Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Listening to drums, faintly hearing sighs, chasing boats, vaguely seeing Yiren
Geng Zhao despondently escorted the prison car to Jinan, but for the time being kept silent.Let's say that the Penglai Witch performed her super light kungfu and chased in the direction Lian Qingbo was escaping. After a distance, there was a muddy path in front of her, with obvious marks of horseshoes.The Penglai Witch was overjoyed in her heart, thinking: "The horse is carrying two people, and it must not run fast on this kind of muddy road. Follow the hoofprints and chase them, so why worry about not being able to catch them?"
The Penglai witch breathed a sigh of relief and used the skill of "repelling cicadas in eight steps". Her feet did not touch the ground, and she almost walked against the wind. She walked across the muddy path in an instant, and the bow shoes were only covered with a few pieces of mud. .The Penglai Witch wiped it clean, and then moved forward. The front was a relatively clean and solid loess road, but the horse had just passed the muddy road, so it was still step by step, very clear.
But although the hoof marks were clear, she encountered a problem. It turned out that there was a fork in the road ahead, and there were horseshoe marks on both roads.When the Penglai Witch arrived at the intersection, she looked carefully. The hoof prints on the two roads were also the same size, and it could be seen that they were stepped on by the same horse.The Penglai Witch was very surprised and thought: "What kind of mystery is this demon fox playing? Which way did she go?"
The Penglai witch hesitated for a moment, and first chased the road on the left. After walking for six or seven miles, the trace of the horse's hoof suddenly disappeared, as if the horse that rode here suddenly disappeared.The Penglai Witch was even more surprised, thinking: "I'll go back and chase another road, I don't believe that demon fox really knows magic." Cheng, it was exactly the same again, and the traces of the horseshoe suddenly disappeared again.After all, the Penglai witch is a great expert in the rivers and lakes. She was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "I have been fooled by this demon fox!" It turned out that Lian Qingbo wrapped the horse's hoof with a thick cloth after walking on a road for a while. , Return to the original intersection from the grass beside the road, untie the thick cloth again, walk another way for a while, and then do the same thing, gone without a trace.When the Penglai witch figured out the reason, she had wasted a lot of time, and she still didn't know which way Lian Qingbo was going. Of course, she couldn't catch up with Lian Qingbo.
The Penglai witch was very annoyed, so she had to give up tracking, thinking: "I'll get to Jinan, I'll talk about it after I see Geng Zhao." She walked dozens of miles in vain, and it was already the second watch when she arrived in Jinan.At this time, Jinan had just been captured by Geng Jing's rebel army, and the defense was extremely tight. The gates on all sides were covered with soldiers, and every pedestrian who entered and exited was subject to careful interrogation.The Penglai witch was anxious to see Geng Zhao, and she didn't want to delay any longer. She knew that Geng Jing's nephew and Xin Qiji must be stationed in the government office after capturing Jinan, and she thought to herself, "Let me play a joke on them. Just go to the government office to be an uninvited guest." Immediately, he performed his super lightness kung fu, flew up to the top of the city, stepped on the houses from one to another, and went straight to the government office.The soldiers guarding the wall only felt the breeze blowing past them, and they didn't even see the shadow of the Penglai Witch. They just thought the wind was strange, but they didn't know that someone had already entered the city under their watchful eyes.
The lights in the government office were brightly lit, and the noise of fighting wine was loud outside. It turned out that Geng Jing was holding a celebration banquet in the lobby, and the banquet was for the soldiers who have made meritorious service today.The Penglai Witch easily found the place for the banquet. Looking down from the roof, I saw a group of officers playing fists, betting and drinking, all smiling, very lively.Sitting in the middle was a middle-aged general, very mighty, and Xin Qiji was sitting next to him.The Penglai witch thought to herself: "This person must be Geng Zhao's uncle and the commander of the rebel army, Geng Jing, but why is Geng Zhao not seen?"
Before he could finish his thoughts, he saw Geng Jing standing up, laughing and saying: "Today, we won the victory, captured Jinan, confiscated the wealth of the living Yan Luo, and captured many officials of the Jinlu. Brother You'an's first contribution should be recorded in the credit book for the plan of You'an (the character of Xin Qiji)!" All the officers raised their glasses to congratulate Xin Qiji.Geng Jing said again: "Brother You'an is excellent in both literature and martial arts. After drinking this glass of wine, please listen to the new words that Brother You'an just filled in!"
With a wave of his hand, Geng Jing summoned a few big men from Kansai, each holding an iron plate and a bronze pagoda, and sang loudly: "Crossing the Tianma to the south, how many of them are really economical hands? The elders of Chang'an, the scenery of the new pavilion, the pity is still the same! Everyone, Shenzhou Shenlu, how many times have you looked back? Counting thousands of miles away, fame and fame are true, true Confucianism, do you know?..."
Before the end of the song, applause was everywhere, and the Penglai witch couldn't help but praised loudly: "Excellent, this word!" With the sound of copper and iron plates, she jumped down from the roof!
All the officers shouted in an uproar, and some of the less courageous ones shouted before they could see clearly: "Assassins!" With the sound of the voice, an officer has already drawn his knife to attack her.
The Penglai Witch shivered slightly, and said in her heart: "Sure enough, there are many talents in Geng Jing's tent, and this person's martial arts are not inferior to Geng Zhao." Xin Qiji quickly shouted: "Zhang Duwei, stop! This is the one I just said Miss Liu." The officer was taken aback for a moment, and immediately withdrew his move.But just when Xin Qiji said this sentence, he had already made sixty-six thirty-six swords in a row. The speed of the sword is really indescribable.However, his blade didn't even touch the clothes of the Penglai Witch, and the horror in his heart was even greater than that of the Penglai Witch.How many times have the officers on the seat seen such a wonderful movement of the Penglai Witch?At the moment when the Penglai witch dodged the six six thirty-six knives, everyone was dazzled and almost held their breath because of nervousness. It wasn't until the officer retracted the knives that everyone exhaled in unison, and suddenly burst out. There was thunderous applause!
After Xin Qiji came back from Yan's house, he had already told Geng Jing and his colleagues about the Penglai Witch's help. At this time, they knew that it was the Penglai Witch who came, and they were all overjoyed.Geng Jing came out to greet her in person, and the Penglai Witch smiled and said, "I hope the general forgives me for being rude." Geng Jing laughed and said, "You can't even invite Miss Liu. It's hard to come if you want to help each other. Please let me toast first." The Penglai witch drank a toast with Geng Jing, and the officer who fought her just now also came up to meet her.
Xin Qiji said: "This is Zhang Dingguo, the captain of the infantry, General Zhang." Zhang Dingguo stretched out his hand, and laughed, "I've heard about the name of a heroine for a long time, and it's like thunder, but seeing it today, it really seems to be famous!" He stretched out his hand, this It is to hold hands with the Penglai Witch, to show closeness.Although the sons and daughters of the Jianghu are out of shape, and this kind of etiquette is also very common, it is usually performed between two men. If it is a man and a woman, the man stretches out his hand first to show intimacy, which is rare in the Jianghu See you.
The Penglai witch's heart moved, and she thought to herself: "That's right, I just dodged his sharp knife just now, and I didn't retaliate. I think he wanted to test my martial arts." , I stretched out my hand generously, and shook him, and I really felt the other party's internal force, through the palm, attacking, testing the reality.The Penglai Witch used her profound skills silently to dissipate the internal force he was attacking, but seeing his eyes rolling, his expression seemed to be in doubt, and she still refused to let go.The Penglai Witch felt a little displeased, and thought to herself: "Why is this person so ignorant?" At that moment, she showed a little bit of skill, and her fingertips trembled slightly in his palm.Suddenly, Zhang Dingguo felt a fiery thread as thin as a gossamer, entering from his tiger's mouth, and like an invisible silver needle, it rose from the tiger's mouth to the "Quchi Point" at the elbow in an instant, stabbing it, Zhang Dingguo One of his arms was sore and numb at once, and it was so hot that he couldn't feel it. He was so frightened that he let go of his hand in a panic. I also admire it very much." Seeing their politeness to each other, other people only said that they were showing sympathy for each other because of what happened just now. favor.But they didn't know that they had already competed with each other secretly, and if the Penglai Witch hadn't been merciful and didn't want him to be too embarrassing, Zhang Dingguo might not be able to move.
After sitting down, the Penglai witch asked Geng Jing: "Has Geng Zhao come back? Why didn't you see him?" Geng Jing said: "After he came back, he went out again." The Penglai witch asked: "Is there any urgent military situation?" Geng Jing said: " That's not true, he's doing it for a little personal matter." The Penglai Witch was stunned for a moment, and said, "Personal matter? Excuse me, but can you let me know?"
Geng Jing drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "This private matter has something to do with Miss Liu, of course she should know." The Penglai Witch was even more surprised, and couldn't help asking: "It's because of the fact that he released the officer privately." Is it?" This time it was Geng Jing's turn to be a little surprised, and asked: "Why, does the fact that he let the officer have anything to do with Miss Liu?" The Penglai Witch said: "I captured this officer, I'm afraid it was a Quite an important person. On the road, Geng Zhao met a female thief whom he had known before, named Jade-faced Demon Fox. He was fooled by this demon fox and let the officer go. This demon fox also had a bit of trouble with me." Geng Jingyao Shaking his head, he said: "He has already reported this matter to me, but I don't know that there are other inside stories in it." It turned out that Lian Qingbo was described as a good person in Geng Zhao's narration, but Geng Jing didn't believe it. Whose words are good, but I just thought in my heart: "Nephew Zhao said that they are incompatible.
Geng Jing went on to say: "He let go of that officer, and his handling was inappropriate. Lady Liu should blame him. But after he came back this time, he went out again, but it was not for this matter, it was completely for personal matters. This time it was the Penglai Witch's turn to be surprised, and said, "Oh, it's not for this matter? How can there be anything related to me?"
Geng Jing smiled and said: "My nephew came with a girl named Shan Shan. I heard that she once served the heroine Liu." This coral girl is my righteous sister, and I asked her to send Mr. Geng to the south of the Yangtze River. Is she here?" Geng Jing said: "It's because she left suddenly today, so my nephew went to look for her."
The Penglai witch was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Why is it such a coincidence that she left as soon as I arrived? How did she leave?" Geng Jing said: "I don't know what happened between them either. Geng Jing Zhao lived in the same yard as Miss Shan Hu, and after he handed over the prisoners to me, he went back to visit Miss Shan Hu, she hadn't been gone for long, and I heard that he chased her out in a hurry." Xin Qiji said: "I have inquired about this matter before. I heard that before Geng Zhao came back, someone sent a letter to Miss Coral, and Miss Coral followed that person. After Geng Zhao came back, it was very sad to know about it. Don’t worry, he even brought that Tiger-headed Spirit Mastiff to chase after him!” Geng Jing laughed and said, “I don’t know what’s wrong with the young people, they chased after each other, and they didn’t even leave a word, so they asked us to give it to them. He's worried." The Penglai Witch was surprised, and thought: "Huan Huan is a cheerful person. Judging from the situation in Sangjiabao that day, she has a deep love for Geng Zhao. Even if she and Geng Zhao have any troubles, she will definitely He won't take advantage of Geng Zhao's absence and leave quietly without leaving a word. Well, this matter is really a bit weird!" So he asked: "Who sent the letter to Shan Shan?" Xin Qiji said: "I I don’t know, I heard the maid who served Coral girl say it. I heard that the clothes are torn, but he looks like a beggar. At first the guards who guarded the gate refused to let him in, and he yelled loudly, which alarmed Coral girl. The Penglai Witch was even more surprised, thinking: "Huanhu and the members of the Beggar Gang are not familiar with each other?" She asked again: "What is the Tiger Head Spirit Mastiff?" Geng Jing said: "It is a foreign hunting dog from the Western Regions. , I got two and gave one to Geng Zhao. This kind of hound has the sharpest nose and is good at following scents to find prey. If Geng Zhao gave it a piece of that girl's clothes and chased it down, then It must be possible to catch him, he has been there for so long, so he should have already caught up."
But after a long time, Geng Zhao still didn't come back, it was already the third watch, all the officers were drunk, and the celebration banquet was over.Geng Jing frowned, and said: "It's strange, why haven't they come back at this time. Lady Liu, you should rest first. You'an and I are waiting for them here." Penglai Witch said: "I'm not sleepy, Let me wait with you. I can't feel at ease if I don't see my coral girl?" Geng Jing said: "That's fine, let's talk again." All the officers dispersed one after another, and Geng Jing asked his servants to remove the banquet and replace it with Clearing tea, he, Xin Qiji and Penglai Witch were the only ones left in the lobby, and all three of them felt a little uneasy.
Geng Jing said: "My nephew is young and ignorant, sometimes he is confused, but he is very kind-hearted, so I don't know if Miss Coral thinks of him?" Don't worry, Shanhu is my sister, I know her temper, if she doesn't like someone, she won't bother to say a word. But for Nephew Ling, I just wanted her to be sent to Shandong, But she has to be sent to the south of the Yangtze River all the time! She even abandoned me for her nephew, and I really feel jealous of my nephew." Geng Jing laughed loudly and said, "So, my nephew is really lucky. It’s not shallow, but I also want to thank Lady Liu.” The Penglai Witch said: “Thank you for what I did?” Geng Jing smiled and said: “First, I would like to thank the heroine for training such a good girl; For his kindness, let the coral girl go with him, and gave him a good opportunity; Third, I would like to thank you in advance, and after they come back, I will also ask Liu Nvxia to match them, so that they can get married as soon as possible. Afterwards, if the young couple quarrels, it will be harmless." The Penglai Witch laughed and said, "So the Marshal wants me to be a ready-made matchmaker. I don't know how to do other matchmakers, but it's easy to be a matchmaker."
They deliberately find some happy words to say, trying to dilute their uneasy mood.But the third watch passed, and soon, the drums of the fourth watch also sounded, and Geng Zhao and Shan Shan still did not come back.At this time, even the Penglai Witch was a little flustered, thinking: "I don't know what happened unexpectedly? Why don't you wait for me to go there in person."
Geng Jing said sadly: "I haven't come back at this time, and probably won't be back tonight. Lady Liu, let's rest first." The Penglai Witch said: "Marshal still has a tiger-headed mastiff, please borrow it. " Geng Jing said: "Will Lady Liu want to take the Tiger Head Spirit Mastiff to follow? This, this—" He was pondering himself, but the words were still unfinished, and suddenly he heard the sound of "Wow, woof", Geng Jing said happily: "They are back La!"
The Penglai witch was very surprised, and thought to herself: "Why is it just Geng Zhao's footsteps? The footsteps are so heavy, could it be that Geng Zhao was injured!" He came in, holding a young girl in his arms, it was Coral.It turned out that Geng Zhao was not injured, but Coral was injured.
Penglai Witch's shock was no small matter. When she stepped forward to look, she saw Shan Shan's eyes closed tightly, her face like golden paper, and a cloud of black air appeared between her brows.Penglai Witch is a big expert, she knew that the coral was poisoned at a glance, she exhaled, and said, "Fortunately, the poison is not very serious." She hurriedly took the coral from Geng Zhao's hand, and put her palm against her. Vest, infuse her true energy into it to help her detoxify. After a while of incense sticks, Coral's complexion gradually improved. The Penglai Witch took out another pill and asked Geng Zhao to bring a cup of hot tea to pry open her teeth. , stuffed it in, the coral throat gurgled, and the hands and feet trembled slightly. The Penglai Witch said: "Okay, okay, she will wake up soon. Fortunately, her skill has been greatly improved. There will be no hindrance."
Everyone let go of the stone in their hearts, and the Penglai Witch had time to ask Geng Zhao, and immediately asked: "What happened, my coral sister, who met the murderous hand?"
Geng Zhao said in a trembling voice: "Sang Qinghong, the little demon girl of the Sang family." The Penglai witch was very strange, and said in a deep voice, "Why is it Sang Qinghong? Why did she, who is so good, murdered my coral girl? Did you meet her?" The demon girl is not there, tell me what happened." A dispute between Geng Zhao and Sang Qinghong was unknown to the Penglai Witch. Shan simply described the situation after he arrived at the scene.When Geng Zhao arrived at the scene, it was already the end of the vicious fight between Sang Qinghong and Shan Shan. Sang Qinghong was stabbed several times by Shan Shan, but Shan Shan was also hit by Sang Qinghong's poisonous palm and was seriously injured. , was unable to support herself, fortunately Geng Zhao came in time and saved her life.Sang Qinghong saw Geng Zhao hugging Shan Shan and did not hesitate to use her body to cover her, her face was livid with anger, but she was injured a lot at this time, knowing that she couldn't help them, she had to curse Geng Zhao angrily, and then left Geng Zhao thought of her previous friendship, and didn't want to argue with her, so he didn't say a word, and came back immediately after hugging Shan Shan.After the poor coral was injured, she was stimulated again, and she had already passed out in his arms.So Geng Zhao didn't know why Coral was tricked by Sang Qinghong into meeting her.
After hearing Geng Zhao's narration, the Penglai witch felt very strange, and thought to herself: "This Sang Qinghong is my brother's sister-in-law. They were besieged that day, and I rescued them. Doesn't she know that Shanhu is my maid?" ? It's really inexplicable, it doesn't make sense!"
While thinking about it, she suddenly saw Shan Shan turned over, her star eyes half opened, and moaned: "Water, water, I want to drink water." Geng Zhao was about to bring it to her, when Penglai Witch said: "Wait!" Stop Shan Shan She took out a silver needle from her right hand and pierced her middle finger, only to see a jet of black blood spurting out with a stench, after a long while, the blood gradually became bright red, and Coral's eyes also opened.It turned out that the Penglai witch used her superior internal strength to push her blood across the palace, squeezing out all the poisonous blood to avoid future troubles.
Coral opened her eyes and saw the Penglai Witch. She was overjoyed and shouted, "Sister, isn't this a dream?" The Penglai Witch said, "It's not a dream. Mr. Geng and I are by your side. Sister, you have suffered a lot." It's gone." Geng Zhao brought her a bowl of fried ginseng soup, Coral lost a lot of blood and was weak, after drinking the ginseng soup, her spirit gradually recovered.
Shan Shan said: "Sister, I am really ashamed. I have been with you for so many years, and I thought I was familiar with all kinds of tricks in the world, but this time I was fooled by the little witch of the Sang family." The Penglai witch said: " How did you fall for her." Shan Shan said: "The witch sent a person who pretended to be a disciple of the Beggar Sect, and brought me a message, saying that Mr. Geng was besieged by the enemy on the road and was seriously injured. They happened to pass by. Rescued Mr. Geng, Mr. Geng told me my name and address, and asked me to pick him up as soon as possible.” At this point, the Penglai Witch interrupted and said, “You believe it so easily?” Shan Shan said: “That person I can’t help but not believe the token with Mr. Geng.” Geng Zhao was extremely strange, and asked, “What token do I have in his hand?”
Shan Shan shook her sleeves, and with a "Dang", a ring-shaped ornament fell on the table, it was a jade ring.Geng Zhao wondered, it turned out that this jade ring belonged to him. It was the custom at that time to wear jade ornaments to ward off evil spirits. This jade ring was given to him by his mother when he was a few years old. The one who never left, but somehow fell into the hands of that person?Shan Shan smiled and said: "I thought you gave it to the little demon girl as a token of love. Now it seems that when this jade ring was lost, you still don't know yet?" Geng Zhao was on his body Touched it, and said: "I didn't send anything to Sang Qinghong, but she gave me something, it was a night pearl, and I didn't want her, but I was imprisoned in the grotto I want to use its brilliance to practice the Eight Forms of Dayan on the stone wall, and then I put it on my body and prepare to return it to her. Unexpectedly, a group of heroes besieged Gongsun Qi and his wife, and I was captured by Gongsun Qi Qi’s acupoints were touched and I couldn’t move, and I didn’t untie the acupoints until Lady Liu came, and I never had the chance to return them.” Shan Shan said in surprise: “I knew these things a long time ago, and now I’m talking to you about this A jade ring, but why did you mention her luminous pearl?" The Penglai Witch suddenly smiled and said, "I guessed it a little bit, did this luminous pearl and the jade ring disappear?" Geng Zhao was at a loss , Nene said: "Yes! It's really strange. I remember that I was still on my body when I was going to bed last night. I don't know why it suddenly disappeared?" Coral moved in her heart and asked: "Sister, how did you hear him talk about it?" This night pearl, did you think that this night pearl is also lost?" Penglai Witch said: "I also thought about who stole these two things from him. However, please tell the story first, and then I can know Is my suspicion correct?"
Coral was anxious to break the boring gourd, so she went on to say: "Brother Zhao used to serve him when he was recuperating in our village, and I knew he had this jade ring, so when I saw that person pretending to be a beggar gang , If I can get this token, I will believe it. I was anxious to see Brother Zhao, so I hurriedly followed him away. Unexpectedly, when I walked to a deserted forest, the little demon girl from the Sang family suddenly appeared, pointing at me and sneering Said: "You stole my Geng Zhao, and now you want to come to me to retrieve him? Haha, if you want to see him again, it must be in the next life." Before the words were finished, he immediately killed me .” Speaking of this, Shan Shan’s face is apricot, and Geng Zhao is also blushing.But the Penglai Witch is already clear in her heart, and she understands why Sang Qinghong murdered Shan Hu.
Coral took a sip of the ginseng soup, and then continued: "The demon girl's martial arts are much higher than mine. Fortunately, I have practiced the Rouyun swordsmanship and the thirty-six strokes of Tiangang whisk that you passed on to me, Sister Liu, over the past few months. It's also quite a bit advanced, so I can draw with her. If not, I'm afraid that I won't be able to wait for Brother Zhao to arrive, and I will be lost at her hands. The witch stabbed me several times, and finally used poison Brother Zhao has already arrived, and brother Zhao has already told you what happened later."
After listening to Shan Hu's words, the Penglai Witch smiled and said, "I've already guessed eight or nine points. Geng Zhao, don't you know yet?"
Geng Zhao was stunned for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Know, what do you know?" The Penglai Witch asked, "Who took the Jade Jue and Ye Mingzhu from you? Who ordered the little demon girl from the Sang family to harm the coral?" Geng Zhao asked. Zhao was uneasy, avoiding the gaze of the Penglai witch, and dared not answer for a while.
When Shan Shan heard that there was another mastermind plotting to kill her, she was extremely astonished and couldn't wait, so she immediately shouted: "Is it true? Sister, just tell me!" She thought Geng Zhao didn't know the truth.
All eyes were on Penglai Witch.The Penglai witch looked at Geng Zhao, and then slowly said: "This person is Lian Qingbo, the jade-faced demon fox! Geng Zhao, do you still believe her?"
In fact, Geng Zhao already suspected Lian Qingbo.When I was going to bed last night, these two things were still on my body, so I knew that they were not lost a long time ago but lost today.To steal his things from him without anyone noticing, unless it is someone who has been close to his body and he is unsuspecting, and this person must be a martial arts master.There is only one Lian Qingbo who has these conditions and is the person he is close to today.Lian Qingbo once walked with him in the bridle, took the key of the prison car from him, and when he was concentrating on unlocking the officer's acupuncture point, she was always close by his side. With so many opportunities, in the future Lian Qingbo's skill, and when he was not on guard, trying to steal something from him is of course like picking something out of a bag.
Shan Shan sighed, and said to Geng Zhao worriedly: "I said earlier that this demon fox is not a good person, but you don't want to believe me! How did you meet her and fell for her tricks?" Geng Zhao Blushing in the face, I had no choice but to tell the story again, this time in much more detail.
The Penglai Witch said: "This demon fox is precisely because Shan Shan knows her details, and is afraid that you will not be fooled by her if Shan Shan is by your side, so she uses a borrowed knife to kill people. She took Ye Mingzhu to Sang Qinghong As a token, she made a plan on behalf of Sang Qinghong to ask someone to pretend to be a disciple of the Beggar Clan and bring the jade ring to Shan Shan as a token, but she hid herself to avoid showing her head, so that she could pretend to be a good person in front of Geng Zhao in the future. She thought The little demon girl of the Sang family will definitely kill Shan Shan, but Shan Shan's martial arts are no longer what they used to be, and Geng Zhao arrived in time with the help of Tiger Head Spirit Mastiff, and we finally saw through her treachery Hmph! This demon fox is really the most insidious enemy, I'm afraid his ambition is not small, and he doesn't just want to get rid of the coral!"
Penglai Witch's speculation was reasonable, and with the jade ring as evidence, he couldn't help but believe it, but he still thought in his heart: "Lian Qingbo knows that Coral is Penglai Witch's maid, and she and Penglai Witch are irreconcilable enemies, so There may be some intentions to harm Coral, but it seems that she is an insidious enemy colluding with Jin Lu, and it seems that no real evidence has been found yet."
The Penglai witch continued: "I don't know who the officer is, but I know he is definitely not the brother of the demon fox. I might as well tell you one thing."
At that moment, the Penglai witch told the story of meeting the gold master Wan Yanliang on Mount Tai, and everyone was dumbfounded.Xin Qiji jumped up against the case, and said angrily: "It's unreasonable, Wan Yanliang is a wolf with ambition, and dares to say that he wants to enter the south of the Yangtze River and destroy China? Humph, hum! Let's tell him that he can't do it! He can throw a whip to stop the flow, We can also make him die!" Coral repeatedly sighed: "What a pity, what a pity! The golden dog emperor escaped with his life."
The Penglai Witch said: "If it wasn't for the 'Wulin Tianjiao' secretly acting as Wanyan Liang's bodyguard, I would have killed the dog emperor with a single sword." Then she said: "Although I don't know the identity of the officer, But judging from his martial arts background, there is no doubt that he has a relationship with the 'Wulin Tianjiao'. I was about to find out the truth from this officer, but who knew you were tricked by that demon fox again and kidnapped him Let it go. Why did the demon fox fabricate a lie to save the officer? You can understand now, right? The demon fox, the officer, and the martial artist have different identities, but they are people on the same road!"
Geng Zhao's face turned blue and red, and he was extremely sad, thinking to himself: "Could it be that sister is really Jinlu's eagle dog? But why did she save my life from Bei Gongzhe's whip that day? But the Penglai witch said This is true, but I don’t allow me to have any doubts.” Seeing Geng Zhao’s vacillating eyes, the Penglai Witch moved her heart, and said, “Mr. what?"
Geng Zhao felt ashamed and remorseful, finally gritted his teeth, and said: "Liu Nv Xia, the thing is, I did something wrong, but, but there is still a little hope, but, it can be remedied." Penglai Witch asked: "Why? "Geng Zhao said: "Then, that, Nalian Qingbo will meet me, and three days later, I will meet me at a Taoist temple by the Daming Lake." The Penglai Witch said: "Three days later, by the Daming Lake? Hey, this Isn’t Daming Lake located in Jinan City? How dare this demon fox have such guts?”
Geng Zhao said: "Perhaps she, she believed that I would not hurt her. However, the enmity between the family and the country is a big matter, and I don't care if she has done me a favor. The matter should be investigated to find out. The heroine Liu , I would like to invite you to go with me at that time, you hide aside first, let me ask her." It turned out that Geng Zhao was still a little skeptical, and did not dare to fully believe that Lian Qingbo was the enemy.So he didn't follow them to call Lian Qingbo a "demon fox", and he was worried that the Penglai Witch would kill Lian Qingbo as soon as they met, so he made such an arrangement.
The Penglai Witch knew what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Mr. Geng, don't worry, I didn't kill people indiscriminately. Of course, I have to ask clearly. I'm afraid that the demon fox is lying again and won't come when the time comes."
Shan Shan said: "I'm afraid this demon fox still has party members. General Geng must be more careful these few days." But because of her face, it's hard to say clearly.The Penglai witch was also extremely sad, but not for Sang Qinghong, but for her senior brother. "Sang Qinghong colluded with that demon fox, alas, my senior brother is also with them?"
Geng Jing said: "Miss Yu is right. Of course I have to be more careful and guard against assassins. I have already made careful arrangements." Turning around, he suddenly said to Xin Qiji: "You'an, I have an appointment with you. What do you think?" Xin Qiji said: "Marshal please show me." Geng Jing raised his beard and said with a smile: "This is not an official business. I know you drink a lot, and I like to drink a couple of glasses on weekdays. From today on, you and I will both Don't drink, how about we drink to our heart's content when we get to Lin'an?" "Lin'an" is the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, Xin Qiji heard this, and said happily: "Marshal is willing to return to the Song Dynasty?" It turned out that Xin Qiji had already persuaded Geng Jing to return to the Song Dynasty, but Geng Jing wanted to support his own self-respect and separate himself from the constraints of the Southern Song Dynasty, so it has been delayed.
Geng Jing said: "You'an, I've thought over what you said. You made a lot of sense: 'If the skin doesn't exist, the hair will not be attached.' Although our righteousness has gone smoothly, with this little force, we still have to rely on it." It is not enough to deal with the army of the Kingdom of Jin. Now Wan Yanliang is ready to invade the south of the Yangtze River. We will lead our troops back to the south, so we can serve the country better. I am going to ask myself to defend the river. If Huma crosses the river, we will Take the lead." Xin Qiji said: "Since Yue Shaobao (Fei) was killed in the Southern Song Dynasty, people's hearts were depressed, and the marshal revolted and returned to the south. Not only will the country have more troops like ours, but it can also greatly boost morale. It is really the best." Geng Geng Jing went on to say: "I also want you to write a few letters for me to the leaders of the rebel army who have contacts with us, and ask them to prepare as soon as possible. When Wanyan Liangxing invades, they will start riots everywhere. Either cut off the enemy's food routes, or harass the enemy's rear. In short, we must cooperate with the army and beat the golden dog in a hurry. In this way, we may be able to take advantage of the counterattack and regain the lost ground in the Central Plains." Xin Qiji was very excited and said: "Marshal The planning is thorough, and I wish the marshal great success! I will write these letters right away." Geng Jing said with a smile: "There is no need to be so urgent, the sky is about to dawn, and it will not be too late to write after dawn." Take a break , and laughed again: "So I want to make an appointment with you to quit drinking, lest you get confused and miss the military situation. I'm just afraid that you won't be able to write good words if you don't drink." Xin Qiji smiled and said: "I'm just afraid If you don’t have lofty ambitions, you can write good words if you have lofty ambitions. What does it have to do with wine? Don’t worry, Marshal, I won’t even touch alcohol until I arrive in Lin’an!” Geng Jing laughed loudly.
The Penglai witch was also very happy, and said: "If I hadn't met you, I was planning to go to the south of the Yangtze River to report the news. Now that the marshal leads his troops back to the south in person, it is much better than just sending people to report the news. Okay, I also You can save the trip." Xin Qiji said: "Wouldn't it be better if Lady Liu went with us?" Penglai Witch said: "I stay, and I still have some things to do." Geng Zhao said: "Willow The heroine is the leader of the green forest in Jilu, and everyone in the villages obeys her orders." Geng Jing said: "Then it would be better for the heroine Liu to stay. You already know our plan, so I don't have to give you another The letter has been sent."
The reason why the Penglai Witch did not go to the south of the Yangtze River was actually for her elder brother Gongsun Qi.She wanted to find out if Gongsun Qi had colluded with the Jinren?
The Penglai Witch was preoccupied when she suddenly felt a slight sound outside, she was startled, and was about to go out to check quietly, when Geng Zhao whispered, "There seems to be someone outside!" So he heard it too.
He yelled: "Who is outside?" The man responded immediately: "It's me." Walking in, it turned out to be Zhang Dingguo who had fought against the Penglai Witch.
Geng Jing asked in amazement: "Is General Zhang still awake?" Zhang Dingguo said: "We just captured Jinan, and everyone drank tonight, and they were all drunk. The final general was worried and did not dare to sleep peacefully, so he accompanied the soldiers on patrol at night. .”
Geng Jing said: "Oh, haven't you slept all night? It's too hard!" Zhang Dingguo said: "The marshal hasn't slept, how dare the general quit his job?"
Geng Jing was greatly moved, patted Zhang Dingguo on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I have such a loyal and good subordinate, why worry about the injustice of the gold captives. General Zhang, don't worry, there is Lady Liu here, are you still afraid of assassins?" Zhang Ding国道：“总是多些小心，着意提防的好。”耿京哈哈大笑道：“诸葛一生唯谨慎，咱们当军人的往往有勇无谋，更要记着这谨慎二字。”大大的夸耀了张定国一番。
蓬莱魔女本是有点疑心，但见张定国是耿京的爱将，耿京又正在对他夸赞，蓬莱魔女也就不方便再说什么了。心里想道：“张定国武功高强，他怕守卫防备不周，故而亲自守夜。今晚的庆功宴，军官们十之八九又确是都喝醉了，他放心不下，这也是情理之常。”
耿京抬头看看天色，笑道：“天已发亮了，你辛苦了一晚，现在可放心去睡觉啦。”张定国打了个“千”，说道：“是，请元帅也早点安歇。”
当下各人散去安歇，蓬莱魔女与珊瑚同住一间房间，就在耿照的隔壁，到得房间，已是天光大白。耿照喃喃自语道：“又是一天啦。”珊瑚笑道：“不错，再过两天你就可以见到你的连姐姐啦！你数着日子，当真是这么渴望见她么？”耿照满面通红，说道：“瑚妹说笑了。”其实他的确是在想着连清波，在事情尚未水落石出之前，他的心头就似坠了一块铅块似的沉重，既怕连清波真是敌人，又怕万一只是误会，蓬莱魔女却把连清波伤了。他的心中似有十五个吊桶，七上八落，日子过去一天，他的心情就多沉重一分。
两天的时间，转眼即过。这两天中，金兵没有来攻，营中安然无事，珊瑚的伤也都完全好了，武功恢复如初。耿照与连清波之约，是这日中午时分，在大明湖畔相会，这日吃过了早饭，珊瑚笑道：“你可以动身了，咱们不必同路，免得吓走了你的连姐姐。”耿照怔了一怔，问道：“你也去么？”珊瑚笑道：“怎么，你怕我去碍你事么？”耿照红了脸道：“瑚妹，别这样开玩笑啦，我是怕你精神不济。”
珊瑚笑道：“这次又用不着我动手，我和柳姐姐同去，精神再差，也不至于遭受那妖狐的毒爪，不必你替我担忧。”蓬莱魔女道：“你先走一步，我们随后就到。那妖狐约你中午时分相会，你就依时进那道观，也不必到得太早。以免有什么意外，彼此照应不及。”耿照应了声：“是！”心里却想：“柳女侠和珊瑚她们未免太多疑了，清波若是有意伤害于我，早已不知有多少次机会可以下手了，还等到今天吗？”要知耿照如今虽然对连清波的身份已有所怀疑，但始终仍认定连清波是他的救命恩人，决非意图谋害他的凶手。
大明湖在城的南边，千佛山下，耿照吃了早点，步行到鹄华桥边，雇了一只小船，向对面划去。千佛山的梵宇僧楼、苍松翠柏，高下相间，倒映湖心，又有那初夏的丹枫，在朝阳下将湖水映得金碧，赛过工笔画图，端的是湖光山色，美不胜收。但耿照有事萦怀，却是无心欣赏。
时间尚早，且又刚是战事过后，游湖的客人极少，偌大的湖边，只有寥寥几只小船，在这美妙的画图中作为点缀。耿照悠然存思，茫然若梦，在船边看湖心的倒影，心头怅触，暗自想道：“清波，清波，但愿你名副其实，是澄明似大明湖水的一片清波。唉，到底是清波还是浊流，等一会儿，也就可以全然分晓了。”正自胡思乱想，忽有橹声咿过了他的前头。耿照眼光一瞥，隐隐看见舱中一个少女的背影，很是眼熟，心间一震，那小船已去得远了。那少女背向着他，两人都没有打照面。耿照惊疑不定，心里想道：“这是谁呢？怎的这样眼熟？该不会是她？是她吧？”转瞬间那小船已变成了一个黑点，在他目光所及的范围中消失了。连清波的影子也重新占据了他的心头，这是他今日最关心的事情，他已无暇去思索那似曾相识的背影是谁了。
小舟横过了大明湖，耿照打发了船钱，走上岸来，时间尚早，距离正午，大约还有半个时辰。耿照漫步从湖边走去，走到了历下亭前，亭子里悬有一副对联，写的是：“海右此亭古，济南名士多。”这本是唐诗人杜甫“陪李北海宴历下亭”诗中的两句，本地人士觉得这两句诗正是合用，便拿来作了历下亭的对联。这历下亭是济南一处名胜，游人多喜在亭中歇息，欣赏山色湖光。耿照到了此地，也到亭中暂时驻足。
忽听得“咚咚”的梨花鼓响，原来有几个说书的江湖艺人，在亭子旁边摆开了摊子，敲起锣鼓，招徕观众。游客虽然不多，但过了一会，也有三二十人围拢了来，将清静的气氛破坏了。
耿照见时间还早，便也去听说书。说书的是一个十七八岁的小姑娘，瓜子脸儿，长得倒还秀气。旁边给她弹弦子的却是个满脸疙瘩的山东大汉，弦子铮铮錝錝弹起，这姑娘便丁丁冬冬地敲响了梨花简，律吕调和，忽地揭鼓一声，歌喉速发，如新莺出谷，乳燕归巢，声声宛转，字字清脆，抑扬顿挫，入耳动心。唱的是红拂慧眼识英雄，逃出相府，追随李靖的故事。红拂是隋未太师杨素的婢女，李靖向杨素献策，杨素不受，红拂其时侍立在旁，爱上他的轩昂气概，识得他是个英雄人物，当晚就女扮男装，逃出相府与李靖私奔，后来又结识了虬髯客，结为兄妹。李靖得虬髯客之助，终于成了唐朝的开国功臣，佐李世民成就帝业。这段故事，就是流传千古的“风尘三侠”的佳话。耿照听了，颇有感触，他虽不敢自比李靖，但想起珊瑚的身份却与红拂有相似的地方，而珊瑚的侠气豪情，只怕也不在那古代侠女红拂之下。要知耿照并不痴呆，珊瑚与他一路同行，对他一片芳心，他也隐隐感觉到了。只因他心中还有所牵挂，所以一直不敢明白表示情怀。近来他正是为了这些儿女私情苦恼。
说罢了这段“红拂传”，这姑娘又说了一段“陈世美不认妻”的故事，这是发生在宋朝初年的事情，时间较近，故事家喻户晓，人人熟悉，听起来也更加有味。这说书姑娘卖弄精神，将陈世美的寡情薄义，他妻子的痛楚辛酸，都刻划得淋漓尽致，转腔换调，百变不穷，宛转悲凉，曲尽其妙。弦声一止，听众都大叫起好来。
在叫好声中，耿照忽似隐约听得一声叹息，远远传来。耿照不觉又是心头一震，抬起头来，远远望去，只见一个少女的背影正没入竹林之中，正是他刚才在湖中所见的、那个似曾相识的背影！耿照夹在人丛之中，一时挤不出来，他本来要追上去看个明白的，但见那女的已去得远了，而且自己也有事在身，心里想道：“未必真有这样巧，也许是个身材稍微相似的人，我自己疑心生暗鬼了。”他前后左右都是男人，记得也似乎没有女的来听过说书，那似曾相识的背影，大约是个路过此地的少女，远远听到几句唱词，勾起了自己的伤心之事，因而发出了这一声叹息的。
耿照这抬头一看，也看见了红日已到天中，不由得蓦地一惊，心里想道：“我只顾着听人说书，却几乎忘了时间，误了正事了。”那大汉正托着盘子向听众收钱，耿照等不及来到身边，便掏出了几钱碎银子扔盘中，匆匆忙忙地走了。
走不一会，那道观已经在望，耿照放慢脚步，心里又似有十五个吊桶，在七上八落了！exactly:
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