The masked man was concentrating on aiming, when he heard a cry, he was taken aback, and dodged to let the tiles be thrown.Hearing a loud bang, the muzzle shot out flames, but because the front sight was lost, the lead shot went out and missed Shen Zhouxu, but hit a Ming army gunner. The masked man was furious, he turned around with a fierce look in his eyes, but he was taken aback when he saw Gu Zhen. Gu Zhen jumped up, clenched his fists, and stared at the other party, suddenly seeing the change in his eyes, his heart suddenly moved, and he vaguely understood something. Suddenly, a smile appeared deep in the masked man's pupils.Gu Zhen saw that his eyes were strange and he was in a bad mood, so he thought about it for a few times, but he couldn't make a decision. Suddenly he saw that the man threw the blunderbuss, crouched down, and disappeared suddenly.

Gu Zhen was both surprised and happy, bluffing, and shouted: "Where to escape?" After two steps, he poked his head around and saw the bird gun lying alone on the tile surface, let alone a human being, half a piece of clothing was also there. none. Gu Zhen screamed bitterly in his heart, and was about to turn around and go downstairs, when suddenly he felt a pain in his heart, someone shouted: "Don't move." Gu Zhen smiled wryly: "You can't move, you can't move." With a cry, he called out, "It's you?" Gu Zhen's shoulders were numb, and he was held back by the visitor. He turned around and took a closer look. The visitor had a big head, thin neck, and thinning hair. haven't seen you for a long time."

Mo Yi stared at him fiercely, and said angrily: "Not long, not long, not long, brat, let's see what tricks you have to trick me, Mr. Mo Yi." Gu Zhen had several big acupuncture points before he picked up the blunderbuss and shouted: "Go down!" He grabbed Gu Zhen, went downstairs, brought him to Shen Zhouxu, and then unlocked his acupuncture points, shouting: "Master!" , this kid is hiding upstairs with a blunderbuss, trying to plot something wrong." As he spoke, he threw his feet, kicked behind Gu Zhen's knees, and shouted: "Kneel down and talk."

Unexpectedly, Gu Zhen knelt down, put his hands up, and slowly stood up again.Mo Yi was furious and kicked again, but Gu Zhen was kicked down and got up again.Mo Yi was furious, put his arms around his neck, and pushed him down, but Gu Zhen raised his voice and yelled loudly: "The one standing in front of me will marry a wife and wear a green turban, and have a son without an ass hole." These words were extremely vicious, all the officers and soldiers dodged in a panic, Hu and Shen also hurriedly turned their backs, fearing that they would be worshiped by him and fell under the spell.

Mo Yi was so angry that his eyes were wide open, and he was about to swing his old fist to beat the boy up, when Shen Zhouxu said: "Mo Yi, take him down first, win this battle, and then torture him." Mo Yi withdrew his fist and responded, mentioned Gu Zhen, and kicked him twice. Gu Zhen was kicked upside down, but with a smile on his face, he said: "Cripple Shen, you are deceiving yourself, you think this fight is real. Can you win?" Shen Zhouxu glanced at him, and said coldly: "If you dare to disturb our army's morale, you will not be spared." Gu Zhen said: "Don't you dare? From my point of view, you are good at playing tricks and tricks. But when it comes to using troops in front of battle, it is not your specialty. If you continue to fight this battle, you may not succeed in beating a dog, but you will be killed instead." Dog bites."

Hu Zongxian's complexion changed, and he shouted: "Behead me." Several junior officers grabbed Gu Zhen and pushed him to the ground, one of them drew out a knife, and before he was about to chop it off, Shen Zhouxu suddenly said: "Wait a minute." Looking at Gu Zhen, he smiled and said, "So, you have a way to win?" Gu Zhen pressed his left cheek to the ground and smiled to himself: "Soldiers are like water, victory or defeat is impermanent. When two armies meet, how can there be a sure way to win? But I have an idea, let you increase your chances of winning." Shen Zhouxu said : "Let's listen to it, if it makes sense, I will spare you from death."

"Just spare your life!" Gu Zhen said, "One price, I'll give you an idea, and you let me go!" Shen Zhouxu's eyes turned sharp, and he snorted heavily. Circle, cut down severely. The giant scythe possessed the internal power of the golden hook sickle and Fan Yuqian's spear strength, but they were suddenly reversed by the visitor, and both of them were surprised.Fan Yuqian didn't have time to think about it, so he raised his gun and picked it up. The tip of the gun hit the scythe, and the scythe jumped and swept towards Lu Jian again. The strength of his spear is astonishing. He once lifted two bronze lions away with two spears, and pierced a hundred-jin stone tripod with one spear.

Lu Jian swung back the scythe with a "half-lion figure", only to feel a sweetness in his throat and stars in his eyes. Before he could recover, the scythe came again.Without thinking about it, he made a "hydra" move and held the scythe. Somehow, with the scythe in hand, Lu Jian understood the various characteristics of this strange weapon. Before he could be surprised, a gust of wind rushed towards his face, but it was Fan Yuqian who continued to pick it up. Lu Jian couldn't think about it at this time, but in order to save his life, he simply relied on the nature of the scythe, pushing it horizontally and hooking it vertically. Unexpectedly, with a buzzing sound, it hooked the tip of Fan Yuqian's spear.

Fan Yuqian was taken aback again, but he had a lot of strength in his spear.Lu Jian hooked the tip of the spear, and felt a wave of pain and numbness, spreading from the tiger's mouth to his head and neck, making him almost faint. While half awake, Lu Jian had a strange idea in his mind. The giant scythe of the golden hook and Fan Yuqian's long spear were connected together and turned into a weapon, but the shape was weird and neither fish nor fowl. , which has never existed in the past. This strange feeling came and went like lightning, Lu Jian didn't realize that his mind cleared up, and in an instant, various thoughts flashed like lightning about the characteristics of this weird "weapon" and how to use it.So, because of the oscillating force of the long spear, Lu Jian flicked the sickle lightly.

Fan Yuqian's "half-point spear" uses the spear to draw a circle, so the strength of the spear is endless and invincible.Unexpectedly, Lu Jian's move, not only did not restrain the spear's force, but exerted ingenious internal force, causing the spear to circle faster and faster, several times faster in an instant, like a living dragon, shaking its head and tail in Fan Yuqian's palm, ready to jump out. For a moment, Fan Yuqian's complexion turned from white to red, and then from red to purple. There was a deafening buzzing sound. Fan Yuqian left his spear and was snatched by Lu Jian.

Fan Yuqian was so frightened that he lost his guy, his eyes stared straight, and he forgot to advance or retreat.Suddenly, the copper melon hammer walked around behind Lu Jian without saying a word, and swung the hammer down.Fan Yuqian was shocked, he wanted to stop drinking, but he saw the long spear and the scythe stuck together, like a very big and strange weapon, swirling in the air, the tail of the gun hit the hammer, Fan Yuqian had no energy left on the spear Xiao Xiao was slightly guided by Lu Jian, and his momentum doubled.The copper melon hammer was in sharp pain, and the sledgehammer let go with a whoosh, and was snatched away by Lu Jian again. "Your grandma's." The copper melon hammer yelled angrily, and threw the remaining copper hammer at Lu Jian. The gun, sickle, and hammer in Lu Jian's hands were connected to each other, bending like a Big Dipper. It hangs lightly and delicately in it. However, when the two met each other, the "steel gun" lost the gun, the copper melon hammer lost the hammer, and the golden hook sickle was seen in his eyes. The four weapons in Lu Jian's hands had four powerful forces, which restrained each other and became entangled.The pull of the golden hook sickle was like sending charcoal in the snow, which made him overjoyed. He immediately held the chain and shook it, sending the four forces along the iron chain.Even if the internal strength of the golden hook sickle is twice as strong, it can't resist Fan Yuqian's spear force, the copper melon hammer's hammer force, and even his own pull back force at the same time. Unlocking the iron chain, he suddenly felt a void in his hand. Looking up, he saw copper hammers and spears flying all over the sky, sweeping towards him. The golden hook sickle was so frightened, it tried its best to block the sickle and the hammer, while moving around, suddenly felt the coldness in the left chest, could not help but hiss and scream, eyes wide open, and staggered with the long spear passing through the chest. After a few steps, he fell to the ground. Lu Jian killed Jin Gousi with one move, startled and joyful, like a dream, squinting, Fan Yuqian and Tong Guahui were staring at him, their faces were pale, and there was a look of fear in their eyes. Lu Jian took a breath, intentionally put on a vicious look, shook the scythe in his hand, and said sharply, "Who will come up again?" Fan Yuqian relied only on marksmanship in his life, and if he lost his spear, he would be completely lost; After holding the copper hammer, they also felt short of breath; the two looked at each other, turned around for a while, and ran away. This move was beyond Lu Jian's expectations. He was about to pursue or not to pursue, when he heard the cheers of the Japanese army. In a blink of an eye, the Japanese flag was planted on the outer gate.Lu Jian was taken aback, and suddenly remembered that Gu Zhen had said: "Whoever wins the Waiguo is the winner!" In a hurry, he jumped out and went straight to the Waiguo. After running for a few steps, I suddenly heard the sound of a gong, five light and one heavy, and three consecutive sounds. The Japanese army at the top of the city responded to the sound of the gong, and there was a commotion. Dare to feel that the sound of the gong is the order to retreat. The Japanese pirates fought bloody battles and finally boarded the outer gate. Suddenly they were recalled. Duan felt inexplicable grief and indignation. He only hated the strict discipline. There was an order from above. . Unexpectedly, just halfway back, the drums sounded again, three light and one heavy, but it was the order to attack.All the Japanese were puzzled, stopped their retreat one after another, looked east and west, and rushed to the top of the city again.Unexpectedly, they rushed up, and the gong sounded again. The Japanese people turned around and went down the city again, unable to distinguish the authenticity from the false.Unexpectedly, the drums sounded again, urging them to move forward, but when they were about to move forward, the gongs sounded again.Just listening to thump, thump, thud, up and down, thousands of Japanese people ran up and down like headless chickens, dizzy, panting, and couldn't help yelling. Lu Jian felt so strange that he couldn't help but stop and look around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he saw a Japanese bandit carrying a gong in his hand and a war drum on his waist, darting east and west in the formation. , a pair of big ears but dishonest, struggling out from the helmet, swaying left and right.Although Lu Jian was on the battlefield of iron and blood, he smiled when he saw this situation. This "Japanese pirate" is none other than "Ting Ji" Xue Er. He is good at listening to melodies and never forgets them. When he hears the Japanese army's advance and retreat orders, he remembers them in his heart. . There is a saying in the art of war: "Golden drums and banners are one's eyes and ears." Gold is like a gong, and drums are war drums. The ancients used soldiers, beating drums to advance, and beating gold to retreat.He also said: "There are many fires and drums in night battles." During night battles, you can't see the banners. Drums and gongs are like the eyes and ears of the army. . The Japanese also found out that the spies were found, so they screamed angrily, and surrounded them with knives and guns. Although Xue Er is good at listening, his martial arts are mediocre, and the "Sorrowful Wooden Fish" was destroyed by Lu Jian. Seeing the enemies approaching all around, he suddenly became confused and ran towards the inner city, shouting: "Ning'er!" Save me, Ning'er save me..." After running for a few steps, he suddenly tripped over the corpse and rushed to the ground.The three Japanese rushed to grab it, and slashed down viciously with their knives. When the knife was in mid-air, a ray of white light suddenly flashed and caught on the blade. The steel knife was pulled sideways and stuck to the tip of Gu Zhen's nose. Gu Zhen broke out in a cold sweat, but he said with a smirk: "Cripple Shen, beheaded as soon as he beheaded, why did he cut off Grandpa's nose? The sage said, the nose is the root of heaven and earth, the gate of the mysterious female, that is very important, you can't Restless." Shen Zhouxu laughed dumbly, took Tianluo back and said, "You kid, aren't you afraid of death?" Gu Zhen said, "Both afraid and not afraid." Shen Zhouxu said: "How do you say that?" Gu Zhen said: "I will die alone, and I will be alone on the road to Huangquan, so I am naturally terrified; if Governor Hu and all the generals in Nanjing are with me, everyone will drink together. Mengpo Tang, crossing the Naihe Bridge, it’s lively and lively, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.” Hu Zongxian's face darkened, and he was about to explode.Shen Zhouxu gave him a wink, stopped him, thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "Let him go." Gu Zhen got up and dusted off the dust, looked at Shen Zhouxu, smiled without saying a word.Shen Zhouxu was sitting there, his eyes flickering, as if he was out of mind.Suddenly, there was a gust of wind, and there was an extra person in the city, but it was Yan Weigui who carried Yu Dayou back. Hu Zongxian couldn't help taking a step forward, grabbed Yu Dayou's arm, and said in a voiceless voice: "Old General Yu..." Yu Dayou woke up from a coma, managed to open his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "This subordinate is negligent in his duty, damn...dammit..." Suddenly he stepped forward If you don't come, you will pass out again. Hu Zongxian stood up with a sad expression, looked at Shen Zhouxu suddenly, and said slowly: "Mr. Shen, the only thing that matters is to give up the outer city and guard the inner city." Shen Zhouxu gathered his brows together, and when he pondered for a while, he suddenly called out "Okay", and said loudly: "Boy Gu, Shen promises you, if you have a plan to defeat the enemy, I will let you leave Nanjing unscathed." Gu Zhen smiled and said: "This is serious." Shen Zhouxu said: "There is no joke in the army." "Deal." Gu Zhen stretched out his hand, and the two struck each other three times in a row.Gu Zhencai smiled and said: "My strategy is very easy: I recommend someone to command the officers and soldiers on your behalf." Shen Zhouxu's eyes flashed: "Who?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "You know that person, right now In Nanjing Prison." Shen Zhouxu and Hu Zongxian looked at each other, Hu Zongxian said in surprise: "You mean Qi Jiguang?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Your Excellency, it is General Qi." Hu Zongxian said angrily: "Nonsense, he is a prisoner, how can he lead troops?" "What about the prisoners?" Gu Zhen laughed, "Guan Zhong is a prisoner, and the Qi State dominates; Li Jing is a prisoner, and the Turks are tied; Make meritorious service, and it will not be too late to kill me." Hu Zongxian wanted to scold him, but Shen Zhouxu shook his feather fan and said casually: "You boy, are you sure that Qi Jiguang can defeat the enemy?" Gu Zhen grinned: "Yes, I use my life to bet on the treasure, you dare to fight against me?" Bet?" Shen Zhouxu looked at him for a moment, smiled suddenly, and winked at Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian hesitated for a while, and suddenly shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Go to the prison in Nanjing quickly, and bring Qi Jiguang to see me here." Xue Er was in critical condition, Lu Jian was more than 20 zhang away, unable to be rescued, in a hurry, he shouted, threw a scythe, and hooked a red spear.When the sickle and spear intersected, Lu Jian felt strange again. The flying sickle and the red spear were joined together, and it clearly turned into a strange weapon. Immediately, according to the natural usage of such a "weapon", he submerged his strange power, and the Japanese pirate's chest As soon as it got hot, Zhu Qiang changed hands. Lu Jian turned his wrist again, and the vermilion spear on the sickle stretched out, and another vermilion spear was attached, and he snatched it easily.The Zhu spear is about two feet long, and the two rods connected together are nearly four feet long. It looks like a wandering dragon. He probes forward again, puts on another Zhu spear, and grabs it again.Repeated actions like this, Lu Jian grabbed nine red spears in one go, formed a twenty-foot-long "weapon", zigzag around the crowd, and arrived at Xue Er's side, slammed into a Japanese sword . The man was slashing with his own knife, who would have thought that his hand suddenly became empty, and the long knife left his hand, this shock was no small matter, before he woke up, a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and there were two more ding dings, the long knives of the two companions were also caught take away. The three of them were empty-handed, dumbfounded, staring at the red spears and long knives in front of them hooking up with each other, swinging back and forth like a dragon or a snake.The three of them had never seen such a strange situation in their lives. Frightened, they suddenly saw Xue Er crawling and fleeing with hands and feet together. The three of them were frightened and furious, and stretched out their hands to catch him.Lu Jian arrived just in time, dismantled the long weapon and grabbed one of the red spears.Although he had never learned how to use a spear, as soon as he got the gun, his heart was clear, and he pierced through the belts of the three Japanese pirates with a whizzing shot, either front or back.Those three people were short and fat, they were strung diagonally in a string by the red guns, at first glance, they looked like three sweet potatoes on an iron stick, they could only twist their waists and hips anxiously, screaming loudly. Lu Jian took a step forward and saw Xue Er laying on the ground, motionless, he couldn't help being startled: "Could it be dead?" He patted him on the shoulder, and suddenly Xue Er screamed: "Master, please forgive me..." While screaming, they shrank their hands and feet, curled up into a pile. Lu Jian couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Open your eyes, see who I am?" Xue Er heard it familiarly, squinted his eyes, couldn't help being surprised, and grabbed Lu Jian, overjoyed. Lu Jian said: "Did you come by yourself?" Xue Er said with a bitter face: "Master told you to come, if you don't come, you can't." Xu, didn't want him to go back alive.When I thought about this, I felt miserable and sighed: "Follow me." Xue Er said: "Where are you going?" Lu Jian said: "Go to Wai Guo!" Xue Er's face turned as white as snow. Suddenly, two swishing sounds were heard, two long knives struck, Lu Jian blocked the scythe, if there was suction on the scythe, he grabbed the knife, made a cross, and spun around. Xue Er asked in surprise: "Are you doing tricks?" Lu Jian smiled and was about to move forward, but suddenly saw Xue Er's body trembling, his face turned pale, and his eyes were fixed on a certain place. Lu Jian felt strange, followed his gaze, and suddenly saw Ning Ning wielding a long sword in the distance, surrounded by a group of Japanese, who saw that she was a woman, giggling and laughing endlessly. Suddenly, the two Japanese yelled, dropped their knives and guns, and covered their faces.The group of Japanese was startled, screaming and pounced on.Although Ning Ning wounded several people with the "sword in the pupil", the sword in her hand was not very good, after a few strokes, she became clumsy, relying on the robbery technique to save her life. Seeing this, Lu Jian felt a rush of angry blood rushing to his head. He couldn't help opening his mouth and screaming. He raised Xue Er with his left hand, and grabbed the scythe with his right. Regardless of Xianbi's warning, he jumped over the heads of the bandits with his strength.Seeing this, the Japanese army raised their swords and guns simultaneously. Lu Jian was in mid-air, and suddenly changed his appearance, from "Shouzhe appearance" to "Monkey King appearance". He swung the giant scythe vigorously, drew a half arc, and swept it out in the air. , as short as a blunderbuss, were all snatched away by the flying scythe, and dozens of weapons scrambled to the sky, which is really spectacular. When Ning Ning was stunned, Lu Jian had already killed him. The giant scythe was like a wind demon, sweeping around, causing blood to splatter and heads to roll around. Before Xue Er's feet touched the ground, she called out: "Ning'er, Ning'er..." She broke free from Lu Jian's hand, grabbed Ning Ning's body, and said happily, "Ning'er, you are so loyal. I call you to save me. There you are." Ning Ning stared at him, leaning on the sword on the ground, her chest heaving slightly, Xue Er suddenly saw her pale face, surprised and said: "Are you injured?" Then he walked around her to look left and right, turning around non-stop. Ning Ning glanced at Lu Jian, frowned slightly, and shook her head slightly.Only then did Xue Er heave a sigh of relief, but suddenly became anxious, grabbed Lu Jian and said, "Hurry up, send her back quickly." Lu Jian hesitated for a moment, then looked back, his heart skipped a beat.Dare to feel that in this time, the Japanese army had already attacked the outer gate, and the Japanese army under the city retreated to the foot of the city like a tide, wanting to lean against the outer gate and form a formation to prevent the officers and soldiers from approaching. If the formation is successful, thousands of people gather in one place, even if Lu Jian has supernatural powers, he will never get close to Wai Guo.In a hurry, he turned his eyes and suddenly saw that the tall wooden platform had been burning for a long time, and it was shaped like a pillar of fire reaching the sky, illuminating the city as if it were daytime.In normal times, if there is no danger, Lu Jian is more than gentle and kind, but not flexible enough, but whenever the danger is difficult, he often shows extraordinary wisdom and bravery. Come with me." Swinging the scythe first, he rushed to the wooden platform. The sound of hooves came from afar.Gu Zhen looked over in a blink of an eye, and the soldier and a commoner man came to the city in bridles, and dismounted from their horses.The man's face was very desolate, but his back was straight and majestic.When Gu Zhen saw it, he nodded unconsciously: "Lu Jian is right, this Qi Jiguang has some meaning!" The two went upstairs and led them to the front of the crowd. Qi Jiguang glanced at the crowd with a confused look before he wanted to salute.Hu Zongxian had already taken his hand, came to the pile, and said: "The common etiquette is exempted, just take a look, there is a way to deal with it." Qi Jiguang was puzzled, but when he took a closer look, he understood it, and said in a deep voice, "Excuse me, young general. Our army is afraid of war, and the bandits are brave. It is difficult to defeat them, but the most difficult thing now is that the outer country is in danger. If it is lost , Even if the bandits are driven away, they cannot be wiped out..." Hu Zongxian snorted softly, and said coldly: "This is just common sense, and there is nothing to say..." Qi Jiguang showed surprise, cupped his hands and said, "Forgive Du Xian, according to the young general, the art of war is common sense. , will undoubtedly fail." Hu Zongxian didn't look at him any more, only glanced at Shen Zhouxu, then suddenly looked up at the sky, and said coldly: "Mr. Shen, you are always very accurate in seeing people, but this time you are wrong." Shen Zhouxu smiled speechlessly, Holding his beard in his hands, he looked at his feet. Qi Jiguang felt that the atmosphere was different, but he couldn't tell where the difference was. Looking at Shen Zhouxu again, he turned out to be the crippled scribe he had seen in the suburbs. He just didn't know why he was here, it was really strange; but these It's all at the end of the day, the battle in the city is urgent, but there is no time to delay, after thinking about it, he resolutely cupped his hands and said: "The young general is not talented, I would like to lead an elite army, and desperately take back the Outer Kingdom." Hu Zongxian snorted coldly, and said: "Desperate to get it back? It sounds nice to say that it's easy for you to die, but what should you do if you lose again?" Qi Jiguang was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart: "Yes, I don't regret dying, but if I'm not careful Defeated, wouldn’t it ruin the overall situation. Alas, Qi, the defeated general, is not brave enough to speak, and Du Xian can’t trust me, but it’s no wonder.” Thinking of showing a wry smile, Gu Zhen complained incessantly when he saw this, and turned around more than a dozen times. None of these ideas worked, and suddenly Hu Zongxian flicked his sleeve, and said coldly: "Put General Qi Shen back to the prison, and then he will be released..." Hearing the words, the soldier was about to step forward when he suddenly heard a loud cracking sound from the bottom of the city. Everyone turned their eyes and saw that one of the four pillars of the wooden platform was broken and was crumbling. The light flickered, there was a cracking sound, and another pillar of the wooden platform broke. Before everyone understood it, the wooden platform fell to the outer gate as if being pushed vigorously, and the hundreds of burning logs were like thunderbolts from the sky, pressing down on the Japanese formation.The Japanese screamed and jumped wildly, desperately dodged, and made way invisibly. The sentry officer let out a long whistle, and led a couple of men and women along the gap, heading straight for the outer gate. He raised his arm high, and the iron chain in his palm danced a giant scythe like a windmill. Get hooked.I don't know what kind of method he used, if there is suction on the scythe, once the burning logs fall, they will be connected one by one, continuously.That's why when he rushed to the Outer Kingdom, he formed a "fire dragon" ten feet long, with the sentry officer as the axis, whipping the four directions. The sentry whistled endlessly, the "Fire Dragon" was blazing, twisted a few times, and suddenly shot out like an arrow off the string, hitting the Japanese army on the middle step, and then the flames billowed and rolled down. , With this smashing and crushing, the Japanese army will either be covered in fire or have their heads broken.The sentry officer took advantage of the situation to rush up the stone steps, tumbling, and rushed to the top of the city. Qi Jiguang was amazed, and blurted out: "Who is this person? It's so amazing." Hu Zongxian was also secretly surprised, and couldn't remember when there was such a person in the army. Only Shen and Gu recognized him clearly, and Gu Zhen smiled. Said: "General Qi! Others are fine, you don't even know you are sworn brothers?" Qi Jiguang looked suspicious, looked at it carefully, and suddenly cried out: "Ah, is it really my brother Lu Jian?" Hu Zongxian was also very surprised, and asked: "Is this man Qi Shenjiang's sworn brother?" Qi Jiguang was surprised and happy, and clapped his hands: "No mistake, no mistake." Doubts and doubts in my heart, my perception has changed at this time, I thought that my brother is so good, as a big brother, he should be even better.While pondering, I suddenly heard Qi Jiguang say: "With my brother Lu Jian, we will be able to defend the Outer Kingdom. The bandit army has no danger to defend. They can only fight me decisively on flat ground. In this way, the strong can control the weak and defeat his army." formation." Hu Zongxian said: "What do you mean by 'using the long to control the short'?" Thinking about the city, Qi Jiguang gestured with his hands: "The bandit army's sword is five feet long, which is longer than our army's sword; the red spear is two feet long, which is longer than our army's spear; .” Everyone nodded.Qi Jiguang said again: "As the saying goes: 'One inch is long, one inch is strong', using long to control short is the way for military strategists to gain power. Today's strategy is to turn the enemy's strength into the enemy's short." Hu Zongxian slightly He frowned and murmured. Qi Jiguang said again: "The flag at the top of the city, the flagpole exceeds two feet, just to restrain the opponent's red spear..." Hu Zongxian suddenly raised his voice: "I will send an order to remove all the flagpoles at the top of the city, and choose another 500 soldiers to wait in line. .” Qi Jiguang said again: "Although the enemy's bird guns have a long range, they are not as good as the Frangji artillery. There are ten Frangji artillery in the city. It is better to carry the cannons to the bottom of the city and pull them with a carriage to form a artillery formation..." Hu Zongxian issued another general order, ordering the officers and soldiers to carry the artillery to the city and install it in a carriage. "As for the five-foot long sword, it is easier to deal with." Qi Jiguang continued, "Although our army's spears are shorter than the enemy's spears, they are longer than the Japanese swords; It is shorter, but it is longer than the Japanese sword. According to the young general, the spear array should be used as the blade, and the bird guns should be fired afterward. The distance and the distance are equal, and the bandit army's long sword can be broken with a drum." "This idea is very good." Shen Zhouxu clapped his hands suddenly, "In this way, the enemy army has three formations, and I also have three formations, and they are generally better than the enemy army. There is absolutely no reason to lose .But, although there is a sure-win situation, it needs a good general to control it. Does General Qi have a good candidate?" Qi Jiguang was taken aback for a moment, then he clenched his fists and let out a long sigh.Shen Zhouxu said: "Why is General Qi sighing?" Qi Jiguang was feeling annoyed, and blurted out when he heard the words: "Sigh, my body is not good, and I can't kill the enemy for the country." Hu and Shen looked at each other and smiled, Hu Zongxian suddenly said: "Qi Jiguang listen to the order." Qi Jiguang was stunned, and bowed to the ground. Hu Zongxian said slowly: "I order you to command the three armies and face the enemy Wang Zhi. If you can defeat the enemy, you will be spared the crime of defeat." Qi Jiguang listened to the order, only suspected that he was in a dream, his throat was blocked, and he almost burst into tears.But he was resolute, and he made a decision even in a moment. He took a long breath, and said slowly: "Please forgive the young general for being rude. I treat the body of a crime and command the three armies. How can I convince the people? Please don't hesitate to give me a general beheaded." power!" Shen Zhouxu couldn't help laughing: "My good guy, if you take on this important task, instead of being humble, you have to make an inch of it?" Qi Jiguang said: "Mr. This is wrong. For the country and the people, why should you be humble?" "For the sake of the country and the people, why should you be humble!" Hu Zongxian smiled slightly, took off a long sword from his waist, and said, "This Shangfang sword was bestowed by the sage, and I will lend it to you from the governor. I kill in front of the battle, there is no need for forgiveness." Qi Jiguang bowed solemnly, bowed three times, took Shang Fang's sword, stood up straight, and strode down the city. The sky is getting brighter, and amidst the faint sound of roosters, the scenery gradually becomes clear: wild mountains and far away, green everywhere, clouds and trees blooming, as if unreal, and a stream of clear water twists and turns like a belt, bypassing the city, just like flowing eastward. However, on the outer gate of Nanjing, it was a fierce battle.Lu Jian guarded the stone steps, holding the giant scythe in his left hand and the iron chain in his right. Either the left scythe would grab soldiers and the right chain would injure people; or the right chain would grab soldiers and the left scythe would hurt people;Even if the golden hook sickle was dreaming, he never expected that his own weapon could exert such power. Ning Ning was protected by Lu Jian, so that neither swords, guns, arrows or crossbows could come close. When he looked around, whenever he saw a bird gun, he would send out a "sword in the pupil". With the lead shot, the muzzle of the gun is facing the face, there is a sudden explosion, and the consequences can be imagined.Xue Er still practiced his profession. When the Japanese generals beat the drums, he would beat the gongs. The three of them never cooperated, but now they form a team, but it is like a match made in heaven, every time the Japanese army attacked the top of the city, they were all driven off again, this happened several times, but it was always difficult to advance an inch.The defeated soldiers of Wai Guo Shangguan's army were already defeated. Seeing this situation, they were greatly encouraged. The Japanese army fought against trapped beasts, risking their lives to the death.Unexpectedly, Lu Jian was in the battlefield of life and death. The more intense the fight, the more he understood the "art of seizing soldiers". Turn to hurt the enemy.When he was fighting again, he thought again, the enemy holds the weapon in his hand, but it is also connected with the weapon. The opponent, the enemy's blade, and our own blade are connected, so it is another brand new "weapon". With the thought, Lu Jian tried more, hooked a long knife, submerged his strength, and tried to control the opponent, but saw that the Japanese soldier with the knife responded to his own intentions, as if drunk, he couldn't help knocking over several people, one by one. Staggered and fell to the city.Lu Jianmiao's wish came true, and he couldn't help being overjoyed. After doing it repeatedly, he felt more interesting and joyful. As a result, it was even more difficult for the Japanese army to win, and their morale was greatly depressed. They suddenly shouted and retreated like a tide. Standing proudly on the top of the city, Lu Jian could not help but breathe a sigh of relief as he watched the Japanese army retreat.At this time, he suddenly felt that his thighs and shoulders were burning hot, and when he touched them casually, his hands were covered with blood.Lu Jian was greatly surprised, and when he collected himself, he suddenly realized that even though he was miraculous, in such a chaotic battle, it was hard to guarantee that he would not be injured, it was just that he was not aware of it during the fierce battle. But the pain was about to get worse, and it was out of control. Lu Jian gritted his teeth and moved to the edge of the battlements to sit down. He tore open his trousers, and was about to examine it when he heard the sound of footsteps. There was a pair of embroidered shoes in front of him, with a few snow-white flowers dotted on the goose-yellow satin. .Lu Jian unconsciously raised his head, only to see Ning Ning's eyes were like autumn waters, looking at him quietly. Lu Jian hurriedly covered the wound, and was about to get up, but Ning Ning stretched out her hand to hold him gently, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and leaned over to wipe away the blood from the wound. Lu Jian couldn't help but said hurriedly: "Miss Ning, Dirty, very dirty, I, I will do it myself." Ning Ning bowed her head and said nothing, but her brows and cheeks were tinged with bright red, like a lotus flower out of water, beautiful and natural.After wiping off the blood, she lifted up her shirt again, tore off her snow-white underwear, bandaged the wound, treated her leg injury, and then treated her shoulder. From the beginning to the end, she kept silent, and Lu Jian wanted to politely refuse, but he didn't know how to speak. I had to let her dictate.After the dressing was finished, he was already sweating profusely. Compared with life and death fights, this time seems to be more exhausting, so he hesitated and said: "Ning, Miss Ning, thank you..." As soon as the words fell, Ning Ning got up suddenly, walked to the stone steps, looked into the distance, and was in a quiet trance.At this time, the brilliance of the rising sun was shining all over the city, and the woman shrouded in it, and her whole body seemed to emit a faint light.Lu Jian saw it in his eyes, and suddenly felt very sad: "I am a stupid man, why is such a girl also a robber?" Thinking of this, he has no affection for Shen Zhouxu, and he actually hates it stand up. Suddenly I heard the noise of the Japanese army under the city.Lu Jian fixed his eyes and saw hundreds of Japanese armed with red guns, climbing up.Lu Jian jumped up and shouted, "Miss Ning, come behind me quickly." Ning Ning turned her eyes to look at her, her eyes full, but she didn't move a little. Lu Jian asked anxiously, "Aren't you afraid?" Ning Ning snorted softly, "What about you, are you afraid?" When the two met, she remained silent, and Lu Jian was surprised by this sudden question, thinking about it Thinking: "I'm also afraid, but my friend said, whoever wins the foreign country is the winner. I'm afraid that the pirates will win. Even if I'm afraid, I can't care about it!" He spoke seriously, but there was a bit of naivety between his brows.When Ning Ning saw it, she couldn't help smiling, just like a shameful flower just blooming, and a jade mirror newly polished, it was extraordinarily bright and moving.When Lu Jian got acquainted with her, it was the first time he saw her smiling like this, so he stared blankly.Ning Ning was still awake, and her cheeks were stained with dandelion, and she spat softly: "You, you, you are really, really annoying..." Lu Jian was greatly puzzled: "Why do I hate it!" At this time, suddenly, the Japanese army stopped twenty steps away, swung their arms, and hundreds of spears came out of the nest like bees, shooting towards them in a turbulent manner. Lu Jian took a step forward and stood in front of Ning Ning. With a swing of the scythe, the spear approached him and was snatched away.After throwing the javelin, the Japanese squatted down again, and more than a hundred bowmen appeared behind them, shooting feather arrows like rain. Lu Jian drew a large circle with the iron chain in his right hand, and a small circle with the sickle in his left hand. There were circles in the circle, overlapping in size. No matter long feather or short arrows, bows and crossbows, if they entered it, they would be snatched away. Lu Jian was also furious, and suddenly shouted: "Have you shot enough? Look at me too." He leaned over and grabbed a red spear, made a "me", turned around, swished, and the red spear It pierced through the mouth of a Japanese man, the castration continued, and then stabbed the Japanese man behind him, piercing through five people one after another, and the spear's power weakened. The five people were strung together in a row, and although they had died, they stood still.The group of bandits faced each other, and there was a sudden silence on the stone steps.Lu Jian grabbed another spear, just as he was making a gesture, the Japanese army suddenly yelled, turned around, scrambled and fled down the city. Lu Jian stared blankly at the backs of the group of bandits, and suddenly laughed out loud.Ning Ning wondered, "What are you laughing at?" Lu Jian said with a smile, "I'm laughing at myself. I never thought that they would be afraid of death!" Jian couldn't help turning his head to look, but saw her covering her mouth with one hand, with a smile in her eyes, unexpectedly Lu Jian turned her head, and turned from joy to anger, and gave him a hard look. Lu Jian wondered to himself: "This girl is really weird. She is friendly to me for a while, and annoys me for a while..." Confused, he suddenly heard a cannon fire. The first person sat astride his horse, his armor was distinctive, straight as a spear.Lu Jian saw it clearly, and was surprised and delighted, and blurted out, "Brother Qi." At this time, the sky was bright, and the two armies faced each other, and the formation was clear.The flag of the Japanese army waved, and thousands of red guns were raised together, like a dense forest, with long knives waving, a vast expanse of whiteness.There were only a few thousand officers and soldiers, and the formation was very strange. Some were holding long flagpoles, some were holding bird guns and spears, and there were several carriages pulling iron cannons. They looked uneven and nondescript.The strangest thing is that beside the generals and officers, there is a junior officer, with a red scarf covering his head, holding a big knife, with piercing eyes, as fierce as a falcon. Qi Jiguang's horse circled around, causing the flag to be raised suddenly, and there was a loud noise, and the officers and soldiers holding the flagpole rushed out of the formation, two people with one flag, and stabbed chaotically at the Japanese army's red spear formation, the flagpole was five feet long, and the short one was more than three feet .In an instant, when the two armies exchanged hands, the Japanese army was stabbed and overthrown. The Japanese army was afraid of Xue Er's troubles, so the drums and gongs did not sound, so they only dared to wave the flag. When the flag was waved, several teams of bird musketeers rushed up and loaded the gunpowder.不料戚继光令旗再挥，旗杆军分开一条路来，载炮马车驰到前方，调转过来，车尾火炮早已点燃，一声雷鸣，直入鸟铳阵中，鸟铳手死伤惨重，乱成一团。 倭军旌旗再举，两队长刀左右包抄，杀向旗官军。旗杆长大，运转不易，若被长刀逼近，有死无生。 戚继光令旗飘飘，两队长矛军左右涌至，列成阵势，护住旗杆军两翼，远远挑刺，鸟铳弩箭继之于后。一时间，倭军长刀落地，浑身浴血，惨叫着向后退却。 戚继光令旗再挥，火炮再响，血肉横飞，三般阵势变化如神，有如一支长剑，刺入倭军阵中，旗杆、火炮好比剑刃；长矛、弩箭好比剑锷；数十名刀斧手则为剑柄，头包红巾，手持大刀，驱赶众将，稍有后退，立斩不饶。众将官平日玩忽职守，得过且过，这次却是事关自家头颅，生死事大，疏忽不得，故而尽都豁将出去，拼死冲杀，尤胜士卒。 倭军原分三部，势成鼎足，一部五千人，牵制内城官军，此时首当其冲，被冲了个七零八落。 戚继光将其冲散，却不尽歼，翻翻滚滚，杀近城门，猛攻城门前那支倭军。 这部倭军三千有余，虽然勇猛，却奈何城外是俞大猷所留精兵，城内是戚继光的新锐之师，背腹受敌，顷刻溃乱，城外五千虎狼之师突入城内，追杀败寇，有如砍瓜切菜一般。 戚继光不待尽歼余寇，令旗再挥，转至外郭城下，那里倭军不过两千，屡被陆渐所阻，士气低落，一击即溃。陆渐见机，与宁凝、薛耳率城头官军冲下，势如摧枯拉朽，夹击倭军。 陆渐心神激动，相距尚远，便高叫道：“大哥出狱了？”戚继光也遥遥答道：“好兄弟，战场相见，不容详叙，待我破敌，再与你细说。” 说话间，二人逼近，一在马上，一在平地，举手相握，均能感受对方手掌温暖。陆渐道：“大哥，我不会带兵，这些兵丁，交给你好么？”戚继光奇道：“那么你呢？”陆渐一指宁凝、薛耳，道：“我送他们回去。”戚继光点头道：“也好，你只管去。” 戚继光在前方瓦解倭寇军阵，沈舟虚随后麾军进击，将分散倭军包围分割。战场上厮杀声、惨叫声此起彼落，难分彼此。陆渐一路走去，只见刀光血影，竟辨不出谁是汪直了。 来到内城下，陆渐止了步，拱手道：“宁姑娘，薛兄，二位保重。”说罢转身便走，忽听宁凝叫道：“留步。” 陆渐回头一瞧，宁凝目光清亮，注视他道：“你，你上哪儿去？”陆渐不料有此一问，皱眉道：“我也不知……”宁凝一怔，又问道：“你没有家么？” 陆渐道：“有的，但很远。”宁凝望着他，欲言又止，终是一跺脚，转身去了，薛耳忙叫道：“凝儿，等我一下。”一颠一颠，紧随其后。 陆渐不知宁凝为何询问这些，思索不透，便不多想，当下放开步子，走了一程，待那厮杀声渐渐微弱，方才止步，回望城楼，心道：“斗了许久，也不知谷缜如何，须得想个法儿，神不知，鬼不觉，将他接下城来。” 正想转回，忽听有人叫唤自己，转眼望去，谷缜正在一堵墙后招手。陆渐不胜惊奇，问道：“你怎么在这里？”谷缜笑道：“说来话长，快来，快来。” 两人摸到一条小巷中，一边脱去官兵甲胄，谷缜一边将前事说了。陆渐听说他遭遇刺客，大为吃惊，又听说他为救沈舟虚，暴露身形，更觉意外；再听说戚继光竟然得他举荐，只觉世事之奇，莫过于此，不由得纵声大笑。 谷缜也笑道：“我本也是病急乱投医，赌一赌自己的小命，却不料戚大将军恁地了得，被我赌个正着，但沈瘸子守信放我，却有些叫人意外了。” 陆渐笑罢，又问道：“汪直败局已定，下一步该当如何？”谷缜沉吟道：“眼下战事混乱，沈瘸子又看得颇紧，于乱军中擒捉此人，颇为不易。戚将军如此本领，不如让他先捉汪直，占个头功，我们再从大牢里将他偷出来。” 陆渐听了，欣然答应。谷缜便就近挑了一家客栈，与陆渐吃饭更衣。这客栈本是他的产业，故而掌柜见了二人，分外殷勤。 沐浴已毕，二人换了一身干净衣衫，又用过几样精细早点，觅一间临街上房宿下。陆渐苦战一夜，困倦已极，倒榻便睡，浑忘时日。 也不知睡了多久，忽被欢呼声惊醒，起身望去，谷缜倚在窗前，磕着瓜子，正瞧热闹。陆渐便也上前，只见长街两侧聚满百姓，街心官军押着队队俘虏，迤逦而来。 东南百姓对倭寇恨之入骨，眼见官军得胜，欣喜欲狂，纷纷对一众俘虏大吐口水，饱以拳脚，不少俘虏均被活活打死。 瞧了一阵，忽见戚继光骑着马远远行来，满身血污，容色疲惫。谷缜招来栈中伙计，耳语两声，那伙计飞也似下楼，跑到戚继光马前，说了两句。 戚继光听了，跳下战马，径向客栈走来。片时登楼，陆渐快步迎上，二人呼兄唤弟，把臂大笑。谷缜也拱手笑道：“戚兄今日得出樊笼，便立奇功，假以时日，必然威震寰宇了。” 戚继光曾在城头与他见过，见他在此，也觉惊奇，当即笑道：“足下过誉了，兄弟，这位是谁，还不引见么？”陆渐便为二人引见了。戚继光豪气干云，资兼文武，谷缜性情潇洒，风神绝出，两人交谈数句，心中均是生出一般念头：“这陆渐向来厚道，怎么结交的人，如此精明？” 谷缜心细，料到此时，早已吩咐掌柜，备好酒馔，此时一一将上。戚继光见了，笑道：“吃喝就免了，我还要去总督府交割兵权，若是迟了，只怕见责。” 谷缜笑道：“暂饮两杯无妨。”戚继光也不勉强，便笑道：“就喝两杯。”三人坐下，酒过一巡，戚继光道：“不瞒兄弟，昨夜四更时，为兄才被提出大牢。谁想赶到城头，便是一场恶战，至今纵然胜了，也是稀里糊涂，不知何以有此咄咄怪事。”陆渐、谷缜对视一眼，心中暗笑，却不说透。 “是了！”戚继光目视陆渐道，“兄弟你甚时候从了军，还做了军官？”陆渐一呆，不知从何说起，只好支吾道：“不瞒大哥，我并未从军，那身军服，却是买来的。” 戚继光吃了一惊，拈须不语。谷缜不料陆渐如此老实，引得戚继光生疑，忙岔开话题，笑道：“戚兄，汪直那厮可曾捉住？” 戚继光叹了口气，流露遗憾之色，说道：“那厮很是了得，带了一小股悍贼，拼死窜出城了……” 陆渐、谷缜听得这话，脸上顿无血色。戚继光还不觉有异，再饮一杯，起身笑道：“无论身份如何，兄弟你今日功劳殊大，不如随为兄去见督宪，求个出身，立功军中，也胜过你漂泊江湖、老死乡里了。” 陆渐心乱如麻，脱口道：“大哥，我，我不能随你去了。”戚继光怪道：“这是为何？” 陆渐有苦难言，只得道：“小弟，小弟有些要事，立马就要出城。”戚继光盯着他，神色间大为疑惑。谷缜叹了口气，说道：“戚兄勿怪，那事确然紧急，还望戚兄见谅。” 戚继光久经世事，瞧出二人大有苦衷，当下也不多问，微微一笑，道：“无妨，来日方长，你先办事，下回见面，你我再叙不迟。”说罢与陆渐双手一握，洒然去了。 陆渐目送戚继光下楼，便与谷缜向栈里支了盘缠衣物，又要了两匹马，出了客栈，直奔城外。 不想战事方歇，官军搜捕倭寇余孽，城门许久不开。挨到正午时分，始才出城。郊野晴翠方好，雀鹤飞鸣，牯牛饮水，牧童吹笛，两人回望城郭，数日间种种遇合，与眼前景象一比，真若大梦一般。 谷缜料得汪直必然窜入东海，向东追了十里，却又听说辰未时分，倭寇官军在附近激战一场，倭寇败走，不知所踪。后又听说，沿海有大队官军拦路，焚毁一概船只，倭寇残部无法入海，向西退去了。 谷缜道：“沈瘸子倒有先见之明，早早断了海路。倭寇离了海，威风可要折半。” 两人打马向西，一路上全无头绪。行不多时，二人马力渐乏，双双喷吐星沫，喘如雷鸣，眼瞧着慢了下去。谷缜本就烦闷，不由怒形于色：“这掌柜该死，竟敢给我两匹驽马，将来回了南京，管叫他脱一层皮。” 陆渐听的不忍，说道：“这世上总是好马少，驽马多。那位掌柜仓促间寻不着好马，也是有的。”眼见远处山复水绕，绿树环村，便到村边溪流饮马，将养马力。 谷缜也只得下马，恨恨来到溪边，拣块石头坐下，说道：“你有所不知，我手下那帮猢狲，个个难制，这几年我又在牢中，许多人事尽都荒废了，若不对他们凶狠些，不能驾驭。” 陆渐叹道：“你的事若不伤天害理，我便不多管，若不然，这朋友可是作不成了。”谷缜目光闪动，忽而笑道：“那你说说，什么叫天理？”陆渐道：“不欺弱小，就是天理。” 谷缜道：“这个弱小却待如何看。弱小好人，欺负了自然不好，弱小恶人，欺负一下也无不可。陆渐你知道么，鄙人生平有四大喜好。” 陆渐道：“哪四大？”谷缜道：“第一好酒，本人无酒不欢；第二好双陆，最好打发时光；至于这第三么，却是我没过们的媳妇儿，只是这话你知我知，天知地知，千万不要传将出去，她若知道自己只排第三，我便死了……” 陆渐忍俊不禁，笑问道：“第四呢？”谷缜道：“第四便是恶人了，其人越是奸恶，我越是喜欢。”陆渐道：“奇了，恶人只会叫人憎恶，岂有喜欢之理。” “你有所不知。”谷缜笑道：“这恶人乃是天下间最好玩的物事。小猫小狗，纵然惹人怜爱，却是无知蠢物，玩弄久了，难免无聊；至于好人，一则十分稀少，二则婆婆妈妈，心慈手软；戏弄起来，不但于心有愧，而且无甚乐趣……”陆渐瞧着谷缜，心中疑云大起：“这话倒似绕着弯子在骂我呢？” 却听谷缜续道：“所以说，惟有大奸大恶之徒，没脸没皮，没心没肝，不但智计过人，抑且性情坚忍，与之争斗，好似龙颔探珠，火中取粟，兴味无穷，大有奇趣。只可惜，这世间大恶人少之又少，小恶人偏又多如牛毛，一时遇不上大奸大恶，只好拣些弱小恶人欺负欺负，消闷解乏，也是好的。” 陆渐听了，回想起自己生平所遇的奸恶之徒，无不与谷缜所言暗合，只不过自己应付起来，一向辛苦，吃亏不少，既谈不上什么兴味奇趣，更无消闷解乏之功效。故而恶人这种“玩意儿”，也只有谷缜消受得了。 谷缜说了一通，眼看溪水清莹照人，俯身欲饮，不料忽地射来一块石头，激得水花四迸，溅了他满脸满身。谷缜大怒抬头，却见一个少女白衣胜雪，碧环金钗，背着青绸包裹，俏生生立在对岸。 陆渐也吃一惊，失声道：“阿晴……”姚晴白他一眼，向着谷缜轻哼道：“不知所谓，胡吹大气，你说你最爱欺负恶人，如今又怎么说呢？” 谷缜笑道：“算我被大美人欺负了，如今衣服裤子湿了，且容鄙人一晒。”说罢作势宽衣解带，姚晴花容变色，怒道：“姓谷的，你敢耍流氓，我，我叫你满地找牙。” 谷缜道：“没天理么，连晒衣服都不许？”姚晴蛮横道：“我说不许，就是不许。”谷缜笑笑，忽地扯了扯耳朵，又蹲下来，用手指在沙岸上写了一个大大的“为”字，陆、姚二人方觉奇怪，却又见他捧起一掬水，浇向姚晴。 姚晴飘然后退，面露讥讽，谷缜起身笑道：“哎呀呀，本领不济，报不得仇呢。”姚晴轻哼一声，心想着他的古怪动作，隐觉不对。 “阿晴。”陆渐忍不住问道，“你何时来的？”姚晴淡然道：“你不情愿我来么？”陆渐一呆，不知如何回答才好，若说情愿吧，未免有些羞涩，若说不情愿，却又违背本心了。 谷缜瞧出他的窘迫，笑道：“哪里话，他一百个情愿呢，昨晚我听他说梦话，没口子叫'阿晴，阿晴'！” 陆渐面涨通红，急道：“你，你……”谷缜道：“我也晓得，听人说梦话不对，但你叫声太响，我便不想听，那也难了。”陆渐指着谷缜鼻尖道：“你……”谷缜接口道：“我都听见了，你赖也赖不脱的。” 他快嘴快舌，陆渐遮拦不住，端的气结。姚晴看了二人一阵，轻哼道：“陆渐，我这次来，是因为想起，有一件物事忘了还你。”陆渐道：“鱼和尚大师的舍利？”姚晴摇了摇头，淡然道：“那舍利丢了。” 陆渐知道姚晴便是丑奴儿后，本拟讨回舍利，谁知姚晴始终不提此事，陆渐左思右想，也不敢开口，心想放在姚晴那儿，便如自己携带一般，若分彼此，平白惹她不快。此时一听，只急得跳了起来，叫道：“怎么，怎么弄丢了呢？” “你叫什么？”姚晴白他一眼，道，“谁叫你交给我的？才交给我，风君侯便来了，我身上的东西都被他搜了去，又有什么法子？后来凭仙碧向他讨来画儿，谁知一时欢喜，却忘了讨还舍利，你那时也在，怎么就不提醒我呢？”她振振有辞，仿佛丢了舍利，反是陆渐的不是。陆渐心乱如麻，呆呆怔怔，出声不得。 “妙啊，妙啊！”谷缜忽地拍手大笑，“从昨至今，足有一夜，古人过目不忘，大美人一夜全忘，比起古人，也算各有千秋。” 姚晴咬了咬嘴唇，冷然道：“臭狐狸，本姑娘说正经话，谁跟你插科打诨？” “我也说正经话。”谷缜笑道，“你当时忘了，事后怎不想起？但你就是不说，好拴住陆渐，让他去惹左飞卿，拼个同归于尽。” “那你呢？”姚晴寒声道，“你千方百计哄骗陆渐，为你捉这个，捉那个，出生入死，又安的什么心？” 陆渐怔怔听着，忽地叹了口气，转身便走，谷、姚二人齐声道：“你上哪儿去？”陆渐苦笑道：“鱼和尚大师对我恩重如山，就算粉身碎骨，我也要讨回他的舍利。” 谷缜道：“你要找风君侯？”陆渐点头。谷缜见他神色决绝，不由叹道：“罢了，若要去，我陪着你便是。” 姚晴冷笑道：“你不要假惺惺装好人，风君侯在哪儿，你又知道么？”谷缜道：“莫非你又知道了？”姚晴道：“蠢材，我不去找他，他不会来找我么？” 陆渐恍然大悟，点头道：“是呀，祖师画像在你这儿，风君侯早晚来寻。”姚晴白他一眼，道：“这次还算你不笨。” 谷缜笑道：“我也明白了，总而言之，你机关算尽，就是要咱们做你的马弁，闲来牵马执镫，忙来挡灾卖命。”姚晴啐道：“你若不想做，大可滚蛋，本姑娘才不希罕。” 谷缜心道：“从来都是我牵别人的鼻子，这次却被这小娘皮牵了鼻子，实在可气。”他心里暗骂，脸上却嘻嘻笑道：“哪里话，旅途寂寞，有个美娇娘陪说陪笑，也算是赏心乐事。” 陆渐见姚晴俏脸发白，杏眼喷火，只怕二人闹将起来，无法收拾，忙道：“先别吵嘴，咱们下一步有何打算？难道说，坐在这儿等风君侯来？” 谷缜摇头道：“取回舍利并非急务，能否捉住汪直，却关乎你我生死。” “狐狸尾巴露出来了么？”姚晴冷笑道，“让他做打手，了私怨，才是你的本意。”谷缜笑道：“如此说，你我也算是半斤八两，一路货色，很好很好，这就叫做志同道合。”姚晴双颊又是一红，啐道：“志你个大头鬼！”谷缜大笑。 陆渐沉吟道：“汪直的事并非谷缜的私怨，与我也有莫大牵连，阿晴，你肯和我们一块儿去么？” 姚晴望着溪中斑斓卵石，寂然不语。谷缜对她的心思洞若观火，不觉失笑，叹道：“老兄，你又迂了。这话何必问？舍利是她弄丢的，冤有头债有主，讨还之事，自也着落在她身上。她若不去，绑也要绑去的？” 姚晴怒道：“你来绑我试试？”谷缜双手一摊，笑道：“舍利是你丢的，却不假吧！”姚晴轻哼一声，转身从旁边的树林里牵出一匹大青马来，翻上坐上，趟过小溪，忽地甩开马鞭，刷地抽中谷缜左颊。 谷缜脸上多了一道淤痕，吃痛怒道：“君子动口，小人动手。”姚晴呸了一声：“你才是小人呢，连骂我一句，也不敢光明正大。”谷缜心中咯噔一下，强笑道：“我甚时候不光明正大？”