The fame of the rivers and lakes made Tu Yuankui and Jin Hanxiao admire each other, and they turned their rivalry into jade silk, and they were very happy in their hearts.

After a while of greetings, they called the four men over and recognized each other one by one. Two of them are Jin Hanxiao's second apprentice Jin Erdart and fifth apprentice Jin Wudart, and the other two are the newly recruited brothers of Jin Xin's Dart Bureau. They and Tu Yuankui greeted each other, apologized to each other, turned enemies into friends, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Subsequently, they invited the shopkeeper of the inn Lu over, and Tu Yuankui gave him two ingots of fifty taels of silver each, and apologized for the property damage suffered by the inn.

"Much, much. Shopkeeper Lu was polite in his mouth, but he was holding two ingots of snowflake silver in his hand and couldn't put it down.

They put down the snitch Hua Ziqi hanging under the cloister next to the door of the guest room, and because the net rope was wrapped too tightly, Hua Ziqi was wrapped like a meat dumpling.

When Tu Yuankui asked about the whereabouts of the two thousand taels of silver stolen by the snitch Hua Ziqi, he refused to tell the truth. In desperation, Tu Yuankui and Jin Hanxiao discussed and decided that Tu Yuankui would personally send the snitch Hua Ziqi to the Xing'an Prefecture Mansion in order to recover the silver taels he had lost.

Early the next morning, Tu Yuankui, Miss Xiaocui, Bai Qingyun and the coachmen hurriedly had breakfast, tied the snitch Hua Ziqi to the frame, said goodbye to Jin Hanxiao's master and apprentice, and set off with his convoy to Xing'an City.

It was the middle of summer, the red sun was scorching along the way, the heat wave was rolling, and the dry loess road was baked by the scorching sun.

The convoy creaked and crawled forward with great difficulty, and in a short time it entered a large canyon. In the middle of the canyon, a road winds its way forward, and as far as the eye can see, you can't see where the exit is.

As soon as they reached a turn, Tu Yuankui suddenly noticed a person standing far in front of them.

It was a woodcutter, he wore a green hat on his head, a green robe, and shoes on his feet, carrying a bag in one hand and a wooden stick in the other, and the front of the hat leaned down, covering the upper half of his face, so that he could not see his appearance clearly. There was a big tree by the side of the road, lonely and densely foliage, and he stood motionless in the shade of the tree, like a stone carving, as if waiting for someone.

Who are you waiting for? Tu Yuankui's heart sank, it seemed that he had encountered robbers again today.

Tu Yuankui has been walking on the rivers and lakes all year round, and he has seen a lot of such things, and he is not afraid. According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, he had to stop the convoy, jump out of the car, and come forward to say hello.

Tu Yuankui clenched his fists and said, "Hero, can you make it convenient and let the vehicle pass by the road?"

The woodcutter threw the burden in his hand forward, only to hear a sound, which just fell at Tu Yuankui's feet, and splashed a circle of yellow dust.

"Let the people go. The woodcutter said.

Oh, he's here to save people. It seems that this bag must contain the two thousand taels of silver that I stole from me. This snitch is a wanted criminal by the imperial court, and if I escort him to the government, I will still get a reward of 2,000 taels of silver from the government, isn't this the best of both worlds? Why should I let him go? Hmph, you woodcutter, single-handedly, see what you can do to save him from my slaughtering knife!?

"What if I don't let it go?"

"Then press me over!"

Although the voice was low, it was very rough, rich, and imposing.

As soon as the woodcutter's words fell, the snitch tied to the frame shouted loudly: "Senior brother, save me!"

Hearing the cries for help, a coachman angrily picked up a wooden stick and stabbed it straight into the snitch's abdomen. The snitch suddenly suffered from pain, screamed miserably, and did not dare to squeak again.

Tu Yuankui and the woodcutter stood in the middle of the road facing each other, and neither seemed to give in.

At this moment, a loud whistle suddenly sounded in the mountains and forests, and then the sound of gongs, drums and horns sounded in my ears.

Oh, it turns out that this woodcutter is not alone, how many people did he bring?

"Hero, please don't do it, release people immediately!" Tu Yuankui was very aware of current affairs, and hurriedly turned around and shouted to the coachmen: "Hurry up and release Hua Ziqi, hurry!"

The two coachmen jumped into the car and scrambled to untie the ropes for the snitch.

When Tu Yuankui looked back again, he saw that the woodcutter was still expressionless and seemed indifferent. This made him secretly surprised in his heart, it seems that this woodcutter is no longer going to give in, okay, I will slaughter you today and fight you!

"Copy the guy!"

Tu Yuankui gave an order, and the coachmen hurriedly pulled out knives, guns, sticks, and sticks from the car, and prepared to fight.

Amid a shout, thirty or forty robbers suddenly rushed out of the mountain forest on the side of the road that was suitable for hiding. Armed with knives and guns, they rushed down the convoy like a flash flood.

Seeing this situation, Tu Yuankui felt that the property in the car could not be saved, and the most important thing was to protect his personal safety, so he immediately shouted: "Quickly protect Yun'er and Miss Xiaocui!"

As soon as the words fell, three coachmen immediately ran over, holding knives and sticks, and escorted them to the carriage where Bai Qingyun and Xiaocui were riding.

Tu Yuankui also hurriedly jumped into a carriage, took out the nine-ring knife, put the buckle of the broken knife on his wrist, and stood high on the roof of the car, ready to fight.

Capture the thief first and capture the king first, and then take down the thief's head first.

Tu Yuankui was about to make a move on the woodcutter, when he suddenly found that among the bandits who rushed down from the top of the mountain, two more thieves jumped out, they rode high-headed horses, brandished big knives, and danced their teeth and claws.

This made Tu Yuankui completely blindsided. What's going on? Which one should I solve first?

Just as Tu Yuankui was making a move, the woodcutter in the shade of the tree suddenly raised his arm, and the wooden stick in his hand flew up like a dragon and a snake. The wooden stick did not come in the direction where Tu Yuankui was, but with a whistle-like sound, it drew an arc and went straight to the two thieves on the mountain. In an instant, the stick passed through the necks of the two thieves, and with two hoarse and strange screams, the two thieves fell off their horses.

The gang of robbers was screaming and swooping wildly, when they suddenly found that their boss and two leaders had fallen off their horses and died, and they had no idea for a while. One of the robbers knew that the robbery could not continue, so he gave a melodious whistle.

The minions who rushed to the front heard the signal to withdraw the troops, and they hurriedly stopped.

A few of the little minions couldn't hold their feet, and even slid down the hill to the front of the convoy at the foot of the mountain, so they hurriedly turned over and ran back with a rolling belt.

In the blink of an eye, all thirty or forty robbers had fled without a trace, and only two quiet corpses remained on the hillside, and the two relieved horses were grazing leisurely.

Everything is back to its former lull.

All of them slowly let go of their tense nerves and breathed a sigh of relief.

At the moment when everyone's minds were gradually relaxed, Tu Yuankui's heart was not calm, and he thought to himself: Although the snitch has been released under the pressure of the situation, it is thanks to the rescue of this woodcutter that he has been saved from the robbery of this gang of bandits. Those who can have such miraculous skills are not idle people. Seeing that what he is holding in his hand is not a sword, a halberd, but a wooden stick, could it be that he is a famous "wooden man" in the rivers and lakes - Mu Daxia?

Thinking of this, Tu Yuankui felt a burst of excitement in his heart. He stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Isn't Hao Hanmo a Mu hero who robs the rich and helps the poor?"

The man also saluted: "It's Mu Yongfeng down there." ”

Tu Yuankui smiled, hugged his fists and said: "Aha, I have been longing for Mu Daxia for a long time, and it is really a pleasure to meet you today!"

The man named Mu Yongfeng arched his hand and asked, "Excuse me, your Excellency is ......?"

"In Xia Tu Yuankui, run some small business on the rivers and lakes. ”

"Oh, you're the Quick Knife Divine Warrior Tu Yiyi, a long-admiring daimyo!"

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!"

Mu Yongfeng hugged his fists again and said: "Today's matter, there are many disturbances, please forgive me!"

"Where is this? It is a blessing to meet Mu Daxia!"

At this time, Mu Yongfeng took off his hat and took off his coat, revealing his true appearance. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, and is wrapped in a coarse cloth shirt that has faded over time, revealing majesty in simplicity.

Tu Yuankui was fortunate to meet Mu Yongfeng, and he was very happy in his heart. He suddenly changed his mind and strongly invited Mu Yongfeng and his junior brother Hua Ziqi to return to the Qiaotou Inn with his convoy. He wants to have a good talk with Mu Daxia.