Li Mu rode the horse and stood at the entrance of the Pig-Herding Alley, deep in thought.
He was an imposter, not the real Li Mu on this planet. The reason why he came to pick up Li Mu's mother was that he wanted to give an explanation to the real Li Mu. Whether he was dead or alive, judging from his life experience, he could be regarded as a talented and filial son. The second reason was that Li Mu's mother's misfortune was indeed pitiful and pitiful. An old woman who was let down by fate should live a happy life in her later years.
Li Mu on Earth had never enjoyed the love of his parents, so it could be said that this was his sore spot.
However, no matter how similar they looked, they were not the same person. If Li Mu's mother recognized him on the spot, it would be very embarrassing.
Li Mu was not afraid of being exposed.
With his current strength, he could go anywhere in the world. Even if he did not become the county magistrate of Taibai County, he could still roam the mountains and rivers proudly.
What he worried about was how he should answer Li Mu's mother once she recognized him as an imposter and asked about the whereabouts of her real son. If he told her that the real Li Mu had fallen off the cliff and died, wouldn't that cut off her last hope? How sad and desperate she would be? That would go against his original intention of picking up Li Mu's mother.
The Pig-Herding Alley was a small alley in the slums. The ground was muddy, the walls were low, and the air was filled with a faint stench. It was a strange smell of urine mixed with mud, which made people feel nauseous.
Li Mu's mother had smelled this smell in the slaughterhouse of Randengsi Village on Earth.
There were not many people in the alley, and there were stray dogs. Compared with the bustling night scene on the main street outside, it seemed to be a forgotten place, a completely different world.
Occasionally, figures would appear. Some of them had numb expressions and were thin like firewood, and some of them had ferocious and ferocious expressions. They seemed to be in a hurry, and it further accentuated the complicated and dangerous living environment in this small alley.
The people walking in and out of the alley all looked at Li Mu and Li Mu curiously.
Judging from their clothes and bearing, Li Mu and Li Mu should not belong to the Pig-Herding Alley, not to mention the handsome cyan-maned horse they were riding. Why did they come here?
"Young Master?" Zheng Cunjian whispered, "Madam, they are really in there. I'm sure I'm not mistaken …"
Li Mu waved his hand.
"Let's go in."
He dismounted from the horse, led the horse, and walked step by step on the muddy road toward the dark Pig-Herding Alley.
On both sides of the alley, in addition to the low mud walls, there were scattered wooden doors. Some courtyards were dead silent, while others were dimly lit. Occasionally, children's giggles could be heard. At the gates of some courtyards hung with red lanterns, women of different ages were standing in revealing clothes, stroking their hair coquettishly. When they saw Li Mu and Li Mu coming in, they stayed far away from them. Although they were big shots who didn't belong to the slum world, they didn't dare to really come up to solicit customers.
The Pig-Herding Alley was not deep, about 100 meters.
Pig-Herding Pig-Herding Mu. Pigherding
"Old pig woman, no matter what you say, I will take this bitch back. If you dare to stop me, I will break your legs." A domineering and arrogant voice came from Mother Li's courtyard in front of them.
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. Li Mu's eyes narrowed.
At the gate of the yard, a carriage was parked. Two burly men, who looked like coachmen, were standing at the gate with a horse, glaring at the passers-by with fierce looks. With long broadswords hanging at their waists, they looked like two door guards.
"What's going on?"
Li Mu looked at Zheng Cunjian.
The latter looked confused and bewildered.
Li Mu walked straight to the gate.
The two men were immediately alerted. They glared at Li Mu with obvious warning in their eyes.
"What are you doing?"
One of the men put his hand on the handle of his broadsword and stared at Li Mu.
"Oh, going home to have a look." Li Mu tied the cyan-maned horse to a dead tree stump at the gate and answered casually.
Then, he ignored the two men and reached out to push the gate.
"Stop!"
"Don't go in!"
The two men flared up at the same time and reached out to grab Li Mu's shoulder.
If it were someone else, they would have drawn their broadswords and slashed at him. But, seeing that Li Mu and Zheng Cunjian were well-dressed, they guessed they should be people of high status. So, they were still polite to them. Obviously, the two men did not have a high status, so they did not know Zheng Cunjian at all. They did not know the Heartless Scholar who could shake the entire Chang 'an government with a stamp of his foot.
However, when the two men stretched out their hands to grab it, they caught nothing.
Unhurriedly, Li Mu had already pushed open the gate of the courtyard and walked in.
"Stop …"
"Are you courting death?"
The two men were startled and hurried to chase after him.
Zheng Cunjian shook his head. He had vaguely guessed something. Obviously, someone was going to be in trouble tonight, and it was a big one. He knew Li Mu's temper very well. Once he was angry, he could even poke a hole in the sky.
But, no matter what happened, it had nothing to do with him.
So he unhurriedly tied the horse to the door, took the clothes and food that he had bought at the last minute off the horse's back, and carried them in his hands. Then he also entered the small courtyard. The two men chased after him, so no one stopped him.
…
As soon as Li Mu walked into the yard, he saw such a scene.
A middle-aged woman dressed in a tattered hemp skirt was holding a bare broom in her hand. She was shielding a girl who looked to be about 18 or 19 years old behind her like a hen protecting her chicks. Her expression was one of anger and panic.
The middle-aged woman's eyes were lifeless and unfocused. It was obvious that she was blind. Even though her eyes had lost their light and her ragged and coarse clothes did not hinder her beauty. She was like a flower that had fallen into the mud. Although she had been ravaged by time and tortured by life, she still had a noble and beautiful temperament.
Almost without guessing, Li Mu knew that the middle-aged woman was Li Mu's mother.
To be honest, the image of Li Mu's mother was quite different from that of a white-haired, hunched middle-aged woman in his imagination. But on second thought, he felt it was normal.
After all, when she was young, Li Mu's mother was the most outstanding noble flower in the empire. Countless men had pursued her.
The girl behind Li Mu's mother was about 18 years old. She still looked a little immature. Although she was not very beautiful, she was decent and well-behaved. Her skin was very smooth, but there was a clear red and swollen palm print on her tear-stained and panic-stricken face as if she had been frightened by a thunderstorm. Her clothes were in good condition, but half of them were torn, exposing her fair arms and shoulders. She covered her breasts with her hands …
However, the girl's exposed fair skin was densely covered with all kinds of whip marks, which were bruised and swollen.
Immediately, some information popped up in Li Mu's mind.
Zheng Cunjian once told him that Li Mu's mother used to have several loyal maids, but they were all broken up and sold off. The last loyal maid was also forced to marry another family as a concubine by the scumbag magistrate's servants. So, Li Mu's mother should have no maids to serve her nowadays.
But the scene in front of him, well …
"It should be that concubine who was forced to marry fled back, and then got chased to the door?"
Combined with the words she heard outside the door, Li Mu's mother came to such a conclusion.
Opposite Li Mu's mother and the two girls, a middle-aged stout man dressed in silk and satin was cursing them with his hands on his hips. Beside him stood four evil slaves, all of whom had long broadswords hanging on their waists and horsewhips in their hands. They looked ferocious and giggled, as if they were watching a good show.
"Hehe, old pig dog, I saw that you once served the prefectural magistrate, so I didn't bicker with you. But you are actually so reckless. You dare to collude with this lowly servant to steal my family's property, and you even dare to protect this lowly servant. Do you really think that I don't dare to hit you?"
There was a mole with a tuft of black hair at the corner of the fat man's mouth. When he cursed, he looked ferocious and cruel.
After a few curses, he suddenly turned around and saw Li Mu walking in step by step.
"Who are you?" he asked in surprise.
Li Mu said, "I'm the owner of this place … Who are you?"
While they were talking, the two men outside the door chased them in.
The fat man came to his senses. His face turned fierce and he yelled, "Where did this idiot come from? How dare he act dumb in front of me … Wangcai and Laifu, I told you to guard the door. Why did you let this little bald ass come in?" He also took Li Mu as a monk.
The two men who chased them in were Wangcai and Laifu.
"Master, he forced his way in …"
"This guy is very slippery. Master, be careful."
The two men said.
"Drag him out, drag him out … and break his legs!" The fat man who called himself Master Zheng jumped up and down and bellowed. Obviously, he was very angry that his fun was interrupted.
The two men immediately drew their broadswords and rushed over.
Li Mu didn't even look back. With a backhand slap, a gust of strong qi gushed out, and the two burly men, like two kites with broken strings, flew upside down and fell outside the courtyard wall, lifeless.
Then, he said, "His surname is also Zheng."
Zheng Cunjian, who had just entered the door, shivered when he heard that. He hurriedly explained, "Young Master, I don't know him. He and I are not the same Zheng."
At that time, Li Mu's mother and the maid were also a little confused.
Li Mu's mother was blind and could not see clearly. She could not see Li Mu's appearance, so she did not know what had happened.
The girl, who was as panic-stricken as a duckling in a thunderstorm, hurriedly pulled up her tattered clothes and covered them with her hands. She looked Li Mu up and down, a little confused. But at such a time, when she saw the scene of Li Mu's attack, she could only put her last hope on the stranger. She summoned up her courage and hurriedly said, "Young Master, help us …"
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Today was the first night watch. At noon, he had to take the child out for an examination, so he got up at six o 'clock to write.
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