Like a giant dragon winding thousands of miles, the Kunlun Mountains stretch from the Pamirs in the west to the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in the east.The Altun Mountains, Qilian Mountains, Helan Mountains, Yinshan Mountains, Bayan Har Mountains, Tanggula Mountains, etc. are all its branches, forming the largest mountain system in China.Although it is not as high as the Himalayas, the altitude is as high as 6,500 meters (the Himalayas are more than 8,000 meters high). The overlapping mountains and the criss-crossing glaciers have caused obstacles to Tibet's external transportation.If it is said that "the road to Shu is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky".Then crossing Kunlun and entering Tibet is many times more difficult than the Shu Road!

But in this May season when "the flowers in the north are blooming and the flowers in the south of the Yangtze River are falling", there is a young traveler who actually crosses the Kunlun Mountains and steps into this land that has been considered mysterious for thousands of years. At this time, he was going deep into the hinterland of Tibet with a Tibetan guide.Although he has already crossed the steepest mountain peak, the journey ahead still makes him dare not relax in the slightest. In Tibet, there is the danger of quicksand in the desert, and there is also the danger of melting ice and avalanches at any time.That's why he had to have a guide.

But the Xiang Xun he invited was a bit older.His face is full of wrinkles, it seems that he is at least fifty years old.Moreover, his back was hunchbacked and his bones were thin. When he first met this guide, he was really a little afraid of wondering if this old man could run.He had no choice but to invite this old Tibetan man because he couldn't find another person. But to his surprise, within a few days, it turned out that the old man was a very experienced and good guide.Even though he is old and his body seems to be weak, he walked the rugged mountain road, this young man from a martial arts family, if he didn't use lightness kung fu, he still couldn't catch up with him.Another advantage of this guide is that he speaks Chinese very fluently.

They were walking that day when a gust of wind blew and made strange noises.The complexion of the Tibetan old man suddenly changed. The boy was startled, and asked loudly in the guide's ear, "Is it an avalanche?" But only sand and gravel were blowing, but no snow fell. The guide had no expression on his face, and said in a low voice: "Qi, Mr. Qi, there is a strange sound in the wind, you, can you hear it? This, this is the strange wind blowing from the Devil City!" The young man was taken aback for a moment: "What devil city, where is this city?" While speaking, the wind blew even harder.Hurricane and furious, the sky is dark and the sky is dark.Forgive him for his martial arts, he could hardly stand still.Of course, you can't talk to the guide anymore.

The sound of the wind was indeed very strange, it seemed to be a mishmash of sounds, like the roar of war drums, or like singing in the empty mountains, or like the crowing of monkeys in Wuxia Gorge, or like the howling of tigers on high hills, or like the roar of cranes, or like sharks. People cry at night... Majestic, sad, wailing, gentle, all kinds of strange accents, all of which form a very discordant ensemble.Young people can't stop their spirits from shaking. The guide plugged his ears and sat cross-legged on the ground.The young man wants to test his skills, so he still puts on his coat and faces the wind, listening to the strange sound.Suddenly, it seemed that there was a flute sound, mixed with various strange sounds, reaching his ears.

The sound of the flute is like gossamer, melodious and soft, and when you listen intently, it sounds like Bai Juyi's poem "Jianguan Yingyu's flowers are slippery, and the pharynx flows down to the beach." The strange sound was even more astonishing.Because those strange noises are just the sounds of nature caused by the wind, but the sound of the flute can be heard to be played by people.This young man is quite familiar with the rhythm, and he can vaguely distinguish it. He is playing Jiangnan tunes.It's a pity that the sound of the flute disappeared with the wind in an instant, and it disappeared when I heard it again.

The strong wind came and went quickly, and gradually the wind stopped and the sand calmed down, and the sky returned to bright and clear.The boy was about to help the guide up, but the guide jumped up, stretched out his hand, and shouted: "Look, Devil City! It's far away in the sky, and it's close in front of us!" The young man looked up with him, but saw the shadows of the city outline, streets, houses, pagodas, and city walls faintly discernible in the sky.In a blink of an eye, the clouds changed, and all the illusions disappeared. The young man couldn't help laughing, and said, "This is a mirage. I saw it when I passed the Great Gobi in Huijiang last month. What's so strange?"

The old guide said: "But how do you explain those strange noises?" The boy said: "The wind is blowing from the top of the mountain over there, maybe the terrain over there is a bit special." The guide shook his head and said, "I know there is a mirage, but what I saw just now is probably not an illusion. According to ancient legends, the Devil City is far away in the sky and close in front of us!" The boy asked, "What do you mean by being far away in the sky and close in front of your eyes?" The guide said: "It is said that the Devil City is on the top of that mountain, and the strange sound in the wind is the howl of the devil. Every time the strange wind passes, there will be a shadow of the Devil City in the clouds."

The young man said: "Have you been to that devil city?" The guide said: "How dare I have such courage? But although I have never been there, I have seen the ghost city twice, both times After the storm." The boy smiled and said: "I think these two times are just coincidences. I never believe in ghosts and gods. Let me give you courage. How about we go to that mountain together?" The guide quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be kidding, I would rather believe it. And even if there are no devils, there are probably robbers." The young man's heart moved, and he said: "Your speculation is reasonable. But in such a desolate place, even if there are robbers, there will not be many. Most likely a few treacherous and treacherous gangsters took advantage of this legend to occupy that place. A mountain top, as a secret lair." After saying this, he suddenly thought of the flute sound he heard just now, and couldn't help thinking: "That person is playing Jiangnan tunes, so I think he is a Han Chinese. From this point of view, if there are people there , I’m afraid it may not be a robber. Well, could it be that this is the person I’m looking for? Ha, if that’s the case, it’s really hard to find anywhere, and it won’t take much effort to find it!”

The guide still didn't dare to go, and said: "Even if there are only three or two robbers, my old bones can't withstand their blows; if there are real devils, it will be even worse! Qi Xianggong, please forgive me for not being willing to accompany me, I will I advise you not to take this risk, let's take a detour to avoid Devil City." The young man raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I like to explore weird things the most by nature. Of course I am not afraid of devils, but I am even less afraid of robbers. Don't worry, with me as your companion, even if there are ten or eight robbers, I can guarantee that I will not be able to move. You are a hair!"

The guide was dubious, and said: "Mr. Qi, do you have such a great ability?" The young man didn't speak for a while, and suddenly slashed down with his palm, splitting off a corner of a stone, and said with a smile: "I don't believe in robbers hiding in the wild mountains , bones can be harder than this rock." The old guide was dumbfounded. It turned out that the boy's surname was Qi and his name was Shijie, but his background was not small. His mother was the sister of Yang Mu, a famous martial artist in Baoding, known as Aunt Yang, the "Hot Hand Guanyin".There are two "Avalokitesvara" on the rivers and lakes, and another Guandong hero Wei Chijiong's wife "Thousand-handed Avalokitesvara" prayed for the holy cause.The two Avalokitesvara, "Hot Hand" and "Thousand Hands", differ by one word, and each is good at winning.It is conceivable that Aunt Yang is as famous as Qi Sheng Yin.It is said that Aunt Yang is much better than her younger brother in the Liuyang hand of the Yang family. As for paternity, Qi Shijie's grandfather is even more famous. His grandfather is a top martial arts master in the five northern provinces, he is generous and a hero, and is well-known all over the world. Qi Shijie's father died young, and his grandfather and mother taught him martial arts. He is also the head of both Qi and Yang families, so although he is only in his twenties, he has already made a name for himself in the world.This time he crossed Kunlun and came to Tibet, not for adventure hunting, but to find someone. He thought: "Although there may not be such a coincidence, but since there are suspicious things, we must find out." So he enthusiastically persuaded the old guide: "Old man, if the legends of thousands of years can be found out, it will be clear. It's worth taking some risks! Please lead me to the 'Devil City', and I will double your reward." The old guide aroused his curiosity, and the heavy reward was the next best thing, so he finally agreed to his request.The two quickened their pace, and within two hours, they reached the foot of the mountain.The sun has not yet set. Qi Shijie walked and inspected carefully all the way, and saw countless small holes on the mountain wall, densely covered like peak nests, where the wind passed, although it was not a strong wind, he could still hear the sound of ding ding dong dong, which was similar to music.On the mountain, there are staggered glaciers, just like a jade dragon hovering and flying in the air.Qi Shijie suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "You heard it, these small holes like a honeycomb are the reason for the strange noise in the wind." It turned out that there were huge icebergs on many peaks of the Kunlun Mountains. Due to the earthquake, the rocks of the mountains behind collapsed and pressed the icebergs underneath.The icebergs are melting day by day, and the rocks are being lifted day by day.In the hollow of the rock, the glacier flows, sometimes like music, sometimes like footsteps, and sometimes like the cry of wild animals, which makes everyone who hears this sound for the first time frightened.The Tianshan Mountains also had the same phenomenon. Qi Shijie had been to the Tianshan Mountains two months ago, and he had heard this kind of strange underground noise.And where the legendary "Devil City" is located, because the mouth of the valley is long and narrow, wind and sand are blowing, and it is blocked by rocky cliffs, so the phenomenon of denudation is more obvious, forming those honeycomb-like holes on the mountain wall.And because the size and shape of the holes are different, the sound made by the wind passing through the holes is also different.The inhabitants of the ancient deserts and grasslands had neither the common sense of modern geology nor did they dare to investigate in person, so it is no wonder that they thought it was the "howling of the devil". The old guide had more knowledge than ordinary herdsmen, and after Qi Shijie said this, his doubts were cleared.But he said: "Although there may not be a Devil City, I'm afraid the legend is not groundless. Take a look there!" Qi Shijie stood on a high place, looked in the direction he pointed, and faintly saw a hill with broken tiles and a towering earthen tower.I thought to myself: "This is probably the ruins of an ancient city." Qi Shijie smiled and said: "Okay, then let's go to the Devil City to stay tonight, let's go quickly!" After walking for a while, the "Devil City" was already in sight.I saw a half-collapsed crescent-shaped city wall, with seven or eight gaps collapsed. The only complete building inside the wall was a pagoda, about ten feet high, and there were some dilapidated houses in the stupa. around.The form of the house structure is a bit special, the round roof is shaped like a lotus, which is different from the form of ordinary residents in Tibet. Qi Shijie smiled and said: "If this is the Devil City, the devils in the city must be nothing to be afraid of." The guide smiled and said: "Qi Xianggong, you have never dealt with them before, how do you know?" Qi Shijie said: "If they have boundless magic power, they should live in a magnificent palace. Why do they need to hide in a broken house?" The guide nodded and said, "Qi Xianggong, I can rest assured after hearing you say that." Qi Shijie smiled and said, "Master, do you really believe in devils?" The guide said: "I'm worried that there are robbers hiding, but there are only a few dilapidated houses, even if there are not many robbers. And what you said just now is reasonable, of course devils with supernatural powers will not live in dilapidated houses, and robbers with skills , I don’t think I will live in a dilapidated house.” Qi Shijie said: "On such a desolate mountain, there are not many wild beasts. How can they find food? Of course, there will be no big gangs of robbers. Don't worry, go in and have a look." The two made a joke and moved on.When a gust of wind blew, Qi Shijie suddenly smelled a strange fragrance. He looked around and saw countless strange flowers blooming beside the "Devil City". The flower has the most petals, and the fiery red color is the most dazzling. Qi Shijie said: "Hey! What kind of flower is this?" The guide cried out: "Qi Xianggong, no, no—" Qi Shijie said: "Why not?" He walked straight forward without stopping. The guide said: "This flower is like the legendary devil's flower. You must not mess with it, otherwise it is said that there will be disasters!" Qi Shijie was born stubborn since he was a child, and he didn't believe in these ghosts and legends at all. He laughed and said, "I'm not afraid to mess with devils, let alone devil flowers? You are superstitious that they can't be messed with, so I'm going to pick them." Before he finished speaking, he had already walked among the flowers.The fragrance is getting stronger and stronger.He was about to pick the largest and most beautiful "Devil Flower" when he suddenly felt dizzy and his heart beat, as if he was drunk, and he couldn't lift his energy lazily.Qi Shijie was taken aback: "Is this flower poisonous?" The "devil" is actually a human being, and human beings have shaped both God and the devil according to their own spiritual outlook.However, what surprised Qi Shijie was that this "devil" turned out to be his partner who had been inseparable from him for several days, the old Tibetan guide who he had worried that he might not even be able to get away. Just when he was about to pluck a "devil flower", he suddenly felt the breeze blowing from behind, and a crutch pointed to the "Fengfu point" on his back. As expected of a family of martial arts, Qi Shijie was attacked suddenly, although he was not disturbed, he waved his backhand and used the Yang family's unique skill of "Vajra Six Suns Hand", swung the crutch away, and turned around quickly. "Hey, it's you, you, what are you doing?" Qi Shijie couldn't help being even more surprised when he saw clearly who was plotting against him. The old guide said "Hey", and seemed surprised that Qi Shijie was able to fight back, and then shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, who told you to come to Tibet?" "I came to Tibet, what's hindering you again? Who are you?" This time, the old guide didn't answer his question at all, and before he finished speaking, the crutch came back again.The old guide used a crutch more than three feet long as a judge's pen, and tapped "Leng Yuan" and "Yuquan" on the Ren Vessel on the left, and "Golden Palace" and "Yu Que" on the Du Vessel on the right. The old guide seemed to be a different person, his stooped back straightened, his right leg, which was not very convenient for walking, was no longer lame, and the crutch that supported him on walking turned into a formidable weapon. But what shocked Qi Shijie the most was his fierce and incomparable acupuncture technique.He could tell that the old guide's acupressure technique was born out of Lian's family's "Four Pens and Eight Meridians" kung fu. His grandfather, the most experienced "Dragon of the Four Seas" Qi Jianye once told him about this kung fu. . His grandfather told him that the "shocking brushwork" is the unique skill of Lianjia, a family of martial arts in Hebei. Together, the two can "point eight veins with four strokes", which is known as the unparalleled acupoint brushwork in the world.However, it was passed down to the children of the Lian family who were in the same era as Qi Jianye. No one can master the "four strokes and eight veins", and only one person is left with the "double strokes and four veins" kung fu. Now this old guide can touch Qi Shijie's double veins and four points with a crutch. Although this skill is not as good as "four strokes to touch eight veins", it is obviously above the kung fu of "two strokes to touch four veins". But his grandfather also told him that the Lian family's unique skills are never passed on to outsiders.The Lian family is Han Chinese.Suddenly, Qi Shijie realized that this old guide was not a Tibetan, but a Han from the Lian family in Hebei.Several mysteries were also solved at this time. "No wonder at the foot of the uninhabited Kunlun Mountains, just as I was looking for a guide, the guide sent it to me. It turns out that he intends to plot against me!" Qi Shijie thought to himself. But there is one more thing that confuses him: "Grandpa never said that Hebei Lian's family had any problems with our Qi family. Why did he plot against me?" The feeling of dizziness has not yet passed, and he can no longer use his mind; the other party's fierce offensive does not allow him to be distracted and talk.And even if asked, it is expected that the "old guide" will not tell the reason. Qi Shijie took a deep breath, cheered up his spirits, slashed three palms in succession, three moves of "Liuyang Hand" killer move, and forced the "old guide" back three steps. The Yang family's "Six Yang Hands" is a unique skill in martial arts, and its palm technique is derived from the Shaolin School's "Great Vajra Hand", but there are still great differences between the two. The moves of "Vajra Hand" are simple, although they are extremely powerful, there are no complicated changes, and the victory is all based on skill.The Yang family's "Vajra Six Yang Hands" is a hidden move within a move, a set form within a form, each palm strikes, there are six different changes hidden in it, just like the Yangtze River rolling up.In general palm techniques, one move with two moves is already difficult, and one move with six moves is only seen in martial arts.Therefore, it may not be as powerful as the Vajra Hands of the Shaolin School, but when confronted with an evenly matched opponent, the Yang family's Vajra Six Suns Hands can make them hard to defend against. Qi Shijie knew that he wouldn't be able to support it for long, so he worked hard to fully display the power of the Yang family's Liuyang hand taught by his mother! Although the old guide's acupressure techniques were wonderful, but under the mighty defense of Liuyangshou, his crutches couldn't even touch the hem of Qi Shijie's clothes.Take a few moves, turn around and leave. The fragrance of the "devil flower" was as strong as wine, and Qi Shijie was fighting fiercely among the flowers, feeling more and more dizzy.But he was still sober about one thing: he had to kill this guide before he fainted. "You hurt me for no reason, and if you can't hurt someone, do you want to run away?" He bit the tip of his tongue, braced himself up, breathed a sigh of relief, and flew away.Pulled out the saber, left the sword and right palm, and chased and chopped the guide. The old guide suddenly laughed, and said: "Little boy, are you afraid of me running away? I'm even more afraid of you running away!" Just as he laughed loudly, two people jumped out of the flowers.One is a burly man with a thick back and a waist, and the other is a thin monk wearing a red cassock. The burly man smiled and said, "Boss Lian, don't worry, this kid can't run away!" The skinny monk murmured a few words in Tibetan, but Qi Shijie couldn't understand what he said. "Sure enough, the surname is Lian!" Qi Shijie thought to himself.It was too late, but soon, that burly man rushed towards him, using a pair of tiger hooks.The foreign monk was weird. He took off his red cassock and stood aside, just watching Qi Shijie intently. It seemed that he was preventing Qi Shijie from escaping. Although Qi Shijie was in a daze, he already thought that he had fallen into the enemy's trap. This "old guide" must have known that there was such a poisonous strange flower near the devil city, so he specially lured Qi Shijie here to lay an ambush here Down with his henchmen.Of course, they have prepared an antidote that can restrain the flower poison. Falling into the enemy's trap, what else can I do except desperately? "Either you die, or I die!" Qi Shijie shouted.Flipping his right palm, he performed the ultimate move of Vajra Liuyang Hand, and at the same time swung the knife with his left hand to strike at the big man.The knife is caught in the palm, and it is extremely powerful. The big man said: "Good time!" The double hooks rattled, and as soon as it sank, Qi Shijie's steel knife was almost attracted by him and flew away. The palm strength of the "Six Yang Hands" can only make the big man sway.However, in comparison, he seemed to be a little scrupulous about Qi Shijie's "Six Suns Hand", although he gained the upper hand in the first fight, he still didn't dare to get too close. Qi Shijie was taken aback, and thought: "This thief seems to be stronger than that surnamed Lian. I don't know what family or sect his pair of tiger head hooks come from, but it seems to be Chinese martial arts." Actually, it's not this guy. He is stronger than the "Boss Lian", but because Qi Shijie's strength is getting weaker and weaker. The big man could also see that Qi Shijie was exhausted, he laughed and said, "Do you want to go all out, but unfortunately you can't do it if you want to. Obediently put your arms around and capture, I don't want to take your life." Qi Shijie is a proud young chivalrous man, so if he is willing to catch him without a fight. The big man shouted: "Okay, you don't know what's good or bad, don't blame me for being rude!" With the double hooks outstretched, the eight tactics of welcoming, sending, cutting, piercing, swallowing, spitting, pumping, sprinkling, and hooking are freely swayed. fierce.At the sick place, there were two silver snakes flying around Qi Shijie's figure. If Qi Shijie hadn't been poisoned, he might have been able to draw with this big guy, but now how can he resist the enemy?What's more, that guy has a "company boss" to help him.When the fight got to a tight spot, the big man shouted suddenly: "Go!" Shuang Jun circled, hooked the steel knife, and with a slight movement, Qi Shijie's steel knife flew into the air. Unwilling to be captured, Qi Shijie desperately bit the tip of his tongue, using all his remaining strength, and slammed his palm.It's also that this big man underestimated the enemy, thinking that Qi Shijie was powerless to fight back, but this palm actually hit Qi Shijie squarely.It's a pity that Qi Shijie was out of breath, otherwise this palm could seriously injure him. The man slapped him squarely. Although he was not injured, the pain was unbearable.I couldn't help but "Ouch", and my figure swayed twice. When people are in danger, their instincts will show their potential.Qi Shijie leaped, and unexpectedly flew several feet away, passing by the man like a falcon.The man's body was not stable, so there was no time to catch him. It's a pity that, surrounded by powerful enemies, he passed the first level, but couldn't pass the second level.Suddenly, I saw a red cloud as a hood.It turned out that it was the fan monk standing by who shook off the red cassock.blocked his way.The cassock hadn't covered his head yet, the strong wind had already made him suffocate. Qi Shijie used all his breastfeeding strength. With a sound of "Peng", both palms touched the cassock, as if they were touching a wall.The sound is like beating a drum. Barely blocking a move, Qi Shijie felt dizzy.I can't even raise my arms.In any case, he couldn't resist the second move. The monk laughed, and said coldly: "The Liuyang Hand of the Yang family really deserves its reputation. It is worthy of being from the lineage of Patriarch Bodhidharma. It's a pity that you are too young, and if you want to escape from the palm of the Buddha, at least you have to fight again." Ten years of practice! Hey, hey, you are still running there, stop for me!" The Chinese was extremely dry, like metal friction, very ear-piercing. It turns out that the Yang family's Liuyang Hand was born out of the Vigorous Vajra Palm of Shaolin Temple, and the martial arts in Shaolin Temple were passed down by Bodhidharma, so the "Liuyang Hand" can also be regarded as a side branch of Bodhidharma's martial arts.This foreign monk is a master of Esoteric Buddhism, and his martial arts originated from the Nalanda Temple in Tianzhu, which is exactly the same as the martial arts brought to China by Patriarch Bodhidharma.Therefore, the reason why he didn't immediately join the battle group just now was, on the one hand, to preserve his identity and disdain to join hands with his companions to attack a young boy, on the other hand, he also wanted to watch the mystery of the Yang family's Liuyang hands with a cold eye. As he spoke, his footsteps did not slow down at all, he chased after him like a shadow, shook up his cassock, and put it under Qi Shijie's hood again. He ordered Qi Shijie to "stop!" But Qi Shijie was so exhausted that he couldn't even stand firmly.The strong wind that shook his cassock fluttered, and he couldn't help but fell to the ground with a "Bu Tong".The monks laughed and stepped forward. Qi Shijie couldn't use any strength, he really couldn't survive or die, so he had to close his eyes and let the other party slaughter him. Strange to say, the bad luck that he thought he could never escape did not befall him.The monk's terrifying laughter suddenly stopped, but he heard a voice like a silver bell scolding: "Why do you want to kill this young man?" The monk snorted and shouted: "You wild girl from over there, how dare you meddle in Buddha's business!" Qi Shijie was very surprised, gritted his teeth and struggled, barely getting up.When I looked up, I saw the cold electricity shining brightly, the girl had already fought with the monk.Although he is insane, he is a martial arts expert after all.He braced himself up, and after a closer look, he could vaguely see some of the woman's sword skills. He was surprised and delighted: "This girl doesn't seem to be very young, but her sword skills are incomparably exquisite, maybe she can handle it well." This fan monk might not be sure. Hey, I seem to have seen her swordsmanship there, which family's swordsmanship is it?" When the fight reaches a tight spot, it looks like a red cloud wrapped in a silver light.Those monks danced their cassocks, whistling in the wind, it was really overwhelming, with the power of wind and thunder.Qi Shijie was leaning against a tree about seven or eight feet away, and he also felt the strong wind blowing on his face, causing him a dull pain.The young girl was like a light boat, caught in the turbulent torrent, shaken unsteadily. Qi Shijie couldn't help feeling another chill in his heart: "It's a pity that although her swordsmanship is exquisite, she still can't defeat this fierce monk." While thinking about it, he suddenly heard a sound of "bo", the fan monk's cassock seemed to have been pierced by a girl's sword, and turned into a discouraged ball, shouting: "What a powerful girl!" Throwing out the cassock, he turned around then go. The girl pushed aside the cassock, just in time to meet the man who made the tiger's head hook. In the lightning flash, the two exchanged a few moves, the man hooked the chest with his left hook, and stretched out his right hook, the tip of the hook was only half an inch away, and was about to hook the girl's breast, but it was only half an inch away, and it didn't hook.The girl swallowed her chest and sucked her stomach, without moving her footsteps, her figure moved back half an inch in the air.It was just right to undo his extremely fierce offensive move. Fighting with masters is only a hair's breadth away.That guy's tricks are old, like the end of a crossbow, how can he hurt the opponent?The girl screamed, and the sword slid across like a sword, even if the Hutou Jun in the man's right hand was withdrawn immediately, both hooks blocked it, but they couldn't stop it.Amidst the sound of smashing, he felt his scalp was cool, and a large section of the unkempt long hair on the top of his head had been cut off, flying with the wind.The man was almost scalped, scared out of his wits, and ran away with the monks in a panic. The only one who escaped in the future was the old guide who pretended to be a Tibetan.The girl shouted: "You can't fool me even if you pretend to be a Tibetan. I already know who you are. Don't run away if you have the guts. I would like to learn your double pen and four veins kung fu!" However, Qi Shijie didn't know whether this guide pretending to be a Tibetan had the guts to fight this girl.After the red-clothed monk and the man who made Hutou Jun were defeated by the girl one after another, he had already let go of the stone in his heart, knowing that even if he dared to compete with the girl, this guide pretending to be a Tibetan would not be an opponent.He was already exhausted and exhausted, and he was poisoned by the "devil's flower", but because of the critical moment of life, he relied on one breath of support, and as soon as he let go of his breath, he immediately passed out. After an unknown amount of time, Qi Shijie seemed to hear a faint sound of flutes, and opened his eyes unconsciously. As if waking up from a nightmare, he collected himself, looked around, and found that he was lying on the ground with hay mats in a barren room with four walls.A young girl was walking up to him, bending down to look at him.The girl was holding a pipe flute in her hand. "Okay, you woke up, how do you feel?" the girl asked. He was also asking the girl almost at the same time: "Who are you? You saved me here, right? Thank you for your life-saving grace." The girl said lightly: "I was the woman who happened to pass by when you were in distress. It is natural to help in times of need, let alone both Han people. You don't need to be polite." Qi Shijie originally asked her name, and she answered like this, I can't be satisfied.But thinking that maybe she met by chance out of the intention of not wanting to reciprocate her kindness, I was embarrassed to ask her name again immediately. "It's nothing, I just tried my luck, and it seems that there is no internal injury. I just don't know where this is?" "This is the devil city you want to come to." The girl said. "Oh, so you already know about the guide who pretended to be a Tibetan and lured me to Devil City. Girl, are you the one who plays the flute when the wind blows?" Qi Shijie asked her in another way. "That's right, I was just blowing the flute yesterday when the wind blew up." The girl said.I thought: "This young man can hear my flute amidst the wind mixed with all kinds of strange noises, his ability is indeed pretty good." Qi Shijie was taken aback, and said, "Is it yesterday? Then I have been asleep for a whole day." The girl said: "Yes. Fortunately, you have not suffered internal injuries, and the poison of the devil flower in your body has been cured. You only slept for a whole day because of exhaustion. After you have eaten later, your strength You can recover." After that, he walked into the inner courtyard, brought out a roasted snow chicken, and gave it to Qi Shijie. Qi Shijie ate two chicken legs, and his energy improved a lot. While eating, he asked, "Is that flower really called the devil's flower? I just think that the guide is talking nonsense." The girl said: "This is not nonsense. The real name of this flower is Asura Flower. 'Asura' means devil in Sanskrit. It is recorded in "Buddha Kingdom" that when the Asura flower blooms, people smell it. Seeing this fragrance of flowers is like encountering a devil, and I feel as comfortable as drinking fine wine, and I am immediately intoxicated by it." Qi Shijie became curious and couldn't help asking again: "Girl, why are you not afraid of the devil's flower and can detoxify me?" The girl said lightly: "All things are born with mutual generation and mutual restraint. There is such a devil flower that can poison people, and there is another strange flower that can dispel evil and poison." The strange flower of the devil flower.But it seems that he has some scruples, and he is unwilling to tell Qi Shijie the name of this strange flower. Qi Shijie's heart moved, he vaguely guessed the girl's identity, and then asked: "Who is that guide pretending to be a Tibetan, the girl must know?" The girl said: "He is Lian Ganpei, the only surviving successor of the Lian family's calligraphy in today's world." Although what the girl said had already been expected by Qi Shijie, he still couldn't help being surprised, thinking: "Lian Ganpei, this name is so familiar!" He asked: "Since he is the successor of the Lian family's brushwork, how can he be known in the martial arts in the Central Plains?" Among them, he should have a place, but why did he go to Tibet to pretend to be a Tibetan?" The girl said: "Twenty years ago, there was a famous heroine in Central Plains named Yun Ziluo, did you know that?" Qi Shijie said: "I've heard it said before." He thought to himself: "How could I just know that if Yun Ziluo hadn't had a marriage change back then, she would still be my aunt." Normally, he tried to avoid mentioning Yun Ziluo as much as possible, so he didn't know much about this aunt. The girl continued: "Lian Ganpei was once defeated by Yun Ziluo's sword, and Wuyan gained a foothold in the Central Plains. He also heard that he had other strong enemies, so he hid in Tibet. But after he fled to Tibet, he rarely showed his face. So many people are still doubting whether this rumor is true or not. I also never thought that I would run into him by chance today." Qi Shijie asked again: "Where is the guy who hooked the tiger's head?" The girl said: "That man is also from a martial arts family in the Central Plains, his name is Dou Jiangang. I heard that Lian Ganpei lured him to Tibet." Qi Shijie said: "That lama in red is a master of Tantric Buddhism, right?" The girl said: "That's right. There are two masters of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism who have been to the Central Plains and worked for the Qing court. They have fought against the chivalrous figures in the Central Plains. One is Shi Tuo and the other is Shi Zhan. I don't know them. But I guess, this red-clothed lama must be one of them." Qi Shijie said: "The young lady is so familiar with the personnel and affairs in the martial arts, she must be a disciple who is not a well-known and upright disciple but also comes from a family of martial arts." The girl said: "What do I know, I just remember something from the chatter of the elders." She obviously didn't want to answer Qi Shijie's question, but it also confirmed Qi Shijie's deduction. Qi Shijie pondered for a while, then said, "Strange, strange!" The girl said: "What's so strange?" She thought: "Could it be that he has already become suspicious of my origin?" Qi Shijie said: "The three people mentioned by the girl have no grievances with me in the past or recent days. I don't know why they want to harm me. I really can't figure it out." There was an uproar, and in this incident, Aunt Yang, the hot-handed Guanyin, always favored her younger brother, and regarded Yun Ziluo as a bad woman who corrupted the Yang family's style.Therefore, Qi Shijie couldn't help being puzzled: "Even if Gan Pei has a grudge against Yun Ziluo, he shouldn't blame me!" When Qi Shijie said this, he originally intended to attract the girl to ask him the origin of his name, but the girl still just said indifferently: "I just ran into what happened yesterday. Since you don't know it yourself, I won't know it. " Qi Shijie failed to elicit her question, so he had to speak for himself, smiling and saying, "Yes, you saved my life, but I haven't told you my name yet. My surname is Qi, and my name is Shijie." The girl seemed to pay attention after hearing his self-reported name.She raised her eyebrows, looked at Qi Shijie and said, "Oh, your surname is Qi. There is an old hero Qi Jianye who is called 'Wandering Dragon in the World', but I don't know what to call you?" Qi Shijie replied respectfully, "It's my grandfather." The girl said: "Oh, so it's Mr. Qi, no wonder he has such good martial arts. I'm really disrespectful." The more polite she said, the more icy her face became.Obviously these few polite words are just out of politeness. Qi Shijie smiled suddenly and said: "How can my trivial skills compare to the girl's exquisite swordsmanship, girl, are you from the Tianshan School?" The girl was startled, and said: "Master Qi is worthy of being from a family of martial arts, his eyesight is really good!" Qi Shijie said with a smile: "Miss praise, I actually don't know Tianshan swordsmanship. But a month ago, I just went to Tianshan." The girl said: "Oh, so you just came here from Tianshan? Have you met the head of the Tianshan sect?" Qi Shijie said: "The head of the Tang Dynasty has not returned from wandering, I was received by Elder Zhong. I have met all the four major disciples of your sect, but I have not seen the girl. Presumably the girl was already outside at that time?" 少女见他说得确凿，情知不是慌言，她的脸色这才好了一些，说道：“不错，我离山一年，尚未曾回去过。”承认自己是天山派的弟子了。齐世杰趁这机会立即发问。 他自报姓名之后，装作瞿然一省的模样：“你瞧我多糊涂，姑娘救了我的性命，我都还未曾请教姑娘的芳名。” 少女说道：“名字不过是个符号，你我萍水相逢，缘尽则散，何须定要知道姓名。要不是你自己说出来的话，我也不会问你的。” 齐世杰道：“姑娘，你不知道我的姓名不打紧，我不知道你的姓名可是大大的不妥。” 少女为之一愕，说道：“为什么？” 齐世杰道：“姑娘，你没欠我什么，我可是欠了你的救命恩情的。即使不提什么知恩报德的话，他日相见，你或许可以不理睬我，我却怎能装作不认识你呢。那么，就总得有个称呼才行了。难道我在人前人后，都叫你做'恩人'不成？”他说得一本正经，那少女冷若冰霜的面上，不觉也给他逗得开颜一笑。齐世杰道：“你别以为我是油嘴滑舌，我可是十分认真的。” 少女说道：“好吧，你既然看得这样重要，那就告诉你吧，我姓冷，名叫冰儿。”一笑过后，又恢复冷若冰霜的神态了。 齐世杰暗自想道：“冷冰儿，她这姓名倒真是名如其人了。不过，她也并非一开始就对我如此的，在我刚刚醒来的时候，她对我的照料可说得是相当热心，说呀说的，就渐渐冷起来了，这是什么缘故呢？”他当然不会知道，这是因为在交谈之后，冷冰儿已经知道他是辣手观音杨大姑之子的缘故。 “好了，你已经知道我的名字了，还有什么要问的么？”冷冰儿道。 齐世杰道：“冷女侠，我正是想向你打听一个人。” 冷冰儿道：“什么人？”心中亦已隐约猜到几分。 齐世杰道：“贵派是不是有个弟子名叫杨炎。他大约是十年之前，跟随缪长风缪大侠前往天山的，听说已经投在贵派门下。” 冷冰儿道：“哦，原来你来西藏就是为了找他？” 齐世杰道：“不错，他是我的表弟。家母很挂念他，想要接他回去。” 冷冰儿道：“我不是问你有什么亲戚关系，我只是觉得有点奇怪，你既然到过天山，难道竟未探问过么？” 齐世杰道：“贵派钟长老说他五年前业已失踪。”冷冰儿道：“那你还问我做什么，难道你不相信钟长老的话。” 齐世杰道：“不是不信，杨炎失踪之事，我们在中原亦有风闻的，只是知道得不很清楚罢了。不过，隔了这许多年，贵派或许已经找到了他……” 冷冰儿怫然不悦，说道：“你怀疑我们已经找到了他，但却不愿让他跟你回去，所以对你隐瞒？” 齐世杰道：“请姑娘莫要怪我多疑，我这位表弟当年由缪长风携来天山一事，内里实是有点不足为外人道的隐情，我恐怕缪长风对我们齐杨两家怀有成见……” 冷冰儿面色微变，打断他的话道：“既是不足为外人道，那就不必对我说了。” 齐世杰颇觉尴尬，勉强笑道：“姑娘与他既属同门，怎能说是外人？” 冷冰儿掩耳：“你纵然不把我当作外人，我也不想听人家的隐私。” 齐世杰苦笑道：“好吧，那我只想请姑娘替我向贵派掌门转达几句话，这几句话我在天山之时，觉得不方便和钟长老当面说的。” 冷冰儿没有表示答不答应，齐世杰径自往下说道：“家母对炎弟死去的母亲或许还未谅解，但对炎弟弟却是的确非常盼望他能回来。家母说杨家如今就只剩下他这株根苗了，他不回来认亲，何人承继香烟？家母又怎忍见娘家绝后？请姑娘代禀唐掌门和钟长老，体谅家母这片苦心。” 冷冰儿道：“好，我答应把你的话告诉他们。但我也要告诉你，钟长老和我们天山派的人固然不会说谎，缪大侠也不是你们想像的那样心胸狭窄的人，他们可能不欢喜杨炎跟你回去，但倘若他们已经找到杨炎，他们一定会明白告诉你的。老实告诉你，这几年来我们在找他，我这次到西藏来，也正是为了找他。” 齐世杰道：“可曾打听到他的消息？”冷冰儿黯然说道：“若然已有消息，我也不用跑到魔鬼城来了。” 齐世杰道：“我想起另一个人，要是知道这个人的下落，或者可以间接打听到杨炎的消息。” 冷冰儿怔了一怔，道：“你说的这人是谁？” 齐世杰道：“听说杨炎是给一个名叫段剑青的人拐走的。这个段剑青是大理武学名家段仇世的侄儿，琴棋书画，无所不精，说出来请姑娘莫怪，我昨日听见箫声之时，也曾怀疑过是段剑青躲在魔鬼城中，故此才决意冒险一探的。冷姑娘，你想必知道段剑青这个人吧？” “段剑青”这个名字从齐世杰口中说了出来，只见冷冰儿好像呆了一呆，脸上的神情越发显得冰冷了。 这五年来，从没有人向她提起过段剑青。经过了这么长久的时间，突然又再听到“段剑青”这个名字，这感觉就似一枝毒箭插入她的心头，令得她不禁陡然一震。 All the past events are on my mind.虽然经过了五年长的时间，她心上的创伤还是未曾平复的。 段剑青是她的初恋情人，她曾经把少女的梦想寄托在这个人的身上。但想不到她“愿托终身”的“良人”，却是个寡情薄义的负心汉。 不仅负心而已，这个人甚至还曾三番两次要想把她置之死地。五年前他和杨炎一同失踪了，从此就没有再见过他。她也不愿意听见段剑青这个名字了，和她相识的人都懂得她的心情，是以大家都在她的面前避免提起旧事。 想不到经过了五年，忽地从一个初相识的陌生人口中又听到了段剑青的名字。她极力压抑自己不要去想，心中但感一片茫然。 迷茫中眼前幻出段剑青的影子；她瞪着眼睛看这个“段剑青”，不知不觉抓着剑柄，怒气呈现眉梢。 齐世杰吃了一惊，坐了起来，说道：“冷姑娘，你怎么啦？”好似海市蜃楼的幻影倏然消失，她看清楚了在她面前的是齐世杰，不是段剑青。 不错，齐世杰和段剑青是有几分相似，他们都长得很英俊，也都是出于名门子弟，令人感觉到有名门子弟惯常会有的一份骄傲。但却有一点最不大同的是：段剑青在骄傲之外还流露着一份轻浮，即使是在山盟海誓之时，她也不敢予以信赖。而这个初相识的“陌生人”，却令她感觉得到，他的态度是十分诚恳的，他的惊慌绝非伪装，可以断定：他绝对不是有心嘲讽自己。 她猜得不错，齐世杰的确不知道她的往事。 要知她虽然是义军首领冷铁樵的侄女儿，但在江湖上却从没出过什么锋头，自出师门之后，不久就远离中原，后来又投在天山派门下，更是绝迹江湖了。知道她的人本来不多，即使知道冷铁樵有这么一个侄女的人，也不会把她——义军首领的侄女，和出身于大理段府的“小王爷”联想在一起的。 冷冰儿定了定神，说道：“没什么。你说的这个人我知道，但我不愿意听见这个人的名字。” 齐世杰怔了一怔，蓦然醒起，说道：“听说这小子曾是贵派门下？”呼为“小子”，已是不敢再提段剑青的名字。 冷冰儿淡淡说道：“不错，他是本派的叛徒。” 齐世杰心想：“怪不得她不愿意我提起此人，俗语说家丑不外扬，只怪我不知避忌。”于是委婉说道：“清理门户这种事情，外人本是不宜插手。不过，杨炎是我表弟，为了要找杨炎，我才不能不打听这小子的行踪罢了。当然，万一给我碰上这个小子的话，我也不会擅自处置他的。” 冷冰儿不愿向他解释误会，说道：“敝派倒是并不拘泥这种江湖规矩，你要怎样对付那个小子，那是你的事情，我管不着。不过，我却另有一言相劝，听不听随你。” 齐世杰忙道：“姑娘于我有救命之恩，请尽管吩咐，齐某敢不遵从？”冷冰儿道：“我劝你还是早点回家，不要再找杨炎了。” 齐世杰有话在先，不便反口，迟疑半晌，说道，“姑娘的话我是应该听的，但我可以问一问为什么吗？” 冷冰儿道：“即使你找着他，我们也不能让他跟你回去的。原因很简单，因为我们不愿意他知道有杨牧这么一个父亲。” 齐世杰甚是尴尬，说道：“我那舅舅是曾做错过事，不过自从七年前他一度出现江湖之后，不久便又不知去向了，如今也不知是死是活。家母的意思，只是想炎弟回去承接杨家香烟，可以不把往事告诉他的。” 冷冰儿道：“我们也并非要永远对他遮瞒，但他现在尚未成人，我们觉得还未曾是告诉他的时候。再说，杨牧当年抛弃他们母子，那时他尚未出生呢，他是缪大侠带上天山的，杨家于他并无丝毫养育之恩，即使要让他知道身世，也只能由缪大侠和敝派掌门告诉他。那时再由他自行抉择。” 齐世杰听她说得合情合理，只好说道：“姑娘提出的这个办法，我并无异议。但我只盼能够见一见他。” 冷冰儿道：“我已经找了他五年，还未找着。你又何必冒险？还是早点回家吧。”齐世杰道：“姑娘还会再找他吗？”冷冰儿道：“我已立下誓言，找不到他，绝不回山。” 齐世杰道：“那么姑娘倘若找到他，可否托人给我捎个讯息，也好让我和家母安心。” 冷冰儿冷冷说道：“事属渺茫，言之过早，到时再说吧。” 齐世杰默然无话，事实上他也不知要怎样说才好了。 冷冰儿忽道：“你好了点吗？”齐世杰道：“吃了这只雪鸡，好得多了。”冷冰儿道：“好，你现在已经无需照料，请恕我不陪伴你了。” 齐世杰吃了一惊，说道：“姑娘，你就要走了么？” 冷冰儿道：“你的伤并无大碍，气力很快就会恢复如初的，我留下两只雪鸡给你，明天你可以自己去打猎了。” 齐世杰讷讷说道：“我，我并不是担心没东西吃。” 冷冰儿笑道：“那你担心什么，是担心'魔鬼城'里有魔鬼么？不用害怕，这个'城'方圆不过数里，我都已踏遍了，连鬼影也没找到半个。” 冷冰儿用开玩笑的口吻和齐世杰说话，双颊隐现迷人的小酒涡。 自从知道齐世杰的姓名来历之后，冷冰儿的神情一直是冰冷的，此际难得看见她的脸上有了笑容，齐世杰不觉得看得痴迷了。 冷冰儿继续说道：“城中比较完整的建筑物只有一座白塔，你恢复了功力，倒不妨进去看看。魔鬼是不会碰上的，但说不定会有仙缘。” 什么叫做“仙缘”？这话本来费解。齐世杰只道她还是在开玩笑，但能够多看一眼她脸上的酒涡，没敢打断她的说话问她。冷冰儿拿出一个玉瓶，瓶中掏出两颗碧绿色的药丸，放在齐世杰的手心，说道：“这是天山雪莲泡制的碧灵丹，含在口中，可辟魔鬼花之毒。连甘沛那些人刚遭锻的，料想也不敢这样快便即回来。” 齐世杰说道：“多谢你赠送这样珍贵的灵丹，我不信有魔鬼，也不信有神仙，强盗我更不怕。我，我只是……” 冷冰儿道：“好，那我更不用替你担心了，我走啦？”她不待齐世杰把话说完，一面说一面转身便走，说到一个“走”字，已是出了这座房屋。 齐世杰其实是舍不得她走，想要找个藉口，留得她多待一时就是一时的。但这番心意，却怎能对一个初相识的少女吐露？他本想问冷冰儿所说的“仙缘”是什么意思的，也来不及问了。 他走出这座屋子，只见那座佛塔矗立他的面前，冷冰儿的影子却是早已消失。齐世杰茫然若失，叹了口气。 此际，冷冰儿已经走出了魔鬼城，心情也是和齐世杰一样。回头望了一望那座白塔，茫然若失的深深叹了口气。 心底的创伤一被挑开，要想伤口复合，可就没有那么容易了。她极力抑制自己，不去再想段剑青。但她可不能不想起杨炎，更不能不想起孟华。 “炎弟，你在何方？唉，要是找不着你，我如何能对得住孟大哥？” 对杨炎的失踪，她是抱着一份自疚心情的，因为那次杨炎的失踪，她是以保护人的身分带杨炎下山的。 那一年他们在天山听得孟元超带兵来到回疆帮忙哈萨克族的“格老”罗海打仗的消息，杨炎就不断央求掌门师父，准许他去找他的从未见过面的“爹爹”，（由于他的身世有难言之隐，缪长风要想等他长大之后才告诉他，是以他根本不知道孟元超并非他的生身之父。）准许他去和曾经见过一次的兄长孟华再会。 冷冰儿拗他不过，只好帮他求情。她曾经在罗海那个部落住过一年，和罗海的女儿罗曼娜又是很要好的朋友，由她陪同杨炎去罗海那儿找他的父亲，自是最适不过的了。结果，天山派的掌门人唐经天答应了她的要求。 想不到他们到了罗海的防地，就在碰上孟华的片刻之前，突然遭遇不幸。她碰上了段剑青，当她打跑了段剑青之后，杨炎已经给乱兵掳去。 孟华在回疆找了三年，找不着弟弟，无可奈何，只好回去了。从此她就替代孟华找寻杨炎。 她一直担着一重心事，那次杨炎的失踪，虽然是给不知来历的乱兵掳去，但结果会不会仍然落在段剑青的手里呢？ “炎弟聪明机警，但愿他能逢凶化吉，平安脱险。纵使不能，也千万不能落在段剑青的手中。炎弟失踪的那年是十二岁，这可正是他开始'懂事'，而又未能像大人那样明辨是非的年龄。”她担心的是：聪明早熟的孩子可要比“笨孩子”容易受人薰陶，俗语云：近朱者赤，近墨者黑，要是落在段剑青手里，段剑青即使不害死他，那也是不堪设想了。 “经过五年，炎弟不知变得怎样了？要是他变坏了回来，我更没有面目见孟大哥了。” 她极力抑制自己不去想段剑青，但想起了孟华，她却不禁是在感到惭愧的同时，心底也感到一股温暖。 初恋的回忆本来应该是最甜蜜的，但可惜对她来说，却恰恰相反，是一杯令她难以下咽的苦酒。不，不仅是苦酒，而且是毒酒。在她蓓蕾初绽的年华，这杯毒酒几乎使到她的生命鲜花枯萎。 不幸中之大幸，就在她万念俱灰的时候，碰上了孟华。像是春风吹开了花朵，孟华的友谊重新鼓舞起她求生的意思。虽然初恋的失败，令她表面上似乎是过早消失了少女的活泼天真，但压在心头的忧郁，却已不再是能够遮挡得住阳光的厚黑云层了。 有人说最珍贵的是爱情，对她来说，则是友谊。 不错，孟华的友情也曾令她几乎要凝结成冰的心湖波动，但这波动只能说是“涟漪”，还不足形成“波澜”，因为她很快就知道孟华有了意中人，而她亦已十分满足于孟华给她的友谊了。 不知是由于杨炎的聪明伶俐，惹人喜爱，还是由于爱屋及乌的心情，她对杨炎是特别疼爱的，这份感情，当真是有逾姐弟之情。她自己立下誓言，此生最大的心愿就是要把杨炎寻找回来，亲手交给孟华。 令她想不到的是，在这世界上，除了孟华和她之外，原来还有另外一个人，居然也像她一样，不惧登山涉水，不怕大漠流沙，冒着生命的危险，要去寻找杨炎。虽说齐世杰的寻找杨炎，乃是出于他的母亲为了保存杨家血脉的私念，但两人之间同样是要找寻杨炎的这一点则是相同的，这一点相同，已是令她对齐世杰有了一些好感了。 “齐世杰的母亲是江湖上有名的辣手观音，孟大哥幼年时代就曾经受过她的折磨。纵然她不算是坏人，我也绝不能让炎弟去跟辣手观音。但齐世杰刚才答应得很勉强，看来他恐怕还是死心不息，要想找寻炎弟回去的。嗯，那也由得他吧。”冷冰儿心想。 不知怎的，她蓦地有了一个奇怪的感想，齐世杰好像是段剑青和孟华的混合体，在他身上，他看出了段剑青的某些气质，也看出了孟华的某些气质。他没有孟华的朴素，也不似段剑青的轻浮，忽地她在心里自己问自己：“当初我为什么会喜欢段剑青的？固然这可能是年幼无知，但是不是我也有几分喜欢他外表的漂亮和那份善于讨人喜欢的机灵呢？” 她不敢再想下去，也不愿再想下去。少女的心灵是最敏感的，齐世杰对她依依不舍的目光，她怎能不感觉到呢？这也算是她为什么要急急离开他的原因了。 她走出了“魔鬼城”，回头看看那座白塔，心里叹了口气，想道：“好不容易来到魔鬼城，我本来应该多住两天，访得桂大侠当年留下的遗迹的。虽然我不相信那个'绝世武功，留待有缘'的传说，但桂大侠总是和本派极有渊源的人，要是能够在魔鬼城中，访寻到桂大侠和华玉公主当年留下的遗迹，也好回去告诉掌门。如今只好让齐世杰去碰碰运气了。” 原来她想起这位“桂大侠”，乃是一百年前，名列天山七剑之一的桂华生。桂华生虽是武当派弟子，但他曾经有过一段很长的时间住在天山，和天山派当年的掌门人凌未风又是好朋友，故此武林中不知底细的人误以为他是天山门下，以讹传讹，得到了天山七剑之一的称号。 桂华生的妻子是尼泊尔国的公主，这段异国情缘，当年曾经脍炙人口。据说他和这位公主就是在魔鬼城中相识的。魔鬼城是公主哥哥在西藏秘密建筑的一个基地。（桂华生故事，详见拙著。） 桂华生和天山派的渊源还不只此，现任天山派掌门人唐经天的妻子就是那位尼泊尔公主的女儿，外号“冰川天女”的桂冰娥。 据说那位尼泊尔的华玉公主曾创下了“冰川剑法”，桂华生晚年把冰川剑法与武当派武功，熔于一炉，某一年重游魔鬼城，把他们夫妻合写的一部武学秘笈埋藏魔鬼城中，曾有言道：“绝世武功，留待有缘”。 唐经天的妻子冰川天女在父母去世的时候还很年轻，她懂得冰川剑法，但也还未尽得家传。不过她生性淡泊，对这个传说（她的父亲并没对她说过）虽然不敢断定真假，但却不想去找这部秘笈。她的想法是：若然传说是真，爹爹既声言是留待有缘，那我就该成全他的心愿，何必自取。我所得已多，爹妈的冰川剑法也未必就胜得过天山剑法。是以她和唐经天结婚之后，虽然也曾到过两次魔鬼城，却从未动过找寻秘芨的念头。如今冰川天女已死多年，唐经天也已是七十开外的老人了。唐经天悼念妻子，更不会重履魔鬼城了。 这次冷冰儿来到魔鬼城，想法和她未见过面的师祖母相同，同样并非是想找秘笈的。除了访寻这位和本派极有渊源的桂大侠遗迹之外，另一原因，就是希望能在魔鬼城中，或许找得到杨炎。因为这种有恐怖传说的地方，是最适宜作坏人的巢穴的。 如今这两个目的