Chapter 4 The fourth time, old dreams become dust, childhood sweethearts, this heart is like water, catkins and weeds
Mr. Jian Da shouted in a deep voice: "Okay, you dare to fight me, I want to see how good your kung fu of pointing four pulses with two pens is?" The words in his mouth turned into pincers, and his two fingers met him. Judge pen.
Chu Tianshu knew that Mr. Jianda's internal energy attainments were not trivial, and thought to himself: "If I hadn't already fought hard, I might be able to fight him. Now I can only compete with him for skill but not strength."
He didn't dare to let the judge's pen be put on Mr. Jianda's two-fingered pliers, and the pen moved lightly, following the meaning of the brush, and the pen edge went "countercurrent", even touching the Guanbai acupoint on the tiger's mouth, the Quchi acupoint on the tip of the elbow, and the shoulder on the shoulder. Taiwan point.Hearing a "chi", Mr. Jian Da's sleeve fell and swung his judge's pen away, but a small hole was pierced by his pen tip on the sleeve.
Mr. Jian Da snorted, and said: "Sure enough, there are two tricks!" He bent his waist, avoided the opponent's move to the Jianjing and Jianru acupoints, turned his wrist, put his five fingers together, grabbed it, and turned from swinging his wrist For the dragon claw hand.Chu Tianshu knew very well, and hurriedly changed his tactics again.Mr. Jianda slapped it out with his left palm, and the tip of Chu Tianshu's pen was shaken crookedly, and a judge's pen was almost grabbed.
Mr. Jian Da shouted: "Why don't you use your two pens to tap the four veins?" It turned out that Chu Tianshu thought that his skill was not as good as the opponent's. I can protect myself with one stroke and meet the enemy with one stroke. I hope I can support it for a longer period of time so that Jiang Xuejun has a chance to escape.
But Jiang Xuejun didn't seem to understand his intention, and Wu just stood aside blankly, neither running away nor stepping forward to help him.
Chu Tianshu had no choice but to say clearly: "Junior Sister, you go out first, don't talk to me."
Mr. Jianda said: "Mrs. Xu, don't listen to his instigation. Once you leave Xu's house, your life will be ruined from now on. Go back to your husband!" Jiang Xuejun was so upset that he didn't know what to do .Mr. Jian Da is different from Mei Qingfeng and the others, he is an elder she respects, if she fights with him, the crime of disrespect to the elders will be fine, I am afraid that Chu Tianshu will be even more involved.One must know that Mr. Jianda has already suspected that they have an affair. Once they join hands, they will "confirm" Chu Tianshu's seduction charge even more.Unless Mr. Jianda can be killed, Chu Tianshu will be ruined together with her.But how could she kill the elder she respected, not to mention Mr. Jian Da's martial arts is so strong, even if she joins hands with Chu Tianshu, she may not be able to win.
But although the consequences are dire, Chu Tianshu's current situation is extremely dangerous.Mr. Jianda has already used the kung fu of slamming the stele hand, she can see that if the fight continues, it will not be long before Chu Tianshu is about to die under the hands of Mr. Jianda. He shouted anxiously: "Junior Sister, why don't you leave?" Jiang Xuejun didn't turn around, but took two steps forward.
Mr. Jian Da waved his sleeve and said, "Mrs. Xu, please respect yourself!" Jiang Xuejun felt a soft force coming towards her, and couldn't help but backed a few steps, her knees went numb, and she fell down.
Originally, with Jiang Xuejun's skill, it would not be easy for him to fall down.It was because she was in a disordered mood and out of control, and she never thought that Mr. Jian Da would take the first shot as an elder.
Chu Tianshu didn't know what was going on with his junior sister, so he was shocked and shouted: "I'll fight with you!" Both pens came out together, and with one move, he attacked Mr. Jianda's four veins and eight acupoints.I only hope that the sudden attack can be successful, so that Jiang Xuejun can be rescued.
Mr. Jianda was also afraid that Jiang Xuejun would definitely join forces with him after he took a breather, launching a strong offensive at the same time as the opponent.The left palm draws a circular arc, and the right palm pierces through the arc, the cold wind whips up, faintly carrying the sound of wind and thunder.This trick is called "opening mountains and splitting rocks", and it is his most proud skill of throwing down steles.
Only two clanks were heard, and Chu Tianshu's pair of judge pens flew into the air.Mr. Jianda laughed and said: "The kung fu of tapping the four veins with two pens is really extraordinary, but it's a pity that I still can't help this old man!"
In fact, if Chu Tianshu hadn't already fought fiercely, even if he couldn't beat Mr. Jian Da, once the trick of pointing four veins with two pens came out, Mr. Jian Da would at least point one acupoint for him.At that time, it was bound to be a lose-lose situation, although maybe Chu Tianshu would be hurt more seriously.
However, there is also great luck in misfortune.It is precisely because Chu Tianshu collapses at the touch of a touch, before Mr. Jianda's palm force is exhausted, he has jumped away, avoiding a situation where both sides will suffer.
Chu Tianshu knew that it was hard to escape the opponent's palm, so he shouted: "A man would rather die than be humiliated. If you want me to be humiliated in front of Xu Zhongyue, I would rather give my life to you."
Jiang Xuejun shouted loudly: "Brother, no, you can't..." She wanted to get up, but her knees didn't work, she was so numb that she couldn't move.
Mr. Jianda sneered and said: "Chu Tianshu, don't scare me with death!" He expected that Chu Tianshu had not yet managed to cut off his meridians, so he immediately went to arrest him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, he suddenly felt numbness in his knees and almost couldn't stand upright. Mr. Jian Da shouted: "Who dares to do it secretly..."
Before the word "conspiracy" was uttered, a person suddenly appeared in front of him!
Mr. Jian Da was shocked and said, "What, it's you!"
The man said: "That's right, it's me! I'm just using my own way to deal with this person's body, so you can also experience my iron sleeve kung fu!"
Mr. Jianda also had a bad fight with Chu Tianshu, and a small stone hit the man at the Huantiao point on his knee. At this time, the man waved his sleeve, and he used all his remaining skills Even if it is used, it is no longer able to resist.
Driven by the man's sleeve, Mr. Jianda spun around three times, and Bu Tong fell to the ground, which was worse than Jiang Xuejun, and he fell unconscious.
Only two ding dings were heard, and Chu Tianshu's two judge pens fell to the ground at this moment.
Chu Tianshu was stunned, he didn't care to take the judge's pen, and first praised himself: "What a move!"
The man snorted, but ignored him, turned around and walked towards Jiang Xuejun.
Jiang Xuejun was lying on the ground, struggling, trying to get up.That person came too fast, she hadn't seen clearly just now, when she heard Chu Tianshu say Liuyun Feixiu's name, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately called out: "Brother Yuan, is that you? "
While speaking, she looked intently, she was not sure when she spoke, but at a glance, it was indeed her Brother Yuan who was walking towards her.
"Brother Yuan, it's really you!" Surprised and surprised, he jumped up with strength from nowhere.
Wei Tianyuan smiled and said: "Of course it's me, how can I not come back to see you. Well, what's the matter with you? Be careful!"
In fact, the Huantiao point on Jiang Xuejun's right knee hadn't been completely released, so he staggered and fell into Wei Tianyuan's arms.
Wei Tianyuan rubbed it gently for her, and within a short while, not only the acupoints were untied, but also the numbness that made her feel uncomfortable all over her body was completely gone.
Jiang Xuejun blushed and said in a low voice, "Brother Yuan, let me go."
Chu Tianshu had already arrived beside them, but seeing that the flying dragon ignored him, he didn't know what to say for a while.
Jiang Xuejun said: "He is Chu Tianshu, a famous knight in Yangzhou, so I can teach you that he is also mine..."
Before the word "senior brother" came out of his mouth, Wei Tianyuan snorted suddenly and said, "I know him!"
Chu Tianshu said: "I know you too, although we have never met." When he said this, he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, and thought to himself: "We are famous for each other, why are you so arrogant to me?"
Unexpectedly, the Flying Dragon was not only "arrogant", but he sneered and said, "Chu Tianshu, you know I don't care about anything, but I know you are not a good person either! Just lie down!"
Jiang Xuejun was taken aback, and shouted: "Brother Yuan, how could you hit him?" He quickly pulled Wei Tianyuan's arm forcefully.
"He, he is my brother!"
Just after Jiang Xuejun finished his sentence, Chu Tianshu patted three acupoints for him and fell to the ground.
Wei Tianyuan said: "For the sake of him being your senior brother, I will not kill him. Let's go!"
Jiang Xuejun said: "No, I won't go. You relieve his acupuncture points! How can you treat him like this?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "I know he is your senior brother, but I can't lose you! Well, tell me, do you like him or me?"
Jiang Xuejun was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Brother Yuan, what's the matter with you? You eat this kind of dry vinegar for no reason when we meet! Don't tell me you are like them, thinking that I eloped with Senior Brother Chu?"
At this moment, someone shouted in the distance: "Mr. Jianda, Mr. Jianda!"
Jiang Xuejun could hear Guo Yuanzai's voice, his footsteps were not alone, there seemed to be four or five footsteps.
Jiang Xuejun didn't want him to find out, she was going to continue explaining to Wei Tianyuan, so she had to stop.
Wei Tianyuan suddenly picked her up and whispered in her ear, "I don't have time to send them away one by one, let's talk outside!"
Jiang Xuejun's strength has not yet recovered, and the person "holding" her is her brother Yuan, so she doesn't want to struggle.
But Wei Tianyuan was still worried, so he clicked on her Ya acupuncture point.
He was not afraid of her yelling, but he was afraid of her talking too much, and he was afraid that she would have to go with Chu Tianshu.
He has many things to say to Jiang Xuejun, and of course he absolutely does not want to have a third party by his side.
It's true that Chu Tianshu is quite famous in Jianghu, but now he no longer trusts anyone except his master and younger sister, even Jiang Xuejun. "Mr. Xue is willing to marry Xu Zhongyue, so what else is impossible?" He thought.
He carried Jiang Xuejun on his back and flew away immediately.Even though he was carrying someone behind his back, the footsteps still made no sound at all.The superb lightness kung fu has really reached the realm of stepping on the snow without a trace.
He tapped Jiang Xuejun's Ya acupoint, and then he condensed his voice into a thread and sent it to her ears.
"Anyway, Chu Tianshu and Xu Zhongyue are friends, and Mr. Jianda saw with his own eyes that I snatched you away. I guess they wouldn't make things difficult for Chu Tianshu. Even though they might have suspected Chu Tianshu.
"If I really misunderstood Chu Tianshu this time, I will apologize to him in the future. Now you don't have to worry about his affairs, come with me at ease!"
He spoke with the kung fu of sound transmission into secret, without slowing down at all.After a few words, he "flyed" over the garden wall with Jiang Xuejun on his back, and escaped from Xu's house.
Jiang Xuejun couldn't tell because she knew that Chu Tianshu was not Xu Zhongyue's friend.She could only hope that, as Wei Tianyuan imagined, since the person who "took" her was not Chu Tianshu, perhaps they would not make it too difficult for Chu Tianshu.
Chu Tianshu also had troubles that he couldn't tell.
He ordered three acupoints for Wei Tianyuan. Fortunately, Jiang Xuejun held Wei Tianyuan's arm at that time. Wei Tianyuan only used three points of his internal energy, and he didn't use heavy methods to acupoint. Moreover, his internal energy is quite deep, so he did not lose consciousness. .But even so, he couldn't move anymore.
Mr. Jian Da fell beside Chu Tianshu. He fainted because Wei Tianyuan slapped his acupoints with his iron sleeve kung fu. Although his kung fu was deeper than Chu Tianshu's, he had no consciousness at all.
Three other unconscious people fell to the ground, they were Yin Xinmo, Ye Rentang and Mei Qingfeng.
Chu Tianshu tried to break through the barrier with luck, only hoping that he could unlock the acupoints before Mr. Jianda and others regained consciousness.Otherwise, under their "testimony", the "personal relationship" between him and Jiang Xuejun is probably beyond words.Even if Jiang Xuejun was snatched by the flying dragon, he still couldn't get rid of the relationship.
I can move my limbs a little, but I still can't stand up.At this moment, Guo Yuanzai was heard calling Mr. Jianda.
Of course, Mr. Jianda would not answer, but the footsteps of Guo Yuanzai and his group were already walking towards this side.
In Chu Tianshu's panic, all previous efforts were wasted, and he couldn't move anymore.
Bao Linghui escaped from the bridal chamber, but after walking more than ten steps, he suddenly saw a man standing under a tree, his eyes were wide open, and he was staring at him with his teeth bared. Hairy.
Bao Linghui was taken aback. He recognized this person as Li Zhongyuan, Xu Zhongyue's first disciple.
The first thought was: to act first is the best, and quickly click on Li Zhongyuan's acupuncture points.
The second thought was: Hey, why doesn't he move or speak?Is it because he is afraid that his master's family ugliness will be publicized?Or follow someone else's way?
He knew that Li Zhongyuan's martial arts were superior to his, and if he missed a hit, the consequences would be disastrous.
The second thought suppressed the first—better see it!
He called out "Brother Li", but there was no answer.With a light push, Li Zhongyuan fell down.
Sure enough, he had already ordered acupuncture points for others.
He settled down and suddenly realized.I thought to myself: "Li Zhongyuan must have been ordered by his master to monitor Mr. Xue. The person who tapped his acupoints is the one who secretly helped me in the new house just now." Another mystery was also solved! "No wonder I was able to easily go all the way to the new house. I didn't find Xu Zhongyue's followers and disciples along the way. Those people probably gave acupuncture points to that mysterious person."
Facts also proved that his guess was right.
He walked to the place where Chu Tianshu and Jiang Xuejun were dating, and found two more people lying on the ground, one was Xu Zhongyue's fourth disciple Fang Shaowu, and the other was his unknown foreigner.Bao Linghui didn't need to examine them carefully, as soon as he checked that they were still breathing, he knew that they, like Li Zhongyuan, had acupuncture points tapped by others, and they were not dead.
Bao Linghui was secretly startled, and thought to himself: "This man is really elusive, I'm afraid Chu Daxia is not as powerful as him, who is he? Why did he sneak into Mr. Xue's new house?"
There is no need to scrutinize carefully, he has already guessed a bit.
Suddenly, a scream was heard, coming from behind the rockery.
"Hey, isn't this the third senior brother?"
"Oh, Daxia Ye is lying here too!"
After the scream, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps.
It was Xu Zhongyue's fourth disciple ("Fang Shaowu, Xu Zhongyue's fourth disciple" above) who was speaking, Deng Yizhou, and a guard surnamed Cui.
Xu Zhongyue has eight disciples, and Guo Yuanzai is the sixth with the highest ability.The second is Li Zhongyuan, the eldest disciple.The third disciple, Jin Zhaoying, ranked third in martial arts.
When Deng, Cui and others found out that they had been plotted against, they thought to themselves that their abilities were far inferior to theirs, and they couldn't help but panic.
Deng Yizhou tremblingly said: "Junior Brother Guo, let's go back and report to Master." As he spoke, he turned around and wanted to run away.
Guo Yuanzai frowned and said, "Why are you so timid? Now that you're here, let's see clearly!"
The nursing home surnamed Cui said: "Master Guo, that's not what you said. Think about it, with Mr. Jianda's ability, if something happens to him, how can we deal with it? If nothing happens to him, then it must be arrest." The spy has gone, and he will come back sooner or later, so why should we look for him everywhere?" This nursing home surnamed Cui has a high status in the Xu family, but since Guo Yuanzai may be Xu Zhongyue's future son-in-law, he cannot be disrespected.They had to get Guo Yuanzai's consent before they dared to go back.
On the other side of the rockery is a lotus pond, which is flat and difficult to hide.Bao Linghui was very anxious, and only hoped that they would slip away quickly.
Unexpectedly, Guo Yuanzai said: "I haven't found the rockery yet. Well, if you are afraid, stay here. I will go and have a look alone."
Fortunately, only Guo Yuanzai came here alone.
He was shocked when he saw Bao Linghui.Bao Linghui hurriedly gestured to tell him to silence, and then pointed in the opposite direction.
Although Guo Yuanzai hesitated, he already understood.
Guo Yuanzai immediately walked back to the rockery.
Deng Yizhou wanted to slip away but didn't dare to slip away, he was relieved to see him come back.Deliberately asked: "Where is Mr. Jianda?"
"I don't see a ghost over there." Guo Yuanzai said.
The nursing home surnamed Cui said coldly: "I said earlier that with Mr. Jianda's ability, we don't need to look for them. Can we go back?"
Guo Yuanzai said: "You are right, he must have gone after the spies. Well, let's go back and report to Master."
Bao Linghui wiped off his brow of cold sweat, calmed down, and was about to go into the artificial cave to search, when he heard a faint moan.
Bao Linghui was taken aback, and thought to himself: "Could it be that the hero Chu was also injured by that mysterious person?"
Following the sound and looking for traces, Mr. Jianda was first found in the grass beside the lotus pond.
Mr. Jianda made a "cuckoo" sound from his throat. It turned out that he had also regained consciousness and was rushing through luck, but the acupoints had not yet been unlocked, and he had not yet been able to speak.
Then he found Chu Tianshu. Chu Tianshu was lying next to Mr. Jianda, but now he had sat up and was waving to him.
Looking carefully, Ye Rentang, Mei Qingfeng, and Yin Xinmo were also spotted by him.These three people are not as powerful as Mr. Jian Da, and they are still unconscious.Bao Linghui's surprise was even more serious, his heart almost jumped out of his mouth in fright.
Ye, Mei, and Yin can already be regarded as first-class masters in the Jianghu, far from being comparable to Xu Zhongyue's disciples, and Mr. Jianda is much smarter than the three of them, and is already worthy of the status of a master. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he probably would never have imagined that they all fell into other people's tricks and made such a mess.
But amidst the surprise, he also let go of the stone in his heart, and Chu Tianshu didn't seem to be injured.
He walked over and asked, "Hero Chu, what's the matter with you?"
Chu Tianshu said with a wry smile: "Thank you Feitian Shenlong for being merciful, he only tapped three acupoints on me. I am ashamed, I know he didn't use heavy methods to acupoint, but I was lucky, and until now, I haven't been able to get rid of the closed acupoints." The acupoints are completely unlocked. Brother, you came at the right time, please follow the method I said to untie the acupoints, and help me."
According to the instruction, Bao Linghui pushed the blood through the palace at the corresponding acupoints.Chu Tianshu's acupoints were almost half unlocked, but after a while, the Qi and blood flowed freely, he jumped up and said, "Mr. Jianda, I'm sorry!"
Bao Linghui was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Hero Chu, don't you want to unlock the acupoints for Mr. Jianda?"
Chu Tianshu said with a smile: "Although Mr. Jian Da is not a bad person, he is too nosy. It is better to let him rest for a while. Besides, even if we want to relieve his acupoints, I am afraid that we are not capable of it."
What he said was also true, one must know that Mr. Jianda used heavy techniques to acupoint the Flying Dragon, if he wanted to untie the acupoints for him, he had to have enough internal strength.Chu Tianshu's skill has only recovered a little bit, while Bao Linghui's is not as good as him, his inner strength is insufficient, if he tries to untie the acupoint, it will only get worse and worse.
Bao Linghui was full of doubts and wanted to find out sooner, so he hurriedly left Xu's house with Chu Tianshu.
After leaving Xu's house, Bao Linghui breathed a sigh of relief, before he dared to ask, "Where's Jiang Xuejun?"
Chu Tianshu murmured: "The Flying Dragon took her away!"
As he expected, that mysterious figure was indeed the Flying Dragon.
"He belongs to Mr. Xue..." Bao Linghui felt sour in his heart, he couldn't speak out what he wanted to ask.
Chu Tianshu said: "I don't know who he is from Mr. Xue, but Mr. Xue called him Brother Yuan. What, are you jealous of the flying dragon?"
Bao Linghui smiled wryly and said, "Hero Chu, you are making fun of me again. I just want to know that he won't hurt Mr. Xue, so I can rest assured." In fact, he had already seen the scene of the flying dragon making a scene in the auditorium, and he already knew Flying Dragon will never hurt Jiang Xuejun.
Chu Tianshu was still angry, and said: "The reason why he knocked out Mr. Jianda and others, or ordered acupuncture points was because they didn't allow Jiang Xuejun to leave Xu's house; he ordered my acupuncture points because he didn't want me to be with Xuejun. Leave the Xu family. He can only be alone with Xuejun, do you understand? How could he hurt Xuejun?"
Bao Linghui said: "Since that's the case, then you don't need to look for her anymore, right? Go back to my house first, okay?"
Chu Tianshu sighed and said, "I don't know where to go now. However, I don't want to stay in Luoyang anymore. Please apologize to your father for me."
The remnants of the stars were gone, and it was almost dawn.
"Flying Shenlong and Junior Sister Jiang are probably already outside Luoyang City right now. What I want to say to Junior Sister is expected to be the same as Flying Shenlong. Well, forget it, don't ask for trouble." Chu Tian reassured think.
Of course he knew that although he didn't want to look for trouble, he had already caused trouble, and he didn't know how many "indiscriminate disasters" he would suffer in the future, but if he didn't make trouble, he had already caused trouble, so what could he do?He could only leave Luoyang alone in a daze.
At this time, Feitian Shenlong and Jiang Xuejun had arrived on a mountain outside Luoyang City.
The morning glow dyed the frosty forest drunk, the morning breeze poured in the fragrance of wild flowers, the mountains and valleys sang, and the birds on the branches sang, like a harmonious ensemble, which made the mountain scenery extraordinarily quiet. Jiang Xuejun lay on his back, blowing like Lan, Wei Tianyuan also felt a little drunk.
He seems to have returned to his childhood. As a "big brother", he took this "little sister" to run around the mountains. Xuejun weaved garlands for him, and he caught birds for Xuejun. Jun also often asks him to recite it.
Wei Tianyuan walked into the depths of the dense forest, put Jiang Xuejun down, and unlocked her acupuncture points.
"Mr. Xue, I never thought we could be together again. Are you happy?" Wei Tianyuan asked her happily.
Jiang Xuejun sat under a tree covered with fallen leaves, not looking at him.
Wei Tianyuan's heart sank, could it be that the good old days are like fallen leaves on a branch?
The fallen leaves are hard to return to the branches, and the lost childhood may not be recovered.
"Xue Jun, what's the matter with you? You, you don't like to be with me?" Wei Tianyuan couldn't help the pain in his heart, so he had to ask her clearly.
Jiang Xuejun snorted and said, "I've been looking forward to you for ten years, and you bully me as soon as you meet!"
"Mr. Xue, I had no choice but to use this method to leave Xu's house with you. Please don't take offense." Wei Tianyuan said.
Jiang Xuejun kept a straight face and said nothing.
Wei Tianyuan made a bow and said: "Mr. Xue, forget that I am sorry for you, I will apologize to you! I still have a lot to talk to you, please don't be angry with me."
Jiang Xuejun turned around and said coldly: "Uncle Wei, don't dare to be that! You are now a famous flying dragon, how dare I be angry with you? But you humiliated me in front of all the guests, and you ignored me last night." My request, use that inhumane method to deal with my brother, even if I dare not be angry with you, what else can I say to you?"
Wei Tianyuan sighed, and said: "If you don't want to forgive me, then I don't know how to tell you. Well, I won't force you. It doesn't matter if you like to go back to Xu's house or go to your senior brother Chu." , as you like!" He turned his head and took two steps slowly.
Jiang Xuejun got anxious, stood up and shouted: "Wei Tianyuan, you still say these things to anger me, stop!"
Wei Tianyuan turned around and smiled wryly: "I'm sorry for you, but you won't forgive me, so what am I going to do if I don't leave? Xuemei, let me ask you one last question: Will you forgive me?"
The two faced each other, and the blood stains on Wei Tianyuan's corset caught her eyes. Jiang Xuejun couldn't hold back any longer, and suddenly burst into tears and hugged Wei Tianyuan.
"Brother Yuan, I'm the one who's sorry for you, and I have a lot to say to you, don't go, don't go!" Tears dripped down from her eyes, and she cried while hugging Wei Tianyuan.
Wei Tianyuan said happily: "Then, are you willing to forgive me? Just smile!"
Jiang Xuejun's excited feelings calmed down a little, her face was flushed, she gently broke away from Wei Tianyuan's embrace, and smiled at him.
Wei Tianyuan was overjoyed, turned three somersaults in a row, and said: "Okay, okay, I know you are still my Xuemei, so I am relieved!"
Jiang Xuejun said: "Oh, so you think I've changed already?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "No, no, I don't doubt you. However, I have to hear you call me Brother Yuan, so that I can feel at ease."
Jiang Xuejun wiped away the tears on his face, and said: "Personnel affairs are unpredictable, no wonder you doubt me. Well, don't be stupid, what do you want to tell me, please sit down quietly and talk to me."
Wei Tianyuan brushed the dust off his body, sat down beside her, and said, "Don't you also have a lot to say to me? You go ahead."
Jiang Xuejun said: "Okay, let me say it first, the first thing I want to tell you is that Chu Tianshu came to rescue me last night, and I only found out that he is my senior brother last night."
Wei Tianyuan was taken aback for a moment, and said: "He came to save you, does he also know that you are in danger? How did he tell you?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "He said that my situation in the Xu family was very dangerous, and he suspected that Xu Zhongyue might be against me."
Wei Tianyuan said: "Why does he have such doubts?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "At that time he had no time to tell me in detail. Just like you, he told me when he was preparing to leave the Xu family."
Wei Tianyuan sighed: "In this way, I blame him. But even if he fell into Xu Zhongyue's hands, Xu Zhongyue would not dare to kill him. I will go back in two days to find out his whereabouts."
Jiang Xuejun said: "Brother Yuan, I have a question, I hope you can answer it for me first."
Wei Tianyuan said: "What do you want to know?"
Jiang Xuejun was a little embarrassed but finally asked: "Are Xu, Xu Zhongyue really bad guys?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "At the moment, I'm not quite sure yet, I'm afraid I need your help to know the truth about his Lushan."
Jiang Xuejun said: "How do you want me to help?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "Please tell me first, are you willing to marry him?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "You want me to tell the truth?"
Wei Tianyuan smiled bitterly: "Then I don't have to break the casserole and ask the end."
Jiang Xuejun was startled and said, "What do you mean?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "I already understand."
Jiang Xuejun said: "What do you understand?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "So you are willing to marry Xu Zhongyue yourself!"
Jiang Xuejun said: "I didn't say that, why would you guess like this?"
Wei Tianyuan was overjoyed, and said: "I saw you asked me if I want you to tell the truth. I thought this sentence meant that you didn't want to lie to me..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Xuejun chuckled, and continued: "I don't want to lie to you, but I don't know where you are thinking. Does not wanting to lie to you mean that I am willing to marry Xu Zhongyue? "
Wei Tianyuan said: "So, you were forced by Xu Zhongyue?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "No!"
The answer to these two words was beyond Wei Tianyuan's expectation, he was taken aback for a moment, and then asked again: "Then, you are because of the fate of your parents!"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuejun shook his head again and said, "No!"
Wei Tianyuan was surprised: "Since no one forced you, why did you say that you didn't marry Xu Zhongyue voluntarily?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "I didn't say that I didn't want to marry Xu Zhongyue!"
Wei Tianyuan smiled wryly: "You confuse me. It's neither willing nor unwilling, so what exactly is it?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "That's why I want you to allow me to tell the truth!"
Wei Tianyuan said: "Please hurry up and tell the truth, if you don't, this stuffy gourd will suffocate me to death."
Jiang Xuejun said: "To be honest, I don't know how to answer you. This is not a simple answer of 'yes' or 'no', 'willing' or 'unwilling' to make it clear."
Wei Tianyuan said: "Yes, then you should tell me the facts."
Jiang Xuejun was thoughtful, his eyes were a little confused, and he said for a while: "There are some things that I still don't understand until now. Well, I will just tell the facts I know."
Here's what she said.
Their family went to Luoyang and took refuge with her cousin.Her father, Jiang Zhiqi, changed his name to Yuanyong and opened a small martial arts gym in the city to make a living.Her cousin Jiang Zhixi was Xu Zhongyue's disciple, and Jiang Zhiqi and Jiang Zhixi were cousins who hadn't met for many years.Jiang Zhixi knew that his cousin knew martial arts, but he didn't know that Jiang Zhiqi was a first-class martial artist.
Jiang Yuanyong appeared as a mediocre martial artist, but he didn't attract Xu Zhongyue's attention at first.
After a few years, her cousin Jiang Zhixi became more and more important under Xu Zhongyue's family, and Xu Zhongyue began to associate with her father.
Hearing this, Wei Tianyuan asked: "Did he come to visit you first, or did you go to visit him first?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "He came to my father's martial arts gym first. After that, he also went to the martial arts gym more often. Daddy seldom goes to his house."
Wei Tianyuan said: "Why didn't you visit him first when you arrived in Luoyang?"
Jiang Xuejun asked back: "Why are we going to visit him?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "Do you still remember, on the night when my family suffered a catastrophe, my father once said that he met a new friend, and this new friend is the Zhongzhou hero Xu Zhongyue."
Jiang Xuejun said: "Remember. Do you think that it was because of this relationship that we went to Luoyang to seek refuge with Xu Zhongyue?"
Wei Tianyuan said: "That's right, I once guessed that way."
Jiang Xuejun said: "It can't be said that your guess is completely wrong. My father is a very cautious person. He has kept secrets of our two families all these years and never leaked them. Xu Zhongyue is no exception. But because father knows Xu Zhongyue is your father's friend, and he has less scruples about him, and indirectly has the idea of seeking protection, that's for sure."
Wei Tianyuan said: "So, he didn't know your father's background?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "At least when they started dating, I don't think he knew about it."
Wei Tianyuan asked suddenly: "Your uncle, was he just an ordinary doorman running under his door at first?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "I heard it is so."
Wei Tianyuan said: "He was reused after you came to Luoyang?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "That's right. In the first year we arrived in Luoyang, he was appointed by Xu Zhongyue to be the manager of a restaurant. Later, several pawnshops were handed over to him."
Wei Tianyuan said: "Then you don't think it's a bit strange that he, as a hero of Zhongzhou and the richest man in Luoyang, is willing to condescend to curry favor with a cousin of a disciple? I'm afraid it's not entirely because of your relationship?"
Jiang Xuejun blushed and said, "I was only thirteen years old when he came to the martial arts gym for the first time."
After thinking about it, she was a little shaken by her initial thoughts, and said, "Maybe he knew about Daddy's background a long time ago, but he pretended not to know."
Wei Tianyuan asked: "You said just now that you thought he didn't know at first, so does he already know now?"
Jiang Xuejun said: "He knows." Wei Tianyuan said: "How do you know that he knows?"
Jiang Xuejun let out a sigh of relief, and said, "I heard what my third uncle and dad said."
Wei Tianyuan knew that the third uncle she was talking about was Jiang Zhixi, Xu Zhongyue's retainer, but he didn't understand why she sighed.
But he was eager to know the truth of the whole thing, so although he felt a little strange, he didn't want to ask her why she sighed.
It turned out that this matter was related to her lifelong event.
That day her third uncle came to see her father, not for anything else, but to say goodbye to her.
She grew up year by year, from a yellow-haired girl to the most famous beauty in Luoyang.
The young men who appeared beside her were more and more day by day, and Xu Zhongyue also came more frequently.
Her father's martial arts gym also sells traumatic plasters, and those young men mostly used the excuse of buying plasters to get close to her.
She never pretended to talk to these young men who "didn't want to drink".
But for Xu Zhongyue, she never thought of the need to "be on guard".
Xu Zhongyue is her father's friend, and also her elder in mind.
Until one day, she suddenly noticed that when Xu Zhongyue looked at her, his eyes were a little strange.
This was the kind of look she was most familiar with, and it was the kind of look those boys had when they stared at her.
But it was also because of the "sameness" that she felt "strange".
Not long after she noticed that Xu Zhongyue's gaze was a little strange, another strange phenomenon also happened.
Those young men who came to buy plasters on the pretext gradually decreased and disappeared, and Dad's martial arts gym returned to its former tranquility.
Of course, she didn't care about those boys chasing under her skirt, but she couldn't restrain her curiosity. She asked her two friends if they knew the reason behind it.
One of these two friends was Bao Linghui and the other was Guo Yuanzai.Although these two people were also teenagers chasing under her skirt, they were quite different from those shallow and boring boys, at least they were not annoying to her.She regards these two people as her true friends.
She asked Guo Yuanzai, and Guo Yuanzai smiled wryly, "I don't know." Soon, the number of his visits also decreased.
She asked Bao Linghui, and Bao Linghui also smiled wryly.But he said one more sentence than Guo Yuanzai: "Perhaps the kid is afraid of seeing Yan Luo." She asked who "Yan Luo" was, but Bao Linghui refused to say clearly.
Although Bao Linghui didn't say it clearly, she was already clear in her heart.
How many Yan Luos can frighten little ghosts in Luoyang City?
From Xu Zhongyue's strange gaze, from Guo Yuanzai's wry smile avoiding questions, from Bao Linghui's jealous words, she didn't need anyone to tell her, she also knew who Bao Linghui said that the little ghost was afraid of seeing Yan Luo.
She had a hunch that something was bound to happen.
This day really came very quickly.
Xu Zhongyue didn't come that day, it was her third uncle who came.
After the third uncle became the chief shopkeeper of several pawnshops in Xu's family, he rarely came to her house. This time, he suddenly brought many gifts to see them like a guest, which made her feel a little abrupt.
It was normal for the third uncle to come to her father, but this time it was a bit special.He had an air of "going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing" on his face, and he and her father hid in the inner wing to talk as soon as he came.What's more, she was talking with the door closed, as if she was afraid of being overheard by others, and her voice was very low. She pricked up her ears to listen, but she couldn't hear clearly.
她只听得几句断断续续的话语，她的父亲就出来“赶”她了。
她躲得很快，她父亲出来的时候，她已经回到自己的房间。不过仍然瞒不过她的父亲，父亲已经发现她曾偷听。
不知是由于没有功夫责备她，还是父亲也不愿立即说穿，他只是支使她出街去买东西，而且是最少要一个时辰才能够把这些东西买齐全的。
她听到的那几句断断续续的话语是：“京城有人来过了……那件案子……”这是三叔说的。“多谢他暗中为我遮瞒……”这是爹爹说的。“你若真正想要报答他，那，那还是有办法的。”这是三叔说的。
什么案子她隐约猜到几分，但如何报答，她却猜不透三叔的心意。三叔要她爹爹报答谁呢？用什么办法报答呢？
这个闷葫芦直到第二天，她的母亲才为她揭开。
“你知道三叔昨天来作什么？”
“爹爹怕我偷听，把我赶去。我正是想问你呢，他们是在商量什么事情，如此神秘？”
她以为母亲既然那样问她，想必很快就会把答案告诉她的，哪知母亲却答非所问，忽然把话题移开，反问她道：“你还在想念元哥吗？”
她面上一红，但还是坦率的说道：“当然我还是希望能够和卫伯伯和元哥重新会面的，难道你们不想吗？”
母亲叹了口气，说道：“我怎会不想他们，如今已经过了十年了，还是一点也得不到他们的消息。那天晚上，卫伯伯逃跑的时候是受了重伤的。唉，我真有点担心，不知他们是否……”
姜雪君道：“俗语说吉人天相，我相信他们一定不会遇难的。”其实这只是她自己安慰自己而已，十年来一点也得不到他们的消息，她已经不知有多少次从梦中惊醒过来了。
母亲叹道：“但愿如此，不过凡事总不能尽是从好处着想……”
姜雪君道：“爸爸说，元哥那天晚上受的只是轻伤，即使卫伯伯遭遇不幸，元哥他一定还是好好的活着的。”
母亲说道：“我当然希望如你所言，他还活着。但人海茫茫，却怎知他如今是在何处？我们已经等了他十年了，你一年年的长大，今年也已经十九岁了！”
姜雪君道：“十九岁又怎样？”
母亲说道：“别的女孩子早就有了婆家了！”那个时代的习惯是盛行早婚的，女孩子倘若到了十八岁还待字闺中，不但父母担心，亲友也为她着急的。
姜雪君红了脸孔道：“妈，你也要赶我出去吗？我不嫁，我要一直留在家里伴你。”
母亲微笑道：“傻孩子，女儿家怎能不嫁人呢，妈也不能陪你一辈子。别说孩子气的话了，我问你，你觉得鲍令晖这小伙子怎样？”
姜雪君道：“什么怎样，我不懂你这样问是什么意思？”
母亲说道：“你不是和他很要好吗，我的意思是，你能不能拿他替代元哥？”
姜雪君道：“元哥是任何人都替代不了的，他再好也不能和元哥相比！”
母亲说道：“我是说假如元哥不回来的话，你愿不愿意嫁给他？”
姜雪君倒不觉有点诧异了，说道：“什么？三叔今（应是昨天）天是来为他做媒的吗？”她知道由于鲍令晖家道贫寒，她的三叔是一向看他不起的。
母亲说道：“三叔是想替你做媒，但并非替鲍家说亲。我这样问你，只是想要知道，你是否已经有了自己所喜欢的人。你别害羞，必须老老实实告诉我。我们知道你的心意，才能够为你决定终身大事！”
姜雪君不想给母亲误会，只好说道：“不错，我和鲍令晖是比较谈得来，但压根儿没有想过要，要，要……”她脸上一红，没说下去了。不过也用不着她明说，她的母亲亦已知道她要说的是“从未想过要嫁给他”了。
她的母亲微笑道：“小鲍这孩子样样都好，就是性格容易冲动。我虽然喜欢他，也不愿他做我女婿的。你不是看中他，那我少担一重心事了。郭元宰又怎样？”
姜雪君皱眉说道：“妈，你怎么啦，难道稍为和我有点来往的男孩子，你都要逐一问个明白不成？小郭是徐家未来的姑爷，难道你不知道。我再不争气，也不会和徐家的大小姐抢的。”
她的母亲说道：“好，既然你未有意中人，那你倒不妨郑重的考虑三叔给你提的这门亲事了。徐中岳的年纪虽然大一些，但他倒是可靠的。”
三叔给徐中岳说亲，她并不感觉到意外，但来得这样快，她还是不免怔了一怔，说道：“妈，我是一向叫他叔叔的，他的女儿也差不多有我这么大了。”
母亲微笑道：“要你做人家的填房，是委屈了你一些，不过徐中岳不是普通人，他是名震江湖的中州大侠。年纪虽然比你大，今年也未满四十岁。咱们的处境你是知道的……”
姜雪君噘着小嘴儿道：“妈，原来是你们为了要得到个好倚靠，那女儿就没话说了。”
母亲叹口气道：“雪儿，你怎么这样说话。爹爹就是因为不想勉强你，才叫我来问你的心意的。要是你当真不愿意嫁给他，爹爹也愿意为你冒冒风险，立即离开洛阳，另找地方避难的。”
姜雪君听出话中的话，吃了一惊，说道：“什么，徐中岳不是号称中州大侠的么？难道他竟敢威胁爹爹？”
母亲说道：“他并没有威胁爹爹，只不过要是不答应了这门亲事，爹爹也确实有为难之处。”
姜雪君道：“你说得清楚点好不好。”
母亲这才说道：“三叔这次来，固然是为了替你做媒。但更紧要的是告诉你爹爹一件事情，做媒是附带的。”
姜雪君道：“什么事情？”
母亲说道：“你爹爹的来历，徐中岳已经知道了。莱芜那件案子，他也知道你爹爹是有份的了。京城里曾经派人来打探你爹爹的下落，幸亏得他替你爹爹遮瞒过去。他叫三叔告诉你爹，他是卫伯伯的朋友，只要他在洛阳一天，他就绝对不会出卖你爹。给你做媒，这只是三叔的主意。”
姜雪君知道爹爹那次受了内伤虽然似乎医好，表面看不出来，但留下的病根却未消除，仍是时好时发的。此际她考虑自己的终身大事，自是不能不为父亲着想了。“爹爹的精神体力都已非复当年，何况他在这里建立一个家庭也很不容易。倘若为了我的缘故，要他重新过流离失所的生活，我又怎能心安。”
不过要她立即答应嫁给徐中岳，她还是说不出来的。她只觉心乱如麻，不知应该如何回答。
“既然三叔并不是徐中岳叫他来做这个媒的，那么爹爹拒绝他的'好意'料想也不至于影响徐中岳和爹爹的交情吧？说不定他根本就不知道有三叔擅作主张替他做媒这回事呢！”姜雪君想了好一会儿，方始找到一个只能自己安慰自己的拒婚借口。
“傻孩子，”做母亲的却摇了摇头，说道：“三叔的话虽然是那样说，但连我都看得出来，徐中岳是早就对你有意的了，难道你感觉不到他看你的时候，那种表露爱慕的目光吗？只不过因为他要保持长辈身份，不好意思自己开口而已。三叔当然是看透了他的心思了的，因此用不着向他请示，已经是等于得到他的授意了。不错，徐中岳不会恃势逼婚，但你爹受了他的恩惠，要是一口拒绝这头亲事，又怎好意思继续接受他的暗中庇护？你爹是讲究恩怨分明的人，不能报恩，除了一走了之，还有什么可以'避债'的办法？
“不过，你爹是最疼你的，虽然如此，他还是要我先来征求你的同意。现在就只看你自己的意思了。”
她心乱如麻，想了许久，只能说道：“我没有主意，但凭爹爹作主。”
她刚刚说了这句话，就听见她的爹爹在叹气的声音了。
她爹爹走进来说道：“我早知道你会说这句话了。我不愿意勉强你，但我又不能马上离开洛阳。只好暂时用个拖字诀吧。好在不是徐中岳亲口提出，拖它一拖，不会伤及他的面子。我已经告诉你的三叔，待我考虑好了，再答复他。”
过两天她才知道，爹爹之所以不能马上离开洛阳，是因为他的旧病又复发了。
这一病病了十几天，三叔来过几次，徐中岳给他请了洛阳最好的大夫看病，自己却没来过。
三叔每次来探病，都像那次一样，关了房门和爹爹小声说话。他一走，妈妈和爹爹也总免不了有点争论。他们的争论，声音也是很轻很轻的。
她无意偷听他们的谈话，却也偶然听到几句。有一次她端药茶给爹爹喝，大概是因为爹爹在病中听不见她的脚步声，直到她走进房间，方才停止说话。
妈说：“你为什么对徐大侠总似乎存有偏见？”
可以猜想得到，在她说这句话之前，他们曾经对徐中岳的人品有过争论。
爹爹说：“没有证据，我不敢说徐中岳是坏人，但称为大侠，他似乎还不配。”
妈说：“为什么不配？”
爹爹说：“不是我以小人之心度君子之腹，假如他不是有点想要威胁我们答应婚事，根本就不用叫三叔来告诉我，他已经知道我的秘密，而且曾经在暗中保护过我这件事情了，做了好事，却要设法让对方知道，这还不是施恩望报吗？”
妈说：“你也太过求全责备了，纵然他有这种用意，那也是因为他喜欢我们的雪儿。”
爹爹冷笑道：“我求全责备？嘿嘿，我的话还只是说了三分呢。”
说到这里，爹爹已经看见她走进房间了，下面的话当然也没有再说下去了。
爹爹还未曾说出的那“七分说话”是什么呢？
她想等到爹爹病好之后去问他的，可惜她已经永远没有这个机会了。
就在第二天晚上，她忽被母亲哭叫的声音从梦中惊醒。
模模糊糊中好似听得父亲母亲同时在叫“不能！”
他们是在争着说话，“不能”之后，就是各说各的了。但因声音混杂在一起，她刚刚从梦中醒来，却是听得不大清楚。
妈好像是在说：“不能，我不能再误雪儿终身！”
爹爹则好像是在说：“不能，我不能让你这样做。你要送我回去，让雪儿！唉，没办法……委屈她……”虽然漏听了一些字句，但已经可以知道父母是在为她的婚事争论。
若在平时，她一定会偷听，但此际她已是为父亲反常的病状吓慌了，父亲是一面呻吟，一面叫嚷的。
声音忽然静止了，然后又忽然听得母亲哭叫：“大哥，我错了。是，是，我一定听你的话。”
就在母亲叫的声中，她冲进他们的卧室。
爹爹张开眼睛，说道：“不许哭，你们都不许哭。雪儿，你过来，我有话和你说。”
她紧握着父亲的手，她感觉到父亲的身体正在逐渐变得僵冷。
她的心头也是一片冰冷。
父亲细如蚊叫的声音在她耳边说道：“我的心脏病突发，我知道我是不行了。徐家那门亲事我已经替你答应了，我知道委屈了你，但这是无可奈何的事情，你要原谅我。事情或许还有转机，不过，不过……”
“不过”什么，爹爹没说下去，他已经到了生命的最后一刻，有些话想说也不能说了。
“总之你要听妈妈的话，妈妈要送我回去，你要留下……”话未说完，她的父亲就断气了。
她的父亲刚刚断气，没多久，徐中岳和她的三叔就来了。
一直没有来探过病的徐中岳一来就碰上她爹爹身亡，倒像是特意来送葬似的。
但徐中岳倒是哭得很伤心，似乎比她的妈妈还更伤心。
她的妈妈一向对徐中岳都是比较好的，这天态度却忽然改了，对徐中岳不理不睬，冷漠得好像不认识他。
不过她还是把丈夫临终的决定告诉了三叔，也接受了徐中岳拜见岳母的大礼。
她在扶柩回乡那天，她把女儿交给三叔。
姜雪君哭得像泪人儿一般，但她的母亲倒是相当冷静。她还记得母亲是厉声疾色的吩咐三叔。
“我安葬了你的哥哥还要回来的，你要对得住你的哥哥，好好照料他的女儿，不能让雪儿吃亏！否则我决不会放过你！”
三叔谄笑道：“大嫂，你放心吧，我的侄女我怎会不小心照料她呢，我决不会让她吃亏的。而且徐大侠已经是你的女婿，你更不用担心你的女儿会吃亏了！”
妈妈冷冷说道：“我并不指望徐中岳对我的女儿好，我要你照料她也不是这个意思，你应该自己明白！”
三叔连忙弯腰说道：“是、是，大嫂，我明白。”
可是姜雪君却不明白。她的母亲走了，三叔也没向她解释。
三叔只是催她赶快出嫁，借口是她一个单身孤女必须有个着落，而江湖儿女是不必讲究严格的礼法的，何况她父亲虽然死了，那件十年前的案子还未了结，她早日进徐家，也可早日安心。
就这样，她孝服未脱，就像傀儡一样，在她三叔的摆布之下，变成了徐家的新娘。
姜雪君把她何以嫁给徐中岳的经过说了出来，说罢，满脸都是泪痕。
卫天元为她抹干泪痕，将她拥在怀中，笑道：“好在你和他尚未拜堂成亲，你这'徐夫人'的身份，他的家人也都未曾承认。”
姜雪君说道：“现在你明白了吧，我嫁给徐中岳，不是我同意的。但也不能说是我不同意。
“我得不到你的半点消息，爹爹又已死了，甚至妈妈也抛下我走了。我孤零零的一个人在洛阳，我的前途会怎么样，我都不会想了。
“我好像经霜的槁木，心灵一片空虚，感情都已经麻木了。
“我不是愿意，也不是不愿意，只是对任何事情都觉得无所谓了。既然爹爹要我嫁给徐中岳，那就嫁给他吧。我的心早已死了，嫁给他的只是我的身体。”
卫天元听得心头绞痛，姜雪君已经不再哭了，他却忍不住眼角沁出泪珠。
他紧紧拥着姜雪君，带泪说道：“都怪我不好，我不该到今天才来找你。”
姜雪君说道：“那怎能怪你，你的武功尚未练成，你的师祖也不会就让你出来行走江湖的。不过，你今天找到我也不能算迟。”
卫天元含泪笑道：“那么请你告诉我，你现在那颗已经僵冷的心是不是复活了？”
姜雪君粉脸泛红，说道：“不告诉你。我要你告诉我……”
卫天元道：“告诉你什么？”
姜雪君道：“你自己说要告诉我一件事情的，你忘记了么？”
卫天元想了起来，笑道：“对，我要告诉你关于徐中岳的事情。你也是急于想要知道他究竟是好人还是坏人的，对吗？”
姜雪君表情有点尴尬，说道：“我已经决定不做他的妻子了。但我确实想弄清楚他的为人。爹爹那天没说完的话；妈妈对他态度的突然改变；以及楚师兄在我的面前表示过对他的怀疑等等，令我疑团满腹。但愿你能够为我把闷葫芦打开。”
卫天元道：“据我这几年在江湖上的明查暗访，徐中岳恐怕是个沽名钓誉的伪君子，但这还不是最要紧的，他作伪的那些事情，以后我慢慢再告诉你。先说对咱们最紧要的事。”
姜雪君道：“最紧要的事情是什么？”
卫天元咬牙说道：“杀父之仇，不共戴天！”
姜雪君大吃一惊，说道：“你怀疑徐中岳是你的杀父仇人？”
卫天元道：“不错。我怀疑他不是主谋也是帮凶。目前我正在找寻证据。”
姜雪君道：“何以你会怀疑他呢？”卫天元道：“他是我爹爹出事之前，最后结交的一位朋友。那年我爹与他在潼关分手之后，便即回家。他是唯一知道我爹爹行踪的人。我爹回来的当天晚上，八名大内侍卫就跟踪来了。你不觉得这未免太凑巧了吗？”
姜雪君道：“因此你怀疑是他通风报讯吗？”
卫天元道：“恐怕还不仅是通风报讯而已！”
姜雪君道：“不仅通风报讯？那么你怀疑他也是凶手之一？”
卫天元说道：“那八名大内侍卫就是他带来的，说是凶手之一，也未尝不可。”姜雪君道：“这样说，你已经知道他当晚是在场的了？”
卫天元道：“我还未能确切知道是他，但我认为十九是他。”
姜雪君说道：“那天晚上，我爹也曾在场。他可从未提及他见到徐中岳。假如徐中岳在场，即使我爹当时还未认识他，但到了洛阳，一见着徐中岳，还会不知道吗？他岂能还在洛阳定居？”
卫天元道：“不错，要是你的爹爹知道，那天晚上，他已经和徐中岳交过手的话，他即使是有不得已的苦衷，他绝不肯让你嫁给徐中岳的！”
姜雪君大惊道：“你说什么，那天晚上我爹已经和徐中岳交过了手？”
卫天元道：“他有没有和你说过一个蒙面人？”
姜雪君道：“说过，他说他出去的时候，正看见你被一个蒙面人所擒。但那蒙面人似乎尚未将你抓牢，他冒险突袭，你才挣脱了那人的掌握，不过，他以为那个蒙面人是八名大内侍卫中的一个。”
卫天元道：“不是。那八名大内侍卫全都围攻我的爹爹，你爹爹出来的时候，已经有几名给我爹打死了。黑暗中你爹当然无暇去看清楚地上的尸体，后来他得知那天晚上从京师来的共是八名侍卫，他就以为那个蒙面人是其中之一了。”
姜雪君骇道：“那个蒙面人就是徐中岳吗？”
卫天元道：“目前我只能说，就我已经知道的事实，我认为他的嫌疑最大。”
姜雪君道：“刚才你已经说过两点，第一，他是你爹爹最后结识的朋友，是唯一知道你爹爹行踪的人。第二，你已经知道他是个沽名钓誉的伪君子。”
卫天元接下去道：“第三，他作贼心虚，捏造了不在场证据。”
姜雪君道：“这又是怎么一回事？”
卫天元道：“他和我爹分手的时候，是扬言要到风陵渡去收服黄河三鬼的。后来江湖上也的确传出了他当时是在风陵渡收服黄河三鬼的新闻