Chapter 24 Chapter 24
That day, Xiao Longnu rode a bloody BMW to pursue Yang Guo and Jinlun Fawang, but she went in the wrong direction.The red horse ran for more than ten miles, after Dele turned the horse's head and came back to look for it, Yang Guo and the others even disappeared.She was worried, she saw Yang Guo's life was in danger, she searched in circles for 30 to 40 miles around Xiangyang.Although the red horse is fast, Huanggu is very secluded, until after midnight, she heard Wu Santong's wailing from a distance.Following the sound, he heard the Wu brothers fighting each other with swords, and then heard Yang Guo talking.She was overjoyed, fearing that Yang Guo would meet a powerful enemy and wanted to help him secretly, she dismounted and tied the red horse to a tree, and quietly hid behind the rocks to watch Yang Guo fight the enemy. This sneak peek didn't matter, but Yang Guo kept saying that he and Guo Fu had been engaged for life long ago, calling Guo Fu "my unmarried wife" and Guo Jing and his wife "father-in-law and mother-in-law".The more Xiao Longnv heard it, the more frightened she became. He heard that Guo Jing and Huang Rong had recruited him as their son-in-law and secretly taught him martial arts, and saw that he was angry with the Wu brothers and forbade them to see Guo Fu again.Every time he said a word, Xiao Longnu felt as if she had been struck by thunder and lightning, her mind was confused, as if everything in the universe had changed in an instant.If it were someone else, seeing that Yang Guo's words and deeds are very different from the past, they would definitely be suspicious, and would ask him to clarify after the incident, but Xiao Longnu's heart is like crystal, clear and clear, not stained with dust, she has no deceitful and false tricks in the world I don't know.Yang Guo was slick and nonsense to others, but he never joked to her, so she always believed in Yang Guo's words.Seeing that the Wu brothers were defeated, she felt sorry for herself and couldn't help but sighed deeply.When Yang Guo heard the sigh, he blurted out "Auntie", but Xiaolongnv didn't agree, she covered her face and walked away.Yang Guo also said that it was Li Mochou who sent it, but he heard it wrong, so he didn't investigate further. Xiao Longnv took the bloody BMW and walked alone in the wilderness, thinking about it, not knowing what to do.She is over twenty years old, but she has lived in ancient tombs all her life, and she doesn't know anything about the world, so her knowledge and insight are no different from that of an innocent child. She thought to herself: "Since Guo'er is engaged to Miss Guo, naturally she can't marry me again. No wonder Guo Daxia and his wife have never allowed him to marry me. Guoer never told me, because he was afraid that I would be sad, alas, he always treats me very well.” Then he thought: “He has been reluctant to kill Guo Daxia for so long. At that time, I didn't understand my father's revenge. It turned out that he was doing it all because of Miss Guo. From this point of view, he also has a deep affection for Miss Guo. If I take the BMW to him at this time, he might think of it again. For my benefit, there will be another accident in the marriage with Miss Guo in the future. I'd better go back to the ancient tomb alone, this colorful world will only make me upset." After thinking for a while, he made up his mind, although his heart was pierced by a knife, he decided that saving Yang Guo's life was the most important thing, so he drove back to Xiangyang overnight and asked Zhu Ziliu to take the red horse to the barren valley to hand over to Yang Guo. At this time, although the assassins in Xiangyang City had gone away, Guo Jing and Huang Rong had not recovered, and they were still in chaos.Zhu Ziliu was versatile in both civil and military affairs, and he immediately joined forces with Lu Youjiao to shoulder the important task of city defense.Just when he was in a hurry, Xiao Longnv brought the red horse over and asked him to hand it over to Yang Guo, saying that he wanted Yang Guo to go to the Valley of Unrequited Love and exchange Guo Jing's newborn baby girl for the detoxification elixir, Zhu Ziliu was baffled. Incomprehensible.He asked a few more questions, Xiao Longnv was upset, she didn't want to say more, she just said hurry up, if it's too late, Yang Guo's life would be in great danger. She ignored Guo Fu who was beside Zhu Ziliu, just thinking: "It's not a big deal for my sister to spend a few days in the Valley of Heartlessness. This is to save the life of your fiancé-in-law, so you will naturally help." She mentioned When I heard Yang Guo's name, I couldn't help feeling sad, before I could speak clearly, tears rolled down my face, I ran to the bedroom, fell on the bed and wept bitterly. Zhu Ziliu didn't know the reason before, after hearing these words of Xiao Longnu's nonsense, how could he understand what she said, but the sentence "Yang Guo's life will be in serious danger if it is too late", he thought to himself Just go to the barren valley once, and play by ear.When they went out, the sweaty and bloody BMW had disappeared. When they asked the soldiers, they said that Miss Guo had been led away, and when they wanted to find Guo Fu, she disappeared.Zhu Ziliu sighed secretly, thinking that these young girls are all difficult to deal with, either they speak incomprehensibly, or they act mysteriously. Concerned about Yang Guo's safety, he rode another fast horse, took a few disciples of the Beggar Clan, followed the path pointed out by Xiao Longnv to the deserted valley to investigate, only to see Yang Guo and the Wu brothers fell to the ground together, Wu Santong was rushing to his acupuncture point due to luck. , but the other three were dying, thinking that "Yang Guo's life will be in serious danger if it is too late" is indeed true, so they hurriedly rescued Xiangyang, just when the teacher's uncle Tianzhu monk came from Dali, he immediately administered medicine for treatment. Xiao Longnv cried for a while on the bed, the more she thought about it, the more sad she became, the tears couldn't stop.When she cried, her clothes were completely wet, and she reached for a sweat towel at her waist to wipe her tears. When she touched the Lady Sword with her fingers, she thought, "I took this sword to Miss Guo, and let them form a pair. It's also a beautiful thing." She loves Yang Guo madly, no matter what is beneficial to him, she is willing to do anything, so she sat up and went to Guo Fu without wiping away her tears. It was already past midnight, Guo Fu had already gone to bed, Xiao Longnv didn't wait to be notified, she opened the window, jumped into her room, woke Guo Fu up, and said, "You two are a couple" and so on, that's what Guo Fu told Yang Guo words.She handed the lady sword to Guo Fu, turned around and left.Guo Fu couldn't figure it out, and even asked: "What did you say? I don't understand at all." Xiao Longnu didn't answer sadly, and jumped out of the window.Guo Fu looked out of the window and hurriedly called, "Miss Long, come back." But she saw her leave without looking back.
Xiao Longnv walked into the garden with her head down, a large clump of roses gave off a faint fragrance, recalling the scene when she and Yang Guo practiced the Jade Heart Sutra together in Zhongnan Mountain, the scene where flowers took over palms, today she wanted to get along with her master and apprentice as before, but it was no longer possible . Just as he was being self-conscious, he suddenly heard a voice from the first room on the left: "You talk about Xiaolongnv, shut up about Xiaolongnv, can it be done without talking for a day and a half?" Xiaolongnv was startled: "Who is talking about me all day long?" ?” He stopped to listen, but he heard another voice laugh dryly, saying: “You can do it, so I can’t say it?” The first person said: “This is in someone’s house, there are many eyes and ears, if others listen to it , what is the reputation of my Quanzhen Sect?" The latter said: "Hehe, you still think of the reputation of my Quanzhen Sect? That night beside the roses in Zhongnan Mountain, this ecstasy...haha." Speaking of this, he just laughed dryly , no more talk. Xiao Longnv was even more surprised and became suspicious: "Could it be that these two Taoist priests saw me making out with me that night?" From the voices of the two, it was known that it was Yin Zhiping and Zhao Zhijing who were speaking, so she walked away quietly Go to the window of the house, squat down and listen secretly.At this moment, the voices of the two turned down, but Xiao Longnv was very close to them, so she could still hear them clearly. Only Yin Zhiping said angrily: "Brother Zhao, why do you torture me day and night?" Zhao Zhijing said: "You understand." Yin Zhiping said: "What do you want me to do? I agree Now, I just beg you not to mention this matter again, but you keep talking more and more fiercely. Do you want me to die in front of you on the spot?" Zhao Zhijing sneered: "I don't know, I just can't help it, don't say it no." Yin Zhiping's voice suddenly became louder, and he said, "I really don't know what you mean? You are jealous, are you jealous of the time when I was a god at that moment?" These two sentences were very strange, Zhao Zhijing didn't answer, he seemed to sneer, but I can't laugh either.After a long while, Yin Zhiping murmured: "That's right, that night in the rose bushes, she was hit by Xidu Ouyang Feng on the acupuncture points, and she couldn't move, and finally let me fulfill my wish. Yes, I don't need to ask you Deny, if I didn't tell you, you wouldn't know, would you? I told you, and you kept bothering me and torturing me... But, I don't regret it, no, I don't regret it at all..." Afterwards, the voice was gentle, as if talking in a dream. Listening to these words, Xiao Longnu's heart sank slowly, and her mind seemed to be booming: "Could it be him, not my beloved Guoer? No, no, never, he lied, It must have been a while." Only Zhao Zhijing spoke again, with a cold and stiff voice: "Yes, of course you don't regret it at all. You didn't need to tell me, but you couldn't help but like it in your heart, so you must tell someone. Okay. , then I will tell you every day and remind you all the time, but why are you afraid of listening?" Suddenly there were several bangs on the wall, and it turned out that Yin Zhiping hit his head on the wall and said, "You have agreed , Say it all out, let everyone in the world know it, and I'm not afraid... No, no, Senior Brother Zhao, I promise to do whatever you want, just please stop mentioning it." Xiao Longnv heard two heart-breaking and heart-breaking incidents one night in a row, and stood under the window in a daze. It's hard to understand. Only heard Zhao Zhijing sneered a few times, and said: "We cultivators, if we can't control ourselves and fall into a demon, then we must use supreme concentration to kill the poisonous dragon and return to the sky. I can't stop mentioning the name of the little dragon girl. I want you to get tired of hearing it, and hate it from tiredness. This is a good idea to help you practice." Yin Zhiping said in a low voice: "She is the incarnation of a fairy, how can I hate her and hate her?" He suddenly raised his voice Said: "Hmph, you don't need to put it nicely, don't I know your vicious heart? You are jealous of me, and you hate Yang Guo. You want to expose this matter, and teach him the grudge between master and apprentice." When Xiao Longnv heard the word "Yang Guo", her heart skipped a beat, she said in a low voice: "Yang Guo, Yang Guo." When she mentioned the name, she couldn't help feeling a burst of tenderness, she hoped that Yin and Zhao would marry each other. She couldn't stop talking about Yang Guo, as long as someone said his name, she couldn't express her joy. Zhao Zhijing also raised his voice, and said bitterly: "If I don't make this little bastard suffer a lot, I won't be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart, hehe, it's just..." Yin Zhiping said: "It's just that his martial arts are too good. Qiang, you and I are not his opponents, are we?" Zhao Zhijing said: "That's not necessarily the case, why is it surprising that he uses the evil martial arts of the heretical sect? But the sect hit me, hehe! We Quanzhen sect Xuanmen martial arts is the most authentic martial art in the world, still afraid of this kid? Brother Yin, watch carefully, I will not let him die comfortably, either by breaking his two tricks, or by breaking his hands. He can't live, he can't die. Let your little dragon girl watch at that time, it's also very interesting." Xiao Longnv shuddered, normally she would have broken in through the window and killed the two of them one by one with a sword, but at this moment she was extremely depressed, her whole body felt limp and weak, her limbs could not move. He also heard Yin Zhiping sneer and said: "You are called wishful thinking. Our orthodox Taoism may not be as good as other heretics." Zhao Zhijing scolded angrily: "You dog, a traitor of the Quanzhen sect! You and that little dragon girl Even his martial arts are praised to the heavens!" Yin Zhiping was humiliated for several days, and now he couldn't bear it any longer, and shouted: "What are you scolding me for? You must know that you must not kill everything!" Zhao Zhijing believed that the other party's clues were in his own hands, as long as it was publicized in Chongyang Palace, the former head teacher Ma Shibo and the current head teacher Qiu Shibo would have to execute him, so he kept insulting Bai Duan to him, while Yin Zhiping He really didn't dare to resist at all, and now he heard him speak rudely, thinking that if he didn't subdue him, his plan would be difficult to succeed, so if he took a step, his backhand would be a slap. Yin Zhiping didn't expect him to make a move, he hurriedly lowered his head, and with a slap, the palm hit him hard on the back of the neck, his body swayed, and he almost fell down.In his rage, he drew out his long sword and stabbed it out.Zhao Zhijing turned sideways and said with a sneer, "Okay, you actually have the guts to attack me." Then he drew his sword and fought back.Yin Zhiping said in a low voice: "Give you such torture day and night, both sides are dead, it's better to let you kill today, it would be easier." He urged the sword move and pressed forward.He is Qiu Chuji's first apprentice, and he has his own strengths in martial arts and Zhao Zhijing.The moves the two of them had learned were exactly the same, and it was hard to tell who was superior when they first started, but he was smoldering in his heart, and now he only wanted to fight to the death together, but Zhao Zhijing had other serious plans, and he was absolutely unwilling to hurt his life, so twenty or thirty Once the move was over, Zhao Zhijing was forced into the corner of the house, and he was at a disadvantage. The two of them were fighting swords in the house, a Beggar Sect disciple had already reported to Guo Fu.She hurriedly put on her clothes and rushed over, saw Xiao Longnu standing under the window, and called her: "Miss Long!"Guo Fu became curious, she went into the room, and stood under the window, only to hear Zhao Zhijing stretching out his sword to block the right and left, but in his mouth he was sneering and cursing, all his words invaded Xiao Longnu body. Guo Fu heard that the two people in the room were getting more and more speechless, so it was inconvenient to stand under the window, and she turned her head to go away, but she saw that Xiao Longnu was still standing there, as if she didn't care about the two people's obscene words , feeling very strange in her heart, and asked in a low voice: "Is what they said true?" Xiao Longnv nodded blankly, and said: "I don't know, maybe... maybe it's true." Guo Fu suddenly felt contemptuous, hum With a cry, he left without looking back. When Yin and Zhao Erdao were fighting fiercely, they heard someone talking outside the room, and when there was a sound, the two long swords were handed over, and then separated, they asked in unison: "Who is it?" Xiao Longnv said slowly: "It's me." Yin Zhiping shivered all over his body, tremblingly said: "Who are you?" Xiao Longnu said: "Xiao Longnu!" As soon as these three words were uttered, not only Yin Zhiping was stunned, but even Zhao Zhijing was as if he had fallen into an ice cave.That day at the Dashengguan Hero Banquet, he pressed his palm on her chest with just one stance, and suffered a serious injury. After that, it will take many days to heal, and there is really no room for parrying with her.He never expected that Xiao Longnv would be in Xiangyang City, he had heard all of his words just now, he was frightened out of his wits and thought: "How can I run for my life?" Yin Zhiping was in a strange mood, but he didn't expect to run for his life, so he stretched out his hand and opened the window.Beside the flowers outside the window, there was a girl in white clothes standing pretty and coldly, she was the little dragon girl whom I had been thinking about day and night, dreaming about day and night, the most beautiful little dragon girl in the world! Yin Zhiping said foolishly: "It's you?" Xiao Longnv said: "Yes, it's me. Is everything you said just now true?" Yin Zhiping nodded and said: "It's true! Just kill me !” As he spoke, he turned the long sword upside down and handed it out through the window.Xiao Longnv's eyes glowed strangely, her heart was extremely miserable, her grief and indignation were extremely extreme, she felt that even if she killed a thousand or ten thousand people, she would not be an innocent girl anymore, she would never be able to love as deeply as before Yang Guo saw the long sword coming, but he didn't reach out to take it, he just glanced blankly at Yin and Zhao, he really couldn't make up his mind. Zhao Zhijing saw the advantages and thought to himself that this woman is out of her mind, maybe she is crazy, if she doesn't leave now, when will she wait?He stretched out his hand to hold Yin Zhiping's arm, and said with a smirk, "Go, go, she won't want to kill you!" Pulling hard, he rushed out.Yin Zhiping had already lost his mind, and his whole body had no strength, so he gave him a pull, and staggered to follow him out.Zhao Zhijing unfolded his lightness kung fu, raised his breath and rushed.Yin Zhiping was pulled by him at first, and after running several feet, his own lightness kung fu was also displayed.The two of them were still ahead of Guo Jing in their study of skills, and with this effort, they rushed to the gate of the east city in an instant. Beside the city gate, more than a dozen disciples of the Beggar Clan patrolled along with two teams of officers and soldiers.The leading disciples of the Beggar Clan recognized Yin and Zhao, and knew that they were Quanzhen masters, and they were Guo Jing's brothers in terms of seniority. Hearing Zhao Zhijing said that he had something important to leave the city, luckily there was no enemy attacking outside the city at this time, so he immediately ordered Kaesong.The gate of the city was opened just enough to accommodate people, Yin and Zhao jumped out of the city.The leading disciple of the Beggar Clan praised: "You are so handsome!" When the city was about to be closed, suddenly a white shadow flashed in front of him, as if someone had left the city.He was taken aback and asked, "What?" The figure had long since disappeared.When he went to the gate of the city and looked out, it was just dawn, and he couldn't see clearly six or seven zhang away, where could he see anyone?He turned around and asked, and everyone else said they didn't see anything.He rubbed his eyes and cursed secretly: "Damn!" It seemed that his eyes were blurred from working hard for days. Yin and Zhao didn't dare to stop, they went straight for several miles before slowing down.Zhao Zhijing stretched out his sleeves to wipe off the sweat dripping from his forehead, and shouted: "It's dangerous, it's dangerous!" Looking back at the road, he couldn't help but feel his knees go limp, and he almost fell. It turned out that a girl in white was standing still more than ten feet behind him. Steps, staring blankly at himself, but who is not Xiaolongnv?Zhao Zhijing's surprise was really not trivial, he blurted out with an "Ah", he thought that he had already left her without a trace, but she followed behind all the time, but her steps were silent, and he didn't even feel it. He grabbed Yin Zhiping's arm and ran wildly. He ran for more than ten zhang in one breath, looked back, and saw Xiao Longnv still following closely behind, three or four zhang away.Zhao Zhijing was confused, he turned around and ran again, but he didn't dare to look back all the time, because every time he looked back, he felt more panic in his heart, his legs gradually weakened, and he said: "Junior Brother Yin, if she wants to kill us two at this time, she can't kill us." It's easy to say, she must have another evil conspiracy." Yin Zhiping said bewilderedly: "What other evil conspiracy?" Zhao Zhijing said: "I guess she wants to catch us and denounce your scandal before the heroes of the world. I beat my Quanzhen sect so hard that I can't hold my head up anymore." Yin Zhiping's heart trembled, he had already disregarded his own life and death at this moment, if Xiaolongnv raised her sword to kill her, she would never resist, but he had cast himself under Qiu Chuji's sect since he was a child, and his master恩深重,威震天下的全真派若是由己而败,却是万万不可,想到此处,不由得背脊上全都凉了,当下腿下加劲,与赵志敬并肩飞奔。 两人只拣荒野无路之处奔去,有时忍不住回头一瞧,总见小龙女跟在数丈之外。古墓派轻功天下无双,小龙女追踪二人可说毫不费力,只是她遇上了这等大事,实不知如何处置才是,只好跟随在后,不容二人远离。 尹赵二人本就心慌意乱,但见小龙女如影随形的跟着,不免将她的用意越猜越恶,惊惧与时俱增,从清晨奔到中午,又自中午奔到午后未刻,四五个时辰急奔下来,饶是二人内力深厚,也已支持不住,气喘吁吁,脚步踉跄,比先前慢了一倍尚且不止。此时烈日当空,天气炎热,两人自里至外全身都已汗湿。又跑一阵,两人又饥又渴,眼见前面有一条小溪,不禁都横了心:“就算被她擒住,那也无法。”扑到溪边,张口狂饮溪水。 小龙女缓缓走到溪水上游,也掬上几口清水喝了。临流映照,清澈如晶的水中映出一个白衣少女,云鬓花颜,真似凌波仙子一般。小龙女心中只觉空荡荡地,伤心到了极处,反而漠然,顺手在溪边摘了一朵小花插在鬓边,望着水中倒影,痴痴的出神。 尹赵二人一面喝水,一面不住偷眼瞧她,见她似乎神游物外,已浑然忘了眼前之事,两人互相使个眼色,悄悄站起,蹑步走到小龙女背后,一步步的渐渐走远,数次回首,见她始终望着溪水,于是加快脚步,向前急走,不久便又到了大路。 两人只道这次真正脱险,哪知尹志平偶一返顾,只见小龙女又已跟在身后。尹志平脸如死灰,叫道:“罢了,罢了!赵师哥,咱们反正逃不了,她要杀要剐,只索由她!”说着停住了脚步。赵志敬大怒,喝道:“你是死有应得,我干么要陪着你送终?”拉着他手臂要走。尹志平心灰意懒,不想再逃。赵志敬又是害怕又是愤怒,斗地一掌,反手打了他一记耳光。尹志平怒道:“你又打我?”小龙女见两人忽又动手,大是奇怪。
就在此时,迎面驰来两骑马,马上是两名传达军令的蒙古信差。赵志敬心念一动,低声道:“抢马!咱们假装打架,别引起小龙女疑心。”当即挥掌劈去。尹志平举手挡开,还了一掌,赵志敬退了几步,两人渐渐打到大路中心。两名蒙古兵去路被阻,勒马呼叱。尹赵二人突然跃起,分别将两名蒙古兵拉下马背,掷在地下,跟着翻身上马,向北急驰。 两匹马都是良马,奔跑迅速。两人回头望时,见小龙女并未跟来,这才放心。向北驰出十余里,到了一处三岔路口。赵志敬道:“她见二马向北,咱们偏偏改道往东。”缰绳向右一带,两骑马上了向东的岔道。傍晚时分,到了一个小市镇上。 二人整日奔驰,粒米未曾入口,疲耗过甚,已是饥火难熬,当即找到一家饭铺,命伙计切盘牛肉,拿三斤薄饼。赵志敬坐下后惊魂略定,想起今日之险,犹有余悸,只不知小龙女何以总是在后跟随,却不动手。尹志平脸如死灰,垂下了头,兀自魂不守舍。不久牛肉与薄饼送了上来,二人举筷便吃,忽听得饭铺外人喧马嘶,吵嚷起来,有人大声喝道:“这两匹马是谁的?怎地在此处?”呼叫声中带有蒙古口音。 赵志敬站起身来,走到门口,只见一个蒙古军官带着七八名兵卒,指着尹赵二人的坐骑正自喝问。饭铺的伙计惊呆了,不住打躬作揖,连称:“军爷,大人!” 赵志敬给小龙女追逼了一日,满腔怒火正无处发泄,见有人惹上头来,当即挺身上前,大声道:“牲口是我的!干甚么?”那军官道:“哪里来的?”赵志敬道:“是我自己的!关你甚么事?”此时襄阳以北全已沦入蒙古军手中,大宋百姓惨遭屠戮欺压,哪有人敢对蒙古官兵如此无礼?那蒙古军官见赵志敬身形魁梧,腰间悬剑,心中存了三分疑忌:“你是买来的还是偷来的?” 赵志敬怒道:“甚么买来偷来?是道爷观中养大的。”那军官手一挥,喝道:“拿下了!”七八名兵卒各挺兵刃,围了上来。赵志敬手按剑柄,喝道:“凭甚么拿人?”那军官冷笑道:“偷马贼!当真是吃了豹子心肝,动起大营的军马来啦,你认不认?”说着披开马匹后腿的马毛,露出两个蒙古字的烙印。原来蒙古军马均有烙印,注明属于某营某部,以便辨认。赵志敬顺手从蒙古军士手中抢来,哪里知晓?此时一见,登时语塞,强辩道:“谁说是蒙古军马?我们道观中的马匹便爱烙上几个记,难道犯法了么?” 那军官大怒,心想自南下以来,从未见过如此强横的狂徒,抢上来伸手便抓向赵志敬胸口。赵志敬左手一勾,反掌抓住了他手腕,跟着右掌挥出,拿住了他背心,将他身子高高举起,在空中打了三个旋子,跟着向外一送。那军官身不由主的飞了出去,刚好摔进了一家磁器铺子,只听乒乓、呛啷之声不绝,一座座磁器架子倒将下来,碗碟器皿纷纷跌落,那军官全身被磁器碎片割得鲜血淋漓,压在磁器堆中,那里爬得起身?众兵卒抢上来救护,搬架的搬架,扶人的扶人,再也顾不得去捉拿偷马贼了。 赵志敬哈哈大笑,回入饭铺,拿起筷子又吃。这乱子一闯,镇上家家店铺关上了门板,饭铺的顾客霎时间走得干干净净,均想蒙古军暴虐无比,此番竟有汉人殴打蒙古军官,只怕血洗全镇也是有的。赵志敬吃了几口,忽见饭铺掌柜走上前来,噗的一声,跪倒在地,连连磕头。赵志敬知他怕受牵连,一笑站起,说道:“我们也吃饱了,你不用害怕,我们马上就走。”掌柜的吓得脸如土色,更是不住的磕头。 尹志平道:“他怕咱们一走,蒙古兵问饭铺子要人。”他素来精明强干,只是对小龙女痴心狂恋,这才作事荒谬乖张,日常处事其实远胜于赵志敬,因此马钰、丘处机等均有意命他接任掌教,此时心念一转,说道:“快拿上好的酒馔来,道爷自己作事自己当,你们怕甚么了?”掌柜的喏喏连声,爬起身来,忙吩咐赶送酒馔。 那军官受伤不轻,挣扎着上了马背。赵志敬笑道:“尹师弟,今日受了一天恶气,待会须得打他们个落花流水。”尹志平哼了一声,眼见那蒙古军官带领士兵骑马走了。饭铺中众人慌成一团,精美酒食纷纷送上,堆满了一桌。 尹赵二人吃了一阵,尹志平突然站起身来,反手一掌,将在旁侍候的伙计打倒在地。掌柜的大惊,三脚两步的赶了过来,陪笑道:“这该死的小子不会侍候,道爷息怒……”话未说完,尹志平飞起左腿,轻轻将他踢倒在地。赵志敬还道他神智兀自错乱,叫道:“尹师弟……你……”尹志平掀起旁边一张桌子,碗碟倒了一地,随即又将两名伙计打倒,顺手点了各人穴道,双手一拍,道:“待会蒙古官兵到来,见你们店中给打得这般模样,就不会迁怒你们了,懂不懂?你们自己不妨再打个头破血流。” 众人恍然大悟,连称妙计。众店伴当即动手,你打我,我打你,个个衣衫撕烂,目青鼻肿。过不多时,忽听得青石板街道上马蹄声响,数乘马急驰而至。众店伴纷纷倒地,大呼小叫:“啊哟,打死人啦!”“痛啊,痛啊!”“道爷饶命!” 马蹄声到了饭铺门前果然止息,进来四名蒙古军官,后面跟着一个身材高瘦的藏僧,一个又黑又矮的胡人,那胡人双腿已断,双手各撑着拐杖。蒙古军官见饭铺中乱成这等模样,皱起眉来,大声呼喝:“快拿酒饭上来,老爷们吃了便要赶路。” 掌柜的一楞,心想:“原来这几个军爷是另一路的。待那挨了打的军爷领了人来,却又怎地?”正自迟疑,几名军官已挥马鞭夹头夹脑劈将过来。那掌柜的忍着痛连声答应,苦于爬不起身,当下另有伙计上前招呼,安排席位。
那藏僧便是金轮法王,黑矮胡人自是尼摩星了。他二人那日踏中冰魄银针,在山洞外纠缠厮打,双双跌落山崖。幸好崖边生有一株大树,法王于千钧一发之际伸出左手牢牢抓住。尼摩星其时已是半昏半醒,却仍是紧抱法王身子不放。法王一瞧周遭情势,左手运劲一推,两人齐往崖下草丛中跌落,顺着斜坡骨碌碌的滚了十余丈,直到深谷之底方始停住。两人四肢头脸给山坡上的沙石荆棘擦得到处都是伤痕。 法王右手反将过来,施小擒拿手拗过尼摩星的手臂,喝道:“你到底放是不放?”尼摩星昏昏沉沉中无力反抗,给他一拗之下,左臂松开,右手却仍是抓住他的后心。法王冷笑道:“你双足中了剧毒,不思自救,胡闹些甚么?” 这两句话直如当头棒喝,尼摩星低头一看,只见自己两只小腿已肿得碗口粗细,知道若不急救,转眼便是性命难保,一咬牙,拔出插在腰间的铁蛇,喀喀两响,将两条小腿一齐砍下,登时鲜血狂喷,人也晕了过去。法王见他如此勇决,倒也好生佩服,又想他双足残废,从此不足为患,伸手点了他双腿膝弯处的“曲泉穴”及大腿上的“五里穴”,先止血流,然后取出金创药敷上创口,撕下他外衣包扎了断腿。 天竺武士大都练过睡钉板、坐刀山等等忍痛之术,尼摩星更是此中能手,他一等血止,便坐了起来,说道:“好,你救了我的,咱们怨仇便不算的。”法王微微苦笑,心想:“你双脚虽失,身上剧毒倒已除了,我的处境反不如你。”于是盘膝坐下运功,强将足底的毒气缓缓逼出,一个多时辰之中只逼出一小滩黑水,但已累得心跳气喘。 两人在荒谷之中将养了几日,法王以上乘内功逼出了毒质,尼摩星的伤口也不再流血,折了两段树枝作拐杖,这才出得谷来。不久与几个蒙古军官相遇,同返忽必烈大营,却在这市镇上与尹赵二人相遇。
尹志平与赵志敬见到法王,不由得相顾失色。二人在大胜关英雄大会之中曾见他显示武功,委实是惊世骇俗,又想起他两名弟子达尔巴与霍都当年进袭终南山重阳宫,连全真诸子也不易抵敌,此刻狭路相逢,心中都是栗栗危惧。二人使个眼色,便欲脱身走路。 那日英雄大会,中原豪杰与会的以千百数,尹赵识得法王,法王却不识二道。他虽见饭铺中打得人伤物碎,但此刻兵荒马乱,处处残破,也不以为意。他这次前赴襄阳,闹了个大败而归,见到忽必烈时不免脸上无光,心中只在筹思如何遮掩,见两个道士坐着吃饭,自是毫不理会。 就在此时,饭铺外突然一阵大乱,一群蒙古官兵冲了进来,一见尹赵二人,呼叱叫嚷,便来擒拿。尹志平见法王座位近门,若是向外夺路,经过他身畔,只怕他出手干预,低声说道:“从后门逃走!”伸手将一张方桌一推,忽啷啷一声响,碗碟汤水打成一地,两人跃起身来,奔向后门。 尹志平将要冲到后堂,回头一瞥,只见法王拿着酒杯,低眉沉吟,对店中这番大乱似乎视而不见,心中一喜:“他不出手便好。”突然眼前黑影一闪,那西域矮子跃了过来,左手连晃,举拐杖向尹赵肩头各击一下。尹志平与赵志敬从未见过此人,但见他身法快捷,出手悍猛,立即沉肩闪跃。尼摩星出杖落空,“咦”的一声,见这两个道士居然并非庸手,倒也有些诧异,左杖着地撑住,右手拐杖举起,自外向内回击,阻住了二人的去路。二道双剑齐出,左右分刺,要将他迫退,夺路外闯。 尼摩星武功虽较尹赵二道为高,但双腿断折不久,元气大伤未复,一手挥杖与二道动手,另一拐杖必须支地,数招一过,已然不支。法王缓步上前,眼见赵志敬剑尖刺到,直指尼摩星前胸,尼摩星举杖挡架,尹志平长剑已抵他右胁。这一剑招数极是狠辣,尼摩星非弃杖后跃不可。法王大步跨上,正好尼摩星身子跃起,便伸左臂托在他臀下,将他抱了起来,右手按上他手臂。其时他拐杖与赵志敬的长剑尚未分离,法王的内力从杖上传将过去,赵志敬只觉右臂剧震,半边胸口发热,当的一声,长剑落地。 尼摩星内力不足,变招却是奇速,一见赵志敬长剑脱手,立即回转拐杖,已与尹志平长剑粘住。法王又在尼摩星臂上一按,尹志平有赵志敬前车之鉴,立即运力反击,岂知法王的内力亦刚亦柔,喀的一响,长剑断折,手中只剩下半截断剑。法王轻轻将尼摩星放下,双手外分,搭在尹赵二人肩头,笑道:“两位素不相识,何须动武?如此身手,已是中土第一流剑士,且请坐下谈谈如何?”他出手并无凌厉之态,但双手这么一搭,二道竟自闪避不了,只觉登时有千斤之力压在肩头,沉重无比,惟有急运内力相抗,哪里还敢答话?只怕张口后内息松了,自肩至腰的骨骼都要被他压断。 这时冲进来的蒙古官兵已在四周围住,领头的将官是个千户,识得法王是蒙古护国法师,四大王忽必烈对他极为倚重,当即上前行礼,说道:“国师爷,这两个道人偷盗军马,殴打官兵,多蒙国师爷出手……”他话未说完,向尹志平连看数眼,突然问道:“这位可是尹志平尹道爷?”尹志平点了点头,却不认得那人是谁。法王将搭在他肩头的手略略一松,稍减下压之力,心想:“这两个道士不过四十岁左右,内功居然如此精纯,倒也不易。”那蒙古千户笑道:“尹道爷不认识我了么?十九年前,咱们曾一同在花剌子模沙漠中烤黄羊吃,我叫萨多。” 尹志平仔细一瞧,喜道:“啊,不错,不错!你留了大胡子,我不认得你啦!”萨多笑道:“小人东西南北奔驰了几万里,头发胡子都花白了,道爷的相貌可没大变啊。怪不得成吉思汗说你们修道之士都是神仙。”转头向法王道:“国师爷,这位道爷从前到过西域,是成吉思汗请了去的,说起来都是自己人。”法王点了点头,收手离开二人肩头。 当年成吉思汗邀请丘处机前赴西域相见,咨以长生延寿之术。丘处机万里西游,带了一十九名弟子随侍,尹志平是门下大弟子,自在其内。成吉思汗派了二百军马供奉卫护丘处机诸人。那时萨多只是一名小卒,也在这二百人之内,是以识得尹志平。他转战四方二十年,积功升为千户,不意忽然在此与他相遇,心中极是欢喜,当下命饭铺中伙计快做酒饭,自己末座相陪,对尹志平好生相敬,那盗马殴官之事自是一笑而罢。萨多询问丘处机与其余十八弟子安好,说起少年时的旧事,不由得虬髯戟张,豪态横生。 法王也曾听过丘处机的名头,知他是全真派第一高手,眼见尹赵二人武功不弱,心想全真派剑术内功果然名不虚传,自己此番幸得一出手便制了先机,否则当真动手,却也须二三十招之后方能取胜。
突然间门口人影一闪,进来一个白衣少女。法王、尼摩星、尹赵二道心中都是一凛,进来的正是小龙女。这中间只有尼摩星心无芥蒂,大声道:“绝情谷的新娘子,你好啊!”小龙女微微颔首,在角落里一张小桌旁坐了,对众人不再理睬,向店伴低声吩咐了几句,命他做一份口蘑素面。 尹赵二人脸上一阵青、一阵白,大是惴惴不安。法王也怕杨过随后而来,他生平无所畏惧,就只怕杨龙二人双剑合璧的“玉女素心剑法”。三人各怀心事,不再说话,只是大嚼饭菜。尹赵二人此时早已吃饱,但如突然默不作声,不免惹人疑心,只得吃个不停,好使嘴巴不空。 萨多却是兴高采烈,问道:“尹道长,你见过我们四王子么?”尹志平摇了摇头。萨多道:“忽必烈王爷是拖雷四王爷的第四位公子,英明仁厚,军中人人拥戴。小将正要去禀报军情,两位道爷若无要事在身,便请同去一见如何?”尹志平心不在焉,又摇了摇头。赵志敬心念一动,问法王道:“大师也是去拜见四王子么?”法王道:“是啊!四王子真乃当今人杰,两位不可不见。”赵志敬喜道:“好,我们随大师与萨多将军同去便是。”伸手桌下在尹志平腿上一拍,向他使个眼色。萨多大喜,连说:“好极,好极!” 尹志平的机智才干本来远在赵志敬之上,但一见了小龙女,登时迷迷糊糊,神不守舍,过了好一阵子,才明白赵志敬的用意,他是要借法王相护,以便逃过小龙女的追杀。 各人匆匆用罢饭菜,相偕出店,上马而行。法王见杨过并未现身,放下了心,暗想:“全真教是中原武林的一大宗派,若能笼络上了以为蒙古之助,实是奇功一件。明日见了王爷,也有个交代。”当下言语中对尹赵二人着意接纳。 此时天色渐黑,众人驰了一阵,只听背后蹄声得得,回过头来,只见小龙女骑了一匹驴子遥遥跟随在后。法王心中发毛,暗想:“单她一人决不是我对手,何以竟敢如此大胆,跟随不舍?莫非杨过那小子在暗中埋伏么?”他与尹赵二道初次相交,唯恐稍有挫折,堕了威风,当下只作不知。 众人驰了半夜,到了一座林中。萨多命随行军士下鞍歇马,各人坐在树底休息。只见小龙女下了驴子,与众人相隔十余丈,坐在林边。她越是行动诡秘,法王越是持重,不敢冒然出手。赵志敬见尼摩星曾与小龙女招呼,不知她与法王有何瓜葛,不敢向她多望一眼。歇了半个时辰,众人上马再行,出得林后,只听蹄声隐隐,小龙女又自后跟来。 直至天明,小龙女始终隔开数十丈,跟随在后。 这时来到一处空旷平原,法王纵目眺望,四下里并无人影,心中毒念陡起:“我生平纵横无敌,来到中原,却接连败在小龙女和杨过那小子双剑合璧之下。今日她对我紧追不舍,定无善意,我何不出其不意的骤下杀手,将她毙了?她便有帮手赶到,也已不及救援。此女一死,世间无人再能制我。”他心念已决,正要勒马停步,忽听得前面玎玲、玎玲的传来几下驼铃声,数里外尘头大起,一彪人马迎头奔来。
法王好生懊悔:“若知她的后援此刻方到,我早就该下手了。”忽听萨多“咦”的一声,叫道:“奇怪!”法王见对面奔来的是四头骆驼,右首第一头骆驼背上竖着一面大旗,旗杆上七丛白毛迎风飘扬,正是忽必烈的帅纛,但远远望去,骆驼背上却无人乘坐。萨多道:“王爷来了!”纵马迎上,驰到离骆驼相隔半里之外,滚鞍下马,恭恭敬敬的站在道旁。 法王心想:“既是王爷来此,可不便杀这女子了。”他自重身份,若被忽必烈见他下手杀一孤身少女,不免受其轻视,当下缓缓驰近,但见四头骆驼之间悬空坐着一人。那人白须白眉,笑容可掬,竟是周伯通。 只听他远远说道:“好啊,好啊,大和尚、黑矮子,咱们又在这里相会,还有这个娇娇滴滴的小姑娘也来啦。”法王心中奇怪,此人花样百出,又怎能悬空而坐?待得双方又近了些,这才看清,原来四头骆驼之间几条绳子结成一网,周伯通便坐在绳网之上。 周伯通向来不去重阳宫,与马钰、丘处机诸人也极少往来,因此尹志平与赵志敬与他并不相识。他们虽曾听师父说起过有这么一位独往独来、游戏人间的师叔祖,但久未听到他的消息,多半已不在人世,此刻相见,均未想到是他。当年嘉兴烟雨楼大战,周伯通赶到时已是浓雾瀰漫,人人目不见物,尹志平虽曾闻其声,却始终未见到他一面。 法王双眉微皱,心想此人武功奇妙,极不好惹,问道:“王爷在后面么?”周伯通向后一指,笑道:“过去三四十里,便是他的王帐。大和尚,我劝你此刻还是别去为妙。”法王道:“为甚么?”周伯通道:“他正在大发脾气,你这一去,只怕他要砍掉你的光头。”法王愠道:“胡说八道!王爷为甚么发脾气?”周伯通指着竖在骆驼背上的王旗,笑道:“王爷的王旗给我偷了来,他干么不发脾气?”法王一