Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty Eight

Suddenly, a crisp voice screamed: "Daddy, you are not fair!" Meng Hua's eyes lit up, and he saw a young girl appearing in front of him, wasn't it the Jin Biyi he was looking for?In that instant, Meng Huaduan was surprised and delighted, but at the same time he was almost dumbstruck with fright! Jin Biyi called the white-clothed man "Daddy", and only then did Meng Hua know that he had fought against Jin Biyi's father, Jin Zhuliu, the number one swordsman in the world. "No wonder I couldn't resist his ten moves." Meng Hua was convinced of the defeat.

"Why am I being unfair?" Jin Zhuliu asked his daughter with a smile. Jin Biyi pouted and said, "The last move you used was internal strength! Not swordsmanship!" Jin Zhuliu said with a smile: "When did I say he lost? Before I made a conclusion, you rushed to help him, you are really extroverted girls!" Meng Hua hurried forward and said: "Please forgive my nephew for being reckless and offending Shi Bo." Jin Zhuliu smiled and said: "No wonder Yi'er praised you, your swordsmanship is indeed better than mine." Meng Hua said anxiously: "My nephew is under a pine branch of the uncle, and he can't even parry ten moves. How can my nephew bear it when the uncle praises him so much?"

Jin Zhuliu said solemnly: "I never praise others indiscriminately. In terms of swordsmanship alone, you just lack a little experience in facing the enemy. But when it comes to subtle changes, in today's world, I am afraid that no one can do it." It’s time for you. Even in terms of our dismantling of moves just now, at most I can only say that it was a tie. I knocked down your long sword, and you also cut off my weapon. If you don’t believe me, look—— —" After saying that, he lifted up the pine branch, only to see that there was only a short piece of that pine branch left.It turned out that when Jin Zhuliu shook Meng Hua's long sword with less than his internal strength, Meng Hua had already cut off his hated pine branch.

Jin Biyi smiled and said, "Stop talking about swordsmanship. Brother Meng, have you met your father?" Meng Hua said, "It was Daddy who told me to come out and look for you." Jin Biyi said: "Daddy, should we go see Uncle Meng?" Jin Zhuliu said: "Brother Meng Shi, I just came to check on your father's illness, and I didn't expect to meet you first. Yi'er, are you not avoiding me?" After finishing speaking, he looked at his daughter with a half-smile. Jin Biyi blushed and said, "If you don't want me to go home, of course I won't avoid you."

Jin Zhuliu said with a smile: "I still want you to go home with me. However, you are probably not afraid of going home, right?" Jin Biyi blushed and said, "Daddy, you always like to make fun of your daughter." Jin Zhuliu laughed and said, "As long as you don't play hide-and-seek with me, that's fine. It's getting late, Meng I'm afraid Uncle is getting anxious waiting for you, so let's go quickly." Although Meng Hua didn't know what their father and daughter were talking about just now, he still had a rough guess.He was a little uneasy at first, but now seeing Jin Zhuliu being amiable and not at all unhappy, and joking with his daughter like this, he let go of a big stone in his heart, and thought to himself: "Yi I don’t know if I have told her father about my sister and me, but a good father like Jin Daxia will definitely not force his daughter to marry someone she doesn’t want to marry.”

Jin Biyi and Meng Hua led the way, while Jin Zhuliu deliberately lagged behind a little so that they could talk side by side.Jin Biyi said: "Have you settled your affairs in Lhasa?" Meng Hua said: "It's all done. This time it went smoothly beyond my expectation. I will tell you slowly when I go back." Jin Biyi smiled and said, "I also know that you will come back only after everything is done, so I'm not in a hurry to know. What I want to know is another thing." Meng Hua asked, "What is it?" Jin Biyi said: "You must have met Deng Mingzhu?"

Meng Hua said: "It was she who told me to look for you in this direction. I heard that you had a fight with her." Jin Biyi: "That's right. We don't know each other. I'll tell you slowly when I get back. Tell me what she said to you first?" Meng Hua said: "I didn't say anything. She knew that I was eager to find you, so she pointed out the direction, and I came here in a hurry." Jin Biyi said: "It's strange, why can't I see her. Where did she go?" Meng Hua said: "I don't know. I'm afraid she has already left? She was passing by here and was rushing home."

Jin Biyi said: "Oh, why didn't you ask her to stay?" Meng Hua was a little embarrassed, and said, "At that time, I was afraid that you had run into an enemy, and you were only looking for you, and didn't think of asking her to stay." Jin Biyi suddenly turned around and said, "Father, do you know who this Miss Deng is?" Jin Zhuliu said: "I know she is a friend who helped you deceive me." Jin Biyi smiled and said, "She's still the daughter of an old friend of yours." Jin Zhuliu looked at Qu Ran, and said, "You are talking about Deng Xiang, the head of the Shenzhou branch of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau."

Jin Biyi said: "Yes, Deng Mingzhu is Deng Xiang's daughter." Jin Zhuliu said: "Old Escort Deng and I met once, so we can't be regarded as old friends. However, he is upright, and I have always admired him." Jin Biyi said: "Speaking of Miss Deng, there is one thing, I wonder if Daddy knows?" Jin Zhuliu said: "What's the matter?" Jin Biyi said: "Old Escort Deng once intentionally betrothed his daughter to Brother Jiang." Jin Zhuliu said: "Your Uncle Ye has already told me. I heard that Old Escort Deng was robbed by Ji Hong, a traitor from Shaolin Temple. Shangyun once helped him, so he had this idea. But he entrusted you Your Master Ye was a matchmaker, but your Master Ye declined."

Jin Biyi said: "This Miss Deng is both talented and beautiful, you have seen it just now. I don't know why Master Ye refuses the beauty of an adult?" Of course Jin Zhuliu understood his daughter's intentions, and smiled inwardly: "You are asking the question knowingly." Then he said with a smile: "Although Shangyun is my disciple, I can't make decisions for him about his marriage. My thoughts and old The difference of a generation, even my children, I will not force them." After hearing what his father said, Jin Biyi swallowed a reassurance, and immediately smiled.

Meng Hua was about to tell Jin Zhuliu and his daughter about meeting Jiang Shangyun and Jin Bifeng in Lhasa, but before he knew it, he had returned to the villa. Jin Zhuliu suddenly said "Hey" and said: "Nephew Meng, is there anyone else in the room besides your father?" Meng Hua said: "No." Jin Zhuliu said: "Your father seems to be with a Fighting with masters!" At this moment, Meng Hua could faintly hear the sound of metal and iron clattering. Meng Hua was taken aback, fearing that his father, who had just recovered from a long illness, would be no match for that man, so he quickened his pace.Jin Zhuliu said with a smile: "Don't panic, your father uses sharp swords. I can tell that he still has the upper hand. That expert doesn't seem to have any malice towards him. Listen, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, he I have used seven moves, and none of them killed me." Jin Zhuliu is one of the best masters, and Meng Hua can trust his judgment, so he is a little relieved. Meng Hua stepped into the back garden, only to see that his father was indeed competing with a stranger.But to his surprise, there was a girl watching the battle, and this girl was Deng Mingzhu.Jin Biyi was both surprised and delighted, and said, "Sister Deng, you didn't leave!" That man used a sword, and the sword came and went. Although it was not a life-and-death fight, the fight was very fierce.Both of them were concentrating on dismantling each other's tricks. When the Jin family's father and daughter and Meng Hua walked in, they seemed to turn a blind eye and listen to them. Jin Zhuliu hissed and signaled his daughter not to speak.Seeing his expression, Meng Hua seemed to know that person too. Meng Yuan attacked with a super fast knife, the light of the knife was shining, and the figure of the man was already shrouded in the light of the knife.The man suddenly made a series of three moves.The first move is blowing the willows with flowers, the second move is Feng Yi's drumming, and the third move is Baihong piercing the sun.It was the trick Jin Zhuliu used against Meng Hua, and Meng Hua was able to resolve it only with his advice. Meng Yuanchao slashed seven times in one breath, which was the same as Meng Hua's solution, but he made two more slashes.Not only blocked the opponent's offensive, but also took the initiative back.Jin Zhuliu praised: "Wonderful!" Meng Hua felt refreshed and thought: "The way of martial arts is really endless, so these few sword moves can still be changed in this way." He thought: "Strange! This man How come his swordsmanship is quite similar to Jin Daxia's swordsmanship. These three moves are generally the same." The man was already forced to lose a little bit, and suddenly his sword technique changed, becoming slower and slower.It was as if holding a heavy object on the tip of the sword, and the eastward and westward strokes were very slow, as if it was very strenuous.But it was strange to say that Meng Yuanchao's sharp knife couldn't penetrate his defensive circle.Jin Zhuliu whispered to Meng Hua: "This is the Osumi sword style in Tianshan swordsmanship. It is used for defense and is invulnerable. Even if the opponent is much stronger than yourself, you can still be invincible. The essentials of this swordsmanship It's clumsy, slow but fast. You have to pay attention." Meng Hua suddenly realized, and thought to himself: "It turns out that this person uses Tianshan swordsmanship, no wonder it is similar to Jin Daxia's swordsmanship." Out of Tianshan swordsmanship.Tang Xiaolan, the old head of the Tianshan School, had discussed with him several times and helped him create a school of his own.Jin Shiyi's swordsmanship was passed on with his apprentices Jiang Haitian and Jin Zhuliu, and their brothers competed with each other, adding many changes. Meng Hua concentrated on watching his father and that man's sword fight, but he saw that the man's sword technique was getting slower and slower, while his father's sword technique was getting faster and faster, but he still couldn't break through the man's defense, and the man seemed unable to do so. fight back.It is really rare to see such a top master fighting like this.Meng Hua was fascinated by watching it, and benefited a lot.Before he knew it, Meng Yuanchao and the man had already passed three hundred moves. Meng Hua thought for a while, and thought to himself: "Daddy has just recovered from a long illness. If we continue to fight, I'm afraid it will consume too much energy, which will not be good for the body." Thinking about it, suddenly saw the swords and swords intersecting, as if they were stuck together, no one could withdraw their weapons.Meng Hua was taken aback, and thought, "Not good, isn't this turning into internal strength?" At this moment, Jin Zhuliu suddenly stepped forward, flicked his middle finger lightly, and with a sound of "Zheng", the sword and sword parted, and each retreated three steps.Meng Yuanchao sheathed his saber, and the man also put away his long sword. The man said: "Good work, your Excellency must be Jin Daxia!" Hearing this, Meng Hua was startled, he thought Jin Zhuliu knew this person. Jin Biyi and Deng Mingzhu stood together to watch the battle. It must be that Jin Biyi was asking Deng Mingzhu about this person. Meng Hua just concentrated on watching the competition. At this moment, he heard Deng Mingzhu's answer: "He is my uncle." Meng Hua remembered that Deng Mingzhu had told him that she would go to Tianshan to invite her uncle. Her uncle was much younger than her father. After the original master passed away, he went to Tianshan to learn art investment. of.Meng Hua laughed at himself: "I'm so confused, this person uses Tianshan swordsmanship, I should have figured out who he is." I only heard Jin Zhuliu say: "Don't dare to be. Your Excellency must be the Great Xia Ding among the four disciples of Tianshan Mountain?" The man said: "Heroes, I can't bear it even more. Yes, I am Ding Zhaoming, a disciple of Tianshan School. Jin Daxia, you are my elder, please allow me to say hello to you on behalf of my master." It turned out that Ding Zhaoming was a disciple of Zhong Zhan, a famous master of Tianshan School.Zhong Zhan is the senior brother of Tang Jingtian, the head of the Tianshan School.Jin Zhuliu's father, Jin Shiyi, was in the same generation as Ding Zhaoming's ancestor, Tang Xiaolan, the old head of the Tianshan School.Therefore, although they are about the same age, Ding Zhaoming must respect him as an elder. Tang Jingtian had two most proud disciples, one named Bai Jiancheng and the other named Gan Weiwu, and Zhong Zhan also had two most proud disciples, one named Shi Tianxing and the other Ding Zhaoming.These four people are collectively called the Four Great Disciples of Tianshan Mountain, and Ding Zhaoming is the last of the Four Great Disciples of Tianshan Mountain.The other three Jin Zhuliu had seen each other before, so when he saw that Ding Zhaoming could use the most profound Osumi sword style in Tianshan swordsmanship, he guessed who he was. Jin Zhuliu said: "In the martial arts, everyone discusses each other, Brother Ding, please don't be so polite. Brother Ding, you came here specially to visit Brother Meng, right?" Ding Zhaoming said: "That's right. I saw Hero Meng was practicing martial arts. I was in a hurry for a while, so I asked him for advice without explaining the reason. This is extremely rude. Please don't take offense to Hero Meng." Meng Yuanchao laughed and said, "literati make friends with literature, we martial arts, what kind of friends do we get if we don't make friends with martial arts? Brother Ding's Tianshan Sword Law opened my eyes and benefited a lot. I should also thank Brother Ding." Ding Zhaoming said: "I should be the one who said this. Hero Meng's sharp sword is the best in the world. If he really lives up to his reputation, I have benefited a lot. Hero Meng, if you hadn't just recovered from your illness, I'm afraid that my Great Sumeru Sword Style It may not be able to resist your sharp knife." Jin Zhuliu smiled and said: "Everyone is welcome, let me invite you on behalf of the master, everyone go in and talk." Meng Yuanchao said: "How does Brother Ding know the address of my younger brother, and also know that I have recently suffered from a serious illness?" Ding Zhaoming said, "Three days ago, I ran into a friend of yours." Meng Yuanchao suddenly thought of the two of them, and said, "Is this friend you met happy?" Ding Zhaoming said, "That's right, it's the number one thief in the world. Twenty years ago, he once visited with his master. Tianshan, at that time I had just joined Tianshan's sect. His memory is really good, and he still recognizes me." Meng Hua became curious and asked, "Who is Happy Zhang's master?" Meng Yuanchao said: "You ask Uncle Jin to tell you. He is most familiar with the stories of the martial arts figures of the previous generation." Jin Zhuliu said: "Thirty or forty years ago, there was a great devil who ran amok in the world, named Meng Shentong, did you know?" Meng Hua said: "I know. The stone forest where my master and I used to live was once lived by Meng Shentong's disciple, Sun Yang Jimeng." Meng Yuanchao said: "This child has three masters. The first two masters are Bu Tiandiao and Duan Choushi of the Diancang Sect. Unfortunately, Bu Tiandiao has passed away. The last master is Dan Qiusheng of the Kongtong Sect." Jin Zhuliu said: "I heard that Dan Qiusheng is a little troublesome?" Meng Yuanchao said: "That's right. For some reason, he offended the elders of our sect. As early as ten years ago, he was kicked out by the head of the Kongtong sect. Later, the elders of the Kongtong sect, Dong Xuanzi Dong Mingzi and Yang Jimeng, joined forces to deal with him." , the enmity between the two sides is getting deeper and deeper. I'm afraid this matter can only be resolved by asking you to come forward." Jin Zhuliu said: "I intend to be this Lu Zhonglian, but I don't know if the head of the Kongtong faction will sell me this account. Let's talk about it later when I have a chance." Returning to the original topic, he continued : "Meng Shentong has an apprentice named Ji Xiaofeng. Ji Xiaofeng is an art investment teacher. Long before he worshiped Meng Shentong as his teacher, he was already the number one thief in the world." Meng Hua suddenly realized, and said, "Dare Ji Xiaofeng is the master of Happy Zhang?" Jin Zhuliu smiled and said, "Exactly, you can't expect it?" Meng Hua was very surprised, and said: "It's really unexpected." Jin Zhuliu said: "Although Ji Xiaofeng is Meng Shentong's apprentice, he behaves differently from his master. Before Meng Shentong died, he had already reformed his ways." Ding Zhaoming went on to say: "Ji Xiaofeng and our Tianshan School did not know each other. In his later years, he has become my uncle and a good friend of my master. Therefore, his apprentice Happy Zhang has also met several times. Been to Tianshan. "Three days ago I ran into Happy Zhang on the road. Happy Zhang mentioned Hero Meng. He knew I would pass by here, so he asked me to visit him for him. When I was in Tianshan, a friend also mentioned Hero Meng to me. of." Meng Yuanchao said, "The friend you're talking about is Miao Changfeng?" Ding Zhaoming said: "That's right. He came to Tianshan ten years ago and lived there." Meng Yuanchao was thoughtful, and said for a while, "Look at how confused I am, I don't know how to entertain guests when they come, Hua'er, you..." Before she finished speaking, Jin Biyi chuckled and said, "Uncle, it's not your stupidity, it's my stupidity. It's time for dinner now, I'll cook for you and entertain your guests." Meng Yuanchao said with a smile: "Your father is here. You have served me for many days, and you should be counted as a guest today. Let Hua'er cook the food." Jin Biyi laughed and said, "He knows how to cook? If you don't frown when you eat, I will frown. It's not bad if he helps me light the fire. Uncle, I haven't told you yet, I hunted a pheasant and two hares. Late dinner, sure enough." Meng Hua said: "Okay, you will be the chef, and I will help you light the fire." Meng Yuanchao shook his head and said, "This kid really doesn't know how to be polite at all." Jin Zhuliu smiled and said, "Let them go as a young couple." The words "little couple" came from Jin Zhuliu's mouth. Meng Hua and Jin Biyi felt sweet in their hearts when they heard it, and they were so happy that they almost laughed from the bottom of their hearts. Deng Mingzhu originally wanted to help them, but seeing their expressions, she secretly laughed in her heart: "I'm really confused too, the young couple will meet again after goodbye, and you want to intervene to make fun of yourself?" After much difficulty, Meng Hua waited for a chance to be alone with Jin Biyi, and immediately asked after entering the kitchen, "Sister Yi, what did your father say to you?" Jin Biyi said, "I won't tell you." Meng Hua said, "I can guess it even if you don't tell me." Jin Biyi said: "Okay, you are so smart, then you can guess." Meng Hua smiled and said, "Although I'm stupid, it's not difficult to guess. Your father is so good, is there anything he doesn't agree with you?" Jin Biyi said: "Promise what?" Meng Hua said with a smile: "You are asking the question knowingly, of course it is our business! I think everything is as you and I wished." Jin Biyi said: "Don't think too much, Daddy wants me to break up with you." Meng Hua was taken aback and said, "I don't believe it, you lied to me!" Jin Biyi said seriously, "Whoever lied to you, Daddy will take me back tomorrow!" Meng Hua said: "Really? Is he serious or is he going to force you to marry Jiang Shangyun?" Jin Biyi chuckled and said, "Look at you being so anxious, I haven't finished yet. It's true that Daddy wants me to go back, but who said he forced me to marry someone else?" Meng Hua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then why did he ask you to go back?" It seemed that he was still a little worried. Jin Biyi glanced at him, and said softly, "I've never been from your Meng family, how can I always follow you?" Meng Hua was startled for a moment, then laughed and said, "Yes, I'm really confused, but I didn't expect this layer. Although we say we act brightly, our words are scary, and we still have to avoid suspicion after all.” Jin Biyi said: "It's not that I'm afraid of other people's gossip, but I left home privately this time, and I was so anxious that Mom was a little bit wrong. Mom is looking forward to my return!" Then she whispered: "At first I refused to go back, Later, Dad, he, he agreed... I was willing to go back." Meng Hua asked, "What did he promise?" Jin Biyi said angrily, "You're pretending, I'm ignoring you." up. Jin Biyi said: "You haven't told me about your stay in Lhasa yet." Meng Hua said, "I was about to tell you something. I ran into your brother and senior brother in Lhasa." After Jin Biyi heard what happened to him, he suddenly said, "It's a pity that Miss Deng has to rush back." Meng Hua said, "You want her to meet your senior brother?" Jin Biyi said: "Miss Deng is both talented and beautiful, and has a good temperament. She is not like a wild girl like me. If Brother Jiang gets along with her for a long time, he will definitely find her good." Meng Hua smiled and said, "You just met her, how do you know her temperament?" Jin Biyi said: "Do you know how I met her?" Meng Hua said: "She said that she and you are acquaintances." Jin Biyi said: "Of course she doesn't know me, but when I saw her white horse, I guessed it was her. She left the mount to graze in the pine forest, and I pretended to grab her mount to try her skills .Sure enough, after trying it out, it turns out that she is using the Deng family's saber technique." Meng Hua said: "Then you just tested her ability, not her temperament." Jin Biyi said: "I just told her who I am, when I saw my father appearing on the other side of the mountain. I didn't know that my father would be so kind to me. At that time, I panicked and asked her to cover it for me, and then slipped away. I tried her skills, she seemed dissatisfied at first, I thought she would not help me. But in the end, she not only covered it up for me, but also directed you to come to me. If it were a bad tempered girl, she would Will you do it?" Meng Hua laughed and said, "This time you are the one who is confused." Jin Biyi said: "Why am I so confused?" Meng Hua said Xiao: "Perhaps I treat a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain, but have you ever thought that she may have her own purpose for helping us?" Jin Biyi said: "What's the purpose?" Meng Hua said with a smile: "At that time, she may have known that the person chasing you was your father, but she may not have known it yet. But no matter what, she was afraid that if you fell into the hands of that person, your marriage with me might be ruined." We broke up. She instructed me to save you, so she hoped that our marriage would not be so troublesome!" Jin Biyi said: "Isn't that good?" Meng Hua said: "I didn't say she was bad. However, she did help us, and it will also be good for her." Jin Biyi suddenly sneered again, and said: "I have already thought of what you thought, but I didn't say it." Meng Hua said: "Tell me and listen to see if we think the same?" Jin Biyi said: "She's afraid that if I can't marry you, she won't be able to marry my Senior Brother Jiang either!" At this point, her face flushed. Meng Hua said with a smile: "That's right. From my point of view, although she was angry with your Senior Brother Jiang because of her failed marriage proposal. But it wasn't that Senior Brother Jiang refused, so she wasn't desperate. Therefore, despite her superficial To maintain the girl's self-esteem, she deliberately ignored your senior brother Jiang when she met her in Zhaohua. In fact, she still likes your senior brother Jiang in her heart." Jin Biyi smiled and said: "I thought you were an honest person, so it turns out that you also have such crooked thoughts!" Meng Hua said, "Don't you want her to think like this?" Jin Biyi said: "Of course I hope she can become my sister-in-law, but even if it doesn't work out, you don't have to worry about being snatched away from me." At this point, she blushed to the point of her ears.Meng Hua smiled and said, "What else do you have to worry about now. Your father has already agreed!" Jin Biyi said: "What if Daddy doesn't agree?" Meng Hua said: "Then I don't worry about it, because I know your heart is toward me." Jin Biyi pretended to be angry and said: "Who is against you? Don't make irresponsible remarks, why don't you hurry up and help me light the fire." During dinner, Meng Hua told Jin Zhuliu about meeting Jiang Shangyun and Jin Bifeng in Lhasa.Jin Zhuliu thought for a while and said: "Okay, Bi'er, you and Ding Daxia and Miss Deng will go first together tomorrow, and wait for me at your Uncle Leng's place in Qaidam. I will go to Lhasa, if they are not out of danger yet." , I can take them out too." Meng Yuanchao said: "I'm worrying about not being able to go to Lhasa. It would be great to have Brother Jin to go. There is something I need to ask Brother Jin for help." You must know that Jin Zhuliu possesses peerless martial arts, Master Nongzan also has friendship. Although the rumors in Lhasa have been tense these two days, it is expected that he can come and go freely. Jin Zhuliu said: "Old brother, why are you being polite, please tell me!" Meng Yuanchao said: "A good Tibetan friend helped me a lot. This friend is also the owner of my current residence. He may encounter some difficulties in Lhasa." At present, the old Jili and his son were trapped in the city of Lhasa. Let Jin Zhuliu know about the escape. Jin Zhuliu said: "Okay, tell me his address in Lhasa, and I'll go find out about him. Find their father and son, and I'll bring them out." After talking about this matter, what they were talking about was about rebels or martial arts heroes.Meng Hua listened with great interest, but unfortunately he didn't hear them talk about himself.But although Meng Hua was a little disappointed, he was not surprised.He thought: "Why should I be in such a hurry to know? There are new acquaintances here, so it's inconvenient for Daddy to talk about my marriage with Yimei." Early the next morning, Jin Zhuliu's father and daughter parted ways. Jin Zhuliu went to Lhasa alone, while Jin Biyi went with Ding Zhaoming and Deng Mingzhu.Only Meng Yuanchao and his son remained in this villa. After seeing off the guests, Meng Yuanchao smiled at Meng Hua, "Hua'er, do you like Miss Jin very much? Why don't you tell me what's on your mind." Meng Hua's face became hot, and he said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to climb high." Meng Yuanchao said, "Hero Jin has already told me about your affairs." Meng Hua quickly asked, "What did he say?" Meng Yuanchao smiled and said, "He also likes you very much, and he once praised you greatly with me. But he hopes to talk about your marriage in two years. I don't know. What is the reason, but I think you are still young, it is not good to start a family too early, and two years is not too late." Meng Yuanchao didn't know the reason, but Meng Hua did.I thought to myself: "Before I knew Biyi, the Jiang and Jin families had the intention of becoming in-laws. Jin Daxia betrothed his daughter to me, and he also asked his senior brother for his understanding beforehand. That's only reasonable." Meng Yuanchao said: "Although you and Biyi haven't decided on a name, it is expected that this marriage will not change. You can rest assured and put aside your children's affair for the time being. There is a serious matter, and I need you to help me do it." Meng Hua said, "Please tell Dad." Meng Yuanchao said: "Yu Chijiong went back to Xinjiang to work for the rebel army, you know about this?" Meng Hua said: "Uncle Song already told me when I was in Qaidam." Meng Yuanchao said: "Ding Zhaoming came from the Tianshan Mountains and is quite familiar with the situation in Huijiang. According to him, although the thirteen tribes in Huijiang joined forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty, two of the chiefs were sailing with the wind in their hands. People from General Hua’s Mansion also have contacts.” Meng Hua was taken aback, and said, "Does Hero Yuchi know about this situation?" Meng Yuanchao said: "Yu Chijiong came from Kanto three months ago. None of us in Qaidam know about it, and he probably won't know about it." Meng Hua said: "Isn't that very dangerous? If the two chiefs are bought by the Qing court, the hero Yuchi is so good at martial arts, it's hard to guard against it!" Meng Yuanchao said: "Yes! That's why I want you to go for me. I'll stay here for two more days, and I hope that when Jin Daxia and Ji Li and his son come back, I will rush back to Qaidam to return." Meng Hua said: "We have been delayed here for nearly a month, is there still time?" Meng Yuanchao said: "Those two tribes are the westernmost tribes in Huijiang, and they are already at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. Yuchijiong has to contact eleven tribes first, and he has to stay for three to five days every time he goes to one place. I miss you It is possible to catch up." Meng Hua said, "Okay, then I'll leave right away." Meng Yuanchao said, "There's no need to be so anxious, I have one more thing to do." Meng Hua said: "Yes, please tell Dad." Meng Yuanchao seemed to be in a state of embarrassment. After pondering for a while, he began to say, "I think you will go to Tianshan again after seeing Uncle Yuchi." Meng Hua said, "Dad, do you want me to visit Tang Daxia, the head of the Tianshan School for you?" Meng Yuanchao said: "Master Tang, of course you want to have an audience, but..." At this point, he paused, as if after thinking about it, he finally decided to say it: "I think I should also tell you about this matter. You. You have a younger brother, did you know that?" Meng Hua said, "My child knows." Meng Yuanchao thought his son would be surprised, but unexpectedly, he himself was surprised.Said: "Oh, you already know?" Meng Hua said: "I met Miao Changfeng in Xiaojinchuan before." Meng Yuanchao said, "He told you?" Meng Hua said: "No, he didn't know who I was at that time. He was sweeping my mother's grave. It happened that I just found my mother's grave that day. I hid behind the grave and heard him tell my mother's spirit in heaven in front of the grave. " Meng Yuanchao said sadly: "After I left Xiaojinchuan, I haven't visited your mother's grave yet. Unexpectedly, Miao Changfeng went first." "This Uncle Miao is the best friend of your mother and me." Meng Yuanchao continued: "When your mother died in Xiaojinchuan, I was not by her side. Your mother entrusted your younger brother to Uncle Miao. Me and him It's been more than ten years since I left, and I haven't met. But I know that he is a warm-hearted man, committed to life and death, loyal to what he entrusts, and treats your brother as his own. Not only did he raise him, but he also chose a famous teacher for him. I beg you Your younger brother can become a man." At this point, he suddenly asked: "Your Uncle Miao told you in front of your mother's grave, is this what you are talking about?" Meng Hua said: "That's right. But it's not as careful as what Dad said." Meng Yuanchao asked, "Do you know him?" Meng Hua lowered his head and said, "No. I don't know what's good and what's wrong, and I even got into a fight with him." Meng Yuanchao understood in his heart, and said, "It's no wonder you. At that time, you didn't know your background. Uncle Miao probably didn't know who you were, either?" "That's right. At that time, he misunderstood that I was the eagle claw of the Qing court." Meng Yuanchao smiled and said, "Miao Changfeng's martial arts are stronger than mine, so how can you beat him?" Meng Hua said: "I don't know why, but he was merciful that time. He could have taken my life, but he let me go. He also pointed out to me that the key to superior swordsmanship is the three characters heavy and clumsy. " Meng Yuanchao said: "Okay, then this time you went to Tianshan to meet Uncle Miao. You can ask him again." Meng Hua said, "Daddy wants me to pick up my younger brother?" Meng Yuanchao said: "Although your younger brother is not surnamed Meng, he is also a compatriot born to your mother. I am ashamed of him for not fulfilling my duties as a father. But should I take over now? When he comes back, it will depend on the opinions of your Uncle Miao and the head of the Tianshan School." "Your Uncle Miao's martial arts are more than enough to be your younger brother's master." Meng Yuanchao continued: "But he hopes that your younger brother will get the best famous teacher, and ask Tang Jingtian, the head of the Tianshan School, to accept him as a closed disciple. Yesterday I heard Ding Zhaoming say that Tang Daxia loves your younger brother very much, he is only twelve or thirteen years old, and he has already practiced the basic martial arts of the Tianshan School very well." Meng Hua said: "Dad, don't worry, if I get permission from Uncle Miao and Head Tang, I will definitely bring my brother back. Otherwise, I will report back to you about my brother's recent situation." Meng Hua made a promise, and the father and son broke up.A new journey awaits him. "The sky is dark and the fields are vast. When the wind blows the grass, the cattle and sheep can be seen." Half a month later, Meng Hua was already working on the grassland in Huijiang, admiring the scenery beyond the Great Wall. The scenery outside the Great Wall is far away from the inside of the pass.The endless prairie is like a doctor with magical medical skills. No matter how much trouble you have in your heart, being in the embrace of the prairie and looking far into the sky will immediately open your mind and make your depression disappear. Due to the dry weather and thin water, the sky in the grassland is often clear and cloudless, very clear.The starlight at night is particularly brilliant, so travelers on the grassland can travel at night.Not to mention during the day, when looking at distant objects, it is as if they are near at present.That's why there is a saying "Looking at the mountain and running to a dead horse", which means that you clearly see a mountain that is "not far" in front of you, but if you ride your horse and run there, the horse may be exhausted from running. here. Meng Hua's mount is a steed selected from Jili Ranch. Although it is not as good as the original mount he lent to Happy Zhang, it can run two to three hundred miles a day.But after running on this prairie for two days, I still can't see the end.Fortunately, he had enough dry food and water, so he was not trapped in the grassland. But on the third day, although the man was not tired, the horse was already tired.Meng Hua had no choice but to ride the horse and walk slowly, taking a leisurely time to enjoy the scenery of the grassland. Walking and walking again and again, suddenly the eyes light up.I saw a small lake under a small mountainside in front of me.From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, it is covered with green fir and cypress trees, and some trees have been inserted into the lake.It was late spring at this time, and although the top of the mountain was covered with thick snow, a layer of ice in the lake had begun to thaw.In the place where the lake water is frozen, looking from a distance, it looks like a piece of white jade condensed on the lake surface, which is extraordinarily crystal clear by the sunlight.The place that has been thawed is blue like a mirror, with the reflection of snow peaks and green forests in the water, and hidden waves are rippling. Meng Hua regained his energy, and thought to himself: "I'm worried about not being able to find a water source. This is great. Well, this place is really like a paradise." You know, the remaining drinking water is enough for him for several days. Useful, but not enough for horses to drink.If you find this small lake, you can give the horse a full drink. Suddenly a loud voice was heard, a young girl appeared by the lake before him.This girl came out of the woods, holding a leather bag in her hand, the kind of leather bag that people used to hold water.It looked as if she was going to fetch water from the lake. I saw this girl's eyebrows were lightly swept away, her skin was like white jade, her face was smeared with fat, her mouth was small, her cheeks were condensed with pears, her eyebrows were trimmed and her eyes were sculpted, her gaze was flying, she was so elegant and unconventional, she was a rare beauty in the world.Although Meng Hua had no evil thoughts in his heart, he appreciated beauty out of instinct, so he couldn't help but stare dumbfounded for a moment. The girl seemed to realize that Meng Hua was watching her, and smiled sweetly.The laughter didn't stop, and suddenly "ahhhhh" turned into a scream.It turned out that a big black bear quietly came out of the bushes, and suddenly jumped in front of her. Meng Hua's shock was no small matter. Although he was galloping fast, he was still a hundred paces away. How could he save her in time? “神龙掉尾！”百忙中脑海灵光一闪，孟华不假思索，手中的长剑化作一道银虹！ 这招“神龙掉尾”正是孟家刀法的绝招，必须有深厚的内力和精奇的手法配合，方能奏效，幸亏孟华新近才跟父亲学会，正好派上用场。孟华长剑出手，人也如箭离弦，从马背上“射”出去。少女却是惊得呆了。 那头大黑熊皮粗肉厚，长剑又是从百步以外掷来，虽然插中它的心窝，一时之间，却还未死。跄跄踉踉地退了两步，又复人立而起，迎上孟华，似乎想要和仇人同归于尽的样子，喉咙里发出郁闷的喉声，张大口就咬。 孟华喝道：“畜牲，还敢逞凶！”手起掌落，把黑熊的天灵盖劈得开了花，黑熊倒地，这才真的死了。 孟华拔出宝剑，抹干血渍，插剑归鞘，心中暗暗叫了一声“好险！”回头看那少女。 那少女睁大眼睛看着孟华，似乎还不敢相信黑熊已经给他打死的事，神情犹有余悸。 “姑娘，你受惊了！”孟华微笑说道。话出了口，方才想起，少女乃是回人，不知听不听得懂他的说话。 少女说道：“你是很远很远地方来的汉人吧？”声如出谷黄莺，出乎孟华意料之外，这少女不但会说汉话，而且说得很好听。 孟华说道：“不错，我是从很远地方来的。只是在大草原上已经走了三天。” 少女说道：“那你一定希望遇上人家的了。多谢你救了我的性命，我家就在山的那边，你愿意做我的客人么？对啦，你叫什么名字，我还没有请教呢。” 孟华说了自己的姓名，心里却是有点踌躇，要不要接受这少女的邀请。 那少女道：“我名叫罗曼娜。孟大哥，你今天来得正巧，希望你肯答应做我的客人。”孟华道：“什么正巧？”罗曼娜道：“今天是我们的开斋节，今晚有个'刁羊'大会，很热闹的。欢迎你来参加。” “刁羊”是哈萨克人所特有的一种游戏，比赛开始，青年男子在草原上骑马驰骋，互相争夺一只已宰杀的羊，谁能分攫一小块羊肉的也视为胜利。这是表现游牧民族雄风的体育游戏。 会以“刁羊”为名，游戏则并非只是“刁羊”一种，经常还有歌舞、跑马、摔角等等，但其中最引人的一种游戏则是“姑娘追”。这是少男少女追逐求爱的一种游戏。也是哈萨克一种传统风俗。 这种追逐求爱的古风，十分健康有趣。每当节日或别的盛会，在表演“刁羊”或其他传统的骑射竞技时，往往也表演这种充满牧歌情调的男女追逐求爱的古风游戏。他们男女双方骑马追逐，男先追女，快追上时，女的扬鞭作抗击状，男的则纵马急驰。要是那个女的喜欢对方的话，就反过来追那个男子，直至女的赶上以鞭击男，游戏即宣告结束。这对男女也就等于是向族人公开表白他们是情侣了。不过，假如男的不喜欢女的话，也可以不让她追上。 入境问俗，孟华也知道哈萨克人有这种风俗，不过知而不详，知道有“刁羊”而不知道有“姑娘追”。 孟华说道：“啊，原来你们是哈萨克族。”新疆有许多少数民族，哈萨克人是最为勇善的一个民族。 罗曼娜道：“哈萨克族也有许多部落，我们这个部落叫瓦纳，我的爹爹是这个大部落中一个小部落的族长。人数不多，不过今晚会有其他部落的人趁热闹的。” 接着说道：“我们一族最敬重的是勇士，你所杀的这头大黑熊，我们族中最强壮的小伙子也得合数人之力才能对付得了它。你要是肯做我的客人，不但是我个人光彩，也是我们阖族的光彩。” 孟华无意出这风头，不过听说她是属于“瓦纳”这一部落的，却是不禁心中一动，因为“瓦纳”已是尉迟炯所要联络的回疆十三个部落之一。 “能够做你的客人，这是我的光荣。”孟华说道：“不过，在我做你的客人之前，我想向你打听一件事情。” 罗曼娜道：“你要打听什么？” 孟华道：“最近有没有汉人到过你们这儿？” 罗曼娜道：“有的。是一个和你的年纪差不多的少年人。”孟华大为失望，一个和他差不多年纪的人，当然不会是尉迟炯了。 罗曼娜本来想告诉他一些有关这个少年人的事情的，见他似乎是不感兴趣，便道：“你要打听的是什么人？”孟华说道：“是一个相貌威武的虬髯汉子，比我的年纪大得多，说有四十多岁以上了。” 罗曼娜心中一动，说道：“这人的本领是不是也差不多和你一般大的。” 孟华说道：“比我大得多，他的快刀天下第一。” 罗曼娜道：“啊，他使得一手快刀，那就对了。不过，你说得可是有点不对，他的快刀是天下第二。” 孟华人喜道：“你已见过这个人了？” 罗曼娜摇了摇头，说道：“我没见过，我爹爹见过。”孟华连忙问道：“你爹在哪里见着这个人的？” 罗曼娜道：“在酋长那儿。离这里大约一百多里的地方。”孟华说道：“什么时候？”罗曼娜道：“刚好是半个月前。” 孟华暗自思量：“瓦纳是尉迟炯此行联络的第一个部落，那两个须要提防的酋长在他行程最后的两个部落，中间还有十个部落他要去的。每处最少得逗留三两天，他是半个月前经过这里，那么我倒是有足够的时间可以追得上他了。”但还恐怕那人未必就是尉迟炯，于是又问道：“你的爹爹怎么知道他的快刀是天下第二？” 罗曼娜道：“他自己说的。” 接着罗曼娜告诉孟华一个故事：“瓦纳酋长是个很严厉的人，他定下一条法例，偷羊的贼人要斩一根手指，偷马的贼人要斫掉一只手。 “那人是瓦纳酋长的贵客，瓦纳也知道他的刀法很好，那天请他抖露一手，让大家开开眼界。那人说道：'听说你捉到了三个马贼，要斫掉他们的手，有这事么？'酋长道：'有的，我们准备明天行刑。'那人说道：'好，你把这三个马贼唤来，我借用他们表演我的刀法。'酋长知道有把戏可看，很是高兴，立即照办。” 孟华吃了一惊，道：“怎么拿人来表演刀法？”