Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Who's Children Whose House
Duan Yu hugged Mu Wanqing in his arms, filled with joy and concern, he just asked: "Miss Mu, is your injury better? Did the wicked person bully you?" Mu Wanqing said angrily, "I am Who are you? You still call me Miss Mu, Miss Mu."
Duan Yu saw that she was mildly angry and angry, and she became even more beautiful. It was really painful to hold her in the past seven days, he tightened his arms, and said softly: "Sister Wan, sister Wan! Is it okay if I call you that? ?” He lowered his head and kissed her lips.Mu Wanqing said "Ah", jumped up with her face flushed, and said: "There are other people here, you, you...how can you? Hey! Where are those people?" Looking around, he saw the man in the toga He Chu, Gu, Fu, and Zhu were all gone, and Zuo Zimu had also left with his son in his arms, and there was no one around.
Duan Yu said: "Who is here? Is it the God of Crocodile of the South Sea?" There was a look of panic in his eyes again.Mu Wanqing asked: "How long have you been here?" Duan Yu said: "It's only been a while. I came up to Defeng and saw you fainted on the ground, and there was no one else. Sister Wan, let's go quickly, Mo Let the Crocodile God of the South Sea catch up." Mu Wanqing said: "Okay!" She said to herself: "It's really strange, how come these people are gone in a short time."
Suddenly a person behind the rock chanted in a long voice: "Walking thousands of miles with a sword, dare to speak a word." Amidst the high chanting, a person turned out, it was Zhu Danchen, one of the four great guards.Duan Yu exclaimed happily: "Brother Zhu!" Zhu Danchen took two steps forward, bowed and saluted, and said joyfully, "My lord, it is fortunate that you are safe and sound, what this girl said just now really scared us out of our wits." Duan Yu bowed his hands and returned the salute, Said: "So you have already met? You...how did you come here? What a coincidence."
Zhu Danchen smiled and said: "It's not a coincidence that our four brothers were ordered to pick up the young master. You are so bold, young master, to venture into the rivers and lakes alone. We found Ma Wude's house and rushed to Wuliang Mountain. A few days can teach everyone to worry enough." Duan Yu said with a smile: "I have also suffered a lot. Uncle and Dad lost their temper, didn't they?" Zhu Danchen said: "Of course I am very upset However, when we came out, the two masters had already lost their temper, and they must have been thinking about it these few days. Later, when Shanchanhou learned that the four evil men came to Dali together, he was afraid that the young master would bump into them, so he drove them out personally. .”
Duan Yu said: "Did Uncle Gao come to look for me too? How can I be happy? Where is he?" Zhu Danchen said: "We were all here just now. Lord Gao drove away a vicious woman, heard They were all relieved of the young master's cry, and ordered me to wait here for the young master. They have gone after that vicious woman. Young master, let's go back to the mansion now, so that the two masters won't be worried." Duan Yu said: "So you... you've been here all this time." Thinking of the closeness of words and deeds between himself and Mu Wanqing, he saw and heard him, and couldn't help flushing.
Zhu Danchen said: "Just now I was sitting behind a rock and reading Wang Changling's collection of poems. His five unique poems 'Walk thousands of miles with a sword, dare to say a word with a small body. He was a guest of the Great Liang, and he lived up to his trust." In just twenty words, it is suave and romantic. The generosity is truly fascinating." He took out a volume from his bosom, which was "Wang Changling Collection".Duan Yu nodded and said: "Wang Changling is famous for his seven masters, but the five masters seem to be not his best. This one is really a masterpiece. The other one: 'Send Guo Sicang', isn't it also elegant?" Then he chanted loudly: "Ying Ying The river in the gate is green and the water is green, keeping the owner's heart. The bright moon follows the rafters, and the spring tide is deep at night." Zhu Danchen bowed to the ground and said, "Thank you, my lord."
Zhu Danchen knew about Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing's intimacy and affection just now, but seeing Duan Yu's tender and shy face, he used Wang Changling's poem to break it off.He quoted "was a guest of the Great Liang", saying that he should be like Hou Ying and Zhu Hai, and repay his son with death.The four lines of Wang Changling's poem quoted by Duan Yu say that the master treats the subordinates with deep affection and sincerity, and treats each other with friendship.The two looked at each other and smiled, irresistible.
Mu Wanqing didn't understand poetry, she thought to herself: "This nerd forgets where he is, and when it comes to poetry, he is so interested. But this military officer can also flatter, and he has a book with him." She didn't know Zhu Dan The minister is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and has always read poetry and books.
Duan Yu turned around and said: "Mu... Miss Mu, this fourth brother Zhu Danchen is my best friend." Zhu Danchen bowed respectfully and said, "Zhu Danchen sees the girl."
Mu Wanqing returned the gift, seeing that he was respectful to her, she was overjoyed and called out, "Fourth Brother Zhu."
Zhu Danchen said with a smile, "I dare not call you that." He thought to himself: "This girl is beautiful, she slapped the young master just now, her technique is clever, it seems that her martial arts are quite good. After the young master slapped her face, she smiled and didn't think so. For this girl, he dared to leave home for so long, which shows that he is very infatuated with her. I don't know the origin of this woman. You are young, and you don't know the dangers of the world. Don't be fooled by beauty, and you will ruin your reputation." Smiling He said: "The two masters miss you young master, please go back to the mansion immediately. If Miss Mu has nothing important to do, please come to the young master's house as a guest for a few days." He was afraid that Duan Yu would not go home, but if he could If you invite this girl to return with you, most likely you will go back.
Duan Yu hesitated and said: "How... how can I tell Uncle and Daddy?" Mu Wanqing blushed and turned her head.
Zhu Danchen said: "Those four villains have very high martial arts skills. Even though Hou Shicai Shanchan chased Ye Erniang back, it was a fluke to attack her unprepared. You don't have to be in a dangerous place with your son's body. Hurry up and go." Duan Yu thought of the ferocious situation of the South Sea Crocodile God, and he also shuddered, nodded and said: "Okay, let's go. Brother Zhu, since the enemy is strong, you should help Uncle Gao. I will accompany Miss Mu back Let's go home." Zhu Danchen said with a smile: "It's so easy to find the young master, I will escort the young master back to the mansion. Miss Mu is excellent in martial arts, but judging by the girl's expression, it seems that she has never recovered from her injuries. It’s better to let the next one be a little less effective.”
Mu Wanqing snorted, and said: "You don't need to drop your schoolbag babbling when you talk to me. I'm a woman from the mountains, and I haven't studied. I only understand half of what you say." Zhu Danchen said with a smile: " Yes, yes! Although I am a military officer, I still want to pretend to be a scribe, sour old habits are hard to get rid of, don't blame the girl."
Duan Yu didn't want to go home, but since Zhu Danchen had found him, he didn't think he would be able to go back, only Xu Mou could escape on the way, and the three of them went down the mountain together.Mu Wanqing wanted to ask him where he had been during these seven days and seven nights, but Zhu Danchen was nearby, so it was inconvenient for him to speak, so he had to endure it.Zhu Danchen carried dry food with him, he took it out and shared it with the two of them.
The three of them arrived at the foot of the peak and walked for a few miles, only to see five horses tied beside the big tree, it turned out that they were ridden by Gu Ducheng and his party.Zhu Danchen went to lead the three horses, let Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing get on the horses, and then he got on the horses and followed behind.That night, the three of them slept in a small inn, sharing three rooms.Zhu Danchen went to buy a set of shirts and trousers, and after Duan Yu changed into them, he began to get rid of the "buttocks without trousers" trap.
Mu Wanqing closed the door, and sat facing a red candle on the table, resting her arms on her chest. Her heart was mixed with joy and sorrow, and her thoughts fluctuated: "Duan Lang came to look for me regardless of the danger, which shows that he has a deep affection for me. These few days I kept scolding him for being unkind, so I was wrong to blame him. Seeing that Zhu Danchen is so respectful to him, it seems that he must be the son of a high-ranking official. I am a girl, and even though I have a marriage contract with him, It's embarrassing to follow him to his house for no reason. It seems that his uncle and father treat him very badly. If they treat me with contempt, then what? Hmph, I shot his whole family to death with poisoned arrows Now, only Duan Lang will be left." Just as he was thinking of the fierce place, he suddenly heard the sound of two light knocks on the window.
Mu Wanqing raised her left hand and extinguished the candle, only to hear Duan Yu's voice outside the window saying: "It's me." Mu Wanqing's heart was beating wildly when she heard that he was looking for her in the middle of the night, and in the darkness she could only feel With fever on both cheeks, he asked in a low voice: "What are you doing?" Duan Yu said: "You open the window, I'll tell you." Mu Wanqing said: "I won't open it." As a scholar, I also feel strange.Duan Yu didn't understand why she refused to open the window, and said: "Then you come out quickly, we have to leave quickly." Mu Wanqing pierced the window paper with his finger, and asked: "Why?" Duan Yu said: "Brother Zhu Asleep, don't wake him. I don't want to go home."
Mu Wanqing was overjoyed, she was worried about seeing Duan Yu's parents, so she gently opened the window and jumped out.Duan Yu said in a low voice: "I'm going to lead the horse." Mu Wanqing shook her hands, stretched out her arms to support his waist, raised her breath, climbed up the wall, and then led him to lightly jump out of the wall, saying in a low voice : "As soon as the horse's hooves sound, your fourth brother Zhu will know." Duan Yu laughed softly: "Thanks for your thoughtful thinking."
The two joined hands and headed eastward.After walking for several miles, I didn't hear anyone chasing me, so I was relieved.Mu Wanqing said: "Why don't you want to go home?" Duan Yu said: "When I go home, uncle and father will lock me up and never come out again. I'm afraid it won't be easy to see you again." Mu Wanqing Wanqing liked it very sweetly in her heart, and said: "It's best not to go to your house. From now on, the two of us wander in the rivers and lakes, don't we have a good time? Where are we going now?" Duan Yu said: "First farewell Let Fourth Brother Zhu, Uncle Gao and the others catch up. Second, we must avoid the God of the South Sea Crocodile." Mu Wanqing nodded and said, "That's right. Let's go to the northwest. It's best to find a family in the country to avoid the limelight first. , hide from him for ten and a half months, and when the injury on my back is healed, then I won’t be afraid of anything.” The two of them headed northwest, not daring to stop and talk on the road, hoping that the farther away from Wuliang Mountain the better. .
When it was dawn, Mu Wanqing said: "The servants of the Gusu Wang family are definitely still looking for me. They drive around during the day and attract people's attention. We have to find a place to rest. Eat and sleep during the day, and travel at night." Duan Yu Yu Jianghu I don't understand anything about the business, and said: "It's up to you to make up your own mind." Mu Wanqing said: "After dinner, tell me well, where have you been for seven days and seven nights? False words, be careful with your..." Before finishing the sentence, there was a sudden "Huh".
I saw three horses tied under the shade of willows in front, one of them was sitting on a stone, holding a book in his hand, he was shaking his head and chanting, but it wasn't Zhu Danchen who was it?Duan Yu also saw it, he was taken aback, took Mu Wanqing's hand, and said anxiously: "Go!"
Mu Wanqing was clear-eyed in his heart, knowing that the two of them escaped quietly last night, Zhu Danchen was aware of it all, he expected that Duan Yu would not do light work, he must not be walking fast, so he discerned the two's way, so he rode a horse to detour, blocking the way, He frowned and said: "Fool, if he catches you, can you still escape?" Then he went up to meet him and said, "Hmph! You are studying here early in the morning, do you want to be the number one scholar?"
Zhu Danchen smiled and said to Duan Yu: "My lord, guess what poem I'm reading?" Then he chanted loudly: "Ancient trees sing cold birds, empty mountains cry night apes, it hurts the clairvoyance and shocks the soul. Not afraid of hardships and dangers? Deeply cherish the kindness of the country. Jibu has no second promises, and Hou Yingzhong has a word. Life is full of enthusiasm, and who will judge fame?"
Duan Yu said: "This is Wei Zheng's "Shu Huai", isn't it?" Zhu Danchen said with a smile: "My lord has read a lot of books, I admire him." Duan Yu understood that the reason why he quoted this poem meant that I pursued it tirelessly in the middle of the night For you, the reason is to receive the great kindness of your uncle and father, and dare not be entrusted to you; the following few sentences are already vaguely saying that since he has promised to go home, what he said cannot be counted.
Mu Wanqing went over to untie the horse's reins, and said: "Going to Dali, I wonder if we are going the right way?" Zhu Danchen said: "There is nothing left or right, whether you go east or west, you will eventually reach Dali. "Yesterday he let Duan Yu ride on the horse with the best foot strength among the three horses, but at this moment he pulled him to his side, in case Duan Mu and his two galloped away, he could catch up with him.
After Duan Yu put on the saddle, he rode his horse eastward.Zhu Danchen was afraid that he would be annoyed, so he told him some poems and songs along the way, but it's a pity that he didn't understand, otherwise he would have liked him more.But Duan Yu was already in high spirits, talking a lot.But Mu Wanqing couldn't get in a word.Soon on the main road, the three of them were eating noodles in a small shop beside the road when they reached the afternoon sign. Suddenly a figure flashed, and a tall and thin man walked in from the door, and as soon as he sat down, he slapped the table with his palm and shouted: "Get two cents of wine, cut two catties of cooked beef, quick, quick! " Mu Wanqing didn't need to look at his appearance, but only heard his voice, which was high-pitched and rough, which was very unpleasant, so she knew that the "vicious" Yun Zhonghe had arrived. Fortunately, she turned her face to the inside and did not face him, so she immediately stretched her fingers in front of him. Put it in the noodle soup and write on the table: "The Fourth Evil Man".Zhu Danchen Jiaotang wrote: "Go quickly, don't wait for me." Mu Wanqing pulled Duan Yu's sleeve, and the two walked towards the inner hall.Zhu Danchen flashed into the dark corner of the room. After Yun Zhonghe came to the store, he kept looking at the road, and heard someone walking behind him, turned his head, and saw Mu Wanqing's back just disappearing behind the closet, and shouted: "Who is it, stop for me!" Walking on the seat, stretching out his long arms, he grabbed Mu Wanqing's back. Holding a bowl of noodle soup, Zhu Danchen suddenly snatched it out from the dark, shouting: "Ah!" Pretending to miss, a bowl of boiling hot noodle soup was thrown at him across the face.The distance between the two was so close, Zhu Danchen splashed so fast, there was really no room for maneuver in the small shop, Yun Zhonghe immediately turned around, avoided half of the bowl of hot soup, and splashed the remaining half on his face, his vision was blurred immediately In a fit of rage, he stretched out his hand and rushed towards Zhu Danchen, intending to grab him and cut him open.But as soon as Zhu Danchen took the soup bowl out of his hands, he lifted up the table, and all the dishes and cups on the table flew towards Yun Zhonghe.With a puff sound, Yun Zhonghe's five fingers inserted into the table, and the dishes and cups were hit by a gust of wind. He ran into an enemy hastily in the inn, even though he was a master of martial arts, he was in a hurry, he rushed his inner energy all over his body, bowls and dishes were bumped into each other, and bounced back one by one, but the juice was dripping, he couldn't help being in a panic.Only the sound of horseshoes was heard outside the door, and two people had galloped northward on horseback.Yun Zhonghe stretched out his sleeves to wipe the soup from his eyes, suddenly felt the wind blowing, and something hit his chest.He took a breath, his chest suddenly shrank half a foot, his left palm came down from the air, and he grabbed it with his back palm, his four fingers had already grasped the judge's pen that the enemy had pointed at.Zhu Danchen hastily used his energy to fight back.His internal strength was weak, this snatch was impossible, a beloved weapon was about to fall into the enemy's hands, but luckily Yun Zhonghe's hands were full of oily soup, his fingers were slippery, he couldn't hold it tightly, so he withdrew the weapon. After a few moves, Zhu Danchen knew that the enemy was flexible and powerful in martial arts, so he shouted: "Those who use iron poles, those who use broad axes, quickly block the door, and the penny can't escape." He once heard Chu Wanli He told Gu Ducheng that he met a person who looked like a bamboo pole that night, and the two of them joined forces to barely win, and they called out the generals with bluff.Yun Zhonghe didn't know what the plan was, and thought: "Oops, the two guys with the iron pole and the broad ax were ambushing outside. I have one against three, and I must be defeated." At this moment, he was not interested in fighting, rushed into the backyard, and jumped over the wall. Walk.Zhu Danchen yelled: "Panpao has escaped, chase him quickly, this time we can't let him slip away again!" He ran outside the door, got on his horse, and chased after Duan Yu. Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing rode for a few miles, then reined in the reins and walked slowly, after a while, they heard the sound of horseshoes, Zhu Danchen came after him on horseback.The two reined in their horses and waited for each other, and were about to ask, Mu Wanqing suddenly said: "No! That man is chasing him!" I saw a person on the avenue swaying and floating, slowly approaching like a penny. Zhu Danchen said in amazement: "This man's lightness kung fu is so good." He raised his whip and lashed Duan Yu's horse's buttocks, and the three horses and twelve hooves flew up and down, leaving Yun Zhonghe far behind in an instant .After running for several miles, Mu Wanqing heard that the horse was panting very fast, so she had to slow down, but the moment she stopped, Yun Zhonghe had already caught up.Although this person's short-distance sprint is not as good as that of a horse, his long-term strength is endless. Zhu Danchen knew that he had seen through the trick, so false threats are no longer effective, it seems that within twenty miles, he must be chased by him.As long as you go to Dali City, you don't need to be afraid of big things, but the three horses are running slower and slower, and the situation is getting urgent.After running for several miles, Duan Yu's horse suddenly knelt down on its front legs and threw him off.Mu Wanqing got off the saddle and rushed forward, before Duan Yu could touch the ground, she had already grabbed his back, just as her horse ran to her side, she pressed the saddle with her left hand, and jumped onto the horse's back with Duan Yu .Zhu Danchen was far behind in order to stop the enemy, Duan Yu couldn't save him once he fell off the horse, seeing Mu Wanqing made a timely move, he couldn't help but blurted out: "Good posture!" As soon as the sound was finished, suddenly the wind rang in the back of his head, and the weapon struck, Zhu Danchen turned back to the judge's pen, and the steel claw was blocked with a bang.Yun Zhonghe took advantage of the momentum and dragged down, his five steel-cast fingers only grabbed the horse's buttocks, dripping with blood.The horse suffered from pain and let out a mournful hiss, but ran even faster, and was far away from Yun Zhonghe after a while.But in this way, one horse with two packs and one horse injured, no matter what, it will not last long, Zhu Danchen and Mu Wanqing are secretly anxious. Duan Yu didn't know the danger, and asked: "Is this person very powerful? Could it be that Fourth Brother Zhu can't beat him?" Mu Wanqing shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I was injured and couldn't use my strength to help Fourth Brother Zhu Let's fight this villain." Suddenly he had an idea, and said, "I pretended to be hurt by falling from a horse, laying on the ground, and shot him twice out of nowhere, maybe he would succeed. You ride the horse and just go, don't wait." Duan Yu was in a hurry. , turned her arms around, wrapped her left hand around her head and neck, and hugged her waist with her right hand, and kept yelling: "No, no! I can't let you take risks!" Mu Wanqing blushed with shame, and said angrily: "Idiot, hurry up!" Let me go. Let Fourth Brother Zhu see it, what will you look like?" Duan Yu was startled, and said: "I'm sorry! Don't take offense." Mu Wanqing said: "You are my husband, so why should I be sorry?" While speaking, he turned his head and saw the Yunzhong Crane approaching slowly, Zhu Danchen waved his hands again and again, urging them to run away, then jumped off his horse, and blocked him in the road, even though he knew he was no match, he still had to block him for a while, so as not to He caught up with Duan Yu.Unexpectedly, Yun Zhonghe wanted to catch up with Mu Wanqing, and suddenly rushed obliquely into the field beside the road, bypassed Zhu Danchen, and quickly chased Duan Mu and the two of them. Mu Wanqing whipped the mount vigorously, the horse was foaming at the mouth, it was already dying.Duan Yu said: "If we were riding your black rose, I guess this villain will never be able to catch up." Mu Wanqing said: "Then what do you say?" The horse turned around a hill, facing a straight road, and there was no place to hide. It saw a corner of the yellow wall protruding beside the small lake among the green willows at the west end.Duan Yu happily said: "Okay! Let's go over there." Mu Wanqing said: "No way! It's a dead end, there is no way out!" Duan Yu said: "It's good if you listen to me." Pull the rein and turn the horse Head, gallop to the green willow bushes. Running closer, Mu Wanqing saw that the yellow wall turned out to be a temple, and the plaque seemed to be written with the words "Yuxu Temple", thinking quickly in her heart: "This idiot has escaped here, and there is no way out. I will hide In the dark, shoot this penny with an arrow." In the blink of an eye, the horse had rushed to the front of the watch, suddenly heard a man behind him laughing, it was the voice of the crane in the cloud, the distance was only a few feet away. Duan Yu could only hear Duan Yu yelling: "Mom, Mom, come quickly! Mom!" Mu Wanqing was annoyed, and shouted: "Idiot, shut up!" It's useless." He threw himself forward.Mu Wanqing put her left palm on the back of Duan Yu's heart, pushed it out with force, and shouted: "Flee into the temple!" At the same time, she lightly waved her right arm, and shot an arrow backwards.Yun Zhonghe retracted his head and dodged it, seeing Mu Wanqing jumping off the saddle, he stretched out the steel claw with his left hand, and put it on her shoulder.Mu Wanqing shrank quickly, got under the horse's belly, and shot three arrows in succession.The crane in the cloud swayed here and there, and jumped back to avoid it. At this moment, a Taoist nun walked out of the temple, and seeing Duan Yu just got up from the ground with ouches, she stepped forward and put her arms around him, and said with a smile: "What are you playing with, you are so yelling?" ?” Mu Wanqing saw that although this Taoist nun was older than Duan Yu, but she was beautiful, she was so affectionate to Duan Yu, and Duan Yu stretched his right arm around the Taoist nun's waist, showing a look of liking, and couldn't help feeling jealous Da Sheng, ignoring the strong enemy behind him, jumped over, slashed at the Taoist nun head-on, and shouted: "Why are you holding him? Let go!" Duan Yu hurriedly shouted: "Sister Wan, don't be rude. !" Mu Wanqing was even more annoyed when she heard him protect the nun, her feet didn't touch the ground, and her palms increased by three points.The Taoist nun waved the dust fly, and the tail of the dust made a small circle in mid-air, wrapping around her wrist.Mu Wanqing only felt that the force on the whisk was really strong, and after being pulled by the whisk, she couldn't help rushing a few steps to the side, then stood still, and scolded anxiously and angrily: "You are a monk, you are not afraid of being ugly! " When Yun Zhonghe first saw the Taoist girl come out, she looked beautiful, and he was overjoyed: "Luck has come today, one stone kills two birds, and the two girls were taken away together." When the Taoist girl Fuchen made a move, he attacked Mu Wanqing fiercely. Gently melted away her palm, knowing that this Taoist nun had great martial arts skills, she jumped on the saddle, watched the changes quietly, and said to herself: "Both girls are beautiful, just grab one at random, and that's all." The nun said angrily, "Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? You... who are you?" Mu Wanqing said: "I am Duan Lang's wife, let him go." The Taoist nun was stunned, then suddenly smiled, pulled Duan Yu's ear, and said with a smile: "Is it true or not?" Duan Yu smiled and said, "It can be said to be true or false." He wrinkled his cheeks heavily, and said with a smile: "I didn't learn half of your father's martial arts, but I learned enough about his flirtatious nonsense. It's no wonder I didn't break your dog legs." Looking sideways at Mu Wanqing, Said: "Well, this girl is really beautiful, but she is too wild, she must be disciplined well." Mu Wanqing said angrily: "It's none of your business whether I'm wild or not? If you don't let him go, I'm going to shoot you with an arrow." The nun smiled and said, "You shoot instead." Duan Yu shouted: "Sister Wan, no! Do you know who she is?" As he spoke, he put his arms around the nun's neck.Mu Wanqing was even more furious, she raised her wrist, swished twice, and shot two poisonous arrows at the nun. The Taoist nun was smiling, but when she saw the little arrow, her expression changed suddenly, the whisk swung out, wrapped around the two little arrows, and shouted sharply: "Who is Qin Hongmian, 'Sura Saber'?" Mu Wanqing said: "What's the 'Sura Saber' Qin Hongmian? I haven't heard of it. Let me go, Duan Lang." She clearly saw that it was Duan Lang who was hugging the Taoist nun, not the Taoist nun, and she still felt that the Taoist nun was still the same. it is good. Duan Yu saw that Taoist nun turned pale with anger, and advised: "Mom, don't be angry." "Mom, don't be angry" these five words penetrated into Mu Wanqing's ears, she couldn't help being taken aback, almost couldn't believe her ears, and shouted: "What, she...she is your mother?" Duan Yu laughed and said, "Didn't you hear me when I yelled 'Mom' just now?" Turning to the nun, he said, "Mom, she is Miss Mu Wanqing Mu, my son has been in danger for the past few days and has been bullied by the wicked. Thanks to Miss Mu who saved her son's life several times." Suddenly, someone outside the willow grove shouted: "Yuxu Sanren! Be careful, this is one of the four great villains!" Followed by another person, it was Zhu Danchen.Seeing that the Taoist nun's expression was different, he also said that she had already suffered from Yun Zhonghe, and said in a trembling voice, "You...have you ever fought with him?" Yun Zhonghe laughed loudly and said: "It's not too late to do it now." As soon as he finished his sentence, his feet were on the saddle, like a flagpole was erected on the horse's back, suddenly he stretched out his body forward, hooked his right foot Holding the saddle, the two steel claws grabbed the nun at the same time.The nun leaned to the left of the horse, and the whisk flew out with two small arrows.Yun Zhonghe dodged it.The nun rushed forward and swung her fly whisk to hit his left leg, Yun Zhonghe didn't dodge, the steel claw with her left hand hooked towards her vest.The nun dodged sideways, and Fuchen fought back.Yun Zhonghe took a step forward, stepped on the horse's head with his left foot, condescending, and swept the steel claw with his right hand. Zhu Danchen shouted: "Come down." Leaping onto the horse's hip, the left judge pointed his pen at his left waist.Yun Zhonghe made a block with the steel claw in his left hand, attacking the short with the long, and counterattacked.Yuxu Sanren's whisk shook his place, and attacked his lower body again.Yun Zhonghe flew steel claws with both hands, one against two, and he didn't lose the wind.Seeing that he was standing on the horse, Mu Wanqing took advantage of the fact that he didn't have to guard his chest, so he shot an arrow, piercing the horse's left eye.The horse neighed miserably, then fell to its knees.Yuxu Sanren's whisk circled around, and it had already entangled the fingers of Yun Zhonghe's right hand steel grip.Zhu Danchen stepped forward and attacked three times in a row.Yuxu Sanren and Yun Zhonghe fought back at the same time. Although Yun Zhonghe's internal strength was much stronger, half of his strength was used to block Zhu Danchen's judge's brush, and also to guard against Mu Wanqing's poisonous arrow, he felt his arm tremble, and the fly whisk and steel claw were released at the same time, flying straight into the sky.Knowing that he would not be able to win today, he scolded: "Guys from Dali, they only rely on numbers to win." He put his feet on the saddle, his body flew out like an arrow, and his left hand grabbed a big willow tree. The branch turned over and was several feet away.Mu Wanqing shot an arrow, and with a slap, the short arrow was nailed to the willow tree, but the crane in the cloud flew away and disappeared.With a loud bang, the whisk and the steel claw fell to the ground at the same time. Zhu Danchen bowed down to the Sanren Yuxu, saluted respectfully, and said: "Danchen is almost in danger today, so I will be saved." The Sanren Yuxu smiled slightly, and said: "I haven't used a weapon for more than ten years. Put it all aside. Brother Zhu, what is the origin of this person?" Zhu Danchen said: "I heard that the Four Great Evils came to Dali together. This man is at the end of the Four Great Evils, his martial arts are already so good, the other three can imagine I know. Please... Please take refuge in the palace for a while, and wait until you have taken care of these four villains." Yuxu Sanren's complexion changed slightly, and he said sullenly: "What am I going to do in the palace? The four villains are here, I can't fight against me, and I'll just die." Zhu Danchen didn't dare to say any more, he winked at Duan Yulian, asking He begged. Duan Yu picked up the fly whisk, handed it to his mother, threw Yun Zhonghe's steel claws into the small lake, and said: "Mom, these four villains are really vicious. If you don't want to go home, I will go with you." Uncle." Yuxu Sanren shook his head and said, "I won't go." His eye circles turned red, as if he was about to shed tears.Duan Yu said: "Okay, if you don't go, I will stay here with you." Turning his head to Zhu Danchen, he said: "Brother Zhu, I trouble you to report to my uncle and father that my mother and son are working together to resist the Big Four. the wicked." Yuxu Sanren laughed, and said: "Thank you for not being shy, what ability do you have to join forces with me to resist the four villains?" Although she made her son laugh, the tears that had been in her eyes before finally flowed down her cheeks. She turned her back and raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears. Mu Wanqing was surprised inwardly: "Why is Duan Lang's mother a monk? Seeing that Yun Zhonghe will join forces with the other three villains to attack, how does his mother resist the enemy? Why is she so persistent and refuses to go home to hide?" ? Ah, that’s right! There are many men in the world who are heartless, and Duan Lang’s father must have another favorite, which made his mother annoyed to become a monk.” Thinking of this, he sympathized with her and said: “Yuxu Sanren, I will help you defend against the enemy." Yuxu Sanren looked at her appearance carefully, and suddenly said sharply: "Tell me the truth, who is 'Sura Saber' Qin Hongmian?" Mu Wanqing was also angry, and said: "I told you I've never heard of this name before. Whether Qin Hongmian is male or female, human or animal, I have no idea." When Yuxu Sanren heard her say "human or animal", he immediately felt relieved, and thought: "If she is a relative of Shura Dao's descendant, she would never say the word 'animal'." Although he heard her contradict her words, his face softened. He smiled and said, "Don't blame me, girl! I just saw your archery technique and posture, which is very similar to a woman I know, and even your appearance is three points similar, which makes me suspicious. Miss Mu, what are the names of your father and Lingtang? You are very good at martial arts, you must be a daughter of a famous family." Mu Wanqing shook her head and said, "I have no father or mother since I was a child, but my master raised me. I don't know what my father and mother's names are." Yuxu said: "Then Who is the respected master?" Mu Wanqing said: "My master is called 'You Gu Ke'." Yuxu Sanren pondered and said, "You Gu Ke? You Gu Ke?" Looking at Zhu Danchen, he asked with a wink. Zhu Danchen shook his head, and said: "Danchen lives in the southern border, ignorant and ignorant, and there are many unknowns among the heroes of the Central Plains predecessors. This 'Youguke' senior, must be a high-ranking scholar who lives in the mountains and forests." These few words, then It means that they have never heard of the name "Guke". While talking, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the willow forest, and someone shouted from a distance: "Fourth brother, is the young master safe?" Zhu Danchen called: "Young master is here, you are safe and sound." In a moment, three horses rode He stopped in front of the temple, Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng, and Fu Sigui got off their horses and approached, bowed down on the ground, and saluted Yuxu Sanren. Mu Wanqing grew up in the mountains since she was a child, she was quite annoyed seeing these people's polite manners, and thought to herself: "These people are all very good at martial arts, but how come they worship everyone?" The Yuxu Sanren saw the three people in a panic, Fu Sigui's face was wounded by a weapon, half of his face was wrapped in a white cloth, Gu Ducheng's body was stained with blood, and only half of Chu Wanli's long iron pole was left. Quickly asked: "What? Is the enemy strong? How is Sigui's injury?" Hearing her question, Fu Sigui was filled with anger again, and said loudly: "Sigui is not good at learning, I am so ashamed, and I am worried about it. "Yuxu Sanren said faintly: "What kind of concubine do you still call me? You have to remember better." Fu Sigui lowered his head and said, "Yes! Please forgive me, concubine." What he said was still " "Princess", it is a habit of calling it in the past, and it is not easy to change it. Zhu Danchen said: "Where is Lord Gao?" Chu Wanli said: "Master Gao suffered some internal injuries, so it is not convenient for him to ride a horse fast, so here he comes." Yuxu Sanren gave a light "ah" and said: "Master Gao was also injured? No...is it all right?" Chu Wanli said, "Master Gao and the God of Crocodile of the South China Sea were facing each other, and they were fighting to the point where Erniang Ye suddenly attacked from behind. Master Hou couldn't break up. I gave this woman a slap on the vest." Yuxu Sanren took Duan Yu's hand and said, "Let's go see Uncle Gao." The two of them walked out of the willow forest together, and Mu Wanqing also followed.Chu Wanli and others tied their mounts to the willow tree and followed behind. In the distance, a horse came slowly, and there was a person lying on the horse's back.Yuxu Sanren waited quickly to meet him, only to see that the man was Gao Shengtai.Duan Yu hurried forward and asked: "Uncle Gao, what do you think?"Yuxu scattered people said: "Master Gao, you are injured, so you don't need to be polite." But Gao Shengtai had already dismounted, bowed and said, "Gao Shengtai respectfully asks the princess to be well." Yuxu scattered people returned the salute, saying: "Yu'er, You support Uncle Gao." Mu Wanqing was full of doubts: "This Gao's martial arts is really good. With an iron flute, he frightened Erniang Ye away in a few moves. How could he be so respectful when he met Duan Lang's mother? He also called her 'Princess' ', could it be that...Duan Lang...Duan Lang...is he a prince? But this nerd doesn't know what to do, how can he look like a prince?" Yuxu Sanren said: "Master Hou, please return to Dali to recuperate immediately." Gao Shengtai said: "Yes! The four villains came to Dali together, the situation is extremely dangerous, please return to the palace temporarily." Yuxu Sanren sighed and said: " For the rest of my life, I will never go back." Gao Shengtai said: "In that case, we will guard outside Yuxu Temple." He said to Fu Sigui, "Sigui, go back and report immediately." Fu Sigui replied: "Yes!" He quickly ran towards the mount tied outside Yuxu Temple. Yuxu San said: "Wait a minute!" He lowered his head and meditated.Fu Sigui immediately stopped. Mu Wanqing saw that Yuxu Sanren's expression changed, it was obvious that she had a problem in her heart, and it was hard to make a decision.The afternoon sun slanted on her cheeks, which were crystal clear and radiant. Although she was middle-aged, her beauty remained undiminished. She thought to herself: "Duan Lang's mother is very beautiful, she looks like the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the painting." After a long while, the Sanren Yuxu raised his head and said, "Okay, let's go back to Dali together, and I won't be alone, and let everyone take this strange risk." Duan Yu was overjoyed, jumped up, put his arms around her head and neck, and called out Said: "This is my good mother!" Fu Sigui said: "My subordinates will report the news first." He ran back and untied his mount, got on the horse, and galloped northward.Chu Wanli led the horse and let Yuxu Sanren, Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing ride on it.
A group of people headed to Dali on the first journey, Yuxu Sanren, Mu Wanqing, Duan Yu, Gao Shengtai rode on horses, Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng, Zhu Danchen followed on foot.After traveling for several miles, a small group of cavalry galloped towards them.Chu Wanli took the lead quickly and said a few words to the captain.The captain gave an order, and all the cavalry jumped off their horses and fell to the ground.Duan Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite." The captain ordered three horses to wait for Chu Wanli to ride, and he led the cavalry to open the way first.With iron hooves clattering, he galloped towards the avenue. Seeing this kind of momentum, Mu Wanqing knew that Duan Yu must be very human, and suddenly became worried: "I also thought that he was just a down-and-out scholar, so he would marry as soon as he wanted to. Look at this kid's pomp and circumstance, if he Some relatives of the emperor, or high officials in the court, might look down on me, a mountain woman. The master said, the richer a man is, the less conscientious he is, and he has to pay attention to what kind of family is right when he marries a wife. Hmph, he will just marry me,倘若三心两意，推三阻四，我不砍他几剑才怪。我才不理他是多大的来头呢？”一想到这事，心里再也藏不住，纵马驰到段誉身边，问道：“喂，你到底是甚么人？咱们在山顶上说过的话，算数不算？” 段誉见马前马后都是人，她忽然直截了当的问起婚姻大事，不禁颇为尴尬，笑道：“到了大理城内，我慢慢跟你说。”木婉清道：“你若是负……负心……我……我……”说了两个“我”字，终于说不下去了。段誉见她胀红了粉脸，眼中泪水盈盈，更增娇艳，心中爱念大盛，低声道：“我是求之不得，你放心，我妈妈也很喜欢你呢。” 木婉清破涕为笑，低声道：“你妈妈喜不喜欢我，我又理她作甚？”言下之意自是说：“只要你喜欢我，那就成了。” 段誉心中一荡，眼光转处，只见母亲正似笑非笑的望着自己两人，不由得大窘。 申牌时分，离大理城尚有二三十里，迎面尘头大起，成千名骑兵列队驰来，两面杏黄旗迎风招展，一面旗上绣着“镇南”两个红字，另一面旗上绣着“保国”两个黑字。段誉叫道：“妈，爹爹亲自迎接你来啦。”玉虚散人哼了一声，勒停了马。高昇泰等一干人一齐下马，让在道旁。段誉纵马上前，木婉清略一犹豫，也纵马跟了上去。 片刻间双方驰近，段誉大叫：“爹爹，妈回来啦。” 两名旗手向旁让开，一个紫袍人骑着一匹大白马迎面奔来，喝道：“誉儿，你当真胡闹之极，累得高叔叔身受重伤，瞧我不打断你的两腿。” 木婉清吃了一惊，心道：“哼，你要打断段郎的双腿，就算你是他的父亲，那也决计不成。”只见这紫袍人一张国字脸，神态威猛，浓眉大眼，肃然有王者之相，见到儿子无恙归来，三分怒色之外，倒有七分喜欢。木婉清心道：“幸好段郎的相貌像他妈妈，不像你。否则似你这般凶霸霸的模样，我可不喜欢。” 段誉纵马向前，笑道：“爹爹，你老人家身子安好。”那紫袍人佯怒道：“好甚么？总算没给你气死。”段誉笑道：“这趟若不是儿子出去，也接不到娘回来。儿子所立的这场汗马功劳，着实了不起。咱们就将功折罪，爹，你别生气罢。”紫袍人哼了一声，道：“就算我不揍你，你伯父也饶你不过。”双腿一挟，白马行走如飞，向玉虚散人奔去。 木婉清见那队骑兵身披锦衣，甲胄鲜明，兵器擦得闪闪生光，前面二十人手执仪仗，一面朱漆牌上写着“大理镇南王段”六字，另一面虎头牌上写着“保国大将军段”六字。她虽是天不怕、地不怕的性儿，见了这等威仪排场，心下也不禁肃然，问段誉道：“喂，这镇南王，保国大将军，就是你爹爹么？” 段誉笑着点头，低声道：“那就是你公公了。” 木婉清勒马呆立，霎时间心中一片茫然。她呆了半晌，纵马又向段誉身边驰去。大道上前后左右都是人，她心中突然只觉说不出的孤寂，须得靠近段誉，才稍觉平安。 镇南王在玉虚散人马前丈余处勒定了马，两人你望我一眼，我望你一眼，谁都不开口。段誉道：“妈，爹爹亲自来接你啦。”玉虚散人道：“你去跟伯母说，我到她那里住几天，打退了敌人之后，我便回玉虚观去。”镇南王陪笑道：“夫人，你的气还没消么？咱们回家之后，我慢慢跟你陪礼。”玉虚散人沉着脸道：“我不回家，我要进宫去。” 段誉道：“很好，咱们先进宫去，拜见了伯父、伯母再说。妈，这次儿子溜到外面去玩，伯父一定生气，爹爹多半是不肯给我说情的了。还是你帮儿子去说几句好话罢。”玉虚散人道：“你越大越不成话了，须得让伯父重重打一顿板子才成。”段誉笑道：“打在儿身上，痛在娘心里，还是别打的好。”玉虚散人给他逗得一笑，道：“呸！打得越重越好，我才不可怜呢。” 镇南王和玉虚散人之间本来甚是尴尬，给段誉这么插科打诨，玉虚散人开颜一笑，僵局便打开了。段誉道：“爹，你的马好，怎地不让给妈骑？”玉虚散人说道：“我不骑！”向前直驰而去。 段誉纵马追上，挽住母亲坐骑的辔头。镇南王已下了马，牵过自己的马去。段誉嘻嘻直笑，抱起母亲，放在父亲的白马鞍上，笑道：“妈，你这么一位绝世无双的美人儿，骑了这匹白马，更加好看了。可不真是观世音菩萨下凡吗？”玉虚散人笑道：“你那木姑娘才是绝世无双的美人儿，你取笑妈这老太婆么？” 镇南王转头向木婉清看去。段誉道：“她……她是木姑娘，是儿子结交的……结交的好朋友。”镇南王见了儿子神色，已知其意，见木婉清容颜秀丽，暗暗喝彩：“誉儿眼光倒是不错。”见木婉清眼光中野气甚浓，也不过来拜见，心道：“原来是个不知礼数的乡下女孩儿。”心中记挂着高昇泰的伤势，快步走到他身边，说道：“泰弟，你内伤怎样？”伸指搭他腕脉。高昇泰道：“我督脉上受了些伤，并不碍事，你……你不用损耗功力……”一言未毕，镇南王已伸出右手食指，在他后颈中点了三指，右掌按住他腰间。 镇南王头顶冒出丝丝白气，过了一盏茶时分，才放开左掌。高昇泰道：“淳哥，大敌当前，你何苦在这时候为我耗损内力？”镇南王笑道：“你内伤不轻，早治一刻好一刻。待得见了大哥，他就不让我动手，自己要出指了。” 木婉清见高昇泰本来脸色白得怕人，但只这片刻之间，双颊便有了红晕，心道：“原来段郎的爹爹内功深厚之极，怎地段郎他……他却又全然不会武功？” 褚万里牵过一匹马来，服侍镇南王上马。镇南王和高昇泰并骑徐行，低声询问敌情。段誉与母亲有说有笑，在铁甲卫士前后拥卫之下向大理城驰去，却不免将木婉清冷落了。
黄昏时分，一行人进了大理城南门。“镇南”、“保国”两面大旗所到之处，众百姓大声欢呼：“镇南王爷千岁！”“大将军千岁！”镇南王挥手作答。 木婉清见大理城内人烟稠密，大街上青石平铺，市肆繁华。过得几条街道，眼前笔直一条大石路，大路尽头耸立着无数黄瓦宫殿，夕阳照在琉璃瓦上，金碧辉煌，令人目为之眩。一行人来到一座牌坊之前，一齐下马。木婉清见牌坊上写着四个大金字“圣道广慈”，心想：“这定是大理国的皇宫了。段郎的伯父竟住在皇宫之中，想必位居高官，也是个甚么王爷、大将军之流。” 一行人走过牌坊，木婉清见宫门上的匾额写着“圣慈宫”三个金字。一个太监快步走将出来，说道：“启禀王爷：皇上与娘娘在王爷府中相候，请王爷、王妃回镇南王府见驾。”镇南王道：“是了！”段誉笑道：“妙极，妙极！”玉虚散人横他一眼，嗔道：“妙甚么？我在皇宫中等候娘娘便是。”那太监道：“娘娘吩咐，务请王妃即时朝见，娘娘有要紧事和王妃商量。”玉虚散人低声道：“有甚么要紧事了？诡计多端。”段誉知道这是皇后故意安排，料到他母亲不肯回自己王府，是以先到镇南王府去相候，实是撮合他父母和好的一番美意，心下甚喜。 一行人出牌坊后上马，折而向东，行了约莫两里路，来到一座大府第前。府门前两面大旗，旗上分别绣的是“镇南”、“保国”两字，府额上写的是“镇南王府”。门口站满了亲兵卫士，躬身行礼，恭迎王爷、王妃回府。 镇南王首先进了府门，玉虚散人踏上第一级石阶，忽然停步，眼眶一红，怔怔的掉下泪来。段誉半拉半推，将母亲拥进了大门，说道：“爹，儿子请得母亲回来，立下大功，爹爹有甚么奖赏？”镇南王心中喜欢，道：“你向娘讨赏，娘说赏甚么，我便照赏。”玉虚散人破涕为笑，道：“我说赏你一顿板子。”段誉伸了伸舌头。 高昇泰等到了大厅上，分站两旁，镇南王道：“泰弟，你身上有伤，快坐下。”段誉向木婉清道：“你在此稍坐片刻，我见过皇上、皇后，便来陪你。”木婉清实是不愿他离去，但也无法阻止，只得委委曲曲的点了点头，径在首座第一张椅上坐了下来。其余诸人一直站着，直等镇南王夫妇和段誉进了内堂，高昇泰这才坐下，但褚万里、古笃诚、朱丹臣等人却仍垂手站立。 木婉清也不理会，放眼看那大厅，只见正中一块横匾，写着“邦国柱石”四个大字，下首署着“丁卯御笔”四个小字，楹柱中堂悬满了字画，一时也看不了这许多，何况好多字根本不识。侍仆送上清茶，恭恭敬敬的举盘过顶。木婉清心想：“这些人古怪真多。”又见只有她自己与高昇泰两人有茶。朱丹臣等一干人迎敌之时威风八面，到了镇南王府，却恭谨肃立，大气也不敢透一口，哪里像甚么身负上乘武功的英雄好汉？ 过得半个时辰，木婉清等得不耐烦起来，大声叫道：“段誉，段誉，干么还不出来？” 大厅上虽站满了人，但人人屏息凝气，只声不出，木婉清突然大叫，谁都吓了一跳。高昇泰微笑道：“姑娘稍安毋躁，小王爷这就出来。”木婉清奇道：“甚么小王爷？”高昇泰道：“段公子是镇南王世子，那不是小王爷么？”木婉清自言自语：“小王爷，小王爷！这书呆子像甚么王爷？” 只见内堂走出一名太监，说道：“皇上有旨：着善阐侯、木婉清进见。”高昇泰见那太监出来，早已恭恭敬敬的站立。木婉清却仍大剌剌的坐着，听那太监直呼己名，心中不喜，低声道：“姑娘也不称一声，我的名字是你随便叫得的么？”高昇泰道：“木姑娘，咱们去叩见皇上。” 木婉清虽是天不怕、地不怕，听说要去见皇帝，心头也有些发毛，只得跟在高昇泰之后，穿长廊，过庭院，只觉走不完的一间间屋子，终于来到一座花厅之外。 那太监报道：“善阐侯、木婉清朝见皇上、娘娘。”揭开了帘子。 高昇泰向木婉清使个眼色，走进花厅，向正中坐着的一男一女跪了下去。 木婉清却不下跪，见那男人长须黄袍，相貌清俊，问道：“你就是皇帝么？” 这居中而坐的男子，正是大理国当今皇帝段正明，帝号称为保定帝。大理国于五代后晋天福二年建国，比之赵匡胤陈桥兵变、黄袍加身还早了廿三年。大理段氏其先为武威郡人，始祖段俭魏，佐南诏大蒙国蒙氏为清平官，六传至段思平，官运海节度使，丁酉年得国，称太祖神圣文武帝。十四传而到段正明，已历一百五十余年。 是时北宋汴梁哲宗天子在位，年岁尚幼，太皇太后高氏垂帘听政。这位太皇太后任用名臣，废除苛政，百姓康乐，华夏绥安，实是中国历代第一位英明仁厚的女主，史称“女中尧舜”。大理国僻处南疆，历代皇帝崇奉佛法，虽自建帝号，对大宋一向忍让恭顺，从来不以兵戎相见。保定帝在位十一年，改元三，曰保定、建安、天祐，其时正当天祐年间，四境宁静，国泰民安。 保定帝见木婉清不向自己跪拜，开口便问自己是否皇帝，不禁失笑，说道：“我便是皇帝了。你说大理城里好玩么？”木婉清道：“我一进城便来见你了，还没玩过。”保定帝微笑道：“明儿让誉儿带你到处走走，瞧瞧我们大理的风光。”木婉清道：“很好，你陪我们一起去吗？”她此言一出，众人都忍不住微笑。 保定帝回视坐在身旁的皇后，笑道：“皇后，这娃儿要咱们陪她，你说陪不陪？”皇后微笑未答。木婉清向她打量了几眼，道：“你是皇后娘娘吗？果然挺美丽的。”保定帝呵呵大笑，说道：“誉儿，木姑娘天真诚朴，有趣得紧。” 木婉清问道：“你为甚么叫他誉儿？他常说的伯父，就是你了，是不是？他这次私逃出外，很怕你生气，你别打他了，好不好？”保定帝微笑道：“我本要重重打他五十记板子，既是姑娘说情，那就饶过了。誉儿，你还不谢谢木姑娘。” 段誉见木婉清逗得皇上高兴，心下甚喜，知道伯父性子随和，便向木婉清深深一揖，说道：“谢过木姑娘说情之德。”木婉清还了一礼，低声道：“你伯父答允不打你，我就放心了，谢倒是不用谢的。”转头又向保定帝道：“我只道皇帝总是个很凶很可怕的人，哪知道你……你很好！” 保定帝除了幼年时曾得父皇、母后如此称赞之外，十余年来人人见他恭敬畏惧，从未有人赞过他“你很好”三字，但见木婉清犹如浑金璞玉，全然不通世故人情，对她更增三分喜欢，向皇后道：“你有甚么东西赏她？” 皇后从左腕上褪下一只玉镯，递了过去，道：“赏了你罢。” 木婉清上前接过，戴上自己手腕，嫣然一笑，道：“谢谢你啦。下次我也去找一件好看的东西送给你。”皇后微微一笑，说道：“那我先谢谢你啦。” 忽听得西首数间屋外屋顶上阁的一声响，跟着邻室的屋上又是阁的一响。
木婉清一惊，知有敌人来袭，那人来得好快。但听得飕飕数声，几个人上了屋顶，褚万里的声音喝道：“阁下深夜来到王府，意欲何为？” 一个嗓子嘶哑的粗声道：“我找徒儿来啦！快叫我乖徒儿来见我。”正是南海鳄神。 木婉清吃惊更甚，虽知王府中戒备森严，卫士如云，镇南王、高昇泰、玉虚散人，以及褚古傅朱诸人均武功高强，但南海鳄神实在太也厉害，如再得叶二娘、云中鹤，以及那个未曾露过面的“天下第一恶人”相助，四恶联手，倘要强掳段誉，只怕也是不易阻挡。 只听褚万里喝道：“阁下高徒是谁？镇南王府之中，哪有阁下的徒儿？快快退去！” 突然间嗤的一声响，半空中伸下一张大手，将厅门上悬着的帘子撕为两半，人影一晃，南海鳄神已站在厅中。他豆眼骨溜溜的一转，已见到段誉，哈哈大笑，叫道：“老四说得不错，乖徒儿果然在此。快快求我收你为徒，跟我去学功夫。”说着伸出鸡爪般的手来，抓向段誉肩头。 镇南王见他这一抓来势劲急，着实厉害，生怕他伤了爱子，当即挥掌拍去。两人手掌相碰，砰的一声，均感内力受震。南海鳄神心下暗惊，问道：“你是谁？我来带领我的徒儿，关你甚么事？”镇南王微笑道：“在下段正淳。这孩子是我儿子，几时拜你为师了？” 段誉笑道：“他硬要收我为徒，我说早已拜过师父了，可是他偏偏不信。” 南海鳄神瞧瞧段誉，又瞧瞧镇南王段正淳，说道：“老的武功倒很强，小的却是一点不会，我就不信你们是爷儿俩。段正淳，咱们马马虎虎，就算他是你的儿子好了。可是你教武功的法子不对，你儿子太过脓包。可惜，嘿嘿，可惜。”段正淳道：“可惜甚么？”南海鳄神道：“你儿子很像我，是块极难得的学武材料，只须跟我学得十年，包他成为武林中一个了不起的高手。” 段正淳又是好气，又是好笑，但适才跟他对掌，已知此人武功好生了得，正待回答，段誉已抢着说道：“岳老三，你武功不行，不配做我师父，你回南海万鳄岛去再练二十年，再来跟人谈论武学。”南海鳄神大怒，喝道：“凭你这小子，也配说我武功不行？” 段誉道：“我问你：'风雷、益。君子以见善则迁，有过则改'，那是甚么意思？”南海鳄神一呆，怒道：“那有甚么意思？胡说八道。”段誉道：“你连这几句最浅近的话也不懂，还谈甚么武学？我再问你：'损上益下，民说无疆。自上下下，其道大光。'那又是甚么意思？” 保定帝、镇南王、高昇泰等听到他引中的话来戏弄此人，都不禁好笑。木婉清虽不懂他说些甚么，但猜到多半是酸秀才在掉书包。 南海鳄神一怔之间，只见各人脸上均有嘲笑之意，料想段誉说的多半不是好话，大吼一声，便要出掌相击。段正淳踏上半步，拦在他与儿子之间。 段誉笑道：“我说的都是武功秘诀，其中奥妙无穷，料你也不懂。你这等井底之蛙，居然想做我师父，岂不笑歪了天下人的嘴巴？哈哈，我的师父有的是玉洞神仙，有的是饱学宿儒，有的是大德高僧。你啊，再学十年，也未必能拜我为师。” 南海鳄神大吼：“你拜的师父是谁？叫他出来，露几手给我瞧瞧。” 段正淳见来者只是四恶之一，武功虽然不弱，比自己可还差了一筹，不妨拿这浑人来戏耍一番，以博皇上、皇后与夫人一粲，当下由得儿子信口胡说，也不出言阻止。 段誉见伯父脸上笑嘻嘻地，父亲又对己纵容，更加得意了，向南海鳄神道：“好，你有胆子便在这里，我去请我师父来，你可别吓得逃走。”南海鳄神怒道：“我岳老二一生纵横江湖，怕过谁来？快去，快去。”段誉转身出房。 南海鳄神向各人脸上逐一瞧去，只见人人都是脸露微笑，心想：“我这徒儿武功这等差劲，狗屁不如，他师父会有甚么能耐？老子半点也不用怕他。” 只听得靴声橐橐，两个人走近房来。段誉在门外说道：“岳老三这家伙逃走了么？爹，你别让他逃走，我师父来啦。”南海鳄神吼道：“我逃什么？他妈的，快叫你师父进来。你不肯改投明师，想是你的暗师不答允。我先把你的狗屁师父的脖子扭断，你没了师父，就非拜我为师不可。哈哈，这主意高明之极。” 他自称自赞声中，段誉带了一人进来，众人一见，忍不住哈哈大笑。 这人小帽长袍，两撇焦黄鼠须，眯着一双红眼睛，缩头耸肩，形貌猥琐，玉虚散人等认得乃是王府中管帐师爷的手下霍先生。这人整日价似睡非睡，似醒非醒，专爱和王府中的仆役赌博。这时带着七分酒意，胸前满是油腻，被段誉拖着手臂，畏畏缩缩的不敢进来。一进花厅，便向保定帝和皇后叩下头去。保定帝不认得他是谁，说道：“罢了！” 段誉挽着霍先生的手臂，向南海鳄神道：“岳老三，我诸位师尊之中，以这位师父武功最浅，你须先胜
After Duan Yu put on the saddle, he rode his horse eastward.Zhu Danchen was afraid that he would be annoyed, so he told him some poems and songs along the way, but it's a pity that he didn't understand, otherwise he would have liked him more.But Duan Yu was already in high spirits, talking a lot.But Mu Wanqing couldn't get in a word.Soon on the main road, the three of them were eating noodles in a small shop beside the road when they reached the afternoon sign. Suddenly a figure flashed, and a tall and thin man walked in from the door, and as soon as he sat down, he slapped the table with his palm and shouted: "Get two cents of wine, cut two catties of cooked beef, quick, quick! " Mu Wanqing didn't need to look at his appearance, but only heard his voice, which was high-pitched and rough, which was very unpleasant, so she knew that the "vicious" Yun Zhonghe had arrived. Fortunately, she turned her face to the inside and did not face him, so she immediately stretched her fingers in front of him. Put it in the noodle soup and write on the table: "The Fourth Evil Man".Zhu Danchen Jiaotang wrote: "Go quickly, don't wait for me." Mu Wanqing pulled Duan Yu's sleeve, and the two walked towards the inner hall.Zhu Danchen flashed into the dark corner of the room. After Yun Zhonghe came to the store, he kept looking at the road, and heard someone walking behind him, turned his head, and saw Mu Wanqing's back just disappearing behind the closet, and shouted: "Who is it, stop for me!" Walking on the seat, stretching out his long arms, he grabbed Mu Wanqing's back. Holding a bowl of noodle soup, Zhu Danchen suddenly snatched it out from the dark, shouting: "Ah!" Pretending to miss, a bowl of boiling hot noodle soup was thrown at him across the face.The distance between the two was so close, Zhu Danchen splashed so fast, there was really no room for maneuver in the small shop, Yun Zhonghe immediately turned around, avoided half of the bowl of hot soup, and splashed the remaining half on his face, his vision was blurred immediately In a fit of rage, he stretched out his hand and rushed towards Zhu Danchen, intending to grab him and cut him open.But as soon as Zhu Danchen took the soup bowl out of his hands, he lifted up the table, and all the dishes and cups on the table flew towards Yun Zhonghe.With a puff sound, Yun Zhonghe's five fingers inserted into the table, and the dishes and cups were hit by a gust of wind. He ran into an enemy hastily in the inn, even though he was a master of martial arts, he was in a hurry, he rushed his inner energy all over his body, bowls and dishes were bumped into each other, and bounced back one by one, but the juice was dripping, he couldn't help being in a panic.Only the sound of horseshoes was heard outside the door, and two people had galloped northward on horseback.Yun Zhonghe stretched out his sleeves to wipe the soup from his eyes, suddenly felt the wind blowing, and something hit his chest.He took a breath, his chest suddenly shrank half a foot, his left palm came down from the air, and he grabbed it with his back palm, his four fingers had already grasped the judge's pen that the enemy had pointed at.Zhu Danchen hastily used his energy to fight back.His internal strength was weak, this snatch was impossible, a beloved weapon was about to fall into the enemy's hands, but luckily Yun Zhonghe's hands were full of oily soup, his fingers were slippery, he couldn't hold it tightly, so he withdrew the weapon. After a few moves, Zhu Danchen knew that the enemy was flexible and powerful in martial arts, so he shouted: "Those who use iron poles, those who use broad axes, quickly block the door, and the penny can't escape." He once heard Chu Wanli He told Gu Ducheng that he met a person who looked like a bamboo pole that night, and the two of them joined forces to barely win, and they called out the generals with bluff.Yun Zhonghe didn't know what the plan was, and thought: "Oops, the two guys with the iron pole and the broad ax were ambushing outside. I have one against three, and I must be defeated." At this moment, he was not interested in fighting, rushed into the backyard, and jumped over the wall. Walk.Zhu Danchen yelled: "Panpao has escaped, chase him quickly, this time we can't let him slip away again!" He ran outside the door, got on his horse, and chased after Duan Yu. Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing rode for a few miles, then reined in the reins and walked slowly, after a while, they heard the sound of horseshoes, Zhu Danchen came after him on horseback.The two reined in their horses and waited for each other, and were about to ask, Mu Wanqing suddenly said: "No! That man is chasing him!" I saw a person on the avenue swaying and floating, slowly approaching like a penny. Zhu Danchen said in amazement: "This man's lightness kung fu is so good." He raised his whip and lashed Duan Yu's horse's buttocks, and the three horses and twelve hooves flew up and down, leaving Yun Zhonghe far behind in an instant .After running for several miles, Mu Wanqing heard that the horse was panting very fast, so she had to slow down, but the moment she stopped, Yun Zhonghe had already caught up.Although this person's short-distance sprint is not as good as that of a horse, his long-term strength is endless. Zhu Danchen knew that he had seen through the trick, so false threats are no longer effective, it seems that within twenty miles, he must be chased by him.As long as you go to Dali City, you don't need to be afraid of big things, but the three horses are running slower and slower, and the situation is getting urgent.After running for several miles, Duan Yu's horse suddenly knelt down on its front legs and threw him off.Mu Wanqing got off the saddle and rushed forward, before Duan Yu could touch the ground, she had already grabbed his back, just as her horse ran to her side, she pressed the saddle with her left hand, and jumped onto the horse's back with Duan Yu .Zhu Danchen was far behind in order to stop the enemy, Duan Yu couldn't save him once he fell off the horse, seeing Mu Wanqing made a timely move, he couldn't help but blurted out: "Good posture!" As soon as the sound was finished, suddenly the wind rang in the back of his head, and the weapon struck, Zhu Danchen turned back to the judge's pen, and the steel claw was blocked with a bang.Yun Zhonghe took advantage of the momentum and dragged down, his five steel-cast fingers only grabbed the horse's buttocks, dripping with blood.The horse suffered from pain and let out a mournful hiss, but ran even faster, and was far away from Yun Zhonghe after a while.But in this way, one horse with two packs and one horse injured, no matter what, it will not last long, Zhu Danchen and Mu Wanqing are secretly anxious. Duan Yu didn't know the danger, and asked: "Is this person very powerful? Could it be that Fourth Brother Zhu can't beat him?" Mu Wanqing shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I was injured and couldn't use my strength to help Fourth Brother Zhu Let's fight this villain." Suddenly he had an idea, and said, "I pretended to be hurt by falling from a horse, laying on the ground, and shot him twice out of nowhere, maybe he would succeed. You ride the horse and just go, don't wait." Duan Yu was in a hurry. , turned her arms around, wrapped her left hand around her head and neck, and hugged her waist with her right hand, and kept yelling: "No, no! I can't let you take risks!" Mu Wanqing blushed with shame, and said angrily: "Idiot, hurry up!" Let me go. Let Fourth Brother Zhu see it, what will you look like?" Duan Yu was startled, and said: "I'm sorry! Don't take offense." Mu Wanqing said: "You are my husband, so why should I be sorry?" While speaking, he turned his head and saw the Yunzhong Crane approaching slowly, Zhu Danchen waved his hands again and again, urging them to run away, then jumped off his horse, and blocked him in the road, even though he knew he was no match, he still had to block him for a while, so as not to He caught up with Duan Yu.Unexpectedly, Yun Zhonghe wanted to catch up with Mu Wanqing, and suddenly rushed obliquely into the field beside the road, bypassed Zhu Danchen, and quickly chased Duan Mu and the two of them. Mu Wanqing whipped the mount vigorously, the horse was foaming at the mouth, it was already dying.Duan Yu said: "If we were riding your black rose, I guess this villain will never be able to catch up." Mu Wanqing said: "Then what do you say?" The horse turned around a hill, facing a straight road, and there was no place to hide. It saw a corner of the yellow wall protruding beside the small lake among the green willows at the west end.Duan Yu happily said: "Okay! Let's go over there." Mu Wanqing said: "No way! It's a dead end, there is no way out!" Duan Yu said: "It's good if you listen to me." Pull the rein and turn the horse Head, gallop to the green willow bushes. Running closer, Mu Wanqing saw that the yellow wall turned out to be a temple, and the plaque seemed to be written with the words "Yuxu Temple", thinking quickly in her heart: "This idiot has escaped here, and there is no way out. I will hide In the dark, shoot this penny with an arrow." In the blink of an eye, the horse had rushed to the front of the watch, suddenly heard a man behind him laughing, it was the voice of the crane in the cloud, the distance was only a few feet away. Duan Yu could only hear Duan Yu yelling: "Mom, Mom, come quickly! Mom!" Mu Wanqing was annoyed, and shouted: "Idiot, shut up!" It's useless." He threw himself forward.Mu Wanqing put her left palm on the back of Duan Yu's heart, pushed it out with force, and shouted: "Flee into the temple!" At the same time, she lightly waved her right arm, and shot an arrow backwards.Yun Zhonghe retracted his head and dodged it, seeing Mu Wanqing jumping off the saddle, he stretched out the steel claw with his left hand, and put it on her shoulder.Mu Wanqing shrank quickly, got under the horse's belly, and shot three arrows in succession.The crane in the cloud swayed here and there, and jumped back to avoid it. At this moment, a Taoist nun walked out of the temple, and seeing Duan Yu just got up from the ground with ouches, she stepped forward and put her arms around him, and said with a smile: "What are you playing with, you are so yelling?" ?” Mu Wanqing saw that although this Taoist nun was older than Duan Yu, but she was beautiful, she was so affectionate to Duan Yu, and Duan Yu stretched his right arm around the Taoist nun's waist, showing a look of liking, and couldn't help feeling jealous Da Sheng, ignoring the strong enemy behind him, jumped over, slashed at the Taoist nun head-on, and shouted: "Why are you holding him? Let go!" Duan Yu hurriedly shouted: "Sister Wan, don't be rude. !" Mu Wanqing was even more annoyed when she heard him protect the nun, her feet didn't touch the ground, and her palms increased by three points.The Taoist nun waved the dust fly, and the tail of the dust made a small circle in mid-air, wrapping around her wrist.Mu Wanqing only felt that the force on the whisk was really strong, and after being pulled by the whisk, she couldn't help rushing a few steps to the side, then stood still, and scolded anxiously and angrily: "You are a monk, you are not afraid of being ugly! " When Yun Zhonghe first saw the Taoist girl come out, she looked beautiful, and he was overjoyed: "Luck has come today, one stone kills two birds, and the two girls were taken away together." When the Taoist girl Fuchen made a move, he attacked Mu Wanqing fiercely. Gently melted away her palm, knowing that this Taoist nun had great martial arts skills, she jumped on the saddle, watched the changes quietly, and said to herself: "Both girls are beautiful, just grab one at random, and that's all." The nun said angrily, "Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? You... who are you?" Mu Wanqing said: "I am Duan Lang's wife, let him go." The Taoist nun was stunned, then suddenly smiled, pulled Duan Yu's ear, and said with a smile: "Is it true or not?" Duan Yu smiled and said, "It can be said to be true or false." He wrinkled his cheeks heavily, and said with a smile: "I didn't learn half of your father's martial arts, but I learned enough about his flirtatious nonsense. It's no wonder I didn't break your dog legs." Looking sideways at Mu Wanqing, Said: "Well, this girl is really beautiful, but she is too wild, she must be disciplined well." Mu Wanqing said angrily: "It's none of your business whether I'm wild or not? If you don't let him go, I'm going to shoot you with an arrow." The nun smiled and said, "You shoot instead." Duan Yu shouted: "Sister Wan, no! Do you know who she is?" As he spoke, he put his arms around the nun's neck.Mu Wanqing was even more furious, she raised her wrist, swished twice, and shot two poisonous arrows at the nun. The Taoist nun was smiling, but when she saw the little arrow, her expression changed suddenly, the whisk swung out, wrapped around the two little arrows, and shouted sharply: "Who is Qin Hongmian, 'Sura Saber'?" Mu Wanqing said: "What's the 'Sura Saber' Qin Hongmian? I haven't heard of it. Let me go, Duan Lang." She clearly saw that it was Duan Lang who was hugging the Taoist nun, not the Taoist nun, and she still felt that the Taoist nun was still the same. it is good. Duan Yu saw that Taoist nun turned pale with anger, and advised: "Mom, don't be angry." "Mom, don't be angry" these five words penetrated into Mu Wanqing's ears, she couldn't help being taken aback, almost couldn't believe her ears, and shouted: "What, she...she is your mother?" Duan Yu laughed and said, "Didn't you hear me when I yelled 'Mom' just now?" Turning to the nun, he said, "Mom, she is Miss Mu Wanqing Mu, my son has been in danger for the past few days and has been bullied by the wicked. Thanks to Miss Mu who saved her son's life several times." Suddenly, someone outside the willow grove shouted: "Yuxu Sanren! Be careful, this is one of the four great villains!" Followed by another person, it was Zhu Danchen.Seeing that the Taoist nun's expression was different, he also said that she had already suffered from Yun Zhonghe, and said in a trembling voice, "You...have you ever fought with him?" Yun Zhonghe laughed loudly and said: "It's not too late to do it now." As soon as he finished his sentence, his feet were on the saddle, like a flagpole was erected on the horse's back, suddenly he stretched out his body forward, hooked his right foot Holding the saddle, the two steel claws grabbed the nun at the same time.The nun leaned to the left of the horse, and the whisk flew out with two small arrows.Yun Zhonghe dodged it.The nun rushed forward and swung her fly whisk to hit his left leg, Yun Zhonghe didn't dodge, the steel claw with her left hand hooked towards her vest.The nun dodged sideways, and Fuchen fought back.Yun Zhonghe took a step forward, stepped on the horse's head with his left foot, condescending, and swept the steel claw with his right hand. Zhu Danchen shouted: "Come down." Leaping onto the horse's hip, the left judge pointed his pen at his left waist.Yun Zhonghe made a block with the steel claw in his left hand, attacking the short with the long, and counterattacked.Yuxu Sanren's whisk shook his place, and attacked his lower body again.Yun Zhonghe flew steel claws with both hands, one against two, and he didn't lose the wind.Seeing that he was standing on the horse, Mu Wanqing took advantage of the fact that he didn't have to guard his chest, so he shot an arrow, piercing the horse's left eye.The horse neighed miserably, then fell to its knees.Yuxu Sanren's whisk circled around, and it had already entangled the fingers of Yun Zhonghe's right hand steel grip.Zhu Danchen stepped forward and attacked three times in a row.Yuxu Sanren and Yun Zhonghe fought back at the same time. Although Yun Zhonghe's internal strength was much stronger, half of his strength was used to block Zhu Danchen's judge's brush, and also to guard against Mu Wanqing's poisonous arrow, he felt his arm tremble, and the fly whisk and steel claw were released at the same time, flying straight into the sky.Knowing that he would not be able to win today, he scolded: "Guys from Dali, they only rely on numbers to win." He put his feet on the saddle, his body flew out like an arrow, and his left hand grabbed a big willow tree. The branch turned over and was several feet away.Mu Wanqing shot an arrow, and with a slap, the short arrow was nailed to the willow tree, but the crane in the cloud flew away and disappeared.With a loud bang, the whisk and the steel claw fell to the ground at the same time. Zhu Danchen bowed down to the Sanren Yuxu, saluted respectfully, and said: "Danchen is almost in danger today, so I will be saved." The Sanren Yuxu smiled slightly, and said: "I haven't used a weapon for more than ten years. Put it all aside. Brother Zhu, what is the origin of this person?" Zhu Danchen said: "I heard that the Four Great Evils came to Dali together. This man is at the end of the Four Great Evils, his martial arts are already so good, the other three can imagine I know. Please... Please take refuge in the palace for a while, and wait until you have taken care of these four villains." Yuxu Sanren's complexion changed slightly, and he said sullenly: "What am I going to do in the palace? The four villains are here, I can't fight against me, and I'll just die." Zhu Danchen didn't dare to say any more, he winked at Duan Yulian, asking He begged. Duan Yu picked up the fly whisk, handed it to his mother, threw Yun Zhonghe's steel claws into the small lake, and said: "Mom, these four villains are really vicious. If you don't want to go home, I will go with you." Uncle." Yuxu Sanren shook his head and said, "I won't go." His eye circles turned red, as if he was about to shed tears.Duan Yu said: "Okay, if you don't go, I will stay here with you." Turning his head to Zhu Danchen, he said: "Brother Zhu, I trouble you to report to my uncle and father that my mother and son are working together to resist the Big Four. the wicked." Yuxu Sanren laughed, and said: "Thank you for not being shy, what ability do you have to join forces with me to resist the four villains?" Although she made her son laugh, the tears that had been in her eyes before finally flowed down her cheeks. She turned her back and raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears. Mu Wanqing was surprised inwardly: "Why is Duan Lang's mother a monk? Seeing that Yun Zhonghe will join forces with the other three villains to attack, how does his mother resist the enemy? Why is she so persistent and refuses to go home to hide?" ? Ah, that’s right! There are many men in the world who are heartless, and Duan Lang’s father must have another favorite, which made his mother annoyed to become a monk.” Thinking of this, he sympathized with her and said: “Yuxu Sanren, I will help you defend against the enemy." Yuxu Sanren looked at her appearance carefully, and suddenly said sharply: "Tell me the truth, who is 'Sura Saber' Qin Hongmian?" Mu Wanqing was also angry, and said: "I told you I've never heard of this name before. Whether Qin Hongmian is male or female, human or animal, I have no idea." When Yuxu Sanren heard her say "human or animal", he immediately felt relieved, and thought: "If she is a relative of Shura Dao's descendant, she would never say the word 'animal'." Although he heard her contradict her words, his face softened. He smiled and said, "Don't blame me, girl! I just saw your archery technique and posture, which is very similar to a woman I know, and even your appearance is three points similar, which makes me suspicious. Miss Mu, what are the names of your father and Lingtang? You are very good at martial arts, you must be a daughter of a famous family." Mu Wanqing shook her head and said, "I have no father or mother since I was a child, but my master raised me. I don't know what my father and mother's names are." Yuxu said: "Then Who is the respected master?" Mu Wanqing said: "My master is called 'You Gu Ke'." Yuxu Sanren pondered and said, "You Gu Ke? You Gu Ke?" Looking at Zhu Danchen, he asked with a wink. Zhu Danchen shook his head, and said: "Danchen lives in the southern border, ignorant and ignorant, and there are many unknowns among the heroes of the Central Plains predecessors. This 'Youguke' senior, must be a high-ranking scholar who lives in the mountains and forests." These few words, then It means that they have never heard of the name "Guke". While talking, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the willow forest, and someone shouted from a distance: "Fourth brother, is the young master safe?" Zhu Danchen called: "Young master is here, you are safe and sound." In a moment, three horses rode He stopped in front of the temple, Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng, and Fu Sigui got off their horses and approached, bowed down on the ground, and saluted Yuxu Sanren. Mu Wanqing grew up in the mountains since she was a child, she was quite annoyed seeing these people's polite manners, and thought to herself: "These people are all very good at martial arts, but how come they worship everyone?" The Yuxu Sanren saw the three people in a panic, Fu Sigui's face was wounded by a weapon, half of his face was wrapped in a white cloth, Gu Ducheng's body was stained with blood, and only half of Chu Wanli's long iron pole was left. Quickly asked: "What? Is the enemy strong? How is Sigui's injury?" Hearing her question, Fu Sigui was filled with anger again, and said loudly: "Sigui is not good at learning, I am so ashamed, and I am worried about it. "Yuxu Sanren said faintly: "What kind of concubine do you still call me? You have to remember better." Fu Sigui lowered his head and said, "Yes! Please forgive me, concubine." What he said was still " "Princess", it is a habit of calling it in the past, and it is not easy to change it. Zhu Danchen said: "Where is Lord Gao?" Chu Wanli said: "Master Gao suffered some internal injuries, so it is not convenient for him to ride a horse fast, so here he comes." Yuxu Sanren gave a light "ah" and said: "Master Gao was also injured? No...is it all right?" Chu Wanli said, "Master Gao and the God of Crocodile of the South China Sea were facing each other, and they were fighting to the point where Erniang Ye suddenly attacked from behind. Master Hou couldn't break up. I gave this woman a slap on the vest." Yuxu Sanren took Duan Yu's hand and said, "Let's go see Uncle Gao." The two of them walked out of the willow forest together, and Mu Wanqing also followed.Chu Wanli and others tied their mounts to the willow tree and followed behind. In the distance, a horse came slowly, and there was a person lying on the horse's back.Yuxu Sanren waited quickly to meet him, only to see that the man was Gao Shengtai.Duan Yu hurried forward and asked: "Uncle Gao, what do you think?"Yuxu scattered people said: "Master Gao, you are injured, so you don't need to be polite." But Gao Shengtai had already dismounted, bowed and said, "Gao Shengtai respectfully asks the princess to be well." Yuxu scattered people returned the salute, saying: "Yu'er, You support Uncle Gao." Mu Wanqing was full of doubts: "This Gao's martial arts is really good. With an iron flute, he frightened Erniang Ye away in a few moves. How could he be so respectful when he met Duan Lang's mother? He also called her 'Princess' ', could it be that...Duan Lang...Duan Lang...is he a prince? But this nerd doesn't know what to do, how can he look like a prince?" Yuxu Sanren said: "Master Hou, please return to Dali to recuperate immediately." Gao Shengtai said: "Yes! The four villains came to Dali together, the situation is extremely dangerous, please return to the palace temporarily." Yuxu Sanren sighed and said: " For the rest of my life, I will never go back." Gao Shengtai said: "In that case, we will guard outside Yuxu Temple." He said to Fu Sigui, "Sigui, go back and report immediately." Fu Sigui replied: "Yes!" He quickly ran towards the mount tied outside Yuxu Temple. Yuxu San said: "Wait a minute!" He lowered his head and meditated.Fu Sigui immediately stopped. Mu Wanqing saw that Yuxu Sanren's expression changed, it was obvious that she had a problem in her heart, and it was hard to make a decision.The afternoon sun slanted on her cheeks, which were crystal clear and radiant. Although she was middle-aged, her beauty remained undiminished. She thought to herself: "Duan Lang's mother is very beautiful, she looks like the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the painting." After a long while, the Sanren Yuxu raised his head and said, "Okay, let's go back to Dali together, and I won't be alone, and let everyone take this strange risk." Duan Yu was overjoyed, jumped up, put his arms around her head and neck, and called out Said: "This is my good mother!" Fu Sigui said: "My subordinates will report the news first." He ran back and untied his mount, got on the horse, and galloped northward.Chu Wanli led the horse and let Yuxu Sanren, Duan Yu and Mu Wanqing ride on it.
A group of people headed to Dali on the first journey, Yuxu Sanren, Mu Wanqing, Duan Yu, Gao Shengtai rode on horses, Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng, Zhu Danchen followed on foot.After traveling for several miles, a small group of cavalry galloped towards them.Chu Wanli took the lead quickly and said a few words to the captain.The captain gave an order, and all the cavalry jumped off their horses and fell to the ground.Duan Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite." The captain ordered three horses to wait for Chu Wanli to ride, and he led the cavalry to open the way first.With iron hooves clattering, he galloped towards the avenue. Seeing this kind of momentum, Mu Wanqing knew that Duan Yu must be very human, and suddenly became worried: "I also thought that he was just a down-and-out scholar, so he would marry as soon as he wanted to. Look at this kid's pomp and circumstance, if he Some relatives of the emperor, or high officials in the court, might look down on me, a mountain woman. The master said, the richer a man is, the less conscientious he is, and he has to pay attention to what kind of family is right when he marries a wife. Hmph, he will just marry me,倘若三心两意，推三阻四，我不砍他几剑才怪。我才不理他是多大的来头呢？”一想到这事，心里再也藏不住，纵马驰到段誉身边，问道：“喂，你到底是甚么人？咱们在山顶上说过的话，算数不算？” 段誉见马前马后都是人，她忽然直截了当的问起婚姻大事，不禁颇为尴尬，笑道：“到了大理城内，我慢慢跟你说。”木婉清道：“你若是负……负心……我……我……”说了两个“我”字，终于说不下去了。段誉见她胀红了粉脸，眼中泪水盈盈，更增娇艳，心中爱念大盛，低声道：“我是求之不得，你放心，我妈妈也很喜欢你呢。” 木婉清破涕为笑，低声道：“你妈妈喜不喜欢我，我又理她作甚？”言下之意自是说：“只要你喜欢我，那就成了。” 段誉心中一荡，眼光转处，只见母亲正似笑非笑的望着自己两人，不由得大窘。 申牌时分，离大理城尚有二三十里，迎面尘头大起，成千名骑兵列队驰来，两面杏黄旗迎风招展，一面旗上绣着“镇南”两个红字，另一面旗上绣着“保国”两个黑字。段誉叫道：“妈，爹爹亲自迎接你来啦。”玉虚散人哼了一声，勒停了马。高昇泰等一干人一齐下马，让在道旁。段誉纵马上前，木婉清略一犹豫，也纵马跟了上去。 片刻间双方驰近，段誉大叫：“爹爹，妈回来啦。” 两名旗手向旁让开，一个紫袍人骑着一匹大白马迎面奔来，喝道：“誉儿，你当真胡闹之极，累得高叔叔身受重伤，瞧我不打断你的两腿。” 木婉清吃了一惊，心道：“哼，你要打断段郎的双腿，就算你是他的父亲，那也决计不成。”只见这紫袍人一张国字脸，神态威猛，浓眉大眼，肃然有王者之相，见到儿子无恙归来，三分怒色之外，倒有七分喜欢。木婉清心道：“幸好段郎的相貌像他妈妈，不像你。否则似你这般凶霸霸的模样，我可不喜欢。” 段誉纵马向前，笑道：“爹爹，你老人家身子安好。”那紫袍人佯怒道：“好甚么？总算没给你气死。”段誉笑道：“这趟若不是儿子出去，也接不到娘回来。儿子所立的这场汗马功劳，着实了不起。咱们就将功折罪，爹，你别生气罢。”紫袍人哼了一声，道：“就算我不揍你，你伯父也饶你不过。”双腿一挟，白马行走如飞，向玉虚散人奔去。 木婉清见那队骑兵身披锦衣，甲胄鲜明，兵器擦得闪闪生光，前面二十人手执仪仗，一面朱漆牌上写着“大理镇南王段”六字，另一面虎头牌上写着“保国大将军段”六字。她虽是天不怕、地不怕的性儿，见了这等威仪排场，心下也不禁肃然，问段誉道：“喂，这镇南王，保国大将军，就是你爹爹么？” 段誉笑着点头，低声道：“那就是你公公了。” 木婉清勒马呆立，霎时间心中一片茫然。她呆了半晌，纵马又向段誉身边驰去。大道上前后左右都是人，她心中突然只觉说不出的孤寂，须得靠近段誉，才稍觉平安。 镇南王在玉虚散人马前丈余处勒定了马，两人你望我一眼，我望你一眼，谁都不开口。段誉道：“妈，爹爹亲自来接你啦。”玉虚散人道：“你去跟伯母说，我到她那里住几天，打退了敌人之后，我便回玉虚观去。”镇南王陪笑道：“夫人，你的气还没消么？咱们回家之后，我慢慢跟你陪礼。”玉虚散人沉着脸道：“我不回家，我要进宫去。” 段誉道：“很好，咱们先进宫去，拜见了伯父、伯母再说。妈，这次儿子溜到外面去玩，伯父一定生气，爹爹多半是不肯给我说情的了。还是你帮儿子去说几句好话罢。”玉虚散人道：“你越大越不成话了，须得让伯父重重打一顿板子才成。”段誉笑道：“打在儿身上，痛在娘心里，还是别打的好。”玉虚散人给他逗得一笑，道：“呸！打得越重越好，我才不可怜呢。” 镇南王和玉虚散人之间本来甚是尴尬，给段誉这么插科打诨，玉虚散人开颜一笑，僵局便打开了。段誉道：“爹，你的马好，怎地不让给妈骑？”玉虚散人说道：“我不骑！”向前直驰而去。 段誉纵马追上，挽住母亲坐骑的辔头。镇南王已下了马，牵过自己的马去。段誉嘻嘻直笑，抱起母亲，放在父亲的白马鞍上，笑道：“妈，你这么一位绝世无双的美人儿，骑了这匹白马，更加好看了。可不真是观世音菩萨下凡吗？”玉虚散人笑道：“你那木姑娘才是绝世无双的美人儿，你取笑妈这老太婆么？” 镇南王转头向木婉清看去。段誉道：“她……她是木姑娘，是儿子结交的……结交的好朋友。”镇南王见了儿子神色，已知其意，见木婉清容颜秀丽，暗暗喝彩：“誉儿眼光倒是不错。”见木婉清眼光中野气甚浓，也不过来拜见，心道：“原来是个不知礼数的乡下女孩儿。”心中记挂着高昇泰的伤势，快步走到他身边，说道：“泰弟，你内伤怎样？”伸指搭他腕脉。高昇泰道：“我督脉上受了些伤，并不碍事，你……你不用损耗功力……”一言未毕，镇南王已伸出右手食指，在他后颈中点了三指，右掌按住他腰间。 镇南王头顶冒出丝丝白气，过了一盏茶时分，才放开左掌。高昇泰道：“淳哥，大敌当前，你何苦在这时候为我耗损内力？”镇南王笑道：“你内伤不轻，早治一刻好一刻。待得见了大哥，他就不让我动手，自己要出指了。” 木婉清见高昇泰本来脸色白得怕人，但只这片刻之间，双颊便有了红晕，心道：“原来段郎的爹爹内功深厚之极，怎地段郎他……他却又全然不会武功？” 褚万里牵过一匹马来，服侍镇南王上马。镇南王和高昇泰并骑徐行，低声询问敌情。段誉与母亲有说有笑，在铁甲卫士前后拥卫之下向大理城驰去，却不免将木婉清冷落了。
黄昏时分，一行人进了大理城南门。“镇南”、“保国”两面大旗所到之处，众百姓大声欢呼：“镇南王爷千岁！”“大将军千岁！”镇南王挥手作答。 木婉清见大理城内人烟稠密，大街上青石平铺，市肆繁华。过得几条街道，眼前笔直一条大石路，大路尽头耸立着无数黄瓦宫殿，夕阳照在琉璃瓦上，金碧辉煌，令人目为之眩。一行人来到一座牌坊之前，一齐下马。木婉清见牌坊上写着四个大金字“圣道广慈”，心想：“这定是大理国的皇宫了。段郎的伯父竟住在皇宫之中，想必位居高官，也是个甚么王爷、大将军之流。” 一行人走过牌坊，木婉清见宫门上的匾额写着“圣慈宫”三个金字。一个太监快步走将出来，说道：“启禀王爷：皇上与娘娘在王爷府中相候，请王爷、王妃回镇南王府见驾。”镇南王道：“是了！”段誉笑道：“妙极，妙极！”玉虚散人横他一眼，嗔道：“妙甚么？我在皇宫中等候娘娘便是。”那太监道：“娘娘吩咐，务请王妃即时朝见，娘娘有要紧事和王妃商量。”玉虚散人低声道：“有甚么要紧事了？诡计多端。”段誉知道这是皇后故意安排，料到他母亲不肯回自己王府，是以先到镇南王府去相候，实是撮合他父母和好的一番美意，心下甚喜。 一行人出牌坊后上马，折而向东，行了约莫两里路，来到一座大府第前。府门前两面大旗，旗上分别绣的是“镇南”、“保国”两字，府额上写的是“镇南王府”。门口站满了亲兵卫士，躬身行礼，恭迎王爷、王妃回府。 镇南王首先进了府门，玉虚散人踏上第一级石阶，忽然停步，眼眶一红，怔怔的掉下泪来。段誉半拉半推，将母亲拥进了大门，说道：“爹，儿子请得母亲回来，立下大功，爹爹有甚么奖赏？”镇南王心中喜欢，道：“你向娘讨赏，娘说赏甚么，我便照赏。”玉虚散人破涕为笑，道：“我说赏你一顿板子。”段誉伸了伸舌头。 高昇泰等到了大厅上，分站两旁，镇南王道：“泰弟，你身上有伤，快坐下。”段誉向木婉清道：“你在此稍坐片刻，我见过皇上、皇后，便来陪你。”木婉清实是不愿他离去，但也无法阻止，只得委委曲曲的点了点头，径在首座第一张椅上坐了下来。其余诸人一直站着，直等镇南王夫妇和段誉进了内堂，高昇泰这才坐下，但褚万里、古笃诚、朱丹臣等人却仍垂手站立。 木婉清也不理会，放眼看那大厅，只见正中一块横匾，写着“邦国柱石”四个大字，下首署着“丁卯御笔”四个小字，楹柱中堂悬满了字画，一时也看不了这许多，何况好多字根本不识。侍仆送上清茶，恭恭敬敬的举盘过顶。木婉清心想：“这些人古怪真多。”又见只有她自己与高昇泰两人有茶。朱丹臣等一干人迎敌之时威风八面，到了镇南王府，却恭谨肃立，大气也不敢透一口，哪里像甚么身负上乘武功的英雄好汉？ 过得半个时辰，木婉清等得不耐烦起来，大声叫道：“段誉，段誉，干么还不出来？” 大厅上虽站满了人，但人人屏息凝气，只声不出，木婉清突然大叫，谁都吓了一跳。高昇泰微笑道：“姑娘稍安毋躁，小王爷这就出来。”木婉清奇道：“甚么小王爷？”高昇泰道：“段公子是镇南王世子，那不是小王爷么？”木婉清自言自语：“小王爷，小王爷！这书呆子像甚么王爷？” 只见内堂走出一名太监，说道：“皇上有旨：着善阐侯、木婉清进见。”高昇泰见那太监出来，早已恭恭敬敬的站立。木婉清却仍大剌剌的坐着，听那太监直呼己名，心中不喜，低声道：“姑娘也不称一声，我的名字是你随便叫得的么？”高昇泰道：“木姑娘，咱们去叩见皇上。” 木婉清虽是天不怕、地不怕，听说要去见皇帝，心头也有些发毛，只得跟在高昇泰之后，穿长廊，过庭院，只觉走不完的一间间屋子，终于来到一座花厅之外。 那太监报道：“善阐侯、木婉清朝见皇上、娘娘。”揭开了帘子。 高昇泰向木婉清使个眼色，走进花厅，向正中坐着的一男一女跪了下去。 木婉清却不下跪，见那男人长须黄袍，相貌清俊，问道：“你就是皇帝么？” 这居中而坐的男子，正是大理国当今皇帝段正明，帝号称为保定帝。大理国于五代后晋天福二年建国，比之赵匡胤陈桥兵变、黄袍加身还早了廿三年。大理段氏其先为武威郡人，始祖段俭魏，佐南诏大蒙国蒙氏为清平官，六传至段思平，官运海节度使，丁酉年得国，称太祖神圣文武帝。十四传而到段正明，已历一百五十余年。 是时北宋汴梁哲宗天子在位，年岁尚幼，太皇太后高氏垂帘听政。这位太皇太后任用名臣，废除苛政，百姓康乐，华夏绥安，实是中国历代第一位英明仁厚的女主，史称“女中尧舜”。大理国僻处南疆，历代皇帝崇奉佛法，虽自建帝号，对大宋一向忍让恭顺，从来不以兵戎相见。保定帝在位十一年，改元三，曰保定、建安、天祐，其时正当天祐年间，四境宁静，国泰民安。 保定帝见木婉清不向自己跪拜，开口便问自己是否皇帝，不禁失笑，说道：“我便是皇帝了。你说大理城里好玩么？”木婉清道：“我一进城便来见你了，还没玩过。”保定帝微笑道：“明儿让誉儿带你到处走走，瞧瞧我们大理的风光。”木婉清道：“很好，你陪我们一起去吗？”她此言一出，众人都忍不住微笑。 保定帝回视坐在身旁的皇后，笑道：“皇后，这娃儿要咱们陪她，你说陪不陪？”皇后微笑未答。木婉清向她打量了几眼，道：“你是皇后娘娘吗？果然挺美丽的。”保定帝呵呵大笑，说道：“誉儿，木姑娘天真诚朴，有趣得紧。” 木婉清问道：“你为甚么叫他誉儿？他常说的伯父，就是你了，是不是？他这次私逃出外，很怕你生气，你别打他了，好不好？”保定帝微笑道：“我本要重重打他五十记板子，既是姑娘说情，那就饶过了。誉儿，你还不谢谢木姑娘。” 段誉见木婉清逗得皇上高兴，心下甚喜，知道伯父性子随和，便向木婉清深深一揖，说道：“谢过木姑娘说情之德。”木婉清还了一礼，低声道：“你伯父答允不打你，我就放心了，谢倒是不用谢的。”转头又向保定帝道：“我只道皇帝总是个很凶很可怕的人，哪知道你……你很好！” 保定帝除了幼年时曾得父皇、母后如此称赞之外，十余年来人人见他恭敬畏惧，从未有人赞过他“你很好”三字，但见木婉清犹如浑金璞玉，全然不通世故人情，对她更增三分喜欢，向皇后道：“你有甚么东西赏她？” 皇后从左腕上褪下一只玉镯，递了过去，道：“赏了你罢。” 木婉清上前接过，戴上自己手腕，嫣然一笑，道：“谢谢你啦。下次我也去找一件好看的东西送给你。”皇后微微一笑，说道：“那我先谢谢你啦。” 忽听得西首数间屋外屋顶上阁的一声响，跟着邻室的屋上又是阁的一响。
木婉清一惊，知有敌人来袭，那人来得好快。但听得飕飕数声，几个人上了屋顶，褚万里的声音喝道：“阁下深夜来到王府，意欲何为？” 一个嗓子嘶哑的粗声道：“我找徒儿来啦！快叫我乖徒儿来见我。”正是南海鳄神。 木婉清吃惊更甚，虽知王府中戒备森严，卫士如云，镇南王、高昇泰、玉虚散人，以及褚古傅朱诸人均武功高强，但南海鳄神实在太也厉害，如再得叶二娘、云中鹤，以及那个未曾露过面的“天下第一恶人”相助，四恶联手，倘要强掳段誉，只怕也是不易阻挡。 只听褚万里喝道：“阁下高徒是谁？镇南王府之中，哪有阁下的徒儿？快快退去！” 突然间嗤的一声响，半空中伸下一张大手，将厅门上悬着的帘子撕为两半，人影一晃，南海鳄神已站在厅中。他豆眼骨溜溜的一转，已见到段誉，哈哈大笑，叫道：“老四说得不错，乖徒儿果然在此。快快求我收你为徒，跟我去学功夫。”说着伸出鸡爪般的手来，抓向段誉肩头。 镇南王见他这一抓来势劲急，着实厉害，生怕他伤了爱子，当即挥掌拍去。两人手掌相碰，砰的一声，均感内力受震。南海鳄神心下暗惊，问道：“你是谁？我来带领我的徒儿，关你甚么事？”镇南王微笑道：“在下段正淳。这孩子是我儿子，几时拜你为师了？” 段誉笑道：“他硬要收我为徒，我说早已拜过师父了，可是他偏偏不信。” 南海鳄神瞧瞧段誉，又瞧瞧镇南王段正淳，说道：“老的武功倒很强，小的却是一点不会，我就不信你们是爷儿俩。段正淳，咱们马马虎虎，就算他是你的儿子好了。可是你教武功的法子不对，你儿子太过脓包。可惜，嘿嘿，可惜。”段正淳道：“可惜甚么？”南海鳄神道：“你儿子很像我，是块极难得的学武材料，只须跟我学得十年，包他成为武林中一个了不起的高手。” 段正淳又是好气，又是好笑，但适才跟他对掌，已知此人武功好生了得，正待回答，段誉已抢着说道：“岳老三，你武功不行，不配做我师父，你回南海万鳄岛去再练二十年，再来跟人谈论武学。”南海鳄神大怒，喝道：“凭你这小子，也配说我武功不行？” 段誉道：“我问你：'风雷、益。君子以见善则迁，有过则改'，那是甚么意思？”南海鳄神一呆，怒道：“那有甚么意思？胡说八道。”段誉道：“你连这几句最浅近的话也不懂，还谈甚么武学？我再问你：'损上益下，民说无疆。自上下下，其道大光。'那又是甚么意思？” 保定帝、镇南王、高昇泰等听到他引中的话来戏弄此人，都不禁好笑。木婉清虽不懂他说些甚么，但猜到多半是酸秀才在掉书包。 南海鳄神一怔之间，只见各人脸上均有嘲笑之意，料想段誉说的多半不是好话，大吼一声，便要出掌相击。段正淳踏上半步，拦在他与儿子之间。 段誉笑道：“我说的都是武功秘诀，其中奥妙无穷，料你也不懂。你这等井底之蛙，居然想做我师父，岂不笑歪了天下人的嘴巴？哈哈，我的师父有的是玉洞神仙，有的是饱学宿儒，有的是大德高僧。你啊，再学十年，也未必能拜我为师。” 南海鳄神大吼：“你拜的师父是谁？叫他出来，露几手给我瞧瞧。” 段正淳见来者只是四恶之一，武功虽然不弱，比自己可还差了一筹，不妨拿这浑人来戏耍一番，以博皇上、皇后与夫人一粲，当下由得儿子信口胡说，也不出言阻止。 段誉见伯父脸上笑嘻嘻地，父亲又对己纵容，更加得意了，向南海鳄神道：“好，你有胆子便在这里，我去请我师父来，你可别吓得逃走。”南海鳄神怒道：“我岳老二一生纵横江湖，怕过谁来？快去，快去。”段誉转身出房。 南海鳄神向各人脸上逐一瞧去，只见人人都是脸露微笑，心想：“我这徒儿武功这等差劲，狗屁不如，他师父会有甚么能耐？老子半点也不用怕他。” 只听得靴声橐橐，两个人走近房来。段誉在门外说道：“岳老三这家伙逃走了么？爹，你别让他逃走，我师父来啦。”南海鳄神吼道：“我逃什么？他妈的，快叫你师父进来。你不肯改投明师，想是你的暗师不答允。我先把你的狗屁师父的脖子扭断，你没了师父，就非拜我为师不可。哈哈，这主意高明之极。” 他自称自赞声中，段誉带了一人进来，众人一见，忍不住哈哈大笑。 这人小帽长袍，两撇焦黄鼠须，眯着一双红眼睛，缩头耸肩，形貌猥琐，玉虚散人等认得乃是王府中管帐师爷的手下霍先生。这人整日价似睡非睡，似醒非醒，专爱和王府中的仆役赌博。这时带着七分酒意，胸前满是油腻，被段誉拖着手臂，畏畏缩缩的不敢进来。一进花厅，便向保定帝和皇后叩下头去。保定帝不认得他是谁，说道：“罢了！” 段誉挽着霍先生的手臂，向南海鳄神道：“岳老三，我诸位师尊之中，以这位师父武功最浅，你须先胜