Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Fighting slaves

Lu Jian looked back, but saw an idler sitting on the side of the street behind him, with a bamboo hat covering his face, holding a hand of melon seeds, every time he knocked a piece, the melon seeds husks would be spat far away, falling on the shoes of passers-by on the street , It can be said that every shot hits the target, causing waves of shouting and scolding. But he heard the idle man giggling and saying: "Old man, drink, didn't you hear me?" Lu Jian felt slightly hesitant, but the idle man stood up again, clapped his hands and smiled, "I'm the bait." Lu Jian's eyes lit up, seeing that the idler left first, he immediately followed on crutches, but the ugly slave couldn't figure it out, so he had to follow.

The three of them turned around a few alleys, the idle man suddenly tore off the bamboo hat and laughed loudly.When the ugly slave saw it, he was shocked.Lu Jian also tore off the disguise, and sighed with a smile: "Gu Zhen, we all put on makeup, how did you see it?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Where is the old man's eyes as bright as yours?" He glanced at the ugly slave again, and said with a smile, "There is no old woman as ugly as you. Disguise can only be deceived Fool, when you meet my thief eyes, you can find flaws no matter what, just like looking at goods, the real ones can't be fake, and the fake ones can't be real either."

"You never leave your profession." Lu Jian smiled wryly, "But how did you know we would come here?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Because of the news that the dereliction of duty officer is going to be killed. I asked someone to release it. I will stay here when the news is released. I know you, as long as you are not dead, you will come as soon as you hear the news. " Having said that, he hugged Lu Jian and sighed, "Good Lu Jian, I'm really afraid you'll die." Lu Jian felt that his body was trembling slightly, and he didn't feel any turmoil in his heart, so he sighed, "Gu Zhen, you know how to scare me in different ways." Gu Zhen let him go, shook his head and said, "I didn't scare you. There is indeed something to do."

Lu Jian was shocked, Gu Zhen took his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about this disappointment, we meet again in life and death, I just said that I want to drink." Suddenly, the ugly slave snorted coldly: "He's injured No, no drinking." Gu Zhen glanced at her and said with a smile: "Lu Jian, dare you choose a housekeeper? Hehe, she's just a little ugly." But seeing the sharp light in the ugly slave's one-eyed eyes, he smiled and said, "Why are you angry? Since The injury is serious, so if he raises his glass, how about you drink?" Ugly Nuer snorted, and said: "You think well, drink it yourself."

Gu Zhen laughed, pulled Lu Jian, and came to a bamboo canopy at the end of the alley. Under the canopy was a square table with red lacquer and four white wooden benches. Frying the fish in front of the pan, he took each shovel very slowly, his eyes were focused on the fish, and his brows were full of distress. Lu Jian looked at it strangely, and said, "This gentleman is strange, he doesn't look like fried fish, but like embroidery." "Good guy!" Gu Zhen raised his thumb, "If you don't say it, you'll be fine. This fish is called embroidered perch. Do you think it's funny to see him like this? But when a mortal puts all his heart into something, he will be caught." That’s why every fish here is fried, dry, tender, sour, hot, sweet, bitter, with different tastes, but they are all extremely delicious.”

Lu Jian said in surprise: "With his ability, it would be better to work as a cook in a big restaurant, why stay in this poor street?" Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "The chef of the restaurant cooks everything from south to north, and knows everything. This boss only knows one dish, which is fried fish, and he can only fry perch from the Yangtze River." Lu Jian shook his head and sighed, Gu Zhen smiled and said, "You don't have to feel sorry for him. In my eyes, cooks in the world follow trends, watch people cook, and are not worthy of carrying his shoes. They are the rarest cooks in the world." , that is, the word 'specialized'."

Lu Jian praised: "That's a wonderful sentence. Since you and I have known each other, this sentence is the best." Gu Zhen shook his head and smiled, "I think the best sentence is not this one, but that one: 'I am the bait', otherwise, how could I catch you here." Lu Jian laughed and looked around, but seeing the ugly slave still standing in the distance, he said: "Chou slave, don't be angry, come and eat the fish." The ugly slave snorted, walked up and said: "But You begged me to come, didn't you?" Lu Jian sighed, "Yes, I begged you."

Gu Zhen filled two glasses of wine, handed one to Chou Nuer, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's settle the matter." Chou Nuer took the wine glass, looked at it, and suddenly raised his hand, splashing all the grievances on Gu Zhen's face On the way, Lu Jian couldn't help shouting: "Ugly slave, what happened to you today?" Gu Zhen didn't change his face, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, this glass of wine is toasted by the ugly slave, and I, Gu Zhen, drank it with my face." Chou Nuer snorted coldly, and said: "People are shameless, everything can be done."

Gu Zhen shook his head and said: "No, no, there have been many shameless people since ancient times, but I am the only one who can drink with his face." Both Gu and Lu laughed, but the ugly slave didn't laugh, and just looked at him coldly. Gu Zhen.Lu Jian didn't know why the two were so tit-for-tat, but seeing the solemn atmosphere, he changed the subject and talked about what he saw and heard on the road in the future. Gu Zhen said: "Shen Xiu? I've heard that he is a newly debuted romantic figure, nicknamed 'Little God'. But the ugly slave is right, that Chen Zidan didn't tell the truth. Shen Xiu also knows , so I made up my mind to capture him alive."

Speaking of this, he frowned, drank two glasses of wine, and said: "This matter is getting more and more entangled, I still think it was Hu Zongxian who got the four bandits into trouble, but people from the Ministry of Heaven were also involved. " Hearing this, Lu Jian suddenly remembered something, and blurted out: "Yes, Shen Xiu captured Chen Zidan with the 'Tianluo' from the Ministry of Heaven." "Then Shen Xiu is just a bird." Gu Zhen said calmly, "I'm afraid of him." Lu Jian said in surprise, "His father." Thinking of this, his heart flashed, and he blurted out, "Shen lame?"

Gu Zhen nodded and said: "There are only two people in this world that I am very afraid of. One is the one who taught me how to do business, and the other is the head of the Heavenly Department, Shen Zhouxu, who is 'heavenly calculation'." Lu Jian asked in surprise, "Is he really that powerful?" Gu Zhen said: "If he is not good, who is good? He once served as a military adviser to Wanguizang, and almost wiped out Dongdao. Later, in the business field, I met him once, and there were three deals: the first one, I I lost 300,000 taels of silver; the second one, I lost 1.5 million taels of silver; the third one, I made back 1.65 million taels of silver, but lost 150,000 taels in the end. But he In the third business, it was considered a big turtle. I thought there was still a fight, but for some reason, this person suddenly disappeared and no longer engaged in business. I was just wondering, but who knows that he has entered the officialdom." Lu Jian didn't know anything about the way of fighting wits, so he didn't think it was a big deal after hearing it, so he said, "Then what about beheading the general?" Gu Zhen said: "After you leave, I will bribe the jailers. I heard from them that the military discipline in the southeast is too bad now, and Hu Zongxian is determined to rectify it. He is determined to kill several generals in order to rectify the military law." Lu Jian asked anxiously, "What about the elder brother?" Gu Zhen sighed, "I heard from the jailer that your elder brother is among them. I'm afraid it's because his official title is not small, and he is a general of the seventh generation. If so, he will be killed." He can have the miraculous effect of deterring the generals." Lu Jian was so angry that he couldn't speak, and poured down two glasses of wine.Gu Zhen looked at his expression and said: "Lu Jian, I have bribed all the officials in the prison, and I can rescue him with just a word from you. However, in this way, General Qi will no longer be able to be a court official. Commander, you can only join us and die as a gangster." Hearing this, Lu Jian couldn't help crying, and shook his head, "Brother Qi would rather die than do this." Gu Zhen shook his head, and said, "That's why it is said that being a loyal minister is the hardest thing to do. It's so dead." At this time, the middle-aged man was already carrying a tray, slowly walking up and down, saying: "Fish, fish, here we come." Gu Zhen imitated his tone and said with a smile: "You, you, go." The middle-aged man grinned, wiped his hands on the dirty apron, retreated to a small bench beside the bamboo tent and sat down, staring at the clouds in the sky, dazed. Chou Nuer glanced at the fish, but felt that the color was burnt black and had no fragrance, so he said coldly: "This fish is ugly in color and has no fragrance, so what is there to eat?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "You don't know, ordinary fried fish must be delicious and mouth-watering, but you don't know that the essence of the fish will leak out, and the delicacy that is blown away by the wind is no less than that left behind. And The fragrance of this embroidered perch has never been leaked, and it is all hidden in the fish, so you can only taste it when you eat it." He glanced at the ugly slave and said with a smile, "It is somewhat similar to a girl, ugly Besides, the beauty is hidden." The ugly slave snorted and turned around.Gu Zhen laughed again: "Lu Jian, it's so delicious that few people in the world can taste it. Food is the most important thing for the people. If they are not full, how can they save people?" In the middle, he closed his eyes and shook his head, showing an intoxicated look. Lu Jian was so preoccupied that he accidentally picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and then his eyes slowly revealed surprise.Chou Nuer couldn't help asking: "How about it, is it better than my fried fish?" Lu Jian's eyes were a little dazed, and he stammered, "It tastes so weird, my, my tongue is going to melt." Seeing his strange expression, Ugly Nuer was so curious that he couldn't restrain his curiosity, so he picked up a piece of fish meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. As soon as he bit the meat juice, he felt thousands of wonderful flavors bursting out on the tip of his tongue. There are some that she has tasted and some that she has not tasted, some that she can imagine, and some that she can't think of. All kinds of tastes are mixed together, but they are layered, and there is no dissonance. The magic of the changes makes her almost breathless. As Lu Jian said, not only his tongue was about to melt, but his whole body and mind also slowly melted away with this wonderful taste... I don't know how long it took before Ugly Nuer became a little clearer, only felt a faint taste in his mouth, but the magical taste just now seemed to be still lingering on the tip of his tongue, and suddenly felt heavy on his body, and when he struggled hard, there was a clattering sound, and it was actually being rough. Chained. But Lu Jian sighed: "Ugly slave, are you awake?" The ugly slave gathered his concentration and looked around, but it was a small thatched bamboo hut with an oil lamp burning on a small wooden table in the center of the hall. Dying, he unconsciously asked, "Where is this?" Suddenly a voice said: "This, this is my house." While speaking, the fish-frying man pushed open the bamboo door and walked in, holding a kitchen knife gleaming in his right hand. A whetstone slowly sharpened the knife. The rumbling sound was extremely ear-piercing in the hut, and the three of them couldn't help being terrified when they were locked up.Gu Zhenqiang smiled and said: "Boss, you and I are old friends, why did you come to plot against me today." The man kept sharpening the knife in his hand, and said leisurely: "I, we have a good relationship, but you don't know who I am, and I didn't know who you were before. But, but I know today, you belong to the master." enemy." Gu Zhen looked at him, and suddenly blurted out: "Are you a robber? Your master is..." The man nodded and said, "I, my master is Shen Zhouxu, and you are his enemy, that is, me. enemy." Gu Zhen smiled wryly and said: "I should have thought about it a long time ago. How could there be a great fish frying master like you in this world for no reason. It is said that Shen Zhouxu has six robber slaves: one who tastes a little and never forgets life; mysterious pupil ghost nose Infinity. You are..." The man said, "I, I am 'Taste Wei' Qin Zhiwei." Lu Jian's heart was shocked when he heard that, but Gu Zhen asked in surprise, "Didn't you die five years ago?" Qin Zhiwei shook his head and said, "I, I'm not dead, I'm just a little tired. I'm nicknamed 'Taste Wei' because my tribulation power gathers on my tongue, and I can distinguish the most subtle tastes in the world. Ten years ago, I learned Knowing all the cuisines of the world, from the desert in the north, to Nanyang in the south, to Dongying in the east, to Dashi in the west, all the delicacies in the world are all over, and you know all the delicacies in the world. Then, I will start killing people, Luofu Mountain people, you do you know?" Gu Zhen nodded and said: "He is an abandoned disciple of the Luofu Sect." Qin Zhiwei said: "He, he died of eating the 'dish' I cooked. Do you know the Taihang Ten Tigers?" "I've heard of it." Gu Zhen said, "It's a famous drama thief ten years ago." Qin Zhiwei: "He, they died from eating the 'All Cattle Banquet' I made." Then he put down the kitchen knife, raised his fingers, and said, "Also, there is also the Remnant Finger Tutuo from Hainan, and the Dead Lady from Southern Guangdong, The king of blood magic in northern Tibet, the old whore in Emei, Sichuan..." At this point, he shook his head. His eyes turned white, his belly was bulging, and when he pushed it up, it burst with a bang..." The three of them turned pale when they heard this, and Gu Zhen smiled wryly, "Boss Qin doesn't want to hold us to death, does he?" Qin Zhiwei shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't want to kill people, it's all the master's idea. Then one day, I felt tired, even if I can make ten thousand kinds of delicious dishes from ten thousand dishes, what's the point? The best cook should be able to make 10,000 kinds of delicacies from the same dish. So I stopped killing people and hid in this poor alley to fry sea bass. Fortunately, the master was kind and didn’t make things difficult for me, so I let me fry it here Five years ago, there were only two people who often came to eat fish. One was the owner, and the other was you. I really don’t want to hurt you, if you die, who will taste my fish?” Gu Zhen said: "In that case, why don't you let us go?" "No, no!" Qin Zhiwei said, "I am a robber slave, I cannot betray my master." He looked at Lu Jian and said, "You are also a robber slave, right?" Lu Jian was surprised and said, "How do you know I'm a robber?" "Jie, when Jie slaves meet, the power of Jie will be induced." Qin Zhiwei said, "But, it's a pity, you are a four-body, the lowest rank among Jie slaves, and you can't restrain Jie power like me, so you can't see it. I am a robber, but I can spot you." Lu Jian snorted coldly, and said, "Even if I'm a low-rank slave among robbers, I'm not afraid of the master." Qin Zhiwei was dumbfounded when he heard this, and shook his head, "You, you are talking nonsense, you are a slave, why don't you Can you not be afraid of the robber? There is no master and no slave, it is justified." Lu Jian saw his terrified expression, and knew that he must have been a slave for a long time and lost all self-esteem.Can't help but sigh.But Gu Zhen said: "Boss Qin, I have nothing to do with Shen Zhouxu, you must have misunderstood." Qin Zhiwei shook his head and said, "You, your surname is Gu, and the same surname as the master's arch-enemy is always suspicious. I'd better give you to the master." At this time, he suddenly heard the neighing of a horse from outside the door, Qin Zhiwei said: "The carriage, the carriage is here, I will take you to the owner's place." After finishing speaking, he went out, led a coachman in, carried the three of them, put them on the carriage, Lower the curtain. The carriage was pitch-dark, and suddenly Gu Zhen sighed: "Ugly slave, if you die hard, it will be fine if you don't eat this fish." Ugly slave snorted angrily, and said, "Aren't you a clever planner, a forerunner? They haven't been caught yet." Gu Zhen giggled and said nothing, Lu Jian suddenly felt his hands fumbling for the iron lock on his body, there was a soft sound, and the iron lock suddenly opened, Lu Jian was startled, and wanted to speak, but was covered by one hand.Ugly Nuer asked vigilantly, "What was that sound just now?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "I farted, did you hear that too?" Ugly Nuer was angry and anxious, and hurriedly held his breath, fearing that the carriage would be narrow and there would be a bad smell coming from it. The carriage drove for a while, but someone shouted: "Who is it?" But Qin Zhiwei said: "I, I am Mr. Shen's servant, this is the token to enter the mansion, I, my surname is Qin, what do you say to me?" Pair." Not long after, the carriage moved again, and after a cup of tea, it stopped abruptly. Qin Zhiwei lifted the curtain and said, "Pick, lift them down." The coachman agreed, and the first thing they carried was the ugly slave Er, followed by Gu Zhen. When Lu Jian was carrying them, Lu Jian suddenly stretched out his hands and slapped the backs of the two of them. Gu Zhen shook his body, got rid of the iron chain, grinned, picked up the iron chain, locked Qin Zhiwei and the coachman, sealed his mouth with a cloth strip, and threw them on the cart. In a blink of an eye, Lu Jian grabbed the ugly slave The iron lock was about to be torn off, so he smiled and said: "Wait a minute." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pushed Lu Jian away, but seeing the ugly one-eyed fire burst out, he smiled immediately: "It's not hard to let you go." , but you have to swear that in this governor's mansion, you will be at my disposal everywhere. Otherwise, I will leave you here, and someone will come in a short while." Chou Nuer gritted his teeth, and suddenly said: "Okay, it's up to you." Gu Zhen then untied a thin and tough black silk from the middle finger of his right hand, and opened the iron lock.Lu Jian suddenly realized, and blurted out: "Wu Jinsi?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "That's right, this thing saved your life and mine again." Chou Nuer sneered and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. Did you set up a trap long ago and deliberately let Qin Zhiwei capture him so that he could lead us into the governor's mansion." Gu Zhen narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Guess what? "The ugly slave fell to his feet and was angry, but he was in a dangerous place and dared not cry out. Lu Jian was puzzled and said, "Why are you two always fighting?" Gu Zhen said: "Your housewife is very smart. She used to plot against people. Unexpectedly, when she met me, she was counted against. Tell me, should she be angry?" : "Remember the oath you made, if there is trouble here, everyone will suffer." The ugly slave could only swallow his anger.Lu Jian said, "Where are you going now?" Gu Zhen said, "Go save your elder brother Qi." Lu Jian was startled, and said, "Go to prison?" Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "No, go to Hu Zongxian's place. Since General Qi refuses to escape from prison, Governor Hu can only change his mind." Then he took out a document from his bosom and said, "In this book, there are hundreds of Compared with the occasional defeat of General Qi, the evidence of a general who robbed the people, lied about the military situation, and took bribes is ten times worse. If Hu Zongxian wants to rectify the military law, he should use these scumbags to attack him. However, in addition to Yu Dayou, the well-known commanding general in the southeast, almost everyone has a share. If Hu Zongxian is killed, wouldn’t he become a naked governor? I just need to put this booklet on Governor Hu’s desk, and this will kill him The only thing to do is to give up, even if you want to kill, it will not be General Qi's turn." Lu Jian was both surprised and delighted, and said, "Where did you get this booklet?" Gu Zhen smiled, "Aren't I very rich, money can reach the gods, and even the sky." The ugly slave snorted, and said: "You really have a premeditated plan." "That's all." Gu Zhen smiled, "Even if I had planned it long ago. In fact, I guessed that this fried fish guy was 'Taste Wei' Qin Zhiwei a few years ago. But there are experts from the Ministry of Heaven guarding outside the Governor's Mansion. Design, how to get in? Besides, with my cat and dog style, even if I sneak in, it won't work, and I need the help of the Vajra Sect and the masters of the Earth to open the way." Lu Jian was surprised: "I'm a member of the Vajra Sect, but where are the masters of the Earth Department?" Just as he was about to ask, Ugly Nuer suddenly said, "But if Qin Zhiwei doesn't want to keep alive and poisons the fish, why don't you Isn't it self-defeating?" Gu Zhen said: "Qin Zhiwei is a great master of cooking, how can he do such a poisonous act, if he can't charm you with the taste of fried fish, it's not a skill. Besides, he and I are very friendly, don't you?" He will kill me with his own hands; if not, I didn't eat the fish in the first place, even if Qin Zhiwei wants to kill me, I can make a temporary change." Ugly slave said: "No, you obviously ate fish." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I wrapped a layer of paper on my tongue, as long as my tongue doesn't touch the fish, the taste will not fascinate me, I see you The appearance of eating fish, imitating the example, can't fool that idiot Qin Zhiwei?" Chou Nuer's one-eyed eyes showed confusion: "So, what you say and do in the bamboo canopy are all acting?" Gu Zhen said with a smile, "What do you think?" The ugly slave couldn't figure it out, so he snorted angrily: "You must be a fox reincarnated." Gu Zhen said: "Foxes are also divided into male and female. I am male and you are female." Lu Jian also felt that this was unimaginable, but the most urgent thing was to rescue his brother-in-law, so he said, "Don't argue, it's important to find Governor Hu." Gu Zhen said, "I have seen the topographic map of the Governor's Mansion, since this place is a parking place, The study should be over there." After saying that, he pointed to the southeast direction. The three of them walked on tiptoe, bypassing the guards, and for a moment they could see the lights in the study room, and when they got closer, they saw two servants and a maidservant guarding the front of the room. Gu Zhen said in a low voice: "Hu Zongxian is still in the room, let's go around to the back of the room." The three of them sneaked into the back of the room, but there was a flower garden with a few stalks of bamboo dotted among the flowers and trees, and a round window was opened at the back of the room. It is thought that after the people in the room are tired, they leave it for viewing flowers and bamboos and relieving fatigue. Gu Zhen lightly poked through the paper on the window, but saw that there were piles of files in the room, and under the lamp sat an old man in his fifties, dressed in casual clothes, leaning over his desk and reviewing official documents. Gu Zhen guessed that this person was Hu Zongxian, and was trying to attract his attention, so he threw the booklet on the desk, when suddenly he heard the sound of wheels, the maid came in through the curtain, and said respectfully: "My lord, Mr. Shen is here It's gone." Hu Zongxian let out an oh, put down his pen and got up. All three of them were shocked.Seeing the tall bead curtain, a scholar in green clothes pushed a wheelchair into the room. When Lu Jian saw this person, he almost screamed. The person who dared to come was the crippled scholar he met in the tea pavilion outside the city. Unexpectedly, this person was Tianbu The master, "God's fortune" Shen Zhouxu. Hu Zongxian greeted him with a smile: "It's so late, what is Mr. Shen still doing in the study?" Shen Zhouxu also smiled and said: "It's so late, what are you still doing in the study?" Hu Zongxian laughed loudly, and ordered the servant to serve tea, and the two sat opposite each other.Shen Zhouxu took out a volume of manuscript from his sleeve, and said: "I have already written the Qing Ci of the Hunjun offering sacrifices to the Eastern Emperor, and you can just copy it." Hu Zongxian was so excited, opened it and looked at it, praised: "Good words, full of literary spirit, gorgeous and not vulgar." Then with a slightly sad face, he sighed, "The sage does not care about the people's feelings, but he is devoted to Taoism. Not to mention sacrificing to the gods, and the ministers are required to write a poem to worship the gods every month, won't the Ming Dynasty become a Taoist temple if things go on like this?" Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "Your Excellency's old problem has recurred." Hu Zongxian smiled wryly and said: "Hu has something in his heart, so he just said it casually. Ever since Mr. Hu condescended to be my staff, Hu never dared to commit that rigid nature again." Shen Zhouxu nodded and said: "When a man establishes a world, he should put the people of the world first. He will not be ashamed of the emperor, nor will he resign from a small official. He will advance in governance and chaos. Even though the emperor is absurd and promiscuous, and does not care about state affairs, as a subject, he will Be down-to-earth and do things for the people of the world. However, when you are an official under the weak king, you have to endure humiliation and do what you like, so that you can gain power and perform good governance. As an official, you should never be a loyal minister who dies hard and commits suicide Emphasizing righteousness is of no benefit to the country or the family. But as Wei Zheng said, to be a good minister, a good minister has his heart on the people, so he can be a ruler who is bright and ministers are straight, and a ruler who is not and ministers are crooked. , that’s what’s truly amazing.” Hu Zongxian clapped his hands and said: "What you said is very true, Zong Xian has been educated. Thinking about it, if there is no guidance from Mr. Hu, I am afraid that Hu is still a county magistrate." Shen Zhouxu shook his head and said: "Your Excellency has the talent of Wang Zuozhi, but he was a bit straight back then and was suppressed. Now that his head is gone, it's time to soar into the sky, but Your Excellency must remember not to get too close to Yan Song and his son." Hu Zongxian wondered: "It was also Mr. Shen's idea to attach to the Yan family back then, why has it changed now?" Shen Zhouxu sighed: "As long as there is a foolish king, there must be a courtier. This is an eternal truth. Although Yan Song is a great traitor and a villain, he has power in the government and cannot be shaken. If the lord did not attach to him back then, he would definitely Unable to gain military power and guard the southeast. However, the times are different and the situation is different. The old thief is now old and his family is declining. Although Yan Shifan's little thief is resourceful, he is not a great weapon. If I predict it is not bad, In a few years, the Yan family will be defeated. Once the Yan family is defeated, the new favorite will come to power, and when the Yan family's gangsters are wiped out in the future, will your lord be able to avoid it?" Hu Zongxian couldn't help being silent, and sighed for a long time: "How can I avoid disaster? I hope you can give me advice." Shen Zhouxu said: "First, we must gradually distance ourselves from the Yan family; second, we must use this few years of rest to quickly quell the Japanese rebellion. If we have such great achievements, even if we are implicated by the Yan family in the future, we will not lose our lives; The third point is the most important, we have to find the new favorite of Yan Yan in advance, and try our best to win him over." Hu Zongxian frowned and said: "The first two are fine, but the third one is too difficult. It's like a big gamble. If you take one wrong step, you will lose everything." Shen Zhouxu looked at him, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you really don't know who that new favorite is?" Hu Zongxian said happily: "Could it be that Mr. Shen guessed it." Shen Zhouxu smiled, and said: "The two of you are walking together, and the line is hidden by me. His surname is hidden in these eight characters." Hu Zongxian murmured: "Two people walking together, next to both of them, walking and hiding by me, I am the rest, ah, could it be Xu..." Shen Zhouxu sighed: "That's right, Xu Jie is the one who is strict, but this Xu Jie has more than enough scheming but not enough righteousness. After all, he is not someone who will sweep away the decaying waves and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty." He took out a piece of paper and said, "This is the gift list for entering Beijing this time. The Hunjun likes auspiciousness and prefers white, so I listed a pair of white deer and a white lion. The Hunjun must be happy to see it. As for the gift from the old thief Yan Song , I will deduct a quarter, and you secretly give it to Xu Jie, even if he intends to harm you in the future, he will not kill you." Hu Zongxian leaned on the back of the chair slumped, and sighed: "This officialdom is really desolate, and I don't know when it lost its head." Shen Zhouxu said slowly: "However, if you can wipe out the Japanese pirates and stabilize the southeast, life and death will be honored and disgraceful." Hu Zongxian straightened his expression, nodded and said: "Sir, what you said is very true, Hu Mou's own honor and disgrace, and the enemy of the people in the southeast, what is it?" Shen Zhouxu smiled, and said: "I have one more thing to do here." Hu Zongxian said: "Sir, please tell me." Shen Zhouxu said: "I heard that my lord wants to kill some generals to rectify the military law." Hu Zongxian He got up, took a memorial, and said: "I have drawn up a few people to play, and I wanted to discuss it with my husband tomorrow." Shen Zhouxu glanced at the memorial, pushed the cart to the table, picked up Lang Hao, ticked off the memorial, and returned it to Hu Zongxian.Hu Zongxian took a look, frowned and said, "Qi Jiguang? Why did you hook this person alone, sir?" Shen Zhouxu said: "Even if we kill all the generals in the south of the Yangtze River this time, Qi Jiguang must not be killed." "Why?" Hu Zongxian blurted out, "He is a defeated general..." Shen Zhouxu waved his hand and said: "His defeat is justifiable. First, he has not led troops for a long time, and the soldiers he led are all hereditary officers and soldiers in the guards. They have been pampered and respected for many years, and they are the most timid to fight; second, The enemy he encountered was Mao Haifeng, among the four bandits, he was the most cunning and powerful. Qi Jiguang's battle is like driving a flock of sheep to fight against tigers and wolves, there is no reason for him to be invincible." Hu Zongxian said: "But knowing that he is invincible, why does he still pursue the battle?" Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "If everyone meets a strong bandit, they will dodge with nothing. I am afraid that the troops of the four bandits have already attacked Nanjing. the city." Hu Zongxian shook his head and said: "Even so, Mr. Shen still overestimated him. Could it be that he alone is better than all the generals in Jiangnan? Even if he is better than others, is he better than Yu Dayou?" Shen Zhouxu sneered, and said: "A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. This man's talent is comparable to that of Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Li Weigong. If he succeeds, he will be an invincible general who always wins. Although Yu Dayou is used to fighting , but he is old, and he must be cautious when using troops, and he lacks the courage to be invincible. He does not know that the use of soldiers is invincible, and the general who uses the best soldiers must have the courage to conquer the sky. This General Qi not only generals Slightly not inferior to Yu Dayou, and what old general Yu lacks is the courage to meet in a narrow way, the brave will win." Hu Zongxian was silent for a while, glanced at Shen Zhouxu, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Why didn't you say it earlier? If you knew this, there is no need to put him in prison." Shen Zhouxu smiled and said: "Heaven will send a great mission to this person, and he must first suffer from his will and starve his skin. This person is too sharp, and it is inevitable that people will hate him. Let him sit in prison for two days and lose his spirit. That's good too." After saying that, he laughed loudly, pushed the wheelchair, and walked slowly outside the house. Seeing that Shen Zhouxu had gone, Gu Zhen dragged Lu Jian away from the study, and said in a low voice, "Cripple Shen really has a discerning eye, your elder brother's life is saved." Lu Jian was overjoyed, nodded and said, "That's right, this Mr. Shen is really a good man." Gu Zhen sneered and said, "You only know his good, but you don't know his hateful." Then he said in a low voice, "We must now You have to follow Shen Zhouxu." Lu Jian was surprised, "What are you doing?" Gu Zhen sighed, "Xu Hai." Lu Jian suddenly realized that he wanted to know Xu Hai's whereabouts.The three of them walked around the study, only to see Shen Zhouxu pushing the wheelchair forward slowly. The three of them followed Li Xu, and came to a small courtyard, and suddenly saw a person rushing towards him with a lantern, bowed, and said, "Father." Lu Jian realized that it was Shen Xiu who came, and he was not surprised, he thought to himself why he came here again after he said that he would stay overnight at Miaohua Temple.Seeing his gentle, respectful and frugal appearance at this time, I feel that this person is hypocritical, and I really hate him. But Shen Zhouxu said coldly: "Go to the study and talk." Shen Xiu turned to the back of the car and pushed the cart cautiously. The voice said: "Zhou Xu." When the cry came, Lu Jian felt that Gu Zhen beside him trembled, and his breathing became heavy.But Shen Zhouxu turned his head and smiled and said, "Qingying, you're back too?" The woman said: "You suddenly called Xiu'er back, I was afraid that you would blame him again, so I followed you." Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "How could I blame him? Did he do something bad?" "Not yet." The woman said, "But you punished him for no reason two days ago, I'm afraid you'll lose your temper again and hurt the child." Shen Zhouxu smiled wryly: "This child is spoiled by you." "What's wrong with him?" the woman said, "Today we met a pair of poor old men on the road, and he gave them fifty taels of silver; he has done a lot of things like this before, but this kid is humble. Gong Rang, I won't tell you." After a pause, he said, "Zhouxu, I made you a pot of Longjing tea and some snacks." After speaking, he took two steps forward and came to the bright place. Taking a closer look, one can see that the woman's clothes are simple and clean, gentle and beautiful. Although she is not young, her face is beautiful and extraordinary, vaguely revealing the unparalleled charm of the past. Looking at the woman, Lu Jian felt an indescribable warmth and comfort in his heart. He was absorbed in watching for a moment, but suddenly Gu Zhen's body trembled slightly, as if he was uncontrollably excited. Fang felt strange, only to hear the woman say softly again: "You father and son don't talk for too long, rest early; Zhou Xu, you should be especially careful, don't get cold legs." Shen Zhouxu said with a smile: "I understand it , you go back first." The woman said: "It's still early, I'll go to the Buddhist hall to recite sutras for a while." Shen Zhou hummed, and the woman and maid went away with the lantern.The Shen family father and son entered the study.The three of Lu Jian moved nearby, and suddenly Shen Zhouxu said coldly: "I have already interrogated Chen Zidan. It is said that Xu Hai is hiding in Shenzhuang, which is unexpected." Shen Xiu smiled and said, "Why don't you take someone to capture him?" Shen Zhouxu said, "I can make my own decision on this matter, but Chen Zidan said that he and you were once married to Jinlan, and then I asked you to send him to Jinlan." One hundred thousand taels of silver and all kinds of treasures are given to Governor Hu, right?" Shen Xiudao: "It's true, if the boy is not like this, how can you get him to take the bait?" Shen Zhou said coldly: "Where are the silver and treasures?" Shen Xiudao: "The treasure is still there, but the money...I have spent all the money." "Bastard." Shen Zhouxu said angrily, "Who told you to spend it?" Shen Xiu smiled and said: "The money on the left and right is not clean, and it is not against the law to spend it. Besides, except for a big pirate, one hundred thousand taels of silver The pay is not too expensive." After being silent for a while, Shen Zhouxu said slowly: "I heard that there is a nun named Fajing in Miaohua Nunnery, do you recognize it?" Shen Xiu seemed to be stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "How many times has my child accompanied my mother to go to incense?" , seems to remember such a person." Shen Zhouxu sneered, and said: "You have to understand that I am tolerant of you, but I am afraid of making Qingying sad. If she knows about your beastly deeds, she will die of sadness. But don't think that my mouth If you don't say anything, you don't know about you in your heart, you are so clever, you can still lie to Qingying, but you are still far from lying to me Shen Zhouxu." After finishing speaking, he paused, and said calmly: "Send the one hundred thousand taels of silver to me before noon the day after tomorrow, if not, I will pay it with your head." Shen Xiu lost her voice: "But that money..." Shen Zhouxu said coldly: "Go back." But seeing Shen Xiu leaving the study resentfully, with a gloomy expression on her face, she thought for a while before bowing her head.Shen Zhouxu sighed softly suddenly, and said: "Xue Er, did you hear me clearly? How many mice are there outside the door?" A shrill voice said: "Three." Lu Jian was shocked when he heard the words, but Shen Zhouxu said: "Catch them all, but don't disturb Qingying." Lu Jian hastily pulled the ugly slave and jumped back, just now he jumped out of the courtyard, suddenly felt something was wrong, turned around and saw Gu Zhen's shadow, he couldn't help but wondered: "Ugly slave, where is Gu Zhen?" "Who knows?" Ugly Nuer sneered, "He is a fox, he probably saw that the situation was not going well, and slipped away." Lu Jian was puzzled, and felt that Gu Zhen must not be an unrighteous person who abandoned his friends and fled. But this person's scheming is unpredictable, and it is not impossible for him to escape first. When he was confused, he was already being held by the ugly slave by the sleeve, and he ran wildly, about a hundred steps, suddenly heard a cold snort, and a person came out from the dark, with a sackcloth hat, and a bright light under the hat, shining like electricity. Lu Jian was surprised and said, "It's him." Ugly Nuer said strangely, "You know him?" Lu Jian nodded and said, "Be careful, he has strong feet." Chou Nuer blurted out: "The legs are very strong, could it be that 'Wu Liang Zu' Yan Weigui?" The man in sackcloth said coldly, "It's Yan." “燕”字出口，燕未归倏地消失，“某”字吐出，他的左脚已至陆渐面门。 陆渐竭力后掠，虽避过来脚，却避不过凌厉腿风，只觉疾风扑面，肌肤欲裂，四周狂沙猛起，花叶碎散，绕着燕未归足尖，急速飞旋。 一腿未尽，燕未归右腿又到，陆渐沉喝一声，由“寿者相”变为“猴王相”，一掌扫出，忽听丑奴儿喝道：“不要硬接。”话音未落，掌腿相交，咔嚓一声，陆渐小指、无名指齐根而折。燕未归也哼了一声，吃痛缩脚，右脚在地上不住画圆。 陆渐二指方断，劫力便生，骨骼轻响，竟尔复位。 “你的劫力在手。”燕未归冷哼一声，“我的劫力却在脚。你没听说过'手是两扇门，全凭脚踢人'么？” 陆渐吸一口气，变化“诸天相”，双掌来回重叠，绵密无间，忽见燕未归足下如有机簧，陡然弹起，一腿扫来。陆渐出掌本是虚招，见势倏变“马王相”，一脚迎出。 丑奴儿暗叫糟糕，心念方转，陆渐已惨哼一声，向后飞出，落地时，先变“神鱼相”着地一滚，再变“雀母相”，才消去那一腿之力，忽听丑奴儿叱道：“我先走了。”说罢一纵身，向远处掠去，陆渐见她独自逃生，大感错愕，忽见燕未归稍一犹豫，飞身发足，追丑奴儿而去。 陆渐瞧得发呆，忽听有人嘻嘻笑道：“有什么奇怪的？一条猎犬总不能同时追两只兔子。” 陆渐听得这话，猛然醒悟，原来丑奴儿见对手太强，故意纵身远走，燕未归如果一心对付自己，便会放走丑奴儿，权衡之下，若要活捉两人，自是先放过受伤的陆渐，拦截丑奴儿要紧。 丑奴儿此举纯属舍身诱敌。陆渐想到这里，心中大急，方要追赶，不料眼前人影忽闪，一人拦住去路，笑道：“不用追啦，你的对手是我，我叫薛耳，绰号'听几'。” 燕未归一旦动身，迅若飞电，不出三十步，已抢到丑奴儿身后，一把抓出，揪住她头发，孰料那头发应手而脱，燕未归深感意外，忽见丑奴儿身子一缩，嗖的没入土里。 燕未归又吃一惊，定神瞧那假发，但见那假发发梢连着一张面皮，那面皮丑怪之至，令人不忍目睹，燕未归恍然大悟：“这丑女的脸是假的。”又见丑奴儿入土之处，竟是一个深穴，不觉心生忐忑，怕丑奴儿破地偷袭，当下纵到一棵树上，居高四望。骤然间，忽见东北方的土地微微一动，当即低喝一声，右腿蹴出，势如雷霆，直没入地。 这一蹴之力，深至丈许，烟尘四散，大地震动，丑奴儿只需被这腿力波及，不死即伤。 但燕未归足才入土，便觉有异，他这双腿注满劫力，不只奔跃如飞，抑且坚逾精钢，百毒不侵，但此时土中既无刀剑，也无毒刺，却似有一张大网猛力牵扯。他转念不及，便见数十条粗藤破土而出，沿着腿刷刷刷缠绕上来。 此等事怪谲已极，燕未归一声断喝，挣断七八根藤蔓，但藤蔓一断，翠绿汁液流出，断口处复又生出新藤，断裂之藤则落地再生，故而燕未归越是挣扎，那藤蔓生长越多，一时间越缠越密，仿佛永无休止，燕未归一代强奴，竟被裹在重重藤蔓之中，动弹不得。 燕未归惊怒交迸，奋力一挣，但觉四周地面也是随之一动，藤蔓却无丝毫松动，还欲再挣，忽听丑奴儿微微喘息道：“不用白费气力了，你听说过厚德载物、化生草木么？” 燕未归大吃一惊，失声道：“你，你是'地母'娘娘？” 丑奴儿冷哼一声，道：“我若是地母，你还能张嘴说话？”燕未归不解道：“你若不是'地母'，何以能够施展'化生'之术？” 丑奴儿冷笑道：“难道非得地母，才能练成'化生'？”燕未归道：“但你练成'化生'，不是'地母'，也是未来的地母。说起来，我是天部劫奴，你是地部少主，也算同出一门。” “少来套近乎。”丑奴儿低喝道，“在你身周，我都种下了'孽因子'，随时都会生出'孽缘藤'，这藤根布十丈，除非你能将方圆十丈、数以万斤的泥石拔起，要么休想脱困。” 燕未归略一沉默，忽道：“这'孽缘藤'全靠你的'周流土劲'，才能断而续生。所以我既被困住，你也须得陪着，咱们就此耗下去，看谁的耐力更好。” 丑奴儿听得默然，她的“化生”之术远未大成，仅能困住燕未归，不能伤他，抑且燕未归说得不错，“孽缘藤”若要保持威力，便须源源不绝吸纳她的“周流土劲”。丑奴儿功力尚浅，遭遇如此强敌，无奈之余，才贸然使出“化生”，此时但觉内息点滴消逝，不由得焦急起来。 这时间，忽听嘻的一声笑，沈秀摇着羽扇，从前方的墙角边笑吟吟转了出来。 陆渐定睛望去，眼前之人个子中等，不胖不瘦，眼鼻均小，唯独一对耳朵大得出奇，随他说话，扇动不已。 如此大耳怪人，陆渐生平未见，先是吃惊，继而忍不住问道：“你的耳朵肿了吗？” 薛耳目有怒色，叱道：“胡说，我这耳朵好端端的，怎么叫肿了？”陆渐奇道：“若不是肿了，怎么长得像猪，猪……” 他虽不好说出“耳朵”二字，薛耳却已明白他的意思，气得哇哇叫道：“死小子，你敢取笑爷爷。”说着眼中透出怨毒之色，“我最恨别人跟我提这个猪字；本来只想活捉你，如今你可死了。” 陆渐想到丑奴儿被燕未归追逐，凶多吉少，不耐与他纠缠，说道：“你就耳朵大些，有什么了不起的？” 说罢纵身奔出，谁知举步之际，不曾向前迈出，却是身不由主，向后方大大退了一步。陆渐心中骇异，掉头望去，但见薛耳左手一个金色木鱼，右手一支银亮短棒，但棒打木鱼，竟无声息。 陆渐莫名其妙，举步再行，不料心中想着举步向前，出腿之时，却又大大后退一步。 陆渐正感捉摸不透，却听薛耳嘻嘻笑道：“你猜我为什么叫'听几'吗？这里的'几'可不是几斤几两的意思，而是细微无比的意思。'听几'，就是我能听见十分细微、寻常人听不见的声音，就好比蝙蝠的鸣叫、千里外的地震，还有人之心跳、脉搏振动。” 陆渐惊疑道：“可我为何明明前进，却，却……” “却变成后退么？”薛耳接口道，“只需我用这根'惊魂棒'敲打这'丧心木鱼'，想叫你做什么，你就做什么。”说罢两眼一翻，冷笑道，“方才你取笑爷爷的耳朵是不是？罚你自己掌嘴八次，先打左边，再打右边。” 说着银棒一敲，陆渐应势抬起左手，高起低落，重重抽了自己一记耳光，方觉头晕；薛耳再敲，陆渐右手倏起，右颊又挨一下。一时间，陆渐左起右落，右起左落，双手轮番掴打双颊，八个耳光打毕，只觉眼前金星乱迸，双耳嗡鸣，双颊一片麻木，已然没了痛觉。 “知道厉害了吗？”薛耳嘻嘻笑道，“再给我翻两个筋斗。”连敲两下木鱼，陆渐身不由主，连翻两个筋斗，尚未落地，便听薛耳喝一声：“趴下。” 陆渐凌空栽落，一头抢地，摔得头破血流，四肢仿佛不属自己，撑在地上，怎也无法动弹。 薛耳笑道：“你还笑爷爷的耳朵像，像那个，如今你跟一条死狗有何分别啦？本想让你磕一百个响头解恨，哼，爷爷心好，饶过你了。不过你现在说，爷爷的耳朵好看不好看？” 陆渐心中气急，冲口而出：“不好看，像猪耳朵一样。” 薛耳小眼中凶光暴出，哇哇怒叫，正要狠下杀手，忽听远处一个女子淡淡地道：“罢了，何苦折磨人？你被人叫猪耳朵，也不是一天两天了，叫一次气一次，你不怕被气死么？” 薛耳露出忧愁之色，喃喃道：“凝儿你也来取笑我，没天理了。你当我想长这么一对耳朵吗？” 那女子道：“大耳是福，三国时的刘皇叔不是双耳垂肩么？还有庙上的佛祖菩萨，耳朵也很大。” 薛耳眉透喜色，继而又发愁道：“但怎没人说他们是猪耳朵呢？”那女子似被问住，一时寂然。 陆渐趁着二人说话，暗暗寻思：“那木鱼分明有鬼，但既敲木鱼，怎的猪耳朵和这女子都没事，可见这木鱼只是针对我。不过，这木鱼敲着，何以却无声息？是了，猪耳朵号称'听几'，能听见细微已极、常人无法听到的声音。蝙蝠的叫声我没听过，千里外的地震也跟眼下没关系，但这猪耳朵说能听见人的心跳，脉搏振动。难不成，这木鱼能发出心跳、脉搏一样细微的声音，以致我无法听见。” 想到这儿，他默运劫力，转化为内力。薛耳双耳微动，若有所觉，忽地冷笑一声，重重一敲木鱼，陆渐内力尽散，血气生出异样波动。 陆渐不禁生疑：“这木鱼果然与我本身气血有关。”他双手按地，劫力涌出，顺着大地传到薛耳足底，又由足底上传，抵达薛耳双手，再由双手抵达木鱼。 陆渐虽然听不见木鱼声响，却能感知木鱼振动，当下将木鱼振动，与自身脉搏相印证，果觉两种振动遥相呼应，如出一辙。 陆渐恍然大悟。原来，薛耳有“听几”之能，能听到陆渐的气血流动，而那木鱼所发的振动，却能引发陆渐气血共鸣，改变气血运转。比方说陆渐心中想着迈步向前，薛耳听见，敲打木鱼，木鱼发出振动，陆渐体内气机随之振荡，气血之行立时逆转，变为撤步后退了。 薛耳听那女子久久不答，不由急道：“凝儿，你怎么啦？干么不答话。”那凝儿冷冷道：“我不管你这小心眼了。”只听沙沙之声，似乎去了。 薛耳一呆，瞪着陆渐道：“臭小子，都是你不好，害我被凝儿取笑，再罚你自打二十拳，先打左，再打右。”当下猛敲木鱼。 陆渐应势挥起左拳，打在左颊，顿觉颧骨欲裂，口中腥咸，情知这二十拳打罢，不昏即死。当下凝神内视，感知举拳时的气血流动，待得右拳方举，忽将劫力转为真气，振动血脉五脏，倏忽之间，将周身气血冲得大乱，如此一来，气血自行自流，不受薛耳掌控，陆渐的右拳顿又得了自由，舒展开来。 薛耳听得吃惊，急敲木鱼，欲要重新驾驭陆渐周身气血，但方一得手，又被陆渐冲乱。 薛耳万没料到陆渐不但猜出木鱼玄机，更不惜伤损身子，自乱气血。但如此一来，陆渐的气血忽快忽慢，已全无节律可言，薛耳无从捉摸，木鱼节律也因之大坏，再难掌控由心，眼见陆渐的面色不定，双目尽赤，一只右拳忽而举到脸上，未及打落，又徐徐放下，倏尔再举，倏尔又落，起起落落，端地怪异之至。 如此较量数次，薛耳愈发听不透陆渐的血行节律，渐处下风，手中猛敲木鱼，额上却不住渗出汗来。霎时间，忽见陆渐猛地抬足，大大迈进一步，这一步，全然超乎木鱼节律，乃是陆渐自发之举。 薛耳惊惶失措，双足一撑，抽身便退，忽觉眼前人影晃动，左颊重重挨了一拳，打得他晕头转向，继而手中一空，木鱼已落到陆渐手里。 陆渐本就有伤，此时自乱气血，经脉内腑受创不轻，虽然拼死夺下木鱼，眼前却是昏天黑地，倏尔喉头发甜，咯的吐出一口血来。 薛耳木鱼离手，又惊又怒，大叫道：“还我木鱼，还我木鱼。”双手乱抓，扑向陆渐。 陆渐闪身让开，喝道：“这等害人之物，不要也罢。”将木鱼掷之于地，一脚踹上，只听哐啷一声，那木鱼变成一堆碎片。 薛耳呆呆望着那堆碎片，猛地扑上来，一把捧起，失声道：“我的木鱼，我的木鱼……”忽地两眼向天，张着嘴哇哇大哭起来。 陆渐正要转身离开，忽见此人哭得如此悲痛，暗暗吃惊，说道：“谁让你用木鱼害人的？坏了也活该。” 薛耳仿若未闻，坐在地上，一手抓着木鱼碎片，一手抹泪，哭得伤心无比，就似一个孩子丢了最心爱的玩具。陆渐瞧他如此模样，不觉嫌隙尽去，暗生愧疚，伸手拍拍他肩，道：“对不住，方才被你害得太苦，一怒之下，便下了重手，来日我去庙上找一个赔你。” 薛耳抽噎道：“庙上的有什么用？这丧心木鱼天下只有一个，被你弄坏啦。主人会打死我的。”说到这里，他哭得更是伤心，“主人也不需打死我，只消不给我内力，我就死啦。” 陆渐听得感同身受，心中苦涩，一皱眉，叹道：“好了，你先别哭。待我帮同伴脱了身，就跟你去见你的主人，木鱼是我打坏的，让他找我好了。” 双方僵持之际，忽见沈秀，燕未归大喜，丑奴儿却是大惊。 沈秀目不转睛，望着丑奴儿，眼里异彩涟涟。忽听燕未归喝道：“少主，你给她一掌。” 沈秀瞥他一眼，冷笑道：“你这蠢奴才，没长眼么，这等如花似玉的美人儿，你也叫我给她一掌？奴才就是奴才，一点儿怜香惜玉之心也没有。”说罢拱手一揖，笑嘻嘻地道，“在下天部沈秀，这位地部的师妹不知如何称呼？” 他见丑奴儿不答，又笑道：“天地二部向来交好，何苦兵戎相见？不知温黛师姐如今可好，来日有暇，我定去西城拜望她老人家。” 但见丑奴儿仍是冷冷地不发一言，沈秀不觉微笑，寻思道：“这位师妹却是个冷美人儿，待我逗逗她。”当下摇扇漫步，笑道：“啊哟，师妹流了好多汗，衣衫都浸湿了呢。” 丑奴儿此时苦苦支撑，汗如泉涌，是故衣衫紧贴肌肤，体态尽露，闻言羞恼交迸，叱道：“闭上你的狗眼，不许乱瞧。” 沈秀却不闭眼，反而目不转睛盯着她，嘴角噙着一丝若有若无的笑意。丑奴儿被他这等眼神瞧得忒不自在，潜运内力，忽自土中刷地窜出一根“孽缘藤”，缠住沈秀小腿。燕未归惊道：“少主快躲。” 沈秀却一动不动，任凭那藤如灵蛇般顺势而上，将他周身缚住，脸上却依旧笑眯眯的，眉也不皱一下。 丑奴儿见他不挣不动，心中怪讶，冷笑道：“你不怕死么？被藤缠住，也不知躲。” 沈秀笑道：“这'孽缘藤'是师妹的绝技，平素都不会轻易用的，沈秀能被缠上一缠，何幸之有。再说这藤名为'孽缘'，大有深意，沈秀情愿被藤缠上一辈子，若能如此，岂不是我与师妹间莫大的缘分……” 丑奴儿听他话语暧昧，心中气恼，骂道：“你这厮尽会胡说八道，你信不信，我用藤绞断你的舌头。”说话声中，那藤尖一长，抵在沈秀的牙齿上。 沈秀吸一口气，将藤尖吹开，两眼定定望着丑奴儿，叹道：“师妹真是好看，就是骂人的样子，也胜过常人百倍，还有师妹的骂声，娇若黄莺，脆似银铃，沈秀若能再听两声，别说舌头绞断，就算碎尸万段，我也甘心。” 丑奴儿同时困住两人，兼顾不暇，忘了运劲变声，故而方才这一骂，竟吐出本来嗓音。此时听得沈秀如此夸赞，虽然明知此人劣行，仍是忍不住芳心微动，瞥他一眼，忖道：“这厮本也可恶，但人却生得好俊，这双眼睛就似能说话一般，再加上这条能吐莲花的舌头，难怪连清修的尼姑也会被他骗着。” 却听沈秀又道：“师妹，这样下去，你徒自损耗真气，也无益处。你既是地部同门，我天部岂能为难你。不如我数三声，大家就此罢手，师妹何去何从，还请自便。” 以丑奴儿之能，困住二人，实为勉强，想了一想，便点头道：“也罢，我信你这次。” 沈秀笑笑，数了三声。丑奴儿应声撤劲，那“孽缘藤”顷刻枯萎败落、化为飞灰，真可谓生也倏忽，败也倏忽。 燕未归一旦脱困，陡然纵出，一腿如风，扫将过来。 丑奴儿也有防备，双手按地，“坤元”发动，泥土陡然拱起，被那腿风一扫，顷刻瓦解，但丑奴儿却借这一阻，飘然后掠。 燕未归一拧身，第二腿正要踢出，忽地一片白光罩了过来，缠住他的足颈，燕未归识得是“天罗”之术，吃了一惊，收劲道：“少主，这是为何？” “你眼里还有我这个少主么？”沈秀冷笑道，“我说放了她，怎么还要动手？” 燕未归道：“她是主人吩咐捉的，我是劫奴，一切为主人之命是从。”沈秀气得脸色青白，扬声道：“好啊，你要捉她，先须胜我。” 燕未归脱口道：“我怎敢与少主交手？”沈秀道：“你既不敢与我动手，那就放了她。” 燕未归左右为难，却见丑奴儿冷哼一声，道：“谁要你们放来放去的，本姑娘说来便来，说走便走，谁又拦得住么？”当下转身欲行，忽听沈秀笑道：“敢问师妹芳名？” 丑奴儿淡然道：“我叫秀叶，秀丽的秀，叶子的叶。” 沈秀笑道：“好名儿，这个秀字，与在下大是有缘。”丑奴儿