Meanwhile, Wang Rulong and Ma Yinglong had been out for two whole days, but still hadn't found the thieves' lair.

These past two days, they have been so obsessed with finding the thieves' den that they have suffered a lot.

When they were thirsty, they drank river water; when they were hungry, they ate dry food; when they were sleepy, they took a nap on the boat. They all had unshaven beards and sunken eye sockets.

The fake Japanese man was even more miserable. Although Wang Rulong still had to point him to lead the way and did not chop off his limbs for the time being, he still had to be beaten with fists, kicks, whips and candle oil.

"You're fucking stupid, aren't you?" Seeing that the sky was full of stars again before he knew it, Wang Rulong became more and more irritable and pushed Mensan's head into the water to drown him.

"It's been two whole days. How many islands have you taken us to? And you didn't find the right one once! You didn't do it on purpose, huh?"

“I dare not, I dare not…” Mensan’s nostrils sprayed water and he coughed repeatedly, “These islands look the same. I really can’t recognize them.”

"Then go die!" Wang Rulong drew his knife and was about to chop someone.

Ma Yinglong quickly stopped him and said, "Brother, calm down. This young master might still be useful. Just keep a record of him first."

"Hush!" Suddenly, the man on the bow watching the wind shouted, "Something's going on!"

Wang Rulong then put down the poor Mensan, walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There is a ship in the distance." The subordinate handed him the telescope.

With the help of a telescope, Wang Rulong discovered a bright spot moving slowly on the dark river surface in the distance.

"Why is there a boat coming out at this time?" Ma Yinglong also came over, looking surprised.

The Ming Dynasty’s ships basically do not sail at night, and the direction the ship in the distance is heading is exactly northeast!

"Who knows? He's probably not a good person. Let's follow him and see." Wang Rulong ordered in a deep voice.

~~

As luck would have it, the boat in the distance was the one Guo Qilin was on.

He followed the orders of his gang leader's brother and went to Bailuxa to report the news after dark.

Bailuxa is located in the northeast of Sansha. Wang Rulong has been circling this area of ​​water for the past two days, so it is reasonable for him to encounter him.

This guy has a huge gambling addiction, but gambling is strictly prohibited in the Sand Boat Gang. After all, he is now the head of the Punishment Hall, so it is not easy for him to openly set up gambling.

The journey from Sansha to Bailuxa took more than a day, so the gambler would certainly take advantage of this opportunity to have a good time.

Guo Qilin and his guards were gambling so enthusiastically in the cabin that they had no idea they were being watched from afar.

They gambled all night until four o'clock in the morning, when the boatman shouted outside that the Bailusha had arrived.

Guo Qilin then dropped the dominoes, stretched on the deck, and ordered his men to pick up a string of red lanterns.

~~

On a small boat three miles upstream, Wang Rulong and Ma Yinglong were lying on the bow, sharing a telescope.

"Brother, I think they are the same group of people we are looking for."

"It looks a bit like that. I'll go take a look." Wang Rulong quickly stripped naked, held a dagger in his mouth, and slowly slid into the water.

Then it drifted silently along the river towards the sand boat with a red lantern hanging on it.

In just a cup of tea, Wang Rulong reached the sand boat about seven or eight feet away.

He dived down and swam to the bottom of the boat in one breath.

At this time, a small boat emerged from the dense reeds on the sandbar, and a hoarse voice speaking in a stiff man's language was heard.

"Oh, who was I then? It turned out to be Guo-san. How is your sister? Why are you here so busy at night?"

"Hello, my dear Onii-chan. I came out so late at night, of course I have something to talk to you about." Unexpectedly, Guo Qilin is also a language genius and has no problem communicating with the other party.

He then relayed Xu Liu and Onii-chan's instructions to the other party.

"Hahaha, I see you are scared to death. What can a fifteen-year-old child do?" Meichuan Yifu laughed out loud and said with disdain: "Why don't I take people to Xisha and kill him to vent the Xu family's anger."

"Okay, stop bragging." Guo Qilin said with disdain, "You are so capable, why did you just run away last time? You could have just killed him and saved all this trouble."

"Last time, the situation was unclear, so we had to be careful." Umekawa Kazuo said confidently, "This time, I have a plan without intention, and I have the upper hand to win."

"You are so sure of winning, you are uneducated." Guo Qilin rolled his eyes and said sternly, "Umekawa Kazuo, listen to me, you are not allowed to leave Bailusha these few days, otherwise even if I, Onii-chan, let you go, Master Xu Liu will not let you go either!"

"Well, alright." Umekawa Kazuo nodded reluctantly, then smiled and said, "Since we're here, let's go to the island and have some sago."

"I'm afraid of diarrhea." Guo Qilin waved his hand and said, "I've got your message. If you don't listen, you'll have something to worry about. I'm going back."

After saying this, he asked his men to row the boat back.

"Sayanara!" Umekawa Kazuo said with care.

"Nala Nala." Guo Qilin said perfunctorily and rushed into the cabin anxiously.

"Come on, keep playing."

After the two boats left one after another, a head popped out from underwater. It was Wang Rulong.

He didn't dare to stay any longer and swam hard back the way he came.

After swimming for two miles, he finally met up with Ma Yinglong on the boat.

Ma Yinglong quickly pulled him onto the deck and handed him a dirty blanket.

Wang Rulong wiped the water droplets from his head and face, grinned at Ma Yinglong and said, "Hey, my luck has changed!"

~~

Xisha Sea Temple.

Chongming is just a series of sandbars. It is beautiful, but you will get bored of it after playing there for two days.

Master Zhao also felt a little tired, so he did not go out today. He checked the homework of his two disciples in the backyard.

Jin Xuezeng and Yu Shensi were so moved that they burst into tears. They never expected to receive such treatment.

After all, the motto of science is "The teacher leads you to the door, but it's up to you to learn the skills." In layman's terms, the teacher hands out the textbooks, and it's up to you to learn how well you do.

Instructions? No. Answering questions? Just a dream. Checking homework? Never.

Seeing the sun rise from the west, the two students were as excited as if it was Chinese New Year. They quickly took out their thick study notes and prepared to ask the teacher all the questions they had.

"Master, what are the meanings of the initial ratio, final ratio and Lemma 1?" Yu Shensi pinched himself happily. It hurt. He was not dreaming.

"Well..." Zhao Hao thought for a moment and was about to speak, but he heard the heavy sound of footsteps coming from the Moon Gate.

When he looked up, he saw Wang Rulong and Ma Yinglong rushing in, panting.

"Sir, we found the thieves' lair!"

"And Brother Wang also saw the Sand Ship Gang leader's younger brother go with Meichuan Yifu to tip off the gang!"

The two of them talked to each other and reported what they had learned to Zhao Hao.

"What?!" Young Master Zhao pressed the thick book against Yu Shensi's head, stood up happily and said, "Great! This is really a case of searching for something without any effort, but it finally came to me!"

"It seems that God is helping you! Your hard days are over!" He rubbed Jin Xuezeng's face excitedly and said:

"When Mr. Li comes tomorrow, I will go to Sansha in person to meet Madam Shen!"

"Master, you absolutely can't do that!" Jin Xueceng and Yu Shensi hurriedly tried to persuade him.

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