Chapter 17 The Seventeenth Encounter on the Road

It's still a flat boat, and it's still the endless scenery of water and sky. It's only ten days apart, but the mood when I went there is different from when I came. Yun Ziluo crossed the Taihu Lake, watching the fish jumping and the kite flying, the waves were turbulent and tense, she couldn't help thinking like a tidal wave, and couldn't stop herself. "Such a hero meeting is rare in a hundred years. Yuan Chao and Teng Xiao will probably come too, right?" It turned out that Yun Ziluo still had a secret hidden in her heart, which she never told her aunt.Although she wanted to find Shao's father and son for her aunt, what she wanted more was to see Meng Yuanchao again.

"Yuan Chao didn't even recognize me that night, but this time I have Miao Changfeng's mask, so I'm not afraid of being seen through by him." Yun Ziluo thought to herself.Little did they know that Meng Yuanchao didn't immediately recognize her on the night of the bloodbath in the waste garden, but he did know it afterwards. "Hua'er is his flesh and blood, I should tell him the whereabouts of this child. It would be best if I could see Song Tengxiao alone, please pass on the news for me." Of course, the scars on her heart are not easily erased, but she is not as sad as when she came here.

When she came here, all thoughts were lost, and she felt that although the world was big, there was no place for her to stay.But Qiu found his aunt, raised the child, and lived this life quietly from now on. At this time, although she still feels the bitterness of the past and cannot bear to look back, her mind has opened up a lot. Was it washed away by the 36,000 hectares of Taihu Lake?Or was it influenced by Miao Changfeng's boldness? she does not know.Or both? This time she was about to go to Mount Tai, and suddenly a strange thought came to her mind: "Yuan Chao is solid and resolute, just like Mount Tai. I am by his side, and I will not feel afraid of anything. But Miao Changfeng is like Taihu Lake." , broad and tolerant, by his side, a person's mind will naturally broaden. Yuan Chao can be a good husband, but unfortunately I have no chance with him in this life; Miao Changfeng can be a good friend, just like me and Teng Xiao Same. He and Yuan Chao don't know each other, if they can also become friends, that would be great!"

Thinking of this, I can't help but miss Miao Changfeng a little bit, although I have only known him for a few days. This was the first time she thought of the second man so deeply besides Meng Yuanchao.Song Tengxiao has known her the longest, but in her eyes, it seems that she doesn't understand her as well as Miao Changfeng. "It would be great if the three of them could become good friends!" Yun Ziluo thought again. Miao Changfeng's words seem to be still in her ears: "Life is not going well, and things are often random, and sometimes a person will inevitably feel sudden emotions and melancholy for no reason. But it seems that being sentimental is not suitable for my generation. Especially in this West Dongting Mountain, if you look around, you can see the vast and misty Taihu Lake, shouldn't our minds be broader?"

At this moment, Yun Ziluo was in the vast and misty Taihu Lake, so she had a deeper understanding of this passage. Of course she was not entirely immune to sentimentality.For example, when she went to Mount Tai this time, she hoped to see Meng Yuanchao only once, without letting him know, so that she would never see him again. "It's a pity that I can't be as free and easy as Miao Changfeng!" Yun Ziluo could not help but smile bitterly in her heart. But at this moment, when she thought of this passage of Miao Changfeng, when she was expecting that Miao Changfeng, Meng Yuanchao, and Song Tengxiao could become best friends, she suddenly had another thought in her heart: "Why should I Avoid seeing Yuan Chao again for the rest of my life? Self-sufficiency! Could it be that Yuan Chao and I can’t be husband and wife, or even friends?”

A girl in white clothes appeared in my mind, it was Lu Simi who appeared in Meng Yuanchao's library that night.Yun Ziluo sighed faintly, and thought again: "But now is not the time for me to meet him, I can only try to ask Teng Xiao to tell him what I want to say. Alas, his little junior sister is like this Lovely, I really feel sorry for you, how can I hinder their marriage, if you want to renew your friendship with Yuan Chao, you can only wait for them to get married, a few years later!" Melancholy is like catkins, falling to the heart lake with the wind.Although her heart has become much more cheerful, how can it not be a little rippling and a little melancholy? "When Yuan Chao went to Mount Tai, his junior sister must have gone with him. I am thinking about him now, is he thinking of me too? Alas, with his junior sister by his side, I hope Wouldn't it be better if he could forget about me?"

Yun Ziluo thought that Meng Yuanchao must be with her junior sister, but she didn't know that Meng Yuanchao was riding alone to the Taishan meeting.His little junior sister is still recuperating at Song Tengxiao's home. Along the way, Meng Yuanchao was also at a loss in thoughts and thoughts, and his mind was like a tide. Of course, what he misses the most is Yun Ziluo, "After the Taishan meeting, I must go to Taihu Lake to find her! Even if the situation is difficult, I must see her once!" The second person he misses is Lu Simi, "Teng Xiao's temperament is much closer to hers, I hope they will be happy." He misses Lu Simi's benefits to him with a blessing.

But there was another girl who also cast an indelible shadow in his heart.Although they just met each other and their relationship with her is far from that of Yun and Lu, Meng Yuanchao still misses her. The third person Meng Yuanchao missed was not something that Yun Ziluo could know.Because she only knew that there was one Lu Simei, but she didn't know that there was another Lin Wushuang. "This Miss Lin is innocent and innocent. She looks a bit like a junior sister, but not as lively as a junior sister." Meng Yuanchao thought to himself, "Mou Zongtao is her cousin. That day Yu Chijiong asked me to go to Mount Tai with her. To meet Jin Daxia first, we can only let her go first. She must have arrived at Mount Tai by now."

Meng Yuanchao thought again about Jin Zhuliu asking her to report to him, and thought to himself: "Later, I met Mrs. Jin, and Mrs. Jin told me about this Miss Lin again and again. Could it be that the incident this time was caused by their husband and wife? Do you want me to get acquainted with this Miss Lin?" Meng Yuanchao was not confused, he vaguely guessed the intention of Jin Zhuliu, his wife and Yu Chijiong, and smiled wryly in his heart: "It's a pity that I have been in trouble for a long time, except Wushan is not a cloud!" After all, Meng Yuanchao is a hero who has gone through all kinds of trials and hardships. Although the disappointment in love has brought him heart trauma, he is a person who can afford to let go. Replacing the feelings of children, even if there is still some depressed mood, it is like a light cloud that cannot cover the burning sun.

The red-maned horse that Meng Yuanchao dismounted was originally the mount of Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, but was stolen by Yu Chijiong and given to him.After leaving the Jin family, Meng Yuanchao was afraid that he would not be able to catch up with the meeting of Mount Tai, so he galloped all the way. In just three days, he entered the territory of Tai'an County from Dongping in Shandong Province. Mount Tai was already visible in the north of Tai'an County.With two days left before Chongyang, Meng Yuanchao breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "I didn't expect this horse to run so fast, but I came early. It's good to come early, so I can have more opportunities to meet heroes from all walks of life."

The horse was running so fast, its four hooves were blown by the wind, as if it didn't touch the ground, it was extremely brisk!Meng Yuanchao was full of enthusiasm, thinking of a poem about horses written by the poet Du Fu, and chanted: "Huma Dawan is named, with sharp edges and thin bones. The ears of the bamboo poles are sharp, the wind enters the four hooves lightly, and it has no direction. Empty and spacious, it is really worthy of life and death. Xiaoteng has such a thing, and you can travel thousands of miles." "Front edges and thin bones" and "Bamboo batch ears" describe the appearance of the horse. It is said that the ears of a horse are small and sharp, like cut bamboo tubes, and it is a good horse.And the Maxima is always thin and bony, like a sharp edge, and will never grow a lot of fat. "There is no space in the direction, it is really worthy of life and death." It is about the horse's foot strength and the owner's trust in the horse.It means: when the horse flies away, it will go far and wide, and it will leap a thousand miles.Riding such a good horse, once there is trouble, I can really entrust my life to it with peace of mind. Meng Yuanchao repeatedly chanted "There is no space in the direction, it is really worthy of death and life." These two lines of poems thought: "These two lines of poems can also be borrowed to give to bosom friends." When the pride and the horses are racing, suddenly there are three or four horses in front of them, running as fast as the wind! Famous horses and treasured swords are important to heroes.It is not easy to see such a horse like this, but now he suddenly found three of them, Meng Yuanchao couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and thought to himself: "These three people must be going to Mount Tai for the meeting just like me. , might as well climb and climb.” Firstly, he wanted to get acquainted with these three people, and secondly, he also wanted to see if his mount could outperform their horses in terms of foot strength, so Meng Yuan rode on super fast, and chased after them like a shooting star chasing the moon. There were three riders, two women and one man. The first rider was a young woman in elegant clothes, and the two riders behind were riding side by side. They were very close and had an affectionate attitude, as if they were a couple.The man has three long beards, and the woman has tall temple clouds. They are both about forty years old, and their attire is not like people from the Central Plains. The middle-aged couple had already turned their heads when they heard Meng Yuanchao's chanting, and in the blink of an eye the red-maned horse that Meng Yuanchao was riding was already approaching.The two men could see clearly and were startled, the man suddenly shouted: "Where did you get this red-maned horse from?" Meng Yuanchao was caught in the middle. This question was beyond Meng Yuanchao's expectation. He was planning to greet them as soon as he caught up with them, but he couldn't help being startled when he heard such a question. You must know that Meng Yuanchao is an "imperial prisoner", and he already knew that this mount was stolen by Yu Chijiong. It was originally the mount of Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army.Therefore, after hearing such a question, I naturally had to be vigilant in my heart. "Mou Zongtao's Fusang sect moved back from overseas. This time he established a sect in the Central Plains, intending to revive the sect. The guests invited to watch the ceremony heard that there were mixed dragons and snakes, and they may not all be members of my way. This person asked red as soon as he spoke. I'm afraid the origin of the maned horse has something to do with Bei Gongwang." As the saying goes: "When you meet someone, you can talk a little bit, but you can't let go of your heart." What's more, if you don't know your friends and enemies, how can you confide in your heart?Meng Yuanchao wanted to come here, and after being taken aback for a moment, he asked him back, "Who is your Excellency? Why are you asking about this horse?" The man with the three long beards said: "You don't care who we are, hurry up and tell the truth!" Meng Yuanchao was angry in his heart, so he said coldly at once: "How did my horse get here, you don't care about it!" The middle-aged woman snorted and said, "I know if you don't tell me, you got this horse from the old thief Yu Chijiong, right? What we want to know is: this horse Was it given to you? Or did you snatch it from him? Say it quickly, lest you be mistaken!" The man continued with a sneer and said: "With this brat's ability, how can he win the mount from Yu Chijiong? I don't think you need to ask any more questions!" As soon as the two men scolded Yu Chijiong, Meng Yuanchao concluded that they must be the eagles and dogs of the Qing court, and immediately flew into a rage, shouting: "I don't care who you are, what are you trying to do by stopping my horse's head?" The man with three long beards shouted: "Leave this red-maned horse, and I will let you pass!" Meng Yuanchao sneered, flattered his horse and rushed over, shouting: "You can keep it if you have the ability!" Before he finished speaking, he saw a flash of blue light, and the man with the three long beards stabbed head-on with his sword! Meng Yuanchao slammed his knife horizontally, and with a "dang", sparks flew, and the red-maned horse galloped past. In this move, the two sides were evenly matched, but Meng Yuanchao's mount was better, so he had a slight advantage. The middle-aged woman shouted: "Where are you running!" She pinched the scabbard and shook it lightly, and the long sword in the scabbard suddenly flew out.This is purely due to the impact of internal force, "shooting" the sword out of the sheath, which is completely different from ordinary "drawing the sword"! This was quite beyond Meng Yuanchao's expectation, he suddenly saw the dazzling white blade and the cold air, he was not surprised, and thought: "This stinky woman's inner strength is quite impressive!" While his thoughts were spinning, Meng Yuanchao's sharp knife was about to go out, the sword clashed, and the long sword flew back again.The fast horse of the middle-aged woman has also caught up.She turned sideways, flipped her wrist, and received the long sword in her hand. The clean and neat technique is really extraordinary. Meng Yuanchao thought to himself: "This couple is very tough, and that young woman is probably a formidable enemy. We are outnumbered, we must fight quickly!" Kaishan"! The middle-aged woman turned her long sword around, and could only hear the sound of ding ding, which could be heard endlessly. It turned out that the sword had struck seven or eight times in this instant!The middle-aged woman used the "Three Turns of the Falun" chain of swords to twist Meng Yuanchao's sharp knife to dissolve his internal force. However, although the middle-aged woman's internal strength is great, her own strength is not as good as Meng Yuanchao's. She managed to undo this trick, but her tiger's mouth was shattered.Although it was not a serious injury, the splashed blood had already dyed the lotus root arm red. Seeing that his beloved wife was injured, the man with three long beards shouted angrily, "Not only will I keep your red-maned horse, but I will also keep your life!" Meng Yuanchao said in his heart: "If I didn't want to kill this woman, your wife would have died long ago." He didn't want to please the enemy, so he said lightly: "Really? But I'm afraid you won't be able to keep me!" His red-maned horse had already run to the front, but there was a young woman in front of him, who suddenly didn't look back, and hit the whip with his backhand! As soon as Meng Yuanchao heard the whistling of the whip and whip, he knew that the young woman's skill was even higher than that of the middle-aged woman, and she was about on par with the man with the three-strand beard. His red-maned horse is a war horse that is used to battles. When it was attacked suddenly, it immediately ran aside without waiting for its master to manipulate it. The man with three long beards rushed to the horse, and with a move of "pushing the window to look at the moon", Meng Yuanchao stabbed with his long sword flat on his chest.The blade spun around like lightning. From the eyes of those around him, it seemed that he had only used one move. In fact, this move contained thirteen complicated moves. , from the eyes of others, there is only a blade of light, dazzling and vivid! The man with three long beards gasped, and thought to himself: "This kid's sharp knife seems to be no worse than Yu Chijiong's back then. Could it be that he is Yuchijiong's disciple? But the number of ways seems to be different." Thinking of myself The swordsmanship that has been practiced for many years was originally intended to be used to fight Yu Chijiong, but now he can't even fight against a young boy. If this "boy" is really Yuchijiong's disciple, wouldn't Yuchijiong's ability be even better? It's beyond my reach, and I can't help being secretly discouraged when I think about it here. It was too late, but sooner or later, the middle-aged woman had already chased after her. Meng Yuanchao already knew that among the three opponents, her martial arts was the weakest, and he wanted to break through the weakest link first, so that he would fight back without dodging. Clamping his legs, the red-maned horse jumped up abruptly. Meng Yuanchao stood on the horse, taking advantage of the leap of the fast horse, the knife grasped the strong wind, and slammed down on the middle-aged woman condescendingly. Unexpectedly, although this middle-aged woman's skill is not as good as his, she is a master who is good at restraining strength with softness, and restraining strength with silence. When she feels something is wrong, she immediately changes her moves, just like a superficial touch, passing by as soon as she passes by, and after passing by At that moment, the tip of the sword tapped the red-maned horse's eyes.Fortunately, this famous horse was used to battles, and when he felt the sword was shining brightly, he bent his front hooves, knocked down the back of Meng Yuanchao's saber, and the middle-aged woman put away her saber and passed by. If Meng Yuanchao hadn't been for his exquisite riding skills, the red-maned horse would almost have fallen off the horse's back.But the middle-aged woman was also in a cold sweat after escaping this dangerous move! Meng Yuanchao shouted angrily: "Okay, you win with more, and I am not afraid! You all come up shoulder to shoulder!" The young woman came back to her horse and said coldly: "Uncle Shi, Aunt Sang, please step back for now, wait for me to meet this hero. Well, if you can win against the soft whip in my hand , I'll let you go." The middle-aged couple said: "Okay, but in order to prevent this kid from escaping, we will sweep the formation for you!" It meant that if Meng Yuanchao wanted to escape, they would still intervene. The young woman honored the couple as uncles and aunts, but her skills were much stronger than those of uncles and aunts. A soft whip made her live like a snake, and in the whip technique, there was even a sword move , when the force pierced through the tip of the whip, the long whip trembled straight, as if stabbing with a sharp sword.There is a saying in martial arts that "spears are afraid of being round, and whips are afraid of being straight." To be able to use the soft whip to such a state is the best whip technique.Fighting alone, Meng Yuanchao was not inferior to this young woman, but there were two powerful enemies watching from the side, which made him unaffected. Just as he was tense, he suddenly heard someone shout: "Sister Lian, stop!" Meng Yuanchao couldn't help being surprised and delighted when he heard this voice, it turned out that it was Lin Wushuang who came. The young woman jumped off the horse with an "Ah!" and shouted, "Wu Shuang, it's you! I've been looking for you very hard. I heard that you have already arrived in the Central Plains, but where are you hiding?" Lin Wushuang said: "My father lives in seclusion in a fishing village, but in the past two years he has lived in Jin Zhuliu's house. I wonder if he has come?" The young woman was surprised: "You live in Jin Daxia's house? Why didn't he tell us? Jin Daxia came yesterday." Lin Wushuang smiled wryly in his heart, and thought: "Half a month ago, I myself would never have thought that I would change my mind and come to the meeting!" It turned out that it was precisely because Jin Zhuliu knew what was on her mind and that she didn't want to meet her cousin That's why they didn't tell Mou Zongtao and his wife about her. At this time, the middle-aged couple also came forward, called "Junior Sister Lin", and said, "How is Master? I wonder if he will come to this grand ceremony of our sect?" Still staring at Meng Yuanchao. Lin Wushuang said: "Father is old and frail, he has long since stopped asking about worldly affairs, and I'm afraid he won't come." Just about to introduce it to Meng Yuanchao, the young woman said first, "Yes, I haven't asked the name of this hero Gao, Junior Sister Lin, you are—" Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "This big brother Meng Yuanchao came from Jinchuan when he was young. He is a good friend of Jin Zhuliu, and he also came here specially to be your guest. Why did you, the host, get into a fight with the guest?" The young woman was very embarrassed, her face blushed, she was saluting, and said: "It turns out that it is Hero Meng, this really echoes a saying that the scene is in front of you, we don't know Mount Tai with our eyes." Meng Yuanchao hastily returned the salute, and said, "Don't dare. A little misunderstanding is nothing." But he was a little surprised in his heart. Lin Wushuang was quite a sister to this young woman. Wushuang and they are brothers and sisters, "I don't know what kind of relationship they have with each other?" Meng Yuanchao thought to himself. Lin Wushuang continued: "She is my cousin, the hostess of this Mount Tai meeting. This is my Shi Shixiong, with a single name of Wei. This is Sang Qing, Shi Shi's sister-in-law." Only then did Meng Yuanchao know that this young woman was Mou Zongtao's wife.Mrs. Mou's name is Lian Caihong, and Lin Wushuang had already told him when she first met him. Shi Wei sang, and said: "It's all my fault for my recklessness, it's just that brother Meng, the red-maned horse..." Lin Wushuang suddenly realized, and said: "Dare you recognize the origin of this red-maned horse, and that's why this misunderstanding arises?" Shi Wei was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Junior Sister Lin, do you also know the origin of this red-maned horse?" Lin Wushuang said: "It is the mount of Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and it was stolen by Yu Chijiong later, right?" Sang Qing said: "That's right! Then, do you know that we have a relationship with Yu Chijiong?" Lin Wushuang also seemed a little surprised, looked at his wife-in-law, and said, "I heard that you have parted ways with Zong Shenlong, are you still doing things for Safding and Beigongwang?" This was exactly the question Meng Yuanchao wanted to know and was inconvenient to ask, so he listened carefully to his answer right now. Shi Wei snorted, and said: "We used to be at the mercy of Zong Shenlong, we were really confused. But although we have already recovered our bodies as idle clouds and wild cranes, and we are not ordered by anyone, we still have to pay for this account with Yu Chijiong. Forget it! Junior sister, you don’t know how Yu Chijiong bullied us—” Lin Wushuang smiled slightly and said, "I already knew." Shi Wei was surprised: "How do you know?" Lin Wushuang said: "It was Yu Chijiong who told Daddy. There is one thing I'm afraid you don't know. When Daddy and I returned to the Central Plains, the first friend we made was Yuchijiong. Daddy once told me that if I have the chance When I saw you, I conveyed a few words to him. Daddy said that as a person in the world, you should not be confused about major issues, and you should not worry about small details. Enemies should be resolved rather than knotted. Let alone a little personal enmity that is not a big deal. Therefore, Daddy hopes that you and Yu Chijiong will have a good relationship , for his sake, the two parties can resolve it!" Lin Wushuang's father was very respected in the Fusang Sect, and Shi Wei and his wife had to sell his face. After a while, Shi Wei said: "Since Master Lin has this hope, how dare we go against his wishes. Well, from now on , don't mention this matter!" Even so, the words were said so reluctantly that even Lin Wushuang, a girl with no intentions, could hear it. Meng Yuanchao didn't know the details of the Fusang Sect, and he harbored a doubt in his heart. He thought: "Mou Zongtao established a sect in the Central Plains, and he invited fellow martial arts practitioners to watch the ceremony. He and Jin Daxia are friends again, so he should be a well-known and decent sect. Why? The same family, but has something to do with the Imperial Forest Army of the Qing court? I don’t know what kind of Liangzi this surnamed Shi and Yu Chijiong are married to?” When they met for the first time, it was inconvenient to ask the truth, so I had to keep my doubts in my heart. Lian Rainbow smiled and said: "Wu Shuang, your cousin told me about you a few days ago, and he misses you very much. Let's go quickly." Lin Wushuang forced a smile and said: "Yes, I still have to ask you to invite me to make up the wedding wine!" Lian Caihong laughed and said: "When did you know we were married? You never thought that I would become your cousin?" Wu Shuang said: "It's really unexpected, but I'm really happy for you!" When they spoke, they had already mounted their mounts and walked together in bridles. Their mounts were all fine horses, and they galloped, and they arrived at the foot of Mount Tai at noon.