Chapter 31 Chapter Thirty-one

In mid-March, in the south of the Yangtze River, it is already the late spring season when the sky is full of green and warblers are flying around.But on the banks of the Yongding River in Gyeonggi, the leaves and willows are still green, and the wheat seedlings in the ridges have just jointed. Although the sun is shining warmly in the sky, the spring breeze blowing on the face is still slightly chilly. The sun was already in the west, and on the ancient road leading to the west by the Yongding River, there was a clatter of hooves, and a horse came slowly from the east.The horse was extremely vigorous, and its whole body was pitch-black.Sitting on a horse is a young man with green silk hair on his head, a green gauze sunshade hat on his back, wearing a light blue jacket with buckskin wristbands and cuffs, and a caramel ribbon around his waist.After that, his eyebrows were slender, his eyes were as bright as stars, and his handsome appearance showed a kind of heroic spirit that made people difficult to get close to him.There are two bulging girdles hanging on both sides of the back of the saddle, and a long sword is hanging beside the saddle.

This young man is none other than Yu Jiaolong who escaped from the cliff in Miaofeng Mountain without dying. Before Yu Jiaolong threw herself on the cliff, she did go through a lot of careful arrangements and planning. Although she intended to get lucky, she also made up her mind that she would rather die.When she caught the branch in the middle of the cliff and descended to the foot of the cliff safely along the vines, at that moment, she really felt like meeting someone in a desperate situation, filled with sorrow and joy, and couldn't help clasping her hands and praying, thanking God.

For ten days, she had fostered the big black horse she had secretly brought from the ruined temple in a stable outside Yongdingmen.She has been wandering around in the capital to handle things that she couldn't handle before she threw herself into the cliff. During the day, she defies those secret taboos in the Jianghu, or joins the top song halls and bookstores, or walks alone in the teahouses in the downtown; She lives in her uncle Huang's residence in his garden study. She knows that she will no longer be able to get her father's shelter, and she can only break through by herself.Therefore, she longed for a sharp weapon like Luo Xiaohu's sword that could run amok in the world.She sneaked into the palace in the middle of the night on Chuqi and stole the sword that she had long admired from the prince.Yu Jiaolong had prepared everything and was determined to leave Beijing the next morning. When she finally went to pay her respects to her father on the 14th night, she secretly stood outside the window for a long time and heard his father's blessing to her. She completely understood what his father said in his blessing With all the hints, how can she not be terrified, how can she not be vigilant about the situation of Yufu, which is extremely prosperous for a while but is in jeopardy, where there are many people competing for it and the crisis is lurking in the dark.In order not to embarrass her father, she was determined to return the sword to the palace immediately, but just as she was about to leave, she suddenly heard her father say Li Mubai, saying that the prince had sent someone to Mount Jiuhua to hire him to find the sword. Li Mubai went there, and said "this person is difficult to offend", and asked her to "avoid it".But this pierced her old pain like a needle, and opened up her humiliating scar again.As soon as Yu Jiaolong bit her lip, she suddenly forgot all her scruples.Only one thought flashed in his mind: "I was going to find Li Mubai!" Then he left angrily.

At this time, Yu Jiaolong was galloping towards Wangzhuang.Her current mood on the horse is that she feels free and at the same time full of traps.She is like a prisoner that has escaped from the iron cage, and also like an isolated solitary bird, walking all the way, looking forward and backward, and guarding against any disturbance.When she saw that there was no one around, her temporarily slackened state of mind aroused a drunken tremor.As Ji Cheng got closer to Wangzhuang, the affection in her heart became stronger and stronger, and there was even an inexplicable timidity that tightly clasped her heart.

Yujiaolong rode his horse, and a vast and flat grassland appeared beside the road. A row of green tiles and red walls were exposed in a clump of trees far away, her heart couldn't help but exclaimed secretly: "Ah, Wangzhuang is here." The spring breeze in Youyan is always cool and dusty.After a day of running, Yu Jiaolong was already dusty, and her face was covered with a thin layer of light sand.She can run around like this, but she can't enter Wangzhuang like this. Besides, after driving for a day, it's time to drink the horse.She immediately looked along the river, ready to choose a good place, sit down and wash her face, and let the horses drink to their heart's content.Suddenly, not far upstream, she saw two men who looked like camp soldiers sitting by the river to quench their thirst, and a few strong horses were tied to a willow tree near the road.Yu Jiaolong observed carefully for a while, guessing that the two must be Wangzhuang's soldiers and horsemen, she just took this opportunity to inquire about Luo Xiaohu's situation, so she got off the saddle, led the horse and walked forward slowly.At this time, the two were joking, they didn't notice that Yu Jiaolong had come behind them.As soon as Yu Jiaolong said the word "excuse me", the two of them suddenly turned their heads, and in an instant, all three of them were stunned.

Yu Jiaolong immediately recognized the two as Udunai and Amir.The two of them felt that the person standing behind them looked familiar, but they couldn't remember where they had met before.With four eyes, the two of them stared at Yu Jiaolong for a while, and then turned their eyes to the big black horse she was leading.Suddenly, the two of them stood up at once, stepped back quickly, and looked at Yu Jiaolong suspiciously and vigilantly.Yu Jiaolong didn't care, just looked at the two of them with a slight smile, and stopped talking. Amir looked at the big black horse again, and asked, "Where did the guest officer come from? Where are you going?"

Yu Jiaolong didn't answer his questions, but instead asked: "Is this the Wangzhuang of Master Tiebeile?" Emile: "That's right. The guest officer asked Wang Zhuang what's the matter?" Yu Jiaolong still didn't answer, just said: "It's fine if it's Prince Tiebeile's Wangzhuang." After speaking, he loosened the rein in his hand, and the big black horse went straight to the river to drink water leisurely.Yu Jiaolong also followed to a stone that was half submerged in the river, and calmly scooped up water to wash her face. Amir and Udunai stood aside and watched Yu Jiaolong, and they blinked at each other from time to time.Amir signaled Udunai to pay attention to Yu Jiaolong, and he walked to the side of the big black horse, blew lightly, whistled, and stretched out his hand to caress the horse's neck.The big black horse stopped drinking, turned around and kept rubbing the bridge of its nose against Emil's shoulder, looking very intimate.Amir made out with the big black horse for a while, he picked up the reins, led the horse to Yu Jiaolong's side, and said, "This horse is really handsome! I don't know where the guest officer bought it from?"

Yu Jiaolong had already washed her face, stood up and said casually, "I borrowed it from a friend temporarily." Udunai cast a vigilant look at Emil, and then his eyes fell on the long sword beside the saddle and the two bulging saddlebags behind the saddle. Yu Jiaolong walked up to Emil, and asked suddenly: "Excuse me, is there a horse trainer in Wangzhuang?" Emil hesitated to answer.Udunai, who had been standing by the side without saying a word, took the conversation and asked, "What did the guest palace ask him?" Yu Jiaolong: "I heard that he is a good man, I want to meet him."

Udunai, "The guest officer is related to him?" Yu Jiaolong shook her head with a half-smile. Udunai: "Is it old?" Yu Jiaolong still shook her head. Udunai smiled slyly, pointed to Emil who was standing beside her and said: "Ignorance is far away, but acquaintance is close at hand. He is the horse trainer in our Wangzhuang." Yu Jiaolong glanced back at Emil, she couldn't help laughing, but she still couldn't help it.He asked again, "May I ask how many horse trainers are there in Wangzhuang?" Amir already understood, and quickly answered, "How about just me?"

Yu Jiaolong turned around, and said flatteringly and seriously: "I heard that you are very good at riding wood, and you are highly appreciated by the prince. I am here to ask you for advice on how to choose a horse." Amir: "Don't dare! I don't have any superb riding skills and horse selection experience. I am grateful for the grace of the prince, but I am just living in Wangzhuang." Yu Jiaolong was not polite to him either, instead he changed the subject and asked, "Is Lada, the manager of the village house, in the village?" Amir: "He was summoned by the prince: he has left for the palace the day before yesterday."

Yu Jiaolong looked at Amir and said, "Ah, what a coincidence! Since I came from a long way, please let me stay overnight in the village. I still have something to ask you." After finishing speaking He took the slow rope from Amir and led the horse to go. Udunai said coldly: "Wang Zhuang never stays with outsiders, guest officials please feel free." Yu Jiaolong looked back at Udunai: "Aren't you two outsiders too?! I used to go in and out of the palace, why have I never seen you two?!" Udunai couldn't help being startled, and looked back at Emil, his face also changed a little. Yu Jiaolong just smiled slightly, ignored him, led the horse straight up the river bank, and walked slowly towards Wangzhuang. Udunai and Amir hurriedly exchanged glances, untied the horses tied to the tree, and followed them. When he was about to approach the gate of Wangzhuang, Amir rushed to Yu Jiaolong and said to her in embarrassment: "It is true that Wangzhuang does not allow outsiders to enter or leave. Master Radha will blame us when he comes back. If you have anything to say, please come to Wangzhuang. Talk here." Yu Jiaolong: "Is Lada really not here?" Wen Mier: "It is indeed not there." A gleam of light flashed in Yu Jiaolong's eyes, and a faint smile appeared on her lips: "It would be better if he is not here. If he comes back and blames you two, I will bear it." He led the horse and walked towards the gate of the village. Udunai hurriedly tied the horse to the tree, rushed forward, and said to Amir, "Since this guest official also has contacts with the palace, I think it's okay." Then he turned back and begged Yu Jiaolong slightly He said, "It's inconvenient to go in through the main door, so please go through the back door over there. It's closer to my brother's house, so it's easier to get in and out." Yu Jiaolong nodded: "Alright. I'll ask you two to lead the way." So, Amir was in front, followed by Udunai, turned to the east, and walked along the path in the forest outside the wall for a while. Along the way, Yu Jiaolong just walked silently.Although Amir turned around to ask her a few words from time to time, she just nodded or smiled lightly to deal with the matter.Udunai was behind, whistling from time to time, some of the songs of Xijiang, Yu Jiaolong felt very kind when he heard it, but she didn't turn her head to look at him. Wang Zhuang is really big, and he walked along the wall for about a mile before heading north again.Turning the corner, I saw that the forest over there was more dense, and the path became more and more deserted.As he was walking, Udunai suddenly blew a sharp whistle. Following the sound of the whistle, he suddenly jumped behind Yu Jiaolong, and with all his strength, he hugged her tightly.It was too late to say it, but it was too soon, Emile also turned around immediately, pulled out a sharp dagger from his arms, and stabbed it straight at Yu Jiaolong's chest.At this moment, which was as fast as lightning and thundering, and the momentum was as close as a blow, Yu Jiaolong did not rush, she only parted her arms, then shook her sideways, and threw Udunai a foot away, and at the same time stretched out her left hand , holding Emil's right wrist holding the knife, and with a light tap, the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.Udunai suddenly pounced again, bent over to pick up the dagger on the ground, Yu Jiaolong had already stepped on the dagger, Udunai jumped up in a hurry, and punched her head-on, Yujiaolong stretched out With his right hand, he gently caught his fist, Udunai wanted to withdraw his fist, but no matter how hard he tried, the fist seemed to be clamped and he couldn't break free. From the two of them starting to fight, in just a few blinks, one right wrist was clasped, and one right fist was grabbed.Both Amir and Udunai struggled desperately, Yu Jiaolong just stood still, and there was no anger on her face, she just looked at them with a little playfulness.Amir's face was flushed, Udunai's face was ashen, and his eyes glared at Yu Jiaolong. Panting for breath, Uduna asked bitterly, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Yu Jiaolong smiled: "Come to find your horse trainer." At the same time, he let go of both hands. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them let go, they immediately rushed forward at the same time.Yu Jiaolong quickly stepped back and shouted in a low voice, "Stop!" Taking advantage of the moment when the two of them stopped suddenly, Yu Jiaolong looked closely at the two of them and shouted again in a low voice, "Emir, Udunai! Why, you don’t know me?!” Amir and Udunai stepped back suddenly as if being burned, and stared at Yu Jiaolong with rounded eyes.Yu Jiaolong looked at the two of them and couldn't help smiling. In her sweet smile, Amir suddenly recognized her.He hurriedly took the first two steps: "You are Yu Xiao..." Yu Jiaolong quickly stopped him with words: "My surname is Chun, and my name is Long." Emile also immediately woke up: "Ah, it's Chun...the official Chun. You came just in time, our brother Hu is...worried, you just come...to persuade him." Udunai still stood there, looked at her in amazement for a while, and then asked calmly: "Didn't everyone say that you jumped off the cliff and died in Miaofeng Mountain?" Yu Jiaolong said with some displeasure: "The one who threw herself off the cliff was Miss Yu, and the one who died was also Yu Jiaolong, so what have I to do with you!" Udunai rubbed his still aching hand and stopped talking. Amir hurriedly took over the words: "If you are dead, don't mention it again. Our brother Hu will definitely turn his cold face into a hot face when he sees you. Let's go to the village and talk about it." Yu Jiaolong followed Emil for a while, and finally came to a small gate. The door was closed tightly, and Emil shouted loudly while beating on the door, only to hear someone answer from a distance inside. While waiting for the door to open, Yu Jiaolong asked in a low voice, "Has a Mr. Liang named Liang Chaofu ever been here?" Amir: "I've been here. Uncle Liang has gone to the western border with Brother Harimu and Xianggu." With that said, Zhuang Ding, who looked like a groom, opened the door.When he saw Yu Jiaolong's attire and the big black horse she was leading, he showed some astonishment.Amir said to the male Zhuang Ding: "This official is here to ask our horse trainer brother to give you this horse." The Zhuang Ding looked at the big black horse, with a look of surprise on his face, and said: " What a steed! It is almost as beautiful as the red and white dragon horses beside the prince." After letting Yu Jiaolong in, Amir asked Zhuang Ding when the door was closed, "Is the horse trainer brother in the house?" Zhuang Ding: "I went to the racecourse to train the horses, but I haven't come back yet." Yu Jiaolong followed Amir through a neat stable, and then through a piece of Berlin, and came to a small courtyard door. Amir pointed to the room on the left side of the courtyard and said, "My elder brother lives in that room in the courtyard." .” Yu Jiaolong stood in front of the door and looked inside and outside the courtyard, only to see a low earthen wall surrounding the small courtyard, a table was placed in the courtyard, a teapot and a wine jug were placed on the table.Facing the stone steps is a row of three houses, with the main room in the middle. There are two poor houses on the left side of the courtyard dam. Some firewood is piled up in one room, and a pot and stove are in the other room.There are some low-level cypresses planted outside the wall.Surrounded by an open field overgrown with weeds.Although the small courtyard looks lonely in this open area, living here is like being outside the world, and it is also very quiet.Yu Jiaolong thought to herself: "This is indeed a safe place, but how could he be so quiet!" She stood at the door, looked around for a while, then looked at the west room where Luo Xiaohu lived, For a moment, I couldn't help feeling a slight tremor and shyness in my heart, and the small tent on the grassland appeared before my eyes, that night full of regret and tenderness.Over the past two long years, what I have been thinking about day and night, and dreaming about, are all the mutual dependence on the grassland, and the oath of breaking up in the forest; He went through hardships, went through hardships and dangers, and even would rather die in exchange for this unbroken ray of tenderness, and it is precisely this affection that made him so infatuated.And this day finally came, in this hut, I will promise myself to be his wife, and will follow him for life, back to the endless grassland, to the quiet and warm tent, I put my heart, which has been frightened all the time, into his arms to enjoy his powerful caress, and I will do my best to repay his love with the tenderness that a wife should have, so that his life of suffering can be overcome. To the time of harmony and happiness. Yu Jiaolong was so engrossed in thinking, her face turned red at some point. Amir stood aside and winked at Udunai from time to time, but Udunai ignored him and was still stroking his sore hand.The horse didn't know why, but it suddenly became restless. While pawing its hooves, it raised its head and let out a long neigh.Only then did Yu Jiaolong come to his senses, and handed the reins to Emil, who led him to the poor room where the firewood was piled up. Yu Jiaolong stepped up the stone steps and entered Luo Xiaohu's room. He saw that the room was very messy. There was a big wooden bed with an unfolded quilt, and the clothes he had changed were all over the head of the bed; There are only a few ceramic cups and bowls on a table; on the wall are a knife and two sets of high chair saddles for horse training.She looked around again, and saw that there was also a square table at the corner of the room against the wall. On the table were two bowls that looked like they contained food, and beside the bowls were two pairs of chopsticks and two wine glasses; In the middle, there are two wooden tablets standing side by side. In front of the tablets, there is an incense clay seat, and the bottom of the clay seat is covered with incense ash.Yu Jiaolong was very surprised, and when she was about to take a closer look, Amir came into the house with a bag and a sword.After he put the two things on the table, he said, "You rest first. Udunai went to get the horse fodder, and I will make food when I come back; I will ask my elder brother to go." Before he could turn around, Yu Jiaolong stopped him and said: "He will be back in a while, you don't need to call him."She looked at the bowls on the table and asked, "Is there a village restaurant near here?" Emile: "There is a restaurant, but it's too far away from the village." Yu Jiaolong: "How far?" Emile: "It's about five or six miles back and forth." Yu Jiaolong immediately took out some loose silver taels from his side, put them on the table, and said, "Go ride the big black horse, and come back with some wine." Amir happily picked up the silver and ran out the door.After a while, his voice came from the courtyard dam: "You, why are you so restless, maybe you can smell our elder brother's smell! No wonder our elder brother misses you so much, you also understand human nature, more than some People are still strong." Yu Jiaolong hurriedly went to the window to have a look, it turned out that he was talking to the big black horse.She couldn't help but want to laugh, but there was a sadness in her heart, and she suppressed the smile.She waited until Amir led the horse out of the courtyard gate, then turned around and went to the table in the corner, bent down to look at the two tablet tablets, and saw a carved wooden tablet that read "Dead Brother" Although it was written with no name and surname, she knew at a glance that it was Luo Bao who was sacrificed; on the other piece was written the five characters "the spiritual seat of the deceased wife". After Yu Jiaolong was stunned for a while, a sense of human relations arose spontaneously in her heart. Feelings followed righteousness, she was full of grief, holding the card in her chest, and tears fell like rain. Yu Jiaolong stood beside the table, mourning for a long time, feeling Luo Xiaohu's deep affection for her, never thought that a risky act of his own helplessness would cause him such grief, and even set up a spiritual seat for her, So sad for her.Although the spirit tablet was cut to the roughest, and the offerings in the bowl were only a few steamed buns, compared to the ostentation set up in the Yu Mansion where the officials and officials went to offer sacrifices, it was like heaven and earth, but in Yu Jiaolong's heart, this It really refreshed her heart and lungs, and all her resentment disappeared.At this time, what filled her heart was no longer the misery she suffered, but the pity for Luo Xiaohu's life experience.She thought of his misfortune when he was young, staying in the rivers and lakes for a long time, drinking sand and drinking dew for many years, risking death and danger all the time, and never got a night of peace.Now, she has followed the example of Nezha in "Feng Shen Bang", "cutting the bone" and returning her father, "cutting the flesh" and returning her mother, she is no longer a lady of Yumen, and she is no longer bound by her father and brother. From then on, she can be free , whatever she wanted, she was determined to dedicate all her tenderness to Luo Xiaohu, so that he would live happily ever after. Yu Jiaolong threw away the spirit card, changed her clothes, took the mirror to straighten her temples, and put on her female make-up.She rolled up the sleeves of her shirt, sorted out the scattered things in the room, went to the bed to fold the quilt, and packed up the unwashed clothes.When she folded those quilts, a smell of sweat tinged with horse leather rushed into her heart.This slightly sour smell was so familiar to her, and it also made her so tempted.She sank into a wave of emotion, feeling a wave of uncontrollable god. At this moment, there was a sound of heavy footsteps in the courtyard dam, Yu Jiaolong felt a sudden heartbeat, hurriedly put down the clothes she was holding in her arms, and looked out of the window, but it was Udu Nai who was holding a bucket of water and was facing I went to my room.He's going to start a fire and cook. Although Yu Jiaolong felt a little melancholy, she also calmed down.She took advantage of this move to look around the courtyard dam. The young leaves on the tops of the shell trees were dyed golden by the sun that was about to set, and the whole small courtyard looked extremely peaceful. Yu Jiaolong's heart, which had been so tense for a long time, was as quiet as a small courtyard. Yu Jiaolong was standing in a daze when suddenly a long figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard.Although the figure was changed by the setting sun, Yu Jiaolong recognized it immediately: Luo Xiaohu has returned.She hurriedly hid behind the window, her heart throbbing again.The shadow climbed up the wall, and Luo Xiaohu appeared in front of the door.Yu Jiaolong squinted his eyes and saw Luo Xiaohu's green cloth-covered head, silkworm eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a sad expression hidden in his big round eyes; his rosy lips were covered by the dense stubble under his jaw , showing a particularly ancestral spirit.He wears a sauce-colored blouse on his shoulders, and a white button-down jacket inside, with the buttons on his chest unbuttoned, and his bulging chest muscles are shining like bronze.In Yu Jiaolong's eyes, he was still so heroic and majestic. Luo Xiaohu walked to the center of the courtyard dam, looked around vigilantly, and asked Udunai who was cooking by the stove: "Is the rice cooked?" Udunai also replied in a muffled voice: " Soon." He stopped talking. Luo Xiaohu stepped up the stone steps and walked into the room, Yu Jiaolong hurriedly stood in the middle of the room, facing the door, his heart pounding. Luo Xiaohu stepped into the door, suddenly startled, and the whip in his hand fell to the ground. But he didn't intend to turn around and leave, he just stared at Yu Jiaolong with round eyes wide open in surprise.Yu Jiaolong couldn't hold back the thoughts that had been lingering in her heart for a long time, she just called out "Little Tiger" in a low voice, then threw herself into his arms, pressed against his generous chest, and sobbed softly. Luo Xiaohu hugged her silently, and after a long time, he said: "I thought you were dead." Then, he raised her face with his hands, wiped away her tears, and said again with a choked voice : "Actually, I also suspect that you are not dead. As expected, that's all right, why cry! I will take you back to Xijiang in two days." Yu Jiaolong said coquettishly, "Why does it take two days? I can't leave tomorrow?!" Luo Xiaohu: "You have to make it clear when you come and go. If Master Lada is not around, how can you leave secretly." He took Yu Jiaolong to the bed and sat down, and he also sat next to her, and the two talked again. Their respective scenes after breaking up in Lu Mansion that night.It is true that each has its own sadness, and each has its own hardships and dangers. After Yu Jiaolong talked about the scene where she decided to take the risk and throw herself into the cliff, she suddenly asked: "Why do you suspect me to die?" Luo Xiaohu: "The news of your jumping off the cliff reached the palace. It was already the fifth day after you jumped off the cliff. I rushed to the mouth of the valley immediately and hid in the dense forest. I saw that they were carrying your inner coffin out of the valley." After they shipped it down the mountain again, I entered the canyon along that cave, and searched the bottom of the valley among the thorn bushes, but I never saw any blood. After leaving the valley, I went to the ruined temple again, but Even the horses and the old Taoist were gone, and when I saw the writing on the wall, I became suspicious." Yu Jiaolong said coquettishly: "Since you suspect that I am not dead, why did you set up a spiritual seat for me? Isn't this deliberately cursing me!" Luo Xiaohu smiled innocently: "You should have come here long ago. The spiritual position has only been set up for two days, and I lost ten catties as a result." Yu Jiaolong smiled, a sour smile.Luo Xiaohu also smiled, with lingering sadness. Just at this moment, there was a long horse neighing outside the courtyard, Luo Xiaohu lifted Yu Jiaolong aside, stood up abruptly, cheered: "My big black horse!" and rushed out of the room. Yu Jiaolong lazily walked to the window, but when the big black horse saw Luo Xiaohu, it broke free from the rein in Amir's hand, ran quickly to Luo Xiaohu's side, pawed its hooves and shook its tail, and clung to each other for a while. Wipe, very affectionate.Seeing this scene, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help feeling a little lost. After a while, Amir came into the room carrying a large plate of mutton with wine; Luo Xiaohu followed behind and brought a large bowl of fried liver and green onion pancakes; Udunai also brought bowls and chopsticks.When Yu Jiaolong saw that Udunai had placed four sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, she felt very surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Why, are you all eating together?" Luo Xiaohu said indifferently: "They are all my brothers, why should we separate when we eat!" He looked up at Yu Jiaolong, and the slightly mocking look she was familiar with flashed in his eyes again, and he pulled Yu Jiaolong to Sitting down next to him, he half-jokingly and half-seriously said: "They are all my brothers, and when we return to Xijiang, sometimes we may have to sleep together! Why should you take offense! "Yu Jiaolong suddenly blushed with shame, although her face was burning hot, she suddenly felt a cool air permeating her whole body. Luo Xiaohu picked up a bowl full of wine with both hands, raised his forehead high, and seemed to be facing the sky, and also seemed to say to the three people present, "I didn't expect that I, Luo Xiaohu, would have today! I can marry Yu Jiaolong as a wife. He Yi has two wings on his body. From now on, I don’t need to ride three thousand horses, and I can run across the desert. This is not only the blessing of me, Luo Xiaohu, but also the good luck of the brothers in Xijiang!” After finishing speaking, he raised his neck, drank the whole bowl of wine in one go, looked down at Yu Jiaolong and smiled proudly. Amir also picked up the bowl, said some auspicious words that would please Brother Luo but not offend Yu Jiaolong, and drank the wine in one gulp. Udunai also picked up the wine bowl slowly, and said: "May Miss Yu stay in the Western Regions forever like Princess Wencheng; don't follow Cai Wenji's heart and soul to return to Han; I only hope that Brother Luo will leave as soon as possible, so that the brothers in Western Xinjiang will not be so hopeless." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help laughing when he heard Udunai's nonsense, but he was surprised that he also knew these historical facts. Luo Xiaohu said: "When I resign from Master Lada, I will leave immediately." Then, he asked jokingly, "Brother Udunai, where did you hear these stories?" Emil: "Didn't I hear it from those blind men singing in the inn on the way here this time?" Luo Xiaohu put down his bowl, and said to Udunai: "I am a Han, you are a Hui, Brother Amir is a Hui, the three of us are not of the same race, but we have become brothers of life and death. Let her be Wencheng Wenji, Why compare with her." Yu Jiaolong, who kept her head down slightly, shy and sullen and silent, suddenly raised her head and said seriously: "Yu Jiaolong has thrown herself into a cliff and died, this matter has spread to Youyan, I am Chunlong, from now on you The two of you will call me Chun..." She couldn't speak for a moment, but Emil immediately took up the conversation: "Just call me sister-in-law, it's more intimate." Luo Xiaohu: "If we talk about intimacy, it's better to call her sister." Yu Jiaolong was ashamed and ashamed, always feeling uncomfortable. After discussing for a while how to get on the road and how to pass the checkpoints, etc., the food and drink were full, so Amir and Udunai packed up the dishes and left the room. Only Luo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong were left in the room.At this time, the moonlight is shining on the window, adding a sense of spring for no reason.Yu Jiaolong's restless mood gradually returned to calm, what she needed was such a situation, such a moment.In the past ten days, any familiar face has made her tremble with fear. Since she threw herself off the cliff, in her heart, except for Luo Xiaohu and Xianggu, everyone is a burden to her. Luo Xiaohu pulled her to sit side by side on the bed, stroked her shoulder and asked, "Where did you get hurt on such a high cliff?" There was pity in his voice. Yu Jiaolong replied in a low voice: "I only have a little bit of skin on my hand, it's okay, it's already healed." Luo Xiaohu: "In such a deep barren valley, how frightening it would be for you to walk alone among the thorny bushes!" Yu Jiaolong raised his face: "Thinking of you, I risk my life, so I won't be afraid of anything." Luo Xiaohu smiled, showing a row of white teeth, and the slightly mocking expression flashed in his eyes again, he lowered his head, looked closely at Yu Jiaolong's tender eyes and said: "You have admitted A horse thief is a good person?!" Yu Jiaolong remained silent, and hurriedly hid her face tightly in his arms, letting Luo Xiaohu's tender caress.For a moment, the room was so quiet, and she seemed to have returned to the quiet grassland in the suburbs, to the tent that was also so peaceful, and to such an intoxicating night.She unconsciously moved her hand over, stroked Luo Xiaohu's chest lightly, and asked in a low voice, "Does it still hurt? Here." Luo Xiaohu lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "It hurts, it hurts in my heart, it's you who hurts!" Yu Jiaolong closed her eyes, she felt a tremor, and her heart was filled with affection. The moonlight has moved over the bedside, and the lamp is unknown when it will be turned off. In the quiet room, there are only two hearts beating and resonating with each other. In the middle of the night, Yu Jiaolong woke up from the mist. She opened her eyes, and the surrounding was dark, but all she could see was a clear night sky outside the window.For a moment, she felt as if she was lying in a deep valley, and she couldn't help but startled. She regained her composure, but Luo Xiaohu's even and low snoring sound could be heard, and there was a faint smell of alcohol in the snoring sound.Suddenly, Yu Jiaolong felt an inexplicable disturbance in her heart, as if she had lost a horse in the wilderness in the past, as if she had suddenly lost something that was enough to rely on and hold on to herself, and her heart felt empty.She was upset when she suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps in the courtyard dam.She couldn't help being startled, she hurriedly turned over and got out of bed, and looked sideways to the window, but it turned out that it was Amir who was adding night grass to the big black horse.Yu Jiaolong didn't know why, but suddenly thought of Xianggu, and she was disturbed for no reason.She had no intention of going back to bed, she just stood by the window, letting the dewy spring breeze blowing slightly to sort out her thoughts.For a moment, what kept flashing in front of her eyes was no longer grasslands, deserts, and tents in deserted villages, but the solemn Taoist temple in Yuanjun Temple, the solemn and sad spiritual tablet set up for her in Yufu, and the spiritual throne that was enshrined in front of her. An elegiac couplet written by the deputy imperial pen.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help feeling chills. Amir added horse grass and went back to the east room.After a while, Yu Jiaolong tiptoed out of the room and came to the courtyard dam, and saw that the light was still on in the east room, and Udunai and Amir were still talking quietly.She thought, the moon has already set in the west, what are the two of them still doing?So he walked to the window lightly, looked sideways, and saw that Amir was packing his bags, while Udunai was sitting by the lamp, mending his sweater. Amir jokingly said, "The needle has become a poker in your hand, and it can mend the scar! You should take it tomorrow and ask your new sister-in-law to mend it for you!" Udunai curled her lips: "Humph, what a beautiful idea you have! She can mend clothes for you and me?! It would be the same if it was Xiangu's sister-in-law." Emile: "Brother Udunai, you always dislike everyone! Everyone is happy tonight, but you are smirking, what will the new sister-in-law think? You said you and I saw her." Udunai: "It's up to her what she wants, anyway, I'm not like her, I can't fake my face." Amir was a little upset: "You always speak with thorns, she just came, what did Yi lie to you?" Udunai also became a little excited: "You always protect her! You obviously didn't die, but you insisted that you were dead in front of my brother; her surname was Yu, but she chose Chun; Pretend to be a man, it’s not fake! It’s ridiculous that her handsome father, who was powerful in the western borders and chased you and my brothers, pretended to be more serious. He knew she was not dead, but he put her in a mouthful seriously. In the coffin, there was a big memorial ceremony for her, a big dojo, and some kind of title of 'Xiaolie', really pinching his nose and coaxing his eyes! He didn't know that this 'Xiaolie' was here to marry our big brother Luo Now!" Udunai couldn't help grinning when he said this, "I see, they are really amazingly fake, even more fake than real! The old official of the emperor is also Ma Zhazha. "Yu Jiaolong stood outside the window, from shame to anger, from anger to anger, several times wanted to break into the room and beat him half to death, but she finally bit her lips and forced herself to restrain herself. In the end, she only felt A burst of incomparable embarrassment and humiliation! She couldn't help thinking to herself: "It turns out that I have no place to hide among these people! "She was suffering, and Emil spoke again in the room: "Brother Udunai, you are too biased. Everyone has their own difficulties, so how can you not lie at all.Didn’t you and I both change our names now, Brother Luo’s surname is no longer Luo.I heard from Aunt Xiang and Sister-in-law that Miss Yu is indeed a good person, and her life is pitiful enough!She came to join Brother Luo, I think she is sincere, how can I not treat her as one of my own. " Udunai still said coldly: "It's not the flesh of my body, it can't be born, let's wait and see!" Emil shook her head: "That's not necessarily the case. Besides, this is the only way for her!" Yu Jiaolong was startled unconsciously, and felt a sharp pain in her heart, she turned around angrily, and walked back to Luo Xiaohu's room. Yu Jiaolong sat down on the bed, she just wanted to lie down, but she stopped suddenly.At this moment, Luo Xiaohu was awakened by her slight movement, stretched out his huge hand, and pulled her arm: "Why don't you sleep?" Then he squeezed harder and took her into his arms.Yu Jiaolong didn't struggle either, just let him be tender in a numb manner.罗小虎带着怜爱责怪她说道：“看，浑身都是凉凉的，你不比我壮，谨防受寒。” 玉娇龙不吭声，心里还在为艾弥尔那句话隐隐作痛。 罗小虎拥着她，默默地过了一会，却突然发出数声微微的笑声。玉娇龙漠然地问道：“你笑什么？” 罗小虎在她耳边低声说道：“我想，如果你给我生下个小子来，咱们就把他好好抚养成人，把你的剑法传给他，让他随着我横行西疆，狠狠地收拾收拾那些巴依、伯克，为那些受苦受难的弟兄扬眉吐气！” 玉娇龙虽感到脸上一下变得火辣辣的，但心里却又不禁打了个寒战。她猛然一惊，想道：“天啦，我竟会为他生个儿子，而且仍然是个马贼！”她甚至不禁为此感到惶恐起来。 又是一阵沉默之后，玉娇龙伤心而又无可奈何地问道：“你回西疆后仍然去作马贼？” 罗小虎：“那里的弟兄们需要我，我也别无他路了。” 玉娇龙恳求般地温声说道：“我已交香姑带去了一些金银，这次我又带来了许多值钱的东西，足够我二人过一辈子了。我们去寻个幽静的所在，隐姓埋名，平平安安地过一生，岂不更好！” 罗小虎：“哪有那样的乐土？！那些巴依、伯克们，就连狼不能去的地方也能去，鹰飞不到的地方也能来，哪能容你平平安安地过日子！” 玉娇龙默然片刻，又试探地问道：“你可知道虬髯客这个人物？” 罗小虎：“莫不是说书人说的《风尘三侠》中的那位好汉？” 玉娇龙急切地：“正是他。你认为他怎么样？” 罗小虎：“说书人把他吹得神玄，我看他也是一名巨贼，不然，他哪来那么多财宝送给李靖。” 玉娇龙：“你难道就不能学他那样，远离朝廷王土，自己去建立一番功业？！” 罗小虎：“远离朝廷王土？！只要有人的地方就有官，就有王；要去建立功业，就是取而代之，自立为王；我恨的正是这般东西，我也不去立这样的功业。” 玉娇龙默然了。 罗小虎也带着闷闷不乐的声音说道：“好啦，睡吧，别胡思乱想了。回西疆，仍当马贼去，我们都只有这条路了。”说完，他翻过身去，一会儿便又响起了微微的鼾声。 玉娇龙却张着双眼，毫无睡意。她只感到眼前一片茫然，心里又是空荡荡的。她耳边不断响起艾弥尔和罗小虎那句“只有这条路了”的话音，她心里也不断暗暗自问：“难道我真的就只有这条路了？！难道我命里注定了就是贼妇？！”她的心在隐隐作痛，时而感到羞愧难禁，时而又感到悲愤、屈辱。不知不觉间，窗上已渐渐露出曙色。她穿好衣裳，蹑脚走出院坝，但见晨星来隐，露挂树枝，不远处，王爷偶来居住的府第，绿瓦红墙，雕栏玉砌，在晨雾隐隐中，显得特别庄严雄伟，别有一番尊荣气概。玉娇龙若在平日看来，亦只如山上望岭，不觉其高，可她此时望去，却竟似渊底看峰，高不可仰。 一种卑微和自惭形秽之感突然袭上心来，她的心又是一阵隐隐作痛。 玉娇龙怅然若失地回到院里，正碰上乌都奈睡眼惺松地提着水桶出来，他和玉娇龙擦身柏过时，既未给她请安，也不给她让道，只冷冷地说了句：“王庄人多嘴杂，你休去乱走！”便扬长地出院打水去了。 一股无名的怒火，蓦然升上玉娇龙的心头，她一咬嘴唇，恨恨地想道：“我岂能和他们一道，又焉能与他们为伍！”她疾步回到房中，站在床边，默默地凝视罗小虎片刻，俯身将半落床下的被盖拉起给他盖好，然后，又轻轻呼唤了声“小虎”说道：“你多珍重，恕我不与你同行了！”说完，她毅然提起褡裢、宝剑，返身去到敝房，匆匆备好大黑马，牵着它沿旧路出了王庄，然后翻身上马，一挥鞭，立即响起一串清脆的蹄声。那蹄声穿过树林，越来越小，渐渐地消失在林外的晨雾中去了。