Chapter 19 The Nineteenth Adventure in the Grotto

Lin Wushuang said: "Yeah, I thought you forgot the appointment. I didn't even see your shadow until the third watch." Mou Zongtao let go of the stone in his heart and thought: "Wu Shuang has never lied. With her temper, if she saw me just now, she would definitely catch up and call me." So he said: "How could I forget you?" What about my date. But because a guest came to chat with me, he didn’t leave for a long time, and it’s not easy for me to issue an order to evict the guest. Fortunately, you haven’t slept yet, but you found it here for me.” Lin Wushuang said, "What do you want to tell me?"

Mou Zongtao said: "We have been farewell for many years, and I don't know how much to say, but I don't know where to start." Lin Wushuang smiled wryly in his heart: "I don't know where to start, but this is the right thing to say." Then he said lightly: "Cousin, you are a noble person, you are busy with things that are not important, such as the memories of the past, the situation after the farewell Well, wait, there's no need to mention it. Just tell me the serious thing you want to tell me now." Mou Zongtao was taken aback for a moment, and said, "I thought you were the same as before, but it turned out that you have changed a bit."

Lin Wushuang asked, "What changed?" Mou Zongtao smiled wryly and said, "When did you learn to speak sharp words, and you satirized me as soon as we met. I'm still your old cousin." Lin Wushuang said with a half-smile: "It's a little different, right? You used to be just a cousin, but now you're going to be the head of the sect. I can't speak, so the head of the sect can probably be regarded as a nobleman, right?" Mou Zongtao's expression changed, and he said, "Wu Shuang, don't be joking. However, when you talk about the head of the sect, I want to confess my love to you."

Lin Wushuang said: "What are you confessing?" He seemed quite surprised by his words. Mou Zongtao said: "Originally, your father should be the head of the sect. I have been looking for him for the past few years." Lin Wushuang said: "Daddy has already closed the door and sealed the knife, not to mention that he won't be the head of the sect, even if you ask him to be the emperor, he won't do it." Mou Zongtao said: "I also know that the old man wants to enjoy blessings behind closed doors and is unwilling to come out of the mountain, so I reluctantly obey the support of my fellow disciples. However, the affairs of my sect must be done with the help of the old man."

Lin Wushuang said: "You already know that Dad doesn't want to go out of the mountain, what else can he do for you?" Mou Zongtao said: "It is not necessary for the old man to come out in person, as long as, um, as long as you say a word on his behalf, say yes—" Lin Wushuang was innocent, but not stupid. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately understood what his cousin meant, and said, "Do you want me to represent Daddy and support you as the head of the sect?" Mou Zongtao was a little embarrassed, and said: "Your father is the most respected elder in our sect, and I dare to be the head of the sect with confidence because of his promise."

Lin Wushuang thought to himself: "Actually, there is no one in this sect who is more suitable to be the head of the sect than him, but he regards the position of the head of the sect so seriously, and he seems to be a little worried about gains and losses, which is not quite like he used to be. You are a human being." He said with a smile at the moment: "Cousin, why are you so polite, I still don't know how to do this kind of favor? Daddy always praises you." Mou Zongtao was elated, and said: "Cousin, we haven't seen each other for many years, it's rare to see each other now, as before, not unfamiliar. I have a few words to tell you, don't blame me for talking too much."

Lin Wushuang's heart skipped a beat, and he said: "You seem unfamiliar when you say that. Tell me." But he was secretly guessing: "What is he going to say to me?" Mou Zongtao said: "I heard that Yu Chijiong and your father are very close, is there such a thing?" Lin Wushuang didn't expect that he was asking about this matter, and said bluntly: "Yes, Uncle Yuchi is the first friend Dad made when he returned to the Central Plains. He is very enthusiastic about friends and has helped our father and daughter a lot." Mou Zongtao said slowly: "Even so, I advise you not to associate with him."

Lin Wushuang asked in surprise, "Why?" Mou Zongtao said: "Don't you know that he is a criminal committed by the imperial court?" This sentence was beyond Lin Wushuang's expectation. After being stunned for a while, he said coldly, "Cousin, are you afraid of getting into trouble?" Mou Zongtao said: "It's not that I'm afraid, I'm thinking of you. That's right, there's one more thing I want to ask you. How did you get acquainted with Meng Yuanchao who came from Jinchuan? I think your friendship seems to be very good." ,Is it?"

Lin Wushuang blushed, and couldn't help feeling coquettish, and said, "Hero Jin asked me to send him a letter to get acquainted. So what if my relationship with him is good, so what if it's not good?" Mou Zongtao said: "Originally this is your private matter, I can't take care of it. But I belong to the head of the sect. For the sake of our sect's interests, I have to persuade you to avoid dealing with him. There are many young heroes. I don't think you can't find Meng Yuanchao's people. Well, you should understand what I mean, right?" Lin Wushuang couldn't bear it anymore, and said with a sneer, "Your words are too bizarre, I, a stupid girl, don't understand at all! Excuse me, why does my relationship with Meng Yuanchao have anything to do with our family's interests?"

Mou Zongtao seemed to treat her like a child, and taught her: "Meng Yuanchao is an important figure in the rebel army. Our Fusang faction rebuilds in the Central Plains this time, in order to expand our sect and dominate the martial arts world. We can't go against the court. Of course When I say this, I don’t mean to fight against the rebels. You can sympathize with them as much as you want, but don’t get too close to them, so as not to cause embarrassment to the court. You must know that we are a new sect with a weak foundation, so we cannot stand the court oppression!" Lin Wushuang said: "Then why are you so close to Jin Daxia? Isn't he also very close to the Rebel Army, and yesterday you and Meng Yuanchao were also very intimate? Are you not afraid of attracting jealousy from the court?"

Mou Zongtao seemed a little embarrassed, and said for a while, "I'm different from you. I'm a gangster, and no one will suspect me." "Underworld" originally referred to the people in the green forest, but when Mou Zongtao said it, it became a chivalrous way against the Qing court.Lin Wushuang felt harsh when he heard him use these two quack terms, but he still understood what he meant, and thought to himself: "The 'white way' that my cousin said refers to the imperial court's eagle claws." Thinking of Yuchi Suspicious about what Jiong said, "Why doesn't the imperial court suspect my cousin?" Mou Zongtao seemed to know what she was thinking, and then said: "Wu Shuang, you don't have to be suspicious. In short, I have my own tricks and tricks, which can avoid being involved in the whirlpool, so that both sides will not hate me." Lin Wushuang still harbored a dull gourd in her heart. In the past, she would have to break the casserole and ask the truth, but now the one standing in front of her is still her cousin, but it is not the same cousin as before.This cousin became a mysterious stranger, so she had no choice but to keep the stuffy gourd in her heart. At this moment, Lin Wushuang was startled when he suddenly heard the sound of someone shouting, cursing and fighting, and shouted: "Brother Meng! Hey, who did he fight with?" Mou Zongtao was also taken aback, thinking: "Why did Yang Mu fight with Meng Yuanchao?" It turned out that Mou Zongtao sent Shi Chaoji across the mountain pass, and then came back immediately.Yang Mu hid on that road, waiting for Shi Chaoji to tell him the result of the meeting with Mou Zongtao, but Mou Zongtao didn't know yet. Yang Mu's Vajra Six Suns Hand is a masterpiece in martial arts, Meng Yuanchao only defends but does not attack, he is almost breathless by him, he can't help but get a little angry, he added some internal strength to the bottom of his wrist, he slapped, palmed The wind blew past, Yang Mu's ear drums were buzzing, his face was burning hot, he was taken aback, and quickly took a few steps back. Mou and Lin arrived in a hurry, and Mou Zongtao shouted: "Stop, stop, Brother Meng, stop!" Yang Mu was taken aback when he heard the word "Meng", and said, "Who is this person?" Mou Zongtao laughed and said, "So you didn't know each other, no wonder there was a misunderstanding. Come, come, come, let me introduce you, this is brother Yang Mu, a famous martial artist from Jizhou, and this is Meng Yuanchao from Xiaojinchuan man." Yang Mu rolled his eyes, and suddenly burst out laughing, very piercingly: "Hey, hey, hey! So you are Meng Yuanchao. I have admired you for a long time. I never expected to see you here!" Meng Yuanchao said lightly, "I never thought I'd see you here again!" Emphasizing the word "again", hinted to Yang Mu that he had seen him in other places. How clever Yang Mu was, he suddenly realized: "I heard that Jin Zhuliu has a good friendship with him. I was at Jin's house that day, and the guest that Li Dun didn't let me meet could be this guy? Before the time comes, I'll postpone sending As wonderful." Mou Zongtao said with a smile: "The two of you have been known to each other for a long time. This is really in line with a common saying. But I don't know why the two of you have this misunderstanding?" Meng Yuanchao thought to himself: "This matter is very important, I have to ask to find out the truth." So he said: "Master Yang, please forgive me for being presumptuous, I want to know something, I have to ask Your Excellency." , but still said very calmly: "What is it?" Meng Yuanchao said, "Who was that person with Your Excellency just now?" Yang Mu said coldly, "What's your purpose in asking this person?" Meng Yuanchao said, "Xiao Ke seems to have known him before." Mou Zongtao was taken aback secretly, and thought to himself: "Could it be that Shi Chaoji's travel and possessions have been exposed, let him see through?" He pretended to be nothing and said: "Today, many new friends have arrived, including the acquaintance of Brother Meng, and they are also acquainted. Not unusual. But who is it?" Meng Yuanchao gritted his teeth, and said slowly, "It's Shi Chaoji, the one-legged thief in the Jianghu. I wonder if he invited Brother Mou as a distinguished guest?"Meng Yuanchao was in the way of Mou Zongtao's face, so he didn't want to reveal his identity immediately, and tried to sound the word first. Mou Zongtao pretended to be astonished, and said, "Shi Chaoji? I didn't invite him! For this opening ceremony of our faction, although many friends from the underworld have been invited, but because of Shi Chaoji's reputation in the world Well, my younger brother dare not invite him." He also pretended to be confused, pretending not to know Shi Chaoji's identity. Yang Mu snorted, and then said, "If Shi Chaoji dared to sneak in, I would have taken him down long ago without bothering Brother Meng." Mou Zongtao said: "Oh, Martial Master Yang, you have a grudge against him." Yang Mu gritted his teeth and said, "Little brother once falsely spread news of his death to avoid enmity. The two of you must have known about it. To tell you the truth, my enemy is Shi Chaoji." Mou Zongtao was extremely clever, he had vaguely guessed that Yang Mu was Shi Chaoji's accomplice, pretended to be surprised again, and said, "Why did Brother Yang form such a big relationship with Shi Chaoji?" Yang Mu said: "It's a long story. After the grand ceremony of the Houtian Guipai, I want to explain this in front of all the heroes." The two sang together, which confused Meng Yuanchao, thinking to himself: "Could it be that I really misjudged the person." Yang Mu seemed to know what Meng Yuanchao was thinking, and then said: "Yes, I was indeed with a person just now, and this person's figure is indeed somewhat like Shi Chaoji. Brother Meng, if you want to know the origin of this person, you can ask Mou Master." Mou Zongtao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I don't know who you are asking?" Facing Mou Zongtao, Yang Mu rolled his eyes, gave Mou Zongtao a wink without anyone noticing it, and said, "It's Master Ye Xiang." Mou Zongtao made an air of sudden realization, laughed, and said: "Oh, so it was him. In this way, brother Meng really misunderstood. This Master Ye Xiang is a disciple of our sect, and he was ordered by me to go down the mountain to patrol tonight. " There is indeed such a person in the Fusang Sect, but what Mou Zongtao said is not true. This person is patrolling the mountain, and he is on the side of Yingshoujian, not on this mountain.Mou Zongtao fabricated the facts, so he deliberately lied for Yang Muyuan.He expected that Meng Yuanchao would never bring this person to confront him. Even if he did, this person was his confidant, and he would never expose his lies. Yang Mu said: "Master Ye Xiang went down the mountain to patrol, I will walk with him for a while, and take this opportunity to say goodbye. Unexpectedly, this Brother Meng came out suddenly, I thought he was a spy. Brother Meng, I am really sorry gone." In Yang Mu's Jizhou dialect, the pronunciation of the word Shiye is quite similar. Meng Yuanchao himself couldn't help becoming suspicious, thinking: "Could it be that I heard it wrong? But I can clearly hear him call that person 'Master Shi' , even if I misheard the word Ye, but a incense master can’t be called an “adult”. Could it be that I also misheard these two words? And why did that person run away in a hurry when he found me? It's life, and you have to go down the mountain to patrol, so you shouldn't run away when you find suspicious people." However, because Mou Zongtao came out as the master to testify for Yang Mu, although Meng Yuanchao was suspicious, it was inconvenient to question Yang Mu again because of Mou Zongtao's face. At that moment, Meng Yuanchao had no choice but to bow to Yang Mu and said, "My little brother misjudged the wrong person and caused this misunderstanding. Please don't take offense if you offend Brother Yang." Mou Zongtao said with a smile: "It's a small misunderstanding, it's okay to expose it, who can take it to heart? That's right, brother Meng, tomorrow morning, you want to watch the sunrise with Wushuang. It's not early, you also It's time to rest." It turned out that although he guessed that Yang Mu was Shi Chaoji's henchman, he was still a little worried and wanted to ask clearly, so he asked Meng Lin to go back first so that he could stay and talk to Yang Mu. Lin Wushuang walked out of the woods, and suddenly he said, "Brother Meng, I'm a little scared on this journey, can you give me a ride, okay?" Meng Yuanchao expected that she had something to say, so he answered "yes", and the two walked for a while. It is estimated that Mou Zongtao will never hear their conversation, Lin Wushuang said in a low voice: "Brother Meng, what you suspected just now Is that person wearing black clothes and a wide-brimmed felt hat?" Meng Yuanchao was taken aback for a moment, and said, "That's right, have you also met this person?" Lin Wushuang said: "I saw him, but he didn't see me. It was my cousin who sent him down the mountain, passing outside the forest." Meng Yuanchao was taken aback, and said, "Your cousin sent him down the mountain? This is a bit strange. Are you sure you read it right?" Lin Wushuang said: "How could I mistake my cousin, I can still hear him pointing out the way down the mountain to that man!" Meng Yuanchao said: "Since he is an incense master and he was ordered to go down the mountain to patrol, why is he not familiar with the road yet? I need your cousin to give me some pointers." Lin Wushuang said: "Yes, that's why I also feel baffled. I thought it was my cousin seeing off the guests in the middle of the night." Meng Yuanchao remained silent, bowing his head in meditation.To him, this matter was too bizarre!How could Mou Zongtao communicate with a person who is the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army?If this matter had not come from Lin Wushuang's mouth, he would not have believed it anyway. Lin Wushuang's question in his ear woke him up: "Who is this Shi Chaoji?" "He is the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army of the Qing court." Meng Yuanchao said slowly after slurring each word. In fact, Lin Wushuang already knew Shi Chaoji's identity from Yu Chijiong, and she asked Meng Yuanchao just to confirm it. The matter has been confirmed, and Lin Wushuang couldn't help but went from being at a loss at the beginning to being greatly confused. "Uncle Yuchi's words are indeed true. Cousin really colluded with the imperial court, but I don't know if he did it just for the Fusang faction? Or for his fame and wealth?" "No, I shouldn't do this Suspect cousin, didn't he tell me that he just wanted to stay out of the matter and avoid being involved in the whirlpool?" Lin Wushuang was in a state of confusion, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Suddenly, he remembered what Shi Hongying said to her: "We want to get rid of the Tartars and restore China. All sons and daughters of China must not stay out of it!" "Then even if Cousin just wants to avoid getting involved in the whirlpool, it's a big mistake?" Lin Wushuang thought. Meng Yuanchao seemed to know that her mood was disturbed, and said: "Miss Lin, don't think about it, and don't talk about tonight's matter casually. After I discuss it with Jin Daxia, I must try to find out the truth." Lin Wushuang said: "I know. Okay, let's break up here, and come to me early tomorrow." At this time, it was the middle of the month, and Meng Yuanchao didn't want to be seen sending Lin Wushuang back to avoid gossip.So I made an appointment with Lin Wushuang to meet outside the Jade Emperor Temple at dawn tomorrow. After Meng Yuanchao left, Lin Wushuang walked forward alone in a daze.Suddenly she heard birds chirping, looked up, and saw that kingfisher appeared in front of her again. Lin Wushuang said with a smile: "I only know where you have been, but you are still here. Are you reluctant to part with me and came to find me?" Strange to say, the kingfisher really seemed to be reluctant to leave, flying around beside her. Lin Wushuang was feeling restless, having this kingfisher as a companion, he felt relieved, seeing it flying slowly and low in front of him, he felt childlike innocence suddenly, and said with a smile: "I couldn't catch you just now, and you flew here to amuse me again." Me, let's see where you want to lead me?" This kingfisher is actually psychic, it flies fast when Lin Wushuang runs fast, and flies slow when Lin Wushuang walks slow, which makes Lin Wushuang feel itchy, unknowingly uses excellent lightness kung fu, Among the chaotic mountains and rocks, climb lightly and deftly, and chase down all the way. I don't know how long I ran, my eyes suddenly lit up, the terrain in front of me was open, forming a small valley surrounded by mountain peaks, a waterfall hangs from the mountain peaks on the side, splashing like pearls in the moonlight, the scenery is absolutely clear! Lin Wushuang smiled and said, "Thank you for bringing me to this place, it's really Wushu's paradise." Before the words were finished, a strange thing happened suddenly. The kingfisher passed through the water curtain and disappeared. Lin Wushuang was very surprised, and thought to himself: "There is also a water curtain cave behind the Ganqing Waterfall? It is rare for this bird to live in a cave instead of nesting in a tree." Curiosity arose, so Lin Wushuang also performed lightness kung fu and walked through the water curtain, intending to find out. Passing through the water curtain, I found a gourd-shaped cave.Lin Wushuang had no intentions.He didn't expect that someone might plot against him, so he went in and said with a smile, "Let's see where you can fly to?" Before the words were finished, a "bang" was heard suddenly, and a big rock suddenly rolled down, blocking the entrance of the cave, and it was pitch black in front of my eyes! There is absolutely no such coincidence in the world. Such a big rock will not fall, it will not fall sooner, it just fell when Lin Wushuang stepped into the cave.Lin Wushuang didn't have any scheming, so he guessed that this stone must have been pushed down by someone specially! Lin Wushuang was shocked for a while, and pushed the stone hard, but how could it move? Trapped in the cave, but the sound of the waterfall crashing against the rocks was like thunder, Xio said that no one passed by in this remote place, even if someone passed by, and she called for help in the cave, that person might not be able to hear her.Lin Wushuang couldn't help but took a deep breath, and thought to himself: "I'm afraid this place is far away from the Jade Emperor Temple. How could they think that I'm trapped here, and it's useless for me to call for help." The kingfisher never appeared again, Lin Wushuang was furious, and couldn't help cursing: "I regard you as a friend, but you lead me into a trap." Suddenly he thought: "No, why is this little bird Will it set a trap? Someone must have raised it and ordered it to fly to lure me." Having no idea how to get out of trouble, Lin Wushuang simply drew out his sword to defend himself, and with the twilight of the sword tip, he groped in to see what was strange about this cave. After walking for a while, I suddenly saw something shining in the corner. I picked it up and looked, but it turned out to be a string of round and big night pearls! Although Lin Wushuang's knowledge of jewel appreciation is extremely rudimentary, but seeing the brilliance of this string of luminous pearls, he knows it is a rare treasure in the world.I thought it was fun, so I picked it up and played with it. If such a rare treasure is discovered by others, she will be overjoyed, but now that it falls into Lin Wu's hands, she can only smile bitterly in her heart, thinking: "I'm trapped in the cave, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be born again." That's it. Although the pearl is good, what use is it to me?" In this pitch-black cave, one could not see anything at first, but now that the pearl is in his hand, emitting brilliance, although it is far less bright than the lamps and candles, he can vaguely discern some things.Lin Wushuang used beads instead of candles, groped forward, and said with a smile: "Although they can't be eaten as food, they are still useful." Suddenly, the stone walls on both sides are as smooth as a mirror, and there seem to be figures drawn on them.Lin Wushuang became curious and took a closer look, only to see that the painting was of two portraits.On the left is a bearded man with a mighty look; on the right is a beautiful woman with peach cheeks and apricot face and long eyebrows, who seems to be gazing affectionately at the bearded man, lifelike.What's even more strange is that they all held a long sword in their hands. Although the woman's demeanor seemed to be full of affection, she made a posture of competing with swords, and the point of the sword was aimed at the man's vital acupuncture points. .Although Lin Wushuang was not a great expert in martial arts, at a glance, he knew that both sides were using extremely powerful swordsmanship. Lin Wushuang felt that this bearded man looked very familiar, and thought: "It's strange, I seem to have seen this man somewhere before?" Suddenly remembered, it turned out that the man in the painting was the founder of her school, the bearded man.Lin Wushuang's father had a portrait of the patriarch in his collection, and he refused to show it to outsiders easily, but of course Lin Wushuang had seen it. "No wonder it seems familiar, it turned out to be the Patriarch!" Lin Wushuang hurried down and kowtowed three times respectfully. "But who is this woman? I heard from my father that the patriarch of this school has been passed down from generation to generation. The patriarch was single and never married a wife. Well, let's not care who she is, let's see how she competes with the patriarch?" Lin Wushuang thought. There are a total of thirteen pictures painted on the stone walls on both sides, and each picture depicts these two people in the posture of fighting swords. Lin Wushuang looked at the first painting for a while, and was fascinated unconsciously. Not only was their swordsmanship infinitely mysterious, but their body and footwork were also fantastic and unpredictable.It turned out that these thirteen pictures were drawn with continuous movements. Lin Wushuang didn't notice this at first, but after watching it for a long time, he suddenly realized that he had understood the mysteries of body and footwork from the mystery of swordsmanship. . This discovery made Lin Wushuang overjoyed, as if a baby had fallen from the sky!Compared with the secret map of my school's martial arts on the wall, this string of night pearls in my hand is really like dung. After the ecstasy, Lin Wushuang's heart skipped a beat and he thought, "Could it be that the man deliberately asked the kingfisher to lead me here?" Lin Wushuang attentively looked at the swordplay on the stone wall, and was fascinated by it. Unfortunately, the brightness of the night pearl was not as bright as the candles, so he struggled to see it carefully. I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly my eyes lit up, and it turned out that it was already the second biggest day.There is a narrow stone gap above the cave, through which sunlight shines into the cave. Lin Wushuang thought of his date with Meng Yuanchao, and thought: "He must be looking for me everywhere, but unfortunately I can't accompany him to the top of the Jade Emperor to watch the sunrise. Well, the ancients have said: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening." Well. Now that I can see the secret map of our school's martial arts, even if I starve to death in this cave, what's the problem?" There were drops of water dripping from the stone wall, Lin Wushuang opened his mouth, let it drip in his mouth, drank a little water, relieved the most unforgettable thirst, but did not feel hungry. At this time, the sun was shining in the cave, and the eyes suddenly opened up, and the graphics on the stone wall could be seen much more clearly. Lin Wushuang tidied up the Ye Mingzhu and looked at it from the beginning again, after reading it twice, only then did he realize that there were a few petite characters under each picture.In the first image, the words under the man's feet read "Go through the dry door, enter and leave the position".Under the woman's feet was written "Turn to Kanmen, retreat to the shock position".Lin Wushuang thought to himself: "It turns out that their footwork follows the five elements and eight trigrams. Fortunately, my father taught me." After understanding the profound body and footwork in the picture, I have a deeper understanding of these twelve continuous and superior swordsmanship, and finally understood it suddenly. It turned out that the beautiful woman's swordsmanship was aimed at the Fusang school's swordsmanship, and the bearded man's swordsmanship also counterattacked with moves, becoming more and more strange.The result was a tie. Lin Wushuang thought to himself: "It turns out that I only learned some superficial aspects of this school's swordsmanship before. If I use it to deal with this woman, I'm afraid I'm really vulnerable." Lin Wushuang memorized the sword technique on the stone wall firmly in his heart, and immediately sat cross-legged, warming it again in his heart, trying to figure out the subtle changes in it. Suddenly she heard a loud bang, waking her up from the state of intoxication. When she looked up, she saw that the big rock sealing the entrance of the cave had been removed, and the water curtain hanging upside down from the entrance of the cave was flying beads and jade, and bubbles It's been sprayed on her face. Lin Wushuang bowed to the sky, and said: "Thank you for your guidance, so that I can see the secrets of martial arts of our school." Before she finished speaking, it seemed that someone whispered in her ear: "Don't give it to your cousin. Know." Lin Wushuang got out of the cave, walked through the water curtain, and looked around, but saw the empty mountain was silent, only the mountain wind shook the trees, and the frightened birds left their nests, but there was no sign of anyone?Lin Wushuang knew that this senior expert refused to show his body, so begging was useless. Lin Wushuang thought: "They must be very anxious to find me, I'd better go back and come back later." While thinking about it, I suddenly heard someone shout: "Wu Shuang, Wu Shuang!" It was the voice of Mou Zongtao's wife, Lian Caihong. Lin Wushuang replied: "I'm here!" Lian Rainbow shouted from a distance: "I found it!" Then he fired a snake flame arrow, and a blue flame shot into the sky. Snake flame arrows are commonly used by night walkers as a communication signal. Although it is daytime, there is a blue flame rising into the sky, and people within ten miles around can also see it. Lin Wushuang went to meet her and said with a smile, "Biao sister-in-law, you are back. Why are you so nervous?" Lian Caihong said: "I came back this morning and heard that you were missing, but I was terrified. They are looking for you all over the mountain. You are at ease, and you said that others are nervous." Lin Wushuang apologized: "I'm really sorry, I alarmed everyone for me." Lian Caihong said, "Where were you hiding last night? Cousin thought you were enjoying the moon in the mountains with Meng Yuanchao last night, and you couldn't get back. Meng Yuanchao came here this morning and couldn't find you. That's why he panicked." Lin Wushuang blushed and said, "When I came back last night, I saw a kingfisher on the road. It was very cute. I wanted to catch it, and I chased it here before I knew it." Lian Caihong laughed unknowingly, and said, "You little brat is still as naughty as before." While talking, I saw Mou Zongtao and Meng Yuanchao rushing towards each other. Lianhong smiled and said, "Look, I'm not the only one who is anxious." Mou Zongtao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I finally found it. Brother Meng looked for you early in the morning, but he was really anxious! By the way, what were you laughing at just now? Was Xiao Wushuang mischievous? I don't know how naughty she is." Lian Caihong told her husband what Lin Wushuang said just now, and Mou Zongtao said in amazement: "I have lived on the mountain for several months, but I have never seen such a kingfisher with blue feathers and a red beak. But if you can't chase the kingfisher, you should go back." Ah, why did you spend the night here and still not come back at noon?" Lin Wushuang remembered the man's instruction: "Don't let your cousin know." But she was not good at lying, so she hesitated for a while, so she said, "There is a cave behind the waterfall. I saw that bird go through the water curtain. , flew into the cave, and I followed in." I thought to myself: "My cousin is the head of this school, and the martial arts secrets of this school should not be kept from him. The man told me not to let him know , or it means not letting him know that I have practiced the swordsmanship on the stone wall." Mou Zongtao was taken aback and said, "What did you find in the cave?" Lin Wushuang said: "It's pitch black in the cave, where can I see anything at night? I hurried out at dawn, flustered, and lost my way before I knew it." She had no choice but to obey the man's orders, He lied, pressed his fingertips on the string of night pearls hidden in the bag, and couldn't help feeling slightly hot on his face. Mou Zongtao was even more astonished, thoughtful, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Oh, there is such a cave, I would like to go in and have a look. You should remember where that waterfall is, right? Take me now to find out how." Lian Caihong frowned and said, "My cousin has been hungry all night and half the day, so you can let her go back and have dinner before looking for it." Mou Zongtao said: "What do you know, this is an urgent matter, how can it be delayed!" Lin Wushuang said: "Thank you cousin for your concern, I don't feel hungry." She said this in order to avoid the quarrel between Mou Zongtao and his wife, but she was thinking in her heart: "Cousin Dare has already known the secret of the cave, so I don't feel hungry." Will she be so nervous? But the images on the wall won’t run away by themselves, so why be in a hurry? Alas, this cousin is not the same cousin after all.” Thinking about the benefits of “the old cousin” is good for her.I don't feel sad. Lian Caihong muttered: "There is something strange in the cave, you seem to have to go and find out right away." Mou Zongtao said: "That's right, I'm just going to see it right away." As if he had no time to talk to his wife, he urged Lin Wushuang to leave quickly. Lin Wushuang ran furiously, took Mou Zongtao and others to the bottom of the waterfall, and said, "The cave is behind the waterfall." Mou Zongtao smiled and said, "Cousin, thanks to you! If it wasn't for some accidental accident, I taught you to step into this cave, and I'm afraid I'd be hard-pressed to find it no matter how hard I search!" Lian Caihong said, "What exactly are you looking for?" Mou Zongtao said: "You will know when you go in. Now I don't know if what I'm looking for is in there?" Immediately, a swallow passed through the water curtain and entered the cave. Meng Yuanchao followed Lin Wushuang out of curiosity and also entered the cave.Mou Zongtao let out an "ah" and said, "Brother Meng, are you here too?" Meng Yuanchao asked Qu Ran: "Could it be that there is some secret in this cave that he doesn't want to let me see?" But if he quit immediately, it would be too obvious. Just as he was embarrassed, Mou Zongtao suddenly heard Mou Zongtao shout: "It's not good!" Lin Wushuang was taken aback, and when he looked closely, he realized that the graphics on the stone wall had disappeared! I saw that the ground is covered with stone chips, and it is obvious that the graphics on the stone wall must have been leveled by someone. Lin Wushuang understood in his heart, and thought: "It must be what that strange person did. It was only half an hour after I left, and he wiped out all thirteen figures, really neat and clean!" Thinking to this point, he couldn't help Secretly called out "lucky", thought: "It turns out that this stranger didn't want my cousin to know the martial arts secrets of our sect, but luckily I didn't tell him." Lian Caihong was still baffled, and said, "What's wrong?" Mou Zongtao sighed, and said: "It's okay to tell you now. You know that our distant ancestor, Lord Canglang, was the eldest disciple of the patriarch Qiubeard. He once passed down a secret that only the descendants of the Mou family knew. It is said that the ancestor In a cave on Mount Tai, the master once left behind the martial arts secrets of our sect. But even he has never seen it." Lian Caihong said: "How do you know it's this cave, maybe that martial arts secret book is hidden in other places?" He was comforting him, but he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart: "Husband and wife are like one body. There is no secret at all, but he has been keeping this matter from me! Oh, can it be that he doesn't dare to trust me anymore?" Mou Zongtao was thinking: "Wu Shuang can't lie. She didn't carry a sword, and with her palm strength, she could never cut the stone wall so smooth and smooth. Who did it? It must be written on the stone wall. Is there something, but I don’t know if it’s the martial arts secret book?” Thinking wildly, he suddenly thought of a person: “Could it be the person who screamed in the thick fog yesterday?” Thinking that this person might be his arch-enemy. The man felt even more disturbed and uneasy, so he reluctantly smiled with his wife: "I hope it is as you said." Lian Caihong said: "Since there are no martial arts secrets here, we should go back. Don't forget..." What Lian Caihong wanted to say was: "Don't forget that my cousin hasn't eaten breakfast yet!" Mou Zongtao went on to say: "Yes, tomorrow is the first day, and there are several distinguished guests who have not yet come. It must be here today, we should hurry back and prepare to welcome the distinguished guests." Lin Wushuang and Lian Caihong are in the same mind, although Lian Caihong's words were only half-spoken, she already knew what she was going to say.At this time, after listening to my cousin's interruption, I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart: "Cousin is wholehearted and only thinking about his career, how can he remember me?" When watching Lianhong, Lianhong also showed an embarrassed wry smile. Mou Zongtao was worrying about gains and losses, so he didn't pay attention to their expressions. He turned around and rushed out of the water curtain cave. A group of people came out of the Water Curtain Cave, and within a few steps, they saw a disciple of the Fusang Sect rushing over and said, "Master Mou, please go back quickly, a distinguished guest is here!" Mou Zongtao said: "Which distinguished guest is it?" The disciple said: "There are quite a few of them. One is Qi Jianye, the dragon of the four seas. There are also Suzhou Chen Daxia, father and son, all three of them are here!" Mou Zongtao was overjoyed, and said: "Chen Daxia is the leader of martial arts in the south of the Yangtze River. I was afraid that he would not be able to invite him. I didn't expect that not only the old man came by himself, but also the two young masters. There is also the old hero Qi. He has always been a master of the world. For the family, whose whereabouts are uncertain, I am worried that the invitation will not be delivered to him, and I wonder if he will come? He is here too, which is really even more rare!" The disciple said: "Uncle Shi is accompanying them up the mountain, please take a shortcut from here and rush to the 'Wu Da Fu Pine' to wait for you." 牟宗涛熟悉路径，当下便即施展轻功，前面带路。一行人到了“五人夫松”，正好碰见石卫带领四位贵客上山。牟宗涛与他们寒暄过后，依次替孟元超介绍。四海神龙齐建业听了孟元超的名字，忽地哼了一声。 孟元超不知这齐老头儿乃是杨牧的长亲，甫经相识，见他对自己竟似有不悦之色，倒是不禁一愕。 齐建业哼了一声，侧目斜瞧，盯着孟元超冷冷说道：“原来你就是孟元超，这几年你在江湖闯出的'万儿'（名气）不小啊！” 孟元超莫名其妙，只好和他客气一番，说道：“不敢。江湖上的朋友替我脸上贴金，言过其实。还望老前辈指教。” 齐建业淡淡说道：“我老了，不中用了。哪还敢在年少英雄面前摆老前辈的架子？指教二字，再也休提。”心里却在想道：“待我问清楚了杨牧这件事情，总得教训教训你这无名的小辈！” 孟元超正自尴尬，幸得金逐流及时来时，给他解窘。金逐流和陈天宇父子乃是世交，和齐建业也是相识的。 金逐流和他们见过礼后，说道：“这位孟兄是从小金川来的，小金川的义军近几年干得轰轰烈烈，孟兄的功劳是不小。” 齐建业道：“小金川的冷铁樵和萧志远等人，我是一向佩服的。但可惜他们两位都是有个缺点，对手下管束不严，以致龙蛇混杂，良莠不齐。义军中固然多的是英雄豪杰，但只怕也有一些无行之辈！” 这几句话分明是在指桑骂槐，不但孟元超吃了一惊，金逐流也是甚为诧异，不知他这话是因何而发。 孟元超忍不住说道：“义军兄弟有数万之多，有良莠不齐，恐怕亦属难免。但不知齐老前辈风闻是谁有劣德败行之事，还望赐告。我一定转禀冷大哥严加惩处。” 齐建业冷冷说道：“待我拿到了确实的证据，我自会告诉你们的冷大哥。” 金逐流知道其中定有蹊跷，但因和齐建业不是很熟，不便多问，想道：“少林寺的大悲禅师和这老头儿是老朋友，请他帮忙，或者可以问个水落石出。”当下只好把这闷葫芦暂时藏在心里，转个话题，和陈天宇说道：“陈叔叔，这位孟兄，原籍虽然不是苏州，却是在苏州长大的。你们算得是半个乡亲。” 陈天宇忽道：“苏州城外，有一位云重山云老英雄，孟兄不知是否相识？” 云重山乃是云紫萝的父亲，孟元超听得陈天宇提起他，不觉心里一酸，说道：“可惜云老英雄早已去世了。” 陈天宇说道：“我知道，我也可惜我在云老英雄生前未得和他相会呢。我是因为最近碰上了一位朋友，因而想起这位云老英雄的。金世兄，说起我这位朋友，他倒是很想和你结识呢。”金逐流道：“陈叔叔的朋友想必是武林中的成名人物了，不知是哪位前辈？”陈天宇笑道：“他与我是忘年之交，才不过四十岁左右年纪。缪长风这个名字你听过么？” 金逐流道：“是不是那位曾经帮过天理会大忙，在保定力战清廷七名高手的缪大侠？” 陈天宇道：“不错，正是此人。那年他在保定的天理会总舵作客，恰巧碰上清廷派来的高手偷袭，幸而得他拔剑相助，这才救出了天理会的许多兄弟。” 金逐流道：“听说此人豪迈不羁，是个笑傲江湖的侠士，可惜我和他只是闻名，无缘相识。” 陈天宇道：“这次他本来要和我一同来此参加盛会的，可惜临时有事，到西湖的西洞庭山去了。” 牟宗涛道：“听说有一位萧景熙萧老英雄住在西洞庭山？” 陈天宇道：“萧景熙早已去世了，他的妻子正是云重山的大姨。萧景熙膝下无儿，只遗一女。萧家母女二人，现在还是住在西洞庭山上。缪长风和萧家乃是世交。”说至此处，微微一笑，指着他的次子陈光世接着说道：“金世兄，不瞒你说，缪长风是想为这孩子做媒，说的就是这位萧家的姑娘。”金逐流道：“恭喜，恭喜。” 陈光世羞得满面通红，说道：“我可不想成亲。我已经和缪叔叔说过了。” 陈天宇道：“哦，你不喜欢萧家的姑娘，那么你是喜欢邵家的姑娘吗？” 陈光世道：“缪叔叔这么大的年纪还未成亲，爹，你何必为我着急？那两位姑娘我不过是刚刚相识，哪里就谈得上喜欢二字？” 金逐流笑道：“终身大事，让他们自己作主也好，省得父母操心。但不知那家邵家又是什么人？” 陈天宇道：“是萧景熙生前的一位好友，名叫邵叔度。他们两家乃是邻居。两家姑娘的年纪差不多。” 陈天宇和金逐流闲谈家常，孟元超插不进口，他也无心应酬，一颗心已是飞到云紫萝那里去了。 “原来云紫萝有个姨妈在西洞庭山，怪不得金夫人说有人曾在西洞庭山见过她，敢情她是投奔姨妈去了。唉，现在总算知道了她的下落，但却不知什么时候才能去找她？”孟元超正自遐思，不知不觉落在后面，林无双放慢脚步，趁着牟宗涛和陈天宇说话的当儿，悄悄的和孟元超说道：“明天一早，请在梅林等我。” 孟元超从沉思之中惊醒，云紫萝的幻影消失了，替代云紫萝的幻影出现在他的眼前的是林无双。孟元超不觉脸上浮出一丝苦笑。 林无双道：“你听见我的话吗？记着明早在梅林等我！”