The old man of Xiaohaijian knelt on the ground and kowtowed, quickly stepped forward to help him up and said, "Old man, what are you doing here, torment boy." ”

Lao Dingtou cried: "I just saw that the little hero saved this woman, and he will definitely be able to help me avenge, and please don't shirk the little hero, the little old man will be a cow and a horse in the next life to repay the little hero's great kindness!"

Xiaohai said: "Old man, why don't you tell the government about your grievances?"

"Alas, it's hard to say, it's a long story, the little hero will send this girl back for the time being, if we have something to say, it's not too late for us to talk about it tomorrow." ”

Xiao Hai thought about it too, but it has been so long, and the people from Tianxiang Academy haven't caught up yet, so it seems that they can't wait for a while, so just send it back.

Xiaohai said: "Old man, I will come to you early tomorrow morning, so I will leave first." ”

After speaking, Xiaohai picked up the little girl who was still in a coma and walked towards the academy. Lao Ding looked at the back that disappeared in the distance, nodded expressionlessly, and disappeared into the night.

Xiao Hai glanced down at the girl in his arms, her face was delicate and her figure was petite, and she felt that she was not as good as her two shin guards. Xiao Hai went back and picked up the shin guards, and just brought them with him, at this time Xiao Hai heard a few people running here in front of him.

Xiao Hai lowered the little girl on the steps of the shop next to him and stared at who was coming. Xiao Hai saw through the moonlight that the seven or eight people in front of him were running in front of him, it was the disciples of the Martial Academy of Tianxiang Academy, and it was Zhang Xiangtian who was the leader.

Zhang Xiangtian ran to Xiao Hai, Xiao Hai hugged his fists and saluted: "The person was saved, but the thief ran away and jumped into the river, I don't know the nature of the water, so I didn't catch up." ”

Zhang Xiangtian smiled and said: "Yan Xiaoyou, I saved the disciples of my academy tonight, the academy is already grateful, where do you dare to ask for Xiaoyou to catch the thief." ”

Xiao Hai nodded and asked, "What about the other two?"

Zhang Xiangtian said: "They have all been saved." One of the students was injured in the fight between the steward and the thief, but it was fine, and the thief ran away and was not caught. The steward has been arranged to report to the official, and the arrest should also be in the search at this time. ”

Xiao Hai nodded reassuringly.

Zhang Xiangtian wanted Xiao Hai to follow him back to Tianxiang Academy, but Xiao Hai said that the person had been saved, and the rest of the things would be handled properly by the Martial Academy, and Xiao Hai didn't want to get involved.

Zhang Xiangtian said that someone was saved, if he didn't let this girl know who saved him, the girl should be unhappy, or want to look down and see, Zhang Xiangtian stubbornly inquired about the inn where Xiaohai stayed, and asked someone to invite him early tomorrow morning.

Xiaohai reluctantly said that he would come to the door in person tomorrow, and there was still something to do in the morning, so Zhang Xiangtian gave up.

There was nothing to say all the way, Xiao Hai troublesome shop Xiao Er opened the door, and lay on the bed after washing, the strangest thing tonight was Lao Dingtou. Xiao Hai obviously felt that he had kung fu. When Xiao Hai was fighting with the man in black, Xiao Hai didn't pay attention to the dark corner in the distance next to him.

The fight ended quickly, and Xiao Hai suddenly noticed that there was something abnormal in that corner. Yesterday, Xiao Hai learned that Lao Dingtou did live near the ferry during the chat with Lao Dingtou. It felt like everything was fine, but it didn't feel right.

Lao Ding Tou said that he had a deep hatred of blood in his body, combined with Lao Ding Tou's performance yesterday, could it be the Fushui Gang? Xiao Hai fell asleep in his thoughts.

Early the next morning, Xiaohai ate in the lobby. There were already a lot of people in the lobby at this time. Someone talked while eating: "Have you heard, the night before yesterday, a cargo ship of the Fushui Gang was intercepted again!"

"I've heard about it, I've heard it, I've heard that all the people of the Fushui Gang are masters of the ship this time, but there are many thieves, it is said that there are more than a dozen small boats in Guangzhou! I heard that the thieves did not succeed in the end, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the boats stopped at Xiakou and could not move forward. ”

"Does the government know?"

"I know, but the Fushui Gang didn't report the case. ”

"And where did this news come from?"

"Of course, it's a boatman who works on a ship!"

Xiao Hai was a little surprised after hearing this, Xiao Hai, the cargo ship of the Fushui Gang, had seen it, and there were indeed some thieves and thieves next to him who were paying close attention to the ship's movements. I didn't think something was going wrong. Xiao Hai knew that this was not something he could control, so he went to the ferry after settling the account.

After arriving at the ferry, Lao Dingtou waited at the teahouse early. After Xiao Hai gave the salute, Lao Ding Tou motioned for Xiao Hai to go with him. Xiaohai has no objection. The old man took Xiao Hai to a small courtyard not far away. Lao Ding's head fell to his knees again after no one was around: "Little hero." My blood is deep, and I ask the little hero to administer justice for me!"

Xiao Hai hurriedly helped Lao Dingtou up again and said, "Old man, I don't know what I can do to help, you can talk about it first!"

The old man said: "The leader of the Fushui Gang, occupy my wife and children, and forcibly swallow my property! He is still chasing and killing me! I want to ask the little hero to help me eradicate this evil thief!"

After hearing this, Xiao Hai was taken aback! Sure enough, it had something to do with the Fushui Gang, Xiao Hai said: "Old man, the Fushui Gang is so vicious, why don't you go to the government to report the case?"

"I can't report it, my wife and children are still in his hands, if I report to the official, I'm afraid my wife and children's lives will not be able to be saved!"

"You tell me more about this. ”

"The little old man's original life is Ding Shengqi, and he lives in Xiakou. Later, he founded the Fushui Gang with several friends in the rivers and lakes. Do some ferry business. Because we have a good reputation, the business is getting more and more prosperous. It has also won the trust of the people near the waters, and the taxes and silver have been paid in a timely manner, and the government has also taken care of it. The little old man has a son, and his wife is also virtuous, and his life is quite comfortable. At that time, a friend of mine and I who founded the Fushui Gang was named Xiao Kun, who is now the leader of the Fushui Gang. I think this person is pure and good, strong in martial arts, and he is from the Bohai Sect, and he can be regarded as a famous and authentic family. Together with him, he founded the Fushui Gang. ”

Xiao Hai was stunned when he heard this, Xiao Hai of the Bohai Sect didn't have much contact, but there were a lot of Liang Zi, Xiao Kun, the leader of the Fushui Gang, was actually from such a sect.

Ding Shengqi continued: "I exhausted my family wealth to start the Fushui Gang, and I saw that Xiao Kun was capable and had a good character, so I invited him to join the gang. I have treated him and my men very well, and I dare not say that I am blessed with them, but I have never owed him money and status! I never thought about the day sixteen years ago. I personally escorted an important cargo ship to Huangzhou, and it was late at night when I returned. But I had just come ashore. Suddenly surrounded by dozens of people, it was this damn Xiao Kun who was the leader!"

Xiao Hai listened intently to Ding Shengqi's story, and looked at this Ding Shengqi's hateful face and began to be hideous, Xiao Hai knew that the old man in front of him hated this person named Xiao Kun to the core.

Ding Shengqi continued: "I was puzzled and asked him why. He said that I had enough of my subordinates over the years, and he had the greatest credit for creating the Fushui Gang, so he was the real helper. As soon as I heard the words of this beast, I was angry, he has indeed made great contributions to the Fushui Gang over the years, but when have I treated him badly, and my complete trust was exchanged for the betrayal of this son. He threatened me that my wife and children had been controlled by him. In order to repay me, he said that he would take good care of my wife and children after I died. ”

Xiao Hai asked, "Did it happen so suddenly? You didn't notice anything wrong with him before?"

Lao Ding was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said: "Yes! He has exaggerated my wife's beauty in front of me many times, and my wife also told me when I was not at home that Xiao Kun took care of his mother and sister. ”

Xiao Hai asked, "What about the others? He wants to take the position of your helper, so he should have been planning for a long time, shouldn't it be a whim? Did you find anything strange about him before?"

Lao Ding Tou smiled bitterly and said: "At that time, I had complete trust in him, he was in charge of almost everything in the gang, big and small, and other people in the gang also trusted him. I thought that our two brothers were all for each other, and that we did not distinguish between you and me. It is true that he neglected his usual movements and thoughts. ”

Xiao Hai nodded.

Lao Ding Tou smiled bitterly and continued: "He surrounded me and several of my subordinates and then moved on us, there were many of them, plus Xiao Kun's martial arts were already above me, several of my subordinates desperately protected me, and in the end I escaped by jumping into the river, but I was also seriously injured." ”

Xiao Hai asked, "Didn't you choose to report to the police after you escaped?"

Lao Ding Tou smiled bitterly again and said, "Yes, of course I have, but there are many forces in the Xiakou Fushui Gang, and I can't get close to the yamen at all." I also tried to go up to stop Lord Fu Yin when he went out, and once when I was about to succeed, I was discovered by this thief's men, who shouted that if I report to the official, I will kill my wife and children! Let me go and die quickly! But I refuse, if I go it will be a death, if I take it off, my wife and children may survive, after all, he is afraid that I will report to the official!

Xiao Hai was also furious when he heard it, Xiao Hai has always been very disgusted with this kind of practice that harms his family, Xiao Kun is not ungrateful, and even his brothers and family members who used to treat each other with sincerity do not let go. Xiao Haiqi wants to go down to find this beast named Xiao Kun now to see what kind of wolf ambition he is!

Lao Ding saw that Xiao Haiqi's cheeks were about to explode, but he just said that he would calm Xiao Hai's mood.

Xiao Hai asked, "Old man, doesn't the Fushui Gang also have a lot of power in Jiujiang, and how did you escape?"

The old Ding Tou Gang's messy hair was raised, and Xiao Hai took a closer look and found that there were all kinds of scars on the many folds on his face. Xiao Hai looked at it for a while, and felt that his abdomen was uncomfortable.

It looks disfigured.

Lao Ding Tou looked at Xiao Hai and smiled and said: "Actually, my age is only forty-three years old, but Xiao Kun has been chasing me so hard these years, I have to make this strategy to avoid his pursuit!"

Xiao Hai nodded and asked, "How does the old man want me to help you?"

Lao Ding Tou knelt on the ground again, kowtowed violently and said, "Little hero, I beg you to help me kill this thief!"

Xiao Hai shook his head, let him help him up, and said, "Old man, I'm afraid my three-legged cat's exercises won't help much, but I can go to the government to help you report to the official, can you see it?"

Lao Ding shook his head violently and said, "Absolutely not, if Xiao Kun knows that he has reported to the official, then he will definitely attack my wife!"

Xiao Hai thought for a while and said: "It's definitely not okay to kill people directly, this kind of thing itself should be managed by the government, if it's really your wife and daughter who you are afraid of them hurting, or I'll help you get her and her mother out, and then report to the official, do you think this is feasible?"

The old man hesitated.

Xiaohai explained: "Old man, not long after I entered the rivers and lakes, my mother had already strictly forbidden me to kill people with a sword before I went out. The court has the laws of the court, although you and I are people in the rivers and lakes, but if you don't let the government know the reason, you and I are no different from the wicked after all. My mother is strict with me, please forgive me! Besides, your situation is in Xiakou, and we can completely let the government solve this matter. You said that you are afraid that your wife and children will be retaliated against, I can save it, and if it succeeds, we will go to the government to report the case, if it is not successful, we will find another way. ”

Lao Ding Tou hesitated again, and finally said: "Then there is Lao Xiaoying, Shaoxia should still have something to go to Tianxiang Academy, I don't dare to stay longer, Xiakou's situation, we are talking to you in detail on the ship." Tomorrow at noon, the boat to Xiakou will depart, and I will wait for the young man here!"

Xiao Hai nodded, left Lao Dingtou's courtyard, and went to Tianxiang Academy.

Xiao Hai had just arrived at the gate of Tianxiang Academy, and there was still Linglong waiting here at the door. Linglong trotted over and complained, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Hai smiled and said, "There are some things in the morning, delayed. ”

Then he hugged his fists and said to Shang Ke: "Mr. Shang is good!"

Shang Kewei arranged for someone to quickly report that the person had arrived, and then said while leading to the academy: "Shaoxia rescued my disciple of Tianxiang Academy last night, our dean is afraid that you will not come, so he wants us to let us wait again, if we can't wait, we will go to your inn to find you." ”

Xiao Hai smiled bitterly and said, "Tianxiang Academy is too polite. I just happened to encounter this matter, and I did my best to do my best, so I really don't have to mind. ”

Shang Ke said: "Yan Shaoxia, he is so chivalrous at a young age, he is really a model for your generation." ”

Xiao Hai shook his head and said, "Tianxiang Academy is as high as a cloud, in fact, even if I don't make a move, I believe that girl can be saved." ”

Shang Ke laughed and said: "Others say that the master of my academy is like a cloud, which is a compliment, but it is a bit humiliating for Shaoxia to say this again, after all, even our vice president Zhang Xiangtian said that your strength should not be underestimated, not to mention the praise that Ma Huyuan praised you before." ”

Linglong interjected next to him: "Of course, my brother Xiaohai is amazing!"

Xiao Hai shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The two seniors have mercy, and they are also overreputational, Xiao Hai can't afford it." ”

As they spoke, the three of them came to a large hall. The door was open, and Xiao Hai could clearly see that the room was full of people. It made Xiaohai a little nervous. The people in the house saw Xiao Hai and others coming, led by an old man in white, with snow-white hair and a white beard that had reached his chest.

His complexion was ruddy, his eyes were embarrassed, his heavens were full, and his temples were bulging. Xiao Hai knew that he was a master when he saw this aura. Xiao Hai recognized it at a glance, it was the old man who spoke at the opening ceremony yesterday.

The old man brought out seven or eight people, followed by Zhang Xiangtian and senior Ma. Shang Ke was the first to speak: "Yan Shaoxia, let me introduce you to you, this is the dean of our Tianxiang Academy, Xiu Jinyuan, Xiu Dean." ”

Xiao Hai hurriedly clenched his fists and saluted: "Junior, Yan Xiaohai, I have seen the seniors of cultivation!"