Chapter 7 The 7th round of solo riding into the formation, leaving behind the remnants of the temptress and seizing the evidence
Duan Jianqing thought for a while and said: "Although this guy was shot by an arrow, the mountains are deep and the forests are dense, so it is not easy to search. We have ordered to attack the capital of Lut'an Banner. It doesn't matter if we delay for an hour or two. If there are too many, you will miss a big deal!"
Wu Yi looked at this high mountain, frowned and said: "In this case, I have to take advantage of this kid."
Duan Jianqing said: "Why don't you ask your disciples to search the mountains with four archers, and there is no need to set a time limit for them."
Wu Yi said happily: "Yes, after all, Mr. Duan is thoughtful. This method will not affect the army's itinerary, and it is enough to deal with that fellow. It is really the best."
Immediately, he summoned his apprentice and told him: "Jiang Shangyun has extraordinary attainments in internal energy. If you find him, you can only shoot him with bows and arrows from a distance. Don't get too close. Beware of him fighting with trapped beasts. In short, you must live No, I want to die!" His apprentice is named Ying Kuiyuan, and his kung fu is already 50% of his.He thought that Jiang Shangyun had already been injured by an arrow, and he ran up the mountain again, even if his body was made of iron, he should not be able to support it now.As long as you don't fight him in close quarters, shooting Jiang Shangyun will be a no-brainer.
Sure enough, as he expected, Jiang Shangyun was dying at this time, and the situation was even worse than he expected.
At the critical moment of life and death, he ran up the mountain with all his strength.When he ran up the mountain, the officers and soldiers were not chasing him, so he fell down as soon as he let go of his breath.The arrow was inserted very deep. He gritted his teeth and pulled out the arrow with pain. He could only use the last bit of strength to apply the golden wound medicine on himself. up.
In a daze, I suddenly heard footsteps approaching, "Hey, this man is seriously injured, but he is not a Qing soldier, nor is he a Han Chinese nearby. Does anyone know who he is?" It was Wana Jiang Shangyun only understood half of the dialect of the ethnic group, and made up the other half with meaning.However, this person's accent seemed to him "acquainted".
The man suddenly said "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", "Aren't you the second son of Jiang? I'm Sang Da'er, do you remember me?"
Sundar is Romana's husband, and Jiang Shangyun knew about it even though he couldn't come to the wedding when they got married.He was both happy and surprised, the one who was happy was meeting his savior, and the one who was surprised was seeing Sang Daer appearing in the barren mountain, it might not be a good thing.
"Is your father-in-law here?" Jiang Shangyun asked quickly.
Sang Da'er said: "Father-in-law and Romanna are both in Lut'an Banner. I came back alone the day before yesterday because of something. Second Young Master Jiang, your injury..."
Jiang Shangyun said: "Don't worry about my injury, go back and report the military situation to Ling Yue, this team of Qing soldiers is going to attack the Lute'an Banner."
Sang Da'er said: "Young Master Jiang, don't worry, the Qing soldiers are preparing to invade Huijiang on a large scale. Our spies in Xining have already heard about this rumor. Elder Ge already knew about it. I was ordered by Elder Ge to come back and tell my people to be on guard. Yes. I just can't think of it arriving so fast."
Jiang Shangyun was a little relieved, and said: "Although your elder Ge is ready in the capital of Lut'an Banner, it's better to report the military situation to him quickly, so as not to be attacked by the Qing soldiers."
Sundar said: "We also set up a lookout post on the mountain in front. I have ordered them in advance: as soon as the Qing soldiers are found, immediately burn horse dung on the mountain. When the horse dung is burned, thick smoke will be emitted. In this way, The signal can be transmitted from station to station.”
Only then did Jiang Shangyun let go of the stone in his heart, and said: "You have designed it carefully. It's a pity that I was injured. Instead of being able to help you, it will cause you trouble."
Sang Da'er said: "You fought hard and were injured, and you have already helped us a lot by delaying the journey of the Qing soldiers. I wonder if there is anything else I should do?" From Jiang Shangyun's tone, he heard that It seems that there is another intention to ask for help. It is expected that with Jiang Shangyun's character, he will not just ask for help for his own safety.
Jiang Shangyun hesitated for a moment, then said, "You have many urgent things to do at the moment. I, I..."
Sang Da'er said with a smile: "Our clansmen are all on this mountain, so it won't get in the way if a few people come out."
Jiang Shangyun said: "Oh, all your people are on the mountain?"
Sang Da'er said, "That's right. We hid on the mountain in order to prevent the Qing soldiers from entering the village. It's just because the Qing soldiers haven't gone far, they dare not come out."
Jiang Shangyun said: "I came with a girl surnamed Long. Maybe you know this girl Long, her name is Long Lingzhu."
Sundar said: "I know. There is a dragon girl who has a weird temper, but she helped us a lot. How is she?"
Just as Jiang Shangyun was about to speak, he suddenly heard someone shout: "Look at this blood line, that kid surnamed Jiang must be hiding nearby." It turned out that it was Ying Kuiyuan and the four archers who came.
As soon as Jiang Shangyun heard Ying Kuiyuan's voice, he knew that this person's internal strength had already been quite basic, he was taken aback, and said: "This person is a master of martial arts, please ignore me, get out of here quickly, hide, hide .”
Unexpectedly, Sang Da'er jumped onto a stone platform and shouted loudly: "That's right, Mr. Jiang and I are here, come on!"
Seeing that it was a young Kazakh, Ying Kuiyuan took him to heart and said with great joy, "Jiang Shangyun must have been seriously injured and can't move anymore. You guys shoot this barbarian first!"
The four skilled archers had already drawn their bows and set their arrows. In response to Kuiyuan's order, they fired all four arrows together.
Sang Da'er shouted: "Well done, let's compare arrows!" He heard the bow like a thunderbolt and the arrows like shooting stars, and Sang Da'er shot four consecutive arrows, which happened to collide with the arrows shot by the four master archers. With that, the eight arrows fell to the ground together.
Those four Qing soldiers, although they were known as the "Excellent Archers" in the army, they were terrified when they saw such a miraculous archery technique.
Sang Da'er shouted: "It's not rude to come and go, let you also see my methods!"
With continuous shooting of arrows, the four "magic archers" immediately rolled down the mountain.As soon as they heard the sound of bowstrings, they fell down and rolled over. Although they escaped in a panic and were scratched and bruised when they rolled down the hillside, they escaped the disaster of sharp arrows piercing their hearts.
In fact, Sang Da'er had already expected that they would run away, even the arrows were aimed at Ying Kuiyuan, even if they didn't run away, their lives would not be in danger, but how dare they risk their lives?
Ying Kuiyuan swung his sword to defend himself, even if he blocked it, he could only shoot down three arrows, and the fourth arrow almost brushed his scalp, so scared that he could only run away in a hurry.
Jiang Shangyun's eyebrows were beaming, his spirits lifted, and he said with a smile, "Sang Da'er, I'm so confused, I forgot that you are the real archer!"
Sang Da'er said: "You are right, that Tartar officer is indeed very skilled in martial arts, but fortunately there is still a distance, so that I can use the arrow technique, if he comes in front of me, it will be extremely dangerous. That's right. , Mr. Jiang, how is the girl Long you mentioned just now?"
Jiang Shangyun said: "She met the Qing soldiers at the same time as me. Her horse was fast and she escaped first. However, I don't know if she was injured? She can't get news from me, and I don't know if she will be here. Wait for me on the way?"
Sang Da'er said: "Miss Long is very kind to us. I will ask you about her news. I will take a shortcut down the mountain and be ahead of her. Besides, if she is not waiting for you on the way, she will also meet you." our people."
Jiang Shangyun said: "I think the same way. Lute'an Banner is currently preparing for battle. If she keeps going forward, she will definitely meet your people. As long as she tells the truth clearly, misunderstandings will not happen. Yes. Therefore, I would like to ask you to send a message, if she has arrived at the capital of Rut'an Banner." Sang Da'er said: "Okay, tell me, I will definitely bring it to you."
Jiang Shangyun said: "Ask her to wait for me in Lut'an Banner. If she doesn't want to wait any longer..."
Sang Da'er said: "You were hurt because of her, how could she leave without waiting for you to heal?"
Jiang Shangyun said: "Because she is going to save someone. If she doesn't know that I have lost my face, maybe she will wait for me. She got the news that I am safe, so saving people is like saving others. I am afraid she will be in a hurry. and left."
Sang Da'er said, "Does she have to take great risks to save people?"
Jiang Shangyun said: "That's right, so I don't worry about her going alone. But if she insists on going, I can't stop her. The person she wants to save is her lover."
Sandal said: "Okay, then please tell me, what should I do?"
Jiang Shangyun said: "If she insists on going, you give her this thing." What he took out was Shi Qingquan's "confession letter", on which Shi Qingquan's pledge and Lu Gandang's signature were testified.
This "statement of guilt" was written by Jiang Shangyun, who tore a piece of paper from Shi Qingquan's clothes, and dipped it in blood.Tang Jiayuan, the current head of the Tianshan School, also recognized his handwriting, not to mention Lu Gandang's signature on it.Therefore, if Long Lingzhu could hand over this "confession letter" directly to Tang Jiayuan, Tang Jiayuan would definitely believe what she said.
"This item is very important to Miss Long. Please keep it close to you. Don't let anyone know about it." Jiang Shangyun repeatedly asked.
Sang Da'er said: "Young Master Jiang, don't worry. There are people and things, unless I die unfortunately!"
Jiang Shangyun said: "Brother Sang, you speak too seriously. Your words make me feel uneasy."
Sang Da'er laughed and said: "You Han people are the most taboo, we don't care about saying unlucky things. Well, you can rest here to recuperate, and I will come back to report to you in a few days." After a while, two Kazakh teenagers came to him.He entrusted Jiang Shangyun to the care of his clansmen, and left in peace.
Sundar picked a healthy horse and took a shortcut down the mountain.On the first day, I met neither officers and soldiers nor Long Lingzhu.
The next day, when he was galloping on the grassland, he suddenly saw a fast horse galloping in front of him, and a woman was riding on the horseback.Seen from the back, she is graceful and charming, and one can tell at a glance that she is a Han girl.
Sang Da'er thought about it, in this panic, a Han girl who dared to ride alone on the grassland, who else could it be if it wasn't Long Lingzhu?So, he shouted: "The girl in front, please wait for me!"
The woman reined in her horse and turned around, saying, "Brother, are you calling me? What's the matter..."
I saw that although this woman was dressed very beautifully, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes could not be concealed. It seemed that she was at least thirty years old, and of course she couldn't be Long Lingzhu.
Sang Da'er was very embarrassed and thought: "Fortunately, I didn't call out Miss Long's name." Nana said: "I, I didn't call you."
The woman chuckled and said, "You ask the girl in front to wait for you, but there is no girl in front of you. Not to mention that there is no girl, and there is not even a single person. Did you call me? Who are you calling? Young man, don't be shy." , I already knew you were chasing me."
Sun Da'er blushed and said, "I'm sorry, I misidentified the person. Please let me go."
The woman said: "So you are looking for another girl? Can you tell me who that girl is?" While speaking, a pair of eyes looked straight up and down at Sang Da'er.
Sang Da'er said: "If I tell you, you won't know. I'm sorry, I'm really in a hurry, so please forgive me for not being able to chat with you."
The woman suddenly said: "I know if you don't tell me, is the girl you are looking for named Long?"
Sang Da'er was startled and said, "How do you know?"
The woman said: "I am her good friend, and I was with her not long ago. Of course I know about her."
Sandal said, "Are you really her good friend?"
The woman said: "Her surname is Long, and Fang's name is Lingzhu, isn't she? She is only eighteen or nineteen years old, has a melon-shaped face, and is very beautiful, isn't she? It's gone, isn't it?" She asked three times in succession, "Isn't it?" Sundar nodded repeatedly.
The woman smiled and said: "Then, you can believe that I am not lying, right?" She thought: "Fortunately, the last 'Is it' also hit me right."
It turned out that this half-aged Xu Niang was none other than Mu Xinxin, the second concubine of the White Camel Mountain Lord.
On the way, she learned that the Qing soldiers had entered Huijiang, so she asked Yu Wenlei to send the injured Sikong Zhao and Murong Chui back, but she came to find the Qing army alone.She has an old friend who is a military officer, and she used to be a colleague of Wu Yi, the commander-in-chief of the Qing army. She guessed that her old friend might also be in the army.And she and Wu Yi also knew each other.She wanted to take the Dragon Lingzhu back with the help of the Qing soldiers, but she unexpectedly ran into Sang Da'er who was also looking for the Dragon Lingzhu here.
Long Lingzhu had been her captive, so of course she could tell the appearance of Long Lingzhu; Jiang Shangyun rescued Long Lingzhu from Shi Qingquan, which she already knew from Lu Gandang.It was her conjecture that only the two of them in Longjiang were dispersed by the rebellious soldiers, but this conjecture is also a reasonable one, because Sang Da'er was only looking for Long Lingzhu, and it is conjectured that their dispersal was due to encountering the Qing soldiers. so far.What she said made Sun Da'er nod repeatedly, and another trick appeared in his heart.
Sang Da'er remembered Jiang Shangyun's solemn instructions, and even though he trusted her half or so, he still didn't dare to tell her the truth, and said, "I believe you are Miss Long's friend, but how do you know that I am hers?" Where's your friend?"
Mu Xinxin smiled and said, "You're looking for her, of course it's her friend, what's so hard to guess?"
Sandal said: "But I didn't tell you that, you guessed it right away."
Mu Xinxin said: "That's right, you didn't tell me, but your clothes and accent have already told me."
Sang Da'er was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What does this mean?"
Mu Xinxin said, "Are you from the Wana tribe?"
Sandal said: "This is the place of our Wana tribe. You don't need to look at my clothes to know that I am from the Wana tribe."
Mu Xinxin said: "Miss Long told me that she is friends with your Wana people. To be honest, she just wanted me to find friends from the Wana tribe for her. You are from the Wana tribe, and you are in such a hurry Find a girl who is single, and I already know she has friendship with you Wana people. I'd be a fool if I couldn't figure out who you and mine are."
At this point, Sang Da'er couldn't help but believe her words, and quickly asked: "Where is Miss Long now, why does she want you to come to our tribe?"
Instead, Mu Xinxin pretended not to trust Sang Da completely, and said, "Please tell me first, why are you so anxious to find her? Who told you that something happened to her?"
Sundar was taken aback: "What happened to her?"
Mu Xinxin said lightly, "You haven't answered my question yet!"
Sang Da'er said: "Then let me tell you the truth. The Mr. Jiang who was traveling with her was injured. It was I who met him. He asked me to inquire about Miss Long's whereabouts, but I haven't heard of her missing yet." What happened to her, was she captured by Qing soldiers?"
Mu Xinxin sighed and said, "This is really a disaster that never comes singly. Like that young master Jiang, she was also injured."
Sandal quickly asked, "Is the injury serious?"
Mu Xinxin said: "It's not very heavy, but it's not light either. She suffered three arrow wounds, and I've already applied Jinchuang medicine to her. I hope she can last for a day or two."
Sandal was taken aback, and said, "Is it such a serious injury! Then you are gone, who is taking care of her?"
Mu Xinxin said: "If someone takes care of her, I don't need to go out to look for you."
Sandal said: "How can you let her stay in the wilderness alone?"
Mu Xinxin said: "You don't put yourself in our shoes, you're blaming me! Think about it, she is so badly injured, even if a doctor takes care of her, it may take a month or two to recover. She Can we recover from injuries in the barren mountains? Our dry food and water can only last for two days. If I don’t come out to find someone to help, will I starve to death with her? Besides, we have to beware of encountering Qing soldiers!”
Sang Da'er said quickly: "Don't worry, I was impatient and said something wrong. She is there, take me to find her quickly!"
Mu Xinxin said: "She is on that mountain over there, and I found a cave for her to barely accommodate."
Although the mountain could be seen, it was forty or fifty miles away. Since it was far away from the marching route, there was no sentry post on the mountain.Although Sang Da'er thought it was a bit strange that the injured Long Lingzhu would run to that barren mountain.But thinking that maybe it was because of her injury, in a panic, she only thought that the farther away from the Qing army the better, and she was not familiar with geography, so she could only run indiscriminately.
Mu Xinxin is now leading the way.She purposely pretended to be tired, running and stopping for more than an hour for forty or fifty miles. Sang Da'er was impatient but helpless.On the way, Mu Xinxin made up a lie about meeting Long Lingzhu by chance. Sang Da'er had believed her for a long time. He was eager to save others and had no time to examine the flaws in her words, so he believed her.
And bridle into the woods, Mu Xinxin got off his mount suddenly, and said: "We have to climb the mountain later, and there are two or three steep places that cannot be passed by riding a horse. You take a rest with me, and wait for me to grow up." How about walking after gaining strength?" Sun Da'er had to rely on her to lead the way, so of course he could only agree.
Mu Xinxin said: "I have wine and a butcher shop here, you can drink some wine. Drinking wine can easily restore your strength."
Sang Da'er said: "I have a water bag, just drink water."
Mu Xinxin said: "This is your kumiss, you should be used to drinking it. How can water be nourished by mare's milk?"
Sang Da'er remembered Jiang Shangyun's instruction that everything should be cautious first, so although he trusted Mu Xinxin, he still shook his head and said, "I have enough strength, I'd better leave it to you to drink."
Mu Xinxin pretended to be angry and said: "Are you afraid that I will poison the wine? Okay, I'll drink half of it first. If you don't drink with me, then you will look down on me!"
Kazakhs are a hospitable nation, and it is impolite to refuse a toast from the host. Sundar has been influenced by this custom since she was a child. Seeing Mu Xinxin drink half of it first, she thought to herself: "She has already said such a thing, If I don't drink it, I'm clearly suspicious of her." He had no choice but to take Mu Xinxin's leather bag and finish the remaining kumiss.
The taste of the wine was slightly sour, but it was no different from the kumiss he usually drank.But after drinking it, not long after, I suddenly felt that my bones were much lighter, and I felt quite "floating".
The feeling of bliss became stronger, and Sang Da'er also felt that something was wrong. He wanted to leave after drinking, but he was so lazy that he couldn't get up.
"Hey, your mare's milk seems a little special..." He tried to move, staggered, and murmured.
Mu Xinxin said, "What's the matter with you?"
Sandal said: "I, I seem to be a little dizzy."
Mu Xinxin said: "Oh, so you really don't know how to drink. You're drunk!"
Sundar was still somewhat sober, and said, "No, no, you can drink a skin of kumiss in normal times."
Mu Xinxin said: "It must be because you are overworked and drunk. You should rest."
Sandal's tongue was knotted and he said vaguely: "Well, take a break, take a rest. No, no, I can't rest. I have to find Miss Long to be at ease." His mind was already somewhat blurred, but he still Firmly remember Jiang Shangyun's advice.
He tried his best to support it, but he still couldn't lift it up, as if soaking in a hot spring, it was indescribably comfortable, and he just wanted to sleep comfortably.His sanity gradually blurred, and he only remembered that there was one thing he had to do to keep his mind clear.
It turned out that Mu Xinxin added a special "immortal pill" to the kumiss, and she herself took the antidote first. Seeing that Sang Da'er had supported her for so long, she hadn't yet fully entered the psychedelic state. Surprised.
She looked into Sang Da'er's eyes, and said softly: "You are too tired, you'd better take a rest. The place where Miss Long is is not far away anyway. I'll go up and tell her the good news first. That's right, Jiang Daxia If you have anything to say to her, you can tell me. It's the same if I tell her. "
As soon as Sang Da'er met her gaze, he couldn't help being attracted by her, and said, "No, no, Hero Jiang told me not to tell outsiders!" Although he hasn't revealed the secret yet, Jiang Shangyun told him not to tell He also said a word.
Mu Xinxin smiled like a flower, and said: "You look up at me, I am Miss Long's good friend, and also your friend, how can you treat me as an outsider?"
Sang Daer seemed to be hypnotized, and followed her words: "Yes, yes. You are not an outsider, you are Miss Long's good friend, yes, yes, Miss Long's good friend is also my good friend."
It turned out that Mu Xinxin had already performed "Ecstasy" on him. This "Ecstasy" was based on the same principle as the modern "Hypnotism". It used spiritual power to control the will of others. But if the person being hypnotized is weak-willed, he can only obey the other person's orders.
Sang Da'er was not a weak-willed person, and Jiang Shangyun's instructions to him had already been etched into his mind, so it was said that he would not be easily hypnotized by her.But it's a pity that he was poisoned by the Shenxian Pill first, and the medicinal power of the Shenxian Pill had already made him trance-like. Coupled with the power of hypnotism, his will had to be disintegrated.
Mu Xinxin said softly: "That's right, you just need to understand. Tell me the truth, what did Jiang Shangyun tell you?"
Sang Da'er said: "He asked me to send a message to Miss Long, asking Miss Long to go with him when he recovers from his injury."
Mu Xinxin said: "What if Miss Long refuses to wait for him?"
Sang Da'er said: "He wants me..." After saying these three words, he suddenly hesitated and didn't continue.
Mu Xinxin said: "What does he want from you, I'm your good friend, tell me!"
Unexpectedly, Sang Da'er seemed to recover a little bit of sobriety, and murmured: "No, no, I can't tell you!"
Mu Xinxin said: "Why not? You already know that I am your good friend!"
Sang Da'er said: "Young Master Jiang told me not to tell anyone. He didn't say anything. A good friend can tell."
Mu Xinxin smiled and said, "Why can't you even tell your good friends? As long as you tell me the reason, I won't ask any further."
Unknowingly, Sang Da'er was induced by her to confess, and said: "Mr. Jiang said that thing is very important to Miss Long, and no one should know about it!"
Mu Xinxin stared into his eyes, and suddenly shouted in a commanding tone: "What is it, tell me!"
Sang Da'er seemed to be involved by two forces, and said with a sad face: "Don't force me, I can't say, I can't say!" Under the extreme mental state, he unconsciously pinched the corner of the camel's hair robe.
Mu Xinxin said: "Okay, if you don't say it, forget it. You are too tired, be good, listen to me, go to sleep, go to sleep!"
Sang Da'er breathed a sigh of relief, and the last bit of guard had been lifted. Immediately, he was hypnotized by the other party, and as expected, he closed his eyes, lay down and fell asleep.
Mu Xinxin tore his clothes and found the "confession letter".It turned out that Sang Da'er sewed the confession letter into his robe for fear of losing it.Mu Xinxin read the confession letter carefully, and was overjoyed. He laughed and said, "No wonder Jiang Shangyun wanted to hurt Shi Qingquan. It turned out to be like this. Hehe, I have this 'confession letter'. Shi Tianxing, who wants to save face, is afraid that I will reveal the scandal of his precious son, so he must be blackmailed by me! If the little demon girl loses this confession letter, she will have to die in Tianshan Mountain!"
She hid the "statement of guilt", looked at Sang Da'er who was already asleep like mud, put the half-drawn sword back into its sheath, kissed Sang Da'er's face, and said with a smile: "This I am afraid that the young man would never have dreamed that he had gone to the gate of hell. Well, you sleep well, the old lady is showing mercy, it is a good deal for you."
It turned out that she originally wanted to kill Sang Da'er to silence her, but she had a hobby, she liked to hook up with handsome young men, and although she had no time to use tricks at this time, she woke up Sang Da'er and hooked up with her, but she was reluctant to kill him. he.
After an unknown amount of time, Sundar finally woke up.
He looked at the cold moon in the sky and found himself alone in the wilderness, almost suspecting that what happened to him was a dream.
"The woman who claimed to be Miss Long's friend went there. I remember meeting her when the sun was in the middle, but now the moon is over my head. Even if she went to find Miss Long alone, she should come back It's gone. How could I have slept so long without thinking, is this all a dream?"
Of course, he soon realized that this was not a dream. After waking up, what he cared about the most was the confession letter. He looked down and saw that there was a big slit in the camel's hair robe, and he knew it was torn by someone. , he turned the robe over, and there was still the rag with the blood written on it.
The night wind blows from the prairie, bringing a bit of coolness.It's not that his body is impatient with the wind and cold, but his heart is already completely chilled.
He collected himself, and gradually remembered some things before the coma, and he was fully awake.The fact was before his eyes, he was tricked by that woman, and she had already stolen the confession letter.
He stayed there for quite a while, then suddenly jumped up, beat his chest and shouted: "I'm sorry Mr. Jiang, I killed Miss Long! People exist and things exist, people die and things die, that's what I said. I What's the use of living in this world?" With a surge of turbid air, he drew out his saber and stabbed himself in the chest.
Suddenly, a stone flew out of nowhere, and knocked down his saber with a sound of "Dang", and a familiar voice said with a smile: "Sang Daer, your old friend is here. If you are going to die, you should meet him." Only an old friend dies!"
Sandal was taken aback, and when he looked closely, he saw a young man who seemed to have known him had come to him and picked up his saber.
"Sang Da'er, don't you recognize me? The saber is supposed to be used to kill the enemy, how can you use it to kill yourself? Put it away." The young man smiled and hung up the waist knife for him.
Sang Da'er was taken aback for a moment, and said, "You, are you that beggar?"
It turned out that the young man who saved his life was none other than Yang Yan.
Although Yang Yan left the capital two days earlier than Long Lingzhu, but because his mount was not as fast as Long Lingzhu's red-maned horse, and he met Qing soldiers on the road, that's why he didn't arrive here today.
Yang Yan laughed and said: "Finally, your eyesight is good, and you recognized your old friend. You took me in as a little beggar that time. Now that you are in trouble, I should help you. Tell me quickly, how is it?" It's the same thing."
Sang Daer thought to himself: "That time, this little beggar left with Miss Long. It seems that they followed a Han Chinese saying: if you don't fight, you can't get to know each other and make friends. In any case, this little beggar It’s better to be trusted than that temptress, but I’ve already been fooled once, so I’d better be more cautious.” For a moment, he hesitated, not knowing whether to tell him the truth.
Yang Yan couldn't wait any longer, and continued to ask: "You said you killed Miss Long, what happened?" Sang Da'er said: "Oh, have you heard?"
Yang Yan said: "That's right, I heard everything you said before you wanted to die. Is Miss Long really killed?"
Seeing his anxious expression, Sang Da'er guessed that he was not malicious, and said: "Don't worry, Miss Long was not killed. However, I did something wrong, which is very bad for her. I'm afraid maybe And it will hurt her."
Yang Yan said: "Have you lost something, someone entrusted you to give it to her?"
Sang Da'er said: "Hey, how do you know?" He suddenly remembered that before he drew his knife and stabbed himself, he had said these two words "people exist, things exist, people die, things perish" before he drew his sword, and he must have given this " Little Beggar" heard it.
Yang Yan said: "I guessed it from your tone. Since the thing has been lost, you don't have to be afraid that I will lie to you about it. Why don't you dare to tell me?"
Thinking that what he said was reasonable, Sang Da'er asked him, "I don't know your name yet. Why do you care so much about Miss Long?"
Yang Yan said: "After that incident, you and Miss Long have never met each other, have you?"
Sandal said: "That's right, how do you know?"
Yang Yan said: "If you have seen her, you must know who I am. To tell you the truth, my name is Yang Yan. I was originally a disciple of the Tianshan School. A month ago, Miss Long and I were still together We broke up just because I didn't want to go back to Tianshan with her. But according to my guess, she came to Huijiang this time to find me in Tianshan."
Sang Da'er said, "Aren't you going to take great risks when you go to Tianshan?"
Yang Yan said: "That's right. There might even be life-threatening risks!"
Sun Da'er lost her voice: "Oh, so you are the sweetheart she wants to save!"
This time it was Yang Yan's turn to be surprised, and asked: "Who told you, I, I am..." The words "sweetheart" are embarrassing to say.
So far, Sang Da'er has no doubts anymore, and said: "The Second Young Master Jiang told me."
Yang Yan asked in surprise: "The Second Young Master Jiang? How could he know about me and Miss Long?"
Sang Da'er smiled and said, "There are still a few second sons of Jiang in the world, of course they are the second sons of Jiang Haitian and Jiang Daxia. I heard that Jiang Daxia is the number one expert among you Han people, you should know that?"
Yang Yan nodded and said, "I know this person, but I don't know that he and Miss Long are friends."
Sang Da'er said: "They just met a few days ago, no wonder you don't know." Now how Jiang Shangyun and Long Lingzhu were scattered by the Qing soldiers, Jiang Shangyun was injured, and asked him to find Long Ling Pearl and other things have been told to Yang Yan.Yang Yan was both surprised and happy, and said: "The rag that Second Master Jiang gave you, you said there was blood on it, what was written on it..."
Sang Da'er said: "I don't know. Second Young Master Jiang just told me that this thing is very important to Miss Long. From his tone, it seems that Miss Long can save her sweetheart with this blood book. Ha, That's right, you are her sweetheart, if you think about it carefully, you may understand."
He didn't know, Yang Yan couldn't think of this.But although Yang Yan didn't understand it, if someone took this thing away, it must be of great importance. "According to what Sang Da'er said, he was plotted by that temptress, it seems that he was poisoned by the immortal pill, could it be that that temptress is also a witch from White Camel Mountain?" Yang Yan thought to himself.
"Okay, you go back. You leave these two things to me." Yang Yan said.
Sang Da'er said: "The two things you mentioned are..." He seemed to want Yang Yan to speak more clearly, so he could feel relieved.
Yang Yan said: "First, catch the temptress and take back the lost things; second, after finding Miss Long, I will go to Tianshan with her. I did these two things for myself, you should believe that I am Out of sincerity?"
Sundar said: "I believe. I won't argue with you about the second thing, but the first thing is what I should do."
Yang Yan said: "Friends should help each other, right? For example, Mr. Jiang, he is so capable, but he was injured, and he has to rely on your help. If you say something rude, even if you catch up That temptress, can you deal with her?"
Sang Da'er said dejectedly: "That temptress seems to know the magic tricks, I really can't deal with it, so I..."
Yang Yan cut off his words and said: "That's why you're committing suicide, isn't it? You don't even think about it, what effect will your death have on that temptress, no one knows what bad things she did, but it's making her easier!"
Sandal lowered his head and remained silent.
Yang Yan continued: "The temptress used a very powerful drug to plot against you. To tell you the truth, I am the only one who can crack her drug besides them. Jiang Shangyun's martial arts may be better than I am strong, but when it comes to dealing with that temptress, I am afraid he is not as good as me. You tell him what I say, and he will understand."
Sang Da'er sighed and said, "I believe what you said, I just went to see Second Young Master Jiang without shame."
Yang Yan said slowly: "Do you want me to say it again? Remember, your sword should kill the enemy, not use it to kill yourself. You were plotted by the demon, it's not your fault! Don't think about it, go back Bar!"
Sang Da'er murmured: "That's right, the knife should be reserved for killing the enemy!" His heart suddenly became clear, he thanked Yang Yan, and turned back.
Yang Yan let go of a stone in his heart, but encountered another problem. He didn't know where to start with the two things he had to do?
Of course the temptress didn't know where she was going, so did the Dragon Lingzhu?
But in comparison, there are still ways to find the Dragon Lingzhu.
He already knew that Luo Hai was in the capital of Lut'an Banner, and he thought to himself: "Even if Long Lingzhu didn't go to Lut'an Banner to find Luo Hai, he would always meet their people on the way. I met Luo Hai , we can get news about her." So he made up his mind to go to the capital of Lut'an Banner first.
Yang Yan's speculation was correct, but things are often not as "reasonable" as imagined. "By mistake", Long Lingzhu took another path.
That day, Long Lingzhu broke through the encirclement on the back of the red fierce horse, and ran wildly, leaving the Qing soldiers far behind.
However, even though her enemies have left her, her friends have also been separated.
Just as Sang Da'er and Yang Yan expected, she waited and waited, but Jiang Shangyun did not come after her. Her original plan was to go to the capital of Lut'an Banner.
After walking for a while, I saw thick smoke rising from the mountains in front of me.
这本来是罗海的手下，在那座山头设了了望哨，燃烧马粪所发出的浓烟，用来报警做讯号的。
可是龙灵珠却不知道哈萨克人这种通风报讯的法子，只道是清兵已经占据了那座山头，是清兵营地的炊烟。
为了避免再与清兵相遇，她只能绕道前往鲁特安旗了。走的是一条荒凉的山路。
不知不觉天色已晚，剧战过后，又跑了这许多路，不但人累马疲，肚子也饿得够她难受了。原来于粮是由江上云携带的，挂在她马鞍上的只有半皮袋食水。
水只能止渴，不能充饥。她必须找寻食物。
她在山上发现一家人家，但却是没有人住的。
幸好屋子里虽然没有人，但还留下几个山芋。龙灵珠心里想道：“看来这家人是匆匆逃避清兵的，我吃了他们的山芋，给他们留下一两银子吧。”
她擦燃火石，生起了堆火来，烤熟山芋，刚刚吃了一个，忽听得有人说道：“好香的山芋，分一个给我吃，行吗？”
龙灵珠抬头一看，只见一个军官走了进来。一惊之下，手上的山芋掉了下来。
她的吃惊，并非由于碰上的是清兵的军官，而是因为这个军官不是普通的军官。
这个军官不是别人，正是杨炎幼年之时遭他所擒的那个军官。后来龙灵珠的爷爷把杨炎从他手中救了出来，但却给他逃了。
这个军官可说是杨炎的第一个仇人，杨炎出道之后，也曾想过找他报仇，可惜不知道他的姓名来历。直到去年，方始在柴达木碰上。那次碰上，杨炎又受了他的暗算，幸亏得到龙灵珠相助，两人联手，方始将他打败。龙灵珠也是从杨炎的口中，方始知道这个军官和她的爷爷也曾有过一段“过节”的。
那军官哈哈笑道：“你认出我来了，是不是？别害怕，你虽然帮杨炎这小子和我打过一架，我也不会难为你的，难得相逢。咱们聊一聊吧。”
龙灵珠暗自思量：“打是打不过他的，只好暂且使用缓兵之计，再想办法。”装作喜出望外的神气，说道：“是啊，大人应有大量。只要你不欺负我就好。”
那军官哼了一声，说道：“那就要看你是不是和我说实话了。”
龙灵珠道：“你要知道什么？”
那军官道：“杨炎那小子呢？”
龙灵珠道：“实不相瞒，一个月前，我是和他同在京师的。但早已分手了，如今他在何方，我可不知。”
那军官道：“你的来历我已经知道，但你知不知道你的爷爷曾经与我有过一段交情。”
龙灵珠道：“是吗？但这是我爷爷的事情，与我无关！”
那军官道：“你的爷爷是否还在灵鹫峰？他身体可好？”
龙灵珠道：“多谢你关心我的爷爷，但我自出生以来，根本就没见过爷爷，他如今是死是活，我都不知。”
那军官冷冷说道：“你说的话，我可不敢完全相信！”
龙灵珠道：“我说的可都是真的！我可以发誓。”
那军官道：“用不着发誓。也不管你说的是真是假，你跟我走吧！”
龙灵珠道：“为什么要我跟你走，你说过不欺负我的！”
那军官道：“我并非要把你难为，但老实告诉你吧，我吃过你爷爷的亏，这口气却是非出不可！”
龙灵珠道：“那还不是要在我身上报复吗？”
那军官道：“不，不，这两者并非一样。倘若是要向你报复的话，我现在就可以一掌将你打死！”
龙灵珠道：“那你要我跟你走是为什么？”
那军官道：“要你的爷爷向我求情、赔罪，我这口气也就出了。我已经打听清楚，你的爷爷只有你一个亲人，他不会不向我低头的。所以你也不必害怕我会把你难为了。”
龙灵珠说道：“你们大人的事，却牵扯到我的身上，总是说不过去吧？你若是英雄好汉……”
那军官道：“我是不是英雄好汉，用不着你来评定。我对你的容忍已经是超过限度了，你若然不乖乖的跟我走，可休怪我不和你客气。”
龙灵珠噗嗤一笑，说道，“这样着急干嘛，你忘记你说过的话了？”
那军官道：“哦，我说过什么话？”只道她还要在自己说过的“不以大欺小”这句话上纠缠不清。
龙灵珠剥掉一个烤熟的山芋外皮，格格笑道：“你一进来，不是就嚷着要我分一个山芋给你吗？”
那军官道：“我不想吃了。”
龙灵珠道：“你不想吃，我可还没吃饱呢！朝廷都不使饿兵，你就让我吃饱了再跟你走吧！”
那军官道：“哦，你愿意跟我走么？”
龙灵珠道：“你本领比我大，我不答应你，行吗？其实，只要你不欺负我，你要我服侍你，我也是甘心乐意的。”
那军官道：“谅她也玩不出什么花样。”随口笑道：“你这小嘴巴倒很甜，你会做些什么？”
龙灵珠道：“我会的事情多着呢，我会缝衣，我会烧菜，烧菜的本领尤其好，可惜这里只有山芋。不过你闻闻看，这样香喷喷的山芋，烤得是不是火候恰到好处？”
那军官道：“好，那我就领你的情吃一个吧。就要你手上这个。”这个剥了皮的山芋是龙灵珠正要送到口中的，他想既然是龙灵珠准备给自己吃的，那就更加可以放心了。
龙灵珠笑道：“你倒会趁现成，好，给你。”
那军官吃得啧啧赞道：“小娘儿，倒真是有一手本事，这山芋的确烤得好香！”
龙灵珠道：“你要不要再吃一个？”
那军官突然面色一变，喝道：“这香味有点古怪！”龙灵珠笑道：“你少吃这种粗贱之物，山芋别名香芋，野生的香气尤其浓烈，你不知道吗？”
那军官道：“不对！”陡地跳起来，喝道：“你是从那里来的白驼山的神仙丸，胆敢用来暗算我？”
原来龙灵珠急中生智，把一颗神仙丸捏成粉末，趁着那军官不留意，剥山芋皮的时候，把这撮粉末洒在烤熟的山芋上。粉末给热力深化，全都给热山芋吸收了，那里还看得出来？这颗神仙丸是她问杨炎要的，当时只是为了好奇，想留下一颗玩玩，此际，恰好派上用场。
龙灵珠道：“什么神仙丸？”那军官喝道：“你还装蒜！”口中说话，伸开蒲扇般的大手，已是向她抓来。
龙灵珠一个闪身，格格笑道：“神仙丸我不知道，你要早登仙界我倒有办法！”寒光一闪，短剑早已出鞘，向那军官的胸中疾刺过去。
只听得铮的一声，接着“嗤”的一声，那军官伸指疾弹，刚好弹着剑脊，把龙灵珠的短剑弹开，但剑势斜飞，却也把他的衣袖削去一幅。
这军官中了神仙丸之毒，居然还能够施展弹指神通的手法，拿捏时候妙到毫颠，内功之强，亦是大大出乎龙灵珠意料之外。龙灵珠这一惊的非同小可。
殊不知龙灵珠固然吃惊，她的对手却比她吃惊更甚。那军官以为可以弹落龙灵珠手中的剑的，不料反而几乎受伤，心里想道：“相隔不到半年，这小妖女的功力竟然精进如斯，我必须趁着药力未曾发作将她擒下，否则只怕反遭其害！”
他一抓抓空，立即拔出随身佩戴的月牙弯刀，大喝道：“小妖女，还想跑么？”声出招发，龙灵珠已是感到刀锋的寒意。
龙灵珠不敢回头，反手一扬，发出一蓬梅花针，笑道：“你吞了神仙丸，还不舒舒服服躺着，等着去会神仙？你与我纠缠不休，难道是想早登仙界。”
那军官一招“夜战八方”，叮叮之声不绝于耳，那一蓬梅花针在他的刀光中绞成粉末。喝道：“区区一粒神仙丸岂能奈我何哉，且看是我能够超度你早登仙境还是你能够逃出我的掌心？”
他追了出来，龙灵珠的轻功本来不弱，但也不过几个起落，就给他追上了。他咬破了舌尖，浅瞌睡的意念减轻，使出浑身解数，把龙灵珠圈在刀光之内。
幸亏龙灵珠的武功已是今非昔比，而那军官在力战之下，纵然强力抑制，神仙丸的药力还是在逐渐发作。此消彼长，龙灵珠鞭剑兼施，一时之间，那军官倒也无法将她拿下。
龙灵珠给他凌厉的攻势震慑，只道他的内功果然练到已经不惧神仙丸之毒，三十六计，只想跑为上策。好不容易，找到一个对方攻势稍微缓慢的机会，身形掠出刀光笼罩。
不知是用力过急还是自己心慌，龙灵珠身形掠出数丈开外，竟然站立不稳，摔了一跤。
军官哈哈笑道：“我说你逃不出我的掌心，你看……”话犹来了，龙灵珠已是一个鲤鱼打挺，跳将起来，喝道：“不见得！”喝声中又是反手一扬，一片尘沙飞扬夹杂着无数细如牛毛的梅花针。那军官冷笑道：“黔驴之技，竟敢重施！”刀光飞舞，把梅花针尽都绞碎，但额角却是沾上几粒砂子。
龙灵珠格格笑道：“你真是一个蠢材。”
那军官怒道：“你死到临头，还敢胡说八道！”
龙灵珠笑道：“谁死到临头，你知不知道，你已经中了我的夺命神砂？”
那军官喝道：“什么夺命神砂？”
龙灵珠一面跑一面说道：“夺命神砂是用七种剧毒之物淬炼的毒砂，寻常人只要沾上一颗，立即死亡。你的功力，最多大约可以支持一个时辰，而且丝毫不能用力，否则只有死得更快！”
那军官有点麻痒痒的感觉，半信半疑，喝道：“你胡扯一通，就想把我吓走么，那是做梦！”
龙灵珠笑道：“你不信，那就追来试试？”
说话之间，两人的距离已经拉远，那军官暗暗吃惊：“我果然是追不上她的！”其实这由于“神仙丸”的药力发作的缘故，龙灵珠洒出那一把所谓“夺命神砂”只不过是她在摔倒之时，随手在地上抓起来的。
龙灵珠一面跑一面笑道：“倘若你一见我，就点了我的穴道，岂能接二连三着我暗算？如今你后悔已经迟了。你说你是不是蠢材？你等着魂归天国吧，再过一个时辰，我来给你收尸！”转眼之间，已是跑得无影无踪。
那军官追不上，渐渐觉得头晕目眩，气力也在逐渐消失，心里想道：“夺命神砂不知是真是假，但神仙丸的药力可不能等闲视之。”当下盘膝静坐，再次咬破舌尖，强振精神，极力撑着眼皮，不让自己睡着。此时他只盼龙灵珠不敢回来，已是上上大吉，那里还敢去追？
也不知过了多久，他正在神智迷糊之际，忽听得蹄声得得，远远望去，骑在马背上的似乎是个女子，他只道龙灵珠回来看他死了没有，这一下倒是把他吓得醒过来了。
说时迟，那时快，那女子纵马飞奔，已经来到他的面前。
“荣哥，果然是你！咦，你怎么弄成这个样子，是受了伤吗？”那女子跳下马背，一脸又惊又喜的神情问他。
这军官更是惊喜交迸，连忙叫道：“欣欣，闲话少说，你快给我解神仙丸之毒！”
原来这个女子不是别人，正是白驼山主的宠妾穆欣欣。穆欣欣一面把解药给他，一面说道：“怎的你会误服神仙丸，这神仙丸又是谁给你的？”
这军官服下解药，稍稍安心，说道：“先别多问，麻烦你给我仔细看看，我是否中了夺命神砂。”
穆欣欣怔了一怔，说道：“什么夺命神砂，我可不知道有这种暗器。”
那军官越发吃惊，说道：“你都不知道吗？不过你是擅于使毒的大行家，我说给你听希望你能解救。夺命神砂说是用七种剧毒之物淬炼的毒砂子……”他的记忆力倒是不错，把龙灵珠信口开河的谎话，一字不漏的背给穆欣欣听。
他把话说完，穆欣欣早已替他把过了脉，并且仔细察视过他是否受伤了。他话犹未了，穆欣欣已笑了起来。
“你笑什么？”那军官惊疑不定，问道。
“我笑你上人家的当了，神仙丸的药力已解，你的身上根本就没有丝毫中毒的迹象！”穆欣欣笑道。
“这小妖女真是可恶可恨！”军官不禁骂起龙灵珠来。
穆欣欣眼睛一亮，说道：“你说的是那姓龙的小妖女吗？我正是追赶她的，你碰上她了吗？”
那军官气冲冲的道：“不错，我碰上了她。我也正要问你，你是不是收了她做徒弟？”
穆欣欣道：“你这话从何说起，我怎能收这小妖女为徒？”
那军官道：“那怎么她会有你们白驼山的神仙丸？”
穆欣欣说道：“哦，原来你是上了这妖女的当。我想起来了，杨炎曾经在马犇的身上搜去一樽神仙丸，马犇是给我们白驼山做实卖的。小妖女的神仙丸想必是从杨炎这小子手中取得。”
那军官道：“你口口声声骂小妖女，你也和他有仇？”
穆欣欣道：“不是我和她有仇，是我们当家的和她死鬼父亲有仇。我们当家的要斩草除根，我是奉命捉这小妖女的。”
那军官道：“怎的你会来到这里？”
穆欣欣娇笑道：“就是为了你这冤家呀！我知道你领兵来打回疆，特地暂缓回山的！”
原来这军官名唤尔朱荣，正是穆欣欣的老相好。
尔朱荣笑道：“我以为你早就有了新相好了，哎哟，你别打我，算我说错了话，我在这一厢，向你赔罪了。不过我还是不大相信。”
穆欣欣嗔道：“人家把心肝都给了你，你还不领情，真是气死我了。”
尔朱荣道：“别生气，我是和你说笑的。不过我却不懂，何以你不到大营找我，却跑到这儿？难道你能未卜先知，知道我在这里？”
穆欣欣道：“我的未卜先知之能，其实和你一样。”
尔朱荣愕然问道：“这是什么意思？”
穆欣欣道：“你是怎么来的，我就是怎么来的。”
尔朱荣道：“我是听得军中的探子报讯，说是发现一个女子在这条路上奔逃，她的马跑得非常快，哨兵要追也追不上，故此我才亲自出马的。”
穆欣欣道：“你当然是猜得到，这个逃亡的女子十九是那小妖女了？”
尔朱荣道：“这个当然，否则我又何必亲自出马？”说至此处，已经恍然大悟，说道：“哦，莫非你也是……”
穆欣欣笑道：“正是。我本来要到大营找你的，路上碰见你们的哨兵，说是发现那么一个女子朝这方向奔跑。我就跟着蹄印追下来了。不过，那个哨兵却不知道你业已追来。”
尔朱荣笑道：“这可真是巧遇了，也幸亏你碰上那个哨兵。否则我纵然没有性命之危，也得多担忧几日。这次咱们久别重逢，可得多聚几天。”
穆欣欣道：“但可惜却给那小妖女跑了。她的马跑得快，咱们又耽搁了这许多时候，恐怕她已经进入了哈萨克的防地了。”
尔朱荣道：“你们的山主为何这样急于捉那小妖女？纵说要斩草除根，但这小妖女年纪轻轻，如今尚未足以成为大患，即使再过几年才对付她，那也未为晚呀。”
穆欣欣说道：“你有所不知，这小妖女的父亲是玉龙太子展灵鲲，祖父是玉面龙王展南冥。”
尔朱荣道：“那又怎样？”
穆欣欣道：“玉面龙王当年是在海外称王的大盗，听说他留下价值连城的珠宝在一个荒岛，藏宝处只有他的儿子知道。但如今做父亲的玉面龙王和做儿子的玉龙太子都已死了。”
尔朱荣笑道：“我明白了，你们的山主以为如今只有那小妖女知道这个秘密，故此急于拿她。其实你们的山主心急，你却无须心急。如果我是你，纵然有机会可以抓到那小妖女，我也会放她逃跑。过几年才拿她。”
穆欣欣道：“为什么？”
尔朱荣道：“你不是想和宇文博做恩爱夫妻吧？”
穆欣欣嗔道：“你以为我想一世做他的二奶吗？只是我没办法摆脱他罢了。”
尔朱荣道：“不是就好。”
穆欣欣道：“但这和我抓小妖女的事又有何干？”
尔朱荣笑道：“你这样聪明，应该想得到。宇文博一大把年纪，来日无多，他当然希望在有生之年找到那批宝藏，因此，自是不能不急。但你比他年轻得多，你是不妨等待的。”
穆欣欣道：“啊，你是说等他死了之后……”
尔朱荣道：“是啊，他死了之后，我们二人合力，要捉那小妖女谅也不难。那时玉面龙王留下的宝藏就全都是你的了。”
穆欣欣道：“原来你是打这个主意，宝藏是我的，当然也是你的了。”
尔朱荣笑道：“咱们还分什么彼此么？”
穆欣欣道：“可是你只知其一，不知其二。宇文博急于捉那小妖女，还有一个原因。”
尔朱荣道：“什么原因？”
穆欣欣道：“据说这小妖女的外公有一样东西是当今皇上要得到手的。她的外公只有她一个亲人，要是抓住了她，就可以威胁她的外公把那件东西交出来。宇文博和大内总管乌苏台是好朋友，宇文博虽然不想做官，但却希望帮得上乌苏台这个忙的。帮了乌苏台的忙，对白驼山也有好处。这好处我不说你也知道的。”
尔朱荣笑道：“我知道。有乌苏台暗中照拂，最少对你们白驼山的贩毒'事业'就可以减少许多阻力。”
穆欣欣道：“我好像听你说过，你吃过隐居在大吉岭灵鹫峰上的一个老头儿的亏，这个龙老头儿我们已经打听清楚，正是那小妖女的外公。”
尔朱荣道：“不错。有关这个龙老头儿的事，我恐怕知道得比你们山主还更清楚，这龙老头还是钦犯呢。实不相瞒，我要抓那小妖女，就是想把她作饵，引那龙老头儿上钓的。”
穆欣欣道：“那么你现在的意思还是要放过那小妖女吗？”
尔朱荣道：“你似乎还不很明白我的意思，我只是不想你把小妖女捉回山去。假如有个法子不让宇文博知道，我倒是巴不得现在就抓住那小妖女的。”
穆欣欣道：“你是怕宇文博知道了问你要人。”
尔朱荣道：“他的武功比我强，和乌苏台的交情比我深，我不能不顾忌他。要是他知道我抓住那小妖女，纵然他不敢把我的功劳全都抢去，那批宝藏则是非分给他不可了。”
穆欣欣道：“要是你能抓住那小妖女，我有办法诱出她的口供，而且可以不让宇文博知道。”
尔朱荣道：“哦，你用什么法子？”
穆欣欣道：“我可以用迷魂大法诱出她的口供。至于不让宇文博知道，那更容易，只要你不贪图加官进爵就行。”
尔朱荣道：“你的意思是诱出了她的口供，就悄悄把她杀了灭口？”
穆欣欣道：“不错，只要不告诉宇文博，他又怎能知道。”
尔朱荣笑道：“鱼我所欲也，熊掌亦我所欲也。两者不可兼得，舍鱼而取熊掌也。倘若得到玉面龙王的宝藏，官做不做也罢。”
穆欣欣笑道：“算盘也不能打太如意了，要抓那小妖女恐怕还得费许多气力呢。”
尔朱荣道：“料想她是逃往罗海那儿，咱们只要攻下鲁特安旗的首府，就有擒获她的希望。”
穆欣欣道：“她未必就会呆在那儿等侯咱们大军攻城。”
尔朱荣道：“她是杨炎的情人，杨炎是天山派的叛徒，她和天山派也有仇怨，谅她不敢逃往天山。因此我认为她留下来帮助罗海的可能性更大，又