Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Xuan Tong

Everyone present looked at Lu Jian with surprise.Xue Er was overjoyed, grabbed Lu Jian, laughed and said, "You didn't run away, you didn't run away." Then he said to Shen Zhouxu, "Master, he is the one I'm talking about." Lu Jian nodded and said: "I was the one who trespassed on the expensive house, and I was the one who trampled on the heartless wooden fish. Mr. Shen, don't punish Xue Er. He lost the wooden fish. It's not that he was indecent. It's just that he is not strong enough and lost to me. " Shen Zhouxu picked up the teacup on the table, blew away the powdered tea, took a sip, and said with a smile to Lu Jian: "We seem to have seen each other before, that day at Shiliting, you were by General Qi Shen."

Lu Jiandao: "General Qi is my sworn brother, thank you Mr. Shen for interceding for him." After saying that, he cupped his hands and bowed. Shen Zhouxu nodded and said, "Did you sneak into the governor's mansion just because of Qi Jiguang?" : "I promised Xue Er that I would help him to pay for his crimes, how can I break my promise?" When Shen Xiu heard this, she sneered, and said: "What a fool." Shen Zhouxu's expression changed abruptly, and he yelled, "What do you know?" He bowed his head and said nothing, but hated Lu Jian very much in his heart.

But Shen Zhouxu said again: "You and Xue Er are neither enemies nor friends, why should you help him to pay for his crimes?" Because I caused him to be robbed, even if I escape, I will not feel at peace." As soon as the words came out, the three robbers in the room looked at Lu Jian, each showing a strange look, Xue Er stared at his small eyes, and his big ears flapped; Mo Yi was muttering words, but his eyes blinked, as if he had entered Dust; Yan Weigui's face is still covered by the bamboo hat, but the two eyes under the bamboo hat are getting brighter and brighter. Lu Jian raised his voice and said, "Mr. Shen, Xue Er is not to blame. If you want to kill or cut, you can come to me."

Shen Xiu saw the expressions of the robbers, and for some reason, she was filled with displeasure, and said with a sneer: "What kind of hero are you now, if you have the ability, you can break into the governor's mansion openly, why sneak in late at night, say In the end, he’s just a coward.” Lu Jian glanced at him and said calmly, "Even if I'm a coward, I'm better than you killing the old and weak and seducing nuns." Shen Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and she shouted, "You brat, how dare you slander Shen?" Lu Jian sneered and said, "You know for yourself whether it's slander or not."

Shen Xiu was flustered in her heart, but her face remained calm, and she said coldly: "You are talking nonsense, you must be crazy." Before Lu Jian could speak, she cupped her hands to Shen Zhouxu and said, "Father, this person is slandering my child. , It's really hateful, the boy wants to personally punish him." Shen Zhouxu was noncommittal, and said indifferently: "What if you lose?" Shen Xiu was stunned, but Mo Yi said: "You deserve it if you lose, everyone don't help Shen Xiu this time, you bastard, do you hear me?" Glancing at Yan Weigui, Yan Weigui said angrily: "Bookworm, who are you scolding? If you don't help, you won't help, who cares?"

Xue Er also said: "And Ning'er, you are not allowed to help Shen Xiu." Only a woman's voice in the night said: "I will not help him." Shen Xiu heard the blood rushing to her cheeks, and said with a sneer, "Who wants your help? Am I going to lose to this bumpkin? What a joke." After saying that, she waved to Lu Jian and shouted, "Come to the yard." He lifted up his robe and went out to the courtyard. Lu Jian hesitated slightly, but Mo Yi said: "Don't be afraid, fight with him, if you lose, you will die, but if you win, you will gain nothing." Xue Er clapped his hands and said, "That's very true." Suddenly Shen Zhou sighed in vain. He said: "You two, whose robber slave is it?" Mo and Xue were startled when they heard this, they looked at Shen Zhouxu with four eyes, but saw his expression was indifferent, they didn't know what was going on in his heart.

Lu Jian frowned, and when he came to the court, he saw Shen Xiu with his sleeves hanging down, his eyes were fierce, and he couldn't help thinking: "This guy knows 'Tianluo', but unfortunately I didn't see it clearly when Zhou Zumo used it last time, or at this time To deal with it, I have some confidence.” Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the supernatural power of "Tianluo", he suddenly saw Shen Xiu throwing up his airs and shouted: "What are you in a daze for?" In a flash, Lu Jian received palms on his left shoulder and right chest, which hurt his heart and lungs.

Mo Yi was shocked and said: "No, he learned 'Xingluo Sanshou'." Xue Er said urgently: "What is Xingluo Sanshou? Do you think the Kunlun's unique skills are powerful?" Xue Er opened his mouth wide and stumbled: "The 'West Kunlun' unique skills? How can he learn it?" Mo Yi said: "Yes, it's like good rain Sprinkle it in the wasteland, and the dogs will eat all the good meat." After saying that, he sighed again and again. Shen Xiu couldn't help but said angrily: "You two dog slaves, shut up." Seeing that his palms were as numerous as stars and as fast as flying light, Lu Jian received several palms in a row, and suddenly stabilized his position, "Shou Zhe Xiang" Changing into the "monkey king's appearance", he raised his palms again and again, and the divine power of the Great Vajra overflowed, covering his body densely. When Shen Xiu's palm power touched it, he felt that the strength was stacked like a mountain, and it was difficult to go deep. Jump low, look for a gap and attack again.

"Xingluo Sanshou" was originally a secret biography of the Ministry of Heaven. At that time, "West Kunlun" Liang Xiao used this unique skill to fight all over the world and rarely met opponents.If Lu Jian was facing the old "West Kunlun" at this time, he might have been defeated in one move.But Shen Xiu is frivolous and deceitful, learning literature and martial arts is superficial, and refuses to delve into it. Although this "Xing Luo San Shou" is a top-notch martial art, it is tolerant of astronomy and requires profound knowledge to be able to control it calmly In order to show its power, Shen Xiu's knowledge of astronomy is still very shallow, and his internal power can hardly be called pure, so even if he succeeds occasionally, it is difficult to inflict serious damage on Lu Jian.

The two were coincidentally awkward, attacking and defending, and for a moment they were in a stalemate, everyone in the audience felt surprised, Mo Yi said strangely: "I recognize Xing Luo Sanshou, but this person's martial arts are very strange, coming and going It’s just these two strokes, why Shen Xiu can’t solve it.” Shen Zhouxu said indifferently: "This is the 'Great Vajra Divine Power' of the Vajra sect. It has been passed down for three hundred years and has not been seen in the world. You haven't seen it before, how do you recognize it?" Mo Yi was pleasantly surprised when he heard that, and stared at Lu Jian intently, memorizing his moves, but remembering them over and over again, Lu Jian always had the "Shou Zhe Xiang" first and the "Monkey King" later. Although his appearance was awkward and difficult to learn, he Also nothing new.Mo Yizheng felt impatient, and suddenly saw that Lu Jian's moves became faster, his arms turned into illusions, as if he had six arms, in this way, he was able to perform six moves in one move at first.Shen Xiu's pressure increased sharply, only to speed up accordingly.

It turned out that Lu Jian felt that he was too slow in changing his moves, and that there would always be gaps in the front and back. Shen Xiu took advantage of the gap and entered. After fighting for a long time, he simply changed into "the appearance of the heavens" first, and turned into "the appearance of the heavens" From the appearance of the great gods, it is like three heads and six arms. At the same time, it changes into "Shouzhe appearance" and "Monkey King appearance". It is really much faster. The slightest gap is like a flash of lightning, which cannot be grasped. As a result, the offense and defense changed. At the beginning, they attacked Lu Shou heavily, and gradually they attacked and defended each other.Lu Jian reversed his disadvantages, his heart was at ease, and the fight was on the rise. He gradually combined the three phases of "Heaven", "Shou Zhe" and "Monkey King" into one, with two palms in a row, and took a sudden step.When Mo Yi and Xue Er saw it, they couldn't help applauding in unison. Shen Xiu changed her tactics again and again, but it was difficult to stop the decline. She was frightened and angry. Hearing the applause from Mo and Xue, she was filled with hatred, and was almost swept away by Lu Jian's palm. Shen Zhouxu frowned, and suddenly said: "Xingluo Sanshou is based on celestial phenomena. You must know that the stars in the sky have been constant since ancient times. Space is vast and vast. This martial art is as strong as washing the sky, like turning the Big Dipper, The majesty of the majesty is not under the power of the "Great King Kong". Why do you use it so petty, like a meteor passing through the sky, it will disappear in an instant, and there are more than enough changes, but there is no grand and eternal atmosphere. Go on like this, "Xi Wouldn't the reputation of Kunlun's patriarch be defeated in your hands?" Hearing these words, Shen Xiu suddenly realized: "That's right, I was only seeking novelty and change, but I forgot that 'Xing Luo San Shou' also has powerful moves." Suddenly she let out a deep drink, and the strength between her palms increased sharply. Although not as powerful as Shen Zhouxu said, he also showed a majestic momentum, and supplemented by tricks, he quickly regained the disadvantage.Mo Yi and Xue Er were upset and hissed in a low voice. Lu Jianyu is stronger if he is strong. The stronger the opponent, the more tenacity in his chest will be aroused, and all kinds of disguises will come out, such as the "sumer figure" shoulder bump, the "male pig figure" overhead, the "half lion man" boxing, the "half lion man" punch, "Ma Wangxiang" kicks, "God Fish" soars, and "Mother Sparrow" breaks the game, fighting more and more courageously for a while, hurting the enemy all over her body, even picking up stones and dead branches, throwing them with "I look" from time to time, The momentum was like flying arrows, forcing Shen Xiu to be in a hurry. She tried to get behind Lu Jian, but was kicked back by Lu Jian's "Human Xiang", which hit her stomach several times. Unexpectedly, Shen Xiu's opponent was so tough, she was startled and angry, but all the slaves were surprised and applauded secretly. The two made another dozen or so moves, and Lu Jian suddenly changed from a "large and unrestrained appearance" to a "half-lion appearance". With one punch, Shen Xiu was swept away by the wind of the punch, and with a groan, fell on his back.Seeing this, Lu Jian stopped his momentum and said, "You lost." Before he finished speaking, a white light suddenly came towards the mask, and Lu Jian's whole body tightened, and he fell into the silk net. Mo Yi and Xue Er saw Shen Xiu turned over and stood up, with a smirk on his face, they were both furious and shouted: "Shameless, we have lost." Shen Xiu laughed loudly: "Why did you lose? It's just an enemy, besides, this time it's not about winning or losing, it's about life and death, who told him to be careless?" As he said "Zhou Liu Tian Jin" in his palm, the silk net tightened and tightened, and Lu Jianjiu was wounded by silk The net was strangled and blood gushed out like a spring, Shen Xiu said with a grin, "You country bumpkin, this is called 'the sky net is restored, sparse but not leaky', are you convinced?" Lu Jian gritted his teeth and said nothing, his thoughts turned quickly, Jie Li gushed out from his hands, and passed along the thousands of strands of silk. Seeing that he didn't answer, Shen Xiu's eyes narrowed, and she sternly shouted: "Aren't you convinced?" The strength of the sky circulated, and the silk shrank again. He was forced by Lu Jian. If he didn't cheat, he couldn't win. Suddenly, his right foot flew up and kicked Lu Jian's heart. His kick was intended to take someone's life, all the slaves saw it, and before they could cry out in surprise, they suddenly saw a hand stretched out from the silk net, grabbing Shen Xiu's ankle, twisting it, Shen Xiu's joint dislocated and let out a cry With a scream, in an instant, the silk was broken, and Lu Jian broke through the net. The magical power of "Tianluo" was broken, everyone was surprised, Shen Zhouxu couldn't help but put down the tea cup, and frowned slightly. Amidst Shen Xiu's screams, she jumped back on one foot and shouted, "How did you get out?" Lu Jian said, "No matter how strong your net is, not every silk is strong, there is always a weak one?" Shen Xiu Xiu Yi was stunned, and blurted out: "How do you know which one is weak and which one is strong?" "How do I know what to do with you?" Lu Jian raised his eyebrows and raised his voice, "Since it's a matter of life and death, you can accept it." Shen Xiu's face was ashen, she wanted to ask for help, but she was ashamed to speak.While hesitating, Lu Jian punched him. Shen Xiu limped and couldn't dodge. She was hit in the face by the punch and flew backwards. When she got up, her mouth and nose were bleeding. Lu Jian's punch was really merciful, Shen Xiu would be seriously injured if he didn't die, but thinking of this son's misdeeds, he couldn't suppress his anger. Seeing Shen Xiu struggling, he flew up and grabbed Shen Xiu's skirt, Fang wanted to raise his fist to strike again, but suddenly someone shouted coquettishly, "Stop." Lu Jian looked back, but saw Shang Qingying's face was pale, staring at him with fire in his beautiful eyes. Frightened by this gaze, Lu Jian couldn't help letting go of Shen Xiu.Shang Qingying rushed over to support Shen Xiu, but saw that his face was covered with blood, his heart felt as if a knife had been cut, two lines of tears came out of his eyes, he stared at Lu Jian, and said sharply, "Who are you? Why, why did you hurt me, Xiu'er? " For some reason, when Lu Jian was drunk by her, he felt a little guilty, and seeing Shang Qingying's gentle demeanor changed, and his face was full of anger, it was even more difficult to speak. Mo Yi hurriedly said: "Mistress..." Shang Qingying didn't wait for him to finish, and said to herself: "You people, don't you have any conscience? You all just stand there and watch others bully Xiu'er." Mo Yi B still wanted to argue, but Shang Qingying had already shouted: "Shut up." The robbers had never seen her so angry, and they were all depressed for a moment, bowing their heads and not daring to speak again. Shang Qingying's eyes were blurred with tears, looking at Shen Zhouxu, he said sadly: "Zhou Xu, what about you? You also sit like this, watching others play Xiuer?" Shen Zhouxu sighed: "The two of them made an appointment to fight alone Fighting, if I intervene, it would be against morality." "Daoyi?" Shang Qingying sneered, "Back then you also abandoned me for the sake of morality, and now you sit and watch others beat your son for the sake of morality." Shen Zhouxu showed a slight embarrassment and said: "Qingying, Xiu My son is too arrogant, it would be good for him to be punished." Shang Qingying bit her lips, and suddenly said: "Okay, it's not enough for you to punish Xiu'er by yourself, beat him and scold him, and let someone else punish him, why don't you just sue Mrs. Hu and punish Xiu'er? Killed with one knife. Shen Zhouxu, I have seen through you, you, you are the most cruel person in the world." Speaking of this, I recalled the sad past, and couldn't help crying like rain. Shen Zhouxu's eyebrows trembled, and he sighed for a long while: "Weigui, Mo Yi, you two lock this man in the North Wing, and then listen to him." Yan and Mo didn't dare to disobey their orders, and took the iron lock, Mo Yi whispered to Lu Jian: "Brother, I'm sorry, who told you that you are unlucky, if you beat quietly, you can kill this guy , but being bumped into by the mistress, you are unlucky." Shang Qingying faintly heard, frowned and said: "Mo Yi, what did you say?" Mo Yi smiled dryly: "It's nothing, I'll endorse it. It's not that you don't know, mistress, If I don't recite the book for a day, I feel uncomfortable." After saying that, he didn't dare to look up, and cut Lu Jian's hands backwards, locking them firmly. Shang Qingying relieved her resentment a little, and said: "Don't abuse this young man, even if you lock him up, let him eat and sleep well." Mo Yi repeatedly said yes. Shang Qingying turned to look at Shen Xiu, stroked the bruise on his face, and said distressedly: "Does it still hurt?" It doesn't hurt much anymore." Shang Qingying couldn't laugh or cry, and sighed: "You child, you like to make me worry, and you are not allowed to fight with others in the future. If you get hurt again, what should you do?" Shen Xiu said with a smile: "I would rather Get hurt a few more times, let mom love me a few more times." "Don't say a single good word." Shang Qingying gave him a blank look, "Go to my room first, and I'll apply the medicine for you." After saying that, he led Shen Xiu by the hand and walked slowly. Looking at the backs of the two of them, and hearing Shen Xiu's laughter, Lu Jian felt a little sore for some reason.After a while, led by Yan Weigui, he came to the north wing. In the past few months, Lu Jiandie has been imprisoned. He was first imprisoned by the Oda family, then he was imprisoned on Prison Island, and then he was locked up in the cellar by shopkeeper Zhao. This is the fourth time.Thinking of this, he felt both funny and sad, and then thought of the kindness and pity in Shang Qingying's eyes looking at Shen Xiu, which he never imagined in his dreams. Since he was a child, he envied others to have his mother's love, but never Never was it so longing as it is today. Sitting quietly for a while, he suddenly heard the door knock, and then the fire lit up, Shen Xiu lit a red candle and stood at the door smiling. Lu Jian's heart sank, but when he saw Shen Xiu walking towards him, he laughed and said, "Great hero, great hero, where is the prestige just now?" Walking in front of Lu Jian, he smiled again: "How about it, you Call me ten good ancestors, give me ten kowtows, and then sneak under my crotch, the young master is in a good mood, maybe you will be spared this time." Lu Jian was too lazy to say much, but just looked at him coldly.Shen Xiu suddenly grabbed Lu Jian's hair, twisted him face up, tilted the red candle slightly, and said with a smile, "I want to know one thing, if the candle's tears dripped into your pupils after burning, would you Become blind?" After speaking, he gently shook the candle tears around the candle wick, and said with a smile while shaking: "Have you thought about it clearly, are you called the ancestor, or become blind?" Lu Jian gritted his teeth and said nothing, Shen Xiu's eyes flashed fiercely, and he was about to pour out the wax oil, but when the candle dimmed and went out, Shen Xiu let out a gasp, the wick flickered, and then lit again, but just as soon as it ignited, Then it went off again, so it went on and off three times, Shen Xiu unconsciously showed a wry smile, and sighed: "Ning'er, you're being naughty again, should you show your ability, or show me some tricks." I only heard a voice from outside the door saying: "I'm neither showing my ability nor playing tricks for you to see. The master ordered me to watch him. If you hurt him, I won't be polite." In a blink of an eye, Shen Xiu said with a smile: "Ning'er, it's so rare to see you, I just wanted to say something personal to you." Hearing the silence of the woman outside the door, he said again: "Ning'er, I was cruel to Mo Yi and the others because they were weird and always angry with me. But tell me, since I was young, when did I I was cruel to you again. When I was a child, I ate fruit and always shared half with you. When I grew up, I never brought you clothes and jewelry when I went out, but you were cruel. Not only did you always avoid me in recent years, You don’t look at me straight when you talk, is it because Mo Yi and the others have said many bad things about me to you, and you regard me as a bad person?” Na Ning'er said coldly: "You are a good person and a bad person, what does it have to do with me? You are the young master of the Tianbu, and I am a robber slave of the Tianbu. The master and the slave have a share. You don't have to be so kind to me. I am a slave, and I can't stand it." I just hope you don’t hurt this person, lest the master punish me.” Shen Xiu smiled and said: "You don't allow me to hurt him, but why didn't you come to help me when he hit me? Could it be that our friendship of more than ten years is not as good as an outsider?" Ning'er said: "I am Jie Slave, obey orders." "Ning'er." Shen Xiu let out a long sigh, "You really have a lot of respect for me, what did Mo Yi and the others tell you?" That Ning'er was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "Don't you know what you did?" Shen Xiu's face turned red and pale, but she said with a smile: "Could it be that Ning'er, you believe them, but not me?" Ning'er was silent for a while, and said calmly: "Original whether you are good or bad, it has nothing to do with me." Shen Xiu snorted, slowly let go of Lu Jian's hair, gave him a gloomy look, and suddenly smiled. : "Ning'er, I don't believe that you can watch over him all night without blinking an eye." After saying that, she laughed and went out. Lu Jian escaped, suppressed his heartbeat, and raised his voice, "My lady, thank you for saving me." As soon as the words fell, the fire outside the door flickered, a young girl in Tsing Yi floated in with a bamboo basket on her left and a candlestick on her right.Her face was beautiful and cold, her eyes shrouded in cold smoke like black jade in a deep pool, revealing a faint sense of confusion. The girl put a bamboo basket on the table, and said coldly, "Are you hungry? Here's some food." Lu Jian lifted the shackles on his hands, and said with a wry smile, "I appreciate your kindness, girl, but..." Then The girl didn't look at him directly, and said, "This is easy." After finishing speaking, she took out a bowl of mutton soup from the basket, spooned it, blew lightly, and brought it to Lu Jian's mouth. Lu Jian couldn't feel the blushing in his ears, and said embarrassingly, "This, girl, how dare you be..." Before he finished speaking, the girl had already stuffed the meat soup into his mouth, and when Lu Jian swallowed it, she took another spoonful, Gently blowing the cold air into his mouth, although her demeanor was gentle, her expression was extremely indifferent, as if the matter in front of her had nothing to do with her.It was the first time in Lu Jian's life that he was fed by a woman like this, and he felt his heart beating faster. He wanted to thank him several times, but seeing the girl's icy expression, he felt unable to speak. In this way, one feeds and the other eats. There is silence in the room, only the flickering candlelight and the turning of figures.After the soup was exhausted, the girl put the bowl into the basket, took another pot of tea, and brought the spout to Lu Jian's mouth. Lu Jian drank a couple of sips, and finally couldn't help but said, "Thank you, miss." The young girl said indifferently: "You don't have to thank me, Madam asked me to bring this meal, if you want to thank Madam, please thank Madam." After speaking, she sat on her knees and looked out of the door, emptily. Lu Jian couldn't help but asked, "Are you a robber too?" The girl hummed.Lu Jiandao: "I heard that there are six robber slaves in the Ministry of Heaven. I can't forget my life when I hear it. Mysterious pupils and ghost noses are infinite. I have seen four of them, but I have not seen two. Are you Xuantong or ghost noses?" The girl said: "I am Xuantong." Lu Jian nodded secretly, thinking: "It's no wonder her eyes are strange, could it be that her calamity lies in her eyes?" Thinking about it, she sighed, and the girl said, "What are you sighing for?" Lu Jian said: "That Shen Zhouxu is real Heartless, I turned a girl like you into a robber slave." The girl sneered and said, "So what? I was raised by the master, and my wife treated me very well. I am a robber slave, and I can repay them .” Lu Jian frowned and said, "Are you willing to be a robber slave?" The girl sighed softly, and said, "If you have no master and no slave, even if you are unwilling, so what?" Lu Jian blurted out: "Of course it is. Try to get rid of the Hei Tian Tribulation and return to freedom." The girl turned her eyes, showing a strange expression, looked at Lu Jian for a while, and suddenly said: "You are either crazy or a fool." Lu Jian was taken aback, but saw the girl turn her head away again, and said coldly: "Since you are a robber, your master never told you that once the "Black Sky Book" is practiced, it will be endless and there will be no release. What?" Lu Jian said, "Although he said it, I don't believe it." The girl said strangely: "There is such a disobedient robber slave like you, is your master just like you, either a lunatic or a fool, if not, why would you be so foolish?" Lu Jian shook his head and said: "He is neither crazy nor stupid, he is shrewd and powerful, no worse than your master!" The girl said: "I don't believe it, my master is known as 'heavenly calculation', and his resourcefulness is unparalleled in the world, your master How can it be compared? Does he have a name?" Lu Jian said: "His name is Ning Bukong." "Ning Bukong?" The girl raised her white and delicate hand, rested her chin and muttered, "It's strange, this name sounds familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere before." Lu Jian said: "He is a master of the Ministry of Fire, you It’s Jie Nu from the Ministry of Heaven, maybe I’ve heard of it from my fellow sect.” "Maybe so." The girl nodded and said, "It's rare that he still has the same surname as me." Lu Jianqi asked, "Is the girl also surnamed Ning?" The girl said, "My name is Ning Ning." Lu Jian said with a smile: "I It's called Lu Jian." Without turning her head, Ning Ning said coldly, "What's your name? What does it have to do with me?" Lu Jian was so ashamed that he couldn't contain himself. Ning Ning stared at the candle, sat for a while, then suddenly took out a handkerchief, wiped off the dust on the table, put her hands on her cheeks, and fell asleep.After a while, she thought she was falling asleep, her breathing became thinner and longer, and the candlelight outlined half of her face in the darkness. The collar faded back slightly, revealing half of the slender neck, which was white and delicate, like ivory carvings, and was also soaked in the orange light, with an indescribable gentle charm. Looking at the woman sleeping, Lu Jian felt peace and tranquility in his heart. The candle was flickering suddenly, but it was the evening breeze that broke through the door. Afraid that Ning Ning would catch the cold, Lu Jian moved slightly to block the wind, and the girl was sleeping If she felt something, she frowns lightly, which is even more pitiful. Phew, a white feather short arrow suddenly broke through the door and went straight to Lu Jian's door.Lu Jian was taken aback, and before he could dodge, the feather arrow shattered in the air with a bang, and the fragments turned into sparks and fell to the ground. Lu Jian glanced around, only to see that Ning Ning had already woken up, standing pretty by the table, her eyes were staring at the door, she was dazed, bright as ice and snow. But hearing a hee from outside the door, Shen Xiu said with a smile: "Good Ning'er, when did you learn to be bad? You just pretended to be asleep and tricked me into taking action, didn't you?" Ning Ning said: "So what? If you come to mess around again , be careful of my 'sword in the pupil'." Shen Xiu laughed dryly, then her tone softened suddenly: "Ning'er, the more you look like this, the more pain I feel in my heart. You are such a clear girl like water, it's time for you to pick flowers for Hairpin, Doucao vestibule, why bother to show such a serious and vicious look, not only let down the good time, but also hurt the hearts of men all over the world." Ning Ning listened silently, her eyes gradually softened, she sat down leisurely, and sighed softly: "You go, don't talk sweetly here, I don't want to hear it." Shen Xiu said quietly: "Forget it, I won't talk anymore. Good sister , can you let me sit with you for a while and take a look at your appearance, even if, even if you don't say a word." "No." Ning Ning said coldly, "You have countless good sisters and good sisters. You can just look at them one by one and see what I do? If you step into the door and enter with your left foot, I will be hurt." You come in with your left foot and your right foot, and I will hurt your right foot." "What a cruel heart." Shen Xiu said with a grin, "But I understand that you hate me so much, not for anything else, but because you are jealous." Ning Ning said: "Bah, who is jealous of you?" , even if you find a thousand or ten thousand women, I wouldn't care." Shen Xiu sighed: "No matter how many those women are, they are just like clouds and rain, falling flowers and flowing water. How can they compare with our childhood sweetheart? Even if there are 11,100, they are not as good as you alone." After hearing this, Ning Ning frowned unconsciously and fell silent.Lu Jian looked at her expression, seemed to be moved by Shen Xiu's words, couldn't help feeling anxious, and blurted out: "Miss Ning, don't believe his rhetoric, he is simply a villain." Ning Ning didn't even look at him, and said coldly, "Whether I believe it or not, whether he is good or bad, has nothing to do with you?" Lu Jian couldn't help being speechless, but she heard Shen Xiu clapping her hands and laughing: "Well said, this I really hate you, you meddle in your own business when you're about to die." After a pause, he smiled again: "Ning'er, I'm here..." Just as the words fell, Shen Xiu suddenly groaned, and Shen Xiu said angrily, "Ning'er Son, you, you hurt me with the 'Sword in the Eye'?" Lu Jian was surprised and delighted, and looked around, but saw Ning Ningxiu's eyes were wide open, her blue pupils fluttering in the candlelight, her vermilion lips parted slightly, and she said slowly, "Didn't I say that? If you dare to enter, I will let you in." hurt you." Shen Xiu said bitterly: "What a cruel girl." At this moment, she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from a distance, Shen Xiu let out a soft snort, and went to the distance with the sound of breaking wind. Ning Ning exhaled lightly, closed her eyes, and showed a bit of tiredness on her face.The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and after a while, I saw a little girl picking up a wind lantern and leading Shang Qingying in. Shang Qingying saw Ning Ning and said in surprise: "Ning'er, Zhou Xu asked you to take care of him." Is it?" Ning Ning stood up, nodded, Shang Qingying hugged her into his arms, and sighed: "This Zhouxu, I really don't know anything. How can I let a girl come to guard the prisoner in the middle of the night?" Touching Ning Ning's cheek, there was a look of affection between her brows.Ning Ning blushed, and said softly: "Ma'am, there are outsiders here, don't make him laugh." Shang Qingying glanced at Lu Jian, and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? Although you are not my daughter, you are no different from my daughter? If a mother loves her daughter, will someone make fun of her?" Ning Ning lowered her eyebrows and said nothing. Shang Qingying stared at her for a while, then sighed: "I really want you to stay by my side forever." Ning Ning nodded and said: "I also want to serve Madam all my life." "Really?" Shang Qingying smiled, "Then what I told you last time...have you thought it through?" Ning Ning's cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "What's the matter?" Shang Qingying laughed : "Why are you shy? Marriage between a man and a woman is a matter of course. You don't remember, let me remind you, that is, it is your marriage with Xiu'er..." Ning Ning lowered her head even lower, and said softly: "I am a robber slave, but he is the young master. How can a master and a slave marry?" Shang Qingying said: "Although it is said, if a master and a slave marry, It is not without precedent in the West City. If you are matched with Xiu'er, you will be able to accompany me forever." Lu Jian's heart was beating wildly when he heard it, thinking about Shen Xiu's Xiaoxie nature, if this girl marries him, she is afraid that she will suffer a lot, and she wants to stop her, but she feels that other people's family affairs and her own prisoner, how can she act rashly? Adding judgment, he hesitated to speak for a while, so angry and bored. Suddenly I heard Ning Ning say: "Madam, forgive me, Ning Ning is already a slave, but a person condemned by God, how can she implicate the young master again. Ning'er is willing to be alone all her life and never marry..." Shang Qingying hurriedly clapped her hands She shut her mouth, her eyes turned red, and said sadly: "Don't say that, if you don't marry, wouldn't Zhouxu's crime be even greater? He was so mad back then that he turned you into a robbery slave, which is already a heinous crime. Because of this, I will kill you for the rest of my life, I, I..." At this point, tears are falling like rain. Ning Ning smiled sadly, rolled up her sleeves, wiped her tears and said, "It's not too late to discuss this matter, madam, come late at night, do you have anything to do?" Shang Qingying stopped crying and said, "If you don't tell me, I will forget about it. I thought about it for a long time, and I still think it's better to let this child go." Lu Jian was taken aback.Ning Ning also wondered: "Does the master know?" Shang Qingying shook his head and said: "He is already asleep, you release him first, Zhouxu asks, and I will take care of everything." Ning Ning hesitated for a while, took out the key , Unlocked Lu Jian's iron lock. This matter was so sudden that although Lu Jian was unshackled, he stood there in a daze, unable to recover.Shang Qingying sighed: "You child, you don't look like a vicious person by appearance. Why do you act willfully and bully Xiu'er? After this time, I hope you will be a good person, and stop being brave and malicious. Harmful?" Lu Jian couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, he stood up and bowed, but didn't know what to say.Shang Qingying said: "Ning'er, I trouble you to send him out of the mansion." Ning Ning hummed, nodded to Lu Jian and said, "Follow me." Lu Jian followed her for about ten steps, looked around, but saw Shang Qingying standing at the door, with a vague description, somehow, he Feeling sore in his heart, he just wanted to stand on the spot and look at this woman a few more times, but the situation did not allow his wish to be fulfilled, so he had to sigh softly, followed Ning Ning, and walked for a while Suddenly, I saw light coming from the front, and I took a closer look, and it was actually Mo Yi and Xue Er walking towards them with lanterns. The four met each other on a narrow road, and the eight eyes looked at each other in pairs, all of them were amazed.After a moment of stalemate, Mo Yi suddenly said: "Pig ears, take a look, is there anyone in front? You also know that I have glaucoma, and when it gets dark, I can't see anything?" Xue Er said strangely: "You have glaucoma, why haven't I heard you say it..." Before he finished speaking, Mo Yi stepped on the back of his foot suddenly, Xue Er grinned in pain, suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "Unfortunately Really, you have glaucoma, but I am short-sighted. I can't see if there is anyone in front of me. Those two things are straight, like two dead logs. What do you think, what's the matter with the garden? Accidentally put two dead logs on the road and hit pedestrians?" He took a mouthful of "dead wood", Ning Ning was annoyed when she heard it, and spat: "Who are you scolding? You are the dead wood." Mo Yi tilted his ears and pretended to say: "It's strange, pig ears, dead wood seems to be talking. Your ears are good, did you hear it?" Xue Er smiled and said: "I didn't hear it, it seems that there is too much earwax, you heard it What?" Mo Yi said: "I can't hear clearly either, it's buzzing like a mosquito." Xue Er said: "There are a lot of mosquitoes at night, and I don't know if they are male or female. I just hope they don't bite me. .” The two sang together, Ning Ningxiu was so angry that her eyes widened, but the two pretended to be deaf and blind, and walked around the two of them with a smile while talking, and meandered away.Lu Jian kept holding back, and couldn't help laughing when the two of them were far away.Ning Ning glanced at him coldly, and said: "What's so funny, you are a dead wood and a stinky mosquito." Lu Jianren smiled and said: "Yes, I am both a wood and a mosquito, but the girl is a fairy in the sky , has nothing to do with these dirty things." Ning Ning stared at him, and said coldly: "Look at you being so honest, how can you be so talkative? It seems that there is no good thing for all men." She said with contempt and disgust, and turned her head away. Lu Jian smiled wryly.The two walked for a while and came to the back door of the mansion. Ning Ning took the waist badge and said to the guard: "I am Mr. Shen's subordinate. I am going out on business." The guard checked the badge and let them go out. There is a long alley behind the house, Ning Ning sent Lu Jian to the entrance of the alley, and said: "You go, the farther you go, the better, otherwise, if Madam saves you once, she won't be able to save you a second time." Pingping curled up, turned around and left. Lu Jian wanted to thank her, but when she saw that she was arrogant and seemed to dismiss him, she felt ashamed for a while and couldn't make a sound.Seeing her back disappear, just now he cheered up and walked a few steps, when he heard a slight sound from above his head, he couldn't help shrinking under the eaves, holding his breath to look.But I saw a black shadow passing by the wall of the governor's mansion and landed floatingly. It was a masked man in black, carrying a cloth bag on his back, walking fast. Lu Jian was secretly startled: "Who is so bold to steal in the governor's mansion? There are experts from the Ministry of Heaven guarding both inside and outside the governor's mansion, so how could he be so negligent?" He was both indignant and curious, and couldn't help showing The figure followed in the distance, the man in black turned two lanes and saw no one around, just then he put down the cloth bag and untied the rope, a person came out of the cloth bag, Lu Jian saw it from a distance, he was not surprised, he dared to love that person Xu Hai's military advisor Chen Zidan. Chen Zidan poked his head out, cupped his hands and said, "Who is this? Why did you rescue Chen?" The man in black smiled and pulled off his mask. Lu Jian and Chen Zidan were shocked. This masked man was someone else. , it was Shen Xiu.Chen Zidan was particularly astonished, and lost his voice: "Why are you?" Shen Xiu smiled and said, "Brother Zidan has suffered." Chen Zidan's expression changed, and he said coldly, "What trick do you have?" Pass it on to the Lord." Chen Zidan said coldly: "What news? Chen doesn't care about it." Shen Xiu smiled and said, "In the early morning of tomorrow, Hu Zongxian will personally raise troops out of the city to go to Shenzhuang to destroy the commandant Xu Hai. You don't care about this news?" 陆渐闻言大惊，他虽知沈秀轻薄无行，但没料到此獠竟不顾国家大义，出卖重大军机，一时愤怒已极，恨不得纵身上前，但转念又平定下来，立意听二人说些什么。 陈子单闻言也吃一惊，皱眉道：“你叫我怎么信你？”沈秀笑道：“这个消息不是白给，我卖你十万两银子。”陈子单望着他，独眼中冷光闪烁，良久徐道：“我怎么相信这消息是真的？” 沈秀笑道：“你若不信，那也罢了。”说罢转身就走，陈子单脱口道：“且慢！”沈秀止步笑道：“怎么？”陈子单沉吟道：“你知道胡宗宪的行军线路么？”沈秀笑道：“我自然知道，但要我说，须得先见银子。”陈子单道：“你给我行军线路，我给你银子。只是十万两太多。” “十万两也算多？”沈秀哂道，“你得了这个消息，便可在行军路上设下伏兵，一举除掉胡宗宪。只消此人一死，放眼江南，谁还是令主的敌手？届时你们一气攻破几座大城，别说十万两银子，一百万两也轻易赚回去了！” 陈子单摇头道：“但陈某不明白，你好端端的，为何要出卖胡宗宪。”沈秀笑道：“你还不知我这个人么？若是银子足够，就是皇帝老子，亲生爹妈，我也照卖不误。” 陈子单狐疑不定，半晌道：“既然如此，你为何又要抓我伤我？”沈秀笑道：“若不用这种苦肉计，怎么骗得了胡宗宪亲自出征？” 陈子单心乱如麻，蓦地咬牙道：“好，给我三个时辰筹措银两。三个时辰后，仍是燕子矶相见。你拿行军图来，大家一手交钱，一手交货。” 沈秀拍手笑道：“成交，子单兄果然爽快。”又道，“我须得早早回去，牢里丢了囚犯，我若不在府中，家严势必疑到我身上。”说罢蒙了面，飞纵上房，踏瓦去了。 陈子单微一沉吟，四面望望，拔步疾走，陆渐心道：“半夜三更，城门紧闭，他又去哪里取银子？莫非城中还有他的巢穴。”一念及此，纵身跟上，却见陈子单三步一回头，曲折走了一程，在一扇朱门前停下，陈子单一轻一重，扣环十下，那朱门洞开，有人低声道：“陈先生么？” 陈子单一点头，闪身入内。陆渐抬头一看，隐约瞧见朱门上一块漆银匾额，上写“罗宅”二字，陆渐度那围墙高矮，展开跳麻之术，跃上门前石狮，再一纵，已至墙头，他沿屋脊疾走，只见陈子单被一名仆人挑灯引路，急匆匆绕过影壁，来到一座大厅，厅上燃着火把，端坐三人。 陈子单一膝拜倒，沉声道：“拜见主公。” 陆渐雷震一惊，心道：“他的主公不是徐海么？”定眼望去，但见厅中正面一人高鼻长脸，须发浓密，戴一顶飞鱼八宝攒珠冠，着一身白缎纹龙绣金袍，五尺倭刀光华流转，横放膝上，闻言皱眉道：“你怎么来了？咦，你的眼睛怎么了？” 陈子单恨声道：“被沈秀那小畜生坏了？还被他关在总督府里。”那白袍人吃了一惊，挺刀而起，厉声道：“你被捉了？怎么又逃出来？”陈子单惨笑道：“却是沈秀那小畜生放出来的。” 白袍人脸色阴沉，徐徐道：“这就怪了，他既然捉了你，怎么又放你出来？莫不是欲擒故纵？”陈子单道：“我已留了心，并无跟踪之人，本也不想来此面见主人，但军情紧急，不能不来。” 白袍人哦了一声，稍稍放下心来，道：“你说。”陈子单道：“胡宗宪已然中计，决意明日凌晨，亲自提兵偷袭沈庄，擒拿主人。” 白袍人目光闪动，徐徐落座，笑道：“是么？那是再好不过了。这消息你从何得来？”陈子单道：“那姓沈的小畜生贪得无厌，放我之时，告知于我。还与我做了一笔交易，开价十万两银子，出卖胡宗宪的行军路线，嘿嘿，但他万没料到，主人就在南京城中。” 白袍人拍手大笑道：“妙极，妙极，我让你去贡献诈降，就是要慢其心，骄其志，让胡宗宪以为我徐海只会固守山寨，坐以待毙，然后率军出城，去围那个沈庄或是乍浦，万不料老子早已潜入南京城中，只待胡宗宪兵马出动，城内空虚，咱们就四面纵火，血洗此城，届时就算胡宗宪不死，但这失了南京的大罪，也足以让他丢了脑袋。”众倭寇均是狂笑。 徐海又转向一人道：“霍老六，汪老在城外的人马埋伏好了么？”那霍老六道：“埋伏好了。”徐海道：“届时城中火起，你便率人抢到三山门外，杀光守军，打开城门，将汪老的人马放入城来，里应外合，尽情烧杀。”霍老六大声应命。陆渐听得心跳如雷：“好险，没料到这贼子恁地狡诈，若非我无意知晓，岂不断送了这一城百姓。” 却听徐海又道：“子单，你本是此次我放出去的死间，原以为此去有死无生，不曾想你还能活着回来。可见上苍眷顾，不忍分离你我兄弟。”陈子单哭拜道：“主公对我恩重如山，属下唯有以死报之。” 徐海叹一口气，温言道：“你这一日一夜里势必受了许多苦楚，徐某全都记在心里，待得城破之日，我必然擒住沈家父子，千刀万剐，给你报仇。但沈秀那边还需你走一趟，先拿银子买下行军图，餍其贪欲，以免此人起了疑念，叫我功败垂成。” 陈子单道：“此事属下义不容辞。”徐海颔首道：“这次你带几个好手去，若有必要，杀掉那姓沈的，也无不可……” 陆渐听到这里，忽生警兆，继而一股疾风自后袭来，疾风中夹着一股淡淡的腥甜腐臭之气。陆渐躲避不及，急使一个'雀母相'，身子缩如雀卵，让过要害，却被那一掌击在肩胛，掌力虽被变相卸去许多，陆渐仍觉剧痛彻骨，急变“神鱼相”，贴着屋瓦滚出丈余，眼前蓦地一阵昏黑。 来人一掌未能将之击毙，咦了一声，猱身纵上，又是一掌，来如雷轰电至，陆渐翻身抬手，向上迎出，二掌相交，鼻尖那股腐臭之气倏尔变浓，巨力如山，压得陆渐百骸欲散，足下哗然巨响，屋瓦皆碎，身不由主坠了下去。 陆渐未料徐海手下竟有如许高手，自他练成十六相以来，从未在掌力上落此下风。身在半空，忽觉头顶风响，那人竟沉身追来，凌空击下。陆渐不敢硬接，左手变“多头蛇相”，绕过那人掌势，缠他手腕。 那人哼了一声，右掌后缩，左掌击出，陆渐欲抬右掌拆解，忽觉右臂麻木，竟然不听使唤，情急间疾疾缩身，使“大自在相”贴地翻出，不待那人落地，翻身站起，大喝一声，左掌使一个“寿者相”，忽变“猴王相”。那人乃是高手，一见陆渐出手气势，便知厉害，一旋身飘开数尺，方欲顺手反击，不料陆渐忽又从“猴王相”变“半狮人相”，一拳送出，轰隆巨响，墙壁应手坍塌，露出一个大窟窿。 那人不料陆渐出掌乃是虚招，本意却是挥拳破壁，惊觉之时，陆渐已钻垣而出，发足狂奔。奔跑间，但觉右肩中掌处麻木之感渐渐扩散开去，须臾间扩至半身，他张口欲呼，却觉舌头僵硬，叫不出来，也不知跑了多远，蓦地双腿一软，向前跌出，骤然失了知觉。 昏沉之际，忽觉周身刺痛，陆渐未及张眼，便听有人道：“不要妄动。”陆渐努力抬眼望去，但见沈舟虚双眼若不波深潭，静静望着自己，数百根蚕丝自他袖里吐出，半数蚕丝将自身悬在半空，剩余蚕丝则刺入自己周身穴道，一反雪白晶莹，漆黑沉暗，有如墨染。 沈舟虚见他醒来，颔首道：“醒了？”陆渐惊惧交迸，方欲挣扎，沈舟虚摇头道：“别动，你中了'尸妖'桓中缺的'阴尸吸神掌'，天幸遇到老夫，若不然，就算你是劫奴之身，也要送命。” 陆渐望着他，心中疑惑不定，又望着那些黑色蚕丝，更觉骇异。沈舟虚瞧出他的心意，微笑道：“我用'天罗'神通，将蚕丝刺入你经脉之中，吸取'阴尸吸神掌'的尸毒，这些蚕丝变黑，正是尸毒离体的征兆。” 陆渐体内毒质减弱，身子渐渐有了知觉，但觉那蚕丝入体，如百蚁钻动，痒麻无比，一时咬牙苦忍。忽听有人怒哼一声，道：“父亲，此人坏了咱们的大事，你干么费力救他？” 陆渐听出是沈秀的声音，举目望去，但见他立在沈舟虚身侧，怒目而视。沈舟虚叹道：“这宅邸中到底有何玄虚，咱们都没瞧见，此人既被'妖尸'打伤，必是瞧见了什么紧要之事。” 陆渐闻言，定神一瞧，但见自己身处之地，正是那“罗宅”的正厅，不由吃惊道：“你们，你们怎么在这里？”沈秀怒哼道：“这话当由我来问才是。” 沈舟虚淡淡一笑，撤去蚕丝，说道：“我早已疑心倭寇在南京城内设有巢穴，窥探我军动静。是以此番假意让秀儿劫牢，正是欲擒故纵，让那陈子单逃来此处，然后纵兵合围，抓住这拨间谍。不料你贸然跟踪陈子单，打草惊蛇，我等进来时，这所宅邸已是人去楼空了。” 陆渐听得羞惭，但觉身子已能动弹，只是兀自酸软，当下起身道：“陆渐愚钝，误了阁下大事，如何惩戒，悉听尊便。” 沈舟虚摇头道：“你先说说，在这屋内瞧见什么？”陆渐将所见所闻一一说了，在场众人无不变色，沈舟虚也露出几分讶色，说道：“我真小瞧这徐海了，不料他胆识恁地了得，竟敢亲身犯险，奇袭南京？” 陆渐道：“但那埋伏城外的汪老是谁，他却没有说明。”沈舟虚冷笑道：“还有谁？自然是汪直汪五峰了，很好，该来的都来了，也省得我天涯海角一个个去寻他。” 这时忽见燕未归、薛耳、莫乙带着一众甲士，走入堂中，燕未归道：“宅子里和附近民宅尽都搜过，并无一人。”薛耳道：“这里的梁柱墙壁、地板灶台我都听过了，没有地道，也没有夹层。” 沈舟虚皱眉道：“如此说来，这伙贼子逃得好快。”他自来算无遗策，但一夜之间，两度失算，不由得沉吟良久，方才问道：“莫乙，这座宅子是谁的？” 莫乙道：“这个宅子曾是绍兴武举陈三泰的私邸，四年前以三千两银子卖给一个名叫罗初年的盐商。” “不消说。”沈舟虚道，“这罗初年必是倭寇的化名。”沉吟片刻，他眉头一舒，徐徐道：“沈秀，你去义庄里寻一具尸首来，服饰、体态与这陆小哥相若，再将面孔染成青黑，放在当衢之处。” 沈秀怪道：“这是做甚？”沈舟虚道：“而今第一件事，须得让那些倭寇以为，这位小哥中了'阴尸吸神掌'，奔跑未久，毒发身亡，死在当街之处。” 沈秀恍然大悟，应命退下。沈舟虚又道：“未归，你附耳过来。”燕未归移近，沈舟虚在他耳边低语片刻，燕未归一点头，撒开双腿，一阵风去了。 沈舟虚喝退众甲士，转过头来，含笑道：“陆渐，你方才说了，误我大事，由我惩戒，对不对？”陆渐点点头。沈舟虚道：“很好，如今我要你更衣易容，留在我身边，寸步不离。” 陆渐吃了一惊，但有言在先，无法回绝。当下沈舟虚命薛耳拿来一套衣衫，给陆渐换过，又取了张人皮面具，给他罩上，说道：“无论见到什么，听到什么，你只管装聋作哑，待我破了汪直、徐海，自然放你。” 陆渐心性朴直，虽猜不透其中玄奥，但听如此能破倭寇，也就听之任之了。 却听沈舟虚道：“推我回府。”薛耳应声上前，冲陆渐咧嘴一笑，便推着沈舟虚出了宅邸，陆渐无法，只得尾随。 此时天色已明，行不多时，便见燕未归大步流星，赶将回来，躬身道：“主人吩咐，均已办妥。只是应天府今早遇上一件奇案，迫不得已，来请主人相助。” 沈舟虚道：“什么案子，竟能难住应天府的差官？”燕未归道：“听说阅马校场的旗斗上挂了三具尸体，那旗斗离地二十丈，也不知怎么挂上去的？应天府的差官既无法取下尸体查验，又害怕那凶手太过厉害，故而只有请主人出马。” 沈舟虚道：“确有几分奇处，你去府里叫凝儿来。”燕未归应了一声，转身去了。 “天时尚早。”沈舟虚笑了笑，“薛耳、莫乙，咱们去校场瞧瞧热闹。” 车轮轱辘，沈舟虚闭目观心，行了半晌，忽听薛耳道：“主人，到了。” 沈舟虚张眼望去，但见近处旷地冷清，黄尘不起，远处阁楼峥嵘，托起半轮红日，一竿杏黄大旗凌风招展，直入霄汉，旗下挂着三具尸首，随着高天罡风，摇晃不定。 陆渐见那尸体，暗自心惊，寻思天下间谁有这般能耐，竟能携着数百斤的尸首，攀到如此高处。此时早有捕快上前相见，寒暄两句，一名老捕快道：“今早天亮，喂马的老军出来铡草，抬头瞧见尸首，是以来报。可恨小人能耐低微，无法取下尸首。沈先生手下能人众多，屡破奇案，必有法子取下尸首，捉拿凶手……” 谈论间，燕未归与宁凝联袂而来。沈舟虚便道：“凝儿，你放尸首下来；未归接住尸首，别要摔坏了。” 宁凝一点头，微阖双目，向着那旗斗凝神片刻，蓦地睁开，陆渐只瞧她双眼玄光流转，若有实质，只瞧旗斗上火光一闪，尸首颈上绳索顷刻烧断。要知道那些尸首拴成一串，一绳断绝，三具尸首有如陨石，齐齐坠落。 燕未归觑得真切，如风掠上，双足一顿，腾起三丈，左手接下一具尸首，左足凌空探出，勾住旗杆，疾如车轮般呼地一转，右手又将第二具尸首抓住，此时第三具尸首才到他眼前，燕未归手中两具尸首左右一合，将之夹住，纵身落地，嚓的一声，双脚入地近尺。 陆渐瞧得心跳神驰，这三具尸首本有数百斤重，加上坠落之势，何止千钧，燕未归不但一一抓住，更以无俦脚力，将千钧坠力引入地下。换了他人，就算有能为接住尸首，落地之时，也势必双腿齐断，腰身扭折了。 燕未归放下尸首，躬身退到一边，沈舟虚又道：“莫乙，你去瞧瞧，这三人如何死的？”莫乙上前翻看一遍，回道：“这三人外表无甚伤痕，但泪腺微肿。《内经》有言：'微大为心痹引背，善泪出'，足见这三人是心脏麻痹而死，但何以心脏麻痹，奴才却瞧不出来。不过，这三人我都在官府文书上见过。”他指着一个五官俊秀、身着黄衫的年轻人道，“此人名叫竺森，绰号'玉黄蜂'，乃是崆峒派弃徒，采花无数，在京城也犯下好几件大案，刑部悬赏八千两花银捉拿。”又指着一个黑脸狰狞、体格魁梧大汉道，“此人名叫路仲明，江西巨匪，啸聚山林，无恶不作，曾有大员矢志拿他，却被他率众闯入官邸，灭了满门，如今刑部悬赏一万两花银捉拿。” 说到此处，那些老少捕快，均露惊色，莫乙语气一顿，望着那具道士尸首，迟疑道：“至于这个道长，来历却有些不同。他本是当朝国师陶仲文的大弟子，道号元元子，特奉皇上旨意，来江南物色秀女，送往京师，不想竟死在这里？”那些捕快听了这话，无不面如土色。 沈舟虚移车上前，审视那具尸首，那些捕快忽地纷纷跪倒，磕头叫道：“沈先生救命，沈先生救命……元元子道长是钦差，死了钦差，我等如何交代？” 沈舟虚望着尸首，沉吟半晌，摇头道：“这些人外表均无伤损，乃是心脏麻痹而死，但如何麻痹，却叫人想不明白；至于这旗杆，离地二十来丈，谁又有能耐将尸首送上去呢？故而只有两种可能。” 众捕快忙问道：“有哪两种可能？” 沈舟虚叹道：“杀人的要么是鬼怪，要么是神仙。元元子道长乃是国师高足，他家就是神仙，神仙又怎么会杀他呢？所以说，这三人多半是遇上鬼怪，吓得心脏麻痹而死，然后又被那鬼怪送上旗杆高处。” 众捕快初时听得发愣，但聪明的转念就明白过来，沈舟虚这话，正是教自己如何编造故事，敷衍朝廷。此事本就不可思议，若说是鬼怪作崇，那是再也恰当不过了。一时间，众人纷纷点头称是，均说是鬼怪杀人。 沈舟虚微微一笑，推车出了校场，宁凝忍不住道：“主人，真是鬼怪作崇么？”沈舟虚见她神色不安，不禁笑道：“傻丫头，恁地胆小？我说鬼话骗那些蠢材，你也信了？” “如此说没有鬼怪了？”宁凝轻轻舒了一口气，“那么这三个大恶人是谁杀的呢？”沈舟虚道：“自然是人杀的。”他挥了挥手，道：“未归，你去城中的酒肆中瞧瞧，若有什么奇闻怪事，便来报我。”燕未归答应一声，一溜烟走了。 不多时，燕未归飞步赶回，促声道：“昨晚玄武湖畔的'吟风阁'上有人喝了一夜酒，如今正在打架闹事。” 沈舟虚不觉哑然失笑，叹道：“罢了，你推我过去。”