Chapter 3 The third time, Tianhe flew into the snow and ice to help his lover, Lingfeng, and took the jade pillar of Baojingmen to worship the immortal teacher

As mentioned in the previous article, Li Qi found out that Jin Lingyun was sick, so he relied on Liuyang pills to keep out the cold, and went to the snow mountain to steal treasures. He couldn't help being shocked.Determined to go to bed first after dinner, and rush away overnight after the people are quiet, followed secretly, not showing up for now.There is another book left, saying that we got up early in the morning to explore the way to Chuanyunding, so please go on the road in the afternoon as expected.After making up his mind, he still jokes with the crowd, as if he has something in his heart and reveals it invisible.Lanzhu was already careful enough, and in addition to the three Heroines, they were all people who cared deeply. Seeing him talking and laughing reluctantly, he looked worried from time to time, so he paid attention to it.Li Qi didn't notice it either, so he forced himself to go to Xi Sanren, thinking: "The nine members of the League are as close as flesh and blood, Brother Duan, Fifth Sister, and Ninth Sister love me even more. Lie to them again?" I had to talk with Duan and Zhang Zhuxia for a while, and waited for everyone to lie down, and acted according to the prophecy.Fortunately, the utensils, clothing and food have been prepared in advance and are easy to use.In order not to be burdensome, and relying on his skill and wisdom, he left behind the small double-layered camel-hair tent that Lan Zhu had prepared for the Nine Heroes, got up in a hurry, opened the door and walked out.When looking back, the ground in the castle is warm, the weather is fine, the sky is clear, the moon is shining, the jade characters are silent, the silver stars are like flames, pines and shadows are interspersed everywhere, the ground is full of blue clouds, all the buildings, pavilions, mountains, stones and trees seem to be covered. A layer of silver frost, the night scene is absolutely clear.Li Qi had something on his mind, he was eager to go on his way, how could he be in the mood to watch Yuehua.The chickens in the fort were undisturbed, and the people slept at night, never closing their doors.Except for various mountain passes, there are no night watchmen.Although there is an eight-arrangement map set up by the castle master for precautions, Jiuxia, Lingyun and others have already been instructed by Lanzhu, and they can pass without hindrance.Li Qi is an expert in geography. After many days of traveling, he is familiar with geography.It was originally intended that Lingyun would take a detour through the secret path of the back mountain, but at this time she rushed to the front mountain, the road is much shorter, and she will definitely be able to catch up, but it is uncertain whether she has really gone.Fortunately, there were not many detours, so I rushed to Zhu's house to visit.Arriving in front of the Lingshi Fairy Hall, I suddenly remembered that Ling Yunru and Wei Bi had not left, and came here late at night, and was seen by others, and it was difficult to understand.The more I thought about it, the more I was wrong, I sighed, and was about to turn around, I didn't want to ask Lingyun if he was going, anyway, I was going to Chuanyunding tomorrow afternoon, so I just got up here.

Coincidentally, when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of a figure behind the rockery, and heard the whispers of men and women, and it seemed that Weibi was inside.Fearing that the other party was still awake for a few months, and would be discovered by him, he hurriedly dodged behind the tree on the left.After seeing the stone, a man and a woman came out, the man was Wei Bi, but the woman had never been seen, walking towards Meilin under the moonlight.I thought to myself: "The two have become a couple, and Lingyun is here, how could Wei Bi go out with the girl late at night?" His heart moved, he forgot all his scruples, and no longer looked behind, knowing that the platform on the left was Lingyun's bedroom, so he was busy That is to cover up.Seeing that the lights are still on and the windows are still open, there is a pair of women's shoes in front of the bed, the curtain is half-drawn, and there is no one on the bed.The sword and dart bag used by Lingyun, as well as the female engine made by ferrets, a special product of Benshan, given by Lanzhu a few days ago, are all gone from the wall.Only then did I realize that I was going alone.Wei Bi let her go into danger alone and enjoy herself, instead she took the opportunity to have a tryst with the woman.Although there is a relationship between men and women in the castle, there is no doubt about it. This kind of behavior is the most serious crime. Once it is exposed, I will lose my reputation and bring Lingyun to be unable to be a human being.He hated it in his heart, and secretly scolded this man for being so conscienceless, that he would do such an obscene thing after getting a wife like this.Suddenly, another young man flashed out from behind the stone, it was Qian Xitang whom Lanzhu had met while wandering the other day, and Lanzhu hated him very much.Later, I heard that this person once wooed Lanzhu, but was firmly rejected by him. His behavior was very despicable.Naimei has a good reputation.Later, I met several times, so I got acquainted.Busy chasing Lingyun, no time to observe.The roads of the two sides are opposite. With the cover of the willow forest, we went around to the outside of the forest, crossed the stream, and walked forward quickly. After a while, we reached the exit of the front mountain.Nothing happened in the fort, and the guards always paid attention to the outside and not the inside.When Li Qi arrived, it was past midnight, and the people on duty in the fort were drinking and keeping watch in the stone room. Unexpectedly, someone who came out at night at this time was sneaked out.

Once outside, avoid the front, stick to the foot of the cliff, speed up and gallop forward.Although there is only a cliff between the inside and outside of the fort, the climate is vastly different.The area near the exit is not very obvious. After walking for more than 30 miles, you can see ice and snow on the road.It was quiet everywhere, except for the occasional sound of ice cracking, let alone the sight of people, not even a bird or beast.Although the sky was bright at this time, a gray and dull cold day was hidden in the dark clouds and mist, making the scenery even more desolate and lifeless.A place with no wind is better, but when I accidentally walk to a place where the wind is blowing, the cold wind blows so hard that I can't even breathe.The air-conditioning is poured in from the collar of the sleeves, the whole body is cold, and the back is cold.The hot air coming out of the mouth turned into ice at that time, and after a while, a layer of ice flakes formed on the mask, like silver frost.Although Li Qi's internal energy was pure, he couldn't bear the extreme cold.Fortunately, Lanzhu was infatuated and wise, and thought of it specially for him. In addition to the cold leather jacket, hood, boots, and snow equipment, he also made a jacket out of Tianshan ferrets. , and made a tight-fitting underwear from the local specialty sparrow nest.These are all excellent products to keep out the cold, especially the case of the sparrow, which melts in snow and is extremely warm, so Li Qi didn't use it in the opening paragraph.It was getting colder and colder as we walked, so I tried to find a place to leeward, and put on these two clothes inside and out to warm up.But with the effort of undressing and changing, his hands and feet were almost frozen, only then did he realize how powerful he was, and his heart was still confident.

Because he wanted to track Lingyun's whereabouts, he put on a snowmobile when he came out of the mountain, and drove forward, carefully checking the footprints in the snow all the way, but he didn't find any.It is suspected that Lingyun detoured by the back mountain path and did not follow the right path.This way is much farther away. According to what we usually hear, we have to get close to the glacier in front of the White Ghost Valley before the two roads return to one.Calculating the distance, I can barely catch up.Anxious to meet people, he slid forward in the cold wind all the way.Man intends to reach the glacier, as long as he finds the footprints of his sweetheart, he can catch up immediately.Who knows that the sky is not beautiful, when it snows on the way, there will be footprints, and they will be covered by fresh snow, how to find them?It is also known that in the area of ​​the glacier, the accumulated solid ice often breaks, and often while walking, the glacier suddenly breaks at the bottom of the foot, and a huge gap appears.In addition, there is the danger of snow cellars. The lower part is the Qianxun deep ditch covered with solid ice, and only the top is covered with floating snow.If you take the right path in front of the mountain, you can avoid this danger.The snow is so heavy, if you get lost on the road and stray into a dangerous place, what should you do?The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, hating Wei Bi for being unscrupulous, causing his wife to take risks for him, enjoying the ready-made at home, and restless.I thought: "The heavens are not fair, such a beautiful lady with both civil and military skills, would marry him willingly, and die without complaint. Isn't it a strange injustice in the world?"

Just thinking about it and hating it more and more, I heard the girl's coquettish scolding voice faintly coming from the wind and snow, intermittently, I was pleasantly surprised.It is concluded that there are women's voices in such a dangerous snowy and barren mountain?It must be Lingyun without a doubt.Listen carefully again, except for the howling wind, the flying snowflakes, and the shocking waves, there is no more sound.I felt that the sound was coming from the northeast side. The place was just a flat ice field. Icebergs and snow mountains stood up and down all around. I was fascinated by the snow. I couldn't see a single shadow, and I couldn't see people a few feet away. The snowy sea was vast. How to do it? ?Fearing that Lingyun is superstitious, he wants to meet people before talking, and refuses to call out.While he was worrying, he suddenly heard the roar of a large group of ferocious beasts, shaking the mountains and plains, it was very dull and noisy, the number was more than a thousand.Suddenly remembering that Lingyun was alone for no reason, how could he exclaim loudly?He only heard two shouts, but there was no sound from below. Could it be that he was injured by a sudden encounter with a herd of beasts?This urgency is really no small matter, no matter what the risk is, he hurriedly rushed towards the place where the beast roar came from.The sled was sliding very fast, and it traveled several miles in a blink of an eye.Going down the slope, the terrain is getting lower and lower, I just chase after the roaring beast, forgetting the distance.As the snow gradually weakened, the roar of the beast became more and more violent.Because he couldn't hear Lingyun's voice, he was worried, and suddenly he heard the girl's call, but he couldn't hear it clearly, so he couldn't help but blurted out "Sister Yun"!No answer.Hearing the sound of beasts' hooves trampling on the ground, it was as if thousands of horses and thousands of troops galloped forward, with an astonishing momentum.The snow had stopped falling, and there was a very shrill howl on the Lulu Plateau.Following the boom and boom, the sky shook and the earth shook, and the sound of ice peaks and snow walls collapsing was extremely strong and could be heard far away.

He didn't care to check, but still galloped forward.Looking everywhere, I found that there is a canyon below. The ice and snow are not thick, but they are also frozen hard.I thought that Lingyun was trapped in the valley and slipped down. Seeing that the road was flat, he was just speeding up and speeding in, when he suddenly heard the men and women on the top of the cliff shouting: "Is that person looking for death? Run away quickly, or it will be too late." Then The two cliffs in the place face each other, and a canyon is found in the middle. Although the terrain inside is wide, the valley path around the entrance is skewed, and there are strange rocks blocking the view.Li Qi was only concerned about the safety of Lingyun, he could hear the roar of a ferocious beast in the valley, he just ran forward without thinking of anything.Jijue the girl's accent was speaking on the top, but she never heard clearly whether it was the voice of her sweetheart in the busy schedule, it was believed to be Lingyun's voice, so she immediately stood still and looked up.Suddenly caught a glimpse of a large group of gray-white unicorn monsters, roaring in unison like a tide, rushing from the corner of the valley, not far away.Each of them is about Zhang Xu long, with fierce eyes, bloody mouth, two rows of sharp teeth showing up and down, hooves writhing, leaping forward, moving like flying, coming fiercely and fast, and they are about to rush to the front.There is no retreat behind, two cliffs stand, the ice and snow are hard and slippery, and there is no way to climb.Knowing that this kind of ferocious beasts run in groups of thousands and hundreds, all of them are fierce and vicious, and they just rush at people when they see them, and they will follow after each other without turning back.No matter how brilliant people are, they dare not face them as enemies, otherwise they will have to die.Knowing that her life was in danger and there was no chance of escape, she was startled, and suddenly felt that there was a flower in front of her eyes, and a lasso had been cast down from the top of the cliff.In the panic and panic, before he could escape, his upper body was bound and hung upwards; his feet were about ten feet off the ground.The large group of monsters has already shot down from the bottom of their feet like arrows, still lowering their heads and jumping fiercely, none of them looked up, the sound of thousands of hooves stamping on the ground was deafening.Knowing that he was rescued, he stopped trying and let him pull on.

When I got to the top, I saw that the place was a flat cliff a few feet above the ground, and there were tens of feet of cliff top on it, and there was a stone cave next to the wall.Standing in front of them are two young men and women, both of whom are quite British and beautiful in appearance.The lasso was also untied by the man.After asking thanks, I found out that the boy's name is Bingchun and the girl's name is Bingwan. The two brothers and sisters live in seclusion not far from this mountain.That day I found a large group of ferocious snow rhinoceros. I know that this kind of rhinoceros is the fattest, but it is the most gregarious. There are at least a few thousand in each group. Step into a meat paste.Only by waiting for it to pass, and marking the lagging one with two, will nothing happen.Then he found it, and first let Bingwan go down to tease him and make him chase after him.Then Bingchun hangs it with a lasso, and when it is almost over, he will fight from behind.

Only then did Li Qi realize that Bingwan was the one who made the girl's call earlier, and that Lingyun didn't come here.So he asked the two of them if they had ever seen a lonely woman in sable fur passing by, and asked how to get to the road to Baigui Valley.Bingchun was startled and said: "Brother Tai has a good idea. Since you know the place names of Baigui Valley and Jingjingyuan, don't you know that the cold wave in Lenghunyu Ziwu is starting at this time? You heard how violent the storm in Geshan is. This is the end of the cold wave , it must be hundreds of miles away from here, but after a little aftermath, it is already so severe. Although you will not encounter the cold wave when you come, the climate along the way will change drastically, and even the stone man will freeze. How do you go on? The way? Unless you wait for the herd of beasts below to pass by, go around the valley, and go up instead. Although you have to climb two peaks and cliffs, you can avoid the cold. At this time, you can’t go. You say that the lonely girl, look at me Come on, I won’t go through the way above. I think it’s better to go later.” Li Qi listened carefully, and the cold wave was much more violent than before.Looking down at the herd of beasts under the cliff, the road has been extended for two or three miles.Seeing his anxious face, the brothers and sisters of the Bing family smiled and asked, "Who is that woman, who is so anxious?" Li Qi blushed when he heard this, and answered that he was a friend.The Bing brothers and sisters whispered a few words, and Bingchun said to Li Qi: "Brother and I hit it off right away. After the herd of animals is over, it will take some time. How about I lead you over the cliff and help you find it?" thanks.Bingwan said with a smile: "Brother, I am anxious to find a friend, so I simply don't want to fight this rhinoceros again, let us send him away." Bingchun said with a smile: "It's the same after sending him across the mountain, but fortunately, we can't make it through for the time being." It's over." After saying that, he led Li Qi on the road.

It turns out that there is a gap between the cliffs on the side of the cave, about half a mile long, and passing through it is a cliff stone stack.Although the road was dangerous and slippery, thanks to the fact that all three of them have excellent lightness kung fu and are used to taking dangerous roads, they will finish walking in a while.At the end is another dangerous cliff, covered with ice and snow, the ice on the wall is as sharp as a knife, if you slip and fall halfway, you will be seriously injured.Li Qi saw that the Bing brothers and sisters had already climbed up first, they looked like two big geckos, their movements were extremely light and agile.I thought to myself: "The expressions of these two people and their martial arts are not ordinary mountain people. I met them in a hurry, and I didn't have time to ask their origins." Not to be outdone, he quickly performed the lightness kung fu passed down by his master, used his true energy, and flew up to help.Although the brothers and sisters of the Bing family saw that Li Qi was not mediocre, they finally thought that the ice and snow would be so slippery that they might not be able to go up; they were ordered by their master not to show off their mana to outsiders, and they wanted to go up to the top of the cliff first, and then use a lasso to let him go up.And seeing him follow behind, although he was wearing skates and had spikes in front, it was not easy after all, and his movement was faster, so he was very surprised.

Above is a plateau with rolling mountains.Li Qi followed the brothers and sisters of the Bing family and climbed over two more peaks and cliffs to the front of an ice ravine.Bingchun said with a smile: "In front of us are the ghosts, gods, and snow hells. The closer we pass, the only way we can go. Brother and sister Yu can only pass the ghosts, gods, and sorrows. The snow hell is a large ice basin, and the ground is made of snow and ice. , there is eternal black ice, snow pits and ice nests are everywhere, the ground breaks at any time, a slight slip, and plummeting. I didn't want to make my brother fall into this strange danger, because I was anxious to find people, and my skills were high, when the cold wave Before the end, the ice surface is rarely interrupted. Brother and sister Yu grew up on this mountain, and there is a solid ground on the left side of the ice sheet, which rarely breaks, but it is higher than other places. Brother, you can take my hook and gun and go along the left side of the snow. Go forward to find the way. Before the ice cracks, there must be a hideous sound, so you can slide over it quickly. If the sound is in front, you must stand still, identify the direction and dodge. Although you will not encounter it if you walk this area , must be guarded against. Especially the ice hills are high and low, rugged and difficult to walk, and some places have to be bypassed by the ice sheet, so we must pay attention to it." When he said this, Li Qi saw that Bing Wan hesitated to speak twice, but he didn't care.The ice ravine is deep but not wide, and the narrowest part is only Zhang Xu.After Bingchun finished speaking, the man flew over first.Just as Bingwan took the lasso and flew to the opposite cliff, Li Qi put Xuelikuai on again early on, and said with a smile, "No need." With a little effort on the soles of his feet, he followed Feidu.Bingchun smiled and said: "Xiongtai's lightness kung fu is really good, it's enough to go there. It's just extremely cold, but fortunately, Xiongtai wears excellent clothes to keep out the cold, and the plateau on the way here is also extremely cold, so he can endure it. Be cautious." After saying that, he set off on his way.The two brothers and sisters whispered from time to time, as if there was some dispute.Li Qi's heart was on fire, he only cared about moving forward, he didn't even care about talking.After a while, I will worry about ghosts and gods.At the highest point of the northern Tianshan Mountains, there are flat lands everywhere, and the uprooted snow cliffs and ice walls are extremely cold, but there is no wind.The gloomy clouds along the way are thick, and here the sky is even lower and the dark fog is heavy.If you don't practice high-quality martial arts and internal energy, you can't pass it.Just like that, Li Qi also felt tinnitus and heartbeat, and couldn't breathe.Fang Xiangxue Hell didn't know how to do it dangerously, the three of them had already passed under a sky-high ice peak.The Bingchun brothers and sisters bid farewell immediately, and Li Qi set out on the road alone.

The Snow Hell is located in the northwest of ghosts and gods, separated by a mountain ridge made of solid ice, not to mention slippery, the most formidable thing is that there are high and large ice walls on both sides, which are intertwined and not connected.There is an extremely deep ice ravine below, the icicles are sharp, and the forest is like a sword. If a person falls, there is a danger of being smashed to pieces.The ice walls are on the other side of the ravine, only tens of feet apart, and they will collapse if they are slightly shaken.Often while walking, a peak and cliff suddenly collapsed, and the nearby ice peaks and snow mountains were shaken, and they collapsed one after another, rumbling and rumbling, shaking the world.When a downturn is the most violent, it can spread to hundreds of miles, and it will stop after a long time.Because of this, the terrain of the snow mountain often changes.Sometimes a large piece of unbroken ice and snow will fall down, covering the gully on the ground. If it does not fall at that time, it will freeze by itself soon. The top looks solid, but the bottom is empty.Except for the wild beasts that grow on this mountain and know how to avoid them, the nearby mountain people can't easily see the reality below. When people walk on it, they step on the ground and fall without a trace.Although there is no such danger on the ice beam, the ice cliffs on both sides are very easy to collapse.Li Qi is well aware of the power, so he lifts his energy and lightens his body in a timely manner, and pays special attention to it.Finally, the local ice wall just collapsed once a few days ago, and the earthquake stopped for a few days, and it passed by quietly. As soon as we turned along the ice cliff on the left, the strange danger of snow hell appeared in front of us.When Li Qi came here, because he had listened to the warning from the Bing brothers and sisters, he had prejudices in his chest, thinking that the situation must be more dangerous than the way he came.After looking at it later, the place is a large basin under the ice peak, with a radius of about tens of miles.On the opposite side stands a snow-capped mountain, the top of which is shrouded in gloomy clouds and mist.On the right is a continuous snow ridge.Under the cliff on the left, there is a series of uplifts, high and low, like a long snake, winding towards the snow mountain in front, misty and confused.Although I have developed my eyesight, I can only see a little mountain shape in front of me from a distance, and I can't see anyone walking below, and the terrain has also undergone drastic changes.Eager to find the trace of his sweetheart, when he saw the vast ice field appearing in front of him, he knew that the snow hell had arrived.What we are going on is just a slope, the situation is steep, and there is snow on it, which is easy to slide.Then he fastened the snow jacket on his feet again, used lightness kung fu, kicked his feet, and slid down from the waist of the tens of feet high peak like flying.Hearing the whistling of the cold wind, standing on top of the ice and snow, like a sprinkling of water, rising and falling from time to time, the speed is like an arrow, flying down, feeling extremely fast. The original intention was to follow what the Bing brothers and sisters said, to drive obliquely over the row of snow hills.Seeing that the distance to the foot of the peak is only five or six zhang, and with a slight turn of the body, you can drive to the front of the hill, and suddenly you hear the woman's exclamation, which is very familiar.At the same time, the sound of cracking the ice could be heard faintly from the front.I heard Bing Wan's shouting and scolding, because of the distance, it was mixed with the roar of the wind, and when I heard it in the snow, it was very dull and weak, and it was not real.At this time, the ice field was as quiet as death, and the distance was close, although the voice was blocked by the cold, after all, he was close to him, his ears and eyes could reach him, and he was a person who was engrossed.Just as he turned his body to the front again, looking everywhere, he found a beautiful figure appeared on the snowdrift and ice field tens of feet away, and it turned out that Lingyun was alone, turning and speeding on the ice field.Because there were several snowdrifts blocking the view, it was not discovered until sliding forward.He cared too much in his eagerness, he didn't see the danger ahead, he didn't think why Lingyun walked like that, why did he exclaim, under the mixed surprise, he shouted: "Sister Yun pauses, brother Yu will arrive." The voice just came out, The soles of the feet have already exerted all their strength, as if flying forward, flying and sliding away.At this time, the sound of the shattering of the ice sheet became loud and loud.Li Qi was fully focused on the front, he never thought that he was in danger, and his life was only in the blink of an eye.On the way, I caught a glimpse of Lingyun looking back in a hurry, still going east and west, circling left and right, as if frightened.My heart is strange, I seem to feel the ice on the soles of my feet move slightly, and I hear a big earthquake in my ears, I suddenly think of Bingchun's words, and my heart moves.Looking behind in the busy schedule, the ground has cracked a big mouth about ten feet wide and ten feet long.As long as the way of sliding is a little slower, just a moment later, it will fall into the bottomless crack.Only then did I remember the sound of ice cracking before, and hurriedly looked forward, and couldn't help being shocked.It turned out that the vast center of the vast ice sheet was already cracked, and many cracks appeared along the way, ranging in length from short to wide, and the narrowest ones were about Zhang Zhang.The sound of cracking ice is still ringing, echoing one after another.Just as he was walking, the soles of his feet suddenly broke, and he fell down, plummeting. The Lingyun in front has been separated by three or four new crevices and ice ditches, knowing that there are dangers everywhere and a dilemma, he utters one or two low exclamations from time to time, with a flustered expression and a very embarrassed look.What's more, there is a newly cracked ice ditch about two or three feet wide in front of it. I was so concerned about Lingyun's safety that I didn't pay attention to it. I didn't notice it until I got close.At this time, the situation was extremely dangerous, and Li Qi speeded up and slid all the way, so he had to step into the air and fall.Finally, fate should not be lost, and the lightness kung fu has a deep foundation. When he reached the edge of the ice ditch, he knew that it was too strong to stop, and he was wearing a pair of sleds, so he couldn't get up. Edge, using all the strength of his body, shouted loudly, pressed the soles of his feet violently, flew over, landed on the opposite side, and slid another three or four zhang before stopping.Shocked and determined, I dare not act like I was negligent before.Turning his head and looking back, the place where he landed was only two feet away, so he had to step into the air and fall.I heard the sound of ice cracking again, not far from the bottom of my feet.There are two or three large and small ice ditches in front of him. Lingyun is standing on an ice field the size of an acre. There are cracks on all sides, and there are no connections on all sides, and he has become isolated.The local area is not a place to stop for a long time, so I had to put my heart on the sidelines and still use the previous method to fly over two ice ditches.There was only a rumbling sound, like an earthquake.Looking back, the center of the ice field has been shattered one after another, and some of the whole ground collapsed, colliding with each other and toppling over.In just a short while, the situation changed drastically. It looked like a large and dark hell, with countless large and small ice peaks standing below, and cracks and huge holes of different widths all over the place. Slightly shimmers.Because it is solid ice that has accumulated for thousands of years, it has turned black.The sound of the ice peak colliding was like thunder, rumbling and loud, with a very fine and complicated sound, coming from behind. Lingyun on the other side was so frightened that she was about to faint and couldn't move.The last ice ditch is so wide that it is difficult to fly across.As he was panicking, he suddenly remembered that Lingyun was standing on the opposite bank, not far from the Xuegang on the left. With such a violent earthquake, Xuegang has not changed, so it is harmless.Just in case, I hurriedly shouted: "Sister Yun, there is solid ground on the snow slope behind you. Brother Yu, if you can't fly over, and you stumble and fall, you can muster up your courage and cross the snow ditch behind you, and you will be out of danger. I will be the first for everyone I came here to explore the road, I met by chance, not for you. The pain of the death of our country has been in my heart for a long time. After ten years of hard work, there is no way to recover. I am wandering all over the world. I have little interest in life. This ditch is wide, and I still have to try it. If something unexpected happens , It's a fixed number, it has nothing to do with you, don't worry about me, please go on your way." Just after finishing speaking, before getting up and moving forward, suddenly there was a loud bang, and the ice on the soles of the feet suddenly split into three .On the left side, there is a large piece of mu, full at the top and sharp at the bottom, and the bottom is big and empty. I couldn't bear it, and the whole piece collapsed and fell straight to the opposite cliff.The right corner split into a straight seam.The piece in the middle has become a sharp corner, receding backwards.Li Qi was standing in front of the sharp corner, ready to finish his preface, so he took a strange risk and flew over the opposite cliff, luckily he didn't get up, otherwise his life would be in danger.In this way, the difference between the left and right gaps is only three or two feet, and the standing position is slightly off, either left or right, and there is no physiology.This shock was no small matter, dizzying and frightening.Amidst the palpitations, he still did not forget Lingyun's safety, and when he looked forward again, he couldn't help being surprised. It turned out that due to the impact of the collapsing Baizhang ice wall, the opposite cliff was also broken into several pieces, which were farther apart, so it was impossible to fly across.The location of Lingyun is very coincidental, although the ice surface is only about ten feet in size, but seen from the cracks, the ice color is dark black, no different from mysterious crystals, not only very solid, but also because of this collision, the terrain changes again, and it is exactly the same as the ice. The cracks in the ice ditch behind him are connected, only three or two feet away, they can be crossed and walk to the ground.It's just that the person was already stunned and fell to the ground, and he called Seventh Brother urgently, while struggling to stand up, he was not injured, and his words were sincere, as if he was concerned.I am very happy in my heart, and I have completely forgotten the thrills I suffered just now.Quickly asked: "Sister Yun, can you be surprised? Hurry up and do as I said, and leave the dangerous place quickly." Lingyun replied: "What about you?" Li Qi smiled and replied: "It doesn't matter. As long as Yunmei is out of danger, I have already seen the situation here , there must be salvation. Don't worry about me." Lingyun was originally half infatuated, half forced, and for the sake of Wei Bi, she committed this strange danger by herself and carrying others.Unexpectedly, just like Li Qi, he got lost in the wind and snow on the way.It's just that the two came from one left and one right, and they didn't meet each other.He strayed into Snow Hell by mistake, and shortly after arriving, he encountered the danger of breaking the ice sheet.In the midst of a crisis, I was mourning my own life experience, thinking of being sad, because the ice surface suddenly cracked, and unintentionally exclaimed, but I heard someone shouting sister Yun.Looking back at Li Qi chasing from the side, gliding like flying.Knowing that he found himself taking risks and stealing treasures, he came to help.It is rare for the other party to be infatuated and bitter, but Shijun has no wife and Luo Fu has a husband, so he can't accept his love, so he wanted to ignore him.Later, I saw Li Qi driving fast, gliding like flying, seeing cracks everywhere, cracking noises everywhere, but I didn't hear it, I kept calling my sister Yun, and I just wanted to save myself from danger, life and death were out of the question.Originally Lu Xuefeng was not in danger, and he was eager to save people with all his strength, regardless of his own safety and interests.The soles of the feet are criss-crossed with large and small ice ditches and cracks, and people who slip through them will feel dizzy.I couldn't help but be moved, and wanted to respond, but when the words came to my mouth, I endured them again.Seeing that the ice sheet suddenly cracked, he just screamed "Hey" in surprise, and the person had already passed by.Fortunately for Zheng Dai, Li Qi had already stopped at the opposite side, but was too far away to fly across.I thought: "Obviously I came here for me, but when it was a critical moment of life and death, I just said that I met him unexpectedly, so as not to feel uneasy when I saw his casualties. I used extreme affection and caring to the extreme, but I was detached and pure, and I didn't accept him." People are pitiful, as if they are one-sided and infatuated. Although they are dedicated to defending, not only do they have no other thoughts, they are bright-hearted, and they don’t let the other party know. How can you not be moved in adversity?" Gang couldn’t help asking, standing on the ice sheet cliff Sudden another three points, hearing the booming earthquake, shattered ice and snow flying up and down, in the crack, the crack was right at Li Qi's side, thinking that this time his life would be lost.I was so terrified that I couldn't bear to look at it any more. The ice cliff had also broken. I closed my eyes and fainted from the shock.Hearing Li Qi calling for sister Yun, he hurriedly got up to look, and saw that he was standing alone on the tip of the ice cliff, without even moving his feet, with a calm demeanor, a heroic posture, and looked like a god.Feeling flustered, I couldn't help but sighed, and replied sadly: "Seventh brother, I can't say anything if someone knows what to say. It's just that Seventh brother is not out of danger, so how can I feel at ease, I came with a silk rope to catch you , I will throw it in the past, and invite Seventh Brother to go out together, and when we get to the field, how about splitting the way?" Li Qi couldn't help being relieved when she heard the deep affection in the first half of her words, and thought: "Although I love you, I have no other thoughts. After all, you have also been touched and know that I am bright. Maybe we will see each other often in the future, so I won't avoid me like this." Enmity. My wish is fulfilled." Fang Zai was secretly fortunate that this trip was not in vain, and when he heard the last sentence of breaking up on the spot, he felt a chill in his heart.Slightly calmed down, he smiled generously and said: "Brother Yu always takes pride in being a strange man and is not pitied by others. I came here to explore the way, but I didn't intend to meet each other. Sister Zaiyun has gone through all kinds of hardships. She didn't do her best, and she was ashamed of herself. How could she be helped instead?" At this time, it seems that they are farther apart, but in fact, Brother Yu knows the geography well. The earthquake has stopped, so there is no problem. Sister Yun can just go first. Otherwise, not far ahead is the place where treasures are hidden under the top of the clouds. If Brother Yu arrives first , This kind of thing that depends on each person's fate, I will come first, and I have to have an expert to guide me, so I will do my part." Seeing his generosity and perseverance, Lingyun thought to himself: "This person is The leader of the Nine Heroes, I have heard for a long time that he was taught by a different person, and his martial arts are very strong. Otherwise, I would be on the ground at this time, who would not borrow my life, why should I do this? What I said may be true." Thinking about the treasures hidden in the underground of Chuanyunding, the relationship The husband is very big.At the same time, the soles of the feet felt a slight tremor, panicked, hardened, sighed again, and said, "Seventh brother, take care, please try to get out of danger immediately. Forgive me for being eager to get the treasure, except for Seventh brother, if you want to avoid others, you must Let's go first, I can't accompany you anymore." After saying that, he turned around, and with a flick of his feet, he crossed the crack and drove towards the Xuegang solid ground. Li Qi saw her graceful and beautiful figure, she was so graceful, she was alone, flying up and down between the side limbs, her body skills were exquisite, she was extremely beautiful.In the first half, I looked back twice, but the second time I seemed to turn around, stopped for a while, and suddenly accelerated forward, let alone look back.The sky gradually darkened.Suddenly remembered: "Lingyun didn't know the road ahead, so how could he forget to tell me just now? If he got lost in the road again, and accidentally got involved in danger, the two strange dangers of Crystal Plain and Baigui Cliff that he missed on the way here would be lost again." I went back by mistake, what should I do?" I deeply regretted that I had just guarded against her carelessness, did not catch her with a noose, followed her on the road, broke up with her superficially, and secretly protected her.I was in a hurry and was about to rush.Looking around, I realized that I was only in a trance before, and I haven't escaped the danger yet, so how can I help others?He sighed, and then checked carefully, and the shock had stopped, but it was unbearably cold.He thought to himself: "It's been half a day since I got up, I don't know if all the brothers and sisters have come after me?" Thinking of Lanzhu's deep affection for him, he clearly has the intention of committing himself.In case he was buried in the iceberg and snow-covered mountain, it was his fate, if he were not to be talked about, the two daughters would definitely be at odds over this.The more I thought about it, the more impatient I became, but I couldn't figure out how to get out of sleepiness.Occasionally, I caught a glimpse of the ice cliff that just collapsed, because it was falling forward, and there was a long section of ice hanging obliquely on the opposite bank.It's just that there is a difference of more than ten feet between up and down, so there is no way to help even in the past.At the same time, he saw that the ground below was filled with crushed ice, and laughed secretly at himself for being such an idiot, even if he walked over the crushed ice, he could walk onto the ground, so why just stare here? With a thought, he immediately looked at the situation, and went to the broken ice first.When he landed, he heard the clanging sound from the ground, thought that the broken ice was falling, and was busy chasing after Lingyun, but he didn't care.That section of ice leans against the cliff, and there is a distance of about ten feet between the top and the bottom. You must go vertically to the ice, go up along the ice, and then go vertically from the top to the cliff, and cross the ditch before you can get out of danger.The ice was slippery and steep, and it was impossible to climb up, but fortunately, the opposite cliff wall was cracked by broken ice, and many large and small holes were opened, which could allow hands and feet to cling to.But the cliff wall made of solid ice is as smooth as crystal, and the ice beside the cave is as sharp as a knife, and the ice strips leaning on it seem to be unbroken, with many cracks appearing.If a person goes up, if he is not careful, he will be interrupted by the earthquake, and he will still inevitably fall into the ice ravine. His bones will be broken into powder, and he will slip and fall from the ice, and he will not escape for his life.Finally, the lightness kung fu has reached its peak, he lifts his breath and descends, gently lands on the ice, the ice will not break, he is secretly happy.The sled on the feet has been taken off in advance, the steel hook in front of the ice boots is turned, and the hook and the gun are in hand, hooking all the way, and walking up.I am in a hurry to chase people, I am in a dangerous situation, and I don't care.Waiting to lean on the opposite cliff, about twenty feet long, slippery and steep ice surface, relying on the spear in hand and the special ice boots to help, see the end of the ice wall, look at the newly smashed head Bingxue jumped up and used the steel hook on the gun to secure it.When he was about to step up with the gun, he stepped on the opening of the acupuncture point and went up to help. Unexpectedly, the broken ice was too shaken when it was broken earlier, and it has been split into two or three sections, only a little connected.If it wasn't for the pure martial arts, if you just hit it, it would have split up long ago, and if you fall together, you will be crushed into a meatloaf by the several pieces of solid ice weighing hundreds of thousands of catties.It was about to fall, but after going through this vertical, it started to rise a little more violently. There was only a series of crackling sounds, followed by a loud rumbling and a big earthquake, all the way to the bottom of the ravine.In the end, it was fate, and the tip of the spear just hooked the ice cave, hanging on the cliff thousands of feet above the ice cliff.Looking down, I couldn't help being startled. It turned out that the tens of feet long ice strips on the soles of the feet had broken and fell into the bottom of the ravine, leaving nothing below.Only then did I realize that what I saw before was filled, but the bottom was actually empty.It seems that when the first collapse occurred, there were ice strips floating between the two cliffs, holding up the broken ice and residual snow. It seemed that the ice gully had been filled, but in fact the bottom was still empty, eating those hundreds of thousands of catties. The broken ice was pressed down and knocked down together.The glacier glimmered darkly, and it was hard to see how deep it was.At this time, it was dark and gloomy below, and it was unfathomable.The distance from the top of the head was about ten zhang, and I could hear clanging and clanging sounds from the bottom of the gully, which started and stopped. It was supposed to be a warning sign before the ice cracked.Slightly calm down, first use the toes to step on the hole below, then look at the situation, still hook the tip of the spear to the hole above to help up.Seeing that it is only three or four zhang away from the top, if you change the gun hook a few times, you will be able to reach the top. Unexpectedly, the cold wave near Ziwu just returned to the acupoint, and the weather has reacted, and it has become extremely cold.Li Qi used his hands and feet together, shivering from the cold, his whole body was supported by the hook and the gun.When going up, step on the ice hole below, climb the ice hole at the end with your left hand, and use the gun hook to find the hole above with your right hand, and go up to help.Some ground walls are leaning forward, even more dangerous, extremely dangerous.After all, the wall was concave and turned into a steep slope, which was not as dangerous as before, and it saved a little effort.The weather suddenly became ten times colder, so that Li Qi's whole body was icy cold. His upper and lower teeth caught each other and fought with each other, making loud noises.The air is thin and extremely cold, how can it be.After a short pause, he suddenly saw blood dripping on the ice, and his nostrils were tingling, so he realized that his nose was bleeding.After a while, I have a headache and heartbeat, and gradually feel tired and sleepy.Knowing that this was a sign before freezing to death, he was powerless to go on, so he could only cling to the slightly sloping ice wall, panting continuously.On the one hand, he wanted to raise his true energy and flow it all over his body to fight against the severe cold and fierce power.If you are exhausted and dying, if you hadn't grasped it very tightly and clung to it firmly, the person and the ice would freeze into one piece again, sucking it in, and you would have already fallen. After an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually darkened.In the coma of cold pain, Fang thought: "My life is over! Instead of suffering here and freezing to death sooner or later, it is better to fall into the ravine and die, and save the pain." At the same time, thinking of the cold and hot scenes of Lingyun and Lanzhu, I couldn't help Suddenly shouted: "Sister Lan, I really betray you." In a moment of grief and anger, she wanted to let go of her hands and fall into the ravine to commit suicide.Unexpectedly, his hands and feet were frozen together with the solid ice, and he couldn't get rid of it, and he couldn't let go.不由心中愤极，用力一挣，力气未使上，不曾挣脱。连急带气，口张处吃寒气一逼，耳旁似闻冰裂大震之声，未容寻思听清，人已晕死过去。 又隔了些时，觉着身浸寒泉之中，前事已早忘却。当时冷醒过来一看，当地乃是一间石室，壁上点着一盏油灯，火头高约尺许，照得全室通明。身卧丈许方圆水池之内，只头在外，衣服也未脱去，水面上还浮着几片薄冰。看形势，似是一间浴室。旁有石榻，上放整洁衣裤和内衣鞋袜。待要离水起身查看，忽想起追赶灵筠，身陷冰壁之上，备受苦难，冻僵情景。陷身之处冰天雪地，又是亘古无人敢走的万丈冰原，有名的雪地狱奇险，加上四外暗雾沉冥，地势隐僻。除雪衣老人师徒亲来救援，余人绝不能由那无底冰壑之上飞渡，再说也不会被人发现，怎会死里逃生，脱险出来？ 方在惊疑，待要寻人询问，忽听门外有人笑呼：“李兄，醒来了么？”听去耳熟。随即有一少年走进，正是丙纯。忙由水中爬起，谢其救命之恩。丙纯笑道：“先前李兄孤悬千丈冰壁之上，如非身着灵雀案所制紧身衣，早已无救。就这样，骨髓已被冻凝，休说近火必死，便有救法，先前所受苦痛也非人所能堪。本来舍妹因恐李兄涉险，意欲随往相助。先是愚兄妹因奉师命，要取百零八只雪犀独角制配灵药，为救人之用。费了不少事，将犀群由远处诱来伏地。此犀性情猛烈，为数又多，必须在急怒狂窜之时，将犀角生砍下来，才能有用。共只兄妹、人，虽仗家师法力防身，到底不是容易。惟恐延误，家师法令又严，只得在百忙中抽空送了李兄一半路程。心想雪地狱的秘径一向不告外人，已然指点，当可无事，不知怎会遇此奇险？本来当不致此，事也真巧，许是李兄该有这场危难。愚兄妹事完以后，本要赶来，还没想到李兄有险。因见李兄在此亘古无人的天山绝顶，冰原雪海之上，冒着风雪奇寒，忘命奔驰，所追又是一个女友，情急关心之状现于词色，觉着这等深情男子从来少有。既想看那女子是个何等人物，值得如此颠倒，又疑心二位此来，与穿云顶下藏珍有关。一时好奇，忙着寻来。 “不料发现一个孤身少女在隔山水晶原上飞驰，当是李兄所寻的人，恐其途中相左，以为李兄照我所说走法必可无碍，双方又似同往穿云顶那一面去，忙同赶往。刚一见面，又来了两个女子，一个年纪稍长。见面一谈，舍妹因见三人都是情急万分，先不知哪一位是李兄所寻的人，匆匆未便询问，同往穿云顶驶去。到后一看，并无人影，只雪中留有几个女子脚印。舍妹忽想起：今日寒潮分外猛烈，莫要行至尽头一带，冰原突然碎裂，出事遇险。虽然时候不对，李兄应在寒潮归穴以前驰过，不会停在当地。但除此外别无险处，白鬼崖、水晶原又没一点迹象。好在雪地狱冰原就在家师所居后洞的上面，因和三位姊妹一见如故，十分投缘，仗着家师怜爱，令我赶往雪地狱查看，自引来客入洞，欲待家师入定醒来，再行禀告，看看有无福缘助其成功。不料后面又来了六人，分成两起。先一起途遇群贼来取藏珍，双方争斗起来，人少贼多，眼看不敌，幸后三人赶到，打成平手。我们由高原上望见赶去，一贼后来，竟擅邪法飞剑，又将不敌。空中忽飞来一只大鸟，将那贼飞剑抓去。妖人也被贵友乘隙打一金丸，打了一个脑浆迸裂。大家会合，才知后六人也为寻找李兄而来。愚兄妹问知详情。后因家师素不喜外人入洞，不敢一齐迎入，仍照前定，由舍妹引先来三女入洞，请他六位在穿云顶上支起帐篷等候。舍妹听说李兄所追女子不在来人之内，恐有别情，也未说雪地狱奇险酷寒可虑，只说李兄来此探路，未提李兄重人而不重宝之事。 “小弟等她四人由前洞下去，立即赶来，遍寻无踪。今日冰原震势猛烈，早已觉出。一见遍地冰壑裂缝比上年还要厉害，至少须经数月才能回复旧状。仍以为李兄起身较早，时已半夜，不会遇险。后来发现一处冰崖断裂，隐有人伏的影迹和李兄所穿的一只雪橇，料定凶多吉少，但又不见尸首。那冰崖齐顶中断，斜裂到底，正当后洞门外不远，下是空地，如由上滑坠，怎么还能寻不到尸首遗物？正在搜寻踪迹，闻得洞中鼓琴之声，知家师已醒。方想入洞请示，舍妹由内赶出，说家师神游回来，见李兄身附千寻冰壁之上，用仙法将李兄救往洞内。那片冰崖乃家师仙法分裂，移开一片，故此整齐如削。本想行法救治，因算出许多因果，李兄现已转祸为福，日内便有奇遇，家师又正接待一位老友，便将李兄交与舍妹，赐了一粒灵丹，塞入口内，以防醒后奇痛。先把李兄浸入寒泉以内，等身上浮冰化去，血髓渐溶，再移入这水池以内。此是小弟浴室，下有温泉暖流。恐受内伤，舍妹又放了些冰块在内。 “同来三位姊妹见李兄冻僵惨状，全都痛哭失声。内中任兰珠更是伤心，几次抱头痛哭。均被舍妹止住，说此时通身冻僵，一碰就碎，稍微用力，便要皮裂骨断。见她伤心太过，强行劝往别室之内，静等回醒，至今还在悲哭。对于李兄来意，似全知道，与金、张二姊妹不时互相低声哭诉。被舍妹听去，大为不平，本要往寻此女理论，被兰珠强行拦阻，并向其求告，说李兄乃奇男子，心地光明，虽然痴爱，毫无他意，千万不可说破。金、张二姊妹也是同样说法。舍妹方始罢手。小弟当李兄至少要在天明后回醒。因她三人都不放心，意似李兄醒来无人在侧，恐有伤痛。兰珠更说李兄所得灵丹，必已赠人，否则不会冻僵。这等寒天，身浸水内，如何忍受？恨不能以身替代，眼都哭肿，要来看望。愚兄妹见她可怜，才由舍妹陪劝。小弟假说另有灵药，可使早醒，一会冰溶，便改温泉，决不至于冻病。谁知李兄得天独厚，居然醒转，共只个把时辰，人便回生，可见根骨有异常人。李兄衣履，除灵雀窠紧身外，全部湿透。此洞温暖，池中冰化，水便温热，正好沐浴，把小弟衣服换上，少时往见家师，必有指点。那穿云顶藏珍，我们早已发现，因家师说物各有主，不应为小弟等所有，不令往取。并说取宝之人日内就来，应在李兄身上，亦未可知。此是古仙人埋藏奇珍，法宝之外，并有灵丹，李兄真不可大意哩。” 李琦闻言，自是喜谢。虽想起兰珠和诸良友深情厚义，因灵筠尚无下落，仍甚悬念，但不好问，又不便当着众人往寻。心想：“段、王诸侠均在上面，段大哥知我为人心意，日前曾向其吐露口风。灵筠踪迹必在藏珍之所，宝物本非私有，人尽可取，不能怪她。便六阳丹也是自己心甘情愿所赠。她一个弱女子，处境可怜。万六哥和八弟或因自己为她犯险，心中不快，段、王二兄必能爱屋及乌，加以援助。事已至此，只得罢了。” 等丙纯退出，匆匆沐浴更衣，待要走出。刚喊：“丙兄，请为领路。”三女已一同赶进。兰珠眼含痛泪，当先赶上，喊得一声“七哥”，底下声音便被哽住，说不出来。看神气，似想迎面扑来，到了李琦身前，玉臂微抬，忽又倒退停住，两行清泪已似断线珍珠流了下来。丙纨随在后面，见状先退。金、张二女侠也是面有泪痕，惊喜交集，同喊七哥、七弟，正待开口，瞥见兰珠深情流露，不能自禁。李琦面带感愧之容，互相对面呆立，一言不发。金国士心中一动，便打一手势，朝兰珠背后指了一指，口喊：“丙姊姊，我还有话请教呢。”随手一拉张婉。张婉会意，也同退出。 李琦知道铁堡中少年未婚男女用情率真，不作寻常儿女羞涩之态。义见国士借故拉了张婉退出，知道一班弟兄姊妹，均愿自己与兰珠结为连理。又见兰珠深情痴心，劫后重逢，相对惊喜，眉宇间隐含幽怨，楚楚可怜之状，想起前情，由不得大为感动，心生怜爱。身子往前一凑，双手抬起，慨然说道：“兰妹，我真对不住你。”语声才住，兰珠也由不得走近前来，双方一凑，李琦情不自禁伸手一抱，兰珠立即扑到怀中，互相对抱一起。李琦见她埋首怀中，秀发如云，头上湿润润的，隐闻发香，前面额发撩向口鼻间痒痒的，知是雪中奔驰所冒寒气刚刚融化。人本美艳，再加关心过切，相爱太深，惊喜交集，已失常态，贴在怀中，不住抽噎饮位，玉肩微动，哽咽不已。仿佛无限酸辛，柔肠欲断，话又羞于出口。由不得越看越怜爱，越觉对她不起。一手抱紧，一手抚弄她的秀发，微笑说道：“愚兄因知本堡风俗，近又悟出兰妹对我深情厚爱，才敢无礼。自知罪重，愧对万分。归途尚有心事，如蒙原谅，后此永为兰妹没齿不二之臣如何？” 兰珠本来将头抬起，拭于泪痕，睁着一双红晕欲泪的星眸，倚在怀中，仰望李琦说话。闻言，叹息了一声，凄然答道：“非我自轻，以前家父为我婚姻时刻在念，堡中少年向我求婚的不知多少，从未用正眼看他们一下，只有厌恶，我也从无嫁人之想。不知怎的，会对你一见倾倒，解脱不开。明知七哥心不在我，总想你不是那样人。又查出你虽然爱极了她，用情悉归于正。对你越发敬爱，知道早晚你必为我感动。既拼以身相许，至死不二，便由你去。又知你情刚固执，表面不加闻问，心实悲苦。我和金、张二位姊姊，早疑你那粒六阳丹转赠了她，也只恐你自误良机。万没料到你会轻身犯险，发现她孤身上路，立时追来，差一点性命丢掉。倘有不测，我固生趣毫无，而老父年高，不容我死，日在苦痛之中，不去说他。你那一班兄弟姊妹、手下部属，俱都从你患难多年。就说前朝历数已终，光复无计，到底山中自有正朔，不曾屈膝虏廷，为它臣民。留此一成一旅，便本身不能如愿，使后世子孙缅怀先烈遗志，仍可待机而动，还我大好山河，不也是好的么？还有筠姊幼遭孤露，所适非人，虽抱从一而终之志，内心实是痛苦，处境也实艰难。人又心高志大，见丈夫不想上进，欲以己力助其成功。于是不计艰危，凡与姓卫的有益之事，便百计图谋，以促其成，任何艰难危险，皆非所计。来时我听人报，他与堡中一个好人勾结，并还爱上另一女子。虽因堡中风俗乃一夫一妻，对方未必便为所动，但他献媚甚勤，就许日久情生，惹出事来。对于筠姊负心薄幸，尚在其次，此举最犯众恶，一旦发现，身败名裂，筠姊也必受他连累，本来处境艰危，用心尤苦。穿云顶藏珍，虽然谁都可以来取，但我爹爹因得雪衣老人仙示，知道宝物应为你有，你又是本堡未来福星。尽管来日不多，因你文武双全，早有盛名，所带众弟兄部属又个个英雄，正与昔年卦象相合。爹爹又一再召集堡中人士父老，告以机密，都知你关系将来安危甚大，上下属望极殷。爹爹并因你是人中龙凤，不受拘束，除开随来健儿分工执事而外，对你弟兄姊妹九人，与朱武兄夫妻一样，待以国宾之礼。爹爹年老无子，日前谈起，说堡中人。民虽然均通文武，将来继承大位尚均不能，颇有让位之意。因想等到大难过后，众心归附，再和你从长计较，看得你如此重法。假使你为筠妹有什不测，她一个孤女，教她如何立足？便为她想，你也不应如此。” 李琦人本深情，见兰珠倚在怀中，面向自己，剖陈利害，所说又极有理；再想到对方平日相待那样情深，直把整个心神全注在自己身上；一听自己私出涉险，立时连夜赶来，料知彼时柔肠寸断，芳心如割；现又见她温言劝勉，词意恳切，玉貌嫣然，吐气如兰，由不得情根怒茁，又怜又爱。越觉愧对，当时无言可答。便把双手搂住兰珠，微微紧了一紧，低头朝秀发上亲了一下，低声说：“兰妹，我错了，请你宽恕吧。”兰珠知他内愧，仰头笑道：“七哥，我不怪你，此是各人缘份，不过你太痴了一点。我知金、张二位姊姊和主人故意避开，是因本堡风俗，未婚男女原可自由交往，你……”说到“你”字，便即住口，忽然颊晕红潮，把头一低。少女娇羞，越易动人，李琦见了，不禁心神一荡，偎着兰珠的头，悄声问道：“你说我怎么样？”兰珠把脸微闪，低答：“我从来不曾这样过，因见七哥转危为安，喜极忘形，什么话都说了出来，你还逼我，多不好意思呢。”李琦见她娇好天然，少女风情无形流露，爱极之下，情不自禁，低声说道：“堡中风俗，我已尽知，明日便向老伯求婚如何？”兰珠低头埋在李琦怀内，微点了一下。李琦忽想起堡中男女相爱，须在交往一年以内，恐嫌草率，细声探询，是否冒昧？兰珠低头回答：“堡中风俗虽然如此，我也并非急于嫁人，只痴心太甚，恐你只是一时感动，并非真心相爱。又想此身已然属你，誓不他适，欲禀明老父，先正名分。你是个忠诚君子，便心中有人，也不至于薄幸中变，就顾不得害羞了。” 李琦方觉她痴情厚爱，楚楚可怜，灵筠倩影重又泛上心头。想起意中人老早便离开雪地狱，众人都不曾见到，既恐闪失，又恐婚后兰珠不容自己再用那片面深情，对方处境偏又如此可怜。心正愁急，忽听兰珠接口说道：“人之相知，贵相知心。我早看出你对筠姊一往情深，后来发现她乃有夫之妇，人又端正，由此表面和她冷淡，暗中却比以前还要关注。其实筠姊天人，我见犹怜，何况于你。以后只管对她好，我并不难受。不过发情止礼，应有分寸，像今日之事，万来不得。只要以自身事业为重，你对她多好，也无话说。我许你先订名分，便因你这人忠义诚厚，不肯负人，一经订婚，便会为我设想，免却许多顾虑。我实以你为重，只要对得起我，便由你去，当我真个忙着嫁人么？”李琦听她这等诚恳体贴，大为感动，略微沉吟，慨然答道：“兰妹，我不说假话，此时对你虽然甘心永为臣仆，决不会做那负心薄幸之事，但对筠妹一见倾心，直到如今始终忘她不下。又更怜她处境，本意只在暗中扶持，不使知闻。蒙你大量，知我除一意爱护外，此生别无他念，实是感谢万分。我遇险之时，她卖走远，并非见死不救；况又背人行事，知道你和众弟兄姊妹必要寻来，未免心慌，不能怪她。你们来时不曾遇见，时当深夜，不知安危何如？她一孤身女子，冰雪荒山，经此奇险，委实放心不下。我并不去寻她，只求兰妹上去告知段大哥，转请众弟兄分头寻查她的踪迹，遇时相助，便感谢不尽了。”兰珠接口道：“适闻主人说，老仙师今夜有事，我们要到明日才得进见。我相信你，索性约了金、张二姊，并请诸人相助，同去无妨，也使筠姊知道你的苦心。”李琦闻言，心虽喜慰，终党内愧，本心也不愿灵筠知道。 正迟疑间，忽听脚步之声，忙把手松开。金、张二女已同丙氏兄妹走来，未容叙谈，丙纯已先说道