Chapter 6 The sixth round of doubts on the top of the cliff

The six monsters in the tent discussed in low voices. Han Xiaoying said: "The man who taught Jinger is superior internal strength, of course it is not malicious." Quan Jinfa said: "Why didn't he let us know? Why didn't he tell Jinger that this is internal strength?" Zhu Cong said: "I'm afraid it is Our acquaintances." Han Xiaoying said: "Acquaintances? Then they are either friends or rivals." Quan Jinfa mused: "Among the friends we have made, none of them have such brilliant skills." Han Xiaoying said "If you're against me, why come to teach Jing'er Kung Fu?" Ke Zhen'e said coldly, "How do you know he's not planning a conspiracy." Everyone's heart trembled.

Zhu Cong said: "Tonight, my sixth brother and I quietly followed Jing'er to see who is the master." The five monsters nodded in agreement. When it was dark, Zhu Cong and Quan Jinfa lay outside the yurt of Guo Jing's mother and son. After half an hour, they only heard Guo Jing say: "Mom, I'm going!" and came out of the yurt.The two followed behind quietly, seeing that he was walking so fast, he had already run a long way in a short while, but fortunately there was no other shelter on the grassland, even though they were far apart, they could still be seen.The two stepped up their pace to follow, and saw him rushing to the bottom of the cliff, but he still didn't stop and climbed up.

At this time, Guo Jing's kung fu made great progress, and he was used to climbing this cliff at night, so he didn't need to be cited by the Taoist. He saw him climbing higher and higher, reaching the top of the cliff. Zhu Cong and Quan Jinfa were even more surprised, and remained silent for a long time.After a while, Ke Zhen'e and four others also followed.They were afraid of encountering a strong enemy, so they all carried hidden weapons with them.Zhu Cong said that Guo Jing had reached the top of the cliff, Han Xiaoying looked up and saw that half of the high cliff was hidden in the clouds and mist, she felt a chill in her heart, and said, "We can't climb it." Ke Zhen'e said: "Everyone is in the bushes. Lay down here and wait for them to come down." Everyone lay in ambush according to their words.

Han Xiaoying recalled ten years ago when the seven brothers and sisters waited in ambush for the battle against the black wind and double evil spirits. At that time, the cold wind invaded the skin, the cold moon peeked at people, the yellow sand was everywhere, the barren hills were silent, and in the silence of everything, occasionally a few voices came from afar. Neighing after getting off the horse, the situation was just like tonight, but after that night, Zhang Asheng's fat face that was always giggling was never seen again, and he couldn't help but feel sad for a while. Time passed moment by moment, there was no movement on the top of the cliff, until the clouds cleared and the sun rose, and the sky was bright, but Guo Jing and the strange person who passed on his internal skills still did not come down, and after another hour, there was still no sign of anyone.Looking up as far as the eye can see, the top of the cliff is so empty that there is no one there.Zhu Cong said: "Sixth brother, let's go up and find out." Han Baoju said: "Can we go up?" Zhu Cong said: "Not necessarily, let's try it."

He ran back to the tent, took two long ropes, two axes, dozens of huge nails, and Quan Jinfa drilled holes and nailed them all the way, pulling each other, relying on his lightness and kung fu, even though he was exhausted. Khan, finally reached the top of the cliff, turned over the cliff, the two exclaimed at the same time, their faces changed drastically. But beside a boulder on the top of the cliff, there are nine bones and skulls neatly piled up, three of them are on top of one, which is exactly the same as the one that Heifeng Shuangsha placed on the barren mountain that day.Look at those skeletons again, each with five finger holes on their foreheads.It's just that the finger hole is like a knife gouging out, and there are no fine cracks around the hole.Compared with previous years, the man's finger strength has shown great improvement.

The hearts of the two were beating wildly, and they patrolled around the top of the cliff in fear, but they saw nothing unusual, and immediately fell down the cliff. Han Baoju waited to see that the expressions of the two were very different, so he hurriedly asked questions.Zhu Cong said: "Mei Chaofeng!" The four of them were shocked, Han Xiaoying said anxiously: "Where's Jinger?" Quan Jinfa said: "They went down from the other side." He immediately told what he saw on the top of the cliff. Ke Zhen'e sighed: "We have worked hard for eighteen years, we never thought that raising a tiger would cause trouble." Han Xiaoying said: "Jing'er is honest and honest, and definitely not an ungrateful person." Ke Zhen'e sneered: "Honest and honest? He Why did you practice martial arts with that temptress for two years, but you didn't reveal anything about it?" Han Xiaoying was silent, her heart was in a state of confusion.

Han Baoju said: "Could it be that the temptress is blind, so she wants to use Jinger's hand to harm us?" Zhu Cong said: "It must be so." Han Xiaoying said: "Even if Jinger has bad intentions, he can't pretend to be like this. Quan Jinfa said: "Perhaps the temptress feels that the time has not come and she hasn't told him about the plot yet." Han Baoju said: "Although Jing'er's lightness kung fu is high, and his inner kung fu has a solid foundation, but when it comes to martial arts, he is still far behind us. Why didn't the witch teach him?"

Ke Zhen'e said: "That temptress just borrowed a knife to kill people, how can she have any kindness towards Jing'er? Didn't her husband die at Jing'er's hands?" Zhu Cong shouted: "That's right, that's right! She wants us all to die under Jing'er's hand, and then she will kill Jing'er, and this will be the real revenge." The five of them felt that it was reasonable, and they all shuddered. Ke Zhen'e thumped the iron stick on the ground, and said in a low voice: "Let's go back now, just pretend we don't know, and when Jing'er comes back, we'll destroy him first. That temptress will come to him, even if her skills are no longer good. In the past, but the eyes are inconvenient, the six of us will be able to handle it." Han Xiaoying said in surprise: "Abandon Jinger? Then what about the martial arts contract?"

Ke Zhen'e said coldly: "Is life more important, or the martial arts competition?" Everyone was silent. Nan Xiren suddenly said: "Impossible!" Han Baoju said: "Can't what?"Han Xiaoying said: "My fourth brother and I have the same meaning. We must first ask the truth carefully before we make a reason." Quan Jinfa said: "This matter is no small matter. If we have a benevolent thought, a little hesitation, and leaked the secret to him, then what? What should we do?" Zhu Cong said, "We should stop and let it go. What we are going to deal with is the temptress Mei Chaofeng, not someone else." Ke Zhen'e said, "What do you think, third brother?"

Han Baoju was ambiguous in his heart and couldn't make up his mind. Seeing Seventh Sister was teary and pitiful, he said, "I'm on the side of the fourth brother. If I want to kill Jinger, I won't be able to do it after all." At this time, three of the six advocated killing Guo Jing, and the third advocated being cautious.Zhu Cong sighed: "If the fifth brother is still there, we can tell which side has more and which side has less." Han Xiaoying heard him mention Zhang Asheng, her heart ached, she held back her tears, and said, "How can we not avenge Fifth Brother's revenge? Let's listen to Big Brother's orders!" Ke Zhen'e said: "Okay, go back." The six returned In the tent, everyone's thoughts were ups and downs, and their hearts were restless.

Ke Zhen'e said: "When he comes, the second brother and sixth brother block the way of retreat, I will strike."
That night when Guo Jing climbed up the cliff, the Taoist was already waiting on the top of the cliff. Seeing him coming up, he pointed to the boulder and whispered, "Look!" Guo Jing took a closer look, and saw nine skulls under the moonlight , was startled, and said in a trembling voice: "The Black Wind Shuangsha is here again... again." The Taoist wondered: "You also know the Black Wind Shuangsha?" He told me about his unintentional stabbing to death of Chen Xuanfeng.When recounting this past event, thinking of all the situations of fighting against two corpses at night in the barren mountains in the past, my heart shuddered, and my voice kept trembling.When Chen Xuanfeng was stabbed to death, he was still very young, but the scene of that night was so terrifying that it has been deeply imprinted in his little mind. The Taoist sighed: "The copper corpse did all kinds of evil, but it died in your hands!" Guo Jing said: "My six masters always mentioned the black wind and double evil, the third master and the seventh master expected the iron corpse to be dead, but the master did not He always said: 'Not necessarily, not necessarily!' These nine skulls were placed here today, so the Iron Corpse is not... not dead!" When he said this, he couldn't help shivering, and asked: " Have you seen her?" The Taoist said: "I just came here not long ago, and I saw this pile of things as soon as I came up. So, the iron corpse must be aimed at your six masters and you Lah." Guo Jing said, "She has been blinded by the master, we are not afraid of her." The Taoist picked up a skull, touched it carefully, shook his head and said, "This man's martial arts are really powerful. I'm afraid that your six masters are not her opponents, and if you add me, they will not be able to win." Guo Jing was surprised when he heard what he said solemnly, and said: "When she was fighting fiercely ten years ago, she was not blind, and she was no match for me. A benefactor, there are eight of us now. You... Of course you helped us, didn't you?" The Taoist lost his mind for a while, and said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time before, but I can't figure out how her finger strength is so good. If the kind person does not come, the person who comes is not kind. Since she dared to come to seek revenge, it must be Have no fear." Guo Jing said: "Why did she put the skull here? Didn't she let us know and be prepared?" The man said: "I guess this is the rule of practicing Jiuyin White Bone Claw. Most likely she thinks that the cliff is high It is difficult to get through, and no one will come, who knows that by mistake, we bumped into each other." Guo Jingsheng was afraid that Mei Chaofeng had found six masters by now, so he said: "I'll go down and report to master." The Taoist said: "Okay. You said that you have a good friend who wants you to pass on a message, it's best to avoid her , and think of a good strategy, there is no need to fight her head on." Guo Jing agreed, and was about to slip down the cliff, when the Taoist suddenly put his arms around his waist, jumped up, landed lightly behind a big rock, and squatted down.Guo Jing was about to ask a question, but his mouth was held down, and he fell down on the ground, not daring to make a sound, he showed a pair of eyes from behind the stone, staring intently. Not long after, a black figure jumped up from behind the cliff, with long hair flying under the moonlight, it was Mei Chaofeng, the Iron Corpse.The back of the cliff is steeper than the front of the cliff, presumably she can't see anything, so she can't tell the difficulty of the two.Fortunately, otherwise the six monsters in the south of the Yangtze River would be guarding the cliff at this time. If she came up from the front, if the two sides made a move, one of the six monsters would have been killed by her. Mei Chaofeng turned around suddenly, Guo Jing shrank his head down the rock in fright, after a while, he realized that she was blind, and poked his head out again, and saw her sitting cross-legged on the boulder where he usually meditated, Start breathing kung fu.Guo Jing suddenly realized, and realized that the luck of breathing is indeed the practice of inner strength, and he was secretly grateful to that Taoist. After a while, Mei Chaofeng suddenly heard rattling sounds all over his body. At first it was very slow, and then it became more and more dense, like a big pot of fried beans in sand, and the beans burst when they are cooked.The sound came from the joints of the body, but she didn't move an inch, and the joints of the whole body were able to make sounds on their own. Although Guo Jing didn't know that this was a superior Qimen internal skill, he also felt that this person's kung fu was really extraordinary. The voice rang for a long time, and gradually changed from hasty to slow, and finally stopped. I saw her standing up slowly, shaking her left hand in her waist, and under the moonlight, a strip of rotten silver flew out suddenly. The long snake comes.Guo Jing was startled, and when he looked intently, it turned out to be an extremely long silver soft whip.His third master Han Baoju's golden dragon whip was only six feet long, but Mei Chaofeng's whip was seven or eight times longer, it was more than four feet long. She turned around slowly, the moonlight shone on her face, Guo Jing saw that her face was still quite beautiful, but her eyes were closed, her long hair hung down her shoulders, and she had an indescribably eerie and strange air. In the silence, she could be heard sighing faintly, and said in a low voice: "Thief man, you are in the underworld, but do you still miss me every day?" She was seen with both hands in the middle of the long whip, with two feet on each side. , let out a low laugh, and danced. But this whip technique is also extremely weird, the dance is not fast, and there is no sound of piercing the air, one roll to the east, one turn to the west, the moves are completely unexpected, suddenly her right hand slid horizontally, holding the whip tip, and moved around. The Zhang-long whip stretched out, caught a big rock, and rolled it up. This time, it was as flexible as using a hand.Guo Jing was surprised when the whip head threw away the boulder and suddenly rolled towards his head, under the moonlight it was clearly visible, the whip head had more than a dozen gleaming sharp barbs. Guo Jing had already held the saber in his hand. Seeing the whip coming, he didn't even think about it. He swung the saber towards the head of the whip. Suddenly his arm went numb, and a hand behind him stretched out to throw him to the ground. The other end of the whip has passed slowly over the head.Guo Jing was frightened into a cold sweat, and thought: "If uncle hadn't rescued me, as long as I hit the whip with this knife, I would have been beaten so hard that my brains would have burst." Did not notice. She practiced for a while, pulled back her whip, took out a large piece from her bosom, spread it on the ground, groped it with her hands, thought for a while, stood up and made a few poses, and groped on the thing again, After arguing like this for a long time, he put the piece of cloth or leather into his arms, and fell down from behind the cliff. Guo Jing took a long breath and stood up.The Taoist said in a low voice: "Let's follow her and see what else she's up to." Grabbing Guo Jing's belt, he slipped down the cliff lightly.
When the two fell off the cliff and landed on the ground, Mei Chaofeng's figure was already in the distance to the north.The Taoist placed his left hand under Guo Jing's armpit, and Guo Jing suddenly felt that his body was more than half lighter when he walked.The two of them walked like flying, following them from afar, and walked an unknown distance in the desert. When the sky was twilight, they saw dozens of large tents erected indistinctly in front of them.Mei Chaofeng's body swayed and disappeared in the tent. The two quickened their pace, avoided the patrolling sentries, snatched away from a large yellow tent in the middle, and lay down on the ground. When they opened a corner of the tent and looked in, they saw one of them pulled out a waist knife, slammed it down, and killed a big man. Hacked to the ground. The big man fell down, right in front of Guo Jing and the Taoist.Guo Jing knew that this person was Temujin's personal soldier, he was startled, and thought: "Why is he killed here?" Just turning around, it was Wang Han's son Sang Kun.He wiped away the blood with the long knife on the sole of his boot, and said: "Now you don't have any doubts anymore?" Another person said: "Brother Temujin is both wise and brave, I'm afraid that this matter will not be easy to succeed." Guo Jing recognized this person It is Temujin's righteous brother Jamuka.Sang Kun sneered and said: "You love your righteous brother, then go and report to him." Jamuhe said: "You are also my righteous brother, your father treats me so kindly, of course I will not betray you. Besides , Temujin wholeheartedly wanted to annex my people, and it's not that I don't know, it's just that I didn't break face with him for the sake of sworn brotherhood." Guo Jing wondered: "Could it be that they conspired against Temujin Khan? How could this happen?" Then he heard another person in the tent say: "It's better to strike first, and you will suffer later. If he strikes you first, you will be in trouble. After the matter is completed, Temujin's livestock, women, and treasures will all belong to Sangkun; his tribe will all belong to Jamuka, and I, Dajin, will seal Jamuka as the envoy of Zhenbei." Guo Jing only saw the back of this man. , so he quietly crawled a few feet and looked at his profile. This man was very familiar, he was wearing a yellow brocade robe inlaid with ermine, and the clothes were very luxurious. After thinking about his tone, he remembered: "Well, he is from the Kingdom of Great Jin Lord Six." Hearing these words, Jamuka seemed quite moved, and said: "As long as the righteous father Wang Han gives the order, of course I will obey." Sang Kun was overjoyed, and said: "This is the case, if Daddy doesn't give the order, he will offend Daddy." Kingdom of Jin. I will ask for orders later on, he will not give face to the Sixth Prince.” Wanyan Honglie said: “Our Kingdom of Jin is about to send troops to the south to destroy Song Dynasty. At that time, each of you will lead 20,000 troops to help the war, and you will be done. After that, there will be another reward." Sang Kun said happily: "I have always heard that the Southern Dynasty is a world of flowers, full of gold, and women are all like flowers. It is really great that the sixth prince can take our brothers to have a visit." Wanyan Honglie smiled slightly, and said: "Isn't that easy? I'm afraid there are too many beauties in the Southern Dynasty, and you can't afford so many." They both laughed.Wanyan Honglie said: "How to deal with Temujin, please tell me." After a pause, he continued: "I have already discussed with Temujin, and asked him to send troops to assist Song, this guy just refused. He is a shrewd person, so don't be on guard against this, lest I plot against him. You need to be more cautious about this matter." At this time, the Taoist tugged at Guo Jing's lapel, Guo Jing turned around and saw Mei Chaofeng grabbing a person in the distance, as if he was asking him something.Guo Jing thought to himself: "No matter what she's doing here, my mentors don't mind it for the time being. I'll listen to their method of calculating the sweat, and then make sense." So he fell down on the ground again. I only heard Sang Kun say: "He has promised his daughter to my son, just now he sent someone to discuss the date of marriage with me." He pointed at the big man who was hacked to death by him, and said: "I will send someone right away. Let me go and ask him to come and have an interview with my father in person tomorrow. He will definitely come after hearing what he has heard, and he will never bring more people. I am going to ambush troops and horses along the road, and Temujin has three heads and six arms, and he can't escape from my palm." Talking and laughing.Jamuka said: "Okay, after killing Temujin, our two groups of troops will rush to his camp immediately." Guo Jing was furious and impatient, he never expected that people's hearts would be so treacherous, and they could plot plots against sworn brothers, just as he was about to listen again, the Taoist supported him on his waist, Guo Jing leaned slightly, the skirt of his ear was windy, Mei Chaofeng's body brushed past her, and she walked so fast, she had gone a long way in the blink of an eye, but she was still holding someone in her hand. The Taoist took Guo Jing's hand, ran dozens of steps away from the camp, and said in a low voice: "She is asking where your masters live. We must go quickly, we may not be in time if it is too late." The two started to lighten their bodies and run with all their strength, and it was nearly noon when they returned to the yurt of the six monsters.The Taoist said: "I didn't want to reveal Xingzang, so I asked you not to tell the six masters, but now the matter is urgent, and I can't care about the trivial anymore. You go in and report that Quanzhen taught Ma Yu to see the six Jiangnan heroes." Guo Jing had been with him every night for two years, and only then did he know his name.He didn't know the background of Quanzhen Sect Ma Yu, so he nodded in agreement, ran to the yurt, opened the tent door, shouted: "Master!" and stepped in. Suddenly the wrists of both hands tightened at the same time, he was grabbed by someone, followed by severe pain in his knees, he was kicked to the ground, and with a whoosh, the iron rod hit him on the head.Guo Jing fell to the ground sideways, and saw that it was his master Ke Zhen'e who was hitting with the staff, he was so frightened that he was so frightened that he couldn't think of resisting the struggle, he just closed his eyes and waited for death, but he heard a proper sound, the swords intersected, one person Jump on yourself. When he opened his eyes to look, he saw Seventh Master Han Xiaoying was protecting him, and shouted: "Brother, wait a minute!" But the long sword in her hand was smashed away by Ke Zhen'e's iron staff.Ke Zhen E let out a long sigh, and the iron stick thumped heavily on the ground, saying: "Seventh Sister is always soft-hearted." At this moment, Guo Jing could clearly see that it was Zhu Cong and Quan Jinfa who were holding his hands, he was terrified and completely confused. Ke Zhen'E said in a serious tone: "Where is the person who taught you internal energy?" Guo Jing stammered, "He...he... is outside, asking to see the six masters." When the six monsters heard that Mei Chaofeng dared to come to seek revenge in the daytime, they were all unexpected. They all held weapons and rushed out of the tent. shadow? Zhu Cong still held on to Guo Jing's right wrist, and shouted, "Where's Mei Chaofeng, that temptress?" Guo Jing said, "I saw her last night, I'm afraid she will come later." Yu, in doubt. Ma Yu rushed forward, cupped his hands and said, "I've admired the reputation of the six heroes in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and today I know the thorns, how fortunate it is." Zhu Cong still tightly grasped Guo Jing's wrist, nodded in salute, and said, "Don't dare , ask the Taoist priest for his Dharma name." Guo Jing remembered that he hadn't informed him yet, so he hurriedly said, "He is Ma Yu from Quanzhen Sect." The six monsters were taken aback. They knew that Ma Yu's Taoist name was Danyangzi, and he was the first disciple of Quanzhen Sect ancestor Wang Chongyang.It's just that he closed his mind and practiced quietly, and rarely set foot in the Jianghu, so his reputation in the martial arts world is not as good as Qiu Chuji's. As for his martial arts cultivation, no one has seen it, and no one knows how deep it is. Ke Zhen'e said: "It turns out that the Quanzhen sect has arrived, and we are disrespectful. I don't know if Changguang descended to Mobei, how can I see the teacher? But is it related to the appointment of making my junior brother Jiaxing to compete?" Ma Yu said: "My The younger brother is a person who cultivates the Tao, but he likes to gamble with others to compete for victory. This is a big violation of the principle of tranquility and inaction. It is not what a monk should do. Pindao has repeatedly told him several times. Dao really doesn't want to ask, let alone has nothing to do with Pindao. Two years ago, Pindao met this child by chance, saw that he was pure-hearted, and taught him a little way to strengthen his body and preserve his life without prior knowledge. The Six Heroes agreed, please don't blame him. It's just that Pindao didn't teach him every move and a half of martial arts, and he didn't have the title of master and apprentice. It's just that Pindao made a friend with a child, and it didn't break the rules of the martial arts. "He said with a gentle smile. The Six Heroes were all surprised, but couldn't help disbelieving.Zhu Cong and Quan Jinfa immediately let go of Guo Jing's wrist. Han Xiaoying said joyfully: "Son, did this Taoist priest teach you the skills? Why didn't you tell me earlier? We all blamed you by mistake." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to stroke his shoulder, feeling very pity in his heart.Guo Jing said: "He...he told me not to say it." Han Xiaoying reprimanded: "Why didn't he? There are no rules, silly boy, he should be called 'Taoist'." Although he was reprimanded, his face was full of happy face.Guo Jing said: "Yes, it's Daoist." For the past two years, he and Ma Yu have always addressed each other as "you and me", never knowing that they should be called "Daoist", and Ma Yu didn't care. Ma Yu said: "The impoverished Taoist travels indeterminately, and he doesn't like to be known, so although he is close to the Six Heroes, he didn't come to see him, begging for forgiveness." He saluted again. It turned out that after Ma Yu learned about the actions of the six monsters in the south of the Yangtze River, he respected him very much, and found out from Yin Zhiping that Guo Jing had no foundation of internal strength.He is the head teacher of the Quanzhen sect, and he understands the Taoist principle of restraining oneself and obeying others, and his junior brother Qiu Chuji overwhelmed the six Jiangnan monsters in this matter.But Qiu Chuji was advised several times to admit defeat, but he refused to say anything, so he came to the desert and tried his best to make Guo Jing secretly.Otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence that he just happened to meet Guo Jing in the desert grassland?And spending two years for him for no reason?If Mei Chaofeng hadn't appeared suddenly, once Guo Jing's internal strength had been established, he would have flown back south, neither the Jiangnan Six Monsters nor Qiu Chuji would have known what was going on. The six monsters saw that he was modest and humble, he was really a man of virtue, completely different from the generous and heroic attitude of his junior brother, so they all returned the gift immediately.He was about to inquire about Mei Chaofeng, when he heard the sound of horseshoes, several horses galloped towards Temujin's big tent. Guo Jing knew that Sang Kun sent to lure Temujin's envoy, he was very anxious, and said to Ke Zhen'e: "Master, I will be back in a while." Ke Zhen'e almost hurt his life just now, and his heart was very sad Apologizing, I felt more compassion for this apprentice, afraid that after he left, he would meet Mei Chaofeng and be hurt, so he hurriedly said: "No, you stay by our side, you must not go away." Guo Jing was about to explain the whole story, but heard that Ke Zhen'e was already talking with Ma Yu about the scene of fighting against two evil spirits at night in the barren hills.He was very anxious, the master has always been serious, he lost his temper at every turn, he really didn't dare to interrupt him, he only waited for them to stop talking for a while, and then he reported to him, suddenly he saw a horse galloping towards him, a man in a suit on horseback The black fox fur and short fur was Huazheng, who stopped ten steps away from them and kept waving.Guo Jing was afraid that Master would blame him, so he dared not go over, and beckoned her to come closer. Huazheng's eyes were red and swollen, as if she had cried a lot just now, she approached him, sobbing, and said, "Daddy wants me, and if I want me, I'll marry that Dushi..." After finishing the sentence, tears flowed again down. Guo Jing said: "Go and report to Da Khan, saying that Sang Kun and Jamuhe arranged a trick to trick Da Khan into killing him." Huazheng was taken aback, and said, "Really?" I heard it with my own ears last night, go and tell your father." Hua Zheng said: "Okay!" Immediately beaming, he turned and mounted his horse, and galloped away. Guo Jing thought to himself: "They arranged a conspiracy to kill Da Khan, why are you so happy?" Then he thought: "Ah, in this way, she won't marry Du Shi." He and Hua Zheng are like brothers and sisters, He has always cared and loved her very much, thinking that she can get rid of bad luck, he couldn't help being happy for her, and turned around with a smile on his face. I only heard Ma Yu say: "It's not that the impoverished Daoist elders have other people's aspirations and destroy their own prestige. Mei Chaofeng has obviously been taught by Huang Yaoshi, the owner of Peach Blossom Island in the East China Sea. Her moves are even more ingenious. With the combined strength of eight of us, of course we may not lose to her, but if we want to eliminate her, we are afraid that we will also be injured." Han Xiaoying said: "This woman's martial arts is indeed very powerful, but the seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River have a deep hatred for her." Ma Yu said: "I heard that Zhang Wuxia and Flying God Dragon Ke Daxia were both murdered by the copper corpse Chen Xuanfeng. But since everyone has punished Chen Xuanfeng, it can be said that the big revenge has been avenged. It has been said since ancient times: Enemies should be resolved rather than knotted. Mei Chaofeng alone A single woman with a disability is actually in a very pitiful situation." The six monsters remained silent.After a while, Han Baoju said: "She practiced this insidious kung fu and killed countless innocent people every year. The Daoist leader is chivalrous, so we can't let her do such evil." Zhu Cong said: "Now she is here, not us. Find her." Quan Jinfa said: "Even if we escape this time, as long as she intends to take revenge, she will always be hard to guard against in the future." Ma Yu said: "Pindao has already planned a plan, but I have to ask the Six Heroes to be lenient, miss her loneliness, and give her a way to rehabilitate." Zhu Cong and others stopped talking, and waited for Ke Zhen'e's decision. Ke Zhen'e said: "Our seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River are rude by nature, and we always only know how to fight hard. The Taoist priest pointed out the way, we are very grateful, so we will ask for instructions." Hearing Ma Yu's tone, he knew that Mei Chaofeng was on the way. In the past ten years, martial arts has improved greatly, Ma Yu said begging them to spare her life, but in fact, he was trying to protect the face of the six monsters, and he really wanted to teach them how to avoid her murderous hands.Han Baoju and the others were surprised that Brother Quedao suddenly had kind thoughts. Ma Yu said: "Hero Ke is benevolent and caring, and he will be blessed by God. There is another important matter. According to Pindao's guess, in the past ten years, Mei Chaofeng must have been taught by Huang Yaoshi again." Zhu Cong was shocked. Said: "I heard that Heifeng Shuangsha is a traitor from Peach Blossom Island, how can Huang Yaoshi teach her kung fu again?" Mei Chaofeng's kung fu at that time was far from what it is now. If she no longer gets advice from a master, but with her own hard work, she will definitely not be able to reach the current stage. We killed Iron Corpse today, if Huang Yaoshi is offended, this..." Both Ke Zhen'e and Zhu Cong had heard people say that Huang Yaoshi's martial arts were always exaggerated to the point of absurdity, so they may not be credible, but Quanzhen Sect is the most authentic martial arts in the world, and Ma Yu, as the head teacher, treats him like this Fear, of course, is no small matter.Zhu Cong said: "The Taoist priest is very considerate, and my brother admires him so much, so I asked for a good strategy." Ma Yu said: "Poverty Daoist's method is a bit arrogant, please don't make fun of it." Zhu Cong said "Don't be overly modest, Taoist priest, the Quanzhen Seven Sons of the Chongyang School are so powerful in the world, who wouldn't admire them?" He said these words to Ma Yu with a sincere respect.Although Qiu Chuji was also one of the Quanzhen Seven Sons, Zhu Cong was absolutely unwilling to say this to him.Ma Yu said: "By relying on the legacy of the former teacher, the seven brothers of Pindao still have a bit of a false reputation in the martial arts. Thinking about it, Mei Chaofeng still dare not attack the Seven Masters of Quanzhen at the same time. Therefore, Pindao wants to do something. Trick, to scare her away with such a false name. This method is really not fair, but our intention is to be kind to others, deceit is the right way, and it will not damage the reputation of the Six Heroes." Immediately said the strategy . After hearing this, the six monsters all felt that they were showing weakness, and thought that even if Mei Chaofeng really made great progress in martial arts, and even if Huang Yaoshi came in person, so what?At most, they all died in the barren mountains like Zhang Asheng.Ma Yu persuaded him again and again, and finally when he said "victory is not martial arts", Ke Zhen'e and others, out of respect for him and grateful for his kindness to Guo Jing, finally agreed. After everyone had a full meal, they all went to the cliff.Ma Yu and Guo Jing went up first.Zhu Cong and others saw that Ma Yu didn't show off his skills, and slowly climbed up the cliff after following Guo Jing, but seeing that his footwork was steady and his figure was straight, it was obvious that he had profound martial arts. Under his junior brother Qiu Chuji, only Qiu Chuji is well-known in the north and south, but he is unknown, presumably it is due to the different personalities of the two." After Ma Yu and Guo Jing climbed to the top of the cliff, they lowered the long rope and hoisted the six monsters up the cliff one by one. go. The six monsters inspected the whip marks left by Mei Chaofeng on the cliff, and they were all horrified. Only then did they fully believe that Ma Yu was not exaggerating.
The eight people sat cross-legged on the top of the cliff, seeing the twilight coming, and the surrounding fields gradually sinking into darkness, and after waiting for a long time, it was the end of Haizi.Han Baoju became anxious and said: "Why hasn't she come yet?" Ke Zhen'e said: "Shhh, here it is." Everyone's heart trembled and they listened intently, but there was no sound.At this time, Mei Chaofeng was several miles away, and Ke Zhen'e's ears were especially good, so he heard it. That Mei Chaofeng was so fast, everyone looked down, under the moonlight, they saw a black smoke billowing from the desert, rushed to the bottom of the cliff in an instant, and then climbed up extremely quickly.Zhu Cong glanced at Quan Jinfa and Han Xiaoying, seeing that their faces were pale and extremely nervous, he thought he must be the same. Not long after, Mei Chaofeng jumped up the cliff, and there was another person on her back, but she didn't move at all, she didn't know if it was dead or alive. Guo Jing saw that the man was wearing a black fox fur short fur, which seemed to be something of Huazheng, and looked carefully, but it was not Huazheng, who was it?He couldn't help exclaiming in surprise, his mouth moved, Zhu Cong, a scholar with sharp eyes and quick hands, stretched out a hand to hold it down, and said loudly: "Mei Chaofeng is a monster, as long as she hits me, Qiu Chuji, I will never give up with her!" Mei Chaofeng was already surprised to hear a voice on the top of the cliff, but even more surprised to hear Zhu Cong calling himself Qiu Chuji and mentioning her name, so he shrank behind the cliff and listened.Ma Yu and the six Jiangnan monsters could see clearly, even though they were on full alert, they couldn't help laughing secretly.Guo Jing was worried about Hua Zheng's safety, and his heart was burning with anxiety. Han Baoju said: "Mei Chaofeng has set up the skeleton array here, he will definitely come later, we just wait here." Mei Chaofeng did not know how many masters gathered here, shrank behind the stone, not daring to move a little. Han Xiaoying said: "Although she does a lot of evil, the Quanzhen Sect has always been merciful, so let's give her a way to rehabilitate." Zhu Cong smiled and said: "Pure Sanren are always soft-hearted, no wonder Master keeps saying that it is easy for you to become enlightened." The seven sons of Wang Chongyang, the founding father of Quanzhen Sect, are all well-known in the martial arts world: the eldest disciple Danyang son Ma Yu, the second disciple Changzheng son Tan Chuduan, the following are the eldest son Liu Chuxuan, Changchun son Qiu Chuji, Yuyang son Wang Chuyi, Hao Datong, son of Guangning, and Sun Buer, the last seventh disciple of Qingjing Sanren, were the wives married by Ma Yu before he became a monk. Han Xiaoying said: "Brother Tan, what do you think?" Nan Xiren said: "This person's crime cannot be punished." Zhu Cong said: "Brother Tan, your fingering skills have improved a lot recently. When that temptress comes, please take action and let all the brothers How about an eye-opener?" Nan Xiren said: "Let Junior Brother Wang use his iron foot skills to kick her off the cliff, and she will fall off the cliff." Among the Quanzhen Seven Sons, Qiu Chuji is the most famous, followed by Yuyangzi Wang Chuyi.One time when he won a bet with others, he once stood alone on the top of a deep valley with fluttering sleeves, swaying forward and backward, which only scared dozens of heroes from Shandong and Hebei into dazzled eyes and speechless. So he got the title of "Iron Foot Fairy".He lived in the cave for nine years and practiced hard. Qiu Chuji also admired his kung fu. He once gave him a poem, which contained words such as "nine summers greet the sun and stand in the sun, and three winters embrace the snow to sleep", describing the depth of his inner strength. Ma Yu and Zhu Cong waited for you to say something, and what they said was discussed in advance.Ke Zhen'e had spoken to Heifeng Shuangsha several times, fearing that she would recognize her voice, so he kept silent. The more Mei Chaofeng listened, the more startled he became. He thought to himself: "It turns out that all the seven sons of the Quanzhen are here. I may not be able to win if I am just an idiot, let alone a gathering of the seven sons? How can I survive if I hide a dew?" At this time, the bright moon is in the middle of the sky, shining brightly all over the cliff.But Zhu Cong said: "It's cloudy tonight, you can't see your fingers, everyone should be careful, don't let that temptress escape in the dark." Mei Chaofeng was delighted in his heart: "It's a good thing it's dark, otherwise their eyesight would be so sharp. I'm afraid you've seen me long ago. Thank goodness the moon won't come out." Guo Jing kept looking at Hua Zheng, and suddenly saw her slowly open her eyes, knowing that she was fine, he couldn't help being overjoyed, shaking his hands repeatedly, telling her to be silent.Hua Zheng also saw Guo Jing, and shouted: "Help me, save me!" Guo Jing was in a hurry, and shouted: "Don't talk!" Mei Chaofeng's shock was definitely not under Guo Jing's, and he immediately pointed to Huazheng's dumb point, feeling suspicious. Quan Jinfa said: "Zhiping, you were the one who spoke just now?" Guo Jing assumed the role of young Taoist Yin Zhiping and said, "Disciple...disciple..." Zhu Cong said, "I seem to hear a woman's voice." Guo Jing He hurriedly said, "Exactly." Mei Chaofeng had a thought: "The Seven Sons of Quanzhen suddenly came to the desert and gathered on the top of this extremely remote cliff. How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that someone deceived me to be blind, so they cast doubts and asked me to be fooled?" Seeing her slowly leaning out from behind the rock, Ma Yu knew that she had become suspicious. If she found a flaw, she would attack immediately. Jue was very anxious, but he had no haste and didn't know what to do for a while. 朱聪见梅超风手中提了一条银光闪耀的长鞭，慢慢举起手来，眼见就要发难，朗声说道：“大师哥，你这几年来勤修师父所传的'金关玉锁二十四诀'，定是极有心得，请你试演几下，给我们见识见识如何？” 马钰会意，知道朱聪是要他立显功夫以折服梅超风，当即说道：“我虽为诸同门之长，但资质愚鲁，怎及得上诸位师弟？师父所传心法，说来惭愧，我所能领会到的实是十中不到一二。”一字一语的说来，中气充沛之极，声音远远传送出去。他说话平和谦冲，但每一个字都震得山谷鸣响，最后一句话未说完，第一句话的回声已远远传来，夹着崖顶风声，真如龙吟虎啸一般。 梅超风听得他显了如此深湛的内功，哪里还敢动手，慢慢缩回岩后。 马钰又道：“听说那梅超风双目失明，也是情有可悯，要是她能痛改前非，决不再残害无辜，也不再去和江南六怪纠缠，那么咱们就饶她一命吧。何况先师当年，跟桃花岛主也互相钦佩。丘师弟，你跟江南六怪有交情，你去疏通一下，请他们不要再找梅超风清算旧帐。两家既往不咎，各自罢手。”这番话却不再蕴蓄内力，以免显得余人功力与他相差太远。朱聪接口道：“这倒容易办到，关键是在那梅超风肯不肯改过。” 突然岩后一个冷冷的声音道：“多谢全真七子好意，我梅超风在此。”说着长出身形。 马钰本拟将她惊走，望她以后能痛悟前非，改过迁善，不意这铁尸艺高胆大，竟敢公然露面，倒大非始料所及。又听梅超风道：“我是女子，不敢向各位道长请教。久仰清净散人武术精湛，我想领教一招。”说着横鞭而立，静待韩小莹发声。 这时郭靖见华筝横卧地下，不明生死，他自小与拖雷、华筝兄妹情如手足，哪里顾得梅超风的厉害，忽地纵身过去，扶起华筝。梅超风左手反钩，已拿住他的左腕。郭靖跟马钰学了两年玄门正宗内功，周身百骸已有自然之劲，当下右手急送，将华筝向韩小莹掷去，左手力扭回夺，忽地挣脱。梅超风手法何等快捷，刚觉他手腕滑开，立即又是向前擒拿，再度抓住，这次扣住了他脉门，使他再也动弹不得，厉声喝道：“是谁？” 朱聪叫道：“志平，小心！”郭靖被她抓住，心下大为慌乱，正想脱口而出：“我是郭靖。”听得二师父这句话，才道：“弟子长春……长春真人门下尹……尹志平。”这几个字他早已念三四十遍，这时惶急之下，竟然说来还是结结巴巴。 梅超风心想：“他门下一个少年弟子，内功竟也不弱，不但在我掌底救得了人去，第一次给我抓住了又居然能够挣脱。看来我只好避开了。”当下哼了一声，松开手指。 郭靖急忙逃回，只见左腕上五个手指印深嵌入肉，知她心有所忌，这一抓未用全力，否则自己手腕早已被她捏断，思之不觉骇然。 这一来，梅超风却也不敢再与假冒孙不二的韩小莹较艺，忽地心念一动，朗声道：“马道长，'铅汞谨收藏'，何解？”马钰顺口答道：“铅体沉坠，以比肾水；汞性流动，而拟心火。'铅汞谨收藏'就是说当固肾水，息心火，修习静功方得有成。”梅超风又道：“'姹女婴儿'何解？”马钰猛地省悟她是在求教内功秘诀，大声喝道：“邪魔外道，妄想得我真传。快走快走！”梅超风哈哈一笑，说道：“多谢道长指点。”倏地拔起身子，银鞭在石上一卷，身随鞭落，凌空翻下崖顶，身法之快，人人都觉确是生平仅见。 各人眼见她顺着崖壁溜将下去，才都松了一口气，探首崖边，但见大漠上又如一道黑烟般滚滚而去。倏来倏去，如鬼如魅，虽已远去，兀自余威慑人。 马钰解开华筝的穴道，让她躺在石上休息。 朱聪谢道：“十年不见，不料这铁尸的功夫已练到这等地步，若不是道长仗义援手，我们师徒七人今日难逃大劫。”马钰谦逊了几句，眉头深蹙，似有隐忧。朱聪道：“道长如有未了之事，我兄弟虽然本事不济，当可代供奔走之役，请道长不吝差遣。” 马钰叹了一口气道：“贫道一时不察，着了这狡妇的道儿。”各人大惊，齐问：“她竟用暗器伤了道长吗？”马钰道：“那倒不是。她刚才问我一句话，我匆忙间未及详虑，顺口回答，只怕成为日后之患。”众人都不明其意。 马钰道：“这铁尸的外门功夫，已远在贫道与各位之上，就算丘师弟与王师弟真的在此，也未必定能胜得了她。桃花岛主有徒如此，真乃神人也。只是这梅超风内功却未得门径。不知她在哪里偷听到了一些修练道家内功的奥秘，却因无人指点，未能有成。适才她出我不意所问的那句话，必是她苦思不得其解的疑难之一。虽然我随即发觉，未答她第二句语，但是那第一句话，也已能使她修习内功时大有精进。”韩小莹道：“只盼她顿悟前非，以后不再作恶。”马钰道：“但愿如此，否则她功力一深，再作恶起来，那是更加难制了。唉，只怪我胡涂，没防人之心。”过了一会，又沉吟道：“桃花岛武功与我道家之学全然不同，可是梅超风所问的两句，却纯是道家的内功，却不知何故？” 他说到这里，华筝“啊”的一声，从石上翻身坐起，叫道：“郭靖，爹爹不信我的话，已到王罕那里去啦。”郭靖大吃一惊，忙问：“他怎么不信？” 华筝道：“我对他说，桑昆叔叔和札木合叔叔要谋害他。他哈哈大笑，说我不肯嫁给都史，胆敢捏造谎话骗他。我说是你亲耳听来的，他更加不信，说道回来还要罚你。我见他带了三位哥哥和几队卫兵去了，忙来找你，哪知道半路上给那瞎婆娘抓住了。她是带我来见你吗？”众人心想：“要是我们不在这里，你脑袋上早已多了五个窟窿了。” 郭靖急问：“大汗去了有多久啦？”华筝道：“好大半天啦。爹爹说要尽快赶到，不等天明就动身，他们骑的都是快马，这会儿早去得老远了。桑昆叔叔真要害爹爹吗？那怎么办？”说着哭了起来。郭靖一生之中初次遇到重大难事，登时彷徨无策。 朱聪道：“靖儿，你快下去，骑小红马去追大汗，就算他不信你的话，也请他派人先去查探明白。华筝，你去请你拖雷哥哥赶快集兵，开上去救你爹爹。” 郭靖连声称是，抢先下崖。接着马钰用长索缚住华筝，吊了下去。 郭靖急奔回他母子所住的蒙古包旁，跨上小红马，疾驰而去。
这时晨曦初现，残月渐隐，郭靖心中焦急异常：“只怕大汗进了桑昆的埋伏，那么就是赶上也没用了。” 那小红马神骏无伦，天生喜爱急驰狂奔，跑发了性，越跑越快，越跑越是高兴，到后来在大草原上直如收不住了脚。郭靖怕它累倒，勒缰小休，它反而不愿，只要缰绳一松，立即欢呼长嘶，向前猛冲。这马虽然发力急驰，喘气却也并不如何加剧，似乎丝毫不见费力。 这般大跑了两个时辰，郭靖才收缰下马稍息，然后上马又跑，再过一个多时辰，忽见远处草原上黑压压的列着三队骑兵，瞧人数是三个千人队。转眼之间，红马已奔近队伍。 郭靖看骑兵旗号，知是王罕的部下，只见个个弓上弦，刀出鞘，严阵戒备，心中暗暗叫苦：“大汗已走过了头，后路给人截断啦。”双腿一夹，小红马如箭离弦，呼的纵出，四蹄翻腾，从队伍之侧飞掠而过。带队的将官大声喝阻，一人一骑早去得远了。 郭靖不敢停留，一连又绕过了三批伏兵，再奔一阵，只见铁木真的白毛大纛高举在前，数百骑人马排成了一列，各人坐骑得得小跑，正向北而行。郭靖催马上前，奔到铁木真马旁，叫道：“大汗，快回转去，前面去不得！” 铁木真愕然勒马，道：“怎么？”郭靖把前晚在桑昆营外所见所闻、以及后路已被人截断之事说了。铁木真将信将疑，斜眼瞪视郭靖，瞧他是否玩弄诡计，心想：“桑昆那厮素来和我不睦，但王罕义父正在靠我出力，札木合义弟和我又是生死之交，怎能暗中算计于我？难道当真是那大金国的六太子从中挑拨？” 郭靖见他有不信之意，忽道：“大汗，你派人向来路查探便知。” 铁木真身经百战，自幼从阴谋诡计之中恶斗出来，虽觉王罕与札木合联兵害他之事绝无可能，但想：“过份小心，一千次也不打紧；莽撞送死，一次也太多了！”当下吩咐次子察合台与大将赤老温：“回头哨探！”两人放马向来路奔去。 铁木真察看四下地势，发令：“上土山戒备！”他随从虽只数百人，但个个是猛将勇士，不等大汗再加指点，各人驰上土山，搬石掘土，做好了防箭的挡蔽。 过不多时，南边尘头大起，数千骑急赶而来，烟尘中察合台与赤老温奔在最前。哲别目光锐利，已望见追兵的旗号，叫道：“真的是王罕军马。”这时追兵分成几个百人队，四下兜截，要想包抄察合台和赤老温。两人伏在鞍上，挥鞭狂奔。 哲别道：“郭靖，咱俩接应他们去。”两人纵马驰下土山。郭靖胯下那红马见是冲向马群，兴发飞驰，转眼间到了察合台面前。郭靖嗖嗖嗖三箭，把三名最前的追兵射倒，随即纵马疾冲，拦在两人与追兵之间，翻身一箭，又射死了一名追兵。此时哲别也已赶到，他箭术更精，连珠箭发，当者立毙。但追兵势大，眼见如潮水般涌来，哪里抵挡得住？ 察合台与赤老温也各翻身射了数箭，与哲别、郭靖都退上了土山。铁木真和博尔朮、朮赤等个个箭无虚发，追兵一时倒不敢逼近。 铁木真站在土山上瞭望，过得约莫挤两桶牛乳时分，只见东南西北四方，王罕部下一队队骑兵如乌云般涌来，黄旗下一人乘着一匹高头大马，正是王罕的儿子桑昆。铁木真知道万难突出重围，目下只有权用缓兵之计，高声叫道：“请桑昆义弟过来说话。” 桑昆在亲兵拥卫下驰近土山，数十名军士挺着铁盾，前后护住，以防山上冷箭。桑昆意气昂扬，大声叫道：“铁木真，快投降罢。”铁木真道：“我甚么地方得罪了王罕义父，你们发兵攻我？”桑昆道：“蒙古人世世代代，都是各族分居，牛羊牲口一族共有，你为甚么违背祖宗遗法，想要各族混在一起？我爹爹常说，你这样做不对。” 铁木真道：“蒙古人受大金国欺压。大金国要我们年年进贡几万头牛羊马匹，难道应该的吗？大家给大金国逼得快饿死了。咱们蒙古人只要不是这样你打我，我打你，为甚么要怕大金国？我和义父王罕素来和好，咱们两家并无仇怨，全是大金国从中挑拨。” 桑昆部下的士卒听了，人人动心，都觉他说得有理。 铁木真又道：“蒙古人个个是能干的好战士，咱们干甚么不去拿金国的金银财宝？干么要年年进献牲口毛皮给他们？蒙古人中有的勤勉放牧牛羊，有的好吃懒做，为甚么要勤劳的养活懒惰的？为甚么不让勤劳的多些牛羊？为甚么不让懒惰的人饿死？” 蒙古当时是氏族社会，牲口归每一族公有，近年来牲口日繁，财物渐多，又从中原汉人处学到使用铁制器械，多数牧民切盼财物私有。战士连年打仗，分得的俘虏财物，都是用性命去拚来的，更不愿与不能打仗的老弱族人共有。因此铁木真这番话，众战士听了个个暗中点头。 桑昆见铁木真煽惑自己部下军心，喝道：“你立刻抛下弓箭刀枪投降！否则我马鞭一指，万弩齐发，你休想活命！” 郭靖见情势紧急，不知如何是好，忽见山下一个少年将军，铁甲外披着银灰貂裘，手提大刀，胯下骏马来往驰骋，耀武扬威，定睛看时，认得是桑昆的儿子都史。郭靖幼时曾和他斗过，这人当年要放豹子吃了拖雷，是个大大的坏小子。他丝毫不明白王罕、桑昆、札木合等何以要图谋铁木真，心想王罕和铁木真素来如父子一般，必是都史这坏人听信了大金国六太子的话，从中说大批谎话害人，我去将他捉来，逼他承认说谎，那么王罕、桑昆他们就可明白真相，和铁木真大汗言归于好，于是双腿一夹，胯下小红马疾冲下山。 众兵将一怔之间，那红马来得好快，已从人丛中直冲到都史身边。 都史挥刀急砍，郭靖矮身伏鞍，大刀从头顶掠过，右手伸出，已扣住都史左腕脉门，这一扣是朱聪所传的分筋错骨手，都史哪里还能动弹？被他顺手一扯，提过马来。就在此时，郭靖只觉背后风声响动，左臂弯过，向两柄刺来的长矛上格去，喀的一声，双矛飞上半空。他右膝头在红马颈上轻轻一碰，小红马已知主人之意，回头奔上土山，上山之快，竟不逊于下山时的急驰如飞。山下众军官齐叫：“放箭！”郭靖举起都史，挡在身后。众军士怕伤了小主，哪敢扯动弓弦？郭靖直驰上山，把都史往地下一掷，叫道：“大汗，定是这坏小子从中捣鬼，你叫他说出来。”铁木真大喜，铁枪尖指在都史胸前，向桑昆叫道：“叫你部下退开一百丈。” 桑昆见爱子被敌人以迅雷不及掩耳的手段从众军之中擒去，又气又急，只得依言撤下军马，命部下用大车结成圆圈，在土山四周密密层层的圈了七八重，这样一来，铁木真坐骑再快，也必无法冲出。 这边山上铁木真连声夸奖郭靖，命他用腰带将都史反背缚起。 桑昆接连派了三名使者上山谈判，命铁木真放出都史，然后投降，就可饶他性命。铁木真每次都将使者割了双耳逐下山去。
僵持多时，太阳在草原尽头隐没。铁木真怕桑昆乘黑冲锋，命各人不可丝毫怠忽。 守到半夜，忽见一人全身白衣，步行走到山脚边，叫道：“我是札木合，要见铁木真义兄说话。”铁木真道：“你上来吧。”札木合缓步上山，见铁木真凛然站在山口，当即抢步上前，想要拥抱。铁木真嚓的一声拔出佩刀，厉声道：“你还当我是义兄吗？” 札木合叹了一口气，盘膝坐下，说道：“义兄，你已是一部之主，何必更要雄心勃勃，想要把所有的蒙古人联在一起？”铁木真道：“你待怎样？”札木合道：“各部各族的族长们都说，咱们祖宗已这样过了几百年，铁木真汗为甚么要改变旧法？上天也不容许。” 铁木真道：“咱们祖宗阿兰豁雅夫人的故事，你还记得吗？她的五个儿子不和，她煮了腊羊肉给他们吃，给了他们每人一支箭，叫他们折断，他们很容易就折断了。她又把五支箭合起来叫他们折断。五个人轮流着折，谁也不能折断。你记得她教训儿子的话吗？”札木合低声道：“你们如果一个个分散，就像一支箭似的会给任何人折断。你们如果同心协力，那就像五支箭似的紧固，不会给任何人折断。”铁木真道：“好，你还记得。后来怎样？”札木合道：“后来她五个儿子同心协力，创下好大的基业，成为蒙古人的族祖。”铁木真道：“是啊！咱俩也都是英雄豪杰，干么不把所有的蒙古人都集合在一起？自己不要你打我，我打你，大家同心协力的把大金国灭掉。”札木合惊道：“大金国兵多将广，黄金遍地，粮如山积，蒙古人怎能惹他？” 铁木真哼了一声，道：“那你是宁可大家受大金国欺压的了？”札木合道：“大金国也没欺压咱们。大金国皇帝封了你做招讨使。”铁木真怒道：“初时我也还当大金国皇帝是好意，哪知他们贪得无厌，向咱们征索越来越厉害，要了牛羊，又要马匹，现今还要咱们派战士帮他打仗。大宋隔得咱们这么远，就算灭了大宋，占来的土地也都是大金的，咱们损伤战士有甚么好处？牛羊不吃身边的青草，却翻山过去啃沙子，哪有这样的蠢事？咱们要打，只打大金。” 札木合道：“王罕和桑昆都不肯背叛大金。”铁木真道：“背叛，哼，背叛！那么你呢？”札木合道：“我来求义兄不要发怒，把都史还给桑昆。由我担保，桑昆一定放你们平安回去。”铁木真道：“我不相信桑昆，也不相信你。”札木合道：“桑昆说，一个儿子死了，还可再生两个；一个铁木真死了，世上就永没铁木真了！不放都史，你见不到明天的太阳。”铁木真深知桑昆和札木合的为人，若是落入他二人手中，必然无幸，倘若王罕亲自领军，投降后尚有活命之望，当下举刀在空中呼的一声，劈了一刀，厉声叫道：“宁战死，不投降！世上只有战死的铁木真，没有投降敌人的铁木真！” 札木合站起身来，道：“你把夺来的牛羊俘虏分给军士，说是他们的私产，不是部族公有。各族族长都说你的做法不对，不合祖规。”铁木真厉声道：“可是年轻的战士们个个都欢喜。族长们见到夺来的珍贵财物，说没法子公平分给每一个人，于是就自己要了，拚命打仗的战士都感到气忿。咱们打仗，是靠那些又胡涂又贪心的族长呢，还是靠年轻勇敢的战士？”札木合道：“铁木真义兄，你一意孤行，不听各部族长的话，可别说我忘恩负义。这些日子来，你不断派人来诱惑我部下，要他们向你投靠，说你的部属打仗时夺来的财物都是自有，不必大伙儿摊分。你当我不知吗？” 铁木真心想：“你既已知道此事，我跟你更是永无和好之日。”从怀内摸出一个小包，掷在札木合身前，说道：“这是咱们三次结义之时你送给我的礼物，现今你收回去罢。待会你拿钢刀斩在这里。”说着伸手在自己脖子里作势一砍，说道：“杀的只是敌人，不是义兄。”叹道：“我是英雄，你也是英雄，蒙古草原虽大，却容不下两个英雄。”札木合拾起小包，也从怀里掏出一个革制小囊，默默无言的放在铁木真脚边，转身下山。 铁木真望着他的背影，良久不语，当下慢慢打开皮囊，倒出了幼时所玩的箭头髀石，从前两个孩子在冰上同玩的情景，一幕幕的在心头涌现。他叹了一口气，用佩刀在地下挖了一个