Chapter 5 The fifth dead guest

Four hot dishes and four cold dishes have not been removed yet, and a "steamed fish" has been put on the table. Hai Kuo Tian's treats never disappoint the guests. "Steamed Shiyu" is the famous dish of Master Qian of Sanhelou. Hu Tiehua thinks that although it is not as delicious as Zhang San's grilled fish, it seems to be more smooth and tender. But no matter how good the dish is, you can only appreciate it when you are in a good mood. If a person is full of awkwardness, even if the first dish from the world's most famous chef is placed in front of him, he will feel that he has no idea what to eat. its taste.

Now everyone is obviously very uncomfortable. Ever since Yun Conglong sat down, he had been staring at Wu Weiyang with a livid face. Seeing such a face, who else could eat it? Although the "Shenlong Gang" and the "Phoenix Tail Gang" fought bloody battles many times in order to grab the territory, it was already twenty years ago, and it has long been a thing of the past. In recent years, people in Jianghu thought that the two gangs had reconciled long ago, and it was also rumored that Wu Weiyang and Yun Conglong "did not know each other without fighting", and now they have become good friends.

But judging from today's situation, the two still seem to be fighting cocks. Hu Tiehua really couldn't figure it out, why did Hai Kuotian invite these two people to one place?Could it be that he deliberately wanted to find an opportunity for these two to fight? Only the sound of the stairs was heard, and someone came upstairs again. Hearing the footsteps, it was obvious that there was more than one person. Ding Feng frowned, and said: "Could it be that the leader of Hai Gang has invited other guests?" Hai Kuotian's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "All the guests have arrived, if anyone else comes, I'm afraid it's an uninvited visitor."

Yun Conglong suddenly stood up, clasped his fists at Haikuotian, and said, "These two people were invited by me, it's impolite, but Lord Wanghai, don't take offense!" Haikuotian said: "How can there be a gift to offend? The more people there are, the more lively it is. The guests invited by the Yun gang leader are my distinguished guests, but..." He laughed loudly and continued: "The rules cannot be broken, and those who come late will still be fined three cups." Yun Conglong glared at Wu Weiyang again, and said coldly: "It's a pity that these two people can't drink a drop of wine."

Huo Kuotian laughed and said: "Whoever says you can't drink alcohol must be lying. I've never seen anyone who really can't drink a drop of alcohol." Hu Tiehua couldn't help laughing and said: "The one who really can't even drink a drop of wine is probably a dead person." Yun Conglong's face was ashen, expressionless, and he said coldly: "These two are dead!" Hu Tiehua was stunned. This man actually found two dead people to accompany him! Does he still think today's scene is too lively? Haikuotian's face was green and white, and his expression was even more embarrassed, suddenly he turned his head up and laughed loudly: "Well, well, I have invited all kinds of guests, and today is really the first time to solve the problem, Yun The guild master is really thoughtful for me, and finally opened my eyes."

His face darkened, and he said sharply: "But since Gang Master Yun invited you, no matter if you are dead or alive, please come in!" Yun Conglong didn't seem to understand the bones in his words at all, and still had no expression on his face, he cupped his fists and said, "In that case, thank you, Lord Hai!" He walked out slowly and slowly lifted the curtain. As expected, there were two people standing upright at the door. dead! Naturally, the dead would not go up the stairs by themselves, and there were naturally two living people supporting them behind them.But when everyone saw these two dead people, no one would pay attention to the living people behind them.

I saw that the two dead men were dripping wet and their faces were swollen. They looked like two water ghosts who had just escaped from hell. Their appearance was indescribably terrifying. Although the lights in the room were bright, everyone couldn't help gasping when they suddenly saw such two dead people. The complexions of Hu Tiehua and Hook Chang have changed. He actually recognized these two dead people. Both of them were wearing tight black clothes with seven-colored belts around their waists, and they were the two corpses that Chu Liuxiang and the others fished out of the river just now.

Chu Liuxiang wanted to bury the two corpses, but both Zhang San and Hu Tiehua thought that "they" should be thrown back into the river. Zhang San believes that this matter will definitely change in the future. He really hadn't guessed wrong, the two people were picked up again at this moment. But these two people are obviously members of the "Phoenix Tail Gang", why did Yun Conglong send them here? Hai Kuotian is indeed a character, and now he has calmed down, laughed dryly, and said: "Since these two are distinguished guests invited by Master Yun, it is time for Master Yun to introduce you."

Yun Conglong said coldly: "Although you don't recognize these two people, the leader of the Wu Gang definitely does." He turned his eyes, glared at Wu Weiyang like a knife, and said sharply: "Does the leader of Wu Gang know why they came here?" Wu Weiyang said, "Ask for advice." Yun Conglong continued word by word: "They are going to demand the life of the leader of the military gang!" Although no one would believe that a dead man is asking for his life, every word Yun Conglong said was full of resentment, and even other people felt a chill run down their spines when they heard it.

The door curtain was lifted, a gust of wind blew from outside the door, and the lights flickered. The flickering lights shone on the faces of the two dead people, and the two faces seemed to move, and the expression was even more indescribably mysterious and terrifying, as if they really wanted to choose someone to eat. Wu Weiyang shrank back involuntarily, forced a smile and said, "If Master Yun is telling a joke, it must be a very bad joke." Yun Conglong said coldly: "The dead never joke." He suddenly tore open the skirts of the dead people, exposing their left rib wounds, and said in a hissed voice: "Everyone is a big expert in the rivers and lakes, I don't know if you have seen what kind of murder weapon their fatal wounds are. injured?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay and kept silent, obviously no one wanted to get involved in this right and wrong. Yun Conglong said: "Even if I don't say anything, everyone must have seen that this is the master of the Wu University's 'Arrow Shooting the Sun'. The arrow pierced the bone and went straight to the heart. The 'Phoenix Tail Arrow' of the Wu University's leader is indeed It's brilliant, it's amazing..." He looked up to the sky and sneered a few times, and then said: "It's just that these two people died in an inexplicable way. Until the moment of death, I still don't know why the leader of Wu Da Clan wants to lay such a poisonous hand on them!" Wu Weiyang sternly said: "These two people are originally subordinates of my 'Fengwei Gang', even if I kill them, it's still a private matter of the 'Fengwei Gang', what does it have to do with the leader of the 'Shenlong Gang', Yunda?" This sentence is exactly what everyone wants to ask. Yun Conglong said with a pale face, "The relationship between these two people and me, don't you know the relationship between the Wu Gang?" Wu Weiyang interrupted him, and said with a sneer, "Could it be that these two are the spies you sent to the 'Phoenix Gang' to undercover? Otherwise, how could they have anything to do with you?" Yun Conglong's face suddenly became more terrifying, and his eyes stared at Wu Weiyang momentarily, as if he had never seen this person before. Seeing his expression, everyone understood in their hearts that the two dead disciples of the "Phoenix Tail Gang" must be the spies he sent to undercover, but Wu Weiyang discovered it somehow, so they killed them to silence them— — This speculation is not only reasonable, but also reasonable. Chu Liuxiang's previous speculation seemed to be completely wrong. Hu Tiehua glanced at Chu Liuxiang from the corner of her eyes, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "I beg you, can you stop being smart in the future? Don't think of yourself as Zhuge Liang." Chu Liuxiang didn't even look ashamed at all, instead she smiled and said, "If Zhuge Liang had been there at that time, he would definitely have the same thoughts as me." Hu Tiehua sighed, shook his head and said, "If Zhuge Liang was here, he would definitely be pissed off by you." I saw the muscles in the corners of Yun Cong's eyes beating non-stop, and there was a look of horror in his eyes, as if he suddenly remembered a terrible thing, and he said in a low voice, "I understand, I understand completely." Wu Weiyang sternly said: "I also understand, but this is a matter between the two of us, how can we quarrel before the banquet of the Hai gang leader and interrupt the drinking of these distinguished guests? If you have anything to say, let's talk outside!" Yun Conglong hesitated, his eyes slowly swept across the crowd, and when he saw Ding Feng, the horror and hatred in his eyes deepened, and he gritted his teeth suddenly and said, "Okay, just go out!" Wu Weiyang suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go!" Yun Cong's eyes moved to the two dead men at the door, he smiled miserably, and said, "But these two are my good brothers, no matter whether they are dead or alive, since they are late, they should be punished with three glasses of wine— —I will drink these six cups of fine wine for them." Wu Weiyang looked up and smiled, and said with a sneer: "Did you hear that? A disciple of my Fengwei Gang is actually a good brother of the leader of the Yunda gang. The methods of the leader of the Yunda gang are really clever! Very powerful Already!" Yun Conglong's eyes straightened, as if he didn't hear what he said at all, he strode back to his seat, poured six glasses of wine, raised his own and said, "Yun Mou wanted to have a few drinks with everyone, so I just want to drink with you." It's a pity... at this moment, it seems that there is a 'bone stuck in the throat', I can't even drink the wine, I'm rude, I'm rude... I'm rude..." His voice was suddenly full of desolation, so although his use of the four words "bone in the throat" was extremely inappropriate and the text was wrong, no one paid attention to it. He quickly drank three glasses of wine, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the head of the "steamed fish", and picked out the fish eyes on the head. Although fish eyes are bland and tasteless, some people think that they are the most delicious thing on fish. Hu Tiehua likes to serve wine with fish eyes the most. Yun Conglong picked up the fish eyes, and Hu Tiehua was regretting why he didn't pick out the fish eyes and eat them first, but now he let others take advantage of them. Delicious people always pay special attention when they see other people sticking out their chopsticks; if they see others picking up their favorite food, it will be even more uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, Yun Conglong picked up the fish eyes, but just looked at them, but didn't put them in his mouth.After watching for a long time, the chopsticks suddenly slipped, and the fish eyes jumped into the soy sauce dish in front of Wu Weiyang without any hesitation. Hu Tiehua had already cried out a hundred times "It's a pity" in his heart, and he almost wanted to point to Yun Conglong's nose and tell him loudly: "This kind of food should be eaten with the mouth, not seen with the eyes." Yun Conglong had already finished his fifth glass of wine at this time, and when he drank the sixth glass, his throat seemed to be choked, and he suddenly bent down and coughed non-stop. Chu Liuxiang's eyes flickered, and he suddenly said: "If Master Yun is too strong to drink, let me drink this glass of wine for you!" Not only did Yun Conglong not refuse, but he seemed very happy, and immediately said: "Thank you very much, I can't drink anymore." Hu Tiehua couldn't help being surprised: "Only drunk people will rush to drink for others. This old bug has always been the smartest drinker. Why is he also grabbing wine today?" When Chu Liuxiang took the wine glass, he caught a glimpse of something in the wine glass again out of the corner of his eyes, but Chu Liuxiang didn't seem to see it at all, and drank it down in one gulp. Hu Tiehua couldn't help but wonder again: "This old bedbug is very good at everything except the nose, why doesn't it even work with the eyes today?" Yun Conglong laughed and said, "Sure enough, Chu Xiangshuai has a well-known name. He really is a good drinker and a good friend." He laughed and walked out, as if he had no scruples. The two dead men at the door immediately retreated to the sides, and everyone saw that there were indeed two people behind them supporting them.Both of them were wearing tight-fitting sweaters, and they were obviously members of the "Shenlong Gang". Judging by their demeanor and expressions, their status in the gang was not low. The one on the right is older, his face is covered with rust, and his eyes are red. It is obvious that he has lived on the water for a long time, and he must have a long history in the "Dragon Gang". The one on the left is a white-faced and beardless boy, although he is young, but his eyes are piercing, and his martial arts seem to be higher than his companions. When Yun Conglong passed in front of them, his footsteps stopped suddenly, as if he was about to say something, but Wu Weiyang had already reached behind him, and he stretched out his hand to push him on the back, and said lightly: "At this time, don't you go?" Yun Conglong turned his head and glared at him, then let out a long sigh, and said, "Now that it's here, what are you still in a hurry for?" Outside the attic, there is a small platform. Wu Weiyang and Yun Conglong stood on the platform, and they didn't know what they were talking about. They only heard Wu Weiyang sneered non-stop. After a long time, he suddenly scolded and said, "It's useless for you to talk too much. It's better to see the kung fu." Bar!" Yun Conglong sneered and said, "Okay, so Yun is still afraid of you..." Before he could utter the next words, Wu Weiyang's palm had already been struck, but he heard the wind howling in the palm, and the force of the palm was so strong that Yun Conglong had no chance to speak again. Hu Tiehua couldn't help standing up, and said: "Are we really going to sit here and watch the tigers fight! I went out to persuade them and asked them to come back and drink two more glasses of wine, maybe their anger will disappear." Ding Feng laughed and said: "Since the leader of the Wu Gang has said that this is their private matter, no one else can dissuade him, so why bother to trouble yourself—come on, little brother, toast Brother Hu." Intentionally or unintentionally, he raised his wine glass and blocked Hu Tiehua's way. Hu Tiehua would never refuse someone else's toast. He had just finished drinking this glass of wine when he heard Yun Conglong let out a miserable cry! The calls were short. This time, instead of dissuading others, Ding Feng rushed out first. When he rushed out, Yun Conglong had already fallen to the ground. The rusty man shouted wildly, and said: "Okay, Wu, I never thought you would dare to do such a murder, I will fight with you!" He drew the knife with his backhand and waited to rush over. Unexpectedly, the white-faced boy grabbed him with one hand and said sharply: "Second Sun, have you forgotten the letter that the leader gave you?" Sun Lao Er was stunned, and said in a low voice: "The letter is here, it's just..." The white-faced boy said: "Since the letter is still there, you should remember what the leader told you again and again..." He raised his voice, and continued: "The leader said that no matter what happens to him, you must immediately open the letter he gave you and read it in public. There must be no delay. I remember this." Sun Laoer stayed for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and took out a letter from his pocket. His hands were shaking constantly, and he opened the envelope for a long time before he opened it and read it aloud: "I will go to the middle of the month if I can't leave the letter." If you don't return, you will pass on the position of the leader of the gang..." He only read a few sentences, but when he read this, his complexion suddenly changed, his hands trembled more violently, his teeth chattered non-stop, and he was unable to pronounce another word. The white-faced boy frowned, and suddenly reached out to snatch the letter, and continued to read: "If I don't return in the middle of the month, I will hand over the position of leader of this gang to Wu Weiyang of the 'Phoenix Tail Gang'; The gang merged, and the leader of the martial arts gang was in charge of all affairs, big or small, in the 'Shenlong Gang', and the disciples of this gang were only obedient to the orders of the martial gang leader, and no objection was allowed, and anyone who disobeyed the order would be killed without mercy!" He finished reading the letter in one breath, and the expression on his face couldn't help but change. When the others heard it, they were also surprised: Wu Weiyang was obviously Yun Conglong's enemy, why did Yun Conglong leave a suicide note and pass on the position of gang leader to him? Ding Feng suddenly said in a deep voice: "Is this letter really written by Master Yun himself?" Older Sun was dripping with cold sweat, and said in a low voice: "It is indeed written by the leader of the gang and handed over to me, but...but..." Ding Feng sighed, and said: "Since this is the last order of Chief Yun, it seems that the two of you should go to meet the new Chief soon!" Sun Lao Er suddenly roared, and said: "No, I am a member of the 'Shenlong Gang', everyone regards the leader of the gang as their father, he killed the leader of the gang, and he has formed a mortal enmity with the three thousand children of the gang! If he wants to be the leader of this gang, I, Sun Lao Er, will be the first to refuse to accept it!" The white-faced boy sternly said: "But this is the last order of the gang leader, how can you refuse to obey?" Sun Laoer's eyes were red, and he shouted angrily: "No matter what you say, I will fight him!" He broke free from the white-faced boy's hand, and rushed over with a knife. The white-faced boy shouted loudly: "If there is any disobedience, they will be killed without mercy!" The word "pardon" came out, and the knife flashed. The knife in the boy's hand had pierced Sun Laoer's back. Sun Laoer let out a miserable cry, turned around to look at the young man, and said in a trembling voice, "You... you... hello..." Before he could finish a sentence, he fell on his face. The white-faced boy was stunned for a while, then suddenly threw himself on his body and burst into tears. I only heard him crying while saying: "This is the leader's will, the little brother has no other choice, but I hope that you are in the sky, second brother Sun, don't blame me." After saying these words, he cried a few more times, and slowly Slowly stood up, wiped his eyes with his sleeves, walked in front of Wu Weiyang, prostrated himself on the ground, and said: "Xia Qifeng, the third member of the Shenlong Gang's helm disciple, kowtowed to the new leader." Ding Feng bowed to the ground and said with a smile: "From now on, the leader of the Wu Gang will lead the two gangs, and he will be able to make great achievements. Congratulations." The two men bowed and bowed, and Wu Weiyang's position as the head of the "Shenlong Gang" was confirmed. Yun Conglong's body was still lying in a pool of blood, and no one paid any attention to it. Hu Tiehua sighed suddenly, and murmured: "Yun Conglong, Yun Conglong, why don't you pass on the position of gang leader to Song Renzhong?" After saying these words, the complexions of Ding Feng, Xia Qifeng, and Wu Weiyang all changed. Wu Weiyang couldn't help asking: "But I don't know what is the relationship between Song Renzhong, the great hero of Song Dynasty, and the leader of Yun Gu?" Hu Tiehua said: "Song Renzhong is my friend, and has nothing to do with Yun Conglong." Wu Weiyang forced a smile and said: "If this hero Song is really talented and powerful enough to convince others, it's all right to transfer the position of gang leader to him." Hu Tiehua said: "This Song Renzhong is neither a hero, nor a great talent. He is just the owner of a coffin shop." Wu Weiyang was startled, and said, "The owner of the coffin shop?" Hu Tiehua said lightly: "That's right, his greatest ability is to give away the end of others. If Yun Cong Longruo passed on the position of gang leader to him, although there is no other benefit, at least there will be a coffin to sleep in, and at least there will be someone for him To the end." Wu Weiyang blushed, coughed dryly twice, and said, "The body of Master Yungu should naturally be collected by me... Master Xia!" Xia Qifeng bowed and said, "Yes." Wu Weiyang said: "I'll leave it to you to deal with the funeral of Master Yungu, and it must be done in a grand manner. From today onwards, the 'Shenlong Gang' has three younger children, and they all have to wear filial piety for Master Yungu." Seventy-seven forty-nine days. Rejoice is strictly prohibited, and if there is any disobedience, it will be dealt with severely... Do you understand?" Xia Qifeng bowed again: "Obey!" Wu Weiyang suddenly bowed three times in front of Yun Conglong's corpse, held his corpse in both hands, and said with a sob: "Before you were alive, you were my enemy, and after you died, you were my teacher. The past is gone. Those who come can be chased and returned to the king's body as a sign of mourning." After finishing these eight sentences, his people went downstairs. Hu Tiehua said: "He left as soon as he said, without even saying hello." Ding Feng smiled and said: "Brother Hu said so, if it were me, I'm afraid I would have no face to stay here." Hu Tiehua said coldly: "In my opinion, he killed Yun Conglong. He was afraid that someone would take revenge on him, so he slipped away early." Ding Feng said: "The two gangs of Shenlong and Fengwei are originally feuds. In the past hundred years, the two gangs have fought bloody dozens of times, with thousands of deaths. Even if others want to avenge them, I'm afraid there is no way to do it." Chu Liuxiang smiled suddenly, and said, "That's right, this is a private matter between the two of them, it's better for others to take care of it less." Hu Tiehua glared at him, and finally restrained himself from speaking. Ding Feng said: "Although Sect Leader Yun unfortunately died in battle, the Shenlong and Fengwei gangs have merged into one family after this, so naturally there is no need to bleed anymore. This is not a bad thing." Hu Tiehua sneered: "There is such a great happy event, is Brother Ding going to celebrate it?" Ding Feng didn't seem to be able to hear the sarcasm in his words at all, instead he smiled and said: "That's right, since we are not subordinates of the 'Shenlong Gang', naturally we don't have to wear filial piety for the leader of Yungu Gang, but... " His eyes flickered, and then he smiled again: "Of course this is no longer a place for banquets. Fortunately, the boat of the leader of the Hai Gang is nearby. I also know that there must be no shortage of food and drinks all year round on the boat of the leader of the Purple Whale, but I don't know. Is the Hai Gang leader willing to spend again?" Hai Kuo Tian smiled and said: "Brother Ding may think that I am too stingy, but I don't know if you are willing to appreciate it..." Hu Tiehua said: "I..." He only said one word, but Chu Liuxiang interrupted him, and said with a smile: "The wine here is really not good enough, if you can drink for a long night on the ship of the leader of the Hai Gang, you will be happy for the rest of your life. Even if the leader doesn't invite me, I will go." Ding Feng clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Although the drink of the long night is wonderful, it will be even better if it can be used for the ten-day drink of Lord Pingyuan." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "As long as Brother Ding has this kindness, I will definitely accompany you as a gentleman." Ding Feng said: "Where is Brother Hu?" Chu Liuxiang hurriedly said: "He? Drunk for ten days, I'm afraid he still doesn't feel satisfied, it's better to get drunk for three thousand years." Hu Tiehua glared at him again, and said coldly: "I only hope that all the guests there are alive, because dead people don't drink, and I get angry when I see people who don't drink." Chief Hook suddenly smiled and said, "Although I am still alive, I am afraid that I will become a dead person when I get on that boat." Hai Kuotian frowned, and said: "Your Excellency, are you still afraid that I may have some malicious intentions?" Hook Zichang smiled lightly and said, "I don't mean that. It's just that if I drink for ten days in a row and I'm not drunk to death, that's really weird." Hai Kuotian smiled and said, "Where's Miss Jin? Do you also appreciate it?" Until now, Jin Lingzhi has never said a word. Now she still didn't say anything, just nodded. Hu Tiehua glanced at her, and said coldly: "Actually, for those who don't drink, it doesn't matter whether they go or not." Not only did Jin Lingzhi not speak, nor did she drink alcohol, people who didn't know her would think her mouth had been sewn shut. But before Hu Tiehua could finish speaking this time, she had already stared at her and said loudly, "You think I don't know how to drink?" Hu Tiehua ignored her, but muttered to herself: "As long as you are a living person, you will definitely drink, but there is a big difference in the amount of alcohol." Jin Lingzhi sneered, "You think you're the only one who can drink well?" Hu Tiehua still ignored her, and murmured: "Men may have a better drinking capacity than me, but what about women... Hehe, no matter how good a woman's drinking capacity is, it is very limited." Jin Lingzhi's face was already red with anger, and said: "Okay, I'd like to show you how much a woman's alcohol tolerance is?" Hu Tiehua then glanced at her and said, "Really?" Jin Lingzhi said loudly: "If I can't drink you, you can do whatever you want, but what if you can't drink me?" Hu Tiehua smiled, and said, "You can do whatever you want? This sentence should never be said casually by women, otherwise if you lose, wouldn't it be very troublesome?" Jin Lingzhi blushed even more, gritted her teeth and said, "I will say what I say, and what I say will definitely count." Hu Tiehua smiled and said: "Okay, you have one drink, I'll drink two, if I get drunk first, I can do whatever you want." Jin Lingzhi said: "Okay, you said this sentence yourself." Hu Tiehua said: "What I say is like nails nailed to the wall. There is nothing more reliable." Ding Feng suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Hu is afraid that he will be fooled this time." Hu Tiehua said: "Tricked?" Ding Feng said: "In the Wanfu Wanshou Garden, even a three-foot boy can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. Miss Jin's family has a long history, and she can drink a whole jar of old flower carvings at the age of twelve; , but if she exchanged two cups for one cup, I'm afraid she will inevitably be defeated by the Detachment of Women." Hu Tiehua laughed and said: "Hua Diao is as sweet as honey, beautiful as jade, victory or defeat is irrelevant, and it doesn't matter if you die drunk." Hook Zi sighed and murmured: "It seems that there is one more dead person." The ship of the Purple Whale Guild Master is naturally a good ship, strong, light, smooth, and gorgeous, and the deck is also spotlessly washed, like a mirror, reflecting the sky full of stars. A good boat is just like a beautiful woman or a famous horse. Even if it is parked there, it still has a charming demeanor that makes people drunk without drinking. But whether it is a good boat, a beauty, or a famous horse, only people like Chu Liuxiang know how to appreciate it. Hu Tiehua only knows how to appreciate wine.Fortunately, wine is also good wine. The water on the shore is shallow. A big ship like this can only be moored in the middle of the river, and it is at least twenty or thirty feet away from the shore. No matter how good the Qinggong is, it is difficult for a person to fly over. Chu Liuxiang and the others came here in a small boat. As soon as Hu Tiehua got on the deck, he muttered: "It's good to grill fish here, but it's a pity that Zhang San is not here, and this boat is not from Jinlingzhi..." Chu Liuxiang couldn't help laughing and said, "So what if it belongs to Miss Jin?" Hu Tiehua blinked and said: "If this boat belongs to her, I will try to get her to pay Zhang San." Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "I think as long as you don't 'do whatever she wants', thank God." Hu Tiehua widened her eyes, and said: "I must call her 'whatever I want', and then ask her to marry you, if you want to be angry with this young lady, if you don't get angry, you are lucky .” Chu Liuxiang smiled and said: "Hua Diao is as sweet as honey, and beautiful as Yan Ruyu, even if you are a little angry, you are still happy...I'm afraid you will be reluctant to part with it when you arrive." I only heard a person behind him say: "What is there to be reluctant to do? For a person as generous as Brother Hu, what else is there to be reluctant to do?" Hu Tiehua didn't need to look back to know that the hook had grown.Because other people's footsteps are not so light. Chu Liuxiang laughed and said: "No matter how generous a person is, he is always reluctant to let his wife go." Hook Zi said: "Brother Hu has already married, but I can't tell." Chu Liuxiang said: "Whoever has a wife doesn't have a signboard on his head, how can he tell it at a glance?" Hook looked at Hu Tiehua up and down with long eyes, as if the more he watched, the more interesting he became. Hu Tiehua couldn't help but said: "What are you looking at? Is there a flower growing on my face?" Hook Chang's face seemed to be a little red, and he said in a low voice, "I just think... people who think they have a family will definitely not be like Brother Hu...so..." He glanced at Hu Tiehua, as if he didn't dare to say the following words. But Chu Liuxiang continued to speak for him, and said with a smile: "You think a man with a wife will never be as dirty as him, don't you?" Hook Chang blushed even more, and had already acquiesced. Chu Liuxiang laughed loudly and said, "Tell you, besides his wife, this man is also reluctant to take a bath. He often said that if a person washes his body clean, it will inevitably hurt his vitality." Although Hook Chang tried his best to hold back, he still couldn't help laughing. Hu Tiehua said with a stern face: "Funny, funny, there is no other fucking person in the world like you." Ding Feng, Jin Lingzhi, and Xiang Tianfei had already entered the cabin, but when they heard their laughter, they all backed out again. Jin Lingzhi seems to have returned to "normal" at this moment, and was the first to ask: "What are you talking about, so happy?" Chu Liuxiang held back her laughter and said, "We're talking about this Brother Hu's marriage." Jin Lingzhi glared at Hu Tiehua and said, "Hmph." Chu Liuxiang held back her laughter and said, "Because he is going to get married soon, everyone is very happy." Jin Ganoderma turned her head and strode back to the cabin, said with a sneer: "It's really strange that someone would marry this kind of person, I think that person must be blind." Hu Tiehua couldn't bear it anymore, and said loudly: "Not only is he blind, but he also has a bad nose, so he can't smell my stench, but I would rather have this kind of person than marry a tigress." Jin Lingzhi jumped up, turned around, and was in front of Hu Tiehua. He stared and said, "Who is the tigress? Say it! Say it! Say it!" Hu Tiehua raised his head, put his hands behind his back, and said: "The weather today is not bad, but it's a pity that there is no moon." Chu Liuxiang said leisurely: "The moon is right next to you, but it's a pity you can't see it yourself." Jin Lingzhi wanted to lose his temper at first, but after hearing this, for some reason, his face suddenly turned red, he stomped his feet fiercely, turned his head and walked into the cabin. Ding Feng's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "If Brother Hu is really getting married soon, it would be a happy event, but who is the bride?" Chu Liuxiang said: "Speaking of the bride... She is beautiful, her family background is good, her martial arts are good, her alcohol capacity is even better, I heard that she can drink a whole pot..." Hu Tiehua jumped up and shouted: "Old bug, if you say one more word, I will... just... kill you." Before he finished speaking, his face turned red. Everyone couldn't help feeling a little funny, at this moment, suddenly saw a small boat swinging over from the river bank. A man stood on the bow with a white cloth stretched out in his hands. There are four large characters written on the white cloth: "Sell yourself to bury friends". Dong Yong's "selling his body to bury his father" has been passed down through the ages as a good story, but such a thing as "selling his body to bury his friends" is really unprecedented in ancient times. Head Hook lost his voice and said: "Look, everyone, this man actually wants to sell himself to bury his friend. I would hand him over to such a loyal man." Hu Tiehua said: "Yes, if you want to make a friend, it's better to buy him. If he smells bad in the future, you can at least sell him again." Chu Liuxiang said: "As long as they don't smell bad, dirty, lazy, or drink like crazy, there will always be people who want them, so why can't they sell them?" Before Hu Tiehua could speak, the man on the boat yelled loudly: "I'm neither smelly nor dirty, nor lazy. I don't drink much, and I eat less than a sparrow. Let's do things." But like a cow, loyal to his master and like a watchdog, no matter who buys me, he will never regret it, it is absolutely genuine, Bao Jun is satisfied." Amid the yelling, the boat gradually approached. But Hu Tiehua didn't even need to look at it, he already heard that this person was "Quick Net" Zhang San. He couldn't help laughing and said, "This kid must be poor and crazy." Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhang San said seriously: "Grandma and grandma on the boat, do you know the goods? Buy me." Ding Feng's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "Is my friend really going to sell himself?" Zhang San sighed, and said: "I still had a boat to sell, but I made friends carelessly, and the boat sank, and now I'm left with a bachelor, why not sell myself?" Ding Feng said: "How much is the asking price?" Zhang Sandao: "No more, no less, only five hundred taels. If I don't need it urgently, I won't sell it at this price." Ding Feng said: "What urgent need does my friend have?" Zhang San sighed again, and said: "Because I have a friend who is not long to live, I will make friends with them, and I can't see their corpses fed to the dogs, so I have to sell myself and prepare some Yinzi, take care of their funeral affairs." Ding Feng glanced at Hu Tiehua and Chu Liuxiang, and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, it doesn't take five hundred taels of silver." Zhang San sighed: "My lord, you don't know. These two friends of mine were drunkards when they were alive. Would they become drunkards among drunkards when they die? I have to pour some wine on their graves every day, otherwise they will be drunk. There is no wine in the underworld, if I come back to life again, I really can't stand it!" He pointed at the monk and scolded the bald donkey.Hu Tiehua only felt his teeth itching, wishing to bite him. Hook Chang couldn't help laughing and said: "Since that's the case, Brother Ding might as well buy him!" Ding Feng smiled and said, "It's okay to buy it, but..." Suddenly someone said: "If you don't buy it, I will." In the voice, Jin Lingzhi rushed out of the cabin again, and continued: "Five hundred taels is five hundred taels." But Zhang San shook his head and said with a smile: "It's just for the girl to buy it, and it costs five thousand taels." Jin Lingzhi stared, "Why?" Zhang Sandao: "Because the host is easy to serve, the hostess is more troublesome. Sometimes I may be required to jump into the smelly water to take a bath." Jin Lingzhi didn't even think about it, and said loudly: "Okay, five thousand taels is five thousand taels, I'll buy it." On the contrary, Zhang San was stunned, and stammered, "Girl really want to buy it?" Jin Lingzhi said: "Who is joking with you?" Zhang San looked around and said, "Is there anyone else who bid higher than this girl?" Hu Tiehua shook his head, and said: "This man is not only like a sparrow, like a cow, but also like a dog, isn't it just like a monster, and there is nothing wrong with my head, why spend five thousand taels to buy a monster?" Jin Lingzhi jumped up again, angrily said: "Who are you calling a monster? Say it! Say it!" Hu Tiehua said leisurely: "I only know that there is someone who is not only a tigress, but also a monster, but I don't know who it is. Miss Jin, do you know?" Jin Lingzhi blushed with anger, but couldn't speak. Hu Tiehua sighed, and murmured: "There are people who rob silver and money, but I didn't expect that there are still people who are scrambling to be scolded. It's strange, it's really strange." While he was talking, he had already slipped far away. Zhang San coughed twice and said, "If no one bids again, I'll sell it to this girl." Suddenly someone asked: "Are you Zhang San from 'Quick Net'?" Zhang Sandao: "That's right, it's the real thing at a fair price, and it's guaranteed to be exchanged if it's fake." The man said: "Okay, I will pay five thousand and one taels." In Jiang's heart, at some point, another small boat came to him. The bidder was sitting on the bow of the boat. He was wearing a dusty dress and a big hat with the brim pressed down so that no one could see his face. When he said this, everyone was surprised. No one would have guessed that someone would compete with Jin Lingzhi to buy Zhang San. Chu Liuxiang also felt that this matter was getting more and more interesting. Jin Ganoderma became even more furious, and said loudly: "I will pay six thousand taels." The person at the bow said: "I pay six thousand and one taels." Jin Lingzhi said: "I will pay seven thousand taels." The person at the bow said: "I pay seven thousand and one taels." 金灵芝火气更大了，怒道：“我出一万两。” 船头那人身子纹风不动，居然还是心平气和，缓缓道：“我出一万零一两。” 两人这一叫价，连张三自己都怔住了。 他实在也没有想到自己竟这么值钱。 胡铁花更是听得目定口呆，喃喃道：“早知他如此值钱，我先将他买下来，岂非奇货可居？只可惜我随便怎么看，也看不出他有什么值钱的地方！” 船头那人似乎笑了笑，悠然道：“货卖识家，我这一万零一两银子，出得本不算高。” 金灵芝咬着嘴唇，大声道：“好，我出……” 这次她价钱还未说出，丁枫忽然截口道：“且慢且慢，做买卖讲究的是公公道道，银货两讫是么？” 张三立刻道：“不错，我这里更得要现金买卖，赊欠免谈。” 丁枫道：“既是如此，无论谁在出价之前，总得将银钱拿出来瞧瞧，总不能空口说白话。” 金灵芝立刻从怀中取出一叠银票，道：“你看这够不够？” 丁枫瞧了瞧，笑道：“够了够了，这是山西利源号的银票，就和现金一样。” 海阔天道：“若还不够，我这里还有些银子，金姑娘尽管使用无妨。” 紫鲸帮主富可敌国，有了他这句话，也和现金差不多了。 丁枫笑道：“那边船上的朋友呢？” 船头那人还是心平气和，缓缓道：“阁下想必生怕我是和张三串通好了，故意来抬高价钱的是么？” 丁枫只笑了笑，居然默认了。 船头那人冷冷一笑，招手道：“拿来！” 船尾立刻有人抬了个箱子过来，这人打开箱子，但见金光灿然，竟是满满的一箱金元宝。 胡铁花眼睛张得更大了，苦笑着道：“想不到还真有人抬着元宝来买张三的，我倒真小看他了。” 只听船头那人道：“这够了么？” 丁枫也怔了怔，展颜笑道：“足够了。” 船头那人淡淡道：“若是不够，我这里还有几箱，姑娘你尽管出价吧。” 金灵芝纵然生长在豪富之家，平日视金银如粪土，但要她花整万两的银子来买个人，这实在连她自己都觉得有些莫名其妙。此刻她脸色已有些发白，咬了咬嘴唇，道：“一万一千两。” 船头那人道：“一万一千零一两。” 金灵芝道：“一万一千五百两。” 船头那人道：“一万一千五百零一两。” 金灵芝道：“一万二千两。” 这时她实已骑虎难下，想收手也不行了，但豪气却已大减，本来是一千两一加的，现在已变成五百两一加了。 船头那人还是不动声色，缓缓道：“一万二千零一两。” 金灵芝忍不住叫了起来，怒道：“你为什么非要买他不可？” 船头那人淡淡道：“姑娘又为何非要买他不可？” 金灵芝怔住了。她自己实在也说不出个道理来，怔了半晌，才大声道：“我高兴，只要我高兴，将几万两银子抛下水也没关系。” 船头那人冷冷道：“只许姑娘高兴，就不许别人高兴么？” 丁枫忽又笑道：“其实这位朋友的来意，在下是早已知道的了。” 船头那人道：“哦？” 丁枫道：“江湖中人人都知道，'快网'张三不但水上功夫了得，造船航行之术，更是冠于江南，在水面上只要有张三同行，便已胜过了千百水手。阁下求才之心，如饥如渴，莫非也将有海上之行么？” 船头那人忽然仰天大笑了几声，道：“好！厉害，果然厉害！” 丁枫道：“在下猜得不错吧？” 船头那人道：“明人面前不说暗话，阁下猜得正是，一点也不错。” 丁枫道：“既然如此，在下倒有一言相劝。” 船头那人道：“请教。” 丁枫道：“海上风云，变幻莫测，航行之险，更远非江湖可比，阁下若没有十分急要之事，能不去还是不去的好。” 船头那人淡淡道：“多谢朋友的好意，只可惜在下此番是非去不可的。” 他不让丁枫说话，忽又问道：“据说海上有个销金之窟，不知阁下可曾听说过？” 丁枫皱眉道：“销金窟？人间到处皆有销金窟，却不知阁下说的这一个在哪里？” 船头那人道：“这销金窟在东南海面之上，虚无缥缈之间，其中不但有琼花异草、仙果奇珍、明珠白璧、美人如玉，还有看不尽的美景、喝不完的佳酿、听不完的秘密、说不完的好处！” 江面空阔，江风又急，两船相隔在十丈开外，常人在船上互相对答，只怕已将喊得声嘶力竭了；只不过，这些人都是一等一的武林高手，内力深厚，一句话说出，每个字都可以清清楚楚的远送出去。 船头这人说的话，听来本也十分稳定清晰，只可惜他这次话说得太长了，说到最后几句，气力似已不继，已不得不大声呼喊起来。 海阔天、向天飞、胡铁花，这些人是何等厉害的角色，一听之下，已知道。这人武功纵然不弱，内力却不深厚，并不是很可怕的对手。 连他们都已听出，楚留香和丁枫自然更不在话下。 胡铁花笑道：“你说的那些事，别的也没什么，但那'喝不完的佳酿'六字，倒的确打动了我，世上若真有这样的地方，我也想去瞧瞧的。” 船头那人道：“这地方确在人间，但若真的想去，却又难如登天了。” Hu Tiehua said: "Why?" 船头那人道：“此处地布不载，海图所无，谁也不知道究竟在哪里，若是无人接引，找上十年，也无法找到。” 胡铁花道：“却不知有谁能接引呢？” 船头那人道：“自然也只有销金主人的门下，才知道那销金窟途径。” 胡铁花听得更感兴趣了，忍不住追问道：“销金主人？这又是个怎么样的人物？” 船头那人道：“谁也不知道他是个怎么样的人，既没有人听说过他的姓名来历，更没有人见过他的形状容貌，有人说他昔年本是江湖巨盗，洗手后归隐海上，也有人说他只不过是个少年，胸怀异志，在中原不能展其所长，只有到海上去另谋发展。” 他笑了笑，接着道：“甚至还有人说她本是个貌美如花的年轻女子，而且手段高明，是以令很多才智异能之土，听命于她。” 楚留香也笑了笑，道：“如此说来，这人倒的确神秘得很。” 胡铁花道：“神秘的人，我倒也见得多了。” 船头那人道：“但两位若想见到这人，只怕也不太容易。” 胡铁花道：“至少总有人到那销金窟去过的吧？” 船头那人道：“自然有的，否则在下也不会知道世上有这么样个奇妙之地了，只不过，真去过那地方的人并不多。” 胡铁花道：“有哪些人？” 船头那人道：“近几年来，那销金主人每年都要请几个人到那里去作十日半月之游，能被他请去的，自然人人都是富可敌国的豪门巨富。” 楚留香道：“不错，到销金窟原本就是要销金去的，若是无金可销，去了也无趣，倒不如不去了。” 胡铁花目光四扫一眼，淡淡道：“如此说来，我们这里倒有几个人是够资格去走一走的。” 金灵芝脸色变了变，竟忍住了没有说话。 船头那人道：“能到这种地方去走一走，本是大可吹嘘，奇怪的是，去过的人，回来后却绝口不提此事，而且……” 他帽檐下目光一闪，似乎瞟了丁枫一眼，缓缓接道：“那销金主人行事十分隐秘，收到他请帖的人，也讳莫如深，是以江湖中根本就不知道有哪些人被他请去过，别人纵然想问，也不知道该去问谁，想要在暗中跟踪他们，更是绝无可能。” Hu Tiehua said: "Why?" 船头那人道：“那销金主人并未在请帖上写明去处，只不过约好某时某地相见，到了那时，他自会派人接引，去的人若不对，接的人也就不会接了。接到之后，行迹更是诡秘，若有人想要在暗中追踪，往往就会不明不白的死在半途。” 楚留香和胡铁花悄悄交换了个眼色。 胡铁花叹了口气，道：“要去这鬼地方，竟如此困难，不去也罢。” 船头那人道：“但人人都有好奇之心，越是不容易去的地方，就越想去。” 丁枫一直在旁边静静的听着，此刻忽然道：“阁下若是真的想去，在下倒说不定有法子的。” 船头那人目光又一闪，道：“阁下莫非知道那销金窟的所在之地？” 丁枫淡淡一笑，道：“在下正凑巧去过一次，而且阁下身怀巨资，不虞无金可销，到了那里，那销金主人想必也欢迎得很。” 船头那人大喜道：“既是如此，就请指点一条明路，在下感激不尽。” 丁枫笑道：“更凑巧的是，我们这里也有人本是要到那里去的，阁下若不嫌弃，就请上船同行如何？” 船头那人没有说话，显然还在犹疑着。 胡铁花却说话了，冷冷道：“我早就说过，这里有几个人是够资格去走一走的……” 说这话的时候，他眼色瞟着金灵芝。这次金灵芝却扭转了头，装作没有听到。 海阔天也说话了，大声道：“这位朋友既然身怀巨资，若要他随随便便就坐上陌生人的船，他自然是不放心的。” 向天飞冷冷道：“何况，这还不是陌生人的船，而是条海盗船。” 这人不说话则已，一说话，就是副想要找麻烦的神气。 船头那人淡淡笑道：“在下倒对各位没有不放心的，只怕各位不放心我。” 丁枫道：“我们对别人也许会不放心，但对阁下却放心得很。” 船头那人道：“为什么？” 丁枫笑道：“一个人若像阁下这样身怀巨资，防范别人还来不及，又怎会再去打别人的主意？” 船头那人笑道：“既是如此，在下就恭敬不如从命了。” 胡铁花冷冷道：“原来一个人只要有钱了，就是好人，就不会打别人的坏主意了。” 他拍了拍楚留香的肩头，道：“如此看来，我们还是快下船吧！” 丁枫笑道：“酒还未喝，胡兄怎地就要走了？” 胡铁花道：“我们身上非但没有巨资，而且简直可说是囊空如洗，说不定随时都要在各位身上打打坏主意，各位怎能放心得下？” 他又瞟了金灵芝一眼，冷冷地接着道：“但这也怪不得各位，有钱人对穷鬼防范些，原是应该的。” 丁枫道：“胡兄这是说笑了，两位一诺便值千金，侠义之名，早已轰传天下，若有两位在身旁，无论到哪里去，在下都放心得很，何况……” 金灵芝忽然截口道：“何况他还没有跟我拼酒，就算想走也不行。” 楚留香笑道：“既是如此，在下等也就恭敬不如从命了。听到世上竟有那么样的奇境，在下确实也动心得很。” 张三长长叹了口气，道：“好了好了，你们都有地方可去了，就只剩下我这个孤魂野鬼，方才大家还抢着买的，现在就已没人要了。” 胡铁花道：“别人说的话若不算数，只好让我将你买下来吧！” 金灵芝板着脸，道：“我说过的话，自然是要算数的。” 胡铁花眨了眨眼，道：“你还要买他？” 金灵芝道：“当然。” 胡铁花道：“还是出那么多银子？” 金灵芝道：“当然。” 胡铁花道：“还是现金交易？” 金灵芝“哼”了一声，扬手就将一大叠银票甩了出去。 张三突然飞身而起，凌空翻了两个跟斗，将满天飞舞的银票全都抄在手里，这才飘落到甲板上，躬身道：“多谢姑娘。” 海阔天拍手道：“好功夫，金姑娘果然有眼力。这么样的功夫，就算再多花些银子，也是值得的。” 丁枫长长向金灵芝一揖，笑道：“恭喜金姑娘收了位如此得力的人，日后航行海上，大家要借重他之处想必极多，在下先在此谢过。” 他不谢张三，却谢金灵芝，显然已将张三看做金灵芝的奴仆。 胡铁花冷笑道：“张三，看来我也要恭喜你了，有位这样的主子，日后的日子想必一定好过得很。” 张三笑道：“日后我的朋友若是呜呼哀哉，至少我总有钱为他收尸了。” 胡铁花道：“我什么样的朋友都有，做人奴才的朋友，你倒真还是第一个。” 张三笑道：“这你就不懂了，交有钱的奴才总比穷光蛋朋友好，至少他总不会整天到你那里去白吃。”