The two played with flowers and enjoyed the scenery, and when they came outside Haining City, Gu Zhen said: "The city is full of smog, so it's okay not to enter. I know a perfect place to go." At present, the two found a restaurant by the Qiantang River and at the mouth of the sea. The name of the building is "Guanhai". The door listens to the tide of Zhejiang." Only this couplet fully expresses the atmosphere of the sky and sea in the building. Gu Zhen pointed to the couplet and said with a smile: "I heard that these two sentences were written by King Luo Bin of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, he was a bald monk who had just escaped from prison just like us." It's a monk, but I'm not. However, this poem is very imposing, that King Luo's is amazing." Gu Zhen clapped his hands and laughed, "Yes, that King Luo's is really amazing." Lu Jianzhi laughed at him To myself, smile, don't bother to care.

The two walked up to the third floor and sat down facing the sea.Gu Zhen pointed to the mountains and rivers, and said, "Haining City is adjacent to the sea in the south, Zhe Mountain in the southwest, Qiantang River runs through it, and connects to the vast sea in the east, so it is also called Haimen." Lu Jian was surprised and said, "You know this too?" Gu Zhen said, "I used to do business in this area. A businessman who doesn't know the weather, geography, customs and customs will inevitably suffer losses." Lu Jian was even more surprised, and said, "You have been in prison for more than two years. It stands to reason that you were only fourteen or fifteen years old. You started a business at such a young age?"

Gu Zhen smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter how old you are to be ambitious, besides, the way of doing business is interesting, much more fun than learning literature and martial arts." At this time, there were several scholars in Confucian shirts at the next table, who were singing wine to the wind. Hearing this, they were very unhappy, and one of them shouted: "You young man is bareheaded, not a monk, but what you say is deviant? Think At the beginning, among the disciples of the sage Confucius, Yan Hui was a scholar, and Zigong was a businessman. No one said that Zigong was better than Yan Hui. Zigong also said that he was not as good as Yan Hui. I know two things: you kid, if you don't have the ability to read, don't talk nonsense and insult the sages."

Gu Zhen laughed out loud.The scribe said angrily, "What are you laughing at?" Gu Zhen suddenly chanted loudly: "Who is a good teacher or a businessman? Who is rich to give back? How many poor and poor people are all misunderstood by the quilt." All the literati were stunned when they heard it. These four lines clearly said: who is better to be a teacher or a businessman? Let’s see who is richer, Zi Gong or Yan Hui. Zi Gong is richer than a prince, but Yan Hui is poor. But how many scholars in ancient and modern times were deceived by Confucius' comments on the two, and fell into poverty.

All the scribes were stunned at first, but then they became furious, and spat one after another: "It's an insult to the sages, it's an insult to the sages." Gu Zhen said with a smile: "You say that I have insulted the sages, how dare you ask what Yan Hui has done in his life? Apart from studying, he just discusses Taoism, which is useless to the family and useless to the country. He died but didn’t even have a coffin. And Zigong went to the four countries as an envoy, successively preserving Lu, chaotic Qi, breaking Wu, strengthening Jin and overlording Yue. As a result, within ten years, the five countries were turned upside down. What happened to him as a businessman? After Confucius died, didn’t he pay for the funeral? The emperor naturally hopes that you will all be Yan Hui, and everyone will live in peace and happiness, and he will be happy alone; but if everyone is like Zi Gong, hey, his old man’s country But it's hard to sit."

He pointed to a group of scribes, and said with a smile: "You scholars, don't you often say, 'There is a golden house in the book, and there is beauty in the book'? It can be seen that the benevolence and morality of the mouth is full of money and women. If any of you I can really learn how to be poor like Yan Hui, and die without a coffin, so I admire it. Although the money earned by businessmen is not very clean, it is more than ten thousand times cleaner than those stinky officials who are corrupt and pervert the law." The dry scribe was speechless when he was refuted, and could only curse: "absurd, absurd".

Gu Zhen ignored him, and shouted: "Come here, buddy." Hearing the call, he hurriedly said, "Does the young master have any orders?" Gu Zhen said: "Do you have any paper, pen, ink and inkstone?" The guy smiled and said: "Yes, yes." He took it immediately.All the scribes were upset by Gu Zhen's refutation before, and one of them sneered, "Isn't this fellow trying to write two crooked poems? If they are done, they will definitely stink." Gu Zhen said with a smile: "I didn't write any crooked poems. I smelt two stinky farts first. Although the stinky farts are unbearable, but grandpa has a big heart, and no matter how stinky he is, he will accept it with a smile." , wrote on the paper: "The journey is difficult, and there is a shortage of silver." After writing, sign the name, hand it to the guy, and said with a smile: "You take this to Wu Langyue's mansion in Zhuangyuan Lane, Haining City, and give it to the old gatekeeper. Zhong, and ask him for twenty taels of silver for travel expenses."

The guy was dumbfounded when he heard that, and he said in a stuttering manner: "You, the Wu Langyue you are talking about is not Wu Daguan?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I dare to say that he is called an official now, yes, he is this guy." The guy Startled, he said again: "But, but why would he give me that money?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "If you think it's too little, you can ask for more, within a hundred taels, it doesn't matter." The guy was dizzy from hearing this, and blurted out: "It's not bad if you can get twenty taels, enough, enough for me to open a small shop."

Those scribes heard this, and one of them sneered and said, "You guys don't keep your duty, and you come to listen to this swindler's advice. When the time comes, you will be duped and scolded, don't regret it." The guy hesitated.Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Sending a note is not going to rob the court. Dude, you might as well gamble at the shop. If you bet right, you will get dozens of taels of silver; What kind of loss can I suffer from a few supercilious glances?" The guy smiled and said: "Young master is right." Holding the paper with both hands, he dried the thick ink carefully, and then the soles of his feet were blown by the wind, and it seemed to fly away.

Gu Zhen glanced at the group of scribes, and said with a smile: "Would you like to deliver notes for me too? Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars are the first. Since you are scholars, the travel expenses should be doubled." Those few people were furious, and one of them scolded: "You are too presumptuous, you insult the sages first, and then insult me. Be careful, I will sue the government and punish you for blasphemy." Gu Zhen pretended to be deaf, and said, "You dare to say it again, what crime are you going to punish me for?" The man's blood surged up, and he said loudly: "Why don't you dare to say it, you will be punished for the crime of blasphemy."

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Well said, everyone listened to the truth." The man sneered: "So what if you listened to the truth?" "Your accusation is weird." Gu Zhen smiled and said calmly, "The "Da Ming Law" has thirty volumes and four hundred and sixty articles. I can recite all of them, but I have never heard of this." The crime of blasphemy. In the eleven volumes of the Criminal Law in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", there are eight articles of scolding, which stop at sons not scolding their fathers, wives not scolding their husbands, and ministers not scolding the emperor, but they never said that ordinary people cannot scold sages , Scolding scholars. This "Law of the Great Ming Dynasty" was established by the Emperor Taizu, so it is possible that you are smarter than the Emperor Taizu, and you have committed a crime of 'blasphemy'." When those few scribes heard this, all of them turned pale. The crime of "tampering with the "Law of the Ming Dynasty"" was as overwhelming as a mountain, and no one could afford it.They originally thought that this bald young man was just an ordinary citizen, they only needed to be brought out of the government, and he could be easily subdued by making a random accusation.Unexpectedly, today is the Tai Sui, and the people I meet are first-class litigators, not only eloquent, but also proficient in the law. Seeing Zhu Sheng's flustered expressions, Gu Zhen stared at the stairs, secretly amused in his heart, but shouted: "Everyone upstairs has heard it. These people tampered with the "Law of the Ming Dynasty". , Do you know all these people? Write down their names for me, if there is any deception, I will sue the government and punish you for the crime of treason and cover-up." At this time, the shopkeeper of "Guanhai Tower" heard the commotion and had already rushed over. Hearing the words, he secretly complained, but he didn't know what happened.The few scribes trembled even more, one of them was timid and weak, and fainted in a hurry. Gu Zhen wanted to make trouble again, but Lu Jian couldn't see it, and said, "Gu Zhen, that's all, why bother to hurt people for a few gossips." Gu Zhen glared at him, and said with a sneer, "You are the only one who is soft-hearted." Turning to the scribes, he shouted, "You are lucky, I see this Lord Lu's face, let you go, and come over to thank Lord Lu." Those scribes turned their grief into joy, and without regard for their dignity, they stood up one after another, bowed to Lu Jian, and called him Lord Lu. Lu Jian blushed and hurriedly got up to return the salute. Gu Zhen laughed loudly, waved his hand, and shouted: "Get out of here." Zhu Sheng couldn't say anything, they hurriedly exchanged notes and went downstairs. Gu Zhen said with a smile, "Once this group of sour men go away, the building will be three points less sour and smelly, and seven points more clean." Lu Jian sighed, "No wonder people in the East Island are afraid of you, you want to be everywhere. Fighting to win or lose, who is not afraid?" Gu Zhen said seriously: "I compete with everyone else, but with you, I will not fight." Lu Jian shook his head and smiled wryly.Gu Zhen said lightly, "You don't have to believe me, I mean what I say." After sitting for a while, I suddenly heard the sound of going upstairs, but it was the guy who delivered the note came back. I saw him flushed, his eyes shining, carrying a bundle in his hand, and ran to the table panting, saying: " Young master, young master, you really have a hand and an eye all over the world." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "How much silver did you earn?" The guy spread out his burden, full of lumps of silver, and gasped, "Two hundred taels. I, I originally only needed twenty taels. I sent a note in, and when I came back, I said: "The master said, you only pay twenty taels for doing things for Gu Ye, which is too shabby, and at least you have to give two hundred taels, which is enough." I also said, Gu Ye once After Mr. Wu prepares all the necessary things, he will personally deliver them." He was so excited that he was almost paralyzed after saying these few words. Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Put away the burden, be careful that the silver is too white and too bright, and it will pierce other people's eyes." The clerk took a look and saw the person on the first floor staring at him, his eyeballs seemed to fall out, and he was shocked. , hurriedly wrapped the bundle, but did not walk away.Gu Zhen smiled and said, "What? Don't you think it's too little?" The guy suddenly put down the money, plopped down on his knees, and said loudly: "The villain would rather not have these money, and would rather follow Master Gu, go through fire and water, and never give up." He was nearly thirty years old, but he knelt down to the young Gu Zhen. , the people in the building all showed contempt. Gu Zhen said with a smile: "You guy, you are very good at calculating, if you let me go today, you can only get two hundred taels of silver; but if you can get involved with me, you can earn far more That's it." The guy was out of his wits, and he said embarrassingly: "Mr. Gu has a good fortune, I can't hide my selfishness from you." Gu Zhen nodded and said: "The way of doing business is to know people with your eyes. You are not afraid of other people's ridicule, and you work hard for me. This is your vision; second, you are honest. What you said just now shows that you are not a cover-up; If you don’t want to be blinded by the two hundred taels of silver, you can see that you have a long-term vision. For these three points, I am too wronged to ask you to be a restaurant boy. Okay, let’s take the four treasures of the study.” The clerk was overjoyed, and hurriedly brought a pen and ink, Gu Zhen said, "What's your name?" The clerk said, "My little one's surname is Chen." Gu Zhen praised: "It's a name that kills two birds with one stone." He moved his pen like flying, scribbling all over the paper, and said: "I have something to do, so I recommend you to Wu Langyue first. I still start as a buddy. Do you want to do it or not." Chen Shuangde smiled and said: "Even if Master Gu wants me to be a beggar, I will do so." Gu Zhen smiled and handed the recommendation letter to him. Gu Zhen said: "You give the two hundred taels of silver to Wu Langyue together with this paper of recommendation." Chen Shuangde is also a shrewd person, knowing that the act of returning the money is to win the trust of others, so he nodded immediately. Gu Zhen looked up at the sky with narrowed eyes, and said with a smile, "It's still early, Lu Jian, let's play a game of Shuanglu." Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I don't know how to do it." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "This thing is no better than Go Chess is labor-intensive and time-consuming, but it all depends on luck, and the next game will be enough." Chen Shuang didn't bother him. He said that the chess set had already been brought, and Gu Zhen demonstrated: "The black stone is mine, and the white stone is yours. Both are fifteen pieces. Let's roll the dice first. If one is thrown, the chess piece will go away." Take one step, throw two, then take two steps, whoever passes the opponent's sideline with fifteen pieces first, wins." Lu Jian saw that it was really easy to do, the two of them started fighting, they forgot all the time, waited until the upstairs guests had left, and the lights just came on, when suddenly they heard horseshoes thundering downstairs, as if countless soldiers and horses were coming.Lu Jian was surprised and frowned slightly, but Gu Zhen focused on the chessboard without raising his eyelids. Listen to the broken footsteps again, if it fits the festival.In a short time, the silver and red candles at the entrance of the building reflected twelve stunning women, colorfully dressed, eyes like autumn water, jade hairpins perched on luan, flying phoenix, slender hands holding red lacquer food boxes, and in a short time a table of exquisite products Feast: Elephant-nosed shark fins, monkey-brained humps, oily pomfrets better than sturgeons, giant shrimps like dragons, fire meat as bright as rouge, drunken clams as bright as spring peaches; Famous fragrances are all over the building, jade plates are like moons, and green bells are as ingenious as peaks. After the banquet was over, a stunning woman stepped forward, blessed her, and said with a smile: "The senior officials are downstairs, and Lord Wu Gu called for him, so he dared not come up without permission. He asked me to tell Lord Gu that the carriages and horses are ready." Qi. Four horses, all of which are famous horses; a cart, carved for Annan Chenxiang, with ten thousand taels of gold and ten dendrobium pearls in the cart; There are 18 altars of centuries-old wine, six altars of Huadiao in Shaoxing, six altars of Moutai in Kweichow, and six altars of Zhuyeqing in central Sichuan. As for the women here, Mr. Gu can choose six of them to serve as attendants. slave girl." Lu Jian was startled when he heard that, and suddenly Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Lu Jian, you lost." Lu Jian took a look, and Gu Zhen's chess pieces had indeed passed the sideline. Gu Zhen happily said: "Okay, let's play again." He was talking, holding the ball in his hand, and he didn't look at the woman, but the woman kept her eyebrows down and smiled, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all. Lu Jian was puzzled, and patiently played another round. It took three sticks of incense to spend this round, but Lu Jian won. Gu Zhen pushed the plate and laughed, looked at the woman in a blink of an eye, and said softly: "Beauty, don't you get tired from standing?" The woman laughed and said: "If you can serve chess for Master Gu, the maid will not feel tired if you stand for another day. " Gu Zhen smiled, nodded and said: "Tell Wu Langyue, keep the carriages and horses, keep the clothes and wine, take away the gold and pearls, give me thirty taels of silver, and give me the right to pay. As for the beautiful women and delicacies, I don't want any of them. Chen Shuang have to!" Chen Shuangde had been dumbfounded for a long time, and hurriedly agreed when he heard the words.Gu Zhen said: "You ask the kitchen to bake two pancakes for us, cook two bowls of water noodles and five catties of braised yellow beef, and then go to the carriage to get two pots of flower carvings." The stunning woman was not surprised either, after hearing this, she just smiled, told the girls to pack up the dishes, and went downstairs. After a long while, the woman climbed upstairs again, and said salutingly: "Mr. Wu really wants to meet Gu Ye, I don't know what Gu Ye wants." Gu Zhen ate up a bowl of noodles, waved his hands and said, "That's all for today, let's talk about it in the future." The woman didn't feel distressed, she hesitated for a while, and then went downstairs.After a while, I heard the sound of horseshoes downstairs, and it went like the wind. Lu Jian sighed, "Gu Zhen, it's too inhumane for you to do this. They treat you with respect and respect, and they give you so many things, yet you don't even see each other." Gu Zhen drank a bowl of wine and said with a smile: "Lu Jian, you don't seem to find it strange after seeing these things." Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I'm not surprised." Gu Zhen said: "It's not surprising." He drank another bowl of wine, wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile, "You don't know. Four years ago, this Wu Langyue was still my subordinate, but now he is stomping his feet." , and shocked the ruthless characters in the three prefectures, eight prefectures and sixteen counties. These people are rich and full of tricks. I have been imprisoned in the deep prison for the past two years. How many bastards. Do you think his things are delicious and useful? He will give you ten thousand taels of gold, at least thirty thousand gold he swallowed; Badou. As for the beautiful chariots, fancy clothes and fine dining, they are all fascinating and dizzy things, once you fall into it, you still have the time to settle accounts with him?" He paused, then smiled and said: "Wu Langyue showed her kindness in every possible way and asked to see me. Is it because I was born good-looking? Hehe, just because if I see him, it means forgetting the past; if I don't see him, he will be in big trouble Yes. However, I took his chariots, horses and wine, that is to say, although the previous incidents are not written off, they can be dealt with lightly. Even so, Mr. Wu will not be able to sleep well tonight." Chen Shuangde couldn't help sighing: "Master Gu is so young, how can he see the world so clearly?" Gu Zhen said with a smile: "That's because, even though Wu Langyue and his like are rich and good at business, they have money in their hands and money in their hearts; but I have money in my hands but no money in my heart. Money in my heart is easy to turn into money." If you control it, you will become a money slave; if you have no money in your heart, you can use money as a slave to control the money in the world." Chen Shuangde was fascinated by the sound, and murmured: "I have money in my hand, but I don't have money in my heart." Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "Shuangde, even after you hear this, you can't do it. I heard it when I was nine years old, but I didn't realize it until half a year ago." Lu Jian thought to himself: "Half a year ago, wasn't he still in Jiuyou Jue Prison?" But he heard Chen Shuang grinning and said: "Then this Lord Lu, is he rich or poor?" Gu Zhen took a look at Lu Jian and said with a smile: "I have the most sensitive nose, but there is a trace of copper smell on ordinary people, whether it's on the hands or in the heart, I can smell it, but on this Lord Lu, I can't smell it at all." I can't even smell it, which shows that he has no money in his hands, and he has no money in his heart." Lu Jian laughed and said: "This makes sense, I am a penniless, poor man." Gu Zhen shook his head and said: "You poor man, it's not easy to do. It's easy to be rich, but difficult to be poor. Although I laughed at Confucius Yan Hui, such sages and sages can't be moved by poverty, wealth can't be promiscuous, and mighty can't Qu, even if he is penniless, he is still the teacher of a hundred generations of emperors. Winning one person wins a country, and this is called a poor country." Before Lu Jian could answer, he suddenly heard an old voice from downstairs laughing, "What a poor country, my good grandson has been in prison for a few years, and he really has learned a lot." Gu Zhen's eyes changed slightly, and he suddenly smiled and said, "Grandpa Ying, what are you doing here in the middle of the night, instead of counting money at home?" "Don't mention the word money again." The old man chuckled, "It's not like you don't know about grandpa's possessions. It's not enough for your good grandson to stuff your teeth." As he spoke, he walked up, seemingly old and weak, resting every three steps.Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Grandpa Ying came very quickly, I thought the first one to come must be the Nine Changes Dragon King, unexpectedly the tortoise can climb faster than the dragon." "Good grandson." The old man chuckled, "Although you have captured Ye Fan's red-haired battleship, no matter how fast the ship is, it can't be as fast as the birds in the sky. You left the prison island the first day, and grandpa received a letter the next day. Books. Everyone is guarding the coast and trying their luck. Grandpa is just lucky, and he is nearby. If you find Wu Langyue and make such a big noise, even if I am a real turtle, I should have heard it." Amidst the voice of speaking, an old man came out from the entrance of the building, with colorful clothes and yellow hair, long eyebrows drooping, back bent like a bow, holding a green bamboo stick, and came here at ease. Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Shuangde, I don't want to see the seat yet." Chen Shuangde was very smart, and before he could say anything, he had already picked up the seat and put it in front of the table.Gu Zhen said again: "Shuangde, there is nothing wrong here, you can go down." Chen Shuangde agreed, before going downstairs, the old man with yellow hair laughed and said, "Is this the new buddy of my good grandson? You are really good, come, grandpa will reward you with a copper coin." After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand slowly. Going into his bosom, he took out a greenish copper coin. Chen Shuangde was about to reach out his hand when Gu Zhen turned his eyebrows upside down and said sharply, "Win Wancheng, do you still want money?" The yellow-haired old man was startled, took back the copper coins, and said with a smile: "I think, why don't I think so?" Chen Shuangde didn't know that he had just turned around in front of the gate of hell, and stretched his hand halfway, feeling very embarrassed, and suddenly heard Gu Zhen laughing. Said: "Shuangde, this old man is teasing you, don't hurry up." Hearing this, Ying Wancheng's cloudy old eyes turned bright, and suddenly he saw Lu Jian let out a breath, his body relaxed, and he was secretly startled: "What is the origin of this kid, he can see the murderous intent of this old man. " After pondering for a while, he sat down and said with a smile: "My dear grandson, you are really capable. Even the Nine Nether Prisons can't trap you. It's exactly the old saying, what's it called? Yes, the salted fish is reborn. Hehe, If it weren't for Grandpa and me, the world would be full of excitement again." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Winning Grandpa's words, do you think I'm sure?" "Without a plantain fan, how dare you cross the Flame Mountain?" Ying Wancheng laughed and said, "If you want to hate, hate yourself for not practicing martial arts. If you have half the ability of Gu Shentong, how dare you send an old bone like Grandpa to your door To make a fuss?" Gu Zhen said: "Grandpa Ying's 'turtle mirror' supernatural power, I have always admired it, I think back when I caught Zhou..." Before he finished speaking, Ying Wancheng snorted coldly, and said: "It has been many years, and there is still a What is there to say?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "My friends haven't heard of such an interesting thing. Lu Jian, do you want to hear it." Lu Jian smiled and said, "What happened to you when you were a child? Tell me about it." With a snort, the old face darkened. Gu Zhen drank a bowl of wine and said with a leisurely smile: "I was just born, and my father threw a lot of things for me to catch. He said that if he caught something, he would definitely have a destiny with that thing in the future. Grasp the knife and follow the martial arts. But this grandpa who wins has a powerful skill called "Turtle Mirror". Not only can he guess the opponent's mind, but he also knows the mind of the baby. He bet with my father at that time, saying It's me who will definitely get the abacus, and the bet is one hundred taels of gold, right, to win Grandpa?" Ying Wancheng blew his beard, stared and said: "So what, didn't you catch the abacus?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I did catch the abacus, so Grandpa Ying's 'turtle mirror' supernatural power was not blown out. But , who won the one hundred taels of gold?" Ying Wancheng's facial muscles twitched, revealing a look of pain, and said resentfully: "Your father won." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Lu Jian, guess, why did Grandpa win the abacus, but lose the gold?" Lu Jian thought for a while, then shook his head and smiled, "I can't guess." "This is very simple." Gu Zhen said, "Because he only guessed half right." Lu Jian asked in surprise, "How do you say that?" Gu Zhen said, "Ordinary children grasp the week with one hand, but I use both hands, the abacus with the right hand, and a toy wooden boat with the left hand; There is no particular order. If you win Grandpa with common sense, you will only guess half of it right, and you will lose a hundred taels of golden gold." Ying Wancheng became irritable when he heard that, he paused with the bamboo stick, and shouted: "Let's talk about old millet rotten sesame." "Grandpa Ying must have misunderstood it!" Gu Zhen smiled coldly, his eyes glowing brightly, "I'm not talking about the old days. I just want you to know that from that day on, I will be your golden tortoise." "Win Wancheng's nemesis, unless you kill me as soon as you meet, or you must be in bad luck." Old Ying Wancheng narrowed his eyes, looked him over, and said with a grin: "Grandpa is old, he can't drink wine, he can't eat meat, even if he looks at beautiful women, he has no interest at all, he only loves yellow and white things. You are the most obedient grandson of this thing, and it's too late for grandpa to like you, so why would he be willing to kill you?" Gu Zhen said coldly, "How much do you want?" "Grandpa is the least greedy." Ying Wancheng sighed, "Grandpa wants ten thousand taels of gold or ten dendrobium of pearls. Grandpa only wants an emerald ring. If you give it to me, I will risk the world and let you go." One horse." "What do I think is a good thing?" Gu Zhen laughed dumbly, "Emerald rings are very easy, I'll just write a note to Wu Langyue, you go to his jewelry store to pick out as many as you want." Ying Wancheng squinted his eyes, smiled fervently, and revealed a dark mouth: "Good grandson, you know that grandpa doesn't want any more. The ring that grandpa wants is only one in the whole world: the emerald ring, three circles of blood patterns, the God of Wealth Tongbao, Command the world." "There is such a treasure?" Gu Zhen asked in surprise, "Why haven't I heard of it?" "Nonsense." Ying Wancheng slapped the bamboo stick hard, and with a snort, it pierced through five inches of wood, "If you didn't have the ring of the God of Wealth, at your age, how could you command the world's rich merchants and mobilize the world's wealth? " In the midst of all this, Ying Wancheng's old eyes were completely clouded, and they were as clear as ice and snow, with two cold lights approaching him.Gu Zhen's eyes were also frighteningly bright, and they met each other, as if struck by lightning. Lu Jian suddenly felt cold all over his body, and his body tensed up involuntarily like a bowstring. Suddenly, Gu Zhen smiled again, and with this smile, the dignified atmosphere vanished like a warm summer breeze.He just said indifferently: "Did Wu Langyue say this?" Ying Wancheng said with a dry smile: "Grandpa has his own way to know about such a trivial matter, so why bother him?" Gu Zhen said: "He has a lot of losses, and I don't let him go. That's why I jumped over the wall in a hurry, fabricated lies, and framed me. Grandpa Ying, since you have the magical power of 'turtle mirror', why don't you take a look in my heart to see if you have the ring of the God of Wealth?" , isn't it obvious from a photo?" Ying Wancheng shook his head and said, "Good grandson, you know very well that the 'turtle mirror' can only reflect the present, not the past, and can only guess your current thoughts, but cannot know your memory. What's more, in the world, people who can restrain their memory , There are very few people who don't think about it, and you are just one of them, my good grandson. Grandpa has been fooled by you not once or twice. Fortunately, I was fooled last time and learned once, but this time you want to fool me. Hehe, don't even think about it." Gu Zhen smiled, poured the wine into a bowl, and drank it all in one gulp. He had already drank ten bowls of aged wine, but his eyes became brighter as he drank it, and he was not drunk. "Win Grandpa." Gu Zhen said suddenly, "Let's gamble once. If you win, I will give you a ring. If I win, let me go." Ying Wancheng rolled his eyes and said, "What are you betting on?" Gu Zhen said word by word: "Just bet on 'Golden Turtle Three Passes'." Ying Wancheng squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Okay, if you can break my 'Three Passes', Grandpa won't have the face to embarrass you." Gu Zhen said: "Then bet on the first hurdle first: shoot over. I am the bait, you are the hook." Ying Wancheng was stunned, and said, "Bait? Hook? How do you say that?" Gu Zhen smiled and said He didn't say a word, but he felt strange when he won ten thousand cities. Using the "Turtle Mirror", Gu Zhen's thoughts had already gone elsewhere, so he couldn't help but sneered, and said, "Are you first or me first?" Gu Zhen said: "I go first." Ying Wancheng turned his back and turned the "Turtle Mirror" to observe silently, but Gu Zhen felt that he had buckled a Shuanglu chess piece under the bowl, and then felt that he turned his head and said with a smile: " Alright, Grandpa Win, what did you shoot under this wine bowl?" Ying Wancheng turned around to stare at the bowl, narrowed his eyes and said, "It's a Shuanglu chess piece." Gu Zhen smiled slightly, lifted up the wine bowl, Ying Wancheng was stunned, the one who dared to overturn the bowl was not a chess piece, but a piece of wine. dice. He changed his mind and shouted sharply: "Stinky boy, you are deceiving." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "How can I be deceitful." Ying Wancheng said angrily, "I'm going to shoot you, but not him." After saying that, he pointed at Lu Jian, and sneered, "My good grandson, you know that Grandpa's 'Turtle Mirror' can only guess one person's mind, you can't. Spy on the two of you at the same time, that's why you put the chess pieces into the bowl first, then turn your head away and let the boy replace the chess pieces in the bowl with dice, the 'turtle mirror' can only reveal your thoughts, you don't even know him What was changed, the 'Turtle Mirror' couldn't show it." Gu Zhen and Lu Jian looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "Grandpa Ying is right. But what you say is unfounded, what evidence do you have to prove that he changed the dice? Could it be that the magical power of 'Turtle Mirror' made a mistake? " Ying Wancheng couldn't help being silent, it was just a moment of carelessness, he knew that the two were playing tricks, but he didn't get the evidence, and there was no evidence, so he couldn't help it, so he said: "Okay, it's my turn. If you can't guess, this One level is only a tie. Hmph, you two, turn your heads away." Gu and Lu turned their heads according to the words, and after a while they heard Ying Wancheng say: "Turn around." They turned around, but saw Ying Wancheng holding a wine bowl backwards in front of him.Gu Zhen frowned slightly, and looked at Lu Jian again, but saw that his eyes were closed tightly, both hands were pressing on the table, and suddenly he raised his left hand, shaking it gently, Gu Zhen thought about it, and blurted out: "The bowl is empty, there is nothing left. No." Ying Wancheng's expression changed drastically, Gu Zhen looked at his expression, laughed and said: "How, did I hit it?" Ying Wancheng glared at him fiercely, without removing the bowl, suddenly smiled sinisterly, and casually said: "You have passed this level. Now it's the second level, hiding things." After finishing speaking, he took out a copper coin, hesitated for a while, folded it in half, handed half to Gu Zhen, and said: "Hide this half of the copper coin on your body, if you leave your body, you will be considered a loser." Gu Zhen put the money on the table, shook his head and said: "No need, no matter where I hide, I can't escape your 'turtle mirror'. I just hope to win this round, and I can guess where Grandpa Ying is hiding." gone." Ying Wancheng didn't expect him to do this, he was slightly surprised, and seeing that he was full of confidence, he couldn't help wondering secretly, so he held the remaining half of the copper coin in his hand, when he opened his hand, the copper coin was gone.Seeing this, Lu Jian pressed his hands on the table, and the robbery force passed down the legs of the table, passed through the floor, and reached Ying Wancheng's feet. In a short while, he felt the half copper coin slipping against Ying Wancheng's skin, suddenly into the sole of his left shoe.Just as he was trying to hint at Gu Zhen, he suddenly saw Ying Wancheng's eyebrows raised, and his eyes turned fiercely. When Gu Zhen took a look, he knew that Ying Wancheng had become suspicious. This time, he used the "turtle mirror" on Lu Jian, and said with a quick smile, "Grandpa Ying, what do you think my friend is doing? I bet against you three times, but I am Gu Zhen." Ying Wancheng snorted coldly, and said: "I know what bait is and what hook is. Dare to be kind to my grandson, your bait is just for show, but it is this kid who really fights with me. But I am a little surprised, why does he Knowing the old man's intentions, could it be that he has also practiced the 'Turtle Mirror'?" Just as the words fell, the bamboo stick suddenly raised, and pointed at Lu Jian, Lu Jian was eager to dodge, but Ying Wancheng caught his mind, and changed his move halfway, whoosh The point hits his "Qimen acupoint". Lu Jianxian's pulse was restrained, and the power of the hidden vein surged and transformed into internal force, which opened the pulse again.Winning Wancheng Fang was about to retract his stick, but suddenly he saw that Lu Jian was a little stagnant, and then he moved. His left hand was hooked inward, and his right fist was sent straight. Ying Wancheng was caught off guard, when the stick stopped him, he felt the tiger's mouth heat up, the green bamboo stick almost jumped out of his palm, he couldn't help but leap back to dispel the strength of the "half-lion" punch, he was horrified, suddenly changed his mind, and sternly said : "Good boy, are you a robber?" Lu Jian was also shocked when he broke his secret.Suddenly Gu Zhen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Grandpa Ying has a good opinion." Ying Wancheng sneered and said: "My good grandson, are you the robber?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "If I say no, do you believe me, Grandpa?" His words were ambiguous, and Ying Wancheng became more and more suspicious. When he raised his hand suddenly, the green bamboo stick pierced Lu Jian's eyebrows.He expected the enemy to take the initiative, but Lu Jian couldn't dodge in time, so he simply made a "white hair look", instead of retreating, he advanced and greeted him with his head.There is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures: "The Tathagata puts the light of the white hair between the eyebrows, illuminating the eight thousand worlds in the east, and it is everywhere." Therefore, this appearance can gather the divine power of the whole body between the eyebrows, and win ten thousand cities with a single stick, like The medium pig iron couldn't be poked in. Although Ying Wancheng has the ability to predict the enemy, he did not expect that Lu Jian could block his own weapon with his flesh and blood, and his stick could not be retracted. Lu Jian endured the sharp pain between his brows and changed the "faces of the heavens". Come out together and grab the bamboo stick. Ying Wancheng yelled, and passed the force on the bamboo, the bamboo stick buzzed and trembled violently, Lu Jian let go of his hands as if he had been electrocuted, but his right hand was so fast that he was shaken off, and he held the bamboo stick again, seeing Ying Wancheng's waist and legs were slightly exposed, and the "horse king" kicked out in a sudden change.But when the legs and feet are raised, the Jieli of the right hand passes through the bamboo stick, and perceives various situations in Ying Wancheng's body. , it was a sign that his figure was swaying to the right and his fingers were thrusting down. If Lu Jian kicked this kick firmly, his five fingers, which were as sharp as a sword, would definitely penetrate his calf. With just a flash of this thought, Lu Jian changed from "horse king appearance" to "great freedom appearance". He retracted his legs and feet, gave a loud shout, and turned his left palm into a knife. ", with the momentum of breaking the bamboo, he slashed out with all his strength. The momentum of this split was astonishing, and the wind filled the building.Even though Ying Wancheng expected it, he couldn't dodge it, so he had to wave his palm to block it.When the two palms met, a strong wind rushed over, and a blush flashed across Ying Wancheng's wrinkled face, but Lu Jian felt chest tightness and heartbeat, and suddenly felt that Ying Wancheng's "Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian" had changed, and the last move was the right one. It is Qi penetrating the index finger, pricking his "Quchi acupoint", and immediately strike first, the left hand turns into a "multi-headed snake", twisting and twisting, twisting and twisting Wing Wancheng's five fingers, Wing Wancheng feels Lu Jian's mind, and is shocked again Angry again, he had no choice but to withdraw his strength and change his moves, but when he changed, Lu Jian changed too. For a moment, the two of them each held one end of a bamboo stick, and Ying Wancheng used the magical power of "Turtle Mirror" to read Lu Jian's thoughts, but as long as he made a move, Lu Jian would use the bamboo stick to sense where his strength was headed. , corresponding to transformation.Ying Wancheng felt that Lu Jian's mind had changed, and he changed his tactics in a hurry, but his inner breath was quick to move, and Lu Jian knew that such repeated situations could not be achieved. Gu Zhen watched from the side, seeing the two dancers, but none of them really sent out a move, it was both strange and funny.But Lu Jian only knows one of sixteen phases, and it is inevitable to exhaust them repeatedly. Winning ten thousand cities is a magical move, with no way to change, and gradually gains the upper hand.陆渐情急之下，索性感知赢万城的内劲走向，予以模仿，一时间，赢万城抬脚，他亦抬手，赢万城举手，他也举手，赢万城凝神出拳，他亦出拳，有如一人立在镜子之前，镜中的影子除了形貌不同，举止均是一般无二。 谷缜也瞧得笑容渐敛，讶然道：“陆渐，你怎会我东岛的功夫？这一招是'捕鲸手'，那一招是'无定脚'，哎呀，怪事，怪事。” 赢万城更是又惊又怒，任他如何变招，陆渐总能依葫芦画瓢，照搬无误，如此一来，更是永无了之。但他纵然恼怒，却想不透其中缘由。要知道，“龟镜”神通虽强，却有一个极大的破绽，那便是能照出显脉的功夫，却无法感知隐脉的运转。赢万城心急之下，忍不住厉声叫道：“臭小子，瞧你好头好脸的，为何定要为虎作伥，帮助这个奸妹弑母、勾结倭寇的孽障？” 陆渐听得一惊，失声道：“你说什么？”赢万城本只是情急泄愤，但见陆渐如此惊诧，“龟镜”一照，便知根底，嘿嘿笑道：“你莫非不知道？这姓谷的小畜生，逼奸了妹妹，奸情被母亲发现，又恼羞成怒，刺伤母亲。更有甚者，他勾结汪、徐、麻、陈四大倭寇，烧杀掳掠，无所不为，将大好江南，变成修罗屠场……” 说到这里，陆渐不觉松开竹杖，噔噔噔连退三步，两眼发直，结结巴巴地道：“他，他怎么、怎么没给我说？”赢万城冷笑道：“这等天大丑事，他怎么说得出口？若是寻常的罪责，他会被投入九幽绝狱吗？少年人，你也不笨，用心想想，便能明白。” 陆渐呆了呆，回头望去，但见谷缜目光低垂，似乎不敢与自己正眼相对。刹那间，之前的种种情景一一掠过，在他心头豁然贯通：为何谷缜小小年纪，便会被投入无底深狱，为何他会辱骂亲生母亲，为何他始终不肯告诉自己犯了何罪。只因这罪恶之大，端地天理不容。 陆渐想到此处，仍不死心，涩声道：“谷缜，他说的都是真的？”谷缜叹了口气，微微苦笑。 陆渐望着他，只觉胸中剧痛，要知道，经过重重劫难，他已将此人当做今生无间至友。却不料事到如今，竟是如此结局。 陆渐悲愤难抑，忍不住厉声道：“谷缜，我好恨。早知如此，我宁可死在洞窟之中，也不会救你出来。”说到这里，猛地抬拳，击向谷缜，但拳到中途，却终究收回，重重击在身旁木桌，蓬的一声，将木桌震得粉碎。 他心乱如麻，一拳打罢，快步下楼。陈双得在楼前守候，见状道：“陆爷，你去哪儿？我给你安排车马。” 陆渐一言不发，飞也似只顾狂奔，也不知跑了多远，忽觉双脚又冷又湿，始才惊觉：自己不知何时已奔到海边，潮水阵阵涌来，淹没至膝。 陆渐举目望去，海天一色，黑沉沉的波涛不住翻滚。霎时间，他心中又浮现出谷缜的那张脸，那笑容明净爽朗、略带孩气，双眼望着自己，总有说不出的真诚。 “我做鱼饵，你做鱼钩……我从小便爱笑，小字便叫笑儿……我跟别人都争输赢，唯独跟你，我便不争……”那一字一句，犹在耳畔，陆渐郁愤难解，忍不住将头没入海中，任凭冰冷咸苦的海水灌入口鼻，直待一口气尽，方才拔出，寻思道：“看谷缜的样子，听他的说话，又怎会是那样的恶人，若这都是赢万城的污蔑，他又为何不出言辩解？他聪明绝伦，怎么到了这个时候，却成了一个傻子？” 陆渐心意难平，只觉若不弄个水落石出，今生休想安枕，猛然转身，又向“观海楼”奔去。尚未奔近，便见楼中漆黑一团，不觉心头一沉，奔到楼前，楼门已然紧闭，不由得心急如焚，举手敲打。 敲了两下，便听陈双得道：“是陆爷么？”说着拆开门板，走了出来。陆渐脱口道：“陈大哥，谷缜呢？” 陈双得苦笑道：“陆爷你折杀我了，大哥二字万不敢当，您还是随谷爷叫我双得吧。至于谷爷？他和那个老爷子乘马车走了两个时辰了，临走时跟我说，您一定还会回来，让我在这儿等你。” 陆渐听得一愣，却见陈双得转身取出一个包袱，说道：“谷爷说，您要回乡，不能没有盘缠。他让我将这一百两银子给您，还说这些银子是他早年做生意赚的，干干净净。” 陆渐接过包袱，只觉沉甸甸的，心中没的一酸，忍不住问道：“双得你说，谷缜像是一个大恶人么？” 陈双得听得一愣，摇头道，“我这双招子，南来北往的人也见得多了，看人虽不说百发百中，却也能瞧出一些端倪。谷爷外表有些邪气，但内心坦荡，决不是什么奸恶之徒。要不然，他怎会跟陆爷您做朋友呢？听他说话，便知道他很欣赏陆爷的风骨，我陈双得若能得到谷爷如此赏识，就算眼下死了，也是甘愿。” 陆渐默然半晌，忽道：“谷缜和那老人往哪方去了？”陈双得道：“当是西北方。”陆渐拱手道：“多谢。”说罢转身发足，向西北方奔去。 陆渐在夜色中狂奔数十里，仍没见到马车的影子。要知那挽车之马，皆是大食名驹，神骏无比，岂是人力可及。陆渐直跑到筋疲力尽，方才驻足，望着茫茫四野，沮丧已极。 歇息半晌，他无可奈何，只得漫步向前，沿途询问路人，却没有半点消息，直走了一百多里，陆渐忽地明白，要不就是自己追错了方向，要不就是赢万城诡计多端，沿途消灭踪迹。总之，以他的本事，要想追到二人，已是绝无可能。 陆渐灰心丧气，只得转而向北走去，沿途但见荒村处处，人烟稀少，许多大好良田，杞棘丛生。询问幸存农夫，方知此地迭遭倭乱兵祸，初时是倭寇侵犯洗劫，其后官兵又来，这些官兵一听倭寇之名，十九望风而遁，对待百姓，却是心狠手辣，无恶不作，更有甚者，专杀无辜百姓，取了首级，冒充倭寇邀功。 陆渐越听越怒，叫道：“难道便没有王法么？”那农夫呸道：“什么王法？有刀枪的就有王法。”陆渐道：“这些官兵，便没有将领约束吗？” 那农夫道：“将领多的是了，约束士兵的却没得几个。除了俞大猷俞老将军，他的兵就很好，从不侵犯百姓，但只有他一个好将军，又济什么事？跟你打个比方，倭寇来了，就像梳子梳头发，总还能留下一点儿头屑；这官兵过去，哼，就好像篦子，大到房子，小到针线，什么都不给你留……” 说话间，忽听有人叫道：“官兵来啦。”那农夫脸色大变，跟随同伴发足狂奔，钻入山林，顷刻不见。 陆渐转眼望去，但见一队官兵气势汹汹，拍马赶来，其中一名军官怒道：“这些泥腿子越来越奸猾了，就像成了精的耗子，一见老子就溜了个没影，今日若不取上几颗首级，怎么向大帅交代？” 他一眼瞧见陆渐，呸了一声，道：“还有一个不怕死的，可惜只有一颗脑袋，凑不了数。”陆渐胸中怒气勃发，但听这人腔调，不似浙人，方觉疑惑，忽见那军官夹马赶来，挥刀便砍。陆渐夹手夺过钢刀，将他揪下马来，再变个“多头蛇相”，右手幻如蛇影，左右开弓，连抽他十几个嘴巴，打得那军官眼前金砖乱飞，却又摸不着半个。 陆渐打罢，重重一掷，将那人摔得昏死过去。众官兵一瞧，无不大惊，骇叫道：“倭寇，妈呀，是倭寇。” 陆渐听得又好气又好笑，见那些官兵掉转马头，便要鼠窜，当即纵声长啸，施展跳麻之术，从众人身侧一一掠过，双手变化“诸天相”，此起彼落，将那些官兵揪下马来，远远掷出，摔得那干人头破血流，手足折断，躺在土垄水田之间，嗷嗷惨叫。 陆渐掷飞最后一人，趁势坐上马鞍，厉声道：“你们身为大明官军，不敢抗击倭寇，只知欺凌百姓，可恶已极，今日暂作小惩，来日再若行凶，管教尔等人头落地。” 一声喝罢，拍马便走，而这一路行去，处处皆有烽火余烬，真如那农夫所言，“贼过如梳，兵过如篦”，江南繁华之地，屡经倭乱兵燹，竟成鬼蜮之乡，大城紧闭，小城严守，城外荒烟蔓草，万分凄凉。 陆渐眼望着沿途惨状，不禁泪如雨落，忽想起鱼和尚临终偈语，寻思道：“劫因欲生，苦因乐苦，霜飞眉上，剑由心出；世间疮痍，众生多苦，茕茕菩提，寂寂真如。难怪大师坐化前那般悲悯不忍，这天底下的苍生，真的好苦。” 他一念及此，看着这悲惨世界，竟有些愤世嫉俗起来，当下信马由缰，向北而行。这日傍晚，来到一座无人荒村，下马歇足。入夜间，尚未睡熟，忽被响动惊醒，张眼跳起，将破烂窗牖掀开一线，但见窗外黑影幢幢，也不知有多少人潜入村内，一个个蹑足躬身，行止诡异。 陆渐瞧得心惊，忽听有一人用倭语道：“这村子里怎的拴了马？”另一人则道：“村里有人吗？”陆渐心头一跳：“来的竟是倭寇？” 只听前一人转用华语，低喝道：“你们进房搜搜，若是有人，立时杀了。”另有几人以华语应了，四面搜索。 陆渐寻思道：“这些人一会儿用倭语，一会儿又用华语，到底是真倭呢？还是假倭呢？”疑惑间，忽听嘎吱轻响，一道黑影掀开门，悄然潜入。陆渐不待他搜索，急闪而上，一掌斩在他颈上，那人哼也没哼，便即扑倒。 陆渐将他拖到墙角，忽听户外脚步急响，有人用倭语促声道：“禀毛君，那支官兵追上来了。” “奇怪。”那毛君笑道，“这支官兵也不知是谁带的，恁不怕死。大伙儿都埋伏好了，待官兵进村，听我鸟铳发号，便一齐杀出。”有人道：“但这马蹊跷的很，搜索的人还没回来。”毛君断然道：“兵贵神速，顾不得了。” 说罢，四周归于沉寂，料是众倭寇都藏于暗处，埋伏起来。 陆渐掀开窗牖，凝神望去，遥见远处火把闪动，脚步杂沓，似有许多人来。陆渐正犹豫是否提醒来人，忽听一声鸟铳暴鸣，远处一声惨叫，火把灭了一支。随即便听得鸟铳之声密如炒豆，砰砰乱响，不时有人中弹，凄声惨叫。 鸟铳声中，一群倭寇嘴里呜呜哇哇，从墙角钻出，从屋顶纵下，倭刀长矛，舞得呼呼生风，忽听官军那方一个清劲的声音喝道：“不得后退，结两翼雁行阵。”叫喊未绝，便听金铁交鸣，双方已成肉搏之势。 陆渐久住苏鲁交界，听出那声音竟是山东口音，不由推门而出，遥遥望去，只见众倭好似虎入羊群，将那支官兵冲得七零八落，其中几名倭寇刀法尤高，右手持五尺长刀，左手持二尺太刀，长短兼施，杀入官兵阵中，左刺右劈，有如砍瓜切菜一般。 那队官兵抵挡不住，退到村外，忽又听一声喊，上百名倭寇从村边竹林钻将出来，断了官军退路，一个个跳跃出刀，势不可当。 官军阵中，那清劲声音兀自沉稳，连连喝叫：“盾牌，向左，东边弓箭，长枪手，列四方阵……”但众士兵本就贪生怕死，此时兵败如山，哪还顾得什么盾牌弓箭，一个个如失魂魄，要么趴地等死，要么倒拖长枪，亡命狂奔，但早有倭寇纵身赶上，一刀一个，尽数劈翻，前后不足三炷香工夫，官军几乎死伤殆尽。 陆渐瞧得目定口呆，他对倭寇官兵均无好感，原本立意两不相帮，但这些官军如此不济，却是大出他的意料。倭寇分明人少，官军分明人多，谁知以众敌寡，竟被倭寇顷刻全歼，不曾走脱一个。 惊疑间，忽听倭寇阵中，齐齐喝一声彩。陆渐心头奇怪，纵身上房，奔出二十来丈，凌空俯视，但见倭寇们围成一圈，瞧着两人激斗。一人是倭人装束，左手太刀，右手长刀，刀光如惊风吹雪，飘忽绝伦，竟是罕有的倭刀高手；另一人则是蟒袍鳞甲的明将，体格修伟，长须飘飘，颊上溅了几点鲜血，他使一口长剑，剑招朴实无华，但每一剑均是狠辣刁钻，往往能于如雪刀光中窥出破绽，攻敌必救，那倭人双刀虽快，却也一时奈他不何。 众倭人想是难得遇上如此对手，瞧得兴奋，指指点点，其中一个汉人装束的倭寇笑道：“辛五郎，怎么啦，这半晌还胜不了，要么我来战他？” 那倭人怒哼一声，刀法加紧，但刀法一快，破绽便生，那明将瞧得真切，让过长刀，抖手一剑，正中辛五郎大腿，却不防辛五郎左手太刀如电掷来，没入他的肩头。 两人一合即分，辛五郎踉跄倒退几步，长刀拄地，单膝跪倒。他在倭寇之中，刀法称雄，双刀蹈阵，从无伤损，不料今日竟然中了一剑，心中又是惊怒，又觉佩服，以生硬华语叫道：“来将通名！” 那明将反手拔出肩头太刀，闻言哂道：“我乃大明参将戚继光。” 辛五郎见他任凭肩头血流如注，眉不皱，色不改，不觉心中诧异，挣起身来，皱眉道：“戚继光，这名字没听说过。敢情你不是俞大猷吗？听说俞大猷剑法高强，乃是中华第一剑客，我早就有心一会，不想除他之外，还有英雄。” 那汉装倭寇笑道：“他再英雄又如何，手下的兵都是脓包，不堪一击。喂，戚参将，你胆子忒大了，别的将领都不敢来追我，你倒有种，带着这么一帮脓包，也敢追上来，莫非你不知道老子是谁？” 戚继光笑笑，淡然道：“我自然知道你是谁，你义父是四大寇之首的汪直，你叫毛海峰，绰号'寸草不生'，逢寨屠寨，遇城屠城，你这次连犯乐清、瑞安、临海，杀人近万，我若不追你，天理何存？” “说得好。”毛海峰拍掌大笑，“看来毛某威名远播呢。不过，戚参将，你明知追来是输，就不怕死么？” 戚继光浓眉一扬，徐徐道：“国家遭难，此身何惜。” “原来戚参将还是一个忠臣。”毛海峰哈哈笑道，“对付忠臣，毛某最爱把他们的心子掏出来，瞧瞧是不是红的。” 众倭无论能否听懂，尽都跟着毛海峰大笑。戚继光冷笑一声，高叫道：“废话少说，谁再上来？” 辛五郎面色一沉，方要挣起，毛海峰拍拍他肩，笑嘻嘻地道：“辛五郎，你腿脚不便，还是罢了，这一阵，交给我吧。”辛五郎露出羞怒之色，但眼下情形，势不容他再战，只得一跛一瘸，退到一旁。 毛海峰也是左手太刀，右手长刀，越众而出，长笑道：“戚参将，来生再当将军，一定要记好了，带兵就带些好的，千万别带一帮脓包。” 戚继光捏了个剑诀，微笑道：“足下放心，足下这样的兵，戚某是万万不会带的。” 毛海峰目中冷电闪过，怒哼一声，双膝微曲，便欲纵上出刀，不料一声大喝，如霹雳天降，众倭还没明白何事，一根长大翠竹破空扫来，三名倭寇被扫得横飞数丈，筋摧骨断，霎时毙命。 陆渐一扫得手，信心大增，将手中翠竹舞得风雨不透，一路扫将过去，仍是以“寿者相”出手，“猴王相”收势。那竹子是他从村外竹林中连根拔起的，长有四丈，生得枝繁叶茂，一旦舞开，十丈之内，无人可以立足。 陆渐见过这些倭寇的本领，个个骁勇善战，远非只会偷袭的忍者可比，当下全力出手，不敢留情，长竹所至，众倭寇汤着便死，碰着便伤，其中伤者多被竹枝拂中，伤口皮开肉绽，惨不忍睹。 倭寇纵然剽悍顽强，遇上如此古怪兵刃，也觉束手无策，无论长矛也好，长刀也罢，与那竹子一碰，均被磕飞。毛海峰眼见部下死伤惨重，不由得大喝一声，倏地纵起，矫若飞燕，落在那长竹之上，竟尔踏着竹枝竹干，向陆渐奔来。 陆渐吃了一惊，猛地摇动长竹，奋力一抖，这一招乃是他从赢万城那里偷师学来的，当日赢万城几度用此法抖动竹杖，想要震脱陆渐的右手。陆渐因有劫力，感知到他内劲变化，几次下来，竟然记住。此刻依法一摇一抖，内劲顺那竹干竹枝传将出去，毛海峰只觉一股酥麻之感从双足传到头顶，三魂六魄都似被这一抖，离体而出，不由得惨叫一声，跌落下来。 陆渐见状，竹子一沉，压向毛海峰，不防一人飞身抢上，长刀从下挑中长竹。 这一刀力道甚强，陆渐虎口发热，定神一瞧，来者正是辛五郎，不由厉声大喝，手中竹干再抖，辛五郎长刀顿被磕飞，但只此间歇，他已将毛海峰搀起，两人相互扶持，齐齐向后纵出，避过陆渐一扫。 陆渐暗道可惜，见那戚继光就在左近，便叫道：“戚将军，走罢。” 戚继光瞧了瞧遍地的官军尸首，长叹一口气，舞起长