Let's say that Liu Keshi pulled Yang Xiu to run at the back of everyone, and the *** thrown by Granny Xiang at the fork in the road made them unable to see the front clearly, they kept running forward, and only after running a distance did they find that they were separated from everyone.

At this time, the Second Protector of Water and Soil chased after him from behind with a few disciples, and Liu Keshi and Yang Xiu had no choice but to continue to run forward.

Suddenly, there was no road ahead, there was a stone tablet next to it, which wrote "Broken Head Cliff", gusts of cold wind blew up from under the cliff, and the two of them took a few steps backwards, and there was no way out.

The second protector of Shui Mu caught up, and the Protector of Mu looked pale and said: "Protector Shui, don't fight with me, just now the deputy sect leader promised me to give this little beauty to me as a concubine, and after a while, I will make love to her, haha, that stinky boy will feed you to the dog." ”

The water protector sneered: "You pervert, every time you trick the little girl into being a concubine for you, but when you get tired of playing, you sell people to a brothel, I think it's better to be a concubine for me, haha." ”

Yang Xiu's tears flowed down and said, "Brother Keshi, I'd rather die than be caught by them." ”

Liu Keshi was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, and he scolded: "Hooligans, scoundrels." ”

He smashed the knife in his hand at the two, picked up the stone and threw it at the two, the two were so frightened that they retreated, and after the stone was thrown, Liu Keshi picked up Yang Xiu and said; "Xiu'er, this may be fate, we will be together in the next life!"

Yang Xiu said; "But Brother Shi, I'm afraid." She hugged Liu Keshi tightly, her head lay on his shoulder, and Liu Keshi jumped off the guillotine cliff.

The next day was almost noon, Liu Keshi slowly woke up, his eyes were full of leaves, and he felt pain all over his body, especially his left arm, which was painful and couldn't move. He sat up slowly, remembering what had happened last night.

Only then did he find that he had fallen on a big tree sticking out of the cliff, more than ten zhang high from the ground, and the cliff was covered with vines, Liu Keshi shouted: "Xiu'er, Xiu'er, where are you?" "No one answered, and Yang Xiu couldn't be seen.

Liu Keshi endured the pain, down the vines to the ground, there were weeds and gravel everywhere, there was a path passing by, he was so anxious, shouting and looking, and finally, found two sentences on the stone wall next to him, "The master rescues, see you in a year".

Liu Keshi burst into tears, he originally wanted to rescue Xiu'er, the two were together forever, but they got together again and again in front of him and separated again and again, he liked Xiu'er too much.

Liu Keshi stumbled back to the Lotus Inn, and the two Black Dragon Soldiers helped him into the house, his face turned pale, and his right hand dragged his left arm.

Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing didn't sleep well all night, and Yang Huaide asked anxiously: "Keshi, how are you?" What about Xiu'er? ”

Liu Keshi slammed his right hand on the table and said, "It's me who is incompetent and didn't protect Xiu'er!" "He told everyone what had happened.

When Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing heard that they would not be able to see Xiu'er until a year later, the two were dumbfounded, and they didn't bring Xiu'er back, how could they explain to their parents?

Yelu Zhongde persuaded: "Yang Xiu is safe, and he was rescued by a master, this is a blessing in disguise, and a year will pass soon, and everyone can see each other." ”

Yang Huaide, Yang Huaixing, and Liu Keshi are a little easier.

Yelu Zhongde asked someone to bandage Liu Keshi's wounds, but he did not hurt his bones, and his arm was only dislocated.

The next day, An Siming came to resign and said to everyone: "Thank you for saving me, he will repay you one day, if you see Yang Xiu, thank her on my behalf, I plan to go to Beijing to join my uncle, so I will leave." ”

Jerod gave him some taels of silver as his fare. After An Siming left, Yelu Zhongde said: "Zoroastrianism is very powerful, and there are people in the court who support them, if there is no conclusive evidence, the government will not be able to move them, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, if Zoroastrianism knows that we live here, they will definitely send people down the mountain to hunt us down, and we will immediately set off back to Shuozhou." ”

On the morning of this day, when everyone was about to arrive at Shuozhou City, Yelu Zhongde said: "I will take these children back to the Jin Palace, arrange accommodation, and you will also live in the palace, and then discuss how to send them home." ”

Han Xiaoyao said: "I can't help with things in the future, I still have things to deal with at home, so I leave here." ”

He said to Yang Huaide and the three of them: "Three brothers, after doing a good job, you must come to live with me for a while, and everyone will get together again." ”

Yang Huaide said: "Thank you Brother Xiaoyao for your help, we'll see you later." ”

Back at the Jin Palace, Yelu Zhongde called the best doctor to treat Liu Keshi's arm injury.

At noon, Yelu Zhongde invited Yang Huaide and the three of them to dinner, and a roast whole sheep with golden red color was placed in the center of the table.

He smiled and said: "Today I invite the three little heroes to taste the most beautiful food of our Khitan people---- roasted whole sheep and mare's milk wine, which is the famous dish we entertain our distinguished guests. ”

He took a knife and cut the mutton himself, which was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the servant poured mare's milk wine for everyone.

Jerod said; "You're welcome."

Yang Huaide and the three of them haven't eaten well for a few days, the mutton skin is crispy and slippery, the flavor is abnormal, and the three of them even said that it was delicious.

Jerod was also very pleased, and said, "Eat more of what is delicious, and come, and we will dry this cup of mare's milk." "Everyone drank it all, and the mare's milk wine was very mellow.

The three of them had never tasted such delicious food, and Yang Huaide said, "We thought you would eat raw meat before? ”

Yelu Zhongde said with a smile: "What you hear are rumors, saying that we eat raw meat and eat people, we are rude, and we are barbarians, but in fact, you Han people don't know us Khitans." ”

He took a sip of mare's milk wine and said: "You Han people claim to be the descendants of Yan and Huang, we Khitan people are also descendants of Emperor Yan, we are brothers, but the way of life is different, you Han people live in the south, warm and rainy, grow crops; We Khitans are in the north, cold and dry, grazing by water and grass, so we are all the same, your Song country is the Southern Dynasty, our Liao Kingdom is the Northern Dynasty, we are all Chinese. ”

It was the first time for Yang Huaide and the three of them to hear this, and they felt that it made sense, and Yelu Zhongde saw that the three young men were fascinated by what he heard, and raised his glass and said: "Our two countries are good brothers and good neighbors, come, do this toast." ”

Yelu Zhongde said again: "I will hand over the rescued children to the Daizhou prefect of your Song State to send them home, and in addition, I have sent someone to inquire about Yang Xiu's whereabouts, you can stay in the palace for as long as you want." ”

Yang Huaide said: "Thank you for your help, we will leave early tomorrow morning." ”

Yelu Zhongde's brow furrowed slightly.

Yang Huaide raised his glass and said, "The three of us are in charge of a glass of wine." ”

After eating, Yelu Zhongde asked someone to bring a few large watermelons, cut them into several pieces, and said, "Taste this watermelon, which you don't have in the Song Kingdom." "The watermelon has an emerald green skin on the outside and a bright red flesh on the inside, and it tastes sweet and refreshing.

The next day, after breakfast, the three of them were in the living room preparing to say goodbye to Jerod.

At this time, a servant came out and said, "Yang Huaide, the head of my family invited you to the backyard to have something to say." ”

Yang Huaide handed over the dragon pear spear and package to Yang Huaixing, and went to the backyard with the servant.

After a while, Yelu Zhongde walked in, followed by the nameless black dragon army, Yelu Zhongde said: "Huaide wants to come down to see my lord, he asked you to go first, and he will not go back until things are done." ”

Yang Huaixing and Liu Keshi were stunned, Yang Huaide didn't say such a thing last night!

Yang Huaixing asked, "Where is my eldest brother?" Why didn't he come out? ”

Yelu Zhongde replied, "Huaide may be the son of my lord who has been missing for many years, and he does not want to see you now. ”

Yang Huaixing said: "I want to see my eldest brother. ”

Jerod said, "No, he doesn't want to see him." With that, he turned and left.

Yang Huaixing wanted to catch up, but was stopped by five black dragon soldiers.

Because he didn't find Yang Xiu, Liu Keshi was angry with Yang Huaide and said, "Huaixing, let's go!" Huaide wants to be the son of the prince, and he will be prosperous and rich from now on, why do you see us! ”

Yang Huaixing was confused.

The two left the palace, came out of Shuozhou City, passed by Qiling Temple, Yang Huaixing said: "But the world, my eldest brother is not the kind of person you said, there must be something strange in this, let's go ask Han Xiaoyao to see what he says." ”

The two entered the Qiling Temple and told Han Xiaoyao about it, and Han Xiaoyao said: "You rest here first, and I will go to the palace tonight to find out." ”

After dark, Han Xiaoyao sneaked into the Jin Palace, lying on the wall of the backyard, and saw four black dragon soldiers guarding the door of the house, Yelu Zhongde and Yang Huaide sitting in the house, Yang Huaide still had iron chains on his feet, and Han Xiaoyao understood the truth.

He jumped into the courtyard and beckoned to the four Black Dragon Army, the four Black Dragon Army saw that they were strangers, and walked over to Han Xiaoyao together, Han Xiaoyao took the opportunity to bypass the four people and rushed to the house, and at once he stopped Yelu Zhongde's Ma Acupoint, he found the key on Yelu Zhongde and threw it to Yang Huaide, and said: "Huaide, I'm here to save you, follow me." ”

The four Black Dragon Army rushed into the house, and Han Xiaoyao grabbed Yelu Zhongde's neck and shouted, "You all retreat, or I will kill your manager." ”

Yang Huaide stood up, arched his hand, and said, "Thank you for your help before, but I am indeed Han, and my parents are in Daizhou, so I can't stay here." ”

Yelu Zhongde said: "Huaide, I have no malicious intentions, I just want my prince to see you. ”

Yang Huaide said: "No need, if my parents knew about it, they would be very angry." ”

Han Xiaoyao said: "Chief Yelu, I have offended. ”

Han Xiaoyao untied Yelu Zhongde's, still clasped his neck, carried him to the backyard wall, and said, "Huaide, let's go." The two of them climbed over the wall.

Returning to Qiling Temple, Han Xiaoyao invited the three of them to drink tea and said, "The three brothers can stay with me for a few more days." ”

Yang Huaide replied: "We have been away from home for many days, and we have to rush back to see our parents, and we have to return tomorrow." ”

Everyone began to chat, and Liu Keshi asked curiously: "Xiaoyao, if the two countries of Song and Liao are at war, which side will you support?" ”

Han Xiaoyao was a little conflicted, stood up, shook the folding fan, took two steps, and said, "I will prevent the two countries from going to war and maintain the peace between the two countries for a hundred years." ”

Liu Keshi asked, "Why do you have this thought?" ”

Han Xiaoyao continued: "In the past, the Song and Liao countries were at war, and the Great Song Dynasty was defeated and won less, and in the end it was the Han people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun who suffered. ”

Liu Keshi said: "Now that our Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty has been defeated and retreated by the Xia Kingdom, and after pacifying the Xia Kingdom, we will definitely be able to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun." ”

Yang Huaixing asked, "Don't you want to return to Middle-earth as a Han Chinese?" ”

Han Xiaoyao replied: "Although I am a Han Chinese, I have lived in the Great Liao Kingdom for several generations, and I have regarded the Liao Kingdom as my home, and now there is not much difference between the Khitan and the Han people. ”

Liu Keshi said angrily: "I think you Han people are greedy for life and afraid of death, and you have no backbone. ”

Yang Huaide said: "We, the Han people who live on the border of the Great Song Dynasty, have not wanted to drive away Hu Lu all the time, regain the lost land, and snow the shame of the year!" ”

Yang Huaide stood up excitedly, and then said: "Xiaoyao, I won't tell you, the three of us are going to join the Western Army when we go back, and our generation must complete the unfinished deeds of our ancestors." ”

When Han Xiaoyao heard the words of the three of them, his blood immediately boiled, and he said: "I have been doing business with my father since I was a child, trying to get rich, this is really impatient, the Han people are subject to all kinds of restrictions, if one day you lead the king to come, I, Han Xiaoyao, will definitely contribute." ”

He shouted to the servant again, "Serve the wine." ”

The servant brought a few jars of wine, poured a glass for each of them, and Han Xiaoyao said: "Today, the three elder brothers made me pause, and we drank this cup." ”

The four of them drank it all excitedly. Han Xiaoyao had mixed feelings, hugged a jar of wine and drank it in one gulp, and said: "Although I read a lot, I have no ambitions, I only know pleasure, I see the three brothers today, I am infected by your ambition, and I want to live a famous life." ”

Yang Huaide said: "Leisurely, a good man is ambitious in all directions, how can he covet the pleasure in front of him and waste his time." ”

Liu Keshi said: "I see that you are extraordinary on Lotus Peak, and if you are on the battlefield, you will definitely be able to perform miraculous feats." ”

Yang Huaixing also said: "Xiaoyao, you go with us to join the Western Army!" ”

Han Xiaoyao said: "I also have this intention, wait for me to say goodbye to my parents, and then go to you." ”

The next morning, the three of them hurried home.

Let's say that Yang Wenshan and his wife miss their three children day and night, and they are restless in bed.

I didn't sleep until midnight that night, first the dog barked in the village, and after a while, there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, Yang Wenshan and his wife stood up together and ran out of the house, Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing shouted: "Dad, mother." ”

Yang Wenshan and his wife saw that they only had two sons, and their hearts were half cold, and Wang Yue'e asked, "What about your sister?" ”

Yang Huaixing didn't dare to squeak, Yang Huaide replied: "She was rescued by a master and will come back in a year." ”

Yang Wenshan and his wife felt better, and when they entered the house, they asked while preparing a meal for the two. Yang Huaide told the story again, and Yang Wenshan and his wife were a little happier when they heard that the two were very brave and made good friends again.

Yang Huaide said: "I saw Xiu'er's handwriting on the stone wall, Xiu'er should have been rescued. Yang Wenshan and his wife were relieved when they heard this.

Yang Huaide was afraid that his father and mother would be unhappy, so he did not mention that he was like the missing son of King Jin.