Chapter 7 Chapter Seven Sudden Death of the Golden Vulture

The man was tall and straight, and when he walked forward slowly, his aura was intimidating and could not be added. The man was so far away from them that they couldn't see his face clearly, but even a proud man like Zeng Tianqiang was intimidated by the man's aura and couldn't help but stand respectfully. Although the footwork of the coming person was slow, the actual speed of his arrival was unusually fast, and in the blink of an eye, he was already in front of him. I saw him wearing a long coat, very simple, but also very neat, about forty years old, with sword eyebrows and high nose, handsome air, but in the middle of the brow, there is a narrow and long red mark.But in the red mark, there is another big mole, so that at first glance, this person looks like three eyes.

As soon as the man approached, he first glanced at Zeng Tianqiang, then slowly turned his head and looked at Bai Ruolan. At a glance, he saw his two sword-shaped eyebrows, slightly raised upwards, and said "ah", looking at the expression on his face, it was as if he had discovered a rare treasure in an instant. Turning his head suddenly, he said, "What do you think?" The man with a hippie smile was extremely fearful at this moment, and said: "I dare not say." The visitor hummed and said, "Yes, yes, no, no, what are you afraid to say?" The man smiled, but it was not funny at all, it just seemed that he was very embarrassed, and said: "...but it's too hard to say. According to it, everyone looks different, and it's hard to compare. How can I say it?"

He talked for a while, but it turned out to be completely rambling and slippery! At this time, Bai Ruolan felt faintly that the center of what the two of them were talking about seemed to be herself, and the two of them seemed to be comparing themselves with someone, the person who came seemed to think that she was superior to the other person, and the playful smiling People dare not speak. Bai Ruolan was in doubt, but the person who came over laughed "haha" and said, "Lao Lu, you have clearly agreed with me, but you still dare not say it, do you?" The word "Lu Laosan" is obviously the name of the man with a playful smile, only he could hear him laughing wryly and saying: "Brother-in-law..."

Lu Laosan suddenly called the visitor "brother-in-law", which already shocked Bai Ruolan and Zeng Tianqiang, but what happened next shocked them even more! I saw that when the visitor heard the word "brother-in-law", his face changed abruptly, the red scar in his eyes also became blood red, shining brightly, and his appearance was extremely peculiar. Zeng Tianqiang looked at that person, his heart suddenly moved, he vaguely remembered something, but his impression was very vague, and for a while, it was difficult to determine what the person's strange appearance was related to.

After the man's complexion changed, he sneered twice again "hehe". Those two sneering sounds, after hearing it, made people feel as if a sharp knife pierced the heart, very sad.The man said coldly: "Do you still call me brother-in-law? This is too ridiculous, hehe!" While speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at Bai Ruolan, saying: "Who is she?" Lu Laosan said: "She is the daughter of Baijiao, the demon corpse of Tianshan Mountain." The Tianshan Demon Corpse is white and burnt. It has a great reputation in the martial arts world. Most people will not change color after hearing his name. Even the first-class masters among the decent can't help but frown after hearing the name of the Tianshan Demon Corpse. wrinkle.But after the man heard the name of the Tianshan demon corpse, nothing happened, he just said: "I can't imagine that the old zombie has such a daughter!"

Lu Laosan said: "Yes, I really couldn't think of it." What Lu Laosan said was obviously nonsense, and he said it in the tone of the other party purely for the sake of perfunctory. It can be seen that the person he calls "brother-in-law", but he is not recognized by others, really has a lot of background, otherwise, Lu Laosan himself is already a formidable figure who can scare away Ge Yan with a single strike, so how could he be afraid of such an idle person! The man turned his head again, looked at Bai Ruolan again, and said: "Miss Bai, I have met your father several times, so it can be said that we are acquaintances, and now I want to take you to a place to meet someone, you and your father I come!"

When he looked at Bai Ruolan, Bai Ruolan felt that there seemed to be a very strange power in his gaze, which made her heart jump up involuntarily.And in that person's voice, there seemed to be a force that made people have to obey. As soon as the man finished speaking, he turned around and walked forward. Bai Ruolan unconsciously followed her forward. She took two steps and thought to herself, who is that man, she has never seen it before, why? He only said a few words, and he wanted to follow him? He said he took him to a place to meet a person, but he didn't even know where he went or who he met, so why did he go with him?

Although Bai Ruolan had thought of this in her heart, she still walked forward.At this moment, Zeng Tianqiang chased after him, and said, "Miss Bai, what are you doing? Are you really going to follow him?" His face was full of concern. This kind of concern is naturally expressed and must not be artificial. In an instant, Bai Ruolan stopped. In her heart, she no longer wanted to think about what the man said. Looking at Zeng Tianqiang with a half-smile on her face, she felt an indescribable sweetness in her heart. As soon as Zeng Tianqiang came close to Bai Ruolan, he saw Bai Ruolan stop, so he stopped too, but the concern on his face was gone, and he still had an arrogant expression, and when he spoke, his voice was also cold , it seems that he has no feelings for Bai Ruolan at all.

He could only hear him say, "Where are you going?" Bai Ruolan laughed, at that moment just now, she had already seen Zeng Tianqiang's deepest feelings for her.She knew that although Zeng Tianqiang hated herself, he was not indifferent to her either. Bai Ruolan smiled and asked back, "Where are you going?" Before Zeng Tianqiang opened his mouth, he suddenly felt two cold eyes shooting towards him. The person he was facing was Bai Ruolan. Those two eyes were just squinting, but they were already It made him startled suddenly! Then, the person said coldly: "Miss Bai, follow me." Bai Ruolan turned around, and suddenly felt a strong suction force behind her, and couldn't help but staggered forward a few steps , when he reached the man's side, the man stretched out his hand and grabbed Bai Ruolan's arm. When Zeng Tianqiang saw this situation, he was startled and angry, and said loudly, "Hey, what are you doing?"

The man rolled his eyes coldly and said, "Who are you?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "My surname is Zeng, and I am Miss Bai... Miss Bai's friend." The man sneered and said, "Your surname is Zeng?" Zeng Tianqiang puffed up his chest and said, "That's right, I am the Young Master of Zeng's Castle!" When the man heard this, he suddenly laughed "haha", and said, "Zengjiabao? Haven't the people in Zengjiabao died yet?" As soon as he said this, his face suddenly sank, and his expression was even more astonishing. Zeng Tianqiang said angrily: "Nonsense, the Zengjiabao is perfectly fine..."

Once he got to this point, it was difficult to continue.Because whether Zeng Jiabao is still there or not, even he himself is not sure.The four big eagles in Zengjiabao have died one after another, and the masters who helped Zengjiabao in dealing with powerful enemies, such as Bai Xiuzhu, Zhang Gugu, Shang Bing and others, were ordered to go to Yincao. According to Lu Laosan, Zengjiabao has become level ground, and his father, the owner of Zengjiabao, also fell from the back of the carving and died. It is absolutely unreasonable that the family castle exists "in a good way". He stopped, and the man sneered again: "You probably haven't been to Zengjiabao, haha, I was going to kill you, but now, I want you to live to see Zengjiabao first." The situation in Jiabao, you still have to get out!" The sound of the word "roll" that the man said at the end shook Zeng Tianqiang's ears, and there was a "buzz" sound immediately, and his eyes went black for a while. In an instant, he only felt the energy and blood surging up, his internal organs churning, and he couldn't help but backed away. After retreating seven or eight steps, his back hit a hard object with a "bang". He didn't know whether he had hit a tree or a rock, he just felt that after the impact, his body became weak and he had already sat down on the ground. His eyes were still red and then black, and he couldn't see anything clearly. In the sky full of stars, he seemed to still see that person's face, but it was very blurry. Gradually, the buzzing in Zeng Tianqiang's ears stopped, his eyes became clearer, and the outline of the man's face seemed less blurred. Suddenly, he felt a shock all over his body, and his ears buzzed again. rang. At this time, the man was no longer in front of him, and he also closed his eyes tightly. What he "saw" the face of the man was, of course, just a fantasy.However, the blurred vision of that person made his whole body tremble, because the blurred vision he saw only saw the outline of a face, the two eyes of that person, and the red scars in the eyes Dot one by one all of these put together made him startled, because it looked like a circle, with three dots on it! Zeng Tianqiang thought of Tianshan Demon Corpse, Snow Mountain Old Charm and others. Whenever a mysterious person was mentioned, he would always draw a circle and point three dots in the air. Now, Zeng Tianqiang happened to have such a An image to come! Zeng Tianqiang's heart beat wildly, he opened his eyes abruptly, only to see that there was no one in front of him.That man and Bai Ruolan were gone, and even Lu Laosan was gone, leaving him alone. Zeng Tian endured the severe pain in his back and stood up.Until now, he didn't know that just now, he hit a big jagged rock, which is why he was in such pain.He breathed a sigh of relief and called: "Miss Bai, Miss Bai, you...you..." When he called out the word "you", he couldn't continue. He felt that he shouldn't be so concerned about Bai Ruolan, because if the Zeng Family Fort was destroyed, then Bai Ruolan's father, the Tianshan Demon Corpse, could be said to be the culprit. He stopped and stopped calling, but he felt a sense of loss in his heart. He stood there blankly for a moment, then ran forward, but the sense of loss in his heart remained in his heart all the time.Zeng Tianqiang was eager to know the situation of Zengjiabao, so castration was extremely urgent.In the blink of an eye, he had already run seven or eight miles away, and on the rugged mountain road, there was a man with a long sword hanging from his waist, coming towards him. Zeng Tianqiang just glanced at that person, and felt that the figure of that person was very familiar, and the momentum of the two was very fast, in a blink of an eye, the distance between them was only six or seven feet.At this moment, there was only a loud shout from the man, and a "clang" sound, the long sword was unsheathed, and the point of the sword was aimed at Zeng Tianqiang's chest. Zeng Tianqiang rushed forward, suddenly, a bright long sword was facing his chest, and the point of the sword was pointing straight at him, when he hurriedly stopped, the point of the sword had pierced through his clothes and pressed against him chest. Zeng Tianqiang was startled and angry, and when he quickly raised his head, he saw that the person holding a sword to force him was a middle-aged man with a solemn appearance, and it was none other than Song Mang, the nine-yuan swordsman. When Zeng Tianqiang saw it was him, remembering that the last time he saw him, he was about to go to Zengjiabao to make trouble, he felt angry and quickly took a step back. Unexpectedly, as soon as he retreated, Song Mang forced him a step forward. The tip of the sword was still pressed against his chest. He retreated three steps in a row, and Song Mang, the Nine Yuan swordsman, took three steps forward. Zeng Tianqiang said angrily, "What are you doing?" Song Mang sneered, and said, "There's a horse named 'Jade Hoof Calendula', but is it yours?" When Zeng Tianqiang heard Song Mang suddenly ask about the long-dead "Jade Hoofed Golden Cup", he couldn't help being surprised, and said, "That is a good horse known all over the world, and it belongs to Zengjiapu. How do you not know?" Song Mang said: "Well, someone saw my younger brother Song Ran galloping towards Mount Hua on this horse, but later my younger brother died unexpectedly. How did he get involved with you, and what method did you use to kill him? If you killed him, tell the truth!" When Zeng Tianqiang heard it, he couldn't help being puzzled like Monk Zhang Er at the beginning, but he immediately remembered what the two blind men said to Bai Ruolan in Zengjiabao, and then remembered that night when the heavy rain poured down on him. When the inn lost his horse, he immediately understood, and for a while, he was angry and funny again, and sneered again and again. Song Mang pressed Zeng Tianqiang's sword tip, tightened his grip, and said, "What are you laughing at, tell me quickly!" Zeng Tianqiang said: "Song Da..." In terms of the status of Nine Yuan swordsman Song Mang in the martial arts, Zeng Tianqiang should have been called "Song Daxia".But he only said two words, and he thought to himself that Song Mang's behavior was very different from the rumors, and it was really hard for him to be called "hero". He went back and changed his words: "Friend Song, is Brother Ling the wind chasing swordsman Song Ran?" Song Mang said, "Of course it's him." Zeng Tianqiang sneered and said, "I never thought he was a horse thief!" Song Mang said angrily, "Nonsense!" Zeng Tianqiang also said angrily: "The grandson bastard is just talking nonsense. I have something to go to Huashan Tiangouping. Because the heavy rain blocked the road, I stopped at a small inn, and my horse was stolen. Song Ran didn't even A man and a horse died in Huashan, so he stole my horse?" The angry look on Song Mang's face gradually calmed down, and the long sword in his hand also hung down. He was silent for a while, then said: "At that time, he was in a hurry and wanted to go to Mount Hua. He borrowed your horse. If he hadn't suffered a violent death, he would have returned it in the future. Don't you know how he died?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "I know that the people who killed him were two blind men using iron crutches. After those two blind men killed him, they took away his sword of chasing wind and gave it to the daughter of Tianshan Yaoshi, Miss Bai. Then take this matter down, you have the ability to find revenge on the Tianshan demon corpse." Song Mang said coldly, "How do you know such details?" As he said this, he squinted at Zeng Tianqiang, showing great disbelief. Zeng Tianqiang was angry and said, "Believe it or not." Song Mang asked sharply, "How do you know to be so detailed?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "When the two blind men were talking to Miss Bai, I was standing by, why didn't I know?" Song Mang said: "Okay, since you know everything, do you know that the two blind men were on him and found him? what?" Zeng Tianqiang couldn't help feeling impatient when he heard Song Mang's questions getting further and further away, and said, "I don't know so much, all I know is that those two blind men seemed to say that they killed the wrong person..." Zeng Tianqiang couldn't help but suddenly trembled when he spoke up to this point, and shivered! It turned out that in an instant, he remembered some things, and these things could be connected together.Those two blind men came to Zengjiabao, which proved that they both came with the same purpose as Tianshan Demon Corpse, Snow Mountain Old Demon and Black Skull Jiyang to embarrass Zengjiabao.And they couldn't see things, and they said they killed someone by mistake. Of course, when they attacked Song Ran, they never knew who was riding the horse. They probably just knew the characteristics of "Jade Hoof Calendula" and thought that The one on the horse must have been the owner of the horse, the iron carving Zeng Zhong, and that's why he attacked suddenly.In this way, if Song Ran hadn't stolen the horse, then he would have died in Huashan! Thinking of this, Zeng Tianqiang only felt that life and death were at stake, but Song Ran had become his own scapegoat. In such a situation, I suddenly became suspicious in my heart, and said sharply: "Hey, are you talking nonsense?" Zeng Tianqiang raised his head coldly, and said, "I've already said it, believe it or not, what did you say?" Song Mang looked at Zeng Tianqiang with bright eyes, and said, "Your Zeng family castle has suffered a catastrophe, and I also I won’t come back to add insult to injury, but there is something very important in my brother’s body, which is related to the rise and fall of the two great sects, where is this thing, tell me the truth!” What Zeng Tianqiang was most concerned about was the safety of the Zeng Family Fort. Now he suddenly heard Song Mang say "The Zeng Family Fort has suffered a catastrophe", and he only felt a "buzz" in his ears. He didn't listen to a single word of what he said! He just shook abruptly, turned around, and ran forward.However, his behavior, in Song Mang's eyes, was exactly the same as his guilty conscience and wanting to escape. How could Song Mang let him go easily? With a strange howl and a wave of his arms, he pulled up like a strange bird. Getting up, rising and falling, Zeng Tianqiang only felt a gust of wind blowing over his head, his body staggered and almost fell forward.But when he stood firm and looked forward, he saw Song Mang, the Nine Yuan swordsman, pointing his long sword at him, and said: "You didn't kill the person. After the person died, the things in his arms, But it fell into your hands?" Zeng Tianqiang had no idea what Song Mang was talking about, he was anxious and angry, and couldn't help cursing: "Fart, who knows what's on your brother, don't stop me, I'm going back to Zengjiabao. "Song Mang said: "You really don't know?" Zeng Tianqiang stamped his feet and said, "How many times have I told you, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, one hundred and twenty-four!" Song Mang said: "Then have you ever seen two bamboos made of extremely thin bamboo threads? box?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "No." Song Mang thought for a while with his head tilted, and said, "Okay, I'll trust you for now. But I might as well tell you that if this thing falls into your hands, it will not only be no different to you, but also harmful. When have you ever thought about not letting it go?" Now, you can hand it over to me." Zeng Tianqiang said: "I told you, I have never seen this thing before, what are you talking about?" Song Mang let out a "hum", and stepped aside to get out of the way. Zeng Tianqiang shot forward like an arrow. He shot forward, only to hear Song Mang say from behind him: "My father and I don't know each other, but at least he has a good reputation, Zengjiabao suffered such a disaster, you are at least ignorant, you better be careful That's good." He kept running forward, and after Song Mang finished speaking, he ran half a mile without saying anything.However, Song Mang's voice sounded unchanged, as if he was following Zeng Tianqiang. It can be seen that Song Mang was well-known and his martial arts attainments were extremely high. Zeng Tianqiang ran for about ten miles in one breath, and then stopped for a while. At this time, he was almost on the main road leading directly to Zeng's Fort. The closer he got to Zengjiabao, the more his heart beat faster. When he got on the road, he couldn't help but gasped for breath. He saw that the flat road was full of ruts and hoof marks. How many people have passed by on the road at the same time. Zeng Tianxi stopped for a while, and ran forward. After running for a few miles, he smelled a strange smell of burnt smell. The further he went, the stronger the smell of burnt smell became. Later, I saw the trees beside the road, which should have been green with green branches and leaves, but at this time, the leaves were all curled up, as if they had been forcibly dried by great heat. Zeng Tianqiang's heart almost jumped out of his mouth, he moved forward even faster, fell to the ground several times, pressed his hand on the ground, jumped up again, and continued to run forward. After a while, he could already see Zengjiabao. Just when he saw Zeng Jiabao, he stopped suddenly. His eyes seemed to protrude, and he couldn't open them any wider. He looked ahead, was Zengjiabao in front?However, isn't that Zengjiabao and where is it? The walls that used to be two feet high now have only a few feet of foundation left, and the original majestic houses now only remain rubble, and the big pillars that used to enclose them have now turned into a large section of charcoal. Some were lying on the rubble, still smoking, and some were pointing in the air. The smell of scorching was pungent and unbearable. Is this really Zengjiabao? Zeng Tianqiang suddenly asked himself in his mind again and again, stupidly, is this really Zengjiabao? Judging from the situation in front of me, this is just a piece of scorched earth, but it was indeed Zengjiabao, with giant eagles circling in the sky, horses neighing on the ground, knights and flying horses coming here admiringly, and masters gathered in the castle...all of this, They are all Zengjiabao, which Zeng Tianqiang has been familiar with since he was a child.However, such Zengjiabao has disappeared, and will never be seen again. Zeng Tianqiang stood there blankly for an unknown amount of time. Suddenly, he felt blood red in front of his eyes, as if the fire that destroyed the Zengjiabao suddenly ignited again. He shook his head violently, only to realize that the blood red in front of him was not fire, but the sunset glow reflected by the setting sun. After Zeng Tianqiang saw the situation in Zengjiabao, he felt nothing but numbness in his heart. It wasn't until this moment that he felt pain like a thousand arrows piercing his heart. Suddenly, he screamed strangely. His yelling was so ugly and sharp that even he himself was startled, so he quickly silenced it.And when his screaming stopped, a very surprised voice came from behind saying: "Ah, what are you doing, it's frightening to death!" It was a girl's voice! Zeng Tianqiang was stunned for a moment, then turned around quickly, and sure enough there was a girl in black standing behind her, he had no idea when that girl got behind him. Zeng Tianqiang looked intently, and saw that the girl was very thin and timid, she could not be called beautiful, but she could not be said to be ugly, her eyes were very bright, and she was also looking at Zeng Tianqiang at this moment. Zeng Tianqiang glanced at her and said, "You, who are you and what are you doing here?" The girl said: "I'm going to Zengjiabao, here..." She pointed at the ruins and said, "Is this the Zengjiabao?" The girl's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Zeng Tianqiang's heart. Zeng Tianqiang let out a strange cry, almost jumped up, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Of course it's Zengjiabao, of course this is the martial arts world!" Famous, everyone knows the Zengjiabao!" There was a look of surprise on the girl's face, as if she was very afraid of Zeng Tianqiang, then she smiled bitterly and said: "What's the use of being anxious, anyway, the original Zengjiabao has been destroyed. , There is no use in haste." Zeng Tianqiang couldn't help being startled when he heard the girl's words, and said, "How do you know that I have something to do with Zengjiapu?" The girl pursed her lips and smiled, "You don't know me, but I know you." Zeng Tianqiang was very surprised, thinking that his memory was not bad, if he had seen the girl in front of him, he would never have forgotten the truth, but this girl... he was puzzled, and looked at the girl in front of him a few more times. Suddenly, he felt that the thin figure of the girl in front of him was very familiar, and he had indeed seen it before.In normal times, he might have thought of it all at once.But now, his mind is in such a mess that he doesn't have the time to think about where he saw her. He smiled wryly, and said: "Girl, I remember. I have indeed met you, but I can't remember it. You should just say it." But the girl said: "I went to Zengjiabao to find my master, where did he go?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "Who is the commander?" The girl smiled again, and said, "My master? He scolds you as soon as he sees you, who do you think he is?" Zeng Tianqiang's heart suddenly brightened, and he said, "You...you are...so your master Is it Bai Xiuzhu?" At this moment, he also completely remembered where he had seen this thin and slender figure, that was when he was seriously injured in Mount Hua and was taken to the cave. Then the girl in front of him is naturally the girl who spent ten days with him in that cave. Zeng Tianqiang felt very uncomfortable when he remembered that he had received benefits from the other party, the girl said: "Now you understand, where is my master?" Zeng Tianqiang sighed and said: "Uncle Bai is dead." The girl was startled suddenly, her two beautiful eyebrows raised upwards, and her complexion became extremely pale. Zeng Tianqiang only thought that the girl was about to cry, but there was no tears in the girl's eyes, instead there was a strange radiance.She asked quickly, "How did he die?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "He was killed by the hand of Jiuquan Huangtu, the demon girl Ge Yan. When I saw him, he was already dead." The young girl's complexion became even paler, but there was still no tears in her eyes. She tightly pursed her lips and asked after a while, "Where is the old man's body?" Zeng Tianqiang pointed to the west and said: "I was carried into the mountains by the big eagle." The girl suddenly bent her legs, knelt down to the west, bowed a few times, and said: "Master, I was raised by you. You have always treated me very well. I just want to wait until I grow up. You are old." When I was young, I will serve you like a father, but I can't think of it." She spoke faintly, very sadly, even Zeng Tianqiang, who was at the side, felt his nose sore when he heard it.However, he looked at the girl, and saw that she had a very strong expression on her face, as if it didn't match her thin, fragile figure, and she didn't intend to cry at all. The young girl kowtowed a few times to the west, stood up, and said: "Master, I will definitely avenge you!" When she said this, it seemed that she never thought of who the enemy was! It looks like her martial arts are already higher than that of Ge Yan, as long as she meets Ge Yan, she can immediately avenge her master Bai Xiuzhu!Zeng Tianqiang was stunned for a while, and said: "Little girl, you killed your master and enemy, the martial arts of the demon girl Ge Yan are extraordinary..." Zeng Tianqiang had just mentioned this point, the girl had raised her head abruptly, her eyes were filled with angry flames, which made people daunting, and said firmly: "First, I am not young anymore, you can no longer call me 'little girl' '. Second, no matter how good the enemy's martial arts is, I will take revenge!" When Zeng Tianqiang heard this, he couldn't help feeling ashamed. The girl's determination was so strong that it really surprised Zeng Tianqiang and made him feel uncomfortable, because when he saw that Zeng's family castle had been turned into ashes, he was just dumbfounded. stood still.Because he knew that his enemies were too powerful, even people like Tianshan Demon Corpse and Xueshan Old Charm were only ordered to come here, so he didn't think of the word "revenge" at all. Until now, when he saw that the girl was not discouraged when she heard that her enemy was a big devil like Ge Yan, why didn't he feel ashamed?But Zeng Tianqiang is an extremely arrogant person. Although he feels inferior to himself, he doesn't show it at all in face. He just said coldly: "Of course it's good that you have such ambitions." .” The girl looked directly at Zeng Tianqiang, and said word by word: "Since I said it, I will definitely do it!" As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out. Zeng Tianqiang thought to himself: Zhang Gugu and Bai Xiuzhu both died under the hands of "Nine Springs and Huangtu", how could he know that his father was otherwise?If his father was also killed by Ge Yan, then he and that girl could be regarded as enemies. When he thought about this, he hurriedly raised his voice and called out: "Little..." But he only uttered one word, and the girl turned around quickly, glaring at him in both directions. Zeng Tianqiang immediately stopped talking, thinking that the girl was not much younger than himself, so he called her "little girl" in a old-fashioned way. girl", no wonder she was unhappy. So he paused for a moment before saying, "What's your name, Miss?" The girl said coldly: "My surname is Zhuo." Zeng Tianqiang saw that the girl was so indifferent to him suddenly, he couldn't help but feel angry, he retracted what he was going to say next, and just said: "Where is Miss Zhuo going?" Zeng Tianqiang asked casually, but his question stopped the girl.I saw the young girl stunned for a while, before saying: "Where am I going? Where am I going?" She muttered to herself, read it twice, raised her head, and said: "Then, where are you going?" go?" When Zeng Tianqiang heard the girl asking himself this question, his heart couldn't help shaking, he felt like his chest was hit hard by a thousand-weight iron bell. He only asked where others were going, but never thought of himself! Although the girl died with her master, her residence in Huashan is still there, and she can go back to live at worst, but he doesn't even have a place to live. Not only did his relatives die, but even the place where he lived has become a piece of scorched earth! Zeng Tianqiang stood there blankly, wishing he could cry aloud, but he didn't want to cry in front of others, so he tried his best to endure it, only feeling the buzzing in his ears. After a while, he heard a very gentle voice in his ear, saying: "I made you feel sad, but did you?" Zeng Tianqiang turned his head, and saw the girl's big eyes, flickering and flickering, were looking at him, and Zeng Tianqiang's tears burst out of her eyes involuntarily!But he quickly reached out to wipe away his tears, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I... am not sad." The girl sighed softly and said, "You..." After she said a word, she stopped talking, and she didn't know what was going on in her heart, she suddenly lowered her head again, and said after a while: "Don't you want to take revenge?" Zeng Tianqiang gritted his teeth and said, "Of course I want revenge!" The girl said: "You haven't even figured out who your enemy is, how can you take revenge?" Zeng Tianqiang hurriedly said: "Who said I haven't figured it out, the enemy has the old charming master and apprentice of Xueshan, two blind men, the demon girl Ge Yan, the demon corpse of Tianshan, and maybe the old monster with long hands, the real man in red robe..." Every time he uttered a name, his complexion turned pale, and when he mentioned "Red Robe Real Man", his complexion was paler than paper.Because those people who came out of his mouth are all the top masters in the evil sect, and there is not a single one who has not been famous in the martial arts for decades.Every time he mentioned a person's name, he felt that the hope of revenge diminished a little, and he felt that his desire for revenge was nothing more than a dream.So he felt that there was no blood on his face, so he stopped and said no more. The girl's expression was also very ugly, but she still smiled and said: "Okay, this is a gathering of evil figures, no wonder Uncle Zhang and my master are not rivals!" She tried her best to put on an air of indifference, but her voice trembled slightly, which showed that she was very sad. Seeing this situation, Zeng Tianqiang thought to himself, he is considered very strong, but compared to the girl in front of him, he is far behind.I couldn't help crying, but in the girl's eyes, there were only flames of anger, but no tears at all. She looked so thin, but she was so strong, that was indeed rare. Zeng Tianqiang thought while looking at the girl, but said nothing. The girl took a breath, making her voice sound calmer, and said, "Are you looking at me?" Zeng Tianqiang quickly turned his head and said: "It's nothing, Bai and Zhang wanted to help my father, but unexpectedly encountered difficulties, alas!" He let out a long sigh, and the girl immediately asked: "Old Mei Xueshan and others all think highly of themselves and don't communicate with each other on weekdays. There was once a feud between Old Mei Xueshan and Tianshan Demon Corpse. Why are there so many people?" People, they gathered together at Zengjiabao?” Zeng Tianqiang said: "I don't..." He had just said this, and then he stopped abruptly.He originally wanted to say "I don't know about this", but in the middle of the sentence, he suddenly remembered, paused, and said: "They were all instructed by one person to come to me Sorry, father, beforehand, Black Skull Jiyang was ordered by that person to prevent Bai and Zhang from coming to help!" The girl tilted her head and said, "Instigated by a person? This is even more ridiculous. Who can instruct them?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "This is the person." As he spoke, he drew a circle in the air, placed three points side by side, and said, "That's him." The girl frowned and asked, "What does this mean?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "Then I don't know, anyway, when they mention that person, they always look like this." The girl paused for a moment, then took a few steps back, drew a circle on the ground with her toes, and tapped three more points. , said: "Look, what does this look like? What does this mean?" Zeng Tianqiang said: "If you put these three points on the top of the circle, it looks a bit like human eyes." The girl retorted: "Do people have three eyes?" Zeng Tianqiang thought of the person who took Bai Ruolan away. Although that person did not have three eyes, there was a red mark in his eyes, and there was another mole in the red mark, which looked exactly like three eyes. Just like the weirdo with one eye!And even though the man didn't make a move, Lu Laosan looked embarrassed when he saw him, and called him brother-in-law, and Lu Laosan was by no means an idle person, he scared the devil girl Ge Yan and Du Zuyou away as soon as he made a move Master!So, does this circle with three dots represent that person?Who is that person?Why did he bring Bai Ruolan to Xiaocui Lake?Where is Xiaocui Lake? A series of questions filled Zeng Tianqiang's mind, and his mind became a mess, but he just stayed silent. The girl said loudly: "Hey, why are you silent?" Zeng Tianqiang raised his head and said, "Have you ever heard of a place called Xiaocui Lake?" The girl was startled, shook her head and said, "I haven't heard of it." Zeng Tianqiang said: "Where is Lu Laosan? There is a tall man named Lu Laosan, do you know?" The girl shook her head again and said, "I don't know either." 曾天强心中烦燥，一顿足，“唉”地一声，道：“看你，什么也不知道！”那少女冷冷地道：“你知道么？” 曾天强一呆，答不上来，那少女又冷冷地道：“你是男子汉，大丈夫，理当是走南闯北，见多识广的人，也不知道，我怎会知道？” 曾天强给那少女讲得不住翻着眼睛，抢白得他一句话也答不上来。 那少女抢白了曾天强一顿之后，忽然又叹了一口气，道：“我看我们两人以后最好别再拌嘴了不过，都是你不好！” 曾天强苦笑道：“是的，咱们别吵了。” 那少女道：“曾伯伯、张伯伯和我师父，还有金鹫谷，一谷大伯，武林中人合称'四神禽'，如今三人已死了，我们除了投奔谷大伯之外，还有什么别的地方可以容身？” 曾天强迟疑道：“谷大伯……你见过他么？” 那少女道：“我是未曾见过，但他们四人是莫逆之交，武林皆知，我们去到了他那里，还怕他不容我们么？” 曾天强难过之极，叹了一口气，道：“谷大伯向在天山附近走动，万里迢迢……” 那少女道：“好，你怕路远，你就别去，你就守着这一片焦土哭好了，哭到仇人再找上来，你这一生也就完结了，我可不等你了！” 那少女的话，如同霹雳一样，令得曾天强大受震动，陡地叫道：“好，我去！” 那少女的声音，又软了下来，道：“其实，谷伯伯也未必能代咱报仇的，只不过暂时求个栖身之所罢了！” 曾天强听到了“栖身之所”四字，心中禁不住一阵难过，长叹了一声。那少女立时向他撇了撇嘴，似乎是在嘲笑他没有男儿气慨，曾天强虽然心高气傲，绝不愿向人服低，可是这时，他心中却也承认，那少女比自己坚强得多，有勇气得多。 曾天强道：“我们反正要向西去的，我先带你去看看你师父的遗体可好？”那少女紧抿着嘴，点头道：“好，我要将师父葬了，日后才好将仇人在他墓前生祭！” 曾天强默然不语，那少女大声道：“我卓清玉说得到便做得到。” 曾天强望了他半晌，道：“我相信你的话。” 卓清玉的神态，如此之坚强，虽然他所讲的话是如此难以令人入信，但是仍然有一种叫人不能不相信的力量在。曾天强话一出口，卓清玉才笑了一下，像是曾天强如此说法，乃是理所当然一样，道：“好，我们走吧。” 两人转过身，沿着那条笔直的道路，向前走了出去。 曾天强好几次想要回头望望成了焦土的曾家堡，他对于曾家堡实是不能不留恋，纵使曾家堡实际上已不再存在了，多望了上一眼也是好的。但是他却为了怕卓清玉讥笑，而忍住了不回头去，两人一直向前走出了七八里，曾天强才竭力装作若无其事地向后看了一眼。 他以为自己的动作，是绝对不会给卓清玉觉察的。可是他才一转过头去，卓清玉已冷冷地道：“已走远了，看不见了。” 曾天强不禁红起脸来，他知道虽然自己忍着未曾回头去看过，便是自己面上那种忍不住要回头看去的神情，却一定早为卓清玉所看到了，是以卓清玉才知道了自己的心事的。 曾天强心想，卓清玉不但坚强，而且还如此细心，看来自己实是难以及得上她，心中十分不快，低头疾行，卓清玉也不说什么，又走出了十来里，忽然听得前面，有一阵马蹄声传了过来。 两人一齐抬头向前看去，只见来的是好一匹骏马，雪也似白，高可七尺，鬃手长得出奇，向前奔而来之际，向上扬起，看来更是神骏。 曾家堡中所养的神驹不少，其中“玉蹄金盏”便是天下知名的宝马，曾天强对于马的好坏，自然也十分识货，他一看到那匹马，便知道那是大宛名驹，这种宝驹，若是久在中原，神态定然而难以保持如此骏猛，极可能从西域来的。 曾天强想对卓清玉道及这一点时，只见骏马到了近前，马上骑着一个书生打扮，五十上下的人，面目庄严，令人一望，但油然而生出一股敬意来。 那书生打扮的中年人人强马壮，但这也引不起曾天强和卓清玉两人的注意，两人向道旁一闪，已准备让路，让对方过去。可是也就在此际，只听得半空之中，突然传来了一下极其怪异，嘹鸟鸣声，那一下鸟鸣声，自上而下，急速无比传了下来，金光一闪间，一头鸟儿，已停在那人的肩头之上。 卓清玉和曾天强两人，心中尽皆一动，两人连忙定睛看去，只见那鸟儿虽小，但是通体羽毛，金光闪闪，形态更是猛恶，乃是一只鹫儿。 两人立时互望了一眼，不约而同，一齐失声叫道：“可是金鹫谷大侠么？”此际，那人胯下骏马，早已在两人身边掠过，奔出了两三丈远近，两人一叫，那人才陡地勒住缰绳，转过头来，道：“两位是”那人一转过头来，卓清玉和曾天强两人，便可以知道那一定是金鹫谷了。他们正是准备万里迢迢，前去天山脚下找他的，忽然在此处相会，那自然是求之不得的事情，一时之间，两人高兴得一句话也讲不出来！ 金鹫谷一双眉一扬：“在下正是姓谷，两位是……”卓清玉先踏前一步，道：“家师是银鹉白修竹。这位曾公子，他父亲是铁雕曾重。” 卓清玉话一出口，金鹫谷一的身子，便略震了一震，他随即“哈哈”大笑，道：“那太好了，我正要上曾家堡去，曾、白两位老友，想必定在曾家堡上了？” 曾天强只觉得喉头哽塞，竭力忍住，才干涩地道：“不在了！” 谷一神色讶异，道：“我从华山来，白老弟不在华山，他却是到何处去了？”曾天强还想讲，可是他竟难以发出声来。卓清玉比他镇定得多，道：“他们都已死了。连张伯伯在内，都死在葛艳的'九泉黄土手'之下的。” 金鹫谷一坐在马上，神色木然，好半晌，才道：“有这等事？” 曾天强直到此际，才大声叫了出来，道：“曾家堡也已成了一片瓦砾了！”金鹫谷仍是神色木然，讲得仍是这句话，道：“有这等事？” 卓清玉道：“我们直想到天山脚下去找谷大伯，想不到却在这里遇上了。”谷一又“噢”地一声，也不知他心中在想些什么，曾天强也从来未曾有过这样求人的经历，这时候，他看到谷一的神态，似乎十分冷淡，心中更加难过，几乎想转身就奔了开去。但是谷一却忽然跃下马来，道：“如此说来，仇人一定很厉害了？我看你跟我到天山脚下暂避一下，也是很不错的主意。” 曾天强见谷一改变了态度，心中才打消了就此离去的主意，道：“我和卓姑娘，本来就有这个打算。” 金鹫谷一向卓清玉望了一眼，道：“卓姑娘么，我看……”他支支吾吾，不向下讲去，可是卓清玉乃是何等聪明的人，她连忙道：“对了，曾公子一人跟着谷大侠去，就足够了，我么，随便找个地方躲上一个两个月，只怕就没有事了。” 曾天强忙道：“卓姑娘，这是什么话，你自然一起去，仇人那么多，你若是……” 卓清玉摇了摇头，道：“不，你跟着谷大伯去好了，仇人的目标不是我，我也会知机趋避的，倒是你，虽然和谷大伯在一起，还是要格外小心些！” 她讲到最后两句话时，突然向曾天强十分奇怪地眨了眨眼睛。曾天强心中一呆，心知那是卓清玉要他特别注意最后的两句话。可是那是什么意思，曾天强一时之间，却也不能领会。 他还想再问时，卓清玉巳转过身，向侧边一条小路，疾奔了过去。曾天强想去追她，可是他肩头上，一只手掌压了下来，按在他的肩头之上，那正是金鹫谷一，令得他难拔足向前追去。 曾天强望着卓清玉渐渐远去的背影，心中有一股怅惘之感。 卓清玉的去势彳艮快，转眼之间，便已看不见了。 谷一沉声道：“来，你跟我来吧。” 曾天强转过身来，只觉得谷一按在肩头上的手，紧了一紧，整个人便已被他提了起来，耳际“呼”地一声，人便落到了马背之上。 他刚在马背上坐定，谷一也已飞身上马，他肩头一耸，一直停在他肩头上的那只金鹫，刺空而起。马儿也已撒开四蹄，向前奔了出去。 一直到天黑，马儿奔进了一座松林之中，那只金鹫才又飞了下来，仍停在谷一的肩头上。谷一坐在曾天强的身后，曾天强见金鹫又飞了回来，回头看去，忽然看到谷一的手在金鹫的爪上，摸了一下，接过了一件什么东西。 曾天强奇道：“咦，鹫儿抓了什么东西来？” 谷一的神色，微微一变，道：“没有什么，我们该歇一歇了，你下马吧。” 曾天强刚才分明看到谷一自鹫爪上抓下了一件东西来，看来而且像是一个纸卷，但是谷一却说没有，那当然是不想给他知道了。 他心中十分难过，但是托庇于人，本也没有别的办法可想，只得默默地下了马，谷一指着前面，道：“我牵马停到前面去，你在这里等我。” 曾天强也不出声，他只是点了点头靠到着一株大树，坐了下来。 谷一牵着马向前走去，曾天强望着他，忽然想起卓清玉在临别之前，对自己所讲的话和她的神情来。 她曾警告自己，即使和谷一在一起，也要小心些，莫非她已看出了什么不对头的地方？要不然，何以谷一总是有点神思恍惚，而且明明他从鹫爪上取下了东西，却又瞒着自己？ 他心中越想越是可疑，正在此际，只见谷一已走了回来，道：“我那马儿，虽然不能与令尊的玉蹄金盏相比，却也非同凡响，它最喜吃嫩叶，是以我才牵它到前面去的。” 曾天强心想，我又没有问你是为了什么，你何必急急自白？他心中对谷一起了疑心，便觉得谷一处处都不顺眼，但是谷一神色庄严，却又绝对不类奸邪之徒，曾天强也无法向之当面责问，只是望着他。 谷一站在曾天强的面前，道：“你父亲生前，和我的交情，你是知道的了？” 曾天强忙道：“自然，这是天下皆知的。” 谷一叹了一口气，道：“他死了，我也十分难过，我看仇人如此厉害，你今后只怕也难以再在武林之中立足的了。” 曾天强一呆，暗忖：这是什么话？ 曾天强一时之间，不知怎样回答才好。谷一又道：“仇人当然仍不肯放过你的，我看你今后不但难以在武林中立足，就是跟我到天山去的话，万里迢迢，也一定会中途出事的。” 曾天强越听谷一的话，越是觉得不对头，道：“那么依你的意思呢？” 谷一仰天一笑，道：“其实，学武之道，绝无止境，一个人一生之力，未必能够窥上乘武功的秘要，我看你还是”曾天强忍无可忍，“霍”地站起来，道：“我还是怎么才好？” 谷一嘿嘿冷笑道：“我看还是我将你的武功废除了，你取些银子，做个小生意，那么仇人不会疑心你，你倒可以终其天年了！” 曾天强无论怎么想，也想不到谷一居然如此无耻，会讲出这样的话来，他一声长笑，道：“谷大侠，你的好意，我心领了。” 谷一面色一沉，道：“我与你父亲是生死之交，我所说也全是为你好，如何你不听，你这样在武林中乱蹿，仇人岂有找不到他之理？” 曾天强冷冷地道：“我不和你在一起，仇人找到了，又不会连累了你，与你什么相干？” 谷一面色一变，厉声道：“这是什么话？我要废你武功，是为想使你们曾家不至于绝后！” 曾天强大声道：“曾家宁愿断子绝孙，也不会有放着深仇不报，废去武功，忘辱偷生的不肖子孙！” 谷一冷笑道：“匹夫之勇，算得什么？” 曾天强此际，心中对谷一已反感到了极点，他不再理踩，转过头便走，可是他这里才踏出了一步，忽然觉得背后一股劲风，袭了过来。 曾天强大吃一惊，连忙转过身来时，已见谷一五指如钩若鹰爪也似，抓向自己的胸口。曾天强这一惊，实是非同小可，身子一缩，向后退去。但是他一退间，谷一跟着一步跨向前来，手指一紧，曾天强的胸口，已被他紧紧抓住！ 谷一一把抓住了曾天强，左手便以扬起来，手起掌落，便向曾天强的顶门击下！ 在那一瞬之间，曾天强的心中，实是难过到了极点！ 要知道这几天来，他的心中本就极其惨痛，认为世上可以倚靠的人，只有金鹫谷一一个人，然而如今，一手抓住了他的胸口，一掌向他当头拍的人不是别人，就是他认为唯一可倚靠的谷一！ 人在有一线希望之际，心中无论如何难过，总也不至于到绝望境地。但谷一是一爪，一掌，却将曾天强最后一线希望也化为乌有了，他突然张口，怪叫起来。 他在突然之间所发出的怪叫声，是如此难听，连曾天强自己也意想不到，谷一那一掌的下击之势，本来极快，但突然间也停了一停。也在此际，突然听得“嗤嗤”暗器嘶空之声大作，五点银星，向谷一疾射而到！ 那五点银星，生自头顶自上而下覃了下来，谷一的身子猛地一缩，衣袖抽起，将这五点银星，一齐拂了开去，但也就在此际，一条人影，自树梢之上疾落了下来，着地便滚，又是五点银星，向谷一下盘射到！ 那人影之坠地和第二次五点银星的射到，来之快，更是无出其右，谷一的武功虽高，但是变生仓促，他也难免感到狼狈，当下只见他身子猛地又拔起了两三尺高下，那自下面上的射来的五点银星，带着嗤嗤嘶空之声，在他脚下穿过，又被谷一避了开去。而谷一的身子，在半空之中，一声大喝：“什么人暗箭伤人？” 他一面叫，一面双掌翻飞，在刹那之间，连发出了七八掌之多，掌力轰发，将他的身子，一齐护住。以他的功力而论，这七八掌的力道，足可挡得住一流高手的进攻了，但其时天色昏暗，以他掌力疾涌，掌影飞翻开，外间的情形，便看不清楚。 等到他觉出似乎没有人再向自己攻击，收势沉气，身形凝立之际。四周围却已静悄悄，不单那陡然现身偷袭的人，连曾天强也已不见了！ 原来，就在他身在半空，发掌不巳之际，曾天强只觉得眼前人影一闪，那人已来到了巳的面前，曾天强定眼看时，只见那人不是别人，竟正是卓清玉！ 曾天强大是惊讶，正待开口时，卓清玉已向他作了一个手势，不令他开口，拉住了他的手臂，向外飞掠而出，掠出了一丈五六，卓清玉又向一株树上指了一指，两人一齐爬上了树梢之上。 两人的动作十分快疾，爬到了树上后，谷一才恰好落下地来。两人在树上，透过浓密的树叶，可以看到谷一正站在当地发呆，但是谷一不知他们到了何处，却绝不看到他们的。 曾天强偏过头来，只见卓清玉盯住了下面呆立的谷一看了片刻，才以极低的声音道：“我早已看出他不怀好意，果然他要对你不利。” 曾天强心中又是难过，又是愤恼，也低声道：“他……他是为了什么？”卓清玉“哼”地一声，道：“自然也是屈服在仇人的威势之下了，曾公子，这人我们非加以翦除不可，要不然，我们绝走不出十里去！” 这时候，谷一已身形转动，在向四面观看了。 曾天强苦笑了一下，道：“加以翦除？他的武功如此之高，我们两人是他的敌手么？” 卓清玉道：“明枪易躲，暗箭难防。”曾天强心中一凛，道：“这个……” 卓清玉道：“他与我们长辈结义，却暗中下手害我们，对付这种人，我们下手歹毒些，又怕什么？” 曾天强想起刚才，若不是卓清玉突然现身，连发了两次暗器的话，谷一对准了自己的顶门的那一掌，只怕早已取了自己的性命了！ 他想及此处，身上不禁感到了一股寒意，须知他为人虽然髙傲，但却是光明正大，如今人家用歹毒卑劣的手段对付他，他也逼得用卑劣的手段去应付人家，这种事情，他一想到就满心不快，遍体生寒！ 他望着卓清玉，只见卓清玉自怀中取出了一只铁铸的指环来，用两只手指拈着，道：“你看到了没有，这指环上有许多小刺。” 曾天强就着昏暗的星月微光看去，果然看到有许多尖刺，又细又密，还注着蓝殷殷的颜色。他失声道：“毒……” 可是他才讲出了一个字，卓清玉立时一伸手，掩住了他的口。而曾天强那一个“毒”字，虽然相当低声，谷一显然也已略有所闻。 只见他身型展动，巳向前掠了开来。 曾天强一见这等情形，吓了一跳，不敢再出声，卓清玉却拉过了曾天强的手来，将那只指环，套进了曾天强右手中指。 曾天强不知卓清玉是什么用意，但这时谷一又在他们藏身的大树底下，若是他一挣扎，或是出声相询，那非被谷一听到不可！是以他不敢出声，只是任由卓清玉将指环戴上。 卓清玉的动作十分快，才替他戴上了指环，便突然一伸手，手指点在曾天强腰际的软穴之上，曾天强身子一震，立时混身乏力，也就在此际，卓清玉用力一推，竟将曾天强的身子，推下树去！ 金鹫谷一就在树下，而卓清玉竟会将他推下树去，曾天强实是再也想不到会有这种事发生的。从树上到地下，只不过一丈五六高下，可以说是转眼之间的事情，然而就在这转眼之间，曾天强只觉得眼前金星乱迸！ 连卓清玉都在害他，那实是令得他心中感到这个世界，简直如同地狱一样，几乎所有的人，都有着鬼魅的心胸，而没有人的心肠！ 曾天强的身子向下跌去，他也不设法使自己站在地上。突然之间，他觉出腰际有一股力道，托了上来，同时，右手一紧，已被人抓住！曾天强定睛看时，只见谷一正站在自己的面前，抓住自己的右手，也正是谷一。谷一定睛望着他，道：“你……” 可是谷一讲了一个字，便停住了口。同时，他的面上，现了一种十分奇特的神情来，他只用手动，面色转白，突然之间向后退了开去，翻开他自己的手掌来，望着掌心，曾天强心中大奇，沉声道：“你干什么？”可是谷一却并没回答，身子则晃动起来，陡地一个站不稳，“嘭”地一声，跌倒在地上，也就在这时，只见卓清玉自树上飘然而下，面色冷静道：“行了，他已无能为力了！”曾天强一听得卓清玉那样说法，心头陡地一震，刹那之间，他完全明白了！ 他明白卓清玉弹中了他的软穴，将他从树上推了下来，并不是害他，而是害谷一！ 她料定了谷一一见到他，是一定会伸手抓住他的手，所以才事先在他的手指之上套了指环，将他推下树去，事情的发展，果然如她所料一样，谷一在抓住了曾天强的右手之后，掌心之上，陡地一麻，只讲了一个字，便难以开口！ 要知道白修竹本来就不是什么正派人，可是也不轻易用毒。卓清玉那枚铁指环，乃是早年白修竹在苗疆之中，偶然得到的东西，他试出奇毒无比之后，也没有用过。卓清玉极得白修竹钟爱。这铁指环乃是她自己找出来的，她曾问过白修竹，知道指环上的剧毒，能在转眼之间，制人死地，所以才用上的。 等到曾天强明白了卓清玉的用意之后，只见谷一的四肢，都在不断的发抖，他双手用力地想去扯胸前的衣服，可是只扯了几下，便双眼翻白，转眼之间，出气多，入气少，一个一流高手，就这样中毒毙命了。 曾天强陡地扬起手来，要除去指上指环，卓清玉连忙握住他的手，道：“小心？”她铁织手指，小心翼翼地握住了指环，除了下来，又收入了怀中。 曾天强不忍向谷一的尸体看去，他心中总觉得用这样的手段杀害对方，那是不十分光明之事。但卓清玉却在向前走去，到了谷一的身边，俯下身去，将谷一怀中的东西，都取了出来。 她在那些东西中略找了一找，便找出一个小纸团来，将之找开一看，冷笑道：“曾公子，你来看，你心中还在怪我行事太狠么？” 曾天强转过身，向卓清玉手中的纸片看去，只见上面写着一行字，道：“曾重余孽，着于杀死，勿留现世。”下面并没有署名。 曾天强看得身子咯咯地发起抖，因为他认得出，那个纸团，就是他看到，谷一在金鹫的爪上取下的那一团东西，可知谷一是杀他之心的了。然而，写那纸条的又是什么人呢？ 他那纸条接了过来，看了好一会儿，才放入怀中，叹了一口气，道：“卓姑娘，我其实……没有怪你行事狠毒……” 卓清玉道：“可是你心中，至少不以为然，是不是？” 曾天强道：“若说不以为然，那我……我如今仍是不以为然。” 卓清玉道：“若是你连以牙还牙都不以为然时，那你以后如何在武林中行走？” 曾天强听了，难以回答，呆了半晌，才道：“或者你是对的，但是我……我仍不以为然。” 卓清玉一笑，道：“不管怎样，我们将他的尸体埋了起来，仇人只当我们已死在他的手下，那倒安全许多了，快来！”