Chapter 10 The Tenth Chapter of Strange Change, The Shocking Master Killed You Yan, and the Trapped Girl Loved
Chu Tianshu pretended to be taken aback, and said, "What, Qi Leming is not dead? Didn't you say that he was injured by your Wudang Wulao sword? He was so seriously injured that he fell from the cliff and fell into the river. How can you still be alive?"
Yu Xuzi said: "For more than ten years, I have always thought that he is bound to die. But the news I got recently made me suspicious."
Chu Tianshu said: "Has anyone seen him?"
Yu Xuzi said: "That's right, someone has seen someone who might be him."
Chu Tianshu said: "It may be him, what does this mean?"
Yu Xuzi said: "This friend who has seen that suspicious person is very familiar with his martial arts, but because of his different appearance, he still can't tell it's him.
"The thing is, the No. 1 Escort Agency in the capital is called the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. The head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau is Tang Huaiyuan. Tang Huaiyuan has a younger brother named Tang Huaiyi. Tang Huaiyi recently made a friend. No one knows his background, but this Human's martial arts are extremely strong, and my friend saw him occasionally showing some claws, it seems to be the Qi family's martial arts."
Chu Tianshu said: "Your friend and Qi Leming are acquaintances, right?"
Yu Xuzi said: "Is it not only acquaintance, but also suffered from him. But according to this friend, the appearance of that man is different from Qi Leming, and there is no scar on his face. But not only is his martial arts similar, but his expression is similar to some habitual ones. The small movements are also the same as Qi Leming's before his death."
Chu Tianshu said: "That man's martial arts are only slightly exposed, since his appearance is different, then he is not him."
Yuxuzi said: "No, the appearance can be changed completely by the technique of changing the appearance. But no matter how the essence of martial arts is concealed, in the eyes of great experts, you can still see its origin!
"We Wudang Five Elders can't kill Qi Leming. If Qi Leming is 'reborn', he will definitely come to kill our Wudang Five Elders. Even if there is a one-thousandth possibility, we have to be worried.
"Therefore, we must find out whether Qi Leming is dead or alive. Before we find out, I'd rather believe it!
"Brother, by now you should understand why I wanted to arrest that temptress. The purpose is to get definite news from her. She is Qi Leming's mistress. If Qi Leming is still alive, she must know. Sigh , but unfortunately—”
Chu Tianshu felt very embarrassed, so he had to apologize: "It's all my fault! It ruined Daoist affairs."
Yuxuzi said: "The matter is over, you don't have to blame yourself, now we can only start to investigate from the second clue, and this second clue is Qi Leming's father."
At this point, Yu Xuzi smiled wryly and said: "But old man Qi and that temptress are not the same. I can catch that temptress and ask her for a confession, but old man Qi's martial arts is known as the best in the world. Even if it is not necessarily He is really number one in the world, and I can't afford to mess with him.
"To be honest, I came to Huashan this time to ask for help from friends of the Huashan faction. As far as I know, the leader of the Huashan faction, Taoist Tianquan and one of the elders, Taoist Tianxuan, has had contacts with Qi Yanran. I'm not asking them to take action against Qi Yanran, but I just want them to speak up and ask Qi Yanran not to protect the traitor. If his son has already returned home, I hope he will hand it over."
Chu Tianshu said: "Do you think Qi Yanran is willing to agree? He seems to have only one son."
Yuxuzi said: "That's right, he only has one son, and his son was wounded by the sword of our Wudang Five Elders. It's rare that he didn't take revenge on us. If he is asked to hand over his son, he probably won't.
"However, even if he refuses, we have done our utmost courtesy. This is called courtesy before soldiers. As long as he doesn't stop us, we Wudang Party will be able to deal with Qi Leming. We even prepared for the worst, and we will be prepared when necessary." Invite the heads of Shaolin, Emei, Qingcheng, Huashan, Songshan and our Wudang sect, the six major sects to join forces and deal with Qi's father and son, if old man Qi is unreasonable and insists on protecting his son."
Chu Tianshu thought in his heart: "Your abacus is too good to be true. It's a big deal. You won't be able to pass the test of the six sects first." He deliberately asked: "The head of the Huashan sect agreed. Do you want to be a lobbyist for the Taoist priest?"
Yuxuzi sighed and said: "Don't you see that I went down the mountain alone? If they had already agreed, I wouldn't have to hunt down that temptress.
"Taoist Tianxuan was originally my best friend, but unfortunately he is sitting in seclusion and cannot see guests. The head of the sect, Daoist Tianquan, is timid, and he is not even willing to go to Qi's house to inquire about news.
"However, I didn't expect such a coincidence that I ran into that temptress as soon as I got off the mountain; the temptress ran into you again after leaving the mountain. Although the first clue could not be caught, the second clue also fell through, but the three clues I found out again!"
Chu Tianshu smiled wryly and said, "Does the Taoist chief think of me as the third clue? It's a pity that my clue is not useful at all."
Yu Xuzi said: "You just came out of Qi's house. From your tone, although it seems that you have never met Qi Leming, you know some news, right? For example, did old man Qi mention to his granddaughter that her father still in the world?"
Chu Tianshu said: "I don't know if their grandparents talked about it, but Miss Qi never talked about her father with me."
It turned out that Chu Tianshu was unwilling to tell Yuxuzi the exact news that Qi Leming was still alive, because he had other plans.
It's true that Qi Leming is his father's enemy, and even Qi Yanran is worried that his son will assassinate his father, but he still hopes that this enmity can be resolved.
That day he pretended to be unconscious and eavesdropped on the conversation between Qi Yanran and Ding Bo, and he already knew everything about it. Yes, his father and his stepmother were in love before, and his stepmother was being brutalized by Qi Leming. Moreover, Qi Leming remarried to his father after he thought that Qi Leming was dead. Both his father and stepmother were not at fault, but Qi Leming’s resentment for not being loved by his wife seems to be forgiven .
He didn't know whether Qi Leming was the one who plotted against him, but even if it was Qi Leming, he didn't want to hold grudges anymore.Because although Qi Leming wanted to put him to death (for some reason, maybe it was a mysterious feeling, he always felt that the murderer would not be Qi Leming), but it was Qi Leming who saved his life Ming's father.
What's more, he and Qi Shuyu can be regarded as very close friends!
From the conversation between Qi Yanran and Ding Bo, he also deeply felt that Qi Yanran scolded his unworthy son repeatedly, but in fact he loved his son deeply in his heart, and Qi Yanran wanted Ding Bo to rush to Yangzhou to prevent his son from breaking into a bigger Disaster, although on the one hand it is to protect his father, but on the other hand it is also for his own son.
He was grateful for Qi Yanran's kindness, if he helped others kill Qi Yanran's son, wouldn't he repay kindness with hatred?
He thought: "Even if Yu Xuzi's plan can cause Qi Leming to die again, how many famous figures in the martial arts world have lost their lives! Those who died innocently may not be as lucky as Qi Leming to be resurrected! "
Therefore, he decided to keep his mouth shut and never reveal the secret about the mystery of Qi Leming's life and death.
Yu Xuzi was so disappointed, he said: "Think about it carefully, have members of the Qi family ever revealed anything about their young master, they don't necessarily have to say his name directly."
Chu Tianshu shook his head, Yuxuzi was silent for a while, and said: "That's right, Qi Yanran and Ding Bo are both old foxes, and they won't show their words to outsiders casually. Nephew Chu Xian, how is old man Qi treating you?"
Chu Tianshu said: "I am two generations behind him, and he treats me just like the elders treat the younger generation, neither particularly good nor particularly bad."
Yuxuzi said to himself: "This is a bit strange, um, maybe he doesn't know yet."
Chu Tianshu said: "Know what?"
Yuxuzi said: "Qi Leming is not only the enemy of our Wudang sect, but also the enemy of your father, do you know that?"
Chu Tianshu pretended to be surprised and said: "Really? My father never told me that there is such an enemy. Why did he become enemies with my father?"
Yuxuzi said: "I don't know either. The news was revealed by my friend Tang Huaiyi. It is said that Tang Huaiyi's new acquaintance seems to have a deep hatred for your father. Once someone said that your father is the number one hero in the south of the Yangtze River. He sneered again and again, if this person is Qi Leming, it will definitely be a great disadvantage to your father."
Chu Tianshu let go of a stone: "It turns out that he knows only so much."
"Since the Taoist priest suspected that person, why didn't he go to Beijing to inquire with Mr. Tang's bodyguard. Even if it takes a little risk, it's better than going to Qi's house to find clues."
Yuxuzi said: "Nephew, you don't know something. Our Wudang sect has a school rule, one is not allowed to be an official, and the other is not allowed to be a bodyguard. As an elder, I should be a model for my disciples, and I even want to avoid contact with these two. The kind of people who come and go." Actually, he hasn't said the real reason yet, he is afraid of running into Qi Leming in the capital.If the five elders go to Beijing together, there is a fear of scaring the snake.
Chu Tianshu got a little impatient with being pestered by him, and thought in his heart: "Let me just perfunctory him, it's up to me to do it or not." So he said: "Thank you for teaching me, junior, I will go to the capital right away and say goodbye."
Just as he was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly heard the sound of bells coming from the top of the mountain, making his eardrums buzzing. Looking up at the mountain, Chu Tianshu was startled, and thought to himself: "It's so far away. Ring the bell, you can hear it here, and the bell rings very fast, not like the bells of ordinary temples when doing rituals."
Yuxuzi let out a "huh" and said, "Nephew Chu Xian, please go down the mountain slowly!"
Chu Tianshu said: "What orders does the Taoist priest have?"
Yuxuzi said: "Did you hear the bell?"
Chu Tianshu said: "The bell is so loud that even the deaf can hear it."
Yuxuzi said: "You listen to the bell, it is struck very fast, do you know what kind of bell it is?"
Chu Tianshu said: "I am going to ask the Taoist priest for advice."
Yuxuzi said: "This is the bell of the Huashan School to summon the disciples. This bell is placed on the Lingxu Pavilion on the top of the mountain. It weighs 5,400 jin. When it is struck, it can be heard for ten miles. It is not because something important happened, and it can't be knocked." !"
Chu Tianshu said: "So what?"
Yuxuzi said: "It's because something important happened to Huashan faction, but they don't know what happened. If it's just their internal affairs, then that's fine; if it's because of outsiders sneaking in and doing things that are not good for Huashan faction, you Time to go down the mountain, don't you want to arouse the suspicion of the disciples of Huashan sect?"
Although Chu Tianshu hated Yu Xuzi a bit, he thought: "The words he said are profoundly familiar with the world." Then he stopped and said: "Huashan School is one of the six sects, and there are not a thousand disciples under it. , there are hundreds of them at least. Is there any outsider who dares to go to Huashan to evacuate the wild?"
Yuxuzi said: "That might be. For example, isn't the temptress Yinhu we met just now an outsider who has nothing to do with the Huashan sect?" He pondered for a moment, then continued: "How could that temptress be so It's really inexplicable to appear in Huashan. But she can't be for no reason? Well, could it be that she has a party and was discovered by the disciples of Huashan Sect?"
Chu Tianshu said with a smile: "The Taoist priest won't suspect that I am the accomplice of that temptress, right?"
Yuxuzi smiled and said: "We have already made it clear, of course I will not doubt my brother anymore. But the disciples of Huashan School may not believe what you say, so it is best to follow me and let me be your bodyguard."
He walked up the mountain while talking, Chu Tianshu had no choice but to follow him.
The bell had already stopped, but several blue flames rose from the Taihua Peak in the middle and shot in all directions.Yuxuzi said: "Looking at the situation, it seems that foreign enemies really came, and the disciples of the Huashan School are searching separately. The Jingyang Palace, the center of the Huashan School, is on Taihua Peak."
Chu Tianshu said: "Is the Taoist priest going back to Jingyang Palace?"
Yuxuzi said: "I just visited the head of the Huashan School, Taoist Master Tianquan, something happened to the Huashan School, I have to go back and have a look, even if I don't need to work for them, as an elder of the Wudang School, I should also deal with it." They expressed concern."
Chu Tianshu said: "I don't know any of the Huashan School's disciples of Daoism and Secularism. I'm just an unknown junior, and I'm not good enough to make friends with them."
Yu Xuzi frowned, and said: "You are here again, even if you have no friendship with them, they will not be unaware of your father's name. How about this, you and I go up the mountain, if you meet Huashan sect disciples, find out what happened. After something happens, if you want to go down the mountain, I will let you go." Chu Tianshu said with a wry smile, "I want to avoid suspicion, so I can only rely on you as my bodyguard, Daoist."
The two quickened their pace and walked for a while, only to see a precipitous cliff in front of them, engraved with the three characters of "Returning Heart Stone".
A slender iron chain hangs on the cliff, at least tens of feet long, rusty and swaying in the wind, making people uneasy.Looking at the inscriptions of the predecessors on the wall, the left side is engraved with "Dangsi Parents", and the right side is engraved with "Brave and Diligent".Chu Tianshu said: "These two sentences contradict each other. When you reach a dangerous place, if you think of your parents, there is a saying that if a filial son does not stand under a dangerous wall, how can he be brave and diligent and take risks to climb." Yu Xuzi said: "The two The inscription on the wall was written by two people with completely different identities."
Chu Tianshu said: "The four characters 'Brave and Diligent' on the right are drawn with iron and silver hooks, showing their sharpness. There seems to be a hint of martial arts in the calligraphy."
Yuxuzi said: "My nephew's eyesight is not bad. These four words were written by the founder of the Huashan School, Daoist Qian Ren. He used this cliff to train his disciples' lightness skills, so he encourages his disciples to be brave and diligent."
Chu Tianshu said: "However, the disciples of the Huashan School probably seldom go up and down here?"
Yu Xuzi said: "That's right, there are not many disciples who can practice lightness kungfu to fly over the cliff. Most people who learn martial arts are a little competitive. If a student with poor lightness kungfu climbs clumsily while holding on to the iron chain, he may be laughed at by his classmates, but This is the shortcut to climbing the mountain.”
Chu Tianshu said: "The four characters 'Dangsi Parents' on the left are the same as the inscription calligraphy of Huixin Stone. It is round and thick, square and upright, and meticulous. I am afraid it was written by a scholar who has never learned?"
Yuxuzi laughed and said, "You're half right. Scholars are good, but if you say he doesn't understand the past, I'm afraid I don't know how many scholars will scold you for being disrespectful to the former sages."
Chu Tianshu said: "Oh, which sage wrote it?"
Yuxuzi said: "It was written by Han Yu, a great Confucian in the Tang Dynasty, the famous Han Wengong who wrote the book "The Decline of Eight Dynasties". There is a story, it is said that Han Wengong dared not come down Canglong Ridge, so anxious that he cried bitterly. Throw it away. There is also a historic site of "Han Yu's Publishing Office" on Canglong Ridge! This matter may be attached to it by later generations, but after he returned, he wrote two words of "Returning Heart Stone" and "Dangsi Parents", It is true that he asked a master craftsman to engrave it with a lot of money. He wants tourists to change their minds when they come here, and stop here."
Chu Tianshu thought in his heart: "Han Wengong respects Confucianism and Buddhism, and he can be called a great Confucian. However, the way of Confucius and Mencius is not a matter of course. To say that he is obedient to the ancients is not necessarily disrespectful to him." But he had no intention of arguing with Yuxuzi, and said: "We have reached the stone of turning our minds, so should we change our minds or continue climbing?"
Yuxuzi smiled and said, "We are not disciples of Confucius. I walked this road with you precisely because this is a shortcut for mountaineering."
Chu Tianshu said: "I don't know if this junior has this ability."
Yuxuzi said: "My nephew's family has a long history, so lightness kung fu must be good too. You're welcome? Please do it first."
Chu Tianshu knew what he was thinking, and said, "Okay! Then let me try first, if I fall down, there will be a Taoist priest to catch it."
After finishing speaking, he held the iron chain in his hand and swung it like a swing for a few times. The higher the swing, the higher he let go of the iron chain.
Yuxuzi was taken aback and praised: "What a handsome lightness skill!"
"What a handsome lightness skill!" Someone on the Heart-Returning Stone shouted out loud!But this person didn't praise him. As soon as Chu Tianshu touched the ground with his toes, that person stabbed at him with a swipe of his sword.He shouted: "Who are you, dare to go wild in Huashan? Lie down for me!" It was a Taoist priest.
This sword was extremely fierce, and Chu Tianshu was angry: "You don't know who I am, and you want me to lie down, it's too overbearing!" He knew that he was a Taoist disciple of the Huashan School, but at first he was There is anger in my heart, and secondly, my foothold is not stable. If I want to resist such a fierce offensive, I have to fight back fiercely.Chu Tianshu's fingers were like a halberd, and his footsteps staggered. He seemed to be standing unsteadily and fell forward, but in fact he used his superb body skills to push forward, using his finger as a pen, and tapped on the vital points on the opponent's chest.
The Taoist was taken aback, turned around and staggered in his busy schedule, pointing his sword obliquely, avoiding Chu Tianshu's strong attack, and still pointing at Chu Tianshu's throat.His first move was the sword technique of piercing acupuncture points, and the second move was already a killer move, which was even more powerful.
Sooner or later, Chu Tianshu picked up the judge's pen, and at the same time, another Taoist priest rushed forward.Shouted: "Junior brother, stay alive!" He came later, and the sword was faster, and in one move, he attacked Chu Tianshu's six acupoints with veins.
Chu Tianshu shouted: "How can you be indiscriminate, please listen to me..." Before the words were finished, the two Taoist priests were already attacking from left to right, forcing Chu Tianshu to suffocate, how could he be distracted? say.
It turned out that these two Taoist priests were the proud disciples of Tianquan Taoist, the head of the Huashan School, one with the Taoist name Hanxu and the other with the Taoist name Hangu.Han Gu, who was the first to fight with Chu Tianshu, has a more irritable temperament. He is full of grief and indignation for the tragic changes in his sect, so when he sees a stranger appearing, and this stranger's skills are so extraordinary, he can't help but turn to Chu Tianshu. Chu Tianshu became an enemy, but his first move was not to take Chu Tianshu's life, but he almost suffered a loss in the first fight, so he became ruthless.
At this time, he had followed his senior brother's advice and resumed using the point-piercing swordsmanship. Although the point-piercing swordsmanship was not a fatal swordsmanship, Chu Tianshu couldn't let them pierce the acupuncture points, so he had to resist with all his strength. The cooperation was excellent, and Chu Tianshu was immediately shrouded under their sword power.
Chu Tianshu stood up with both pens, fending off Han Xu's one move and six moves, the sound of tinkling can be heard endlessly.
He breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak when Han Gu's sword move came again.His swordsmanship is not as exquisite as that of his senior brother, but it is more ruthless.This kind of heavy method of piercing the acupoints, although it won't kill you, but the vitality of the acupoints will be seriously injured.Chu Tianshu couldn't tell the difference, and felt angry, so he had no choice but to confront him.
Han Gu fired fierce moves repeatedly, and shouted: "I don't have the time to listen to your lies, I've taken you down, I'm not afraid that you won't tell the truth!"
Chu Tianshu snorted, and thought to himself: "Although Huashan School's piercing swordsmanship is exquisite, it may not be better than my family's brushwork. You two bull-nosed Taoist priests want to take me down?" When the fire started, he almost couldn't bear it and was about to use the trick of shocking brushwork to fight back, but he finally held back. "As soon as Yu Xuzi comes up, things will become clear. I'll let you get some points for now."
Chu Tianshu dealt with it calmly, and removed a few tricks. At this time, he began to see the surrounding environment clearly. He saw that on this "Returning Heart Stone", there was no vegetation growing on it, and it stretched out across the sky. The shape was narrow and long, like a horizontal frame in the sky. Shi Liang and two men with their swords out of their sheaths were staring at him, as if they were about to attack him.
Han Xu said: "Junior Brother Bai, Junior Brother Xue, hurry up and ambush at the edge of the cliff, beware of this kid's henchmen, he won't be able to escape, so there's no need for you to take action."
Before the words were finished, the two men were walking towards the cliff, and before reaching the other end, Yu Xuzi had already come up.
As soon as Yuxuzi came up, he shouted: "Stop, we are all our own."
But those two men didn't stop, they saw Yu Xuzi coming in such a hurry, they didn't pay any attention to what he said, they had no time to chat, and immediately drew out both swords.
Yuxuzi frowned, and shouted: "Don't you guys know who I am?"
The two men were still attacking, and shouted in unison: "Who knows..." Before they finished speaking, they suddenly felt numb, and Yuxuzi's whisk lightly brushed the two people's gaps at the same time. chi pulse.
At the same time, the battle situation on Chu Tianshu's side also changed.
Those two men didn't stop, the two Taoist priests who were fighting with Chu Tianshu stopped first.
It turned out that when Chu Tianshu saw those two men ambushing Yu Xuzi, his expectations were dashed.He had no time to think, and immediately counterattacked with the trick of shocking brushwork.Double strokes interspersed, left point "Qimen point" under Hanxu's flank, right point "Quchi point" at Hangu's elbow.
But as soon as the trick was launched, Chu Tianshu also realized that Hanxu was about to jump out of the circle.
Fortunately, he discovered it early and reined in the precipice, so Hangu would not suffer a big loss.However, due to the extreme haste of his moves, he still couldn't stop his momentum when he was in a hurry.
Hanxu was jumping up, he swung his sword horizontally in his busy schedule, Chu Tianshu slightly slowed down the judge's pen that was aimed at him, and he blocked it.
Han Gu was rushing forward, only heard a "chi", a small hole was punctured in the clothes on his chest.Fortunately, Chu Tianshu forcibly withdrew some of his true strength at this moment, and immediately turned backwards, so he didn't pierce Han Gu's chest.
Han Gu was stunned for a while, his senior brother Hanxu was already shouting: "Young fellow, don't be rude, this Taoist priest is the Taoist priest Yuxu of the Wudang sect."
You must know that Hanxu's martial arts attainments are not inferior to Chu Tianshu's. Chu Tianshu can detect that his hostility has disappeared, and of course he can also detect that Chu Tianshu is showing mercy.Seeing that Han Gu was not injured, he felt relieved to stop the other two juniors.
The two men hadn't finished talking, they felt their mouths go numb, and they unanimously let go of their long swords.
Seeing that the two long swords were about to fall to the ground, Yuxuzi rolled up the sword with the hilt facing outwards, and handed it to the two people. He smiled and said, "I've offended you. Are you two disciples of Daoist Tianwu?"
Most of the people who learn martial arts pay attention to "rather death than humiliation", and attach great importance to maintaining dignity.It would be a big loss of face for someone to knock down a weapon.Even if he loses to his elders and doesn't dare to break out, the grudge in his chest is hard to get rid of.It was because Yu Xuzi knew about this taboo that he saved face for them.His strike was as fast as lightning, and the onlookers saw the sword light flashing, and the three figures split apart as soon as they merged. If they were not standing beside them, they would have no idea that the long swords of these two men had been dropped.
The two men were surprised and grateful at the same time, thinking to themselves: "Wudang Wudang's five elders really deserve their reputation, and we can tell our master's lineage at a glance." There are five people in total, each of them has their own characteristics in martial arts, but the differences are so subtle that it's hard for non-Huashan disciples to tell.
The two men bowed and smiled: "Disciple Bai Renfu, disciple Xue Renhao, the tutor is Faji Tianwu, please forgive me for my ignorance and offense."
Yuxuzi smiled and said: "The last time I went to Huashan, it was eighteen years ago. Now I am not what I used to be, nor what I am. No wonder you don't recognize me." It has come up to salute.
It turned out that Hanxu and Hangu were the proud disciples of the master Tianquan Taoist, when Yuxuzi came to visit their master this time, they were accompanying him.
There are more than 800 disciples in the Huashan School, each with their own duties.Yuxuzi's visit to Huashan this time, of course, it is impossible for every disciple to see him. These two lay disciples of Taoist Tianwu were collecting medicine in the back mountain at that time, so they had never seen him.
Yuxuzi was about to ask them a question, but Taoist Hangu asked Chu Tianshu first.
He fixed his eyes on Chu Tianshu, and the long sword in his hand was not yet in its sheath, and said coldly: "This great hero is..." He suffered a small loss from Chu Tianshu, and his anger still persisted.
Yuxuzi laughed, and immediately answered: "You must know that he is the first martial arts family in the south of the Yangtze River, the son of Yangzhou hero Chu Jinsong."
Chu Tianshu said: "Little brother Chu Tianshu, I was so rude just now, please forgive me, two Taoist brothers."
Hanxu said: "This is our misunderstanding, and it has nothing to do with Brother Chu. We should make amends to Brother Chu."
But Han Gu said: "May I ask why Shaoxia Chu is here? Did he come here on behalf of his father, or did you travel around by yourself?"
Chu Tianshu said: "Little brother happened to pass Huashan and met Daoist Priest Yuxuzi."
Han Gu said: "Oh, this is really a coincidence. But please forgive me for asking too much, may I ask Chu Shaoxia met Daoist Yuxu at the foot of the mountain, or on the mountain? Did Chu Shaoxia have heard the bell at that time?" Sound?" One must know that Yu Xuzi had just bid farewell to Taoist Tianquan two hours ago, and Han Xu and Han Gu sent him out of the Taoist temple.Now that Yuxuzi has returned to the "Returning Heart Stone", calculating the distance, Yuxuzi could not have met Chu Tianshu at the foot of the mountain. (They didn't know that Yu Xuzi used lightness kung fu to chase after the silver fox Mu Juanjuan on the mountainside. But in fact, Chu Tianshu came up before Yu Xuzi chased down the mountain.)
The meaning of his question was very obvious. If Chu Tianshu had already gone up the mountain, he would be suspicious.
Hanxu hurriedly said: "Junior brother, it is rare for the young master of Chu Daxia to come here, so we must not be rude."
Yuxuzi was also a little unhappy, and said: "I met Chu Shaoxia by chance, but this matter is a long story, I will report to him after I see the Lingshi. I heard your bells are ringing very urgently, Please tell me first, did something happen?" On the other hand, this matter is not only a "long story", but also they are not qualified to hear about it, Han Gu also felt that he asked Chu Tianshu too aggressively , no more words.
Han Xu wept and said: "Thank you for your concern, the Taoist priest, but the Taoist priest will never see the teacher again."
Yuxuzi was taken aback, and cried out: "You, what are you talking about? I just broke up with Master Ling, it's difficult, could it be..."
Han Xu's voice was low, and he spit out each word from the tip of his tongue: "It's unfortunate for my teacher, he has already entered the fairy world."
This is really a bad news, a bad news that Yu Xuzi could never have imagined in his dreams.
The bell was ringing so quickly, he had already expected that something unexpected would happen, and he had already expected that it would be more or less ominous.But unexpectedly, the bad news was far beyond his expectation.
He stayed there for a moment, then shouted suddenly: "How could this be, how could it be! When the commander was talking to me, he was still doing well!"
Han Xu wiped away his tears and said: "My teacher died for no apparent reason!"
The meaning of this sentence is equivalent to confirming that his master died unexpectedly!
His master is no ordinary person, he is the head of a great sect!
Chu Tianshu thought to himself: "No wonder they want to ring the bell to summon all the sect members. The sect master died unexpectedly. The first thing to do is of course track down the murderer. Fortunately, I didn't go down the mountain, otherwise the suspicion would be more serious."
Yuxuzi said in a hoarse voice: "Did someone kill you?"
Hanxu said: "The cause of death is not clear yet, but most likely it was plotted by others, so the second uncle will take charge of the overall situation for the time being, and assign disciples to investigate everywhere to see if there is any suspicious person."
Han Gu interrupted suddenly and said: "Very few people go up the mountain on this road. If you find a stranger on this road, this person's martial arts must be extraordinary, and it will be even more suspicious. Chu Shaoxia, don't worry, I will Not about you. I just want to know if you found any suspicious people when you came up."
Chu Tianshu felt angry, and thought: "They will always know about the silver fox Mu Juanjuan being let go by me, why don't I tell it first, if they don't believe me, then I have no choice but to let them."
But Yu Xuzi said before him: "Yes. But I discovered it first."
Han Gu asked: "What kind of person is it?"
Yu Xuzi said: "It's a woman, I already know that she is the younger sister of the demon foxes of the Mu family sisters—the silver fox Mu Juanjuan."
Hanxu was taken aback, and said: "Silver Fox Mu Juanjuan, I heard that she is a master at using hidden poison feeding weapons."
Yuxuzi said: "She has another identity, Qi Leming's concubine. And as far as I know, Qi Leming doesn't seem to be dead yet!"
Han Xu and Han Gu asked at the same time: "Qi Le Ming? Isn't he an enemy of your Wudang faction?"
Yuxuzi said: "Not only is the enemy of the Wudang faction, but also the enemy of Chu Shaoxia's father!"
He brought Chu Tianshu's father together with the Wudang faction, and of course Chu Tianshu understood his intentions.That was to absolve him of suspicion.
Han Gu asked: "What about the temptress?" The implication seems to be quite strange why Yu Xuzi didn't take down the temptress.
Yuxuzi said: "I couldn't let her go, but unfortunately I couldn't catch up with her."
Han Gu was surprised: "The lightness kung fu of that temptress actually beat the Taoist priest?"
Yuxuzi said: "She released the poisonous mist, almost poisoning Chu Shaoxia who just met me. Although I will not be poisoned, once the poisonous mist dissipates, I will lose her trace."
Chu Tianshu felt very sorry, and thought to himself: "In order to avoid suspicion, he did not hesitate to lie. I really shouldn't hate him."
Yu Xuzi went on to say: "That's right, Hanxu, the teacher is proficient in the way of Qihuang (studying medicine), you have received the true instruction of the teacher in this area. Take the pulse for Chu Shaoxia to see if there is any residual poison left. "
At that time Chu Tianshu closed his breath, but to some extent, a little bit of poisonous gas invaded his body, but because Chu Tianshu's internal skills were quite basic, it was not enough to cause trouble, Chu Tianshu was slightly affected, and his pulse was slightly different from that of normal people. Ordinary doctors can't figure it out, but Daoist Hanxu who is proficient in medicine is different.
He took his pulse and said: "I was attacked by a little bit of poisonous gas, but it can't be said to be poisoned. Young hero's internal energy is pure and strong, I admire it! With Chu Shaoxia's internal energy attainment, it doesn't take another hour to cleanse it. "
After Han Gu knew Chu Tianshu's identity, nine out of ten doubts about him had actually disappeared, but because he had suffered from him, he intended to fight him.Hearing what the senior brother said, he had no doubts about Chu Tianshu.
Hanxu pondered for a moment, then said: "Although this temptress is good at using poison, forgive her for poisoning her master. Besides, her martial arts are not very high, it seems that it is impossible for her to penetrate into our Taoist temple."
Han Gu said: "Even if the suspect is not her, but she appeared in Huashan for no reason, there is always something suspicious, in my opinion, it is better to hunt her down."
Hanxu said: "You have always been reckless, but this time you are right. Daoist Yuxuzi, Chu Shaoxia, let us handle this matter. This temptress is already our common enemy, my uncle , Uncle Master is probably waiting for Daoist Master Yuxuzi, please come in and discuss a good strategy, forgive us." You must know that Yuxuzi is the elder of Wudang, and the head of Huashan was killed tragically. As Yuxuzi, it is of course the first condolence However, arresting the murderer is the duty of Huashan disciples, and tracking down the suspect is even more secondary to the guests.Moreover, according to the seriousness of the case, the silver fox Mu Juanjuan is only Yuxuzi's indirect opponent, but she is a suspect directly related to the Huashan faction.
After the four Huashan faction left, Yuxuzi said: "I really didn't expect such a weird thing from Huashan faction. The leader died suddenly for no reason, and even his closest disciples were still baffled by the cause of his death. Nephew Chu Xian, you Although I am eager to go to Beijing, but when something like this happens, I think..."
Chu Tianshu said: "Although my father and the Huashan School don't have a deep friendship, the elders of the Huashan School also don't know each other at all. But when their master died, I should always express my condolences on behalf of my father as a junior." Chu Tianshu had just been besieged by Han Xu and Han Gu, and these two were the direct disciples of Tianquan Daochang, the head of Huashan. Han Gu's attitude towards Chu Tianshu was particularly not condescending.Yu Xuzi was afraid that Chu Tianshu would hold grudges and would be stubborn and refused to go. Hearing what he said, Fang began to let go of the stone in his heart and said: "Yes, it's getting late anyway, you might as well stay with me in Qunxianguan for a while. night."
Yuxuzi led the way, and while walking, he continued: "The temptress Yinhu once met us in Huashan. Even if we didn't say it, the Huashan sect disciples would know about it. You also know that the number of Huashan sect disciples is almost Qian, although there was no fourth person around at the time, there might be disciples of the Huashan Sect who saw it on a nearby mountain. So I simply said it first."
Chu Tianshu said: "The Taoist priest wanted me to avoid suspicion. I knew the Taoist priest's good intentions. However, the junior really made a mistake, and the Taoist priest covered it up for me. I am very sorry."
Yuxuzi smiled and said: "I didn't mean to lie to them, it's just because Hangu has misunderstood you, if I tell the truth, I'm afraid he will become more suspicious. I will tell their teacher the truth later, you don't object, right? "
Chu Tianshu said: "It should be so, otherwise the younger generation will feel uneasy if they do something wrong."
Yuxuzi said: "Don't worry, the elders of the Huashan School will not be as reckless as Han Gu, misunderstood you indiscriminately."
While speaking, he suddenly saw two pigeons flying overhead, Yuxuzi said: "This is a pigeon raised by the Huashan school. The pigeon flew back from outside. I wonder if there are any clues in the investigation?"
As they walked, they said that before they knew it, it was a building of thousands of feet. As the name suggests, although the distance of a hundred-foot Kip is shorter than that of a thousand-foot building, the two sides of the canyon walls have only enough steps cut out in the middle, which is steep and shallow. , but it feels more dangerous than when walking through a thousand-foot building.Chu Tianshu walked so dangerously, Yu Xuzi couldn't help but also praised him in his heart: "I'm afraid there are very few people in the later generation who can compare with him. Flying Dragon may have higher martial arts than him, but if one is good and one is evil, it will always be good." Can't compare to him."
After passing Baichixia, you can see towers scattered all over the place.玉虚子道：“这就是华山派弟子所住的群山观了。你看这些星罗棋布的建筑，位置和章法都是恰到好处，像不像古画中的仙山楼阁图？”
楚天舒的父亲文武兼修，家中所藏书画甚多，“仙山楼阁图”即其中之一。玉虚子未出家之前，俗名潘俊，外号“玉面郎君”，诗酒风流，和楚天舒的父亲楚劲松气味相投，两人见面的时候，谈论字画比谈论武功更多。后来他不知怎的忽然做了道士，两人的交情始冷淡下来。再后来发生了齐勒铭与武当五老比剑之事，他的容貌毁在齐勒铭剑下，从那个时候开始，一直十多年他都未曾下过武当山，与楚劲松也没见过面了。
玉虚子缅怀往事，喟叹道：“我在令尊家中见过这幅画，说起来已经是二十年前的事情了，那时我还未做道士，你还是拖着两筒鼻涕的孩子，想必记不得了。”言下不胜感慨。
楚天舒道：“家父近年很少邀朋友回家鉴赏字画，他珍藏的字画平时是不会拿出来的。这幅画我也只见过一次，当时不懂欣赏，记忆都已模糊了。只是记得其中一首题画的诗。”
玉虚子道：“哦，是哪一首？”
楚天舒倒是有点奇怪，在赶去吊丧的时候，他竟然还有这等闲情逸致。说道：“题画的人是谁我记不起名字了。只知道他写的那首诗，决不会是他本人所作。”玉虚子道：“你怎知道？”楚天舒道：“他写的李商隐是唐代诗人，当然不会是李商隐亲笔题画吧。”
玉虚子笑道：“这幅画是宋代画家应河清的作品，唐代诗人当然不会在来人画上题诗。你既然记得李商隐那首诗，念给我听听。”
楚天舒缓缓说道：“白石岩扉碧藓滋，上清沦落得归迟，一春梦雨常飘瓦，尽只灵风不满旗。萼绿华来无定所，杜兰香去未移时。玉郎曾此通仙籍，忆向天阶问紫芝。”
玉虚子道：“不错，那人正是借用李商隐这首'重过圣女祠'的诗题画。你念得一字不差。”
楚天舒道：“道长可记得用李商隐诗题画的这个人是谁么？”
玉虚子微笑道：“远在天边，近在眼前。”言下颇有得意之感。
楚天舒道：“啊，原来就是道长。”
玉虚子道：“不错，正是贫道，那次令尊邀我同赏名画，他忽发雅兴，说道：'这幅画卷，有许多古代名人的题诗，今人却还没有。潘兄，你喜欢这幅画，不如给我题一首吧。'
“我不懂做诗，只能从前人作品中抄一首了。我在附记中写明白的，大概你没留意。”
楚天舒想了起来，说道：“对，那一行字写的是草书，写的是逊岳录玉溪生重过圣女祠一诗。十多个字我认识的还不到一半，要爹爹念给我听。连玉溪生是李商隐的别名我也不知道。”
玉虚子微笑道：“我的草书往往是醉后写的，醒来自己也认不全。读画之时，你年纪还小，认得一半，已经是很难得了。”
楚天舒说道：“我的毛病是不懂的就记不牢，不过读画之时，我也有十多岁了，道长的大名我是已经知道了的。要是我稍为用点心思想一想的话，我应该知道逊岳一定是道长的表字。”要知从前一般读书的习惯，在“正名”之外，多有“表字”。《礼记》：“男子十二冠而字”，“表字”的意思就是“表其取名之义”。所以“名”和“字”往往是连带关系的，玉虚子俗家名“俊”，恰好又是姓潘，潘岳是古代的美男子，所以他字“逊岳”，那是自谦远比不上潘岳的意思。（其实亦是自负，这个表字是他自己起的。）
玉虚子苦笑道：“现在我已经变成丑八怪了，还说什么逊岳？”
楚天舒不愿惹他伤心，说道：“我尚有一事未明，还想向道长请教。”玉虚子道：“请说。”
楚天舒道：“圣女祠中说的是不是女道士？”
玉虚子怔了一怔，笑道：“这可要问李商隐才知道了。不过，有后人注解此诗，据说是李商隐送给女道士的。那么大概是吧。”
楚天舒道：“那么仙山楼阁中住的也都是女道士吗？”
玉虚子笑道：“你越问越奇怪了。白居易诗：忽闻海上有仙山，山在虚无缥缈间，楼阁玲珑五云起，其中绰约多仙子。只知道'中有一人号太真'，杨玉环是做过女道士的，其他的'仙子'，又有谁知道她们是否道士？”
楚天舒道：“我读画之时，心中曾生疑问，仙山楼阁重重，圣女祠则只是一祠。圣女祠住的是女道士，仙山楼阁中住的是'仙子'。用此诗题画，不知另外含有什么深意？”玉虚子道：“其实并没深意，只因我喜欢李商隐这首诗，也顾不得贴不贴题了。”
他口说并没有深意，脸上却是一副惘然若失之情，似乎颇有感触。
楚天舒暗自想道：“玉虚子未出家前外号玉面郎君，想必甚多风韵事，说不定曾经有过一女道士是他的知心人。”
玉虚子道：“我们武当派是道家，从来不收女弟子的。”
楚天舒也不知怎的，忽然冲口而出，问道：“华山派也是道家，不知华山派有没有女道士？”
玉虚子淡淡说道：“华山派男女兼收，女弟子中有道也有俗家。”说了这句话，似乎意兴萧索，假装观看风景，不与楚天舒交谈了。
楚天舒和他初见面时，曾因他诸多盘问，讨厌过他的罗唆，此时倒有对他的沉默感到歉意了。心里想道：“我不该刺探他的私隐的。嗯，人与人之间要做到相互了解也的确不是易事。倘若我早就下山的话，他在我的心目中只是个傲慢、罗嗦，一见就令人生厌的道士。却怎知他竟是个文武兼备，谈吐风雅的高人。嗯，我和飞天神龙彼此讨厌对方，恐怕也是因为未有机会相处的缘故。”
不知不觉已是走过了百尺硖，来到了群仙观了。
只见两个老道士已在观前等候，玉虚子吃了一惊，说道：“怎敢有劳两位道兄出迎？”原来这两个老道，一个是华山派的六名长老之中，排名仅次于天梧道人的天玑道人；另一个则是和玉虚子交情最深的天璇道人，在六长老中排名第四。
不过玉虚子吃惊倒不是因为他们的身份，他本身也是武当派长老，“长老迎接长老”，那是刚好旗鼓相当的。他吃惊的是他的好朋友双眼无神，颜容憔悴。
掌门惨死，悲伤是免不了的。不过玉虚子是个武学的大行家；却看得出来他是由于几乎陷入走火入魔的危难，虽得幸免，但亦已元气大伤的缘故。
原来天璇道人是正在闭关练功的，还要过两天才能功行圆满。闭关练功，若是未到期限突然停顿，对身体大有妨害，轻则耗损功力，重则走火入魔，从此成为废人。其中害处，华山派的人当然不会不知，按常情而论，掌门人逝世的消息，是应该暂时瞒住他的，但他们竟急不及待的把他请了出来，由此亦可见到，掌门人天权道人必定是给人害死的了。由于事出非常，才不能不请长老会齐，共商应敌之策。
玉虚子关心好友，顾不得礼貌，就把天璇道人拉过一边，说道：“久不见面，小小的礼物请你哂纳。”说话之中，已是把一颗药丸塞到他的手中。
这是武当派秘制的纯阳丹，少林武当齐名，不仅只是武功，武当派的纯阳丹医治内伤的效力与少林派的少还丹也有异曲同工之妙。
天璇道人目蕴泪光，说道：“敝掌门不幸去世，多谢你来助。”他不多谢赐药之恩，正是由于知己不必道谢的缘故。
玉虚子看他吞下药丸，这才回过头来，与天玑道人重新见礼。
天玑道人说道：“我本来要到百尺硖迎接两位的，想不到两位来得这样快。”
玉虚子怔了一怔，说道：“你早已知道我与他一起回来吗？”
天玑道人道：“刚刚才知道的，说老实话，你是我们的好朋友，你回来乃是在我们意料之中，楚少侠一起来则是有点出乎我们意料之外。”
楚天舒大为奇怪，心道：“我与华山派弟子无一相识，即使我们过百尺硖的时候，有人报讯，他也不会知道我是谁呀。”
玉虚子道：“是呀，今天我碰见的几桩事情都是意想不到的，和楚少侠相遇就是其中一桩。”
天玑道人道：“你们碰见的意外事情，我亦已略有所知了，请进观中，慢慢再说。”
玉虚子恍然大悟，说道：“敢情你们已经接到涵虚、涵谷的报讯？”
天玑说道：“不错，刚刚接到了他们的飞鸽传书。他们已经下了山了。”原来华山派在山脚有一个传讯处，传讯处养有信鸽，涵虚做事谨慎，到了传讯处就放信鸽上山。玉虚子本来以为信鸽传书，报的是有关搜查疑凶的消息，至此方始知道自己猜错。
玉虚子道：“听说天权道兄不幸身亡，请恕贫道冒昧无礼，本来是不该问的！”
天玑说道：“道兄但说无妨。”
玉虚子道：“不久前我才与他道别，不料竟成永诀。怎的会发生这样事情，是否被人暗算？”
天玑说道：“天梧师兄如今正与一众同门推究掌门师兄的死因，恕我不敢胡乱猜测。”
这“胡乱猜测”四字好像是说自己，又好像说玉虚子，玉虚子不觉有点气，心里想道：“天玑在华山派中，一向被认为是脾气最好的长老，从来不会得罪人。怎的今天对我如此阴阳怪气？难道他竟敢疑心我和他的掌门师兄之死有关的。”
天璇道人说道：“玉虚子道兄不是外人，咱们也无须忌讳，据天梧兄判断，敝派掌门确是遭人毒手，但说来惭愧，受的究竟是什么伤，凶手究竟是哪家哪派，众议纷纭，可还未能断定。将来缉凶之事，恐怕还得仰仗贵派帮忙。”他说得极为诚恳，虽然并非有意和玉虚子站在一边，但在天玑道人听来，却似存心和他唱不同的调子。
天玑又是妒忌（妒忌师弟和武当派长老的交情），又是后悔（后悔不该一时失言，泄露了自己心中的不满情绪），连忙设法挽回，说道：“不错，我说的死因未明，也正就是天璇师弟所讲的这两点。我的武学修诣尚浅，所以不敢胡乱猜测。玉虚道兄见多识广，目前我们就需要你的帮忙。”
玉虚子消了气，说道：“道兄客气了，我十多年未下过武当山，这次重出江湖，江湖中的人物，有许多是我连名字都没听过的了。恐怕帮不上你们的忙。不过，华山、武当，同气连枝，贵派出了大事，贫道当然不能袖手旁观。待见了天梧师兄再说吧。”天梧道人是华山六位长老之首，新掌门未立之前，自当以他为尊。
玉虚子与楚天舒亦已在华山派两位长老的陪同下踏进三清殿，只见满屋都是人，或坐或站，一大半是道士，一小半是“俗人”。当中一排坐着的是三个老道士和一个中年道姑。道姑背后有一个年轻的女道士。
玉虚子替楚天舒引见，原来这个中年道姑也是华山派六名长老之一，道号瑶光，那三个老道士依序是长老中排名第一的天梧道人，排名第五的天枢道人（瑶光排名第六），其他的人都是晚一辈的弟子，玉虚子就没有一一介绍了。不过那个年轻的道姑他却是介绍了的，道号青鸾，是瑶光道人唯一的门徒。
天梧道人说了几句客气话，欢迎楚天舒，虽然是一般的客套说话，却也说得十分诚恳。
玉虚子见人多不便说话。说道：“可否让贫道先向故人道别。”意思是要瞻仰遗容。天梧道人道：“请稍待片刻。”
奉派出去搜查疑凶的弟子陆续进来禀报，都说是并无发现可疑的人物。
天梧道人叹了口气，对随侍在侧的大弟子说道：“我派遣众弟子搜查疑凶，不过是聊尽人事罢了。那贼人武功胜我十倍，如何是你们捉得到的。你出去叫他们不必进来禀报了。”
接着拍拍手掌，对众弟子道：“掌门惨遭暗算，这个仇是一定要报的。但这件事你们可不能泄漏风声，一来这是丢尽本派面子的事，家丑不能外扬。二来也不能让仇人有所准备。最好让他以为咱们还未知道掌门是遭人暗算的。好，你们退下去吧。”
玉虚子见他这么说，急不可待，低声问道：“道长已经知道仇人是谁了么？”
天梧说道：“只是从武功方面找到一点蛛丝马迹，有待道长参详。”
楚天舒暗自想道：“我和玉虚子可不能相比，玉虚子是他们的老朋友，我只是一个和他们初次见面的晚辈。他们正在研究凶手是谁，这是一个关系重大的秘密，连他们的弟子都不能旁听的。别人的秘密越少知道越好，纵然他们不怀疑我会泄漏出去，我自己也当避嫌。”此时众弟子已散了，天梧尚未叫人带引楚天舒去客房歇息，楚天舒只好自己站起来。
他正要开口，天梧知道他的心思已是说道：“楚少侠请莫见外，成语有云：集思广益，少侠家学渊源，武功上的见识定必不凡，贫道还要向少侠讨教呢。请少侠留下。”
楚天舒道：“我是末学晚辈，讨教二字如何敢当？”
天梧说道：“我不说客气话，我与令尊纵然说不上是知交，最少也说得上是君子之交，彼此都信得过对方人品的。少侠代表令尊吊丧，要是令尊在这里的话，他一定不会置身事外的！”
话说到这个地步，楚天舒只好留下了。
“多谢道长信得过晚辈，但有一事晚辈可得先说出来。”
“少侠请说。”
“贵派弟子虽然没有把我当作可疑的人物，但有一个可疑的人物，却是由于我的过错，被她逃跑了的。”
玉虚子道：“让我来说吧，事情是这样的——”
他正要说出怎样碰上银狐的事，天梧道人已是说道：“我已经知道了，你碰上了齐勒铭的姘头。但楚少侠是不知道她身份的，我们当然不会怪他。”
“闲话已经表过，咱们还是言归正传吧。我听到钟声时还在山腰，算一算时间，天权道兄遭逢不幸之时，距离我和他分手的时候，恐怕未到两个时辰。怎的他会突然遭人暗算，你们又是怎样发现的？”玉虚子问道。
天梧说道：“在你和他分手之时，我们还和他见过面呢。”
当下天梧细说这段期间的事。
“掌门师兄召集我们商谈的事情，正是最近发生的那件轰动武林的大事。”
玉虚子道：“你说的可是飞天神龙大闹洛阳，与徐大侠、剪大先生等人结仇一事？”
天梧说道：“当然是指这件事了。由剪大先生、徐大侠、汤总镖头联名发出的英雄贴，你们早已收到了吧？”
玉虚子道：“收到了。不过我们不想卷入这个漩涡。你们呢？”
天梧说道：“我们本来也不想多管闲事的，不过，掌门师兄却有个为难之处。”
玉虚子道：“何事为难？”
天梧说道：“江湖上已经有人知道飞天神龙是齐燕然最心爱的徒孙，掌门师兄和齐燕然有往来之事那就更多人知道了。”
玉虚子道：“天权道长怕给别人闲话？”
天梧说道：“不错。倘若我们不理会这张英雄帖，人家会怎样说你？师兄言道，这是可以想象得到的，要嘛就是说我以私废公，为了顾全与齐燕然的私交，置大义于脑后；要嘛就是说我怕了齐燕然，连他的徒孙都不敢惹。”
玉虚子道：“那么你们是决定插手了？”
天梧说道：“直到你和我们的掌门师兄会面，这时，我们对这件事情仍然议论未定。”
玉虚子想道：“怪不得我和他一说起齐家的事情，他就顾左右而言他了。他和剪大先生的交情比起和我的交情深厚得多，剪大先生求拔刀相助，他都拿不定主意。”
“你们最后一次商谈，可有结果？”玉虚子问道。
天梧说道：“这次不是商谈，而是师兄告诉我们一件事情，令我们意想不到的事。不过这件事情却帮助我们作出决定。”
玉虚子道：“此事想必是和那张英雄帖子有关的了？”
天梧点了点头，继续说道：“就在你刚走之后，他接到了剪大先生的一封信。这封信是托丐帮送来的。”
玉虚子道：“信上说些什么？”
天梧把那封信交给玉虚子，说道：“请你看看这是不是剪大先生的笔迹？”
那封信的内容很简单，大意是说，他和飞天神龙所结的梁子由他们自行了结。请华山派不要参与此事，也不必前往京师。
玉虚子道：“这可真是有点奇怪了。这封信的确是剪大先生的笔迹，但信上说的话，却又刚好是和英雄帖矛盾的。他为什么临时改变主意呢？他这主意是否也是徐中岳和汤怀远的主意呢？”
楚天舒道：“那个送信的丐帮弟子呢？”
天梧道：“丐帮是用飞鸽传书，并非派人送信。丐帮训练的信鸽能飞长途，而且他们在各地分舵也设有鸽哨，就如驿站一般，比起我们华山派飞鸽传书，那是不可同日而语的。”
玉虚子道：“你怀疑这封信是假的么？”
楚天舒道：“经过道长法眼鉴定，晚辈不敢怀疑。不过剪大先生的言语前后矛盾，这封信中并无解释，晚辈可就百思莫解了。”
玉虚子道：“因此你想知道剪大先生托丐帮送信之时，曾有什么交代？”
楚天舒说道：“不错。但可惜丐帮是用飞鸽传书，即使他当时曾有话交代，我们也不知道。”沉吟半晌，接下去说道：“按常理而论，这样重大的事情，他是应该派遣他的心腹弟子传他的口信的。”
玉虚子道：“如此说来，莫非你怀疑由剪大先生领衔所发的英雄帖是冒名的。”
楚天舒道：“晚辈正是有此怀疑：信是真的，英雄帖就恐怕是假的了。”
天玑道人道：“你不许他临时改变主意么？”
楚天舒道：“此等大事，岂同儿戏？纵然万不得已，改变主意，以剪大先生的身份，亦当有所解释的！”
玉虚子道：“但若有人胆敢冒他之名，剪大先生又岂能不予揭发？而且他信中也说得很明白