Chapter 6 The fourth time on the Dayan Ridge

When Chen Jingchou saw the officers and soldiers kicking the woman down, he felt angry and wanted to step forward.Suddenly a soft hand grabbed his arm, Chen Jingchou looked back, it turned out to be Yu Xiaoxue, who also put down the bowl and chopsticks at some point and followed to the door.Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen! Don't go there yet..." Chen Jingchou was about to answer when he suddenly saw an officer walking down from the height of the town, pointing at the soldiers with a knife in his hand, and shouting loudly: "What are you dawdling about? You are procrastinating! Even such a trivial matter It's all wrong!"

An officer bowed and replied: "Speak to the captain, we are about to take these boys away, but these unruly women are entangled in us!" The officer said: "Hmph! Useless things!" He strode over and pushed away the crowd.Seeing that the momentum was not good, those people hurried home to escape. A woman knelt on the ground, her face was full of tears, she was distraught, and she cried to the officer, "I beg you, sir! Give me back my baby..." The officer walked over, kicked her over, and cursed: "Damn it! Don't be so wordy!" He raised his big knife and was about to chop off the woman's neck.The woman screamed, her face turned pale with fright, she rolled her eyes and passed out.

At this moment, a girl's voice suddenly came from a distance, clear and bright, shouting: "Stop! You bastards!" The officer's waist knife was hanging in the air, he turned his head and shouted: "Who? How dare you be so bold?" Not long after, a young girl appeared from the end of the town, dressed in red, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a lancet on her waist.The girl walked up to the officers and soldiers with her head held high, put her hands on her hips, and scolded: "Hmph! Those who have no skills will bully women and children with knives?"

The officer was taken aback, stared, and shouted: "Bold! Who are you! How dare you meddle in the affairs of the officers and soldiers!" The girl looked up at the sky, without looking at them, and said: "When the road is rough, draw your sword to help! Is it necessary to know who I am?" The officer was furious, and shouted: "Reverse! Reverse! You guys, why are you still standing still! Why don't you arrest her quickly!" All the officers and soldiers shouted, drew their waist knives, and rushed forward. The girl said: "Hmph! Just rely on you guys!" She raised her lancet and danced to block it.I saw the red shadow flying around, with a chic posture, several officers and soldiers couldn't hold back, screamed miserably, fell to the ground, and were all knocked down in just a dozen or so moves.The girl picked up the lancet, shook it a few times, kicked an officer and soldier hard, and cursed: "Hmph! I'm so useless! You only use a knife to bully the good and fear the evil! I despise this kind of scum the most!" Turning around, pointing at the officer with the tip of the knife, he said, "It's your turn next! Take your life obediently!"

The officer raised his head and laughed wildly.The girl said, "What are you laughing at?" The officer said: "I'm laughing at you! Do you really think that everyone in the relative army of Princess Dugu is like this?" The girl still hasn't answered.The officer suddenly raised his knife and slashed at the girl.The whistling wind blows, and the force sinks.The girl was startled, and quickly jumped away, using the lancet to parry.The two sides dismantled more than ten moves in an instant.The officer's physical strength was extraordinary, he was fighting like a mad tiger, and gradually gained the upper hand.The girl gradually couldn't support herself, and dangers arose frequently.After a few more moves, the officer suddenly leaned over, stretched his left leg forward, and slashed at the girl's feet with the horizontal knife.The girl saw that the situation was not good, so she jumped back hastily, but she was still half a beat behind, suddenly felt a pain in her foot, her right leg was taken by the blade, a hole was cut, blood oozes out.The girl landed on one foot, unable to stand still, the soles of her feet flickered, and she sat down on the ground.The officer yelled loudly, and jumped up, using all his brute force, swung his knife and slashed at the girl's head.

The strong wind caught between the steel knife was about to split the girl's head and neck in half.Suddenly there was a flash of white light, and an iron sword was drawn out from the side puller, and it was right between the steel knife and the girl.With a clang sound, the officer's arm was numb, and the steel knife was knocked away, almost dropping his hand.But the long sword remained motionless. The officer hastily stepped back a few steps, looked up, and saw that the one who blocked his weapon just now was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, furiously shouted: "Son of a dog, do you want to come here to seek death too?"

Chen Jingchou said: "You officers and soldiers know how to bully the common people! Today I will do justice for the heavens!" The officer laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "What a big tone, it depends on whether you have the ability!" He raised his knife and slashed towards him. Chen Jingchou thought to himself that he had practiced kung fu for more than a month, but he had never had a chance to use it in actual combat, so today he just happened to use him to test his skills.Put the sword back into its sheath, rest your mind and hold your breath, secretly exerting your strength.When the officer saw this, he hesitated for a moment, but he was a skinny young man, so there was nothing to be afraid of.With a bah, he spit on the ground and swung his knife to slash at Chen Jingchou.Chen Jingchou focused on his right palm and saw that the big knife was coming fiercely. When it reached his chest, he turned his body slightly to the left, and the blade cut down against the skirt of his clothes.Just as the officer was about to raise his saber, Chen Jingchou had already slapped out his right palm, and with a bang, he hit the officer's lower abdomen with a move of Ye Wushu.The officer only felt the qi and blood surging in his chest, his hands softened, the steel knife fell to the ground obliquely, his eyes turned upwards, foaming at the mouth, he fell straight back without making a sound.Chen Jingchou was also quite surprised, he didn't expect his skills to improve so quickly in just one month.

Yu Xiaoxue came over and said, "Brother Chen, that sister seems to be injured, let's help him up!" Chen Jingchou said: "En!" The two walked back to the girl.Those women also took their own children in their arms and surrounded them, thanking each other, Chen Jingchou said: "This place is not suitable for staying for a long time, you should go home!" Everyone thanked again before leaving up. Chen Jingchou leaned down and asked the girl, "My girl, how is your injury?" Unexpectedly, the girl frowned, turned her head, and said, "Go away! Don't meddle in your own business!"

Chen Jingchou didn't understand, so he said: "We have no other intentions, just want to help you!" The girl turned her face back, and said: "Hmph! No need! I, Tuoba Yu'er, will not accept any help from you Sui people!" Chen Jingchou was bored and displeased, and said: "Forget it, don't be brave! Let's come..." As he spoke, he wanted to reach out to help. Tuoba Yu'er flicked her right hand and said anxiously: "Go away! I don't want your help, go away!" Chen Jingchou stood up straight, not knowing what to do.Tuoba Yu'er said: "Go away! Go away! You two demon accomplices! If you want me to accept your Sui people's help, then I would rather die!" Chen Jingchou had no choice but to go aside with Yu Xiaoxue .

Yu Xiaoxue asked: "Brother Chen, what should we do now?" Chen Jingchou was slightly annoyed and wanted to leave, but seeing Tuoba Yu'er clutching her feet, she was in great pain and couldn't bear it. Said: "I don't know either! We were kind enough to save her, but we don't know why she is so angry! We can't heal her, and we can't leave her alone. What a headache!" Several people remained in a stalemate like this for half an hour, when suddenly three people walked by the path behind the mountain, saw Tuoba Yuer, cheered loudly with excitement, and shouted: "Found it! Haha! Finally found it!"

One person came forward and said, "Fortunately, you are safe and sound! Second Miss!" After a while, a man turned out from the mountain road, laughed loudly, and strode up to the crowd.Chen Jingchou looked at the big man, about thirty years old, with a strong physique, brocade clothes and jade belt, full of beards, his roots were like iron, his eyebrows were like swords, and he was imposing. The big man walked up to Chen Jingchou, cupped his hands and thanked him: "Little brother, it is thanks to you that you stood up and saved my girl!" Chen Jingchou said: "Brother, you are serious! This is what I should do!" A person beside the big man also said: "Fortunately, Miss Yu'er is safe and sound, otherwise we really don't know what to do, thank you so much!" Chen Jingchou said: "It's really nothing..." The big man said: "Little brother! You don't have to be polite, we saw it clearly from above just now! It's a pity that the distant water couldn't save the nearby fire at that time - if the two of you hadn't stepped forward to rescue in time, my troublesome girl would have really Death!" Tuoba Yu'er fell on the ground and said sullenly: "Brother-in-law! What are you talking about? Thank you so much, why do you keep thanking these two Sui people!" The big man turned around, his face darkened, and he said: "Girl, your brother-in-law can see clearly from beginning to end! Are you blind if you are a brother-in-law? They saved your life. If you don't talk to him Just thank you, why are you still playing with others?" Tuoba Yu'er said: "Where do I have it? Who saved my life? It's enough for me to deal with these people myself, and no one told them..." The big man shouted: "Shut up...you're dying again! He Lanming, Yuan Xiu!" "Yes!" The two people beside the big man replied in unison. "You two! Take this girl away for me, find a place to treat her, remember to watch carefully! lest she run out and cause trouble again!" The two agreed. The big man turned around and said to the person behind him: "There is more! Go to the inn over there and tell Boss Qian to prepare the food and wine quickly for me. I want to entertain these two benefactors!" The man bowed and said: "Observe! "The big man said: "Okay! You all go your separate ways!" He Lanming and Yuan Xiu helped Tuoba Yu'er up, and Tuoba Yu'er said: "Brother-in-law! Why are you being so nice to them?" He Lanming and Yuan Xiu were afraid that the big man would get angry, so they repeatedly persuaded: "Second Miss! Let's go! Let's go!" Hastily helped Tuoba Yu'er away.For a while, only the big man, Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue were left in the open space. The big man shook his head and said, "Oh! It's really nerve-wracking... There's really nothing you can do about her! I've offended you two so much!" Chen Jingchou said: "Brother, you don't have to be polite!" The big man said: "In order to express my gratitude, please do me a favor and let Brother Yu treat you well!" Chen Jingchou said: "This! Thank you for your kindness! But I don't think it's necessary...We..." The big man said: "Come on, little brother! Why are you being polite? Let's go together!" Chen Jingchou just felt that the kindness was hard to give up, so he and Yu Xiaoxue followed the big man.After turning a few corners, they came to an inn.On the tables in the inn, there are already all kinds of dishes.The big man said: "Two benefactors! Please sit down!" Chen Jingchou said: "Then the little brother will be polite!" He sat down on the guest seat, and Yu Xiaoxue also sat down next to Chen Jingchou.The big man then took the main seat.After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Jingchou said, "That's right! I haven't asked my elder brother's name yet?" The big man said: "My surname is Zhang, and I have a single name, Liezi, and the cursive word Zhongjian—but because I am the third, people in the clan have always used to call me Sanlang." Chen Jingchou said: "It turned out to be Brother Zhang! My younger brother's surname is Chen, and his name is Jingchou. This is Miss Xiaoxue. We are traveling companions." Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Zhang!" Zhang Lie said with a smile: "Miss Xiaoxue! Please forgive me for the poor reception!" Zhang Lie kept persuading them to drink, had a meal with the two of them, then suddenly put down his glass and said, "Brother Chen! You are so young, you have such a good ability, congratulations!" Chen Jingchou put down his chopsticks and said, "I'm ashamed! That's the ghost valley Taoism that my master forced me to learn, but I haven't seriously studied it! It's really tricky, and I made my brother laugh." Zhang Lie said: "Brother Chen, don't be overly modest!" After pondering for a moment, he said: "So this is called Guigu Daoshu, Brother Yu is really an eye-opener today. Come, come, drink!" He raised his glass as he spoke.Chen Jingchou also raised his glass to greet him.The two drank each other until their mouths were dry.Zhang Lie kept persuading Yu Xiaoxue to eat vegetables, very enthusiastically. After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Lie said: "Brother Qiu! To be honest...Brother Yu is very interested in your Taoism. Could you please introduce your respected master to Brother Yu at a convenient time, so that Brother Yu can also benefit from it?" Chen Jingchou put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, and sighed: "Since that's the case, my younger brother should have introduced Brother Zhang, but...it's just that Master is trapped in the mountain now, and his life is at stake..." Zhang Lie put down his wine glass and said in surprise, "Oh! There is such a thing!" Chen Jingchou saw Zhang Lie's straightforwardness and had a good impression of him in his heart, so he told Zhang Lie frankly and told Zhang the whole story of Chen Fu's being trapped. strong. Zhang Lie pondered for a while, then said: "Well... so you are looking for a magic cauldron that can refine hundreds of medicines, so that you can cure your uncle Lei Xiaze's illness, and then save your master?" Chen Jingchou said: "Yes! That tripod is called Shennong Ding. It is said that it is one of the top ten ancient artifacts in the legend. It used to be kept by the Xianbei Tuoba tribe." Zhang Lie asked curiously, "Shen Nong Cauldron?" Chen Jingchou said: "Yes." Zhang Lie raised his wine glass, drank it down, laughed loudly, and said, "Brother Qiu! You and I are really destined for each other!" Chen Jingchou didn't know why, so he asked, "What does Brother Zhang mean?..." Zhang Lie said: "Come on! Let's drink this glass again!" Fill up the wine.Chen Jingchou also drank it. Zhang Lie said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, the Tuoba tribe you are looking for is the tribe of brother Yu's wife! The wife's name is Tuoba Yue'er, she is the sister of the girl you just met!" After hearing this, Chen Jingchou asked in confusion: "But, the map my aunt gave me shows that the Tuoba tribe should be on the grassland in the north?" Zhang Lie didn't answer, took the big bowl, filled it with wine, drank it in one gulp, threw the bowl on the desk with a bang, and said, "That's right! But their tribe was outside the Great Wall last year, and they were sent by Yang Guang, a fool Bloody massacres, heavy casualties! The Shennong Ding was also taken at that time-I was in the Central Plains at the time, and I rushed back to the north as soon as I heard that there was a major change in my wife's mother's family! Now the remnants of their tribe are temporarily led by me, looking for The land of abundant water and grass is currently passing through here!" Chen Jingchou asked in shock: "Has the Tuoba tribe been killed by Yang Guang?" Zhang Lie nodded.Chen Jingchou pondered for a while, and asked, "Does that elder brother know where the Shennong Ding is?" Zhang Lie pondered and said: "Hmm! I'm not too sure about this. According to Brother Yu's guess, it should have fallen into the hands of the imperial court." Chen Jingchou said: "It fell into the hands of the imperial court?" Zhang Lie said: "Brother Qiu! If you need help, Brother Yu has a lot of people who can help you as much as possible." He smiled and said: "However... this kind of thing is useless for a while, The two of you should finish your meal while it's still hot!" The three continued to eat in the inn.Zhang Lie's entourage rushed in suddenly, with a flustered expression, and shouted: "Third Lord! Something is wrong!" Zhang Lie felt unhappy, and said, "I'm sorry! Brother Chou, excuse me!" He got up and walked to the door of the inn.The attendant whispered something in his ear.Zhang Lie said: "This matter is indeed serious! You go back to the stockade immediately! Tell everyone to step up their guard!" The attendant replied: "Yes! Third Master!" and ran out quickly. Zhang Lie walked back to the case and said, "I'm really sorry! Qiudi, Miss Xiaoxue! Just now, the sentry in the tribe suddenly notified Brother Yu that something urgent happened, and Brother Yu had to leave first!" Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue stood up.Chen Jingchou asked: "Brother Zhang! Is there anything I can do for you?" Zhang Lie hesitated slightly, and said: "This...it's like this. On the way of our tribe looking for water plants, we have been closely followed by a Sui army. They firmly believe that the divine cauldron is in our hands, and they come to harass us from time to time! Brother Yu is doing a lot lately. Yi and his subordinates killed them back, but the spies just came to report that another suspicious officer army was found near Heishan Town!" Chen Jingchou said: "Oh! There is such a thing! What are these troops doing here?" Zhang Lie said: "Brother Yu is not too clear. ——The Sui army that followed us before was very strange. In order to defeat them, the tribe suffered heavy casualties! Brother Yu is very worried about the army that appeared this time, just like the one that followed our tribe before. So I want to check out the Sui army camp." Chen Jingchou responded, "Brother Zhang! We will go with you." Zhang Lie said: "How can this be done? The two are my guests of Zhang Lie! Besides, it's too dangerous!" Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Zhang! Just let me go with you. Maybe we can help a little!" Zhang Lie pondered for a while, and said: "Since this is the case, then there will be Brother Lao Qiu and Miss Xiaoxue!" Zhang Lie took his own weapon, but it turned out to be an iron pestle weighing more than a hundred catties, with gold hoops wrapped on both ends of the pestle, and said: "The official army camp is in the woods three miles southeast of the town. It's not too late. Let's go now!" The three raised their spirits and took the road to the southeast. After half an hour, they had already arrived outside the camp.The three of them lay down in the woods and looked towards the camp. They saw dense banners and guards patrolling back and forth. There were about two or three thousand people. Zhang Lie said: "Brother Qiu, the number of enemies is large, we must proceed carefully!" Shi started to lighten his body and sneaked into the camp first, followed by Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue.There are many trees in the camp, so it is easy to hide. After turning around a dozen tents, he arrived at the tent of the commander of the Chinese army in a short time.Zhang Lie made a gesture, and the three of them went around to the side of the tent, leaned against the tent, and listened intently, the tent was silent.Zhang Lie leaned down, lifted a corner of the tent lightly, looked inside, and couldn't help being stunned.Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue were puzzled, and they also looked down into the tent. There were no soldiers guarding the tent, a thick wooden stake stood in the center of the tent, and several children were tied to the stake, and their mouths were gagged with cloth balls.The children were sobbing uncontrollably, obviously terrified.Zhang Lie put down the corner of the tent and said softly: "I don't know what the hell these officers and soldiers are doing. It's really strange that they even arrested five or six-year-old children?" Chen Jingchou also didn't know why, and couldn't figure out what was going on.Yu Xiaoxue whispered: "Brother Chen! These children are so pitiful! Shall we rescue them?" Chen Jingchou nodded, turned to Zhang Lie and said, "Brother Zhang, I want to save the child!" Zhang Lie said: "Brother Yu also has this intention, I'll keep it outside, you and Miss Xiaoxue go in to save people, and look for any secret military reports by the way. Be careful!" Chen Jingchou opened the corner of the tent, and Yu Xiaoxue bent down and quickly leaned in.Chen Jingchou said in a low voice: "Xiaoxue, go and untie the ropes on the children. I'll check to see if there are any important military information." As he spoke, he walked gently to the commander's desk, opened the scroll, and began to examine it carefully. Yu Xiaoxue walked to the pillar, untied the ropes of the children one by one, and said softly: "My dear children, don't cry! Sister is here to take you home!" Then she took out the cloth balls from their mouths one by one.Unexpectedly, just picked up a younger child, the child was terrified, as soon as the cloth ball left his mouth, his nose felt sour, and he cried out loudly!This time, Yu Xiaoxue was so frightened that she was at a loss, she stayed there, not knowing what to do.Chen Jingchou was startled when he heard the crying, and quickly jumped over to cover the child's mouth.But after all, it was a step too late, there was a commotion outside the tent, the sound of footsteps shook the sky, and the soldiers of the Sui army rushed straight towards the tent. Zhang Lie lifted the corner of the tent and shouted: "Go! The enemy has found us!" Yu Xiaoxue hesitated, "Then... what about these children?" Chen Jingchou hesitated in his heart, only to hear the voices of people outside the tent getting thicker, about hundreds of soldiers had surrounded the tent.Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Lie quickly withdrew it into the account.Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Zhang..." Zhang Lie said: "We have already shown our signs, so we can't say anything, we can only fight head-on with them! Brother Qiu, you and Xiaoxue protect the child and rush out with me!" He picked up the hundred-jin iron pestle, shouted, and slashed out.The two soldiers rushed to the front of the tent, their heads were facing Zhang Lie's iron pestle, they couldn't dodge in time, they were already beaten into a meat paste by the pestle one by one.Zhang Lie rushed out of the tent, fighting his way through the crowd.Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue protected the child and followed closely behind.Zhang Lie rushed from left to right, chopping and sweeping straight, like a tiger descending a mountain, majestic and majestic.The soldiers were terrified, but they didn't dare to get very close.The three of them rushed out of the encirclement, passed through several fences, and approached the gate of the camp. Zhang Lie said: "Brother Qiu! Xiaoxue! Take the children and go first! I'll stop them!" Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Zhang, be careful!" Wielding the iron sword, he was the first to kill at the door. Just as they were about to reach the gate of the camp, suddenly there was dust flying from the right side of the gate, and a group of men and horses rushed out horizontally.A school lieutenant walked out first. He was short and fat, pointed his halberd and shouted: "How courageous! How dare you rob people in the army camp! Are you impatient?" Chen Jingchou raised his iron sword and scolded: "Soldiers, officers and soldiers! If you have the guts, don't fight against the crowd, come and fight alone, and the winner will be determined!" The lieutenant said: "Good boy!" With a wave of his right hand, he shouted: "You all retreat! I want to see what he has, dare to come to the camp to act wildly! I will meet him personally by this lieutenant!" All the soldiers They agreed in unison and stepped back a few steps. The lieutenant raised his right hand, threw off his cloak, swung a meteor hammer weighing one hundred catties, shouted loudly, rushed forward a few steps, and hit Chen Jingchou fiercely.Chen Jingchou raised the iron sword, and with a flick of the blade, he parried the hammer handle from the side.The lieutenant slashed left and right, aggressively.Chen Jingchou engaged in the battle intently, his long sword was erratic, and the meteor hammer still couldn't get within half a foot of him.After dozens of rounds, the lieutenant, in front of all the soldiers, had nothing to do with a young man. His face was dull, and he gradually lost his composure. Come head-on.Chen Jingchou saw it clearly, turned sideways to dodge, and made a move of Liu Yunju, the sword flashed like lightning, swift as a shooting star, with incomparable speed.The lieutenant was too late to stop, he was scratched on the wrist by Chen Jingchou's sword, the meteor hammer was released from his hand in an instant, flew into the air, landed seven or eight zhang away, with a muffled pop, it actually smashed a big hole in the mud. The lieutenant hastily retreated back to the front line, with an extremely ugly face, he shouted: "Let the arrows go! Quickly let the arrows go!" Where the bowstring sounded, arrows spread all over the sky like locusts.Chen Jingchou hurriedly jumped up, swiped his sword away, and the arrows fell to the ground one after another.At this moment, Zhang Lie rushed up from behind, killed the officers and soldiers, took up two corpses, used them as shields, waved them up and down, and protected them in front of Xiaoxue and the children. The lieutenant was furious and shouted: "Come on, everyone! Chop them into meat!" Zhang Lie straddled the iron rod and glared angrily.Those soldiers were afraid and shouted together, but no one dared to step forward and walked around Zhang Lie and others. Seeing that the soldiers were timid, the lieutenant couldn't help being furious. He kicked away the soldiers beside him, walked up a few steps, suddenly raised his head and laughed wildly, and said, "Huh! Brat! There really are two tricks! It seems that the lieutenant won't show the truth I can't do it!" With a snort, he tore off the armor on his chest and threw it on the ground.With a muffled grunt in his mouth, his eyes were bloodshot, his body muscles gradually atrophied, and his complexion became darker and darker.In less than a moment, a black skeleton stood in front of everyone.It stinks and is disgusting.The leg bones bent slightly, without looking back, suddenly leaped backwards, with the bones of the hands raised, the two soldiers couldn't dodge, with two clicks, they had been pierced through the chest, pierced to death, and blood spurted wildly.The skeleton lifted the collar of the corpse and opened its mouth to suck blood from the wound. This sudden and sudden change, not only Chen Jingchou and the three of them, but even the soldiers of the Manchu battalion were stunned.All the soldiers trembled, they couldn't hold their spears, they were terrified and retreated one after another.Zhang Lie saw it, and suddenly shouted loudly: "The monster is coming! It's killing people! Everyone run for your life!" In the chaos, no one could hear who was shouting.All the officers and soldiers just wanted to save their lives, and panicked, they threw away their helmets, weapons, and crossbows one after another, and fled outwards. The camp was in chaos in an instant. Zhang Lie turned his head and said: "Go! If you don't leave, it will be too late!" He and Chen Jingchou protected the child, and the three of them mixed into the crowd and rushed out. Unexpectedly, just after walking a few zhang, the skeleton leaped forward and blocked in front of him.Chen Jingchou stabbed with the sword, but the skeleton didn't dodge, it stretched out the bone of its hand and grabbed the blade of the sword, holding the sword tightly like two iron tongs.Chen Jingchou couldn't pull it out in a hurry, he threw away the iron sword, moved his left palm vigorously, and used Ye Wu's technique to slap the skeleton fiercely.Since the distance was so close, the skeleton couldn't dodge in time, and there were several cracks on its body, and several ribs were broken immediately.Chen Jingchou also felt a sharp pain in his palm and took a few steps back. The skeleton let go of the sword, and the bones of the hand swept up and down like two sharp knives, forcing Chen Jingchou to retreat again and again.Chen Jingchou lost his weapon, but he couldn't wave his palm to parry. He was in a dangerous situation, and suddenly he snorted, and he couldn't dodge it in time, his sleeve was cut a lot.Seeing that the situation was critical, Zhang Lie stepped forward to rescue him, and struck the skeleton's back with his pestle.The Black Skull opened its arms, there were a few clicks, it took a few steps back, its teeth were chattering, it suddenly turned around, and jumped towards Yu Xiaoxue. Zhang Lie and Chen Jingchou shouted at the same time: "Be careful!" Seeing that they could not save each other, at this moment, Zhang Lie raised the iron rod and threw it towards the skeleton. Yu Xiaoxue stood up in front of the children, raised her hand and swung out the hoop, aimed at the skeleton's arms, and struck hard.With a click, the bones of the skeleton's hand broke immediately just as it touched the iron ring. Before the skeleton had time to retreat, Zhang Lie's iron pestle flew towards him. This throw gathered the strength of Zhang Lie's whole body. The iron pestle usually weighed more than a hundred catties, and the current momentum is really splitting mountains and cracking rocks.It pierced through the skeleton vest, and with a bang, it went straight into a tree trunk several feet away, and the branches and leaves on the tree fell off one after another.The skeleton shook a few times, Chen Jingchou had already picked up the long sword, jumped up, with a flash of sword light, he had chopped off the skull and flew to the sky.The skeleton stood there upright, and after several clicks, it was scattered into a pile of dead bones.The three did not dare to stay, Zhang Lie drew his weapon from the tree trunk, hugged the child, and hurried out of the camp. After a while, he rushed back to the town.All three breathed a sigh of relief.Zhang Lie found two attendants and said, "Take these children and visit them from house to house. Be sure to send them back to their parents!" The two attendants agreed and went with the children.The three of them stood resting at the same spot, recalling what happened just now, they were all terrified, and couldn't believe it was true. Chen Jingchou asked: "Brother Zhang! Look at that monster, what is its origin?" Zhang Lie pondered: "This kind of thing! It's the first time Brother Yu has encountered it! I really don't understand!" Yu Xiaoxue felt guilty and said, "Brother Zhang! It's all my fault! I didn't take good care of the child, and I got everyone involved!" Zhang Lie said with a smile: "Miss Xiaoxue, don't blame yourself, if it wasn't for you just now, those children would have died a long time ago!" Chen Jingchou also said: "Yes, Xiaoxue, you don't have to worry about it, you saved those children, it's too late for them to thank you!" Hearing what they said, Yu Xiaoxue felt a little better just now.At this time Zhang Lie's entourage had returned and reported that most of the children's parents were natives of the town, and they had already sent them home. For children from other places, people had also sent people to search carefully for their parents. Zhang Lie nodded and said: "Go down first!" The attendant bowed and retreated. Zhang Lie turned his head and said, "If it wasn't for Brother Qiu and Miss Xiaoxue's help this time, Brother Yu really wouldn't be able to return safely! If you don't mind, Brother Yu's camp is currently stationed on the nearby Dayan Ridge, would you like to go over there?" Chen Jingchou said: "Well, we've already bothered big brother enough today, what a shame!" Zhang Lie said: "Hey! You're welcome! There are many Tuoba clansmen in Brother Yu's village, maybe someone will know the clues of the Shennong Ding. You might as well come with me and stay for a few days." Chen Jingchou thought for a while, and said: "Since this is the case, then I won't bother you! Thank you, Brother Zhang!" Zhang Lie led the way, and the three of them headed north.He has a forthright personality, and after a while he forgets what he saw in the camp, and talks about the scenery beyond the Great Wall.After a while, he climbed a mountain.I saw the sky like a dome, with a slight blue light, stars looming in the east, and a crescent moon like a hook.The red sun is setting in the west, the sunset is like fire, and the endless green grass under the feet is smeared by the setting sun like a huge golden carpet, spreading to the end of the sky.As the cool wind blew, Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue, who had never seen such a magnificent scenery, couldn't help sighing, feeling indescribably comfortable.Turning down the hill, and going forward, you can see a large grassland in front of you, slanting on the hillside, and white dots flash in the middle of the hillside.Zhang Lie stretched out his hand and pointed, and said: "That's Brother Yu's inner tribe." The three of them quickened their pace and arrived outside the camp in a short while. Seeing this, the sentry clansman rushed up to greet them, cupped their hands and said, "Third Master, you are back!" Zhang Lie nodded, and led Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue into the camp, straight to a large tent.There were two attendants standing outside the big tent, they also came up to greet them, Chen Jingchou recognized He Lanming and Yuan Xiu.The two said in unison: "Third Master! You are finally back!" Zhang Lie said: "Yes! Is Yueer there? I have two distinguished guests! I want her to meet you." Yuan Xiu said: "Ma'am, she is inside, and Miss Yu'er is also there." Zhang Lie said: "That's right! How is Yu'er injured?" He Lanming said: "Third Master, please don't worry! Fortunately, she was not seriously injured this time, and there is nothing serious about it. She will recover after a few days of rest." Zhang Lie said: "As long as it's okay! Brother Chou! Miss Xiaoxue! Please follow me in!" Zhang Lie raised the tent, and the three of them walked into the tent.The tent was about several feet wide, and it was divided into two layers, the inside and the outside, separated by a felt in the middle. The floor was covered with a red wool carpet, painted with various patterns.A woman in her twenties greeted Zhang Lie from inside and saluted Zhang Lie. Zhang Lie said: "Brother Qiu! Miss Xiaoxue! Brother Yu, let me introduce you, this one is my wife Tuoba Yue'er." Tuoba Yue'er said: "Two benefactors! Please sit down quickly! Yue'er sincerely thanks the two benefactors for saving my younger sister's life!" It turned out that He Lanming had already informed her of the past, and said her obeisance. Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue hurriedly returned the gift, Chen Jingchou said: "Madam is too polite! This is what I should do!" Zhang Lie asked Chen Jingchou to sit down, and the servant brought oil tea, and everyone was chatting.Suddenly there was a beautiful sound of pipa coming from inside, the tune was soft and slow, mellow and crisp, with a lingering aftertaste. Zhang Lie said: "Is Yu'er playing the pipa inside?" Tuoba Yue'er said: "Yes! Mr. Xiang!" Zhang Lie waved to Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue, "Let's go in and have a look." The three of them walked into the room together. Inside is the bedroom decoration, several layers of thick wool blankets are spread on the floor, and several brocade quilts are neatly folded on the side of the tent.Tuoba Yu'er was kneeling on the blanket to the north, holding the pipa in her arms, and playing with her eyes closed. Zhang Lie shouted: "Yu'er!" Tuoba Yu'er opened her eyes, raised her head, and said excitedly: "Ah! Brother-in-law! You are back!" Suddenly caught a glimpse of Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue, and said, "Hey! Brother-in-law! Why are you still fighting with these two? Sui people together?" Zhang Lie was displeased when he heard this, and said, "Still in the Sui people, belong to the Sui people! These two are your life-saving benefactors! They are also brothers-in-law and everyone's friends!" Tuoba Yu'er put down her pipa and said: "But brother-in-law, they..." Zhang Lie interrupted the conversation and said, "Yu'er! Not all Sui people are bad people! No matter what tribe they are, there are good and bad people. You can't generalize! Brother-in-law has told you so many times, why don't you understand? ?” Tuoba Yu'er said: "But! Brother-in-law..." She suddenly pouted her mouth, turned her head away, and said, "Hmph! Forget it! No matter what my brother-in-law says, all Sui people in the world are me, Tuoba Yu My son's sworn enemy will never, never change!" Zhang Lie said: "Oh! You girl! Why are you always so stubborn! You will never change your nature!" Zhang Lie paused, changed the subject, and said seriously: "And! Yu'er—do you know that you almost got into a big disaster today?" Tuoba Yu'er wondered: "I...what did I get into?" Zhang Lie was angry, and said: "You still have the face to ask, you always don't understand everyone's current situation! My brother-in-law and your family traveled thousands of miles, and finally found a place with rich water and grass in this area, and I am planning to feel at ease Settle down and regain your vitality...but you are in Heishan Town today, without thinking about it, you fought with those Sui soldiers—isn't this going to expose the whereabouts of the whole family to the officers and soldiers?" Tuoba Yuer said in shock: "Ah! I..." Zhang Lie said: "Silly girl! Now you finally understand! Next time you do this again, all you want is revenge, revenge! Regardless of our overall situation, brother-in-law will..." Tuoba Yu'er suddenly said: "Wait a minute! Brother-in-law! I really didn't clash with the officers and soldiers for revenge today..." Hearing this, Zhang Lie became angrier and shouted: "Shut up! How many times have you done the same thing to me before! The lives of a whole family of people are almost lost in your hands! What do you want to argue now?" Tuoba Yu'er felt wronged, and said: "This time it's true! Brother-in-law, I will keep in mind what you scolded me last time, this time it's really not..." As he spoke, the circles of his eyes turned red, and tears kept falling The eye sockets are spinning, but they just don't fall down. Zhang Lie was so angry that his beard stood on end, he didn't say a word, he didn't know how to scold him. Chen Jingchou stepped forward and said, "Brother Zhang! What Miss Tuoba said is indeed true, and I can testify to her that today she really wanted to stop the officers and soldiers from killing women and children. Stand up." Zhang Lie turned his head and wondered: "Oh! Is she really trying to save those people?" Chen Jingchou said: "I saw it with my own eyes, it's true!" Zhang Lie said: "Since this is the case, then what she said is true?" Chen Jingchou said: "That's true. When I was still hesitating, Miss Tuoba stepped forward and saved those women and children! So please don't blame her again." Zhang Lie pondered for a moment, then turned his head, and said to Tuoba Yu'er: "Okay! This time, for the sake of Brother Chou's testimony for you, brother-in-law will not blame you anymore—but you are not allowed to do it again, Do you understand?" 哪知拓跋玉儿抬起头，赌气道：“姊夫！我不服气！为什么我说的话，竟还比不过这个可恶的隋人所讲的！” 拓跋月儿走了进来，连忙劝道：“好了好了，玉儿……姊夫都给你台阶下了，你就别多说了啊！” 拓跋玉儿气道：“姊姊！连你也帮着他们？” 拓跋月儿不答，转身致歉道：“两位恩人！真对不起……玉儿若有得罪之处，请多包涵！” 陈靖仇忙道：“夫人言重了，请不必过虑！”拓跋月儿转过头，道：“来，玉儿！两位恩人救了你，你还没向人家致谢呢！” 哪知拓跋玉儿转过身，低下头，道：“哼！我明白了……你和姊夫都胳膊向外弯，大家一起来欺负我！讨厌！我不想再理你们了！”闭上眼睛，不再说话。 拓跋月儿上前劝道：“玉儿！玉儿！你别这样！”拓跋玉儿任她怎么劝，就是不理。 张烈缓缓地道：“我说月儿啊！都是你平日对她太好了，才把她宠成这个模样！过一会她气消了就好，我们先出去吧！” 众人走出帐外。张烈道：“大家可见识到了吧，这就是愚兄那位宝贝小姨子的脾气！” 陈靖仇道：“大哥，我倒是觉得拓跋姑娘，很有侠义心肠！” 张烈叹了口气，转过话题，道：“对了！仇弟，你要找的那神鼎的下落，我刚让手下去查了，目前岭上似乎也没人知晓。” 陈靖仇道：“之前师伯母告诉我说，它很有可能是被宇文太师夺走了。” 张烈听了，吃惊道：“宇文太师？是朝廷的宇文太师吗？” 陈靖仇道：“对，张大哥也知道宇文太师？” 张烈道：“当然，但并非很清楚。愚兄在中原时，曾多次耳闻。据愚兄所知，这宇文太师乃是朝廷的护国国师，身边有一把黄金重剑，威力无穷，有万夫莫当之勇！” 陈靖仇道：“师伯母也是这么说——如果鼎落入这样的人手中，我们要再取回来，那可是困难得很了……” 张烈道：“仇弟！那这样吧！你们先别急着找鼎，让愚兄派几名得力部下先去四处打听打听。” 陈靖仇道：“这！这可太麻烦张大哥了！” 张烈道：“别这么说！你救了内人妹子一命，又协助愚兄打败官兵，我帮这点小忙是应该的。”转过头，道：“贺兰明！你去通知赫连勃，吩咐他把最好的斥侯全叫到议事大帐里去！” 陈靖仇道：“那就多谢张大哥了！” 张烈道：“别担心！你就和小雪姑娘，先在我营寨中住一阵子吧！” 陈靖仇只好和于小雪在张烈营寨中住了下来。张烈每日都宰羊炙肉，取出好酒，盛情款待两人。还抽出时间，教陈靖仇和于小雪骑马，牧羊，带他们观赏美丽的塞上草原风光。招待极是周到，不知不觉已过了五六日。 这日清晨，陈靖仇和于小雪一齐来到张烈大帐中，询问神鼎的消息。只见帐幕早已升起，张烈坐在正北面羊皮椅上，几个随从站在厅下，正在议事。张烈忽然瞥见陈靖仇，喜道：“仇弟！你来得正好！”陈靖仇和于小雪走近前去。张烈请两人坐下，道：“昨晚我的两名部下已经回来，报知愚兄，说已查到那神农鼎的下落了！” 陈靖仇惊道：“这么快！” 张烈笑道：“仇弟，你可切莫小看愚兄手下，他们个个都是独挡一面的高手，办事极为得力！——根据察探，那只神鼎，确实是落到了宇文太师手中，而且他一直把神鼎藏在北方涿郡的一座碉堡里。” 陈靖仇听了，果然和阿寒估计的无异，所以并不十分吃惊，道：“张大哥，既然宇文太师已经夺走了神鼎，但为什么要藏在涿郡？没有运回京城去？” 张烈道：“这愚兄倒不太清楚。总之，宇文太师私自把神鼎据为己有，而且据说此事连皇帝也不知道。——但奇怪的是，最近不晓得为什么，宇文太师私藏神鼎之事，竟被皇帝知道了！” 陈靖仇惊道：“连皇帝也得知这消息！” 张烈道：“对！他听到这个消息，非常震怒，立刻派遣内廷太监前往涿郡，敕令宇文太师马上把神鼎交出！同时将宇文太师火速召回东都，严加训斥。而神鼎则由内庭太监负责押送南运，那运鼎军队的路线，已被我的部下查到了！” 陈靖仇喜道：“张大哥，真是太感谢您了！” 张烈摆摆手，续道：“他们从涿郡出发，用船舶沿永济渠南行，看来应该是要把神鼎运往……” 张烈正说话间，突然拓跋月儿慌忙跑了进来，叫道：“相公！不，不好了！” 张烈道：“月儿！发生什么事了？” 拓跋月儿急道：“相公，玉儿！玉儿她私自偷偷跑了！说什么要去找神鼎……” 张烈大吃一惊，豁地站起，道：“什么时候的事？” 拓跋月儿道：“好像，好像是昨天晚上！她还留了一封书信，说要去找回我们拓跋部落的神农鼎，请我们放心，她还说……反正知道相公您一定会阻止，所以决定不辞而别——这下该怎么办呢？” 张烈大怒，道：“胡闹！这个只会惹麻烦的丫头！她又怎么知道神鼎现在在哪？”来回踱步，忽然回头，对手下道：“我明白了——一定是你们昨晚向我禀告神鼎消息之时，被她在帐外偷听到了！” 拓跋月儿道：“那……那可怎么办呢？相公？” 张烈道：“月儿，你别着急！既然是这样，我亲自跑一趟，说什么也要把她找回来！” 陈靖仇道：“张大哥！我跟您一块去！” 张烈道：“好！反正我们也要去夺回神鼎！干脆一块出发！”转过头“月儿，你放心！我一定会把玉儿平安带回来！” 拓跋月儿道：“相公，你一定要多保重！” 张烈点点头，吩咐帐中的人，道：“元长老！赫连勃！我不在期间，部落之事就交由你们处理！”两人齐声答应。张烈道“时间紧迫，仇弟！小雪姑娘！这就请收拾东西，我们马上上路吧！”