Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty
Parrot Island is a ten-mile-long continent near Hanyang Prefecture.There is a fork in the middle, called the Li River, and the bank of the river is the root of the city.
Here is the distribution center for wooden rafts coming from the upper river in Dongting. There are tens of thousands of wooden rafts moored on the side facing the river and the Lihe River, and wooden houses are built on each long row.
Those loggers from Sanxiang Shangjiang lived in Pai Shang.
Due to the large number of people, the disciples of Sanxiang are also very martial arts, and the loggers are all mountain wild men who have to fight with Miao savage beasts. They are not only united, but also brave and fierce, so some people call them Pai Gang.
Underworld gangs like the Qinglong Gang, Taijitang, etc. did not dare to provoke these Sanxiang children.
There are two small villages on the island.There are thirty or twenty families in each village.
Miheng Temple is located at the west end of the small village in the heart of the island. Standing on the island, you can see Hanyang City on the opposite bank.Looking to the southeast, you can vividly see the city of Wuchang across the river, Guishan and Snake Mountain facing each other across the river, choking the torrent of the river rushing eastward.
At the beginning of noon, hundreds of people had gathered near the small Miheng Temple.Half of them are martial arts heroes who come to see the wind, and the other half are Sanxiang children who came to watch the excitement out of curiosity—the gangsters.
Where did Chao Lingfeng come from?
This was the topic of greatest interest to all, and all asked those who professed to be well-informed.
Just before noon, a small boat moored on the beach on the lower reaches of Zhoudong.
Chao Lingfeng jumped ashore, and then seven dejected people came down, each looking worse than the last, really like a rooster who has lost a fight, more like a group of death row prisoners being led to the execution ground.
"Come with me." Chao Lingfeng said in a low voice to the seven prisoners: "If you all make up your mind to escape and think that you can get away if you disperse, you might as well give it a try. Maybe you can escape three or two, but escaping does not mean It's luck."
"Go ahead and talk big!" A middle-aged prisoner gritted his teeth.
"Chao never speaks big words to bluff people." Chao Lingfeng sneered coldly: "Wudang's acupressure technique is unique in martial arts, and Zixiao Sanxian Xuanzhen is one of the three elders of Wudang Zixiao Palace. With the restriction imposed by me, I will not deal with him directly. Please explain the gossip clearly, let's go!"
Four miles away from the small village, there is no road, and it is full of reeds and waist-length grass. After walking for a few miles, I saw a vast knee-length wild grass.
Just about twenty steps into the grassland, nine tall persuasive figures rose in succession from the grass on the opposite side.
Chao Lingfeng has an excellent memory, and he has a photographic memory. He recognized a person first, Ge Tianlong.
The other young man's complexion is pale and yellow, which seems to be sick, but his facial features are erect, and his tiger eyes are radiant. He doesn't look like a sick ghost at all. He has a mustache, and his eyebrows seem to be particularly thick with an unhealthy pale brown color. , wearing a narrow sharp knife, is the only one not wearing strong clothes.There seemed to be a short weapon hidden in his outer jacket, and his complexion was completely different from the aggressive aura he contained.
The other seven wore black clothes, long swords, and the same black scarves around their heads.
The seven people are almost identical in stature, appearance, and attire. They look like incarnations. The only difference is their appearance. They are all in their thirties, and their gloomy expressions and gloomy eyes are quite frightening.
Nine people lined up in an arc, blocking the way head-on.
"It's you?" Chao Lingfeng stopped calmly, "I must be planning to play tricks again. I see through you. You can't play tricks, so it's better to avoid it."
"There's no need to play tricks, Your Excellency." Ge Tianlong grinned.
"Really?"
"It's true. The only thing we can do is to rescue the friend who was kidnapped by you and kill you as soon as possible. Don't you know that you are already a chivalrous public enemy?"
"Oh! Well said, Public Enemy!" Chao Lingfeng applauded three times to express his happiness, "It seems that I want to deny it is impossible."
"It's useless for you to deny it."
"I know, it's useless at all, so I don't plan to talk to you guys any more. Now, if you have any knowledge, you can show it! Anyone willing to name it?"
"It is not necessary, sir."
"I know you don't dare to reveal your names, for fear of retaliation by name in the future. Look at your companion, he even used disguise. His sick face is so easy that it is not expressive. You can tell it's a fake at a glance. face."
"Leave aside martial arts justice, in terms of personal grievances, I have legitimate reasons to settle with you." Ge Tianlong put on the claw cover on his left hand while approaching, "I admit that your martial arts are better than mine, Don't you mind if we rely on more to win?"
"You fucking fart Wulin Gongyi." Chao Lingfeng scolded with a smile, "You thirty-two people in the North Campus, I don't mind, why are you so ugly? At least you still look like a human being, and you dare to openly admit that your martial arts are bad, so I have a good impression of you, and of course I don't mind the nine of you fighting together!"
"Then you accept your fate! Your Excellency."
With a sword cry, the long sword was unsheathed, and the sword swung forward, and the seven swordsmen rushed forward almost simultaneously.
The steps under their feet are the same, the speed and technique of drawing the sword halfway are the same, and the expressions of the seven people are the same.
The man who changed his appearance and changed his appearance, and Ge Tianlong went left and right to overtake and go around, and the knife came out very quickly, and it turned out that he wanted to take the back road to form an encirclement.
The semi-arc-shaped formation of swords suddenly joined together, suddenly the wind roared and thunder roared, the sword light shot out, and the seven swords converged towards a point in the middle.
At this moment, the left hands of the six people rested on the right shoulder of the companion on the left like lightning.The person on the far left has his left hand resting on the hilt of his own sword, as if holding a sword with both hands.
The brightness of the sword light doubled, and the sound of wind roar and thunder doubled.
With a long whistle, Chao Lingfeng turned human into light smoke, and suddenly disappeared a split second before the sword points converged, flying over the head of the person in the middle.
It was too fast, even if the seven swordsmen saw it, they couldn't attack in disguise.
Where he was standing before, the weeds were broken and scattered. Within an eight-foot radius, the fierce sword energy emitted a terrifying force, smashing the weeds that could not be broken by the strong wind into fine pieces and scattered them in all directions.
No matter how powerful the sword array is, it can't do anything to those who run away.
He was four zhang away, and he turned around quickly, seeing the terrifying scene of the seven swords gathering, and felt a secret shock in his heart.
Fortunately, I didn't try to be brave, and instead of retreating, I evaded upwards.He couldn't bear the seven people gathered together to strike with sword energy.
"Okay!" He blurted out, "It's more powerful than Wudang's Tiangang Sword Formation. Your energy-guiding technique is really perfect, but it lacks the Shen'ao of Tiangang Sword Formation. I have no choice."
"Haha! At least, we saved him as soon as we met." Ge Tianlong laughed triumphantly.
"Everyone! Why don't you go quickly?" The man in disguise waved to the seven prisoners and shouted.
"If we could leave, we would have left long ago." The person who had dealt with Chao Lingfeng before smiled wryly, and had no intention of leaving. "If you regard Junior Chao as an idiot, then you must be idiots among idiots."
"You mean..."
"Our meridians are restricted, and the sea of qi cannot gather innate qi."
"Where is the acupuncture point restricted?"
"It's not acupuncture points, it's pulse control."
"Don't be afraid, Zixiao Sanxian, Jing Daxia, and wandering monks are all experts among experts."
"Junior Chao already knew about it."
"Don't listen to his bluffing words, go, let's cover you."
"Okay! Life and death are up to fate, wealth is up to heaven."
The seven prisoners ran as fast as they could, their basic skills still intact.
"Let's go! Everyone." Chao Lingfeng saw off the guests loudly in the distance, while slowly retreating to avoid being caught in the sword formation that was advancing towards him, "You have chosen a dead end, and there will be no future, haha..."
Amidst the long laughter, the seven swords that rushed up failed to attack again, and he was already five or six feet away from the right side of the sword array, and walked around slowly.
Ge Tianlong and the disguised person also intercepted in the wrong direction. They didn't dare to pass through the sword formation, and instead intercepted from the outside. It was quite hard work with limited results, and they couldn't keep up with Chao Lingfeng's speed of going around.
The seven swords dare not disperse, it is impossible to act in unison, and the transformation of the sword array is not flexible enough.No matter how miraculous the formation is, it can't help those who don't join the formation.
"Why are you so stupid?" Chao Lingfeng's voice was deafening as he was walking around, "With just a few of you, can you surround me in such an empty place? I pity you."
Instead, the seven swords were lured into confusion, moving faster and consuming more stamina.
The two of Ge Tianlong intercepted outside the formation, but it was useless.
"I understand." Huang Lingfeng's footsteps gradually accelerated, "You guys want to entangle me and prevent me from going to the appointment. It's really crazy and stupid. It's getting late, so stay with me."
The figure is like an electric current, sticking to the top of the grass and flying westward slowly.
—Close to the center of the island, there will be bushes growing, and once people enter it, they will disappear.
Nine people chased wildly with all their strength, across the wilderness and into the woods.
Ge Tianlong's lightness kung fu is the best, but he dare not be bold and forceful. He knows that his kung fu is far behind Chao Lingfeng's, so how dare he go ahead and take risks?
After Chao Lingfeng's hazy figure disappeared into the woods, Ge Tianlong let out a long howl.
Of course Chao Lingfeng could also hear the whistling sound, and even knew that the whistling sound was made by Ge Tianlong, and he knew the meaning of the whistling sound.
He just turned to the right and hid under a pile of bushes. There was already the rustling of branches and weeds from the west. Although he couldn't see it, he could tell that someone was coming and running away by hearing the sound, and there were a lot of them.
Finally, he saw a figure rushing past four or five feet away. He couldn't see his face clearly.
"These people are in a hurry, and they are desperate to intercept them," he thought.
He doesn't need to approach Miheng Temple from this side, and he doesn't need to entangle these people endlessly.
Ge Tianlong had nine people, and there were still twenty or thirty steps away from the nearest bush, and eleven people had already rushed out from the bush.
"Huh! You didn't stop him?" Ge Tianlong sped up his body, and hurriedly asked the person who appeared.
"Did you see anyone?" An old man in his sixtieth year was very surprised. "Nephew Ge Xian, you sent a signal to us to intercept immediately. We showed up in response, but we didn't see anyone coming over."
"Oops! This junior's movement is too fast, he is amazing, he must have fled away." Ge Tianlong stamped his feet in frustration, "We have failed, hurry up to Mi Heng Temple, if you don't get rid of him, it will be a serious disaster."
There were as many as twenty people, and their strength was unprecedentedly strong. They stopped staying in place and hurried westward.
After walking more than a hundred steps, they merged and then separated.
Ge Tianlong and the disguised person led seven swordsmen to the south path.
The path is a road leading to another small village, with grass and bushes growing on both sides, in this kind of place.There is no room for array maneuvering.
"Chao Xiaogou is getting smarter and smarter, we really can't deal with him." Ge Tianlong complained to the disguised person, "Placing our hopes on us people is doomed to failure. People of the older generation, Should have stood up and worked together to get rid of him."
"Brother Ge, there is nothing you can do about it." The man in disguise smiled wryly: "People of the older generation have many scruples, and it is inconvenient for them to come forward before the time is ripe. Taking this matter as an example, if Chao Xiaogou fails to win The trap has aroused public outrage, and those of the older generation like Jing Daxia are still unwilling to stand out!"
"The older generation is exhausted. It's time for the young rookies to make their careers. But they won't give up their prestige. I really don't know what's going on with them. They are born with blood on their heads. You can't do without drive and courage. They are getting older, and their drive and courage are declining day by day. It is really frustrating to do things timidly. As for the case of Junior Chao, as long as Jing Daxia grasps any reason to come forward and ask the crime, Junior Chao will definitely become the scum pointed out by everyone, how can there be a place for him?"
"Isn't Daxia Jing already in his early years?"
"Hmph! It's too early to say."
"I think it's a foregone conclusion."
"Let's wait and see, I hope I won't be unfortunate enough to say it." Ge Tianlong said angrily: "I'm going to add fuel to the fire to make it happen."
"What are your plans?"
"Responsiveness! After all, I am a very important person among the young rookies. At least my words are more important than Junior Chao."
The Seven Swordsmen, who were walking in a file behind, kept their heads on their way without making a sound, and seemed not to pay attention to the conversation between Ge Tianlong and the two of them.
The person walking at the end ignored him, even if he paid attention, it was useless. Chao Lingfeng, who followed behind, was really like a ghost with no substance, and came behind that person silently.
After being beaten by the crowd many times, Chao Lingfeng no longer regards these so-called chivalrous disciples as heroes.
Heroes should be aboveboard and take care of the big things.And these people... are simply immoral and heroic bastards. Of course, he doesn't want to deal with these people with an open and aboveboard heroism.
He stretched out his fingers to lightly touch the right helix of the man, and the man instinctively turned his head to look back. The reaction was instinctive, without the need for brain to think and direct.
As soon as he turned his head and saw the figure, he was hit on the back with just the right amount of force, his throat was strangled, and his body was lifted off the ground.
The person in front didn't even know that one of his companions was missing, but still walked forward proudly.
Mi Heng Temple is pitifully small, two small halls are entered, and two poor temples live in the back.I grow some vegetables myself to live a hard life. Throughout the year, there are not many pilgrims who come to burn two sticks of incense. Most of them don't know who is Mi Heng who is called God, so they can't receive incense money. The square in front of the temple is still vast. It was originally the center of villagers' activities and a playground for children. There were quite a few spectators gathered nearby. Those rough-and-tumble Sanxiang children seemed to have a particularly loud voice, and their strong local dialect was hard to understand even people from various prefectures in Wuchang. They sat in the north, and some walked around the village. As time went by, the tense atmosphere gradually increased. In the front hall, led by Leng Jian, more than 20 famous masters are seriously discussing countermeasures. Outside the hall, there were more than 20 chivalrous heroes, talking in groups about rumors about Chao Lingfeng. When the seven escaped prisoners appeared, there was an immediate commotion. Among the crowd of heroes watching the excitement, some who recognized the seven brothers all uttered surprise voices in unison. "They're out of danger..." Someone yelled. There were as many as forty people headed by Leng Jian, and they welcomed the seven poor people excitedly. The seven people had nothing to say, some lived in inns, some stayed at friends' homes, they were sneaked in and attacked by Chao Lingfeng, and they were captured and imprisoned in a private house on Changjie in the south of the city, that's all. After listening to everyone's narration, Leng Jian was stunned. "Brother Ge, why did your son lead people to rescue these friends?" Leng Jian's face was abnormal, and he asked the tall and strong Xiji Xiong Xiong in surprise, "Isn't this adding fuel to the fire? Chao Lingfeng was going to send them here of." "Brother Jing, if we let him send it in a big way, will we still use it in the future, and call it a name?" Xiji Shenxiong's voice was as loud as thunder, "To deal with this kind of bold and arrogant junior, there is really no need to spoil him too much." Yes, the only way is to kill his arrogance and let him know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is." "That's right." Tiandi Yiyi echoed, "He took the owner of Tiangang to the inn for a demonstration, how can we see people like us? If he is allowed to be rampant again, another Tianjue Valley owner who will bring disaster to the world will appear in the future." Lu Guang, the God of Yeyou, is a man who hates evil as much as an enemy, with big eyes with purple ribs, shining with anger. "At first, more than 30 good friends made a siege at dawn on the North Campus, and then they rescued the escorted friends near the meeting place." Ye Youshen couldn't hide his disappointment, "It seems that we people are really glorious." "Brother Lu, it's not fair for you to say that." Four Seas Youlong protested loudly, "Brother went to the North Campus to look for him, and the original intention was to argue with him, but he ignored him at all, and preempted the murder. All the friends present You can testify. He dared to go everywhere to kidnap people, why can't we save them?" "Yes, yes..." Many people followed suit. "We're waiting for him to come and listen to his explanation..." "Forget it! Brother Lu." Tiandi Yiyi sneered: "Even a person as self-cultivated as Master Tanben, the wandering monk, would be ashamed when he reasoned with him. Dealing with this kind of arrogant and rude junior, you Are you still hoping for a miracle to happen?" "You don't need to argue first..." Leng Jian hastily stopped. "Brother Jing, you have already mounted the back of a tiger, so you don't have to half-heartedly." The Xiji Shenxiong rushed to say: "If your brother doesn't make a decision, I'm afraid there will be few friends following you." "Hey! Brother Ge's intention..." "Brother Jing, don't you understand?" Xu Guoliang smiled wryly at Zhongzhou Lao Huaizhuang, "My good friends who came to Wuchang to help boxing, how many people came to Binyang Inn to join us?" "This..." Leng Jian felt the seriousness of the situation. "Most of them got in touch with and understood Brother Miaoshoukongkong. They are willing to follow Brother Bo and deal with Tianjue Valley. At least half of the thirty or forty friends here today understand in their hearts that they care about you and me. The prudent style doesn't take it seriously, the gentleman's style like you and I really take too much risk." "I'll tell you the truth, Brother Jing, I really don't agree with your style of waiting for thieves to come to you to reason." The Xiji God Xiong said sincerely: "Brother Miaoshoukongkongbai is very active. The situation and timing are favorable, so my brother agrees with his approach. Brother Jing, if you don’t change your course again, I’m afraid you will really be wiped out by Tianjue Valley, and it’s unimaginable.” When you say something to me, Leng Jian's heart is in a mess. Everyone was debating, but they were attracted by Zixiao Sanxian's sigh. "Pindao can't do anything." Zixiao Sanxian said to the seven people who had already checked: "Pindao only knows that Ren Du's two veins do have visions, but he can't know the reason. Ren Du's two veins are well-versed in Xuanmen disciples. Meridians, Pindao can't find the reason for the mutation, I'm really ashamed." "This... this, this..." A man's face turned pale anxiously, "Immortal Elder, we... Aren't we absolutely... hopeless?" "Sorry, Pindao can't answer." "Could it be that Junior Chao is bluffing?" The other man seemed to have hope, hoping that the old man would be fooled. "The benefactor's whole body does not use energy, which is the best proof. The qi sea and dantian seem to be harmless, but the true qi is not concentrated, is it not enough to understand? I don't know what kind of technique it is. Nothing can be done." "God! I...I..." A middle-aged man with beards cried out in despair, "I want to go back to find Junior Chao, I..." "You know you can't save us, why did you rescue us halfway? God! Are you killing us, or do you really want to save us?" The man who was as thin as a dry monkey screamed: "Where is Ge Tianlong? I want to save us." Listen to what he said, I..." "Shut up!" The Xiji Shenxiong scolded in a deep voice, "There is no reason to save the wrong person if you only kill the wrong person? Stop talking nonsense to me. I will check and check for you. There is no Sinnoh system in the world that cannot be solved." Pulse technique? Hmph!" Zixiao Sanxian smiled coldly, stepped aside and stood by. Xiji Shenxiong was born under the Kongtong family.And Kongtong is also a Taoist disciple. His history is more than a thousand years earlier than Wudang.Shen Xiong was ranked below Zi Xiao, and he was already brooding about it. Now he has the opportunity to express himself, how can he give up? After checking and checking, soon, the face of the Xiji Shenxiong turned into a liver color, maybe it was due to excessive luck, or it could be caused by shame and haste. And the seven people who were checked suffered even more, each of them twitched, sweated all over their bodies, and couldn't help moaning due to the pain. Finally, the Xiji Shenxiong gave up dejectedly. "How?" the middle-aged man with beard asked loudly. "I don't know." The Xiji Shenxiong became angry from embarrassment, "Junior Chao is coming later, what's the hurry?" "Senior Ge, what if he doesn't come?" "He made an appointment, how could he not come? Hmph!" "You intercepted him halfway, he has a legitimate reason for not coming." "Nonsense! Humph!" "What if he doesn't come?" "If you don't know him, how do you know he won't come?" "Okay, I'll wait for him." The middle-aged man with beards gritted his teeth and said, "Your son, Ge Tianlong, has already guaranteed the safety of the seven of us. On the guarantee of my inferior son, the attack on the North Campus was the senior's second son, brother Ge Tiangang, who asked me to go... " "You don't look like a hero at all." The Xiji Shenxiong got angry, "If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, why don't you go home to plant crops and have children, why do you have to risk your life to rule the roost? Humph!" Internal strife is not a good phenomenon. Immediately, people rushed to persuade them, and the noise was hard to deal with. Outside, there was a sudden commotion. "Noon!" Someone shouted: "Chao Lingfeng is here, Chao Lingfeng..." The voice of the call relieved the predicament in the mansion. Everyone hurried out and lined up outside the temple gate.
Chao Lingfeng appeared majestically in front of the heroes of the world. Looking around, he was very surprised, why so many people came?Who released the wind? Among these people, apart from the hostility of the chivalrous heroes outside the temple, hundreds of pairs of eyes from the other three parties could see that almost all of them were friendly gods. From the cheers, he also felt warm and encouraged.It is impossible for the chivalrous heroes to attract the wind, and it is impossible for the wronged party to publicize. His gaze found a target in the south. Feiyan and the four maids stood out in the crowd, the five maids all smiled at him, and Feiyan even waved to him. For a while, he felt that he owed Feiyan something. "It turned out that she was instigating it secretly." He suddenly understood. Many people came here to watch the excitement, how dare these chivalrous heroes ignore justice and axiom? No wonder Ge Tianlong and the others were in a hurry to take risks halfway through the murder. They knew that if the two sides met face to face, they would have no chance to fight against him. He waved to Feiyan.Tai Ran strode into the square through the aisle left by the crowd. In his hand, there is a long sword with a sheath taken from a swordsman. "You can go." He pushed forward the swordsman who was escorting him, and his voice was like a bell, "You are one of the seven stars in Tiangangzhuang, and the seven of you are the only ones who have a legitimate reason to attack in the second half. There is nothing wrong with avenging your shame, so I forgive you." The swordsman clasped his fists silently to salute him, glanced silently at the chivalrous heroes in front of the temple, and silently strode away from the same path. He continued to walk forward and stopped about three feet away from the group of heroes. "Senior Jing." He held a sword salute to Leng Jian, who had an abnormal expression, "I have already handed over the witness to the owner of Tiangangzhuang Tang to the senior, and now Ge Tianlong also brought a large number of masters to scatter in the middle of the way, and rescued the subordinate. With the testimony of the seven witnesses who came here, senior should be able to understand the process of the attack on the North Campus, I wonder why senior taught me?" All eyes were focused on him and Leng Jian, people's voices were still, the surroundings were completely silent, and the atmosphere gradually became tense. "If the old man says that this matter has nothing to do with Jing, will the stage believe it?" Leng Jian had to bite the bullet and deal with it. "Possibly." He nodded, "Among the murderers I have captured, almost all of them said that they were invited to go, and none of them were ordered by seniors. Although two of them once bit seniors, they soon became exhausted. Forgive me, the owner of Tiangangzhuang Tang is one of them." "Tai Duan must think that Jing Mou instructed them, so he came to Binyang Inn?" "It's not without suspicion. I have no choice but to think about it before Senior makes a formal statement, so I'm here to listen to the reply respectfully." "They are all friends who have received Kao Yu's chivalrous letter and came to help. Therefore, no matter whether they are ordered by the old man or not, the old man must bear the moral responsibility for their actions." "Otherwise." He said solemnly: "A man dares to act bravely, and everyone must be responsible for his own actions. They are not ignorant children under three feet, and they are all well-known in the world, with status and status. Heroes who have become famous in the mountains of swords and swords. If the seniors shoulder the morality and shoulder the crimes for these bullshit heroes, it will be an insult to the seniors and them. I believe that they will not accept your kindness, but will shoot you. The chest stood out like a human being and broke with me." His words carried great weight, and immediately won applause from the spectators. "I'm sorry, this old man must take responsibility." Leng Jian said in a deep voice. "Senior took care of this right and wrong?" "yes." "Then, senior admits that these people committed murder." "That's right. Although their reasons are not very sufficient, they are justifiable. Fortunately, Taiduan was safe and sound. It is finally a great blessing among misfortunes. I wish that the hero of the world will greet Taiduan..." "Wait!" Tiandi said sharply, "Brother Jing, you don't need to compromise like this. Everything this junior has done shows that he is the remnant of Tianjuegu's minions. Both sides are life and death enemies. It is necessary to accompany the gift." "Feng, what proof do you have that I'm from Tianjuegu?" He also asked sharply. "are you?" "No, are you satisfied?" "Hmph! Of course you dare not admit it." "I see." He said grimly. "What do you understand?" "As long as you accuse me of being a person from Tianjuegu, all your despicable and shameless actions will become moral." "Hmph! Don't go off topic." "Feng, you want me to admit that you are from Tianjuegu." "Hmph! You are." "What I understand is that you have the same face as those shameless scum of the rivers and lakes. People from Taijitang also sent a large number of people to force me to admit that you are a member of the Qinglong Gang. Now, regardless of your status, you have to admit it with empty words I am a person from Tianjue Valley, Your Excellency, do you want to answer?" "What answer?" "The answer you wished for." "certainly." "Okay, listen." He drew his sword out of its sheath, dropped the scabbard and held up the long sword, looked around at everyone, his voice was like thunder, "Since these self-proclaimed chivalrous people think that they are life and death enemies with the people of Tian Jue Valley, It is moral for both sides to kill each other by any despicable and vicious means. I, Chao Lingfeng, have had enough of the persecution of these bullshit heroes, and I can't bear it anymore. In order to show that it is moral for Chao to kill them and take revenge on them, I let them do so. I officially announce that Chao is from Tianjuegu. Are you satisfied?" His reckless announcement made Leng Jian and the others stunned. "Chao Lingfeng, why did you announce that?" Leng Jian asked in a deep voice. "Isn't that the answer you were hoping for?" "you……" "I have an excuse to slaughter you. Both parties have got their wishes and are happy. Why not do it? From now on, I, Chao Lingfeng, will never let you go. I will kill you one by one. The mountains are long and the rivers are far away, and there will be a period later." With a long howl, he turned into a stream of electric fire, and under the gaze of hundreds of sharp eyes, he escaped from above and flew over the crowds of onlookers, as if he had escaped from electricity. A cry of surprise burst out suddenly. Leng Jian froze on the spot, feeling sweaty in his hands and feet. You Seng stared at Tiandi Yiyi, and took a deep breath. "Benefactor Feng, you have achieved your goal. It's gratifying to trade." The old monk said in a deep voice. "What does the master mean?" Tiandi asked in a deep voice. "Add a little demon king who has reached the realm of perfection to Tianjue Valley, and set up a strong enemy who chases souls and kills us. Everyone will be killed." "What do you mean by that?" "The benefactor understands what the poor monk means. However, the benefactor seems to have overlooked one most important thing." "What's up?" "Chao Lingfeng's first target is likely to be you." It was only then that Tiandiyiyi truly felt creepy and felt that the situation was serious. "I'll wait for him." Tiandi Yiyi emboldened himself loudly. "That's for sure, benefactor, if I were you, I must leave by boat and return to Qianshan immediately, the sooner the better." "A joke! The master thinks that we top-notch martial arts masters can't deal with him?" "The benefactor has not forgotten that he said that any despicable and vicious means are moral things? He won't yell openly, how should we deal with him? Don't forget, there are real people from Tianjue Valley watching over him." "You are afraid of everyone." Tiandi said bluntly: "So if you want to be safe in everything, you will never achieve anything. Don't worry, I will not rely on you, I will find anyone who is not afraid to join forces." "Bo Dakong?" "That's right, Brother Bai, Bai Dakong." "No wonder." "No wonder what?" "Benefactor Jing always feels that he is alone. It turns out that many friends have abandoned him, and they continue to create disputes and difficulties for him, making him increasingly isolated. Namo Amitabha! Morality is indeed worthless. Alas!" You said. After the monk finished speaking with emotion, he walked towards Leng Jian. Leng Jian was comforting the seven people whose meridians were restrained, persuading them to move to the Binyang Inn so that they could find a master to lift the restraint for them.
Leng Jian's prestige and martial arts status plummeted after the Yingwuzhou meeting. There are only twelve people left in the Binyang inn. Fortunately, the five masters in the universe are all there, plus the wife, daughter and Dianjian, there are still four friends who have life and death friendships. Catfish set up the chief rudder of the Qinglong gang, and became the gathering target of heroes on that day. The Chivalrous Men and the Qinglong Gang finally formed an alliance. In other words, the white way and the underworld have become one. As soon as it got dark, the main altar of the Xiaohongshan Taiji Hall became empty. In one night, the Taiji Hall seemed to be extinguished, and the children fled to nothing. Although it was never announced that the meeting would be disbanded, in fact the Tai Chi Hall existed in name only, and the Qinglong Gang took over the Tai Chi Hall's territory. Miaoshoukongkong is no longer as mysterious as before, he has become the leader who replaced Leng Jian, and when he walks outside, there are always a large group of masters and celebrities around him.Among these people, there are brothers Ge Tianlong and Ge Tiangang, there is a stroke of heaven and earth, there are dragons roaming the world, and there are... Unprecedentedly powerful, the chief helm of the Qinglong Gang has become the command center for dealing with Tianjuegu. It really is a hero of black and white, and no one dares to come to ask for wildfire. However, when it comes to dealing with Tianjue Valley, they just talk but don't practice, and they don't send people to step on the whereabouts of Tianjuegu's demons. Bai Dakong said it well, when the strength is not strong enough, it is not appropriate to be aggressive. What you can do now is to wait for the heroes from all walks of life to come to attack the grand event, and when you have enough strength, you will have a showdown with the demons of Tianjue Valley male and female. On the contrary, the Binyang inn was deserted, and twelve people were always on guard against Chao Lingfeng's attack.The seven people who settled in the guest room at the back sat dying one by one. Not long after noon that day, Miaoshou brought twelve people, including Ge Tianlong and Ge Tiangang brothers, into the shop with a high air, and went straight to the third guest courtyard. Leng Jian, Ye Youshen, and Dian Jian were drinking tea in the hall. "Brother Jing, brother came to drive, hehe..." Miaoshou entered the hall empty-handed with a big smile, while twelve imposing attendants waited in the courtyard. The three of them left their seats to welcome the guests, and they also had pleasant smiles on their faces. "Hero Bai, please sit down." Leng Jian smiled and stretched out his hand to silence the guests, "Please drive? Do you want to move out of the inn?" "That's exactly what I mean." Miaoshou said triumphantly, "Move to the head of the Azure Dragon Gang. That place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not only is Chao Xiaobai afraid to seek death, but it can also be used as the basis for settlement in Xiangtianjue Valley. Everyone It's too dangerous to be alone and hard to guard against in an inn." "I'm sorry, this is a dispute between Taoism and demons. It's a grievance between chivalry and Tianjue Valley demons. It has nothing to do with the underworld. I will not walk with the Qinglong Gang of the underworld, and I don't want to drag them into the water." Leng Jian refused "I think back then, the bloody hands exterminated Hao Laomo and killed the children of chivalrous Taoists. My Jing family was not a victim, and the Jingmen Villa was not poisoned by Hao Laomo. The reason why Jing resolutely upheld justice with his sword and broke through the world with the heroes Jue Gu, purely in response to the request of a friend of chivalry, based on the morality of the martial arts and went all out. Today, if I, Jing Qingyun, are greedy for life and fear of death, and are forced to join forces with the gangsters due to the situation, once I face the bloody hand Hao Laomo , I am ashamed to death, how can I have the face to see him fight to death with him?" "Brother Jing, don't be stubborn..." "No, Hero Bai, if a person has no principles in dealing with things, and puts morality and justice at the back of his mind, what is there to mess with? After yesterday's incident at Yingwu Island, I am full of emotions, and I can't make any more mistakes." "Brother Jing's intention..." "Yesterday's meeting on Yingwu Island seems to be somewhat similar to the enmity between the chivalrous disciples and the Tianjuegu people back then." "You mean..." "Blood Hand Tianjue is cruel and vicious, but he is not indiscriminately killing innocent people. The reason seems to be that some of our chivalrous sects rose up and claimed to eliminate demons and defend the way, and clashed with the people of Tianjue Valley. Five years ago, both sides suffered heavy casualties , Tianjuegu's tragic revenge became more and more fierce, Jing and Brother Lu had no choice but to respond to the urging of their friends, and called on the heroes to attack Tianjuegu, destroying the foundation of bloody Tianjue." "What happened to Chao Lingfeng this time is obviously a repeat of the story." Ye Youshen Lu Guang said coldly: "Whether he is from Tianjuegu or not, at least during this period, he and our chivalrous friends did not have a deep hatred. I don't mind the coincidence that he happened on Xianning Road, and from Xiaoyao Xianke, I learned that he is not a Jianghu person at all. But we good friends, under the banner of questioning the crime, attacked him irrationally, as if someone was afraid of the world No chaos. Back then, the children of chivalrous sects used the banner of eliminating demons and defending Taoism to seek revenge from the people of Tianjue Valley. The nature seems to be similar. Chao Lingfeng will not be reconciled. His revenge may be more terrifying than the bloody Tianjue Stronger." "Brother Lu, why bother to build up other people's aspirations and destroy his own prestige? The strength of this Wuchang gathering is stronger than that of the attack on Tianjue Valley back then. Junior Chao..." "Chao Lingfeng's martial arts, brother dare to say it is better than the bloody Tianjue." Ye Youshen rushed to say: "If he joins forces with Tianjuegu in a fit of anger, brother Bai, do you think of the consequences?" “米粒之珠，光华有限。”妙手空空冷笑：“而且，我已经算定他是天绝谷的人，早晚要与他了断的。如果我所料不差，他如果不是血手天绝的化身，那就是血手天绝已经不在人世了，由天绝四使者漏网余孽将他捧出来，与咱们明暗中结算，你们还不明白吗？目下唯一可做的事是众志成城，先利用青龙帮稳固根基，再逼他们出来彻底了断，诸位意下如何？” “柏老兄，你就不要多说了。”电剑严涛语气冷森，“事不可强，志不可夺，咱们对是非的看法不尽相同，对道义的价值认定有异，绝不会在危急之秋，找黑道人士结盟自保。我们要在此地等血手天绝的信息，等晁凌风来报复，生死已不放在心上，祸福从不计及，你走吧！” “陆老哥……” “咱们也算曾经共过患难，朋友一场情义仍在，所以，请不要勉强。”冷剑也下逐客令，“请转告其他的朋友，不要再来打扰，柏大侠的好意，咱们心领了，而且深感盛情，你请吧！” 妙手空空冷冷一笑，识趣地离座。 “诸位既然愿意孤军奋战，柏某不好勉强。”妙手空空的笑意不是装出来的，而是出自内心的得意狞笑：“诸位多保重。但柏某衷诚地希望，诸位前往鲶鱼套共襄盛举，景老哥仍是侠义道朋友的仁义领袖。” “不再是了，柏大侠。”冷剑抱拳送客，“好走，不送了。” "Farewell." 站在厅口，目送十二个神气的人，拥簇着妙手空空，消失在院口的走道。 “这是一个可怕的老狐狸。”夜游神摇头苦笑。 “他是示威来的。”电剑说：“混账！” “不错。”夜游神冷冷一笑：“葛天龙这十二个人，竟然不进来相见，未免做得太明显了。” “呵呵！咱们真该跟他去的。”冷剑大笑。 “什么？”夜游神不悦地问。 “这样，可以看清他的嘴脸呀！”冷剑说：“假仁假义的人我看过很多，我真想看看这位柏大侠的嘴脸，与那些假仁假义的人有何不同。让他去做仁义领袖吧！看来是非他莫属了。” “他不会做仁义领袖。”夜游神咬牙说：“他结交江湖各式各样的朋友，牛鬼蛇神都称兄道弟，朋友满天下，你以为他以侠义道仁义领袖为满足？哼！他要做领袖江湖的霸主，侠义道也是江湖人。” “不要管他了。”冷剑叹口气，“咱们定下心来，收拾这烂摊子吧！我算定这两天之内，天绝使者一定会来传信的，晁凌风也必定会来。生死由命，富贵在天，咱们认命吧！尽其在我。”
青龙帮的总舵，在陈公套而非鲶鱼套，鲶鱼套有帮主龙王公冶长虹的宅院而已。 陈公套对面是反沙洲，帮内的大小船只皆停泊在该处，发出信号，片刻便可驶到。 总舵的码头，则泊有平时应用的十余艘中小型快船。 总舵已经不是黑道人进出的重地，但也不算是侠义群雄的招待站，而是江湖人聚会场。 天没黑，这里已是戒备森严，不许不明身份的人接近的禁地。 妙手空空成了这里的事实上的主宰，司令人。帮主龙王公冶长虹大权旁落，甚至已经不能随便差遣帮内重要人物办事。 总舵令主八极灵官程啸天，成为妙手空空最得力的助手，也等于是事实上的帮主，龙王只是有名无实起不了作用的帮主而已。 妙手空空到底带来了多少人，龙王也不知底细，反正人数真不少，而且陆陆续续赶来，没有一百也有八十了，有很多人都是生面孔，青龙帮两三百名江湖混混交游面广，居然不知道这些人的来历。 近江一面设有宾馆，因为贵宾通常是乘船来的。目下宾馆自然而然地，成了妙手空空三四十名死党的行馆，天一黑灯火辉煌，到处都有青龙帮的人负责警卫。二十余间华丽的客房，安顿着这些主脑人物。 三更初，宾馆酒筵刚散。有些人还不想睡，三三两两在花木扶疏的大院子里歇凉聊天，在亭子里沏茶畅谈江湖见闻以及平生的得意事。 谁也没留意，院子里的花圃旁，多出一个陌生而又不算陌生的人，穿一袭青衫，衣袂掖在腰带上，背着手，缓步走向院角的小凉亭。 亭中有四个人，分坐四方正在品茗。 “冷剑十几个人在宾阳老店等灾祸临头，真是愚不可及。”东首的人向同伴说：“死抱住侠义招牌不放，宁死不挠，真是可怜，他们真该迁来的。” “迁来看咱们这些人的脸色，也不好受，许兄。”西首的人说：“现在已经没有人肯听他的了，柏大侠也不可能恭请他领导群雄，他迁来做什么？” “这才算是有担当的人。”坐在南首的人口气有点感慨，“诸位，咱们也许不该抛下他的。” “哼！你算了吧！”东首的人嗤之以鼻，“在下就看不惯他的懦弱态度。老实说，咱们这些在刀口上玩命的人，如果真要规规矩矩讲仁义，根本就不必玩命，回家安安分分奉公守法做良民，岂不平安大吉？” “是啊！你们玩命的人，自己知道不会平安大吉，倒是有先见之明。”到达亭口的青衫客朗声说：“喂！谁知道冯堡主在什么地方？” “心里高兴多喝了几杯，可能睡了！”南面的人信口说：“以往他在景青云身边，低声下气只有跟着起哄的份量，现在成了柏大侠的得力臂膀，言听计从，心里高兴难怪多喝了几杯。” “高兴，他实在应该发愁才对。”青衫客信步入亭，接近东北角。 “他为何该发愁？” “晁凌风要找他呀。” “晁凌风独木成不了林，他一点也不愁，柏大侠保证他的安全。” “哈哈！外行话。”青衫客大笑：“连老天爷都保不了任何人的安全。” “少废话，你不是找他吗？” "Yes." “找他有事？你是……” “我是晁凌风。” 四个人大吃一惊。跳起来。 “砰噗！”倒了两个，是东面和北面的两个，坐在青衫客晁凌风的左右，手一动就倒了。 同一瞬间，晁凌风已上了亭桌，双手左右分张，指尖及体，跳起来不及有所举动的西、南两个人，应指发僵也倒了。 出其不意淬然袭击，出手便是狠着，手到擒来，有如摧枯拉朽。 亭中有变，立即惊动了附近歇凉的人。 有人抢入亭中，晁凌风已经不见了。 四个人有两个被打昏的，两个被制了左期门穴，手法普通平常。 可是，四个人的双膝骨，都被可怕的掌力拍碎了，这辈子废定啦！碎了的膝骨，再好的仙丹妙药，也不可能把碎骨和变了形的筋复原。 晁凌风已经潜入的消息，让总舵大乱，闹了一夜，人人自危。而大乱中，首脑妙手空空却不见出面。
妙手空空出现在东湖附近的一座古宅内，身边共有十六名跟班。跟班之中有天地一笔在内，这家伙借酒装睡，其实早就与妙手空空悄悄到了二十里外的东湖。 古宅花木扶疏，夜间灯火全无，显得特别阴森，古宅通常就是这种鬼样子。 十七个人，排列在正厅外面黑沉沉的大院子里，一个个神色阴森冷漠，与古宅的阴森气息十分调和。 黑暗的门阶上，站着一个戴了鬼面具的黑袍人。鬼面具没画有獠牙，黑夜中不易看得到。 “你妙手空空果然非常了不起。”黑袍人阴森的语音十分刺耳地说：“咱们每夜变更宿处，居然被阁下准确地查出来，委实令人佩服。” “夸奖夸奖。”妙手空空语气颇为得意说：“在下的确花费无穷的精力心机。” “这就是一帮一堂火拼的致祸根源，太极堂如期被你逐散，青龙帮就成了你得力的臂助，有大量的人手供给你布网张罗。说实话，你的武功比冷剑差，机诈阴险的枭雄才干，冷剑望尘莫及。你得到了你所希望得到的了，还来找我有何图谋？” “希望与谷主开诚布公谈谈。” “实力已足，羽翼已成，所以你敢要求谈谈……” “谷主别弄错了，论实力，在未获得青龙帮协助之前，柏某的实力已经超过贵谷了。” “呵呵！你不说我也知道，别忘了我宰了你不少党羽，已经完全摸清你的底，你夸口是毫无作用的。要是不信，你可以发讯号，要你的人动手开始袭击，看他们有多少人可以平安接近这座正宅的四周。” "You mean..." “我天绝谷的无情杀手，已经反包围了你潜伏在三方的人，你这一面十七个人，并不是最强劲的一方，我一个人就可以在片刻间杀掉你们一半以上。柏大空，你以为我的消息不比你灵通，你就大错特错了。” “柏某是……” “想走险，但并无必胜把握，所以想谈谈。” “就算是吧！郝谷主，你不觉得两败俱伤，是最不值得的事吗？” “二十年前，你们毁了老夫的天绝谷，这次，你们又大举出动，老夫实在想不起有什么好谈的。直至昨天鹦鹉洲事故之后，我这个冷眼旁观的人，才完全了解你的阴谋，原来你在这里，已经暗中积极布置三年以上了，原以为你是专为对付我的，没想到料错了。” “谷主既然知道了，所以就有谈的必要了。” "Maybe." “只要谷主不再使用天绝令号令江湖，柏某保证双方和平相处。谷主可以重建天绝谷，江湖同道不会阻挠，谷主意下如何？” 天绝谷毁灭的前十二年，天绝令所下处，违抗的人有死无生，因此而引起侠义道的公愤，提起天绝令莫不咬牙切齿。假使天绝谷主能放弃使用天绝令，等于是放弃号令江湖停止杀戮，江湖朋友谁又愿意多管闲事，冒万千凶险向天绝谷讨野火？ 双方如果取得谅解，柏大空可就神气了。 “时机成熟，老夫会与你们谈。”天绝谷主口气软了，条件确是优厚，颇值得考虑，道：“你回去告诉冷剑景老兄，等我的消息。” “郝谷主，景青云已经不配代表同道说话了。”妙手空空傲然地说：“柏某不才，受同道拥戴，推举柏某为全权代表，不但代表侠义道，也是江湖朋友的代言人。” “你又在夸口了。”天绝谷主冷笑道：“这次发侠义柬，是景青云、陆光、紫霄散仙玄真三人具名的，他们说话才算数。你，哼！凭你的人再多，但是你的声望仍然差了那么一点点。好了，你们可以走了吧！” “郝谷主……” “原则上，老夫同意你所提的条件。”天绝谷主抢着说道：“而且，天绝谷是否要重建的事，老夫还没考虑到呢！后会有期……” 期字余音未绝，黑色的身影已经平空消失了。 十七位自以为是功臻化境的高手，居然不曾看清天绝谷主是怎么消失的，全都大吃一惊，心中懔懔。 四方八面，远远地传来飘忽不定的连绵鬼啸声，令人闻之毛发森立，心中发虚。 “这老魔可怕。”妙手空空悚然说：“这鬼宅子里根本没有人，咱们走。”
晁凌风已经发现青龙帮的总舵里，不但没有妙手空空在内，也没有天地一笔，重要的人都不在，在的都是一些不重要的三流人物。 他回头奔返府城，十几里路片刻即到，飞越城关偷渡，三更正刚过而已。 宾阳客店静悄悄，三进院更是寂静如死。院厅口悬了一盏灯笼，厅内也有一盏长明灯，发出朦胧幽光。厅门是敞开的，门户洞开任人出入。 晁凌风出现在厅中，信手把长明灯挑亮些。 挪了挪插在腰带上的连鞘长剑，他冷冷一笑向外走。 厅内没有人，没有动静。但外面的院子里，已有三个黑影站在院中心等候他。 他在两丈外止步，气氛一紧。 冷剑、夜游神、紫霄散仙，侠义柬的三位具名人，宇内五大高手的前三名，那股迫人的气势就可以令胆气不够的人变色却步。 晁凌风不受对方的气势所震撼，他自己的气势足以和对方相抗衡。 “你们摆出敌强己弱的局面，委实令在下莫测高深。”晁凌风语气森冷地道：“在下刚从陈公套青龙帮的总舵来，你们那一大伙强硬派的主脑都不在，更令人诧异。在下以为他们潜伏在这附近，但附近并无任何埋伏，诸位到底在弄什么玄虚，在下深感迷惑。” “晁小友，我这里没有什么玄虚。”冷剑沉静地说：“这次侠义同道聚集武昌，由老朽出面，意在与天绝谷郝谷主了断二十年前的恩怨。因为二十年前天绝谷正邪决战，也是由老夫主持其事的。二十载恩怨，是非公道自在人心。老朽要找的人是郝谷主，与你无关。” “你们不是指证在下是天绝谷的人吗？” “正相反，老朽认为你只是一个适逢其会的受害人，遗憾的是，阴错阳差，彼此一直没有当面恳谈的机会。老朽承认，长江后浪催前浪，世上新人换旧人，二十年，不是一个短日子，我景青云这种老朽，已经不适宜再在江湖浮沉。对当年自己的所行所事，也有了更深一层的体会和衡量的标准，所以被同道认为是软弱派，已不适于领袖群伦，那些同道们另组强硬派是可以谅解的。” “你要我相信你的话。” “晁小友，你曾否给我说话的机会？就以鹦鹉洲之会来说吧！你只与几个抢着发言的人叫嚷，年轻气盛，受不了激就一口承认是天绝谷的人，你要老朽如何向你解释？事情已发生了，我不管你怎么想，反正宾阳客店留下这几个人，他们都不会与你为敌的。当然，朋友都是我请来的，他们的行为不论好坏，我都应该负责，你要怎么办，但请明示，只要我力所能达，一定会让你满意。至于交出百毒无常锥的凶手，非常抱歉，我无能为力，委实查不出这个人的底细，我只能答应你继续查。” “四海游龙那些人……” “老弟，你必须明白，鹦鹉洲之会以前所发生的事故，老朽道义在肩必须负责。以后，除了宾阳客店内的十二个人之外，其他的人已非老朽所能控制，与老朽无关。人各有志，正如你所说，他们已非三岁无知孩童，他们的行为该自己负责。老朽要不是守信，在这里等候天绝谷主的回音，早就离开府城回荆门山庄了。” “好，我相信你的话。”晁凌风的气消了，“你们在这里的人……” 冷剑一打手势，厅内出来了九个人，所有的人，都没带兵刃。 “我们的目标是天绝谷主，与你无关。”领先到达的定一刀徐二庄主朗声说道：“希望老弟台不介意往昔的误会，除非老弟真是郝谷主的人。” “我是吗？” “不可能。”游僧昙本大声说道：“郝谷主是一代魔中之雄，为人凶暴残忍，但从不玩弄阴谋诡计，是个有担当有气概的汉子。他敢作敢当，天不怕地不伯，绝不会派你一个功臻化境的年轻小伙子瞒起身份兴风作浪，这不是他的作风。他建立威望全凭自己的实力，告诉你，天绝谷的人，即使是一个仆役，也不会隐瞒或否认自己的身份。” “由于他是条汉子，所以老朽愿意在这里等他的回音。”冷剑加以补充道：“老朽相信他是个守信的人。人的一生，能有几个二十年？再不了断这场恩怨，也许再也没有机会了，大家都是来日不多的人啦！呵呵！如果你不嫌麻烦，我
Mi Heng Temple is pitifully small, two small halls are entered, and two poor temples live in the back.I grow some vegetables myself to live a hard life. Throughout the year, there are not many pilgrims who come to burn two sticks of incense. Most of them don't know who is Mi Heng who is called God, so they can't receive incense money. The square in front of the temple is still vast. It was originally the center of villagers' activities and a playground for children. There were quite a few spectators gathered nearby. Those rough-and-tumble Sanxiang children seemed to have a particularly loud voice, and their strong local dialect was hard to understand even people from various prefectures in Wuchang. They sat in the north, and some walked around the village. As time went by, the tense atmosphere gradually increased. In the front hall, led by Leng Jian, more than 20 famous masters are seriously discussing countermeasures. Outside the hall, there were more than 20 chivalrous heroes, talking in groups about rumors about Chao Lingfeng. When the seven escaped prisoners appeared, there was an immediate commotion. Among the crowd of heroes watching the excitement, some who recognized the seven brothers all uttered surprise voices in unison. "They're out of danger..." Someone yelled. There were as many as forty people headed by Leng Jian, and they welcomed the seven poor people excitedly. The seven people had nothing to say, some lived in inns, some stayed at friends' homes, they were sneaked in and attacked by Chao Lingfeng, and they were captured and imprisoned in a private house on Changjie in the south of the city, that's all. After listening to everyone's narration, Leng Jian was stunned. "Brother Ge, why did your son lead people to rescue these friends?" Leng Jian's face was abnormal, and he asked the tall and strong Xiji Xiong Xiong in surprise, "Isn't this adding fuel to the fire? Chao Lingfeng was going to send them here of." "Brother Jing, if we let him send it in a big way, will we still use it in the future, and call it a name?" Xiji Shenxiong's voice was as loud as thunder, "To deal with this kind of bold and arrogant junior, there is really no need to spoil him too much." Yes, the only way is to kill his arrogance and let him know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is." "That's right." Tiandi Yiyi echoed, "He took the owner of Tiangang to the inn for a demonstration, how can we see people like us? If he is allowed to be rampant again, another Tianjue Valley owner who will bring disaster to the world will appear in the future." Lu Guang, the God of Yeyou, is a man who hates evil as much as an enemy, with big eyes with purple ribs, shining with anger. "At first, more than 30 good friends made a siege at dawn on the North Campus, and then they rescued the escorted friends near the meeting place." Ye Youshen couldn't hide his disappointment, "It seems that we people are really glorious." "Brother Lu, it's not fair for you to say that." Four Seas Youlong protested loudly, "Brother went to the North Campus to look for him, and the original intention was to argue with him, but he ignored him at all, and preempted the murder. All the friends present You can testify. He dared to go everywhere to kidnap people, why can't we save them?" "Yes, yes..." Many people followed suit. "We're waiting for him to come and listen to his explanation..." "Forget it! Brother Lu." Tiandi Yiyi sneered: "Even a person as self-cultivated as Master Tanben, the wandering monk, would be ashamed when he reasoned with him. Dealing with this kind of arrogant and rude junior, you Are you still hoping for a miracle to happen?" "You don't need to argue first..." Leng Jian hastily stopped. "Brother Jing, you have already mounted the back of a tiger, so you don't have to half-heartedly." The Xiji Shenxiong rushed to say: "If your brother doesn't make a decision, I'm afraid there will be few friends following you." "Hey! Brother Ge's intention..." "Brother Jing, don't you understand?" Xu Guoliang smiled wryly at Zhongzhou Lao Huaizhuang, "My good friends who came to Wuchang to help boxing, how many people came to Binyang Inn to join us?" "This..." Leng Jian felt the seriousness of the situation. "Most of them got in touch with and understood Brother Miaoshoukongkong. They are willing to follow Brother Bo and deal with Tianjue Valley. At least half of the thirty or forty friends here today understand in their hearts that they care about you and me. The prudent style doesn't take it seriously, the gentleman's style like you and I really take too much risk." "I'll tell you the truth, Brother Jing, I really don't agree with your style of waiting for thieves to come to you to reason." The Xiji God Xiong said sincerely: "Brother Miaoshoukongkongbai is very active. The situation and timing are favorable, so my brother agrees with his approach. Brother Jing, if you don’t change your course again, I’m afraid you will really be wiped out by Tianjue Valley, and it’s unimaginable.” When you say something to me, Leng Jian's heart is in a mess. Everyone was debating, but they were attracted by Zixiao Sanxian's sigh. "Pindao can't do anything." Zixiao Sanxian said to the seven people who had already checked: "Pindao only knows that Ren Du's two veins do have visions, but he can't know the reason. Ren Du's two veins are well-versed in Xuanmen disciples. Meridians, Pindao can't find the reason for the mutation, I'm really ashamed." "This... this, this..." A man's face turned pale anxiously, "Immortal Elder, we... Aren't we absolutely... hopeless?" "Sorry, Pindao can't answer." "Could it be that Junior Chao is bluffing?" The other man seemed to have hope, hoping that the old man would be fooled. "The benefactor's whole body does not use energy, which is the best proof. The qi sea and dantian seem to be harmless, but the true qi is not concentrated, is it not enough to understand? I don't know what kind of technique it is. Nothing can be done." "God! I...I..." A middle-aged man with beards cried out in despair, "I want to go back to find Junior Chao, I..." "You know you can't save us, why did you rescue us halfway? God! Are you killing us, or do you really want to save us?" The man who was as thin as a dry monkey screamed: "Where is Ge Tianlong? I want to save us." Listen to what he said, I..." "Shut up!" The Xiji Shenxiong scolded in a deep voice, "There is no reason to save the wrong person if you only kill the wrong person? Stop talking nonsense to me. I will check and check for you. There is no Sinnoh system in the world that cannot be solved." Pulse technique? Hmph!" Zixiao Sanxian smiled coldly, stepped aside and stood by. Xiji Shenxiong was born under the Kongtong family.And Kongtong is also a Taoist disciple. His history is more than a thousand years earlier than Wudang.Shen Xiong was ranked below Zi Xiao, and he was already brooding about it. Now he has the opportunity to express himself, how can he give up? After checking and checking, soon, the face of the Xiji Shenxiong turned into a liver color, maybe it was due to excessive luck, or it could be caused by shame and haste. And the seven people who were checked suffered even more, each of them twitched, sweated all over their bodies, and couldn't help moaning due to the pain. Finally, the Xiji Shenxiong gave up dejectedly. "How?" the middle-aged man with beard asked loudly. "I don't know." The Xiji Shenxiong became angry from embarrassment, "Junior Chao is coming later, what's the hurry?" "Senior Ge, what if he doesn't come?" "He made an appointment, how could he not come? Hmph!" "You intercepted him halfway, he has a legitimate reason for not coming." "Nonsense! Humph!" "What if he doesn't come?" "If you don't know him, how do you know he won't come?" "Okay, I'll wait for him." The middle-aged man with beards gritted his teeth and said, "Your son, Ge Tianlong, has already guaranteed the safety of the seven of us. On the guarantee of my inferior son, the attack on the North Campus was the senior's second son, brother Ge Tiangang, who asked me to go... " "You don't look like a hero at all." The Xiji Shenxiong got angry, "If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, why don't you go home to plant crops and have children, why do you have to risk your life to rule the roost? Humph!" Internal strife is not a good phenomenon. Immediately, people rushed to persuade them, and the noise was hard to deal with. Outside, there was a sudden commotion. "Noon!" Someone shouted: "Chao Lingfeng is here, Chao Lingfeng..." The voice of the call relieved the predicament in the mansion. Everyone hurried out and lined up outside the temple gate.
Chao Lingfeng appeared majestically in front of the heroes of the world. Looking around, he was very surprised, why so many people came?Who released the wind? Among these people, apart from the hostility of the chivalrous heroes outside the temple, hundreds of pairs of eyes from the other three parties could see that almost all of them were friendly gods. From the cheers, he also felt warm and encouraged.It is impossible for the chivalrous heroes to attract the wind, and it is impossible for the wronged party to publicize. His gaze found a target in the south. Feiyan and the four maids stood out in the crowd, the five maids all smiled at him, and Feiyan even waved to him. For a while, he felt that he owed Feiyan something. "It turned out that she was instigating it secretly." He suddenly understood. Many people came here to watch the excitement, how dare these chivalrous heroes ignore justice and axiom? No wonder Ge Tianlong and the others were in a hurry to take risks halfway through the murder. They knew that if the two sides met face to face, they would have no chance to fight against him. He waved to Feiyan.Tai Ran strode into the square through the aisle left by the crowd. In his hand, there is a long sword with a sheath taken from a swordsman. "You can go." He pushed forward the swordsman who was escorting him, and his voice was like a bell, "You are one of the seven stars in Tiangangzhuang, and the seven of you are the only ones who have a legitimate reason to attack in the second half. There is nothing wrong with avenging your shame, so I forgive you." The swordsman clasped his fists silently to salute him, glanced silently at the chivalrous heroes in front of the temple, and silently strode away from the same path. He continued to walk forward and stopped about three feet away from the group of heroes. "Senior Jing." He held a sword salute to Leng Jian, who had an abnormal expression, "I have already handed over the witness to the owner of Tiangangzhuang Tang to the senior, and now Ge Tianlong also brought a large number of masters to scatter in the middle of the way, and rescued the subordinate. With the testimony of the seven witnesses who came here, senior should be able to understand the process of the attack on the North Campus, I wonder why senior taught me?" All eyes were focused on him and Leng Jian, people's voices were still, the surroundings were completely silent, and the atmosphere gradually became tense. "If the old man says that this matter has nothing to do with Jing, will the stage believe it?" Leng Jian had to bite the bullet and deal with it. "Possibly." He nodded, "Among the murderers I have captured, almost all of them said that they were invited to go, and none of them were ordered by seniors. Although two of them once bit seniors, they soon became exhausted. Forgive me, the owner of Tiangangzhuang Tang is one of them." "Tai Duan must think that Jing Mou instructed them, so he came to Binyang Inn?" "It's not without suspicion. I have no choice but to think about it before Senior makes a formal statement, so I'm here to listen to the reply respectfully." "They are all friends who have received Kao Yu's chivalrous letter and came to help. Therefore, no matter whether they are ordered by the old man or not, the old man must bear the moral responsibility for their actions." "Otherwise." He said solemnly: "A man dares to act bravely, and everyone must be responsible for his own actions. They are not ignorant children under three feet, and they are all well-known in the world, with status and status. Heroes who have become famous in the mountains of swords and swords. If the seniors shoulder the morality and shoulder the crimes for these bullshit heroes, it will be an insult to the seniors and them. I believe that they will not accept your kindness, but will shoot you. The chest stood out like a human being and broke with me." His words carried great weight, and immediately won applause from the spectators. "I'm sorry, this old man must take responsibility." Leng Jian said in a deep voice. "Senior took care of this right and wrong?" "yes." "Then, senior admits that these people committed murder." "That's right. Although their reasons are not very sufficient, they are justifiable. Fortunately, Taiduan was safe and sound. It is finally a great blessing among misfortunes. I wish that the hero of the world will greet Taiduan..." "Wait!" Tiandi said sharply, "Brother Jing, you don't need to compromise like this. Everything this junior has done shows that he is the remnant of Tianjuegu's minions. Both sides are life and death enemies. It is necessary to accompany the gift." "Feng, what proof do you have that I'm from Tianjuegu?" He also asked sharply. "are you?" "No, are you satisfied?" "Hmph! Of course you dare not admit it." "I see." He said grimly. "What do you understand?" "As long as you accuse me of being a person from Tianjuegu, all your despicable and shameless actions will become moral." "Hmph! Don't go off topic." "Feng, you want me to admit that you are from Tianjuegu." "Hmph! You are." "What I understand is that you have the same face as those shameless scum of the rivers and lakes. People from Taijitang also sent a large number of people to force me to admit that you are a member of the Qinglong Gang. Now, regardless of your status, you have to admit it with empty words I am a person from Tianjue Valley, Your Excellency, do you want to answer?" "What answer?" "The answer you wished for." "certainly." "Okay, listen." He drew his sword out of its sheath, dropped the scabbard and held up the long sword, looked around at everyone, his voice was like thunder, "Since these self-proclaimed chivalrous people think that they are life and death enemies with the people of Tian Jue Valley, It is moral for both sides to kill each other by any despicable and vicious means. I, Chao Lingfeng, have had enough of the persecution of these bullshit heroes, and I can't bear it anymore. In order to show that it is moral for Chao to kill them and take revenge on them, I let them do so. I officially announce that Chao is from Tianjuegu. Are you satisfied?" His reckless announcement made Leng Jian and the others stunned. "Chao Lingfeng, why did you announce that?" Leng Jian asked in a deep voice. "Isn't that the answer you were hoping for?" "you……" "I have an excuse to slaughter you. Both parties have got their wishes and are happy. Why not do it? From now on, I, Chao Lingfeng, will never let you go. I will kill you one by one. The mountains are long and the rivers are far away, and there will be a period later." With a long howl, he turned into a stream of electric fire, and under the gaze of hundreds of sharp eyes, he escaped from above and flew over the crowds of onlookers, as if he had escaped from electricity. A cry of surprise burst out suddenly. Leng Jian froze on the spot, feeling sweaty in his hands and feet. You Seng stared at Tiandi Yiyi, and took a deep breath. "Benefactor Feng, you have achieved your goal. It's gratifying to trade." The old monk said in a deep voice. "What does the master mean?" Tiandi asked in a deep voice. "Add a little demon king who has reached the realm of perfection to Tianjue Valley, and set up a strong enemy who chases souls and kills us. Everyone will be killed." "What do you mean by that?" "The benefactor understands what the poor monk means. However, the benefactor seems to have overlooked one most important thing." "What's up?" "Chao Lingfeng's first target is likely to be you." It was only then that Tiandiyiyi truly felt creepy and felt that the situation was serious. "I'll wait for him." Tiandi Yiyi emboldened himself loudly. "That's for sure, benefactor, if I were you, I must leave by boat and return to Qianshan immediately, the sooner the better." "A joke! The master thinks that we top-notch martial arts masters can't deal with him?" "The benefactor has not forgotten that he said that any despicable and vicious means are moral things? He won't yell openly, how should we deal with him? Don't forget, there are real people from Tianjue Valley watching over him." "You are afraid of everyone." Tiandi said bluntly: "So if you want to be safe in everything, you will never achieve anything. Don't worry, I will not rely on you, I will find anyone who is not afraid to join forces." "Bo Dakong?" "That's right, Brother Bai, Bai Dakong." "No wonder." "No wonder what?" "Benefactor Jing always feels that he is alone. It turns out that many friends have abandoned him, and they continue to create disputes and difficulties for him, making him increasingly isolated. Namo Amitabha! Morality is indeed worthless. Alas!" You said. After the monk finished speaking with emotion, he walked towards Leng Jian. Leng Jian was comforting the seven people whose meridians were restrained, persuading them to move to the Binyang Inn so that they could find a master to lift the restraint for them.
Leng Jian's prestige and martial arts status plummeted after the Yingwuzhou meeting. There are only twelve people left in the Binyang inn. Fortunately, the five masters in the universe are all there, plus the wife, daughter and Dianjian, there are still four friends who have life and death friendships. Catfish set up the chief rudder of the Qinglong gang, and became the gathering target of heroes on that day. The Chivalrous Men and the Qinglong Gang finally formed an alliance. In other words, the white way and the underworld have become one. As soon as it got dark, the main altar of the Xiaohongshan Taiji Hall became empty. In one night, the Taiji Hall seemed to be extinguished, and the children fled to nothing. Although it was never announced that the meeting would be disbanded, in fact the Tai Chi Hall existed in name only, and the Qinglong Gang took over the Tai Chi Hall's territory. Miaoshoukongkong is no longer as mysterious as before, he has become the leader who replaced Leng Jian, and when he walks outside, there are always a large group of masters and celebrities around him.Among these people, there are brothers Ge Tianlong and Ge Tiangang, there is a stroke of heaven and earth, there are dragons roaming the world, and there are... Unprecedentedly powerful, the chief helm of the Qinglong Gang has become the command center for dealing with Tianjuegu. It really is a hero of black and white, and no one dares to come to ask for wildfire. However, when it comes to dealing with Tianjue Valley, they just talk but don't practice, and they don't send people to step on the whereabouts of Tianjuegu's demons. Bai Dakong said it well, when the strength is not strong enough, it is not appropriate to be aggressive. What you can do now is to wait for the heroes from all walks of life to come to attack the grand event, and when you have enough strength, you will have a showdown with the demons of Tianjue Valley male and female. On the contrary, the Binyang inn was deserted, and twelve people were always on guard against Chao Lingfeng's attack.The seven people who settled in the guest room at the back sat dying one by one. Not long after noon that day, Miaoshou brought twelve people, including Ge Tianlong and Ge Tiangang brothers, into the shop with a high air, and went straight to the third guest courtyard. Leng Jian, Ye Youshen, and Dian Jian were drinking tea in the hall. "Brother Jing, brother came to drive, hehe..." Miaoshou entered the hall empty-handed with a big smile, while twelve imposing attendants waited in the courtyard. The three of them left their seats to welcome the guests, and they also had pleasant smiles on their faces. "Hero Bai, please sit down." Leng Jian smiled and stretched out his hand to silence the guests, "Please drive? Do you want to move out of the inn?" "That's exactly what I mean." Miaoshou said triumphantly, "Move to the head of the Azure Dragon Gang. That place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not only is Chao Xiaobai afraid to seek death, but it can also be used as the basis for settlement in Xiangtianjue Valley. Everyone It's too dangerous to be alone and hard to guard against in an inn." "I'm sorry, this is a dispute between Taoism and demons. It's a grievance between chivalry and Tianjue Valley demons. It has nothing to do with the underworld. I will not walk with the Qinglong Gang of the underworld, and I don't want to drag them into the water." Leng Jian refused "I think back then, the bloody hands exterminated Hao Laomo and killed the children of chivalrous Taoists. My Jing family was not a victim, and the Jingmen Villa was not poisoned by Hao Laomo. The reason why Jing resolutely upheld justice with his sword and broke through the world with the heroes Jue Gu, purely in response to the request of a friend of chivalry, based on the morality of the martial arts and went all out. Today, if I, Jing Qingyun, are greedy for life and fear of death, and are forced to join forces with the gangsters due to the situation, once I face the bloody hand Hao Laomo , I am ashamed to death, how can I have the face to see him fight to death with him?" "Brother Jing, don't be stubborn..." "No, Hero Bai, if a person has no principles in dealing with things, and puts morality and justice at the back of his mind, what is there to mess with? After yesterday's incident at Yingwu Island, I am full of emotions, and I can't make any more mistakes." "Brother Jing's intention..." "Yesterday's meeting on Yingwu Island seems to be somewhat similar to the enmity between the chivalrous disciples and the Tianjuegu people back then." "You mean..." "Blood Hand Tianjue is cruel and vicious, but he is not indiscriminately killing innocent people. The reason seems to be that some of our chivalrous sects rose up and claimed to eliminate demons and defend the way, and clashed with the people of Tianjue Valley. Five years ago, both sides suffered heavy casualties , Tianjuegu's tragic revenge became more and more fierce, Jing and Brother Lu had no choice but to respond to the urging of their friends, and called on the heroes to attack Tianjuegu, destroying the foundation of bloody Tianjue." "What happened to Chao Lingfeng this time is obviously a repeat of the story." Ye Youshen Lu Guang said coldly: "Whether he is from Tianjuegu or not, at least during this period, he and our chivalrous friends did not have a deep hatred. I don't mind the coincidence that he happened on Xianning Road, and from Xiaoyao Xianke, I learned that he is not a Jianghu person at all. But we good friends, under the banner of questioning the crime, attacked him irrationally, as if someone was afraid of the world No chaos. Back then, the children of chivalrous sects used the banner of eliminating demons and defending Taoism to seek revenge from the people of Tianjue Valley. The nature seems to be similar. Chao Lingfeng will not be reconciled. His revenge may be more terrifying than the bloody Tianjue Stronger." "Brother Lu, why bother to build up other people's aspirations and destroy his own prestige? The strength of this Wuchang gathering is stronger than that of the attack on Tianjue Valley back then. Junior Chao..." "Chao Lingfeng's martial arts, brother dare to say it is better than the bloody Tianjue." Ye Youshen rushed to say: "If he joins forces with Tianjuegu in a fit of anger, brother Bai, do you think of the consequences?" “米粒之珠，光华有限。”妙手空空冷笑：“而且，我已经算定他是天绝谷的人，早晚要与他了断的。如果我所料不差，他如果不是血手天绝的化身，那就是血手天绝已经不在人世了，由天绝四使者漏网余孽将他捧出来，与咱们明暗中结算，你们还不明白吗？目下唯一可做的事是众志成城，先利用青龙帮稳固根基，再逼他们出来彻底了断，诸位意下如何？” “柏老兄，你就不要多说了。”电剑严涛语气冷森，“事不可强，志不可夺，咱们对是非的看法不尽相同，对道义的价值认定有异，绝不会在危急之秋，找黑道人士结盟自保。我们要在此地等血手天绝的信息，等晁凌风来报复，生死已不放在心上，祸福从不计及，你走吧！” “陆老哥……” “咱们也算曾经共过患难，朋友一场情义仍在，所以，请不要勉强。”冷剑也下逐客令，“请转告其他的朋友，不要再来打扰，柏大侠的好意，咱们心领了，而且深感盛情，你请吧！” 妙手空空冷冷一笑，识趣地离座。 “诸位既然愿意孤军奋战，柏某不好勉强。”妙手空空的笑意不是装出来的，而是出自内心的得意狞笑：“诸位多保重。但柏某衷诚地希望，诸位前往鲶鱼套共襄盛举，景老哥仍是侠义道朋友的仁义领袖。” “不再是了，柏大侠。”冷剑抱拳送客，“好走，不送了。” "Farewell." 站在厅口，目送十二个神气的人，拥簇着妙手空空，消失在院口的走道。 “这是一个可怕的老狐狸。”夜游神摇头苦笑。 “他是示威来的。”电剑说：“混账！” “不错。”夜游神冷冷一笑：“葛天龙这十二个人，竟然不进来相见，未免做得太明显了。” “呵呵！咱们真该跟他去的。”冷剑大笑。 “什么？”夜游神不悦地问。 “这样，可以看清他的嘴脸呀！”冷剑说：“假仁假义的人我看过很多，我真想看看这位柏大侠的嘴脸，与那些假仁假义的人有何不同。让他去做仁义领袖吧！看来是非他莫属了。” “他不会做仁义领袖。”夜游神咬牙说：“他结交江湖各式各样的朋友，牛鬼蛇神都称兄道弟，朋友满天下，你以为他以侠义道仁义领袖为满足？哼！他要做领袖江湖的霸主，侠义道也是江湖人。” “不要管他了。”冷剑叹口气，“咱们定下心来，收拾这烂摊子吧！我算定这两天之内，天绝使者一定会来传信的，晁凌风也必定会来。生死由命，富贵在天，咱们认命吧！尽其在我。”
青龙帮的总舵，在陈公套而非鲶鱼套，鲶鱼套有帮主龙王公冶长虹的宅院而已。 陈公套对面是反沙洲，帮内的大小船只皆停泊在该处，发出信号，片刻便可驶到。 总舵的码头，则泊有平时应用的十余艘中小型快船。 总舵已经不是黑道人进出的重地，但也不算是侠义群雄的招待站，而是江湖人聚会场。 天没黑，这里已是戒备森严，不许不明身份的人接近的禁地。 妙手空空成了这里的事实上的主宰，司令人。帮主龙王公冶长虹大权旁落，甚至已经不能随便差遣帮内重要人物办事。 总舵令主八极灵官程啸天，成为妙手空空最得力的助手，也等于是事实上的帮主，龙王只是有名无实起不了作用的帮主而已。 妙手空空到底带来了多少人，龙王也不知底细，反正人数真不少，而且陆陆续续赶来，没有一百也有八十了，有很多人都是生面孔，青龙帮两三百名江湖混混交游面广，居然不知道这些人的来历。 近江一面设有宾馆，因为贵宾通常是乘船来的。目下宾馆自然而然地，成了妙手空空三四十名死党的行馆，天一黑灯火辉煌，到处都有青龙帮的人负责警卫。二十余间华丽的客房，安顿着这些主脑人物。 三更初，宾馆酒筵刚散。有些人还不想睡，三三两两在花木扶疏的大院子里歇凉聊天，在亭子里沏茶畅谈江湖见闻以及平生的得意事。 谁也没留意，院子里的花圃旁，多出一个陌生而又不算陌生的人，穿一袭青衫，衣袂掖在腰带上，背着手，缓步走向院角的小凉亭。 亭中有四个人，分坐四方正在品茗。 “冷剑十几个人在宾阳老店等灾祸临头，真是愚不可及。”东首的人向同伴说：“死抱住侠义招牌不放，宁死不挠，真是可怜，他们真该迁来的。” “迁来看咱们这些人的脸色，也不好受，许兄。”西首的人说：“现在已经没有人肯听他的了，柏大侠也不可能恭请他领导群雄，他迁来做什么？” “这才算是有担当的人。”坐在南首的人口气有点感慨，“诸位，咱们也许不该抛下他的。” “哼！你算了吧！”东首的人嗤之以鼻，“在下就看不惯他的懦弱态度。老实说，咱们这些在刀口上玩命的人，如果真要规规矩矩讲仁义，根本就不必玩命，回家安安分分奉公守法做良民，岂不平安大吉？” “是啊！你们玩命的人，自己知道不会平安大吉，倒是有先见之明。”到达亭口的青衫客朗声说：“喂！谁知道冯堡主在什么地方？” “心里高兴多喝了几杯，可能睡了！”南面的人信口说：“以往他在景青云身边，低声下气只有跟着起哄的份量，现在成了柏大侠的得力臂膀，言听计从，心里高兴难怪多喝了几杯。” “高兴，他实在应该发愁才对。”青衫客信步入亭，接近东北角。 “他为何该发愁？” “晁凌风要找他呀。” “晁凌风独木成不了林，他一点也不愁，柏大侠保证他的安全。” “哈哈！外行话。”青衫客大笑：“连老天爷都保不了任何人的安全。” “少废话，你不是找他吗？” "Yes." “找他有事？你是……” “我是晁凌风。” 四个人大吃一惊。跳起来。 “砰噗！”倒了两个，是东面和北面的两个，坐在青衫客晁凌风的左右，手一动就倒了。 同一瞬间，晁凌风已上了亭桌，双手左右分张，指尖及体，跳起来不及有所举动的西、南两个人，应指发僵也倒了。 出其不意淬然袭击，出手便是狠着，手到擒来，有如摧枯拉朽。 亭中有变，立即惊动了附近歇凉的人。 有人抢入亭中，晁凌风已经不见了。 四个人有两个被打昏的，两个被制了左期门穴，手法普通平常。 可是，四个人的双膝骨，都被可怕的掌力拍碎了，这辈子废定啦！碎了的膝骨，再好的仙丹妙药，也不可能把碎骨和变了形的筋复原。 晁凌风已经潜入的消息，让总舵大乱，闹了一夜，人人自危。而大乱中，首脑妙手空空却不见出面。
妙手空空出现在东湖附近的一座古宅内，身边共有十六名跟班。跟班之中有天地一笔在内，这家伙借酒装睡，其实早就与妙手空空悄悄到了二十里外的东湖。 古宅花木扶疏，夜间灯火全无，显得特别阴森，古宅通常就是这种鬼样子。 十七个人，排列在正厅外面黑沉沉的大院子里，一个个神色阴森冷漠，与古宅的阴森气息十分调和。 黑暗的门阶上，站着一个戴了鬼面具的黑袍人。鬼面具没画有獠牙，黑夜中不易看得到。 “你妙手空空果然非常了不起。”黑袍人阴森的语音十分刺耳地说：“咱们每夜变更宿处，居然被阁下准确地查出来，委实令人佩服。” “夸奖夸奖。”妙手空空语气颇为得意说：“在下的确花费无穷的精力心机。” “这就是一帮一堂火拼的致祸根源，太极堂如期被你逐散，青龙帮就成了你得力的臂助，有大量的人手供给你布网张罗。说实话，你的武功比冷剑差，机诈阴险的枭雄才干，冷剑望尘莫及。你得到了你所希望得到的了，还来找我有何图谋？” “希望与谷主开诚布公谈谈。” “实力已足，羽翼已成，所以你敢要求谈谈……” “谷主别弄错了，论实力，在未获得青龙帮协助之前，柏某的实力已经超过贵谷了。” “呵呵！你不说我也知道，别忘了我宰了你不少党羽，已经完全摸清你的底，你夸口是毫无作用的。要是不信，你可以发讯号，要你的人动手开始袭击，看他们有多少人可以平安接近这座正宅的四周。” "You mean..." “我天绝谷的无情杀手，已经反包围了你潜伏在三方的人，你这一面十七个人，并不是最强劲的一方，我一个人就可以在片刻间杀掉你们一半以上。柏大空，你以为我的消息不比你灵通，你就大错特错了。” “柏某是……” “想走险，但并无必胜把握，所以想谈谈。” “就算是吧！郝谷主，你不觉得两败俱伤，是最不值得的事吗？” “二十年前，你们毁了老夫的天绝谷，这次，你们又大举出动，老夫实在想不起有什么好谈的。直至昨天鹦鹉洲事故之后，我这个冷眼旁观的人，才完全了解你的阴谋，原来你在这里，已经暗中积极布置三年以上了，原以为你是专为对付我的，没想到料错了。” “谷主既然知道了，所以就有谈的必要了。” "Maybe." “只要谷主不再使用天绝令号令江湖，柏某保证双方和平相处。谷主可以重建天绝谷，江湖同道不会阻挠，谷主意下如何？” 天绝谷毁灭的前十二年，天绝令所下处，违抗的人有死无生，因此而引起侠义道的公愤，提起天绝令莫不咬牙切齿。假使天绝谷主能放弃使用天绝令，等于是放弃号令江湖停止杀戮，江湖朋友谁又愿意多管闲事，冒万千凶险向天绝谷讨野火？ 双方如果取得谅解，柏大空可就神气了。 “时机成熟，老夫会与你们谈。”天绝谷主口气软了，条件确是优厚，颇值得考虑，道：“你回去告诉冷剑景老兄，等我的消息。” “郝谷主，景青云已经不配代表同道说话了。”妙手空空傲然地说：“柏某不才，受同道拥戴，推举柏某为全权代表，不但代表侠义道，也是江湖朋友的代言人。” “你又在夸口了。”天绝谷主冷笑道：“这次发侠义柬，是景青云、陆光、紫霄散仙玄真三人具名的，他们说话才算数。你，哼！凭你的人再多，但是你的声望仍然差了那么一点点。好了，你们可以走了吧！” “郝谷主……” “原则上，老夫同意你所提的条件。”天绝谷主抢着说道：“而且，天绝谷是否要重建的事，老夫还没考虑到呢！后会有期……” 期字余音未绝，黑色的身影已经平空消失了。 十七位自以为是功臻化境的高手，居然不曾看清天绝谷主是怎么消失的，全都大吃一惊，心中懔懔。 四方八面，远远地传来飘忽不定的连绵鬼啸声，令人闻之毛发森立，心中发虚。 “这老魔可怕。”妙手空空悚然说：“这鬼宅子里根本没有人，咱们走。”
晁凌风已经发现青龙帮的总舵里，不但没有妙手空空在内，也没有天地一笔，重要的人都不在，在的都是一些不重要的三流人物。 他回头奔返府城，十几里路片刻即到，飞越城关偷渡，三更正刚过而已。 宾阳客店静悄悄，三进院更是寂静如死。院厅口悬了一盏灯笼，厅内也有一盏长明灯，发出朦胧幽光。厅门是敞开的，门户洞开任人出入。 晁凌风出现在厅中，信手把长明灯挑亮些。 挪了挪插在腰带上的连鞘长剑，他冷冷一笑向外走。 厅内没有人，没有动静。但外面的院子里，已有三个黑影站在院中心等候他。 他在两丈外止步，气氛一紧。 冷剑、夜游神、紫霄散仙，侠义柬的三位具名人，宇内五大高手的前三名，那股迫人的气势就可以令胆气不够的人变色却步。 晁凌风不受对方的气势所震撼，他自己的气势足以和对方相抗衡。 “你们摆出敌强己弱的局面，委实令在下莫测高深。”晁凌风语气森冷地道：“在下刚从陈公套青龙帮的总舵来，你们那一大伙强硬派的主脑都不在，更令人诧异。在下以为他们潜伏在这附近，但附近并无任何埋伏，诸位到底在弄什么玄虚，在下深感迷惑。” “晁小友，我这里没有什么玄虚。”冷剑沉静地说：“这次侠义同道聚集武昌，由老朽出面，意在与天绝谷郝谷主了断二十年前的恩怨。因为二十年前天绝谷正邪决战，也是由老夫主持其事的。二十载恩怨，是非公道自在人心。老朽要找的人是郝谷主，与你无关。” “你们不是指证在下是天绝谷的人吗？” “正相反，老朽认为你只是一个适逢其会的受害人，遗憾的是，阴错阳差，彼此一直没有当面恳谈的机会。老朽承认，长江后浪催前浪，世上新人换旧人，二十年，不是一个短日子，我景青云这种老朽，已经不适宜再在江湖浮沉。对当年自己的所行所事，也有了更深一层的体会和衡量的标准，所以被同道认为是软弱派，已不适于领袖群伦，那些同道们另组强硬派是可以谅解的。” “你要我相信你的话。” “晁小友，你曾否给我说话的机会？就以鹦鹉洲之会来说吧！你只与几个抢着发言的人叫嚷，年轻气盛，受不了激就一口承认是天绝谷的人，你要老朽如何向你解释？事情已发生了，我不管你怎么想，反正宾阳客店留下这几个人，他们都不会与你为敌的。当然，朋友都是我请来的，他们的行为不论好坏，我都应该负责，你要怎么办，但请明示，只要我力所能达，一定会让你满意。至于交出百毒无常锥的凶手，非常抱歉，我无能为力，委实查不出这个人的底细，我只能答应你继续查。” “四海游龙那些人……” “老弟，你必须明白，鹦鹉洲之会以前所发生的事故，老朽道义在肩必须负责。以后，除了宾阳客店内的十二个人之外，其他的人已非老朽所能控制，与老朽无关。人各有志，正如你所说，他们已非三岁无知孩童，他们的行为该自己负责。老朽要不是守信，在这里等候天绝谷主的回音，早就离开府城回荆门山庄了。” “好，我相信你的话。”晁凌风的气消了，“你们在这里的人……” 冷剑一打手势，厅内出来了九个人，所有的人，都没带兵刃。 “我们的目标是天绝谷主，与你无关。”领先到达的定一刀徐二庄主朗声说道：“希望老弟台不介意往昔的误会，除非老弟真是郝谷主的人。” “我是吗？” “不可能。”游僧昙本大声说道：“郝谷主是一代魔中之雄，为人凶暴残忍，但从不玩弄阴谋诡计，是个有担当有气概的汉子。他敢作敢当，天不怕地不伯，绝不会派你一个功臻化境的年轻小伙子瞒起身份兴风作浪，这不是他的作风。他建立威望全凭自己的实力，告诉你，天绝谷的人，即使是一个仆役，也不会隐瞒或否认自己的身份。” “由于他是条汉子，所以老朽愿意在这里等他的回音。”冷剑加以补充道：“老朽相信他是个守信的人。人的一生，能有几个二十年？再不了断这场恩怨，也许再也没有机会了，大家都是来日不多的人啦！呵呵！如果你不嫌麻烦，我