Chapter 7 Chapter Seven
The older man snorted and said: "Our aunt is called the Avalokitesvara, you feel sorry for her! The Avalokitesvara has never been pitied in her life. If she knows that you said such a thing, I'm afraid she will Not only do I not accept your favor, but I also want to reward your boss' ears!"
The younger one said: "It's because she has such a strong nature, her old age is so bleak, and she can't tell others, so I think she is very pitiful." The older one said coldly: "Junior Brother Hu, you really have a look. You have a soft heart. Have you forgotten that you once saw your wife being tortured by her and felt deeply wronged? According to me, she is in such a state today because of her own fault!"
The younger one whispered, "I haven't forgotten."
His senior brother seemed very angry when he talked about the past, and continued: "I think back then. Mistress was pregnant, but she was charged with unreasonable charges and kicked out of the house in the cold winter. If she hadn't chased Mistress away, Yang Yan wouldn't be born without knowing who the father was, and she wouldn't have to pay for her own son in order to find this nephew!
"Master's wife died later in battle in Xiaojinchuan. I'm afraid it has something to do with the postpartum disorder. It was her fault that caused the disaster. She harmed others as well as herself. Isn't this self-inflicted?
"Hmph, if you want to say that she is pitiful, Master Mistress is more worthy of our pity! Junior brother Hu, I don't know what you think, but in my heart, even though Yun Ziluo is divorced by our master, I still treat her as a A teacher's wife!"
Hearing these words from outside the wall, Yang Yan couldn't help but feel dumbfounded, his heart felt as if he was being tortured by a knife, he thought: "So my mother has suffered so much for me! Brother Qi is not bad at all, I can't imagine that he has Such a ruthless mother, she has the nerve to ask me to go back."
I couldn't stop thinking, only heard the younger one sigh, and then said: "I am the youngest among the brothers, and my wife treats me like my own son. I can be said to be raised by her alone. How can I forget?" In my heart, she is not only my mistress, but also my adoptive mother. Unfortunately, I can no longer repay her kindness in this life.
"That year she was kicked out of the house by my aunt. I shed so many tears behind my back, and I hated my aunt. But as I got older and overheard the adults' discussions, I realized that I couldn't completely blame my aunt. That incident back then was originally a misunderstanding!"
Before he finished speaking, his senior brother sneered again: "Junior Brother Hu, I think you haven't fully understood the truth of the matter. It's not so much a misunderstanding, but rather an unrighteous misunderstanding caused by the master. !"
His junior was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Senior brother, how do you say that?"
The senior brother said: "You first tell me what you know?"
The younger brother said: "I heard that Master and Meng Yuanchao were originally lovers, and they had a marriage contract long ago. Later, it was rumored that Meng Yuanchao had died in Xiaojinchuan, and she married Master."
The senior brother said: "But after my wife married into the Yang family, she didn't make any mistakes. Although she later found out that it was a rumor, she and Meng Yuanchao never had a secret relationship." The junior brother said: "I know all of this."
The brother continued: "Then do you know why Master faked his death to deceive people that time?"
The younger brother said, "Is it because you are afraid of Meng Yuanchao?" The younger brother said, "That was just an excuse that Master made later to defend himself."
The junior brother said: "Then what is the truth?" The senior brother said: "He is trying to tarnish Meng Yuanchao's reputation. I even suspect that Senior Aunt would drive his wife out. This matter has already been expected by him. The teacher has no one to rely on. Can you still not look for Meng Yuanchao?"
The younger brother said: "Master's father was originally the leader of the rebel army, and he died before Meng Yuanchao came to Xiaojinchuan. Xiaojinchuan has many friends of Master's father. I am afraid that she may not go to Xiaojinchuan just for Meng Yuanchao."
The senior brother said, "That's right. But in this way, it's like master forcing them to meet, which is an excuse to frame Meng Yuanchao."
The younger brother said: "What good is this for the master?" The younger brother snorted.Said: "Junior brother, are you really confused or fake? Don't you know that Meng Yuanchao is a prisoner of the imperial court?"
The younger brother was stunned for a while, and then said: "Master, the master's intentions are not so vicious, right? He has never been an official, and it is unknown whether he is dead or alive. As disciples, it seems, it seems—"
The brother said: "That's right, a disciple shouldn't talk about the fault of the master behind his back. I'm just not worth it for my wife, because you are the disciple my wife cherishes the most, so I told you. Maybe it's just my wild guess." , you don't have to take it to heart."
The younger brother sighed, and said: "There are many things in the world, right and wrong are hard to tell. Who told us to be apprentices, even if the master is wrong in a thousand ways, he is always our master." It has been tacitly accepted that the "guess" of the senior brother is in line with the facts of the year.
Yang Yan knew the secrets of his life experience, which Qi Shijie had never told him. After hearing this, he couldn't help being very excited, and thought to himself: "Daddy will not be as despicable as they say, even if Daddy is not, Meng Yuanchao's Not necessarily more! No matter what, he will always be my biological father!"
He thought this way, but deep down in his heart, he had already begun to feel doubts about whether he should seek Meng Yuanchao's "revenge".At least he already knew that his father may not be right, and Meng Yuanchao may not be wrong.But this hazy idea is like an iceberg, nine out of ten is buried in his heart, and he dare not let it "float".In a daze, he suddenly heard the younger one asking his senior brother again: "Senior brother Song, there is something I have always wanted to ask you. Ever since my wife died in Xiaojinchuan that year, my master has disappeared from the rivers and lakes. Can you tell me?" Do you know if the old man is dead or alive?"
This is exactly what Yang Yan wanted to know the most, as if waking up from a dream, he listened attentively again before he knew it.
I only heard the man called "Senior Brother Song" say: "I believe Master is still alive!"
Junior brother said: "How do you know?"
The brother said: "About seven or eight years ago, when I was walking darts on the Sichuan-Shaanxi Road, I heard friends from the Jianghu say that Meng Hua had met our master before."
The younger brother said: "I have heard about this before, but I heard that Meng Hua knew that the master was not his biological father, and had already killed the master!"
The brother asked, "Who is it that is talking to you?"
The younger brother said: "It's the teacher of Beizi's family." The older brother smiled and said: "So it is such an identity, then it is no wonder that he wants to spread rumors about Meng Hua."
The younger brother said: "Who is the person who told you this?" The older brother said: "It is a person who has something to do with the rebel army. I can't tell you his name. But this person is not only acquainted with Meng Hua, but also our third senior brother and his brother." Fourth senior brother's friend, I believe he will not lie."
The younger brother said: "But this happened seven or eight years ago, how do you know he is still alive?"
The senior brother said: "There is one more thing that can be used as circumstantial evidence. Hasn't our elder brother already become a moderate official in the Imperial Forest Army?"
The younger brother said: "How can this prove that the master is alive?"
The senior brother smiled and said: "You have a very good heart, but you can't turn your mind. Yes, senior brother's ability is better than ours, but with his little ability, he is not enough to serve in the Imperial Forest Army. The Imperial Forest Army is the Emperor's pro-army , an ordinary martial artist can't get in because of his ability. Isn't that because of the face of the master? Although the master is not an official, he has friendship with the leaders of the Imperial Forest Army. You may not know this, I I know."
The younger brother smiled and said: "Brother, the 'turn' you 'turned' is too far away, isn't it?"
The brother said: "Forget it, believe it or not, I don't want to tell you more things."
The junior brother suddenly asked: "Senior brother, do you think it is good for the senior brother to be an official?" The senior brother was stunned, and asked him, "What do you think?"
Junior brother said: "I don't like senior brother to be an official. But then again, if he hadn't become an official, he wouldn't have recommended us to enter Zhenyuan Escort Bureau to replace him."
The senior brother seemed to be quite touched, and said: "The six of us from the same sect, did not expect such a great change. The first senior brother became an official, the second senior brother became a local tyrant in his hometown, but the third and fourth senior brothers went to join the rebel army. The two of us are the most unpromising, bodyguards who make a living, and have never been reused in the past few years. After finally leaving the capital this year, we are running errands for the aunt, not bodyguards."
The younger brother smiled and said: "Brother, why are you complaining so much? I would rather work for my aunt than as a bodyguard for a wealthy family."
The senior brother said: "I don't want both, but who told us not to be as rich as the second senior brother, and not to rebel like the third senior brother and the fourth senior brother? We can only run errands for others. However, I It’s not just whining, I’ve always been suspicious of one thing.”
The younger brother asked: "What happened?" The older brother said: "Two years ago we had a secret meeting with the third senior brother. I suspect that the senior brother already knew about it and told the chief escort. So the chief escort did not Dare to reuse us."
The younger brother said: "If the elder brother is suspicious, he can ask the head of the bodyguard to drive us out of the bodyguard agency. He can even find ways to imprison us today. Senior brother Song, maybe you are suspicious."
The senior brother said: "You still don't understand the character of the elder brother. He is the most concerned about face, and we didn't do anything. In order to save his own face, it is inconvenient for him to drive the person he recommended out of the bodyguard bureau, so he can only be called the chief bodyguard." Leave us alone."
The younger brother smiled and said: "If what you suspect is the truth, I'm glad we can run errands for my aunt. Although it's a bit harder here, it's better than worrying about it in the capital."
The senior brother said: "That's true. If it wasn't for the head of the security guard who didn't dare to reuse us, he wouldn't let us leave for as long as he wanted because of the senior aunt. But I am more angry with the senior aunt than you are." , even if it is better to be neglected here than in the capital, I am still not willing to endure the wind and rain for her."
The younger brother smiled and said: "Brother, please take it easy. Even if the aunt is not good, Shi Jie has been on good terms with us since childhood, don't you want to bring him back?"
The senior brother said: "I am willing to run errands for my aunt because of Shijie. Well, the sound of the rain seems to be much quieter, and it will probably stop soon."
The younger brother said: "It's good to stop, we can rest assured to sleep, and we can go on our way tomorrow. Well, this rain is so heavy, if it doesn't stop, the road will be even more difficult."
The brother smiled bitterly and said, "Tomorrow, isn't tomorrow the same as today? We don't know where to look for it, so we can only slam into the frozen windows blindly like headless flies."
The younger brother comforted him and said, "It's better than being trapped in a barren mountain by the heavy rain. Or, maybe there will be a miracle."
Brother Hu suddenly let out a "huh" and said, "Junior Brother Hu, listen, there seems to be someone outside!"
It turned out that Yang Yan was very excited when he heard that his father was still alive, and his breathing also unconsciously became heavier.As soon as the heavy rain stopped, it was discovered by these two people.
Yang Yan had no choice but to stop hiding, and approached the temple gate tremblingly, and said, "I, I saw a fire here, I, I think..."
The one surnamed Hu smiled and said, "You want to come in and enjoy the fire, don't you?"
Yang Yan pretended to be timid and said, "Can I come in?" The brother named Song stared at him and asked, "Who are you and how long have you been here?"
Yang Yan said: "I'm a little beggar. I thought the mountain could shelter me from the rain, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and I was cold and hungry. Later, when the rain was less, I saw the sparks here, so I hurried over. I just arrived .You two gentlemen, please do good deeds, let me, let me..."
Yang Yan's clothes were torn, his body was covered with mud and water, and he looked shivering, like a beggar suffering from hunger and cold.The senior brother surnamed Song had no doubts anymore, and said with a smile: "This ruined temple is not ours, of course you can come in."
The junior brother surnamed Hu was even better-hearted, and quickly said: "It's so pitiful, you've been soaked by the heavy rain, come in and enjoy the fire. We still have something to eat here."
Yang Yan squatted down beside the fire, took the Geba he handed over, pretended to be hungry, chewed it in his mouth, and mumbled some words of thanks.
The surname Hu said: "Do you know how to drink?" Yang Yan said: "I don't know. But as long as it is edible and drinkable, I can swallow it in my stomach." You must know that he is a beggar, beggar What is begged is the leftovers of the cold meal, and it is rare for someone to give alms to the wine.Therefore, it is only in line with his identity to say this.
The younger brother surnamed Hu laughed unconsciously, and said: "Drink some wine to relieve the cold, you don't have to be polite, just drink the wine in this gourd. It doesn't matter if you are drunk." Yang Yan took the gourd and said Said: "Thank you, uncle", and sure enough, he drank all the wine in the gourd without being polite at all.
Suddenly someone said: "The wine smells good, can I use the light to roast someone?" The voice was not loud, but it made their eardrums buzz.
Yang Yan thought to himself: "This person's internal strength is not weak, but a person with such skill will never show it off for no reason. Could it be Duan Jianqing's henchman who came after me?"
Although Yang Yan did not dare to underestimate his skill, he was not surprised.Song and Hu couldn't help being secretly surprised, and quickly said: "Friends, please come in!"
I saw a burly man with a leopard head and eagle head striding into the temple gate, about forty years old, with a very rough appearance, holding a three-foot-long iron smoking rod in his hand, his temples on both sides were slightly raised, and he looked I know he is a master insider.His iron cigarette rod is heavy, and in the eyes of an insider, one can tell at a glance that it can be used as a strange weapon for acupoint acupuncture.
"You don't think I'm an uninvited guest, do you?" The man said polite words, but he sat down, filled the tobacco pot with tobacco, and started to smoke "Zida, zida" .
The brother surnamed Song said: "We are all Han Chinese, and it is rare to meet in a foreign land. May I ask my friend Gao's name?"
The man laughed and said, "You don't know me, but I know you. You are Song Pengju and Hu Liankui from Zhenyuan Escort Bureau, right? Hey, hey, two big guards, good to meet you, good to meet you!"
Song Pengju was even more surprised, and said: "That's right, I am Song Pengju, and he is my younger brother Hu Liankui. I don't dare to take the first three words as big escorts. We are just small escorts who run errands in Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. Please forgive our blind eyes. I don't know where we are." Have you ever seen the honorable car?"
The man said with a smile: "You haven't met me, but I know you. Not only do I know you, I can probably tell the names and origins of some of the bodyguards in the major bodyguards in the capital."
Song Pengju said: "It turns out that they are all friends in the world. If there is no inconvenience, please ask for your surname and surname, so that we can have a nickname."
The man said slowly: "I may be a little worried about others, but I came here specially to meet you two, how dare you hide it, my surname is Zheng, and my name is Xiongtu, so brother must have mentioned my name to you Bar?"
When Song Pengju heard the words "Zheng Xiongtu", his expression changed and he was stunned.
It turned out that Yang Mu had six disciples under his sect.Song Pengju was ranked fifth, and Hu Liankui was ranked sixth. Their big brother Min Chenglong was originally the deputy head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. Three years ago, a bodyguard was robbed by a one-legged thief. This one-legged thief was Zheng Xiongtu.The reason why Min Chenglong changed his career to become an official was because being an official could enjoy more glory and wealth, but it was also because of the frustration of the dart.
However, due to the good mediation of this case, Zheng Xiongtu returned 70% of the goods to the Zhenyuan Escort, and the Zhenyuan Escort kept it secret in order to save face.Song Pengju thought to himself: "After that robbery and return of the darts, this person surnamed Zheng can be regarded as having a little friendship with our escort agency. I don't think he will be in trouble with me, right?" .Unfortunately we have run out of wine..."
Before the words were finished, Zheng Xiongtu laughed and cut off his words: "Are you afraid that you may not have a chance to drink? To be honest, I am here to invite you to drink. I just don't know if you like to eat 'toast' or like to eat 'Fixed wine'?"
Song Pengju's complexion changed drastically, Huo Di stood up and said, "Zheng Duozhu, what do you mean by that?"
Zheng Xiongtu said with a smile: "Head of Security Song, don't pretend to be confused. Quickly take out the 'red goods' you are protecting! I only want property, not life. Hey, hey, this is a 'toast'. If you must Eat 'fine wine', hum, hum, then I'm sorry for you, I want money and my life!"
Song Pengju said in a deep voice: "Master Zheng Duo, although your eyes and ears are good, but this time you made a mistake!"
Zheng Xiongtu said coldly: "Don't think that I have had friendship with your bodyguards, I was forced to return the bodyguards that time. Now I don't need to sell anyone's face, I will first rob your bodyguards to give a sigh of relief. "
Song Pengju said, "That's not what I meant."
Zheng Xiongtu said: "Okay, anyway, I'm not in a hurry. Then tell me, what exactly do you mean?" He looked like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, not afraid of them running out of his palm.
Song Pengju said: "That's right, we are bodyguards of Zhenyuan Bodyguard Agency, but this time we are not bodyguards. We came back to Xinjiang after looking for a junior."
Zheng Xiongtu sneered and said, "Who are you deceiving? The escorts from Zhenyuan Escort went back to Xinjiang, and they were protecting 'heavy cargo' or something? Your youngest junior is this Hu Liankui, what other juniors?"
Song Pengju said: "It's another junior brother, the son of our senior aunt. My junior brother came back and forth to Xinjiang not long after his debut. Maybe you don't know his name, but you must know the name of our senior aunt!"
It's all right if he doesn't lift his aunt out, but once he lifts it out, Zheng Xiongtu's tone becomes even harder, and he sneers: "You think the name of the hot-handed Guanyin can frighten me? I don't care if you are confused Whether you are looking for a younger brother or a bodyguard, if you say there are no red goods, then take off your clothes and let me search obediently!"
How could Song and Hu suffer this insult?After hearing it, it almost exploded my heart and lungs!
Huo Di stood up at the same time, and said in unison: "Master Zheng Duo, thank you for your kindness, but unfortunately we don't know how to drink. Whether it's a toast or a penalty, I'd better keep this wine for you to drink." !"
Zheng Xiongtu said coldly: "I have a temper, and I will never take back what I said. Since you are not willing to accept my kindness, you have to drink this glass of fine wine if you don't want to drink it!"
At this point, he suddenly squinted at Yang Yan and said, "Who is this kid?" Song Pengju said, "It's an irrelevant little beggar." Hu Liankui said, "Little brother, hurry up!" Zheng Xiongtu shouted: "Don't go out of the temple gate, roll aside!"
Yang Yan replied: "Yes, sir." He walked to a corner, squatted down against the wall, and said with a smile: "Master, do you dare to fight? I like watching people fight the most."
Although Zheng Xiongtu felt that Yang Yan's behavior was a little strange, he didn't take him seriously, thinking to himself: "Maybe he really is a fool who doesn't know how to live or die."
He took a puff of cigarette slowly, then stood up and said: "Okay, let's go shoulder to shoulder with you brothers and sisters!"
Song Pengju said: "You are the one who wants to rob the bodyguards. Although we are not bodyguards this time, we still have to follow the rules of this bodyguard agency." It turned out that Zhenyuan Security Agency is the leader of the bodyguard agency, that is, the most prestigious bodyguard agency, so it ordered There is a unique rule: the soldiers must be saluted first, and the robbers who rob the darts will do it first, and then their bodyguards can do it.
Zheng Xiongtu snorted, and said: "There are so many stinky rules here, well, I don't have time to be polite to you, since you refuse to hand over the red goods, I will search for it myself." Song Pengju approached, still holding the cigarette stick in his left hand and smoking, with an air of ignoring them, he suddenly grabbed Song Pengju.
Song Peng lifted his chest and sucked his stomach, without moving his feet, and moved back five inches.What he called was a backhand move.
This time to avoid the move and return the move, the timing is just right.Yang Yan secretly praised the word "good", thinking in his heart: "Sure enough, he is indeed a disciple trained by my father himself. His kung fu of Yang Family Liuyang Palm seems to be more proficient than cousin Qi Shijie. "
While thinking about it, he saw Zheng Xiongtu take a puff of smoke, and in the haze of smoke, he grabbed it again.Song Pengju couldn't avoid it this time.With a snort, a corner of the clothes was scratched.
Hu Liankui hurried up to help his brother, and shouted: "What the hell are you doing, do you want to stab someone in the back?"
Zheng Xiongtu smiled and said: "You are a young boy who has just debuted, is poisonous smoke or not, can't you smell it? I am addicted to cigarettes, what rules do you use to not allow me to smoke?"
Hiding in the corner, Yang Yan took a deep breath facing the curling smoke that was blowing in the wind, and thought to himself: "This bandit is right, he really isn't poisonous. He smokes to attract his eyes, although it's a bit tricky, but The two senior brothers, Song and Hu, fought two against one, and they were talking straight, so it can't be said that he took advantage of it."
As Zheng Xiongtu spoke, he did not slow down at all, and made several moves in succession.Then he laughed and said, "You are not my opponents, why don't you show your weapons quickly? I would like to see the kung fu of holding a knife with a knife passed down by your Yang family?"
Song and Hu seemed to know that they were not his opponents, and before Zheng Xiongtu finished speaking, they both pulled out their sabers.But they are two against one, and they still have to use their weapons, so they are embarrassed to speak.There was no sound at the moment, two swords came out together, both palms flew, and attacked the famous one-legged thief.
Only two sounds of "Dang, Dang" were heard, and two throwing knives made of refined steel struck Zheng Xiongtu's tobacco rod, splashing a little spark.Zheng Xiongtu turned around, and their palms were also empty.
Zheng Xiongtu laughed loudly and said: "Fist to fist, weapon to weapon, this is also my rule!" Amidst the laughter, a "strange python turned over", and the iron smoke rod swished a "beat", swinging away Song Pengju The steel knife turned to Hu Liankui's back in an instant, and ruthlessly hit the killer.
It was also Yang Yan's miscalculation. He had seen Qi Shijie's martial arts before, and Qi Shijie's martial arts were comparable to his. He only said that Song and Hu were Qi Shijie's senior brothers. Even if they were not as good as Qi Shijie, they should not be much different.At least, no matter what, it won't be defeated anytime soon.Therefore, he made up his mind not to lend a helping hand until the last moment.This is because they don't want to expose their identities, and secondly, it is also to save the face of Quan Wei and Hu.He also thought that the two of Song and Hu might still have a unique move, and if they stayed behind, they might not be able to defeat this big thief.
Unexpectedly, his estimation was completely wrong.
At this moment, Zheng Xiongtu made a "reverse picking seven-star step", raised the pole with his hand and dropped "cutting the waves across the river", there was a sound of gold and iron clanging, and the steel sabers of Song and Hu were knocked down by him.Zheng Xiongtu swung his bow left and right with one move, his technique was extremely fast, Song and Hu didn't have time to jump away, they fell to the ground with a sound of "Bu Tong".It turns out that Zheng Xiongtu's cigarette stick can not only be used as a stick, but also can be used as a judge's pen to touch acupuncture points.
Yang Yan couldn't help being startled, and thought: "This bandit's other skills are nothing, but his acupuncture skills are really good?"
Song and Hu hurriedly used their own internal strength and mental method to break through the barrier, but they didn't know if they were lucky. When they got lucky, their whole body felt like acupuncture, and the pain was unbearable.They refused to lose face, so they gritted their teeth and endured it.
Zheng Xiongtu knocked them down, laughed and said: "I'm sorry you two big escorts, I'm going to strip your clothes and search!" Song Pengju was shocked and angry, he was unwilling to be humiliated, so he wanted to cut off his meridians and die.But he can't get through the barrier with luck, if he wants to cut off his meridian, how can he do it?It just adds to the pain.
When Zheng Xiongtu was about to humiliate them, Yang Yan stood up suddenly, stretched his waist, and said lazily: "Master, don't waste your efforts."
Zheng Xiongtu turned around and shouted: "Little beggar, what do you mean by that?"
Yang Yan said: "The red goods they protect are hidden on my body."
Zheng Xiongtu laughed and said: "Fortunately, I have the foresight, so you are indeed their buddy."
Yang Yan said: "You're mistaken, I'm not a member of the Escort Bureau. It's just that I have received favors from them, won people's money, and helped people eliminate disasters. They want me to keep a small box for them. How can I not agree? "
Song and Hu were so surprised, they thought to themselves: "This little beggar is a good person, but how long can he hide his lies from the chief bandit?"
Zheng Xiongtu said: "What kind of favor did you get from them?"
Yang Yan said: "They invited me to drink and promised to give me two qian."
Zheng Xiongtu said: "Okay, I'll buy you a drink too, and I'll give you two taels of silver. Give me the box."
Yang Yan made an expression of surprise and joy, and said, "Give me two taels of silver, are you serious?"
Zheng Xiongtu said: "Of course it is true, bring it here!"
Yang Yan approached him and said: "The white money covered my eyes, so I can only show no loyalty. But don't ask me to drink, I've had enough. What kind of toast and punishment do you want? Alcohol, I'm even more afraid."
Zheng Xiongtu is a great expert in the world, of course he has already seen that Yang Yan is acting suspiciously, but he just doesn't take him seriously.Immediately shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, you already know the taste of my fine wine, if you dare to tease me, you must drink the fine wine!"
Yang Yan said: "Master, don't scare me—" suddenly shouted: "Oh, no, I, I'm going to vomit!" Opening his mouth, a wave of wine sprayed towards Zheng Xiongtu's face.
This was beyond Zheng Xiongtu's expectation, even if he dodged quickly, his face was splashed all over his head, although the wave of wine would not hurt anyone, the stench was embarrassing, almost made him sick.
Yang Yan said with a bitter face: "I said earlier that I can't drink, but you said the word alcohol, and I can't help it—"
Before the words were finished, Zheng Xiongtu shouted angrily: "Good boy, you want to die!" He opened his big hand like a cattail leaf fan, and immediately grabbed Yang Yan.Yang Yan pretended to be frightened by him and fell to the ground, but just avoided his grasp.A lazy donkey rolled and rolled against the wall.I thought to myself: "What method should I use to deal with him so that he can retreat in spite of difficulties?"
Zheng Xiongtu became more and more suspicious, and shouted: "My boy, I want to see what skills you have to escape from my palm."
Yang Yan hid in the corner of the wall, cowering, pretending to be scared, waiting for him to pounce on him again, ready to hurt him with Tianshan Shenmang.But for some reason, Zheng Xiongtu stopped in his tracks.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a cold voice saying: "Who wants to seek death? Humph, hum, I want to see how he can escape from my palm?" The voice seemed to be an elderly woman.
It was too late to say it, but it was so fast, that person was already heard, and she really was an old woman about fifty years old.
Sound like a person.The old woman's voice was extremely cruel, and so was her person.With a thin face, high cheekbones, and a fierce look on his face, even the one-legged bandit who roams the underworld couldn't help shivering.
Song Pengju and Hu Liankui tapped the acupuncture points for Zheng Xiongtu, but even though they couldn't speak, when the woman stepped into the temple gate, they couldn't help their throats making noises, babbling and babbling, as if they were pleasantly surprised the sound of.
The angry mother-in-law stared at Zheng Xiongtu, and said coldly: "I don't know who dares to bully my Yang family's disciples, so it's you Zheng Daruzhu!"
Zheng Nantu raised the iron rod, made a gesture of preparing to meet the enemy, and said, "I never expected to meet Aunt Yang, the thorny Avalokitesvara here. It's really a pleasure to meet you, a pleasure to meet you!"
Only then did Yang Yan know that the old lady who came was his real aunt.At that moment, his mood was extremely complicated, remembering that his mother had been humiliated by her, he felt a little gloating, hoping that the thief with a fake hand would make her suffer humiliation as well.But thinking that this woman is always his own aunt anyway, I can't help but worry a little bit about her: "She is old, I wonder if she can beat this bandit chief?"
I was still thinking about it, but I heard Aunt Yang, the hot-handed Avalokitesvara, was already speaking. She sneered and said, "To be honest, I came to follow you because I found out that you were following my disciples of the Yang family. I already knew about you." You have malicious intentions, but I still can't imagine that you are so bold, you dare to hurt them, and you don't take my old lady seriously! Hey, hey, tell yourself, do you want to end it yourself, or let me do it for you Kill it?" The so-called "kill yourself" means to force Zheng Xiongtu to commit suicide.
Zheng Xiongtu is one of the best figures in the underworld, and he is usually used to domineering.Although he knew that Aunt Yang was known as "Tough Hand Avalokitesvara", and the word "Tough Hand" was by no means in vain, but how could he bear Aunt Yang's arrogance.
He was so angry that he laughed instead.Aunt Yang shouted, "What are you laughing at?"
Zheng Xiongtu said: "I laugh at the arrogant people who don't know how to control themselves in the martial arts world!"
Aunt Yang said: "Yeah, you mean I don't know how to control myself?"
Zheng Xiongtu said: "Don't dare. But Zheng has never bowed his head or kneeled to anyone since his debut. I want to see who can force me to kill myself?"
Aunt Yang said: "Oh, so you are going to fight me?"
Zheng Xiongtu said: "I'm not afraid of Yan Wang Lao Tzu, the tricky hands of Avalokitesvara may not be able to kill me!"
Aunt Yang said lightly: "Okay, then you can try it!"
There was only a sound of "Peng", and the palms intersected, the sound was like Yu Lei.Zheng Xiongtu's palm gave her such a shock that she took three steps back in succession before she could stabilize her figure.The iron smoke stick in the left hand was cut out, and it didn't even touch the corner of her clothes, and it was blown away by a strong wind aroused by the palms.
Aunt Yang sneered and said, "The kung fu of smoking acupoints is barely passable, but you have to practice for another ten years!"
Amidst the sneer, the Yang family's Six Sun Palms were already envoys.There are hidden moves in the moves, and routines in the moves. Every palm is issued, and these six different wonderful changes are hidden.In a moment, Aunt Yang's shadow was seen in all directions, and Zheng Xiongtu's figure was completely covered by her palm.
Yang Yan let go of a stone in his heart, and thought to himself: "My aunt's nickname of the hot-handed Guanyin is really well-deserved. Her six-yang palm kung fu is much hotter than that of cousin Qi Shijie."
Zheng Xiongtu resisted desperately, but he was only able to parry, he was powerless to fight back, gradually he found it difficult to even parry.As soon as he gritted his gums, he wanted to use the most ruthless acupressure technique, pounce on him, and die with Aunt Yang.
Aunt Yang seemed to know what he was thinking, so instead of evading, she approached him, facing his iron smoke rod, and grabbed it with her hand.
Zheng Xiongtu rejoiced secretly, thinking in his heart: "You wicked woman underestimates me so much, this is exactly what I wish for!" Immediately, he aimed at the "Laogong acupoint" on Aunt Yang's palm and poked it out.Laogong acupoint is one of the big acupoints of the human body, if it is pierced, no matter how good at martial arts it is, it will become a useless person.
Unexpectedly, when he poked out with a stick, it seemed to be stuck in a ball of cotton wool, and he couldn't exert any strength at all.It was too late to say, but soon, Aunt Yang's right palm had already slapped him on the head.Zheng Xiongtu hastily threw away the cigarette stick, resisting with both palms.
Just now it seemed to touch a ball of cotton wool, but now the feeling is completely different.He clapped his palms out, as if he had hit an iron wall!
There was another thunder-like sound, which was even more frightening than before.Even Yang Yan, who was hiding in the corner, was so shaken that his eardrums were buzzing.
Zheng Xiongtu threw it up like a ball, he was really tenacious, he didn't even hum, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, turned over like a kite, landed on his toes, and ran out of the temple gate immediately.
Aunt Yang sneered and said, "It's your ability to run a hundred paces away!" Before she finished speaking, she heard a heart-piercing scream from outside the temple gate, and then heard a sound like a stone rolling down a hillside. .
It turned out that Zheng Xiongtu's palm had shaken her internal organs overturned. As expected, before he could run a hundred paces away, he couldn't hold on and rolled down the steep hillside.Needless to say, of course he died.
She had no time to pay attention to Yang Yan, and went to check on the injuries of the two nephews first.
Zheng Xiongtu's acupoint technique has another merit. Aunt Yang used her own strength to push blood across the palace for Song and Hu, unlocking the closed acupoints. After about half a stick of incense, they were able to untie their acupoints.
Song Pengju knew her temper, so he said first, "Auntie, we're not good enough, and we've lost your old man's face."
Aunt Yang snorted and said, "It's good that you know, and you will have to practice more diligently in the future." Song Pengju and Hu Liankui answered "yes" in unison.Aunt Yang scolded them a few words, and then said in a slow tone and tone: "At least Zheng Xiongtu can be regarded as a figure in the underworld. Even if your elder brother is not his opponent, I can't blame you too much. How do you feel now? ?”
Song Pengju didn't dare to make a sound, but Hu Liankui said, "I still feel a little pain in my chest."
Aunt Yang said: "I expected it a long time ago. Zheng Xiongtu's smoking rod can hurt the eight meridians. I dare not let him light it. Of course you will inevitably be injured. Well, speaking of it, I was a little bit too big. It shouldn't have come so late. The time for acupressure was delayed, now, now..."
宋鹏举吃了一惊问道：“师姑，我们是受了内伤么？”杨大姑说道：“不错。好在未过两个时辰，否则只怕就要落个半身不遂了。如今——”
胡联奎跟着问道：“如今怎样？”杨大姑似乎比较疼爱他，说道：“小猴儿，有师姑在这里，你害怕什么？如今你们暂时只能在这里养伤的了。但也不要紧，最多躺个三天。我给你们先服下一颗小还丹。”
胡联奎放下心上的石头，吞下了小还丹，说道：“师姑，幸亏你老人家到来救了我们这两条小命。我们可真是想不到你老人家也会来的。”
杨大姑道：“世杰的下落，你们可打听到没有？”
胡联奎道：“对不住你老人家，这一年来，我们从西藏找到回疆，跑过的地方也很不少了，兀是打听不到有关师弟的消息。”
杨大姑哼一声，说道：“我早料到你们这两个饭桶是不济事的了，所以我才亲自出马。杨炎的消息呢？”
宋鹏举道：“更加无人知道。”
杨炎心想：“要不要告诉她我就是她的亲侄儿呢？”此时杨大姑方才开始注意及他，说道：“这，这小伙子是什么人？”
胡联奎道：“是一个小叫化。昨晚风雨很大，我们见他可怜，让他进来避雨的。”
杨大姑道：“恐怕不是寻常的小叫化吧？”
宋鹏举道：“这我们可就不知他的来历了。”
杨大姑道：“嗯，小叫化，你刚才的那个胆子可是真不小啊！”
杨炎说道：“做人应该知恩报德，两位大爷给我东西吃，又给我喝酒，还让我烤人。我没办法报答他们，只好大着胆子替他们用缓兵计，拖着那个强盗，拖得一时就是一时。好在你老人家来得快，我现在想起来方始知道害怕。”
杨大姑盯了他一眼，说道：“你总算是帮过我这两个师侄的忙，我也不查究你是什么人了。就当你真的是小叫化，这一锭银子给你，你走吧。”说罢，朝着杨炎扔出一个五两重的元宝。
杨炎装作眉开眼笑的伸手去接，手掌触着元宝，忽地“哎哟”一声，跌了个仰八叉，元宝滚过一边。
原来杨大姑在扔出元宝之时，稍微用上一点内力，这点内力，不会伤人，但却可以试出杨炎是否懂得武功。
杨大姑道：“怎么啦，你没摔伤吧？”
杨炎苦着脸道：“你老人家手劲好大，还好只是擦损了一点皮肉。”杨大姑道：“原来你果然不懂武功。那还不快拾起银子快走！”她哪知道杨炎是故意摔这一跤的。
杨炎拾起银子，正自踌躇，不知是否应该把齐世杰的消息告诉了她才走，就在此时，忽听得一个银铃似的声音笑道：“你这小叫化倒是财星拱照，走这样快干嘛？”
正是那个行径古怪的少女。
不知怎的，杨炎看见了她，心里又是欢喜，又是有点不安，暗自想道：“这小魔头突如其来，不知又有什么花样？”
一个是衣裳华美艳丽如花的少女，一个是满身污泥衣裳褴褛的小叫化。但这个少女和杨炎说话的口气却好像是碰见了老朋友一般。
这种违背常理的事情看在杨大姑眼内，自是不禁起了疑心了。
“哦，你们是相识的么？”杨大姑盯着那少女问道。
少女说道：“昨天我才施舍他一锭银子。”
杨大姑淡淡说道：“姑娘，你倒是阔绰得很啊，施舍给一个小叫化也是一锭银子。这是为了什么？”
少女说道：“彼此彼此，你也并不吝啬呀。我昨天给他的那锭银子还没有你送给他的这锭银子重呢。你又是为了什么？”
杨大姑道：“我的事情你管不着！”
少女说道：“那你何必问我是为什么？我更是不喜欢别人多管闲事的。”
杨大姑号称“辣手观音”，几曾受过人如此抢白？不觉面上盖满乌云，但以她的身分，却又不便为这样的小事发作。
虽然没有发作，脸色可是难看得很了！
那少女却是笑靥如花，眼角也不瞧她一下，面向杨炎说道：“你这个人也真有点古怪，我把你当作普通的小叫化，只怕当真是走了眼了！”
杨炎心想：“我不说你古怪你倒说我古怪！”装作一副瑟缩可怜的样子苦笑说道：“我有什么古怪，小姐，你别和我开玩笑了。”
少女说道：“还说没有古怪，那为什么总是有古怪的事情跟你一起？当然是因为先有你这个古怪的人才会惹出那些古怪的事。”
杨炎说道：“小姐，我不明白你的意思，我惹了些什么古怪的事了？”
少女说道：“第一、每次见到你总是有人给银子与你；第二、和你在一起的人总是有人受伤；第三、每次碰见了你，同时也就会碰上一些倒霉的事情。不是碰上强盗打劫，就是碰上泼妇骂山门！”
杨大姑这一下气可大了，忍不住就瞪着那少女说道：“你，你骂谁是泼妇？”
少女淡淡说道：“我又没有说你，你若自己认为是个泼妇，那可与我无关！”
杨大姑道：“你这不知天高地厚的小丫头，我不屑与你计较，你的父母是谁？”
少女说道：“好呀，我没骂你泼妇，你倒骂起我是丫头来了。你问我的父母干嘛？”
杨大姑道：“看你的样子，大概是学过几天武功的，否则也不会这样欢喜惹事生非，我要你的父母好好管教你！”
少女说道：“你的丈夫是谁？”这句话问得甚是突兀，但弦外之音还是一听就听得出来的。她是说杨大姑的丈夫没管束妻子。和杨大姑要她父母管教她的说话正好是针锋相对。
杨大姑沉声说道：“我的丈夫早已死了，你问他干嘛？”
少女缓缓说道：“原来他早已给你气死，这就怪不得了！”
杨大姑气得几乎说不出话来，指着她道：“你，你，你——”
那少女笑道：“我怎样啦？”
杨炎也觉得她有点过份，说道：“雨停了，我可要走了。姑娘，你肯不肯做件好事？”
少女说道：“你想我做什么好事？”
杨炎说道：“实不相瞒，正如你的所料，昨晚我们曾经碰上强盗。这两天我接连碰上强盗，虽然强盗不会打劫叫化子，我也真是给强盗吓怕了。姑娘，你的本事很好，你肯不肯送我下山？反正你也要走的，是不是？”
少女噗嗤一笑，道：“你不是害怕碰上强盗，你是害怕我碰上恶人。不过，你劝我走，我倒是想劝你不要走。”
杨炎说道：“为什么？”
少女说道：“你不想看热闹么？我知道你是很喜欢看热闹的，对不对？否则那天晚上，你也不会那样大胆了。”
杨大姑强忍住气，说道，“这里有什么热闹可看？小丫头，我劝你还是早走的好！”底下本来还有两句话的，她没说出来。“否则我忍不住气，可有你的苦吃！”不过她虽然没说出来，杨炎和那少女也不会听不出她的话中之意。
少女笑道：“我本来要走的，你这么一说，我就偏不走了！”
杨大姑自视甚高，虽然号称“辣手观音”，她的辣手可不能用来对付无名之辈。但此时给这少女气得七窍生烟，却是忍不住说道：“野丫头，你是存心气我的是不是？你再胡说八道，我不管你是谁家女儿，可要替你的爹娘管教你了！”
少女笑道：“昨晚有个强盗也是凶霸霸的说要管教我，你猜结果怎么样？”
杨大姑哼了一声，说道：“怎么样？”
少女慢条斯理的说道：“也没怎么样，不过给我打了他四记耳光！”
杨大姑不由得勃然大怒，阴沉沉的说道：“女娃儿，你知道我是谁？”她猜想这个少女的父母或师长多半是在武林中有点名气的人物，否则不会如此放肆，若然所料不差，这个少女纵然不知道她是谁，“辣手观音”的名头，料想她的父母师长也应和她说过。
不待她自报姓名，那少女笑道：“我当然知道你是谁，要不然我也不会到这里来了！”
这一回答倒是有点出乎杨大姑意料之外，不由得起了疑心，道：“是谁差遣你和我捣乱的？”少女冷冷说道：“普天之下，没有人能够差遣我！”
杨大姑说道：“你知道我是谁，居然还敢来惹我，胆子倒真是不小，不过我却想问一问你，是为了什么原因，你要特地来惹我生气？”
少女说道：“这话应该颠倒过来说，是你先惹我生气的。不过这点小节我也不和你争辩了，你间我为何要来找你，我倒可以老实的告诉你。”
杨大姑道：“好，那你说呀！怎么还不说？”少女说道：“我是怕你受不了！”
杨大姑哼道：“我生平不知经历了多少大风大浪，凭你这个黄毛丫头，说几句不知轻重的话，就能令我受不了么？快说！”
少女缓缓说道：“我听说你有个绰号，叫做什么'辣手观音'，是么？”
杨大姑道：“是又怎样？”少女道：“我就是冲着你这个绰号，才特地来瞧一瞧的。”
杨大姑心道：“原来她是慕名而来。”语气不觉缓和几分，说道：“那么你现在已经见过我了，何以不走？是不是还有什么话要和我说。”
少女叹口气道：“我见了你好生失望！”
杨大姑诧道：“你失望什么？”
那少女说道：“人的名儿，树的影儿。我本来以为一个人的绰号应该是比她原来的名字更贴切的，谁知一见之下，你这个'辣手观音'呀——”说至此处，摇了摇头，方始继续说道：“观音二字是谈不上了，那'辣手'二字，我虽然未曾领教，看来也只是浪得虚名！”
杨大姑少年之时，本来是个颇富艳名的女子，大凡一个年轻时候曾以美貌为人羡妒的女子，在年华老去的时候，越发喜欢听人称赞她“驻颜有术”的（尽管事实不是如此）。而她平生又以手段高强自负，是以她知道人家称她为“辣手观音”，虽然表面上装作不高兴，其实却是其辞若有憾焉，其心则实喜之的。
这个少女当面对她嘲讽，可说是她生平从来没有碰过的事。而这也正是犯了她的大忌。
本来已经是一肚子皮气的杨大姑，气上加气，终于给气得爆炸了！
“黄毛丫头，岂有此理，你不赔礼，我非赏给你老大的耳刮子不可！”杨大姑怒骂道。
少女非但不赔礼，反而笑道：“我正是要见识你辣手观音的辣手，很好，那就看看是谁能够打谁的耳光吧？”
杨大姑气怒之下，也顾不得什么身份了，反手一掌就打少女的耳光。
那少女的身形一飘一闪，仿佛凌彼微步，体态轻盈，恰到好处的避开了杨大姑这一掌，嘴里笑道：“你打不着我，我可要打你了！”五指并拢，轻轻一拂，忽合忽舒，宛如春花藏蕤，姿势美妙之极！
杨炎在旁边看得心旷神怡，好像忘记了这少女是打他姑母似的，不知下觉的竟然给这个少女喝起采来。
杨大姑是武学的大行家，一见少女如此招式，也不由得大吃一惊。要知她号称“辣手观音”，正如少女所说：“人的名儿，树的影儿”，岂能幸致。故此尽管她的本意不是想取这少女的性命，只是要打她一记耳光，还未算得是施展“辣手”。但在她掌势笼罩之下，江湖上的成名人物能逃出她的掌底的恐怕亦属寥寥无几。如今这少女不但能够迅速避开，而且迎着她的掌势立刻拂她的腕脉，拿捏时候之妙，当真是妙到毫巅！杨大姑还看得出来，她这一拂，看似轻描淡写，功力实是不凡，倘若腕脉给拂个正着，一条手臂恐怕就要变成残废了。
杨大姑本来是一点不把这少女放在眼内的，此时却那里还敢有丝毫轻敌？
眼看那少女的五指就要拂着杨大姑的腕脉，电光火石之间，杨大姑已是倏的移形易位，双掌齐出，这次可是用上“金刚六阳手”的杀手绝招了。郑雄图刚才就是在她这一招之下被击得重伤毙命的。
杨炎看得出来，这一招杨大姑已是用上了七分阳刚力道！这少女的功力或许是在郑雄图之上，但能够抵挡得住如此刚猛的杀手绝招吗？
心念未已，只见那少女的身形已是轻飘飘的随着掌风闪过一边，蓦地一个时底穿掌，斜飞拍出，掌势中途突然一变，化掌为抓，抓向杨大姑肩头的琵琶骨。
这一下似乎颇出杨大姑意料之外，但她身经百战，虽慌不乱，本来她是向着那少女扑去的，此时身形突然凝住不动，喝道：“好狠的女娃儿！”反手也是一抓！
那少女是算准她要闪一闪方能反击的，她也知道以杨大姑的武功，自己这一抓决不会那么轻易的就抓着她的琵琶骨，但只要逼得她闪一闪，自己就可以反夺先手，稳操胜券了。不料她打的如意算盘，还是算得不准。杨大姑本领之高，比她的估计还要高出一筹，居然已是到了能发能收、随心所欲的境界。闪也没有一闪，便即凝住身形，立施反击。
高手搏斗，那容毫黍之差，这少女一抓抓过去，正好碰上了杨大姑的反击，杨大姑用的是大擒拿手法，若然双方碰上，少女的五只指头，只怕就得给她拗折。
杨炎看得大吃一惊，此时他就是想要出手暗助这少女亦已来不及了。只听得“蓬”的一声，两条人影倏的分开。原来在这危险瞬息之际，少女亦已倏的变招，又再化抓为掌，横掌如刀，一招“斜切藕”斜削下去。这一“手刀”，仍然是对着杨大姑的琵琶骨。
少女使出阴招，杨大姑倘若仍用擒拿手法，指力不如掌力，非得两败俱伤不可。她可能拗断那少女的一两只指头，但她的琵琶骨也难保不给对方拍碎。杨大姑怎肯和一个无名小辈拚个两败俱伤。心念一动便即将计就汁和这少女硬拚一掌。双掌相交，“蓬”的一声响，杨大姑和这少女都是恰好同时退了三步，便即稳住身形。
杨炎看得心惊胆战，此时方始松了口气，心里想道：“姑姑果然不愧是号称辣手观音！但看来这个少女大概也不会输给她的。”原来在他心底深处，还是对这少女更关心一些，但却也不愿看见任何一方受伤的。
表面看来，双方同时退了三步，似是旗鼓相当。但少女出掌在先，杨大姑是被迫防御，打成平手，论功力还是她稍胜一筹。
少女笑道：“你的功力还过得去，但号称辣手，却是未免稍嫌夸张。怎么样，你还要不要赏给我'老大的耳刮子'？”口气已是比刚才略见缓和，但一副老气横秋的样子，就像长辈嘉奖小辈一般。听得杨炎想笑又不敢笑。
杨大姑一听，可是心头火起了。
她自视甚高，给这少女扳成平手，已是羞愧难当，更那堪这少女用这种口吻和她说话。
“哼，你这女娃儿知道害怕了么？给我磕头赔罪，我就不打你的耳光！”杨大姑喝道。
假如杨大姑肯说两句好话，这少女本来亦已准备罢斗的。她的性情比杨大姑更为好胜，如今听得杨大姑这么一说，她如何还肯善罢甘休？
“我只说你的功夫还过得去，你以为我当真怕你不成？”少女冷笑道：“我本来要打你四记耳光，你磕一个头我可以少打你一记耳光。你愿意磕几个头？快说！”
杨大姑给她气的几乎炸了心肺，喝道：“野丫头，你不想活了！”大喝声中，一招“排山运掌”狂击过去，已是用上了九成内力！
少女给她的掌风荡得衣袂飘飘，却已是速而复上。掌法一变而为绕身游斗。但见她身似行云，步如流水，瞻之在前，忽焉在后，瞻之在左，忽焉在右，轻灵飘忽，美妙之极。杨大姑掌力虽然刚猛，打不到她的身上，亦是无奈她何。
转眼之间，少女已是转守为攻。只见四面八方，幻出千重掌影，俨如落英缤纷，春花藏蕤，看得人眼花缭乱，却又感到心旷神怡。
杨炎越看越是惊奇，想道：“她这套掌法和恩师交给我的那套'落英掌法'，虽然并非完全一样，掌理却似同出一源。难道真的那么巧，她和恩师要我寻访的那个人是有甚渊源的么？”
杨大姑被逼转攻为守，她的功力在这少女之上，少女的掌虽然瞬息百变，却也难以攻得进去。
不知不觉斗到百招开外，双方都是感到起来越吃力了。这少女的奇招妙着，竟是层出不穷，身法是忽徐忽疾、乍进乍速，深得慢中快、巧中轻，行云流水，稳捷轻灵之妙。掌法是忽虚忽实，时而柔如柳絮，借力打力；时而猛若洪涛，骤然压至，令得杨大姑也感到有防不胜防之苦！
殊不知杨大姑固然感到有“防不胜防”之苦，那少女也感到有“难以为继”之忧。
她的功力毕竟稍逊一筹，虽然业已尽力避免硬碰硬接，但在掌风激荡之下，呼吸亦已为之不舒。心里想道：“再打下去，我的气力不加，只怕就未必打得过她了。”她好胜心切，于是趁着还能保持先下手的时候，越发加紧进攻。
杨大姑本来可以采取持久战的打法，和她对耗内力，稳操胜券。但正如俗语所说：“当局者迷，旁观者清。”她给这少女虚虚实实、瞬息百变的掌法攻得眼花撩乱，心里不禁越来越是吃惊，看不出那少女的攻势。其实是在掩饰自己的气力不足，是以也就根本没想到胜负的关键是在于以己之长克敌之短了。
还有一层，是由于杨大姑的身份，造成她非吃亏不可的。她是成名了几十年，江湖上人见人怕的“辣手观音”，给这少女与她缠斗到百招开外，已是感到羞愧难当。要是继续采取守势，不知到什么时候方能反守为攻，她怎能在两个师侄的面前失掉这个面子？
杨大姑给攻得沉不住气，一咬牙根，呼呼呼连劈三掌，大步跨上，与这少女抢攻。
少女巴不得她来抢攻，笑道：“很好，你是想快点吃我耳光了吧？”笑声中身形飘闪，越转越快，四面八方都是她的影子。杨大姑给她转得头昏眼花，心中暗暗叫苦。但此时她想退回守势的地位亦已不能了。
杨大姑在大感眼花撩乱中，忽地有个奇异的感觉，眼前这个少女，竟然似乎有几分像是一个她熟悉的人。
将近二十年前的一幕往事，突然出现她的心头。
她把弟妇云紫萝赶出门，但为了保全杨家骨肉，却不许云紫萝把儿子带走。那时她还未知道云紫萝的大儿子孟华并非她弟弟的亲骨肉的，也未知道云紫萝那时是有孕在身的。
云紫萝不愿舍弃亲儿，与她柳林对掌。终于因为肚中怀着杨炎的缘故，打不过她，孟华给她抢去。后来几经转折，孟华在她死后多年，方始得与亲生之父相认。
廿年前往事蓦上心头，也不知是否由于心理作用，杨大姑忽然觉得眼前这个少女，竟是依稀有几分云紫萝当年的影子。更确切的说是“神气”相似。
令她有这种奇异的感