Three days passed in a flash.
Under Shen Yun'an's arrangement, Shen Ershiqi had been suffering from a cold since the day he was rescued from the boat and had not left the house. On the day of the operation, Shen Yun'an specially picked a man with a similar body shape to Shen Ershiqi, put a cloak on him, and a hat covering most of his face to get on the boat.
The ship was a large ship specially built by the Qu family in private, unknown to outsiders. Not only did Zhapu and others follow to protect them, but Shen Yun'an also sent a large number of guards to protect them.
Watching the boat sail away and disappear into the night, Shen Yun'an looked up at the moonlit night sky with a sparse star, and a meaningful smile crossed his lips.
After waiting for about half an hour, Shen Yunan boarded a small boat and followed the large ship heading west. The only person following was Shen Liu, who was rowing the boat. No one knew that he had quietly dived into the water from the boat halfway.
There were only Shen Liu, the boatman, and a scarecrow wearing Shen Yun'an's clothes on the boat. They walked in secrecy, as if they were afraid of being noticed. Even when they reached a place with a wide view, they would rather take a detour than be exposed to the vast waves of the river. . .
All this information was quickly delivered to Xiao Changyan through the undercover shadow guards sent by Xiao Changyan without revealing a single word!
Xiao Changyan mobilized a large army and set sail quickly, chasing the large ship heading west.
At this time, all the people sent by Shen Yun'an on the big ship arrived at the cabin, and then dived into the river from the cabin, leaving the big ship one by one.
Xiao Changyan returned to the big ship heading east first. They calculated the distance and travel time. This was the only narrow spot in the entire river so they could quickly swim to the other side of the river. If they missed this spot, the two sides would gradually drift apart.
Shen Ershiqi, who had been on the boat for a long time, handed the prepared ginger soup to Shen Yun'an. Shen Yun'an tilted his head back to drink it, then quickly changed into clean clothes.
Their ship moved forward slowly. About half an hour later, they encountered a patrol ship. There were not many ships, only three or four. Shen Yunan, who was sitting in the cabin, heard a familiar voice: "Routine search, stop the ship and dock!"
This was the voice of Yu Xiang's capable deputy general. Shen Yun'an gave Qu Hongying a wink.
Unlike the one heading west, this was a ship that was officially registered with the Qu Trading Company. Qu Hongying had received instructions from Shen Yun'an long ago and was in charge of the situation. She followed the official ship obediently and stopped at the nearest place where she could dock, waiting to be searched.
Yu Xiang brought people to search personally. Qu Hongying led Yu Xiang to a room where Shen Ershiqi and Shen Yunan were sitting in the room, drinking tea leisurely.
Yu Xiang's heart skipped a beat.
Shen Yun'an seemed not to notice Yu Xiang's expression change drastically, and said leisurely: "General Yu really kept his promise and came to pick me up in person."
"You..." At this moment, Yu Xiang felt as if his throat was strangled and he couldn't utter a word.
There was only one thought in my mind: they had fallen into a trap!
As if he couldn't see Yu Xiang's panic, Shen Yun'an pretended to be puzzled: "General Yu, are you too happy and have lost your mind?"
With a light laugh, Shen Yun'an said, "It's too early to be happy now. The general must let Master Bu and I go. Only when Master Bu crosses the shore and enters Shuzhong will we all be happy."
"You're dreaming!" Yu Xiang retorted loudly, almost blurting out his words.