Childhood happy past第二章.docx
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Childhoodhappypast第二章
Chapter3
Middaycameandwent,buttherewasnosignofanyoneontheroadinfront.Luwassurprisedandwonderedifhecouldhaveguessedwrongly.Finally,insteadofridersapproachingfrominfront,theygraduallybecameawareofthesoundofcamelbellsfrombehind,andsawadustcloudrisingasalargedesertcaravanhurriedtowardsthem.
Thecaravanconsistedofdozensofcamelswith20or30horsessqueezedinbetweenthem,allriddenbyMuslimswithhighnosesandsunkeneyes.Theyhadthickbeardsontheirfacesandwhiteclothstiedaroundtheirheads.Scimitarshungfromtheirwaists.
MuslimtraderswereacommonsightontheroadtothecentralareasandLudidnotconsideritunusual.
Amidstthegroup,henoticedagracefulyounggirl,dazzlinglybeautiful,dressedinyellowrobesandridingablackhorse.
Luwasimpressed,butdidnomorethanglanceather.
Yuanzhi,however,staredinopen-mouthedwonder.
Growingupinthenorthwestborderareas,shehadseenfewwell-groomedgirls,letalonegirlsasbeautifulasthisone.ShewasaboutthesameageasYuanzhi,18or19,withadaggeratherwaistandlongbraidshangingdownoverhershoulders.Sheworeafull-lengthyellowgown,leatherbootsandasmallhatembroideredwithgoldsilk,onthesideofwhichwasfastenedaturquoisefeather.Shewasanenchantingsight.
Asthegirltrottedby,Yuanzhispurredonherhorseandfollowed,gazingfixedlyather.ThegirlwasannoyedatbeingstaredatdisrespectfullybyaChineseboy,andshewhirledherwhipaboveherheadandwrappeditroundthemaneofYuanzhi'shorse.
Givingitasharptug,shepulledoutalargeclumpofhair,andthehorserearedinpain,almostthrowingYuanzhitotheground.TheMuslimgirlcrackedthewhipintheairandhorsehairflewinalldirections.
Inafitofpique,Yuanzhipulledoutasteeldartandthrewitatthegirl'sback.But,notwishingtoharmher,shealsocalledout:
"Watchoutforthedart!
"Thegirlleanttooneside,andthedartshotpastherrightshoulder.Shewaiteduntilitwasabouttenfeetbeyondher,thenflickedherwhip,caughtthedartbyitstipandsmoothlysentitflyingbacktowardsYuanzhi,callingout:
"Hey,littleboy!
Here'syourdart!
"Yuanzhicaughtitneatly.
TheMuslimsinthecaravanapplaudedloudlyatthesuperbskillwithwhichtheyellow-robedgirlhandledherwhip.Atall,thick-setmanwithaheavyblackbeardwentoverandsaidafewwordstoher,towhichshereplied:
"Oh,father!
"ButshetooknofurthernoticeofYuanzhi.Thedozensofcamelsandhorsesmovedonandgraduallydisappeared.
"Thatgirlwasimpressive,wasn'tshe?
"saidLu.
"TheseMuslimsridedayandnight.Theyoughttobegoodwiththeirwhips.Butitdoesn'tmeansheknowsanyrealkungfu,"Yuanzhireplied.
Lulaughed."Really?
"heasked.
TowardseveningtheyarrivedinthetownofBulongji.
Therewasonlyonelargeinninthetown,outsideofwhichwasplantedtheflagoftheZhenYuanBodyguardAgency.Withtwolargegroupstolookafter,theinn'sservantswereverybusy.
Luhadawash,andthenstrolledintothecourtyardoftheinnwithacupofteainhishand.Inthedininghall,hesawtwotablesfullofagencymendrinkingandtalkingloudly.TheleadescortwiththeFiveElementWheelshadputtheweaponsdownbutkepttheredknapsackonhisback.
Takingasipoftea,Lugazedupatthesky.
Oneoftheleadescortslaughed."BrotherYan,onceyou'vedeliveredthistoytoBeijing,GeneralZhaowillrewardyouwithatleastathousand,won'the?
Youcangoandhaveagoodtimewiththatgirlfriendofyours,Xibao."SoitreallyisoneoftheYanbrothers,Luthought,andpaidevencloserattentiontowhatwassaid.
"Areward?
"saidYan."Ha!
Well,everyonewillgetsomething.""YourXibaohasprobablygoneoffwithsomeothermanwillingtomakeanhonestwomanofher,"addedaneffeminatevoice.Lulookedoveroutofthecornerofhiseye,andsawamanwithaslyfaceandaslightfigure,alsodressedasaleadescort.
Yangrunted,obviouslynotpleased.
"Youbastard,Tong,"addedthefirstleadescort."Youneverhaveanythinggoodtosay."Tonglaughed."Allright,"hesaid."ButBrotherYan,funisfunandseriousisserious.Don'tthinkaboutXibaotoomuchoryoumightfindsomeonehasstolenthatredknapsackoffyourback.It'snotimportantifloseyourheadornot,buttheagency'sreputationhastobemaintained.""Don'tworry,"Yanrepliedangrily."IfthoseMuslimstrystealingitback,I'llsoonputanendtotheirnonsense.IamoneoftheSixGuandongDevilsandIgotwhereIamwithrealkungfu,notlikesomeoftheweaklingsinthebodyguardagenciesthesedayswhocandonothingbuteatandfart!
"LulookedattheredknapsackonYan'sback:
itwasn'tbig,andfromthelookofit,whateverwasinsidewasverylight.
"It'struethattheSixDevilsofGuandongarefamous,"Tongsaid."It'sapitythatBrotherJiaowasdonein.Wedon'tevenknowwhothemurdererwas."Yanbangedthetable."Whosayswedon'tknow?
IthastobetheRedFlowerSociety!
"That'sstrange,Luthought,IkilledJiao.WhatisthisRedFlowerSociety?
Hewalkedslowlyaroundthecourtyardinspectingtheflowers,movingclosertothegroupofleadescorts.
Tongwouldnotletthematterdrop."It'sapity,"hesaid."IfIwasn'tsuchaweakling,IwouldhavesettledthingswiththeRedFlowerSocietylongago."Yanshookwithanger.Oneoftheotherleadescortsbrokeintomediate:
"Anyway,theRedFlowerSociety'sleaderdiedlastmonth,"hesaid."They'velosttheirmanincommand,sowhoistheretosettlewith?
Andanotherthing,whereistheproofthatJiaowasmurderedbytheRedFlowerSociety?
Whenyoufindthemandtheydenythecharge,whatareyougoingtodo?
""Yes,"saidTongchanginghistack."Wedaren'tprovokethem,butsurelywe'vegotenoughgutstobullyafewMuslims.Thislittletoywe'vesnatchedisasprecioustothemaslifeitself.Inthefuture,ifGeneralZhaoeverwantsmoneyfromthem,orcattleandsheep,doyouthinkthey'ddaretorefuse?
ItellyouYan,stopthinkingaboutthatlittleXibaoofyours.
WhenwegetbacktoBeijing,youshouldaskGeneralZhaotogiveyoualittleMuslimgirltobeyourmistress.Thenyoucanreally..."Beforehecouldfinish,apieceofmudbrickflewoutofnowhereandlodgeditselfinhismouth.TwooftheotherleadescortssnatcheduptheirweaponsandrushedoutsidewhileYanpickeduphisFiveElementWheelsandlookedwarilyaround.Hisyoungerbrothercamerunningin,andbothstoodtogether,notdaringtomoveforfearoffallingintosometrap.Tongspatoutthepieceofmudandbeganswearing.
Thetwootherleadescorts,TaiandQian,rushedinthroughthedoor."Thelittlebastard'sgone,"oneofthemsaid."There'snosignofhim."LuhadobservedthewholeincidentandlaughedinwardlyatthehelplessexpressiononTong'sface.
Thenhesawashadowdartingacrosstheraftersinacornerofthedininghall,andwentslowlyoutside.Itwasalreadygrowingdark,buthespottedafigureleapoffthecorneroftheroof,landnoiselessly,andspeedoffeastwards.
LuwantedtoknowwhohadtreatedTongtoamouthfulofmudand,makinguseofLightnessKungFu*(*atypeofkungfuthatmakesextra-fastrunningandsuper-humanleapspossible.),hefollowed,theteacupstillinhishand.Thepacewasfast,butthepersonhewasfollowingwasnotawareofhispresence.
Lu'squarryhadaslimfigureandmoveddaintily,almostlikeagirl.Theycrossedahillandanink-blackforestloomedahead.ThepersonaheadslippedintothetreeswithLuclosebehind.
Underneath,thegroundwascoveredwithdeadleavesandtwigswhichcrackledashesteppedonthem.Afraidofgivinghimselfaway,hesloweddown.Justthen,themoonbrokethroughthecloudsandashaftofclearlightshonedownthroughthebranches,coveringtheearthwithjumbledghostlyshadows.Inthedistancehesawtheflashofayellowgown,andhisquarrymovedoutoftheforest.
Hefollowedtotheedgeofthetrees.Beyondwasalargeexpanseofgrassonwhichwerepitchedeightorninetents.Hiscuriositygotthebetterofhim,andhedecidedtogoandhavealook.Hewaiteduntiltwoguardshadturnedaway,thenjumpedacrosswitha'SwallowGlidingOverWater'leapandlandedamongthetents.Crouchinglow,herantothebackofthelargesttent,pitchedinthecentre.Inside,hecouldhearpeopletalkingagitatedlyintheMuslimlanguage.
Hehadlivedintheborderareasformanyyears,andunderstoodsomeofwhatwassaid.Carefully,heliftedupthecornerofthecanvasandlookedinside.
Thetentwaslitbytwooillampsunderwhichalargenumberofpeoplewereseatedoncarpets.HerecognisedthemastheMuslimcaravanthathadpassedthemthatday.Theyellow-robedgirlstoodupanddrewadaggerfromherwaist.Shecuttheindexfingerofherlefthandwiththetipofthebladeandletseveraldropsofbloodfallintoacupofhorse'smilkwine.Thenone-by-one,everyMusliminthetentdidlikewise.ThetallMuslimthatthegirlhadcalledfatherraisedthewinecupandmadeashortspeechofwhichLucouldonlyunderstandsomethingabout'TheKoran'and'OurHomeland'.Theyellow-robedgirlspokeafterhim,hervoicecrispandclear,andconcludedbysaying:
"IfthesacredKoranisnotrecovered,Iswearnevertoreturntoourhomeland."TheMuslimslustilyrepeatedtheoath.Inthedimlight,Lucouldseedeterminationandangeroneveryface.
ThegroupbelongedtooneoftherichestandmostpowerfulofthenomadicMuslimtribesoftheTianshanMountains,numberingnearly200,000people.ThetallmanwasMuzhuolun,theleaderofthetribe;astrongfighter,fairandjust,hewasgreatlylovedbyhispeople.Theyellow-robedgirlwashisdaughter,HuoQingtong.
Thetribelivedbynomadicherdingandcontentedlytravelledthegreat
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