Chapter 18 The Eighteenth Meeting

In the previous article, Li Mingxia rushed to the top of Qingfeng at an appointment. Shen Huang's mother, Shuhua, loved this unmarried daughter-in-law very much. When she was happy, she went to the kitchen to make some snacks for everyone to eat, and stayed with Mingxia for two more days.Mingxia was about to explain to Shuhua when she was young that she would go to see the three friends in Cangshan to ask for instructions on the date of apprenticeship, and she couldn't stay longer, when she suddenly saw Monk Yuan leading the way, and Shen Huang, Di Longzi, and Tao Shan'er accompanied Sun Deng and rushed in from behind.After meeting and talking, I found out that the three friends of Cangshan moved to Han'e Valley because of the persuasion of Situ Ping and Qin Han'e.After the elders met with Situ Ping and his wife, they heard that the evildoer in the snow mountain was becoming more and more rampant recently. The Situ couple first went to spy on Jian Bingru's order, intending to take the camera to kill the evil, but because the other party lived in an ancient cave hidden deep in the belly of the snow mountain, There are a large number of poisonous snakes and beasts in it, and the situation is dangerous.

Ever since Situ and his wife escaped from death during three sword fights in Emei, and were rescued by the god camel Yixiu in a near-miss, and re-hidden in the back mountain of Emei, Situ Ping has always been careful and peaceful. Since then, I have suffered through hardships, and escaped from death at least a dozen times. It wasn't for the protection and protection of the teachers and colleagues. I have already died miserably. Gu has lived in seclusion for many years, his skills have improved greatly, and his mood has also changed. He is completely different from before. His old habits of arrogance, aggressiveness and carelessness have long since disappeared. Skill, it is not hopeless to get rid of the evil that has been hidden for many years. In the end, I am afraid that there will be few people and there will be no one. Insufficient, took the time to rush back to Han'e Valley, wanted to tell Bingru that the time was coming, but felt that there were few people, and wanted to invite a few more people to go with him, thinking that Bingru's ability was the highest, but he couldn't make a move at this time, like the recent Han'egu Although the old and young heroes at the party are not mediocre, the opponents are so powerful, only two or three of them can barely go with them, and they won't get much help. Fight with strong enemies again?Friends of the same generation in each sect passed away in the 19th century, and some of them stayed behind. Most of them were studying overseas.

I was in trouble, and when I arrived, I heard Huai Fang and Liang Zhu's two little brothers and sisters talk about the vicious fight in Fengcun, and they have given up for the time being. Apart from Feng Thief and his son's family, many well-known thieves and thieves have already lost their lives. Now, Zheng Tianqian, Yu Maile Huakong and a female thief who have slipped through the net of the Huashan faction's predecessors are leading the plot. Between autumn and winter, they fought together on Qianzhangya Yinguangding in the extremely cold area of ​​the Daxue Mountain near the Sichuan River, and each fought against a lonely peak. On the surface, they did not tell the truth, but only said that the two sides were like fire and water, and they could not be compatible. For a period of time, everyone gathers people together and fights to the death. During this period, no one is allowed to bully others, except for the underlings who violate the contract for evil. Pai Yu Nian has long thought of a poisonous plan, knowing that Yinguangding is an extremely cold area in the Daxue Mountain, where the wind is fierce, let alone a human being, it is difficult for any living thing to survive. It has not yet been decided, and the announcement will only be made after the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, and they will arrive one after another before the Double Ninth Festival. , Bingru's side has already been debunked.The thief party's original intention was to kill the enemies of Han'e Valley first, to show off their majesty first, and then challenge the old heroes as Zheng Tiangan said. Injured many disciples, relying on the fact that there are many bandits, there are endless experts coming from behind, and under the aggravation of anger, they are showing off their power and uttering wild words, wanting to kill all heroes, young and old, to vent their hatred, the three friends of Cangshan suddenly appeared; Lu knew that he was invincible, so he gave up, dejectedly, re-booked the appointment, and the mouse ran away; now Han'e Valley is gone, and the two little brothers and sisters and the little heroes will also worship under the three friends of Cangshan and so on.

Situ Ping and his wife were overjoyed when they heard the news, and hurriedly ordered the two little brothers and sisters to separate and invite Jian Bingru and the three friends from Cangshan Mountain.Bingru said with a smile: "Things are still changing. Your husband and wife will go to the snow mountain first. It would be great if we can get rid of the harm. Otherwise, we will still be wary at this time. The snow mountain is desolate and cold, and no one will be harmed for the time being. We will save it after the Double Ninth Festival next year." It’s the same for cutting grass and roots.” It was agreed at that time that Tao and Qu, the three friends of Cangshan Mountain, would accompany Situ Ping and his wife to the snow mountain first, to see if the evil could be eliminated at that time, and then make further calculations.After agreeing, he got up immediately and expected to return to the mountain within three days.

Mr. Lei Si stayed at Han'e Valley last night, because the god begs Chewei to have a weird temper. He loves Monk Yuan the most, and thinks that the brothers and sisters Situ are good to others. He has a little misunderstanding about Monk Yuan, who seems to be in harmony with each other. I followed, I also felt that all my younger brothers and sisters worshiped under the three friends of Cangshan Mountain, I was afraid that Monk Yuan would be grateful to Che Wei, and he was also his registered disciple, the master and apprentice had similar temperaments, and yesterday he wanted to follow Che Wei to wander around the world, I was afraid that he would miss this opportunity. There was a golden opportunity in a thousand years, so he rushed to Qianshan.The original intention was to wake up the two masters and apprentices, so that Monk Yuan could follow the three friends of Cangshan to learn swordsmanship, and he and Jian Bingru would introduce them on their behalf. Unexpectedly, the conversation between God Qichewei and Black Skull Zhameng was delayed on the road, and Monk Yuan felt depressed. They fell asleep again, so that the two were at odds.

Seeing that Yuan He hadn't returned to the Mao Peng, Che Wei suspected that he was going to Feng Village alone to cause trouble, so he changed his way to chase him, but he never met him.Monk Yuan woke up from his sleep and encountered bandits twice in a row. In the end they fought, all alone, and the four bandits were newcomers from outside the mountain. They were all experts. The thief Feng Yue went to his house without saying goodbye, and bumped into him accidentally, so he was already persuaded to leave.Because the thief did not believe that Zhu Tianlu would be defeated, although he did not turn his back on Sha Zhenfang, he was angry. He wanted to go to Feng Village to inquire, but he met a few thieves who talked about the past, saying that several accomplices died under Monk Yuan. In his hand, he stirred up anger again.

Together, the nine thieves rushed to Jietuopo to kill Monk Yuan for revenge.Unexpectedly, Deng Huang, a good friend of Yan Gui's, discovered that Monk Yuan was alone and was walking towards the front mountain listlessly. He has wounded several thieves in a row, and has a deep hatred, how can he let him go back alone?" Feeling uneasy, I followed for a while, and found that the thieves wanted to find out the truth. With one bad word, he knocked down the two new thieves, and after a few lessons, he turned around again. Monk Yuan didn’t know that God’s begging Chewei wanted him to worship under the three friends of Cangshan, and not to follow him as a disciple was a wishful thinking. Even Mr. Lei Si and Zha Meng had the same mentality, but they had their own plans, and neither of them made it clear; they were upset and angry. , I was besieged by bandits on the road, and I had a violent fight. Thinking of the past, I became more and more depressed, and thought to myself, these little brothers and sisters will all worship under the Sanyou family in Cangshan Mountain, and my teacher has gone to Yunnan and never returned. Uncle Che treats me the best However, I only taught a set of three consecutive bright moon shovels and iron hand arrows. I begged so hard, but I refused. Although Longzi and Shen Huang are good with me, they will have to work hard in the future. I heard that the old nun Huitan has a weird temper. , meditate all year round and don't ask about foreign affairs, live in a white cloud nest, and no one is allowed to go down, it will be difficult to meet in the future, it is very easy to make a few close friends, only happy for a few days, still want to break up, or I will be left alone , how boring!If you want to go to Yunnan to find a mentor, one is thousands of miles away, and the people are unfamiliar. A poor monk like me will treat people like a thief and beggar. I don’t know how much I will get angry; Why do you want to be a monk? He doesn't save the suffering people everywhere, he doesn't care about injustices everywhere, he only knows how to read scriptures and practice every day, and he doesn't even teach martial arts in recent years. Although he treats me well, what's the point?Just when I was feeling sour and lonely, I also walked under the big tree on the stone bridge in front of Jietuo Slope, looking at the old hut that I hadn’t come back for several days, I was too lazy to go in, I felt hungry, I touched my body, and found that the The few taels of silver that Lei and Lei gave when they met at Sacrificial Cliff a few days ago were due to the fact that they were not used to money, and they respected and loved Master the most. There was twenty or thirty renminbi money left by his mentor that he had never used up, and he forgot that there were silver coins from Zha and Lei around him. He intended to go to the Maoan by the slope to buy a bowl of plain noodles to satisfy his hunger. Yinzi felt that he would have to spend money to find a teacher in Yunnan, and he was overjoyed. He was about to buy noodles before making a decision when he suddenly saw two young monks walking across the bridge.

There are a lot of monks and disciples in the Qianshan area. Monk Yuan was used to seeing nothing unusual, but he just killed the gangsters last night. There are two young murderous monks, and they have urinated under the disciples of eminent monks since they were young. They have learned both civil and martial arts. In the past few months, I didn't care much about him. Since I accepted him as an apprentice, in the past ten years, I will teach him whenever I have time. The master-disciple relationship is very deep. He is smart and witty. He pays attention to things. Underneath, with a little discernment, I saw that monk, only about twenty years old, with such a greasy face, gorgeous monk clothes, clean from head to toe, with a weapon shaped like a Zen staff sticking obliquely on his back. Gold, covered in the front, looks very heavy, and is no longer what a monk should have. A pair of copper hooks are stuck on the back of the other, and there is a piece protruding from the waist under the monk's clothes. It is obvious at a glance that there is a hidden weapon. This weapon is one white and the other yellow. It has a very elegant leather belt and a rhubarb satin sheath on the outside. It is already eye-catching, but it is deliberately exposed for a length of about a foot. One yellow and one white are shining in the sun. The package, the monk's uniform is short, and the movement is extremely vigorous, talking and laughing all the way, as if there is no one else around, I can see that it is not kind, this road is going to Feng Village, thinking of passing by last night, my heart moved, I just sat down on the root of the tree, planning to spy on the way , the two monks had already walked across the bridge, and they really wanted to walk from the side of the slope to Feng Village. They were sure that the bandits were on the side. There are a lot of this kind of thieves, and I can't control it at this time, so I'd better eat when I'm full." After thinking about it, I went to buy noodles.

There was a middle-aged nun living in that Mao's nunnery. There was no future in the nunnery, and there was no incense. Both the master and the apprentice lived by selling noodles. Although they were plain noodles, they tasted delicious. Pilgrims and tourists often went to take care of them, and the business was very good. .It just so happened that the two masters and apprentices were poor in conduct and hardworking, and they sold a certain amount of noodles every day, and the fire would stop immediately when they were sold out, unless the pilgrims who went to the nunnery to worship the Buddha could still eat, otherwise they would not sell them no matter how much they gave. The extra money was distributed to the poor. Except for selling noodles twice in the morning and evening, chopping firewood to boil water, and cleaning the nunnery, within two or three hours before and after, the sound of Zhongyu Fanchan seldom stopped.She doesn't have a Dharma name, and everyone around her calls her Mrs. Ni.Her apprentice was a dying poor girl. She was only seven years old when she was taken in. She was leading a cultivation practice. At that time, she was already sixteen or seventeen years old. little master.No one knows the dharma name of her master and apprentice.Because she is kind to people, willing to help in everything, thrifty and hardworking, has good conduct, and has no bad habits of monks and nuns. Very few people come to worship the Buddha, and she never asks for help. There are pilgrims who often come to the mountains to feel sorry for her master and apprentice Poor and poor, like to eat her noodles, donate without reason but refuse to accept, so give some incense on the ground of worshiping the Buddha; as usual, give it to the poor secretly, make friends with others, and never enjoy it by yourself.The three thatched huts were built on the side of the slope, surrounded by bamboo forests on three sides, facing the stream bridge in front, leaning against the heavy mountain in the back, with excellent scenery, cleaned and repaired very clean and tidy, all made by her master and apprentice, never seen her hire craftsmen, nor Do not interact with people.

Monk Yuan didn't notice it at first, but the year before last, my teacher came back from a wandering trip. He had just arrived at the thatched tent, and it was snowing heavily, and the road was blocked by pedestrians. He suddenly heard a woman outside the door calling. A bowl of hot pear-wort fungus noodle soup, another pot of fungus oil, a pot of bamboo shoot oil and a large plate of Guokui, I thought: "The two sides have never had any contact, and there are monks and nuns, how can I send it to the door at dusk when it snows?" Master He ordered himself to take it, but without refusing to thank him, he just chanted "Amitabha". The other party clapped their palms together, then walked away with an empty basket, but didn't even enter the door, and never came again after that.The noodles and mushroom shoots are delicious, and I have never eaten them.Therefore, every time the master goes out of the mountain, he will save the little pocket money he has left, and send it back to her for the tooth sacrifice every ten days and a half months.Later, I found that there were only 24 bowls of noodles sold each time, and those who arrived late could not buy them. I never refused no matter what time it was, and the noodles and whistle (topping in Sichuan dialect) I gave were better than anyone else. There are many, but there is not much to say; Occasionally set up a word to inquire, and the old man will answer a few words with a smile. I don't care about it; I don't have much money, and I have to work hard for several days to save the lamp oil money for reading and reading scriptures at night before I can eat once. The other party takes money as usual, and has never been polite.At this time, seeing that there were few people traveling in the mountains that day, and the green curtains selling noodles had just been picked up, and it was rare that I had a lot of money around me, I planned to eat her two big bowls, and when no one was there, I added two pots of my favorite mushroom shoot oil , lest other diners want to buy food when they see it, which makes it difficult for her teacher and apprentice. Just as she passed by, she saw the little master fetching dry firewood, and the noodle pot was outside the bamboo forest beside the nunnery. Bench, looking sideways at Monk Yuan coming, and asked with a low smile: "Little brother, I haven't seen you these few days, is there anything you are happy about?"

Monk Yuan saw her asking someone for the first time in the past few years. He looked up and saw that her expression was completely different from the one he saw the year before. Socks and rattan shoes, washed very clean, for some reason, everything looks pleasing to the eye, especially the pair of eyes, black and white, hidden in Yingwei, I know a lot of people recently, and I listened to the old and young heroes talking about people with really good internal skills , Everything can be concealed, but these eyes can't be concealed from the insider. With a move in his heart, he replied with a casual smile: "I'm a poor monk, what good things do I do? It's just that I made a few good friends a few days ago." The little master said: "Your master is not at home, it's okay to make friends of the same generation, but don't be bold and self-willed, and make enemies. With your master's signboard, I dare not do anything to you in person. This kind of shameless person is like a beast. You are alone , but also to prevent people from plotting." Monk Yuan is so vigilant, he heard the reason for what he said, and thought to himself: "Little master usually jokes with others, but when he suddenly said this, it was clearly for something. At the same time, he remembered the incident of sending face to face on a snowy night that year. We are acquaintances, otherwise we have never had any contact with each other, how could there be such a move, without even a word of politeness?" Just as he was about to take the opportunity to inquire, the teacher and father suddenly walked out and asked with a smile: "Disciple, what did you talk to Senior Brother Yuan? Morning, someone is going to come here to eat noodles, so let him eat it first before cooking, so as not to show his thickness in front of outsiders. His master is not at home, and he is poorer than us, so it is rare to eat noodles. At least let him eat comfortably. What are you talking about?" The little master glanced at Monk Yuan, and said with a low laugh: "Master, don't underestimate him, he has already had good luck, and he will be fine in a blink of an eye, so the money on his body today will not be used up. What do you want your old man to do for him?" When he said that, the person had already entered the door to get the bowls and chopsticks and the freshly made noodle stew, and Yinwen Naishi also said a few words, as if he didn't want to be nosy, but he didn't hear clearly. It's strange, just sitting on the bench, I suddenly remembered that Jian Bingru said the night before that he was going to visit friends in Qianshan, Shen Huang asked where it was, and said it was in front of the bamboo forest on Jietuo slope; although there are many temples nearby, there is only one in front of the bamboo forest. In this thatched hut and my thatched hut, it is clear that the friends I visited must be her mentor and apprentice. The old man and the seniors actually call them friends, and the two masters and apprentices are by no means mediocre.Thinking of this, I kept my mind on it. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I am planning to wait for the noodles to be sold out, so I can ask him, can I meet Senior Jane?The little master has already put the noodles in the pot. Monk Yuan said with a smile: "Brother, I want to eat that mushroom shoot oil, may I have a plate?" Master Ni suddenly interjected: "We only have two kinds of plain noodles here, and we don't sell others. You little monk, after eating Hurry up and go back to the temple." Monk Yuan heard that the tone was wrong, Fang thought: I usually don't open my mouth, and I have to add some to the noodle bowl, just now I mean to be kind to me, why is it so cold?He caught a glimpse of the little master winking to the side, presumably for some reason, pretended to pull out his shoes, and turned around to see that it was the two young monks he met just now, walking back, presumably for some reason, secretly nodding his head at her master and apprentice, Pretending not to see it, she quietly reached into her bosom, touched the Sanlian Mingyue shovel, opened the mouth of the cloth bag a little, and deliberately asked if the price was good or not. The little master Fang replied: "We are all monks, we will not bully you, a bowl of Shuangshaozi noodles is only three Wen, don't worry." Before he finished speaking, the two young monks had already arrived. above the bench.Monk Yuan was originally sitting at the long table with his head crossed, and he was already angry when he saw it.One of them was even more clueless, so he asked, "Apart from noodles, what kind of wine and vegetables do you have? We came all night, hungry and thirsty. I was going to visit a rich man in the mountains. Because of the distance, I heard that the noodles here are good. If you have good wine and good food, I will give you more money, so that we won’t have to eat first when we arrive at someone’s house.” While speaking, the other monk looked up and down at the young master, his gaze was not right. As soon as the little master's complexion darkened, and his two beautiful eyebrows flew upwards, as if angry, Master Ni said: "Disciple, there are guests here, why don't you hurry up and roll out the noodles! I'll come and say hello." Hearing this, he turned around and left. When he reached the door, he heard the word "death".The two thieves and monks were sitting at the other end. They didn't seem to hear them. They laughed together and said, "Why is this girl gone? You are like meat sellers, and you have as much money as you want. You nun, call her back quickly, don't ask her to come back." If you offend the customer, otherwise you won’t get paid for eating, don’t blame us for being rude.” Master Ni didn’t get angry when he heard this, and replied coldly: “It’s a sin! You’re also a Buddhist disciple. We only sell plain noodles here. You can eat it or not. It’s okay to eat for free, why are you waiting to talk?” A thief monk inside laughed, and just whispered to his party: “Let’s talk after eating. Now it’s the same when you come to find her at night in broad daylight. Senior brother is so anxious!” Monk Yuan was very angry a long time ago, because Master Ni waved his hand in secret to signal that he would not speak, and his face fell into the pot. Later, the more he heard it, the more outrageous he became. Just when he was angry, he suddenly thought of an idea, forced himself to hold his breath, and pretended to be angry. Dementia, not a word. The two thieves monks are Yu Maitreya Huakong's two young apprentices, a little flower monk Tongguang and a beautiful Arhat Qingguang, who were ordered by their master to deliver a letter to Feng Village, ordering Zhu Tianlu and other thieves to refrain from doing anything for the time being; I don't know about Yan Yugou's disastrous defeat last night. Relying on my own ability and Naishi's fierce power, I have always been arrogant and arrogant, and looked down on others. For the urgent order of my teacher, I rushed here overnight. When I arrived at the foot of Mount Emei, it was already daylight. He repeatedly told him not to show his appearance, and walked from Qianshan to Feng Village, when he suddenly felt hungry and wanted to eat. He didn't know that Mao'an sold noodles, but he met two people on the way. Hurrying back, somehow the Death Star obeyed his orders, and as soon as he arrived, he fell in love with the beauty of the junior master, and as soon as he flirted with him, he walked into the nunnery. The thief monk saw that although the other party was a hard worker, he was very upright and would not be seduced. As usual, women from good families are only favored and never give up. Just because Qingguang was favored on weekdays, I remembered Naishi’s warning when I knew that there were many powerful enemies in the area around the back mountain. It's easy, I'm afraid that the powerful enemy will be alarmed and cause trouble, the teacher blames it, although he secretly blocked it, but his lust has not retreated, he also wanted to finish the matter after eating, and go to rape on the way home, but at that time he was unwilling to attack, and his mouth was still Crazy talk, all the minds are destined to be in the thatched cottage, no one pays attention to it, a poor monk, it's as if he has never seen it. When Master Ni cooked the noodles Monk Yuan asked for and brought them over, the two fierce monks looked back and saw that Qing Guang first shouted forcefully: "We should eat this noodles first, bring them quickly!" Master Ni said coldly: " Things come first and then come first, face to face fast, just wait for a while, and then it will be ready." Monk Yuan didn't even bother to answer, deliberately holding a bowl in one hand.The fierce monk Fang said, "How can he eat two bowls by himself? Obviously we want it first, you are a thief!" Before he finished speaking, Monk Yuan had already licked each bowl with his tongue, and said, "It smells so good! Whoever is lucky enough to finish eating these two bowls of noodles will be guaranteed immortality. If he fails to eat it, he will go to the west to see the King of Hades." The two fierce monks had already been licked when they met, and when they heard these words, they couldn't help being furious. They just yelled out "thief, bald donkey puppy", and before they could say it, their eyes suddenly lit up. Walking out, he also changed into a short folk dress, with a green cloth apron tied around his waist. Although it is an old cloth dress, because of its natural beauty, it does not look gorgeous and naturally bright. , beautiful hair cut to the clouds, white teeth and bright eyes, infinitely rich, even more beautiful than before. The two fierce monks were stunned for a while, their fierce flames subsided, and they turned their faces and said with a smile: "I don't want to disturb you, otherwise this little bald donkey will not be able to survive! Hurry up and cook the noodles, and have a bowl with us, it will be good for you. This is noodle money." After finishing speaking, Tong Guang took out a piece of silver and handed it over.The little master raised his eyebrows, and went down to the side, but he ignored it.Master Ni took the silver and put it in front of the two fierce monks, and said calmly: "There are only three coins for a bowl of noodles, and we can't find them here. If you don't have change, it's okay not to pay, just please understand." Because the noodles were too hot, Monk Yuan used chopsticks to eat while eating. He secretly paid attention. When Master Ni gave the silver, the monk's hand seemed to be bumped by something. It shook slightly, but it was not obvious. The monk didn't seem to be alert; The little master was next to him, his face was like autumn frost, without saying a word, he stretched out his hand twice, and Master Ni leaned towards him, as if gently pulling him with his hand. There was a chopping board in front of him, and the murderous monk sat diagonally opposite, never It can be seen that the two masters and apprentices are not taken seriously at all, and they are still talking nonsense, each looking at the little master with a pair of colored eyes, talking and laughing, and saying: "You don't want it, we will come back tomorrow night, and we will talk to you again." Let’s count together. We are all on our own, Buddhist disciples should be happy, why are you so shy and don’t open your mouth?” Master Ni seemed to be afraid that the little master would have an attack, so Ben secretly signaled to stop him, suddenly smiled and walked away, and took the bamboo shoots. The oil was filled with two plates and handed over. Seeing that she refused to sell it, Monk Yuan suddenly gave it to him. Looking at it from his face, the weather around the front mountain was gloomy and rainy, and the thick fog that had just dissipated closed again. In such a weather, there are fewer tourists. Don't talk about other diners. Even on the main road towards the mountain, there are few people coming and going. It is expected that the master and apprentice will be enraged even by the old man. They have never seen her use force. It doesn't matter whether they know home You know, these two thieves and bald donkeys seem to be mediocre, and they both have hidden weapons on their bodies. Her master and apprentice are empty-handed, how can they fight against them?As soon as she turns her face, she will suffer from others, but she has never seen the slightest timidity; the young one has shown anger long ago, although the old one seems unwilling to cause trouble, but she does not seem to be timid and afraid, she and the master probably know each other, Could it be that a stranger lives here in seclusion and refuses to show his signs?Thinking in my heart, watching while eating, ready to attack after eating. The two vicious monks never dreamed that there would be other vicious gods besides the plague gods, one was more powerful than the other, the catastrophe was imminent, and they were about to attack in the blink of an eye. , full of nonsense, without fear.The master and apprentice no longer paid any attention to him.The little master had a serious face, and there was a murderous look between his brows and eyes. When the face was good, the fierce monk asked for mushroom bamboo shoot oil, and actually filled a basin, and even pushed it over himself.The murderous monk flirted with him when he wanted to. As soon as he reached out his hand, the little master withdrew his hand, his face suddenly changed, and he said with a smile: "These two bowls of noodles are enough for you, and there is no hope for you to eat any more. Finish it soon." , go home." The two vicious monks were already obsessed with sex, they didn't hear any deep meaning in the words, but because the other party turned their anger into a smile, they thought that the other party was a poor girl, who somehow ended up in a nunnery and suffered poverty, what insight did she have?For a young and handsome person like herself, who is well-dressed and has a lot of money, she has already been moved when she saw her, but she was only pretending just now. It’s hot, eat the bamboo shoots first, it’s very delicious, and they are praising at the same time, seeing the little master standing opposite, seeing that the two of them haven’t walked away, I’m more happy, each eating a bowl of hot noodles while talking , Spoken and teased. Qing Guang was even more frivolous, just stretched his foot under the table, intending to seduce him, suddenly he heard a loud laugh, and recalled that it was the little monk who was eating noodles near the stove table; It's hateful, although my sweetheart is a layman, but after all, he leads the practice and prevents others from commenting. It must be because of the little monk. He is afraid of making publicity and pretending to behave. If he doesn't coax this little bald donkey away, the other party must have scruples and think about it Turn, the anger collides for the second time.Because Tong Guang was extremely hungry, he had almost eaten a pot of bamboo shoots, and the bowl of noodles in clear soup was not steaming. He forgot that the oil was heavy and the soup was hot, so he couldn't tell. He went to serve it and took a big gulp rashly. At that time, his tongue was so hot that it was numb, and he couldn't spit it out. He was in a panic, crying in secret, knowing that he was laughing at him, and immediately became furious. First, he yelled sharply: "Little dog thief bald donkey Get out of here after eating! Do you want to die now?" Qing Guang was also showing his power at the same time, and suddenly caught a glimpse of an old man winking at the young monk, and the young master who was standing next to him was also sneering. Fang felt that the other party's expression was wrong, and his heart moved, and suddenly he heard haha: "Thief and bald donkey! I really guessed right .” The voice only caught my ears.The two fierce monks never took the old and the young three seriously, and turned back because of the young master's departure. In the end, they turned their anger into joy, and felt that things were hopeful, and they didn't want to show their true colors. Did not stand up.Coincidentally, the chopping board was sawn from a whole tree, about an inch thick, one foot long, and two feet wide. It was made into a long strip and placed next to the bamboo forest, supported by wooden stakes. place, easy to get up and down.The two murderous monks were on the side of Xihengtou, each facing a large bowl of hot noodle soup, although the more they looked at Monk Yuan, the more angry they became, they had no intention of doing anything for the time being, and were planning to threaten them before rushing over, when they suddenly heard these words, they became more and more angry Enraged, he was about to stand up when there was a whooping sound, followed by a chaotic sound, which merged with the roar of the two fierce monks, and the three of them stood up one after another and started to move their hands. It turned out that Monk Yuan had thought up a good idea a long time ago. After eating the noodles, he grabbed the edge of the chopping board with both hands and laughed and cursed. Sweep past.The second fierce monk never dreamed that a skinny, clown, and strange little monk would have such supernatural powers. Although he was caught off guard, with his kung fu, this chopping board could have been used, but when he was hungry, the two big bowls only burst into flames. There was a trace of smoke and no steaming noodle soup in front of me. One was still blowing with its head down just after being scalded. The bowl was smashed to the face, the fire seemed to be hot, the noodles stuck to the face, it was even more scalding, the face and clothes were dripping, and the chopping board was swept up again, hit a heavy one, let him It took a lot of hard work, and there was nothing to do in a hurry, the bowl of hot noodle soup couldn't help it, and before a roar came out, flustered, the chopping board was hit on the head and face, and then fell to the ground, waiting for the noodles to be grabbed off the face in a hurry , the person was scalded with purple blisters, and several bloody mouths were cut by the broken bowl. The gorgeous monk's attire and the oily noodles were dripping from top to bottom, and the blood and oily soup flowed down the forehead. It was extremely painful and embarrassing. Already extremely. Qing Guang sat near the middle, although he didn't hit his head and face, the big bowl of noodle soup also splashed all over his body, his face also splashed quite a bit, it was blistering and the pain was unbearable. The oil soup, which was not knocked down, was still in a mess all over, with a lot of noodles hanging on it, and the front of the monk's robe was also soaked, and it was so hot that he was flustered. Monk Yuan had been prepared for a long time, when he saw the fierce monk met the enemy with empty hands before he took his weapon, he laughed and said: "Master Ni, don't blame me, these two bald thieves are really hateful: I will beat them half to death, and then I will pay you guys. As he said, the man had already gone to the empty space, and started to move his hands in front of the slope. Qing Guang didn't expect a young monk to prick his hands like this, he intended to grab him and throw him to death, but he realized the strength after the fight, the two just met face to face.The other side stood up together in pain, and saw the two master and apprentice standing aside, the old one was silent, the young one couldn't bend down with laughter, more and more ashamed and angry, he hurriedly took off the monk's robe, regardless of the pain , wiped his face and threw it to the ground, feeling that the wound on his head was hot and painful, and became more and more angry. The pair of gold-coated and silver-encrusted gauntlet hooks and knives on the back had already been taken off, and they were separated from each other. Sheng Zong passed by, but before he could do that poisonous hand, he suddenly felt his waist as if bitten by a mosquito, slightly numb, and there were many pains on his upper body, so he didn't pay attention to it.At the same time, Monk Yuan had been paying attention, saw the enemy take out a weapon, and laughed and cursed: "Shameless thief and bald donkey! Two hits one, and you still want to commit murder. Could it be that your little ancestor doesn't have weapons?" Before he finished speaking, he got up early.When Qing Guang wanted to escape, he roared angrily and hurriedly chased him. It's too late to say it!Monk Yuan has practiced this kind of body technique, following the vertical position, stretching his hand at the waist and only shaking, the three consecutive bright moon shovels immediately turned into a ball of cold light, followed by a black shadow, and did not return to the enemy, a "shocked" Swallow piercing the curtain" turned into "Huanglong coming out of the hole", and the iron hand arrow also came into the hand at the same time; the left hand pointed two consecutive arrows at the enemy behind him and hit them back, and the right hand three consecutive bright moon shovels flew up in the air, aiming at the enemy Tong Guang swept across with a hook and a knife in his hand. The Tongguang man rushed to the east, intending to kill as soon as he arrived, but unexpectedly, he was too hasty; the enemy's weapons were dexterous and powerful, and his movements were faster, so they suddenly evaded from east to south.Qing Guang was following and chasing, just turned his body to the south to chase and kill, the enemy suddenly turned around and flew across, flying in the air, like a bird, Fang felt that he was a strong enemy, a ball of silver light had swept across his head, and quickly hooked his left hand with a knife Lifting upwards, the knife in the right hand has just been raised, and it is about to strike. In the instant that the hand is raised to meet the enemy, the right flank is numb again, like a needle prick, it is not very painful, and the left hand will be lost for some reason. Although there were two people separated by Zhang Xu, but they did not make a move, I was surprised. With a bang, the two Junlian knives had been hit by enemy weapons. Only the right one was swung away, and the left one The knife was blown away, it wasn't because he let go quickly, even the wrist had to be broken, at that moment his arms were sore and numb, he couldn't fight any more, his body swayed, before he could stand still, the enemy had already fallen to his side, he returned his hand with a bright moon shovel blocking his waist Hit, secretly said "not good", quickly evaded, there was no time, finally the same party responded quickly, although Qing Guang was hit by an iron hand arrow in his left leg, thanks to his good kung fu, he was not seriously injured, and he was very angry , just pulled off the golden bergamot on his back and chased him over, only to capture Monk Yuan. Although the two murderous monks were highly skilled, they had no choice but to get severely scalded at the beginning, and their whole body was burning with unbearable pain. The loss was too great. One of them was injured three times in a row. Back, I can't use my strength for some reason, and the further you go, the more useless it becomes, even trying to dodge and dodge sideways to cheer, it's hard to support, your hands just don't listen to you, check carefully, the master and apprentice have never moved, as if nothing happened, He didn't show any surprise, he had no other enemies, so he was puzzled, so he said a few harsh words, excused himself to fight alone, and retreated. Seeing the little monk killing more and more courageously, Qing Guang often suffered losses and was hit again. An iron arrow, the wound seemed serious, Kongzi gritted his teeth and jumped into a rage, but the enemy couldn't help it; asked him what happened, the other party just laughed and scolded him, without a word of sarcasm. The two apprentices inquired, but before they stepped forward, the young master's face changed suddenly, and he jumped into the nunnery with a flash of his body, and his movements were extremely fast, only then did he see that the nun and his disciples were also experts, and they were crying in secret, when they suddenly heard shouts Eight or nine people seemed to come flying from the fog and shadow of the mountain road on the side. After a closer look, there were two young monks inside, who were disciples of Yu Maitreya. There were also two thieves who had seen each other before. Overjoyed and courageous, he just shouted: "Senior brothers, come and kill this little bald donkey!" The nine thieves had already besieged Monk Yuan. At this time, Monk Yuan, seeing the female nun and his disciples watching from the sidelines, remained silent, thinking that he was not good at martial arts, fearing that he would be injured by the fierce monk, so he deliberately led the enemy to fight on the open space in front of the slope. The clouds and fog are getting thicker and thicker. Although people can still be seen on the opposite side, they can't be seen from a distance.As soon as the nine thieves arrived, Monk Yuan had fought against the four thieves in the middle first. Knowing how powerful they were, he couldn't help feeling anxious. While fighting with all his strength, he shouted angrily: "Master Ni and little master, please go away! These are villainous thieves. Monk, there is no good man." While speaking, Tong Guang caught a glimpse of a young girl's shadow in front of the nunnery in the mist, but he ignored it. The two new monks saw that his face was covered with fire, soaked in blood, and looked embarrassed, and stood aside.未动手，料其受伤甚重，转身询问，正问：“何人带有伤药？”同光还未说起经过，忽然头晕心迷，跌坐地上，失去知觉，不能言动。 二凶僧料是袁和尚所为，心中恨毒，忙将他扶卧草地之上，茅庵外有竹林掩避，暗雾之中，目光所及只有两丈方圆，并未看出旁边还有两人正在怒吼，想要上前夹攻，忽听接连两声怪笑，凌空纵落两人，当头一个生得丑如鬼怪，脸黄如金，浓眉大目，阔口掀唇，鼻孔朝天，两眉上面还有好些紫疙瘩，身材却极瘦长，尤其两条长臂，少说也比常人长出一半；另一人却生得瘦小枯干，是个矮子，刚刚落地，笑说：“邓老弟已来，用不着我，区区鼠辈。由你一人发落便了。”声随人起，只一闪，便投往竹林那面雾影之中不见；跟着便听来人笑喝：“我打架不要人帮忙，你和袁和尚快些走开！你更不要动手。”随听少女口音应了一声，紧跟着又是一声惨嗥，袁和尚同时喝道：“小秃贼被我打死，没我的事了。四先生可见车师父没有？” 原来来人，高的一个正是邓黄，矮的乃是雷四先生，相继由雾影中赶来，事前并未相见。袁和尚本来独斗清光，早就想下杀手，一见九贼赶到，同时夹攻，内中四贼已是强敌，况又加了五个同党，一时情急，竟用险招先将凶僧打死，本来还想再打下去，忽听雾影中小师父喊道：“小师兄，你还不来！简老前辈和雷四先生同时来此，正喊你去呢。”同时瞥见贼党似知不妙，内中两贼刚喊：“风紧，大家留意！”一贼纵身想逃，吃新来那位异人飞身上前，夹背心一把抓将起来，一声惨嗥，甩倒地上，跌晕过去，人也甩出老远；心想：“此人不曾见过，怎有这大本领？”打算再看下去。先是邓黄二次催走，小师父又在连声低呼，并说：“此是大侠邓黄，他向来对敌不要人帮忙，你没见雷四先生都走了么？” 袁和尚刚刚纵出圈外，群贼听出敌人来历，已是一阵大乱。袁和尚循声前行，忽听小师父笑呼：“往这里来！”料知她师徒不愿被人看出，走的是相反一面；到了旁边土坡之上，耳听群贼喧哗喊叫之声，有那胆小惜命的业已跪倒。原来就这匆匆几步路的工夫，群贼已被邓黄全数制服，不能转动。 邓黄将人点倒之后，提在一起，笑说：“你们须要死得明白，休看最后是我一人把你们点到，实则你们倚众行凶，恶贯满盈，早被人家用太阳针打中要害，真气已破。不多用力，至多还有一半日的活命；否则便和那旁倒地的凶僧一样，于受多半日苦痛，连话都说不出来了。我叫邓黄，与你那班敌人虽非一路，昨夜也曾在场旁观，内中还有几个好友。双方说定，本定明年重阳以前不许你们为恶害人，为何两三次违约，仗着人多，倚势行凶？此来虽是咎由自取，你们师长如不服气，随时均可到我岷山白犀潭旁崖洞之中寻我便了。你们此时已无法用力，方才因见那两小秃驴一死一伤，不愿他们留在这里现世，讨厌别人，为此手下留情，内有三个未中太阳针的，点伤不重，要到第三日才发作。你们必须将这两小秃驴送往冯村，如能听我的活，还可回家落个全尸，否则全数抓杀，丢在舍身崖下，也不会连累旁人，你们看如何？” 群贼已成丧家之犬，对于这位疾恶如仇的凶神久有耳闻，早已胆寒，哪里还敢倔强！同声应诺；有两个贪生怕死的，并还好语哀求，又想探询放太阳针的是什来历，因何结怨。邓黄知道这九个贼党到时，同光已失知觉，跟着清光又被袁和尚打死，来贼还不知道底细，便笑骂道：“你们平日造孽太甚，今日恶贯满盈，死有余辜，还想活命不成！放太阳针的人你们都不晓得，还敢这样淫凶万恶，岂不该死！”说完过去，每人身上捏了一下，喝声：“决滚！”群贼一声急叫，手脚便能转动，一个个垂头丧气，抬了死伤的同党，往冯村那面走去。当日虽有云雾，且喜往来人少，共总没有多少时候便自打完，并无外人经过，也未留下尸首，左近就有人听见，也当是打群架，事后向女尼师徒，打听几句，也就无人间信，这且不提。 这里袁和尚便向邓黄拜见，简、雷二老也由庵中走出。大家都有点事，稍微一谈便各上路。邓黄不愿和查牤相见，中途借故去往孙登家内，和苍山三友谈了一阵。冰如因袁和尚执意要拜车卫为师，恐他话说不好，一听车卫先前来过，知其途中相左，误认袁和尚已往冯村，随后赶去，忙往寻找，中途路遇，问知车卫在冯村并未出手，见袁和尚不在，探了一点虚实，便赶回来。二老均向袁和尚开导，令拜苍山三友为师。商定之后，同到孙家，见了三友和邓黄，谈了一阵。雷四先生也事完寻来，问明拜师还有四日，便命孙登赶来送信，吩咐众人第四日一早再往寒萼谷拜师行礼，并说：“慧昙大师业已入定，连苍山三友，也只见面稍谈便即辞去，如今洞门业已封闭，明霞无须回去，可和众人同在晏家快聚，到日回取衣物再往拜师便了。” 众人闻言大喜，晏瑰请孙登吃了晚饭再走。孙登笑答：“此时诸位长老均在寒萼谷，只查二先生一人不在，连邓老先生也在那里。霜妹受了司徒兄妹之托，帮他们在谷后安排三老住处。雷四先生恐诸位兄弟姊妹不知此事，袁师弟又吵着要来，特意命我引他到此，就便告知前事。四先生今夜还要同往雪山一行，愚夫妇也许跟去，我扰主人一顿点心好了。”晏瑰和众人听他有事，未再坚留。孙登吃完点心，作别驰去。 众小兄妹听说简、雷二老作主，把众人全都引进到苍山三友门下，一人不短，以后都在一起用功，日常相见，全都兴高采烈。狄龙子更和袁和尚至交，昨夜分手以前，见袁和尚孤孤单单一人回去，心中难过，本想日内相机进言，托沈煌去求简冰如代为引进，免其一人向隅，但听袁和尚口气，想拜车卫为师，学成本领，前师也正回山，然后重返师门，对于众人学剑之事丝毫未在心上，又见车卫对他格外看重，似有收徒之意，恐其不快，防袁和尚口直，万一当着人说出不愿的话来，以后代求，话更难说，几次欲言又止，正想明日抽空往寻，先问明了本人心意，经过劝说，再和沈煌等同门代向诸老求告，不料诸老同一心理，连车卫也想命袁和尚拜在三友门下，事已说定，大家还可畅聚三日，越发欢喜。袁和尚本和龙子格外亲热，从此交情更深，这且不提。 主人黑女晏瑰一向爱客，淑华只沈煌一个爱子，做梦也想不到会得了明霞这样一个美貌聪明的侠女做媳妇，喜得心花怒放，越看越爱，竟把多少年来心腹中的痛苦忘掉多半。偏巧明霞少年侠女，磊落光明，无什男女之嫌，本和沈煌互相爱好，再经师长作主，虽未正式过礼，双方均有成约，初来还喊淑华“伯母”，后见这位未来婆婆竟把她爱逾亲生，殷勤体贴，无微不至，人又那么美艳温柔，自然娴雅，使人乐于亲近，对方再一格外怜爱，越觉温情无限，心生依恋，感慰之余也极高兴，觉着这位婆婆真好。淑华爱到极点，开口不是“姑娘”就是“乖儿”。明霞见她全副心神都在自己身上，由不得大为感动，略一寻思便将称呼改过，跟着沈煌、龙子、珊儿喊起娘来。剩下袁和尚一人，先不知喊什么好，及见三人喊娘，也跟着乱喊，都是那么亲热。 蔡三姑看了好笑，方说：“二姊福气多好。”晏瑰接口笑道：“这便是二妹天生来得人心的妙处。我已留心了两三天，事真奇怪，按说二妹虽然温和善良，照我们心目中看来，除貌美之外，并无什么了不得处，何以什么人都喜欢她，一见便不舍离开？今日我才看出，她的美貌温柔有目共赏，不必说了，最重要是她的言笑动作无一不是恰到好处，对人更有一种亲切之感，仿佛无形中有一种极大的力量把人吸住，相处时候一久，越觉她好，心老丢她不下，由不得便要凑将过去和她亲近，不像别人，无论多好只显在表面上，仿佛只此为止，她却含蓄不尽。自来外表谦和的人往往虚伪，她却全是真诚，没有丝毫假心假意。别的不谈，你看这几个小人，除沈煌是他独养爱子，不在话下，龙子虽说感恩心盛，到底不是亲生，并且听说他和二妹相见不久便从师远去，此时相见，竟比寻常真个母子还要亲热，看去已是奇怪。另外两个，一是性情刚烈的少年侠女，休说二姊这样文弱的人，本领稍差的恐也未必在她心上；小和尚更是刁钻古怪，照理决不会对生人发生好感，何况一个寻常妇女，你看他们，哪一个不是围绕在二妹身前，都是那么自然亲热？我们也是一样的人，论起武功本领，便不高过他们，也比他们多上好些见识，口头上他们各叙各，虽以尊长相待，但都尊而不亲，这些小人的目光，不知怎的，都在二妹一人身上，无论何事，只一开口便争先上前，此岂人力所能勉强的么？” 向四婆插口笑道：“大妹之言有理。别人不说，便我老婆子，初见二妹时，她在病中，只觉她美。因未对面说话，我老婆子近年心中气闷，除大妹外，向不愿见外人，先来未理会。及至她病好之后，彼此交谈，井没有多少工夫，我便老想和她相见。尤其今日，同在一起谈了一会，不知怎的，我这孤老太婆竟会不舍离开。其实，这大半天，因我向来不喜开口，并未和她多谈，不知怎会不舍得走，岂非怪事？” 何紫枫也接口道：“还有一个我呢，还不是这样！自从狗贼行刺，和二姊谈了一阵，从此连功课都无心做，老想往这屋里跑，从早起到如今，几时离开过呢？”三姑笑道：“二姊，你真成了香包，不分男女老少，人人爱了。”淑华面上一红，强笑答道：“诸位姊妹莫要取笑，哪有此事？”明霞见她脸红，接口说道：“诸位姊姊妹妹说得极是，娘实在是太好了，不知怎的，随便说句话都叫人喜欢，对于我们小辈那么慈爱，偏又没有一点寻常妇女的假情假意肉麻相。” 紫枫见明霞天真烂漫，无论何事都偏向淑华一头，方想取笑两句，忽然瞥见三姑暗使眼色，留心一看，淑华表面随众说笑，目蕴泪光，知其怅怀身世，触动心中隐痛，便不再开口。淑华随推有事，去往里房转了一转，方始走出，泪珠似已拭去，神色如常。众小兄妹，都在商计拜师学剑之事，谁也不曾理会。 三姑见天还早，又刚吃过点心，提议同往外面游玩。紫枫笑说：“贼党尚在冯村，不曾散尽，这里虚实似已知道，莫要无心相遇，又生枝节。”晏瑰笑说：“枫妹今日如何这样小心？我们不说，这五个小人是好惹的么？只怕二妹文弱，上下艰难罢了。”三姑方说：“这个无妨，都有我呢。”淑华也说：“此后还要随同大姊开荒种地，连路都走不动，如何下手？听说什么人都能练功夫，只有恒心毅力便可成就，不过年纪稍长，练起来比较艰难，不能练得太好。好在只求健力强身，以便将来多做点事，并不和人争斗，稍差无妨。我真想日内和大姊说，请她指教，也要用功呢。又非逃难急跑，信步闲游，有什相干？”说罢一同走出，只向四婆一人留守。众人知她天性孤僻，不愿出门走动，也就听之。 三姑想扶淑华下山，沈煌、明霞、龙子、珊儿同声说道：“三姑姑请便，我们搀娘好了。”晏瑰笑说：“此时天近黄昏，崖下一片野地，无什好看，不如由后园崖旁去到崖顶看那落日，也许金顶那面云海可以望见呢。”众人同声赞好，径由后园取路走将过去。淑华立志开荒，不要人搀。众小兄妹见路平坦，当地本在青峰顶近顶平崖之上，离上面崖顶只有三四丈，虽是一片峭壁，因向四婆闲来无事，最喜栽花种树点缀风景，见那崖顶约有六七亩方圆一片平地，还有好些树木，虽因上面高寒，长得不甚高大，但都盘根错节，姿态清奇，另外还有两块奇石挺立峰顶，也有丈许方圆，孔窍玲珑，十分美观，先由下面就着崖势开出两条三尺来宽的山道，蜿蜒到顶，再在上面种上几亩青稞等耐寒之物，又在那两块奇石上面各建了一所平台，内中一座，只就原来平顶，半方半圆的添上一圈栏杆，当中放一石桌和几个树桩石凳作为坐具。这时正是繁花盛开，万紫千红，将那两座白石平台围在中间，远近群山都在眼底，一直望到金顶那面的琳宫梵字，景物清丽，气势雄旷，端的极好登临所在。 众人去时，本来带有茶具，游玩一周，便到大的一座平台上面坐定，遥望夕阳衔山，红光万道，半天繁霞，幼为丽彩，天风冷冷，与满山松涛相应，极目苍茫，顿觉心怀爽朗，宇宙皆宽。后半日天时晴美，金顶那面的云海并未出现，西半天斜阳红映，云霞散绮，看去那么繁丽，东半天和当空一带却是碧霄万里，半丝云影都无，大半轮明月，冰轮也似，刚刚挂向遥峰林木之间，清辉未吐，暮烟欲浮，远近峰峦崖（山就）上面，一团团的云雾和开了锅的热气一样滃然浮起，似要离山飞去，夕阳明灭之间，黛接青萦，红紫万状，众人全部连声赞美。 淑华更是自来伏处深闺，极少外出，新近受骗遇险，途中虽见到一点碧水青山，都在平地，或是深夜荒山潜踪逃窜，无心领略，也看不出它的好处，似此清旷雄丽之景还是第一次见到，由不得目眩心摇，诧为奇观，自恨以前二三十年光阴都是虚度，休说做人做事，连眼界都是那么狭小，仿佛做了许多年的深闺囚犯，今日才得出头，念头一转，越发增加了不少勇气，正在盘算将来开荒之事，忽听沈煌惊呼：“娘和大姨、三姑、明姊快看！那边危崖顶上怎会有人飞驰，走得那样快法？我们的人都在这里，前面那五六人并非一路，又不似有诸位长老在内，是何原故？” 众人闻言，定睛往东南方一看，原来斜对面一条峰岭危崖上面，有五六个男女飞驰，前面两人好似不敌，先是一路往前飞逃。众人看时，又有三人由侧面纵上，与前两人会合，反身夹攻，人多势盛。后追的只得一男一女，看去年纪颇轻，已有寡不敌众之势，刚看出双方本领俱都不弱，后追少年男女吃了人少的亏，因相隔远，看不清是敌是友，众小兄妹正抱不平。淑华方觉白衣少年男女面熟，口中“噫”了一声，忽听晏瑰急道：“你们无须前往，那少年男女是我朋友。去去就来。”说罢飞驰而下。 龙子、珊儿、袁和尚均想跟去，紫枫拦道：“这两边峰崖均高，中间还隔有一条山沟，看去虽近，连上带下有好几里，你们去了也赶不上。看神气，那两少年男女尚无败意，大姊前往足够，你们不要去了。”淑华方在随同劝阻，忽听三姑喜道：“大姊的好友如何也在上面？”说时，对面峰崖上形势已变，少年男女的敌人先后来了六七个。男的好似情急，不知用什手法，反身一剑将敌人兵器打开，就势纵起，一脚踹落崖下，直落数十丈，料已送了性命。 淑华拉紧明霞的手，正说：“这白衣人我曾见过，他是我义妹彭玉澜的好友小江神白通。”忽又接口笑道：“果然是他，女的正是我救命恩人彭玉澜，不知怎会来此？可惜先未认出，否则托你大姨请她来此一聚多好！”话未说完，左近峰顶上纵落的那个怪人，业已冲入人丛之中，两三照面过去，便打倒了两个。 下余男女三贼似知不妙，立时分头逃窜，内中一个，身穿一身两胁带有两大片风翅的紧身黑衣，身材最矮，动作最快，竟由离地数十丈的崖顶，凌空往下纵落，两臂张处，胁下风翅立时被风兜起，远望过去仿佛一只大鸟，朝崖壑对面飞去，跟着便听怪人远远一声怒啸，也由崖上凌空纵落，朝下面敌人追去，其势更快，晃眼追上，凌空一把便将那胁有风翅的黑衣人抓住，手舞足挣，同往对岸斜纵下去。 下有林木挡住，看不真切。三姑说：“后追那人便是大侠邓黄，晏大姊正值崖下赶去。定必相遇。”另外还有男女两个敌人，也是连纵带跳，如飞逃走，白通、彭玉澜好似全神费注在那黑衣人身上，一剑刺空，人已凌空飞堕，逃时，似还回手发出暗器。邓黄跟踪追下，二人呆得一呆，男女二敌竟被逃走，追了一段，不曾追上，便顺山路驰下，看意思似朝邓黄追去。淑华知追不上，三姑、紫枫又说：“大姊此去，必将这位老大哥请来相见，白、彭二人自然与之同来，否则此时前往，人也走远，大姊与这三人相见，断无不说之理，不必再叫人去了。”淑华只得把沈煌等四人止住。 等了一会，眼看夕阳西下，暮烟苍茫，四山云雾蒸腾而起，对面峰崖林野均被云雾遮没，看不出来。紫枫见山风越大，淑华翠袖单寒，恐受夜凉，便请众人回屋等候。刚到屋内，晏瑰便自回转，见面笑说：“二妹，有人问候你呢。”淑华最重感情，既感彭氏兄妹救命之恩，后来舟中结拜，情义越深，每日均在想念，早就看出晏瑰孤身回转，白、彭二人不曾同来，心中好生失望，忙道：“彭家二妹没有来么？” 晏瑰进屋，请众坐定，把灯点好，从容笑道：“她和乃兄彭涛，自在川江救你出险之后，因家中发生紧急之事，彭老先生又在病中，不得不赶回去，没奈何才将她家信符银镖交你防身，满拟凭他父女兄妹的威名，川江水旱两路的绿林中人决不敢伤你毫发，何况前途泊船之处还有照应。初意只防那几个船家，不料船上几个水寇心胆已寒，非但不敢欺你，出事之后，并还拿了银镖到处寻人，打算救你出险。等你二次遇救，他将白通寻到，将秋棠送回家中，彭涛业已先在，他家那几个强敌还未寻上门来，第三天忽然得信，小江神白通本意救你之后，赶往唐家为民除害，不料玉澜小妹因觉她家来敌太强，约往相助，暂时没有去成。 “唐贼听手下恶奴归报，依然不知厉害，自恃财势，先想报官，被手下两个老贼劝住。事有凑巧，跟着来了两起贼党，一是为乃父押送赃银回家的爪牙，走到路上，无意之中遇到几个旧日同党，都是江湖上的有名恶贼，为了树敌大多，官私两面均在寻他们晦气，意欲去往狗子家中避风，想起狗子以前恰巧托他约请能手，于是一拍即合，做了一路；还有一起，便是日前来此行刺，想将二妹劫走，巧遇良珠妹子和向四婆，合力夹攻全数杀死的那一伙。先来的这几个恶贼贪功好胜，由黄庐庵左近探出