Chapter 3 The third round is a scheming traitor who deceives a widow
Feng Ying was sleeping soundly in her mother's arms, Kuang Lianxia sobbed softly, Wang Ling said: "Junior Sister, the matter has come to this, it is better to mourn and run for your life." Kuang Lianxia caressed Feng Ying's apple-colored face, Weeping and said: "Poor sisters, just one year old, the family was ruined, and the flesh and blood were separated. I don't know when she and the younger sister will meet again?" Tang Xiaolan said: "Master Zhong is very skilled in martial arts, and he promised to accept his little niece as a disciple. Sister-in-law don't need to be sad."
Although Kuang Lianxia is a hero in the female school, suddenly there is a big change, and her position has been messed up.Sadly asked: "Where can we go?" Wang Ling said: "It's not too late for a gentleman to avenge ten years, you and I go to Beijing. I am in the capital's bodyguard company, and I have many acquaintances. If you don’t recognize us, you and your niece will live with me in the bodyguard company, and I’ll ask all the masters in Beijing to teach her martial arts, this is a surefire strategy.”
Tang Xiaolan pondered for a while, then raised her head and said, "Sister-in-law, we'd better go to Taihang Mountain!" Kuang Lianxia said: "What! Go to Taihang Mountain!" Gather once, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is just the time for the gathering, and the venue is on the Taihang Mountain." Wang Ling said: "What does the gathering of heroes from the five northern provinces have to do with us?" If you make a big move, there must be a remnant of the party. It is a long way to go to the capital, and there must be many dangers. It is only a few days' journey to Taihang Mountain. Heroes from the five provinces have rushed here in the past few days. "Wang Ling scoffed: "You seem to know many heroes! Why do you have the face to ask them to be our bodyguards?" Tang Xiaolan ignored Wang Ling's ridicule and continued: "Although I don't know many people, the heroes Scholars, even if you are not relatives or friends, you will draw your sword to help when the road is uneven!"
The two couldn't stop arguing, Kuang Lianxia bowed her head in meditation, but it was also difficult to make a decision, Wang Ling suddenly asked: "Junior Brother, who taught you your swordsmanship?" Tang Xiaolan replied: "Of course it was taught by the master." Afterwards, when he realized something was wrong, Wang Ling said, "Please borrow your sword to see it!" Tang Xiaolan remembered Zhou Qing's instructions, and felt suspicious and apprehensive, and said with a smile: "This is a gift from Zhou Daxia. Although senior brother is destined, I still dare not disobey Daxia Zhou’s orders.” Wang Ling snorted, and suddenly asked: “Where are you from?” Tang Xiaolan said: “I was lonely when I was young, and I was living in the rivers and lakes. I know where he is from." Wang Ling said: "Have you lived outside the pass for a long time?" Tang Xiaolan said: "Yes. Brother, why are you asking these questions?" Wang Ling turned to Kuang Lianxia and said, "I'm at the master's gate. For many years, I didn’t know that my master could use swords. Junior brother Tang has only been here for a year, and the master taught him superior swordsmanship. It’s really a chance. Sister, we grew up in the same village, and we know each other’s backgrounds very well. This junior brother, suddenly came from He came from far away from Guanwai to join the teacher, and he was favored by the master so much, he must have a lot of background! It's a pity that he just joined the teacher for a year, and Xue Dizi came to visit him. I'm not saying superstitious words, I'm afraid his life is the result of the master's defeat. Life."
Wang Ling's words obviously meant that Tang Xiaolan's origin was unknown, and implied that the blood drop was brought by Tang Xiaolan to murder the master's family.Tang Xiaolan was so angry that he was about to have a seizure.But after thinking about it, it is not appropriate to fight with each other at this time, and there is indeed an unspeakable secret about his own background, this senior brother doesn't know, so it's no wonder he has doubts.Thinking of this, his anger calmed down, and he only looked at Kuang Lianxia.Thinking in his heart, if his sister-in-law is also suspicious, then he will just go away on his own.
When Feng Guangchao was in the room talking with Zhong Wantang about Tang Xiaolan's journey as a teacher, Wang Ling hadn't arrived yet, but Kuang Lianxia was beside him.Knowing that although the origin of this junior is unknown, Zhou Daxia personally entrusted his father-in-law to teach him.He was very unhappy with Wang Ling's provocative words, he hadn't made up his mind at first, but suddenly he raised his head and said, "Junior Brother Tang's words are right, let's go to Taihang Mountain first!" Wang Ling was not surprised.Kuang Lianxia pointed to Feng Ying and said, "My mother and daughter depend on the help of our two senior brothers. The three of us can deal with the enemy wholeheartedly. In the next life, I will tie the knot and repay the two great virtues." Wang Ling heard this Knowing that Kuang Lianxia suspected that she was instigating, she had no choice but to say: "I think it is safer to go to the capital, but since Junior Sister and Junior Brother Tang are determined to go to Taihang first, then the senior brother will sacrifice his life to accompany Junior Sister to go."
Taihang Mountain is in the northwest of Henan Province, about five days' journey from Ruzhou. Kuang Lianxia calculated that there were still three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.Along the way, Wang Ling's expression was quite disturbed, Kuang Lianxia only said that it was because of a dispute with Tang Xiaolan, and she didn't care.
After walking for two days, I came to Luoyang. Wang Ling had a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes. When I looked carefully, I saw people who looked like green forests, walking in and out of the city, secretly guarding.Tang Xiaolan was always on guard.While lodging, he suddenly saw Wang Ling and a group of men nodding in greeting. When asked, Wang Ling said: "This is a group of friends in the bodyguard company. We don't have any close friends, so just saying hello is fine." Tang Xiaolan didn't dare to sleep that night. Hanging at the waist, with the flying light in hand, he was on guard all night, but nothing happened.
On the third day, I arrived at Mengjin, which is an important place for water and land transportation in Henan. When I was about to enter the city, I suddenly saw a group of Shandong men rushing out of the city in several carts.Leading the convoy was a yellow puma, and immediately a big man with a purple face looked surprised when he saw Tang Xiaolan and the three of them. When they passed by, he suddenly asked, "Where are you going?" Wang Ling said, "Meng Jin is here to visit relatives." Yes!" The big man stared at him again and asked, "Didn't you go to the Taihang Mountains?" Wang Ling said anxiously, "No, no!" The big man waited to ask again, and Wang Ling hurried into the city.The people in the motorcade urged: "Brother! Let's go!" The big man clamped his feet and galloped forward, but he still turned his head to look at Wang Ling.
Entering the city, Tang Xiaolan asked: "Brother, who is that?" Dafei Huodan is Lu Xi's martial arts leader.He wondered in his heart: "Heroes from the five northern provinces gathered in Taihang Mountain tonight. Why didn't Meng Jianxiong go to participate, but instead walked back from the other side of Taihang Mountain, and in such a hurry!" So he asked again: "Meng Jianxiong is considered a martial arts figure, senior brother Why don't you tell him the truth?" Wang Ling's complexion changed suddenly, and he sneered, "Junior Brother, I'm not talking about you, how much experience you have in the Jianghu, as the saying goes, you know the face but don't know the heart, and we don't have any friendship with Meng Jianxiong. How can you tell the truth to people so casually?" After saying that, he glanced at Kuang Lianxia.
Kuang Lianxia said: "Elder brother is right, be more cautious, it will be beneficial and harmless." Tang Xiaolan was even more suspicious. On the night of Mengjin, she still did not dare to sleep soundly. When it was dawn, she was glad that nothing had happened.
On the fourth day they arrived at Xiuwu, which is a small county. Originally, after passing Mengjin, it was gradually entering the mountainous area, but along the way there were people coming and going, and it was very lively.Wang Ling paid close attention, and from time to time he saw people from the world walking by.Wang Ling was secretly delighted, but Tang Xiaolan saw that something was wrong.It's just that Kuang Lianxia seldom leaves the house, but she still doesn't know it.
This night they stayed in an inn in Xiuwu, just as they unloaded their luggage, they suddenly heard groans from the compartment.Tang Xiaolan looked around secretly, and saw a patient lying on the kang in the next room, two men and a girl sitting in the room.The girl's eyes were picturesque, her childishness was still intact, she was only fifteen or sixteen years old at most, when she saw Tang Xiaolan looking around, she gave a hard look, pouted her mouth and said, "Hey, what's so interesting!" The two men heard He stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Little brother, please come and have a seat." Wang Ling stretched out his hand, but without pulling, Tang Xiaolan went into the next room.
The person lying on the kang was indeed a sick person, and the bedding was still faintly stained with blood.When Tang Xiaolan walked in, the Master Kang suddenly sat up. He was actually a thin old man with a scorched complexion, but his eyes were piercing and bright, making him intimidating.The old man looked at Tang Xiaolan for a while, shook his head, and suddenly asked: "You don't tell lies in front of the real person, did you go to the Taihang Mountains?" Did you come from the Taihang Mountains?" The skinny old man said "Hey", and suddenly stretched out his hand from under the quilt, and put it on Tang Xiaolan's arm, Tang Xiaolan didn't feel it, and his body became half short, and he stared and asked: " Old man, what is this for?" The old man suddenly laughed, let go of his hands and said, "I want to get up and walk around, and I want you to help me, but you are so weak!" The girl hurried over to help the old man He got up, winked, and the old man shook his head again and said: "This kid is not a character in the world." Tang Xiaolan was angry, and said goodbye with his hands, and the old man said softly behind his back: "I hope he didn't go to the Taihang Mountains! With his martial arts , if you go up the mountain, you will lose a hundred lives!" The voice was extremely low, but the words were clear, as if it was just for Tang Xiaolan!
Tang Xiaolan returned to the room, angry and suspicious, wondering if the old man was a friend or an enemy.Wang Ling ran over to ask, but Tang Xiaolan was afraid that he would laugh at her, so she dared not tell the story of her loss, and only said that she seemed to be an ordinary traveler, and the guests were quiet, so she asked herself to go and chat.With a sneer on the corner of Wang Ling's mouth, he didn't say anything.
That night, Tang Xiaolan didn't dare to sleep well. In the middle of the night, she suddenly heard a loud noise outside. Someone smashed the hotel door with a huge object. The torches were brightly lit. Tang Xiaolan jumped up and saw more than a dozen big men rushing in from outside. The room doesn't wait for anyone to come, it's opened first.The skinny old man was supported by the girl, and he leaned against the door and shouted: "Iron Palm God Yang Zhongying is here, don't disturb other people's dreams!" The group of men shouted, and suddenly there was a strange howling, and three iron balls flew towards the old man like lightning. Flying away, Tang Xiaolan said in horror: "Blood drop!" Suddenly, his brows tightened, Wang Ling got up at some point, and pressed Tang Xiaolan's shoulder.Tang Xiaolan shouted, "What are you doing?" Wang Ling hissed, "Don't move!"
Tang Xiaolan lowered her shoulders and shrunk her elbows, releasing Wang Ling's capture.Wang Ling suddenly lost his focus and almost fell down. He hurriedly said: "Junior Brother Tang, there are so many of them, and we haven't shown any signs of it. Don't force yourself into the whirlpool!" , let's read on.At this time, the three blood drops had already flown to the old man's head, just after he put the cover off, they suddenly rose into the air again and flew back backwards!I saw the old man closed his palms, took the slingshot from the girl's hand, shouted loudly, the bow was like a full moon, and the bullets were like shooting stars, beating those fellows to the brim!Suddenly a man jumped out of the group, leaping vertically like an ape, wearing deerskin gloves, running high and low, catching and throwing the flying marbles, and shouting: "I have seen the magic bullet, and I will show you your iron palm." !" As soon as he jumped up and reached the old man, his arms trembled. The two men beside the old man staggered back a few steps. The left palm pierced out suddenly, hit his left crotch with a slap, and shouted: "Fall down", the man swayed, retreated a few steps, turned around and shouted: "Iron Palm has also learned the lesson, but it is not as good as you said." Wish, shoulder to shoulder, capture this old thief alive!"
Tang Xiaolan was dazzled and shocked. He heard from Zhou Qing that Yang Zhongying, the god of iron palm, was the number one hero in the five northern provinces, and his martial arts skills were superior to him.Injured somehow?And today is the gathering of heroes from five provinces in Taihang Mountain, why is he here?And the man who received his palm didn't fall down, and his martial arts were obviously extremely deep.At this time, the two sides were already fighting in groups, the man who was fighting Yang Zhongying's enemy, his body and footwork were all strange, and he was extremely agile.But Yang Zhongying seemed to be seriously injured, unable to move, her feet were nailed to the ground, standing upright like Mount Tai, she didn't move, her palms were whistling, the enemy dared not get close within eight feet!The young girl took a lancet knife and stayed close to the old man, the light of the knife shone and it moved lightly, what she used was an extremely high-quality knife technique.Yang Zhongying fought against people all his life, no one could accept his palm with flesh and blood, now the enemy won't fall down, he was startled, after fighting for a while, he shouted loudly: "Is this person coming from the sect of the eight-armed god and demon?" The man responded with a strange smile: "You escaped under my master's hand, but you bumped into my hand again, what else can you say? Iron Palm God Bullet, today is your death day!" .Yang Zhongying hu, hu, hu repeatedly waved his palms, the man's movement was extremely fast, he dodged and went up again, he didn't let the palms touch him, it seemed that he wanted to exhaust him to death.Yang Zhongying was at a disadvantage because he couldn't turn around, although his skill was higher than that of the man, he couldn't chase after him, he frowned, raised his left palm vainly, the man dodged to the side, Yang Zhongying took a step forward, slapped out his right palm, and there was a snap , and sent an enemy besieging the girl flying three feet away!The besiegers were in a commotion, and the man suddenly shouted: "Attack that girl!" He jumped down in the air, grabbed the old man, Yang Zhongying punched the sky, and the man landed lightly on the left side, sweeping across his feet. , the girl's base was unstable, and she was forced to take a few steps back, and the enemies swarmed up immediately, separating the girl and the old man.
The girl and her two senior brothers dealt with the powerful enemy together, and there were dangers all around.Yang Zhongying was caught again by the disciple of the eight-armed demon and couldn't move. During the fierce battle, Yang Zhongying was grabbed by the enemy, and his right shoulder was dripping with blood, and a piece of flesh was torn off.Fortunately, the man received his palm just now, and his skill has been greatly reduced, otherwise the grasp would be a disastrous disaster.The girl screamed and almost got stabbed by the enemy.Yang Zhongying shouted: "Qing'er, use the whirlwind to sweep Ye Wuhu's door-breaking knife!" The girl's voice came to her heart, and her moves were Huo Bian.Those enemies were trying to trick her into being unstable, but they couldn't succeed when they used her saber technique.After fighting for a while, Yang Zhongying yelled, his left shoulder was scratched again, beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripped out from his forehead.
Tang Xiaolan was very dissatisfied with the old man at first, but knowing that he is Yang Zhongying, the iron palm master, her perception changed immediately, and her respect spontaneously arose.Hold a large handful of flying spears in the palm of your hand, use your internal strength secretly, crush the window lattice, raise both palms, use the flying spears with your right hand to hit the man, and the flying spears with your left hand to hit the enemy who besieged the girl. The flying spears are extremely light in weight. Suddenly, there was an uproar, two people seemed to be hit by Feimang, rolling on the ground, the rest scattered and shouted loudly: "Where is the boy, how dare you steal a hidden weapon?" That man has superb martial arts skills , even in the midst of a dramatic battle, he still keeps his eyes on the six directions and his ears on all directions.Although the sound of the flying light piercing the air was very small, he was already alert, and amidst the shouts of the crowd, he suddenly jumped out and rushed towards Tang Xiaolan's hiding place!
Wang Ling didn't know it was Tang Xiaolan who stole the hidden weapon. He was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly shrank back to the corner. Tang Xiaolan raised his hand and shot another flying light. The man smiled strangely, waved his sleeve, and the flying light suddenly reflected.Tang Xiaolan leaned down in a hurry, only to hear the sound of ding ding, which didn't stop!The flying light actually broke in through the pane and hit the opposite wall.It was too late to talk, and the laughter didn't stop. There was a "click", and the window frame was broken. A big hand like a cattail fan stretched in, and the palm was blowing. Tang Xiaolan's scalp was cold and numb, and he was about to scratch his head .Tang Xiaolan "fucked up the carp" and rolled away for more than ten feet.At this moment, someone outside suddenly heard scolding: "Shameless, bullying the junior!" Then Peng Peng made two noises, like a giant tree colliding, the strange hand disappeared, and the shout gradually faded away.Tang Xiaolan boldly stood up, opened her eyes to peep, and suddenly saw two strange people outside, one was thin and tall, with white eyes; the other was fat and short, only about three feet tall, with empty hands , Staring at the man.Five or six people fell down in a haphazard manner on the ground, and I don't know whether they were knocked down by these two strange men or by Yang Zhongying's palm force.
The man let out a strange cry, and shouted loudly: "You four heroes of the Kanto region have come to take advantage of this muddy water! That means your death is coming!" The dwarf later said with a smile: "Our four brothers are not afraid of heaven and earth. Don't be afraid, even the old devil will meet him for a while, why be afraid of you little pawn! Dong Taiqing, tell your master and uncle to come out, our subordinates will not kill the unknown!"
Only then did Tang Xiaolan know that the man who fought Yang Zhongying just now was named Dong Taiqing, thinking to himself what kind of person Dong Taiqing was. Uncle Zhou usually talked about martial arts figures and never mentioned this person. Seeing that his martial arts are not inferior to Uncle Zhou, these two people If he still calls himself a "nobody", then their martial arts must be even more unfathomable.Dong Taiqing called them the Four Heroes of the Kanto, but only two came, and there must have been two more.
Dong Daqing laughed strangely, thinking he was extremely angry, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the tall man, who shouted: "Fourth brother, throw those people out." There is a steel ring on each finger, Dong Taiqing catches halfway, and hastily withdraws, his body shortens, and the grasp turns into a palm, attacking his lower body.The man had long body and long hands, and he pressed down with both hands, and the two unleashed a few moves like lightning, Dong Taiqing suddenly let out a strange cry, squatted on the ground, coiled around his steps, was as fast as a windmill, shrunk into a ball of gray shadow, and focused on the enemy's attack Three way, the trick is strange.The tall man was like a star ball, jumping and throwing, dodging and moving, Dong Taiqing attacked fast, he also jumped fast, the fight between the two was inseparable.
Dong Taiqing knew that the enemy's kung fu was no small feat, and deceived him by his height, so he used the body technique of "coiling dragons around steps", grabbing the shin and kicking the crotch, attacking his weak point.It is expected that the lightness kung fu of others is still superior to his own, and the kung fu of "coiling dragon and walking around" can not last long, so he is secretly impatient.At this time, only the howling and howling of ghosts and screams in the inn can be heard.The dwarf showed his supernatural power, chopping or clawing, his palms were like thunder, and his claws were like iron hooks, blood dripped and fled in all directions.The dwarf's strength is abnormal, his external kung fu seems to be at its peak, he grabs the enemy one by one, like catching chickens, but in a short while, he throws out those blood drops one by one.Dong Taiqing jumped forward suddenly, gave a false slap, the tall man let out another long whistle, raised his palms together, and the ten steel rings on his fingers flew out together.In the shadow of palm wind, Dong Taiqing let out a stern cry, and suddenly somersaulted out.The short man was still waiting to be chased, and the tall man shouted: "He hit three of my steel rings, hit the right acupuncture point, and can still escape, so he can be regarded as a good player. Let him go." Escaping with their unique skills, for example, they will be wiped out.The short man stopped, opened his eyes and said: "Is that old monster's apprentice also so powerful?" The tall man said: "Fourth brother, so far, we can only do our best!" There seemed to be serious worries in his tone!
After Yang Zhongying was seriously injured by Iron Palm God, after another round of fierce fighting, his complexion was pale and he was about to collapse, he said in a loud voice: "Third Brother and Fourth Brother, I am old and weak, and I am tired of you, what should I do?" The dwarf said: "Brother Yang, you and I have been friends for a long time. How lucky we are to meet today! Brother Xuanfeng asked us to greet you and bring you the antidote. He said that after the Taihang Mountain meeting, if you still have the bones, you should visit Baozhuang again. "Yang Zhongying said: "Thank you, brother, for your kindness, but you really have to be careful!" The tall man cupped his hands and said, "Got it! Brother Yang, it's not too late, you go!" Going forward to help Yang Zhongying, the girl and The two big men stared at them blankly.Wang Ling was in a state of shock at this moment, just stood up, suddenly felt the breeze, a gust of cold wind blowing in.
Wang Ling shouted: "Junior Brother Tang, Junior Brother Tang!" Tang Xiaolan also felt the strong wind blowing against her face, and when she turned her head anxiously, she saw nothing.Suddenly there was a clear laughter like silver bells outside the door, and the girl raised her hand and said, "Thank you, young man!" When Tang Xiaolan looked around again, Yang Zhongying's group and the two heroes of the Kanto region all left!
After the fierce battle, the people in the inn panicked and opened their doors to visit.Kuang Lianxia shouted in the bedroom: "Senior Brother Wang, Junior Brother Tang, come quickly! Come quickly!" Wang Ling and Tang Xiaolan entered the inner room, only to see Kuang Lianxia sitting on the bed with Feng Ying in her arms, her expression panicked.Feng Ying waved her little hands and began to cry.Wang Ling said softly: "Junior Sister, aren't you scared?" Kuang Lianxia pointed at the table and said, "Look!" On the table was a dagger with a note nailed to it, which read: "Turn back quickly, don't go back!" Taihang Mountain!" Tang Xiaolan said: "The person who left the letter has good intentions. If he wants to hurt us, are we still alive? Don't worry, sister-in-law!" Kuang Lianxia said: "My father-in-law and husband are all dead. What are you afraid of, it's just that the two girls are so cute, I have to raise them no matter what!" Feng Ying is very well-behaved, just now during the fierce battle outside, her mother hugged her tightly, she looked at her mother's face, and couldn't move. He didn't move, and now he saw his mother's ugly face, so he started to cry.Kuang Lianxia kissed her apple cheek lightly, and said, "Baby, don't cry, don't cry, mom is here!" Feng Ying looked at her mother with a pair of jewel-like eyes, and saw her smile. , she also stopped crying and laughing.With a thought in Tang Xiaolan's mind, she walked out of the outer hall, only to see a shiny dagger sticking out of the wall. Kuang Lianxia followed Feng Ying in her arms, and asked, "Junior Brother Tang, what's the matter?" Zhang Yan saw the dagger , Startled, Tang Xiaolan pulled out the dagger, and there was a note on the tip of the dagger, Kuang Lianxia tore off the note, and wrote in the same handwriting: "Go back quickly, don't go to the Taihang Mountains !" Kuang Lianxia frowned and said, "Junior Brother, what do you think this means?"
Although Tang Xiaolan is young, she has a lot of experience. She pondered for a while, raised her head and said: "This must be the advice of a senior expert. In my opinion, it's fine if you don't go to Taihang Mountain." Wang Ling also walked out at this time, suddenly feeling sad He said compassionately: "You are the one who said you want to go up the mountain, and you are the one who said you don't want to go up the mountain. Are you playing like a child?" Tang Xiaolan held back her breath and said, "Brother, the old man next door is Megan North The iron palm god of the five provinces plays Yang Zhongying." Wang Ling said: "So what if it's Yang Zhongying?" Tang Xiaolan said: "Last night in the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the heroes of the five northern provinces were meeting in Taihang Mountain, a person like Yang Zhongying, even if he is not the leader When he participated, but he came out from the Taihang Mountain instead, something must have happened on the mountain." Wang Ling said: "You are still guessing wildly, and Yang Zhongying was obviously seriously injured, and it was difficult for him to move around. Can you leave a knife and send a letter in two places in a short time?" Tang Xiaolan said: "I didn't say that this note was left by Yang Zhongying. But it's the same for his friends or family members. Besides, the flying fire that I met the day before yesterday Meng Jianxiong also came from the Taihang Mountains, and he took a backtracking route, and if the two things are connected together, going forward may be more dangerous than good!" Wang Ling rubbed his hands and suddenly sneered.
Kuang Lianxia was a little annoyed, and asked: "Senior brother, what are you laughing at?" Wang Ling said: "Brother Tang is so timid, if I knew it earlier, I would have followed Brother Yu's plan to go to the capital, wouldn't I have avoided so many wrong roads? "Kuang Lianxia was in a mess, and sighed: "There are enemies everywhere, so it's hard to make an inch?" Tang Xiaolan was terrified, and thought: "If you can't do it well, then you must go to the capital with Wangling. Wangling I don't know what kind of intentions I have, I don't care, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will fall into his trap." Then he thought: "What my sister-in-law said is right, there are enemies everywhere, you can't avoid the east, you can't avoid the west, the heroes of the five provinces gather , and in the middle of the mountains, even if there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, they can't help it."
Wang Ling saw Tang Xiaolan lowered his head and meditated, sneered and said, "Why? Don't you go up to Taihang Mountain?" Tang Xiaolan suddenly raised her head and said, "It's the dragon's pond and tiger's lair, I have to break into him, and I'll go up the mountain tomorrow!" Kuang Lianxia and Wang Although Ling grew up in a village since he was a child, after going through this great change and traveling together for several days, he seemed to feel that Tang Xiaolan was more sincere and sincere. Seeing what Tang Xiaolan said, he immediately agreed, nodded and said: "Go here , Taihang Mountain is already in sight, I think it is better to go up the mountain. I hope that on Taihang Mountain, I can meet my father-in-law or Zhou Daxia’s friends.”
On the second day, a group of three people left Xiuwu, walked fifty or sixty miles, and reached the foot of the mountain at noon.There are few pedestrians along the way, and when entering the mountainous area, there are even fewer people.Tang Xiaolan murmured in her heart, thinking: "Why don't you see someone at the mountain pass for the gathering of heroes from the five provinces?" After a long time, the empty mountain was silent, but I saw birds flying, but I didn't hear people's voices.Tang Xiaolan stopped in fear, and Kuang Lianxia was also full of doubts. She just said: "Junior Brother Tang, do you still think you can get it?" Lianxia lay low, and among the thorns and vines, where there was a rustling sound, a few people rushed out suddenly!Tang Xiaolan was horrified when she saw it. The leader holding a dragon head crutch turned out to be Long Mugong!
Wang Ling moved, Tang Xiaolan placed his five fingers on his shoulder, and said softly: "Senior brother, don't move!" What he pinched was the cartilage of the pipa on his shoulder. Just kidding!" Tang Xiaolan said: "Lie down! Do you want to be seen by the enemy?" Wang Linghe was lying in the grass, and he did not dare to move.Tang Xiaolan looked around secretly, and saw that Longmugong opened his one eye, looked around, and said to his companions: "I seem to hear people's voices, why are they missing again!" An iron ball, obviously a drop of blood.One of them said: "Hey, my friend! Is it the one who made the way? Is it the one who made the pile? Hurry up!" Show your face.Kuang Lianxia didn't understand these few words, but Tang Xiaolan was secretly frightened, she held her breath and remained motionless, as her traces had been revealed.After the man finished speaking, he sank a little, and then shouted in another rustling voice: "Hey, friends, if you are still tight-lipped, we will greet you with dark green sons!"
Tang Xiaolan hid in the grass, surrounded by undulating rocks, thinking: "The thief shouts like this, he must not know where he is hiding, and ignore him." The black words that the man said just now are: If you still If you don't speak (dull note), don't answer (dull steel), we are about to hit with a hidden weapon.After finishing speaking, seeing that there was still no answer, he exchanged a wink with his companion, and said in a low voice: "All the heroes of the five provinces have been beaten to death and injured, and it has been two days now. Dare to go up the mountain! Brother Long is afraid of losing his eyes!" Long Mugong's crutches on the head of the dragon made a sound when hitting the stone, his one eye opened wide, and he cursed loudly: "One of my eyes is brighter than a dozen pairs of yours. I can clearly hear people's voices, you Are you deaf?" Long Mugong was wounded in the fierce battle with Zhou Qing five days ago, but except for one blind eye, the rest of the injuries were not internal injuries. After taking the medicine, relying on his profound skills, he and Lei Haiyin chased Tang Xiaolan all the way. Ask along the way.Tang Xiaolan and his party consisted of three people, two men and one woman. Kuang Lianxia was a beautiful young woman holding a pink and jade-carved baby girl, which was even more eye-catching. Long Mugong asked along the way, followed their tracks, and caught up with the Taihang Mountains. .And when going up the mountain, because the mountain roads they took were different, they overtook them and went up the mountain first.When they arrived on the mountain, the people sent by the fourth prince had not yet withdrawn. They first met with the two devils. Lei Haiyin was reserved for work, but Long Mugong took another seven or eight blood drops to search the mountain.At this time, Longmugong's injury had healed, he was arrogant and old-fashioned, and relapsed again, the blood dripping did not dare to make a sound, Longmugong stopped on the iron crutches, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing, search for it!"
Tang Xiaolan didn't dare to use his sword, and secretly held a flying awn in his hand, only waiting for the blood to come, and fought him head-on.The blood drops were searched randomly, and as soon as they were found, Longmu Gong Tieguai suddenly pointed to the east, and shouted: "The enemy is coming!" The blood drops turned around one after another, Tang Xiaolan exhaled, leaned on the rock, looked around, and saw The two black dots on the other side of the mountain suddenly turned bigger, and in an instant they came to this side, revealing the whole body. The leader is a Taoist priest in black, with an iron crutch in his left hand and a long sword in his right. He has no weapons in his hands, but a big gourd hangs from his waist.
Duke Longmu shouted: "Who are you? Are you sent by the fourth prince, or invited by old man Yang Zhongying?" The Taoist priest in black smiled and said, "Listen, you are sent by the fourth prince? Haha , I'm looking for you!" With a wave of the iron crutch, the long sword stabbed out.Long Mugong turned a letter horizontally, and took a few steps back.The black-clothed Taoist smiled and said: "Well, you are not bad!" As he spoke, his sword moves did not slow down at all, and after a few strokes, two blood droplets flowed all over their faces, all four ears were cut off, and they were rolled into his sleeves. middle.These few strokes were astonishingly fast, Long Mugong, who had never seen him in his life, waved his hands hurriedly and said: "Put the hidden weapon!" Suddenly, the sky filled with strange roars, five or six iron balls whizzed towards, the Taoist priest in black let out a long laugh, and shouted : "Children's toys, also brought to this world!" An iron ball flew to the head, and the black-clothed Taoist's iron crutches pointed head-on. The knives were shot out one after another, and the black-clothed Taoist priest swept across with iron crutches, crushing five or six iron balls. The long sword flew, and the rain of knives filled the sky. They were swept away by him, hitting the rocks, and flying out Sparks, the samurai fled.
Long Mugong's face changed drastically, and he jumped up. The Taoist priest in black shouted: "Where are you going!" Mugong crutches a letter horizontally, and he feels a strong force, like a giant thunderbolt hitting the top, Daiyue flies towards him, Long Mugong's kung fu is extraordinary, after receiving this blow, the leading crutch is released from his hand and flies away. This crutch was used when he passed Luoyang. The one that was cast overnight (the original one was broken by Zhou Qing), is relatively light in weight and impure in steel quality. Under the force of the shock, it split into several pieces in mid-air!The Taoist priest in black swung his swords all at once, and with a long sword move in his right hand, "falling down the Tianhe", the sword flowers flew down like waves. Drilled through the cracks of light.Even though his lightness kung fu is superb, he felt a coldness in his ears, and the black-clothed Taoist laughed and said from behind: "It's not bad if you can evade me halfway, let you do it!" It turned out that the black-clothed Taoist's move Originally, he wanted to cut off both his ears, but Longmu Gong was very fast, so the black-clothed Taoist made seven moves in an instant, but he could only cut off his right ear.The black-clothed Taoist swordsman is unrivaled in the north, and he has prided himself on it all his life, and he will not pursue anyone who can escape from his sword.
The other seven or eight blood drops also turned around and ran away after losing their blood drops.The fat monk moved extremely fast, his feet moved a little, and his figure flew up. The eyes of the group of blood drops went dark, and they seemed to feel a black cloud flying over their heads. When they opened their eyes, the fat monk stopped in front of them with a smile. , holding a big gourd in his hand, shook his head and said, "Don't go so fast, the poor monk invites you to drink!"
The blood drops rushed up one after another, the fat monk suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed, the aroma of wine overflowed, and the "wine wave" sprayed towards his face, the group of blood drops felt white in front of their eyes, their eyes were hot and painful, suddenly the sky was dark, and the ears could hear The fat monk laughed loudly, terrified, no longer caring about the pain in his eyes, the rocks were craggy, seven or eight blood drops rolled with their bodies in the same mind, and rolled straight down the mountain.The fat monk was not in a hurry to chase away, he laughed and said: "Brother Dao, did you get it?" The Taoist priest in black replied: "I only got half of it, what about you?" Three dog eyes." Among the eight blood drops, five were blind in both eyes, but three were only blind in one eye.Wang Ling's heart was shattered. Fortunately, he was held down by Tang Xiaolan just now and did not move.
Tang Xiaolan also felt terrified. Seeing this monk's unique martial arts, he suddenly remembered: So in the past two days, the four strangers he met one after another are the Four Heroes of the Kanto, and the leader is Xuanfeng Daoist , that is the Taoist in black.He wields a crutch with his left hand and a sword with his right. His swordsmanship is called "Chaotic Cloak", especially in martial arts, which is similar to Zhou Qing's "Zhoufeng Swordsmanship". The Wind Chasing Sword Technique" is even more ruthless.Zhou Qing and Xuanfeng have been friends for a long time. More than 20 years ago, Fang Shide met at Yang Zhongying's house, studied swordsmanship with each other, and became close friends.Apart from his master Ling Weifeng, Zhou Qing admires Xuanfeng the most.Among them, although Zhou Qing had never met the three heroes, he had heard Xuanfeng mention them.Zhou Qing told Tang Xiaolan what he heard from Xuanfeng's mouth, so the description of martial arts by the Four Heroes of the Kanto region had already been deeply imprinted in his mind.
The second of the Kanto Four Heroes is the fat monk named Zen Master Langyue. He is funny by nature and known as "Laughing Maitreya". , the sprayed wine beads are like lead bullets, and they are also unique in martial arts!The third one is the tall man Tang Xiaolan met in the inn. His name is Liu Xiankai.He is also good at punching acupuncture points with steel rings on his fingers, if not used as hidden weapons, the steel rings on his ten fingers are also a weapon.The fourth one is the dwarf I met in the inn, named Chen Yuanba, his foreigner's kung fu is at its peak, and his strength is boundless. Those who are waiting for him are caught by him, just like catching a straw.周青和玄风缔交之时，柳先开与陈元霸年纪还轻，功夫虽高，尚未“立万”，所以那时还未有“关东四侠”之名。后来柳先开陈元霸在江湖上闯出名头，四人又常聚在一起，这才被合称为“关东四侠”。
唐晓澜见了那和尚的绝技，想起这四人定是关东四侠无疑，心中狂喜，正想出去招呼，忽听得那黑衣道士说道：“二弟，那两个老怪尚未现身，三弟四弟与我们相约今日上山，也未遇到，只怕他们先碰着那两个老怪，可要吃亏，你在山南，我在山北，去找他们，等下再在此地相会。”胖和尚嘻嘻笑道：“就是这样！”两人身形一晃，倏忽不见。
王陵嘘了口气，说道：“好厉害！”邝练霞也是满面汗珠，以袖揩抹。喘息略定，唐晓澜刚说得句：“那黑衣道人是周伯伯的好友。”忽听得远处又是两声怪啸，其声尖锐刺耳，唐晓澜急忙拉着王陵又伏下来。声到人到，唐晓澜张目偷窥，只见刚才打斗的场所，又出现了两人。形貌都是面色焦黄的干瘦老头，穿着一身黄麻衣裳，面目木然毫无表情。两人手中都提着一个大皮囊，一个左脚微跛，一个右脚微跛，太阳穴坟起，显见内功极为深湛。唐晓澜暗暗奇异：这两人各跛一足，行动却如此迅捷！
两人默默无语，走了一个圆圈，察看那被践踏得倒伏凌乱的山茅野草。过了一阵，左面那个老头说道：“唔，准是关东那四个不知死活的东西来了！”右面那个老头说道：“咱们要不要去找他？”左面那个老头道：“不必！”突然撮唇怪啸，这番距离更近，唐晓澜等三人从未听过这种刺耳的声音，只觉心脏欲裂，难过之极。冯瑛张口欲喊，邝练霞手快，赶忙撕下衣襟，团成一团，塞进她的小口，冯瑛小手乱舞，邝练霞轻轻抚拍，幸在那两个魔头专心察看，好似并未察觉十余丈外岩石背后，就藏着这么多人。
左面那老人道：“关东这四个不知死活的东西，既然冲着咱们而来，听得啸声，自会寻到。”两人站在岩石上远望，过了不久，忽然见有两条人影，从山腰那边跑来。
唐晓澜以为必是关东四侠无疑，屏息呼吸，等待静看一场恶斗。过了一阵，来人上到山头，却非关东四侠。一人发红如火，一人鼻如鹰隼，红发的这个正是四皇子府中“四霸”之一的雷海音。
那两个魔头也似颇感意外，同声问道：“雷海音，叫你镇守营寨，你来这里做甚？”雷海音以袖揩汗，喘气说道：“大寨给人挑了！”那两个老头蓦地怒吼，动作如一，跳起来叫道：“什么，给人挑了！是关东四侠摸来了么？”雷海音道：“我不知道是不是关东四侠，来的两人一高一矮，高的那个十指戴着钢环，迅如飘风，屈起十指，逢人便凿；矮的那个更是厉害，我们的人一个个给他抓着后心，扔下山谷！”右足跛的那老头点点头道：“唔，这是四侠中的老三老四，万里追风柳先开和单掌开碑陈元霸！”雷海音继续说道：“我们舍命冲出去，那料又来了两个敌人，比先头那两个还要厉害，一个是瘦道士，一个是胖和尚，那道士左手使铁拐，右手使长剑，乱刺乱斫，我接了一招，兵器就给削掉，和身滚了下来，侥幸那道士没有刺第二剑！”左足跛的那老头点点头道：“唔，那你定是带了花！哦，不错，你右边的耳朵没有了！还好，你只给那恶道削了一只耳朵！”雷海音满面通红，说道：“那恶道削了我一只耳朵，就在背后叫道：'你也算一条汉子，可惜！可惜！好好保着左面那只耳朵吧！'”两个老头又气又恼，说道：“关东四侠的臭规矩真叫人气。”回顾那鹰鼻的汉子道：“你呢？你的左眼是不是给胖和尚用酒喷瞎的？”那鹰鼻汉子左眼血流未止，正撕下衣襟沾药敷伤，颤声说道：“师傅，我，我不中用，是给那胖和尚用酒喷瞎的！”两个老头默不作声，忽然又各自怪啸三声，躲在岩后的三人相顾失色。邝练霞怀中的冯瑛喉头作响，眼中滴泪，手舞足蹈，在妈妈怀中挣扎，邝练霞心头作痛，但又不敢把她口中的布团取出来。
左面那老头说道：“看来关东四侠的功夫果是不弱！”右面的老头“哼”了一声道：“大哥，凭我们神魔双老之名，算他是关东八侠又有何惧？”唐晓澜听得分明，这一震惊非同小可。周青以前提过神魔双老之名，据说这两人本是孪生兄弟，哥哥名叫萨天剌，弟弟名叫萨天都。两兄弟不知从哪里学来一身武功，哥哥是内外兼修，弟弟学的却了西藏魔教中的小诸天大金钢手。哥哥被称为“八臂神魔”，弟弟被称为“大力神魔”。两人住在旅顺口外一个叫“猫鹰岛”的海岛上，和邻居“蛇岛”上的一位异人毒龙尊者又合称辽东三怪。旅顺的口外的“蛇岛”和“猫鹰岛”，是渤海外两个最神秘的岛屿，千百年来，从没人敢到岛上探险，渔人打鱼，固然要远远绕过，就是武林豪侠，也不敢一履斯土！
据说旅顺口外的“蛇岛”，岛上毒蛇遍布，嘘气成雾，“猫鹰岛”上则出产一种怪鸟，原属海鸥的一种，鸣时有如猫叫，利爪又如猫爪，所以被名为“猫鹰”。猫鹰一出也必定一大群，常常和“蛇岛”上的毒蛇恶斗，猫鹰低飞下来，常给毒蛇缠毙，或中毒气跌落，但毒蛇也常给猫鹰突袭，一抓抓上半空。渤海渔民，一见猫鹰与毒蛇相斗，都远远避开，待恶斗过后，才打捞落到海面的猫鹰和给猫鹰抓裂的毒蛇。北方人不食蛇，据说某年有一个广东名厨师到旅顺作客，恰值猫鹰与毒蛇相斗，有渔民捞获毒蛇回来，原拟浸制药酒的，这位名厨师买了两条，弄作蛇羹，据说蛇肉之美，远在各地之上。这是题外之话，按下不表。
周青听说三十多年前，大力神魔萨天都在西藏，和西域三魔结为党羽，西域三魔丧于凌未风之手，萨天都后来也给凌未风赶出了西域（西域三魔恶斗凌未风之事见拙著）。萨天都被逐出西域后，和漫游东北的哥哥萨天剌会合，在“猫鹰岛”上结了巢穴。另一位“毒龙尊者”善治毒蛇，隐居在“蛇岛”之上。“毒龙尊者”一生住在蛇岛，从不外出，所以武功如何，无人知道。“八臂神魔”萨天剌和“大力神魔”萨天都则每隔两年就出外一次，滋事生端，和许多武侠豪英，结了仇冤。十余年前，双魔忽然销声匿迹，不再在江湖露面，有人说他们是碰到强敌，受了挫折，所以躲回“猫鹰岛”去练独门武功了，这事不知是真是假，武林中的侠士也不敢到“猫鹰岛”上去找他们。不料这时却忽然出现在太行山上。
你道这两个魔头，如何会突然复出江湖。原来他们也是四皇子允祯卑辞重宝礼聘来的。四皇子派了一个武功高强的喇嘛，披戴全身盔甲，连眼睛也藏在玻璃镶嵌的头盔内，复带了大内专解蛇毒和预防给猫鹰抓伤的金创圣药前往，先到“蛇岛”谒见毒龙尊者，毒龙尊者无论如何不肯出山，再到“猫鹰岛”上去见双魔，双魔独门武功已经练好，静极思动，心想：以四皇子的英明，将来必登大宝，自己若能助他夺位，将来可能身为国师，名扬天下。双魔不爱重宝，却爱名位，竟然接了四皇子允祯之聘，离开海岛。
四皇子允祯门下奇人异士最多，侦知北五省豪杰今年在太行山集会，竟思一网打尽，以取父皇宠爱，而为夺位之谋，于是派出了三百名武士，其中有血滴子百余，追捕周青的只是其中一批。另外一大群武士则由双魔率领，直扑太行山，沿途已伤了许多集会的人，中秋之夕，更在太行山上和北五省数百豪杰大战，杨仲英铁掌神弹，连毙十余武士，却被八臂神魔萨天剌毒抓抓伤。
这场大战，北五省豪杰死伤过半，所以唐晓澜等连日行来，沿途所见江湖人物，都是从太行山突围出来的。其中的鲁西大豪飞火弹孟建雄刚到太行山脚，就得人报警，连忙折回，得以毫发无伤。杨仲英中了毒抓，又给八臂神魔的唯一弟子董太清率众围攻，几遭不测。
双魔接到警报，知道关东四侠已经上山，相顾而笑。八臂神魔萨天剌道：“今日若能一举击败关东四侠，北方豪杰都会望风拜服，然后咱们再下江南，剪除江南八侠。”大力神魔萨天都说道：“好，咱们先给关东四侠一个下马威。”两人绕地走了一匝，萨天都突然一声大喝，向唐晓澜藏身之处行来，唐晓澜邝练霞都吓得满身冷汗，面无人色，看那萨天都，只见他忽然在前面停了下来，双手抱着一块突出来的岩石，喝声：“倒！”把那块岩石攀了下来！若非两臂有千万斤神力，这岩石也攀它不动，唐晓澜纵然胆大包天，也吓得全身软了，邝练霞心里暗叫“菩萨保佑”，冯瑛一对眼睛闪呀闪的，泪珠已滴湿她的围巾，想是因为口中布团塞得过久，呼吸有点困难，所以一面流泪，一面瞧着她的母亲，似在哀求她的母亲，取出布团，让她透气似的。
萨天都攀下岩石，走回原地，将岩石平放草地之上，笑对八臂神魔道：“大哥，你看这岩石多平滑，恰似一张圆桌。待我再找它几块！”唐晓澜这才知道萨天都攀下这块岩石，原来是特别选来当作桌面用的，只不知他要这石桌干什么，难道是想在深山之上摆酒请客？
萨天都四围一走，又攀下了五块岩石，连前六块，整整齐齐的摆好，四面四块，中间二块，笑道“行了”，把带来的大皮袋打开，将里面的东西一个一个的拿出来，邝练霞一瞧登时晕了过去。原来萨天都在皮袋中拿出来的，竟然是一个一个的人头！每个人头都给他用药水炼过，面目完整，神情如生，只是比生前缩小了一半有多，人头中的脑髓已全部取出，中间挖空，萨天都将一个个人头安放在石桌之上，每张石桌恰好六个人头。八臂神魔萨天剌也打开带来的皮囊，酒香四溢，原来是一袋美酒，两兄弟将囊中美酒倾入人头中，头盖向下，颈腔向上，仍然平放桌上，拍手叫道：“咱们就这样请关东四侠喝酒！”
唐晓澜的心卜卜的跳，见邝练霞晕倒，急忙扶她起来，忽然瞧见王陵，虽然伏在地上，神色却并不怎样惊惶，唐晓澜不禁奇异，心想：这位师哥怎么如此大胆呀！
邝练霞悠悠醒转，神智迷糊，醒过来见冯瑛面色苍白，汗珠泪珠混在一起，挣扎欲起，小口张开，邝练霞一时心痛，在神智迷糊中，竟把冯瑛口中的布团取出。冯瑛“哇”的一声大哭起来！
萨天剌怪叫一声，双脚点地，身形平地拔起，俨如一只冲天大雁，倏又凌空扑下，一抓向唐晓澜藏身之处抓来，唐晓澜一把飞芒迎空洒去，分明枝枝都打中了八臂神魔身上，但却叮叮连声，纷纷落下，飞芒触及他的身体就如触及铁石一般！唐晓澜心胆俱寒，黑影当空罩下，“嚓”的一声岩石碎裂，火星蓬飞，原来是萨天剌来势太疾，一抓抓裂唐晓澜面前那块岩石，再飞起一腿，把岩石踏过一边，铜铃般的双眼，瞪着唐晓澜三人，大声喝道：“你们是谁，快快滚出！”
冯瑛“哇哇”大哭，把头伏在母亲肩上，不敢看“八臂神魔”的凶相。邝练霞刚才本已吓得全身麻软，这时忽然左手摸刀，右手紧抱着孩子，厉声喝道：“不准动我的小宝宝！”面色凛然，神情傲兀，母性的本能，陡然使她充满勇气，面对凶恶魔头，竟是毫无所惧！
八臂神魔窒了一窒，不觉退后了几步，唐晓澜的游龙剑蓦然出手，剑光一闪，一招“飞云掣电”，向萨天剌迎面刺来，萨天剌“噫”了一声，飘身闪过。这时大力神魔萨天都也已赶到，一掌击下，八臂神魔忽然叫道：“不要伤他！”萨天都掌到中途，突然变抓，唐晓澜剑峰一转，犹待刺出，突觉手腕一痛，似给铁箍箍住一般，宝剑竟给劈手夺去，人也被挟了起来！
邝练霞抱着冯瑛，兀立当地，冯瑛越哭越大声，邝练霞竟然把刀插回鞘中，左手轻轻抚拍，低低说道：“小宝宝，不要怕，好好睡一觉，明儿妈妈买糖给你吃，带你上山抓乌鸦！”她不理眼前凶险，竟然给小宝宝唱起催眠曲来了！
八臂神魔萨天剌给哭声唱声搅得心烦，扬空一抓，邝练霞双眼一睁，光芒凛凛，萨天剌侧过了脸，手臂一转，把冯瑛抢到手中，喝道：“叫你哭！”举起冯瑛，要向岩石摔去！
冯瑛哭得疲倦，渐渐收声，给萨天剌举到半空，觉得好玩，收了眼泪，忽然一笑，萨天剌和孩子面对着面，瞧得清清楚楚，满腔杀气，在孩子一笑之下，突然消失，手臂慢慢垂了下来。冯瑛又笑了一笑，颊上梨涡隐现，小脸生春，萨天剌只觉手中的孩子玉雪可爱，他平生杀人如草，从不皱眉，现在却怎么也动不了手！他自己也不禁好生奇异，反手把孩子负在背后，笑道：“咳，这真是缘法！”
伏在蔓草里的王陵，蠕蠕而动，缓缓站了起来，萨天剌喝道：“你是谁？”邝练霞失了孩子，拼命冲上，萨天剌并起中食二指，轻轻一点，邝练霞全身麻软，动弹不得，王陵忽然冲了出来，叫道：“国师爷，请看在小的面上，不要伤她！”
萨天剌张目注视，依稀认得，雷海音早凑上来，在耳边说道：“这人叫做王陵，是我们派到冯家卧底的！”原来王陵在冯广潮门下习技，与邝练霞同一村子长大，对她早有情愫，不料她后来却许配给冯英奇，王陵满怀心事，说不出口。不久学成出师，到京中去干镖行生意，与人闲谈，说起自己的老师壮年归隐之事，传到四皇子门下武士耳中，起了怀疑，遂用威胁利诱，把王陵诱入四皇子门下。王陵到京师之后，触目繁华，有了功名利禄之想，更兼对邝练霞念念不忘，竟然利令智昏，做了四皇子的走狗。这次四皇子门下武士倾巢而出，要到太行山扑灭五省豪杰，血滴子总管哈布陀想起王陵是山东省人，就把他先派回冯家卧底，顺便侦察五省豪杰行踪。哈布陀原也并未想到冯广潮竟是追风剑的传人，不过顺便摆下一只棋子，作为血滴子的外围羽翼而已。不料却撞个正着，四皇子所要追捕的周青，正好就是王陵的师公。
萨天剌听说，记了起来。哈哈笑道：“哦，你很好！”王陵又跪下去磕头道：“求国师爷把这妇人赏与小的！”萨天剌怪眼一翻，心想：不知这人是不是四殿下的亲信，顺手做个人情也好！挥手说道：“雷海音，郝浩昌，那你们就和王陵带这妇人先回京师，免得在此碍手碍脚！”邝练霞全心贯注孩子身上，犹自不知。唐晓澜虽被萨天都挟得动弹不得，却大声骂起来，萨天都伸指一戳，把他点了哑穴。邝练霞听得骂声，才知道王陵竟是如此一个丧心病狂的叛贼，放声骂道：“王陵，我公公待你有如父子，你却这样算计我们母女，你是人还是禽兽！”王陵凑了上来，邝练霞“呸”的一声，把他喷得满脸唾涎，王陵举袖揩面，仍是满面笑容，凑到她耳边说道：“霞妹，你的女儿还在敌人手中，你可不能动强。事至如今，你只有和我到京师去，然后才能设法把侄女接出来。请你仔细想想。”邝练霞心头一震，骂不出口。萨天都解开她的穴道，雷海音郝浩昌将她双手反缚起来，交给王陵道：“好，把你的师嫂带去！”萨天都道：“浩昌，你若碰到太清，叫他也先回京师。”董太清是八臂神魔萨天剌的徒弟，郝浩昌则是大力神魔萨天都的徒弟，但因入门较迟，资质较钝，武功造诣要比董太清差许多。
唐晓澜目睹邝练霞被王陵等簇拥而去，气极恨极，却是出不了一声，只把牙齿咬得格格作响。冯瑛哭了许久，疲倦已极，竟在萨天剌背上熟睡起来，不知妈妈已给敌人捉去。萨天都把冯瑛看了一阵，也是满心喜爱，突然把唐晓澜扔下，双手抚摸冯瑛的头面。
萨天剌说道：“你不必摸了，这孩子是天生习武的胚子！”萨天都放下冯瑛，将唐晓澜拉起，唐晓澜双目圆睁，直瞪着他，萨天都笑道：“这孩子倒不畏死！”将抢得的游龙剑弹了两弹，蓦地一声怪啸，挥舞起来，剑锋所到，触着的岩石，石屑应手飞起！萨天都长啸叫道：“游龙剑果然名不虚传！”回首解了唐晓澜哑穴，厉声问道：“凌未风是你何人？”唐晓澜傲然说道：“你也知我太师祖厉害！”萨天都又把游龙剑弹了两弹，狞笑道：“你这小伙子倒倔强得紧！”双指向他肩头一搭，便待将他的琵琶骨捏碎，令他慢慢受苦，再取下他的头颅。萨天剌忽然叫道：“且慢！”站到面前，仔细看了唐晓澜一阵，说道：“我们正少这样一个徒弟！”双魔横行半世，兀是未找到一个称心合意、质美好学的徒弟，尤其是萨天都，他收的郝浩昌，竟然挡不了那胖和尚一招，一见面就给人喷瞎了左眼。听哥哥一说，蓦然心动，想道：“若能把凌未风的第四代门人收为徒弟，不但可以继承自己的绝技，在江湖上也是个大大扬名露面之事。”当下面色缓和，将游龙剑插回鞘中，仍悬在唐晓澜腰上，慢声说道：“你那太师祖早已死在天山，就是不死，他也不是我们兄弟的对手。你不如改投我们门下，我们兄弟俩包你学成绝世武功。”唐晓澜怒道：“我宁死不做你们徒弟！”萨天都面色一沉，正待发作，忽听得远处啸声摇曳长空，萨天剌道：“关东四侠来了！”萨天都道：“好，收徒之事，以后再说！”重把唐晓澜点了麻穴，放在两块岩石上下合盖的中空之处，厉声道：“你好好躺着！看看我们的本领！”
关东四侠挑了血滴子在太行山的营寨之后，走了下来，听得双魔惊心刺耳的怪啸，一路寻来，回到原处。上到山头，蓦见两个麻衣老者，踞在中间两张桌子之旁，周围四面，摆着四张石桌，桌上摆满人头，怵目惊心。关东四侠之首，“铁拐披风剑”玄风道长喝道：“兀你这二人就是什么神魔双老么？你们弄什么玄虚？”八臂神魔萨天剌缓缓起立，阴恻恻的笑道：“四侠远来，有失迎迓，俺们两兄弟摆下薄酒，先替四侠接风！”萨天都继续道：“咱们还请了一批好朋友们给四侠作陪客！”伸手一指，四侠中的陈元霸先叫了起来，桌上的人头虽然倒放，神情面目仍如生前，瞧得清楚，一眼瞥去，其中竟有许多是自己的好友。萨天剌躬腰说道：“玄风道长请坐上席！这席有五虎刀马昆等贵宾作陪，朗月大师请坐次席，这席有金枪徐应龙等贵宾作陪，柳三哥请坐西首这席，这席有虎尾棍杨千彪等贵宾作陪，陈四哥请坐东首这席，这席有日月轮华四把等贵宾作陪，请呀！请呀！请坐下来呀！”
马昆、徐应龙、杨千彪、华四把等都是北五省成名的豪杰，各以断门刀、虎尾棍、小金枪、日月轮驰誉一时，这四人是关东四侠的多年好友，不料而今遭了神魔双老的毒手，割来人头，炼成酒具，还用来款待他们。陈元霸首先忍不住，气往上冲，双目圆睁，便待发作，玄风道长铁拐一摆，示意叫他暂忍，坐上首席，把“五虎断门刀”马昆的首级放入革囊，口中说道：“不敢有劳马大哥作陪。”朗月禅师跟着也坐上次席，把徐应龙的首级收了。柳先开和陈元霸登时醒悟，知道大哥用意：既然一场激斗，势所难免，那么先收下故人首级，免受毁伤，也是正理。于是一一落坐，将杨千彪和华四把的头颅收入革囊。
八臂神魔萨天剌哈哈大笑道：“关东四侠果是快人，请先把三杯干了，再谈正事！”说时与萨天都各把三个人头中所盛的美酒倒下口中，饮后把人头扔下山谷，哈哈大笑。关东四侠端坐不动，大力神魔叫道：“关东四侠，请喝酒呀！”玄风道长忽然冷冷说道：“有酒无肴，岂非美中不足？待贫道借花敬佛，将取自你们的佳肴敬回两位吧。”双魔一愕不知他弄什么把戏。睁眼看时，玄风道长大袖一抖，一对对鲜血淋漓的人耳纷纷落下，这些耳朵，都是适才所割，总有几十对之多，其中自然也有龙木公与雷海音的耳朵在内。玄风道长到太行山不过半天，就割下这么多武士的耳朵，剑法之狠准快捷，双魔也自暗暗惊心。大力神魔狞笑说道：“唔，一个人头配一双耳朵，还是酒多菜少！”玄风道长冷笑道：“如两位还嫌不够，等下贫道再添。”
八臂神魔萨天剌怪笑道：“咱们不必斗口，四位远来，如不嫌酒薄，请先润润枯肠。”随手又把一个人头中所盛的美酒倒下喉咙，笑道：“人头作酒杯，