The sound of singing is mixed with horse bells, floating in the grassland near Tibet, and a group of homeless people singing are passing by the grassland.The grassland is boundless in all directions, the Himalayas stretch into the sky, and the crystal snow-capped peaks are like rows of white jade pillars, poking their heads out of the clouds to listen to the mourning of the homeless. A Han youth on the grassland was also listening to the singing of these homeless people. With tears in his eyes, he sighed, "I am the same as you. You have wandered all over the world. I don't know when I will have to return to my hometown!"

The boy's surname is Chen, his name is Tianyu, and he was born in Suzhou, Jiangnan. His father, Chen Dingji, was an official in the court. The comfort envoy, who has been garrisoned at the frontier for eight years in the blink of an eye, was only ten years old when he came with his father, and now he is eighteen years old. His father talked to him about the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River every day, so at a young age, his heart also Full of nostalgia. This group of wanderers numbered about ten, including Tibetans, Uighurs, and two Han Chinese. They seemed to be pieced together during the journey, and they sang in groups.Chen Tianyu watched them pass by slowly, and his eyes suddenly stopped on a Tibetan girl in white gauze. This girl was mixed in the crowd, standing out from the crowd, and everyone sang repeatedly. Only she kept her mouth tightly shut, her eyes as bright as autumn water Staring at the floating clouds in the sky, she showed a dazed expression, letting the horse carry her away, not listening to her companion's singing, as if she was thinking about something in her heart, and seemed indifferent to everything, as if the whole world did not exist .If it weren't for her eyeballs still flickering, Chen Tianyu almost suspected that the horse was carrying a stone statue.

Chen Tianyu was in a trance when he suddenly heard a crow screaming above his head. When he looked up, the bowstring slammed suddenly. One of the Han people suddenly shot an arrow. Hearing the piercing sound of the sharp arrow piercing through the air, he was extremely eager! Chen Tianyu dodged, made a backhand move, copied the tail of the arrow, and was about to ask questions, only heard a snap, and the bowstring rang again, this man used the continuous arrow method, the first arrow just came out, the second arrow arrived, as fast as Lightning, the crow stopped crying and fell from the sky.The man held his bow and saluted, and said: "I think the crow is noisy, so I shot it down. The arrow technique is not good, and I surprised you by mistake." Chen Tianyu snorted and said: "If I didn't know how to catch an arrow empty-handed , can I still talk to you now? How did you shoot that arrow?" The man laughed and said, "My lord, please look at my arrow, it can't hurt people! I was shooting that crow I just blame my poor arrow technique, and my master misunderstood." Chen Tianyu saw that the arrow had no arrowhead, so it really wasn't a sharp arrow for hurting people.The man drew out another arrow with a point on it, and said: "This is the sharp arrow that hurts people." He drew the string and shot straight up into the air, when the arrow turned around and fell, the iron bow bent, and another arrow was shot , the two arrows just collided in the air, a spark was sparked with a "crack", and it disappeared in a flash. The man laughed loudly, held his bow and bowed, and straddled his horse to catch up with the group.

Chen Tianyu was dazed, and thought in his heart: "This guy's arrow skills are amazing, it's really rare. His arrow just now was clearly aimed at me, how could it be said that he missed his aim. I don't know him before, why did he shoot me? ? Since you shot me, why did you use an arrow that has no arrowheads and can’t hurt people? Chen Tianyu was startled and said, "Jiangnan, are you here too? Why didn't I see you?" Because Chen Tianyu's father had been away from Jiangnan for a long time, he gave the book boy such a name to comfort his homesickness.This book boy is about the same age as Chen Tianyu, they usually play together, they are very mischievous, when Chen Tianyu asked him, he said with a smile: "Master told me to come to you, that bird guy shot you, I was hiding in the grass. Hehe, Young master, I have been with you for many years, but I didn't know you have such a great ability, so I took that arrow right away! I have never seen you practice bows and arrows before, hey, can you teach me?" Chen Tianyu looked complex After a change, Duanrong said: "Jiangnan, you are not allowed to tell the master! If you tell others about my receiving the arrow today, I will tear your skin off!" Jiangnan saw that the young master was serious, stretched out He stuck out his tongue and said, "Okay, don't say it, don't say it!" I wondered in my heart: the young master has such a great ability, why did he hide it from the master?

The schoolboy jumped up and down, ran to pick up the crow on the ground, and suddenly said: "Hey, the crow died without any injuries, how did he shoot it?" Chen Tianyu was startled, seeing that the crow was indeed full of feathers, There was no injury at all, the arrow with no arrowhead fell to the side, and there was no blood on the shaft of the arrow.Knowing that the crow's death was caused by the visceral injury caused by the shock force of the rod, he said in surprise: "This crow is flying high in the sky, it is not surprising to be shot to death by a sharp arrow. Hand strength and internal strength are really amazing."

Chen Tianyu was depressed, and returned home with the book. When he got home, he saw his father talking with the teacher in the living room.His teacher's surname is Xiao, and his name is Qingfeng. He is about fifty years old, with a thin appearance, three long beards, and a slightly stooped back. He looks like an old Confucian who has been frustrated in the examination room. Xiao Qingfeng was invited by Chen Dingji the year he was demoted.At that time, Chen Dingji was appointed as the censor, and he had a lot of entertainment in the officialdom, so he had no time to teach his son. A friend recommended this teacher.Soon, Chen Dingji was demoted to Tibet because of the impeachment of He Shen in the previous chapter. Chen Dingji was basically embarrassed to ask him to go to the frontier with him, but he insisted on going with him, saying that the guest and the host get along well. shortage.Chen Dingji felt his sincerity and treated him like family.

After Chen Tianyu greeted his father and teacher, Chen Dingji said: "Yu'er, where have you been for so long? You are not allowed to play alone in the future." Jiang Nan interjected: "There is a group of singers coming, there may be a show tonight What?" Chen Tianyu gave him a sideways glance, Jiang Nan slipped his tongue, and suddenly said: "Mr. Teacher, you have seen a lot, have you ever seen someone shoot a crow with an arrow without an arrowhead?" Xiao Qingfeng said: "What?" He said His complexion suddenly turned pale, and Chen Dingji panicked: "Mr. Xiao, what's the matter with you?" Xiao Qingfeng said: "The weather is not right, I have a cold." : "Sir, you are not feeling well, you are not allowed to talk too much, and disturb him." Jiangnan said: "I know." He secretly made a face to Chen Tianyu, and said in his heart: "I won't talk about your receiving the arrow, why are you so anxious?" ?”

Chen Tianyu was very strange in his heart, he didn't know why the gentleman was so frightened.I only heard my father say: "In the future, don't go out to play alone. It's best to stay at home if you have nothing to do. Do you know that last year when the Gurkhas from Nepal invaded Tibet, they were repelled by our Chinese troops. It is said that they sent assassins in to kill all the officials of the Qing Dynasty, and now the officials stationed in Tibet, without escorts, no one dares to walk around." Chen Tianyu said angrily: "Really? How dare they be so bold?" Chen Tianyu said angrily. Dingji said: "This is from the headquarters of Marshal Fu. It is better to believe it than to believe it." Marshal Fu is Fu Kang'an. Some people say that he is the illegitimate son of Qianlong. It is unbelievable and unbelievable.However, it is a fact that he was Emperor Qianlong's favorite general. Qianlong attached great importance to the frontier, so he appointed Fukang'an as the minister in Tibet.Headquartered in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

Although Chen Tianyu felt angry when he heard this, he didn't take it to heart.That night, his father told him to sleep early in the morning, but he tossed and turned, thinking about those homeless people who sang, that archer with amazing arrows made him unable to figure it out, and the shadow of that mysterious Tibetan girl remained in his mind. In, lingering.As long as you close your eyes, it's as if you are right in front of your eyes.That cold gaze, that stone-like face actually seemed to be secretly looking at him in the dark.Suddenly, there was a sound of drums, cymbals and trumpets in the distance. The sound was extremely monotonous. No change.Chen Tianyu knew that this must be the group of wanderers performing on the grassland. He was alone in the dark, listening to this monotonous and unchanging sound, and felt a little creepy.

In the early morning of the second day, Chen Tianyu had just woken up when he suddenly heard Jiang Nan say outside: "Hey, believe it or not, I saw a female ghost last night. Ha, really, I won't lie to you, a female ghost!" Chen Tianyu was taken aback, only to hear Jiangnan say: "Ha, that female ghost is wearing two red silks, her wig is stretched to her waist, she is wearing a triangular mask, and her long and wide tongue is hanging out from her mouth. , she is still dancing, she is spinning so fast that I can't even see clearly. Ha, she still has two short knives stuck in her armpit, and she does a somersault after dancing, and the two knives are shining brightly. It was shocking to see, but she did somersaults, but she was not injured at all. After she finished her performance, she took off her wig and pulled off her mask. Ha, guess what? She is beautiful, the Tibetan girl I have ever seen No one can compare to her. It's just that her face is cold, ha, she still looks like a female ghost!" It turned out that he was talking to the old Wang who was watching the gate, and he was talking about the play he watched last night. It must be the mysterious Tibetan girl.

Old Wang, the gatekeeper, snorted and said with a sneer: "You are itchy, the master told us not to go out casually, but you sneaked away to watch the theater alone." Jiangnan laughed and replied in a strange voice: "I slipped away to watch the theater alone? Ha, Lao Wang, you guessed wrong again! You never expected that our teacher also slipped away to watch it, hey, it sounds weirder than that female ghost, what about our husband ——" As soon as he said this, Chen Tianyu hurriedly opened the door and came out, and immediately shouted: "Jiangnan, when will you get rid of your talkativeness? Come in and clean the room for me." Old Wang saw that the young master was angry, and walked away quietly, Jiangnan stretched Sticking out his tongue, he walked into Chen Tianyu's room, and said with an aggrieved look: "Master, why have you been so fierce these two days?" Chen Tianyu closed the door and said, "Tell me, how was Mr. Xiao last night?" Jiang Nan smiled and said, "It turned out that the young master wanted to hear the story. According to my opinion, our husband is also a very capable person , last night it was very crowded, I was covered in sweat before I squeezed in, I was pushed and bumped by the people behind me, but I couldn't stand up, I was buoyant, but our gentleman, don't look at me He looked so weak, but he stood very firmly. Those people squeezed to his side, separated like a tide, and didn't even touch him. I don't know what method he used? I'm very surprised Well, I wanted to go over and ask him, but the crowd was crowded, and the female ghost came on stage again, so I didn’t go there. Who knew that after watching the female ghost’s play, he had disappeared, so why did I only watch it for a while? Just leave the scene, young master, do you think he is a weirdo?" Chen Tianyu straightened his face and said: "Jiangnan, you are only allowed to tell me about Mr. Xiao, other people, whether it is the old king or even the master , you are not allowed to say it, if you say it, I will tear your skin, no, I will never talk to you again." Jiang Nan said with a smile: "It is more uncomfortable for you to ignore me than to tear my skin, good young master, Don't worry, I won't talk too much this time." Chen Tianyu and Jiang Nan usually played together, and there was no distinction between master and servant, knowing his temper, once he said to ignore him, he didn't dare to be playful anymore. After Chen Tianyu washed his face and had breakfast, Jiangnan came in again and said, "Master called you." Chen Tianyu thought, "What are you calling me again?" When he went out to the hall, he saw his father's complexion darkened, and said, "The chieftain wants to see you today. You, I don't know what's going on. This chieftain has such a bad temper that even our court officials don't pay much attention to him. I've only met him a few times in the eight years I've been here, but today he specially sent someone to invite me over. For dinner, I even invited you to go with me by name, so hurry up and change your clothes." Chen Tianyu wondered: "I don't know him, why did he ask me to go with him by name, but I won't go!" Chen Dingji said: "I am an official in his jurisdiction, he is the host, we are guests, the host and guest should reconcile What's more, we still have to rely on him for many things. In the officialdom, it is normal for family and children to communicate with each other. Since he has an invitation, how can he not go? Don't be angry with the young master!" Chen Tianyu had no choice but to change his clothes. When he went to visit the chieftain with his father, the consolation envoy was a civil official, and there were only dozens of guards. Chen Dingji picked and picked, and it took him a long time to choose eight burly, brave and powerful soldiers as his accompanying guards. Just as he was about to go out, he heard horses neighing outside the door. The servant came in and reported, "Oma Denieba is begging to see you." Chen Dingji was surprised and delighted, and said, "Is it really Oma Tenieba? Why did he come alone? Come?" "Nieba" is an official title in Tibet, and there are four Niebas under each chieftain, who are in charge of military administration, civilian punishment, and have great power. , so Chen Dingji asked this question. Standing by Chen Tianyu, he saw Naomadeng Nieba imitating the walking posture of an imperial court official, pacing squarely with his hands behind his back, walking up to his father, bowing respectfully, and said: "Benbu is going to Is it a chieftain's banquet?" (Note: "Benbu" means a high official in Tibetan, and it is also a kind of respectful title for officials.) Chen Dingji hastily returned the salute, saying: "Exactly, I dare not have Launiba come to pick me up. "It was very strange in my heart: this Omadenieba is usually very arrogant, why does he respect himself so much today! Ermadeng blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "If you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Hall. I came today. I really want Benbu to do a good deed." Chen Ding basically thought that he was sent by the chieftain to meet him, and he was quite surprised when he heard the words , asked: "What's the matter?" Omadeng said: "Yesterday, a group of tramps came to sell songs on the grassland, does Benbu know?" Chen Dingji said: "I heard from my family." Omadeng said: "So they are horse thieves, His skills are really good, he actually stole five horses from the chieftain, all the men ran away, and only one girl was caught." Chen Tianyu was shocked, and thought to himself: "Other people don't know, but that Han Chinese who shot crows with arrows How can a man of great ability be a horse thief, I'm afraid there is an inside story in it. That girl can't be that mysterious Tibetan girl?" I heard Ermadeng say again: "Benbu has been here for many years, so he must know the rules of chieftains punishing thieves." Chen Tianyu was stunned, he had also heard his father say that chieftains punish thieves with the most cruel methods, first gouging out the eyes, After cutting his hands, he thought of the mysterious girl's eyes that were as bright as autumn water, and his whole body trembled. Chen Dingji's complexion also changed, it's just that the chieftain's punishment is not for him to criticize.Omadeng said again: "I have always been kind, and I really can't bear to see that girl suffer this punishment. I beg Benbu to intercede on behalf of the girl when he goes to see the chieftain today. If you want a ransom, please pay first, and I can do it." Secretly pay you back." When Ermadeng said this, Chen Dingji was even more surprised, thinking in his heart: "This Ermadeng has always been famous for being greedy, why is he so generous today? Could it have something to do with that girl?" But if However, that girl is someone related to Ermadeng, so how could she sing in the grassland? Seeing that Chen Dingji was hesitating, Emadeng was very anxious, rubbed his hands together and said, "Master Benbu, that girl's life is in your hands." To build a seven-level pagoda, I shall do my best. If I want a ransom, I still have a few official pockets. I don’t need Nieba to spend money. I am afraid that the chieftain may not agree." Oma Dengxi said: "There is Benbu to intercede, chieftain You must agree, I will take my leave, please don't bring up today's affairs in front of the chieftain." He bowed respectfully again, and when he went out, he suddenly smiled at Chen Tianyu, with a very strange expression on his face. As soon as Chen Tianyu waited for Nieba to go out, he immediately said: "Father, let's go!" Chen Dingji smiled unconsciously, and said: "Didn't you just want to go?" Chen Tianyu blushed, only to hear his father call The family prepares the horse. The chieftain's manor is a building leaning against the mountain, with one floor higher and one floor lower, and one floor after another, looking like a square castle from below.Chen Dingji and his party arrived quickly, the sun was in the sky, just in time for the noon banquet (Tibetan chieftain's banquet usually starts at noon and ends after sunset).Chen Dingji and his son were led to the pavilion in the garden, and their entourage scattered in the garden to guard.A banquet had been set up in the pavilion, and Chen Dingji and his son had just sat down when they heard the Tibetan soldiers lined up on both sides of the pavilion reporting loudly: "The chieftain is here!" I saw that the chieftain was about fifty years old, with an eagle nose and a tiger forehead, and his eyes were shining, which made people shudder. Chen Dingji presented "hata" (white silk, a noble and noble gift in Tibet) according to Tibetan etiquette. , the chieftain looked at Chen Tianyu with a smile, and said for a long time: "Is this your son? What a good-looking!" He clapped his hands and shouted: "Bring the prisoner!" Turning his head, he smiled at Chen Dingji again: "We In this poor place, there is nothing to entertain the distinguished guests, please take a look at my prisoner for entertainment, ha, this prisoner is really beautiful!" At this moment, Chen Tianyu felt his blood was rushing and his breathing was almost suffocated. He saw two Tibetan soldiers supporting a girl, walking slowly, and standing still outside the pavilion. The girl was none other than the Tibetan whom I met yesterday. girl.The instruments of torture have been set up under the pavilion, including two broad-bladed Tibetan knives, two small bamboo tubes that can dig out eyeballs neatly, and a stone circle with two semi-arc-shaped non-stick thin iron film, but I don't know what it is for.The girl didn't even look at the instruments of torture in front of her, her face was still indifferent, and there was a hint of mockery in her eyes, as if it wasn't her who was being interrogated but the vicious chieftain.The phantom of death seems to have no fear of her.But it was precisely because of this indifferent look that probably everyone in the garden, except the chieftain, felt terrified. The chieftain laughed, and pointed to the torture tools and said: "Put this stone ring on the prisoner's head, and lightly tap it with a small hammer on the iron plate, and the prisoner's eyes will protrude. Ha, then use those two small bamboo tubes." With a little digging, this beautiful prisoner will become a blind girl!" With a wave of his hand, he was about to order the execution, when Chen Dingji suddenly heard Chen Dingji shout: "Wait, please wait!" The chieftain stood up in amazement, facing the Chen Dingji asked: "What? Are you Han people too timid to watch the execution?" Chen Dingji held back his anger and said, "Excuse me, chieftain, how many horses did they steal from you?" The chieftain said, "five of the best white horses." Chen Dingji said, "I will pay you ten horses for her!" The chieftain said: "She still wants to set fire to my stable." Chen Dingji said: "Have you burned it?" The chieftain said: "We caught the flint just after lighting it." Chen Dingji smiled slightly, took out the flint from his body, and said: "Look, I also have this thing on me!" The chieftain laughed loudly, knowing what Chen Dingji meant: since he didn't set fire, he only had flint, so how could he incriminate others. Chen Dingji did not avoid the chieftain's gaze, glared at the chieftain and said, "How about it, chieftain, can you spare me?" Chen Tianyu held his breath, looked at the chieftain, and also at his father. Filled with admiration, his father was no longer as timid as usual, he stood upright, and he was as fearless as the girl.Dare to feel that when he edited the book and participated in Heshen, he also had this awe-inspiring expression.Chen Tianyu saw his father's heroic spirit in his prime in his father's full head of white hair. The chieftain was slightly startled, and said in his heart: "I can't see that this feeble Han civil servant has such courage." He said with a smile: "Benbu pleaded for her, and should have followed it, but our ancestors' practice is really difficult. Change." Chen Tianyu secretly held the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and as soon as his superior ordered the execution, he would first stab him with a transparent hole.The chieftain paused, and then said: "The ancestor's established law cannot be changed, and Benbu's face should also be taken care of. Well, let's bet on the prisoner's luck!" With a wave of his hand, a Tibetan soldier took a The golden apple was placed on the girl's head, and the chieftain laughed again, looking back at Chen Dingji, he asked, "How about your flying knives?" If you fly away with a knife, if you split that apple in half, then you don't have to pay for it, and I will let her go immediately. This way of flying a knife to split an apple is also our Tibetan rule. Okay, now take This prisoner stands a hundred paces away!" The Tibetan soldier supported the female prisoner, took a step, read a number, and stopped when she reached a hundred, and the golden apple seemed even smaller.The chieftain laughed and said: "I allow you or your followers to choose anyone to split the fruit with a flying knife!" Chen Dingji did not have the strength to restrain a chicken, and there was no one in his entourage capable of piercing Yang with a hundred steps. The Chieftain made this difficult problem, obviously he wanted to humiliate the Han people on purpose.Chen Dingji was furious and said: "How can you play with human life?" The chieftain showed contempt, grinned, and said: "Since you dare not bet on her luck, let's execute the sentence early!" Chen Tianyu's eyes sparkled. , stood up suddenly, and asked: "If I split this apple in half with one knife—" the chieftain cut it off and said, "I will let her go immediately!" Chen Tianyu said: "It's a deal!" The chieftain said: " Are there any lies!" Chen Dingji was taken aback, and said: "Yu'er, what are you doing?" Before he finished speaking, he saw Chen Tianyu grab the sharp knife and throw it like lightning, it was too late to say it, and it was too soon, and the girl saw The golden apple on the head split into two halves and flew in the air.The Tibetan soldier took it in his hand and shouted: "It happens to be separated in the middle, and the two sides are about the same size!" The chieftain's complexion changed suddenly, and then he laughed loudly, raised his thumb and praised: "What a flying knife skill!" Chen Dingji felt as if he was in a dream, he was extremely amazed, his son had never practiced martial arts, father and son depended on each other for eighteen years, yet he didn't know that he had such abilities. The Tibetan soldiers untied the girl from the tendons tied to her body. The girl glanced at Chen Tianyu, and then walked out from the two rows of swords and swords. A chilling, cold gaze!She walked out without saying a word, without thanking Chen Tianyu. The chieftain shook his head and said, "Tsk, such a beautiful female prisoner is really cheap to her." Like a deflated ball, the arrogance was much lower than before.The guests and hosts sat down, Chen Dingji was about to toast to the chieftain, the chieftain glanced at Chen Tianyu again, and suddenly ordered the attendants cheerfully: "Please come out Jiangma Guxiu." Jiangma Guxiu means young lady in Tibetan, Chen Dingji wondered in his heart: "Hey, why did he ask his daughter to come out to accompany the guests!" Only now did Chen Tianyu feel his fingers trembling. He remembered that the throwing of the knife just now was extremely dangerous. This was the first time he showed his skills in front of others, and he did not expect to succeed in one fell swoop. "Who is that girl? Is she really a horse thief? Does she know martial arts? Why does she always have that strange look on her face?" Chen Tianyu was so full of thoughts about the mysterious girl that he didn't know The chieftain asked his daughter to come out to accompany the guests. Suddenly he heard the sound of jingling rings, and a Tibetan girl wearing ornaments all over her body appeared in front of him. Wrapped in a veil, she was dressed up luxuriously, like a summer rose in full bloom, but for some reason, it always made people feel vulgar.Because of etiquette, Chen Tianyu had no choice but to stand up. With a smile on her face, the chieftain's daughter walked towards Chen Tianyu step by step.The chieftain's daughter walked up to him, bent her waist, giggled, and suddenly said, "Your shoelaces are loose!" Touching his leather shoes with both hands, she tied the laces for him. This move surprised Chen Tianyu, he didn't know what she was doing, and he didn't know what to do.The chieftain's daughter tied Chen Tianyu's shoelaces and stood up smiling, with a blush on her face, coyly turning her head away to avoid meeting Chen Tianyu's eyes.Chen Tianyu was taken aback for a moment, and saw a strange expression on his father's face, as if he was very anxious, but at the same time seemed to be a little happy. The chieftain laughed loudly and shouted: "Cheers, we are a family from now on!" Chen Tianyu suddenly woke up, he was shocked, it turned out that it is a Tibetan custom that a girl tie a man's shoelaces to express a marriage proposal, if the man does not refuse, the marriage will be considered a marriage.It turned out that the chieftain's daughter liked to ride horses and shoot arrows on the grassland. She had seen Chen Tianyu a few times, but Chen Tianyu didn't pay attention to her.The chieftain's daughter has grown up, it should be time to get married, but there is no suitable man around, the chieftain's daughter has long fallen in love with Chen Tianyu's handsome, so this chieftain's banquet is actually an engagement banquet. The chieftain raised a goblet and said to Chen Dingji: "I am very satisfied with this marriage, in-laws, let's drink this cup!" Chen Dingji rubbed his hands at a loss.Chen Tianyu suddenly said: "No, I'm not satisfied!" The chieftain became angry and shouted: "What, my chieftain's daughter, you are not satisfied!" The chieftain's daughter burst into tears. Chen Dingji said anxiously: "The child is young and ignorant, reckless and disrespectful, don't blame the chieftain." The chieftain laughed loudly and said, "This is just like a sentence, young man, quickly drink this cup with your fiancee!" The chieftain's daughter burst into tears To laugh, he handed the full wine glass to Chen Tianyu, Chen Tianyu was at a loss, there was a commotion outside the garden, suddenly he saw a person with disheveled hair rushing in, shouting loudly: "Master Chen, it's not good, it's a disaster, a disaster!" Out of breath, Chen Dingji said: "Speak slowly if you have something to say, what is the disaster?" The man said: "The yamen was set on fire by the robbers, many people were killed and injured!" He rushed down the pavilion like a whirlwind, snatched a fast horse, and flew out the door. The chieftain laughed and said: "These bandits, is this worth making a fuss about? Jianghe Nieba, call a hundred soldiers for me to catch all the bandits back. Ha, in-law Benbu, you have me as your backer, you don't need anything Afraid!" Chen Dingji was so anxious that he finally waited until the chieftain had finished speaking, and hurried down from the pavilion, got on his horse, and rushed back with his guards. Behind him, the chieftain was still laughing loudly, and said loudly: "Dear Benbu, here Before the feast is over, you caught the robber and brought your son back immediately!" Chen Tianyu galloped his horse back, but before reaching the Xuanwei Envoy's Yamen, he saw a blaze of fire. Fortunately, the weather was fine, the wind was not blowing, and the fire had not yet raged. Chen Tianyu dismounted hastily, but he heard a groan, and the robber had disappeared. . Chen Tianyu hurriedly took off his coat, covered his head and waved it around to avoid the flames, and ran into the yamen, he saw corpses lying all over the ground, when he looked closely, there was no blood on the ground, as if someone had shaken him to death with a heavy hand, some of them were still alive , Moaning on the ground, it was too horrible to look at, Chen Tianyu was very surprised, and shouted: "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao!" Suddenly someone responded from the pile of corpses: "Mr. Xiao and the robbers are gone!" Chen Tianyu was in a hurry. He grabbed the person who spoke from the pile of corpses, it was Jiangnan, Chen Tianyu said: "Oh, thank God, you are not dead yet?" Jiangnan stuck out his tongue and said: "Those two robbers also thought I was dead, haha , In fact, I cheated them by pretending to be dead, if I hadn’t cheated, I wouldn’t have survived!” In the danger of surviving, Jiang Nan’s talkative temper remained unchanged.Chen Tianyu hurriedly dragged him out of the yamen, and asked, "What's going on? Tell me now." Jiang Nan said: "Not long after you left, those two robbers came! They were the two Han people who sold songs, and one of them shot you with an arrow yesterday. Do you remember?" Chen Tianyu said: "I remember! You Go on!" Jiang Jiang said: "Those two robbers, one is holding a fire-breathing tube, wherever the fire hits, it will burn, young master, have you ever seen such a strange thing?" Chen Tianyu said anxiously: " I haven't seen it before, so go on, don't gossip." Jiang Nan said: "The other bandit is holding a big bow, and he is very fast. Whenever he meets the soldiers guarding us, he just hits his head. Hmph, no hum, lie down, I don't wait for him to hit me, I lie down and pretend to die. Heh, Mr. Xiao came out at this time, I lay on the ground and watched him secretly, but it was not like usual, my back was too big Straightened up, with big and round eyes, and said loudly: "Xiao is here, it has nothing to do with the owner here, let's go to the back mountain to fight to the death, and today we can always end these ten years as you wish." Koan!'" There was a lot of dust in the back, the horse neighed, Chen Dingji's guards and chieftain's soldiers all rushed over, Chen Tianyu said: "I will go to the back mountain to find Mr., you are only allowed to tell the master to know!" Immediately get on the horse, gallop into the valley behind. The valley is steep, with solid ice and snow, jagged rocks, and it is difficult for horses to walk. Chen Tianyu abandoned his horse to climb the mountain, and turned around two valleys. He suddenly heard a sound of tinkling, just like playing music, but the music was chaotic and disorderly. , rapid and sharp, it is disturbing to hear.Chen Tianyu climbed up and looked down, and saw Mr. Xiao waving a whisk, scurrying around under the siege of two enemies. One of the two enemies was holding a big bow, and the whisk was blowing on the bowstring, and there was a burst of tinkling. The other enemy made a soft whip with seven knots, which looked like a dragon, and seemed to want to snatch the whisk in Mr. Xiao's hand, but the whisk was waving freely in the shadow of the whip, and it was still constantly whisking on the bowstring. Chen Tianyu shouted loudly: "Master!" Xiao Qingfeng raised his voice and said: "Yu'er, don't come down!" after hearing a ding-dong sound, Chen Tianyu couldn't help being surprised, although his voice was short of breath. As for the internal energy, I just got a glimpse of the way, but from this voice, I know that the master's internal energy has been quite damaged. It turned out that Xiao Qingfeng was an unknown hero with superb martial arts, and Chen Tianyu's kung fu was taught by him.He had repeatedly warned Chen Tianyu not to leak it, saying that if it was leaked, his life might be in danger, so Chen Tianyu practiced writing during the day and martial arts at night, even Chen Dingji didn't know about it.Chen Tianyu practiced martial arts with his master in the second year of his arrival. For seven years, he only knew that his master was a master of the Qingcheng sect. As for his background, why he left the Central Plains, and went to Tibet with his family, etc. The reason, the master refused to say, and he was not allowed to ask more.I only say that the master-student meeting is a fate, if my life experience is leaked, this fate will be exhausted.Chen Tianyu is sincere and simple, and he respects and loves his master extremely. After asking him once, he dare not ask again. At this time, the fighting on the ice field became more intense. The windmills of the three men were spinning like a marquee, and the ice cubes on the bottom of their feet made the sound of shattering from time to time. For ordinary people, they might fall down while standing and walking, let alone fighting.Chen Tianyu saw his heart beating wildly, and thought: "This time I will try my best to be blamed by Master, and I can't listen to his words." He sighed and walked down the hill, although he knew that these two were powerful enemies If I go down, I will just die, but how can I bear to see that my master is under siege and I stand idly by? All of a sudden, I saw the master's figure swaying, followed by the sound of ice cracking, the master seemed to slip on the soles of his feet, and leaned forward, the opponent Huo's whip was as fast as lightning, and swept across the waist, Chen Tianyu Before the sound of horrified screams came out, a black figure flew into the air, followed by a shrill scream, and another person rolled down the ice valley with the ice.The bow maker roared, the bowstring flicked, and there was another tinkling sound. It turned out that the black shadow flying into the sky was Xiao Qingfeng. At the same time, a "heart-warming foot" kicked him down the ice abyss. Chen Tianyu broke into a cold sweat from fright, and suddenly heard another strange sound of the bowstring, the master's whisk flew away, and a soft and silky dust tail seemed to be broken by the enemy's bowstring, fluttering in the air like chaotic grass! It must be known that Xiao Qingfeng's whisk looks like a horsetail, but it is Wujin's refined black silk, extremely tough, it is considered a rare treasure in the martial arts world, but now it was broken by the enemy's bow. Practicing to the mysterious realm of "picking leaves and flying flowers, hurting people and dying".When Chen Tianyu saw it, he couldn't help but turn pale with astonishment.The sound continued, and then there was another dense sound of ding ding dong dong, and then there was a rapid sound, the sound was like cracking silk, and all the sounds were silent. I saw the figures of the two, separated abruptly, sitting on the ground, and vainly raised the dust. , making a gesture for a remote strike, one hand flicked the bowstring, but the bowstring was silent.Chen Tianyu was puzzled. At this time, Chen Tianyu had already rushed down the ice field, only a hundred steps away from the two of them, when he looked carefully, he saw that his master was sitting on the ice, with hot white air coming out of his head, and the other party was also the same.The two glared angrily, the distance was less than ten steps, neither body moved at all, when Chen Tianyu flew up just now, he was carrying a sword, bow and arrow, seeing this situation, he knew that the master was using his internal strength to deal with the enemy with all his strength, it seemed It seems that the skill knows the enemy.Chen Tianyu was eager to help his master, without hesitation, he immediately drew his bow and set up an arrow, and from a hundred steps away, with a whoosh, he shot towards the enemy's back. Suddenly, the master yelled: "Yu'er, let's go!" It was too late to say it, but it was fast at that time, but when the man raised his bow, the arrow shot by Chen Tianyu flew back quickly, like a meteor lightning, Chen Tianyu Terrified, he raised the saber in his busy schedule, but he felt numbness in his arm, and the tiger's mouth was bleeding. One arrow is a heart-piercing disaster.陈天宇惊骇欲绝，神智未清，就在这一瞬间，猛听得一声尖叫，便见师父凌空飞起，拂尘一扫，那敌人在地上连翻了几个筋斗，也随在他的同伴之后，滚下了百丈冰渊。 陈天宇急奔上前，只见师父仍然趺坐地上，闭目不语，面如死灰，拂尘落在身边。陈天宇垂首侍立，约过了一支香的时刻，萧青峰的面色才渐渐红润，张开眼睛，气吁吁的说道：“宇儿，将那柄拂尘给我。”陈天宇拾起拂尘，萧青峰看了一眼，又说道：“将拂尘给我挂在腰间。”陈天宇这才发现，师父的两只手，手掌翻起，手指颤抖，手臂下垂，转动甚不灵便。陈天宇惊道：“师父你怎么啦？”萧青峰微微笑道：“我的尘尾还剩下一半，他的弓弦却已给我拂断，这一场较量，我总算没输！”陈天宇道：“你的手——你的手——”萧青峰又是微微一笑，道：“崔老三是崆峒的一流高手，我把他硬生生的拂下冰渊，身上自然也得受些伤损。我这两臂受他的弓梢所弹，经脉扭曲，所以如此。不过，他也没本事将我弄成残废，早则五日，迟则七日，我自己会治好的。宇儿，此次倒全亏你射这一箭。”陈天宇十分惭愧，道：“我射这箭，简直如卵击石，非但射不着他，反而给他反射，这都是武功没有练好，以至帮不上师父的忙。”萧青峰微笑道：“宇儿，你还不明其中的道理么？” 陈天宇道：“请师父指点。”萧青峰道：“他正全力与我周旋，为了拨打你这支箭，分了心神，我才得以乘虚而入，要不然我虽不至落败，要胜他可也不易呢。只是，你也忒冒险了，要不是相距百步之外，这反弹之力，你焉能禁受得住？说来也真是妙合，我授你的箭法泄了我的行藏，但又替我打败了强敌。”陈天宇奇道：“那日他用没镞箭射我，莫非就是有意相试么？”萧青峰道：“正是。你抖露出空手接箭的本事，他便知道是我的传授，寻了十年，终于给他寻着了。”陈天宇想起一事，心甚不安，问道：“那么，那群卖唱的流浪者都是坏人么？”萧青峰道：“这倒不是，我查清楚了，除了那个藏族少女之外，其他的人，确实都是流浪的艺人。”陈天宇忍不住问道：“那藏族少女，她，她又是什么来历？”萧青峰道：“这我可不知道了，我本身的事已够头痛，哪还有闲心仔细查她。呀，宇儿，咱们的缘法尽了。”陈天宇惊道：“师父的两个强敌不是都死了么，尚有何惧？”萧青峰苦笑说道：“王瘤子中了我的窝心脚，料他不能活命，这神弓崔老三功力深厚，大半跌不死他，而且我不止是有两个强敌，还有第三个强敌，这人武功远非我所能及，崔老三不死，一定引他来找我，只恐天下无人能救。”陈天宇道：“这，这可怎生是好？”忧愤之情，现于辞色。萧青峰道：“我闻说有位异人，就住在藏边。他也许能敌得住我的对头，只不知他肯不肯救我，处此绝境，别无他法，我今日便要离开此地，且试一试找那异人。” 陈天宇正欲再问，忽见山坡上一个黑点，渐近渐显，爬了上来，陈天宇叫道：“咦，是你？江南！”江南爬得上气不接下气，歇了半晌，说道：“老爷叫我来找你们。今日之事，我已依少爷的吩咐，告诉了老爷啦。”陈天宇道：“老爷怎么啦？”江南道：“老爷带了护卫赶回，不久土司的兵也来了，火已救熄，死者已埋，伤者也都救出来了。呀，咱们衙门的兵，死伤八九，只剩下十来个啦。老爷要去拉萨见福大帅。那带兵的涅巴，却口口声声要找你，说是要你今晚到土司家去。”陈天宇道：“我不去！”江南道：“是呀，老爷也知道你定然不去，他叫我对你说，他不愿强迫你做不愿意的事，他现在已知道先生是个大有本领的人，所以他放心让你跟先生去。少爷，你不愿意做什么事情？”陈天宇不答江南的话，道：“师父，那么，我跟你去找那位异人。”萧青峰道：“你，你去？呀，这可危险得很哪！”陈天宇道：“我留在这里，更其危险，师父，这事以后我再对你细说。江南，你回去告诉老爷，将来我到拉萨找他。”萧青峰看了一看自己的双手，甚是感动，道：“徒儿，我知道你的好意，好，你就随我去吧。”这一去也，有分教： 欲知后事如何？请看下回分解。