且說鳳仙秋葵從西殺來。只見秋葵掄開鐵棒，乒乒乓乓一陣亂響，打的嘍囉四分五落。鳳仙拽開彈弓，連珠打出，打的嘍囉東躲西藏。忽又聽東邊吶喊，卻是焦赤殺來，手托鋼叉，連嚷帶罵。裡面沙龍孟杰見嘍囉一時亂散，他二人奮勇往外衝突，裡外夾攻，嘍囉如何抵擋得住，往左右一分，讓開一條大路。卻好鳳仙秋葵接住沙龍，焦赤卻也趕到，彼此相見。沙龍道：「鳳仙，你姐妹到此做甚？」秋葵道：「聞得爹爹被山賊截戰，我二人特來幫助。」沙龍才要說話，只聽山崗上咕嚕嚕鼓聲如雷，所有山口外「鏜鏜鏜」鑼聲振耳，又聽人聲吶喊：「拿呀！別放走了沙龍呀！大王說咧：『不准放冷箭呀！務要生擒呀！』姓沙的，你可跑不了呀！各處俱有埋伏呀！快些早些投降！」沙龍等聽了，不由的駭目驚心。
且说凤仙秋葵从西杀来。只见秋葵抡开铁棒，乒乒乓乓一阵乱响，打的喽啰四分五落。凤仙拽开弹弓，连珠打出，打的喽啰东躲西藏。忽又听东边呐喊，却是焦赤杀来，手托钢叉，连嚷带骂。里面沙龙孟杰见喽啰一时乱散，他二人奋勇往外冲突，里外夹攻，喽啰如何抵挡得住，往左右一分，让开一条大路。却好凤仙秋葵接住沙龙，焦赤却也赶到，彼此相见。沙龙道：「凤仙，你姐妹到此做甚？」秋葵道：「闻得爹爹被山贼截战，我二人特来帮助。」沙龙才要说话，只听山岗上咕噜噜鼓声如雷，所有山口外「镗镗镗」锣声振耳，又听人声呐喊：「拿呀！别放走了沙龙呀！大王说咧：『不准放冷箭呀！务要生擒呀！』姓沙的，你可跑不了呀！各处俱有埋伏呀！快些早些投降！」沙龙等听了，不由的骇目惊心。
Now, Fengxian and Qiukui came fighting in from the west. Qiukui whirled her iron club, and with a great clatter and crash she sent the lackeys flying in all directions. Fengxian drew her pellet bow and loosed pellet after pellet, so that the lackeys ducked and hid this way and that. Then came shouting from the east as well: it was Jiao Chi charging in, steel trident in hand, yelling and cursing as he came. Inside the ring, Sha Long and Meng Jie saw the lackeys thrown into confusion and fought their way outward with all their might. Attacked from within and without, how could the lackeys hold? They split to left and right and opened a broad road. Fengxian and Qiukui met Sha Long just then, and Jiao Chi came up too, and they all found one another. “Fengxian,” said Sha Long, “what are you two girls doing here?” “We heard Father was caught in a fight with the mountain bandits,” said Qiukui, “so the two of us came to help.” Sha Long was about to speak when from the hilltop came a rumbling of drums like thunder, and from every mouth of the hills the gongs crashed, clang, clang, clang, deafening the ear, and voices shouted, “Take him! Don’t let Sha Long get away! The Great King says: ‘No cold arrows! He’s to be taken alive!’ You there, Sha, you’ll never get away! There are men lying in wait everywhere! Give yourself up, and quick about it!” When Sha Long and the others heard this, they could not help being shaken to the core.
你道如何？原來藍驍暗令嘍囉圍困沙龍。只要誘敵，不准交鋒，心想把他奈何乏了，一鼓而擒之，將他制伏，作為自己的膀臂，故此他在高山崗上瞭望。見沙龍二人有些乏了，滿心歡喜。惟恐有失，又叫嘍囉上山，調四哨頭領按山口埋伏。如聽鼓響，四面鑼聲齊鳴，一齊吶喊，驚嚇於他。那時再為勸說，斷無不歸降之理。猛又見東西一陣披靡，嘍囉往左右一分，已知是沙龍的接應。他便擂起鼓來，果然各山口響應，吶喊揚威，聲聲要拿沙龍。他在高崗之上揮動令旗，沙龍投東，他便指東；沙龍投西，他便指西。沙龍父女孟焦二人跑夠多時，不是石如驟雨，就是箭似飛蝗，毫無一個對手廝殺之人。跑來跑去，並無出路。只得五人團聚一處，歇息商酌。
你道如何？原来蓝骁暗令喽啰围困沙龙。只要诱敌，不准交锋，心想把他奈何乏了，一鼓而擒之，将他制伏，作为自己的膀臂，故此他在高山岗上瞭望。见沙龙二人有些乏了，满心欢喜。惟恐有失，又叫喽啰上山，调四哨头领按山口埋伏。如听鼓响，四面锣声齐鸣，一齐呐喊，惊吓于他。那时再为劝说，断无不归降之理。猛又见东西一阵披靡，喽啰往左右一分，已知是沙龙的接应。他便擂起鼓来，果然各山口响应，呐喊扬威，声声要拿沙龙。他在高岗之上挥动令旗，沙龙投东，他便指东；沙龙投西，他便指西。沙龙父女孟焦二人跑够多时，不是石如骤雨，就是箭似飞蝗，毫无一个对手厮杀之人。跑来跑去，并无出路。只得五人团聚一处，歇息商酌。
What, you may ask, was going on? Lan Xiao had secretly ordered his lackeys to hem Sha Long in. They were only to lure him on and never to close and fight. He meant to wear him out, then take him at a single drumbeat, bring him to heel and make him his own right-hand man. That was why he stood watching from the high ridge. Seeing that Sha Long and his companion were growing tired, he was delighted. Still, in case anything went wrong, he sent lackeys up the hill to call the chiefs of the four outposts and set them in ambush at the mouths of the hills. When they heard the drum, gongs were to sound together on all four sides and everyone was to shout at once, to put the fear into him. Then Lan Xiao would talk to him again, and there was no way Sha Long would refuse to come over. Suddenly he saw the ranks give way on the east and the west, the lackeys parting to left and right, and knew that help had come for Sha Long. So he beat his drum, and sure enough every mouth of the hills answered, shouting and making a great show, every voice crying to take Sha Long. Up on the high ridge he waved his command flag: when Sha Long made for the east, he pointed east; when Sha Long made for the west, he pointed west. Sha Long and his daughters, with Meng and Jiao, ran about for a long time, and every way they turned it was stones like a cloudburst or arrows like a swarm of locusts, and not a single man to stand and fight them. Run this way, run that, there was no way out. All they could do was gather, the five of them, in one place to rest and take counsel.
且不言沙龍等被困。再說臥虎莊上自從焦赤押馱轎進莊，所有漁獵眾家的妻女皆知救了官兒娘子來，誰不要瞧瞧官兒娘子是什麼樣，全當做希希罕兒一般。你來我去，只管頻頻往來，卻不敢上前，只有偷偷摸摸，扒扒窗戶，或又掀掀簾子。及到人家瞧見他，他又將身一撤。倒是張立之妻李氏受了鳳仙之托，極力的張羅，卻又一人張羅不過來，應酬了何夫人，又應酬小相公金章，額外還要應酬丫環僕婦，覺得累的很，出來便向眾婦人道：「眾位大媽嬸子，你們與其在這裡張的望的，怎的不進去看看，陪著說說話兒呢？我也有個替換。」眾人也不答言，也有擺手的，也有搖頭的，又有扭扭捏捏躲了的，又有嘰嘰咕咕笑了的。李氏見了這番光景，賭氣轉身進了角門。
且不言沙龙等被困。再说卧虎庄上自从焦赤押驮轿进庄，所有渔猎众家的妻女皆知救了官儿娘子来，谁不要瞧瞧官儿娘子是什么样，全当做希希罕儿一般。你来我去，只管频频往来，却不敢上前，只有偷偷摸摸，扒扒窗户，或又掀掀帘子。及到人家瞧见他，他又将身一撤。倒是张立之妻李氏受了凤仙之托，极力的张罗，却又一人张罗不过来，应酬了何夫人，又应酬小相公金章，额外还要应酬丫环仆妇，觉得累的很，出来便向众妇人道：「众位大妈婶子，你们与其在这里张的望的，怎的不进去看看，陪着说说话儿呢？我也有个替换。」众人也不答言，也有摆手的，也有摇头的，又有扭扭捏捏躲了的，又有叽叽咕咕笑了的。李氏见了这番光景，赌气转身进了角门。
But let us leave Sha Long and the others in their trap for now. Our story turns back to the manor at Wohugou. Ever since Jiao Chi had escorted the mule litter into the manor, the wives and daughters of all the fishing and hunting families had known that an official’s lady had been rescued and brought in, and who would not want to see what an official’s lady looked like? They treated her like some rare curiosity. You came, I went, back and forth they streamed without end, yet none of them dared go up to her; they only peeked on the sly, clambering at the windows or lifting a corner of the door curtain, and the moment anyone inside caught sight of them, they ducked away. It was Zhang Li’s wife, Madam Li, who at Fengxian’s request did her utmost to see to everything. But she could not manage it all by herself: she had to attend to Madam He, attend to the little young gentleman Jin Zhang, and on top of that attend to the maids and serving women, and she was worn out. She came out and said to the women, “Aunties, sisters, instead of craning and peering out here, why don’t you go in and see her, keep her company and have a chat? Then I’d have someone to spell me.” None of them answered. Some waved their hands, some shook their heads, some shrank coyly out of sight, and some twittered and giggled. Seeing them like this, Madam Li turned in a huff and went back in through the side gate.