Chapter 3 Chapter Two
The battle was provoked by the bitter dragon.
But he said that he kicked Mr. Cha Key's table over, and the soup and porcelain splashed everywhere.General Xiao Si jumped up. He looked at the broken dishes in disbelief, swallowed involuntarily, and shouted: "You you you...you you you...you are against you!"
He quickly glanced back at those soldiers, and he knew that these fools were still in a daze, and seeing them in a daze, he couldn't beat him.Xiao Si cried out in pain: "You slaves—haven't you drawn your sword yet?"
After the soldiers ate him and drank, they woke up as if they had just woken up from a dream, and hurriedly followed Master Xiaosi to draw out their knives, with the tip of the knife pointing inward, and stood around Kulong.
Kulong bowed and said: "Guest officer, it's not that I'm entertaining you, but that there are rules in this store—after all, this is a famous store in Ningzhou—if such vulgar things are on the table, they will be ridiculed by colleagues .”
Xiao Si's eyes were as big as copper bells, and he shouted in disbelief: "Don't be ignorant, old man? These are all famous dishes in the world, and they are rare in Ningzhou. I'm afraid the kitchen of our Cha Key's house is better than The Imperial Dining Room in Qingdu is not far behind—do you want to fight us in a duel?"
"Don't dare to dare," Ku Long put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky and said, "The shop just prepared a dish today, and the name of this dish is 'White Eyes Watching the Sky'. It’s because few people have eaten it. Not to mention eating it, there are not many people who have the good fortune to take a look at it. This kind of dish, in our restaurant, can barely be regarded as a dish that can be served on the table.”
"What a strange name..." Xiao Si said in deep thought, and suddenly came to his senses: "Bah, you mean we haven't even seen it before?"
Xiao Si jumped up and shouted like thunder: "We haven't eaten it? Have we ever eaten it? Don't try to fool people with a strange name. People in Tea Key City have never seen a dish? Insult, this is Serious insult!" He nodded his head to fix Kulong's sex.
"Old man, you are in danger." He said threateningly, and then looked back at the noble young master triumphantly.
Young Master Tea Key shook the folding fan in his hand, nodded again and again and said: "If you have any delicious food, you might as well take it out and have a look. Is there anything I don't have in Tea Key City, and is there anything I haven't eaten? It's just a joke. Laugh and joke."
Kulong looked at his toes, shook his head with embarrassment, and said, "This dish is troublesome to prepare, but if you take it out, you won't be able to eat it, sir, and you will waste the treasure for nothing."
"Oh, I'm tired of talking to my uncle! Let me tell you, if you don't show it today, I will..." Xiao Si rolled up his sleeves, gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "I will... kill you!"
He glanced back at the soldiers, this time they were of the same mind, and the soldiers stomped their feet together and shouted in unison: "Kill you!" The shouts shook the dust from the roof.
"Okay!" Ku Long gritted his teeth, and shouted, "For the sake of the two guest officers being connoisseurs of goods, I'll make an exception and present them to the distinguished guests."
The fat man called the general a guest officer again, but Xiao Si's curiosity was aroused at this time, so he didn't correct his mistake.He only shouted repeatedly: "Take it out and have a look."
But Kulong said slowly: "If you want to eat this famous dish, you have to tell the guest officials about the origin of this dish first. It is said that on the extreme north, there is a very big bird. It flaps its wings. , it can throw huge waves into the sky, and a feather that falls off its wings is as long as the longest Mulan boat in Fire-weary City. This kind of bird is called Dafeng."
"Great wind and strong wind." Little Siji nodded as if pecking at rice, and echoed.
Kulong stared and continued: "This gale, his favorite food is a huge fish. This kind of fish usually stays on the surface of the water. The skin on its back is thick and covered with aquatic plants. I thought it was a small island, so I climbed up to have a look, only to find that there are two huge eyes, side by side, staring at the sky, so I can tell it is a fish. Each eyeball, there are three people hugging each other It’s so big. This kind of fish is called a pike.”
"Hao Yu Hao Yu." Mr. Cha Key was fascinated by what he heard, and nodded.
"Let's talk about the strong wind. It has a very sharp mouth. It spreads its wings several miles long, soars on the blue clouds, swaying, looking east and west, and seeing cattle, sheep, tigers and leopards on the ground, it doesn't want to eat them. This That’s right, if it likes to eat everything it sees and swoops down at every turn, won’t there be storms on this land from time to time?”
"Storm Storm." Xiao Si said.
"Only a giant fish floating like a small island in the sea is worthy of a big wind. And it swooped down from a height of tens of thousands of miles just to peck out this pair of white eyes to eat. Imagine how attractive these eyes are." People liked it."
Xiao Si and Young Master were both dumbfounded, drooling.
Kulong wiped his black beard under his nose triumphantly, and said: "It is not easy to catch a giant fish. You have to use a copper mountain as a rod, a giant iron chain as a rope, and a string of giant elephants as bait. Only then can the giant fish be lured to take the bait; if the fish is baited, there must be two hundred copper winches and two thousand pairs of bulls, otherwise the prey cannot be dragged ashore. You know the bulls, the kind of animals with great strength."
"Bull bull. I know this. Hehe." Xiaosi said with a smile.
Kulong looked at Xiao Si suspiciously, with an expression of "you know this too". "After the fish is dragged ashore, it looks like a small mountain piled up on the beach. This kind of fish has thick skin and thick flesh. You can only find Kuafu and use a giant ax to find only two white eyes. Only then can this delicious dish be made. "
Mr. Cha Key shook his fan and looked around: "That's pretty cool. How can you still have something like this in a shabby store like yours?"
"You wait."
I saw this fat old man scurrying into the hall with a "bass". Don't look at his body is fat, but his movements are extremely fast, like a huge mole going in and out of the hole, and dragged out more than ten bundles from the store in a blink of an eye. When the vines were neatly tied and the firewood was neatly tied, a six-foot-high and four-foot-square bonfire frame was set up in the courtyard, and the movements were extremely skillful.
Kulong rushed into the door for the second time, but this time with his arms around him, he dragged out a big blue and white urn that was so huge that it could hold a person, and the urn was full of white flowers, and he didn't know what it was full of.Standing in the courtyard, he moved his hands and steadily sent the big urn to the top of the shelf, but hooked the lid of the urn with a long-handled hook, and used a long-handled crooked spoon to continuously deliver various colors of garlic, refined salt, Aniseed, cloves; then a fire was lit on the wooden stand.In a blink of an eye, the anger rose, and the whole shelf was burned vigorously, and the hot air made everyone in the yard back a few steps at the same time.
Although Mr. Chayao and Xiao Si have eaten delicious food all over the world, they have never seen this kind of cooking method before, and they all stared blankly in a daze.The guests who were driven out of the courtyard and squeezed at the door also crowded into the courtyard to watch the excitement, and the soldiers were also dumbfounded and ignored them.
Kulong ran around with two short legs, and while he was busy with these things, he continued to introduce in his mouth: "This fish eye is cooked in a unique way. It can only be stored in a century-old blue and white urn. Lan Meilin's The ambergris wooden frame is steamed on slow fire, and the whole frame will be burned for three days and three nights, until all the fish eyes are turned into a white cream like jade, the soup is discarded, and only the cream is used to cook and eat."
Young master jumped up from the chair when he heard this, Xiao Si was also stunned for a while, and said angrily: "You mean we have to wait here for three days and three nights?"
"Cut," Kulong turned his head and glanced at him, and said, "I'm just demonstrating, do you understand the demonstration? I've already prepared this dish. If you wait for the guests to arrive and order the recipe before making it, wouldn't everyone They're all starving."
"That's right, I'm starving to death." The little four heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile.Then he turned back to the young master and said, "Young master, I didn't expect them to be quite thoughtful."
"En." The young master also heaved a sigh of relief, sat back on the chair, waved his fan and said, "Thoughtful and thoughtful."
The bitter dragon turned around and went back into the shop, and came out after a long time of fiddling, but this time he took out a black copper tripod with both hands, the tripod was surrounded by a big circle, the rim was smooth, black and deep, he didn't know How old are you?At this moment, the cauldron cover has not been opened, and the courtyard is already full of fragrance, and the strange fragrance hits people.
Kulong put it in front of Young Master and Xiao Si, lifted the cover, and a cloud of air rose up.What sank in the soup was indeed filled with tens of cubes of creamy white jade, and there were pieces of red flowers floating on the surface of the soup, the soup was boiling hot and kept rolling.Pieces of petals drift with the waves, like a flat boat in a stormy sea, but they never sink to the bottom of the water.
Xiao Si gulped with a "gulp" and stood aside rubbing his hands, the young master also smiled happily, picked up a pair of jade chopsticks and started to do it.
"Wait a minute!" Kulong shouted loudly.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Si raised his head and asked in puzzlement.
"How can you enjoy such a delicious meal without wine?"
"Uh uh," Xiao Si said with low confidence, "There must be wine, there must be wine, we have the best Pijiajiu here."
"Ah bah——" Kulong spat out a big mouthful of saliva, almost onto Xiao Si's leather boots, and Xiao Si had to step back in embarrassment. "Bah, bah, bah," Kulong shouted in succession, "There must be rules for eating. We are all people of status, so we can't just be laughed at."
What he said was righteous, and Xiao Si had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Bingyanghao's food is extremely cold, and Bijia's wine is warm and tonic. How can it be worthy of it? It must use the strong wine brewed by Kuafu on the seaside of Bingyan in Shangzhou. Use the strong wine that has been brewed for ten years for Jun, then use the black wild rice fermented in Yuezhou Meiheluo as a guide, and put it in a big leather bag, and drink it all in one go, that's right."
After saying that, Kulong took out a big cowhide bag from behind as if conjuring, which was full, containing thirty catties of wine, and threw it in front of the young master and Xiaosi with a bang.
Xiaosi looked at the big bag of wine, swallowed, and said with difficulty: "You, you, you...you mean to drink all the wine in one breath?"
The bitter dragon said with a smile on his face: "It's not over yet. This dish is supposed to be the best when you drink strong wine in the icy sea, open your fur robe, and eat it with the biting cold wind blowing. Now the sun is scorching The heat is unbearable, and eating this delicacy is not enough, so I can only use this ice fly that has been raised for eighteen years." Seeing that he was full of reluctance, he stood up and untied the leather bag, but from his waist He took out the black fly he caught just now, and flicked it into the big bag of clear, translucent yellow amber-like wine. In a short while, it was covered with frost, and it looked cold and chilly.
The coolness came out of the wine bag continuously, not to mention the people standing next to the wine bag, even the people in thin clothes in the courtyard, all of them chattered their teeth and shivered.
Kulong pushed the wine bag and copper tripod in front of Young Master Tea Key and Xiao Si again, and made a "please" gesture, his face was full of invitation, "Come on, you're welcome, eat and eat .If you don’t eat it, it will be wasted. Don’t forget, finish it in one bite.”
Xiaosi bit his finger, looked to the left at the hot soup pot, then to the right at the steaming wine bag, and quickly made a decision.He shook his head like a salesman and shouted: "How can I finish this? You are lying. I don't want to eat it."
Mr. Tea Key also made up his mind on this idea.They are all awake now, Kulong has been teasing them all the time, in the final analysis, he just wants to trick them into eating these delicacies, lying here with their round bellies, unable to move, making a fool of themselves.
They stared angrily at Kulong, calling him a hoax, and that there was no way anyone could eat all that stuff.
But Kulong looked innocent, and he spread his hands to argue that they insisted that he take out the food, and in his opinion, it was not enough for one person to eat.
"Fart!" Xiaosi shouted like thunder, "Let's make a bet." He was so angry that he slapped the knife in his waist in front of Kulong with a "snap", and shouted: "This knife is the most powerful thing in the world!" It is worth thousands of gold, enough to be worth this inn of yours. As long as one of you can eat all of this, I will lose this knife to you." He looked back at the young master, and added cleverly One sentence, "One person, within the time of a meal."
"It's a bet." Kulong hesitated for a long time with lowered eyebrows, and finally agreed—then he turned around slowly and shouted: "Tiger head."
Hutou was a handsome giant, clean-shaven that day, if those horrific scars weren't counted, but a horrific scar on his left neck marred that overall image.It was a deep round hole, so deep that the gnarled muscles on his neck twisted a bit, which made him look a little melancholy.Hutou has a pair of very thick eyebrows. When he talks to people, he always focuses his brown eyes on the speaker's mouth. This habit often gives people a dull impression. People who get this impression Usually, he didn't notice a cluster of blue flames printed on the skin of his right shoulder.
Everyone knew that Hutou was a Kuafu, but Xiao Si didn't know that, so when he saw Hutou, who was as tall as a mountain, slowly moving out of the door, his face changed color, knowing that he had lost home.He didn't expect that in this unremarkable dilapidated store, there was actually a famous Kuafu hidden.
But Hutou sat down at the table, looked up at the boss, and asked in disbelief: "I eat all these things by myself?" After getting an affirmative answer, he cheered and pounced on it.The people standing in the outer circle could only see the soup and residue splashing everywhere, the bag of big spirits and the pot of giant fish eyes fell straight into his stomach as if being swept by a strong wind, all they could see was their eyes and tongues biting. Dare to speak.It took only three snaps of the fingers, Hutou patted his belly, looked at the empty table, hiccupped contentedly, and sighed: "It's comfortable, it would be even better if I have some after-dinner snacks."
With trembling lips, Xiao Si touched the precious sword inserted in the shark skin sheath, wanted to renege on the debt but couldn't find an excuse, so he turned his eyes to the young master for help.Mr. Chayao has always been extremely intelligent, and he is second to none in Chayue. Now he coughed lightly and said slowly: "Hey. Kuafu can't be counted as a person, can Kuafu be counted as a person? To be honest, none of you can be counted. Humans are just humble wingless people."
"Your Highness," Xiao Si suddenly woke up, and looked at Young Master gratefully, "Bah, bah, a bunch of untouchables, they also want to lie to my sword. Butler, butler, someone is here, let me drive all these people away, sir, I want to go on the road Already!"
But I saw Kulong standing in front of the courtyard gate with his hands in his arms, not moving from his nest.
"Why, can't this reason work?" Xiao Si shouted in amazement, "Little ones, copy guys!"
The soldiers of Tea Key City raised their knives and guns noisily, and wanted to force their way out of the door, but saw the fat shopkeeper with his arms folded and whistled. "Hey, you guys, look up there," he advised kindly.
Dozens of black shadows appeared on the roof of the two-storey inn by the side of the yard, and each of them held an iron crossbow that could be fired continuously. The silent spectators at the gate of the courtyard also showed their knives, axes and hammers one after another, encircling the gang of soldiers.These people were originally a collection of travellers, troublemakers and thieves.This is a jungle full of thieves and robbers, a paradise for liars and bandits, a place where the strong prey on the weak.
Kulong tore off his dirty apron with a "crash". On one side of the wide belt under his clothes was a string of various knives, and on the other was a six-bladed mace. He was holding a long sword, and a pair of iron crossbows hung on his left shoulder. The bowstring was already tightened, and five gleaming crossbow arrows were placed on it. (Actually, this spooky outfit was just borrowed from a tenant—he'd done a lot while running in and out of the shop.)
At that time, Kulong laughed out loud, and to the earthy-faced Mr. Chayao and General Xiaosi, he said happily, "Welcome to Yanhuo."
Ni no B
In Fireweary City, there are always many low wells in the streets and alleys for passing merchants to drink livestock.Beside these wells, it seems that there are always some crumbling houses and crooked sheds gathered in the same way, forming a winding alley like a cow's intestines.There is usually a small open space beside the railing of the well for caravans to park their livestock.
Qing Luo stood in the empty field at the end of such an alley, watching more than forty armored cavalry pouring in from two street corners, each with a knife and gun in their hand, they surrounded them as if they were facing a big enemy, and surrounded a The alley was surrounded by water.These soldiers don't look like Yuren either, they should be Fu soldiers recruited locally.
The big man at the head chuckled and said, "Come here, do you think I, Longzhu Zun, can't find you?"
Qing Luo was still holding the horn comb in his hand, at a loss for what to do.He murmured and argued, "I have issued a temporary residence permit, and it's at the gate of the city."
The big man in iron armor stared at him with a pair of bull's eyes and looked at him in disbelief, as if he had just seen him standing here. "You can leave, boy. It's none of your business," he said, his voice low and menacing in his tone.
Qing Luo was confused for a long time before he came back to his senses, the gang of wolf-like guys on the opposite side of Ganqing were staring at behind him.When he looked back, he saw the little girl biting her lower lip, hugging her yellow cat and shrinking behind the well fence, with a frightened expression on her face.
Qing Luo looked at the sergeant who surrounded the whole street, the imposing man, he couldn't help but lower his head.He moved a little, trying to pull the rein of the white camel.Bai Guopi shook his chin unhappily, and yanked the rope, raising his gaze a little higher, and met the pair of eyes begging for help from the back of the well.
It was just this pair of eyes as clear as ice that made him drink sweets in this charcoal-like weather.Qing Luo turned his head and looked around, trying to find someone to find out what happened, but the street was quiet, and all the people had run away long ago.
"Well," he said, shaking the camel's reins, "why are you looking for her?"
Long Zhuzun glanced at him sideways, as if he was too lazy to answer.An older sergeant behind him shouted: "Are you stupid, dare to meddle in our Master Yu's affairs?" He raised his hand and unfolded a command flag for him to see.I saw the beautiful flag unfurled, with a crane embroidered with its head up and its mouth open, looking like it was about to fly.
Qing Luo hesitated, sweat rolled down his cheeks, as if the heat that had just receded had returned.He didn't know who Master Yu they were talking about, nor who the girl was, but he knew that forty armored soldiers armed to the teeth were staring at him.
The girl shrank behind him and whispered: "Help me. I don't want to go with them. They are unreasonable. Help me."
"Don't be afraid, I will help you." Qing Luo said.When he looked up, he saw those armored soldiers looking at him as if they were dead.He grinned at the big man opposite, and smiled wryly: "Uncle, why bother, you must have made a mistake, she is just a little girl."
"It's you who made the mistake." Long Zhuzun clenched his fist lightly. Although this movement was small, it caused the weapon on his body to rattle and rattle.He twisted his thick black eyebrows together, and asked Qing Luo gently and slowly: "There are forty people on our side, how do you--what--why--come out of this way?" ?”
The clear sky was overwhelmed by haze.Qing Luo looked at the street in a daze, the road was clear and slippery at the moment, and the light could be seen.He didn't understand why those people who looked kind and nice along the way had disappeared now, and they didn't come up to help and say a word.If they were on the grassland, they would never be like this.
He looked at the gloomy people around him and the shining knives in their hands, and then at the little girl.She didn't say anything, just looked at him with those big and pure cat-like eyes. The big yellow cat stuck its head out from under her armpit, blowing its beard and staring at its eyes, looking restless.He turned around and felt that her eyes were burning his back. He still hasn't figured out how he got involved in this inexplicable dispute, but he is a warrior, This problem can only be solved in a prairie way.
Qing Luo put away his smile, took back the hand holding the rein and placed it on his waist: "One-on-one?"
Second C
After Qing Luo said these words, he noticed that there were sneaky smiles on the faces of the soldiers on the opposite side.
"Too bad luck," he thought.
"Unlucky, boy." Those soldiers thought proudly.These soldiers are the government soldiers in charge of public security in Fire-Worried City. Most of them are Wingless people who are usually stationed in the lower city to patrol. Although they are not as good as the regular Yuren Town Army, they can be called the wind and rain in the lower city. party.This Dragon Zhu Zun is known as Long Bu Er, he is one of the best figures under Yu Heting, the lord of Yanhuo City, and among the leaders of the government soldiers.
"Haha, it's time to show your face again," Long Zhuzun thought, "I haven't had sex for a long time, so don't let my brothers underestimate you. Okay, then I stabbed you with a knife, no, I flattened you with a hammer No, it’s more beautiful if you hit it with an axe, maybe you can see the brains or something—by the way, let the soldiers pull all the neighbors out to stand on the side to admire, let them admire me together.”
As soon as his thoughts turned to this, he hesitated a little.
"—Wait a minute. What if I can't beat him? Who do the neighbors admire? Why does this kid always have a smile on his face, as if he doesn't seem to be afraid of me. There's only fear of deceit."
Long Zhuzun let out a "hey", and began to squint his eyes and sweep around this young man who didn't know where he came from, sniffing out all suspicious signs like a fox.You must know that he has been reused by Yuhe Pavilion not only because of his extraordinary bravery, but also because he has always been considered cautious among the gangsters who are the leaders of the government soldiers, and he has a long-term vision. something to come.
At this moment, he was smelling a familiar reckless aura from the young man, especially the piece of red jade dangling around the young man's neck brought back many memories for him.The blood-red lines on that piece of jade were twisted and twisted, and countless memories appeared.
Still more than ten years ago, he went west with Lord Yu's army, and he had been to countless places and experienced countless events.He knew that the barbarians were difficult to deal with, and the jade hanging around their necks was a symbol of their bravery and desperation.He still remembered that there was a tribe who wore this kind of jade that was as red as blood, and when they mentioned a knife, they all went crazy and wanted to die.Although they were small in number, they stayed on the tiger skin plateau where the sandy soil was bright red like fire, waiting for the battle.The 60,000 Feather army marched together and wiped out this barbarian tribal army. It was one of the few victories in the Battle of the Feathers. Unavoidably, some eyelids twitched.
Yanhuocheng is the most mixed place in Ningzhou, how could it be careless?Long Zhuzun thought, this guy's eyes are tight, he knows Master Yu's name, but he still wants to take care of things, with no one behind him, who dares to be so bold?
Long Buer's eyes rolled around, and he naturally turned his mind to that Tie Ye, and couldn't help but gasped.If it is true as he calculated, being humiliated by this kid is not a big deal, but provoking the people behind it is a big deal, and if Mr. Yu blames it, the trouble will be big.What's more, this kid took the initiative to make trouble, and he didn't want to let go of him, maybe he came prepared.As he muttered like this, his calculations became more and more complicated, and he became more and more confused about the details of this kid. He couldn't help but want to take out a pen and paper and rehearse such a row.But after all, he has been through battles for a long time and has rich experience, that Longzhu Zun muttered in his heart, but his face remained calm.
No wonder, since he, Long Buer, is the number one under Lord Yu, how many people miss him.If the man surnamed Tie wanted to deal with Master Yu, he would naturally be the first to find him.That kid, that kid... I'm afraid it's the killer invited by Master Tie... As soon as Long Zhuzun figured it out, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. The soldiers stared at it, it was really hard to run away - it seemed that we had to fight him.He thought sadly, and with a hook of his wrist, he had already taken the tomahawk from his back, turned the long handle upside down, swung it in a small circle, and held it in his hand.
The soldiers behind him saw him take off the axe, and immediately stepped back several steps, with fear on their faces.His subordinates all know that he is brave, and they are not willing to use this Qingyao ax lightly, once it is deployed, it will be smashed into pieces, and the earth will be shaken.If he were to use seventy or eighty moves, I'm afraid that there would hardly be a single tile left on the entire street.
After Qing Luo finished speaking, he saw the general opposite him standing there in a daze, his face fluctuating red and white, joy and surprise, and he didn't know what the hell was going on.Qing Luo nervously grabbed the camel's reins, and when he wanted to ask him if it was all right, he didn't dare to disturb him.At this moment the general suddenly moved, Qing Luo was also startled, seeing his ax swung just so slightly, a gust of wind came straight over, and the dust on the empty field was scattered in all directions.
"Okay, then let's do two tricks." Long Zhuzun shouted.Although he was afraid in his heart, he was a former general who had experienced many battles. At this moment, he thought that he would die beautifully, and when he calmed down, he was still majestic and murderous.He opened his posture, clasped the ax grip with his left hand, stretched his right hand down along the cold and slender handle of the axe, and when it reached the tail handle, he was about to withdraw it suddenly.
Sweat was also dripping from Qing Luo's forehead, he knew that Long Zhu Zun was turning his anger into strength at this moment, and his arms were condensed to reach the end of the axe, and he was about to unleash an earth-shattering move.He saw that Longzhu Zun's eyes were wide open, staring at him viciously, as if he was going to eat him alive, he didn't know where his anger came from, he just felt that hatred rolled over like hot air , nowhere to hide.Only two "clicks" were heard, and the two feet of Long Zhuzun sank into the mud.
In the empty arena crowded with more than forty people, there was silence at this moment.The flying dust slowly fell.On the shining blue axe, a brilliant cold light flickered and danced.This bit of jumping light contained terrifying pressure.The murderous aura descended like a mountain, making the people on the sidelines feel like their hands and feet were bound, unable to move.
"It's so murderous." Qing Luo drank in his heart.This murderous look, like the wind passing through his armpit, aroused his instinct.He could feel the throbbing of the blood vessels under his temples, and he could feel the ups and downs of Long Zhuzun's breathing.The warrior's blood was burning on him.
Long Zhuzun's eyes were already wide open, but when his right hand received the tail of the axe, his upper and lower eyelids still slammed open, and they were as round as cowbells, and people nearby could almost hear their eye sockets bursting. , The sound of blood spurting from the wound.With this opening, Long Zhuzun's figure moved, and he was about to pounce on him, but at this moment, Qing Luo yelled: "—Wait!"
"En." Long Zhuzun was taken aback for a moment, but he did not move while pulling the axe.
"Uncle, you look very powerful, I dare not fight you empty-handed." After Qing Luo said, he turned his head and got into the huge package on the camel's back, and took out a sword .The sword was as short as a forearm, and the scabbard was worn out and rotten. It was wrapped with a buckskin rope in circles, interlaced into the pattern of a two-headed wolf.
"This sword is called the King of the Mountain." Qing Luo said, slowly pulling the sword out of its sheath.His movements were light and gentle, as if they were endlessly long.No one has ever known that a sword pulled out so tenderly can scream and sing, the sound is as loud as the wind blowing through the copper roof, and the color is as clear and pure as thousands of miles of snow and ice.Qing Luo's face brightened behind the sword.
Long Zhuzun felt even more tense when he saw that he looked so well-groomed and that sword was handsome.But Qing Luo inserted the sheath on the camel's back, turned around and grinned, shouted loudly, and rushed forward with his sword.He is a good dragon, he dare not be negligent, his breath penetrates his dantian, and with a single block of the horizontal axe, he is the most powerful three killers.He is also worthy of being the number one warrior under Yuheting, the city lord of Fire-hating City. He swung these three axes so aggressively that the sergeants standing outside felt countless sharp winds cut their faces.Those strong winds passed over the sand, and sand and stones were everywhere.The subordinates know his tricks, and when they see the billowing dust and smoke covering the sky and the sun, they all want to scream.
I saw the two black shadows merged and separated immediately, with a soft "ding", a weapon was released, flew high into the air, and flashed in the setting sun.
Ninocho
Seeing the group of people carrying the camellia flag running away in a panic, the chubby Kulong couldn't help but smile.He put the towel on his shoulders, put the Mingzhu knife on his belt in a pompous manner, and shouted at the people standing in the yard: "What are you doing in a daze? Everyone, keep drinking, I'll treat you today!"
The spectators in the yard cheered loudly.Amidst the noise, no one saw a white bird whizzing over from the direction of Yanhuo, and plunged into Kulong's arms.The bird was the size of a fist and flew as fast as an arrow, with a small leather pouch attached to its red paw.
Kulong frowned and took out a small white stone from his leather bag, twisted his thumb and forefinger, the white stone turned into a tumbling powder, coiled up in the air, and actually formed the shape of a white tiger head .
Kulong smacked his lips, thought to the sky for a while, and then said to the man with the eagle feather on his hat: "Xiao Su, help me look at the shop. Hutou, Master Tie is here, let's go. "
Dengtian Road is connected to the Fuyu Gate in the lower city. The city gate is deep and long, like a tunnel leading to ancient times.Feng Xingyun dragged Yu Chang's hand, the shadow of the city gate made his heart beat faster, but soon they were standing under the scorching sun again.There was an earthy smell in the air of Fireweary City.The Fire-hating City he had seen in the sky and the one he touched now seemed to be different places.
It has sixty high and low towers inserted into the clouds, tinkling wind chimes are hung on the cornices of layers, and the road paved with lead stones is shining coldly in the sun.It has a palace that seems to be made of crystal, with rows of bronze statues standing on the roof, and countless beautiful women riding on saddles with shining bows and arrows tied to their backs.
At this moment, the disgusting fire in his eyes is actually a collection of earth-colored crumbling houses, which are densely overlapped, and the leaks are filled with simple tin plates and colorless wooden boards, facing away from the road. It makes a drumming sound when exposed to sunlight.The wind is half-dead, and people are half-dead from the heat, hanging their heads in the shadows, trying to avoid movement and breathing.
The doorman wore a worn livery, leaned on a blackened spear, and yawned.He was so old that his skin was wrinkled and his back was half hunched. He looked like a wingless man.
Feng Xingyun timidly asked: "Master, where is the pier?"
"Wharf?" The old pawn raised his eyelids and looked them up and down, "Aren't you Yuren, what are you doing at the dock? That's not suitable for you."
He was talkative and stumbling and said: "Go along this road, turn down the slope when you see a bend, pass seven intersections, and then turn south for about half a mile, you can hear the waves lapping. The sound of the stone seawall, following the sound to the end is the pier in the lower city.”
Before leaving, the old pawn added: "Be careful, the pier is not a place for good people to go."
Feng Xingyun tightened the package on his back, feeling dizzy for a while, and seemed to have doubts about his choice again.
Yu Chang opened his eyes wide and looked at him questioningly: "Do you still want to go?"
"The sea, and the boat." Feng Xingyun said simply.The breath brought by these words has been stirring his heart for a lifetime.
As soon as they started to leave, they suddenly heard a noise coming from behind. The cars were crowded and the hooves were clattering. A caravan rushed into the city gate in a panic, like a big wave, pushing them aside. .
Xiao Si rode on the skinny horse, cursing and saying: "Damn it, son, we suffered a loss today, but we must find a way to get back the place."
That Young Master Tea Key also had a panicked expression of escape from death, and said angrily: "When I see Lord Yu, I will definitely file a lawsuit so that these troublemakers can't bear to walk around."
Suddenly, someone shouted and asked from the side of the road: "Is this the young master of Cha Key's family? We have been waiting for a long time under the orders of Lord Yu."
I saw two teams of armored soldiers lined up on the side of the road, all in black black armor and rhinoceros leather helmets.The leader held a triangular command flag in his hand, on which was embroidered a crane that was ready to fly, which was the symbol of Yuhe Pavilion, the lord of Fire-weary City.
Mr. Cha Key perked up, and quickly asked Xiao Si to come forward to say hello.
It turns out that Ningzhou Yuren originally had eight major towns, namely: Wind, Fire, River, Mountain, Crane, Wing, Cloud, and Sky.Fengshen, Yanhuo, Jinshan, and Baihe are the four upper towns, all named after cities, and Hexue, Black Wing, Yunhun, and Tianlong are the four lower towns, named after the army.Yuheting is a hereditary duke, and the commander is the Yanhuo Town Army.
At that time, Ningzhou was in troubled times.十四年前，银武弓王残暴多疑，将太子一派诬为叛乱而剪除，只是羽人纷纷传说太子翼在天仍然活着，已然穿过灭云关逃走。其后宁州羽人的八部精锐中三部公然抗命，拥兵自重，另三镇则坐地观望，史称六镇之乱。这期间，第一次蛮羽战争中，因灭云关失落而流散在宁州各处的蛮族游牧部落逐渐聚集，在首领沙陀药叉的手下，再次形成令人畏惧的大股势力。
一年前，银武弓王暴毙，二子翼动天登基，是为银乌鬼王，开始着手收拾这破碎河山。
宁州八镇中只有风神风铁骑和拱卫京都的黑翼风云止始终对青都王朝忠心耿耿；金山、白河二镇已反；鹤雪脱身远走澜州，也算是抗命不遵；厌火部羽鹤亭及茶钥天龙镇军则飘忽不定，对青都若即若离；南药的云魂镇军云猛胜历来与茶钥是水火不容，因此拿定主意，只看着茶钥行事——茶钥若反，他们则拥青都为王；若茶钥向青都称臣俯首，云猛胜则必然要反。
此次茶钥城主天龙军上柱国木子搏让自己的儿子到厌火来，正是要找羽鹤亭商议进退大事，不料却在路上碰到了南药云猛胜的女儿。双方勾心斗角，各怀鬼胎，自然见面就打了起来。
此时来迎接茶钥公子的乃是羽鹤亭手下中护军时大珩，他骑马随在茶钥公子的车边爬上了一个大坡，对车内说：“大人请看，穿过这条大路，拐向北行，便是上城区了。”
茶钥公子抬头仰望，只见整座厌火城呈两个相互咬合的半圆形，自高而下地铺展在翠渚半岛指掌状的陡坡上，上城高耸在翠渚坡最高的地方，都用白色整洁的石块砌成，无数白色的高塔矗立在云端，飞檐上悬挂着风铃，一圈白色的城墙在阳光下闪光，仿佛厌火城亮白色的心脏。那些土黄色的低矮的、歪歪扭扭的房顶是下城区，它们包围着白色的上城，一直俯冲到海里。黑色海水则如同一群群要夺取厌火的骚动匪徒，不断向前汹涌进攻，奋力拍打在青石海堤上。
如此热闹和对比鲜明的情形，是其他各镇所难见的。茶钥公子看得赞叹不已，转头却发现时大珩和他手下的铁甲军都神情紧张，右手一刻也不离刀柄。他说：“我们得加紧走，到了上城的城墙里边，就安全了。”
“哈哈，可笑可笑，”茶钥公子忍不住扑哧一声笑了出来，“时将军不用这么小心吧，难道这厌火城的城主，不是你家主人羽鹤亭吗？我们是城主的客人，还需要害怕什么呢？”
“公子有所不知，这下城白天是我们羽大人的，晚上则是铁爷的。下城的府兵也未必尽靠得住，此时天色将晚，还是多加戒备为上。”
茶钥公子惊讶地发现，说到“铁爷”这两个字的时候，时大珩压低嗓子，东张西望，带着自己察觉不出的恭敬神态。他“喔”了一声，向后靠到马车松软的绣花椅垫上，把这个搞不懂的铁爷和城外那个讨厌的胖子店家扔到九霄云外。这一路当真是辛苦劳顿，千难万险，连吃个茶点也吃得惊心动魄。
茶钥公子拥有一个优点，就是他从不为不该自己负责的事情多操心——这让他的安逸之态超凡脱俗为他人所不及。既然时大珩负责护卫，这位乱世佳公子也就不再过问周围情形，而是将心思转到等会儿可以安心享用的美酒佳肴上去了；但此刻时大珩和手下兵丁只顾小心防备四周幢幢屋檐下的暗影，却没注意到茶钥公子的车队里，一条黑影正偷偷溜开，朝下城区的方向摸了过去。
二之戊
风行云和羽裳从来没见过城镇，更别提这座闻名天下的宁州海港了。任何一个普普通通的景象——破旧倒塌的屋顶、拥挤的黑洞洞的门窗、散发强烈鱼腥味的垃圾堆、墙角那些看似有意无意的划痕和涂鸦……带给他们的都是惊奇和强烈的冲击。他们瞪着无邪的黑色眼睛，不带任何成见地接受这一切，所以他们比茶钥公子更能发现厌火的真谛：厌火下城肮脏破败的皮肤下，却充满张力和暗藏的火焰，而远处的上城白色的城墙，虽然漂亮坚固，却像铁壳一样生硬。
转过几个街角，他们发现随着太阳和温度的落下，街上的人已经慢慢多了起来，虽然人数还算不上很多，喧闹却已经胜过了风行云他们见过的最热闹的集市。每一个街角都开始挤满了人。一匹无人驾御的漂亮小青马拉着的车子慢悠悠地穿过人群，车帘微微挑开，风行云只觉得心里突地一跳。从车帘缝里看到一个光洁的额头，已让他觉得车里坐着的女人柔美不可方物。车里的女人从车帘里伸出一只手来，风行云看到一片草扎的鹤，不需要风吹，就从白如皓玉的掌心轻飘飘地飞到空中，竟然也不觉得惊讶——这一天里，他看到的闻所未闻的东西实在是太多了。
风行云还在呆看，突然被猛烈地撞了一下，几乎摔倒在地。他定了定神，发现撞他的人是一个小女孩，她脖子上套着一串蓝绿色的珠子，梳着齐额的刘海，长相乖巧，看上去还没有成年。她冲风行云眨了眨眼，露出一个可爱的微笑，一转身跑开了。
“哎，她抢了你的包。”羽裳提醒他说。
“啊耶！”风行云大叫了一声，追了上去。那包里可放着他们所有的钱，还有他的指环呢。
那小女孩地形极熟，穿拐巷，过弄堂，跑得风一样快，不时地回头看他，还吐舌头，做鬼脸。风行云咬了牙紧追那串绿色的珠子不放，眼看就要追上，那串珠子在一个阴暗的巷子口一闪，彻底消失了。
风行云茫然地收住脚步，傻站了一会儿。他知道自己不该来追，可他还是个孩子，从来没经受过这种被人抢夺的不公平的事情。他想回头去找羽裳，却立刻发现了一个可怕的事实：他把羽裳丢了。
风行云目瞪口呆地望着身后的路，那是一座庞大无比的迷宫，比盘绕的羊肠还要繁复，比破碎的鱼网还要庞杂，他不可能从中找到出去的路。风行云不由得绝望地一屁股坐在了地上。
他发现自己并非孤独无伴，身边一处凹陷进去的门洞里就有一个老乞丐，大刺刺地盘腿而坐，乱糟糟的头发和胡须如同森林底层茂盛的蕨类植物。他那皮革一样乌黑发亮的脸从这一头乱草丛中伸出，不似人类，而更像个山林中的树精草怪。
这乞丐身边扔着一副拐棍，显见得是断了半条腿，左边袖子里空空的，左眼上还戴着个黑眼罩，看上去简直只剩下了半边身躯，风行云猜想他一定是经历过可怕的事故。
那老乞丐注意到风行云，他半睁开精光闪闪的右眼，从乱糟糟的胡子下露出没牙的嘴冲风行云狡猾地一笑：“小家伙，想和我抢生意吗？”
“不是。”风行云沮丧地说。他脑子里不住轰鸣，心里恼恨透了自己的大意。
老乞丐问了半天，才掏出风行云的话来。他哈哈大笑，一点也不同情地说：“她偷了你的东西，那很正常，你胆敢追过来，这事倒是不正常了。”
风行云从他的口气里听出了一点端倪，连忙凑了过去：“老人家，你能帮我是吧？”
“找到了她怎么办？”老乞丐狡黠地点了点风行云肩头上露出的弓梢，“射她吗？”
风行云惊讶地扬了扬眉：“当然不，我只是想拿回我的东西。”
“嘿嘿。”老乞丐的独眼在黑漆漆的门洞里闪着光。“好，我带你去。”他一口答应，一手扔开拐杖，就如同一只蛰伏已久的长腿蜘蛛，突然抖开身上的伪装落叶，从土层下直立而起。风行云大张着嘴，看着老家伙的断腿从裤腿里长出，油乎乎的黑手从空袖子里伸出，就如同断树桩上抽出新芽，壁虎的断尾又重新长出。他的驼背变直了，眼罩被摘下，后面是一只精光灼灼的眼睛。一眨眼工夫，老乞丐就已经生龙活虎全须全尾地站在他面前。
“今天你就会见到她的。”
“谁？偷我东西的小姑娘？还是我的同伴？”
“你的同伴？一个外来人？独自在厌火城？没关系，你也会找到她的。”老乞丐答应他说，他哈哈一笑，大步流星地领头向厌火那些迷宫一样的巷子深处奔去，手里的拐棍突突突地跟随着他的步子点着地面。风行云发现自己只有小跑着才能跟上这个残老头，他猜想这老家伙的胡子和缺失的牙也是假的。
灰暗的暮色开始笼罩在厌火城上空。一只毛发蓬松的小猫头鹰突然从天而降，落在老乞丐的肩膀上，他浑若不觉地大步前行。
风行云跟着老乞丐越走越深，只见四面原本空空的巷子里都冒出人来，络绎不绝，往一个方向走。一个青布衫的白胡子老头，挑着卖桂花糕的担子快步走来，突然咳嗽一声，从担子里抽出双刀，叮叮当当地敲着双刀往前赶；一个摇着两个铜钹儿卖酸梅汤满脸愁苦的中年人脸色一松，从腰里解下一颗流星锤来舞弄；一个弹着三弦唱靠山调的瞎子，睁开白多黑少的眸子，正把一副娥眉刺往腰带上插；一个推着板车作小买卖的瘦子精神抖擞地将一车铁蒺藜拉入暗处；一个把白褂子脱下来甩在肩膀上扛大个儿的壮汉提着柄利斧更是露出副凶神恶煞的嘴脸。此外还有卖大力丸的，耍猴的，卖糖豆儿的，剃头刮脸儿的，打八岔的，套火炉的，卖冰核儿，做泥水活的，掐尸的，抬花轿的……形形色色，居然全汇聚到一起来了。这些原本是最低层的劳苦力们，如今在暗淡的暮色里扬眉吐气，向前的步伐里带着骄傲，眉目里全露着精悍之气。
“这是些什么人？”风行云问。
“影子。也叫影者。他们都是铁爷的人。五行八作，三教九流，遍布全城。他们的首领叫做黑影刀，飘忽难觅，但这些人都得听命。黑影刀之上还有一位白影刀，只是谁也没见过他的真面目，”老乞丐打着哈哈说，“那些羽人们自以为龟缩在上城很安全，哼哼，难道上城里就没有影子了吗？有朝一日，终教他们领教到我们的手段。”
他捏着风行云瘦瘦的肩膀，诡异地一笑说：“小羽人儿，我说的可不是你啊。”
风行云垂下了头不作声。他隐约觉得事情有点不像他想的那样了，翼民和无翼民之间的怨气如此深重，但此刻也只能咬着牙走到底了。
他们正走着，风行云突然听到海浪拍打海堤的声音，拐角已看见几根白森森的桅杆在空中摇摆。这是码头吗？他惊异地要问，突然从拐角处冒出两条穿青布衫的大汉，一人抱拳唱道：“君何妨以有换无。”
老乞丐怪眼一翻，回道：“我岂肯得新弃旧。”
那两人一抱拳，齐声道：“我身无形。”随即魔术般消失在潮乎乎的空气里。
风行云惊疑未定，转过街角已看见一片乌沉沉的大海在那里拍打堤岸，密密麻麻的大小船只挤靠在一起，桅杆一根根地伸向天空。码头前的空地上聚了上百号人物，正是刚才聚集起来的人，在这儿可以看到恶棍、扒手、苦修行者、流浪水手、手艺人、正经买卖人、跑江湖混饭的行吟者，也可以看到形形色色的下等种族：满脸刺青的蛮子、凝聚出丑恶形态的魅、形容猥琐的河络，还有身带残疾的夸父。这儿就是码头，盗贼的天堂，恶棍的家园，下等种族的王国。没有羽人敢在夜里走到这儿来。
码头广场有一个不规则的形状，地面铺满高低不平的石块，四面则是扭曲的建筑和房屋，在斜阳下洒下锐利如锯齿的黑影。在泊岸边一块圆柱形的系绳石边，立着一条身高近丈，铁塔一样的壮汉，赤裸的上身肌肉虬结。他高高扬起手臂，一根四丈来长的长鞭在空中灵蛇般窜动，发出一声爆响。
喧闹的码头立刻安静下来，大家把眼光望向那条汉子。
那铁塔一样的壮汉刚要开口说话，突然抽了抽鼻子，凶狠地喊道：“这儿有外人吗？”
老乞丐冷冷地说：“不错，这个小兄弟和绿珠有点小过节，我带过来了。”风行云发现他自从进了码头，神情和说话的语气都已变了，就像钢刀一样锐利和强硬。
他猛地一顿拐棍，右手边的袖子从上到下裂了开来，露出镶嵌在肩膀肌肉上的一个铁环来，铁环黑沉沉的，上头却有一颗针尖大小的红石子，就如像火焰一样晃眼。
那名壮汉的话顿时软了数分：“原来是黑影刀。怎么变得这副模样啊，下次有不相干的人，还是不要……”
风行云这一下吃惊不小，却看见黑影刀的眼睛里升腾起一股可怕的火焰，他厉声打断大汉的话：“贾三，现在还是我说了算。你不服气吗？”
风行云看到那条大汉忍气吞声地退后了几步，道：“铁爷有新消息来，还是要大家多隐忍。”
影刀的左手一张，现出手上的一把短刀来，如星芒闪动，他身边的人都不由得后退了一步。但影刀却拿着刀顺着下颔自左到右划了一道弧线，右手从下巴上一抛，那张黑皮一样的脸和蓬乱的头发登时掉了下来。露出底下短弯刀一样的鹰钩鼻子，带着威风凛凛的气质。只是谁也不知道那是否就是他的真面目。
他冷冷地说：“等不及了，今天就得动手。我也有新消息，羽鹤亭有新帮手到了厌火，各方都已安排好了，再不动手，就要迟了。” 那张被揭下的脸被倒提在手里，须发还在挣扎舞动，仿佛是有生命的一样。
那大汉嗫嚅道：“可是铁爷……”
影刀冷冷地道：“铁爷那，我会去交代。大家伙儿用心办事，让铁爷过得舒心点儿才是真的。”
他转头看了看风行云，又说：“说点题外话，绿珠来了么？”
“哎，”有个声音应了一声。风行云看了过去，顿时心中一跳，那回答的小姑娘长相甜美，比羽裳还小了几岁，齐额的刘海，脖子上套着一串绿珠子，正是抢了他包的小女孩。
小女孩咬着嘴唇，睁着一双黑白分明的眼睛，瞪着风行云说：“好啊，你还敢跑到这儿来找我。”
风行云吞了口唾液，说：“我想拿回我的东西。”
影刀咳嗽了一声，不耐烦地说：“我们先走了。绿珠，你处理完了跟上。”
那些三教九流的人物登时行动起来，仍然按自己的原先面目装扮起来，一瞬间，强盗又变回商贾，盗贼又变成小贩，土匪变成了落魄文士。他们摇摇摆摆地分散开来，向外走去。
绿珠看了看他们的背影，似乎颇想跟着他们一起走，跺着脚说：“我们有大事要办，才懒得理你。” 那时候影者们络绎离开，风行云却看见混杂在人群中一个熟悉的黑影一闪，只是一时想不起来在哪儿看到过他。他只怕那小姑娘又跑了，一个箭步窜过去，张开双手，拦在她面前，说：“你别走。”
绿珠叹了口气：“影刀带你来的，我怎么能说走就走。想拿回你的东西很容易，你划下道来吧。”
“划什么道？”风行云听不懂黑话，糊涂地问。
“比试比试呀。我们靠手艺吃饭，抢你东西也不容易，难道你找过来，说还你就还你？那我们不是白辛苦了？”
风行云听得她的歪理一通抢白，也无法反驳，只得再问：“那怎么比？”
那小女孩昂了昂下巴：“你不是背着弓箭吗？我们就来比比，看谁能先把这东西射下来，射得多的就算赢。”
她左手一张，也不知道怎么弄的，指头上突然飞起十来点荧光，飘飘忽忽地飞上半空，在海风里荡来荡去，就好象夏夜里四处飘荡的萤火虫一样。
广场上的人已经走没了，只剩下无数的白色桅杆，在风中抖动着发出哨音。
风行云一咬牙，从背上解下弓箭，瞄向空中。他屏住呼吸，凝神张目，哧哧哧连放三箭，但那些光点轻飘飘的毫不着力，被箭头带起的风一吹，就荡了开来。他三箭都射空了。
小女孩抿嘴一笑，右手一扬，只见手上一道道光华射向天空，每一道光都打灭一个光点，原来她射出去的是三寸来长的小钉子。
风行云红了脸，刚要用力再射，突然“啪”的一声响，扯得太过，竟然将弓弦扯断了。
那小女孩咭咭地笑了起来：“你这个笨样子，也想要回东西吗？”
他们突然听到场子外面传来一阵嘈杂声，码头拐角处那两名青衫汉子所在的地方有一声低沉的呼喝声，随即两声尖利的呼哨像是逃命的飞鸟般急速划过码头上空。
“咦，奇怪，”绿珠一皱眉头，“这地方怎么会有外人到来？不打了，快走吧。”
“不行，你把东西还我。”
那女孩被他拖住衣角，急得叫道：“唉，你这人怎么缠夹不清！还给你。”她双手一送，将一件物事扔了过来，一挣身子，已经溜开，眨眼间果然如影子般消失得无影无形。
风行云伸手在包裹中一摸，东西果然都在，他伸手进去摸出那枚指环，害怕再丢，随手把它塞在嘴里，就往一侧黑暗巷道里跑去，刚钻进阴影里，却突然觉得手上一痛，骨头仿佛都要断了，却是打横里一只胳膊伸过来铁箍一样紧紧抓住他的手腕。
“好小子，真是冤家路窄啊。”一张焦黄的脸从黑暗里显露出来对他说。那人的背影他刚才见到，却没想起来，此刻这张脸直凑到面前，眉心上一颗方痣，正是他们在登天道上结下梁子的茶钥城的印池术士。
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“啪”的一声响，却见场子中尘土四散，一个人飞了出来，滚在地上，摔了个不轻。白果皮不好意思地别过脸去，便是那只黄猫也愤怒地喵了一声，轻蔑地挥了挥爪子。
浅绿衣裳的小姑娘跳起脚来道：“有没搞错，才第一招啊——就输得这么难看？”
青罗面朝上躺在尘埃里，滚了半天没爬起来，红了半边脸道：“不好意思，不好意思……我不习惯使剑的……没想到这家伙的力气这么大……”话犹未了，却听得头顶上风响，山王“刷”的一声落下来，插在他头边的地上微微摇晃。
好在那龙柱尊心有顾忌，没有顺势而上敲了他，只是站在那儿，瞪了眼看这小子使的什么诈。
那小女孩手快，伸手把剑拔了起来：“那你干吗拿着把剑乱跑？”
青罗捂住胸口，咳嗽了两声，艰难地坐起来，他红着脸，吞吞吐吐地道：“这把剑，是我们部里的大合萨给的，他说，可以帮我找到，找到……”他终究还是把“心上人”三个字给吞了下去。
那龙柱尊凝神戒备了半晌，发觉这小子果真没有后招，不由得他不怒，看那女孩子拣了短剑，便喝道：“好小子，让人帮手，我也不怕！”舞动巨斧，便如一阵狂飙般卷了过来。
女孩惊叫了一声，带着剑缩回井栏后面。
青罗一把没捞着小女孩手里的剑，只得空着手回头面对气势如虎般卷过来的龙不二。他强撑了一口气，将两手插入那尊足有数百斤重的青石水槽下，猛喝了一声，将那装满了水的水槽举了起来，朝那一干人众直扔了过去，只见一片水光白展展地铺天盖地而下。
龙柱尊此刻搞明白了青罗并非刺客，顿时豪气冲天，一斧挥下，将那水槽斩为两段，更将手中大斧舞得像个风车般团团而转。斧光之下，水花四迸，碎石横飞。待到消停，身后的士卒虽然被碎石打得头青脸肿的不少，他身上居然只沾湿了一小片。
“糟糕，打不过。我们还是跑吧。”青罗说。
“往哪儿跑？”女孩白了他一眼，气哼哼地说。
“往哪儿跑？”那龙柱尊打赢了这一战，不由得意气风发，威风凛凛地拄着斧子，大声喝道，“都给我拿下了。”
身后湿淋淋的兵丁轰然应了一声，一拥而上。
青罗突然俯下身去，他的嘴唇轻轻碰在小姑娘的耳朵边，把她吓了一跳。
“屏住呼吸。”他说。小姑娘看见他手上多了一段绳子，那是系在骆驼背上鼓鼓囊囊的大布袋口上的绳子。
“哦。”她说道。
青罗已经一脚踢向那个口袋。“噗”的一声，有什么东西被踢碎了，伴随着叮叮当当的碎片撞击声，满天飞起了绿色的叶子。龙不二和那些兵丁情不自禁地抬头望去，两指宽的叶子在阳光下飞舞，他们所有人的脸都变成了碧绿色。
青罗放了右手上捏的手诀，一小股旋风刮起，带着叶子团团而转，直朝那干兵丁扑去。
“切，”龙不二道，“风舞狂？这种低级的法术能顶什么用？”
龙柱尊毕竟识见不凡，知道这是亘白系中的一道法术，将叶片硬化之后吹向敌方，便如万片飞刀，狂卷伤人——但叶刀毕竟锋利有限，此刻他手下的兵丁都披着铁甲，自然不怕这种低级法术。
风卷过时，只听得咕咚咕咚几声，那些身被厚甲的兵丁居然脚软筋麻，尽数躺倒在地。
龙不二哼了一声，只觉得风中气息醺人，顿时头晕目眩，脚步虚浮。原来青罗扔出去的是瀚州醉鱼草的嫩叶。那种草嫩叶之中酒味极浓，中人欲醉，大片醉鱼草丛生的地方，往往有人醉死在草丛中。瀚州道上的豪客，包中往往会放上一两罐醉鱼草的叶片，酒虫上来时，嚼上两片，便能大醉三日。此时青罗将一罐子草叶打碎，用风一刮，那些兵丁不啻被灌下数十大杯的烈酒，自然不胜酒力，纷纷醉倒了。
“咦，好玩。”那小女孩从井栏后探出头来，跳着脚嚷道，她一笑一叫，吸入了一点点气息，居然也觉得