The Cangyun River is surging westward, and several boats are drifting in the middle of the river, and the speed is not slow.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged in the cabin of "Geng Twelve", running the "Heart of the Universe" guidance technique, growing his strength bit by bit.

The cabins on the ship were small, barely enough for a narrow wooden bed, not even a table.

However, this did not affect the flow of cosmic primal energy, and his cultivation was smooth and free, and he absorbed it quickly.

After a long time, Li Yuan felt that the cells in his body had temporarily reached a saturated state, so he stopped running the guidance technique and opened his eyes.

"It's been five days......"

"Five days of cultivation, plus the previous month's cultivation, I am getting closer and closer to the middle level of the mountain and river level, and it won't be long before I can break through this small realm. ”

"But the most important thing is the state of mind. ”

Li Yuan muttered to himself in a low voice.

The contact with the butcher, and the fact that he gave up halfway through the knife study, had a great impact on him, and his mind was always thinking about the two knife techniques of "breaking the neck and bleeding" and "peeling and deboning", and his mind fluctuated.

After a few days of intensive cultivation, the fluctuations in that mood were suppressed, allowing him to become calm again.

"Take a break, and then continue cultivating after a while to break through the realm. ”

Li Yuan pushed open the door and walked to the main cabin.

The mountain and river-level Origin Martial Artist would also be hungry, and after cultivating for several days in a row, there was already a feeling of discomfort in his abdomen.

At this time, there were not many people in the main cabin, only the owner Liang Jun and the three guests who took the boat were chatting and drinking.

Originally, this ship was only going to carry thirty people, among which Sun Lie and more than a dozen Ning Zhen monks were wiped out by the butcher, and the number of people was reduced by half, but it was a lot deserted.

When Li Yuan, everyone was chatting happily. Liang Jun, the owner of the boat, saw him and took the initiative to invite: "Brother Li, do you want to have two drinks together?"

This Liang Jun has a straightforward personality and is quite hospitable, and he knows everyone on the ship.

Li Yuan nodded and replied, "Okay, I'm hungry, by the way, I will fry two more dishes with wine." ”

"Well said. Xiao Xu, go and cook a fresh fish, and then fry some fennel beans and peanuts. The ship's owner commanded at once.

"Okay, you guys wait a minute, it'll be right away!" the little guy agreed, and went to the back stove room.

Liang Jun recommended again: "A few people shouldn't know each other yet." Let me introduce you, this young man's name is Li Yuan, don't look at his young age, but his kung fu is quite good. These three are the three brothers of the Luo family, Luo Dacai, Luo Erfu, and Luo Sanshou, who are famous spice merchants in Longling, and their families are rich. ”

The three Luo brothers, the eldest wears a scarf and looks like a middle-aged scholar; the second is obese and has a rich face; and the third has beads on his ears, like a birthday star.

All three of them are human beings, as their names suggest, and they can be remembered clearly at a glance.

Li Yuan sat down in the vacant seat next to Liang Jun, poured himself a bowl of wine, and said casually, "What are you talking about?"

"It's all nonsense. Luo Dacai, who was sitting across from him, replied.

Luo Erfu said with a smile: "Brother Liang was talking to us about the Tianmen Gorge mountain thieves and water thieves just now. ”

"Bandits and water thieves?" Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, and became interested.

Liang Jun explained: "That's right. In the past, there were often water thieves in the Tianmen Gorge area, robbing passing merchant ships, which made us merchants quite distressed to catch up with ships. ”

"I don't know how a while ago, a group of bandits actually appeared and built a stockade on the other side of Tianmen Gorge to rob nearby merchants who were taking land routes. ”

"Although there are also official roads passing by land in the Tianmen Gorge area, because of the remote geography, there are very few merchants in the past. The bandits couldn't grab the money for a long time, so they got up with the idea of the water thieves, built a few boats, and crossed the river overnight to attack the water thieves' stockade on the other side. ”

Li Yuan couldn't cry or laugh.

This is the same as blocking the road and being a bandit, and he actually plays black and black?

"It's funny. And then?" he asked.

Liang Jun said: "Both families are bandits, and no one is afraid of anyone." The bandits provoked first, and the water thieves were not easy to provoke, so the next day they ran to the bandits' land and made a big fuss, smashed the bandits' newly built ship, and injured many people. ”

"As soon as the thieves saw that the bones of the water thieves were hard to gnaw, they stopped for a few days. ”

But there was not much oil and water to be fished by land, and it was not long before they built new ships and began to compete with the pirates. ”

Li Yuan was surprised: "Both families are going to rob the ship, so wouldn't it be a big trouble for you to catch the ship?"

Liang Jun shook his head with a smile, waved his hand and said, "That's not going to happen." Although the thieves and water thieves all want to rob us of our money, the relationship between the two of them is not good, which one robs more, and the other is not convinced. ”

"Every time a big ship passes, the mountain thieves and water thieves go out together to stop the robbery. The result is often that they fight first, and when they have decided the winner, we can leave safely after paying a toll after watching the excitement. ”

"Of course, sometimes they play so hard that we can even take advantage of the opportunity to slip away. Haha~"

Li Yuan laughed for a while after hearing this.

These two gangs of bandits are living treasures, and if they have to fight for each other, why don't they want to think about merging the two to do it together?

Luo Sanshou said: "In ten days, we will also pass through Tianmen Gorge, and I don't know what the situation will be when the time comes." ”

There was no hint of worry in his tone, but a sense of anticipation, which made people feel ashamed.

As he spoke, the little guy had already prepared the appetizers and brought up the hot braised fish.

This fish is made from the live fish in the river and slaughtered in the pot, the chef's technique is very sophisticated, the sauce is thick, the taste is delicious, and it is very tempting.

Li Yuan was hungry in his belly, so he was not polite at the moment, so he picked up the chopsticks and ate them.

While eating, he said, "What is the origin of those mountain thieves and water thieves?

Liang Jun replied: "I heard that there is. However, the immortal cultivators who have some ability are all high, and most of them will go to the grass to be thieves, and most of them are disciples who are not in the climate, and their cultivation is not high. ”

In this world, the distance between secular people and immortal cultivators is not far away, and many times they will interact with each other.

Like the Sun Mansion in Longling County and the rest of the small families, they are all places where they live with secular people.

Even many ordinary people living in the market and towns have some ancestral fragmentary methods at home, and if they work hard, they can also practice some skills.

Liang Jun and the three brothers of the Luo family are all people who have seen the world, and they have a little understanding of immortal cultivators, so they don't have much fear in their hearts.

Luo Dacai looked at Li Yuan, who was enjoying the food, and asked, "Brother Li, you are strong and powerful, and your weapons are extraordinary, you should also be an immortal cultivator, right?"

Several people looked at each other inquiringly at the same time.

Li Yuan spit out two fish bones and nodded, "Sort of." ”

There's nothing to hide from this kind of thing, yes, no, no, but it's okay.

Hearing his affirmative answer, all four of them showed expressions of joy.

This trip can be accompanied by immortal cultivators, and when you arrive at Tianmen Gorge, when the mountain thieves and water thieves attack the ship, you will also have a safe guarantee.

Although they are not afraid of being robbed, it is always good to be able to save some money.

Liang Jun immediately said: "Then this trip will have to bother Brother Li to bear a lot." ”