Chapter 43 Chapter Forty-Third

Yu Jiaolong had already guessed that the handsome and strong brother Allen met must be Luo Xiaohu.She never expected that this man who was deeply hidden in her heart, whom she tried her best to forget but could not forget, broke into her paradise-like situation again. Alun Haozhu noticed her dazed mind, and said: "The elder brother said that he dared to bet me with the big red horse he was riding that this horse was definitely not the princess's mount. I even got into a quarrel with him, and he is so savage, he insisted on coming with me to see you, and to find out the origin of this horse."

Yu Jiaolong was startled again, and hurriedly asked: "Has he come yet?!" Allen: "No. How can I let him come! I said: "Princess is not easy to meet people. ’ He suddenly mentioned Uncle Lachin again, saying that he could ask Uncle Lachin for help, and I got him to say: “Uncle Lachin can’t do that either.” He grinned and said, “Won’t your princess become a loner?” up! I got angry and said: "There are many people who are close to our princess every day!" He asked me to tell who they were. I was in a hurry, so I said the name of my sister-in-law. I thought it was too few, so I added a snow bottle. Unexpectedly He suddenly froze, grabbed me, and asked Xue Ping if it was a little girl? I insisted that it was a big girl. He let go, and his attitude became kind, saying that he and Lachin were friends; Many brothers have contributed to the search for the princess.

I saw that he was sincere, so I told him that Xue Ping is the daughter of the princess, and she is indeed a little girl.The elder brother stopped talking, looking very sad.When we broke up, I asked him again: "Do you still bet on horses?" He said: "Bet, you will lose." That horse doesn't belong to the princess, if you don't believe me, go back and ask her. 'After speaking, he left.That big red horse is really handsome, very fast! Like a shooting star, it gallops into the grass and disappears in a few blinks. "Ah Lun's childish narration, every sentence touched Yu Jiaolong's heart. She seemed to be just calmly listening to someone telling a story that had nothing to do with her, but her heart was trembling. Crying. Yu Jiaolong waited for Allen to finish speaking before asking again: "Where did you meet that elder brother? "

Allen: "The northern end of the grassland is at the boundary of the grassland." Yu Jiaolong: "Do you think that elder brother looks down and out?" Allen: "Although the clothes are tattered, they look very mighty and majestic!" A slight smile appeared on Yu Jiaolong's lips, which aroused a deep affection again.She stared intently for a moment, then stared at Alan again and said, "You lost in the matter of the horse, but I did snatch it from someone else." Alan opened his eyes wide in surprise, and suddenly said as if remembering something: "No wonder! Uncle Rachin also said that he had seen this horse before."

Yu Jiaolong: "If you ask Uncle Lachin again, you can tell him the same. You don't need to tell him what happened today." The princess will also take other people's horses!Allen would never believe it.But the words came from the princess himself, and he couldn't help but believe it. He was really confused, and couldn't figure out what was going on, so he walked out sullenly. The news that Luo Xiaohu suddenly appeared here alone riding alone disturbed Yu Jiaolong's mood.Surprise, worry, nostalgia, hurt, and resentment all rushed to her heart, and she no longer pampered herself to lock her feelings, and all the lovesickness suppressed in her heart suddenly burst out.She bit her lips tightly, covered her face tightly with her hands, and groaned in pain, like crying or calling.

Tainu came with a snow bottle in her arms. She was stunned by the scene, and hurriedly leaned down to ask Yu, "Princess, what's the matter with you?" Yu Jiaolong immediately let go of her hand again, raised her head, smiled slightly, and said, "It's nothing, I feel a little pain in my heart, it's an old illness, and it hasn't happened for a long time." Tai Nu saw that her face was blushing and her eyes were full of tears, and she felt some sadness and shyness in her smile. For some reason, she suddenly felt sorry for the princess.She complained and said, "Why did you never tell me that you have this disease? Heartache is very difficult to cure!"

Yu Jiaolong: "As long as one kind of medicine can be collected, it can be cured. I will go out to collect medicine." She immediately stood up and walked out. Tai Nu hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, and said: "Why do you need the princess to go to this matter in person, just tell Brother A Lun the name of the medicine, and ask him to pick it for you." Yu Jiaolong: "Ah Lun doesn't know this medicine, even if he does, he doesn't know where to find it, I'd better go by myself." She didn't listen to Tainu's dissuasion at all, and led the big black horse through the gate, stepped on the saddle, and galloped towards the north end of the grassland.

This is a long and narrow grassland, with a slope on the left and a sparse forest on the right. The grassland stretches from the shore of Lake Aibi to the north, and it enters a grass swamp about ten miles away.That piece of grassy swamp, with rolling hills, shallow swamps with stagnant water and loops, and unfathomable quagmire, is really a dangerous and untouched place.Yu Jiaolong rode his horse to the boundary, and immediately rode to the edge of the grass marsh. He raised his eyes and saw that inside the grass marsh, weeds were overgrown, as high as a horse, covered with soft moss, and it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the real. In fact, which foot will fall into the quagmire, and if one is negligent, the person and horse will be swallowed together.As far as the eye can see, the hills are endless, the reed shadows are whirling, the dark smoke is everywhere, and it is impossible to distinguish things.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help but look sideways in horror, feeling a wave of shock.She thought: Did Luo Xiaohu really go into this grassy marsh? !Did he take such risks out of his instinct not to fear death, or was he forced to flee because he was desperate?For a moment, Yu Jiaolong was so worried about Luo Xiaohu's current situation.The memory of him is so hot.She really wanted to ride her horse into the grassy swamp to find him, and just follow him to live in the grassy swamp forever and never return to the human world.

While Yu Jiaolong was dreaming, she suddenly heard A Lun's voice calling her from a distance. She looked back and saw Alan galloping towards her on the yellow pussy horse she had given him.He galloped in front of her, reined in the horse and said arrogantly: "My sister-in-law is afraid that you will encounter any accident, so she asked me to protect you, and please follow me back." Seeing his proud expression, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help laughing dumbfoundedly: "You are so young, how capable are you, and you can also act as a guard?!" Alan blushed and said, "I've killed many wolves, and I've shot bears and wild boars with my brother."

Yu Jiaolong: "What if we meet a tiger here?" Allen: "I'm not afraid either. Tigers are heroes, and they don't hurt people if they're not hungry." Yu Jiaolong: "Where is the dragon?" Allen: "Dragon is a god, and in the sea, mortals cannot see it." Yu Jiaolong smiled: "Yes, dragons return to the sea, there will be no dragons here." Allen blinked: "No, there is a dragon here too, it's just that it doesn't want to show itself." Yu Jiaolong: "Where did you hear that there will be dragons here?" A Lun: "The old people in the village once said that there are not only tigers beside Lake Aibi, but also dragons hidden in the lake. The old people also sang such a song: Lake Aibi, the water is clear, and the dragon comes In Tibet, waves do not flourish; in Alashan, there are dense trees, where tigers come and lie down, birds do not startle.”

Yu Jiaolong smiled happily, she felt a burst of comfort from this song. She changed the subject, pointed to the grassland in front of her and asked, "You met that elder brother just now, but did you go from here?" Allen nodded indifferently: "Yes, I rode a big red horse into the grass." Yu Jiaolong looked at the lifeless grass, full of surprise and worry. She stared at Alan again, and said with a suspicious expression: "You read that right, he dares to go to a place where even wolves dare not go?!" Allen was in a hurry: "What dare not go! I have been there." Yu Jiaolong had a big accident and couldn't help being a little stunned: "Did you really go?! When? What are you going to do?" Allen: "Two years ago, I went hunting with my brother. There were sables, antelopes, and snow chickens. We hunted a lot at one time. Later, I went there several times with my brother on my back." Yu Jiaolong: "Apart from your brother and you, has anyone else entered the village?" ~ Allen proudly said: "No. No one dared to go in except my brother and me. Everyone called this place the 'death place'. I heard that the people who went in in the past disappeared without a trace, and no one came out alive. I also heard that many years ago, there was a tribe on the side of Alashan, who invaded from the border and killed all the people here, leaving only an old man, forcing him to lead the way to Wusu. The old man took They led them into this grassy marsh, but they all died in it, and none of them returned to Alashan." Yu Jiaolong was fascinated by what she heard, and she couldn't feel awe of the old grandfather who led the way, and she felt even more mysterious about this grassland.She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Will the big brother you met also get lost in the grass?" Allen: "No. He comes and goes so freely, he must have understood Cao Ze's temper. I saw that he came from the place where the grass grows most densely, so I know he is very familiar with the roads inside." Only then did Yu Jiaolong feel relieved, and asked to himself: "There are plenty of roads here, why did he go in here?" Allen hesitated to speak, with a hesitant look on his face.This has been seen by Yu Jiaolong.She looked at Alan and asked, "Allen, you seem to be hiding something from me, don't you?" Alun hesitated for a moment, then said frankly: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that yesterday someone in the village who came back from Wusu said that a lot of people came from Guertu and Jinghe, including Burke's army and The brave men of the various ministries are said to be hunting down a group of horse thieves. Uncle Rachin said that he alarmed the princess and told me not to mention this matter in front of you. I don’t think that big brother has anything to do with this matter?” What Yu Jiaolong was faintly worried about and felt rather uneasy about, really came from Alan's mouth.She stared at the desolate grassland, and aroused heart-wrenching thoughts about Luo Xiaohu's situation: maybe he was alone in the wilderness; maybe he was being bitten by a group of ferocious beasts; ..., she suddenly felt chills in her heart, and couldn't bear to think about it anymore. Allen opened his eyes wide, looked at her in surprise, and asked, "Princess, are you suffering from heartache again?" Yu Jiaolong was startled suddenly, and immediately came back to her senses, groaned softly, and said: "Yes. My heart suddenly hurts again." She paused, and said: "Tell me, enter this grass marsh How to identify the way to go?" Allen: "Are you going to collect medicine?" Yu Jiaolong only gave a vague "hmm". Allen: "You can't go, it's too dangerous! My sister-in-law asked me to pick it for you, you just need to tell me what kind of medicine it is." Yu Jiaolong didn't want to say anything more to him, but said sullenly: "Tell me, how to identify the way into this grassy marsh?" Allen was stunned for a moment, and said: Where there is grass, go to the depths of the grass; where there is no grass, follow the ground with fox footprints; when encountering water and swamps, go around, and do not walk in low-lying places.This is what my brother told me, and he and I entered Caoze in the same way. "Yu Jiaolong silently wrote down A Lun's few secrets, and was staring at the grass in a daze, and A Lun asked anxiously: "Princess, do you really want to enter the grass? " Seeing that Yu Jiaolong was silent, he said again: "If you really want to go, let me guide you." Yu Jiaolong looked back at him and smiled: "I'm just asking, what is there to do in such a difficult place? What's more, the medicine I want to gather will not grow in such a grass marsh." After finishing speaking, she reined in the horse's head, let the big black horse go, and went back to the village like an arrow." In the early morning of the next day, Tai Nu came to Yujiaolong's room and saw that she had changed into a purple short dress, her head was tied up in a bun, a corner of pink satin was put on her forehead, forming a butterfly shape, and a light yellow ribbon was tied around her waist. Sleeves are bowed, and the whole body is dressed in emergency clothes, as if about to go on a long journey: the Taiwanese slave couldn't help but was extremely surprised, and stepped forward to ask: "Princess, why are you dressed like this?" Yu Jiaolong: "I'm so bored, I want to go out for a ride, and take a look around." When Tai Nu heard this, he became anxious and hurriedly said: "Princess, you can't go out. There are often ferocious beasts around here. If you encounter them, it's okay." Yu Jiaolong: "Don't scare me with wild animals, I won't be afraid of them either." Tai Nu became even more anxious, and howled, "There is no peace here. I heard that many leaders from various ministries have come from other places. They are more ferocious than beasts. You must not go there." Yu Jiaolong said indifferently: "As long as I have a big black horse and a sword, I will not be afraid of anyone. Don't let me disappoint you!" After speaking, she took the sword and walked out the door. Tai Nu hurriedly rushed forward again, stopped her, and said: "Princess, I can't let you go out alone. Uncle Rachin knows, and he will blame me." Yu Jiaolong stopped, with anger in his eyes, and said: "Laqin dares to interfere with my actions?! You go and tell him to stop meddling in my business!" Tainu had never seen the princess so angry, and was stunned for a moment, feeling at a loss as to what to do. Seeing Tainu's embarrassment, Yu Jiaolong suddenly calmed down again, and said in a gentle voice: "Tainu, don't worry! I know that you have good intentions for me, but you still don't know my temperament. I have experienced many In danger, rely on swords and horses for protection, and I can’t be idle! For a year, I have already felt that my skills are not good enough because of the snow bottle. Take care, I'll be back safe and sound." Although Tai Nu didn't fully understand what she said, but from her resolute expression, she felt that it was futile to dissuade her, so she stood aside and watched her lead the big black horse out of the gate. Yujiaolong Pegasus came to the border of the grassland, and stood there for a while, looking around without any people, then jumped to scare the horse without hesitation, led the big black horse, and followed the secret that Allen told her, carefully scouting all the way Go deep into the grass. There is no road in the grass marshes, sometimes the grass is deeper than the horses, and the thorns hang clothes; I saw foxes running and rabbits running, and heard birds and insects singing. I looked around, and the grass was swaying and secluded, and it was dark, like walking in a ghost land, which was frightening.Although Yujiaoyou once drove through the jungle at night, plunged into a deep valley, lived alone in a cliff cave, and rode alone in the desert. It's not just a sinister hide, and it's not just the horror of death, but it's like walking into a mysterious world and feeling the shocking surprise. Yu Jiaolong walked with difficulty in the depths of the grassy swamp, searching, but there was a dead silence everywhere in the grass translation, and there was no trace of someone coming.I don't know how much time has passed and how many miles she has traveled, but she has already felt disappointed; the fire burning in her heart has also been cooled by the gloom.For a moment, she even wondered if the big brother Allen saw was Luo Xiaohu's soul!She looked around hastily, and suddenly saw an island-like sand dune protruding from a swamp in front of her, and the sand dune was covered with deep and dense reed grass.When Yu Jiaolong saw it, her heart moved, she led the horse and walked towards the swamp again. She came to the side of the swamp, stopped under a tree, and first looked at the low-lying swamp in front of her. It was the place that Aaron said in the secret that he could not go; looking at the sand dunes in the middle of the lake, he suddenly saw a few broken marks on the reed grass on the side, as if someone had entered and exited there.Seeing this scene, Yu Jiaolong's heart fluttered immediately, and she wanted to go to see what was going on, but the swamp was muddy, so she dared not move rashly; she wanted to take a peek into the depths of the reed grass, but she couldn't overlook it because she was too low. After thinking for a while, she immediately followed the horse, jumped on the horse's back, and then raised her eyes to look deep into the reed grass, and a mysterious scene clearly appeared in front of her eyes: an open space ten feet square had been carved out of the reed grass, A row of short reed canopies was set up, and a thick row of reed grass was laid under the reed canopy. It was obvious at a glance that someone had specially arranged it to hide. Yu Jiaolong looked around the reed grass, but there was no one there. Her throbbing heart subconsciously froze again, and the uncontrollable melancholy and vain sense of loneliness seized her.She stared at the row of reed canopies, knowing that it must be the place where Luo Xiaohu was hiding, so she came here by taking risks, and finally got to this place, but where did he hide? Is it waiting for an opportunity to attack, or is it like a cunning rabbit still has another hole? !In the past year, I have entrusted myself with the name of a princess, honoring the deserted village, and being in a secluded place, full of heart and soul, complaining to Xue Ping, who is ignorant; complaining to the horse, but the horse is puzzled, only standing in front of the window at night, looking up at the blue sky, and looking sad at the moon !Now, he came to Caoze desperately, not only because he was concerned about his safety, but also because he wanted to see him and express his feelings to him.Unexpectedly, I only faced the reed canopy empty, and I was still left in a vast expanse, so I went back disappointed. Yu Jiaolong silently untied the pink silk butterfly on her head, tore off a piece and hung it on a tree branch, so as to leave a trace of affection, and then led the big black horse to walk out of the marsh along the old road.She had just walked around a long quagmire when she suddenly saw the grass swaying in front of her, and at the same time there were voices of conversation.Yu Jiaolong was taken aback, and seeing a dense clump of reeds beside her, she quickly hid behind the reeds and watched the movement ahead.After a while, a dozen or so men came out of the grass under the leadership of a boy, walking and talking.She took a closer look, and saw that the boy leading the way was Alun, and the man following him was Udunai, and some of the other eight or nine men she had seen in the cliff cave at the foot of the grassland. However, although some faces are unfamiliar, they are all horse thieves.Although Yu Jiaolong was extremely surprised, she still tried her best to hold her breath and listen to what they were talking about.Allen asked Udunai who was walking behind him, "How do you know Uncle Rachin?" Udunai: "He and our leader, Brother Luo, are friends in need. I met him in Wangzhuang two years ago when I went to the capital to pick up Brother Luo and return to Xijiang." Alan: "Who is that Xianggu you just told Uncle Lachin? Why was she captured again?" Yu Jiaolong was taken aback, and hurriedly listened. Udunai: "Xiang Gu is a good sister-in-law of ours, and everyone loves her very much. Because she has a child behind her, it is inconvenient for her to spend this kind of wandering life with everyone, so she has to live in a wanderer. At home, I didn’t want to be betrayed, so the head Gesang sent someone to arrest her.” Allen: "Where did you catch her? Why don't you go and save her..." Alun and Udunai had already turned a small hill, and their voices became smaller and smaller. until it is completely inaudible. Yu Jiaolong was stunned by the unexpected news that suddenly reached his ears.As if her heart was being grabbed by someone, she couldn't help but tighten for a while.Xianggu's charming and charming appearance, and her meek yet courageous disposition suddenly appeared before her eyes again.She and Xianggu depended on each other in adversity for several years. Xianggu gave her meticulous consideration, but she had little affection for Xianggu. Asking herself, she suddenly felt that she was ashamed of her heart: a kind of deep guilt. Yu Jiaolong made up his mind to save Xianggu.She wanted to rush forward immediately to find out the situation of Xianggu's capture, but as soon as she turned out of the hill, she couldn't help hesitating again, fearing that if she lost control, the plan she had painstakingly devised to replace Li Tao with death would be ruined. It will be broken once!So, she backed back quickly, until she saw that Alan and the others had gone far away and turned around another piece of grass, then she turned out of the hill and walked slowly out of the marsh. When Yu Jiaolong returned home, it was dusk.Tai Nu was very happy to see her back, and was busy preparing meals for her.During dinner, she casually asked Tai Nu, "Why don't you see Alan?" Tai Nu: "Uncle Rachin came to call him." Yu Jiaolong: "What did Laqin call him?" Tai Nu: "Allen refused to tell me." Yu Jiaolong: "This kid is wild, you should take care of him more." Tai Nu: "What the princess said is true, this child was still obedient today, but something has changed today!" Yu Jiaolong: "What's the matter today?" Tainu: "Uncle Lachin came to him in a hurry in the afternoon, and the two of them talked in a low voice outside the door for a while, then Alan came back to pick up the knife and said he had something to go out. I asked him what booth, He refused to say. I saw that he looked a little strange, so I asked him a few more words. Guess what he said? He said: "Sister-in-law, this is a matter for men, so don't ask too much. "Princess, look, Alan is only fourteen years old, and he has already imitated his brother's tone!" "When Tainu said this, he was still full of resentment, but also faintly sad. Yu Jiaolong: "After Alan comes back later, ask him to come to my room. "Taiwan slave begging for mercy:" Princess, after all, this child is still young and ignorant, so you don't have to blame him. " Yu Jiaolong smiled: "I just want to talk to him about raising horses." After a while, Allen came back.Tainu hurriedly handed him a piece of mutton and a big cake left for him, and told him to go to the princess room. After Yu Jiaolong looked at him for a while, he suddenly asked: "Have you been to the grassy swamp again?" Allen looked down at his muddy feet in amazement, and said, "Yes." Yu Jiaolong asked again: "What are you doing in Caoze?" Allen blushed and said, "Lead some lost people." Yu Jiaolong secretly smiled: "Who are they?" Allen hesitated: "I don't know." Yu Jiaolong stared at him closely.Allen couldn't help but bury his head.After being silent for a while, Yu Jiaolong asked again: "Is it a group of horse thieves?" Allen was taken aback for a moment, raised his head, revealed a pair of suspicious eyes, and said in a low voice, "Yes, they are some horse thieves." Yu Jiaolong: "How dare Laqin collude with the horse thief!" Allen said impatiently, "It's not Uncle Lachin's fault, it's all my fault. I volunteered to lead them the way." Yu Jiaolong: "How did those horse thieves come here?" A Lun: "They went to Guertu this morning to rescue a girl. They met Xiao Zhun who came from Wusu with a team of officers and soldiers and fought a battle in Guertu. They also rushed from all sides, and the horse thieves were few enough to resist the enemy. One of their leaders, surnamed Luo, led everyone to break out of the siege bravely, and made everyone split into several groups, each fleeing to one side. That leader Luo also took twenty More than a few brothers with strong abilities retreated while fighting, luring most of Xiao Zhun's officers and soldiers, and retreated in the direction of Jinghe. The horse thieves from this road defected here. One of them was named Udunai, who used to know La Uncle Qin, confided to Uncle Lachin the difficulty of their situation, and asked to find a place to temporarily avoid the pursuit of officers and soldiers. I heard this from the sidelines and took them into the grassy swamp and let them hide there overnight , and then try to save that girl." Yu Jiaolong: "Have they figured out a way to rescue that girl?" Alun: "The headman named Udunai is expected to send the girl to Wusu tomorrow. They are going to wait in the desert in the north of Guertu tomorrow morning. When they come, they will stop her." They rescued the girl." Yu Jiaolong: "How many horse thieves are there in Udunai? Can they beat Gesang's warriors?" A Lun: "There are only ten of them in total. I also feel that they are too young. I am worried that if they fail to save people, they will ruin the girl's life. But they must go, saying that they cannot lose this opportunity. If they are taken to Wu Su, it's even more difficult to save, we can only go forward and try to get lucky." Yu Jiaolong pondered for a while, and then said: "It's more than a hundred miles from here to the Guertu Desert, how can they make it to Minghan?" Allen smiled treacherously: "To cross the grassy swamp, you only need to turn over a hill, and you will reach the desert of Guertu. That road is very close." Yu Jiaolong had already found out everything from A Lun. She thought: Udunai and the others are currently alone, and they are willing to risk their lives to save Xianggu. Aunts and sisters, how can they stand by and watch!Therefore, no matter how dangerous the prospect is, she must be rescued from the tiger's mouth with one horse and one sword.Having made up her mind, she said to Allen: "Our village is a clean land, even people from other tribes are not suitable for socializing, let alone horse thieves, don't get close to them in the future, so as not to cause trouble." Allen just listened, didn't respond, and then left in a muffled manner. After a while, Tai Nu came into the room with the snow bottle in her arms. She only had fun with the snow bottle under the lamp, teaching her to count this and recognize that, and seemed very focused, as if she only had the snow bottle in her heart. Everyone else is insignificant.Yu Jiaolong was relieved for a while, and suddenly felt a little lonely.I thought: Although Tainu is good, she is always inferior to Xianggu. I can't tell her many things in my heart, and she is also very careless. Although I have been with each other for a year, I have never paid attention to my own feelings.If Xianggu was by his side, she would be more considerate and not so miserable.Thinking of this, she couldn't help but miss Xianggu even more, and became more eager to save her.She shirked that she was tired and told Tai Nu to go back to her room.When Tai Nu stood up and was about to leave, Yu Jiaolong called her again, and said to her, "I'm going out for a ride tomorrow morning, so I'll tell you so that you won't look for me everywhere." Tainu was about to dissuade him, but seeing Yu Jiaolong's impatient expression, he had no choice but to retreat silently. Just after midnight, Yu Jiaolong got out of bed, put on light red clothes, buckskin wristbands, a white ribbon around her waist, a light blue silk handkerchief to tie her hair, put on a royal blue Shu brocade cloak, and tilted her sword Putting on the waist, hiding the quiver in the bosom, all tied up, gently walked out of the courtyard, led the big black horse from the stable, walked out of the gate of the village, jumped on the horse's back, and rode the cold and clear light of the dying moon to the village. Fly away.She followed the old road when she first came to Lake Aibi, drove across the single land, turned over the hills, and within two hours, she had entered the desert.The big black horse has been lying down for a long time, unable to bear idleness. It has been wanting to gallop for a long time, and suddenly indulged. At dusk, he bypassed Gurtu and drove into the desert that must pass through to Wusu. Seeing that it was still early in the sky, Yu Jiaolong felt relieved, looked around carefully, and saw a sand dune to the north in front of her, which could hide people and horses, so she pulled the horse's head and galloped towards the sand dune.She rode her horse over the sand dunes, found a place on the top slope where she could observe the movement ahead, and just dismounted to rest, waiting for Xianggu to arrive. All waiting is always unbearable, whether it is a happy meeting or a sinister fight.Yu Jiaolong hadn't been waiting for an hour, but she felt as if it had been a year, and she was restless, and even wondered whether Xianggu had already been escorted there.She endured it for another half an hour, only to feel that the sand grains on the ground were getting hotter and hotter, and the hot steam from the sand made her feel extremely depressed.While she was anxious, she suddenly saw a group of people appearing far ahead, moving towards this side.The group of people and horses was getting closer and closer, there were about forty riders, and a woman was sitting on a horse in the middle, with a thick rope tied to her body, and the other end of the rope was tied to the saddle of the rider in front.Although Yu Jiaolong couldn't see the woman's face clearly, she already recognized Xianggu from the familiar figure.For a moment, Yu Jiaolong only felt a pain in her heart, and the blood all over her body rushed to her face. She bit her lip and was about to get on the horse, but she stopped suddenly, thinking about the situation in front of her again, she couldn't help crying secretly .She saw that the more than forty cavalry warriors who escorted Xianggu were not only extremely sturdy, but also covered with leather armor. They were all alone. Harm Xianggu, wouldn't it be too late to regret!Yu Jiaolong was in a dilemma when suddenly she heard a sudden sound of hooves coming from behind her.She hurriedly looked back, and saw a dozen horsemen not far behind her, who rolled up a cloud of flying sand and rushed towards him like an arrow.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly dodged and hid behind the horse, took a closer look, and immediately recognized the gang of horse thieves she saw in the grass.Udunai rushed ahead, and Alan followed behind on his yellow pussy horse.In an instant, they had already galloped across the right side of the sand dune, and charged bravely towards the team headquarters.As soon as Alan rode over the sand dune, he turned his horse's head, came to the front of the sand dune, stopped the horse, and stood there watching. Yu Jiaolong hid behind the top of the sand dune, watching the movement ahead.I saw that the team's bravery began to look a little panicked, and the cavalry team, which was already scattered, suddenly became agitated.At this time, a man with a thick beard and a particularly stout body in Bu Yongzhong pulled out a long, large, slightly bowed waist knife from his waist, and swung it violently twice in the air above his head, making several noises at the same time. After shouting harshly, the terrified warriors calmed down again, pulled out their sabers, and greeted Udunai and the others with a roar.In just a few blinks of an eye, the two horses crossed each other about a stone's throw away from the front of the sand dunes, and the soldiers met hand-to-hand.The ten horse thieves led by Udunai knew that they were outnumbered, but they put their life and death aside just to rescue Xianggu.Therefore, everyone fought bravely, each of them scrambling to be the first, rushing left and right in the bravery, and in an instant, several riders were cut down.Allen was happy watching under the sand dunes, and he couldn't help shouting loudly to cheer up the ten horse thieves.Yu Jiaolong is all about Xianggu, even though she just watched from the sidelines, her mood is more urgent than the ten horse thieves who are risking their lives.Besides, the brave cavalry, since the moment they fought, they broke down several times. Although they appeared to be about to collapse for a while, they were still numerous and mighty. Quickly cheer up again.More than forty riders bravely opened the circle suddenly and surrounded ten horse thieves.Then three in a row, five cavalry in a team, each looking for an opponent, and rushed towards the ten cavalry thieves separately.In just a few rounds, the situation changed immediately, and the horse thieves were again in a passive position where they could only parry.The fat man didn't take part in the battle, he just raised his sword and reined in his horse, standing beside the escort Xianggu Naqi, holding his ground.Seeing that the situation was critical, Udunai summoned up his supernatural power, swung a steel knife with a cold light, and galloped into conflict.For a while, he rushed to help the brothers who were besieged, and for a while, he went straight to those warriors who were not yet ready. In an instant, he cut down another rider. With a loud whistle, he raised his knife and shouted: "Brothers, hit the snake's head and save Xianggu!" Then he turned his horse's head and rushed towards the fat man.The rest of the nine horse thieves who had been intercepted swung their knives vigorously, broke out from the entanglement, and rushed towards Xianggu together.Seeing that the situation was not good, the fat and strong man quickly shouted to the Bu Yong who was escorting Xianggu beside him: "Hurry up and leave!" He waved his waist knife and greeted Udunai.At this moment, I saw that the guard who escorted Xianggu slapped the horse suddenly, the horse was frightened, and suddenly jumped, Xianggu was caught off guard, and was immediately knocked off the horse, and the horse in front immediately let go of its four hooves and dragged Xianggu run forward. Standing behind the top of the sand dune, Yu Jiaolong saw that the situation was critical, so he immediately jumped on his horse, charged straight down from the sand dune, and crossed it like lightning. Jiaolong reached out her hand, a flash of light flashed from her hand, and immediately Bu Yong fell off the horse without a sound.Yu Jiaolong had already stretched out his left hand to tightly grasp the rein of the galloping horse, and then pushed hard, a cloud of dust rolled up on the ground, and the horse was restrained and obediently stopped. Immediately, Yu Jiaolong jumped off the horse, rushed to Xianggu's side, cut the rope on her body with a sword, helped Xianggu who had been dragged unconscious, hugged her tightly, and called her softly, That choked up voice seemed so eager.One sound, two sounds, Xianggu finally opened her eyes, she stared blankly at Yu Jiaolong for a moment, a light of surprise flashed in her eyes, and a naive smile appeared on her mouth, and said: "Ah, little... ...Brother Xiaochun, you are here! I knew you would come." Yu Jiaolong was full of pain and compassion, but she couldn't laugh or cry when she called "Brother Xiaochun".The situation in front of him was so critical, how could he have the heart to have fun with her, he only frowned, and hurriedly asked: "Where did you not get hurt?" Xianggu struggled to stand up, patted the dust off her body, and said, "It doesn't matter. Although my body is not as strong as yours, I am stronger than you, so I can't hurt anything." Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu were talking, when they suddenly heard someone shouting: "Princess, be careful, those Buyongs are catching up." Yu Jiaolong hurriedly looked back, and saw Allen riding a horse standing beside her, staring at her with a pair of wide-eyed surprised eyes, showing admiration and bewilderment in his eyes.Seeing her turn around, Allen hurriedly and eagerly pointed behind her with his hand, and said, "Look, that fat man is coming after him!" Only then did Yu Jiaolong turn around, and saw that fat man galloping bravely towards her with a dozen or so riders.Yu Jiaolong didn't rush, passed the horse left behind by the Yong who was killed by her, helped Xianggu onto the horse, and said to her and A Lun: "Both of you retreat to the sand dunes and wait there. Don't run away from the meeting." Immediately, she jumped onto the big black horse and bravely greeted the group that was rushing towards her. "Yu Jiaolong rode his horse to a place about ten zhang away from Lai Qi, suddenly reined in the horse, pointed at the sword in his hand, and shouted: "Stop the horse! "The Shiqibuyong who was running towards her stopped their horses and looked at her in amazement. Yu Jiaolong also raised his eyes and saw the fat man at the head, who was about forty years old.岁，相貌长得十分奇特：浓眉下闪着一双布满血丝的眼睛；面颊中露出一个圆圆的窟窿，好似在一张大嘴上又长了一张小嘴似的，那样子怪得令人厌恶；项下长满一串连鬓浓须，更显出他心性的凶残暴虐。 那肥壮汉子闪着一双鹰一般的眼睛在玉娇龙身上扫来扫去，眼里露出惊疑和贪婪的神色。 玉娇龙强忍着心里的僧恶，说道：“你等何得欺压民妇！” 肥壮汉子狞笑一声，说道：“你是哪里来的妖精，竟敢来管我格桑老爷的事情！” 玉娇龙不禁吃了一惊，她没料到眼前这个相貌狞怪的肥壮汉子，竟是巴格的父亲、名震西疆的格桑头人。她压住心头的怒火，冷冷说道：“你也受朝廷思典，辖管着一方百姓，就应广行仁义，为何到处掳掠，残害百姓！” 格桑惊异地打量着她，说道：“你是什么人？从哪里钻出来的？” 玉娇龙：“格桑，你听好：我乃天山上的春大王爷，你如识得时务，赶快率部离去，休来自讨苦吃！” 格桑大吃一惊，不禁紧了紧手中腰刀，浓黑的胡须立时颤动起来，指着玉娇龙恨恨地说道：“真是冤家路窄！我正在四处寻你，不想你倒自己送上门来了！好，好，好，我来问你，巴格可是你杀死的？” 玉娇龙略一犹豫，又冷冷地说道：“他是自己作孽，死有应得！” 格桑切齿说道：“你这山妖！我只问是否被你所杀！” 玉娇龙将眉一挑，说道：“是，又怎么样？！” 格桑怒吼一声，便挥刀纵马直扑过来。他身后随带的那九骑部勇也一齐举刀围上。 玉娇龙一咬唇，挺剑迎上。两马相交，格桑仗他力猛，挥起沉重的腰刀，从玉娇龙顶上宜劈下来，玉娇龙在马上闪躲不便，只用剑叶往上一拨，格桑的腰刀顺着剑叶斜滑过去。 玉娇龙趁势收剑，“铛”的一声直向格桑胸前刺去、眼看剑尖已经透入他的皮甲，却又被里面一件硬硬的东西挡住。一闪间，格桑竟被击得向后一倾，玉娇龙的手腕也被震得发麻。她朗白了，格桑体内还罩有护心铜镜，格桑虽未受伤，却已惊出一身冷汗，一面喝令部勇助战，一面又舞起腰刀向玉娇龙砍去。玉娇龙站立镫上，或架或拨，从容应付，并不还击。这时她马旁马后有数骑向她逼来，玉娇龙猛然将马一夹，大黑马平地一跃，从格桑身旁斜纵过去，左右两骑扑了个空，正在拨马，玉娇龙早已勒马回身：一连两剑，便将二人刺下马去。格桑吃了一惊，正愣愕间；玉娇龙剑已及项，他吓得赶忙向后一仰，剑锋过处，虽未断他咽喉，却早已将他腭下胡须连同一块皮肉一并削去。格桑吓破了胆，忙驰到一旁，嚎呼怒吼，催督众人上俞。剩下七骑部勇，五骑分立四方把玉娇龙紧紧围住，只是怒目相视，却不敢上前，另有两骑则转过马头，向沙丘驰去，意在袭击香姑。 玉娇龙早已料到这招，那能容他得逞，忙换剑左手，从怀里取出弯弓，只见她立镫离鞍，将手一扬，前面飞驰着的两骑部勇便中箭坠于马下。玉娇龙趁周围五骑吃惊之际，将宝剑平端在手，放开大黑马，直奔格桑。格桑吓得魂不附体，赶忙拔转马头，拼命地向东北方向逃去。 玉娇龙也不追赶，又勒马回身向五骑突来。那马快如迅雷，玉娇龙剑似闪电，马到剑到，又有一骑落马。剩下四骑，哪里还敢恋战，一齐转过马头，拼力加鞭，仓惶窜去。 玉娇龙收剑入鞘，举目再向前望去，见适才还围住乌都奈等的那三十骑部勇，亦已溃散，正呼啸着向东南方向逃去。沙漠上只留下十一具尸体和十一匹无主坐马，又恢复了平时的平静。 玉娇龙理了理鬓发，正要驰向沙丘，乌都奈率领着他们的弟兄纵马向玉娇龙驰来。 他刚一来到玉娇龙马前，忙将手一拱，喜出望外地说道：“好嫂子，你真是从天而降之今天多亏你来相助，不然，香姑准没命了！” 玉娇龙端坐马上，只微微地点了点头，说道：“你等只凭十骑，竟敢来救香姑，勇气虽然可嘉，只是未免冒失；万一害了香姑，如何是好！” 乌都奈无可奈何地笑了笑：“我们见事已急，也就顾不得许多了！” 玉娇龙：哈里木为何不来？ “乌都奈：”哈里木兄弟随罗大哥率领着几十名弟兄退到精河一带去了。 “玉娇龙默然片刻，又问道：”哈里木他们会不会遇到什么危难？ " 乌都奈：“有罗大哥在一起，可保平安无事。那一带地形他很熟悉，又到处都有我们的兄弟。” 玉娇龙见香姑和阿伦左从沙丘上策马下来，她仍不紧不慢地对乌都奈说道：“听着：不许你在别人面前对我乱呼乱叫，更不得露出我的名姓。”她声音虽然很低，但口气却是冷冷的。乌都奈听了，不觉打了个寒哗。 香姑来到众人面前，十骑马贼都一齐围了上去，问长问短，道劳、道贺，彼此亲热了半天，方才平静下来。香姑转过马头，又来到玉娇龙身边，正要张口说话，玉娇龙却突然截住她的话，说道：“有话以后慢慢谈去。你目前处境艰难，我有一个好的去处，你可暂随我去住住再说，如何？” 香姑沉吟片刻，随即爽然应允，并附在玉娇龙耳旁悄声说道：“还是像前番出走时那样，我就只好'嫁鸡随鸡，嫁犬随犬'了！”说完，又忍不住哈哈地笑起来。 玉娇龙好不容易才忍住了笑，瞅了她一眼，只暗暗地骂了句：“你这妮子，还是那样苦作乐！” 乌都奈见香姑有了安身之所，不便久留，便告辞了玉娇龙和香姑，率领着他那九骑弟兄向西北方向驰去。 玉娇龙从与香姑的谈话中，得知她的女儿尚留在流人李大爷家里，决定陪她一同赶去李家，将她女儿接来。于是，将阿伦叫到身边，对他说道：“阿伦，你仍从草泽先赶回村去，我今晚即可回来。今天你所作的和所见到的一切事情，都不要对人说去。” 阿伦对玉娇龙已是奉若神明，佩服得五体投地，连连点头应诺，遵命回村去了。 玉娇龙这才带着香站并马向李大爷家驰去。 一路上，香姑也不顾颠簸劳烦，在马上对玉娇龙说不尽的挂怀。玉娇龙只默默地听着，一声不吭。香姑说着说着，忽然问道：“你今天怎不杀了格桑？他真是罗大哥的一大祸害！” 玉娇龙眼前又现出格桑那奇怪的相貌，不禁好奇地问道：“格桑为何生得那般丑怪？ 好像鼻子上也长了个嘴巴。 “香姑：”听哈里木说，他那鼻子是在沙漠上被一个女子咬掉了的。 " 玉娇龙怔了一怔，忽然明白过来：杀害驼铃公主的却原是他！玉娇龙深悔适才不该手下留情，自己在驼铃公主临终时是答应了要给她报仇的。 玉娇龙举目向天，喃喃祝告道：“愿公主有灵，让我得和他重遇！”