Chapter 9 The Ninth Chapter: The Prodigal Son Acts Well, Hidden Worry
Ding Bo spoke with such certainty, as if saying that the sun must rise in the east and set in the west, which is an inevitable result rather than a mere "prediction". ——If he doesn't listen to Ding Bo's advice and go home, their father and son will suffer disaster.
Hearing such a tone, Chu Tianshu was secretly surprised, but on the other hand he was really dissatisfied.
He said coldly: "Uncle Ding, I just want to ask one more question, will I tell daddy what you said after I get home, so that daddy will go on a long trip?"
Ding Bo said, "Not bad."
Chu Tianshu asked again: "Then, does it mean that if I don't listen to you, someone will make things difficult for my father and son? Even if I listen to your words and go home, my father will go out to avoid disaster in order to be afraid of this person."
Ding Bo said: "You don't need to know so much, anyway, you will understand when you get home; if your father thinks he can tell you, he will naturally tell you."
Ding Bo didn't give a positive answer, but if he didn't give a positive answer, it was tantamount to acquiescing.
Chu Tianshu sneered and said: "My father has always been kind to people, but he has never been threatened by others! Hmph, it is easy to kill me, but it is not so easy to scare my father!"
One must know that his father, Chu Jinsong, has already been ranked among the top experts in the world.There are very few people who can beat him in martial arts.Chu Tianshu thought: "Even the abbot of Shaolin Temple and the head of the Wudang sect are not sure that they can bring disaster to my father! Even if they can, my father will not be intimidated by them!"
Ding Bo didn't seem to hear his sneer, and said for a while, "Young Master Chu, do you want to bet with me that you want to stay? I advise you not to get angry!"
Chu Tianshu said suddenly: "Okay, I understand. I won't bet with you on this tone."
Ding Bo was stunned, and said, "What do you understand?"
Chu Tianshu said: "I already know who that person is, yes, my father is not afraid of anyone, only him!"
Ding Bo said: "Oh, who are you talking about?"
This time it was Chu Tianshu's turn not to answer.
What he thought of was Qi Yanran, who was number one in martial arts in the world.His father was indeed afraid of Qi Yanran.When he was a child, he eavesdropped on the conversation between his father and his stepmother. At that time, he could already hear that his father was wary of this old man Qi.He thought he guessed right, and the other doubts were easily solved.
"No wonder Uncle Ding hesitated and dared not say it clearly. So he warned me on behalf of the master. Of course he can't say the name of the master." Chu Tianshu thought.
For other mysteries, he also found what he thought was a "reasonable" explanation.
"As long as it is his granddaughter's boyfriend, I'm afraid he will be treated as an unwelcome guest, because he wants to marry his granddaughter to his beloved disciple who he has trained. He can't allow someone who he thinks may fall in love with his granddaughter It is a matter of course that the man of his family stays in his house."
He continued to think: "Although I don't know what enmity father and Qi Yanran have forged, but father wants me to avoid people from the Qi family. It is obvious that even if it is not a deep hatred, it is difficult to resolve it. He is the number one expert in the world , if nothing happened, he wouldn't make things difficult for a junior like me, but if I did something he didn't like, it would be different. What he was most worried about, of course, was me 'seducing' his granddaughter.
"Uncle Ding's tone is actually obvious. If I stay in Qi's house without knowledge, old man Qi will definitely treat me badly. Old man Qi has long been famous in martial arts because of his likes and dislikes. Uncle Ding warned me that it may harm me Father, I'm afraid these words can't just be taken as false threats."
"Anyway, I don't want to climb up to his house, hey, hey, just treat it as me being intimidated by him!"
Thinking of this, Chu Tianshu was filled with anger, turned around and left without answering Ding Bo's words.
Ding Bo caught up and said, "Master Chu, don't think about it!"
Chu Tianshu said: "I understand everything, I will leave tomorrow, you go back and tell your master!"
Ding Bo said: "Oh, Young Master Chu, you don't understand, you..."
The voice stopped suddenly.
At this moment, Chu Tianshu suddenly felt a breeze, as if a hidden weapon was shot at him, his chest went numb, and Ding Bo faintly heard an exclamation, and then fell unconscious.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Tianshu regained some consciousness, but his eyelids were heavy and he still couldn't open them.
He had a strange feeling, as if a gust of hot air penetrated through his vest and flowed through his whole body.
Although this is an unprecedented experience, he is a martial arts expert after all. After recovering a little bit of consciousness, he immediately thought that someone used his own true energy to inject the above multiplied internal energy into his body, and he gradually remembered what happened before he fell into a coma. , I remember that I was hit by a hidden weapon.
"That hidden weapon must have been poisoned. Alas, Qi Yanran, as the number one master in the world, would kill me with such a despicable method. I just don't know who is the person who can save me from him .”
While thinking about it, I suddenly heard someone say: "Master, you should also take a rest, this half stick of incense will come down soon, you may have exhausted your three years of skill."
It was Ding Bo's voice.
Chu Tianshu was taken aback, and thought to himself: "Ding Bo called his master, could it be that my savior is actually Qi Yanran?"
Sure enough, Qi Yanran's voice was heard saying: "It's nothing to waste a little skill, as long as it can save his life, even my life is exchanged, I'm willing!"
The fact was just the opposite of the speculation, the "despicable murderer" became a benefactor who was willing to sacrifice his life to save him, Chu Tianshu was amazed: "Why is he so kind to me?"
Qi Yanran may not know that he has woken up, but what he and Ding Bo continued to say, seemed to know his thoughts at the moment and answered his questions.
"I am determined to save him with the feeling of redemption, although I am not the one who injured him!"
What does this mean?Chu Tianshu was even more surprised when he heard this.
From the tone of his voice, not only did Qi Yanran know who the person who plotted against him was, but he must also have an intimate relationship.
"There is only one possibility. The person who hit me with the hidden weapon is his granddaughter. Because Qi Shuyu is his only relative! But how could Qi Shuyu plot against me?" Chu Tianshu was really puzzled.
As soon as he thought of Qi Shuyu, Qi Shuyu came in.
Qi Shuyu came in and shouted: "Grandpa, what's wrong with Big Brother Chu? I beg you, you must find a way to save his life!"
Ding Bo whispered: "Miss, don't yell and disturb grandpa's mind. Do you know that your grandpa has been up for a day and a night since the accident. During the day and night, he used his skills to replace your Chu Big Brother has detoxified and healed wounds several times."
At this moment Qi Yanran just stopped, and said as if he was relieved: "It's done."
Qi Shuyu quickly asked, "What's the matter?"
Qi Yanran smiled and said, "Girl Yu, what are you most looking forward to, I have agreed, of course it is what you are looking forward to."
Qi Shuyu said happily: "Brother Chu is healed already?"
Qi Yanran said: "Although he can't recover immediately, Grandpa can assure you that his life is no longer in danger." He spoke out of breath.
Qi Shuyu let go of a stone in his heart, leaned against his grandpa, and said with a smile on his face, "Grandpa, you are so kind. Good grandpa, but I have one more thing to ask of you."
Qi Yanran said with a smile: "As soon as you praise Grandpa, Grandpa will know that you have no good intentions. Okay, tell me, what else do you want to trouble me for?"
Qi Shuyu said: "Grandpa, this matter is not for me, but for your own reputation!"
Qi Yanran said: "Oh, is it so serious?"
Qi Shuyu said: "Grandpa, think about it, people in the martial arts world say that your martial arts are the best in the world, but in your home, someone dared to come and commit murder. If you don't catch the murderer, you say your famous name is It's not a one-time death!"
Qi Yanran said: "I am an old man who is dying, and I don't care about my reputation anymore."
Qi Shuyu paused and said: "Grandpa, I don't allow you to say that, you are not old at all. You are only seventy years old this year, and you can live for at least thirty years!"
Qi Yanran smiled and said, "Wouldn't that be an old man?"
Qi Shuyu said: "Grandpa, I'm not joking with you. You don't care about your reputation, but I do. If I don't even know the murderer, how can I hold my head up in front of Brother Chu and Sister Jiang? This matter has spread , I will be half shorter in front of people."
Qi Yanran then said: "Grandpa is coaxing you. You are the princess of our family. Grandpa will dare to do what you want him to do. But I can only promise you to do your best to investigate this matter, and I cannot guarantee that the murderer will be caught. "
Qi Shuyu said: "Grandpa, as long as you are willing to stand out, you don't need to catch the murderer yourself, many top martial arts figures will help you. I can rest assured that I don't have to worry about not catching the murderer."
Qi Yanran said: "Okay, since you are relieved, you should hurry back and tell your sister Jiang the good news that Chu Tianshu is out of danger, so that she can rest assured."
Qi Shuyu said: "Yes, Sister Jiang has been unable to eat for the past two days. I saw her secretly crying just now."
Qi Yanran said: "Really?"
Qi Shuyu said: "Of course it is true. Grandpa, don't you know that the two brothers and sisters love each other!"
Qi Yanran said: "Then grandpa can rest assured!"
Qi Shuyu heard the implication, and said angrily, "What are you worried about?"
Qi Yanran said: "Don't worry, my granddaughter won't be snatched away by others. Alright, don't pester grandpa here. Your sister Jiang is already waiting anxiously for you."
After listening to their conversation, Chu Tianshu unconsciously had the same question in his heart: "Then who is the murderer?"
Qi Yanran watched her granddaughter walk into the backyard, and sighed: "Her father disciplined me very severely when she was young, but unexpectedly she taught a rebellious son, perhaps because of this, I dote on Yu girl too much." But she doesn't seem to have spoiled me yet."
Ding Bo stood aside, hearing him mention his son, he dared not speak to him.
Qi Yanran suddenly said: "Old Ding, who is the perpetrator, you should tell me now."
Ding Bo was taken aback, and said embarrassingly, "I, I don't know."
Qi Yanran said: "It's not that you don't know, you dare not say it!"
Ding Bo said: "I really don't know, the murderer ran too fast, I didn't see it."
Qi Yanran said: "Maybe you can't catch up with him, but you have no intention of chasing him at all. You dare not go after him because you are afraid in your heart!"
Ding Bo murmured: "I, am I scared?"
Chu Tianshu also felt that Qi Yanran's words were a little too much, and thought to himself: "Ding Bo was once a thug who murdered without batting an eyelid. He has experienced many storms and waves in his life. How could he be afraid of a small thief."
Qi Yanran said: "That's right, I said you were afraid in your heart. Because that person is not your enemy, but someone you love!"
Ding Bo tremblingly said: "Master, you, do you doubt that I intend to let him go? I really don't know who he is?"
Qi Yanran said: "I didn't say that, I just said that you are afraid in your heart, do you admit it?"
Ding Bo didn't answer, as if he had acquiesced.
Qi Yanran continued: "I also believe that you didn't see that person's face, because you didn't dare to chase him because of your fear. But even though you didn't see him, you knew who he was in your heart."
Ding Bo remained silent.Qi Yanran went on to say: "You are afraid of recognizing him, and then you won't know what to do. So you would rather pretend not to see, or you deliberately make yourself ignorant."
At this point, Qi Yanran sighed a long time, and said in a shy voice: "Old Ding, you don't have to hide it for that beast. If you don't tell me, I know it's him!"
Chu Tianshu was taken aback, "Beast", who is the "beast" Qi Yanran mentioned?
Just as he became suspicious, the answer came from Ding Bo's mouth.
Ding Bo said: "Master, you really hit my heart. At that time, I was really afraid that the person was the young master. But now I don't believe that the young master did it!"
At this time Chu Tianshu could have opened his eyes, but he dared not open them.Because he already knew that the murderer Qi Yanran suspected was his son!
But after getting the answer, he was even more confused as if he had fallen into a fog.
"Didn't Shuyu's father die long ago? She doesn't have any uncles. Where did this son Qi Yanran come from?"
Only then did he suddenly realize: "No wonder old man Qi said he saved me with the intention of atonement!"
Qi Yanran snorted and asked Ding Bo, "Why do you believe that this beast didn't do it?"
Ding Bo said: "First, the young master will not have such a vicious hidden weapon; second, the young master will not be the one who did such despicable things!"
Qi Yanran scolded angrily: "You still have to defend this beast, he didn't do enough bad things? He dared to kill the four major disciples of Wudang back then, let alone the son of his enemy?"
Ding Bo was not intimidated by the master's scolding, and continued: "The young master's heart is not too bad. He went astray back then, and it was purely due to the wrong hand. The old slave saw him a few days ago. Although he dared not Go home, but I can vaguely feel that he is a bit repentant."
Qi Yanran said: "This is just your guess, there is no fact to prove it."
Ding Bo said: "But that hidden weapon clearly does not belong to the young master!"
Qi Yanran said: "Alright, show me that poisonous needle."
The poisonous needle was sucked out from Chu Tianshu's wound with a magnet, and it was still stained with blood.Ding Bo put on his gloves, carefully scrubbed them clean, and brought them to Qi Yanran.The poisonous needle was extremely delicately made, the belly of the needle was hollow, and the small needle was divided into three sections. Since it was tempered with different poisons, it showed three different colors.
Qi Yanran said: "Old Ding, you are well-informed, whose hidden weapon do you think this is?"
Ding Bo said: "It seems to be the setting pin of the Tang family in Sichuan."
Qi Yanran said: "Although this kind of hidden weapon originated from the Tang family, it is not the property of the Tang family."
Ding Bo asked, "Whose family is that?"
Qi Yanran said: "It belongs to the Mu family in Shaanxi."
Ding Bo was surprised and said: "Forgive my ignorance, I only know that the Tang family's hidden weapons are the best in the world, but I haven't heard that there is a person surnamed Mu among the famous hidden weapons."
Qi Yanran said: "This matter is a secret in the martial arts. The Tang family didn't want to make it public. At that time you were far away in Liaodong, so it's no wonder you didn't know about it."
Ding Bo said: "Master, can you tell me?"
Qi Yanran said: "I can't tell others, but of course I can make an exception for you. The thing is like this——
"You don't need to ask in which era this incident happened, and you don't need to know the names of those people. In short, the hero is from the Tang family, so let's call him Mr. Tang. It is said that the Tang family has thirty-three kinds of unique hidden weapons There are so many of them, and the methods of launching hidden weapons are ever-changing and extremely complicated. The children of the Tang family have practiced hard for decades, and they only get one out of ten. This Mr. Tang is very talented, less than twenty At the age of 18, he was proficient in 18 kinds of hidden weapons, which is unprecedented in the Tang family. He got married at the age of 20, and his wife is also a daughter of a famous martial arts family. Does anyone know that they are actually resentful spouses?"
Ding Bo became curious and asked, "What is this for?"
Qi Yanran said: "This Mr. Tang is too busy practicing martial arts, so he neglected his wife. There is another reason that is not known to outsiders. It is said that he is defective in a certain aspect."
Ding Bo said with an "ah", "Then Mrs. Tang must be restless at home?"
Qi Yanran said: "Mrs. Tang is from a famous family, she is knowledgeable in books and etiquette, she serves Weng Gu, husband and son, and her relatives and friends praised her virtuousness before she was alive."
Ding Bo sensed some signs, and said, "What about the reputation after death?"
Qi Yanran said: "Don't be impatient, the stories should be told in order.
"After three years of marriage, Mrs. Tang gave birth to a son. The son is smarter than his father, and he has mastered twenty kinds of hidden weapon kung fu at the age of sixteen. Mr. Tang is addicted to martial arts, so he loves this son very much.
"But love is one thing. The birth of this son also brought him a thorn, a thorn in his heart. This son doesn't look like him, and the older he gets, the less he looks like him."
Ding Bo said: "Children only resemble their mothers, not their fathers. That's often the case."
Qi Yanran said: "That's right, so none of the relatives and friends gossip, but Mr. Tang has doubts in his heart. Moreover, relatives and friends don't gossip because they know Mrs. Tang's usual behavior, and people outside are already a little gossip. Rumors and gossip will inevitably reach Mr. Tang's ears.
"Mr. Tang suspected something serious, so he went to Beijing to find a great national expert who had a close relationship with him and who had been an imperial doctor. The results of the examination by the great national expert proved that he was flawed in certain aspects. He was simply not able to who bore a son."
Ding Bo let out an "Ah!" and said, "The Tang family is famous in martial arts, and this kind of thing happened, how can we deal with it?"
Qi Yanran said: "Mr. Tang went home and questioned his wife, and his wife had already expected this to happen. Now she confessed everything and admitted that she had an affair with a friend of his named Mu."
Ding Bo said: "Madam Tang dares to be so outspoken, is she sure that her husband will forgive her?"
Qi Yanran said: "No, she didn't ask her husband to forgive, she had already drank the poisoned wine beforehand.
"That's the poison used by the Tang family to temper hidden weapons. When it flares up, there is no cure. Mr. Tang's anger has not yet exploded, but his wife is already bleeding from seven holes. He recalled the relationship between husband and wife in the past, and his wife didn't treat him completely. It's no good, but I didn't feel that my anger had completely disappeared, and said: "I can't blame you for this matter, why do you do this?"
"Madam Tang said: 'I'm sorry for you, I just ask you to let my son live.'"
Ding Bo said, "Will her husband agree?"
Qi Yanran said: "What do you guess?"
Ding Bo said: "If it is to comfort his wife and make her feel at ease, he should agree to her before she dies. However, if her husband must tell the truth, it may be difficult to agree. First, the rules of the Tang family are very strict. Hidden weapons do not pass on foreign surnames, and paper cannot cover fire. After Mrs. Tang commits suicide, this scandal will eventually be exposed. Even if Mr. Tang does not kill the illegitimate son, the Tang family and his son are determined to let him go. But him. Second, the adultery between a good friend and his wife is unbearable for anyone. Mr. Tang must kill the adulterer to vent his anger, but how can the father who killed the child not be afraid of the child's future revenge?
"With Mr. Tang's status, he should promise a thousand gold, so I really can't guess whether Mr. Tang will lie to her with lies just to comfort his wife?"
Qi Yanran said: "That's right, Mr. Tang's thoughts at that time must have been as you said, so he didn't answer his wife immediately.
"Madam Tang also seemed to know what her husband was thinking. At that time, she was dying, but she still tried her best to support her and said the last two sentences.
"She said: I know you hate your friend, but you don't need to kill him... Her husband couldn't hear the following words clearly, and put his ear to her lips, feeling that her lips were already cold, maybe she She's said all she has to say, maybe she hasn't, but she's dead anyway."
Ding Bo said: "Madam Tang said such a thing, could it be that she has already killed her lover?"
Qi Yanran said: "You guessed wrong this time. Let me continue the story.
"Mr. Tang was thinking about his wife's two words when he heard someone knocking on the door calling for his father. He hastily covered his wife's body with a quilt and called his son, no, his son in name, and said:' Your mother just fell asleep. You whisper it, don't wake her. What do you want from me?"
"The child said: I just came back from Uncle Mu's house. The Tang and Mu families are family friends. It wouldn't surprise him that his child went to Mu's house to play, but today is different. He remembered what his wife said on the deathbed. Suspicion arose at that sentence, and he immediately asked, "Why did you come to me as soon as you came back?" The child said, "Uncle Mu has a gift and asked me to give it to Daddy." Father.
"Mr. Tang said: What gift is it? The child said: I don't know. Uncle Mu asked his family to give it to me. Uncle Mu didn't tell me, so of course I can't tell you either.
"Mr. Tang's heart moved, and he faintly felt an ominous omen, and said: Oh, didn't Uncle Mu hand it to you?
"The child said: Uncle Mu went in to get the gift and didn't come out. Why did Daddy ask this question? You must know that he is a junior, and the uncle wanted him to bring the gift home, so there was no need to explain it to him personally.
"Mr. Tang said: "It's nothing, you can go back first. The child wanted to know what the gift in the leather bag was, but his father didn't allow him to be around, so he had to go back quickly.
"Young Master Tang opened the leather pouch. Guess what's inside? It's a human head!"
Ding Bo was taken aback, and said, "Head? Whose head?"
Qi Yanran sighed, and said: "It's the head of that surnamed Mu! He cut off his own head and gave it to Mr. Tang, with a letter inside. What the letter said was similar to what his wife said on her deathbed. He apologized, and the second is to ask him to let the child live."
Ding Bo was shocked when he heard it, and asked, "What happened next?"
Qi Yanran said: "Young Master Tang wrote a letter, called his son, and said to him: 'You are already sixteen years old, you should go to the rivers and lakes to hone your skills, and do one thing for me by the way. You don’t need to do this thing right away, you should leave Sichuan and go to Shaanxi, and you will know when you open this letter after a month. Remember, don’t peek at this letter before the deadline!’
"This child has always obeyed his father's words very much. Although he thought it was a bit strange, he thought that his father must have a reason for ordering him like this. As expected, he obeyed the order very carefully. But less than a month later, a strange thing happened to him.
"He gradually realized that his internal energy was disappearing day by day, and after a month, the internal energy he had practiced had vanished, but it was just that the internal energy could not be used, and the energy was still the same as that of ordinary people.
"This child obeys his father's orders. He never dreamed that he was plotted by his father. Although he was panicked, he didn't doubt his father. He was just worried. He didn't know what strange disease he had! How could he do things for his father when his skills disappeared?
"At the end of the month, he opened the letter, and that frightened him out of his wits."
Ding Bo said: "That letter must have revealed the mystery of his life experience?"
Qi Yanran said: "That's right. The letter said at the beginning, child, don't blame me, do you remember that I gave you a glass of wine before leaving? There was a magic pill melted in the wine, I must Abolish your martial arts, because you are not from the Tang family. I did this entirely for your benefit. You have been in the Tang family for 16 years, and you know the prohibitions handed down by the Tang family. My heart, I miss you Should understand."
Ding Bo said: "To abolish a person's martial arts, the usual method is to crush the person's lute bone. Only the Tang family can use force to dissolve other people's internal strength. Mr. Tang does not use the previous method, he has really grown up with this child." Show mercy."
Qi Yanran continued: "There are three prohibitions attached to the letter, first, he is not allowed to use the Tang family's hidden weapons, second, he is not allowed to pass on the Tang family's martial arts to others, and third, he is not allowed to set foot in Sichuan during his lifetime. "
Ding Bo said: "Actually, that child's martial arts has been abolished. According to common sense, he would not dare to use the Tang family's hidden weapons to harm others. As long as the opponent knows a little martial arts, he can be killed with one palm before the poison develops. It's just that he is not allowed to teach it to others, but he can violate this prohibition."
Qi Yanran said: "Of course Young Master Tang also thought of this, but he thought that someone who is as talented in martial arts as that child is rare to meet in a hundred years, and that child has not fully learned the hidden weapon skills of the Tang family, such as Hua Gong Pill. He doesn't know the formula, and even if he has someone to inherit, he will not be stronger than the Tang family's children, not to mention, once the Tang family's kung fu is exposed in the hands of outsiders, that person will definitely suffer the disaster of death!"
Ding Bo suddenly said: "Master, how do you know so clearly? Have you read that letter?"
Qi Yanran smiled and said, "I'm telling you a story. The storyteller must exaggerate in order to make the story vivid. I just take the words and thoughts of all the characters in the story for granted."
But Ding Bo noticed that when he spoke, there was a strange look in his eyes, which seemed to be filled with deep emotion.Based on his years of getting along with Qi Yanran, he knew that Qi Yanran must have some facts that he was unwilling to reveal.Qi Yanran may not have nothing to do with the people in the story.
Qi Yanran continued: "However, you guessed right. After all, the kid still passed on the kung fu he learned from the Tang family to his descendants, and some hidden weapons that were originally unique to the Tang family were improved by the Mu family. It's more vicious than the Tang family's original ones, such as this poisonous needle."
At this point, he suddenly raised his voice: "Old Ding, although you don't know the history of the Mu family in Shaanxi, there is a pair of sisters surnamed Mu. Have you ever heard of it? They were already well-known in the rivers and lakes twenty years ago."
Ding Bo said: "I seem to have heard it from someone." He didn't show his expression on the surface, but he was secretly surprised.
Qi Yanran stared at him and asked, "Who told you that?"
Ding Bo said: "Twenty years ago, I was doing business with no capital in Liaodong. I probably mentioned it when I was chatting with friends in the underworld, but I can't remember which friend it was. I only remember that I Just thinking about going around the pass, so I talked about the "colleagues" in the Central Plains. The person said that the golden fox and silver fox are female snitches who have been very active in the pass recently. They are very good at light work, but they didn't mention that they are masters of hidden weapons." This time The words Ding Bo did not make up on the spur of the moment.
Qi Yanran said: "The two daughters of the Mu family, nicknamed Golden Fox and Silver Fox, are the descendants of the illegitimate child in the story. Of course, they dare not easily reveal their hidden skills."
Ding Bo was hesitant, wondering how much Qi Yanran knew, so he tried his tone: "The poisonous needle that injured Master Chu, since the master recognized it as belonging to the Mu family in Shaanxi, does the master suspect that it is the second daughter of the Mu family? What you did should have nothing to do with the young master."
Qi Yanran suddenly asked coldly: "Is that all you know about the second daughter of the Mu family?"
Ding Bonan said, "That's all."
Qi Yanran said: "The silver fox, Mu Juanjuan, once sold clothes in a neighboring county, and later lived in our Shaoyuan County for nearly half a year. Don't you know these things?"
Ding Bo's complexion changed drastically, and he said, "I, I don't know."
Qi Yanran sneered and said: "You are an old Xingzun on the underworld, and there is a female snitch under your nose, how could you not know? Well, you don't know, but I do."
Ding Bo tremblingly said: "Master, what do you know?"
Qi Yanran said: "I know that animal lives with the silver fox, and I know that you are covering that animal, and have been covering it up in front of me."
Ding Bo sighed, and finally said: "Master, I did something wrong. At that time, I didn't expect that it would turn out to be so bad. It's just that young people have unstable temperament, are fascinated by beauty, and acted on the occasion. After they get married, they will get better. I don't know, I don't know...ah, I shouldn't, I shouldn't, in short, I shouldn't let the young master do anything wrong, master, you punish me!"
Qi Yanran said: "You shouldn't spoil him, but this can't just be your fault, I have a bigger fault. I only know how to discipline my son severely, but I don't really care about him. I am only satisfied with his superficial obedience to me , instead of listening to his words and observing his actions. By the time I know what he is doing outside, it will be too late!"
Ding Bo didn't dare to intervene, Qi Yanran continued: "This animal lives with the silver fox, and the Mu family's hidden weapon kung fu must be taught to him. Hmph, although this animal is unworthy, its aptitude to learn martial arts is better than mine."
Ding Bo still dubiously said: "I really can't see the perpetrator clearly. I don't even know whether it is a man or a woman. Since this poisonous needle belongs to the Mu family, the person who plotted against Young Master Chu may be the silver fox Mu Juanjuan." I can't even tell."
Qi Yanran shook his head, and said: "Silver fox doesn't dare to be so bold. But according to what you said, this beast can beat the Heibei twin demons away without making a sound, and his martial arts might have surpassed Me." The implication was that his son had come prepared, even if he found out, he would be sure to escape before he dared to be so bold. "Silver Fox" didn't have this confidence, so he didn't dare.
What Qi Yanran said was based on reasonable speculation, and what he said was right.But there are often things in the world that go against common sense, and his guess this time was wrong.Although it wasn't "Silver Fox" Mu Juanjuan who plotted against Chu Tianshu, it wasn't his son Qi Leming either.
Chu Tianshu was already fully awake. He could actually speak at this time, but he was still pretending to be unconscious.
He was guessing wildly why Qi Yanran's son wanted to plot against him, only to hear Qi Yanran speak again, and what he said surprised him even more!
Qi Yanran let out a long sigh, and said: "There is no need to worry about Chu Tianshu's life, but what I am most worried about right now is his life!"
Ding Bo tremblingly said: "You mean the young master, he, he will..."
Qi Yanran said: "You still call him young master? That's right, I'm worried that that beast will go to Yangzhou to kill Chu Jinsong!"
Ding Bo said: "No, no way, it's been twenty years!"
Qi Yanran said: "Knowledge son is nothing like father, this beast has an extreme temper since he was a child, he has done something wrong to others, he never blames himself, but if he thinks others have wronged him, he is determined not to bear it. He almost strangled him back then. Wife, you have witnessed this incident before, so you have forgotten it. You haven’t forgotten it, have you? (Ding Bo nodded) The beast can’t forget it. Now that his martial arts has reached a great level, he will definitely find Chu Jinsong Revenge!"
Ding Bo said: "Maybe he doesn't know yet..."
Qi Yanran said: "You already know that Zhuang Yingnan remarried Chu Jinsong. He lives for revenge. How can he not know? Besides, he plotted against Chu Tianshu, which shows that he already knew. Otherwise, why would he lay such a poisonous hand on a junior?" , isn’t it because Chu Tianshu is Chu Jinsong’s son? Hmph, in his thinking, I’m afraid he thought he was justified and should avenge the hatred of taking his wife!”
Ding Bo didn't dare to determine whether the murderer was "Young Master", so he didn't dare to argue with his master.Chu Tianshu's shock was no small matter!
His stepmother's name was Zhuang Yingnan, he knew it. "Ah, it turns out that the stepmother was originally the daughter-in-law of the Qi family. Why did she remarry my father while her husband was still alive? Could it be, could it be that, just like the story old man Qi said just now, she was behind her husband's back to make good friends with my father?" ? But how could daddy do such a thing?"
Still thinking, Ding Bo sighed and said, "Actually, I can't blame the young lady, nor can I blame Chu Jinsong, but it's a pity that no one can persuade the young master."
Qi Yanran snorted and said, "Yeah, this beast doesn't even think about it, Zhuang Yingnan almost strangled him to death, and later received the news that this beast had died under the sword of Wudang Four Old Masters, everyone believed that he was doomed That's right, how can you blame Zhuang Yingnan for remarrying? If she hadn't left at that time, I would have advised her to remarry! But as a father, it is inconvenient for me to tell him this truth. Old Ding, if you have the chance to see him again , It’s up to you to solve him. I know that as you said just now, this beast will not listen to other people’s advice, but as long as there is one person in the world who can persuade him, this person is probably you.”
Ding Bo smiled wryly, "Master thinks highly of me. Do you want me to go out and look for him?"
Qi Yanran said: "That's right, I want you to rush over there immediately to inform Chu Jinsong, and ask their family to take refuge in Shaolin Temple for a while. I'm afraid that you may not be able to find him, and if you find him, he may not be willing to listen to you." advice."
Ding Bo said: "The young master may not be going to kill Chu Jinsong, but, just in case, the old slave should obey the order and rush to Yangzhou."
Chu Tianshu suddenly realized: "No wonder Ding Bo persuaded me to go home immediately that night and told my father to leave home to avoid disaster. It turned out that he had already made a 'what if' plan. Hmph, the 'what if' is probably his Say good things for the former little master. Knowing a son is like a father, old man Qi’s judgment is true!" He originally thought that there were very few people in the martial arts world who could kill his father, and these few people were all masters of the school. Kill his father.At this moment, he knew that he was Qi Yanran's son, but he couldn't help feeling anxious.But fortunately, after listening to the conversation between Qi Yanran and Ding Bo, it seemed that his father was not at fault, so he felt a little more at ease.
Qi Yanran sighed: "This animal is like the child in the story I just mentioned. He is smarter than his father and better at martial arts than his father. The difference is that this animal is my own son, not an illegitimate child. He is full of feathers now, and I have no ability to destroy his martial arts. But you can tell him that if he does not listen to your advice and continues to act mischievously, he killed Chu Jinsong, and I will definitely kill him! I can’t kill him, Would rather be killed by him!"
Ding Bo said: "Master's words are serious, no matter how daring the young master is, he dare not be so disobedient. Please take care, master, I'm leaving."
After Chu Tianshu heard Ding Bo's footsteps leaving, he pretended to wake up.
齐燕然道：“好了，好了，楚公子醒过来了。玉儿，你请姜姑娘过来吧。”他用的是传音入密的内功，不过片刻，齐漱玉和姜雪君，还有王妈也都来了。
王妈捧着一碗参汤，有点不好意思，把参汤递给齐漱玉，说道：“你喂他吧。”她是因昨晚私自盘问楚天舒之事，恐怕楚天舒醒了之后，会说出来。
齐漱玉笑道：“你应该给姜姑娘才对。”说罢将参汤转交姜雪君。“姜姐姐，还是请你代劳吧。”
姜雪君正是要她误会，大大方方的把参汤喂给楚天舒喝。楚天舒装出刚刚恢复说话的气力：“齐老前辈，多谢你的救命之恩。只不知那个，那个……”声音断断续续，装作有气没力。
齐燕然道：“你别费神说话，只听我说。我知道你一定非常惊奇，怎的会有人跑到我的家里来暗算你，我真是惭愧，这个人是谁，目前我也还未知道。”他虽然迫于说谎，但“惭愧”二字却是不假。他怎能当着自己的孙女，说出凶手就是他的儿子？
齐漱玉道：“丁大叔呢，怎的不见他？”
齐燕然道：“你不是要我追查凶手吗，我就是叫他去替我办这件事的。”
齐漱玉很高兴，对楚天舒说道：“武林中有头面的人物都知道丁大叔和我爷爷的关系，他出去求人相助，就等于是代表我的爷爷一样。他认识的江湖人物，比爷爷还更多呢。楚大哥，你可以安心静养了，有丁大叔出去查案，一定会缉获凶手的。”
她哪知道楚天舒不但早已知道凶手是谁，还知道丁勃是去干什么的。只是他不能说出来而已。
他也不能安心静养，接连两晚，他都在做着恶梦，梦见父亲和齐燕然的儿子打得遍体鳞伤，第三天，他自忖功力已经恢复两三分，便即告辞了。
齐漱玉道：“那怎么行，你尚未痊愈，何必这样着急就走。”
齐燕然笑道：“他找到了师妹，想早日回家报喜，咱们不必强留他了。”
楚天舒道：“是呀，家父与姜师叔二十多年不通音讯，这次我到洛阳就是奉家父之命，打探师叔和师妹的音讯的。师叔不幸去世，我更应该早日和师妹回家，以免家父挂心。”
齐漱玉口直心快，说道：“哦，原来你是急于和师妹定下名份，要你爹爹点头，但待你完全好了才走，也不过迟几天吧，你们就这样心急。”
姜雪君低下了头，佯作娇羞，但却说道：“玉妹子，你独自一个人敢到洛阳寻找师兄，我的武功虽然不能与你相提并论，但我跟着师兄回家，比你所冒的风险却是少得多了。”
齐燕然笑道：“傻丫头，你听懂没有，还用得着你替楚大哥操心么？”
齐漱玉噘着小嘴儿说道：“好，算是我不识趣，多管闲事了。姜姐姐，有你保护你的师哥，自是用不着我替他担心了，你们既是归心似箭，我也不便强留你们。好，你们走吧！”她貌作赌气，其实心里却是甜丝丝的，因为姜雪君把两件事情相提并论，亦即是把自己和楚天舒当作一对，把她和卫天元当作一对了。
姜雪君道：“玉妹子，别这样说。你的好意，我和楚师兄都是同样感激你的。”又一次故意把楚天舒拉在一起。
齐燕然忽道：“且慢。”
楚天舒：“老前辈有何吩咐？”
齐燕然说道：“你在我家里遭受的无妄之灾，我过意不去。送你一件礼物，一来是聊表歉意，二来也当作我给你的见面礼吧。”说罢，把用红布所包的一方东西递给他，薄薄的一包，好像一本小书。
楚天舒道：“老前辈救命之恩，我都无以为报，老前辈再说这样的客气话，我怎敢当？厚赐……”
齐燕然不待他说出推辞的话语，便道：“这件小小的礼物，虽然是毫不值钱的东西，但你带在身边，说不定对你会有用处的。你收下吧。”
楚天舒听他这样说，心中一动：“他说了抱歉的话才送我这件礼物，内中定有道理。”说道：“多谢老前辈关心，既是如此，那么长者之赐，晚辈亦不敢辞了。”
楚、姜二人离开齐家，走到山下，姜雪君道：“齐老先生送你那件礼物，他说得那样郑重，不知是什么东西，你可以给我看一看吗？”
楚天舒笑道：“我也想知道是什么东西呢，他当你的面送给我，当然是准备给咱们一同看。”边说，边打开包裹。“我猜可能是一本武功秘笈。”姜雪君道。话犹未了，谜底已然揭晓。
“咦，怎的竟是一本描红贴子？”姜雪君翻开来看，大为诧异。描红贴子是给幼龄学童习字用的，与武功毫不相干。
“描红”是旧日学童学写字的必经门径，老师用红笔写了一本本“字贴”，让学童跟着每个字一笔一笔来描画，称为“描红”。那本字贴，就叫做“描红贴子”。
姜雪君翻了一翻，大为诧异，说道：“写的是最普通的千字文，一般私塾的老师给学生开蒙，都是喜欢用千字文作贴子的。为何武功天下第一的齐燕然，却把它当作珍贵的礼物送给你？”
楚天舒笑道：“或许他认为我胸无点墨，要我从头读书习字吧。”
姜雪君笑道：“别胡扯了，不过从这本描红贴子，我倒看出一件事情。”
Chu Tianshu said: "What is it?"
姜雪君道：“那个孩子很聪明，但可惜有点疏懒。”
楚天舒道：“哦，你怎么看得出来？”
姜雪君道：“你看他描红的笔划中规中矩，而且颇为秀气。但这本贴子他只描了一半，有好几个字还是缺了笔划的，可知他学得并不专心。”
楚天舒心中一动，说道：“你猜这个孩子是谁？”
姜雪君道：“我怎么知道。嗯，会不会是他的孙女儿呢？”
楚天舒道：“你怎么会猜是齐漱玉？”
姜雪君道：“说不定他有意思把孙女许配给你，这本贴子就是别开生面的礼物了。”
楚天舒笑道：“你说我胡扯，你更胡扯了。你在他家住了几天，难道还不知道他们一家上下，连丁大叔和王妈在内，都已认定了卫天元是他们齐家的未来姑爷了。”
姜雪君笑道：“我和你开玩笑，何必如此认真。说老实话，倘若齐老头子送你这件礼物当真有着这种用意，我倒是白费心血了。”
楚天舒正容说道：“齐老前辈的所为令人莫测高深，咱们也不必胡猜了。我倒是有一件事要和你说，不，要向你道歉。”
姜雪君怔了怔，说道：“你因何事要向我道歉？”
楚天舒说道：“我刚才向齐老前辈说的那些话，你没生气吧？我为了早日回家，拿你来作借口……”
姜雪君面上一红，道：“我正是要齐家妹子误会咱们，这，这也是我早就和你说好的，怎会怪你。对啦，我也有一件正经事和你说，你别见怪。”
楚天舒道：“你怎么忽然和我客气起来了，请说吧。”姜雪君道：“我只能让齐家的人误会你、你是和我……但可不能当真连累了你。所以、所以……”
她顿了一顿，说道：“所以我不想和你回家了，但请你老实告诉我，你的功力目前已经恢复几分？”
楚天舒说道：“这个你倒无须为我担忧，我的经脉得齐老前辈之助，业已打通，目前虽然只是恢复三分功力，但用不着三天，就可以完全恢复如初。即以目前的三分功力而论，大概也可以照顾自己了。当然，若是碰上了剪千崖之类的强敌，我还是打不过他的。但倘若是碰上这样的一流高手，就算我的功力完全恢复，再加上你，也未必能够躲过灾难。我只想知道，你准备上哪儿？”
姜雪君知道他说的乃是实情，便道：“如果你用不着我陪你同行，那么我想到京城去一趟。”
楚天舒吃了一惊，说道：“你单独上京？为的什么？”
姜雪君道：“我已经知道一个确实的消息，徐中岳和剪千崖都往京城去了。”
楚天舒道：“哦，你要单独报仇？”
姜雪君道：“到了京城，说不定也有人帮助我。你放心吧，我不会不自量力，胆大妄为的。”
楚天舒想了起来，说道：“对啦，我好像听见丁大叔说过飞天神龙卫天元似乎也是去了京师了。”
姜雪君不作声。不作声的是等于默认她要去找卫天元了。
楚天舒道：“你有卫天元相助，本来我可以放心，但我怕你在途中会有人认得你。”
姜雪君道：“我还多少懂得一点改容易貌之术。”
楚天舒本来还是不放心让她单独去的，但一想，要是和她一起回家，倘若碰上那个要杀他父亲的强敌，岂不要连累了她亦遭毒手？二来想到她要避嫌疑的真正原因，可能还是为了卫天元的缘故。尽管她口口声声说要成全齐漱玉和卫天元，但她不能忘情于卫天元，却是用不着她从口中说出来的。
楚天舒叹了口气，说道：“咱们是师兄妹，我本来应该助你报仇的，但我知道你怕受嫌疑，我也有事急着回家，咱们只能暂且分手了。”
姜雪君脸上一红，道：“我不是怕受嫌疑，我是为你着想，但不知你有什么急事赶着回家。”
楚天舒不愿自扬“家丑”——尽管过错不在他的父亲，甚至她的继母亦可原谅。但在别人听来，那总是“丑闻”，便道：“没什么。只是我和家父约好了在一个月之内回家的，如今早已过了期限了。”
姜雪君虽说不想与师兄同行，但听他这样说，却也不免有点被冷落的感觉。心里想道：“原来我在他心中的位置并不是如他口中所言，但这样也好，我可以无须顾虑他会向我纠缠了。”于是说道：“百行孝为先，你既是过了和令尊所约的期限，那是应该赶快回家了。”两人各怀心事，互道珍重而别。
楚天舒目送她的背影远去，忽然若有所失：“呀，她芳心另有所属，我又怎可有非份之想。”但想是这样想，被扰乱了的情怀，却总是难以平静了。
他惘惘独行，这日到了黄河岸边的风陵渡，这是一个大渡口，隔岸就是河南的名城潼关了。
天色已晚，黄河又正在水涨，没有船夫敢在夜间渡河。楚天舒便在风陵渡的市镇上找一间比较像样的客店投宿。
进了房间不久，刚刚抹过一把脸，便听得有敲门声。楚天舒想不到在这个地方会有朋友找他，先不开门，问道：“是谁？”
那人笑道：“申叔叔的声音你都听不出吗？”
原来来的不是别人，正是上次约他同往洛阳的那个申公达。申公达是江湖上出名的“包打听”，外号“顺风耳”。他交游极广，武功不高，但却最喜欢对年轻人以长辈自居。
楚天舒虽然讨厌此人，但也只能请他进房间里坐了。“你怎么知道我在这里？”楚天舒问道。
申公达掩上房门，说道：“我也是在客店住的，比你早来一个时辰。为了在外面说话不方便，所以你进客店的时候，我没有和你打招呼。”
楚天舒道：“哦，你有什么秘密事情要和我说么？”他知道申公达的脾气，申公达素来是喜欢张大其辞，散播“内幕消息”的，而每次他告诉别人“内幕消息”的时候，也总要加上一句：“这个秘密，我只能告诉你，你可不要说给另外的人知道。”楚天舒这句话其实是带有嘲讽意味的。
申公达一本正经的说道：“一点不错，而且这个秘密正是和你有关，嘿，嘿，踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费功夫，我正愁找不着你呢，如今见了你可好了！”
楚天舒打断他的话道：“听你这样说，你倒好像是特地来寻找我的了。好，那你就赶快说吧，究竟是为什么？”
申公达笑道：“你这样急，我当然会告诉你的。不过我先要问你，你准备上哪儿？”
楚天舒道：“我准备回家。”申公达道：“回家做什么？”楚天舒道：“你倒是问得稀奇，回家当然是为了和家人团聚。”
申公达笑道：“幸亏你遇见了我，否则你就要多走一趟冤枉路了。”
楚天舒道：“你这话是什么意思？”
申公达道：“令尊叫你不必回家。”楚天舒道：“为什么？”申公达道：“你们一家人都到北京去了。因此令尊特地托我传话，叫你到京师和家人相会。”
楚天舒道：“家父早已息影田园，他去京师干嘛？”
申公达压低声音说道：“这是一个绝大的秘密，你可不要随便告诉外人。飞天神龙大闹徐家这件事情你是在场目击的，令尊之去京师，就是由于这件事情而起。”
楚天舒道：“家父与徐中岳可并没交情，与飞天神龙更扯不上关系。怎会牵涉到这件事情？”
申公达道：“你是只知其一，不知其二。不错，令尊和中州大侠无甚交情，但和剪大先生的交情却是深得很啊！”
楚天舒道：“那又怎样？”
申公达道：“剪大先生和徐大侠为了躲避飞天神龙，已经悄悄避往京师去了。哪知飞天神龙仍是不肯放过他们，他们已经得到确实的消息，飞天神龙亦已入京想要暗杀他们。”
楚天舒心里想道：“他绰号顺风耳，消息果然甚为灵通。虽然个别字眼用得不妥，消息本身倒是不假。”
申公达继续说道：“剪大先生一想躲避不是办法，因此他就和徐大侠以及震远镖局的总镖头汤怀远三人联名发出英雄贴，邀请与他们有深厚交情的朋友入京，捉拿飞天神龙为武林除害。不过够资格接受他们一份英雄贴的人也不多，据我所知，他们总共也不过邀请十多个人，令尊就是其中之一。这是令尊的光荣，他冲着剪大先生的面子，当然不能不去了。”
楚天舒半信半疑，说道：“家父一个人去也就是了，何以家人也都去呢？”
申公达说道：“你这位晚娘也是女中豪杰，她和令尊又是一向夫妻恩爱的，她听说飞天神龙是剪大先生都害怕的人，自是要追随丈夫作个帮手了。你未回家，家中无人照顾你的妹妹，当然一起去了。”他说得合情合理，又有事实根据，楚天舒不能不多相信几分，面色也不觉变了。
要知楚天舒是和剪大先生交过手的，何况他又已经从姜雪君口中知道，剪大先生正是师妹的杀父仇人。
他心里暗暗叫苦：“剪千崖有请爹爹上京，定然不怀好意。爹爹不知我在洛阳做下了的事情，反而去帮他们，那不是自投罗网吗？退一步说，纵然他们不敢报复在我爹爹身上，我的处境也是尴尬之极了！”思念及此，面色焉能不变？
申公达只道他心里害怕，安慰他道：“飞天神龙虽然厉害，令尊的惊神笔法乃是武林一绝，料想也不会输给他的。何况还有那许多高手都已应邀入京呢。”
楚天舒自是不能向他明说，问道：“不知家父是怎样对你说的，你可以多说一些吗？”
申公达木然毫无表情，说道：“我回到扬州拜候令尊，令尊一见我就问：申大哥，你带小儿到洛阳去，为何只是一个人回来？讲实话，这次我全是冲着你的面子，是你代徐中岳派送喜贴，我才放心让小儿随你去的。如今徐家闹出了天大的新闻，喜事变成祸事，消息都已传到我的耳中了，你叫我怎不担心？
“嘿，嘿，令尊问我你去了哪里，我怎答得出来，只能问你了。”
楚天舒道：“我没有到过黄河以北，趁这机会，到几个名胜之地走走。”
申公达摇头道：“你真是没心肝，你爹对我说，你是说好了在一个月之内回家的。你竟然去游览风景，把对父亲的承诺都抛之脑后。”
楚天舒听他说得出这个限期，心里想道：“如此看来，他倒是确实见过我的爹爹了。”
他正在仔细推敲申公达说的话有几分是真，几分是假，申公达已是又向他发问了。
“你知错就好。少年人贪玩，那也不足深责。不过我倒想问你，你在黄河以北游玩，可到过王屋山么？”
楚天舒心头微凛：“他是出名的包打听，莫非他已打听到了一些什么。”说道：“曾在山下经过，没有上去游玩。”
“王屋山也算得是一座名山，为什么你不上去寻幽探秘？”
楚天舒笑道：“申叔叔，这是为了你的缘故呀！”
申公达道：“你知道我会责备你吗？怎的这样说呢？”
楚天舒说道：“实不相瞒，我倒不是忘记了和家父所约的期限，而是不放心抛下你，不错，当时我是因为胆小，匆匆忙忙离开洛阳。但还是惦记着你的。有人说你遭了飞天神龙的毒手，我也只是半信半疑。我不立即回家就是为了这个原故。我打算在离开洛阳五六天的路程范围之内，消磨一段时光，待知道了徐家的事情确已平静之后，便即再回洛阳打探你的下落的。我到王屋山之时，已经离开洛阳十多天了，假如上山游玩，恐怕耽搁的时间太多。”
这番话倒是听得申公达甚为舒服，拈须笑道：“如此说来，你还算有我的心，我倒是错怪你了。”
楚天舒道：“但小侄却不明白，你因何要特别提及王屋山呢？”
申公达压低声音说：“这又是一个秘密，我对你说无妨，你可千万不可泄漏。”
楚天舒道：“你若是信不过我，你就莫说。”
他知道申公达的脾气，你叫他莫说，他就非说不可。
“老弟，你这样说，我就知道你是不会泄漏秘密的了。我问你，你知不知当今之世，谁的武功最好？”
楚天舒说道：“我只听得家父说过，二三十年前，武功天下第一的人是齐燕然。现在是谁，我就不知道了。”
申公达小声说道：“不错，有许多人以为齐燕然已经死了，但我知道他没有死，所以武功天下第一的仍然是他。而且我还打探到他的住址，他就是隐居在王屋山中的。”
楚天舒装作诧异，说道：“申叔叔，你的消息真灵通。那么你是想……”
申公达道：“实不相瞒，我此来正是想找齐燕然出山的！”
楚天舒道：“哦，原来你和齐老头儿也是素有交情的么，怎的从不见你提起？”
申公达得意洋洋的说道：“你知道我这个人素来是不喜欢炫耀自己的，虽然我和齐燕然交情很深，但因他是武功天下第一，我倒是不方便对人说了。他早已闭门封刀，要是别人请他出山，他一定不肯，为了帮朋友的忙，我只好亲自跑一趟了。”
楚天舒道：“哦，原来你是想找他去帮忙剪大先生对付飞天神龙的吗？”
申公达道：“正是。剪大先生虽然请了许多朋友帮忙，但究竟不如请到齐燕然的好。他一出马，飞天神龙即算当真会飞，也飞不出他的手掌心了。”
楚天舒心里暗暗好笑，但却不便对他泄漏齐燕然和飞天神龙的关系，只好劝他道：“这样一位老前辈高人，既然早已闭门封刀，恐怕不容易请得动的。我也曾听得家父说过，这位前辈的性情甚为怪僻，他不喜欢见的人去拜访他，恐怕反受其辱。申叔叔，你还是三思其行的好。”
申公达怫然不悦，说道：