"Bang bang" three times, it was the sound of a knee hitting a wooden plank.

Li Mao hurriedly turned around, and immediately saw Boss Yang's family of three kneeling on the deck of the passenger ship, kowtowing frequently, and constantly shouting: "Immortal, please save my mother!"

Li Mao hurriedly stepped forward to help Boss Yang up, and explained: "Brother Yang, what are you doing here? I'm not an immortal, you all get up and talk." ”

Boss Yang just refused to get up, and pleaded while kowtowing: "Immortal, the villain had no eyes just now, and he didn't see that you were an immortal! You are a fairy who saves the suffering, please save my lady!"

Boss Yang's two sons are also desperately kowtowing: "Immortal, please save my mother!"

Li Mao dragged this one, and the other fell to his knees again, so he had to say helplessly: "It's going to rain soon, you park the boat to the shore first, and I'll go to the back cabin to listen to you explain what happened." ”

Before Li Mao's words fell, the wind on the river had risen, blowing the willow branches on both banks, and the river was also blown out of ripples.

Li Mao turned around and opened the cabin door and said, "Uncle Jiu, Xiao Ai, it's going to rain outside, I asked the boatman to dock the boat on the shore, it may be a little bumpy for a while, you take care of Aunt Jiu."

I've got something to say to the boatman, and I'll be back in a moment, and if you have anything to tell me, I can hear it in the aft cabin. ”

The conversation between Li Mao and the boatman just now was heard clearly in the cabin, and Xu Ai also wanted to go out to listen to the story of Boss Yang's family, but as soon as he got together, he was grabbed by Xu Jiuye, pressed on the seat, and dispelled Xu Ai's idea of going out with a very stern look.

Xu Jiuye hurriedly said: "Virtuous nephew, go and get busy, your ninth aunt has us to take care of, don't worry." ”

Li Mao nodded, closed the hatch, and strode towards the rear cabin.

Xu Ai saw that Li Mao was gone, and asked very unhappily: "Dad, what did you say happened to the old man? Why do you have to be an immortal to help him? Will Brother Li agree to them?"

Xu Jiuye said: "Xiao Ai, don't you know Li Mao's character?

Xu Ai said: "Alas, although I also admire Brother Li's chivalrous demeanor, I don't want to see him born and die for others every time, it's too pitiful." ”

Xu Jiuye said: "Ai'er, everyone has their own principles and bottom line, Li Mao has more principles and a higher bottom line than others, so he can be a hero and be respected by ordinary people, don't you also like Li Mao?"

Xu Ai immediately blushed and said, "Dad, when did I like Brother Li, there are so many people, don't talk nonsense!"

The two of them, Xiao Zhu and Xiao Zhu, obediently pretended to count the number of gifts, and did not look back, avoiding the embarrassment of the young lady.

Xu Jiuye said: "Ai'er, what I told you last night, you have to think about it seriously and make a decision as soon as possible, Dad will wait for your letter, otherwise Li Mao will leave in three days, don't regret it!"

Xu Ai looked at her mother who closed her eyes and recuperated in her mind, and then looked at her father, who was a little old, and whispered, "Dad, I will think about it again and give you a letter before getting off the boat." ”

Xu Ai was reluctant to part with her father, but she had already begun to cultivate, and she didn't want to miss the opportunity to see the outside world.

At this time, the passenger ship was already docked on the shore, and Boss Yang quickly lowered the anchor to the bottom of the water, and his two sons inserted two long bamboo poles into the mud in the water through the hole in the side of the boat, so that the passenger ship could be fixed more firmly.

"Crack~!" A bolt of lightning struck a big willow tree on the riverside, the branches and leaves of the big willow tree flew up, and a burst of smoke rose up, and then the raindrops of beans poured down, and Li Mao hurriedly followed Yang Lao and his son into the back cabin.

The rear cabin is very small, only a quarter the size of the front cabin, where the father and son rest, stay and cook, and the environment is much worse than the cabin, which looks dark and shady, and the so-called beds are just three thin quilts piled on the flat of the cabin.

Small passenger ships like Mr. Yang do not provide meals, because the sanitary conditions do not allow, and the guests on the boat mainly eat dry food.

Boss Yang looked at the low and messy rear cabin, and didn't know where to ask Li Mao to sit, but fortunately, Boss Yang's eldest son was clever, and hurriedly stacked three thin quilts together, made a cloth pier, and asked Li Mao to sit down.

Li Mao couldn't excuse himself, so he had to sit down, the three thin quilts were really thin, and they were much thinner than ordinary people's winter quilts.

Boss Yang saw Li Mao sit down, and the father and son knelt on the ground again, looking at Li Mao with expectant eyes.

Li Mao said in a deep voice: "Tell me the truth of the matter first." ”

Boss Yang hurriedly nodded and said: "Thank you, the immortal, the villain's name is Yang Da, and the family has been pulling goods and carrying passengers on the Miluo River for generations to make a living, so many ship bosses know me, and they like to call me Yang Da."

I originally had a happy family, and my family has been running boats for several generations, and I have some savings, and I married my childhood sweetheart when I became an adult.

Originally, I wanted to have a child, and after a few years, I would redeem the boat, buy dozens of acres of land, and live a stable life by collecting land rent.

But when my second son was born less than a year old, one day I went out to run the boat, and my wife went to the street to buy vegetables, and was accidentally seen by a bully, so she came up and pestered, and then my mother struggled desperately to get away.

When I came back, I found out who this bully was, but I couldn't retaliate, so I had to stay at home and guard my wife, and it was quiet for a while.

Then one day a wealthy family in the city asked my lady to do some needlework, and my lady's embroidery and needlework were among the best in Miluo, and the price was high, so we didn't have any doubts, and my wife went.

As a result, my wife never came back, and when I inquired, I found out that it was the bully who asked the rich family to trick my mother and then kidnapped her.

After that, I went to look for it many times, but the bully refused to admit it, and let people beat me to a serious injury, I went to the government to complain, and the government said that I had no evidence to prove that my lady was at the bully's house, and it was not accepted.

In the end, my family's house was also set on fire, and the government came to say that my son accidentally lit it while playing with the lamp, and since then my family has been scattered, and I have been living on this boat with my two sons for 14 years. ”

Li Mao frowned and said, "This bully is really arrogant, and the government is also angry! But why did you ask for help after confirming that I am an immortal, I don't understand." ”

Boss Yang said miserably: "Immortal, I won't tell you anything. I once poured all my money into inviting a martial arts master to rescue my lady, but after the martial arts master went once, he came back and returned all the money to me and said, the other party is an immortal, and you let me go to death, and scolded me.

After that, I really let go of the idea of revenge, and it wasn't until today that I was sure that you were also an immortal, and I suddenly felt that I had hope, so I took the liberty of asking you for help. ”

Li Mao said strangely: "Since the other party is an immortal, why don't you just destroy you, so that you disappear without knowing it, I think he should have this ability, why do you want to keep you and your two sons alive?"

Yang Da hurriedly said: "Immortal, I may not have made it clear, I heard that it was my mother who forced her to die, or they thought that we would not be a threat at all, so they left the lives of our father and son, and looked at our painful appearance."

As for the bully himself, he can only use some spells such as charms, and he has no real skills, and his master is the real immortal. ”

Li Mao said with a solemn face: "There are many kinds of immortals, my cultivation is not high, and I can't deal with many people." Do you know what kind of cultivation that bully's master is?"

Yang Da said with a look of astonishment: "I really don't know this, I also inquired about the news, do immortals still have ranks?"

Li Mao knew that he couldn't tell these mortals about the matter of the cultivation realm, so he asked directly, "Can that immortal fly?" or heard that he can fly?"

Yang Da tried to recall: "I haven't heard that the immortal can fly, and some people see him riding a horse when he goes in and out. By the way, I remember when that martial arts master scolded me, he once said that if I let him deal with a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, I would let him go to death!"

Li Mao let out a long sigh of relief, and thought to himself: "The Qi refining period is okay, I am enough to deal with it, but it has been fourteen years since the matter is now, I don't know if he has advanced to the foundation building stage? However, most of the low-level monks who like to mingle with the red dust are not qualified, and it must be difficult to advance." ”

Thinking of this, Li Mao decided to help Yang Da's father and son, and he spoke: "The battle between immortals is extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, your soul will be scattered, I must have more detailed information to decide whether to help you or not." ”

Yang Da hurriedly took his son and kowtowed: "Immortal, that's nature, we can't let you take risks!" As long as you are willing to help our father and son, you don't have to worry about the news, we will find out very clearly, and we will definitely not let you take risks!"

Li Mao said: "Let me ask you what you know first. Who is that bully, who is the family behind it, and do you know his master's lineage? ”

Yang Da hurriedly said, "Immortal, since you have agreed, I will tell you everything I know." In order to take revenge, I have investigated a lot of news about the other party over the years.

The bully's surname is Huang, and he is nicknamed Huang Tianba, and no one knows his original name. His uncle served as the magistrate of Miluo County for six years thirty years ago, and later he married a woman from the Xu family, a large local family, and stayed in the local area to develop!

Eighteen years ago, he saved a down-and-out seriously injured old man, but that old man was still an immortal, and since then he has been like a tiger with wings, saying the same thing in Miluo County, even the later county lords are very jealous of him, and never dare to find him trouble.

Since then, he has been bullying men and women and bullying the market in Miluo County for almost 18 years, and no one dares to say a word in front of him!"

The more Li Mao listened, the more he felt that this person's deeds were very familiar, and he suddenly remembered the story that Xu Jiuye told him yesterday!