Chapter 8: Loneliness and Indignation

As soon as the three of them heard Iron Rose's words, they were all stunned! The wounded man who was lying on the board suddenly shouted angrily: "Chivalrous, you have to fight this grievance, Xue Laohu robbed my mother-in-law and beat me like this!"

Iron Rose jumped off her horse and commanded, "Put him down, you tell me, what kind of bully is Xue Laohu?"

The follower looked before and after, and saw that no one came, so he said angrily: "Xue Laohu is a local bully, he is rich and powerful, people call him Xue Qiye, and call him Xue Laohu behind his back." The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info he is a great gentleman in this county, but he does all kinds of evil. The injured person is my brother Hu San, my name is Hu Er. My brother got into a wife five years ago, a girl from the Meng family in Dongzhuang. The girl was restless, and she hooked up with Xue Laohu when she was in her mother's house, but we didn't know yet. Later, the girl probably saw that Xue Laohu was too ruthless, and she regretted it, so she changed it very well.

"Last month, my brother married him, and Xue Laohu threatened not to let my brother live a good life. But my brother also has some reputation on weekdays, he can use spears, and he is not easy to bully, so Xue Laohu has not to start. Yesterday morning, the girl's mother took her daughter back to her parents' house, not wanting to disappear as soon as she arrived at her parents' house. Her mother's family told us that the girl had run away and told us to return the dowry. My brother was in a hurry, and after a day of investigation, he found out that the mother-in-law of the Meng family had colluded with Xue Laohu, and as soon as she took her daughter back to her parents' house, she asked Xue Laohu to send someone to take the car and snatch it away.

"I heard that my brother-in-law was seen crying and scolding in the car, but no one dared to care about this idle matter. Just now, my brother Hu San was so angry that he went to them with a spear to theorize. Xue Laohu commanded his family's guardians Yu Wu, Lu Jiu, and even Zhuang Ding, a total of more than 30 people, with knives and sticks, and beat my brother like this. I went, prostrated and begged, and deserved not to report to the official, not to make a noise, and to take the lives of the whole family as a guarantee......, so that my brother could be brought back! You can't even provoke them, girl! Even if you have a sword, you can't beat them! Besides, my whole family ......."

This Hu Er stomped his feet and sighed, but Hu San endured the pain and shouted: "Chivalrous and righteous lady, you must take care of this matter." It doesn't matter if my wife lives or dies, but the local tigers must be eradicated, otherwise no one will have a clean wife and daughter!"

Iron Rose was furious at this time, and asked, "Where does Xue Laohu live?" The injured man said, "Just to the north, across the small river, there is a high courtyard wall outside the willow forest. ”

Iron Rose said, "All right! I'll give you a breath." Claim back your daughter-in-law for your family, and eliminate the harm for your side!" said Shi Fei on his horse and walked away with a whip.

That Hu Er was still chasing after him: "Chivalrous girl, let's discuss and discuss before we go!"

Iron Rose didn't even look back, urging the horse to hurry away. But three or four miles, I saw a small stream in front of me, and the water was clear and the two banks were less than a foot apart.

As soon as the Iron Rose whipped the horse, it flew over the surface.

When I walked further, I saw a willow tree with thousands of green wisps, blowing in the wind, and there was a lot of grass growing on the ground, mixed with blue and yellow wild flowers.

In such a beautiful place, it is hard to believe that there is a fierce "human-faced tiger" living here.

The Iron Rose pulled her horse around the woods and saw a village with a high courtyard wall.

Outside the wall, there were several young men who looked like Zhuang Ding, all wrestling and laughing there with their bare backs. There were clothes, stones, knives, guns, sticks, and so on.

As soon as they saw the young girl in Tsing Yi riding a horse, they looked straight in the eye. Xiuxia's attitude was as cold as ice, and he asked angrily: "You call Xue Laohu out! I have something to ask him!"

When those Zhuang Ding heard Xiuxia's words, they were not only not afraid, but they smiled at each other and said to each other: "Our seventh master is really lucky now, and such a beautiful lady has sent it to the door by herself." ”

Iron Rose urged: "Quickly call Xue Laohu out! I want to ask him why he occupies the women of the good family, beats the villagers, and runs amok!"

The Zhuang Dingqi all stuck out their tongues and laughed, "Drink! This guy is worse than the rotten peaches in the city!"

This person seems to be the caretaker of his family, tall and dark, and Tie Rose can't help but be taken aback when he sees it! It turns out that this person himself recognizes that it is the first time he suffered, when he was robbed by thieves, the fiery companion Tietou Yu Wu.

He said, "Who is I? Three or four years ago, I rode a horse with you in my arms, and you haven't forgotten what happened at that time? Okay! Okay! Get off the horse, let's talk about the old friendship!"

Iron Rose really didn't expect to meet this person, and this Iron Head Yu Wu is also one of her enemies. That day, they took the fat woman to a bad place.

Halfway through, they were robbed by the red scorpion, and the two people were injured. The fat woman was stabbed to death by a red scorpion in the car, and only because he hid under the car did he not die;

At that moment, Iron Rose's face turned purple and red with anger, and she scolded: "Bastard! Dog robber! You don't think I'm still a little girl who was bullied at will four years ago." This time, I came out to find Yu Wenhua and take revenge on your gang!"

As he spoke, he jumped off his horse and took out his sword, and then Yu Wu took two steps back, still smiling, and said, "Drink! It's amazing, and you want to take revenge? Now that there is no red scorpion to save you, don't you know what to do!"

Iron Rose stepped forward with an arrow and slashed his sword, but several of the Zhuang Ding had already picked up a single stick and stopped Iron Rose from fighting.

But as soon as these blades met the White Dragon Yinfeng Sword, it was like a papier-mΓ’chΓ© knife and a stick made of thorns, and they only listened to "choking and choking" and "(kouke) (kouke) (kouke) (koucha) (koucha)"!

Frightened, those souls flew away, and they quickly panicked. The iron-headed Yu Wu still dared to fight, he wiped his head and ran to the village, but was chased by the Iron Rose flying with his sword, only to hear Yu Wu's "ouch" scream, one of the thief's right hands, even the wrist was cut off.

Those Zhuang Ding ran into the Zhuangzi desperately and closed the gate. Iron Rose first raised her sword to force Yu Wu, who lay on the ground and rolled around, crying out miserably: "Mommy, Mommy, spare your life......"

Iron Rose patted Yu Wu's head with her sword again, and asked, "You know Yu Wenhua and acquaintance, do you know where he is hiding now? Say it quickly, or I'll cut you with a sword!"

Yu Wu was so painful that he couldn't even roll, so he lay on his back and groaned, and said in a weak voice: "Yu Wenhua has made a fortune, he doesn't recognize his old friends anymore! He is now the prime minister of the Great Sui Dynasty......" Speaking of this, he fainted in pain, like a dead man.

Iron Rose went over again, and slashed the gate with her sword. Although the door of the village was closed very tightly, and the door was wrapped with iron leaves, it was very strong, but it couldn't help the sharpness of the White Dragon Yin Wind Sword, and only three or five swords were needed to cut a big hole in the door.

The voices inside were very flustered, as if the leopard was about to break into the door, as if the water was about to rush to the embankment, Tieqiang Rose slashed the door with her sword again and again, and shouted inside: "Tell Xue Laohu to come out!"

Iron Rose was so angry at this time that she really wanted to smash the gate and break in, killing Na Xue Laohu, not asking what happened after the murder.

After a moment of chaos inside, suddenly two doors opened. Iron Rose hurriedly took a few steps back and saw an old man of seventy or eighty years old coming out of it, and when he saw Iron Rose, he bowed deeply and begged, "Don't be angry, girl, we know that the girl is a chivalrous man." My nephew Xue Qi did a lot of evil, and I disciplined him, but he didn't listen, and now he deserves to be punished. But he's not at home now, he's gone to the city!"

Iron Rose said angrily: "Xue Laohu, don't be afraid of me, hide." Tell him to come out, or I'll go in and search!"

The old man said: "It's okay if the girl comes in to search, my unscrupulous nephew is really not at home, he took the daughter of the Meng family to the county to buy jewelry." ”

When Tie Rose heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned, and looked back at the iron head Yu Wu, as if she had lost her breath. Iron Rose was shocked again, and thought to herself: No matter what kind of bully that Xue Laohu is, if I break into his courtyard, I will break the law, not to mention that now I have a human life. If I don't hurry away, they will happily go to report to the officials, and if a large number of officials come, I will not be able to escape.

So Iron Rose said to the old man, "When will your nephew Xue Laohu come back?"

I won't be back until late in the evening. They still have to visit a few relatives and friends in the county, and there is a new troupe in the city, maybe they have to go to the theater. ”

Iron Rose thought for a while, then sneered and said, "I don't care if your nephew is really not at home or not, I will limit you to release all the women forcibly occupied by Xue Laohu today, and send them away and hand them over to their husbands or parents." From now on, your nephew is not allowed to bully the villagers or occupy women again. I'll come back tomorrow and tell your nephew to wait for me, and I'll teach him a lesson when we meet!"

With that, Iron Rose turned around and put away her sword, got on her horse, and whipped through the willow forest again, heading north. After walking three or four miles to the north, she suddenly grabbed the reins again, and secretly thought: No! Today, I killed and injured the iron head Yu Wu, and I inadvertently inquired about the whereabouts of my enemy, Yu Wenhua, but I did not handle the matter of the Hu family's daughter-in-law being occupied and her husband being beaten?...... After thinking about it for a while, he decided on another idea, and then turned his horse south.

After walking a few miles, she saw two men waiting for her by the road, and when they saw her, they shouted in unison, "Miss!"

When Tie Rose looked at it, there was Hu Er among them. Hu Er ran over and whispered to Tie Rose in a hurry, "Miss, what's wrong?" have you seen Xue Laohu?"

Iron Rose shook her head and said, "I didn't see it, I went to his village to fight with his housekeepers." I killed and wounded the remaining five, and then I was about to break into his village, but an old man of seventy or eighty years old came out and begged me bitterly. He claimed to be Xue Laohu's uncle, and he said that his nephew had taken the Meng family's girl into the city to buy jewelry, and would not return until evening. He promised me that as soon as his nephew returned, he would ask Xue Laohu to release all the women he had occupied. ”

Hu Er couldn't help but stomp his feet and sighed, and said, "Miss, you have been deceived by them! That old man is not Xue Laohu's uncle, he is the old butler of the Xue family; Just now, Xue Laohu must have seen that your girl was difficult to provoke, and he didn't dare to come forward, so he asked the old wolf to deceive you first, and then they must call the officials. ”

Iron Rose sneered. Hu Er said: "Although my brother-in-law was very bad when she was in her mother's house earlier, she has been very harmonious with my brother since she passed the door, and she hates Xue Laohu very much. Now you must not go into the city with Xue Laohu to play jewelry, Xue Laohu must be hiding in the village, and he will never let my brother-in-law back!"

Iron Rose was stunned for a moment, then sneered again, and said, "It doesn't matter, no matter how cunning they are, within two or three days, I will definitely be able to rescue your brother and wife and eliminate the harm on your side." Now you can find me a place to eat first. ”

Hu Er pointed to the west and said, "Please Miss come to our house, right?"

Iron Rose shook her head and said, "If I go to your house, I will inevitably cause trouble for you, so you should find me another place." ”

A short man beside him said, "Come to me, girl! ”

Hu Er pointed to the man and said, "This is my cousin Li Si, he lives in our village, and there is no one else in the family, only his wife." ”

Iron Rose thought for a moment, then nodded, and led the horse to the village to the west with the two men. When he arrived at Li Si's house, Li Si's wife cooked and invited Xiuxia to eat. Hu Er brought an old woman and a woman to kowtow to Tie Rose and complain.

The old woman had a daughter who was forcibly occupied by Xue Laohu. In less than half a month in Xuejiazhuang, he sent back a poor female corpse, with five taels of silver attached, and even frightened and coaxed, not allowing them to make a noise.

The woman said that her husband, because he was a drunkard, got into a fight with the nurses of Xuejiazhuang and scolded Xue Laohu. At that time, Xue Laohu didn't say anything, but a month later, someone came from the county yamen and arrested her husband to the yamen. Implicated in the robbery, he has now been released to the house, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. The people of this village regard Iron Rose as a man of God, as their savior.

Iron Rose also agreed, and she must eliminate the harm to their place. But I thought: I am just alone, and I can't arbitrarily kill people and pervert the law. If Na Xue Laohu sent some officials to guard the village for him, then I wouldn't be able to do anything about it day or night! After thinking for a long time, she first asked Hu Er, Li Si, and others to go out to inquire about the movements in the village, and she was only here waiting for them to report the news.

After waiting for a while, the short Li Si ran back first. He was very excited and a little panicked, and as soon as he entered the house, he said, "How is it? This is all the idea given by the embarrassed man, and he told Xue Laohu to hide at home." He invited more than a dozen trappers from the yamen, and called a few people, all of whom were ruffians in the city, to help him protect the hospital. ”

Tie Rose smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I have a way!" At this time, Hu Er came back again, his expression was even more frightened, and said: "The official is here! They all know that Li Si is my cousin, and they must come here to search!"

Iron Rose was taken aback when she heard this, and quickly got up and left the house. When he saw that her horse had not unloaded his saddle (Gezhan) and his bag and sword. He hurriedly led the horse out, put on the stirrup, whipped and galloped out of the village, walked into a quiet path, and looked north across the wheat seedlings on the horse.

As soon as the Iron Rose let go of the horse, the sound of hooves "got it", and it followed the trail all the way north like flying, and walked out for more than twenty miles.

Here I suddenly saw a horse in front of me, and it was the handsome young man I met in Laolong Town.

Suddenly the Iron Rose saw the boy again. She immediately took the horse away, and was amazed. I thought to myself: This man's whereabouts are too secretive! He must have been following me for half a day, and I don't know what kind of heart he has? At this moment, the young man looked at the Iron Rose with a pair of piercing eyes, and then turned his horse and went west again.

When Iron Rose saw that the shadow of the young man and horse had disappeared, she took the reins and was stunned for a long time, and felt a little heavy in her heart, so she didn't bother to urge the horse to go quickly, so she slowly thought about things as she walked, and slowly came to the opposite mountain.

Iron Rose looked back and saw that there were few people on the ridges and paths. The sun had turned westward, and Xiuxia's body was not tired, but her mood was always in a trance, so she rode her horse into the mountain pass.

I saw that the mountain was not too high, and there were no strange peaks and ridges, but the mountains were full of green grass and short trees, and pleasant wild flowers.

The wind blew softly on the face, and the butterflies fluttered in pairs in the soft wind. They teased the shy wild flowers with a flirtatious look, and some of them deliberately flew around Xiuxia's head and face as if they were mocking.

The Iron Rose lazily dismounted, and laid the horse on the hillside, where it went to eat the grass.

She spread a green silk handkerchief on the grass, sat down and lowered her head, and pulled the grass and pinched the flowers with her hands, and the countless birds sang a clear love song in her ear.

After sitting for a while, Iron Rose could not help but snooze, opened her mouth and yawned again, and opened her eyes to see that there was no one around, and the horse was lying on the hillside, as if she was very concerned.

Tie Rose thought: Why don't I sleep here, after I wake up, it will probably be dark, and I will go to Xuejiazhuang. So she stood up, shook the handkerchief in her hand, hummed in her mouth, and naturally hummed a few verses. This is when he was in the Nanhai School Nun Temple, Na Zhiyuan often sang a few words while spinning thread.

Iron Rose couldn't help but think of the amorous nun, and the pair of gold earrings she kept in her bag, so she said in her heart: After everything is done, I still have to do that thing for Zhiyuan.

But after all the enmity of my father and the idle affairs of other people's families have been done, who will take care of my personal affairs? Therefore, I can't help but feel sad in my heart. Then she came to the horse, drew her sword, and lay down on the grass on the hillside, and the sword was pressed against her, and she closed her eyes to sleep.

The Iron Rose fell asleep on the hillside. I don't know how much time passed, but I was suddenly awakened by a voice. I heard a man's voice in my ear calling, "It's not safe for you to sleep here!"

Iron Rose opened her eyes and couldn't help but be taken aback! It turned out to be the young man again, at this time, this young man was not wearing a long coat, only wearing a green silk shorts, leading the horse, and was only two or three steps away from the Iron Rose, and his handsome and rich posture was seen more truly by the Iron Rose.

But Iron Rose quickly stood up, swiped her sword, and said, "Who are you, dare to come and talk to me?" and at the same time her face burned and her ears burned.

The young man smiled slightly, and said in a pleasant voice, "I mean well." Miss, I already know what kind of person you are. I've been here with you since Laolong Town, and I've wanted to talk to you for a long time, but I'm always afraid of being abrupt. Now the officials are coming into the mountains! Hurry up and get on your horse!"

Iron Rose was taken aback, looked to both sides, but shook her head and said, "I am not afraid! I have a sword, and I am not afraid of any number of officials." ”

The young man's eyes were also fixed on Xiuxia's sword, and he said anxiously: "This is not a matter of fear or fear, you can kill thieves on the Yellow River, and you can kill bullies in Xuejiazhuang, but you must not hurt the officials, otherwise you will become a criminal and a robber;

When Iron Rose heard this, she quickly put away her sword and mounted her horse, and went down the hill and galloped around the mountain road. The boy also rode closely behind.

In an instant, he walked out of the mountain pass, but the young man laughed, and Iron Rose knew that it was not any official who wanted to search the mountain, it turned out that the young man had deceived himself.

At that time, there was a wave of anger in his heart, and he wanted to whip the boy with a horsewhip, but the boy turned his horse and avoided it. He still smiled and said, "Girl, don't be angry, I didn't mean to tease you, but I saw that you were sleeping too cold in the mountains." ”

He pointed to the northwest with his whip and said with a smile, "There's a town over there, and there's a hotel in the town, so we can go there and have a few drinks first." In the evening, I'll help you go to Xuejiazhuang and get rid of that bully!"

When Iron Rose heard this, her anger vanished, and her face became hot again, and she followed the young man's whip and looked up at the town. Then, biting his lip and pondering for a while, he nodded to the boy.

After nodding his head, he asked, "Who are you, what are you doing, why do you have the time to follow me like this?"

The young man smiled and said, "For the time being, you don't have to ask, we'll talk when we get to the hotel in town." ”

Iron Rose said, "Then you have to tell me your name." ”

The young man said: "My surname is Xiahou, and my name is Wuji. ”

Tie Rose sneered, and thought to herself: In Laolong Town, I obviously heard the shopkeeper call you a general, but now you have the surname Xiahou again? This is not your real name, you must not be a good person! At this time, the young man turned his horse and walked in front, and he turned around and smiled and said, "Girl, you have already asked my name, but I also have to inquire about your surname?"

Without thinking, Iron Rose blurted out, "My surname is Tie." After saying this, he regretted it, as if he had suffered some loss, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed. The young man was also stunned, and said, "Iron Maiden!"

As he rode forward, he turned around and said, "In Laolong Town, as soon as I saw your face and your sword, I knew that you must be a chivalrous woman of our time. There are many people who can learn art today, but there is no chivalrous woman, only a red scorpion is young and beautiful, and his martial arts are good, but he is a thief!"

As soon as Iron Rose heard the young man mention the red scorpion, she couldn't help but feel a stir in her heart, as if she missed her old friend very much. Then he asked, "You mentioned the red scorpion, do you know where the red scorpion is now?"

The boy glanced back at Iron Rose, then shook his head and said, "I don't know. I only heard that there is such a woman in the rivers and lakes. Sexually lewd and beautiful, with hot hands and ruthless hearts, she is a well-known female robber in Henan Province. Ever since her husband was killed by Yun Zhanfeng's murderer......"

When Iron Rose heard the young man call her uncle a murderer, she couldn't help but be shocked and angry, but she didn't show her tone at all, and only heard the young man say again: "...... The cave of the red scorpion was also surrounded and suppressed by officials. She is considered to have deviated from the net, but her accommodation has not changed, she is still a thief, I don't know what mountain she is entrenched in, and I don't know which thief she has met. ”

Iron Rose retorted, "You're not right, although I don't know Yun Zhanfeng and Red Scorpion, I have heard that they are both good people. The name of the Great Banner Gate Cloud Zhan Peak is known to everyone in the rivers and lakes. In the past few years, he has avenged his brother, gone through the rivers and lakes, and endured all the hardships, and there is no one who does not admire him. Everybody knew that the red scorpion was a demonic robber, but I knew that she was a poor woman of good nature!"

The boy was startled, and his eyes were fixed on Iron Rose's face. Looking at the head of the Iron Rose and the feet of the Iron Rose, the Iron Rose sneered and said, "Do you doubt that I am the Red Scorpion?"

The young man smiled, shook his head, and said, "No, no, the red scorpion is at least in his thirties now, and you are only in your twenties." Girl, I must not guess you, I can see that you are indeed a chivalrous woman. In the Yellow River, you killed the water thieves, and in Xuejiazhuang, you killed and injured their Zhuang Ding, although I didn't see it at that time, but I think your martial arts must be superb. You make the sword, and I make the sword, so I admire you even more!"

Iron Rose smiled, and the boy rode forward, still following behind. After walking a few steps, the young man turned back and asked, "Girl, where are you from, and where are you going?" Can you tell me?"

Iron Rose said, 'I am from Jiangnan, and now I am going to Beijing to visit relatives and friends. The boy said, "That's great, I'm going to Beijing too, and we can go all the way." ”

Iron Rose asked, "Are you from there?"

The young man said: "I am from Nanyang Mansion, but my home is in Beijing. Three years ago, I went to Xiangyang to study martial arts, and now I have learned martial arts, and I want to return to Beijing to visit my parents. ”

While they were talking, they entered the town. Dismounted in front of a small hotel, the boy took Ironrose's horse and tied it to a stake.

Iron Rose took her White Dragon Wind Sword into the hotel, and the two of them asked for wine, sat down opposite each other, and smiled and talked softly.

Iron Rose used to drink alcohol infrequently, and was tired of the spicy taste of wine, but now when the wine touches her lips, she feels that it is sweet. After only half a sip of wine, she experienced the drunkenness.

The young man's face gradually turned red, and this flush seemed to the eyes of the Iron Rose to be as beautiful as the morning glow, and as brilliant as the spring flowers.

The two talked about it, and all they said was some idle things on the rivers and lakes. But although both of them love each other, they both have their own suspicions and refuse to tell the truth.

The boy still claimed to be Xiahou and Wuji, but Iron Rose called herself the Iron Maiden. The boy claimed to be the son of a wealthy merchant in Beijing and the apprentice of a famous boxer in Xiangyang, while Iron Rose pretended to be the daughter of a Jianghu dart master. Although the two are telling lies, the more they talk, the closer they become.

After drinking, the two left the hotel and went to a shop in the town to rest.

In the shop, the two were looking for a single room, and the shopkeeper looked at them and thought they were a couple.

The boy took his bag and the package of the Iron Rose into the house, and he went to the toilet to relieve himself.

Iron Rose took advantage of this moment to quickly open the young man's bag and look at it.

The young man's bag was no more than a small package, containing only a small trouser gown, a satin robe, and a few ingots of silver, and nothing else.

Tie Rose hurriedly tied it up again, put it in its place, and she sat by the kang in a daze. I felt very uncomfortable in my heart, so I thought: What did I do? My father's great revenge has not yet been avenged, and he is still wearing filial piety; when he goes out, he meets such a young man of unknown origin on the road, and he becomes infatuated, how wrong is this? If others know that Yun Zhanfeng's niece has done shameless things on the road, and then his uncle knows about it, don't blame me? Therefore, she regrets it very much.

At this time, the young man returned to the house, smiled and patted Iron Rose on the shoulder, and said, "When the two of us meet in Pingshui, we talk very similarly, this is really a front." ”

Iron Rose blushed, ducked aside, and said, "Although we know each other, we must not live together, or we will be laughed at." Now I have to leave after a while, and I have to save the daughter-in-law of the Hu family and get rid of the bully Xue Laohu. ”

The boy said, "I want to help you!"

Tie Rose shook her head and said, "You don't have to help me, I heard that there are many officials in that Xue Jiazhuang now." If you go and they catch you, I won't be able to save you. Don't look at me as young, I'm a woman, but I crossed the rivers and lakes four years ago. My martial arts are not boasting, even the red scorpion can't compete with me, and the famous lieutenant Chi Gong in the rivers and lakes has also suffered under my sword!"

The young man was taken aback and asked, "Do you know Wei Chigong?"

Iron Rose shook her head and said, "I don't know him, I heard him a knight earlier, and then I learned that he was a bad guy. Now I only know that there are two heroes on the rivers and lakes: one is Yun Zhanfeng, and the other is Su Xiong. ”

The young man sneered and said, "Although you and I are like-minded, the characters we worship on the rivers and lakes are different, so there is no need to argue. ”

As he spoke, he saw that the young man took out the White Dragon Wind Sword of Iron Rose in a daze, and when he looked at it, his face showed even more surprise, and he asked, "Iron Maiden, are you a sword?"

When Iron Rose saw this, she didn't answer immediately, but after thinking about it, she turned around and said, "It's not a treasure, but it's my family heirloom, and it's still sharp." ”

The young man put the sword into the sheath, as if he didn't pay much attention, but he always looked at the face of the Iron Rose, and saw Xiuxia's face hot for a while.

She went out and called the shopkeeper to cook for her, and then went back to the house.

The young man said, "What are you busy with?" It is not too late to go again after the third watch, and I will definitely help you then." ”

Iron Rose turned back and said, "I don't want help. ”

The young man smiled, stared at Iron Rose's face again, his lips moved, and he wanted to speak several times before he said, "Iron Maiden, let me ask you one more thing?"

Iron Rose said, "What's the matter?" The young man smiled and said, "I'm going to ask if you have a mother-in-law?"

Iron Rose's face was even hotter, and at the same time a little angry, so she said, "You can't ask about this!"

The boy smiled and said, "Although you shouldn't ask, it doesn't hurt to say it." Now you are walking on the rivers and lakes, not in the boudoir. The two of us met in Pingshui, since we have met, we are friends, and it is also a good intention for me to ask you. If you haven't booked a matchmaker, girl, I can be a matchmaker for you. I know a friend, his surname is Li, he is only 23 years old this year, his family is rich, he is young and romantic, and he is very skilled in martial arts......"

Iron Rose was about to get angry and stop him, but the shopkeeper brought in two bowls of noodle soup.

The boy stopped, and Iron Rose could no longer be angry, her cheeks were still hot, but she felt that her cheeks were as red as roses.

The young man also smiled and talked to her, but Xiuxia didn't say a word, eating noodles silently, and didn't even raise his eyelids.

When Iron Rose had finished her dinner, she called the shopkeeper to prepare the horses, but the boy only looked at her with his eyes and smiled, and did not stop her.

After a while, the shopkeeper came into the house and said, "Sister-in-law, we have prepared your horse." ”

Iron Rose carried the package with her sword and gave the shop a few dozen pennies. The shopkeeper was stunned, and looked at the young man, who shook his head and smiled, and said, "We are not together, she will go first and go elsewhere, and I will rest here for a while!"

At this time, the sky was already twilight, and there was still some sunset in the sky, and the color was red and purple, like the drunken face of a beauty. The evening breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and plants. The Iron Rose urged the horse through the veined mountain, and it was already dark.

She first went to the small village in the southwest, found Li Si's door, knocked on the firewood a few times, and Li Si walked out. Xiuxia led the horse and walked in, and whispered: "After I left during the day, did the official come into the village to search?"

Li Si said: "Hu Erjia and I have all searched here, and they interrogated me if they know the girl's name? I said that I didn't see a girl riding a horse walking from here today." Fortunately, the officials didn't arrest me and Hu Er. But I just heard it.

Didn't the iron-headed Yu Wu in Xue Laohu's nursing home tell the girl to cut off a hand? Not long after the girl left, he died of his breath. When he was dying, he called out the girl's name, but he couldn't do it clearly. Now the officials of Xuejiazhuang and Yamen only know that the girl's surname is Tie, but they don't know the girl's origin. ”

Iron Rose nodded, stunned for a moment. Li Si invited her to sit in the room again, and Iron Rose also felt that it was too early at this time, so she tied the horse to the tree in the courtyard.

She followed Li Si into the house, and Li Si's wife immediately boiled water to make tea, and was busy serving Iron Rose.

Although Li Si is a very poor small farmer, his family is quite happy. His wife was the same age as him, that is, thirty years old, and she was not ugly, and she always spoke softly to her husband, and Li Si often smiled and talked to his wife.

Although Iron Rose was a guest of honor here, he was quite flattered by his husband and wife.

But I felt cramped and uneasy. She looked around the hut, the earthen kang, the paper window, the broken table, the tile urn, and the dim vegetable oil lamp, and felt quite envious.

At the same time, I thought of the Xiahou Wuji I met today, the scene with me in the wine shop and in the thatched shop, and I couldn't help blushing.

After chatting with Li Si and his wife for a while, Li Si went out of the house. Li Si's wife sat by the lamp doing needlework, but Tie Rose sat through the window.

It took a long time for Li Sifang to return. And came to Hu Er together, and Tie Rose asked Hu Er, "How is your brother's injury?"

Hu Er said: "His person is still very sober, and he probably won't die." He also asked the young lady to save his wife. But I think there is no need for such a woman. If you want it, it will be troublesome in the future!"

Iron Rose said, "Since your brother-in-law has been very harmonious with your brother after passing through the door, and she was robbed by Xue Laohu this time, and she was not willing, why don't you want her? Do you think there is any place where you can place her temporarily?"

Hu Er discussed with Li Si and his wife for a long time, and then said: "My cousin's mother's family is from Shanbei, more than forty miles away from here, and it is very safe there. If Miss rescues my brother-in-law, I can set up a car and send her there that night!"

Iron Rose said, "That's going to be easy." Then he asked, "What time is it?"

Hu Er said: "It's more than two days now. ”

Tie Rose stood up and said, "I'll go now, I will definitely be able to rescue your brother-in-law in Xuejiazhuang, you can now set up a car and wait for me in the mountains! ”

Hu Er and Li Si agreed repeatedly, and Xiuxia went out of the house to untie his horse; Li Si hurriedly went over to open the firewood, and Tie Rose went out to get on his horse and walked out of the village. At this moment, it is as dark as ink, and the stars are ten thousand points.

As the horse walked on the avenue, Tie Rose identified the direction of the Xue Jiazhuang and hurriedly walked away with a whip.

After crossing the stream, the Iron Rose took the horse and walked on again. After walking a short distance, before coming to the willow forest, Iron Rose dismounted, led the horse to the forest, and tied it to the tree, and then she drew out the White Dragon Yin Wind Sword, and walked hurriedly towards the courtyard of the Xue family.

Before she could reach the high wall, she heard the sound of "Bang!Bang!!" three times, and the sound seemed to be approaching, and the Iron Rose immediately paused and crouched behind a plate.

When I was young, I saw four people patrolling the watch, and they turned along the wall from the south wall. When I entered a hut in the courtyard, there was a light in the hut, and I listened to the man's loud conversation.

Iron Rose crouched and turned to the north wall, where there was no one, and Iron Rose tightened a green silk belt around her waist, and then she stuck her sword behind her back, and then she took out the skills she had learned in the temple of the Nanhai Sect nuns for four years, and shrugged herself to hold on to the wall.

Then he stood cross-legged on the wall and jumped again, and jumped on the back eaves of the big house. Then she stepped on the roof tiles with slender soft-soled shoes under her feet, and walked forward, but she saw that in the courtyard was a three-fold house, all with lights.