Chapter 2 Chapter Two
All the officers and soldiers hurried forward all the way.I didn't want to reach the top of the mountain, the first few people stumbled and fell to the ground, in a short while, thick vines rushed out, entangled those few people like rice dumplings.Seeing this strange thing, the officers and soldiers in the rear were all astonished. They first took two steps back, then stepped forward and chopped down the vines with their knives.Unexpectedly, he came back to life after cutting, and the more he cut, the more he cut, the person who cut the vine was entangled by the vine, and he screamed in shock.
All of a sudden, there was a blur in front of everyone's eyes, and there was an extra beautiful woman, whose clothes were better than snow, with wide sleeves flying up, her beautiful eyes were as clear as autumn water, her delicate dimples were as white as cream, and there was a faint brilliance all over her body, floating towards her.
All the officers and soldiers had never seen such a beautiful woman before, and they were unconsciously confused.In a trance, I saw the woman's cherry mouth not opening, and suddenly a voice came: "I am the female ghost of this mountain, you will offend my mountain forest and desecrate the scenic spot, please leave as soon as possible, and the offender will die..."
She has a graceful appearance, but her voice is as deep as a man's. All the officers and soldiers felt strange, and suddenly they heard a strange laugh. The laughter was extremely sad, like a man and not a woman. It seemed to come from this woman, but it seemed to be behind her, gradually Suddenly east and west, now far and now near, curling around the mountain, circling and unable to go.Even though the generals had gone through hundreds of battles, they couldn't help being terrified and their hearts beating like thunder. Suddenly, the laughter stopped, and the female ghost in white yelled: "If you still refuse to leave, then die." She waved her bare hands lightly , and a long vine grew from the ground, rolling towards the crowd.In an instant, all the officers and soldiers were frightened out of their wits, shouted loudly, turned around and fled.
The bound officers and soldiers on the ground were unable to move, they were already half-dead from fright, and suddenly they heard the female ghost say: "Go away." With another wave of hand, the vines turned into smoke and dust, and once they were free, they rolled and crawled, trying to fight for their lives.
The female ghost saw the officers and soldiers going away, suddenly her plain face sank, and she shouted: "Stinky fox, get out." Her voice was low and hoarse, crisp like an oriole, tender like a young warbler.
Hearing a giggle, Gu Zhen came out from the grass, clapped his hands and said: "Big beauty is born to be an actress, I admire you." Yao Qingyu blushed and said angrily: "Don't be perfunctory. Let me ask you, who is the girl?" Ghost? It's just an act, why is it that you're smiling so badly, like, like killing a pig."
The two dared to make an appointment, Yao Qing came forward, Gu Zhen spoke, and the voice of the woman and the man scared off the gang of officers and soldiers.Although the officers and soldiers were bluffed back, Yao Qing hated Gu Zhen for taking the opportunity to play tricks, and once the matter was over, she would seek him out.
Seeing that she was about to use force, Gu Zhen thought he was invincible, so he hurriedly laughed and said: "Don't be angry, the beauty, those two have gone far away, if you don't catch up quickly, all previous efforts will be wasted." Yao Qing was stunned, and said bitterly: "Okay, Write it down for now, and settle accounts with you later."
Copper Melon Hammer was injured, leaving spots of blood along the way.The three of them followed the trail and chased after them. Not long after, they suddenly heard crying from the front. It was Fan Yuqian who cried a few times, and suddenly heard the copper melon hammer weakly say: "Old man, the earthen pot can't be broken without leaving the well, and the general will eventually die in battle." .A man dies as soon as he dies. There is nothing to cry about. When I die, you go back and live a good life with your sister. Don’t mess with these nosy things anymore. You have always been soft-hearted and don’t kill many people. It can be seen that..."
Fan Yuqian sobbed: "No, I will take you away even if I die." Tonggua hammer said angrily: "Fuck you, go fast, don't wait for those dog officers and soldiers to catch up."
When Gu Zhen heard this, he chuckled. "Who!" Fan Yuqian yelled sharply, branches and leaves flew, and the sharp spear picked up the big red tassel, and jumped out from the bushes.
Gu Zhen had been on guard for a long time, before he laughed, he stepped back quickly.Fan Yuqian shot in the air and jumped out of the bushes. When he saw the three of them, he was taken aback for a moment and recognized Lu Jian. His face turned pale and he said sharply, "Is that you?" , suddenly heard Gu Zhen shout: "Wait a minute."
Fan Yuqian was very afraid of Lu Jian, and thought that the chances of winning were not good, so when Gu Zhen drank, he took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, stopped, and said, "What do you have to say?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "The officers and soldiers have already retreated, and they won't come again for a while. We came here to ask you a few words."
Fan Yuqian doubtfully asked: "What?" Gu Zhen's eyes were focused, and he said word by word: "Is Wang Zhi dead? Or is he alive?" Fan Yuqian was stunned for a moment, before he could answer, someone suddenly said in a muffled voice: "Don't say... "Amidst the voice, I saw the copper melon hammer staggering out of the forest, covering his abdomen with one hand, his face pale.
Gu Zhen smiled and said: "This is thought-provoking. If you are dead, it doesn't matter if you say it or not; but if you don't say it, then Old Ghost Wang is definitely still alive." Tonggua hammer sneered: "What's the matter with being alive? Do you want to know the whereabouts of Mr. Wang? I won’t tell you!" Gu Zhen was silent for a while, then sighed: "Did you lead the officers and soldiers away to the north, so that old thief Wang took advantage of the situation to escape?" He sat down against a big tree, stared at Gu Zhen, panting.
Gu Zhen rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "There is a saying that 'one who knows the current affairs is a hero', you were seriously injured, if you don't get medical treatment as soon as possible, you will undoubtedly die. Although this man with a gun is good at marksmanship, he may not be able to win My friend also had a contest in the city of Nanjing that day. Therefore, the current situation is very unfavorable to the two of you. That's all right, let me tell you about Wang Zhi's whereabouts, and I will let you go. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will hurt my peace. "
His words were meant to be a threat, Fan Yuqian was soft-tempered and had no idea, so he hammered Tong Gua: "Second brother, should you tell them?"
"Fart!" Copper Melon Hammer's eyes were ferocious, and the corners of his mouth were bloodshot, "Old Wang has treated me with great kindness, and we also promised Old Wang to lure away powerful enemies for him. If this is the case, how can we betray him?"
Fan Yuqian was speechless when he heard this, Gu Zhen snorted coldly and said, "If he really has a deep kindness to you, he should take you with him. Why did he ask you to lure the enemy? The so-called lure the enemy, but to die." Tonggua Hammer proudly said: "The matter of attracting the enemy is my voluntary, not anyone's orders."
Gu Zhenduan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said in his heart: "I heard that old ghost Wang is very good at deceiving people, but now it seems to be true; this ignorant fool, who has benefited from him, is so determined to give his life to him?" While pondering, he heard the copper melon hammer say again: "Third brother, if you die, you will die. It's nothing special. Our brothers would rather die than betray our friends, don't you think so?" Fan Yuqian sighed: "Second brother said Gotta be."
Gu Zhen snorted angrily, winked at Lu Jian, and motioned for a move.Unexpectedly, Lu Jian was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "These two are trustworthy and righteous. If I use force to force each other, wouldn't it be telling people to betray their friends?"
Gu Zhen was greatly surprised. He froze for a while, then frowned and said, "Lu Jian, have you thought about it? Let them go, what will the consequences be?" What's the difference between Xu Hai and Xu Hai?" Gu Zhen didn't expect him to be so pedantic, so his face turned pale with anger, and he said angrily, "What nonsense is faith, okay, okay, you want to be a great Bodhisattva, a great saint, and you can go." Turn around Sitting on a rock, staring at everyone, gritted his teeth and sneered.
Bronze Melon Hammer and Fan Yuqian looked at each other face to face, unable to guess what the other was thinking.Lu Jian also looked at Gu Zhen, and sighed in his heart: "If force is used to force them, the two of them will not say anything, and the only option is to kill them with a knife. But killing people is easy, but saving people is difficult. Master Yu Monk once told me to be merciful, Pity the world. Although these two people are not good people, they are not useless. If you can make them abandon evil and do good, it will be a great merit. Even if Gu Zhen blames me, there is nothing I can do." Thinking of this, he said: "It is easy to let you two go, but You two must promise me one thing."
Tong Guahui sneered and said, "That depends on what's going on? If it's about Mr. Wang, don't expect me to utter a single word."
Seeing his expression, Lu Jian felt disgusted, and said coldly: "You three evil spirits of the dragon family, you have done all kinds of bad things, you deserve to die according to reason. But I see that there is still room for the two of you to act, so as not to lose your conscience. I want the two of you to swear to the sky that from now on, you will not do evil. If you do evil again, you only need to enter my ears. Even if you are thousands of miles away, I will definitely come and take your two lives."
Tongguachui and Fan Yuqian were astounded when they heard it, and felt that this person was either crazy, or a fool, or had some tricks, otherwise, there would be such a good thing in the world.
Fan Yuqian weighed the situation, if the other party didn't let him go, although he could get away, but he couldn't take the copper melon hammer away alive, he immediately said in a loud voice, "Okay, as you said, I swear, from now on, Don’t do evil anymore, if not, there is such a tree.” With a wave of the spear, it hit a big tree as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and with a click, the tree snapped.
Seeing Fan Yuqian's oath, Tongguachui could only resentfully say: "If you don't do evil, then you won't do evil. If you violate it, I will kill you with a thousand swords."
Lu Jian listened, nodded and said: "Very good, you can keep your promise for Wang Zhi, and you can live up to your own promise." He waved his hand and said loudly, "Go!"
Seeing that he really let go, the two of them were taken aback. Fan Yuqian turned around and walked forward holding the copper melon hammer.Gu Zhen looked at the backs of the two of them, feeling as cold as ice, turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves.Lu Jian looked at his back, felt guilty, sighed, and followed him from a distance, while Yao Qing was still indifferent, following behind the two of them.
After walking silently for a while, they suddenly heard someone say: "Please stay!" The three turned around, and suddenly saw Fan Yuqian running towards him with a gun.Gu Zhen said impatiently, "What's the matter?"
Fan Yuqian stopped outside Zhang, and whispered: "Brother Lu, Fan, Fan has something to ask." Lu Jian said: "Please tell me!" Fan Yuqian said: "Last night, Fan was a little careless in the city of Nanjing, and he didn't finish it. What I have learned was defeated by the king, I secretly regret it. After today's farewell, we will see each other indefinitely, and I hope Brother Lu will not hesitate to teach you and see who you are."
Lu Jian was very surprised, shook his head and said, "Swords and guns have no eyes, so let's avoid it." Fan Yuqian sighed, "I'm afraid I can't, my brother-in-law Jin Gou Lian died in your hands, I just thought about it carefully, if I don't help him Revenge cannot be explained to my sister."
Gu Zhen laughed back angrily: "You dwarf is too shameless. I didn't mention it earlier, but now I hid my companions, so I came to mention this matter of revenge." Fan Yuqian's face became hot, and he said: "My second brother and I are sworn brothers. My sister and my sister are brothers and sisters. Brother Lu is a man of benevolence and righteousness, so he must understand my difficulties."
Lu Jian was silent for a while, and sighed: "So, we have to fight." Yao Qing kept silent for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "Idiot, are you crazy?" , said: "It is reasonable for him to avenge his brother-in-law." Yao Qing sneered: "Then it is reasonable for you to be killed by him?"
Seeing her being so annoyed, Lu Jian felt silent, Fan Yuqian was afraid that he would repent, so he hurriedly said, "I hope Brother Lu will do it for me."
Lu Jian smiled wryly, and sighed: "Ah Qing, don't worry, I won't lose." Then he said to Fan Yuqian: "Don't wait, before you do it, let me make a handy weapon." Fan Yuqian said: "Lu Brother please go ahead."
Lu Jian walked under a cypress tree, stretched out his hand to Gu Zhen, "Lend me the dagger." Gu Zhen threw the dagger, Lu Jian took it, waved it casually, chopped off a branch four feet long, and sat under the tree , pruning and removing leaves.
Gu Zhen stared at it for a while, then turned around, Yao Qing was also looking at Lu Jian, her expression seemed to be three parts annoyed, three parts worried, and the remaining three parts were not completely concerned.Gu Zhen secretly wondered: "This woman is very rich, and it is rare to see such a sincere expression; even though Miao Miao is a bit fierce, she is better than daring to love and hate, and her heart is straightforward..." At this moment, Yao Qing's eyes lit up, as if There is surprise.
Gu Zhen felt strange, turned around and saw that Lu Jian had peeled off the branches and leaves, and also peeled off the bark.Gu Zhen didn't realize it at first, but after watching it for a while, he suddenly felt something different, the dagger fell one by one, clearly in line with a certain principle, if it is faster, it is too fast, if it is slower, it is too late, if it is further, it is too left , one point back is too right, it can be said to be neither fast nor slow, impartial, moving in accordance with the festival, and hidden mystery.
Gu Zhen's heart twitched, as if he had realized something from it, but he couldn't express it in words.Looking around in the blink of an eye, Fan Yuqian was also staring blankly at the dagger, his eyes flickering as the dagger rose and fell.
Not long after, Lu Jian stopped the dagger and stood up slowly. A wooden stick in his hand was curved freely, round and smooth, and at a glance, it seemed as if a creation was born without any excess.
Lu Jian pointed at the wooden stick casually, and said, "It's done." Fan Yuqian stared at the wooden stick with a look of joy and sorrow, and suddenly sighed: "You cut wood into soldiers with one step, and your mind is harmonious. It's a joy." He sighed again, pointed down the long spear, and said, "My family's 'Phantom Spear' has five ways, if you can break all of them with one step, Fan will surely admit defeat." The points of his spears gathered together and formed a mass.
Fan Yuqian let out a clear whistle, and raised his long spear swiftly, defeating leaves formed a formation, and shot at Lu Jian like an arrow.This style has been practiced to the extreme, and it can attract dust and dirt for my use, gathering and breaking the enemy.
Lu Jian leaned slightly, facing the leaves with the wooden stick, he casually drew a circle, as if there was suction at the end of the stick, the broken leaves all over the sky scattered and gathered again, and all were stuck to the end of the stick.
This way of "gathering and scattering stars" is divided into "outer one style" and "inner one style". , big and small, scattered and gathered, echoing inside and outside, endless changes.
Fan Yuqian's "Inner Form" has not yet been deployed, and the "Outer Form" has been broken by Lu Jian's method of seizing soldiers. Halfway through the spear, he changed rapidly all the way "flying north and south", and pointed the spear obliquely at the sky, like a flying bird in the wild, flying out of the dust .
Lu Jian's staff was blown away by Fan Yuqian's spear, and the leaves scattered in all directions. Immediately, the wooden staff went straight in and rested lightly on the tip of the spear. He has the ability to "repair the sky and rob hands". He can change randomly and use tricks that fit the scene, not to mention that this wooden staff is a long spear that he deliberately cut to restrain Fan Yuqian.Fan Yuqian felt that the wooden stick was stuck to the spear, and the tiger's mouth became hot, just like last night, fearing that he would be snatched away again, he hurriedly retracted the spear, and resorted to "Seng Yao draws the dragon" all the way.
This way of marksmanship was extremely wild, and in an instant, the huge forest was blowing golden wind, and the cold air spread across the ground, and the broken leaves in the sky were swept up into the sky before they fell, and fell into the eyes of others. The dragon, wrapped around the two of them, coiled and soared.Seeing the situation, Yao Qing couldn't help but took a step forward, holding the "Evil Factor" between her fingers.
In the Southern Dynasties, Zhang Sengyou, a great painter, once painted dragons on the temple wall, but he didn't touch his eyes.Someone asked, and Zhang replied: "When you touch your eyes, you will fly away." At that time, people always asked to touch it, and Zhang Sengyou had to agree, but when he touched his eyes, there was a thunderstorm, and the dragon he painted really broke through the wall and flew away.Fan Yuqian's marksmanship imitated the meaning of the law, "drawing the dragon" is false, "finishing the eyes" is the truth, the fluttering of the guns is just a false move to confuse people's eyes, and the finishing touch is the killing that takes people's lives.
At this time, Baiye is flying wildly, and the gun is rolling like lightning. Ordinary people are bound to be dazzled and unable to distinguish things when they are in it.But Lu Jian used his hands instead of eyes, not for the momentum, not for the fallen leaves to cover his eyes, the wooden stick was not far from the point of Fan Yuqian's spear, just like an eagle grabbing a bird, no matter how the spear point flew up and down, he could never get rid of it, let alone It is said that if the finishing touch is shot, if the finishing touch fails, no matter how wonderful the dragon is, it is just a dead dragon.
Fan Yuqian struggled for a long time without success, but suddenly changed again and turned into a road of "floating flowers", with guns and flowers blooming, sometimes east and west, covering the sky with clouds and sun.It stands to reason that such an uncertain marksmanship must be powerful, but it's a pity that Lu Jian didn't look closely at the spears, no matter how many spears he had, he only looked for the tip of his spear.
"Seng Yao draws a dragon" and "Drawing the sky" has a lot of false tricks, which consume a lot of internal energy, and he has to be on guard against Lu Jian from taking away his weapons, so Fan Yuqian's skill is so strong that after a long time, he feels the dantian is empty and exhausted.He had no choice but to drink heavily, the gun flower suddenly retracted, and the tip of the gun pointed to the ground.Lu Jian stretched out his wooden staff and touched the spear, but suddenly felt that the spear was not moving at all.Lu Jian's method of seizing soldiers must borrow the power of others, so Fan Yuqian's spear was either forwarded, retreated, or flashed out, and Lu Jian could take it all because of it, but the spear in front of him , but it seemed to be born on Fan Yuqian's body, solid as steel, firm as stone, immovable as a mountain, so that Lu Jiankong felt that there was no gap to take advantage of his magical skills.
Fan Yuqian was sweating profusely, and his breathing gradually became labored.In fact, he has not practiced this "Stubborn Stone Nodding", and apart from the founder of this spear technique, no one in the Fan family has ever practiced it.Although Fan Yuqian is a prodigy, he can easily master the first four paths, but the last path is always half-understood and unable to achieve great success.As the name suggests, "Shenggong speaks, and the stubborn stone nods", this way of marksmanship originally contains extremely high and profound Zen mechanisms, and the mechanism of Zen is used.
Although Fan Yuqian is proficient in spear skills, he has a weak temper and is nostalgic for the world of mortals. It is far from being able to see through the world and become a Buddha instantly.However, this "nodding stone" comes from the way of Zen. If the opportunity comes, it is not difficult to get through it in an instant. If the opportunity is not there, there is no hope for life.Therefore, no matter how hard he tried, in the past twenty years, he could barely practice until "the human and the gun are integrated, as if they are not moving".If not, when the powerful enemy attacked back then, he would definitely be the ghost under his gun, so as not to destroy his family and family, and wander the world.
At this moment, although Fan Yuqian was as stubborn as a rock, he was unable to "nod" to fight back. After a short time, the whole body was hot, sweat was like a stream, and his clothes and pants were soaked.
Seeing the advantage, Gu Zhen and Yao Qing both showed smiles.Lu Jian was also well aware of Fan Yuqian's predicament, but he had a kind heart and never wanted to make things difficult for others. Seeing Fan Yuqian's complexion turn from red to white, and then from white to blue, he knew that if the stalemate continued, this person would lose his strength and die.Immediately sighed, took a step back, withdrew the wooden staff and said: "This battle is considered a draw. Although you didn't lose me, you can't win me. Telling your sister like this is an explanation?"
Fan Yuqian took two steps back and stood there blankly.The more Gu Zhen watched, the angrier he became, and he sneered, "You took advantage of me again, what are you doing here, why don't you get out of here." Fan Yuqian took a deep look at Lu Jian, then suddenly flicked his spear, and scratched a few times on the ground , turned around silently.
Gu Zhen looked at the gun marks on the ground, his eyes lit up suddenly, he hurried up, and read word by word: "Hui-zhou-" After reading it, he smiled, and said in relief: "Wonderful, wonderful." Lu Jiandao : "What do these words mean?"
Gu Zhen said: "Huizhou is Wang Zhi's native place, where he grew up." Lu Jian said in surprise, "Could it be that he escaped back to his hometown?" It is also called "putting it to death and then reborn". The Huizhou government is powerful and risky, but Wang Zhi was born in the local area, and he is familiar with every plant and tree. It is easier to hide. If it were me, I might also take this risky move. "Speaking of this, he stretched his eyebrows, clasped his fists and smiled and said, "I'm ashamed and ashamed. It seems that coercion with force is not as good as convincing people with virtue. According to my method, it may not be able to convince this Fan. You let go twice. He, he was grateful, finally revealed the truth."
Yao Qing smiled unknowingly, and snorted softly: "Do you ever admit defeat?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "It depends on who it is for. For you, Yao Damei, Gu will never admit defeat." Yao Qing's expression changed, and he shouted, "Who cares?"
So the three of them continued to travel westward, and at nightfall, they stayed overnight at a farmhouse.Lu Jian had been running around day and night for the past few days, and was extremely tired. After taking a bath after dinner, he went to sleep.
Sleeping soundly, suddenly heard the sound of knocking on the door, Lu Jian put on his clothes and got up, and saw Yao Qing outside the door. She took off her hairpin and turned her face to the sky. Compared with the daytime, she has a more elegant charm.
Lu Jian asked in surprise, "You, haven't you slept?" Yao Qing rolled his eyes at him, and said coldly, "I can't sleep because I'm thinking about something." Lu Jian said, "What's the matter?" Do you stand and talk?"
Only then did Lu Jian wake up, and hurriedly welcomed her into the room.Yao Qing leaned on the bed and sat down, but because the farm was poor and had a bed but no stool, Lu Jian put down the oil lamp and could only stand.
Yao Qing looked at him, tenderness appeared in her eyes, she patted the edge of the bed, and said softly: "Come and sit down, if you don't know, I'll punish you!" Seeing it for the first time, I felt surprised and sat down Ruyan.
Yao Qing stared at the candle for a while, then suddenly said quietly: "How are you doing these years?" Lu Jian was taken aback, and smiled: "I can't say whether it's good or bad, I'm always here."
"Didn't you ask me what I was thinking?" Yao Qing sat still and said in a manly voice, "I was thinking, how did you become a robber slave? How did you know Gu Zhen? And why did you want to catch Xu Hai and Wang for him? Zhi? Why did Gu Zhen say that if you don’t catch Wang Zhi, you won’t live long; if he didn’t say that, I wouldn’t scare those officers and soldiers for him.”
After Yao Qing finished speaking, in the blink of an eye, there were glances in the depths of her pupils, with endless concern.Lu Jian secretly complained to Gu Zhen that he shouldn't have said these things to Yao Qing and caused her to worry, but the matter has come to this point, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "These words are too long to say." Yao Qing sighed, and said: "Then Just tell a long story, starting after we parted, don't miss a single bit."
Her gentle words fell into Lu Jian's ears. For some reason, Lu Jian's nose was slightly sore. When she raised her eyes, Yao Qing was also looking at her. Her eyes were black and white, as black as night and as white as jade. Faint smoke.
Lu Jian had only seen this look in Yao's study since the two met.At that time, life and death were parted, neither of them knew, after the battle with Yan Zhihu, whether it was life or death, the corners of eyebrows and eyes, naturally, revealed endless lingering.
The memory of that day is still fresh, all the details are in front of his eyes, Lu Jian was overwhelmed with emotion, sorted out his confused thoughts, and slowly told what happened in the past three years: Hei Tianshu, Ning Bukong, Oda Nobunaga, Ashi, the portrait of the patriarch, Tianshenzong, Yuheshang, Gu Zhen...everything is detailed, even he himself thinks it is too wordy, even so, he is unwilling to hide anything from Yao Qing from the bottom of his heart.
Yao Qing listened quietly all the time, but when she heard Ah Shi, she hummed lightly, as if she was a little confused.Lu Jian was flustered, and when he looked sideways, he saw that her expression was calm and not angry, so he was relieved and continued to talk.
I don't know how long it took, the lamp oil burned out, and the room was pitch black.It wasn't until the long crowing of a cock came from a distance that Lu Jianshi finished speaking. The room fell silent. In the silence, he suddenly felt a soft little hand reach out, took his hand, and placed it on his slender knee. On the bed, the warmth was like water, seeping down that hand, making his whole body warm, and he couldn't help but muttered: "Ah, Ah Qing..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt water droplets splashing on the back of his hand, still warm .Lu Jian was taken aback, and blurted out, "Oh, you, are you crying?"
Yao Qing was silent for a moment, then let out a breath suddenly, and said in a shy voice: "Ning Bukong, first killed father, and then turned you into a robber, I, I will not spare him even if I am a ghost..."
Lu Jian didn't expect her to say this. He was stunned, and suddenly forgot. Can't see things, but through "Jie Shou", I can still outline the appearance of the pear blossom with rain in my heart. For a while, Lu Jian's chest was filled with tenderness, and he murmured: "Ah Qing, Ah Qing, you have So what..."
Yao Qing's body trembled slightly, she was strong by nature, even if she shed tears, she would not cry out.But for some reason, at this moment, feeling Lu Jian's warm hands and listening to his concerned voice, Yao Qing felt weak for no reason, her eyes suddenly became hot, she pressed her face into his arms, and began to cry silently.
In fact, this cry was not only for what happened to Lu Jian, but also for her loneliness, hardship, melancholy, misery, and all kinds of emotions in the past three years, all pouring out with tears.
Seeing her crying so sadly, Lu Jian was stunned, and said repeatedly: "What's the matter, what's the matter..." Unexpectedly, every time he asked, the sorrow in Yao Qing's heart increased a bit.Her biological mother was killed by the rouge tiger, and she has always been with her enemies, like walking on thin ice. Over time, her joy, anger, love and joy are all hidden deep in her heart, and she occasionally reveals it, but it is also more false than true; however, for some reason, it may be the sin of the previous life Every time she faces Lu Jian, she can't restrain her emotions. This situation makes her confused and angry at the same time, so she pretends to be indifferent, so as not to let him see her thoughts; , but this true love and authenticity make people how to let go.
That day was like a nightmare: raging fire, water ghosts, and a jumping and struggling father covered in flames.But when he woke up, his homeland, his relatives... everything disappeared, only the blue clouds and loess, and the indifferent face of that Western woman.Xianbi has always been very indifferent to her, and she is also full of hatred for Xianbi. During the long journey westward, the two of them did not exchange a word; Just watch from the sidelines, no matter what, you can't make her laugh.
The journey was really long and long, with great rivers and high mountains, swamps and deserts, and finally arrived at the place called "Xicheng".Xianbi was very annoying, but her mother was very kind. Not only did she get rid of the water poisoning, but seeing that she was homeless, she was made a disciple of the Ministry of Earth.Originally like this, the hatred in her heart has decreased a lot, but after going through all kinds of tragic changes, her temperament is even more withdrawn, she never smiles, and she doesn't like to talk; the girls in the same class hate her, exclude her, and call her Call to go, all kinds of bullying.She chops firewood, boils water, cooks, and does laundry, just like a most humble servant, doing day-to-day coolies; she endures silently, but secretly grits her teeth, like a hibernating snake, lurking deep in the mud Waiting for the warmth of spring and the melting of ice and snow in the coming year.
Kunlun Mountain stretches as far as the eye can see, the mountain wind is surprisingly strong, and the stars are also surprisingly bright.She often sits alone on the top of the mountain, listening to the howling wind, looking at the stars in the sky, feeling the boundless loneliness.Sometimes, when she thinks about the past, she finds that since her mother died, she has been living in the dark night. Although she is well-clothed and well-fed, her arrogant father, the vicious rouge tiger, and the slaves who turn the tide when the wind blows, all make her breathless. But come at once.She sometimes felt that death was better than life, and she once hung Bai Ling on the beam, only because the moment she hung herself, she thought of the tragic situation of her mother before she died, so she gave up the idea of committing suicide.
That's right, it's been a very hard life, until that day, when Lu Jian appeared at the beach and clapped his hands.His simplicity and kindness were something she had never seen before, and his poverty and rusticity made her very disdainful. She never dreamed that she would like him, let alone allow herself to have such an idea.However, on the Kunlun Mountains, looking at the sudden starlight, she suddenly realized that in the endless night, this naive young man was actually the only light.When she was with him, she would clap her hands and laugh, chirp and giggle, and talk non-stop.Every time she sees his swordsmanship improving, she will be very happy, originally happier than her own; as long as he doesn't want to make progress, she will be angry, even more angry than herself if she can't practice well; It is absolutely impossible for an earthy boy to beat himself.
The three years were long or short, but she almost spent them thinking about Lu Jian. Apart from thinking about him, she didn't know what else to remember?The death of her parents, the vengeance she had avenged, or the fire in the Yao family village, everything was so gloomy. Only when she thought about landing a little bit, did she feel her heart die.So that day, when she met Lu Jian in Cuiyun tower, she almost cried out, and then hid in a corner in a daze for a long time.Later, Lu Jian was injured by Zuo Feiqing, she carried him and ran wildly in the city of Nanjing, stealing or robbing him, finding all kinds of medicines, and not to avoid suspicion, she took off his clothes and treated him attentively.It was then that she realized that she couldn't do without him. Only by being with him, looking at him, listening to him talk, listening to his laugh, would the distress in her heart be relieved, and she would not feel lonely.Later, she was caught by Zuo Feiqing, and Lu Jian foolishly committed suicide again, which made her almost crazy, shouting, looking for death and life, Zuo Feiqing had no choice but to lock her up stand up.
In the meditation room, she didn't eat or drink, her heart was ashamed, she forgot time and hatred.She had thought that she would sit like this until she died, but she never expected that Lu Jian would come again.At that moment, hearing his cry, she almost cried.If so, if Xianbi didn't come; if, if he didn't protect that bitch, she would definitely throw herself into his arms, tell him her heartfelt feelings, and show her feelings.That's right, she deliberately snubbed him and got close to Shen Xiu deliberately, just to make him feel bad, to make him admit his mistakes, and to make him beg herself.She hurt his heart, but who knew that the one who hurt him more deeply was herself; but, if she was asked to tolerate his fault, that was absolutely forbidden.
After leaving Miyagi, taking advantage of the battle between the two armies, she left the city and walked in the vast wilderness, but she didn't know where to go.She rode a stolen horse around Nanjing City, lap after lap, but she didn't know why.It wasn't until she saw Lu Jian again that she realized that she was waiting for him, waiting for him to come out of the city.At that moment, as if driven by ghosts and gods, she came to him again. Although she was indifferent as before, she was extremely flustered, afraid that he would see her thoughts, so she lied.In fact, what Feng Junhou searched for was only the "evil factor". As for the relic, it was still on her body...
After crying for an unknown amount of time, Yao Qing's heart slowly calmed down, but the tears still flowed down uncontrollably.She couldn't help thinking: "Perhaps, these tears have been stored for three years, and it will take three years to shed them." After a while, she thought again: "Wouldn't it be a good thing to cuddle in his arms like this for three years?" It's a good thing..." Thinking of this, Yao Qing felt her cheeks burn.There was no sound, the window paper gradually brightened, and suddenly there were a few birdsongs. After the singing, it became more and more quiet, so that Lu Jian's heartbeat could be heard, heavy and powerful.
"It's dawn." Lu Jian suddenly sighed.Yao Qing straightened up slowly, both ashamed and angry, silent.Lu Jian was also silent for a while, and sighed quietly: "Ah Qing, have you suffered a lot these years?"
"Nonsense." Yao Qing muffled, "How can there be any suffering?" Lu Jian said: "If there is no suffering, why are you crying so sad?" Yao Qing was worried, and said coldly: "Whether I cry or not is up to you What does it matter?" After he finished speaking, he paused, and then said, "You know what I'm crying about, don't allow a third person to know, especially don't tell the stinky fox, if he makes a joke, I'll take you for a question."
Lu Jian likes the good and the evil, but he is not stupid. He knows that Yao Qing is proud and conceited, and wants to win in everything, but she also competes in crying and not crying, but he shakes his head and smiles wryly.
When there was silence, Yao Qing suddenly said again: "You said there were hidden handwriting on the portrait of the patriarch, but is it true?" Lu Jian said: "Really." Yao Qing said: "Do you remember those words?" Lu Jian said: "Yes."
Yao Qing got up to go out, pushed the door open and came back after a while, holding a bowl of clear water in her left hand and an oil lamp in her right hand, and then took off the blue silk bundle from her back.She buried this bundle in the willow forest outside Nanjing City, and dug it out after leaving the city. When it was unfolded, besides the three-axis portrait of the patriarch, there was also a jade ruler, which was white and transparent, as if illuminated by candlelight.
Yao Qing lit the oil lamp, and according to the method Lu Jian said, soaked in water and baked in fire. The handwriting on the portrait of Dibu read: "Hold the republic as if you are under Bai." Handle the sun from the plant." Fengbu's portrait is: "Zhou Bai's sound quality recites the roots of the past."
Yao Qing looked at the three portraits with mixed feelings of worry and joy. She was happy because the handwriting was revealed, but worried because she couldn't figure out the meaning of the words.She thought for a while, took out the jade ruler, and stretched it casually, the jade ruler spread out and turned into a thin page.Dare to feel that the jade ruler is not a ruler, but a book of jade slips, but it is exquisitely made, and at first glance, you will never know the mystery of it.
Yao Qing took another steel needle and pricked her finger, a drop of dark red blood dripped from her snow-white fingertip.Lu Jian asked anxiously, "What are you doing?" He held her hand, both surprised and heartbroken.Seeing his expression, Yao Qing was happy in her heart, but cursed: "Stupid boy, don't make trouble." Pulling his hand away, she said, "Tell me the secret words on the four portraits of Ning Bukong."
Lu Jian was stunned, and could only say: "The portrait of the Ministry of Fire is: 'The above long and thin Dongji holding point'." Yao Qing asked the words one by one, dipped a needle in blood, wrote it on the jade slip, and said It's also strange that the blood stains on the jade slip disappeared in an instant, and the jade slip returned to its original luster.
"Why is that?" Lu Jian was amazed.Yao Qing said: "This jade is simply the "Tai Sui Jing", on which are written the supernatural powers of the land parts realized by the earth mothers of the past dynasties. It cannot be written without blood. Once written, the handwriting will disappear."
Lu Jian said: "Then what if you want to watch it?" Yao Qing glanced at him and said with a smile, "When were you so curious?" The ruler is urged by the technique of 'transformation', and the handwriting written in blood can be seen."
Seeing that Lu Jian didn't believe it, she held Jane in her left hand and practiced profound arts silently.Not long after, blood-red handwriting slowly appeared on the jade slips. The words were simple and the handwriting was different, obviously it was not written by one person.At the end, there are clearly written eight small characters with "long and thin Dongji holding points on the upper part".
Yao Qing said again: "Since ancient times, there have been very few earth masters who have practiced 'transformation', and most of them are earth mothers. Therefore, only earth mothers can read the words in this scripture and practice stronger supernatural powers." Lu Jian tusk tusk Surprised, thinking that Yao Qing has actually practiced the supernatural power of "transformation" that can only be achieved by an earth mother, she is greatly admired in her heart.
Then Yao Qing asked Lu Jian to speak three other secret words, and wrote them one by one on the jade slips, and then recited the secret words of the three portraits of Earth, Wind, and Thunder over and over, keeping them in her heart.
After reciting, she thought for a while, took the brazier, poured lamp oil on the portraits of Feng, Di, and Thunder, threw them in the basin and lit them, and in a blink of an eye, the three-axis portrait was blazing and turned into ashes.
陆渐瞧得目定口呆，失声道：“你干么烧了……”姚晴急忙捂住他嘴，低声怨怪：“你想满世界都知道么？难道宁不空就没告诉你？西城八部的祖师画像藏有极大的秘密，自古相传，'八图合一，天下无敌'。据我猜度，或许这些字中，藏有西城祖师的绝世武功，练成之后，天下无敌。”
她说到这儿，乌黑尖细的眉毛舒展开来，注视陆渐，若嗔若笑：“我烧了这三幅画像，除了我，再也无人能够集全八幅画像的隐语，那么当今之世，也唯有我能练成其中武功……嗯，我若练成，自会教你，或许有了那武功，就能克制你的'黑天劫'了。”
陆渐想了想，摇头道：“阿晴，我的'黑天劫'暂且不说。这祖师画像却是历代相传的，虞大先生和仙碧姐姐若是丢了，会有麻烦。”
姚晴狠狠瞪他一眼，愤然道：“你还想着那贱人么？哼，便有麻烦，也是活该。”说罢，转头生了一会儿气，偷偷瞧去，却见陆渐闷头不乐，一时更觉气恼，嗔道，“蠢材，你只为别人作想，难道就不想解开'黑天劫'，练成天下无敌的武功，做一番惊天动地的大事么？”
陆渐一怔，摇头道：“我能做什么大事？忙时操舟，闲了喝茶，平平淡淡，最好不过。”
姚晴瞪着他，只觉不可理喻，沉默一阵，蓦地摇头道：“这么活着，又有什么趣味呢？”说到这里，两人再无多话，默默对坐，各忖心事。
忽听门外传来一阵嬉笑，姚晴悄然起身，将窗户掀开一线，却见谷缜正在庭院里逗弄房东家的小男孩儿。忽而摸摸他胖乎乎的脑袋，忽而拧拧他粉嘟嘟的小脸，忽而将他裤子扯下半截，待得小孩去拉，他又嘻嘻哈哈，转身就逃。那小孩不依，奋力追赶，挣得小脸涨红，满头是汗。谷缜见状，忽又转身，将他抱起，高高抛起，又低低接住，唬得小家伙又是尖叫，又是欢喜。
姚晴见这情形，心底至柔至软之处似被触了一下，如一石落水，无端惹起许多儿时记忆，天真之情如流水般淌过胸臆，让她不觉微微出神。
“阿晴你瞧？”陆渐不知何时走上前来，欣然道，“平淡之中，也有许多乐趣。”姚晴猝然而惊，呆了呆，啐道：“有什么乐不乐的，这只臭狐狸，尽知道欺负小孩子！”
陆渐微微苦笑，瞧了谷缜一会儿，忽道：“阿晴，你相信谷缜是冤枉的么？”
姚晴冷笑道：“这个大混球，冤不冤枉又有什么分别？”陆渐摇头道：“这个分别可大了。他若是冤枉，我舍了性命，也要为他洗雪；他若真是十恶不赦，我……”说到这里，嗓子一堵，眼中闪过痛苦之色。
姚晴瞧他一眼，轻哼道：“若依我看，这罪名里确有一桩疑处，叫人不解。”陆渐忙道：“什么疑处？”
姚晴道：“臭狐狸躲在萃云楼时，我恰好也在，那些个名妓成天与他厮混，好得蜜里调油一般。臭狐狸嘴里也是嘻嘻哈哈的，说了许多疯话，可是一连几日，就我所见，却不曾当真碰过那些女人一根指头。萃云楼里龙蛇混杂，入内的男子，不是大色鬼，就是伪君子，我呆了几个月，臭狐狸这样的，却是第一个见到。他对风尘女子尚能这样，又怎会害自己的妹子呢？”
陆渐大喜，将手一拍，说道：“是啊，谷缜原本不坏的，你何苦和他怄气呢？”姚晴狠狠盯他一眼，怒道：“你就知为他说话。他不惹我，我何必理他，他若惹我，我为何轻饶……”
话音未落，忽又听房外传来一缕乐声，似笛非笛，宛转生情。姚晴偷眼一瞧，却见谷缜正对房门坐着，将小孩放在膝间，吹奏一片树叶，吹罢一曲，又笑着教那小孩儿。
姚晴蓦地疑云大起：“臭狐狸莫非知道我在房里，故意堵着门，不让我出去？”想着心中暗恨，转身对陆渐道：“待我去了，你再开门，千万谨记，不许跟臭狐狸说我来过。”不待陆渐答话，将身一纵，翩然上了屋梁，掀开瓦片，钻将出去。
陆渐莫名其妙，眼见屋瓦掩好，才推门而出。谷缜见他，叫了声早，笑道：“昨夜十分奇怪，我听见你房里咿咿呀呀的，像是有人在哭。”陆渐心怀鬼胎，面皮微红，强笑道：“哪，哪里有人，你，你听错了吧。”谷缜目不转睛，盯他半晌，忽而笑道：“若没有人，定是闹耗子，人哭我听过，耗子哭却第一次听到呢。”
姚晴远远听见，恨得牙痒，偏又无法驳斥，心中郁闷极了。忽听陆渐支吾道：“你，你这话不通，耗，耗子怎么会哭？”
谷缜笑道：“这耗子不只会哭，还会写字。”姚晴心中咯噔一下：“难道我将画像隐语写入《太岁经》，他也瞧见了。”想到这里，双目生寒，心头涌起杀机。
陆渐也觉不可思议，摇头道：“岂有此理？”谷缜笑道：“你不信？”放下小孩，转回己屋，捧来一纸素笺，笑道，“先瞧这个。”陆渐接过，笺白如雪，上书一色遒劲字迹：
“谷兄雅鉴：
人谓智有高下，运有穷通，下智之人欲行上智之事，取败之道也；足下自负小才，欲洗沉冤，诚可感佩，亦不自量。君本蝼蚁，不堪一捻，然吾慈悲为念，赐汝生机。而今陈、麻先死，徐海后亡，幸存一汪，窜于故土，吾邀君竞而逐之，胜者生，败者死，料君倜傥，必不相负。
东岛内奸拜上！ "
陆渐瞧得吃惊，半晌道：“这是怎么来的？”谷缜笑道：“不知道啊，我一觉醒来，就在桌上了。”说罢目视陆渐，意味深长道：“这是有人跟我叫阵呢！”
“奇怪了。”陆渐说道，“这人既能入房投帖，为何不顺手加害于你？”谷缜笑道：“这叫猫捉耗子，先玩后吃，这人如此张狂，倘若将我轻轻杀了，岂不少了许多乐趣……”
忽听姚晴冷笑一声，说道：“说了半天，你才是那只又奸又坏的大耗子！”走上前来，劈手夺过素笺，看上一眼，漫不经意道：“这是男人写的。”谷缜道：“何以见得。”
“女子行文，温柔款款，怎会这样硬梆梆的？”姚晴纤纤素手指点字迹，“再说你瞧，这些字迹刚劲有力，绝似男子手笔。”
“大美人只知其一，不知其二。”谷缜摇了摇头，笑道，“区区几句留言，又何必亲自书写？倘使这人是个女子，大可找一名文士男子，说明本意，委托起草。你瞧这酸溜溜的调子，说事之前先发一通议论，不像江湖中人，倒像是八股酸丁。换了是我，就该这么写了：'姓谷的听好，你小子贱命一条，老子动根指头，就能将你捻死；吐泡口水，就能把你淹死；放个臭屁，也将你薰个半死。如今给你一条活路，看你运道如何，四大寇还剩个汪老鬼，谁捉到谁赢，输了的先叩十八个响头，再抹脖子了帐'，嘿嘿，这才叫做江湖中人的豪言壮语。”
姚晴一时语塞，双颊阵红阵白，咬牙道：“谁似你这么多弯弯肠子。”五指一挥，素笺飒的飞出，将谷缜脸面盖个正着。
谷缜手忙脚乱，扯下素笺，忽就听陆渐一声大叫，两人转头望去，只见他慌张道：“这下糟了，你们瞧这句，'幸存一汪，窜于故土'，这么说，内奸也知道汪直逃回老家了？”
谷缜、姚晴均是哑然失笑。谷缜点头道：“这封留书中，这句话最叫人迷惑！敢问这内奸大人说的话，谁敢深信？就算他目下说了真话，回头告诉汪直，汪老鬼也能临时变计，不去徽州。即便去了，那内奸也能抢先一步，将他宰了。最厉害的莫过于敌人连通一气，布下圈套，咱们一去，岂非自投罗网？总而言之，依照纸上所写，跟他来个'竟而逐之'，可就是孔夫子搬家。”
陆渐道：“怎么说？”谷缜道：“十九是输！”陆渐心往下沉，姚晴却呸了一声，不屑道：“说了半天，尽是废话！”陆渐也叹道：“难道没办法了么？”
谷缜笑笑，屈指一弹额头，说道：“陆渐，你那夺人兵器的法儿，很管用么？”他答非所问，陆渐望着他，满心茫然。又听谷缜道：“你是怎么做到的？”
陆渐抓了抓头，说道：“我也不大明白，自然而然就做了，就好像，就好像……”说到这里，他想了想，方道，“就像是任何兵器到我手里，我都会用，我的兵器碰到别人的兵器，立时就能夺来，至于此中缘故，却叫人十分糊涂。”
姚晴凝注陆渐，神色疑惑，谷缜却将手一拍，笑道：“我明白了，必是'补天劫手'的关系。很好很好，我送你一个名号，就叫做'天劫驭兵法'。天劫者，'补天劫手'是也；驭兵者，不但驾驭自身兵刃，更是驾驭对手兵刃。你看如何？”
“天劫驭兵法？”陆渐念了两遍，欣然道，“这名字很好，但你问这件事作甚？”
“不入虎穴，焉得虎子。”谷缜眼里遽尔间闪过一丝厉芒，“倘若有这'天劫驭兵法'，就算徽州是龙潭虎穴，我也敢去趟上一遭。”
陆、姚二人闻言，倒吸一口凉气，姚晴失声道：“明知是圈套，你也要去？”
“不错。”谷缜点头道，“你以为是圈套，他以为是圈套，内奸大人何尝不自以为是圈套？他留下这话，就是要唬得我不敢西向，继续背负污名，如此一来，岂非不战而胜了？哼，天底下哪有这种好事？世人都当我不敢去，老子偏偏要去，这就叫做'置之死地而后生'！”
姚晴呸了一声，道：“你有什么兵法，还不是全靠陆渐，至于那个'天劫驭什么法'，说了半天，我是半点儿也不信的。”见近处有一根晾衣竿，取来折成两截，左手一扬，叫道：“接着。”嗖的掷给陆渐。
陆渐接过竹竿，微微一愣。姚晴望着他，手持竹竿，所有所思，忽地问道：“陆渐，你还记得'断水'剑法么？”
陆渐闻言心动，眼前蓦地浮现出那个迎着海风、翩然起舞的白影，不禁感慨万千，笑了笑，说道：“怎么不记得？我一辈子都不会忘的。”姚晴听了，冷俏的脸上隐露笑意，恰似冰雪初融，春水微晕，陆渐见了，心跳不觉快了几分。
姚晴笑容只一现，忽又敛去，淡然道：“既然如此，今天我就用断水剑法，看你能否夺下我的竹竿？”
陆渐愣了一下，姚晴却不容他多想，以竹代剑，忽使一招“片光吉羽”，刺将过来。陆渐下意识应了一招“疾风骤雨”，却不料他悟出“天劫驭兵法”，与人交手，便自然而然融入招式，故而竹剑刺出，形虽似而神已非，两剑相交，姚晴便觉虎口发热，手中竹竿如活了一般，跃跃欲出。
陆渐一招得手，顿然知觉，生恐赢了姚晴，叫她脸上难堪。忙将竹竿旁移，消去夺兵之势。姚晴忽见他剑势偏转，露出破绽，便使一招“射斗牛”，竹影一闪，电掣光转，刺向陆渐心口。
陆渐自得仙碧点拨，学会“定脉”之法，劫力聚于“劫海”，双手越发奇巧。若说当日与赢万城交手，还只能知觉对手内息变化，因敌变化而变化，那么如今这知觉日益敏锐，已然变化为一种直觉，不自觉间，就能因应对方气机，借人之力，夺人之兵，乃至于驾驭敌手本身。
然而他神通未足，纵有奇能，却也不能收放自如，与人交手，尽凭直觉，是故姚晴竹竿刺来，陆渐也不及多想，竹竿转回，当胸一拦。
姚晴不料他回剑如此之快，哪还像当年那个半饥半饱、有气无力的笨小子？“嗒”的一声，姚晴剑势被阻，几乎全无征兆，她掌中竹竿遽尔脱手。
陆渐不自觉又用上“天劫驭兵法”，不喜反惊，暗叫一声“苦也”，手腕疾转，复又将竹竿挑回姚晴手里，这一夺一送疾逾闪电。姚晴芳心了然，抬眼望去，陆渐涨红了脸，目光闪烁不定，心知若是比剑，自己算是输了，但若就此认输，却不丢尽脸面？又想谷缜武功浅薄，眼力差劲，纵让旁观，也不能看清自己丢剑，既然如此，不如支撑到底，总不能叫这臭狐狸笑话。
想着厚了脸皮，紧咬银牙，仗着陆渐不敢来夺兵器，右手竹竿刷刷刷一捅乱刺，左手却拈了一枚“孽因子”，觑准方位，屈指弹出，“孽因子”入土，“周流土劲”也自她足底涌出。这真气性质奇特，与土相合，更生奇变，地面微微一拱，刷的一声，一根青灰藤蔓破土而出，见风就长，须臾粗逾儿臂，缠住陆渐双足，簌簌簌绕将上来。
陆渐本领全在双手，脚底功夫稀松平常，故而一缠便着。姚晴趁他无法动弹，左刺右刺，只不与他竹竿相交。陆渐初时还能勉力挥竿，虚应故事，但随“孽缘藤”渐缠渐密，从头倒脚捆个结实，别说出剑，张嘴说话也成难事，被姚晴一剑抵住胸口，微笑道：“认不认输？”
陆渐有心认输，无力说话，口中呜呜，两眼骨碌碌乱转，谷缜呸了一声，冷笑道：“这算劳什子比剑，有本事撤了藤，重新比过。”
姚晴见陆渐辛苦，心中不忍，散去藤蔓，瞥着谷缜道：“但使能胜，用剑用藤有何分别？'孽缘藤'有六般变化，这种'长生藤'是最不伤人的，其他的什么'蛇牙荆'呀、'恶鬼刺'呀，无不要命。你不是瞧见了么，桓中缺的脸被'蛇牙荆'扎伤过，变成那么个怪样子。”陆渐听了，想到方才藤蔓缠身的光景，不由打了一个冷战。
姚晴嗤了一声，又说道：“你道这个'天劫什么法'能打遍天下，真是不自量力。”谷缜却面不改色，呵呵笑道：“陆渐自不能打遍天下，一个好汉三个帮，若无大美人襄助，凭我二人，断乎不能成事。”
姚晴心中十分受用，嘴里却冷冷道：“少拍马屁，我就算去，也是为了陆渐性命。哼，跟你臭狐狸一点儿关系也没有。”谷缜笑道：“自然，自然。”
姚晴转眼望去，见陆渐定定望着自己，双目泛红，隐有泪光，猜到他心中所想，不由暗叹，牵着他衣袖，走到屋后，低声责怪道：“傻小子，男子汉大丈夫，怎么能哭？你看臭狐狸，脸皮比地皮还厚，何时服软过？”
陆渐听了，忍住泪，涩声道：“阿晴，为了我，累你冒险，我，我心里难过极了……”嗓子不觉哽咽了。
姚晴胸中滚热，情难自禁，牵着陆渐的手，盈盈坐在一处断垣上，将头凭在他肩上，轻轻笑道：“只要你心里想着我，念着我，就算再险再累，我也不怕……”这话冲口而出，顿时又觉害羞，心道：“傻丫头，你怎的变得心软啦？尽做些小女人的勾当，说些不尴不尬的话，不害臊么……”
她心中不住自责，却怎也鼓不起勇气，将脸从陆渐肩上移开，唯有昏昏默默，一声不吭，心里只盼这段光阴去得越慢越好。
陆渐握着那白嫩小手，隔着肩衣，感觉到那张芙蓉脸儿滑如凝脂，心中不觉热流汹涌，跌宕生情。纵然如此，却也不敢去看姚晴，只觉此情此境，就当如此静坐，倘若偷看一眼，也亵渎了这难得的默契。
相依相偎，不觉光阴之逝，忽听一声悠长悦耳的口哨，继而便听谷缜哼哼唧唧，唱起曲子来：“我把你半亸的肩儿凭，她把个百媚脸儿擎。正是金阙西厢叩玉扃，悄悄回廊静。靠着这招彩凤、舞青鸾、金井梧桐树影，虽无人窃听，也索悄声儿海誓山盟……”
陆渐未知所云，姚晴出身豪室，自幼听多了戏曲，心知这曲子出自《唐明皇秋夜梧桐雨》，唱的是李隆基和杨玉环交颈依偎，海誓山盟，心知必是谷缜偷看了这边情形，故意调侃，一时又羞又气，离了陆渐，顿足起身，陆渐不明所以，也茫然站起。
一时转回庭院，只见谷缜抱着双手，背靠大树，笑眯眯望着二人，说道：“抱歉则个，并非小弟有意打搅，只怕二位光阴苦短，一坐一日，可就不妙了。”
陆渐这才明白谷缜唱曲的旨意，羞得面红心跳，几乎儿觅地而入。姚晴也是霞染双颊，瞪着谷缜，眼里几欲喷出火来。