Chapter 47 Chapter 46: Three Languages After Drinking
Ba Tianshi, Zhu Danchen and others got up the next morning, but Duan Yu was nowhere to be seen. They went to the door of Wang Yuyan's room and called a few times, but they didn't hear the answer. Seeing that the door was ajar, they knocked a few times, and then pushed it open. The room was empty. .Bazhu and the two kept complaining.Zhu Danchen said: "Our little prince is exactly the same as the prince, showing mercy everywhere, he will definitely sneak away with Miss Wang in the middle of the night, without knowing where to go." Ba Tianshi nodded and said: "The little prince is romantic, he is a man who doesn't love the world He is a beauty. He is in love with Miss Wang. It is obvious to all. He is asked to be Xixia's son-in-law... Alas, this little prince is not very obedient. When the emperor and the prince asked him to practice martial arts, he said nothing and was forced to be anxious. Let's just go away." Zhu Danchen said: "We have to split up and chase each other, trying to persuade each other." Ba Tianshi spread his hands, he could only smile wryly.
Zhu Danchen said again: "Brother Ba, I think back then the prince ordered my younger brother to chase after the little prince, and it was so easy to find him, who would have known that the little prince..." Having said this, he lowered his voice and said, "The little prince fell in love with this Mu Wan Miss Qing, the two of you sneaked out in the middle of the night, finally, my younger brother is lucky, he has been guarding the road in front of him, so we can meet up." Ba Tianshi slapped his thigh and said: "Oh, Brother Zhu Xian, it's your fault You have had this experience before, why do you repeat the same mistakes again? We brothers should take turns to keep watch at night, so keep an eye on him." Zhu Danchen sighed, and said: "I only know that he looked after Xiao Daxia and Xu Zhu. For the sake of loyalty, sir, I will never let go and leave, how would I know... how would I know him..." The following four-character comment "emphasizes sex over friends". He has a very good friendship, but he can't bear to say it.
There was nothing they could do, they could only tell Xiao Feng and Xu Zhu.Everyone went out to search separately, and searched for the whole morning, but there was no clue at all.
At noon, everyone gathered in Duan Yu's empty room to discuss.While worrying, a doctor from the Western Xia State Ritual Department came to the hotel and met with Ba Tianshi, saying that the emperor will hold a banquet in Xihua Palace tonight to entertain guests from all over the country who come to propose marriage. Please be sure to come to the prince of Dali Guoduan.Ba Tianshi has a lot of troubles to say, so he has no choice but to claim that he is right.
The doctor had received a generous gift from Ba Tianshi, and his expression was very affectionate. When he was leaving, Ba Tianshi sent him to the door.The doctor whispered in his ear: "Ba Sikong, I have some news for you. The emperor will give you a banquet tonight. At the banquet, the talent, appearance and behavior of all the distinguished guests will be examined. After the banquet, there may be some archery competitions and the like." Son, let all the guests compete. Who will be the son-in-law and match our princess, this is the key. Prince Duan must be careful." Ba Tianshi bowed to thank, and took out another ingot of gold from his sleeve , stuffed in his hand.
Ba Tianshi went back to the hotel, told the reason to everyone, and sighed: "The king of Zhennan told me that the little prince must marry the princess back. We two brothers have neglected our duties, and we really have no face to see the prince. gone."
Zhu Jian suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Master Ba, can a word from the maid be successful?" Ba Tianshi said: "Sister, please tell me." Zhu Jian smiled and said: "Mr. Duan's father wants him to marry Princess Xixia , I just want to make this marriage, and Xixia and Dali will become the country of marriage, and they will take care of each other, right?" Ba Tianshi said: "That's right." Ju Jian said: "As for this Xixia princess, is she as beautiful as Xi Shi, or is she beautiful? Ugliness is better than nothing, but this father-in-law, Prince Duan, doesn't care about it anymore, does he?" Ba Tianshi said: "Even if a princess doesn't have the face of a wild goose, she always has the appearance of a man. Mei Jiandao: "Our sisters have an idea. As long as we can marry the princess to Dali, it doesn't matter whether we can find Mr. Duan in time." Lan Jian said with a smile: "Mr. After a year and a half, two years and three years, I will eventually go back to Dali, and it will not be too late to marry the princess at that time."
Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen were both surprised and delighted, they said in unison: "The little prince is not here, how can we marry Princess Xixia back to Dali? The four girls have this wonderful plan, I would like to hear about it."
Mei Jiandao: "This wooden girl put on men's clothes and pretended to be a handsome scholar. Isn't she much more beautiful than Mr. Duan? Invite her to the banquet tonight. There will be hundreds of young heroes at the banquet. She is so handsome?" Lan Jiandao: "Ms. Mu is Mr. Duan's own sister. She married a sister-in-law on behalf of her elder brother, and she has made great contributions to the country and won her father's favor. Isn't that a feat?" Zhu Jian said: "Girl Mu has chosen her son-in-law, and there will still be a few days before she can get married. At that time, I think I should be able to find Mr. Duan." Ju Jian said: "Even if Mr. Mu still doesn't show up at that time, and Miss Mu pays homage on his behalf, so what " Lan Jian said: "Even if Miss Mu has to replace her elder brother and sister-in-law in the bridal chamber, we are women anyway, so it's okay, at most, it's just a matter of fact." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to hold her mouth, and the four sisters giggled together .
The four people have the same thoughts, the same accent, and the four people speak, in fact, there is no difference from one person speaking.
Bazhu and Bazhu looked at each other, both felt that this strategy was too bold, if the Xixia Kingdom saw through it, the in-laws and family would not be able to get married, but would become enemies instead, if the Xixia Emperor sent troops in a fit of anger, it would be a big disaster.
Mei Jian guessed what the two of them were thinking, and said: "Actually, Mr. Duan has Xiao Daxia as his righteous brother. He didn't need to win over Xixia, but the king of Zhennan had an order, so he had to follow. Really, in case something happens, Xiao Daxia is Daliao The Great King of the Southern Court has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands, and he only needs to say a few good words to mediate, and he can stop Xixia from provoking troubles in Dali."
Xiao Feng smiled slightly and nodded.
Ba Tianshi is Sikong of Dali Kingdom, he is in charge of political affairs, Xiao Feng can be a strong support for Dali Kingdom, he has already planned this point, but it is not convenient for him to bring it up, after seeing what Mei Jian said, Xiao Feng nods like this, and then Knowing that this matter is as stable as Mount Tai, at most it will be impossible to ask for a marriage, but there will be no serious troubles for the country. I thought: "The plan of these four little girls seems to be a child's play, but other than that, there is no good plan. I just don't know if Miss Mu Are you willing to take this risk?" Said: "The four girls' proposal is indeed a clever plan, but the way they act is too dangerous. If flaws are revealed, Miss Mu is in danger of being captured. What's more, there are so many talents in the world, Miss Mu's character Naturally, they are first-class, but if you want to compete in martial arts, if you want to beat the crowd, it may be difficult to be sure."
Everyone looked at Mu Wanqing, wanting to see what she was up to.
Mu Wanqing said: "Ba Sikong, you don't have to provoke me, my brother, my brother..." After saying a few words "my brother", tears burst into my eyes suddenly, thinking of Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan leaving privately, it was just like back then. It's like walking hand in hand with me late at night, if he wasn't my elder brother, I don't think he would change his mind, but now he is in love with others, but he is deserted here, and the officials of Dali Kingdom want to marry his wife on his behalf.Thinking of her grief and indignation, she stretched out her hand and overturned the table in front of her. The teapot and teacups were smashed into pieces on the ground, and she jumped up and left the room.
Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, feeling very disappointed.Ba Tianshi apologized and said: "It's my fault. If you ask for kind words, Miss Mu will at most refuse to agree, but I made her angry with my words." Zhu Danchen shook his head and said: "Miss Mu is angry. , it’s definitely not for Brother Ba’s words, that’s for another reason. Alas, it’s hard to say!”
At that moment, everyone split up to look for Duan Yu, but they saw youths in beautiful clothes passing by in the market, most of them were supposed to go to the palace banquet, occasionally they saw some people scolding and fighting, it seems that the Tubo kingdom All the warriors are still trying their best to eliminate the opponents for the little prince.As for Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan, they were naturally gone.
In the evening, everyone returned to the hotel one after another.Xiao Feng said: "Since the third brother has left, let's all go too, no matter who is the son-in-law, it has nothing to do with us." Ba Tianshi said: "What Xiao Xia said is, lest we see others do it Son-in-law, I am angry."
Zhong Ling suddenly said: "Mr. Zhu, have you married a wife yet? Mr. Duan doesn't want to be a son-in-law, why don't you do it? Isn't it helpful for Dali that you married the princess of Xixia?" Zhu Danchen laughed and said, "Young lady made fun of me , Wansheng already has wives, concubines, sons and daughters." Zhong Ling stuck out her tongue.Zhu Danchen said again: "It's a pity that the girl's appearance is too delicate, she has dimples on her face, she doesn't look like a man, otherwise you will go out and marry the princess of Xixia for your brother..." Zhong Ling said: "What? For my brother?" Zhu Dan The minister knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and thought: "You are the illegitimate daughter of King Zhennan, this matter has not been made public, so it is inconvenient to talk nonsense." He hurriedly said: "I said that this important event was done for the little prince..."
Suddenly a person outside the door said: "Ba Sikong, Mr. Zhu, let's go now." The curtain was lifted, and a handsome young man came in, it was Mu Wanqing who was wearing a scholar's scarf.
Everyone was surprised and delighted, and they all said: "What is it? Miss Mu is willing to go?" Mu Wanqing said: "My surname is Duan Mingyu, and I am the son of Prince Zhennan of Dali Kingdom. You should be careful about what you say." Voice Clear and clear, although the female voice is inevitable, it is not surprising that the young man's voice is sharp.Everyone laughed when they saw how well she learned.
It turned out that Mu Wanqing lost her temper for a while, and went back to her room to cry. After thinking about it, she felt very sorry for offending so many people, and then felt that it was fun to pretend to be Duan Yu to marry Princess Xixia. And faintly felt: "You want to stay and fly with Miss Wang and have a happy life, but I will marry a princess princess with you, and we will fight all day long, which will make you more troublesome." He also recalled that he first entered Dali City At that time, Duan Yu's parents were jealous of Hai Xingbo, and they were very embarrassed when they met. If Duan Yu had a princess who was married by a bright matchmaker as his wife, Wang Yuyan would not be able to be his wife, and she could not marry Duan Yu, that would be unthinkable. But he couldn't let this delicate Miss Wang happily be his wife.The more she thought about it, the more complacent she became, so she stepped forward, willing to impersonate Duan Yu.
Ba Tianshi and others were refreshed and hurriedly prepared for everything.Ba Tianshi thought to himself, the Minister of Rites came to the hotel and met Duan Yu, so he took five hundred taels of gold and asked Zhu Danchen to send it to Tao Shangshu.Originally, the gift had already been given, and this was a special blessing. I told Zhu Danchen not to mention anything. Later, if Tao Shangshu saw any flaws, he would tacitly agree to buy one for five hundred taels of gold and not open his mouth. This is called "boring" Make a fortune."
Mu Wanqing said: "Brother Xiao, Brother Xu Zhu, you two had better go to the banquet with me, then I won't be afraid of anything. Otherwise, if I really want to fight, how can I beat him? Among them, it is not proper to randomly shoot poisonous arrows to kill people."
Lan Jian said with a smile: "That's right, if Mr. Duan shoots poisonous arrows everywhere, the Xixia Palace will be full of corpses, the princess and empress will probably not marry you." Please do your best.”
At the moment, everyone changed their clothes and went to the palace to have a banquet together.Both Xiao Feng and Xu Zhu pretended to be the attendants of the Southern Prince's Mansion in Zhennan, Dali.Zhong Ling and the four concubines of Vulture Palace wanted to change into men's clothes and go to watch the fun together, Ba Tianshi said: "Mu Mu is disguised by herself, I am afraid that people will see her flaws, plus five pretty girls dressed up as men, Unavoidably revealing the mechanism." Zhong Ling and the others had no choice but to stop.
A group of people were about to leave the entrance of the hotel, Ba Tianshi suddenly shouted: "Ah, I almost missed a big deal! Then Murong Fu is going to fight for the son-in-law, he knows Mr. Duan, so what should we do?" Xiao Feng smiled slightly, Said: "Brother Ba, don't worry too much, Mr. Murong is exactly the same as Third Brother Duan, and we have not left. I went to check just now, and Deng Baichuan and Bao Budong are as anxious as ants on a hot pot." Everyone was overjoyed and said : "It's a coincidence."
Zhu Danchen praised: "Hero Xiao is very thoughtful, he actually went to find out the whereabouts of Mr. Murong." Xiao Feng smiled and said: "I am not very thoughtful, I think Mr. Murong is a handsome character and strong in martial arts, but he is Miss Mu's formidable enemy, hehe, hehe !" Ba Tianshi laughed and said, "It turns out that Xiao Xia wanted to persuade him not to go to the banquet tonight." Zhong Ling opened his eyes wide and said, "He came all the way here to be a son-in-law, how could he listen? Do you advise? Hero Xiao, do you have a good relationship with this Mr. Murong?" Ba Tianshi smiled and said: "Hero Xiao doesn't have a good relationship with this man, but Hero Xiao is very eloquent in his fists and feet, he must listen. Only then did Zhong Ling understand, and said with a smile: "If you go out to fight and persuade with good words, you must be sensible and interesting."
At that moment Mu Wanqing, Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu, Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen came to the gate of the imperial palace.Ba Tianshi handed in Duan Yu's name card, and the Minister of Rites of the Xixia Kingdom welcomed him into the palace in person.
When I came to the hall of Zhonghe, I saw that there were more than a hundred young people attending the banquet, and they were scattered in various seats.There is a seat in the middle of the hall, and the tables and chairs are covered with yellow satin embroidered with golden dragons. It should be the imperial seat of the Xixia emperor.The east and west seats are covered with purple satin.On the east side seat sat a tall and big-eyed young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was wearing a big red robe. On the robe was embroidered a tiger with teeth and claws. His appearance was mighty. Eight warriors stood behind him.When Ba Tianshi and others saw it, they knew it was Prince Zongzan of Tubo Kingdom.
The Minister of Rites gave Mu Wanqing to the head of the West, and did not share the seat with others, Xiao Feng and others stood behind her.Obviously, among the young men who came to apply this time, the princes of Tubo and Dali are the most respected, and the Xixia Emperor also respected him with special gifts.The rest of Guijie's children sat in various seats with ordinary folks.People streamed in and took their seats.
After all seats were filled, the two generals on duty shouted: "Guests are here, close the door." Amidst the sound of drum music, the two thick hall doors were slowly pushed open by four guards holding halberds.In the side corridor, a group of guards in golden armor came out holding long halberds, and the heads of the halberds shone brightly in the candlelight.Following the sound of drums, the attendants of the two teams came out from the inner hall, each holding a white jade incense burner, with green smoke curling up from the burner.Everyone knew that the emperor was about to come out, so they held their breath and didn't make a sound.
The last four servants, wearing brocade robes and holding nothing in their hands, stand on both sides of the throne.Seeing these four people's temples swelled high, Xiao Feng knew that they were the emperor's personal bodyguards and their martial arts were not low.A servant shouted loudly: "Long live, welcome!" Everyone knelt down.
But he heard the sound of footsteps, and a person came out from the inside and sat down on the imperial chair.The waiter shouted again: "Pingshen!" Everyone stood up.Xiao Feng looked at the Xixia Emperor, he saw that he was not very tall, his face was quite heroic, he seemed like a hero in the wild.
The Minister of Rites stood beside the throne, unfolded a scroll, and recited aloud: "Fa Tian Ying Dao, Guang Sheng Shen Wu, Emperor Da Xia said: You should be called to come from afar, and I appreciate it very much. Alas!" Everyone knelt down and thanked again.The waiter shouted: "Pingshen!" Everyone stood up.
The emperor raised his cup and made a gesture between his lips, then left his seat and went into the inner hall.A group of servants followed behind, and they walked cleanly in an instant.
Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, they didn't expect the emperor to have attended the banquet without saying a word or taking a sip of wine.Everyone pondered: "What do we look like? He obviously didn't see any of them clearly, but how does this son-in-law make a move?"
The Minister of Rites said: "Please sit down, gentlemen. Please drink and eat as you like." All the palace supervisors brought up bowls of dishes.Xixia is a place of bitter cold in the northwest, and the daily food is mainly cattle and sheep. Although it is an imperial banquet, it is also a large piece of beef and mutton.
Mu Wanqing saw Xiao Feng and other attendants standing by, felt sorry, said in a low voice: "Brother Xiao, Second Brother Xu Zhu, please sit down and eat and drink together." Both Xiao Feng and Xu Zhu shook their heads with a smile.Mu Wanqing knew that Xiao Feng was good at wine, so she had an idea, waved her hand, and said: "Pour wine!" Xiao Feng poured a bowl as he said.Mu Wanqing said: "Drink a bowl!" Xiao Feng was very happy, he finished the big bowl of wine in two gulps.Mu Wanqing said: "Drink again!" Xiao Feng drank another bowl.
The Tubo prince took a few sips of wine, took a few sips of wine, grabbed a large piece of beef in the bowl, and ate it. After a few bites, a big bone was left, and he threw it casually. Flying here, with the force of the wind, the force of this throw is really amazing.
Zhu Danchen drew out his folding fan, flicked on the ox bone, the bone flew back and shot at Prince Zongzan.A Tubo warrior stretched out his hand to grab it, cursed, lifted a big bowl on the table, and threw it at Zhu Danchen.Ba Tianshi slapped out with a wave of his palm, and the wind spread everywhere, the bowl broke into dozens of pieces on the way, and the broken porcelain shot at the Tubo people one after another.Another Tubo warrior quickly took off his outer robe, rolled it up one by one, wrapped dozens of pieces of broken porcelain in the robe, and his technique was very neat.
When everyone came to the palace for the banquet, they all felt that the people who were with the banquet wanted to be concubines. When they met each other, they had no good intentions. They were afraid that there would be a fight during the banquet, but unexpectedly they would fight as soon as they said it. , The hands are so fast.But when they heard the ping-pong-pong sound of the dishes, everyone immediately started making noise.
Suddenly the bell rang, and two rows of people came out from the inner hall, some in hard attire, some in wide robes, most of them were holding strange-shaped weapons.A Xixia noble official wearing a brocade robe shouted loudly: "In the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, gentlemen must not be rude. These people are all members of the first-class hall in our country. If you are interested, you can compete one by one and fight in groups. But never allow it.”
Xiao Feng and the others knew that the Yipin Hall of the Xixia Kingdom was a place to recruit heroes from all over the world, there were quite a lot of talents, so immediately Ba Tianshi and the others stopped.Ba Tianshi, Zhu Danchen and the others took the bowls and dishes thrown by the Tubo warriors and put them down, and did not throw them back.But the Tubo warriors still refused to stop, and even threw beef and mutton at Mu Wanqing one by one.
The brocade robed official said to the Tubo prince: "Your Highness, please give me an order to stop, it's inconvenient to avoid it." Prince Zongzan saw that there were at least a hundred people in the Yipin Hall, let alone being in the other party's palace, he immediately waved his left hand, Everyone stopped.
The Shang Shu of the Western Xia Ministry of Rites bowed his hands to the noble official in brocade robes and said, "He Lian Zhengdong, what orders does the princess have?"
This noble official in brocade robe is Helian Tieshu, the chief manager of Yipin Hall, who was named General Zhengdong. Three years ago, he led all the warriors of Yipin Hall to the Central Plains, but he pretended to be Li Yanzong for Murong Fu, and enchanted everyone with the "sorrowful crisp breeze". .Helian Tieshu and others were all captured by the gang of beggars, but fortunately Duan Yanqing rescued them and escaped.He has seen the fake Xiao Feng played by A Zhu, and the fake Murong Fu played by Duan Yu, but he has never seen the real Xiao Feng and the fake Duan Yu in the palace.Duan Yanqing, Nanhai Crocodile God, Yun Zhonghe, etc. were originally members of Yipintang, but they have special identities, high positions and high salaries, and are respected, so they never take part in these ordinary errands of repression.
Helian Tieshu said loudly: "Princess Madam has an order. After dinner and wine, all guests are invited to go to the study outside Qingfeng Pavilion for tea."
When everyone heard it, they all said "oh".Many people know that Princess Yinchuan lives in Qingfeng Pavilion, and she invites everyone to have tea, so she must meet everyone in person and choose her own son-in-law.All the teenagers were very excited when they heard this, and they all thought: "Even if the princess can't choose me, I will still see the princess with my own eyes. People in Xixia say that their princess is beautiful and unparalleled in the world. If you can meet her, it will be worth it It’s a long journey.”
The Tubo prince stretched out his sleeve, wiped his mouth, stood up, and said, "When is it not good to drink and eat meat? Don't eat it at this time, let's go and see the princess!" The eight warriors in the entourage responded in unison: "Yes!" Tubo The prince said to Helian Tieshu: "You lead the way!" Helian Tieshu said: "Okay, Your Highness, please!" Turning around, he cupped his hands to Mu Wanqing: "Please, Your Highness Duan!" Mu Wanqing said in a rough voice: "General, please .”
The group of people was led by the Helian iron tree, passed through a large garden, turned around several corridors, and when they passed a row of rockery, Mu Wanqing suddenly felt that there was another person beside him. exclaimed.That man's brocade robe and jade belt turned out to be Duan Yu.
Duan Yu laughed in a low voice: "His Royal Highness Duan, you are shocked!" Mu Wanqing said: "You know everything?" Duan Yu laughed and said: "I don't know everything, but looking at this battle, I guessed a thing or two. Duan Yu Your Highness, it is really hard for you."
Mu Wanqing looked to the left and right to see if there were Xixia officials by her side, but she saw two young princes behind Duan Yu.One was about thirty years old, with slanted eyebrows, quite arrogant and indifferent, while the other was extremely beautiful.Mu Wanqing took a closer look and recognized that the beautiful young man was Wang Yuyan. She immediately became angry and said: "It's good for you, you left with Miss Wang quietly, but you asked me to carry this wooden tree with you." Duan Yu said: "Good girl, don't be angry, it's a long story, I was thrown into a mud well, almost starved to death at the bottom of the well."
When Mu Wanqing heard that he had been in danger, her caring immediately overshadowed her anger, and she hurriedly asked, "Are you not injured? I don't think you look very well."
It turned out that at the bottom of the well, Duan Yu had Jiumozhi choke his throat, it was difficult to breathe, and he was about to faint.Murong Fu leaned close to the high place on the wall of the well, gloated over misfortune, secretly rejoiced, and only hoped that Jiumozhi would strangle Duan Yu to death.Wang Yuyan hit Jiumozhi with all her might, but she couldn't get him to let go, in desperation, she suddenly opened her mouth and bit Jiumozhi's right arm.
Jiumozhi suddenly felt a pain in the "Quchi Point" on his right arm, the surging internal energy in his body suddenly swelled thousands of miles, and it was sent from the palm of his hand to Duan Yu's head and neck.Originally, his internal breath was swelling, and his whole body was about to explode, but suddenly there was a place to vent, and he felt comfortable, and the fingers holding Duan Yu's throat gradually loosened.
When he was practicing, his foundation was extremely stable, his strength was concentrated, and he was hard to shake. Although he was in contact with Duan Yu's body, he did not touch Duan Yu's thumb, wrist and other acupoints. Can't absorb his inner strength.At this moment Wang Yuyan took a bite of his "Quchi Point", Jiumozhi was startled, his breath was wide open, the internal energy rushed out, and poured continuously into Duan Yu's throat "Lianquan Point".Lianquan acupoint belongs to the Ren meridian, through Tiantu, Huagai, Xuanji, Yutang, Zigong, and Zhongting acupoints, it leads to Qihai Shanzhong.
Jiumozhi was in a daze at first, his inner breath had a way to go, he became sober, he was shocked: "Ah! My inner energy is absorbed by him so much, I will become a disabled person in a short time, what should I do?" Immediately Gong tried his best to resist, but it was too late now, his internal energy was not as strong as Duan Yu's, after half of it entered into the opponent's body, it gradually ebbed and flowed.
In the darkness, Wang Yuyan felt that when she bit down, Jiumozhi's grip on Duan Yu's throat seemed to loosen a lot, and she was relieved, but Jiumozhi's palm still seemed to be nailed to Duan Yu's neck. No matter how hard she tried to pull, his palm would never leave.Wang Yuyan is familiar with the martial arts of all famous schools in the world, but she can't guess what Jiumozhi's move is, but she thinks it is not a good thing after all, it must be harmful to Duan Yu, so she puts more effort to pull it.Jiumozhi wholeheartedly hoped that she would pull his palm away, but unexpectedly Wang Yuyan shuddered suddenly, Deng felt that her inner strength could not be leaked out.It turns out that Duan Yu's "Beiming Divine Art" does not distinguish between enemy and friend, it is difficult to make a choice, and even Wang Yuyan's shallow internal energy has been absorbed.Not long after, Duan Yu, Wang Yuyan and Jiumozhi fainted together.
After a while, Murong Fu heard that the three people below were silent, they called out a few times, but did not hear any answer, he thought: "It seems that these three people have died together." He was overjoyed at first, but thinking of Wang Yuyan's relationship with himself, I couldn't help being a little sad, and then thought: "Ah, we sealed the well with Dashi, if three of them survived, and the four of them worked together, they might be able to get out, and now I'm the only one left, that would be very rare. Alas, you guys If you are going to die, why not wait for everyone to go outside and fight to the death again?" Stretching out his hands to support upwards, more than ten boulders were piled on top of the well mouth, weighing more than a thousand catties, how could they push it a little bit?
He was weeping, and was about to jump down to the bottom of the well to check again, when he suddenly heard voices talking from above, the voice was noisy, it seemed to be a farmer from Xixia.It turned out that the four of them had been hustle and bustle for most of the night, and it was already dawn. Farmers in the outskirts of the city picked vegetables and went to sell them in Xingzhou City, passing by the well.
Murong Fu thought: "If I call for help, the peasants in the village may not be able to move these boulders weighing hundreds of catties each. After a few moves, they will not be able to move, so they will inevitably go by themselves. They must move to benefit." He said: "These gold and silver treasures are all mine, so don't be jealous. It's okay to give you three thousand taels of silver." Then he shouted in a high-pitched voice: "There are a lot of gold and silver treasures here. Everyone has a share, as long as anyone sees it, everyone will have a share." Then he pretended to be a hoarse voice and said: "Don't let others hear it, everyone who sees has a share, although there are many gold and jewels, after all, the share is thin Already." These pretended answers were sent far away with internal force.
All the peasants in the village could hear it clearly, they were both surprised and happy, and rushed to lift the boulders.Although the boulders were heavy, with the joint efforts of everyone, they were finally moved away piece by piece.Murong Fu didn't wait for all the boulders to be removed, when he saw that there was enough gap to pass through his body, he immediately climbed up the well wall, and jumped out with a swish sound.
The peasants in the village were taken aback, seeing him disappear in a flash, and then disappeared.The people were suspicious, although they were afraid, but they were finally lured by money. They toiled over a dozen boulders aside, connected the ropes that bound the firewood, and lowered a most daring man into the well.
As soon as this person reached the bottom of the well, he stretched out his hand and immediately bumped into Jiumozhi, he didn't move when he touched him, he thought it was a dead body, he was frightened out of his wits, he hurriedly pulled the rope, others lifted him up.Everyone still didn't give up, discussed it, lit some pine wood, and went to the bottom of the well to check.But seeing three "dead corpses" rolling in the mud, motionless, thinking that they have been dead for a long time, but where are there any gold and silver treasures?
The peasants in the village thought that human life was at stake, and if the government was alarmed, maybe the elder would frame everyone for money and murder.Soon there were all kinds of legends that foolish men and women have many attachments.It is said that whenever the solar term is approaching, such as the eve of Ching Ming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Double Ninth Festival, there will be four ghosts covered in mud by the well to worship. Those who see them have headaches, fevers, and serious illnesses, so they must be offered sacrifices from time to time.Since then, beside this dry well, there have been cigarettes all year round.
Until noon, the three people at the bottom of the well woke up one after another.The first one to wake up was Wang Yuyan, her gong power was shallow, although she lost all her internal power, it was not much, and the damage was not much.After waking up, she immediately thought of Duan Yu. Although it was broad daylight, there was still nothing in the deep well. She reached out to touch Duan Yu, and shouted: "Duan Lang, Duan Lang, you... You...what's the matter with you?" He didn't hear Duan Yu's response, he only knew that he had been strangled to death by Jiumozhi, he couldn't help weeping bitterly as he stroked the "corpse", hugged him tightly to his chest, and cried: "Duan Lang, Duan Lang Lang, you are so affectionate to me, but I never have good words or good looks to you. I only hope that in the future, Si Luo will have to rely on Qiao Mu to repay you well. Your life is miserable, today you lost your life at the hands of an evil monk..."
Suddenly I heard Jiumozhi say: "Miss is half right, although the old monk is an evil monk, Mr. Duan did not kill me."
Wang Yuyan was startled and said, "Could it be...my cousin's poisonous hand? He...why is he so cruel?"
At this moment, Duan Yu breathed smoothly, woke up, heard Wang Yuyan's delicate voice next to his ears, he was overjoyed, and felt that he was hugged by her, and he didn't dare to move at the moment, lest she would notice, she couldn't help but Just let go.
But Jiumozhi said: "Not only did your Duan Lang die at the hands of the evil monk, on the contrary, the evil monk almost died at the hands of Duan Lang." Wang Yuyan said with tears: "At this moment, you still have the mood to joke You don't know that my heart hurts so much, you might as well strangle me to death, so that I can follow Duan Lang in the underworld." Duan Yu heard her words that were extremely affectionate, and he was really elated and overjoyed.
Although Jiumozhi lost his internal strength, his mind is still very careful, and his insight is of course as extraordinary as before, but he heard Duan Yu's soft breathing, obviously trying to suppress it, he already guessed his intention, and sighed softly , said: "Mr. Duan, I learned Shaolin's seventy-two unique skills by mistake, and became mad and dangerous. If you hadn't sucked my internal energy, I would have gone mad and died. Although I lost my martial arts at this moment, my life is still alive. I have to thank you." It was your life-saving grace."
Duan Yu is a modest gentleman, when he suddenly heard him say that he wanted to thank him, he couldn't help but said: "Master, why should you be too modest? What virtue and ability do you have, how dare you say that you will save the master's life?"
Wang Yuyan was overjoyed when she heard Duan Yu speak, she was stunned for a while, she immediately understood that he was deliberately not moving so that she could hold him, she couldn't help being ashamed, she pushed him away forcefully, spat, and said: "You people!"
Duan Yu also blushed because she had seen through the mechanism, he hurriedly stood up and leaned against the opposite wall of the well.
Jiumozhi sighed: "Although this old monk is in the Buddhist school, his desire to be strong and competitive is stronger than that of ordinary people. The fruit of today has actually been planted thirty years ago. Alas, the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, none of them can be obtained." But he claims to be an eminent monk, he is proud of himself, he has no shame or shame, alas, after his death, he will enter the uninterrupted hell, and he will not be reborn for ten thousand kalpas."
Duan Yu was panicking in his heart, wondering if Wang Yuyan was angry, after hearing Jiumozhi's disheartened words, he suddenly felt sympathetic, and asked, "Why did the master say that? The master was not happy just now, and he has recovered now ?"
Jiumozhi remained silent for a long while, and then secretly looked for luck, knowing that decades of hard work and cultivation had been wasted in one go.He was originally a man of great wisdom and wisdom, he was taught by a great master, and his cultivation of Buddhism is also very profound, but because he practiced martial arts, his desire to win is getting stronger and his heart towards Buddha is getting weaker, and he is in trouble today.Sitting in the mud, he suddenly remembered: "The Tathagata taught the Buddha, the first thing is to get rid of greed, love, grabbing, and entanglement, so that there is hope of liberation. But I can't get rid of any of them. Sharp locks, tie me tightly. I lost all my martial arts today, so how can I know that it wasn’t Shizun’s enlightenment, telling me to correct my evil and return to the righteous, so that I can be purified and liberated?” He looked back on what he had done for decades, with sweat dripping down his forehead, and he felt ashamed , sad again.
Hearing that he didn't answer, Duan Yu asked Wang Yuyan, "Where is Mr. Murong?" Wang Yuyan said "ah", and said, "Where's my cousin? Ah, I forgot." Duan Yu heard her "I forgot." These four characters are really like hearing heaven, more joyful than anything else.Originally Wang Yuyan put all her heart and soul on Murong Fu, but now she didn't think of him after a long time, it can be seen that her heart for her is really sincere, in her heart, she and Murong Fu have changed positions.
I just heard Jiumozhi say: "I have offended you a lot in the past, I would like to thank you for this." He said and bowed.Although Duan Yu couldn't see him saluting, he hurriedly returned the salute, saying: "If Master didn't bring Wan Sheng to the Central Plains, how could Wan Sheng meet Miss Wang? Wan Sheng is really grateful to Master."
Jiumozhi said: "That is the good fortune accumulated by the young master himself. The old monk's evil deeds have become a helper. The young master's heart is kind, and the future blessings will be endless. The old monk is leaving today, and we will be separated by thousands of miles. I am afraid that it will be rare again. An account book was borrowed by the old monk from Miss Wang Lingtang in Suzhou, and I will return it to Miss Wang today. Among the borrowed books, there are still the first six books left in Tubo, and the old monk immediately sent people to Suzhou and returned them to the Lingtang. I wish you both Bring the case together and grow old together." As he said, he handed the secret copy of the eighth "Little Formless Kungfu" covered in mud to Wang Yuyan.
Duan Yu said: "Master, do you want to go back to the Tubo Kingdom?" Jiumozhi said: "I want to go back to where I came from, but not necessarily the Tubo Kingdom." Duan Yu said: "Your prince proposes to Princess Xixia, Master won't wait for the matter to be resolved before returning?"
Jiumozhi smiled slightly and said: "Idlers outside the world, how can you worry about such mundane things anymore? From now on, this old man will be indeterminate in what he will do, and he will be at ease as he encounters. Where the heart is at ease, the body is at peace." He said, grabbing the leaves left by the peasants in the village. After trying the rope, he knew that the upper end was tied to a big rock, so he slowly climbed up.
As a result, Jiumozhi became enlightened and finally became a generation of eminent monks. Afterwards, he widely translated the Buddhist scriptures of Tianzhu into Tibetan, promoted Buddhism, and saved countless people.Afterwards, Buddhism in India declined, and the scriptures and scriptures were all lost and lost. In Tibet, there are still many preserved. Since then, Esoteric Buddhism has flourished, and many classics of the Tripitaka have been transferred to China. Among them, Jiumozhi has made great contributions.
Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan faced each other, they could hear their breathing, although they were in the mud, their hearts were full of joy, neither of them thought of crawling out of the well.The two slowly stretched out their hands at the same time, holding hands with each other, and their hearts were connected.
After a long time, Wang Yuyan said: "Duan Lang, I'm afraid he strangled your throat, let's go up and have a look." Duan Yu said: "I don't feel any pain, but I'm not in a hurry to go up." Wang Yuyan said softly : "If you don't like to go up, I'll stay here with you." She is obedient and obedient, not to mention disobedient.
Duan Yu felt sorry, and said with a smile: "You are soaked in the mud like this, wouldn't it ruin you?" With his left arm around her slender waist, he pulled the rope with his right hand, and it turned out to be extremely powerful. Then rise a few feet.Duan Yu was amazed, he didn't know that he had absorbed Jiumozhi's life energy, he also said that he was in good spirits on happy occasions, and slept at the bottom of the well, unexpectedly his internal energy increased greatly.
The two came out of the well, seeing each other covered in mud and filthy in the sun, and guessing that their own appearance must be the same, they couldn't help laughing at each other, they found a small stream, jumped down to rinse for a long time, and then washed their hair, Rinse away the sludge from the mouth, nose, clothes, shoes and socks, etc.The two of them went out of the stream dripping wet, remembering that Duan Yu fell into the pond the night before, the situation was similar, but his mood was very different, it really seemed like a lifetime away.
王语嫣道：“咱们这么一副样子，如叫人撞见，真羞也羞死了。”段誉道：“不如便在这里晒干，等天黑了再回去。”王语嫣点头称是，倚在山石边上。
段誉仔细端详，但见佳人似玉，秀发滴水，不由得大乐，却将王语嫣瞧得娇羞无限，把脸蛋侧了过去。两人絮絮烦烦，尽拣些没要紧的事来说，不知时刻之过，似乎只转眼之间，太阳便下了山，而衣服鞋袜也都干了。
段誉心中喜乐，蓦地里想到慕容复，说道：“嫣妹，我今日心愿得偿，神仙也不如，却不知你表哥今日去向西夏公主求婚，成也不成。”
王语嫣本来一想到此事便即伤心欲绝，这时却想：“段郎既不去争夺，表哥定会点中驸马。他喜气洋洋，看我和段郎相好，也就不会着恼。”说道：“是啊，咱们快瞧瞧去。”
两人匆匆回迎宾馆来，将到门外，忽听得墙边有人说道：“你们也来了？”正是慕容复的声音。段誉和王语嫣齐声喜道：“是啊，原来你在这里。”
慕容复哼了一声，说道：“刚才跟吐蕃武士打了一架，杀了十来个人，耽搁了我不少工夫。姓段的，你怎么自己不去皇宫赴宴，却叫个姑娘冒充了你去？我……我可不容你使此狡计，非去拆穿不可。”
他从井中出来后，洗浴、更衣，好好睡了一觉，醒来后却遇上吐蕃武士，一场打斗，虽然得胜，却也费了不少力气，赶回宾馆时恰好见到木婉清、萧峰、巴天石等一干人出来。他躲在墙角后审察动静，正要去找邓百川等计议，却见到段誉和王语嫣并肩细语而来。
段誉奇道：“什么姑娘冒充我去？我可半点也不知。”王语嫣也道：“表哥，我们刚从井中出来……”随即想起此言不尽不实，自己与段誉在山涧畔温存缠绵了半天，不能说刚从井中出来，不由得脸上红了。
好在暮色苍茫之中，慕容复没留神到她脸色忸怩，他急于要赶向皇宫，也不去注意她身上污泥尽去，绝非初从井底出来的模样。只听王语嫣又道：“表哥，他……他……段公子说，盼望你点中驸马，娶得西夏公主。”慕容复精神一振，喜道：“此话当真，段兄真的不跟我争做驸马了么？”心想：“看来这书呆子呆气发作，竟不想去做西夏驸马，只一心一意要娶我表妹，世界上竟有这等糊涂大笨蛋，倒也可笑。他有萧峰、虚竹相助，如不跟我争，我便去了一个最厉害的劲敌。”
段誉道：“我决不来跟你争西夏公主，但你也决不可来跟我争我的嫣妹。大丈夫一言既出，决无反悔。”他一见到慕容复，总不免有些担心。
慕容复喜道：“咱们须得赶赴皇宫。你叫那个姑娘不可冒充你而去做了驸马。”当下匆匆将木婉清乔装男子之事说了。段誉料定是自己失踪，巴天石和朱丹臣为了向镇南王交代，一力怂恿木婉清乔装改扮，代兄求亲。当下三人齐赴慕容复的寓所。
邓百川等正自彷徨焦急，忽见公子归来，都是喜出望外。眼见为时迫促，各人手忙脚乱地换了衣衫。段誉说什么也不肯和王语嫣分开，否则宁可不去皇宫。慕容复无奈，只得要王语嫣也改穿男装，相偕入宫。
三人带同邓百川、公冶乾、包不同、风波恶等赶到皇宫时，宫门已闭。慕容复岂肯就此罢休，悄悄走到宫墙外的僻静处，逾墙而入。风波恶跃上墙头，伸手来拉段誉。段誉左手搂住王语嫣，用力一跃，右手去握风波恶的手。不料一跃之下，两个人轻轻巧巧地从风波恶头顶飞越而过，还高出了三四尺，跟着轻轻落下，如叶之堕，悄然无声。墙内慕容复，墙头风波恶，墙外邓百川、公冶乾，都不约而同地低声喝彩：“好轻功！”只包不同道：“我看也稀松平常。”
七人潜入御花园中，寻觅宴客的所在，想设法混进大厅去与宴，岂知这场御宴片刻间便即散席，前来求婚的众少年受银川公主之邀，赴青凤阁饮茶。段誉、慕容复、王语嫣三人在花园中遇到了木婉清。
萧峰、巴天石等见段誉神出鬼没地突然现身，都感惊喜交加。众人悄悄商议，均说求婚者众，西夏国官员未必弄得清楚，大伙儿混在一道，到了青凤阁再说，段誉既到，便不怕揭露机关了。
一行数人穿过御花园，远远望见花木掩映中露出楼台一角，阁边挑出两盏宫灯，赫连铁树引导众人来到阁前，朗声说道：“四方佳客前来谒见公主。”
阁门开处，出来四名宫女，每人手提一盏轻纱灯笼，其后是一名身披紫衫的宦官，说道：“众位远来辛苦，公主请诸位进青凤阁奉茶。”
宗赞王子道：“很好，很好，我正口渴得紧了。为了要见公主，多走几步路打什么紧？又有什么辛苦不辛苦的，哈哈，哈哈！”大笑声中，昂然而前，从那宦官身旁大踏步走进阁去。其余众人争先恐后地拥进，都想抢个好座位，越近公主越好。
只见阁内好大一座厅堂，地下铺着厚厚的羊毛地毯，地毯上织了五彩花朵，鲜艳夺目。一张张小茶几排列成行，几上放着青花盖碗，每只盖碗旁有只青衣碟子，碟中装了奶酪、糕饼等四色点心。厅堂尽处有个高出三四尺的平台，铺了淡黄地毯，台上放着一张锦垫圆凳。众人均想这定是公主的座位，你推我拥的，都抢着靠近那平台而坐。
段誉拉着王语嫣的手，坐在厅堂角落的一张小茶几旁低声细语。他偶向木婉清一瞥，但见她泪眼莹莹，不由得心中怜惜，又感过意不去，这才正襟危坐，凝目向前。
各人坐定，那宦官举起一根小小铜锤，在一块白玉云板上叮叮叮地敲击三下，厅堂中登时肃静无声，连段誉和王语嫣也都停了说话，静候公主出来。
过得片刻，只听得环佩丁冬，内堂走出八个绿衫宫女，分往两旁一站，又过片刻，一个身穿淡绿衣衫的少女脚步轻盈地走了出来。
众人登时眼睛为之一亮，只见这少女身形苗条，举止娴雅，面貌更十分秀美。众人都暗暗喝一声彩：“人称银川公主丽色无双，果然名不虚传。”
慕容复更想：“我初时尚担心银川公主容貌不美，原来她虽比表妹似乎稍有不及，却也是千中挑、万中选的美女，先前的担心，大是多余。瞧她形貌端正，他日成为大燕国皇后，母仪天下。我和她生下孩儿，世世代代为大燕之主。”
那少女缓步走向平台，微微躬身，向众人为礼。众人当她进来之时早已站起，见她躬身行礼，都躬身还礼，有人见公主如此谦逊，没半分骄矜，更啧啧连声地赞了起来。那少女眼观鼻、鼻观心，目光始终不与众人相接，显得甚是腼腆。众人大气也不敢透一口，生怕惊动了她，均想：“公主金枝玉叶，深居禁中，突然见到这许多男子，自当如此，方合她尊贵的身份。”
过了好半晌，那少女脸上一红，轻声细气地说道：“公主殿下谕示：诸位佳客远来，青凤阁愧无好茶美点待客，甚是简慢，请诸位随意用些。”
众人都是一凛，面面相觑，忍不住暗叫：“惭愧，原来她不是公主，看来只不过是侍候公主的一个贴身宫女。”但随即又想，宫女已是这般人才，公主自然更加非同小可，惭愧之余，随即又多了几分欢喜。
宗赞王子道：“原来你不是公主，那么请公主快些来吧。我好酒好肉也不吃，哪爱吃什么好茶美点？”那宫女道：“待诸位用过茶后，公主殿下另有谕示。”宗赞笑道：“很好，很好，公主殿下既然有命，还是遵从的好。”举起盖碗，揭开了盖，瓷碗一侧，将一碗茶连茶叶倒在口里，咕嘟嘟一口吞下茶水，不住地咀嚼茶叶。吐蕃国人喝茶，在茶中加盐，和以奶酪，连茶汁茶叶一古脑儿都吃下肚去。他还没吞完茶叶，已抓起四色点心，飞快地塞在口中，含含糊糊地道：“好啦，我遵命吃完，可以请公主出来啦！”
那宫女悄声道：“是。”却不移动脚步。宗赞知她是要等旁人都吃完后才去通报，心下好不耐烦，不住口地催促：“喂，大伙儿快吃，加把劲儿！是茶叶么，又有什么了不起？”好容易大多数人都喝了茶，吃了点心。宗赞王子道：“这行了吗？”
那宫女脸上微微一红，神色娇羞，说道：“公主殿下有请各位佳客，移步内书房，观赏书画。”宗赞“嘿”的一声，说道：“书画有什么好看？画上的美女，又怎有真人好看？摸不着，闻不到，都是假的。”但还是站起身来。
慕容复心下暗喜：“这就好了，公主要我们到书房去，观赏书画为名，考验文才是实，像宗赞王子这等粗野陋夫，懂得什么诗词歌赋、书法图画？只怕三言两语，便给公主轰出了书房。”又即寻思：“单是比试武功，我已可压倒群雄，现下公主更要考较文才，那我更是大占上风了。”当下喜气洋洋地站起身来。
那宫女道：“公主殿下有谕：凡是女扮男装的姑娘们，四十岁以上、已逾不惑之年的先生们，都请留在这里凝香堂中休息喝茶。其余各位佳客，便请去内书房。”
木婉清、王语嫣都暗自心惊，均想：“原来我女扮男装，早就给他们瞧出来了。”
却听得一人大声道：“非也，非也！”
那宫女又是脸上一红，她自幼入宫，数岁之后便只见过半男半女的宦官，从未见过真正的男人，连皇帝和皇太子也未见过，陡然间见到这许多男人，自不免慌慌张张，尽自害羞，过了半晌，才道：“不知这位先生有何高见？”
包不同道：“高见是没有的，低见倒有一些。”似包不同这般强颜舌辩之人，那宫女更从未遇到过，不知如何应付。包不同接着说：“料想你定要问我：'不知这位先生有何低见？'我瞧你忸怩腼腆，不如免了你这一问，我自己说了出来，也就是了。”
那宫女微笑道：“多谢先生。”
包不同道：“我们万里迢迢地来见公主，路途之上，千辛万苦。有的葬身于风沙大漠，有的丧命于狮吻虎口，有的给吐蕃王子的手下武士杀了，到得兴州的，十停中也不过一二停而已。大家只不过想见一见公主的金容玉颜，如今只因爹爹妈妈将我早生了几年，以致在下年过四十，一番跋涉，全属徒劳，早知如此，我就迟些出世了。”
那宫女抿嘴笑道：“先生说笑了，一个人早生迟生，岂有自己做得主的？”
宗赞听包不同唠叨不休，向他怒目而视，喝道：“公主殿下既然有此谕示，大家遵命便是，你啰唆些什么？”包不同冷冷地道：“王子殿下，我说这番话是为你好。你今年四十一岁，虽然也不算很老，总已年逾四旬，是不能去见公主的了。前天我给你算过命，你是甲午年、壬子月、癸丑日、乙卯时的八字，算起来，那是足足四十一岁了。”
宗赞王子其实只二十八岁，不过满脸虬髯，到底多大年纪，甚难估计。那绿衫宫女连男人也是今日第一次见，自然更不能判定男人的年纪，也不知包不同所言是真是假，只见宗赞王子满脸怒容，过去要揪打包不同，她心下害怕，忙道：“我说……我说呢，各人的生日总是自己记得最明白，过了四十岁，便留在这儿，不到四十岁的，请到内书房去。”
宗赞道：“很好，我连三十岁也没到，自当去内书房。”说着大踏步走进内堂。包不同学着他声音道：“很好，我连八十岁也没到，自当去内书房。我虽年逾不惑，性格儿却非不惑，简直大惑而特惑。”闪身便走了进去。那宫女想要拦阻，娇怯怯的却是不敢。其余众人一哄而进，别说过了四十的，便五六十岁的也进去了不少。只十几位庄严稳重、行止端方的老人才留在厅中。
木婉清和王语嫣却也留了下来。段誉原欲留下陪伴王语嫣。但王语嫣不住催促，要他务须进去相助慕容复，段誉这才恋恋不舍地入内，但一步三回首，便如作海国万里之行，这一去之后，再隔三年五载也不能聚会一般。
一行人走过一条长长的甬道，心下都暗暗纳罕：“这青凤阁在外面瞧来，也不见得如何宏伟，岂知里面竟然别有天地，是这么大一片地方。”数十丈长的甬道走完，来到两扇大石门前。
那宫女取出一块金属小片，在石门上铮铮铮地敲击数下，石门轧轧打开。这些人见这石门厚逾一尺，坚固异常，更暗自嘀咕：“我们进去之后，石门一关，岂不是给他们一网打尽？焉知西夏国不是以公主招亲为名，引得天下英雄好汉齐来自投罗网？”但既来之，则安之，在这局面之下，谁也不肯示弱，重行折回。
众人进门后，石门缓缓合上，门内又是一条长甬道，两边石壁上燃着油灯。走完甬道，又是一道石门，过了石门，又是甬道，接连过了三道大石门。这时连本来最漫不经心之人也有些惶惶然了。再转了几个弯，忽听得水声淙淙，来到一条深涧之旁。
在禁宫之中突然见到这样一条深涧，委实匪夷所思。众人面面相觑，有些脾气暴躁的，几乎便要发作。
那宫女道：“要去内书房，须得经过这道幽兰涧，众位请。”说着娇躯一摆，便往深涧里踏去。涧旁点着四个明晃晃的火把，众人瞧得明白，她这一脚踏下，便摔入了涧中，不禁都惊呼起来。
岂知她身形婀娜，娉娉婷婷地从涧上凌空走了过去。众人诧异之下，均想涧上必有铁索之类可资踏足，否则决无凌空步虚之理，凝目看时，果见有一条钢索从此岸通到彼岸，横架涧上。只钢索漆得黑黝黝的，黑夜中处于火光照射不到之所，还真难发现。溪涧颇深，倘若失足掉落，纵无性命之忧，也必狼狈万分。但这些人前来西夏求亲或是护行，个个武功颇具根底，当即有人施展轻功，从钢索上踏向对岸。段誉武功不行，“凌波微步”的轻功却练得甚为纯熟，巴天石携住他手，轻轻一带，两人便即走过。众人一一走过，那宫女不知在什么岩石旁的机括上一按，只听得飕的一声，钢索登时缩入了草丛之中，不知去向。众人更是心惊，都想这深涧甚阔，难以飞越，莫非西夏国果然不怀好意？否则公主的深闺之中，何以会有这机关？各人暗自提防，却都不加叫破。有的人暗暗懊悔：“怎地我这样蠢，进宫时不带兵刃暗器？”
那宫女说道：“请众位到这里来。”众人随着她穿过了一大片竹林，来到一个山洞门之前，那宫女敲了几下，山洞门打开。那宫女说道：“请！”当先走进。
原来这内书房是西夏皇太妃李秋水旧居之地。李秋水神功奥秘，武学深湛，将居所布置得甚为奇特，她年老之后，另迁宁居，将年轻时所用的宫殿让给了孙女银川公主。
朱丹臣悄声问巴天石道：“怎样！”巴天石也拿捏不定，不知是否该劝段誉留下，不去冒这个大险，但如不进山洞，当然决无雀屏中选之望。两人正踌躇间，段誉已和萧峰并肩走了进去，巴朱二人双手一握，当即跟进。
在山洞中又穿过一条甬道，眼前陡然明亮，众人已身处一座大厅堂之中。这厅堂比之先前喝茶的凝香堂大了三倍有余，显然本是山峰中一个天然洞穴，再加上偌大人工修饰而成。厅壁打磨光滑，到处挂满了字画。一般山洞都有湿气水滴，这所在却干燥异常，字画悬在壁间，全无受潮之象。堂侧放着一张紫檀木的大书桌，桌上放了文房四宝、碑帖古玩，更有几座书架，三四张石凳、石几。那宫女道：“这里便是公主殿下的内书房，请众位随意观赏书画。”
众人见这厅堂的模样和陈设极是特异，空空荡荡，更无半分脂粉气息，居然便是公主的书房，都大感惊奇。这些人九成是赳赳武夫，能识得几个字的已属不易，哪懂什么字画？但壁上挂的确是字画，倒也识得。
萧峰、虚竹武功虽高，于艺文一道却均一窍不通，两人并肩往地下一坐，留神观看旁人动静。萧峰的见识经历比虚竹高出百倍，他神色漠然，似对壁上挂着的书法图画感到索然无味，其实眼光始终不离那绿衫宫女左右。他知这宫女是关键所在，倘若西夏国暗中伏有奸计，定由这娇小腼腆的宫女发动。此时他便如一头在暗中窥伺猎物的豹子，虽然全无动静，实则耳目心灵，全神贯注，每一片筋肉都鼓足了劲，一见有变故之兆，立即便扑向那宫女，先行将她制住，决不容她使甚手脚。
段誉、朱丹臣、慕容复、公冶乾等人到壁前观看字画。邓百川察看每具画架，有无细孔可放出毒气，西夏的“悲酥清风”着实厉害，中原武林人物早闻其名。巴天石则假装观赏字画，实则在细看墙壁、屋角，查察有无机关或出路。
只包不同信口雌黄，对壁间字画大加讥弹，不是说这幅画布局欠佳，便说那幅书法笔力不足。西夏虽僻处边陲，立国年浅，宫中所藏字画不能与大宋、大辽相比，但帝皇之家，所藏精品毕竟也不在少。公主书房中颇有一些晋人北魏的书法、唐朝五代的绘画，无不给包不同说得一钱不值。其时苏黄米蔡书法流播天下，西夏皇宫中也有若干苏东坡、黄山谷的字迹，在包不同的口中，不但颜柳苏黄平平无奇，即令是钟王欧褚，也都不在他眼下。
那宫女听他大言不惭地胡乱批评，不由得惊奇万分，走过去轻声问道：“包先生，这些字当真写得不好么？公主殿下却说写得极好呢！”包不同道：“公主殿下僻处西夏，没见过我们中原真正大名士、大才子的书法，以后须当到中原走走，以长见闻。小妹子，你也当随伴公主殿下去中原玩玩，才不致孤陋寡闻。”那宫女点头称是，微笑道：“要到中原走走，那可不容易了。”
包不同道：“非也，非也。公主殿下嫁了中原英雄，不是便可去中原了吗？小姑娘，你叫什么名字，悄悄