Chapter 43 Chapter 43: Luo Wangkong, Zhang Fei, Caifeng, and Qing Shirt, Desire to Wet, Looking for a Iraqi

Ye Muhua felt it was strange, and couldn't help asking: "Is your father the general soldier Yining?" As soon as the words came out, the woman became even more furious, and scolded: "It's unreasonable, can I have a second father?" The four big men also joined in and scolded: "You killed our lord, how dare you mention his name?" The woman's double knives and her four maces surrounded Ye Muhua, attacking more and more Tight, Ye Muhua is too busy to fight back, there is no time to find out.Soon, Yu Wenxiong came to help him drive these people away, and Ye Muhua had no chance to ask.

At this moment, Ye Muhua was thinking about the day's affairs in the tent, and the more he thought about it, the more doubtful he was. The first inexplicable thing was what did the woman mean by "unreciable hatred"?The second inexplicable thing is that if the woman was the person who colluded with those eagle claws to harm him back then, she should have looked a little ashamed when she saw him, but she showed a "righteous and confident" look , as if she was the victim instead, didn't she know what happened that day? But one thing that can be confirmed is that the woman is indeed the daughter of General Yining, Geng Xiufeng nicknamed "Feng Gu".And in Geng Xiufeng's heart, she really regarded herself as an enemy.Although he didn't understand the reason.

Another thing that made Ye Muhua feel strange was Geng Xiufeng's martial arts.The first time he fought on the grassland, he already felt that there were many tricks in her whip that seemed to him "deja vu", but he couldn't think of which family he had seen before?Today she switched to double knives, Ye Muhua saw some clues, her short knives are "door-breaking knives", and her long knives are derived from swordsmanship. It's not strange to use knives to make swordsmanship, it's strange What matters is the number of her family, and a third of them seem to be born out of the swordsmanship Ye Muhua learned.Ye Muhua's martial arts are passed down in his family, his parents have no disciples, and they have never taught outsiders every move.

Ye Muhua thought of all these incomprehensible things, put away the golden hairpin sadly, and said to himself: "Now that I know that she is the daughter of the imperial court commander, and I know that she and I are on different paths, why bother?" How much trouble do you think about her matters? The most important thing now is to protect Yu Wenxiong to get to Xiaojinchuan, so as to help him get rid of Ye Lingfeng who pretended to be himself." Yu Wenxiong was already sound asleep, his snoring and the rustling of his horse grazing outside the tent echoed each other, Ye Muhua thought of something, and thought: "Now it's past the third watch, and we have to go on our way at dawn I've got to get this done quickly." So he quietly walked out of the tent.

On the second day, Yu Wenxiong woke up early in the morning and found that Ye Muhua was not there. He felt very puzzled, "He said he wanted to accompany me into Sichuan, but why did he leave alone?" Yu Wenxiong got on his mount and was about to leave when he heard the horse neighing , it turned out that Ye Muhua came back riding a maroon horse. Yu Wenxiong suddenly realized, and said: "Oh, so you are looking for a mount." Ye Muhua smiled and said: "We have to travel a long distance, it's always inconvenient for two people to ride together. But your mount is a fine horse, so I must also find a fine horse that can match your mount, otherwise Aren’t you going to miss the journey? Brother Yuwen, how do you look at my horse?”

Yu Wenxiong praised him, and said: "Your bay red horse is really a famous one out of a thousand. It seems that it is much better than my 'Yizhangqing'. This kind of famous horse is rare. But what you can't ask for, but I don't know how you can find it in a hurry?" Ye Muhua smiled and said: "As you said, such a horse is hard to come by. Fifty miles northeast of here, there is a 'Wanjiazhuang'. I passed by there the day before yesterday, and happened to meet that Wan The owner rode this horse back to the village. Later I found out that the owner Wan was a toubob who oppressed the neighbors. After two days, I went to start last night."

Wanjiazhuang is not far from Beijing. Yu Wenxiong grew up in Beijing. He was surprised when he heard the reputation of this Wanzhuang owner. Is it? I heard that he is very good at martial arts. You traveled more than a hundred miles in the middle of the night and even stole his beloved horse. You really have great powers, which is admirable!" Ye Muhua smiled and said: "What supernatural powers? I just came across a good opportunity. He married his daughter-in-law today, the family was full of congratulatory guests, singing and drumming, and the quarrel lasted until midnight. I sneaked into the horse fence and put a Huo, I brought this horse out. I don’t know if the “Weizhen Hebei” you mentioned is the owner I met. However, he chased me out and hit me with three darts. , the strength is not small. If I fight him alone, I won’t lose to him, but I’m afraid I have to beat him with a hundred moves. It’s a pity that I didn’t have time to fight him at the time, otherwise I would have to deal with him. Such a local tyrant and bully, let him be punished."

Yu Wenxiong said with a smile: "He lost his beloved horse, which is enough for him. Within a radius of one or two hundred miles, it is his sphere of influence. Although we are not afraid of him, there is no point in entangled with him. Hurry up Go, lest they catch up with you." Ye Muhua said: "Based on the foot strength of our two horses, I'm sorry they won't be able to catch up. But we have to hurry, okay, let's go." They planned to go from Zhili to Xiaojinchuan in northern Sichuan. They planned to take the northwest line, that is, enter Shanxi from the west of Zhili, then enter Shaanxi, pass Tianshui in western Shaanxi all the way to Songfan in northeast Sichuan, and then go to Xiaojinchuan.This route is about 3,000 miles long.

The two galloped quickly, and at night, they had traveled nearly three hundred miles without encountering any pursuers. The two had companions on the road, talking about martial arts all the way, but they didn't feel lonely.In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the government, the route they chose was almost all mountain roads. After entering Shanxi, it was especially rugged and difficult.Fortunately, their mounts are capable of long distances. Although they are walking on mountain roads, they can walk an average of about 200 miles a day. The journey was uneventful, this day I arrived at the Black Camel Mountain at the junction of Shanxi and Shanxi, counting the itinerary, I have already walked half of the way.Ye Muhua said with a smile: "According to this method, as long as there are no unexpected delays, we can enter Eastern Sichuan within ten days. It is faster than we expected."

While walking, I suddenly saw a "Spike Pile" inserted on the road, which was made of a piece of peeled wood, cut into the shape of a mace, and another smaller piece of wood, with both ends sharpened, horizontal Passing through the center of the mace, it formed the shape of a cross and inserted it into the ground.The upper end of the mace was split with a knife, but it did not split in two, but stopped when it reached the cross. Ye Muhua let out a "huh" and said, "We're fine all the way, we might encounter an accident today, go there quickly, so as not to be implicated."

Yu Wenxiong said: "What kind of sign is this?" Ye Muhua said: "This is a kind of signal from the strong people of the green forest, which means that they want to commit crimes nearby and do not allow outsiders to intervene. But someone has already challenged them." Yu Wenxiong said: "How do you know?" Ye Muhua said: "Don't you see that this 'Spike Pile' was inserted upside down by someone, and more than half of it was split open? It means: 'You don't allow me to move, I will But it means breaking ground on Tai Sui's head. This may be done by another group of green forest figures, or it may be done by their opponents. If it is the former, it means to divide the spoils, and there is a possibility of peace. If it is the latter Otherwise, there will definitely be a life-and-death fight." Yu Wenxiong said: "I hope they didn't fight today, otherwise it would be troublesome if they run into each other. Okay, let's run faster and leave the place of right and wrong early." At that time, it was almost dusk, and when the two ran down the mountain, it was already sunset.Lest they hadn't gone far enough, they went another step.Ye Muhua breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "There was no movement along the way, maybe those two gangs didn't fight today. We can find a place to rest." Suddenly there is a towering stone archway in front of it, with a locked intersection, the weather is extraordinary, like a castle.Yu Wenxiong said: "It looks like a castle where rich families live together, there must be a town inside, how about we stay here for a night?" Some local tyrants in the Northwest often build such castle-like buildings within their sphere of influence. The larger ones have a radius of more than ten miles, and the smaller ones are several miles. Within this circle, there are towns, villages, and private offices. , with "group training", this situation is like each person in the green forest occupies a hilltop.Looking at the aura of the castle in front, it should belong to the kind of castle with a large scale and dominance, Ye Muhua pondered for a while and said: "Let's wait until we go in." When I got closer, I saw three big painted characters of "Guidebao" engraved on the stone archway.The two stone gates were closed tightly, blocking the intersection, making it impossible to enter. Ye Muhua's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: "So this is Gui Guyu's castle in 'Xiongba Guanzhong'." Gui Guyu is a big toubob in Guanzhong, and the fields for tens of miles around him belong to him. Within the scope, it is equivalent to an independent small kingdom.Although he is named "Ancient Fool", he is actually a cunning fox who colludes with the government and oppresses the common people, and also regards himself as a "great philanthropist". of. But in order to hurry, they had to pass through "Guide Fort". Yu Wenxiong said: "It doesn't matter whether he is a toubob or not, everyone walks on the main road, and he should not block the intersection. Let's go up and meet with him." He reasoned." Yu Wenxiong didn't know the origin of the castle owner yet. The archway was guarded, and without waiting for them to call the door, several Baoding walked out and shouted: "Who are you two?" Yu Wenxiong replied angrily: "Those passing by, it's getting late and want to stay in the town." The team leader at the head looked them up and down, and suddenly sneered, "A passer-by? He just chose to come here tonight, and he has a weapon on his body. Is there such a coincidence? Hmph, don't say it in front of the real person." Lie, quickly report your identities!" Ye Muhua heard that there was something in his words, so he stopped Yu Wenxiong with his eyes, stepped forward and replied: "We are indeed passing guests, the journey is not smooth, how can a person who goes out not bring a weapon to guard against robbers? The boss of the regiment , we don't understand what you said, why can't we stay at your place tonight?" The team leader snorted and said, "I don't understand? I think you're just pretending. You're guarding against bandits, but I think you're the bandits!" A Baoding next to him chimed in, "That's right, I think they're 90% It was the female bandit leader of Feifeng Mountain who sent them in to be spies. It is better to catch the wrong person than to let the wrong person go, tie them up first and then talk about it!" Yu Wenxiong said angrily: "Is there any reason for this? Why do you want to slander people and commit bandits? I want to invite your castle master to come and ask him, is this road allowed or not?" The more he said, the more angry he became. With a whip, a branch as thick as a child's arm was broken off by the roadside.This is a solid elm tree, and a small whip can break branches as thick as a child's arm. This wrist is strong enough to scare people with only a few "three-legged cat" skills. The team leader was originally sneering, and wanted to give them a meal, but seeing Yu Wenxiong's skill, he was taken aback, fearing that a conflict would cause immediate losses, so he quickly winked and called a Boding Going back to ask for instructions, he smiled and said, "Don't be angry, two gentlemen, it's really an unlucky time for you two to come." Ye Muhua said: "What a coincidence?" The team leader said: "You two don't know, a group of robbers threatened to invade our Guide Fort, maybe there will be a fight tonight." Only then did they know that it turned out that The mace post I saw on the road was sent to Guideburg. Yu Wenxiong didn't want to be troublesome, and said: "You suspect that we are spies, and you dare not let us stay overnight, so you can always let us pass? We are just borrowing a way and will never interfere with the affairs of your castle." The team leader said: "This, I, I dare not decide." Just as he said this, he saw a few horses coming out, and the leader was a short, capable middle-aged man.The little captain felt relieved and said: "Okay, our young castle master has come out, you can ask the young castle master for instructions." Yu Wenxiong felt very uncomfortable, and said in his heart: "It's so magnificent, I have to ask you for instructions when I walk!" But before he got angry, the young castle master had already asked: "Who are you?" Yu Wenxiong held back his breath, and repeated what he had just said to the captain. The young castle master made an air of not wanting to listen, but turned around and murmured something unknown to one of his followers. What did you say, suddenly pointed the whip at Ye Muhua, and shouted: "How did you get this horse?" Ye Muhua said: "We are just borrowing a way, do you care whether my mount is bought or stolen?" The young master sneered and said, "If you want to pass by us, I will take care of it!" Yu Wenxiong couldn't help but said, "You guys are too much control!" The master of the young castle snorted and said, "You two little thieves, how dare you pretend to be passing guests? Well, I'll just expose you. You are horse thieves from Wanjiazhuang. Hey, that's great! How dare you even steal the mount of Old Master Wan?" It turns out that Guidebao and Wanjiazhuang have a long history of contacts, and the attendant of the master of Shaobao has been to Wanjiazhuang, so he recognizes the horse of the owner of Wanjiazhuang, Wan Pingye.This time Wanjiazhuang married the young owner, Guidebao also sent someone to send congratulatory gifts, but they haven't returned yet. The young castle master, relying on his high martial arts skills, didn't take these two "little thieves" to heart, he only wanted to get back the mount for the old owner of Wanjiazhuang, he was afraid that Ye Muhua would escape, so he immediately swept away Ye Muhua with a whip, wanting to kill Ye Muhua Roll off the horse.His entourage also rushed towards Yu Wenxiong at the same time. Ye Muhua shouted: "Good time!" Whip against whip, the master of the young castle did have some skills, but how could Ye Muhua have a good foundation of internal energy, the master of the young castle whipped At one point, just as he was about to evade his move and change his move, Ye Muhua's whip was wrapped around Ye Muhua's whip, Ye Muhua yelled suddenly, and the young castle master fell off his horse! His entourage's martial arts were not as good as his, but he had some hidden weapon skills. When he rushed towards Yu Wenxiong, he threw darts with both hands and a crossbow on his back, and fired three hidden weapons in a row. Full of anger, Yu Wenxiong drew his long sword out of its sheath, and knocked down two heavy darts with a move of "wind and cloud", and received the crossbow arrow in his hand with a move of his left hand.The opponent's crossbow was shot out with a slingshot hidden on his back. He received the crossbow, but bounced it back with the force of his two fingers.Although Yu Wenxiong is not considered a first-class expert, his foundation of internal strength is not weak, and the power of his two fingers is already better than that of an ordinary slingshot.The attendant of the Young Castle Master could not have imagined that a young "little thief" could be so capable. He rushed over quickly and was shot straight by an arrow. The arrow immediately fell off the horse. Running straight ahead. The young master of the castle was not injured, a "carp standing upright" turned up and jumped on the horse's back, angrily said: "Okay, you two little thieves who have the guts, don't run away." He told others not to run away, but he himself ran back to the fort.And immediately closed the two stone doors.His entourage got up grunting, the gate of the castle was closed, fearing that the enemy would harm him, his face was blue and his lips turned white with fright, he hid behind the stone pillar in the monument and trembled.In fact, if Yu Wenxiong wanted to kill him, he would have shot him in the throat just now. Yu Wenxiong just wanted to punish him a little, so he only shot him in the thigh. The young master of the castle closed the gate of the castle, and while blowing the horn to call the police, he directed the original castlers to shoot random arrows from the arrow stack.Ye Muhua and Yu Wenxiong feared that they would be outnumbered, and secondly, they had no intention of getting entangled with them.Of course, they would not wait for their large group to catch up. They got on their horses and ran back. At that time, it was sunset and the night was about to fall.The two went up the mountain, seeing that the fort was just bluffing, and no one was sent to chase and search, so they stopped to discuss countermeasures. Ye Muhua said: "What kind of female bandits from Feifeng Mountain are they going to deal with, they don't think they have time to take care of us. The Young Castle Master has suffered a loss, so he can only threaten him with empty voices, don't pay attention to him." Yu Wenxiong said: "It's up to us to wait for the toubob. However, I'm not worried about them chasing after them, but how we can pass through this toubob's land. He closed the gate of the fort, and we just attacked together Don't break him." Ye Muhua said: "For now, the only way is to make a detour. But to detour around this mountain, we have to travel another fifty or sixty miles." Yu Wenxiong said: "If we forcefully break through, it will take more time to get out of Guideburg. We have no choice but to make a detour. If we don't sleep tonight, we can still walk fifty or sixty miles." Ye Muhua said: "You probably haven't walked this road before, right? I'll draw a map for you." After finishing speaking, he broke a branch and drew a simple map on the ground, saying: "From here to the west road , go around the back of the mountain, and then walk south out of the mountain depression. There is a road in front of you. Go west for another 20 miles and you will be Wulongpu. It is a small town, but there will be an inn. Wait for me at Wulongpu Bar." Yu Wenxiong was stunned for a moment, and said: "Aren't you going?" Ye Muhua said: "I have something to do temporarily, I want to stay here for one more night, and I will come to Wulongpu tomorrow to meet you." Yu Wenxiong said "Brother Ye, you don't have to hide it from me. You want to sneak into Guideburg tonight to assassinate the toubob and eliminate harm for the people, don't you?" Ye Muhua smiled and said: "There are many toubob like this in the world, how can we kill them all? To tell you the truth, I want to go in Guide Fort, but it's not necessarily to assassinate toubob." Yu Wenxiong said: "Well, no matter what you do in Guideburg, I will accompany you!" Ye Muhua said: "Have you forgotten that you can't delay on the road? What is a toubob, worth your risk? If you fall in Guideburg, who can do things for you?" Yu Wenxiong was startled, and thought to himself: "That's right, I'm going to Xiaojinchuan to deal with the traitors for my master, and the lives of many anti-Qing fighters are in my hands, how can I delay me for a toubob?" Big deal?" At the same time, I felt a little strange in my heart: "I have never revealed the slightest word to brother Ye, but why does he seem to have guessed the mission of my trip?" Yu Wenxiong thought for a while, and said, "Since that's the case, why do you take such unnecessary risks? Although you are very skilled in martial arts, it's not worth the delay in your journey!" Ye Muhua said: "I do have my own business, and it may not be possible to do it in Guideburg. You made a detour, I passed through Guideburg, and took the straight road. Maybe tomorrow I will be the first in Wu Longpu is waiting for you!" Although Yu Wenxiong and Ye Muhua have been together for a few days, and they are congenial, but after all, it is still his personal matter, so it is inconvenient for Yu Wenxiong to ask more questions.So he said: "Okay, then I will take a step first. You have much more experience in the world than I do. I just hope you will be more careful. Although Guide Fort is not a dragon's lake and a tiger's den, but if you go in alone, you will be outnumbered. It is advisable to be more careful and avoid unnecessary disputes. I wonder if I am right?" Ye Muhua said: "That's right, that's right. I also hope that you will be more careful. I don't need this horse tonight, so you can take it away." Yu Wenxiong got on his horse and led Ye Muhua's bay red horse in the Later, he said, "Okay, then I'm leaving. See you tomorrow at Wulongpu." Because Yu Wenxiong defeated the entourage of the young castle master without any effort just now, he didn't take Guidebao very seriously.He thought that Ye Muhua's martial arts were far superior to him, and what he was worried about was that Ye Muhua would meddle in his own business and delay the journey, but he was not really worried about Ye Muhua's possible danger.But in fact, he didn't know the situation in Guideburg very well. You should know that "Guidebao" is known as "Xiong Dominant in Guanzhong". How can it be lucky to get such a great reputation?The old castle master Guigu is as foolish and cunning as a fox, not only resourceful and resourceful, but also his own martial arts are considered top-notch in the world.Don't look at his son Gui Shaoling who beat Ye Muhua with just three moves and two moves, his son can only get three of his cost at most.With Ye Muhua's martial arts attainments, the ordinary people in the world would not even be able to take a single move from him. "Guide Castle" was able to dominate one side, not only because of the martial arts of the castle owner himself, but more importantly, because of his wealth and power, his "hands and hands" reached the sky, Gui Guyu had close collusion with the government on the one hand, and Those vicious people who only know how to rob houses in the underworld also have contacts.He is obviously a "big gentleman" who owns ten thousand hectares of fertile land, but secretly he is a "big boss" who sits on the ground and distributes the spoils.The four "Guardians" under him were born as one-legged thieves in the Jianghu, and each of them has a unique martial art that can dominate the Jianghu.Based on his relationship with the "underworld", this time someone dared to "eat black people" and break ground on his "Tai Sui head". In order to maintain the prestige of "Xiong Dominant in Guanzhong", he must invite helpers, which is also predictable Wanted. Yu Wenxiong didn't know about these situations, but Ye Muhua did.But why is he so light on taking risks, and why does he still "mind his own business" when he has important things to do? After Yu Wenxiong left, Ye Muhua stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the majestic "Guide Fort" in the distance. He didn't feel at a loss, and he felt a little funny.I thought in my heart: "How could I have such a weird idea? If I guessed wrong, then the 'female bandit leader' is not her. This is really meddling, and it is a big joke." It turned out that Ye Muhua was suspicious, suspecting that the "female bandit leader of Feifeng Mountain" who challenged "Guide Castle" was the one he met three times before and became an "enemy" for no reason, until now he still didn't know her origin That Geng Xiufeng. His suspicions were not entirely groundless. First, he had met Geng Xiufeng a few days ago and knew that Geng Xiufeng was haunting this road.Geng Xiufeng said that he would look for him on the road ahead, "unlucky", but he hasn't shown up until now. Could it be that Geng Xiufeng is entangled in more serious matters?Second, he is quite familiar with the green forest on this road, but he walked this road half a year ago, but he has never heard of any "female bandit leader of Feifeng Mountain", so this "female bandit leader" is of course New here.Geng Xiufeng is a very capable woman, so it aroused his suspicion.Thirdly, Geng Xiufeng's four subordinates are all mace wielders, and what the "female bandit leader of Feifeng Mountain" buried on the road is exactly the "mace stake", the mace that went straight in and Geng Xiufeng The weapons used by the four big men under him are exactly the same.Although "burying piles to commit crimes" is a commonly used code in the green forest to inform comrades, it does not necessarily have to use "spice piles". In addition, there is another "reason" that is almost "intuitive", and even he himself finds it a bit ridiculous. Geng Xiufeng's name has the word "Feng" in it. There is a superstition in the army. "Generals are afraid of offending place names". Anyao Liwan has to choose a place name that matches the name of the ladle. It is superstitious that "the one who violates the place name will die, and the one who matches the place name will prosper." Did Geng Xiufeng occupy the mountain because the place name "Feifeng Mountain" was "beneficial" to her? What about king? But even though Ye Muhua had many "reasons" enough to support his suspicion, these many reasons could not break the fact that Geng Xiufeng was the daughter of the imperial court chief soldier! How can the daughter of a general soldier be a bandit leader?This fact alone made Ye Muhua hesitate, and he refuted himself: "Is my thinking too weird!" The moon has risen from the valley, the moon is big and round, and the moonlight is very bright tonight.Ye Muhua took out the two gold hairpins under the moonlight, played with them for a while, and finally couldn't help being curious, "Whether it's her or not, I happened to meet this matter, so I have to go and find out. Otherwise Wouldn't it be a pity if I missed it?" Why did he want to see Geng Xiufeng so much?Just out of curiosity?This inner secret, but even he himself felt at a loss and couldn't answer it. Under the moonlight, Ye Muhua took out an Yirong Pill, mixed some soil, melted it with mountain spring, and applied it on his face, turning his handsome face into a bronze-colored face. He was originally wearing a gray cloth Clothes, self-portrait, except for the heroic look between the brows, he is completely like an ordinary farmer. The archway locked the intersection, and it was impossible to enter from the right way.But the intersection of Guideburg cannot be completely blocked. It is surrounded by mountains on both sides. Ye Muhua, who is excellent in lightness kung fu. Ye Muhua specially went down from the most dangerous and steep place, and there was no one blocking him along the way, although sometimes he found dark shadows on the nearby hills, but since they were not blocking his way, Ye Muhui would ignore them.And it's just that he found the other party, and the other party didn't find him at all. It wasn't until they got down to the middle of the mountain that Ye Muhua's whereabouts were almost discovered. The two patrolling Baoding might be relatively capable people in the world. Hearing the slight "hunting" sound from Kusama, one of them immediately became alert and said: "What kind of noise do you hear? Is it a hare or a human? Go over and have a look?" His companion laughed and said, "Who would dare to come here alone?" The man said: "Maybe it's the female bandit leader from Feifeng Mountain? I heard that the female bandit leader is excellent in lightness kungfu, hidden weapons, and saber skills!" His companion laughed loudly: "Forgive her for being so strong, she Do you dare to attack Guidebao without leading a large team?" While speaking, two more men came. The two men said: "What are you arguing about? Are you still reluctant to leave?" The man in front smiled and said: "You two came just in time. Brother Zhao said that he heard something in the grass and suspected it was from Feifengshan The female bandit is here." The two men later laughed loudly and said, "Our old castle lord is wishing that this phoenix would fly into Guideburg, but I'm afraid she won't come!" The "Brother Zhao" said: "Don't laugh, I heard that there were two young men who broke into the road during the day, their skills were very good, the owner of the young village and Martial Master Lu have both suffered from them." His companion said: "It doesn't matter if he is the phoenix or the two puppies who broke the road, anyway, now that Brother Lu and Brother Tie are taking over, we are happy to leave it to them, so you don't have to worry about it." La!" The man in front smiled and said: "You are happy, but we are suffering. The town is busy now, you go back and look at the lights. Sigh, eat your salary and share your worries. Who told us to lead other people to spend their lives in vain What about silver? Pai is on duty at this time, so we have to stay here and drink the northwest wind!" The "Brother Qian" who was with him said: "Those two puppies took advantage of the speed of the horse and ran away in a hurry. I don't believe they still have the guts to sneak in." What about Guideburg?" The "Brother Zhao" said: "Let's go and search." His companion was very unhappy and said, "Brothers Qian and Lu are not worried, but you have so many things! You are the only one who is loyal to the castle owner." Is it?" "Brother Zhao" seemed very embarrassed, he said with a haha, "Old Qian, don't tease me. Even if I am timid, I am afraid of accidents, okay? Well, since you don't care, I am also happy to hand over the duty, Go back early to look at the lights. Okay, let's go, let's go!" Ye Muhua was thinking to himself: "These four people are all outsiders, but how could they be so confused?" Before he could stop thinking, suddenly there was a continuous sound of "shua shua", and the four big men fired their hidden weapons together.It turned out that after hearing what the surnamed Zhao said, they all felt a little panicked, wondering if there were really enemy masters lying in the grass.So he pretended not to care but suddenly tried with a hidden weapon. The locust rocks, iron lotus seeds, hand-swinging arrows, and tile-wind darts intertwined into a net of hidden weapons, and scattered towards Ye Muhua's hiding place.After a while, there was no sound, not even a hare sprang out.Qian and Lu laughed and said, "Brother Zhao, you are really suspicious this time. I said earlier how dare that thief come?" Before the words were finished, Ye Muhua suddenly stood up and shouted: "The thief boy told you how powerful you are." Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Lu fell down in response.It turns out that Ye Muhua has the kung fu of "eighteen falls on clothes". These people are just third-rate characters in the underworld. Although two of the hidden weapons they issued hit him, they fell without even wearing his clothes.Ye Muhua casually crushed a stone and hit the acupuncture points of the four of them. Ye Muhua thought to himself: "They change shifts at least once an hour, so if they want to find out that I sneaked into Guideburg, it will have to be after the third watch." When I went down to the middle of the mountain, I suddenly saw fireworks flying in the sky, like stars, accompanied by the bright moon, intertwined into wonderful colors.It was only then that Ye Muhua remembered that it was the Lantern Festival tonight, and thought in his heart: "No wonder those two guys said they were going to see the lanterns. I dare say there will be a lantern festival in the fort tonight. The owner of Guide Castle is really bold , at this time when the storm is about to come, there is still such a leisurely mood!" The center of Guideburg is a town, and to get to this town one has to pass through several villages.As soon as Ye Muhua entered the first village, he saw many children carrying lanterns, clamoring for adults to take them to the town to see the lanterns. A big man with a maple skin said to his child: "You are really ignorant, there may be robbers coming tonight, I don't feel at ease if you hide at home and close the door, and you are still arguing to go to the town?" The child was about ten years old, and said: "Then you go again? Didn't you say that no robber has ever dared to look at Guildburg? What are you afraid of?" The moppy man said: "What do you know? This group of robbers are very powerful female robbers. Father was ordered by the castle master to go to the town to fight, so he had to go!" The child said: "Oh, it's a female bandit, that's even more interesting. Let me take a peek at it? When you taught us how to practice martial arts, didn't you say that cowards are the most useless? I have also practiced martial arts for two years." It seems that this moppy guy is the "Tuan Lian" in the fort. From the child's words, we can also see that the folk customs in this area are martial arts. A man next to him smiled and said: "To be honest, it's safer to take the child to the town. I heard the nurse who returned home say that the old castle master has already laid a net, and I'm afraid the female bandit won't come. The guards in the town The security is strict, and the ancestral hall for returning home is there, and the bandits must not be allowed to succeed. The strong men in the village may not be able to resist the gang of bandits." The child clapped his hands and laughed, "Father, listen, Uncle Wang said the same thing." The mottled man said: "Okay, you follow me. I can't take care of you when you get to the town. If there is any trouble, you can hide at your uncle's house, do you understand?" The child said: "Understood, understood, understood! At most, I just peeked through the crack of the door." While talking, there was only the sound of gongs and drums. A group of people walking on stilts with colorful faces came from the village. As a female ghost, sticking out a long blood-red tongue, frightening the group of children who followed. Those two "impermanent ghosts" let go of their guttural voices and sang: "The gate of the temple opens on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. There are rows on both sides of the bull's head and horse faces. The king of Hades sits among the judges. A gust of wind blows in a female ghost!" It's funny and makes the kids laugh out loud without being scared at all. Ye Muhua heard other people discuss quietly: "Aren't these the Zhu family brothers from outside? They don't plant the castle owner's land, they don't rent the land back home, and they never pay much attention to the official affairs of the castle. Why? Also going out to the team to participate in the competition tonight, went to the town to join in the fun for the castle owner?" The man who was walking with him said: "The owner of the castle ordered at least one team from each village to participate tonight. Although they are foreign customers, they still live in Guideburg after all. How can they not?" To save face for the castle master? If there is something tonight, they will help to fight." Ye Muhua observed carefully, and found that the waists of the group were bulging, obviously there were weapons hidden inside, and he thought: "So that's the case , the owner of the castle borrowed the name of the meeting place and recruited elites from all townships to help him guard it." The person in front whispered: "I heard that the female bandit in Feifeng Mountain had a bit of a feud with the castle owner. She planted stakes this time to challenge the castle owner, and if she wanted to rob, she would only rob her back to her compound. We miserable people , I don’t believe that the robbers will invade us. Speaking of it, it’s really not worth working for them to go home!” His companion hurriedly booed: "Shut up, don't let the trainer hear you." The man said: "What are you afraid of, Big Brother Ma Pi is a group trainer, he also said so." But the man didn't dare to say any more, because he noticed Ye Muhua walking from behind, and he didn't know who Ye Muhua was . The man accosted him and said, "Brother, which township are you from? Aren't you going to attend the meeting?" Ye Muhua replied vaguely: "I live on the mountain." The man said: "Oh, so it's the hunters on the mountain. No wonder I don't know you. I heard that there are only twenty or thirty hunters on your mountain, but they are scattered on several hills. It's not easy to recruit, so you don't need to go out, right? ?” Ye Muhua followed his tone and said: "That's right. But I'm afraid that some bandits will pass by the mountain tonight, so I might as well hide in the town and watch the excitement by the way. I heard that this year's Lantern Festival is several times more lively than previous years. Our castle master is really bold." 那汉子笑道：“这你还不懂吗？我们的堡主号称'威镇关中'，归德堡数十年来从没有绿林好汉敢来骚扰。这次飞凤山的女匪居然敢向堡主挑战，所以堡主要显显威风，元宵的赛会故意要办得比往年热闹，表示他根本不把这股女匪放在心上。” 从各条乡村涌来看热闹的人们，以及参加赛会的队伍，从各个不同的方向，汇成一股股的人流，涌向堡中心的市镇。这座市镇有六条大街，三十六条小巷，比普通的一个小县城还胜几分。叶慕华混在人堆之中踏入市镇，在西门人口之处，发觉有一排茅草搭盖的马栅，对着大街，与街上富户人家的建筑极不相称，马栅里也不知有多少匹马，它们似乎不习惯锣鼓声的骚扰，马栅里的嘶鸣声也此起彼落。和叶慕华同行的那个汉子似乎知道他在想些什么，笑道：“这是临时搭盖的。” 叶慕华说道：“平常马栅总是盖在比较偏僻的地方，这里却为何对着闹市？”那汉子笑道：“你还不懂么，这是准备给堡丁追捕贼人的。今晚从四乡来参加赛会的堡丁大都是穷人家，他们只能自携武器，可没备有马匹。”叶慕华心想：“这堡主倒是打着如意算盘，好像他们打胜这仗已是十拿九稳了。” 这座市镇是归家堡的中心，而归家的祠堂又是这座市镇的中心，祠堂前面是个大广场，六条大街都从这个广场伸展出去，再分出三十六条小巷，星罗棋布的交织成一面蛛网。归家堡的老堡主就像是盘据在蛛网正中的毒蜘蛛，在这毒蜘蛛的眼中，飞凤山的“女匪”是头飞蛾，它在等待着这头飞蛾扑入蜘蛛网。 归家祠堂是一座矗立在广场中心的石砌高楼，两边有防火墙，祠堂正面是座拱门，拱门下面是三十六级大理石台阶，拱门入口之处，第一级台阶之上有五把虎皮交椅，坐在当中的就是归家堡的老堡主归古愚。左右两边四张交椅上坐的则是他的四个护院，这四人都是江湖上的成名人物，故而堡主特别以“宾礼”相待。 叶慕华远远望去，认得其中的两人，一个是绰号“黑煞神”的秦柱尊，一个是绰号“大力神”的周鼎。叶慕华心里想道：“这两个魔头竟然屈就归家的护院，归家堡的声势果是非同小可。耿秀凤的那四个得力手下只怕还未必是这个魔头的对手。却不知今晚要来劫归家堡的'女匪'是不是耿秀凤？归家另外的两个护院也不知是谁？” 台阶上除了归堡主和他的四个护院之外，两旁站立有不少人，少堡主归少灵也在其中。这一帮人正在场指手划脚的不知谈论什么，而广场上的赛会已经开始了，人们也都涌到广场来看“出会景”。 虽说是一个市镇的赛会，倒也热闹非凡。元宵号称“灯节”，一队队的“灯队”先拉出来，扎成龙、凤、麒麟、孔雀、鲤鱼、螃蟹……等等灯饰，应有尽有，还有扁大方圆的各式红绿灯笼，带罩的马灯，饰有玻璃珠串的官灯等等，挑在高竿之上，竿头高过屋檐，灯光摇曳，一眼望不尽头，赛似繁星。 灯队之后，跟着出来的有舞龙的、舞狮的、舞麒麟的，再后面就是一队队的杂耍和踏着高跷化装成戏文中的各式各样的人物，扮作黑白无常的那对朱家兄弟，和那个扮作“女鬼”的人也在其中。 火树银花，鱼龙衍曼，锣鼓声喧。人们都挤到广场来看热闹了，可是每一个人的心情又都难免有点忐忑不安，“飞凤山的女匪今晚会不会来呢？”正是： 欲知后事如何，请听下回分解。