Chapter 66 Chapter 66: So Close to the End of the World

"Is Lin Wushuang already in Xiaojinchuan? If she goes to Xiaojinchuan, the spring of Xiaojinchuan will be even more beautiful this year." Yun Ziluo thought to herself.She looked at the primroses in their first buds on the hillside, and could not help feeling even more disturbed. The primroses in Xiaojinchuan are in full bloom.There are two colors of primroses, red and white, but I don't know whether it is due to the climate or the relationship between water and soil. In the early spring of this year, all the primroses blooming in Xiaojinchuan are white.The flowers are as milky white and as big as jasmine. From a distance, they look like silver piles all over the ground, which is indescribably pleasing to the eye.

In a mountain village about a hundred miles away from Xiaojinchuan Yijunzhai, on a desolate mountain road with no pedestrians, Meng Yuanchao walked alone. He was ordered to go out on patrol to inquire about the enemy's situation. The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building.Although Xiaojinchuan has been calm recently, but the news that the Qing government will mobilize several armies to "attack" Xiaojinchuan, the leader of the rebel army in Xiaojinchuan has already been informed, so they have to be on guard in advance. In the fiery fighting life, Meng Yuanchao had no time to think about the personal relationship between his children.But at this moment, he was walking alone on the mountain road, looking at the primroses swaying in the wind, he couldn't help thinking about those beautiful spring and autumn days when he and Yun Ziluo traveled together in Suzhou.

"If you go to the south of the Yangtze River to catch up with spring, you must live with it." Meng Yuanchao thought to himself: "The spring in the south of the Yangtze River is of course beautiful. No wonder the ancient poets yearned for it so much. But the spring in Xiaojinchuan is not inferior to Jiangnan, it is a pity that the ancient poets and poets seldom came here, otherwise they would have left many good sentences. The primroses like here cannot be seen so early in Suzhou. The primroses seen here are not here. Well, this flower is elegant and quiet, without the slightest vulgarity, just like Ziluo. If she were here, she would definitely like the primroses here."

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard rustling sounds in the wild grass and flowers. Meng Yuanchao thought for a moment, recalled his mission, and shouted: "Who is it? Why are you hiding? Come out quickly!" I saw a countryman in ragged clothes emerge from the weeds, his face was bloodstained from the whipping. Meng Yuanchao was taken aback, and cried out, "Brother Xiaofa, it's you!" It turned out that the boy from the country was named Deng Fa, and he used to watch cattle for the rich man. Two years ago, the fighting in Xiaojinchuan expanded to this mountain village. After running away, the life of Deng Fa's family will be easier.Meng Yuanchao had worked in this mountain village on post-war relief work, so he got acquainted with him.Deng Fa was full of surprises, as if he saw his relatives, he ran up immediately, held Meng Yuanchao's hand tightly, and said, "Brother Meng, I was just looking for you!"

Meng Yuanchao asked, "Who hit you?" Deng Fa asked out of breath at the same time, "Brother Meng, have you seen that heroine?" Meng Yuanchao was stunned for a moment, thinking: "I just thought of Ziluo, so she came here to look for me." Then he took out the Jinchuang medicine that he carried with him, and said, "Brother Xiaofa, don't worry, I'll take it first." Heal your wounds." Apply the golden wound medicine for him, and then ask: "I haven't seen the heroine you mentioned, what's going on?" Deng Fa said: "I was beaten by the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers came to our village, arresting people and looting things!"

This mountain village is hundreds of miles away from the camp of the rebels. It was once occupied by the Qing soldiers. Later, the Qing soldiers were defeated and left. In the past two years, no trace of the enemy has been found.Due to the limited strength of the rebel army, the distance to the area was relatively long, and no troops were sent to defend it. Meng Yuanchao had been in the rebel army for many years and was quite familiar with the art of war. He thought to himself: "I heard that the Qing government will send a force from Yunnan to invade. According to the normal march, it should follow the official path. But the situation in this mountain village is dangerous. With the protruding ground soldiers, they can touch Xiao Jinchuan's back and attack us from both sides. However, the Qing soldiers are not familiar with the terrain, so if they want to carry out a surprise attack, they must send people to scout and find a guide first. It is probably the officials who came The army's 'rebuke' (scouts), but since the enemy is found, it must be guarded against."

Before thinking about it, I heard Deng Fa say: "There are not many officers and soldiers here, only about a dozen of them. It's a pity that we don't have knives and guns, and we can't beat this team of officers and soldiers who are as wolfish as tigers. I resist with a hoe, When they captured me, they beat me severely. Uncle Zhang, Xiao Shunzi and more than 20 people were also captured. They said that they wanted the strong men to be their servants and the old men to guide them, and they also wanted me. I want Miss Hua to entertain them. Hmph, what officers and soldiers are really inferior to animals."

Meng Yuanchao said, "Then how did you escape?" Deng Fa said: "We were tied up in a string, escorted out of the village, and whipped all the way. I gritted my teeth and refused to hum, but of course some people couldn't bear to shout loudly. After walking not far, I suddenly saw a woman in white. So fast, she came out of the woods like a whirlwind, if she heard the cry and came to our rescue." Deng Fa continued: "As soon as she came, she angrily reprimanded those officers and soldiers: In broad daylight, you gangsters dare to bully the people! "Those officers and soldiers laughed loudly: 'We are officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and we are here to fight robbers. How dare you say that we are robbers, you blind girl.'" This girl is beautiful, haha, it is rare The girl is coming to your door!' Those dog officers and soldiers were talking nonsense, and they surrounded her to catch her. Unexpectedly, before the laughter stopped, those dog officers and soldiers were in trouble immediately!"

Meng Yuanchao smiled and said, "How unlucky?" Deng Fa beamed and continued: "The female hero sneered and said, 'I said you are the blind robbers! Buzzing, I haven't seen it clearly yet, for a moment, I saw knives and guns all over the ground, of course they were all shot down by that woman hero. The 'officers and soldiers' who were laughing at first, but now they are Cried and yelled." "That female hero grabbed a whip, beat the officers and soldiers head-to-head, and drove them away like ducks. Ha, it's really enjoyable to watch. It's a pity that the female hero is still too merciful. Didn't kill them either."

"The heroine untied us and asked us the way. It turned out that she was going to Xiaojinchuan. I asked her who she knew in Xiaojinchuan. She said that she had a friend named Meng in Xiaojinchuan, haha , as soon as she said it, I was very happy, and it turned out that her friend was exactly you, Brother Meng." "I was going to show her the way, but she said that I was injured and I should go home quickly for recuperation. She told us to go home. She said that our house had just been robbed and we should go back so that our relatives would not worry. No injuries If someone wants to lead her the way, she refuses to accept it."

"They have all gone home, but I think that a person should be grateful for his kindness. I am a child who looks after cattle, and the poor family in our poor village is counted among the poorest in my family. If it weren't for your brother Xiao Jinchuan to help me Busy, how can I have a good life? If those dog officers and soldiers come back to occupy our village again like two years ago, we all will not be able to live. I should report to you. Besides, my life is also the woman Xia rescued me. If she hadn't arrived in time, I would have been beaten to death by the dog officers and soldiers. She wanted to find you, and I should have told you, so I came quietly. But Brother Meng, you haven't seen her yet She, I'm a little worried. She's not familiar with life, so go find her. " Meng Yuanchao said, "Did that heroine tell you her name?" Deng Fa said: "No." After thinking for a while, he said: "She is very beautiful. I have seen pictures hanging in the rich man's house. She is more beautiful than the fairies in the pictures." Such a good-looking and capable woman, after I say this, Brother Meng should know who she is." Before the words were finished, Meng Yuanchao had already stepped on his mount, and he said like this: "Thank you for reporting to me, you don't need to describe it, I know." Meng Yuan sped up his horse and galloped towards the place where Deng Fa said the accident happened, thinking in his heart: "The heroine he mentioned must be Yun Ziluo. But Yun Ziluo's lightness kung fu is excellent, how could it fall to Deng Fa? After sending out? She has already asked the way to Xiaojinchuan, so she shouldn’t get lost? Could it be that she ran into officers and soldiers from the brigade?” I was feeling restless when I suddenly heard the sound of gold and iron clanging in the dense forest. As expected, Meng Yuanchao couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and quickly dismounted from his horse and rushed into the woods, only to see that it was indeed a girl in white, being intercepted by an old man with white beard and a middle-aged officer. But this girl was beyond his expectation, it was not Yun Ziluo whom he missed, but Lin Wushuang.The white-bearded old man was "Tongtian Fox" Chu Tianxiong, and the middle-aged officer was Shi Chaoji, the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army. It turned out that those officers and soldiers who were driven away by Lin Wushuang went back to report the news, Chu Tianxiong and Shi Chaoji knew it was her, and immediately took a shortcut to intercept. Lin Wushuang's lightness kung fu is higher than theirs, but Chu Tianxiong's hidden weapon kung fu has his own unique technique.When Meng Yuanchao rushed into the woods, Chu Tianxiong was using his unique hidden weapon technique to block Lin Wushuang. His hidden weapon flew over Lin Wushuang's head, turned around again, and shot at Lin Wushuang's vitals from different directions. Although Lin Wushuang was not likely to be hit by his hidden weapon, it still made him flustered.In this way, Qinggong was inevitably affected, which allowed Shi Chaoji to catch up. Shi Chaoji uses a pair of judge pens, and his acupuncture techniques are very sharp, but Lin Wushuang's swordsmanship is derived from the true instruction of the bearded man, which is incomparably miraculous, but it is even better than the other party's acupuncture skills.However, because she had to be distracted to resist the hidden weapon issued by Chu Tianxiong, she could only draw with Shi Chaoji.Chu Tianxiong arrived immediately, and joined forces with Shi Chaoji to attack. Meng Yuanchao shouted loudly: "I'm going to settle accounts with you two!" Lin Wushuang suddenly saw Meng Yuanchao appearing, and couldn't believe his eyes.At this moment, his mind was slightly divided, and he was almost caught by Chu Tianxiong. It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, Meng Yuanchao was so loud, his sword was as fast as lightning, and with a shout like a thunderbolt, he made a move of "Splitting Huashan alone", and slashed straight at Shi Chaoji's Tianling Gai.Shi Chaoji raised both pens at the same time, and made a move of "Horizontal Golden Beam". With a bang, the flames splashed everywhere. Shi Chaoji couldn't match Meng Yuanchao's divine power, and staggered back a few steps, feeling his scalp cool.Although he was able to keep his head, he was already terrified. Lin Wushuang dodged Chu Tianxiong's grasp with a wind-blown movement, and said in surprise, "I'm not dreaming. Brother Meng, it really is you!" Meng Yuanchao said: "Leave the eagle-claw grandson to me, and you go and deal with that old fox. That old fox is the worst, don't let him go." Lin Wushuang cheered up, and said: "Don't worry, this old fox won't be able to escape." Flying around, he turned from defense to offense, unfolding lightness kung fu and raising vertical skills, after a few ups and downs, he caught up with Chu Tianxiong. Meng Yuanchao didn't relax even more, he rushed up like a shadow and fought fiercely with Shi Chaoji, one knife was faster than one knife, the offensive was like the Yangtze River rolling up, killing Shi Chaoji breathlessly. Meng Yuanchao shouted and fought fiercely, and the more he fought, the braver he became.As the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Shi Chaoji's martial arts were not weak. Normally, although he couldn't beat Meng Yuanchao, he should be able to withstand hundreds of moves.But under Meng Yuanchao's fierce attack, his fighting spirit was unknowingly overwhelmed by Meng Yuanchao's might, and with just a dozen moves, even if danger arose. When Lin Wushuang caught up with Chu Tianxiong, he had already turned around two valleys, and the distance between them was far away.When Shi Chaoji couldn't see Chu Tianxiong, he became more and more flustered. If he wanted to escape, how could he get out of the circle surrounded by Meng Yuanchao's saber light?In desperation, wanting to use a dangerous move to win, Meng Yuanchao was using a "reverse arm stab". He used the judge pen in his left hand to flick from bottom to top, and the right pen crossed out, stabbing at the Yuqi point under Meng Yuanchao's flank. .With this move, he was fighting to hurt his left hand, as long as he stabbed Meng Yuanchao's acupuncture points, he could turn defeat into victory. How could Meng Yuanchao allow him to succeed?He followed his strategy, changed his tactics quickly, bullied himself and went straight, and shouted suddenly: "Fall down!" With the blade facing the sky, he reversed the back of the blade and slapped it. However, by the time Shi Chaoji realized something was wrong, it was too late.Following Meng Yuanchao's yell, there was only a "Gudong", and Shi Chaoji was slapped unconscious by him, and fell to the ground. On the other side of the mountain col, Chu Tianxiong was caught up by Lin Wushuang, even if he was as cunning as a fox, it would be difficult to escape. Lin Wushuang unleashed the Fusang school swordsmanship of the bearded man. The sword style is as delicate as a dragon, and the body style is as light as a butterfly. , chop, all of which are just right.It is really called: slow and fast, delicate and light.Flowing clouds and flowing water, stable and light!Chu Tianxiong's skill is profound, and the seventy-two grappling techniques are also very fierce. If a year ago, Lin Wushuang might not have been his opponent, but now Lin Wushuang's own swordsmanship has been practiced to the point of perfection. No matter how powerful Chu Tianxiong was, it would be difficult for him to deal with her unpredictable swordsmanship with a pair of fleshy palms. Chu Tianxiong changed several different movements one after another, but he couldn't get rid of it.Lin Wushuang's green steel sword pointed east to west, and pointed to north. The gleaming sword tip was like a gangrene attached to the bone. No matter which direction Chu Tianxiong flashed, the sword tip was always aimed at his vitals!Chu Tianxiong was startled and anxious, and said with an old face: "Nvxia Lin, you have a compassionate heart. I was forced by Shi Chaoji to fight against you. Please remember that I have never had any enmity with you, so please show mercy. Don't be so hard on yourself?" Lin Wushuang sneered and said: "I don't care if you fight against me, but I want to ask you, what kind of grievances did Yun Ziluo have with you, but you have sacrificed your life for Bei Gongwang time and time again in order to get rich and honor?" she?" Chu Tianxiong said: "Oh, so you wanted to express your anger for Yun Ziluo, but you were wrong!" Lin Wushuang was taken aback for a moment, and said, "What do you mean?" As she spoke, the sword moves did not slow down at all. Chu Tianxiong smiled sadly and said: "Nvxia Lin, do you know the secret of Meng Yuanchao and Yun Ziluo? I will help you deal with Yun Ziluo. It will only benefit you and not harm you! To put it more clearly, Yun Ziluo and I are in a difficult situation, Meng Yuanchao hates me, that's still reasonable, you also listen to Meng Yuanchao's words to seek revenge for Yun Ziluo, this, hey, hey, this is—" Before he could finish his words, Lin Wushuang was furious, and scolded: "I don't listen to your bad words!" Swish, Swish, Swish several moves of extremely fierce swordsmanship, and Chu Tianxiong couldn't be distracted anymore say. Suddenly, there was a wild howl like a wounded beast falling to the ground from the other side of the col, and then they heard the sound of footsteps running towards them. Chu Tianxiong had an idea, pretended to be ecstatic, and shouted: "Master Shi, come quickly, come quickly!" Lin Wushuang didn't know it was a fraud, so he couldn't help being startled.You must know that if the person who ran towards them was really Shi Chaoji, then of course the person who was injured and screamed just now was Meng Yuanchao. How could Lin Wushuang not panic? Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chu Tianxiong moved a foot away by changing his posture, raised his hand, and flew six or seven hidden weapons at Lin Wushuang.At this moment, Meng Yuanchao appeared at the turn of the mountain, and said with a sneer, "Old fox, your Master Shi is waiting for you over there!" Lin Wushuang jumped up, and the sword light spread out, only the sound of clanging and clanging could be heard, and she knocked down all the hidden weapons Chu Tianxiong had issued. Chu Tianxiong originally thought that he could catch her by surprise, but unexpectedly her swordsmanship was so exquisite, he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran away. Meng Yuanchao laughed and said, "Sister, good sword. Let's catch this old fox quickly!" Lin Wushuang breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I almost fell for this old fox's trick. But forgive him, he can't escape!" Chu Tianxiong was originally good at lightness kung fu, but Lin Wushuang's light kung fu was even better than him, but after a while, the distance between the two sides gradually approached again.Although Chu Tianxiong kept sending out hidden weapons, but without Shi Chaoji's helper, hidden weapons alone could no longer stop Lin Wushuang. Before he knew it, he had already caught up to the top of the mountain, and Chu Tianxiong's hidden weapons became less and less, and he became more and more flustered.Meng Yuanchao yelled abruptly: "It's not rude to come and go, you can also take my hidden weapon!" Amidst the loud shout, the precious knife in his hand turned into a silver rainbow and flew out! Meng Yuan's super lightness skills were inferior to them, and he was still a hundred steps away from Chu Tianxiong who had already reached the top of the mountain. Chu Tianxiong never expected that his internal strength would be so amazing. It flew right in front of him. Chu Tianxiong was originally a master at receiving and dispatching concealed weapons, but this throwing knife was coming so aggressively.He thought to himself that his internal strength was not as good as Meng Yuanchao's, so he dared to take it head-on, so he had no choice but to use his lightness kung fu and body skills again in his busy schedule, changing his shape with every step, and dodging diagonally.Unexpectedly, although his dodging technique was ingenious, he didn't realize that he was standing on a cliff in his panic.Leaning and running quickly, stepping through the air, it was too much for him to get back. There was only a "click", and Meng Yuanchao's throwing knife plunged into Shi Yan, sparks flew everywhere.Chu Tianxiong fell straight down from the hanging rock.Immediately after that "click", there was a heart-piercing scream from the bottom of the valley, and it was obvious that Chu Tianxiong died. Meng Yuanchao pulled out his sword and sighed: "If you do many wrongdoings, you will die. This old saying is true. The old fox is dead. Now we should go back to take care of Shi Chaoji." Shi Chaoji slapped Meng Yuanchao heavily with a knife and passed out, at this time Fang began to wake up slowly.But he was exhausted, so he could only lie on the ground and moan.Lin Wushuang said: "He is Bei Gongwang's deputy commander, and also Safuding's confidant. Bei Gongwang and Safuding bribed Mou Zongtao to betray the sect, and caused the Fusang faction to be almost destroyed. This eagle dog is even more hateful than that old fox." Meng Yuanchao said: "Yes, as far as I know, Yang Mu was also a spy of the Qing court under his threats and lures. Life, Yang Mu deserved his crime, but this guy's crime is even greater." Lin Wushuang became more and more angry as he thought about it, and cursed: "Shi Chaoji, you didn't expect that today will happen." Shi Chaoji bit the bullet and said: "I fall into your hands, what else can I say? Meng Yuanchao, you are a hero, just give me a knife and let me finish it!" Meng Yuanchao said coldly: "I still want you to live longer, as long as you are obedient, we might as well put you back." Shi Chaoji ignited a glimmer of hope for survival, and said quickly: "Hero Meng, please tell me what you want from me." Meng Yuanchao said: "You don't have to be busy, I will hand you over to brother Xiao and brother Leng, what do you need to do. They will tell you." While talking, I suddenly saw Deng Fa and several villagers running over with hoes.Lin Wushuang asked, "Hey, what are you guys doing here again?" Meng Yuanchao said: "This Brother Fa is a good friend of mine, he was the one who reported to me just now." Deng Fa said: "I'm afraid you won't be able to find this heroine, so I'll ask everyone to help you find it. Ha, so you've already caught a dog official." The villagers rushed up and beat Shi Chaoji to death. Meng Yuanchao smiled and said, "Don't beat him to death, I still want to keep him useful." Shi Chaoji had already been hit a few times. Meng Yuanchao said: "You guys came just in time, I ask you one thing." Deng Fa said: "Brother Meng, why are you so polite? If you want me to do something, just ask me." Meng Yuanchao said: "This dog officer, please escort me to the outpost near us, and tell them to send it to Xiaojinchuan immediately to be dealt with by Chief Xiao." He immediately told the villagers about the nearest outpost in this mountain village.It turned out that Meng Yuanchao and Lin Wushuang wanted to go back to report the news immediately, and he didn't want to burden himself with escorting the prisoners. Moreover, he also thought that Lin Wushuang would have a lot to say to him. It would be inconvenient for a third party to be by his side even though he was a prisoner. . Lin Wushuang said: "Brother Meng, injured poisonous snakes and vicious dogs will still bite people, so don't be too careless." Meng Yuanchao smiled and said: "It's easy, I just pulled out his fangs." Then he raised the sword and said, "I should have killed you with one knife, but now I will spare you, but this knife will be added to four swords!" While speaking, the light of the knife flashed rapidly, left up and right down, leaving four knife marks on Shi Chaoji's body in an instant.These four cuts cut off the four tendons in Shi Chaoji's hands and feet, and he became a useless person despite his good martial arts. Meng Yuanchao handed Shi Chaoji over to the villagers, and went back with Lin Wushuang.On the way, Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "Brother Meng, you didn't expect me to come here suddenly, did you?" Meng Yuanchao said: "It's really unexpected. Not long ago, I heard rumors that are not good for your Fusang sect. As the head of the Fusang sect, how could your senior brother Shi and all the senior brothers let you leave alone?" He saw Of course he was very happy to meet Lin Wushuang, but he thought it was Yun Ziluo, but unexpectedly it was Lin Wushuang. This unexpected change made him feel a little bit disappointed. It was like a clear blue sky, but Lin Wushuang didn't have a cloud in his heart. Hearing his question, he told him with great interest: "The storm of our Fusang Sect has long passed. Bei Gongwang instigated Mou Zongtao and Zong Shenlong I led a group of evil people to come to Mount Tai to make trouble, but they were completely defeated. Those monsters were all driven away, Zong Shenlong died unexpectedly, and Mou Zongtao was brought back by my uncle Fang." Meng Yuanchao asked in surprise, "So you still have a master uncle named Fang? Why, I never heard you say that." Lin Wushuang said: "This Master Fang is the stranger who guided me to discover the scriptures in the Patriarch's Grotto, that is, the old man in white who has been seen several times like a dragon. I didn't know who he was until now. That day he came to capture Mou Zongtao alive, and only then did I know that he was my uncle, Fang Xugu, who is known as the 'Donghai Sanren'." Immediately, he told Meng Yuanchao exactly what happened that day and the origin of "Donghai Sanren". Meng Yuanchao was very happy when he heard this.Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "I have one piece of good news that I haven't told you yet." Meng Yuanchao was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Oh, is there any other good news?" Lin Wushuang said: "News about Sister Yun and Hero Miao." Meng Yuanchao was both surprised and delighted, and said, "Have you met them before you came to Xiaojinchuan?" Lin Wushuang said: "Sister Yun and I talked for a whole night. She and Miao Daxia happened to come on the day when Mou Zongtao went up the mountain to make trouble. I purposely left it to the end to surprise you." Meng Yuanchao said, "Oh, you guys talked all night, what were you talking about?" Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "I won't tell you." Meng Yuanchao said: "If you don't tell me, I can make a rough guess." With a wry smile in his heart, he thought, "Needless to say, Ziluo definitely wants to fulfill us, so she urged Wushuang to come here to meet me." Lin Wushuang blushed, and said, "Don't guess nonsense. I can't tell you what our daughter's family said. But of course I will tell you what she wants me to bring to you." Meng Yuanchao said, "What did she say?" Lin Wushuang said: "She said that she and Hero Miao have something to do in Dali, so I'm afraid I won't be able to meet you in Xiaojinchuan. She also said that she has two best friends in her life, one is you and the other is Hero Miao. She cherishes the past very much. A friendship with you, but she asks you not to miss her. She says she has had many misfortunes, but she believes that the days ahead will be better than the ones before." Meng Yuanchao naturally understood the implication of these words.At this moment, I couldn't help but feel joy and sorrow at the same time.Immediately, my heart was in a mess, but I felt at a loss, and I didn't know what it was like in my heart. Lin Wushuang was stunned for a moment, and asked anxiously, "Brother Meng, aren't you happy for them?" Meng Yuanchao just woke up like a dream, and said: "How could I be unhappy? Miao Changfeng is my good friend, and I also know that he is a person worthy of Yun Ziluo's entrustment for life. To tell you the truth, I have been looking forward to it for a long time. They can be united. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, how can I not be happy for them?" Lin Wushuang said softly: "Brother Meng, I know that you once liked her, but it's a pity that the world is unpredictable. You were supposed to be a good couple, but you were unfortunately separated by an unexpected accident." Meng Yuanchao sighed and said, "I don't want to mention the past. However, I will tell you about Ziluo and I in the future. Although I don't want to mention it." It refers to the day when he and Lin Wushuang got married.Girls are the most sensitive. Although Lin Wushuang is an innocent girl, she can still understand Meng Yuanchao's subtext, and she can't help but blush even more. After a long while, Lin Wushuang blushed and said, "That's right, the past is over, why mention it again? Sister Yun has suffered a lot in the past, and now that she has found a good home, we should all be grateful for her. The matter between you and her , there is no need to tell me about the 'future'. I, I already know." Meng Yuanchao thought to himself, since Yun Ziluo had talked with Lin Wushuang all night, it would not be surprising for her to tell Lin Wushuang her secret, so she stopped talking.Little did she know that Lin Wushuang knew only a small part, she only knew that Meng and Yun used to be a couple, but she didn't know that they had a more intimate relationship than a couple, otherwise she would not have accepted Yun Ziluo's grievances I, "perfected" her. Meng Yuanchao and Lin Wushuang rushed back to Xiaojinchuan. It was already midnight. The leaders of the rebel army, Leng Tieqiao and Xiao Zhiyuan, received them. With such important news about the enemy army, we can be sure of winning." Xiao Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Shi Chaoji, a martial arts scum, was captured alive by you unexpectedly. This is even more double happiness." Meng Yuanchao said, "This is not due to me alone. Miss Lin has exerted greater strength than me." Leng Tieqiao said: "Nvxia Lin, you have abandoned the wrong head of a faction, and you are willing to take the risk of coming to Xiaojinchuan to share weal and woe with us. It is really admirable. But I don't need to say more to be polite. You are tired all day, rest early Let's go." Immediately ordered someone to lead Lin Wushuang to the women's camp to rest. After Lin Wushuang left, Leng Tieqiao smiled and said, "Yuan Chao, you have been tired all day, but I can't let you rest yet." Meng Yuanchao said: "That's right, the Qing soldiers came in large numbers, we should discuss how to defeat the enemy." Leng Tieqiao smiled and said: "The plan to defeat the enemy will not be too late to discuss after I have interrogated Shi Chaoji. I have some good news for you." Meng Yuanchao said happily, "What good news?" Leng Tieqiao said: "You brought us a guest, and Liu Kang also had four guests. It's a coincidence that his four guests also came today." Meng Yuanchao said, "Who are these four guests?" Xiao Zhiyuan said: "They all come from Dali, and they want to see you as soon as they arrive." Meng Yuanchao was stunned for a moment, and asked quickly, "Who is it?" Xiao Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, you are going to see them anyway, you can go there now. Please forgive me for putting it off for now." Liu Kang came back from Kunming a month ago and lived in another camp. Meng Yuanchao said: "At this time, I'm afraid they are already asleep, so I'm not ashamed to wake up the guests, right?" Leng Tieqiao said: "Liu Kang knows that you are going to inquire about the military situation, and you will definitely come back today. They are probably waiting for you now. Even if you are already asleep, it doesn't matter. Those guests have already decided to join our rebel army , we are all brothers and sisters, what are you embarrassed about?" Leng Tieqiao said "brothers and sisters", obviously the guests who came were male and female.Meng Yuanchao couldn't help being stunned again, feeling suspicious. Xiao Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Yuan Chao, you have always been a cheerful person, why did your mother-in-law wake up suddenly?" Meng Yuanchao said, "Okay, then I'll go right away." Thoughts fluctuated along the way, Meng Yuanchao was filled with surprises and surprises, and thought to himself: "The guests from Dali are eager to see me again. Could it be that Changfeng and Ziluo are here. But who are the other two?" Jue arrived at Liu Kang's camp. Sure enough, as Leng Tieqiao expected, Liu Kang and his guests were not asleep yet. Of the four guests, only one was a middle-aged man in his forties, the two girls seemed to be under twenty years old, and the other boy was only around twenty years old.This boy and one of the girls look alike, they seem to be brother and sister. But Meng Yuanchao didn't know any of these four guests, so he couldn't help being very surprised. Liu Kangxi said: "Brother Meng, you are back. We are waiting for you, come, come, come, let me introduce you." It turned out that the four guests were Cheng Xinyan and Cheng Yuzhu, father and daughter, and Wuduan and Wuzhuang brothers and sisters. Liu Kang first introduced to the Wu brothers and sisters: "Their father is an old veteran of our rebel army, a hero of Wuding Fangwu in Shandong. Miao Changfeng is their uncle." Then he introduced to the Cheng's father and daughter: "This Uncle Cheng is happy Zhang's friend, you must have heard his name before. This Cheng girl is his palm pearl." Meng Yuanchao laughed and said, "In that case, they are all our own people." But although he spoke with a smile, he felt a little at a loss in his heart. Liu Kang pointed to Wuzhuang and said: "As soon as she arrived today, she asked me to help her meet you. Do you know the reason?" After a pause, he asked himself and answered: " She has good news for you that may surprise you." Meng Yuanchao had guessed a bit, and said with a smile, "Really?" "Can't guess." Wu Zhuang said: "I should tell you where we come from first." Meng Yuanchao said, "Brother Leng already told me that you are all from Dali, right?" Wu Zhuang said: "When we were in Dali, we lived in the Duan family, which is the Duan family who once served as the king of Dali." Meng Yuanchao said: "I know. Duan Choushi of the Duan family is also friends with me. Did he ask you to bring me a message?" Wu Zhuang said: "No. There are two people living with us in Duan's house, one is our Master Miao, and the other is Aunt Yun." Meng Yuanchao said, "Oh, the Aunt Yun you're talking about is Yun Ziluo, right?" Wu Zhuang said: "That's right. She treats me very well. She is older than me, and she may be my auntie. I dare not discuss friendship with her, so I call her my aunt." Meng Yuanchao's heart skipped a beat, he suppressed his fluctuating emotions, and said with a smile, "Ah, she might be your auntie? In this way, this is really good news." Wu Zhuang said: "I originally invited her to come to Xiaojinchuan with me, but after I told her that day, I realized that I was confused." Meng Yuanchao smiled wryly, "It must be because she wants to go somewhere else with your Master Miao, so she didn't come?" Wu Zhuang said: "Aunt Yun told me when we broke up. She said that she, Uncle Miao and you are all good friends. She told us to come to Xiaojinchuan to find you, and we can discuss anything with you." Meng Yuanchao replied blankly: "Yes, then do you have anything to discuss with me?" Wu Zhuang blushed and said, "It's nothing. Aunt Yun cares about me, so she just told me in advance." Cheng Yuzhu's character was originally quite reserved, but due to the influence of Wuzhuang, she was much more lively than before. At this moment, she suddenly smiled and said, "You dare not say, let me tell you, okay?" Wuzhuang's pink face was Feixia, and she said coquettishly: "Don't chew your tongue. If you say me, I will say you too." Meng Yuanchao was baffled at the beginning, and suddenly remembered the relationship between Liu Kang and the Wu family, which Liu Kang had told him long ago.Pay attention again, Cheng Yuzhu's eyes are not looking at Liu Kang and Wu Zhuang with a half-smile.Suddenly realized, he smiled and said, "I understand!" Cheng Xinyan laughed and said: "They are ashamed, let me explain for them. Hero Miao is Miss Wu's uncle, and he should have officiated the marriage for them..." Meng Yuanchao said with a smile: "I understand. Miao Changfeng is because he can't Come to Xiaojinchuan, so I asked the leader of the rebel army here to preside over the wedding ceremony for them." Cheng Xinyan said: "Exactly." Meng Yuanchao said: "This is easy to do. After this big battle, we can hold the celebration banquet and the wedding banquet together .” Wu Zhuang said angrily: "Uncle Cheng, it's not fair. You can't just talk about my affairs..." Cheng Xinyan said with a smile: "We are all sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, so why are you ashamed to talk about life-long events? But, I have to ask first We can only talk about whether Mr. Wu and the little girl are willing." Wu Zhuang smiled and said, "There's no need to ask. Sister Cheng has already agreed to be my sister-in-law." Cheng Yuzhu blushed up to her ears, and said angrily, "Creating rumors, who, who said it?" Wu Zhuang said with a smile: "My brother said that. If you agreed to his marriage proposal, doesn't that mean you agreed to be my sister-in-law?" Cheng Yuzhu dared not deny it when she said this, and secretly glanced at Wu Duan out of the corner of her eye. , lowered his head. Cheng Xinyan was full of joy, and said: "So I'm sure I'm a good man. Hero Meng, please be a great matchmaker." Meng Yuanchao said, "Okay. It would be best if the weddings of the two couples are held on the same day. It will be even more lively." Liu Kang said: "It's a pity that Miao Xia and Yun Nvxia are not in Xiaojinchuan, otherwise it would be even more lively." “大事”已定，武庄恢复了她的天真活泼，说道：“缪师叔还用得着你替他操心，他和云姑姑形影不离，对我们也从不避嫌，看这情形，他们现在恐怕早已在别的地方成了婚了。再见到缪师叔的时候，咱们当是要他补请喜酒啦。” 武庄口没遮拦，把想象的事情说成好似已经成为事实，孟元超更是相信无疑了。 他不是不相信林无双的说话，而是因为他和云紫萝和林无双之间的复杂关系，在他听了林无双复述云紫萝那几句说话之后，心里却是也还有过多少怀疑，怀疑云紫萝是故意那么说的。 “唉，难道在我内心深处，我竟是不愿意紫萝嫁给缪长风吗？为什么我要怀疑紫萝说的是假话呢？”孟元超在相信无疑之后，心中自己责备自己。 刘抗道：“孟大哥，你在想些什么？”孟元超瞿然一省，说道：“没什么，我在为你们高兴呀！” 刘抗笑道：“咱们可也不能尽谈私事，应该说到关系这里的义军的大事了。” 孟元超瞿然一省，心中暗暗觉得惭愧，便即定下心神说道：“不错，是该谈到正事了，大理那边的情形怎样？” 程新彦道：“清廷本来要从大理也调一支官军，和昆明那支官军配合，夹攻小金川的。不过这个如意算盘，现在是打不通了。” Meng Yuanchao said, "Why?" 刘抗笑道：“那个姓韩的'定边将军'已经给程大哥杀了。还有北宫望派去大理帮忙那个姓韩的沙弥远也已给他们兄妹杀了。” 孟元超大喜说道：“你们这个功劳可是真不小呀，杀了这两个人，清廷纵然可以再行委任一个'将军'，但要出兵小金川，那也是几个月以后的事情了。” 武庄笑道：“我们可不敢冒领功劳，沙弥远虽然是我们下手杀的，但真正杀他的人却是我们的缪师叔。”当下将那晚大闹“将军府”的经过说了出来，听得孟元超眉飞色舞。 不知不觉天色已经大白，忽见萧志远和冷铁樵联袂而来，两人的神情，都是十分兴奋。 刘抗怔了一怔，说道：“萧大哥、冷大哥，你们怎的来得这样早呀？” 冷铁樵问道：“你们谈了一个下半夜，都还没有睡过觉吧？”孟元超道：“是的。”冷铁樵笑道：“我们也是一夜没睡。孟兄、刘兄，破敌之计已经有了。我是特地来和你们商量商量，看看是否可行？” 孟元超喜上加喜，说道：“冷大哥，你深通兵法，想出的计策一定是好的，小弟愿闻其详。” 冷铁樵道：“说起来还是你的功劳，破敌之计，就是着落在你所俘虏的石朝玑身上。” 孟元超道：“村民已经把石朝玑送来了吗？” 冷铁樵道：“村民送到哨所，咱们的哨兵快马押来，就是你过来这边的时候他们押到大营的，我和萧大哥已经盘问过他的口供了。” 萧志远跟着说道：“石朝玑这支清军是从昆明来的，统兵将领是一个姓黄的总兵。石朝玑的口供透露，这个黄总兵和大理那个姓韩的'定边将军'私交甚好，他们早已约定了各自从驻地出发的日期，约好了在小金川'会师'的，按照他们的行军计划，没有特别的意外事情发生，大理那支清军这两天内就应该来到小金川的西部和他们会师。” 刘抗笑道：“可惜对他们来说，大理方面就正是有意外的不幸发生，他们打算在小金川会师的计划，已经是行不通了。” 冷铁樵道：“不错。不过大理方面的消息，我们已经知道。那位黄总兵和石朝玑可还未曾知道。他们做梦也想不到那位姓韩的'定边将军'和沙弥远都已给人杀了。” 孟元超恍然大悟，说道：“破敌之计莫非就是利用清兵尚未知道真相，咱们便可以布下陷阱，骗那个黄'总兵'上当。” 冷铁樵笑道：“正是。兵不厌诈，咱们骗骗他又有何妨。我想叫一个人冒充那个'韩将军'，带领一支'清兵'黑夜行军，抄小路赶到西面一个险要的山地埋伏，然后通知那黄总兵前来会师。这几年来咱们俘虏的清兵不少，清兵的'号衣'（军服）和旗帜都是现成的，足够数千兄弟之用。” 孟元超道：“计策是好。只不过哪里去找一个可以冒充那'韩将军'的人？他们在'会师'之前，必然要先经过联络，那个奉命去和大理清军联络的人，当然也是认识那个'韩将军'的，咱们的冒牌将军，不怕给他识破吗？” 萧志远笑道：“这位冒牌将军已经有了，包管不会给人识破。” Meng Yuanchao said, "Who is it?" 萧志远道：“你忘记了那位最擅于改容易貌冒充别人的天下第二神偷李麻子么？” 孟元超大喜道：“李麻子已经来了么？” 萧志远道：“不但李麻子来了，他的好朋友天下第一神偷快活张也都一同来了。他们是前天到的。” 刘抗说道：“对了，你这么一说我倒想起来了。快活张本来是和我一起从昆明来的，走到半路，他忽然说要到别个地方找一个人然后再来，原来他就是去约李麻子。” 孟元超笑道：“李麻子在北京的时候，曾经冒充御林军统领北宫望，许多官兵都给他骗过，有他来作冒牌将军，这可不用愁了。” 冷铁樵道：“不过在他们'会师'之前，咱们还得提防那位黄总兵进行'奇袭'，他是清军中一个颇会用兵的将材，元超，你已经在那条山村发现他的斥堠部队，那就不能对他忽视了。” 孟元超道：“我熟识那边的地理，让我去对付他。” 冷铁樵道：“好的。那么刘大哥，你和武端、武庄就去帮忙李麻子吧。” 计议已定，小金川义军方面忙于调兵遣将，不必细表。孟元超忙于迎接一场新的战斗，也无暇去思念云紫萝了。 云紫萝却正好在战事开始发生的时候，踏入了小金川的境内。 这天是小金川首脑人物会谈之后的第三天，地点是小金川西面距离义军大营七八十里的一个荒僻山区。战事虽然开始发生，但在那个山区，还是听不到金鼓之声，看不到清军的旗帜，无从知道战事已经发生的。 天色已经黑了，云紫萝还在独自赶路。 她巴不得早点到小金川，却又有点怕到小金川。 小金川，这是她所向往的地方，对她虽然陌生，却是孟元超的第二个故乡，如今她来到了这个陌生的地方，竟也有了“近乡情更怯”的感觉了。 相见真如不见，有情总似无情。她知道明天就可以见到孟元超了，但她还是心乱如麻，不知道是应该见他不见。 她怕的是死灰复燃，纵然她能抑制自己的感情，只怕孟元超却是不能忘了旧日的盟誓。 “我已经决意成全无双，要是弄得他们情海生波，我岂非为德不卒？”想到此处，云紫萝的脚步就像她的心情一样沉重，几乎不想再向前行。 但她还是拖着沉重的脚步，彳亍独行。因为在她的内心深处，还是在渴望见到孟元超的啊！ “缪大哥说得对，”云紫萝又再想道，“最少有关华儿的消息我应该告诉他。而且他现在想必早已听到有关我和长风的谣言了。” 想到所谓“谣言”，云紫萝不觉心中又在苦笑了。不错，是有许多人大造她的谣言，但在某些场合，她却也是有意为自己制造谣言，好让这个谣言，传到孟元超的耳朵的。例如她对林无双和武氏兄妹就是如此。 “我不怕元超误会，就只怕他不相信这些谣言。但从无双和武氏兄妹口里说出来，他不相信也要相信了。他相信就好，以他的性情，一定也会像我这样，为了成全我和长风，强抑自己的感情的。不过我必须善于克制自己，切不可在他面前露出真情，让他看出我心里的秘密。” 忽地在她内心深处隐隐感到一层恐惧，她怕的不是什么，是她自己。 本来她是认为可以克制自己的感情的，但在当真见到孟元超的时候，还是能够半点真情都不流露吗？她打了一个寒噤，好像自己也不大敢相信自己了。 天色渐渐黑了，忽然下起雨来，雨越下越大，她必须找个地方避雨了。 正在她想要找一棵枝繁叶茂的大树聊避风雨之时，忽然发现山上有座破庙，庙里竟有火光。 云紫萝喜出望外，只道是猎人在庙中避雨、生火御寒。当下就向那座破庙走去。 雨下得很大，变成倾盆大雨了。雨声哗啦哗啦的响，庙里有两个人正在谈话。他们恐怕对方听不见，于是雨下得越大，他们的声音也就提得越高。 云紫萝提一口气，施展轻功上山。她的脚步声庙里的人听不到，他们说话的声音，云紫萝却听见了。 “好了，明天一早就可以回到大军之中，你也可以不用害怕了。”庙里的一个人说道。 “笑话，我怕什么？”另一个人道。 “你不必瞒我，这两天你一路上战战兢兢，不是生怕碰见了那个铁面书生段仇世吗？” “哼，你就不害怕吗？你抢了他的徒弟，杀了他的师兄，咱们若是给他碰上，谅他也不能单独放过了你。” 云紫萝吃了一惊，其中一个人说话的声音好像是在哪里听见过似的，“他们说的段仇世的徒弟不就是我的华儿么？”当下连忙改变主意，绕到那座破庙的后面，从墙的窟窿偷偷看进去，只见是一个瘦长的汉子和一个中年道士说话。 那瘦长汉子是“滇南四虎”中的老四焦云。 那中年道士云紫萝虽然并不认识，但听了他们的说话，亦已知道这个道士定然就是卜天雕临死的时候说出那日与滇南四虎结伴同来，在点苍山上抢了她的孩子的那个道士无疑。 云紫萝正想知道段仇世和她的华儿的消息，于是就暂不声张，偷听他们的说话。 “说真个的，”那道士说道：“我的确是有点害怕这个煞星，他的本领可比他的师兄卜天雕高明多了。听说你的三位兄长都已丧在他的手下，是真的吧？” 焦云恨得牙痒痒的说道：“你这是明知故问，我们四兄弟从小就是在一起的，要不是如今只剩下我一个人，我怎会跑到军队里当差和你作伴。说句老实话，我就是害怕段仇世赶尽杀绝，故而只能躲到军中避仇。” 那道士说道：“焦兄别恼，我和你乃是同病相怜。只是你不提起，我不好意思和你说罢了。我不但要躲避段仇世，还得提防在这里碰上孟元超呢。” 焦云说道：“我何尝不也是一样。幸亏这次黄总兵是差遣咱们去给韩将军送信，要是带咱们去打仗的话，只怕真的会碰上孟元超了。” 那道士道：“是呀，听说黄总兵前天亲自率领一支精兵，从天平山轻骑出葫芦谷，准备奇袭小金川，不料反而在谷中遇上埋伏，对方的统兵首领正是孟元超，黄总兵也挂了彩呢。就不知这消息是真是假？” 焦云道：“这消息是驿站的军官说的，恐怕不会假了。不过据说孟元超也受了伤，咱们还算不得是一败涂地。” 那道士摇了摇头，说道：“前方传来的军情，大抵是报喜不报忧的，若然'报忧'的，那就一定是真的了。所以，黄总兵挂彩必定无疑，孟元超受伤，却是恐怕不能相信了。” 焦云笑道：“幸亏你这话是和我说，倘若给别人听见，只怕会加你一个'长敌人志气，灭自己威风'的罪名。” 那道士道：“我这是就事论事，当然我也不会那样糊涂，胡乱和别人议论的。不过咱们这次回到大营，倒是真正的报喜了。” 焦云沉吟片刻，说道：“这事我倒是还有一点疑虑呢。” 那道士道：“疑虑什么？” 焦云说道：“你以前没有见过这位韩将军。我则是见过的。我拿两次见面的情形比较，颇有冷热不同之感。” 那道士道：“上次如何？” 焦云说道：“上次我拿石朝玑的私函到他的将军府谒见，他对我十分亲热，拉住我问长问短，还特地为我摆酒接风呢。这次咱们见他，他收下了黄总兵的公函，只是说了一句'知道了'。虽然也有设宴招待，却是由他的下属作陪。” 那道士笑道：“石朝玑是御林军的副统领，又是萨总管跟前的红人，上次你以石朝玑朋友的身份见他，他知道你和石朝玑的交情，自然笼络你了。这次咱们是和他谈公事，他在部下面前，免不了要摆摆将军的架子，这也值得大惊小怪么？” 焦云摇了摇头，说道：“你只知其一，不知其二。” 那道士道：“其二怎样？” 焦云说道：“黄总兵和韩将军同是在云南省的统兵大员，两人的私交一向也是十分要好的。论职位，石朝玑虽然是御林军的副统领，官阶不过四品，且是位居副座，并无太大的实权；黄总兵则是二品统兵大员，驻守云南省会，署理'提督'（清代官制，提督称军门，乃一省最高军事长官）也算得是独当一面了。论官职，论亲疏，我们这次作黄总兵的使者，韩将军理该和我们更为亲近才对。” 那道士笑道：“或许韩将军那日恰巧心情不好，咱们胡乱猜疑，不是反而自寻烦恼吗？只要他答允出兵，咱们带回去的就是好消息了，你说是么？” 焦云说道：“我总是觉得有点可疑，说不定他是敷衍我们的。” 那道士说道：“你不是说他和黄总兵私交很好么？” 焦云道：“交情好是一回事，要向朝廷领功又是一回事。说不定他是存心让黄总兵打个败仗，他才出来收拾残局，这样平定小金川的功劳就都是他的了。” 那道士笑道：“当真这样，也用不着我们替黄总兵担忧。反正他们已约好会师的日期，黄总兵挂了彩也还是要去的。他们怎样分功，那就是他们的事情了。”