Chapter 46 Chapter 45: Sludge at the Bottom of Dry Wells
Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen came over to meet Mu Wanqing, and introduced Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu and others for her.Although Bazhu and his wife knew that she was the daughter of the King of Zhennan, they had not formally adopted her, so they still called her "Wooden Girl".
They walked for several miles, suddenly they heard an exclamation from the left, and someone even yelled loudly, but it was the voice of the South Sea Crocodile God, as if they were in some danger.Duan Yu said: "It's my apprentice!" Zhong Ling shouted: "Let's go and see, your apprentice is not a bad person." Xu Zhu also said: "Exactly!" His mother Ye Erniang is the South Sea Crocodile God Friends, I can't help but have some incense.
The crowd urged the riders to run towards the place where the yelling sound came from, and after turning around a few valleys, they saw a dense forest, and a thrilling scene appeared beside the cliff on the opposite side:
A large cliff protrudes above the deep valley, and a solitary pine tree grows on the cliff, with an ancient shape.A branch of the pine tree stretched out in the sky, someone put a stick on the branch, this person was wearing a green robe, it was Duan Yanqing.He was holding a stick in his left hand, and another stick in his right hand. Someone was also holding the end of that stick, but it was the South Sea Crocodile God.The other hand of the Crocodile God of the South China Sea grabbed a person's long hair, it was the extremely vicious Crane in the Cloud.Yun Zhonghe held two wrists of a young girl with both hands.The four of them are like forming a long rope, floating in the air, it is really dangerous, no matter who misses, the people below will immediately fall into the deep valley tens of feet below.There are thousands of stones in the valley, standing up like swords. If someone falls down, it will be difficult to survive.At that time, a gust of wind blew, and it blew South Sea Crocodile, Yun Zhonghe, and the girl around half a circle.The girl turned her back to the crowd, but when she turned around, Duan Yu yelled "Ah Yo", and almost fell off the horse.
That girl is Wang Yuyan who he misses day and night and never forgets.
Duan Yu must have been stunned, seeing that the cliff was so dangerous that he couldn't ride his horse, so he immediately jumped off his horse and rushed forward.Before reaching the pine tree, I saw a fat man with a big head and short body holding a big axe, cutting down the pine tree.
Duan Yu's surprise was even more serious, he shouted: "Hey, hey, what are you doing?" The short fat man ignored it, just chopped down the tree with ax and axe, with loud bang bang, and the broken wood flew.Duan Yu stretched out his fingers, raised his zhenqi, and wanted to hurt him with the six-meridian divine sword, but he didn't expect that the six-meridian divine sword would come when he wanted it to come. "Big brother, second brother, two good girls, four good girls, come quickly, come and save people!"
Amidst the shouts, Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu and others rushed over.It turned out that the fat man was blocked by the big stone, and he couldn't see it at all from below.Fortunately, the pine tree was so thick that it couldn't be cut down for a while.
When Xiao Feng and others saw this situation, they were all very surprised, they couldn't figure out how could such a strange situation occur.Xu Zhu shouted: "Brother Fatty, stop quickly, this tree can't be cut down." The fat man said: "This is a tree I planted, I like to cut it back home and make a coffin to sleep in, can you control it ?” He said without stopping.The shouts and screams of the South Sea Crocodile God below will continue to come up.Duan Yu said: "Second brother, this person is unreasonable, please stop him quickly." Xu Zhu said: "Very good!" He wanted to run over.
Suddenly he saw a person holding two wooden sticks, he quickly passed by the crowd, several ups and downs, he got in front of the short fat man, but it was You TanZhi, he didn't know when he slipped out of the donkey cart.You Tan leaned on the ground with one stick, raised the other, and said solemnly: "No one can come over!"
Mu Wanqing had never seen this person before, and when she suddenly saw his ugly and terrifying face, she was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she let out a low "ah".
Duan Yu hurriedly said: "Master Zhuang, please stop this fat man and tell him not to cut down pine trees." You TanZhi said coldly: "Why should I restrain him? What's the benefit?" Duan Yu said : "When the pine tree falls, the people below will fall to their deaths."
Seeing the dangerous situation, Xu Zhu jumped towards it, thinking that even if he can't restrain the fat man, he has to pull Duan Yanqing, South Sea Crocodile and others up.He thought that the reason why he was able to solve the "Zhenlong Chess Game" that day was all due to Duan Yanqing's guidance. Afterwards, he learned a whole body of skills, and it started from this. Although it is hard to say whether this incident was a blessing or a disaster for him, Duan Yanqing Yanqing was always kind to him.
You TanZhi thrust the wooden stick into the ground with his right hand, and immediately slapped out his right palm, a gust of coldness came along with the wind from his palm.Although Xu Zhu is not afraid of his cold and poisonous palm, but he also knows the power of this palm is profound and cannot be underestimated, so he returned the palm with concentration immediately.You TanZhi's second palm aimed at the trunk of the pine tree and slapped it down, the pine branch swayed violently, and the four hanging people swayed even more.
Duan Yu shouted urgently: "Second brother, don't go there anymore. If you have something to say, you don't have to be rude. Master Zhuang, who do you have any grudge against? Why do you want to hurt people?"
You Tanzhi said: "Master Duan, it's not difficult for you to ask me to restrain this fat man, but what benefits will you give me?" Duan Yu said: "Even... any benefits... you... what do you want , What will I give. I will never bargain, hurry, hurry, if it is a moment later, it will be too late." You Tanzhi said: "After I control this fat man, I will leave with Miss Ah Zi immediately, you and Xiao Feng, Xu Xu Zhu Yigan, no one can stop him. May this matter be agreed?"
Duan Yu said: "Ah Zi? She... She wants to ask my second elder brother to perform surgery to restore her eyesight, and she leaves with you, what will happen to her eyes?" You Tanzhi said: "Mr. Xu Zhu can perform surgery to restore her eyesight. I can try to heal her eyes." Duan Yu said: "This... this..." Seeing that the short fat man kept chopping down the pine tree with one axe after another, he thought to himself that at this critical moment, it is important to save lives after all, He said: "I promise... I promise you! You... you... quickly..."
You TanZhi swung his right palm and hit the fat man.The fat man sneered, threw down the axe, took a stride, gave a loud shout, and met You Tanzhi's palm with both palms, the force of his palm was extremely powerful, but You Tanzhi didn't make any sound in this palm. none.
All of a sudden, the fat man's face changed drastically. He was originally extremely proud, but suddenly became very surprised. He seemed to have seen the strangest and most unbelievable thing in the world. Two lines of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his body slowly shrank into a ball. , Slowly fell down the cliff into the deep valley.After a long while, there was a loud bang, his body hit the rocks at the bottom of the valley, the voice was muffled, everyone imagined the tragic situation of this short and fat man with his brain broken and his stomach broken, and they couldn't help but feel a chill all over their bodies.
Xu Zhu flew up to the branch of the pine tree, he saw Duan Yanqing's steel staff was deeply embedded in the branch, all relying on an internal force to hold the four people below him, the internal force is so deep that it is no small matter.Xu Zhu stretched out his left hand to grab the steel rod, lift it up.
South Sea Crocodile God praised: "Little monk, I knew you were a good monk. You are the son of my second sister and the nephew of Yue Lao Er. Since you are Yue Lao Er's nephew, you are naturally not good at it." Where are you going? If you hadn't come to help us, we would have hung here for three days and three nights, and it wouldn't have been a good feeling." Yun Zhonghe said: "I'm still blowing air at the moment, how could we hang for three days? Three days and three nights?" South Sea Crocodile God said angrily: "When I can't hold on anymore, I loosen my right hand and let go of your hair, and it will be done. Do you want me to try?" Although the two of them were in distress, Still can't stop bickering.
In a moment, Xu Zhu picked up Duan Yanqing, followed by mentioning South Sea Crocodile and Yun Zhonghe one by one, and finally pulled Wang Yuyan.Her eyes were closed tightly, her breathing was weak, and she had already fainted.
Duan Yu was very relieved at first, then felt sorry for her, but saw that her hands and wrists were surrounded by a circle of purple and black, showing Yun Zhonghe's deep fingerprints, thinking of Yun Zhonghe's cruelty and lust, how he treated Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling Every time they intended to be indecent, every time they were rescued by the God of Crocodile of the South Sea, what happened today, naturally happened again, and couldn't help being extremely annoyed, saying: "Brother, second brother, this Yunzhonghe is evil by nature, let's kill him stop!"
The God of Crocodile of the South Sea shouted: "No, no! Duan...that master...it was all thanks to Yun Laosi who saved your...your wife...my teacher's wife...otherwise, your wife would have died long ago."
Although his words were confusing, everyone could understand them.Just now Duan Yu was anxious because of Wang Yuyan, Mu Wanqing saw all of them, before seeing Wang Yuyan coming up, she couldn't help but hurt herself, seeing her slender and unparalleled beauty, she felt even more in her heart It was an indescribable pain.She slowly opened her eyes, and said in a low voice with a "嘤", "Is this in the Underworld? Am I... am I dead?"
South Sea Crocodile God said angrily: "You girl, you are talking nonsense! If this is the underworld, are we all dead ghosts? You are not my master's wife now, and if I offend you a few words, it is not considered a crime. But time is running out. From my point of view, you will be my mistress sooner or later. If you don’t miss this chance, it’s better to call you a little girl as soon as possible. Hey, I said little girl, what are you doing so well? You died voluntarily, but you almost took my younger brother Yun Zhonghe's life with me. It's fine if Yun Zhonghe dies, but it's a pity if our Boss Duan dies. Even if Boss Duan dies, it's okay. Hurry up, my Yue Laoer will die with you, it's really a big deal!"
Duan Yu comforted in a soft voice: "Miss Wang, this is shocking, let's lean against the tree and rest for a while." Wang Yuyan burst into tears, holding her face in her hands, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry about me, I will ...I...I don't want to live anymore." Duan Yu was taken aback: "She really wanted to die, so why? Could it be... Could it be..." Squinting his eyes at Yun Zhonghe, he saw his fierceness Looking at her face, she cried out in her heart: "Ah! Could it be that Miss Wang has been humiliated by this man, so that she wants to commit suicide?"
Zhong Ling took a step forward and said: "Hello, third son Yue!" The South Sea Crocodile God was overjoyed when he saw it, and said loudly, "Hi, young lady! I am the second son of Yue now, not the third one!" Zhong Ling said "Don't call me young or something, it sounds ugly. Yue Er Er, let me ask you, why did this girl want to die? Is this penny to blame again? I'll tickle him!" said Putting his hands together to his mouth, he blew a few breaths on ten fingers.Yun Zhonghe's expression changed drastically, and he took two steps back.
South Sea Crocodile God shook his head again and again, and said: "No, no, the conscience of heaven and earth, this time Yun Laosi changed his temperament and suddenly started to do good things. The three of us are all depressed without Erniang Ye as our companion, so we come out to relax , When I came here, I just saw this little girl jumping off a cliff to commit suicide. She jumped out with too much force, and Yun Laosi didn't catch it in time. Alas, he was originally a vicious guy, so he suddenly changed to do good things, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit uncomfortable. According to my strength..."
Yun Zhonghe said angrily: "Your grandma, when did I show kindness and change to do good things? The surname Yun likes beautiful girls the most. Seeing this Miss Wang jumping off a cliff to die, I am naturally reluctant. I want to arrest her. Be a wife for a few days."
The God of Crocodile of the South China Sea was furious, pointing his halberd and cursing: "Your grandma, Yue Laoer stretched out his hand to save others when you changed your sex, and thought of the friendship between everyone who is a famous villain in the world, so he stretched out his hand to grab your hair. If I had known this, I would have let you fall. Go down and fall to your death."
Zhong Ling said with a smile: "Yue Er Er, you were originally nicknamed 'Vicious God and Evil Shaker'. You were originally dedicated to doing bad things and not doing good things. When did you change your sex again? Did you learn it from your master?"
The South Sea Crocodile God scratched his scalp, and said: "No, no! Never change your sex, never change your sex! It's just that one of the four villains is missing, so it's a bit boring. Once I grabbed Yun Laosi's hair, I gave it to him. As soon as he dragged, he couldn't help but also fell down the valley. Fortunately, Boss Duan was very skilled in martial arts, so he stretched out a stick and caught me. But the weight of the three of us is about 400 catties, dragging and pulling. , and pulled Boss Duan down as well. He threw out his staff, hooked the pine tree, and was trying to get up slowly, but a short fat man from the Tubo Kingdom came, picked up an axe, and chopped down the pine tree."
Zhong Ling said: "Is this short fat man from Tubo? Why did he want to kill you?"
The South Sea Crocodile God spat on the ground, and said: "Our four villains are among the best in the first-rank hall of the Xixia Kingdom, no, no, the third and fourth masters, and you all have admired them for a long time. This time the emperor recruited the princess for the princess." Son-in-law, order the masters of Yipintang to patrol around, and no one else is allowed to come and make trouble. Who knows that the prince of Tubo Kingdom is so unreasonable, he actually sent people to guard the main roads of Xixia Kingdom, and no one else is allowed to recruit son-in-law, only him The boys went to recruit one by one. Of course we didn't allow it, so we fought and killed a dozen Tubo warriors. So, like this, our three villains and the warriors of Tubo Kingdom are not good friends. "
When he said this, everyone had a clue, but Wang Yuyan still didn't understand why she wanted to commit suicide.
South Sea Crocodile God said again: "Miss Wang, my master is here, you should be husband and wife, you don't need to seek death!"
Wang Yuyan raised her head, sobbing and said: "You bully me again with nonsense, I... I'll hit my head and die here." Duan Yu hurriedly said: "Don't do it, don't do it!" Turning to the South Sea Crocodile Shendao: "Yue Lao San, you can't..." Nanhai Crocodile said: "Yue Lao Er!" Duan Yu said: "Okay, it is Yue Lao Er. Don't talk nonsense. But you have made great contributions to saving people, and I am very grateful to you as a teacher." Do. Next time I will really teach you a few kung fu."
South Sea Crocodile God opened his strange eyes, squinted at Wang Yuyan, and said, "If you don't want to be my teacher's wife, there will be fewer people who are willing to be my teacher's wife? This master's wife, this little teacher's wife, are all my teachers' wife." Pointing at Mu Wanqing, then at Zhong Ling.
Mu Wanqing blushed, spat and said: "Hey, where's that ugly monster?" Everyone was engrossed in watching Xu Zhu save people, only then did they realize that You TanZhi and AhZi had disappeared.Duan Yu said: "Brother, have they left?"
Xiao Feng said: "They left. Since you agreed to him, I can't stop it anymore." He couldn't help but be at a loss, he didn't know what will happen to AhZi's future after he left with You TanZhi.
South Sea Crocodile God shouted: "Boss, Lao Si, are we going back?" Seeing Duan Yanqing and Yun Zhonghe heading west, he turned to Duan Yu and said, "I'm going!" Yanqing and Yunzhonghe returned to Lingzhou on their way.
Zhong Ling said: "Miss Wang, let's go by car." Holding Wang Yuyan, she walked into the donkey cart that Ah Zi was riding in.
At that moment, the whole group headed towards Lingzhou together.In the evening, we arrived in Lingzhou city.
At that time, Xixia was powerful and powerful, with 22 prefectures.To the south of the Yellow River are Lingzhou, Hongzhou, Yinzhou, and Xiazhou, and to the west of Hexi are Xingzhou, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, which are now Gansu, Ningxia, and Suiyuan.Its land has the benefits of irrigation by the Yellow River, and the five grains are abundant. It is said that "the Yellow River has all kinds of harm, but only one set of benefits." The Xixia Kingdom occupies exactly the land of Hetao.The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, with a control of 500,000 armor.The Xixia soldiers were brave and good at fighting. There is a saying in the history of the Song Dynasty: "Use soldiers to set up empty rocks, and set up ambush to encircle the enemy. Use iron cavalry as the front army, ride on good horses, heavy armor, stabs can't penetrate, use hooks and ropes to connect, even if the horse is dead, Don’t fall. In the event of a battle, the iron cavalry will rush out first, and if the formation is chaotic, the infantry will attack the cavalry.” Although the Xixia Emperor’s surname was Li, he was actually a Tuoba surname from the Hu people, who was given the surname Li by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.The Xixia people moved to all directions, the borders changed, and the capital of the country moved from time to time.Lingzhou is a big city in Xixia, but compared with the famous capitals of the Central Plains, it is naturally far inferior. This night Xiao Feng and others were unable to find the hotel.Lingzhou was not prosperous at first, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching at this time, there were countless heroes from all over the world, and several big inns were already full.Xiao Feng and others went out of the city again, finally found a place to stay in a temple, the men live in the east wing, the women live in the west wing. Since Duan Yu saw Wang Yuyan, he was both happy and sad, tossing and turning this night, how could he fall asleep?I just thought in my heart: "Why did Miss Wang commit suicide? How can I think of a way to persuade her? Sigh, I don't know the reason for her suicide, but how can I persuade her?" Seeing the moonlight coming in from the pane, a clear light spread on the ground.He couldn't fall asleep, so he got up quietly, walked into the courtyard, and saw two phoenix trees by the corner of the wall, the moon was about to be full, and gradually rose to the top of the phoenix trees.At this time, the hot summer is just over, but in Ganliang area, it is quite chilly in the middle of the night, Duan Yu walked around under the tung tree for a few times, and felt a faint pain in the wound on his chest, he knew it was because he ran too fast during the day and touched the wound , I couldn't help but think again: "Why did she commit suicide?" Walking out of the temple, under the moonlight, I saw a figure by the pond in the distance, vaguely a woman in white, more likely to be Wang Yuyan.Duan Yu was taken aback, and secretly shouted: "No, she's going to seek death again." Immediately, he started his lightness kung fu and snatched it.In an instant, he was behind the man in white.The clear water in the pond is like a mirror, reflecting the face of the man in white, it really is Wang Yuyan. Duan Yu didn't dare to take the liberty to step forward, thinking: "She was angry with me on Mount Shaoshi, and she still didn't make any false statements at this reunion, so she must be angry. The reason why she wanted to kill herself, maybe she wanted to give birth to me Sigh, Duan Yu, Duan Yu, you are so abrupt and beautiful, you have caused her to be devastated, and a hundred deaths are not enough to atone for her sins." He hid behind a big tree, complaining to himself, thinking more and more The more I feel that I have sinned more and more.If someone had to commit suicide in this world, it would naturally be him, Duan Yu, and definitely not this Miss Wang in front of me. Suddenly there were ripples on the surface of the jasper-like pool, and several small circles of water slowly expanded outwards. Duan Yu looked intently and saw a few drops of water falling on the surface of the pool, it turned out to be Wang Yuyan's. tears.Duan Yu was even more sympathetic, but she heard a faint sigh, and said softly: "I...I still die, so as not to suffer from this endless torment." Duan Yu couldn't bear it any longer, came out from behind the tree, and said: "Miss Wang, it's definitely not, it's all my fault, Duan Yu, please bear the responsibility. You... If you still want to be angry , I have no choice but to kneel down for you." He did what he said, bent his knees, and immediately knelt down in front of her. Wang Yuyan was startled, and hurriedly said: "You... what are you doing? Get up quickly, what will you look like if someone sees you?" Duan Yu said: "I only dare to forgive me if you don't take offense anymore. Get up." Wang Yuyan wondered: "What do I forgive you for? What do I blame you for? Then what are you doing?" Duan Yu said: "I saw the girl was sad, and thought that everything went well for the girl. He is unhappy, which annoys the girl. If we meet again next time, he will beat me and kill me. I will just run away and never fight back." Wang Yuyan stamped her feet and sighed: "Oh, you...you idiot , I am sad, and it has nothing to do with you." Duan Yu said: "In this way, the girl doesn't blame me?" Wang Yuyan said: "Of course I don't blame it!" Duan Yu said: "Then I don't worry about it." Standing up, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.If Wang Yuyan was heartbroken because of him, beat him, scolded him, even drew his sword to stab him, he would feel very happy, but she just said: "I am sad, it has nothing to do with you." At a loss. Wang Yuyan lowered her head again, tears trickled down her chest bit by bit, her silk shirt didn't absorb water, and the tears rolled down her clothes, Duan Yu's chest felt hot, and he said, "Girl, what are you in trouble for?" Tell me about it. I will do my best, and I will definitely do it for you, and I will always try to turn your anger into joy." Wang Yuyan raised her head slowly, the moonlight shone on her tearful eyes, like two crystals, there was a radiance and joy in those two crystals, but then the brilliance dimmed again, she said faintly: "Mr. Duan, You have been treating me very well, in my heart...I am naturally very grateful in my heart. It's just that you really can't do anything about this matter, you can't help me. " Duan Yu said: "I really don't have any skills, but my brother Xiao and Xu Zhu's second brother are both first-class martial arts, they are all here, I and him are sworn brothers, we are as close as flesh and blood, I beg them There is no reason why you are not allowed. Girl, tell me why you are sad. Even if it is really difficult and irreversible, if you tell the sad thing, you will feel better. " Wang Yuyan's pale cheeks were suddenly covered with a blush, she turned her head, not daring to meet Duan Yu's eyes, she spoke softly, her voice was as low as a gnat: "He...he is going to be the son-in-law of Xixia. Second brother Ye came to persuade me, what to say... why to rejuvenate Dayan, you can't care about children's private interests." After she said these few words, she turned around, fell on Duan Yu's shoulder, and cried. Duan Yu was so flattered that he didn't dare to move a bit. When he suddenly realized it, he couldn't help being dumbfounded. He didn't know whether he liked it or was sad. It turned out that Wang Yuyan was sad because Murong Fu was going to be the son-in-law of Xixia. Regardless.Duan Yu naturally thought: "If she can't marry her cousin, she might be able to pretend to me. I don't dare to ask her to commit herself to marrying. As long as I can see her from time to time, I will be satisfied. She likes it. Quiet, I can accompany her to a deserted island where no one visits, and see each other day and night, how about happiness?" Thinking of the place of happiness, I couldn't help dancing. Wang Yuyan trembled, took a step back, saw Duan Yu's face was full of joy, and said angrily: "You...you...I still think you are a good person, so I told you, I don't know that you are gloating and laughing at me instead. "Duan Yu said anxiously: "No, no! Miss Wang, the heaven is above, and the land below is below. If I, Duan Yu, have half the heart to gloat over your misfortune, teach me that the thunder from the sky strikes the top, and thousands of arrows gather around me." Wang Yuyan said: "You have no bad intentions, that's all. Who wants you to swear? Then why are you happy?" She just asked this sentence, and she understood immediately: Duan Yu was so happy because Murong remarried After losing the Xixia princess, he lost this rival in love, and he hoped to become a family member with him.Duan Yu fell in love with her at first sight, and his affection was deep, so Wang Yuyan didn't understand why?It's just that she is full of affection, and has been focusing on this cousin since she was a child. Sometimes she thinks of Duan Yu's infatuation, and she can't help but feel apologetic, but the word "love" cannot be involved.As soon as she understood the reason why Duan Yu danced and danced, she couldn't help being startled and ashamed, blushing her cheeks, and angrily said: "Although you are not laughing at me, you are also upset and kind. I...I...I..." Duan Yu was startled, and said to himself: "Duan Yu, Duan Yu, why do you suddenly have such despicable thoughts and the desire to take advantage of the fire? Haven't you become a shameless villain?" The teaching can make her live a safe and happy life, and even if she dies, she is willing to do so, and she can't help feeling proud in her chest, thinking: "Just then, I just thought about how to spend the day and night with her on the barren hills and isolated islands. Unexpectedly, this 'joyful harmony' is my Duan Yu's joy, but not her Wang Yuyan's joy. My Duan Yu's joy is actually her Wang Yuyan's sorrow. I only seek my own happiness, that is to love myself, and I can only find my way Make her heart happy, that is the real love for her, and it is for her good." Wang Yuyan whispered: "Am I wrong? Are you angry with me?" Duan Yu said: "No, no, how could I be angry with you?" Wang Yuyan said: "Then why don't you speak?" Duan Yu said: "I'm thinking about one thing." He couldn't stop thinking in his mind: "Compared with Mr. Murong, I am inferior in literary talent and martial arts, in character and demeanor, in suave and unrestrained style, in prestige and reputation, it can be said that I can't match him in everything. What's more, the two of them are cousins. Since I was a childhood sweetheart, I have been in love for a long time, and I am even more incomparable. But there is one thing that I have to surpass Mr. Murong. I want Miss Wang to know that Mr. Murong is not as good as me when it comes to sincerely doing her best. Twenty Many years later, after Miss Wang and Mr. Murong gave birth to sons and grandsons, deep down in her heart, she will still think of me, Duan Yu, and know that there is no one in this world who is as good as me in thinking of her wholeheartedly." He made up his mind, and said: "Miss Wang, don't be sad, I'll go and advise Mr. Murong not to be Xi Xia's son-in-law, and ask him to marry you as soon as possible." Wang Yuyan was taken aback, and said, "No! How can that be? My cousin hates you to death, and he won't listen to your advice." Duan Yu said: "I should be righteous and point out to him that in life, the most important thing is that the husband and wife agree with each other and the two hearts are happy. He and Princess Xixia have never met each other. He doesn't know whether she is beautiful or ugly or kind. It's evil. It's a big mistake to meet each other and become a husband and wife. I want to tell him that Miss Wang is so beautiful, rare in the world, gentle and gracious, and I will never meet another in the world. Of course not in the past thousand years, and still not in another thousand years. What's more, Miss Wang has a deep love for you, Mr. Murong. How can you be that lucky gentleman, scolded by all lovers in the world, and despised and ridiculed by heroes in the world? " Wang Yuyan was very moved when she heard his words, and said quietly: "Master Duan, you speak so well of me, it's because you deliberately praised me to please me..." Duan Yu hurriedly said: "No, no !" As soon as the words came out, I thought it was because of the influence of Bao different. After learning his mantra, I couldn't help laughing, and said again: "I am sincere, and every sentence is from the bottom of my heart." Wang Yuyan was also impressed by his "very Ye Fei Ye" made tears burst into laughter, and he said: "You don't want to learn, but go and learn from me, Bao Sange." Duan Yu liked her very much when he saw her smiling, and said: "I must try to persuade Mr. Murong not only to stop wanting to be the son-in-law of Xixia, but also to marry the girl as soon as possible." Wang Yuyan said: "Why do you do this? What benefits can it have for you?" Duan Yu said: "I can see the girl talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and my heart is happy, that is a great benefit." Wang Yuyan's heart shuddered, she only felt that his understatement of words really loved her very much.But she put all her thoughts on Murong Fu, she was moved for a moment, then forgot, sighed and said: "You don't know my cousin's thoughts. In his heart, Xingfu Dayan is the most important thing in the world. Second brother Gongye Tell me, my cousin said: A man should put his great cause first. If his sons and daughters love each other, and the hero is short-tempered, he is not a hero. He also said: It doesn’t matter if Princess Xixia is a salt-free mother or a vicious shrew. He doesn't care about it, the most important thing is to help him recover Dayan." Duan Yu pondered and said: "That is indeed the truth. His Murong clan wholeheartedly wants to be the emperor, and Xixia can raise troops to help him restore the country. This matter... this matter... is a bit embarrassing." Seeing Wang Yuyan burst into tears again I just felt that going up the mountain of knives and going down the frying pan for her was nothing but business, so I puffed up my chest and said, "Don't worry, let me be the son-in-law of Xixia. Your cousin can't be a son-in-law, I have to marry you." Surprised and delighted, Wang Yuyan asked: "What?" Duan Yu said: "I'll grab this son-in-law captain to do it." On Mount Shaoshi, Wang Yuyan saw him beat Murong Fu with the six-meridian sword so that he couldn't fight back. She thought that his martial arts were indeed higher than that of his cousin. hand, and said in a low voice: "Master Duan, you treat me very well, but if this happens, my cousin will really hate you." Duan Yu said: "What does that matter? Anyway, he has already Hate me." Wang Yuyan said: "You said just now that you don't know whether the Xixia princess is beautiful or ugly, good or evil, but you went to marry her for me, isn't it...isn't it...too wronged you ?” Duan Yu immediately wanted to say: "As long as it is for you, I am willing to endure any grievances." But then he thought: "If I do things for you, if I want you to be grateful, it is not the behavior of a gentleman." Then he said: "I did not do it for you. You are being wronged, my father has ordered me to try to marry this princess of Xixia. I am following my father's order and have nothing to do with you." Wang Yuyan is ice-snow smart, Duan Yu has deep affection for her, how could he not understand it?I thought to myself that he was so infatuated with himself, how could he be willing to marry a woman he had never met before?He did things that went against his original intention for himself, but he didn't take any credit for it. He couldn't help being even more grateful. He stretched out his hand, held Duan Yu's hand, and said, "Mr. Duan, I... Report to each other, I hope in the next life..." At this point, my throat was choked up, and I couldn't speak any more. The two of them went through adversity for many times, supported and touched skin to skin, not only once, but in the past it was inevitable, this time it was Wang Yuyan who was deeply moved and reached out to hold Duan Yu's hand.Duan Yu felt that she was holding his hand carefully with a soft and smooth palm, and in an instant, he felt that even if the sky fell, he would not care about it. He was full of joy, thinking that she treated me like this Not to mention asking me to marry the princess of Xixia, even Princess Song, Princess Liao, Princess Tubo, and Princess Goryeo together, so what?He hadn't recovered from his serious injury, and under the ecstasy, his blood surged, and he couldn't help being out of spirits. Suddenly, the world was spinning, his head was dizzy, he shook his body a few times, turned sideways, and fell into the blue wave pool with a thud. Wang Yuyan was taken aback, and shouted: "Master Duan, Mr. Duan!" She stretched out her hand to pull. Fortunately, the water in the pool was very shallow, Duan Yu got a shock from the cold water, his mind cleared up, and he scrambled up. When Wang Yuyan called out, many people in the temple woke up.Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu, Ba Tianshi, Zhu Danchen and others all rushed out.Seeing Duan Yu's embarrassed expression, Wang Yuyan stood aside with her face flushed, very shy and embarrassed, she said that the two of them had a tryst by the pool late at night, she couldn't help but secretly amused, but it was inconvenient to ask more.Duan Yu has to wait for an explanation, but he doesn't know what to say.
The next day was the twelfth day of the eighth lunar month, and there were still three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.Ba Tianshi went to Lingzhou City Touwen early in the morning to do business.At the time of the card, he hurried back to the temple and said to Duan Yu: "My lord, the lord's letter of proposing marriage to Princess Xi Xia, the villain has already entered the Ministry of Rites. The minister of the Ministry of Rites personally invited him to see him. He was very polite and said that the prince came to propose marriage. The Xixia National University is very fond of it, and I believe it will be able to fulfill your wish." After a while, there was a turmoil of people and horses outside the temple gate, followed by the sound of blowing and beating.Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen went out to greet him, it turned out that Tao Shilang from the Western Xia Rites Department led the staff, came to welcome Duan Yu, and moved to the hotel for hospitality.Xiao Feng is the Great King of Nanyuan of Liao Kingdom, the power of Liao Kingdom is far more powerful than Dali, if Xixia knows that he is coming, the reception will be even more grand, but he asked everyone not to reveal his identity, he and Xu Zhu and others will recognize him as Duan Yu's entourage moved into the hotel. Everyone had just settled down, when they suddenly heard someone in the backyard scolding in a rough voice: "What are you, you are here to make an idea of Princess Xixia? This Xixia consort, our little prince is determined, I advise you or Let's leave earlier with your tail between your legs!" When Ba Tianshi heard this, he was all angry, thinking who is so rude, dare to come to the door and insult him?When I opened the door, I saw seven or eight thick and strong men standing in the courtyard and shouting. Both Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen were very refined among the officials of Dali, but Zhu Danchen was a little more refined and elegant, while Ba Tianshi was a little more domineering.Neither of them said anything, they just stood at the door.I only heard those few big men getting more and more rude, and there were many incomprehensible words mixed in. They kept saying "my little prince" and so on, as if he was a subordinate of the prince of Tubo. Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen looked at each other and smiled, and were about to send these big men away, suddenly a door on the left slammed open, and two people came out, one in yellow and one in black, pointing east and west All of a sudden, the three big men were lying on the ground and humming endlessly, and the others beat and kicked the two of them and threw them out of the door.The man in black said: "Happy, happy!" The man in yellow said: "No, no! It's not happy enough." One is because of the evil, and the other is because of the difference. But I heard the Tubo warrior who fled outside the door shouting: "My surname is Murong, I advise you to go back to Gusu earlier. You want to marry the princess of Xixia, and you have annoyed my little prince." , give it back to you', marry your sister as a concubine, then it will be something to look at." The storm rushed out like a gust of wind.But after hearing a few slaps and ouches, the Tubo warriors gradually fled away, and the cursing gradually faded away. Sitting in the room, Wang Yuyan heard the voices of Bao Feng and the Tubo warriors, her brows were deeply frowned, tears streaming down her face, she couldn't make up her mind whether she should come out to meet Bao Feng or not. Bao BuTong cupped his hands to Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen, and said: "Brother Ba and Zhu came to Xixia, did they come to see the excitement, or do they have other plans?" Ba Tianshi laughed and said, "How about Bao Feng? , we two will be fine." Bao different complexion changed, and said: "Master Duan of Dali is also here to ask for marriage?" Ba Tianshi said: "Exactly. My son is the eldest son of the emperor of Dali, and he will be born in the future. Your Majesty, he is the ruler in the south of Dali Kingdom, and he is married to Xixia, so he is a close family match. Mr. Murong is a white man, although he has a good character, but his family status is not good." Bao Ditong's expression was even more ugly, and he said: "No. No! You only know one thing, but not the other. My son is a dragon and a phoenix, how can this idiot of yours be able to compete?" Feng Bo'e rushed into the door and said, "Third brother, why bother to talk so much? Competition? Wait for the Golden Palace competition in the future. It will be convenient for everyone to use their means." Bao Tongtong said: "No, no! The Golden Palace competition is the business of the young master and the others; the verbal dispute is the business of my brothers. " Ba Tianshi said with a smile: "Brother Bao is the number one in the world in the battle of words. Throughout the ages, no one can match. My little brother is willing to bow down, so let's admit defeat." With one hand raised, he went back into the room with Zhu Danchen, and said: "Brother Zhu Xian ，听那包不同说来，似乎公子爷还得参与一场甚么金殿比试。公子爷伤重未曾痊愈，他的武功又是时灵时不灵，并无把握，倘若比试之际六脉神剑施展不出，不但驸马做不成，还有性命之忧，那便如何是好？”朱丹臣也是束手无策。两人去找萧峰、虚竹商议。 萧峰道：“这金殿比试，不知如何比试法？是单打独斗呢，还是许可部属出阵？倘若旁人也可参与角斗，那就不用担心了。” 巴天石道：“正是。朱贤弟，咱们去瞧瞧陶尚书，把招婿、比试的诸般规矩打听明白，再作计较。”当下二人自去。 萧峰、虚竹、段誉三人围坐饮酒，你一碗，我一碗，意兴甚豪。萧峰问起段誉学会六脉神剑的经过，想要授他一种运气的法门，得能任意运使真气。哪知道段誉对内功、外功全是一窍不通，岂能在旦夕之间学会？萧峰知道无法可施，只得摇了摇头，举碗大口喝酒。虚竹和段誉的酒量都远不及他，喝到五六碗烈酒时，段誉已经颓然醉倒，人事不知了。
段誉待得朦朦胧胧的醒转，只见窗纸上树影扶疏，明月窥人，已是深夜。他心中一凛：“昨晚我和王姑娘没说完话，一不小心，掉入了水池，不知她可还有甚么话要跟我说？会不会又在外面等我？啊哟，不好，倘若她已等了半天，不耐烦起来，又回去安睡，岂不是误了大事？”急忙跳起，悄悄挨出房门，过了院子，正想去拔大门的门闩，忽听得身后有人低声道：“段公子，你过来，我有话跟你说。” 段誉出其不意，吓了一跳，听那声音阴森森地似乎不怀好意，待要回头去看，突觉背心一紧，已被人一把抓住。段誉依稀辨明声音，问道：“是慕容公子么？” 那人道：“不敢，正是区区，敢请段兄移驾一谈。”果然便是慕容复。段誉道：“慕容公子有命，敢不奉陪？请放手罢！”慕容复道：“放手倒也不必。”段誉突觉身子一轻，腾云驾雾般飞了上去，却是被慕容复抓住后心，提着跃上了屋顶。 段誉若是张口呼叫，便能将萧峰、虚竹等惊醒，出来救援，但想：“我一叫之下，王姑娘也必听见了，她见我二人重起争斗，定然大大不快。她决不会怪她表哥，总是编派我的不是，我又何必惹她生气？”当下并不叫唤，任由慕容复提在手中，向外奔驰。 其时虽是深夜，但中秋将届，月色澄明，只见慕容复脚下初时踏的是青石板街道，到后来已是黄土小径，小径两旁都是半青不黄的长草。 慕容复奔得一会，突然停步，将段誉往地下重重一摔，砰的一声，段誉肩腰着地，摔得好不疼痛，心想：“此人貌似文雅，行为却颇野蛮。”哼哼唧唧的爬起身来，道：“慕容兄有话好说，何必动粗？” 慕容复冷笑道：“昨晚你跟我表妹说甚么话来？”段誉脸上一红，嗫嚅道：“也……也没有甚么，只不过刚巧撞到，闲谈几句罢了。”慕容复道：“你是男子汉大丈夫，明人不做暗事，说过的话，做过的事，又何必抵赖隐瞒？”段誉给他一激，不由得气往上冲，说道：“当然也不必瞒你，我跟王姑娘说，要来劝你一劝。”慕容复冷笑道：“你说要劝我道：人生在世，最要紧的是夫妇间情投意合，两心相悦。你又想说：我和西夏公主素不相识，既不知她是美是丑，是善是恶，旦夕相见，便成夫妻，那是大大的不妥，是不是？又说我若辜负了我表妹的美意，便为天下有情人齐声唾骂，为江湖上的英雄好汉卑鄙耻笑，是也不是？” 他说一句，段誉吃一惊，待他说完，结结巴巴的道：“王……王姑娘都跟你说了？”慕容复道：“她怎会跟我说？”段誉道：“那么是你昨晚躲在一旁听见了？”慕容复冷笑道：“你骗得了这等不识世务的无知姑娘，可骗不了我。”段誉奇道：“我骗你甚么？” 慕容复道：“事情再明白也没有了，你自己想做西夏驸马，怕我来争，便编好了一套说辞，想诱我上当。嘿嘿，慕容复不是三岁的小孩儿，难道会堕入你的彀中？你……你当真是在做清秋大梦。”段誉叹道：“我是一片好心，但盼王姑娘和你成婚，结成神仙眷属，举案齐眉，白头偕老。”慕容复冷笑道：“多谢你的金口啦。大理段氏和姑苏慕容无亲无故，素无交情，你何必这般来善祷善颂？只要我给我表妹缠住了不得脱身，你便得其所哉，披红挂彩的去做西夏驸马了。” 段誉怒道：“你这不是胡说八道么？我是大理王子，大理虽是小国，却也没将这个'驸马'二字看得比天还大。慕容公子，我善言劝你，荣华富贵，转瞬成空，你就算做成了西夏驸马，再要做大燕皇帝，还不知要杀多少人？就算中原给你杀得血流成河，尸骨如山，你这大燕皇帝是否做得成，那也难说得很。” 慕容复却不生气，只冷冷的道：“你满口子仁义道德，一肚皮却是蛇蝎心肠。”段誉急道：“你不相信我是一番好意，那也由你，总而言之，我不能让你娶西夏公主，我不能眼见王姑娘为你伤心断肠，自寻短见。”慕容复道：“你不许我娶？哈哈，你当真有这么大的能耐？我偏要娶，你便怎样？”段誉道：“我自当尽心竭力，阻你成事。我一个人无能为力，便请朋友们帮忙。” 慕容复心中一凛，萧峰、虚竹二人的武功如何，他自是熟知，甚至段誉本人，当他施展六脉神剑之际，自己也万万抵敌不住，幸好他的剑法有时灵，有时不灵，未能得心应手，总算还可乘之以隙，当即微微抬头，高声说道：“表妹，你过来，我有话跟你说。” 段誉又惊又喜，忙回头去看，但见遍地清光，却哪里有王语嫣的人影？他凝神张望，似乎对面树丛中有甚么东西一动，突然间背上一紧，又被慕容复抓住了穴道，身子又被他提了起来，才知上当，苦笑道：“你又来动蛮，再加谎言欺诈，实非君子之所为。” 慕容复冷笑道：“对付你这等小人，又岂能用君子手段？”提着他向旁走去，想找个坑穴，将他一掌击死，便即就地掩埋，走了数丈，见到一口枯井，举手一掷，将他投了下去。段誉大叫：“啊哟！”已摔入井底。 慕容复正待找几块大石压在井口之上，让他在里面活活饿死，忽听得一个女子声音道：“表哥，你瞧见我了？要跟我说甚么话？啊哟，你把段公子怎么啦？”正是王语嫣。慕容复一呆，皱起了眉头，他向着段誉背后高声说话，意在引得他回头观看，以便拿他后心要穴，不料王语嫣真的便在附近。 原来王语嫣这一晚愁思绵绵，难以安睡，倚窗望月，却将慕容复抓住段誉的情景都瞧在眼里，生怕两人争斗起来，慕容复不敌段誉的六脉神剑，当即追随在后，两人的一番争辩，句句都给她听见了。只觉段誉相劝慕容复的言语确是出于肺腑，慕容复却认定他别有用心。待得慕容复出言欺骗段誉，王语嫣还道他当真见到了自己，便即现身。 王语嫣奔到井旁，俯身下望，叫道：“段公子，段公子！你有没有受伤？”段誉被摔下去时，头下脚上，脑袋撞在硬泥之上，已然晕去。王语嫣叫了几声，听不到回答，只道段誉已然跌死，想起他平素对自己的种种好处来，这一次又确是为着自己而送了性命，忍不住哭了出来，叫道：“段公子，你……你怎么……怎么就这样死了？” 慕容复冷冷的道：“你对他果然是一往情深。”王语嫣哽咽道：“他好好相劝于你，听不听在你，又为甚么要杀了他？”慕容复道：“这人是我大对头，你没听他说，他要尽心竭力，阻我成事么？那日少室山上，他令我丧尽脸面，难以在江湖立足，这人我自然容他不得。”王语嫣道：“少室山的事情，确是他不对，我早已怪责过他了，他已自认不是。”慕容复冷笑道：“哼，哼！自认不是！这么轻描淡写一句话，就想把这梁子揭过去了么？我慕容复行走江湖，人人在背后指指点点，说我败在他大理段氏的六脉神剑之下，你倒想想，我今后怎么做人？” 王语嫣柔声道：“表哥，一时胜败，又何必常自挂怀在心？那日少室山斗剑，姑丈也已开导过你了，过去的事，再说作甚？”她不知段誉是否真的死了，探头井口，又叫道：“段公子，段公子！”仍是不闻应声。 慕容复道：“你这么关心他，嫁了他也就是了，又何必假惺惺的跟着我？” 王语嫣胸口一酸，说道：“表哥，我对你一片真心，难道……难道你还不信么？” 慕容复冷笑道：“你对我一片真心，嘿嘿！那日在太湖之畔的碾坊中，你赤身露体，和这姓段的一同躲在柴草堆中，却在干些甚么？那是我亲眼目睹，难道还有假的了？那时我要一刀杀死了这姓段的小子，你却指点于他，和我为难，你的心到底是向着哪一个？哈哈，哈哈！”说到后来，只是一片大笑之声。 王语嫣惊得呆了，颤声道：“太湖畔的碾坊中……那个……那个蒙面的……蒙面的西夏武士……”慕容复道：“不错，那假扮西夏武士李延宗的，便是我了。”王语嫣低声说道：“怪不得，我一直有些疑心。那日你曾说：'要是我一朝做了中原的皇帝'，那……那……原是你的口吻，我早该知道的。”慕容复冷笑道：“你虽早该知道，可是现下方知，却也还没太迟。” 王语嫣急道：“表哥，那日我中了西夏人所放的毒雾，承蒙段公子相救，中途遇雨，湿了衣衫，这才在碾坊中避雨，你……你……你可不能多疑。” 慕容复道：“好一个碾坊中避雨！可是我来到之后，你二人仍在鬼鬼祟祟，这姓段的伸手来摸你脸蛋，你毫不避闪。那时我说甚么话了，你可记得么？只怕你一心都贯注在这姓段的身上，我的话全没听见耳去。” 王语嫣心中一凛，回思那日碾坊中之事，那蒙面西夏武士“李延宗”的话清清楚楚在脑海中显现了出来，她喃喃的道：“那时候……那时候……你也是这般嘿嘿冷笑，说甚么了？你说……你说……'我叫你去学了武功前来杀我，却不是叫你二人……叫你二人……'”她心中记得，当日慕容复说的是：“却不是叫你二人打情骂俏，动手动脚。”但这八个字却无论如何说不出口。 慕容复道：“那日你又说道：倘若我杀了这姓段的小子，你便决意杀我为他报仇。王姑娘，我听了你这句话，这才饶了他的性命，不料养虎贻患，教我在少室山众家英雄之前，丢尽了脸面。” 王语嫣听他忽然不叫自己作“表妹”，改口而叫“王姑娘”，心中更是一寒，颤声道：“表哥，那日我倘若知道是你，自然不会说这种话。真的，表哥，我……我要是知道了，决计……决计不会说的。你知道我心中对你一向……一向很好。”慕容复道：“就算我戴了人皮面具，你认不出我的面貌，就算我故意装作哑了嗓子，你认不出我的口音，可是难道我的武功你也认不出？嘿嘿，你于武学之道，渊博非凡，任谁使出一招一式，你便知道他们的门派家数，可是我和这小子动手百余招，你难道还认不出我？”王语嫣低声道：“我确实有一点点疑心，不过……表哥，咱们好久没见面了，我对你的武功进境不大了然……” 慕容复心下更是不忿，王语嫣这几句话，明明说自己武功进境太慢，不及她的意料，说道：“那日你道：'我初时看你刀法繁多，心中暗暗惊异，但看到五十招后，觉得也不过如此，说你一句黔驴技穷，似乎刻薄，但总而言之，你所知远不如我。'王姑娘，我所知确是远不如你，你……你又何必跟随在我身旁？你心中瞧我不起，不错，可是我慕容复堂堂丈夫，也用不着给姑娘们瞧得起。” 王语嫣走上几步，柔声说道：“表哥，那日我说错了，这里跟你陪不是啦。”说着躬身裣衽行礼，又道：“我实在不知道是你……你大人大量，千万别放在心上。我从小敬重你，自小咱们一块玩儿，你说甚么我总是依甚么，从来不会违拗于你。当日我胡言乱语，你总要念着昔日的情份，原谅我一次。” 那日王语嫣在碾坊中说这番话，慕容复自来心高气傲，听了自是耿耿于怀，大是不快，自此之后，两人虽相聚时多，总是心中存了介蒂，不免格格不入。这时听她软语相求，月光下见到这样一个清丽绝俗的姑娘如此情致缠绵的对着自己，又深信她和段誉之间确无暧昧情事，当日言语冲撞，确也出于无心，想到自己和她青梅竹马的情份，不禁动心，伸出手去，握住她的双手，叫道：“表妹！” 王语嫣大喜，知道表哥原谅了自己，投身入怀，将头靠在他肩上，低声道：“表哥，你生我的气，尽管打我骂我，可千万别藏在心中不说出来。”慕容复抱着她温软的身子，听得她低声软语的央求，不由得心神荡漾，伸手轻抚她头发，柔声道：“我怎舍得打你骂你？以前生你的气，现下也不生气了。”王语嫣道：“表哥，你不去做西夏驸马了罢？” 慕容复斗然间全身一震，心道：“糟糕，糟糕！慕容复，你儿女情长，英雄气短，险些儿误了大事。倘若连这一点点的私情也割舍不下，哪里还说得上干'打天下'的大业？”当即伸手将她推开，硬起心肠，摇头道：“表妹，你我缘份已经尽了。你知道，我向来很会记恨，你说过的话，做过的事，我总是难以忘记。” 王语嫣凄然道：“你刚才说不生我的气了。”慕容复道：“我不生你的气，可是……可是咱们这一生，终究不过是表兄妹的缘份。”王语嫣道：“那你是决计不肯原谅我了？” 慕容复心中“私情”和“大业”两件事交战，迟疑半刻，终于摇了摇头。王语嫣万念俱灰，仍问：“你定要去娶那西夏姑娘？从此不再理我？”慕容复硬起心肠，点了点头。 王语嫣先前得知表哥要去娶西夏公主，还是由公冶乾婉言转告，当时便萌死志，借故落后，避开了邓百川等人，跳崖自尽，却给云中鹤救起，此刻为意中人亲口所拒，伤心欲狂，几乎要吐出血来，突然心想：“段公子对我一片痴心，我却从来不假以辞色，此番他更为我而死，实在对他不起。反正我也不想活了，这口深井，段公子摔入其中而死，想必下面有甚尖岩硬石。我不如和他死在一起，以报答他对我的一番深意。”当下慢慢走向井边，转头道：“表哥，祝你得遂心愿，娶了西夏公主，又做大燕皇帝。” 慕容复知她要去寻死，走上一步，伸手想拉住她手臂，口中想呼：“不可！”但心中知道，只要口中一出声，伸手一拉，此后能否摆脱表妹这番柔情纠缠，那就难以逆料。表妹温柔美貌，世所罕有，得妻如此，复有何憾？何况她自幼便对自己情根深种，倘若一个克制不住，结下了甚么孽缘，兴复燕国的大计便大受挫折了。他言念及此，嘴巴张开，却无声音发出，一只手伸了出去，却不去拉王语嫣。 王语嫣见此神情，猜到了他的心情，心想你就算弃我如遗，但我们是表兄妹至亲，眼见我踏入死地，竟丝毫不加阻拦，连那穷凶极恶的云中鹤尚自不如，此人竟然凉薄如此，当下更无别念，叫道：“段公子，我和你死在一起！”纵身一跃，向井中倒冲了下去。 慕容复“啊”的一声，跨上一步，伸手想去拉她脚，凭他武功，要抓住她，原是轻而易举，但终究打不定主意，便任由她跳了下去。他叹了口气，摇摇头，说道：“表妹，你毕竟内心深爱段公子，你二人虽然生不能成为夫妇，但死而同穴，也总算得遂你的心愿。” 忽听得背后有人说道：“假惺惺，伪君子！”慕容复一惊：“怎地有人到了我身边，竟没知觉？”向后拍出一掌，这才转过身来，月光之下，但见一个淡淡的影子随掌飘开，身法轻灵，实所罕见。
慕容复飞身而前，不等他身子落下，又是一掌拍去，怒道：“甚么人？这般戏弄你家公子！”那人在半空一掌击落，与慕容复掌力一对，又向外飘开丈许，这才落下地来，却原来是吐蕃国师鸠摩智。 只听他说道：“明明是你逼王姑娘投井自尽，却在说甚么得遂她心愿，慕容公子，这未免太过阴险毒辣了罢？”慕容复怒道：“这是我的私事，谁要你来多管闲事？”鸠摩智道：“你干这伤天害理之事，和尚便要管上一管。何况你想做西夏驸马，那便不是私事了。” 慕容复道：“遮莫你这和尚，也想做驸马？”鸠摩智哈哈大笑，说道：“和尚做驸马，焉有是理？”慕容复冷笑道：“我早知吐蕃国存心不良，那你是为你们小王子出头了？”鸠摩智道：“甚么叫做'存心不良'？倘若想娶西夏公主，便是存心不良，然则阁下之存心，良乎？不良乎？”慕容复道：“我要娶西夏公主，乃是凭自身所能，争为驸马，却不是指使手下人来搅风搅雨，弄得灵州道上，英雄眉蹙，豪杰齿冷。”鸠摩智笑道：“咱们把许多不自量力的家伙打发去，免得西夏京城，满街尽是油头粉面的光棍，乌烟瘴气，见之烦心。那是为阁下清道啊，有何不妥？”慕容复道：“果真如此，却也甚佳，然则吐蕃国小王子，是要凭一己功夫和人争胜了？”鸠摩智道：“正是！” 慕容复见他一副有恃无恐、胜券在握的模样，不由得起疑，说道：“贵国小王子莫非武功高强，英雄无敌，已有必胜的成算？”鸠摩智道：“小王子殿下是我的徒儿，武功还算不错，英雄无敌却不见得，必胜的成算倒是有的。”慕容复更感奇怪，心想：“若我直言相问，他未必肯答，还是激他一激。”便道：“这可奇了，贵国小王子有必胜的成算，我却也有必胜的成算，也不知到底是谁真的必胜。” 鸠摩智笑道：“我们小王子到底有甚么必胜成算，你很想知道，是不是？不妨你先将你的法子说将出来，然后我说我们的。咱们一起参详参详，且瞧是谁的法子高明。” 慕容复所恃者不过武功高明，形貌俊雅，真的要说有甚么必胜的成算，却是没有，便道：“你这人诡计多端，言而无信，我如跟你说了，你却不说，岂不是上了你的当？” 鸠摩智哈哈一笑，说道：“慕容公子，我和令尊相交多年，互相钦佩。我僭妄一些，总算得上是你的长辈。你对我说这些话，不也过份么？” 慕容复躬身行礼，道：“明王责备得是，还请恕罪则个。” 鸠摩智笑道：“公子聪明得紧，你既自认晚辈，我瞧在你爹爹的份上，可不能占你的便宜了。吐蕃国小王子的必胜成算，说穿了不值半文钱。哪一个想跟我们小王子争做驸马，我们便一个个将他料理了。既然没人来争，我们小王子岂有不中选之理？哈哈，哈哈。” 慕容复倏地变色，说道：“如此说来，我……”鸠摩智道：“我和令尊交情不浅，自然不能要了你的性命。我诚意奉劝公子，速离西夏，是为上策。”慕容复道：“我要是不肯走呢？”鸠摩智微笑道：“那也不会取你的性命，只须将公子剜去双目，或是砍断一手一足，成为残废之人。西夏公主自然不会下嫁一个五官不齐、手足不完的英雄好汉。”他说到最后“英雄好汉”四字时，声音拖得长长的，大有嘲讽之意。 慕容复心下大怒，只是忌惮他武功了得，不敢贸然和他动手，低头寻思，如何对付。 月光下忽见
At that time, Xixia was powerful and powerful, with 22 prefectures.To the south of the Yellow River are Lingzhou, Hongzhou, Yinzhou, and Xiazhou, and to the west of Hexi are Xingzhou, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, which are now Gansu, Ningxia, and Suiyuan.Its land has the benefits of irrigation by the Yellow River, and the five grains are abundant. It is said that "the Yellow River has all kinds of harm, but only one set of benefits." The Xixia Kingdom occupies exactly the land of Hetao.The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, with a control of 500,000 armor.The Xixia soldiers were brave and good at fighting. There is a saying in the history of the Song Dynasty: "Use soldiers to set up empty rocks, and set up ambush to encircle the enemy. Use iron cavalry as the front army, ride on good horses, heavy armor, stabs can't penetrate, use hooks and ropes to connect, even if the horse is dead, Don’t fall. In the event of a battle, the iron cavalry will rush out first, and if the formation is chaotic, the infantry will attack the cavalry.” Although the Xixia Emperor’s surname was Li, he was actually a Tuoba surname from the Hu people, who was given the surname Li by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.The Xixia people moved to all directions, the borders changed, and the capital of the country moved from time to time.Lingzhou is a big city in Xixia, but compared with the famous capitals of the Central Plains, it is naturally far inferior. This night Xiao Feng and others were unable to find the hotel.Lingzhou was not prosperous at first, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching at this time, there were countless heroes from all over the world, and several big inns were already full.Xiao Feng and others went out of the city again, finally found a place to stay in a temple, the men live in the east wing, the women live in the west wing. Since Duan Yu saw Wang Yuyan, he was both happy and sad, tossing and turning this night, how could he fall asleep?I just thought in my heart: "Why did Miss Wang commit suicide? How can I think of a way to persuade her? Sigh, I don't know the reason for her suicide, but how can I persuade her?" Seeing the moonlight coming in from the pane, a clear light spread on the ground.He couldn't fall asleep, so he got up quietly, walked into the courtyard, and saw two phoenix trees by the corner of the wall, the moon was about to be full, and gradually rose to the top of the phoenix trees.At this time, the hot summer is just over, but in Ganliang area, it is quite chilly in the middle of the night, Duan Yu walked around under the tung tree for a few times, and felt a faint pain in the wound on his chest, he knew it was because he ran too fast during the day and touched the wound , I couldn't help but think again: "Why did she commit suicide?" Walking out of the temple, under the moonlight, I saw a figure by the pond in the distance, vaguely a woman in white, more likely to be Wang Yuyan.Duan Yu was taken aback, and secretly shouted: "No, she's going to seek death again." Immediately, he started his lightness kung fu and snatched it.In an instant, he was behind the man in white.The clear water in the pond is like a mirror, reflecting the face of the man in white, it really is Wang Yuyan. Duan Yu didn't dare to take the liberty to step forward, thinking: "She was angry with me on Mount Shaoshi, and she still didn't make any false statements at this reunion, so she must be angry. The reason why she wanted to kill herself, maybe she wanted to give birth to me Sigh, Duan Yu, Duan Yu, you are so abrupt and beautiful, you have caused her to be devastated, and a hundred deaths are not enough to atone for her sins." He hid behind a big tree, complaining to himself, thinking more and more The more I feel that I have sinned more and more.If someone had to commit suicide in this world, it would naturally be him, Duan Yu, and definitely not this Miss Wang in front of me. Suddenly there were ripples on the surface of the jasper-like pool, and several small circles of water slowly expanded outwards. Duan Yu looked intently and saw a few drops of water falling on the surface of the pool, it turned out to be Wang Yuyan's. tears.Duan Yu was even more sympathetic, but she heard a faint sigh, and said softly: "I...I still die, so as not to suffer from this endless torment." Duan Yu couldn't bear it any longer, came out from behind the tree, and said: "Miss Wang, it's definitely not, it's all my fault, Duan Yu, please bear the responsibility. You... If you still want to be angry , I have no choice but to kneel down for you." He did what he said, bent his knees, and immediately knelt down in front of her. Wang Yuyan was startled, and hurriedly said: "You... what are you doing? Get up quickly, what will you look like if someone sees you?" Duan Yu said: "I only dare to forgive me if you don't take offense anymore. Get up." Wang Yuyan wondered: "What do I forgive you for? What do I blame you for? Then what are you doing?" Duan Yu said: "I saw the girl was sad, and thought that everything went well for the girl. He is unhappy, which annoys the girl. If we meet again next time, he will beat me and kill me. I will just run away and never fight back." Wang Yuyan stamped her feet and sighed: "Oh, you...you idiot , I am sad, and it has nothing to do with you." Duan Yu said: "In this way, the girl doesn't blame me?" Wang Yuyan said: "Of course I don't blame it!" Duan Yu said: "Then I don't worry about it." Standing up, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.If Wang Yuyan was heartbroken because of him, beat him, scolded him, even drew his sword to stab him, he would feel very happy, but she just said: "I am sad, it has nothing to do with you." At a loss. Wang Yuyan lowered her head again, tears trickled down her chest bit by bit, her silk shirt didn't absorb water, and the tears rolled down her clothes, Duan Yu's chest felt hot, and he said, "Girl, what are you in trouble for?" Tell me about it. I will do my best, and I will definitely do it for you, and I will always try to turn your anger into joy." Wang Yuyan raised her head slowly, the moonlight shone on her tearful eyes, like two crystals, there was a radiance and joy in those two crystals, but then the brilliance dimmed again, she said faintly: "Mr. Duan, You have been treating me very well, in my heart...I am naturally very grateful in my heart. It's just that you really can't do anything about this matter, you can't help me. " Duan Yu said: "I really don't have any skills, but my brother Xiao and Xu Zhu's second brother are both first-class martial arts, they are all here, I and him are sworn brothers, we are as close as flesh and blood, I beg them There is no reason why you are not allowed. Girl, tell me why you are sad. Even if it is really difficult and irreversible, if you tell the sad thing, you will feel better. " Wang Yuyan's pale cheeks were suddenly covered with a blush, she turned her head, not daring to meet Duan Yu's eyes, she spoke softly, her voice was as low as a gnat: "He...he is going to be the son-in-law of Xixia. Second brother Ye came to persuade me, what to say... why to rejuvenate Dayan, you can't care about children's private interests." After she said these few words, she turned around, fell on Duan Yu's shoulder, and cried. Duan Yu was so flattered that he didn't dare to move a bit. When he suddenly realized it, he couldn't help being dumbfounded. He didn't know whether he liked it or was sad. It turned out that Wang Yuyan was sad because Murong Fu was going to be the son-in-law of Xixia. Regardless.Duan Yu naturally thought: "If she can't marry her cousin, she might be able to pretend to me. I don't dare to ask her to commit herself to marrying. As long as I can see her from time to time, I will be satisfied. She likes it. Quiet, I can accompany her to a deserted island where no one visits, and see each other day and night, how about happiness?" Thinking of the place of happiness, I couldn't help dancing. Wang Yuyan trembled, took a step back, saw Duan Yu's face was full of joy, and said angrily: "You...you...I still think you are a good person, so I told you, I don't know that you are gloating and laughing at me instead. "Duan Yu said anxiously: "No, no! Miss Wang, the heaven is above, and the land below is below. If I, Duan Yu, have half the heart to gloat over your misfortune, teach me that the thunder from the sky strikes the top, and thousands of arrows gather around me." Wang Yuyan said: "You have no bad intentions, that's all. Who wants you to swear? Then why are you happy?" She just asked this sentence, and she understood immediately: Duan Yu was so happy because Murong remarried After losing the Xixia princess, he lost this rival in love, and he hoped to become a family member with him.Duan Yu fell in love with her at first sight, and his affection was deep, so Wang Yuyan didn't understand why?It's just that she is full of affection, and has been focusing on this cousin since she was a child. Sometimes she thinks of Duan Yu's infatuation, and she can't help but feel apologetic, but the word "love" cannot be involved.As soon as she understood the reason why Duan Yu danced and danced, she couldn't help being startled and ashamed, blushing her cheeks, and angrily said: "Although you are not laughing at me, you are also upset and kind. I...I...I..." Duan Yu was startled, and said to himself: "Duan Yu, Duan Yu, why do you suddenly have such despicable thoughts and the desire to take advantage of the fire? Haven't you become a shameless villain?" The teaching can make her live a safe and happy life, and even if she dies, she is willing to do so, and she can't help feeling proud in her chest, thinking: "Just then, I just thought about how to spend the day and night with her on the barren hills and isolated islands. Unexpectedly, this 'joyful harmony' is my Duan Yu's joy, but not her Wang Yuyan's joy. My Duan Yu's joy is actually her Wang Yuyan's sorrow. I only seek my own happiness, that is to love myself, and I can only find my way Make her heart happy, that is the real love for her, and it is for her good." Wang Yuyan whispered: "Am I wrong? Are you angry with me?" Duan Yu said: "No, no, how could I be angry with you?" Wang Yuyan said: "Then why don't you speak?" Duan Yu said: "I'm thinking about one thing." He couldn't stop thinking in his mind: "Compared with Mr. Murong, I am inferior in literary talent and martial arts, in character and demeanor, in suave and unrestrained style, in prestige and reputation, it can be said that I can't match him in everything. What's more, the two of them are cousins. Since I was a childhood sweetheart, I have been in love for a long time, and I am even more incomparable. But there is one thing that I have to surpass Mr. Murong. I want Miss Wang to know that Mr. Murong is not as good as me when it comes to sincerely doing her best. Twenty Many years later, after Miss Wang and Mr. Murong gave birth to sons and grandsons, deep down in her heart, she will still think of me, Duan Yu, and know that there is no one in this world who is as good as me in thinking of her wholeheartedly." He made up his mind, and said: "Miss Wang, don't be sad, I'll go and advise Mr. Murong not to be Xi Xia's son-in-law, and ask him to marry you as soon as possible." Wang Yuyan was taken aback, and said, "No! How can that be? My cousin hates you to death, and he won't listen to your advice." Duan Yu said: "I should be righteous and point out to him that in life, the most important thing is that the husband and wife agree with each other and the two hearts are happy. He and Princess Xixia have never met each other. He doesn't know whether she is beautiful or ugly or kind. It's evil. It's a big mistake to meet each other and become a husband and wife. I want to tell him that Miss Wang is so beautiful, rare in the world, gentle and gracious, and I will never meet another in the world. Of course not in the past thousand years, and still not in another thousand years. What's more, Miss Wang has a deep love for you, Mr. Murong. How can you be that lucky gentleman, scolded by all lovers in the world, and despised and ridiculed by heroes in the world? " Wang Yuyan was very moved when she heard his words, and said quietly: "Master Duan, you speak so well of me, it's because you deliberately praised me to please me..." Duan Yu hurriedly said: "No, no !" As soon as the words came out, I thought it was because of the influence of Bao different. After learning his mantra, I couldn't help laughing, and said again: "I am sincere, and every sentence is from the bottom of my heart." Wang Yuyan was also impressed by his "very Ye Fei Ye" made tears burst into laughter, and he said: "You don't want to learn, but go and learn from me, Bao Sange." Duan Yu liked her very much when he saw her smiling, and said: "I must try to persuade Mr. Murong not only to stop wanting to be the son-in-law of Xixia, but also to marry the girl as soon as possible." Wang Yuyan said: "Why do you do this? What benefits can it have for you?" Duan Yu said: "I can see the girl talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and my heart is happy, that is a great benefit." Wang Yuyan's heart shuddered, she only felt that his understatement of words really loved her very much.But she put all her thoughts on Murong Fu, she was moved for a moment, then forgot, sighed and said: "You don't know my cousin's thoughts. In his heart, Xingfu Dayan is the most important thing in the world. Second brother Gongye Tell me, my cousin said: A man should put his great cause first. If his sons and daughters love each other, and the hero is short-tempered, he is not a hero. He also said: It doesn’t matter if Princess Xixia is a salt-free mother or a vicious shrew. He doesn't care about it, the most important thing is to help him recover Dayan." Duan Yu pondered and said: "That is indeed the truth. His Murong clan wholeheartedly wants to be the emperor, and Xixia can raise troops to help him restore the country. This matter... this matter... is a bit embarrassing." Seeing Wang Yuyan burst into tears again I just felt that going up the mountain of knives and going down the frying pan for her was nothing but business, so I puffed up my chest and said, "Don't worry, let me be the son-in-law of Xixia. Your cousin can't be a son-in-law, I have to marry you." Surprised and delighted, Wang Yuyan asked: "What?" Duan Yu said: "I'll grab this son-in-law captain to do it." On Mount Shaoshi, Wang Yuyan saw him beat Murong Fu with the six-meridian sword so that he couldn't fight back. She thought that his martial arts were indeed higher than that of his cousin. hand, and said in a low voice: "Master Duan, you treat me very well, but if this happens, my cousin will really hate you." Duan Yu said: "What does that matter? Anyway, he has already Hate me." Wang Yuyan said: "You said just now that you don't know whether the Xixia princess is beautiful or ugly, good or evil, but you went to marry her for me, isn't it...isn't it...too wronged you ?” Duan Yu immediately wanted to say: "As long as it is for you, I am willing to endure any grievances." But then he thought: "If I do things for you, if I want you to be grateful, it is not the behavior of a gentleman." Then he said: "I did not do it for you. You are being wronged, my father has ordered me to try to marry this princess of Xixia. I am following my father's order and have nothing to do with you." Wang Yuyan is ice-snow smart, Duan Yu has deep affection for her, how could he not understand it?I thought to myself that he was so infatuated with himself, how could he be willing to marry a woman he had never met before?He did things that went against his original intention for himself, but he didn't take any credit for it. He couldn't help being even more grateful. He stretched out his hand, held Duan Yu's hand, and said, "Mr. Duan, I... Report to each other, I hope in the next life..." At this point, my throat was choked up, and I couldn't speak any more. The two of them went through adversity for many times, supported and touched skin to skin, not only once, but in the past it was inevitable, this time it was Wang Yuyan who was deeply moved and reached out to hold Duan Yu's hand.Duan Yu felt that she was holding his hand carefully with a soft and smooth palm, and in an instant, he felt that even if the sky fell, he would not care about it. He was full of joy, thinking that she treated me like this Not to mention asking me to marry the princess of Xixia, even Princess Song, Princess Liao, Princess Tubo, and Princess Goryeo together, so what?He hadn't recovered from his serious injury, and under the ecstasy, his blood surged, and he couldn't help being out of spirits. Suddenly, the world was spinning, his head was dizzy, he shook his body a few times, turned sideways, and fell into the blue wave pool with a thud. Wang Yuyan was taken aback, and shouted: "Master Duan, Mr. Duan!" She stretched out her hand to pull. Fortunately, the water in the pool was very shallow, Duan Yu got a shock from the cold water, his mind cleared up, and he scrambled up. When Wang Yuyan called out, many people in the temple woke up.Xiao Feng, Xu Zhu, Ba Tianshi, Zhu Danchen and others all rushed out.Seeing Duan Yu's embarrassed expression, Wang Yuyan stood aside with her face flushed, very shy and embarrassed, she said that the two of them had a tryst by the pool late at night, she couldn't help but secretly amused, but it was inconvenient to ask more.Duan Yu has to wait for an explanation, but he doesn't know what to say.
The next day was the twelfth day of the eighth lunar month, and there were still three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.Ba Tianshi went to Lingzhou City Touwen early in the morning to do business.At the time of the card, he hurried back to the temple and said to Duan Yu: "My lord, the lord's letter of proposing marriage to Princess Xi Xia, the villain has already entered the Ministry of Rites. The minister of the Ministry of Rites personally invited him to see him. He was very polite and said that the prince came to propose marriage. The Xixia National University is very fond of it, and I believe it will be able to fulfill your wish." After a while, there was a turmoil of people and horses outside the temple gate, followed by the sound of blowing and beating.Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen went out to greet him, it turned out that Tao Shilang from the Western Xia Rites Department led the staff, came to welcome Duan Yu, and moved to the hotel for hospitality.Xiao Feng is the Great King of Nanyuan of Liao Kingdom, the power of Liao Kingdom is far more powerful than Dali, if Xixia knows that he is coming, the reception will be even more grand, but he asked everyone not to reveal his identity, he and Xu Zhu and others will recognize him as Duan Yu's entourage moved into the hotel. Everyone had just settled down, when they suddenly heard someone in the backyard scolding in a rough voice: "What are you, you are here to make an idea of Princess Xixia? This Xixia consort, our little prince is determined, I advise you or Let's leave earlier with your tail between your legs!" When Ba Tianshi heard this, he was all angry, thinking who is so rude, dare to come to the door and insult him?When I opened the door, I saw seven or eight thick and strong men standing in the courtyard and shouting. Both Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen were very refined among the officials of Dali, but Zhu Danchen was a little more refined and elegant, while Ba Tianshi was a little more domineering.Neither of them said anything, they just stood at the door.I only heard those few big men getting more and more rude, and there were many incomprehensible words mixed in. They kept saying "my little prince" and so on, as if he was a subordinate of the prince of Tubo. Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen looked at each other and smiled, and were about to send these big men away, suddenly a door on the left slammed open, and two people came out, one in yellow and one in black, pointing east and west All of a sudden, the three big men were lying on the ground and humming endlessly, and the others beat and kicked the two of them and threw them out of the door.The man in black said: "Happy, happy!" The man in yellow said: "No, no! It's not happy enough." One is because of the evil, and the other is because of the difference. But I heard the Tubo warrior who fled outside the door shouting: "My surname is Murong, I advise you to go back to Gusu earlier. You want to marry the princess of Xixia, and you have annoyed my little prince." , give it back to you', marry your sister as a concubine, then it will be something to look at." The storm rushed out like a gust of wind.But after hearing a few slaps and ouches, the Tubo warriors gradually fled away, and the cursing gradually faded away. Sitting in the room, Wang Yuyan heard the voices of Bao Feng and the Tubo warriors, her brows were deeply frowned, tears streaming down her face, she couldn't make up her mind whether she should come out to meet Bao Feng or not. Bao BuTong cupped his hands to Ba Tianshi and Zhu Danchen, and said: "Brother Ba and Zhu came to Xixia, did they come to see the excitement, or do they have other plans?" Ba Tianshi laughed and said, "How about Bao Feng? , we two will be fine." Bao different complexion changed, and said: "Master Duan of Dali is also here to ask for marriage?" Ba Tianshi said: "Exactly. My son is the eldest son of the emperor of Dali, and he will be born in the future. Your Majesty, he is the ruler in the south of Dali Kingdom, and he is married to Xixia, so he is a close family match. Mr. Murong is a white man, although he has a good character, but his family status is not good." Bao Ditong's expression was even more ugly, and he said: "No. No! You only know one thing, but not the other. My son is a dragon and a phoenix, how can this idiot of yours be able to compete?" Feng Bo'e rushed into the door and said, "Third brother, why bother to talk so much? Competition? Wait for the Golden Palace competition in the future. It will be convenient for everyone to use their means." Bao Tongtong said: "No, no! The Golden Palace competition is the business of the young master and the others; the verbal dispute is the business of my brothers. " Ba Tianshi said with a smile: "Brother Bao is the number one in the world in the battle of words. Throughout the ages, no one can match. My little brother is willing to bow down, so let's admit defeat." With one hand raised, he went back into the room with Zhu Danchen, and said: "Brother Zhu Xian ，听那包不同说来，似乎公子爷还得参与一场甚么金殿比试。公子爷伤重未曾痊愈，他的武功又是时灵时不灵，并无把握，倘若比试之际六脉神剑施展不出，不但驸马做不成，还有性命之忧，那便如何是好？”朱丹臣也是束手无策。两人去找萧峰、虚竹商议。 萧峰道：“这金殿比试，不知如何比试法？是单打独斗呢，还是许可部属出阵？倘若旁人也可参与角斗，那就不用担心了。” 巴天石道：“正是。朱贤弟，咱们去瞧瞧陶尚书，把招婿、比试的诸般规矩打听明白，再作计较。”当下二人自去。 萧峰、虚竹、段誉三人围坐饮酒，你一碗，我一碗，意兴甚豪。萧峰问起段誉学会六脉神剑的经过，想要授他一种运气的法门，得能任意运使真气。哪知道段誉对内功、外功全是一窍不通，岂能在旦夕之间学会？萧峰知道无法可施，只得摇了摇头，举碗大口喝酒。虚竹和段誉的酒量都远不及他，喝到五六碗烈酒时，段誉已经颓然醉倒，人事不知了。
段誉待得朦朦胧胧的醒转，只见窗纸上树影扶疏，明月窥人，已是深夜。他心中一凛：“昨晚我和王姑娘没说完话，一不小心，掉入了水池，不知她可还有甚么话要跟我说？会不会又在外面等我？啊哟，不好，倘若她已等了半天，不耐烦起来，又回去安睡，岂不是误了大事？”急忙跳起，悄悄挨出房门，过了院子，正想去拔大门的门闩，忽听得身后有人低声道：“段公子，你过来，我有话跟你说。” 段誉出其不意，吓了一跳，听那声音阴森森地似乎不怀好意，待要回头去看，突觉背心一紧，已被人一把抓住。段誉依稀辨明声音，问道：“是慕容公子么？” 那人道：“不敢，正是区区，敢请段兄移驾一谈。”果然便是慕容复。段誉道：“慕容公子有命，敢不奉陪？请放手罢！”慕容复道：“放手倒也不必。”段誉突觉身子一轻，腾云驾雾般飞了上去，却是被慕容复抓住后心，提着跃上了屋顶。 段誉若是张口呼叫，便能将萧峰、虚竹等惊醒，出来救援，但想：“我一叫之下，王姑娘也必听见了，她见我二人重起争斗，定然大大不快。她决不会怪她表哥，总是编派我的不是，我又何必惹她生气？”当下并不叫唤，任由慕容复提在手中，向外奔驰。 其时虽是深夜，但中秋将届，月色澄明，只见慕容复脚下初时踏的是青石板街道，到后来已是黄土小径，小径两旁都是半青不黄的长草。 慕容复奔得一会，突然停步，将段誉往地下重重一摔，砰的一声，段誉肩腰着地，摔得好不疼痛，心想：“此人貌似文雅，行为却颇野蛮。”哼哼唧唧的爬起身来，道：“慕容兄有话好说，何必动粗？” 慕容复冷笑道：“昨晚你跟我表妹说甚么话来？”段誉脸上一红，嗫嚅道：“也……也没有甚么，只不过刚巧撞到，闲谈几句罢了。”慕容复道：“你是男子汉大丈夫，明人不做暗事，说过的话，做过的事，又何必抵赖隐瞒？”段誉给他一激，不由得气往上冲，说道：“当然也不必瞒你，我跟王姑娘说，要来劝你一劝。”慕容复冷笑道：“你说要劝我道：人生在世，最要紧的是夫妇间情投意合，两心相悦。你又想说：我和西夏公主素不相识，既不知她是美是丑，是善是恶，旦夕相见，便成夫妻，那是大大的不妥，是不是？又说我若辜负了我表妹的美意，便为天下有情人齐声唾骂，为江湖上的英雄好汉卑鄙耻笑，是也不是？” 他说一句，段誉吃一惊，待他说完，结结巴巴的道：“王……王姑娘都跟你说了？”慕容复道：“她怎会跟我说？”段誉道：“那么是你昨晚躲在一旁听见了？”慕容复冷笑道：“你骗得了这等不识世务的无知姑娘，可骗不了我。”段誉奇道：“我骗你甚么？” 慕容复道：“事情再明白也没有了，你自己想做西夏驸马，怕我来争，便编好了一套说辞，想诱我上当。嘿嘿，慕容复不是三岁的小孩儿，难道会堕入你的彀中？你……你当真是在做清秋大梦。”段誉叹道：“我是一片好心，但盼王姑娘和你成婚，结成神仙眷属，举案齐眉，白头偕老。”慕容复冷笑道：“多谢你的金口啦。大理段氏和姑苏慕容无亲无故，素无交情，你何必这般来善祷善颂？只要我给我表妹缠住了不得脱身，你便得其所哉，披红挂彩的去做西夏驸马了。” 段誉怒道：“你这不是胡说八道么？我是大理王子，大理虽是小国，却也没将这个'驸马'二字看得比天还大。慕容公子，我善言劝你，荣华富贵，转瞬成空，你就算做成了西夏驸马，再要做大燕皇帝，还不知要杀多少人？就算中原给你杀得血流成河，尸骨如山，你这大燕皇帝是否做得成，那也难说得很。” 慕容复却不生气，只冷冷的道：“你满口子仁义道德，一肚皮却是蛇蝎心肠。”段誉急道：“你不相信我是一番好意，那也由你，总而言之，我不能让你娶西夏公主，我不能眼见王姑娘为你伤心断肠，自寻短见。”慕容复道：“你不许我娶？哈哈，你当真有这么大的能耐？我偏要娶，你便怎样？”段誉道：“我自当尽心竭力，阻你成事。我一个人无能为力，便请朋友们帮忙。” 慕容复心中一凛，萧峰、虚竹二人的武功如何，他自是熟知，甚至段誉本人，当他施展六脉神剑之际，自己也万万抵敌不住，幸好他的剑法有时灵，有时不灵，未能得心应手，总算还可乘之以隙，当即微微抬头，高声说道：“表妹，你过来，我有话跟你说。” 段誉又惊又喜，忙回头去看，但见遍地清光，却哪里有王语嫣的人影？他凝神张望，似乎对面树丛中有甚么东西一动，突然间背上一紧，又被慕容复抓住了穴道，身子又被他提了起来，才知上当，苦笑道：“你又来动蛮，再加谎言欺诈，实非君子之所为。” 慕容复冷笑道：“对付你这等小人，又岂能用君子手段？”提着他向旁走去，想找个坑穴，将他一掌击死，便即就地掩埋，走了数丈，见到一口枯井，举手一掷，将他投了下去。段誉大叫：“啊哟！”已摔入井底。 慕容复正待找几块大石压在井口之上，让他在里面活活饿死，忽听得一个女子声音道：“表哥，你瞧见我了？要跟我说甚么话？啊哟，你把段公子怎么啦？”正是王语嫣。慕容复一呆，皱起了眉头，他向着段誉背后高声说话，意在引得他回头观看，以便拿他后心要穴，不料王语嫣真的便在附近。 原来王语嫣这一晚愁思绵绵，难以安睡，倚窗望月，却将慕容复抓住段誉的情景都瞧在眼里，生怕两人争斗起来，慕容复不敌段誉的六脉神剑，当即追随在后，两人的一番争辩，句句都给她听见了。只觉段誉相劝慕容复的言语确是出于肺腑，慕容复却认定他别有用心。待得慕容复出言欺骗段誉，王语嫣还道他当真见到了自己，便即现身。 王语嫣奔到井旁，俯身下望，叫道：“段公子，段公子！你有没有受伤？”段誉被摔下去时，头下脚上，脑袋撞在硬泥之上，已然晕去。王语嫣叫了几声，听不到回答，只道段誉已然跌死，想起他平素对自己的种种好处来，这一次又确是为着自己而送了性命，忍不住哭了出来，叫道：“段公子，你……你怎么……怎么就这样死了？” 慕容复冷冷的道：“你对他果然是一往情深。”王语嫣哽咽道：“他好好相劝于你，听不听在你，又为甚么要杀了他？”慕容复道：“这人是我大对头，你没听他说，他要尽心竭力，阻我成事么？那日少室山上，他令我丧尽脸面，难以在江湖立足，这人我自然容他不得。”王语嫣道：“少室山的事情，确是他不对，我早已怪责过他了，他已自认不是。”慕容复冷笑道：“哼，哼！自认不是！这么轻描淡写一句话，就想把这梁子揭过去了么？我慕容复行走江湖，人人在背后指指点点，说我败在他大理段氏的六脉神剑之下，你倒想想，我今后怎么做人？” 王语嫣柔声道：“表哥，一时胜败，又何必常自挂怀在心？那日少室山斗剑，姑丈也已开导过你了，过去的事，再说作甚？”她不知段誉是否真的死了，探头井口，又叫道：“段公子，段公子！”仍是不闻应声。 慕容复道：“你这么关心他，嫁了他也就是了，又何必假惺惺的跟着我？” 王语嫣胸口一酸，说道：“表哥，我对你一片真心，难道……难道你还不信么？” 慕容复冷笑道：“你对我一片真心，嘿嘿！那日在太湖之畔的碾坊中，你赤身露体，和这姓段的一同躲在柴草堆中，却在干些甚么？那是我亲眼目睹，难道还有假的了？那时我要一刀杀死了这姓段的小子，你却指点于他，和我为难，你的心到底是向着哪一个？哈哈，哈哈！”说到后来，只是一片大笑之声。 王语嫣惊得呆了，颤声道：“太湖畔的碾坊中……那个……那个蒙面的……蒙面的西夏武士……”慕容复道：“不错，那假扮西夏武士李延宗的，便是我了。”王语嫣低声说道：“怪不得，我一直有些疑心。那日你曾说：'要是我一朝做了中原的皇帝'，那……那……原是你的口吻，我早该知道的。”慕容复冷笑道：“你虽早该知道，可是现下方知，却也还没太迟。” 王语嫣急道：“表哥，那日我中了西夏人所放的毒雾，承蒙段公子相救，中途遇雨，湿了衣衫，这才在碾坊中避雨，你……你……你可不能多疑。” 慕容复道：“好一个碾坊中避雨！可是我来到之后，你二人仍在鬼鬼祟祟，这姓段的伸手来摸你脸蛋，你毫不避闪。那时我说甚么话了，你可记得么？只怕你一心都贯注在这姓段的身上，我的话全没听见耳去。” 王语嫣心中一凛，回思那日碾坊中之事，那蒙面西夏武士“李延宗”的话清清楚楚在脑海中显现了出来，她喃喃的道：“那时候……那时候……你也是这般嘿嘿冷笑，说甚么了？你说……你说……'我叫你去学了武功前来杀我，却不是叫你二人……叫你二人……'”她心中记得，当日慕容复说的是：“却不是叫你二人打情骂俏，动手动脚。”但这八个字却无论如何说不出口。 慕容复道：“那日你又说道：倘若我杀了这姓段的小子，你便决意杀我为他报仇。王姑娘，我听了你这句话，这才饶了他的性命，不料养虎贻患，教我在少室山众家英雄之前，丢尽了脸面。” 王语嫣听他忽然不叫自己作“表妹”，改口而叫“王姑娘”，心中更是一寒，颤声道：“表哥，那日我倘若知道是你，自然不会说这种话。真的，表哥，我……我要是知道了，决计……决计不会说的。你知道我心中对你一向……一向很好。”慕容复道：“就算我戴了人皮面具，你认不出我的面貌，就算我故意装作哑了嗓子，你认不出我的口音，可是难道我的武功你也认不出？嘿嘿，你于武学之道，渊博非凡，任谁使出一招一式，你便知道他们的门派家数，可是我和这小子动手百余招，你难道还认不出我？”王语嫣低声道：“我确实有一点点疑心，不过……表哥，咱们好久没见面了，我对你的武功进境不大了然……” 慕容复心下更是不忿，王语嫣这几句话，明明说自己武功进境太慢，不及她的意料，说道：“那日你道：'我初时看你刀法繁多，心中暗暗惊异，但看到五十招后，觉得也不过如此，说你一句黔驴技穷，似乎刻薄，但总而言之，你所知远不如我。'王姑娘，我所知确是远不如你，你……你又何必跟随在我身旁？你心中瞧我不起，不错，可是我慕容复堂堂丈夫，也用不着给姑娘们瞧得起。” 王语嫣走上几步，柔声说道：“表哥，那日我说错了，这里跟你陪不是啦。”说着躬身裣衽行礼，又道：“我实在不知道是你……你大人大量，千万别放在心上。我从小敬重你，自小咱们一块玩儿，你说甚么我总是依甚么，从来不会违拗于你。当日我胡言乱语，你总要念着昔日的情份，原谅我一次。” 那日王语嫣在碾坊中说这番话，慕容复自来心高气傲，听了自是耿耿于怀，大是不快，自此之后，两人虽相聚时多，总是心中存了介蒂，不免格格不入。这时听她软语相求，月光下见到这样一个清丽绝俗的姑娘如此情致缠绵的对着自己，又深信她和段誉之间确无暧昧情事，当日言语冲撞，确也出于无心，想到自己和她青梅竹马的情份，不禁动心，伸出手去，握住她的双手，叫道：“表妹！” 王语嫣大喜，知道表哥原谅了自己，投身入怀，将头靠在他肩上，低声道：“表哥，你生我的气，尽管打我骂我，可千万别藏在心中不说出来。”慕容复抱着她温软的身子，听得她低声软语的央求，不由得心神荡漾，伸手轻抚她头发，柔声道：“我怎舍得打你骂你？以前生你的气，现下也不生气了。”王语嫣道：“表哥，你不去做西夏驸马了罢？” 慕容复斗然间全身一震，心道：“糟糕，糟糕！慕容复，你儿女情长，英雄气短，险些儿误了大事。倘若连这一点点的私情也割舍不下，哪里还说得上干'打天下'的大业？”当即伸手将她推开，硬起心肠，摇头道：“表妹，你我缘份已经尽了。你知道，我向来很会记恨，你说过的话，做过的事，我总是难以忘记。” 王语嫣凄然道：“你刚才说不生我的气了。”慕容复道：“我不生你的气，可是……可是咱们这一生，终究不过是表兄妹的缘份。”王语嫣道：“那你是决计不肯原谅我了？” 慕容复心中“私情”和“大业”两件事交战，迟疑半刻，终于摇了摇头。王语嫣万念俱灰，仍问：“你定要去娶那西夏姑娘？从此不再理我？”慕容复硬起心肠，点了点头。 王语嫣先前得知表哥要去娶西夏公主，还是由公冶乾婉言转告，当时便萌死志，借故落后，避开了邓百川等人，跳崖自尽，却给云中鹤救起，此刻为意中人亲口所拒，伤心欲狂，几乎要吐出血来，突然心想：“段公子对我一片痴心，我却从来不假以辞色，此番他更为我而死，实在对他不起。反正我也不想活了，这口深井，段公子摔入其中而死，想必下面有甚尖岩硬石。我不如和他死在一起，以报答他对我的一番深意。”当下慢慢走向井边，转头道：“表哥，祝你得遂心愿，娶了西夏公主，又做大燕皇帝。” 慕容复知她要去寻死，走上一步，伸手想拉住她手臂，口中想呼：“不可！”但心中知道，只要口中一出声，伸手一拉，此后能否摆脱表妹这番柔情纠缠，那就难以逆料。表妹温柔美貌，世所罕有，得妻如此，复有何憾？何况她自幼便对自己情根深种，倘若一个克制不住，结下了甚么孽缘，兴复燕国的大计便大受挫折了。他言念及此，嘴巴张开，却无声音发出，一只手伸了出去，却不去拉王语嫣。 王语嫣见此神情，猜到了他的心情，心想你就算弃我如遗，但我们是表兄妹至亲，眼见我踏入死地，竟丝毫不加阻拦，连那穷凶极恶的云中鹤尚自不如，此人竟然凉薄如此，当下更无别念，叫道：“段公子，我和你死在一起！”纵身一跃，向井中倒冲了下去。 慕容复“啊”的一声，跨上一步，伸手想去拉她脚，凭他武功，要抓住她，原是轻而易举，但终究打不定主意，便任由她跳了下去。他叹了口气，摇摇头，说道：“表妹，你毕竟内心深爱段公子，你二人虽然生不能成为夫妇，但死而同穴，也总算得遂你的心愿。” 忽听得背后有人说道：“假惺惺，伪君子！”慕容复一惊：“怎地有人到了我身边，竟没知觉？”向后拍出一掌，这才转过身来，月光之下，但见一个淡淡的影子随掌飘开，身法轻灵，实所罕见。
慕容复飞身而前，不等他身子落下，又是一掌拍去，怒道：“甚么人？这般戏弄你家公子！”那人在半空一掌击落，与慕容复掌力一对，又向外飘开丈许，这才落下地来，却原来是吐蕃国师鸠摩智。 只听他说道：“明明是你逼王姑娘投井自尽，却在说甚么得遂她心愿，慕容公子，这未免太过阴险毒辣了罢？”慕容复怒道：“这是我的私事，谁要你来多管闲事？”鸠摩智道：“你干这伤天害理之事，和尚便要管上一管。何况你想做西夏驸马，那便不是私事了。” 慕容复道：“遮莫你这和尚，也想做驸马？”鸠摩智哈哈大笑，说道：“和尚做驸马，焉有是理？”慕容复冷笑道：“我早知吐蕃国存心不良，那你是为你们小王子出头了？”鸠摩智道：“甚么叫做'存心不良'？倘若想娶西夏公主，便是存心不良，然则阁下之存心，良乎？不良乎？”慕容复道：“我要娶西夏公主，乃是凭自身所能，争为驸马，却不是指使手下人来搅风搅雨，弄得灵州道上，英雄眉蹙，豪杰齿冷。”鸠摩智笑道：“咱们把许多不自量力的家伙打发去，免得西夏京城，满街尽是油头粉面的光棍，乌烟瘴气，见之烦心。那是为阁下清道啊，有何不妥？”慕容复道：“果真如此，却也甚佳，然则吐蕃国小王子，是要凭一己功夫和人争胜了？”鸠摩智道：“正是！” 慕容复见他一副有恃无恐、胜券在握的模样，不由得起疑，说道：“贵国小王子莫非武功高强，英雄无敌，已有必胜的成算？”鸠摩智道：“小王子殿下是我的徒儿，武功还算不错，英雄无敌却不见得，必胜的成算倒是有的。”慕容复更感奇怪，心想：“若我直言相问，他未必肯答，还是激他一激。”便道：“这可奇了，贵国小王子有必胜的成算，我却也有必胜的成算，也不知到底是谁真的必胜。” 鸠摩智笑道：“我们小王子到底有甚么必胜成算，你很想知道，是不是？不妨你先将你的法子说将出来，然后我说我们的。咱们一起参详参详，且瞧是谁的法子高明。” 慕容复所恃者不过武功高明，形貌俊雅，真的要说有甚么必胜的成算，却是没有，便道：“你这人诡计多端，言而无信，我如跟你说了，你却不说，岂不是上了你的当？” 鸠摩智哈哈一笑，说道：“慕容公子，我和令尊相交多年，互相钦佩。我僭妄一些，总算得上是你的长辈。你对我说这些话，不也过份么？” 慕容复躬身行礼，道：“明王责备得是，还请恕罪则个。” 鸠摩智笑道：“公子聪明得紧，你既自认晚辈，我瞧在你爹爹的份上，可不能占你的便宜了。吐蕃国小王子的必胜成算，说穿了不值半文钱。哪一个想跟我们小王子争做驸马，我们便一个个将他料理了。既然没人来争，我们小王子岂有不中选之理？哈哈，哈哈。” 慕容复倏地变色，说道：“如此说来，我……”鸠摩智道：“我和令尊交情不浅，自然不能要了你的性命。我诚意奉劝公子，速离西夏，是为上策。”慕容复道：“我要是不肯走呢？”鸠摩智微笑道：“那也不会取你的性命，只须将公子剜去双目，或是砍断一手一足，成为残废之人。西夏公主自然不会下嫁一个五官不齐、手足不完的英雄好汉。”他说到最后“英雄好汉”四字时，声音拖得长长的，大有嘲讽之意。 慕容复心下大怒，只是忌惮他武功了得，不敢贸然和他动手，低头寻思，如何对付。 月光下忽见