Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Cleaning Up
Lu Jian watched the group of monks go far away, and suddenly asked in doubt: "Ah Qing, is the antidote you gave really good?" Yao Qing rolled his eyes at him and said, "Fake, poison all these thieves to death, I'll be happy." With a cry, Lu Jian suddenly saw that Yao Qing's mouth was cold, but her face was half a smile, with a look of embarrassment, and immediately understood that she was joking with herself, and the antidote must be true.
Putting this matter aside, Lu Jian unconsciously thought of Gu Zhen again. He was sad, sighed, and said, "Ah Qing, you don't know, Gu Zhen is really miserable. His mother ran away with others when he was a child, and he was framed by bad guys when he grew up. In the end, he died at the hands of his own father, and when I think about it, it feels like a knife is going out in my heart."
Yao Qing thought that once Gu Zhen died, she would lose a rival who would fight wits and wits in the future, and she also felt lonely, so she persuaded: "A person cannot be resurrected after death. You can't bring him back to life if you cry all your life. Besides, he died at the hands of his own father. No matter how sad you are, can you avenge him..." Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered what happened to me. That day Yao Jianghan wanted to kill his own daughter because of Yan Zhihu. Not under Gu Avatar.This was the greatest pain in Yao Qing's life. When she thought about it, her eyes turned red and she hated secretly: "There is nothing good about men in the world. Let alone let down your lover and wife, even your son and daughter..." Turning her eyes Seeing Lu Jian, his heart suddenly softened, "Fortunately, he is still kind and righteous. It is not in vain for me to treat him like this, but if he dares to betray me, hmph, I will be blamed if I don't kill him."
Lu Jian sighed again, and said, "Yeah, Gu Zhen has gone and will never come back again. Ah Qing, without you, I really don't know what to do." Yao Qing held Yao Qing's hands as she spoke, her cheeks pouting. Paining red, she withdrew her hand and spat: "It's so good, you won't be afraid to blush when you say these words?" Lu Jian was stunned for a moment, and said, "This is all my truth..." Yao Qing didn't allow him to finish, and changed the subject: "I'm hungry and sleepy, I'd better find a place to rest." Lu Jian nodded, and was about to take a step, when he heard a strange scream, and a white shadow flew over, Yao Qing was startled, and was about to leave However, Lu Jian raised his hand to stop him and said, "Big guy, you're here too."
Yao Qing fixed her eyes, and found that the white shadow was actually a giant crane, with an unusually large body, two black beads looked at the landing and gradually turned straight, making a cooing sound from her throat.It turns out that it hates humans, and when it sees a crowd, it hides in the forest and peeps out. When the crowd clears up, it suddenly sees that Lu Jian is about to leave, so it rushes over here, but Yao Qing almost regards it as an enemy because it came so suddenly.
Looking at such a huge crane, Yao Qing secretly marveled, rolled her eyes at Lu Jian, and said, "You have so many friends, men and women, human or non-human, they are all your friends?" Lu Jian smiled wryly. , stroking the giant crane and saying, "Big guy, are you recovering from your injury? Stay with me for a few days, and it won't be too late to fly when you recover from your injury." Busy and flapping his wings to catch up.Yao Qing asked strangely: "Can't this big bird fly?" Lu Jian said: "It hurt its wings." Yao Qing smiled and said: "That's why it looks like a strange bird from the west. I can run with my legs." Even though Lu Jian was in low spirits, he became curious when he heard the words, and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Yao Qing said: "There is a big garden in the Ministry of Earth, and many rare birds and animals are raised. Among them is this strange bird with long and thin legs, but it can run faster than a horse. It is said that it came from the southwest desert. Yes, it's very rare." Lu Jian sighed, "I don't know if it's a chance to see such a strange thing."
"That's not difficult." Yao Qing smiled slightly, "If you can get together the eight images and find the magic door to be invincible in the world, and break the West City in the future, what strange bird can't see it?"
Lu Jian was still immersed in sadness. Hearing this, he felt very unhappy, but he didn't want to spoil Yao Qing's interest, so he just kept silent for a while.Seeing that he didn't answer, Yao Qing felt displeased, and said, "With your miraculous martial arts, if you can't dominate the martial arts world and shock the world, wouldn't it be a waste?" Lu Jian shook his head and said, "If I really have the ability, Gu Zhen will won't die."
Yao Qing snorted coldly, and said: "Although you lost to Gu Shentong today, you may not be able to catch up with him in a few years. If you get the portrait of Tianbu again, and the eight pictures are combined, in the future, Mr. Siqin will be reborn and return forever." Zang reincarnated may not have won you. Hmph, it's all because you were only crying and crying just now, if not, then you should have forced Shen Laizi to hand over the portrait of Tianbu..." Thinking of Shen Zhouxu's conspiracy, Yao Qing couldn't get rid of her hatred , Xiu raised his eyebrows, and said: "Yes, in this little time, the cripple must not have gone far. We caught up with him and forced him to hand over the portrait. If he dares not agree, we will kill him." Then he pulled on Lu Jian's sleeve, but it didn't move. Looking sideways, he saw Lu Jian's expression was blank, and he couldn't help feeling slightly annoyed. He shouted, "What's wrong with you, don't you listen to me?"
Lu Jian sighed.Yao Qing spat: "He's always moaning and sighing, so he doesn't look like a good man." Lu Jian said, "If a good man just steals people and things, I'd better not do it." Yao Qing changed color and said, "What do you mean?" Lu Jian said: "The portrait of the patriarch has been passed down from generation to generation. It is originally a thing of the Ministry of Heaven. If we forcibly snatch it, wouldn't we become a robber with a stick and a stick?"
Yao Qing's face turned red, and she reprimanded: "You, you call me a robber?" Lu Jian was stunned by her eyes, and felt a little timid, but his mouth was not a little soft: "You are not now, but if you steal the sky Portrait, that’s it. Is it so good to rule the martial arts world and be powerful? It’s worth it.” Yao Qing sneered and said, “It doesn’t matter whether I can rule the martial arts world or not, but my husband must be one of the best in the world. .If you really like me, then listen to me."
Lu Jian was stunned, waved his hand, lost his mind, and walked forward.Yao Qing hated that iron could not be made into steel, she stomped her feet in anger, suddenly heard the sound of cuckoo, looked in the blink of an eye, and saw that crane was looking at her, and couldn't stop humming, it fell into Yao Qing's ears, like a sneer, she suddenly became angry "Stinky bird, what's so funny." With a wave of his hand, Juhe quickly moved away, but two feathers were still blown off by the palm wind. Coming over, Yao Qing sneered, with her palms across her chest, and was about to give him a slap when she suddenly heard Lu Jian call: "Big guy, don't be naughty." voice, reluctantly walked towards Lu Jian.
Although Yao Qing was in anger, seeing the bird's expression, she also found it funny, so she lost three points of her anger, glanced at Lu Jian, and said in her heart: "He is sad for that fellow Gu Zhen, and his mind is confused. After a while, I will slowly enlighten him, as long as he really loves me, he won't understand my kindness." Thinking about it, he pouted his lips, performed lightness kung fu, and leaped forward to get ahead of Lu Jian.Seeing this, Lu Jian was afraid of falling, so he let go of his steps and stayed close to Yao Qing.Yao Qing ran for a distance and looked back, only to see the giant crane striding like a shooting star, but it didn't land. She couldn't help being surprised: "This big bird has good legs, no worse than that strange bird from the west." Taking another look at Lu Jian, Seeing that he was calm and indifferent, he couldn't help being both happy and angry, and thought: "This silly boy has cultivated his supernatural powers for nothing. If he can't shine in the world of mortals, wouldn't it be depressing?" She has a strong nature, and she doesn't care whether Lu Jian is Willing to plan the future of the two for him wholeheartedly.
The two of them ran for a while, and it was getting late, when they came to an abandoned farmhouse, where the dust was thick and messy.Seeing this, Lu Jian was about to quit, but Yao Qing said, "It's okay, just clean it up." Lu Jian said, "It's better to find a nunnery, it's much cleaner." Yao Qing said, "I don't want to live with those monks and nuns. But seeing Lu Jian's puzzled expression, he cursed secretly: "Fool, if there are outsiders, how can you and I get along alone? One Gu Zhen is enough, and a group of monks and nuns, wouldn't it be annoying to death?" Lu Jian said: "There is no oil, rice, soy sauce and vinegar here, how can there be food?" Yao Qing said: "I have my own method, you go and catch some wild game first."
Lu Jian hesitated for a moment and went out, accompanied by that crane.Yao Qing took off her coat, rolled up her sleeves, exposing a forearm that looked like a jade lotus root, and carried water to sweep the floor and dust the house.She acted swiftly and thoughtfully, a gust of wind swept across the courtyard, and within an hour, she tidied it up.At this time, Lu Jian came back with a few pheasants in his hands, and the giant crane was beside him with a big fish in its mouth.Yao Qing couldn't help laughing and said, "One bird and one person, you are really a couple."
Lu Jian was surprised to see the courtyard look completely new.Yao Qing asked him to chop wood and make a fire, and went to the nearby valley to pick some wild herbs, wild vegetables, exotic flowers and fruits, and went back to the farmhouse. The flowers are fried in chicken oil until they are fragrant and savory, and then the dried fruit is ground, mixed with chicken and stewed in a pot of thick soup. Stir-fried, the color is green, and the fragrance is intoxicating.While she was doing things, she chatted with Lu Jian chattering and chatting, telling about her escape experience recently, laughing while talking, taking all those thrilling adventures as jokes.The mouth speaks, but the hands are as swift and orderly as before.
Lu Jian listened silently, then sighed suddenly: "Ah Qing, you have become more numerous." Yao Qing twisted her slender waist and smiled angrily, "Why have I changed? Am I beautiful or ugly? If you don't explain clearly , don't blame me for being angry." Lu Jian said: "You have always been very beautiful, but you talk too much."
Yao Qing was taken aback, and snorted softly, "Don't you like my talking? Well, from now on, I won't say a word." Lu Jian said, "Where is it? You speak as nicely as Huang Yinger. I can't hear enough Well." Yao Qing's cheeks were slightly red, and she scolded: "You poor-mouthed person, where did you learn the flirtatious talk, it's becoming more and more annoying." She said she hated it, but she was extremely happy in her heart.However, Lu Jian was terrified and didn't know how to explain. He scratched his ears and cheeks, his face flushed like blood. Luckily, Yao Qing didn't mention it anymore, so he finally felt relieved.
When eating, Lu Jian felt that no matter the soup or vegetables, they were extremely fragrant, sweet, and extremely delicious. Although there was no salt, it was better than when there was salt, as if he had never eaten such a meal in his life.Even so, the sadness in his heart is still lingering, and he has no intention of eating more.
After dinner, the two cuddled each other and sat facing the moon. Yao Qing leaned on Lu Jian's shoulder and murmured, "Lu Jian, I haven't asked you yet. How did you become so powerful that you can do the supernatural power of Gu?" Opponent?" Lu Jian said: "This matter is very strange, and I don't know why." Yao Qing snorted and said, "Practicing martial arts is like a fish drinking water. You know whether you are warm or cold. You don't even know the martial arts you practice. " Lu Jian sighed, "It's like having a nightmare, and when I wake up, I'm completely different."
"Nightmare?" Yao Qing asked strangely, "Are you fighting against me?" Lu Jian had no choice but to tell the story of Hei Tianjie's attack and Ning Ning's rescue, and said, "Thanks to Miss Ning, I can survive, but I don't know where she went, it's really worrying..." He was quite insensitive to matters between men and women, and he just talked, but he didn't see Yao Qing's face changing. He just continued: "Miss Ning's life experience is also very pitiful. Rescuing her, she died a miserable death, her father was also forced to leave, and she was adopted by the enemy and turned into a robber..."
Yao Qing suddenly became suspicious, and asked: "Who is her father?" Lu Jian was silent for a moment, then mumbled: "It's just that Ning Bukong..." Yao Qing's face changed drastically, she stood up abruptly, and shouted: "How dare you marry me?" Ning Bukong's daughter is together." Lu Jian hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, she, she was separated from Ning Bukong when she was a baby." Then, he compared his hands and said, "Such a small Little doll, what can you understand..."
Yao Qing sneered, and said: "You are considerate and defend her all you can. Yes, Gu Zhen's life experience is pitiful, and this Ning girl's life experience is even more pitiful; only I am not pitiful. Even my father would like to kill me, everyone will treat me as a burden, if I die, you, you, you will be happy..." With a cold face, as he spoke, his throat was choked, and two lines of tears flowed quietly Silently, it slid down both cheeks.
Lu Jian felt sad and said, "Ah Qing..." She opened her arms and wanted to hold her in her arms, but Yao Qing pushed her away and said with a sneer, "What are you doing? Why don't you hug you?" That gentle and pitiful Miss Ning, I'm not pitiful, so I don't want you to pretend to be a good person." He got up with a flick of his sleeves, and walked quickly.
Lu Jian stood there in a daze, sitting for a long time facing the deep night.Sighing, he turned back to the room and fell asleep lying on the table.
The mood is disturbed, and the dreams are also messy. For a while, I dream of Gu Zhen smiling at me, for a while, I dream of Yao Qing being slightly angry, and for a while, I see Lu Dahai beaming and telling stories.While half dreaming and half awake, the mist suddenly rose in front of him, and the clouds and smoke billowed, and a figure appeared, vaguely, gradually becoming clear, with green clothes and snow skin, blurred eyes, staring at himself with an expression of grief, Lu Jian's heart trembled, and he shouted: "Miss Ning, where have you been..." I stretched out my hand to pull it, but I couldn't reach it no matter what.Suddenly the smoke cleared and the beauty disappeared, Lu Jian turned around and suddenly saw Gu Zhen standing beside him with a smile on his face, but blood was dripping from his forehead.
Lu Jian yelled and woke up suddenly, only to feel that his body was icy cold, the evening wind came through the window, and the chill was spreading, and he couldn't help getting goose bumps all over his body. He turned his head and saw a beautiful figure flashing at the door, if there was a woman hiding .Lu Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know where the thought came from, and he called out, "Miss Ning..." Jumping up, she swept out the door, and saw a woman in white clothes standing in the distance, holding her slender waist, tall, with her back Xiang Lu Jian's delicate body trembled slightly.
Lu Jian let out a cry of embarrassment, and murmured, "Ah Qing, you, haven't you slept yet?"
Yao Qing turned her head, two sparkling teardrops hung on her face, reflecting the light of the cold moon, she was extremely desolate. "You still called her by her name in your dream." Yao Qing looked dazed, and murmured, "You also thought of that surname Ning in your dream?" Lu Jian blushed and hurriedly said, "No, she is alone It's pitiful to be alone; besides, besides, I dreamed of you too."
Yao Qing sneered and said, "How can the little girl be worthy of your hero Lu's dream?" Seeing her sneer, Lu Jian became flustered and said, "Ah Qing, listen to me..." Yao Qing sneered and interrupted: "My surname is Yao. You might as well call me Miss Yao. As for the word Ah Qing, apart from my father, my mother, and my future husband, no one can call me that."
Lu Jian's heart was cold when he heard it, and he vaguely felt that he had made a huge mistake, which caused Yao Qing to be so cold, so he could only say: "I think of Miss Ning because she has saved my life." Yao Qing sadly Smiled: "Yes, she always has a way to save you, and she also has a way to make you master martial arts. I'm just a little girl with no father, no mother, and no support. I can't help you with anything. Compared She's better."
Lu Jian's heart was pierced by a knife, and he smiled wryly, "Ah Qing... why do you say that? In my heart, no one can compare to you..." Yao Qing's eyebrows trembled, and there was a touch of warmth between her eyes, she nodded Said: "Since this is the case, you have to do something for me and yourself." Lu Jian said: "What is it?" Yao Qing said word by word: "Take the portrait of Tianbu."
Lu Jian's heart was shocked, he was stunned, and shook his head, "Ah Qing, although I like you, I can't steal other people's things for you." Yao Qing looked at him, her eyes were shining, as if covered by a layer of water. , After a few breaths of work, suddenly turned around and walked towards the distance.Lu Jian said: "Where are you going?" Yao Qing said flatly: "I feel uncomfortable and want to walk for a while." Lu Jian said: "The woods are dark and there are many wild animals. I'll go with you." Yao Qing sneered and said : "Compared to men in this world, beasts are considered better. Don't come with them, they will only annoy you."
Lu Jian looked at her desolate back, submerged in the depths of the night, feeling extremely wronged in his heart, wishing he could cry, but thinking of Yao Qingbai's words during the day, afraid that she would scold him for being incompetent again, so he returned angrily and sat by the door.
After sitting for two hours, Yao Qing still didn't come back. Lu Jian became anxious, stood up, let out a long roar, and ran away.At this time, his martial arts are so strong that it is rare in the world. Once he exerts all his strength, like the wind and arrows, the grass and trees in front of him are forced by his invisible true energy, and the two sides are separated like flowing water. The wind was fierce, and it was cut in half by it.
Lu Jian ran back and forth, and when it was dawn, he had searched all over a hundred miles, but Yao Qing was still missing.Lu Jian couldn't help getting anxious, and shouted loudly, calling Yao Qing's name. His inner strength was powerful, and his voice could be heard for ten miles, echoing from all peaks and valleys, but there was no echo at all.Lu Jian was burning with anxiety, thinking: "Did she meet an enemy or a beast? With Ah Qing's alertness and supernatural powers, there are not many people in the world who can restrain her. When it comes to beasts, she is not her opponent. Oh, is it possible?" I was looking for her, but she turned back, if she didn't see me, wouldn't she be angry again?"
Thinking about it, he turned back to the farmhouse and opened the door to enter. The giant crane lost its owner and was worrying. It was walking up and down on its slender and healthy feet. When it saw Lu Jian, it jumped at it happily.Lu Jian put his arms around the slender crane's neck, and blurted out, "Big guy, is Ah Qing back?" The crane looked at him, cooing, Lu Jian sighed, and said to himself, "I'm confused too. Now, no matter how smart you are, you are not human, how do you know Ah Qing?" As he spoke, he searched the room, the furnishings remained the same, there was no beautiful woman to be found, it was quiet and empty, Lu Jian looked at it, and felt insane.
Sitting blankly for a while, Lu Jian went out to search again, and searched Tianzhu Mountain almost all over. At dusk, he returned to the farmhouse hungry, but saw the table was full of big fish and fresh fruits, and the giant crane curled its neck and curled up its claws, and fell asleep. Long.Looking at the empty house, Lu Jian felt sour. He cooked the fish and grass, and ate some fruits. The fruits were originally delicious, but in Lu Jian's mouth, they didn't taste much.He was in a turmoil, thinking about Yao Qing for a while, and Ning Ning for a while. The figures of the two women alternated and changed faster and faster.
Lu Jian put his head in his hands, feeling extremely sad in his heart: "Since I like Ah Qing, how can I miss Miss Ning?" But the more he thought about it, the more frequently Ning Ning's image appeared in his mind, and the appearance became clearer.Unable to bear it anymore, Lu Jian ran out of the farmhouse, ran wildly, and came to a small stream. With a splash, he buried his head in the cold water.
With the cold air entering his head, Lu Jian's mind became a little clearer, and his heart was at a loss.The moonlight above the head is shining like flying snow.Fluttering and falling, his blurred shadow was reflected in the water waves, his eyes were sunken, and his cheeks and lips were covered with short beards, at first glance, he looked a bit ferocious.
Lu Jian didn't expect that this day and night, he would become like this, staring blankly at the illusory figure, forgetting to move.Suddenly, the waves were messy, and the moonlight turned into specks of silver. Lu Jian was startled, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that giant crane was stretching out its long beak, drinking to the full of the stream, and after drinking, it straightened its chest and neck, looking majestic and arrogant.
Lu Jian smiled bitterly and sighed: "Big guy, Miss Ning has gone, Gu Zhen died, and Ah Qing ignored me, and now you are the only one who stays with me. Sigh, when your wing injury is healed, you must go too Yes." Thinking of the desolation, Zhengzheng shed tears.
One person and one crane sat by the stream in the middle of the night, and the next day it was only dawn in the east, so Lu Jian set off again. On that day, he searched all over the caves in the deep valley, but only found a few withered skeletons, some of which were killed by ferocious beasts, and some The slough of a cultivator has nothing else to gain.Lu Jian was so anxious that he used his supernatural powers to let out a long howl, which could be heard several mountains away, but he never thought about it. If Yao Qing really wanted to avoid him, Lu Jianyue would be so flamboyant. The more you message her, the more you will avoid her and leave early.
The red sun is slanting westward, and the glow is dim.Lu Jian lost his soul and returned to the farmhouse, still thinking about pushing open the door. Yao Qing, dressed in white clothes like snow, stood pretty in the courtyard, lost her temper for a while, and would eventually forgive herself. Thoughts are nothing but delusions.The closer the door was, the faster Lu Jian's heart beat. He slowly opened the door, and was about to step in, when suddenly a warning signal appeared in his heart. He took two steps back and shouted sharply, "Who is it? Come out!"
Suddenly someone coughed in the courtyard, the figure turned around, Ying Wancheng came out with a smile, and said, "You have good ears." Lu Jian frowned and said, "What are you doing here?"
Ying Wancheng smiled and said, "Mr. Ying is here to ask you for something." Lu Jian said, "What?" Ying Wancheng's small eyes lit up, staring at Lu Jian with a smile, "Does the ring of the God of Wealth have you on your body?" Lu Jian was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "It's Gu Zhen's stuff, why is it on me?"
Ying Wancheng sneered, and said: "Who are you lying to? Before Gu Zhen died, he clearly said that the wealth and honor of the rest of the old man's life will be on you. If you don't have the ring of the God of Wealth, how could he say such things? "
Lu Jian looked at the greed on his face, felt disgusted, shook his head and said, "Don't say that I really don't know where the ring is, even if I knew, I wouldn't give it to you." Ying Wancheng was furious, but he thought of force, Definitely not Lu Jian's opponent, he suppressed his anger and said with a chuckle: "Little baby, don't be stubborn, I have a proposal, I guarantee you won't refuse."
Lu Jiandao: "What?" Ying Wancheng chuckled, "I will help Gu Zhen get rid of his grievances, and you give the old man a ring from the God of Wealth. Is it fair to exchange this way?" Lu Jian's heart moved, and he blurted out: "You also think Gu Zhen is wronged What?" Ying Wancheng smiled: "Don't forget the old man's supernatural powers."
Lu Jian pondered and said: "Your supernatural power is a turtle mirror, and you can read the other party's mind." Ying Wancheng smiled and said, "That's it, silly boy, don't you understand?" He quickly understood: "Could it be possible that you have used the magical power of 'Turtle Mirror' to read out who is the traitor in the East Island?"
Ying Wancheng smiled and said, "Although I don't dare to say it, I have some clues." Lu Jian felt his heart beating faster, blood rushing to the top of his head, he swung around suddenly, and caught Ying Wancheng face to face.Ying Wancheng was taken aback, raised his stick and raised his stick, but unexpectedly, there was a blur in front of him.His chest was tight, and Lu Jian had already clasped it, and lifted his feet off the ground.Although Ying Wancheng knew that Lu Jian was not what he used to be, once he was captured so easily, he still felt ashamed and angry, and cursed: "Stinky boy, don't you know how to respect the elderly?"
Lu Jian also couldn't bear it, threw him far away, and said angrily: "You know that Gu Zhen was wronged, why didn't you defend him?" Ying Wancheng turned over and stood still, snorted coldly: "Who told him that he doesn't know how to praise, Refuse to give the ring to the old man?" Lu Jian shouted: "You actually disregarded morals for a ring, and saw Gu Zhen die?" Ying Wancheng sneered: "Boy, this doesn't make sense, why didn't Gu Zhen just want a ring? Ring, ruin your own life? I gave him two chances. The first time was before he was imprisoned on Prison Island. The old man hinted that he would give me the treasure, so I cleared him up. Who knows that he is stubborn and would rather go to jail and did not agree; the second time I left Haining, I asked him to hand over the ring of the God of Wealth. This kid usually does everything, but at this moment he pretended to be a trustworthy gentleman with the old man, saying something like "being entrusted by others, and being loyal to others", You can give me mountains of gold and seas of silver, but you can’t give me this ring. Bah, this is called ‘people die for money, birds die for food’, who is to blame for him looking for death?”
Lu Jian was stunned for a while when he heard the words, and sighed: "You are greedy and ruthless. If those wealth were given to you, wouldn't it harm the world. Gu Zhen sacrificed his life for righteousness, so that people will respect each other."
"Bah, bah." Ying Wancheng said angrily: "Fart, fart, this kid is smart in small things, but confused in big things, and he deserves to die. Little boy named Lu, do you want to learn from him that he doesn't know current affairs, or hand over the ring? Let me avenge him."
Lu Jiandao: "Gu Zhen never told me where the ring was." Ying Wancheng stared at him suspiciously.Lu Jian said: "Can't you read people's hearts?" I said I wasn't lying, I knew it just by looking at it. "
Ying Wancheng snorted, his old face flushed, and he said bitterly: "If this old man could see through your thoughts, I would have done it long ago, so why bother talking to you in vain." Lu Jian said: "Could it be that the magic power of the turtle mirror is also fake?"
Ying Wancheng shook his head and said: "The magic power of the turtle mirror is not omnipotent. Not everyone can see through their minds. The ancients said: 'Thinking lasts a thousand years'. People's thoughts change the fastest and are the most elusive. There are three types of people whose minds are not easy to see through. The first is people who are born smart, such as Gu Zhen, who are scheming and good at concealing their own thoughts, and can even fabricate ideas at critical moments to deceive the old man; Master of the island, if anyone in the East Island wants to be crowned as the top five, he must pass the old man's "Three Levels of the Golden Turtle", which are shooting, hiding, and guessing. You have seen the first two levels, but guessing is just a matter of guessing. The number of hidden things. Most of the characters who have passed the three levels, the old man can't guess their thoughts. This rule is originally because the tortoise mirror is too strong. For this reason, the five streams in the East Island all have a mind to guard against the turtle mirror from prying into their privacy, if it is not for the turtle mirror to be trained to the top, it is extremely difficult to crack their mind..."
Lu Jian interjected, "So, your turtle mirror hasn't reached the top yet?" Ying Wancheng gave him a hard look, and cursed, "It's none of your business how I practice." Lu Jian said, "But if The traitor is one of the five masters of Dongdao, you can't see his mind, how can you expose him?" Ying Wancheng sneered and said, "I have my own opinion." Having said this, he paused, and said: "The first two Although it is difficult to guess the mind of a human being, it is not impossible, and as for the third type of man, no matter what, he cannot see through his mind.”
Lu Jian wondered, "Who is that?" Ying Wancheng said, "That's a master of refining gods." Lu Jian wondered, "A master of refining gods?" Ying Wancheng said, "Since ancient times, those who practice supernatural powers have never left the fourth level realm. The first is refining essence to transform qi, the second is refining qi to transform spirit, the third is refining god to transform emptiness, and the fourth is refining emptiness to join the way. Most of the masters in the world stay in the two realms of refining essence and refining qi, and they have practiced all over Divine power and true energy are second-rate at best, and if you meet a master of refining gods, you will lose at 19. However, in the past hundred years, there have been only four masters who have reached the level of refining gods."
"A master of refining gods?" Lu Jian mused, "Wan Guizang must be counted as one, Gu Shentong and Yu Monk each have one, and who is the rest is unpredictable." Ying Wancheng looked at him with an air. Strangely, he suddenly stretched out his stick and pointed at the tip of Lu Jian's nose, laughed and said, "Are you really confused or not, the only one left is you, isn't it?"
Lu Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he said in shock, "I'm a master of alchemy? Isn't it strange." Ying Wancheng nudged his eyes and said, "You are surprised, and others don't understand. Your supernatural powers, you are a master of refining gods, and your mind can change in no way. When you encounter the old man's supernatural powers, you will immediately react. Not only can the old man not see through your intentions, but if you fail, you will suffer a big loss. This kind of loss-making business, the old man is absolutely invincible. Don't do it."
Lu Jian said: "It's strange, how could I become a master of refining gods?" Ying Wancheng said: "You used to be a robber?" related."
Lu Jian asked strangely: "The refining of gods has something to do with robbing slaves?" Ying Wancheng said: "That's right, except for the four of you, all robbing slaves are considered as refining gods, and those who only practice are crooked. Can perform secret arts, but is bound by the "four laws of existence and non-existence" for life, and it is difficult to escape." Seeing that Lu Jian was puzzled, he said in detail: "The four realms I mentioned just now are refining essence to transform Qi, refining Qi to restore spirit, and refining spirit to return to life." Xu, refining the emptiness is the way. First refine the essence, then refine the qi, then refine the spirit, and finally refine the emptiness..." Lu Jianqi said: "Is there still a master who refines the emptiness?" Ying Wancheng was interrupted by him, staring He glanced at it and snorted, "Of course there are, but they're dead." Lu Jian said, "Who is it?"
Ying Wancheng sighed, staring into the distance, with lingering fear still on his face, he said slowly: "The master of West City, Wan Guizang!"
Lu Jian snorted, and said, "No wonder, what does Lianxu look like?" Ying Wancheng shook his head and said, "I don't quite understand either. The old man was lucky and ran fast, so he didn't meet this evil star." Lu Jian Suddenly realized: "No wonder you have lived until now, so you are a ghost who is afraid of death and fled before the battle." Ying Wancheng said angrily: "So what is the fear of death? Those great heroes who are not afraid of death, how can they survive when they meet Wan Guizang?" .Gu Shentong met Wan Guizang three times, and they always fought and fled. Is he a ghost afraid of death?"
Seeing his old face so thick, Lu Jian felt contemptuous in his heart, and said, "If it were me, it would be worth fighting to death, and I would never abandon my fellow disciples and run for my life alone." Ying Wancheng glanced at him, and sneered, "The courage of a common man is a fool "He waved his hand and said: "Although this old man has never fought against Wan Guizang, Gu Shentong has confronted him head-on, and later he told me that this man's supernatural power is not like the ordinary art of refining gods. I'm afraid I've reached the realm of refining the void."
Lu Jian sighed: "Although he has a high level of cultivation, he is ferocious and easy to kill, which is not enough to be admired by future generations." Ying Wancheng said coldly: "Even if he is not admired, he can be frightening. Don't talk about gossip, let's talk about robbery." Slave, the so-called "Book of the Black Sky" is originally a method of refining the gods. It is just eager for quick success, unlike ordinary masters, who first refine the essence, then refine the qi, and then refine the spirit. Over time, it will be refined naturally, but skip the essence and qi. Guan, direct cultivation of the spirit, once you come here, your own energy is insufficient, and you must borrow the energy of others to refine the energy to restore your spirit. This method is like building a tower on the sand, the pavilion is suspended in the air, there is no foundation, and there is always the danger of collapse Therefore, the calamity of 'Hei Tian' was born from this, and addiction to borrowing qi is just one of the disadvantages of this radical technique."
Hearing this, Lu Jian finally understood the principle of "Heitian Tribulation", and felt very emotional: "No wonder grandpa often said, 'You can't get rich by borrowing money every day, but you can get rich by earning a hundred dollars a month'. Although he is good at borrowing gambling debts, Every borrowing must be repaid, even if they are poor, no one will come to collect debts and beat them. In fact, this is not the case when learning martial arts. If you don’t have enough energy, if you use all your strength, you will inevitably suffer a big loss in the end." Thinking of this, I thought of the six statues The patriarch felt something was wrong with his true face, and was about to think about it, when he suddenly heard Ying Wancheng say: "According to this principle, it can be deduced that when Jingtian and Fenghou created this wonderful book, it must be Fenghou who was a slave. The mirror sky is the main one.”
Lu Jian asked strangely: "Why?" Ying Wancheng said: "According to the records of this island's classics, 'Jing Tian' had reached the state of cultivating gods that day, and there was no need to practice "Hei Tian Shu". ", it goes without saying."
Lu Jian sighed: "I borrowed the "Hei Tian Shu" to train the gods, how could I escape the 'Four Laws of Presence and No'?" Ying Wancheng said with a beard: "This is not what the old man knows, but the island king mentioned it afterwards. I also find it incredible. I don’t know if you have had any adventures in the past few days?"
Lu Jian was thinking hard, except for Ning Ning's rescue, there was no adventure at all. If there was any adventure, it would be the time of "Heitian Tribulation" and coma.Just shaking his head at the moment.Ying Wancheng was disappointed. He spent a lot of time and energy, just to figure out the origin of Lu Jian's martial arts, and then plan a plot to capture him. Then he will be tortured slowly, so he won't worry about his whereabouts if he doesn't spit out the ring. It is also chaotic and ignorant, without knowing why, it is futile to win all the organs of Wancheng.
Ying Wancheng was disappointed, and thought: "From this point of view, the best strategy can't be used, let's try the middle strategy. This kid is no better than Gu Zhen, he is honest and simple, easy to deceive." Immediately rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Gu Zhen That boy Zhen is too stubborn. I wanted to push him to a desperate situation, and begged me to hand in the ring obediently. Unexpectedly, this kid didn't know the current affairs and killed himself. Alas, even so, I watched him grow up, Seeing his death, I also feel a little sad." Speaking of this, he blinked his eyes and squeezed out two turbid tears.
Lu Jian couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "You don't come here to be hypocritical." Ying Wancheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if he is crying fake or real, little baby, as long as you do what I want, the old man has a way Make that traitor show up." Lu Jiandao: "What method?" Ying Wancheng chuckled and said, "This method won't work if you say it. If you want the old man to help boy Gu get rid of his grievances, you have to make a contract with me. "Lu Jian said: "What contract?" Ying Wancheng said with a smile: "I have written it all, you can print it with your fingerprints." After speaking, he took out a piece of rice paper and a box of ink pads from his arms.
Lu Jian took the rice paper, and on it was neatly written in regular script: "Diamond Gate Lu Jian signed a contract with Dongdao Yingwancheng, if Yingwancheng can help Gu Zhen get rid of his grievances. Lu Jian got the ring of the God of Wealth and must give it to Yingwancheng. If this evidence is established, those who violate it will be punished by heaven." There are two names below.
Lu Jianda frowned: "I don't have a ring, so what's the use of making such evidence?" Ying Wancheng said with a smile: "That kid Gu Zhen is a ghost, since he said that to me, there must have been arrangements, then Sooner or later, the ring will be handed over to you in various ways, and you will follow the agreement and give it to me." Lu Jian hesitated slightly, Ying Wancheng sneered, turned and left.Lu Jian said, "Where are you going?" Ying Wancheng spat, "Since you don't want to make a contract, don't let it go."
All of a sudden, Lu Jian's mind was full of thoughts. Scene after scene, it was full of situations where Gu Zhen met and knew each other and shared adversity. Thinking of Gu Zhen's tragic death, Lu Jian suddenly gritted his teeth, took the ink pad, and made a lot of mistakes in the contract. Press, throw it to Win Wancheng, and shout: "Take it."
Winning ten thousand cities is like finding a treasure. Carefully fold it and put it in your arms, and said with a smile: "Little boy, you are a gentleman with sincerity and sincerity. You are loyal and trustworthy. You will never fail me in the future. Very good, very good, the contract has been established, you I might as well go together and watch a good show."
陆渐甚感疑惑，见赢万城拄着拐杖，慢慢向前，当即一咬牙，将姚晴之事暂且放开，随在赢万城身后。
走了一程，忽听唱经击磐声起伏跌宕，峰回路转，竟又来到三祖寺前。陆渐正自不解，忽听赢万城将手连击三下，低喝道：“出来。”
陆渐当他设有埋伏，不觉身子绷紧，内力蓄满，这时忽就听到路旁灌木丛中刷的一声，钻出一个半老妇人，身子瘦小，眼神灵活，身上沾着几片枯叶，瞧来十分狼狈。她手里提一个花布包袱，里面物事又硬又直，将包袱撑成长形。
陆渐见她不似身怀武功，心神稍弛，只见那老妇神色紧张，低声道：“我的爷，你怎么才来？荒郊野外的，天也黑尽了，再过一阵子，我可就挨不住先回了。”
“要回就回！”赢万城不耐道，“那五两白花花的银子还怕没人赚？”老妇一愣，慌道：“不是说好了十两么？”赢万城两眼一翻，冷笑道：“谁说十两，老夫可没说过。”老妇急道：“你，你明明说过的。”赢万城冷冷道：“想是你一把年纪，耳朵背了。一口价，五两银子，若不干，老夫另找他人。”
老妇不料这老人如此吝啬，又惊又气，呆了半晌，叹道：“罢了罢了，人穷志短，五两千两，都是爷你一句话，只望别再翻悔。”赢万城容色稍缓，点头道：“那是自然，老夫一向说话算数，呆会儿叫你出头，可不要躲躲闪闪，只管大方一些。”老妇笑道：“那等事比起生孩子差得远了，你只管瞧老太婆的手段。”
赢万城哼了一声，步行在前，那老妇紧随其后。陆渐惊疑不胜，随着二人来到寺前，钟磐诵经声越发响亮，俨然在做一场法事。赢万城道：“小娃儿，你可有遮脸的物事？别叫人认出来了。”陆渐探手入怀，取出一张人皮面具，正是当日南京城中沈舟虚所赠。陆渐戴上，说道：“这样如何？”赢万城笑道：“妙极，妙极。”陆渐道：“姓赢的，你究竟弄甚玄虚？”赢万城诡秘一笑：“到时便知。”
三人入寺，经过大雄宝殿，遥见素白一片，纸车纸马，栩栩如生，拥着一具漆黑棺木，棺木前是一众做法事的和尚，棺木后则是供桌，供奉灵位，陆渐定眼一瞧，心中大震，那灵牌上分明写道：“逆子谷缜之位。”
陆渐望着灵牌，心酸难抑：“逆子谷缜？谷缜死了，竟也脱不得污名。”想到这里，为他洗冤之心越发急切。赢万城走出几步，见陆渐望着灵堂发怔，不由低喝道：“小子，快走。”陆渐身子一震，不仅不走，反向灵堂走去，到殿前拈一炷香，遥遥默祝：“好兄弟，你英灵不远，大哥我对天发誓，无论经历多少艰辛，定要为你昭雪沉冤，揪出陷害你的奸人。”
默祷之后，躬身一揖。转身欲走，忽听一个声音道：“足下是小儿的朋友么？”陆渐心头打了个突，转眼望去，只见远方长廊下，谷神通白衣胜雪，头巾亦是素白，神色淡淡的，目光尤为沉静。
陆渐心扑扑剧跳，想到赢万城之言，急中生智，嘟囔道：“见了丧事不上香，岂非对死者不敬。”谷神通瞧他一眼，点头道：“既然如此，谷某代小儿谢过了。”
陆渐按捺心跳，循赢万城去处前行，走到一扇月门后，忽被人一扯衣袖，一瞧正是赢万城。赢万城额上青筋暴突，低骂道：“臭小子，你上什么屁香，若被谷神通认出来，岂不麻烦？”
陆渐道：“谷缜与我兄弟一场，看到他的灵柩，怎能不理？”赢万城大吹胡子：“天幸谷神通没瞧出来，哼，但也未必……”说罢探头探脸，只向灵堂张望，却见谷神通面向灵枢，默然出神，不由冷笑道：“早知今日，何必当初，人都死了，后悔还有屁用？”陆渐怒道：“你明知谷缜冤枉，却不阻止，才是当真可恶。”赢万城干笑道：“有道是'虎毒不食子'，我也没料到谷神通这小子如此辣手，想要阻止，却已来不及了。”陆渐冷笑道：“你分明想将谷缜逼到绝境，给你戒指，只没料到他临死不屈罢了。”
赢万城故作不闻，左右瞧瞧，笑道：“正事要紧，这些闲话将来再说。”陆渐按捺心中愤怒，又问道：“这灵堂怎么回事？”赢万城道：“那小子好歹也是东岛少主，谷神通特意安排水陆道场，为他念经超度，宽恕他生前罪恶……”陆渐怒不可遏，喝道：“什么罪恶？”一把揪住赢万城衣襟，举拳欲打，赢万城急道：“你不想申冤了？”陆渐闻言，含恨收拳，切齿道：“若是不能申冤，我拆了你这把老骨头。”赢万城不以为忤，嘿嘿一笑，当先便走。陆渐忍气吞声，随他走了里许，忽见粉壁如带，古槐成阴，围着一座幽深院落。
“小娃儿。”赢万城指着一株大槐树道，“你上去。”陆渐见他神神秘秘，心中不快，欲说两句，赢万城又作噤声手势。陆渐只得上了槐树，居高临下，将院内情形尽收眼底，只见一幢精舍，烛火如豆，飘忽不定。
忽听那精舍中一个娇嫩的声音道：“妈，我要哥哥……”声音柔柔弱弱，颇有撒娇的意思。陆渐听得耳熟，却又一时想不起来，诧异间，又听一个低沉的女声叹道：“乖萍儿，不是说了吗，他回岛去啦……”
陆渐见过白湘瑶，但没听她说过话，听到“乖萍儿”三字，便猜到先前说话的女子是谷萍儿无疑。正自胡乱猜度，忽又听谷萍儿娇声道：“妈，我也要回家，与哥哥捉迷藏，还要他给我当马儿骑呢。”白湘瑶叹道：“这里离家好远，一下子怎么回去？”谷萍儿撒娇道：“我才不管，我就要哥哥陪我玩儿，他不陪我，我就咬他，看他怕不怕。”白湘瑶道：“他自然怕，就算他有天大的胆子，又怎么敢得罪我的乖萍儿呢？”
谷萍儿沉默一阵，忽地嘤嘤哭起来，白湘瑶道：“又怎么啦？”谷萍儿抽抽答答地道：“我想哥哥啦，妈，我在天渊阁睡得好好的，怎么醒时就来这儿啦？我要回家，我要哥哥……”白湘瑶说道：“乖孩子，别哭，过了明天，我们就回去。”谷萍儿哽咽道：“回去了，我要吃冰镇西瓜。”白湘瑶道：“好啊，回去了，就让你爹爹去风穴取冰……”谷萍儿道：“不好，我要哥哥取的冰，哥哥取的冰才好吃。”白湘瑶叹道：“傻孩子，谁取的冰不是一样？”谷萍儿道：“才不是，我就要吃哥哥取的冰。”说到这里，她又咯咯笑起来。
白湘瑶道：“你笑什么？”谷萍儿神秘道：“妈妈，我跟你说，岛西边有个石洞呢，藏在那儿，谁也找不到。前两天捉迷藏，我躲在洞里，哥哥和妙妙姐找不到，只当我掉海里，急得大喊大叫的，才有趣呢。妈，你说对不对？”白湘瑶道：“有趣极了，我家萍儿最聪明，谁也比不上。”谷萍儿嗯了一声，咯咯笑道：“妈，我就告诉你一个，你可别告诉别人，妙妙姐也不许，下次我还藏那里，叫他们找不到，又担心又害怕。”
白湘瑶嗯了一声，却不作声，谷萍儿忽地轻轻打个呵欠，慵懒道：“妈，好困呢！”白湘瑶道：“那就睡吧。”谷萍儿道：“我要枕在你怀里睡。”白湘瑶道：“你这么大年……嗯，也罢，乖乖的，别淘气……”只听谷萍儿吃吃直笑，过了一会儿，料是睡沉，再无声息。
陆渐直觉这对母女对白古怪已极，但如何古怪，却又说不上来。这时忽听赢万城咳嗽一声，将杖一笃，说道：“老朽赢万城，求见夫人。”
白湘瑶哦了一声，道：“赢伯有事么？”赢万城道：“有一件要事，想和夫人面谈。”白湘瑶道：“那你进屋来！”赢万城道：“闺房不便，还请出门一叙。”白湘瑶沉默片刻，窗纸上人影晃动，嘎吱一声，门扇中开，白湘瑶倚在门首，亭亭玉立，忽见赢万城身边尚有外人，不觉怪道：“这位婆婆是谁？”
赢万城笑道：“她是老朽寻来的稳婆。”白湘瑶一愣，掩口笑道：“赢伯你真会打趣，难不成这里还有人生孩子？”
赢万城笑道：“她不是来接生的，只是赢某请过来，做个见证。”
白湘瑶放下袖子，疑惑道：“什么见证？”赢万城笑道：“说来话长，夫人想必也知道赢某那点儿微末本事。”白湘瑶道：“龟镜神通大大有名，赢伯太谦了。”
赢万城道：“龟镜神通大大有名，赢某人却不成器，学不到顶尖儿的地步，只会瞧一瞧别人的心思。”白湘瑶眼神微变，蓦地含笑道：“赢伯说笑了，您老不会对我也用龟镜吧？”赢万城笑道：“夫人的'天狐心法'是个真的，心神多变，小老儿纵有龟镜神通，也不易瞧得明白。”白湘瑶眼中疑惑更深，半边面庞隐没在浓浓夜色之中，不知喜怒，过了半晌，徐徐道：“赢伯，莫非你来这里，就是为说这些？”
赢万城笑道：“不知夫人想我说什么？”白湘瑶道：“赢伯想说什么，妾身怎么知道？”赢万城哈哈大笑，笑到一半，脸色忽地一沉，森然道：“夫人是不是想我说，陷害谷缜的不是夫人？里通倭寇的也不是夫人？”他声色俱厉，白湘瑶不禁一愕，忽地咯咯大笑，笑了一阵，方才叹道：“赢伯说得极是。我怎么会陷害缜儿，又怎么会里通倭寇？”
赢万城将竹杖一顿，冷笑道：“白湘瑶，你骗得别人，骗得过老夫么？谷缜从头到尾都是冤枉的，至于害他的人，正是夫人。”
陆渐听得心头突突乱跳，忽听白湘瑶的笑声一歇，徐徐抬起头来，翘着尖尖下颌，美眸中透出一股决绝狠意。
赢万城哈哈笑道：“你想撕烂衣服，污蔑老夫非礼于你，让谷神通不信老夫的话？哈哈，这个只怕行不通，老夫年过八旬，二十年前便已断了男女之事，美人丑女对我而言，都是一般……呵呵，你想举刀自刺，栽赃给我？这一招曾在谷小子身上用过，一用再用，未免可笑……唔，这个念头还算不坏，你想告诉谷神通，老夫既然知道你陷害谷缜，当年事发之日为何不说？如今说来，分明就是信口污蔑。”
他口中所说，均是白湘瑶心中所想，白湘瑶被他突然发难，道心失守，竟被赢万城窥破心事，此时闻言，急忙收拢心神，运转“天狐心法”，抵御龟镜。
“龟镜”神通源自释天风的“无法无相”和公羊羽的“三才归元掌”。“镜天”花镜圆融会二者，创出这门神通，一度大放异彩。但因为这门神通太过奇特，倘若修炼者心术不正，身周众人可说全无隐私可言。是以久而久之，其他四大流派，各自演化出各种心法，防备龟镜高手窥视本派机密。所幸五流之中，“龟镜”神通最难练成，一代之中练成者不过两三人而已，一旦大成，必为绝顶高手，崖岸自高，多半不屑窥人隐私。
万归藏东征之时，龟镜高手首当其锋，几被灭绝，唯独赢万城贪生怕死，逃得大难，但他天性贪鄙，将“龟镜”练到五六成，再无精进。可是东岛人才凋零，自他之后，再也无人练成“龟镜”，以至于这老人年过八十，仍然占据五尊之位。
白湘瑶出身“龙遁”，天生体弱，不适练武，但其心智坚忍，练成了本门“天狐心法”，既是媚术，亦是抵御“龟镜”的法门，一旦运转，心思变化无端，赢万城再难把握。但二人大斗神通，极耗心力，白湘瑶体弱不支，渐渐呼吸浊重，涩声道：“赢万城，你不要信口雌黄，污蔑妾身。”
赢万城呵呵笑道：“是不是污蔑，夫人自己清楚。”白湘瑶截口道：“我清楚什么？我什么都不知道。你说我陷害谷缜，可有证据？难道说仅凭你一面之词？哼，'金龟'赢万城，怕还没有那么大的面子！”
“夫人说得是。”赢万城笑道，“若无证据，难叫岛王信服。但若有证据呢？”白湘瑶怔道：“什么证据？”赢万城笑道：“不错，夫人身怀'天狐心法'，我这龟镜又练得不成器，照不出夫人的心思。而且夫人用心缜密，还将'天狐心法'传给小姐，如此一来，小姐的心思也不好猜了。”
“放肆！”白湘瑶厉喝一声，面笼寒霜，“赢万城你忘了岛规么？龟镜神通，不得乱用，如非岛王允许，更不许用于本岛弟子，违者废其神通，贬为杂役。你处心积虑窥视我母女隐私，难道就不怕岛规责罚吗？”
赢万城哈哈笑道：“赢某眼里，岛规不过是一张破纸。试想一想，既有如此神通，哪个龟镜高手会忍得住不瞧他人隐私？若是龟镜高手都守规矩，为何其他四大流派会创出各种心法，抵御'龟镜'？”
白湘瑶冷哼道：“这些话你有胆和神通说去。”赢万城笑道：“你不要拿谷神通压人，他光着屁股的时候，我便认得他了。再说你我之间的话，他还是不知为好。呵呵，你不是要证据么？我便给你证据，夫人要不要听听？”
白湘瑶冷冷道：“好啊，你说说看。”赢万城道：“但凡抵御'龟镜'的法门，不离一个道理，那便是聚精会神，不可动心，心神一乱，'龟镜'便能乘虚而入。夫人算计谷缜之前，处心积虑，谋划已久，将'天狐心法'传给谷萍儿，也是防备老夫看破，但这阴谋却有两个破绽，你心机再强十倍，也是无可奈何。”
“两个破绽？”白湘瑶冷哼一声，面露讥色，“妾身倒想听听。”
赢万城嘿了一声，说道：“第一个破绽，便是谷萍儿真心喜欢谷缜。这一点你也深知。你将计就计，哄骗萍儿，说是只要灌醉谷缜，造成夫妻之实，就能嫁给谷缜。萍丫头深陷情网，哪知你用心险恶，当下照办，不料做了你的帮凶，竟将谷缜送入死地。她原本心爱谷缜，此时自然又惊又悔，芳心大乱，哪还顾得上什么'天狐心法'，老夫虽然看不出夫人的心思，但当时当地，要瞧破萍丫头的念头，却是十分容易。”
白湘瑶脸上血色也无，左手紧紧攥住门框，纤指变得青白，脸上却强笑道：“既然如此，你当时为何不说，时过境迁，谁会信你？”
“老夫不说，自有老夫的道理。”赢万城笑道，“萍丫头对你十分孝顺，虽然悔恨难过，但也不曾告发你。这一点倒是难得，只不过，她到底是女孩儿家，不似夫人那般风流多情。据我所知，呵呵，这孩子当日并不曾失身谷缜，被单上的落红，不过是她刺破手指留下的血迹……”
白湘瑶身子一晃，声色俱厉，喝道：“你胡说！”
“夫人不信么？”赢万城心中得意，呵呵笑道，“那日你将谷缜、萍儿留在房里，先向萍儿面授机宜，教她男女合欢之法，却没想到萍儿处子害羞，纵然爱极了谷缜，也不曾依照你的法子，真与谷缜欢好，故而时至今日，仍是处子之身。如此说来，倘若谷缜不曾奸妹，那么也就不会被你撞破，举剑弑母，若不曾奸妹弑母，那么后来的里通倭寇，也就大可商榷了。”陆渐远在树上，听的这番话，不由的心摇神驰。连连点头。
白湘瑶一咬牙，冷笑道：“胡说八道，谁会信你？”
“胡说八道？”赢万城踏前一步，眸子里透出骇人亮光，“那么夫人可有胆子让我证实？”
“放肆。”白湘瑶厉声道，“你一个臭男人，怎能碰我女儿的身子？”
赢万城哈哈大笑，蓦地喝道：“王嬤嬤。”那老妇战战兢兢，应声向前。赢万城冷冷道：“这位嬤嬤长年接生，此番前来，为我证实萍儿是否出处子，若是夫人怕赢某弄鬼，老夫大可再将妙妙叫来……”说着一挥手，王嬤嬤便向屋内走去。
白湘瑶挡住门户，伸手狠狠一推，那嬤嬤哎呦一声，应声跌倒。赢万城嘿嘿笑道：“怎么，夫人心虚了吗？”白湘瑶胸口急剧起伏，涩声道：“这个稳婆我信不过，你，你叫妙妙来。”
赢万城笑道：“你让我去叫妙妙，你好趁机做些手脚？呵呵，谷缜一死，萍儿丫头大受刺激，半疯半颠，前事全忘，心智不过六岁上下，自然由你为所欲为。”白湘瑶沉喝道：“少说废话，去叫妙妙来。”
赢万城冷笑一声，忽地掉头道：“陆渐，你瞧着萍儿，老夫回来之前，任何人等，不得接近于她。”陆渐扬声道：“好，你只管去。”
白湘瑶脸色大变，心知陆渐既在，自己休想再做任何手脚。赢万城盯着她，笑嘻嘻地道：“夫人，那么我去叫妙妙了……”白湘瑶未及答话，忽听一个声音淡然道：“不必了。”
众人眼前一花，谷神通已然立在院里，望着白湘瑶，神色十分落寞。白湘瑶花容惨变，涩然道：“神通，你，你什么时候来的？”
谷神通叹了一口气：“不早不晚，方才的话，我正好听到。”白湘瑶娇躯轻轻晃了晃，深深吸了一口气，缓缓道：“难道说，你我十三年夫妻，竟不如这糟老头子的一番话？”
“十三年？”谷神通举头望天，苦笑道，“十三年又如何？再给十三年，我也猜不透你的想法。”说罢向那王嬤嬤道，“这老人让你来，给你多少银子？”王嬤嬤道：“五两。”
谷神通自袖中取出一锭大银，交到老妇手中：“我给你五十两银子，好好查看屋内的少女是否处子，不得有半点隐瞒，若不然，就如此树……”将袖一拂，轰隆一声，陆渐身下古槐齐腰而断，顿时一个筋斗栽了下来。
谷神通冷冷瞧他一眼，向那面无人色的老妇道：“还不快去。”老妇惊了个趔趄，低头便要进屋，白湘瑶手臂一横，厉声道：“滚开。”谷神通面色一沉，长眉陡扬。白湘瑶望着他凄然一笑，脸上流露出一丝阴狠，缓缓道：“这个脏老婆子，也配碰我萍儿的身子吗？”
谷神通摇头道：“你不要逼我动手。”白湘瑶啐了一口，冷笑道：“你不就是东岛之王么？有什么了不起的。别人说你天下无敌，在我眼里，你不过是个懦弱狠毒的无耻小人，从头到脚，还不如一个狗屁。”
这句话惊世骇俗，出自素来柔媚的白湘瑶之口，更是叫人吃惊。白湘瑶一声骂过，大感快意，双手捂面，咯咯娇笑起来，笑了一阵，忽地放手，冷笑道：“谷神通，我骂你是懦弱狠毒的小人，你服不服？”谷神通道：“你要这么说，我也无法。”白湘瑶咬牙道：“你不服么？好，我来说。你第一个妻子跑了，屁也不敢放一个，这叫不叫懦弱？”
谷神通沉默不语，白湘瑶又道：“那么，第二个妻子来了，你却让她独守空房，这叫不叫狠毒？