Chapter 2
At this time, the white horse was getting older and its feet were not as strong as when it was a teenager, but it still ran much faster than ordinary horses. At dawn, it had already left the five robbers without a trace, and the sound of hooves chasing after them also disappeared. is no longer heard.But Li Wenxiu knew that there were horseshoe footprints left on the desert, and even though the five bandits couldn't catch up for a while, they would eventually follow the footprints, so they didn't dare to stop at all.
After running for more than ten miles, the sky was already bright, and after passing several sand dunes, suddenly, a mountain hill appeared in the northwest, with lush trees on the mountain. When I saw it suddenly in the desert, it was like seeing a fairy mountain outside the world.The sand dunes on the great desert are undulating, and several large sand dunes cover the mountains, so they are completely invisible in the distance.Li Wenxiu was shocked: Could it be that this is a ghost mountain?Why are there so many mountains in the desert, but no one has ever heard of them?Then I thought about it: Ghost Mountain is the best, just to lure these five evil thieves in.
The white horse walked swiftly, arrived at the front of the mountain not long after, and then galloped into the valley.I saw a small stream flowing between the two mountains.The white horse neighed happily and ran straight to the stream.Li Wenxiu got off the horse, took some water to wash off the dust on her face, and took a few more sips. The stream water was slightly sweet, refreshing and delicious.
Suddenly, the back of the head was blocked by a hard object, and a hoarse voice said: "Who are you?"What are you doing here?It was in Kazakh, Li Wenxiu was taken aback, and when she was about to turn around, the voice said: "The tip of my stick is aimed at the back of your head, just use a little force, and you will be seriously injured and die immediately."Li Wenxiu felt that the hard object moved forward slightly, but she felt dizzy for a while, and she didn't dare to move at the moment, thinking: This person can talk, so he probably isn't a ghost.He asked me what I was doing here, so the people who live here are not robbers.
The voice said again: I asked you, why didn't you answer?Li Wenxiu said: There were bad guys chasing me, so I fled here.The man said: What bad guy?Li Wenxiu: Many Han robbers.The man said: What robber?What is your name?Li Wenxiu said: I don't know.They used to be bodyguards, but when they arrived in Huijiang, they became robbers.The man asked: Are you a Han Chinese?May I have your name?Who is the father?Who is the master?Li Wenxiu said: I am Han.My name is Li Wenxiu, my father is Li San, the white horse, and my mother is the third lady of Jinyin Xiaojian.I don't have a master.The man said with an oh: Well, it turns out that the third lady of Jinyin Xiaojian married Li San, a white horse.Where are your parents?Li Wenxiu said: They were all killed by those bandits.They are going to kill me.
The man grunted and said: Stand up!Li Wenxiu stood up.The man said: turn around.Li Wenxiu turned around slowly, the iron tip of the man's wooden stick left the back of her head, retracted and stretched, and hit her throat again.But he didn't exert any force on his stick, he just lighted it vaguely.Li Wenxiu looked at him and was very surprised. When he heard that hoarse and cold voice, he expected that the person behind him must be very vicious and terrifying, but he didn't know that the person in front of him was an ordinary old man, with a thin body and a haggard appearance. , with a frowning face, wearing a Han costume, and his clothes and hats are in tatters.But his hair is curly, but he doesn't look like a Han Chinese.
Li Wenxiu said: "Old uncle, may I ask your name?"where is this place?These polite words were said by old man Ji when he was telling her a story. Seeing Li Wenxiu's beauty, the old man was surprised. He was stunned and said coldly: "I don't have a name, and I don't know where I am." what is the place.He speaks Chinese.Li Wenxiu was surprised that he could speak Chinese.
At this moment, the sound of hooves sounded faintly in the distance.Li Wenxiu said in surprise: The bandits are coming, old man, hide quickly.The man said: Why do you want to hide?Li Wenxiu said: Those bandits are very evil, they will kill you.The man said coldly: You and I are strangers, why bother with my life?Then the sound of hooves came closer.Li Wenxiu ignored him and tapped the tip of his stick to his throat, and grabbed his arm as soon as he stretched out his hand, saying: "Old uncle, let's escape together on horseback, if it's too late, it will be too late."
The man flicked his hand, trying to break free from Li Wenxiu's hand, but his flick was weak and unable to break free.Li Wenxiu wondered: Are you sick?I will help you mount.As he said, he put his hands on his waist and sent him to the saddle.This man was skinny, even though he was a man, his body was not as heavy as Li Wenxiu, who was of flesh and blood, sitting on the saddle wobbly, as if he was about to fall off the saddle at any moment.Li Wenxiu got on the horse after him, sat behind him and supported him, and rode the horse into the mountains.
As the two of them delayed, only five horsemen could be heard galloping into the valley, and the shouts of five strong men could be faintly heard.The man suddenly turned around and shouted: You are with them, aren't you?You have arranged a trick to deceive me.Li Wenxiu saw that his originally haggard and sickly face suddenly turned ferocious and terrifying, with a fierce light in his eyes, she couldn't help being very frightened, and said, "No, no, I've never seen you before, how could I deceive you?" ?The man sternly said: You want to trick me into taking you to the Gaochang Maze. Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped.
The word Gaochang Maze, when Li Wenxiu fled back to Xinjiang with his parents when he was young, he heard his parents mention it several times in their conversations, but he didn’t understand it at the time and didn’t pay attention to it. Now, ten years later, the old man suddenly said, She couldn't think of a time when she seemed to have heard someone say it, and said in a daze: Gaochang maze?What is that?Seeing her sincere expression, the old man softened his voice and said, "You really don't know the Gaochang Labyrinth?"
Li Wenxiu shook his head and said: "I don't know, ah, yes, the old man asked sharply: "What is it?Li Wenxiu said: When I was young, I fled back and forth with my parents, and I heard them talk about the Gaochang Labyrinth.Is that a fun place?The old man asked sternly: What else did your parents say?Don't lie to me.Li Wenxiu said sadly: I wish I could remember more of what my parents said, just one word is good.It's a pity we can't hear their voices anymore.Old man, I often think so foolishly, as long as my parents can come back to life once, let me see you again.well!As long as my parents are alive, they beat me and scold me non-stop every day, and I am very happy.Of course, they would never hit me.All of a sudden, the sound of Su Luke beating Su Pu's whip, and the sound of angry scolding seemed to appear in her ears.
The old man's face softened slightly, he hummed, and suddenly asked loudly: Are you married?Li Wenxiu blushed and shook her head.The old man said: Who have you lived with in the past few years?Li Wenxiu said: Follow Grandpa Ji.The old man said: Grandpa Ji?how old is heHow do you look?Li Wenxiu said to the white horse: "Good horse, the robbers are chasing you, run fast."I thought: Why do you keep asking these irrelevant things at this critical moment?But seeing his suspicious face, he finally said: Grandpa Ji must be over eighty years old, he has white hair all over his face, and his face is full of wrinkles, he treats me very well.The old man said: What Han people did you know in Huijiang?What else is there at Grandpa Ji's house?Li Wenxiu said: Grandpa Ji has no one else in his family.I don't even know Kazakhs, let alone Han people.The last two sentences were words of anger. She thought of Su Pu and Aman, and thought that even though she knew them, it was tantamount to not knowing them.
There were two people on the white horse, and they couldn't run fast. The five bandits behind chased him even closer, and there was only a few swishing sounds, and three feathered arrows flew past him one after another.Those robbers wanted to capture her alive, but they didn't want to shoot her dead with arrows. These arrows were just a threat to her to stop her horse.
Li Wenxiu thought: Anyway, I am determined to die with these five thieves, let this uncle escape alone!Immediately jumped down, slapped the horse's hip, and shouted: "White horse, white horse!"Take Uncle and escape first!The old man was taken aback, he didn't expect her to be so kind-hearted, she would give herself up to help others, and told him to escape alone, he hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Catch the needle in my hand, be careful not to touch the needle tip."Li Wenxiu looked down and saw a thin needle held between the two fingers of his right hand, he stretched out his fingers to grab it, but didn't understand what it meant.The old man said: The tip of this needle is stained with very poisonous poison. If those robbers catch you, just stab them lightly, and the robbers will die.Li Wenxiu was taken aback, she saw him holding a needle in his hand earlier, and didn't pay attention at that time, it seems that if he was not satisfied with the previous answer, he would have already stabbed himself with the poisonous needle.
The old man urged the horse to go quickly.The white horse wanted to stop and wait for Li Wenxiu, but the old man raised the rein and swung the whip, not letting the white horse wait.
Five horses galloped close, surrounding Li Wenxiu in a circle.When the five strong men saw such a young and beautiful girl, none of them thought of chasing the old man.
The five robbers jumped off their horses one after another, with grim smiles on their faces.Li Wenxiu's heart was beating wildly, thinking to herself that although the old man said that the poisonous needle could kill someone, how could such a small needle be able to stop the five fierce and terrifying men in front of him? One person died, but there were four more.It's better to stab yourself to death with one needle, so as to avoid being humiliated by the strong.Only one person shouted: "What a beautiful girl!"Then two people rushed towards her.
The man on the left side punched the other man to the ground with a bang, and said sharply: "Are you arguing with me?"Then he hugged Li Wenxiu's waist.In a panic, Li Wenxiu stabbed his right arm with a needle, and shouted: "Evil bandit, let me go."The big man stared at her blankly, and suddenly didn't move.The man who fell on the ground stretched out his hands, hugged Li Wenxiu's calf, and dragged her hard, pulling her to the ground.Li Wenxiu resisted with her left hand, stretched her right hand forward, and pierced his chest with one needle.The big man was laughing, suddenly the laughter stopped, he opened his mouth wide, but his body froze and he didn't move at all.
Li Wenxiu got up, rushed onto the back of a horse, and fled towards the mountain with the horse.The remaining three robbers saw that the two men froze suddenly, as if possessed by an evil spirit, they all thought that Li Wenxiu had hit their acupoints, thinking that this girl's martial arts skills are extremely high, so they dare not chase after her.The three of them don't know how to tap acupuncture points, they wanted to take two companions to see the leader, but they didn't know that when they touched their bodies, they were getting cold, and when they breathed again, they were already dead.
The three of them were shocked, speechless for a while.A more knowledgeable man surnamed Song took a look at the clothes of the two of them, and saw that one had a large black mark of 1 yuan on his arm, and there was a small pinhole in the black mark, while the other had a black mark on his chest.He suddenly realized: This girl pricks people with needles, and the needles are highly poisonous.A surname Quan said: Then don't be afraid!Let's hit him from a distance with dark blue stones, so as not to let this little bitch get close.Another strong man, surnamed Yun, said: If you know her tricks, you won't be afraid to play her tricks again!That being said, the three of them didn't dare to rush after all, and while discussing, they chased into the valley with fear.
Li Wenxiu performed two needles, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted, but he also knew that the other three people would definitely find out, as long as they were prepared, they would never allow themselves to use poisonous needles again.While the horse was fleeing, suddenly I heard someone on the left shouting: "Come here!"It was the old man's voice.
Li Wenxiu hurriedly dismounted, heard the voice coming from a cave, and rushed in immediately.The old man stood at the entrance of the cave and asked, "How is it?"Li Wenxiu said: I stabbed two robbers and escaped.The old man said: Very good, let's go in.After entering the cave, they saw that the cave was very deep. Li Wenxiu followed the old man, and the cave became narrower and narrower.
After walking for tens of feet, the cave suddenly opened up, and it could accommodate one or two hundred people.The old man said, "Let's guard the narrow entrance, and those three strong men will not dare to enter."This is called one husband guarding the gate, and ten thousand husbands cannot open it.Li Wenxiu said sadly: But we can't go out either.Is there another passage in this cave?The old man said: There are passages, but they can't go outside the mountain in the end.
Li Wenxiu remembered what happened just now, she was still terrified, and asked: Uncle, those two robbers stabbed me, and suddenly they didn't move, are they really dead?The old man proudly said: Under my poisonous needle, how can anyone survive?Li Wenxiu stretched out his hand and handed him the poisonous needle.The old man stretched out his hand to catch it, but suddenly withdrew his hand and said, "Put it on the ground."Li Wenxiu put it down as she said.The old man said: You take three steps back.Li Wenxiu felt strange, so she took three steps back.The old man bent over to pick up the poisonous needle and put it into a syringe.It was only then that Li Wenxiu realized that he was very suspicious, and was prepared to prick him suddenly with a poisonous needle.
The old man said: I don't know you before, why did you give me the horse just now and let me run for my life alone?Li Wenxiu said: I don't know either.I saw that you were sick, and I was afraid that robbers would harm you.The old man shook his body and said sharply: "How do you know that I have mentioned this on my body? Suddenly, the muscles of his face twitched, his expression was in great pain, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans kept oozing from his forehead. After a while, suddenly With a loud cry, he rolled around on the ground, moaning loudly.
Li Wenxiu was so frightened that he was at a loss what to do, but seeing his body bent into an arched shape, his hands and feet were convulsed, she said softly: Is it because of the severe back pain?She reached out and tapped lightly on his waist, and then massaged and patted the joints of his arms and knees.The old man's pain gradually subsided, and he nodded his thanks. After a stick of incense, the pain disappeared. He stood up and asked, "Do you know who I am?"Li Wenxiu said: I don't know.The old man said: I am a Han Chinese, my surname is Hua, my name is Hui, and I am from Jiangnan.
Li Wenxiu said: Well, it's Uncle Hua.Hua Hui said: Haven't you heard of my name?He felt a little disappointed under his words, he thought that Huahui's name of shaking the south of the Yangtze River caused a sensation in the north and south of the country, and everyone in the martial arts world knew it, but looking at Li Wenxiu's expression, there was no surprise at all.
Li Wenxiu said: "My parents must know your name. I was only eight years old when I came to Huijiang, and I didn't understand anything.Hua Hui's face turned happy, and he said: That's it.Before you could finish your sentence, you suddenly heard someone in the mountain path outside the cave say: "It must be hiding here, be careful of her poisonous needle!"Following the sound of footsteps, three people came in step by step.
Hua Hui hurriedly took out a poisonous needle, inserted the end of the needle into the head of the wooden staff, handed it to her, pointed to the entrance, and said in a low voice: "When someone comes in, stab his vest. Don't stab his chest in a hurry." .
Li Wenxiu thought to himself: The entrance is so narrow, it's not so easy to stab him in the chest when he comes in?Seeing the hesitant look on her face, Hua Hui said: Life and death, at this moment, do you dare not listen to me?Although the voice is soft, the tone is very serious.At this moment, I saw a shining long knife sticking out from the entrance, swiping it quickly, protecting the front chest to prevent the enemy from sneaking in, followed by a black shadow slowly crawling in.
Li Wenxiu remembered Hua Hui's words, and shrank aside, not daring to move at all.Hua Hui said coldly: Do you see what is in my hand?Stretch out your hand.The one surnamed Yun dodges in front of Hengdao, staring intently at Hua Hui, preventing him from launching a hidden weapon.Hua Hui shouted: Stab him!Li Wenxiu raised his staff and lowered it, the tip of the staff touched his vest, and the poisonous needle penetrated into his skin.The surname Yun only felt a slight pain in his back, as if he had been stung by a bee, he let out a loud cry, and then froze to death.The one surnamed Quan followed closely behind, saw that he had died from the poisoned needle again, he thought it was Hua Hui who had issued the poisoned needle, he was so frightened that he couldn't turn around and run for his life, he backed up and crawled out with all his hands and feet.
Hua Hui sighed, "If I don't lose my martial arts skills, what a mere five thieves is worth it!"Li Wenxiu thought to himself that he was nicknamed Zhen Jiangnan, and his martial arts were extremely strong, how could he be unable to deal with five little robbers, and said: "Uncle Hua, because you are sick, you can't use martial arts, can you?"Hua Hui said: No, no.I have made a solemn oath that if it is not a critical moment of life and death, I will never use force easily.Li Wenxiu hummed, feeling that what he said was insincere, just now he clearly said that his martial arts had been lost, but he hesitated to cover it up, but since he refused to say it, it was inconvenient for him to ask.
Hua Hui also noticed that there was a flaw in his words, so he immediately changed the topic and said: I told you to stab him in the back, do you understand the reason?When he entered the hole, he was fully on guard against the enemy in front. If you don't know martial arts, you can't succeed in attacking him in the front.I made him concentrate on guarding against me, and you stabbed him in the back, and it was easy to hit.Li Wenxiu nodded and said: Uncle's plan is very good.How rich Huahui's experience in the world is, he can handle such a little thief with ease.
Hua Hui took out a large piece of dried honeydew melon from his bosom, handed it to Li Wenxiu, and said, "Eat some first."Those two thieves dare not come in again, but we can't go out either.When I think about it, I have to kill the two of them in one fell swoop.If only one person is killed, the other person must flee to report the news, and a large group of people will follow, which is very tricky.Li Wenxiu saw that he was thoughtful and resourceful, anyway, she was determined not to be able to think of a better solution than him, so she didn't need to worry too much, so she ate a full meal of dried melons, and leaned against the stone wall to rest her mind.
About half an hour later, Li Wenxiu suddenly smelled a burning smell, and then coughed.Hua Hui said: Not good!The thief smokes with smoke!Block the hole now!Li Wenxiu picked up the sand and stones from the ground and blocked the entrance. Fortunately, the entrance of the cave is very small, and the smoke pouring into the cave is greatly reduced after being blocked, and the inner cave is very large. shed.
After such a stalemate for a long time, the sunlight reflected from the back hole became brighter and brighter, as if it was already noon.Suddenly Hua Hui yelled, fell to the ground, and his whole body twitched again.But this time it seemed to be more painful than last time, and the wild dancing of hands and feet was uncontrollable.Li Wenxiu panicked in her heart, and hurriedly went in to massage and pat him.Hua Hui's pain eased slightly, he gasped and said: Miss Gu Li, I'm afraid I won't get better this time.Li Wenxiu comforted him, "Don't think like that, you will be exhausted if you meet a strong man today, just rest for a while and you'll be fine."Hua Hui shook his head and said: No, no!I'm going to die anyway, let me tell you the truth, I got a poisonous needle in the acupuncture point of the back of my heart.
Li Wenxiu said: Ah, you were hit by a poisonous needle, when did you get it?Is it today?Hua Hui said: No, it's been twelve years!Li Wenxiu said in shock: Is it also such a powerful poison needle?Hua Hui said: "It's generally the same."It's just that I worked hard to resist it, and the onset of toxicity was relatively slow. Later, I took the antidote, and it only lasted for twelve years. But as it is today, the pain is so severe, I'm afraid I can't bear it anymore.well!With this ghost needle on his body, during these twelve years, he would suffer two or three times of severe pain every day. If he had known this, it would have been better if he had not taken the antidote that day. What good would it be in the end if he suffered more than twelve years?
Li Wenxiu's chest trembled, this sentence aroused her thoughts.Ten years ago, if we died together with our parents in the hands of the strong, we would have suffered much less later.
However, during these ten years, was it all suffering?No, there were happy times too.Although a young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old is lonely and sad, there is always a lot of laughter and sweetness in the flowery years.Especially, the time with Su Pu before.
Seeing Huahui clenching his teeth, trying his best to endure the pain all over his body, Li Wenxiu said: Uncle, you managed to pull out the poisonous needle, maybe it will be better.Hua Hui scolded: Nonsense!Who doesn't know this?I am alone in this barren mountain, who will pull out the needle with me?No one who came into the mountain had good intentions, hum, hum Li Wenxiu was full of doubts: Why didn't he go outside to seek medical treatment? What's the point of living alone in this barren mountain for twelve years?It was obvious that he still had great suspicion and guard against himself, but seeing that he was in such pitiful pain, he said: Uncle, let me try.Don't worry, I will never hurt you.
Hua Hui stared at her, his brows were furrowed tightly, and countless thoughts turned in his mind, as if he still couldn't make up his mind.Li Wenxiu pulled out the poisonous needle on the head of the stick, handed it to him, and said: "Let me see the scars on your back."If you see that I want to harm you, you can prick me with a poisonous needle!Hua Hui said: Good!He unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his vest.Li Wenxiu couldn't help exclaiming in a low voice when he saw it, but he saw spots on his back, and there were thousands of scars on his back.Hua Hui said: I tried every means to dig out the poisonous needle, but I couldn't get it out.
Some of these scars seemed to be smashed on sharp rocks, and some seemed to be cut out with fingertips. Li Wenxiu looked at these scars and thought of how many tortures he had suffered in the past twelve years, and felt sympathetic. , asked: Where is the poisonous needle?Hua Hui said: There are three in total, one is at Pohu point, one is at Zhishi point, and one is at Zhiyang point.On the one hand, he turned his finger back and pointed at the site where the poisonous needle was inserted, but because of the long time gap and the scars on his back, he could no longer see where the needle hole was.
Li Wenxiu asked in surprise: Are there three in total?You said you won one?Hua Hui said angrily: You didn't say you were going to pull out the needle for me earlier, so why should I tell you the truth?Li Wenxiu knew that he was very suspicious, but in fact, he lost all his martial arts after being hit by three poisonous needles. He was afraid that he would harm him, so he deliberately said that he had sworn a heavy oath not to use force lightly. Having said two, then if you intend to harm him, you can have more scruples.She really didn't like his deceitful and suspicious intentions, but she wanted to save people to the end, the old man was really pitiful, she couldn't care about all this for a while, she pondered in her heart, thinking how to pull out the poisonous needle that penetrated into the muscle for him.
Hua Hui asked: Do you see clearly?Li Wenxiu said: I can't see the end of the needle, how do you say it should be pulled out?Hua Hui said: You have to use a sharp instrument to cut open the muscle before you can see it.The poisonous needle penetrates several inches and is difficult to find.Having said that, his voice trembled.Li Wenxiu said: Well, it's a pity I didn't bring a knife.Hua Hui said, "I don't have a knife either."Suddenly pointing to the long knife that fell on the ground, he said: Just use this knife!The long knife was shining blue, very sharp, and it was lying beside the strong man surnamed Yun. At this time, the knife of death was still there, but it was still frightening to see.
Seeing that Li Wenxiu wanted to use such a long knife to cut open his vest, she hesitated a lot.Hua Hui guessed what she was thinking, and his words turned gentle, and said: Miss Li, you just need to help me pull out the poisonous needle, and I will give you a lot of gold, silver and jewels.I kid you not, it's really a lot of gold, silver and jewels.Li Wenxiu said: I don't want gold, silver and jewelry, and I don't need your thanks.As long as you're not in pain, you're fine.Hua Hui knew that she was benevolent by nature, even though he felt it was unreasonable, he still said: "Okay, then you should act quickly."
Li Wenxiu went over to pick up the long knife, and cut off a dozen strips of cloth from the clothes of the man surnamed Yun Qiang, in order to stop the bleeding and bandage the wound, and said: Uncle, I will do my best, you bear the pain.Clenching his teeth, he pointed the tip of the knife at a few minutes away from the Pohu acupoint he pointed out, and cut lightly.
The knife pierced into the flesh, blood gushed out, Hua Hui didn't even snort, and asked: Did you see it?In the past twelve years, he was used to the pain, and he didn't care at all when the sharp knife was cut.Li Wenxiu pulled out the hairpin from his head, probed into the wound, and sure enough, he found a thin needle, firmly nailed into the bone.
She put two fingers into the wound, grabbed the end of the needle, and pulled hard, but her finger slipped off, but the poisonous needle couldn't be pulled out, and she didn't pull out the poisonous needle until the fourth time.Hua Hui yelled, and fainted from the pain.Li Wenxiu thought to himself: He fainted, but he would suffer less pain.After dissecting the flesh and exposing the needle, he pulled out the other two poisonous needles, and wrapped his wound with a cloth strip.
After a while, Hua Hui woke up slowly, opened his eyes, and saw three black poisonous needles in front of him, and said bitterly: "Ghost needles, thief needles!"You have stayed in my flesh for twelve years, and you will come out today.He said to Li Wenxiu: Miss Li, you saved my life, the old man has nothing to repay, so I gave you these three poisonous needles as a gift.Although these three poisonous needles have been lurking in my body for twelve years, the toxicity is still there.Li Wenxiu shook her head and said: I don't want it.Hua Hui wondered: You have seen the power of the poisonous needle with your own eyes.With this needle in hand, everyone will be afraid of you.Li Wenxiu said in a low voice: I don't want others to be afraid of me.But she wanted to say in her heart: As long as others like me, this poisonous needle can do nothing.
After the poisonous needle was taken out, although Hua Hui was very weak due to profuse bleeding, he was in a good mood and energetic, and slept peacefully with his eyes closed for more than an hour.He suddenly heard someone swearing loudly in his sleep, and he woke up with a start, only to hear the strong man surnamed Song swearing and swearing outside the cave, the words he said were extremely vicious.Obviously he didn't dare to come in, but he wanted to provoke the enemy to go out.
Hua Hui became angrier the more he listened, he stood up and said, "The poisonous needle in my body has gone, and I point to Zhen Jiangnan, and I'm still afraid of two thieves?"But with luck, he couldn't raise his strength, he sighed: "The poisonous needle stays in my body for too long, it seems that it will be impossible to recover my martial arts within three to four months."Hearing the scolding of the robbers Qian LaoZhou and Wan LaoZhou, he said angrily: "Do I have to wait for you to insult me for several months before I come to kill you?"I thought again: If they dare not enter the cave all the time, if they get stuck, and finally go back and bring a large number of helpers, it will be terrible.So what should we do?
Suddenly, he had a thought and said, "Your girl, I will teach you martial arts all the way. You go out and clean up these two thieves."Li Wenxiu said: How long will it take to learn it?Not so fast.Hua Hui pondered and said: "If I teach you single-point acupoint acupuncture and sword and boxing techniques, it will take at least half a year to achieve success. You have to learn it quickly, so you can only practice the side-door weapons that are extremely fast. You need one or two strokes to win."It's just that in this cave, where can I find some kind of weapon?As soon as he raised his head, he suddenly said happily: "Yes, go and pick off two gourds over there. They need to be connected with long vines. Let's practice the meteor hammer."
Li Wenxiu saw that there were a dozen long-withered gourds hanging in the place where the light came in from the cave. He didn't know which year they were born there, so he cut two of them with a knife and vines.Hua Hui said: Very good!You dig a hole in the gourd with a knife, pour sand into it, and plug the hole with gourd vines.Li Wenxiu followed her words.The two gourds were filled with sand, and each weighed seven or eight catties. They really looked like a pair of meteor hammers.Hua Hui took it in his hand and said, "Let me teach you a trick called Xingyue Zhenghui first."Immediately, he lifted a pair of gourd meteor hammers and slowly practiced a posture.
This move Xingyue Zhenghui hits the Shangqu acupoint at the junction of the enemy's chest and abdomen with the left hammer. There are various ways to identify the acupoints, and you have to beware of the enemy dodging left and right, and taking advantage of the situation to counterattack, so Li Wenxiu has learned for more than an hour before he can hit the hammer correctly.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said apologetically: "I'm so stupid, I've been studying for so long!"Hua Hui said: You are not stupid at all, but you are very smart.Don't underestimate this move of Stars and Moons, although it is a special skill, it has fantastic changes and great power. Ordinary people have learned it for ten days, but they have not achieved as much as you.Using it to deal with martial arts masters, one move alone is useless, but it is more than enough to defeat two thieves.You rest for a while, then go out and kill them.
Li Wenxiu was taken aback, and said, "Just this one trick is all it takes?"Hua Hui smiled and said: "Although I only taught you one trick, you are my disciple after all. One finger is the disciple who shakes the south of the Yangtze River. To deal with two little thieves, do you still need to use two tricks?"Aren't you afraid of damaging your master's reputation?Li Wenxiu responded: Yes.Hua Hui said: Don't you want to worship me as your teacher?Li Wenxiu really didn't want to worship any master, so she couldn't help but hesitate to answer, but seeing his expression was extremely disappointed, and later seemed to be quite sad, she couldn't bear it, so she knelt down and worshiped a few times, calling: Master.
Hua Hui liked it and felt sad at the same time, and said sadly: "I never thought that I would accept such a clever and intelligent disciple after I escaped death."Li Wenxiu smiled sadly, thinking: I have no relatives in this world except Grandpa Ji.It doesn't matter whether you learn martial arts or not.But with one more master, there is always one more person who will not harm me and is willing to pay attention to me.
Hua Hui said: "It's getting dark, you use the meteor hammer to open the way, rush out, and when you get to the spacious place, take care of these two thieves."Li Wenxiu was a little scared.Hua Hui said angrily, "Since you don't trust my martial arts, why should you worship me as your teacher?"Back then, the two heroes in northern Fujian both died under this trick.How are the abilities of these two little thieves compared to those of the two northern Fujian heroes?Li Wenxiu knew how good the martial arts of the two heroes in northern Fujian were. Seeing his anger, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and remove the stones blocking the entrance of the cave. He took the pair of gourd meteor hammers in his right hand, picked up a poisonous needle from the ground with his left hand, and shouted: Damn villain, the poisonous needle is coming!
The two strong men surnamed Song and Quan stood guard at the entrance of the cave. When they heard the word "poison needle coming", they were so frightened that they hurriedly withdrew.The Yuan who was surnamed Song also thought that if she wanted to use the poisonous needle, there was absolutely no reason to remind her first. Since she shouted like this, she would not release the poisonous needle. Teach him how to dare to ignore big things?
Li Wenxiu chased out slowly, the fear in his heart was really not inferior to the two strong men.The three of them were terrified, and finally passed through the narrow passage of more than ten feet.
When the surname Quan turned his head, Li Wenxiu raised his left hand, the surname Quan panicked, staggered and fell into a somersault.The one surnamed Song also said that he had been hit by a poisonous needle, so he stepped faster and rushed straight out of the hole.The surname Quan also rushed out of the cave.The two guarded themselves with long swords, and one said: "We're still here to deal with that girl!"One said: Yes, it's easier to see when she sends out poisonous needles.
At this moment, the setting sun was on the mountain, and the gleaming golden light was shining on the faces of Song Quan and the two of them. They turned their heads slightly to prevent the sunlight from entering their eyes, and suddenly they heard a soft voice in the cave: The poisonous needle is coming!The two hurriedly moved aside, only to see two gourds flying out of the cave, and Li Wenxiu jumped out after them.The two were surprised at first, but when they saw that she was holding two withered gourds in her hands, they couldn't help laughing, but there was a bit of fear in their laughter.
Li Wenxiu's heart was pounding, she only learned one move of martial arts, she really didn't believe that just one move would be effective, even though she had learned some martial arts from her parents when she was young, they abandoned them after their death and had long since forgotten about them.She was really terrified of these two strong men with ferocious faces. If she could scare them away with bluff without fighting, that would be the best, so she shouted loudly: If you don't run away again, my master will point at Zhenjiang. come out!His old man kills people with a poisonous needle, just like picking something out of a bag, you dare to oppose him, how brave you are!
These two strong men are ordinary characters, and they seem to have heard of the name of Zhenjiang in the past, but they have nothing to do with him, and they have never taken it to heart. If you send this girl to see Uncle Huo and Second Master Chen, at least fifty taels of gold, what does he care about Zhen Jiangnan and Jiangbei?Shouting in unison, they rushed forward from left and right.
Li Wenxiu was taken aback: The two of them came up together, but how to use this move of Star and Moon Contest?It was also Hua Hui who devoted all his attention to teaching her how to make moves and acupoints, but forgot to teach her how to deal with two people at the same time.You must know that the enemy's moves are ever-changing, how much can you teach in one or two hours?
Li Wenxiu panicked and jumped three feet to the right.The one surnamed Quan was standing on the right, rushing towards him first, Li Wenxiu didn't care what happened, and swung two gourds out, panicked, this stance of "Zhengyue Xingyue" was only half right, but the left hammer hit it Shangqu acupoint on his chest, but the right hammer hit the edge of his long knife, with a bang, the gourd was sent up to be cut by the blade, and yellow sand flew.
The person surnamed Song was rushing towards him, but he didn't expect a large piece of yellow sand to fly out of the gourd, and dozens of grains of sand got into his eyes, so he stretched out his hand to rub his eyes.Li Wenxiu struck out with another hammer, but because the right hammer was broken and lacked the momentum to rely on, it only hit his vest, but missed the Lingtai acupoint.But when a flying hammer weighing seven or eight catties hit his body, the Song man couldn't stand up. He threw himself forward without opening his eyes, and hugged Li Wenxiu's shoulder.Li Wenxiu called out: Ah!The left hand hurriedly reached out to push, and in the panic, he forgot that he was still holding a poisonous needle in his hand. This push pierced the poisonous needle into his stomach.That Song's arms tightened and he died.
Although this strong man was dead, his arms were tightly hugged, Li Wenxiu struggled violently, but he still couldn't get rid of it.Hua Hui sighed: "Stupid girl, when you learn it, you know the way, but when you get up, it's a mess!"He raised his foot and kicked that surnamed Song on the tailbone.The corpse let go of its arms and fell backwards.
Li Wenxiu was still in shock, when she turned her head to look at the strong man surnamed Quan, she saw him lying on the ground straight, his eyes wide open, motionless, he had been hit by her to the vital point with a sand-filled gourd and died.Li Wenxiu killed five people in a row in one day. Although it was to avenge his parents, but also to resist the rape, he was always very disturbed. Looking at the two corpses in a daze, he couldn't help crying.
Hua Hui smiled and said: Why are you crying?The master taught you this trick, "the stars and the moon contend for brilliance", is it good?Li Wenxiu sobbed: I, I, I killed someone again.Hua Hui said: "What's the point of killing a few little thieves?"After I recover my martial arts, I will pass on all my kung fu to you. When the important event here is over, we will return to the Central Plains. Master and apprentice will rule the world. Who can be the master?Come, come, come to my room to rest and drink two cups of hot tea.After speaking, he guided Li Wenxiu to the jungle on the left, walked a little, passed a row of birch trees, and arrived in front of a thatched hut.
Li Wenxiu followed him into the house, and saw that although the furnishings in the house were simple, they were quite elegant and clean. There was a pair of wooden couplets hanging in the hall, each board was engraved with seven characters, and the upper couplet said: Prime Minister Bai knows like pressing a sword.The next couplet said: Zhumen arrived early to laugh and play the crown.Since she came back to Xinjiang, she has never seen couplets, and no one has ever taught her to read. Fortunately, none of these fourteen characters is difficult. Her mother taught her when she was a child, but she didn't understand the meaning of the text at all. Dao: Prime Minister Bai knows that he still presses his sword Huahui said: Have you read this poem?Li Wenxiu said: No.What are these fourteen characters?
Hua Hui, an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, said: These are two lines of Wang Wei's poem.The above couplet said that if you have a bosom friend, you have been with him all your life, and both of them have gray hair, but you still don't trust him, he will still harm you secretly.When he walks in front of you, you'd better hold on to the hilt of your sword.The last sentence of these two poems is called "Human feelings are overturned like waves."As for the sentence that Zhu Menzao reached the top of the joke, it means that your good friend is proud, and the sky is rising. If you expect him to promote you and help you, it will only make him laugh.
李文秀自跟他會面以後，見他處處對自己猜疑提防，直至給他拔去體內毒針，他才相信自己並無相害之意，再看了這副對聯，想是他一生之中，曾受到旁人極大的損害，而且這人恐怕還是他的知交好友，因此才如此憤激，如此戒懼。這時也不便多問，當下自去烹水泡茶。
兩人各自喝了兩杯熱茶。李文秀道：師父，我得回去啦。華輝一怔，臉上露出十分失望的神色，道：你要走了？你不跟我學武藝了？
李文秀道：不！我昨晚整夜不歸，計爺爺一定很牽記我。待我跟他說過之後，再來跟你學武藝。華輝突然發怒，脹紅了臉，大聲道：你若是跟他說了，那就永遠別來見我。李文秀嚇了一跳，低聲道：不能跟計爺爺說麼？他他很疼我的啊。華輝道：跟誰也不能說。你快立下一個毒誓，今日之事，對誰也不許說起，否則的話，我不許你離開此山他一怒之下，背上傷口突然劇痛，啊的一聲，暈了過去。
李文秀忙將他扶起，在他額頭潑了些清水。過了一會，華輝悠悠醒轉，奇道：你還沒走？李文秀卻問：你背上很痛麼？華輝道：好一些啦。你說要回去，怎麼還不走？李文秀心想：計爺爺最多不過心中記掛，但師父重創之後，若是我不留意著照料，說不定他竟會死了。便道：師父沒大好，讓我留著服侍你幾日。華輝大喜。
當晚兩人便在茅屋中歇宿。李文秀找些枯草，在廳上做了個睡鋪，睡夢之中接連驚醒了幾次，不是夢到突然給強人捉住，便是見到血淋淋的惡鬼來向自己索命。
次晨起身，見華輝休息了一晚，精神已大是健旺。早飯後，華輝便指點她修習武功，說道：你年紀已大，這時起始練上乘武功，已經遲了些。但徒兒資質聰明，師父更不是泛泛之輩。明師收了高徒，還怕些甚麼？五年之後，叫你武林中罕遇敵手。
如此練了七八日，李文秀練功的進境很快，華輝背上了創口也逐漸平復，她這才拜別師父，騎了白馬回去。華輝沒再逼著她立誓。她回去之後，卻也沒有跟計爺爺說起，只說在大漠中迷了路，越走越遠，幸好遇到一隊駱駝隊，才不致渴死在沙漠之中。
自此每過十天半月，李文秀便到華輝處居住數日。她生怕再遇到強人，出來時總是穿了哈薩克的男子服裝。這數日中華輝總是悉心教導她武功。李文秀心靈無所寄託，便一心一意的學武，學了外功又練內功，果然是高徒得遇明師，進境奇快。
這般過了兩年，華輝常常讚道：以你今日的本事，江湖上已可算得是一流好手，若是回到中原，只要一出手，立時便可揚名立萬。但李文秀卻一點也不想回去中原，在江湖上幹甚麼揚名立萬的事，但要報父母的大仇，要免得再遇上強人時受他們侵害，武功卻非練好不可。在她內心深處，另有一個念頭在激勵：學好了武功，我能把蘇普搶回來。只不過這個念頭從來不敢多想，每次想到，自己就會滿臉通紅。她雖不敢多想，這念頭卻深深藏在心底，於是，在計老人處的時候越來越少，在師父家中的日子越來越多。計老人問了一兩次見她不肯說，知她從小便性情執拗，打定了的主意再也不會轉彎回頭，也就不問了。
這一日李文秀騎了白馬，從師父處回家，走到半路，忽見天上彤雲密佈，大漠中天氣說變就變，但見北風越颳越緊，看來轉眼便有一場大風雪。她縱馬疾馳，只見牧人們趕著羊群急速回家，天上的鴉雀也一隻都沒有了。快到家時，驀地裏蹄聲得得，一乘馬快步奔來。李文秀微覺奇怪：眼下風雪便作，怎麼還有人從家裏出來？那乘馬一奔近，只見馬上乘者披著一件大紅羊毛披風，是個哈薩克女子。
李文秀這時的眼力和兩年前已大不相同，遠遠便望見這女子身形嬝娜，面目姣好，正是阿曼。李文秀不願跟她正面相逢，轉過馬頭，到了一座小山丘之南，勒馬樹後。卻見阿曼騎著馬也向小丘奔來，她馳到丘邊，口中忽哨一聲，小丘上樹叢中竟也有一下哨聲相應。阿曼翻身下馬，一個男人向她奔了過去，兩人擁抱在一起，傳出了陣陣歡笑。那男人道：轉眼便有大風雪，你怎地還出來？卻是蘇普的聲音。
阿曼笑道：小傻子，你知道有大風雪，又為甚麼大著膽子在這裏等我？蘇普笑道：咱兩個天天在這兒相會，比吃飯還要緊。便落刀落劍，我也會在這裏等你。
他二人並肩坐在小丘之上，情話綿綿，李文秀隔著幾株大樹，不由得痴了。他倆的說話有時很響，便聽得清清楚楚，有時變成了喁喁低語，就一句也聽不見。驀地裏，兩人不知說到了甚麼好笑的事，一齊縱聲大笑起來。
但即使是很響的說話，李文秀其實也聽而不聞，她不是在偷聽他們說情話。她眼前似乎看見一個小男孩，一個小女孩，也這麼並肩的坐著，也坐在草地上。小男孩是蘇普，小女卻是她自己。他們在講故事，講甚麼故事，她早忘記了，但十年前的情景，卻清清楚楚地出現在眼前
雞毛般的大雪一片片的飄下來，落在三匹馬上，落在三人的身上。蘇普和阿曼笑語正濃，渾沒在意；李文秀卻是沒覺得。雪花在三人的頭髮上堆積起來，三人的頭髮都白了。
幾十年之後，當三個人的頭髮真的都白了，是不是蘇普和阿曼仍這般言笑晏晏，李文秀仍這般寂寞孤單？她仍牢牢記著別人，別人的心中卻早沒了一絲她的影子？
突然之間，樹枝上唰啦啦的一陣急響，蘇普和阿曼一齊起，叫道：落冰雹啦！快回去！兩人翻身上了馬背。
李文秀聽到兩人的叫聲，一驚醒覺，手指大了冰雹已落在頭上、臉上、手上，感到疼痛，忙解下馬鞍下的毛氈，兜在頭上，這才馳馬回家。
將到家門口時，只見廊柱上繫著兩匹馬，其中一匹正是阿曼所乘。李文秀一怔：他們到我家來幹甚麼？這時冰雹越下越大，她牽著白馬，從後門走進屋去，只聽得蘇普爽朗的聲音說道：老伯伯，冰雹下得這麼大，我們只好多耽一會啦。計老人道：平時請也請你們不到。我去沖一壺茶。
自從晉威鏢局一干豪客在這帶草原上大施劫掠之後，哈薩克人對漢人極是憎恨，雖然計老人在當地居住已久，哈薩克人又生性好客，尚不致將他驅逐離群，但大家對他卻頗為疏遠，若不是逢到大喜慶事，誰也不向他買酒；若不是當真要緊的牲口得病難治，誰也不會去請他來醫。蘇普和阿曼的帳蓬這時又遷得遠了，若不是躲避風雪，只怕再過十年，也未必會到他家來。
計老人走到灶邊，只見李文秀滿臉通紅，正自怔怔的出神，說道：啊你回李文秀縱起身來，伸手按住他嘴，在他耳邊低聲說道：別讓他們知道我在這兒。計老人很是奇怪，點了點頭。
過了一會，計老人拿著羊乳酒、乳酪、紅茶出去招待客人。李文秀坐在火旁，隱隱聽得蘇普和阿曼的笑語聲從廳堂上傳來，她心底一個念頭竟是不可抑制：我要去見見他，跟他說幾句話。但跟著便想到了蘇普的父親的斥罵和鞭子，十年來，鞭子的聲音無時無刻不在她心頭響著。
計老人回到灶下，遞了一碗混和著奶油的熱茶給她，眼光中流露出慈愛的神色。兩人共居了十二年，便像是親爺爺和親生的孫女一般，互相體貼關懷，可是對方的心底深處到底想著些甚麼，卻誰也不明白。
終究，他們不是骨肉，沒有那一份與生俱來的、血肉相連的感應。
李文秀突然低聲道：我不換衣服了，假裝是個哈薩克男子，到你這而來避風雪，你千萬別說穿。也不等計老人回答，從後門出去牽了白馬，冒著漫天遍野的大風雪，悄悄走遠。
一直走到里許，才騎上馬背，兜了個圈子，馳向前門。大風雪之中，只覺天上的黑雲像要壓到頭頂來一般。她在回疆十二年，從未見過這般古怪的天色，心下也不自禁的害怕，忙縱馬奔到門前，伸手敲門，用哈薩克語說道：借光，借光！計老人開門出來，也以哈薩克語大聲問道：兄弟，甚麼事？
李文秀道：這場大風雪可了不得，老丈，我要在貴處躲一躲。計老人道：好極，好極！出門人那有把屋子隨身帶的，已先有兩位朋友在這裏躲避風雪。兄弟請進罷！說著讓李文秀進去，又問：兄弟要上那裏去？李文秀道：我要上黑石圍子，打從這裏去還有多遠？心中卻想：計爺爺裝得真像，一點破綻也瞧不出來。計老人假作驚訝，說道：啊喲，要上黑石圍子？天氣這麼壞，今天無論如何到不了的啦，不如在這兒耽一晚，明天再走。要是迷了路，可不是玩的。李文秀道：這可打擾了。
她走進廳堂，抖去了身上雪花。只見蘇普和阿曼並肩坐著，圍著一堆火烤火。蘇普笑道：兄弟，我們也是來躲風雪的，請過來一起烤吧。李文秀道：好，多謝！走過去坐在他身旁。阿曼含笑招呼。蘇普和她八九年沒見，李文秀從小姑娘變成了少女，又改了男裝，蘇普那裏還認得出？計老人送上飲食，李文秀一面吃，一面詢問三人的姓名，自己說叫作阿斯托，是二百多里外一個哈薩克部落的牧人。
蘇普不住到窗口去觀看天色，其實，單是聽那憾動牆壁的風聲，不用看天，也知道走不了。阿曼擔心道：你說草屋頂會不會給風揭去？蘇普道：我倒是擔心這場雪太大，屋頂吃不住，待會我爬上屋頂去剷一剷雪。阿曼道：可別讓大風把你颳下來。蘇普笑道：地下的雪已積得這般厚，便摔下來，也跌不死。阿曼又道：牆壁會不會給風吹倒？蘇普道：牆壁要是倒了，我站在你身前給你擋風！其實的茅屋牆壁是用泥磚砌的，泥磚用戈壁灘上的黑泥燒成，很是結實，輕易不會倒垮。
李文秀拿著茶碗的手微微發顫，心中念頭雜亂，不知想些甚麼才好。兒時的朋友便坐在自己身邊。他是真的認不出自己呢，還是認出了卻假裝不知道？他已把自己全然忘了，還是心中並沒忘記，不過不願讓阿曼知道？
天色漸漸黑了，李文秀坐得遠了些。蘇普和阿曼手握著手，輕輕說著一些旁人聽來毫無意義、但在戀人的耳中心頭卻是甜蜜無比的情話。火光忽暗忽亮，照著兩人的臉。
李文秀坐在火光的圈子之外。
突然間，李文秀聽到了馬蹄踐踏雪地的聲音。一乘馬正向著這屋子走來。草原上積雪已深，馬足拔起來時很費力，已經跑不快了。
馬匹漸漸行近，計老人也聽見了，喃喃的道：又是個避風雪的人。蘇普和阿曼或者沒有聽見，或者便聽見了也不理會，兩人四手相握，偎依著喁喁細語。
過了好一會，那乘馬到了門前，接著便砰砰砰的敲起門來。打門聲很是粗暴，不像是求宿者的禮貌。計老人皺了皺眉頭，去開了門。只見門口站著一個身穿羊皮襖的高大漢子，虯髯滿腮，腰間掛著一柄長劍，大聲道：外邊風雪很大，馬走不了啦！說的哈薩克語很不純正，目光炯炯，向屋中個人打量。計老人道：請進來。先喝碗酒吧！說著端了一碗酒給他。那人一飲而盡，坐到了火堆之旁，解開了外衣，只見他腰間上左右各插著一柄精光閃亮的短劍。兩柄短劍的劍把一柄金色，一柄銀色。
李文秀一見到這對小劍，心中一凜，喉頭便似一塊甚麼東西塞住了，眼前一陣暈眩，心道：這是媽媽的雙劍。金銀小劍三娘子逝世時李文秀雖還年幼，但這對小劍卻認得清清楚楚，決不會錯。她斜眼向這漢子一瞥，認得分明，這人正是當年指揮人眾、追殺他父親的三個首領之一，經過了十二年，她自己的相貌體態全然變了，但一個三十多歲的漢子長了十二歲年紀，卻沒多大改變。她生怕他認出自己，不敢向他多看，暗想：倘若不是這場大風雪，我見不到蘇普，也見不到這賊子。
計老人道：客人從那裏來？要去很遠的地方吧？那人道：嗯，嗯！自己又倒了一碗酒喝了。
這時火堆邊圍坐了五個人，蘇普已不能再和阿曼說體己話兒，他向計老人凝視了片刻，忽道：老伯伯，我向你打聽一個人。計老人道：誰啊？蘇普道：那是我小時候常跟她在一起玩兒的，一個漢人小姑娘他說到這裏，李文秀心中突的一跳，將頭轉開了，不敢瞧他。只聽蘇普續道：她叫做阿秀，後來隔了八九年，一直沒在見到她。她是跟一位漢人老公公住在一起的。那一定就是你了？計老人咳嗽了幾聲，想從李文秀臉上得到一些示意。但李文秀轉開了頭，他不知如何回答才好，只是嗯、嗯的幾聲，不置可否。
蘇普又道：她的歌唱得最好聽的了，有人說她比天鈴鳥唱得還好。但這幾年來，我一直沒聽到她唱歌。她還住在你這裏麼？計老人很是尷尬，道：不，不！她不她不在了李文秀插口道：你說的那個漢人姑娘，我倒也識得。她早死了好幾年啦！
蘇普吃了一驚，道：啊，她死了，怎麼會死的？計老人向李文秀瞧了一眼，說道：是生病生病蘇普眼眶微濕，說道：我小時候常和她一同去牧羊，她唱了很多歌給我聽，還說了很多故事。好幾年不見，想不到她她竟死了。計老人嘆道：唉，可憐的孩子。
蘇普望著火燄，出了一會神，又道：她說她爹媽都給惡人害死了，孤苦伶仃的到這地方來阿曼道：這姑娘很美麗吧？蘇普道：那時候我年紀小，也不記得了。只記得她的歌唱得好聽，故事說得好聽
那腰中插著小劍的漢子突然道：你說是一個漢人小姑娘？她父母遭害，獨個兒到這裏來？蘇普道：不錯，你也認得她麼？那漢子不答，又問：她騎一匹白馬，是不是？蘇普道：是啊，那你也見過她了。那漢子突然站起身來，對計老人厲聲道：她死在你這兒的？計老人又含糊的答應了一聲。那漢子道：她留下來的東西呢？你都好好放著麼？
計老人向他橫了一眼，奇道：這干你甚麼事？那漢子道：我有一件要緊物事，給那小姑娘偷了去。我到處找她不到，那料到她竟然死了蘇普霍地站起，大聲道：你別胡說八道，阿秀怎會偷你的東西？那漢子道：你知道甚麼？蘇普道：阿秀從小跟我一起，她是個很好很好的姑娘，決不會拿人家的東西。那漢子嘴一斜，做個輕蔑的臉色，說道：可是她偏巧便偷了我的東西。蘇普伸手按住腰間佩刀的刀柄，喝道：你叫甚麼名字？我看你不是哈薩克人，說不定便是那夥漢人強盜。
那漢子走到門邊，打開大門向外張望。門一開，一陣疾風捲著無數雪片直捲進來。但見原野上漫天風雪，人馬已無法行走。那漢子心想：外面是不會再有人來了。這屋中一個女子，一個老人，一個瘦骨伶仃的少年，都是手一點便倒。只有這個粗豪少年，要費幾下手腳打發。當下也不放在心上，說道：是漢人便怎樣？我姓陳，名達海，江湖上外號叫做青蟒劍，你聽過沒有？
蘇普根本不懂這些漢人的規矩，搖了搖頭，道：我沒聽見過。你是漢人強盜麼？陳達海道：我是鏢師，是靠打強盜吃飯的。怎麼會是強盜了？蘇普聽說他不是強盜，臉上神色登時便緩和了，說道：不是漢人強盜，那便好啦！我早說漢人中也有很多好人，可是我爹爹偏偏不信。你以後別再說阿秀拿你東西。
陳達海冷笑道：這個小姑娘人都死啦，你還記著她幹麼？蘇普道：她活著的時候是我好朋友，死了之後仍舊是我好朋友。我不許人家說她壞話。陳達海沒心思跟他爭辯，轉頭又問計老人道：那小姑娘的東西呢？
李文秀聽到蘇普為自己辯護，心中十分激動：他沒忘了我，沒忘了我！他還是對我很好。但聽陳達海一再查問自己留下的東西，不禁奇怪：我沒拿過他甚麼物事啊，他要找尋些甚麼？只聽計老人也問道：客官失落了甚麼東西？那個小姑娘自來誠實，老漢很信得過的，她決計不會拿別人的物事。
陳達海微一沈吟，道：那是一張圖畫。在常人是得之無用，但因為那是那是先父手繪的，我定要找回那幅圖畫。這小姑娘既曾住在這裏，你可曾見過這幅圖麼？計老人道：是怎麼樣的圖畫，畫的是山水還是人物？陳達海道：是是山水吧？
蘇普冷笑道：是甚麼樣的圖畫也不知道，還誣賴人家偷了你的。陳達海大怒，唰的一聲拔出腰間長劍，喝道：小賊，你是活得不耐煩了？老爺殺個把人還不放在心上。蘇普也從腰間拔出短刀，冷冷的道：要殺一個哈薩克人，只怕沒這麼容易。阿曼道：蘇普，別跟他一般見識。蘇普聽了阿曼的話，把拔出的刀子緩緩還入鞘內。
陳達海一心一意要得到那張高昌迷宮的地圖，他們在大漠上耽了十二年，踏遍了數千里的沙漠草原，便是為了找尋李文秀，眼下好容易聽到了一點音訊，他雖生性悍惡，卻也知道小不忍則亂大謀的道理，向蘇普狠狠的瞪了一眼，轉頭向計老人說：那幅畫嘛，也可說是一幅地圖，繪的是大漠中一些山川地形之類。
計老人身子微微一顫，說道：你怎怎知這地圖是在那姑娘的手中？陳達海道：此事千真萬確。你若是將這幅圖尋出來給我，自當重重酬謝。說著從懷中取出兩隻銀元寶來放在桌上，火光照耀之下，閃閃發亮。
計老人沉思片刻，緩緩搖頭，道：我從來沒見過。陳達海道：我要瞧瞧那小姑娘的遺物。計老人道：這個這個陳達海左手一起，拔出銀柄小劍，登的一聲，插在木桌之上，說道：甚麼這個那個的？我自己進去瞧瞧。說著點燃了一根羊脂蠟燭，推門進房。他先進去的是計老人的臥房，一看陳設不似，隨手在箱籠裏翻了一下，便到李文秀的臥室中去。
他看到床上擺著幾件少女衣服，說道：哈，他長大了才死啊。這一次他可搜檢得十分仔細，連李文秀幼時的衣物也都翻了出來。李文秀因這些孩子衣服都是母親的手澤，自己年紀雖然大了，不能再穿，但還是一件件好好的保存著。陳達海一見到這幾件女孩的花布衣服，依稀記得十二年前在大漠中追趕她的情景，歡聲叫道：是了，是了，便是她！可是他將那臥室幾乎翻了一個轉身，每一件衣服的裏子都割開來細看，卻那裏找得到地圖的影子？
蘇普見他這般蹧蹋李文秀的遺物，幾次按刀欲起，每次均給阿曼阻住。計老人偶爾斜眼瞧李文秀一眼，只見她眼望火堆，對陳達海的暴行似乎視而不見。計老人心中難過：在這暴客的刀子之前，她有甚麼法子？
李文秀看看蘇普的神情，心中又淒涼，又甜蜜：他一直記著我，他為了保護我的遺物，竟要跟人拔刀子拼命。但心中又很奇怪：這惡強盜說我偷了他的地圖，到底是甚麼地圖？當日她母親逝世之前，將一塊羊毛手帕塞在她懷內，其時危機緊迫，母親只叫她好好照料自己，別的甚麼也來不及說，母女倆就此分手，從此