The moonlight is like the rippling of flowing water, and the thin clouds are like the hazy mountains in the mist.
The flickering candlelight in the evening breeze enveloped Shen Yun'an. He leaned over with his hands on the edge of the table, staring intently at the blueprint on the table, which marked the entire Minjiang River and everything around it.
This map was drawn by Qu, and its details would make even the Jiannan Jiedushi, who lived by the river, ashamed.
In fact, mountains, rivers and streams will change over time, but the changes are imperceptible in the short term. However, small changes add up to a large one, and except for large ship merchants like the Qu family who have been sailing for generations, no one can keep an eye on and control the changes in the rivers.
The room was silent. Qi Pei and Qu Hongying were both there, and they were silent.
After an unknown amount of time, hurried footsteps were heard. When Shen Yun'an raised his eyes, Mo Yao had already stepped in from the door. He strode forward and handed the letter in his hand to Shen Yun'an: "Sir, this is a letter from General Yu."
Shen Yun'an opened it and read it without changing his expression. He looked up at the three people and said, "General Yu sent a message that Prince Bu was trapped on the official ship docked at the pier. His Royal Highness King Jing seemed to be worried that someone would kidnap Prince Bu at night, so he sent a large number of soldiers to guard it.
As for how many people there are, I am afraid of exposing my whereabouts, and time is tight, so I dare not investigate in detail!"
Xiao Changyan personally accompanied the group on the boat, saying that they would set out early the next morning to escort Shen Ershiqi and others to Shu. Now that everyone was on the boat, it was just an excuse to send more people to ensure their safety.
"Is the information from General Yu reliable?" Qu Hongying's eyes fell on the letter placed on the desk by Shen Yun, and then looked at the dock. This is the government's dock, and only official ships or private ships that undertake to transport government goods can dock.
In order not to disturb the people and bring inconvenience to them, it was built in a very remote place. There were no people living around, and the vast sea of smoke that could not be seen at a glance and the flat land on the river bank that could be seen at a glance.
The more this happened, the harder it would be for them to sneak past. The only way was to sail, just in time to the blind spot of the dock watchtower, then dive in from the water and swim towards the official ship that trapped Shen Ershiqi.
But the risk was too great. King Jing's men seemed to be quite good at water, and they didn't know whether King Jing had set an ambush underwater.
Even if there was no ambush, the distance between them was still nearly a thousand meters. Those who swam across would suffer great physical loss, and even if they could get close, they might not be able to deal with the patrolling guards!
If Yu Xiang's information was wrong again, they had overcome numerous difficulties to reach the ship, but Prince Bu was not there, and these people would be gone without return.
Shen Yun'an remained silent, his fingertips gently tapping the long table. After a moment, he pursed his lips and said, "The remaining poison in my body has not been cleared yet, so it is not appropriate for me to rescue Master Bu. Don't use a person you don't trust, don't use a person you don't trust. Mo Yao, this time you lead people to rescue Master Bu, start from here..."
Finally, Shen Yun'an decided to go all out, and the others were reluctant to disobey him. Shen Yun'an told Mo Yao the detailed plan, and Mo Yao took the order and left.
After Mo Yao left and Qu Hongying went to arrange what Shen Yun'an and the others needed, Qi Pei asked meaningfully, "Sir, are you really not going in person?"
Shen Yun'an's starry eyes turned slightly, met Qi Pei's eyes, and said with certainty: "Really."
Qi Pei was slightly surprised.
He thought that the performance just now was just for Mo Yao to see, after all, Mo Yao was now Xiao Changyan's puppet. No matter what they did or said, Mo Yao could be uncontrollable and even report it to Xiao Changyan without knowing it.