Chapter 10 The tenth round of danger encounters a barren mountain, avalanches, snow waves, and ancient temples.

The officer behind said: "Oh, what do you think is weird about him?" "I told him to go away, but instead of hiding, he stood in the middle of the road. Could it be that he is really stupid enough to take his own life as a joke?" "Feiqi rushed over to beat him, I think he was scared stupid by you. Why bother with a fool, let's go, let's go!" The officer behind laughed. The officer in front seemed to be a little hesitant, but the officer in the back said: "Looking at the weather, there may be another heavy snowfall. If we can't walk through Heihu Pass before sunset, the mountain will probably be blocked by heavy snow." He gave up the idea of ​​going back and whipping Yang Hua up.

Yang Hua sneered in his heart: "If you come back, I can't wait for it!" After walking for a while, I heard the sound of hoofbeats, and it seemed that there were seven or eight riders. Don’t mess with me, I’ll show you a little bit too.” I saw a dart flag fluttering in the wind, and the person walking in front was a tripman, who was a regular escort, and there was a person who shouted in front, called a tripper.Probably because he already knew that there was no strongman on this mountain, so he didn't shout.He held up the bodyguard flag high, and embroidered an eagle with gold thread, with the four characters "Zhenyuan Bodyguard Bureau" underneath it.

Yang Hua thought to himself: "It turned out to be a member of the Escort Bureau, but the background of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau is not small!" It turns out that the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau is the largest in Beijing. The head of the Escort, Han Weiwu, is highly skilled. With a single dart flag, he has traveled all over the country without a single miss.Yang Hua once heard about the origin of Zhenyuan Escort from his second master, Duan Choushi. Walking in the middle were four mule drivers, each leading a strong mule. Seven or eight boxes were stacked on the mule's back, taller than a person.It seemed very strenuous to walk up the mountain.

Walking behind were two escorts, riding their horses slowly.Yang Hua thought to himself: "I wonder if Han Weiwu is among these two people?" Then he laughed dumbfounded: "He is the head of the bodyguard, so he probably won't go out in person." Yang Hua knew that Zhenyuan Escort Bureau had a good reputation, so he stepped aside immediately.The two bodyguards seemed a little surprised when they saw him walking alone on this rugged mountain road, and one of them asked him, "Little brother, where are you going?" Yang Hua said: "I went to Qaidam to visit my relatives."

The bodyguard seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and said: "Please forgive me for asking, what does your relative do for a living in Qaidam?" Yang Hua said: "He runs a ranch. He asked me to feed his horses." The bodyguard said: "Aren't you afraid of the windy and snowy weather, the mountain road is difficult?" Yang Hua said: "Is there any way to make ends meet? But we children from poor families are used to walking on mountain roads. I just want to rush to Qaidam before winter comes, otherwise it will be even more difficult to walk." The bodyguard said: "That's true. However, depending on the weather, there may be a heavy snowfall, and maybe an avalanche will close the mountain. If you haven't reached the col in front before sunset, I advise you to find a hunter It's a good place to stay." Yang Hua said, "Thank you for your advice."

The bodyguard asked: "Little brother, are you cold?" It turned out that Yang Hua's military uniform had already been thrown away, and what he was wearing was only a single shirt, which was a little tattered. Yang Hua said: "Children from poor families are used to being hungry and cold." The escort probably felt that Yang Hua was pitiful, thought for a while, and said to the accompanying escort: "Brother Shi, your figure is not far from his, give him a padded jacket." The bodyguard surnamed Shi said: "Okay." He opened the bag, took out a padded jacket, and handed it to Yang Hua.

Yang Hua said: "You and I are neither relatives nor relatives, how can I have the nerve to ask for your things?" The bodyguard laughed and said: "We are all brothers in the world, why should we have known each other before? What is a mere padded jacket?" The bodyguard surnamed Shi followed with a smile and said, "Boss Boss Han told you to accept it, so you can accept it. You don't know, our Boss Boss Han likes to make friends the most. If you refuse, he will feel uneasy instead. " Yang Hua was taken aback, and said, "He, is he the head of the bodyguard Han?"

Han Weiwu glanced at Yang Hua, and the bodyguard surnamed Shi asked him, "Do you know our head of bodyguard Han? Have you heard of it?" Yang Hua shook his head and said, "I've grown up so much, I've been wandering around in the ravine, and there are prominent people outside, how would I know? But I think the head of the bodyguard must always be a big shot, right?" Han Weiwu laughed when he told him, he lost his suspicion, and said with a smile: "I'm no one, I'm just a beggar at the head of a knife." After the members of the Escort passed by, Yang Hua listened intently, and faintly heard Han Weiwu say: "This young man is quite interesting."

The bodyguard surnamed Shi said: "Is there anything suspicious?" Han Weiwu said: "I still can't see it. But he is so poor, but he refuses to accept things easily, he doesn't look like an ordinary poor boy." The two bodyguards were talking about Yang Hua, and Yang Hua also felt that Han Weiwubao's bodyguard was a bit strange. One must know that Zhenyuan Escort Agency is the largest Escort Agency in Beijing, and it can also be regarded as the leader of the Escort Agency across the country.Han Weiwu, as the head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau of the leader's bodyguard company, personally acted as a bodyguard, which is no small matter!

Although Yang Hua lacked experience in Jianghu, he heard his master talking about it every day, so he knew a little about the situation of the escort industry.If the Chief Escort of the Great Escort goes out in person, the bodyguards he guards must belong to "red goods", and most of them will be "dark bodyguards". The so-called "red goods" are things that are very valuable and easy to carry, such as gold and silver jewelry, millennium fleece-flower root, old mountain ginseng, or even priceless treasures and so on.But now they are using four mules to carry dozens of wooden boxes. Such heavy and heavy things should be ordinary goods, and the price is also limited. Why do they need the head of the bodyguard to personally guard them?

As for the "dark dart" it is relative to the "bright dart".With a clear banner, the bodyguards with a mighty team of people will hand out greeting cards on every hill, which is called "bright bodyguards";Like the current situation of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau: if you play the banner and use the "Tian Zi Shou" to shout, of course it is the "Ming Escort".But this "Ming Escort" did not have a large group of people accompanying it, only one bodyguard accompanied the head of the bodyguard to protect the four mules. There is another layer, based on the situation at that time, most of the wealthy businessmen were in the southeast, while the people in the northwest were barren and poor, and there were few big business.Therefore, the first-class bodyguard agencies often disdain small businesses in the northwest.Even if sometimes he reluctantly accepts due to affection, he will never let the head of the bodyguard personally do it. Yang Hua thought: "It's a long way from Beijing to escort a batch of cumbersome goods to Qinghai, and the mountain road is so difficult. This is clearly a thankless business. Han Weiwu is the number one in the Beijing bodyguard firm. A character, why is he willing to condescend to protect this bodyguard himself?" The people from the Escort Bureau had already walked ahead of Yang Hua, passing through a mountain pass.Because the mules were carrying heavy loads and walking slowly, the group of people was still faintly visible on the hillside. At this time, the sun was already westward, and gusts of cold wind blew over from the mountains, making a frightening roar.The sky suddenly changed! Dark clouds covered the clear sky, and a strong wind suddenly picked up, flying sand and rocks, even Yang Hua, who was skilled in martial arts, felt unable to move an inch. Suddenly, the sound of thunder was faintly heard.Yang Hua was taken aback, and thought to himself: "This weather, how can it change? If it rains heavily, it will be even worse!" His thoughts moved, and he could only hear Han Weiwu who was walking on the hillside ahead. Shouted: "Little brother, hurry up to a high place and find a place to hide, we've encountered an avalanche!" Yang Hua didn't know what the "Avalanche" was so terrible, but he already knew it when he heard Han Weiwu screaming like this Not good! Yang Hua galloped, and just after running for a few steps, he saw countless air bubbles popping out from the flat ground on the slope of the opposite mountain separated by a depression.In a blink of an eye, the hillside where he stood was also a vast expanse of whiteness, and the entire mountain seemed to be covered in mist and ice. The snow on the top of the mountain poured down, and many snow blocks the size of a millstone burst, and the booming explosion sounded like a Yulei connecting a Yulei! The snow rolled down with sand and gravel, and the tall trees several feet high were rushed down by it.Snow blocks, stones, and trees, when they hit the hanging rocks blocking the road, flew up like rolling balls, and threw them into the valley in an arc-shaped parabola; the lighter snow blocks burst into countless fragments, like meteorites falling like Rain, Yang Hua fell on the ground, only to feel countless snow blocks and stones roaring and exploding in the strong wind, rolling over his head and flying by his side.Mountains and valleys echoed, the earth shook and the sky shook, as if the end of the world was approaching! In fact, this is just an avalanche on the opposite mountain. Although it spread to their side, the damage can't be considered serious, but Yang Hua, who has never seen an "avalanche" before, suddenly encountered such a terrible scene, and he was already terrified. ! Just when he was trembling with fear, he suddenly heard someone shout: "Help, help!" This heart-piercing cry made Yang Hua jump up immediately. It turned out that this cry aroused Yang Hua's chivalrous heart. He was in fear at first, but he didn't know where the courage came from at this time. All he thought in his heart was that he must save others, and he put his own safety aside. I saw a mule rolling down the hillside, and the mule driver who was leading it also rolled down, unable to get up.The mule had its head crushed by a stone, and the driver had a broken foot. The snow and gravel were rolling down like a torrent. Although the mule driver was not the first to bear the brunt, if he rolled down again, he would definitely be submerged in this ever-expanding "torrent". But the mule driver and Yang Hua were still a hundred paces away, and it was too late for Yang Hua to save him. All of a sudden, Han Weiwu jumped down, grabbed the mule driver's heels, abruptly lifted him upside down, threw him up, and shouted: "Brother Shi, follow carefully!" The teacher opened his arms, hugging the mule driver, and hurriedly shouted: "Chief Escort, come up quickly!" Yang Hua heaved a sigh of relief, feeling joy and surprise in his heart, he thought: "Han Weiwu really deserves his reputation, I am far inferior to him in this skill!" One must know that Han Weiwu saved the mule driver with only one grasp, Just throw him up to a height of tens of feet, this is the "Strong Eagle Claw Kungfu" that requires very deep internal strength! Yang Huagang felt lucky for the mule driver, but unexpectedly the second disaster happened again! The stone bodyguard had already seen the danger, so he hurriedly called Han Weiwu up.Unexpectedly, Han Weiwu refused to leave the dangerous situation. He rescued the mule driver and wanted to salvage the goods. The mule was already dead, and the dozen or so wooden boxes it carried were scattered all over the ground along the hillside.Several boxes were still rolling down the slope. Han Weiwu smiled and said: "Don't be busy!" As he spoke, he straightened his body and threw himself down again. When his toes landed, he happened to catch up with the box rolling in front, grabbed it and threw it up.As the second and third boxes rolled towards him one after another, he followed them one by one and threw them up again.It was too late, and soon, the "torrent" formed by the confluence of snow, sand, stone, and wood was about to roll in front of him! The escort surnamed Shi was surprised and delighted, and shouted: "Chief escort, people are important, if we lose something, they will forgive us!" Han Weiwu said in a deep voice: "That's right, it's the people who matter! But if you save one more box, you can save many more people, don't you know?" The bodyguard surnamed Shi shouted: "I know, but you..." Han Weiwu said: "Okay, this is the last box, I'm coming!" Unexpectedly, before the words were over, the torrent came first! Just as Han Weiwu threw the last box, he was hit by a flying stone.Han Weiwu waved his arms and jumped a few steps away. Even if he dodged quickly, he would also be hit by the torrent. Fortunately, it was not a frontal impact, but he couldn't stand it anymore. I saw Han Weiwu swayed, and "Bu Tong" fell to the ground and rolled down the slope.The "torrent" rolled past him. The "torrent" is constantly expanding, if he can't avoid it in time, he will definitely be submerged.But at this moment he was already exhausted, how could he recover the necessary strength in such a hurry. The bodyguard surnamed Shi cried out in surprise, and was stunned. The "torrent" has submerged half of the hillside, cutting off the upper and lower passages.Although Han Weiwu couldn't climb up, the bodyguard surnamed Shi couldn't go down to rescue him either. Han Weiwu felt a chill in his heart, thinking he was going to die, when he suddenly felt a piece of wood touching his body, someone shouted: "Chief Escort, quick, hold on..." It turned out that a branch as thick as a human arm was hitting him stretched out towards him. It turned out that the direction in which he rolled was also the direction in which Yang Hua ran down. At the critical moment, Yang Hua bent a tree branch, just in time to hand it down to save him.Han Weiwu survived a desperate situation, grabbed the branch firmly, and Yang Hua pulled him up with all his strength.At this moment, the "torrent" rushed past where he stood just now! Yang Hua dragged him up to the high place, Han Weiwu took a breath, lifted his spirits, and said, "Little brother, thank you for saving my life." Yang Hua said: "Chief Escort, didn't you say that everyone in the world is brothers? You gave me a padded jacket to keep out the cold, and I haven't thanked you much yet." Han Weiwu glanced at him, and seemed to feel more and more that this young man was quite strange, and said, "Little brother, you risked saving me just now, and you might lose your life, do you know that?" Yang Hua said: "Chief Escort, I am following your example, you can sacrifice yourself to save others, why can't I?" Han Weiwu laughed and said, "You are right. Little brother, you are really interesting." This avalanche came and went quickly. Soon, the wind gradually weakened, and the torrent of snow, sand and stone had already rolled over the hillside and poured into the valley.I saw a series of narrow cracks, like the veins of leaves, all over the hillside, and there were boulders and trees that could not be washed away everywhere. Seeing the destructive power of this avalanche, Yang Hua still had lingering fears in his mind, and said, "Fortunately, none of our people were lost. This avalanche is really terrible!" Han Weiwu smiled and said: "This is just an insignificant avalanche. More than ten years ago, there was a big avalanche on Mount Everest in Tibet. Ice rocks and snow blocks like a small mountain spewed down like a volcanic eruption. A sound like thunder can be heard hundreds of miles away, and within a radius of tens of miles, people and animals are buried alive, that would be really terrifying!" Hearing this, Yang Hua couldn't help being speechless. Han Weiwu suddenly said: "Little brother, have you ever practiced martial arts?" Yang Hua had already expected this question from him, so he spoke out what he had prepared: "I don't know any martial arts, but I have been hunting with adults since I was a child, so I only have a few catties of strength." Apologizing, I thought: "This Chief Escort Han is a good person. In fact, I shouldn't have lied to him. However, if I admit that I know martial arts, I'm afraid he will ask who my master is. It's hard to hide his identity. Besides, the second master was still against the Qing court. How could I tell him all about it. He, the leader of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency who can operate in the capital, must have contacts with people in the government. It's still that The unknown friend is right, don’t trust others easily.” It turned out that he decided to lie to Han Weiwu because of the beautiful boy's "parting words".At this moment, I couldn't help but think of that beautiful boy again, "I wonder if he's going back to the rebel army? I hope he won't run into this avalanche." Han Weiwu said: "Little brother, what's your name?" Yang Hua thought to himself, he was a "little boy" who had just debuted, and he expected that he would never have heard of his name, so he told the truth.Han Weiwu said: "Little brother, your strength is not small. Did your house belong to Orion? Where do you live?" Yang Hua said: "I live in Xiaojinchuan, but I don't have a home anymore." Han Weiwu was surprised when he heard the word "Xiao Jinchuan", and said, "Didn't Xiao Jinchuan be put down by the officers and soldiers at the end of last year after a great chaos?" Yang Hua said: "I am a poor boy in the valley, and I don't know much about the outside world. However, before the officers and soldiers come, I don't seem to think there is any chaos. Those who plow the fields, those who hunt and hunt, everyone can live and work in peace and contentment. The officers and soldiers It’s coming, and I have to marry and tax, that’s really messed up. I just want to visit relatives in other places because I can’t live on.” Yang Hua made up this lie because he had traveled all over Xiaojinchuan, Familiar with the local situation, he is not afraid that Han Weiwu will find out his flaws, and secondly, he wants to test Han Weiwu's attitude towards the rebel army. Han Weiwu said: "Little Jinchuan is a good place. I have been there more than ten years ago. At that time, the two leaders Leng Tieqiao and Xiao Zhiyuan were still building their foundation in Xiaojinchuan. Do you know these two leaders?" Yang Hua wanted to test him, and he also wanted to test Yang Hua. Yang Hua said: "I've heard people say it, but unfortunately I haven't had the chance to meet them. Boss Han, do you know them?" Han Weiwu said: "It's a pity that I haven't seen them. As for their names, of course I have already heard of them." Yang Huadao: "After I left Xiaojinchuan, I found out that people outside called him a bandit leader. But when the poor people in Xiaojinchuan talked about them, no one thought they were bad people. Boss Han, you Well-informed, in your opinion, what kind of people are they?" Han Weiwu said: "I'm not close friends with them, so I dare not speak rashly. But as far as word-of-mouth in the world is concerned, they can be regarded as heroes." Yang Hua heaved a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: "He is the head of the bodyguard, and the white and the underworld want to be friends, so of course he dare not go against the government, but judging by his tone, at least he sympathizes with the rebels." Han Weiwu is very sophisticated, Yang Hua wanted to test him, but he didn't know that he had already revealed his flaws.Han Weiwu also thought in his heart: "How can a child from an ordinary poor family say such words? It seems that this young man must have some background." So he asked Yang Hua again: "You said you have no home, Where are your parents?" Yang Hua said: "Both my parents died when I was young, and I was brought up by a kind-hearted uncle next door." In his mind, he had already regarded his father as dead. The truth was moved, and his eyes were red. Han Weiwu said: "Oh, it's so pitiful. Would you like to be a bodyguard with me? I think you are very agile and a good material for martial arts. After a few years with me, you can definitely become a bodyguard." These words are quite obvious hints to Yang Hua that he intends to accept him as a disciple.If someone else had the opportunity to be the apprentice of the Chief Escort of Beijing's No. 1 Escort Bureau, why wouldn't he immediately kneel down and kowtow?Unexpectedly, Yang Hua said: "Thank you chief escort for your cultivation, but I'm going to visit relatives, so I have no choice but to live up to your kindness." Han Weiwu was very disappointed and said: "Are you going to Qaidam?" Yang Hua said: "That's right." Han Weiwu said: "Okay, then we can go together." At this time, the wind and snow had completely stopped, and the road up the mountain had been reopened, and the bodyguard surnamed Shi was calling out loudly, "Boss Boss Han!" Han Weiwu said, "I'm fine, I'm coming up!" After saying that, Turning around, he said to Yang Hua: "After the avalanche, the mountain road is very slippery, be careful and follow me closely." Han Weiwu has already regained some energy, Yang Hua followed behind him, seeing him walking lightly and stepping on the snow silently, he couldn't help secretly admiring him.I thought to myself: "If it were me, I just went through this disaster, I'm afraid I still can't move an inch now." Although the "torrent" has flowed into the valley, the slope is still full of ice and snow fragments, if you are not careful, you will slip and fall. Yang Hua followed closely, and Han Weiwu jumped over a mountain stream several feet wide, saying: " See clearly where I have landed!" On the other side of the mountain stream, because the stream has just receded, it is covered with many ice floes. Yang Hua followed and jumped over, unexpectedly, his toes slipped, the place where he landed seemed to be free of force, he was about to perform lightness kung fu, and slid across the ice floe along the slope, only to see that Han Weiwu had turned around, Shouted: "Oh, why are you so careless!" Yang Hua had a thought: "Could it be that he intends to test whether I can do light work?" Immediately, he pretended to make a mistake and fell down.It was too late and then it was too fast, Han Weiwu turned around like a whirlwind and helped him stabilize in time. Yang Hua expected it right, it turned out that Han Weiwu stepped on a block of ice on purpose and loosened the stone below, to test Yang Hua's skills.But this time, Yang Hua had cheated him.Han Weiwu couldn't help feeling a little guilty, thinking: "This boy saved my life, even if he lied to me that I don't know martial arts, I shouldn't try him." When the escort staff saw the chief escort and Yang Hua walking together, they were surprised and surprised.The bodyguard surnamed Shi smiled and said, "Little brother, just now you didn't run to a high place, but ran to a low place. I was really worried about you. Fortunately, you have a lucky star and you have avoided this disaster." It turned out that He only saw Yang Hua follow in the direction where Han Weiwu crashed, but he didn't see how Yang Hua rescued their chief escort while snow blocks were flying in the sky at that time. Hearing this, Han Weiwu couldn't help laughing and said: "Old Shi, you should say this upside down." Shi Biaotou was taken aback for a moment, and said, "How do you say that?" Han Weiwu smiled and said: "If this little brother hadn't saved me just now, I would have been buried alive by the falling snow. Don't you think this is a photo of auspicious stars?" Everyone was amazed, they didn't expect that this ragged boy could save their chief escort, if Han Weiwu hadn't said it himself, they couldn't believe it. Han Weiwu said: "Uncle Zhao, how is your injury?" The man surnamed Zhao is the mule driver he risked to rescue just now. The mule driver said: "It's a good thing I didn't hurt my bones. Shi Biaoshi has already applied Jinchuang medicine on me. It's a pity that a mule died. This batch of medicine..." Of the dozen or so wooden boxes carried by the dead mule, several of the boxes were damaged when it rolled down the hillside. Collect materials from the ground and repair broken boxes. Yang Huafang suddenly realized: "No wonder Han Weiwu sacrificed his life to save the goods. It turned out to be medicinal materials for curing diseases and saving lives." He admired Han Weiwu even more. Han Weiwu smiled and said, "In this avalanche, we only lost one mule. This is already a blessing among misfortunes. Uncle Zhao, don't worry! We can carry these dozen wooden boxes separately. Once you get to the mountain pass, just find another mule. It's your injury..." The mule driver said, "My injury doesn't matter." Han Weiwu said: "Although it doesn't matter, I can't let you follow us." Shi Escort said: "That's right, we must find a place to house Uncle Zhao, but, in this barren mountain..." Han Weiwu said: "On this mountain, there is a Lama Temple of the Bai Sect. I know the head lama." Shi Escort said happily: "So it's a lama from the Baijiao, that's really the best." Han Weiwu said: "Yes, even if I have no friendship with the head lama, let's explain the reason, he will definitely take in Uncle Zhao." Shi Biaoshi said: "After the avalanche, I don't know if we can leave tomorrow. Since there is a Baijiao Lama Temple, let's all sleep there tonight." Han Weiwu said: "I also have the same idea. Although this Lama Temple is very small, we can still live there. Little brother, you can go with us. We treat you as our own, you must not Be polite to us again." Yang Hua carried two wooden boxes for them, and said with a smile: "Chief Escort, you treat me as your own, so please don't be too polite to me." Han Weiwu had no choice but to let him carry them. The bodyguard's name was Shi Jianzhang.It was Han Weiwu's right-hand man, who was kind and warm-hearted, and said: "Brother Yang, as the saying goes, a man's ambition is everywhere. Since you have no parents, why don't you join us and spend a little time in the escort company?" Eat? With our chief escort, at least we can learn a little martial arts." Yang Hua still replied to Han Weiwu with what he said just now, and Shi Jianzhang was as disappointed as Han Weiwu, and said: "Brother, if you don't meet your relatives, come back and find us. That's right, where is your relative opening a ranch? Can you tell us? I can come to you." Yang Hua said: "I only know that he is in Qaidam and opened a ranch. You have to go to the local area to inquire about his exact address." Shi Jianzhang said: "Ah, it turns out that your relatives opened a pasture in Qaidam. That's a great coincidence. Our bodyguards will also pass by Qaidam this time." It was exactly the same as Han Weiwu's reaction just now. After Hua Shi went to Qaidam, he seemed a little surprised.Continuing to talk with Yang Hua seemed to be somewhat scrupulous. Unknowingly, Yang Hua became suspicious: "Did they already know that Xiaojinchuan's rebel army is hiding in Qaidam Mountain?" Shi Jianzhang changed the subject and asked, "Is that Lama Temple far away?" Han Weiwu said: "It's not far. You can see it when you turn around the col in front." Shi Jianzhang smiled and said: "Chief Escort, you really have a lot of friends. I didn't know it, but you have already made friends with Lama Bai. No wonder..." At this point, it seems that it is not appropriate to reveal more in front of Yang Hua When he paused for a while, and was thinking about how to continue talking so as to pass the topic lightly without showing any traces, Han Weiwu already laughed, and then said immediately: "You mean no wonder our bodyguard bureau can Do you want to take this dart?" Shi Jianzhang was a little embarrassed, so he had no choice but to say: "Not bad." When speaking, he pretended to glance at Yang Hua casually. Yang Hua actually didn't know that there was a branch of the "White Sect" among the lamas. He only knew that Tibetan lamas were divided into the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect.But they didn't know that besides the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect, there was also a White Sect.He originally wanted to ask Han Weiwu, but he felt that Han and Shi seemed to have scruples about him, so he was inconvenient to ask again. Han Weiwu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "brother, you probably don't know that there is a white sect in Lamaism, right? Anyway, we have nothing to do, let me tell you." Yang Hua said: "If it is inconvenient If you say it, then there is no need to say it.” Han Weiwu laughed and said: "Brother, we are our own people, what is there to say?" He opened his mouth to laugh, and his heart was also amused, thinking: "This young man is really simple and cute. Of course he has a background, However, no matter what his background is, I can still trust him." One must know that people who are a little bit more sophisticated will not express their scruples as frankly as Yang Hua. After Han Weiwu laughed, he continued: "The origin of the White Sect in Tibet was before the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect. The power of the Red Sect. The White Sect was even more weakened under the exclusion of the Red and Yellow Sects. Finally, about a hundred years ago, the White Sect could not gain a foothold in Tibet, and finally moved to Qinghai and established Duolun The Temple, sheltered under the influence of the Tuwang of the Ezhao League, has continued to this day. Of course, the number of believers is far less than that of the Yellow Sect. However, the Ekezhao League is the largest Tuwang among the Qinghai Leagues. Lingzhao and the Thirteen Banners, although the Yellow Sect lamas in Tibet did not dare to provoke him, the imperial court wanted to win over them. The "League" and "Banner" were the administrative units of Xinjiang, Qinghai and other places in the past. "The current Living Buddha of the Bai Sect is called 'King of the Peacock King', but he is a man of great talent and boldness. He gets along very well with the Tu Wang of the Ekezhao League, and he seems to be rejuvenating." After talking about the history of the "Baijiao", Han Weiwu continued: "There was a plague in the Ekezhao League at the beginning of this year, and there were many patients. To be honest, our batch of medicinal materials was shipped to the Ekezhao League. To the Ekezhao League, We will pass through Qaidam Basin on the way, but we don’t need to pass through Qaidam’s mountains. So we can go together, but we can’t accompany you to find your relative.” While speaking, I turned around the mountain depression unknowingly, and I saw that the lamasery was only bigger than ordinary farmhouses, and the walls were torn and broken, with several holes pierced. Shi Jianzhang was a little disappointed, and said with a smile: "The 'age' of this temple doesn't look young, maybe it's eighty years old if it's not a hundred years old. It's a blessing that the avalanche didn't knock it down." Han Weiwu smiled and said: "This is one of the first batch of temples established in various places when the Baijiao entered Qinghai. Although it is dilapidated, the head lama, Master Shama, is very hospitable and can speak Chinese." Sure enough, when we arrived in front of the temple, the head lama, Master Shama, and a young lama came out to wait.Master Shama is a skinny old man in his sixties, and the young lama is also yellow and thin, and seems to be younger than Yang Hua. When Master Shama saw them, he was both surprised and happy, and said with a smile, "I thought I was only a merchant blocking the way for Xue Beng, but it turned out that it was Mr. Han, the head of the bodyguard, who came here!" Han Weiwu said: "I came here specially to visit an old friend. Don't you know that we are going to your living Buddha?" Master Shama said: "I knew about this, but I didn't expect you to come here like this. Well, the avalanche just now..." He had already noticed that the escorts were carrying wooden boxes and the The walking mule driver has been kidnapped. Han Weiwu smiled and said: "It's a blessing, only a mule was lost. But this big brother fell and injured, I'm afraid it will cause you a lot of trouble." Master Shama said: "You have worked tirelessly, braved the wind and snow to deliver medicines to us, and you are polite to me, what is this? Don't worry, when you come back, I promise to heal this elder brother for you. .Please come in." There was only one guest room in the Lama Temple, and Master Shama asked the little lama to help the injured mule driver into the room to rest, change his medicine and heal his injuries.The others unloaded their luggage in the main hall and sat down in a circle.The so-called "main hall" is actually not much bigger than the living room of ordinary people. Master Shama smiled and said: "The place is so small, I have to feel sorry for you to make do with it, squeeze it, are you hungry?" Han Weiwu said: "We have dry food, we just ate it on the way. You are not hungry, but if you have wine..." Master Shama said: "Yes, drinking can relieve the cold. It happens that I have a jar of kumiss brought from Duolun Temple and a jar of self-brewed wine. You can drink as much as you can." After drinking a bowl of wine, Shi Jianzhang said: "It's strange, I seemed to be very tired just now, but now I don't feel sleepy at all." Han Weiwu smiled and said, "You're too tired to fall asleep, do you know now?" Shi Jianzhang laughed and said: "I'm afraid it's because of the good wine. Chief Escort, I have a lot of good wine, and your capacity for drinking is better than mine. You can drink an extra bowl. Anyway, depending on the weather, I'm afraid I won't be able to board the journey tomorrow." .” Han Weiwu said: "Little brother, don't be too polite, you can drink too. Kumiss is a special product of Qinghai-Tibet, and you can't drink it in other places. The taste of wine is even better." Yang Hua's third master Dan Qiusheng is the person who likes to drink the most, so Yang Hua's alcohol capacity is also very good.Kumiss has a bit sour taste, people who like it think it is good, but Yang Hua is not used to it, so he drank two bowls of wine with Han Weiwu.This top-quality wine is fragrant and mellow, easy to drink, and then slowly develops.Although Yang Hua's capacity for alcohol was good, drinking on an empty stomach made him feel a little drunk. Suddenly I heard the sound of hoofbeats, and it stopped in front of the Lama Temple.Yang Huafang wondered that there were merchants riding horses staying at such a late hour.Looking up, I saw two officers had strode in.It was the two officers he had met during the day. Han Weiwu said "Ah!", stood up quickly, and said, "Master Ma, Master Zhou, what wind brought you here?" It turned out that the two officers were named Ma Kun and Zhou Can.Ma Kun is the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and Zhou Can is a senior officer of the Imperial Forest Army. Ma Kun smiled wryly and said, "That's right, we were brought here because of this blizzard. Boss Han, why are you personally the bodyguard?" Han Weiwu said: "Our bodyguards have never been on the Qinghai-Tibet route, so I'm afraid there may be a mistake, maybe I have to accompany them on the road. Why don't the two adults enjoy blessings in Beijing?" Ma Kun said: "We are the king's salary. We are loyal to the king. We are ordered by the destiny, so we have to come out and work hard." After exchanging pleasantries, both of them are a little surprised.Han Weiwu, as the head of the No. 1 bodyguard bureau in Beijing, personally went out as a bodyguard, which aroused Ma Liang's suspicion; Ma Kun appeared in this barren mountain ancient temple as the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and Han Weiwu couldn't help being surprised, thinking: "But May they not go to Qaidam." However, although both parties have doubts, it is inconvenient to ask.To know the rules of the bodyguard business, it is the most taboo for outsiders to ask questions about business secrets such as what kind of bodyguard they are protecting, where they are going, and so on.For the same reason, Han Weiwu couldn't find out what kind of "business" these two officers were doing. But Ma Kun revealed some secrets unintentionally, saying: "We were lucky enough to avoid this avalanche. We hoped to get out of the mountain pass before dark and go to Gyantse for the night. Unexpectedly, the avalanche in the front mountain and the mountain pass in the back mountain also It was covered by snow." Gyantse is the only way to go to Qaidam. Han Weiwu frowned and said: "This is a bit bad. The mountain is covered by heavy snow. If it is sunny tomorrow, it will be better. It is hoped that the snow will melt and the mountain will be able to go out the day after tomorrow. If it is cloudy and rainy for several days, then I don't know when it will start."行了。” 周灿一直没有说话，此时忽地哼了一声，说道：“妙呀，原来你这小鬼头也躲在这里，老子正要找你楣气！” 韩威武吃了一惊，把眼望去，只见周灿恶狠狠地指着杨华，喝道：“你这小鬼头还不赶快给我滚出来！” 原来杨华本是躲在堆起的木箱后面的，但终于还是给周灿发现了。 韩威武忙说道：“这孩子不知什么地方得罪了周大人，请周大人看在我的份上，饶了他吧。” 周灿上上下下地打量了杨华一番，说道：“什么？这小鬼是你们镖局的人吗？”心中实是不能相信，这个衣裳褴褛的少年竟然和大名鼎鼎的震远镖局有关。 韩威武赔笑说道：“他是我们请来的向导。” 马崑说道：“韩总镖头，你以前认识他吗？” 韩威武笑道：“他是此地土人的孩子，我怎能认识他？不过走这条山路甚是危险，有活可干的土人都不肯给我们做向导，没奈何只好找一个穷人家的大孩子充当了。” 周灿道：“原来你也不是深知他的来历的。我看他不大像是一个普通的穷人家孩子。” 韩威武不由得暗暗吃惊，要知他替杨华说谎，其实并不知道杨华的底细，也不知道杨华曾否在这个军官面前露出过什么破绽。而杨华不是一个普通孩子，他自己心里也早已明白。当下想道：“万一他是小金川义军中的人物，给这两个家伙查了出来，我所担当的风险可真是太大了。” 周灿继续道：“今天我们在一条狭窄的山路上快马疾驰，他居然胆敢拦在路的当中，不知害怕。我们的坐骑反而几乎给他吓坏了。”韩威武听得他这么说，这才放下了心，笑道：“周大人，你这可怪不得他，他在山沟子里长大，恐怕从来还没有见过像你们的坐骑那样跑得飞快的高头大马的。他不是不知害怕，而是给吓得傻了。” 周灿说道：“他既然是你们的向导，为何当时只是见他独自一人？” 韩威武道：“周大人，你有所不知，我们的骡队在有雪崩迹象的山路上走，危险极大。是以必须向导先行探明十里之内的道路，待他回报方可启程。否则一遇雪崩，就有被活埋的危险了，但饶我们如此小心，在这场雪崩之中，还是损失了一头骡子，跌伤了一位弟兄。” 马、周二人听他说得合情合理，信了几分。韩威武道：“浑小子，你吓坏了两位大人的坐骑，还不快快赔罪！” 杨华无可奈何，只好忍受委屈，向马、周二人赔了个罪，心里想道：“总有一天，我要你们跪下来向我磕头！” 马崑笑道：“好，不看僧面看佛面，既然是总镖头给你求情，我们也不必和一个浑小子计较了。” 韩威武给他们斟了一碗酒，说道：“这是本寺主持自酿的美酒，韩某借花献佛，敬两位大人一碗。” 周灿喝了酒兴致很好，有一搭没一搭的和韩威武闲聊，忽他说道：“韩总镖头，不是我们疑心太大，小金川发生过一桩事情，许多高手，就是栽在一个十七八岁的小子手里的，这小子居然敢冒充我们御林军的军官哩！” 韩威武说道：“有这样的事？” 周灿说道：“是呀，要不是我们奉派小金川去查办这件案子，我也不敢相信竟有这样出奇的事情呢！” 韩威武道：“这小子是什么路道，大人查出来没有？” 马崑摇了摇头，说道：“这小子，自称姓杨，可没人知道他的来历。” 韩威武心中一动：“难道那位少年英雄就是远在天边，近在眼前的这位小兄弟？好在我没有说出他的名字。” 杨华也在想道：“好在这两个狗官只知道我的姓，不知道我的名，否则一说出来，我可就要给他们当场揭破了。”原来杨华刚才因为料想韩威武不会听过自己的名字，已经如实告诉他了。 石建章道：“这小子在小金川做了什么案，不知两位大人可方便说么？” 周灿说道：“咱们都是老朋友了，有什么不方便说的？反正这件事情在小金川也是大闹开了。不过，说来惭愧，可真是长敌人志气，灭自己威风。我们有一个同僚名叫李大勇，送一件公事到小金川去，中途失踪，现在尚未知道下落。在这件事情发生之后不久，小金川就出现了一个冒牌的御林军军官，大概不用我说，你们也知道便是那个小子了。料想李大勇已经遭了他的毒手啦。” 韩威武装作吃了一惊的模样说道，“李大勇不是你们前任统领北宫望亲自提拔的人吗，他在京城的时候，和我们也是认识的，据我所知，他的武功还当真不弱呢！” 马崑说道：“还有武功高得多的人折在这小子手下呢，驻在小金川的崔军门帐下有所谓'四僧、四道、五官'，你知道么？” 韩威武道：“曾经听人说过，不过我记不起那许多名字，只知道四僧之首是天泰上人，四道之首是混元子，五官之首是邓中艾。” 马崑道：“这三人的本领，依你看来怎样？” 韩威武道：“天泰上人是喇嘛教中有数的高手，混元子已得武当剑法的真传，邓中艾的判官笔更是武林一绝，当然算得是一等一的高手了！” 马崑道：“可是不但他们三人，'四僧、四道、五官'，全都折在这姓杨的小子手下，那小子只不过有一个帮手，和他一般年纪，而且还在他打了许久才来帮他的！”