Chapter 44 Chapter 44: Entering the customs with a single word and looking for a son

Yu Jiaolong accompanied Xianggu to pick up the child from Uncle Li's house, and when they drove back to Aibi Lake Village, it was already late at night, and Allen had already been waiting by the gate. They welcome them home. Although Yu Jiaolong galloped on the horse for a whole day and experienced another battle in the desert, she still looked refreshed and vigorous, without any trace of tiredness, while Xianggu felt overwhelmed and looked very tired .Seeing her scene, Yu Jiaolong said with a smile: "Tell me, are you more tolerant than me, or am I more tolerant than you?" Xianggu laughed.There was both approval and reproach in his smile, and he said, "You, you refuse to admit defeat even in trivial matters. I don't know where you have such tenacity!"

Not only did Yu Jiaolong not show any complacency at all, but she said sadly: "Xianggu, how do you know that I have suffered for the past two years, and even my heart has become cocooned, not to mention that my whole body is full of pain? body!" Xianggu immediately suppressed the smile on her face, let go of her tiredness, walked to Yu Jiaolong's side, cuddled her tightly, and said with regret: "Sister, I know, you must have suffered a lot that others can't even think about." I don’t know how you survived the unimaginable suffering and difficulty.” Yu Jiaolong suppressed the grief in his heart, and said: "I heard from Emil, you have suffered a lot when you are with Harimu and the others!"

Xianggu: "My suffering is only in the flesh, but your suffering is in the heart; there is sweetness in my suffering, and I am willing to do it. You have suffering that is unspeakable, and you will only resent your fate and the sky!" Yu Jiaolong fell silent. Xianggu said again: "Over the past year, Brother Luo and Harimu have searched everywhere for your whereabouts, but there was no trace, which broke our hearts. Don't look at Brother Luo, a tough guy who is not afraid of the sky falling, Just because I couldn't find you everywhere, I became depressed, and even hummed the song he hadn't sung for many years. Many brothers suspected that you were no longer alive, but brother Luo and I If you don't believe me, Brother Luo said, your martial arts skills are superb, and you are very delicate, and you will never fall into anyone's hands. It can be seen that Brother Luo is different from others after all, and he knows you very well."

Yu Jiaolong: "Why don't you believe it?" Xianggu: "I can't make any sense, I just don't believe that you are dead. I don't believe in fate, I only believe in my own heart. My heart never thought of your death, only that you will come again." Yu Jiaolong was amused by Xianggu's childish innocence. Xianggu became anxious, and said again: "Don't laugh, my heart won't lie to me. Let's just say that today, as soon as I was escorted on the road, my heart moved, thinking that someone would come to rescue me. Wu Dunai and the others really came. When Udunai and the others were in danger, my heart moved again, and I suddenly thought of you. I thought: only you, as long as you are not dead, you will come. You really came .Maybe my heart and yours are connected."

Yu Jiaolong put away her smile and fell into deep thought. Then, she told Xiangzhan one by one about her experience and bitterness over the past two years.Although she spoke calmly and plainly, and also concealed some things she thought she shouldn't say or didn't want to say, Xianggu was fascinated by what she heard, and she couldn't help but marvel a few times from time to time, and even couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Weeping softly.After Yu Jiaolong finished speaking, she said to Xianggu again: "I only told you these things, you have to keep it in your heart, keep it tight, and don't tell anyone."

Xianggu: "Could it be that Brother Luo can't tell?" Yu Jiaolong nodded, with a hint of desolation on his face, and said, "There's no need to tell him. This has nothing to do with him, I've done it myself." Xianggu sighed, shook her head, and turned away from the conversation, talking about her situation after returning to Xijiang. In the narration, he constantly praised how witty and brave Harimu was, and how considerate and loving he was to himself.She talked happily, every sentence was heartfelt, and every word was emotional, neither pretentious nor hiding her love and shame.Yu Jiaolong stared at her silently, listening to her quietly, only sometimes a slight smile flashed across her mouth, and sometimes she frowned slightly.Xianggu also said that for Harimu, she not only learned how to ride a horse, but also learned several sword skills. As long as she can be with Harimu, she will not be afraid of hardships, even if she dies.When Xianggu talked about the true love, Yu Jiaolong suddenly interrupted her, and asked: "You follow them around and often go to the hidden caves in the forest, how can you allow you to be affectionate! How can you be with them?!"

Xianggu giggled and said, "Sister, you can sing whatever song you want on the top of the mountain! When you get to that kind of situation, you can't help it. Whether you live in the woods or live in a cliff cave, it doesn't matter if it's day or night, or if there are fewer people or more people." , we are still next to each other. It doesn't work otherwise, you don't know how cold it is to sleep in the open at night.The two snuggle together, you warm me, I warm you, no one can do without the other, no matter how cold it is, they can sleep sweetly.Isn't this love, I think it's more intimate than sleeping in the room. "Yu Jiaolong frowned, and said contemptuously: "How decent is Cheng!Men and women sleep in the open, and hang out with so many people! "

Although Xianggu didn't mind, she didn't give in, she said: "Sister, don't look down on Brother Luo and his brothers, they are more polite than those well-dressed people, I eat the same place with them, live in the same forest, and go to court. Day and night, ups and downs, and we have been together for some days. They talk rough and laugh wildly, but there is no evil in their eyes and ghosts in their hearts, but they regard my sister-in-law as their own sister. You and them Together, no matter what happens, there is only one hundred people who can rest assured! Judging from the behavior of Udunai and other brothers today, you should also believe that what I said is true."

Yu Jiaolong's heart was disturbed.She didn't take Xianggu's words seriously, but she felt that what Xianggu said was indeed true. In an instant, Luo Xiaohu's honest and handsome face, his frank and slightly mocking eyes, and the faces and demeanor of his brothers all flashed in front of her.Only then did she suddenly feel in amazement that she had never seen a pair of eyes like those of Xiao Chong, Tian Xiang, Wei Xiong, Bage, Gesang, etc. from those flashing eyes.She thought: Could it be that these horse thieves are what the sages called "right-hearted" people? !Yu Jiaolong was silent for a while, then suddenly became listless, and said: "Xianggu, it's almost dawn, you should also rest."

Yu Jiaolong only dozed for a while, and she woke up at dawn.Tai Nu came into the room holding Xue Ping, when Xue Ping saw Yu Jiaolong, she stretched out her hands, called Mu Ma repeatedly, and threw herself into her arms.Tai Nu said beside him: "The princess didn't come back all day yesterday. When it was dark, the child missed the princess and cried very sadly. I was so anxious that I couldn't help it. You didn't feel moved at all when you were outside?" Yu Jiaolong heard Tainu's words as a complaint to her, so she just said "hm", and said: "I brought back a woman, and she is also a poor sister. I will let her live here for a while, you don't want to go outside. Say it."

Tai Nu didn't ask much, just nodded repeatedly, only the princess ordered to listen. Yu Jiaolong suddenly said again: "You will call Laqin later, I have something to say to him." Tai Nu: "Uncle Lachin has something to go out." Yu Jiaolong: "Where did you go?" Tai Nu: "Jinghe." Yu Jiaolong: "Why go to Jinghe?" Tai Nu: "He left in a hurry, he just said he was going to see a friend, maybe he will come back someday." Yu Jiaolong couldn't help but wonder: "Is he looking for Xiaohu? Is he also a horse thief?" After Tainu went out for a while, Xianggu woke up.She came to Yu Jiaolong's side, stretched out her arms to hold the snow bottle, examined her carefully for a while, and said, "This child is really pretty, with extremely exquisite eyes, but he is neither like you nor Brother Luo." Yu Jiaolong didn't tell Xianggu about the replacement of the child, she just kept silent after hearing Xianggu's words. Xianggu went to the bed again, picked up her child and came to Yu Jiaolong, saying: "Sister, look at this child, others say that she looks like me and Harimu, and it is said that we just slap each other." down." Yu Jiaolong had noticed it as early as yesterday, but she still buried her head, looked at the child carefully, and said: "It really looks like it, it looks very similar." Xianggu kissed the child and smiled gratifiedly.But Yu Jiaolong's heart ached faintly.She suddenly remembered what Tai Nu said just now, and unconsciously Xianggu said: "Xianggu, when you are not around the child, if the child cries sadly, will your heart be moved?" Xianggu said without hesitation: "Of course I will move. I am the child's mother, and the child is the flesh that fell from my heart. My own flesh is always connected to the heart. How can I not move?" Yu Jiaolong asked in half-shock and doubt: "Can you really move?!" Xianggu said decisively: "It can move. Once I was carrying water outside, and suddenly felt my heart move, and I seemed to hear the cry of a child in my ears, so I hurriedly put down the bucket and ran back to the room to have a look. The child fell off the kang, with blood dripping from his nose, and was crying miserably, there have been many times like this, it is very spiritual." Yu Jiaolong stopped talking, and turned her head slowly, staring blankly at the far horizon, with a miserable expression on her face.After a while, she stroked her chest with her hand and murmured in a low voice: "My God! My heart is always beating too. Could it be that something happened to the child?!" Xianggu noticed that Yu Jiaolong's expression was different, so she hurriedly walked to her side and said in a low voice: "Sister, what's the matter with you? You must have something else to hide from me. "Yu Jiaolong turned around, but she didn't say anything, but her eyes were filled with tears. Xianggu still moved her body as before, put her face on her shoulder, and said sincerely: "Sister, what can't you tell me? I have chewed all the bitter fruits in the past." , what other sour fruit can't be swallowed together!" Yu Jiaolong's lonely heart had not received such consideration and tenderness for a long time, she couldn't help feeling a slight tremor, and tears welled up in her eyes.Then, she explained how she struggled to give birth in the inn on Liangzhou Road, how she was secretly replaced by Mrs. Fang after giving birth, how she pursued her in the snow, and the grief caused by not being able to find her son in the Qilian Mountains. , etc., told Xianggu one by one.Yu Jiaolong cried every word, and said it with tenderness; Xianggu cried and cursed at the same time, hearing it bitterly.As soon as Yu Jiaolong finished speaking, Xianggu glared at the snow bottle in her arms, and said angrily: "Since the woman surnamed Fang is so vicious, why do you still raise her child?" Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being startled, but hugged Xue Ping even tighter, and hurriedly said: "This has nothing to do with the child! Xue Ping is already my daughter. It's the same as my own, closer than my own." Xianggu glanced at Yu Jiaolong, and immediately calmed down. She bent down, looked at Xue Ping and said: "Ah, it's really none of your business, and you are pitiful. My sister is your mother, she I will love you, and I will love you too." Xue Ping suddenly burst into a smile, a sweet smile, dispelling the grief that had just surged in Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu's hearts. After a while, Xianggu asked again: "Sister, have you told Brother Luo about this?" Yu Jiaolong shook his head. Xianggu thought for a while, and said: "It's fine not to tell him. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this. Men don't breastfeed their children, and other people's flesh doesn't care." Yu Jiaolong was silent for a moment, then suddenly said sadly: "Qilian Mountain is so desolate, and the child fell into the hands of bandits again, I don't know if he is still alive." Xianggu: "Didn't you say just now: You are also often moved?!" Yu Jiaolong nodded. Xianggu: "The child must be alive, your heart is moving, it is he and you who are still connected." Yu Jiaolong suddenly turned her face, her eyes were shining brightly, she stared at Xianggu closely, and said: "I want to Re-enter Yumen Pass, walk all over Qilian Mountain, and find my lost child back." Xianggu said without hesitation: "Yes, go and get the child back. It's such a worrying thing, you have endured it for more than a year!" Yu Jiaolong said aggrievedly: "It's not that I have the heart, and you don't think about it, what was my situation a year ago! I am alone, and I have a snow bottle, how can I separate myself?" Xianggu: "Leave the snow bottle to me! When are you going to leave?" Yu Jiaolong: "Tomorrow." Xianggu: "Okay! I'll stay here and wait for you to come back." Yu Jiaolong immediately called Tai Nu into the room, only said that he was going out for a walk, and entrusted her with the family affairs, then pointed to Xiang Gu and said to her: "I will leave this Xiang Gu sister here, let She is your companion, if you encounter any embarrassing things, you can discuss with her more." Tai Nu said anxiously: "Princess must leave, can I wait for Uncle Lachin to come back and let him know before leaving? Otherwise, he will blame me. "Yu Jiaolong:" It's your uncle Rachin again!He went to Jinghe, why didn't he come and tell me? ! " Tainu murmured, "Uncle Lachin is a man after all, he has a lot of knowledge, and he is also the head of a village." Yu Jiaolong was a little annoyed: "No matter what he is, things here must be done according to my wishes, and my affairs must be decided by myself!" Seeing that Yu Jiaolong was already angry, Tainu dared not say anything. Xianggu hurriedly went forward and said to Tainu in a gentle voice: "Sister-in-law of Tainu, don't worry, when Uncle Lachin comes back, I will tell him." Only then did Tai Nu feel relieved, and went out of the room with the snow bottle in his arms. Yu Jiaolong waited for the Taiwan slaves to leave the room, and then said to Xianggu, "You also know Laqin?" Xianggu: "I haven't met him, but I know him. He and Brother Luo are friends in need, and they have a very good relationship with Harimu and Amir Udunai." Yu Jiaolong: "Is he also a horse thief?" Xianggu thought for a while: "If you say he is, that is; if you say he is not, then he is not. There are many people like him, and they are everywhere. It is difficult to distinguish." Yu Jiaolong smiled and stopped asking. In the evening, Xianggu helps Yu Jiaolong pack her bags for the journey, and suddenly finds out a set of men's clothing she once wore in the past.Xianggu shook off her clothes, compared herself, and occasionally said: "Sister, why don't you also dress up as a man when you enter the customs!" Yu Jiaolong: "Why are you wearing male makeup?" Xianggu looked at her and said: "You are traveling alone, the road is so chaotic, and you are so handsome, you will attract attention. Pretending to be a man will save you a lot of trouble. "Yu Jiaolong said disapprovingly: "Why should I use a man's skin to exploit myself!In the past, I put on male makeup just for fun. At that time, I had to hide my eyes because I was close to Gyeonggi.Ever since the day I found out that I was pregnant by the Han River, I was ashamed to hide my face with a man's clothes. " Xianggu was puzzled: "Why? Why don't you want to wear male makeup anymore when you're pregnant?" Yu Jiaolong: "Xianggu, I can't tell, it's hard for you to understand this state of mind." Xianggu shook her head and didn't ask any more questions. Early the next morning, Yu Jiaolong took the sword and luggage, got on the big black horse and set out on the road.It was early autumn at this time, and it was a cool and pleasant season in Xijiang with clear sky and clear sky.Yu Jiaolong was wearing dark red clothes and a black-faced blue cloak on the outside, her sword hung obliquely on the saddle, and her luggage was on the left and right.Because she didn't bring a snow bottle with her, she just rode lightly, so she looked more heroic and free-spirited along the way.The big black horse has also been rested for a long time, and it is extraordinarily fat and strong. No matter how it breaks its hooves or staggers, it is like a dragon swimming around.Yujiaolong meandered, passed Wusu in less than two days, and threw it straight to Changji. She did not divert her way during this rush, but only proceeded along the avenue.Along the way, coming and going, most of them are local people visiting relatives to go to the market, occasionally encountering a group of peddlers and businessmen, and most of them are in groups, with a serious look on their faces.There is a scene of desolation on the ancient road.Seeing these scenes, Yu Jiaolong knew that it must be Gesang and other leaders who were still thieves, which made this ancient road, which was very prosperous in the past, become so desolate.She rode all the way, and everywhere she went, everyone couldn't help but look sideways at her. Some people were surprised, some admired her, and some people immediately showed awe when they saw her, and hurriedly hid Yu Jiaolong didn't pay any attention to them, just hunger and dinner, and proceeded calmly.In a few days, she had arrived at the city of Changji.Yu Jiaolong originally wanted to pass through the city, and take a look at this ancient city that his father used to go to gather troops and called it a battleground for military strategists. Out, and branches.Yu Jiaolong was hesitating, when he suddenly saw a notice pasted on the wall next to the city gate. On the notice was a figure of a man with a beard around his eyes and a very ferocious appearance.Yu Jiaolong took a closer look, and saw that the pair of round eyes on the figure were also staring at her.Her heart skipped a beat, and all of a sudden, she seemed to see those round eyes blinking and flashing a slightly mocking expression.Yu Jiaolong was taken aback, and quickly rode his horse closer to take a look. It turned out to be a reward notice, with a large book under the humanoid figure "A reward for the capture of the leader of the horse thief, Luo Xiaohu" Eleven characters.On the left side, Luo Xiaohu's age, figure, appearance, and criminal behavior are written in detail. .” Yu Jiaolong looked at it, feeling horrified, and then took a closer look at the drawing, and saw that although his drawing was ferocious, it also had a certain resemblance. She looked at it, and suddenly, she seemed to feel a kind of humiliation from the reward announcement, and she couldn't help feeling sad, and said angrily in her heart: "Bah, is Luo Xiaohu's worth worth your ten horses and a thousand dollars?" Two silvers!" She knew that the heavier the reward, the more unfavorable it would be to Luo Xiaohu, but she would rather the government offer a reward of ten thousand taels and let herself worry about his safety, rather than endure such humiliation.She thought it was a humiliation, a demeaning!Due to the resentment in her heart, she was not interested in entering the city to have a look, so she reined in the horse's head, walked through the forest path beside the city, and walked southeast along the city wall. Although the forest path was close to the city, it seemed very quiet. The road was covered with moss, and there seemed to be few pedestrians on the road.Yu Jiaolong walked for a while, when she suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes in front of her, she hurriedly raised her eyes and saw six or seven cavalry officers and soldiers riding their horses.Yu Jiaolong neither dismounted nor gave way, and leisurely rode towards the officers and soldiers on horseback.Seeing that the horse's head is facing the horse's face, neither side has any intention of avoiding it.Several officers and soldiers looked at Yu Jiaolong in astonishment, sizing her up and down including the big black horse.Yu Jiaolong just sat on the horse, staring at the officers and soldiers coldly.The cavalry officer and soldier standing in front of him tilted his head slightly, looked at Yu Jiaolong and asked, "You don't look like a local, why didn't you go on the right way, but came to this forest path?" Yu Jiaolong: "I'm going on my way, so I'll find a shortcut." The cavalry officer and soldier in front: "It's easier to go through the city, why don't you go into the city?" Yu Jiaolong: "I don't like excitement, I want to be quiet." The officer and soldier standing at the end said loudly to the officers and soldiers in front of him: "I think this woman is a bit suspicious, so make a good game of her, don't let her go easily." The cavalry officer and soldier standing in front stared at her closely and asked, "Where are you from?" Yu Jiaolong: "Tianshan." "Where are you going?" "Qilian Mountain." Another cavalry officer standing behind said to his companions: "I heard that the horse thief gang brought a woman from the pass. She was very beautiful. She often came out to make eyebrows and eyes. She even killed two of our brothers in Wusu. The woman is also handsome, she doesn't look like a peaceful person at first glance, and she will be taken back to the camp, and will be dealt with after Master Xiao comes back for interrogation." When Yu Jiaolong heard that person talking about She Xianggu and mentioning Xiao Zhun again, she couldn't help being startled, and was already faintly angry.But she still breathed a sigh of relief, just sat quietly on the horse, watching how they moved. The cavalry officer standing in front looked at Yu Jiaolong again, and said: "I think you are indeed like the eyes and ears sent by the horse thief, let me wait until the barracks to talk about it." Yu Jiaolong said angrily: "How can you talk nonsense, why?" The cavalry officer and soldier standing in front looked sideways at Yu Jiaolong, and said lightly, "It depends on the horse you are riding and the sword on the side of the saddle. And your charming appearance." Yu Jiaolong was annoyed, and shouted: "You dare to belittle me!" After saying that, he pinched the big black horse, and the big black horse immediately raised its head, hung its hooves in the air, and rushed straight towards the officer's horse in front. The horses were frightened, and quickly backed away, the front horse bumped into the back, and the back squeezed the back. Immediately, several horsemen of the officers and soldiers were in a mess, and the officer and soldier standing in front was almost frightened. Son fell off the horse.Shocked and angry, he couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment, suddenly pulled out his waist knife, pointed at Yu Jiaolong and shouted: "You dare to tease Grandpa!" Then he slashed at Yu Jiaolong's horse's head with the knife, Yu Jiaolong quickly passed the blade around the reins, Unexpectedly, the officer and soldier came again with the second knife, and slashed at Yu Jiaolong head-on.Yu Jiaolong hastily dodged again, at this moment, only heard the sound of "唰", Yu Jiaolong had also drawn out his sword, before the officer and soldier stopped the sword, Yu Jiaolong swung the sword once. As soon as he hit, the waist knife in the officer's and soldier's hands had already flown a zhang away.Several other cavalry officers and soldiers also rushed to the side of the road, raised their waist knives, and surrounded them from both sides.Yu Jiaolong was not in a hurry, looked at the sword accurately, saw the sword's edge flashing around, and in an instant, two riders fell from the horse.The rest of the cavalry officers and soldiers were stunned and stared at her, but they didn't dare to step forward.The cavalry officer and soldier who made the first move looked at Yu Jiaolong with wide open eyes in amazement, and asked, "Who are you?" Yu Jiaolong put the sword back into its sheath, and said proudly: "I am the great prince of Tianshan Chun." Hearing this, the officer and soldier opened his eyes even wider, with a look of astonishment and fear on his face, and it took a long time before he said a word: "Sure enough, such a thing happened!" Yu Jiaolong was also stunned by his nonsensical words, stared at him closely, and said coldly: "What kind of thing?" The officer hurriedly dismounted from his horse, stood aside and said, "In the past year, there have been rumors in various ministries that there is a Tianshan Queen in Western Xinjiang who patrols around the country day and night, specializing in eliminating violence and safety. Last year, on the grasslands in the northwest of Changji, he beheaded Bagh in a fit of anger. Last night Wusu detectives came to report that Gesang met the queen again in the Gurtu desert and was also killed. They all thought that this was probably done by horse thieves, and they created a Tianshan Mountain to save face The Queen is here. I don't want...the Queen is right in front of me." Only then did Yu Jiaolong understand, and she couldn't help being surprised.She didn't expect that when she was fighting with Bagh to save Damei, she made a nonsense about the Tianshan Chun Prince just because of a moment of urgency, and it would spread to the whole Xinjiang.Yu Jiaolong smiled coldly, and said: "I don't want to kill easily, you should change from evil to good, and don't do it to me again!" Several officers and soldiers just kept talking, Yu Jiaolong took the big black horse and went straight on the road. When Yu Jiaolong arrived in Dihua, seeing that it was still early in the day, she didn't stay in the city, so she rode straight through the street and continued eastward. Until it was getting late, Fang stopped his horse in a small town and found an inn to stay.The owner of the inn is surnamed Wen. Although he is only forty years old, his temples are covered with frost and his face is full of wrinkles.As soon as Yu Jiaolong stepped into the inn, Shopkeeper Wen hurriedly went up to greet her personally, and put her in a clean first-class room.Just as Yu Jiaolong packed her bags, Shopkeeper Wen came into the room holding the number book.He said politely: "May I ask the lady's name?" Yu Jiaolong: "My surname is Chun, and my name is Long." Shopkeeper Wen: "Where did you come from? Where are you going?" Yu Jiaolong: "From Lake Aibi to Yumen Pass." Shopkeeper Wen showed a look of surprise, and said, "The female guest walked such a long distance alone?" Yu Jiaolong said casually: "From here to Yumen Pass, the distance is only two thousand li, and it's all post roads. There are patrols at the stations, so why not go alone?" The owner of Wendian shook his head and said with emotion: "It is no longer the time when Mr. Wang guarded the western border five years ago. At that time, although there were horse thieves, they did not disturb the people. There were military camps everywhere on the post road entering the customs. The journey was also very safe, but since Mr. Wang was transferred back to Beijing, everything has changed. The ministries competed for the pasture land, tried their best and harbored treachery, and some leaders took the opportunity to plunder the people everywhere. It's hard to go." Yu Jiaolong heard him mention Mrs. Wang twice, and he also talked about the achievements of guarding the western border five years ago. Which Lord Wang is the owner talking about? How could there be any Lord Wang in Xijiang five years ago?" The owner of Wendian's eyes faltered, and he said vaguely: "It is the one who served as the commander of the Xijiang frontier five years ago and who was in charge of Wusu...that lord." Yu Jiaolong was even more astonished, and said in bewilderment: "Wusu... Bian Shuai... Then he is obviously Lord Yu, how could he be called Lord Wang?" The shopkeeper Wen's expression immediately became a little nervous, and he quickly lowered his voice and said: "Lady, this word jade is a taboo here, and no one dares to say it. If you want to say it, just say it as the word king." Yu Jiaolong was even more puzzled, and said: "The surname of Yu is Yu, how can it be changed to Wang! If it is a taboo, Yumen Pass should also be changed to Wangmen Pass." The store owner Wen has changed from nervousness to panic, and hurriedly begged: "Don't talk about it, female customer, or there will be trouble." Yu Jiaolong also felt a burst of horror from the panicked expression of shopkeeper Wen.She felt that there must be something strange in it, and her curiosity suddenly ignited, and she had to find out the truth before she was satisfied, so she forcibly concealed her urgent expression, lowered her voice, and said slowly: "Master Wen, just now Blame me for bluntly speaking, no matter what kind of disaster there is, I will bear it alone, but please tell me the reason for this word of taboo, so as to relieve my doubts in my heart." The shopkeeper Wen still shook his hands again and again, and said: "Don't mention this again, female guest. If you want to ask, ask others." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly put away the number book and left the room. Yu Jiaolong was wondering, the shop waiter brought food into the room.Seeing that he was young and smart, Yu Jiaolong chatted with him for a few words and then asked him about it again.After all, the waiter was young, so he couldn't hold back his words. After hesitating for a while, he finally told the whole story: In the early summer of last year, people who came to Xijiang from Guannei all said that it was forbidden to talk about jade characters after leaving Yumen Pass.Because last year, several people from Hebei Province talked about some things that happened in the capital after leaving Yumen Pass, and two of them talked about many private matters of the surname Yu. He died, and no scars were found on his body.Afterwards, similar incidents happened several times, which made the public panic and banned each other. After leaving the Yumen Pass, no one dared to say another word. Although the news spread to this town, people didn't believe it.Until the late autumn of last year, two young men came to the inn. The two came together from the capital, and they were originally visiting relatives in the Changji military camp.The two drank a few glasses of wine in the store, and then talked about the surname Yu in the capital. There is a jade on the left and a jade on the right, and the word "yu" cannot be separated from every sentence.An old man who lived in the same inn couldn't hear it, so he kindly went to persuade the two of them, saying: Don't talk about jade when you go out of Yumen Pass, it will be taboo to talk about jade.Not only did the two not listen, they blamed the old man for his meddling, saying that he was demagoguery.Unexpectedly, the two died on the bed that night.This story spread quickly, and from then on, not only in this shop, in the town, but also on the post road east to Yumen, no one dared to say anything about jade. Yu Jiaolong heard the shop waiter's conversation, it was really unexpected, she was moved while listening.She originally thought that her golden cicada's plan to escape her shell was perfectly arranged, seizing the opportunity of the gods and ghosts, and she could hide in the western border from now on, leisurely and autonomously, but she didn't expect that there would be thousands of aftermath left behind, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt the truth of the world. Unpredictable, the more I think about it, the more vigilant and frightened I become.She paused, but still asked curiously: "Do you really believe that there will be disasters if you say this jade word?" The shop waiter: "I saw the two young things with my own eyes, so I have to believe it; but if I believed it completely, I wouldn't talk to you so much." Yu Jiaolong was silent for a moment, then said: "Do you know what those two young people said?" The waiter in the shop lowered his voice and said: "Then I just happened to be by the side to buy wine for the two of them, and I also heard some of what they were talking about intermittently. The young lady has learned the magic method, escaped by jumping off the cliff, and went to find her wishful man." Yu Jiaolong's heart beat suddenly, she forced herself to suppress her flustered emotions, and asked again: "Do you still remember, what kind of person was that old man who went up to persuade the two of them at that time?" The shop waiter said without hesitation: "It's a lame old man." Before Yu Jiaolong asked him this question, although she had vaguely expected it, she still couldn't help screaming secretly: "Ah, it really is him!" Unable to calm down, she didn't say anything more, just ate dinner hastily, and after the shop waiter packed up the dishes and went out of the room, she blew out the lamp, lay on the bed, thought about it, and told her what she had done in recent years. Everything he did was thought about one by one.She still felt that her every move was thoughtful and secretive, without any omissions; but how did these rumors come about?She thought again: this year, fortunately, she disappeared and lived in seclusion by Lake Abby.If he joins the horse thief and rides with Luo Xiaohu, there will be some sensational rumors.If the news spreads to the capital again, Yumen's reputation, the situation of his father and brother, how embarrassing it will be!Yu Jiaolong broke out in a cold sweat unknowingly, and secretly admonished herself: From now on, it's better to hide your strength and bide your time; Yu Jiaolong tossed and turned on the bed, and barely fell asleep until late at night.She didn't know how long she had been sleeping, but suddenly, she was woken up by a burst of unreasonable panic.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly listened intently, the room was completely silent, there was no sign of anything unusual. In the darkness, she could only feel her heart beating rapidly, a kind of inexplicable irritability, which made her unable to sleep peacefully anymore.Yu Jiaolong was secretly astonished, suddenly remembered what Tai Nu and Xiang Gu had said.She immediately had a thought: "Could it be the heartbeat! Could it be the call from the child!" Yu Jiaolong couldn't sleep anymore, so she hurriedly got up with her clothes on, lit the lamp, packed her luggage, and it was just dawn , she called the owner of the Wen shop, paid the rent, pulled out the big black horse, and hurried eastward. Yu Jiaolong traveled all the way to dawn and stayed at night, and she ran fast, within half a month, she had already entered Yumen, then Jiayuguan, and came to the outside of Suzhou city.On the way, she had already found out that Fang Ju was still serving as an official in Suzhou. To be cautious, she did not go into the city with a horse. She only prepared some dry food outside the city, and then rode straight towards Qilian Mountain. At this time, it was mid-autumn, the Qilian Mountains were covered with heavy ridges, and there were peaks outside the peaks. At the beginning, she could occasionally see one or two woodcutters, but the further she walked, the more desolate and deserted she gradually felt.She led the big black horse, turned over many mountains, and passed through the cliffs and valleys. Sometimes it was covered with clouds and mist, and sometimes it was covered with dew and rain. Not a single figure was seen.Cutting thorns to open the way during the day, and half sleeping on the cliff at night, it is really miserable. But she was determined to find her own son who had been exchanged, so she still clenched her lips and walked deep into the mountains without flinching.The mountain was getting higher and higher, and the weather was getting colder. What appeared in front of her was no longer a lush forest, but white snow.Two days later, Yu Jiaolong suddenly coughed.I felt intermittent chills all over my body, and my cough became more and more severe.Knowing that she was ill, she couldn't help leaning against Ma Hanlin, wanting to cry.Yu Jiaolong was panicking, when the big black horse hissed suddenly, and then heard a muffled roar from the forest, and then saw a huge black bear rushing towards her.Yu Jiaolong was taken aback, quickly drew his sword in his hand, and watched the bear's approach closely.The big black bear jumped a few feet in front of her, then stood up again, stood there glaring and opening its mouth, letting out chilling roars incessantly.Yujiaolong was about to stab it with a sword, but suddenly found that it was hit by an arrow in its back. Although the arrow was not fatal, it had penetrated deeply into its shoulder. She couldn't help being extremely astonished, knowing that the person who shot the bear was also destined to be in this forest.The big black bear roared for a while, seeing that the Jade Jiaolong was still blocking its way, it suddenly let out a roar and rushed over.Yu Jiaolong had already seen it accurately, and stabbed the white-haired heart under its neck with a sword, the big black bear let out a shrill cry, and then fell to the ground.She had just wiped off the blood from the sword on the bear fur, when suddenly she saw two figures, an old man and a young man, appeared beside a big tree not far away, looking at her suspiciously, with a look of fear on their faces.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly sheathed his sword, and greeted them both: "You two, please come over and talk." The old and the young came over timidly, stood beside the big black bear's body, with two pairs of suspicious eyes, looked at the big black bear, then at her, but didn't make a sound. Yu Jiaolong saw that the old man was about fifty years old, holding a steel fork in his hand, and his wrinkled face showed a kind of loyal temperament; the young man was only sixteen or seventeen years old, holding a一张弓，长得十分健壮，憨厚的脸上，露出惶惶不安的神色。玉娇龙把他二人注视片刻，才问道：“二位可是猎户？” 老者：“是的。” 玉娇龙：“是山里人，还是从外面进山来的？” 老者：“是从山下来的。” 少者嗫嚅地补了句：“官家逼着我爹献熊胆，我和爹是出于无奈才进山来猎熊的。” 玉娇龙已从少者的神情话语里察听出他可能是把自己认成什么人了，又探询地问道：“你二人就不怕黑山熊怪罪？” 老者惶惧地向四周看看说道：“我父子确是迫不得已，好在死熊尚在这里，就献给寨主，只求放我父子出山就感恩不尽了。” 玉娇龙笑了笑：“老者不必多虑，我也是有事才进山来的，与黑山熊并无瓜葛，这熊你抬去就是。” 老者更是惊诧万分，忙说道：“姑娘，你怎敢独自一人闯进这祁连山里来了！幸好黑山熊已躲到那边青海界内去了，不然，怕你就只有来路没有去路了！” 玉娇龙的心不禁往下一沉，忙又问道：“黑山熊何故要躲？躲的是谁？” 老者：“听说去年正月初一，一伙外来的马贼，在凉州道上抢了肃州州官大人的亲眷后，带着全部金银财物连同官眷献给黑山熊去了。方大人大怒，多次调派大队官兵迸山清剿，黑山熊立脚不住，只好拔寨翻山，躲到青海界内去了。” 玉娇龙望望白雪皑皑的群峰，问道：“可有通向去青海的小路？” 老者：“小路虽有一条，却只有暑天可通，一到秋天，积雪已厚，是无法上去的了。” 玉娇龙举目四望，眼前但见万壑千山，苍茫一片，不禁黯然神伤，芳心欲碎。 老者见她默然元语，面有戚容，问道：“姑娘，你有何事，一人进山？” 玉娇龙回过神来，略一沉吟，说道：“我哥哥数日前进山打猎来了，一直未归，我进山寻他，不料走迷了路，恰在这里遇上老伯。” 老者：“怪道姑娘刺熊身手那般敏捷，原来也是出身猎户人家。”接着他便用手指给她下山的小路。 一直拘谨地站在一旁的那位少者，这时也走上前来说道：“这一带山势如盘，极易迷路。去年初春，也有二人被迷在山里，困了两天，后来也是遇上我爹，才将他二人带出山去的。” 老者有触于怀，回忆起当时情景，不胜感慨地说道：“那二人确也可怜，其中一人还是受了伤的、当时正是大雪封山，要不是被我碰上，他二人准没命了。” 玉娇龙心里一动，问道：“是两个什么人？因何受了伤的？” 老者：“两人都是外地口音，也不知是干什么的。其中一个年约二十多岁，瘦得像只猴！一个三十挂零，身体长得很壮实，只是腿上带了刀伤。我送他二人下山时，一路上从他二人的谈话中隐隐听出，好像是为了另外两人行了什么不义之事，起了内讧，由争吵直至互相拼杀起来，他二人斗那二人不过，又有一人受了伤，只好眼睁睁地看看那二人进山投奔黑山熊去了。” 玉娇龙急迫地问道：“这事发生在去年什么时候？” 老者：“正月初三。” 玉娇龙的心猛然扑腾起来，忙又问道：“老伯你可知那二人姓名？” 老者：“不知道。只听身体壮实那人称那瘦个儿叫瘦老鸦。” 一瞬间，玉娇龙感到已经闪起的一线希望，忽又破灭，眼前只是一片迷蒙，她怅然若失，心里涌起一阵元从诉说的悲哀。突然间，她又剧烈地咳嗽起来，知道自己已经难以再支持下去了，只得低下头来，牵着大黑马，沿着老者指引的小路向山下走去。 玉娇龙下到山谷，顺着山谷走了出去。外面便是她去年走过的那条凉州古道。她立马道上，认出了那个谷口是她去年追赶方二大太人山寻于的那个谷口。再翘首西望，但见峰叠峦连，绵绵千里，她虽己人山十日，而足迹所到，尚不过祁连山的一角，她感到造化之巍巍，觉心力之不济。一阵恍然之后，她望着祁连山，暗暗设誓道：“我只要此身不死，定将重进玉门，踏遍祁连山，寻回我的儿子！”随着，她一咬唇，拨马向西驰去。 玉娇龙正纵马奔驰间，忽见前面弯道上转出一人，牵着一只骆驼，瞒跚地向这边走来。她见那段古道狭隘，忙带住奔马，放慢马蹄。等那牵骆驼的人来到近前，她一下认出了竟是黑三。她不禁喜出望外，忙叫了一声：“黑三！”黑三抬起头来，他立即将她认出来，眼里闪出惊异和高兴的神情，张开嘴，只说了声：“啊，是小娘子！”随即又低下头去。 玉娇龙见他面容憔悴，衣衫褴褛，不觉可怜他起来，说道：“你莫非还在嗜赌？” 黑三凄然道：“自从前番经小娘子规戒后，我就再也没赌过了。” 玉娇龙：“既已戒赌，为何弄得这般狼狈？” 黑三：“只为方二太太被劫之事，吃了一场官司。前番小娘子大闹肃州，杀了领班，闯出嘉峪关去了。可官府并未放我，又将我关了数月，直至初夏才放我出来，我的腿也被折磨成了残废。” 玉娇龙坐在马上，想起黑三前番知悔后对她那些好处，心里更加难过起来。立即从身边取出二十两纹银，递给了他，说道：“否去泰来，也是恒理，你也不必过于颓丧。 这银两拿去添置冬衣，把腿治治。 “说完，也不等黑三称谢，将马一带又向前驰去。不料她跑了还不到五十步远，忽听黑三在后面高呼道：”小娘子请转，我还有要事相告。 “玉娇龙心里一动，忙又勒转马头，见黑三也正艰难地向她走来。直至他已走近，玉娇龙问道：”你还有何话说？ " 黑三露出神秘而又略显紧张的神情，低声说道：“去年七月，我曾在这条道上看见秦妈，怀里抱着一个孩子，向甘州方向去了。” 玉娇龙急忙跃下马来，两步抢到黑三面前，急急地问道：“你可看得真切？” 黑三：“不但看得真切，她还曾对我摇手示意过的。” 玉娇龙声音都颤抖起来，说道：“黑三，我求求你，说得尽量详细一些。” 黑三：“是这样的：去年七月初，我赶着骆驼从甘州去到肃州，半路上，碰见前面来了一辆骡车，车内坐着一个中年女人。怀里抱了个孩子，我虽觉那女人有些面熟，但因见她穿戴整齐，是个有钱人家的打扮，未便多看，只站在一旁让道。不想那儿路窄，骡车放慢下来，在骡车从我身旁经过时，我又抬起头来看了她一眼，这下才认出了她原来是秦妈。我正要张嘴喊她，不料她却赶忙举起手来向我摇了一摇，又向车后指了一指，我怔住了，没叫出声来，车已驶过去了。我再向车后一看，见一个骑马的中年汉子跟在车后，那汉子正闪着一双锐利的眼睛在紧盯着我。使我不禁连连打了两个寒噤。我怕又惹出事来，这事我一直隐在心里。” 玉娇龙：“马上那汉子是什么模样？” 黑三：“四十来岁，身体十分魁壮，相貌横豪，敞露着的胸前有块刀疤。” 玉娇龙抬头东望，眼前闪现了漫漫的路，道道的河，重重的山，只感云天无际，人海茫茫，她己是肠断凉州，心逐天涯了。