Chapter 49 Chapter Forty-Eight
This voice is more than ten zhang away at least, but when it reaches Madam Wang and Murong Fu's ears, it feels as if it is very close at hand.The faces of the two changed suddenly, only to hear the storm outside the house, and Bao Budong shouted in unison, rushing towards where the sound came from.Murong Fu flashed to the door.Under the moonlight, the blue shadow swayed, followed by a gray shadow and a yellow shadow, and it was Deng Baichuan and Gongye Ganfen who attacked from left and right.
Duan Yanqing leaned on the ground with his left stick, and swept out his right stick, pointing at Deng Baichuan and Gongyegan, with a few chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi, and in an instant, he sent out seven killer strikes.Deng Baichuan tried his best to deal with it, but Gongye couldn't hold on anymore, so he took two steps back.Bao BuTong and Feng BoE turned around to kill each other.Duan Yanqing was one against four, and he still had the upper hand with ease.
Murong Fu drew out the long sword at his waist, a cloud of blue light appeared Leng Sensen, and stabbed at Duan Yanqing.Duan Yanqing was besieged by five people, and Murong Fu was a first-class expert, but his stick was floating, and his moves were still extremely fierce.
Back then when Mrs. Wang and Duan Zhengchun were passionately in love, they spent time together by the water. Apart from vows, they inevitably talked about martial arts. Duan Zhengchun tried out Yiyang Finger, Duan's swordsmanship and other martial arts one by one.Now Mrs. Wang sees that Duan Yanqing's tricks are just like Duan Lang's back then, why isn't she sad?She thought Duan Lang was captured by this person, and he was probably nearby, why not take the opportunity to rescue Duan Lang?She was about to look for it behind the mountain outside the house, when suddenly she heard Feng Bo'e yelling loudly.
I saw that Feng Bo'e was already lying on the ground, Duan Yanqing's right hand steel rod was slashing around a foot away from him, but he didn't hit his vitals.Murong Fu, Deng Baichuan and others handed their weapons to Duan Yanqing, they all pushed aside the steel rods for him.This situation is very obvious, if Duan Yanqing wants to take the life of the storm, it is as easy as pie, just show mercy for the time being.
Murong Fu jumped back quickly and shouted: "Hold on!" Deng Baichuan, Gongyegan and Bao Tong jumped away at the same time.Murong Fu said: "Mr. Duan, thank you for your mercy. You and I have no enmity in the first place, but from now on, Gusu Murong Sect will bow down to you."
Feng Bo shouted viciously: "The surname Feng is not good at learning, so what's the point of dying? My lord, you must not give up for the sake of the surname Feng." Duan Yanqing grinned, and said: "The person surnamed Feng is a Good man!" Withdrew the steel staff.
Feng Bo evil a "carp kicking upright", jumped up with a whoosh, slashed at the top of Duan Yanqing's head with a single knife, and shouted: "Eat me with a knife!" Duan Yanqing raised his steel staff and stuck it on his single knife.Feng Bo E only felt a great force vibrating towards the palm of his hand, he let go of his single-handed sword immediately, followed by a pain in his waist, he had already been picked up by the opponent's waist, more than ten feet away.Duan Yanqing's right hand tilted slightly, internal force was transmitted from the steel staff to the single knife, only a tinkling sound was heard, the single knife was shaken into more than ten pieces, collided with each other, and flew away in all directions.Murong Fu, Deng Baichuan, Mrs. Wang and others dodge each other, they are all horrified.
Murong Fu cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Duan's miraculous skills are world-class, I admire, admire. How about we turn enemies into friends?" Duan Yanqing said: "Just now you said that you wanted to arrange drunken bees to harm me, now that you are defeated in the competition, what will happen? Got an idea?"
Murong Fu said: "If you and I can work together, it will be of great benefit. Prince Yanqing, you are the heir apparent of the Dali Kingdom, the throne of the emperor has been taken away by others, why don't you try to get it back?" Duan Yanqing looked strangely. Leaning sideways, he said gloomily, "What does this have to do with you?" Murong Fu said, "If you want to take back the throne of the Dali Kingdom, I must help you." Duan Yanqing sneered, and said, "I don't believe you are willing to help me." I'm afraid you wish you could kill me with a sword."
Murong Fu said: "I want to help you become the emperor of the Dali Kingdom, it's for my own sake. First, I hate that kid Duan Yu to death. He forced me to almost commit suicide in Shaoshi Mountain, making the Murong family hardly have a foothold in the martial arts world." I will kill that kid Duan Yu and help you win the throne to vent my anger. Second, after you become the emperor of the Dali Kingdom, I need your help in important matters."
Duan Yanqing knew that Murong Fu was alert and wise, and had bad intentions for him, but he believed it so frankly.That day Duan Yu forced Murong Fu into a panic with the Six Meridian Excalibur on Mount Shaoshi, Duan Yanqing witnessed it with his own eyes.When he recalled this incident, he felt extremely uneasy.Although he captured Duan Zhengchun, he thought to himself that he was by no means an opponent of Duan Yu's Six Meridians Excalibur. If he met on a narrow road and made a move, he would definitely die under Duan Yu's invisible sword energy. The only way to deal with it was to use With the lives of Duan Zhengchun and his wife as a threat, he tried to subdue Duan Yu, but he was not sure, so he asked: "Your Excellency is not Duan Yu's opponent, but how can you restrain him?"
Murong Fu's face blushed slightly, and he said: "If you are not strong enough to fight against him, you can outsmart him. In a word, Duan Yu was captured by my subordinates, and I will leave it to you to deal with." Duan Yanqing was overjoyed. Don't be easily fooled by him, and said: "You say you can capture Duan Yu, don't you know that fantasy is useless and empty words are useless?"
Murong Fu smiled slightly and said: "This Mrs. Wang is your aunt, this kid Duan Yu has been captured by my aunt. She is going to use this kid to exchange someone with Your Excellency, so we want to invite Your Excellency to come here. That’s what it means.”
At this moment, Mrs. Wang wandered around, looking for Duan Zhengchun's location, when she heard Murong Fu's words, she immediately turned around.Duan Yanqing murmured between his throat and abdomen: "I wonder who Madam will replace?"
Mrs. Wang's face flushed slightly, she thought about it day and night, and it was Duan Zhengchun alone, but as a widow, it was inconvenient for her to openly confide her feelings to others, and it was difficult to answer for a while.
Murong Fu said: "This boy Duan Yu's father, Duan Zhengchun, offended my aunt back then, and his hatred is as deep as the ocean. My aunt wants Your Excellency to agree to a word. After you accept the throne of Dali Kingdom, you must hand over Duan Zhengchun to him. My aunt, at that time, she was killed or chopped, fried and burned, and it was my aunt's disposal."
Duan Yanqing laughed heartily, and said to himself: "After he sits in meditation, I was going to execute him. If you do it for me, that would be the best." But he felt that this matter came too easily, and he was afraid that there might be fraud in it. The ventriloquist asked: "Mr. Murong, you said that after I ascended the throne, you would ask me for help with important matters, but you don't know if I can do it. Please make it clear first, so as not to be unable to do it in the future, and become an untrustworthy villain."
Murong Fu said: "Since His Royal Highness Duan said this, I can trust you ten thousand times. Since we want to make this big deal, I can't hide from you what is on my mind. The Gusu Murong family was the Great Yan Emperor back then. I, the ancestors of the Murong family, have taught me to revive the Great Yan as my career. The power of the subordinates is weak, and it is difficult to achieve great things. After His Highness becomes the King of Dali, Murong Fu will borrow 10,000 soldiers and food from the Lord of Dali I am satisfied, thinking that it will be used to revive the Great Yan."
The fact that Murong Fu is a descendant of Emperor Yan, when Murong Bo stopped Murong Fu from committing suicide on Mount Shaoshi, Duan Yanqing watched coldly, and guessed it out of ten, and heard Murong Fu actually confide such a big secret to himself, It is enough to see the sincerity of his intentions, and he pondered: "If he wants to revive the Yan Kingdom, he will inevitably become enemies with the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao Dynasty at the same time. Dali is a small country with few people, and it is not enough to protect ourselves. How can we start a war against a big country? The king, if you don’t have a heart, you can’t cause wars. Forget it, I pretend to agree at this moment, and then I will get rid of him. Don’t you know that a small man is not a gentleman, and a non-poisonous man is not a husband?” He said: “The country of Dali is small and the people are poor. , 10,000 soldiers can hardly be gathered in a hurry, and the number of 5,000 can be driven by a single step. I hope that the great success will be completed, and Dayan and Dali will always be the country of brotherly marriage."
Murong Fu bowed deeply, and said with weeping tears: "If Murong Fu can restore his ancestral foundation, and serve as Dali Ping Fan for generations, he will never forget His Majesty's great kindness and virtue."
Duan Yanqing couldn't help being overjoyed to hear that he actually changed his name to "Your Majesty", but also heard him speak later, sobbing, and wept with emotion. Where is that kid Yu?"
Before Murong Fu could answer, Mrs. Wang took two steps forward and asked, "Where is Duan Zhengchun?" Murong Fu said, "Your Majesty, please take your followers to my aunt's residence for a while. Duan Yu It has already been bound, and it will be offered immediately."
Duan Yanqing said happily: "It's so good." Suddenly, a scream came from his belly.
Mrs. Wang was startled. She could only hear the sound of hoofbeats in the distance and the rumble of vehicles. Several mule carts were coming towards this side.Not long after, I saw four people riding horses and three carts rushing from the road.Mrs. Wang's figure shook violently, she rushed to her, she thought that Duan Zhengchun must be in the carriage, passing two horses, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to lift the curtain of the first cart.
Suddenly, there was a bald head with a wide mouth, thin eyes, big ears and a bald head.The head hissed and shouted: "What are you doing?" Madam Wang was taken aback and jumped away, only then did she see clearly that this ugly face was holding a whip, but it was the driver of the carriage.
Duan Yanqing said: "Third brother, this is Mrs. Wang, let's go to her village to rest together. Take all the guests in the carriage with you!" The coachman is South Sea Crocodile God.
The curtain of the cart was lifted, and a person walked tremblingly.
Mrs. Wang saw that this man looked haggard and was wearing a wrinkled silk robe. It was Duan Lang whom she missed all day.Her chest was sore, tears welled up in her eyes, she rushed forward and shouted, "Duan... Duan... you... hello!"
Duan Zhengchun was shocked when he heard the voice, and when he turned around to see Mrs. Wang, his expression changed drastically.He owed a lot of romantic debts everywhere, and among all the creditors, Mrs. Wang was the most difficult to deal with.Qin Hongmian, Ruan Xingzhu and the others were content with just having him by their side. Mrs. Ma, Kang Min, was a married woman. Although her methods were ruthless, she never dared to reveal them. This Mrs. Wang's husband was dead, so she slapped her punches With a knife, he must be forced to kill Yuan Pei Dao Baifeng, and then marry her as his wife.How could Duan Zhengchun agree to this matter?When there was a lot of trouble, she had no choice but to leave without saying goodbye, never expecting to meet her again when she was in the most embarrassing situation.
Although Duan Zhengchun is not special in love, he treats every lover with sincerity, he immediately thinks of Mrs. Wang, and shouts: "A Luo, hurry up! This old man in green robe is a big villain, don't It fell into his hands." Turning slightly, he stood between Mrs. Wang and Duan Yanqing, urging repeatedly: "Go, go!" In fact, he had already ordered acupoints for Duan Yanqing, and it was already extremely difficult to move. What power to protect Mrs. Wang?
This "A Luo" cry, and the caring and love was indeed out of sincerity, Madam Wang was full of resentment, which instantly turned into thousands of strands of tenderness, but in front of Duan Yanqing and his nephew, she couldn't show it no matter what, coldly snorted With a sound, he said: "Nud Bodhisattva crossing the river, he cannot protect himself. He is a great evil person, so are you a good person?" Turning to Duan Yanqing, he said, "Your Highness, please!"
Duan Yanqing knew Duan Zhengchun's temperament. Seeing his actions at this moment, it was obvious that he had no hatred for Madam Wang. Even if Madam Wang had resentment towards him, it was more love than hatred. She thought: "These two The relationship between people is very unusual, so don't be fooled by them." He was bold but not afraid at all, and walked into the room awe-inspiringly.
It was a villa specially purchased by Mrs. Wang to capture Duan Zhengchun. The building was not small. After entering the gate of the villa, there was a large courtyard full of camellias. Under the moonlight, the flowers were dancing and dancing, very elegant and clean.When Duan Zhengchun saw the arrangement of camellias, he seemed to be exactly the same as Mrs. Wang's Mantuo Villa in Gusu. His chest felt sore, and he said in a low voice, "So... so it's your residence." Mrs. Wang sneered Said: "Did you recognize it?" Duan Zhengchun whispered: "I recognized it. I wish I could grow old with you in Gusu Mantuo Villa..."
South Sea Crocodile God and Yun Zhonghe also led the captives in the two carts behind.In one car were Dao Baifeng, Mrs. Zhong Gan Baobao, Qin Hongmian, and Ruan Xingzhu; in the other were Hua Hegen, Fan Hua, Fu Sigui, Cui Baiquan, and Guo Yanzhi.The nine people also ordered acupoints for Duan Yanqing.
It turned out that Duan Zhengchun sent Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen to escort Duan Yu to Xixia to ask for marriage, and soon he received an imperial edict from Baoding Emperor's envoy, ordering him to return to Dali in the near future to take over the throne, and Baoding Emperor himself would go to Tianlong Temple to become a monk.The royal family of the Dali Kingdom believed in Buddhism, and there were many monarchs of the past dynasties who abstained from the throne in their later years to become monks. When Duan Zhengchun received the decree, although he was sad in his heart, he was not surprised. He immediately returned south slowly with Qin Hongmian and Ruan Xingzhu, intending to send The two daughters were placed secretly in Dali City, so that Princess Dao Baifeng would not know about it.Unexpectedly, Dao Baifeng and Gan Baobao arrived one after another.Afterwards, I got a police report from the women of Vulture Palace, saying that there are powerful enemies laying traps along the way, Duan Zhengchun please be careful.Duan Zhengchun, Fan Hua and others discussed it, they all thought that the so-called "formidable opponent" must be Duan Yanqing, this person is really difficult to fight, and it is better to avoid him, so they immediately changed their route to the east.He didn't know that Abi got this information from Youcao, Mrs. Wang's servant girl, Abi only knew about one thing, but not about the other. There was indeed a trap, but Mrs. Wang had no intention of harming Duan Zhengchun.
With Duan Zhengchun's diversion, all kinds of arrangements Mrs. Wang had foreseen should be on Duan Yu's body, and Duan Zhengchun's rebellion was in Duan Yanqing's hands.Duan Zhengchun's entire army was wiped out in the battle at the Red Sand Beach by Fenghuang Station, Gu Ducheng was driven into the river by the Crocodile God of the South China Sea, but his bones were not left, everyone else had acupuncture points for Duan Yanqing, and they were captured in the south.
Murong Fu ordered Deng Baichuan and other four people to watch outside the house, he pretended to be the master, entertained the guests with his maids and servants.
Mrs. Wang stared intently at Dao Baifeng, Gan Baobao, Qin Hongmian, Ruan Xingzhu and other four women, only to feel that each of them has its own charm and beauty. , "Bitch woman" commensurate, I also feel wrong in my heart, a sense of "I feel sorry for me, let alone an old slave", can't help but arise spontaneously.
In the compartment, Duan Yu heard that his father and mother arrived at the same time, but they both fell into the hands of the enemy, he couldn't help but like it and worry at the same time.I just heard Duan Yanqing say: "Madam Wang, when I'm done, this piece of Zhengchun should be handed over to you, and you can do whatever you want. But where is that kid Duan Yu?"
Mrs. Wang clapped her hands three times, and two maidservants walked to the door, bowing and waiting for orders.Mrs. Wang said: "Bring that kid here!"
Duan Yanqing sat on the chair, with his left hand resting on Duan Zhengchun's right shoulder.He was very afraid of Duan Yu's Six Meridians Excalibur. He was afraid that Mrs. Wang and Murong Fu would trick him and ask Duan Yu to come out to deal with him. Breaking out of trouble, it cannot be replicated, so he put his hand on Duan Zhengchun's shoulder, telling Duan Yu not to dare to run wild in order to care for his father.
Only the sound of footsteps could be heard, and four servants carried Duan Yu horizontally into the hall.His hands and feet were bound with beef tendon, his mouth was stuffed with numbness, his eyes were covered with black cloth, only his face was visible, and others could not tell whether he was dead or alive.
Zhennan Princess Dao Baifeng cried out: "Yu'er!" and wanted to rush over to snatch it.Mrs. Wang reached out her hand to push her shoulder, and shouted: "Sit down for me!" Dao Baifeng lost all strength after being hit on the heavy acupuncture point, and she immediately fell back into the chair, unable to move.
Mrs. Wang said: "This boy was blindfolded by Mongolian medicine. He is not dead yet, but his consciousness has not recovered. Prince Yanqing, you might as well verify that you are upright, have you taken the wrong person?" Duan Yanqing nodded and said "That's right." Mrs. Wang only knew that the medicine on the stinger of her intoxicating bees was powerful, but she didn't know that Duan Yu fell into a coma for a while after taking the manggu vermilion clam, and then regained consciousness after a short time. It is not much different from the state of insanity.
Duan Zhengchun smiled bitterly and said: "A Luo, what are you doing with my Yu'er? He didn't offend you." Mrs. Wang snorted and didn't answer. She didn't want to show her attachment to Duan Zhengchun in front of others, but she couldn't bear it either. Bad words reciprocated.
Murong Fusheng was afraid that Mrs. Wang's old love would rekindle and spoil his affairs, so he said, "Why didn't you offend my aunt? He...he seduced my cousin Yuyan and tarnished her innocence. Auntie, this kid deserves a guilty conscience, so there is no need to wait for him to wake up. ..." Before he finished speaking, Duan Zhengchun and Mrs. Wang exclaimed in unison: "What? He...he and..."
Duan Zhengchun turned pale, turned to Mrs. Wang, and asked in a low voice: "Is it a girl named Yuyan?"
Mrs. Wang has a bad temper. She has endured for so long, which is unprecedented in her life. At this time, she couldn't bear it anymore, and cried out, "It's all you, a heartless and unlucky man. I don't count, but I also harmed your own daughter. Yuyan, Yuyan...she...she is your own flesh and blood." Turning around, he stretched out his feet and kicked Duan Yu, cursing: "You This pervert who is not as good as a beast, a prodigal son with no conscience, even his own sister, I...I wish I could chop you into pieces like a beast."
She kicked and screamed like this, everyone in the hall was shocked.The four women, Dao Baifeng, Qin Hongmian, Gan Baobao, and Ruan Xingzhu, knew Duan Zhengchun's temperament very well, and knew immediately that he had an affair with Mrs. Wang and gave birth to a daughter called "Yuyan", who would have known it? Duan Yu had an affair with her.Qin Hongmian immediately thought of her daughter Mu Wanqing, and Gan Baobao thought of her daughter Zhong Ling, both embarrassed and ashamed.The rest Duan Yanqing, Murong Fu and the others thought about it for a while, and they all became clearer.
Qin Hongmian shouted: "You lowly maidservant! My daughter and I came to Gusu to kill you that day, but you, a vixen, escaped and sent some shrimp soldiers and crabs to entangle us in the future. I only regret that I didn't kill you that day , why are you kicking people again?"
Mrs. Wang ignored him and just kicked Duan Yu.
South Sea Crocodile God saw that it was Master lying on the ground, so he stretched out his hand and pushed Mrs. Wang's shoulder, and shouted: "Hey, he is my master. You kicked my master, and you kicked me like that. You called my master a beast, didn't you?" I have become a beast too? You shrew, I snapped and broke your snow-white and tender neck."
Duan Yanqing said: "Mr. Yue, don't be rude to Mrs. Wang! This kid surnamed Duan is a shameless guy. He tricked you into calling him Master with his flattering words. Today is the right time to get rid of him, so that you don't have to face others in the arena. .”
South Sea Crocodile God: "He is my master, he is indeed genuine, and he is not lying to me, how can he hurt him?" He stretched out his hand to untie Duan Yu's bondage.Duan Yanqing said: "Old man, listen to me, quickly take out the crocodile's mouth and cut off this boy's head." South Sea Crocodile God shook his head again and again, and said: "No! Boss, Yue Lao San will not listen to you today I have to save Master." As he spoke, he pulled hard and immediately tore a tendon that bound Duan Yu.
Duan Yanqing was taken aback, thinking that if Duan Yu was freed, his six-veined divine sword envoy would come out, who would be able to resist it, not to mention the failure of major events, and his own life was in danger, so in desperation, he called out a stick Stretch out, straight to the back of Sea Crocodile God, the internal force is everywhere, and the steel rod pierces out from the chest.
South Sea Crocodile only felt a sharp pain in his back and chest, and a steel rod protruded from his chest.He was stunned for a moment, turned around to look at Duan Yanqing, his eyes were full of doubts, he didn't understand why the boss would suddenly kill him.Duan Yanqing was fierce by nature, since he was the head of the "Four Great Evil Men", he naturally attacked viciously. He nicknamed himself "Full of Evil", and he didn't think this nickname was inauspicious. It should have meaning; secondly, he was extremely jealous of Duan Yu's Six Meridian Divine Sword, fearing that the South Sea Crocodile God would be no match for him if he broke free from his shackles, so even though he didn't have the heart to kill the South Sea Crocodile God, he still stabbed him with a stick. He hit the nail on the head.When Duan Yanqing saw his wink, regret and apology flashed across his heart for a moment, but the feeling of self-blame disappeared in a flash, his right hand shook back, and he pulled the steel rod out of his body, shouting: "Fourth, pull him out Buried. This is an example of not listening to the words of the boss."
The God Crocodile of the South China Sea let out a loud cry, and fell to the ground, with blood gushing from the two wounds on his chest and back, his eyes were wide open, and he could not rest in peace.Yun Zhonghe grabbed his body and dragged it out.He and the South Sea Crocodile had always been at odds, and the South Sea Crocodile had blocked him several times, but because of his lack of martial arts, he was forced to give in. Seeing that the South Sea Crocodile was killed by the boss, he felt very happy.
Everyone knows that God Crocodile of the South China Sea is Duan Yanqing's best friend, he took his life at the slightest disagreement, he is so cruel and ruthless, it is really rare in the world, the title of "the most wicked man in the world" is indeed true.Seeing such a situation, I was all apprehensive.
Duan Yu felt the hot blood from the South Sea Crocodile God's wounds flow on his face and neck, and remembered that he had been his master for so long, and he had never done him any good, but he came to save him several times, and today he was even worse. Died, and my heart hurts.
Duan Yanqing sneered and said: "Those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish!" Lifting the steel staff, he poked it down on Duan Yu's chest.
Suddenly I heard a woman's voice saying: "Outside Tianlong Temple, under the Bodhi tree, the son is sloppy, and Guanyin has long hair!"
When Duan Yanqing heard the words "outside Tianlong Temple", the steel staff froze in the air, and after hearing these four words, the steel staff couldn't stop shaking and slowly retracted.When he turned around, he met Dao Baifeng's eyes, and saw that there seemed to be a thousand words in her eyes that were about to be uttered.Duan Yanqing's heart trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Guan... Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva..."
Dao Baifeng nodded, and said in a low voice, "You...do you know who this child is?"
Duan Yanqing felt dizzy for a while, and he could see a blur, as if he had returned to the night of the full moon more than 20 years ago.
The past is vague.
That day he finally rushed back to Dali from the East China Sea and came outside Tianlong Temple.
On the way, Duan Yanqing was besieged by powerful enemies on Huguang Road. Although he wiped out all the enemies, he was seriously injured, his legs were broken, his face was mutilated, his throat was slashed by the enemy, and he could hardly make a sound.He was no longer like a human being, his whole body was filthy and smelly, his wounds were full of maggots, and dozens of flies were buzzing around him.
But he is the crown prince of Dali.Back then, his father was murdered by treacherous ministers. He escaped from Dali in the chaos, and finally learned martial arts and came back.Duan Zhengming, the current monarch of Dali Kingdom, is his cousin, but he should be the real emperor, not Duan Zhengming.He knew that Duan Zhengming was lenient, benevolent and caring for the people, he was quite popular, he was supported by all civil and military officials, soldiers and common people in the country, and no one would remember the former crown prince.If he appeared in Dali rashly, his life would be in danger. Anyone who would curry favor with the current emperor would kill him immediately.He used to be highly skilled in martial arts, enough to be the enemy of ten thousand people, but at this time he was seriously injured, and he was no match for even an ordinary soldier.
He struggled all the way to the outside of Tianlong Temple, the only hope was to ask Master Kurong to uphold justice.
Master Kurong is his father's brother, his uncle, and the cousin of Baoding Emperor Duan Zhengming.Master Kurong is an eminent monk. Tianlong Temple has been the barrier of the Duan Dynasty in Dali for many years.He didn't dare to show up in Dali City, so he went to see Master Kurong first.But the Zhike monk of Tianlong Temple said that Master Kurong is sitting in Kuzen, and he has entered meditation for five days, and after ten days and a half months, he does not know whether he will come out of meditation; even after he leaves meditation, he will never see outsiders.He asked Duan Yanqing what's the matter, he can leave a message, or let him report to the abbot.To treat such a stinking beggar who doesn't look like a human being or a ghost like a ghost, the Zhike monk's words are considered very polite.
But how dare Duan Yanqing reveal his identity?He put his elbows on the ground, climbed under a bodhi tree next to the temple, and waited for Master Kurong to emerge from his samadhi. He just thought: "This monk said that even after Master Kurong came out of samadhi, he would never see outsiders. I will stay in Dali for a while. As long as someone recognizes me...should I run away immediately?" He had a high fever all over his body, pain and itching from wounds all over his body, and he thought to himself: "I am suffering from this pain. How can I live on? I might as well die and kill myself.”
He just wanted to stand up and crashed to death on the Bodhi tree, but he was exhausted, hungry and thirsty, lying on the ground and refused to move, he had no courage to live, nor the ability to beg for death.
When the moon rose to the middle of the sky, he suddenly saw a woman in white approaching from the mist...
The grass in the forest was filled with white mist, and the woman in white with long hair draped her shoulders, walking as if her feet did not touch the ground.Her face was against the moonlight, her facial features could not be seen clearly, but her spirit was so clear, Duan Yanqing was still amazed at her beauty.He only felt that this woman was as beautiful as Guanyin Bodhisattva, and her body was like smoke or mist, as if shrouded in a cloud of divine light, and thought: "It must be Bodhisattva who came down to save me, the emperor who is in trouble. Holy world There are hundreds of spirits to protect you. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva rescues the suffering, you protect me from the throne again, and I will definitely build a statue of you and worship it for generations to come.”
The woman approached slowly and turned away.Duan Yanqing saw her side profile, her face was so pale that there was no blood left.Suddenly she heard her speak softly and mutteringly: "I treat you so wholeheartedly, but you...but you don't care about me at all. You have a woman, and another woman, put us on our knees All the vows made in front of the Bodhisattva have been forgotten. I have forgiven you again and again, and I can never forgive you again. You are sorry to me, and I will be sorry to you. You go to someone else behind my back , I want to find someone else. You Han men don’t treat us Yiyi women as human beings, bully me, treat me like a dog like a sheep, like a pig or a cow, I... I must take revenge, and our Yiyi women will not treat me You Han men should be human!"
Her words were very soft, all talking to herself, but her tone was full of deep anger and resentment.
Duan Yanqing's heart suddenly cooled down: "She is not Guanshiyin Bodhisattva. It turns out that she is just a Baiyi woman who was bullied by the Han people." They called themselves "Baizi" and "Bai Ni", and after the Republic of China they were renamed "Minjia", which has now been changed to "Bai Nationality", and Dali is now "Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province"). The Han people are just weak men who are often bullied by the Han people.Seeing the woman walking away, Duan Yanqing suddenly thought again: "No, although the Baiyi woman is famous for her beauty, she will not have such a fairy-like figure after all, not to mention that she is dressed in white like ice, how can the Baiyi woman have such Elegant clothing, this must be the incarnation of a Bodhisattva, I... I must not miss it."
He was on the verge of life and death at the moment, and only the Bodhisattva came to rescue him, and he could get out of his predicament. When he was desperate, he couldn't help thinking about this road. Seeing the Bodhisattva walking away, he crawled desperately, wanting to call out: "Bodhisattva, save me!" But there were only a few hoarse voices from his throat.
The woman in white heard a sound coming from under the Bodhi tree, turned around, and saw a group of things that were not like people or beasts crawling in the dust. When she looked carefully, she found that it was a blood-stained, filthy creature. Unbearable Huazi.She walked a few steps closer and stared, but saw that there were wounds everywhere on the face, body, and hands of the Huazi. Every wound was bleeding, maggots were crawling, and all of them were emitting a foul smell, especially in the middle of his face. A straight scar on his face is even more terrifying.
At this time, the woman's anger had reached its peak, and she just wanted to find a way to kill herself. She was determined to avenge her husband's heartlessness, and at the same time, she wanted to demean herself as hard as she could.Seeing the terrifying appearance of this beggar, she was startled at first, turned around and wanted to run away, but then thought: "I want to find the ugliest, filthiest, and most despicable man in the world to befriend him. You are a prince, a general, and I just want to make friends with a stinking beggar."
Without saying a word, she slowly took off her blouse, walked up to Duan Yanqing, threw herself into his arms, stretched out her arms like white camellia petals, and wrapped them around his neck...
A faint cloud came and covered the moon. It seemed that the moon beckoned the cloud to cover its eyes. It didn't want to see such a strange scene: such a noble lady would hold her like a white camellia petal. Such a white and delicate body, to be handed over to such a beggar covered in pus and blood.
A long time after the woman in white left, Duan Yanqing was in a dream, is it true or not?Is it because I am confused, or is it a real Bodhisattva descending to earth?He could still smell the faint fragrance of her body, and when he turned his head, he saw the seven characters he had scratched on the mud with his finger just now: "Are you Guanshiyin Bodhisattva?"
He wrote these seven words and asked her.The female Bodhisattva nodded.Suddenly, a few drops of water fell into the dust beside the words. Are they her tears or the nectar sprinkled by the poplar branches of Guanyin Bodhisattva?Duan Yanqing heard people say that Guanyin Bodhisattva once turned into a female body to save all living beings drowning in the sea of desire, that is the most compassionate Bodhisattva. "It must be the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Guanyin Bodhisattva came to enlighten me, telling me not to be discouraged. I am not an ordinary person, I am the Son of Heaven. Otherwise, how could it be?"
When Duan Yanqing was unable to live or die, he suddenly got this long-haired, white-clothed Avalokitesvara who sacrificed his life for him, and immediately lifted his spirits. He firmly believed that the fate of the heavens was at hand, and that he would become a great treasure in the future, so the immediate crisis would not become a serious one.His faith stood up, and he felt a bright light in front of him.The next morning was very cold, and he didn't ask Master Ku Rong whether he had come out of meditation. He knelt under the bodhi tree and deeply thanked Guanyin Bodhisattva for his kindness.
He didn't dare to stay in Dali territory, he went as far as the wild and poor villages in the south, after recovering from his injuries, he worked hard to practice the martial arts handed down by his family.In the first five years, he practiced using sticks instead of feet, and then turned the "Yiyang Finger" kung fu into the steel sticks, and then practiced ventriloquism; after another five years, he went to Lianghu and killed all the enemies one by one. He didn't leave any behind, and his methods were vicious and vicious, which was really appalling, so he won the title of "the world's most villainous man", claiming to be "full of evil", and made it clear that doing evil is his karma, regardless of the consequences.Later, Ye Erniang, South Sea Crocodile God, and Yun Zhonghe were recruited as wings.He had sneaked back to Dali several times in an attempt to reset him, but each time he found that Duan Zhengming's foundation was unshakable, so he had no choice but to give up and retreat.This time recently, he played chess with the yellow-browed monk to compete his internal strength, and he saw that he had a good chance of winning, but unexpectedly, this kid Duan Yu came out halfway, which made him fail.
On the red sand beach beside Fenghuang Station, Duan Yanqing chased up Duan Zhengchun and his party and captured them all. His wife Dao Baifeng recognized Duan Yanqing when he saw the long vertical scar on his face. Don't talk about old things.Seeing that he was going to kill his own son at this time, he had no choice but to reveal the truth, and recited those four sentences: "Outside Tianlong Temple, under the Bodhi tree, the son is sloppy, and Guanyin has long hair."
These sixteen words sounded very light, but to Duan Yanqing's ears, they were like a bolt from the blue.He even saw the expression on Mrs. Duan's face, and he just said in his heart: "Could it be...could it be...she is that Guanyin Bodhisattva..."
Mrs. Duan slowly raised her hand, untied her hair bun, hanging down her shoulders and face in front of her face. It was the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva outside Tianlong Temple and under the bodhi tree that night. form.Duan Yanqing had no doubts: "I only thought of it as a Bodhisattva, but it turned out to be Princess Zhennan."
In fact, he spent a few days back then, when his injuries recovered slightly, his fever subsided, and he came to his senses, he realized that the woman in white who gave her life up that night was a human being, and definitely not a Bodhisattva. Said to himself: "That's Avalokitesvara in white, that's Avalokitesvara in white!"
At this time, he understood the truth, and a great doubt immediately arose in his heart: "Why did she do this? Why did she take a fancy to me, a scruffy bastard covered in pus and blood?" He lowered his head in thought, and suddenly, a few drops of water fell In the dust of the ground, as it was that night, is it tears, or nectar?
He raised his head and met Mrs. Duan's tearful eyes. Suddenly his hard heart softened, and he asked hoarsely, "You want me to spare your son's life?" He stretched out his staff and untied her. The sealed heavy hole on the body.Mrs. Duan shook her head, and said in a low voice: "He...he has a small gold medal around his neck, engraved with his birthday." Duan Yanqing was amazed: "You don't want me to spare your son's life, but you asked me to see it." What is his gold medal, what does that mean?"
Ever since he understood the truth about "outside Tianlong Temple, under the bodhi tree", he naturally felt a sense of awe and gratitude towards Mrs. Duan. There is a very thin gold chain in it. When I pull out the gold chain, I see a small rectangular gold medal hanging from the end of the chain, with the words "longevity and longevity" engraved on one side. Turn it over, and there is a line of small characters engraved on it: " Born on the twenty-third day of the eleventh month of the Renzi year."
When Duan Yanqing saw the three characters "Renzi Nian", his heart trembled: "Renzi Nian? I was besieged in February of this year, seriously injured, and came outside Tianlong Temple. Ah, he... ...His birthday is November, just ten months apart, could it be that October is pregnant, he...he...he is actually my son?"
He suffered several heavy knife wounds on his face, his tendons were severed, and all kinds of shock and amazement were gone, but he became pale in an instant, and he was so excited that he couldn't express it. When he turned to look at Mrs. Duan , I saw her nodded slowly, and said in a low voice: "Injustice, injustice!"
Duan Yanqing has never had the love between a man and a woman in his life, and the joy of the family, suddenly knowing that there is a biological son of his in the world, he is full of joy, it is hard to describe.I just feel that all the fame, wealth and honor in the world, and the foundation of an emperor, are not as valuable as having a son. Suddenly, surprises and surprises are mixed, and my mind is agitated. I just want to scream and jump, and the steel rod in my hand falls with a bang.
Then I felt dizzy in my head, my left hand was weak, and there was another bang, and the steel rod in my left hand fell to the ground, and a very loud voice in my chest was about to cry out: "I have a son!"正淳，只见他脸现迷惘之色，显然对他夫人这几句话全然不解。
段延庆瞧瞧段正淳，又瞧瞧段誉，但见一个脸方，一个脸尖，相貌全然不像，而段誉俊秀的形貌，和自己年轻之时倒有八九分相似，心下更无半分怀疑，只觉说不出的骄傲：“你就算做了大理国皇帝而我做不成，那又有什么稀罕？我有儿子，你却没有！”这时候脑海中又是一晕，眼前微微一黑，心道：“我实是欢喜得过了份。”
忽听得咕咚一声，一个人倒在门边，正是云中鹤。段延庆吃了一惊，暗叫：“不好！”左掌凌空一抓，欲运虚劲将钢杖拿回手中，不料一抓之下，内力运发不出，地下的钢杖丝毫不动。段延庆吃惊更甚，当下不动声色，右掌又运劲一抓，钢杖仍无动静，一提气时，内息也已提不上来，才知在不知不觉之中，已着了旁人道儿。
只听得慕容复说道：“段殿下，那边室中，还有一个你急欲一见之人，便请移驾过去一观。”段延庆道：“却是谁？慕容公子不妨带他出来。”慕容复道：“他没法行走，还得请殿下移步。”
听了这几句话后，段延庆心下已然雪亮，暗中使了迷药的自是慕容复无疑，他忌惮自己武功厉害，生怕药力不足，不敢贸然破脸，要自己走动一下，且看劲力是否尚存，自忖进屋后时刻留神，既没吃过他一口茶水，亦未闻到任何特异气息，怎会中他毒计？寻思：“定是我听了段夫人的话后，喜极忘形，没再提防周遭的异动，以至给他做下了手脚。”淡淡地道：“慕容公子，我大理段氏不善用毒，你该当以'一阳指'对付我才是。”
慕容复微笑道：“在下这'悲酥清风'当年乃取之西夏，只略加添补，使之少了一种刺目流泪的气息。段殿下曾隶籍西夏一品堂麾下，在下以'悲酥清风'相飨，尚不失姑苏慕容氏'以彼之道，还施彼身'的家风。”
段延庆暗暗吃惊，那一年西夏一品堂高手以“悲酥清风”迷倒丐帮帮众无数，尽数将之擒去，后来西夏武士连同赫连铁树将军、南海鳄神、云中鹤等反中此毒，为丐帮所擒，幸得自己夺到解药，救出众人。当时墙壁之上，确然题有'以彼之道，还施彼身'的字样，书明施毒者是姑苏慕容，慕容复手下自然有此毒药，事隔多时，早已不放在心上。他心下自责忒也粗心大意，当下闭目不语，暗暗运息，想将毒气逼出体外。
慕容复笑道：“要解这'悲酥清风'之毒，运功凝气都是无用……”一句话未说完，王夫人喝道：“你怎么把舅妈也毒倒了，快取解药来！”慕容复道：“舅妈，甥儿得罪，少停自当首先给舅妈解毒。”王夫人怒道：“什么少停不少停的？快，快拿解药来。”慕容复道：“真对不住舅妈了，解药不在甥儿身边。”
段夫人刀白凤遭点中的重穴原已解开，但不旋踵间又给“悲酥清风”迷倒。厅堂上诸人之中，只慕容复事先闻了解药，段誉百毒不侵，这才没中毒。
但段誉却也正在大受煎熬，心中说不出的痛苦难当。他听王夫人说道：“都是你这没良心的薄幸汉子，害了我不算，还害了你的亲生女儿。语嫣……语嫣……她……她……可是你的亲生骨肉。”那时他胸口气息一塞，险些便晕了过去。当他在邻室听到王夫人和慕容复说话，提到她和他父亲之间私情时，内心便已隐隐不安，极怕王语嫣又和木婉清、钟灵一般，竟又是自己妹子。待得王夫人亲口当众说出，哪里还容他有怀疑的余地？刹那间只觉得天旋地转，若不是手足被缚，口中塞物，便要乱冲乱撞，大叫大嚷。他心中悲苦，只觉一团气息塞在胸间，无法运转，手足冰冷，渐渐僵硬，心下大惊：“啊哟，这多半便是伯父所说的走火入魔，内功越深厚，来势越凶险。我……我怎会走火入魔？”
只觉冰冷之气，片刻间便及于手肘膝弯，段誉先是心中害怕，但随即转念：“语嫣既是我同父妹子，我这场相思，到头来终究归于泡影，我活在世上又有什么滋味？还不如走火入魔，随即化身为尘为灰，无知无识，也免了终身无尽烦恼。”
段延庆连运三次内息，全无效应，反而胸口更增烦恶，当即不言不动，闭目而坐。
慕容复道：“段殿下，在下虽将你迷倒，却绝无害你之意，只须殿下答允我一件事，在下不但双手奉上解药，还向殿下磕头陪罪。”说得甚是谦恭。
段延庆冷冷一笑，说道：“姓段的活了这么一大把的年纪，大风大浪经过无数，岂能在旁人挟制要胁之下，答允什么事。”
慕容复道：“在下如何敢对殿下挟制要胁？这里众人在此，都可作证，在下先向殿下陪罪，再恭恭敬敬地向殿下求恳一事。”说着双膝一屈，便即跪倒，咚咚咚咚，向着段延庆磕了四个响头，意态甚恭。
众人见慕容复突然行此大礼，无不大为诧异。他此刻控纵全局，人人的生死都操于他一人之手，就算他讲江湖义气，对段延庆这位前辈高手不失礼数，那么深深一揖，也已足够，却又何以卑躬屈膝地向他磕头。
段延庆也大惑不解，然见他这般恭敬，心中的气恼也不由得消了几分，说道：“常言道：礼下于人，必有所求。公子行此大礼，在下甚不敢当，却不知公子有何吩咐。”言语之中，也客气起来。
慕容复道：“在下的心愿，殿下早已知晓。但想兴复大燕，绝非一朝一夕之功。今日我先扶保殿下登了大理国的皇位，殿下并无子息，恳请殿下收我为义子。我二人同心共济，以成大事，岂不两全其美？”
段延庆听他说到“殿下并无子息”这六个字时，情不自禁地向段夫人瞧去，四目交投，刹那间交谈了千言万语。段延庆嘿嘿一笑，并不置答，心想：“这句话若在片刻之前说来，确是两全其美。可是此刻我已知自己有子，怎能再将皇位传之于你？”
只听慕容复又道：“大宋江山，得自后周柴氏。当年周太祖郭威无后，以柴荣为子。柴世宗雄才大略，整军经武，为后周大树声威。郭氏血食，多延年月，后世传为美谈。事例不远，愿殿下垂鉴。”段延庆道：“你当真要我将你收为义子？”慕容复道：“正是。”
段延庆心道：“此刻我身中毒药，唯有勉强答允，毒性一解，立时便将他杀了。”便淡淡地道：“如此你却须改姓为段了？你做了大理国的皇帝，兴复燕国的念头更须收起。慕容氏从此无后。你可都做得到么？”他明知慕容复定然另有打算，只要他做了大理国君，数年间以亲信遍布要津，大诛异己和段氏忠臣之后，便会复姓“慕容”，甚至将大理国的国号改为“大燕”，亦不足为奇。他以后周为例，柴荣继郭威为帝之后，便即复姓柴氏，当真殷鉴不远。所以要连问他三件为难之事，那是以进为退，令他深信不疑，如答允得太过爽快，便显得其意不诚、存心不良了。
慕容复沉吟片刻，踌躇道：“这个……”其实他早已想到日后做了大理皇帝的种种措施，与段延庆的猜测不远，他也想到倘若答允得太过爽快，便显得其意不诚、存心不良，沉吟了半晌，才道：“在下虽非忘本不孝之人，但成大事者不顾小节，既拜殿下为父，自当忠于段氏，一心不二。”
段延庆哈哈大笑，说道：“妙极，妙极！老夫浪荡江湖，无妻无子，不料竟于晚年得一佳儿，大慰平生。你这孩儿年少英俊，又精通家传武功，我当真老怀大畅。我一生最欢喜之事，无过于此。观世音菩萨在上，弟子感激涕零，纵然粉身碎骨，亦不足以报答你白衣观世间菩萨的恩德于万一。”心中激动，两行泪水从颊上流下，低下头来，双手合十，正好对着段夫人。
段夫人极缓极缓地点头，目光始终瞧着躺在地下的儿子。
段延庆这几句话，说的乃是他真正的儿子段誉，除段夫人之外，谁也不明他的言外之意，都道他已答允慕容复收他为义子，将来传位于他，而他言辞中的真挚诚恳，确是无人能有丝毫怀疑，“天下第一大恶人”居然能当众流泪，那更是从所未闻。
慕容复喜道：“殿下是武林中的前辈英侠，自必一言九鼎，决无反悔。义父在上，孩儿磕头。”双膝一屈，又跪了下去。
忽听得门外有人大声说道：“非也，非也！此举万万不可！”门帷一掀，一人大踏步走进屋来，正是包不同。
慕容复当即站起，脸色微变，转过头来，厉声道：“包三哥有何话说？”
包不同道：“公子爷是大燕国慕容氏堂堂皇裔，岂可改姓段氏？兴复燕国的大业虽然艰难，但咱们鞠躬尽瘁，竭力以赴。能成大事固然最好，若不成功，终究是堂堂正正慕容氏的好汉子。公子爷要是拜这人像不人、鬼不像鬼的家伙做义父，就算将来做得成皇帝，也不光彩，何况一个姓慕容的要去当大理皇帝，当真难上加难。”
慕容复听他言语无礼，心下大怒，但包不同是他亲信心腹，用人之际，不愿直言斥责，淡淡地道：“包三哥，有许多事情，你一时未能明白，以后我自当慢慢分说。”
包不同摇头道：“非也，非也！公子爷，包不同虽蠢，你的用意却能猜到一二。你只不过想学韩信，暂忍一时胯下之辱，以备他日飞黄腾达。你是想今日改姓段氏，日后掌到大权，再复姓慕容，甚至于将大理国的国号改为大燕；又或发兵征宋伐辽，恢复大燕的旧疆故土。公子爷，你用心虽善，可是这么一来，却成了不忠、不孝、不仁、不义之徒，不免于心有愧，为举世所不齿。我说这皇帝嘛，不做也罢。”
慕容复怒极，大声道：“包三哥言重了，我又如何不忠、不孝、不仁、不义了？”包不同道：“你投靠大理，日后再行反叛，那是不忠；你拜段延庆为父，孝于段氏，于慕容氏为不孝，孝于慕容，于段氏为不孝；你日后残杀大理群臣，是为不仁；你……”
一句话尚未说完，突然间波的一声响，他背心正中已重重中了一掌，慕容复冷冷地道：“我卖友求荣，是为不义。”他这一掌使足阴柔内劲，打在包不同灵台、至阳两处大穴之上，正是致命的掌力。包不同万没料到这个自己从小扶持长大的公子爷竟会忽施毒手，全没防备，掌中要害，哇的一口鲜血喷出，倒地而死。
当包不同顶撞慕容复之时，邓百川、公冶乾、风波恶三人站在门口倾听，均觉包不同的言语虽略嫌过份，道理却是甚正，忽见慕容复掌击包不同，三人大吃一惊，一齐冲进。
风波恶抱住包不同身子，叫道：“三哥，三哥，你怎么了？”见包不同两行清泪，从颊边流将下来，探他鼻息，已停了呼吸，知他临死之时，伤心已达极点。风波恶大声道：“三哥，你虽没了气息，想必仍要问问公子爷：'为什么下毒手杀我？'”说着转过头来，凝视慕容复，眼光中充满了敌意。
邓百川朗声道：“公子爷，包三弟说话向喜顶撞别人，你从小便知。纵是他对公子爷言语无礼，失了上下之份，公子略加责备，也就是了，何以竟致取他性命？”
其实慕容复所恼恨者，倒不是包不同对他言语无礼，而是恨他直言无忌，竟然将自己心中图谋说了出来。这么一来，段延庆多半便不肯收自己为义子，不肯传位，就算立了自己为皇太子，也必布置部署，令自己兴复大燕的图谋难以得逞，情急之下，不得不下毒手，否则那顶唾手可得的皇冠，又要随风飞去了。他听了风邓二人的说话，心想：“今日之事，势在两难，只能得罪风邓二人，不能令延庆太子心头起疑。”便道：“包不同对我言语无礼，那有什么干系？他跟随我多年，岂能为了几句顶撞之言，便即伤他性命？可是我一片至诚，拜段殿下为父，他却来挑拨离间我父子情谊，这如何容得？”
风波恶大声道：“在公子爷心中，十余年来跟着你出死入生的包不同，便万万及不上一个段延庆了？”慕容复道：“风四哥不必生气。我改投大理段氏，原是全心全意，决无他念。包三哥以小人之心，歪曲我一番善意，我才不得不下重手。”公冶乾冷冷地道：“公子爷心意已决，再难挽回了？”慕容复道：“不错！”
邓百川、公冶乾、风波恶三人你瞧瞧我，我瞧瞧你，心念相通，一齐点了点头。
邓百川朗声道：“公子爷，我兄弟四人虽非结义兄弟，却誓同生死，情若骨肉，公子爷素来知道。”慕容复长眉一挑，森然道：“三位是要为包三哥报仇么？”邓百川长叹一声，说道：“我们向来是慕容氏的家臣，如何敢冒犯公子爷？古人道：合则留，不合则去。我们三人不能再侍候公子了。君子绝交，不出恶声，但愿公子爷好自为之。”
慕容复见三人便要离己而去，心想此后到得大理，再无一名心腹，行事大大不便，非挽留不可，便道：“邓大哥、公冶二哥、风四哥，你们深知我的为人，并不疑我将来会背叛段氏，我对你们三人实无丝毫芥蒂，又何必分手？当年家父待三位不薄，三位亦曾答允家父，尽心竭力辅我，这么撒手一去，岂不是违背了三位昔日的诺言么？”
邓百川面色铁青，说道：“公子不提老先生的名字，倒也罢了；提起老先生来，这等认他人为父、改姓叛国的行径，又如何对得起老先生？我们确曾向老先生立誓，此生决意尽心竭力，辅佐公子兴复大燕、光大慕容氏之名，却决不是辅佐公子去兴旺大理、光大段氏的名头。”这番话只说得慕容复脸上青一阵、白一阵，无言可答。
邓百川、公冶乾、风波恶三人同时一揖到地，说道：“拜别公子！”风波恶将包不同的尸身扛在肩上。三人出门大步而去，再不回头。
慕容复干笑数声，向段延庆道：“义父明鉴，这四人是孩儿家臣，随我多年，但孩儿为了忠于大理段氏，不惜亲手杀其一人，逐其三人。孩儿孤身而入大理，足见忠心不二，绝无异志。”段延庆点头道：“好，好！甚妙。”
慕容复道：“孩儿这就替义父解毒。”伸手入怀，取了个小瓷瓶出来，正要递将出去，心中一动：“我将他身上'悲酥清风'之毒一解，从此再也不能要胁于他了。今后只有多向他讨好，不能跟他勾心斗角。段誉这小子留在世上，后患无穷，须得先行杀了。”唰的一声，长剑出鞘，说道：“义父，孩子第一件功劳，便是将段誉这小子先行杀了，以绝段正淳的后嗣，叫他非将皇位传于义父不可。”
段誉心想：“语嫣又变成了我的妹子，我早就不想活了，你一剑将我杀死，再好也没有了。”一来只求速死，二来内息岔了，抗拒无力，只有引颈就戮。
段正淳等见慕容复提剑转向段誉，尽皆失色。段夫人“啊”的一声惨呼。
段延庆道：“孩儿，你孝心殊为可嘉，但这小子太过可恶，多次得罪为父。他伯父、父亲夺我皇位，害得我全身残废，形体不完，为父定要亲手杀了这小贼，方泄我心头之恨。”
慕容复道：“是。”转身要将长剑递给段延庆，说道：“啊哟，孩儿糊涂了，该当先为义父解毒才是。”当即还剑入鞘，又取出那个小瓷瓶来，一瞥之下，却见段延庆眼中微孕得意之色，似在向旁边一人使眼色。慕容复顺着他眼光瞧去，只见段夫人微微点头，脸上流露出感激和喜悦神情。
慕容复一见，疑心登起，但他做梦也想不到段誉乃段延庆与段夫人所生，段延庆宁可舍却自己性命，也决不肯让旁人伤及他这宝贝儿子，至于皇位什么的，更是身外之物。慕容复首先想到的是：“莫非段延庆和段正淳暗中有甚勾结？他们究竟是大理段氏一家，又是堂兄弟，常言道疏不间亲，段家兄弟怎能将我这素无瓜葛的外人放在心上？”跟着又想：“为今之计，唯有替段延庆立下几件大功，以坚其信。”转头向段正淳道：“镇南王，你回到大理之后，隔多久可接任皇位，做了皇帝之后，又隔多久再传位于我义父？”
段正淳十分鄙薄其为人，冷冷地道：“我皇兄内功深湛，精力充沛，少说也要再做三十年皇帝。他传位给我之后，我总得好好地干一下，为民造福，少说也得做他三十年。六十年之后，我儿段誉也八十岁了，就算他只做二十年皇帝，也是在八十年之后……”
慕容复斥道：“胡说八道，哪能等得这么久？限你一个月内登基为君，再过一个月，便禅位于延庆太子。”
段正淳于眼前情势早十分明白，段延庆与慕容复想把自己当做踏上大理皇位的阶梯，只有自己将皇位传了给段延庆之后，他们才会杀害自己，此刻却碰也不敢碰，若有敌人前来加害自己，他们还会极力保护，但段誉却危险之极。他哈哈一笑，说道：“我的皇位只能传给我儿段誉，要我提早传位，倒也不妨，但要传给旁人，却万万不能。”
慕容复怒道：“好吧，我先将段誉这小子一剑杀了，你传位给他的鬼魂吧！”说着唰的一声，又抽出了长剑。
段正淳哈哈大笑道：“你当我段正淳是什么人？你杀了我儿子，难道我还甘心受你摆布？你要杀尽管杀，不妨将我们一伙人一起都杀了。”
慕容复踌躇难决，此刻要杀段誉，原只举手之劳，但怕段正淳为了杀子之恨，当真豁出了性命不要，那时连段延庆的皇帝也做不成了。段延庆做不成皇帝，自己当然更与大理国的皇位沾不上半点边。他手提长剑，剑锋上青光幽幽，只映得他雪白的脸庞泛出一片惨绿之色，侧头向段延庆望去，要听他示下。
段延庆道：“这人性子倔强，若他就此自尽，咱们的大计便归泡影。好吧，段誉这小子暂且不杀，既在咱们父子的掌中，便不怕他飞上天去。你先给我解药再说。”
慕容复道：“是！”但思：“延庆太子适才向段夫人使这眼色，到底是什么用意？这疑团不解，便不该轻易给他解药。但再拖延，定惹他大大生气，那便如何是好？”
恰好这时王夫人叫了起来：“慕容复，你说第一个给舅母解毒，怎么新拜了个爹爹，便一心一意地去讨好这丑八怪？可莫怪我把好听的话骂出来，他人不像人……”
慕容复一听，正中下怀，向段延庆陪笑道：“义父，我舅母性子刚强，要是言语中得罪了你老人家，还请担待一二。免得她又再出言不逊，孩儿这就先给舅母解毒，然后立即给义父化解。”说着便将瓷瓶递到王夫人鼻端。
王夫人只闻到一股恶臭，冲鼻欲呕，正欲喝骂，却觉四肢劲力渐复，眼光不住在段正淳、段夫人以及秦阮甘三女脸上转来转去，突然间醋意不可抑制，大声道：“复儿，快把这四个贱女人都给我杀了。”
慕容复心念一动：“舅母曾说，段正淳性子刚强，但对他心爱的女子，却瞧得比自己性命还重。”提剑走到阮星竹身前，转头向段正淳道：“镇南王，我舅母叫我杀了她，你意下如