Without the pull of the slender man, these dozen merchant ships could not go upstream, cross the Nine Dragon Pond, and want to cut the fiber rope, make the ship drift down, leave the Nine Dragon Beach, and escape with a sailboat, it is also impossible, because the huge iron cable across the river has sealed the entire river, and in this case, it is likely that the ship will capsize under the violent impact of the current. lā』

Liu Lao Wu instantly thought of a countermeasure, and he immediately issued instructions that no one was allowed to act rashly, nor could they cut the rope that pulled the fiber.

At this moment, a man came out of the shore, and shouted in a loud voice: "Listen, people on the boat, you acquaintances hurry to the shore, unload all the things on board, and we will carry them away." If you follow the command, we can guarantee that you will not be killed, we only need money, but if you are obsessed and dare to resist, then you will be a ghost. ”

Liu Lao Wu stood at the bow of the boat and said loudly: "Under Liu Lao Wu, may I ask if you are a beggar brother?"

The big voice said loudly: "It's okay to tell you, we are beggar brothers." ”

In fact, when Liu Lao Wu saw these two or three thousand people, he had already guessed that it should be a beggar brother's people. Because it is impossible for the ordinary green forest heroes to gather so many people, and these people are all well-trained samurai, not including those who hide in the dense forest.

Hearing that the other party said that he was a beggar brother, Liu Lao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and looked back at Yang Xianmao beside him with anticipation.

Yang Xianmao nodded slowly, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "In the next Wen Daoist, I have an old friendship with your beggar brother, I don't know if he is here? ”

As soon as the loud voice heard Yang Xianmao's words, he took a few steps forward and arched his hand: "It turned out to be a Taoist leader." We are on the mountain, and I will inform you immediately, and ask the Taoist to wait. ”

As soon as he heard this, Liu Lao Wu's heart relaxed slightly, and he heard that the other party's tone was very deferential to Yang Xianmao, if the beggar brother showed up, Yang Xianmao would have hope and persuade the other party to raise his noble hand, which was what Liu Lao Wu was looking forward to the most.

After a while, a person walked out of the jungle quickly, with a very obvious beard and a burly and tall figure, and went straight to the river, and said loudly across the river with Yang Xianmao: "If it is really a literary Taoist, I am fortunate to be lucky, but I don't know why the chief appeared on this Liu Lao Wu's merchant ship, and I don't know what advice the chief has?"

Yang Xianmao said: "I want to ask you for a favor and let go of Lord Liu's fleet, I don't know if I will give face?"

The beggar smiled and asked, "The Taoist chief intercedes for them, and I will let them go." However, to tell the truth, the officials and troops wantonly encircled and suppressed us, blocking all our access to food, and the grain on our mountains was about to run out. When we really need it, Liu Lao Wu sent it to us, rushing to this point, as long as they don't resist, I can restrain my subordinates from harming them. However, it is not so easy to let them go, because the things that are carried on the ship are of interest to us, and it is difficult for us to get them. How could I give up in the face of such a big piece of fat?"

Yang Xianmao smiled bitterly, looked back at Liu Lao Wu next to him, and was about to say, "I have done my best", but at this moment, he heard the beggar brother on the shore say loudly: "But since the Taoist has opened the golden mouth, this bit of face still has to be given." If the Taoist chief promises me one thing, I will let Liu Lao Wu and these merchant ships go. ”

Yang Xianmao was a little strange, and he didn't know what this rebel leader wanted to promise to himself, so he said in a loud voice: "What do you want me to promise? ”

As soon as he heard this, Liu Lao Wu next to him threw his hand at him again and again, but he didn't dare to speak, for fear of disturbing their mutual discussions.

The beggar took two more steps forward, stepped on a high rock, and said loudly to Yang Xianmao: "What I asked the Dao Chief to agree to is of course not against the morality of the rivers and lakes, and it should not violate the principles of the Dao Chief, and the Dao Chief can do it as long as he is willing." ”

"You're not going to tell me to open the altar, are you?"

The beggar laughed and said, "To be honest, we don't lack Taoist priests who open the altar, but these Taoists don't have the ability to lead you, so I asked you." This incident is ,—— many people in our Yiren village have a strange illness, and we want to ask the Taoist chief to take a look. We invited a lot of Lang Zhong to be cured, but our witch doctor couldn't find the cause of the disease, saying that it was probably some kind of evil. I heard that Dao Chang has really been in Yuzhou these days, and you have shown many people feng shui to cure diseases, and they have all been cured, so I want to ask Dao Chang to take a hand and return to Yiren Cottage with us to see if we can treat these villagers. - The Taoist chief can rest assured, no matter whether the treatment is effective or not, and no matter how many can be saved, as long as the Taoist chief does his best, there will be heavy thanks. ”

Yang Xianmao couldn't help but hesitate a little when he heard this, if the beggar brother mentioned something else, he might not want to refuse categorically, but if there were many people who had strange diseases and needed to be treated by themselves, it was really difficult for him to refuse.

While hesitating, Liu Lao Wu next to him said in a low voice: "Dao Chief, what did you entrust last time...... , please, be sure to help mediate from this, grateful. This is also related to the safety of hundreds of people in our gang!"

When Yang Xianmao heard what he said, he glanced back at him, and had already guessed that this old boy wanted to take this opportunity to let himself raise a bargaining chip, so that the beggar brother would not interfere in the affairs between the two gangs, as a quid pro quo. Because judging from the current situation, Yang Xianmao is a little moved, and may finally agree. And since he wants to agree, just to exchange for the safety of the goods, it will be a waste of this important opportunity, so he hurriedly beat the side drum on the side.

Yang Xianmao is just a favor, and Liu Lao Wu has always been respectful to himself, and he took care of Xia Yinhua's tea shop, in the end, he was a little unhappy, after hearing Liu Lao Wu's words, he made up his mind, so he said loudly: "It's okay to go and help you treat the sick folks, but in addition to letting go of Liu Helm and their merchant ships, I also hope that you don't interfere in the battle between him and the horse shopkeeper." That's a matter between their boat gangs, and you have a way to make money, so why bother wading through the troubled waters?"

The beggar laughed and said, "No problem, since the Taoist chief has spoken, of course I have to give the Taoist chief face." Well, from now on, my beggar brother and his subordinates will not interfere in the affairs of their two gangs, no matter how much money he gives, let them fight by themselves. As long as the Taoist chief is willing to go up the mountain to help me treat the villagers, I will agree to both conditions. ”

At this, with a wave of his hand, the soldiers who had pointed their blades and bows and arrows at the boatmen put down their blades and stepped back. The boatmen and slender men breathed a sigh of relief, felt a sense of escape, and in surprise, knelt on the beach and kowtowed to Yang Xianmao to express their gratitude.

The beggar brother immediately said to Yang Xianmao: "Dao Chief, please come ashore and follow me to the cottage, it is really my beggar brother's honor to be able to invite Dao Chief." ”

Liu Lao Wu was also very happy, bowed at the bow of the boat, and said to the beggar brother: "Thank you for the leader raising his noble hand." Then with a wave of his hand, he ordered the ship to come to shore.

Yang Xianmao waved his hand and said, "There are too many reefs here, so you don't have to take risks." That's how we got ashore. With that, Yang Xianmao turned back to Xia Yinhua and said, "You go with their merchant ship to buy goods." ”

Xia Yinhua hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "I'm afraid! Don't you go, okay?"

Yang Xianmao patted her arm lightly and said, "Don't worry, I'll come back after curing their sick folks,"

Liu Lao Wu said with a smile on the side: "Don't worry, with me, Shopkeeper Xia and her tea shop will definitely not make any mistakes, if there is any problem, just ask my surname Liu." ”

Yang Xianmao said: "There is such a helmsman." ”

Xia Yinhua thought about it again and again, and finally let go of her hand, Yang Xianmao had already promised this rebel leader of the Yiren people in the Wuthering Mountains and Forests to treat the disease, it was impossible not to go, otherwise, they would even be afraid that the goods would fall into the hands of these robbers, and judging from the other party's attitude towards Yang Xianmao, it should not be anything to him, so he nervously told "Be careful!"

Yang Xianmao nodded slightly, glanced at Liu Dongyan who was following him, and then jumped lightly, landing on the straightened rope, as if walking on the ground, along the rope to the shore.

Liu Dongyan also carried the big wooden box on his back and followed Yang Xianmao to jump on the fiber rope, and floated lightly along the fiber rope to the shore.

The beggar brother clasped his fists and arched his hand to Yang Xianmao and said, "Thank you, I thank the Taoist for the sick villagers." Their lives have been saved, but the road to our cottage is very difficult, and I ask the Taoist chief for forgiveness for the grievances. ”

Yang Xianmao said: "It's okay. ”

As soon as the beggar waved his hand, someone brought in some horses, which were very small and almost reached the ground when they rode on them.

The beggar brother obviously saw the confusion in Yang Xianmao's eyes, so he smiled and said: "Don't look at this horse, it is short, but it has a lot of strength, and it is especially good at walking mountain roads, as long as people can go wherever they can go, they can basically go, especially uphill and climbing, this kind of horse is the most suitable for carrying things and riding." ”

Then, he patted one of the maroon horses and said to Yang Xianmao, "This is my mount, give it to the Taoist." This horse is not only full of foot strength, but also very psychic. ”

Yang Xianmao shook his head and said: "A gentleman doesn't take away people's love, just let me ride a horse, besides, I only charge one penny each time I see a doctor, and I can't ask for a horse if you give me a horse." ”

The beggar laughed and said, "I heard that the Taoist 'Yiwen' is the Taoist name, and I thought it had always been an interest of the Taoist chief, but I didn't expect it to be true. In this case, I don't dare to disobey the rules of the Taoist. Then the horse will be ridden by the Taoist chief. When I got to the cottage, the Taoist priest gave it back to me. ”

Yang Xianmao saw that his horse was really a miracle, since the other party insisted on letting his horse to ride, he was no longer polite, turned over and got on the horse, feeling that although the horse was thin, after going up, he felt that the crotch was very stable, not only secretly admiring and nodding.

Liu Dongyan also got on a white horse, and the beggar brother got on another horse, and retreated to the mountains and forests with Yang Xianmao, and the Yiren soldiers who served as guards retreated to the mountains and forests in a very orderly manner, they came and went quickly, and soon disappeared on the river beach.

On the bow of the boat, Liu Lao Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief, touched his white beard, nodded slightly, and was quite proud of the move he had set in sight.