Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Life and Death Gamble

Xiao Xian only felt her body jumping in the air like flying through the clouds, she was frightened and dizzy, but with a pair of big cold hands around her neck, she could barely breathe, not to mention crying.At first, he could still hear his father shouting, probably he was fighting with the slinger ghost, but after turning around a few hills, he couldn't hear anything, only the whistling wind drumming in his ears. I don't know how long it took, after turning over several hills, Rikugui finally slowed down, let go of his hand and threw Xiaoxian to the ground. Xiao Xian was so blinded by the fall, she got up, turned around and ran in a daze, but felt that something was hanging on her feet, and fell to the ground with a heavy plop.Fu got up again, but before he could stand still, he tripped again.This time he has learned his lesson, and he is no longer in a hurry to get up, but just put his hands on the ground, staring blankly at the pair of bare feet that are black and full of dirt in front of him, wishing to pounce on them and take a bite.

A voice pierced my ears coldly: "Run, let's see where are you going?!" Xiao Xian heard that the other party's tone was not good, and then thought of Feng Potian faintly yelling "Daily Crying Ghost" and Haunting Ghost calling "Big Brother", knowing that they must have fallen into the hands of the enemy, so she played tricks: "I'm not running anymore, I'm always going to fall anyway." Xiao Xian hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly felt a piercing pain in his crotch, and it turned out that Rikugui kicked him on Huantiao acupoint.This acupoint is the big acupoint on the meridians on the foot, Xiao Xian couldn't help jumping up again due to the sudden pain, but was tripped again, this time the fall was so hard that even his teeth were knocked out.Simply softening his hands, his whole body relaxed and lay on the ground.

Day Crying Ghost kicked a few more times, Xiaoxian endured the pain, but didn't say anything and didn't get up anymore, only feeling the strength in the opponent's foot was getting stronger, and couldn't help but yelled loudly: "You will only bully Xiaoxian!" What's the matter, kid?" "You're right." Rikugui said seriously, "I just like to bully children." Xiaoxian said angrily: "Why?" The daily crying ghost's voice became hoarse: "Because children love to cry." Xiao Xian wondered: "What good is crying to you?"

The Daily Crying Ghost sneered, "When a child cries, all the muscles in his body will tense up, and the bite will be even more delicious." Hearing his cold tone, Xiao Xian couldn't help shivering: "So what? You don't want to eat me, do you?" The crying ghost laughed aloud: "I just want to eat you, the baby's delicate skin and tender meat are just right for my appetite." Xiao Xian slowly raised her head, and saw that the long horse face was half covered by the messy hair, only a pair of eyes were staring at her with a gloomy cold light, her heart felt trembling for a while, and she hurriedly lowered her head. Dare to look again: "Aren't you as poor as the hanging boot ghost who has no money to buy clothes? What's not good to eat, but you want to eat me."

The crying ghost said: "I can't see the cute little baby the most. I met you so smart and smart today. It would be a pity if I didn't eat it." I haven't eaten people for seven or eight years..." The more Xiaoxian listened, the more frightened she became: "I'm not smart, don't eat me..." Then he forced a smile: "Since you haven't eaten people for so long, why did you relapse because of me?" The daily crying ghost bared his teeth and said, "It's because I haven't eaten people for so long that I miss it so much. You cry quickly. I finally got a chance to eat people, so I can't waste good materials."

It turns out that the name of the crying ghost today is Qi Zhan. A few years ago, he was a big devil who haunted northern Shaanxi.It's just that his martial arts are too high, and the government has mobilized troops to hunt and kill him several times, but he can't help him. It wasn't until he was alarmed by Master Wuyu, the head of the Huashan School, that he disappeared for several years. Qi Zhan couldn't gain a foothold in northern Shaanxi, so he defected to Qintianbao in eastern Sichuan, using the power of judge Long to protect himself.Although Judge Long is focused on expanding his power and recruiting people from all sides, he also knows that Qi Zhan has done too much evil, and he is angry with the martial arts. He only reluctantly takes him in because he wants to take advantage of his extraordinary martial arts.Qi Zhan knew that there were many enemies, so he didn't dare to be too ostentatious, so he concealed his identity and became the eldest of the six ghosts who captured the sky, crying ghost, and no longer cannibalized. Also unclear.

This time, the crying ghost was ordered to sneak into the Meiyun Sect with the hanging boot ghost and the haunting ghost to break the "Yuefeng" sword. As soon as Potian saw Dao Zhe, he rushed to Yingpan Mountain without stopping. He only thought that Meiyun Sect had reinforcements, so he followed him all the way.Because they don't know the real situation around Qingshui Town, the haunting ghost and the hanging boot ghost fight Feng Potian first, while the crying ghost hides aside, waiting for an opportunity to attack. All these years, the Crying Ghost was afraid of revealing his identity and causing Master Wuyu to find him. He has been obediently staying in the Heaven Capture Castle, holding back his resentment for a long time.After such a long time, I expected that the wind had died down, but during this operation, I suddenly saw such a lively and lovely child as Xiao Xian, and I couldn't hold back my child-eating thoughts in the past, and finally I was about to move.Guessing that the Suspender Ghost and the Haunting Ghost would be enough to get rid of Feng Potian and Xu Moyang, then he suddenly found it difficult to catch Xiaoxian, and wanted to find a place where no one was around to taste the fresh meat of children.

Xiaoxian saw the crying ghost staring at her viciously, his eyes gleaming, and he wanted to pounce on him, his heart was terrified, and he said in a trembling voice: "I will catch fish and birds for you to eat, and I will burn it with one hand." Good food, if you eat the food I cook, you will never want to eat people again.” Although he occasionally cooks a few times as a joke, he can’t make good food, and now he can only talk nonsense in a hurry , It's better than being eaten by the crying ghost immediately. The Crying Ghost opened his mouth wide, revealing a few sharp teeth, and said with a strange smile: "I can't wait, I'm going to eat you now."

"Wait!" Xiao Xian shook her hands wildly and shouted, "But I haven't cried yet, it's you who said that human flesh that hasn't cried is not good..." "That's easy!" Sun Crying Ghost suddenly took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and burst into tears. Xiao Xian saw the Sun Crying Ghost's eyes were red, tears poured out like a dam bursting, and her ears were suddenly filled with miserable crying sounds, as if there were countless ghosts screaming around.At the beginning, I was so shocked that my head was dizzy, and gradually the voice became more and more low-key, and it went straight to my heart like a bug, disturbing my mind...

Xiaoxian couldn't help the sadness in his heart, the tip of his nose was sour, and he almost couldn't help crying.He was deeply afraid that if he cried, he would be eaten by this weird person, so he forced his mind back, gritted his teeth, and a tear swirled in his eyes, but he didn't fall.Later, I saw the crying ghost crying for a long time, and gradually I was no longer afraid, and I simply thought about the happy things in ordinary days. Funny. It turns out that this is a soul-absorbing and sound-transmitting technique of the Crying Ghost, which is the most disturbing, and it often has miraculous effects when confronting people. The name of the Crying Ghost is also derived from this.

However, it was the first time he used this unique trick on children. The children he had caught before would often cry when they saw his appearance, and it was rare for Xiao Xian to be able to talk to him for so long.He didn't really want to make Xiao Xian cry, but it's just that he hasn't tasted human flesh for a long time, catching Xiao Xian now is like a treasure, he is reluctant to eat it right away, he wants to play with it like a cat catching a mouse, so Only then did he try his best to scare him, thinking that if he showed his miraculous skills, the child would be scared to death, paralyzed into a ball, and let himself be manipulated... Unexpectedly, the Rikugui cried for as long as a stick of incense, but Xiaoxian's eyes were hazy at first, but gradually became clearer.Sun Crying Ghost forced his exercises, crying even more miserably, but Xiaoxian just looked at him curiously, and finally there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.Ling Ri Crying Ghost couldn't help being angry and startled. But he didn't know that Xiao Xian possessed the wisdom of "Treasure of Destiny", and she had a kind of calmness towards everything in the world, which might not be compared to ordinary old people who have experienced many vicissitudes in terms of determination.At first he was touched when he heard the crying, but he got used to it after a while, not to mention that Xiao Xian made up his mind not to cry, his deterrent technique was completely ineffective. The Crying Ghost breathed out his true energy and finally stopped crying. He was puzzled in his heart, he didn't know why, he really couldn't figure out why his tried and tested magical skills didn't work for such a child?Staring blankly at Xiao Xian: "Why don't you cry?" Xiaoxian saw that the Crying Ghost was asking serious questions, but there were still tears on his face, which was really funny, knowing that he shouldn't but couldn't help but burst out laughing, then covered his mouth with his hands, and said in a low voice : "You are a well-known hero of the rivers and lakes. You must count your words. If I don't cry, you can't eat me." The Crying Ghost was furious: "I don't believe you can't make a child like you cry." Still unable to clear up his doubts, he murmured, "Could it be that you were born unable to cry?" Xiaoxian rolled her eyes and said quickly: "It's easy for me to cry. I was disobedient before, and my father beat me hard, so I cried a lot. If you really don't have the ability to make me cry, come and hit me a few times." "In fact, Xu Moyang loves him very much, even if it is serious, he seldom says a few words.Others are small ghosts, and at this critical moment of life and death, they also used aggressive methods. Sure enough, the Crying Ghost snorted coldly: "Why should I beat a child like you, there are at least dozens of ways to make you cry." Xiao Xian said: "Yes, you can also pinch me, pinch me, and bite me, anyway, you are stronger than me, and your martial arts are so high." He took a peek at the expression of Sun Crying Ghost: "Doesn't everyone in the world say 'To achieve the goal, use any means', I will admit it when I fall into your hands, and if I frown, it is not my father's birth." The Rikugui became angrier as he listened, and said loudly, "Okay, I'll bet you this one, and I'll make you cry to your heart's content!" Xiao Xian took the opportunity to stretch out her palm: "A word of mouth is useless, a high-five is a decision. If you have the ability not to touch my body, let me cry. I will hand over my delicate skin and tender meat to you. Steamed and deep-fried are all well-known. Take it as you please." His nature is easygoing, seeing that there is a turning point, at least for a while, whether he will be eaten by someone, he is still in the mood to sigh deliberately: "I never thought I would have the opportunity to make such a life-and-death gamble!" The Crying Ghost almost laughed out loud when he saw Xiaoxian pretending, and slapped Xiaoxian's little hand heavily with a straight face: "I will take you back to Qintian Castle. There is always a way to make you cry along the way. If you can survive If you don’t want to cry, you can become the castle master’s son!” Seeing that the trick has succeeded, Xiaoxian feels relieved.Curiously: "So the slinger ghost said that he gave me to the castle owner to want me to be his son? Is this castle owner very powerful? What good is being his son?" The crying ghost said: "The son of the castle master died a few years ago, and his wife gave birth to three daughters in succession, and finally gave birth to a stupid son, so the castle master is determined to find a smart adopted son. If you can If you can withstand my means, you are qualified enough to be the young master of Capture Sky Castle." Seeing the fierce light in Sun Crying Ghost's eyes fading away, Xiaoxian happily chatted with him: "Then you still have to curry favor with me, maybe you will be your immediate boss in the future." "Fart!" Sunkui Grimace's face became angry, but his tone softened a lot: "You'd better cook some delicious dishes for me along the way, or else I'll eat you first, no matter what happens?" Xiaoxian looked at her face and knew that the crying ghost was pretending to be angry, but she didn't seem to be afraid like before: "Then let's agree first, even if you think my cooking skills are really good, you can't let me cook for you for the rest of your life." , I still want to go to the rivers and lakes to find my great future..." Sun Crying Ghost heard Xiao Xian rambling, felt amused, and managed to say a cruel sentence: "I think your future can only be in my stomach." Turning around, I'm afraid that Xiaoxian will see a smile that can no longer be restrained on her indifferent face... Seeing the Sun Crying Ghost, Xiao Xian turned around and peeked around, but she was in an unknown mountain depression, and she didn't know how her father was doing, even if she came to find her, she would have to spend a lot of trouble.It would be unwise to run away now, but if you have to get along with this weird person for a few days, it is best to try to please him first, lest you really eat him.Thinking of this, he asked Sun Crying Ghost: "I don't know how to address this uncle?" Sun Crying Ghost's heart softened at this sweet "Uncle", thinking how can I reveal my real name to you.He casually said: "I am the crying ghost among the six ghosts in the sky." He couldn't help laughing as soon as he said that, most people would be surprised when they heard his name, but how could this little baby know his reputation in the world. "Wow!" Xiao Xian yelled exaggeratedly: "So you are the crying ghost among the six ghosts who catch the sky. I often hear your name mentioned, and it really is that... thunderous. I have wanted to see it for a long time. Seeing what kind of hero he is, I didn't expect that he didn't know him, I'm really ashamed..." Day Crying Ghost turned around: "Oh, how do they talk about me?" It was the first time he had heard someone say that he was a hero. How to talk about yourself. "This..." Xiao Xian usually stays in the remote Qingshui Town. How could someone tell him about Sun Crying Ghost? Rikugui used to be notorious in northern Shaanxi, but after arriving in Qintianbao, he restrained himself and attached great importance to his reputation.Seeing that Xiaoxian hesitated to speak, he only said that it was not a good thing, and his eyes flashed fiercely: "How do they talk about me? No matter what they say, good or bad, tell me the truth." Xiao Xian's eyes rolled: "I'm telling you the truth, don't be angry, you have a bad reputation for catching the Six Ghosts of the Sky." "Most of the rumors in the rivers and lakes are words that confuse right and wrong." Sun Crying Ghost pretended to be calm and cold, but he also lacked confidence: "What are they talking about?" Xiaoxian said: "Last year, a man came to my father to make swords. That man seemed to be someone with a reputation in Jianghu. He used a machete and had a big black mole on his left cheek..." He said nonsense, By procrastinating for time, while scratching my stomach, I want to connect the fragmentary things I heard today, and make up a story that can convince the crying ghost every day. Rikugui thought for a while: "Oh, that person must be 'Mingyue Qizhan' Zuo Tianlu. Just let it go... No, you must have misremembered, his signature mole is not on the left cheek, but under the right ear." Xiaoxian was dumbfounded, never expecting that Rikugui could actually come up with a set of nonsense that suits him, he smiled secretly, but his face was serious: "Yes, uncle is very familiar with the allusions of Jianghu, like a family treasure." , I misremembered, the mole was under his right ear..." "It's like a treasure." Rikugui smiled and corrected the mistakes in Xiao Xian's words, thinking that Zuo Tianlu is also considered a strong man in Sichuan and Yunnan, so he may have some insight.As a result, I believed Xiao Xian's words: "Zuo Tianlu has no friendship with me, but I don't know how he talks about me?" Seeing the crying ghost, Xiao Xian had no doubts, her confidence increased greatly, and her lies were smooth: "That Zuo Tianlu waited for his father to make him a knife, and chatted with me about the anecdotes of the world when he had nothing to do. The big forces naturally talked about Meiyun Sect and Qintianbao..." Sun Crying Ghost interjected: "There should be Yan Tian Ya!" Xiaoxian put his hand on his waist, pouted his mouth: "You know everything, so I won't say anything." This hand is his best trick when playing with the children in the town on weekdays. The more advanced the work, the more it arouses the curiosity of others. "Okay, you say what you want, I don't bother." The Rikugui was eager to know how Zuo Tianlu talked about himself, but he was tricked, and instead became careful with Xiao Xian. Xiaoxian snickered inwardly, and continued: "Then Zuo Tianlu talked about capturing the six ghosts when he talked about capturing Tianbao. His martial arts can be regarded as one of the best in the world, but his character is too bad, he only knows how to be a tiger's minion and help the evildoer...Uncle, I don't know what it means to help the evildoer?" Day Crying Ghost was furious, but he was afraid that Xiaoxian would stop talking, so he had to hold back his breath and explain: "Well, that word means that the martial arts is high, so I went to help others to fight the world." It was explaining idioms indiscriminately to a child, but it also felt hot on the face.However, thinking that Xiao Xian didn't even know the meaning of this word, it seemed that Zuo Tianlu's original words must have been said, so he believed it even more. He patted Xiao Xian on the head and praised: "You have a good memory, you can remember what you said last year." It's so clear. What will he say next?" He didn't know that Xiao Xian deliberately explained his doubts like this. Xiao Xian was reminded by the Sun Crying Ghost, thinking that I shouldn't weave it too carefully, and would just say that I forgot when it was vague. "That Zuo Tianlu said again: 'The haunting ghost is still aboveboard, especially the ghost hanging boots, who sneaks around people's buttocks all day long, treacherous and capricious. It made everyone scoff at the mention of capturing the six ghosts of the sky, dismissing them, and changing the name to bullying the six ghosts of the sky.'" He had a good impression of haunting ghosts, so he devoted himself to arranging the ghosts of hanging boots No, I used all the words that came to my mind. The Crying Ghost couldn't hold back anymore: "This Zuo Tianlu is talking nonsense, if I bump into him, I will make him look good." Xiaoxian thought to himself that if he could let the crying ghost let him go, this Zuo Tianlu could be regarded as half a lifesaver, but he couldn't make him too unlucky.He shook his hand immediately: "Uncle, don't worry, this Zuo Tianlu respects you very much." Day Crying Ghost was aroused by Xiaoxian's words, and hurriedly asked: "What else did he say?" Xiaoxian raised her thumb: "Although this Zuo Tianlu doesn't think highly of Suspender Ghost, he is completely convinced by you, uncle. He said that he is a good man who captures the six ghosts of the sky, the Zhongri Crying Ghost, with strong martial arts and deep inner strength. If it wasn't for his bad reputation, the position of Lord Capture Sky would have been his long ago." Sun Crying Ghost quickly waved his hands, and said solemnly: "Don't listen to his nonsense, Master Longbao's martial arts are extensive and profound, and I am far behind." Xiaoxian's flattery patted the horse's foot, stuck out her tongue secretly, and firmly remembered that the surname of the owner of Qintian Castle was Long.Looking at the appearance of Sun Crying Ghost, it doesn't look like a fake, this Dragon Castle Lord's martial arts must be very powerful, if he becomes his adopted son, I'm afraid it won't be a grievance.Continued: "Don't interrupt, I'm not done yet. Do you know why Zuo Tianlu admires you so much?" Although Rikugui pretended to be disdainful, he really enjoyed it in his heart, and wanted to know more about the inside story, so he really kept silent, looked at Xiaoxian with anticipation, and waited for his next words. Xiaoxian cleared her throat: "Zuo Tianlu said that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond the people. Even if you are the best in martial arts, if others refuse to accept you and rush forward, you will be hard-pressed with both fists. So walking in the rivers and lakes is not easy. Only relying on martial arts, relying on..." At this point, he smiled at the crying ghost: "Do you know what is relied on?" Day Crying Ghost saw the little doll showing off in front of him, hated him so much, but he had no choice but to answer honestly: "Is it loyalty?" "Wrong, it's reputation!" Xiaoxian said excitedly, taking Rikugui as a playmate who listened to his stories on weekdays. Putting it down, he quickly put on his high hat: "He said that although the crying ghost's martial arts is good today, it is not the best in the world, but the most valuable thing is that he kept his promise, saying one is one, saying two is two, and even more so. Don't lie to women and children, that's why he was convinced." When the Crying Ghost heard this, he opened his mouth in surprise and couldn't close it for a while, but he wondered in his heart whether his efforts in self-cultivation and self-cultivation all these years were in vain. After coming to the future, I really have to start a new life.Looking at Xiaoxian now, his face seemed to be much gentler, and his anger became stronger: "This Zuo Tianlu knows me well, and knows that I am the most trustworthy person, and I will never do anything to deceive the world." Xiaoxian made a big circle around, the purpose is actually to make Rikugui obey his bet with her, and secretly proud to see him fall into the trick: "Next time I see Zuo Tianlu, I will praise him for his vision..." Sun Crying Ghost couldn't help laughing.He has a perverse personality and has always been taciturn. When he saw his child, he was either too scared to speak or cried into a ball. He never thought that he would meet such a articulate, clever, mischievous and cute child as Xiao Xian. It was the first time in several years that he had spoken so many words with others, and he felt relieved, and secretly rejoiced that he hadn't eaten him indiscriminately just now. The two talked for a long time, and saw that the sky was getting dark.Xiaoxian was concerned about his father's safety, but he didn't dare to ask the Rikugui to let him go, so he could only say: "My stomach is growling with hunger, I remember there is some game at home, how about we go eat something together?" As soon as I said it, I immediately regretted it, and I was afraid that talking about eating would make the crying ghost want to eat me. The Crying Ghost also felt that his stomach was burning with hunger, but he didn't think about Xiaoxian at all: "A dozen miles further north is Xuyong City, and we will rest there tonight." He finally thought of himself. The purpose of catching Xiaoxian, he said coldly: "It takes about half a month to go back to capture Tianbao, if you can not cry all the way, I will let you go." He also seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and softened his voice : "Don't worry, I value credibility the most. As long as you win the bet, you won't be in danger of your life." Xiao Xian was afraid of offending the Rikugui, so she didn't dare to say more, so she put away her concern for her father, and obediently followed the Rikugui all the way to Xuyong City. Sun Crying Ghost felt that Xiao Xianren's short legs were too slow, so he carried him and ran all the way. After the conversation just now, another bet was made, and Rikugui's attitude towards Xiaoxian was more polite, he no longer held him by the neck when he was first captured, but wrapped his arms around him. waist, and walked steadily towards the direction of Xu Yongcheng.At the beginning, Xiaoxian saw the trees on both sides receding quickly, dazzled his eyes, and felt dizzy in his head, but gradually got used to it, but felt that he had never experienced such an experience before. This time, he really spoke his heart, which made the crying ghost happy, and he didn't want to neglect him, and the tone of his speech was quite respectful. Xiaoxian has a lively personality and a transparent nature. Although she can't see her father for a while, she is not in danger of her life anyway, so she is not in a hurry to get away.He has never traveled far, and he only thinks that everything he sees is strange and interesting along the way, and he keeps asking the sun crying ghost.The Crying Ghost was running with a sigh of relief, so it was difficult to speak, and Xiao Xian yelled non-stop, and even praised his martial arts from the bottom of his heart, so he had to reluctantly reply a few words, and was afraid that he would cause trouble if he slowed down. Xiao Xian's ridicule made her rush on the road with all her strength, and finally arrived at Xuyong City with great difficulty. Fang felt that the tens of miles of mountain roads were really hard work like never before. Xuyong City is located in a mountainous area in southern Sichuan, it does not occupy a large area, but most of the residents from the nearby mountainous areas come here to exchange some items. lively. The two found a small hotel and sat down to eat. Day Crying Ghost felt his mouth was dry, his muscles were rumbling, and he wondered whether he should spend the night in the city.He has always acted cautiously. He seldom shows up in crowded markets on weekdays. He sleeps out in the countryside. He originally planned to go on his way after eating, but this journey has consumed a lot of energy, and he really needs to rest.Thinking that this brat gave me a lot of energy consumption, she couldn't help but give Xiao Xian a bitter look.But Xiaoxian was holding chopsticks in his hand, but he was not eating. He was also staring at himself blankly, and said angrily, "Aren't you hungry? Why don't you eat?" Xiaoxian said softly: "Uncle has worked hard, uncle eats first." Rikugui was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect this child to be so caring.He seldom dines with others on weekdays, and most of the people he associates with are vulgar men in the Jianghu. My heart was hot, but I still reprimanded Xiaoxian in my mouth: "Hurry up and eat, are you afraid that I will see how you eat?" Seeing her kindness, Xiaoxian saw that the Crying Ghost not only didn't appreciate it, but became more fierce, feeling wronged, pouted her little mouth, and didn't dare to speak anymore. Sun Crying Ghost saw it in his eyes, and felt a little bit sorry, so he patted Xiaoxian on the head: "My dear baby, what's your name?" Listening to the soft words of the crying ghost, Xiaoxian's nose was sour, and she almost shed tears.Fortunately, at the critical moment, I thought of the bet that I couldn't cry, so I quickly lowered my head to eat, took the opportunity to wipe my red eyes, and said in my heart, "My name is Yang Jingxian, and you call me Xiaoxian. yes." Sun Crying Ghost sincerely praised: "Good name!" Seeing that the Rikugui's expression softened, Xiaoxian took the opportunity to ask: "What's your name? If you call you Uncle Rikugui, it seems a little, a little bit not very nice." Then she murmured in a low voice: "You are obviously a human being. Well, what good is being a ghost?" The Sun Crying Ghost heard it in his ears, but his heart trembled slightly.Over the years, he was obviously a subordinate of Judge Long, but in fact he was a guest official in Capture Heaven Castle. He had no real power, but people dared not offend. Calling him crying brother, he almost forgot his real name.At this moment, listening to Xiaoxian Wuji's child's words awakened me, I suddenly felt that these years I have been hiding my name and living a life of neither human nor ghost, I can't help but feel a lot of emotion and sadness.In an instant, the past events flowed through my heart, and I seemed to be stunned. Seeing the weird expression on the Rikugui Ghost, Xiaoxian dared not say any more. After a long time, the Rikuguigui sighed: "My surname is Qi, and I have only told you about it all these years." He said harshly again: "You can call me Rikugui, I like it when people call me that." Xiaoxian knew the trick, nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone. Then, I will call you Uncle Qi from now on." The Crying Ghost was noncommittal, but there was a flash of light in his eyes, and his tone turned cold again: "You don't have to make friends with me, the reason why I told you my name is because you will be a delicacy in my stomach in a few days, and I can't help you. Tell someone." Xiaoxian originally wanted to tell if she might not lose the bet, but seeing the crying ghost with frightening eyes, a sentence stuck in her throat and unable to utter it, she had to swallow it back with a mouthful of food, she just felt that this person was really weird Unreasonable. Sun Crying Ghost looked at Xiao Xian for a long time, and also felt that he was not good at being angry with a child, so his voice turned soft: "After dinner, we will rest in this shop for one night, and we will go on our way tomorrow." He saw Xiao Xian Although he is not very pleasing in appearance, he is well-behaved and sensible, which also aroused his own knots. He wanted to spend more time with this child, but he did not want to rush back to Qintian Castle earlier. That night, Xiaoxian lived with the crying ghost in the small shop and slept on the same bed. After all, Xiaoxian is a child, she just felt that she had such a thrilling experience for the first time in her life, she was very excited, she couldn't fall asleep after thinking about it over and over again.Several times I talked to the crying ghost but there was no response. After a while, I heard the other party snoring like thunder, and he was already sound asleep.Looking at the starlight shining through the skylight, I was stunned for a while, feeling very bored. Seeing that Sun Crying Ghost's attitude towards him had improved, at first he said he wanted to eat him, but he seemed to be dismissed by his own words.Although he missed his father, he had no intention of running away. Instead, he felt that staying in the small town of Qingshui was too stuffy. Although he is smart, he is really too young, he has no scheming, and he doesn't know anything about the world. He only thinks that the crying ghost who wants to eat people is like a farmer in the countryside teasing him, and he doesn't understand the severity of it.But I don't know that Rikugui has always had a bad reputation. Although he has a slight affection for him and arouses a trace of his undiminished nature, how can he change his evil and return to the right.Now he is just pretending to be asleep on purpose, leaving an opening for him to escape, so as to have a reason to arouse evil thoughts again.And Xiao Xiangui's thought of running away by accident is equivalent to saving his own life. Sun Crying Ghost waited for a long time, saw that Xiaoxian was still talking to himself at first, but gradually became silent, he could hear his breathing irregularly, not as if he was asleep, but he didn't see the slightest intention of running away, he was puzzled and puzzled What did the little doll think?He has been immersed in the world for a long time, and he always judges others with his own heart, which can be regarded as quite scheming. Who knows that when he meets such a child who has no plans, all conspiracies and tricks are like playing the piano to a cow, and they are completely useless, and he is quite helpless. The feeling of starting.At this time, in the dead of night, the inner demon was reborn, and all kinds of thoughts came to mind, wanting to eat Xiaoxian desperately, but first thought that it was inconvenient for people in the Xuyongcheng Inn, and secondly felt that it was a bit unreasonable after all. The principle of bullying the weak. It's fine if the other party is an adult, but for such a child, he always refuses to let him underestimate him, and it is difficult to make up his mind to attack. "Daddy doesn't know what's wrong?" Xiao Xian stopped listening to the snoring of the crying ghost, thinking that he had fallen asleep, and said to himself out of boredom: "Why does Uncle Qi fight against Daddy?" Rikugui sneered in his heart, thinking that the little baby must want to escape, so he used words to test.Keep calm now, let's see what he wants. "Is it a bad person who opposes Daddy?" Xiaoxian murmured: "Well, I don't think that slinger ghost is a good person, and the ghost haunter is not bad. Although Uncle Qi looks fierce, he treats me well." Pretty good." Day Crying Ghost was stunned, and couldn't help but wryly smiled, he wanted to eat him wholeheartedly, but he never expected that he wasn't too bad in Xiao Xian's mind, so he managed to restrain himself from asking what was good about him. But I heard Xiao Xian continue: "I don't know what to do with that Dragon Castle master. Hearing Uncle Qi's tone of martial arts must be very good. If I can really recognize him as a foster father, I can probably practice very high martial arts, and I won't be afraid in the future." If others want to eat me, I won’t be afraid even if I lose the bet..." The Rikugui was amused to hear it, thinking that he would make such a strange bet with this yellow-mouthed kid when he thought about capturing the head of the six ghosts, it was unbelievable.Thinking of this, my heart felt inexplicably warm, and I couldn't help but smile, I just felt that it was a great fate to meet this child under such circumstances. Xiaoxian said again: "But Daddy definitely doesn't want me to recognize that Dragon Castle Lord as my father. If Daddy is not happy, even if I can practice the most powerful martial arts, I don't want to recognize him. Besides, Daddy also said that high martial arts is not a good thing. On behalf of a good heart, the person with the highest martial arts in the world is a big villain." When the Rikugui heard this, he couldn't help but blurted out and asked, "Are you talking about General Ming?" Xiao Xian was overjoyed: "Uncle Qi, you haven't slept yet, come and have a conversation with me, okay?" The Crying Ghost had no choice but to deliberately turn over, as if he had just woken up, and pretended to be angry: "You woke me up so loudly, why are you still awake in the middle of the night?" Xiao Xian said: "I'm afraid of the dark, and my father used to talk and tell stories with me until I fell asleep. Uncle, tell me a story too..." The Rikugui said angrily, "I don't know how to tell stories, I only know how to eat people." But Xiaoxian is not afraid, he smiled: "Don't scare me, I know you are a good uncle, Xiaoxian is obedient, uncle will not eat me." Sun Crying Ghost couldn't express his anger when he called him "good uncle", so he forced himself to say: "I'm not as good as your father, I don't know a single word, so I don't have any stories to tell." Xiao Xianyang said: "Your martial arts are so high, you must have traveled a lot of places, you can tell me about the interesting things you encountered." The day crying ghost laughed: "You kid knows how to flatter people, how do you know my martial arts is good?" Xiaoxian said: "I can see it. Neither Daddy nor Uncle Wu from Meiyun's teaching found the haunting ghost and the boot-hanging ghost hiding aside, so it can be seen that the two have good martial arts. But the boot-hanging ghost is so arrogant, But I also want to call you big brother, of course your martial arts are very high..." The so-called thousands of wears and thousands of wears, flattery does not wear.Day Crying Ghost was very grateful, but he also admired the kid's intelligence, and deliberately teased him: "Didn't you say that being good at martial arts doesn't necessarily mean that you have a good heart? Do you want to be a good person or a master in the future?" "I have to do both." Xiaoxian's tone was firm, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Uncle Qi, why do you say that you lose your heart when you are good at martial arts? Is it because you can't help but bully others when you are good at martial arts? What fun do you see?" Just want to snatch it?" He seemed to have suddenly figured out something, so excited, he simply sat up from the bed: "It's like when I saw Aaron's windmill and asked him to borrow it to play, but he refused. I can beat him, so I really want to snatch him..." He stopped suddenly at this point, but thought that he would become a bad person if he did that. The Crying Ghost has been a robber all his life, but he has never thought about the reason behind it.Listening to Xiaoxian's words now, it is somewhat believable. Maybe human nature is evil, and a child is also like this. He couldn't help saying angrily: "You just said that you want to be a good person, but you rob other people's things by force. Isn't it contradictory?" ?” Xiaoxian scratched her head embarrassingly: "It's just a windmill, and it's not bad to play with. I'll pay him back later." The crying ghost said: "See the big from the small, this time you rob someone's windmill, maybe next time you will rob someone's treasure..." He stopped talking, and smiled self-deprecatingly. If you can teach people the truth, you can no longer be confident: "Hey, although I am not a good person, but you are still young, you can't learn bad things in the future." “我记住了。”小弦郑重地点点头，又道：“不过齐叔叔你能这样教我，一定是个好人。” 日哭鬼笑道：“世事无常，我今天若是将你一口吃了，你还会认为我是好人么？” 小弦又听日哭鬼说要吃人，脖子一缩，勉强笑道：“好叔叔你只是吓唬我罢了，怎么会真的吃了我？” 日哭鬼不语，似是默认。小弦听得四周无声，终是有些心怯，努力想找出点话说：“爹爹教过我，说是善恶便仅在一念之间，叔叔你既然当时不吃我，说明仍是有善念的……” “你爹爹说得不错！”日哭鬼叹道：“日后你若是在杀人前先想想这句话，便不会做错事了。” 小弦道：“我不会杀人的，我家里养的鸡都不让爹爹宰来给我吃。” “乖娃娃。”日哭鬼摸摸小弦的头，想到自己年幼的时候，亦是天真可爱，武功初成时更是心怀大志，只欲仗剑行走江湖，惩恶扬善，何曾想几十年的岁月匆匆而过，却变成了如今这般模样。不由一声长叹，勾起了唏嘘往事。 小弦先听了日哭鬼先自承有食己之心，再被他一双枯瘦的手摸在头顶，止不住害怕起来，却又不敢强行挣开，只好用言语分他的心：“叔叔你可有孩子么？” 小弦话音才落，已觉得抓在头顶上的大手一紧。这一惊非同小可，急中生智大叫一声：“我要解手！”挣开日哭鬼的手下床去，这一蹲便似钉在夜壶上般，良久也不起身。 日哭鬼却也不阻拦：“你莫要着凉了，你不是要听我说故事吗？到床上来我便给你讲一个故事。” 小弦蹲坐在夜壶上，隔了日哭鬼几步，心中稍安，黑暗中只见他一双眸子闪着暗光。虽是觉得有些冷，却如何敢回到床上，强自嘻皮笑脸地道：“我有点便秘，就在这里听故事好了。” 日哭鬼也不勉强，只是悠悠一叹：“从前有一个小孩子，便似你现在这么大，亦是一般的聪明可爱。虽有些调皮，到处惹祸，可他的父母仍是十分疼爱他，天天给他讲故事，陪他玩，逗他开心……” 小弦犹有些心魂不定，也不敢打岔。 “那孩子的母亲温柔美丽，娴淑良慧，更是心灵手巧，女红针线当地闻名，几块布料过不多时就能做出一件合体的衣衫。她亦从不去外间招摇，勤俭持家，将屋里布置得井井有条，又用纸扎了许多的小人小马和好玩的事物，与夫君一同陪着爱子玩耍，日子虽是清贫，倒也其乐融融；那孩子的父亲则是一个剑客，武功高强，嫉恶如仇，更是乐善好施，劫富济贫，虽在江湖上没有什么名望，却因此惹了不少仇家，但在当地亦极有口碑，十分得人敬重。他爱极了他的宝贝儿子，虽有一身好武功，在家中倒总是被儿子骑在身上。他那孩儿亦十分聪明伶俐，不过三四岁时便对所见之事过目不忘……” 听日哭鬼说到此，小弦心里一搐。不知何故，他初初记事便仿是已六七岁，那以后如何与父亲相依为命如何修习《铸兵神录》皆是记得清清楚楚，惟有这之前的记忆却是一片空白，每每听别人说起孩提时的稚趣童真，料想自己必也是可爱至极，但回家一问，父亲却只是怅叹一声，避而不谈，似是别有隐情。这疑问从小便一直藏于心底，此刻却被日哭鬼的故事勾起，心想日后有机会定要好好问问父亲是怎么回事。知道多想也无益，当下放下心事，凝神细听日哭鬼的讲述。 日哭鬼似是说得高兴，呵呵笑了数声：“那剑客常常行走于江湖，每次回来总给妻儿带一大包好吃好玩的事物，一家三口其乐融融，过着幸福的生活……” 小弦渐渐听得入神，想到父亲每次去城中亦是给自己带回来许多好东西，大生同感；又想起自己从未见过面的母亲，对那个孩子更生羡慕。 日哭鬼的声音渐渐低沉下来：“那一年这孩子方才十岁，剑客应朋友之约要去江南做一件事，离家的时间颇久，自然是特别想念亲人。他在江南买了许多东西，兴冲冲地赶了回来，满以为可迎到娇妻幼子，共享天伦之乐。谁知……谁知在他不在家的时候，他的仇家竟然掳走了他的妻儿，将屋子放了一把大火烧得净光，只留下一片断壁残瓦……”他长叹了一口气：“那剑客的仇家是当地的一个财主，平时渔肉百姓，被剑客教训了几次，便怀恨在心。趁着剑客有事外出，用重金收勾结招揽了当地飞云寨中的一批匪帮，欲要一泄旧忿，那帮山匪亦与剑客有些过节，自是一拍即合。但他们虽是人多，却素闻得那剑客武功高强，仍怕敌不过他，便使出这般卑鄙的手段，抢走了他的妻儿，还在墙上钉了一张字条，留话让剑客十日内去飞云寨中受死。他们自是设下了埋伏，仗着有人质在手，不怕那剑客不赴约……” 小弦听到此处，忍不住双拳紧握，大声道：“爹爹说盗亦有道，可这帮飞云寨的山匪却不顾江湖规矩，如此卑鄙下流，真是让人看不起。” “江湖规矩！？”日哭鬼嘲然冷笑：“经了这么多年，我早就看透了。任你平日如何自命侠义，一旦到得生死关头，哪还顾得什么江湖规矩，只要能保得性命，什么下三滥的手段亦可以使出来，便是亲生父母也可以当做挡箭牌……” 小弦从小就被父亲灌输了许多侠义之道，听日哭鬼如此说，心中自是大大不以为然。但黑暗见不到他的形貌，只听得他的声音便若蛇嘶狼嚎般厮哑，似泣似怨，不敢多言争执，默然不语。 日哭鬼长吁了一口气，继续道：“那剑客一见敌人留下的字条，不敢怠慢，快马加鞭一路马不停蹄赶到数十里外的飞云寨中……” 小弦插言道：“这可不对，若是他赶路赶得疲惫不堪，如何能对付得了敌人设好的埋伏？何况房子都烧毁了，墙上的字条定是等火灭后才钉上去的，分明就是故意安排好了圈套。” “你小小年纪，却能看出这些疑点，已是大不简单。”日哭鬼叹道：“那剑客又何尝不知道这些道理，但他晓得那帮山匪心狠手辣，妻儿多在他们手中一刻便多一分危险，虽然明知自己这般冒然前去，或许救不出妻儿，还枉自送上一条性命，但关心则乱，如何还能冷静下来从长计议？” 小弦不语，想到父亲找不到自己定是非常着急，现在也不知怎么样了，一念至此，心情亦沉重起来。 日哭鬼续道：“那剑客赶到飞云寨，略微休整一下，喘息稍定，便独自一人仗剑闯了进去。满以为对方会严阵以待，不料偌大的山寨却静悄悄地没有一个人影，他四处搜寻，果然、果然在后山的一间小屋中找到了自己的妻子……”说到这里，他又是长叹了一声。 小弦听剑客找到了他的妻子，本欲拍手叫好，却直觉气氛不对，怯怯地问：“她已遇害了么？” “你也猜出来了……”日哭鬼忽止住声音，似是哽住了一般，良久后方才缓缓道，“她死得很惨，全身衣衫都撕碎了。那帮混蛋不但强暴了她，还折断了她的四肢，割去了她的舌头，身上更是满是伤痕……旁边又有一张字条，让剑客去那地主家领回自己的儿子。” 小弦听到如此惨况，目瞪口呆，喃喃道：“这帮强盗真不是人，他们与那剑客又没有什么天大的仇怨，为何要如此赶尽杀绝？” 日哭鬼深深吸了一口气，声音却是一种强抑后的平静：“不错，本来也就是一时斗气，亦犯不上如此不留余地。”他的声音突然转高，几乎是吼了起来：“可江湖上就是如此，若不能将敌人斩草除根、赶尽杀绝，下一次就会轮到自己。要想在江湖上活下去，就要心狠手黑，不能有半点妇人之仁，什么江湖规矩，什么仁义道德，统统都是他妈的见鬼！” 小弦见日哭鬼声嘶力竭，听得胆战心惊，虽觉得道理上不应如此，却也无法辨驳。隐隐觉得那个剑客定是与他大有关系，却也不知道如何劝解，只好问道：“那他儿子呢，有没有救出来？” 日哭鬼渐渐恢复常态：“那剑客见到妻子的尸体，伤心至极，几乎当场崩溃。但心念爱子，也不愿草草掩埋妻子，只得将妻子的尸体用衣服裹住负在身上，再沿着原路返回，直奔那地主的山庄中去。他明明知道敌人如此做就是要令他战志全丧，再消耗他的体力，可那个时候，满心里都是复仇的怒火，什么也顾不得了。就算死，也要多杀几个敌人。 “来到山庄中，天色已黑。剑客虽遭巨变，但经得这一路上的奔波，亦渐渐冷静下来，心想君子报仇十年不晚，当令之策应伺机先救出儿子。当下先将妻子的尸体藏在一个隐秘的地方，偷偷翻墙潜入庄中，他武功高强，小心避过庄丁的耳目，也无人发现他。只见得庄中的大堂上灯火通明，数十人在厅中猜拳行令、喝酒做乐，那帮山匪与那地主都在其中，旁边便缚着他儿子，脸上也是青一道紫一道尽是累累伤痕。剑客藏在屋顶上，一见之下心中大恸，可他虽是急欲复仇，但也不敢冒然造次，怕惊动敌人徒然害了孩儿的性命，寻思用什么方法才可安然救出爱子……” 小弦皱眉道：“敌人定是早知道他回来了，所以才让他去飞云寨空跑了一个来回消耗体力，怎么还能从容喝酒行乐，恐怕其中有诈。”他此时的心情全系在那个剑客身上，希望他能救出自己的儿子，设身处地一想，便觉得有些蹊跷了。 日哭鬼恨声道：“飞云寨中都是一帮游手好闲的无赖，没有什么高手，若不是用计，如何敢轻易招惹我。”讲到此处突然一愣，自知失言。原来他想到昔日的惨况，一时激动之下，忘了隐瞒自己的身份。 小弦何等聪明，起先见到日哭鬼的忿然不平，本就有些猜出那个剑客便是他自己。但此刻听他亲口承认，却还是不禁全身一震，事先何曾想过这个看起来相貌凶恶、行事乖张的怪人会有如此凄凉的境遇，不但妻子惨死，儿子亦是生死未卜，心中大生同情，却也不知道如何安慰他，只得静静听他讲下去。 “那飞云寨主刘宁武功亦是稀疏平常，只是仗着手下数十个亡命之徒，四处打家劫舍，做了不少坏事，有一次恰好被我碰上，教训了他几句，责令以后不得再做恶，因此怀恨在心。这一次见我出门在外，便趁机报复，竟然下此毒手。”这些年日哭鬼对那当日的情形想是回忆了不下数次，却尚是第一次诉诸于口，声音亦止不住颤抖起来：“我正欲跳下去先擒住他当做人质，救回儿子，却见一个三十余岁的汉子从座位上站了起来，一手提了我那孩儿，一手端了杯酒趟走到厅中，道，'急风剑客既然来了，何不现身一见。'我没有见过此人，但他能发现我，想必功力亦不弱，怪不得那刘宁敢来惹我，原来是仗着有此高手。那时的我含着一腔怒火，纵是对方人多势众，也是丝毫不惧，既然已被人叫破，便跳到屋中，准备和敌人血战一场……” 小弦猜想当时情景，似是亲眼见到那一个伤心之人面对几十个强盗，凛然不惧直冲上前，用手中的长剑为死去的亲人复仇，也禁不住小拳紧握，恨不得与他并肩一起杀光恶人。 “敌人似是早有准备，我一跳下来便各执兵刃将我团团围住，却被那个人止住。他面白无须，看起来就像一个中年文士，只是脖颈间有一大块青赤色的疤痕，十分好认。他先对我客气几句，报上名号叫做高子明，乃是飞云寨新来的二当家。嘿嘿，高子明……”日哭鬼凄然一声长叹，又重复念了一遍这个名字，一字一句地道：“你可知道这些年来，我四处找你，若是老天可怜能让我见到你，定要将你碎尸万段，再一口口吃尽你的肉，喝尽你的血，方能解我心头大恨……”再缓缓对小弦道：“你要牢牢记下他的名字与脖间的那个疤痕，若有日能将他的下落告诉我，便是我的重生父母、再造恩人。” 小弦听日哭鬼说得如此怨毒，隐觉不安。他既然说还没有找到这个高子明，想必那日不能尽歼敌人，却不知是否救出了他的儿子，勉强安慰道：“恶有恶报，他定然早就死了。” 日哭鬼冷冷道：“他就算死了，我也要把他的尸骨挫成灰，再吃到肚子里去……” 小弦悚然无语，怨深若此，只怕他的儿子最终亦是凶多吉少。 日哭鬼沉默许久，似是在回忆那日情景，过了好一会方重新开口：“那高子明看似对我毫无敌意，对我一脸肃容道，'我等久闻急风剑客的大名，拜见无门，这才将尊夫人与令公子请来盘桓数日。却不料见到夫人的花容月貌，几个手下按捺不住，私下侵犯，高某对属下管教不严，以致酿成惨祸，实是万分抱歉。'他表面上惺惺做态，暗地里却是笑里藏刀，右手一直扣在我儿子的头上。我给他这一说想到了妻子的惨状，勾起了满腹的怨气，若不是见爱子身陷敌手，定要拔剑冲上去与他斗个你死我活。却听他继续道，'我们都知道齐兄武功高强，心中实是惴惴不安，不知如何可以化解这段恩怨。那几个手下已被我按山规处理了，只盼齐兄大人大量，若能答应我以后袖手不理，这便将令公子交还与你。'我自不会放过他们，但听他如此说，再看到我那孩儿被毒打得几乎认不出来的脸孔，心想倒不妨权且从他之言，先救下孩儿，再徐图报仇。于是便点点头，算是答应了他的条件……” 小弦心中起疑，见那高子明的手段十分了得，对日哭鬼先劳其力再衰其志，如何能轻易将儿子交还与他，其中只怕有诈。 日哭鬼续道：“见我一点头，高子明便将孩儿掷了过来，我怕摔伤了孩子，连忙接住。才一入手，便立知不对，我那孩儿不过十岁，如何会有这么沉重。才想到这里，一把短刀已刺入了我的小腹中，其余强盗亦是约好了一般一声大喊，各举刀枪向我杀来……” 小弦虽料到其中有诈，但事起突然，仍是不由发出了一声惊叫。 “这都是那高子明定下的奸计。让一个侏儒带着一张人皮面具，装做我孩儿的模样，竟然瞒过了我的眼睛，出其不意地偷袭成功……”日哭鬼声音平静的可怕：“幸好我虽是一路劳累，又中了一刀，但武功与应变尚在，一把抓住那假扮我孩儿的侏儒，以他做盾牌挡向那诸多袭来的兵器。那个高子明持扇当先扑来，口中还对手下大叫道，'不要让他走了，不然我们日后全都得死在他剑下……'可恨那帮畜生受他教唆，竟然不顾同伴的死活，死命朝我杀来。我一见此情形，心知我那孩儿多半亦是凶多吉少，报仇之念一生，身体里又生出一股劲道，强忍痛楚杀出一条血路，冲出山庄，落荒而逃。高子明领着那帮畜生紧追不舍，我边跑边战，可小腹伤重，血流过多，终是越跑越慢，眼见就要给他们追上，逼入绝路。” “我知道难逃此劫，心中一横，索性返身重又杀入敌群中，拼得一个便算是一个，敌人料不到我受了重伤还敢回身反击，被我杀了几个，但他们人多势众，将我围在中间，我又受了几处伤，眼见就要死于乱刀之下……”日哭鬼微叹一声，又怔了半晌，叹道：“若是我那时就死了，能与妻儿相会于阴曹地府，或许也是一件好事吧。” 小弦听得胆战心惊，眼下虽见日哭鬼好端端地仍在这里，当日定是有惊无险，但一颗心仍是止不住怦怦乱跳，为他生死未卜的命运揪心。 日哭鬼咳了几声：“就在这千钧一发的时刻，恰有一个汉子路过此地，便出头喝止敌人。那高子明等人凶残成性，又是杀红了眼，如何肯罢手，当下连来人一并围住。可不想那位汉子武功极高，不过几个照面间，便将数十个敌人的兵刃尽数打落在地，却没有伤到一个人……那高子明亦是见过些世面，知道来人不能力敌，便以江湖切口质问对方多管闲事。那汉子也不用强，只淡淡地问起争斗的缘由。高子明便信口开河编排了我许多不是，我虽想分辨，但伤口疼痛，更是心伤难忍，又气又急之下，一时说不出话来。那汉子见我神态有些蹊跷，便对高子明道，'我最见不得持强凌弱之事，且不论谁错谁对，你们几十人个追杀他一个，我便心中不平。今日之事就此罢手。我尚有些急事要办，过几日再来此地，再详察这件事的是非。'那高子明亦连连点头称是，可我见他眼中光芒闪动，心想若是此人一走，只怕我当场就会被乱刃分尸，欲要开口，却被那汉子一摆手止住，'你不必多言，此事我迟早会察个水落石出，若你受了冤枉，我自会还你一个公道，但若你真是怙恶不赦之徒，我亦不会轻饶。'他的样貌也不怎么高大，可这几句话说出来，却带着一股凛然正气，震慑住了众人。有个喽罗小声嘀咕了一句什么，却被他听在耳中，哈哈一笑，'我不是什么武林盟主，但我就是要管天下不平之事。你们若是不服，尽管到五味崖找我。'言罢给我服了一颗丹药，就此飘然而去。那帮畜生听到了五味崖之名，皆是脸有惧色，再也不敢为难于我，呼哨一声，一哄而散，那高子明自此以后亦是不知所踪……” 小弦听到这里，想那汉子寥寥数语便将这群凶残的敌人吓得四处逃窜，对他的凛然气度大是钦服，问道：“他是什么人？” 日哭鬼叹道：“除了五味崖的虫大师，还能有谁有如此威势。” “原来，他就是虫大师！”小弦一听日哭鬼如此说，立时便想到父亲曾对自己说过：江湖上有一个奇人，乃是号称白道第一杀手的虫大师，专管天下不平之事，更是将朝中贪官的名字悬刻在五味崖上，以一月为期杀之，从不虚发，乃是天下所有贪官的大克星。想不到竟然在此听到了他的名字，刹时只觉得血气翻腾，豪气勃发，再也说不出一句话来，心中只想自己以后便要做这样的大豪杰大英雄，方才不枉这一生…… 隔了良久，小弦心气略平，才继续问道：“你可救出你儿子了吗？” 日哭鬼低声道：“我匆匆包扎了一下伤口，立时又赶回那财主的山庄中。飞云寨的匪徒畏惧虫大师，全都走得一个不剩，只有那财主一家来不及逃跑，被我堵个正着。一问之下，方知我那孩儿……”说到此处，日哭鬼顿了一顿，在暗夜里他强抑的、略带哽咽的声音更显苍凉：“我终见到了我那孩儿，你道那个侏儒的面具如何会那般惟妙惟肖，这帮天杀的畜生为了对付我，竟然将我那十岁的孩儿活生生剥了皮，制成人皮面具……” 小弦听到这等惨绝人寰之事，心头大震，呆呆张着嘴巴，初见日哭鬼时只觉得他凶恶无比，何曾想到他竟有如此凄惨无比的遭遇，心头泛起酸楚，大颗大颗的泪珠从眼眶中涌出，一句话也说不出来。只听得日哭鬼的声音渐转凄厉，嘶声对小弦喊道：“枉我苦学武功，立志行侠仗义，却不能保护自己的妻儿。你说、你说，我是不是应该报仇？” 小弦反手抹一把泪，怔怔点头：“虫大师定会帮你报仇的。”日哭鬼却形似入魔，恨声道：“就算有虫大师帮我杀光了敌人又有何用，我的妻儿亦不能复活。何况我也不需假手他人给我复仇。”他突然哈哈狞笑起来，冰冷的声调里夹杂着一丝哭音：“你且猜我是如何报仇的？” 小弦听到日哭鬼邪恶的笑声，隐隐料到了什么，只觉得脊背上一阵发冷。果然听日哭鬼笑了数声后恶狠狠地道：“我便将那财主一家杀个干净，将他儿子亦是剥皮抽筋，一口口将吃下肚去……哈哈哈哈，”他忽又大笑起来，一字一句道：“你哭了，你哭了，我要吃了你，我要吃了你……” 小