Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

Meng Hua said silently, "Elder Zhong can have no regrets, but I can't have no regrets." Tang Jiayuan nodded with tears in his eyes, and said, "That's right, of course this revenge must be avenged!" The two walked out of Tianyi Pavilion. After Tang Jiayuan reported the unfortunate news to the disciples, he announced in public: "Whoever can avenge Elder Zhong and get rid of the devil Yu Wenbo will be the successor head of Tianshan Sect!" Because of a thought of mercy, Meng Hua let the White Camel Mountain Lord go. He felt very guilty. He first received the decree and said: "Elder Zhong was murdered by a monster. All disciples of this sect have the responsibility to avenge him, but the head of the sect , I think it is necessary to choose carefully, and it does not need to be used as a reward for this matter."

Tang Jiayuan said: "This matter is a great humiliation to our sect. Being able to avenge Elder Zhong is a great contribution to our sect. Choose carefully, and merit is the criterion. My decision does not contradict your opinion. " It turned out that Tang Jiayuan's decision was precisely because he wanted Meng Hua to be the leader of the Tianshan School without any excuse.You must know that Meng Hua is only a "named disciple" of the Tianshan School. If he is serious about the relationship between the teacher and the school, he has a deeper relationship with the Kongtong School to which Dan Qiusheng belongs.Tang Jiayuan knew that Dan Qiusheng wanted to make Meng Hua the head of the Kongtong School, so of course he didn't want to let Meng Hua go.

The revenge of the elders must be avenged, and the order of the head must be obeyed.It was also inconvenient for Meng Hua to raise any objections. After the meeting was over, Yang Yan had time to find Mrs. Tang. As soon as Madam Tang saw him, she said, "Yan'er, I was about to tell you that Bing'er entrusted me to give you the Ice Soul Cold Light Sword. Lord Camel Mountain hurts, I will give you this sword to protect yourself. I lent it to your brother just now, and I haven’t had time to tell you. Now you can take it back and give it to your sister Leng.” It turned out that Mrs. Tang saw Leng Bing’er With a pitiful background, and seeing Yang Yan being so infatuated with her, she has changed her mind, thinking that apart from being young, the combination of Yang Yan and Leng Bing'er can make her let go of all her worries. Meng Hua handed it back to her, so she asked Yang Yan to take it back to Leng Binger herself.

Yang Yan quickly asked: "I am grateful for Sister Leng's kindness, how is she doing now?" Mrs. Tang said: "She is resting in Jieyan Jingshe, and she must have returned to normal now. However, the stimulation she suffered today is too deep, and you can't stimulate her again. Don't tell her the news of Elder Zhong's unfortunate death. .” Yang Yan said: "Yes, I understand." Jieyan Jingshe is next to the lawn that was used as the venue just now, Yang Yan immediately ran back quickly.Unexpectedly, after knowing Yan Jingshe, Leng Bing'er has disappeared!

Leng Bing'er had already left, leaving only a letter for Yang Yan. What was written in the letter was: "Brother Yan, you came here for Miss Long this time. Although you violated the forbidden agreement, I don't blame you. But the seven-year agreement between you and me must still be fulfilled. Miss Long has left, and you must find her too." , Seven years later, I will allow you to meet me with her. The Ice Soul Cold Light Sword was given to Qi Shijie on behalf of Qi Shijie. He has already mastered the glacier sword technique. Yang Yan was stunned for a moment, then hissed excitedly: "Sister Leng, how could you treat me like this? I came back this time, of course, for Miss Long, but even more for you! Why do I have to wait seven more years?" year?"

A gentle voice suddenly continued: "Yes, she shouldn't be made to wait another seven years, Yan'er, you can go find her and come back. If she blames you, I will make the decision for you. I am her master, she has to Listen to me." It turned out that Mrs. Tang followed. Yang Yan said blankly, "Where can I find her?" Another familiar voice continued: "Silly boy, of course your sister Leng will not hide on the mountain for you to find. Where can she go? Use your brains to think about it?" The person who spoke was Miao Changfeng. He was worried about his adopted son, so he also came with Mrs. Tang.

Yang Yan said: "Father, according to your speculation, will she go back to Qaidam to be with her uncle?" Miao Changfeng said: "The Qing army is currently attacking Huijiang. As far as I know, the Qaidam rebel army has been dispatched to help the Hui people resist the Qing army. You should go to Lut'an Banner first." Mrs. Tang nodded, and said: "That's right, Jia Yuan had already discussed with me, and wanted to send a disciple to help Luo Hai fight. It's just because he has just taken over as the head of the sect, and Elder Shi has happened again, I'm afraid it will take some time." Only by rectifying the door can the trip be made. It’s best for you to go first.”

Yang Yan took the Ice Soul Cold Light Sword and said, "Then I'll leave immediately!" A third familiar voice said, "Wait!" Meng Hua also came. Meng Hua said: "I just asked Master Wuhai for this small redemption pill, here it is for you!" The function of the small redemptive pill in Shaolin Temple is to strengthen the body and cultivate the original body, and it is the best elixir for healing internal injuries. Yang Yan was poisoned and hurt his vitality. , the current skill has only recovered 30%, Xiao Huan Dan is just what he needs. Yang Yanyun said tearfully: "Brother, you are too kind to me! It was all my fault before!"

Meng Hua laughed and said, "Are we brothers still speaking politely? When you see Luo Hai, please sue him for me. I was going to help him, but because I have other urgent matters, I had to postpone it." .” Knowing that his elder brother said "there are other important matters" to avenge Zhong Zhan, Yang Yan said, "Okay, then let's split things up. I will definitely deliver the message for you." Meng Hua and his brother met just now, and they broke up reluctantly, and said: "Yes, I want to avenge Elder Zhong, but I don't need to be busy today, I will see you off."

Leng Bing'er's heart was like a haggard tree, and she walked forward in a daze.Suddenly there was a rustling sound, followed by the cracking sound of ice cubes like popping beans, which was deafening.She was taken aback, and looked up, only to see billowing dust and white mist. It turned out that there was a steep hillside in front, and the ice and snow were pouring down with mud and sand. On this snow-covered mountain slope, if there is a slight shock, the phenomenon of "drift ice" will occur. It is not surprising to see Leng Bing'er a lot.Seeing that the situation of pouring was not serious, she calmed down and thought, "Fortunately, it's not an avalanche."

Unexpectedly, I was still thinking, and amidst the crackling sound of ice cubes, I suddenly heard someone calling for help! Although the situation of the pouring is not serious, if someone happens to come across it, they will be buried by the rolling snow and ice! Leng Bing'er was afraid that the guests who came to watch the ceremony were in danger, so she had no time to think, so she immediately performed lightness kung fu, avoided the frontal impact of the ice cube, and ran down to save people. Her lightness kung fu is second to none among the younger generation of disciples of the Tianshan School. As far as lightness kung fu is concerned, she almost catches up with Meng Hua and surpasses Yang Yan.Since the situation of the pouring was not serious, the rolling of the drift ice had slowed down or even stopped when the mountainside was relatively flat.Crushed ice and silt piled up into a thick pile about half a person's height. Sure enough, human moans came from under the ice.The pile of sand dunes mixed with crushed ice was arching upwards, and one could tell from a glance that the man's martial arts were not weak, and he was struggling hard at this time, intending to save himself. Saving people is like fighting a fire, of course Leng Bing'er will not stand by and let him struggle on his own.She pushed aside the snow and sand covering the man's body, and pulled him out. As soon as the man's figure appeared, Leng Bing'er suddenly encountered a ghost, and could hardly believe her eyes! The mud on the man's face was not wiped off, and the sand and ice on his body were not shaken off, but Leng Bing'er had already recognized who he was. Who is he?It was none other than Duan Jianqing, whom Leng Binger hated bitterly! Duan Jianqing took advantage of her stunned moment and immediately jumped away, Leng Bing'er was half a step behind Duan Jianqing. Duan Jianqing jumped away, and said with a smile: "Bing'er, thank you for remembering your past friendship and saving me from danger." Leng Bing'er rescued her enemy by mistake, she was so angry that her eyebrows stood on end, and scolded: "Traitor, today either you die or I die!" Amidst the scolding, he had already drawn his sword out of its sheath, and stabbed it with a move of the jade girl. Duan Jianqing was buried alive, he was still panting, unable to resist, so he had to use the "unloading" tactic, waved his sleeves, and pulled the sword edge, hoping to defuse her fierce attack.Who knows that although he uses it skillfully, without the help of strength, it is difficult to display this superior internal strength.There was only a "chi" sound, and a piece of the sleeve was cut off. Duan Jianqing complained secretly, but still said with a smile: "Bing'er, do you want to be a pair of mandarin ducks with the same fate with me? Yes, you don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but you want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day, that's also very good!" As expected, Leng Bing'er fell for the trick, and his wrist trembled because of his anger. Although the second sword followed immediately, it was skewed.But when Duan Jianqing avoided this move, he couldn't help but staggered and almost fell down. Leng Bing'er stabbed in the air, but her mind cleared up instead. She knew the opportunity was rare, so she suppressed her anger, looked at the truth, and slammed another sword. Duan Jianqing couldn't jump well, and he couldn't defuse the opponent's attack, so he had to take a hard move.Using the Dragon Elephant Kungfu, he slapped it with one palm. His Dragon Elephant Kungfu has already been practiced to the eighth level, if it is normal, he must be shot down by the cold sword.But at this time, he only has the second level of skill, but he can't even swing the tip of the sword. Leng Bing'er made a move of "black bird scratching sand" and drew a scar on the back of his hand.If it wasn't for his two successes, the palm of his hand would have been cut off. Duan Jianqing sighed and said: "Okay, please let me settle it on my own, we finally had a sweet love, I just ask you not to let me be decapitated!" After finishing speaking, he fell to the ground and walked along Roll down the slope. Leng Bing'er only said that he was exhausted and believed that he really wanted to "finish it on his own", her heart softened, and she couldn't bear it so she went to cut off his head, thinking: "Forget it, just let him die." corpse." Duan Jianqing rolled down a slope and landed on a relatively flat ground.He lay on the ground, motionless.The snow was smooth, and the body was not hurt when I rolled down. Leng Bing'er didn't know what method he used to "finish it on his own", so when he came closer to look, he saw traces of white gas emanating from the top of his head. He still has two successes, and he could have died by breaking his veins.But Leng Bing'er looked at the situation, but it didn't look like she had cut off her meridians.Leng Binger quran thought: "Could it be that he is cheating?" He said deliberately: "Let me fulfill you, just one light sword, and you will be liberated, so that you will not suffer before death!" Before the words were finished, Duan Jianqing was so frightened that he jumped up. Leng Bing'er scolded: "Shameless traitor, how dare you cheat me to death!" Duan Jianqing laughed and said: "I don't want to part with you, and suddenly I don't want to die anymore!" It was too late, and at that moment, Leng Binger's sword pointed to his throat, and said with a sneer: "A person like you, live What use is there in this world?" Seeing that the tip of the sword can pierce through his throat.Duan Jianqing flicked her middle finger suddenly, and unexpectedly flicked her sword away! "You're wrong!" Duan Jianqing said with a smile: "I have at least one usefulness in life, I can be your companion! According to me, you might as well marry me. I was sorry for you before, but now I know I was wrong This kid Yang Yan is more unreliable than me, don't you see that he is chasing that little demon girl? Hmph, this kid just wants to kill two birds with one stone." Leng Bing'er was full of anger and suppressed herself. She just regarded him as farting, let alone talking, and attacked him seventeen or eight times in one breath.As Duan Jianqing spoke, his hands did not slow down at all, and his palms circled and danced, unexpectedly defusing her eighteen moves. "Bing'er, it's too late for you to kill me now!" Duan Jianqing laughed. It turned out that although Duan Jianqing was buried alive, he was not injured.The main reason why his skills were greatly reduced was because of his fight with Yang Yan just now.In the last palm, although he injured Yang Yan with a poisonous needle, at least 50% of his own power was consumed.It was precisely because of this that it affected his lightness kung fu, which caused the drift ice to pour down, and he stumbled and rolled down the hillside. He has practiced a profound internal skill called "Turtle's Breathing Kung Fu", which was taught to him by the eminent Indian monk Kaxiang who was deceived by him back then.That's when it comes in handy.During the time when he was feigning death, he had already used the Turtle Breathing Technique to regulate his breathing and recovered 50% of his strength.However, the skill exhausted by facing Yang Yan's palms was urgent, and he still couldn't recover. Fortunately, he only recovered half of his strength, so Leng Bing'er could still have a slight upper hand. Duan Jianqing was afraid that the disciples of the Tianshan School would follow, and after defusing Leng Binger's eighteen moves, he started to free his hands for the nineteenth move, dipped his fingernails in "Shen Xian San", and flicked towards Leng Binger. Who would have thought that it would be fine if he didn't use the "Shenxian Powder", but once he used the "Shenxian Powder", it drew out Leng Bing'er's Ice Soul Bullet. The Ice Soul Bullet can ward off the poisonous gas of "Shenxian San", Leng Bing'er suddenly felt dizzy, and suddenly remembered that he still had more than 30 Ice Soul Bullets on his body, so he first used the "Slim Chest Upside Down Cloud" movement method , and went out a few feet away, followed by the Ice Soul Bullet. The Ice Soul Bullet was fired one after another, Duan Jianqing only recovered 50% of his internal energy, it was extremely unbearable, although he was not frozen, his teeth were chattering from the cold.I had no choice but to take a risk and attack. Duan Jianqing had studied martial arts in Tianshan for three years, he was very familiar with the swordsmanship of Tianshan School, and his attainment was higher than that of Leng Bing'er.He gritted his teeth and rushed to attack desperately, and suddenly the host and guest changed positions.Leng Bing'er switched to glacier swordsmanship, and Fang Shi was able to barely resist. It's a pity that Leng Bing'er's glacier swordsmanship was passed down by Mrs. Tang, so she didn't get a full view of it; it's even more a pity that she didn't hold the Ice Soul Cold Light Sword, otherwise Duan Jianqing wouldn't be able to fight her in close combat. But although she gave Duan Jianqing a counterattack, it was only a temporary phenomenon.She understands, and Duan Jianqing also understands that if the battle continues for a long time, Duan Jianqing will not only have to deal with the unfamiliar Glacier swordsmanship, but also resist the cold air of the Ice Soul Bullet, his remaining five successes will gradually be consumed, and finally Still sure to lose. Duan Jianqing was unable to attack quickly, so he launched a murderous plan.In the battle between him and Yang Yan just now, he used a poisonous needle to plot against Yang Yan, so he was able to win the battle.So he repeated the same trick, holding a poisonous needle in the palm of his hand.He knew that with his current skill, if he shot this poisonous needle, it would definitely be swept away by Leng Bing'er's sword wind.As long as he is not hurting his vitals by receiving her sword, he can directly pierce the poisonous needle into Leng Bing'er's body. Although he is not familiar with the Bingchuan swordsmanship, Leng Binger used the Tianshan school's martial arts as a basis to use the Bingchuan swordsmanship. He is sure that he can prevent Leng Binger from stabbing his vitals, and maybe even avoid it. Having made up his mind, he bludgeoned forward abruptly, but he used the yoga body technique taught by the eminent Indian monk Kaxiang. He calculated very accurately, Leng Binger was using a move of "Ice River Thawing" at this time, the sword was wide open and closed, extending outwards, when he took control, he immediately rushed into the inner circle, it is said that Leng Binger's sword is the wounded Not his, but far beyond his expectations, his wishful thinking is still in vain. At that critical moment, he suddenly felt the Quchi acupoint on the elbow of his right arm go numb, and when he scratched it, Leng Binger's sword turned back and immediately opened a wound on his left arm. .Fortunately, it was only a little short and did not hurt his lute bone. Duan Jianqing yelled in pain and jumped about zhang, shouted: "Who is it..." After only two words, Leng Binger's sword pointed to his chest again. Leng Bing'er secretly called out "lucky", wondering why Duan Jianqing made such a mistake.Hearing Duan Jianqing yell out the word "who is it", Fang Shi thought, "Could it be that someone is helping secretly?" Looking around, there was no one around, and she had no time to think about it.Anyway, Duan Jianqing could be put to death with just one more strike, so why did she have to do it to others? Duan Jianqing had a hidden weapon in his body, and he already knew it was a plum blossom needle based on his feeling, but he didn't know whether it was poisonous or not.He was forced to be irresistible by Leng Bing'er, he couldn't utter the words below, his heart turned cold, and he thought that he would die for sure. Suddenly there was a ding, and a stone flew from nowhere, knocking down the green steel sword in Leng Binger's hand. Duan Jianqing narrowly escaped death, like a collapsed patient, paralyzed on the ground with total weakness. Although he was paralyzed on the ground, he also saw who the sudden person was. It is none other than Yu Wenbo, the owner of White Camel Mountain. At this moment, Duan Jianqing couldn't help being both happy and surprised, and also a little suspicious. Yu Wenbo rescued him, of course not the one who plotted against him just now.Who is that person? When Leng Bing'er saw Yu Wenbo coming, she was extremely sad and indignant, and shouted: "The traitor surnamed Duan, I can't kill you today, and I want to take revenge if I become a ghost!" Yu Wenbo's moves were faster, she was just starting to exercise when Yu Wenbo popped out another stone and hit her acupuncture point.She seemed to be under immobilization and couldn't move. Yu Wenbo said with a smile: "Miss Leng, why do you seek life and death? You don't want to fall into Duan Jianqing's hands. I can take you back to White Camel Mountain." Duan Jianqing was seriously injured, and just now he was able to get up, he was confused and said: "Master Yuwen Mountain, do you really want to take her back to White Camel Mountain?" In fact, he wanted to ask "Why don't you hand her over Give it to me", just because I dare not ask so bluntly, so I made a detour. Yu Wenbo said lightly: "That's right, this girl is very useful to me, I want to take her in as my apprentice. Xiao Duan, husband and wife must love each other. This girl is going to kill you. If you force the marriage by force, you will spend your whole life on the contrary. You are all worried, so why bother to marry her?" Duan Jianqing was full of anger, but at this moment he had to rely on Yu Wenbo to save him, so he could go down to Tianshan Mountain, how dare he say no?He collected himself, forced a smile and said: "Shanzhu is right. Why don't a man have a wife? You like this girl, and you can deal with her whatever you want. However, she seems to have another ambush nearby. Shan Lord, you have to be careful about plotting." Yu Wenbo slapped four times in succession to the southeast and northwest, the wind blowing in the palms, the blows made people fly away, but no one was seen, he laughed and said: "I don't have the time to search, even if she has accomplices, she must not be able to plot against me!" After all, he picked up the ice and left. Duan Jianqing was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, hey, there's me!" Yu Wenbo said coldly: "I can only take one person with me, you can't walk for the time being, you can rest here." Duan Jianqing was so angry that he almost fainted.But Yu Wenbo only walked more than ten steps, and suddenly stopped again.He stood on a rock, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and let out a long howl. After a while, another long whistle was heard, coming from a distance, the sound was thin and clear, like a gossamer coiling in the air, and the lingering sound lingered.Although Xiaosheng was not as overbearing as Yuwenbo, the purity of his inner strength was higher than Yuwenbo's. Yu Wenbo was secretly surprised, but his expression didn't show at all. He turned around, laughed, and said: "You are right, someone is here. You don't have to panic, it's your own. Hehe, someone is here to take care of you, you You can rest assured to wait here." Although Duan Jianqing lost his martial arts skills, he is still a great expert in martial arts.He could hear the whistling sound from five or six miles away, no matter how good the lightness kung fu of the person coming, it would still take some time, how could he be "relaxed"? He wanted to tell Yu Wenbo; the person who plotted against him must still be hiding nearby, and definitely not the person who screamed a few miles away.But before he could tell the story of his assassination, Yu Wenbo had already left. He didn't walk in the direction where the howling sound came from, but in the opposite direction.He walked so fast that he disappeared without a trace.Duan Jianqing couldn't help being suspicious: "Since it's one of our own, why did he avoid it? Hmph, maybe it's because he snatched the ice cream, so he didn't even dare to see his own people." Duan Jianqing thought that this guess was reasonable, but he didn't know that it was not the case at all. Yu Wenbo's intentions were much more sinister than he thought. Yu Wenbo didn't know who it was, he only knew that it was definitely not "one of us"! His reasonable guess is: since he is not one of his own, then nine out of ten people are from the Tianshan faction.The possibility of being neither friend nor foe is very small.Since nine out of ten he would be the enemy, of course he had to run away in a hurry. It turned out that the power he had strengthened with the method of disintegrating the demons was gradually disappearing at this time.It is estimated that in another hour, he will return to the same level as when he fought Meng Hua, that is to say, he will only reach half of his original skill.This half of the power, after three days, will only have 10% left.If he could return to White Camel Mountain within ten days, it would be auspicious, otherwise he would fall ill on the way, so he hoped that the ones who came were his own. But as soon as he heard the howling sound of this person, he immediately knew it was not.This person's inner strength is pure, even if he has no damage, he may not be able to surpass this person.Among the "people of our own", there is only one Wu Yi, and external force can reach 30% of his strength, how can he compare with this person? His whistling was just a probing nature. After he understood the probing, he thought to himself: "Duan Jianqing is useless to me. If I don't kill him to silence him, I will be able to do him a favor. Hehe, anyway, someone will do it for me. .He is a traitor of the Tianshan faction, if the people of the Tianshan faction kill him, he should die without complaint." Yu Wenbo was wrong again this time. This person is not from the Tianshan School. The other person who hid in the dark and "cooked" Duan Jianqing as soon as he left was not from the Tianshan School either. The person hiding in the dark is Long Lingzhu. She took refuge in a crevice in a rock as the drift ice poured down.This rock happened to be behind Duan Jianqing. She didn't want to see Leng Bing'er, so she could only use the plum blossom needle hidden weapon to help her win secretly. Unexpectedly, although her secret assistance was successful, Yu Wenbo came before Leng Binger could kill Duan Jianqing. She knew that she was definitely not Yu Wenbo's enemy, so she could only watch helplessly as Yu Wenbo took Leng Bing'er away. As soon as Yu Wenbo left, another person would come soon. The opportunity is fleeting, she must "cook" Duan Jianqing.Because she couldn't tell who this person was just by howling.She couldn't help but believe Yu Wenbo's lies, believing that this person was Duan Jianqing's "person of his own". Duan Jianqing was suspicious just now, and was about to struggle when suddenly there was a sharp pain in both shoulders, the pain was so painful that he could only let out a scream, and passed out. Long Lingzhu shot through the pipa bones on both shoulders with two bone-penetrating nails.She originally wanted to take Duan Jianqing's life, but then she thought about it, Leng Bing'er had a deep hatred with him, so it's better to leave it to Leng Binger to take revenge in the future.So he temporarily changed his mind and only abolished his martial arts. "I have to go back to Tianshan to report the news, even if I run into Brother Yan, I won't care much about it." Long Lingzhu thought to himself. She was afraid that Duan Jianqing's accomplice would find out, so she hurriedly took another route back to Tianshan before he could reach it. It was also a coincidence that she left and lost the chance to meet Yang Yan.As a result, it took many days for Yang Yan to learn the news of Leng Binger's unfortunate capture. After an unknown amount of time, Duan Jianqing woke up from the pain. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a person who he tried to avoid in the past, but now it was someone he could not even hope for. Long Lingzhu thought this person was Duan Jianqing's "friend", but guessed wrong. Yu Wenbo's "lie" turned out to be right. This person is not Duan Jianqing's friend, but Duan Jianqing's only relative.It was his uncle Duan Choushi.Although it is not the "one of my own" that Yu Wenlei refers to, it is indeed one of my own! Duan Choushi came to look for his nephew, and he was arrested and severely disciplined. This time he came to attend the ceremony where Tang Jiayuan was appointed as the head of the Tianshan School. On the way, he ran into Happy Zhang. Happy Zhang told him that Duan Jianqing had joined forces with Yu Wenbo, the master of White Camel Mountain, and he It has been inquired that these two people are going to Tianshan. Although Duan Choushi hated his nephew's dishonesty very much, he couldn't help being anxious and shocked when he heard the news. Duan Choushi had already decided not to marry for life because of his broken love as a teenager.Duan Jianqing is the only root seedling of his Duan family. He was afraid that Duan Jianqing would cause a catastrophe, and he was even more afraid that the Tianshan faction would execute his nephew under the turmoil of the crowd. Unexpectedly, he couldn't catch up with the grand meeting of the Tianshan faction, so he met Duan Jianqing here first.And it was Duan Jianqing who had been seriously injured, and his life and death were unknown. Shocked, he could only apply Jinchuang medicine to his nephew first, and use willow branches to set his bones. (The broken lute bone cannot be restored to its original shape. The best hope is that the martial arts will not be completely abolished, and one or two points can be saved.) Duan Jianqing woke up from the pain when his uncle was operating on him. Duan Jianqing was in so much pain that he could only yell "Uncle, save me!" and couldn't continue. In fact, even if he still had the strength to speak, what could he say to his uncle? Duan Choushi was heartbroken and angry.He hated his nephew for being unworthy, and also felt sad that his nephew had become disabled.He only said that his nephew's martial arts deprivation was a punishment given by the Tianshan sect.He didn't dare to resent the Tianshan faction, but he felt that it was too much. Under such circumstances, what can he say?It's not scolding, it's not comforting, he can only save his nephew. As soon as Yang Yan broke up with his brother, he could faintly hear someone moaning not far away. He wasn't going in that direction, but when he heard the groan, he was afraid that it would be Leng Bing'er who was hurt, so he hurriedly ran towards where the sound came from. To his surprise, he found out that the injured person was Duan Jianqing. He didn't know Duan Choushi, seeing Duan Choushi bandaging Duan Jianqing's wound, he only thought that Duan Choushi was a group of demons from Baituoshan. Yang Yan immediately drew out his sword and rushed towards it. Duan Choushi shouted, "What do you want?" Yang Yan shouted: "If you don't want to die with this traitor, then get out of here quickly." Duan Choushi said: "Did you come here to kill him under the order of the head of your sect?" Yang Yan said coldly: "You don't need to worry about the affairs of the Tianshan faction, get out of here, don't talk about it!" Duan Choushi was a little dissatisfied at first, and felt that Tianshan Party's punishment for his nephew was too much.At this moment, Yang Yan swears at each other, and he can't help getting angry.Said: "I'm sorry, I must take care of this matter. You go back and report to the head, and I will take Jian Qing to visit him later." Yang Yan was already impatient, and immediately shouted, "Okay, if you want to take care of it, then take care of it, I'd like to see how capable you are in handling this matter!" This move uses the dragon-elephant swordsmanship, which is both swift and fierce.Duan Choushi was taken aback, and thought: "I haven't been to Tianshan for ten years, I can't imagine that the Tianshan sect is full of talents, even a young disciple has such superb swordsmanship!" But he is a martial arts master, even if he doesn't Knowing the dragon and elephant swordsmanship can also deal with Yuru.Immediately, with a wave of his sleeve, Yang Yan's sword was led out of the outer door.If it wasn't for his mercy, Yang Yan's skill had not yet recovered, and the long sword would have to be let go. Yang Yan pierced the air with his sword, fearing to counterattack, he immediately changed his moves.This change has become the Osumi Sword Style of the Tianshan School, which turns from offense to defense, with strict laws and regulations, and there is a faint atmosphere of stopping and standing. Duan Choushi knew this sword technique, he couldn't help being surprised again: "This kid's Osumi sword style may not be as good as Tang Jiayuan's, but he is already above the four major disciples of Tianshan Mountain!" Because he only defends but does not attack However, Duan Choushi's response was not ready yet. Duan Choushi was surprised and ashamed at the same time, he thought to himself: "If it weren't for my internal strength far superior to him, I'm afraid I might not be his opponent in the swordsmanship alone. Strange, his internal strength seems to be unsustainable. Signs, could it be that Jian Qing has already fought him once?" This is the fourth time Yang Yan has changed his moves. This time he used the "Hujia Eighteen Beats" that he had just learned. Strange, but he was able to attack all 18 acupuncture points of Duan Choushi in one move! Duan Choushi and Dan Qiusheng are old friends, so of course they will not be defeated by his eighteen moves.Duan Choushi was extremely surprised, flicked Yang Yan's sword away with a clang, and shouted: "Who are you? Who taught you this Hujia Eighteen Slaps move?" Yang Yan's heart trembled: "This demon is very knowledgeable, and he knows this trick of Hujia Eighteen Beats!" Snorting, he said: "There is no balance between good and evil, I can't beat you, but you have to fight! If you have the ability, you can kill him!" I'm fine, so why bother talking!" He was stabbing out with a sword when he suddenly heard someone yelling: "Brother Yan, don't be rude!" He used the inner strength of sound transmission, the voice was several miles away, but it seemed to be speaking in Yang Yan's ear . Yang Yan was taken aback and couldn't believe his ears: "Why did my brother speak for this monster instead?" Before he thought about it, Meng Hua had already appeared in front of him. It turned out that after Meng Hua and his younger brother parted ways, he heard Duan Choushi's whistling sound just after walking for a while. He recognized it was Master's whistling sound, and rushed to meet Master.Unexpectedly, he found his younger brother fighting swords with his master.He saw them on the high hill, he was shocked, he was afraid that his master would accidentally hurt his younger brother, and he would not be able to save him, so he made a noise first and stopped Yang Yan. Duan Choushi was Meng Hua's first master, and he was the one who raised him. Meng Hua saluted and said, "Master, please forgive my brother for being ignorant and offending you." Yang Yan was shocked and said, "Is he your master?" Meng Hua shouted: "You don't apologize to Uncle Shi!" Yang Yan did not apologize, and said: "Since he is your master, why did he protect Duan Jianqing, a traitor?" Duan Choushi said: "It turns out that he is your younger brother. It is really rare to have such an ability at such a young age. He doesn't know my origin, so we can't blame him." At this point, he paused for a while, then sighed and said: " Originally, my nephew was not good, even if he didn’t give me face, I can’t blame you. Meng Hua, now it’s not that you should apologize for your brother, but I should plead with you brothers!” Meng Hua panicked and said: "You say that, how can you afford to be a disciple, please tell me, master!" Duan Choushi said: "I can't interfere with the Tianshan sect's clean-up, but this little beast's martial arts has been disabled, I just hope you can spare him his death !" Meng Hua only said that Duan Jianqing's lute bone was crushed by Duan Choushi.He thought that even if Duan Jianqing was taken back, the most important punishment would be nothing more than this, so he said: "Master is selfless, I will report this matter to Sect Leader Tang, and I hope the Sect Leader will forgive me." Duan Jianqing moaned: "I, I miss Dali so much, I just want to die at home. Uncle, take me back, take me back." After finishing speaking, he pretended to be unconscious. Although the coma was a fake, it couldn't hide it from Duan Choushi's eyes, but it was a fact that his martial arts were abolished.Of course, Duan Choushi wanted to get this level: "His martial arts are useless, and the severe cold at the top of Tianshan Mountain is not something he can bear." Duan Choushi hesitated for a moment, then said: "Hua'er, I was going to congratulate your head Tang, but now..." Meng Hua said: "Master, if you have anything to do, please let me answer." Duan Choushi sighed softly, and said: "Good apprentice, it's hard for you." He carried his nephew on his back and left. After Duan Choushi's uncle and nephew left, Yang Yan said: "Brother, you took care of the relationship between master and apprentice, but you are too cheap for this traitor." Meng Hua said: "You can't say that, you have to know, who is it..." Yang Yan went on to say: "No one has made mistakes, but he can correct his mistakes. There is nothing good about it. What you want to say are these few words, right? But I don't believe that a person like Duan Jianqing can sincerely repent." Meng Hua said: "Didn't you see that his uncle has crushed his lute bone and abolished his martial arts? Even if he dies without repentance, he can do no evil. Now that he has fallen into this field, I believe Your sister Leng will also forgive him. You should hurry to Rut'an Banner to retrieve your sister Leng." Yang Yan hurried on the road, and in less than a month, he had already stepped into the border of Lut'an Banner.To his surprise, he didn't find Leng Binger, but first ran into Leng Binger's good friends - the couple Sundar and Romana. Sundar has recovered from his injuries, and he came from his hometown.Because Romanna missed her husband, she specially led a group of female soldiers from Rut'an Banner back to her hometown to pick him up. The accidental reunion, everyone is happy.Sang Da'er once again thanked Yang Yan for his life-saving grace that day, and asked: "Yang Shaoxia, you must have been able to resolve the fact that you were framed by a traitor, right?" Yang Yan said: "Thank you for your concern, the new head has allowed me to rearrange the gate wall." Romana said: "Then what about Sister Leng, why didn't she come back with you?" Yang Yan was taken aback and said, "I was about to ask you, hasn't she come to Lut'an Banner yet?" Romana said: "When I left Rut'an Banner three days ago, I hadn't seen her yet. Just now I asked a sentinel who came out of the city today, and he said the names of a few friends who came to help the battle, and he didn't see her." Sister Leng is inside." Leng Bing'er is a good friend of Romana, if she has come, the sentinel will definitely tell her. Yang Yan was very disappointed, and asked again: "What about Qi Shijie? I heard that he went from Qaidam to Lut'an Banner last month—" Romana said: "Yes, he came to Rut'an Banner. But he has gone. I thought he might meet you on the way." Yang Yan said: "Is he going to Tianshan?" Romana said: "Yes, when he came to us, as soon as he heard the news that you had returned to the Tianshan Mountains for Sister Leng, he immediately rushed there. Hey, isn't your sword the same as Sister Leng's? Soul cold light sword?" Yang Yan said: "It was Sister Leng who entrusted me to transfer the sword to him, but unfortunately I couldn't meet him." He thought to himself: "Cousin Shijie also has true feelings for Sister Leng. It wasn't for his mother's interference back then, they could have become a good couple. Alas, it's all my fault, and I messed up everything." Suddenly my heart was shocked: "Why do I have the idea of ​​regretting not being able to fulfill them? , Didn’t I firmly believe that only I can give Sister Leng happiness? Could it be that my confidence has been shaken?” Holding his sword and thinking about others, he couldn’t help being confused. Romanna asked suddenly: "Where is that dragon girl?" Yang Yan said blankly, "I don't know where she went." 罗曼娜摇了摇头，说道：“你还记不记得我和你说过的一句话？”杨炎说道：“是那句把锁匙比喻爱情的哈萨克格言吗？” 罗曼娜道：“不错，那句格言是一把锁匙只能开一把锁！”桑达儿见杨炎神魂不定的样子，不禁也摇了摇头，说道：“这里就快要打大仗了，你们还在谈什么锁匙？依我说目前最紧要的事情应该是怎样打开清兵对咱们的包围！” 杨炎瞿然一省，说道：“你们不是已经打了一个大胜仗么？”桑达儿道：“战争的胜负不是打一两次胜仗就可以决定的，清兵已经从西宁调来援军，只怕不日就要大举进攻。” 罗曼娜说道：“你猜我是因何向你问起龙姑娘的？那是因为有一位朋友也在打听她的消息。” 杨炎道：“是谁？”罗曼娜道：“这人你也认识，他就是柴达木的义军头领邵鹤年。”去年邵鹤年曾受孟华之托将杨炎押往柴达木，中途被龙灵珠所劫。杨炎说道：“他还在恼恨我和龙姑娘吗？” 罗曼娜道：“刚刚相反，他已经知道你们都是帮我们抗清的朋友了。他是义军派来和我们联络的，现在还在我们那儿。听说孟元超大侠即将率领一支义军来援。” 杨炎道：“真的吗？”心情激荡，声音都变了。罗曼娜道：“当然是真的。咦，你怎么啦？” 就在此时，忽见四面山头都有浓烟升起，这是山上的了望哨发现敌人的讯号。桑达儿哼了一声，说道：“清兵来得比我们预料还快！”罗曼娜笑道：“对，现在不是长嗟短叹的时候，咱们必须赶回去准备作战了！” 一座座的营帐布满山头，每座营帐前面的空地都竖有一枝旗竿，白天挂着该队的军旗，晚上则挂出风灯。 这是清军主帅所在的“大营”营地。时间正是午夜时分，地点是在鲁特安旗首府正东面的彭古拉山。 军令森严，虽然是有几万大军驻扎的山头，只闻刁斗声声（刁斗是古代行军的用具，夜间用来报时，犹如更鼓。在碰上意外事件时，也可用作警报）和风过处吹得帐篷摇动的猎猎作响声。千万盏风灯好像黑夜繁星，忽明忽灭，把荒山点缀得一片绚灿，好像贫家女突然变成了满身都是珠光宝气的贵妇。遗憾的是却没人欣赏，在营地上穿梭来往的只有轮值守夜的卫兵。 清兵的主帅早已换了人，儿子不行，换了老子。由官拜抚远大将军的陕甘总督丁兆庸亲自挂帅，接替他的儿子，那个名实不相符的儿子丁显武。 但更大的权力则在监军卫长青手中。卫长青是以御林军副统领的身分，手持上方宝剑、代表皇帝在作监军的。 此时卫长青正在他自己的帐幕里和一个军官说话。这个军官来头也很不小，他有两重身分，一重身分是保定武学世家杨家六阳手的衣钵传人；一重身分是大内一等卫士。 此人不是别人，正是杨炎的父亲杨牧。 但这两个显赫的人物，此时正在相对叹气。 清兵围攻鲁特安旗已经有一个月了，虽然占据了四面山头，且业已兵临城下，把这座回疆的名城围困得水泄不通，但兀是未能攻下。 卫长青叹口气道：“这座城池其实不能算是很坚固的，城墙不过三丈高而已。想不到这些哈萨克人不但能攻而且擅守，竟然把它变成好像金城汤池了。 “听说柴达木那股贼人已经倾巢而出，还有几个部落的援军也将来到。要是咱们在这几天未能攻下，恐怕就要背腹受敌了。” 杨牧勉强给他打气，说道：“回疆那几个部落的援军虽然擅于各自为战，但未经兵法部勒，只是乌合之众，不足为惧。咱们真正的对手只是柴达木的那股匪军，但从柴达木来到此地，要冲破咱们七重防线，谈何容易。而且四面山头都在咱们掌握之中，他们想与城中的守军会师，最少也得伤亡一半！” 卫长青苦笑道：“你知道他们的主帅是谁？” 杨牧说道：“大概不是冷铁樵就是萧志远吧？”冷萧二人是柴达木义军的正副首领，他这一猜自是合乎常理的猜测。但其实他却是明知猜错，故意装作不知的。 卫长青摇头说道，“你猜错了，不是冷铁樵，也不是萧志远，是你的对头孟元超！” 杨牧装作大吃一惊的模样，尖声叫道：“哦，是他？” 卫长青郑重说道：“不错，是他！他在柴达木虽然只是第三号人物，但说到用兵打仗，比冷铁樵和萧志远都强。冷萧二人，年纪已老，在匪军中名位虽高，实权则早已交付与孟元超与宋腾霄这一辈较为年轻的人了。宋腾霄是秀才出身，熟读兵书，懂得行军布阵，当然是个扎手人物；但孟元超善用奇兵，有勇有谋，他的兵法简直是无师自通，出神入化，比宋腾霄更难对付。咱们的七重防线，只怕也未必拦得住他！” 杨牧唯有苦笑道：“大人未免太过长敌人的志气，灭自己威风了。孟元超纵然厉害，也未必就有这么厉害。何况他劳师千里，兵力也远比咱们薄弱，即使他能够抵达鲁特安旗，咱们以逸待劳，以众敌寡，也无须惧怕他们。” 卫长青道：“咱们是堂堂之阵，正正之旗，怕当然是不怕他们的，但添多这股强敌，总是麻烦。” 说至此处，他看了看杨牧，忽地冷冷说道：“你可有令郎的消息？” 杨牧正是怕他提起此经事，讷讷说道，“没，没有。”杨炎回转天山的消息，他确实不知，这话倒并非说谎。 卫长青冷冷说道：“你不是差遣令郎去行刺孟元超的吗？看来你这个宝贝儿子恐怕是非但不听你的话，反而认贼作父了！” 杨牧自知他目前之所以仍然受到重用，一大半原因就是因为他的上司还在希望能够通过他而利用他的儿子杨炎之故，只好为儿子分辩：“我这不肖子虽然行为乖谬，认贼作父那是绝不至于的。他曾在我的面前矢誓要杀孟元超，或许是因时机来到之故。” 卫长青面色稍微缓和，问道：“他是否还在柴达木，你知不知道？” 杨牧说道：“他一去柴达木，我就无法与他再通音讯了。不敢胡猜。” 卫长青道：“好，待我派人打听，要是令郎这次是和孟元超一起而来，今后恐怕还有用得着你的地方！” 杨牧抹了冷汗，说道：“大人只要有用得着卑职之处，卑职敢不遵命。” 卫长青道：“你对我忠心，我不会亏待你的。” 杨牧道：“多谢大人栽培。” 卫长青笑道：“我知道你有乌总管做靠山，但他的亲信也多，有好差事只怕未必会轮到你。”原来卫长青本来是大内总管乌苏台的副手，几个月前才调任御林军副统领的。此人野心颇大，一直以屈居副手而心中不忿。故此他想多笼络些人为他所用，杨牧就是他的目标之一。 杨牧老于官场，闻弦歌而知雅意，立即笑道：“乌苏管的差事我可不敢领教，我倒已不得他忘记了我这个人。如今他最看重的是白驼山主，上个月派出了八名大内侍卫去帮白驼山主，听说是要帮白驼山主消灭天山派的。这些人到现在还没消息回来，我说句不利的话只怕是凶多吉少了。你说像这样的差事是不是宁可没有的好。” 卫长青道：“你知道你是怎样才能免掉这趟苦差事的么？你本来已列上名单的，是我把你要来，我说我要你来对付孟元超，他没有理由拒绝，这才不能不放人的。” 杨牧装作更加感激涕零的样子说道：“大人恩重如山，杨某赴汤蹈火，不足为报。”心里则在想道：“要是炎儿当真已经'认贼作父'，只怕我这次是求荣反辱了，帮白驼山主去和天山派为敌固然危险，这个差事也不见就会好些。” 他正在患得患失之际，有个卫士进来向卫长青禀报道：“丁大帅请统领大人过去有事相商。”这卫士是统帅丁兆庸的亲信，名叫骆宏，在军中是兼任替统帅传达命令的旗牌官的。 卫长青道：“好，杨兄，请你在这里等我回来，我还有话要和你说。今晚你可以在我这帐篷过夜。”原来杨牧的驻地是在前山，一来一回要一个多时辰，甚是不便。故此卫长青留客。 监军和统帅的地位平行，帅帐和监军帐都是刁斗森严，防备周密。统帅的旗牌官来到监军的营帐，也须经过审查通报等等手续，出去也是一样。 卫长青先起，骆宏按手续到监军营帐的签押处取回腰牌。签押处那个值夜官不是别人，正是杨牧的大弟子闵成龙。卫长青因为要笼络杨牧，特别提拔他作自己的亲信卫士的。 闵成龙很会奉承，当然不会留难骆宏，笑道：“你的差事已了，咱们哥儿俩喝一钟酒如何？我叫他们烤两只山鸡下酒。” 骆宏道：“闵兄盛情，我心领了。我的差事虽了，也还要回去伺候大帅的，改日咱们再喝个痛快。” 他走出监军的营帐，还未走得多远，忽地有人喝问：“口令！” 骆宏一看，只见是个穿着小兵服饰的人，年纪很轻，似乎还未到二十岁模样。 骆宏只道他是夜间巡逻卫兵，虽然有点起疑，但也不敢怀疑他是敌人。当下冷笑一声，反问那个卫兵：“你不知道我是谁吗？” 那卫兵道：“我奉命巡逻，不管是谁，也要盘问口令！莫说我不认识你，就是认识你，我也不能徇私！” 骆宏道：“你不见我刚刚从监军大人的营帐中出来吗，我的身分若非早已查明，闵成龙焉能放我出来？哼，凭你也配盘问我？” 那少年心里暗暗欢喜：原来这里就是卫长青的监军帐，这可真是“踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫”。但他还有一个疑团未释，于是仍然问道：“闵成龙为什么会在监军的营帐里？” 骆宏疑心大起，说道：“闵成龙是监军大人的旗牌官，你竟然不知道？哼，莫非你是奸……” “奸细”二字尚未说得出来，那少年出手如电，已是点了骆宏的穴道。少年笑道：“你猜得一点不错，对你们来说，我的的确确是奸细！”说罢把骆宏抛入乱草丛中。 这少年刚刚来到，没有看见卫长青已经离开帐幕，只道他还在里面。他心中疑团已解，想道：“原来闵成龙已经爬上高枝，当了卫长青的心腹了。哼，刚才倒害得我惊疑不定。”原来他盘问骆宏的目的乃是为了避免碰上一个和闵成龙有关系的人的。此时疑团已解，他便即施展超卓已极的轻功，偷入监军营帐。 杨牧在帐中正自神思不定，心乱如麻，忽觉微风飒然，似是有人掀帐进来。 他本是低首沉恩的，帐中烛光微弱，那少年看不见他的面貌，已是拔剑向他刺来。 就在这千钧一发之际，杨牧抬起头来问道：“是成龙吗？……”陡然看见亮晶晶的剑尖指着他的咽喉，这一惊非同小可！ 剑尖已经指到了他的咽喉，只轻轻一刺，就可取他性命。但说也奇怪，那人在这关键时刻，竟然呆了一呆，剑尖颤抖，就是刺不出去。 杨牧虽不是一流高手，功夫也甚老辣，在这生死关头，一见有机可乘，如何还能放过。立即反手一指，点着那人的肩井穴。咕咚一声，那人跌了个仰八叉。 杨牧定神一瞧，登时也呆住了。 烛光虽然不很明亮，那人的面貌还是看得相当清楚的。Who do you know?不是别人，正是他的儿子杨炎！ 原来杨炎帮助罗海守城，日子一天天过去，形势一天比一天危急，不知不觉，他困处围城，已是将近一个月了。救兵尚未来到，城中的粮草已是所剩无多了。 杨炎左思右想，终于得了一个主意。拼着牺牲自己，刺杀清军主帅。 他瞒着罗海，换了被俘的清兵服饰，这天晚上，偷入清军大营，仗着绝顶轻功，居然并没给人发现。 一座座的营帐布满山头，他不知道清军帅统丁兆庸的营帐是那一座，正自茫无头绪，瞎摸瞎闯之际，说来也巧，正巧给他碰见了闵成龙送骆宏出来。他埋伏暗处，待骆宏经过，突然出来盘问他的口供。这才知道，自己在不知不觉之间，正巧来到了监军的营帐了。主帅丁兆庸和监军卫长青都是他要刺杀的目标，于是在处置了骆宏之后，随即进入监军帐中，点了闵成龙的穴道，跟着按照计划行刺。 哪知大出他的意料之外，端坐帐中的不是卫长青，竟是他的父亲杨牧。 也是杨牧命不该绝，先出了声。杨炎听出了是父亲的声音，这一剑如何还能刺出？ 本来杨炎的武功已是比他的父亲高出许多，若在平时，杨炎纵然不忍伤害父亲，他的父亲无论如何也点不着他的穴道。但在此际，杨炎骤吃一惊的情形底下，杨牧不费吹灰之力就点着他的穴道。 这一个突如其来的变化，固然是大出杨炎意料之外，杨牧亦是始料之所不及。 杨牧只有这个亲生儿子，这个儿子刚才又是手下留情不忍伤害他的，他能够把儿子换取更大的富贵功名吗？ 但他又不敢冒着前程毁灭、甚至性命也将不保的危险，放走儿子。 他转了无数次念头，在功名利禄与亲生儿子之间兀是难以取舍。最后想道：“还是先稳住了闵成龙再说吧。只盼卫长青迟些回来，我若劝得炎儿归顺，那就最好不过。” 他走出外面，不出他的所料，只见闵成龙果然是给点了穴道，躺在地上。 杨牧解开徒弟的穴道，说道：“成龙，我一向待你怎样？” 闵成龙心里忐忑不安，说道：“师父对我恩重如山，我若是没有你老人家提拔，哪有今日？” 杨牧说道：“好，那么我有一事求你，你肯答应吗？” 闵成龙道：“师父但请吩咐，徒弟赴汤蹈火，在所不辞。” 杨牧说道：“用不着你赴汤蹈火，只须你为我隐瞒刚才发生的事。卫大人回来，你千万别说出曾有刺客来过。” 闵成龙低声道：“徒儿懂得。师父，你准备怎样发放师弟？” 杨牧道：“我还没有好主意。我先劝他一劝，如果他不听劝告，你设法将他送到我的营帐。” 杨炎给点了穴道，不能动弹，但还是可以说话的，杨牧回去劝他，说的无非是自己目前不能不忍辱负重的苦衷，望儿子谅解。 “我知道你不肯投降朝廷，但你不肯真投降，假投降总可以吧。咱们借助清军之力，只要杀了孟元超之后，我仍然答应与你归隐田园。” 杨炎并没给点了哑穴，但他却是一言不发。 “炎儿，你不答应的话，为父固然性命不保，你也绝计难逃！难道你竟忍心咱们父子同归于尽么？”也不知道是真的动了感情，还是想用眼泪软化儿子，杨牧说到最后，竟然挤出了几滴眼泪。 杨炎这时才忍不住开口说话：“我的父亲早已死了，至于我呢，我若打算生还，我也不敢来此行刺了！” 杨牧苦笑，正想再劝，忽听得人声，不是别人，正是卫长青回来了。 杨牧大吃一惊，连忙补点杨炎的哑穴。把杨炎塞在炕下。“炕”是睡觉的地方，北国苦寒，一般人家都是以炕作床的。炕上睡人，炕下堆着烧过的马粪或者煤球的灰烬，灰烬还是热的。 卫长青是监军身分，睡的土炕比一般人家讲究得多。炕底空阔，有半个人高，中间堆着热灰，两旁还有空放煤球。也幸而炕底下有多余的地方，杨牧才能够把儿子塞进去。 杨牧刚刚弄好，卫长青就进入帐幕了。杨牧心里好像悬着十五个吊桶，七上八落，上前请安。 卫长青忽地冷冷说道：“杨牧你好！”杨牧吃了一惊，颤声说道：“卑职没，没什么不好。”话犹未了，卫长青已是一声冷笑，点了他的穴道。 杨牧被点的穴道是麻穴，就像他的儿子刚才那样身躯不能动弹，但还可以说话。他吓得魂飞魄散，颤声说道：“卑职一向对大人忠心耿耿，不知什么地方得罪大人，请大人明示，卑职死了也心甘。” 卫长青冷笑道：“你很好，但我却给你连累得很不好了。” 杨牧道：“恕我不懂大人的意思，请大人明示。” 卫长青说道：“你知道丁兆庸找我去做什么吗？”半晌，自问自答：“不是商量紧要军情，是告诉我你那个好儿子干的好事！” 杨牧越发吃惊，心想莫非杨炎来时，已给丁兆庸的人发现了？但再一想：倘若卫长青已经知道杨炎来过此处，他一进来必定先向闵成龙查个明白，断不敢就进入帐幕。于是力持镇定，说道：“那小畜生干了什么事情，卑职实在不知。” 卫长青冷笑道：“你是真的不知还是假的不知？告诉你吧，你说你这宝贝儿子不至于认贼作父，但事实却刚好相反，他早已认贼作父了。 “他非但没有听你的话去行刺孟元超，反而和孟元超走上一路。破坏了我们一个重大计划。 “哼，我还可以相信你，相信你不是父子同谋，但丁兆庸可是信不过你呢。要不是我极力保你，此刻你早已人头落地了。” 杨牧当然大呼冤枉，说道：“多谢大人恩庇，那小畜生做的事委实与我无关，我也不知他做了何事。” 卫长青道：“你真的不知杨炎如