Being hunted down as soon as you pass through

"There is a river not far to the north of Xinzhou City." Gu Chensheng believed in Fu Changge's speculation the most, and naturally answered Fu Changge's question the fastest.

But Fu Changge said: "It won't be outside the city. There are checkpoints at each gate of Xinzhou City, and the entry and exit will be recorded. If I remember correctly, Zhang Shaoxia had sent someone to the gate before arriving in Xinzhou City If Miss Chen left the city, the news would have already come." Fu Changge turned his head to look at Zhang Bingbiao, only to see him nodding his head, confirming what Fu Changge said.

"It's not outside the city, and Xinzhou is not a water town. Most of the water in the city is dug wells, and there are not many rivers..." Gu Chensheng hesitated, "Except for the small river in the north of the city... it can't be a moat."

Indeed, Xinzhou City has a moat.It's just that the moat is neither deep nor wide. There haven't been many heavy rains this summer, and there isn't even much water, only two or three feet deep.Moreover, the moat was dug by hand. The bottom of the river was paved with bricks and stones, and there was not much water. Where did the silt come from?

"The water in the city..." Zhang Bingbiao pondered for a while, "There is."

Mu Yichen said almost at the same time: "There is a landscaping in the west of the city, and there are several ponds in it." The ponds in the landscaping must have swimming fish, aquatic plants growing in it, and even lotus flowers. There will inevitably be some mud around the bottom of the water.

"There are drainage ditches all over the city, and the main ditches are relatively wide. Although most of these ditches are paved with bricks and stones, some are buried deep in the ground. However, the drainage ditches in the south of the city are relatively... dilapidated, and they are all open channels." Zhang Bingbiao added road.

This drainage ditch is not an ordinary waterway. The place Zhang Bingbiao mentioned, in layman's terms, can be covered with the word "smelly ditch". Makes sense.

"There should be no other places..." Gu Chensheng recalled, "Except for wells, these are the places with water in Xinzhou City."

In other words, unless those people came out of the mud at the bottom of the well, it can only be related to these two places.

"I'm going to the west of the city." Mu Yichen quickly made up his mind, "Pan, you go to the south of the city to look for it. If Fu Shaoxia can also go with you, then I will bother you." At this time, Mu Yichen still Courteous.

"Don't bother me." Fu Changge couldn't help but answer the matter.

"Wutu, let those disciples walk around here to ask questions first, and then you should go up the mountain and send more people down." Fu Changge's speculation was only speculation after all, and Mu Yichen had to make two preparations.

As soon as the words fell, Mu Yichen jumped up and flew away stepping on the ridge of the house.

"A Pan, then you and Brother Fu go to the south of the city, and I'll go back to the mountains first." Zhang Bingbiao immediately clasped his fists and ran out.

"Let's go too." The sound of Zhang Bingbiao's footsteps disappeared very quickly, and when Fu Changge looked up again, Mu Yichen was no longer in sight.

Gu Chensheng glanced at Fu Changge's left arm which was still tied in front of his body, hesitating a bit.

"It's okay." Fu Changge looked down at his left arm, but smiled secretly, "Time is short, let's go."

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"It turned out to be such a place..." Fu Changge jumped up to the top of the tree, looking at a large area of ​​messy adobe houses in front of him, and one of them was only vaguely visible under the cover of a pile of tatters, but there was a distant place. A stench hit the drain.

"Here, although Xinzhou City is considered rich and rich, there is indeed such a place." Gu Chensheng stood on a tree trunk next to him. He thought that Fu Changge was amazed by the dilapidated scene in front of him, so he couldn't help explaining a few words, " The house has not been repaired, barely sheltered from the rain but not sheltered from the wind, it is really bad. But there have been reliefs over the years, at least... people will not starve to death." Gu Chensheng said with a wry smile.

"No, that's not what I meant." After hearing Gu Chen's explanation, Fu Changge knew that he was thinking wrong, "The poor people who barely make ends meet, or the beggars who beg along the street, there are all in that city, even at the feet of the emperor. No exception. What I mean is that there are all kinds of people coming and going in this place, fish and dragons are mixed together, if those people that Miss Chen followed are really doing some shady business, this is a good place to go."

"So, those people are pretty smart... Wait, isn't Junior Sister Jinru in danger." Gu Chensheng was startled, "Let's go down and look for her."

"Don't worry." Fu Changge stretched out his hand to grab Gu Chensheng. At this time, he lost his balance with one arm and couldn't stand still. You may not be able to find anything, um... You see, this ditch has many branches, but it generally runs from east to west, and the place we are standing now is probably in the middle."

"You mean, let's search separately?" Gu Chensheng frowned, "But your injury..."

"Nothing to worry about." Fu Changge interrupted him, jumped down from the tree, and landed without making any sound, like a fallen leaf falling to the ground, "It's important to find someone, I'm going east...the situation here is complicated , you should be more careful."

Gu Chensheng hurriedly jumped down from the tree, and before he could say anything to dissuade him, he saw that Fu Changge had already got into a dilapidated alley by the canal.

"Why is he in such a hurry..." Gu Chensheng was a little puzzled, but this little emotion was quickly suppressed by him. He jumped to the edge of the river and ran west along the river.

Fu Changge was indeed a little impatient, not because he wanted to "show merit" in front of Gu Chensheng, but because when he saw this dilapidated house, he suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart - could he come to Gu Chensheng? People in these places, regardless of their teachings, must be difficult to deal with. Chen Jinru, a little girl, followed her so boldly, she was a little careless...

Originally, Fu Changge wasn't very nervous. He didn't know Chen Jinru very well. He only thought of such a lively and even a bit bluffing little girl. She was not very old. Maybe she was attracted by some interesting people or things.But looking at it now, the situation may not be optimistic.They had already fallen behind Chen Jinru for more than half an hour, plus they had been delayed for a long time - the time was really tight.

"Milt, river ditches... Although the roads in this place are broken, they are not all muddy. Those people's places are not too far from the drainage canal." Fu Changge's mind was spinning rapidly as he walked forward.His movements are very light, like a silent cat, his eyes are still watching his surroundings vigilantly.

"It may be a house courtyard, or it may be a certain turn, under a certain tree, or a certain corner... It will not be a conspicuous place, and it will naturally not be neat and clean, but it will not be too dilapidated..." Fu Changge Thinking of this, it was a little difficult to think about other characteristics. He couldn't help thinking, if he wanted to choose a good place to hide people's eyes, where would he choose.

"... There must be enough shelter, but it must also be easy to get out..." Just thinking of this, Fu Changge turned around the intersection, and a few trees of small and large appeared not far in front of him. The positions of those trees were very messy, and some Beside the wall, some even blocked the road, which seemed a bit patchy.Although the branches and branches are not dense, they are a bit messy, making it impossible for people to observe the situation in front of them at once.

"This is a good place." Fu Changge couldn't help but comment, his sight was not very clear, but if someone was familiar with the path, he could quickly get rid of the pursuit by using the trees and walls.Thinking of this, Fu Changge immediately realized something, held his breath, approached slowly, and fixed his eyes on the situation in front of him.

Fu Changge walked behind a tree, poked his head out quietly to look forward, and a discovery that made him worried and helpless just popped out——

On the side of the tree further ahead, a faint apricot color appeared.

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