scribe, he doesn't have to worry about anything when he is around, he will properly arrange all aspects, giving people a feeling of stability like Mount Tai, even Gao Hong, who is strong in martial arts and has a prominent family background, admires him, what a strange person!

Liu Qi even had the idea of sending someone to invite Liu Hong over, but after thinking about it, if this matter is related to Zhao Wei, then Liu Hong is too busy to take care of himself at this time, and may even be murdered, if it is related to Zhang Jiao, then it won't help much, this matter can't be said casually, and it is likely that no one will believe it. Besides, it is not your own style to rely on others when you encounter something, how can you say that you are from the 21st century, is it better to have a time-traveler with more than a thousand years of knowledge as an ancient person with no name? Can't even do such a small thing that people have arranged?

You have to do it yourself! Liu Hong and Gao Hong must not be allowed to look down on themselves.

But the five people around him really can't play much role, Cheng Guan has the highest martial arts skills but is careless, he can't do things reliably, he can't be qualified to be a guard, once he leaves the knife, the combat effectiveness is almost negligible, and he can't tell who protects whom after being in distress! Only on the battlefield can he play to his strengths.

Gao Teng is careful and cautious in handling things properly, but it is obviously difficult for him to give advice, as for Gao Jing and Gao Tan, he is an honest person at first glance, lacking scheming, including his own lack of ability to deal with emergencies.

Liu Hong's plan is only to secretly contact Zhao Zhen, it is best if nothing happens, if things change, Zhao Zhen can leave, so there is not much danger and there is not much need for many people, but he did not expect that there would be an unexpected situation of being followed by people with bad intentions.

Although so far I can't see any hostility on the part of the stalker, but it is a matter of my own life, it is better to be careful, so I decided to go to Chichuan first to find Li Lang mentioned by Yu Ji for help, if there are enough manpower for his own deployment, then the trip to Jiangzhou will be very certain, and at the worst, he can guarantee that he will escape with his whole body.

The decision has been made, Liu Qi relaxed, crossed his knees for an hour, was about to sleep suddenly there was a snoring sound outside the door, got up and went out to see that he couldn't help crying and laughing, it turned out that it was Cheng Guan's turn to keep vigil at this time, he was already unimpressed with Gao Teng's fuss, he was too lazy to walk around and sat at Liu Qi's door to guard, after a while he was really sleepy and fell asleep unconsciously, and now he is sleeping Xiangxiang, holding the knife and looking up, saliva dripping a lot.

Liu Qi smiled bitterly and sighed: "In the future, I don't dare to let this guy guard important things, he can throw himself away!" ”

After being shaken awake, Cheng Guan also understood what was going on, his face was flushed and he didn't know what to say, Gao Teng and the three of them came out when they heard the movement, and they were all angry when they learned that Cheng Guan was asleep during the vigil, Liu Qi hurriedly comforted: "Filial piety and anger, I didn't want you to keep vigil, you are tired for a day, and then you can't rest well, how to hurry tomorrow?" Don't worry, if anyone comes close, you can see it a few hundred steps away, so go back to sleep. The knife seemed to understand that its master had mentioned it, and wagged its tail vigorously.

Cheng Guan dared to take it seriously, and hurriedly expressed his willingness to keep vigil until he set off, Gao Tan couldn't help but sneer: "There is no comfort in the courtyard to sleep in the house, if you suffer from the cold, we can't lift you." ”

Cheng Guan was already angry, how could he endure such humiliation, and suddenly became angry and overthrew Gao Tan to the ground, Gao Teng couldn't help but grab Cheng Guan's collar, Liu Qi hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the arms of the two and separated them: "Stop!" With the enemy watching, how can you start with civil strife? I have already said that there is no need to keep vigil, filial piety, Wenbiao, you all go to rest, otherwise if there is really a thief attacking, how can you resist the enemy when you are exhausted? ”

Gao Teng grabbed Gao Tan, who still wanted to say something, turned around and entered the house with a calm face, Cheng Guan also realized that he was in trouble, and knelt down on one knee and lowered his voice to ask Liu Qi for his guilt: "The villain is guilty, please punish Mr." ”

Liu Qi helped Cheng Guan up and comforted him: "I'm not in the army now, I don't have to be like this, Fang Cai's text is also unintentional, don't mind, rest well, and set off early tomorrow morning." ”

Back in the house, Liu Qi frowned, what he said just now was a bit heavy, he didn't mean to target anyone, but in the eyes of Gao Teng and the three of them, he was obviously biased in favor of Cheng Guan and blamed them, hey, it's really troublesome, now it's different from the time when a group of little fart children followed behind their buttocks, which of the four people in front of them had killed people on the battlefield and seen blood, they didn't understand the trick of Gao Hong, they were still a little fart children in front of them, how could they be convinced?

Thinking back to when Gao Hong was there, Cheng Guan didn't even dare to let out a fart loudly, honestly like a cat and a mouse, but Gao Hong's aura was honed a little bit on the battlefield, and he can't learn it now.

Hey, hurry up and get this matter done, and after you go back, you can't let Gao Hong and Liu Hong leave left or right.

After sleeping for about two hours, the five of them quietly got up and took advantage of the bright moonlight to get on the boat and hurry.

A few days ago, you need to consider landing in the fishing village, so the speed is not hurried, now there is no such concern, the boat speed is a lot faster, the sky is also beautiful, these days there is no wind and no rain, the experienced old man who has lived on the river all his life was able to travel day and night only three days to arrive at the river.

The fly in the ointment is that because there is a horse, he still hasn't gotten rid of the annoying tail behind him, but Liu Qi doesn't care very much, and gives the father and son double the fare and asks them to stop at the ferry for an extra day, and the father and son happily agreed.

You can see Linjiang City from a distance by the river, and the scale of Qu Ren is about the same size, but when you get closer, the bustling flow of people in and out of the city gate is not comparable to Qu Ren, and there are also a lot of wine shops and business travelers outside the city, but Liu Qi is not in the mood to go into the city to go shopping at this time, so he sent Gao Tan to ask the road, and the five of them went around the city along a fork in the road, and went straight to Chichuan in the northeast direction.

The road is very smooth, only more than an hour to see a dirt city in the distance, walk in and see the city gate clearly written on the word "Chichuan" when Liu Qi was extremely shocked, I thought that Chichuan was the same as those forts used by the soldiers along the way, I didn't expect the scale to be about the same as Linjiang County, the rammed earth city wall is slightly lower but much more tidy, and the residential shops and pedestrians outside the city are more than Linjiang, and people wearing silk and satin ride Chinese carts and horses abound.

The prosperity of Chichuan immediately increased Liu Qi's confidence, if all the people in this city belong to the Li family, it is a heavy capital, and he silently recited some words of praise for Ji in his heart, found a single-family courtyard outside the city, and instructed Cheng Guan and the four to stay and wait, and agreed to enter the city alone to find Li Lang.

Cheng Guan is naturally relieved, Liu Qi still needs them outsiders to worry about when he returns to his own territory? Gao Teng had no objection, and took Gao Tan Gao Jing to buy food and forage.

After entering the city, Liu Qi did not ask around recklessly, but looked around the city, of course, he did not appreciate the scenery but observed the terrain, and the matter of being followed became a lingering shadow in his heart, and he had to be careful.

Of course, Yu Ji can trust him unconditionally, but his vision of seeing people is not very good, and he finally turned around when he accepted an apprentice, and he was about to be driven down by someone when he recommended a Taishou, and he had to rely on himself to rescue him, who knows what the situation of this Li Lang is, as Yu Ji said, it is best to be honest with himself, but who dares to guarantee that Li Lang will only look at this thin letter and follow the heads of himself and thousands of people in the whole clan to risk his life?

Liu Qike didn't think Yu Ji's personality was very charming, so he thought hard for a while, prepared a set of "emergency plans" and entered a grain and rice shop on the street.