Zhuozhou is 100 miles away, Suolong Mountain.

Suolong Mountain, from west to east the mountain winds and turns, looking like a dragon from afar. Looking closely, the mountain is full of strange pines and cypresses, and the mountain is full of strange rocks. The beauty of this mountain is gloomy, and the murder is hidden in the steepness.

In the dense jungle below, there is an undulating path that leads to the mountain. The dazzling sunlight shone obliquely through the gaps between the branches, and most of the light was obscured by the shade of the trees, and the only glimmer of sky light left dappled the forest path.

On this little road, which is rarely visited, a man and a woman appeared at this moment, and they were followed by a donkey full of spirit. As they walked, they talked and laughed loudly, as if they didn't care about the scenery in front of them, and they didn't care about the dangerous scene in the mountains.

Qingnian walked for a while, and complained to the purple-clothed girl beside him: "Little witch, it took a lot of effort for this young lady to snatch this little lady from member Lu, but you don't let me get close to it all day long, do you want to exhaust this young man or be jealous?" ”

The girl in purple snorted and said, "Stinky food, you're really embarrassed!" Before the girl said anything about riding up and resting, a big man was clamoring to get on the donkey from morning till night. Unless you find a suitable mount for this girl, you will never want to ride it for the rest of your life! ”

Qingnian sighed, spread his hands, and said: "The official family said last time that they wanted to reward Ben Shaoxia with a golden gourd, and he could go to various prefectures and counties in the Great Song Dynasty to withdraw silver money at will, but in the blink of an eye, so many days have passed, and Ben Shaoxia has not even seen a gourd seedling, what a noble man forgets!" We're too tight now, and the golden gourd is still late, where do you ask Ben Shaoxia to get you a mount? ”

The girl in purple said disapprenously: "This girl doesn't care, if you can't find it, don't want to ride a donkey!" ”

Qingnian smiled bitterly, and wanted to confess a few more words, but suddenly heard a sad man's cry from the forest in front of him. Qingnian and the girl in purple were all led by this cry.

The girl in purple pointed ahead and asked, "This man is crying so miserably, most of the time something has happened, should we draw a knife to help when we see injustice?" ”

Qingnian shook his head and said, "Little witch, how many things have you been in charge of along the way?" Obviously, Zhuozhou is only two or three days away from here, and you have been taught to walk out for more than ten days, if you are nosy, I am afraid that you will not be able to reach Yongzhou in this life! ”

The girl in purple snorted coldly, "Stinky food, you still call yourself a young man, but you don't even have the slightest chivalrous courage." In addition to drinking wine and roasting chicken, what else do you do every day? ”

Qingnian smiled slightly and said, "This young man can also grill fish." ”

"You!" The girl in purple pointed to the young man beside her, so angry that she couldn't speak. After a while, she said: "You don't care, anyway, this girl is in charge!" As he spoke, he ran quickly in the direction where the cry came.

Qingnian sighed helplessly, took the reins of the donkey, and chased after the girl in purple with brisk steps. He chased after him quickly, and shouted loudly, "Hey, little witch, you run slowly!" If you run so fast again, this young man can get on the donkey! ”

The girl in purple ignored him, and her steps became faster and faster, and in an instant she turned into the dense forest and ran in the direction from which the cry came. Soon, in an open clearing in the woods, she spotted a richly dressed young scribe with an ugly face.

I saw that this person was about thirty years old, with a flat face and a huge Adam's apple bulging outward, and I thought he had a tumor between his neck. At this time, his face was full of sorrow, squatting beside a dirt pit, and while filling the pit with his hands, he complained sadly: "Brothers, you have been similar to Wang Dan for several years, and you can be said to be loyal to our father and son, but who would have expected that today because of my Wang Dan's incompetence, you will die here!" I will never have the face to see your family again, I will never have the face to see my father again, and I will never have the face to see the people under my father's rule again. But I hope that after I die, I can atone for the sins I have committed, and do not affect my father! ”

As he spoke, the pit was gradually filled. Then he slowly stood up, untied the strap around his waist, and hung it on a tree with a crooked neck in front of him.

Seeing this, the girl in purple rushed over with an arrow step, and came to the man's side in an instant. The man had just hung the strap on the tree, and suddenly saw a girl in front of him, screamed in fright, fell backwards again and again, and crashed into a tree behind him.

The young scribe only said that there was a strong man behind him, so he had to say in a deep voice: "Thief, you have taken away the prisoners I escorted, and you still refuse to let me go!" I advise you to be forgiving and forgiving, and if you dare to kill me today, my father will not let you go! ”

The girl in purple felt a little funny when she saw this, but seeing that he was very frightened, she had to hold back her smile and said as softly as possible: "This son, seeing that you are also from a big family, why are you hiding here alone to find death and life?" Don't be afraid, I don't have to go all the way with the king in your mouth, just tell me anything. ”

The young scribe was relieved to see that the girl in purple was not a villain, "This little lady, I am the son of Wang Hu, the superintendent of the imperial history, named Wang Dan, and the words are clear. Because my father offended Lu Duoxun, a powerful person in the DPRK, he was demoted to a local prefect. My father loved the people like a son, and he couldn't bear to see the bandits rampant here, so he often sent the catchers from the government to exterminate the thieves nearby. Two days ago, a group of thieves were arrested, and my father wanted me to go through the experience, so he asked me to lead someone to escort them outside the city and behead them. Who knows, less than three miles out of the city, a gang of gangsters appeared out of nowhere, robbed all these death row prisoners, and left a sentence, saying that if we have the courage, we will go to lock up Longshan and ask for people. According to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, the loss of a death row prisoner is a capital crime, and even if my father is the prefect, he can't save me. So in desperation, I had to take people to Suolong Mountain to ask for people, but my subordinates were not their opponents, they died, they fled, I saw that there was no way to live, so I planned to die. ”

The girl in purple nodded and asked, "What is the name of the owner of the lock dragon cottage?" Who were the prisoners they robbed? You don't have to worry, as long as this girl goes out, she will definitely be able to catch the lost criminals, and even the thieves on the mountain, this girl will also be sent away! ”

Wang Dan looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief, and said after a while: "The prisoners they robbed are all mountain bandits from Lishan, the leader is called Liu Qi, who is nicknamed Golden Retriever, and there is also a giant in the waves Shen Jiu, and the rest are all minions under their command, a total of twenty-three people." The lord of the village on Suolong Mountain is even more famous, named Jin Leopard Zhang Shi, these people are extraordinary martial arts, girls must be careful! ”

Without waiting for the girl in purple to answer, Qingnian had already led the donkey and walked quickly, "Hahaha, this young man is still a great character, it turns out to be a group of lynx beasts." Ben Shaoxia is hungry, just take them to drink! ”

Wang Dan saw that the two of them didn't pay attention to the mountain bandits at all, and asked curiously: "May I ask the two of you, who are you masters?" Can you tell me your name and surname, so that I can rest assured. ”

Qingnian patted his chest and said, "This young man's name is Wan Jianfeng, and he is the son of Wan Mengsheng, the owner of Yinfeng Mountain Villa. This little witch is called Murong Yunyao, and she is the daughter of Murong Yanzhao, the founding father of the Great Song Dynasty. Not to mention that we are both wise and brave and courageous, just reporting the names and surnames of our ancestors is enough to scare this group of grass robbers into dissipation! ”

Wang Dan is a literati and has never heard of Wan Mengsheng's name, but he has heard a little about Murong Yanzhao, and said with suspicion: "What you say is true? If the two of you can really help me get Liu Qi and Shen Jiu back, I will definitely repay the two benefactors. ”

The two nodded, turned around and were about to go up the mountain, when a slightly sloppy man came out of the forest, blocking the way of the two with an arrogant face. The three of them all looked at the person vigilantly, but they saw that this person was carrying a long sword at his waist, carrying a hard bow and a pot of sharp arrows, and he was very handsome, elegant and heroic, and there was a trace of perverse arrogance in his expression. The fly in the ointment is that he is dressed in a royal blue robe that is loose and full of wine stains, giving people a somewhat unkempt feeling.

This person walked closer, smiled coldly, and said, "Who said that he was the son of Wan Mengsheng?" How come I have never heard Master say that he still has a son? ”

Wan Jianfeng was stunned when he heard this, and his expression was very excited, "You...... What did you say? My father is really still alive, and he still took in such a big apprentice as you? So where is he now? Tell me quickly! ”

The man said with a disdainful face: "Who do you think you are, why should I tell you?" You just look a little like my master, and you came to pretend to be his son, which is really shameless! ”

Wan Jianfeng has always been free and easy, and he doesn't care about anything, but when he heard the news of his father, his expression was extremely excited, and even his body was trembling slightly. He grabbed the hand of the person who came and said urgently: "Good brother! Tell me, where is my father? ”

This person pointed to the wine gourd on Wan Jianfeng's waist and said, "You didn't even invite me to take a sip of wine, why did I confide in you, the person who met in Pingshui?" If you are all officials of the imperial court, if I say it, won't Master be in danger? ”

Wan Jianfeng hurriedly untied the wine gourd, handed it to him and said, "Brother, you can drink it, it just so happens that there is good wine today, but it is ...... in it."

Without waiting for Wan Jianfeng to finish speaking, this person snatched the wine gourd, opened the seal and sniffed. Immediately, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he laughed and said, "This brother has good taste, and it is actually the best Du Kang!" As he spoke, he couldn't wait to tilt his neck, and drank not a drop of wine from the gourd.

Wan Jianfeng couldn't help but admire when he saw that he could distinguish the type of wine just by sniffing it casually. smiled: "You drank my wine, we are friends." I don't know what this brother is called, are you really my father's disciple? ”

This person smiled slightly, and handed the wine gourd back to Wan Jianfeng, "Whether you are Wan Mengsheng's son or not remains to be verified, but I am Wan Mengsheng's apprentice. My name is Zhang Yong, the word is repeated, I had the honor to worship Wan Mengsheng as a teacher, I studied art by the master's side for several years, one day there was a Taoist priest in the house, like the master's old man, the two of them talked every day, and there was a long reunion. Later, the master was abducted by this Taoist priest and said that he was wandering away. It's been three or five years, and I haven't seen my tutor again. ”

Wan Jianfeng was a little deflated when he heard this, and sighed: "I thought that with the news of my father, I would be able to find out his whereabouts, who would have thought that his father would be as unreliable as his son, but it was also a girl who kidnapped me, he was a good old man, and he went to play with the old cow's nose!" It seems that I am happy for nothing, but it is a pity that I have a good pot of Du Kang! ”

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "This brother, are you really the son of your teacher?" My master is not as stingy as you, and he will never be upset by his friend drinking a pot of wine! I have heard Master say that he has a wife named Menghan, but I have never heard him mention that he has a son. Could it be that when Master and his wife were separated for some reason, Master didn't know that Master and Mother were pregnant, so he didn't know that there was still you in this world? ”

Wan Jianfeng said: "Brother, you are quite accurate!" It's a pity that you're not an official. ”

Zhang Yong looked at Wan Jianfeng sympathetically and patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, don't be discouraged, the mountains don't turn." Your father and son, our master and apprentice, will always meet each other! After he finished speaking, he pointed to Wang Dan and said, "I have been learning swords with my master for several years, but I have never tried the edge, so it is better for us to go up the mountain together and help this brother Wang finish this matter." ”

Murong Yunyao smiled and said to Zhang Yong: "This girl hasn't done anything with anyone for a few days, looking at Brother Zhang's posture, she wants to kill all the mountain bandits by herself, isn't that girl very boring?" ”

Zhang Yong smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, girl! Zhang Shi, Liu Qi, and Shen Jiu are three people, and we are also three people here, just one person and one person, and everyone has to fight! ”

Murong Yunyao nodded, looked at Wan Jianfeng and Zhang Yong, and said, "Then it's decided, you don't eat too much, otherwise this girl's hands are itchy, but I will take you to practice!" ”

Wang Dan, who has not spoken, has a very complicated face at the moment, he looks at the three people in front of him like a monster, he has dealt with the mountain bandits with his father over the years, and has seen with his own eyes the fierce and vicious catchers in the yamen on weekdays, how to be afraid of the mountain bandits like a tiger, occasionally a few heroes who are not afraid of death, but also fight with the mountain bandits with their lives, and have never seen the mountain bandits like this as a cat and a puppy, and he is very surprised.

He was about to step forward and tell them how terrible the bandits were. But before he could speak, the three of them had already clicked on their tiptoes and disappeared like three gusts of wind. Wang Dan looked at the position where the three of them had just stood, and was no longer surprised, and a sense of reverence arose.

(End of chapter)