Chapter 8 The eighth round

After a few tricks, Hong Tianlei struck again.This palm hit his chest and hurt him even more.A palm print on the chest is clearly visible. Lu Dongyan couldn't see it, and said with a sneer: "Nian Zhenshan, you are a famous person after all, if you use such a cruel method to deal with a young boy, it will be disgraceful to win! You have to be brave, and I will fight with you!" Nian Zhenshan said: "Okay, then you can go shoulder to shoulder with this kid. What's the problem if Nian is one against two?" Hong Tianlei seems to be engrossed in fighting, turning a blind eye to everything around him, and not hearing anything.He simply ignored what Lu Dongyan said.I saw him opening his eyes wide, clenching his teeth, just fighting with Nian Zhenshan!

Hong Tianlei didn't want to retreat, so how could he go up and join forces with him to defend against the enemy as Lu Dongyan?Nian Zhenshan also knew that he didn't dare to lose face, so he was happy to make sarcastic remarks. But facing Hong Tianlei, who was fighting wildly with him, he couldn't help but feel a little scared, and felt that it was difficult to deal with. "I don't know whether this kid has eaten the heart of a tiger or the guts of a leopard. I have lived in half my life, but I have never seen such a simple and unafraid of death! It is not difficult to kill him, but I am afraid that he will be laughed at by the heroes of the world! If you don't kill him, he will die." But you keep pestering me endlessly! What should I do?"

At this time, the fight had reached nearly 200 moves, although Hong Tianlei was injured, his strength was not as good as before.But Nian Zhenshan was also sweating profusely from exhaustion, and felt quite unsustainable.Although Hong Tianlei's strength is not as strong as before, every punch and palm is still vigorous. Nian Zhenshan gritted his teeth and thought to himself: "I'd rather be ridiculed by the heroes of the world than be defeated by this kid!" At this point, the murderous intent suddenly rose, his eyes flashed fiercely, he jumped up suddenly, and shouted: "Good boy!" ! I'll take you back to your hometown!"

Nian Zhenshan is known as the "Black Eagle". This volley strike is his famous stunt. He is wearing a black cloak, and he can be seen flying down with his arms outstretched. He really looks like a huge black eagle. eagle! Amidst the crowd's exclamation and horrified screams, Hong Tianlei turned somersault, and was about to fall on his back, and suddenly hit his elbow on the ground, but another carp flipped upright, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "I You haven't lost yet, Nian Zhenshan, come on, come on!" There were five holes on his back, and blood was gushing out.It turned out that he had already been impaled by the claws of "Black Eagle" Nian Zhenshan.

When he was about to fall to the ground, Lu Dongyan no longer cared about the martial arts rules, and flew forward, on the one hand to help Hong Tianlei up, and on the other hand, to defend him against Nian Zhenshan's pursuit. But just before he was one step closer to Hong Tianlei's side, Hong Tianlei stood up by himself, and even said that, he wanted to fight Nian Zhenshan again! Nian Zhenshan suddenly let out a dry laugh, with no complacent look on his face, it was more of a wry smile than a triumphant laugh. Hong Tianlei said angrily: "What are you laughing at?" Nian Zhenshan said: "We don't need to compare anymore."

Hong Tianlei said: "I haven't fallen yet, so you have won me?" Nian Zhenshan said: "That's right, you didn't lose, I lost!" As soon as this remark came out, all the guests in the hall were greatly surprised, Gao Dengyu said: "Master, you—" Nian Zhenshan smiled wryly and said: "Brother Ling is the only young hero I have ever seen in my life. Needless to say, he is superb in martial arts, and what is even more rare is his heroic spirit, which is heartbreaking. Nian never praises others easily. Brother Ling is convinced, and I voluntarily surrendered, Brother Lu, we don’t have to settle our accounts anymore. Please forgive me for interrupting, there will be a period later! Deng Yu, let’s go!"

Hong Tianlei was covered in bruises, and it was beyond everyone's expectation to fight again; Nian Zhenshan was clearly sure of winning, and if he continued to fight, it would not be difficult to take Hong Tianlei's life, but he suddenly voluntarily surrendered, which was even more unexpected. Everyone was unexpected. Lu Dongyan watched the backs of their master and apprentice walk out of the gate, and could hardly believe his eyes.Unexpectedly, things would end like this, and letting myself get through the difficulties really seemed like a nightmare. The old hero Jiang Zhongping was the same as everyone else at the beginning, he was stunned for a while, and now he suddenly laughed and said: "Black Eagle Nian Zhenshan can afford it and let it go, this surrender is extremely clever, and he really deserves to be an old Jianghu!"

After Jiang Zhongping made it clear, many people also understood it.Some people flattered Lu Dongyan: "Master Lu, you don't need to do it yourself, the black eagle is already afraid of you!" More people praised Hong Tianlei: "Brother Ling, you are really good this time!" The sky is thundering! Even the famous Black Eagle cannot but admire you!" Hearing those flattering words, Lu Dongyan was both happy and ashamed, and said: "It's still thanks to my nephew Ling Xian. If he didn't frustrate Black Eagle's arrogance, how could Black Eagle go away? Really? In a contest, I'm afraid I may not be the opponent of the Black Hawk."

Nian Zhenshan's voluntary defeat was indeed as Jiang Zhongping said, extremely clever! You must know that he is a well-known figure, and he has the same status as Lu Dongyan.The fact is that Hong Tianlei can't beat him, and everyone can see that he voluntarily loses, and he can gain a reputation of caring for his juniors.But if he refuses to admit defeat, if he continues to fight, Hong Tianlei's life will be lost, but if he wins Hong Tianlei, he himself will be exhausted.Could Lu Dongyan let him go then?He said beforehand that if he wins Hong Tianlei, he must fight Lu Dongyan again.

And even if Lu Dongyan disdained to fight him because of his status, but he seriously injured Hong Tianlei and even killed Hong Tianlei, and all the guests were outraged, would they be willing to become him? Weighing the pros and cons, rather than fighting for Lu Dongyan's life, of course he would rather admit defeat to Hong Tianlei. Lu Dongyan is a famous figure of equal status to him, and he surrendered to his younger generation, so Lu Dongyan can't force him to fight anymore. As the saying goes: "If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood." Nian Zhenshan walked out of the Lu family with such an idea.

As soon as Nian Zhenshan's master and apprentice left, all the guests rushed to surround him.Lu Yuyao couldn't squeeze in, so she shouted from outside the crowd: "Daddy, why don't you hurry up and wrap this Senior Brother Ling!" Before the words were finished, suddenly Hong Tianlei laughed three times and shouted: "I won, I won!" Suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and Bu Tong fell to the ground amidst the laughter! It turned out that he was really seriously injured, and just now he supported it with a burst of courage. As soon as Nian Zhenshan left, his breath relaxed, and he felt dizzy and dizzy, and couldn't hold on any longer! Among the guests, Ye Yuanzhang, a "Dian Cang Yi Yin" who is proficient in medicine, took Hong Tianlei's pulse and said, "This Ling Shaoxia's eight meridians have been injured. Fortunately, his true energy has not dissipated, and he is not in danger of life yet. .but--" Lu Dongyan asked quickly: "But how?" Ye Yuanzhang said: "However, it needs to be treated well. I'm afraid it won't recover within three to five months. Alas, it's a pity that I didn't bring a thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum with me!" Even if Hong Tianlei is cured well, he will still get tuberculosis, and his martial arts skills will probably be useless from now on. Jiang Zhongping said: "I have an old ginseng, I wonder if it will work?" Showing it to Ye Yuanzhang, Ye Yuanzhang was overjoyed and said, "Okay, this is the old ginseng from Changbai Mountain. Its efficacy is slightly inferior to that of the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, but it can already preserve Ling Shaoxia's vitality." Jiang Zhongping smiled and said: "Brother Lu, to be honest, I originally wanted to give you this branch of ginseng as a birthday gift, but I was a little bit reluctant. Now I don't give it to you, I give it to your nephew." Lu Dongyan was overjoyed, and quickly said: "This is better than giving it to me, I appreciate your love more." Xiao Xinsheng, a famous Qingcheng sect, then took out a porcelain bottle and said, "This is my homemade white jade ointment for promoting muscle growth. Master Lu, take it and apply it to his wounds every three days." Baiyu ointment is a holy medicine for surgery, better than any gold-chuang medicine. Lu Dongyan took it and said, "When my nephew is well, I will take him to Mount Qingcheng to thank you. This time, I really owe you a lot of help." Xiao Xinsheng said: "Thank you, this is what it should be." Qiu Dacheng stood aside, thinking sourly in his heart: "This kid can become a phoenix, everyone is holding him up!" Lu Dongyan made a bow to the guests, and said: "I want to accuse you all, I will give him medical treatment first, and I will come out to drink with you later." Jiang Zhongping said: "We are old friends now, why are you being polite, of course it is important to treat Ling Shaoxia first." The guests made way for Lu Dongyan to help Hong Tianlei out from the crowd, and Lu Yuyao and Qiu Dacheng followed behind them. The matter of Hong Tianlei's injury has already been reported to Mrs. Lu by his family members.Mrs. Lu has already set up a quiet room for Hong Tianlei Quan to use as a ward. Lu Yuyao personally applied the white jade ointment for Hong Tianlei. Seeing that Hong Tianlei was almost bruised, she asked worriedly, "Senior Brother Ling is seriously injured. Daddy, do you think it can be cured?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "With old mountain ginseng and Shengji Baiyu paste, what are you afraid of? Ye Yuanzhang said that it will be cured well, so it must be cured well." Qiu Dacheng followed his cousin in. The cousin didn't talk to him all the time, as if she had forgotten that he was standing next to him. She couldn't help being jealous and hated, full of sourness, and said: "This Senior Brother Ling has a cousin who takes care of him, of course. It’s bound to get better sooner.” Lu Yuyao didn't even look at his face, and said, "If it wasn't for him today, I would have been bullied for no reason. It is right to serve him. That's right, you are also thanks to him to save an arm!" Qiu Dacheng's face turned blue and red, and said: "Yes, he is my great benefactor, I haven't thanked him yet. Unfortunately, I was also injured a little bit, but I can't serve him anymore." He frowned immediately, He pretended to be enduring the pain, but in fact, what he suffered was only a flesh injury, and the pain had already stopped after applying the gold wound medicine. Mrs. Lu thought to herself: "Yuyao never asked about his injury, no wonder he's jealous." She was much more careful than her daughter, and of course she could see the jealous look on Qiu Dacheng's face.Immediately said quickly: "Dacheng, your own injury should also be treated carefully. It is enough for us to take care of Ling Tiewei, you can go back and rest. Dongyan, do you want to ask Ye Yuanzhang to check the pulse for him and prescribe a prescription." Qiu Dacheng said: "There is no need to mobilize people like this, my injury is not important." Mrs. Lu said: "Then you should rest earlier." Qiu Dacheng didn't want to leave his cousin, but he didn't want to watch her serve Hong Tianlei beside her, he thought to himself: "It's better not to see, so as not to get angry." So he said: "Thank you for your concern. Brother Ling woke up, please Cousin, please thank him for me." He walked away despondently. I don't know how much time passed before Hong Tianlei gradually woke up. He was still in a daze, but he already had some senses. In a daze, Hong Tianlei vaguely heard Lu Dongyan say: "Have you hidden Ling Hao's letter?" Hearing Lu Dongyan mentioning his father's letter, what this letter said was exactly what he wanted to know, so even though he was in a daze, he unknowingly concentrated his mind and became a little more awake . Mrs. Lu said: "Why did you suddenly mention this letter? Of course it has been hidden." Lu Dongyan said: "You didn't let Yu'er see it, did you?" Mrs. Lu said: "Why are you so forgetful? Didn't you tell me not to tell Ayu about this? How could I let her read this letter?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said, "I want to change my mind now." Madam Lu frowned, and said, "I think it's better to have a long-term plan." As soon as I said this, I heard Lu Yuyao's voice shouting: "Father, Brother Ling, are you awake? The ginseng soup is ready." Then she heard her footsteps walking into the room.It turned out that she went out to decoct medicine for Hong Tianlei just now. Lu Dongyan smiled and said, "You miss your elder brother of the Ling family very much, he hasn't woken up yet." Mrs. Lu said: "Put this bowl of ginseng soup aside first. Let it cool down before giving it to him." Lu Yuyao said: "Father, what did you talk about with mother just now, why did you stop talking about it when I came in?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's just talking about your Brother Ling." Lu Yuyao said: "That's right, I was just about to ask you why I never heard you mention Uncle Ling." Lu Dongyan said: "I originally wanted to wait for you to grow up before telling you, but now that the brother of the Ling family has come, I will tell you." He said in a low voice: "His great-grandfather is Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen, Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen, do you know?" Surprised and delighted, Lu Yuyao jumped up and said, "Is it Thunderbolt Lingzhen among the 108 heroes in Liangshan Park?" Lu Dongyan said: "Shut up, beware that the wall has ears. It's not a joke to let outsiders hear it. You must keep it in mind, and you must not leak it out." Lu Yuyao said: "Do you think I'm a child, I understand." Then she blamed her mother and said: "Mother, why didn't you tell me earlier, only that he is a family friend of Daddy's." Mrs. Lu said: "It's not too late for you to know now. In fact, it's better if you don't know." Lu Yuyao said: "I said that I would never reveal it, why do you always worry about me!" Lu Dongyan said with a smile: "Just now I told your mother that the child from the Ling family looks silly, but he is a very nice person with a warm heart." Hong Tianlei thought to himself: "Uncle Lu was clearly talking about that letter from Dad just now, not about me. Why did he lie to his daughter?" While thinking about it, Lu Dongyan said with a smile again: "Yu'er, I have a question for you, and you answer me honestly." Lu Yuyao pouted and said, "Father, when have I ever lied to you? What do you want to ask me?" Lu Dongyan said: "Do you like Brother Ling?" Hong Tianlei originally wanted to open his eyes, but after hearing these words, he didn't dare to open them.I thought to myself: "If Miss Lu knows that I am eavesdropping, I'm sorry." Lu Yuyao was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Father, your question is a bit strange." Lu Dongyan said: "Why do you find it strange?" Lu Yuyao said: "Brother Ling has done us a great favor this time, saving face for you. Daddy, don't you like him?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "You don't understand what I mean, you are almost eighteen years old, I want to know—know—" I don't know whether she really didn't understand or pretended not to understand, but a red cloud appeared on her face (unfortunately, Hong Tianlei couldn't see it), and she said: "Daddy, what's the matter with you today? You are hesitating! Daddy, what do you want to know?" ?” Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "Okay, let me ask you another way, do you like Brother Ling more, or your cousin more?" Lu Yuyao said, "Father, why are you asking me that? Brother Ling and I only met today." Lu Dongyan said: "Then, do you like your cousin more? Silly boy, why are you ashamed of your parents, tell me?" Lu Yuyao paused and said: "I don't know, I don't know!" Even so, she still revealed a little tone: "My cousin treats me very well. However, Brother Ling is also very admirable. Father, don't you Ask me, okay? I haven't even thought about it!" Mrs. Lu quickly said: "Yes, Yu'er is still young, you don't need to ask her in such a hurry!" Lu Dongyan said: "But Ling Hao's letter is for me to reply." Lu Yuyao asked, "What kind of letter did Uncle Ling give you?" Suddenly, she noticed that the smile on her father's face was a bit weird, she was a girl with delicate and delicate organs, she had expected it, her face blushed again, and she quickly Said: "Father, I don't want to know about your adults. You have already asked me a lot, and now it's my turn to ask you." Lu Dongyan said: "What do you want to ask me?" Lu Yuyao said: "Father, how did you get married to that Black Eagle Nian Zhenshan?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said, "Isn't this also our adults' business?" Lu Yuyao said coquettishly: "I want to know, I want to know!" Hong Tianlei heard the conversation between their father and daughter, but his heart couldn't help beating wildly! "What did daddy say in that letter? Uncle Lu mentioned that letter again and again, and then asked him if his daughter liked me. Are these two things related?" Although Hong Tianlei is honest, he is not stupid. , I vaguely guessed a few minutes, and my heart couldn't help beating up and down. Maybe it was because of his nervousness that he moved unconsciously.Mrs. Lu said: "Brother Ling Shi woke up!" It was inconvenient for Hong Tianlei to pretend to be sound asleep, so he slowly opened his eyes.Lu Dongyan said happily: "Okay, I woke up! How do you feel?" Hong Tianlei said: "It seems to be much better. Thank you uncle and aunt for your care." Lu Dongyan said: "Don't talk yet. Yu'er, bring ginseng soup to Brother Ling." "I don't know if he heard what Daddy and I said just now?" Lu Yuyao's heart skipped a beat, and after drinking ginseng soup for Hong Tianlei, she asked him to test, "Brother Ling, what we were talking about just now miss you!" Hong Tianlei said: "What are you talking about?" Lu Yuyao said: "Daddy said, you are very chivalrous and he likes you very much. Thanks to you for saving Daddy's face this time." Hong Tianlei said: "This is what it should be. But I don't know how Uncle and Nian Zhenshan, the black eagle, formed a relationship? When I woke up, it seemed that you were mentioning this matter." Hong Tianlei had never lied before, this was the first time in his life, and he was secretly ashamed. Lu Yuyao let go of a stone in her heart and thought: "It turns out that he really didn't hear anything I said before." Mrs. Lu heard some flaws, and thought to herself: "He must not only have heard these few words, how could it be such a coincidence. Alas, if he knows about this, if he stays here for a long time, I'm afraid he will be angry with Yu. The son will definitely have unreasonable thoughts. Maybe the two of them may have trouble? But he is seriously injured now. Ye Yuanzhang said that it may take half a year to recover. I can't drive him out. .What should I do? Unless the names of Yu'er and Dacheng are determined earlier." Lu Dongyan pondered for a while, then said: "I never tell outsiders about this, but Nephew Ling Xian, you are not an outsider, so it doesn't matter if I tell you." Hong Tianlei said: "If it's inconvenient to tell, my nephew doesn't need to know." Lu Dongyan said: "It's not a big deal, but it's best not to leak it." Hong Tianlei felt a little uncomfortable, thinking: "You don't trust me, so you don't need to say it." He stopped talking, and Lu Dongyan had already said it. "This happened ten years ago. I have a friend who is Meng Ting, the head of the Huwei Escort in Luoyang. I happened to pass by Luoyang that year and lived in his Escort. He asked me to take care of him. Dart, this 'dart' is very strange!" Lu Yuyao was very interested, and said with a smile: "Father, I don't know that you used to be a bodyguard, what kind of bodyguard did you protect, it's very weird?" Lu Dongyan said: "Guess what it is, a frail scholar aged sixteen or seventeen." Lu Yuyao said: "Is it a rich man?" Lu Dongyan said: "His ancestors used to be officials in the Song Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty went south, before he was born, his father went to the south of the Yangtze River. He was raised in a relative's house. Those who teach the Mongolian school in the countryside earn only enough to make ends meet.” Lu Yuyao said: "Then why does he hire bodyguards? Is he afraid that someone will rob him? Besides, he can't afford to hire bodyguards." Lu Dongyan said: "Meng Ting, the chief bodyguard of Huwei Bodyguard Agency, is also a very weird bodyguard, and he acts differently. Sometimes you may not be able to hire him even if you are willing to pay a thousand taels of gold, but sometimes he doesn't take any money and volunteers to help you as a bodyguard. His bodyguards are man-made." Hong Tianlei said: "I once heard a story about Meng Ting's bodyguard from my father. I heard that thirty years ago, Han Dawei, a great master of martial arts who lived in seclusion in Luoyang, asked him to escort his daughter to Yangzhou to get married. At that time, he didn't know about Han Dawei's For his identity, he asked Han Dawei for a thousand taels of gold as a bodyguard. On the way, he was robbed by robbers. Meng Ting couldn't beat the gangsters. Fortunately, it was the girl Han who made the move. However, Han Dawei was still grateful to him, because it was Mongolia at that time. When the Central Plains was invaded, Han Dawei was ill. His daughter was a bride-to-be, and a bride could not go to her husband's house to get married by herself. No one would protect this 'bodyguard' except him. Fortunately, it was Meng Ting Bodyguards, you just ran into a bunch of robbers, otherwise you will encounter more trouble." (For this story, see my book for details.) Lu Dongyan said: "That's right. Later Han Dawei became good friends with him. I met him at Han Dawei's house. At that time, I was still a young boy who had just debuted, and I went to pay homage to Han Dawei as a junior. Counting me and Meng Ting also has a friendship for nearly thirty years." Lu Yuyao smiled and said, "Are you also sending someone off to get married this time?" Lu Dongyan said: "No. That scholar is going to Jiangnan to find his father." Lu Yuyao became curious and asked, "How did he find Meng Ting to be his bodyguard?" The only person who wanted to associate with Meng Ting was a wealthy businessman, a poor boy who was raised by poor relatives in the Jiaomeng Hall, besides martial arts figures. , how could I get acquainted with Meng Ting? Hong Tianlei said: "Does this scholar know martial arts?" Lu Dongyan said: "I also suspected that his relative was Wulin Xiayin, but when I talked to him, he can only recite poems and fight against each other, and doesn't understand martial arts at all." Lu Yuyao said: "This is strange." Lu Dongyan continued: "This scholar's surname is Geng Dian. As for how he found Meng Ting to be his bodyguard, or whether Meng Ting offered him his bodyguard, Meng Ting didn't say anything. "He just said to me: 'This Mr. Geng is the son of my friend. I will send him to Jiangnan to find his father alone. Don't worry. Will you help me?' "At that time, I also thought it was a bit strange. You must know that Meng Ting is the most prestigious bodyguard today, and Huwei Bodyguard Agency is also the largest bodyguard agency. They escorted a penniless and poor scholar. Not to mention that there were no robbers, but there were robbers. Meng Ting Are you afraid that you won't be able to handle it? Besides, there are dozens of escorts in Huwei Escort Bureau. Meng Ting is worried. Why don't you send a few more escorts and ask me to help him? "But I know Meng Ting's temper. If he was willing to say something, he would have told you long ago; if he didn't want to say it, or didn't want to say it before the time came, he would never say a word. The father of Mr. Geng The identity, he also told me later." Lu Yuyao asked, "What is the identity of his father?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said, "Let's keep it a secret. Meng Ting told me about it later, and I'll tell you later." Then he said: "Meng Ting asked me at the time: You don't need to worry about other things, I just want a word from you: Are you willing to help your old friend? "This happened ten years ago, but Meng Ting and I have been friends for nearly twenty years. Because of this friendship, how can I not help him? "So I didn't ask any more questions, and I joined Meng Ting as a bodyguard for Mr. Geng. "On the way, Meng Ting told me that if someone endangers Mr. Geng, he will deal with it first. If he can't deal with it, he will ask me to help. He also said: You are watching the battle from the sidelines. This Mr. Geng ran away, as for my life and death, then you don't have to worry about it. "I heard him say it so seriously, and I was secretly amused: 'Is a poor boy afraid that some gangsters will attack him?' Who knows that there are indeed!" Lu Yuyao said: "It must be the year of the Black Eagle that shook the mountains?" Lu Dongyan said: "That's right, we passed a dangerous mountain pass at dusk that day, and it was Nian Zhenshan who was waiting for us there. "Meng Ting was very careful that day. He wanted to pass the mountain pass before sunset, just to avoid the risk. Unexpectedly, he ran into it. "In the beginning, I obeyed Meng Ting's instructions and stood by. When I saw something was wrong, I hurried up to replace him and told him to take Young Master Geng and escape! "According to Meng Ting's temper, he would never let me do this at ordinary times, but at that time he had no time to argue with me, so he took Young Master Geng and ran away!" Hearing this, Hong Tianlei couldn't help admiring him, he thought to himself: "No wonder Daddy regards him as a good friend, he is really chivalrous!" To be honest, although he doesn't have a bad feeling for Lu Dongyan, he doesn't have a good feeling for him either.In his mind, he always felt that Lu Dongyan and his father and teacher did not seem to be the same people.At this point, the perception of Lu Dongyan began to change. Tears welled up in Lu Yuyao's eyelashes, and she said, "Daddy, you, you—" Lu Dongyan said: "Hey, it's so good, why are you crying?" Lu Yuyao said: "No, no, I like it, Daddy, you are so kind." Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "Silly boy, you only know Daddy now, okay?" She was joking with her daughter, but she didn't know that Lu Yuyao really thought so.She was thinking: "It turns out that Daddy had acted so chivalrously in the past, why does he seem to be fearful now? Could it be that he became timid because of the battle with the Black Eagle?" Lu Dongyan continued: "After Meng Ting and Mr. Geng escaped, I didn't worry about it. I can rest assured that I will fight against Nian Zhenshan. He really deserves to be the famous Black Eagle. Meng Ting has consumed a lot of his strength. His seventy-two road Eagle Claw Hand still moves fiercely, very powerfully. You see, this is the mark he left on me." Lu Dongyan took off his robe and exposed his vest, only to see five scars on his back, each scar was three inches long, which was shocking. Lu Yuyao shouted: "Father, you were scratched by that black eagle! Alas, this injury is really serious!" But when she looked back, she looked at Hong Tianlei who was lying on the bed covered in bruises, and thought again : "However, compared to Brother Ling's injury, it's nothing. It's even more admirable that Brother Ling dared to fight Black Eagle as soon as he debuted." Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "That's right, it was scratched by his eagle-clawed hand. The injury was indeed serious. But I finally defeated him. I also left three holes on his body for my benefit. The one pierced by the sword may not be less injured than me!" After saying that, he laughed. Lu Yuyao said: "Where is Mr. Geng? Did you meet him later?" Lu Dongyan said: "They have already gone far. I was injured, so I can't catch up with them. Meng Ting met him before, but Mr. Geng never saw him." Lu Yuyao said: "Father, you haven't finished your story yet. What is the identity of that Mr. Geng?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said, "Don't be so impatient, let me tell you one by one." He drank a cup, took a break and smiled and said, "Yu'er, you are able to live such a good life today, speaking of it, it is thanks to Mr. Geng." Lu Yuyao thought about it, and said: "That's right, I remember living in a mud hut when I was a child, and then suddenly moved to a big green brick house. That year—" After doing the math, she continued: "It was exactly ten years ago .Daddy, I dare you because you saved that Mr. Geng, and he repaid you. But didn’t you say that he is a penniless poor boy?” Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "This Mr. Geng is a person of great background, but Mr. Geng did not build this house for us. Yu'er, you should be able to guess who it is?" He said with a look of pride. Lu Yuyao said, "Uncle Meng Ting?" Lu Dongyan said: "That's right, it's Meng Ting." Recalling the past, he said with a smile, "I went home that year and prepared to recover from my injuries. When I came back, I saw that our old house had disappeared, but a green brick building was built on it." I was also surprised at the big house, but after seeing your mother, I realized that Meng Ting sent someone to build it for us." Mrs. Lu went on to say: "Meng Ting also sent someone to send a thousand taels of gold. I didn't dare to accept it. But the person said that it was the gold you deposited with Meng Ting, and I had to accept it, which made me very upset. Surprised." Lu Dongyan said: "After I recovered from my injury, I went to Luoyang and returned the thousand taels of gold to him. Meng Ting laughed loudly and said to me: You gave me a bodyguard once. This is your bodyguard money." It was originally yours, how did you give it back to me? I said: Didn’t you also confiscate the dart money from Mr. Geng? He said: I do this business, and sometimes I take dart money that shouldn’t be collected. For example, the one thousand taels of gold that Han Dawei gave me is something I should not want. Now I give you the one thousand taels of gold from him, just for peace of mind. If you refuse to accept it, it is not enough Friends. I had no other choice, so I had no choice but to accept it. Meng Ting rewarded me for helping him save Mr. Geng, so I said, going back to the source, we can live a good life today, or Thanks to Mr. Geng." When Lu Dongyan detailed the past of his "prosperity", Hong Tianlei felt a bit harsh when he heard it, and thought to himself: "Uncle Lu said that he doesn't like money, but he is actually very happy when he got this thousand taels of gold. " Lu Yuyao also seemed a little impatient, interrupted her father, and said: "Father, you can talk about these unimportant things in the future, let's talk about the important things first." Lu Dongyan said: "What is the most important thing?" Lu Yuyao said: "What is the identity of Mr. Geng, you have been talking about it for a long time, but you still haven't mentioned it yet!" Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "You girl is really impatient, well, you are eager to know, I will tell you now." Speaking of this, he drank a cup of hot tea slowly, then turned around and said to Hong Tianlei: "Have you ever heard of the name Geng Zhao?" Hong Tianlei said: "Is it Geng Zhao who is known as the Jiangnan hero?" Lu Dongyan said: "Yes, this Jiangnan hero is the father of Mr. Geng." Lu Yuyao said: "I don't understand that. Since he is the son of a Jiangnan hero, why can't he know martial arts?" Hong Tianlei said: "Could it be that he is a real person who does not show his face, pretending not to understand martial arts?" Lu Dongyan said: "That's not true. I have traveled thousands of miles with him and we have been together for more than two months. If he knows martial arts, he must not hide it from my eyes." After thinking about it carefully, Hong Tianlei also felt that his suspicion could not be established. "If this Mr. Geng knows martial arts, how can he stand by and let Meng Ting and Lu Bobo fight for him in such a critical situation?" Lu Dongyan smiled and said: "You don't need to bother to guess, let me tell you. There is a reason here. "This Mr. Geng had never met his father before Meng Ting sent him to Jiangnan. "When her mother was pregnant with him, it was the turbulent autumn. Geng Zhao was in the army of Yu Yunwen, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was ordered by the army to sneak back to the fallen hometown in the north to spy on the enemy. He got married in his hometown. The husband and wife went back to the south of the Yangtze River together, but unexpectedly his wife became pregnant, and the war suddenly broke out. When the war broke out, he had to go back early and report the military situation. "At that time, the delivery date was approaching, so Geng Zhao had to entrust a relative to take care of their mother and child. He thought that he could come back to pick them up after they stayed in peace. Unexpectedly, there were years of wars. After the Jin and Song Dynasties, the Mongols invaded the Central Plains. Assuming a military position, he also achieved the position of the commander-in-chief. The officer became a big one, and he could no longer leave the defense line without authorization. "It was only when Mr. Geng was three years old that his mother got the news from a visitor from Jiangnan that Geng Zhao had been seriously injured in a certain battle, and now the fate is uncertain. "Of course Madam Geng was anxious to go back to take care of her husband when she heard the news. But at that time, the Jin and Song Dynasties were confronting each other along the Yangtze River, and the outposts of the Jin soldiers were scattered all over the way. Even if she could hide her identity from the enemy, she must not take a three-year-old The older children smuggled across the Yangtze River. "With no other choice, Mrs. Geng had no choice but to leave the child at a relative's house and go back alone to find a husband. "It's been thirteen years since I went there. Not only have the husband and wife not returned to the countryside, they have even lost contact with each other. Therefore, although Mr. Geng's parents have excellent martial arts, he knows nothing about it. He only knows how to recite poetry and compose poems." right." Lu Yuyao said: "Oh, is his mother also a heroine?" Lu Dongyan said: "Yes, Mrs. Geng is Geng Zhao's cousin. Her surname is Qin and her name is Nongyu. Twenty years ago, she was also a well-known heroine in Jianghu." Look at the Sword Record.") Hong Tianlei said: "Black Eagle Nian Zhenshan intercepted and robbed Mr. Geng, do you already know his identity?" Lu Dongyan said: "I am still uncertain about this point." Lu Dongyan continued: "When Mrs. Geng returned to the south, she left a string of luminous pearls for her son. This is a family heirloom of the Geng family, and it is invaluable. But Mrs. Geng left it to her son, not because it is It is rare and rare, but to prevent any accidents, it is kept as a token of recognition for his parents and sons. "When Geng Dian was sixteen years old, that poor relative brought him to the Huwei Escort Bureau and asked to see Meng Ting, the head of the bodyguard, saying that there was something that he could only talk to Meng Ting alone. "In the bodyguard bureau, there are often cases where guests ask for bodyguards to be 'dark bodyguards', so Meng Ting didn't find it strange, so he met them in the secret room. "The guest told Meng Ting the identity of Geng Dian, then took out the string of night pearls, and said, "I am a poor man, and I can't afford the money for the escort. If the chief escort agrees to send this child to Jiangnan, the string of night pearls It was left to him by his mother, so treat it as the money that the Geng family paid you.' "Why is Meng Ting willing to ask for it? He immediately laughed and asked the guest, "You and I have never met before. Why do you dare to tell me such a secret? Are you afraid that your family will be destroyed?" You must know that Geng Zhao was already stationed by the Song Dynasty on the Yangtze River.南岸的一位总兵官，此事倘若有人向官府告发，收藏耿公子的这位亲戚的确是可能会有灭门之祸的。何况他还藏有这样一串价值连城、引人觊觎的夜明珠。 “那客人道，'你我虽然素昧平生，但你孟镖头的侠义名声，天下谁人不晓？我若信不过你，还敢到这虎威镖局来么？' “孟霆听了这话，哈哈笑道：'你称赞我的话，我不敢当。但你要付我镖银，却又未免把我看得小了！'当下就将那串夜明球缝在耿电身穿的一件旧棉袄内。 “这个秘密，当时只有孟霆知道。我是在三年后，重见孟霆之时，他方才告诉我的。” 轰天雷听得悠然神往，禁不住赞叹道：“孟老镖头固然是侠义可风，那位穷亲戚也当真不愧是个义士！” 吕东岩叹了口气，说道：“可惜这位义士现在却是死生未卜，祸福难知！” 轰天雷吃惊道：“他遭遇了什么意外了？” 吕东岩道：“孟霆把耿公子送过长江，回来之后，曾经去找过那个教蒙馆的老夫子，向他报个平安喜讯。不料他那蒙馆早已关门，他的乡人说自从他那次带耿电出城之后，就没有回来过。孟霆很担心他是给年震山这帮强盗绑架去的。” 吕玉瑶道：“但愿他吉人天相，逢凶化吉。” 吕东岩继续说道：“此事是发生在年震山劫'镖'之前，是以也有一个可能是，那人经不起拷打，已经吐露了夜明珠的秘密，年震山才会来劫'镖'的。” 轰天雷道：“这人一副忠肝义胆，即使当真是被年震山绑架，受到非刑敲打，想必他也不至于吐露秘密的。” 吕东岩道：“但愿不是如此。但若然不是如此，祸患只怕就更大了。” 吕玉瑶道：“为什么？” 吕东岩道：“年震山来劫这位耿公子，为的什么？只有两个可能，一个是他要抢这串夜明珠；一个是他知道耿公子的身份，要向金虏邀功领赏！ “若是前者，年震山不过是寻常强盗的所为；若是后者，他就是金虏的鹰犬了。我与他结了仇，祸患不是更大吗？” 吕夫人道：“那个穷亲戚，会不会把两件秘密都吐露了呢？” 吕东岩道：“按理说是不会的。那个穷亲戚若然当真是一出镖局，就给年震山绑架了，那么年震山的目的就一定是为了求财。” 吕夫人道：“为什么？” 吕东岩道：“他们衣裳破旧，敢于踏进虎威镖局，有眼力的强盗自必会猜测他定是身怀重宝，才能够请得动孟霆来作保镖。 “再说，那个穷亲戚为了保命，也只须说出夜明珠的秘密就够了，何须再冒灭门之祸，说出另一件秘密？” 吕夫人点了点头，说道：“这么说，我倒宁愿、宁愿年震山只是为了求财了。”在说到“宁愿”两字之时，她停了一停，过了半晌才说出下面的话。原来她是想说：“我倒宁愿那个穷亲戚是被绑架的。” 吕东岩道：“是呀，倘若不是为了求财，那就是年震山早就知道耿公子的身份，甚或他本来就已暗中投靠金虏，这次是金虏派他出来的了。不过，若是这样，他也用不着绑架那个穷亲戚了。” 吕玉瑶插口说道：“爹爹，你也不用太过担忧了。这件事情已经过了十年，年震山直到今天才来找你。若然他是金虏的鹰犬，又已知道了耿公子的秘密，他们岂能让你平安过这十年？” 轰天雷道：“我也是这样想。年震山将我打得重伤，我当然是痛恨他的。但按他今日的行事来说，他来寻仇，却也还是依照江湖规矩。大概不至于是金虏鹰犬吧。” 吕东岩道：“你们说得都很有理，不过，我对年震山捉摸不透，总是难免有点忧疑。这也就是为什么我从来不肯和人提及我和年震山结有梁子的原因了。” 吕玉瑶笑道：“爹爹，我看这几年来，你是越来越胆小了。” 吕东岩道：“人无远虑，必有近忧。凡事总是小心一点好些。”沉吟半晌，接着说道：“我有好几年不走江湖了，凌贤侄，待你的身体好了一些，我倒想出门一次。” 吕玉瑶道：“爹爹，你是为了何事？” 吕东岩说道：“一来是去探访你的凌伯伯。铁威在咱们家里受了伤，恐怕要待个一年半载，才能回去，我也应该向他的爹爹报个讯，兔他挂念；二来我也想顺便到大都拜访丐帮的陆帮主，他们丐帮消息灵通，或者可以查出那个黑鹰年震山的底细。” 还有一个原因他不便说出来的，那是他想和轰天雷的父亲商谈儿女的婚事。这头婚事，目前他还决断不下，是以他要待轰天雷好了一些，即是再过一段时间之后，方能定夺。在这段时间中，他可以冷眼旁观，看看这对小儿女，是否性情相投，而凌铁威又是否适合做他的佳婿。 轰天雷当然不知道他有这个心思，说道：“老伯不用为小侄担心，我的身体是自小打熬惯的，现在死不了，自然就会好起来。老伯有紧要的事情，可别为小侄耽误了。你们一家人对我这样好，我已是过意不去。再误了老伯的事，我的心可就更不安了。” 吕东岩笑道：“你帮了我们这样的大忙，以致受了重伤，我更是过意不去呢。你安心静养吧。总得待你好了一些，我才能向你爹爹报喜啊！”“报喜”二字，语意双关，轰天雷听不懂，吕夫人心里可是明白的。不由得暗暗着急，想道：“他若是定要把女儿许配给这傻小子，这可如何是好？这傻小子对我家有大恩，人也确实不错，唉，但总是比不上我自己的亲侄儿。” 轰天雷果然复原甚快，起初以为他至少要半年才能走动的，不过两个月，他就能够下床了。 在这两月当中，吕玉瑶固然是经常在他病榻旁边，丘大成也不时进来问候。轰天雷是个耿直的人，不知不觉，也就拿他当作好朋友看待了。 这一天轰天雷试着走出院子，伸拳踢腿，活动筋骨。吕玉瑶陪着他，见他拳打脚踢，虎虎生风，大喜说道：“凌大哥，你好多啦！” 院子里摆有几副练武用的石锁，轰天雷一时兴起，说道：“待我试试。”吕玉瑶来不及拦阻，他已经把一副头号石锁举了起来。吕玉瑶急道：“快放下来，别弄伤了身体。”话犹未了，只见轰天雷把石锁一抛，随手接下，这才好好地放下来。把吕玉瑶吓了一个大跳。