Chapter 32 Chapter 32

Full of resentment, Yu Jiaolong raised her whip and rode her horse. In the quiet morning light, she could only hear the sound of horseshoes. On the long ancient road, she saw a cloud of smoke and dust. She galloped for more than fifty miles in one breath until There were many pedestrians on the road, and the big black horse was already dripping with sweat, so it let go of the rein and slowed down.She walked slowly on the bridle, and walked about two miles, and there was a three-way intersection in front of her.Where are you going?Yu Jiaolong hesitated.She and Luo Xiaohu left without saying goodbye, leaving Wangzhuang suddenly, with a moment of self-willedness, but not all because of a moment of self-willedness.At that time, she only felt that, as Udunai said, she could not be one of Udunai and Luo Xiaohu's brothers. hang out together.What saddened her the most was that she endured humiliation, escaped from death, went through hardships and dangers, and finally broke through the prison. Finally, she was able to reunite with the person she loved with all her heart and dreamed of for many years. Unexpectedly, he came to a dead end again.Not only can I only join forces with horse thieves and be a thief's wife forever, but even my future children and grandchildren can only be horse thieves and never have a bright future.Is it really destined to be like this? !Is it true that this is the only way out? !

"No, there is no unparalleled road, you can't let your fate!" Yu Jiaolong left Wang Zhuang resolutely under the moment of resentment, and left Wang Zhuang with Luo Xiaohu's remaining warmth on her skin. But where exactly?Where will I settle down in the future?She hadn't had time to think about it yet.Now, when she came to this three-way intersection, she hesitated: if you go east, you will be in the capital, and the return route is cut off; if you go west, you will pass through Shaanxi and Gansu.Yu Jiaolong reined in his horse and hesitated, not knowing what to do.She was wandering in her bridle, and suddenly felt a little hungry and thirsty. Seeing a food shop by the roadside, freshly steamed buns were being cooked, so she got off her horse and entered the shop, found a seat, and asked for a bowl of soup and a plate of steamed buns. Chew slowly.While she was eating, several more passers-by entered the store one after another.

Although they met each other by chance, they chatted and asked each other after sitting down, and soon became familiar with each other.Some inquired about the prices of various goods, some asked about the growth of wheat seedlings along the way, and some chatted about seeing the city.As we were talking, we suddenly came up with something about Miss Yu who threw herself off a cliff to die for her mother.Several passers-by immediately changed the topic, you said something, I said something, each expressed what he had heard, and the conversation was full of enthusiasm, and the restaurant suddenly became lively.Yu Jiaolong had already paid attention to it, and listened attentively, only listening to those few passers-by, thickly painted and lightly dyed, adding branches and leaves, talking about her throwing herself into the cliff, and talking about it in a colorful way;After all, it is nothing more than boasting about how filial she is, and envying the extraordinary favor and honor that Yu Mansion has won because of her.A pedantic old man in the seat couldn't help shaking his head with his beard in his hand and said: "It's rare to see such a filial woman in a hundred years. No wonder the sage issued a decree and gave her a special gift to build a square for her." The tomb has been repaired."

Yu Jiaolong blushed unconsciously, and put the steamed bun back to her mouth. A passer-by like a businessman said: "I heard that Miss Yu was originally a jade girl in the sky. She was demoted to the earth because of her private love for the golden boy and she was moved by her love. The Heavenly Palace has returned to its place." Another young traveler jokingly said: "Is that golden boy coming down to earth with him? If he also has feelings for the jade girl, he should follow her down to earth and marry her. Wouldn't it be happier than being in heaven!" Yu Jiaolong's face that had just calmed down suddenly turned red again.

The merchant-like passer-by took the conversation: "I heard that on the day Miss Yu got married, a drunk man appeared on the way, humiliated her, and broke into Lu's residence overnight, scaring that Lu Hanlin to death. .Maybe that drunk man is the golden boy who went down to earth, annoyed her for forgetting the past, and that's why all this happened." The young passer-by said again: "If this is the case, when the jade girl returns to the sky and sees that the golden boy is not there, she will miss her old relationship, and maybe she will go down to earth to find him." After finishing speaking, everyone laughed.

Although these are just some jokes, it also shows that people's hearts are always good, and I hope that lovers will eventually get married.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being moved after hearing these things.She couldn't help laughing when she thought that everyone described her as a jade girl descending to earth; but when she thought that she might descend to earth to find her "golden boy" at this time, she felt full of sadness and melancholy.Yu Jiaolong felt that she did not return to the human world, but that she really descended from the mortal world from the day she threw herself into the cliff.As for whether she would reminisce about her old love and look for the "golden boy", although she bit her lip several times and became ruthless, she could not say "no" in her heart.

The passers-by chatted and laughed for a while, and then talked about the matter that Lord Tiebele offered a thousand gold rewards for stealing and finding swords.The young passer-by said: "What kind of sword can be worth a thousand?! It is likely that the palace was stolen. The prince looks unsightly. He became angry and offered a huge reward. It is true to arrest people and vent their hatred." The passer-by said like a businessman: "The man who stole the sword really had the guts to be thundered. He dared to commit a crime in the capital and went to the palace. It's no wonder that the prince is angry. However, I think the man who stole the sword It is definitely not someone who waits for nothing, it is just the saying that those who come are good, and those who are good do not come; there are gold, silver and jewels in the palace, but he has nothing to take, but only steals the sword, there must be something strange in it."

The young man said: "If you say it like this, even though the lord has offered thousands of dollars to arrest people and find swords, the result is in vain?" The merchant said as a passer-by: "It's hard to predict. I heard that there are many capable people in the palace; the prince has met many heroes, even Li Mubai, who was famous in the capital twelve years ago, is also a friend of the prince. If they hear that the prince's sword has been stolen, how can they do nothing?" Yu Jiaolong was slightly taken aback, and suddenly remembered the words that her father had heard outside the window that night.She bit her lip unconsciously, and thought bitterly: "I stole books and burned them, and even did something I am ashamed of, all in order to master the secret boxing and sword skills and make myself invincible in the world. Come out with Li Mubai! It was he who stole the sword from the palace again out of nowhere.

It's just in time for him to come looking for the sword, I just want to use this sword to meet him again, Yixue the humiliation I suffered on the bridge last year! "Yu Jiaolong was thinking about it, and heard the young man say: "This Li Mubai, I have often heard the elders talk about him since I was young, and they all say that he is skilled in swordsmanship and is invincible.It's a pity that he has long since disappeared, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see him. "The merchant-like passer-by said: "When Li Mubai made a big fuss in the capital, I often went to the capital to sell goods, but I never saw him.I heard that he and Miss Yu Xiulian had a romantic relationship. For some reason, although they loved each other, they didn't get married in the end, so he had to hide in the deep mountains with a debt of lovesickness on his back. "

The pedantic old man, who had been smiling with his beard, couldn't help interjecting when he heard this.He said with a smile on his face: "To tell you the truth, I had some acquaintances with that brother Li Mubai, all in Dexiu Peak Dewuye's mansion. At that time I was working under the Ministry of Punishment. For drafting documents, I often go to De Mansion for a walk. Li Mubai happened to live in De Wuye's Mansion at that time, and I got to know him at that time." The young passer-by was full of admiration, and asked impatiently: "What kind of character is this Li Mubai born?"

Yu Jiaolong couldn't help turning her head sideways, and glanced at the old man. The old man said calmly: "If you look at it from the outside, you are really a refined and elegant scholar. It is hard to believe that he is actually a hero who once fought against many heroes with a single sword and was already famous in the capital. As for him and Miss Yu Xiulian It is even more difficult to explain in words. In short, he did not marry Ms. Yu for the sake of keeping the etiquette and righteousness; he also did not marry for the rest of his life and lived in seclusion in Jiuhua Mountain because of his love for Ms. Yu. Li Mubai can really be regarded as a gentleman and a gentleman. A chivalrous man!" Yu Jiaolong's heart skipped a beat: "Ah, he's in Mount Jiuhua!" The businessman-like passer-by joked disapprovingly: "I said that Li Mubai is also hypocritical. So what if he is such an upright gentleman? Now the market is not bullish. After he dies, the emperor will not be like Miss Yu. Going to give him a decree, and won't build him a chaste husband's workshop, and build a tomb for a festival man. Why don't he take Miss Yu to Jiuhua Mountain, and live a lifetime of love and love, so as to save each other from owed a fortune in the afterlife? debt." After hearing his words, Yu Jiaolong felt very harsh, but also felt that what he said was not unreasonable.Something she had never heard of, and never thought about, made her think secretly: Why in the world only heard of building chastity workshops and festival tombs for women?Why haven't I heard of building such a square and such a tomb for men?Are there no chaste, filial and righteous men in the world? From the books, it seems that there are indeed, and the world thinks that there should be. Why didn't the emperors of various dynasties give them praise?And why not build tombs and workshops for it?Yu Jiaolong was really confused. Seeing that the sun was already high, the passers-by left the shop and went on their way.Yu Jiaolong also paid for the food, got up and went out of the shop, she led the horse to caress the saddle, feeling dazed again.At this time, the voices of "Li Mubai" and "Jiuhua Mountain" were still ringing in her ears, and she suddenly had a thought: "Go to Jiuhua Mountain to find Li Mubai!" This idea quickly turned into a determination in her body; This determination made her feel suddenly extremely relaxed and excited.In an instant, she seemed to have been freed from all kinds of troubles such as depression, resentment, fear, melancholy, etc., and she was back to the old Yujiaolong: she was so contemptuous of everything, so dignified and confident.Relying on her superb skills and sharp sword, she will go to Shandong, cross the Yangtze River, go through the south of the Yangtze River, and go to Mount Jiuhua to find Li Mubai. Yu Jiaolong had made up her mind, so she pulled herself together, jumped on the horse, turned the bridle and headed eastward to Wanping, then turned south and galloped towards Jinan, Shandong. Along the way, Yu Jiaolong sometimes dressed up as a man and sometimes as a woman.Every time you come to the busy city of Tongdu, you either go straight through it, or take a detour; She can do whatever she wants and do whatever she wants, and she has never felt so free and proud.The beautiful and majestic mountains and rivers along the way, and the lush and charming scenery on both sides made her overwhelmed, and she had already put all her worries and worries behind her for a while. Yu Jiaolong swung his whip and smashed the horse all the way, and within half a month, he had already entered the territory of Shandong, and he saw that Tai'an was not far ahead.She has heard for a long time that Mount Tai is majestic and majestic. Throughout the ages, it has attracted countless literati and eunuchs to come to admire it and visit the poems. She also wants to take this opportunity to go up to see the scenic spots.So she stopped her horse in a small town not far from Tai'an City. Although there are only two or three hundred households in that small town, because it is the only way to Mount Tai, horses and sedan chairs are used to go there.Yu Jiaolong found a more elegant and clean first-class inn, handed the big black horse to the Hakkas, asked for an upper room, planned to stay overnight, and went up the mountain tomorrow.She asked the innkeeper to bring a basin of hot water, washed her face, and dusted off her body. Seeing that it was still early, she was about to walk out of the inn and take a walk on the street.As soon as she stepped out of the door, she caught a glimpse of a blind old man sitting on the ground under the corridor on the left side of the shop; a girl about fourteen or fifteen years old with a flower drum on her back was coming to the old man with a corner of pancake in her hand.She saw that the girl was wearing a blue cotton blouse and a pair of maroon trousers, with a sad expression on her pretty face and tears in her round black eyes. Yu Jiaolong also didn't know why, when she saw this girl, she suddenly thought of Xianggu. The girl's appearance, every move, was just like when she saw Xianggu in front of Wusu Shuai's mansion three years ago.Touching the scene, Yu Jiaolong suddenly missed Xianggu who had shared weal and woe with her.She couldn't help stopping, staring at the girl's every move from a distance.She knelt down, held a corner of the pancake in front of the blind old man, and said, "Daddy, eat this pancake quickly." The blind old man stretched out a pair of skinny hands: while taking the cake, he asked, "Where did you get the cake?" Girl: "It was given to me by an uncle driving a car." Blind old man: "Just this corner?" Girl: "No, I still have a corner in my hand." Yu Jiaolong's heart skipped a beat, because she clearly saw that the girl really didn't have any cakes in her hand. After wolfing down a few mouthfuls, the blind old man stopped suddenly and asked. "Why didn't you eat?" Girl: "My mouth is dry, I will eat later." The blind old man stretched out his left hand to touch the girl's hand, but the girl hurriedly avoided it.The old man tremblingly said: "Xianggu, you are lying to your father, you have no cake!" Yu Jiaolong was startled unconsciously: "Heh, her name is Xianggu too!" Girl: "Father, you can eat, I'm not hungry." The blind old man took the girl's hand with his trembling hand, and forced the remaining half-bread into her hand, saying: "How can I not be hungry, eat this half-bread quickly." The girl took the cake and stared blankly at her father, with two big tears rolling down her eyes. Yu Jiaolong felt sour in his heart, hurriedly walked up to his father and daughter, and said to the girl, "Your name is Xianggu too?" The girl raised her face, and seeing that the person who was asking the question was a handsome young man, she quickly lowered her head, but didn't make a sound. Yu Jiaoyou asked the blind old man again: "Master, is your daughter also called Xianggu?" Blind old man: "Her name is Li Guixiang. The nickname Xianggu is my mother's name." Yu Jiaolong still blurted out and called "Xiang Gu" affectionately, and asked, "Where are you from? Why did you fall into such a situation?" The girl lowered her head and replied timidly: "Fengyang people, because the river embankment was broken in their hometown and flooded all the crops in the village, they had no choice but to escape famine and come here with father." Yu Jiaolong: "Look at the flower drums on your back, why don't you go to the street to sing flower drums, and you can ask for some money to live, so you don't have to suffer so much hunger." Girl: "I used to go to the street to sing some flower drums, relying on the charity of some kind-hearted people, I could have lived. I didn't think that two days ago, my father and I were singing at the street corner, and suddenly two men came in, saying that the white-fronted tiger, Mr. Wei, was on the West Street He invited me to sing at his house and drink with his guests. I couldn't resist, but those two men humiliated me on the spot and said before leaving, "If you don't go to Wei Ye's house to accompany him If you apologize for your sins with wine, you can't even think about selling and singing here, and you can't even think about going out of town! 'Since then, few people have come to listen to the singing, and no one dared to give up money. "Yu Jiaolong couldn't help asking after hearing this:" Why don't your father and daughter go to another country? " The blind old man let out a long sigh: "This is a big town in Tongjie, and the white-fronted tiger still has some scruples. My father and daughter are trapped here, and they can still depend on each other for a few more days; once they leave the town, they will surely fall into the tiger's mouth." Yu Jiaolong heard that the old man had a "tiger" on the left and a "tiger" on the right, and couldn't help but suddenly said: "What kind of person is the surname Wei, and he deserves the title of tiger, how dare he be so violent!" The girl turned pale with fright, and only opened a pair of frightened eyes, looking at Yu Jiaolong begging for help.Looking at her pitiful expression, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help thinking of Xianggu in front of Wusu's handsome mansion, and felt even more sympathetic towards her.She took out a small ingot of silver from her side, handed it to the girl, and said to her kindly: "Xianggu, don't be afraid, I'm here. You and your father will go eat something first, and stay in this inn until I go up the mountain." When you come back, I will personally send your father and daughter out of here." The girl took the money, and when she heard what she said, she knelt down on her knees and was so moved that she sobbed.Yu Jiaolong hastily stretched out his hands to help her up, and the scene of Xianggu's past appeared in front of her eyes again.She comforted her father and daughter a few more words, then walked out of the shop. Just as Yu Jiaolong stepped out of the store, she caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man with a slightly obese body and a straw hat on his back getting off his horse in front of the door. It seemed that he also came to the store to stay overnight.Just as Yu Jiaolong caught a glimpse of the chubby figure and the straw hat on his back, she was stunned: "It's such a familiar figure, where have I seen him before?" She hurriedly stepped aside, turned her back, Looking back and looking sideways, I saw that the man was wearing a brown button-up jacket with a black ribbon around his waist, blue cloth trousers, leggings and straw sandals. He was covered in travel dust, as if he had come from afar.He led the horse to the door of the inn, looking around with a pair of phoenix eyes, showing a slightly suspicious expression. Yu Jiaolong suddenly remembered: this person is Shi Jin, the mountain-climbing snake who traveled with Li Mubai by the Zhulong River last year.At this moment, Shi Jin's flickering gaze was sweeping towards Yu Jiaolong. As soon as he touched it, Yu Jiaolong immediately turned around and walked towards the street. Yu Jiaolong strolls in the street, the plight of Fengyang girl and the appearance of the mountain snake Shi Jin always haunt her, and she has no intention to watch the bustle of the street, so she hurried back to the inn.When she walked through the shop to the upper room, she also secretly checked the movement of the hatchback, but she didn't see Shi Jin.As soon as she entered the guest room, the shopkeeper graciously brought tea. She inquired about some scenic spots on the mountain and the way up the mountain from the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper answered them in detail one by one with a smile on her face.In the end, when the shopkeeper quit the room, he stopped by the door and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly stopped him and asked, "It seems that you have something to say, so you might as well say it." Only then did the shopkeeper step forward again, and said in a low voice: "Guest officer, you are a foreigner, and I don't think you seem to go out often. It's better to leave the matter of singing flower drum girls alone." Yu Jiaolong: "So what?" The shopkeeper: "That white-fronted tiger, Mr. Wei, is cruel and cruel. He is not a person to be trifled with." Yu Jiaolong was a little annoyed: "You can just say Wei, don't be a tiger. Tell me, what kind of character is Wei?" The shopkeeper: "This man is very handsome, because he has a white spot on his forehead, and because of his ferocious temperament, so he is called 'white-fronted tiger'..." Yu Jiaolong cut off the conversation: "Why not call it 'White Fronted Wolf'?" The shopkeeper smiled and said, "This man is indeed good at martial arts. He traveled all over the world in his early years, and he is very famous in Shandong and Hebei. It's just because he likes to gather some powerful people to flee and do evil everywhere. People are afraid of him, even the government only keeps one eye open or closes one eye to him, and they can't do anything to him." Yu Jiaolong: "This Tai'an County is also under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Could it be that there is no kingly law?" The shopkeeper: "That being said, it's difficult to do. Nowadays, the government can only deal with thieves and thieves. If they really encounter big thieves, they will pretend to be deaf and dumb. What's more, this white... this Wei Wei Lord, he also knows how to be perfunctory and take care of everything, and he always takes everything secretly, so the government will do it routinely, and he is happy not to have any grudges with him." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help thinking of Tao Tuo, feeling disgusted in his heart, and asked: "Could it be that if he is allowed to run amok, no one in the world will come out to restrain him?" The shopkeeper: "Twelve years ago, he was in the capital, and he was suppressed by others, and he finally killed some prestige. Although he never left Shandong, he suffered even more from the local folks." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being moved in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Twelve years ago in the capital?! Who restrained him?" Shopkeeper: "Miss Yu Xiulian." Yu Jiaolong was very surprised and said: "Ah, it's her! Do you know what happened?" Shopkeeper: "Master Wei is not only cruel, but also a womanizer. Twelve years ago, he tortured a fireworks prostitute in the capital. Seeing the injustice, Miss Yu Xiulian drew her sword to help. The two fought, but Miss Yu cut her down with a knife. Broken off five fingers on his left hand. Unexpectedly, a famous Bai...Wei Ye fell into the hands of a woman. Since then, he has no face to go out of Shandong, and only does evil here." Yu Jiaolong said with some feeling: "It seems that women are stronger than men, maybe some women will come out to restrain him." Then, she chatted with the store owner a few more times, and then sent the store owner to prepare the meal. In the early morning of the next day, Yujiaolong rode up to Mount Tai. She spent a day swimming on the mountain and stayed overnight in Yuhuangding Temple.The next morning before dawn, Yu Jiaolong came to the east edge of Jueding alone, stood and looked out, in the faint twilight, but saw the vastness under her feet, she couldn't tell whether it was sky or earth, mountain or sea.A gust of morning wind blows, she floats into the sky like Liezi riding the wind.She thought of the poem of the Tang Dynasty "When you are at the top, you can see the small mountains at a glance", and felt that although she could not see the mountains below the top at this moment, the realm in the poem naturally came to her eyes.She stood quietly on the top of the mountain, staring into the distance, and gradually, she saw a golden light in the distant sky. The golden light is like a ribbon of thousands of miles, embedded in the boundless sky.The golden light became brighter and brighter, and the bright band became brighter and wider, stretching toward the top of the mountain.At this magical moment, thousands of rays of light flashed in the sky again, and half a huge red sun slowly rose in the rays of light, reflecting the boundless sea of ​​clouds in red.The red sun seems to rise from the sea of ​​clouds in the blink of an eye; the sea of ​​clouds seems to lift the red sun out of the churning.In an instant, the red sun suddenly jumped out of the sea of ​​clouds, rose slowly, and sprinkled the golden light all over the earth, which looked so majestic and majestic in the golden light.Yu Jiaolong was stunned by this miraculous scene.Suddenly, what came to her heart was: thinking about the longness of the world, feeling the unpredictable nature.What rose in her heart was not a sense of sorrow, but a kind of vitality. She really wanted to try her sword and leap across the world, and do something earth-shattering.The setting sun on the prairie, the fierce soldiers in the desert, Shen Xiong from her father, and the heroic figure of Luo Xiaohu appeared before her eyes... Yu Jiaolong was running, when suddenly he heard a voice behind him: "It's so elegant!" Although she was taken aback, she still turned around slowly, and when she raised her eyes, she saw the familiar chubby figure and those twinkling phoenix eyes.Yu Jiaolong just watched him quietly and didn't answer. Shi Jin looked at her, with a mysterious and friendly expression in his eyes, stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "We meet here again, it's really a pleasure to meet, a pleasure to meet." Yu Jiaolong didn't return the salute, but asked coldly: "Are you coming to visit the mountains too?!" Shi Jin: "I don't have the elegance you have. I came up the mountain to find you." Yu Jiaolong took a look at Shi Jin: "What do you want from me?" Shi Jin looked around, pointed to the two sitting stones beside him and said, "Let's sit down and talk slowly." After Yu Jiaolong followed him to sit down in front of Tiaoshi, Shi Jin said: "I know all about your grievances for the girl who sang the flower drum, and I, Shi Jin, really admire your righteous behavior. It’s just that Wei Xiong already knows about this, and he has secretly made an appointment with several brothers, planning to seek you out on the road the day you leave town. I’m here to tell you, you have to be careful.” Yu Jiaolong smiled slightly: "Take care of me, I don't want to fight with others, since Wei Xiong wants to provoke, I have no choice but to accompany him." Shi Jin: "Wei Xiong is no better than Tao Tuo, and his martial arts are at least twice as strong as him. The brothers who are also involved with him are also masters in the rivers and lakes. You'd better be careful." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help blurting out: "Although Wei Xiong's martial arts skills are high, since Yu Xiulian was able to restrain him back then, shouldn't I be able to restrain him!" Shi Jin looked at her in a little surprise: "Do you know Miss Yu?" Yu Jiaolong shook her head: "We've never met each other before." She felt that Shicai had slipped her words, she quickly turned around and asked, "Have you seen Li Mubai recently?" Shi Jin: "I haven't seen him for nearly a year since we broke up at the beginning of last summer." Yu Jiaolong: "Do you know if he has returned to Mount Jiuhua?" Shi Jin: "My brother Mubai is wandering around and his whereabouts are uncertain. I don't know where he is at this time." Seeing that Yu Jiaolong was silent and thoughtful, he tried to ask: "Did you come here on a special trip to visit Mount Tai, or did you drop by?" Yu Jiaolong: "Come along for a swim." Shi Jin: "I don't think you look like someone who often walks in the rivers and lakes. Can you tell me where you are going this time?" Yu Jiaolong: "Go to Mount Jiuhua and look for Li Mubai." Shi Jin was slightly startled: "Why are you looking for him?" Yu Jiaolong: "Discuss the sword with him." Shi Jin: "Okay, okay. You and my brother Mu Bai have the same swordsmanship. After he met you at Qiaotou, he talked about you many times with me." Yu Jiaolong immediately became alert: "What is he talking about about me?" Shi Jin: "My brother Mubai praised you for your extraordinary aptitude, pure technique, vigorous skills, and concentrated concentration...and also praised your...accurate hands." Yu Jiaolong smiled lightly.She knew that the last "boast" was false, and Li Mubai probably blamed her for being "ruthless", but Shi Jin changed it to "accurate".But after all Li Mubai also praised him, Yu Jiaolong still felt a little relieved.She looked at Shi Jin, as if waiting for him to continue.Shi Jin hesitated for a moment, then said: "However, my brother Mu Bai is also very sorry for you." Yu Jiaolong: "What are you sorry for?" Shi Jin: "It's a pity that you didn't get a biography, and you didn't become enlightened." Yu Jiaolong's heart moved, she quickly turned the conversation away, and asked suddenly: "How is Li Mubai's martial arts better than Yu Xiulian's?" Shi Jin: "Both of them are famous masters for a while. I, Shi Jin, only have a superficial knowledge of martial arts. How can I know the depth. However, I once heard Miss Yu say that my brother Mubai's sword She has reached a state of perfection and unpredictability. She herself said that she cannot compare with him. It is hard to say, maybe she is self-effacing." From Shi Jin's conversation and actions, Yu Jiaolong could see that he was timid and tactful. But she also saw that he was timid but warm-hearted, tactful but honest, behaved cautiously, and spoke appropriately, but she should not have too many doubts about him.Yu Jiaolong asked again: "Why didn't Li Mubai marry Yu Xiulian and give her his sword body?" Although Yu Jiaolong's words were still unavoidably stinging, Shi Jin immediately became sad when he heard it.He said with a lot of emotion: "My Brother Mu Bai's actions in his life are all right, and he has nothing to say, but I don't take it seriously about him and Miss Yu. They are a good couple. In the end, one of them was sent to the fence to stay unknown, and the other went to Jiuhua Mountain to make a fool of others. It made those of us who are his friends worry about them." After hearing Shi Jin's well-intentioned complaints, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being touched, and asked again: "Why is Li Mubai so stubborn?" Shi Jin sighed: "Thinking that he read a few more books, a good-looking man would become pedantic because of this. In order to gain fame, he deceived others and deceived himself. Why bother?" Yu Jiaolong didn't know what to say, and felt a little confused, so she kept silent. I thought that Shi Jin also used words like "selling fame and fishing for reputation". If he had also read books, he might also use words like "deceiving the world and stealing fame". At this time, the sun has risen, and some tourists are coming to the top.Yu Jiaolong had already seen that Shi Jin seemed a little worried, so she asked again: "Can you tell me, how can I find Li Mubai when I go to Mount Jiuhua?" Shi Jin: "Mount Jiuhua is mostly Buddhist temples, and only the back mountain has a few Taoist temples. My brother Mubai lives near the Laojun temple on the back peak of the Tiantai. You can ask him as long as you go to the Laojun temple. " After finishing speaking, he hurriedly stood up, arched his hands, and said: "There will be a period later, I have to take a step first." Shi Jin had already walked a few steps, then turned around and said: "Be careful with Wei Xiongwu! " Yu Jiaolong watched Shi Jin leave, and felt a little suspicious: She and Shi Jin had been talking for a long time, so why didn't Shi Jin ask her name?Is he out of tact and wit, or is he deliberately avoiding it out of awareness? Yu Jiaolong pondered for a long time, but still couldn't understand him.However, she still felt that she should be at ease with Shi Jin. Seeing that Shi Jin had already walked a long way down the mountain, she returned to the Jade Emperor Temple, packed her bags and went down the mountain to return to town. When Yu Jiaolong returned to the inn, it was dusk.When she just led the horse into the store, she looked back as if unintentionally, and saw two people standing on the opposite street, looking at her.When the two saw her turn around, they hurriedly turned around again, their expressions and demeanor seemed sneaky.Yu Jiaoyou couldn't help laughing coldly in her heart, cursed secretly: "You bastard!" and ignored them no longer. She handed the horse over to the shopkeeper, went straight to the room where the blind old man's father and daughter lived, and raised her voice and said, "Your father and daughter will rest early tonight, and you will start with me tomorrow morning." The blind old man raised his head, looked at Yu Jiaolong with his closed eyes, and said tremblingly: "Guest officer, you'd better leave my father and daughter alone, it will hurt you." Yu Jiaolong: "Old man, don't worry, I will take care of this matter." The blind old man stretched out his hand to hold his daughter who was next to him and said, "Xianggu, hurry up and kowtow to your benefactor." The girl was about to kneel down when Yu Jiaolong hurriedly stepped forward to help her. The girl in her hand is Xianggu whom she misses all the time. She is full of tenderness and can't help reaching out to stroke her temples.The girl shrank back in a hurry, overwhelmed with embarrassment.Only then did Yu Jiaolong suddenly come to her senses, she had completely forgotten about her men's attire.She calmed down and said softly, "I have a younger sister named Xianggu. She looks just like you." Words from sincerity are always easy to penetrate into people's hearts.The girl had sensed her kindness, and immediately regained her calmness just now.Yu Jiaolong comforted her again and said: "I will send you and your father out of town tomorrow, don't be afraid, even if something happens, don't panic, I'm here, I'll keep you safe." The girl had been encouraged and comforted by her confident tone, and a smile could not help showing in her eyes. She said in a low voice: "A fat man came here just now and told me the same thing. He also told me to stay by your side at all times on the road." Yu Jiaolong understood in her heart that Shi must have come in.She didn't ask any more questions, she just felt that Shi Jinfu was too cautious, it was in vain that he had followed Li Mubai through the rivers and lakes. Early the next morning, when Yu Jiaolong was packing her luggage, she couldn't help thinking of Shi Jin's advice to her to be careful. She took out the sword, but she hesitated for a moment while stroking the handle, then put it back again, only took out the bow pouch that Luo Xiaohu gave her, and put it carefully on the bottom of her lapel.Yu Jiaolong packed up and came to the door of the shop, the shopkeeper had already prepared the horse, the blind old man was waiting there with the girl leading him. Some people gathered on the street outside the inn, and I don't know if those people got together casually because they were bored, or they came here because of rumors.Yu Jiaolong raised her eyes and saw that everyone looked tense, with worry and sadness in their eyes. From the silent demeanor of this group of people, she already felt the danger of the future, and saw Wei Xiong's usual aggressiveness. At the same time, she also felt that she was satisfied with this injustice and played comfortably. For a moment, she couldn't help but Suddenly thinking of Luo Xiaohu: If he was in the crowd at this time, what would he think?Will he also come to complain about this injustice?It is the government that he specifically opposes!Thinking of this, Yu Jiaolong quickly regained his composure, walked up to the blind old man's father and daughter calmly, and said with emotion: "Go, I will send your father and daughter on their way." The girl was leading the way with a flower drum on her back, the blind old man was exploring the way with a bamboo stick in one hand, and followed with his daughter's shoulder in the other hand. Yu Jiaolong stepped on the back of the big black horse hall, and the three of them walked across the street under the eyes of everyone and headed towards the town. go outside. In the early morning, there are not many pedestrians on the avenue, which makes it very quiet.Yu Jiaolong walked slowly on the bridle, although her expression was calm and composed, she was secretly observing carefully, paying attention to the movement around her. The farther and farther away from the town, the more desolate the sides of the avenue became.The three of them climbed over a hill and came to an open field. They saw weeds on both sides of the road, stretching for several miles, without a single crop or a farmhouse in sight.Not far ahead is a dense forest slope, forming a valley in this narrow wilderness.Yu Jiaolong immediately walked on the road, looked at Lin Po in front of him, and then looked around the desolate wilderness, feeling anxious in his heart.I thought to myself: If Wei Xiong chooses to attack here, I will have nothing to rely on.She wanted to take his father and daughter back to work, but when she saw the girl's frightened expression because she stopped the horse, she was ashamed to call back. Yu Jiaolong was in a dilemma, hesitating, and suddenly heard A sharp whistle sounded in the forest, and then six cavalrymen and horses flashed out of the forest and lined up at the intersection by the forest.The one riding in the middle looked particularly burly, with a broad-leaved thick-backed single sword in his hand, bare chest and bare chest, although he couldn't see his face very clearly, but Yu Jiaolong had already guessed that the man was Wei Xiong without a doubt.He rode left and right, and although they were of different sizes, they were all sturdy and strong.Some of them were holding leather whips, some were carrying iron chains, some were holding long forks, and some were holding shooting stars, all of which were uncommonly used weapons. In a war, he may suffer a loss with only a sword.She couldn't help but suddenly recalled what Teacher Gao once said to her about horse kung fu and horse kung fu: "Jang kung fu mainly depends on arm strength and bravery; horse kung fu is the magic of swordsmanship." "If you encounter a horse thief, your swordsmanship You can't stick to the tricks, you have to adapt to the horse." Yu Jiaolong was thinking for a while, when the man on the horse shouted: "Listen, boy on the horse: If you are wise, leave the girl who sings the flower drum and get off the horse for me. Brother kowtow to plead guilty, and let you live, otherwise, you will stop blaming us for being cruel." 玉娇龙已经横下心来，傲然说道：“鼠辈，你等仗恃人多，难道我就怕你不成！” 中间那骑汉子也不再多说，将刀一挥，只见他左右五骑人马立即放马冲来。玉娇龙忙从鞍旁抽出宝剑准备迎战。那五骑人马冲到离她马前三十来步远时，突然分开：两骑向左右两侧斜驰过去；两骑绕过她身旁驰向后面去了；一骑舞着流星直向她冲来。就在这一瞬间，玉娇龙心里明白，她已被包围了，正处于腹背受敌之势。她聚精会神，不慌不忙，闪过迎而飞来的子流星，又用剑挑开击向马首的母流星，因两马相距数尺，短剑不及，只能招架，眼睁睁地让那骑冲过去了。她想，这大概就是马战所称的一个回合。 就在这时，立马于左右野地上的那两骑又同时放马冲来，形成两面夹击。左边一骑，挺着一杆雪亮亮的钢叉，来势迅猛异常；右边一骑却挥动一根长长的皮鞭，意在制她双手。 玉娇龙等两骑靠近时，蓦然将大黑马一带，让过右骑，迎向左骑，觑得准切，等那钢叉快近身时，以四两拨干斤之势，用剑将叉尖轻轻一拨，趁那人猛刺扑空，身子向前一倾之际，翻手一剑，正刺中那人腰际，只见那汉子一翻身便跌下马去。恰在这时，右边那骑却又猛挥一鞭，向大黑马尾部抽来。大黑马负痛受惊，突将前蹄腾空，差点把玉娇龙掀下马丢。玉娇龙赶忙勒紧缰绳，稳住身子，又忽听背后蹄声骤起，她迅即回马一看，见背后两骑拉着铁链，相距丈余，齐头向她冲来，意在将她绊下马去。玉娇龙注视着那根向她横绊过来的铁链，等它快近身腰时，这才迅即用左手抓住顺势往上一托，同时将身往后一仰，闪过了铁链。不料还不等她直起身时，流星又到，眼看已经措手不及，就在这千钧一发之际，玉娇龙将身一滚，躲到马腹，那流星便擦鞍而过。就在这时，只听那魏雄在林边高喊道：“快，冲上去，干掉他！” 玉娇龙又羞又忿，她猛然想起父亲曾经念过“射人先射马，擒贼先擒王”的那两句诗来。于是，她迅即跃身上马，仗剑直奔魏雄。魏雄也放马横刀，摆开了架式。玉娇龙马头离魏雄马头已不到四丈，她已清楚地看到他额上那块白斑。就在她已经端起剑来准备向魏雄进行闪电般一击的时候，忽听背后传来那唱花鼓姑娘的惊叫声。她急忙回头一看，只见那使流星的汉子已弯身将姑娘抢上马背，正纵马向后面山岗上跑去。玉娇龙急了，又忙勒转马头，准备去追，那拉链绊的两骑汉子又从侧面横截过来。玉娇龙纵马闪躲，三匹马在野地转来旋去，眼看那抢走姑娘的汉子的马已跑到岗腰，马背上不断传来那姑娘凄惨的叫声。盲目老汉孤零零地站在野地上举手悲号，声声哀唤“香姑”。玉娇龙心如火燎，愤怒已极。她一咬唇，插剑入鞘，从衣襟下取出弯弓，扬手一箭，左边那拉链汉子便应弦栽下马去，右边那汉子一怔之后，又甩动铁链向她拦腰扫来。玉娇龙拔剑不及，伏身鞍旁，躲过铁链，趁势又扬手射出一箭，正中那汉子面门，只听他一声惨叫，也栽倒马下去了。玉娇龙这才抬头向山岗望去，见那抢走姑娘的汉子，已飞马快要走上山岗。就在这时，突见山岗上出现了一骑人马，拦住那汉子去路。远远望去，只见那人胖胖的身材，背背一顶草帽，手里握着一把朴刀，正向那抢走姑娘的汉子逼去。玉娇龙已经认出那人来了，原来却是史进。她心里感到一阵欣慰，猛感精神倍增，回头看看魏雄和那使皮鞭的汉子，见他二人已靠近一起，并骑而立，正在低语。抢走姑娘那汉子已被史进从山岗上逼了回来，他正想驰马绕过玉娇龙身边，去和魏雄合在一起。玉娇龙一夹大黑马，斜刺里冲了过去，截住他的马头，手起一剑，便将他刺下马去。那唱花鼓的姑娘亦跟着跌到地下去了。玉娇龙赶忙跳下马来，将那姑娘扶起，见她虽未受伤，却已吓得面无人色。这时，那一直未曾出马的魏雄，发出一声狂砰，满面杀气地冲过来了。玉娇龙也不上马，插剑于地，扬手一箭向魏雄那马射去。那马中箭，发出一声哀嘶，将魏雄掀下马来。 玉娇龙又是一箭射向那马后腿，那马负痛，各自狂奔到林里去了。玉娇龙这才放开姑娘，提剑直向魏雄走去。魏雄早已瞪圆着眼，紧握阔叶单刀，露出了以死相拼的气势。 玉娇龙在离他只十步远时站了下来，用剑指着魏雄，冷冷一笑，说道：“枉你自雄一方，为了对付我一人，竟兴师动众，做得这等险毒！” 魏雄悻悻地说道：“你以为我不知你的底细！今天就是要你露出尾巴，现出原形来看看。” 玉娇龙不禁大吃一惊，脸色也微微发白，她强制住心头的慌乱，喝道：“住嘴！你知我什么底细？！” 魏雄：“去年你在霸县酒店，就自恃武艺高强，杀伤我几位兄弟；今番又来太岁头上动土，不给你点颜色看看，反叫你笑江湖无人！” 玉娇龙这才放下心去，却忽又明白过来。适才在交手中，她只觉使鞭那汉子有些面熟，原来他就是去年在酒店外那使带环大刀的为首那汉子。玉娇龙也不想和魏雄多费唇舌，只说道：“你既恶性不改，就让我也像俞秀莲那样来教训教训你好了！”说完，将剑一端，亮开架式。魏雄冷笑一声，抡起阔叶刀，挥舞几下，突然纵步上前，直向玉娇龙顶门劈来。玉娇龙退后一步，让开刀锋，也不回击，只平端宝剑，注视着他那颔上白疤。魏雄仗着力大，挥动刀锋，左盘右旋，步步紧逼。二人刀来剑架，剑击刀迎，斗了几路，玉娇龙已看出魏雄刀法虽然娴熟，却无甚险招奇路，不值久斗。她正想变换路数，几剑了却这场纠缠，忽听山岗上传来史进一声高砰：“当心身后！”她忙一跃腾空，就见一条似蛇的鞭鞘夹着风声从她脚下一闪而过，她知道定是那使皮鞭的汉子从后袭来的暗算。魏雄趁她脚刚点地，猛然使出连环刀法，搠、劈、砍、削，如急雨般地向她攻未。 玉娇龙恼了，蓦然变换剑法，将剑抖成道道寒光，直向魏雄咽喉刺来。魏雄眼花缭乱，慌了手脚，被逼得连连后退。正在这时，那使鞭汉子又从侧面向玉娇龙甩来一鞭。玉娇龙迎着鞭稍一跃上前，用剑尖往鞭腰上一点，那鞭便如死蛇一般萎下地去。魏雄抡刀从后砍来，看看刀锋已近项背，玉娇龙倏然转身，格开刀刃，翻腕一挑，只见剑锋掠过，魏雄手中的刀连同他的五指便一齐掉在地上。魏难怪叫一声，忙用他那只也无手指的左手护着这只血淋淋的右手，踉跄后退。 玉娇龙用剑指着他说：“这样不中用，也配号什么'虎'来！留你一命，给你一个改恶之机，各自去吧！”她又回头一看，见那使皮鞭的汉子正向林中狼狈逃去。 玉娇龙回到路旁，安慰了盲目老汉父女几句，收剑上马，又护着他父女二人继续向前走去。 穿过林坡，史进也策马从后赶来，他把玉娇龙的胆量剑法夸叹了一番后，问道：“九华派从不使用暗器，我在江湖上亦从未听有人用过这样的驽弓，不知你从何处学来？” 玉娇龙淡淡地笑了笑：“这也用学？！我见它好玩，一位朋友便将它送给我了，” 她为了把话岔开，忙又问史进道：“今天也多亏你的相助，这也真太巧了。” 史进显得有些难为情地说道：“我一直暗暗跟在你们后面。只是我和你不同，江湖上认得我史进的人多，我自己的武艺又不高，只能量力而行。” 玉娇龙也不禁为他的热肠所动，同时也不禁对他浮起一丝怜悯之心来。 四人走了一阵，来到界口，已感有些困乏，见岔路旁有十来株榆树，茂密的枝叶，把地上覆盖得一片绿荫。四人便一同进入榆林歇息。玉娇龙歇了片刻，便从囊中取出纹银十两，走到唱花鼓姑娘面前，说道：“香姑，量那魏雄已不会再追来为难你了，这点银两拿去度日，早日回到故土。我还要赶路，就不再送你父女了。” 姑娘接过银两，正要跪下道谢，玉娇龙却早已将她拦住。一个只是要拜，一个只是推阴，史进在一旁对姑娘说道：“既然这位官人个愿受拜，你就不拜也罢。趁这儿荫凉，分手前你不妨唱段新词给这官人听听好了。” 姑娘这才直起身来，移过花鼓，凝神片刻，不快不慢地敲打起来。鼓点锣声悠悠荡过，姑娘启唇张口，用一起清脆而略带凄婉的声音唱道：北京出了个玉娇龙。 进香投崖把母殉。 名扬天下动九重。 娇龙本是天仙女。 下凡只为恋金童。 ... 姑娘刚唱到这里，玉娇龙赶忙喝叫“停下”。一瞬间，姑娘惶然不解地望着她；史进也投来一道惊异的目光。玉娇龙咬咬唇，使气地说：“一路上我都听腻了，多是些无稽之谈！” 史进眯着眼，似附和又似自语般地说道：“玉娇龙的事还多着呢！真是越传越广，越说越奇！” Yu Jiaolong felt terrified.她也不再答话，只带过缰绳，翻身上马，一挥鞭，向南绝尘而去。她只隐隐听到后面传来史进的声音：“…你到了九华山……见着我那慕白兄弟…… 说我向他问好！ ..."