Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four
Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, and Han Lin'er rode a horse donated by the rich man of the Beggar Gang, and headed south along the official road.
Han Lin'er was very respectful to the leader, he didn't dare to ride side by side, and followed far behind, pouring water and serving tea along the way, serving Zhang Zhou and others like a servant.Zhang Wuji felt sorry, and said: "Brother Han, although you are my brother, I respect you as a human being. You listen to my orders in business affairs and get along with each other in daily life. We are equals, just like brothers and friends." Han Liner was very frightened , Said: "The subordinate's unwavering admiration for the leader, how can we be respected in the same generation? Usually, I don't have the chance to get close to the leader. Today, I can serve the leader with a little heart. It is really a blessing in my life."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "I'm not your leader, but you don't have to be so respectful to me." Han Lin'er said, "Miss Zhou is a celestial being, and if a villain can say a few words to you, it's already cultivated in her previous life." Blessing. You speak rudely, girl, don't blame me." Zhou Zhiruo heard him speak sincerely, and the reverence in his eyes made him regard himself as a god.She knew that she had a pretty face, and all young men would be fascinated when they saw her, but Han Lin'er had never met such a prostration in her life, and she couldn't help being happy with her girlish feelings.
Zhang Wuji asked about how she was captured by the beggar gang that day.Zhou Zhiruo said: Not long after he left the inn that day, Xie Xun suddenly trembled and started talking nonsense.She was frightened and tried to comfort her, but Xie Xun didn't seem to recognize her, he was jumping around in the shop, after a while, he was paralyzed on the ground, no one knew what happened.At this moment, six or seven experts from the beggar gang rushed into the room at the same time, she was restrained before she could draw her sword to resist, and was sent to Lulong at the same time as Xie Xun.
When Zhang Wuji was young, he knew that his adoptive father had hurt his heart because of practicing Qishangquan, and that his whole family was harmed by Cheng Kun, and that he would occasionally go crazy, but he didn't expect that he would have an attack at this time, so that he could not resist the invasion of the beggar gang. Can't help but sigh.The two of them wondered where Xie Xun was at this moment, feeling at a loss.
Zhang Wuji said: "The capital is a place where people from all walks of life gather. Let's go south and pass by, so we can go to Dadu to inquire about the news. I think Brother Wei, the Green Winged Bat King, probably has some clues." Zhou Zhiruo pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You Going to Dadu, do you really want to see Wei Yixiao?" Zhang Wuji understood what she meant, couldn't help blushing, and said, "You may not be able to find Brother Wei. If you can meet Yang Zuoshi, Ku Toutuo, and Monk Peng They can always help me with some ideas." Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "There is a resourceful and resourceful person, you can go to Dadu to find her, and she can give you some good ideas. Yang Zuoshi, Ku Toutuo, Peng The monk and the rest are definitely not as smart as this girl."
Zhang Wuji has never dared to tell her about the encounter with Zhao Min. Hearing her mention it now, he couldn't help but look rather coy, and said: "You always miss Miss Zhao, and you hurt me when you are happy." Zhou Zhiruo smiled. He said: "I don't know if it's me or someone else who never forgets her. You are a guilty conscience. Do you think I can't see that you have a ghost in your heart?"
Zhang Wuji thought to himself that he and Zhou Zhiruo had already had a long-term agreement, and now life and death are shared, the two love each other, and he should not hide anything from her, he said: "Zhiruo, there is one thing I should tell you, please don't be angry."
Zhou Zhiruo said: "I get angry when I should be angry, and I don't get angry when I shouldn't be angry."
Zhang Wuji was suffocated, thinking to himself that he had sworn a heavy oath to her, determined to kill Zhao Min and avenge his cousin Yin Li, but instead of killing Zhao Min after meeting Zhao Min, he lived with her in the wilderness, riding side by side. It is really difficult to export what happened.He is not good at hypocrisy, he feels ashamed, and his expression shows it all.
While he was pondering, the two riders had rushed into a small town, and seeing that it was getting late, they found a small inn to stay overnight.After dinner, he massaged Zhou Zhiruo's acupoints on the back for a while. Although the methods for unraveling the acupoints were different, it had been a long time since the acupoints were applied. After the massage, the blood vessels circulated, and the sealed acupoints were finally released.He thought to himself: "Although the martial arts of the elders of the Beggar Clan are not very strong, their acupuncture techniques are amazing. Zhiruo is arrogant and refused to ask them to untie the acupuncture points during the banquet, but the person who performed the acupuncture tricks pretended to have forgotten it. Hehe, These Huazi desperately want to save face, and it would be good to try to gain some upper hand in acupoints after a crushing defeat."
Zhou Zhiruo thought the inn smelled of filth and mildew, so she said, "Let's go outside for a walk to invigorate the blood." Zhang Wuji said, "Okay!" He took her hand and walked outside the town.
At that time, the sun was setting, and the sunset in the western sky was like blood. The two of them took a stroll for a while, and sat under a big tree, but saw the sun slowly setting, and the twilight was gradually approaching around them.Zhang Wuji plucked up his courage and told how he met Zhao Min in the Maitreya Temple, how he found Mo Shenggu's body, how he met Song Yuanqiao and others, how he followed the Mingjiao's flame mark to go around in northern Hebei, etc., until the end , held Zhou Zhiruo's hands in both hands, and said: "Zhiruo, you are my unmarried wife, we are a husband and wife, I will not hide anything from you. Miss Zhao insisted on seeing my adoptive father again, and said a few words Ask him if it's important. I was suspicious at the time, and thinking about it now, the more I think about it, the more scared I become." Speaking of the last few words, his voice trembled.
Zhou Zhiruo said: "What are you afraid of?" Zhang Wuji only felt that the pair of small hands in his palms were as cold as ice, and trembling slightly, he said, "I think that my adoptive father suffers from insanity. Dafa wanted to strangle my mother. My mother shot him blind because of this. When I was born, my adoptive father wanted to kill my parents. Fortunately, he heard my crying, so he was sane Sober. I'm afraid... I'm really afraid..."
Zhou Zhiruo said, "What are you afraid of?" Zhang Wuji sighed, and said, "I shouldn't have said that, but I was really worried. My cousin was... killed by... her father-in-law." Zhou Zhiruo jumped up, He tremblingly said: "Hero Xie is benevolent and righteous, and he is even more kind to our younger generations. How could he kill Miss Yin?" Zhang Wuji said: "I'm just guessing out of thin air, of course I can't be sure. Even if my cousin was really killed by the foster father, that's too much. His old illness suddenly broke out, like a nightmare, and it was definitely not his intention. Alas, all the blame should be blamed on that villain Cheng Kun."
Zhou Zhiruo pondered for a while, then shook her head and said, "No, no! Could it be that the poison of 'Shixiangruanjinsan' in Qizhong was also the work of his adoptive father? Where did he get the poison? A person suddenly became confused, It's not surprising to kill people, but how can you carefully and meticulously poison your food?"
Zhang Wuji's eyes seemed to be covered with a dense fog, and he couldn't see any light.Zhou Zhiruo said coldly: "Brother Wuji, you are trying to do everything possible to excuse Miss Zhao." Zhang Wuji said: "If Miss Zhao is really the murderer, she is too late to avoid her adoptive father, so why insist on seeing her adoptive father?" , said there are some important things to ask him?"
Zhou Zhiruo sneered and said: "This girl has become unparalleled, she wants to clear herself of the crime, can't she think of some clever way?" Her voice suddenly turned gentle, she leaned on him, and said: "Brother Wuji , you are the most honest and honest person in the world, when it comes to cleverness and resourcefulness, how can you be Miss Zhao's opponent?"
Zhang Wuji sighed, feeling that what she said was indeed very reasonable, stretched out his arms and gently put his arms around her soft body, and said softly: "Zhiruo, I only feel that the world is full of troubles, even if you are as close as a foster father, you will teach me how to be happy." I have no doubts. I only hope that the big event of getting rid of the Tartars will be over. You and I will live in seclusion in the mountains, share the happiness, and never care about this worldly thing." Zhou Zhiruo said: "You are the leader of Mingjiao, if the sky is as people wish, If you can really drive away the Hulu, then all major affairs in the world will be under your Mingjiao's control, how can you be allowed to enjoy the blessings?" Zhang Wuji said: "I am not qualified enough to be the leader of the leader, and I don't want to be the leader. If the Mingjiao holds great power, The leader of this sect must be a wise and wise man." Zhou Zhiruo said: "You are still young and lack talent at the moment, don't you know how to learn? Besides, I am the head of the Emei sect, and I shoulder the burden Very serious. When the master gave me the iron ring of the master, he ordered me to be a master of the sect, even if you can live in the mountains and forests, I am not so lucky."
Zhang Wuji stroked the iron ring on her finger, and said: "I saw this ring in Chen Youliang's hand that day, and I was very anxious. I was afraid that you would be bullied by a traitor, and I wished I could fly to your side. Zhiruo, I failed to save you from danger as soon as possible, and you have been wronged these days. Why did they return the iron ring to you?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "The young hero Song Qingshu of the Wudang sect brought it back to me."
When Zhang Wuji heard her mention Song Qingshu's name, he suddenly thought of the scene where she and Song Qingshu sat together and drank in the beggar hall, and asked, "Song Qingshu treats you very well, doesn't he?" Zhou Zhiruo heard the difference in his voice and asked He said: "What do you mean by 'being very good to you'?" Zhang Wuji said: "It's nothing, I'm just asking casually. Brother Song has a deep love for you, and he didn't hesitate to rebel against his father, murder his uncle and seek his ancestors, he is very good to you .”
Zhou Zhiruo looked up at the new moon rising in the east, and said quietly, "As long as you treat me half as well as him, I will be satisfied." Zhang Wuji said, "I'm definitely not as infatuated as Senior Brother Song. It is absolutely impossible to do these unfilial and unrighteous things for you." Zhou Zhiruo said: "For me, you can't. For Miss Zhao, you can. You made a solemn oath on that small island, and you will definitely kill this Demon girl, avenge Miss Yin. But when you saw her, you immediately forgot your oath."
Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, if I find out that Miss Zhao stole the Dragon Saber and Yitian Sword, and my cousin was indeed killed by her, I will not spare her. But if she is innocent, I can't Killing her for no reason. Maybe I made an oath on the small island that day, but it was wrong."
Zhou Zhiruo remained silent.Zhang Wuji said: "Did I say something wrong?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "No! I just remembered that on the high tower of Wan'an Temple, I also swore a heavy oath in front of Master. I only hate how I treated you on the small island. When we agreed to each other, I refused to say this heavy oath." Zhang Wuji asked in surprise: "You... what heavy oath did you make?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "At that time, I swore to my master that if I marry you as my wife in the future, my parents will die in the ground and will not be safe. My master will turn into a ghost and pester me day and night, and the children and grandchildren I have with you will be slaves forever. , women are prostitutes from generation to generation."
When Zhang Wuji heard these vicious oaths, he couldn't help trembling. After a long while, he said, "Zhiruo, that's uncountable, really uncountable. Your master only knows that Mingjiao is evil and evil. Demon sect, I am a treacherous and shameless adulterer, and I forced you to swear this heavy oath. If her old man finds out the truth, she will definitely teach you to avoid this oath." Zhou Zhiruo burst into tears, and said, "But she...she The old man doesn't know anymore." As he spoke, he threw himself into his arms, sobbing and crying endlessly.
Zhang Wuji stroked her soft hair, and said comfortingly: "If your master knew about it, he would definitely not blame you for breaking the oath. Am I really a treacherous and shameless pervert?" Zhou Zhiruo hugged her waist and said, "You are not right now. But you will be bewitched by Zhao Min in the future, maybe... maybe you will be treacherous and shameless." Zhang Wuji stretched out his fingers and flicked her cheek lightly, and said with a smile: "You underestimate me too much. Your husband Is this the kind of person?"
Zhou Zhiruo raised her head, with tears on her cheeks, but her eyes were full of smiles, and she said, "Don't be ashamed, are you my husband now? You're going to sneak around with that little demon girl Zhao Min again." , I don't want you. Who can guarantee that you will not do many despicable and shameless deeds for a woman like Song Qingshu in the future. "
Zhang Wuji lowered his head, kissed her on the cheek, and said with a smile: "Who told you to come down to earth, we ordinary people, how can we control it? It's because your parents are not good, you were born so beautiful, it killed us men! "
Suddenly, behind a big tree two feet away, there was a repeated "hehe", followed by two sneers.Zhang Wuji was hugging Zhou Zhiruo in his arms, when he was stunned, he saw a figure swaying a few times, and it had gone far away.
Zhou Zhiruo jumped up, with a pale face, tremblingly said: "It's Zhao Min! She has been following us." Zhang Wuji heard that these two sneers were indeed female voices, but he couldn't be sure if it was Zhao Min, and in the dark night, he couldn't tell the difference Looking back, he hesitated: "Is it really her? Why is she following us?" Zhou Zhiruo said angrily: "She likes you, but she pretends not to know. You probably made an appointment secretly, and this pretender came to play tricks on me." .” Zhang Wuji repeatedly complained.
Zhou Zhiruo stood pretty in the cold wind, thinking about it, she couldn't help but shed tears in a daze.
Zhang Wuji gently put his left hand around her shoulders, stretched out his sleeve with his right hand to wipe away her tears, and said softly, "Why are you crying again? If I ask Miss Zhao to come here, teach me to kill the world. Just think about it, what if I am kind to her in my heart, and I know she is nearby, so why would I say something crazy to you? Didn't that mean to anger her and embarrass her?"
Zhou Zhiruo sighed: "That's not bad. Brother Wuji, my heart is so hard to calm down." Zhang Wuji said, "Why?" Zhou Zhiruo said, "I can't forget the heavy oath I made to Master. Thinking about this again Zhao Min will definitely not let me go, regardless of martial arts or resourcefulness, I am too far behind her." Zhang Wuji said: "I will do my best to protect you well. How can I let her hurt my beloved wife's hair?" Zhou Zhiruo Said: "If I die in her hands, that's fine, I only blame myself for suffering. What I'm afraid of is that you will be deceived by her, believe her rhetoric, and fall into her trap, but come to kill me. It’s just that you can’t die with peace.”
Zhang Wuji smiled and said: "That's really unfounded worrying. How many people in the world who have hurt me and offended me, I will not kill, why would I kill you instead?" He unbuttoned his clothes, revealing the sword scar on his chest, and said with a smile: "This time The sword was pierced by you! The deeper you pierced me, the more I love you." Zhou Zhiruo stretched out her slender hand and gently stroked the scar on his chest. She was so distressed that she suddenly turned pale, and said, "One for one! In the future, if you stab me to death with a single sword, I will not regret it."
Zhang Wuji stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms, and said softly: "When we find our adoptive father, we will ask him to officiate the marriage for us. From now on, we will stay together and grow old together. As long as you like it, you can stab me a few more times." Well, I won’t say anything serious to you. So, are you cheap enough?” Zhou Zhiruo put her cheek on his fiery chest and whispered, “I hope your husband will keep his word and never forget Today's words."
The two leaned against each other for a long time, until noon, when the wind and dew became heavier, they went back to the inn and went to bed separately.
The next morning, the three of them continued to travel south, but they didn't find any trace of Zhao Min on the road, and arrived in Dadu in a few days.It was evening when I entered the city, and I saw men and women in the whole city sprinkling water and sweeping the floor, sweeping the streets and alleys clean, and incense tables were placed at the door of every house. Zhang Wuji and others invested in the inn and asked the innkeeper what was going on in the city.The waiter in the shop said: "I don't know that the guest officer is far away, but it's a coincidence. It should be a blessing. Tomorrow is a grand tour of the imperial city." Zhang Wuji said, "What is a tour of the imperial city?" On the day of visiting the imperial city. The emperor will go to Qingshou Temple to offer incense. Tens of thousands of men and women will parade in parades. The head and tail are at least thirty or forty miles long. If you have a good eye, you can see the emperor, queen, concubine, prince, and princess. Think about it, if we are ordinary people, if we don’t live in the capital, How can anyone be blessed to see the emperor with their own eyes?" Han Lin'er became impatient when he heard this, and reprimanded: "Recognize a thief as your father, shameless traitor! What's so good about the emperor of the Tartars?" The waiter opened his eyes wide, pointed at him and said, "You...you...you say such things, don't you? Are you rebellious? Aren't you afraid of beheading?" Han Lin'er said: "You are a Han Chinese, the Tartars have done us so much misery, yet you have a little bit of backbone?" Turn around and want to go out. Zhou Zhiruo raised a finger and hit the acupoints on his back, saying: "This person will definitely talk a lot when he goes out. I'm afraid that officers and soldiers will come to arrest him soon." Then he kicked him under the bed, and said with a smile : "Let's starve him for a few days, and let him go when we leave." Not long after, the shopkeeper yelled outside: "Ah Fu, Ah Fu, where are you nagging endlessly again! Hurry up and slap the guest in Room 3!" Han Liner held back the laughter, slapped the table and shouted: "Hurry up and bring the wine and food, the uncles are hungry." After a while, another waiter from the shop came in with wine and food, and said to himself: "This kid, Ah Fu, is going to watch the fireworks in the imperial city. This kid doesn't do anything serious, he just likes to play." The next morning, as soon as Zhang Wuji got up, he heard a commotion outside the door.Walking to the door, I saw countless men and women in the street, all dressed in bright clothes, rushing to the north, everyone was laughing and joking, it was more lively than New Year's Eve.The sound of firecrackers rang out in all directions.Zhou Zhiruo also came to the door, and said: "Let's take a look too." Zhang Wuji said: "I have fought with the warriors in the Ruyang Palace, don't let them recognize you, if you want to go to see, you have to change your disguise." Zhou Zhiruo and Han Lin'er dressed up as village men and women, smeared their cheeks and hands yellow with muddy water, followed the crowd on the street, and flocked to the imperial city. At that time, at the end of Fangdang's mao and the beginning of Chen's time, there were already a sea of people inside and outside the imperial city, and there was almost no place to stand.Zhang Wuji stretched his arms forward, gently pushed the crowd away to clear the way, and arrived at the eaves of a big family outside the Yanchun Gate, the steps were several feet high, which was an easy place to watch.Not long after standing still, the sound of gongs could be heard.All the people shouted together: "Come, come!" Everyone stretched their necks and looked. The sound of the gongs was gradually getting louder and louder, and when they got closer, one hundred and eight tall men, all in green clothes, were holding a big three-foot-diameter gong in each of their left hands, and the gongs and hammers in their right hands were rising and falling together.One hundred and eight big gongs rang out at the same time, it was deafening.The gong team passed by, followed by the drum team of 360 people, followed by the Xiyue Chuidao team of the Han people, the pipa team of the Western Regions, and the Mongolian Horn Team.After the band had finished, two red satin flags came flying high.One flag reads "Anbang Protects the Country" and the other reads "Suppressing Evil and Subduing Demons", with many golden Sanskrit characters attached to it.There are two hundred elite Mongolian soldiers guarding the front and back of the banner, with long knives better than snow, iron spears like clouds, and four hundred people riding white horses of the same color.All the people cheered loudly when they saw this kind of mighty spirit. Zhang Wuji sighed secretly: "The people in other provinces hate the Mongolian officers and soldiers all the time, but the people in the capital are shameless as subjugated slaves. I think they have seen the majesty of the Mongolian court every day for decades, and they have forgotten that they are subjugated. .” Just as the two flags passed by, suddenly white light flashed in the crowd of Xishou people, and two rows of flying knives shot out straight to the two flagpoles.Each row of flying knives is a series of seven handles, and the seven flying knives are neatly inserted on the flagpole.Although the flagpole was thick, it was hacked by seven flying knives, it shook a few times, and then broke, with two whistling sounds, it fell down from mid-air.There was a loud scream, and more than ten people were suppressed by the flagpole.All the people yelled and fled one after another, and they became a mess. This sudden change of haste made Zhang Wuji and the others quite unexpected.Han Lin'er was overjoyed, and was about to applaud, when suddenly a limp hand stretched out and pressed it to his mouth, but it was Zhou Zhiruo who stopped him in time. I saw 400 Mongolian soldiers each holding a weapon, searching for troublemakers among the crowd.Zhang Wuji saw that the hands that fired the fourteen throwing knives were very strong, obviously it was done by a martial arts expert, but only idlers blocked him, so he couldn't see who the one who threw the knives was.They didn't even see him, and the Mongolian officers and soldiers just searched for a while.Not long after, seven or eight men were pulled out from the crowd, shouting: "I'm wronged..." The Mongolian soldiers immediately killed these men on the street with their swords and spears. Han Lin'er was very angry, and said: "The person who released the flying knife has already left. With these pustules, can they be caught? But they came to kill good people to vent their anger." Zhou Zhiruo said in a low voice, "Brother Han, silence! We are here to visit the Imperial City of Dayou , not here to make a scene in the imperial city." Han Liner said: "Yes." He didn't dare to say anything more. After a while of chaos, the music played again, and the teams coming over were all jugglers who swallowed knives and spit fire, all kinds of secret skills in the Western Regions, only to see the common people applaud, and the tragedy of Yu Shicai's blood splashing in the middle of the street seemed to have been forgotten. clean.Afterwards came teams of puppet shows, miscellaneous shows of playing vats and discs, and finally floats pulled by horses. Touring the Moon Palace", "Li Cunxiao Fighting the Tiger", "Liu Guan and Zhang Three Wars against Lu Bu", "Zhang Sheng meets Yingying under the moon" and so on, all of which compete for odds and victories with utmost precision.Zhang Wuji and the other three grew up in a remote village all their lives. Whenever they saw these prosperous scenes, they couldn't help sighing that today was an eye-opener. There are pennants on the floats, and the words "Chen Huguang Province Zuo Prime Minister XX" and "Chen Jiang Province You Prime Minister XX" and other words.As time went on, the official titles of the tributes grew, the more gorgeous the floats were, and the more jeweled the bodies of men and women adorned with drama, hairpins and necklaces turned out to be extremely precious emerald gemstones.The Mongolian princes and ministers firstly came to please the emperor, and secondly, they each boasted of their wealth, and they all decorated and offered floats at any cost. Amidst the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, a float decorated with "Liu Zhiyuan's White Rabbit" passed by.In the car, a middle-aged man holds a court wat in his hand, playing the role of Zhou Gong, and sitting next to him is a child wearing the emperor's clothes, playing the role of Cheng Wang.Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai whispered to each other and pointed to Duke Zhou.Then came a float with the words "Wang Mang's hypocrisy and hypocrisy" written on the flag. The Lord Mang in the car was covered with white powder, and his hands were full of gold and silver, giving alms to a group of poor scholars.Then there are four banners, with four lines of poems written: "Duke Zhou is afraid of the day of rumors, and when Wang Mang respected the corporal, if he died at that time, who would know who will be loyal through the ages." Zhang Wuji's heart moved: "It's not easy to know right and wrong in the world. Duke Zhou is a great sage. When he exiled Guan Shu and Cai Shu, everyone said he was plotting to usurp the throne. Wang Mang is a big treacherous minister, but at first he bought people's hearts, and the whole world praised him. The two stories were told to me by my adoptive father on Binghuo Island back then. The so-called road knows horsepower, and time can tell people's hearts. This float is very different from the others, and the deep meaning is obviously hidden in it, but the person in charge is a very knowledgeable person." He casually recited the four lines of the poem twice. Suddenly, a few broken gongs were heard, and a float was drawn by two skinny horses.The car was plain and unadorned, all the common people saw it from afar, and they burst into laughter, they all said: "This kind of shabby family is also coming to visit the imperial city, won't everyone's jaws fall off with laughter?" As the car approached, Zhang Wuji could see it clearly, and couldn't help being startled. He saw a big man with yellow hair hanging down his shoulders, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged on the couch in the car, but he was not pretending to be the golden lion king Xie Xun. Who was it?Next to her was a beautiful girl in green clothes, holding a tea bowl in her hand, and serving attentively. Although her appearance was not as elegant as Zhou Zhiruo's, her attire was exactly the same as when she was on the top of the Wan'an Temple Pagoda. Han Lin'er lost her voice and said, "Miss Zhou, this person looks like you." Zhou Zhiruo snorted, but did not answer.Zhang Wuji turned his head and saw her face was livid and her chest was heaving and unsteady, knowing that she was extremely annoyed, so he stretched out his hand to hold her right hand, he couldn't figure out what this float was for for a moment. After this car, the next car will be cleaned up, and they will play Xie Xun and Zhou Zhiruo respectively.I saw Nadanjiao smiling and walking around behind Jingjiao, stretched out two fingers, and suddenly slammed hard on the fake Xie Xun's back.Fake Xie Xun yelled "Ah" and bumped down on the bed. Fake Zhou Zhiruo stretched out his feet and stepped on him, raising his sword to kill him.All the people cheered loudly: "Okay, okay, kill him quickly." The third car was still fake Xie Xun and fake Zhou Zhiruo, and another six or seven gang members captured the fake Xie Xun and fake Zhou Zhiruo live. Zhang Wuji had no doubts at this time, he knew that Zhao Min ordered someone to play the three-car play, and he and Zhou Zhiruo were going to come to Dadu, so he humiliated Zhou Zhiruo like this.He bent down to pick up a few small stones from the ground, flicked his middle finger, and made a series of hissing noises, blinding the right eyes of the two skinny horses in front of the third car.The small stone pierced through the head, and the two horses hissed several times, fell to the ground and died.The float turned over, and the danjiao, jingjiao and other supporting actors on the car rolled all over the ground, and there was another chaos on the street. Zhou Zhiruo bit her lower lip and said softly, "This demon girl insulted me so much, I...I..." Her voice was choked up at this point.Zhang Wuji felt that her slender hands were cold and her body was trembling, so he hurriedly comforted him, "Zhiruo, this little bastard can come up with all sorts of weird tricks, so don't bother. As long as I'm sincere to you, what can I do if others provoke you?" Can you believe it?" Zhou Zhiruo paused for a moment, then suddenly said: "Ah, I remembered. That day, the adoptive father was doing well, but suddenly he trembled and fell to the ground, and then he went crazy talking nonsense. Come on, could it be... Could it be that the demon girl was really lying in the dark of the inn at that time, casting a hidden weapon on the back of her adoptive father?" Zhang Wuji mused, "If she did something wrong, she would come to the Maitreya Temple in time. But with her martial arts, I'm afraid she can't figure out her adoptive father, and maybe it's the conspiracy of the second elder Xuanming." While speaking, the Mongolian officers and soldiers had already suppressed the people, pulled away the dead horses, and floats followed one after another.Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo were only thinking about their affairs, and had no intention of watching the drama on the car.After the floats passed by, there were only bursts of Sanskrit singing, and groups of monks in scarlet cassocks came stepping forward.After all the monks passed, the iron armor clanged, and two thousand iron armored imperial guards each held a spear, passing by in line, followed by three thousand archers.The archers passed by, the cigarettes were lingering, and statues of gods were sitting in the sedan chair, and servants in brocade clothes carried them past. There were 360 statues of gods in total, such as land, city god, Lingguan, Wei Tuo, God of Wealth, and Dongyue. , the last god is Guan Shengdijun.All the people muttered to the Buddha, and some knelt down to worship. After the statues were over, the guard of honor with gourds and golden hammers cleared the way, and feather fans and umbrellas passed by pair by pair.All the people said in unison: "The emperor is here, the emperor is here." From a distance, they saw a big yellow silk sedan chair, which was carried by thirty-two guards in brocade clothes.Zhang Wuji stared at the Mongol emperor, he saw his haggard face, sluggish, he could be seen at a glance as a result of desolation.The crown prince was riding a horse to accompany him, but he was quite heroic, carrying a longbow inlaid with gold and jade on his back, showing the true qualities of a Mongolian athlete. Han Lin'er whispered in Zhang Wuji's ear: "Master, tell your subordinates to rush forward and stab the Tartar emperor to death, so as to save the people of the world from a great harm?" Zhang Wuji said: "No, you can't go, Tartar There must be many experts in the guards beside the emperor, unless I go." Zhang Wuji, the one on the left, suddenly said: "It's not right, it's not right. It's not possible to use violence for violence." Zhang Wuji, Han Lin'er, and Zhou Zhiruo were all startled, and when they looked at this man, he was a drug seller in his fifties, with a medicine bag on his back and a tiger brace in his right hand.The man raised his thumbs up in front of his chest, made a Mingjiao flame gesture, and said in a low voice: "Peng Yingyu pays homage to the leader. The leader is safe and well, I am very happy." Zhang Wuji was overjoyed, and said: "Ah, you are Peng..." It turned out that the person was Peng Yingyu. He disguised himself skillfully and stood beside him for a long time, but Zhang Wuji and the other three didn't notice it.Peng Yingyu said in a low voice: "This is not a place to talk. The emperor of the Tartars can't get rid of him." Zhang Wuji knew that he was very knowledgeable, so he nodded, stopped talking, reached out and grabbed his left hand and shook it lightly for a few times. After the emperor and the crown prince passed, another 3,000 Iron Armored Imperial Forest Army came, followed by tens of thousands of people watching the excitement.All the people on the street said: "Look at the empress, go to the princess." Everyone rushed westward.Zhou Zhiruo said, "Let's go and have a look too." The four squeezed into the crowd, followed the common people to the outside of the Yude Hall, and saw seven colorful towers with heavy ridges standing tall, and the guards outside the towers held rattan canes to drive away the idlers.Although there were many people, it was easy for Zhang Wuji and the other four to push forward, and they soon arrived in front of the Cailou.The tallest colored building in the middle, the emperor sits in the middle, and the two empresses next to them are middle-aged obese women, their whole bodies are wrapped in pearls, jade and gemstones, with indescribable brilliance, and the high crowns on their heads look very strange eccentric.The crown prince sits on the lower left side, and on the lower right side sits a woman in her twenties, wearing a brocade robe, who must be a princess. Zhang Wuji wandered around and saw a girl in the second colorful building on the left, wearing a sable fur with a bead necklace hanging from her neck, smiling sweetly and looking forward, it was Zhao Min.In the middle of this colorful building sits a long-bearded prince with a dignified appearance. He is Zhao Min's father Ruyang King Chahantemu'er.Zhao Min's brother, Kukutmu'er, was walking back and forth upstairs, watching the tiger's steps with a eagle's eye, very aggressive. At this time, all the monks were rehearsing the "Heavenly Demon Formation" in front of the colorful building. Five hundred people knocked on the magical instruments, circling left and right, vertically high and low, and the changes in the formation were extremely ingenious.All the people cheered thunderously, and they all praised. Zhou Zhiruo stared at Zhao Min for a while, sighed, and said, "Go back!"
The four squeezed out of the crowd and returned to the inn.Peng Yingyu greeted Zhang Wuji and said goodbye to each other.Zhang Wuji asked about Xie Xun's news. Peng Yingyu just came to Dadu from Huaisi, but he didn't know that Xie Xun had returned to the Central Plains.He mentioned that Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, etc. have conquered cities and conquered territory over the years, and they have made great military exploits, and the prestige of Mingjiao has been greatly enhanced. Han Lin'er said: "Master Peng, just now we rushed to the Cailou and cut down the Tartar Emperor, isn't it once and for all?" Peng Yingyu shook her head and said: "This emperor is stupid and he is our great helper. How can we kill him?" Han Lin'er Qi said: "The emperor of the Tatars is stupid and has harmed the people. Why is he a great helper to us?" Peng Yingyu said: "Brother Han doesn't know. The Yellow River wastes people's money and makes people angry. We have beaten the Tartars to death in recent years. Do you think we mobs can really defeat the elite Mongolian soldiers who rule the world? It's just because the foolish emperor doesn't use good officials. King Ruyang is good at using soldiers, and the Tartars The emperor was born to guard against him everywhere and hinder him in everything. He was afraid that he would make too many achievements and rob him of the throne, so he kept reducing his military power and sent some people who would only brag and flatter the horse to lead the army. The Mongolian soldiers will fight again, and give these bastards The general was killed. Isn’t this Tartar emperor our great helper?” Zhang Wuji nodded in agreement with these words.Peng Yingyu said again: "If we kill the Tartar emperor and the crown prince takes over, look at the appearance of the crown prince, he is a powerful character. Even if the new emperor is a fool, it is better than his foolish old man. If he uses a group of capable It would be bad if a veteran who is used to fighting will attack us in the future." Zhang Wuji said: "Thanks to Master reminding us in time, otherwise if we are reckless today, we may have ruined the big event." Han Liner even slapped himself on the mouth and cursed: "Damn it, damn it! Do you still dare to talk nonsense and come up with random ideas?" Immediately, Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, and Peng Yingyu laughed. Peng Yingyu said again: "The leader is a body of gold, and shoulders the heavy responsibility of expelling captives and restoring the country. It is not appropriate to take great risks and imitate the blow of the wave. I saw that among the guards beside the emperor, the masters are really strong. Quite a few, although the leader is extremely brave, he must guard against the outnumbered and outnumbered. In case of a mistake, what should we do?" Zhang Wuji cupped his hands and said, "I would like to receive the golden and jade words from the master." Zhou Zhiruo sighed: "Master Peng's words are really true. How can you take risks lightly? You must know that the one sitting in the dragon chair in this colorful building will be you, Master Zhang." Han Liner clapped his hands. Said: "At that time, the leader became the emperor, Miss Zhou became the queen empress, Yang Zuoshi and Master Peng were the left and right prime ministers, so we can teach it well!" He looked overjoyed. Zhang Wuji waved his hands again and again, and said: "Brother Han, you can't say that again. This sect only wants to save the people of the world from the fire and water, retire after success, and don't be greedy for riches and honors. That's an upright man." Peng Yingyu said: "The leader has a heart. Although it is very unattainable, but at that time, the yellow robe will be added to the body, and you will not be able to push it away. When Chen Qiao was in the mutiny, why did Zhao Kuangyin want to be emperor?" Zhang Wuji only said: "No, no! If I have It's not for the sake of my share, teach me that heaven and earth will destroy each other, and I will die a bad death." Zhou Zhiruo's face changed slightly when he heard what he said decisively, and she looked out of the window without saying a word. The four of them chatted for a while, and after dinner and wine, Zhang Wuji said: "Master Peng and I went for a walk in the street to inquire about the foster father." He thought that Han Lin'er was a straightforward person, and would immediately wave his hand when he saw any injustice. Fisting each other, causing trouble, he said: "Brother Han, you and Zhiruo don't go out tonight, just rest in the inn." Han Liner said: "Yes, the leader is very careful!" At that moment Zhang Wuji and Peng Yingyu made up their minds One headed west, one headed east, and returned to the inn before the second drum to meet.
After Zhang Wuji left the shop, he went westward, and along the way he heard people talking about it, all about the excitement and splendor of today's "Traveling in the Imperial City".有人道：“南方明教造反，今日关帝菩萨游行时眼中大放煞气，反贼定能扑灭。”有人道：“明教有弥勒菩萨保佑，看来关圣帝君和弥勒佛将有一场大战。”又有人说：“贾鲁大人拉伕掘黄河，挖出一个独眼石人，那石人背上刻有两行字道：'莫道石人一只眼，挑动黄河天下反'，这是运数使然，勉强不来的。” 张无忌对这些愚民之言也无意多听，信步之间，越走越是静僻，蓦地抬头，竟到了那日与赵敏会饮的小酒店门外。他心中一惊：“怎地无意之间，又来到此处？我心中对赵姑娘竟是如此撇不开、放不下吗？”只见店门半掩，门内静悄悄地，似乎并无酒客。 他稍一迟疑，推门走进，见柜台边一名店伴伏在桌上打盹。走进内堂，但见角落里那张方桌上点着一枝明灭不定的蜡烛，桌旁朝内坐着一人。这张方桌正是他和赵敏两次饮酒的所在，除了这位酒客之外，店堂内更无旁人。 那人听到脚步声，霍地站起，烛影摇晃，映在那人脸上，竟然便是赵敏。 她和张无忌都没料到居然会在此地相见，不禁都“啊”的一声叫了出来。 赵敏低声道：“你……你怎么会来？”语声颤抖，显是心中极为激动。张无忌道：“我闲步经过，便进来瞧瞧，哪知道……”走到桌边，见她对面另有一副杯筷，问道：“还有人来么？”赵敏脸上一红，道：“没有了。前两次我跟你在这里饮酒，你坐在我对面，因此……因此我叫店小二仍是多放一副杯筷。” 张无忌心中感激，见桌上的四碟酒菜，便和第一次赵敏约他来饮酒时一般无异，心底体会到了她一番柔情深意，不由得伸出手去握住了她双手，颤声道：“赵姑娘！”赵敏黯然道：“只恨，只恨我生在蒙古王家，做了你的对头……” 突然之间，窗外“嘿嘿”两声冷笑，一物飞了进来，拍的一声，打灭了烛火，店堂中登时漆黑一团。张无忌和赵敏听到这冷笑之声，都知是周芷若所发，一时徬徨失措。耳听得屋顶脚步声细碎，周芷若如一阵风般去了。 赵敏低声道：“你和她已有白首之约，是吗？”张无忌道：“是，我原不该瞒你。”赵敏道：“那日我在树后，听到你跟她这般甜言蜜语，恨不得立刻死了，恨不得自己从来没生在这世上。那日我冷笑两声，她一报还一报，也来冷笑两声。可是……可是你却没跟我说过半句教我欢喜的话儿。” 张无忌心下歉仄，道：“赵姑娘，我不该到这儿来，不该再和你相见。我心已有所属，决不应再惹你烦恼。你是金枝玉叶之身，从此将我这个山村野夫忘记了罢。” 赵敏拿起他手来，抚着他手背上的疤痕，轻声道：“这是我咬伤你的，你武功再高，医道再精，也已去不了这个伤疤。你自己手背上的伤疤也去不了，能除去我心上的伤疤么？”双臂搂住他的头颈，在他唇上深深一吻。 张无忌但觉樱唇柔软，幽香扑鼻，一阵意乱情迷。突然间赵敏用力一口，将他上唇咬得出血，跟着在他的肩头一推，反身窜出了窗子，叫道：“你这小淫贼，我恨你，我恨你！”
韩林儿于张无忌、彭莹玉出店后，向周芷若道：“周姑娘，你早些安歇。”不敢多说一句话，便站起身出房。周芷若微笑道：“韩大哥，你怕了我么？连在我面前多坐一会也不肯。”韩林儿胀红了脸，忙道：“不，不！”脚步却迈得更加快了，一走进自己房中，立刻带上房门，上了闩，心下怦怦乱跳，定了定神，躺在炕上，想到周芷若娇艳清丽的容颜，温和柔软的话声，心道：“周姑娘日后成了教主夫人，我跟在教主身畔，好好的干，拚命立些功劳。周姑娘一喜欢，就会说：'韩大哥，这一趟可辛苦你啦！'那时候啊，我韩林儿才不枉了这一生。” 他出了会神，微笑着朦胧睡去，睡到半夜，忽听得门上轻轻几下剥啄之声。韩林儿翻身坐起，问道：“是谁？”只听得周芷若在门外说道：“是我。你开门，我有话跟你说。”韩林儿道：“是，是。”赤足便去开门，拔去门闩，忙回身点亮了蜡烛。 只见周芷若双目红肿，神色大异，韩林儿吓了一跳，问道：“周姑娘，你……你……”底下的话便说不下去了，突然灵机一动，飞奔出房，说道：“我去打水给你洗脸。”过不多时，赤着双足，捧了一盆洗脸水进来。 周芷若凄然一笑，以手支颐，呆呆的望着烛火。韩林儿道：“你……你洗脸罢。”周芷若一言不发，摇了摇头，忽然怔怔的流下泪来。韩林儿吓得呆了，垂手站着，不知她为何生气烦恼，更不知她要跟自己说甚么话。 这般僵持良久，忽然啪的一声轻响，烛花爆了开来。周芷若身子一颤，从沉思中醒觉，轻轻“嗯”的一声，站起身来。韩林儿大声道：“周姑娘，是谁对你不住，姓韩的这就拔刀子找他去，我便是性命不要，也得在他身上戳几个透明窟窿。请你说罢！”周芷若凄然摇了摇头，走出房去。她进房来坐了半晌，似有满腹心事倾吐，却一个字不说便又出去，可教韩林儿这莽撞汉子半点摸不着头脑，呆呆站着，连连握拳捶头。 他想了一会毫无头绪，耳听得远处当当当的打着三更，心想：“怎地教主和彭大师还没回来？”只得上炕又睡。朦胧间刚要合眼，忽听得砰嘭一声，东边房中似乎有张椅子倒在地下，那房正是周芷若所居。韩林儿急跃出房，月光掩映之下，东房窗上映出一个黑影，似是悬空而挂，兀自微微摇晃。 韩林儿大吃一惊，叫道：“周姑娘，周姑娘！”伸手推门，房门却是闩着。他肩头使劲一撞，撞断门闩，抢进房去，忙打火摺点亮了蜡烛，只见周芷若双足临空，头颈套在绳圈之中，绳子却挂在梁上。他这一惊当真是魂飞天外，急忙跃起，用力扯断绳子，将周芷若放在床上，探她鼻息，幸好尚未气绝。他纵声大叫：“周姑娘，周姑娘，你……你有甚么想不开，干么……干么……” 忽听得房门外一人道：“韩大哥，甚么事？”走进一人，正是张无忌。 张无忌见此情景，也是如同陡遇雷轰，颤抖着双手解去周芷若颈中绳索，一摸她胸口，一颗心尚自跳动，喜道：“不碍事，救得了。”伸手在她背心小腹穴道上推拿数下，一股九阳真气从掌心传了过去，来回一撞，周芷若“哇”的一声，哭了出来。 韩林儿大喜，叫道：“好啦，好啦，周姑娘活转了。” 周芷若睁开眼来，见到张无忌，哭道：“你干甚么理我？让我死了干净。”忽地见到他上唇创伤，更有几粒细细的齿痕，怒火不可抑制，一伸手，重重打了他个耳光。 韩林儿大吃一惊，心想殴打教主，那还了得？但周芷若在他心目中却又是有若天神，一时之间大为胡涂，不知如何是好。突然有人伸手在他肩头轻拍两下，韩林儿回过头去，见是彭莹玉，喜道：“彭大师，你回来啦，快，快来劝劝周姑娘。”彭莹玉笑道：“劝甚么？”向张无忌道：“启禀教主，没访到有关金毛狮王的甚么讯息。”张无忌“嗯”了一声，神色甚是忸怩。彭莹玉向韩林儿道：“韩兄弟，咱们到外面走走罢。”韩林儿急道：“不，不成啊，他们两个要打架，周姑娘可不是教主的敌手。”彭莹玉哈哈大笑，道：“胡涂兄弟！难道咱两个帮周姑娘，就能打赢教主了么？我说教主一定打不赢周姑娘。”说着使个眼色，拉着韩林儿便出店房。韩林儿却兀自不住回头，关怀之情，见于颜色。 周芷若忍不住噗哧一笑，随即扑在床上，抽抽噎噎的哭了起来。张无忌坐在床边，轻拍她肩头，柔声道：“芷若，我确不是约好了跟她相见，当真是误打误撞碰见的。”周芷若双足乱踢，哭道：“我不信，我不信。不管你说甚么鬼话，以后别想再叫我相信。”张无忌叹道：“'周公恐惧流言日，王莽谦恭下士时'，世上的事情，原是极易引起误会……” 周芷若霍地坐起，说道：“那郡主娘娘用这些诗句来损我，你倒念念有辞，老是记在心里。你瞧你的嘴唇，也不害羞，成甚么样子？”说到这里，脸蛋儿却飞红了。 张无忌心想今日之事已百喙难辩，反正自己已决意与周芷若结成夫妇，白头偕老，只有动之以情，令她渐渐淡忘。烛光下见她俏脸晕红，颈中深深一根绳印，两边肿了上来，心想若非韩林儿及早察觉施救，待得自己回店，只怕她已是香殒玉碎，回天乏术，终成大恨，不禁又是惭愧，又是爱惜，伸臂抱住她，向她樱唇上吻去。周芷若转头闪避，怒道：“你跟人家不干不净，又来惹我。当我是好欺的么？”张无忌双臂一紧，令她动弹不得，终于在她唇上深深吻了下去。周芷若挣扎不脱，心中却也渐渐软了。 张无忌心想自己和她虽然名分已定，终是未婚夫妻，深宵共处一室，不免有瓜田李下之嫌，于彭莹玉、韩林儿等人脸上须不好看，于是放开了她，说道：“芷若，你好好休息，一切明日咱们再谈。我若是再瞒了你去见赵姑娘，任你千刀万剐，死而无怨。”周芷若脸上红扑扑地，胸口起伏不定，喘气道：“胡说八道甚么？你明知我不会将你千刀万剐。”张无忌笑道：“那么你剁了我的双足好不好？”周芷若低下了头，眼泪扑簌簌的如珠而落。 张无忌这一来又不好走了，又坐到她身旁，搂住她肩头，柔声道：“怎么又伤心啦？”周芷若只是哭泣不语。张无忌问之再三，不料越问得紧，她越是伤心。 张无忌罚誓赌咒，说决不负心薄幸。周芷若双手蒙着脸道：“我是怨自己命苦，不是怪你。”张无忌道：“咱们大家命苦。鞑子在中国作威作福，谁都是多苦多难。以后咱俩结成夫妻，又将鞑子赶了出去，那就只有欢喜，没有伤心了。” 周芷若抬起头来，说道：“无忌哥哥，我知道你对我一片真心，只不过赵敏那小妖女想诱惑你，却不是你三心两意。可是……可是她聪明智慧，武功高强，容貌权势，无不胜我十倍。我终究是争她不过的，与其一生伤心，不如一死了之，哪知韩林儿这傻瓜偏偏救活了我。我死了一次，没勇气再死了。我……我要学师父一样，削发为尼。唉，咱们峨嵋派的掌门，终究是没一个嫁人的。” 张无忌道：“你始终不放心。这样罢，咱们明日立时动身回到淮泗，我便跟你成亲。”周芷若道：“义父还没找到，再说，你说过匈奴未灭，何以家为？终究……终究是不成的。”说着又流下泪来。 张无忌道：“义父自然要加紧找寻。咱们会齐众兄弟后，寻访起来容易得多。到底几时能赶走鞑子，谁也无法逆料。难道等咱们成了老公公、老婆婆了，再来颤巍巍的拜堂成亲么？老公公、老婆婆拜天地不打紧，可是咱俩生不了孩儿，我张家可就断子绝孙了。”周芷若红着脸噗哧一笑，说道：“好好一个老实人，却不知跟谁去学得这般贫嘴贫舌？” 满天愁云惨雾，便在两人一笑之间，化作飞烟而散。
次日清晨，张无忌嘱咐彭莹玉续留大都三日，打听谢逊的讯息，自己偕同周芷若、韩林儿南下前赴淮泗。一到山东境内，便见大队蒙古败兵，曳甲丢盔，蜂拥而来。张无忌等见败兵势众，便避道而行。后来见到一兵落单，抓住了逼问，得知朱元璋在淮北连打了几个大胜仗，杀得元兵溃不成军。三人不胜之喜，加紧赶路，到得鲁皖边界，已全是明教义军的天下。义军中有人认得韩林儿，急足报到元帅府。 三人将近濠州时，韩山童已率领了朱元璋、徐达、常遇春、邓愈、汤和等大将迎出三十里外。众人久别重逢，俱各大喜。韩山童听儿子说起遭丐帮擒获，全仗教主相救，更是一再称谢。锣鼓喧天，兵甲耀眼，拥入濠州城中。 周芷若骑在马上，跟随在张无忌之后，左顾右盼，觉得这番风光虽不及大都皇帝皇后“游皇城”的华丽辉煌，却也颇足快慰平生。 张无忌在城中歇了数日，杨逍、范遥、殷天正、韦一笑、殷野王、铁冠道人、说不得、周颠、五行旗诸掌旗使等得到讯息，陆续自各地来会。 张无忌说起谢逊回来中原、被丐帮擒去又复失踪的种种情由。杨逍、范遥、殷天正等反复思量商议，均无头绪。范遥道：“那个黄衫女子不知是何来历，说不定谢兄的行踪，要着落在她身上寻访出来。”群豪都从未听到过武林中有这么一位黄衫女子，只得劝张无忌且自宽心，都道：“这黄衫女子的言语行事，对教主显无恶意。金毛狮王若是落在她的手中，定然无恙。瞧此女之意，最多不过探询屠龙宝刀的下落而已。” 张无忌焦虑难释，一时却也无可如何，只得派出五行旗下教众，分头赴各处打听。又过一日，彭莹玉自大都到来，也说未能探听到谢逊的丝毫音讯。 明教义军大战数场，虽均获胜，损折也极惨重，此后两三个月内，义军势将忙于休养整顿、招募新兵，不克再与元军大战。彭莹玉那晚见到周芷若自尽，虽不明底细，但自猜想得到两人不是醋海兴波，便是大闹别扭。范遥等又知张无忌与赵敏之间干系颇不寻常，倘若明教教主娶了蒙古郡主为妻，于抗元复国的大业为害非小，眼见目下并无大事，俱劝张无忌早日与周芷若完婚。张无忌对周芷若原已有言在先，当即允可。杨逍择定三月十五为黄道吉日。明教上上下下喜气洋洋，都为教主的婚事忙了起来。 此时明教威震天下，东路韩山童在淮泗一带迭克大城，西路徐寿辉在鄂北豫南也是连败元兵。教主大婚的喜讯传了出去，武林人士的贺礼便如潮水般涌到。昆仑、崆峒诸派与明教向有仇怨，但一来大都万安寺中张无忌出手相救，已于各派有恩，二来周芷若是峨嵋掌门，是以各派掌门也都遣人送礼到贺。崆峒五老的贺礼尤重。 张三丰亲书“佳儿佳妇”四字立轴，一部手抄的“太极拳经”，命宋远桥、俞莲舟、殷梨亭三大弟子到贺。其时杨不悔已与殷梨亭成婚，一同来到濠州。张无忌笑着上前请安，大声叫道：“六师婶！”杨不悔满脸通红，拉着他手，回首前尘，又是欢喜，又是伤感。 张无忌生怕陈友谅、宋青书奸心未息，乘机为害，当下派韦一笑为谢礼使，前赴武当，暗中将宋青书害死莫声谷、又图谋害张三丰之事，详细跟韦一笑说了，嘱咐他上武当山拜见张三丰后，便与俞岱岩、张松溪为伴，防备陈友谅的奸谋，须待宋远桥等回归武当，再行告辞。韦一笑狠狠的道：“自从遵奉教主的训谕，韦一笑不敢再吸人血，这一次撞到了这两个奸贼，非将他二人吸个血干皮枯不可。”张无忌忙道：“那陈友谅嘛，韦兄不妨顺手除去。宋青书是我宋大师伯的独生爱子，武当派未来的掌门，且由武当派自行清理门户，免伤我宋大师伯之情。”韦一笑答应了，拜别而去。 到得三月初十，峨嵋众女侠携带礼物，来到濠州，只丁敏君托人带来贺礼，人却未到。
三月十五正日，明教上下人众个个换了新衣。拜天地的礼堂设在濠州第一大富绅的厅上，悬灯结彩，装点得花团锦簇。张三丰那副“佳儿佳妇”四字大立轴悬在居中。殷天正为男方主婚，常遇春为女方主婚。铁冠道人为濠州总巡，部署教中弟子四下巡查，以防敌人混入捣乱。汤和统率义军精兵，在城外驻扎防敌。 这日上午，少林派、华山派也派人送礼到贺。 申时一刻，吉时已届，号炮连声鸣响。众贺客齐到大厅，赞礼生朗声赞礼，宋远桥和殷野王陪着张无忌出来。丝竹之声响起，众人眼前一亮，只见八位峨嵋派青年女侠，陪着周芷若婀婀娜娜的步出大厅。周芷若身穿大红锦袍，凤冠霞帔，脸罩红巾。男左女右，新郎新娘并肩而立。赞礼生朗声喝道：“拜天！” 张无忌和周芷若正在要红毡毹上拜倒，忽听得大门外一人娇声喝道：“且慢！”青影一闪，一个青衣少女笑吟吟的站在庭中，却是赵敏。 群豪一见到是她，登时纷纷呼喝起来。明教和各大门派高手不少人吃过她的苦头，没料到她竟孤身闯入险地。性子莽撞些的便欲上前动手。 杨逍双臂一张，也喝一声：“且慢！”向众人道：“今日是敝教教主和峨嵋派掌门大喜之日，赵姑娘光临到贺，便是我们嘉宾。众位且瞧峨嵋派和明教的薄面，将旧日梁子暂且放过一边，不得对赵姑娘无礼。”他向说不得和彭莹玉使个眼色，两人已知其意，绕到后堂，即行出去查察，且看赵敏带了多少高手同来。杨逍向赵敏道：“赵姑娘请这边上坐观礼，回头在下再敬姑娘三杯水酒。” 赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我有几句话跟张教主说，说毕便去，容日再行叨扰。”杨逍道：“赵姑娘有甚么话，待行礼之后再说不迟。”赵敏道：“行礼之后，已经迟了。”杨逍和范遥对望一眼，知她今日是存心前来搅局，无论如何要立时阻止，免得将一场喜庆大事闹得尴尬狼狈，满堂不欢。杨逍踏上两步，说道：“咱们今日宾主尽礼，赵姑娘务请自重。”他已打定了主意，赵敏若要捣乱，只有迅速出手点她穴道，制住她再说。 赵敏向范遥道：“苦大师，人家要对我动手，你帮不帮我？”范遥眉头一皱，说道：“郡主，世上不如意事十居八九，既已如此，也是勉强不来了。” 赵敏道：“我偏要勉强。”转头向张无忌道：“张无忌，你是明教教主，男子汉大丈夫，说过的话作不作数？” 张无忌眼见赵敏到来，心中早已怦怦乱跳，只盼杨逍能打开僵局，劝得她好好离去，听她突然问到自己，只得答道：“我说过的话，自然作数。”赵敏道：“那日我救了你俞三叔和殷六叔之命，你答应为我做三件事，不得有违，是也不是？” 张无忌道：“不错。你要我借屠龙宝刀一瞧，你不但已瞧到了，还将宝刀盗了去。” 这数十年来，江湖上人人关心这“武林至尊”屠龙刀的下落，忽听得已入赵敏手中，登时群情耸动。 赵敏道：“到底屠龙刀在何人手中，只有金毛狮王谢大侠才知，你可亲自前去问他。” 谢逊已返中原之事武林群豪多不知闻，听到她提及“金毛狮王”，满堂喧哗之声登寂。 张无忌道：“我义父现下身在何处，我日夕挂念，甚盼姑娘示知。”赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我要你做三件事，言定只须不违武林中侠义之道，你就须得遵从。借屠龙刀一观之事，虽然做得不大道地，但这把刀我终究是见到了，后来宝刀被盗，也不能怪
The next morning, the three of them continued to travel south, but they didn't find any trace of Zhao Min on the road, and arrived in Dadu in a few days.It was evening when I entered the city, and I saw men and women in the whole city sprinkling water and sweeping the floor, sweeping the streets and alleys clean, and incense tables were placed at the door of every house. Zhang Wuji and others invested in the inn and asked the innkeeper what was going on in the city.The waiter in the shop said: "I don't know that the guest officer is far away, but it's a coincidence. It should be a blessing. Tomorrow is a grand tour of the imperial city." Zhang Wuji said, "What is a tour of the imperial city?" On the day of visiting the imperial city. The emperor will go to Qingshou Temple to offer incense. Tens of thousands of men and women will parade in parades. The head and tail are at least thirty or forty miles long. If you have a good eye, you can see the emperor, queen, concubine, prince, and princess. Think about it, if we are ordinary people, if we don’t live in the capital, How can anyone be blessed to see the emperor with their own eyes?" Han Lin'er became impatient when he heard this, and reprimanded: "Recognize a thief as your father, shameless traitor! What's so good about the emperor of the Tartars?" The waiter opened his eyes wide, pointed at him and said, "You...you...you say such things, don't you? Are you rebellious? Aren't you afraid of beheading?" Han Lin'er said: "You are a Han Chinese, the Tartars have done us so much misery, yet you have a little bit of backbone?" Turn around and want to go out. Zhou Zhiruo raised a finger and hit the acupoints on his back, saying: "This person will definitely talk a lot when he goes out. I'm afraid that officers and soldiers will come to arrest him soon." Then he kicked him under the bed, and said with a smile : "Let's starve him for a few days, and let him go when we leave." Not long after, the shopkeeper yelled outside: "Ah Fu, Ah Fu, where are you nagging endlessly again! Hurry up and slap the guest in Room 3!" Han Liner held back the laughter, slapped the table and shouted: "Hurry up and bring the wine and food, the uncles are hungry." After a while, another waiter from the shop came in with wine and food, and said to himself: "This kid, Ah Fu, is going to watch the fireworks in the imperial city. This kid doesn't do anything serious, he just likes to play." The next morning, as soon as Zhang Wuji got up, he heard a commotion outside the door.Walking to the door, I saw countless men and women in the street, all dressed in bright clothes, rushing to the north, everyone was laughing and joking, it was more lively than New Year's Eve.The sound of firecrackers rang out in all directions.Zhou Zhiruo also came to the door, and said: "Let's take a look too." Zhang Wuji said: "I have fought with the warriors in the Ruyang Palace, don't let them recognize you, if you want to go to see, you have to change your disguise." Zhou Zhiruo and Han Lin'er dressed up as village men and women, smeared their cheeks and hands yellow with muddy water, followed the crowd on the street, and flocked to the imperial city. At that time, at the end of Fangdang's mao and the beginning of Chen's time, there were already a sea of people inside and outside the imperial city, and there was almost no place to stand.Zhang Wuji stretched his arms forward, gently pushed the crowd away to clear the way, and arrived at the eaves of a big family outside the Yanchun Gate, the steps were several feet high, which was an easy place to watch.Not long after standing still, the sound of gongs could be heard.All the people shouted together: "Come, come!" Everyone stretched their necks and looked. The sound of the gongs was gradually getting louder and louder, and when they got closer, one hundred and eight tall men, all in green clothes, were holding a big three-foot-diameter gong in each of their left hands, and the gongs and hammers in their right hands were rising and falling together.One hundred and eight big gongs rang out at the same time, it was deafening.The gong team passed by, followed by the drum team of 360 people, followed by the Xiyue Chuidao team of the Han people, the pipa team of the Western Regions, and the Mongolian Horn Team.After the band had finished, two red satin flags came flying high.One flag reads "Anbang Protects the Country" and the other reads "Suppressing Evil and Subduing Demons", with many golden Sanskrit characters attached to it.There are two hundred elite Mongolian soldiers guarding the front and back of the banner, with long knives better than snow, iron spears like clouds, and four hundred people riding white horses of the same color.All the people cheered loudly when they saw this kind of mighty spirit. Zhang Wuji sighed secretly: "The people in other provinces hate the Mongolian officers and soldiers all the time, but the people in the capital are shameless as subjugated slaves. I think they have seen the majesty of the Mongolian court every day for decades, and they have forgotten that they are subjugated. .” Just as the two flags passed by, suddenly white light flashed in the crowd of Xishou people, and two rows of flying knives shot out straight to the two flagpoles.Each row of flying knives is a series of seven handles, and the seven flying knives are neatly inserted on the flagpole.Although the flagpole was thick, it was hacked by seven flying knives, it shook a few times, and then broke, with two whistling sounds, it fell down from mid-air.There was a loud scream, and more than ten people were suppressed by the flagpole.All the people yelled and fled one after another, and they became a mess. This sudden change of haste made Zhang Wuji and the others quite unexpected.Han Lin'er was overjoyed, and was about to applaud, when suddenly a limp hand stretched out and pressed it to his mouth, but it was Zhou Zhiruo who stopped him in time. I saw 400 Mongolian soldiers each holding a weapon, searching for troublemakers among the crowd.Zhang Wuji saw that the hands that fired the fourteen throwing knives were very strong, obviously it was done by a martial arts expert, but only idlers blocked him, so he couldn't see who the one who threw the knives was.They didn't even see him, and the Mongolian officers and soldiers just searched for a while.Not long after, seven or eight men were pulled out from the crowd, shouting: "I'm wronged..." The Mongolian soldiers immediately killed these men on the street with their swords and spears. Han Lin'er was very angry, and said: "The person who released the flying knife has already left. With these pustules, can they be caught? But they came to kill good people to vent their anger." Zhou Zhiruo said in a low voice, "Brother Han, silence! We are here to visit the Imperial City of Dayou , not here to make a scene in the imperial city." Han Liner said: "Yes." He didn't dare to say anything more. After a while of chaos, the music played again, and the teams coming over were all jugglers who swallowed knives and spit fire, all kinds of secret skills in the Western Regions, only to see the common people applaud, and the tragedy of Yu Shicai's blood splashing in the middle of the street seemed to have been forgotten. clean.Afterwards came teams of puppet shows, miscellaneous shows of playing vats and discs, and finally floats pulled by horses. Touring the Moon Palace", "Li Cunxiao Fighting the Tiger", "Liu Guan and Zhang Three Wars against Lu Bu", "Zhang Sheng meets Yingying under the moon" and so on, all of which compete for odds and victories with utmost precision.Zhang Wuji and the other three grew up in a remote village all their lives. Whenever they saw these prosperous scenes, they couldn't help sighing that today was an eye-opener. There are pennants on the floats, and the words "Chen Huguang Province Zuo Prime Minister XX" and "Chen Jiang Province You Prime Minister XX" and other words.As time went on, the official titles of the tributes grew, the more gorgeous the floats were, and the more jeweled the bodies of men and women adorned with drama, hairpins and necklaces turned out to be extremely precious emerald gemstones.The Mongolian princes and ministers firstly came to please the emperor, and secondly, they each boasted of their wealth, and they all decorated and offered floats at any cost. Amidst the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, a float decorated with "Liu Zhiyuan's White Rabbit" passed by.In the car, a middle-aged man holds a court wat in his hand, playing the role of Zhou Gong, and sitting next to him is a child wearing the emperor's clothes, playing the role of Cheng Wang.Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai whispered to each other and pointed to Duke Zhou.Then came a float with the words "Wang Mang's hypocrisy and hypocrisy" written on the flag. The Lord Mang in the car was covered with white powder, and his hands were full of gold and silver, giving alms to a group of poor scholars.Then there are four banners, with four lines of poems written: "Duke Zhou is afraid of the day of rumors, and when Wang Mang respected the corporal, if he died at that time, who would know who will be loyal through the ages." Zhang Wuji's heart moved: "It's not easy to know right and wrong in the world. Duke Zhou is a great sage. When he exiled Guan Shu and Cai Shu, everyone said he was plotting to usurp the throne. Wang Mang is a big treacherous minister, but at first he bought people's hearts, and the whole world praised him. The two stories were told to me by my adoptive father on Binghuo Island back then. The so-called road knows horsepower, and time can tell people's hearts. This float is very different from the others, and the deep meaning is obviously hidden in it, but the person in charge is a very knowledgeable person." He casually recited the four lines of the poem twice. Suddenly, a few broken gongs were heard, and a float was drawn by two skinny horses.The car was plain and unadorned, all the common people saw it from afar, and they burst into laughter, they all said: "This kind of shabby family is also coming to visit the imperial city, won't everyone's jaws fall off with laughter?" As the car approached, Zhang Wuji could see it clearly, and couldn't help being startled. He saw a big man with yellow hair hanging down his shoulders, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged on the couch in the car, but he was not pretending to be the golden lion king Xie Xun. Who was it?Next to her was a beautiful girl in green clothes, holding a tea bowl in her hand, and serving attentively. Although her appearance was not as elegant as Zhou Zhiruo's, her attire was exactly the same as when she was on the top of the Wan'an Temple Pagoda. Han Lin'er lost her voice and said, "Miss Zhou, this person looks like you." Zhou Zhiruo snorted, but did not answer.Zhang Wuji turned his head and saw her face was livid and her chest was heaving and unsteady, knowing that she was extremely annoyed, so he stretched out his hand to hold her right hand, he couldn't figure out what this float was for for a moment. After this car, the next car will be cleaned up, and they will play Xie Xun and Zhou Zhiruo respectively.I saw Nadanjiao smiling and walking around behind Jingjiao, stretched out two fingers, and suddenly slammed hard on the fake Xie Xun's back.Fake Xie Xun yelled "Ah" and bumped down on the bed. Fake Zhou Zhiruo stretched out his feet and stepped on him, raising his sword to kill him.All the people cheered loudly: "Okay, okay, kill him quickly." The third car was still fake Xie Xun and fake Zhou Zhiruo, and another six or seven gang members captured the fake Xie Xun and fake Zhou Zhiruo live. Zhang Wuji had no doubts at this time, he knew that Zhao Min ordered someone to play the three-car play, and he and Zhou Zhiruo were going to come to Dadu, so he humiliated Zhou Zhiruo like this.He bent down to pick up a few small stones from the ground, flicked his middle finger, and made a series of hissing noises, blinding the right eyes of the two skinny horses in front of the third car.The small stone pierced through the head, and the two horses hissed several times, fell to the ground and died.The float turned over, and the danjiao, jingjiao and other supporting actors on the car rolled all over the ground, and there was another chaos on the street. Zhou Zhiruo bit her lower lip and said softly, "This demon girl insulted me so much, I...I..." Her voice was choked up at this point.Zhang Wuji felt that her slender hands were cold and her body was trembling, so he hurriedly comforted him, "Zhiruo, this little bastard can come up with all sorts of weird tricks, so don't bother. As long as I'm sincere to you, what can I do if others provoke you?" Can you believe it?" Zhou Zhiruo paused for a moment, then suddenly said: "Ah, I remembered. That day, the adoptive father was doing well, but suddenly he trembled and fell to the ground, and then he went crazy talking nonsense. Come on, could it be... Could it be that the demon girl was really lying in the dark of the inn at that time, casting a hidden weapon on the back of her adoptive father?" Zhang Wuji mused, "If she did something wrong, she would come to the Maitreya Temple in time. But with her martial arts, I'm afraid she can't figure out her adoptive father, and maybe it's the conspiracy of the second elder Xuanming." While speaking, the Mongolian officers and soldiers had already suppressed the people, pulled away the dead horses, and floats followed one after another.Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo were only thinking about their affairs, and had no intention of watching the drama on the car.After the floats passed by, there were only bursts of Sanskrit singing, and groups of monks in scarlet cassocks came stepping forward.After all the monks passed, the iron armor clanged, and two thousand iron armored imperial guards each held a spear, passing by in line, followed by three thousand archers.The archers passed by, the cigarettes were lingering, and statues of gods were sitting in the sedan chair, and servants in brocade clothes carried them past. There were 360 statues of gods in total, such as land, city god, Lingguan, Wei Tuo, God of Wealth, and Dongyue. , the last god is Guan Shengdijun.All the people muttered to the Buddha, and some knelt down to worship. After the statues were over, the guard of honor with gourds and golden hammers cleared the way, and feather fans and umbrellas passed by pair by pair.All the people said in unison: "The emperor is here, the emperor is here." From a distance, they saw a big yellow silk sedan chair, which was carried by thirty-two guards in brocade clothes.Zhang Wuji stared at the Mongol emperor, he saw his haggard face, sluggish, he could be seen at a glance as a result of desolation.The crown prince was riding a horse to accompany him, but he was quite heroic, carrying a longbow inlaid with gold and jade on his back, showing the true qualities of a Mongolian athlete. Han Lin'er whispered in Zhang Wuji's ear: "Master, tell your subordinates to rush forward and stab the Tartar emperor to death, so as to save the people of the world from a great harm?" Zhang Wuji said: "No, you can't go, Tartar There must be many experts in the guards beside the emperor, unless I go." Zhang Wuji, the one on the left, suddenly said: "It's not right, it's not right. It's not possible to use violence for violence." Zhang Wuji, Han Lin'er, and Zhou Zhiruo were all startled, and when they looked at this man, he was a drug seller in his fifties, with a medicine bag on his back and a tiger brace in his right hand.The man raised his thumbs up in front of his chest, made a Mingjiao flame gesture, and said in a low voice: "Peng Yingyu pays homage to the leader. The leader is safe and well, I am very happy." Zhang Wuji was overjoyed, and said: "Ah, you are Peng..." It turned out that the person was Peng Yingyu. He disguised himself skillfully and stood beside him for a long time, but Zhang Wuji and the other three didn't notice it.Peng Yingyu said in a low voice: "This is not a place to talk. The emperor of the Tartars can't get rid of him." Zhang Wuji knew that he was very knowledgeable, so he nodded, stopped talking, reached out and grabbed his left hand and shook it lightly for a few times. After the emperor and the crown prince passed, another 3,000 Iron Armored Imperial Forest Army came, followed by tens of thousands of people watching the excitement.All the people on the street said: "Look at the empress, go to the princess." Everyone rushed westward.Zhou Zhiruo said, "Let's go and have a look too." The four squeezed into the crowd, followed the common people to the outside of the Yude Hall, and saw seven colorful towers with heavy ridges standing tall, and the guards outside the towers held rattan canes to drive away the idlers.Although there were many people, it was easy for Zhang Wuji and the other four to push forward, and they soon arrived in front of the Cailou.The tallest colored building in the middle, the emperor sits in the middle, and the two empresses next to them are middle-aged obese women, their whole bodies are wrapped in pearls, jade and gemstones, with indescribable brilliance, and the high crowns on their heads look very strange eccentric.The crown prince sits on the lower left side, and on the lower right side sits a woman in her twenties, wearing a brocade robe, who must be a princess. Zhang Wuji wandered around and saw a girl in the second colorful building on the left, wearing a sable fur with a bead necklace hanging from her neck, smiling sweetly and looking forward, it was Zhao Min.In the middle of this colorful building sits a long-bearded prince with a dignified appearance. He is Zhao Min's father Ruyang King Chahantemu'er.Zhao Min's brother, Kukutmu'er, was walking back and forth upstairs, watching the tiger's steps with a eagle's eye, very aggressive. At this time, all the monks were rehearsing the "Heavenly Demon Formation" in front of the colorful building. Five hundred people knocked on the magical instruments, circling left and right, vertically high and low, and the changes in the formation were extremely ingenious.All the people cheered thunderously, and they all praised. Zhou Zhiruo stared at Zhao Min for a while, sighed, and said, "Go back!"
The four squeezed out of the crowd and returned to the inn.Peng Yingyu greeted Zhang Wuji and said goodbye to each other.Zhang Wuji asked about Xie Xun's news. Peng Yingyu just came to Dadu from Huaisi, but he didn't know that Xie Xun had returned to the Central Plains.He mentioned that Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, etc. have conquered cities and conquered territory over the years, and they have made great military exploits, and the prestige of Mingjiao has been greatly enhanced. Han Lin'er said: "Master Peng, just now we rushed to the Cailou and cut down the Tartar Emperor, isn't it once and for all?" Peng Yingyu shook her head and said: "This emperor is stupid and he is our great helper. How can we kill him?" Han Lin'er Qi said: "The emperor of the Tatars is stupid and has harmed the people. Why is he a great helper to us?" Peng Yingyu said: "Brother Han doesn't know. The Yellow River wastes people's money and makes people angry. We have beaten the Tartars to death in recent years. Do you think we mobs can really defeat the elite Mongolian soldiers who rule the world? It's just because the foolish emperor doesn't use good officials. King Ruyang is good at using soldiers, and the Tartars The emperor was born to guard against him everywhere and hinder him in everything. He was afraid that he would make too many achievements and rob him of the throne, so he kept reducing his military power and sent some people who would only brag and flatter the horse to lead the army. The Mongolian soldiers will fight again, and give these bastards The general was killed. Isn’t this Tartar emperor our great helper?” Zhang Wuji nodded in agreement with these words.Peng Yingyu said again: "If we kill the Tartar emperor and the crown prince takes over, look at the appearance of the crown prince, he is a powerful character. Even if the new emperor is a fool, it is better than his foolish old man. If he uses a group of capable It would be bad if a veteran who is used to fighting will attack us in the future." Zhang Wuji said: "Thanks to Master reminding us in time, otherwise if we are reckless today, we may have ruined the big event." Han Liner even slapped himself on the mouth and cursed: "Damn it, damn it! Do you still dare to talk nonsense and come up with random ideas?" Immediately, Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, and Peng Yingyu laughed. Peng Yingyu said again: "The leader is a body of gold, and shoulders the heavy responsibility of expelling captives and restoring the country. It is not appropriate to take great risks and imitate the blow of the wave. I saw that among the guards beside the emperor, the masters are really strong. Quite a few, although the leader is extremely brave, he must guard against the outnumbered and outnumbered. In case of a mistake, what should we do?" Zhang Wuji cupped his hands and said, "I would like to receive the golden and jade words from the master." Zhou Zhiruo sighed: "Master Peng's words are really true. How can you take risks lightly? You must know that the one sitting in the dragon chair in this colorful building will be you, Master Zhang." Han Liner clapped his hands. Said: "At that time, the leader became the emperor, Miss Zhou became the queen empress, Yang Zuoshi and Master Peng were the left and right prime ministers, so we can teach it well!" He looked overjoyed. Zhang Wuji waved his hands again and again, and said: "Brother Han, you can't say that again. This sect only wants to save the people of the world from the fire and water, retire after success, and don't be greedy for riches and honors. That's an upright man." Peng Yingyu said: "The leader has a heart. Although it is very unattainable, but at that time, the yellow robe will be added to the body, and you will not be able to push it away. When Chen Qiao was in the mutiny, why did Zhao Kuangyin want to be emperor?" Zhang Wuji only said: "No, no! If I have It's not for the sake of my share, teach me that heaven and earth will destroy each other, and I will die a bad death." Zhou Zhiruo's face changed slightly when he heard what he said decisively, and she looked out of the window without saying a word. The four of them chatted for a while, and after dinner and wine, Zhang Wuji said: "Master Peng and I went for a walk in the street to inquire about the foster father." He thought that Han Lin'er was a straightforward person, and would immediately wave his hand when he saw any injustice. Fisting each other, causing trouble, he said: "Brother Han, you and Zhiruo don't go out tonight, just rest in the inn." Han Liner said: "Yes, the leader is very careful!" At that moment Zhang Wuji and Peng Yingyu made up their minds One headed west, one headed east, and returned to the inn before the second drum to meet.
After Zhang Wuji left the shop, he went westward, and along the way he heard people talking about it, all about the excitement and splendor of today's "Traveling in the Imperial City".有人道：“南方明教造反，今日关帝菩萨游行时眼中大放煞气，反贼定能扑灭。”有人道：“明教有弥勒菩萨保佑，看来关圣帝君和弥勒佛将有一场大战。”又有人说：“贾鲁大人拉伕掘黄河，挖出一个独眼石人，那石人背上刻有两行字道：'莫道石人一只眼，挑动黄河天下反'，这是运数使然，勉强不来的。” 张无忌对这些愚民之言也无意多听，信步之间，越走越是静僻，蓦地抬头，竟到了那日与赵敏会饮的小酒店门外。他心中一惊：“怎地无意之间，又来到此处？我心中对赵姑娘竟是如此撇不开、放不下吗？”只见店门半掩，门内静悄悄地，似乎并无酒客。 他稍一迟疑，推门走进，见柜台边一名店伴伏在桌上打盹。走进内堂，但见角落里那张方桌上点着一枝明灭不定的蜡烛，桌旁朝内坐着一人。这张方桌正是他和赵敏两次饮酒的所在，除了这位酒客之外，店堂内更无旁人。 那人听到脚步声，霍地站起，烛影摇晃，映在那人脸上，竟然便是赵敏。 她和张无忌都没料到居然会在此地相见，不禁都“啊”的一声叫了出来。 赵敏低声道：“你……你怎么会来？”语声颤抖，显是心中极为激动。张无忌道：“我闲步经过，便进来瞧瞧，哪知道……”走到桌边，见她对面另有一副杯筷，问道：“还有人来么？”赵敏脸上一红，道：“没有了。前两次我跟你在这里饮酒，你坐在我对面，因此……因此我叫店小二仍是多放一副杯筷。” 张无忌心中感激，见桌上的四碟酒菜，便和第一次赵敏约他来饮酒时一般无异，心底体会到了她一番柔情深意，不由得伸出手去握住了她双手，颤声道：“赵姑娘！”赵敏黯然道：“只恨，只恨我生在蒙古王家，做了你的对头……” 突然之间，窗外“嘿嘿”两声冷笑，一物飞了进来，拍的一声，打灭了烛火，店堂中登时漆黑一团。张无忌和赵敏听到这冷笑之声，都知是周芷若所发，一时徬徨失措。耳听得屋顶脚步声细碎，周芷若如一阵风般去了。 赵敏低声道：“你和她已有白首之约，是吗？”张无忌道：“是，我原不该瞒你。”赵敏道：“那日我在树后，听到你跟她这般甜言蜜语，恨不得立刻死了，恨不得自己从来没生在这世上。那日我冷笑两声，她一报还一报，也来冷笑两声。可是……可是你却没跟我说过半句教我欢喜的话儿。” 张无忌心下歉仄，道：“赵姑娘，我不该到这儿来，不该再和你相见。我心已有所属，决不应再惹你烦恼。你是金枝玉叶之身，从此将我这个山村野夫忘记了罢。” 赵敏拿起他手来，抚着他手背上的疤痕，轻声道：“这是我咬伤你的，你武功再高，医道再精，也已去不了这个伤疤。你自己手背上的伤疤也去不了，能除去我心上的伤疤么？”双臂搂住他的头颈，在他唇上深深一吻。 张无忌但觉樱唇柔软，幽香扑鼻，一阵意乱情迷。突然间赵敏用力一口，将他上唇咬得出血，跟着在他的肩头一推，反身窜出了窗子，叫道：“你这小淫贼，我恨你，我恨你！”
韩林儿于张无忌、彭莹玉出店后，向周芷若道：“周姑娘，你早些安歇。”不敢多说一句话，便站起身出房。周芷若微笑道：“韩大哥，你怕了我么？连在我面前多坐一会也不肯。”韩林儿胀红了脸，忙道：“不，不！”脚步却迈得更加快了，一走进自己房中，立刻带上房门，上了闩，心下怦怦乱跳，定了定神，躺在炕上，想到周芷若娇艳清丽的容颜，温和柔软的话声，心道：“周姑娘日后成了教主夫人，我跟在教主身畔，好好的干，拚命立些功劳。周姑娘一喜欢，就会说：'韩大哥，这一趟可辛苦你啦！'那时候啊，我韩林儿才不枉了这一生。” 他出了会神，微笑着朦胧睡去，睡到半夜，忽听得门上轻轻几下剥啄之声。韩林儿翻身坐起，问道：“是谁？”只听得周芷若在门外说道：“是我。你开门，我有话跟你说。”韩林儿道：“是，是。”赤足便去开门，拔去门闩，忙回身点亮了蜡烛。 只见周芷若双目红肿，神色大异，韩林儿吓了一跳，问道：“周姑娘，你……你……”底下的话便说不下去了，突然灵机一动，飞奔出房，说道：“我去打水给你洗脸。”过不多时，赤着双足，捧了一盆洗脸水进来。 周芷若凄然一笑，以手支颐，呆呆的望着烛火。韩林儿道：“你……你洗脸罢。”周芷若一言不发，摇了摇头，忽然怔怔的流下泪来。韩林儿吓得呆了，垂手站着，不知她为何生气烦恼，更不知她要跟自己说甚么话。 这般僵持良久，忽然啪的一声轻响，烛花爆了开来。周芷若身子一颤，从沉思中醒觉，轻轻“嗯”的一声，站起身来。韩林儿大声道：“周姑娘，是谁对你不住，姓韩的这就拔刀子找他去，我便是性命不要，也得在他身上戳几个透明窟窿。请你说罢！”周芷若凄然摇了摇头，走出房去。她进房来坐了半晌，似有满腹心事倾吐，却一个字不说便又出去，可教韩林儿这莽撞汉子半点摸不着头脑，呆呆站着，连连握拳捶头。 他想了一会毫无头绪，耳听得远处当当当的打着三更，心想：“怎地教主和彭大师还没回来？”只得上炕又睡。朦胧间刚要合眼，忽听得砰嘭一声，东边房中似乎有张椅子倒在地下，那房正是周芷若所居。韩林儿急跃出房，月光掩映之下，东房窗上映出一个黑影，似是悬空而挂，兀自微微摇晃。 韩林儿大吃一惊，叫道：“周姑娘，周姑娘！”伸手推门，房门却是闩着。他肩头使劲一撞，撞断门闩，抢进房去，忙打火摺点亮了蜡烛，只见周芷若双足临空，头颈套在绳圈之中，绳子却挂在梁上。他这一惊当真是魂飞天外，急忙跃起，用力扯断绳子，将周芷若放在床上，探她鼻息，幸好尚未气绝。他纵声大叫：“周姑娘，周姑娘，你……你有甚么想不开，干么……干么……” 忽听得房门外一人道：“韩大哥，甚么事？”走进一人，正是张无忌。 张无忌见此情景，也是如同陡遇雷轰，颤抖着双手解去周芷若颈中绳索，一摸她胸口，一颗心尚自跳动，喜道：“不碍事，救得了。”伸手在她背心小腹穴道上推拿数下，一股九阳真气从掌心传了过去，来回一撞，周芷若“哇”的一声，哭了出来。 韩林儿大喜，叫道：“好啦，好啦，周姑娘活转了。” 周芷若睁开眼来，见到张无忌，哭道：“你干甚么理我？让我死了干净。”忽地见到他上唇创伤，更有几粒细细的齿痕，怒火不可抑制，一伸手，重重打了他个耳光。 韩林儿大吃一惊，心想殴打教主，那还了得？但周芷若在他心目中却又是有若天神，一时之间大为胡涂，不知如何是好。突然有人伸手在他肩头轻拍两下，韩林儿回过头去，见是彭莹玉，喜道：“彭大师，你回来啦，快，快来劝劝周姑娘。”彭莹玉笑道：“劝甚么？”向张无忌道：“启禀教主，没访到有关金毛狮王的甚么讯息。”张无忌“嗯”了一声，神色甚是忸怩。彭莹玉向韩林儿道：“韩兄弟，咱们到外面走走罢。”韩林儿急道：“不，不成啊，他们两个要打架，周姑娘可不是教主的敌手。”彭莹玉哈哈大笑，道：“胡涂兄弟！难道咱两个帮周姑娘，就能打赢教主了么？我说教主一定打不赢周姑娘。”说着使个眼色，拉着韩林儿便出店房。韩林儿却兀自不住回头，关怀之情，见于颜色。 周芷若忍不住噗哧一笑，随即扑在床上，抽抽噎噎的哭了起来。张无忌坐在床边，轻拍她肩头，柔声道：“芷若，我确不是约好了跟她相见，当真是误打误撞碰见的。”周芷若双足乱踢，哭道：“我不信，我不信。不管你说甚么鬼话，以后别想再叫我相信。”张无忌叹道：“'周公恐惧流言日，王莽谦恭下士时'，世上的事情，原是极易引起误会……” 周芷若霍地坐起，说道：“那郡主娘娘用这些诗句来损我，你倒念念有辞，老是记在心里。你瞧你的嘴唇，也不害羞，成甚么样子？”说到这里，脸蛋儿却飞红了。 张无忌心想今日之事已百喙难辩，反正自己已决意与周芷若结成夫妇，白头偕老，只有动之以情，令她渐渐淡忘。烛光下见她俏脸晕红，颈中深深一根绳印，两边肿了上来，心想若非韩林儿及早察觉施救，待得自己回店，只怕她已是香殒玉碎，回天乏术，终成大恨，不禁又是惭愧，又是爱惜，伸臂抱住她，向她樱唇上吻去。周芷若转头闪避，怒道：“你跟人家不干不净，又来惹我。当我是好欺的么？”张无忌双臂一紧，令她动弹不得，终于在她唇上深深吻了下去。周芷若挣扎不脱，心中却也渐渐软了。 张无忌心想自己和她虽然名分已定，终是未婚夫妻，深宵共处一室，不免有瓜田李下之嫌，于彭莹玉、韩林儿等人脸上须不好看，于是放开了她，说道：“芷若，你好好休息，一切明日咱们再谈。我若是再瞒了你去见赵姑娘，任你千刀万剐，死而无怨。”周芷若脸上红扑扑地，胸口起伏不定，喘气道：“胡说八道甚么？你明知我不会将你千刀万剐。”张无忌笑道：“那么你剁了我的双足好不好？”周芷若低下了头，眼泪扑簌簌的如珠而落。 张无忌这一来又不好走了，又坐到她身旁，搂住她肩头，柔声道：“怎么又伤心啦？”周芷若只是哭泣不语。张无忌问之再三，不料越问得紧，她越是伤心。 张无忌罚誓赌咒，说决不负心薄幸。周芷若双手蒙着脸道：“我是怨自己命苦，不是怪你。”张无忌道：“咱们大家命苦。鞑子在中国作威作福，谁都是多苦多难。以后咱俩结成夫妻，又将鞑子赶了出去，那就只有欢喜，没有伤心了。” 周芷若抬起头来，说道：“无忌哥哥，我知道你对我一片真心，只不过赵敏那小妖女想诱惑你，却不是你三心两意。可是……可是她聪明智慧，武功高强，容貌权势，无不胜我十倍。我终究是争她不过的，与其一生伤心，不如一死了之，哪知韩林儿这傻瓜偏偏救活了我。我死了一次，没勇气再死了。我……我要学师父一样，削发为尼。唉，咱们峨嵋派的掌门，终究是没一个嫁人的。” 张无忌道：“你始终不放心。这样罢，咱们明日立时动身回到淮泗，我便跟你成亲。”周芷若道：“义父还没找到，再说，你说过匈奴未灭，何以家为？终究……终究是不成的。”说着又流下泪来。 张无忌道：“义父自然要加紧找寻。咱们会齐众兄弟后，寻访起来容易得多。到底几时能赶走鞑子，谁也无法逆料。难道等咱们成了老公公、老婆婆了，再来颤巍巍的拜堂成亲么？老公公、老婆婆拜天地不打紧，可是咱俩生不了孩儿，我张家可就断子绝孙了。”周芷若红着脸噗哧一笑，说道：“好好一个老实人，却不知跟谁去学得这般贫嘴贫舌？” 满天愁云惨雾，便在两人一笑之间，化作飞烟而散。
次日清晨，张无忌嘱咐彭莹玉续留大都三日，打听谢逊的讯息，自己偕同周芷若、韩林儿南下前赴淮泗。一到山东境内，便见大队蒙古败兵，曳甲丢盔，蜂拥而来。张无忌等见败兵势众，便避道而行。后来见到一兵落单，抓住了逼问，得知朱元璋在淮北连打了几个大胜仗，杀得元兵溃不成军。三人不胜之喜，加紧赶路，到得鲁皖边界，已全是明教义军的天下。义军中有人认得韩林儿，急足报到元帅府。 三人将近濠州时，韩山童已率领了朱元璋、徐达、常遇春、邓愈、汤和等大将迎出三十里外。众人久别重逢，俱各大喜。韩山童听儿子说起遭丐帮擒获，全仗教主相救，更是一再称谢。锣鼓喧天，兵甲耀眼，拥入濠州城中。 周芷若骑在马上，跟随在张无忌之后，左顾右盼，觉得这番风光虽不及大都皇帝皇后“游皇城”的华丽辉煌，却也颇足快慰平生。 张无忌在城中歇了数日，杨逍、范遥、殷天正、韦一笑、殷野王、铁冠道人、说不得、周颠、五行旗诸掌旗使等得到讯息，陆续自各地来会。 张无忌说起谢逊回来中原、被丐帮擒去又复失踪的种种情由。杨逍、范遥、殷天正等反复思量商议，均无头绪。范遥道：“那个黄衫女子不知是何来历，说不定谢兄的行踪，要着落在她身上寻访出来。”群豪都从未听到过武林中有这么一位黄衫女子，只得劝张无忌且自宽心，都道：“这黄衫女子的言语行事，对教主显无恶意。金毛狮王若是落在她的手中，定然无恙。瞧此女之意，最多不过探询屠龙宝刀的下落而已。” 张无忌焦虑难释，一时却也无可如何，只得派出五行旗下教众，分头赴各处打听。又过一日，彭莹玉自大都到来，也说未能探听到谢逊的丝毫音讯。 明教义军大战数场，虽均获胜，损折也极惨重，此后两三个月内，义军势将忙于休养整顿、招募新兵，不克再与元军大战。彭莹玉那晚见到周芷若自尽，虽不明底细，但自猜想得到两人不是醋海兴波，便是大闹别扭。范遥等又知张无忌与赵敏之间干系颇不寻常，倘若明教教主娶了蒙古郡主为妻，于抗元复国的大业为害非小，眼见目下并无大事，俱劝张无忌早日与周芷若完婚。张无忌对周芷若原已有言在先，当即允可。杨逍择定三月十五为黄道吉日。明教上上下下喜气洋洋，都为教主的婚事忙了起来。 此时明教威震天下，东路韩山童在淮泗一带迭克大城，西路徐寿辉在鄂北豫南也是连败元兵。教主大婚的喜讯传了出去，武林人士的贺礼便如潮水般涌到。昆仑、崆峒诸派与明教向有仇怨，但一来大都万安寺中张无忌出手相救，已于各派有恩，二来周芷若是峨嵋掌门，是以各派掌门也都遣人送礼到贺。崆峒五老的贺礼尤重。 张三丰亲书“佳儿佳妇”四字立轴，一部手抄的“太极拳经”，命宋远桥、俞莲舟、殷梨亭三大弟子到贺。其时杨不悔已与殷梨亭成婚，一同来到濠州。张无忌笑着上前请安，大声叫道：“六师婶！”杨不悔满脸通红，拉着他手，回首前尘，又是欢喜，又是伤感。 张无忌生怕陈友谅、宋青书奸心未息，乘机为害，当下派韦一笑为谢礼使，前赴武当，暗中将宋青书害死莫声谷、又图谋害张三丰之事，详细跟韦一笑说了，嘱咐他上武当山拜见张三丰后，便与俞岱岩、张松溪为伴，防备陈友谅的奸谋，须待宋远桥等回归武当，再行告辞。韦一笑狠狠的道：“自从遵奉教主的训谕，韦一笑不敢再吸人血，这一次撞到了这两个奸贼，非将他二人吸个血干皮枯不可。”张无忌忙道：“那陈友谅嘛，韦兄不妨顺手除去。宋青书是我宋大师伯的独生爱子，武当派未来的掌门，且由武当派自行清理门户，免伤我宋大师伯之情。”韦一笑答应了，拜别而去。 到得三月初十，峨嵋众女侠携带礼物，来到濠州，只丁敏君托人带来贺礼，人却未到。
三月十五正日，明教上下人众个个换了新衣。拜天地的礼堂设在濠州第一大富绅的厅上，悬灯结彩，装点得花团锦簇。张三丰那副“佳儿佳妇”四字大立轴悬在居中。殷天正为男方主婚，常遇春为女方主婚。铁冠道人为濠州总巡，部署教中弟子四下巡查，以防敌人混入捣乱。汤和统率义军精兵，在城外驻扎防敌。 这日上午，少林派、华山派也派人送礼到贺。 申时一刻，吉时已届，号炮连声鸣响。众贺客齐到大厅，赞礼生朗声赞礼，宋远桥和殷野王陪着张无忌出来。丝竹之声响起，众人眼前一亮，只见八位峨嵋派青年女侠，陪着周芷若婀婀娜娜的步出大厅。周芷若身穿大红锦袍，凤冠霞帔，脸罩红巾。男左女右，新郎新娘并肩而立。赞礼生朗声喝道：“拜天！” 张无忌和周芷若正在要红毡毹上拜倒，忽听得大门外一人娇声喝道：“且慢！”青影一闪，一个青衣少女笑吟吟的站在庭中，却是赵敏。 群豪一见到是她，登时纷纷呼喝起来。明教和各大门派高手不少人吃过她的苦头，没料到她竟孤身闯入险地。性子莽撞些的便欲上前动手。 杨逍双臂一张，也喝一声：“且慢！”向众人道：“今日是敝教教主和峨嵋派掌门大喜之日，赵姑娘光临到贺，便是我们嘉宾。众位且瞧峨嵋派和明教的薄面，将旧日梁子暂且放过一边，不得对赵姑娘无礼。”他向说不得和彭莹玉使个眼色，两人已知其意，绕到后堂，即行出去查察，且看赵敏带了多少高手同来。杨逍向赵敏道：“赵姑娘请这边上坐观礼，回头在下再敬姑娘三杯水酒。” 赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我有几句话跟张教主说，说毕便去，容日再行叨扰。”杨逍道：“赵姑娘有甚么话，待行礼之后再说不迟。”赵敏道：“行礼之后，已经迟了。”杨逍和范遥对望一眼，知她今日是存心前来搅局，无论如何要立时阻止，免得将一场喜庆大事闹得尴尬狼狈，满堂不欢。杨逍踏上两步，说道：“咱们今日宾主尽礼，赵姑娘务请自重。”他已打定了主意，赵敏若要捣乱，只有迅速出手点她穴道，制住她再说。 赵敏向范遥道：“苦大师，人家要对我动手，你帮不帮我？”范遥眉头一皱，说道：“郡主，世上不如意事十居八九，既已如此，也是勉强不来了。” 赵敏道：“我偏要勉强。”转头向张无忌道：“张无忌，你是明教教主，男子汉大丈夫，说过的话作不作数？” 张无忌眼见赵敏到来，心中早已怦怦乱跳，只盼杨逍能打开僵局，劝得她好好离去，听她突然问到自己，只得答道：“我说过的话，自然作数。”赵敏道：“那日我救了你俞三叔和殷六叔之命，你答应为我做三件事，不得有违，是也不是？” 张无忌道：“不错。你要我借屠龙宝刀一瞧，你不但已瞧到了，还将宝刀盗了去。” 这数十年来，江湖上人人关心这“武林至尊”屠龙刀的下落，忽听得已入赵敏手中，登时群情耸动。 赵敏道：“到底屠龙刀在何人手中，只有金毛狮王谢大侠才知，你可亲自前去问他。” 谢逊已返中原之事武林群豪多不知闻，听到她提及“金毛狮王”，满堂喧哗之声登寂。 张无忌道：“我义父现下身在何处，我日夕挂念，甚盼姑娘示知。”赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我要你做三件事，言定只须不违武林中侠义之道，你就须得遵从。借屠龙刀一观之事，虽然做得不大道地，但这把刀我终究是见到了，后来宝刀被盗，也不能怪