Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Surprised by evil guests coming from the ancient palace and watching the divine sword emit light
Master Nongzan thought to himself: "It turns out that they have been spying on me in secret. They sent this jade Buddha, on the one hand, they want me to accept it, and on the other hand, they are threatening me with this gift."
But the gift had already been accepted, Master Nong Zan could only forcefully laugh with a pun in his words: "Master Sa has worked so hard to send the poor monk the priceless treasure of our teaching. The poor monk is really grateful."
Zhao Tinglu laughed and said: "Master is too polite, Director Sa is asking for something from Master!"
Master Nong Zan said: "I dare not. I don't know why Director Sa wants the help of the poor monk?"
Zhao Tinglu said in a low voice: "Director Sa is also following the imperial court's order. Speaking of this matter is beneficial to your teaching, your mage, and the imperial court."
Master Nong Zan said: "Oh, there is such a good thing. I really want to thank you Lord Sa for your 'love'. I don't know if the poor monk can do it. Please enlighten me."
Zhao Tinglu said: "As long as the mage helps, it will definitely be done." At this point, his eyes suddenly looked out of the window.Master Nongzan said, "I have told them that no one is allowed to come in without my permission."
Zhao Tinglu thought in his heart: "I must have heard wrongly. The rules of the Potala Palace are very strict. It is expected that no young lama would dare to eavesdrop outside." It turned out that he seemed to have heard something outside the window just now.But there was a gust of wind blowing just outside the window, "Maybe it's the sound of the wind shaking the trees." He thought.
"The imperial court has received a secret report," Zhao Tinglu said again in a low voice: "The Baijiao lama who lives in Qinghai, the Peacock Minglun Dharma King, has had quite a change recently, and the mage must be concerned." Master Nong Zan said: "What change?" Zhao Tinglu said: "Listen It is said that he secretly communicated with a group of bandits who rebelled against the court, and the court meant that they hoped that your sect would send troops to wipe out the Bai sect."
Master Nongzan recited "Amitabha Buddha" and said, "The use of soldiers by the imperial court is justified. Buddhist disciples, it is inconvenient to act recklessly."
Zhao Tinglu said: "Master is compassionate and admirable. However, this matter is related to the rise and fall of your religion. I am afraid that Master's words are a little thoughtless."
Master Nongzan held back his anger for the time being, and said, "Please advise, my lord."
Zhao Tinglu said: "The White Sect is a heresy of your Sect. Thinking back to when the founder of your Sect, Kapa Living Buddha, swept away evil spirits and created the unity of politics and religion. The Red Sect was aware of the current situation and had already converted. The Guijiao was expelled from Tibet. Now more than a hundred years, the Guijiao has not been able to unify. Although the Baijiao is in decline, the power is far from being compared with the Guijiao, after all, it is also a hidden worry of the Guijia. Now why not take this opportunity to expel it in one fell swoop? Annexation?"
Master Nongzan frowned deeply, and said: "Although we and the Baijiao have disputes over the doctrine, the red flowers and green leaves grow from the same branch after all." Zhao Tinglu said coldly: "In this way, the Master does not want to serve the court. Is it?"
Master Nongzan said: "My lord is serious. It's not that the poor monk refuses to contribute to the court, but according to the poor monk's foolish opinion, the teacher must be famous." Zhao Tinglu said: "The king of Baijiao secretly conspired with the traitor. The imperial decree beat him, how can it be said that he was born without a name?"
Master Nongzan said: "If the Baijiao violates the king's law, the court can use the teacher to carry out the conquest without authorization."
Zhao Tinglu's complexion became more and more ugly, and he gave a haha with a smirk, and said: "Master, let's open the skylight and speak honestly. If Chao Shi's graduation goes well, then there is no need to beg you with a humble job and a generous gift." Firstly, the reason why the imperial court came because it was beyond the reach of the whip. Secondly, the Baijiao Dharma King is very popular in Qinghai. Although the imperial court is not afraid of him, it is somewhat scrupulous. I don’t want the disturbance to expand too much. He secretly helped the rebels, so we can only implement the strategy of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot. , I hope you send troops in the name of the living Buddha of your religion, then it is an internal matter of your Lamaism. Okay, I will tell you all the secrets. If you don’t agree, then you will deliberately make life difficult for us! Let me save face, otherwise, hum, hum..."
Master Nong Zan said in a shy voice, "Otherwise what?" Zhao Tinglu sneered and said, "Master is a smart person, why must I speak stiffly!"
Master Nongzan did not expect that Zhao Tinglu, as the "officer of the imperial court", would resort to this kind of withdrawal method. If he wanted to turn against him, he had scruples, so he could only temporarily use the tactic of delaying the attack, saying: "This is a big matter, I can't do it." Lord, as your lord said, this is to use the name of the living Buddha, so you should ask the living Buddha to agree."
Zhao Tinglu said: "Your Living Buddha is just a child, what does he know, is it up to you to say it?"
Master Nong Zan almost broke his stomach, and said: "My religion has its own laws and regulations, and the living Buddha is sacred and inviolable."
Zhao Tinglu sneered a few times, his face was about to be torn, Wei Tuoping winked at him, and said: "Master Zhao, the tone of the mage, this matter seems to be negotiable."
Zhao Tinglu paused and said, "That's right, I made a slip of the tongue just now, please don't blame the master, at least the master can speak a few words for us in front of the living Buddha, right?"
Master Nong Zan said: "I can only do my best. Whether I agree or not depends on the Living Buddha." His words were soft but hard, but his heart was uneasy.
Zhao Tinglu suddenly said indifferently: "I heard that among the ten precepts of Buddhism, there is one about telling lies. I wonder if it is true."
Master Nong Zan was displeased, and said, "Buddhist disciples, of course you must refrain from lying. What do you mean by this, my lord?"
Zhao Tinglu laughed, and said: "Master, please don't worry too much. Master Duomeng promised to do his best for us. The little official is very grateful. Farewell!"
Master Nongzan did not expect that this "bad guest" would leave so easily.I thought to myself: "I only promised to speak for him before the Living Buddha, but I didn't promise that he would definitely succeed, so it's not a lie."
Zhao Tinglu and Wei Tuoping had already stood up, Master Nongzan let go of a stone in his heart, and Heshi said, "I'm sorry to send you off."
At this moment, Wei Tuoping patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, "You are welcome, Archmage." This sudden move was really rude and frivolous, which made the mage feel rather ironic. .
After a while, Master Nongzan only felt a tingling sensation, which spread rapidly from his shoulders to his chest, and then stopped spreading.But it seems that there is a mass of gas that condenses into substance.Stuffing his breasts made him extremely uncomfortable.
At the beginning, it was just ridicule, but now it is full of surprises and doubts.Master Nong Zan couldn't help scolding angrily: "What are you doing?"
Wei Tuo pretended to be stunned for a while, and said, "I'm saying goodbye to the master, do you have any orders from the master?"
Master Nong Zan said angrily: "What kind of grievance and enmity do you have with this poor monk? You made such a murderous move?"
Wei Tuoping said with a smile: "Master, don't stir the unknown fire. I just want Master to help us sincerely. I have absolutely no intention of sending Master to the west."
Zhao Tinglu laughed again, and said, "It's still the same as before, let's open the skylight and speak honestly. You are not bad at all, but you are poisonous palm! But our brother Wei is a poisonous Palm, it will not kill you immediately. The poison stays in your internal organs, and it will gradually intensify day by day. After half a year, it will start to fully attack. It is like a flood bursting an embankment, causing your whole body to fester and die! The antidote Only Brother Wei has it. Master, whether you want the antidote or not, it’s all up to you.”
Nong Zan mage said: "What do you want?"
Zhao Tinglu said: "The Dalai Lama will obey your words. I want you to swear an oath in front of the Buddha to ensure that you can use his name to send troops to crusade against the Baijiao!"
Master Nongzan was trembling with anger, and shouted: "You, kill me!"
Zhao Tinglu sneered and said, "How can there be such a cheap thing? I want you, an eminent monk, to go through the torture in hell..."
Wei Tuoping suddenly shouted: "Get down!" With two chi chis, two bone piercing nails burst out of the window.Ye Yuhun and Liu Tingzhi jumped out of the window like an arrow.
Zhao Tinglu was taken aback, and choked up halfway through his threatening words.He only said that Master Nongzan had already prepared to ambush someone outside, and what he heard just now was not wind.I thought to myself: "This matter can only be threatened in private to praise the Master, but it cannot be publicized. Otherwise, it will ruin the big event of the court. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to give birth to the Potala Palace tonight." You must know the Potala Palace. There are tens of thousands of lamas. Although Zhao Tinglu is a military officer, he is only good at the bow and horse skills of charging and fighting, and he is no better than Wei Tuoping and others.
After a while, Ye and Liu came back and said, "There is no one outside. Brother Wei, did you hear wrong?"
Wei Tuoping said: "What I heard just now is not like the sound of wind." He has used hidden weapons since he was a child, and his hearing is much sharper than ordinary people. The first time he heard this kind of passing over the roof, there was just a gust of wind. However, he could still suspect that it was the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, but this time there was no wind at all.
Zhao Tinglu said: "Be careful with things, you two go outside to watch the wind. Fortunately, the great mage has issued an order, no one is allowed to come in. If you find someone going upstairs, you can falsely pass on the mage's order and kill him. "After that, he stole a cold look at Master Nong Zan's face to see if it was true or not.Master Nongzan did not expect that Zhao Tinglu would dare to use such a vicious and despicable method against himself as a high-ranking official. He had indeed ordered the deacon Lama not to allow anyone to go to his building.Now that it falls into the hands of the other party, it is really inexplicable grief and indignation.
Zhao Tinglu sneered and said, "Master, just be more straightforward and swear!"
Master Nongzan stood up without saying a word, walked slowly into the Bodhisattva, and suddenly bumped into it!It turned out that he was thinking in his heart: "Instead of being unable to live or die in the future, it is better to die at the feet of the Great Protector of the Teaching now, and ask the Bodhisattva to cross to the west!"
Zhao Tinglu's shock was no small matter, he stood closest to Master Nongzan, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold him back.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a "miracle" suddenly appeared.
The bronze Buddha statue suddenly jumped towards Zhao Tinglu, but a hand stretched out and pulled Master Nongzan behind the screen.
Zhao Tinglu only thought that it was a bodhisattva who appeared, and he was so frightened that he was out of his wits.It was too late to say, but soon, Meng Hua jumped out.
Zhao Tinglu was also quite nimble, there was a "chi" sound, Meng Hua tore a piece of his shoulder coat, but he failed to catch him.
It was too late and then it was too late, Wei Tuoping had already slashed down with his palm, Meng Hua shouted: "Well done!" With a swipe of his sword, he pointed directly at the "Laogong acupoint" in the palm of his hand. If the "Laogong acupoint" is exposed, Wei Tuoping's ten years of hard work will be wasted.
Wei Tuoping is really worthy of being the number one master in the university, he hastily "bent down and inserted willows obliquely" in his busy schedule.He bent his waist abruptly, avoided the move, and kicked the sword in Meng Hua's hand with his feet.This move suddenly changed from a place where there was no room to move, when the host and guest changed positions, and turned from defense to offense, it was really powerful.
Unexpectedly, although Wei Tuoping's kung fu is old-fashioned, Meng Hua's nameless swordsmanship is even more wonderful, the blade deflects, and suddenly cuts from Wei Tuoping's unexpected direction, if his kick does not change direction, There is no doubt that it will be cut off by Meng Hua.Wei Tuoping's response was extraordinary, and his body was pulled up flat, like a roc spreading its wings, circling, and Meng Hua's sword tip almost cut against his heel.Wei Tuoping caught it in the air.
These moves are as quick as lightning, both sides fight each other with superior martial arts, if anyone is careless, there is a risk of blood splashing dust.Wei Tuoping rushed down, and when he caught the air, Meng Hua was already in front of Zhao Tinglu.
Wei Tuoping didn't expect this young man's swordsmanship to be so amazing, so he hurriedly said: "Master Zhao, get out!" You must know that there are Liu and Ye who are guarding outside, and when Zhao Tinglu goes outside, with their protection, Wei Tuoping can do it. Concentrate on dealing with Meng Hua.
The strange thing is that Zhao Tinglu seemed to be in a daze, but he didn't know how to escape, leaning against the door, trembling.When Meng Hua got it, he grabbed the fat on the nape of his neck.
It is said that Zhao Tinglu is a general who has experienced many battles, so there should be no reason for such timidity?It turned out that he was not in a panic when he was in danger, but when he was tearing Meng Hua's clothes just now, the "Jianjing Point" had already pointed out to Meng Hua.
Meng Hua grabbed Zhao Tinglu, put the sword on his neck, laughed and said: "If you don't want your Master Zhao's life, then come here."
Zhao Tinglu hurriedly said: "If you have something to say, don't be rude!"
Meng Hua said: "You tell Wei Tuoping to bring the antidote first!"
Wei Tuo touched it pretendingly, and said: "Oops, I forgot to bring the antidote with me. But it doesn't matter, you come back with me, and I will give it to you right away. Anyway, you won't get rid of the poison that the mage suffered. It will happen immediately, and there is still half a year to go."
Meng Hua sneered and said, "Do you think I'm a child? How can I be fooled by you so easily? If I don't bring the antidote, I'll cut off your Master Zhao's head!"
Zhao Tinglu said: "I am the Xuan Fu envoy sent by the imperial court to Lhasa. If you kill me, I am afraid that the Potala Palace may not be offended."
Meng Hua laughed, and said coldly in his ear: "Do you know who I am? I'm from Qaidam! I don't know if the Potala Palace won't offend you. You dare to pull your Tartar emperor off the horse with your whole body cut to pieces!" With a slight movement of the sword, cold air pierced through his throat, even though Zhao Tinglu had experienced many battles, he couldn't help being scared out of his wits at this moment.
Master Nongzan came out from behind the screen and said, "Master Zhao, what a ruthless method, luckily I didn't kill you!"
Zhao Tinglu hurriedly said: "I know I was wrong. I will definitely give you the antidote. Please ask this hero to release me first."
Meng Hua said: "Master, don't listen to his rhetoric. We Han people have an old saying that it is easier to catch a tiger than to let it go."
Master Nongzan said: "That's right. Master Zhao, it's not difficult for me to let you go, I'm afraid you will harm me in the future!" Zhao Tinglu heard his tone loosen, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare to make up my mind. The master doesn't believe me, I can be a Swear before the Bodhisattva."
Master Nongzan said: "I don't believe your oath, you should sincerely repent and sign your name on this parchment." After speaking, he took out a parchment full of Tibetan characters.
Zhao Tinglu said: "What is written on this paper?"
Meng Hua shouted, "The mage told you to sign, just sign, and ask more questions!" The tip of the sword was lifted lightly, and the force was just right.Zhao Tinglu only felt a pain in his throat, but he didn't cut his throat.
Zhao Tinglu's life was at stake, and he thought to himself: "As long as he lets me go, I can ask Wei Tuoping to give him the antidote." He grabbed a pen and signed his "name" neatly.
Only then did Master Nongzan say: "What is written on the parchment is your confession, let me read it to you: Zhao Tinglu, the bearer, murdered Master Nongzan illegally, and he is grateful to Master Nongzan for not prosecuting him. I hereby make a confession to repent."
Zhao Tinglu was taken aback and said, "You, you are lying."
Master Nong Zan said: "Didn't you just say it yourself, saying that you are sincerely repenting? I am afraid that what you say is unfounded, so I want you to write it in black and white. How can it be said that you are lying?" Master Zan just wrote it behind the screen.
Meng Hua still didn't understand the purpose of this "confession", and said, "What he says is unsubstantiated, so is it useful to sign this confession?"
Master Nongzan said with a smile: "If there is any change in him in the future, I will publicize it. I will also send this 'confession' to Beijing to show their emperor. If I die of poison in the future, this confession will be murder." My real evidence. If the Potala Palace is willing to let him go, I'm afraid their emperor Lao Tzu won't let him go!"
Zhao Tinglu was taken aback, and thought to himself: "Unexpectedly, this eminent monk of the Yellow Sect is more sophisticated than me. Now that the confession is in his hands, I will be the only one to suffer. There is nothing I can do. I have to admit defeat this time."
You must know that the Qing court was beyond the reach of the situation at that time, although Tibet belonged to China's territory.But it's nothing special.The Qing court must pamper the "living Buddha" in order to appease Tibet.Master Nongzan is the person who holds power for the Dalai Lama, and the secret order Safuding gave to Zhao Tinglu also focuses on lures, and threats are not a last resort.
Zhao Tinglu instigated Wei Tuoping to put poisonous hands in the dark room, he thought that Master Nongzan cherished his life and would succumb to him, this matter may not be known to outsiders.Unexpectedly, a "Cheng Yaojin" - Meng Hua - suddenly popped up in the dark room, which was beyond his expectation.Completely shattered his plans.At this time, not only can he not harm Master Nongzan anymore, but he also has to ask God to bless Master Nongzan so that nothing will happen to him.Otherwise, once he died of poison and the "confession" was made public, the Yellow Sect lama would become an enemy of the Qing court. How could Zhao Tinglu bear the burden if the Qing court convicts him?
Master Nongzan smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Master Wei, take a closer look, is it true that the antidote has not been brought? Or maybe you have misremembered."
Wei Tuoping looked at Zhao Tinglu, and Zhao Tinglu said, "That's right, I seem to remember that you brought it with you, please take a closer look."
Wei Tuo fumbled again pretendingly, and said after a while, "I found it, so I hid it in my jacket pocket."
Master Nongzan predicted that he would not dare to deceive people with fake medicine, so he could swallow it with confidence.After a while, I really felt that the Qi and blood were flowing smoothly, and my spirit was refreshed.
Suddenly I heard the noise of people downstairs, someone yelled Master Nongzan's hidden name and title: "Miluo Juesu, Miluo Juesu, are you alright?"
At this moment, Ye Yuhun and Liu Tingzhi came in through the window.They suddenly found a strange boy beside Master Nongzan, and they were surprised.
Zhao Tinglu said: "Master Nongzan and I have already negotiated, what did you do to provoke so many people?"
Ye Guhun said in a low voice: "We found three night walkers, two of them, one is Jin Bifeng, the son of Jin Zhuliu, the other is Jiang Shangyun, the son of Jiang Haitian, and the other is too fast to see clearly. The night watch lamas in the palace have spotted our trail and are chasing us all the way.”
Master Nongzan said: "Okay, I will go out to rescue you." He handed Zhao Tinglu's "confession" to Meng Huazang, and said: "Little righteous man, I will talk to you in detail when I come back." Under the circumstances, they would never dare to attack Master Nongzan again, so they stayed in the room at ease.
Ye and Liu glanced at Meng Hua, and suddenly became suspicious!
Walking out of the room, Ye Guhun quietly asked Zhao Tinglu, "I seem to have seen this kid before, who is he?"
Zhao Tinglu was full of self-sufficiency and sulking, with a serious face, he said: "Don't meddle in your own business, if we can get out of here, we will be lucky."
Master Nongzan stepped out of the balcony and said, "What are you making trouble about?"
The lama in charge of guarding, Jia Weixi, a disciple of Master Nongzan, said: "We found two burglars who seemed to be running up to this building."
Master Nongzan laughed and said, "That's not a thief, it's Lord Ye and Lord Liu." Jia Weixi didn't make a sound, and his night watch lamas were whispering: "What are these two officials doing here? What are you doing here? You should also enter and exit from the main entrance, how can anyone use the roof as a passage?"
Ye Yuhun said hastily: "We also suspected that a Snitch was coming, so we went out to look."
A lama was taken aback, and said to Jia Weixi, "I also seem to see a figure 'flying' out of the palace from another direction, do you really think it's another snitch?"
Master Nong Zan said: "Don't make a fuss, I have already asked clearly. The two adults, Ye and Liu, said that what they found was a bird, not a Snitch!"
The white shadow that the lama saw just now was indeed as swift as a bird, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye.He couldn't see clearly, and he didn't dare to conclude that it was really a person.Hearing what Master Nongzan said, he no longer doubted it.
Master Nong Zan said: "Send Master Zhao back home." He turned around and bowed to Zhao Tinglu, and said lightly: "Master Zhao, please forgive the poor monk for not sending him off."
After Zhao Tinglu and his party left, Master Nongzan turned back to the quiet room and said, "Little righteous man, it's all up to you to draw your sword to help me out tonight. May I ask who you are?"
Meng Hua said: "My father has a letter for the mage, the mage will understand after reading it."
Master Nongzan read the letter written by Meng Yuanchao himself. He was pleasantly surprised and said, "So you are the son of Hero Meng. Your father is my benefactor, and you are also my benefactor. I have received too much favor from you father and son." .”
Meng Hua said: "Master, please forgive me for the crime of trespassing on the Forbidden Palace."
Master Nongzan frowned and said, "Why do you still say such polite words to me? You are the son of my old friend. Even if there is nothing tonight, I should treat you as a guest."
Meng Hua said: "My father has a request from Master..." Master Nong Zan laughed before he could tell what he was asking for.
Master Nong Zan smiled and said, "I have already agreed to what your father said. Didn't you hear it with your own ears just now? Why are you asking me?"
Meng Hua thought for a moment, "That's right, what we asked him to do was to ask him not to fall into the trap of the Qing court to fight King Baijiao. He just rejected Zhao Tinglu, which is equivalent to agreeing to us."
Master Nong Zan continued: "As for your father's hope that our Yellow Sect and the White Sect will be reconciled, the poor monk also has this intention for a long time. However, if the old enmity of more than a hundred years is to be eliminated, it must not be rushed. Those who have prejudices, get rid of hostility and seek common ground while reserving differences, Meng Shaoxia, please go back and tell your lord what I mean by this, I'm sorry I won't reply to you again."
Meng Hua said: "Master is far-sighted and considerate. The younger generation would like to express my gratitude on behalf of my father."
Master Nongzan said: "Speaking of thank you, I actually want to thank you. Apart from your father and son's kindness to my personal life-saving, having your rebels resisting the Qing soldiers in Qaidam is also an extra layer of protection for us in Tibet. "
Meng Hua didn't expect to be able to accomplish the mission so smoothly, so he left with great joy.
Master Nong Zan said, "It's rare for you to come to the Potala Palace, so it doesn't matter if you stay for two more days. I can ask Jia Weixi to accompany you on sightseeing."
Meng Hua said: "My father is still ill, and Chief Leng is waiting for a reply. The junior will come to ask the master sometime."
Master Nong Zan said: "Since this is the case, it is inconvenient for me to force you to stay. Please wait for a while."
After a while, Jia Weixi saw the guest back, and Master Nongzan called him upstairs.Jia Weixi stepped into the quiet room, and suddenly found a strange boy, he couldn't help being very surprised.
Master Nong Zan said: "How about those officials?" Jia Weixi said: "They didn't say anything, they just seemed to have a bit of resentment."
Master Nong Zan laughed and said, "They failed to murder me, of course they are very upset." Jia Weixi was shocked and said, "How dare they murder Master?"
Master Nong Zan said: "It's not thanks to this little righteous man, I have already died under the poisonous palm of Wei Tuoping." Then he told the most trusted disciple what happened just now.
Jia Weixi was startled and angry, and said: "If the disciples knew about this earlier, they would never have let them give birth to the Potala Palace. Master, you are too kind."
Master Nong Zan said: "It's inconvenient for us to fall out with the court now. Anyway, Zhao Tinglu will not dare to harm me again in the future. Why do you have to detain them?" I want you to send this good guest off for me." After finishing speaking, he took out a token made of bay leaves.
Master Nong Zan said: "Nephew Meng Xian, I give you this bay leaf talisman. With it, you can enter the Potala Palace at any time, and you don't need to bother asking someone to notify you."
Meng Hua took the Beiye Talisman and said, "Thank you, Master, for your kindness to me. My nephew is very grateful."
Master Nong Zan said: "Why are you polite, I don't know how to repay the great kindness you father and son have done to me. Please go back and greet my father for me, and wish him the best medicine."
Jia Weixi sent him out and stepped out of the Potala Palace, it was already the third watch.The scene on the road was completely different from that of the daytime, and there was no one in sight.Fortunately, the night was quieter and there was no one on the road, so Meng Hua was able to use his lightness kung fu and rush back to the city.
Back at Jili's house, it was just the beginning of dawn and the time when the east was turning white.Meng Hua thought to himself: "Old Jiri couldn't wait for me to go home all night, I don't know how anxious he is?" Unexpectedly, just as he flew over the wall and stepped into the courtyard, he saw Lao Jili waiting for him there.With a smile on his face, he didn't seem to be worried about him.
Meng Hua said: "I didn't come back so late, I'm so tired that you didn't sleep all night, I'm really sorry."
Old Ji Li smiled and said: "When you bring back the good news, don't say that you haven't slept for one night, or three nights, it's worth it. Congratulations, congratulations!"
Meng Hua was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Old man, how do you know that I will bring back good news?"
Old Ji Li smiled and said, "A good friend of your father's is waiting for you here too! Can you guess who it is?"
Before he finished speaking, a person suddenly appeared in front of him, it was none other than Happy Zhang, the number one thief in the world.
Meng Hua was both happy and surprised, and said, "Hero Zhang, when did you come back?"
Happy Zhang smiled and said: "Your child has a really bad memory, and you call me a hero again. And I just met you not long ago, why don't you know anything about it?"
Meng Hua suddenly realized, and said: "So the third person is you. No wonder Uncle Ji Li knew that I had good news and brought it back." Watching outside, I found three figures, two of whom I recognized as Jiang Shangyun and Jin Bifeng, but I didn't know who the third one was.At that time, Meng Hua had suspected that it was Happy Zhang, but he was afraid that he might not be able to come back from a long distance so quickly, so he was suspicious.Now the answer to the mystery is revealed, it really is him.
Happy Zhang smiled and said: "This time you finally guessed right. To be honest, I have been following you in the Potala Palace, and I have seen everything you did to Zhao Tinglu."
Meng Hua was both surprised and delighted, and said, "Uncle Zhang, since you have entered the Potala Palace, why didn't you see Master Nong Zan?"
Happy Zhang said: "Do you think that anyone can go in? You are the son of his benefactor, so you can be fine. I am in big trouble. Even if he is willing to believe that I am your father's friend, he has to be careful. It's a waste of time." Then he said: "If you didn't catch Zhao Tinglu, I had no choice but to take action. You have caught that guy, I have to get out and take care of the other two foolish boys."
Meng Hua was about to check Jiang and Jin, so he said, "Uncle, the two people you mentioned must be Jiang Shangyun and Jin Bifeng, are you with them?"
Happy Zhang shook his head and said, "They are all the sons of heroes, how can I, a thief, deserve to be with them? Hmph, if it wasn't for their father's sake last night, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to them." The implication , seems quite dissatisfied with Jiang and Jin.
It turns out that Happy Zhang has a strange temper. First, he doesn't like to curry favor with famous people, and second, he doesn't like people with old-fashioned temperaments.He is used to being free and easy, and he will feel headache when he is with people who must pay attention to manners in everything. In terms of his temperament, he is relatively close to Jin Zhuliu, but not very similar to Jiang Haitian up.However, both Jiang Shangyun and Jin Bifeng deliberately imitated Jiang Haitian, but they did not learn Jiang Haitian's bold and unrestrained side, but their "clumsy" side was not as good as it was.They also think highly of themselves, and never forget their status as the sons of heroes.Happy Zhang looked at them pretending to be young and mature, and he didn't like it. It wasn't that they offended Happy Zhang in any way.
Meng Hua wanted to draw out Joy Zhang's words, so he deliberately said: "Wei Tuoping can be regarded as a formidable character, Uncle Zhang, you can tell him about your lightness skills, but later Ye Yuhun and Liu Ting's two After people chased him out, I don’t know what happened next.”
Happy Zhang snorted, and said: "He didn't hear my voice, it was those two idiots who went upstairs, so he noticed it, the first time there happened to be a gust of wind blowing, he was just suspicious, the second time This time these two idiots were lying on the eaves of Master Nongzan's quiet room, and their lightness kung fu is not perfect enough, how could there be any reason not to let Wei Tuoping hear it?"
Meng Hua's heart moved, and he quickly asked, "I don't know if they saw me?" Happy Zhang said: "They are condescending, and just saw you hiding behind the screen. These two foolish boys don't know why, as if they discovered the sky. It’s like something strange, open your mouth wide, and you’re about to scream!”
Meng Hua laughed and said, "They probably didn't expect me to hide inside, so they almost cried out in surprise, right? But they didn't cry out after all, did they?"
Happy Zhang said with a smile: "Of course they couldn't scream. I stuffed a bunch of rags into their mouths."
Meng Hua couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "If you tease them like this, they won't lose their temper?" Happy Zhang said: "There is still time for them to lose their temper. Ye Yuhun and Liu Tingzhi, the two eagle-clawed grandchildren, have already chased after him. out. It's funny what happened after that."
Old Ji Li said: "Go in and talk slowly. Meng Shaoxia, you've been hungry all day, it's time for you to eat something."
After entering, Lao Jili brought out a plate of tsampa, and Meng Hua ate while listening to Happy Zhang tell what happened afterwards.
"I hid in the tree as tall as the building, and flew out two balls of rags as a concealed weapon, and stuffed them into their mouths just when they opened their mouths to scream. They didn't see me at all. .
"Following that, I will use the technique of sound transmission to transmit the sound to their ears, but no one else can hear it.
"I said, do you know the crime of trespassing? If you are caught by the lama, you will be spanked first. Master Nongzan has already been protected, so you two idiots are not needed!
"They know the abilities of Ye Yuhun and Liu Tingzhi. If the two sides fight, even if they won't be defeated, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to get rid of the big and small lamas in the palace. Ye and Liu are of course fine. Their asses will suffer!
"It seems that they are not very confused. As soon as I reminded them, they thought of this, and they were afraid of being caught and spanked. So they had to obey me obediently and ran away. While urging them to escape, I deliberately appeared Born in shape, I led those two eagle-clawed grandchildren to chase me.
"I used the sound transmission technology to scare the two eagle-claw grandchildren again. I already know the good deeds you Master Zhao have done. Hehe, do you want me to expose it to these lamas in public? At this time, the night watchmen in the palace The lamas had already appeared one after another and searched everywhere. Although the two eagle-claw grandchildren shrank back in fright, the two foolish boys also ran away in a hurry.
"They went out of the palace gate and went up to the top of the mountain, and Fang Shi breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them worshiped that day, saying that they were thankful for my 'senior master''s secret guidance.
"Hey, haha, Brother Meng, you guessed it wrong this time. Not only did they not dare to lose my temper, but they also had to thank me as a thief. Haha, is it funny that a thief turned into a master?"
After Meng Hua finished eating the tsampa, he laughed with him for a while and asked, "Uncle Zhang, do you know where they are hiding?"
Happy Zhang said lightly: "I don't want to please their fathers, but I want them to accept my favor. I don't care where they hide?" Meng Hua couldn't help being a little disappointed, and it showed on his expression.
Happy Zhang Quran thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "I forgot, I can ignore them, but you want to ignore them, don't you? One of them is Jin Biyi's elder brother, and the other is Jin Biyi's senior brother. You probably want to curry favor Jin Biyi, you just want to find them? But I advise you not to 'climb' them, as far as I know, they still want to fight with you!"
Meng Hua blushed, and said: "I think most of them also wanted to help the rebels, so they took the risk in the Potala Palace last night. I don't have to meet them, just ask casually. Uncle, you don't know, let it go."
Happy Zhang said: "If I have the time to find them, I would rather go to see your father. That's right, I was just about to tell you that I should have gone back to visit your father, but I was in a hurry to go back to Xinjiang and Yuchi again. Jiong Daxia will meet again, fortunately your important matter has been settled, I will entrust you to go back and greet your father for me."
Meng Hua said: "Uncle, don't worry, my father's illness is almost cured soon. I will tell my father about Uncle's kindness when I go back."
Happy Zhang said: "You don't have to be busy, I think you should sleep first."
Old Ji Li said: "That's right, you haven't slept all night, it's time to rest. I've already made the bed for you. Things are done, and it's time to sleep peacefully."
Meng Hua had been crowded in the crowd all day yesterday, and had a fight with Wei Tuoping at night, so he was indeed exhausted.But it was very strange, he was lying on the bed, although he was extremely thirsty, he couldn't fall asleep.
"Biyi's elder brother and senior brother discovered me last night, so they must know that I came here for the rebel army, I wonder if they will still hate me?" Then he thought: "But even if they don't I'm an enemy, so I'm afraid they still don't like Biyi and me being friends, right?"
These two are Jin Biyi's relatives, Meng Hua naturally hoped to reconcile with them, he couldn't help feeling a little worried about gain and loss, and couldn't sleep after tossing and turning.Faintly heard that Zhang said to Lao Jili outside happily: "I'm leaving, don't wake him up, let him sleep until tonight."
Last night Meng Hua was nervous all the time, although he was tired, he didn't feel it.At this time, I can't sleep, but I feel like I'm sick. I have a headache and bone aches, and I feel very uncomfortable.After hearing that Zhang left happily, Meng Hua laughed dumbfoundedly and thought to himself: "As long as Jiang and Jin no longer suspect that I am the son of a villain, that's fine. Why bother about whether they like it or not about Biyi and I? "Thinking aside, soon fell into a dream.In the dream, he saw Jin Biyi smiling like a flower, and ran to congratulate him.Jiang Shangyun suddenly blocked the way and rushed out, stabbing him with his sword.
Meng Hua was taken aback, and before he could draw his sword to resist, he stabbed Jiang Shangyun straight.金碧漪哭叫道：“师兄，你别杀他，你别杀他！”奇怪得很，身上中剑，并不疼痛，也没鲜血流出，孟华正想叫碧漪莫慌，不知怎的，喉咙好像给什么东西塞住，喊也喊不出声。忽地觉得有人用力摇他，在他耳边叫道：“孟小侠，你醒醒，你醒醒！”
孟华张开眼睛，只见金碧漪的幻影已经变成了老吉里。室中一灯如豆，方始知道刚才是在作梦。这一觉睡得好长，已经是晚上的不知什么时分了。
老吉里低声说道：“外面来了官兵，我刚才从窗口望去，他们正踏进这条巷子。这巷子只有三户人家，看情形恐怕是冲着咱们来的。”
孟华连忙问道：“是清兵还是藏兵？”
老吉里说道：“两个藏兵带路，后面跟着几个清兵的军官。”话未说完，只听得乓乒声响，官兵已在敲门了！
老吉里忙道：“孟小侠，你快溜吧。后面柴房有道暗门，可以通往相邻的小巷。”
孟华行走江湖的日子虽然不过一年，多少也有一点经验、见识，心里想道：“鹰爪定然是为我而来，来的也定非庸手。他们哪有不注意后巷之理？只有我引开他们，方能让老吉里父子脱险。”
主意打定，立即披上衣裳，这是前两天才买来的藏人衣裳，说道：“我冒充你家小厮，你和令郎先到柴房躲藏。要是我和他们打起来，你们立即溜走。”
老吉里道：“这怎么行，你……”孟华说道：“我会武功，你们不会。连累你们的这座房子被毁我已于心不安，可不能连累你们为我送命。快走！”
外面藏兵大声喝道：“开门，开门！”跟着“轰隆”一声巨响，想是那几个军官等得不耐烦，把大门撞开了。
孟华立即冲了出去，老吉里无奈，只好依他所言，拉了小吉里躲入柴屋。
那个藏兵踏入大门，叽哩咕噜他说了几句藏话，孟华约略懂得他说的是这家人的户主是个颇有家财的牧场场主，不会窝藏坏人的。一个军官冷笑道：“我知道他是从黎里来的，他是和江布大场主作对的小场主。哼，你说他不会窝藏坏人，这个小子不就正是！”此时孟华正在走出前厅，和那军官打了一个照面。
说话的这个军官正是卫托平！
只一个卫托平尚不足为惧，在他背后还有三个军官。他们是刘挺之、叶谷浑和邓中艾。原来他们已经查出老吉里是江布的对头，而老吉里的家中前两天又恰好来了一个外地口音的少年，是以起了疑心，特来搜查。
大内三大高手和在小金川号称“五官”之首的邓中艾同时出现，孟华可是不能不大吃一惊了。
卫托平哈哈笑道：“昨晚在布达拉宫我们难奈何你！现在你可是插翅难逃了！小子，要想活命，快投降吧！”
孟华喝道：“放你的屁！”侧身一闪，唰的就是一招“白虹贯日”，径刺过去。这一招以退为进，避招、拔剑、还攻，几个动作，一气呵成，当真是快如闪电。
孟华剑招后发先至，卫托平吃了一惊，喝道：“好狠的小子！哼，饶你再狠，也逃不出我的掌心！”
孟华出剑如电，卫托平运掌如风，也并不慢。这一掌他是袖底出招，准备以左臂的衣袖荡开孟华的剑尖，右掌一劈下去，就能劈断孟华的腕骨。
哪知孟华好似知道他的心思，剑势陡然一转，从他意想不到的方位刺来。卫托平一掌打空，说时迟，那时快，孟华已是转到刘挺之身旁，“白虹贯日”余势未衰，剑尖指到了刘挺之的咽喉。
刘挺之的快刀也是极其了得，喝声：“来得好！”剑影刀光之下，只听得一片金铁交鸣之声，孟华身形一晃，剑招已是改为“玄鸟划砂”，扬空一划，正好迎上了伸手向他抓来的叶谷浑。刘挺之的连环快刀本来是一口气连斫十八刀的，还未使到一半，刀剑碰击了八下，敌人突然在面前消失，他煞不住势，第九刀第十刀依然向前疾劈。只听得叮当声响，邓中艾正自以判官双笔侧袭孟华，却给刘挺之的快刀挡住了。
叶谷浑霍的一个“凤点头”，左掌一翻，抓向孟华右肩的琵琶骨。这一招是攻敌之所必救，拼着中孟华一剑，就能废掉孟华的武功。
孟华笑道：“何必马上拼命，我还要多玩一会儿！”一个移形换位，剑尖又已指到邓中艾背心的风府穴，邓中艾的双笔刚刚被刘挺之快刀磕开，急切之间，不能反手刺扎。卫托平大喝一声，五步之外，一记劈空掌向孟华打去。