Chapter 37 Chapter Thirty-Six
Shi Fu and Fulidu were anxiously arranging defense and retreat, a soldier hurried over, knelt down and said: "Master Shi, Mr. Fu, there is a situation!"
"What? Hurry up!" Shi Fu said without looking back.
The soldier said: "No... I don't know..."
Fulidu was stunned for a moment, and then cursed: "You bastard! You dare to make such a joke at this time, do you want to die?"
The soldier kowtowed and said, "I don't dare! I really... don't know what to say... Yes...someone has gone down the mountain!"
"Who?"
"Little man..." The soldier was already crying: "Little man is not sure, so I invite the two adults to go and see for themselves."
Fulidu's heart skipped a beat, only to hear Shi Fu beside him yell, "It's broken!" He stood up and left, forgetting that he couldn't see, tripped over a tree root, and fell down.Volidu pulled the stone to pay, his nose was bloody, no matter what happened, his calm expression disappeared at this moment, and he just shouted in a panic: "It's broken, it's broken, hurry, hurry! Come on!" go!"
Fulidu hurriedly called someone to help him, and then he followed the soldier and ran to the edge of the forest.At this moment, there was already a large group of people around, looking down the mountain, some of them had already started crying bitterly with their faces covered.
The soldier pushed aside the crowd, and Fulidu rushed to the front. He only took one look, and knew in his heart that it was over—four horses had already galloped down the hill, and the back of the first one was extremely thin, with a red scarf wrapped around his head. Who is not Princess Liushu?The burly figure behind her is naturally Fu Moli.
The soldier wept and said, "My lord, is that... the princess?"
Fulidu looked at it for a while, turned around, and slapped the soldier, almost knocking the soldier down to his knees.He said coldly: "What are you doing here? Why don't you drive all these people back to me, surround yourself here, and wait to be the target of the other party's arrows?"
The soldier's face was swollen and he was full of tears. He said, "It's...my lord. But the princess...she really..." Fulidu drew out his knife with a bang, and said, "No matter how dare you Say one word, I will kill you right here, get out!" He raised his voice and said to the surrounding people: "You all get the fuck back, do you want to die here? Get out!"
But no one retreated, but more people surrounded him.Everyone stretched their necks, looked at the red scarf that was fading away, and shouted at the top of their voices: "Come back! Come back quickly, Princess!" Several people began to drill into the woods below, trying to catch up .Fulidu shouted hoarsely: "Whoever dares to go down, I will shoot him first! Who! Where are the soldiers? Go and drag me back!"
A dozen soldiers stood aside and hesitated. Fulidu shouted a few times but no one answered. Seeing that more and more people were running down, Fulidu knew that these people would die if they went down, so he immediately took off the bow on his back. , shouted: "If you don't come back again, I really ejaculated! Damn..."
His eyes were red with blood, he really opened his bow and set up an arrow, and shot the arrow, the man who ran the farthest got hit in the thigh, screamed, and rolled far away on the ground, the white snow was immediately stained red with blood.
The rest of them were petrified, and looked back at Fulidu in a daze.Fulidu said: "Okay, let's all go! Anyway, I will kill you all myself, don't take advantage of the Han people!" He said and put on another arrow, and he was about to shoot.
Only then did the soldiers know that Volido was serious, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, don't shoot!" They rushed down and dragged those people back.Fulidu put down his bow and said: "Go back, everyone go back and prepare! The Han people might attack soon, don't look here! Get lost!"
When people walked back one after another, Fulidu watched the fluttering red scarf go away by himself, and muttered to himself: "Princess...why are you so stupid..."
The four horses ran close to Sun Jing's troops, without the slightest intention of stopping, they rushed straight into the formation.The opposing soldiers were obviously at a loss, and the phalanx facing the horses began to become chaotic.Several heads of ten households rode out on horseback, yelling loudly, and commanded the soldiers to quickly retreat to both sides.
Although it was flustered at the beginning, the middle phalanx stopped, while the two phalanxes were still moving outwards, and several phalanxes even crossed and collided with each other.But when the four horses rushed up, the procession smoothly separated a long gap, allowing them to pass without hindrance.Several cavalrymen holding banners galloped to the front to lead the way for the comers.Every time a line of troops passed, cavalry came quickly and followed behind, and finally gathered into a team of nearly a hundred people, and rushed straight to the main camp behind the formation.
After the cavalry team passed, the teams in front quickly closed up again under the command of their respective captains, and rearranged their positions.The war drum rang three times quickly, stopped for a while, then three more times, and then stopped.The banner in front of the team stopped, commanding the phalanx to stop, and the sound of rumbling footsteps faded away after a long time.For a moment, there was only the sound of the wind blowing the flags.
"Come on..." Volido looked at the silent army and said to himself, "Let me see the destiny."
Half an hour later, I suddenly heard the sound of Mingjin coming from the rear of the camp, followed by the dull sound of "Woooo" horns.Fulidu, who was sitting and resting, jumped up, surrounded by dozens of soldiers. Everyone held their weapons tightly, drew their bows and crossbows, held their breath, and looked down the mountain.
I saw dozens of messengers riding through the team quickly, announcing orders loudly.There was quite a commotion in the ranks, the captains ran in and out, and the soldiers looked around in place, looking down from the mountain, like a group of buzzing flies.
This commotion lasted only for a short while, and the flags in the formation began to move one after another, passing from front to back.The soldiers gathered in a hurry, and the formation quickly shrank, and it changed from a square formation to a long snake formation in a short while.When the formation is complete, start from the wings and run backward in groups.
One soldier said: "He... what are they doing?" Another veteran said: "What? Didn't you see the movement of the flag? The team is turning." The former man said: "Turn? Which way to turn? ?”
Fulidu let out a long breath, and said: "It's a retreat. The other side retreated, Your Royal Highness... it succeeded." His feet softened, and he could no longer support his body. He knelt down with his head deep buried deep in the snow.
Xiao Jin was not found by the people sent by Fulidu until it was close to noon.As soon as he untied the rope on his feet, Xiao Jin jumped up and ran, rushing to the edge of the cliff in one breath.He stayed there for a moment before he was really sure that there was nothing under the cliff, and the opponent had completely withdrawn. In the snow under the hillside, there was a trace of footprints faintly left, leading to the place where the army was stationed just now, mixed into the chaotic slush trampled by thousands of people, and could no longer be discerned. That was Xiao Yu's last imprint. For the first time in his life, Xiao Jin fully experienced the feeling of wanting to cry without tears.He gritted his teeth so hard that they were about to shatter, but the tears just couldn't fucking come out, and the monstrous anger in his heart couldn't find an outlet to vent, rampaging in his body, almost blasting him from the inside.The soldier was about to come to untie the rope in his hand, when he heard a "bang", Xiao Jin stretched out his arms, the rope was stretched into dozens of pieces, scattered in all directions, and one of them hit the soldier in the face , It hit him with gold stars in front of him.He covered his face and still didn't cry out, he was punched hard in the stomach again, flew back a long way, hit the rock and passed out. Fulidu was discussing with Shi Fu which way to go to Xiangcheng, when he heard a commotion behind him, someone shouted: "Stop him, hurry! He's gone crazy!" Fulidu looked back and saw that his soldiers were running towards the mountain road one after another. Dozens of people had already gathered there, and they didn't know what they were doing.Volido called to stop a soldier, frowned and said, "What's going on? Is someone fighting privately? When is this, are you not afraid of military punishment?" The soldier said: "No, no, my lord! It seems... It seems that the kid brought back by the princess suddenly went crazy and beat people indiscriminately!" Fulidu was startled, Shi Fu said: "Xiao Jin? How could..." He hadn't finished speaking when he heard a cry of surprise from the crowd, but it was a soldier who flew high, smashing the branches of several trees along the way, and finally fell into the crowd, knocking people upside down . Fu Lidu said: "Not good, I think it's about the princess's affairs, which makes him unable to think about it...Brother Shi Fu, you think about it first, I'll go and have a look." He hurried over.But the people outside the circle were so crowded that everyone stretched their necks to look in.Fulidu squeezed a few times but couldn't get in, suddenly annoyed, shouted: "Get out! I've never seen such an initiative in battle, but you are so active while watching the excitement, get out of here!" When the soldiers turned around and saw that it was him, they were startled, and moved out of the way knowingly, and the circle immediately retreated.In the field, four or five big men were besieging Xiao Jin. It turned out that Xiao Jin rushed all the way down, hitting and kicking everyone he saw, and overturned more than a dozen people in a blink of an eye.Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest of them ran away one after another.The soldiers knew that he was Princess Liushu's friend and was said to be a benefactor, so naturally they didn't dare to do anything to him, they could only try to surround him desperately.But his eyes were red, and his strikes were fast and ruthless. Several soldiers recklessly went up to pull him, but he pulled them back and beat them, and threw them far away.Fortunately, the Jie people were familiar with grassland wrestling techniques, five or six surrounded Xiao Jin, he hit a certain person, and the rest rushed up and pulled him, preventing him from making a move, and temporarily trapped him. Volido said: "Go away, spread out!" Someone said: "My lord, he...he beats people..." Fulidu said: "I have something to tell him, go away!" Those people looked at each other and retreated. Fulidu took two steps forward and said, "This..." With a muffled sound, Fulidu was punched in the stomach, causing him to bend over.The surrounding people exclaimed in unison, and immediately rushed up to separate the two.Volido regained his strength, broke away from the person who was supporting him, and said, "Don't shout, everyone...cough...don't shout. Get out of the way, he wants to fight, I will fight with him!" Several soldiers squeezed in front of him, saying one after another: "My lord, let the little one..." Fulidu pushed away and said angrily: "Go to hell! Come on, are you an adult or am I an adult? roll!" After his subordinates drove him away, Fulidu looked at Xiao Jin's blood-red eyes, untied his saber, and said, "Don't you want to fight? I'll accompany you, and use whatever you can." Xiao Jin didn't answer, just stepped forward and punched directly, which was the first form of "Arhat Fuhu Fist".Volido was very aware, sideways avoided, and fought with him.Although he has never learned every move seriously like Xiao Jin, he has fought and fought on the battlefield all year round, living a life of real knife-edge blood. His fighting experience is much richer than Xiao Jin, and he can also wrestle.Although Xiao Jin's "Arhat Fuhu Fist" is powerful and he has learned a lot in grappling, compared with Fulidu's brutal fighting style, it can only be regarded as barely equal.The two fought for quite a while, Volido took several punches from Xiao Jin, and one eye was swollen high, and Xiao Jin also received several punches and kicks from him, the pain piercing to the bone, each of them clenched their teeth and resisted.Seeing that they were so close to each other, the people around were all sweating.But Volido untied his weapon, expressing that he would fight Xiao Jin fairly and not help each other, and whoever wanted to help him would be the greatest humiliation to him, so they watched silently and cheered Volido secretly . After a while of fighting, Xiao Jin's inner breathing became smoother and smoother, and the punches he used became more and more powerful. Every time Fulidu received a punch, he felt strenuous and was already sweating.The people around saw that he was gradually showing signs of failure, and they were a little panicked.Xiao Jin punched out again, and Fulidu dodged sideways. The fist hit a tree as thick as a bowl, and the tree shook violently, and the snow on the tree fell rustlingly.The people under the tree ran away one after another, frightened, if this punch hit him, ten of them would also be paralyzed, so they couldn't help worrying more about Volido. How could Volido himself not know?His arm was so beaten by Xiao Jin that he was almost unable to lift it up, but seeing Xiao Jin beat him harder, he knew that this person's martial arts were far superior to his own.He wanted to admit defeat at this point, but the blood of the Jie warrior in his body had already boiled, and he refused to surrender no matter what.He observed carefully and saw that Xiao Jin liked to use a straight right fist the most, so he began to think about it.After fighting for a while, seeing Xiao Jin was punched again, Fulidu slipped his foot and received the punch with his shoulder, hugged Xiao Jin's leg, and used wrestling kung fu to smash him. Xiao Jin fell to the ground.Xiao Jin was caught off guard and had little experience. He lay on the ground and didn't know how to get up.Taking advantage of his panic and his hands being pressed under his body again, Fulidu turned to the top, used his hands as a knife, and slashed at Xiao Jin's neck.Xiao Jin watched the knife approaching without any reaction, and only said in his heart: "It's over!" Suddenly, Volido stopped attacking, and the tense hand suddenly softened.Before Xiao Jin could think of the reason, he pulled out his hand and punched Fulidu in the chest.Fulidu let out a muffled snort, and flew up to Lao Gao, before landing on the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out, dragging a long trail of blood on the ground. People around shouted: "My lord!" More than a dozen soldiers rushed forward to surround Xiao Jin.But this time, after Xiao Jin stood up slowly, he stopped making moves.Seeing that Fulidu was helped up, he said coldly: "Get out of the way." The soldiers were not willing to respond, they were winking, and were about to rush forward and push Xiao Jin down, when Fulidu gasped and said: "Let... get out of the way!" The soldiers hesitated, but Volido tried his best to stand up, pushed away the supporters, took two steps by himself, parted the crowd, and said, "You... you won." Xiao Jin said: "Why did you let me? Are you not afraid that I will kill you?" Fulidu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said: "Not being able to protect the princess is... already a capital crime, I... maybe it would be better if I died... You are the princess' friend, I am ashamed of you." Said Here, the voice choked up for the first time, knelt down on one knee, and said: "I ask myself to die, in order to thank the princess. You can do it." Just as Xiao Jin took a step forward, the surrounding soldiers knelt down together and shouted in unison: "Don't kill the adults! If you want to kill, please kill me!" "We are sorry to the princess, we have long since given up, but my lord still wants to take other people away, please kill me!" "I'm coming to die!" Xiao Jin looked around.I don't know how many fierce battles they have endured until now. They all look haggard and pale, and they are not much different from the dead. Some are still injured and physically disabled... He sighed for a long time and said: "It's not me...it's not you...it's god damn it." He no longer looked at Fulidu, turned around and walked towards the cave where Ah Qing lay with his head down. As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, he suddenly heard someone clapping his hands and saying: "Good skill. If it wasn't for the lack of experience, ten Volidos would not be your match." He looked up and saw that Murong Chui was standing at the entrance of the cave, smiling to himself.Xiao Jin didn't have any energy at the moment, and didn't want to talk to him, so he continued to walk in with his head sullen.As soon as he walked past Murong Chui, he heard him say calmly: "Do you know what I promised Princess Liushu?" Xiao Jin was startled and shook his head. Murong Chui said: "It's better not to know. She is one of the bravest people I have ever met. I will definitely fulfill what I promised. This time, Sun Jing is satisfied, and the siege has been withdrawn. I will leave now, you... ...just do it yourself." Xiao Jin said blankly: "Okay..." Murong Chui stopped talking, strode down the mountain road, and shouted: "Murong Gongde, get on the horse, let's go!" Hearing this, a dozen or so of his riders got on their horses one after another.The Jie people already regarded Murong Chui's people as guardians and saviors. When they heard that he was leaving, Tuo'er and his daughter all surrounded him.Murong Gongde brought Murong Chui's white horse over, Murong Chui flew on the horse, looked at the people around, and said loudly: "Listen everyone, Sun Jing has already left, there is no siege! You'd better go west from here, don't rush Close to Xiangcheng, understand?" Everyone looked at him silently, with begging, sorrowful, puzzled and bewildered expressions in their eyes.Murong Chui turned his head to Fulidu and Shi Fu and said, "I still have important things to do, let's go. I hope to meet up in the future and have a drink together, please!" Fulidu and Shi Fu wanted to say some words of gratitude, but Murongchui waved his hand, kicked off his horse, and rushed into the forest.His riders were busy saying goodbye to their acquaintances, and followed him with their horses, their hoofs rumbling, splashing black slush, and they rushed down the mountain forest like flying.After getting down the mountain, Murong Chui reined in his horse and looked back, then took another look up the mountain, followed the footsteps left by Shicai Xiaoyu and ran northward, turned over a mound after a while, and disappeared.
"Monk, I want to go." Xiao Jin threw a piece of firewood into the fire, resting his head on his arm and staring at the dancing flames in a daze.Because Sun Jing had already left, Xiao Jin ordered Ah Qing to be moved from the damp cave to the tent outside.She has been in a coma for more than a day this time, and her condition is getting worse, and her breath is already very weak.Yuan Wu lost her true energy four times, and finally he couldn't hold on anymore, spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, and was carried out.Yuan Kong, Chi Tianxing and others hadn't come back yet, so Fulidu had no choice but to direct his subordinates to prepare to leave, and at the same time ordered them to search for a famous doctor quickly.Xiao Jin sat beside Ah Qing for a few hours, seeing that the night was getting late, and suddenly said these words out of nowhere.Dao at the side once recovered from his meditation and let out a long sigh. "I'm leaving. If Yuankong and the others come back and can save Ah Qing, I have to leave here before she wakes up." Xiao Jin looked at the person lying quietly on the other side of the fire, and said, "Wait She got up, and I don't know how to tell her about Xiaoyu. If she knows about Xiaoyu...if...I...I'm useless at all, I can't do anything, a piece of trash, stay here and wait for embarrassment Why haven’t Yuankong and the others found it, it’s really... Monk, do you want me to boil another tank of water and soak her in it? Just like I used to heal her wounds?” Dao Zeng did not speak.He stretched out his hands and hugged the dantian. Xiao Jin has seen it before, this is one of his ways of practicing.Since he was injured, he can no longer practice, so we haven't seen each other for a long time.He looked at it for a while and said, "Hey, monk, did you hear that?" Daozeng ignored him, stood up, and began to punch slowly.This set of boxing is also what he usually practices.Xiao Jin added firewood boredly, saw him finish the punch and hit it again, he scratched his head unconsciously and said: "Hey, monk, didn't you say that you can't be lucky anymore, why are you punching again? Your injury is healed Is it? Hey...why don't you talk? Damn, everyone doesn't like me, right?" He was unspeakably irritable, and when he saw Dao Zeng's extremely flat expression, as if he didn't care about what he said just now, he suddenly became furious, jumped up and shouted: "Okay, I know you look down on me too, Fuck me! Take care of yourself!" As soon as he walked to the door, suddenly there was a loud wind behind him, hitting his back vitals.He has practiced the "Duo Nuo A Heart Sutra" for a long time, and recently practiced the "Arhat Fu Hu Fist" hard. His body naturally formed a reaction. He immediately knelt down on one knee to avoid the attacking punch. Reverse", hit the chest of the comer. With a sound of "bang", Daozeng received the punch abruptly, and his body was jumped. Xiao Jin was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, and said, "You...you, you, you..." Daozeng stood still with his eyes closed, and after a while, he opened his mouth and spat out blood.He didn't even have the strength to vomit blood so badly, he vomited all over himself, and immediately his entire chest was stained red. Xiao Jin jumped up from the old high and shouted: "Quick... come quickly..." Dao Zeng shook his hand suddenly, and said with difficulty: "Don't...don't call someone...it's...I made you beat me on purpose...cough cough..." Xiao Jin asked curiously, "What?" Seeing that Dao Zeng was unsteady and tilted to one side, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him sit down, and said, "You said...you made me beat you on purpose?" Daozeng panted for a while, and said: "Yes...you hit my Tanzhong acupoint, this punch is very powerful, and temporarily suppressed my chaotic inner breath...very good, it seems that you have practiced very well Yes...you...you go, help Ah Qing up and sit down..." Xiao Jin said, "Ah Qing? What are you going to do?" Dao Zeng said: "The vitality in her body has been exhausted. If...if no one can replenish her after today, she...she will be hopeless...you have penetrated my veins. Her breath hasn't recovered yet, I'll give her luck to heal her wounds..." When Xiao Jin heard that Ah Qing was hopeless, she was so frightened that she quickly jumped over and helped her up to sit in front of Daozeng.Ah Qing's whole body was limp, and he couldn't straighten up no matter what, so he had to support it with his hands.Daozeng sat cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, secretly using his profound skills.After a while, his head was steaming, his left hand slowly touched Shenzhu acupoint on Ah Qing's back, the index finger and middle finger of his right hand followed the Du Meridian from Shendao, Lingtai, and Zhiyang all the way down, sealing thirteen acupoints in a row.After pressing the acupoints, press the right hand on the back of the left palm, put both hands on the gate of life, and move inward. Xiao Jin watched from the side, and saw that after Ah Qing's acupuncture points were sealed, her pale face became even more pale, almost turning black and blue.But after Daozeng practiced the exercises for a while, her face gradually turned red, and when Xiao Jin touched her hand, it changed from ice-cold to warm.Her limp body gradually became firmer, and she could sit still even without Xiao Jin's support.Xiao Jin said: "Hey, it seems to be really effective!" Daozeng was also sweating, and said in a low voice, "Hold on to her tiger's mouth and try to get luck in." Xiao Jin hurriedly sat down cross-legged.The internal energy in his own body is still in a mess, and he has never tried to ask luck to others.But now that Ah Qing is alive, he can't care much about it anymore. Remembering the scene of Lao Huang's fate to him, he squeezed Ah Qing's tiger's mouth hard, closed his eyes, and tried to gather all the energy in his hands to face Ah Qing's tiger's mouth. Come up from the Hegu acupoint.After a while, the Hegu acupoint was already unbearably hot, he asked: "I...my Hegu acupoint is very hot, how can I give her luck?" Daozeng said: "Let it go." "Why don't you let it go?" Xiao Jin was confused, but Daozeng said "let it go" several times without saying much. He was anxious, thinking that his posture was wrong, and he was thinking of letting go of Ah Qing and restarting. When that hand and Ah Qing's hand were about to leave, he suddenly felt a jump on the Hegu acupoint, and a surge of inner breath gushed out like water breaking a bank in an instant.Xiao Jin screamed in fright, but seeing Ah Qing's whole body trembling, Daozeng said: "Isn't this all done?" Xiao Jin was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed this method to make luck to Ah Qing continuously.After half an hour, Xiao Jin was so exhausted that he almost collapsed, and his breathing became less and less.But seeing that a thin layer of sweat began to seep out of Ah Qing's face, his breathing also became rapid.Xiao Jin couldn't help but said, "Hey, how long will you be willing to..." Before she finished speaking, Ah Qing opened her tightly closed lips, exhaled "ah", and fell to the side.Xiao Jin was startled again, and hurriedly went up to look at her, and saw that although she was still unconscious, her face had turned rosy, and her breathing had returned to calm, as if she had fallen asleep. Xiao Jin was both surprised and happy, and said: "Monk, it seems to be really effective! Monk..." He was stunned, only to see that Dao Zeng was sitting upright, his hands still maintained the same way he was exercising just now, but his body seemed to have suddenly become smaller, and his mouth, nose, eyes, ears... each had a line of blood slowing down. Slowly flowing down, flowing to the neck, and flowing down the chest... Xiao Jin was so terrified that he didn't dare to move for a long time, as if Daozeng would immediately fall to the ground and die if he moved his little finger.There was a stalemate like this, and after an unknown amount of time, the curtain of the tent was lifted, followed by someone screaming: "Master!" He turned his head blankly, only to see Yuan Kong, Yuan Zhen and others rushing in.Yuankong was so flustered that he couldn't stop spinning around Daozeng, saying: "What... what's wrong?" Yuan Zhen threw himself behind Daozeng, put one hand on Mingmen acupoint, and the other on Zhiyang acupoint, helping him to move Work hard to keep the heart.Yuan Wu said, "Xiao...Xiao Jin, what's wrong with Master?" Xiao Jin just shook his head as usual.Suddenly someone said: "Amitabha, uncle, don't you understand? The bleeding from the seven orifices is a sign that the inner breath has dissipated. The master has obviously exhausted his inner strength, and the lamp has dried up." But it was Chi Tianxing. Yuan Wu's folded hands trembled uncontrollably, and said, "You...you...you mean, the master has passed away?" Chitian walked over, put one finger on the Futu point on Daozeng's neck and probed for a while, and said: "Although the passing away is not yet, but it will be soon. It is useless, Uncle Yuanzhen, look at the body of the master. Collapsed into a ball, his meridians are all broken at this moment, no matter how lucky you are, you will not be able to reach the sea of qi. Master insists on this, why bother to call him forcibly? Xiao Jin, what did the master do?" Xiao Jin's mind went blank, and he didn't know what he said.Chi Tianxing said: "Well, it should be so. The master wasted so much energy to save this woman. Did you hit his Tanzhong acupoint at that time? Yes, the master once told me that the internal energy in his body Confused, the Ren and Du meridians are cut off, and they cannot use their own energy to channel them. If an external force intervenes from the Tanzhong acupoint to break through the Ren meridian, it will be relieved for a while, but in this way, the collision of the inner breath will be more severe. It will break the heart in the end. This is an extraordinary method, I didn't expect the master to use it..." Xiao Jin said foolishly: "Then... will he die then?" Chi Tianxing said: "Amitabha. How sad is life, how sad is death..." Xiao Jin rushed over, knocked him far away, rushed Going over to slap him hard twice, tugging at his collar and shouting: "You will die if you don't say a few fucking words of nonsense? I ask you, will he die?" Chi Tianxing said without changing his expression: "Poor monk... I don't know." Xiao Jin has been hit hard one after another throughout the day, and at this moment he is exhausted. He looked at Chi Tianxing's face which was red and swollen by himself, looked at him, let him go, covered his face with his hand, and couldn't help bursting into tears. .He bit his lip desperately, refusing to cry out, his whole body trembling. Yuankong, Yuanzhen and the others were all stunned, as if they were mourning a concubine, they sat in a circle around Dao Zeng, and chanted scriptures with palms together.Chimie and Yuanwu also shed tears.Fulidu, Shi Fu and the others heard the noise and came to look at it. They were all at a loss when they heard the situation.A few maids came to carry Ah Qing away, Shi Fu said: "Brother Fu, there are still many things waiting for you to arrange, you can go and get busy. The master got himself into trouble to save Miss, I want to stay here with him." Fulidu knew that he was useless, kowtowed twice to Daozeng, and went straight. Chi Tianxing said indifferently: "Master, this time, it is in response to the true meaning of hell who will go to hell if I don't, Amitabha, good and good...Xiao Jin, if you want to cry, cry out, hold it in your heart, it's very hurtful of." Xiao Jin yelled: "Fuck you! It's you, a bald man, who is here, so I can't cry! You are in good spirits, you can see things, why don't you just get out and die?" Lian Yuanding also said: "Nephew Tianxing, please stop talking." Suddenly someone said: "Xiao Jin...take me away..." It was Daozeng's voice.Xiao Jin was both surprised and happy, and when he turned his head, he saw that Zeng had barely opened his eyes and was looking at him.Yuan Kong and the others put their hands together and said, "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless you." Xiao Jin threw himself in front of Daozeng and said in a trembling voice, "He...monk, how are you? Hurry...quickly lie down!" Daozeng shook his head slightly, and said, "Go...take me away..." Xiao Jin said anxiously: "Why are you leaving? How to treat you, tell me quickly, there are so many people here, I can definitely think of a way!" Daozeng coughed up blood again, but now he couldn't say anything, he just shook his head.Yuan Kong and the others didn't know what Daozeng meant, and they were all at a loss. Xiao Jin stomped his feet anxiously, and suddenly heard Chi Tianxing say: "Don't you understand? Amitabha." Xiao Jin had no choice but to ask Chi Tianxing: "You...you know? Then... then tell me quickly?" Fortunately, Chi Tianxing didn't put on airs at all, and said bluntly: "Master finally cured Princess Qinghe. I saw Princess Qinghe's expression just now, and she could wake up tomorrow morning at the earliest. If she knew that Master Qinghe was trying to save her. And giving up her life, how would she feel? Will she turn around and try her best to save the master? The master is an outsider, and he has already seen through life and death, coming and going naked, so tossing and tossing, is it what the master wants ?” Little Jinshen knew Zeng's temper, so he could understand it as soon as he heard it, Chi Tianxing really hit the point.But he was really not reconciled, and said: "Also...maybe we can find a famous doctor? Maybe he can be cured, isn't it?" Chi Tianxing said: "Look at the master. You should be able to understand what he means." Xiao Jin turned his head to look at Daozeng, and saw that he was looking at him, nodding his head hard, with a begging look in his eyes. This is a look that Xiao Jin has never seen before. Xiao Jin felt dizzy for a while.In the past two days, everything has happened too fast, so fast that people can't see what is real and what is fake, even people can't see it clearly, and it disappears forever in the blink of an eye. ...He just felt that the whole person was about to be unable to hold on, and finally heaved a long sigh, and said in a trembling voice: "Okay... Monk, I will take you away..."
Early the next morning, Shi Fu ordered someone to bring a horse, built a simple chair out of wood, and tied Dao Zeng to it.Xiao Jin, Yuan Kong and others bid farewell to everyone.Xiao Jin stayed alone in Ah Qing's tent for a long time before coming out with his head down.Shi Fu was waiting outside, and when he heard him coming out, he hurriedly asked him where he was going.Xiao Jin was at a loss, thought for a long time, and then said: "I want to go back to Jiaxing." Shi Fu nodded and said: "That's fine. Although Jin is weak, it is still dominated by Han people. There are fewer wars over there. Some of my brothers are there. I will send a letter to let them take care of them along the way. About Xiaoyu I'll find a way to explain it to Miss." Xiao Jin said: "Brother Shi, I want to ask you, after Ah Qing wakes up, don't tell her that we have been here. I... my master doesn't want her to know about saving her. Just tell Ah Qing that you met Xiao Xiao on the road. Yu and the Jie people are together and have not seen us." Shi Fu said: "Master's painstaking efforts, I understand very well, don't worry. You all be careful." Xiao Jin said: "I should be the one who should be careful. Now that the war is so complicated, you really still want to go to Xiangcheng?" Shi Fu sighed: "This... I also think it is a risk to go again, but it depends on Miss How should I put it. My lady gave me my life, so I just do what I say." Xiao Jin didn't know what to say, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take care." Soon after Xiao Jin, Yuan Kong and others escorted Dao Zeng to go, Shi Fu discussed the next step with Fulidu and several ten household heads in the tent.Shi Fu suggested that everyone go from Jiyin County to Dongyan County first, then cross Luoyang, cross the river, and return to Bingzhou to settle down the people first, and then discuss the matter of going north to Xiangcheng; several ten household heads clamored to return to Xiangcheng directly .When Fulidu was hesitating, he suddenly heard thunderous cheers outside, and they came straight to the tent.Several people were all surprised, they were about to get up to check, when the door of the tent was lifted, and Ah Qing walked in in plain clothes.She described that although she was still very haggard, her spirit had improved a lot. She looked around and said with a smile, "What are you waiting for? Let's go, let's go to Xiangcheng!" Fulidu and others were stunned for a moment, then fell to the ground together, and said loudly: "Yes, Princess!" Shi Fu also stood up slowly, knelt down on one knee and said: "Miss's order, Fu Wan dies!"
Although the snow fell late this year, it was extremely heavy. After the new year, it became more and more intense day by day.Ah Qing led his people on a difficult trek, and in order to prevent Sun Jing from continuing to pursue him, he detoured far away from Zhu'a County before crossing Jishui.However, just after crossing the Yellow River and arriving at Qinghe County, Ah Qing's fiefdom, the situation suddenly deteriorated.Prime Minister Yao Yizhong and Murong's allied forces launched a surprise attack on the outskirts of Xiangcheng and defeated Ran Min.Ran Min was forced to retreat to Yecheng, and most of his 100,000 troops were captured, but thousands of remnants fled southward.As a result, all states and counties along the way were looted, especially the Di people and Jie people, who were almost unavoidable when they encountered remnants of soldiers. After discussing with Shifu, Fulidu and others, Ah Qing felt that these remnant soldiers were both unreasonable and difficult to resist, so he led the people to continue eastward, detouring in the direction of Pingyuan County and Guangchuan County.After walking for more than a month, it was already March, and the spring breeze was approaching, and more and more people gathered under Ah Qing.Because of the tyranny of the Shihu, the Jie people from all over the place were not tolerated by the Han people, and were forced to flee, and had nowhere to go. When they heard that the Lord Qinghe was leading a team back to Xiangcheng, they all gathered here. From two hundred people, the number soared to more than three thousand. After Ah Qing knew what happened to Xiao Yu, she just hummed and said nothing, but coughed up blood again that night.Shi Fu and others secretly passed down the death order, no one should talk about this matter again, and it has become the biggest taboo until now. The more people there are, the heavier the burden on Ah Qing will be. Shi Fu, Fu Lidu and others can naturally see it.They kept sending people to investigate the situation in Xiangcheng, and at the same time, they also looked for opportunities to persuade Ah Qing to consider whether to return to the west first, and then make plans.But Ah Qing only wanted to go to Xiangcheng, and she didn't listen to anyone's persuasion, and the people under her command only listened to Ah Qing. Wherever she went, everyone naturally followed her without saying much.Shi Fu and the others had no choice but to try their best to maintain the situation. At the end of March, good news gradually came. First, Ran Min had completely retreated to Yecheng after being attacked several times by the Murong family; second, the situation in Xiangcheng had also stabilized.Everyone was very happy in their hearts, and hurried to Xiangcheng at a faster pace. 这一日清晨，阿清帅队到达漳水。她与石付等人先过了河，查看情况。石付道：“再过去就是巨鹿了。当年项羽就是在这里渡河，破釜沉舟，在巨鹿大败秦军。沿着巨鹿的驿道西进，再过几天就能到襄城了。” 阿清骑在马上，遥望远处苍茫的原野，甚是感慨。这一片地势平坦，只有零星的十几个丘陵，尚未散尽的雾一条条懒散地挂在丘陵下，风里开来新鲜草木的气息。 当年项羽的三万江东子弟就是从这里出发，踏破秦军十三座营地，一举击溃二十万秦军。 阿清叹道：“以一当十，以一人当天下，项羽也是英雄豪杰呀。你看这苍茫大地上，至今还回响着隐隐的铁蹄声……” 伏利度等都道：“郡主所言极是！”只有石付侧着耳听了一会儿，道：“这可不是项羽军的马蹄声，是真的有群马过来了！” “什么？”阿清等人脸色大变，纵马跑上一座小丘，极目眺望，只见东南方的丘陵间，三面深色的旗帜正在快速移动。隔得太远了，也看不清是谁的旗，但绝对不是赵国的。伏利度看了一阵，道：“是向这边来的，错不了！” 阿清忙道：“传令下去，立即终止渡河，已经过来的百姓赶紧找地方先藏起来！”一名士兵领命而去。 伏利度转身对跟着的骑兵喝道：“左守备，立即带你的人到西面的土丘后埋伏！禾元平，你带其余人去北面渡口处的芦苇丛中，准备弓弩，等候我的命令！” 几名军官匆匆赶去准备，阿清与伏利度下了马，藏身在丘顶观察。过了不久，马蹄隆隆，一支六十来人的骑兵队自一座丘陵后快速转了出来。这是一支轻骑兵队，披着暗黄色的披风，当先一面旗上绣着一只熊。 伏利度轻声道：“郡主，是慕容氏的军队！”阿清奇道：“慕容恪打败了冉闵后，不是已经撤兵了吗？怎么还会在这里遇到？”伏利度道：“不清楚。他们的目标好象是渡口，如果是路过，应该不会与我们有冲突吧？” 阿清道：“最好如此……如果我们与慕容氏再惹麻烦，可就更不好办了。”他们藏身的土丘是前往渡口的必经之路，伏利度道：“郡主，您还是先避一下。虽说慕容氏明里打着勤王的旗号，谁知道暗地里是怎么想的，要是有什么意外伤到您可就不好了……” 阿清往后看去，见仍有几十个百姓还没来得及疏散隐蔽。眼见这支骑兵队就要赶到土丘了，她冷冷地道：“我便那么好伤到么？我是大赵的郡主，难道连番邦小国的士兵都敢欺我？跟我出来！”说着纵身上马，跃下土丘。伏利度暗自叫苦，只得跟着阿清跑去。 那支骑兵队见土丘上跑下两匹马，当先一人挥手止住队伍，按剑喝道：“来者是谁？” 阿清一直奔到离他五丈的距离才拉住马，昂首道：“我是大赵清河郡主，你们是什么人？” 那人呆了一下，拱手道：“末将燕国赵无究。昨夜探马回报说漳河东岸有大批羯人准备渡河，末将奉大将军之命，前来探察。” 伏利度见他并不参拜阿清，喝道：“放肆！见到大赵郡主为何不参拜行礼？” 赵无究还未开口，他身后一名佐将大声道：“大赵？已经没有什么大赵了！我们百户长向你行礼，岂不是笑话？” 伏利度怒道：“大胆！如此大逆不道的话你也敢说？”就要冲上去，那佐将身后几名士兵纷纷拔剑，阿清手一伸，拦住他道：“别动。你一个人想逞什么匹夫之勇？这话真假未知，你慌什么？”伏利度抗声道：“他……他竟敢说……”阿清斩钉截铁地道：“闭嘴！” 赵无究呵斥那名佐将道：“不得无礼。我们燕国原是赵之属国，赵国宗祀才亡，我们就出言不逊，岂非小人行径？可退下。”那佐将抱惭而退。赵无究向阿清一拱手，道：“请问，那些渡河的羯人是否由郡主统领？” 阿清道：“正是。我们不是军队，是逃难的人。我们希望回到襄城，不知道现在襄城的情况如何了。” 赵无究道：“我告诉你罢。五天之前，赵车骑将军刘显已经弑君，现已带着皇帝的头颅前往邺城。襄城降了，大赵……已经亡了。” 这句话他说得平淡，伏利度眼前一片漆黑，差点从马上摔下来，过了好半天，自己也不知道说了句什么话。赵无究道：“没有屠城。石锟带着宗亲和群臣已经南下投靠晋国，赵的宗庙已毁，宗祀断绝，非是虚言。城里的羯人纷纷外出，现聚集在巨鹿一带。” 伏利度放声痛哭，抽出刀来，就要往脖子上抹，忽地手上一震，阿清拍飞了他的刀，冷冷地道：“哭什么？” 伏利度泪如泉涌，泣不成声地道：“郡……郡主……” 阿清脸上没有任何变化，只道：“你回头看。”伏利度不解其意，回头看去，泪眼朦胧中，只见土丘上不知什么时候已站满了族人，有寥寥的骑兵，也有步兵，甚至还有一些百姓。他们担心阿清的安危，纷纷抽出了刀剑，默默无言地准备着。 阿清道：“这些人不离不弃地追随着我，因为他们相信，有一个地方可以安居乐业，有一个地方可以合家团聚，而你、我就是带领他们的人。你要再敢哭出一声，我不会让你体面地自尽的，我会亲手杀了你这个懦夫。” 赵无究见伏利度对阿清的话没有丝毫异议，一抹脸，死咬着嘴唇，咬得鲜血直流，真的再不发一声，不禁道：“清河郡主的威名，末将也早有所闻，今日一见，果然非凡。郡主，末将想再问一句，你们确实不是军队么？” 阿清道：“不是！我们只想与族人会合，西归回家。” 赵无究点头道：“好。”一挥手，他身后转出一名使臣装束的人，手持节杖，朗声道：“大将军有令，所有羯人须得到巨鹿居山坪汇集，违者以反乱罪论处！” 伏利度须发皆张，喝道：“你说什么！”那使臣面不更色，大声地重复了一遍。伏利度怒极，仰天哈哈大笑，突然笑声戛然而止，他手中马鞭脱手而出，正中那使臣面门，打得他跌落下马。只听一阵急密的抽剑之声，赵无究手下十几骑飞奔而出，一下将阿清与伏利度团团围住。 土丘上的羯人都发一声喊，一起往下冲过来，这边的骑兵们打马上前，迅速结成阵势，那名佐将大声道：“这些人意图谋反，按大将军令，格杀勿论！”士兵们齐声呼喊。眼看双方的激战一触即发，蓦地听见阿清大喝一声：“住手！” 这一声灌足内力，直吼得四野八方都是回响，离阿清最近的两名骑手几乎被震得落下马来，其余马匹纷纷人立而起，长声嘶叫，没有准备的骑兵们狼狈地拉紧缰绳，拼命安抚着马。 阿清的马被吼得四肢乱颤，但是被阿清牢牢按住，动弹不得。她在马上立起身来，喝道：“谁也不许动！你们想做什么？都给我退回去！”那些羯人见她发怒，犹犹豫豫地停了下来，不敢再动。 赵无究见对方被阿清这一声震住，忙也举手道：“都别动，退回去，退回去！佐将，约束你的人，不得无礼！”骑兵们听他的命令，况且被阿清那一声唬住，各自退了回去。满脸是血的使臣也被人扶着走了。 阿清道：“这命令，是你们大将军慕容恪下的？” 赵无究恭敬地道：“正是。” 阿清道：“他下令聚集我们族人，是想灭亡我族吗？” 赵无究道：“大将军之心思，末将不敢枉自猜想。但我大将军以仁义著称，我燕国也曾为赵之属国，如此残暴之事，也只有独夫冉闵做得出来。郡主大可放心。至于召集之事，当此乱世，你们族人生计险恶，大将军想收编，也是好事。” 阿清心中雪亮，知道慕容恪不愿自己的族人为其他势力所用，所以想自己吞了。她心意已决，道：“好，我跟你们去。” 伏利度急道：“郡主！” 阿清头也不回地道：“传令，全体渡河，跟我一道往巨鹿与族人会合。还不快去？”
当天晚上，已经行到离巨鹿只有十几里了，阿清命就地休息。赵无究一面遣人飞马回报，一面安排夜晚巡逻的事，还不忘让人送来食物和酒。阿清召集十户长以上的官员二十几人，大家挤在帐篷里喝酒。进来前，阿清命人收了他们的刀剑。 酒过三巡，当阿清说出大赵已亡的事时，所有人都呆了。人人满怀希望，历尽千难万险，踏着无数人的尸体向襄城进发，没想到自己的国家竟然一夜之间就亡了。这些从尸山血海里挣扎出来的汉子此刻再也无法抑制，全都伏地痛哭。不少人跳起来大喊：“国灭之耻，以身殉之！”摸刀剑时才发现被阿清收了，叫道：“郡主，请赐我们刀剑吧！” 阿清冷冷地道：“没有我的命令，一个都不许死！国虽亡了，族人还在，现在谁自尽谁就是懦夫行径！听好了，明天才是最关键的一天，石付，你来说一下。” 石付躬身道：“是。目前的局势是这样，襄城投降后，冉闵收缩回邺城，姚弋仲返回洛阳。慕容恪的大军说是走了，其实仍在附近与冉闵周旋。燕王慕容俊素来眼高志大，有囊括天下、气吞寰宇之心，手下又有慕容恪、慕容垂等当世猛将，我敢断定，将来灭冉闵者必是此人。慕容恪现在命人召集我族人，其心绝非想要斩草除根，相反，他是想笼络我为其所用。但如果我们不愿服从，他可能也会起杀心，至少不能让我们为其他势力收留。” 一名校尉道：“那该如何是好？明日要伺机刺杀他吗？” 石付摇头道：“不，明日我们没有任何动手的理由和机会，也根本不可能撼动他什么。大家务必明白，一旦动手，则我族就要面临灭顶之灾，所以唯有臣服一条路可以走。” 下面的军官一起大哗。那校尉站起来大声道：“石付是奸人！末将请郡主杀之以谢天下！”其余人跟着一起大喊：“杀石付！杀石付！” 阿清身旁的伏利度脸上变色，刚要起身呵斥，阿清一伸手拦住他，对那校尉道：“你过来。” 那校尉驱前几步，走到阿清面前单膝跪下，叩首道：“郡主！我们虽万死不足以报国，怎可为了偷生而臣服番邦小国？石付非我族人，其心必异，请杀此奸人！” 阿清顺手丢给他一把刀，道：“好，去，你一个人先去把赵无究的人全杀了，提他的头回来见我，我就杀石付，带你们去进攻慕容恪，如何？” 那校尉大喜，道：“末将遵命！”跳起来叫道：“兄弟们……” 阿清喝道：“混帐！你没听清我的话么？你一个人去杀，谁说其他人可以跟你去的？” 那校尉一怔，道：“可……可是他们有六十几个人……” 阿清道：“我不管。你去杀罢。”说着自顾喝酒。那校尉呆在当场，看看阿清，又看看同样呆滞的同僚们。几名军官跪下道：“末将愿……”阿清一口截断道：“谁也不许！你自己去，记住，一定要杀干净，一个不留。有一个漏掉的跑来杀了女人孩子，都是你的罪过。” 那校尉呆了半天，跪下道：“末……末将不能……” 阿清道：“不能？”那校尉道：“是，末将一人之力……实在……请郡主降罪……” 阿清道：“好吧，念你忠义，刚才自愿请命那三人也跟你去。你放心，有这么多老弱妇孺替你呐喊助威，一定能行。” 那人汗如雨下，颤声道：“还……还是不能……末将死不足惜，不能连累了郡主和族人们……” 阿清道：“哦，你想起还有族人了？你想起还有那么多跑都跑不动的老人和孩子了？慕容恪的大军与我们相比，可比你与这六十几名骑兵的差距大得多了去了。石付虽非我族人，可是为我族殚精竭智，立下多少功劳，你们却在这里逞匹夫之能，坏我大事，还有脸说忠义！”说到后面，站起身用力将酒杯一摔，酒水泼了那校尉一脸。所有人都吓得腿肚子一哆嗦，扑地跪倒。帐篷里一时寂然无声。 阿清胸口剧烈起伏，看了他们半天，道：“大赵灭亡，谁有我的心痛？谁有我这般绝望？要说可以自尽，我早死了千次万次！我不只国破，我的家也完了。可是我的伯伯叔叔、父亲母亲死的死，逃的逃，我向谁诉苦去？我不能哭，不能喊，甚至连沉默都不能……我已经倦到了极至，痛到了极至，但我却还没有倒下，你们觉得奇怪吧？因为……因为还有支持着我的人。” 她走到帐篷门前，掀开帘子，向外看去。星星点点的火光遍布在帐篷的四周，几千人聚集在一起，除了偶尔有小孩哭泣或老人咳嗽之外，寂静无声。星空下，巨鹿平原上的丘陵隐约可见，却看不见一个站立的人的身影。人人疲倦到了极点，尽管明日有不可知的道路等着他们，他们也无暇思考，相互依偎着睡了。 这也许是最后平静的夜晚了。 “你们看看他们罢，看看罢。”阿清淡淡地道：“明天，我要笑着去面见慕容恪，请求他让族人们离开这里，回归草原。这个世界上并非只有抗争一条路，有的时候，屈辱和臣服，是你不得不走的一步……明天就知道了。明天……明天快些到来吧。”
Xiao Jin was not found by the people sent by Fulidu until it was close to noon.As soon as he untied the rope on his feet, Xiao Jin jumped up and ran, rushing to the edge of the cliff in one breath.He stayed there for a moment before he was really sure that there was nothing under the cliff, and the opponent had completely withdrawn. In the snow under the hillside, there was a trace of footprints faintly left, leading to the place where the army was stationed just now, mixed into the chaotic slush trampled by thousands of people, and could no longer be discerned. That was Xiao Yu's last imprint. For the first time in his life, Xiao Jin fully experienced the feeling of wanting to cry without tears.He gritted his teeth so hard that they were about to shatter, but the tears just couldn't fucking come out, and the monstrous anger in his heart couldn't find an outlet to vent, rampaging in his body, almost blasting him from the inside.The soldier was about to come to untie the rope in his hand, when he heard a "bang", Xiao Jin stretched out his arms, the rope was stretched into dozens of pieces, scattered in all directions, and one of them hit the soldier in the face , It hit him with gold stars in front of him.He covered his face and still didn't cry out, he was punched hard in the stomach again, flew back a long way, hit the rock and passed out. Fulidu was discussing with Shi Fu which way to go to Xiangcheng, when he heard a commotion behind him, someone shouted: "Stop him, hurry! He's gone crazy!" Fulidu looked back and saw that his soldiers were running towards the mountain road one after another. Dozens of people had already gathered there, and they didn't know what they were doing.Volido called to stop a soldier, frowned and said, "What's going on? Is someone fighting privately? When is this, are you not afraid of military punishment?" The soldier said: "No, no, my lord! It seems... It seems that the kid brought back by the princess suddenly went crazy and beat people indiscriminately!" Fulidu was startled, Shi Fu said: "Xiao Jin? How could..." He hadn't finished speaking when he heard a cry of surprise from the crowd, but it was a soldier who flew high, smashing the branches of several trees along the way, and finally fell into the crowd, knocking people upside down . Fu Lidu said: "Not good, I think it's about the princess's affairs, which makes him unable to think about it...Brother Shi Fu, you think about it first, I'll go and have a look." He hurried over.But the people outside the circle were so crowded that everyone stretched their necks to look in.Fulidu squeezed a few times but couldn't get in, suddenly annoyed, shouted: "Get out! I've never seen such an initiative in battle, but you are so active while watching the excitement, get out of here!" When the soldiers turned around and saw that it was him, they were startled, and moved out of the way knowingly, and the circle immediately retreated.In the field, four or five big men were besieging Xiao Jin. It turned out that Xiao Jin rushed all the way down, hitting and kicking everyone he saw, and overturned more than a dozen people in a blink of an eye.Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest of them ran away one after another.The soldiers knew that he was Princess Liushu's friend and was said to be a benefactor, so naturally they didn't dare to do anything to him, they could only try to surround him desperately.But his eyes were red, and his strikes were fast and ruthless. Several soldiers recklessly went up to pull him, but he pulled them back and beat them, and threw them far away.Fortunately, the Jie people were familiar with grassland wrestling techniques, five or six surrounded Xiao Jin, he hit a certain person, and the rest rushed up and pulled him, preventing him from making a move, and temporarily trapped him. Volido said: "Go away, spread out!" Someone said: "My lord, he...he beats people..." Fulidu said: "I have something to tell him, go away!" Those people looked at each other and retreated. Fulidu took two steps forward and said, "This..." With a muffled sound, Fulidu was punched in the stomach, causing him to bend over.The surrounding people exclaimed in unison, and immediately rushed up to separate the two.Volido regained his strength, broke away from the person who was supporting him, and said, "Don't shout, everyone...cough...don't shout. Get out of the way, he wants to fight, I will fight with him!" Several soldiers squeezed in front of him, saying one after another: "My lord, let the little one..." Fulidu pushed away and said angrily: "Go to hell! Come on, are you an adult or am I an adult? roll!" After his subordinates drove him away, Fulidu looked at Xiao Jin's blood-red eyes, untied his saber, and said, "Don't you want to fight? I'll accompany you, and use whatever you can." Xiao Jin didn't answer, just stepped forward and punched directly, which was the first form of "Arhat Fuhu Fist".Volido was very aware, sideways avoided, and fought with him.Although he has never learned every move seriously like Xiao Jin, he has fought and fought on the battlefield all year round, living a life of real knife-edge blood. His fighting experience is much richer than Xiao Jin, and he can also wrestle.Although Xiao Jin's "Arhat Fuhu Fist" is powerful and he has learned a lot in grappling, compared with Fulidu's brutal fighting style, it can only be regarded as barely equal.The two fought for quite a while, Volido took several punches from Xiao Jin, and one eye was swollen high, and Xiao Jin also received several punches and kicks from him, the pain piercing to the bone, each of them clenched their teeth and resisted.Seeing that they were so close to each other, the people around were all sweating.But Volido untied his weapon, expressing that he would fight Xiao Jin fairly and not help each other, and whoever wanted to help him would be the greatest humiliation to him, so they watched silently and cheered Volido secretly . After a while of fighting, Xiao Jin's inner breathing became smoother and smoother, and the punches he used became more and more powerful. Every time Fulidu received a punch, he felt strenuous and was already sweating.The people around saw that he was gradually showing signs of failure, and they were a little panicked.Xiao Jin punched out again, and Fulidu dodged sideways. The fist hit a tree as thick as a bowl, and the tree shook violently, and the snow on the tree fell rustlingly.The people under the tree ran away one after another, frightened, if this punch hit him, ten of them would also be paralyzed, so they couldn't help worrying more about Volido. How could Volido himself not know?His arm was so beaten by Xiao Jin that he was almost unable to lift it up, but seeing Xiao Jin beat him harder, he knew that this person's martial arts were far superior to his own.He wanted to admit defeat at this point, but the blood of the Jie warrior in his body had already boiled, and he refused to surrender no matter what.He observed carefully and saw that Xiao Jin liked to use a straight right fist the most, so he began to think about it.After fighting for a while, seeing Xiao Jin was punched again, Fulidu slipped his foot and received the punch with his shoulder, hugged Xiao Jin's leg, and used wrestling kung fu to smash him. Xiao Jin fell to the ground.Xiao Jin was caught off guard and had little experience. He lay on the ground and didn't know how to get up.Taking advantage of his panic and his hands being pressed under his body again, Fulidu turned to the top, used his hands as a knife, and slashed at Xiao Jin's neck.Xiao Jin watched the knife approaching without any reaction, and only said in his heart: "It's over!" Suddenly, Volido stopped attacking, and the tense hand suddenly softened.Before Xiao Jin could think of the reason, he pulled out his hand and punched Fulidu in the chest.Fulidu let out a muffled snort, and flew up to Lao Gao, before landing on the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out, dragging a long trail of blood on the ground. People around shouted: "My lord!" More than a dozen soldiers rushed forward to surround Xiao Jin.But this time, after Xiao Jin stood up slowly, he stopped making moves.Seeing that Fulidu was helped up, he said coldly: "Get out of the way." The soldiers were not willing to respond, they were winking, and were about to rush forward and push Xiao Jin down, when Fulidu gasped and said: "Let... get out of the way!" The soldiers hesitated, but Volido tried his best to stand up, pushed away the supporters, took two steps by himself, parted the crowd, and said, "You... you won." Xiao Jin said: "Why did you let me? Are you not afraid that I will kill you?" Fulidu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said: "Not being able to protect the princess is... already a capital crime, I... maybe it would be better if I died... You are the princess' friend, I am ashamed of you." Said Here, the voice choked up for the first time, knelt down on one knee, and said: "I ask myself to die, in order to thank the princess. You can do it." Just as Xiao Jin took a step forward, the surrounding soldiers knelt down together and shouted in unison: "Don't kill the adults! If you want to kill, please kill me!" "We are sorry to the princess, we have long since given up, but my lord still wants to take other people away, please kill me!" "I'm coming to die!" Xiao Jin looked around.I don't know how many fierce battles they have endured until now. They all look haggard and pale, and they are not much different from the dead. Some are still injured and physically disabled... He sighed for a long time and said: "It's not me...it's not you...it's god damn it." He no longer looked at Fulidu, turned around and walked towards the cave where Ah Qing lay with his head down. As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, he suddenly heard someone clapping his hands and saying: "Good skill. If it wasn't for the lack of experience, ten Volidos would not be your match." He looked up and saw that Murong Chui was standing at the entrance of the cave, smiling to himself.Xiao Jin didn't have any energy at the moment, and didn't want to talk to him, so he continued to walk in with his head sullen.As soon as he walked past Murong Chui, he heard him say calmly: "Do you know what I promised Princess Liushu?" Xiao Jin was startled and shook his head. Murong Chui said: "It's better not to know. She is one of the bravest people I have ever met. I will definitely fulfill what I promised. This time, Sun Jing is satisfied, and the siege has been withdrawn. I will leave now, you... ...just do it yourself." Xiao Jin said blankly: "Okay..." Murong Chui stopped talking, strode down the mountain road, and shouted: "Murong Gongde, get on the horse, let's go!" Hearing this, a dozen or so of his riders got on their horses one after another.The Jie people already regarded Murong Chui's people as guardians and saviors. When they heard that he was leaving, Tuo'er and his daughter all surrounded him.Murong Gongde brought Murong Chui's white horse over, Murong Chui flew on the horse, looked at the people around, and said loudly: "Listen everyone, Sun Jing has already left, there is no siege! You'd better go west from here, don't rush Close to Xiangcheng, understand?" Everyone looked at him silently, with begging, sorrowful, puzzled and bewildered expressions in their eyes.Murong Chui turned his head to Fulidu and Shi Fu and said, "I still have important things to do, let's go. I hope to meet up in the future and have a drink together, please!" Fulidu and Shi Fu wanted to say some words of gratitude, but Murongchui waved his hand, kicked off his horse, and rushed into the forest.His riders were busy saying goodbye to their acquaintances, and followed him with their horses, their hoofs rumbling, splashing black slush, and they rushed down the mountain forest like flying.After getting down the mountain, Murong Chui reined in his horse and looked back, then took another look up the mountain, followed the footsteps left by Shicai Xiaoyu and ran northward, turned over a mound after a while, and disappeared.
"Monk, I want to go." Xiao Jin threw a piece of firewood into the fire, resting his head on his arm and staring at the dancing flames in a daze.Because Sun Jing had already left, Xiao Jin ordered Ah Qing to be moved from the damp cave to the tent outside.She has been in a coma for more than a day this time, and her condition is getting worse, and her breath is already very weak.Yuan Wu lost her true energy four times, and finally he couldn't hold on anymore, spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, and was carried out.Yuan Kong, Chi Tianxing and others hadn't come back yet, so Fulidu had no choice but to direct his subordinates to prepare to leave, and at the same time ordered them to search for a famous doctor quickly.Xiao Jin sat beside Ah Qing for a few hours, seeing that the night was getting late, and suddenly said these words out of nowhere.Dao at the side once recovered from his meditation and let out a long sigh. "I'm leaving. If Yuankong and the others come back and can save Ah Qing, I have to leave here before she wakes up." Xiao Jin looked at the person lying quietly on the other side of the fire, and said, "Wait She got up, and I don't know how to tell her about Xiaoyu. If she knows about Xiaoyu...if...I...I'm useless at all, I can't do anything, a piece of trash, stay here and wait for embarrassment Why haven’t Yuankong and the others found it, it’s really... Monk, do you want me to boil another tank of water and soak her in it? Just like I used to heal her wounds?” Dao Zeng did not speak.He stretched out his hands and hugged the dantian. Xiao Jin has seen it before, this is one of his ways of practicing.Since he was injured, he can no longer practice, so we haven't seen each other for a long time.He looked at it for a while and said, "Hey, monk, did you hear that?" Daozeng ignored him, stood up, and began to punch slowly.This set of boxing is also what he usually practices.Xiao Jin added firewood boredly, saw him finish the punch and hit it again, he scratched his head unconsciously and said: "Hey, monk, didn't you say that you can't be lucky anymore, why are you punching again? Your injury is healed Is it? Hey...why don't you talk? Damn, everyone doesn't like me, right?" He was unspeakably irritable, and when he saw Dao Zeng's extremely flat expression, as if he didn't care about what he said just now, he suddenly became furious, jumped up and shouted: "Okay, I know you look down on me too, Fuck me! Take care of yourself!" As soon as he walked to the door, suddenly there was a loud wind behind him, hitting his back vitals.He has practiced the "Duo Nuo A Heart Sutra" for a long time, and recently practiced the "Arhat Fu Hu Fist" hard. His body naturally formed a reaction. He immediately knelt down on one knee to avoid the attacking punch. Reverse", hit the chest of the comer. With a sound of "bang", Daozeng received the punch abruptly, and his body was jumped. Xiao Jin was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, and said, "You...you, you, you..." Daozeng stood still with his eyes closed, and after a while, he opened his mouth and spat out blood.He didn't even have the strength to vomit blood so badly, he vomited all over himself, and immediately his entire chest was stained red. Xiao Jin jumped up from the old high and shouted: "Quick... come quickly..." Dao Zeng shook his hand suddenly, and said with difficulty: "Don't...don't call someone...it's...I made you beat me on purpose...cough cough..." Xiao Jin asked curiously, "What?" Seeing that Dao Zeng was unsteady and tilted to one side, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him sit down, and said, "You said...you made me beat you on purpose?" Daozeng panted for a while, and said: "Yes...you hit my Tanzhong acupoint, this punch is very powerful, and temporarily suppressed my chaotic inner breath...very good, it seems that you have practiced very well Yes...you...you go, help Ah Qing up and sit down..." Xiao Jin said, "Ah Qing? What are you going to do?" Dao Zeng said: "The vitality in her body has been exhausted. If...if no one can replenish her after today, she...she will be hopeless...you have penetrated my veins. Her breath hasn't recovered yet, I'll give her luck to heal her wounds..." When Xiao Jin heard that Ah Qing was hopeless, she was so frightened that she quickly jumped over and helped her up to sit in front of Daozeng.Ah Qing's whole body was limp, and he couldn't straighten up no matter what, so he had to support it with his hands.Daozeng sat cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, secretly using his profound skills.After a while, his head was steaming, his left hand slowly touched Shenzhu acupoint on Ah Qing's back, the index finger and middle finger of his right hand followed the Du Meridian from Shendao, Lingtai, and Zhiyang all the way down, sealing thirteen acupoints in a row.After pressing the acupoints, press the right hand on the back of the left palm, put both hands on the gate of life, and move inward. Xiao Jin watched from the side, and saw that after Ah Qing's acupuncture points were sealed, her pale face became even more pale, almost turning black and blue.But after Daozeng practiced the exercises for a while, her face gradually turned red, and when Xiao Jin touched her hand, it changed from ice-cold to warm.Her limp body gradually became firmer, and she could sit still even without Xiao Jin's support.Xiao Jin said: "Hey, it seems to be really effective!" Daozeng was also sweating, and said in a low voice, "Hold on to her tiger's mouth and try to get luck in." Xiao Jin hurriedly sat down cross-legged.The internal energy in his own body is still in a mess, and he has never tried to ask luck to others.But now that Ah Qing is alive, he can't care much about it anymore. Remembering the scene of Lao Huang's fate to him, he squeezed Ah Qing's tiger's mouth hard, closed his eyes, and tried to gather all the energy in his hands to face Ah Qing's tiger's mouth. Come up from the Hegu acupoint.After a while, the Hegu acupoint was already unbearably hot, he asked: "I...my Hegu acupoint is very hot, how can I give her luck?" Daozeng said: "Let it go." "Why don't you let it go?" Xiao Jin was confused, but Daozeng said "let it go" several times without saying much. He was anxious, thinking that his posture was wrong, and he was thinking of letting go of Ah Qing and restarting. When that hand and Ah Qing's hand were about to leave, he suddenly felt a jump on the Hegu acupoint, and a surge of inner breath gushed out like water breaking a bank in an instant.Xiao Jin screamed in fright, but seeing Ah Qing's whole body trembling, Daozeng said: "Isn't this all done?" Xiao Jin was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed this method to make luck to Ah Qing continuously.After half an hour, Xiao Jin was so exhausted that he almost collapsed, and his breathing became less and less.But seeing that a thin layer of sweat began to seep out of Ah Qing's face, his breathing also became rapid.Xiao Jin couldn't help but said, "Hey, how long will you be willing to..." Before she finished speaking, Ah Qing opened her tightly closed lips, exhaled "ah", and fell to the side.Xiao Jin was startled again, and hurriedly went up to look at her, and saw that although she was still unconscious, her face had turned rosy, and her breathing had returned to calm, as if she had fallen asleep. Xiao Jin was both surprised and happy, and said: "Monk, it seems to be really effective! Monk..." He was stunned, only to see that Dao Zeng was sitting upright, his hands still maintained the same way he was exercising just now, but his body seemed to have suddenly become smaller, and his mouth, nose, eyes, ears... each had a line of blood slowing down. Slowly flowing down, flowing to the neck, and flowing down the chest... Xiao Jin was so terrified that he didn't dare to move for a long time, as if Daozeng would immediately fall to the ground and die if he moved his little finger.There was a stalemate like this, and after an unknown amount of time, the curtain of the tent was lifted, followed by someone screaming: "Master!" He turned his head blankly, only to see Yuan Kong, Yuan Zhen and others rushing in.Yuankong was so flustered that he couldn't stop spinning around Daozeng, saying: "What... what's wrong?" Yuan Zhen threw himself behind Daozeng, put one hand on Mingmen acupoint, and the other on Zhiyang acupoint, helping him to move Work hard to keep the heart.Yuan Wu said, "Xiao...Xiao Jin, what's wrong with Master?" Xiao Jin just shook his head as usual.Suddenly someone said: "Amitabha, uncle, don't you understand? The bleeding from the seven orifices is a sign that the inner breath has dissipated. The master has obviously exhausted his inner strength, and the lamp has dried up." But it was Chi Tianxing. Yuan Wu's folded hands trembled uncontrollably, and said, "You...you...you mean, the master has passed away?" Chitian walked over, put one finger on the Futu point on Daozeng's neck and probed for a while, and said: "Although the passing away is not yet, but it will be soon. It is useless, Uncle Yuanzhen, look at the body of the master. Collapsed into a ball, his meridians are all broken at this moment, no matter how lucky you are, you will not be able to reach the sea of qi. Master insists on this, why bother to call him forcibly? Xiao Jin, what did the master do?" Xiao Jin's mind went blank, and he didn't know what he said.Chi Tianxing said: "Well, it should be so. The master wasted so much energy to save this woman. Did you hit his Tanzhong acupoint at that time? Yes, the master once told me that the internal energy in his body Confused, the Ren and Du meridians are cut off, and they cannot use their own energy to channel them. If an external force intervenes from the Tanzhong acupoint to break through the Ren meridian, it will be relieved for a while, but in this way, the collision of the inner breath will be more severe. It will break the heart in the end. This is an extraordinary method, I didn't expect the master to use it..." Xiao Jin said foolishly: "Then... will he die then?" Chi Tianxing said: "Amitabha. How sad is life, how sad is death..." Xiao Jin rushed over, knocked him far away, rushed Going over to slap him hard twice, tugging at his collar and shouting: "You will die if you don't say a few fucking words of nonsense? I ask you, will he die?" Chi Tianxing said without changing his expression: "Poor monk... I don't know." Xiao Jin has been hit hard one after another throughout the day, and at this moment he is exhausted. He looked at Chi Tianxing's face which was red and swollen by himself, looked at him, let him go, covered his face with his hand, and couldn't help bursting into tears. .He bit his lip desperately, refusing to cry out, his whole body trembling. Yuankong, Yuanzhen and the others were all stunned, as if they were mourning a concubine, they sat in a circle around Dao Zeng, and chanted scriptures with palms together.Chimie and Yuanwu also shed tears.Fulidu, Shi Fu and the others heard the noise and came to look at it. They were all at a loss when they heard the situation.A few maids came to carry Ah Qing away, Shi Fu said: "Brother Fu, there are still many things waiting for you to arrange, you can go and get busy. The master got himself into trouble to save Miss, I want to stay here with him." Fulidu knew that he was useless, kowtowed twice to Daozeng, and went straight. Chi Tianxing said indifferently: "Master, this time, it is in response to the true meaning of hell who will go to hell if I don't, Amitabha, good and good...Xiao Jin, if you want to cry, cry out, hold it in your heart, it's very hurtful of." Xiao Jin yelled: "Fuck you! It's you, a bald man, who is here, so I can't cry! You are in good spirits, you can see things, why don't you just get out and die?" Lian Yuanding also said: "Nephew Tianxing, please stop talking." Suddenly someone said: "Xiao Jin...take me away..." It was Daozeng's voice.Xiao Jin was both surprised and happy, and when he turned his head, he saw that Zeng had barely opened his eyes and was looking at him.Yuan Kong and the others put their hands together and said, "Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless you." Xiao Jin threw himself in front of Daozeng and said in a trembling voice, "He...monk, how are you? Hurry...quickly lie down!" Daozeng shook his head slightly, and said, "Go...take me away..." Xiao Jin said anxiously: "Why are you leaving? How to treat you, tell me quickly, there are so many people here, I can definitely think of a way!" Daozeng coughed up blood again, but now he couldn't say anything, he just shook his head.Yuan Kong and the others didn't know what Daozeng meant, and they were all at a loss. Xiao Jin stomped his feet anxiously, and suddenly heard Chi Tianxing say: "Don't you understand? Amitabha." Xiao Jin had no choice but to ask Chi Tianxing: "You...you know? Then... then tell me quickly?" Fortunately, Chi Tianxing didn't put on airs at all, and said bluntly: "Master finally cured Princess Qinghe. I saw Princess Qinghe's expression just now, and she could wake up tomorrow morning at the earliest. If she knew that Master Qinghe was trying to save her. And giving up her life, how would she feel? Will she turn around and try her best to save the master? The master is an outsider, and he has already seen through life and death, coming and going naked, so tossing and tossing, is it what the master wants ?” Little Jinshen knew Zeng's temper, so he could understand it as soon as he heard it, Chi Tianxing really hit the point.But he was really not reconciled, and said: "Also...maybe we can find a famous doctor? Maybe he can be cured, isn't it?" Chi Tianxing said: "Look at the master. You should be able to understand what he means." Xiao Jin turned his head to look at Daozeng, and saw that he was looking at him, nodding his head hard, with a begging look in his eyes. This is a look that Xiao Jin has never seen before. Xiao Jin felt dizzy for a while.In the past two days, everything has happened too fast, so fast that people can't see what is real and what is fake, even people can't see it clearly, and it disappears forever in the blink of an eye. ...He just felt that the whole person was about to be unable to hold on, and finally heaved a long sigh, and said in a trembling voice: "Okay... Monk, I will take you away..."
Early the next morning, Shi Fu ordered someone to bring a horse, built a simple chair out of wood, and tied Dao Zeng to it.Xiao Jin, Yuan Kong and others bid farewell to everyone.Xiao Jin stayed alone in Ah Qing's tent for a long time before coming out with his head down.Shi Fu was waiting outside, and when he heard him coming out, he hurriedly asked him where he was going.Xiao Jin was at a loss, thought for a long time, and then said: "I want to go back to Jiaxing." Shi Fu nodded and said: "That's fine. Although Jin is weak, it is still dominated by Han people. There are fewer wars over there. Some of my brothers are there. I will send a letter to let them take care of them along the way. About Xiaoyu I'll find a way to explain it to Miss." Xiao Jin said: "Brother Shi, I want to ask you, after Ah Qing wakes up, don't tell her that we have been here. I... my master doesn't want her to know about saving her. Just tell Ah Qing that you met Xiao Xiao on the road. Yu and the Jie people are together and have not seen us." Shi Fu said: "Master's painstaking efforts, I understand very well, don't worry. You all be careful." Xiao Jin said: "I should be the one who should be careful. Now that the war is so complicated, you really still want to go to Xiangcheng?" Shi Fu sighed: "This... I also think it is a risk to go again, but it depends on Miss How should I put it. My lady gave me my life, so I just do what I say." Xiao Jin didn't know what to say, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take care." Soon after Xiao Jin, Yuan Kong and others escorted Dao Zeng to go, Shi Fu discussed the next step with Fulidu and several ten household heads in the tent.Shi Fu suggested that everyone go from Jiyin County to Dongyan County first, then cross Luoyang, cross the river, and return to Bingzhou to settle down the people first, and then discuss the matter of going north to Xiangcheng; several ten household heads clamored to return to Xiangcheng directly .When Fulidu was hesitating, he suddenly heard thunderous cheers outside, and they came straight to the tent.Several people were all surprised, they were about to get up to check, when the door of the tent was lifted, and Ah Qing walked in in plain clothes.She described that although she was still very haggard, her spirit had improved a lot. She looked around and said with a smile, "What are you waiting for? Let's go, let's go to Xiangcheng!" Fulidu and others were stunned for a moment, then fell to the ground together, and said loudly: "Yes, Princess!" Shi Fu also stood up slowly, knelt down on one knee and said: "Miss's order, Fu Wan dies!"
Although the snow fell late this year, it was extremely heavy. After the new year, it became more and more intense day by day.Ah Qing led his people on a difficult trek, and in order to prevent Sun Jing from continuing to pursue him, he detoured far away from Zhu'a County before crossing Jishui.However, just after crossing the Yellow River and arriving at Qinghe County, Ah Qing's fiefdom, the situation suddenly deteriorated.Prime Minister Yao Yizhong and Murong's allied forces launched a surprise attack on the outskirts of Xiangcheng and defeated Ran Min.Ran Min was forced to retreat to Yecheng, and most of his 100,000 troops were captured, but thousands of remnants fled southward.As a result, all states and counties along the way were looted, especially the Di people and Jie people, who were almost unavoidable when they encountered remnants of soldiers. After discussing with Shifu, Fulidu and others, Ah Qing felt that these remnant soldiers were both unreasonable and difficult to resist, so he led the people to continue eastward, detouring in the direction of Pingyuan County and Guangchuan County.After walking for more than a month, it was already March, and the spring breeze was approaching, and more and more people gathered under Ah Qing.Because of the tyranny of the Shihu, the Jie people from all over the place were not tolerated by the Han people, and were forced to flee, and had nowhere to go. When they heard that the Lord Qinghe was leading a team back to Xiangcheng, they all gathered here. From two hundred people, the number soared to more than three thousand. After Ah Qing knew what happened to Xiao Yu, she just hummed and said nothing, but coughed up blood again that night.Shi Fu and others secretly passed down the death order, no one should talk about this matter again, and it has become the biggest taboo until now. The more people there are, the heavier the burden on Ah Qing will be. Shi Fu, Fu Lidu and others can naturally see it.They kept sending people to investigate the situation in Xiangcheng, and at the same time, they also looked for opportunities to persuade Ah Qing to consider whether to return to the west first, and then make plans.But Ah Qing only wanted to go to Xiangcheng, and she didn't listen to anyone's persuasion, and the people under her command only listened to Ah Qing. Wherever she went, everyone naturally followed her without saying much.Shi Fu and the others had no choice but to try their best to maintain the situation. At the end of March, good news gradually came. First, Ran Min had completely retreated to Yecheng after being attacked several times by the Murong family; second, the situation in Xiangcheng had also stabilized.Everyone was very happy in their hearts, and hurried to Xiangcheng at a faster pace. 这一日清晨，阿清帅队到达漳水。她与石付等人先过了河，查看情况。石付道：“再过去就是巨鹿了。当年项羽就是在这里渡河，破釜沉舟，在巨鹿大败秦军。沿着巨鹿的驿道西进，再过几天就能到襄城了。” 阿清骑在马上，遥望远处苍茫的原野，甚是感慨。这一片地势平坦，只有零星的十几个丘陵，尚未散尽的雾一条条懒散地挂在丘陵下，风里开来新鲜草木的气息。 当年项羽的三万江东子弟就是从这里出发，踏破秦军十三座营地，一举击溃二十万秦军。 阿清叹道：“以一当十，以一人当天下，项羽也是英雄豪杰呀。你看这苍茫大地上，至今还回响着隐隐的铁蹄声……” 伏利度等都道：“郡主所言极是！”只有石付侧着耳听了一会儿，道：“这可不是项羽军的马蹄声，是真的有群马过来了！” “什么？”阿清等人脸色大变，纵马跑上一座小丘，极目眺望，只见东南方的丘陵间，三面深色的旗帜正在快速移动。隔得太远了，也看不清是谁的旗，但绝对不是赵国的。伏利度看了一阵，道：“是向这边来的，错不了！” 阿清忙道：“传令下去，立即终止渡河，已经过来的百姓赶紧找地方先藏起来！”一名士兵领命而去。 伏利度转身对跟着的骑兵喝道：“左守备，立即带你的人到西面的土丘后埋伏！禾元平，你带其余人去北面渡口处的芦苇丛中，准备弓弩，等候我的命令！” 几名军官匆匆赶去准备，阿清与伏利度下了马，藏身在丘顶观察。过了不久，马蹄隆隆，一支六十来人的骑兵队自一座丘陵后快速转了出来。这是一支轻骑兵队，披着暗黄色的披风，当先一面旗上绣着一只熊。 伏利度轻声道：“郡主，是慕容氏的军队！”阿清奇道：“慕容恪打败了冉闵后，不是已经撤兵了吗？怎么还会在这里遇到？”伏利度道：“不清楚。他们的目标好象是渡口，如果是路过，应该不会与我们有冲突吧？” 阿清道：“最好如此……如果我们与慕容氏再惹麻烦，可就更不好办了。”他们藏身的土丘是前往渡口的必经之路，伏利度道：“郡主，您还是先避一下。虽说慕容氏明里打着勤王的旗号，谁知道暗地里是怎么想的，要是有什么意外伤到您可就不好了……” 阿清往后看去，见仍有几十个百姓还没来得及疏散隐蔽。眼见这支骑兵队就要赶到土丘了，她冷冷地道：“我便那么好伤到么？我是大赵的郡主，难道连番邦小国的士兵都敢欺我？跟我出来！”说着纵身上马，跃下土丘。伏利度暗自叫苦，只得跟着阿清跑去。 那支骑兵队见土丘上跑下两匹马，当先一人挥手止住队伍，按剑喝道：“来者是谁？” 阿清一直奔到离他五丈的距离才拉住马，昂首道：“我是大赵清河郡主，你们是什么人？” 那人呆了一下，拱手道：“末将燕国赵无究。昨夜探马回报说漳河东岸有大批羯人准备渡河，末将奉大将军之命，前来探察。” 伏利度见他并不参拜阿清，喝道：“放肆！见到大赵郡主为何不参拜行礼？” 赵无究还未开口，他身后一名佐将大声道：“大赵？已经没有什么大赵了！我们百户长向你行礼，岂不是笑话？” 伏利度怒道：“大胆！如此大逆不道的话你也敢说？”就要冲上去，那佐将身后几名士兵纷纷拔剑，阿清手一伸，拦住他道：“别动。你一个人想逞什么匹夫之勇？这话真假未知，你慌什么？”伏利度抗声道：“他……他竟敢说……”阿清斩钉截铁地道：“闭嘴！” 赵无究呵斥那名佐将道：“不得无礼。我们燕国原是赵之属国，赵国宗祀才亡，我们就出言不逊，岂非小人行径？可退下。”那佐将抱惭而退。赵无究向阿清一拱手，道：“请问，那些渡河的羯人是否由郡主统领？” 阿清道：“正是。我们不是军队，是逃难的人。我们希望回到襄城，不知道现在襄城的情况如何了。” 赵无究道：“我告诉你罢。五天之前，赵车骑将军刘显已经弑君，现已带着皇帝的头颅前往邺城。襄城降了，大赵……已经亡了。” 这句话他说得平淡，伏利度眼前一片漆黑，差点从马上摔下来，过了好半天，自己也不知道说了句什么话。赵无究道：“没有屠城。石锟带着宗亲和群臣已经南下投靠晋国，赵的宗庙已毁，宗祀断绝，非是虚言。城里的羯人纷纷外出，现聚集在巨鹿一带。” 伏利度放声痛哭，抽出刀来，就要往脖子上抹，忽地手上一震，阿清拍飞了他的刀，冷冷地道：“哭什么？” 伏利度泪如泉涌，泣不成声地道：“郡……郡主……” 阿清脸上没有任何变化，只道：“你回头看。”伏利度不解其意，回头看去，泪眼朦胧中，只见土丘上不知什么时候已站满了族人，有寥寥的骑兵，也有步兵，甚至还有一些百姓。他们担心阿清的安危，纷纷抽出了刀剑，默默无言地准备着。 阿清道：“这些人不离不弃地追随着我，因为他们相信，有一个地方可以安居乐业，有一个地方可以合家团聚，而你、我就是带领他们的人。你要再敢哭出一声，我不会让你体面地自尽的，我会亲手杀了你这个懦夫。” 赵无究见伏利度对阿清的话没有丝毫异议，一抹脸，死咬着嘴唇，咬得鲜血直流，真的再不发一声，不禁道：“清河郡主的威名，末将也早有所闻，今日一见，果然非凡。郡主，末将想再问一句，你们确实不是军队么？” 阿清道：“不是！我们只想与族人会合，西归回家。” 赵无究点头道：“好。”一挥手，他身后转出一名使臣装束的人，手持节杖，朗声道：“大将军有令，所有羯人须得到巨鹿居山坪汇集，违者以反乱罪论处！” 伏利度须发皆张，喝道：“你说什么！”那使臣面不更色，大声地重复了一遍。伏利度怒极，仰天哈哈大笑，突然笑声戛然而止，他手中马鞭脱手而出，正中那使臣面门，打得他跌落下马。只听一阵急密的抽剑之声，赵无究手下十几骑飞奔而出，一下将阿清与伏利度团团围住。 土丘上的羯人都发一声喊，一起往下冲过来，这边的骑兵们打马上前，迅速结成阵势，那名佐将大声道：“这些人意图谋反，按大将军令，格杀勿论！”士兵们齐声呼喊。眼看双方的激战一触即发，蓦地听见阿清大喝一声：“住手！” 这一声灌足内力，直吼得四野八方都是回响，离阿清最近的两名骑手几乎被震得落下马来，其余马匹纷纷人立而起，长声嘶叫，没有准备的骑兵们狼狈地拉紧缰绳，拼命安抚着马。 阿清的马被吼得四肢乱颤，但是被阿清牢牢按住，动弹不得。她在马上立起身来，喝道：“谁也不许动！你们想做什么？都给我退回去！”那些羯人见她发怒，犹犹豫豫地停了下来，不敢再动。 赵无究见对方被阿清这一声震住，忙也举手道：“都别动，退回去，退回去！佐将，约束你的人，不得无礼！”骑兵们听他的命令，况且被阿清那一声唬住，各自退了回去。满脸是血的使臣也被人扶着走了。 阿清道：“这命令，是你们大将军慕容恪下的？” 赵无究恭敬地道：“正是。” 阿清道：“他下令聚集我们族人，是想灭亡我族吗？” 赵无究道：“大将军之心思，末将不敢枉自猜想。但我大将军以仁义著称，我燕国也曾为赵之属国，如此残暴之事，也只有独夫冉闵做得出来。郡主大可放心。至于召集之事，当此乱世，你们族人生计险恶，大将军想收编，也是好事。” 阿清心中雪亮，知道慕容恪不愿自己的族人为其他势力所用，所以想自己吞了。她心意已决，道：“好，我跟你们去。” 伏利度急道：“郡主！” 阿清头也不回地道：“传令，全体渡河，跟我一道往巨鹿与族人会合。还不快去？”
当天晚上，已经行到离巨鹿只有十几里了，阿清命就地休息。赵无究一面遣人飞马回报，一面安排夜晚巡逻的事，还不忘让人送来食物和酒。阿清召集十户长以上的官员二十几人，大家挤在帐篷里喝酒。进来前，阿清命人收了他们的刀剑。 酒过三巡，当阿清说出大赵已亡的事时，所有人都呆了。人人满怀希望，历尽千难万险，踏着无数人的尸体向襄城进发，没想到自己的国家竟然一夜之间就亡了。这些从尸山血海里挣扎出来的汉子此刻再也无法抑制，全都伏地痛哭。不少人跳起来大喊：“国灭之耻，以身殉之！”摸刀剑时才发现被阿清收了，叫道：“郡主，请赐我们刀剑吧！” 阿清冷冷地道：“没有我的命令，一个都不许死！国虽亡了，族人还在，现在谁自尽谁就是懦夫行径！听好了，明天才是最关键的一天，石付，你来说一下。” 石付躬身道：“是。目前的局势是这样，襄城投降后，冉闵收缩回邺城，姚弋仲返回洛阳。慕容恪的大军说是走了，其实仍在附近与冉闵周旋。燕王慕容俊素来眼高志大，有囊括天下、气吞寰宇之心，手下又有慕容恪、慕容垂等当世猛将，我敢断定，将来灭冉闵者必是此人。慕容恪现在命人召集我族人，其心绝非想要斩草除根，相反，他是想笼络我为其所用。但如果我们不愿服从，他可能也会起杀心，至少不能让我们为其他势力收留。” 一名校尉道：“那该如何是好？明日要伺机刺杀他吗？” 石付摇头道：“不，明日我们没有任何动手的理由和机会，也根本不可能撼动他什么。大家务必明白，一旦动手，则我族就要面临灭顶之灾，所以唯有臣服一条路可以走。” 下面的军官一起大哗。那校尉站起来大声道：“石付是奸人！末将请郡主杀之以谢天下！”其余人跟着一起大喊：“杀石付！杀石付！” 阿清身旁的伏利度脸上变色，刚要起身呵斥，阿清一伸手拦住他，对那校尉道：“你过来。” 那校尉驱前几步，走到阿清面前单膝跪下，叩首道：“郡主！我们虽万死不足以报国，怎可为了偷生而臣服番邦小国？石付非我族人，其心必异，请杀此奸人！” 阿清顺手丢给他一把刀，道：“好，去，你一个人先去把赵无究的人全杀了，提他的头回来见我，我就杀石付，带你们去进攻慕容恪，如何？” 那校尉大喜，道：“末将遵命！”跳起来叫道：“兄弟们……” 阿清喝道：“混帐！你没听清我的话么？你一个人去杀，谁说其他人可以跟你去的？” 那校尉一怔，道：“可……可是他们有六十几个人……” 阿清道：“我不管。你去杀罢。”说着自顾喝酒。那校尉呆在当场，看看阿清，又看看同样呆滞的同僚们。几名军官跪下道：“末将愿……”阿清一口截断道：“谁也不许！你自己去，记住，一定要杀干净，一个不留。有一个漏掉的跑来杀了女人孩子，都是你的罪过。” 那校尉呆了半天，跪下道：“末……末将不能……” 阿清道：“不能？”那校尉道：“是，末将一人之力……实在……请郡主降罪……” 阿清道：“好吧，念你忠义，刚才自愿请命那三人也跟你去。你放心，有这么多老弱妇孺替你呐喊助威，一定能行。” 那人汗如雨下，颤声道：“还……还是不能……末将死不足惜，不能连累了郡主和族人们……” 阿清道：“哦，你想起还有族人了？你想起还有那么多跑都跑不动的老人和孩子了？慕容恪的大军与我们相比，可比你与这六十几名骑兵的差距大得多了去了。石付虽非我族人，可是为我族殚精竭智，立下多少功劳，你们却在这里逞匹夫之能，坏我大事，还有脸说忠义！”说到后面，站起身用力将酒杯一摔，酒水泼了那校尉一脸。所有人都吓得腿肚子一哆嗦，扑地跪倒。帐篷里一时寂然无声。 阿清胸口剧烈起伏，看了他们半天，道：“大赵灭亡，谁有我的心痛？谁有我这般绝望？要说可以自尽，我早死了千次万次！我不只国破，我的家也完了。可是我的伯伯叔叔、父亲母亲死的死，逃的逃，我向谁诉苦去？我不能哭，不能喊，甚至连沉默都不能……我已经倦到了极至，痛到了极至，但我却还没有倒下，你们觉得奇怪吧？因为……因为还有支持着我的人。” 她走到帐篷门前，掀开帘子，向外看去。星星点点的火光遍布在帐篷的四周，几千人聚集在一起，除了偶尔有小孩哭泣或老人咳嗽之外，寂静无声。星空下，巨鹿平原上的丘陵隐约可见，却看不见一个站立的人的身影。人人疲倦到了极点，尽管明日有不可知的道路等着他们，他们也无暇思考，相互依偎着睡了。 这也许是最后平静的夜晚了。 “你们看看他们罢，看看罢。”阿清淡淡地道：“明天，我要笑着去面见慕容恪，请求他让族人们离开这里，回归草原。这个世界上并非只有抗争一条路，有的时候，屈辱和臣服，是你不得不走的一步……明天就知道了。明天……明天快些到来吧。”