Chapter 7 Chapter Seven
Gu Zhen put his hands behind his back, entered the door and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, why are you looking for my younger brother?" Yu Zhao had bulging veins on his forehead, clenched his fists, glared at him and said angrily, "How dare you lie to me, what are you talking about when Xianbi heard the box?" , and fainted from grief?"
"If I didn't say that, would you come?" Gu Zhen smiled, "If you hide and drink alone, even if you die drunk, it won't help."
Yu Zhaohan said in a low voice, "What does Yu's matter have to do with you?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with me, but it has nothing to do with Miss Xianbi. You are a manly man, don't you just have the heart to let her marry someone else?" ?”
Speaking of this, Zhong Yuzhao felt a pain in his heart, and was discouraged, silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "The matter has come to this, what else can we do? Besides, I have delayed her for many years, so this is the end."
Xianbi's eyes turned red when she heard this, her red lips trembled.Gu Zhen sneered, and said: "This ending is just your ending. You are a bachelor, and you are clean. But Miss Xianbi is going to marry someone she doesn't love. The future pain can be said to be endless. What's the matter? game?"
Yu Zhao said angrily: "Then what do you think? He has already captured him, so why not snatch him back?" Gu Zhen said, "That's right, that's exactly what it is."
Yu Zhao's face sank: "This is the mother's promise, and Xianbi has already agreed. Zuo Feiqing will marry Qing girl if she catches her. How can you not keep your word in this world?"
Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "Brother Yu is too old-fashioned. He didn't tell you to rob it, but Lu Jian and I went to rob it. Hehe, maybe it shouldn't be called robbing, but help." He turned to Lu Jian and smiled. Said, "Yao Qing is your sweetheart, right?" Lu Jian blushed, shook his head and said, "I'm not good enough for her."
"Whether you deserve it or not." Gu Zhen said, "Now that she has made a big mistake, she will be severely punished when she returns to the west city. Can you save her?" Let's just say it can't be saved, isn't it because seeing Yao Qing suffering, at this moment, Gu Zhen suddenly poked her heart out, and she was immediately dumbfounded.
"One, two, three." Gu Zhen counted three times, and said with a smile, "If you don't speak, you are acquiescing. You and I are life-and-death friends, and I want to help you. Brother Yu was robbed of his love by others, and he was inevitably angry. Since I want to fight with Zuo Feiqing to relieve my anger, beating him to the point of amputating his limbs is a joy."
Yu Zhao said: "Hey, is Yu such a rascal in the market?" Gu Zhen said: "Then you just watch Miss Xianbi marry Zuo Feiqing, and you are a hero?" Yu Zhao said: "Fart." Zhen laughed out loud.
"I understand!" Xianbi suddenly said, "Gu Zhen, you mean to ask Yu Zhao to provoke and distract Zuo Feiqing, so you and Lu Jian can take the opportunity to save people?"
"Young lady is wise." Gu Zhen laughed, "This strategy is called 'sound from the east to strike the west', also known as 'tune the tiger away from the mountain'. Besides, Lu Jian is a famous teacher in order to save his sweetheart, and has nothing to do with the promise made by Mother Earth and the girl. "
Xianbi lowered her eyebrows and murmured, "What happened after Yao Qing was rescued?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Naturally, he and Lu Jianyuan will fly high, and Feng Junhou will never be able to find him for the rest of his life. If he can't find him, he won't be able to fulfill the marriage contract."
"You have a good idea." Xianbi yelled, "You borrowed my soldiers from the west city and let go of the traitors from the west city. How can there be such a good thing in the world?" Gu Zhen rolled his eyes and said with a sneer: "Okay, girl Just marry Feng Junhou."
Xianbi and Yu Zhao were both angry, and they looked at each other, thinking: "Since Zuo Feiqing has won, the two of us are bound by our agreement, so we can't snatch someone from him. If we want to break the engagement, the only way is Relying on external force to muddy the water..." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be silent.
Gu Zhen observed the words and expressions, and said with a smile: "One, two, three, take a picture, if you two don't speak, it is considered acquiescing. This strategy kills two birds with one stone and achieves two pairs of gods and couples. The boy is really meritorious."
"Don't put gold on your face." Xianbi spat, "The plan is settled, what should I do next?" Gu Zhen said: "Of course we should open the 'sound transmission box' first."
Xianbi glanced at Yu Zhao, saw him nodding, picked up the wooden box, and pressed the four keys in the order of "Ding Yi Jia Wu", only to hear a few clicks in the box, and suddenly the voice of Feng Junhou: "Overlord!" Kill yourself, rain in the sky, a family of ten will fight for every inch of land."
Everyone frowned greatly.Lu Jian couldn't help but said: "What is this? Play it again and listen to it." Xianbi shook her head and said, "No, this box can only be listened to once. The four sentences just now should be a riddle set by Zuo Feiqing."
Yu Zhao sneered and said, "This guy has always kept things hidden, so he's not happy." Xianbi said, "He likes to guess riddles by nature, just like you are born to be good at wine. You two are very different, don't talk about anyone else? "After that, he concentrated on solving the riddle.
Gu Zhen smiled slightly and said, "If you like guessing riddles, I and Feng Junhou are considered to be in the same path. The so-called overlord slays himself, overlord, Xiang Yu also, slays himself, pawns, and the addition of feathers and pawns is a green word; the so-called rain in the sky , the rain in the sky, and the clouds; the so-called family of ten people, one person, one mouth, and the addition of ten mouths is an ancient word; as for every inch of land, the addition of every inch of land is a temple word. If these four words are combined Get up, it will be Cuiyun Ancient Temple."
"The boy is amazing!" Yu Zhao raised his thumb, "I can't guess any of these ghostly temples." Gu Zhen said with a smile: "I know the temple, it is in the eastern suburbs, and it has been abandoned for many years. Let's go immediately."
The four were very anxious, left the waterside pavilion, rode out of the city, and ran eastward for ten miles. In the distance, they saw undulating hills and ridges, shaded by green trees, and flying out of the eaves of a pagoda in a mountain depression.Gu Zhenyao pointed out: "That is Cuiyun Ancient Temple."
The four left their horses at the foot of the mountain and walked along the stone path for a while. Before they approached the temple, a gust of wind blew through the pine forest all over the mountain. , Citing merchants and engraving feathers, corresponding to the pine waves, just like one person playing the piano, and thousands of people singing.
Lu Jian couldn't help but look up, the jingling sound came from the half-collapsed Liuhe Pagoda in the temple, and the bells swayed and struck each other due to the wind.
Just as he was feeling surprised, he suddenly heard Gu Zhen laughing loudly: "What a song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix"!" Xian Bi glanced at him, and said in his heart: "You heard it too?" Yu Zhao snorted coldly, his expression quite uneasy.
Lu Jian wondered, "What is "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix"?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Don't you think the sound of pines and tower bells is a very nice song?" Lu Jian nodded and said: "Yes, the wind is so strange that it actually blows a tune?"
"No wonder, no wonder." Gu Zhen said with a smile, "This is Feng Junhou, who knew we were coming, deliberately moved the trees, blew the wind and rang the bells, and played the song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", implying the love between a man and a woman. Love. I think Sima Xiangru picked Zhuo Wenjun back then, and he played this piece of music, Feng Junhou, which is very effective in imitating the ancients." Speaking of this, he smiled in his eyes and looked at Xianbi.Xianbi glared at him, cursing inwardly: "This kid is too hateful, look again, hmph, I'll goug out your eyeballs."
But Yu Zhao sneered and said: "There is a saying that 'a thousand pieces of gold can't buy a gift', Zuo Feiqing pretends to be romantic, and when it comes to talent and learning, how can he compare with Sima Xiangru?" Seeing him jealous, Xianbi was happy, In his mouth, he said casually: "He is not comparable, but are you comparable?"
Yu Zhaogao shouted: "I can't compare to Sima Xiangru when I play the piano and write poems, and he can't compare to me when I drink and fight. What's more, Yu, a man of eight feet, should run wild in the world, so why should he pick up the teeth and wisdom of the ancients? Learn to play whatever is black and yellow."
Lu Jian hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "Who is Sima Xiangru?" Everyone laughed for a moment, and Gu Zhen said: "Sima Xiangru is not only a big pervert, but also a sycophant. cheating young widows."
Lu Jian was surprised and said, "So you're not a good person?" Yu Zhao was delighted to hear that, patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously, "You're right, he's not a good person." Xian Bi gave him a white look and said, "Lu Jian , don't listen to his nonsense. Sima Xiangru was once the top talent and famous in the Han Dynasty, but he is a great talent and a great writer." Lu Jian suddenly realized, nodded and said: "No wonder, no wonder."
Yu Zhao's eyebrows slanted, and he laughed long and loudly: "Zuo Feiqing, your melody is mediocre, but because the wind is the piano, it is the best method. From this point of view, your 'Zhou Liu Feng Jin' has been practiced to the tenth level." More than that?"
Every word he said was like thunder, the mountains echoed and the valley echoed for a long time, the last word was uttered, and the first word was still lingering in the mountains.
After he finished speaking, he heard Zuo Feiqing laughing and chanting, and the wind came: "Don't dare, it happens to be the twelfth floor." The tone of the voice was strong, and it was like whispering to someone who was several miles away.
"Good guy." Yu Zhao tutted, "It's better than your old man Zuo Mengchen." While speaking, the four of them approached the front of the temple. The mountain gate was broken, half-open and half-closed. Silk.
Yu Zhao was about to start, when Zuo Feiqing smiled and said: "Wait a minute." Yu Zhao said: "What?" Zuo Feiqing said: "I invited Miss Xianbi, but I didn't invite you, let alone these two people who are not good. Related outsiders."
Yu Zhao said: "This ruined temple is not your family's property, so can't Yu come in and take a look?" Just as he was about to break down the door, Zuo Feiqing sneered and said, "Brother Yu, look at your feet."
Yu Zhao looked down, and at some point, there was a layer of fine sand in front of his feet, which seemed to be blown by the breeze, gathering or scattered.Xianbi's expression changed slightly, and he murmured: "The formation of sinking sand?"
"Zuo Feiqing." Yu Zhao sneered and said, "You set up an array to deal with Yu?"
"Brother Yu overestimates our own family." Zuo Feiqing laughed, "Girl Qing is full of tricks, I set up to trap her this time, as long as Brother Yu doesn't think he can break in, Zuo will not make things difficult."
Yu Zhao said: "Are you threatening me?" Zuo Feiqing said with a smile: "Brother Yu thinks so, let it be."
Seeing that the two of them hadn't met yet, Xianbi was already on the verge of daggers, and hurriedly said: "As the saying goes: 'He who comes is a guest', since everyone is here, he is a guest. Brother Zuo refuses the door like this, it is not the way to welcome guests. .”
When Zuo Feiqing was silent for a while, he sighed: "Sister Xianbi, you know that I've always been very quiet, and I don't want to see anyone except you. But since you said it, I can't be unreasonable. That's all, I'll come up with four riddles , you untie one, and one person will come in, if not, don't blame me for launching the formation."
Xianbi looked back at Gu Zhen, saw him nodding with a smile, and said, "All right, Brother Zuo, please write a question."
Zuo Feiqing said: "The first riddle is to type a word, and the puzzle is: 'Dispel the heat, sweep away the smoke and clouds, the sound of the Jiujiang River, and the majesty of the four seas'."
Everyone listened, before thinking about it, Gu Zhen laughed and said, "Isn't this the queen's tuba?" Everyone was stunned: "Yes, the breeze drives away the heat, the wind blows the clouds, and the river wind screams. If it is a sea breeze, it will naturally spread everywhere. It’s all about power, and it’s all about the word ‘wind’.”
Zuo Feiqing said, "Okay, sister Xianbi, please come in." Xianbi Fang wanted to enter, but Gu Zhen said with a smile: "Miss, why worry, solve the four riddles, let's go in together." Xianbi stopped immediately .
After a moment of silence, Zuo Feiqing said again, "The second riddle is still typing one word, and the riddle is: 'Capuchin monkey'."
After hearing this, Gu Zhen laughed and said, "Brother Yu, he scolded you." Yu Zhao said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Gu Zhen said: "Which one of the twelve earthly branches does the monkey of the twelve zodiac correspond to?" Yu Zhao said: "Shen monkey, unitary rooster, corresponds to Shen." Hook?" Yu Zhao said, "It's the word 'electricity'."
Gu Zhen said: "The word 'electricity', isn't it the monkey's curly tail? The Leibu practiced 'Zhou Liu Dian Jin', and he came up with this riddle. Doesn't it mean that the masters of the Leibu are all capuchin monkeys?"
Yu Zhao has a great temperament, so he won't be provoked by this. He snorted coldly, and Fang was about to put it aside, but suddenly saw Gu Zhen winking at him, and couldn't help but wake up: "Yes, I came here to provoke, isn't that just an excuse? ?” He raised his voice and said, “Zuo Feiqing, you actually insulted my Ministry of Lei? Very good, we haven’t discussed each other for a long time, and Yu wants to learn from him.”
"Accompany you at any time." Zuo Feiqing said, "Then the second riddle counts as brother Yu's pass. As for the third riddle, it is to fight a monster, and the riddle is 'drinking from the underworld'."
Gu Zhen shook his head and sighed: "Brother Yu, he didn't give up. He not only scolded you, but also scolded me." Yu Zhao said, "How?" , The ghosts who drink in the underworld are all drunkards. When it comes to drunkards, we are both counted, but he said that he beat a kind of monster, isn't it calling us all monsters?"
Xianbi smiled and said, "That's a good scolding." Yu Zhao pretended to be angry and said, "I've also written down this scolding, and we'll settle the score later."
Zuo Feiqing sneered, and said, "For the puzzle solver, the kid next to you will pass the test this time. The fourth mystery..." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Come on slowly."
Zuo Feiqing said: "What?" Gu Zhen said: "The fourth riddle, we might as well change it up, I will come up with the question, you come to guess the riddle, if you can't guess it, I will enter this temple gate, if you can guess it , I’ll leave as soon as I can.”
Zuo Feiqing laughed, and said, "You're really interesting, that's fine, you come up with a question." Gu Zhen said, "I also typed one word for this riddle, and the riddle is: 'On February and March, the wind and moon are boundless' (Note: The wind here is in traditional Chinese)."
Zuo Feiqing was silent for a while when he heard the words, Yu Zhao knew that he would be troubled, he was very pleased, and said with a smile: "Why, you can't guess it? If you can't guess it, you have to admit defeat. Is it possible that you can't guess it today? Guess again tomorrow, if you can’t guess tomorrow, guess again next year, so day after day, year after year, when you guess it, Yu will have a great-grandson, haha.”
Zuo Feiqing was furious when he heard this, but couldn't guess in a hurry, so he had to say: "Okay, I can't guess it, boy Wu, what is the answer?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "The answer lies in you, you Think again." Zuo Feiqing said strangely: "On me? Could it be the hands? No. Is it the eyes? It's not right..."
Gu Zhen made wild guesses and said with a smile: "Forget it, let me tell you, it's February and March, what season is it?" Zuo Feiqing said: "Spring."
Gu Zhendao: "Therefore, 'Zheng Er San Yue' is a character for 'spring', but as for 'wind and moon boundless', it is necessary to use the method of splitting characters, the character 'wind' has no frame, it is a worm character, and the character 'moon' has no frame. There is a two-character frame, and when put together, it becomes the word 'Chong Er', and vice versa, it becomes 'Er Chong'. Two worms plus the previous spring, what word do you say?"
Without waiting for Zuo Feiqing to answer, Yu Zhao said, "Of course it's a big stupid word. No wonder the answer lies in someone. You can't even guess such a simple riddle. What is it if you're not a fool?"
Zuo Feiqing was furious, but he had something to say first, it was inconvenient to explode, so he could only suppress his anger, and said coldly: "Okay, everyone, please come in!"
Yu Zhao patted Gu Zhen on the shoulder, and whispered: "This riddle is a solution." After saying this, he laughed loudly, and when he entered the door, the other three followed closely. As soon as Lu Jianfu entered the door, he felt soft under his feet and looked down , the ground was covered with a layer of fine sand several inches thick, and it was rising and falling with the breeze.
The courtyard is secluded and unremarkable, several stone niches and stone tripods are broken and crooked, Buddha statues and holy beasts are missing hands and feet, and a lying locust tree has scorched branches and traces of fire, but there is no shadow of Feng Junhou.
Yu Zhao raised his thick eyebrows and sternly shouted: "Zuo Feiqing, hide your head, what's your skill?"
Hearing a chuckle suddenly, the wind blew the ground, the sand was deserted, and for a moment, the wind breathed and the sand sank, Zuo Feiqing's hair was like flying snow, and he stood gracefully in front of the crowd.
Lu Jian was secretly startled when he saw him appearing like a ghost, and looked around intently, but he couldn't see Yao Qing, and felt his heart burning with anxiety.Seeing it, Gu Zhen smiled and said, "What's the hurry, I will definitely return you, a frisky little sister Yao." Lu Jian's face turned hot when he heard this, but his heart was full of certainty.
Suddenly Yu Zhao snorted coldly, and raised his voice, "I heard you caught Qing girl, where is she?"
Zuo Feiqing said indifferently, "What does it matter to you if I catch you or not?" Yu Zhao's eyes sharpened, and he said hesitantly, "My surname is Zuo, Yu has always looked at you as an eyesore, come on, come on, let's fight for five hundred rounds , let’s talk about something else.”
But Zuo Feiqing didn't get annoyed, and said with a smile: "Sister Xianbi is going to marry me, you must be sad. But Zuo doesn't like to beat dogs in the water all his life. You have already lost in love words. If you lose in martial arts again, wouldn't it be How pitiful?"
Xianbi's heart sank when he heard the words, and in a blink of an eye, Yu Zhao's tiger's eyes opened sharply, like an invisible sharp edge, shooting out violently. When Xianbi touched it, he felt frightened and hurriedly closed his eyes.
The fierce aura around Yu Zhao's body was like thousands of needles and arrows, shooting out from all directions.Lu Jian and Gu Zhen were beside him, as if their skin had been pricked by needles, they unconsciously took two steps back, their heart strings tensed, and their breathing quickened.But following the release of murderous intent, Yu Zhao said slowly: "Zuo Feiqing, since I was five years old, I have hated you. No matter how you talk or practice, you are neither male nor female. I hate you so much."
"To each other." Zuo Feiqing smiled gently, his eyes were leisurely, as dizzy as a lake, and as leisurely as clouds flying, "No matter how miserable Zuo is, he can't compare to you, a lunatic who is dirty and smelly, a drunken rascal, and more than that." Lei Bu is ashamed, even among my thousands of disciples in the West City, none of them is not ashamed."
"Are you so arrogant?" Yu Zhao sneered coldly, and said slowly, "You are still wet the bed even when you are four years old. You can tell who is dirty and who is smelly." It is so bright that it is extremely bright, like purple lightning, piercing the clouds and splitting the water, the power is unstoppable.
"Don't dare to be it, it's better than when you grow up to be eight years old and run around all over the mountain with bare buttocks." Zuo Feiqing laughed and said leisurely, but his eyes gradually became condensed. At first, it was like condensing clouds into water, and then condensing water into beads, chaotic Run, no edge no light.But no matter how sharp the other party's eyes are, if you meet him, it will be like the sunset of a residual electricity, and the sharpness will be lost.
Xianbi was angry and funny, but when she really wanted to laugh, she couldn't.She knew that the two of them were looking at each other, and their energy was tied to both eyes. Even before they fought, their gazes were like long swords and shields, attacking and defending each other from a distance, looking for the opponent's flaws. , exposing each other's childhood secrets, but in fact it was done deliberately to confuse the enemy's mind, as long as one party's mind is disturbed and the eyes are relaxed, most of the losses will be lost.
The more Xianbi watched, the more startled she became, sweat dripped from the tip of her upturned nose, and she wanted to make a sound, but her breath was stuck in her heart, and she couldn't.
Yu Zhao's main attack took more energy, his eyes were extremely bright, and gradually weakened, his pupils were full of light and concentration, and his aura was greatly reduced.The meaning of chaos in Zuo Feiqing's eyes seemed to have substance, and he spit it out slowly, like a blunt object, suppressing Yu Zhao's mind.
Yu Zhao recharged his spirits and kept guarding for a while, then suddenly let out a deep drink, his eyes flickered, and then became bright again, forcing Zuo Feiqing's eyes back in an instant.But only for a while, Yu Zhao's divine light faded again, and the chaos in Zuo Feiqing's eyes came again, but within a few breaths, Yu Zhao's eyes became bright again, and he regained the offensive.
The eyes of the two men advanced and retreated like this, sometimes attacking and sometimes defending, suddenly like two swords intertwined, sometimes like sharp spears piercing a shield, sometimes showing weakness, sometimes showing strength;
After repeated counting, Yu Zhao suddenly yelled loudly, and slowly stepped forward with his left foot like a weight on his shoulders, Zuo Feiqing receded in response to the momentum, and stood up high.
"Go." Yu Zhao pressed his palms together, and a stream of snow-white smoke, like a dragon, shot out across the sky.
In a hurry, Zuo Feiqing brought up the "Wind Demon Shield", held up the umbrella to block it, and with a chirping sound, the white umbrella turned into powder.
As soon as the two fought, it was life and death; Xianbi couldn't help but forget the reason for coming, and shouted: "Quickly stop, don't, don't fight."
Umbrella crumbs fluttered like snow hail, Zuo Feiqing's figure fell halfway, his white hair spread out rustlingly, and countless strands were bent into arcs, like a snow-white flying feather, gently supporting him.
"Three thousand white hairs!" Yu Zhao narrowed his eyes suddenly, "Zuo Feiqing, did you hide this trick?"
"So what?" Zuo Feiqing sneered, "Didn't you secretly raise a 'Leiyindianlong'?"
Seeing that the two of them were safe, Xianbi's heart fell, and she hurriedly said: "Everyone, click as soon as possible, this round is considered a tie."
"Tie?" Zuo Feiqing's eyes changed, and he shouted, "It's still very early!" With a flick of his sleeve, the wind butterfly was like a gust of wind, circling around Yu Zhao, gathering like a majestic array, scattered like snow and hail all over the sky , or sink the boat with a blow, or take advantage of the gap to smash the void, cover the sky and block the sun, and cut across the smoke and clouds.
Within ten steps of the "Thunder Sound and Electric Dragon", there is no way to resist it, and beyond ten steps, the smoke light fades and its power drops sharply.Zuo Feiqing understood this reason well, and kept ten steps away from the wind butterfly by remote control, but Yu Zhao's electric power was hard to reach, so he couldn't help saying angrily: "Zuo Feiqing, if you have the guts, go to the ground and fight."
Zuo Feiqing sneered, "Why don't you go to the sky?"
Yu Zhao let out a long roar, and flew up a few feet, Dian Jin flew out with the momentum of a dragon, Zuo Feiqing didn't dare to block it, and then retreated.Although Yu Zhao was strong in moving, he couldn't soar into the void for a long time like him, and fell down again in an instant.
This ups and downs, several times of stalemate, Zuo Feiqing had a chance to glance, his face changed suddenly, he saw that beside Xianbi, Gu Zhen and Lu Jian were gone.
"I've been fooled!" Zuo Feiqing was flustered, waved his sleeves, and wanted to fly to the backyard, Yu Zhao laughed and said, "Do you want to leave? Leave a few coins to pay for the journey." He flew up and shot two bolts of electricity, He blocked Zuo Feiqing back.
Lu Jian and Gu Zhen sneaked into the backyard while they were fighting each other. Lu Jian called out along the way: "Ah Qing..." He called three times in a row, and suddenly heard a thin voice from the meditation room on the left: "Lu, Lu Jian, yes , is that you?"
Lu Jian was surprised and delighted, stunned, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, it's me, Ah Qing..." He grabbed the meditation room, the door was unlocked, he pushed hard, but unexpectedly the door was pushed from the inside by a strong force. resist.In a hurry, Lu Jian forgot the admonition "don't use your strength" and slammed it out with "Da Sumeru". Unexpectedly, the door only swung, and Yao Qing let out a miserable groan.
Lu Jian was impatient and wanted to hit him again, but Gu Zhen pulled him back and said in a deep voice, "Don't be rash, there's something weird about it." Lu Jian stopped in shock, Gu Zhen stroked the door with a strange expression, and said, "You also Look."
Lu Jian stretched out his hand to touch it, but felt that there seemed to be a huge potential on the door leaf, and with a little luck, his finger was bounced away by the potential.
Gu Zhen walked around the meditation room and said, "This potential is densely distributed around the meditation room. I don't know where it came from? Could it be that there are guards in the room?"
Suddenly Yao Qing said weakly: "No, no one is guarding, this, this potential is my true energy." The two people outside the room were startled.Gu Zhen said, "Could it be that you trapped yourself?"
"This method is the supernatural power of the wind department, called Qingfeng lock." Yao Qing said weakly, "Zuo Feiqing led my true energy around this meditation room and made it into a barrier. If you want to save me, you must first destroy my body." True Qi, but once my true Qi is broken, I will surely die. In this way, Zuo Feiqing can make me self-trap without a rope or a lock. Lu Jian...you fool, you just bumped and killed me I..." He was out of breath, and coughed lightly.
Lu Jian was startled and said, "Ah Qing, are you injured?" Yao Qing said angrily, "It's all your fault..." Lu Jian felt ashamed and remorseful, and hurriedly said, "Good Ah Qing, you can call me whatever you want, but How can I save you now..." Yao Qing snarled, and said, "If I knew, I would have come out long ago, do I still need you to save me..."
Lu Jian was speechless, stared at Gu Zhen and said, "You must have a solution, right?"
Gu Zhen smiled wryly and said: "I'm not boasting, no matter whether it's an iron lock, copper lock, open lock or hidden lock, as long as it has a shape, a shape, and a good shape, I can open it with a black gold thread in my hand. But the 'Qingfeng Lock' 'Using true qi as a lock, you can't see it, you can't touch it, it's clearly a kind of martial arts, and you know that when it comes to martial arts, my younger brother's knowledge is very limited..."
Suddenly, Yao Qing sneered and said, "Lu Jian, don't trust him, he is a thug, he must have a way, you should beat him hard first, until he thinks of a way."
Lu Jian was stunned for a moment, but Gu Zhen laughed loudly and said, "What a poisonous woman, you are called public revenge."
Lu Jianqi said: "You and Ah Qing have never met before, so why are you talking about personal enmity?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Don't you know? She is..." Yao Qing suddenly shouted: "Shut up the stinky thief." Gu Zhen Said: "It's okay to shut up, but will you still beat me?" Yao Qing spat: "You are amazing."
Gu Zhen had a smile on his face, but he was very anxious in his heart. Seeing success, who knew that Zuo Feiqing stayed behind, and while he was worried, he suddenly heard someone chuckle lightly: "Do you want to break the Qingfeng lock? It's hard to say, but it's hard to say no." Difficult, not difficult."
Lu Jian and Gu Zhen looked back, but they saw Xianbi came behind them at some time, Yao Qing suddenly said angrily, "It's you?" Xianbi smiled and said, "Hello, Junior Sister Yao."
Yao Qing snorted coldly, and said: "Thanks to you, I'm fine. You're so unfaithful, no matter what I try, I won't be able to escape."
Xianbi sighed: "To protect myself that day, I resorted to extremely wise techniques and messed up your father's sanity. I'm really sorry, but if you want revenge, just come at me. Why did you hurt my fellow disciples and steal the portrait of the secret book? ?”
Yao Qing snorted coldly and said, "It's not easy? I stole the "Tai Sui Jing" to learn the supernatural powers in it. As for stealing the portrait of the patriarch, it is very clear. The eight pictures are combined into one, and the world is invincible. As long as I collect eight portraits, I will be invincible in the world, kill you eight masters, and then set fire to burn that West City, so that you can also taste the taste of destroying your family."
These words were so bitter that the three people outside the room were terrified.Xianbi was silent for a long while, then suddenly sighed: "Yao Qing, you are bewitched."
Yao Qing let out a coquettish smile like a silver bell: "Yes, I am a witch, but you are a Bodhisattva, why are you so kind, detoxify me, and save my life? If it were me, cutting the weeds and rooting out the roots, you should be in Yaojiazhuang. Kill me. What? Are you regretting it? It’s still too late, if you don’t kill me today, one day, I will destroy the Dibu first, and then destroy the West City.”
Lu Jian couldn't help but said, "Ah Qing, why are you talking like that?" Yao Qing said coldly, "Why did I talk? Did you say something about your sister Xianbi, and your heart hurts?" Lu Jian Shy and anxious, she stammered, "I, I..." Xianbi frowned, and suddenly said, "Lu Jian, stop talking, let her out first."
"Nonsense!" Yao Qing snorted coldly, "He's a fool, how can he save me?"
Lu Jian also said: "Yeah, I'm confused, how can I let her out? It's better for Sister Xianbi to show her skills."
"I don't have the ability." Xianbi shook his head and said, "Among the four people here, if you want to break the Qingfeng Lock, it's your 'Heaven-Mending Hand'."
Lu Jian was surprised and said: "Mending the sky and robbing hands?" Xianbi said: "I'm here to ask you, can the sky mend it?" Lu Jian pondered undecided, Gu Zhen smiled and said: "The sky is pure and empty, there is no coming and going , there is no defect, there is no defect, how to make up for it?"
"Otherwise." Xian Bi shook his head and said, "There are gaps in the sky, but ordinary people can't feel it." Gu Zhen snorted, and said, "Could it be possible that Lu Jian could feel it?"
Xianbi said: "Exactly." Because Xiang Lujian said, "The principle of 'Qingfeng Lock' is close to the way of heaven. It seems to be complete, but in fact there are gaps. You can press the wall with both hands to sense the true energy on the wall, and find it. Get out of the gap where the true qi circulates, cut in with your hand, if the true qi is blocked, the breeze lock will be broken."
Lu Jian was overjoyed and was about to make a move when Yao Qing said coldly: "Lu Jian, don't be fooled, this woman is so vicious, she wants to kill me with a knife." Lu Jian was surprised: "What?" Yao Qing said: "She It's a lot of hype, but who knows what the consequences will be if the true energy is blocked? If the true energy is blocked, I will die?"
Lu Jian was startled when she heard the words, but she heard Yao Qing continue: "If I die, she will definitely say that because of your incompetence, you have not sensed the gap in your true energy, and you rushed to attack, so you are self-defeating. In this way, she doesn't have to worry If you have the reputation of killing me, but let me die in your hands, you will not be reconciled to calling me under the nine springs."
Lu Jian thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Sister Xianbi is not such a person."
"Sister Xianbi?" Yao Qing snorted coldly, "It's so sweet! So, you would rather believe her nonsense and kill me with all your heart..." At this point, her voice became hoarse, and she slightly cry.
Lu Jian gritted his teeth suddenly and said loudly, "Don't worry, I'll be with you whether you live or die."
There was silence in the room, and after a while, Yao Qing said word by word: "Okay, if you want to make a move, you have to promise me one thing first."
Lu Jian said, "Say it." Yao Qing said in a shy voice, "If I die, you must kill that bastard Xianbi to avenge me." Xianbi didn't wait for Lu Jian to answer, and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, If you die, I will thank myself."
Hearing these words, Lu Jian did not hesitate. With his hands separated by an inch, he pressed the door falsely, and the force of calamity gushed out. For a moment, he clearly felt the true energy around the meditation room, like streams of water, intertwined vertically and horizontally, with occasional waves of true energy. At the intersection of qi, there is really a faint gap, revealing the slightest gap.
In an instant, Lu Jian's eyes widened sharply, and his right index finger pointed to a gap on the left side of the door.With one pointing, there was no blockage, but the zhenqi on the door was blocked by his finger, and it was cut off suddenly. Lu Jian's index finger moved forward lightly, and with a creak, the door of the meditation room opened.
Gu Zhen touched the wall and said with a smile, "Wonderful, the breeze lock has become a windless lock." Lu Jian was even more surprised, and rushed in, but seeing the darkness of the room, a woman could be seen sitting cross-legged. Looking at the hazy figure, her eyes were hot, and she said in a trembling voice: "Ah Qing, you, are you alright?"
"Why are you crying?" Yao Qing said coldly, "Come here." Lu Jian wiped his tears and stepped forward.Yao Qing said again: "I have a silver needle on each wrist, you pull it out." Lu Jian bent down according to the words, and touched her wrist, and there were two inch-inch silver needles piercing the vital points, with a thin thread at the end of the needles. Far dragged out, submerged into the ground.
Lu Jian just pulled out the silver needle, and Yao Qing jumped up, but she had been imprisoned for a long time, her body was weak, her legs softened, and she sat down again, Lu Jian supported her, but she felt her body was warm and tender. A piece of warm jade leaned softly on her shoulder.
"Why are you staying here?" Yao Qing suddenly shouted softly, "You still don't help me out?"
Lu Jian was overwhelmed, only felt that this situation was like a dream, and wished he could support her like this in this life, never to be separated, but then he thought about it, he was a slave to the last life, and his life was only two years, if he was obsessed with this Admiration, wouldn't it delay Yao Qing's life.
Thinking of this, he sighed lightly and helped her up, but Yao Qing said: "Why are you sighing?"
Lu Jian's heart was pierced, and he forced a smile and said, "It's nothing? I haven't seen you for a few years, and I feel a lot of emotion in my heart." Yao Qing was as careful as a hair. Hearing that his words were much more indifferent than before, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, so she wanted to scold her , suddenly felt a light in front of his eyes, and he was already outside the door.
By the light of the sky, Lu Jian looked at the beautiful woman in his arms. He hadn't seen her for several years. She had become more and more beautiful, like a peony in full bloom.
Lu Jian's heartbeat could not be suppressed, and he was afraid that he would not be able to restrain his desire, and his passion was so intense, he only took one look, then turned his head away, but saw Gu Zhen smiling and looking at him, with a constricted face, he couldn't help but blushed, and could hardly lift his head.
Xianbi looked at the two of them, his eyes were sharp and hesitant, and finally softened again, and sighed softly: "Junior Sister Yao, you leave the "Tai Sui Jing" and the portrait, and I will let you go. As for my mother, I will let you go." take charge."
Yao Qing sneered and said, "I don't accept your favor because of your benevolence and righteousness; besides, the "Tai Sui Jing" and the portrait of the patriarch are not on me, how can I give it to you?"
Xianbi changed color and said: "Did Zuo Feiqing get it?" Yao Qing showed a trace of contempt: "If he got it, why would he lock me up? I'm afraid he would have asked you for credit." Xianbi heaved a sigh of relief , said: "I knew that with your scheming, you wouldn't bring those two things with you."
Yao Qing was noncommittal, brushed her temples, and said calmly: "Lu Jian, I'm tired from standing, please support me carefully and let me rest on the threshold."
Lu Jian helped her to sit down, and when she bowed, Yao Qing whispered in his ear, "There is a pouch in the left breast of your underwear, bring it to me." There is a piece of bulge in the lapel, and there is a gap about an inch long, just enough to penetrate the index finger.
Lu Jian was puzzled, poked into the damaged area, and pulled out a small silk bag, which was filled with round beads the size of a grain of rice. Lu Jian felt confused and was about to ask, when Yao Qing said again: "Don't make a sound, secretly." Give me."
Lu Jian had always been obedient to her, so he turned sideways to block the sight of Gu Zhen and Xian Bi, and handed the bag of beads to Yao Qing's palm.Seeing the two of them whispering to each other, Gu Zhen frowned unknowingly: "This old man is usually honest, why is he so anxious now, he is in a dangerous place, and still has the heart to flirt?"
While thinking about it, he suddenly heard a loud roar, like the wrath of the gods, the thunder was soaring, not only the hearts of the people were beating and they were dazzled, but the trees in the houses were also trembling.
Xianbi's expression changed abruptly, and when he turned his head, the air was covered with dust, like a huge pale yellow horn. Suddenly, there was a bang, and the Liuhe Pagoda was already rotten, and was forced by the "horn", and collapsed immediately.
"Sand formation!" Xianbi ignored Yao Qing and moved towards the vestibule.Gu Zhen also said: "Brother Yu is in trouble, I'll go and see, Lu Jian, you take her away first." After saying that, he followed Xianbi away.
Lu Jianwei hesitated, and said, "Ah Qing, I'll help you out of the temple." Yao Qing sneered, "Who said I'm going out of the temple?" After speaking, she got up slowly, "You help me to the front."
Lu Jian lost his voice and said, "How is that going to happen?" Yao Qing said, "Why don't you go, okay, I'll go by myself." Throwing Lu Jian away, he walked towards the vestibule.
Lu Jian was shocked, and he stretched out his hand to pull her back, but in the middle of his hand, a beam of white light suddenly came and wrapped around his wrist.
The "Mending Heaven Tribulation Hand" was spontaneous and automatic, Lu Jian's mind did not change, his five fingers retracted and hooked, and he had already embraced the beam of white light, which turned out to be several strands of silk.He turned his head and saw Shen Xiu standing in the distance, his eyes flickering, as if surprised.
When Lu Jian saw this person, he was shocked and angry.Yao Qing also frowned and said, "Why are you here?" Shen Xiu tossed the silk and said with a smile, "Junior Sister Xiuye, haha, no, it should be Junior Sister Yao. Junior Sister Yao, I have had a hard time finding you!" Yao Qing said coldly, "What do you want me for?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Junior Sister Yao doesn't know something, I let you go privately last night, and I took a lot of responsibilities!"
"That has nothing to do with me." Yao Qing turned around and left, Shen Xiu took two quick steps and followed her.姚晴不由嗔道：“你跟着我作甚？”
沈秀叹道：“因为纵走师妹，家父怪罪，小可如今有家难回，除了追随师妹，别无去处了。”说话间，双眼凝视姚晴面容，似笑非笑。
姚晴见他神色暧昧，不由微微蹙眉，轻哼道：“不怕死你便跟着。”沈秀呵呵笑道：“若能死在师妹手下，也是小可的福分。”说毕回眼望去，见陆渐神色沉重，跟在身后，不由目射寒光，冷笑道：“师妹，这乡巴佬死缠着你，好不碍眼，要不我代你打发了他。”
姚晴一言不发，足下不停，沈秀一来未得佳人首肯，二来自忖单打独斗，难言必胜，便瞪陆渐一眼，快走两步，紧紧随在姚晴身边。
陆渐自从知道“黑天劫”无法可解，便一心斩断情丝，谁知见了姚晴，胸中波澜激荡，怎也无法克制，是故望着沈、姚二人并肩而行，真如毒蛇噬心，痛苦难禁。心忖陪伴姚晴的男子若是聪明正直，倒也罢了，自己纵然抱恨，也大可心无牵挂，寻一个深山幽谷，了却残生；但这沈秀淫邪狠毒，实非善类，姚晴若是被他纠缠，凶多吉少。
想到这里，他身不由主，尾随二人来到前庭，只见狂沙乱飞，疾如劲镞，以左飞卿为轴，呜呜厉啸，结成一股龙卷飓风，一阵阵卷向虞照。
“呵！”虞照又是一声大吼，声如巨雷，狂沙才到，被这一喝，如撞无形障壁，刺刺散落。
沈秀脸色发白，脱口道：“好一个'天雷吼'，雷帝子威名，果然不虚。”他一边炫耀见识，一边斜眼偷瞧，却见姚晴凝视斗场，闻若未闻，心中一时好不失望。谷缜闻声看来，看见姚晴、沈秀，目有惊色，又见陆渐神色落寞，顿时眉头大皱。
此时飞沙走石，电闪雷惊，虞照与左飞卿已杀红了眼，仙碧连声喝止，二人只是不听，左飞卿久战不下，频频发动“沉沙之阵”，激起龙卷狂沙，冲击虞照护体电龙。虞照虽然接连发出“天雷吼”，想要震散那道龙卷，却始终难以奏功，沙子散而复聚，越发猛烈。
仙碧急得顿足，心知“沉沙之阵”一旦发动，不死不休，要么虞照送命，要么左飞卿力竭而亡，心急之下，不由得双手按地，潜运“周流土劲”，蓦地双眼一亮，高叫道：“地下有水。”
话一出口，虞照一声厉吼，“天雷吼”威力所至，风沙迸散，忽见他双手交叉，聚起电劲。左飞卿正要后退，不想虞照双掌并未上推，反是向下一送，那道电龙嗤的一闪，钻入土里。
左飞卿心道不好，耳听得地底咔咔有声，若有顽石迸裂，刹那间，砖裂土分，一股浑浊泉水冲天而起，沙尘遇水，哗啦啦有如雨下。
左飞卿无沙可用，不得已向后飞逝。虞照以“雷音电龙”击穿地底泉眼，破了“沉沙之阵”，不待左飞卿重振旗鼓，呼呼两掌，将泥水搅得满天飞溅。
左飞卿疾疾闪开，忽见虞照一俯身，掏起大把泥沙，和水捏成团状，嗖地掷来。左飞卿慌忙再闪，却被虞照猜中方向，一团泥沙迎面飞来，正中左飞卿白袍下摆，左飞卿望着袍上一点泥印，几乎气昏过去，涨红了脸，正想还以颜色，不料虞照一着占先，再不饶人，左右开弓，泥团雨点般掷来，左飞卿左闪右避，颠而倒之，有如一个陀螺，满天乱转。
左、虞二人自幼一起长大，左飞卿生有洁癖，素来风劲绕身，不令半点尘土沾染白袍。虞照却从小顽皮胡闹，惯爱踢天弄井，无事生非，少时与左飞卿玩耍，专爱找些污泥，弄脏他的袍子小脸，害他哭泣，故而两人从小结怨，除了因为仙碧，便是为这缘故，此时虞照占尽上风，心中得意，呵呵怪笑。
仙碧见二人适才斗得你死我活，一转眼又玩起儿时把戏，真是又好气又好笑，方要开口劝解，忽地足下一动，十余根粗大藤蔓破土而出，刷刷刷将她缠在其中。
仙碧大惊，奋力一挣，竟未挣开，忽听姚晴冷道：“你想死么？”
仙碧心念一动，失声道：“你练成了'化生'？”姚晴道：“算你有见识。”说到这里，蓦地高叫道，“虞照、左飞卿。你们还要不要这番婆子的性命？”
虞、左二人掉头望来，无不变色，陆渐也忍不住道：“阿晴，你不要胡来。”
姚晴瞪他一眼，喝道：“不关你事。”陆渐被她一瞪一喝，作声不得，沈秀却笑道：“师妹高明，这孽因子什么时候种的，沈某竟然毫无察觉。”说罢跷起大拇指，眉飞色舞。
虞照浓眉大皱，左飞卿也飘落地上，喝道：“晴丫头，你的'孽因子'已被我搜尽，怎么还有？”
姚晴露出轻蔑之色，哂道：“本姑娘又不是傻瓜，会把孽因子全都放在自己身上？”话音未落，便听谷缜笑道：“所以你藏在陆渐身上。”
姚晴脸一沉，喝道：“臭狐狸多嘴。”谷缜笑笑，陆渐却听得糊涂，忍不住道：“谷缜，什么放在我身上了？”
谷缜道：“你方才扶她坐下时，是不是给了她什么物事。”陆渐道：“我给她一包珠子，只是奇怪，这小包竟藏在我的内衣衣襟里。”
谷缜笑道：“那就是了……”姚晴接口道：“你闭嘴。”谷缜笑道：“你若不想我揭穿此事，便放了仙碧姑娘。”
姚晴眼神数变，忽地冷哼道：“你揭穿又如何，我才不怕？”谷缜一怔，笑道：“好啊。”转向陆渐问道，“你的内衣，是谁给你换的。”
陆渐道：“是受伤后丑奴儿换的……”说到这里，他望着姚晴，忽地目定口呆。姚晴面色微微一红，别过头去。
“明白了么？”谷缜笑道，“姚晴便是丑奴儿，丑奴儿便是姚晴。”陆渐心神大乱，失声道：“她，她为何要扮成那样？”
谷缜道：“她的心思跟我一般，只当躲在那等下九流的地方，自污自晦，便能逃过对头的追踪。可惜她生得太美，若不易容，在那等风月场中，不止会暴露身份，一不留神，还会被登徒子算计。故而她将心一横，索性扮成个奇丑女子，你说，谁会用心去瞧一个丑八怪呢？如此美人变丑，已是出人意料，更何况还是妓院里的下等贱婢。”
他说到这里，见陆渐仍有疑惑，便道：“你大约在想，她为何见了你，仍不肯卸了伪装，把你当猴耍？”陆渐点头。谷缜摇头道：“这个缘故，我也想不明白，要么是她自觉丢脸，要么是她自知仇家厉害，不愿将你牵扯进来，姚大美人，我说得对么？”
姚晴白他一眼，不置可否。谷缜又道：“这丫头狡猾无比，救你之后，她怕万一落入风君侯手里，再无翻身机会，便将这怪藤的种子分出些许，藏在你身上。哼，她算计不差，这一着当真派上用场。”
陆渐听了这番话，心神一阵恍惚，不知怎的，他竟对姚晴生不出丝毫怨恨，反而望着她，倍感酸楚，想她千辛万苦逃出西城，一路上遭受多方追捕，以至于走投无路，不惜藏身青楼，其中的辛苦无奈，岂是言语所能形容，陆渐越想越是难过，双眼倏热，几乎流下泪来。
左飞卿忽地白眉一轩，扬声道：“仙碧妹子，不用怕，我和她交过手，她的'化生'还没练全，只能困人，不能杀人。”
仙碧将信将疑，姚晴却冷笑道：“我也不消杀她，只用'孽缘藤'在她的娇嫩嫩的脸蛋上蹭几下，叫她皮破血流便是。”此言一出，虞、左二人齐齐变色，均想：“仙碧自来珍惜容貌，如此一来，岂非生不如死？”
想到这里，虞照扬声道：“晴丫头，我认栽，你怎么才肯放人。”姚晴笑道：“到底是雷帝子爽快，我别的不要，只要风、雷二部的祖师画像。”仙碧急道：“不成……”姚晴暗暗催劲，藤葛收紧，迫得她出声不得。
虞照却是想也不想，探手入怀，取出一个卷轴，随手扔来，喝道：“拿去。”
姚晴忌惮雷部电劲，待得卷轴落地，才敢拿起。左飞卿望了虞照一眼，忽地露出一丝苦笑，叹道：“老酒鬼，我左飞卿从小到大便没服过你，但今日今时，左某委实佩服。”说罢也自广袖间取出画轴，抛将过来。原来这祖师画像十分紧要，风雷二主万里东来，均是随身携带，姚晴一讨，便即讨来。
仙碧见这情形，虽然不能出声，心中却是感动已极，不由得双眼一闭，流下两行清泪。
姚晴拿到画像，欢喜不尽。虞照却不耐道：“画已拿到，还不放人？”姚晴两眼一转，微笑道：“小女子神通低微，不及二位呼风引电的大能，若是放了人，难保你们不会将这画像夺将回去，那时我人财两空，岂不倒霉？”
虞照皱眉道：“你这丫头，恁多心眼儿。虞某答应你，只消放了仙碧，七日之内，我不动你一根寒毛，更不向你讨回画像，七日之后，你好自为之。”
姚晴笑道：“雷帝子一言九鼎，小女子岂敢不信，但你还须代这番婆子立个誓，这七日之中，她也不能与我为难。”
虞照望了仙碧一眼，见她点头，便道：“好，我代她立誓，七日之中，也不与你为难。”
姚晴笑道：“风君侯意下如何？”左飞卿目视远处，冷冷道：“我让你先逃七日，这七日之中，你能跑多远就跑多远。”
“这个不劳君侯关心。”姚晴抿嘴笑道，“既然如此，姚晴先行告辞。”说罢撤去周流土劲，“孽缘藤”顷刻萎落。
姚晴后退两步，嘻嘻一笑，便要出寺，忽听仙碧道：“姚师妹，你什么时候练成'化生'的？”
“就在逃亡的路上。”姚晴笑道，“怎么，我练成'化生'，你心里难受啦？”她时时不忘刺痛仙碧，仙碧却不在意，温言道：“师妹，这三十年来，地部弟子中，唯有你练成'化生'，只消你痛改前非，家母一定会宽宥你的过失，将来地母之位，也会传你……”
姚晴一言不发，眼中满是讥嘲之色，不待仙碧说完，已转身出门，沈秀快步赶上，满脸堆笑，不住口吹捧姚晴的神通机智。
西城三大高手面面相觑，虞照忽地哈哈大笑，仙碧、左飞卿均是瞪眼望他，仙碧碰了个钉子，正觉羞怒，不由打他一拳，嗔道：“你还笑得出来？”
虞照叹道：“这就叫'三十老娘倒崩孩儿'，咱们几个枉称高手，竟栽在一个小丫头手里，传之武林，还不笑死人么，与其被他人耻笑，虞某还不如自己先笑个痛快。”
“那倒未必。”左飞卿冷冷道，“七日说短不短，说长不长，左某人先放她七日，再抓回来便是。”倏地散开白发，飘然不见。
虞照、仙碧相视苦笑，陆渐忽地拱手道：“仙碧姊姊，虞大先生，我有一些俗事，暂且告退。”仙碧明白他心思，默默点头。谷缜也笑道：“虞兄，我也告辞，下次见面，再来痛饮。”虞照纵然不舍，却也不好强留，只叮嘱道：“好兄弟，见到美酒，可不要忘了哥哥。”
陆渐、谷缜出了寺门，走了一程，遥见姚晴、沈秀，谷缜怒道：“那小子是谁？”陆渐方要开口，谷缜已摆手道：“容我猜一猜，是不是沈舟虚的乌龟儿子。”但见陆渐无语，忍不住大喝一声：“你还不赶上去？不怕他拐走姚晴吗？”
陆渐叹了口气，道：“谷缜，我想拜托你一件事。”谷缜道：“你说。”陆渐望着他，神情既似期盼，又似凄凉，如此变换几次，方才叹道：“我想托你照顾阿晴，无论如何……不能让她落到沈秀手里。”
谷缜眉毛一挑，吃惊道：“你这是什么意思？”陆渐苦笑道：“你也知道我命不久长，将来一旦死了，阿晴孤身流落世上，无人看顾，岂不可怜。如今不止西城高手与她为敌，沈秀更对她纠缠不清，此人心性狠毒，又有一张好面孔，惯会奸骗女子……”
谷缜道：“因为如此，你更该赶将上去，不让那厮得手。”陆渐摇头道：“不是说了么，我性命不久，就算能得阿晴欢心，又能怎样？好兄弟，我仔细想过，无论容貌智计，财富家世，你都是那沈秀的敌手……”
谷缜哑然失笑：“你要我去追求姚晴？”陆渐点头道：“好兄弟，你瞧我面子，万莫推辞。阿晴聪明美貌，正是你的良配……”
谷缜嘿嘿一笑，说道：“这个主意，我有四个字答复你。”陆渐道：“哪四个字？”
谷缜道：“狗屁不通。”说罢，忽见陆渐面色铁青，一跌足，掉头便走。谷缜见他如此自暴自弃，也是大为恼怒。故而两人互不理睬，走了一程。将近城池，谷缜忽地叹了口气，嚷道：“罢了，拗不过你，这事虽然混帐，但瞧你面子，我且试试。”陆渐一愣，脱口道：“你，你答应了？”谷缜眼珠一转，笑道：“只是在此之前，你我须得分开一阵。”
姚晴、沈秀来到城中市集，已近黄昏，眼见市终人散，店铺行将打烊，姚晴忽道：“沈师兄，你有银子么？”沈秀道：“怎么没有。”说罢得意洋洋，取出沉甸甸的钱袋，在手中掂量，黄金白银跃跃欲起，闪闪发亮。
姚晴嫣然一笑，柔声道：“沈师兄，我挑几件衣裳好么？”沈秀望她笑靥，不觉神魂出窍，笑道：“师妹，师妹请便。”
姚晴一笑，进了成衣铺子，一气挑了十身上好衣裙，十条绣花手帕，五对名贵香囊，而后眼睛也不眨，又如一阵旋风，冲入珠宝斋，笑眯眯大挑首饰香粉，她出身豪富，见识过人，所挑珠宝，无非上品，钗簪指环，须臾便挑了一堆，手里放不下，便丢在沈秀怀里。
沈秀在她身后会钞，眼见银袋渐空，脸色越来越是难看，禁不住咳嗽一声，赔笑道：“好师妹，你不累么？天也晚了，要不寻一家酒楼用饭？”
姚晴瞥他一眼，笑道：“好啊，买了这条项链，就去用饭。”说罢拿起一条项链，链上珍珠圆大莹润，颗颗均匀，下坠一块杏子大的天青宝石，皎若明月，光华逼人。
沈秀心知名贵非常，正感心惊，忽见姚晴含笑瞧来，又只得乖乖掏出钱袋，付帐了事。珠宝斋的掌柜伙计不料打烊之时，竟凭空掉下这等冤大头来，一个个狂喜不禁，连连打躬作揖，恨不得趴在二人脚前，再不起来。
沈秀心中却是另一番光景，望着姚晴如花笑靥，摸着软答答的钱袋，真个恨得牙痒，一待姚晴转身，便忙寻了熟人，去家中支取银两救急。
两人逛罢市集，姚晴选了南京城最贵的福临客栈歇足，上房的定金自是沈秀交付，姚晴入房沐浴更衣，让沈秀在门外守候。
沈秀死乞白赖，暗示鸳鸯共浴，谁知说干了嘴舌，也只换来佳人一笑，便被轰出大门。沈秀忍不住绕到窗边，欲要偷将进去，不料姚晴事先布下“孽因子”，沈秀翻窗时一不留神，竟被“孽缘藤”缠住手脚，脑袋卡在两根藤间，动弹不得，耳听房中哗啦水声，娇娃低吟，想象那其中情形，胸中真如百爪挠心一般。
几番挣扎，好容易摆脱那些臭藤，钻进房中，却见姚晴已然梳洗完毕，一身绣衣宝带，珠玉琳琅，眉不描而秀，粉不施而白，星眸流转，媚态天然。
沈秀只气得目定口呆，再瞧那一身华服美饰，既觉惊艳，又感心痛，自忖生平勾引女子无数，还不曾下过如此本钱，若非忌惮地部神通，他早已武力相向，先来个霸王硬上弓，在这美人儿身上讨还公道。
姚晴见沈秀翻窗而入，却不吃惊，笑嘻嘻地道：“沈师兄，