Chapter 5 Chapter 5: The Way Ahead Is Unknown, I Am Lost, My Homeland Is Looking Far Away, I Am Alone

Dong Mingzi stepped on the five elements and eight trigrams, and the two swords in his hands were circling and flying, and his shadow was everywhere in the blink of an eye.Although it's just one person with two swords, there is a faint tendency to line up and fight.It seems that what Yang Hua has to deal with is not an enemy, but a sword formation.Only then did he know: what his master said - that Dong Mingzi's serial killing sword technique is equivalent to being surrounded by eight first-class swordsmen - is really not a lie. Unknowingly, the two sides fought for nearly a hundred moves, Yang Hua could barely handle it, but his strength gradually became insufficient, and the circle became smaller and smaller.Seeing that the time had come, Dong Mingzi stabbed forward with his sword, and shouted: "Boy, don't withdraw your sword!" He attacked Yang Hua's seven acupoints in one move, and he expected that Yang Hua would definitely not be able to dodge it!

In this moment of crisis, without hesitation, Yang Hua resorted to the "nameless sword technique" that he had been pondering day and night for the past seven days. A stick of incense in the sky", but not the sword style of "A stick of incense in the sky". Yang Hua himself has not really comprehended the magical effect of this "nameless sword technique", but in the eyes of a master of martial arts like Dong Mingzi, his sword style is extremely powerful. He took advantage of it!One must know how good the sword skill is, and it is inevitable to reveal the empty door when attacking. If the opponent attacks the empty door one step ahead, it will definitely be defeated.The same generation can take risks to attack, Dong Mingzi is two generations higher than Yang Hua, he can only win but not lose, so before he is sure to solve Yang Hua's "weird trick", he has no choice but to return his sword to defend himself.

Yang Hua's spirit was sharpened, regardless of whether he could dismantle the enemy's moves, he used the "nameless swordsmanship" that he had memorized, one by one.Although it is only "similar in shape", it is enough to deter powerful enemies! The more Dong Mingzi looked at it, the weirder he became, the more he fought, the more surprised he became, and he shouted: "My boy, what kind of sword technique are you using?" Yang Hua said with a smile: "What I use is called the 'Unknown Sword Art'. You are known as the number one swordsman of the Kongtong School, so you are so ignorant?"

What he said was all the truth, but Dong Mingzi said that he was teasing himself, and yelled angrily: "Even if you really got Zhang Danfeng's true biography, at most you can only live an extra hour, how dare you deceive me!" What Dong Mingzi said was not false threats, his skill was far superior to Yang Hua's, and the "sword formation" formed by the "serial killing swordsmanship" was impeccable, he only defended but not attacked, and over time, he could Yang Hua was exhausted.Yang Hua couldn't break his swordsmanship, that is to say, he couldn't break through, and he secretly groaned in his heart.Dong Mingzi tightened his inner strength, and unfolded his two swords, with the faint sound of wind and thunder.He sneered and said, "Boy, do you know how powerful you are? I don't have to kill you, I can make you die of exhaustion!"

Yang Hua was secretly anxious: "Although Wuming swordsmanship is mysterious, I have not been able to exert its power, what should I do?" Suddenly remembered "You have your physique, I have mine, why should you train someone else's physique? Recalling Master's lesson of "There is an enemy in your eyes, but you are invincible in your heart", a flash of inspiration seemed to flash in your mind, and you pierced through with a swish of the sword, immediately breaking through a gap in the opponent's "sword array". Dong Mingzi retreated three steps, surprised and astonished.I thought to myself: "This kid's swordsmanship is getting stronger and stronger. If his move is half a point faster, I'm afraid I will be stabbed by him." It turned out that Yang Hua had an epiphany in actual combat. According to the wonderful principle of martial arts, when he stabs with the sword, he has unknowingly combined the Xiaoyun sword technique and the Meng family sword technique into one, and created his own new move.

One is free and easy, and the other is timid.Yang Hua didn't care about strong enemies, he changed his sword moves, hitting, stabbing, teasing, wiping, collapsing, deleting, chopping, chopping, all of them were just right.It really should be: slow and fast, clever and light, smooth and smooth, steady and light!Before he knew it, he fought until he was out of a hundred moves, Dong Mingzi only felt that as soon as he sent out his moves, he was restrained by Yang Hua and became more frightened.Can't help but gasp, for fear that it will really be "80-year-old mother, stretching the baby".

In terms of seniority, he is Yang Hua's "Uncle Grand Master", and his mentality is that he can only win but not lose.Unexpectedly, the more he is afraid of losing, the more he is doomed to lose! Dong Mingzi was both anxious and frightened, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and made the series of killing swordsmanship extremely fierce, he only hoped that he could win one move and save face, so he could use the excuse of caring for the younger generation to stop fighting, It won't make a joke for Pan Shi.With his own lightness kung fu, he expected to be able to exit this stone forest safely.

He wants to save face, but he doesn't know that it's just self-defeating.In fact, his swordsmanship is not as good as Yang Hua's, but his skill is far superior.The key to victory or defeat lies in time. If Yang Hua can stab him before his Qi fails, no matter how high his skill is, it won't help.But if he can deal with it calmly and support the moment of half a stick of incense, Yang Hua will definitely be defeated.Otherwise, if he runs away now, Yang Hua will definitely not be able to stop him. The bad thing is that he has to take care of his face, this round of rapid attack aroused Yang Hua's fighting spirit even more, and the superior martial arts he had enlightened to, because of the strength of the enemy, unknowingly brought it to the fullest !

Dong Mingzi attacked ten moves in one breath, the double sword circled, and the silver rainbow grew violently, encircling Yang Hua's figure, and shouted: "Seeing that you are young, your swordsmanship is still good. Are you willing to fight?" Please forgive me, I can let you go!" Yang Hua created his own new trick, and he was at his fingertips. He laughed and said, "Master Dongming, I think your swordsmanship is known as the serial killing swordsmanship, but it may not be able to really take people's lives!" The laughter continued, " The first form of "Wu Ming Sword Art" was used again in a flash.The tip of the sword pointed upwards obliquely.

Although this trick was used repeatedly, it was different in Dong Mingzi's eyes. At this moment, Yang Hua was standing on a rock, the terrain was a little higher, the tip of the sword pointed at a slant, and the angle was just right. Dong Mingzi was standing at a low place, and he felt that his sword was pointing at a slant, and as soon as he stabbed down, he could stab his own body. Qi point or Xuanji point or Yangbai point, these three points are the fatal points of the human body!The difficulty is that Yang Hua's sword is unpredictable, and it seems that he can pierce all three acupuncture points.If one knew exactly which acupoint, it would be easy to deal with Dong Mingzi's ability.

Dong Mingzi is used to fighting in battle, and his skill in dealing with the enemy is indeed very sophisticated. At this moment, he "bends his waist and inserts a willow obliquely", stepped on the dry gate, turned the threshold, and spread his swords left and right to protect both sides. arm. He stepped on the five elements and eight trigrams, and used the unique move of serial killing swords to deal with the opponent's complicated and changeable point stabbing sword moves. It was originally very appropriate, but Yang Hua's sword skills are different from each other No school.With such a change of his tactics, he could have avoided it, but he couldn't. Yang Hua remembered the sword patterns in the grottoes very well. After the first move, the specious "A stick of incense in the sky", followed by the second move, the specious "Black Bird Scratches the Sand". The direction of "Xuanniao scratching the sand" is opposite to that of "A stick of incense in the sky". When confronting the enemy head-on, there is absolutely no reason to use it continuously, but Yang Hua has already used it without thinking. The figure was tumbling, the sword light scattered, only a scream was heard, Dong Mingzi stabbed the sword on his left shoulder, and he fell three feet away. Acupuncture, able to save his life and escape from the stone forest.Yang Hua was stunned for a moment, and in a flash, Dong Mingzi had disappeared without a trace.Looking back, Pan Shisheng, who was lying beside the sword pool, was gone.It turned out that when Yang Hua started to gain the upper hand just now, seeing something bad happened, he relied on his familiarity with the terrain and quietly slipped away from the other end of Jianfeng. Yang Hua was stunned for a moment, surprised and delighted, and exclaimed in a low voice: "So that's it!" It turned out that he had been thinking about the two styles of Wuming swordsmanship for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.He made gestures many times, and it was impossible for him to change from "a stick of incense in the sky" to "the black bird strokes the sand" all of a sudden, but just now when Dong Mingzi dodged and turned around, it happened to "cooperate" with his move "Xuanniao scratches the sand", there is no need for him to turn around and strike the sword with his backhand.Only then did he understand that the best swordsmanship lies not only in being good at himself, but also in being able to mobilize the enemy.Once a move is issued, how the enemy will deal with it is already in his own calculations.Of course, this time it was not because of his "calculation", but Zhang Danfeng's "nameless swordsmanship" had already expected that the enemy would change his moves like this.But he understands this level of truth, and his swordsmanship has improved a lot. The enemy has fled without a trace, and the stone forest has returned to silence.Yang Hua didn't expect that he could defeat the "Uncle Grand Master". After a burst of surprise, he felt weak all over his body, and his bones seemed to be loose.He lay on the ground, and soon he became unconscious and fell into a drowsy sleep. When he woke up, it was already the morning of the next day, and Yang Hua suddenly remembered: "Have Second Master's nephew and Miss Leng left?" When he returned to the stone house, he saw that the sundries were in a mess and the walls had been dug through, obviously they had been searched.Fortunately, there was still some food left, and after he had had a full meal, he went to find Duan Jianqing and Leng Binger. Walking all over the stone forest, there is no trace of them.Yang Hua thought to himself: "Duan Jianqing is Master's nephew, he took such a big risk and expended so much effort to find Zhang Zushi's martial arts secret book, I should have given it to him, but now I can't I gave it to him." But then I thought: "Second Master, this nephew's tricks don't seem to be very decent, so it's fine if you don't give him this secret book, but he was injured yesterday, I hope he won't give Dong Mingzi a bull-nosed man. It’s good to meet old Taoists.” He packed his simple luggage, took a bag of dry food, and reluctantly left Stone Forest.I have lived in this place for so many years and it is my favorite place. Once I leave, I feel a little disappointed, and it seems that there are still things that have not been done. Walking under the sword peak, I suddenly thought: "I don't want to give the key to Duan Jianqing's profound kung fu, so how can I keep the nameless sword technique of Zhang Zushi in that grotto?" Dong Mingzi and Pan Shisheng already knew the secret of this "treasure" from Duan Jianqing, so there is no guarantee that they will not come again.Dong Mingzi's ability is not comparable to Duan Jianqing's, he can go up to Jianfeng, there is no guarantee that he will not find that grotto.In order to prevent Zhang Danfeng's unnamed swordsmanship from being stolen by bad guys, Yang Hua climbed up to Jianfeng for the last time, entered the grotto, and shoveled off the eighteen "unnamed swordsmanship" graphics on the wall. He walked out of the stone forest for the first time in three years.I saw the sun everywhere, and it was a different scene outside.The mood is excited, but also a little sad. Not only did he walk out of the stone forest for the first time in three years, but he also bid farewell to the past seventeen years of his life! Although he experienced many disasters in the past, he was protected by Uncle Song and three masters successively, but from now on he will enter the rivers and lakes alone.And wandering the rivers and lakes is not something that can be handled by high skills. "Where am I going?" It was a bright and sunny day in front of him, but he felt completely at a loss in his heart. Originally, according to his original plan, he was going to Xiaojinchuan to find Meng Yuanchao.But now that the Qing soldiers had occupied Xiaojinchuan, Meng Yuanchao did not know where to go, and his plan might not work. Suddenly he remembered what Leng Bing'er had said to Duan Jianqing, she said it to comfort Duan Jianqing because the rebel army had abandoned Xiao Jinchuan. "Back then they opened up Xiaojinchuan as a rebel base, and they can still open up another new world in the future! Some of them are loyal and chivalrous, so are they afraid they won't be able to create it?" Although the situation is different, the reason is the same, Yang Hua thought: "Master and I hid in the stone forest back then, and took this paradise as a shelter. Who knows that this paradise can't escape the bloody wind! I should follow the example of Meng Daxia and others, Create a new world of my own. As long as I set my feet on being a man and live up to Master's encouragement to be a "chivalrous way" lesson, then it's great to succeed in Xiaojinchuan, and it doesn't matter if I don't." "This girl Leng seems to be much better than the second master's nephew, I just wonder how they are doing now?" Yang Hua faced the rising sun, thinking about it, walked out of the stone forest, and walked towards a new world. Leng Bing'er walked arm in arm with Duan Jianqing on a rugged mountain road, this was the third day after they left the stone forest. The injury Duan Jianqing suffered that day was only a flesh wound, the more serious one was a slap by Pan Shisheng.Fortunately, although his internal strength is not very deep, it is quite solid.After applying Leng Binger's Jinchuang medicine, after three days of treatment, both external and internal injuries have healed.But of course you can't run fast, you can only walk slowly on the rugged mountain road. Thinking of the events of that day, Duan Jianqing still had lingering fears, and said: "Bingmei, you took the risk to save my life, I really don't know how to thank you." Leng Bing'er smiled and said: "You and I still need to be polite? However, speaking of it, I was not the one who saved your life. My life and yours were saved by others." Feeling sad, his smile faltered, he sighed, and said: "I don't know who that young man jumped from the sword peak, alas, he saved our lives, but he himself is afraid, afraid..." Duan Jianqing said: "That boy's ability seems to be very good, we can all escape, I guess he will be fine." Leng Bing'er said: "I hope so. But you don't know, that Miao man is the apprentice of a great devil in this world, and that Taoist priest's ability is even stronger than Miao man's. That man is young, no matter how strong his martial arts are, I'm afraid Not against them either. He saved my life, and I ran away, and I felt a little ashamed of him." Duan Jianqing said lightly: "If you want to blame, you can only blame me. I dragged you down." Leng Bing'er smiled bitterly and said: "Looking back, in fact, with my little ability, even if I go back that day, I can't help that person. But now I don't even know whether he is dead or alive, and I always feel uneasy." Duan Jianqing said: "We don't know when those two devils will leave the stone forest. We can only inquire about that person's news in the future. In fact, I want to go back to the stone forest, and I am more anxious than you. Let's It’s a waste of time to go around, but there is nothing to gain. If Zhang Danfeng’s martial arts secrets are given to others, it will be bad.” Leng Bing'er said: "Brother, don't be sad about this. Gains and losses are determined, and peace is a blessing. Without the secret book, we can still live happily. Your sentence is still right, and everything will be discussed in the future." This time it was Duan Jianqing's turn to smile wryly, and said: "Anyway, we can't get the secret book, it's not good, so we have to do this." Suddenly an evil thought came to his mind: "That man jumped from the sword peak, I don't know he is in the sword. Has Feng already discovered Zhang Danfeng's secret treasure? Of course I don't want him to die at the hands of those two devils, but if he has really suffered misfortune, there will be one less person who may know the secret treasure." He was thinking wildly, kicked a stone unknowingly, and almost fell.Leng Bing'er quickly supported him and said, "Brother, be careful." Duan Jianqing said: "This mountain road is really difficult, if there is a horse, it will be fine." Leng Bing'er said: "Mountain roads are difficult, but as long as you are brave and careful, don't be afraid of difficulties, be careful, and you will get used to it." Duan Jianqing smiled and said, "There always seems to be some truth behind what you say." Leng Bing'er said with a smile: "I know what the reason is, but it's just a matter of fact. Look at the old man in front, he is pushing the cart. This mountain road is much more difficult than ours, but he walks smoothly. It's not because of him Is it because you are used to walking on a daily basis?" Duan Jianqing smiled and said: "You are right, but I still hope to have a mount." Hearing the bell of the horse suddenly, Leng Bing'er smiled and said: "Just as you mentioned the mount, the mount came. It happened to be two mounts. It's a pity that we can't pretend to be robbers and steal someone's mount." Duan Jianqing said: "Hey, these two mounts are rare horses!" The mountain road twists and turns, Leng Bing'er looked up and saw two horses galloping on the mountain road as if walking on flat ground, she couldn't help applauding secretly.In the blink of an eye, the two steeds were running close to the old man pushing the cart.Leng Bing'er cried out: "Not good!" The old man was pushing the wooden cart and walking bent over. Just when he reached the corner of the mountain depression, the galloping horse was coming so fast that it was about to bump into it, and it was impossible to dodge it! The two riders looked at their attire as an officer and a civil servant.The officer was originally at the back, but suddenly he galloped past the front and shouted: "Damn old man, get out of here!" With a flick of the horsewhip, when there was no time left, he rolled the handlebars and flipped the car over, rumbling Rolled down the hill.The truck was loaded with lime, and the sky was full of gray smoke.The old man fell to the ground and rolled over, suffering a little flesh injury, but luckily avoided the collision of a car and a horse.After he recovered from the shock for a while, he felt sorry for the loss and began to cry unconsciously. Leng Bing'er was taken aback, and said: "This officer's ability is not weak!" He thought to himself: "It's a pity that Brother Qing was injured, I'm afraid I won't be able to snatch their mount by myself." Duan Jianqing let out a "huh" and said quietly, "I seem to know that civil servant." The officer said angrily: "You poor old man is really ignorant. At worst, turning over hundreds of catties of lime is worth such sorrow? My clothes are all stained by your lime. If you cry again, I will go back and chop you in two." .” The official seemed to have a better heart, and said, "Fortunately, Lime wasn't blinded. It's important for us to hurry. Let him go." Leng Bing'er snorted, and said to Duan Jianqing: "I can't see these two guys bullying the poor with their official position. Brother, you stay aside, I will give that old man a sigh of relief." Duan Jianqing hastily pulled Leng Binger aside, and whispered: "Bingmei, don't cause trouble." It was too late to say that, and then, two fast horses came running towards them like lightning. The official suddenly reined in his mount and shouted: "Aren't you the little prince of Duan Wangfu? Little prince, do you still remember me?" It turned out that this civil servant was named Jin Guangdou.In the past, he was a guest of the "Dingbian General's Mansion" in Dali, and he often walked around Duan's house. Duan Jianqing was in a state of confusion, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and greet him, saying, "So it's Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin, you've been promoted, congratulations!" The officer heard that Duan Jianqing was the "little lord", he was taken aback for a moment, he laughed and said: "Old Jin, your fortune is not small, as soon as you go out, you meet a nobleman, I am also in your honor." Jin Guangdou jumped off his horse and said, "My lord, this is Li Dutou." The officer got off his horse and introduced himself, "Your lord, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Li Dayong, and I'm a newcomer to General Dingbian's residence. the head of the capital." Seeing them stop, Duan Jianqing felt even more flustered.He forced himself to be calm and said: "You two are too polite, please get on your horse. Don't delay your business trip." Jin Guangdou said: "Not busy, not busy. It's rare to meet the young prince here, I still have something to tell the young prince. This girl is..." Duan Jianqing said: "She is my cousin. My uncle only had her as a daughter, so he treated her as a man since childhood. I was afraid that the world would be bad, so I asked her to practice martial arts for a few days." He saw Jin Guangdou's eyes seemed to be He paid attention to the saber hanging from Leng Binger's waist, so he explained it to her first.Leng Bing'er secretly made up her mind that if they couldn't avoid their inquisition, she would strike first. Fortunately, although they were somewhat skeptical, they did not continue to question him.Jin Guangdou said: "My lord, you have been away from home for three years, I remember that year General Han was assassinated, I saw the little lord the day before the incident happened, and then I heard that the little lord went on a long trip .Today happens to be the third anniversary of the death of General Han.” Duan Jianqing's heart skipped a beat, and he thought: "Here we come, we come!" One must know that the sensational assassination case three years ago was related to him.The people who joined forces to assassinate the "General Dingbian" surnamed Han were Cheng Xinyan's father and daughter, Wu Duan's brother and sister, and Wu Duan was living in his home at that time.The next day, Ximen, the imperial guard officer, and a captain of the guards from the "General's Mansion" came to his house to investigate the case.It was also killed by his uncle Duan Choushi and Wu Duan brothers and sisters. Duan Jianqing laughed forcefully and said: "That's right, I just left home to avoid the chaos just now because the law and order in Dali was too bad and I didn't know what the trouble would be." Jin Guangdou said: "It's much better now. The imperial court has sent a General Ding. In the past three years, there hasn't even been a robbery case in the area." Duan Jianqing said: "Oh, is it managed so well? It's really rare!" Jin Guangdou said with a smile: "Actually, there is no other way to make the place safe, but severe punishment is enough. General Ding issued a strict order that a thief who stole one tael of silver would have an arm chopped off, and it would be worth five taels of silver." Lose your hands, and those worth more than ten taels of silver will be beheaded for public display. How can anyone dare to rob and steal again?" Leng Bing'er was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he thought to himself: "This is exactly: only the state officials are allowed to set fire, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps. The poor who stole something will be beheaded to show the public, but the big officials who search for the people's fat are safe." I was concerned that Duan Jianqing's injury was still not healed, and it would be bad for him to use his hands, so I had no choice but to hold back.Duan Jianqing forced a smile and said, "I see." Jin Guangdou continued: "Little prince, you go back now, and you can live a peaceful life. General Ding also really wants your little prince to go back. With the young prince in Dali, help him, and the government's decrees can be easily implemented. many." Duan Jianqing said, "Master Jin is joking, I am the worst at socializing, how can I know how to help the government? General Ding is so capable, there is no need for my help!" Jin Guangdou said: "No, no. Your Duan Mansion has great prestige in Dali. As long as you go back to sit in town, you have already helped the government. There is one thing I haven't told you yet. When you are not at home, General Ding Protecting your palace is very thoughtful, General Ding really wants you to go back." Duan Jianqing couldn't deny it, changed the subject and said with a smile: "Lord Jin, congratulations on your success in the General's Mansion! This time, Duan Li and I must have urgent business to attend to, and I really dare not delay you." Jin Guangdou said triumphantly, "There's nothing to be proud of. The general thinks highly of me, so he fills in a real gap for me and acts as a copywriter. Li Dutou and I were ordered to deliver official documents in Xiaojinchuan, but it's just a routine. business." Leng Bing'er hadn't spoken, but at this moment he suddenly said: "Isn't Xiao Jinchuan at war?" Jin Guangdou said: "No, the fight has already been over. Do you have any relatives in Xiaojinchuan?" Leng Binger's concern about the battle in Xiaojinchuan was a bit strange. Leng Bing'er said: "My nanny has a son who works in Xiaojinchuan. She went to visit relatives, but the officers and soldiers did not allow her to enter the country. I only think that she is still fighting." Li Dayong listened to the conversation between Jin Guangdou and the "little lord", but he couldn't get in. He was quite depressed, so he took the opportunity to show off and said, "Girl, you don't know that Little Jinchuan used to be a den of rebels, but now even though the entire territory They are all occupied by the officers and soldiers, and the security still cannot be relaxed. As far as I know, not only ordinary people are not allowed to come in and out at will, but even those who deliver ordinary documents can only be dropped off at the border post.” Leng Bing'er said: "So, you can't enter Xiaojinchuan either?" Li Dayong wanted her to ask this question, and said with a smile: "You are the young prince's cousin, so it doesn't matter if I tell you. To tell you the truth, even if I don't have official documents to deliver, I can come in and out freely. Lord Jin and I, He can go in too." The words implied to Duan and Leng that his status was actually much higher than that of this official surnamed Jin.Jin Guangdou forced a smile and said, "This Li Dutou used to work in the Imperial Forest Army." This time it was Li Dayong's turn to be very proud, and he went on to say: "There are many old colleagues of mine who are officers in Xiaojinchuan this time. Although I was transferred to Dali, I still have my name on the roster of the Imperial Forest Army. All the errands are sent out with a badge, even if the old colleagues may not all know me, they will let me come and go freely when they see the badge." When Jin Guangdou heard him bragging about his identity, he frowned, but he didn't speak. Leng Bing'er secretly paid attention to Duan Jianqing's complexion, Duan Jianqing also frowned at her at this moment. Leng Bing'er smiled and said, "It's a pity that you can't lend your badge to others." Li Dayong said: "What is the name of your nanny's son, and where is he proud of in Xiaojinchuan?" Leng Bing'er made up a false name and said: "I only know that he is working in Xiaojinchuan, but I don't know which yamen he is in." Duan Jianqing said: "Lord Jin, thank you for your concern. It's getting late, we should all go. When you return to Dali, I'll take care of you." Jin Guangdou said happily: "Little prince, so you are going to go home?" Duan Jianqing said: "I left my hometown for refuge. Now that my hometown is peaceful, your General Ding paid special attention to me and invited me to go back. I am a tired bird, and I want to go home and live a peaceful life." Jin Guangdou said: "Yes, it's better to go home. Once you go back, General Ding will definitely welcome you." Suddenly he asked: "Little prince, why don't you and cousin Ling prepare a car and horses? Don't you think the mountain road is rough?" Duan Jianqing smiled and said: "I like traveling in the mountains and rivers. If I ride a horse, it will become a horse to see flowers. It's not interesting." Jin Guangdou said: "I see, the young prince is really elegant. Okay, then let's see you in Dali." Jin Guangdou and Li Dayong went far away, Duan Jianqing complained to Leng Bing'er and said: "Bingmei, how can you have a nanny's son in Xiaojinchuan? Just now I was really afraid that your nonsense would arouse their suspicion." Leng Bing'er smiled and said, "If your wink hadn't stopped me just now, I would still have wanted to grab their mounts and badges." "It's a good thing you didn't mess around, otherwise this trouble would be big." "What's the trouble? To tell you the truth, I was just afraid that I couldn't kill them." "If you kill them, I don't want to go back to Dali again." Leng Bing'er was taken aback for a moment, and said, "You really want to go home?" Duan Jianqing nodded, and said: "Little Jinchuan has been occupied by the Qing soldiers, and you have nowhere to go. Why don't you go home with me and stay for a while." Seeing Leng Bing'er's hesitant expression, he continued : "Don't get me wrong that I'm just trying to live a comfortable life. I want to maintain a good body and practice martial arts well, and then I will venture into the rivers and lakes with you." Leng Bing'er sighed: "I also hope you have a quiet place to recuperate for a while, but I don't want you to take the risk of going home." Duan Jianqing said: "To tell you the truth, I didn't dare to go home. But after meeting these two guys, I don't have any worries." Leng Bing'er said: "What, do you believe their 'good words'? Do you also believe their 'good intentions' from General Ding?" Duan Jianqing said: "I don't believe them, I believe their generals won't treat me as a suspect again!" "Are you referring to the assassination of the predecessor, the 'General Han' case?" Leng Bing'er had heard about this case and what happened at Duan Jianqing's house the next day. Duan Jianqing said: "Yes, according to the situation just now, the secret has not been leaked. The successor General Ding obviously has no doubts about me." "How did you see that?" "The officer can overturn the car with a horsewhip. He's really not weak, right?" "That's right. I didn't dare to snatch him just now, because I was afraid that if I couldn't beat him, it would hurt you." "He may not know that we really understand martial arts. In his eyes, he definitely doesn't care about us, right?" "So what?" "But they treat me with such respect." Leng Bing'er smiled and said, "Because you are the 'Little Prince'!" Duan Jianqing frowned and said: "You are so smart, why haven't you thought of it yet!" "I understand what you mean. You are thus proved that they did not suspect you." "Yes, if they have any doubts, it's a meeting of strangers, will they let me go? I'm afraid they will arrest me as soon as they meet." "Your words are not unreasonable, but I don't know if they lure you back, it is not because of some other conspiracy." Duan Jianqing smiled and said: "Bingmei, you are always so suspicious, I don't think there is any danger. I have been away from home for three years, to be honest, alas, I really want to go back and have a look." Leng Bing'er hesitated, and said for a while, "You see that old man is still crying there, how pitiful." She suddenly changed the subject, Duan Jianqing was taken aback for a moment, and said: "Okay, let's go over and give him a few taels of silver." Leng Bing'er said: "Yes, let's do this good thing first, and then we can discuss it in the long run." Unexpectedly, the old man didn't want their money. Leng Bing'er said: "We gave it to you sincerely, why don't you want it?" The old man said: "Only officials ask the common people for money, how can they give money to the common people instead?" Leng Binger suddenly realized, and said: "Oh, dare you see those two officials standing and talking with us, so you think we are also 'officials'? In fact, we are just like you, common people!" How can the old man believe it?Although he didn't hear Jin and Li calling Duan Jianqing "Little Prince", he saw their respectful attitude towards Duan Jianqing. Leng Bing'er said: "That's right, they want to curry favor with my friend, there are other reasons, you don't need to know. But I can tell you, I am exactly the same as you, I hate them and hate them. They bully you like that, I see you Also get angry. Don't worry, the money is collected, and there will be no trouble!" He put the money in his palm, ignored whether he wanted it, and left with Duan Jianqing.The old man wants to return it to them, how can he catch up?Holding the silver, he was just in a daze. Duan Jianqing was full of displeasure, and said afterwards: "That old man is true, he has no property, we give him money, are we going to plot against him?" Leng Bing'er said: "He is used to being bullied by the officials. Even if he doesn't think we are plotting against him, he will think that we are going to tease him!" Then he laughed and said: "An old country man with little knowledge knows that the officials cannot be trusted. , Brother Qing, why do you believe them instead?" Duan Jianqing was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Bingmei, so you said this to me in circles." Jin Guangdou was also complaining about Li Dayong at this time. "Li Dutou, I know that you are an officer of the Royal Forest Army, but it doesn't matter if you show off your prestige in front of me, why tell your secrets to irrelevant people?" "Didn't you say that General Ding valued this 'Little Prince'?" "That's the way it is said, in fact..." "Actually what?" Jin Guangdou glared at him and said, "Your words are too open, I dare not tell you." Li Dayong laughed and said: "Maybe General Ding has something to 'leverage' this 'little prince', but he doesn't really 'value' him, right?" Jin Guangdou said: "It turns out that you are not too confused, then you just know." Li Dayong said: "Then do you know why I leaked it to them on purpose?" Jin Guangdou was stunned for a moment and said: "So, dare you have other intentions?" Li Dayong said: "Of course, I was testing them. Do you think I'm just being brave and foolhardy?" "Exploring what?" "That 'little prince' has martial arts, and that woman is probably even stronger than him, do you know?" "Really, I don't see it that way." "Duan Jianqing's uncle, Duan Choushi, is very famous in Jianghu. I heard that he still has contacts with Xiao Jinchuan and several 'bandit leaders'. Do you know?" Jin Guangdou said: "I know that Duan Choushi fell out with the old prince because of his martial arts training. I don't know as well as you about the affairs of the Jianghu. Is the news you heard reliable?" Li Dayong kept a secret, and said with a smile: "I can't tell you the source of the news. In short, since there are such rumors, I can't be suspicious." Jin Guangdou was very unhappy: "I'm afraid I know more than you. If you don't tell me the truth, I won't tell you completely." He said deliberately at the moment: "But everyone in Dali knows that this little prince and His uncle has nothing to do with it. Moreover, although the Duan family has long been an outdated 'prince', it is still quite prestigious in Dali, and the magistrate and general should respect his family to some extent." Li Dayong said: "Yes, that's why I want to test this 'Little Prince'. Just now I deliberately leaked the secret, just to lure them to grab my waist card. If they do it, it goes without saying that it must be Xiao Jinchuan The 'bandits'." Jin Guangdou said: "It's a pity they didn't do anything." Li Dayong said: "That doesn't bother me, our horses run so fast, even if they know the secret of the badge, they can't find another party to catch up and snatch the badge." Jin Guangdou couldn't help but look at him differently, and said with a smile: "According to your brother's ability, you are not afraid of someone coming to snatch you." Li Dayong said: "Fortunately, this young prince is willing to go back to Dali. We can't find evidence this time, and we can look for it in the future." Jin Guangdou suddenly said: "It's not difficult for you to find evidence!" Li Dayong was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Do you know why you didn't say it earlier?" Jin Guangdou said: "It's not that I can't trust you. Let's make a poisonous oath. From now on, we will share the blessings and share the misfortunes. I will tell you." Li Dayong said with a smile: "Master Jin, you have so many eyes. Okay, let's become brothers, we will die together, and everyone will tell the truth! Whoever breaks his oath will die an untimely death!" He thought: "My martial arts are so strong, others It's not that easy to kill me." Jin Guangdou also had his own thoughts: "I am a civil servant, so I don't need to fight. The chance of dying is much less than yours." After the two had made a poisonous oath, Jin Guangdou said: "The young prince is very suspicious of the assassination of the former General Han." Li Dayong said: "How do you know?" "Among the assassins, there is a pair of young brother and sister. I have met them in Duan's house before." "Then why didn't you inform General Ding?" “将军府出事那晚，我不在场，刺客的形貌，只是听得卫士说的。” “哦，所以你不敢断定那一男一女是否就是你在段家见过的那对兄妹？” 金光斗道：“是呀，兹事体大，我不过是个小小的文案，没有拿到段家把柄之前，便去告密，倘若给丁将军说我是捕风捉影，叫我如何能吃得消？何况这位小王爷又不在大理，丁将军也是没法将他捉来，让我和他对质。” 李大勇道：“那么这位小王爷现在回大理了，你不是可以举报了吗？你想法找他的把柄吧。” “把柄我是找得到的，但要你的帮忙。” “要我如何帮忙？” 金光斗沉吟半晌，说道：“咱们将来从小金川回到大理时，要是这位小王爷还在家中，你扮作蒙面贼晚上到他家去，将他捉来给我，我有办法套出他的口供。” 李大勇道：“这可不是闹着玩的，我担的风险太大。” “你放心，我有把握叫他从实招供，即使我搞错了，也不会连累你。但事成之后，功劳大半却是你的。” 李大勇情知他的说话不尽不实，想道：“看来他是已经拿到了段家的把柄，但不知为了何因，定要得到段剑青亲笔招供，方敢举报。但既有这飞来的好处，我也不必盘问他了。”当下笑道：“金大哥，咱们现在是结拜弟兄，有福同享，有祸同当，你既然成竹在胸，小弟就听你的。” 李大勇猜得不错，金光斗之所以不敢告密，确实是有难言之隐。原来将军府的地图，就是他画给武端兄妹的。那天晚上，他和另一个姓钱的候补官儿，在客店里给武端兄妹活擒，迫不得已画图以献。他若告密，恐怕会给查出这件事情。但如今事隔三年，武端兄妹早已到了小金川，决不会再回大理，揭破他的秘密，他自是不怕单独对付段剑青了。 合伙图谋段剑青的事情商量妥当之后，金、李二人都是得意非常，哈哈大笑。 哪知笑声未绝，忽听得有人喝道：“好呀，你们干的好事，给我滚下马来！” 声到人到，路边山脚的茅草丛中突然跃出一个少年，把手一扬，李大勇连他发的是什么暗器都未看得清楚，跨下的骏马已是猛的一跳，把他抛下马背。 金光斗的情形比他更槽，跌下马背，打了几个滚，发出一声惨叫，寂然不动，看情形竟是摔死了。 那少年双手各执绳缰，把两匹马系在路边的一棵树下，拍了拍手，笑道：“这两匹坐骑倒是不错！” 李大勇毕竟是个高手，虽然猝不及防摔倒，一个鲤鱼打挺，便即翻起身来。不过他见这个少年如此了得，一时之间，倒是不敢上前。 他在打量这个少年，这个少年却是先来“招惹”他了，“把腰牌给我！”那少年喝道。 李大勇怒道：“哪里来的小贼，如此大胆！” 少年笑道：“你们这两个家伙，居然想要谋财害命，胆子也是不小呀！” 李大勇面上变了颜色，喝道：“你这小贼，胡说八道！你，你知道了一些什么？” 那少年笑道：“若要人不知，除非己莫为。你们刚才鬼鬼祟祟的商量什么，嘿嘿，对不住，我都听见啦！” 刚才李大勇和金光斗商量妥当之后，骑上马走了一程方才碰见这个少年。李大勇惊疑不定，想道：“刚才路上分明没有人，他躲在哪里偷听？即使他的轻功真有神出鬼没之能，也决不能跑得比我的坐骑还快呀。”他哪里知道，这个少年其实只是偷听了他们和段剑青的那番说话，只知道他们是千方百计想把段剑青骗回大理，至于“图财害命”云云，则是这个少年据理推测，猜想到的。 李大勇惊疑不定，对这少年也是有点忌惮。但阴谋已给对方揭破，无论如何，也是非得杀人灭口不可了。 “老弟，咱们有话好说。你想要什么，咱们商量。”李大勇口中说话，手中捏着的暗器突然发出。他射出的是两枚透骨钉，只听得“叮叮”两声，也不见那少年动手，两枚透骨钉打着了他，却插不入他的身体，跌了下来。