Chapter 10 Chapter 10: The Fire Family Chooses an Apprentice

Yan Chong walked to the stone room, looked at the golden Buddha at the end of the stone room, and said: "Damn, this time it's fun!" Smoke Worm adjusted his breathing, clenched the wooden stick, took off his pair of shiny leather shoes, put them aside, and then walked forward slowly. Huo Xiaoxie watched from outside the cave, clenched his fists, sweating for the smoke worm. The toes of the smoke worm reached the ground, slowly put down the soles of the front feet, stood still, and listened, but there was no sign of the sound of insects coming. Yan Chong steadied his body, moved forward slightly, and his whole body entered the stone chamber.Yan Chong raised his hind legs, followed the same pattern, and unexpectedly took another step, both feet stepped into the stone chamber floor.

Everyone outside the cave stared closely at the footwork of Yan Chong's feet, seeing that Yan Chong had actually taken two steps, a trace of nervous expression appeared on their faces. Huo Xiaoxie clenched her teeth tightly, not daring to take a breath. The smoke worm took two steps, but it didn't cause the sound of the insect. Just as he was about to lift his foot to take the first step, he heard a soft squeak from the worm in the hole. The sound suddenly sounded, and the momentum was astonishing. It was the first time for smoke insects to enter the cave, and I thought that the sound of insects described by Huo Xiaoxie was so powerful, and it was a bit more embellished, but now I heard the real sound of insects in the stone chamber, and my head buzzed almost to explode, so I hurried to He retreated, but his steps were chaotic, he didn't retreat a step, he just stagnated for a while, but his knees didn't listen, and suddenly became weak, and he knelt on the ground with one leg, but he still couldn't exit the stone room.

The smoke worm screamed, but the sound of the insect became more intense, four times stronger, and it sounded like the sky was falling apart in the stone room.The sound of insects came out of the cave from the stone room, and everyone at the entrance of the cave hurriedly backed away, pale with shock. The smoke worm couldn't care less about face anymore, and with a bit of sanity remaining, it rolled backwards, and then exited the stone chamber, but the worm sound still didn't show signs of stopping, only slightly lowered by 30%.Yan Chong ignored everything, landed on all fours, and quickly crawled out of the cave. Seeing that he was about to climb to the entrance of the cave, he began to roll his eyes. The colorful lights in front of his eyes flickered, and he couldn't see what was in front of him clearly. As soon as his body softened, he was about to fall to the ground .

Yan Chong suddenly felt a strong force coming from his arm, and from the corner of his eye, it was Huo Xiaoxie who appeared in the colorful light, Huo Xiaoxie was staring at him, his facial features were crooked and dragged him desperately. Yan Chong's heart felt sour, feeling ashamed, following Huo Xiaoxie's momentum, using his last bit of strength, he drilled forward again, and was dragged out of the cave by Huo Xiaoxie. The two people rolled out of the cave, and the sound of insects stopped abruptly. Yan Chong's face turned pale, his eyes rolled wildly, but he snorted: "Damn, it's fun!" He remained motionless, as if he had passed out.

Huo Xiaoxie had two lines of nosebleeds, looked up at Jia Ding Yi, Monk Ku Deng, and Zheng Zedao who had retreated to a distance, wanted to ask them to help, but saw that they did not take a step forward Meaning, as if turning a blind eye, he cursed in his heart: "They are all hypocrites, bastard turtles, you are all wishing for the death of Big Brother Smokeworm, aren't you?" Huo Xiaoxie stopped looking at them, struggled to get up, and dragged the smoke worm forward, but just now Huo Xiaoxie rushed into the cave, and once again endured the more intense sound of insects than before. Not working hard.Huo Xiaoxie dragged the smoke worm for a while, then just sat down on the ground.

He only heard the monk Kudeng read: "Excellent! Huo Xiaoxie benefactor, the insects have stopped, and it's all right! Don't drag the smoke insects any more, just rest on the spot!" Huo Xiaoxie snorted without raising his head, and sat still. It wasn't that he listened to the words of the monk Ku Deng and stopped procrastinating, but that he really didn't have the strength to procrastinate.Huo Xiaoxie wiped away the nosebleed with his cuff, and suddenly screamed, "I'll be in the hole next! Don't underestimate people!" Huo Xiaoxie and Yan Chong lay on their stomachs and the other sat at the entrance of the cave. After resting for a while, Yan Chong shook his body, raised his arms, slowly supported his body, and rolled over and sat on the ground.

Yan Chong did not have a nosebleed, but his face was bloodless, only his eyes were red and bloodshot. Seeing that Yanchong had improved, Huo Xiaoxie felt more comfortable now, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Yanchong, are you okay?" The smoke worm waved his hands, and said in a careless tone, "Isn't this alive and well? It's okay, but the sound of this worm is so ugly, it's giving me a headache!" Huo Xiaoxie felt relieved and said, "It was so dangerous just now, just now..." Yan Chong interrupted Huo Xiaoxie, and said: "Stop talking, I was careless, the shit is just barking bugs, it's really fucking bad."

"Brother Yan Chong, you can walk two steps, it's really amazing, maybe the bad thing is that oops when you came out of the stone room." Both Huo Xiaoxie and Yan Chong turned their heads slightly, Zheng Zedao walked in the front, followed by Jia Dingyi and Ku Deng monk, and the person who spoke was Zheng Zedao. Tobacco has already taken out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a deep breath, and said lazily, "Are you praising me? Or are you mocking me?" Zheng Zedao said: "Brother Yan Chong, don't get me wrong, aren't we all looking for a way to break the Autumn Bug Cry? Brother Yan Chong, may I ask, how did you take two steps in a row?"

Yan Chong said: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but I can't say it. My personal feeling is different. Why do you say it?" The first half of Yan Chong's sentence imitated Zheng Zedao's tone, and the meaning of the words was similar. Zheng Zedao said: "Oh! That's how it is! Brother Smokeworm, we have something to discuss with you." Tobacco smoked a cigarette, hummed with his mouth twisted: "Fart if you have any." Zheng Zedao smiled lightly and said, "Brother Yan Chong, I'm afraid I can't give you the first golden Buddha."

Yan Chong didn't respond, but Huo Xiaoxie was anxious and was about to stand up. Yan Chong pulled Huo Xiaoxie and said, "Listen to him." Zheng Zedao said: "Brother Yan Chong, it's not that we don't abide by the rules of thieves, but there is another rule in the rules of thieves, that you should not give away things you have won with your life, unless you have the grace of rebuilding. I believe Brother Yan Chong also knows it." .” Smokeworm snorted and said, "I know!" Zheng Zedao said: "We thought that after we paralyzed the Autumn Worm with jade fetal beads, it would just take a little longer to get out the Golden Buddha. Who knew that Brother Yanworm just entered the cave, and with a slight mistake, it was almost impossible to get out of the cave. , the sound of insects is more intense than before. The stone room said it was not big, but if you walk in front of the golden Buddha and then back out, if you make a mistake, no matter how good your skill is, you will lose your life. So if you get a golden Buddha, It's a matter of betting one's life, not an ordinary cooperative theft. We discussed for a long time just now, and we thought it was better to talk to brother Yan Chong. Brother Yan Chong is the leader of the four major thieves in Northeast China. If you have a good reputation, you should be considerate. Bar."

Huo Xiaoxie still couldn't help it, and shouted: "You guys are cheating! Brother Yan Chong didn't tell you the secret of jade tire beads, so you don't know what to do now!" Zheng Zedao said: "If five people work together to take out the first golden Buddha, they will definitely not renege on their debts. But in this situation, we can only show our abilities. We have discussed just now, so let's break up and do things separately. One person has one hole. If Yan Brother Chong is entangled in this matter, we can wait for one of us to take out the first golden Buddha, and ask this person to ask for it." Huo Xiaoxie was about to speak again, but Yan Chong took the lead and said, "Needless to say! Since I had to risk my life to steal the Golden Buddha, I don't want to give it to me, I can't afford to lose that person!" Zheng Zedao said with a smile: "Brother Yanworm is indeed a hero! I'm sorry! However, Brother Yanworm, this cave that has already been tried is given to Brother Yanworm. Let's set up a few more sets." Huo Xiaoxie looked at Monk Kudeng and Jia Dingyi behind Zheng Zedao, both of whom remained silent, letting Zheng Zedao speak in front.Huo Xiaoxie secretly said: "They are all villains! When they nod, they all look like chickens pecking at rice, but they turn their faces faster than turning a book. They are all for their own self-interest!" Smoke Bug said, "Thanks then!" Zheng Zedao said: "Okay, brother Yan Chong, please have a good rest and don't disturb me." Monk Kudeng said: "Amitabha!" He turned and left. A, Ding and Yi laughed coldly twice, and also stepped aside. Zheng Zedao, Monk Kudeng, and Jia Dingyi each found a cave, and after watching for a while, Zheng Zedao went to the monk of Nahuo Temple and asked him to bring another set of items. Huo Xiaoxie and Yan Chong were sitting on the ground, Yan Chong was smoking a cigarette, thoughtful.Huo Xiaoxie sighed a few times in his heart, tilted his head and did not speak. Yan Chong exhaled a puff of smoke, and suddenly said: "Huo Xiaoxie, do you remember the winter in Fengtian City the year before last?" Huo Xiaoxie was startled, and hurriedly said: "Remember! That winter was abnormal, the weather was not cold, and there was only a thin layer of ice forming in the moat..." Yan Chong said, "Have you ever played on the ice at Dabeikou?" Huo Xiaoxie said: "I have been there. In the past, Dabeikou was a place where ice beads were made. The ice was too thin the year before and no one dared to play with it. But I went there a few times. One of my brothers stepped on a piece of ice and collapsed it." nearly fell and drowned." Yan Chong said: "That's right. Do you know how I felt when I took two steps and didn't disturb the insects? It's like stepping on the thinnest ice in the middle of the Dabeikou River back then. It's slow, and you have to keep moving so you don't step on the ice and fall into the water." Huo Xiaoxie was startled and said, "It turned out to be like this?" The smoke insect said: "The ground of the stone chamber should have been like water before, and a slight vibration would cause the insects to sing. It is absolutely impossible to walk across the water, but after the autumn insects are paralyzed, it is like knots forming on the water. There is a layer of ice, but it is extremely thin and weak. If you want to walk over it, you must be calm in your heart, steady on your feet, even in your movements, and light in vibration. The Kudeng monk said it well. There are at most two vibration frequencies, which can be alternated. It’s almost like stepping on ice!” Huo Xiaoxie said: "Is this considered a body technique?" Yan Chong said: "Yes! And it's a very basic body movement! It's as ordinary as eating and sleeping! It's a pity that it looks ordinary. If you want to keep every step within the vibration range, and every step is good, it's very difficult. It’s very difficult! It’s the same as the kung fu of holding a plate, you must have a sense of unity! What’s more important is to have a mind that is spiritual but not general, stable but not stiff, quiet but not empty, and tough but not soft!” Huo Xiaoxie murmured: "Spirit but not pan, steady but not stiff, quiet but not empty, tough but not soft..." Yan Chong said: "This is what my master who died eight hundred years ago taught me. Unfortunately, I have not been able to do it until now, hehe! I am ashamed of my dead-faced master!" Huo Xiaoxie's mind flashed, and he said: "Brother Yanchong, why the more you talk, the more I feel that you and your master seem to know the autumn insect cry technique, and also know that this pass to snatch the robbers is going to test us." Yan Chong chuckled and said, "The art of stealing all over the world comes from the Five Elements!" Huo Xiaoxie was somewhat surprised, and asked: "What? Brother Yan Chong, you mean, all the stealing techniques are handed down from the Five Elements family?" Yan Chong said: "The five elements are the five elements, and the aristocratic family is the aristocratic family. For example, the king of fire thieves represents the supreme status of fire thieves. Stealing has existed since ancient times, and it is born in human nature. There is no such thing as a bully." Confucius said that he founded a sect. Hey, but since the appearance of the Five Elements family, these people have the support of the imperial power, and gradually suppressed other thieves in the same industry. The thieves, traced back from the generation of the master, are more or less related to the Five Elements Family. Unless we are extremely smart and can find another way, what we can do and how capable we are are all calculated by the Five Elements Family Within, can't jump out of their palms." Huo Xiaoxie said: "Then what's going on with the Fire Stealing Technique?" Yan Chong said: "Gold, wood, water, fire, earth and the five elements, fire robbery is based on body skills and techniques. For those of us with long arms and legs, even if we have never learned fire robbery, as long as we have a heart, stoop to steal a Watermelons can still be used, and this is considered the Fire Stealing Art! Therefore, the Fire Stealing Art is the most widely known and widely spread branch of Stealing Art, such as heeling, holding a plate, catching a knife, pinching, falling, and competing Xuan and so on are fire thieves, 99% of the thieves in the world know the fire thieves! Because there are so many people, many thieves don’t know that there are other four elements in the world Pirates! I thought the fire movement was the biggest!" Huo Xiaoxie said: "Then I understand! No wonder the Huo family wants to recruit disciples from all over the world! The four stealing techniques of metal, wood, water, and earth must be extremely difficult!" Yan Chong said: "Gold, wood, water, soil, and four elements stealing techniques, superficial talk, are nothing more than tools and equipment, using poison and medicine, lurking and disguise, digging holes and digging the ground, but if you want to achieve a name in the family, you can use it." It’s difficult! It’s not like the Fire Stealing Art. Most people can steal a lot, or learn some martial arts, and they can reach the level of entry. Huo Xiaoxie, even though I say that, don’t underestimate the Huo Family, the Huo Family It's easy to get started, but it gets harder as you go up!" Huo Xiaoxie nodded silently, and said, "Brother Yanchong, could your master be the Huo family? How do you know so much?" Yan Chong took a puff of cigarette and said: "I won't hide it from you, my master is indeed from the Huo family, but he belongs to those who were expelled from the Huo family. Disciple. Hehe, my master has wanted me to become a disciple of the Huo Family all his life. Unfortunately, I am not up to date, and I don’t want to recognize my master again. When I come here this time, the first thing I want to do is to fulfill my master’s wish, and the second is Come for fun. I am impure in nature and my thoughts are drifting. I will definitely not be able to pass this pass. Even if I can pass it, I will not pass it. Huo Xiaoxie, if I can help you pass the pass, I will give it to me anyway. The master who is a bastard and brainless has confessed! Hehe!" Huo Xiaoxie let out a soft oh, thoughtfully. Seeing Huo Xiaoxie, Yan Chong stopped talking, laughed softly, and smoked silently. Huo Xiaoxie said: "Brother Yan Chong, it seems that Jia Ding Yi, Zheng Zedao, and Monk Ku Deng must also know how to pass the test." The smoke worm exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "That's natural!" Huo Xiaoxie stood up and said to Yanchong, "Brother Yanchong, I'm going to try it now." Yan Chong nodded and said, "Go!" Huo Xiaoxie took a few deep breaths and walked into the cave. Zheng Zedao had already arranged the things at this time, and was coming out of the cave. Seeing that Huo Xiaoxie was about to enter the cave, he stopped and looked at Huo Xiaoxie with a smile on his face. Huo Xiaoxie walked to the entrance of the cave, noticed that Zheng Zedao was looking at him, and looked at Zheng Zedao expressionlessly. Zheng Zedao shouted: "Brother Huoxian! I wish you success!" Huo Xiaoxie always felt that Zheng Zedao was sneering and sarcastic, but he was not angry at all at this time, and hummed softly: "Thanks to you!" Huo Xiaoxie ignored Zheng Zedao, walked in and came to the stone room. The little golden Buddha at the end of the stone room is just over twenty paces away. Normally, one run-up and eight or nine strides can jump over it, but now, this little distance seems to be thousands of miles away. In the seemingly peaceful stone room, undercurrents are surging and dangers are everywhere, no less than mountains of swords and seas of fire. Huo Xiaoxie bent down and picked up Yan Chong's leather shoes, respectfully put them aside, took off her shoes and socks, and stood barefoot. Huo Xiaoxie's mind is full of the scene on the ice surface of Fengtian Dabeikou the year before last... Huo Xiaoxie, Lao Guanqiang, Langdeben, and Biaohou were playing on the ice. Lao Guangun pointed at a piece of thin ice and shouted: "Which of you dare to walk across this ice?" Teenagers' play is always full of strange challenges, such as throwing mud pancakes, urinating farther than anyone else, playing in water, stepping on mud, etc. These are games that adults don't bother to participate in. Little thieves like Huo Xiaoxie, who are courageous They are bigger than ordinary teenagers, and some competitions are even dangerous.It is not uncommon for Lao Guangun to come up with the idea of ​​stepping on thin ice, and the shriveled monkey immediately shouted: "I dare!" Huo Xiaoxie laughed: "I dare too!" Lang Deben is the heaviest, but he is not to be outdone: "This is a fart! Do you think I dare not?" The four little thieves walked slowly across the thin ice one by one, laughing and laughing, all safe and sound.The four little thieves found it very exciting, and shouted to find other ice adventures.Several people found several very thin ice surfaces and walked through them one by one, but nothing happened. Now they became more courageous and chose a thin and vaguely transparent ice surface to try again. The flat monkey shouted at this time: "Look, there seems to be someone walking on the ice over there!" Everyone turned their heads and saw a man in a leather jacket with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, walking carefully and slowly on the ice.Huo Xiaoxie and the others took a few glances, laughed, and said a few witty words to each other, but they didn't pay attention to it, and just played by themselves. Unexpectedly, this man was Li Yanzhuo, the Northeast thief who broke through the fire gate three times after two years. When Huo Xiaoxie recalled this, he sighed that he had seen the smoke bug a long time ago. Huo Xiaoxie stood still for a moment, and took the first step. The skin of the toes touched the ground of the stone chamber, and a cold feeling came, as if the ground here was really like the thin ice at the Great North Pass. Huo Xiaoxie is in Dabeikou, and has walked through all the ice surfaces one by one, including the ice surface that Laoguan gun, Langdeben, and the monkeys dare not walk on. It seems that Huo Xiaoxie is not just lucky, but in the There is a special feeling when walking on the ice, and I can't help doing it.After Huo Xiaoxie walked across an ice surface for the last time, the flat monkey thought he was the lightest, so he tried to walk, but stepped on the ice surface and fell straight into the water. Only after the flat monkey was rescued, the flat monkey almost lost his life.These four little thieves did not dare to play this dangerous game again. Gradually, everyone forgot that Huo Xiaoxie still had this kind of ability. this kind of thing. Huo Xiaoxie's toes touched the ground, and his eyes were no longer the stone chamber of Nahuo Temple, but returned to the river at the north entrance of Fengtian City two years ago.The laughing sounds of Laoguan, Langdebun, and the flat monkey faintly echoed in his ears, but just like when he was in Dabeikou, Huo Xiaoxie couldn't listen at all, and he didn't have any distracting thoughts in his heart, pure as a light blue flame . Putting down the toes, there was no sound of insects. Huo Xiaoxie did not use the toes to support the weight of his body, but quickly put down the soles of his feet, and his body moved forward naturally. The ground shook slightly, but there was still no sound of insects. In Huo Xiaoxie's mind, he had already forgotten the Autumn Crying Insect Technique and the terrifying power of the insects. He just wanted to walk through this "ice surface at the Great North Pass", just like back then. Huo Xiaoxie stepped on one foot, everything was as usual, Huo Xiaoxie lifted his back foot and stepped forward. "Garga, garga, karga" seemed to be a slight sound, Huo Xiaoxie heard it in his ears, it was still like the sound of ice cracking.Huo Xiaoxie is not afraid, but speeds up her steps, stepping forward with her back foot, touching the ground with her toes, supporting the soles of her front feet, putting her soles down, moving her center of gravity forward, and the second step is successful! The sound of "Garga" disappeared immediately. Huo Xiaoxie had no desires, no surprises, and no joy at all. He still took the third step in the same way as the first two steps. The third step was still successful, and there was no sound in the stone room. Yan Chong looked at Huo Xiaoxie at the entrance of the cave and had already walked three steps, his whole face was stretched out, his eyes were squinted, he looked at Huo Xiaoxie's back, and smoked slowly. "Brother Huoxian is very capable!!" Zheng Zedao's voice came from behind Yan Chong. Yan Chong frowned, he just concentrated on looking at Huo Xiaoxie, he really didn't know when Zheng Zedao walked behind him. Huo Xiaoxie was about to take the fourth step, when he suddenly felt nausea in his chest, the pure burning flame in his heart beeped slightly, shook a bit, and emitted a yellow light.Huo Xiaoxie trembled slightly, before taking the fourth step, he heard a crackling sound in the stone room, which was different from the soft sound just now, and the sound of insects suddenly started, piercing his head. Huo Xiaoxie only felt that his feet were empty, as if the ice had been trampled down, and his whole body fell into the icy water. The strange thing is that although the sound of insects sounded and the momentum remained undiminished, Huo Xiaoxie felt that the degree of discomfort was greatly reduced. It was no longer the same as the first few times, as long as he heard it, it was like tearing his head. Huo Xiaoxie is not in a hurry but stays calm, the more critical he is, the calmer he becomes, this seems to be his natural ability, when he passed the test of robbery and robbery, he rescued himself from danger many times. Huo Xiaoxie still retreated according to the frequency of the forward steps, took three steps back unhurriedly, left the stone room, and then rushed out with bare feet. Huo Xiaoxie ran out of the cave, and the sound of insects stopped.Although Huo Xiaoxie was suffering, he was still able to support himself and would not collapse.Huo Xiaoxie supported her knees and gasped for breath, and after a few breaths, she felt much more comfortable. Huo Xiaoxie raised his head and saw Zheng Zedao standing behind Yan Chong with a look of astonishment on his face, staring at him closely. Yan Chong frowned tightly, puffed out a puff of smoke, and snorted, "Zheng Zedao, have you seen enough?" Seeing Zheng Zedao sizing him up, Huo Xiaoxie felt uncomfortable all over, avoided Zheng Zedao's eyes, turned around and sat next to Yanchong, pretending that Zheng Zedao didn't exist. Zheng Zedao flipped his hands, pulled out his paper fan, opened it with a bang, slapped it twice, and closed the fan with a bang, took a step forward, and asked politely: "Brother Huo, do you seem to be Are you not afraid of the insects?" Huo Xiaoxie said indifferently: "Afraid! Why am I not afraid anymore?" Zheng Zedao said: "When the sound of insects sounded just now, Brother Huo Xian didn't seem to notice it, and slowly withdrew..." The smoke worm snorted, took a puff of smoke, and said, "Zheng Zedao, we have already broken up. You care so much, don't you feel tired? You don't feel tired, I'm still fucking bored! Please, Mrs. Zheng, let us Quiet Please!" Zheng Zedao smiled slightly, and said: "Brother Yanchong, I have a good friendship with Brother Huoxian. We have always cooperated closely and often discussed things. I am concerned about Brother Huoxian." Yan Chong puffed out a puff of smoke, and deliberately spoke against Zheng Zedao: "I have known Huo Xiaoxie two fucking years ago, and we threw mud and ice pigs together in Fengtian City. How long have you known him? In terms of friendship, I and Huo Xiaoxie Huo Xiaoxie is a life-and-death friend, what's wrong with you? Zheng Zedao, you can stop messing around with these fancy things, is it interesting?" Zheng Zedao still smiled and said: "Brother Yan Chong, don't get me wrong, I definitely don't want to..." Yan Chong snorted: "Stop! Stop! I can't say no to you!" Huo Xiaoxie turned to Zheng Zedao and said, "Brother Zheng, I really don't know what's going on. It's not that I'm not afraid of insects, but I'm used to it. Brother Zheng, at this time, there is nothing to discuss. Let's go our own way. Bar." Zheng Ze said righteously: "Brother Huo Xian, you may have misunderstood, I absolutely did not mean to take advantage of you!" Huo Xiaoxie cursed in his heart: "Zheng Zedao, Zheng Zedao, you have a mouth all over your body and a three-inch tongue. It would be great for you to be an official, but you must be a thief." Huo Xiaoxie said: "Oh, brother Zheng, I'm really tired, can I stop talking?" Zheng Zedao was a sensible person, knowing that it would be useless to continue talking, he smiled lightly and said, "Brother Huoxian, Brother Smokeworm, I'm sorry to bother you, we'll discuss it when we have time." He walked away slowly and sat on the side. Monk Kudeng and A, Ding and B had been sitting on the ground long ago, listening to Zheng Zedao's nonsense, they were calm and confident, and they didn't bother to care about what Huo Xiaoxie had done. After Zheng Zedao walked away, Huo Xiaoxie whispered to Yan Chong: "Brother Yan Chong, I think I can do it!" Yan Chong said: "Hey, Huo Xiaoxie, I really saw you right! My dead ghost master whispered in my ear every day before his death that the fire nature is pure and the fire nature is pure, in fact, you are like this, haha." Huo Xiaoxie said: "Brother Yanworm, if I can successfully take out the first golden Buddha, I can take out the second one! Brother Yanworm, you and I will pass together!" The smoke worm laughed a few times, took a puff of the cigarette, and said, "Okay, take out one first and then talk about it, be more careful, don't imitate my foolishness." Huo Xiaoxie laughed a little bit ashamedly, and scratched his head: "Cough, I see. I'll try again now." Yan Chong grabbed Huo Xiaoxie and said, "Don't worry, the situation is unclear now, don't be the first to take out the golden Buddha, we don't harm people, but we have to guard against them. There is still more time, you really have the heart Help, wait until Nao Xiaobao arrives, and then make plans." Huo Xiaoxie said yes, and went to the cave to take out her and Yan Chong's shoes, and they put them on separately.Yan Chong's physical strength also recovered, and the two got up and went to the side of the pergola to rest. Yan Chong was in a good mood, and chatted with Huo Xiaoxie all over the world, and told a lot of interesting stories about stealing the old man (Russian). Huo Xiaoxie could tell that Yan Chong was often thrilling, life and death. Hanging on the line, but in his mouth, it is an understatement, very free and easy, and he can't help but admire the lone thief Yan Chong even more. Apart from being cynical and cynical, he is really a righteous thief. Monk Ku Deng, Jia Ding Yi, and Zheng Zedao were still sitting on the open space, each guarding the entrance of the cave, turning a deaf ear to the chatter and laughter of Yan Chong and Huo Xiaoxie. Leaving aside the scene of Nahuo Temple for the time being, let’s go back to Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhou, and Wang Gui in Wangjiaao. The gunshots at Wangjia'ao had stopped, and there were dead people all over the mountains and plains, and many soldiers who had been wounded by gunshots were rolling all over the ground in pain, wailing again and again, and no one dared to come to take care of them. The hook soldiers on Zhang Siye's side were scattered behind various rocks, confronting more than 200 soldiers not far in front, and no one dared to move rashly. Wang Gui was tied up by Mr. Zhang, lying behind the rocks, his face ashen, without saying a word.Wang Gui could see clearly that nearly half of his team of more than 400 people was killed by Fourth Master Zhang with less than 20 people, it was inconceivable and helpless. In fact, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou felt even more uncomfortable. When these Jin soldiers first came into contact, it was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. They killed dozens of people in a short time, but the further they went, the more difficult they were to deal with. After taking the position, they slowly assembled and formed a defensive formation around the exit of Wangjia'ao. The officers of each team gave unified orders and fired salvos from all directions, round after round.One hook soldier was shot and killed on the spot, and three hook soldiers were injured. Although their lives were not in danger, they were already disabled. Fourth Master Zhang hummed: "I didn't expect these soldiers to be so difficult to deal with! After such a long delay, we still can't move forward!" Mr. Zhou said: "I'm afraid this army has received long-term training in Western tactics. We underestimated them." Mr. Zhou said, glanced at Wang Gui who was lying on the ground, and asked, "What's your name! What's your name?" backing?" Wang Gui snorted and said, "You don't care what my name is! Also, let me tell you, I am a graduate of a German military academy. I have personally trained in this army for five years. Western methods of warfare. If you don't fight to the last person, It is impossible to retreat. It is useless for you to take me as a hostage, and it is useless to kill the commander. The non-commissioned officers are replaced layer by layer, and the orders have long been unified. It is useless! Useless! You can’t make it through! Haha!" Mr. Zhou said to Fourth Master Zhang: "Fourth Master Zhang, I think we should stop holding on and retreat!" Fourth Master Zhang pondered, and said, "Mr. Zhou, what do you mean, give up?" Mr. Zhou said: "It's not about giving up. The terrain in this area is not as dangerous as the entrance. We retreated to the side, spread out, and bypassed Wangjia'ao from the mountains. I don't think they dare to catch up, but we have to abandon all the horses. Guo Laoqi, fat and delicious, go on foot." Mr. Zhang thought about it for a while, and said: "Okay! Mr. Zhou is right! Mr. Zhou, you can arrange it now, and order another brother with fast legs to rush back to the Wang family compound, and take the bitches to the Pingdu area." Dormant." Mr. Zhou said: "Okay! I'll make arrangements now!" Mr. Zhou glanced at Wang Gui and said, "Master Zhang, what should we do with this person?" Fourth Master Zhang glanced at Wang Gui and said, "He is a tough guy! Let him live!" Wang Gui hehehehe kept snorting coldly, but didn't speak. Mr. Zhou nodded in agreement, and slapped Wang Gui on the back of the neck with his palm, knocking Wang Gui unconscious. The hook soldiers got the order and gradually withdrew to one side of the mountain. The soldiers really didn't dare to step forward rashly and stood firm. When the hook soldiers were all in the forest, they sent a daredevil to touch the place where Mr. Zhang and the others were. On the ground, seeing Wang Gui passed out on the ground, he hurriedly stepped forward to untie him, and shook Wang Gui awake. Wang Gui opened his eyes and shook his head. Seeing that he was his subordinate, he heaved a sigh of relief, gritted his teeth and cursed: "Yu Feng Shen! Zhang Si! Mr. Zhou! You are doing well! Your life should be It's over! I don't believe you can leave Shanxi alive!" Wang Gui gathers the team, counts the casualties, cleans the battlefield, and takes Guo Laoqi and Pang Haowei into custody.Guo Laoqi and Fatty Haowei kept rolling in the ditch, disheveled, but they got rid of Fourth Master Zhang. Both of them yelled happily, scolded Fourth Master Zhang, and praised Wang Gui and their heroes.Wang Gui saw that Guo Laoqi and Pang Haowei were also Zhang Siye's enemies, the enemy's enemy was considered a friend, but he didn't make things difficult for them, but he didn't have time to ask them, so he just sent someone to guard them. After Wang Gui counted the battle situation, more than 160 people died on his side, 34 people were seriously injured, and 17 people were slightly injured. The opponent Zhang Siye and the others only left the body of a hook soldier. It was a complete failure. An adjutant came to ask Wang Gui what to do next, and Wang Gui scolded: "Continue to guard Wangjia'ao until dusk!" The adjutant was puzzled and asked suspiciously: "Sir, are you waiting for those people to come back?" Wang Gui slapped the adjutant's face and scolded angrily: "Ignore your mother's words! If you tell me to guard it, I will guard it!" The adjutant hurriedly ran away. Looking at the battlefield, Wang Gui almost exploded with rage. "Tap Tat Tat" horseshoes sounded, and another group of people rushed towards Wangjia'ao. The soldiers all turned pale with fright, thinking that it was Mr. Zhang and the others who had returned, and set up their defenses one after another. Wang Gui was also shocked, wondering who it was again, he hurriedly found a hidden place and looked around.Seeing this, I couldn't help but widen my eyes, and shouted: "Father! Brother! And... who are these?" In the team heading towards Wangjiaao, Wang Quan and Wang Xing were in front, a short-haired woman in emerald green clothes was behind, riding side by side with the short-haired woman, and there were two other people, one was a middle-aged fat man, wearing a white shirt and a pair of Gold-rimmed glasses, very rich; the other is a serious young man, wearing a yellow blouse, looks very handsome, there are several waiters in the shop, followed by two men in gray clothes. Wang Gui hurriedly jumped onto the road to meet him, and the group ran up to Wang Gui and stopped the horses.Wang Xing jumped off the horse, looked at the battlefield ahead, frowned fiercely, stepped forward and grabbed Wang Gui, and said in a deep voice, "Who did it?" Unable to express his grievances, Wang Gui gritted his teeth and cursed fiercely: "Yufengshen catch! These bastard grandchildren! I will make them lie down and leave Shanxi!" Sitting on the horse, Wang Quan didn't feel sick in the slightest, and shouted at Wang Gui: "Wang Gui! You did a great job!" Wang Xing pulled Wang Gui over and talked carefully. The woman in the emerald green dress behind Wang's body was Lin Wan. She looked at the Shura field in front of her, and tears welled up in her big eyes.Lin Wan hurriedly lowered her head, wiped her tears with her sleeves, and said softly, "Why is this so, they are all innocent people." Wang Quan hurriedly turned his head and said to Lin Wan in a low voice: "Junior Sister, Zhang Si and the others are crazy, don't think too much about it." Lin Wan sighed softly, and said, "Why did Water King Liuchuan bring Zhang Si and the others here?" Wang Quan hurriedly said: "Junior Sister, don't talk about Shui Wang Liuchuan." On the hill in the distance, three men in black stood quietly under a tree, covered by the shadow of the tree. If you didn't look carefully, you really couldn't tell that there were three people standing here. A woman in black frowned, and said to the tall man beside her, "Father, who is that woman in the emerald green dress?" The man in black said: "The daughter of King Mu is called Lin Wan." The woman in black was extremely beautiful, but her face was cloudy and uncertain, she seemed to be happy, sad, angry, or worried. She said calmly, "Is she the one who treated Huo Xiaoxie's leg injury?" The man in black said, "That's her." The other woman in black looks exactly like the previous one, except that there is a coquettish look in her eyes, she rolled her eyes, laughed out loud, and said, "Yo, water demon, are you jealous of Lin Wan? " Shui Yaoer snorted: "Shui Meier, can't you keep some morals?" Shui Meier giggled and said: "Wood makes fire, wood makes fire, water monster, you have to be careful, I think Lin Wan is a little vixen, with such fraternity, it is easy to fascinate Huo Xiaoxie." The man in black is the water king Rukawa, and it is unknown when the three of them came here. Shui Wang Liuchuan said in a deep voice: "You two girls, don't talk about Lin Wan anymore! Otherwise, the family law will serve you!" Shui Yaoer and Shui Meier replied respectfully in unison: "Yes! Daddy, we dare not!" Shui Wang Liu Chuan looked at Wang Jia'ao from a distance, and said silently: "This Zhang Si is really persistent, and he actually started killing." Shui Yaoer said: "Father, I don't understand, why did you bring Zhang Si and the others to Shanxi? Is it really just for Zhang Si and the others to add luster?" Shuiwang Liuchuan said slowly: "Zhang Si, I want to watch him die in despair little by little." Shui Meier snorted and said, "Father, do you hate Zhang Si so much? Just let me kill him." Water King Rukawa said: "It's easy for me to kill him, but I won't do it." 水妖儿说道：“爹，你总是要我放开，可你就不能放开吗？” 水王流川转过头，一双无底深潭一样的眼睛看着水妖儿，慢慢说道：“水妖儿，如果你做不到的，爹其实也做不到。走吧！” 水王流川一转身，独自行去。 水媚儿白了水妖儿一眼，说道：“爹爹今天心情好，要不可有你受的，走啦走啦。”水媚儿一闪身，追着水王流川而去。 水妖儿看着两人的背影，脸上所有的表情一下子全都不见了，一片空白，身子微动，看看眼远处的山麓，追着他们离去。 火小邪和烟虫聊了近一个时辰，相谈甚欢。空地上枯坐着的甲丁乙、苦灯和尚、郑则道三人估算着到了时辰，洞中的秋日虫应该已被麻痹住，各自都站起身来，在洞口观望一番，几乎是相同时间，这三人都走进了洞中。 火小邪和烟虫止住说话，看着洞口，他们三人会有一举成功，手到擒来的吗？ 时间一分一秒的过去，转眼已有一盏茶时间，既没有虫鸣声，也没有人出来。火小邪和烟虫正有些纳闷，只听一个洞口中虫鸣不已，随即郑则道跳出洞外，一脸死灰，走了两步，坐在地上不语。 没有动静之时一点都没有，一来就全部发作，郑则道退出洞外，甲丁乙、苦灯和尚进去的洞中很快也虫鸣声先后传出，先是苦灯和尚，后是甲丁乙，相差无几的跳出洞外。 甲丁乙怒哼一声，就见一条黑芒跟着他从洞中闪出，在空中打了个弯折，缩回到甲丁乙的一身黑纱之下，消失不见。 甲丁乙、苦灯和尚坐下不语，都在默默调息。 火小邪眼尖，注意到甲丁乙是拖着黑芒出的洞，低声对烟虫说道：“烟虫大哥，甲丁乙会讨巧呢，他可能想用那根黑芒把金佛卷出来，这样他根本不用走到金佛面前。” 烟虫哼道：“甲丁乙所持的黑芒，大约有十几步长短，甲丁乙还要走十步才行。” 火小邪心赞烟虫好眼力，竟能看出甲丁乙所持黑芒的长短。火小邪尚不知道，盗贼若能使鞭卷取物品，就算本事通天，鞭长最多三丈（约九米），否则不易控制力道。专门用来杀伤的鞭子，长度最多两丈。火小邪在奉天碰到的东北大盗黑三鞭，他也使鞭，只不过那根蛇鞭，只有不到一丈长短。甲丁乙的黑芒长短就有三丈左右，既能取物，又能杀人，已是到了鞭技的顶峰。 火小邪说道：“甲丁乙能把黑芒亮出来，恐怕他已经能走进去七八步了。” 烟虫说道：“这也未必，甲丁乙那黑芒破空之声巨大，当不属于秋日虫麻痹的范围内，甲丁乙这种人物，若能走出十步，就会走二十步，不必冒险引起虫鸣，违反取出金佛的规矩，得不偿失。” 火小邪默默点头，又问道：“烟虫大哥，你看他们三个，谁最有可能第一个取出金佛。” 烟虫抽了一口烟，说道：“如果我没有看错的话，郑则道当是第一位。” 火小邪眉头一皱，说道：“怎么是他？可他是第一个退出来的！” 烟虫说道：“你见过杀手吗？” 火小邪惊道：“没有。” 烟虫说道：“我之前和你说过，郑则道要杀我们都是眨眼的功夫，这是因为郑则道他并不是贼道出身，而是天生的杀手，杀人的高手，恐怕从小练习的都是杀人的技法。” 火小邪喃喃道：“杀手……” 烟虫嘿嘿一笑，狠狠抽了口烟，说道：“我那个死鬼师父说过，天生的杀手最有可能具有水火双生的命格，性格上彼此矛盾，身法也亦钢亦柔，郑则道若用杀手的身法前行，是最有可能第一个取到金佛的。” 火小邪深吸一口气，说道：“我一直以为，甲丁乙是杀手出身，怎么会是郑则道……” 烟虫说道：“不是会杀人的，就敢称自己是杀手的，火小邪，你要切记，真正的杀手都是最不象会杀人的。我在江浙一带游玩的时候，碰见过一个老妇，手无束鸡之力，老眼昏花，行动迟缓，有个乡绅奸污了她的孙女，孙女投河自尽，这老妇晚上一个人连杀乡绅家中八个男丁，都是一刀致命，刀子从喉咙侧面刺进去，死者喊都喊不出来，眨眼隔屁！嘿嘿，后来逃走时，这个老妇摔在沟里摔断了腿，才被人抓住，谁会信是这个老妇杀的？最后只好放了她，成了一桩悬案。若不是当天晚上，我好奇心起，跟着这老妇进了乡绅的院子，亲眼见她从后门口到乡绅的房中，一刀一个连杀八人，否则我也不相信。” 火小邪想起红小丑、亮八都是咽喉处受伤，整整一块肉都被齐齐挖出，伤口深不见底，听的全身直起鸡皮疙瘩，莫非红小丑、亮八都是死在郑则道手中？亮八的死状，明显是极不甘心有惊诧万分，死不瞑目，看来死的突然。郑则道如果能麻利的杀了亮八，烟虫只怕也不在话下，怪不得烟虫内心里对郑则道十分忌讳。 火小邪心中一阵阵发凉，自己竟和郑则道有过这么长时间的接触，但从来没有想到过郑则道会杀人，简直是从老虎嘴巴里面逛了一圈出来似的。 火小邪冷汗直冒，闭口不语。 烟虫呵呵一笑，歪嘴叼着烟，拍了拍火小邪的肩膀，大大咧咧的说道：“没事的，知道就好，多做提防就行。” 郑则道、甲丁乙、苦灯和尚三人静坐片刻，甲丁乙第一个起身，又进洞去了，随后苦灯和尚、郑则道也相续起身，进洞再试。 这三个人耐性都不错，一个个进进出出的都有三趟，仍然没有人成功，但他们并不着急，毫无焦急的神态。 此时太阳已经慢慢落山，将纳火寺笼罩在一层火红的晚霞中。 本来空地中一片安静，郑则道他们三人坐地休息，火小邪和烟虫也无所事事，专心打量着，这时却有一声尖厉的惨叫声传来。众人都是一惊，纷纷扭头去看，只见病罐子满脸是血，血迹却已干涸，脸上又是血又是泥土，如同厉鬼一样，从纳火寺和尚的身边跑出，瞪着一双血红的眼睛，双眼迷离，直直的向众人冲过来，也不知道他看着谁。他本因戴着眼镜，此时却也没有了。病罐子嘴中厉声嘶吼：“还我命来！还我命来！” 火小邪和烟虫哪里坐的住，赶忙站起，郑则道、甲丁乙、苦灯和尚也不敢坐在地上，跳起来防备，这个病罐子李孝先是怎么回事？怎么这个鲜血淋漓的样子，来到纳火寺？ 病罐子率先向苦灯和尚冲过去，伸出手要掐苦灯和尚的脖子，苦灯和尚脚步微移，闪开病罐子的攻击。病罐子扑了个空，跌倒在地，在地上翻一滚，站起身来，仍然大叫道：“还我命来！” 火小邪这可纳闷了，病罐子怎么和苦灯和尚结仇了，怎么一上来就要和苦灯和尚拼命的劲头？ 火小邪正在疑惑，病罐子却不再扑向苦灯和尚，转了个向，朝郑则道冲了过去。郑则道眉头一皱，抽出自己的扇子，对着病罐子的手腕一架，另一只手一推，让病罐子转了个向，病罐子大声尖叫，又向甲丁乙扑过去。 甲丁乙嘿嘿冷笑，身下两道黑芒射出，一下子卷住病罐子的脚踝和脖子，双手一分，已经将病罐子放倒在地。病罐子被黑芒勒住脖子，叫不出声，双手扣着脖子上的黑芒，不住翻滚挣扎，眼看着甲丁乙就要把病罐子勒死。 纳火寺的和尚高声念道：“甲丁乙施主！手下留情！不可杀人！” 甲丁乙嘿嘿冷笑两声，骂道：“他自己找死！和尚，你不能让这个疯子在这里捣乱！” 纳火寺和尚高声道：“我们自有安排！甲丁乙施主请住手！” 甲丁乙哼了一声，唰唰两声把黑芒收了，跳开几步，远远离开病罐子身边。 病罐子咳嗽几声，依旧奋力尖叫道：“还我命来！还我命来！” 病罐子从地上爬起，踉踉跄跄的又向火小邪冲过来，仍不住叫嚷着还我命来。 火小邪头皮发麻，自己什么时候得罪过这个病罐子？怎么病罐子不分青红皂白，见人就要拼命？难道我们这些人中，有一个是病罐子的仇敌？而病罐子却不知道是谁？只能乱杀？还是病罐子当我们所有过关的贼人，都是该死？ 火小邪正不知道怎么对付这已经疯癫了的病罐子，烟虫笑了声，跳上一步，一口浓烟从嘴中喷出，正好罩住病罐子的脑袋。这烟的味道辛辣、又有股酸臭味，火小邪闻到都脑袋里一凉，似乎有提神醒脑的作用。病罐子被这烟阻住，将烟猛然吸入口鼻中，他微微一愣，眼神中恢复了一丝常态，但身子已软，噗通一下跪倒在地，摔倒一边，不省人事。 火小邪正诧异着，两条灰色的人影不知道从哪里钻出来，晃的火小邪眼中一花，这两个灰衣人已经一前一后把病罐子抬起，飞也似的奔入佛堂一侧的窄道中，不见了踪影。 众人都是一片沉默，倒不是因为病罐子，而是没想到这只有一个和尚的纳火寺，竟能突然出现两个灰衣人，快如闪电般的把病罐子抬走，还没有人注意到他们是怎么来的，又一直藏在何处。 烟虫把嘴上的烟拿下来，用手指掐熄，塞回怀中，重新点了一根普通卷烟叼在嘴上。 郑则道脸上不悦，对纳火寺和尚喊道：“这位师傅！刚才那人已经疯了！你怎么能让他进来这里！” 纳火寺和尚朗声道：“各位施主，病罐子李孝先尽管狼狈，但他持牌找到了纳火寺，就算进入了纳盗之关，我自然要带着他进来。而他见了各位，为何突然疯癫，小僧就不清楚了。” 苦灯和尚念道：“阿弥陀佛，病罐子定是拼住一口意识不失，才来到纳火寺，但见了我们，已是油尽灯枯，加上他之前定遇到什么诡异的事情，这才猛然疯癫了。” 纳火寺和尚应道：“小僧仅是主持纳盗之关，不便推断是非，现在病罐子已被请走，还请各位施主继续闯关。” 甲丁乙嘿嘿冷笑道：“纳火寺的秃驴听着！这么个已经全疯的人，你们明明知道，还要放他进来，是故意吓唬我们的吧！他是过了竞盗之关到了这里，还是你们把他弄过来的？这都说不准咧！嘿嘿！” 郑则道也上前一步，抱拳对纳火寺和尚说道：“这位师父，我们一路过关，千辛万苦，很不容易！原本来到青云客栈的有十八贼人，或死或伤或被抓获，仅剩我们几位在此，也都身心俱疲！平白放进这么个疯癫之人，大煞风景，不知道是想增加我们过关的难度，还是要故意戏耍我们？” 纳火寺和尚连声念道：“善哉善哉，郑则道施主多虑了！小僧口舌迟钝，不善解释，请各位施主海涵，小僧这就退下，仅在一旁观望。各位施主有其他吩咐，敬请知会。” 纳火寺和尚将头一低，退开一边，坐在空地一角的蒲团之上，闭目诵经，看那死沉沉的木纳样，定不会再与大家纠缠此事。 甲丁乙冷笑几声，返回自己的洞口前坐下。郑则道看了纳火寺和尚几眼，微微皱眉，嘴中轻哼一声，也返回自己的洞口前坐下。苦灯和尚念了声佛号，远远的看了火小邪几眼，神情冷峻，似有深意，也返身回去坐下。 火小邪被苦灯和尚这么一看，不由得心中打鼓，千思万想，搜肠刮肚，回忆着除了见过病罐子、亮八、红小丑在青云客栈中一起吃饭，自己绝对与病罐子没有丝毫接触。苦灯和尚这深深几眼看着自己，难道苦灯和尚怀疑病罐子发疯与自己有关？就象苦灯和尚发现红小丑的尸体时，自己刚好也在尸体边一样？ 火小邪暗愁道：“这下跳进黄河都洗不清了，苦灯和尚不会还是怀疑我杀了红小丑吧。见他奶奶的鬼哦！” 烟虫在一旁说道：“那个病罐子可能还有救，他是中毒了。” 火小邪啊的一声，张大了嘴巴，闭都闭不上。 烟虫哼道：“好厉害的手段，这个病罐子可能自己有什么克制的药物，才能撑到现在，要不然我刚才那股子醒脑烟，不至于让他神智暂时清醒后，却昏迷过去。” 火小邪心乱如麻，竞盗之关发生的怪事太多，他已经被闹糊涂了。 烟虫见火小邪神不守舍，也不愿问他，拉着火小邪坐下，自己静静抽烟。 郑则道他们坐了片刻，甲丁乙又是先起身，向洞中走去，随后苦灯和尚、郑则道也站起来，走入洞中。 这次没有花多长时间，虫鸣声起，甲丁乙、苦灯和尚快步退出，继续坐地休息，可他们等了许久，郑则道进去的洞中，还是寂静无声，郑则道一直没有出来。 甲丁乙慢慢站起来，向郑则道的洞口走去，烟虫也连连咂嘴，把火小邪一拉，说道：“过去看看。”说着向前方走去。 苦灯和尚见众人都去洞口查看，也站起身来，跟在甲丁乙身后走去。 甲丁乙、烟虫、火小邪、苦灯和尚站在洞口，向里面张望，不由得都愣在原地。 洞中哪里还有人在！不止没有人在，远处石室里佛龛上的那尊金佛，也不见了！ 众人站在洞口，见到这番景象，都是有些愣住，大家明明看到郑则道进了洞中，没有引起虫鸣，若金佛被他取到，他怎么都该退出来，怎么会消失不见？ 甲丁乙站在最前面，一言不发的向洞中走去，大家都看着甲丁乙要做什么，无人说话。 甲丁乙进了洞，来到石室前，向石室中看了几眼，果然是空无一人。甲丁乙身子一晃，一道黑芒从黑纱中滚出，在石室上空啪的一下，打了个响鞭，顿时把虫鸣声惊起。 甲丁乙收了黑芒，快步从洞中退出，重重哼了一声，独自退到一边。 苦灯和尚念了声佛号，也退开一边。 火小邪和烟虫张望了洞中片刻，火小邪说道：“郑则道，他过关了？” 烟虫叼着烟，说道：“八成是！看来这个石室中，还有古怪，我们要多加小心。” 烟虫和火小邪退回凉棚，商量了一阵，尽管颇多推测，还是不明所以。 甲丁乙、苦灯和尚相续又去了一次洞中，仍未成功，他们两人静坐片刻，再度起身尝试，走入洞中。 烟虫、火小邪打定主意，站起身来，打算也继续尝试。 他们本想等到甲丁乙、苦灯和尚从洞中出来，可等了许久，甲丁乙、苦灯和尚却同样如同郑则道一样，再没有从洞中走出。 火小邪、烟虫都大为吃惊，快步走到甲丁乙、苦灯和尚各自的洞口张望，和郑则道不见的情况一模一样，石室内空无一人，无声无息，但金佛都不见了。 诺大的空地中，只剩下了烟虫和火小邪两人。 火小邪惊道：“难道苦灯和尚和甲丁乙一同过关了，这，这也太巧了吧！” 烟虫吸了一口烟，说道：“他们两个人实力相差无几，一同过关，也不奇怪。实力相当的独行大盗若是同时去偷一件东西，最易贼碰头，你摸到的时候，他也刚好摸到了，就是巧的很，我碰的多了，也懒的搞清楚是为什么。” 火小邪说道：“烟虫大哥，东北难道还有和你本事差不多的？” 烟虫说道：“东北四大盗，我一个，黑三鞭一个，这个黑三鞭我看不上，就是会斗狠，本事不大。另外还有两个人，是两兄弟，哥哥叫乔大脑袋，弟弟叫乔二爪子，我就是和他们两人经常贼碰头。” 火小邪听说过这两个人的名字，问道：“我听说过他们的名字，但烟虫大哥、黑三鞭，荣行里有人可以描述你们的身手相貌，乔大、乔二好像神秘的很。” 烟虫哼道：“他们神秘个屁，是这两个人脑子都有毛病，憨傻憨傻的，做事不合常理，常常躲在老林子里面砍木头，不是经常出来犯事。哪像我这样，老毛子、日本人天天通缉抓捕。” 火小邪轻轻哦了一声，说道：“原来是这样……” 烟虫喷出一口烟，说道：“火小邪，他们走了也好，清净！咱们也别耽搁了。” 火小邪应了声好，两人就要走向自己的洞口，只听身后有人兴冲冲的高叫道：“烟大哥！火大哥！” 火小邪、烟虫回头一看，只见闹小宝笑哈哈的向他们跑来，火小邪一见是闹小宝，一下子乐了，赶忙迎上去，两个少年好一番亲热。烟虫也十分高兴，歪着嘴乐的哼哼。 这三人互相问了好，先让纳火寺和尚对闹小宝讲解了纳盗之关的规矩，随后这三人聚在火小邪要进的洞口旁，首先由闹小宝把自己一路上的事情讲了。 原来闹小宝走的路错的离谱，闹小宝走了一段，已经没有路，只有一个大山洞，闹小宝钻到洞里，迷迷糊糊转了半天，走的深了，还是没有个尽头，根本就不象里面能有纳火寺的样子，闹小宝觉得不妥，又花了不少时间才退出来，只能沿路返回。还没有回到最初的四岔路口，就看到山路上满脸是血的病罐子象狗一样，四肢着地，边闻气味边爬，嘴里不停的喊叫着还我命来，好像已经疯了。闹小宝不敢上前惊扰病罐子，病罐子也没有发现闹小宝，自顾自的向着山上爬去。闹小宝不敢跟着病罐子，赶回四岔路口，却无论怎么喊叫，都没有人出来相见。闹小宝知道糟糕，多亏前面还见到个病罐子，一路追踪病罐子的踪迹，这才费力的到了纳火寺。 闹小宝说完，太阳完全落山，天已经黑透。 纳火寺的和尚在空地四周点燃数个松油火盆，用以照明，这和尚对甲丁乙、郑则道、苦灯和尚不在，毫不惊奇，看都懒的看，想必一切都尽在火家的掌握之中。 火小邪主讲，烟虫补充，两个人把他们从进了纳火寺的所见所闻所感细细讲了一遍，闹小宝惊道：“郑则道他们三个都过关了？” 火小邪说道：“现在还说不好，咱们别管他们，我们的时间也不多了。” 闹小宝点头应了，三人一合计，火小邪和闹小宝找纳火寺和尚再要了两套物品，摆在两个石室前，按火小邪的话说，争取三人都能够过关，烟虫大哥过关后当不当火家弟子，到时候再说。烟虫不想此时扫大家的兴，便由着火小邪的意思。 三人收拾停当，聚在最初的洞口，闹小宝想进去看看，体会一下秋日虫的厉害之处，有个心理准备。火小邪便对闹小宝讲了进洞的法子，还真是很难解释不引起虫鸣的感受，烟虫当然也说不清楚，闹小宝没去过奉天大北口，也没有见到甲丁乙、苦灯和尚、郑则道他们试探的过程，要想一下子明白过来是极难的，唯有先试一试。