第204部分(第1/7 页)

of　the　Bold　Beauty〃；　and　one　who　described　it　wrote　a　poem：

The　Ruler；　defeated；　fled　to　Baidicheng；

Through　thunderous　tiding；　Lady　Sun　mitted　suicide。

Today　the　water　still　flows　by　the　carved　stone

To　show　where　and　why　this　heroine　died。

There　could　be　no　question　that　this　exploit　brought　tremendous　glory　to　Lu　Xun。　Anxious　to　push　his　advantage　as　far　as　possible；　Lu　Xun　led　his　exultant　army　westward。　But　as　he　drew　near　to　Kui　Pass；　he　suddenly　pulled　up　his　horse；　remarking　that　he　saw　an　aura　of　death　about　the　mountain　side　in　front。

〃We　may　not　yet　advance　farther。　I　suspect　an　ambush。〃

So　they　retreated　three　miles　and　camped　in　a　wide　open　space。　And　the　army　was　arrayed　ready　against　any　sudden　attack。　Meanwhile；　scouts　were　sent　out。　They　returned　reporting　no　soldiers。　Lu　Xun　doubted　and　went　up　to　the　summit　of　a　hill　whence　he　could　see　over　the　country。　The　aura　was　still　visible　to　him；　and　so　he　dispatched　other　people　to　spy。　But　he　received　the　same　report：　Not　a　soldier；　not　a　horse。

Still；　as　the　sun　got　lower　and　lower　in　the　west；　he　saw　the　same　appearance　accentuated；　and　he　began　to　feel　grave　doubts。　He　sent　a　confidant　to　look　once　more。

This　man　came　back；　saying；　〃There　is　not　a　single　soldier；　but　I　have　noticed　on　the　river　bank　nearly　a　hundred　heaps　of　boulders。〃

The　mander…in…Chief；　still　doubting；　called　in　several　of　the　natives　and　questioned　them　about　the　stones。

〃Who　put　them　there？　Why　did　they　look　so　ghastly？〃　asked　Lu　Xun。

〃We　do　not　know。　This　place　is　called　Fishbelly　Creek。　When　Zhuge　Liang　was　going　west　into　the　River　Lands；　he　came　along　here　with　a　lot　of　soldiers　and　heaped　up　the　boulders　like　that　on　the　sandy　beach。　We　have