Chapter 10 The Eighth Green Forest Heroes

Cheng Yaojin walked up to the three of them, laughed and said: "Three little babies, they were faster than me just now... Admire, admire!" Tuoba Yu'er replied: "It's nothing! Seeing the road is rough, draw your sword to help! This It should be." Cheng Yaojin gave a thumbs up and said: "Very good! I admire you very much! What are the names of the three of you?" Chen Jingchou reported the three names.Cheng Yaojin said: "My name is Cheng Yaojin, I think you all know it!" Pointing to the scholar beside him, he said, "This is my childhood friend, surnamed Qin and named Shubao!" Everyone saluted.Cheng Yaojin said: "I am very happy to meet some chivalrous dolls today!" Qin Shubao twirled his long beard and said: "It is true that a hero is born in a young age, and he can stand up for justice at such a young age. How about going to the shop and talking together?" Cheng Yaojin shouted: "Okay, okay! I won't get drunk today!" Without waiting for Chen Jingchou to reply, he dragged the three of them into the shop. .

When they arrived at the store, they reorganized the cups and plates, and divided the guests and hosts to sit down.Cheng Yaojin asked for a big bowl to sift the wine!After three bowls, Chen Jingchou was too drunk.Yu Xiaoxue and Tuoba Yuer only drank a few sips, and they were already in a daze.Qin Shubao asked the shop waiter to take the two of them to the guest room to rest.The three continued to drink again.During the meeting, we talked about the general trend of the world.Cheng Yaojin drank more than a dozen bowls of wine, and was seven or eight percent drunk. He yelled at everyone in front of them, pointing fingers, scolding Emperor Sui Yang and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to the brim, but he still didn't feel satisfied.There were few customers in the store, so they fled outside one after another.

Cheng Yaojin stood up staggeringly, and shouted: "Why are you running! I just want to turn against his mother! Even if the officers and soldiers come, I am not afraid, I will cut them into several pieces!" , but who dares to persuade.Qin Shubao hurriedly stopped.Cheng Yaojin just sat down angrily, holding the wine bowl, lying on the desk, drowsy.Qin Shubao shook his head, and said: "Brother Chen, brother Cheng lost his temper after drinking, please don't take offense!" Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Qin, what's the matter? I can't be too happy to meet two big brothers today!" Qin Shubao nodded Head, sighed: "Fang today, the common people rose up, the situation has become chaotic, the government is incompetent, and it is the autumn of a new generation - it is the time for us to do something big! It's just..."

Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Qin has any difficulties, please tell me!" Qin Shubao paused, and said: "It's just my bad luck with brother Cheng. Although we have the heart to serve the country and save the people, we haven't been able to meet the Ming Lord so far—" ——Brother Cheng still has an official job, brother Cheng has great ambitions, but he can only do some free business here, it is really shameful, but it is really helpless!" Chen Jingchou said: "The two elder brothers With extraordinary abilities, are you afraid that you won’t be able to do great things? In the future, you will surely achieve great achievements and be famous in history!" Qin Shubao nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for your kind words! I hope so!" The two drank again, Chen Jingchou gradually couldn't bear it anymore.Qin Shubao got up and said: "Brother Chen! I have to take my leave today and see you tomorrow!" Cheng Yaojin waved his hands drunkenly after drinking five or six catties, and said, "Goodbye! Brother! "The two went out.Chen Jingchou bid farewell with his hands, returned to the guest room, fell asleep when the wine poured over him.

When I woke up the next day, it was already high in the sun.Chen Jingchou walked out of the room and saw that Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue had woken up for a long time.Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen, you're finally up!" Chen Jingchou stretched his waist and said, "I'm sorry! I had a few extra drinks yesterday and accidentally fell asleep." Tuoba Yu'er said: "Mr. Chen ——Did you find out the news about Shending yesterday?" Chen Jingchou slapped his head, sighed, and said: "Yesterday, I drank a few more drinks and forgot about the business!" Tuoba Yu'er snorted , turned around.Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen! I have an idea——Could it be that Brother Cheng took it away?" Chen Jingchou thought for a while, and said: "There are no other bandits around here. It's very possible." Tuoba Yu'er turned around suddenly, and said in shock: "Oops! Those hateful Sui troops have already come to the Demon King's stronghold, right?" The three of them recalled yesterday's officers and soldiers, I can't help but feel a shock.Chen Jingchou hurriedly said: "It's not too late! We have to go up the mountain immediately, and get it back before the officers and soldiers find the divine cauldron!"

Several people hurriedly took their weapons and went up the mountain.The mountain road is quite steep, with mixed rocks, although it is about ten feet wide, it is still difficult to walk.Chen Jingchou walked straight for more than two hours before reaching the mountainside.Looking from afar, I can see a wooden fence on the mountainside, which is running across both sides of the road up the mountain, blocking the dangerous terrain.Flags fluttered on the fence, full of sentry towers.The three of them went up, and when they reached the fence, they saw that the gate of the village was closed.A minion stood on the enemy tower and shouted: "Who is it? What are you doing?" Chen Jingchou stepped forward to salute and asked, "Brother, is there a King Cheng Yaojin on this mountain?" Holding up the spear, he looked at the three of them for a while, and said, "King Cheng has one! But the king recently ordered that the officers and soldiers are coming to attack the stronghold. In order to prevent spies from getting in, no one is allowed to go up the mountain!" Chen Jingchou said: "My little brother's surname is Chen, you are a friend of King Cheng! Can you please be accommodating!" said the servant: "Your Majesty has many friends! I don't know if you are real or not?" Chen Jingchou said: "Please help me! I really do He’s a friend of King Cheng, and I was drinking with him at the foot of the mountain yesterday!” Impatiently, he said, “It’s not hard to let you go there, but if anything goes wrong, I have a few heads and I can take care of it! Let’s go back quickly! If the officers and soldiers come, it’s not just a joke!” Then he turned and retreated into the fence.Chen Jingchou had no choice but to turn back together with Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue, and stand at a distance of several tens of feet outside the gate of the village.

Tuoba Yu'er was angry and wanted to rush in.Chen Jingchou stopped immediately.The gate of the village is choking the throat, and there are hard crossbows on the fence, which are full of stones, so it is impossible to charge hard.Chen Jingchou looked at the mountain and said, "Let's walk around the mountainside, maybe we can find the way up the mountain." The three of them walked through the woods and went around to the right of the hillside. At the end of the wooden fence, there was a deep pond.The water in the pool is as green as jade, and it is bottomless.On the other side is a steep cliff with huge rocks.There is no one guarding the edge of the pool.Opposite is the road up the mountain.Chen Jingchouxi said: "That's great, we just need to swim across the pool and then go up the mountain." As he spoke, he took a few steps forward and was about to enter the water.Tuoba Yu'er said: "Wait a minute!" Chen Jingqiu said: "What's the matter! Sister Yu'er, don't you want to rush into the village the most?" Tuoba Yu'er hesitated: "I, I... ..." Yu Xiaoxue said: "Brother Chen, have you forgotten that Sister Tuoba can't swim!" Chen Jingchou suddenly remembered, and said with a smile: "Ah, I almost forgot—on the dragon boat last time, She is the one who refuses to jump into the river even if killed——" Tuoba Yu'er raised her eyebrows, and said anxiously: "Hmph! It's rare for me to have such a small shortcoming, please stop talking about it over and over again, okay? Okay?" Chen Jingchou smiled and said: "Yes, yes...but, since someone is a landlubber, I have to use my strength to help her pass!" Tuoba Yu'er turned her head and said: "I, I don't want to go into the water... I will definitely be drowned..." Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue repeatedly persuaded, but no matter what they said, Tuoba Yuer refused to obey.Chen Jingchou had no choice but to go back to the main road with the two to see if there was any other way to go up the mountain.

As soon as we reached the side of the road, there was a faint sound of creaking wheels from the foot of the mountain.The three of them looked down and saw a farmer driving a donkey and pulling a cart, bumping and bumping up the mountain with difficulty.The car is full of vegetables, it seems that the nearby villagers are delivering vegetables to the cottage.Chen Jingchou lowered his head, squeezed his hands together, and said, "There is a solution!" The farmer rode his donkey cart and stopped before the gate of the village, raised his head and yelled a few times.The minion guarding the village knew it and opened the door quickly.The farmer and all the minions exchanged a few words of greeting, and drove over in the car.The minions didn't care either.The farmer drove the car to the back mountain and stopped, looked left and right for no one, and said, "Little brother, we're here." Chen Jingchou and the three got out of the vegetable pile and jumped out of the car.The farmer pointed to a hole under the tree root on the nearby mountain wall, and said, "I can only take you here. Not far ahead is the kitchen of the cottage. Since you are friends of King Cheng, you can go directly to the mountain from this cave. Go to the main village." Chen Jingchou thanked him and gave him a piece of silver, and the farmer went happily.

Chen Jingchou hastily tied a torch and went into the cave first.Yu Xiaoxue and Tuoba Yuer followed closely behind.The road in the cave is tortuous, extremely humid, and poisonous insects such as centipedes and bats are everywhere.Several people walked for about half an hour before reaching the end.Turning a corner, they suddenly saw a hole flashing in front of them, and the light was reflected, and the three hurried forward.Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, a tall figure turned around from the entrance of the cave, blocking the middle of the road, and the cave was suddenly pitch black.It was vaguely visible that the man was carrying two large axes in his hands.Chen Jingchou was just about to ask.The man shouted loudly: "Where did you come from?! How dare you break into the demon king's stronghold that you have opened for a hundred years! Hurry up and report your name." Chen Jingchou heard the voice very familiar, suddenly remembered, and shouted: "Brother Cheng! Don't get me wrong, it's me!" Cheng Yaojin was puzzled, and he took a few steps closer with his ax in hand. With the dim light, he saw that it was Chen Jingchou. He laughed and said, "So it's you! Which officer and soldier is so bold that he dared to come up the mountain! Please come in quickly!" Dang walked out first.

Chen Jingchou and the others walked out, turned around several rock corridors, and reached the hall.The hall was actually a huge natural grotto, eight or nine feet wide.On the stone walls on both sides of the cave, torches are lit, and the lights are brightly lit.There are two rows of chairs under the hall.Cheng Yaojin hurriedly let the three of them sit down.There is a big tiger-skin chair on the stone base in the north, and another one beside the chair. The person sitting on it is Qin Shubao.When Qin Shubao saw Chen Jingchou, he was slightly surprised.Cheng Yaojin sat on the tiger leather chair, stretched out his thumb, and said with a smile: "The three little righteous men are amazing, I never thought you could find the mountain!" Qin Shubao stood up, and said: "It's rare for the three of you to come, it's really magnificent. Pi Shenghui!" Paused, "By the way, did you come to the mountain this time specifically to find brother Cheng Xian?" Chen Jingchou hesitated for a moment, and said: "My little brother rashly went up the mountain without permission, please Please forgive me, two big brothers!" Cheng Yaojin said: "Hey! Brother Chen! We are all one family, so please don't say that!" Chen Jingchou said: "Brother, I heard recently that someone in this area has a That's why I came up the mountain..." Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly after hearing this, and said, "Brother! You have found the right person. The one who snatched the divine cauldron from the dog officer and soldier is Lao Tzu! —— Like Brother Qin, you came up to the mountain to see my treasure tripod?" Chen Jingchou felt that the matter was very difficult, so he couldn't speak, and said: "We...in fact..." Cheng Yaojin interrupted, Said: "Since you're here, you're welcome! Let's have a few drinks first, and after dinner, I'll take you to see it right away!"

As soon as the words fell, a person suddenly said: "Don't read it! Please just return the divine cauldron to me!" Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Tuoba Yu'er who spoke.She didn't know when she had stood up from her seat.Chen Jingchou cried out inwardly.Cheng Yaojin looked left and right, puzzled, and said: "Return... what return?" Tuoba Yu'er said: "The divine cauldron was originally an artifact passed down from generation to generation by our Tuoba tribe. Unfortunately, it was taken away by officers and soldiers in Mobei last year. Now you have snatched it away again!" Qin Shubao twisted his beard and wondered: "Oh! That treasure tripod—was originally owned by your tribe?" Tuoba Yu'er raised her head and said: "Yes, I traveled thousands of miles this time The purpose of going south is to find this tripod and bring it back to the grassland!" Seeing Tuoba Yuer's expression, Qin Shubao didn't seem to be lying, so he thought for a while and said, "So that's how it is...Since that's the case, Brother Cheng Xian, Then return the divine cauldron to this girl!" Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said: "No, no! For this treasure tripod, how long did I lie in ambush, and how much painstaking efforts did I spend to get it! Why do I have to return the tripod to her just because of her few words? ?” Tuoba Yu’er asked urgently: “Why not? This tripod belongs to us, not yours!” Cheng Yaojin raised his head and said, “I don’t care who owned it, anyway, the tripod is in Lao Tzu’s hands now. It belongs to me!" Tuoba Yu'er said angrily, "Hmph! Since I can't reason with you, even if I use force, I must take back the divine cauldron!" Cheng Yaojin was unhappy, and said in a hoarse voice: "Who is afraid? Who! Could it be that Lao Tzu's giant Xuanhua ax is afraid that you, a little kid, will fail!" Qin Shubao saw that the two sides were getting tense, so he wanted to make a move, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Everyone calm down... Brother Cheng Xian, everyone has something to say, don't hurt Be kind!" Chen Jingchou also hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Tuoba Yu'er.At this moment, a young man ran in, panicked, and shouted loudly: "It's not good! Your Majesty! The big thing is not good! Officers and soldiers broke in, and they are going to take away Baoding!" Cheng Yaojin was shocked , stood up abruptly, glared at Chen Jingchou and the others, and cursed: "It turned out to be a trap of bluffing, and I really fell for it today!" Turned around and went out hastily. Chen Jingchou and Qin Shubao didn't know what was going on, so they also followed.Pass through a mountain wall and come to a smaller cave.The underground of the cave is full of gold and silver, and there are various weapons on the walls.Two generals in armor were surrounding a large bronze cauldron, and they raised their hands, intending to move it away.Cheng Yaojin didn't know why, but he had rolled down on the ground, and just now he struggled to get up, extremely embarrassed.Ding Qian stood with his hands behind his back and his head held high.When Chen Jingchou and the three looked at it, they couldn't help being surprised.Tuoba Yu'er stretched out her finger and said, "You...you are..." The man sneered and said, "Yes, I am Grand Master Yuwen! Today I am specially ordered by the emperor to come here to take back the last time I was killed by you thieves." Stolen the Divine Cauldron!" Qin Shubao was secretly startled, and thought, "This man is the imperial court's Grand Master Yuwen, this is a bad situation!" Grand Master Yuwen raised his right hand and said, "Hulu'an, Han Teng, You two immediately remove this divine cauldron for me, and transport it back to our ship!" The two generals bowed and said, "Yes, my lord! Slaves...no, my lord!" Turning around, they carried the cauldron away.Cheng Yaojin was furious, and as soon as he got up and stood firm, he swung his big axe, rushed forward, and shouted: "Dog officers and soldiers, don't go, leave the treasure tripod!" Grand Master Yuwen stood still, raised his right hand slightly, I don't know what move to use, so I blocked Cheng Yaojin back, and shouted: "Bold bandit! You are not allowed to approach this seat... Don't hate me! If you want to thank, thank these little devils! If it weren't for them Lead me to find this place, and hold you two leaders in check, how could I succeed so easily!" Haha laughed, and said, "Then I won't accompany you anymore, let's take a step first!" After speaking, he turned and walked down the mountain. Cheng Yaojin rolled on the ground several times, and just stopped, sat down on the ground, beat his chest and cried loudly, and shouted: "Oh my god! My treasured tripod...give me back my treasured tripod!" gone.Cheng Yaojin turned his head and scolded: "It's all your fault... If you don't dismantle you guys today, I won't be called the devil of the world!" Without any explanation, he raised his giant axe and chopped it down.Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Cheng! Listen to my explanation first..." Cheng Yaojin blushed, furious, and kept making moves.Chen Jingchou had no choice but to raise his sword to parry.The swords clashed with each other, making a loud bang.Seeing that the situation was not good, Qin Shubao shouted: "Everyone, wait a moment!" He jumped between the two of them, moved his hands left and right, and separated their weapons.Cheng Yaojin held up the Xuanhua axe, and said: "What? Brother Qin, you also want to help these little devils..." Qin Shubao said: "Brother Cheng, calm down! This is a trap, a very obvious trap!" Cheng Yaojin said: "Damn nonsense! I also know that this is a trap-these little rascals go up the mountain to deceive me, so that the officers and soldiers can take advantage of it and take away Baoding. I also know it!" Qin Shubao hurriedly said: "No, Brother Yu That's not what it means—these little kids are right, they were framed by officers and soldiers!" Cheng Yaojin put down his axe, and said, "Planting blame? Why can't I see it?" Qin Shubao twirled his beard and walked back and forth After taking a few steps, he said: "A moment ago a burly general called himself a servant, it's too unreasonable! And if you reveal your identity in detail, it's like letting them die. There are many suspicious things here! Don't trust it! " Chen Jingchou put the sword back into its sheath, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Cheng! Please believe us, we are really not a group of officers and soldiers!" Tuoba Yu'er also stepped forward and apologized: "Your Majesty Cheng, it's all our fault I was followed by the officers and soldiers because of my negligence. I am really sorry that the tripod was taken away because of this! But we are indeed not with the officers and soldiers!" Cheng Yaojin said: "Hmph! Just based on your few words, I will believe it? How do you prove it?" Tuoba Yu'er thought for a while, and said: "Please give me fifteen days, and I will definitely find the divine cauldron and bring it back to the Demon King's Village!" Cheng Yao Jin shook his head and said: "It's unreasonable. I have suffered a loss once, so I will be fooled again? When you left, you just went to meet those dog officers and soldiers just now, and you will never come back again. Who will believe your nonsense?" Chen Jingchou and others were speechless.Qin Shubao persuaded: "Brother Cheng Xian—the tripod has been lost anyway, it's useless to keep them, why don't you let them look for it and see if they can get back the tripod!" Tuoba Yu'er said: " Don't worry, King Cheng, I will definitely find the divine cauldron for you... After I come back, I will make a show with the king, and if I win you, I will bring the tripod back to the north in an open and honest way!" Cheng Yaojin said: "Hmph! Then what if you lose? What about it?" Tuoba Yu'er raised her head and said, "The divine cauldron will belong to you forever, is that okay?" Cheng Yaojin threw down his huge axe, and said, "Hmph...interesting, I will bet with you... Fifteen days, I will give you fifteen days!" Qin Shubao sent the three of them to the gate of Dazhai.Chen Jingchou and others said goodbye, turned around and walked down the mountain.By the moonlight, it was late at night when I came down the mountain.Several people knocked on the door of the inn, and went back to their rooms to rest.Chen Jingchou was lying on the couch, facing the dim light, his heart was in a state of confusion, he tossed and turned, but he couldn't fall asleep.Although there is half a month's deadline, there is no way of knowing where the divine cauldron is. I just feel that the road ahead is boundless and unpredictable.He just turned over and sat up. When he was depressed and irritable, he suddenly remembered something, hurriedly took out the letter from his arms, and read it carefully under the lamp.He thought to himself: "Since Grand Master Yuwen sent people to Mount Tai, maybe we can find news about Shending on Mount Tai. Although the hope is slim, it's better than worrying about it here." After thinking about this festival, it was already dawn.Chen Jingchou fell on the couch and closed his eyes for a while. After a while, the sky was bright, and the three of them had already got up, had breakfast, packed their luggage, and led their horses to the road.There was no sign of any officers and soldiers on the road.Chen Jingchou asked suspiciously: "The officers and soldiers just left Douzikeng not long ago, so they shouldn't have gone far. Why did they just disappear out of thin air with no news?" Yu Xiaoxue and Tuoba Yu'er were also puzzled.Chen Jingchou took out the letter.Yu Xiaoxue has never been educated and is not very literate.In order to assassinate the emperor, Tuoba Yuer asked Zhang Lie for advice, but she knew Chinese characters quite well. She reached out to take the letter, read it from the beginning, and said, "Since Grand Master Yuwen sent his men to Mount Tai, we have to hurry up and go there immediately." .” Chen Jingchou originally had this intention.Yu Xiaoxue also felt that there was no other way.The three made up their minds, stepped on the horseback, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards Mount Tai.Fortunately, the journey was not very far, and after a few days, they arrived in the city of Tai'an.That Tai'an City is at the foot of Mount Tai. It is the place where the emperors of all dynasties must pass when enshrining Zen, and the place where they stayed. It is also considered a big town in Shandong.Although not as rich as Daliang, literati from all over the world came from afar, and the streets were bustling with people.The three of them got off their horses and walked on the street, hoping to find out some news about Shending.But I walked all over Tai'an, but there was no news.It was getting late, so I had to find an inn and stay here first. The next day, I went to the street again and asked all the passers-by and shop owners, but no one knew about the officers and soldiers.Those residents either really didn't know, or they were afraid of getting into trouble, so they hesitated and dared not speak nonsense.Chen Jingchou felt helpless, and Tuoba Yu'er was even more anxious.The three of them crossed the flagstone street and turned into the corner.Tuoba Yu'er said: "It's so hateful...why is there still no whereabouts of the divine cauldron after searching for so long!" Chen Jingchou thought for a while, puzzled in his heart, and said: "The letter clearly said that Grand Master Yuwen sent his men to Mount Tai , Why did we travel all over Tai'an City, but we didn't hear any news about the officers and soldiers. Could it be that what was said in the letter was all false? Didn't the officers and soldiers come to Mount Tai?" Yu Xiaoxue said: "We have already passed by when we came down from the mountain of the Demon King's Village. It's been six days...if it goes on like this, will we really have enough time?" Tuoba Yu'er turned her face away and sighed, "Don't mention it...I'm dying of anxiety!" One more day, still There is no news of any officers and soldiers.Chen Jingchou and others discussed for a while, knowing that they couldn't wait any longer, they took the road and rushed to the foot of Mount Tai.After half an hour, we have arrived at the foot of the mountain.The three dismounted, tied the horse to a tree trunk, and were about to go up the mountain.Yu Xiaoxue suddenly pointed to the front and said, "Look quickly! There are officers and soldiers!" Chen Jingchou hurried to the side of the road, hiding behind the long grass, and looked forward sideways.Sure enough, at the foot of the mountain ahead, there were several officers and soldiers standing impressively, with steel knives on their waists, patrolling back and forth.There is a stone archway behind it, which is covered with flags, swinging in the wind, and the two characters of Mount Tai appear.Chen Jingchou looked at it for a while, and said: "I said, why can't I find the officers and soldiers, so they have all gone to Mount Tai! They even sent troops to guard the foot of the mountain. I don't know what they are doing on the mountain?" Tuoba Yu'er felt strange He said, "Everyone come with me!" Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue followed. The three of them bowed their heads in the dense forest, quietly walked around to the archway, and when they got closer, Tuoba Yu'er raised her hand, suddenly drew out her weapon, and rushed out first.Several people, one by one, took care of those officers and soldiers in an instant.Those officers and soldiers didn't even have time to shout a warning.Chen Jingchou wiped off the blood on the iron sword, turned around and was about to go up the mountain, when Tuoba Yu'er shouted from behind: "Wait a minute!" Chen Jingchou didn't know what was going on, and turned back again.Tuoba Yu'er said: "You go up in such a fair manner, you don't know how many officers and soldiers there are on the mountain, do you want us to be surrounded and suppressed?" Chen Jingchou patted his head and said: "That's true! I was too careless!" Tuoba Yu'er frowned and said: "You are so reckless, you will spoil my plan!" Chen Jingchou said with a smile: "Then, what is your opinion, Sister Yu'er? - I really almost made a mistake. It’s a big mistake for a certain person to assassinate the emperor by himself!” Tuoba Yu’er raised her eyebrows and said, “Hey! What are you talking about? You’re still joking at this time!” Chen Jingchou put away his smile, Said: "It's nothing...just to ask sister Yu'er if there is any way to go up the mountain?" Tuoba Yu'er thought for a while, and said: "Yes, you put on the clothes of the officers and soldiers, and go up first. —By the way Get rid of the sentry post, find out the situation, Xiaoxue and I will follow!" Chen Jingchou scratched his head and said, "Why don't we pretend to be officers and soldiers together, wouldn't it be better?" Tuoba Yuer turned his head and said: "If you beat me to death, I won't wear the clothes of a dog officer!" Chen Jingchou had no choice but to take off the clothes of the officers and soldiers, and went to the side of the woods to change. After cleaning up the corpses on the ground, he went up the mountain first.Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue followed far behind. Sentinels were set up in dangerous places on the mountain.Chen Jingchou strode up.Seeing that they are their own people, those officers and soldiers are not very defensive.Chen Jingchou got closer, and with one sword strike, they fell off the cliff.Don't say aloud to report the news, he didn't even have time to hum, he was seriously injured and died.Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue also followed.Walking up the mountain road, it was almost noon and we reached the top of the mountain.The top of the mountain is actually a flat area more than ten feet wide, except for a forest on the west side, the other three sides are cliffs of ten thousand feet, with clouds and mist billowing at the bottom of the cliffs.In the middle of the pingzi is a strange hexagonal formation.The formation is surrounded by banners of various colors.Chen Jingchou and others inspected carefully, but there was no one on the ground.Tuoba Yu'er said disappointedly: "The top of the mountain comes and goes, only this strange ghost formation. There is no trace of the divine cauldron. I don't know what the officers and soldiers are doing..." Chen Jingchou continued to walk around the top of the mountain. Looking around, I didn't find any clues. Although I felt that the formation was quite weird, I couldn't tell why.Yu Xiaoxue suddenly said: "Brother Chen, listen! Someone is coming!" Chen Jingchou turned around and listened intently, and sure enough there were several footsteps on the mountain road, walking up.Hastily made a gesture, Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue understood, jumped into the forest together, bent down and hid. After half a cup of tea, two people came up the mountain road and stood on the side of Pingzi.Chen Jingchou and the others peeked at it, all startled.I saw that the two of them were all dressed as generals.One person, dressed in white and silver armor, was only in his twenties. Although he was aggressive, he was fine.The other man was nearly sixty years old, with white beard and eyebrows, and a crimson cloak on his back. He looked imposing, but it was Han Teng whom he had seen in Demon King's Village.The young general cupped his hands and said: "Old General Han! Thank you for your presence! This subordinate welcomes you, and I hope the general will make amends!" Han Teng waved his hand and said, "You are welcome, General Yang Shuo!—Master Yuwen is very concerned about Wan Regarding the matter of the spiritual blood, I specially ordered this general to come here, and told this general to bring the blood beads back safely!" Looking up at the sky, he paused, "We have successfully obtained the first Wanling blood from Yanmen before, Now it is exactly the seventh day. General Yang Shuo! When are you going to start the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Formation in Donglai City?" Yang Shuo also raised his eyes to the sky and said, "It's about time, my subordinates will start immediately!" Walk into the hexagonal formation and step on the heart of the formation.After waiting for a while, several dazzling red lights suddenly shot out from the six corners of the formation at the same time, piercing straight into the air.It was so shaking that Chen Jingchou and the others could barely open their eyes.After a while, I saw a huge flame rising from the sky, billowing up, turning half of the sky into blood red.When Yang Shuo raised his right hand, the six red lights suddenly retracted and disappeared on the six corners of the formation.Yang Shuo breathed out slowly, raised his head, and there was a blood-red ball in his hand. He walked out of the formation, couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and said, "General Han, you succeeded! This is the sacrifice of Donglai." The lives of 60,000 people in the city, come to condense into the blood beads of all spirits!" He said, stretching out the blood beads.Han Teng took it, put it in his arms carefully, and said: "Not bad! Good job! - I believe Lord Yuwen will be very happy to get the second Wanling blood bead so smoothly! - That book will I won't say any more, I'll go back first." Yang Shuo handed him off.Han Teng was about to go down the mountain, but suddenly he turned back and said, "By the way, Master Yuwen still has a letter, let me give it to you!" Passing the scroll, he went down the mountain. Chen Jingchou and the three listened, although they were puzzled, but no matter what, since this Yang Shuo was under Grand Master Yuwen, the whereabouts of the divine cauldron must fall on him.Seeing Han Teng walking away, Chen Jingchou and others jumped out of the woods together.Yang Shuo suddenly saw the three of them, and said in surprise: "Who are you? How dare you peek at this general's formation here?" Tuoba Yu'er shouted: "Dog officers and soldiers! What did you do just now?" Yang Shuo shouted : "Bold! This general hasn't pursued your crime of trespassing on the important place. How dare you turn around and ask this general? No wonder the sentry posts on the mountain road disappeared for no reason. It turned out to be your fault!" Tuoba Yu'er snorted. , without answering, took up the lancet and stepped forward to attack.Yang Shuo sneered, with a sword in his left hand and a spear in his right, he came up to meet him.The two made more than ten moves in an instant.Tuoba Yu'er was gradually lost to Yang Shuo's superb martial arts skills and strange weapons.Chen Jingchou let out a loud shout, unsheathed his long sword, and rushed forward with Yu Xiaoxue.Chen Jingchou's figure is calm and natural, and his sword is like a rainbow, while Yu Xiaoxue's figure is elegant and agile, dancing the hoop into several arcs, which is very beautiful.Both of them greeted Yang Shuo with their weapons.Yang Shuo used both spears and swords, one attack and one defense, the attack and defense were well prepared, and the coordination was tight.The swords and swords intersected, clanging, figures swaying, shuttling back and forth, and after a while, the two sides exchanged forty or fifty rounds. Yang Shuo saw that the three of them were attacking harder and harder, his physical strength was gradually exhausted, and he couldn't win, so he couldn't help secretly anxious. If this continues, he will lose but not win.Suddenly, with a thought, the dagger in his left hand quickly parried Chen Jingchou's weapon, making an opening, turned around and fled, revealing a large gap behind him, which is the most commonly used tactic in military battles.Tuoba Yu'er was impatient, not knowing it was a trap, raised her lancet, and stepped forward to catch up.Yang Shuo glanced back from the corner of his eyes, without turning around, he quickly turned the spear, and suddenly rushed back from his armpit. Chen Jingchou was shocked and shouted: "Be careful!" He flew to save him.Tuoba Yu'er was too close to Yang Shuo, so he couldn't catch up, so he hastily leaned to the right.With a scoff, the tip of the spear pierced Tuoba Yuer's left arm, and blood gushed out.Tuoba Yu'er threw away the lancet, endured the pain, and firmly grasped the spear shaft with her right hand.Yang Shuo couldn't pull it out in a hurry, Chen Jingchou had already taken advantage of the momentum to stab with his sword, so he had to abandon his spear and turn around to block with his short sword.Yang Shuo used his sword and spear to exert his power. If he lost his spear, it was like losing an arm. His attack was delayed, and out of ten moves, nine of them were defenses.After more than ten moves, the flaws in his body are gradually exposed, Chen Jingchou's moves are fierce, and it is impossible to defend the door.After counting, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back, and Yu Xiaoxue had been hit by an iron ring, so he turned around and forced her to retreat. Chen Jingchou shouted: "Xiaoxue! Go and see Yu'er, let me deal with him!" Yu Xiaoxue jumped out after responding.Yang Shuo became ruthless, resisted desperately, swung his short sword, and stabbed Chen Jingchou close to his body.Chen Jingchou slanted to dodge, the dagger brushed against his cheek, the strong wind cut his face, he suddenly followed up with a step, and he was in front of Yang Shuo.Yang Shuo was terrified, and was about to retreat, but it was too late. With a bang, Chen Jingchou slapped his chest hard, his armor shattered, his internal organs twitched, the blood in his chest rushed, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground. With a wow, a big mouthful of blood was sprayed out, and the silver armor was completely dyed red.Covering his chest with his right hand, he managed to support himself for a while before falling down. Chen Jingchou left Yang Shuo behind and hurried to Tuoba Yu'er, only to see Yu Xiaoxue bandaging her wound.Fortunately, Tuoba Yu'er dodged in time, the spear was slightly deflected, and did not hit a vital part of her body, but her left arm was covered with blood, and there was a hole several inches long, after all, the injury was not serious.After bandaging, Tuoba Yu'er struggled to stand up.Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue advised her to rest, but Tuoba Yu'er was willing to listen.The two had no choice but to support her and walked to Yang Shuo.Tuoba Yu'er endured the pain, and said: "Quickly tell me! Where is the divine cauldron?" Yang Shuo was only half-breathed, trying to endure it, but still refused to give in, and replied coldly, "The divine cauldron... Unexpectedly, Master Yuwen is also looking for the divine cauldron... If I knew, I would have told Master Yuwen!" Tuoba Yu'er said: "Hmph! Nonsense...I clearly saw Grand Master Yuwen last time..." I was excited, moved After the wound, he couldn't help snorting.That Yang Shuo fell on the ground, turned his head, and said: "It's up to you to believe it or not... Anyway, Lord Yuwen, I don't know the whereabouts of the divine cauldron!" Tuoba Yu'er endured the pain, and said: "Damn! You are still stubborn now ..." Chen Jingchou persuaded Tuoba Yu'er, walked up a few steps, and asked, "General, may I ask if the formation you just formed is the ninth five formation?" Yang Shuo laughed loudly and said, "What nine Five Formation?——This is the Blood Formation of Myriad Spirits!——It is a demonic formation that condenses the lives of 60,000 people in Donglai into a single blood bead!" Chen Jingchou and the three of them were shocked and couldn't believe it. Said: "What?" Yang Shuo raised his head and said: "If you don't believe me, look east, the whole city of Donglai is dead! No one will stay!" After speaking, he laughed aloud, his voice was terrifying.Chen Jingchou and others walked to the edge of the cliff and looked east together. They saw black smoke covering the ground in the sky, faintly the color of fire, and the sky was blood red.Chen Jingchou was terrified, and said: "This, is this actually true?" Yu Xiaoxue had never seen such a tragic murder scene, she couldn't help kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks.Regardless of the pain, Tuoba Yu'er scolded: "You...why do you want to kill innocent people like this? Why?" Yang Shuo knew that he would die today, so he exhausted his last bit of strength, put his hands on the ground, struggled to sit up, and said: "The blood bead has been taken away by General Han... If you want to chase... I'm afraid it's too late!" Chen Jingchou was furious, and he drew out his long sword and pointed it at his throat.With a calm expression on Yang Shuo's face, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and said, "All of this is for Master Yuwen's plan...It's a pity...I...can't...do...loyalty!" Hang, never move again. Chen Jingchou stretched out his hand and found that Yang Shuo had already passed away.Yu Xiaoxue cried: "Donglai City, Donglai City is completely destroyed...Brother Chen, I, I am so scared!" Tuoba Yu'er also sighed: "These guys who care about human lives... so hateful, really good Hateful!" Chen Jingchou looked at the sky, couldn't help feeling sad, and after a while, he slowly recovered.Suddenly remembered that Han Teng had left a letter before leaving.He hurriedly walked to Yang Shuo's side, bent down, and searched out the letter from his arms.拆开后，在日光下一看，竟然是一张白绢地图，绘着九州大地上的山川，江河，地名，上用红笔圈了数个地方，分布东西南北，按标记看去，依次是：雁门郡、东莱郡、会稽郡、长沙郡、涪陵郡、灵武郡。又用红线将所有地名连了起来，更奇的是，这六条红线交错叠加，刚好绘成一个巨大的六角形，和刚才那万灵血阵的形状极为相似，将中原大地笼罩在内。陈靖仇往下看去，地图底部另有几行小字，写道：杨将军：如东莱万灵血已取得，务必火速赶回大梁，寻找神农鼎下落——宇文太师。 陈靖仇心中疑惑，待拓跋玉儿心情平静了些，取出书信给她看了。拓跋玉儿将书信往地上一掷，道：“哼！这分明是装神弄鬼之计……神鼎是他们夺走的，我们都亲眼看见了！这些家伙竟说不知道……分明是骗人的伎俩！”陈靖仇也不明所以，但觉得这事可疑之处甚多，道：“可是，他们又怎能料到书信会落入我们手中，这又怎么解释？”拓跋玉儿也想不明白，道：“那好！我们就去大梁一趟，看看是否能打听到什么消息。”陈靖仇拾起书信，走到于小雪身边，安慰道：“小雪……别难过了，宇文太师如此伤天害理，东莱城六万怨魂不会放过他的！我一定会替惨死的百姓讨回公道！”于小雪拭拭眼泪，点了点头。陈靖仇看看天色将晚，扶着拓跋玉儿，几人一齐走下山来。刚到半山，天色已黑，道路崎岖。陈靖仇担心拓跋玉儿的伤势，便停了下来，不再赶路，三人在半山上权且歇了一夜。 第二日下得山来，陈靖仇寻到溪边，用羊皮袋子盛了溪水，给拓跋玉儿拆了布条，洗净伤口。于小雪也找了一些草药，捣碎后，仔细给拓跋玉儿敷在创口上，再撕下衣襟包扎好。拓跋玉儿心中感激，道：“阿仇！小雪！我以前这样对你们，你们为什么还对我这么好……”陈靖仇道：“不论是谁，心里都有难言的苦衷，——以后大家都是好伙伴，就别再说这些话！”于小雪握着拓跋玉儿的手，道：“是啊，拓跋姊姊，我觉得你很勇敢！昨天要不是你，我们还打不赢那将军呢！”拓跋玉儿低头，道：“我一着急，就什么都不管，还会连累你们！”几人的隔阂烟消云散。陈靖仇此时，只觉心中也是舒畅，道：“走吧，时间不多，我们还得赶路呢！” 陈靖仇在林子里找到马匹，牵了回来，跨上马背，拉了一匹空马，当先行去。拓跋玉儿因为有伤，只好和于小雪共乘一匹。一路之上，陈靖仇和于小雪不辞辛劳，不断为拓跋玉儿换药疗伤。将到运河边上时，拓跋玉儿的伤势渐愈，已经好了七八分了。 这日来到运河边，由于找不到渡船，几人只好沿着河岸向西北行去。走了约莫一个多时辰，穿入一个叉港里来。叉港内满是垂柳，水面平静，落叶稀稀落落地飘在水上。透过柳枝，于小雪忽道：“陈哥哥，那边好像有艘船。”三人下马走近，隐身树后，向外看去。只见岸边泊者一艘大船，船头旌旗飘舞，船边还有官兵守卫，——竟是一艘官船。 拓跋玉儿道：“阿仇，我觉得这艘船十分可疑，你说呢？”陈靖仇点点头，道：“嗯，前面不远便是通往大梁的必经之路，而这官船却停泊在这偏僻之处，确实有点蹊跷！”拓跋玉儿道：“嗯，不错，你的看法和我完全相同。——那小雪你的看法如何？”于小雪脸红道：“啊，我啊？……我，我没有意见！——我的看法跟陈哥哥完全一样……”拓跋玉儿道：“真受不了，什么叫做——和他完全一样！”陈靖仇笑道：“玉儿姊姊，刚才你不也说看法跟我完全相同吗？”拓跋玉儿脸上一红，道：“可恶，你这笨蛋，竟敢来抓我的语病！”陈靖仇笑道：“本来就是嘛！你就别欺负小雪了！”隔了一会，陈靖仇道：“那我们接下来怎么办，悄悄上船去查看吗？”拓跋玉儿道：“就这么几个官兵，反正十五日期限也快到了，我们就直接冲上去吧！” 陈靖仇点点头，抽出长剑，当先杀出。那些守卫士卒哪是对手，被陈靖仇一脚一个，全都给踢入河里！三人钻入船舱，走下木梯。一个官军队长，立在过道中间，横着腰刀，喝道：“什么人？”拓跋玉儿接口道：“来消灭你们这些朝廷走狗的人！”那队长大怒，喝道：“大胆！独孤郡主的船，岂是你们这些贱民，也能来随便撒野的地方！”挥刀砍了过来。陈靖仇长剑递出，挡在拓跋玉儿身前，架开钢刀。跟着剑刃一颤，向那军官刺去。军官急忙回刀格开。两人交了十余合，竟然不分胜负。军官大怒，双手握着刀柄，猛砍过来。陈靖仇斜身闪避。哪知军官钢刀刚举到半空，突然停住，闷哼一声，往后倒了。腰刀哐当掉在一旁。 陈靖仇恐他使诈，不敢追击。军官躺在地上，鲜血从背心缓缓溢出，呻吟道：“是谁……是谁暗算我？”陈靖仇心疑，左右一望，并没有别人。忽听环佩叮当，过道拐角处，转出一个衣饰华美的少女来，肌肤白腻，面似满月。那少女指着军官，哼了一声，道：“你帮太师荼毒百姓，助纣为虐，死有余辜！人人得而诛之！”那军官满脸惊异，颤声道：“郡，郡主大人！您……您为什么……”话没说完，突然断气。那少女，正是独孤太后之侄孙女，郡主独孤宁珂。