Chapter 46 The Forty-sixth Chapter: The Sword Rewards Love and Misfortune the Old Father Tianshan's Hidden Hate and Tears Complete Book

Luo Xiaohu's ten cavalry thieves, seeing the leader captured by an arrow, rushed towards the officers and soldiers bravely, ready to sacrifice their lives to rescue him from the officers and soldiers.Reluctantly, there were so many officers and soldiers, and the ten horse thieves lost several horses in the conflict, and they still couldn't get close.There were a few riders left, and finally they were forced to escape under Luo Xiaohu's loud orders. Not long ago, the market place was bustling with crowds, but in an instant, it became a mess and a mess, presenting a scene of disaster in the desolation.

With a pale face, Yu Jiaolong, who had been standing there motionless, seemed to wake up suddenly from a dream, turned around suddenly, and only said to Xue Ping: "Hurry up!" Then he jumped on his horse and walked across Caoba sped away towards the south road. Xue Ping followed closely behind her mother and drove for thirty miles. Not only did she not say a word to her mother when she saw her, she never even turned her head once.She knew that her mother was not only angry, but also sad, but why?She was still puzzled, and felt only fear and wronged in her heart. Yu Jiaolong just galloped her horse, ran another distance, and came to a secluded river, she just stopped her horse, rolled off the saddle, and leaned on a big tree, pressing her forehead against the tree , standing there motionless.She didn't make a sound, only her shoulders trembled slightly.

Xue Ping just stood quietly behind her, not daring to approach her.I don't know how long it took, until there was a sudden sound of horseshoes on the path behind, Yu Jiaolong suddenly turned around, smoothing her temples with her hands, while watching the movement on the path.At this time, her face looked very calm again, only her eyes were red, and there was no trace of tears left on her face. Xue Ping looked at her mother timidly, and suddenly found a trace of blood on her mother's lips. She looked down again. , I saw a large piece of soil near the roots of the tree that had become moist, and there was still a pool of bright red blood on the wet soil.Xue Ping panicked, and was about to throw herself into her mother's arms to ask what happened, but her mother stopped her with a stern look.It turned out that at this moment, several men on horseback came to them.Xue Ping looked up, and saw a thin man sitting on the horse walking in front, with a pair of hateful and angry eyes flashing on his ashen face; Those horse thieves who escaped from the siege of officers and soldiers in the market place.The riding man walking in front looked at her bitterly, his eyes almost burst into flames, Xue Ping was startled, Yu Jiaolong hurried forward, covered Xue Ping with her body, and said: "Wu Du Nai, it's none of her business, all the faults are mine, and I will bear everything."

Udunai cursed bitterly: "You bear the fart! Everyone has fallen into their hands, why don't you go to the military camp to receive the reward, but come here to dawdle!" Yu Jiaolong had no choice but to lower her head and swallowed. Udunai spat immediately, and said: "I have already seen that, you and we are not in touch. You are not a flower, but a poisonous fungus. My elder brother will be destroyed by your hands sooner or later." inner!" Yu Jiaolong suddenly stretched out his hand to caress his heart, and before he could turn his face away, he spurted a few mouthfuls of bright red blood from his mouth.

Xue Ping hurried forward to support her, calling out to her mother repeatedly in panic and grief. Udunai was stunned immediately, and the anger flashing in his eyes and on his face gradually disappeared.He flipped off the saddle, took a small gourd from his waist, walked up to Yu Jiaolong, and said, "I have seen your sincerity towards my elder brother, and the rough words I just said just now are right I never said that this gourd contains Jinchuang San prepared by my elder brother, if you take it, it will have the miraculous effect of medicine to stop bleeding, you can stay and take it."

He handed the gourd to Yu Jiaolong, but Yu Jiaolong refused to take it with his hands, so he had to put the gourd on the ground, and said: "I have to go to various places to inform those brothers, and I must try to get my eldest brother from the officers and soldiers." I heard that some brothers have gone to Lake Aibi. If you see them, please inform them and ask them to get ready and wait for my news." After finishing speaking, he returned to his horse and took The few riding brothers left in a hurry. Xue Ping helped her mother to the river, chose a clean and quiet grass area for her to sit down, and gave her a gourd with both hands to ask her to take the medicine.Yu Jiaolong gently pushed the gourd away, and said sadly: "This is the end, what's the use of obeying it!"

With tears in her eyes, Xue Ping opened her begging eyes, held the gourd in her hands, knelt down in front of Yu Jiaolong, and said: "Mother, what is wrong with my daughter? You can explain it clearly. It doesn't matter if you beat her or scold her." All right, the daughter is willing to take it. The mother must take this medicine. Otherwise, the daughter will kneel to death and never get up." Looking at Xue Ping's pitiful expression, Yu Jiaolong felt a pain in his heart, he quickly stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and said: "You just shot this arrow, although the one shot was a horse thief, the one hit by the arrow was your mother's." Heart!"

Xue Ping couldn't help shivering, raised her head to look at Yu Jiaolong in bewilderment, and asked, "What does mother have to do with this horse thief?" Yu Jiaolong hesitated for a moment, then said: "He, he is your savior." Then he told her what happened on the grassland north of Changji six years ago.It just concealed some things that she thought Xue Bottle should not know. Xue Ping just woke up like a dream, full of remorse, she had completely lost her mind, and could only cry sadly in her mother's arms. Yu Jiaolong still just sat there blankly, letting her cry, the river was quiet, and the water flowed slowly to the east.Yu Jiaolong watched the passing river silently, feeling that everything was like the passing river, neither able to keep it, nor let it flow back.There was only an empty space left in her heart, which could only be filled with regret and grief.

Xue Ping cried for a long time, then suddenly raised her head and asked, "Mother, who is my benefactor?" Yu Jiaolong: "His surname is Luo and his name is Xiaohu. People call him Ban Tianyun." Xue Ping: "Ban Tianyun must be a good person?!" Yu Jiaolong said affectionately: "Yes. He is a hero who stands up to heaven and earth, and a man with both filial piety and righteousness." Xue Ping seemed to have suddenly thought of a good idea, and hurriedly said: "I will go to see Yushuai and ask Yushuai to let him go. I think Yushuai will definitely agree."

Yu Jiaolong was slightly taken aback, then shook her head lightly, but didn't respond. Xue Pingji saw her disapproving expression from her mother's eyes, and hurriedly said: "Mother, didn't you once tell me that Yu Shuai is also a good person who is respected by others? Since both of them are good people, Yu Shuai Shuai will definitely let him go." Yu Jiaolong smiled sadly, and said: "Yu Shuai and Luo Xiaohu are not of the same spirit. You are still young, and you don't understand many things. Let's go, we have to go back to Lake Aibi, and then we will find a way to save your benefactor. "

Yu Jiaolong stood up slowly and was about to walk towards the big black horse when Xue Ping stopped her and said, "Mom, you just vomited blood and you can't hurry, let's find a shop and let you rest for a few days Go back." Yu Jiaolong suddenly cheered up and said: "What is this little blood! More than six years ago, I was so sick that I almost died, and I still held you in my arms and drove day and night on the snowy Liangzhou Road. I survived that time, not to mention Today, let’s go, don’t miss a big deal.” Xue Ping had no choice but to follow her mother into the saddle, whip the horse, and gallop on the way home. The mother and daughter traveled non-stop, day and night, but returned home within two days. As soon as Yu Jiaolong got off the horse, Xianggu greeted her happily.Before Xianggu approached her, she said with a smile: "My eyes have been twitching for the past two days, and I was worried that something would happen, but unexpectedly I jumped you back." Yu Jiaolong hurriedly stepped forward to hold Xianggu's hand, looked at her for a moment, and said, "You're here too?" Then he asked, "Where is Harimu? Is he here?" Xianggu already felt a little strange from Yu Jiaolong's seemingly calm words.She looked at Yu Jiaolong again and asked, "Are you sick?" Yu Jiaolong only smiled, then hurriedly turned around and asked Xue Ping to come over and meet Xianggu.Xue Ping greeted Xianggu, called "aunt" affectionately, and said, "Mother vomited blood on the way. Xianggu was surprised and said, "Why did you vomit blood? " Yu Jiaolong didn't answer, until she returned to the room with Xianggu, she said to Xianggu: "Sister, Luo Xiaohu was captured in Mancheng, and has fallen into the hands of officers and soldiers!" Xianggu was stunned suddenly, as if hearing a thunderbolt, and woke up again after a while.Grabbing Yu Jiaolong's hand, he said angrily, "My God! How could he fall into the hands of officers and soldiers?!" Only then did Yu Jiaolong tell Xianggu the reason why Luo Xiaohu was captured. Yu Jiaolong buried her head, struggling to describe the scene at that time, Xianggu stared at her and listened to each word.After Yu Jiaolong finished speaking, Xianggu said coldly: "Many brothers say that Brother Luo will be destroyed by you in the end, I don't want to be hit by their words!" Yu Jiaolong suddenly raised her head, with anger in her eyes, she looked directly at Xianggu, and said, "You come and tell me that too!" Xianggu said mercilessly: "I didn't say that, but you did it!" Yu Jiaolong bit her lips tightly and didn't say anything more. There was an eerie silence in the room. Snow Bottle walked into the room carefully.She walked up to Xianggu and said in a low voice, "Auntie, it's none of my mother's business, it's my fault, it's all my fault." Xianggu rolled her eyes and said, "You are the one who shoots the arrow, and she is the one who shoots the arrow! Why don't you shoot the officers and soldiers, but you shoot at Uncle Luo?" Xue Ping lowered her head in shame, not knowing how to answer, she just squinted at her mother secretly. Yu Jiaolong hurriedly walked to Xue Ping's side, pulled her into his arms, and said to Xiang Gu almost moaning: "My heart is also bleeding, but your tongue and sword are aimed at my heart. .You have been with me for many years, and you know everything. Don’t you know my heart? For him, I am willing to give up more than my own life!" Xianggu still said coldly: "But the most difficult thing to let go of in your heart is not brother Luo!" Yu Jiaolong was startled for a moment, then remained silent for a while, and then said: "The matter has come to this point, resentment is useless, regret is useless, it's more important to discuss how to save you Brother Luo!" Xianggu: "Both Hariben and Amir are not here, so go and discuss it with someone! You have your own ideas and great skills. Go and try to save him yourself. I just want you to give me back Brother Luo." After she finished speaking, she was furious. ran out. The next morning, after Xue Ping got up, she saw her mother sitting in front of the window combing her hair, looking a little tired.She approached her mother, watching her silently, and suddenly saw a faint trace of blood on her mother's lips.Xue Ping didn't make a sound, and hurriedly fetched the little gourd that Udunai left her, held it in front of her mother with both hands, and said: "Mother, please take care, when you are about to recover, take me back to Tacheng Go, rescue that Ban Tianyun." Yu Jiaolong suddenly stopped being stubborn, and hurriedly reached out to take the gourd, saying: "Yes, I can't be sick, we must rescue him." She swallowed the Jinchuang medicine in the gourd. Yu Jiaolong lay on the bed for two days, during these two days, Xianggu never came to her room.Yu Jiaolong called Tai Nu over to ask, only to find out that Xianggu had moved to Caoze.It turned out that after she left, some horse thieves came to the village one after another. In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the officers and soldiers, they built thatched huts in the grass swamp, and all of them lived in the grass swamp. A few days later, Yu Jiaolong still didn't hear any news about Luo Xiaohu.She couldn't lie still in the room anymore, so she rode a big black horse to the boundary, and then walked to the grassy swamp.There are low grass huts everywhere in the grass marsh, and horse thieves sit outside the huts in twos and threes with sad faces.When they saw Yu Jiaolong, they all looked at her coldly, with hostility in their eyes.This immediately reminded her of a scene ten years ago: after she competed with Luo Xiaohu on the lawn in the woods, the eyes she saw at that time also had such hostile expressions.Yu Jiaolong trembled slightly unconsciously, and muttered inwardly: After ten years, these horse thieves are still vicious and unruly!She didn't pay any attention to them, and walked to the depths of the grass calmly. , She came to the low-lying swamp, and suddenly saw Xianggu and Halimu standing under the tree, talking with a man dressed as an officer and soldier. Xianggu stopped talking suddenly when she saw Yu Jiaolong.The man in the uniform of an officer and soldier also turned his head back, his face immediately showed a look of horror, and he couldn't help taking a few steps back.Yu Jiaolong also recognized him immediately, and said in surprise, "It's you?! Ma Qiang?" Ma Qiang murmured, "It's me." Yu Jiaolong asked anxiously: "Where did you come from? What are you doing here?" Ma Qiang: "Come from Ili. Go to Tacheng." Yu Jiaolong looked at him in amazement, and was about to ask what happened when Xianggu interrupted and said, "Ma Qiang is now the banner officer of Lord Yu's government office. He went to Tacheng to deliver orders for Brother Luo. Xianggu went on to tell the reason why Ma Qiang came here: Yu Shuai had received an urgent report from Tacheng, knowing that Luo Xiaohu had been captured, and the general manager of the Tacheng military camp wanted to escort Luo Xiaohu to Yili immediately. Jiao Yushuai asked Yushuai to send troops to escort him because he was afraid of being intercepted by horse thieves on the road.Yu Shuai thought that if many people were mobilized to escort a captured horse thief, wouldn't they be ridiculed!Ma Qiang was dispatched to Tacheng to send an order to send only a hundred cavalry to escort Luo Xiaohu to Yili. If he was rescued by horse thieves on the way, Luo would be beheaded on the spot. Secretly report to everyone in order to discuss a proper way to save Luo Xiaohu. After hearing Xianggu's words, Yu Jiaolong was taken aback.From her father's chess move of "sending only a hundred horses to escort him", she saw that what her father used was a tactic of "luting the enemy to rob him", with the intention of cutting off Luo Xiaohu, so as to shirk the responsibility of beheading first and then playing.She just complained secretly in horror, but still asked Xianggu calmly: "Have you guys already discussed a good solution?" Xianggu said: "We are in trouble. Master Yu's move is really ruthless. It means that Brother Luo has put a knife on his neck, and we are waiting for us to touch it. Fortunately, Brother Ma Qiang came to report, otherwise, Brother Luo's life It will be destroyed in our hands." Yu Jiaolong secretly admired Xianggu's carefulness and intelligence, and she looked at Harimu again with inquiring eyes. Harimu had been thinking about it, and then he said without haste: "There is only one way to save Brother Luo, and that is to disguise our brothers as officers and soldiers, and when they are escorting Brother Luo, we will tell them Go and meet them, and when you get close to them, attack them suddenly to catch them by surprise, so maybe you can rescue Brother Luo and keep him safe and sound." Xianggu was so happy that she almost jumped up, patted Harimu's shoulder with her hand and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier! I never thought you would come up with such a good idea!" Harimu took Xianggu's hand, ignored her, and only looked at Yu Jiaolong with inquiring eyes. Yu Jiaolong pondered for a moment, and said: "This is a common strategy in the art of war, I'm afraid I can't hide it from Master Yu." Ma Qiang said in amazement: "Master Yu has indeed considered this move! He also said to me: "The only feasible way for horse thieves is to pretend to be an officer and soldier, and attack me when I am unprepared.But I think horse thieves are brave and unruly, and their wisdom is not as good as this, not to mention the required attire, which can't be prepared for a while. 'Therefore, no precaution was ordered.From this point of view, if Master Yu hadn't been too generous, Brother Harimu's plan would have been difficult. "Yu Jiaolong was secretly startled, thinking: Father has always been far-sighted and cautious in using troops, why did he have so many negligence; is he trying to spare the net, or is there another magic trick? Yu Jiaolong couldn't figure it out for a while, and his heart was full of doubts. Harry Mu Jian Yu Jiaolong hesitated and said: "There are still clothes for more than ten cavalry officers and soldiers, so we will act accordingly.I went to choose more than ten brave brothers to pretend to be officers and soldiers, and the rest of the brothers lay in ambush in the area of ​​Jinghe. With the name of the sword, everyone only tried their best to protect Brother Luo, but it was a great achievement to keep him out of the encirclement.The rest of the officers and soldiers were left to the brothers who were ambushing nearby to clean up. "Xianggu nodded and praised repeatedly. Yu Jiaolong still said worriedly: "It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen. You should always be careful!" Xianggu felt a burst of displeasure in her heart, and said to Yu Jiaolong: "Miss, you have always been shrewd and decisive in dealing with things. If you can do this, you can do it. If you can't do it, you can't do it. Why do you say something that doesn't hurt or itch! Could it be that you have become a bad person? Is it cold or not, lukewarm water?" Yu Jiaolong suddenly heard the word "Miss" from Xianggu's mouth again, she was slightly taken aback.Suddenly, she felt that there seemed to be a ditch between herself and Xianggu, a mountain, a river, and it seemed that it was difficult for the two hearts to be connected. The scene she saw just now flashed before her eyes again. With hostile eyes in both eyes, she felt that she had fallen into a predicament of betrayal, and her heart was filled with inexplicable loneliness and deep sorrow.Yu Jiaolong walked out of the grassy marsh silently and went back home. Yu Jiaolong's days passed quietly amid emotional torment.One day, two days, and several more days passed, and there was no news from the grassland. Yu Jiaolong's heart was still bleeding, and her eyes had already dried up. On the first day, she was contemplating in her room. Suddenly Xianggu came in with Harimu, Amir, Udunai, Ma Qiang and others. Yu Jiaolong was startled, and hurriedly raised her eyes to look at the crowd, only to see anxious looks on everyone's faces. look.She trembled slightly unconsciously, and asked, "Could something unexpected happen?" Xianggu said: "Halimu was in vain, brother Luo was sent to Changji Xiaozhun's camp." Yu Jiaolong stared at Ma Qiang and asked, "Master Yu suddenly changed his mind?!" Ma Qiang: "It's not Lord Yu, but General Tian Xiang." Yu Jiaolong: "The General's Office is under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office, how can Tian Xiang change Lord Yu's decision without authorization?!" Ma Qiang: "President Qian of Tacheng is now under the control of Tian Xiang, and he has to obey Tian Xiang's order, so it happened that Brother Luo was transferred to Changji halfway." Then, he told the whole story: it turned out that He went to Tacheng to convey the military order from Master Yu to send Luo Xiaohu to Yili. When President Qian of Tacheng was about to obey the order, Tian Xianghu sent Xiao Zhun to lead the elite soldiers Qianqi to Tacheng, but he wanted to take Luo Xiaohu into custody. To Dihua.President Qian of Tacheng received military orders from two yamen to detain people at the same time in one day, and was in a dilemma.Xiao Zhun was originally from Yushuai's former department, seeing this situation, he also felt embarrassed.After listening to President Qian of Tacheng say the order from Yushuai that he is only allowed to "escort a hundred riders" and "behead on the spot" if any horse thief comes to intercept the robbery, he said: "I expect the horse thief will come to rob. Put Luo Xiaohu to death at the same time. In case of a change in the middle, Yushuai has a very serious relationship. General Tian Xiang ordered me to lead Qianqi to escort him because of the accident. He said that Luo Xiaohu was a criminal of the court. Be sure to stay alive and release him to the capital. For Yushuai’s sake, let me release Luo Xiaohu and temporarily detain him in Changji, and wait for Yushuai to make a decision!” Mr. Tachengqian saw that he was justified, so he handed Luo Xiaohu over to him. Xiao Zhun has gone. After listening to Ma Qiang's talk, Yu Jiaolong was deeply shocked by Xiao Zhun's shrewdness. At the same time, from Tian Xiang's scramble for Xiaohu, she knew that Tian Xiang had ulterior motives and intended to plot against her father. Worried about Luo Xiaohu's safety, but also worried about his father. Harimu said: "Brother Luo and Xiao Zhun have been rivals for many years, and since it fell into Xiao Zhun's hands, it is already a disaster!" Emile also said: "Xiao Zhun is very brave and courageous, he is really difficult to deal with!" Xiang Gu stared at Yu Jiaolong and said: "If Brother Luo is taken away by Tian Xiang again, not only will Brother Luo have no hope of life, but there will be more fun to watch." Yu Jiaolong was startled unknowingly, knowing that there was something in Xianggu's words, and she was secretly coming towards her.She couldn't help stirring up a flurry of turmoil. Ma Qiang said anxiously: "Xiao Zhun ordered me to set off in one day, he will go to Changji via Wusu, and arrive in Wusu the next day. I made an appointment with him and asked him to stay in Wusu for three days to wait for news from Yushuai, and he agreed.Because he also knew that once he returned to Changji, Tian Xiang would come to urge him to take Brother Luo to persecution, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to explain in front of Yushuai.Therefore, there are only a few days to save Brother Luo, and everyone has to make up their minds quickly. “Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to think of a proper solution. Udunai, who stood aside and hadn't spoken, was uncharacteristically, completely changed the previous tone of yin and yang, and said to Yu Jiaolong with a very considerate and sincere attitude: "Sister-in-law, this time everyone is here!" It was all my idea to discuss with you. Because I have seen it for a long time, you are more anxious than any of us about Brother Luo. Although Brother Luo is broken in your hands, this is not your original intention. Things backfired, and things in the world are like this. Don't worry, I know our Big Brother Luo's heart, and he will not blame you even if he dies. Since everyone can't think of a perfect plan to save Brother Luo, they can only put all their eggs in one basket I'm going to find the brothers who are scattered in this area, there are about 300 people, and everyone went to the desert in the north of Guertu to wait, and when Xiao Zhun came, he would fight to the death with him, hoping for luck. Brother Luo can't be rescued, if we all die together, we can leave a good name and live this life in vain!" Yu Jiaolong was deeply moved by Udu Nai's words, and her eyes became blurred, only to hear Amir first echoed: "The only way is to work hard. If I can exchange my life for my life, I would like to share my life with Udu Nai." Let's go together and get Big Brother Luo back." Xianggu also said: "Of course Harimu should go to the front, and I will go with you." Yu Jiaolong turned around abruptly, took out a sword from the bed, walked up to Ma Qiang with a solemn expression, held the sword in both hands, and said: "This sword is Yushuai's favorite. He always wore it by his side during the battle. Ten years ago in the Wusu military camp, he used this sword as an arrow to hand over to Xiao Zhun to go to the Kuitun military camp to transfer the army horses. He has no doubts about the military order. This is the most feasible way to rescue your brother Luo." Ma Qiang took the sword and was so excited that he almost knelt down.Yu Jiaolong's face turned pale, her lips trembled slightly, she stared closely at Xianggu, with a strange smile on her face, and asked: "Now you should understand who is the most difficult thing in my heart!" Xianggu didn't answer, but rushed to Yu Jiaolong's side, hugged her, and said with a sob: "Sister, my good sister, I blamed you!" Holding the sword in his hand, Ma Qiang and Harimu, Xianggu and others hurried back to Caoze. After everyone left, Yu Jiaolong slumped down on the bed, as if she was ill, she already felt powerless. The next day, Yu Jiaolong was packing her bags in the room, when Xue Ping came and saw her, she asked in surprise, "Mom, are you going out again?" Yu Jiaolong nodded. Seeing her mother packing some utensils and winter clothes into her bag, Xue Ping asked suspiciously, "Mother, where are you going?" Yu Jiaolong: "Go to a place far, far away." Snow Bottle: "When will I be back?" Yu Jiaolong: "I will never come back." Xue Ping suddenly felt sad, and said with tears: "This is our home!" Yu Jiaolong took out a belly wrap from the bundle, pressed it to her chest, and said with sorrow, "This is not the home of mother and you. Mother has no home for a long time. Your home is in mother's arms. You are He grew up in his mother's arms." Although Xue Ping didn't understand her mother's words, she threw herself into her mother's arms without hesitation. She also felt that no matter how vast the world is, only in her mother's arms is the warmest and safest place .She nestled tightly in her mother's arms, and suddenly realized that this was her own home! Yu Jiaolong caressed her for a while, and said: "Xue Ping, you should also learn to pack your own things. When I finish one last thing, we can go on the road. When you grow up in the future, mother will give you Arrange for a better home than here." Xue Ping stared at her mother with wide eyes, only feeling a bit bewildered in her heart. A few days later, Xianggu came suddenly.She ran into the room like a gust of wind, and said excitedly to Yu Jiaolong: "Sister, Ma Qiang is holding your sword, and has already set off for Wusu City to rescue Brother Luo this morning. Harimu also brought two Ten brothers went with him, pretending to be officers and soldiers. They should hurry up and return to Caoze tomorrow." Yu Jiaolong didn't say a word, just stood in the room blankly, her face gradually turned pale. Xianggu was very surprised, looked at Yu Jiaolong and asked anxiously: "Are you worried that there will be an accident when Ma Qiang goes here, and that Brother Luo will not be rescued?" Yu Jiaolong shook his head, and said with a heavy heart: "I have been thinking about this matter for a long time, and you, Big Brother Luo, will definitely be able to get away safely, but my sin will be deepened!" Xianggu was taken aback, wondering why she would say such serious words, and was about to ask, but Yu Jiaolong suddenly changed the conversation and said: "Xianggu, I have lived in this village for several years, and now I have There are hundreds of cattle and sheep, and more than fifty good horses, all of which are under the management of Alan. From now on, I will leave them all to you. This is also a little bit of my love for you and your brother Luo." Xianggu was very surprised, she opened her eyes wide, looked at Yu Jiaolong, and after a long time, she said a word: "You want to go?" Yu Jiaolong nodded resolutely. Shocked and anxious, Xianggu said incoherently, "No, no! Brother Luo is about to be brought here by his brothers, why are you leaving again!" Yu Jiaolong looked sad, and murmured: "This is God's will! If I don't leave, the sins I committed will never be redeemed!" Xianggu knew that Yu Jiaolong had made up her mind, and she expected that it would not be something she could restore with a few words.She hesitated for a moment, and only tried to beg her: "My sister insists on leaving, but I can't, I just ask you to wait until Brother Luo arrives here safely, and you can meet him before leaving, how about it?" Yu Jiaolong choked up and said, "What I'm waiting for is to meet him again!" Xianggu was at a loss, and went back to the grass marsh in panic. In the early morning of the next day, before the fog cleared in the grass swamp, Yujiaolong had already crossed the grass swamp with a snow bottle and galloped in the desert north of Guertu.Before the sun peaked, the two riders, mother and daughter, had arrived beside a sand dune.The sand dune was exactly where Yu Jiaolong was watching when he rescued Xianggu a few years ago, but the sand dune became even taller than before.Yu Jiaolong steered his horse up to the top of the hill, watched for a while, then got off the saddle, hid behind the slope of the hill, and sat on the ground to rest.Xue Ping sat next to her mother and didn't ask any questions, just playing with the sand. The sun is already at its peak, making people scorching hot.Yu Jiaolong stood up from time to time and looked eastward, with a look of worry hidden in her eyes.Xue Ping suddenly raised her head and asked, "Mother, why haven't you seen him?" Yu Jiaolong was stunned: "Who are you talking about?" Snow Bottle: "My benefactor." Yu Jiaolong was extremely surprised: "How do you know that mother is waiting for him?" Snow bottle: "I guessed it myself." Yu Jiaolong turned around and remained silent. The mother and daughter were silent for a moment, Xue Ping suddenly asked again: "Mother, is the person you are waiting for my father?" Yu Jiaolong was startled, turned around suddenly, stared at Xue Ping, and asked angrily, "Who did you listen to nonsense?" Xue Ping lowered his head, but didn't make a sound. Yu Jiaolong paused for a moment, squatted down, stroked Xue Ping's hair, and said solemnly: "Xue Ping, listen to your mother: Ban Tianyun is only your benefactor, not your father!" As soon as Yu Jiaolong finished speaking, Xue Ping, who had kept her head down and turned her face sideways, suddenly raised her hand and pointed to the east, saying, "Look, that must be my benefactor." Yu Jiaolong hurriedly turned her head to look east, and she saw a row of yellow clouds rising in the distance of the desert, just like what she saw on the desert on the way to Dihua in the early years.The yellow cloud gradually rolled towards this side, getting closer and closer, within a short while, you could faintly see the shadows of more than twenty riders galloping in front of Huang Yun.Among them, the leading rider looked particularly vigorous and majestic, with a flying mane and hooves, like a heavenly horse, leaving all the riders far behind, flying straight to this side like an arrow.Although the rider was still two miles away from the sand dune, Yu Jiaolong recognized the man on the horse's back at a glance from the familiar figure, and she couldn't help calling out in a low voice: "Ah, Xiaohu!" Then put her hands together, raised her head to the sky, and prayed softly: "Thank God!" Her voice was full of piety, and two long lines of tears immediately rolled down her eyes. Identify the eyes and nose.Yu Jiaolong hurriedly wiped away the tears, looked through the top of the hill, and saw that Luo Xiaohu was still wearing the white button-down jacket he was accustomed to wearing, his strong chest was still exposed, and his Honest and handsome face.All of this, Yu Jiaolong can't remember how many times it flashed in front of her eyes and broke into her dreams, all of these still fascinated her and tempted her.Although all these years have passed, they are still so fresh in her memory, as if they had just experienced it yesterday, so that every time she wakes up from the dream, it seems that there is still the smell of grassland on her pillow. .The smell of horse hide and sweat.Now, all of this appeared before her eyes again, but her heart was not trembling slightly, but throbbing with pain. While Yu Jiaolong was infatuated with it, Luo Xiaohu had already galloped to the front of the sand dunes.I saw him leaning slightly, frowning his eyebrows, staring into the distance with his eyes tightly, with an anxious expression on his face.His galloping furious horse was already far ahead, leaving the twenty or so riders far behind, but he continued to lash his whip furiously, urging the horse forward with all his might. If he was running away, There was no pursuer behind; if he was rushing to kill, and there was an invincible formation in front, Yu Jiaolong suddenly understood from his eyes full of longing, staring forward: he was very anxious to get there. swamp!As for the person he cares deeply about, whether it is himself or his brothers, only Luo Xiaohu knows. Yu Jiaolong half-hidden behind the top of the sand dune, watching Luo Xiaohu gallop past in front of the sand dune, she hoped that he would turn around, but was afraid that he would do so.In just a moment, Luo Xiaohu had already gone far away, and then, those twenty or so riders also rolled up a cloud of dust and galloped past the sand dunes.When they were all far away, Yu Jiaolong led the big black horse to the top of the hill, and looked at the riding shadow who was going away.Apart from a series of messy hoof prints left on the desert, and a cloud of dust in the sky, nothing can be seen. Yu Jiaolong stared westward, longing for a long time.The big black horse beside her also raised its head to the west, and suddenly let out a long mournful neigh. The hiss was like a gloomy cry, and it drifted into the open fields. For a long, long time, there was no echo at all.Yu Jiaolong turned her head back, patted the big black horse's neck, smiled sadly, and said, "Why didn't you neigh earlier!" Xue Ping, who had been waiting behind the top of the sand dune, also led her yellow fat horse to Yu Jiaolong's side.She glanced west, looked up at her mother again, and said, "Mom, it's time to go." Yu Jiaolong nodded, then bit her lip, turned over and stepped onto the saddle.The mother and daughter had just galloped down the sand dunes when Xue Ping suddenly reined in and asked, "Mother, where are we going?" Yu Jiaolong: "You have to make up for your mistakes. My mother has also. It's time to make up for my mother's mistakes." After speaking, she took a snow bottle and galloped south. Besides, Ma Qiang used Yushuai's main sword to steal Luo Xiaohu from Xiao Zhun's hands. Yushuai soon found out, and he knew in his heart that this must have been done by Jiaolong.After all, Yushuai is very scheming, knowing that the matter is of great importance, and he is afraid that he will be involved in the past, and misfortune will happen.Therefore, he thought over and over again, intentionally avoiding the matter of the sword, and only told the court that "Ma Qiang rebelled, and the captives surrendered to the bandits", and finally blamed himself for "employing people negligently, and he owes the grace of the gods", and asked the court to punish him.Unexpectedly, after Tian Xiang knew about this, he took the opportunity to fight against him, and hurriedly reported to the court in secret, saying that after Yushuai arrived in Xijiang, he "supported his troops with self-respect, accepted rebels, and had ulterior motives"; Yu Shuai "in order to prevent being exposed, let the thief protect himself." Yu Shuai's blame table and Tian Xiang's secret performance were reported to the court by the fast horse at the post station. Ever since the incident of Luo Xiaohu being taken away, Yu Shuai, on the surface, was still calm on the day and read calmly at night, but secretly he was in a state of panic all day long, and he couldn't sleep peacefully for months.The emperor's power is unpredictable, his own safety is unpredictable, coupled with the intrigue with Tian Xiang, and the grief for his daughter, Yu Shuai has become emaciated and his beard and hair are shabby. In less than three months, the imperial court sent an envoy to Xijiang to take away the seal and ribbon of Governor Yushuai, cut off his military power, and ordered him to set off immediately and return to Beijing to wait for his crime. Yushuai has always been strict in running the army, and he is honest and upright. All the civil and military officials of the government office admire him very much.As soon as the imperial court's order on Yushuai's punishment was announced to the government office, all civil and military officials, big and small, went to Yushuai's living room to express their sympathy and regret.Unexpectedly, Yu Shuai had already thought about the arrangement, and he was calm about the court's punishment, as if he had always been at ease.He thanked the group of staff for their kindness, and with only Bantou Shen and two servants, he simply packed his bags and set out on the road in depression. It's winter in western Xinjiang, the wind is cold like a knife, the ground is frozen, the long clouds are dark and snowy, and it is desolate.玉帅己脱下官袍，换上一身儒服，头顶风帽，身披一件貂裘大擎，腰束丝带，斜佩一柄宝剑，面容虽然略显几分憔悴，神情举止却仍稳重威严，隐露一种沉雄气概。他骑了一匹乌骓大马，走在前面，沈班头骑着一匹骡子，紧紧跟在玉帅身后。他手里仍然握着他那杆多年从不离手的杖棒。两个家丁各跨一匹宛马，赶着一头驮运行囊的大驴，跟在沈班头后面。玉帅主仆四人，取道石河子向去玉门关的驿道迸发。一路上，玉帅心怀郁郁，只顾催马赶路，很少开口说话。沈班头也是紧锁双眉，神情冷肃，每到一个山谷，或行近一处路口，他总是策骡先去察看一番，然后才肯让玉帅前进。玉帅有次等得不耐，笑他行事过于小心，沈班头却肃然说道：“人心难测，不得不防！”玉帅哑然一笑，说道：“你担心马贼会来劫路行刺？”沈班头摇摇头，说道：“我担心的决非马贼，而是田项！”玉帅沉吟片刻，说道：“田项虽然恨我，但尚不至丧心枉法如此！”沈班头只好默然不语了。 一日薄暮，玉帅主仆四人已行近呼图壁，来到一条结了冰的小河旁边，过了冰河便是一片密密的树林。沈班头拦住玉帅马头，又要先去探看后再让玉帅过去。玉帅见天色已晚，急着赶路，不肯依他，便自策马过了冰河，直向林中行去。沈班头无奈，只得驱骡赶上，紧紧护在玉帅身边。树林里静静悄悄，毫无人迹。玉帅回顾沈班头，笑道：“如何？若依你又不知道要耽误多少时刻！”出了树林，前面出现一个山岗，面前岔开两条道路，玉帅正勒马辨道，忽听林中响起一声唿哨，山岗上也立即出现了一排骑影，一个个跨骑宛马，身着皮衣，手中挥舞着钢刀，驰下山岗，直向玉帅冲子。玉帅忙拔剑出鞘，准备迎战。沈班头回头对玉帅说道：“我去抵挡他们，大人快走！”随即舞起杖棒迎了上去。那些汉子只留下两骑人马和他周旋，其余二十余骑却直向玉帅逼来。玉帅一面挥剑迎战，一面喝问道：“尔等何人？”那些汉子应道：“半天云的弟兄。”说罢，一齐围上前来，一阵猛砍猛杀。玉帅虽然勇武，终因年老乏力，已渐感不支。这时，沈班头已结果了那两骑汉子性命，又舞起杖捧冲杀过来。大家见他来势凶猛，慌忙闪开一路，沈班头趁势冲入敌群，和玉帅并骑迎战。拼杀一阵，玉帅已是人困力乏，竟被两骑夹击冲下马去。一骑举起钢刀正要向玉帅背后砍去，沈班头在马上猛喝一声，随即单脚一跃，飞身离鞍，向玉帅扑过，只见刀光一闪，玉帅依然元恙，沈班头却己扑倒在地。 就在这一瞬间，玉帅亦被几个从马上跳下来的汉子擒住，两名家丁拼死冲来接应，也被砍下马去。 玉帅被凡个粗壮汉子反剪着手，仰天叹道：“不想我征战一生，竟为小撮马贼所算，此乃天亡我也！”说完，将双目一闭，不再吭声，只等一死。 正在这时，忽又从山岗上驰下一骑汉子，来到玉帅面前，下马将玉帅打量一番后，说道：“王大人，久违了！不想你也有今天！” 玉帅觉得这声音好生耳熟，忙又张开眼睛一看，只见前面站着一个肥壮汉子，头戴貂皮护耳帽，身穿貂皮齐膝长袍，满脸花白浓须，鼻端无鼻，只露出一个圆圆的窟窿。 玉帅看了一会儿，这才认出他是格桑。他不由一怔，说道：“田项向我保你未叛朝廷，为何纵部冒名，半途劫我？” 格桑冷冷一笑，说道：“你在西疆作威多年，各部都得听令于你，今天你可落到我手里了。” 玉帅这才知道他实已叛变，不觉心中一横，怒喝道：“你既已叛朝廷，毋庸多说，要杀就杀，我岂惧一死！” 格桑从腰间拔出刀子，发出一阵狂笑，说道：“好样的！我也让你死得明白：这番劫杀你，乃是田项的主意。”说完，他举起了腰刀。 恰在这时，树林里又响起了一声唿哨，格桑不觉将刀停在空中，忙举目向玉帅身后林边望去，只见从林里驰出两骑，前面一骑大黑马上端坐一位女子，身着白色衣裙，口鼻上缠绕一条青纱；后面一匹黄骠马上坐着一位小姑娘，她刚一驰出树林，忽见她回身探腰，将手向树上一扬，随即便有两人从树上坠落下来，直挺挺地躺在地上。格桑大吃一惊，再向那快驰近的女子望去，他这才认出她原是在古尔图沙漠上救去香姑的那人。 格桑慌了手脚，正想一刀结果了玉帅，不料刀还未落，手腕上也中了一箭，手里的刀已失落地上。他正想上马逃走，那女子已骤然来到他的面前。他身旁的几个汉子挥刀迎去，那女子这才拔剑下马，只嗖嗖几剑，便已刺倒了一个，砍翻一人。其余那些汉子正要杀奔过来，后面那骑小姑娘马亦赶到，只见她坐在马上，手持弯弓，只一扬手，便有一个应弦倒下。不消几眨眼工夫，二十来个汉子便已被她射倒四五人。剩下那些汉子，也顾不得格桑，忙翻上马背没命地向林中逃去。 玉娇龙用剑逼着格桑心窝，恨恨地说道：“你作恶大多了，天理难容！”话音刚落，剑已透进格桑心窝。只见他大瞪着一双恐怖的眼睛倒下去了。 玉娇龙抽出剑，慢慢回过头来，见父亲站在她身后，雪白的须眉正在不停地颤动，眼里闪露出一种似惊似喜、如怨如怒的神情。玉娇龙想抢步上前叫声“父亲”，她刚要迈步，却感脚沉；刚要开口，又觉舌僵，她无所适从，竟不知不觉地跪了下去。 玉帅默默地俯视了玉娇龙一会儿，渐渐地，他脸上又罩上一层凛凛的寒霜。他慢慢举首向天，长叹一声，随即转身走到沈班头身旁，脱下自己身上的貂裘大氅，轻轻给他盖在尸体上，然后，他便头也不回地上马向山岗走去。 雪瓶困惑地走到母亲身边，见母亲跪在雪地上凝然不动，她那张白得像雪一样的脸上，已好像毫无生气。一瞬间，雪瓶几乎惊疑母亲已变成了一尊玉石观音，她赶忙伸手去抚摸着母亲的肩膀，哀声呼唤：“母亲，母亲！你怎么了？母亲！” 玉娇龙突然回过头来，嫣然一笑，说道：“雪瓶，母亲好像突然变小了，变得和你一般大了！” 雪瓶惊诧地望着母亲。玉娇龙忽又敛了笑容，略带忧伤地说道：“我们又该上路了。” 雪瓶：“到何处去呢，母亲？” 玉娇龙抬起头来，用手指着白雪皑皑、云山一色的天山，说道：“上天山，到天山深处去。” 雪地上留下一串蹄痕，天山上出现了两骑人影，一前一后，慢慢地向万籁俱寂的深处移去。 (End of the book)