Chapter 6 The sixth chapter is full of fog, truth and fantasy, grievances and hatred, all kinds of right and wrong

The Penglai Witch was as cold as ice, she ignored the robbers, she turned her head and told a servant girl, "Call me Tortoiseshell and Coral." After a while, I saw a girl in black clothes hurriedly followed the maid, and Geng Zhao recognized that she was the maid who knocked down the man in yellow with the martial arts of "staining clothes and eighteen falls". The Penglai witch said: "Where is Shan Shan?" The maid said: "Sister Shan Shan is performing first aid on the little demon fox, she will come after a while." Can my sister finally escape?"

The Penglai Witch asked, "How about the two male servants of the jade-faced demon fox?" The girl in crimson clothes and black clothes is called tortoise shell, and she is one of the eight personal servant girls of the Penglai Witch. She was ordered to escort the two male servants, and replied: "The jade-faced demon fox is extremely vicious. When she escaped, she had not yet Forgetting to kill people to silence her, she blew up her two male servants with a poisonous golden needle flame bomb. One of them, the one I knocked over, died on the spot because he couldn’t move. , I bit off the root of my tongue and died. I didn’t ask anything.”

As soon as I said this, I suddenly heard the sound of "Hehe" coming from outside. The sound was like the howling of a wild animal. It was extremely tragic and creepy. I saw another girl in black clothes and black clothes escorting a woman with disheveled hair and foaming at the mouth. Geng Zhao recognized that the woman foaming at the mouth was Chen Xiang, Lian Qingbo's servant girl. The young girl must be the personal maid named Coral of the Penglai Witch. Coral looked excited, and shouted: "Miss, look, how cruel the jade-faced demon fox is, and treated the little demon fox who has served her for many years into such a state. I have used golden needle acupuncture, I can't save her. Miss, look at her, what else can I do? I have to ask her a few words, good or bad."

It was only then that Geng Zhao realized that the "little demon fox" they were talking about just now referred to Lian Qingbo's two personal servants. Hearing from their tone, Lian Qingbo himself had already escaped, and he let go of a big stone in his heart.But seeing Chen Xiang's miserable state, foaming at the mouth, "He He" screaming like an idiot, he felt very sad.A series of questions filled his chest, and he thought to himself: "Sister Lian really treated her like this? Why? Why? Could it be that she was injured by mistake? Why did she accidentally hurt her own people? How could it be such a coincidence? Sister Lian How can they be so cruel and cruel? Oh! Could it be that they lied on purpose? It was they who laid the poisonous hands on Sister Lian and told me on purpose to make me believe that Sister Lian is not a good person." But look at the little servant girl Shanhu. Excited, but not like lying.

The Penglai Witch walked up to Chen Xiang and stared intently, as if concentrating on her research to see if there was any other way to save her. Coral calmed down a bit, and continued: "Both these two little demon foxes were hit by their master's poisonous needles. The older one was stabbed in the heart by the poisonous needle and died. This little demon fox got the poisonous needle in the back of the head. Alas, it seems that even if he can be saved, he will inevitably become an idiot." The Penglai Witch stared at it for a long time, then sighed suddenly: "The poison has entered the brain, there is no way to save it. Let me try and see if it can wake her up for a while." She stretched out her fingers parallel to the pillow behind Chen Xiang's head. Tianhu Point" a little.

This "Tianhu point" is where the brain nerve center is located. If a person who is in a coma is touched at this point, he will wake up due to the sudden stimulation of the brain nerves, but he will die shortly afterwards. The most effective first aid technique for comatose people has never been dared to use.But because Chen Xiang could not be revived anyway, Penglai Witch only wanted her to wake up for a while, and asked her a few words, but had no choice, so she used this method.When she pointed her finger down, she couldn't help feeling pity in her heart. Chen Xiang screamed and jumped up, her eyes were wide open, staring straight at the Penglai Witch.Geng looked at it with horror, and turned his head quickly, not daring to look any more.

Suddenly Chen Xiang shouted sharply: "Miss, you, you are so ruthless! I have served for many years, you, you—" Penglai Witch said softly: "I am not your miss, wake up, think about it, Who is your lady and where did she come from? Where is her lair? Tell me all about it, and I will avenge you!" Chen Xiang stared for a while, and shouted: "Oh, you are not Miss? You are the Penglai Witch, you are the witch who cut my hair!" The Penglai Witch said: "Yes, you remembered!" Chen Xiang backed away again and again, as if she still had lingering fear of the Penglai Witch, and suddenly screamed again: "No, no, you and Miss are trying to harm me, I won't be fooled by you! You have no ability to avenge me. Miss, Miss, you are so ruthless! I will not spare you even if I turn into a ghost! Haha, yes, yes! This is how I take revenge, I become a ghost, hook your soul, take your soul, and arrest you to see Yama!"

In an instant, she seemed to be drunk again, dazed, dancing, and staggered towards the Penglai Witch. The Penglai Witch flashed by lightly. She grabbed a few times, but missed. Scratching at his own scalp, all the hair fell off immediately, and the scalp was grabbed piece by piece, but his expression seemed to be extremely proud, and he couldn't help shouting: "I will arrest you to see the king of hell, I will arrest you to see the king of hell!" The Penglai witch couldn't bear to see her suffer so much, and said softly: "Go, I will arrest her for you to see the King of Hades." She flicked her temples with two fingers, and she stood upright immediately, without breath.But the two eyes were still wide open and did not close.In a blink of an eye, blood flowed from the seven orifices.The group of thieves present here are all murderers without blinking an eye, but seeing such a terrifying expression, everyone can't help but feel scared.The two maids of Penglai Witch came up and carried Chen Xiang's body out.

The servant girl who led Geng Zhao suddenly pointed at him and cursed: "Have you seen it, have you seen it? Can you still laugh now? If our lady hadn't saved you early, you would have died like her! Thank you for saying you’re happy! Smile, laugh! Show me the smile! Hmph, you don’t know what’s good and what’s wrong, you don’t have a conscience!” Geng Zhao was very sad and lowered his head.His sadness was not because of the maid's scolding, but because of the tragic death of Chen Xiang.I thought to myself: "I just hope that sister Lian can get away, I am willing to die under her hidden weapon. But Chen Xiang is not willing to die! When I was hit by the hidden weapon, I fell into the hands of the witch, and sister Lian wanted to fight with the witch desperately." I don't blame her. But why did she kill her maid and loyal servant? Is it really to silence her? Sigh, when this maid kept cursing her on her deathbed, she hated her to the bone! "

The Penglai witch said: "Stop scolding, tell him to come up, and I will ask him." The maid said: "Yes, this Geng must be the lover of the demon fox. He was very happy when he was hit by the demon fox's hidden weapon." I think he must know the details of the demon fox, perhaps even better than her two maids." Hearing that the maid said that he was Lian Qingbo's lover, Geng Zhao blushed and scolded: "Nonsense, sister Lian is, yes, yes..." He wanted to tell the truth what Lian Qingbo had done to him. Youen is his benefactor, but after thinking about it, why should he tell the witch to know his secret, so the word "benefactor" came to his mouth, but he hesitated to say it out.

The Penglai witch seemed very impatient, and said: "I don't care who she is to you, whether it's a lover, an enemy, a benefactor, or a relative. In short, since you know her origin, you should tell me about it!" Geng Zhao sneered and said, "You treat me as a prisoner, and you want to force my confession to be correct? You might as well kill me!" He straightened up, stood in front of the Penglai Witch, with his lips tightly closed, letting the maids Threatened, shouted and cursed, and refused to speak again. The Penglai Witch was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "This kid is very stubborn." She waved her hand and told the servant girls to step back, and said softly: "You have seen it with your own eyes. Anyone who knows her details doesn't care if he serves her." She has been a servant girl for many years, she can be cruel, and she can kill you, you were also killed by her, but now you escaped by chance, do you still want to cover it up for her?" Geng Zhao still kept silent, Penglai Witch sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity for your father's hard work!" Geng Zhao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, jumped up, and shouted: "What did you say?" Penglai Witch said : "When your father was a teenager, he was a hero who was famous all over the world. In order to restore his homeland, he did not hesitate to surrender his heart and pretended to surrender to the Jinren. He worked hard for half his life and left a suicide note for you. He intended to call you Be a loyal minister, but who knows that you are obsessed with beauty and demon foxes! If you don’t know her origin, that’s all, and you know it well. You don’t want to serve the country, but you are fascinated by alien foxes, you say , can you live up to your dead father? Your loyal, wise and brave father has a son like you, ah, isn’t it a pity, a pity!" Geng Zhao shouted: "It turns out that you searched for my father's suicide note, so bring it back to me!" The Penglai witch said: "You protect that fox like this, how can I return this suicide note to you with confidence? Why, the words are over At this point, do you still have to cover up for that demon fox?" Geng Zhao said angrily: "Miss Lian is clearly the hero of the big man's female middle school, how can you call her an alien fox!" Qingbo changed her name to "girl" instead of "sister".Those servant girls listened and covered their mouths with a smile. The Penglai Witch said coldly: "How do you know she is the hero of the big man's female middle school?" Geng Zhao said brightly: "You just want to know Miss Lian's background, well, I will tell you her background to the best of my knowledge. I'm not afraid of your intimidation, I want to defend her, do you understand?" The Penglai Witch smiled and said: "Actually, you tell what you know. This is not only defending your sister Lian, but also defending yourself. Do you understand? No one said you were afraid, so you don't have to worry about it. Say it!" The Penglai Witch was right in Geng Zhao's mind, and Geng Zhao couldn't help but tremble again, thinking: "What a powerful witch, she finally got my words out. But even my sister is innocent and has a bright background. , Let me say it, so that you will know that you are wrong." Immediately, Geng Zhao said: "Ms. Lian is from Xinzhou, and her father is a famous boxer in Xinzhou. How can she be related to Hu people?" Penglai Witch said: "How do you know?" Geng Zhao said: "My grandfather Chu Daxiong is also a Xinzhou boxer, and the Chu and Lian families are good friends. Therefore, therefore..." The Penglai Witch smiled and said: "That's why you are commensurate with Lian Qingbo, isn't it?" Geng Zhao blushed , replied loudly: "Yes, what's so ridiculous about this?" The Penglai Witch said: "You two have a good relationship, did your mother tell you?" Geng Zhao was taken aback, and said, "She told me this herself. You don't believe her, but I believe her!" The Penglai Witch suddenly pointed at a man with a curly beard and said, "You are from Xinzhou, do you know that there is a boxer named Lian in Xinzhou?" The bearded man stood up and said, "There is no Lian in Xinzhou. Needless to say, there are boxers with the surname of Lian, but there are some boxers with the surname of Chu Daxiong." Another man also stood up and said: "There are very few people with the surname Lian. As far as I know, this is a rare surname. It seems that it is only found in the south of the Lingnan area." Has this surname." The bearded man continued: "I remember, one time I heard her maid call her Miss Helian. I think this kid was confused and missed the word 'He'. "Penglai witch said coldly: "Helian? Hey, this is a Hu surname!" Geng Zhao was stunned for a while, with an angry face, and said loudly, "Whether the surname is Helian or Lian, she is always a criminal of the Jin Kingdom, and a member of my generation who opposes the Jinlu!" The Penglai witch said: " Oh, how did she go against Jinlu?" Geng Zhao said: "She killed four officers of the Kingdom of Jin in the capital of the Kingdom of Jin last month, and later killed two officers of the Guards of the Kingdom of Jin and a Mongolian envoy in Miyun." The Penglai Witch said: "The two officers , was sent to meet the envoys from Mongolia, right?" Geng Zhao said in surprise, "So you already know. Now that you know, do you still have doubts about what kind of person the girl is? I think In your study room, there is a Liuzhou song head written by Zhang Yuhu, the number one scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty. Presumably you are also a heroine who resisted gold? Why can’t you tolerate the like-minded girl Lian? But you must put her to death?" The Penglai witch said with a smile: "Did the jade-faced demon fox tell you this too?" Geng Zhao said: "That's right, isn't it also fake?" The Penglai witch said: "Tortoiseshell, tell me about this." Huobi said: "Last month, I was ordered by Miss to inquire about the whereabouts of the Mongolian envoy, the Kingdom of Jin sent two guards officers to meet the envoy, and I followed them in Miyun. "That night I sneaked into the envoy's office to inquire about their secrets. I hid on the beam, and before it was time to have a cup of tea, I suddenly heard someone whispering in my ear: "Little girl, be careful, there is something wrong." The rats are coming to bite you!' I was taken aback, and there was no one around, at this moment, the Mongolian envoy suddenly shouted: 'Come down!' "The envoy's air splitting palm is really powerful. Fortunately, I was reminded by an expert earlier, and I moved my body two feet away in time. I only heard a click, and the beam broke in the middle, just like being cut by a knife and an axe. It's like chopping, if I hadn't avoided it long ago, it would be impossible to resist his palm force!" Geng Zhao was horrified when he heard this, and thought to himself: "This girl knows the excellent martial arts of Zhanyi Shibatiao, but she can't resist the force of this splitting palm. Isn't it inconceivable that the Mongolian envoy's skill is so high?" Tortoiseshell went on to say: "Seeing that my possessions are about to be exposed, I suddenly heard someone laughing: 'I am here, are you all blind?' Suddenly there was another person in the house, and I don't know where he came from." from? "It was a middle-aged man with the appearance of a scholar, with his eyes facing the sky, standing in the middle of the house, laughing loudly at the Mongolian envoy, and immediately attracted their attention. "The Mongolian envoy asked: 'Who are you?' The scholar smiled and said: 'I am urging Yan Luo!' The Mongolian envoy struck with a palm, and the distance between the two was three feet. The scholar resisted the violent palm force , the corner of his clothes didn't even float up, but the Mongolian envoy was on the verge of falling, and wow, a mouthful of blood spurted out. "As a result, the two officers of the imperial guards also panicked. They each showed their weapons and attacked the scholar. The martial arts skills of the two officers were also very good, and their skills were extremely agile. One of them used a knife. With one move and seven moves, in an instant, he cut thirteen knives and used ninety-one moves; the other one, using the judge's pen, tapped the scholar's eight major acupoints with one stroke!" Geng Zhaoxin said: "This servant girl has a good eye, she can see so clearly in an instant." The Penglai Witch smiled and said, "So, she can be regarded as a second-rate master in the Jianghu." Tortoise continued: "They are fast, the scholar is faster, they are ruthless, and the scholar is even more ruthless! Ah, since I debuted with Miss, I have seen several big battles, but there has never been such a thrilling one. The scholar The weight of the strike and the speed of the strike are simply unimaginable. The one who used the saber made the thirteenth cut, and the scholar took his single saber away, and in a blink of an eye the other officer's judge's pen was also knocked down by him. , the scholar slashed the two officers with a knife, and killed the Mongolian envoy, and it was only time to drink two sips of tea! But the danger involved is indescribable and unforgettable!" Penglai Witch suddenly asked: "You speak so powerfully, so in your opinion, how am I better than him? You don't have to flatter me, just tell the truth." Tortoise shell replied: "Miss martial arts are profound and profound. Although the maidservant has served for many years and is often instructed, she has never seen the barriers. The scholar comes and goes like the wind, kills like grass, and her skills are unfathomable. How great is the maidservant?" How dare you talk about it?" These words were very decent, but she compared the scholar with the Penglai Witch, and it was obvious in her mind that the scholar's martial arts were by no means inferior to her young lady. The Penglai Witch smiled and said: "I have never met an opponent since I came out of the rivers and lakes. It is really boring. Listening to you, this scholar is considered a capable person in the world. I would like to meet him for a while. What happened next?" Tortoiseshell said: "Later, I thanked him and asked him to leave his name. He looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said in a loud voice: "Hold your head up and laugh outside the sky, Huhai is a scholar, but you know crazy singers, why ask your name?" Amidst the laughter, he disappeared in a blink of an eye!" The Penglai Witch suddenly clapped her hands and shouted: "I know, this scholar must be the 'Smiling Proud Universe' madman Hua Guhan!" The tortoise shell was surprised and said: "His nickname is 'Smiling Proud of the Universe'. This nickname is indeed very crazy, and it is worthy of the name of 'Crazy Man', but why have I never heard of this name before? What is his origin?" The Penglai Witch smiled and said: "The higher the ability, the harder it is for his name to be known. This scholar is like a dragon who sees the head but does not see the end. How can an idler know his origin? I was also not long ago, I just found out that there is such a person. At that time, I heard the senior say that he did strange things, and I didn’t quite believe it in my heart; but now, listening to what you said, you have witnessed him in Miyun and seen his ability with your own eyes. , I couldn’t help but believe it. Well, it’s strange, it’s strange!” Tortoiseshell was puzzled, what did her miss mean by these two “strange” sounds?She was also very strange in her heart, and thought to herself: "Miss treats me like a sister. Since she already knew that there was a madman, why didn't she tell me about it? Last time I came back from Miyun, I told the story. Although she didn't speak in detail today, she also mentioned the scholar's outstanding martial arts; why didn't the young lady say it was him?" Tortoise was very puzzled, but even though she had doubts about her identity as a maidservant, she dared not dare Ask more. But the tortoise shell's suspicion was not as strong as Geng Zhao's. Geng Zhao was not only suspicious, but also confused. He thought to himself: "If what this girl said is not a fabricated lie, then sister Lian deceived me. Why is she Do you want to plunder the beauty of others and claim other people's affairs as your own?" Thoughts were still on, Penglai Witch sneered and said: "Did you hear that? There is no doubt that this matter was done by the madman Hua Guhan. What has it to do with the jade-faced demon fox? You still have to say something to this demon fox." Any good words?" Geng Zhao said: "Okay, even if this is false, there is another thing that I personally encountered. I was rounded up by warriors in Jicheng, and it was she who killed many warriors and secretly helped me escape. This cannot be said Is it fake?" Penglai Witch said: "Oh, is there such a thing? Please tell me about the situation at that time in detail, how did she help you secretly?" Geng Zhao glanced at the group of thieves, hesitated, and fell silent.The Penglai Witch is so smart, she knew what she meant, and said immediately: "Huanhu, they have nothing to do here, you can detain them all. You can tell them what I mean first, let them think carefully, and wait for them to think clearly." I'll call them again." From her tone, it seemed that she didn't want to take their lives, but just wanted to subdue them.The gang of thieves saw a glimmer of life, and couldn't help but smile, and they all followed the maid and walked out with their heads bowed. Geng Zhao thought to himself: "My father's suicide note is already in her hands, and she already knows about seventy-eight percent of my secrets, so let's tell her!" For some reason, Geng Zhao originally regarded the Penglai Witch as an enemy Yes, at this moment, I feel that she has an irresistible majesty, but also makes people feel reliable. The Penglai Witch heard him tell about the experience in Jicheng, and suddenly said coldly: "According to you, when you returned home that night, your mother and family members Wang An and Xiaofeng were all killed first. .Even if the jade-faced demon fox saved you secretly, that would be a later event. Isn’t there anything suspicious? Do you trust the jade-faced demon fox just like that?” Geng Zhao was taken aback, and shouted: "What did you say? You, you, do you mean Miss Lian is the murderer?" The Penglai Witch said, "I have no facts to prove it, but according to the behavior of the jade-faced demon fox, she did It's not surprising that things like this come. Hasn't she lied to you many times?" Geng Zhao shouted: "No, that's not right. This is too unreasonable! If she is really the murderer of my mother, why should she save my life twice or three times?" The little maid Shan Shan laughed and said: "Perhaps she likes your little boy?" Geng Zhao said angrily, "You, you, you are using the heart of a villain to save the belly of a gentleman! Why, how can you always distort other people's heroic behavior? Think about it?" Shan Shan laughed loudly and said, "It's the first time I've heard someone praise the jade-faced demon fox like that. Haha! Unexpectedly, the demon fox has become a gentleman and a hero!" The Penglai Witch said: "Huanhu, you are not allowed to be so frivolous. Geng Zhao, you don't have to be furious. Let's not hold prejudices first, we have to find out the truth." Geng Zhao had long believed that his cousin was a mother-killing enemy, because this was the greatest trauma he had suffered in his life, and he really didn't want to mention it to others.But at this time, he was so excited that he couldn't help but blurt out: "Don't worry about it, the matter has already come to light. My mother died after being tapped on her waist, and my family members Wang An and Xiaofeng were nailed to the bone. Dead. This is the Qin family's unique technique and unique hidden weapon!" The Penglai Witch gave a slight "Hey" and said, "So, you doubt Vajra Hand Qin Chong?" The maid suddenly called out, "I met Qin Chong's daughter the day before yesterday, and she said that her father was killed by someone. , Could it be that you kid killed it?" The Penglai witch said: "Qin Chong is so skillful, how can he kill him? The one who killed Qin Chong must be someone else, you can't make random suspicions." Geng Zhaoben confessed , but after hearing what Penglai Witch said, he changed his mind temporarily. Geng Zhao thought to himself: "Although there are poems written by the champion of the Southern Song Dynasty hanging in her study, I still have no idea what kind of person she is. Why should I tell her everything? Let's listen to what she has to say. " I only heard the Penglai Witch slowly say: "There is one thing, maybe you don't know it yet, Qin Chong has long been in contact with a leader of the rebel army in the south, and the leader of the rebel army asked him to go to help, Qin Chong has also agreed I made an appointment. But he didn't come. The elder brother knew that I was going to pass through Jizhou this time, so he asked me to go to Qin Chong to drive. I didn't know that before I had time to see Qin Chong, he had already died. Think about it, Qin Chong is a righteous man with lofty aspirations, how could he murder your mother?" Hearing that, Geng Zhao's heart was shocked again: "Could it be that I really killed the wrong person?" Then he said: "But the technique of laughing at the waist point and the unique hidden weapon piercing the bone are clearly unique to the Qin family, so how can we say that? " The Penglai Witch smiled and said: "That's right, these two kinds of kung fu are the unique skills of the Qin family, but if someone is a master of martial arts and understands all principles, it may not be impossible to use these two kinds of kung fu? You see ——"Suddenly pointed at Geng Zhaoyao, Geng Zhao could only feel the extreme itching in his waist, and couldn't help laughing out loud, Penglai Witch pointed again, unlocking his acupuncture points, Geng Zhao took a deep breath , Only then can I hold back the laughter. The Penglai Witch said: "Look, is this a way of laughing at the waist point? If I didn't release the point for you, you would have died of laughter by now. It can be seen that this is not only used by the Qin family. " Geng Zhao couldn't help being horrified. This Penglai witch can use the ability to tap acupuncture points from a distance of several feet, and tap other people's laughing waist points, which is many times better than his uncle. The Penglai witch continued: "The skill of the jade-faced demon fox is not much worse than mine. How can she know that she doesn't understand this technique? As for the bone-penetrating nail, she is even better at using it. The monks of Tianning Temple, there were many To die under her piercing nail?" Geng Zhao couldn't help but said: "She was definitely not responsible for the murder in Tianning Temple. I don't understand why you insisted that it was her. During those three days and two nights, she never left me. Could it be that she has a way to double up?" No?" The Penglai Witch asked in amazement, "Is this true?" Geng Zhao said angrily, "Why should I lie to you?" How he was severely injured by the whip of the North God, how Lian Qingbo came to rescue him, and how he drove to Tianning with him Temple and other things have been said to Penglai Witch. The little maid Shan Shan suddenly smiled and said: "Is it true that she has never left you for a moment? You are so affectionate! What about when you were sleeping?" Geng Zhao blushed and said, "You are rude to ask, I won't answer you "Penglai witch said: "Huanhu, don't make fun of him." Geng Zhao was very embarrassed and said, "Actually, as long as you ask carefully, I'm not afraid to tell you. She gave me the two nights." Watching the night in the forest. You must know that my wounds were not healed at that time, and I was a fugitive wanted by Jinlu, so I may be in danger at any time." The Penglai Witch was quite surprised and fell silent.After a while, he said with a smile, "I thought I had figured it out, but now that you say it like this, it makes me confused again." Geng Zhaoyan said: "The matter is clear, it's just that you have a prejudice against her." The little maid Shan Shan sneered: "I think you are obsessed with obsession, and you are fascinated by the demon fox!" The Penglai Witch said: "You don't have to bicker, you can always find out the truth. I don't think he deliberately concealed it for the demon fox, but he really doesn't know her origin. Well, let's not mention the demon fox now. Return the suicide note to you first." Geng Zhao took the suicide note, and the Penglai witch suddenly asked again: "Since you regard your father's suicide note as more precious than life, why did you read Laiyu that fox?" : "Who said I watched it with her?" The Penglai witch said: "Look for yourself, what's more in the book?" Geng Zhao turned over the pages of the suicide note one by one, and said blankly: "What's there?" The Penglai witch said: "Be careful Look!" Geng Zhao suddenly said "Huh", and found a hair in the crack of the last page. The Penglai Witch said: "Twist this hair up, look, it doesn't look like a man's hair, does it?" Geng Zhao thought to himself, "How do you know it's not your own hair?" The Penglai witch seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and said with a smile: "You have been with the jade-faced demon fox for a few days, haven't you noticed? Her hair is curly, completely different from mine." Geng Zhao saw that the hair was really curly, and he was skeptical.But then he thought: "There is more than one woman with curly hair in the world, how do I know where she got it from? How can this hair alone prove that sister Lian peeked at it? And she once saved my life. He is also a thief who is the enemy of Jinlu, even if she is allowed to take a peek, it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t this witch peek too?” Geng Zhao has a straightforward personality, and originally wanted to argue with the Penglai witch, but when he thought that he was her As a captive, she was already overjoyed to have this suicide note returned, so she didn't want to be troublesome at the moment, and kept silent. The Penglai Witch said with a smile: "Up until now, you probably still regard the demon fox as one of your own? Well, that's up to you. I just ask you, what are your plans for the future?" Geng Zhao raised his head and said: "If you are willing to let me go, of course I will go to Jiangnan and try to present this suicide note to Emperor Song." The Penglai witch sighed, and said: "Your father's painstaking efforts are admirable, I'm afraid this suicide note is useless! Since Yue Shaobao (Yue Fei) was killed by Qin Hui in the Southern Song Dynasty, he has been treacherous and evil. Gou'an. Shanhu, you have been to Lin'an, read that poem that has been handed down to Mr. Geng." Shan Shan read aloud: "While the green hills outside the mountains, the buildings outside the buildings, when will the West Lake singing and dancing stop? The warm wind makes the tourists drunk, and they turn Hangzhou into Bianzhou!" Hearing this, Geng Zhao's heart sank. The Penglai Witch said: "The atmosphere in Lin'an is like this. To put it bluntly, the Southern Song Dynasty is a worthless little court! If you send this suicide note, you may not only be useless, but you may even be killed by a traitor! Shenzhou, you don’t have to count on this worthless little court. I think you might as well stay with me, what do you think?” Geng Zhao said: "This suicide note is my father's lifelong painstaking effort. He left a message when he was dying. He asked me to send it to Lin'an after I grow up. How can I violate his will and make him feel uneasy? Regardless of Zhao Song Whether the emperor is good or bad, my future will be a disaster or a blessing, I will do my best. Miss Liu, please forgive me for not being able to obey your orders." The Penglai Witch said: "Okay, everyone has their own ambitions. Since you have set your heart on a lone minister and evil son and know that you can't do it, then I don't want to force you. It's just that your injury is not fully healed. Okay, how about we go?" Hearing that the Penglai Witch was willing to let him go, Geng Zhao finally let go of a big stone in his heart.The little maid said with a smile: "Our young lady has been very polite to you, why don't you thank me?" Finally, the witch was kind to her, so she saluted her willingly and said "thank you", and the little maid giggled. Shan Shan said: "How to deal with those robbers?" Penglai Witch said: "You bring them up." After a while, the two maids, Shan Shan and Tortoise Shell, put the bandits on board, and Penglai Witch asked: "Have you thought about it clearly?" ? Are you willing to follow the jade-faced demon fox or follow me?" The group of thieves said in unison: "We were all threatened by the demon fox in the past, and we dare not disobey. The young lady drove away the fox for us. We are all very grateful. We are willing to obey orders and follow the whip with the stirrup." The Penglai Witch said coldly: "Are you really convinced? I cut off your nose and ears, do you two have no complaints?" She was referring to what Geng Zhao saw on the road yesterday. Yes, those two robbers who came to meet Lian Qingbo. The two robbers said tremblingly: "I just want to avoid death, how dare you hate the heroine?" The Penglai witch sneered and said: "Do you also know that you are afraid? You usually kill innocent people, but have you ever thought that other people have their own lives? Is it?" It turns out that these two people are the famous murderous monsters in the green forest. The faces of the two robbers were ashen, "Bu Tong" knelt down, and said in a low voice, "I beg the heroine to forgive me, I am willing to serve as a slave under the heroine." The Penglai witch snorted and said, "Where is your usual prestige? Hmph, people like you are not worthy of being my slaves. "I know that the two of you are the most powerful subordinates of the jade-faced demon fox. Once you robbed Li Mazi of Cangzhou for territory. Li Mazi was a subordinate of Wang Tieqiang, the leader of the rebel army in Cangzhou. You were not as powerful as him, so you secretly informed Jin Bing According to the news, let the Jin soldiers capture their stronghold, and you follow behind to pick up cheap, is there such a thing?" This matter was very secret, the two robbers didn't expect that the Penglai Witch would know so clearly, they were frightened and kept silent, just kowtowed.The Penglai witch shouted: "Is this the order given to you by the jade-faced fox to do this?" Geng Zhao squeezed a cold sweat, his heart was pounding and almost jumped out, he pricked up his ears to listen to the two robbers, even if Qingbo was a friend or an enemy, it all depended on how the two robbers behaved answered. After the Penglai witch asked, there was silence, and the two robbers did not answer. They kowtowed on the ground, but now they seemed to have turned into stiff stone statues.The two little servant girls, Shan Shan and Tortoiseshell, came closer to have a look, and shouted: "These two thieves are dead!" It turned out that they had heard the Penglai witch scold them that they were not worthy of being slaves, and they had already been frightened. They didn't hear the witch's question later, so they were frightened to death. The Penglai Witch sneered and said, "Only the brutal are the most cowardly. This sentence is really true. Drag them out and throw them into the valley to feed the wolves! Don't let them pollute my place." All the thieves turned pale with fright, and the Penglai Witch said: "You don't have to be afraid, I have the most clear rewards and punishments. In terms of your usual behavior, you have done more bad things and less good things, but it is not like these two dogs. Thieves are treacherous and violent, I can spare you, as long as you listen to me." The group of thieves fully agreed: "I would like to listen to the orders of the heroine!" The Penglai witch said: "I have three chapters with you. First, you are not allowed to harm the local area and kill innocent people without permission; Ku; the third is to fight against the Jin soldiers together, as soon as you receive my command arrow, you must follow the order, can you all follow it?" The Penglai Witch said something, and those robbers responded. The Penglai Witch sneered: "You promised so easily, but don't want to be obedient. I will let you go back now. First, I don't want your territory, and second, I don't want you to pay tribute. , but if I find out who breaks the promise, I will never show mercy, these two people are your role models." The group of thieves all said: "Don't dare, dare not. We will never dare to break the agreement with the heroine." When they first fell into the hands of the Penglai Witch, they thought they were dead, but unexpectedly, the Penglai Witch didn't kill them.而且不要他们进贡，就肯放他们回去，因此每个人都是在惊惶之中，又感到意外的欢喜。 耿照在旁边看了蓬莱魔女这番处置，也不禁暗暗心折，心里想道：“连姐姐和她同是强盗头子，这班强盗对她们也都是同样惧怕，但看来两人的行事却甚不相同。这蓬莱魔女竟似乎要正派得多。”又想道：“听他们的话，连姐姐本人是否与金虏为敌，没人说得出实在的情形。但最少他们并没有奉过连姐姐的命令去抗拒金兵。而这个蓬莱魔女却确实是个抗敌保民的侠盗。”想至此处，对连清波的信心，不禁渐渐动摇，对蓬莱魔女则益增佩服。 蓬莱魔女遣散了群盗之后，对耿照道：“你也该歇息了，养好了伤，我便让你下山。”当下叫原来那个丫鬟送他回去。 那小丫鬟服侍得甚为周到，服侍他吃了晚饭，临走的时候，还给他添上了一炉香。可是虽然是被暖香浓，耿照却哪里睡得着觉。 连日来他经过不少奇遇，而每一件奇遇，都给他多添了了一重疑云，令他辗转反侧，不能成寐。他虽然闭上眼睛，情绪却总是不能稳定下来，表妹秦弄玉、连清波、蓬莱魔女，这三个少女的影子，一个接着一个，走马灯似的在他眼前晃过。这三个少女，一个是他的多年情侣，一个是他的救命恩人，还有一个则是他刚刚相识的女侠。这三个少女的身份及与他的交情都各个不同，但有一样相同的是：对这三个少女，他都感到难以捉摸，弄不清楚她们究竟是何等样人了。表妹是否是他的杀母仇人？连清波是友是敌？这两个问题，在未遇见蓬莱魔女之前，他自己的心里本是有了答案的，但听了蓬莱魔女的一席话，他本来已经有了的答案，登时又变成了悬疑，只觉得似乎什么人都不可信任了。但蓬莱魔女就可以信任了吗？他自己发问，随即一片茫然。He wasn't sure.可以肯定的是，不管如何，蓬莱魔女总是一个人间罕见的奇女子。他心里想道：“她虽有魔女之名，但这个魔女倒似乎很讲道理。” 耿照辗转反侧，心事如潮，直至将近天亮的时候，才朦朦胧胧地睡了一觉。 一觉醒来，已是日上三竿的时分。昨日那个小丫鬟早已把早点端来，是稀粥和四样精美的小菜。耿照见她殷勤服侍，甚是不好意思，不免向她道谢。那丫鬟笑道：“若是别人，似你和那妖狐这么亲热，我们的小姐早已把他一刀杀了。你是沾了你死去的爹爹的光。我们的小姐深知你爹爹的来历，后来又在你的身上发现你爹爹的遗书，这才对你另眼相看的。”耿照的父亲因为怀抱苦心，屈身事仇，自己的来历，连儿子也是瞒着的。待到他的母亲将那份遗书转交给他的时候，从母亲的口中，他才约略知道了一些关于父亲的事情，但也还说不上是“深知”。因此现在听了这个小丫鬟的话，心里便感到甚为奇怪，暗自想道：“这蓬莱魔女大约比我大不了多少，她又怎会深知我爹爹的来历？”他这样的想着，不知不觉就微微一“噫”，说出了一声“奇怪”！ 那小丫鬟笑道：“你是奇怪别人唤我们的小姐作魔女么？”耿照心里想的，本来不是这个，但对于柳清瑶何以有魔女之名，他也颇感兴趣，于是随口应道：“是呀，我看你们的小姐倒也颇能分辨是非，很讲道理的呀，怎么会得了个蓬莱魔女之名？” 那小丫鬟笑道：“最初人家本来是叫她作'蓬莱仙子'的，后来见她嫉恶如仇，黑道白道上的人物，有不少吃了她的大亏，于是'仙子'就变成了'魔女'了。说来也好笑，小姐这'魔女'的绰号，是从她剥了钟家兄弟的皮后，才开始从江湖上传开的，你可要听听这个故事？” 耿照好奇心起，说道：“只怕耽搁你的工夫。”那小丫鬟道：“我反正没事，就说给你听听。那钟氏兄弟是陕甘道上的巨盗，身材魁伟，武艺高强，生性风流。不过他们倒非一般普通的采花贼可比，他们恃着风流手段，在绿林之中拈花惹草，也自有一些淫娃荡妇送上门来，于是他们越发自负，以为天下的美女都会对他们倾心。那年他们见了我家小姐，两兄弟竟然不知死活，胆敢转我家小姐的念头，不约而同都来向我家小姐求婚。我家小姐也妙，不动声色，不置可否，却约他们两兄弟同时到来，对他们说道：'我曾许下心愿，我的丈夫，必定要本领能够胜过我，我才嫁他，你们既然向我求婚，就非得与我比试不行。'那两兄弟面面相觑，小姐又笑道：'你们不必礼让，最好是同时上来，我若输给你们，就都给你们作妻子。'那两兄弟虽是风流浪子，听她这样回答，也不觉大为尴尬，老大顿了顿足，说道：'老二，让给你吧！'我们的小姐一声冷笑，说道：'你既然来到，那就不能走了。你不动手，我先动手。'噼噼啪啪，就打了老大几记耳光，老二见势头不对，他们两兄弟虽然有时争风，手足的感情倒还很好，于是老二也上去相助哥哥。他们二人哪里是小姐的对手，给小姐戏侮个够，一声笑道：'凭你们这两个癞蛤蟆也敢动我的念头。好吧，你们两人都留下来吧！'就这样，把钟家两兄弟都剥了皮，他们带来的随从，也一个不留都给小姐杀了！” 耿照听得毛骨悚然，心想：“这两兄弟固然咎由自取，但蓬莱魔女的手段也未免太狠辣了。” 那小丫鬟道：“自此之后小姐这'魔女'的绰号，就在江湖上传开，人人见了她都心惊胆战，不敢再说半句不敬的话。但有一样奇怪的是，经过了这次事件之后，我们的小姐倒好似收敛了一些，不大肯乱杀人了。” 那小丫鬟又道：“我们小姐这样的脾气，将来不知怎么嫁人呢？”耿照笑道：“要找一个武功比她强的男子，只怕确实是很难了。”那小丫鬟道：“这也未必，听玳瑁姐姐说，她在密云碰见的那个书生，就是那个叫做什么'笑傲乾坤'的狂侠，武功也似不在小姐之下，就不知他长得是俊是丑，倘若也是个美男子的话，就可以和小姐匹配了。” 刚说到这里，忽听一阵洪亮的笑声，从外面传来，随即听得有人叫道：“有敌人闯寨，快去通报小姐！”那小丫鬟吃了一惊，说道：“莫非当真是一说曹操，曹操就到？你听听这是男子的笑声！”耿照不知不觉的就跟那丫头跑出去，心里想道：“这定是笑傲乾坤华谷涵来了，且看看蓬莱魔女怎样对付他？”正是： 欲知来者是否狂侠华谷涵，请看下回分解。