Chapter 4 The fourth time, the witch Xingshi came to question the young man Ren Xiahu's friend

It turned out that Geng Zhao really had a nightmare. In the dream, he and his cousin were playing under the marriage stone in Yanggu Mountain.They chased butterflies, picked wild flowers, and washed their feet in the mountain stream. The morning glow dyed the stream red, and the blue waves rippled, forming layers of circles swirling like rainbows. All kinds of wonderful and eye-catching stones are embedded in the bottom of the water, like pearls. , Such as emeralds, such as gems, piled up into treasures at the bottom of the water.Geng Zhao jumped into the water, picked up the most beautiful gemstone, presented it to his cousin, and poured out his heart's affection. Unexpectedly, the cousin suddenly became angry and scolded: "This is not a gemstone, it's a fake. You put your love for me Compared to gems, your heart is also fake. Your sweet words are like the colorful clouds in the sky, very beautiful, but the easiest to dissipate. In short, everything is illusory, everything is fake. Get out of here!" Suddenly , the beautiful cousin turned into a ferocious yaksha, who tore his clothes with one claw, wanted to suck his blood, and chewed his heart. For some reason, he suddenly remembered that his cousin was his mother-killing enemy, Now tearing his clothes is to snatch his father's suicide note. He can be chewed by his cousin willingly, but this suicide note must never be lost, so he yelled, and pressed his cousin's hand with a "snap". live!

Eyes open, broad daylight, where is the shadow of my cousin?What was in front of him was the flowery girl Lian, he was holding her hand tightly, and her hand was on his chest.Geng Zhao's face was flushed, he quickly took his hands away, touched the buttons with his fingers, and suddenly found that two of his clothes buttons had been undone, Geng Zhao's heart was beating, he didn't know whether it was a dream or it was real, he Biting his finger in a hurry, he yelled out "Ouch", it hurt so much, only then did he know that he was not dreaming now. The girl's heart was also pounding, and she asked: "You, what are you doing?" Geng Zhao said: "I had a nightmare, dreaming that someone robbed me - my things." He almost put the "suicide note" Two words, said it, but fortunately woke up quickly, and just changed it when the words came to my mouth.The girl smiled and said: "It turns out that you were having a nightmare, but I was shocked. I saw that you were short of breath, and thought that you might be having a nightmare, but I didn't dare to wake you up, so I untied your two hands." A button to make you feel better." Geng Zhao thought to himself, "So that's how it is. You almost startled me too."

The mule cart continued to move forward, and soon it was dark, the girl said: "You are wounded, if you find a place to stay, it will easily arouse suspicion, why don't you sleep in the cart. I will continue to drive, so that I can go well." Hurry up and arrive at Tianning Temple earlier." Geng Zhaoxi said: "You are really thoughtful. But how can I be so tired that you can't sleep peacefully." The girl said: "I will watch for you when you fall asleep. Just lean against a tree and take a nap." Geng Zhao was grateful, but also felt sorry, and said apologetically, "You are my family's great benefactor, you not only saved me, but also preserved my mother's body. Take good care of me like this, even if I become a cow or a horse in my next life, it will be hard for me to repay your great kindness."

The girl frowned and said, "Don't mention the word 'en' again. Your mother and I are like sisters, and I have already regarded you as a brother. Well, how old are you this year?" Geng Zhao said: "Eighteen years old." The girl said: "Which month was it born?" Geng Zhao was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why she had to investigate so carefully, and replied: "It was born in September." The girl said: "I am the same age as you, I was born in February." She smiled, and then said: "You are not allowed to be polite to me anymore. My name is Qingbo, you can call me by my name It’s gone.” Geng Zhao interjected, “How can this be?” “Otherwise, you can call me elder sister. I was born half a year earlier than you, and with the friendship between our two families, the word ‘sister’ is about my age. I can bear it." Geng Zhaoxi said: "This is exactly what I think in my heart, I'm afraid to be presumptuous, so I dare not mention it first. I have no brothers and no sisters, so it would be best if you would recognize me as your younger brother. " Immediately called her "sister".Lian Qingbo smiled like a flower, and called him: "Brother", and said: "Brother Zhao, then you will have to listen to my sister from now on."

The mule cart entered a forest, and Lian Qingbo said: "It's windy, I'm afraid it will rain. Let's spend the night in the forest. You have been frightened for days. Listen to me, calm down, and sleep well. Let's go." After saying that, he got off the mule cart.Geng Zhao said, "What about you?" Lian Qingbo smiled and said, "I'm not going to sleep in the car, right? The forest is deep and the trees are dense here, even if there is wind and rain, it can also provide shelter. You don't have to worry about me, I will watch the night for you." Geng Zhao's face flushed, and he was very grateful in his heart, thinking: "This sister Lian is not only a hero among women, but also able to hold herself with courtesy in every way, it's really rare!"

The scent brought by the night wind, the chirping of insects in the woods, and the chirping of birds seemed to be playing a "lullaby" together. He felt relieved and soon fell asleep.This sleep lasted until dawn, and I didn't even have a dream. He opened his eyes, the sunlight had penetrated through the leaves, and there was silence in the woods. He called out, "Sister Lian." Soon, he saw Lian Qingbo running over, and asked with a smile, "You woke up, yesterday's day!" Did you sleep well?" Lian Qingbo's face was dusty, and there was still some dust on the corners of his clothes, which had not been wiped clean. Geng Zhao said, "Thank you, I slept well. Hey, why do you seem to have come back after a long journey?" Look? Didn’t you sleep last night?” Lian Qingbo’s heart skipped a beat, thinking: “Although he is a young boy who has never made his debut, he is very thoughtful.” He smiled and said, “Fortunately, it didn’t rain last night. I went to hunt a wild rabbit, it was already roasted, and I will make it for you for breakfast." Geng Zhao shared the rabbit meat with her, feeling very sorry.

Lian Qingbo took good care of him, so he walked and slept all the way. After three days, Geng Zhao's broken bones had healed up, and he could move his limbs. It was a sunny day, and one could see green hills in the distance. The Tianning Temple in Malan Valley was located in this mountain, and the distance was only about forty or fifty miles away.Geng Zhao was in a good mood, and said, "When I get down and take a look, my wound doesn't hurt at all." Lian Qingbo said: "It happens that there is a roadside wine shop in front, let's go in and have something to eat. Be careful!"

Geng Zhao asked for a bowl of porridge, and Lian Qingbo ordered two side dishes for him. He was waiting, when a customer sitting next to him slapped the table and shouted: "Is there such a strange thing? Master Sikong's martial arts are not weak Ah, why did someone set Tianning Temple on fire?" Geng Zhao was startled suddenly, and his heart was shocked. When he looked around, he saw two rough-looking men talking about the destruction of Tianning Temple. Tianning Temple is not far from here, and Master Sikong, who presides over it, is a well-known person to the public. Those two men brought such amazing news, and immediately made the roadside wine like a pot of boiling water. The hotel and the guys all crowded to their side, inquiring about it.

A guest said: "That's right, I also saw a fire on the other side of the mountain last night. I thought it was a wildfire, but Tianning Temple was burned!" This person was a regular visitor who lived in a nearby village. Someone quickly asked: "Did Master Sikong escape from the fire pit? Well, he is a good man. My father's asthma was cured by the medicine he gave." The rough man shook his head, sighed, and said repeatedly: "Oh, what a tragedy! What a tragedy!" The audience felt as if a big stone had been pressed on their hearts, and they asked one after another, "How miserable?" Burnt?" "Who set it? So bold?"

The man said: "Not only Master Sikong died, but all the seventeen monks in the Hesi Temple were killed except for a little Toutuo who was burning the fire!" Hearing this, Geng Zhao couldn't help shouting: " Killed them all?" The man said: "Yes, they were all killed! The thief killed people first and then set fire!" The man who patted the table before asked: "How many thieves have come? All the monks in Tianning Temple know martial arts, how can they Killed so easily?" The man said: "It's unbelievable to say that there is only one thief, and this thief is a young woman! She looks pretty!"

Surprised, lamented, cursed, and questioned out of suspicion, some people asked: "How do you know, did you see it with your own eyes?" The man said: "Didn't I say that a little Toutuo who was burning a fire escaped? He told me. I met him at Baishikou. He was injured and asked me for gold wound medicine. You are all fellow villagers. I don't need to hide it from you, you all know what I do, I am a horse thief, I went to Zhang Qianhu's house to steal a horse last night, but failed, when I came back, I met that little Toutuo." At that time, in the north under the rule of the Jin people, there were many thieves. Some horse thieves only stole the horses of the government and big families, but did not disturb the villagers. These horse thieves were regarded as heroes in the eyes of the people. The guests are not rich and wealthy, so it is not surprising. The horse thief continued: "That little Toutuo was not seriously injured. He was not injured by the female thief. He saw that his momentum was not right, so he slipped into the thatch and slipped away. His hands and feet were scratched by thorns in several places. He ran and fell several times. Fortunately, he met me. I applied Jinchuang medicine to him, and he hurried to report to Puning Temple. The abbot of Tianning Temple is Master Sikong’s junior. I saw The Tianning Temple is on fire, fearing that a large group of officers and soldiers will come, so they dare not stay nearby." Several anxious listeners shouted together before he finished speaking: "Don't just talk about your own affairs, it's not too late to talk about it later. You first talk about how the sixteen monks in Tianning Temple were killed? " The horse thief said: "It was around midnight last night, that little Toutuo was in a deep sleep, and suddenly woke up from his dream, only to hear the sound of shouting and fighting, and the clanging of metal and iron coming from the side of the Daxiong Palace. From time to time, there were a few terrifying screams. "That little Toutuo was quite brave. He got up and looked behind the Buddha statue. There was a long-burning lamp in the Daxiong Hall. Under the light, he could see clearly that the one surrounded by the monks in the temple was a female thief. , this female thief wears two braids and holds a green steel sword in her hand. She is very young, about seventeen or eighteen years old. "Although the female thief is young, she is very powerful. Her movement is surprisingly fast. She floats here and there, like a butterfly piercing flowers, piercing among the monks. I saw her Danced the sword into a ball of silver rainbow, protecting her body, her swordsmanship is more defensive and less offensive. But her hidden weapon is extremely vicious, and she doesn't know what it is. She raised her hand suddenly, A monk fell down. When Xiao Toutuo started to look around, several monks had already died under her hidden weapon. After watching for a while, the ground was piled up with corpses in disorder. "The little Toutuo was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. Suddenly, a monk rolled over on the ground and rolled to his side. This monk had always been on good terms with him. The little Toutuo hurriedly helped him up, trying to save him. I saw a small hole in his temple on both sides, bleeding profusely, he was already dead!" Hearing this, Geng Zhao's fear was definitely not under that little Toutuo's. Hearing what the horse thief told him, the female thief that little Toutuo saw was his cousin Qin Nongyu or who?The hidden weapon she used was, of course, the bone-piercing nail she used to kill Wang An. Geng Zhao recalled his cousin's gentle appearance in the past, "Oh, why did she become so vicious all of a sudden?" He felt strange in his heart, recalling what Li Jiajun said to him. He explained to Li Jiajun that he was going to Tianning Temple to take refuge temporarily, so he told Li Jiajun to go to Tianning Temple to find him after he finished distributing the gold and silver.From this point of view, the monks in Tianning Temple must have a good friendship with his uncle, at least they are not enemies.So what reason does the cousin have to massacre the monks of Tianning Temple?Unless she is insane, there is no second reason to explain it! Geng Zhao's train of thought was immediately interrupted by the horse thief's voice. The horse thief waited until the astonishment and yelling of the crowd calmed down a bit, and then continued: "That little Toutuo was scared out of his wits, but there are things that surprised him even more. There were a few monks with high martial arts, who had not been hit by a hidden weapon, and rushed to the girl's side, and were about to use the capture technique to capture her alive, when suddenly a monk laughed a few times, and then fell down! Then another The monk laughed a few times, and then fell down again! The laughter was horrific, it was not like the laughter of a human being, but the laughter of a devil released from hell. The little Toutuo was telling me When he got up, he still revealed an extremely terrifying expression! He said that at that moment, that beautiful girl also became a devil in his eyes!" Hearing this, Geng Zhao's heart was shocked again, and he thought to himself: "This is clearly my uncle's family's unique acupressure technique! This female thief can use bone-penetrating nails and laugh at waist acupoints. It's her, you can never go wrong!" The horse thief continued: "Xiao Toutuo was so frightened that he was out of his wits, how could he dare to look any further? He walked in a panic and accidentally knocked down a magic weapon on the throne. The female thief sneered and said, "So you are here Is there anyone still lying in ambush here?" Raising his hand, he hit the hidden weapon at Xiao Toutuo, and at the same time, his figure jumped towards him. "This little Toutuo has low skills, how can he resist the enemy? As soon as he heard the piercing sound of the hidden weapon piercing through the air, his legs were so frightened that his legs became weak, he couldn't stand upright, and he turned into a rolling gourd. The thief shouted: "Old monk, good work!" The little Toutuo touched it, and his head was still on his neck, and he knew that he had escaped his life by chance. Taking a peek, he saw that the presiding master Sikong was pressing down with a convenient shovel. Holding the long sword of the female thief. Presumably the hidden weapon was knocked away by Master Sikong. "Suddenly, the female thief flickered and circled around, and quickly grabbed a fat monk who was bullying her, and sent the fat monk towards Master Sikong's shovel, and shouted: 'Okay, Old monk, do you want to start a killing spree? I brought you a living person with my own hands!' This fat monk is the most beloved disciple of Master Sikong. A vicious devil actually used the fat monk as a shield and rushed towards him, only to hear a shua sound, Master Sikong was hit by a sword, bleeding profusely, and shouted loudly: "Magic robbery, demon robbery!" ! If you can still escape, run away quickly! Don’t worry about Lao Na anymore!’ "The little Toutuo knew that he was powerless to help host the host. At this moment, he only had one thought of fleeing for his life. He crawled out and fled into the grass. Soon, he heard the screams of Master Sikong, Fire smoke had also begun to rise, and Tianning Temple became a sea of ​​flames in an instant. "That little Toutuo still didn't give up, he ran all the way and turned his head all the way. Poor him, he could only hear wailing faintly in the firelight, but he didn't see a single person escaped, probably all of them were beheaded and killed by that female thief!" The audience booed and sighed everywhere, and Geng Zhao was even more confused, and seemed to be stunned.Lian Qingbo said in a low voice: "Your porridge is getting cold." Geng Zhao was still in the mood to eat it, but he didn't want to go against Lian Qingbo's kindness, so he barely sipped a few mouthfuls of porridge, not even a chopstick for side dishes Without moving, he hurriedly paid the bill and walked out of the store. Lian Qingbo helped him onto the mule cart, but Geng Zhao was still dazed and dejected.Lian Qingbo drove the mule cart for a while, far away from the wine shop, suddenly asked in a low voice: "Do you still want to go to Tianning Temple?" Geng Zhao's complexion was pale, he stayed for a while, and said: "No need to go, change the route to the south." Lian Qingbo said with a smile: "Your decision is made." Geng Zhao sighed: "Tianning Temple has become The rubble yard is gone, why should I go there? This time, it will never be changed.” Lian Qingbo was about to turn the mule cart around, when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes, like a storm, and saw two horses galloping towards him, Geng Zhao called out: "Hey, these two horses seem to be heading towards Are we not robbers?" He had already seen that the two knights were armed.This road is a country road, and there must be no room for a mule cart to run parallel with two horses. If one side does not give way, both sides may be thrown off their feet if they collide with each other. won't give way. Lian Qingbo said indifferently: "The sun is shining brightly, where are there so many robbers? Probably you have been in danger for several days, and everyone you see is suspected of being a robber." Prepare to give way. Geng Zhao was very anxious, and was about to tell her not to be so careless, when she suddenly heard her let out a soft howl, it was too late to speak, but soon, the two horses had already arrived in front of them, and they were about to collide. Those two men were extremely skilled in riding, they reined in the galloping horse in an instant, Lian Qingbo said: "I have something to do, don't stop me, please make way quickly!" The two men shouted: "Please forgive me, old man..." Suddenly they both jumped off their horses, knelt down in front of the mule cart, opened their hands, and stopped the green mule. As soon as Lian Qingbo's complexion changed, he whipped him down with a swipe of the whip, and shouted: "Do you dare to disobey my order? Hey, you, why did you become like this?" At this time, Geng Zhao also saw the faces of these two people clearly, and was startled. He saw that the man kneeling on the left had one eye rolled out, bloody and terrifying. It seems that his eyeball was not long ago. The one that was gouged out; the man kneeling on the right was even worse, one nose had been flattened, and two bloody holes were exposed on his face. The two men said: "If it hadn't been for this catastrophe, we wouldn't have dared to disturb your old man." The voice was buzzing, as if suffering from a serious cold, probably because of the nose being cut off. Lian Qingbo waved his whip and said, "Quickly tell me, what's the big deal?" Geng Zhao secretly wondered how gentle and considerate Lian Qingbo was to him these past few days, but now he treats these two injured men But he seemed ruthless.Geng Zhao couldn't help thinking to himself: "Who are these two people? Why did Sister Lian treat them like this? Listening to their conversation, Sister Lian knew them at first, but why did she pretend not to know them at first and asked them to make way? " The two men said: "The batch of goods we delivered to your old man was robbed." Lian Qingbo snorted and said, "Please trouble me even for small things. You go to my two girls, just Say it’s my order, tell them to chase it back for you, won’t it be enough?” The man whose nose was cut off replied in a smothered voice: "We were instructed by sister Ziyu to meet you from this road." Lian Qingbo's complexion changed, as if quite surprised, He asked, "Who exactly did you meet?" The two men replied in unison: "It's Liu Qingyao, the Penglai Witch!" Lian Qingbo was shocked suddenly, and laughed loudly: "Ha, it's Liu Qingyao, the Penglai Witch? She Do you want to compete with me? I was just about to see how beautiful she is, cruel and cruel, and she is also called a witch?" She laughed extremely ugly, and Geng Zhao was used to her gentle laughter. Seeing her other kind of laughter full of hatred, I felt my skin tingling, full of unpleasant taste, and at the same time, I couldn't help thinking: "Sister Lian's laughter is not only full of hatred, but also she can hear that she is trying to cover up her inner feelings. I forced my laughter out of fear. Even my sister's martial arts are so strong that she is afraid of that person. I don't know what kind of person that Penglai Witch is? This 'bandit number' is also strange. I only heard people say Penglai Fairy, and that Liu Qingyao But she is known as the Penglai witch, how can 'Penglai' and the 'witch' be connected? It is unimaginable!" Lian Qingbo asked again: "Did Ziyu really ask you to come here? Where is she?" The man who had one eyeball gouged out said: "How dare you talk nonsense, sister Ziyu told us to go first. She came later. She, she was..." Just as he was about to say the place, he heard the sound of a bell jingling, the man shouted: "Sister Ziyu has come, ah, and sister Chenxiang!" Before he finished speaking, he saw two fast horses galloping towards him, and those riding on the horses were indeed two women. When Geng Zhao saw it, he couldn't help being surprised again. Although these two women were not stunning beauties, they had a graceful figure, a slender head and crescent eyebrows, and they were above average.But one woman had two cuts on her cheek, and the other had most of her hair cut off, completely ruining their beautiful faces. The two girls jumped off their horses and cried together: "Miss, take revenge for us!" Lian Qingbo's face was very ugly, and he waved his hands and said: "Get up, get up, where is the Penglai Witch, take me to find her immediately! The girl whose hair was shaved said: "The witch asked us to report the news. She asked Miss to meet at the original site of Tianning Temple in Malan Valley at three o'clock tonight. She also said some nasty things..." Lian Qingbo said "What did you say?" The woman said, "I don't dare to say it." Lian Qingbo sneered and said, "Since she intends to humiliate me, her words are of course ugly. You just say it's okay, I don't care." The maid Said: "The witch said: 'You go back and tell the jade-faced fox that she can't hide if she wants to hide. If she doesn't come tonight, I will make her this jade-faced fox into a flower-faced fox. Well, first give her a A role model.'..." At this point, another girl began to cry again, Lian Qingbo said: "Oh, I understand, that witch slashed your face twice, and it turned out that she slashed for me." The girl said: "The witch also captured several of our village owners alive, and also intercepted several lines of makeup money that were paid to Miss. Miss, if you don't do anything, we will be defeated!" Lian Qingbo raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "I didn't want to go to Tianning Temple, but now I have to go. Go, go right away!" By this time, Geng Zhao had of course understood that not only the two men were robbers, but his "sister Lian" was also a robber, and not just an ordinary robber, but the leader of a group of robbers! Geng Zhao was surprised, and thought to himself: "She is a young woman, she has only been out for more than a year, and she actually became the leader of a group of bandits. She is really capable!" , and even refused to recognize these two robbers at first, presumably because she didn't want me to know her identity, for fear that I would underestimate her." Lian Qingbo's face remained dark, and after walking for a while, he suddenly smiled and said, "You probably know who I am now, right? Are you afraid? Are you still willing to call me sister?" Geng Zhao hurriedly said : "Sister, what are you talking about? You are my savior, no matter what your status is, I am grateful and it is too late! How dare you look down on you? Besides, under the rule of Jinlu, being a robber is a hero If I can't go to Jiangnan, I will be a robber with you." Geng Zhao's words were like a gust of spring breeze, blowing away the dark clouds on Lian Qingbo's face, but her smile was only fleeting, and she frowned again in a flash, and said: "That Penglai witch is cruel, I will go to meet her this time , the outcome is unpredictable, your leg injury has healed, I don't want to implicate you anymore, you, you go on your own, please forgive me for not sending you off." Geng Zhao raised his head and said resolutely: "Although I am incompetent and can't help you, I will never leave you when you are in trouble! Even sister, even if you push me away, I will not leave. !" Lian Qingbo couldn't hide the joy in his heart, he smiled slightly, like two budding flowers, and Geng Zhao's heart trembled when he saw it, he almost didn't dare to look up.Suddenly Lian Qingbo sighed again, Geng Zhao was taken aback, and asked: "Sister Lian, what's the matter with you?" Lian Qingbo said: "It's nothing, let's go!" The smile disappeared on her face again, The brows frowned even tighter.Geng Zhao thought to himself: "It's probably because that witch is too powerful, so she feels uneasy." He didn't know that even Qingbo was happy at times and sad at times, it was all because of him.Lian Qingbo was thinking at this moment: "Will he treat me like this forever? Well, I can only ask the Bodhisattva to bless me and never let him know this secret." Tianning Temple was only forty or fifty miles away from the roadside wine shop. At dusk, a group of people entered Malan Valley, and when they arrived at the original site of Tianning Temple, they saw only a piece of rubble. The bones are everywhere, and the mountain wind blows, and there is a faint smell of corpses.Geng Zhao didn't feel his hair stand on end, and thought: "How could Nongyu do such a thing? If I hadn't been here in person, I really couldn't believe it!" In the rubble field, there were already seven or eight men waiting there, seeing Lian Qingbo coming, they rushed to see him.Geng Zhao listened quietly, and it turned out that these men were the gang leaders of Lian Qingbo's gang, and the "powder money" they paid tribute to Lian Qingbo was also robbed by the Penglai witch.When these men were describing how they were robbed, their voices were still trembling. Lian Qingbo sneered and said, "You're all scared of that witch!" Among the eight men, half didn't dare to say anything, and two of them said: "The witch is really powerful, but if you are the old man, we can do it too!" I have the guts to fight her. But if we can avenge this revenge, we will be smashed to pieces and die in peace." Before they finished speaking, the other two men in yellow stood up and shouted loudly: "You are so cowardly! Rat, you only know how to increase the enemy's ambition and destroy your own prestige. With our young lady in the early stage, are you afraid that you won't be able to subdue that Penglai witch? You are going to get down the rope, just waiting to bind people, why do you need to be smashed to pieces?" These two men are burly, with thick beards and rough appearance, they don't look like Han people.However, in northern China at that time, various ethnic groups were mixed, the five parties were mixed together, and intermarriage between Hu and Han was also common.So although Geng Zhao felt that the appearance of these two men was a bit special, he didn't care too much, he just thought: "These two people call Sister Lian 'Our Miss', and they regard themselves as servants. There is a difference, one level of kissing. Sister Lian is the daughter of a boxer, not a wealthy family. Where did the family get so many servants? I just don’t know if these servants were accepted after she became the leader of a group of thieves, or were they already there? ?” I felt a little suspicious in my heart, suspecting that what Lian Qingbo told him about his life experience might still be incomplete.But then he thought: "Although she and I have become sisters and brothers, we haven't known each other for a long time. If there are unspeakable secrets about her life experience and she doesn't want to reveal it to me, that's reasonable. Don't I also have many things to hide from her? ?” Therefore, although I have doubts in my heart, my gratitude to Lian Qingbo is still undiminished. Lian Qingbo glanced at the two men and said: "You two are the only ones here who haven't met that witch yet?" The two men said: "The rumors in the Jianghu are always exaggerated. Although I have never seen that witch, I understand that she is no better than Miss. When she comes later, please allow us to take the lead and try her." Lian Qingbo said: "It's rare for you to be so loyal to me, but you also Don't underestimate that witch. As far as I know, that witch's martial arts is really not weak. You, Ziyu and Chenxiang, all prepare your hidden weapons, and follow my orders later. Don't rush to go first. " Even after Shiba's deployment was completed, they all sat down and waited for the witch to show up.Even Qingbo's three servants, plus the original eight men, the two injured robbers, and Geng Zhao, there are as many as fourteen people. Everyone is nervous. It's a loss, and it's even more uneasy whenever there is a turmoil. Suddenly a man jumped up and shouted: "Come, come!" Only two "quacks" were heard, but it turned out that it was a night owl flying out of the forest.Everyone was taken aback.Lian Qingbo reprimanded: "You are so flustered and suspicious, you might as well get out of here as soon as possible." The man was so depressed that he didn't dare to answer. After a while, another man suddenly called out, "Look at the moon." Lian Qingbo said, "Why?" , suddenly heard a long laugh, coming from the forest; the first time I heard it, it seemed to be far away, but in an instant, everyone felt that the laughter seemed to come from the ears. It was the fifteenth day of the night, and the moon was big and round. I saw a group of young girls. The four in front were holding white jade whisks, and the four in the back were holding green gauze lanterns. The fairy girl walked out of the woods slowly.This young girl is dressed in a white gauze, elegant and graceful, with a light body, her eyes are like autumn water, her eyebrows are drawn into her temples, and she comes slowly, just like a fairy princess of Luoshui, she walks gently and descends to the world.Even Shiba was originally very beautiful, but under the light of this young girl, she looked like a vulgar fan.Geng Zhaoming knew that this girl must be the ruthless "Penglai Witch", but at this moment, he couldn't help being dazzled, ashamed of himself, and secretly praised: "What a fairy!" The girl giggled and said: "Jade-faced demon fox, even if you still have some guts, come here on time, have all the foxes and dogs under your command gathered?" The gangsters under Lian Qingbo were all silent, and Geng Zhaozheng felt aggrieved, thinking to himself: "Although my sister Lian is a female robber like you, she is a grand robber. How dare you call her a jade face?" Demon fox, how unreasonable it is!" He was still thinking, and suddenly someone shouted: "How unreasonable, you demon girl hurt people with your words, give me a whip!" The ones who rushed out were the two men in yellow who had uttered such a big word just now One day, he shook out a long whip that was about ten feet long, and rushed into the girls' team with a whistling sound of wind. With a swipe of the whip, he hit that Penglai witch Liu Qingyao! Lian Qingbo frowned, and shouted: "Come back!" As soon as the shout came out, a maid in front of Liu Qingyao scolded softly: "Dog robber, you are looking for death!" You can hold it, it was too late to say it, and then it was too late, a whip has already hit Liu Qingyao's maid. Suddenly there was a sound of "咚咚", and a person fell over. When everyone looked closely, they saw that the man was already on all fours, and the long whip flew away.Geng Zhao couldn't help feeling terrified.He knew that there is a kind of kung fu in superior martial arts called "Zhanyi Eighteen Falls". His father also told him the secret of this kind of kung fu. He has not yet used it because of his lack of skill, but he can see that this What the maid uses is the superior internal strength of "Eighteen Falls on Clothes"! "The girl is already like this, the master can imagine." After Geng Zhao was shocked, he couldn't help secretly worrying about Lian Qingbo.Those powerful robbers who already knew the "Penglai Witch" were so scared that their faces turned pale! "Penglai Witch" sneered and said: "Jade-faced demon fox, do you want to do it?" Lian Qingbo went out to meet her, and said, "Do you want to reason first, you witch? Well, no matter what you say or do, I will accompany you. I was just about to ask you: You are in Shandong, and I am in northern Hebei, and we do not interfere with each other, why did you come to my field and bully my subordinates?" "Penglai witch" said: "I can go wherever I like, can you control it? Ha, you said that Jibei is your land, who gave it to you? I passed by here and took your powder money. Are you not convinced?" Lian Qingbo said coldly: "Penglai Witch, I have taught you the Thirty-Sixth Tiangang Fuchen, please give me a trick!" Penglai Witch said lightly: "What's the hurry? I still have something to ask you !" Lian Qingbo sneered and said: "Today's matter is the survival of the strong and the perishing of the weak, so why bother talking nonsense?" The Penglai Witch laughed and said: "Oh, so you are already panicking in your heart, are you afraid that I will kill you? Don't worry about it." Panic, I haven't decided how to deal with you yet, so I want to ask you one thing first: Did you kill the monk in Tianning Temple?" Lian Qingbo said: "So what if it is? What if it is not?" Penglai Witch said : "Master Sikong's younger brother entrusted me with revenge, and I have already agreed. If you killed me, I will disembowel you and cut out your heart, and use it as a living sacrifice to the monk of Tianning Temple! If you didn't kill me, I will kill you." I can spare your life, as long as I only wear your lute bone." When she was speaking, she fixed her eyes on Lian Qingbo, as if she wanted to find the answer between Lian Qingbo's brows. Lian Qingbo looked up to the sky, and laughed loudly: "Others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you! I didn't kill the monks in Tianning Temple, but since you threatened me, you should regard me as the ones. Why are you vicious?" Let’s use the means, not to mention disembowelment and gouting out the heart, even if the bones are turned into ashes, I’m not afraid.” The Penglai Witch looked at her coldly, those two gazes were like ice and sharp scissors, as if they could see through other people's confidantes.Her face is unsurpassedly beautiful, but when she meets her eyes, one can't help but tremble in one's heart.Lian Qingbo seemed to still look at ease, but Geng Zhao couldn't help shivering fiercely. The Penglai Witch smiled and said, "You don't have to force yourself to hide it, your laughter is trembling. Well, I'll find another witness, so that no one will say that I wronged you." Suddenly, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old little Toutuo crawled out of the rubble and limped out.Geng Zhaoxin said: "This must be the fire-burning head that the horse thief met. It turns out that he has been hiding here for a long time. Let's hear what he says?" The Penglai witch asked: "Little master, you can see clearly, is it this witch who murdered and set fire in your temple last night?" The little Toutuo looked at Lian Qingbo for a long time, and said in a trembling voice: " I dare not say!" 蓬莱魔女柔声道：“你别怕，有我在这里呢，你只管依实道来。”那小头陀讷讷说道：“看面貌和装束都不相同，只是、只是——”蓬莱魔女问道：“只是什么？”那小头陀道：“只是她的笑声却和那女贼相似极了。” 耿照心里一松，说也奇怪，他明知道他的“连姐姐”决不会是天宁寺血案的凶手，因为在这三天之中，他的“连姐姐”始终和他形影不离。但不知怎的，当那蓬莱魔女用那样的眼光看着连清波的时候，那神气活像法官审问罪犯，而那罪犯已是铁证如山，无可置疑似的，那刹那间，耿照接触到她的目光，意志也似乎受了她的控制，不自觉也对连清波起了疑心。如今听得这小头陀这么一说，心里想道：“这小头陀昨晚已吓得魂魄不全，还怎能分辨笑声似也不似？面貌既然不同，那当然不是她了。唉，其实我分明知道这凶手是谁了，怎的还会对连姐姐瞎猜疑呢？”正是： How about knowing the future?Please listen to the breakdown next time.