Chapter 2 The second time, the resentment is easy to dissipate, and the heart is unpredictable
Qi Leming looked up at the sky, and said slowly: "I can die by your hands, but I can't let you talk nonsense that I was forced to admit defeat and abolish my martial arts!"
Yu Zhenzi sighed in his heart: "This man's martial arts is the best in the world, and his pride is probably also the best in the world." Of course he didn't believe Qi Leming was telling the truth.He only thought that he wanted to maintain his pride, so he would rather do it secretly than admit it verbally.
"Yes, yes. Mr. Qi, you didn't lose to us. We haven't fought each other, so we can't talk about winning or losing." Seeing the person who is the best in martial arts in the world "self-defeating martial arts", to be honest, Yu Zhenzi is also the same Can't help but feel a little sorry for him.Being able to avoid a disaster that is likely to hurt both sides, Yu Zhenzi would not hesitate to say a few good words to comfort Qi Leming.
But Yuxuanzi is a straightforward person, he was not convinced, and said: "Mr. Qi, why did you abolish your martial arts?" From denouncing "devil" to "Mr.", it is obvious, although he is still not convinced , Qi Leming's attitude has changed from hatred to respect.
Qi Leming said coldly: "Who says I've abolished my martial arts?"
Shangguan Feifeng didn't want to cause trouble, stepped forward and said: "Anyway, Mr. Qi's martial arts are indeed abolished, so why should he be abolished by whom? Daoist Chongling, as far as I know, the teacher is fighting swords with Mr. Qi Fang Shi passed away ten years later, it’s true, if there wasn’t that sword fight, the master might have lived a few more years, but Mr. Qi has abolished martial arts now, I believe it can be compensated, right?”
Chong Ling lowered his head and said: "I was going to die in the hands of Mr. Qi, thank you Mr. Qi for allowing me to go back alive and report to my ancestors. I think my ancestors know today's result, and he should be able to do it under Jiuquan." Rest in peace."
Shangguan Feifeng asked Yuxuzi again: "Master Yuxu, Mr. Qi ruined your appearance, do you still want to take revenge?"
Yu Xuzi held his sword in his arms and said, "Mr. Qi, disfiguring your face is not comparable to destroying your martial arts. What you repaid me is more than worse."
These two are the people who have the deepest hatred for Qi Leming, so after Shangguan Feifeng asked them, he said: "In this way, the enmity between your two families can be resolved, right?"
Qi Leming's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw Shangguan Feifeng's eyes looking at him, he sighed inwardly, and thought: "They must regard me as 'repaying' voluntarily, but it's up to me They must be mistaken."
But Yu Zhenzi seemed to know what he was thinking, and said: "No matter why Mr. Qi ruined his martial arts, Pindao has already said that once his martial arts are destroyed, the hatred between our Wudang faction and him will be wiped out. Miss Shangguan , You didn’t hear this sentence because you came late, now I formally thank you and accept your mediation. And I ask the girl to send my respects to your father.”
Yuxuanzi wondered secretly: "I don't know where this woman is from. According to senior brother's tone, her father seems to be a very famous martial arts figure, but it's strange that I have never heard of a martial arts family with a double surname." From the superior?"
Yuxuzi said: "Mr. Qi, we can be regarded as acquaintances, would you like to make friends with me?"
Qi Leming said: "There are only two people in the Wudang faction who are worthy of my friendship. One is Daoist Yuzhen, and the other is you."
Yuxuzi said: "Thank you for looking up to me." After he finished speaking, he laughed and chanted: "If you don't fight, you won't know each other. A smile will wipe away all grievances. Brother, can we go back to the mountain?"
Yu Zhenzi nodded and smiled, "The grievances are gone, of course we should go back to the mountain."
Just as Wudang's five elders were about to leave, they suddenly saw a group of horses flying towards them.
One of them said coldly: "You can resolve the grudge with Qi Leming, but we can't let him go!"
This team consisted of men and women, Taoist priests and ordinary people, and there were as many as fifteen or sixteen people in total.They jumped off their mounts, fanned out, and surrounded Qi Leming.
Shangguan Feifeng was startled, and said: "Mr. Qi, why do you have enmity with Huashan faction?"
It turned out that the group of people who came here were all elites of the Huashan School.
The older generation includes three elders, Tianwu, Tianji, and Tianxuan, as well as a female Taoist girl Yaoguang Sanren who is in the same generation as the three elders.Except for Tiance Taoist who stayed in Huashan to guard, all the leaders of Huashan faction came!
The others are their proud disciples, including Yaoguang Sanren's female apprentice Qingluan.
The person who spoke was Taoist Tianji who was second only to Taoist Tianwu in the Huashan School.
Qi Leming said indifferently: "I don't know how many people in Jianghu regard Qi as a devil, whether they have hatred or not, it's the same."
Yuxuzi is quite familiar with the leaders of the Huashan School, and even acquainted with Taoist Tianxuan. Three months ago, he was a guest of the Huashan School.He went up to Tianwu, the acting head of the Huashan faction, and said: "Three months ago, I was ordered by the head of our faction to discuss with the former head of your faction about joining forces to deal with Qi Leming. Unfortunately, the head of your faction passed away, so we had no choice but to proceed alone. But now we have changed our minds and resolved years of enmity with Qi Leming. Do you want your faction to know the reason why we reconciled with him?"
Before the acting head Tianwu could speak, another person spoke first.
"This is your business, I don't want to know. We didn't come here to help you take revenge this time, so you don't need to explain to us."
It was that Taoist Tianji again who refused to listen to Yuxuzi's explanation of why the Wudang faction reconciled with Qi Leming.It's as if he is the master.
Yuxuzi was so embarrassed that he had to remain silent.He thought to himself: "Brother Tianwu Dao is a loyal and honest elder, but there is such a domineering junior. The position of head of the Huashan sect may be taken away by him sooner or later."
Taoist Tianwu coughed, and said: "Since your faction and Qi Leming have turned enemies into friends, then in today's matter, please your faction not to help each other." He didn't dare to accuse his younger brother of being rude, and he had to take care of Wudang faction That's all I can say about my face.
Yu Zhenzi said: "Thank you, Brother Dao, for your understanding and understanding. I forgive you for what our faction has done, and our faction will obey your orders." The Wudang five elders retreated, but they did not stay away.
Taoist Tianji turned around and said, "Junior Brother Tianxuan, do you still insist on your own opinion?"
Taoist Tianxuan was one of the three elders of the Huashan sect present, Tianji asked him a question, but he faced Tianwu and said, "That's right, I still maintain the original opinion, the truth is not clear, it is not appropriate to act rashly."
It seems that they had some disputes about how to deal with Qi Leming.
Tianji said coldly: "Among our Huashan School, only you and Qi Leming have friendship, and the envoy of the peace talks must be you."
Tianxuan said: "I just want to find out the truth, where can I just ask for peace, brother, you don't doubt that I will be selfish?"
Tianji said: "Only you know how deep your personal relationship with Qi Leming is. I have no right to doubt it yet."
Tianwu coughed again, and said: "Junior Brother Tianxuan, what you said is also reasonable. Alright, then you can go over and explain it clearly to Qi Leming first."
Qi Leming still had such a desolate look on his face, as if he didn't seem to have anything to do with what happened before him.
However, when Taoist Tianxuan walked in front of him, his eyes shone with joy.
Tianxuan said: "Brother Qi, you know that I never tell lies. Ever since you suddenly disappeared twenty years ago, I thought I would never see you again. I never expected to meet again today, but We meet in such a situation. Whether we are friends or enemies, we have not yet been able to tell. But anyway, seeing that you are still alive, even if we have to become mortal enemies in the future, I will still be happy for you!"
Qi Leming said lightly: "Some people would rather die than live, and some people live on the hearts of others after death. How can you enjoy life, and why should you worry about death?"
Tianxuan said: "Brother Qi, you have gone through a catastrophe, and you are more open-minded than before. On the contrary, although my younger brother is in the Taoist sect, he is not detached from things." The implication is that the world recognizes right and wrong, and he still cannot ignore it.
Qi Leming said: "Brother Dao, what's on your mind, just say it."
Tianxuan hesitated for a moment, then said: "Before my younger brother expresses his purpose, I want to ask you first."
Qi Leming said: "Excuse me."
Tianxuan said: "Although you and I have known each other for a long time, we have only met a few times in total. If you exclude the twenty years of your disappearance, the days of acquaintance between you and me are actually very short. Now what I want you to say is to kill you The truth at stake, if you think I'm not enough friendship, you can refuse to answer."
Qi Leming said: "Aren't you afraid that I will lie to you? I am different from you. Sometimes I will tell lies."
Tianxuan said solemnly: "I know. I know that sometimes you will be cynical, but I also know that you always tell the truth to your friends. Unless you don't regard me as a friend."
Qi Leming laughed, and said: "There is an old saying: a white head is like new, and it is as old as before. (The meaning of these two sentences is that some people have known each other since childhood until they grow old, and they still seem to have just met; , stop the car and talk for a while, just like old friends. Tilting refers to the tilting of the car cover when parking.) Knowing each other is precious. How can the depth of friendship be measured by the length of time?
"When Wudang Five Elders competed with me, your friendship with Yu Xuzi was much deeper than mine, but you didn't help him attack me. Based on this, you are already qualified to ask me to tell the truth. Talking friend?"
Taoist Tianxuan said: "Thank you. But I treat you and Yu Xuzi as the same friends, and I don't treat you particularly well."
Qi Leming said: "I know. That's why I didn't ask you for help back then. The first way of a friend is to say the word 'believe', and the second is to say the word 'forgive'. Doesn't this example just illustrate friendship? It doesn't matter how long you are deep, but what is most important in your heart? Your friendship to both of us is equally valuable!"
Tianxuan said: "Okay, if you speak so clearly, then I can say it without any restraint. Three months ago, the head of our faction, Master Tianquan, died suddenly. Killed him. We are currently looking for the murderer!" After finishing speaking, his eyes sparkled and he stared at Qi Leming.
Qi Leming said: "Do you dare to suspect that I am the murderer who killed the head of your sect?"
Tianxuan said: "Although there are many masters in the world, there are not many who can kill Brother Tianquan. Jin Zhuliu, the number one swordsman in the world, Master Tong Chan, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Meng Hua, the head of the Kongtong School, and Yang Yan, the head of the Tianshan School , plus your father and you. There may be one or two unknown martial arts hermits, but in any case, there will not be more than ten."
Qi Leming said: "Jin Zhuliu, Master Tong Chan, Meng Hua, and Yang Yan are all famous figures in the chivalrous way, of course you will not doubt it."
Tianxuan said: "Not bad!"
Qi Leming said: "Then the only suspicious people left are our father and son. My father has long since ignored world affairs and is old. Even if he wants to kill the head of your sect, I'm afraid he has no ability to do so."
At this point, he laughed loudly: "It seems that the murderer can only be me! Qi's behavior is perverted, and he has long been regarded as a devil who does all kinds of evil. All the evil in the world belongs to Qi, and I am willing to bear it. You guys When I am a murderer, I will admit that I am a murderer!"
Tianxuan shouted: "Qileming, have you forgotten your promise to me? You must tell me the truth! You treat me as a friend, so you can't speak in such a cynical tone!
"You have to answer me seriously, I'll ask you again, are you the murderer who killed my senior brother?"
Qi Leming said slowly, "I'm not a murderer!"
Tianji shouted loudly: "Qi Leming, you say yes and no at times, how can people believe that you are telling the truth?"
Qi Leming ignored him, but said to Tianxuan: "Do you want to ask again?"
Tianxuan said: "I don't need to ask any more, but if you want to say more, I'm willing to listen."
Qi Leming said: "Okay, then let me tell you, what I'm telling you now is the truth, I'm not the murderer who killed Tianquan Daoist. I haven't even seen him since I left the mountain this time! What I just said was just Temporary angry words, please forgive me for the crime of arrogance."
Taoist Tianxuan felt relieved, returned to Taoist Master Tianwu, and said, "Senior brother, Qi Leming has made it very clear that he is not the murderer who killed Brother Tianquan!"
Tianji rushed to speak again: "Can you believe what he said? There are only thieves in the world who cry out to stop the thief. How many times have you seen a robber confessing on his own?"
Tianxuan said in a loud voice: "Qi Leming is not the kind of person who shouts "stop the thief! You don't believe me!"
Tianji sneered and said: "Brother, listen to what he said? It seems that as long as he believes it alone, we should admit our mistakes to the suspect. Hmph, it is ridiculous to ask the murderer if he is the murderer and ask others to believe it." The Great Tang Dynasty in the world. Senior brother, do you believe it?"
Tianwu is an indecisive and good old man, Tianji asked him so straightforwardly, it made it difficult for him to answer for a while.
But not only Tianji had doubts, many disciples of Huashan School also looked at Taoist Tianxuan with suspicion.
Tianxuan said angrily: "I don't want you all to believe in Qi Leming, but I know he knows more than you. I'm just expressing my opinion. I don't think this is a ridiculous joke."
Tianji nodded, and said in a strange way: "Of course. Qi Leming regards you as a confidant, so it's no wonder you speak well for him!"
Tianxuan said angrily: "What kind of person do you think I am? Do you think that I can ignore my family's great enemy just because of my personal friendship with Qi Leming?"
Tianji dragged her voice and said, "Only you know this."
Tianwu couldn't help but talk: "Don't argue, listen to me to say something fair."
Regardless of whether he is competent or not, he is always the current leader, and everyone quiets down to listen to him.
"Of course we can't trust Qi Leming's words, but we can't conclude that he is the real culprit without any real evidence," Tianwu said.
Tianji said coldly: "It's not the real murderer, at least it's a suspected murderer."
Tianwu said: "That's right, he is indeed the most suspected."
Tianxuan said: "But why did he want to kill our senior brother?"
Tianji said: "This is not easy to understand? First, it was the time when Taoist Master Yuxu came to Huashan to discuss with Brother Tianquan how to deal with him. He was afraid that the Huashan faction and Wudang faction would join forces to deal with him, so he would murder Tian Senior Brother Quan, this is also reasonable." He was afraid that Tianwu would not be able to explain the reason, so he simply said it for him first.
Tianxuan couldn't help but refute him: "Then why didn't he harm Taoist Priest Yuxu?"
Tianji said coldly: "How can Daoist Yuxu compare with our senior brother in charge. Brother Tianquan's martial arts are comparable to Qi Leming, and he is also the leader of a school. Daoist Yuxu, I am To tell the truth, don't be offended."
Yuxuzi snorted and said, "Qi Leming really doesn't bother to kill me. You're right."
Tianxuan said: "Is there a second one?"
"Yes!" To Tianxuan's surprise, this time it was the acting head Tianwu who answered in person.
"The relationship between Qi Leming and this, this Miss Mu is almost well-known in the Jianghu. The Mu family is famous all over the world for their skill in using poison."
Qi Leming said: "Master Tianwu, I respect you more in the Huashan sect. I hope you will not make trouble for no reason!"
The disciples of Huashan School shouted one after another: "It's unreasonable, Qi Leming, how dare you insult the head of my school!"
Taoist Tianwu made a gesture to stop the noise of the disciples, and said: "We use reasoning to persuade people, and we don't need to scold like ordinary people. Mr. Qi, how do you think I am making trouble for no reason?"
Qi Leming said: "That's right, Juanjuan and I are like a couple, but this is an affair between the two of us, but what does it have to do with your Huashan faction? You can't implicate her just because you suspect me as a murderer." body."
Tianwu clapped his palms together and shouted: "Hangu, come out Hanxu!"
Two disciples came out in response. They were both disciples of the former master Tianquan Zhenren, the senior was named Han Gu, and the junior was named Han Xu.
Tianwu said: "Have you seen this woman?"
The two disciples said in unison: "I have seen it."
"When did you see her?"
"On the day my teacher met with misfortune, we patrolled the mountain and saw this woman fleeing. My disciple is incapable and cannot catch up with her."
Qi Leming said: "Can I ask them questions?"
Tianwu said: "Yes."
Qi Leming asked: "If you can't catch up with her, she must be running very fast."
Han Xu said: "Her lightness kung fu is far above ours."
Qi Leming said: "Was it day or night?"
Han Xu said: "At dusk."
Qi Boming said: "She runs so fast, and it's dusk, deep in the mountains and dense forests, you can clearly see that it's really her?"
Han Gu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Although she passed by in a flash, I believe she will not mistake her."
Qi Leming said: "But you can't be convicted of a crime based on the word "belief". She never told me about it. I can also say that the person you see is definitely not her."
Taoist Tianwu said humanely: "Even though they don't see it very clearly, but both of them testify against her, at least it can be said that she is suspected?"
Qi Leming said angrily: "Suspect? Suspect! Hmph, of course you have the right to suspect anyone. What else can I say?"
Tian Wu said: "Okay, you have nothing to say, I have something to say! If there is no stronger evidence to prove that Miss Mu was not in Huashan that day, then I can only take the suspicion as fact.
"This Miss Mu has never had any contact with our Huashan faction, but she was found in Huashan on the day my sect leader was killed, and she fled down the mountain in a hurry. Is there such a coincidence in the world?"
Tian Wu continued: "As far as I know, this Miss Mu is nicknamed 'Silver Fox', and she is a woman from the Mu family who is famous for her hidden poison weapons."
"Mr. Qi, with all due respect, your martial arts alone may not be able to hurt my senior brother, but with the help of Miss Mu, my senior brother must die by your hands!"
Tianwu is an honest man, he only believes in facts.An honest person's "suspicion" should be based on "facts". Once he believes that it is a suspicion supported by facts, it is difficult for him to give up his prejudice.Today, Taoist Tianwu believes that the woman who appeared in Huashan that day must be a silver fox, so Qi Leming's suspicion is even greater.
Qi Leming said: "It doesn't matter if you wronged me, but she is innocent. Juanjuan, Juanjuan! I know that person will never be you, why don't you argue?"
Mu Juanjuan said sadly: "I can die with you, wouldn't that be great? You don't even have to argue, so why should I!"
Shangguan Feifeng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "As far as I know, there was a person who fought against that woman on Mount Hua that day. That person must have seen it more clearly than these two disciples of your sect!"
Tianwu said: "Who are you? How do you know there is such a person?"
Shangguan Feifeng said: "You don't need to care who I am, and you don't need to care how I know, I just ask you, is there such a person?"
Tianwu said: "Yes, there are. But he is not a disciple of Huashan School."
Shangguan Feifeng said: "If you are not a disciple of the Huashan School, can you not be a witness?"
Tianwu hesitated for a moment and said: "Yes, but I don't know if he is willing, you can ask him." He thought to himself: "I don't know if the witness I want to invite is Yuxuzi, if it is Yuxuzi, I can't ask for it. Yuxuzi should be You won't tell lies just because you have a disagreement with Junior Brother Tianji."
"Daoist Priest Yuxu, please come out." Shangguan Feifeng called.The witness she wanted was indeed Yu Xuzi.
"Master Yuxu, are you willing to be a witness?" Shangguan Feifeng asked.
Yuxuzi said: "Yes."
Shangguan Feifeng said: "Daoist, you have been here for a long time, you must have seen this Miss Mu clearly?"
Yuxuzi said: "See clearly."
Shangguan Feifeng said: "Then tell me, is that the woman you saw in Huashan that day?"
Before Yuxuzi could answer, Taoist Tianji called out first: "Of course it's her! Brother Yuxu, remember what you told us that day—"
"You said, that woman is the silver fox of the Mu family's two foxes, and the silver fox is Qi Leming's mistress, and you wanted to hunt her down precisely because you wanted to learn about Qi Leming from her. This is what you said, I remember correctly, right?" He was afraid that Yu Xuzi would change his words, so he deliberately said his words first.
Yuxuzi said: "I remember correctly."
Daoist Tianji was elated, nailed it tightly and asked again: "Now that Qi Leming has admitted that he and this Miss Mu are like a couple, can she not be a silver fox?"
Yuxuzi said: "She is a silver fox!"
Tianji said to Shangguan Feifeng: "What else do you have to say?"
Yuxuzi suddenly said: "She has nothing to say, but I have something to say!"
Both Tianwu and Tianji couldn't help being startled, and said in unison: "Please speak!"
Yu Xuzi said: "That's right, just now I was still suspecting that Silver Fox belonged to the woman I fought with that day, but now I have seen it clearly, it is not the same person!"
Tianwu said: "Do you really know it's not the same person?"
Yu Xuzi said: "The appearance of that person is very similar to her, but there are still some differences. That woman has no dimples on her face, and her voice also has an accent from outside the Great Wall, unlike the authentic northern Shaanxi dialect that Miss Mu speaks. "
Tianwu said: "Do you suspect that the woman is her elder sister Jinhu? But as far as I know, Jinhu has already married the owner of Baituo Mountain who is far away from Tibet. Relatedly, what reason does she have to sneak up to Mount Hua to kill our leader?"
Yuxuzi said: "Then I don't know, I can only say that Miss Mu is not that woman!"
Tianji said coldly: "Brother Yuxu, you didn't say that because you and Qi Leming have turned enemies into friends, right?"
Yuxuzi said: "I don't get along with you, but what I say is always the truth. Brother Tianwu should know who I am."
Tianwu said: "That's right, Daoist Yuxu will never deceive us, if he says no, then it's not."
Yuxuzi backed down.Tianwu continued to say to Mu Juanjuan: "Okay, now it has been proved that you are not suspected. If you want to leave, we will not stop you."
Of course Mu Juanjuan didn't leave.
Tianji suddenly said: "Silver Fox is not suspected, but Qi Leming is. And it cannot be said that the matter has nothing to do with Silver Fox."
Shangguan Feifeng said: "How do you say that?"
Tianji said: "No one can prove that Qi Leming was not in Huashan that day. And even if the silver fox was not there, he could use the silver fox's poison to plot against him."
Given the relationship between Qi Leming and Mu Juanjuan, it is of course possible for him to borrow Mu Juanjuan's hidden poison weapon, so it's no wonder others doubt him so much.
Qi Leming wanted to argue but couldn't, so he could only sneer and refuse to argue.
Taoist Tianwu said slowly: "Mr. Qi, please forgive me for speaking out. The head of our faction was murdered. Although the facts of the case have not yet been found out, Mr. Qi is the most suspected!"
Qi Leming still sneered, without making any distinctions.However, Taoist Tianxuan defended him.
"Senior brother, I'm afraid I can't incriminate someone just because of suspicion?" Tianxuan said.
Tianwu snorted, and continued: "That's right, we have to rely on reason in everything we do. Before we find any real evidence, we certainly can't accuse Mr. Qi of being the murderer. But since Mr. Qi is the most suspected, according to common sense, , we managed to find the suspect, and it seems that we can't ignore the suspect. Mr. Qi, what do you think we should do? Please show your way!"
Qi Leming looked up to the sky, and said with a sneer: "You have already convicted me of the suspect, you can do whatever you want, why ask me?"
Tianwu was indecisive, and Tianji gave him another idea.Said: "Brother, it is best to ask Brother Tianxuan to handle this matter."
Tianxuan was still angry, snorted and said, "What do you want me to do?"
Tianji ignored him, and continued to say to the acting head Tianwu: "Senior brother, you are right. Of course we cannot accuse Mr. Qi of being the murderer, but the suspect cannot be easily let go. How about this, and temporarily wronged Mr. Qi , ask him to go back to Huashan with us. If we find out that the murderer is someone else in the future, we should apologize to Mr. Qi and send him down the mountain respectfully. If we find out the real evidence, it was Mr. Qi who did it. If you can stay on Huashan Mountain, let us dispose of it."
Tianwu pondered for a while, then said: "What you said is also reasonable, but, but—" He meant to ask Qi Leming if he would do it, but Qi Leming didn't even look at him directly, and he didn't want to. If you want to show others that you are weak, you don't know what to say.
Tianji seemed to understand what he was thinking, and continued: "So, it is best to let Junior Brother Tianxuan handle this matter. Junior Brother Tianxuan, I mean, please go and advise Mr. Qi, you and Mr. Qi are good friends , you don't want us to fight with your good friend, if you can persuade Mr. Qi to go back to the mountain with us, wouldn't it be good for all three aspects!"
What Tianji said just fit Tianwu's heart.You must know that although the Huashan faction came prepared and is sure of victory, Qi Leming's martial arts are not trivial. Some even say that he has surpassed his father and is the number one master in the world today. Outnumbered and outnumbered, even if death is inevitable, the Huashan faction may inevitably suffer many casualties.
Immediately Tianwu nodded, and said: "This method is indeed a reasonable solution. Brother Tianxuan, please go and explain the advantages and disadvantages to Mr. Qi, and persuade him to go back to the mountain with us."
Tianxuan said: "I think he has heard what you said."
Tianwu said: "But he didn't agree. So I want to give him another chance and let you advise him. I hope he can listen to your advice."
Tianxuan said: "I don't think I need to go."
Tianwu said: "Why?"
Tianxuan said: "I know he will not. He is an arrogant person, how can he go back to Huashan with us as a suspect to be punished? Besides, I don't want to give him such advice."
Tian Wu's complexion changed, and he said, "Why are you unwilling?"
Tianxuan said: "Because I can trust that Qi Leming is not the murderer!" This sentence was resolute and resounding.
Tianji shouted: "Do you dare to disobey the order of the head?"
Tianxuan said: "Brother Sect Leader, may I ask if this is an order?"
Tian Wu's complexion became even more ugly, and he said: "Yes, this is an order I issued in my capacity as acting head, and there is no room for negotiation. I'll let you go and advise him first, if he doesn't listen to the advice, then-- —”
Tianji said: "Then you escort him back to Mount Hua!"
Tianxuan sneered and said, "You think highly of me, can I escort Qi Leming back to Mount Hua?"
Tianji said: "But you must be the first to do it. If you do it, we will help you."
Tianxuan said: "Is this your idea, or—"
Tianwu couldn't get off the tiger, and said: "What Junior Brother Tianji said was also my idea."
Tianxuan said: "So, it's also an order?"
Tianwu said: "That's right, because only by doing this can you show that you are loyal to the faction and your arms are not bent outward!"
Tianxuan said: "Okay, since it's an order, then I have no choice but to obey. However, since I believe that Qi Leming is not a murderer, it would be unrighteous for me to betray my friend; I don't want to be disloyal to the faction, so I obey , that's the only way—" At this point, he suddenly pulled out his sword and thrust it into his chest.
Taoist Tianwu didn't expect him to have such a move, and it was too late to save him.
Suddenly saw a figure, as if descending from the sky.Everyone couldn't see clearly, but they saw a flash of white light, and then heard a "Zheng", the sword in Taoist Tianxuan's hand fell to the ground.
At this moment, everyone could see clearly that it was a young girl who came.This girl is none other than the Shangguan Feifeng who was beside Qi Leming but kept silent.
Shangguan Feifeng was too late to open Tianxuan's sword, she pierced Tianxuan's elbow "Quchi point" with the quick sword, which made his arm weak and he couldn't hold the sword firmly.Her method of piercing the acupuncture points was just right, just enough to make Tianxuan's sword fall out of his hand, but it didn't hurt him at all.
But Tianwu and Tianji didn't know her intentions, this change happened so suddenly, they already unanimously struck out with both swords, stabbing Shangguan Feifeng.
Shangguan's flying phoenix fluttered and flickered, his figure was like a butterfly piercing flowers, a dragonfly touching water, stabbing six swords to the left and six swords to the right, both Tianwu and Tianji felt cold, and the light of the sword was dazzling.Even though they are powerful and well-informed, they have never seen such a ghostly body style and lightning-fast sword moves. Just as the two returned their swords to protect themselves, Shangguan Feifeng stepped aside and pressed Jian said: "Taoist Master Tianwu, don't you intend to force your junior brother to commit suicide?"
At this time, Tianwu already knew that Shangguan Feifeng was here to save Tianxuan's life.But he didn't know how to answer her question.
Tianji said angrily: "This is a matter of our Huashan faction, and you don't need to intervene."
Shangguan Feifeng said to Tianxuan directly: "Daoist Tianxuan, do you hear that, if you are not from the Huashan sect, the matter will be easily resolved."
Tianxuan was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Girl, what do you mean by that?"
Shangguan Feifeng said: "As long as you are not a member of the Huashan faction, there is no such thing as allowing outsiders to intervene. The 'outsiders' they call are still your true friends!"
Tianxuan said: "Is this what you mean?"
Shangguan Feifeng said: "This is also Mr. Qi's meaning. I am here to stop your stupid behavior on behalf of Mr. Qi."
Qi Leming started to speak at this time, and said: "Miss Shangguan, thank you, you don't need me to speak, you can understand my mind. That's right, Daoist Brother Tianxuan, I really think your suicide is a stupid act! I thank you Your loyalty to your friends, I also know that you do this to seek peace of mind, but to seek peace of mind, you don't have to be under the Huashan sect!"
Tianji said angrily: "Qi Leming, you want to instigate him to betray the master?"
Qi Leming turned his eyes to the sky, and said coldly: "As an elder of a faction, don't you even know what it means to betray the master, and what it means to be willing to be expelled from the sect?"
According to the rules of martial arts, only under two circumstances can it be considered a betrayal of the master.One is to deceive the master and destroy the ancestors; the other is to do things that seriously harm the faction, such as defecting and helping the enemies of the faction.According to this rule, if Tianxuan and Qi Leming join hands to make enemies of our sect, it is a betrayal of our sect.If you are unwilling to carry out the order of the head of the sect just because of differences of opinion, then you are just willing to be expelled and leave the sect.If the leader doesn't give him face, he can announce that he will be "expelled from the gate wall".If you want to save face, let him leave the faction on his own, and he can still get along well in the future.
Now that Tianxuan has already confessed his heart, he will not help Qi Leming to fight against our faction, but he also does not want to fight Qi Leming.In this way, of course it cannot be regarded as a betrayal of the teacher.
Although Taoist Tianwu was not happy with what Tianxuan did, he was kind-hearted, after all he was unwilling to force Tianxuan to commit suicide.Immediately sighed, and said: "Junior Brother Tianxuan, are you really willing to leave your sect for the sake of an evil person who despises martial arts?"
Tianxuan said: "No matter what others think of Qi Leming, I will still be his friend."
Tianwu said sadly: "So, are you willing to accept my punishment of kicking you out of the gate?" He asked again, hoping that Tianxuan could rein in the precipice.
Tianxuan suddenly said: "There is one thing that I don't understand. Senior brother, please wait a moment."
Tianwu said: "Okay, I can wait for you."
Tianxuan turned around and said, "Brother Qi, if you want to prevent me from committing suicide, why don't you do it yourself, but give this girl a fake hand?"
Yu Xuzi of the Wudang faction had already wanted to say something, but at this time he couldn't help but stepped forward and said: "Qi Leming's martial arts have all disappeared, and our Wudang faction stopped looking for him because his martial arts have disappeared." Hatred!"
Tianwu was taken aback and said: "Is this really true?"
Yu Xuzi said: "Our Wudang faction came all the way to the capital to avenge Qi Leming. We wouldn't lie to you, would we?"
Tianwu remained silent, but Tianji said: "Senior brother, the enmity between Wudang faction and Qi Leming is just the humiliation of mutual defeat, and there is no death. The head of our Huashan faction was killed by Qi Leming. How can they be compared with the Wudang sect?"
Tianxuan said: "But his martial arts have disappeared, how can we use martial arts against him?"
Tianji said: "When did Qi Leming's martial arts disappear?"
Yuxuzi said: "When we arrive."
Tianji said, "How long have you been here?"
Yuxuzi said: "Probably less than an hour."
Tianji said coldly, "The leader of our Huashan faction was killed. This happened three months ago."
Tianwu coughed, and said: "The sect leader has to take revenge for being murdered. Mr. Qi's martial arts three months ago have not disappeared. His suspicion has not been cleared. Brother Tianxuan, please follow our original plan. Plan, to escort Mr. Qi to Huashan." This time he did not use "escort" but "escort", of course because Qi Leming's martial arts had been lost, and his manner of speaking was more polite, and there was another meaning, Tianxuan You can carry out Qi Leming's orders without fighting with him, "you should obey."
Unexpectedly, Tianxuan said: "Qi Leming's martial arts has been lost, and I can't let him be wronged. Senior brother, please forgive me for not following orders. You drive me out of the gate wall, and I will accept it without complaint."
Tianwu sighed, and said: "Okay, then you go, I won't force you."
就在此时，忽地有两个人飞快跑来，为首的说道：“天璇道兄，你不用走！”
这两个人，一个是在武林中德高望重的剪大先生，另一个却是震远镖局汤总镖头的弟弟汤怀义。
说话的是剪大先生。
剪大先生先向华山派的代掌门天梧道人致唁，表达他对华山派前任掌门被害一事，感到震惊与哀悼之意。
天梧道长答谢之后，说道：“剪大先生，你和汤二镖头联袂而来，恐怕不单是为了向敝派吊唁吧？”他为人虽然没有主见，但人情世故是相当通达的，这句话也说得很有分寸。
剪大先生说道：“真人面前不说假话，实不相瞒，我是为了两件事情来的。”
天梧道：“是哪两件事？”
剪大先生说道：“第一件，我曾和中州大侠徐中岳以及震远镖局的汤总镖头，联名发出英雄帖，请天下英雄前来京师，合力对付飞天神龙卫天元。武当、华山两派想必亦已收到了吧？”
玉真子和天梧道长齐声答道：“收到了。”天玑道人跟着问道：“是否发现了飞天神龙的踪迹，要我们前往围捕？”谁都知道，若然只是为了对付卫天元，是用不着如此兴师动众的，除非要对付的人包括齐勒铭在内。
天玑道人心想，莫非剪大先生就是因为已经知道齐勒铭在此处出现，故此特地赶来？
这个推测也算合理，要知齐勒铭乃是飞天神龙卫天元的师叔，卫天元的仇家自是毫无疑义的要把齐勒铭当作卫天元的靠山的，他们要对付卫天元，当然得先对付齐勒铭。天玑不知道剪大先生是否另外发现了卫天元的踪迹，不过他故意先向剪大先生问起卫天元，目的也正是在于要引出剪大先生要首先对付齐勒铭的说话。
他的推测很合理，但结果却刚好是和他的推测相反。
剪大先生缓缓说道：“有关飞天神龙的事情，我不想多管，甚至不想与闻。我此来正是要向各位说明，那份英雄帖与我无关！”
天梧道人吃了一惊，说道：“那份英雄帖上，不是有你署名的么？”
剪大先生说道：“不错，有我的署名，但却是未曾得到我的同意的。但这也不能怪徐中岳，他以为凭他和我的交情，不必征求我的同意，我还是要多谢他看得起我。不过，我年纪老迈，实在是不想卷入这个漩涡了。”话虽如此，但弦外之音，已是颇有怪责徐中岳“谬托知己”之意。
汤怀义跟着说道：“家兄也要我向各位说明一事，那份英雄帖虽然是由他和徐大侠联名发出，但他现在已经决意退出，英雄帖上他的名字撤销！”
天玑做声不得，半晌好象自言自语的说道：“这样做未免近乎儿戏了吧？”
汤怀义道：“主意是可以改变的，家兄因何退出，我不知道。但我知道家兄做事从来认真，有些原因恐怕也是不足为外人道的，包括我这亲兄弟在内。”
天玑哼了一声，不言语了。
剪大先生接着说道：“所以，那份英雄帖现在只能说是由徐中岳一人发出的，各位若要帮他对付飞天神龙，那只是凭着和他的交情，与我们无关了！”
卫天元与华山、武当两派都没有直接仇恨，武当派甚至连对齐勒铭的仇恨都可以化解，自是更加不愿去和卫天元为敌了。
玉真子首先说道：“我们武当派本来不是为了卫天元而来京师的，而且据我们所知，徐中岳已经有了御林军的穆统领替他撑腰，也用不着我们帮他的忙了。剪大先生，你既然不管此事，武当派自也犯不着多管闲事了。”
武当派的玉真子表明态度后，华山派的代掌门天梧道人想了一想，便即跟着说道：“齐勒铭虽然是卫天元的师叔，但他与敝派的事情无关。我们的目的也只不过想请齐先生跟我们回山，以便查明真相。只要卫天元不插手这件事情，我们自也无意与他为难。”
剪大先生道：“好，那么这件事情就算如此了结了。”
天梧道人道：“请问剪大先生的第二件事情又是什么？”
剪大先生道：“这件事情可就是与贵派有关的了。不过，这件事情最好还是由汤二镖头向你们说明。”
汤怀义站上前道：“我和齐勒铭是今年六月在四川结识的，当时他化名齐大圣，和我一起上京。三天前来到我们镖局。在这段期间，齐先生都是和我同在一起。”
说完之后，华山派的人面面相觑，做声不得。
剪大先生道：“天梧道兄，贵派掌门是在七月间被害的吧？”
天梧涩声道：“不错。”
剪大先生道：“那么，当时齐勒铭已经和汤二镖头同在一起的了。”
汤怀义道：“我还记得，在七月初五到初十那几天，我和齐先生正在四川同游峨嵋山。我听得贵派掌门好象正是七巧节那天被害的，是吗？”
天梧道：“不错，事情的经过，我已经向令兄汤总镖头说过了。”
“七巧节”是在七月初七，那时齐勒铭正在与汤怀义同游峨嵋山，凶手当然不可能是他了。
天梧面有惭色，向齐勒铭赔礼道：“齐先生，请恕我们错怪了你。”
齐勒铭淡淡说道：“好，那么我大概可以走了吧？”穆娟娟扶着他，便欲离去。
天玑忽地喝道：“且慢！”
汤怀义面上变色，说道：“你不相信我说的话吗？”
天玑道：“不是不相信你的话，也不是要齐勒铭留下。但齐勒铭要走可以，这位穆姑娘可不能走！”
上官飞凤道：“什么道理？这位穆姑娘早已有人替她证明不是你们那天在华山所见的那个女子了。而且，贵派掌门人天梧道长对此已表示没有怀疑！”
天玑道：“不错，玉虚道长是证明了那个女子不是这位穆姑娘。但你似乎忘记了一件事情。”
上官飞凤道：“什么事情？”
天玑道：“玉虚道长也曾说过，那个女子的相貌和这位穆姑娘几乎完全一样！”
穆娟娟道：“你不必绕着圈子说话，谁也知道我有一个孪生姐姐。我们姐妹，在江湖上被人称为穆氏双狐，她是金狐，我是银狐。”
天玑道：“那么玉虚道长那日所见，想必就是令姐金狐？”
穆娟娟不否认他这个猜测，说道：“你是不是认为我的姐姐有嫌疑，连带我也有罪？”
天玑皮笑肉不笑的打了个哈哈，说道：“贫道没有这个意思。不过，令姐有嫌疑则是事实，贫道只是想请姑娘帮一个忙。”
穆娟娟道：“帮什么忙？”
天玑道：“你们既是姐妹，你想必应该知道令姐现今是身在何方！”
穆娟娟道：“原来你是要我担当通风报讯的角色，好让你们华山派的人去捉我姐姐。”
天玑道：“贫道知道这是不情之请，但敝派的大仇不能不报……”
穆娟娟冷然一笑，打断他的话道：“你既然知道这是不情之请，那就不必说下去了。你们的大仇，与我无关！”
天玑勃然变色，把眼睛望向剪大先生，说道：“剪大先生，你评个理。”
剪大先生道：“金狐虽然善于使毒，恐怕也害不了贵派掌门吧？”
天玑道：“不错，天下能够杀害我们掌门师兄的人寥寥无几，所以我们当初怀疑是齐勒铭和银狐干的。齐勒铭是主凶，银狐是帮凶。如今我们已经知道不是他们了，但金狐那一天却无缘无故在华山出现。那么最合理的推测，这件案子十九是金狐帮忙另一个高手干的了，你说是吗？”
剪大先生道：“你们心目中的那另一个主凶是谁？”
天玑道：“这人只有金狐才能知道。所以我们必须先找到金狐。”
剪大先生道：“但这位穆姑娘不肯说我也没有办法。不如，不如……”说到此处，把眼睛望向上官飞凤。
上官飞凤心领神会，微笑说道：“我也不知成与不成？”走过去叫道：“穆阿姨！”
穆娟娟抬起头来，说道：“上官姑娘，我已经懂得你的意思，你不必说下去了。”
上官飞凤道：“真的吗？那你说说看，看看是不是我的意思？”
穆娟娟道：“不错，我们姐妹是相同相貌不同心，倘若我的姐姐当真是做了坏事，我也犯不着为她掩护。”
上官飞凤道：“对呀，我正是这个意思。”
穆娟娟道：“但我这人生性倔强，倘若他们一开头用好言好语求我，或者我会答允他们的请求：如今他们用的是恐吓手段，我是宁死也不肯告诉他们了。”
上官飞凤回过头来，对天玑道人说道：“你听见没有，穆阿姨怪你们恃势凌人呢。你先给她赔个礼，让她消消气，再好好求她吧！”
天玑道人面色铁青，哼了一声，却不开口。
穆娟娟道：“现在他们即使向我叩头，那也不行！”
天玑勃然大怒，喝道：“银狐，你也未免把自己的身份抬得太高了！”
上官飞凤道：“唉，你这人真是不知好歹，现在是你有求于她，说与不说，都只能任从她的意思，你发这样大的脾气干吗？”
天梧道：“师弟，算了吧。穆姑娘不肯说，咱们自己访查就是，让她走吧。”
天玑道：“上官姑娘，你等一等！”
上官飞凤道：“哦。麻烦找到我的头上了么？”
一点不错，天玑满肚皮闷气，正是要迁怒于她。
“上官姑娘，请问你的剑法是出自家传，还是另有师承？”天玑问道。
“关你什么事？”上官飞凤道。
“本来是不关我们的事的，但你的剑法好得出奇，这就可能和我们的事有关了。”
“你这样说，莫非你认为我也有凶手嫌疑？”
天玑冷冷说道：“当今之世，能够杀害我们掌门师兄的人寥寥无几。上官姑娘，恐怕你还没有这个资格。不过，如果是教你剑法的那个人，那就可能有这个资格了。”
上官飞凤冷笑道：“因此，你要来查我的师承，好吧，我告诉你——”
上官飞凤和天玑说话的时候，语气一直都是十分冷傲，剪大先生甚至担心她就会发作。哪知她的口气一转，竟然愿意告诉天玑道人。这一下不但是剪大先生始料之所不及，武当派的人也都大感意外。
只听得上官飞凤缓缓说道：“你要知道我的师承，好，我告诉你吧。教我武功的人，贵派的前任掌门是还没有资格和他交手的！嘿，你别发怒，我可不是象你那样信口开河胡说一通的！”
华山派的前任掌门天权真人以六十四手混元无极剑法威震武林，是老一辈的天下三大剑客之一（另外两人是有天下第一剑客之称的金逐流和天山派的前掌门人唐经天）。如今上官飞凤竟然说天权真人还没资格和她的师父交手，不但华山派的人动怒，武当派的人也都觉得她的说话未免太狂妄了。
上官飞凤的话还有另外一层意思，即使是光明正大的过招，她的师父都不屑和天权真人交手，哪里还会去暗杀他。
天玑道人手按剑柄，只因忌惮上官飞凤的剑法了得，才不敢贸然出手。他把眼睛望向天梧道人，只待天梧下令。
说也奇怪，天梧道人以华山派现任掌门的资格，倒似乎并没生气，只是脸上有一副迷惘的神情，他想了一想，用十分郑重的态度向上官飞凤问道：“姑娘，你说这话可有什么根据？”
“有关贵派的掌故，道长想必熟悉？”上官飞凤道。
“不知姑娘说的是哪一桩？”天梧的说话越来越客气了。
“令师兄天权真人当年创立六十四手混元无极剑法之时，曾向一个人请教过三招剑法，有这事么？”
天梧怔了一怔，说道：“这件事情，贫道是曾听得天权师兄说过，不过，他却没有告诉我那个人是谁。”
上官飞凤道：“就是我的爹爹。我的武功是爹爹教的。”
天玑道人哼了一声，说道：“令尊今年多大年纪？”
要知上官飞凤不过二十岁左右年纪，按一般情形来说，她的父亲不会超过六十岁，而天权真人则是享寿六十有八的。
以天权真人位望之尊，向外人请教剑法，已是难以令人置信，何况是向一个比自己年轻的人？
上官飞凤淡淡说道：“不错，家父是比天权真人年轻得多。但'学无前后，达者为师'这句老话，你们想必也曾听过的吧？”
天玑大怒道：“你竟敢说你的父亲有资格做我们天权师兄的师父吗？”
上官飞凤竟不否认，说道：“我的说话或许不大客气，但'有资格'这三个字我看是可以说的。当然并不是要天权真正拜师。古人有'一字师'之说，只要有人能够改动他诗中的一个字，他就要尊称那人为师。若依古人之义，家父指点了天权真人三招剑法，大概也该承认他是有资格为师了吧？”
天玑冷笑道：“天权师兄曾向外人请教剑法一事，我们都不知道。即使真有此事，可有谁人知道那个人是不是你的父亲？”
天梧道人说道：“这件事我的确是曾听得师兄说过的。那个人我虽然不知道是谁，但我知道当日是还有一人在场的，这个人就是剪大先生。”
剪大先生走了过来，他未说出答案，却先问道：“这位姑娘的剑法，你们见过了吧？”
天梧道：“见过了。”
剪大先生道：“你们觉得如何？”
天梧道：“奇幻无比！”
剪大先生轻轻念道：“昆仑山上，幻剑灵旗。”
天梧吃了一惊，接下去念道：“不奉灵旗，幻剑诛之！”
剪大先生道：“对了。那么，道兄想必亦已知道那个人是谁了。道兄已经见过了上官姑娘的幻剑，不必她再拿出灵旗了吧？”
天梧道：“请问姑娘，上官云龙是你的什么人？”
上官飞凤道：“正是家父。道长还要我拿出证明么？”
天梧道：“不必了。其实，我也早就应该想到，除了是上官云龙的女儿，还有谁能使出象你那样奇幻的剑法？”
说罢，叹了口气，对众师弟道：“这位上官姑娘说得不错，她的尊人的确是绝不会用暗杀的手段来害咱们的掌门师兄的。”
天玑等人虽然不知道上官云龙是何许人，也不知道“幻剑灵旗”是怎么回事，但师兄都这样说，他们谁也不敢作声了。
天梧说道：“上官姑娘，请恕我们多疑之罪。告辞了！”
上官飞凤忽地笑道：“道长，你为人很好，我倒不忍让你们空手回山了。”
说罢，对穆娟娟一揖道：“穆阿姨，算是我向你求情好不好？”
穆娟娟避开她这一揖，说道：“不敢当。但你也似乎无须求我。我知道你是到过那个地方的。”
上官飞凤道：“你不怪我说出来么？未曾求得你的允许，我可不敢乱说。”
穆娟娟道：“嘴巴是你的，你说什么，与我无关。”
上官飞凤笑道：“我正是要你这句话。天梧道长，我告诉你一件事情。你知道有个白驼山吗？”
天梧道长道：“知道。”
上官飞凤道：“白驼山主宇文雷的妻子是谁，你知不知道？”
天梧道：“这个贫道倒是不知了。”
上官飞凤道：“听说他的妻子有个绰号，好象就是叫做金狐。”
天梧忧喜交并，说道：“上官姑娘，多谢你告诉我。但白驼山可是远在西域的啊！”
上官飞凤说道：“白驼山主夫妻好象亦已不在白驼山了。”
天梧精神一振，说道：“姑娘可知他们是在哪里？”
上官飞凤道：“远在天边，近在眼前。”
天梧吃一惊道：“眼前？”
上官飞凤道：“那边有一条小桥，走过这条桥，是一个小岛，岛上有个汇通祠，汇通祠后面有家人家。这家人家的主人十多年前托人买下来房屋，自己从未来过。但前几天，他们一家三口却全都来了。这三个人就是白驼山主夫妻和他们的儿子。”
天梧大喜道：“多谢姑娘指点。”率领华山派门下，马上就走。
武当派的人跟着也去了。
齐勒铭道：“剪大先生，汤二镖头，多谢你们解围之德。上官姑娘，大恩不言报，请代向令尊问候。”说罢，凄然一笑，续道：“齐某武功已废，就是想要报答你们的恩德，也无从报答了。”
上官飞凤忽地笑道：“齐先生不用客气，我倒想求你一件事情呢。”
齐勒铭怔了一怔，苦笑说道：“我还有什么本事可以帮得上姑娘的忙。”
上官飞凤道：“齐先生，你的武功也未必不能恢复，即使当真不能恢复，也不打紧。因为我求你的事情是用不着武功的。”
对学武的人来说，琵琶骨一碎就等于成了废人。原有的武功固然化为乌有，即使想重新再练，内力毫无，也是无从练起。旁人只道这是上官飞凤安慰齐勒铭的话，心中俱是想道：“明知这是绝不可能的事情，空口说白话来安慰他，岂不更令他难过？”
但齐勒铭听了，却是不禁心头一动：“上官云龙的女儿是决不会信口开河的，莫非这世界上还有什么神奇的武功，是琵琶骨碎了还可再练的？但我却并不知道。”不过，他受了这许多挫折，早已是意冷心灰，对是否能够恢复武功一事，也早已看得淡了。心想：我但求能与娟娟偕隐名山于愿已足。对上官飞凤的说话，他虽然在半疑之中也有半信，但这念头也只是一掠即过，并没放在心上。
“用不着武功，那就好办了。你说吧，只要我做得到，我决不会推辞。”齐勒铭道。
上官飞凤缓缓说道：“要是我将来做出什么令齐先生不满，甚至令齐先生伤心的事情，都请齐先生别要见怪。”
齐勒铭哈哈一笑，道：“我的性命都是姑娘你给我捡回来的，你就是要我以性命报答，我也决不推辞。姑娘，你和我开这玩笑——”
上官飞凤打断他的话道：“我可不是和你说笑的。”
齐勒铭心头一凛，似乎猜着几分，但仍是说道：“好，不管你是开玩笑还是正经话儿，无论你做出什么对我不利的事情，我都不会怪你！”
上官飞凤道：“多谢你答应我，后会有期。”
齐勒铭和穆娟娟也走了。
剪大先生道：“上官姑娘，你有别的事情么？”
上官飞凤道：“有又怎样？没有又怎样？”
剪大先生道：“要是没有的话，我倒有一件事情，想要请你帮忙。”
上官飞凤道：“什么事情？”
剪大先生道：“咱们一面走一面说吧。”
上官飞凤见他行色匆匆，思疑不定，问道：“你这事情是急着要办的么？”
剪大先生道：“不错，我要赴一个约会，这个约会是定在今晚午夜时分的。”
上官飞凤道：“约会的地点是在什么地方