Chapter 34 Chapter 34: Walking Alone, Riding Repeatedly, Dangerously Obstacles, Throwing a Path at Night, and Encountering the Master

Yujiao rode alone on a dragon and a horse, and galloped along the Changping Road in a busy manner.Her affairs are over, and although she has nothing to cherish about the capital and Yufu, she still has a thought of going to the country from time to time when she is on the horse, which inevitably arouses a sense of desolation in her heart.She walked all the way, and she had no intention of admiring the scenery along the way, but the scenes of her own graveyard kept appearing in front of her eyes: the quiet and peaceful pine forest, the solemn and desolate tomb, under the bright and clear light, looked like a scene. It is so holy and mysterious.The moment she arrived in front of the cemetery, the piece that jumped into her eyes was engraved with "The Tomb of Xiaolie Yujiaolong bestowed by the imperial court"

The tombstone with nine large characters made her fall into confusion: Could it be that the person buried here is really herself?Could it be that the self standing in front of the tomb is the soul of Yu Jiaolong in the tomb, or is it just the shell left behind by her?There is such a strange thing in the world: the same jade jiaolong, the other is a filial daughter who is being sacrificed by thousands of people and admired by thousands of families; .After Yu Jiaolong bid farewell to her tomb and came out of the forest, she only held on to one thought: Yu Jiaolong was dead.Forget the name that has nothing to do with you, forget the past self.From now on, I am already Chunlong, and I will never allow anyone to mention Yu Jiaolong's name in front of me again, whoever dares to tarnish or slander her a little bit, he will commit suicide.

Yujiaolong was meditating all the way on the horse, and she didn't realize that she had entered the south entrance, and a deep canyon appeared in front of her, which was Guangou. Sometimes the gully is as narrow as a line, only allowing one rider; sometimes the road breaks off the dangerous cliff, as if entering a desperate situation; among the green bushes on both sides of the canyon, wild flowers are red and white, weaving into a haze.Yu Jiaolong was also fascinated by this wonderful scenery, and had to stop his numerous thoughts to enjoy the ever-changing scenery.She remembered that her father had also talked about the Sishili Guangou.But her father didn't say a word about its scenery, but only focused on its danger.She remembered what her father once said: When Genghis Khan led the Mongolian army to attack Beijing, he was blocked by this dangerous gully and was at a loss what to do.Later, one of his generals discovered a hidden path in the woods in the north. Genghis Khan led Qingqi himself, took the risk of bypassing the Guangou along the path, and went straight to the south entrance. .Yu Jiaolong thought of the historical facts his father had talked about, so he raised his eyes and looked, but he saw overlapping mountains on all sides, dangerous valleys and strange valleys; It is an iron gate in the northwest of Gyeonggi, with natural dangers of its own.

Yu Jiaolong watched and couldn't help thinking about Luo Xiaohu suddenly.She knew that Tian Xiang, her father's former lieutenant general with ulterior motives, was stationed in the area of ​​Juyongguan, and he had been arresting Luo Xiaohu everywhere with evil intentions.Therefore, has Luo Xiaohu already escaped safely, and does he know that there is such a secret path?As long as Yu Jiaolong thinks of Luo Xiaohu, she will always be disturbed and disturbed, causing waves of uncontrollable sadness.The big black horse seemed to be understanding and slowed down.The red sun has gradually slanted to the west, reflecting the mountains into a piece of green.Juyongguan is already in sight ahead, and the number of pedestrians on the road is gradually increasing.

Yu Jiaolong turned around the foot of the mountain, and several sparse cottages and a harvested wheat field appeared in front of her.Beside the wheat field, a group of old and young people were gathered, discussing and sighing, as if something just happened there.Although Yu Jiaolong saw it, but because she was busy on her way, she didn't care about him.She rode her horse through the crowd. Unexpectedly, just as she passed through the crowd, she suddenly heard a child behind her singing two lines imitating the Fengyang flower drum tune: "Sing the new drum, listen calmly..." Unconsciously, she slowed down her horse's hooves and listened attentively.At this time, another girl clapped her hands and laughed from behind: "I can't remember, I can't remember! Let me sing it for you:" Sing the new drums, listen calmly, a tiger and two monkeys make a big harmony.To avenge the grievances of the people and eliminate the three tyrants, and the cadres will praise the heroes. ..." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being surprised when he heard the drum words, so he hurriedly stopped his horse, turned over and got off the saddle, tied the horse to a tree by the roadside, walked slowly back to the crowd, and asked an old village woman: "Ma'am, what happened here? "

The village woman said: "A girl who sings flower drums was taken away by force just now. How pitiful!" Yu Jiaolong: "Then the girl is single?!" Village woman: "She also has a father who is blind, who was also taken away together." Yu Jiaolong: "For what?" The village woman couldn't speak for a while.An old man next to him said angrily: "It is said that the drum lyrics she sang were 'spreading rumors to confuse the public' and 'brave out for thieves'! I think he added the crimes indiscriminately. I'm so handsome, I'm going to have fun with his pervert master."

Yu Jiaolong suppressed the anger that was gradually rising in his heart, and asked: "Who is the person who took the girl's father and daughter away? And what kind of person is his master?" The old man looked at Yu Jiaolong, and said: "You are also a girl, walking on this road alone, you have to pay attention to yourself, why bother with these nosy things!" Yu Jiaolong was a little sullen, raised his eyebrows unconsciously, and said: "This place is only a hundred miles away from the capital, and it is considered to be under the feet of the emperor, so there is no king's law?"

The old man shook his head: "The king's law only cares about the people, but he can't do anything about it." Yu Jiaolong: "Is this person Wei after all? The old man seemed worried and kept silent. A young man behind him said angrily: "The person who escorted the girl away is the chief manager of the general's gate, and his master is General Tian. Sir Xiang Tian. "A cold light flashed in Yujiaolong's eyes, and she asked angrily: "Which way did the manager go? " Young man: "Go in the direction of Qinglong Bridge ahead." Yu Jiaolong: "How long have you been gone?"

Young man: "It's been about half an hour." Yu Jiaolong didn't ask any more questions, and quickly turned back to the tree, untied the reins, jumped on the saddle, whipped the horse, and went straight towards Qinglong Bridge.There were more than a dozen pairs of surprised and suspicious eyes behind her. Yu Jiaolong left Juyongguan, and flew for more than ten li in one breath, but she didn't see Miss Huagu's father and daughter, she couldn't help feeling puzzled.At this time, the red sun had already set in the west, and the surrounding fields were desolate. Yu Jiaolong stopped his horse and looked around, when suddenly he heard bursts of mournful cries coming from the woods in front of him.She listened carefully, and immediately recognized that it was the voice of the flower drum girl Li Xianggu she was looking for.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly got off her horse, drew her sword in her hand, and ran straight into the forest.Following the cries, she came to the depths of the woods, and there was such a scene in front of her eyes: an old man in ragged clothes was tied to a tree; a girl with disheveled hair was lying on the ground holding the old man's feet tightly Struggling and crying; behind the girl, a man in a big silk gown and trousers held a knife in his right hand and held the girl with his left, forcing her to leave with him.Yu Jiaolong has already seen clearly: the old man is the blind old man; the girl is Li Xianggu; although the man behind the back can't see the face clearly, he is undoubtedly the manager of Tian Xiang.Yu Jiaolong gently came to stand ten steps away from the man's back, at this moment, he heard a hoarse roar from the man: "If you don't leave, I will end your father's life!"

Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being startled, she felt that the man's voice was very familiar, she seemed to have heard it somewhere before, suddenly, she felt a little palpitation.But the current situation has turned into riding a tiger, and there is no way to avoid it.She still stood quietly, watching how he behaved.The man pulled Li Xianggu still several times, then bent down and twisted her hands, and at the same time hit the blind old man's knees with the back of his knife.The blind old man let out a miserable cry in pain.Li Xianggu hated it so much that she bit the man's left wrist.The man let out a wild cry, stood up suddenly, raised the steel knife and was about to chop off the blind old man's head.At this critical moment, Yu Jiaolong yelled: "Stop!" The man was taken aback, and quickly turned around, a pair of frightened and cunning eyes flashed on his thin and gloomy face.At this moment, both Yu Jiaolong and Chief Guan froze, and only opened two pairs of surprised and terrified eyes.Yu Jiaolong recognized the man immediately, it turned out that he was the butler Xiao Chong who had been whipped by her and was later dismissed from the mansion by his father.She never expected that he would take refuge in Tian Xiang and meet him again in this forest.It's really a narrow road!Xiao Chong stood still for a moment, and then a slight scream came from his throat. He opened his eyes wide, and his eyes were full of terror.He backed back again and again involuntarily, and managed to utter a sentence: "You, are you a human or a ghost?!"

Yu Jiaolong had calmed down, and yelled coldly: "How dare you do such an outrageous and unrighteous thing!" Under Yu Jiaolong's questioning, Xiao Chong shivered unknowingly, and at the same time gradually came to his senses.He smiled strangely: "Miss Yu, so you really came to die!" Yu Jiaolong opened her almond eyes, raised her willow eyebrows, and shouted sharply: "Shut up! Why is jade not jade and death? You don't want to live anymore?!" Xiao Chong had already recovered his original cunning and arrogant demeanor, and said proudly: "This is not the Yu Mansion, and I am not afraid of your demonic methods! Today you came here yourself, so no wonder I, Xiao." Yu Jiaolong suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "How dare you?" Xiao Chong gritted his teeth and said: "I knew that you learned some demonic arts from Gao Yaohu, and I also expected that you escaped by jumping. I once advised General Tian to play Ming Sheng, and asked for an order to open the grave for an autopsy, and condemn you to exterminate your family." , That's when you recognized how powerful I am Xiao. It's a pity that General Tian was too cautious and didn't listen to me, so he lost the admiral's seal and was transferred to this remote military camp. You don't want to escape today, just follow I'll see General Tian." As soon as Xiao Chong finished speaking, he suddenly raised his bleeding left hand and waved Yu Jiaolong head-on, and then two drops of blood fell on Yu Jiaolong's face.Only Xiao Chong let out a laugh: "Now, even if you have demon skills, you won't be able to work!" After hearing Xiao Chong's words, Yu Jiaolong had already changed from anger to hatred, her body and mind were chilled, and she felt that Xiao Chong standing in front of her was neither a bear nor a leopard, he was really more dangerous than a jackal.When the blood splashed by Xiao Chong touched her face, she felt sick and almost vomited.She felt strange about Xiao Chong's action, but she was at a loss, not knowing what kind of mystery he was making.She didn't understand until she heard him say the last sentence. She couldn't help but want to laugh, but she was finally suppressed by disgust and couldn't laugh.At this moment, she saw Xiao Chong blinking at her, with a look of gloating on his gloomy face.Yu Jiaolong stared at him coldly, only feeling apprehensive in her heart, unable to arouse any anger anymore.She felt her hands were trembling, she bit her lip quickly, and said in an unusually calm voice: "'You have committed your own crimes, you can't live.' Don't blame me for being cruel. Today I will really forgive you." After finishing speaking , she slowly picked up the sword. Although Xiao Chong felt that Yu Jiaolong's expression was cold, he still smiled coldly and said, "Ah, you still have a sword!" After speaking, he walked towards Yu Jiaolong with a steel knife. Yu Jiaolong neither greeted nor retreated, just holding the sword flat, staring at Xiao Chong, waiting for him to make a move.When Xiao Chong was only five steps away from Yujiaolong, he suddenly took a step forward, swung his knife and struck the sword, and at the same time shouted: "Don't put down the sword!" Flicking the knife in his hand away, Xiao Chong couldn't help being taken aback, he hurriedly took two steps back, and stared at Yu Jiaolong with wide astonished eyes.Yu Jiaolong was still holding the sword flat, staring at him coldly.It was only then that Xiao Chong felt something was wrong from Yu Jiaolong's ice-cold, sword-like eyes, and he couldn't help feeling a chill all over his body.He asked in a low voice: "Are you a human or a ghost? Yu Jiaolong didn't answer, she just held her sword flat and stared at him coldly. Xiao Chong was terrified by Yu Jiaolong's cold expression.He took a few steps back, then turned around abruptly, and ran out of the forest. Unexpectedly, as soon as he passed through several big trees, he suddenly saw Yu Jiaolong standing in front of him, still holding his sword flat, staring at him coldly.Xiao Chong let out a cry, and hurriedly turned back to the forest.Just around a bush, Yu Jiaolong was already standing there.There were no more than four round trips in this way, Xiao Chong was already frightened out of his wits, frightened to the point of tearing his liver and gallbladder apart.In the end, he raised a pair of absent-minded eyes, raised the steel knife with both hands, and let out a mournful howl. Before the knife was struck, he fell to the ground shaking, convulsed again, and then stopped. not moving.Seeing that Xiao Chong was dead, Yu Jiaolong turned back to the original place, and saw that Li Xianggu had already untied her father from the tree, the father and daughter were so scared that they hugged tightly.Yu Jiaolong walked up to Li Xianggu, and said softly, "Xianggu, don't be afraid, that scoundrel is dead." Li Xianggu raised her face, looked at Yu Jiaolong suspiciously, and said tremblingly: "I already recognized you, you are the official who saved my father and daughter in Tai'an County." Yu Jiaolong didn't respond, just nodded silently. The blind old man hurriedly pushed his daughter and said, "Xianggu, don't hesitate to thank the official...no, miss!" Li Xianggu was about to worship, but Yu Jiaolong hurriedly grabbed her and said, "No need to pray! Xianggu, listen, I am not a young lady, nor a palace official. You are not allowed to tell anyone about today's affairs. Don't even say a word!" Li Xianggu looked up at Yu Jiaolong with a bewildered face. The blind old man struggled up from the ground and said, "Don't worry about your benefactor. Although I am blind, old man, I am a sensible person in my heart. You are the living god in my father and daughter's heart, and only a living god has such a good heart and kindness." Daoxing. My father and daughter will only burn incense for you for the rest of our lives, and we will never dare to read a word that offends the gods." After hearing what the blind old man said, Yu Jiaolong felt relieved.He asked again, "Why did the villain bring your father and daughter here?" Blind old man: "It's only because Xianggu sang a new drum section of 'One tiger and two monkeys make great harmony' in the pass. Unexpectedly, the guy came and heard it. He said that my father and daughter are using the flower drum to spread rumors and confuse the public. Why? The horse thief was daring, so he forced my father and daughter to go with him to the general's gate to meet the official. Along the way, the guy sometimes pressed him about the origin of the drum words, and sometimes persuaded Xianggu with some sweet words, just put on a smiling face and go to see the general I can't eat and wear for the rest of my life, and I don't have to sing flower drums anymore. I felt that the guy was unpredictable, and when he came to the edge of the forest, he and Xianggu refused to go with him again. He drew his knife viciously and put My father and daughter forced me into the woods and tied me to a tree, just as they were trying to drag Xianggu away, the benefactor came to rescue my father and daughter." Yu Jiaolong: "'You will kill yourself if you do many injustices', this villain is dead, and he deserved what he deserved, so let's leave him alone. Let me ask you, Xianggu's song 'A Tiger and Two Monkeys Make a Trouble in Great Harmony' Hua Gu, what happened? Did you two see it with your own eyes, or did you hear it?" Blind old man: "The incident of 'a tiger and two monkeys making trouble in Datong' happened at the end of April this year. At that time, Xianggu and I just came to Hebei from Shandong. Uncle Shi, I heard it from him." Yu Jiaolong: "Uncle Shi?" Li Xianggu: "It's the fat man who sent me and my father out of the country with you in Tai'an County." Yu Jiaolong: "Ah, it's him again! What did he say?" Li Xianggu didn't wait for her father to speak, and rushed to say excitedly: "I was singing flower drums outside Guangling City that day, and I was singing the drumming of 'Yu Jiaolong throwing herself into a cliff to die for her mother'..." Yu Jiaolong frowned slightly, cut off Li Xianggu's words and said, "Why do you keep singing that part!" Li Xianggu: "Only that part, the folks are most willing to give up money after listening to it." Yu Jiaolong: "Okay, let's go on." Li Xianggu: "After singing the flower drum and collecting the money, the villagers all dispersed. There was still a person standing under the willow tree outside the venue. I saw that it was Uncle Shi. After asking for a while, Uncle Shi came over and said to me quietly:" You can't sing the flower drum just now here, don't sing it when you get to Hebei Xuanhua area, be careful not to cause trouble. "Yu Jiaoyi:" Why did he have no shoulders? " Li Xianggu: "I also asked him, but he refused to tell." Yu Jiaolong: "You still talk about the 'one tiger and two monkeys make great harmony'." Li Xianggu: "Uncle Shi said that he just came from Datong Mansion. At the end of April this year, a very happy thing happened in Datong Mansion: In the east of the city, there are three brothers from the Zhou family who usually collude with the government to oppress good people; They are known as the Three Heroes of the Zhou Clan, but they call themselves the Three Heroes of the Zhou Clan. Last year, in the twelfth lunar month of winter, three of his brothers set up checkpoints outside the city to force coal taxes, which aroused dissatisfaction among the charcoal diggers and charcoal coolies, and they all rose up to resist the tax. Zhou The three tyrants of the Clan colluded with the government, added a charge of 'gathering a crowd to cause trouble, conspiring to commit crimes', arrested dozens of coolies, and exiled them to the western Xinjiang. Still not reconciled, the three tyrants of the Zhou Clan confiscated the wealth of those exiles , and forced their young wives and daughters to Zhouzhuang to be sold as court prostitutes. When the Zhou Clan’s Three Hegemons were rampant and forced to cry, a military master suddenly passed Datong with two entourages. That night, It so happened that a wife who was exiled was chased to nowhere by the servants of the Three Hegemons of the Zhou Clan and hid in the inn where the military master lived. The woman was in a hurry and knelt in front of the military master and begged him for protection. The military master asked him Situation, can not help but fly into a rage, beat the case, hid the woman in the room, and hurried out of the inn with two entourages. After the military master came out of the inn, he went straight to Zhouzhuang. When it was three o'clock, the three of them jumped Entering the manor and locking the gate, the military lord ordered two attendants to climb up the tree in front of the court with a bag of stones each. He stood alone in front of the court with a knife in his hand, drank the three tyrants of the Zhou family out of the room, and counted the three of them. The crime, and then hacked and killed. Although the three tyrants of the Zhou family are usually capable of punching and cudgel, they can be regarded as invincible in Datong City, but they are no match for the tiger-like power of the army master! In addition, he on the tree Those two attendants, Shi Wuxu, beat up a group of Zhuang Ding and house slaves. Within half an hour, the three tyrants of the Zhou family were all chopped down by the army master, and they all went to the underworld to collude with the king of Hades. Seeing that their master is dead, those Zhuang Ding and house slaves knelt down and begged for mercy, and some hid everywhere. They usually domineeringly, but at this time they dared not even vent their breath. The military master asked his followers to guard the gate , he went to the backyard in person and released the wandering wives and daughters. Then he jumped out of the village with his entourage, went back to the inn to pick up his luggage, led the horses, and went straight to the south gate. , opened the city gate, and flew straight to the south road." Yu Jiaolong listened fascinated.Although she was standing quietly, the dramatic and heroic scenes kept flashing before her eyes, and she felt emotional and thrilling. When she saw Li Xianggu stop talking, she couldn't help asking: "What happened next?" Li Xianggu: "I heard that the government sent hundreds of cavalry officers and soldiers to chase after him for more than a hundred miles, but there was no one in sight. Some people said that the military master was hidden by others; others said that those officers and soldiers were afraid of death, so they didn't dare to let their horses really chase them. "Yu Jiaolong was silent for a moment, and then asked lightly: "Does your Mr. Shi know who that Jun Ye is? " Li Xianggu: "I think he seems to know, but he won't tell, and Dad won't let me ask more questions." Yu Jiaolong: "How do you know that he seems to know?" Li Xianggu: "I told Uncle Shi, I want to make this incident into a drum song and sing it, which is called 'Guolu Junye makes Datong'. Uncle Shi can't say it well, it's better to change it to "a tiger and two monkeys making trouble in Datong".I asked him how he called 'one tiger and two monkeys'?Uncle Shi said that the military master was as brave as a tiger, and his real name also had the character for tiger; the names of his two followers were awkward and difficult to sing, because they were as clever as monkeys and could climb trees, so they were called "one tiger with two pairs". monkey'. "Yu Jiaolong couldn't help screaming in his heart after hearing this:" My God, it really is him! " The blind old man interjected in a slightly remorseful tone: "I didn't allow Xianggu to compose this matter into drum lyrics to sing, but she didn't listen to me and insisted on compiling and singing. Uncle Shi also warned at that time, saying If you want to sing, you have to go out of Shanxi to sing. I didn't expect to cause trouble as soon as I started singing here." Yu Jiaolong was puzzled: "Why did that Uncle Shi tell you two to sing only after leaving Shanxi?" Blind old man: "Uncle Shi said that in the majestic Datong Mansion, there are people with horses, soldiers and generals. After a big fuss by a tiger and two monkeys, they cut off the gate and took the door away. They lost all the face of the official family. It's a trivial matter. When it got to the emperor's ears, it was a big deal to lose the black yarn. Therefore, the government kept secret about this matter, covered up each other, deceived their eyes and noses, and understated what they thought was a major event of rebellion as a report of "killing because of fighting". Make it small, let it go.If it was sung in Shanxi, it not only violated the taboo of the wealthy, but also touched the hidden pain of the government, so Uncle Shi made such a warning. "Li Xianggu:" Fortunately, the government also has such scruples, otherwise, the imperial court ordered arrests everywhere, and the situation of the military master would be even more dangerous. " Yu Jiaolong listened to his father and daughter's conversation, and couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts and emotions.She thought of how Luo Xiaohu was able to run rampant in the western borders, and how many times he was able to save himself from danger after returning to Hebei. Apart from relying on his amazing courage and superhuman bravery, the government's intrigue and his father's taboo also made up for him. lucky.On the one hand, Yu Jiaolong felt lucky for Luo Xiaohu; on the other hand, she was deeply saddened by the corruption of the government.She fell silent in thought. After a while, she realized that the woods had gradually become dark, and a bright moon had hung over the treetops of the East Forest.She took Uncle Li Xiang's father and daughter out of the woods, took out an ingot of silver from the bag, put it in Li Xianggu's hands, and said to her: "This is not a place to stay for a long time. The autumn harvest is almost here in Anhui. Your father and daughter should go back to Fengyang." Go. This silver tael can be used as fare on the road, so there is no need to sell and sing along the way." With tears in her eyes, Li Xianggu was so moved that she couldn't say a word.Seeing her pitiful appearance, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help thinking of Xianggu who was far away in the western Xinjiang, so she pulled her to his side, stroked her messy hair, and said to her with concern: " Be careful on the road, there are thieves everywhere, don't walk at night." Li Xianggu raised her face and said bitterly: "I am not afraid of thieves, they will not bully the poor; what I fear most are those local bullies and government minions." Yu Jiaolong was slightly taken aback, and the hand that was braiding her hair stopped unconsciously. She only sighed softly and said nothing more. Yu Jiaolong braided Li Xianggu's hair, and warned her father and daughter in an unusually stern tone: "Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone about what happened today. Not a single word!" After finishing speaking , She got on her horse and galloped westward against the moonlight. Facing the back of Yu Jiao and Long Chi, Li Xianggu knelt down in the middle of the road.In the vast and silent twilight, only intermittent murmurs and low sobs were heard. Taking advantage of the moonlight, Yu Jiaolong did not stop and arrived in Xuanhua early the next morning.She didn't pass through the city, but walked around the side of the city to the west gate, ate some soup cakes in a small shop outside the city, rested for a while, and continued to drive forward.After walking for more than ten miles, the number of pedestrians on the road gradually increased, most of them were traders and feet from Zhangjiakou.The avenue seemed bustling and lively.Yu Jiaolong had no choice but to slow down her horse's hooves and move forward slowly.Ma Chi felt lazy, she hadn't closed her eyes for two nights, and she couldn't help feeling tired at this moment.While she was drowsy on the horse, she suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes in front of her. Pedestrians on the avenue also rushed to both sides.Yu Jiaolong was startled suddenly, and hurriedly opened his eyes to look forward, only to see a military academy with the appearance of a flag board galloping over ten zhang ahead.He lifted the bridle and rode the horse, and shouted loudly: "General Tian is coming, everyone should get out of the way and stand upright, and get off the horse to avoid it!" Yu Jiaoyou was not surprised, seeing the flag horse coming in a hurry, she had to rein in the horse and dodge to the side of the road. When the flag board galloped past her, he yelled at her angrily: "Don't get off the horse yet!" Although Yu Jiaolong was full of displeasure, she held back her temper, jumped off the horse, tied the rein to a tree beside the road, stood among the vendors, and watched coldly.At this moment, he saw more than ten horsemen and horses appearing on the curve in front, slowly galloping towards this side.The leader sat down and rode a big bay red horse, wearing a silver helmet and soft armor, about forty years old, with broom eyebrows, square face and big nose, and a pair of eagle-like eyes flashed a stern look. shine.Yu Jiaolong thought to himself: He is probably Tian Xiang who covets the position of the admiral of the Nine Gates and always wants to kill his father.Behind him was more than a dozen school guards with sabers, all of them were very strong and mighty.When Tian Xiang passed in front of Yujiaolong, he suddenly saw the big black horse tied to the tree beside the road. He raised his hand and stopped the horse abruptly, with a look of surprise and admiration. Looking at the big black horse.The dozen or so riding school guards who followed him also stopped their horses and sat upright for orders.Tian Xiang pointed to the big black horse and asked, "Whose mount is this?" Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being startled, but she didn't say anything. Seeing no one agreed, Tian Xiang dismounted from the saddle, walked to the side of the big black horse, carefully looked at it from head to tail, from chest to hind legs, and kept praising it while watching: "Good horse, good horse !” He looked at it, and suddenly a pair of eagle eyes stopped on the left hip of the big black horse.Immediately, I saw a look of surprise on his face, and his expression immediately became serious.He turned around, looked around at the crowd standing by the roadside and shouted sharply, "Whose horse is this?" Yu Jiaolong couldn't figure out his intentions, although she was a little anxious, she couldn't help it anymore, walked over calmly, and said, "My mount. How is it?" When Tian Xiang saw Yu Jiaolong, he couldn't help being startled again. His stern expression gradually eased, but instead he revealed an expression of surprise and greed.After looking at Yu Jiaolong from head to toe, he asked, "Where did your horse come from?" Yu Jiaolong: "I bought it from a Mongolian horse dealer." Tian Xiang: "You bought it yourself?" Yu Jiaolong: "I bought it myself." Tian Xiang: "Absurd! Are you a woman who would buy horses from Mongolian horse dealers with your own hands?!" Yu Jiaolong was a little sullen: "No matter who buys or sells, this horse is mine. What? Tian Xiang sneered: "This horse must have come from the horse thief in Xijiang. "Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being surprised secretly, but she still said calmly: "What evidence do you have? " Tian Xiang pointed to the slanted end of the big black horse's left buttock near the thigh, and said, "This is the evidence." Yu Jiaolong squinted her eyes, followed Tian Xiang's fingers intently, and saw a faint brand mark on the leg of the big black horse, although it was blurred, but after careful identification, she could still recognize the word "Yi". Yu Jiaolong was determined, and said: "What kind of proof is this! In order to prevent theft, there are many horses with brand marks on their buttocks. How can you arbitrarily judge that this horse is from a horse thief in Western Xinjiang?" Tian Xiang was a little annoyed when he saw Yu Jiaolong's arrogant demeanor and his sharp tongue, and angrily scolded: "Presumptuous! This horse was raised by the army camp under my jurisdiction when I was in Yili, Western Xinjiang. Four years ago, Wusu Yushuai sent someone to When he came to the camp to transfer horses, I chose a hundred good horses for him. Before untying the horses, I ordered people to stamp the word "Yi" on the same spot on the buttocks of the hundreds of good horses.Later, I heard that those good horses were on the way, and more than 30 horses were robbed by the leader of the bandit, Luo Xiaohu.Today, the horse's buttocks still have the words branded in those days, which shows that it is one of the more than thirty horses that were robbed by Luo thieves.What else do you have to say! "Yu Jiaolong:" Whoever robs your horse, you can go to whomever, I have nothing to lose, this is my horse. "After she finished speaking, she walked boldly to the tree and stretched out her hand to untie the reins. Tian Xiang was furious, and scolded: "Brave woman, I don't think you are a horse thief or spy, but you must be Ban Tianyun's concubine!" Then he turned around and shouted: "Come here, take this tricky woman and the horse back to the camp!" Two school guards got off their horses in response, and rushed over, one stretched out his hand to grab the rein from Yu Jiaolong's hand; the other grabbed her arm.Yu Jiaolong was extremely ashamed and angry, her eyebrows were already raised high, and her eyes were shining with anger. Before the two school guards could reach her, she suddenly kicked up and kicked the school guard who grabbed the rope a foot away, and at the same time raised her left hand , went straight to the school guard who came to catch her and threatened her, the school guard who was kicked on the ground was moaning and writhing in pain, unable to get up again; the school guard who was hit by her stood there dumbfounded .He didn't move, and couldn't even scream.Seeing that the situation was not good, Tian Xiang ordered the school guards to do something, and hurriedly drew his sword to charge at Yu Jiaolong.Yu Jiaolong also drew his sword out of its sheath from the saddle, and waited there with an open posture.Tian Xiang relied on his strength and his armor to protect his body. He didn't care about Yu Jiaolong, but he just slashed and stabbed all the way to get close to him. Yu Jiaolong held his sword and concentrated on it. Hong pushed aside Tian Xiang's sword, turned his wrist and stabbed at his throat.Feeling dazzled, Tian Xiang panicked and quickly lowered his helmet to protect his throat, at the same time he swung his sword and slashed at Yu Jiaolong's waist.Yu Jiaolong dropped the sword to protect himself, before he drew the sword back, he suddenly changed his moves, raised and slashed the sword, only to see Tian Xiang's helmet and his right ear fell to the ground at the same time. went to the ground.Tian Xiang was so shocked that his face turned pale, and he backed away again and again.Yu Jiaolong didn't rush away either, but pointed his sword at him, and said: "For the sake of the court, I will spare your death! If you continue to play tricks and frame Zhongliang, I will make you have such ears!" At this time, the group of school guards who were being frantically jumped by the frightened horses rushed over in all directions.Yu Jiaolong didn't want to fight, so he jumped on the horse, the big black horse was also psychic, before the master whipped him, he let out a long hiss, let go of his four hooves, and galloped away as if flying into the air. Several school guards managed to catch some frightened horses scattered along the road, and they were about to mount their horses to chase after them, but Tian Xiang restrained them with pain: "What are you chasing, you are looking for death!" The school guards had no choice but to Stand there motionless.The rest of the people, some were helping the general wrap his wounded ear, some were chasing his mount, they became a mob.Tian Xiang put on his helmet reluctantly, gathered the school guards together, and cursed angrily: "I regard you as the elite of the battalion, but you are all rice bags. Today I can't even catch a woman, but I was arrested. She was injured, so what face does she have to return to the camp; what use do I need you for?!" Seeing the general's anger, all the school guards were frightened and dared not respond.Among them, one of his confidantes, bit the bullet, and said in a soft voice: "The general was negligent; she was the only one who hurt me; I was guilty of not being able to wait for the guards. If this matter gets out, won't it damage the prestige of the camp Fortunately, the ten or so cavalry school guards are all trusted by the general, so let’s not talk about today’s matter.” Tian Xiang seemed to agree, raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that the people standing by the road had already fled without a trace, only a person was hiding behind a tree far away, probing and peeping there.Tian Xiang ordered the school guards to arrest the man. After strict interrogation, it turned out that he was a young man. He claimed that his surname was Shi Mingzhu, and he stayed and did not escape, just to watch the excitement, and had no other intentions.Tian Xiang lowered his face and said coldly: "I think you must be the gangster's accomplice. Since you were captured on the spot, what else can you say?" Escorted by the school guards, he was taken back to the barracks. Besides, Yu Jiaolong galloped his horse like flying, and galloped for more than 30 li without seeing any school guards chasing him, so he let go of the reins, with a sneer on his lips.She thought about what happened just now, and Tian Xiang's words, she was surprised and ashamed and angry, which made her feel the danger of the road even more, and she couldn't help but secretly warned herself that she had to be careful everywhere. Yu Jiaolong traveled all the way, and arrived in Datong, Shanxi in just two days.At that time, although the sun was already setting, she didn't want to stay in the busy city, so she urged her horse to go out of the south gate and gallop straight towards Yanmen Pass.Along the way, she recalled the scene of "a tiger and two monkeys making trouble in Datong" mentioned by Li Xianggu, and thought that Luo Xiaohu escaped by this road a few months ago.Now in the afterglow of the whip, I can see that the rolling hills in front of me are all loess, and there are neither woods to hide the eyes nor valleys to hide.At a glance, there is only a vast sky, and the wind is rolling, which only adds to a sense of loneliness.Yu Jiaolong looked at the terrain and scenery in front of him, and couldn't help feeling puzzled. He really didn't know how Luo Xiaohu escaped from the pursuit of the Hundred Horsemen. She drove for another distance, turned around a hill, and a stream and clumps of woods suddenly appeared in front of her. Beside the hill, there was a village with about twenty families living together.At this time, the sun had already set, and the twilight seemed more and more hazy under the cover of the jungle.Yu Jiaolong reined in her horse and looked around, trying to find a village inn to stay, but the village was full of people who grew crops, there was no wine flag on display in the well, and there was no inn signboard, so she had to ride her horse along the stream Let's go, I plan to find a place where I can hide from the sun, just get off the horse and rest.After walking for a while, she felt that the road was getting narrower and narrower, and the mountains beside the stream were getting tighter and thinner. She suddenly realized that she had gone astray.She was in a dilemma when suddenly she saw a short figure walking slowly behind with a lantern. The figure gradually approached, and the writing on the lantern was also clearly reflected.come out.Yu Jiaolong took a closer look and found that it was the word "Li Guangmiao".Looking at the man again, he turned out to be a Taoist boy of twelve or thirteen years old.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly urged her horse forward, and asked the boy, "Excuse me, little master, is there an inn near here?" Daotong raised the lantern to take a photo on Yu Jiaolong's face, showing a very surprised expression, and said, "Where is the inn here? I don't know where the benefactor is going, why did she come this way?" Yu Jiaolong: "Where does this road lead to?" 道童：“只通到后崖李广庙，前面便无路了。” 玉娇龙：“李广庙离此还有多远？庙里还住有何人？” 道童：“此去不过三里，庙里就只住有我和师父二人。” 玉娇龙正犹豫间，道童又说道：“天色已晚，女施主不妨就到庙里去暂宿一夜，我那师父也是个与人方便，广结善缘的人。” 玉娇龙无奈，只好点头称谢，翻身下马，牵着马跟随在道童后面，沿着陡峭的崖壁小道走去。翻过山垭，月亮已从东山升起。玉娇龙借着月光凝目望去，眼前出现了一己片神奇的景色；崖下是一丛丛茂密的树林，树林中耸立着几座光秃秃的土岗，土岗与土岗间形成一道道的壁沟。沟虽不深，却互相环绕，纵横交错，在密密树丛的蔽覆下，显得十分幽静神秘。树林那边又是一座山岗，岗上隐隐立着一座孤零零的寺庙。道童指着那寺庙说：“那就是李广庙了。” 玉娇龙随着道童走下崖去，穿进壁沟，只见东南西北到处都是沟口，转了几转，竟使她迷了方向，有如进了当年诸葛亮摆的八阵图一般，辨不清是从何处而入，又该从何处而出了。玉娇龙感到十分惊奇，不禁脱口说道：“这沟里好迷人，要不是小师父带路，我准会迷路的。” 道童开心地笑了：“别说女施主，这沟里还曾迷乱过多少勇兵勇将呢。” 玉娇龙不觉一怔，忙问道：“小师父，你且讲来听听。” 道童打开了话匣，说道：“听人说，当年杨五郎在金沙滩被金兵杀散，他单人独骑逃走，金将金兵在后面紧追，他逃呀逃呀，逃到这里来了，李广庙里的一位道长认出他来，把他带进这沟里躲藏起来。那些金兵金将在这沟里搜了他三天三夜，不但没能捉到他，反被他杀了许多人马。等剩下那些金兵金将都走后，他才走出沟来，到五台山出家去了。” 玉娇龙笑了笑，似信非信地说道：“这是传说，我看未必真有此事。” 道童不服气地说道：“那些老年施主都这般说，你还不信？” 玉娇龙：“史书上并无这样的记载。再说，这小小几道壁沟哪能迷惑众多的兵将！” 道童急了，说道，“你别小看这小小壁沟，凡月前我就亲眼看见一队官军被迷在里面窜来窜去，结果什么也没搜着。” 玉娇龙暗吃一惊，不觉停下步来，问道：“一队官军？！到这沟里来搜什么？” 道童只默默地走着，不吭声了。 玉娇龙向四面沟口看了看，笑道：“这样偏僻的地方，哪来宫军！” 道童赌气道：“谁骗你，我是亲眼看见的。” 玉娇龙：“真是官军来搜，那是捉拿什么人来的？” 道童迟疑片刻，才低声道：“听说有三个人在大同杀了人躲迸这沟里来了。” 玉娇龙：“什么时候？。道童：”今年四月底。“玉娇龙心里已经明白，知道定是罗小虎和艾弥尔、乌都奈三人无疑了。她还想再打听一下有关他三人的下落和情况，道童却不愿再谈这事，忙把话岔开了。 二人登上了岗崖小道，一座古老的寺庙便出现在眼前。庙门只虚掩着，道童推开庙门，把玉娇龙让进庙去，替她将马拴在旁廊，又才将她引进殿侧的一间屋里。道童点燃灯，指着桌旁一张凳说：“女施主先歇息一会，我去禀明师父，给你弄点吃的来。” 不一会，道童端来一碗粥、一盘馍头和一碟盐蒜。玉娇龙已感腹中饥饿，因此，食物虽然粗粝，她还是津津有味地吃了起来。 她边吃边对道童说道：“小师父，我那坐马已跑了一天，劳你多喂它一些饲料，明天我自当加倍酬谢于你。” 道童转身出房去了。 玉娇龙吃过饮食，正在打量着房里的一切，忽见房门口映满月光的地上，出现了一个颀长的人影，正向房里伸长过去。玉娇龙知道是庙里的老道来了，忙站起身来凝神注视着房门。紧接着，一位面容清癯、飘拂着三绺疏须的老道跨进房里来了。那老道一见玉娇龙便猛然停住了，睁大着一双惊奇的眼睛，颌下胡须也不禁微微颤动起来。他一动不动地呆了片刻，才举起手来战战兢兢地指着玉娇龙道：“你……你……你是娇龙？玉娇龙面对老道，慢慢地跪了下去，轻轻地叫了声：”师父！“接着便低下头去，伤心地啜泣起来。