Chapter 29 The twenty-ninth chapter Thief's Ambition Wants to Compete for the Deer

Romana said: "This is a song for us to welcome guests from afar. We Kazakhs like two things the most. The first is to sing, and the second is to like to have guests come." Meng Hua said: "Your place is really good, and your people are even better." Romana smiled sweeter and said, "Do you like our place? Have you ever eaten cantaloupe?"

Meng Hua said: "When I was in Tibet, I already ate it. It's really fragrant and sweet, and nothing can compare to it. But the sweetness of cantaloupe is not as sweet as your hospitality to guests. .” Romanna smiled and said, "Ah, you really can talk. But you haven't eaten fresh cantaloupe yet. The cantaloupes shipped to Tibet are at least ten or eight days away. Fresh cantaloupe has the smell of fine wine. , more fragrant and sweeter, and you will praise it even more if you eat the buns. Well, Brother Meng, don’t look at us back to Xinjiang except for the grasslands and deserts, and there are many beautiful things on the grasslands and deserts.”

Meng Hua tied the black bear to the horse's back, led the mount, and said as he walked, "With such a large grassland, there are certainly many good things. Can you tell me?" Roman said: "Brother Meng, where are you going?" Meng Hua said: "I want to go to Tianshan." Romana said: "Ah, go to such a far place. Then you will travel all over our border. You will see everything. We have: the Peacock River, which is as emerald as peacock feathers, and every family on both sides of the river The pears with bent branches in the pear orchard; Turpan grapes as sweet as mare's milk, peaches and apricots from Aksu and Kashgar, and cantaloupe you have eaten. We also have the gold shining in the sun in the Altai Mountains; we have Kunlun The Jade River flowing down from the mountain is inlaid with gemstones as red as pomegranates and as white as lilies on the rocks, making the flowing water colorful..."

Meng Hua was fascinated when he heard it, and praised: "It's a good place for you to go back to Xinjiang. Hey, what's the matter with you? Why didn't you continue?" Why, at this point, he suddenly stopped and sighed. Romana said: "I'm afraid that your emperor will snatch these good things. I heard that he will dispatch troops to attack us." Meng Hua said: "The emperor sitting in the Forbidden City in Beijing is not the emperor of our Han people. He is a Manchu Tartar who robbed us of our Han people's land. Just like you Hui people, we Han people also hate them. Half a month ago Yu Chijiong, the "Kandong hero" who came to you, is a hero among the Han people who resisted the Tartar emperor, and I don't know how many other Han people are like him."

Romana said, "Are you one of them?" Meng Hua said: "I am a pawn in the Han people's anti-Qing army." Romana said happily: "Then I should welcome you even more. Ah, I only sang a section of that song just now, and I haven't finished it yet." She was about to sing again, when someone shouted: "Romana, Romana! where are you na?" Romanna replied, "Here I am!" and turned around, "Sundar is here. I'll sing to you later. Sundar is a young warrior of our clan." Sundar shouted from a distance: "Someone found a big black bear in the woods. I'm afraid you don't know yet. I'm relieved that you are fine." Sundar also spoke Chinese, but not as much as Romana That's all.

Meng Hua said, "Do many of your people speak Chinese?" Romana said: "Most of us know several languages, and we still read books written by Han Chinese. I used to have a Chinese teacher who taught me to read. Sun Daer is learning to speak Chinese with me these days. " While speaking, Sun Da'er had already come to them, and when he saw the big black bear, he was startled and said, "Who is this man?" Romanna smiled and said, "This big black bear was killed by this big Han man." After introducing them, she continued, "Sang Daer, don't you want a bear skin to make a robe? Brother Meng took this The black bear gave it to me, and I will give it to you, okay?"

Sandal said coldly: "I want the bear skin I hunted, thank you for your kindness." Then he chatted with Romana a few words, but they spoke their own dialect. Meng Hua didn't understand, but judging from his expression, he seemed very unhappy.It turns out that what Sundar said was: "Romana, why do you always like Han people?" Meng Hua said: "I am a foreigner, please forgive me for not understanding your customs, if it is inconvenient for outsiders to participate in your 'Diaoyang' meeting..." Romana said: "There is no such thing. On the contrary, we are most happy to invite guests from far away." At this point, she turned her body halfway to prevent Meng Hua from seeing her expression, and secretly glanced at Sang Da'er , said in the dialect of the tribe: "Sang Da'er, what's the matter with you, you have become so narrow-minded? Kazakhs have been Xike people from generation to generation. Do you want to ruin the reputation of Xike from our tribe!" Sang Da'er blushed, and quickly explained to Meng Hua in Chinese: "Brother Meng, don't get me wrong that I'm not happy with you. I'm just annoyed at myself. I don't have the ability to kill this black bear." He was frank by nature. Those who don't lie, but this time in order to avoid blaming Romana, they were forced to lie.In fact, in his heart, he was really a little unhappy that Romana invited Meng Hua to be her guest. Meng Hua said: "I just met this black bear at the right time and killed it by chance. If you meet it, you can kill it. I know you are one of the best warriors here!" Sandal said, "How do you know?" Meng Hua smiled and said, "Of course Romana told me. Besides her, who else is here?" Sundar was shy and happy at the same time, blushing and said: "Romana, you praise me too much, I'm actually not as good as you said." Romanna laughed in her heart: "Actually, it's the big Han man who exaggerated what I said." It was rare for Sun Da'er to be happy, and of course she would not deny it, so everyone went back happily. A strange young man of the Han nationality killed a ferocious big black bear by himself, which immediately caused a sensation in this small tribe. As expected by Romanna, everyone really welcomed Meng Hua as a hero, and several girls made garlands to hang for him, which made Meng Hua very embarrassed. Romana smiled and said: "Don't disturb the guests, he still has something to discuss with my father. The sun is about to set, and you should also go to prepare for tonight's meeting with the sheep." Thanks to Romana's rescue, Meng Huafang was able to talk alone with Luo Hai, the patriarch of Wana and Romana's father. Luo Hai entertained guests in his special tent, and asked Meng Hua, "You know the hero Yuchijiong, are you also from Qaidam?" Meng Hua said: "I lived in Qaidam for a few days half a year ago, but this time I came from Lhasa." Luo Hai said: "The leader of the Qaidam rebel army... I have admired the names of the two heroes Leng Tieqiao and Xiao Zhiyuan for a long time. How are they? How is the situation in Qaidam? Have the Qing soldiers continued to invade?" It is not surprising that Luo Hai knows that there are Leng and Xiao, because he has met Yu Chijiong.But he called Leng and Xiao the "leaders of the rebel army", which was enough to show his attitude, which made Meng Hua very happy. "Okay." Meng Hua replied: "Qaidam is still calm, but this is the calm on the eve of the storm. According to the known information, the Qing army is preparing for a large-scale invasion, and the two leaders Yi Leng and Xiao specifically entrusted Yuchi Hero Jiong came back to Xinjiang to ask you for help." Luo Haidao: "Don't ask for help, this is for us to help each other. The Manchu emperor who occupied your Han place is also our Hui people's feud. As early as 60 or 70 years ago, the Manchurian Tartars invaded us. Huijiang raped and looted, did everything, and even snatched away the number one beauty of our Hui nationality. I still hate it now. Don't say that Yu Chijiong is our good friend and has helped us a lot. Even if he is a person we have never met, as long as he is sent by Qaidam Messenger, we will also make a covenant with him." Meng Hua said happily: "It's rare for the patriarch to be so sensible." Luo Hai said: "It's a pity that I didn't see Hero Yuchi until the day he was leaving, but it was on that day that he and our Wana tribe's 'Ge Lao' (Hui language, meaning the chief in Chinese) signed an alliance. Thanks to their respect for me, I also signed the covenant. It's a pity that I can't spend more time with Hero Yuchi, Brother Meng, can you stay with me for a few more days?" Meng Hua said: "The younger generation wants to catch up with Captain Yuchi as soon as possible, so I'm afraid I will leave tomorrow." Luo Hai said: "In this case, I can't force you to stay. I hope you will participate in our Diaoyang Conference tonight and have fun .” At this point, I suddenly remembered something, and said: "You also have a Han, I heard that he also came from Qaidam, and lives in the place under the jurisdiction of Wana Gelao, do you know?" Meng Hua was very surprised, Said: "When I was in Qaidam, the two leaders Leng and Xiao didn't tell me. I don't know who it is?" Luo Hai said: "I haven't seen this person. You know that our grassland is very big. Although he lives there, he sometimes goes to other places. I heard that the hero Yuchi also wanted to meet this person. I didn’t find it. I’m going to rush back the next day, and I don’t have time to inquire carefully.” Meng Hua thought: "Is this person real or not?" Just as he was about to ask again, Romana opened the tent and came in. Luo Hai said: "Is Diaoyang about to start?" Romana said: "The young man is waiting for you to shoot the first arrow. Have you finished talking?" Luo Hai said: "Alright, tell Sang Da'er to bring me my iron tire bow, and you also remember to bring your leather whip." Romanna blushed and said, "Father, I don't allow you to make fun of me." She opened the tent and ran out first. Meng Hua didn't understand why she blushed, he was a little strange.Suddenly Luo Hai whispered in his ear: "If you don't like a girl, don't let her whip hit you." This night is the night of the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, and the moon is big and round.The night wind blows across the prairie, and the fragrance of flowers and plants is scattered on the prairie, as well as the joy of young people. A big fat roasted sheep was hanging on a tree. Luo Hai stood still a hundred paces away. They all ran towards it on horseback. Only then did Meng Hua understand the meaning of the boys waiting for the patriarch to shoot the first arrow. It turned out that this arrow was for the unveiling of the "Diaoyang" meeting. "A hundred-step piercing arrow, your father's magic arrow is really comparable to Captain Chi's flying knife." Meng Hua praised. Romanna felt a little proud when he heard him praise her father, and said: "My father is not only the best archer of our clan, but also in our tribe, no one can shoot arrows more accurately than him. Sang Da’er’s arrow technique is learned from him, so he can only be regarded as the second. However, everyone recommended him to shoot the second arrow tonight. Well, Sun Da’er has already gone out, why don’t you go out?" Meng Hua smiled and said, "I'm a guest, so I'm sorry to compete with your young man for mutton." Romanna laughed and said, "When it comes to the Diaoyang Conference, there is no distinction between host and guest. If you don't grab it, others won't give it to you." Meng Hua said, "I'm not hungry." Romana smiled and said, "You don't want to eat it, but I want to eat it. You can grab a piece for me. You see, I have prepared your mount for you." It was a horse selected from her father's stable. A fine horse, at this moment someone led it to Meng Hua's side.Meng Hua smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll take advantage of the excitement too." With a feeling of nothing to do, he got on his horse and followed Sang Da'er. Romanna's mood was in a mess, she understood what her father wanted her to wear with the whip, but she didn't know who she was going to hit with the whip. The two fast horses, Sang Daer and Meng Hua, have already joined the race for the "Diao Yang". Romanna watched their backs, but a third person appeared in her mind, another Han youth. "I don't know if he will come tonight?" "Diaoyang" has already started, and there are at least a hundred or so healthy horses galloping on the grassland.Although the moonlight is bright, it is really not easy to recognize a person among these many people.Romanna looked intently, but she didn't find the person she was looking for, and she didn't know if he had come, but the boy had said that he would come. "If he really came, who should I hit with the whip?" Romana couldn't help feeling confused. Participate in the "Diaoyang" game and compete to divide the roasted fat sheep. The rules of the game are: no dismounting, no staying, and no running too slow.As for the degree of speed, the girl next to him acts as an obligatory judge.If they thought someone was running too slowly, they would boo immediately, and who would lose face, boys? How can you divide a piece of lamb?This is relying on their superb riding skills.When the horses are galloping and passing by the "prey", they use long-handled machetes to quickly cut off the mutton.Horses run fast, the opportunity is fleeting, and this cut may not be successful.Sometimes the mutton is cut off, but it is too late to pick it up with the tip of a knife, and we have to wait for a second chance. Sometimes several horses arrive at the same time, and the rules do not allow people and horses to collide. If two people are encountered, they will be disqualified.The Kazakhs are very famous for their riding skills, and things like this rarely happen in the "Diaoyang" game. However, although men and horses are not allowed to collide, weapons used to cut flesh are allowed to collide.Sometimes when the two machetes collide, no one can cut the mutton.Horses run fast, and they might fall off because of it.That's a loss too. Because Sundar was late in dispatching, the fat sheep had already been split in half.When he was stabbing down with the scimitar, a fast horse rushed over from the slanting stab, and with a "Dang", the two scimitars collided. Sang Da'er's mouth went numb, and the scimitar flew into the air.Fortunately, Sang Da'er was fast and caught up just in time to catch the scimitar falling from above his head.At that moment, the girls who were laughing and laughing on the sidelines suddenly fell silent at first, and then there was deafening applause! Sang Da'er's technique of receiving the knife is very clever, but Sang Da'er doesn't know whether the girls are applauding for him, or for the one who shook his crescent scimitar flying away?Perhaps they were applauding two people at the same time?But Sundar's face couldn't help but burn hot. Because he is the number one warrior recognized by everyone in this small tribe, and his strength is so great that no one can match him. The Wana people recognized Sang Da'er as the number one warrior, and Sang Da'er has always been proud of his high arrow skills and great strength.I didn't expect to lose to a "boy" who came out of nowhere tonight.And the defeat was very embarrassing, the crescent scimitar flew out of his hand as soon as he touched it.Although I was still able to take it down, I already feel deeply ashamed! The horse was galloping, and Sang Da'er couldn't even see the opponent's face clearly, only knowing that he must not be from his own clan.He knows everyone of the young men in the clan very well, and no one is more capable than him. The rule of "Diaoyang" is that if you fail the first time, you must go around the field for a week before you can cut the mutton again. The roasted lamb was kicked by the horse's hooves, and after a while, only half of the lamb's leg was left.Sun Da'er was hindered by the man, although he was a good rider, when he ran back, he was one step behind the man. Seeing that the man was half hanging on the carved saddle, his waist was bent, and the shining point of the knife was about to pierce the leg of lamb. A fast horse jumped forward in the oblique stab, and with a whoosh, a long whip rolled over. This person was Meng Hua, and he wanted to secretly help Sang Da'er. The whip was long and the knife was short, although Meng Hua was a little behind, he had already rolled up the small half of the lamb leg first.On the back of a fast-running horse, use the whip to roll things up, and the strength must be just right. Even the Kazakhs are excellent riders, and they can't help but admire Meng Hua's skill.The boys and girls cheered. The man didn't know whether he was getting angry from embarrassment or because he was too competitive. He suddenly raised his hand and released a hidden weapon. The hidden weapon was a money dart with sharpened edges. There was only a sound of "clank", Meng Hua's long whip was cut off by the Qian dart, and the leg of lamb fell down.The place where it fell was closer to that person. At this moment, the noisy voice suddenly quieted down. The rules of "Diaoyang" do not allow people to collide with horses, but they allow weapons to collide. However, it has never been used to hit other people's weapons with hidden weapons. Sang Da'er suddenly drew his bow and set an arrow, and shot the arrow with a "swish".The arrow came at just the right time, and the leg of lamb hit him right before it hit the ground.The tip of the arrow pierced the leg of lamb and flew again.Sang Dar shouted: "Don't say I don't obey the rules, he can use money to dart, and I can use bows and arrows." The rule of "Diaoyang" is: once the mutton is in the hands, others can no longer compete for it.But now the leg of lamb was rolled up by Meng Hua's long whip, so no one dared to make a judgment on whether it was in "hands". But girls and boys, no one has time to care about rules and irregularities, because in a flash, things have taken a fresh change. Meng Hua and that person went to grab the fallen leg of lamb at the same time.The leg of lamb was falling from mid-air, but it hadn't hit the ground yet.The two fast horses arrived at that spot almost at the same time.Legs of lamb were dropping over their heads, the best chance.In order to seize this momentary opportunity, the man even carved a saddle on his feet, performed a light kung fu of a crane soaring to the sky on the horse's back, and jumped up to catch the leg of lamb. But Meng Hua jumped higher than him, stretched out his hand to grab it, and his finger touched the leg of lamb with the arrow. The man suddenly slapped Meng Hua with his palm! Meng Hua pressed his left palm.Pressed the opponent's palm in mid-air.But the right palm changed from grabbing to patting, and the little half of lamb leg flew far away. The two jumped up at the same time, and almost simultaneously slapped their palms. The movements of both sides were extremely fast, and none of the girls standing on the ground who were looking up could see clearly.All I know is that they met in mid-air.According to the rules of "Diaoyang", once the body touches, both sides will lose. At this moment, the girls couldn't help but yelled "Ah Ya".It's a pity for their "failure". Meng Hua only used three points of palm strength to push the man away.That person's lightness kung fu is really good, a "kite turned over" in mid-air, unexpectedly landed on the running horse.When Meng Hua fell down, he grabbed the horse's tail and used his strength to turn over with a somersault before he sat on the carved saddle.But this is because he jumped higher than that person and fell slower.Anyone with a little discernment can see that his lightness skill is only above that person, never below that person. The little half of lamb leg that Meng Hua slapped and flew far away, "by coincidence", happened to be heading towards Sang Da'er, and Sang Da'er immediately reached out to catch it, and effortlessly took the The small half of the leg of lamb was received in my hand. This result was not only unexpected by everyone, but also by Sundar himself.He thought he was doomed. However, the "victory" came so easily, but he had to wonder secretly, "How can there be such a coincidence. The last piece of mutton just flew towards me? Well, it couldn't be this Meng." The Han Chinese deliberately 'gifted' it to me, right? He was already holding the leg of lamb just now, so he should be able to hold it firmly." However, this result made all the boys and girls who participated in the "Diao Yang" game very happy, except for the unknown boy. You must know that the girls and boys of the Wana tribe all hope that their own warriors will win. It turned out that although it was a bit of a fluke for Sundar, it was exactly what they wanted. Amidst the cheers of the girls, Sundar took back the leg of lamb he won and dedicated it to Romana.But there was no sense of joy of victory in his heart. Meng Hua's palm was just right, and when he saw the lamb leg falling into Sang Da'er's hands, and everyone cheered loudly, he was more joyful than others.However, amidst the joy, there is also doubt, just like Sundar. What Sundar wondered was: Did Meng Hua hand over this "victory"?What Meng Hua doubted was: who was that young man who fought against him? Obviously this young man has practiced high-quality martial arts, and his skills are very good.Sundar is the number one warrior of the Wana tribe, his ability is far above that of Sundar, obviously he is also a foreigner.However, what aroused his suspicion was not only the young man's martial arts, but also the fact that he seemed to be "deja vu"! He and the boy just met each other in mid-air. At that time, everyone was engrossed in fighting for the prey, and no one paid attention to the other's face.But in this glimpse, he already got the impression of "deja vu".It's a pity that he can't remember when and where he met this person. The heated atmosphere in the square did not allow him to think calmly. He returned to Romanna's side, and Sundar was already there. Sang Da'er said awkwardly, "Brother Meng, this leg of lamb should be your prize." Meng Hua said, "No, it's clear that you received it, so how can it be mine?" Sandal said, "If you hadn't thrown it at me..." Meng Hua cut off his words and said, "I was forced by that man to let go. In fact, even if I can hold it firmly, according to the rules, I will lose." Sang Da'er said: "I just feel strange, how come it just happened to fly towards me?" Meng Hua laughed and said, "That's why God wants you to get this leg of lamb and give it to Miss Romana! Otherwise, we both return empty-handed, wouldn't we disappoint Miss Romana?" Romana smiled and said, "There's no need to argue, I take care of the two of you." Meng Hua asked Sang Da'er, "Who is that person who grabbed the leg of lamb with us?" Sandal said: "I don't know. Romana, do you know?" For some reason, Romana blushed suddenly and said, "You have traveled far more places than me. If you don't know, how would I know?" In fact, she already knew it, but she didn't want to say it out. After the mutton was finished, a young man came over and said, "Should the 'Girl Chase' start?" Romanna smiled and said, "Your little Jasmine is impatient, right?" "Little Jasmine" is the young man's beloved girl. The young man smiled foolishly and said, "I'm afraid Sundar is also impatient with waiting? Well, Sundar, tell me, have you been waiting for a few years?" It turned out that Sundar wanted to pursue Romanna. It had been on his mind for several years, but Romana had never once participated in a game of "girl chase" with him. Sang Da'er's black face turned red, he spat at the young man, and said, "Stop talking nonsense here, hurry up and prepare your mount, and go after your little Jasmine!" The young man smiled and said: "Little Jasmine, I don't have to worry about not being able to catch up, you don't have to worry about me, you should worry about yourself." He made a face at Sang Da'er and ran away.But his words left a knot in Sundar's heart. "Romanna has been very nice to me recently, shouldn't she join me in chasing girls this time?" Sandal thought to himself, "But if her Han Chinese friend also participates, her whip will not know what to do. On whose body?" Concerned about gains and losses, he secretly sighed and stood up slowly. "Girls, please mount your mounts, the game is about to begin." Sundar called.Glancing furtively, Romana hadn't mounted her mount yet.However, Meng Hua still sat next to her, and had no intention of participating in the "Girl Chase". The bow is like a thunderbolt, and the arrow is like a shooting star.Sundar shot an arrow into the sky, and when it just fell, another arrow was shot out. The two arrows collided in mid-air and fell to the ground at the same time.The young man cheered loudly and shouted: "Okay! Everyone will get what they want tonight." It turns out that the two arrows represent the chasing between the young man and the girl, and it would be good if "they" happened to touch each other omen.So you must find a person with good arrow skills to launch it to be safe.And this person must be an unmarried young man according to regulations. Amidst the cheers of the young man, the girls rode out one after another.Romana still didn't move.Sang Da'er secretly sighed: "It seems that this time I just made trouble with others." He was the one who fired the command arrow, so he must participate.Fortunately, although it is a "courtship" game, it does not require a loved one to participate.You can also play with others in the mood of just taking advantage of the excitement. Romana suddenly whispered, "Brother Meng, aren't you going out to play?" Meng Hua said: "I don't understand how this game is played." Romana said: "You don't need to understand, just let your horse run on the grassland. There is only one thing you must remember..." "Remember what?" Meng Hua asked. Romana said softly: "My father must have told you, I think, there is no need for me to tell you." Meng Hua remembered that Luo Hai had once told him that if he didn't like a girl, don't let her whip him. Meng Hua thought: "Maybe that's what she's talking about?" But Romanna didn't wait for him to ask any more questions, so she got on her mount and ran out.Come back on horseback!Xiang Meng Hua smiled sweetly. Romanna's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the audience. "Our princess has never participated in this game, so I didn't expect to appear tonight!" "I don't know who her lover is?" Can you get her?" The boys discussed one after another.But the girls had different opinions. One girl whispered to her companions: "There is a saying in the Han people: there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people. Sang Da'er is the number one warrior in our clan, but it doesn't mean that there are no people outside." Can match him." "Are you talking about the Han guest who single-handedly killed the big black bear?" another girl asked. "I'm not Romanna, so how do I know what she's thinking? Maybe there's a third person?" said the girl in front.I don't know if she is talking nonsense, or if she actually knows Romanna's intentions. Romanna was in a state of disarray at this time, she had already found the person she was looking for, and Sundar was also in front of her.On whom will she whip her whip?She turned her head and saw that Meng Hua had come running on horseback.She has a crush on all three of them, but seriously, it's not love.Although she hopes to choose one of these three people.Who will win?She herself could not make up her mind. Meng Hua didn't pay attention to listening to the whispers of the boys and girls, he just came out in the mood of joining in the fun. The game of "Girl Chasing" is different from "Diaoyang". A place where men and women in love compete.The boys and the girls chased each other laughingly, running farther and farther. The weather is very interesting tonight, there is no cloud in the sky, and there is a bright moon.The grassland under the moonlit night seems to have a particularly attractive charm. Meng Hua galloped on the prairie. Although there was no girl he wanted to chase on the prairie, he also felt the joyful atmosphere. A girl was chasing after him, raising a whip, as if she wanted to hit him.Meng Hua was taken aback, remembered Luo Hai's advice, and hurriedly stabbed his mount out.But the girl raised the whip, but didn't hit it.Because she was dissuaded by her companions. Meng Hua vaguely heard the girl behind say: "Why are you so confused, your whip can hit any young man, but how can you hit this Han man?" "Why? There is no rule against beating foreigners!" Although the girl in front put down the whip, she asked very dissatisfied. The girl behind lowered her voice and said, "Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know?" "Know what?" "He's the one Romanna likes!" "Nonsense, Romanna isn't married to Sandal Do you?" "Hmph, if you don't believe me, let me ask you why Romana never participated before! This Han came, and she only participated tonight?" "I, I don't know." The girl in front was obviously a little discouraged up. "You don't know, I know." The girl behind continued: "It's true, Sundar fell in love with Romana from the bottom of his heart, but Romanna doesn't necessarily like him!" "This Han just arrived today, and she likes him Him?" The girl in front seemed to be half-believing. The girl at the back smiled and said, "He rescued Romanna from the bear's claws, at least they already have friendship. You haven't spoken to him yet. Then why do you like him?" Her companion blushed, and said: "Who said I like him? I picked up the whip to drive the horse, but you, you made me up..." "Okay, I misunderstood you. We are good sisters, we I'm just afraid that you will cause trouble yourself!" The two girls chattered and chatted, thinking that Meng Hua couldn't hear them, but because the couples were already scattered on the grassland and chasing each other, they were not crowded together like before, so even though the sound of laughter was still on the grassland. Bi Luo, but not as noisy as before.Meng Hua possessed excellent martial arts, and his hearing was much more sensitive than that of ordinary people. He ran ahead and vaguely heard more than half of their conversation. Meng Hua was taken aback, and thought to himself: "I don't know if what they said is true or not. I only know that Romana treated me so well because she was grateful to me for saving her. If it is true, I will I'm sorry for Sundar. No wonder Sundar was very upset when I met me, and he was afraid that I would rob his beloved girl?" At this time, he also vaguely understood, understood Romanna's father's order He, don't let the girls' leather whips hit him. The two girls stopped following Meng Hua and ran in another direction.Meng Hua also let go of his mount and let it gallop forward. “早知如此，我不该参加这个游戏，自招烦恼，更令桑达儿心有不安。”孟华心想。 心想未已，忽地发现罗曼娜就在他前面。他正想避开，另一骑马已是追到罗曼娜背后，扬鞭虚击，发出呼呼声响，作势要打罗曼娜。 这个小伙子正是桑达儿。孟华暗暗欢喜，但愿罗曼娜接受他的求爱。 这个游戏名为“姑娘追”，但按照传统的规矩，却是男的先追女的，快追上时，女的扬鞭作抗击状，男则纵马急驰，然后才是女的在后追赶，直至女的赶上，将鞭击男，皮鞭打着那个男子，游戏即宣告结束。男的先追女的，这是男方先表示爱意。待到女的反过来追他之时，他要躲避一会，这是要维持男子汉的身份，不甘立即便受到女方“俘虏”之意。但到了最后；他仍然甘心变作女的“俘虏”（即是让她的皮鞭打在自己的身上），这就等于正式宣告：从今之后，他们是一双情侣了。据民俗学家的意思，这可能是母系社会的遗风。由于实际上已是男性中心社会，所以女的到了决定终身大事之时，还要争取最后一点女性权力的象征，要男的挨她一鞭，方肯嫁他。 “古风”如此，但传到后来，规矩也就没有这么严格了。女的喜欢一个人，要是那个男子不来追她，她可以先去追那个男子的。不过那个女子就难免会受到女伴的取笑，笑话她是急于找个丈夫，失了女性的矜持。 此际的情形，是桑达儿按照传统的规矩，男方先向女方求爱。如今就要看罗曼娜是否接受他的求爱了。 要是愿意接受，她就应该回过身来，扬鞭作抗击之状。然后才是桑达儿逃跑，她去追。两个步骤缺一不可。当然她反过来追男方是最要紧的，但第一步先要她扬鞭抗击。 桑达儿和孟华的两双眼睛都注视着罗曼娜，注视着她手上的皮鞭。她会不会转过身来，举起鞭子呢？ 就在桑达儿的一颗心卜通卜通的乱跳之际，一匹快马忽地又从斜刺冲了上来，那人一扬鞭就把桑达儿的皮鞭格开了。 由于孟华正在全神注视他们，直到那人跑到桑达儿旁边，他才发现，便连忙叫道：“桑大哥，留心！” 桑达儿的皮鞭给他荡开，虎口隐隐发麻，用尽全身气力方才拿捏得牢，两匹快马迅即分开，各向一方驰过。罗曼娜听得孟华的叫声，听得皮鞭碰击的声音，方始知道事情有了意外的变化。她回过头来，心中一片茫然。当然她的皮鞭也是不用再举起来了。 但在这瞬息之间，后面的孟华已是看得清楚，忽地想起来了，这个人竟是他曾经见过一面的那个“小王爷”段剑青。而这个段剑青也就是刚才在“刁羊”游戏中和他们争夺最烈的半条羊腿的那个人。 孟华想了起来：正是在他学成无名剑法，将要离开石林的那一天，段剑青和一位姑娘一同来到石林的，为的是找寻张丹枫的剑谱。那位姑娘他后来才知道是冷冰儿。冷冰儿是义军首领冷铁樵的侄女。 也正是那天，阳继孟的徒弟盘石生带领崆峒派的长老洞冥子进入石林。段、冷二人给他们发现，险遭毒手。孟华当时正在剑峰上的石窟中，赶忙跳下去救他。但段剑青则在他和洞冥子恶斗之时，慌慌忙忙地拉冷冰儿逃跑了。 那天他和段剑青只不过打了一个照面，其后两天，他虽然又曾把夺自清军的两匹骏马送给他们，但却并没有和他们会面，他是在山坡上把那两匹马赶下去的，由于匆匆一面，事隔一年多，他做梦也想不到段剑青也会跑到回疆，而段剑青此际又是穿上回人的服饰，是以他一时想不起来。 现在他想了起来，却是不由得大感诧异，满腹疑团了！ 那天虽没相叙，但段剑青和冷冰儿的谈话，他是听到了的。他知道段剑青正是他二师父段仇世的侄子。段家的祖先，是宋代大理国的国王。国灭之后，仍有封号，直到明代方始取消，但当地人仍然尊称如旧，段剑青正是“小王爷”的身份。他记得段剑青想回大理，好像是舍不得他那早已名存实亡的“王府”虚荣，冷冰儿曾经劝阻过他。 段家在明代的祖先曾与张丹枫有深厚的渊源，而段剑青又是他二师父的侄儿，是以孟华也曾一度想过要把师父的剑法抄份副本送给他们，就是因为他觉得段剑青这个人似乎华而不实，方才打消这个念头。不过，虽然如此，他对段剑青还是颇有一些好感的。尤其在他知道冷冰儿是冷铁樵的侄女后，他更是深深为他们的相爱而高兴。不过当时他已经有点担心了；冷冰儿对段剑青的热情恰恰和她的姓名相反，但段剑青却是对她相当冷淡。 想不到他当时的担心，如今竟成为事实了！ “段剑青为什么要跑到回疆躲起来？为什么不与冷冰儿一起，而独自来参加这'刁羊'之会？还要阻止桑达儿向罗曼娜求爱呢？难道他也爱上了罗曼娜？” 一连串的疑问在孟华心头打结，他是不能下继续追下去了！ 段剑青那天匆匆逃跑，却不知道这个“陌生”的汉人少年就是那天曾救过他的那个人。exactly: