The man raised his head. He had a square face and a broad nose. He had a typical Yi appearance and was about thirty years old. Seeing that Zhao Bohu had woken up, he kowtowed without saying anything and said, "My dear friend, you're awake!"

Zhao Bohu wanted to sit up, but his body was weak and he couldn't exert any strength. He had to lie down and asked: "Strong man, you saved me, right? I should call you 'Benefactor'!"

The man waved his hands desperately: "No, no, no! My dear benefactor, don't you remember me? If you hadn't said a word, I would have been executed by Prince E."

Zhao Bohu took a closer look at this man. His back was a bit hunched and his finger joints were bent. This was the result of digging copper ore in the mine with his back hunched over for many years. He immediately remembered: "You, you are one of those miners who escaped."

One of the slaves, right?"

The man did not deny it. He knelt down and said, "My benefactor, the young one is indeed an escaped mining slave. At that time, Crown Prince E suspected that assassins were hiding in our shack and wanted to execute all the young ones. If our benefactor hadn't spoken for us, this would have been the case.

My life is at risk. I saw my benefactor falling into the water today, so I went out of my way to rescue him in repayment for saving my life that day."

"Oh, that's it!" Zhao Bohu coughed up another mouthful of water and took a breath and asked: "Then... was the assassin really hiding among you mine slaves that day?"

"This------" the man looked troubled: "I won't hide it from my benefactor, yes. We are both barbarians, and we are compatriots. I can't bear it for a moment. But if my benefactor wants me to tell him where he is hiding,

I apologize for not being able to tell you this. This man saved us out of misfortune, and he is also our lord now. I cannot betray him to him! Please be kind and considerate."

"Young Master——" "Master Zhao——" "Zi Mu, where are you?" Before Zhao Bohu could say anything else, an urgent call came from the bank of the river. The man's eyes immediately became panicked and he couldn't say anything.

Without saying anything, I looked at the water beside me. It suddenly plunged. A few bubbles appeared on the water, and then there was no movement. It turned out that this was a patch of reeds on the river bank. I only needed to roll twice to enter the water.

"Strong man, strong man!" Zhao Bohu could no longer find the man's shadow, so he had to sit up with all his strength, raised his arms and waved a few times towards the shadowy crowd on the river bank.

Ji Hu was still sharp-eyed and immediately saw the waving arms and shouted: "In that patch of reeds, hurry up!"

A group of people swarmed up

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, dug through the dense reeds, surrounded Zhao Bohu, and asked endless questions.

"Young master, I finally found you. I'm so anxious, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ( (Young Master, I've found you)" Ji Hu cried so hard that he burst into tears.

That’s fine.”

The Marquis of Shen and E Yufang looked at each other, knelt down, kowtowed and apologized: "It's all my fault. I failed to make proper arrangements, so that the king's envoy and the prince were assassinated again. I deserve death!"

"That's all. The thief is very deliberate and has been planning for a long time. How can you be able to prevent him? You two don't need to worry about it."

The two of them looked at Ji Hu, who waved his hand: "Hurry up and help the young master get into the car and change clothes. It's cold, so don't catch the wind and cold!"

The group of people finally came to their senses, picked up Zhao Bohu, and walked towards the river bank.

The carriage shook, and Zhao Bohu felt dizzy and dizzy. Countless people and things were passing through his mind like a revolving lantern. He had to figure out a clue. The arrow was the beginning of the assassination, but the assassin was a barbarian.

Also, are the group of black men who helped King Xiong Qu and his son of Chu escape from the "Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation" related to this assassin? If so, does it prove that Qi State has some conspiracy with Chu State?

Thinking about it over and over again, his head hurt, and he hit his temples hard. Ji Hu had been paying attention to him, and immediately came up and grabbed his wrist: "Young Master, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I just have a little headache." Zhao Bohu looked around the carriage. There was not much space, but the charcoal stove in the middle was burning red, and the carriage was as warm as spring. He lifted the curtains, and there was a gust of cold wind.

Raindrops as thin as needles poured into the car, stinging him and shivering. He asked Ji Hu: "Why doesn't Ziliang come in? It's raining outside!"

"Brother Duoyou was afraid of disturbing your rest, so he only guarded you by the car and refused to come in."

Zhao Bohu was moved and suddenly remembered something: "Prince, except for the big boat we are riding in, are the other soldiers' ships okay this time?"

Ji Hu couldn't bear it: "There are quite a few thieves here. As soon as our boat entered the water, more than a dozen boatmen jumped out of the boat to mess with them. They overturned more than a dozen small boats. Nearly a hundred soldiers fell into the water and disappeared.

twenty soldiers

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The car fell into the Han River."

"Alas! These soldiers are all from the north. How did they learn about water? I wanted them to go on an expedition with me, but they were buried in the belly of a fish and their bones were not allowed to return home. It's really ------" He thought for a while, approached the car door and said: "

Where is General Ji Zheng?"

After a while, Ji Zheng came to the car and asked, "What are your orders from the prince and the envoy?"

Zhao Bohu's voice came from inside: "Old General, please turn around and lead your troops to help Prince E search for the soldiers who fell into the water and deal with the funeral arrangements. Because they are all your subordinates and their faces are familiar, you have to do this."

Most suitable.”

"But ------" Ji Zheng hesitated: "This road is difficult and dangerous, and there is still a long way to go to Shen State. If I send people away again, I'm afraid ------"

"Old general, don't worry too much!" This was the prince's voice: "The young general and I are here!" After Ji Hu finished speaking, he turned to Zhao Bohu and made a face, raised the short knife in his hand and said, "On the ship,

Brother Duoyou stabbed two to death, and I did the other one. How about it?"

Zhao Bohu smiled: "Okay, Hu'er is really different!"

Ji Zheng sighed helplessly, gave a few instructions to his son, then left the team with five hundred people, turned around and rode away.

This expedition originally brought only a small number of men and horses. After the battle with Chu San in the Tonglu Mountain and the danger of the Han River, the veteran Ji Zheng took the order to return to the army. Now, there are only two to three thousand soldiers and dozens of vehicles left in this expedition.

The military chariot is heading towards the direction of Shen Kingdom.

It was getting late, but the drizzle showed no sign of stopping. The wind in the wilderness seemed to be colder than just now, indeed it was colder than before. When it was getting late, it became dark, and it rained this time.

No matter how sunny it is, it’s not daytime. When you are in a strange place and there is no accommodation, the most embarrassing thing is to encounter rain in the evening. This is especially true for Zhao Bohu and others who have just escaped from the Han River. Although rain does not count

It was strong, but the direction of the wind was erratic, and soon the soldiers were soaked by the fine cold raindrops. Seeing everyone's embarrassment, Zhao Bohu was very worried, and felt even more uneasy about being able to hide in the car.

We have to stop and stay for the night. There are some dark shadows of houses in the distance, which seem to be a mansion. I don’t care where it is. Let’s go in first.

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