Chapter 8 Chapter 8: Hibernating and Escaping the Tiger's Mistress, Entering Longtan on a Snowy Night
Fallen leaves were on the road, swirling with the autumn wind, a tall horse, riding on it was a tall, strong-boned, but quite thin young man, that was Tie Xiong, who had just recovered from a serious injury. Tie Xiongsi drove the road for nearly half a month, and he looked extremely haggard, but in his eyes, there was an extremely resolute expression, that expression indicated that he was going to Even if it's a dragon's pond or a tiger's lair, he still wants to go! Beside the road in Shandong, besides poplar trees, there are jujube trees, which rustle in the night wind. The road is already desolate, and the road is also very narrow, with rolling hills on both sides. For more than half a month, whenever he rested, he always asked people about Qin Fenggu's whereabouts. He knew that Qin Fenggu was going to Wanlonggang, and he was on the way to Wanlonggang.It is said that when someone like Qin Fenggu walks on the road, anyone who sees her will be deeply impressed. The strange thing is that he and Qin Fenggu left two hours apart, but Qin Fenggu seemed to have disappeared. He came all the way, no matter how hard he asked, no one had seen Qin Fenggu. Tie Xiong drove forward with a heavy heart. The hills in front of him were already Wanlong Hill. Tie Xiong himself knew that even if he went to Wanlonggang, it would be of no use at all. Maybe he would see Qin Fenggu, and what was even more likely was that Qin Fenggu was already dead when he saw Qin Fenggu.But no matter what, he will always go, he must go to Wanlonggang. The further he went, the more desolate the road became. The skinny horse Tiexiong was riding was already very tired, and the sound of hooves hitting the road made a sporadic sound, which sounded very lonely. The hill became steeper, and suddenly, there was a faint cry in front of him, Tiexiong waited for a while, reined in the horse, the cry was getting closer, and after a while, the sound of the car rumbling, a carriage, Turned out from the mountain. On both sides of the carriage, there was a strong man, and the crying came from the carriage. When the driver and the two strong men saw Tie Xiong, they were also taken aback. The driver stopped the car, and the two strong men stared at Tie Xiong with expressions of grief and indignation on their faces. Tie Xiong forced a smile, but still rode his horse and walked forward. When he got close, he accosted and said, "Where are you two from?" He just asked, the door of the carriage was suddenly pushed open, and a woman with red and swollen eyes from crying rushed out. As soon as the woman jumped out from the carriage, she picked up a big stone on the ground, shouted loudly, and threw it towards Tie Xiong. Immediately, the skinny horse neighed immediately, and the two strong men got off their horses immediately, grabbed the woman and started yelling, the Shanxi dialect was so urgent that Tie Xiong couldn't understand it very well. But he can understand the words "robber", "bandit", "animal" and "beast". Tie Xiong scolded the woman for a long while, then he smiled wryly: "Sister-in-law, I have no grievances with you! Why are you scolding me like that?" The woman's voice became hoarse, but she was still swearing endlessly. A strong man said coldly: "My friend, all you want is money. Why don't you let her go after asking for money? Instead, kill her? " Tie Xiong waited for a while and said, "What are you talking about?" The woman hissed again and said, "Go and see for yourself!" As she spoke, she pointed towards the carriage. Tiexiong looked at the carriage and couldn't help being startled. In the carriage, there was a dead man, his eyes were wide open, he was terribly thin, and there were many scars on his face, including a knife mark. , it seems that it is newly cut out, and the death condition is very terrible. Although the dead man died terribly, Tie Xiong could still recognize him. He was one of the rich businessmen, the most talkative young businessman, the one who had sparred with Chief Escort Yang several times. Tie Xiong took a deep breath and said, "Are you coming from Wanlong Gang?" The woman struggled to rush forward, seeing his expression, as if she wanted to bite off a piece of Tie Xiong's flesh. Tie Xiong felt sad for a while, shook his hands, and said: "You have misunderstood, I am the head of the Beiba Escort Bureau, I went to Wanlonggang to kill the robbers, and I also want to rescue the people who were taken away by the robbers. Misfortune has happened to this gentleman." The woman fell silent when she heard Tie Xiong say this, but the two strong men stared at Tie Xiong with wide eyes, looking at their expressions, it was as if they thought Tie Xiong was a lunatic. After a while, a big man said: "You... went to Wanlonggang alone to catch the robbers?" Tie Xiong smiled wryly, and said, "I...should have another helper. She is a very delicate woman. Have you ever seen her in Wanlonggang? I've been looking for her all the way!" The two strong men sighed together and said, "No!" Tie Xiong shook his head, and continued to ride his horse forward. He had only walked about Zhang Xu, when suddenly he heard three arrows "swish, swish", followed by two screams, Tie Xiong hurriedly turned his head away. , I saw that the two strong men and the woman had fallen together beside the car, and three arrows had pierced their necks! Tie Xiong was stunned. Just now, the three people were alive, but now they are dead. There is only a thin line between life and death of one person! At this moment, someone laughed and said: "Look at my three arrows in a row, how accurate is it?" Another extremely sweet female voice also came over and said, "That's right, I want to play tricks too!" The man's voice said: "Wait a minute, isn't this man going to Wanlonggang to kill the robbers? It seems that he has some skills, so go and have a look!" While talking, a man and a woman have come out from the bushes. The man is tall and straight, with sword eyebrows and bright eyes, really like a jade tree facing the wind. The woman is vigorous and graceful, with a face like a spring flower, extremely gorgeous, what a good couple. A handsome person, even Tie Xiong couldn't help but wait for a while when he saw such a talent, but it was only a very short time, and suddenly, he recognized him, that man, that morning, when the heavy rain At the beginning of the stop, on that mound, the man who stabbed a knife into his lower abdomen!And that woman is the jade lady whom he has seen several times and everyone is fascinated by! When Tie Xiongyi saw these two people, he clenched his fists tightly, he didn't know what to do.Tiexiong recognized Yu Niangzi, and from Qin Fenggu's mouth, he knew that the man was none other than Li Si, the well-known young hero in the world, and now he is also a gangster with Yu Niangzi, a heinous villain! Tie Xiong really wanted to curse, but he was so angry that he couldn't say a word, he just stared at Li Si and Yu Niangzi. Li Si and Yu Niangzi are completely different from Tiexiong. They are smiling, as if nothing happened, walking forward, talking in a low voice and laughing loudly. After a while, they came to Tiexiong. in front of. Tie Xiong's anger really reached its peak, so that his throat made a "clack" sound, but he couldn't speak a word.Yu Niangzi slanted her phoenix eyes, glanced at Tie Xiong, and said to Li Si: "Didn't you hear what he said just now? He is the head of the Beiba Escort. It seems that there is no one like him in the Beiba Escort!" Li Si looked at Tie Xiong, and said with a smile: "Yeah, it doesn't look like there is such a person!" Tie Xiong only felt a buzzing in his head, and he didn't hear what the two of them were talking about.If he could hear what people were saying clearly, he might wonder why they didn't know him while he knew them.Tie Xiong hadn't looked in the mirror for three months at least, he naturally didn't know how he looked like after being seriously injured, let alone Yu Niangzi and Li Si, they didn't have a deep impression of him. Even if Boss Yang was present, he might not be able to recognize him for a while. Li Si smiled and said: "See what he has to catch robbers!" Only when Li Si said these words came out, Tie Xiong felt a raging fire rising up suddenly. At this moment, Li Si was right in front of him, and he didn't care how far his own martial arts were compared with others. , shouted loudly, and punched him straight out. Li Si was right in front of him, it seemed that this heavy punch must be hit, but when he punched out, his eyes blurred, Li Si disappeared, his punch was already missed.Tie Xiong punched nothing, using too much force, he moved forward, rushed out, fell a step, before he could stand still, Li Si appeared in front of him again, it was hard to know where he came from He came, stretched out his hand and pushed Tiexiong's shoulder, and said with a smile: "You stand still!" Tie Xiong gave him a push, and sure enough he stood upright. Furious in his heart, he punched Li Si head-on again.Li Si tilted his head, and Tie Xiong's punch had hit the ground again. Li Si laughed, and pressed his hand on Tie Xiong's shoulder hard, and Tie Xiong's whole body immediately fell backwards, falling two or three steps in a row. , sat down on the ground.Although he stood up immediately, the fall made him speechless for a long time. Li Si laughed, pointed at Tiexiong, and said, "Don't pretend to be a hero, go back quickly!" Tie Xiong was panting, he had absolutely no intention of going back, at this moment, all he thought about was one thing, and that was to try his best.He stared straight ahead, as if fire was about to burst out of his eyes. Li Si also looked at him, with a look of admiration on his face, and said: "People are always better off alive, it seems that you are also a man, you better go, don't die here!" Tie Xiong still stood stiffly, without saying a word, while Yu Niangzi, who was at the side, suddenly laughed again, and said: "There is such a person, it's not bad to let us relax!" Li Si laughed and said, "What's your idea?" Yu Niangzi said: "Looking at his appearance, it seems that he is not afraid of death. I want to see if it is true that a person is not afraid of death. When will he be afraid of death?" Li Si turned his head and looked at Yu Niangzi. Tie Xiong might not understand what Yu Niangzi said, but Li Si understood it completely. He understood that Yu Niangzi didn't want to kill this person, but Use various methods to make this person fear death and beg for mercy! After Li Si glanced at Yu Niangzi, he looked at Tie Xiong again. Although he was with Yu Niangzi, he was no longer the Li Si he used to be, but at least he knew how to respect a man who was not afraid of death. So he stretched out his hand, stopped Jade Lady who was walking forward, and said: "This is your last chance, let's go!" He told Tie Xiong to go away again and again, but Tie Xiong laughed instead. Naturally, he laughed very sadly, very sadly, while smiling, he said: "What am I afraid of dying? I have already died once!" As soon as Tie Xiong uttered these words, Yu Niangzi laughed "giggle" first. A person claimed to have died once, which is really a very new thing, but Li Si's reaction was quite different. Hearing these words, he was taken aback for a moment, and said, "You—" He said a word, stared at Tie Xiong with piercing eyes, and Tie Xiong also looked directly at him, paused every word, and said: "Don't you remember? It was you who stabbed me under the horse and stabbed me again. Buried in the soil!" Tie Xiong said these two words, Li Si's face changed even more, and he couldn't help but took a step back, pointing at Tie Xiong, but couldn't say a word. He stabbed into Tie Xiong's lower abdomen with a knife that day, he really didn't expect that Tie Xiong didn't die, and now he was standing in front of him alive! Seeing Li Si surprised, Lady Jade couldn't help trembling in her heart. Since she was with Li Si, she had never seen Li Si have such a horrified expression. She didn't know the reason, and she just thought it was the other party's martial arts. It was really high, that's why Li Si was surprised. Under such circumstances, Yu Niangzi only thought of a little bit, and it is better to act first! Jade Lady moved very fast, just thinking of this, she had already made a move, she saw her arms vibrate, and her body turned around three or four times, the movement was so fast that the silk belt wrapped around her waist was suddenly taken away. She shook it, the ribbon flicked away, her arm shook again, the ribbon, like a snake, sprinted away with a "swipe", Tie Xiong was still staring at Li Fourth, the ribbon in Jade Lady's hand has already wrapped around Tie Xiong's ankle. 玉娘子一出手就得手,一声娇呼,身子一转,向前便奔,铁雄虽是老大的一条汉子,可是给玉娘子一扯,身子也立时向后,仰跌了下去。 他一跌倒,想在地上,抓住一些什么,可是玉娘子向前飞奔而出,他就被拖倒在地上,拖了出去,连抓住一块石头抛向玉娘子的机会也没有。 玉娘子向前奔出的架势极快,奔出了十来步,身子突然跃起,灵巧之极,一下就上了一枝枣树,在一根横枝上,略停了一停,立即越过了横枝,又跃了下来。 她人一起一落,绸带穿过了横枝,被绸带缠住了足踝的铁雄,虽然在不断挣扎,但是立时也被头下脚上,吊了起来,动弹不得。 玉娘子一松手,铁雄人重,绸带立时向下落去,眼看铁雄可以落地了,可是也就在那一霎间,玉娘子一柄飞刀,已经电射而出! 那一柄飞刀,“吧”一声声响,系在绸带上,又钉进了树干,绸带一被钉住,铁雄便不再向下落,头向下垂着,离地不过两尺许,玉娘子的出手之快,真是匪夷所思。 玉娘子飞刀出手,笑嘻嘻地来到了铁雄的身前,举脚在铁雄的脸上,踢了一下,铁雄被倒吊在半空中的身子,立时荡了起来。 李四也走了过来,向玉娘子做了一个手势,等铁雄的身子荡回来时,他一伸手,抓住了铁雄的腰,道:“你已经被我埋进土里,是谁救你出来的?” 铁雄被倒吊着,额上青筋暴绽,脸色涨得比猪肝还红,样子极其可怕,也不知道他是不是听到了李四的问话,他陡然骂了起来,厉声道:“狗男女!”玉娘子双眉一扬,一脚便踹,这一脚,踹得铁雄的身子,直荡了起来,他的身子一面荡起,鼻血一面向外涌,等于是洒起了一股血雨,等到他的身子又荡了回来,玉娘子第二脚又待踢出,李四忙道:“等一等,他能被人救出,又能养好了伤,其中必有溪烧,我们不是正在找一个人嘛,我看……”玉娘子双手插腰,柳眉倒竖,杏眼圆睁,嗔道:“我不准你提这个人!”李四笑道:“不准提就不提,但是只要她还在,但我们不知道她在什么地方,总是个麻烦,是不是?” 玉娘子一声冷笑,道:“这人就知道吗?” 李四道:“你不记得他是谁了?他就是杨胖子手下的铁雄,当杨胖子自作聪明之际,他就是跟着那女人走的,在李家大宅,他忠心得像一条狗一样。”铁雄又厉声骂了起来,他骂的还是那一句话:“狗男女,狗男女!” 李四像是未曾听到铁雄在骂一样,笑着,道:“这小子,可能还不怀好意,我早就看透了这一点,那天大雷雨晚上,我在房间里扮男扮女的声音,他果然发疯一样,走了出去,我知道他必会在半途遇上杨胖子,那么,杨胖子就更信你的话!” 玉娘子伸出春葱也似的手指,在李四的额上,戳了一下,道:“难得你诡计多端,我问你,你回到家里,难道连老太婆也不知道?” 李四笑道? . “后来当然知道了,她是气得上吊死的!” 玉娘子“咯咯”笑了起来,道:“这倒好,图个干净,由得我们快活。”铁雄听得全身像是被火在烧一样,陡然大叫了起来。 铁雄在叫着,李四沉声道:“愣小子,你听着,要少吃苦头,实告诉我,她在哪里?” 铁雄忽然不出声了,他被倒吊着,脸上又挨了两脚,鲜血淋漓,样子十分可怖,不过,当他闭上嘴,抿着唇的时候,谁都可以看得出来,就算将他整张嘴都撕开来,他也不会再出一点儿声的了! 李四和玉娘子互望了一眼,李四笑了一下,道:“真不错,真是实心眼的硬汉子!” 玉娘子“咯咯”一笑,道:“你那天算准了要是他连夜走,准能遇上杨胖子,所以才在房里弄上那些玄虚,你怎知他一定会走?” 李四道:“哪还有不知道的?这小子放着镖头不干,宁愿留下来当长工,谁有这份傻劲?有这份傻劲的人,他心里想着些什么,还不容易明白?” 玉娘子双眉一扬,道:“你倒说得明白,不过你想想,是谁救了他的?” 李四皱了皱眉,道:“我本来以为,那些人能将她当场了结,谁知会走了那女人,自然八成是她经过那冈子,我又埋得不够深,让她给拉了出来。”玉娘子连声冷笑,道:“这就是了,他伤得那么重,几个月才能养好伤,由她在服侍?” 玉娘子讲到这里,伸出手指来,在李四的额上,重重戳了一下道:“我看你啊,老四做了活王八,你还不知道啦!” 李四一听,不禁面上变色,大凡男人,全是一样的,自己舍了老婆,搂着七八个陌生女人,就是“艳福”,但一听到了自己的老婆也有了“艳遇”,那份难看,就真是马尾穿豆腐——别提了。 李四面上变色,铁雄又突然破口大骂起来,道:“放你娘的屁,臭狐狸,骚狐狸,你当人人全像你吗?” 玉娘子仍是笑嘻嘻地,一俯身,顺手拔起了一株草来,挥手将那棵草,进根带泥,向铁雄抛了过去,铁雄要是像刚才那样,紧抿着口,到还好些,这时,他正在破口大骂,“扑哧”一声,连泥带草,一起塞进了口中,玉娘子用的力还十分大,泥团不但塞进了他的口,而且直钻进了他的喉咙之中。 人本倒吊着,本来已是极其痛苦的事,这时,想呛咳,口中也是泥,根本咳不出来,一口气蹩了上来,只听得“扑哧”一声响,两股血,自铁雄的鼻孔之中,直喷了出来,射出老远。 那时候的铁雄,只觉得一阵镂心刺肺的奇痛,双眼向上翻,不但鼻孔中有血涌出来,连眼眶之中,也有血渗了出来,使得他的视线,变得模糊。 他在被秦凤姑从土中拖出来的时候,根本已经昏死了过去,也不觉得怎样,后来,在伤劳渐渐痊愈之际,虽然也感到痛苦,可是和现在相比,却还是不能并提。在那一刹间,铁雄只觉得眼前的李四和玉娘子,简直已不是两个人,而是两条血影,这两条血影,正向他扑过来,要将他全身的精血,完全吸干,要将他身上的皮和骨,逐寸逐寸地剥下来。 他想叫,可是叫不出来,泥和着血,在他的喉间打滚,他的视线越来越模糊,双眼向上翻着,几乎已看不到眼珠,只看到渗着血丝的眼白。 人对于痛苦的忍受,是有极限的,铁雄虽然是一等一的硬汉,可是也不能例外,当他无法再受那种痛苦之际,他就昏了过去。 李四望着铁雄,脸上倒居然有一丝可惜的神情,道:“这次他真的死了!”玉娘子笑着,道:“看你的样子,像是一个雏儿,连死人也没有见过!”李四裂着嘴一笑,凑向玉娘子,在玉娘子的耳际低声说过:“在你的身上,我才是雏儿,谁能想得到,你会有那么多花样?” 玉娘子扬起手来就是一巴掌,那一巴掌,“啪”的一声,打在李四的脸上,淸脆凌历,可是李四非但不怒,反倒耸着肩,哈哈笑了起来。 玉娘子俏脸一沉,道:“笑!有什么好笑的,我记得你说过,她看起来,好像很文弱,实质上,秦老头儿的一身本领,全在她身上!” 李四也陡然止住了笑声,道:“我听得几个人全那么说,不过究竟怎样,我也没知道,她在我面前,可从来也没有露过功夫!” 李四讲到这里,略顿了一顿,又道:“不论她怎样,我们两人联手,决不会怕她!” 玉娘子冷声道:“明枪易躲,暗箭难防!” 李四笑了起来,道:“听你这样说,倒像是她已经来了一样!” 玉娘子一声冷笑,指着铁雄,道:“你以为这小子怎么会来的?” 李四怔了一怔,她究竟是聪明人,立时明白了玉娘子的意思。 李四的神情也变得严肃,道:“就算她真来了,我们也有办法应付。” 玉娘子四面看看,他们两人一不说话,四周围除了风声之外,就是自铁雄鼻孔中跌出来的血,落在地上的“滴滴”声。可是看玉娘子那种充满了警惕的神情看来,好像已经有什么强大仇敌,已经在附近出现一样。 李四毕竟也是一等一的髙手,一见到玉娘子这等情形,也立时神情略紧,四面看去,可是除了已枯黄的野草,正在随风起伏之外,并没有什么动静。隔了片刻,李四才低声道:“她已经来了?” 玉娘子也压低声道:“我想她一定来了。” 她讲了这一句话,略顿了一顿,才又道:“她要是来了,我们见不到她,她见得到我们,我们可大大吃亏!” 李四沉下了脸,和秦凤姑新婚的那一段恩爱日子,他不是不记得,甚至和玉娘子相识之后,他有时,偶然也会想起来。 当他想起秦凤姑的时候,玉娘子的万种风情,便浓得将秦凤姑淡淡的影子,盖了过去。他虽然没有见过秦凤姑的武功,但是在他几乎天衣无缝的计划之中,出现了唯一的漏洞,就是秦凤姑竟然逃走了,由此可见秦家的人,说秦凤姑已尽得秦老爷子的真传,那并不是一件虚假的事情。 李四迷恋着玉娘子,对这些日子来,他自己的所作所为,一点也没有后悔之意,可是这时当他一想到秦凤姑可能就在旁窥视着他的时候,他的脊梁之上,也不禁起了一股寒意! 玉娘子像是看透了李四的心意一样,瞪了他一眼,道:“别心慌,我有办法,引她出来。” 李四望着玉娘子,这些日子来,他已经知道,玉娘子每一件心思,都是匪夷所思的,他自己已经算是心思灵活的人了,可是比起玉娘子来,还是自叹不如,旁的不说,单说这次,将五家联保,声势煊赫的镖队,一网打尽,将十八个山西富商,一起掳持这件事,已经使河北,山东两地黑道人物,人人侧目。万龙冈的名头,提起来谁人不知?抱犊冈的孙美瑶,曾当着人,咬牙切齿,说一定要干一件比玉娘子所干的更“漂亮”的案子,但是至今为止,还未曾见他有什么干出来。 .这时,李四还未曾想到玉娘子有什么法子,玉娘子已轻松一拉李四,道:“我们走!” 玉娘子说走就走,身形掠起,接着便是一声呼哨。 随着玉娘子的一声呼哨,一匹胭脂红的骏马,扬鬃自矮树丛中,奔了出来,人奔向马,马奔向人,玉娘子一掠而起,上了马背,兜转马头,向李四驰来,来到李四的身边,李四一纵身,也上了马背,搂住了玉娘子的纤腰,两人共骑,泼刺刺地向前,奔了过去。 转眼之间,马已然奔得看不见了,山中的风更劲,倒吊着的铁雄,随着劲风,在晃晃悠悠,他好像已经有点醒了过来,如果离得他近的话,可以看到,他的眼皮,在做轻微的跳动。 这时,并没有人离得他近,离得他相当远的人,倒有三个。 两个是李四和玉娘子,李四和玉娘子策着那匹健马,一转过了山角,两人立时从马背上翻了下来,临翻下来之际,玉娘子还在马股上踢了一脚,那匹马仍然在向前奔去,蹄声渐渐地远了。 李四和玉娘子两人,却已掠了回来。就在山角处的一块大石之后,伏了下来。 他们离铁雄,约莫有三五丈远近,相隔那么远,他们当然看不到铁雄眼皮的跳动。 另一个人,离铁雄更远,少说也有十丈来远,她躲在一株大榆树上,穿着一身深绿色的花点的衣服,简直就像是树叶一样。 她躲在那株大榆树上,已经有很久了,不但看到铁雄的来,也看到那几个人死在箭下,更看到李四和玉娘子,如何虐待铁雄。 她紧紧地咬着下唇,一点儿声也不出,一动也不动,只是双手紧握着树枝躲藏着,虽然已开始落叶,但是交岔的树枝,还足以遮住她身子。 这个人是秦凤姑。 李四和玉娘子骑着马走了,铁雄还被倒吊着。秦凤姑当然也看不清铁雄的眼皮在动,可是血自铁雄的鼻中一滴滴落下来,她却可以看得到。 她心中几千遍几万遍在叫着:不要死,铁大哥,不要死,上一次你没有死,这一次,你也不能死! 她知道铁雄没有死,她更知道,若是铁雄再被这样口中塞着泥吊下去,不必多久,他就一定会死的,她必需尽快现身去救他。 秦凤姑可以在半分钟之内冲出去,将铁雄解下来,而且,这时,四周围已如此之静,好像一个人也没有了,不过秦凤姑也知道,四周围的寂静,可能是假的。 那匹马已驰走了,马蹄声也越离越远了,但是那不等于李四和玉娘子两人巳真的走了!秦凤姑对这两人了解得太深了,对任何人了解得太深,有好处也有坏处,好处是随时可以提防,但是坏处却在根本无从提防起。 秦凤姑的心跳得很厉害,自从和李四结婚之后,她的生活,和以前简直成了两个人,以前,她是秦老太爷的宠女,日子过得那么平静,那么舒适,简直就像是在薰风垂柳之下,轻湖荡舟,但是现在,却完全是在惊风骇浪之中,独自抱着一段枯木在挣扎,一切全要她自己作出决定,没有任何人可以商量。 秦凤姑这时在考虑的是,要是李四和玉娘子在一旁没有走,那么,她现身出去,会有什么结果呢? 秦凤姑考虑下来的结论是:唯一的结果是死! 李四从山东回上海的时候,曾不自觉地不知多少次提起过玉娘子,提起过玉娘子的武功,提起过玉娘子的枪法。秦凤姑自然知道,自己从李家大宅逃了出来,是李四和玉娘子两人计划之中的唯一漏洞,她是他们两人的眼中钉,只要她一现身,就算李四会有一刹间的犹豫,不忍下手,玉娘子是决不会的! 如果她不现身的话,那又怎样呢?一直等下去,等到肯定李四和玉娘子已然不在?然而那究竟要等到什么时候? 每多等一分钟,铁雄就接近死亡一分,自然,她可以不理会铁雄,和李四、玉娘子拼下去,使她一直处在暗中的有利地位。如果她能做到这一点的话,她这时的心情,就不会这样紧张了。 她就是无法做到这一点,她更无法忘记,离开铁雄的时候,铁雄那轻轻的一抱,以她目前的处境而论,她是应该将之忘怀的,然而她是一个女人,没有一个女人,不论她已经有了丈夫,或是还没有丈夫,都绝对无法忘怀一个异性,充满了如此诚挚的爱情,但是又表现得如此之轻柔的拥抱。 秦凤姑到万龙冈来,一路上只抄小路走,而且行藏,十分隐秘,所以铁雄沿途,根本打听不出她的消息来。而她会到万龙冈来,也只有铁雄一个人知道,如是不是铁雄也跟了来的话,玉娘子和李四两人,再也不会想到,她非但不避开他们,还会找了上来。 现在铁雄来了,而且,铁雄已经落在李四和玉娘子的手中,那情形已大不相同了,李四和玉娘子,一定已经料到了她的行踪。 时间在慢慢过去,天色更黑,铁雄仍然倒吊着,一动也不动,秦凤姑也一样躲在树上,一动不动,而李四和玉娘子,也一样在山角后,一动不动。 这是一场耐力的比赛,谁的耐心好,谁的耐力强,谁就可以赢得胜利。 三个人之中,最先开口的是李四,他的声音极低,当然只有在他的身前,被他搂住细腰的玉娘子,才能听得见。李四一直搂着玉娘子的纤腰,那令得他有点心神不定,所以讲起话来也不怎么连贯。 他低声道:“天都黑了,我们总不成在这里过夜?” 玉娘子转过头来,李四忙趁机在她丰满的唇上,亲了一下,又在玉娘子的耳际,低声说了一句什么,玉娘子扬起眉来,好像有点怒意,但是她那种嗔意,却使她在朦胧的黑暗中看来,更是诱人。 李四忙又低声道:“我们明天一早再来看,要是这小子还吊在这里,那就是她根本没有来,逃回上海去了,要是这小子被人救走了,那我们再提防也不迟。” 玉娘子冷冷地一笑,道:“你怎么知道到时再提防,还来得及?” 李四笑了起来,道:“鲁东山区,盘踞的股匪,不知有多少,谁不想吞了你,结果怎么样?成团的官兵都难过那几道关口,怕什么!” 玉娘子听得李四这样说,也不禁笑了起来,在她甜腻的笑容之中,多少有着几分骄傲。 真的,鲁东鲁南,群山连绵,不知窝着多少股匪,可是到现在为止有谁及得上她的?她只不过是一个女人,可是她却比什么人都强,自然,使得她感到得意的事,就是河北山东闻名,人人崇仰的少年英雄,谁提起来都要加上一个“爷”字的好汉,都成了她的不二之臣,任由她搓捏指点! 玉娘子一面笑着,李四又在她的耳际,低声讲了两句话,也不知他说的是什么,惹得玉娘子“咯咯”的娇笑起来,道:“瞧你,我看你快连走都走不动了!” 李四挺着脸,道:“走有什么用,走不动,爬着也就行了!” 这一阵笑声,和那两句话,他们讲得声音稍为高了些,刚好一阵风过,隐约传进了躲在树上的秦凤姑的耳中,秦凤姑心头,又狂跳了起来。 果然除了她之外还有人!她不现身是对的,而现在,应该是她可以现身的时候了! 秦凤姑知道,对方既然出了声,那就表示,在他们的心中,以为已经没有人! 秦凤姑缓缓地吁了一口气,她看到对面的山角后,昏暗之中,两个人影闪动了一下,接着,就向外掠了开去,转眼之间,就看不见了。 秦凤姑不禁苦笑了一下,在她和李四新婚的那一段时间中,她并没有在李四前展示过自己从小就苦练的武功,但是李四却是日日练武不辍的,秦凤姑自然可以知道李四武术根本是何等之深厚,就算是一对一,要她和李四动手,她也没有把握。 而现在,看来玉娘子的武术造诣,更在李四之上! 秦凤姑只有一个人,没有帮手,如果硬要说有帮手的话,只有一个铁雄,不过事实上,铁雄不但帮不了她什么,还是她的一个大累赘! 秦凤姑叹了一下,她没有再等,双手在树枝上推了一推,立时纵身,向下跃了下来。 树相当髙,但是秦凤姑落下来的时候,几乎一点儿声响也没有,她一落地,立时奔向铁雄,先托起铁雄的头时,她悬在半空中的心,才算是松了下来。 铁雄虽然没有出声,但是他的眼睛是睁着的,而且,在他还全是血丝的双眼之中,在一眼看到了秦凤姑之后,迸出了一种难以形容的光采。 秦凤姑松了一口气,将塞在铁雄口中的那一大把连根带泥的野草,一起拉了出来。 她知道铁雄会有什么反应,是以一面拉出了那一大团野草,一面立时托着铁雄的头向旁侧,铁雄“哇”的一声,吐了起来。吐出来的有泥土,有草根,有他吃下去的食物,有血,也有胆汁。 等铁雄吐得差不多了,秦凤姑才用力一扯,将吊住铁雄的丝带扯开,将铁雄放了下来。 铁雄也直到这时,才缓过气来,一面喘着,一面直撅撅的道:“我知道你会来的,我知道的。”秦凤姑沉着声,道:“谁叫你也到这里来的?” 铁雄挣扎着站了起来,用袖子抹着口边的秽物,道:“没有人,我、我自己要来的,我想、我来可以帮你的忙,所以我……” 铁雄的话还没有讲完,秦凤姑的脸色,已陡然一沉,她还没有开口,铁雄已经吓了一跳,因为他从来也未曾见过秦凤姑发怒的! 然而秦凤姑是真正发怒了,秦凤姑还没有开口,铁雄已陡然向后,退出了一步,他根本站立不稳,一向后退,就一跤跌倒,忙又站了起来。 秦凤姑已然道:“你快走,到上海去,去见我爹,告诉他,要是我不回来了,就是已经死在万龙冈了。你在这里,只有坏我的事!” 铁雄张大了口,瞪大了眼,泥塑木雕一样地站着,秦凤姑略顿了顿,又道:“你已经坏了我的事,使他们知道我已经来了!” 铁雄仍然木头人一样地站着,可是看他的神情,却活像是受了委屈的小孩子一样。秦凤姑虽然板着脸,可是她心中已然软了下来,她实在不是会发怒的人,尤其对着铁雄,她更不忍发怒,可是她实在又非要铁雄离开不可。 不过,突然之间,铁雄态度的转变,也是出乎秦凤姑的意料之外的。秦凤姑沉声说了那一句话之后,铁雄摇着头,道:“不,我不走,你打不过他们,我是镖头,当日,是你自己找上北霸镇局来的!” 秦凤姑气得一跺足,道:“我该让你吊在树上,不将你放下来。” 铁雄一开口,更叫秦凤姑吓了一大跳,因为他所说的话,已经完全不像是一个浑小子,或许,当一个人,对一件事下了极大的决心之后,这个人的一切言语和行为,就全会改变了。 铁雄竟然道:“或许你不该解我下来,或许,当日你更不该将我从土里拉出来。让我死了,也就完了,只要我没有死,只要你来过北霸镙局,只要你当日,讲过玉娘子要害你,我就不走!” 天色已十分黑了,秦凤姑不再出声,只是望着铁雄,铁雄也不出声,只是望着秦凤姑。 过了好半晌,秦凤姑才道:“好的,那么,你跟我来,听听我告诉你,我们要如何才能对付他们!” 秦凤姑一说完,就转身向前走去,铁雄几乎连考虑也没有考虑,就跟在她的后面,山风是如此之劲,将秦凤姑的头发,全吹得飘了起来。 走出了半里许,秦凤姑拔开了一大丛矮树,出现了一个山洞的洞口,走了进去,铁雄仍然跟在她的后面。山洞里是漆黑的,秦凤姑道:“你坐下来。”铁雄立时坐了下来,秦凤姑叹了一声,道:“我是昨天就到的,躲在这里,怕被人发现。” 铁雄道:“只是躲着……” 秦凤姑立时打断了他的话头:“你听我说,不能点火,不能吃热东西,不能在任何地方,留下曾有人来过的痕迹,我们要躲着,等着。” 铁雄面上的肉抽动着,他五脏六腑,仍像是有人拿着一根棍子在搅动着一样那样不舒服,可是更让他不舒服的,还是秦凤姑的话。 秦凤姑要他等着,忍着,叫铁雄这样的汉子去上刀山,下油锅,他或许连眉头都不会皱一下,但是若要他等着,忍着,那实在比什么都难过。 山洞中很黑暗,秦凤姑和铁雄之间,彼此都看不见对方脸上的神情,但单是在呼吸声中,秦凤姑已经可以知道,铁雄的心中在想什么。 秦凤姑低低叹了一声,道:“刚才你昏了过去,被倒吊在树上,发生了一些什么事,自然不知道!” 铁雄的声音中充满了不服,道:“发生了什么事?” 秦凤姑的声音很沉静,道:“他们知道我来了!” 铁雄大声道:“就该让他们知道你来了,我和你一起来了,来找他们算账!” 黑暗之中,铁雄感到秦凤姑柔软的手,伸了过来,轻轻按在他的手背之然后,他听到了秦凤姑轻柔的声音,道:“铁大哥,迟早要让他们知道我们找他们算账来了,可是现在,我们打不过他们!” 铁雄大口在喘着气,是的,打不过他们,他自己是不必说了,两次都差点死了,他也知道秦凤姑的话实在的,打不过他们,打不过李四和玉娘子。 打不过李四和玉娘子,又如何找他们算账呢?铁雄只觉得体内一股气蹩着,几乎要炸了开来。 秦凤姑的手巳缩了回去,她的声音听来很平静,全然不像是没有办法的样子,这种轻柔平静的语调,使得铁雄的心情,也变得略为平静了些。 秦凤姑道:“他们本来,只不过是怀疑我可能来了,但当他们明天一早,发现你已经不见了的时候,他们就可以肯定我已经来了,他们一定会派出所有的人来找我们,所以我们只好躲着。” 铁雄还是不服气,道:“要是让他们找到了呢?” 秦凤姑道:“找不到的,只要我们不过人的日子,只是像野兽一样地伏着,他们一定找不到我们的。”铁雄没