Chapter 2 The second round of the Long March, crossing the Yellow River to watch the sunset, and in the early morning, we should make an appointment to fight the gorilla in the green field in the flat forest

Yu Shi went all the way to Xiaoxing and stayed overnight, from Hebei to Henan.Thinking that someone else would go to Kaifeng first, get off the horse fast, and maybe be able to catch up, so he galloped along the road every morning without stopping along the way.This day, I was passing through a small town on the north bank of the Yellow River. It was just after noon, and the Yellow River was in front of me. I wanted to cross the river before sunset, and I stayed at the house of a friend of Master Yang near Nanyang.When I arrived at the ferry of the Yellow River, I saw that the day had not passed, and the ferry had just left.Yu Shi was impatient, because the place he was going to was named Weijiaji, the owner of the village, Wei Guoliang, was a rich man, generous and righteous, with wide hands and eyes, and amazing martial arts, he was eager to meet his people, not as fast as the Yellow River in those days , if the wind is not smooth, the boat will take more than half a day to reach the other side.Before Yu Shi arrived, just as the wind was turning, all the ferries left.I couldn't do anything, so I searched along the river bank.The horse was traveling quickly, and after walking for more than 20 miles, I felt that there were no homes on the sand plain. On the flat-bottomed fast boat, three shirtless men were sitting on the bow, holding bowls to drink, and there was a lot of fish in front of them. It suddenly occurred to me that the Yellow River carp is known as a famous product. I don’t know if this boat will cross or not. Why not try the same thing?As soon as the horse stopped, a strong man inside raised his head and asked first: "There is no one here, and it is not the right way. Why did the honored guest come here? Do you want a bowl?" In the eyes of the other party, seeing that he spoke kindly, he replied casually: "I don't eat wine. I'm looking for a ferry. If your boat is willing to ferry me across the river, I'd rather pay more for the boat. What do you think?" Yan exchanged a glance at each other, and one of them went ashore to make amends and said with a smile: "little man Zhang Wu, today is my birthday, my two brothers caught two live fish for my birthday, and I specially found a remote place to have fun After a long time, unexpectedly, the respected guest came, and he was willing to pay more for the crossing, so it’s okay to cross you, but I don’t know how much, and the sun is almost westward. Even if there is a favorable wind, it takes three people to work together to get to the other side before dark You gave me a lot of money, and there are two big live carps on the boat. My family lives not far away. Please get on the boat first, and I will come when I get home. Tonight, honored guests will not go hungry, do you think so?"

When Yu Shi heard this, he saw a few ferryboats going upriver and crossing obliquely to the opposite bank, not even crossing half of the river.Knowing that it was too late, I was hesitating; after thinking about it, the words had already been spoken, so I couldn't count them out.He also saw that although the boatman had purple sauce-colored skin, gnarled muscles on his arms, and an ugly appearance, he spoke very modestly and straightforwardly, so he took out a piece of silver that he was wearing, and said with a smile, "I'm not afraid of getting late, it'll be great if I can find it." , The boatman does not pay for crossing the river, how about half of the money for crossing money and half for fish and wine money?" Zhang Wu took it and said with a smile: "Why do you want so much, honorable guest?" He called: "Sixth Brother Niu, come and lead the horse, I can't think of today The God of Wealth is at your door, my brother should put in some effort and have a good time with the guests. I’m going to fetch the fish, the fish on the boat is not clean, this fish is big, you two should be careful when washing and stripping your hands, don’t bother me as much as last time. "Yu Shi saw that another boatman, Niu Liu, had already run up, his shape was even uglier, and he looked very strong, he thought it was caused by working hard in the Changjiang River, so he handed over his horse and walked off with him.

Yu Shi was alone and confused on the bow of the boat, and he felt emotional. When he saw Niu Liu unloading the saddle, he seemed to feel that the package was heavy, and with a wicked smile on his face, he glanced at his companion, and his heart moved.Zhang Wu had already run back from the shore, with a cloth bag in his hand, he hurriedly stuffed it under the deck, and ordered the boat to sail.Yu Shi first saw the wilderness on the shore, and there were no people there. Zhang Wu came back so quickly, and his expression was quite sneaky. Fang was suspicious, and the boat was far away from the shore.He thought to himself: "This place is close to the town, and sails are constantly coming and going in the river. How dare you be so bold? What's more, I am a martial artist. I used to swim in other ponds. Although I am not good at water, I will not drown. These three people look strong and powerful. If you really want to talk about fighting, you probably won't be your opponent, so where does he come from?" Goodbye, after the boat sailed, one was at the helm, Zhang Wu.Niu and six poles and sculls were used together, and they worked very hard. What they said was all romantic, and they didn't seem to be malicious, so they let go.The water in that area is deep and the waves are rough. As usual, the ferry sailed obliquely from the way it came from, sailed to the opposite bank, and then rushed upriver, and moored at the ferry.It is very difficult to cross the turbulent current of transverse waves, and the water quality of the Yellow River is very strange. Often when the boat is sailing, when the torrent suddenly rushes up the upper stream, it has to turn the rudder to avoid it.The boat sailed faster and faster, and Yu Shifang meant that the boatman was strong and powerful, so he could reach the opposite bank before dark, but the boat slowed down before halfway, and drifted downstream, farther and farther away from the original ferry crossing. Far.First ask the boatman why don't you go quickly?Zhang Wu, the boatman, replied: "The current is too fast." He just faltered.Seeing the torrential yellow current, the sun has already submerged in the water, with only a little tip exposed, jumping up and down on the water surface along with the distant waves from the sky.When Yu Shi saw the sunset over the river for the first time, he thought it was beautiful, so he just looked back and was lost in thought, and forgot to ask any more.

After a while, the setting sun was hidden, the twilight was dim, and the sky gradually darkened.Looking ahead, the boat has already traveled many miles, and the reeds on both sides of the river are rustling, and the evening wind on the river undulates like waves, making the scenery more and more desolate.Just as he was about to have a drink, Zhang Wu realized it and said with a smile, "Your honorable guest probably hasn't gone this way, so I'm anxious. In fact, I, Zhang Lao Wu, is a well-known good man with the most conscience. Don't you see that we are setting you on fire?" Cooking, let you eat enough to get home?" Yu Shidi went out for the first time, and saw that although the boatman was suspicious, the fire on the bow of the boat had already risen, Zhang Wu's words were harsh, but his face was still very kind, and he saw that the boat was sailing. Downstream, sometimes I turned the rudder and drove towards the opposite side, thinking that the Yellow River was rushing, and it might be really difficult to go, so I didn't open my mouth, I just prepared in secret.After a while, the lights were lit on the boat, and the steamed buns were already steaming. It had already been replaced by one person steering the scull and the other at the helm.When Zhang Wu was cooking, he had cut the big carp in half and fried it, served it with wine, please use the rest first.Yu Shi saw that the boatman didn't do anything to cook the fish, but the color of the wine was not very clear, and he was a little suspicious. He remembered what Master Yang said, he ate two pieces of fish, and turned around to throw the wine away.Zhang Wu looked back that the wine bowl was empty, and said: "Guests, please take this wine. This is the happy wine on my boat. You will feel comfortable after eating it. Do you want another bowl?" After saying "Brother Wu", Zhang Wu immediately stopped talking and walked past.Yu Shi peeked at the two of them as if making a gesture, with a smirk on his face, and heard that Niu Liu seemed to say "I don't know how to flatter". Take it off and put it on the side of the boat together with the bag. Although it is not far away from the body, it is not easy to handle. I am afraid that the other party will be alert, so I pretend to get up to look at the water. But more convenient.Taking advantage of the heat from drinking, he undid the buttons of his long clothes, and touched the steel darts through the clothes. On the surface, he seemed to be fine, but he was already ready in secret.Zhang and Niu were still ready to do various things, but they didn't seem to notice that the boat was not far from the other side.

Yu Shi saw that there was a beach covered with reeds in front of him, and he could reach the shore in two or three zhang, but the reeds were overgrown, so he couldn't go up.The boat was going down the river along the reed forest. Because it was launched into the water, it was not rowing. Only Niu Liu was at the helm. Zhang Wu and another strong man had already stopped and were eating and drinking. The scene of the accident changed, and I thought to myself: "The boatman's mind is unpredictable. Fortunately, he is close to the shore. As long as he finds no reeds in front, he can question him. As expected, he will simply go ashore and deal with it with his camera. At most, he will throw a horse. Horses, things are much safer." As he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a sand spit in front of him, protruding from the shore into the water for about ten feet, about eight or nine feet wide, and there was not a single reed on it, and there were two more. The wooden pile on which the boat was moored seemed to be a place for mooring the boat, and he was overjoyed, so he asked the boatman, "Is this the dock?"Seeing that the sandy spit was about to pass, he shouted angrily: "Since there is a place, why don't you go to the shore? What do you want?" He picked up the small table in front of him and turned his hand back to block it, at the same time he drew out the sword in his right hand as he leaned forward.There was a clicking sound, the small table was split in half, and the cups, plates and chopsticks flew all over the floor.It turned out that Niu Liu was chopping from behind with a dazzling chopping knife. Unexpectedly, Yu Shi was so fast that he only smashed the small table into pieces. His face was dripping with blood, and he couldn't help being anxious and angry. He raised his knife for the second time and then slashed, shouting: "The fat sheep is stabbed in the hand, Brother Wu, hurry up!" Before they finished speaking, Zhang Wu and another strong man also automatically With each hand, each took out the previous cloth bag from the bottom of the cabin, shook it, and then took out the weapon.The brawny man wields a broad axe, first of all he passes through it, and strikes at the head.

Yu style martial art has its original foundation, and it has been prepared in advance. After the small table with his left hand was cut out, he immediately turned back and grabbed the collar of his clothes, and then he took off his long clothes. Wrap the axe and shout "Go!" The brawny man is the weakest among the three thieves, he only has brute force and water skills, but he didn't expect the enemy to be so nimble and quick, even his clothes can be used as weapons. The ax was actually bound, and with a clever shake, the ax flew out of his hand and flung it towards the rear cabin.Niu Liu never dreamed that there was an ax flying from the opposite side. The horizontal knife separated him, passed by, and fell into the water. Then he slowed down and saw that the water thief's ability was limited, so he felt certain.Zhang Wu also rushed over, piercing with the three-edged thorn in his hand.Yu Shi saw that he was attacked from the front and back, and thought: "If you don't injure one or two first, the space on the boat is narrow, so it's hard to deal with it." He also wanted to save the horse and forced him to come to the shore. Two pieces, with one side shaking the waves and splitting the body slightly, knocked out with the sword, followed by a dart, and hit Niu Liu on the right first, Zhang Wugang's thorn was also blocked, and he heard a roar in his ears, Niu Liu Hit by the dart in the left arm, the knife fell to the ground.Yu Shi caught a glimpse of the burly man taking another iron rod, and he was attacking with Zhang Wu, thinking: "Get rid of the enemy in the back first, it's much better to be one side." , flew up, with a sword flower swaying above, and a leg underneath.Niu Liuzhong's dart was already in pain, seeing the cold light again, he panicked more and more, just as he dodged to the side, he was kicked down by Yu Shi. Knowing that the enemy is strong, he wanted to go into the water, but when he was kicked, he immediately jumped into the water.On the other side, Zhang Wu, the strong man, also came to kill the general. Yu Shi raised his sword to block it. Feeling the weight of the stick and its strength, he secretly said, "It's not good". He said: "The wind is tight, are you still not coming down?" The strong man tilted his body and fell into the water first.Zhang Wuben stabbed him a second time with a steel thorn, heard Niu Liuyi shouting, and saw the strong man injured and fell into the water, suddenly retreated and shouted: "You are good, let's meet the fifth uncle in the water. "

Yu Shi blocked the air with his sword, and was about to overtake him when he heard that Master Yang often said that the Yellow River water thieves are all good at water, not to mention that they are outnumbered, and they are no match for them once they enter the water. In the water, I saw Niu Liushui protruding and shouting, and the boat seemed to be stopped by something, and it passed across, as if heading for the deep water in the middle of the river.The three thieves saw that he was very good at martial arts, so they wanted to drag the boat into the deep water before overturning it, lest the enemy fall into the shallow and be injured by hidden weapons.Unexpectedly, Yu Shi's life should not be lost. Thinking of his limited water skills, he was fighting for the balance. When the boat turned sideways, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the water. No one on board turned the rudder. One was injured, Zhang Wu pulled the boat in the water, just happened to be caught in a vortex, but instead retreated to advance, the water was so strong that he swung towards the river.Yu Shi was standing at the stern of the boat, only two zhang away from the shore, before the boat capsized, he grabbed his clothes and bag and went to the shore.Niu Liu saw that Yushi lifted his clothes and bag and put it on the rear side of the boat. He suddenly remembered that he was too close to the shore, fearing that he would escape, so he jumped forward regardless of the pain in his arm, and pulled the side of the boat down with one hand.The strong man leaned on the port side to wait, but he also saw that the enemy was about to flee, so he immediately helped him. With the combined efforts of the two, the boat turned over and the horse and horse fell into the water.Yu Shi also just got up vertically, the difference is only a blink of an eye and he must fall into the water, which is extremely dangerous.Just like this, when I got up vertically, the side of the boat moved, but I didn't use my strength. When I fell into the shallow water, I felt the force of the water was extremely strong, and it was difficult to stand still when I was only up to my legs, and the floating sand was so soft. Dare to stay, and it's too early to see the opportunity, only a few feet away from the shore, and hurried up.Looking back, the boat was turned upside down, and the three thieves jumped out of the water one by one. Under the moonlight, it looked like a big fish, and they were not far away.The man just landed on the shore, the more he thought about it, the more he hated it, and he shouted angrily: "The dog thief takes his life!" Each fled towards the water, not knowing if they hit or not.The horse had already been swept away by the rapids, it only neighed twice before disappearing.

Yu Shi saw that there was a wilderness on the shore, and there were no homes, only a large area of ​​woods in the distance was dark and dense, and it was going down the river. The boat had been sailing for a long time, and I didn't know how far it was from Wei's house; It became more and more difficult, so I walked towards the woods.About three miles away, suddenly seeing the lights in the forest, I knew that there was someone inside, and I was overjoyed.As soon as he arrived at the forest, he caught a glimpse of two black shadows rushing out without making a sound, and hurriedly dodged, and suddenly heard barking dogs, but two vicious dogs were rushing towards him from behind.Because he wanted to stay overnight, it was inconvenient to hurt him, so while avoiding it, he was yelling in his mouth. Suddenly he heard the old man call, and the dog wagged his tail and walked away. Then he saw an old man coming with a stick and asked what he wanted.Because of the wilderness of the place, Yu Shi was the only resident of this family, and he felt unhappy when he encountered a vicious dog first, so he paid attention to it. He reasoned that it was late when crossing the river, and his friends got lost, stepped on the floating sand by mistake, and accidentally fell into the water, so he begged for a night.The old man immediately smiled and led the way into the forest.Yu Shi should have been falsely alarmed, at first he wanted to find someone to inquire about the way of Weijiaji, but then he remembered that the boat had been sailing for a long time, he didn't know how far he had traveled, his legs were muddy, how could he meet a friend with such an expression, thinking that Weijiaji must be separated from each other In the distance, the horse had drowned, and he would never make it that night, so he changed his mind.Seeing that the old man was tall and tall, with his upper body bare in the hot summer, he looked like a peasant, but his expression was very bold.When they returned to the forest, they sat down on the short couch and asked each other for advice.

The old man claimed that his surname was Niu and his first name was Jiao. He had always fished for a living, and because he wanted to be close to the river, he lived there.Because of the remoteness of the terrain, he owns two fishing ferries and raises a dog to guard the house.The guests came from far away, thinking that they hadn't eaten, so it's a good day to extend their lives today. There are a lot of wine and vegetables left, and people have been ordered to prepare to go.Yu Shizao caught a glimpse of several men and women in the forest who seemed to be enjoying the cool air. They had just separated, and the old man lived in a row of five rooms with two entrances, hidden deep in the forest, with lights shining through the doors and windows, and the sound of laughter was hidden , thinking to himself: "The folk customs in Henan are simple and simple. In the villages and towns along the way, most of the large families have mud walls and mud roofs. This family is isolated in the wilderness, and the houses are all built of bricks. It is rare that the lights are not turned off at night. And His surname is Niu, and there is a saying that people will prolong their lives. The water thieves are all natives, so don’t throw them into the cottage by mistake.” Then he paid attention; there is nothing like a vast land, sparsely populated, and he doesn’t know the way. Live, treat each other attentively, it's inconvenient to talk about it.Because of the previous confrontation with the enemy, he felt that his martial arts were quite sure, and he was a little bit self-reliant, so he wanted to stay for now. Fortunately, in summer, it dawned early, and he first used the fire to dry his clothes and shoes. Character.After making up his mind, he said that the wine and rice had already been eaten, and he just asked for some dry wood to bake clothes.The old man smiled and replied: "That's easy. It's too hot today. If you want to go to bed early, please come in. Otherwise, you can enjoy the coolness here. I will order my grandson to cut a watermelon to eat." There is a change, and it is easy to get away. Hearing this, he hurriedly replied: "Naturally afraid of heat, it is best to enjoy the cool." The old man brought a pair of sandals to change with the guests, and lit the firewood in the forest clearing.Yu Shi took off his shoes, socks and wet clothes, set them up with branches to dry them, and ate melons while asking and answering questions with the host.About half an hour later, the clothes had been dried, but the shoes were not completely dry. Fang thought: "If the Sanshui thief is with the owner's family, and both of them are injured, they should turn around at this time. Why hasn't anyone come?" Seeing the old man's expression again Not like a villain, doubts gradually disappear.While talking, I suddenly saw a boy who had brought the fire to call the Grand Duke, saying that someone inside had a fever, please go and watch, and the old man please rest in peace.Yu Shi said: "Old man, I can take care of things. I'm waiting for the shoes to enjoy the shade. When I'm tired, I sleep on this short couch. When I get up at dawn, the room won't be too hot. That's how I appreciate your kindness. You don't have to be polite." The old man then said: "I'll come as soon as I go."

When the grandfather and grandson entered the door, Yu Shi seemed to have heard a child say, "Brother Liu is seriously injured." The old man didn't know what to say, but he didn't say anything, and thought to himself, "One of the water thieves was named Niu Liu." As soon as he moved, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow running out of the back of the room, pretended to relieve himself, walked to the side to have a look, only to realize that there was a back door in that house, he couldn't help but realize that, he hurriedly turned around, put on half-dry shoes, wrapped his long clothes, took He packed up the weapons and left a tael of silver as a reward, which he put on the table.Listening carefully, there is a lot of chatter inside, as if they are arguing about something, knowing that it is a cottage, the owner must pretend that he doesn't know it yet, and take advantage of it to escape, so as to avoid a lot of trouble.A strong dragon does not fight against a snake, even if it wins, killing people is not a good thing, and if it is bitten back, it will be even more difficult to escape, so it is better to bear it and do nothing. I want to run along the upper river bank, no matter how far or near, I will find someone to care about.Fang Hui forgot to ask about the way of the Wei family earlier, and suddenly heard a swishing sound behind him, suspected that the bandits were chasing him, he immediately drew his sword and looked back, it turned out that it was the previous vicious dog, and there were two more, the most powerful all Silently, he swooped over from the side of the forest from left to right without making a sound, very fierce and vicious.Before approaching, the mouth is already open, and the first one is even bigger and fiercer, already headed towards him, he leaned his body slightly for the rest of the day, passed by the shoulder, and smashed it with his left palm, hitting the dog's neck with one blow, barking With an angry howl, he stumbled far and wide.The other three pounced on two left and one right one after another.When Yu Shi saw that the dogs were many and fierce, he couldn't do without killing two of them. In his busy schedule, he slashed the dogs in front of him with his palm, and with a "Wind Sweeping Flower", his figure flashed twice, avoiding the two dogs on the left, and swept away with his sword. .That dog usually hurts people and is used to gaining the upper hand. I didn't expect the enemy to be so dexterous. It has already overdone it and is waiting to counterattack. The headline is the most urgent. First, one of its front legs was cut off by a sword. With a miserable howl, it ran wild go out.The second one came at a lower level, and he slashed down with a backhand sword in a restless style, chopping off a piece of dog's butt from tail to tail.The dog was also really vicious, it was wounded, but still not afraid of death, it roared, turned around and bit its leg; the one on the right rushed towards its neck again.When Yu Shi saw that he was attacked twice, dogs were more difficult to fight than humans, so he became anxious, raised his right leg, pointed at the dog's back and kicked, at the same time lowered his body and lowered his body, the sword in his hand "a stick of incense to the sky" went up and kicked Thorn, only to hear barking, mixed with whistling and howling.Although the dog on the left was kicked far away and was seriously injured, the dog was strong and spirited, and it was about to bite the person when it was kicked. It was still bitten by the dog's mouth, and a large piece was torn apart with a chirping sound.The dog on the right pounced too fiercely and was very cunning. When it saw that it was flying in the air, it wanted to turn its head down and scratch the dog's paws. Unexpectedly, Yu Shijian stabbed upwards and stabbed in the chest. The dog ran away in pain. At that time, a big mouth was opened, and he fell more than a foot away with a stream of blood. He died with a miserable howl, and Yu Shi almost spilled blood all over his body.

This happened in an instant, the last three dogs had just killed and blocked back, the first one rushed over again, this time it changed from top to bottom, it looked as fast as an arrow in the moonlight.Yu Shi had just killed the dog in front of him, but before he could stand still, when he saw the dog coming again, he thought that he would not stop doing one thing, so he turned his body to avoid the oncoming force.Unexpectedly, those vicious dogs were all alien species, they had been trained by their masters, they were very sensitive, especially their minions were poisonous, and they were injured and hopeless, so they finally deserved their fate, and accidentally killed the most vicious one, and kicked the other two off Two spines were cut off, one leg was cut off, all of them were seriously injured, only the one at the beginning was the most fierce, which was much better, that dog was also extremely powerful, it was unreasonable to be slightly worse.Yu Shi only said that he would jump out of the way of the oncoming force, and he could kill with a single sword strike, but he didn't know that when a person slid upwards, the dog would stand up and attack Yu Shi's neck viciously.Yu Shi caught a glimpse of the dog jumping up with him suddenly, the dog's eyes were red, the light was shining fiercely, the dog's lips were lifted up, revealing its upper and lower sharp teeth, its two front paws clenched into fists, and it was about to pounce on him, its expression was extremely ferocious under the moonlight , the injured dog with a broken leg also barked and jumped over.At first, I didn't expect the dog to be so powerful. Seeing that the situation was not good, he became anxious, tightened his hand, and swung the sword with his backhand. Pounced down in pain, just as the injured dog jumped up, one was in extreme pain, the other was about to pounce on the enemy, the mad dog pounced down, its front paws were scratching the broken leg of the injured dog, the sex was violent, the same wounded The pain was urgent, one opened his mouth to bite first, and the other bit back in pain, twisting into a pile.Yu Shicai knew that the thief felt that the dog was so powerful that he didn't order anyone to guard him. He was happy that there was not much time, and the thief ran forward before he could chase him out.He felt that the dog's paw hung on his right shoulder when he killed the dog earlier, but he didn't care.After running not far, he heard the sound of shouting behind him. Looking back, seven or eight robbers had already shouted to kill and chased them. Has not stopped chasing behind.Along the way was wilderness again, with many mounds. Later, I fled to a big slope. When I climbed up and looked back, the enemy seemed to be unable to catch up with me. I took a little breath and looked around. There seemed to be villages and towns on the left, and the sky was misty. , It's not very real, about three or five miles away, I heard the sound of roosters, and the sky seemed to be dawn, so I became more confident and rushed forward.After running for three miles, the future turned out to be a village with many people, and Dongfang also had a clear idea. Because in summer, there are many people sleeping in the fields, Yu Shi knew that nothing would happen, so he walked slowly against the dawn wind.Almost before the town, everyone got up, and asked the native about the way of Weijiaji, and the man replied: "Guest officer, the southeast of the road you came from is Weijiaji, why did you go the wrong way?" Yu Shiyi Then the people are tired, the boat is not full, and they are hungry. If you inquire carefully, if you go from the local area to Weijiaji, you have to pass through the thief's nest, and there are still forty or fifty li away. , After eating, hire a fast horse to avoid the thief's nest, and then go to Wei's house.Seeing that the town is actually a passageway, there are many wine and tea houses, and there are many sellers of early snacks. There are tables and chairs under the willow shade in front of one of the houses, and there is a cool bed that has not been removed. If you want to lean on for a while, you can go Negotiate to borrow.After breakfast, I changed my trousers and put my pillow on the package to refresh myself. Suddenly, I heard a person with a Shaanxi accent arguing, as if they wanted the cool bed.The shopkeeper said: "There is only one bed, which has been taken by someone." The Shanke said that the shopkeeper was bullying, and he was aggressive, as if he wanted to use force.Opening his eyes, he saw that the Shan guest was about forty years old, like a down-and-out literati, his words were very forceful, and he didn't understand human feelings, so he ignored it for a while; he just closed his eyes, wanting to raise his horse for a while, and suddenly heard a sneer: : "Since you have a cot to sell customers, you shouldn't prepare one. To tell you the truth, I'm afraid of getting poisoned by dog's paws, so I'm willing to let me. My grandfather may not be willing to reward me." Hearing this, Yu Shi recalled that his right shoulder was touched by a dog's paw. He seemed to feel some swelling pain on the road, but he didn't care. At this moment, the pain was numb. Could it be that the dog's paw is poisonous, but how did he know?At the same time, I remembered that when I first met Master, his words were so unreasonable. Suddenly, I was so blessed that I pretended to be awakened, and got up to persuade me: "Brother, do you want this bed? I will give it to you." Shan Ke sneered: "You pretend It took me a long time to talk, so who would appreciate it? As an old man, you don’t want it, I want it, you do it, but I don’t want it.” Yu Shi thought about how good-tempered this person is, but he didn’t show it on the surface, so he still smiled Said: "Little brother was really tired just now. I hope you will forgive me for a little later." Shanke said, "Do you really want me to see your love? I'll just lie down for a while." After that, he went to bed and lay down. fall.Yu Shi secretly noticed, and saw that his sleeping position was also very strange, he first lay down from the left side, then turned over and rolled down from the right side.When turning over, it seemed to blow on its own package.As soon as I got out of bed, I turned around and said with a smile: "You are so funny, I don't want to sleep anymore, I wanted to have a drink with you, but I still have a date, and I'm not in the future yet, that guy is not a joke, you Sit with me and be met by him. Sooner or later, it will be troublesome. Why don't you sit over there and I sit here. When I meet that guy, you will pay for the tea and wine, and then you will leave. How about it?" When Yu Shi heard this, it was not bad, it was even more unreasonable than the master, anyway, if there is nothing to do, I will follow suit, and see what kind of path this person is, and replied with a smile: "As long as the elder brother rewards the face, the younger brother will obey all orders "Shaan Ke rolled his strange eyes and said: "Whoever calls you brothers and sisters, we should sit as far away as possible, and don't talk to me again. If you want to, you should leave as soon as possible. I'll give you a favor that is about to die. The old man is still not willing to accept it." Yu Shi was determined to endure to the end, seeing who he was, he quickly smiled.Just sitting next to him, Shan Ke immediately ordered the shopkeeper to move the table and chairs where he was sitting under the willow tree in front, and said: "If there is anything delicious, bring all the wine and vegetables, and then kill a chicken for me and cook it." Two catties of beef, just for dinner, anyway, someone will pay for it, if you don’t believe me, you can ask him.” At this time, although it was early in the morning when entering the town as the main road, the sun was already high, and there were many people rushing to the morning market and having tea in the shade of the willows. Seeing that these two people had foreign accents and had strange tempers, one was unreasonable, and the other was not. If he can make do with it, the store owner is even more angry and funny. Seeing that the man is poor, Yu Shi is out of the house. Although he is not dressed in gorgeous clothes, he is handsome and imposing. Most of the store owners have discerning eyes and know unusual people. Seeing him nod his head, Knowing that he would pay money, he was only angry, and felt that the matter was caused by the cold bed, so he ordered the shop assistant to take him away to avoid further trouble.Unexpectedly, as soon as the store clerk stretched out his hand and lifted it up, the pergola bed made of willow slats was so strong, somehow, it would be scattered casually, splashing all over the ground.The innkeeper was shocked, and just about to speak, Yu Shiben sat on the chair beside the bed, hurriedly gesticulated, and smiled deliberately: "Your bed is not firm, I slept badly, and you lose money when you are young, just sweep it away." The innkeeper understood and smiled. Said: "This bed has been used for many years, it should have been broken long ago, this is a coincidence, it has nothing to do with the guests." Then swept away.Yu Shizhi was caused by Shaanke Shicai's rolling on the bed. This kind of kung fu is really amazing. From this, I admired him, became curious, made up my mind, and observed to the end.My mind moved, and suddenly I heard Liu Yin, who was four or five feet away from Shan Ke, talking to himself: "I'm afraid that others will be infected with dog poison, so what are you talking about? If you want to come over and trouble me, I can't do it." Seeing that his table was full of wine, food, melons and fruits, and his eating appearance was about the same as that of his master, he was laughing at himself, when he heard the sound of horseshoes, two fast horses ran down the road from last night, and immediately sat two tall men with curled headbands. A big man with a big straw hat, wearing blue silk pants, and fast shoes came galloping.When we got to the town, we went straight down.There is an inn opposite, and two shopkeepers have already stepped forward to pick up the horse.The big man looked forward, waved his hands, and sat down at the teahouse set up on the south eaves in front of the shop. The shop assistants were very hospitable.From time to time, the two big men poked their heads and looked around the road, as if they were waiting for someone to look forward to. They were about five or six feet away from Yu Shi's sitting place to the north, and they were covered by willow trees, so they were not found. Yu Shi looked from the side of the tree and saw the truth. He saw Shan Ke sitting diagonally opposite the big man, as if he was drunk, rolled his eyes strangely, and sneered at the big man, seemingly disdainful.The two men didn't feel any difference at first, but later they saw that each other looked suspicious, as if they were looking for trouble, and the purple-faced one inside seemed to have a fit, but was stopped by the pockmarked fellow. But he taught the two little loaches to come out of the world, so get back if you are interested, lest my old man get angry." Seeing the other party shaking his head at him, full of ridicule, he couldn't help but slapped his hands and shouted angrily: " You are so poor, who are you talking to!" Shan Ke laughed and said: "I'm going to talk to you, are you not convinced? It's easy, you don't have to be rude in front of so many people, just teach you the tricks that your old Yaoying taught you Shi point it out, I see whether it is worthy of my old man's attention, if it is not worth a glance, I will show you and bring a message back, lest my old man get angry and kill two small loaches. Land insurance trouble." When he was speaking, Mazi had stopped the purple-faced man forcibly, stood up and said, "My friend, I've never met you before, why do you want to hurt someone? What's your last name? If you have the ability, how about using it first?" Shan Ke saw that the purple-faced man had already passed The store clerk asked for the horseback cloth bag in his hand, and said with a sneer, "Since you two little loaches are worthy of asking my name, quickly put down the scrap iron piece, go back, and tell Lao Bushi, that person is my nephew, who is it?" Don't touch a single hair of his body, I will kill you with a spit, if you don't believe me, you should set an example first, and come here if you are not convinced, so that I won't be punished if I don't teach, pay attention to the head, so as not to accidentally hurt you." At the end of the sentence, Even the pockmark couldn't hold back his anger, just stood up, and was about to overtake him, Shan Ke swallowed, opened his mouth and spit, a mouthful of phlegm bullets seemed to shoot directly at the opposite eaves, and two roof tiles shattered with a bang The pendant fell, and the broken tiles fell on the big man's table, smashing the cups and plates together. The two big men were walking out in the sound of crackling. The purple-faced man didn't expect his opponent to be so powerful. If he didn't pay attention, he could smell the tiles on his head. , Wanting to hide, there is no time to hide, the tiles have been hit on the shoulder, the whole body is covered with dirt, I can't help being startled, I am completely restrained, how dare I go forward. These two people were well-known bullies in the local area, and they came in both floods and droughts.At this time, the onlookers saw that the two sides were about to use force, and they all knew the fierce power of the two tyrants.Just as he was in a dilemma, he heard the sound of the horse's hooves, and the yellow dust rose in front of him, and arrows seemed to be galloping, one man and one horse, much faster than the horse in front.The purple-faced man also yelled sharply: "Don't be crazy, you rats. There are so many people here, I'm afraid there may be accidental injuries. It's better to come and compete in my Tieying village." Before he finished speaking, the horse had already galloped up.The horse was tall and big, but immediately it turned out to be an old man with white face and black beard wearing Luohan shirt and straw hat. He was approaching the entrance of the town, but he was met by Ma Zi, who said a few words, and came running slowly without getting off the horse.When he arrived in front of Shanke, he asked with a spring breeze, "Your surname is your name. Why do you want to see me?" When he said that, he arched his hand forward.Although Yu Shi doesn't know how to use internal strength skills, when he saw the old man arching, he pushed his hands outward, which was unusual.Since the Shan guest smashed two roof tiles with one mouthful of saliva, he lowered his head and ate, as if nothing had happened, and the people and horses came to him and ignored him.It wasn't until the old man cupped his hands that he raised his left hand, waved his palm outwards slightly, squinted at the old man, and said coldly: "You still can't do it, go to your brother Lao Yaozi within three days, and tell me about that nasty ghost you met in Huashan three years ago." Suspecting that he indulged his rotten fish and little loach to bully others, he came to find him again. Your two brothers take advantage of these few days to make up their minds. And these two days I suffer from humidity and don't like to walk, so I will lend you your horse , I may lend it to others. If you are willing to stay, you will definitely return it when the day comes; if you don’t want to, just let it go, so you don’t have to say that I’m cheating on you.” Since the other party waved his hand, the old man seemed to be pushed hard by someone, and even his horse backed up. With a look of surprise, he returned to his original state in a blink of an eye. He reined in his horse and listened quietly to the other party's words. Fang Shi smiled and said calmly: "Is it actually a friend of Ran? Ever since my brother Hua Shan came back and talked about Your Excellency, I wanted to see you for a long time, but unexpectedly met here. Don't bother borrowing the horse, you just have to wait until the sun sets." After saying that, he dismounted calmly.Ma Zi immediately rode his horse and the old man on, and before the Shan guest could answer, he slightly arched his hands twice, and said, "Waiting for you in the village, see you in the day", turned the horse's head, and galloped to and fro.Mazi immediately led the white horse he was riding, and said: "The horse is here, and you can ride it." Then he called the shopkeeper: "I will settle the guest's wine and meal bills." The Shan guest was drinking chicken soup, and hurriedly said: "No, I have someone Accounting, your money smells fishy, ​​go your separate ways." Mazi had already turned around, but Zimian still seemed ashamed, so he ordered another horse from the shopkeeper opposite, and galloped away together with Mazi. Yu Shi saw that the spectators had already returned to their seats, some of them were still peeping back, some of them were as if they had never been seen before, and felt strange that the Shan guest had already called for an account.How could the store dare to be negligent, so he rushed over to make amends and said with a smile: "The wine and vegetable account shop is waiting." Shan Ke rolled his strange eyes and said: "Nonsense, who will eat yours! Teach that Yu to come here." Yu Shi had thought about it earlier. In the past, he rushed to Shanke in response, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Ran, what can I teach you?" I wondered in my heart, I didn't know my name just now, how could he know my surname is Yu?Shan Ke replied with a smile, "Because there are so many thieves today, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of them alone, so I won't let you come forward. It's rare for them to know what's interesting. After finishing the wine bill, come and ride this horse with me." Yu Shi Seeing the shopkeeper opposite was peeping, knowing that it is inconvenient to speak in the local area, the bill for wine and meals should be paid to the shop owner early, and there is still some money left, so he immediately agreed to make the money for the wine, and he would not ask to look for it again.Shan Ke got on the horse as ordered, Yu Shifang wanted to thank him modestly, Shan Ke turned his face down and said: "You really want to die, if you don't want to borrow the horse, can the donkey be able to go back with a whole body? I don't think this method will work. What?" Hearing this, Yu Shi suddenly remembered that the place where the dog's paws passed was numb from pain last night, and his heart seemed a little annoyed, he tried to take off his small coat and saw that his shoulders were already black, he couldn't help being shocked, it was expected that riding a horse would be inevitable. There is a reason, and he hurriedly said: "The younger generation obeys. What are you riding, old man?" Shan Ke said: "Don't worry about me, maybe we will break up in the future. Whether you can avoid a serious illness depends on your luck." Yu Shi According to the words, as soon as he took his clothes and bags and got on the horse, Shan Ke ordered him to go back last night and pointed his hand.余式拱手方说：“多谢老前辈救命之恩。”手中缰绳动处，那马已一声骄嘶，翻蹄亮掌，绝尘而驰，往前路飞一般跑去。 这等猛烈的马余式尚是初次骑到，如非下盘功夫坚实，差点没被甩下马来，心中一惊，想将马勒住，回问陕客姓名，似听马后远远喝道：“你由它去，不可用力，少时见面再说。”听到末句，马已驶出好几十丈，端的快极。余式只得信马疾驰，晃眼跑出五六里，行经旷野无人之处，暗忖：“马行太快，异人不曾随来，前行又无一定所在，马认归途，先前马上老头必是盗魁之一，万一被马驮往贼巢，岂不送死？异人又不令停马用力，如何是好？”想到这里，心里越发烦恼，再从领缝中一看，右肩头已黑了好大一片，方自愁急，一股疾风忽由马后飞来，直扑后背，那马好似吃了一惊，越发拼命朝前猛蹿。余式渐渐头昏眼花，四肢绵软，已然控制不住，急切问也没留神后面，忽然眼前一黑，心如油煎，方道“不好”，猛觉身上一紧，被人抱住，宛如周身上了铁箍，休想转动，昏迷中似乎有人塞了一块药在口内，清香扑鼻，随听陕客耳旁喝道：“快咽下去，免得少时毒发疯狂，救你费事。”药进口后，余式头脑略清，才知陕客已由后面追来，将自己抱住，知是性命关头，忙即咽下，一会人便昏沉欲睡，只心中稍微有点明白，觉着马行更快，身后火热，被人抱定，纵马疾驰，别的全不知道。也不知经过多少时候，渐觉热退凉生，身上有点发冷，人也渐渐清醒过来，觉着身后一松，回顾陕客已不知何往。 夕阳已快平西，河风阵阵，十二分凉爽，人却疲软不堪。且喜那马经过半日奔驰，马性大减，累得浑身是汗，马头上热雾如蒸，口中直喷热气，早把势子收住，缓步往前面庄园跑过去。刚到庄前，想要下马问路，觅地歇息，忽听连声断喝，由当中大门内飞也似跑出一伙人来，全都手持器械，纵到马前，拦住去路，大声喝道：“鼠贼竟敢来此窥探，快快下马受绑，免得老爷们动手。”余式知被误会，忙答：“我非歹人。”正下马问答，猛觉头晕眼花，底下话未出口，内中一人朝余式看了看，忽道：“这人好似远路来的，并还有病，不似铁鹰寨老贼手下，不知怎会骑了贼马来此。我们且把他带见庄主，问明再作计较。”余式听出对方是贼党对头，心神一定，再者四肢无力，就遇敌人也难动武，忙问：“庄主贵姓，我实在不是贼党。”那人答说：“姓魏，你是哪里来的？”余式忙问：“可是魏国梁么？”那人答说：“正是。”余式大喜道：“小弟余式，持有红旗杨武师的信来见庄主，昨夜途遇水寇，为恶犬所伤，幸遇异人解救，强借贼马护送到此，烦劳通报一声。”众人闻言，忙道“得罪”，见余式站立不稳，一面命人通报，一面扶同走进，俱说：“水寇恶狗爪牙有毒，伤人必死，客人居然死里逃生，事隔多半日，身上不现紫斑爪印，岂非怪事？”称奇不置。 余式下马之后，人更疲乏不堪，略微谦谢，便随往里走进。刚进二门，便见前面大厅中迎出一个身材高大、声如洪钟、年约四旬的壮士，见面把手一拱，笑说：“余兄此时病重，不必劳动多礼，稍微养息，再说不迟。”说完，便令将人扶送西偏院内书房中养息。余式人已不支，只心还明白，也不再客套，只把手一拱，强挣着说道：“多谢庄主，杨师父信在衣包之内。”魏国梁道：“余兄无须劳神，便无此信，也必竭诚款待，详情晚来人好一些再说，东西也吃不得，只有静养，小弟自会命人料理。”随将余式身背包裹兵器解下，亲率众人送往书房榻上卧倒。下人绞上手中，国梁亲代余式把身上灰尘擦去。余式心虽不安，身不能动，只得听之。不多一会，人便昏昏睡去。醒来天已黎明，觉得精神回复，和好人一样，只是腹痛，刚一下床，便有人走进，领去人厕，解了大堆紫黑块，腥秽已极，解完身上越发轻快，回忆昨日，宛如梦境。 回房洗漱后，正觉腹饥，主人已得信赶来，说不两句，下人端上馒首稀饭和几盆菜肴，也颇精美。国梁陪同余式吃完，笑道：“余兄真个吉人天相，否则，水寇之首老贼牛蛟有名的阴险诡诈，党羽又多，尤其所养恶狗均是青藏问异种，爪牙奇毒，咬上一口，或是稍微划破一点皮，照着伤势轻重，至多一个对时，人便发狂而死。死后全身紫斑，并还传染，端的万恶。我久意想要除他，均因老贼人多势众，本乡本土，我家在此地，不能一网打尽，便留后害，家人又再三相劝，隐忍至今。老贼父子也知我不好惹，遇事留神，来人只一提我名字，不特不敢下手，反而有好待承。余兄必是未提小弟，才有此事。那狗非但奇毒，猛恶异常，其行如风，又是四条齐上，不将人扑倒不止，何况身上又有那多金银，对方一望而知，就说本领真高，也不容人逃出那远，何况身上连受两伤，无论逃出多远，贼党均会带狗寻来，竟平安出险。难道那四条狗都被余兄杀死不成？”余式答道：“那狗端的猛恶，纵扑轻快，均被小弟杀死，才得逃走。先只觉狗爪在肩头上划了一下，裤子咬破，并未受伤，想不到如此奇毒。”国梁闻言，将信将疑，略一寻思，笑道：“非我小看余兄，那狗灵巧敏捷，余兄虽得杨老师真传，遇上一两条或者无害，四条齐上，多大本领想全数杀死也非容易，何况贼党人多，均是能手呢。余兄杀狗，可曾见到那救你的异人么？”余式答说：“斗时四狗相互扑到，只两照面死亡殆尽。异人乃逃出之后在一柳林环绕的镇店所遇。”随将详情说出。 国梁一听异人姓冉，陕西口音，惊喜道：“这就莫怪了，这位异人便是余兄想往甘凉寻访的铁扇老人好友，临潼三怪侠中的冉肠谷，照此说来，必是余兄踪迹早被发现，知要误投贼巢，暗中相助，那四条恶狗至少有两条被他暗中打伤，也许有什事情，出手稍晚，狗虽打死，余兄却受了伤。知道老贼家中虽有解药，仍须半年始能痊愈，元气还要大亏，必须疾驰数十里，将毒气由热汗发出来，才易救治。所以先不出面，不知用什方法将贼党引回，否则余兄所行之路直达官柳镇，有好几处都是老贼父子和铁鹰寨的耳目党羽。他们两下原是一路，到处罗网，断无不追之理。冉老侠一面止住贼党，一面近来算计贼党必不罢休，本身也许有什过节，便在当地等候，用内家罡气毁去凉床，以防有人再睡，染上狗毒。再试出余兄人好，越发着重。因那恶狗贼党最是珍贵，一旦被杀，自不甘休，命两贼党骑马来追。为了天热，又知敌人决逃不掉，下马歇息，并向贼店打听，有无此人经过；才到，便遇上了冉老侠这位杀星。后来骑马老头乃铁鹰寨二寨主钻天鹞铁爪侯元＊与乃兄金翅神鹰侯元洪，连那牛蛟号称黄河水陆两路的活阎王。老贼武功高强，机智绝伦，想系闻报，去往牛家问出狗死大怪和其他可疑之处，恐逃人是个能手，或是昔年对头，有意生事，所派两贼不是对手，亲身追来，遇见冉老侠。上来还想逞强，及见不敌，知难而退。老侠先抱着余兄纵马急驰，将昨夜所得解药塞向口中，在日光下奔驰大半天，等药性发透，再将人送来本庄。余兄到后，由衣包中发现一张纸条，内包两丸药，上写临睡服用，天明前可愈。小弟先不知救余兄的异人是冉老侠，虽知人已脱险，痊愈决非容易，哪知天明起身，便听人报余兄已愈，还不信如此快法，不料果然。可是这一日夜也够受的。余兄照镜，就知狗毒有多厉害了。” 余式接镜一看，二目深陷，面容已瘦了好些，所幸神气尚好，死里逃生，大为惊奇。问知冉肠谷和另两位老侠一名华山樵，一名寇浮，均是师父旧交至友。昨日不曾细间，不知日内能否相见，甚是惋惜。国梁说：“我看此老对余兄似颇器重关切，也许知道余兄来历，他日内必往铁鹰寨去。既在这一带走动，早晚当能相遇。他纸条上还说，愈后尚须将养些日始能上路，真力气还用不得；否则，铁鹰寨前不远有一大镇，隐居着小弟的好友孟登云，我们只须去往他家等候，此老三日之内必往寻贼赴约，也许能见一面。只是贼党耳目众多，新近又为一事与我结仇，此去被他发现，不免动武。余兄刚脱险境，如何去得？”余式急于见面，打算养上两天，如若复原，便寻了去，也未明言，随说别事，宾主甚是投机。到午饭后，主人有事辞去。余式才觉出心身虽然轻快，却似大病初愈，气力锐减；试背人略用武功，便脸红心跳，气喘力乏。想起前事，方自惊心。随侍下人忽然进房劝阻，说：“庄主现赴至友之约，行时留话，说余相公刚脱险境，至少也须调养四五日，如觉烦闷，后园庄外松林之中均可随意游玩，气力万用不得，务望保重才好。”余式知道主人好意，只得罢了。因天太热，懒得出去，便在凉床上睡到下午。下人来请用饭，酒肴甚丰，由主人之侄魏凯作陪，说：“家叔身有要事，未得亲自款待，务请原谅。适才听一朋友说，恶犬伤人必死，就有老侠解救，也须多日才愈；大叔虽蒙异人赐救，元气仍是大伤，务请保重，调养个十天半月才可用力，上路更不必提。家叔也为余大叔不会就走，就便寻找一位高人名医请教，方始离开。晚饭后无事，可去后园一带乘凉。小侄尚还有事，不能奉陪。好在家人均知大叔下榻舍间，如有什事只管吩咐。松林内有一小庙，庙外有亭，乘凉最好。” 余式见他主仆都是这等说法，以为后园一带必有园林之胜。夏日天长，饭后见天还早，太阳尚未落山，问知后园未住女眷，一时无聊，便照所说信步走去。见来路庭院中到处都有人乘凉饮食，笑语甚欢，听语气多是寄居的外客，行处是往后园的走廊捷径，因相隔远，也未在意。等到绕往后园一看，园中庭台掩映，花木扶疏，布置甚见匠心。只是前面那么热闹，那好一座园林却只遇到两个浇花的老园丁，此地不见一人，到处静悄悄的。魏家因是当地首富，威名远震，盗贼不敢侵犯，后园多就原有地势兴建，不设墙垣，只围着一道满缀牵牛的短篱，后门也只具形式。游玩了一阵，方笑江湖豪客果欠雅道，这好所在无人来游，却往前院轰饮说笑，也不嫌热。忽发现后门右侧有一土坡，上面种满青松，郁郁森森，大都合抱以上，铁干苍鳞，映着将坠斜阳，倒影回光，松风稷稷，发为清籁，景物似颇幽胜。心想林中定必凉爽，何不前往一游？等到出门上坡，回顾西方地平线上大半轮夕阳红光万道，火也似红。天空中的夏云奇峰也似堆积甚厚，形态诡异。另一面，大半轮白月已挂松梢，赡魄始生，明辉未吐，空林无人，光影昏黄。人家田畴均在庄前一带。时见村童野老出没暮云烟蔼之间。只远方豆棚瓜架下聚着些乘凉村民。庄后一带并无人影。寻到松林小亭上去坐定。见那亭建在一堆山石之上，高及林表，眼界甚宽，正是临风四顾，极目苍茫。忽见亭后一片疏林掩映中现出一段红墙，相去约两三里。方想主人曾说庙在林内，如何相隔这远，莫非另有小庙不成？正寻思间，忽听远远传来一声清磐；处此幽境，又闻梵音，越觉尘虑尽蠲，悠然意远。一时引起情趣，便顺松径，踏着斜月淡光往前走去。 行约二里，前面果是一座小庙，钟鱼梵呗之声隐隐随风吹送，仿佛庙中人正作晚课。本心不想往叩禅关，扰人清课，只为明月青松，境绝嚣尘，清风阵阵，暑退凉生，不舍回转，一路徘徊观赏，不觉行抵庙前。见庙不大，但是松竹森秀，门对清溪，流波近岸，满种白莲，荷香沁鼻，景更幽丽。临溪却有一条长石凳，便坐了上去。只顾眺望松间明月，溪上荷花，坐时也未留神细看石上有什东西。坐不一会，觉着钟鱼声止，口渴思饮，心想：“这好地方，庙中决非俗僧，何不寻他一谈，就便讨茶。”忽听庙门开放上声，猛起回顾，没想到石上放有一些茶具，起势稍猛，随手带落了一件，打成粉碎。拾起一看，乃是一个极精细的古磁茶碗。余式出身世家，认得那是一件上等奇窑，再看石上，还有一把极精细的宜兴陶壶和两件宋磁茗杯，款式大小不同，但都古色古香，精雅少见，方自悔惜，拿起茶壶，想先吃上一杯冷茶，再寻主人认过，多送香资，以作赔偿。猛觉疾风飒然，一条黑影当斜刺里飞来，手微一麻，连壶带杯全被人夺去。那黑影已由石上飞过，落地现出一个小孩，淡月光下还未看清，又听身后有一少女声音喝骂道：“不要脸的偷茶贼，打碎我师父的茶碗，不赔还我，要你来得去不得。”余式定睛回顾，乃是一个年约十三四的少女，正指自己喝骂。自知理短，正要回话，忽听脑后风声，连忙往侧闪避一看，正是先前夺去壶碗的小孩，因想身是大人，不应与幼童一般见识，忙喝：“有话好说，何必动手，我赔你碗就是。”那小孩是个年约十一二岁的男童，手中壶碗已先放下，闻言怒骂道：“放屁！这是宋代哥窑，被你瞎眼打碎，我师父只有这一个，你拿什么赔我？”话到人到，又是纵身一掌迎面打来。 余式见那男孩身手虽然矫健，终是幼童，惟恐误伤，先没打算还手；不料幼童来势疾如风雨，手法又灵又快，差一点没被打中，不由有气，怒喝道：“无知顽童，我已认赔，还有何说？快教你大人出来，我不与你们一般见识。”正在边说边架，往侧闪避，忽听少女怒喝：“我本不曾动手，为何连我一齐说上？今天要你好看。”说时少女也纵身打来。余式本觉幼童手法灵妙刁猾，人小力大，难于应付，正打算将其擒住，喊出大人，再与理论，谁知少女也动了手，相继夹攻，这一个来势更凶，没奈何只得回手招架，口中大喝：“拳脚无眼，你二人逼我动手，如有误伤，还当我姓余的以大欺小，快唤你大人出来，不服再打也是一样。”少女闻言娇叱道：“什么叫大人小人，山大不出材，你只打得过我们，碗也不要你赔；否则，便须跪到我师父回来，任凭发落。”余式闻言大怒，一不留神，又吃幼童打中了两拳，如非功力尚深，几禁不住，不由怒火上撞，越发有气，便将师父武功全使出来。虽然勉强打个平手，但是大病初愈，不能妄动真气，这一双姊弟又曾得有高明传授，生龙活虎一般，本就有点手忙脚乱；再不知对方有心淘气，并非真愿伤人，一时激怒，施展全力，时候一久，逆血上升，眼前一黑，双腿一软，暗道“不好”，当时头昏眼花，跌倒在地。 心还在想：“两小孩如此蛮横，即落他手，必受侮辱，犹如病后元气亏耗，这一妄用真力，病伤必发，更是不了。”正打算避重就轻，照着师传，强把真气沉稳，任凭对方打骂时，不料对方却着了慌，女孩首道：“三弟打死人了，你看怎好。”男孩气道：“我几时在打伤他，所挨两拳都在肩臂之上，有什相干？定是你用新学来的内家重手将他打倒，还怪我呢！”少女接口道：“我先见这厮不似恶人，后又听出姓余，必是昨晚来客，只想试试铁扇老人徒弟本领多高，偷学他两招，我连手都未沾身，怎会打伤啊？我想起来了，这人定是病后无力，被我们一引逗，将他气昏过去。早知他本领不济，还不如不和他打呢。”幼童道：“姊姊你倒说得好，师姊心爱的碗被他打碎，莫非罢了不成？”少女答道：“只是铁扇老人徒弟，怎会要他赔碗？师父、师姊回庵必怪我们，又和上次那样，连庵门都不许出了。”幼童道：“我到前庄送个信去，教人抬回医治，不许告诉师父，不就没事了么？”少女冷笑道：“别人怕你，这姓余的不会说么？依我之见，莫如抬到庵中，将人救醒，再和他装个笑脸，赔上几句话，请他不要告诉人，只说闲游到此，自己晕倒，被我二人救醒，比较好些。” 余式神志渐清，本想开口，既一想：“这两小孩武功竟在自己之上，并还认得师父，乃师必非常人，乐得将机就计，打听师父下落。”便装不醒，任其抬往庵中。本想到后再装醒转，哪知身刚扶向床上，兀自觉着心跳神乱，头昏口甜，恐吐狂血，只得勉强运气调神，暗中静养，又恐对方笑他装死，刚将眼微睁。少女正立床前，已先开口问道：“你可是昨晚魏家姓余的客人？现在好一点么？”余式将头微点，觉着血又上涌，紧闭双目，不敢劳神。两小姐弟似颇愁急。女的低声说了两句，跑出房去。男童便凑近余式耳边