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18左子穆又气又恼，正要发作。哪知姑娘又从左腰皮囊里掏出只灰白色的小貂儿，向龚光杰掷了过去。小貂四个脚爪子不一会儿就在龚光杰身上抓出来许多细血痕。
Simple Translation
Zuo Zimu was angry and angry, and was about to attack. However, the girl took out a gray sable from her left waist bag and threw it at Gong Guangjie. The ferret’s four paws soon scratched many tiny blood marks on Gong Guangjie.
19众人一时都被这小貂的厉害吓着了。段誉和那姑娘趁机逃出了“剑湖宫”。
Simple Translation
19 Everyone was momentarily frightened by the strength of the mink. Duan Yu and the girl took the opportunity to escape from the “Sword Lake Palace”.
20“多谢姑娘相救!请问姑娘尊姓大名?“段誉向姑娘拱手相谢。“我叫钟灵!”姑娘说。
Simple Translation
“Thank you for your help! What’s your name, please?” Duan Yu thanked you with an arch. “My name is Zhong Ling!” said the girl.
21段誉虽然不会武功，却有侠肝义胆。他刚才在“剑湖宫”里已经听说神农帮要诛灭无量剑派，因此决心去神农帮劝说他们不要胡乱杀人。钟灵拗他不过，只得跟去。
Simple Translation
Although Duan Yu doesn’t know martial arts, he is chivalrous. He had just heard in the “Sword Lake Palace” that the Shennong Sect was going to kill the Wuliang Sword Sect, so he decided to go to the Shennong Sect to persuade them not to kill indiscriminately. Zhong Ling had to follow him.
22两人刚走下山坡，就被两个身穿黄衫的汉子拦住，左边一个年老的大声喝道:“什么人?竟敢擅闯神农帮禁地!”
22 As soon as they walked down the hill, they were stopped by two men in yellow shirts. An old man on the left shouted, “Who? How dare you trespass into the forbidden area of the Shennong Sect!”
23段誉赶紧向前一步，对两位大汉说:“在下段誉，有事求见贵帮司空帮主，烦请二位代为通报。”
23 Duan Yu hurried forward and said to the two big men, “I’m Duan Yu. I have something to ask you to meet the leader of the Sikong Sect. Please inform me on your behalf.”
24一会儿功夫，去通报的大汉回来，领他俩转过山坳。只见一大堆乱石之中团团坐着20多人，人丛中一个瘦小的老者，就是神农帮帮主司空玄。
After a while, the big man who went to report came back and led them around the mountain. I saw more than 20 people sitting in a heap of rubble. Among them was a thin old man, who was the leader of the Shennong Sect, Sikong Xuan.
25“告诉我!是不是左子穆那老头派你们来求饶的啊?”司空玄问段誉和钟灵。原来神农帮和无量剑派是冤家对头，神农帮这回是有意要铲除无量剑派。所以司空玄见到段誉和钟灵，便认定他俩是左子穆派来的。
“Tell me! Did the old man Zuo Zimu send you to beg for mercy?” Sikong Xuan asked Duan Yu and Zhong Ling. It turns out that the Shennong Sect and the Wuliang Sword Sect are enemies. This time, the Shennong Sect intends to eradicate the Wuliang Sword Sect. So when Sikong Xuan saw Duan Yu and Zhong Ling, he decided that they were sent by Zuo Zimu.
26“冤家宜解不宜结。我们只是想劝司空帮主不要再动干戈，滥杀无辜。其实我们根本就不认识左子穆这帮人。”段誉对司空玄说。
“The enemy should be solved rather than settled. We just want to persuade the leader of Sikong to stop fighting and killing innocent people. In fact, we don’t know Zuo Zimu at all.” Duan Yu said to Sikong Xuan.
27“神农帮最不喜欢人家多管闲事。来人啊，替我把这两个娃娃绑了起来。”司空玄冷冷地说。他话音刚落，一个大汉伸手便来抓钟灵的手臂。
“The Shennong Sect doesn’t like people meddling. Somebody, tie these two dolls for me.” Sikong Xuan said coldly. As soon as his voice fell, a big man reached out and grabbed Zhong Ling’s arm.
