Chapter 14 The 14th Taihu Lake Yanshui
Yun Ziluo loves to read poetry, loves playing silk and bamboo, and has a good understanding of rhythm. Hearing this white-clothed young man singing on the drum and qin, she couldn't help but feel melancholy, and thought to herself: "Po Weng's words are written by people on the lake. They are what he misses." Human beings are just accidental, and it’s difficult for me, if he were in my situation, I don’t know what poignant poems he would write?”
It turns out that the poem played and sung by the boy in white is a poem named "Jiangchengzi" composed by Su Dongpo when he was visiting the West Lake one day during the Xining period of the Northern Song Dynasty when he was the governor of Hangzhou.This poem contains a good story, which was written by Su Dongpo for a beautiful woman. (Hanbu’s note: The reason for this word can be found in Volume 1 of "Mo Zhuang Manlu": "Dongpo was in Hangzhou. One day, he visited the West Lake and sat on the pavilion facing the lake in front of the Bamboo Pavilion in Gushan. At that time, both guests were served and topped. After a long time, the lake There is a colorful boat in the heart, approaching the pavilion. There are several people with beautiful makeup, and one of them is You Li, who plays a drum kite. She is more than 30 years old. She is charming and elegant, and she has an attitude. The two guests watched her off. .The public play is a long and short sentence.")
The memories of young people traveling together on the lake together are as they are now, recalling the past of visiting the West Lake with Meng Yuanchao and Song Tengxiao, Yun Ziluo couldn't help sighing inwardly, thinking: "What is life like everywhere? Knowing that Feihong is walking on slush, Occasionally left fingers and claws on the mud, Hongfei’s recounting thing? This is also Po Weng’s poem, which is just an annotation for this poem. Ah, Hongfei’s recounting thing! I don’t know where Yuan Chao is at the moment? But he has With my junior sister as a companion, I don't think she will be lonely anymore, but maybe he thinks that I am homeless?" Yun Ziluo only thought that Meng Yuanchao already had Lu Simei as a companion, but she didn't know that she was with this "junior junior sister" at this moment. But it wasn't Meng Yuanchao but Song Tengxiao.Moreover, she didn't know where Meng Yuanchao was, but Meng Yuanchao knew her whereabouts.
The thought is not over, the song is over, only to hear the guest in the yellow shirt praise: "The song is beautiful, it is a pity that it is difficult to find a bosom friend here, so I have to let me know who it is. I don't know who my brother is yearning for." ?”
The boy in white blushed, and said: "Uncle Miao made fun of it, my nephew just made fun of it by accident, and didn't really mean it."
The man in the yellow shirt laughed, and said: "Not necessarily, the daughters of Xiao Shao's family are all rare beauties, don't you even look down on them? Hey, hey, we are friends who forget the year. In front of you, if you respect me as uncle, I will brazenly call you nephew. But when there are only two of us, you don’t have to be so polite, how about you just treat me as your big brother? Don’t worry, but say It doesn't matter, which one do you like, I can match you!"
The boy in white smiled and said, "Uncle Miao is bold and informal, but my nephew doesn't dare to climb high."
The man in yellow shirt shook his head and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, you are such a handsome and romantic young man, but your temperament is so reserved. Well, you can call me uncle or elder brother, whatever you like. But you haven't answered me yet. Well, daughter of the Xiao family, daughter of the Shao family, which one do you like? Stop being coy and tell me!"
The boat that these two people were on went down the river and passed parallel to Yun Ziluo's boat. The distance between the two boats was about ten feet. , I can see quite clearly, I saw that the white-clothed boy looked like a jade tree facing the wind, and he was good enough to be called a "elegant gentleman". people.Yun Ziluo is an expert in martial arts, so she knew at first glance that these two people possessed martial arts, so she guessed that the man in the yellow shirt must be a gangster.
Yun Ziluo hid in the cabin, she peeked out through the hanging bead curtain, but those two people couldn't see her.Of course, she didn't even know that Yun Ziluo was eavesdropping on their conversation.
Yun Ziluo didn't intend to eavesdrop, but after hearing their conversation, she couldn't help but feel moved!
"My aunt married to the Xiao family. Could it be that the daughter of the Xiao family mentioned by the yellow shirt is my cousin. I don't know who the daughter of the Shao family is, but according to what they said, she probably lives in Taihu Lake?" Yun Zi Luo thought to herself.
The boy in white didn't answer for a long time, but the man in yellow frowned and said, "Which one do you like? Both girls are both talented and beautiful. Could it be that neither of them suits you?"
The boy in white smiled and said, "Uncle Miao, that's not what you said—"
Huang Shike said: "Okay, then you can tell. I want to hear what should I say?"
The boy in white said: "Yes, the two girls are both talented and beautiful, how dare I say that I don't like them?"
The guest in the yellow shirt said: "Okay, that's fine. But there must be one you like more, right?" He was probably more than ten years older than the boy in white, but his temperament was obviously much more anxious than the boy in white. After speaking, he interjected to ask.
The boy in white went on to say slowly: "I like both girls equally, but I only treat them as little sisters."
The man in the yellow shirt laughed for a long time before he said, "Fortunately, I'm not eating now, otherwise I will definitely make you angry. You are a few years older than them, but you say this kind of old-fashioned talk." This kind of talk should be for me to say. You don't like little girls, don't you like half-aged mistresses?"
The boy in white blushed and said, "Uncle Miao really knows how to joke. However, I like women who are more sensible."
The man in yellow shirt shook his head and said: "There is no such perfect woman in the world, who must be beautiful, smart, and sensible. It's hard for me to be a matchmaker like you!"
The boy in white suddenly smiled and said, "Uncle Miao, I think you can only talk about people, not yourself. If your eyes are not too high, why don't you have an aunt now? Uncle, let me ask Dad to be a matchmaker for you, okay?" "
Huang Shike laughed and said, "My dear brother, I never thought you would be so glib, and you made fun of me instead."
The boy in white said: "I'm talking serious. You're older than me. If you say I should start a family, shouldn't you?"
Huang Shike laughed and said, "Because your Uncle Miao is already old, who else would marry me?"
The young man in white said: "I heard from my father that the father of Jin Zhuliu, Jin Shiyi, was also in his forties. Good story. Uncle Miao, you are not yet forty years old, much younger than the age when old Jin got married!"
Huangshanke said: "How can I compare with the old man Jin Daxia. Well, let's not talk about this, you can play another song for me." At this point, it seemed that he was a little bit depressed.
The boy in white said: "Uncle Miao, your dragon singing skill is the best in martial arts, you sing for me, how about I play the piano for you?"
Huang Shike said: "I can only sing wildly, but I don't know how to sing in time. I also have limited ink in my stomach, unlike you who remember so many ancient poems."
The white-clothed boy smiled and said, "Uncle Miao, you've always been forthright, why are you becoming more polite to me? Who doesn't know that Uncle Miao, you are well-versed in both civil and military affairs!"
Huang Shike laughed and said, "Don't put gold on my face, just let me think about what to sing. I'll sing a song randomly, so don't blame me if you can't play it."
The boy in white said: "If you sing indiscriminately, I will play indiscriminately. Which one will you sing?"
Huangshanke thought for a while and said: "The poem by Su Dongpo you sang just now is a declension in Su Ci. Dongpo's Ci was originally known for its boldness. According to the predecessors, it should be iron plate and copper papa. He sang about going to the east of the river. But his Jiangchengzi is beautiful and gentle, with an unwashed fragrance. I will sing you a song that was not written by Su Dongpo, but the style is more similar to Su Ci than the Jiangchengzi you sang how?"
The boy in white said: "Okay, which poem is it from which poet?"
Huang Shike said: "It's Zhang Yuanqian's 'He Bridegroom' (the name of the poem)."
After finishing speaking, he cleared his throat, and suddenly there was a long howl, the howling swayed, and the sound was like the howling of a tiger and the chant of a dragon, falling from the sky.Gradually farther and higher, it is like ten thousand horses galloping, and thousands of troops go to the enemy, faintly harmonizing with the sound of turbulent waves crashing on the shore.
At this time, the light boat they were on had already passed downstream, and they had traveled a considerable distance, but the whistling sound made Yun Ziluo's eardrums buzz.Even if Yun Ziluo is like this, let alone her Zhouzi.He hurriedly stopped paddling, stuffed his ears with his fingers, and said, "Why is this man's whistling sound so unpleasant? Hmph, you must have gone mad!"
Yun Ziluo laughed secretly, and thought to herself: "This person's internal strength is indeed enough to shock the world. I heard that there is a lion's roar skill in Buddhism, which can shock the enemy's soul with its sound. His dragon chant skill is probably similar to the lion's roar skill. That’s right. I only thought that this is what people in the martial arts said, so I didn’t expect to hear it with my own ears today.”
The boatman plugged his ears and felt uncomfortable, but luckily the whistling finally stopped.As soon as the whistling stopped, the man in the yellow shirt chanted loudly: "Drag your stick to the dangerous building, fight against the sky, the waves are vast, and the moon streams smoke clear. Sweep away the floating clouds and the wind is uncertain, and the boat is not released at night. The geese are in the cold. In the depths of the reeds. Looking at the empty shadows of the Guan River, the breath of the world is beating the drums. Who will accompany me, dancing in the middle of drunkenness? A dream of Yangzhou Road in ten years. The ruler sword, the old saying of the pipa. The dark and astringent copper flower dust. Call the drop fairy to see if you can go fishing across the Tiaoxi River? The wind is mighty, and you want to fly!"
This song "Congratulations to the Bridegroom" is a poem written by Zhang Yuanqian, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, in November of the eighth year of Shaoxing (Song Gaozong Zhao Gou's reign) to send Hu Quan to Xinzhou.Hu Quan was relegated because of the impeachment of the treacherous Prime Minister Qin Hui. Zhang Yuanqian wrote "Congratulations to the Bridegroom" based on Zhang Yuanqian's feelings.The style is indeed very similar to Su Ci.After hearing this, Yun Ziluo admired her inwardly, thinking: "Not only does this person have profound inner strength, but he also seems to be a caring person!" Then she thought: "I have disappeared from the world for eight years, but I never imagined that there are so many strange people in the world, but I have all I don’t know, I’m really ignorant!”
At the end of the song, the boat went far away.The sound is deep, the sound is silent, and the people are far away. Only the sand gull, startled by the song, is still flying on the lake, and has not cast it into the depths of the reed flowers.Yun Ziluo let out a sigh of relief, and said, "This ghost howls so much that I am out of my mind. If I let him howl a little longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to steer the helm steadily." Yun Ziluo smiled slightly and said: "Thank you for your hard work. Fortunately, it's almost here. I'll give you more money for the boat."
When the small boat landed, Yun Ziluo gave double the boat price and she left the boat to land.In the setting sun, I climbed the West Dongting Mountain. Although the West Dongting Mountain is far less than the famous mountains of the Five Sacred Mountains, the cliffs and walls are cut and the strange rocks are rough, but it also gives people the feeling of Cui Wei.Looking down from the mountain, Taihu Lake is like a mirror, floating in brilliance and shining in gold, and its still shadow sinking into jade, which is another wonderful sight.Yun Ziluo thought in her heart: "Golden and green lotuses reflect Taihu Lake, which is said to be legendary than Dongwu." These two poems about the scenery of Taihu Lake are really well said.
The West Dongting Mountain is full of fruits, surrounded by thick shade, fragrant flowers and fruits, and it is like a paradise.Yun Ziluo was looking for someone to inquire about the location of Xiao's family, but because it was almost dusk, the people on the mountain finished farming early, and even the girl who picked tea had gone home, but she couldn't find anyone in a hurry.
Suddenly I heard a girl's voice in the woods saying: "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds." Another girl continued: "A lonely city, Wanren Mountain." Then there was the sound of metal and iron clashing twice.
Yun Ziluo was very surprised, and thought: "This girl is reciting poems and competing with swords at the same time, which is special. Anyway, I want to ask someone for directions, why don't I go and have a look."
Yun Ziluo didn't want to disturb Qingxing, and was going to show up to ask for directions after they finished the sword competition, so she used the excellent lightness kung fu of Treading Xue Wuhen, and sneaked into the woods to watch their sword competition. Can't help being surprised.
Those who competed with swords were two young girls of similar age, one was dressed in lavender, and the other was dressed in white like snow.At this time, it is the cool autumn and September, when the grass outside the Great Wall is declining and the flowers in the south of the Yangtze River are not falling.The two girls are equally beautiful, standing together, it is difficult to tell the difference.Yellow flowers and red leaves set off the purple satin and white silk, the colors are extremely harmonious, and they show their beautiful faces, making people dazzled.
But what surprised Yun Ziluo was not their gorgeous faces, but their extraordinary swordsmanship.
It's just that after the girl in white chanted "an isolated city, Wanren Mountain", the tip of the sword trembled, and the sword flowers blossomed, covering her whole body impenetrably. The back move of the counterattack coincides with the artistic conception of this poem.
The girl in purple shirt praised the word "good", and said softly: "Why should the Qiang flute blame the willows?" Two swords, swishing and swishing, pierced with the sword force of splitting flowers and brushing willows. Hiding strength, combining strength with softness, is a seemingly simple move, but in fact the changes are very complicated.
The purple-shirted girl's offensive started continuously, and Yun Ziluo was worrying about the white-clothed girl when she heard the girl recite: "The spring breeze never crosses the Jade Gate Pass." Reciting a poem, the green steel sword in her hand drew half an arc Shaped with a horizontal sword, the purple shirted girl's long sword was blocked with a "dang".But his figure swayed twice in succession, revealing a flaw in the boss.
"The Yellow River is far above the white clouds, and there is an isolated city with thousands of mountains. Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows? The spring breeze does not cross the Yumen Pass." This is the "Liangzhou Ci" written by Wang Zhihuan, a Tang poet. Yun Ziluo thought to herself: "So their sword moves are It is named after a poem, and it integrates poetry into swordsmanship. This kind of superior swordsmanship is really a new way, and it is unique. It is a pity that it seems that it is still a little too late, and it cannot be used as it pleases, and it can be used freely." After moving, he thought again: "Where did these two girls with extraordinary sword skills come from on the West Dongting Mountain? One of them must be my cousin from the Xiao family?"
Before I could stop thinking about it, I heard the purple-clothed girl say: "Sister Xiao, what's the matter with you today? I think you have something on your mind?" She spoke with a half-smile, with a pair of playful eyes shining on The girl in white was spinning around.
The girl in white blushed and said, "Don't guess, who said I have something on my mind!"
The purple-clothed girl said: "Then why did your trick just now show the flaws of the boss?"
The girl in white said: "I'm not as smart as you, and I haven't finished my practice yet. Today I admit defeat to you, are you satisfied?"
The purple-clothed girl said: "A few days ago in the sword competition, I always lost to you in this move. I asked myself that I didn't make any progress. Why did you lose to me today? You are not a person who is willing to admit defeat, hey, hey, I think there must be something weird in it, right?"
The girl in white angrily said, "What's so weird?" The girl in purple had beautiful eyes, squinted at the girl in white and said in a teasing tone, "Hey, hey, there's nothing weird? Then I'd like to ask you why you suddenly Do you like the white dress?"
The girl in white said: "You're the one who asked the question. I can wear whatever clothes I like. What's wrong with that?"
The purple-clothed girl said: "Not necessarily, I'm afraid it's because people like white clothes, so you follow suit?"
The girl in white said in a harsh voice, "What do you mean?" Her tone was already unnatural, and her expression changed.
The purple-clothed girl said coldly: "Second Master Chen is known as a white-robed swordsman. Before he came, I don't think I've heard you say that you like pure white color!"
The girl in white said: "You, what are you talking about? You think I'm trying to curry favor with that Mr. Chen."
The purple-clothed girl sneered and said: "You understand it yourself. Well, this Second Young Master Chen is from a world-renowned family of martial arts, his father is Chen Tianyu, his elder brother is Chen Guangguang, and he himself is well-rounded in both civil and military affairs. How can my elder brother compare to him?" He, it's no wonder that some people have changed their minds!"
Yun Ziluo thought to herself: "It turns out that the young man playing the piano is Chen Tianyu's son, and they are jealous of him. But I'm afraid it's because Luohua has intentions, and Liushui is ruthless!"
It turned out that Chen Tianyu was a highly respected martial arts senior, and was of the same generation as Jin Zhuliu's father, Jin Shiyi.He has two sons. The eldest son, Chen Guangguang, has long been a well-known figure in the world, and he is nearly forty years old.The youngest son, Chen Guangshi, was born to Chen Tianyu in his later years, and he is only in his twenties this year.The Chen family lived in Mudu Township next to Taihu Lake, and Song Tengxiao's Song family belonged to the Suzhou Prefecture, and they were also from a family of martial arts. When Song Tengxiao's father was alive, Song Tengxiao followed his father to the Chen family.Therefore, Yun Ziluo had also heard Song Tengxiao talk about them.
When Yun Ziluo heard this, she already knew the outline.The girl in white is surnamed Xiao, so she must be her cousin.
"The young man surnamed Shao who Xiao Niuer mentioned came to me with my cousin must be the elder brother of this girl in Zishan. Her elder brother likes my cousin and probably has no marriage contract yet. The cousin is now But she fell in love with Chen Guangshi, so this Zishan girl is going to be angry with her brother." Yun Ziluo thought to herself.
"I like both of them equally, but I just treat them as little sisters." Yun Ziluo thought of the words of the boy in white, and smiled wryly for them.
Yun Ziluo originally wanted to show her body after their sword competition ended, and her cousins recognized their relatives, but now she inadvertently eavesdropped on their secret, so she was embarrassed to go out at this time.
The purple-clothed girl was aggressive, and her words were indeed a little heavy, especially the four words "seeing differences and thinking about changing", which made the white-clothed girl's face turn blue and red, and she was about to explode.
Both of them are spoiled girls, the girl in purple was full of sulking, couldn't help but speak out first, and then said straight down: "I've hit your heart. Hmph, You are angry with me, I have to say, my brother is so kind to you, but now you are falling in lovesickness because of someone you just met, can you be worthy of my brother?"
The white-clothed girl was about to have a fit, but when the purple-clothed girl said this, it was like adding fuel to the flames. The white-clothed girl sneered, tearing her face, and then she said, "So what if your brother is nice to me? Just ask." He, have I promised him anything? But you don't have to worry, I won't compete with you for a lover? "
"You, what are you talking about?" The girl in purple was so angry that she trembled like a flower branch.
The girl in white sneered and said: "You can't hide your thoughts from me! You think I don't know that you want to marry that Second Young Master Chen? Hmph, I invited Miao Changfeng to be a matchmaker from afar, but unfortunately he doesn't like you !"
The purple-clothed girl's anger was even more serious, Liu Mei raised her eyebrows, and said with a sneer: "Did you fall in love with you?"
The girl in white said: "I'm not as shameless as you. I want Daddy to invite her to come and see me!"
The purple-clothed girl said angrily: "You, you, say it again, say it again—"
The girl in white said what she said, and she knew that she had said too much, and she regretted it a bit, but when she saw the girl in purple got angry, she refused to show weakness, and said, "So what, do you want to fight with me?" shelf?"
The purple-clothed girl shouted: "Xiao Yuexian, you think I'm really afraid of you! Alright, show your sword, let's make gestures!"
The girl in white sneered and said: "Shao Ziwei, just now you laughed at me for not being good at swordsmanship, I am about to learn from you, let's compete seriously! Hmph, just make gestures, who is afraid of whom?"
The two people's words were deadlocked, and they had no choice but to speak. Both sides drew their swords at the same time, and they really started fighting seriously.Only the sound of clanking could be heard, and in an instant, the two swords collided seventeen or eight times.The girl in purple rushed to attack, with a left move "Yellow River is far above the white clouds", a right move "Qiang flute, don't blame the willows", and a white girl defended the center and attacked. Pass Yumen Pass".The two of them are still using the four moves of swordsmanship just now, but it is quite different from the "trial move" just now.
Yun Ziluo thought to herself: "No wonder Chen Guangshi thinks they are still immature and too ignorant. But they are making trouble like this, I'm afraid I can't do it if I don't go out."
Just when Yun Ziluo was about to go out to persuade her, suddenly a person came out from the woods and said, "You fought well, ah, hit, hit! Why didn't you fight again? Do you think I, an unexpected guest, is in the way? "
Yun Ziluo hid behind a tree and peeked out, and saw that he was already a big man wearing a bearskin hat and a sable cloak, his waist was bulging, obviously he was hiding a weapon.Yun Ziluo was taken aback, and thought: "When did this person come, I don't even know!"
In fact, this is because she has been focusing on these two girls.However, this man was able to show her only after he showed his body shape, and of course his ability was extraordinary.
Xiao Yuexian and Shao Ziwei didn't want to fight any more, seeing this stranger coming, they just took the opportunity to stop.The two drew their swords at the same time and shouted in unison: "Who are you?"
The man said: "Have you played enough? Well, I can ask you!"
Xiao Yuexian said angrily: "Are you deaf? Let me ask you, who are you? Did you hear?"
The man said: "I heard it. But I want to ask you first, and I will talk after you have answered my question."
Xiao Yuexian put his hand on the hilt of his sword, glared at him angrily, and said with a snort, "What are you, you dare to run here to be presumptuous!"
Shao Ziwei was also angry, but said: "Sister Xian, let's listen to what he asked."
The man asked: "Did Miao Changfeng come here with Chen Guangshi and was once a guest at your home?"
Shao Ziwei said: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
The man said: "Where did he go? Is he going to the Chen family again?"
Shao Ziwei said: "You check the root cause, what is your intention?"
The man said coldly: "I'm the one asking you now, you two girls who are sensible, you have to answer obediently, otherwise—"
Xiao Yuexian said: "Sister Wei, can you hold back your anger? Hmph, otherwise what?"
The man said: "If you don't tell the truth about Miao Changfeng's whereabouts, even your parents will be involved!"
Shao Ziwei sneered suddenly, pierced with a sword, and said: "I want to say, but unfortunately I don't know you with this sword, you have to ask about it first!" It turns out that Shao Ziwei is not heavier than Xiao Yuexian. Hold on, she came here out of curiosity, and secondly, she wanted to play tricks on this man, so she was willing to listen to what he had to say.
Shao Ziwei has never been out of the house, and she practiced swords with her brother on weekdays, and his brother always gave her three points. The guests who came here often praised her skills, saying that it is rare to have such skills like her in the Jianghu She believed it was true, and when she drew the sword, she was still a little scared, afraid that she would kill the man with one blow without knowing the severity of the strike.thought. "It's best to injure him a little bit and leave him alive so that he can ask for a confession."
Unexpectedly, this man is a first-class expert in the Jianghu. Although Shao Ziwei practiced high-quality swordsmanship, her skills are not up to par. Compared with him, she is still far behind.
Shao Ziwei stabbed out with a sword, and the man laughed loudly and said, "What a doll who knows nothing about heights and depths, I want you to know how powerful I am!" Waiting until the edge of the sword could barely be stabbed, he suddenly stretched out his finger, and there was a clang , and bounced Shao Ziwei's sword away, shaking her tiger's jaw with pain, and she could hardly hold the long sword firmly!
Xiao Yuexian shouted: "Miss Wei, don't panic, I'll help you!" A sword stabbed out, and there was a chichi sound.
Yun Ziluo praised secretly in her heart: "Although my cousin is younger, her swordsmanship is much more sophisticated than that Shao girl."
The man's heart trembled, and he thought: "This little girl should not be underestimated!" He turned around with a staggered step, and suddenly changed to "Zuanquan", and hit the opponent's front door.This punch has a name, it is called "Sky Cannon", and it is powerful and powerful, as one can imagine.Although Xiao Yuexian's swordsmanship is not weak, and he has no experience in facing enemies, he has seen such a fierce fighting style several times, and he panicked in his heart.
Shao Ziwei shouted: "Wanren Mountain, an isolated city! Sister Xiao, let's attack and defend, don't be afraid of him!" Her swordsmanship is not as sophisticated as Xiao Yuexian's, but she is more sophisticated. Although she almost suffered a big loss just now, she is quite Calm down, retreat and move forward, thrust out with a slanted sword, the sword is as straight as an arrow, and the attack is fierce, it is exactly the starting posture of this set of swordsmanship "Yellow River is far above the white clouds".
Xiao Yuexian was reminded by her that Huo made a "phoenix nod", avoiding moves and changing moves, the green steel sword drew an arc, and immediately the sword radiated, the sword energy was strong, defending the center and attacking, making the whole body defense impenetrable.Yun Ziluo couldn't help praising the word "good" secretly, thinking: "Cousin's move of 'A Lonely City of Wanren Mountain' made it much better than before. From this point of view, when she was practicing sword just now, she was really out of her mind. .That Miss Shao didn't say anything wrong about her."
That man is a great expert in martial arts, seeing Xiao Yuexian used this very defensive swordsmanship, he didn't dare to hit the punch hard, so he made the next move "Waving the pipa" and pushed away Shao Ziwei's wrist, his body shape With a sudden turn, he waved his sleeve like a wind, and brushed away Xiao Yuexian's sword tip.
This man's martial arts is extremely strong, but under the attack of the two daughters of Xiao Shao, he was attacked by the enemy with his back and belly, and he felt a little bit unable to cope with it with bare hands.Yun Ziluo was about to strike at first, but seeing that they had the upper hand, she breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and paid attention to their sword skills.
Shao Ziwei was ridiculed by this person just now, and now she began to gain the upper hand, she was very proud, and said with a sneer: "Big words, so your tricks are nothing more than this! Hmph, hum, I want to see who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth It is!" The six-character comment "I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth" is exactly what the man said just now to ridicule her.
With a sneer in his mouth, his hands did not slow down at all. While saying these few words, Shao Ziwei had already made seven moves in a row. Xiao Yuexian also made four moves and nine moves. It was "Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows", and Xiao Yuexian's envoy was "The spring breeze does not pass through the Yumen Pass", one attack and one defense. After flying, it turned into pieces of butterflies!
The man abruptly withdrew from the circle of the two swords, and shouted: "I want you two little girls to know how powerful I am!" Shao Ziwei was about to give chase when she saw that the man already had a pair of judge pens in his hand, and refocused. Killed again!
The man made a point with both pens, he tapped Shao Ziwei's "Qimen acupoint" on the left, and Xiao Yuexian's "Xuehai acupoint" on the right, only to hear two bangs, and he swung the two green steel swords away!
This man used two pens, and immediately reversed the situation. With just one move, he not only neutralized the offensive of the two daughters of Shao Xiao, but also divided their vital acupoints. Yun Ziluo, who had to peek secretly, couldn't help being surprised!
Only the sound of metal and iron clanging was heard, and the ear drums were buzzing. Yun Ziluo was startled, when she looked intently, she saw the two daughters of Shao and Xiao being forced back again and again by him.Xiao Yuexian's move "Spring Breeze Never Passes the Jade Gate Gate" was originally a very tight defense, but now he has broken through it. The sound of gold and iron clashing was when her defense was broken, and the sword and pen intersected. In an instant, the two swords and the two pens collided seventeen or eight times.
The man sneered and said, "Hmph? I said that you don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, so I didn't misunderstand you, but I don't know which of you two I want to take away. It's a bit embarrassing."
Shao Zi yelled loudly: "Daddy, someone is bullying my daughter, come quickly!" Xiao Yuexian also yelled: "Mom, come and help me!"
The man sneered again and said: "It's useless to call father and mother, unless you tell me the whereabouts of Miao Changfeng honestly, otherwise I will take one of you away and land on you, and Miao Changfeng must be taken away." Changfeng can't be forced out, little girl, will you say it? Little girl, will you say it?" He pointed at Shao Ziwei and another at Xiao Yuexian, asking them the same words one after another.
Shao Ziwei clenched her silver teeth and responded calmly, but Xiao Yuexian couldn't hold her breath, and cursed: "Fuck you, you want us to sell friends and beg for mercy, that's impossible!"
The man said: "Okay, you have a tricky mouth, I want you to say something, come with me!" Suddenly, he struck with two pens and knocked down Xiao Yuexian's green steel sword.Xiao Yuexian let go of the weapon and flew away, the man shouted: "Where are you running?" Just like a hungry tiger catching a sheep, or a hungry eagle pouncing a rabbit, he swept away and chased after her, put both pens in one hand, freed his left hand, and pointed at her. Xiao Yuexian grabbed off the pipa bone.Shao Ziwei rushed to help, but was a step too late.
Yun Ziluo yelled "It's not good!" Just as she was about to throw out a copper coin she was holding in her hand, she suddenly heard a person yelling loudly: "What kind of a man is he who bullies a woman!" People pounce!
Shao Ziwei shouted: "Brother, you are here, be careful, be careful! Watch out for his acupuncture points!" It turned out that the person who came was her brother Shao Henian.
What Shao Henian used was a long sword with a thick back and a wide front. He swung the long sword like a big knife, and slashed at the man in the head!Seeing that he was approaching fiercely, the man didn't care about grabbing Xiao Yuexian again, he hurriedly separated the two pens, and with a move of "raise fire to the sky", he met the long sword.
Yun Ziluo thought in her heart: "This young man is desperate, brave is brave, but if he is brave but not resourceful, I'm afraid he is no match for him."
He couldn't stop thinking, only heard a "dang", sparks flew, Shao Henian's long sword broke a gap, and sealed the outer door for the opponent's double pen!
The man sneered and said: "Okay, you come here to be a hero, I want to see what skills you have?" Shuangbi arranged flowers on the left and right, and as soon as he swung his long sword, he killed him!
Yun Ziluo couldn't help being shocked again, thinking: "This seems to be the shocking brushwork that daddy told me!" It turns out that the "shocking brushwork" is the unique skill of the Lian family of Hebei martial arts family, and it is known as the unparalleled brushwork in acupuncture points.Yun Ziluo's father had only heard about it, so he had a little idea of its power, and he had never seen it himself.
The most powerful part of the "Shocking Brush Technique" is that it can injure the opponent's eight extraordinary meridians, no amount of internal strength can resist it.Its most exquisite set of brushwork is called "Four Pens Pointing Eight Meridians". It requires two people to join hands and use four judge pens to simultaneously poke each other's eight strange meridians within one stroke.The Lian family relied on this to dominate the martial arts world. In history, only Jin Zhuliu's father, Jin Shiyi, has ever broken their set of "shocking brushwork" of "four strokes and eight veins".
Fortunately, "Four strokes and eight veins" can be performed by two people together, and one person cannot perform them.But even so, this person's double pen and four veins are no longer something a fledgling young man like Shao Henian can resist!
The man intersected the two pens, followed the trend, and tapped the five major acupoints of Ren Du's second channel on the left.Right click on the four major acupoints of Shaoyang and Yangming veins, as long as one acupoint is tapped for him, Shao Henian will be seriously injured if he does not die!Because the injury of the eight extraordinary meridians is the internal injury of the viscera, which is far beyond the reach of ordinary acupoints!
Seeing that Shao Henian was about to be hurt by his pens, at this extremely dangerous moment, he heard a "ding" sound, and a copper coin flew towards him, which coincided with the tip of the pen he was pointing at Shao Henian's vital acupoint. At the same time, Shao Ziwei's green steel sword pierced his back.
The man's heart trembled, and he shouted: "You little girl dares to steal the hidden weapon, dare you not want to live?" He only thought that the hidden weapon was issued by Shao Ziwei, he was quite surprised, and thought to himself: "This girl's martial arts are ordinary Could it be that she was hiding something just now?" Shao Ziwei made a move of "Jade Girl Throwing a Shuttle", and the point of her sword pierced the "Fengfu Point" on his vest, and gave his judge pen a backhand blow, with a "Dang", Shao Ziwei's green steel sword also flew away.
Yun Ziluo showed her figure and said coldly: "I am the one who sent the hidden weapon!"
Yun Ziluo came out of nowhere, and both parties were very surprised. The man squinted his eyes at Yun Ziluo and said, "Who are you to meddle in other people's business? Hey, hey, you are such a beautiful woman like a flower, I really don't want to hurt you!"
Yun Ziluo raised her eyebrows, and said lightly: "Miss Shao, please step back for now and take care of your brother." She sneered suddenly and said: "Using the famous shocking brushwork in the world to bully a little girl will not help but lose Lian Jia. Is it your identity? I’m here to learn your master’s tricks, and if you have the ability, you can hurt me!”
The man said with a smile: "You mother-in-law is very arrogant, okay, I will learn your brilliant trick!"
Before the words were finished, Yun Ziluo's sword flashed in the air, shaking three sword flowers and stabbing at the person.
This stance of "Meteor Chasing the Moon" seems ordinary, but it is the essence of the Yun family's "Xiaoyun Swordsmanship".I saw the tip of the sword swaying, and immediately there were three sword flowers, stabbing the "Baihai Point" on the left, stabbing the "Yuqi Point" on the right, and stabbing the "Xuanji Point" on the chest. The brushwork of "pointing the four meridians" can attack the opponent's two meridians and nine major acupoints in one stroke, but this sword thrust is unpredictable, like left, right, and middle, which makes people unpredictable. It's strange, but the swordsmanship seems to be better than the brushwork.
That person just gave Yun Ziluo a copper coin and knocked the tip of his pen. It is known that her ability is far superior to these three young men and women, but she still can't imagine that her swordsmanship is so wonderful. Dazzling, he couldn't help being startled suddenly, and thought: "Could this be the Yun family's cloud-creeping swordsmanship? It's really extraordinary!" He quickly wrote a letter, only to hear the continuous sound of breaking gold and jade, and both sides felt the strength of the other party's internal force. shocked.The man drew a sword mark on the sword with the judge's pen, and the tiger's mouth was slightly heated. He immediately used his inner strength secretly, and used the word "stretch" to bounce Yun Ziluo's sword away.Yun Ziluo gave him a shock from his internal strength, and his breathing was also uncomfortable, thinking in his heart: "I must attack with a fast sword!"
It was too late and then it was too fast, Yun Ziluo made a circle with her sword, eliminating the opponent's tension, and a move of "Long River Falling Sun Yuan", the sword light was like a ring, and the sword rolled quickly around the waist.笔向左，一招“左右开弓”，以攻为守，接连化解了云紫萝三招精妙的招数！
邵紫薇自知本领不济，况且失了手中的青钢剑，要助云紫萝一臂之力，亦是有心无力，她见云紫萝敌得住那人，便即退下去看她的哥哥了。
邵鹤年倚着一棵大树，脸色苍白，衣袖血渍斑斑，一看就知是受了伤。原来云紫萝刚才所发的那枚钱镖，虽然打歪了那人的笔尖，但由于双方功力相当，未能煞住那人的笔势，邵鹤年的右臂仍然给锋利的笔尖划开了一道三寸多长的伤口。但也幸而有云紫萝的钱镖打歪了那人的笔尖，邵鹤年才不致于给那人点着命门要穴，只是受了皮肉之伤。
邵紫薇兄妹痛痒相关，却是不由得吃了一惊，连忙问道：“哥哥，你怎么啦？”
邵鹤年苦笑道：“没什么，你们没事，我就放心了。”
邵紫薇叫道：“萧大妹子，他为你受了伤啦，你还不快来给他敷伤！”
萧月仙因为刚与邵紫薇一场口角，甚是尴尬，邵紫薇的话中又带有埋怨之意，她更是不好意思了。但见邵鹤年因她受伤，心里也是不禁带了三分内疚七分惊慌，虽然颇感尴尬，也终于走了过来，掏出了金创药。
邵鹤年冷冷说道：“不用你费神，我有金创药，我自己会敷！”
邵紫薇怔了一怔，道：“哥哥，你这是——唉，你——”
邵鹤年涩声说道：“没什么，我又不是受了重伤，怎敢有劳萧大、大小姐服侍。再说，我也没这个福气。”他已经是想要说得婉转一些的了，但说出话来，仍是不禁带着一股强烈的酸气。“萧大妹子”的称呼，到了唇边，也改成了“萧大小姐”了。
萧月仙僵在当场，泪珠几乎就要夺眶而出，忍不住气，转过了身，说道：“你发什么少爷脾气，我又不是你家的丫头，一定要巴结你。哼，狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。你不要我给你敷伤，我才懒得理你呢！”
邵鹤年平素对她百依百顺，此时为赌一时之气，话出了口，后悔已来不及。听了萧月仙这番说话，心里想道：“原来她还是关心我的。”但萧月仙这番说话，说得比他还要冷硬，虽然透露了对他的关怀，话中却也藏着芒刺，刺得他很不舒服。
萧月仙转过了身，这一下登时成了僵局。邵鹤年想要向她道歉，亦是无法说得出口了，邵紫薇掏出了金创药，给哥哥敷伤，叹口气道：“唉，你们真是一对冤家——”
正想给他们善言调解，急切间还没有想好说话，忽听一阵金铁交鸣之声，震得耳鼓嗡嗡作响，原来云紫萝和那使判官笔的汉子，正在打到紧张关头。云紫萝一招“大漠孤烟”，剑直如矢，平刺过去，给那人双笔一封，溅起一蓬火花，剑光流散。云紫萝的宝剑给他荡开，那人右手的判官笔又添了一道剑痕！
匹练似的剑光里裹着一双黑漆漆的判官笔，端的似是苍龙出海，在银白色的波涛中翻腾挣扎一般！这一场惊心骇目的恶斗，把他们的目光都吸引过去了。
云紫萝的蹑云剑法以轻灵迅捷见长，此时剑尖上却似挽了重物似的，东一指，西一划，比开始的时候慢了许多。但虽然慢了许多，剑法却是愈出愈奇，几乎每一招都是从对方意想不到的方位刺将过去！原来云紫萝初时本是想快剑急攻，速战速决的，但因内力不如对方，急攻之下，反而迭遇险招，这才再改战法，出奇制胜。
这汉子是个点穴的大名家，不料他这双笔点四脉的惊神笔法竟然攻不进云紫萝的剑光圈内，心里不觉渐渐焦躁起来，一对判官笔宛如双龙出海，着着抢攻，幻出了千重笔影，一时间倒是旗鼓相当，难分高下。
云紫萝自知内力不及对方，当下把真力贯注剑尖，“蹑云剑法”霍霍展开，当真是瞻之在前，忽焉在后，瞻之在左，忽焉在右，看似比前缓慢，剑势却是更为凌厉，而且在守势之中，偶然也抢攻几招，一旦抢攻，出剑就是快如闪电！
只听得飒飒连声，与山风相和，精芒冷电，映照着落日余霞，剑光笔影，穿梭来往，枝叶纷飞，山花雨落，不消多久，他们身旁的树木，都只剩下了光秃秃的枝干。
这一场剑笔争雄，精彩绝伦的激战，把旁观的邵鹤年、萧月仙、邵紫薇三人，全都看得呆了！
邵鹤年忘记了赌气，不自觉的和萧月仙说道：“爹爹和伯母在传授咱们的剑法之时，曾说最上乘的剑法必须动如脱兔，静如处子，当时我只觉得这八个字说得太过空泛，也不知怎么样算得是动如脱兔，静如处子？如今看了这女子的剑法，我方始突然明白了，原来就是这样！”
萧月仙也把适才的气恼暂时忘记了；说道：“奇怪，这女子不知是什么人，哪里来的？为什么她要跑来帮咱们的忙呢？”
邵紫薇却是有点担心，说道：“这女子的剑法固然是精妙绝伦，但只怕敌手太强。她未必能够取胜。咱们要不要上去助她一臂之力？”萧月仙道：“只怕咱们插不上手，娘怎的还不见来？”邵紫薇说道：“爹爹应该听见了我的喊声吧，怎的也不见来？嗯，若然他们还不来，咱们打不过也是要打的了！”
话犹未了，忽听得一个苍老的声音喝道：“谁敢跑到这儿放肆？”接着一个妇人的声音斥道：“谁敢欺侮我的女儿！”
人还未见，声音远远传来，已是震得各人的耳鼓嗡嗡作响。三个少年喜出望外，那汉子却是不由不大吃一惊了。他是个武学的大行家，一听就知这是上乘的“传音入密”功夫，有这样功夫的人，当然定非庸手。这汉子心中自忖：“听说邵叔度是内家高手，这男的想必就是他了，果然名下无虚。这女的不知是什么人，但听她这传声入密的功夫，内功的造诣，只怕也不会在我之下！”
心念未已，只见林边已经出现了一个银白长须的老头，一个雍容华贵的中年妇人。
这老头正是邵鹤年、邵紫薇的父亲邵叔度，中年妇人是萧月仙的母亲魏帼英。
萧月仙叫道：“妈妈快来！”邵紫薇叫道：“爹爹快来，哥哥受了伤啦！”
这汉子胜不了云紫萝，心中本来就有点着慌，此时忽见两个高手同时来到，更着慌了。云紫萝猛的喝声“着！”剑光如环，闪电般的疾削过去，那汉子大吼一声，跃出数丈开外，衣袖上一片殷红，一条左臂已是给云紫萝伤了。
云紫萝暗暗叫声“侥幸！”原来她已经使到了蹑云剑法的最后一招“横云断峰”，方始伤了敌人的。
萧夫人看见云紫萝使出这招剑法，不觉呆了一呆，心里想道：“这不是蹑云剑法吗，难道她就是紫萝？唉，可惜，可惜！”原来这一招“横云断峰”若是使得炉火纯青的话，一剑就可以断掉那人的手臂的。
萧夫人呆了一呆，忘记了拦截那人，但邵叔度则已跑上去了。那人旋风似的夺路奔逃，喝道：“谁敢拦我，我就和他拼了！”
邵叔度冷笑道：“败军之将，也敢言勇？”说时迟，那时快，那汉子已是一招“星搓浮槎”，用那条没有受伤的右臂，“嗖”的一声点向他的咽喉！
邵叔度没有携带兵器，在那汉子将到未到之际，折了一株粗如儿臂的松枝，当作五行剑使，正好迎上了那汉子的判官笔。
只听得“咔嚓”一声，松枝断为两截，可是那人的一支判官笔却飞上了半空，流星殒石般的落下山谷！
那人这一惊非同小可，心道：“这个邵老头儿的内功果然是在我之上！”
邵叔度也是不禁心头一凛，想道：“怪不得我儿伤在他的笔下，原来是连家的人。”
连家是有名难惹的武学世家，邵叔度不想和他的“梁子”结得太深，打落了他的一支判官笔，便即止步不追。
萧夫人尚未知道他的来历，喝道：“哪里跑？”身形斜掠，转眼之间，已是抄捷径拦着那人的去路。
那人只剩下了一支判官笔，匆忙中来不及换手，就用受伤的左手，使出惊神笔法的绝招“玄鸟划砂”，笔尖似点似戳，插向萧夫人的脉门！
萧夫人喝道：“来得好！”她也没有携带兵器，立即解下了束腰的绸带，以迅捷无伦的手法疾卷过去！
只听得声如裂帛，绸带给锋利的笔尖当中划开，但那人左手的判官笔又给萧夫人的绸带卷去了。
萧夫人轻轻一抖，这支判官笔反射回去，那汉子霍的一个“凤点头”，判官笔从他头顶飞过，也坠下山谷去了。
萧夫人胜了这一招，亦是心头一凛，想道：“怪不得紫萝这一招'横云断峰'未能将他重创，他受了伤，居然还能够毁了我的这条绸带。”
那人吓得魂飞魄散，顾不得遍体鳞伤，从悬岩边一跃而下，骨碌碌的滚下山坡。
幸而没有碰着尖利的石荀，他练的“护体神功”亦已有了几分火候，这才只是擦伤了一点皮肉，没有受到重伤。
萧夫人当然不能像他这样的和衣滚下去，正自踌躇未决要不要去追之际，邵叔度用眼色止了她，说道：“冤家宜解不宜结，由他去吧！”
邵叔度不为己甚，那人却是不肯领他们的情，他骨碌碌的滚下了山坡，侥幸未伤，惊魂稍定，气焰又再嚣张起来，在山下高声说道：“邵老头儿，姓连的用不着你卖好，今日我是寡不敌众，总有一天，我要重来此地，与你一决雌雄！”
邵叔度的涵养功夫本来甚好，但这人如此不通情理，激得他也禁不住怒气上冲，用传音入密的功夫答道：“好，我随时等候阁下前来，你邀人助拳也好，独自前来也好，我只和你单打独斗，分个强弱存亡！”
剧斗过后，大家都松了口气，萧月仙上来向云紫萝道谢，说道：“妈，你刚才没来，我们可真是危险极了，幸亏有这位姐姐拔刀相助。咦！妈，你怎么啦！你怎么老是盯着人家，也不替我说一声多谢？”
云紫萝笑道：“谢什么，我是你的表姐，姨妈！你还认得我么？”
萧夫人眯着眼睛咧开笑口说道：“果然是紫萝，让我算算看，我最后那次见你，恐怕都快有二十年了吧？那时你还是拖着鼻涕的丫头，月仙还未出世，想不到今日咱们方才见面。听说你嫁往北方，夫婿是谁，有了孩子没有。”
云紫萝给她挑动了心头的创痛，一时之间，也不知说些什么话好。
萧月仙知道是表姐，这一下可乐开了，拉着云紫萝的手，摇了又摇，笑道：“表姐，我到苏州找过你的，你知道吗？表姐夫是谁，为什么不和表姐夫一同来探我们？”
云紫萝说道：“知道，给你开门的那个小牛儿已经告诉我了。他说你是和一位姓邵的少年来的，是这位邵大哥吧？”
萧月仙刚刚和邵鹤年闹了别扭，有点尴尬，说道：“这个小牛儿倒是记得牢。嗯，我却忘记问候姨妈了，听说姨父已经不幸身故，姨妈好么，是不是和你们夫妻同住？”
萧夫人也说道：“这十多年来我一直在挂念他们，现在见着了你，如同见着你的母亲一般。对啦，你的母亲为什么也不来？难道你这次回家，就只是单身一人么？”
一连串的问题，云紫萝不知从何答起，只好勉强笑道：“说来话长，我这次是特地来投靠姨妈的，容我以后再行禀告好吗？”萧夫人笑道：“不错，倒是我老糊涂了，忘记了你刚刚剧斗一场了，你累不累，累了，慢慢再说不迟。”
她们亲戚相认，邵叔度不便就去插嘴，同时他也记挂着儿子的受伤，当下就过去察看邵鹤年的伤势，见他伤得不重，这才放下了心上的石头，问道：“鹤年，你们是怎么和那姓连的家伙打起来的？”
邵紫薇道：“爹，哥哥是后来才来的，我告诉你，那人是为了找缪叔叔来的。”
邵叔度诧道：“他既然是缪叔叔的朋友，你们为什么打起来？”
邵紫薇笑道：“爹，你还没有听清楚我的话呢！听那人的口气，他来找缪叔叔恐怕乃是寻仇，而非访友！”
邵叔度道：“他说了些什么？”
邵紫薇道：“他并没有说出他和缪叔叔结的是什么梁子，他只是气势汹汹的逼我们把缪叔叔交出来给他。我们气他不过，这就打起来了。”
邵叔度叹了口气，说道：“结了这个仇家，可是麻烦。”
邵紫薇噘起小嘴儿道：“爹，难道你怕他不成？”
邵叔度道：“怕当然是不怕的，但以后你们行走江湖可就多要些小心了。”
邵紫薇道：“以后的事，以后再说。爹，咱们现在也该上去道谢人家啦。”
邵叔度道：“不错。”携了儿女，走过去，说道：“恭喜你们亲戚重逢，云女侠，小儿这次幸得保全性命，多亏了你啦。”
云紫萝说道：“哪里的话，令郎剑法高明，其实并不输于那人，只是稍欠临敌的经验而已。要不是令媛令郎和表妹先打了一场，只怕我也难免要在那人的判官双笔之下吃亏呢。”
萧夫人道：“这位邵先生是你姨父生前的好朋友，也是我们这几年来的邻居。”
云紫萝呆了一呆，说道：“姨父不幸也身故了？”
萧夫人叹口气道：“你们是甲子那年来到苏州的，是么？你姨父就是在前一年去世的。我们也正是因此才离开了这儿好多年，这件事慢慢再告诉你吧。”
邵鹤年见萧月仙不理睬他，她们母女也只顾和云紫萝说话，自己又插不进口，于是就装作受伤力弱，举步迟缓，故意落后。
萧夫人道：“叔度，你已经知道了那人的来历么？”
邵叔度道：“知道了，那人是连家的人，据我猜测，恐怕他就是被称为'连家白眉'的连甘沛了。”
萧夫人皱起眉头说道：“缪长风可曾告诉你，他是怎地和连家结仇的？”
邵叔度说道：“缪长风游侠江湖，好朋友固然很多，仇家也是不少，他哪能和我一一细说。以他这样嫉恶如仇的性格，和连甘沛结怨也不稀奇。”
萧夫人道：“我对江湖上的事情甚是隔阂，不过听说连家近二十年来倒是颇为收敛，并不怎样仗势欺人？不知这个连甘沛何以不遵家训？”
邵叔度道：“不错，据我所知，是有这么一回事。大约二十年前，连家笔的掌门人连城虎受了当朝宰相曹振镛的聘礼，不惜以一派掌门之尊，屈就相府的护院。有一次他给曹相国送礼给西昌将军帅孟雄，侠义道的人物决意对他小施惩戒，由现任红缨会的舵主厉南星和六合帮的副帮主李敦联同出手，中途截劫，连城虎败在厉南星剑下，复被李敦毒针所伤，武功全废。后来连城虎答应改过自新，从此闭门封笔，李敦方始给他解药。
“经过这次教训之后，连城虎果然遵守诺言，从此闭门封笔，绝迹江湖，不但如此，他还告诫家人弟子，绝对不许他们在外面闹事。是以连家的气焰近年来的确大为收敛了。
“刚才悻悻然而去的那个连甘沛是连城虎的嫡亲侄儿，也是连家晚一辈侄子之中本领最高的一个人，故此号称'连家白眉'，他倒是常在江湖行走的，不过也没听说他有过什么恶行。缪长风何以与他结仇，这就不是我所能知道的了。”
萧夫人道：“或许连城虎的闭门封笔，乃是为势所迫，心实不甘，佯作改过，暗中仍与官府往来的。”
邵叔度道：“你是怀疑这个连甘沛乃是经他叔父的授意，暗中替官府出力的么？”
萧夫人道：“不知缪长风是否反清的人物，或者犯过什么案件？”
邵叔度笑道：“我和缪长风的交情不错，但这样的秘密他还是不肯和我说的。不过以他这样豪迈不羁，嫉恶如仇的性格而论，你这两个猜测，也是都有可能。”
萧夫人叹口气道：“若然我猜得不错，今后的麻烦只怕是不会少了。”
邵叔度道：“过两天我去拜访陈天宇，希望可以打听到一些消息。”
萧夫人母女和邵叔度、云紫萝四个人走在前面，谈论如何对付连甘沛的事情，邵鹤年和他的妹妹走在后头，也是在窃窃私议。
邵鹤年因为萧月仙不理睬他，甚感尴尬，故意落后。邵紫薇情知哥哥怀有心病，便也特地放慢脚步，和他作伴，悄悄的问他道，“哥哥，你今天怎么啦？现在是秋高气爽的时节，你却像是春天的天气一样，阴晴无定！”
邵鹤年道：“你这话是什么意思？”
邵紫薇笑道：“可不是吗？你舍了性命救萧大妹子，为什么突然又生她的气了？”
邵鹤年闷声道：“你分明知道，还来问我？”邵紫薇道：“我知道什么？”邵鹤年冷冷说道：“你们说的话我都听见了！”
邵紫薇面上一红，道：“这都怪我不好。本来我也是为了你的缘故，才特地试探她的，可恨我笨嘴笨舌，不会说话，说呀说的，就和她吵起来了。我想她和我吵嘴时候说的话也定是一时之气，你又何必当真？”
邵鹤年道：“我是样样比不上人家，我自己知道。”
邵紫薇甚为后悔，说道：“哥哥，你这可是和我生气了。这话是我说的，但也是为了故意激她，才这样说的。她可没有说你比不上人家，也没有说不喜欢你，只是不肯承认和你、和你'相好'罢了。女孩儿家脸皮薄，她嘴里不说，心里可是对你好的。刚才她不是都要为你敷伤吗？唉，你却不该作出拒人于千里之外的态度。哥哥，你给她赔赔罪吧，赔一赔罪就没事了。”
邵鹤年轻轻哼了一声，说道：“你不用替她掩饰，她对我如何，我自己心里明白。”
邵紫薇叹口气道：“哥哥，我对她疑心已是错了。你不该也是这样多心。”
萧夫人的谈话刚好告了一个段落，隐隐听得邵鹤年哼那一声，瞿然一省，说道：“我倒忘了鹤年受了伤了，走得动吗？”
邵鹤年道：“没什么，只是