Chapter 17 The Fifteenth Changsha Seizes the Seal

In the early morning of the second day, everyone walked inland along the mountain road.The weather in early winter is very cold.When I met a married woman, I asked him about it, and I knew that I was in the south of the Yangtze River.Follow the path pointed by the husband, walk on the main road, go to Jiangdu, and the road will become more and more crowded.Chen Jingchou went to a small town, found a cloth shop, made winter clothes for the master and everyone, and then went west.In a few days, snowflakes are falling from the sky, and the weather is getting colder every day.Everyone hurried on the road slowly, Chen Fu along the road, tried his best to teach Chen Jing Qiu Guigu Daoshu formulas, and went straight for more than half a month before arriving at Jiangdu (Yangzhou).

This Jiangdu County stands on the edge of the canal, adjacent to the Yangtze River, and is the most affluent place in the south of the Yangtze River.When everyone entered the city, they could only see the criss-crossing of rivers and ports, the criss-crossing of stone bridges, the sound of orchestras everywhere, merchants abound, and it was extremely prosperous.Chen Jingchou found an inn in the city and let everyone settle down.On the second day, Chen Fu was old and frail, and his internal energy had been completely lost, so he caught a cold and never got sick again.Moreover, he was overworked for the restoration of the country, and his condition became worse day by day.The three of Chen Jingchou were anxious, they went to decoct the medicine every day, and served their master to drink it.After half a month of recuperation, Chen Fu's illness gradually improved.

At noon that day, the sky was covered with red clouds, the wind was blowing everywhere, and heavy snow fell in the morning.Chen Jingchou served his master to drink the medicine and left the room after he fell asleep.Depressed in my heart, I wandered down the street against the wind and snow.There were few pedestrians on the road, and most of the vendors on the roadside went home to avoid the snow.Snowflakes fell on his shoulders, his clothes were completely white, and the cold air hit, Chen Jingchou couldn't help shivering. While walking, I suddenly saw a man standing on the stone bridge in front of him, holding a white cloth banner in his hand, braving the snow for divination.A few pedestrians on the bridge hurried past.Chen Jingchou was slightly surprised, and walked up the bridge slowly.The man was only in his twenties, wearing a thin gray cloth gown, his hair was covered with snowflakes, and there was no divination around him.Chen Jingchou stepped forward to make an inquiry.The young man was startled, and quickly covered his face with his sleeve, and said, "Please... please don't kill me! I'm not a monster!..." Chen Jingchou was surprised, stepped back, and asked, "Excuse me Brother, what's wrong with you?" The young man turned his sleeves to reveal half of his face, and said: "Please don't use your magic mirror to shine on me..." Chen Jingchou said strangely: "Shen mirror?  … ..." Suddenly remembered the Kunlun mirror on his body, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry...I, I didn't know that the ancient Kunlun mirror on my body would make you so uncomfortable!" The young man slowed down and said: "In this way , you... aren't you Ye Luoshi's subordinate?" Chen Jingchou said: "Who is Ye Luoshi?...I've never heard of it!"

The young man's expression softened, he breathed a sigh of relief, put down his sleeves, and said: "He is Lord Wang Shichong who stayed behind in Jiangdu, a monk from Tianzhu who was recently recruited, and he is hunting demons everywhere - as long as he is caught, he will be killed regardless of whether it is good or bad... ...That Ye Luoshi also has an ancient mirror in his hand. So I just sensed the mirror on your body and thought you were his subordinate, I was really scared to death!" He stretched out his sleeve and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, Snowflakes are painted all over the face, which is very funny.

Chen Jingchou thought about it for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, Xiongtai Gao's name?" The young man also saluted, polite and authentic: "My surname is Lu, and my name is Zhongkai." Chen Jingchou said: "Oh, so it's Lu Brother!" He also said his first and last name.The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Chen Jingqiu said: "Just now I heard Brother Lu say that you can sense ancient artifacts. The younger brother is currently looking for three ancient objects. I wonder if the elder brother can teach the younger brother a lesson?"

Lu Zhongkai said joyfully: "Well, you are asking the right person now...Okay, I'll do a divination for you!" Chen Jingchou thanked him.Lu Zhongkai said: "I don't know what my virtuous brother is divining?" Chen Jingchou said: "My little brother is looking for the Fuxiqin, the Kongtong seal and the Nuwa stone, three artifacts, please ask Brother Lu to divination their location." When Lu Zhongkai heard this, he was surprised and hesitated, and said: "These three items should be ancient artifacts. The spiritual power is far away, and it is difficult for me to determine their exact location..."

Chen Jingchou said: "Brother Lu, don't worry! You can make a guess." Lu Zhongkai pondered for a while, then said, "Okay, then I will try my best!" After one throw, three copper coins still came down.The three copper coins landed on a bluestone board in front of him that had been swept clean of snow, spun around a few times, and fell down.Lu Zhongkai squatted down to inspect, and frowned.Chen Jingchou hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?" Lu Zhongkai got up, counted with his fingers, and said: "This Fuxiqin is thousands of miles away in the northwest, and it is guarded by the powerful divine power of ten thousand Buddhas. The hexagram says: If you want to get it It's hard to win!" Chen Jingchou frowned when he heard this.

This is the second hexagram, but this time Lu Zhongkai's face showed joy, and he said: "Kongtong Yin is located thousands of miles to the southwest, it seems to be near Changsha County. The hexagram says: If you meet a nobleman by chance, you can get it!" Chen Chen Jingchou was overjoyed and kept it in his heart. When calculating the third hexagram, Lu Zhongkai looked at the hexagram and thought about it for a while, then slowly stood up, shook his head and said: "Strange, strange... What a strange thing!" Chen Jingchou hurriedly asked: "Brother, what is it?" Strange thing?" Lu Zhongkai patted his forehead, frowned and said: "This Nuwa stone, the hexagram says: You can get it in great destruction, but you can lose it in great prosperity! Its whereabouts are the most elusive, and it seems that it is accompanied by the virtuous brother... It is really incomprehensible! "Chen Jingchou was also puzzled, so he remembered Lu Zhongkai's words, thanked him, and gave him a piece of silver.Then Lu Zhongkai said: "I haven't figured out the third hexagram. This is two silver, just take half of it." Chen Jingchou asked him again and again, and he just took it.

Chen Jingchou strolled back to the inn, thinking carefully about the hexagram along the way.Not long after returning to the store, I saw Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue waiting in the store.Tuoba Yu'er smiled and said: "Xiaoxue, look at the big snowman is back!" Chen Jingchou was taken aback, when he looked down, he saw that his whole body was covered in snowflakes and his clothes were wet, he couldn't help but sneezed.Yu Xiaoxue hurriedly said: "Brother Chen, be careful of catching a cold, go and change your clothes!" Chen Jingchou returned to the room, changed into wet clothes, and then went downstairs.Seeing that Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue were sitting beside a table, she also went over and sat down.Poured a bowl of hot tea, took a sip, and asked, "Master, is the old man okay?"

Yu Xiaoxue said: "I just took the medicine for Teacher and Father, and he has slept soundly now!" They chatted for a while. Tuoba Yu'er's face was worried, and said: "I tell everyone a bad news, the whole city of Kuaiji County was destroyed a few days ago, and everyone died!" Chen Jingchou said in shock: "Kaiji County... destroyed?" Tuoba Yu'er said: "Yes, I just heard about it from a few merchants in the past. The bandits in Kuaiji County have recently rioted, and the imperial court sent troops to suppress it. As a result, when Grand Master Yuwen's troops left, the whole city was completely destroyed for no reason!"

Chen Jingchou was indignant in his heart, he slapped the table, the tea splashed, and said: "This Grand Master Yuwen is too vicious! He can do such a tragic thing!" Tuoba Yu'er continued: "I also heard that A few days ago, Grand Master Yuwen's troops had already headed west, and it is said that the destination is Changsha County!" Chen Jingchou recalled what Lu Zhongkai had predicted just now, and said: "Since this is the case, we should rush to the city without delay. Changsha County!" Yu Xiaoxue said: "But... but Mr. Chen's body has not recovered yet!" Chen Jingchou murmured: "That's good, I'll discuss it with Master, let's leave one person here to take care of him!" Tuoba Yu'er said: "However... even if Grand Master Yuwen really arrives in Changsha, it may not be easy for us to snatch the seal from him!" Chen Jingchou told Tuoba about the divination Yu'er talked to Yu Xiaoxue, and said: "Brother Lu just mentioned that there will be noble people to help... I would like to see who the noble people are and how to help us get them!" The three of them went upstairs and came to Chen Fu's room.Chen Fu heard the voice and woke up.Chen Jingchou came forward to greet him, and said: "Master, I have found clues about the seal of Kongtong, and the seal of Kongtong is most likely in Changsha County." After hearing this, Chen Fu was overjoyed and wanted to sit up, Chen Jing Qiu hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Chen Fu said: "Jingchou, the enemy is also trying their best to find the artifacts that line up the Ninth Five Formation - we must find the remaining Fuxiqin and Nuwa stone faster than them - since Kongtong is printed in Changsha, Without further ado, let's set off to Changsha immediately!" Chen Jingchou hurriedly said: "But... but your body, master—this disciple thinks, let master rest here for a few more days." Chen Fu said: "Now that the great cause of restoring the country has not been accomplished, how can a teacher rest in peace and recuperate!" Chen Jingchou said: "But..." Chen Fu coughed a few times, and said: "It's okay, but what? Hurry up and pack your luggage, let's go!" Knowing that Chen Jingchou couldn't resist, he had to hire a car and put Master in the car, Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue also took the same car, stepped on the horse by herself, braved the wind and snow, and headed southwest. After crossing the Yangtze River and traveling bumpy along the road for more than half a month, we arrived at Yuzhang County (Nanchang).Folding to the west, everyone rushed to Changsha County in a few days.Entering the city, Chen Jingchou found an inn, settled Chen Fu, and the three of them went to the street to inquire about news.It had just snowed, the roads were slippery, and there were few pedestrians.Chen Jingchou and others inquired from the local residents, and learned that there was indeed a large number of troops stationed in the north of the city, and they had just arrived a few days ago.Several people got the news and were about to go back to the inn when Yu Xiaoxue suddenly pointed to the other side of the street and said, "Brother Chen! Look!" Chen Jingchou said, "What's the matter, Xiaoxue?" It seems to be Princess Dugu!" Chen Jingchou said: "Ah, you mean Princess Dugu who gave us a tripod last time?" Yu Xiaoxue nodded.Chen Jingqiu wondered, "Why is she here in Changsha? Let's go and see!" Several people rushed forward, just after turning the corner of the street, they saw a gorgeously dressed girl standing in front of a roadside flower stall, and two maids beside her were picking flowers together.Chen Jingchou stepped forward and looked at the girl's profile, it was Dugu Ning Ke.He hurriedly shouted: "Princess Dugu!" Dugu Ning Ke turned her head back, her face was surprised, but it flashed by, and she hurriedly said with a smile: "Ah... so it's Mr. Chen, these two are Miss Xiaoxue and Miss Tuoba!" Chen Jingchou bowed his hands and said: "Last time, I thank the princess for returning the divine cauldron to us!" Dugu Ning Ke waved his hand and said, "Oh, Mr. Chen is too polite!" Chen Jingchou said: "It's such a coincidence that I met you again in Changsha County!" Dugu Ning Ke was about to answer when Yan Hong walked beside her and whispered in her ear.Dugu Ning Ke nodded, and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen... Grand Master Yuwen has many eyes and ears in the city, so it's inconvenient to have a long conversation on the street. Tonight, please sit down in the Hanyue Pavilion by the river, and we can talk about it!" Chen Jing Qiu said: "Princess, if it's inconvenient for you, we won't bother you anymore!" Dugu Ning Ke hurriedly smiled and said: "No, it's okay... Actually, I have something important to tell you, please come today Be sure to come tonight!" Chen Jingchou thanked them and went back. It was getting late and Chen Fu was not in good health, so he didn't go together.The three had no choice but to serve Chen Fu to sleep, and then went to Hanyue Pavilion.I saw a small attic facing the river bank, with beautiful scenery in front of the attic, and two floors above and below.Yan Hong was already waiting downstairs and led the crowd upstairs.The building was brightly lit, empty, and there were no guests. Several cases were piled up and placed neatly.It is thought that the princess came to visit and packed up the small attic.When you go upstairs, you are faced with a large white jade screen painted with various flower patterns.Everyone turned around the screen, the golden tent and red carpet in the pavilion, the incense burner smoked, and the furnishings were gorgeous.There are several sandalwood tables on both sides, which are already filled with rare delicacies, famous wines and fine wines.Dugu Ning Ke was leaning on the carved mahogany couch, seeing everyone coming, she hurriedly stood up to greet them.Everyone exchanged greetings for a while, Dugu Ning Ke invited Chen Jingchou and others to take their seats.Yan Hong and Xiao Xiao waited on her. Dugu Ning Ke sat in the main seat and kept persuading her.Chen Jingchou and the others tasted some of every dish, but they felt that they had never eaten such delicious food.Dugu Ning Ke only moved his chopsticks a little.Chen Jingchou ate for a while, a few glasses of wine fell into his throat, his face was already slightly red, he put down his chopsticks, and asked: "Princess, I don't know what you mean by the important thing you said today?" Dugu Ning Ke took the silk scarf, wiped her fingers lightly, and said, "When we parted last time, we agreed to curb Grand Master Yuwen's ambition together, do you remember?" Chen Jingchou nodded and said, "Well, of course remembered!" Dugu Ning Ke looked sad, and said: "Do you know? Grand Master Yuwen went to the East China Sea some time ago, and won the Kongtong seal in one fell swoop!" I thought that Chen Jingchou would be surprised when he heard this.Unexpectedly, Chen Jingchou's expression remained the same, and he said: "There is indeed such a thing, let's not hide it from the princess, we were nearby when the incident happened! The princess also knew about this news?" Dugu Ning Ke felt a little surprised in her heart, My thoughts changed sharply, and I said: "Yes, since I parted from you last time, I have privately arranged people to serve as sentries in his army!" Chen Jingchou said: "Oh, so it is like this." Dugu Ning Ke persuaded Chen Jingchou to wait for a while, and said: "Recently, the spies reported that Grand Master Yuwen had found out the whereabouts of the Nuwa stone. !" Chen Jingchou was shocked when he heard this. Tuoba Yu'er said: "What, he even found out the whereabouts of the Nuwa stone?" Dugu Ning Ke continued: "He not only found the Nuwa stone, but also the whereabouts of Fuxiqin! Recently, he plans to send troops to Take it back from the Thousand Buddha Grottoes in the Hexi Desert!" Chen Jingchou was even more stunned, and said, "This Grand Master Yuwen can even find out about Fuxiqin's presence in Hexi?" Dugu Ning Ke nodded and said : "I remember Mr. Chen once told me that in order to list the Ninth Five-Year Formation, five artifacts of the Qin, Ding, Yin, and Mirror Stones are necessary. In a blink of an eye, Grand Master Yuwen will have three of them!" After finishing speaking, he sighed softly tone. Chen Jingchou frowned and said, "This matter is indeed very serious..." Tuoba Yu'er said: "Princess, you can rest assured - in addition to the Shennong cauldron you gave us last time, we also have the Kunlun mirror we just obtained! As long as these two artifacts are not taken away by him, he will forever Can't make a formation!" Dugu Ning Ke wondered: "Ah, you actually have a Kunlun Mirror..." Lowering her head in thought, she said, "Strange! The Kunlun Mirror should be there..." Shaking her head, "Forget it!" Chen Jingchou didn't know why. Dugu Ning Ke said: "All in all, Mr. Chen, it's really great that you can have two kinds of artifacts... Then I will leave all the protection of the artifacts to you in the future." Chen Jingchou said: "Princess, don't worry, even if I risk my life not to want them, Grand Master Yuwen won't take them away!" Dugu Ning Ke listened and nodded with a smile. Everyone continued to eat for a while, Dugu Ning Ke said: "Actually... I invite everyone here today, what I really want to tell you is not the bad news from above!" Chen Jingchou said strangely: "The princess refers to Really?" Dugu Ning Ke took a sip of wine lightly, his cheeks were slightly flushed, and his face showed joy, and said: "Grand Master Yuwen is currently in Lingnan, but the Kongtong seal he won from the East China Sea is in the northern suburbs of Changsha. In the barracks, only his two subordinates, Hu Lu'an and Shangguan Zhenyuan, were left to guard..." After speaking, a strange look appeared on his face. After hearing this, Chen Jingchou seemed to understand, and said: "Then what does the princess mean?..." Dugu Ning Ke smiled and said: "The world is invincible, Grand Master Yuwen—to face him head-on, is the most unwise person in the world. Things! But...he made a huge mistake—when he went out, he didn't take such an important artifact with him, but only handed it over to his subordinates for safekeeping..." Tuoba Yu'er hurriedly said: "I understand - what the princess means is to let us take this rare opportunity to go to the barracks to take back the god's seal?" Dugu Ning Ke said with a smile: "It's amazing...you are indeed the smart girl Tuoba!" Chen Jingchou hesitated and said: "Princess Master's plan is good, but... there are many soldiers in Yuwen Grand Master's camp, and we don't know where the god seal is exactly... It's not easy to get back the god seal!" Dugu Ning Ke Said: "Young Master Chen, don't worry, I have the Yuwen Grand Master's Army Token, the holder can enter and leave the camp at any time - you all rush to the camp tomorrow afternoon, and I will find a way to respond inside!" Chen Jingchou thought After a while, he nodded and said: "Okay, then follow the princess's plan!" Everyone discussed the matter of seizing the seal that night, and each went separately. Early the next morning, Chen Jingchou and the others set off to head north.It was almost noon, and we had arrived at the camp of Grand Master Yuwen in the outskirts.Several people hid in the woods.Chen Jingchou climbed up the treetops and looked into the camp. He saw banners covering the sun, white tents stretching across the sky, and tens of thousands of soldiers.Sentinels come and go on patrol.It's really watertight.On the banner, there is the word Yuwen written in a large book, and I don't know why Taishi Yuwen mobilized his troops to move the troops to Changsha with great fanfare.Looking at the red sun to the west, Chen Jingchou and others walked around to the back of the camp and took a few steps. The gatekeeper shouted: "Who is it? Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Chen Jingchou stepped forward and took out Grand Master Yuwen's token.When the soldier saw it, he was startled. He quickly changed his expression and said respectfully, "Your lords, your subordinates have offended you! Please come in, please come in!" Chen Jingchou waited to enter the camp, striding forward Go to the main tent of the Chinese army.There were several layers of wooden fences in the camp, each layer was guarded by soldiers, and the protection was extremely tight.Chen Jingqiu said in his heart, if it weren't for the token in his hand, even the wind would not be able to penetrate this camp. At this moment, the commander of the Chinese army entered the tent.Shangguan Zhenyuan was discussing matters with Hu Lu'an in the tent.At the beginning of the tent, a young girl came first, led the maidservant, and walked in.Seeing that it was Dugu Ning Ke, Shangguan Zhen was a little surprised, and hurriedly put down the affairs in hand, and went up to pay homage with Hu Lu'an. Dugu Ning Ke said: "The two generals have worked hard! No courtesy." Shangguan Zhenyuan straightened his body and said: "I don't know if the princess is coming to the camp, if I miss you, I hope you will forgive me!" Dugu Ning Ke said with a smile: "Where did the old general come from! The two generals have worked hard for days and are loyal to the country. They are really admirable!" Shangguan Zhenyuan said: "The princess is serious, what can I do for the lower official? But please tell the princess." Dugu Ning Ke looked around and said: "Actually, there is nothing else. I specially brought the superior Fine wine, come and reward the two generals!" Shangguan Zhenyuan was stunned for a moment, and said: "It is a great honor to be able to serve the emperor. The princess kindly accepts it, but this wine... I will thank you at the end!" Dugu Ning Ke persuaded: "General, you are welcome. This is a good wine I brought from my hometown. Please have a taste!" I have an important official business, so it is really inconvenient to drink alcohol! I hope the Princess will forgive me!" She rejected it in every possible way. Dugu Ning Ke couldn't help being anxious, but her face remained calm, and she said: "General Shangguan is really conscientious. How about this, if someone asks, you can say that the princess gave it to you, and no one will dare to blame you " But no matter how much Shangguan Zhenyuan tried to persuade him, he just refused to drink.Dugu Ning Ke persuaded him again and again.Shangguan Zhenyuan was impatient, bowed and said: "Princess, the important place of the military camp is not for fun! If the princess makes any mistakes, the general can't afford it. I'd better send someone to send the princess back first!" Turning around and shouting "Come here!" The two soldiers outside the door agreed, and walked into the tent, seeing that they wanted to chase away the guests. Dugu Ning Ke was very anxious, turned her wonderful eyes, and thought of a plan. When the two soldiers came to her side, she suddenly cried out, covered her face with her hands, and burst into tears.This time, Shangguan Zhenyuan and Hu Lu'an were confused.Dugu Ning Ke cried: "You, you are too much! He just kindly brought you drinks, but you..." He took out a handkerchief, sobbing non-stop. Hu Lu'an hurriedly shouted back the soldiers, stepped forward to persuade: "Princess..." Dugu Ning Ke turned her head away, ignored what she said, and cried even louder.Hu Lu'an couldn't help it, so he had to pull Shangguan Zhenyuan aside, and said: "General Shangguan... the princess is the most beloved person by the emperor's side, and even Lord Yuwen wants to give her three points. Inconvenience..." Shangguan Zhenyuan was helpless, and muttered: "It's really annoying, and I don't know why Master Yuwen brought her to the camp?" He had to come over and bow and apologize: "Princess, please calm down! It's my subordinates who are wrong!" Hu Lu'an also went up Before comforting Dugu Ning Ke, he said: "Princess, don't cry, don't cry! I will taste the fine wine you worked so hard to bring!" He picked up the jug, drank a few big gulps, and praised: "Good! Wine! Good wine!" Dugu Ning Ke glanced sideways and couldn't help laughing secretly.Hu Lu'an said: "General Shangguan, would you like to come over and have a drink?" Forced by the situation, Shangguan Zhenyuan had no choice but to lift the jug, although the boss was unwilling, he still took a sip.As soon as the flagon was put down, an officer and soldier ran into the tent in a panic and said, "Two generals! It's not good! There are... an enemy is attacking!" Chen Jingchou and others went to the main tent of the Chinese army. Although they had tokens in their hands, they were still spotted by the officer, so they had to take out their weapons and killed them openly. When Dugu Ning Ke heard the report, she was overjoyed and stopped crying immediately.Hu Lu'an was surprised: "What? How many people are here?" The soldier reported the number of people who came, their age and other information.Shangguan Zhenyuan speculated: "The enemy who came this time may be the same as the enemy on the top of Mount Tai last time, and they are coming for the blood of all spirits!" Hu Lu'an said: "Hmph, if that's the case, then I will fight against it in person. I want to see how capable they are, I have to capture them and torture them thoroughly!" Shangguan Zhenyuan turned his head and said: "Princess, this place is dangerous, please avoid it first!" Two soldiers escorted Dugu Ning Ke.Dugu Ning Ke put on a look of panic and hurried away from behind the tent.Hu Lu'an put on his clothes, took a large gold-plated round hammer, and said: "General Shangguan, the Kongtong seal entrusted to you and me by Lord Yuwen is in your care! Don't make any mistakes!" Shangguan Zhenyuan nodded in agreement. Chen Jingchou and others attacked the main tent, and saw a hexagonal formation on the open space in front of the tent, exactly like the ones seen on the top of Mount Tai.Just as he was about to rush into the main tent, a thunderous voice suddenly came from inside the tent, shouting: "Bold! How dare you come and act wild in the army camp!" Chen Jingchou and the others hurriedly retreated a few steps.From the left and right sides of the tent, a man wearing blue-gray armor came out. He had a strange appearance, with protruding cheekbones and sunken eyes. There was only a black shadow left, like a ghost. It made Chen Jingchou and others feel scared. Tuoba Yu'er raised the lancet and shouted: "Who are you?" Hu Lu'an waved his right hand, and swung the big round hammer on his shoulder to the ground, only to hear a muffled sound, and the ground was already a foot longer. Came to the deep pit, and shouted: "I am Hu Lu'an, the second tiger general under Lord Yuwen's command! Bold rebels, I will not go looking for you, but you sent yourself to the door, this time I can't get out alive!" Lifting the sledgehammer , swept over. Chen Jingchou and others did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and each of them resorted to their housekeeping skills to fight him.Chen Jingchou sent Zhao Langli to look for flowers, leaned forward, danced his long sword into a circle, and flew towards Hu Lu'an.Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue also followed suit.Although the round hammer was heavy, in Hu Lu'an's hands it could turn freely and do whatever he wanted.It was easy to sway the three of them away.Chen Jingchou even attacked with dozens of moves, but he couldn't get within a foot of Hu Lu's safety.Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue attacked from both sides, encircling Hu Lu'an in the center.That Hu Lu was confident, he didn't break out, but guarded the door, sneered a few times, leisurely and contented.Chen Jingchou secretly strengthened his hands, and used a move of black snow flying, and the blade of the sword turned into several white lights. Compared with the past, the cold air was even worse, and he stabbed dozens of swords at Hu Lu'an.Hu Lu'an was enveloped by the sword energy, raised the giant hammer, and put it on the sword. Suddenly, the hammer and the sword intersected, and he felt a cold air rushing from the hammer. Hu Lu'an was slightly startled, and said: "Little traitor, you still have a few tricks!" He tightened his right hand, and the heat in his palm penetrated directly into the handle of the hammer.Chen Jingchou only felt the cold air on the sword dissipate immediately, turning into nothingness, quickly retracted the sword and leaped back, and then made a move of Chimu Kuanglan, leaping into the air, the long sword swept across from top to bottom, the ground was flying dust, Sand and stone splashed everywhere.Hu Lu'an raised the giant hammer high above the top, waved his hands sharply, and the hammer turned into a circle of golden light.There were several clangs, sparks flew everywhere, and the two exchanged dozens of moves in an instant.Chen Jingchou couldn't get in, and Hu Lu'an was restrained, unable to make a move, so he could only lower down with all his strength.At this moment of lightning and flint, Tuoba Yu'er flew up, and with a move of sparks in the sky, the scimitar in his hand slashed towards Hu Lu'an's waist several times.Hu Lu'an was startled, and wanted to dodge sideways, but Yu Xiaoxue had already attacked. Seeing the critical situation, Hu Lu'an suddenly raised the giant hammer, shouted loudly, and thousands of lightning flashes suddenly appeared on the hammer.Chen Jingchou and others felt dizzy.Just as he was hesitating, Hu Lu'an flew up, leaned over and swung the hammer to sweep, knocking the three of them to the ground with one move. Chen Jingchou regained his composure, and saw that Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue were also lying on the ground, struggling to sit up.Surrounded by soldiers, holding spears, they have surrounded the three of them.Hu Lu'an carried a huge hammer on his shoulders, and stood a foot away, with a contemptuous expression, he said: "Hmph, you little bastard—with such strength, you dare to come and rob my Great Sui official's barracks!" Chen Jingchou could only feel the qi and blood in his chest surging, and he was so depressed that he wanted to vomit, so he said with pain: "Damn...you kill if you want, why are you talking so much nonsense!" Hu Lu'an sneered, raised his right hand, and a few soldiers came up, set up Chen Jingchou and others, sent them into a small tent and knelt down.Hu Lu'an sat down at the main seat in the north, raised his head, and shouted: "Speak! Who sent you here? Why are you always fighting against Master Yuwen?" Tuoba Yuer let out a snort, and said, "Hmph...you still dare to ask us why? Why don't you ask yourself what you did in the Demon King's Village?" Hu Lu'an was taken aback, not knowing why, and said, "The Demon King's Village? Where is it? What does it have to do with me?" Tuoba Yu'er sneered, and said, "Hmph, since you went back then, why don't you dare to admit it now? Didn't you go to the Demon King's Village with Grand Master Yuwen and an old general named Han Teng to take Shennong away?" Ding?" After hearing this, Hu Lu'an said, "It's a joke...Master Yuwen, old general Han Teng and this general, when have you been to the Demon King's Village?" This general will be rude to you!" He ordered to come and fetch the instruments of torture.The two soldiers led away, and after a while they brought back a few thick iron rods about seven feet long, full of barbs, extremely sharp. Hu Lu'an said: "I'm going to ask you one last time, are you recruiting or not?" Chen Jingchou raised his head and said: "If you want to kill or cut, it's up to you, you dog thief who is working for a tiger, don't want us to say a word!" Hu Lu'an was furious, stood up against the table, and was about to order to be tortured, when suddenly he felt dizzy, dizzy, his whole body was weak, and he couldn't stand steadily, so he put his hands on the table and said: "This, what the hell is going on? What's going on?" His thoughts suddenly changed, and he cursed: "Bastard, I understand...it's wine... the wine just now was poisonous!" Chen Jingchou winked at Tuoba Yu'er and Yu Xiaoxue, and the three jumped From the beginning, three or two strokes knocked down the soldiers behind him.Hu Lu'an barely held on, and was about to take the sledgehammer to meet the enemy, when suddenly he rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.When Chen Jingchou went over to look, Nahu Lu'an was already foaming at the mouth, lost consciousness and passed out.At this time, the camp was in chaos, people's voices were noisy, and all the soldiers rushed towards the tent like a tide.Chen Jingchou and the others didn't dare to delay, they left Hu Lu'an behind, took back their weapons, cut down a few guards in front of the tent, and rushed straight into the main camp of the Chinese army. Shangguan Zhenyuan was guarding alone in the tent, the medicine had already begun to take effect on his body, he only felt his head was heavy and his limbs were not functioning.Seeing Chen Jingchou rushing in, he tried his best to support him, raised his sword, and shouted: "Where are the bandits, how dare they sneak attack on the general's camp?" Tuoba Yu'er raised the lancet and said with a sneer, "Actually, it's nothing - I just came to you to get the Kongtong seal!" Shangguan Zhenyuan was furious, his eyes were burning, and he swung his big knife to slash at him.Chen Jingchou stepped up to the challenge.A move of mutton tendon and bone was used, the body circled around Shangguan Zhenyuan several times sharply, the sword light danced and stabbed repeatedly in the circle.Shangguan Zhenyuan concentrated on meeting the station, but suffered from sluggish hands and feet and poor footwork.In less than a dozen times, dangers have emerged one after another.After fighting for a while, he was slashed by Chen Jingchou's sword, unable to dodge in time, a big gash was cut on his left arm, and blood gushed out.Shangguan Zhenyuan was secretly startled.He said in his heart: "Although I don't regret dying today, how can I be worthy of Lord Yuwen's great trust if this divine seal is taken away!" Immediately guarding the door, slowly retreating to the corner of the tent, using all the strength in his body, to kill Chen Jingchou After taking a few steps back, he hastily swung his left hand on the weapon rack.Suddenly there was a loud bang, dust flew up, a hole was exposed at Shangguan Zhenyuan's feet, and he fell straight down. Chen Jingchou waited for the mud and dust to clear away, jumped to the edge of the cave, leaned over to inspect it, and saw that the cave was pitch black, and said, "Damn it! Let's chase after it!" He tore off a piece of tent, wrapped it around half of the spear, and poured lamp oil on it. , click to make a torch.Seeing that the officers and soldiers had entered the camp, the three of them jumped into the cave. The wind whistled in my ears, and after a while, I felt numbness in my feet, and I had reached the bottom of the cave.Chen Jingchou held a torch, recognized the path, and the three of them chased forward together.I don't want the secret road to go back and forth, and there are traps at many corners.Tuoba Yu'er rushed a little faster, but accidentally stepped on the organ, thousands of arrows shot out suddenly from the stone walls on both sides, if it wasn't for Chen Jingchou's rescue in time, he would have been shot through the chest and abdomen by one arrow.The three of them were secretly startled, and walked forward cautiously, chasing for more than an hour, but they didn't even see the shadow of Shangguan Zhenyuan. Several people quickened their pace, turned a corner, and suddenly saw a glimmer of light ahead.Chen Jingchou and others ran forward, and faintly saw the exit of the secret road.A young girl stood beside the entrance of the cave, and beside her was a person lying on the ground, motionless.Chen Jingchou approached and took a look, and said in shock: "Princess! Why is it you?" Dugu Ning Ke laughed and said, "You are finally here, Mr. Chen!" Tuoba Yu'er looked at the people on the ground and said: "Princess, what's going on... Isn't this the general just now?" Dugu Ning Ke said: "Yes, yes... I have been hiding in the tunnel just now, and I was just about to go out of the cave, but found He was seriously injured and fell to the ground dying, why did he die here?" Chen Jingchou leaned over to inspect, Shangguan Zhenyuan had no other wounds except for a sword sore on his arm, but the bones all over his body were shattered like mud , lying limply on the ground, dead strangely.Chen Jingchou was horrified, and for a moment he couldn't understand who had such supernatural power and could kill like this.The seal of Kongtong was found on Shangguan Zhenyuan's body, and he stepped back a few steps. Dugu Ning Ke said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, from now on, I will hand over this divine seal to you!" Chen Jingchou said: "Thank you, Princess—if it wasn't for your secret help, we might not even be able to get out of this camp today, let alone winning the seal!" Dugu Ning Ke waved his hand and said, "Young Master Chen, you're welcome!" After thinking for a while, she said, "By the way, Young Master Chen...where are you going next?" I'm going to find Nuwashi, I think we should go to Fuxiqin first." Dugu Ning Ke said: "Fuxiqin is in the grottoes in Dunhuang, Hexi, you must pass through the capital when you go north, do you want to go back to the capital with me?" Yu Xiaoxue said: "Ah, to the capital?..." Dugu Ning Ke laughed and said: "We can discuss it together! How can we win the Fuxi Qin one step ahead of Grand Master Yuwen!" Chen Jingchou hesitated and said: "Princess, your proposal is very good...but my master is recovering from illness in Changsha City, I'm afraid it will be very inconvenient!" Dugu Ning Ke said: "So that's the case... What does that matter? Mr. Chen might as well bring Teacher and father to the capital together! Wouldn't it be better to come to my mansion to rest and recuperate?" Chen Jingchou said: "Princess, thank you...but..." Dugu Ning Ke said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, what are you doing with me?" Chen Jingchou said: "Thank you, Princess! Master has not been in good health recently, and it may be inconvenient to travel now. I want to wait for Master to recover before taking the road north. I can't travel with Princess." Dugu Ning Ke nodded and said: "That's fine too..." He took out a token and said, "This Wuguan token is also handed over to you, so that you can freely pass through Wuguan on the way to Beijing." Chen Jingchou took it and said, "Thank you so much, princess!" Dugu Ning Ke said: "You're welcome...then let's part here temporarily. When you arrive in the capital, come directly to Dugu Prince's Mansion to find me. See you later!" Chen Jingchou and others also walked out of the secret passage, only to see that the exit was covered by green grass, so it was extremely difficult to find from the outside.Going outside, it was actually on the middle of the mountain, and the noise of the military camp could be faintly heard.When he turned around the hillside and looked down, he was not far from the military camp. The camp was still in a mess, and the army horses were packed in black, running back and forth like ants, looking for assassins everywhere.The three hurried down the mountain and returned to Changsha City.Come into the inn and walk into Chen Fu's room.Chen Fu was standing in front of the window sill and asked, "Jingchou, where have you been today?" Chen Jingchou's face was full of joy, and he said: "Master, we went to the official army camp in the north of Changsha City, and won the Kongtong seal in one fell swoop!" Chen Fu said in surprise: "The Kongtong seal?... Ranked ninety-five The Kongtong seal?" Chen Jingchou said: "Yes, Master!" Then he took out the Kongtong seal and told everything about it. 陈辅也是心喜，捋着白须，缓缓地道：“原来如此……没想到隋人之中，也有如此深明大义之女子，实在难得啊！” 陈靖仇犹豫了一会，道：“师父……” 陈辅道：“什么事？” 陈靖仇道：“我，我想把这崆峒印先拿去还给氐人族女王，不知可以吗？” 陈辅道：“还给女王……什么女王？” 拓跋玉儿道：“老师父，之前因为我的过错，害得氐人族她们遭受了很大劫难……我和阿仇曾答应她们的女王，只要一找到神印，就马上送还，好让她们恢复以前的容貌。” 陈辅脸色一沉，道：“哼，不准！老夫不答应！”陈靖仇道：“师父，可是，可是那神印本来就是她们的……” 陈辅道：“老夫说不准就是不准……我大陈复国之千秋大业，可比你们与那妖怪之间的约定重要百倍！” 陈靖仇道：“师父……可是徒儿……”陈辅喝道：“靖仇，老夫命你立刻将神印交给老夫，由老夫亲自保管！以后不许再提此事！”陈靖仇见师父动怒，不敢再说，但又不知道该不该交出神印，心中矛盾，向拓跋玉儿瞧了一眼。拓跋玉儿垂眉道：“阿仇，你把神印交给你师父吧，女王的事以后再说！”陈靖仇犹豫了一会，将神印交给了陈辅。陈辅收好神印，脸色方才稍稍缓和。心中喜悦。 几日后，陈靖仇告知陈辅独孤宁珂邀请众人进京之事。陈辅道：“老夫病也养得差不多了，不必担心，既是这样——好，我们明日一早就出发吧！”当晚各自早早歇了。 第二日清早，陈靖仇雇了骡车，众人一齐向北行去。不数日到了大江之畔，只见江面宽阔，江水浩荡，滚滚东逝，不见尽头。陈靖仇付了车钱，打发车夫回去。众人改行水路，乘船途经江夏郡（武汉），取道汉江北上。至襄阳登岸，再向西北行去，不日已至武关。陈靖仇取出令牌，那守关士卒也不多问，放众人过去了。 这关中之地，牵制中原，易守难攻，历来为兵家必争之处。陈靖仇等入得关来，只见沃野千里，田陌交错，虽是隆冬时节，但四处炊烟袅袅，一片祥和之景。又行了十余日，方到长安。自周，秦汉以来，这长安都是历代帝王建都之所，人云“八水绕城花锦簇，自古华夏第一都。”果然名不虚传！众人走在宽阔的大街上，只见城中人烟甫胜，楼宇壮丽，处处闻管弦之声，酒池肉林，一派奢靡气象。 陈靖仇不禁感叹：“如今外头已经是一片兵荒马乱，但京中的人却仍是终日享乐，好像根本没有什么可忧虑的……”拓跋玉儿道：“大概也因为这样，所以朝廷的人才不知道天下百姓的痛苦吧！”陈靖仇微微点头。 众人问明了独孤王府的所在，穿过利人市（西市），向西北行去，跨过十数条街道，大半个时辰后，方才到了独孤王府门前。陈靖仇上前报了姓名，让守门士卒进去通报了。 不多时那士卒回身出来，说郡主急急有请，躬身领众人进去，再穿过几扇朱漆大门。一个丫环迎了上来，却是嫣红。嫣红上前向众人行礼，笑道：“陈公子，你们怎么今日才到，郡主已经等四位很久了，快请进！”在前领路。陈靖仇等跟在后面，绕到一条长长的回廊中，一盏茶功夫，再穿过一扇月洞门，却是一个花园。园中景色清幽，亭台水榭，山石掩映。陈靖仇等跟着嫣红，顺着石子甬道，向里走去，鼻中闻到一阵淡淡的梅花香气。身旁数株寒梅，枝干横斜，傲雪挺立。再走几步，前方小阁上传来一阵幽雅的琴声，曲调清细明朗，悦耳悠扬。如行云流水，雨过天清，让人心旷神怡。嫣红引着众人来到那花园后小阁前，自己进去通报。 片刻后嫣红将众人请入得阁中。陈靖仇等走了进去，只见屋中陈设颇为雅致，地上铺着红底金花地毯，两旁焚着熏香，满屋皆是奇异香气。雕梁画栋，极是富贵。小小上来行了一礼，道：“陈公子，你们终于来了！”让众人坐下稍候。不多时琴声止歇，只听环佩叮当，独孤宁珂从房里走了出来，满脸堆笑，道：“啊，陈公子，老师父！真高兴你们终于来了！”陈靖仇等忙起身相谢。 独孤宁珂让众人坐下，自己也在北边主位坐了。小小端上茶来。 于小雪道：“独孤姊姊，你们这京城里真是好热闹，好繁华呀！”独孤宁珂笑道：“小雪姑娘，这京城你还喜欢吗？” 于小雪道：“我很喜欢，这是我第一次来京城，陈哥哥和玉儿姊姊也是。” 众人寒暄了一会，独孤宁珂转头道：“陈老师父从长沙远道而来，一路身子还好？”陈辅道：“老夫近来身子尚可，多谢独孤姑娘关心！” 陈靖仇起身道：“郡主，师父随我们一路颠簸到京城里，其实已经很累了……我想等一下先到利人市那儿找家客店，好让师父歇一歇。”独孤宁珂听了，放下手中茶杯，责备道：“陈公子，你这是哪儿的话？可当我这小郡主只会养尊处优，全然不懂什么是待客之道吗？” 陈靖仇忙道：“不……郡主别误会，我不是这意思！” 独孤宁珂笑道：“不是就好……”转过头，道：“嫣红，小小！”两个丫环应声过来。独孤宁珂吩咐道：“你们立刻去准备几间上好客房，今后这几位朋友可都要在这长住！”嫣红和小小答应着去了。 陈靖仇道：“宁珂郡主，这可不太方便吧……” 独孤宁珂喝口茶，嘴角边露出一丝微笑，道：“没关系，没关系的……爹爹随陛下到江南巡游去了，反正最近也不会有什么客人登门拜访。你们就放心住吧！” 陈辅道：“这……这实在太打搅你了！老夫委实过意不去。” 独孤宁珂连忙笑道：“陈老师父这又是哪的话？您若不嫌弃我这破宅子，就已是我独孤宁珂最大的荣幸了。”陈靖仇等都觉盛情难却，只好答应了。 独孤宁珂忽然想起一事，道：“对了，陈公子……关于那伏羲琴，我已派人前去敦煌查探，这几日应该就会有好消息传回来。”陈靖仇谢过。独孤宁珂安排了筵席，款待众人。当晚陈靖仇等就在独孤王府住下。