Chapter 21 Chapter Twenty-one

The snow on the plain has melted, and the earth is green again.The sky was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly.Although it is mid-spring in Hebei, the wind still carries a skin-penetrating chill. On the post road leading to Rongcheng, a light two-wheeled carriage was driving.The carriage was covered by a curtain, which was tightly closed, and one could tell at a glance that a female family member was sitting in the carriage.On the driver's seat in front of the car, the driver was a young man with an elegant expression and handsome appearance.The young man was wearing an emerald green silk brocade cotton gown, a goose yellow silk woven belt around his waist, blue tribute soft-soled short boots on his feet, and a wind-dust felt hat with turned-up brims on his head.The young man had a smooth complexion, and a pair of star-like eyes flashed under his slender sword-shaped eyebrows.Firstly, he was surprised by his attire, and secondly, because of his amazing appearance, he attracted a lot of attention and comments along the way.Even some warlocks who are old in the rivers and lakes and ordinary Qing customers who are accustomed to wooing, it is difficult to guess the origin and identity of this young man.

This young man is none other than Wang Jiaolong who escaped from the mansion because of disobedience and refusal to get married half a month ago.It was Xianggu who sat in the car. It turned out that Yu Jiaolong drove out of the city just as the gate of Wugu City opened that day. She was afraid that her father would send someone to chase her after she found out, so she didn't take the Tongya Avenue, but drove by a secluded road.Along the way, she made an appointment with Xianggu, and they pretended to be husband and wife. She changed her surname to Chun and Chunlong, and asked Xianggu to call her Brother Long.At the beginning, Xianggu was not used to it, and she almost showed her feet by calling "Miss" by mistake several times in inns and restaurants.After a few days of calling out, it gradually became natural.

Yu Jiaolong escaped from the Yu Mansion, originally wanted to take Xianggu back to the western border, but he didn't want to leave the capital, so he wandered again.What she was worried about was not the dangers of the eight thousand miles of Guanshan Mountain, but the person she decided to leave home for refuge because of her disobedience and disobedience. Has the person returned to Western Xinjiang?If that person is still living in the Central Plains, and he is alone in a foreign land, with no relatives and no one to rely on, with the endless Tianshan Mountains above his head, and the endless grasslands below his head, how can he be in such a situation?Thinking of this, she turned the horse's head around the border rope and headed south again.Xianggu asked her where she was going in the car?She only answered two words: "Cangzhou!"

After going to the store every night, Xianggu asked in a low voice, "Why are you going to Cangzhou? Is there any reliable place there?" Yu Jiaolong remained silent.She couldn't even understand what she was feeling at this moment, so how could she tell Xianggu!After a while, she answered irrelevantly and said, "Why? You don't want to go? You don't like Cangzhou?" Xianggu laughed for a while, then leaned close to her and said, "'Marry a chicken and follow the chicken', no matter where you go, I will go with you." On the way to Cangzhou, I arrived in Baxian County. Unexpectedly, Xianggu fell ill due to the cold.

Yu Jiaolong had no choice but to stay in the inn, while asking a doctor to give her a diagnosis and treatment, while asking her to take a good breath.The owner of the shop is also a smart person, seeing Yu Jiaolong's generosity, he often comes to her room to ask her needs and show her hospitality.Unexpectedly, during the chat, Yu Jiaolong revealed a piece of news from him that shocked her: Half a month ago, a man who claimed to be Chou and named Shuanghu came to the shop, he was very strong and tall. The tiger is powerful, and he lives in the same room with a Mongolian horse dealer.Beside the Mongolian horse dealer was a high-quality horse, all white and extremely handsome. Unexpectedly, Xu Xiong, the county governor, took a fancy to him and forced him to buy it at a low price.Xu Bazong was furious and led a group of servants and soldiers to seize it. Qiu Shuanghu was outraged and stepped forward to help, dispersed the servants, killed Xu Xiong, protected the horse dealers, and headed towards Baoding.

When Yu Jiaolong heard this news, she knew that the man surnamed Qiu must be Luo Xiaohu. For a moment, worry, longing, bewilderment, and longing all came to her heart. Galloping with a bridle, sharing weal and woe with him, traveling all over the world, and willingly. Yu Jiaolong couldn't stay in the inn any longer.But because of Xianggu's illness, she still endured it until about ten days later, when Xianggu felt that she could barely go on the road, Yu Jiaolong took Xianggu again, turned the horse's head, and took the road. City, heading towards Baoding. Yu Jiaolong was driving on the post road leading to Rongcheng.She only cared about chasing forward, and had no intention of admiring the passing pedestrians and the scenery beside the road.Therefore, no matter how pedestrians stare at her and criticize her, she ignores it and has no time to take care of it.I drove non-stop all the way for more than 80 miles, until the sun was already slanting and dazzling, and then I remembered that Xianggu in the car might be hungry and thirsty, so I hurriedly raised my hand to cover my eyebrows and looked forward. Not far ahead, there was a village beside the road. In the house, there is a wine flag hanging in front of the door, which is expected to be the place where it can be sharpened.

So, she whipped the whip and galloped straight to the cottage in front. That cottage is indeed a wine seller's house, named "Wake Up Again".In addition to selling wine, there are also steamed buns and other food for passers-by to satisfy their hunger.The village house is about five or six feet away from the road. In front of the door is a dam surrounded by more than ten thick willows and elms.A few tables were added on the ground dam, specially for those guests who are not used to idle eyes and like to watch the excitement, drinking and chatting. At this time, the right side of the dam was close to the roadside, and there happened to be five or six men sitting there, laughing, drinking and feasting.Although these men were of different ages, they were all strong and strong, with weapons around them.On the willow and elm trees next to the dam, there are five or six sitting horses of different colors. They are neither officers and soldiers in the army, nor are they fast in the yamen.

It's the head of the bodyguards in several bodyguard firms in Baoding City. He just escorted a couple of goods to Shandong and came back.On the left side of the dam, there is a big willow tree, and there is a man sitting under the tree. He neither drinks nor buys food. Nap there. Yu Jiaolong came galloping in a carriage.When he arrived in front of the cottage, he reined in his horse and jumped out of the driving seat. He didn't even look around at the surroundings, and he didn't even glance at the men sitting on the right table before walking straight through the dam , went into the hotel.

But those men came to bite Yu Jiaolong together, for a while, they were really shocked by her attire and appearance. Those few people were like geese who have seen a stranger, croaking and croaking.Some guessed that she was a "sister" from the capital; some insisted that she was a "danjiao" in someone's class;A few people took advantage of the casualness, spoke rudely, talked and laughed, suspected and judged everything without any scruples. These jokes were also blown into Yu Jiaolong's ears intermittently, although she was annoyed in her heart, she suppressed her anger and ignored him just because she wanted to go on her way.She bought a few steamed buns in a hurry, and asked the shopkeeper for a bowl of green onion soup, then went out of the shop and handed it to Xianggu in the car.She herself stood by the car, waiting for Xianggu to eat.

The men tilted their necks and shook their eyes, glanced at Yu Jiaolong, and kept saying some unsavory words. After Xianggu finished drinking the soup, she reached out from the curtain and handed the bowl to Yu Jiaolong.Yu Jiaolong hurried into the store to return the bowl. The man at the table on the right looked at the carriage and said to the other men: "Look at this young man who is so beautiful, and the woman in the carriage is even more fascinating! Who has the guts to lift the curtain of the carriage and let it be so beautiful?" Take a look, everyone, today's table of food and drink money, I'll pay for it."

Sitting below was a man in his mid-twenties, wearing sheepskin on his back. His appearance was extremely sturdy, and he said indifferently: "It's not difficult. You don't count as a man if you just lift the curtain and look at it. Whoever gets another jar of wine?" , a leg of sheep, watch me pull her out bright." A few men were in a frenzy, and they gambled and gambled around. If you say a word, if I say a word, a crime will be considered a bet. Yu Jiaolong returned the bowl, went back out of the shop, just jumped on the driver's seat, the man sitting next to him stood up, shook the sheepskin cloak off the seat, walked to the front of the car, squinted and said to Yu Jiaolong: " How dare you hide a beautiful woman in the car. Let's take it out and let's take a look, and it won't hurt a little! "While talking, he stretched out his hand to lift the car. Yu Jiaolong was so angry that before the man's hand touched the curtain, he raised his whip and swung it at his wrist. With a scream, the man squatted down protecting his right wrist He went down. Then another whip fell on his back, and all the layers of clothes were ripped apart, and a long bloody gash appeared on his back. The men on the table took up their weapons and rushed over. When Yujiaolong called, a sword was handed out from the curtain of the car. Yujiaolong pulled out the sword and jumped off the driver's seat, and those men had already rushed to him. The leading man was holding a big knife with a ring , slammed at Yujiaolong's head. Yujiaolong didn't use his sword to meet her, but dodged it. The second man who used the hand hook took advantage of this luck to grab her neck. At this moment , the other three men also surrounded him at the same time. Seeing that there were so many of them, Yu Jiaolong didn't dare to take it lightly, bit her lip, pulled out the hook end with her sword, and sent out a sword, before the man came to attack, she suddenly flicked her wrist, and the tip of the sword flashed into several streaks With a cold light, he pointed at the man's wrist.The man let out a scream, and the gauntlet fell to the ground along with his right hand.Yu Jiaolong took advantage of this flash and jumped to the dam, stretched his arms, and moved his sword straight to the man in charge.When the man saw that the man who guarded Jun was injured, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered, he shouted at his companions, and greeted him with a knife.Wang Jiaolong fought with him a few times, and was about to find an opening to stab him, but unexpectedly the three men rushed to her side and behind her.All of a sudden, four hands and four kinds of weapons attacked her together.Although Yu Jiaolong was quick and agile, she already felt a little anxious.She turned her heart to the side, looked at the man on the right side wielding the wind-throwing knife for a flaw, suddenly turned over and stabbed with the sword obliquely, when he drew back his hand to block it, she suddenly raised the tip of the sword and stabbed straight at his throat.The man dodged hastily, although he dodged the sword's edge, one ear was cut off.The man was frightened out of his wits, and he jumped aside while protecting his wound.The big man at the head gave a strange cry, and slashed straight at him with his knife; the man behind him also came to attack with all his strength;Yu Jiaolong dodged the stick with a leap and held the ringed sword, but she couldn't dodge the point of the lancet that was coming straight at her vest from behind.At this critical moment, suddenly saw a white ball flying towards the man's face. The man hurriedly stepped aside, and the knife in his hand retracted.Taking advantage of the moment when the three of them were stunned, Yu Jiaolong turned around and slashed the man's arm with his sword, then quickly drew his sword and turned over, using a ground-breaking sword move, swish swish swish, three consecutive sword strikes to stab the leading man like lightning.The poor man only avoided the first sword, the second sword box pierced his collarbone, and the third sword pierced his left wrist again, he only grunted twice before falling to the ground.The remaining man hurriedly fled to the dam.Yujiaolong was on the verge of killing him, how could he spare him, jumped to catch up, and slashed his sword fiercely on his hind leg, then turned around and looked contemptuously at those injured and sitting on the ground in a state of distress man.She suddenly remembered the object that suddenly flew over when she was in danger just now, and couldn't help looking around curiously.I saw a person standing under the big willow tree on the other side of the dike, with his arms crossed, watching silently there.He wore a straw hat with his eyebrows lowered, and the brim of the hat almost covered the bridge of his nose, so he couldn't see his face clearly.Yu Jiaolong thought to herself: "Could it be him?" She was about to step forward and ask, when she suddenly thought: Wouldn't doing this make him and these men forge hatred!She stood there hesitated for a moment, then turned around and walked to the side of the car, jumped into the driver's seat, and swung the whip to urge the horse to gallop away. The sun has already set in the west, and there is a cool wind with the smell of earth blowing from the field.After Yu Jiaolong went through a fight, she hurt six of them in a row in a fit of rage, she felt her anger disappear and she couldn't help but feel a dripping joy in her heart.Xianggu, who was frightened by the killing just now, leaned out half of her body regardless of the cold wind blowing in front of her, and kept asking her about what happened just now.Yu Jiaolong was in the middle of questioning and answering with Xianggu when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from behind the car. The sound of hooves was getting closer, Yu Jiaolong immediately became alert, and hurriedly told Xianggu to put down the curtain, and she also secretly paid attention to the movement behind her. With the sound of approaching hooves, suddenly a man with a worn single hat on the back of a yellow horse appeared beside the car.The man rode his horse past the carriage, stopped about fifty paces before the post road, reined in his horse and raised his head, blocking the carriage's way.Yu Jiaolong felt a little surprised, hurriedly parked the car and looked up, her eyes widened in shock, her heart felt tight, suddenly, what appeared in front of her almost made her mistake it for Luo Xiaohu who she was chasing in a daze up.She couldn't help closing her eyes, opened them again after a moment's pause, and looked carefully, only to see the man's slanted eyebrows inserted into the temples, those round and shiny eyes, and the expression of hatred hidden in the eyes, all these They are very similar to Luo Xiaohu.The slightly different places were also quickly recognized by Yu Jiaolong; the corners of the lips that were drooping and looked cold, the eyes that contained a bit of hatred and cunning, and the long strip on the right temple. scars.Seeing this, Yu Jiaolong secretly took a breath. At the same time, she had already recognized him from his clothes and that worn straw hat as the man standing by the dam of the hotel just now. Immediately after the man looked at Yu Jiaolong, he got off his horse, came to stand in front of Yu Jiaolong's horse's head, hugged his fists, and said: "Please get off the carriage, I have something to say." Yu Jiaolong was surprised when she saw that his clothes were shabby and dusty, but his speech was so elegant.But she still didn't move, she just said: "If you have something to say, just say it." That man: "What happened in front of the hotel just now was the fault of those friends, so they should be punished. It's just that this foot is too self-willed and ruthless, and there is no one in the eyes. I watched it from the side and was dissatisfied, so I came here to ask for advice, and wanted to compete with my foot. "Yu Jiaolong was very surprised when she heard this, and she really didn't understand what kind of heart this man is. She couldn't help asking: "Just now you threw that artifact, but you are helping me out of nowhere? " The man hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but laugh, and said: "What kind of utensil, it's just a steamed bun, so it can't be called helping." Yu Jiaolong: "At that time, you secretly helped, but now you refuse to accept it. Isn't it puzzling." The man said: "At that time, they were relying on many people, that is to say, they were tyrannical and lonely, and they should help each other. Relying on their own skills, they injured four of them in a row, and they have turned from weak to strong. If we talk about their actions, it is nothing but Being frivolous after drinking, although it is indecent, the crime is not enough to die. He has injured four of them with one step, and he is still not satisfied, but he stabbed twice at the man with the ring knife, even the last one who had fled. Let it go, it would be too cruel. I am not fair for this, so I came to find my feet, please see the highs and lows, so that my feet also know that there are morals in the rivers and lakes." Yu Jiaolong didn't expect that man to say such a big truth.She looked at this man curiously, and always felt that he was a little weird. She wanted to laugh, but it was inconvenient to do so.She suddenly felt that this man looked like Yan Gu again, she couldn't help asking: "What is your name?" The man: "Well, I don't need to know. I don't want to ask your name." Yu Jiaolong felt a kind of arrogance from his words, and felt a little unhappy. Looking again, he saw that he didn't have any weapons beside him, so he couldn't help asking in surprise: "Since you came here to compete with me, why don't you bring weapons?" The man smiled, reached out and pulled out a knife from the collar behind his head.The knife is only one foot and five inches long, with a thick back and thin mouth, and it is heavy.Yu Jiaolong was surprised again.She really didn't expect that this man not only looks very similar to Luo Xiaohu, but even the knife in his hand looks like the one Luo Xiaohu uses.With a curious and inexplicable impulse, she held the sword in her hand, jumped down from her seat, pointed to a lawn about a hundred steps away from the side of the road, and said, "Go, compare there." The two came to the lawn, stood more than ten steps away from each other, and did not answer any more. The man held the knife in his arms, said "please", and then put on a posture, waiting for Yu Jiaolong to attack. Although Yu Jiaolong had leveled his sword, he just stood there and had no intention of attacking.Until now, she still didn't understand why there was such a contest. There was no grudge against each other, the man had no anger on his face, and she didn't want to fight with him. Could it be that those men in the Jianghu are often like this Fighting for no reason, the man saw that she was still reluctant to strike, so he said: "Today I am going to fight with my step, I can give my step three swords first." Yu Jiaolong: "I can also give you three swords first." The man didn't give way anymore, he just said "obedience", swung his saber twice in the air, and then slashed straight at Yu Jiaolong's neck.Yujiao and Longbo met the treasured sword again, he didn't dare to strike with it, he just dodged the blade and jumped away. The man didn't press too hard, he just spun the saber in the air again, and suddenly used the technique of splitting Huashan alone to chop at Yujiao's head. Yu Jiaolong dodged and dodged again.Taking advantage of the situation, the man withdrew his saber fiercely, leaned down close to the ground, Huizi flew straight to Yu Jiaolong's waist with his saber.Wang Jiaolong soared into the air, and the blade brushed past his feet.Dodging three sabers, Yu Jiaolong turned back and advanced, using all thrusts, using the tip of the sword with strength, turning his wrist, saw a sword flashing into countless blades, stabbing at the man like a shower.The man was not in a hurry, avoiding the virtual and welcoming the real, only listening to the sound of swords colliding like countless beads falling on a copper plate, adding a strange interest to the wilderness.The two circled forward and back, and fought for about thirty rounds. Both sides were preparing their own scheming, but neither of them had any intention of harming each other.One is a hero who has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, relying on two iron arms, and a knife makes thunder like lightning;The two tried each other and fought back and forth a few times, Yu Jiaolong had already seen that although the man's saber skills were not particularly extraordinary, he was also very steady and calm, without any pomp and ostentation, he had indeed put in a lot of effort , received the true transmission. Because she had no intention of hurting him, she never resorted to the strange and dangerous methods in the book. She just circled around with him, trying to find out whether there were any similarities with Luo Xiaohu in his saber skills.The two have fought for more than 30 rounds, and Yu Jiaolong is getting tired of it.So, she suddenly changed the way of her sword, using the ground-breaking sword technique she used to defeat Luo Xiaohu in the western border.I saw her stepping back a little bit, leaning forward suddenly, shaking the sword, and picked up a few clusters of bright flowers, taking advantage of the man's hesitation, she suddenly turned sideways, and unpredictably "swish, swish" three swords in a row towards the man. The man stabbed up, middle and down in three directions.The man actually blocked two sword strikes in a row, and when the third strike arrived, he was too late to stop it.Unknowingly, he let out an "Ah", Yu Jiaolong had already concentrated his attention, when the point of the sword pierced his clothes between the navel, he suddenly stopped the point of the sword, flipped his wrist, and hit the man's wrist flat .just listen to "when" With a bang, the knife fell to the ground.Yu Jiaolong took a step forward, stepped on the knife with her foot, and stared at the man with a half-smile.The man didn't show any shame, he just sighed with a surprised expression: "Just with this move, I can walk all over Youyan with one step!" Yu Jiaolong didn't pay attention to his words, but suddenly asked: "Is your surname Luo?" The man was startled suddenly, he took two steps back unconsciously, his eyes flashed with intention, and he asked coldly, "Who is under your feet? What is the purpose of this question?" Yu Jiaolong has already fully understood: this man is Luo Bao.She suppressed the joy and excitement in her heart, and did not answer. She just returned the knife on the ground with her sword, slightly shy, and couldn't help raising her hand to caress her temples. When she took off the felt hat, her face couldn't help flushing. The hostility in the man's eyes disappeared, and he only looked at her in surprise. Yu Jiaolong was silent for a moment, then said solemnly: "Luo Bao, listen: your elder brother Luo Hu has returned to Hebei, more than 20 days ago, he killed General Xu Xiong in Ba County, and fled towards Baoding. Go find him quickly. Your younger sister Luo Yan is now at the home of De Xiufeng in Fucheng Gate of the capital." After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards the carriage parked by the side of the road. The man was stunned for a while, then suddenly seemed to wake up suddenly, he hurried forward, blocked Yu Jiaolong's path, and said earnestly, "Excuse me, who are you? How do you know about my brother and sister?" Yu Jiaolong: "You don't need to ask about it. It's more important to go and find your brother." She was about to take a step to get away, but the man suddenly knelt down in front of her, two lines of tears rolled down his eyes, and begged: "Who is under your feet? How did you know my brother? Please tell me. "Seeing how affectionate he is, Yu Jiaolong feels sad when thinking of his siblings' backgrounds. For a moment, tears filled her eyes.She unconsciously stretched out her hand to help him up, but just as she stretched out her hand, she quickly retracted it.The old adage "men and women don't get along well" sounded in her ears.She didn't know what to do for a while, so she had to jump aside, and said softly: "Brother Luo Bao, please get up. I can only tell you: I met your brother in Xijiang, and he and I are... heart-to-heart friends .Please don't force me to ask for my name, you will know later on." Luo Bao is a vigilant man who has gone through many dangers, and it is inconvenient to ask any more. He stood up with tears, hugged his fists, and said, "Brother Domon, please point out that we will meet later. I'm going to find my brother." After finishing speaking, he quickly Stepping up the post road, turning on the horse, and waving the whip, the horse let go of its four hooves and went away in the direction of Baoding. Yu Jiaolong watched off Qi Ying who had gone far away, feeling a burst of joy in her heart.How could she be unhappy!Not only did she inadvertently find his long-lost brother for Luo Xiaohu, but she also brought some peace to Luo Xiaohu's current precarious situation.She couldn't help clasping her palms together, secretly praying that his brothers could meet again. The sun has set in the west, the pedestrians on the post road are gradually thinning out, and the smoke from the kitchen is rising from the far village on the plain.Yu Jiaolong is still standing beside the road in a daze, watching Chishen from afar.Xianggu was already waiting impatiently, so she leaned out to urge her to leave.She just came back to her senses and walked towards the car.As soon as she got into the car and sat down, Xianggu jokingly asked: "I'm still not tired after playing for a long time, what are you thinking about staying by the roadside?" Yu Jiaolong said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Reciting a poem silently: "'... On the ancient road, the westerly wind is thin and the horse is thin, but the heartbroken man is at the end of the world.'” Xianggu smiled and said: "What's the meaning of 'heartbroken'? I think it's better to change it to 'Hungry people in the end of the world'. You haven't eaten or drank all day, so you should find a place to stay and eat." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help laughing: "I also feel a little hungry." After speaking, he drove forward again. Day by day, the willow tree sprouts and leaves, and the weather gradually warms up.Yu Jiaolong drove aimlessly, wandering around Baoding.In nearly a month, she went from Ba County to Rongcheng, from Rongcheng to Xushui, and even Qingyuan and Gaoyang. She almost traveled all the places under the jurisdiction of Baoding Mansion, but there was no place where she could let her go. She quiets down.Her mood always seemed restless and restless, and she became thinner day by day.Xianggu saw all this and felt strange in her heart, but it was inconvenient to ask her.One day, at dusk, she and Xianggu had already settled down in an inn in a small town. She had just washed her face and was about to eat when she suddenly urged Xianggu to go on the road again in a restless state.Xianggu said with a slightly surprised and complaining expression: "You seem to have lost your soul! It's almost dark, where are you going?" But Yu Jiaolong said excitedly: "I heard that there are some people in the rivers and lakes who can't show up during the day and only travel at night. I want to see these people." Xianggunai had no choice but to follow her into the car and let her go. Before Yu Jiaolong ran away from home, she had already told Xianggu how she secretly learned art from Teacher Gao when she was in Xijiang, and how dangerous Mrs. Gao was, but kept a secret about her and Luo Xiaohu Not mentioned.Xianggu is a delicate person, she always feels that Miss Yu still has something to hide from her.But she still has something hidden in her heart, but she is not very clear. Whenever she thinks about this matter, for some reason, she always thinks of the late-night meeting with Brother Chou in the garden half a year ago.Even on the way to Rongcheng that day, Xianggu could see clearly from the car that the man on horseback came to stop the car.At first she was also secretly surprised, and actually thought that man was Brother Qiu.Later, the two of them went to the lawn to compete in martial arts. When the man left the lawn, he knelt down for Miss Yu, and the scene of Miss Yu's distraught after the man left, all these aroused suspicion in her heart. That big brother Qiu is related.But the more Miss Yu kept silent, the less she dared to ask.Every time Xianggu thought of these things, she felt aggrieved, and she couldn't help sighing softly, thinking: "Miss Yu, Miss Yu, you don't even let me see your heart, and even say that I am your confidant!" Although it was Mengchun season at this time, it was still cold through the skin at night.Especially the dense dew before dawn can almost soak the clothes of passers-by.Yu Jiaolong drove the car and walked on the long and silent post road all night, sometimes it was endless grass, sometimes it was a ridge between the roads, and sometimes it was a gloomy jungle.Along the way, except for the occasional peddler who missed the village shop and was forced to travel at night or the passengers who were in a hurry, she was accompanied by the sound of hooves and the ringing of bells.It sounds like nothing when you are on the road during the day, but it looks so desolate in the quiet night of the wilderness. Yu Jiaolong drove non-stop all night, and did not arrive at a village until after dawn. The horse was already exhausted, and Xianggu was jolted until her whole body felt like bones were falling apart.After finding a hotel to stay, Xianggu didn't even want to eat, she fell into bed and fell into a deep sleep.But Yu Jiaolong still didn't feel sleepy, went to Jiejie Town to check again, and then went back to the shop to rest if she felt lost. From then on, for many days, Yu Jiaolong always walked by night and stayed by day.Aunt Xiang had worn her body to pieces, and tried to persuade her, but she refused to listen.Xianggu couldn't resist her, so she let her go. One night, Yu Jiaolong set off from Anchuan and drove towards Baoding in a carriage. Walking in the middle of the night, a dense forest appeared in front of us. Looking at it in the dim moonlight, I saw a thick piece of ink, which was unpredictable and deep.When Yu Jiaolong came to the edge of the forest, she stopped her horse and hesitated for a moment.Xianggu looked scared and said that there might be a strong person inside, and begged her to wait until dawn.Unexpectedly, it's fine if Xianggu doesn't say strongman, when she said so, Yu Jiaolong bit her lip and rushed towards the forest with a whip.The forest is full of towering old trees, the branches and leaves are so dense that there is no starlight.The horse buried its head low, and they all used their noses to explore the way.After groping for about two hours, I finally got out of the woods, and a vast swamp appeared in front of me.The road is lined with tall reeds.The wind blew the leaves, and the reed shadows moved. It seemed that there were ghosts everywhere, and it was more frightening than the darkness in the forest.As I walked, I came to a river, but I saw the rolling waves of the river, and the road disappeared.It turned out that the spring water suddenly flooded at night, submerged the embankment and bridge, and cut off the way.There is a river in the front, and a reed forest in the back. Yujiaolong can't advance or retreat, so she has to stop the horse and wait for the dawn.Unexpectedly, the crowd was so quiet that a burst of embarrassing tired words suddenly hit Yu Jiaolong. She took advantage of this to hide in the car, snuggled up to Xianggu, and closed her eyes after a while. After an unknown amount of time, in a daze, she suddenly felt a faint ray of light shoot in.She suddenly became aware that the car curtain had been pulled open.Yu Jiaolong shouted fiercely: "Who?" As soon as the shout fell, she had drawn her sword to protect herself and flashed out.I saw a figure beside the car, backing back and responding repeatedly: "It's me. I'm Luo Bao." Yu Jiaolong regained his composure, and asked in surprise, "So it's you! Where did you come from? Why are you here late at night?" Luo Bao looked at the car vigilantly, and said, "It's hard to explain. May I ask who is sitting in the car?" Yu Jiaolong didn't answer, hesitated for a moment, jumped out of the car, pointed at the side of the car with his sword, and the two walked towards the beach over there. After stopping more than a hundred steps away from the car, Luo Bao said in a low voice: "I followed my brother's instructions and searched around Baoding for my brother's whereabouts, but there has been no trace. Unexpectedly, in Baoding yesterday, I heard from a man who worked in the government office. From a friend, I got a message that the man who killed Mr. Xu in Ba County two months ago has been arrested in Xiong County. The Xiong County Yamen went to the government in detail, and the Baoding government officials suspected that he had broken into the court in Dezhou. Luo Hu who robbed and killed the state official Sun Renzhong. Specially in Wenxiong County, he ordered the criminals to be released to Baoding waiting place. The Xiongxian county government has been released yesterday morning, and it is expected to pass through the woods ahead this morning. I will rush from Baoding overnight. Come, get ready to fight in the forest and save my brother." When Yu Jiaolong heard this news, she was taken aback for a moment, she cried out secretly, her body and mind were cold.She thought to herself: "Blocking roads and robbing, isn't it an open confrontation with the government? This is a kind of rebellious behavior, so it's okay!" She asked hurriedly and eagerly: "Is there any other way besides blocking robbery?" Luo Bao: "You can still rob the prison at night, but it's too late." Yu Jiaolong: "Why is it too late?" Luo Bao: "Baoding is the throat of the capital. The imperial court has heavy troops stationed there. There are many strong men in the government's arrest and patrol. It will be even more difficult for him to get there when he gets there." Yu Jiaolong: "Are you going alone?" Luo Bao: "I still have a few friends who can live and die together in the rivers and lakes, but they are far away from the water and close to the fire. What's more, this kind of behavior is no small matter, and I don't want to get involved with others." Yu Jiaolong felt a sharp pain in her heart, her thoughts were extremely disturbed: the sweetheart she had been thinking about for many years, and now she was chasing day and night, has fallen to such a state, how can she not save her!I am willing to break my body and bones for him, but the murder of robbers is an act of rebellion against the court, and this matter must not be done.Yu Jiaolong really felt in a dilemma, she was at a loss, she just asked anxiously: "Can you save him here?" Luo Bao: "It's up to fate. I'm not justified in dying, I'm afraid I'll ruin my brother. But the matter has come to this point, and I can only put all my eggs in one basket." All kinds of sinister scenes that were about to happen in the forest flashed before Yu Jiaolong's eyes, her heart tightened for a while, she stood there blankly, almost out of breath. Luo Bao raised his head and looked up to the sky, and said anxiously: "It's almost dawn, I should go." After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked quickly to the Lu Cong Road, disappearing into the night in an instant went. Yu Jiaolong returned to the car distractedly, Xianggu had already got out of the car and sat in the driver's seat.Yu Jiaolong didn't say a word, just walked around beside the car.Xianggu couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "What happened?" Yu Jiaolong: "The man's elder brother was arrested by the Xiongxian county government. He has already released Baoding. He will pass by here this morning. He is going to rescue his elder brother in the forest behind." Xianggu: "I already guessed who his elder brother is." Yu Jiaolong was startled: "Who is it?" Xianggu: "It must be that big brother named Qiu Shuanghu." Yu Jiaolong: "How do you know it's him?" Xianggu: "He came to fight with you that day, I saw it in the car, and I almost recognized him as Brother Qiu." Yu Jiaolong fell silent.She was still walking up and down restlessly. Xianggu couldn't help it anymore, and asked: "How can he save him alone! Two fists can't beat four hands, wouldn't it hurt brother Qiu! Don't you want to die? ! "Yu Jiaolong:" Robbing prisoners and killing servants is rebelling against the imperial court. My family has always passed on loyalty and filial piety for generations. How can I do such a thing? ! " Xianggu said angrily: "What is rebellious and not rebellious? This is not forced out by the government. If you escape this time, it is also rebellious!" Yu Jiaolong suddenly stopped there without moving.After a long time, she suddenly turned around and went back to the car, took out the bow bag from the car, handed the sword to Xianggu, and said, "Get back in the car, I'll come to have a look." Turn back and run towards Lu Cong Road. When Yu Jiaolong ran back to the woods, the sky was already twilight.She detoured far away from the road, hid herself in the woods, looked around carefully, and walked forward cautiously.Not a moment later, she came to a place where the woods were particularly dense, and while she was stopping to look around, she suddenly saw a figure flickering in the woods on the opposite side of the road not far ahead, and then hid behind a big tree. up.She immediately recognized that figure was Luo Bao.So, she stopped walking forward, hid behind a tree and waited quietly. Time passed in unbearable waiting.About two hours later, there was a faint sound of footsteps and crisp horseshoes coming from the other side of the road.Yu Jiaolong's heart also tightened.The sound of footsteps and horseshoes was getting closer, and then, a group of figures appeared on the road.A dozen or so soldiers with sabers escorted a man wearing a shackle and walked over, two escorts followed around, and a leader who rode a horse with a saber, like a cavalry captain, was at the back door.The group of people got closer and closer, and everyone's appearance could be seen clearly.I saw that although the man was wearing a heavy wooden yoke on his neck and a huge iron chain on his feet, he still walked with his head held high and his chest dignified, without any sign of embarrassment.A huge head suddenly appeared on the top of the shackle, and under Lian Song's hair, there was a face with sword eyebrows, big eyes, full cheeks and beard, staring intently.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help calling out from her heart: "My God, it really is him!" For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was reverence, heartache, righteous indignation, or humiliation, and she felt all the blood in her body rushing to her heart .In just a moment, she immediately suppressed the upset in her heart and watched the upcoming fight.At this time, she only had one thought: to protect Luo Xiaohu, never to be negligent.Her whole heart shrank into a ball.A group of people had already passed by.她怨怪着罗豹为何还不动手。 正在这刹那间，忽见一个人影从树后闪了出来，如鹰隼般地直向马上那人斜扑上去。只见刀光一闪，那人连叫都未曾叫出便栽到马下去了。罗豹顺手又在马屁股上猛击一刀，那马受惊负痛，一下窜入林中去了。走在前面的几名兵士，听到响声回过头来，一时吓呆了，还未拔出刀来，罗豹已经猛扑过去，一眨眼间又被他搠倒两个。直到这时，旁边那三名兵士才回过神来，忙拔刀迎了上去。 罗豹趁此高叫了声：“虎哥留神！”一场恶斗就在罗小虎身后展开了。罗小虎听到罗豹吼声，心里已经明白，他虽尚未认出罗豹，却已知道那人是为救他而来。他忙双脚一纵跳出路旁，想拼力扑脱木枷、扭断手链，无奈双手施展不开，一身力气也使用不上。 正在这时，前面有两名兵士拔刀扑了过来，正举刀向罗小虎砍去，忽然连连飞来两支短箭，一支穿透前面那兵士的右膀，一支射进旁边那兵士的锁骨，刀几乎同时落地，两名兵士嚎叫一声蹲下去了。接着又有两名兵士冲上前去，冲在前面那个兵士还没来得及举起刀来，背上忽又中了一箭，只见他摇晃了下便栽倒地下。另一名兵士莫名其妙，正惊惶四顾间，那罗豹又砍翻一个，甩开余下两人向罗小虎身旁冲了过来。那名兵士吓得赶忙跑到一边去了。罗豹趁此为罗小虎砸开了木枷，正俯身下去准备为他砸开脚链时，那四名兵士合在一起又猛扑过来，罗小虎忙推开罗豹，说了声“你别管我”，顺手操起地下落刀，迈着半开的脚步迎了上去。罗豹大吼一声，抢先向四人冲去。又是一场你死我活的拼杀。 罗小虎双手舞刀，虽力大无穷，奈何总是不便，仅能护注自己。罗豹奋威拼杀，独敌四人，难免顾此失彼，照前虑后，情势十分危急。罗小虎为着护他，一时情急，竟忘了脚上还扣着铁链，抢迈一步，立即绊倒在地。一名兵士忙舍了罗豹，转身抡刀便向罗小虎砍去。罗小虎骤地一滚，让开刀锋，不料那兵士纵步上前又是一刀剁去。刀犹未落，忽地又飞来一箭，直插他的胁间，那兵士哼了一声，正好倒在罗小虎身旁。罗小虎顺手一刀，那兵士就再也不动了。罗小虎回头四顾，忽见身旁树后露出一角衣衫，他忙转到树后一看，却原是两个解差，挤在一处抖成一团。罗小虎也不杀他，命他二人将自己手脚上的锁链打开，然后，有如猛虎下山一般，提刀直扑过去。只见他运力挥刀，不过眨眼之间便被他砍翻一个。剩下一人见势不妙，连忙转身没命地逃向林中去了。 拼斗已经停止，林子里又静了下来。 罗小虎回过身来将罗豹上下打量了一番，问道：“你是谁？” 罗豹机警地向受伤在地的几名兵士看了看，说道：“这里不是叙话之地，容后再告。” 罗小虎会意地点了点头，又向四周张望了一下，不禁诧异地问道：“来的就你一人？” 罗豹点了点头。罗小虎不禁惊砰了声：“怪事！”随即两步走到刚才受伤倒地又被他一刀砍死的那名兵士旁，踢翻他的尸体，从他胁间拔出那支短箭，仔细一看，他顿时神色大变，眼里闪出惊异和喜悦的光芒，抬起头来张大着眼四处搜寻。紧接着，他又突然高举双臂，用一种略带颤哑的声音向林中呼喊道：“出来吧，放箭人！”那声音发自肺腑，声音里充满深信，像波浪一般地向林中散去。就在这一瞬间，意外的事情发生了：在道旁不远的一株大树后闪出一个人来。那人刚一露面，却又像生了根似地在树旁停住了，只默默地凝望着罗小虎。罗豹已经认出来了，不觉轻轻叫了一声：“啊，是他！你西疆的朋友！” 罗小虎也不答话，急忙飞奔过去，紧紧拉着玉娇龙的手转到树后去了。