Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Skyscraper Cliff
After traveling several miles in a sedan chair, he turned into a small road.As long as the person who lifts the sedan chair walks a little slower, the horsewhip in the sedan chair will be swung out, brushed a few times, and hit the bearer in front hard on the back. , Several officials followed behind.After another four or five miles, the person in the sedan chair said: "Okay, stop." The four porters put down the sedan chair panting as if they had received an amnesty, and the curtain was lifted, and an old man came out, holding the little beggar with his left hand. It turned out that Xuan Tie ordered the master to thank Yanke.
He shouted to several officials: "Go back and tell your dog officials, don't say anything about what happened today. As soon as I hear any noise, I will pick off your heads and melon seeds, and take the official seal of the dog officer and throw it in the Yellow River." inside."
Several officials bowed their waists repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, we dare not talk too much, sir, go slowly!" Xie Yanke said: "Tell me to go slowly? Do you want to call the officers and soldiers to arrest me?" An official was busy Said: "Don't dare, dare not. Never dare." Xie Yanke said: "Do you remember what I told you to tell the dog officer?" The official said: "The villain remembers, the villain said, All of us witnessed with our own eyes that the old man who sold sesame seed cakes in Houjianji and the clerk in the grocery store were all killed by an old man named Bai Zizai. He is the head of the Snow Mountain School, nicknamed Mr. Weide , In fact, there is no power and no virtue. The murder weapon is a knife, there is blood on the knife, and there are all witnesses and material evidence, forgive me that the old man can't deny it." The official was frightened by Xie Yanke before, in order to please him, add What kind of physical evidence is it? As for getting a knife as evidence, it was originally the specialty of the subordinate officials in the government.
Xie Yanke smiled and said, "This old man Bai doesn't use a knife with his sword." The official said: "Yes, yes! The murderer surnamed Bai held a green steel sword and stabbed the old man selling sesame seed cakes. Supervisor Hou In the episode, everyone can see clearly."
Xie Yanke secretly laughed, thinking that Mr. Weide Bai Zizai really wanted to kill Wu Daotong, what kind of weapon would he need?At the moment, he didn't bother with the officials anymore, he carried the little beggar in his left hand, and the black and white swords of Shi Qing and his wife in the right, and walked away, very proud of himself.
It turned out that after he took the little beggar away, he always suspected that Shi Qing and his wife and the disciples of the Xueshan School had some kind of plot against him, so he ran several miles, knocked the little beggar down and threw him in the grass, and then quietly came back to eavesdrop. His martial arts are much higher than those of Shi Qing and the others, and even masters like Shi Qing and Min Rou didn't notice when he was lying behind a tree, let alone Geng Wanzhong and the others.He heard what was going on, but he had nothing to do with him at all. Seeing that Shi Qing handed over the two swords to Geng Wanzhong, he decided to take them over.Going back to the grass, he picked up the little beggar, unlocked his acupoints, happened to meet the magistrate who came to Hou Jianji to investigate the case on the road, immediately pulled out the magistrate, threatened the officials and bearers, and carried him and the little beggar to seize the double sword.Geng Wanzhong and the others didn't see his face, so they naturally believed that it was Shi Qing and his wife's tricks.
Xie Yanke led the little beggar, only went to a secluded place, came to a small river, saw no one around, put down the little beggar's hand, drew out Min Rou's white sword and compared it to his neck, sternly Asked: "Who are you instigated by? If there is even half a lie, I will kill you immediately." As he spoke, he swung his white sword, and with a light rubbing sound, he cut a small tree beside him into two pieces. .Half of the tree trunk with branches and leaves fell into the river and floated down the river.
The little beggar stammered: "I... I... what... instigated... me..." Xie Yanke took out the black iron token, and asked, "Who gave it to you?" The little beggar said: " I...I...eat biscuits...from eating."
Xie Yanke was furious, and hit his cheek with the backhand of his left palm, the back of his hand was about to touch his face, and suddenly remembered the poisonous oath he had made back then, that he would never do harm to the handover of Xuan Tie Ling with a single finger. The person in his hand immediately froze his palm and shouted: "Nonsense, why eat sesame seed cakes? Let me ask you, who gave you this piece?"
The little beggar said: "I picked up a biscuit on the ground and ate it. I took a bite, and it was... almost... almost broke my teeth..."
Xie Yanke thought to himself: "Could it be that Wu Daotong hid this order in sesame seed cakes?" But then he thought again: "There are such coincidences in the world? That guy who got this order is more precious than his own life, how could he let it go?" In sesame seed cakes?" He didn't know that the situation was extremely urgent at that time, Jindao Village's people and horses came suddenly and surrounded Hou Jianji from all directions, and Wu Daotong had no time to find a safe place to hide, so he had no choice but to take risks and kill Xuan Xuan The iron order was embedded in the biscuit and passed to the leader of Jindao Village.The man was furious, and he threw it beside the ditch.Although the robbers in Jindao Village searched the sesame seed shop upside down, how could they go underground to pick up a dirty sesame seed cake and tear it open to have a look.
Xie Yanke stared at the little beggar, and asked, "What's your name?" The little beggar said, "I... I'm called a bastard." Xie Yanke was amazed, and asked, "What? Your name is a bastard?" The beggar said, "Yes, my mother called me a bastard."
Xie Yanke seldom laughed a few times in a year. Hearing what the little beggar said, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and thought: "In the world, give the child a cheap name. I hope he grows up quickly, so that ghosts won't be jealous. That's normal, Agou, Aniu, pig feces, smelly cats are all uncommon, but how can someone call a child a bastard? It's even more strange that his mother called him a bastard."
Seeing him laughing out loud, the little beggar laughed along with him.
Xie Yanke suppressed a smile and asked again: "What's your father's name?" The little beggar shook his head and said, "My father? I... I don't have a father." Xie Yanke said: "Then who else is in your family?" The little beggar Said: "It's me, my mother, and Ah Huang." Xie Yanke said: "Who is Ah Huang?" The little beggar said: "Ah Huang is a yellow dog. My mother is gone. I went out to look for her. Ah Huang followed me, then he got hungry and went away to find something to eat, but he disappeared too, I searched and couldn’t find it.”
Xie Yanke thought to himself: "It turns out that he is a fool. It seems that he got this black iron order really by chance. I asked him to come and ask me for a small matter. If he fulfilled the oath of the past, then it's over." asked : "You want to beg me..." Before the word "what" came out, I suddenly shrank, thinking: "If this silly boy wants me to find his mother for him, or even asks me to find that yellow, but he will not be able to find it." Where can I find it? His mother must have run away with someone, and that Ah Huang was probably killed and eaten by others. Such a problem must not be caused to me. If I want to kill ten or eight martial arts masters, it is better than finding His Ah Huang is much easier." After pondering for a while, Wei Wei said, "Very well, I tell you, no matter who asks you to say anything to me, you must not say anything, otherwise I will kill you immediately. Cut off your head. Do you know?" The fact that the little beggar handed over the Black Tie Token to him will soon spread throughout the martial arts world. I am afraid that someone will trick the little beggar into begging him for something. You can't refuse the oath you made back then.
The little beggar nodded and said: "Yes." Xie Yanke was worried, and asked again: "Do you remember? What is it?" The little beggar said: "Tell me, someone asked me to come and say something to you, I can't Open your mouth, I say a word, and you will kill me." Xie Yanke said: "That's right, the idiot is not stupid enough, he has a good memory, even if he is really an idiot, it will be difficult to deal with. Come with me."
At that moment, he walked up the main road from a secluded place and came to a small noodle shop by the road.Xie Yanke bought two steamed buns and ate them with his mouth open, squinting at the little beggar.He chewed the steamed bun slowly, and praised repeatedly: "It's delicious, it tastes so good!" Holding the other steamed bun in his left hand, he dangled it in front of the little beggar, thinking, "This little beggar is used to begging for food. Seeing me eating steamed buns, why not salivate? As long as he begs for me, I give him the steamed buns, and Xuan Tie Ling's promise is fulfilled. From then on, I am free and at ease, and I don't have to worry about it anymore." Although I feel that it is child's play to settle such an important matter with Xuan Tie Ling with a steamed bun, but to deal with this kind of little beggar is just a matter of a sesame seed and a steamed bun.
Unexpectedly, the little beggar stared at the steamed buns and kept spitting, but he never asked to beg.Xie Yanke waited impatiently, one steamed bun was finished, and the second steamed bun was brought to his mouth, and he was about to get another one from the steamer, when the little beggar suddenly said to the shop owner: "I also eat two steamed buns. " Reach for the steamer.
The owner of the store looked at Xie Yanke to see if he denied it. Xie Yanke was overjoyed and nodded his head, thinking: "The storekeeper will ask you for money later, do you want to ask me?" The beggar ate one, and another, four in total, before saying, "I'm full, I don't want to eat."
Xie Yanke ate two, then stopped eating, and asked the shop owner, "How much is it?" The shopkeeper said, "Twenty cents each, six steamed buns, a total of twelve coins." Xie Yanke said, "No, What everyone eats, everyone will pay for it. If I eat two, I will give you four Wen." Reaching into his bosom, he touched the copper coins.It turned out that drinking in Bianliang city during the day used up all the silver and copper coins. Although I had a lot of gold leaves on my body, I forgot to exchange them for broken silver in Bianliang. Small shop, how can I exchange it?Feeling embarrassed, the little beggar suddenly took out a piece of silver from his bosom, handed it to the shopkeeper, and said: "There are twelve coins in total, and I will give them all."
Xie Yanke was startled, and said: "What? You want a treat?" The little beggar smiled and said, "You don't have money, but I have money, so why not buy you a few steamed buns?" The shopkeeper was also very surprised, I found a few pieces of broken silver and a few strings of copper coins.The little beggar put it in his arms, looked at Xie Yanke, and waited for his order.
Xie Yanke couldn't help smiling wryly, thinking to himself: "Xie is an obsessive person, he has always refused to accept favors from others for nothing when he drinks or eats, but today he asked this little beggar to invite me to eat steamed buns." Asked: "You How do you know I have no money?" The little beggar said with a smile: "In the past few days when I was in the market, every time I saw people reaching into their pockets to withdraw money, but they couldn't get it out for a long time, but their faces looked strange, then they had no money. I heard The people in the store said that everyone who wants to eat free food is like this."
Xie Yanke couldn't help smiling wryly again, and said in his heart: "You actually regard me as a free eater." Asked: "Where did you steal this money?" The little beggar said: "How did you steal it? The wife of Goddess Guanyin in white clothes gave it to me." Xie Yanke said: "The wife of Goddess Guanyin in white clothes?" Then he realized that it was Min Rou, and thought to himself: "This woman, mother-in-law, can ruin my business."
The two of them walked side by side, and walked tens of feet away. Xie Yanke raised Min Rou's white sword and said, "This sword is very sharp. Just now, I cut off the tree with a single swipe of the sword. Do you like it?" ? You ask me for it, and I will give it to you." He really didn't want to get entangled with this filthy little beggar, and only hoped that he would quickly make a plea, and his wish came true.The little beggar shook his head and said, "I don't want it. This sword belongs to the wife of the Guanyin Empress, she is a good person, I can't take her things."
Xie Yanke drew out the black sword, waved it casually, cut off a big tree beside the road, and said: "All right, then I will give you this black sword." The little beggar still shook his head, and said: "This is the sword. The one in black. The one in black and Empress Guanyin are together, and I can’t take his stuff either.”
Xie Yanke snorted, and said: "You bastard, you are very loyal." The little beggar didn't understand, and asked, "What is loyalty?" Xie Yanke snorted, ignored him, and thought to himself : "Since you don't understand this kind of thing, it's useless to tell you." The little beggar said: "So you don't like to talk about loyalty, you...you don't talk about loyalty."
Xie Yanke was furious, with a flash of blueness on his face, he raised his palm to shoot down the little beggar Tian Linggai, when he saw his innocent look, he immediately withdrew his palm, thinking: "How can I put a finger on him?" What's more, he doesn't know what loyalty is, so he didn't mean to ridicule me." He said: "Why don't I talk about loyalty? Of course I talk about loyalty." The little beggar asked: "Is it good to talk about loyalty?" Xie Yanke Said: "It's very good, loyalty is naturally a good thing." The little beggar said: "I know, those who do good deeds are good people, and those who do bad deeds are bad people. You always do good deeds, so you are a very good person."
If this sentence came from someone else, Xie Yanke thought it must be a sarcasm, so without thinking, he raised his hand and beat him to death.In his whole life, no one said he was a "good person". Although he occasionally did a few good deeds, he did them as he pleased. Compared with the bad things he did in his life, these few good deeds were insignificant At this time, hearing the sincerity of the little beggar's words, he couldn't help but feel ridiculous, and thought: "This little guy is talking insanely, stupidly, not only saying that I don't show loyalty, but also saying that I am a very good person. If you give these words My opponent heard it nearby, wouldn't it become a laughing stock in the martial arts world? Where is Xie's face going? We must settle this matter early and stop messing with him."
The little beggar didn't want the black and white swords, so Xie Yanke took out a green cloth bag to wrap the swords on his back, and thought, "What can I do to lead him to ask me?" Just as he was pondering, he suddenly saw three trees beside the road. The jujube tree was full of big red dates. He pointed to the dates and said, "The dates here are very good." Seeing that the three jujube trees were all tall, as long as the little beggar begged himself to pick dates, it was considered a plea. Unexpectedly, the little beggar said: "Good man, you want to eat dates, don't you?"
Xie Yanke wondered: "What kind of person?" The little beggar said: "You are a kind person, so I will call you a kind person." Xie Yanke's face sank, and he said: "Who says I am a kind person?" The little beggar said: "If you are either a good person or a bad person, then I will call you a big bad person." Xie Yanke said: "I am not a big bad person either." The little beggar said: "This is strange, neither a good person nor a bad person Ah, yes, you are not human!" Xie Yanke was furious, and shouted: "What did you say?" The little beggar said: "You are very capable, are you a god?" Xie Yanke said: "No!" His tone It was no longer as serious as before, and he said: "Nonsense!"
The little beggar shook his head and said to himself: "It's not that, it's not that, but I don't know what it is." Suddenly he ran under the jujube tree, hugged the trunk with both hands, put his feet on it a few times, and then climbed up the tree. .
Xie Yanke saw that although he didn't know martial arts, he was very agile in climbing trees. He saw that he picked up the biggest dates and kept stuffing them into his arms, his chest swelled up in a moment.He slipped down from the tree, took a handful with both hands, handed it to Xie Yanke, and said, "Eat the dates! You are neither human nor ghost, so you are a Bodhisattva! I don't think it looks like it either."
Xie Yanke ignored him and ate a few jujubes, sweet and juicy, top grade, thinking: "He didn't come to beg me, but I begged him instead." Said: "Do you want to know Who am I? You just need to ask me, saying: 'Please tell me, who are you? Are you a god or a Bodhisattva?' and I will tell you."
The little beggar shook his head and said, "I don't ask for help from others." Xie Yanke's heart shuddered, and he quickly asked, "Why don't you ask for help?" The little beggar said, "My mother often told me: 'You bastard, you will spend the rest of your life. , don’t ask others for anything. If someone wants to give you something, you don’t have to ask, and they will give it to you; if they don’t want it, it’s useless if you beg hard. If I asked her for something, instead of giving it to her, she beat me up and scolded me: "Bastard, what are you begging me for? Why don't you beg that cute little bitch of yours?" So I will never ask anyone for it."
Xie Yanke said: "Who is 'Jiao Didi's little bitch'?" The little beggar said: "I don't know."
Xie Yanke was surprised and disappointed at the same time, thinking: "If this little guy really doesn't beg for anything from me, how can he fulfill his wish back then? His mother is probably an insane woman, why would his son beg for food from her?" She's going to be beaten? What did she call 'little slut', most likely because her husband abandoned her because he liked the new and abandoned the old, so she took all the anger out on her son. There are so many fools in the country." He asked again. : "You are a beggar, don't you beg for food and money?"
The little beggar shook his head and said: "I never ask for it. If someone gives it to me, I will take it. Sometimes when someone doesn't give it, he turns around and doesn't pay attention, so I take it too, and quickly slip away." Xie Yanke smiled lightly and said: "Then you are not a beggar, you are a thief!" The little beggar asked: "What is a thief?" Xie Yanke said: "You really don't understand? Or are you pretending to be stupid?" The little beggar said: "I Of course I really don’t understand, so I asked you. What do you mean by pretending to be stupid?”
Xie Yanke glanced at his face a few times, and saw that although his face was covered with mud, his eyes were bright and dark, without any stupidity, and said: "You are not a three-year-old child, you have lived to be a teenager, Why don't you understand anything?"
The little beggar said: "My mother doesn't like to talk to me. She said that she hates me when she sees me, and often ignores me for ten days and eight days. I had to talk to Ah Huang. Ah Huang can only listen, but can't talk. And they won’t tell me what it means to be a thief or pretend to be stupid.”
Seeing that there was no cunning in his eyes, Xie Yanke thought: "Isn't this kid trying to scold me?" Then he asked: "Then you won't talk to your neighbor?" The little beggar said: "What is a neighbor? Xie Yanke was so bored, he said: "People who live near your house are neighbors." The little beggar said: "People who live near my house? Well, there are eleven big pine trees in total. There are many squirrels on the trees. There are pheasants and hares in the house, are those neighbors? They can only squeak, but they can't talk." Xie Yanke said: "You have grown so big, have you not told anyone except your mother? Ever talked?"
The little beggar said: "I have been staying at home on the mountain, and I can't get down. I haven't talked to anyone except my mother. A few days ago, my mother disappeared. When I was looking for my mother, I fell off the mountain. Later, Ah Huang disappeared again. I asked people, where did my mother go, where did Ah Huang go, and they said they didn’t know. Does that count as talking?”
Xie Yanke thought to himself: "So you lived on the barren hill all your life, and your mother didn't come to pay attention to you. No wonder you don't understand this, and you don't understand that." Then he said: "That's just talking. Then how do you know?" Money can buy steamed buns?" The little beggar said: "I saw someone bought it before. You don't have money, I have money, you want it, don't you? I'll give it to you." He took out the pieces of broken silver from his pocket Come and pass it to him.Xie Yanke shook his head and said, "I don't want it." He thought to himself: "This kid is chaotic, not a stingy guy." After talking for a while, he gradually felt relieved, believing that he was not arranged by others to deal with him the trap.
Only to hear the little beggar ask again: "You said just now that I am not a beggar, but a thief. Am I a beggar or a thief?" Xie Yanke smiled slightly and said, "You beg for food from others. Ask for money, and only give it to you if the person is willing to give it to you. You are a beggar. If you secretly reach out and take it regardless of whether the person is willing to give it to you, you are a thief."
The little beggar turned his head and thought for a while, then said: "I never ask people for things, I don't care if they give it to me, I just eat it, then I am a thief. That's right, you are an old thief."
Xie Yanke was taken aback, and said angrily, "What, what did you call me?"
The little beggar said: "Aren't you an old thief? They obviously refused to give you these two swords, but you went and snatched them. You are not a child, so naturally you are an old thief."
Xie Yanke smiled instead of anger, and said: "The word 'little thief' is a curse word, and 'old thief' is also a curse word, you can't just scold me." The little beggar said: "Then why do you scold me?" Xie Yanke The smoker smiled and said: "Okay, I won't scold you either. You are not a little beggar or a thief. I call you little baby, and you call me old uncle." The little beggar shook his head and said, "I don't call you little baby." , I’m called a bastard.” Xie Yanke said: “The name of a bastard is not good, your mother can call you, but others can’t. Your mother is also really strange, why did you call your son a bastard?”
The little beggar said: "Why is the dog bastard bad? My Ah Huang is just a dog. When he is with me, I am happy, just like you are with me. But when I talk to Ah Huang, he only barks. But you can also talk." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to stroke Xie Yanke's back a few times, with a soft hand and a kind expression, just like stroking a dog's fur.
Xie Yanke sent a wave of internal energy to his back, the little beggar's whole body shook, as if he had touched a piece of red-hot charcoal, he hurriedly let go, feeling unspeakable pain in his chest and abdomen, almost wanting to vomit.Xie Yanke looked at him with a half-smile, and said in his heart: "Who told you to be rude to me, this is enough for you!"
The little beggar put his hand on his chest and said, "Old man, you have a fever. Come and rest under the tree over there for a while. I'll find some water for you to drink. What's wrong with you? You have a terrible fever. I'm afraid This illness is serious." When he spoke, his face was full of concern, and he reached out to support his arm, asking him to rest under the tree.
This time, even though Xie Yanke was surly, seeing that he was sincere to him, he no longer used his internal energy to hurt him, and said: "I'm fine, what's wrong with me? Look, haven't I lost my fever?" Passed his little hand over and touched his forehead.
When the little beggar touched it, he felt cold marks on his forehead, and said urgently: "Oh, old man, you are dying!" Xie Yanke said angrily, "Nonsense, why am I dying?" said the little beggar : "My mother was sick once, and she had the same fever and chills. She kept yelling: 'I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I have no conscience, I'd better die!' Then she almost died, lying on the bed It took more than two months to sleep." Xie Yanke smiled and said, "I won't die." The little beggar shook his head slightly, as if he didn't believe it.
The two walked towards the southeast for a while, the little beggar looked at the scorching sun in the sky, and suddenly went to the side of the road to pick seven or eight big leaves.Xie Yanke only said that his child likes to play, but he ignored it, but he wove these leaves into a hat and gave it to Xie Yanke.Said: "The sun is burning hard, you are sick, put on your hat."
Xie Yanke made him laugh and laugh, and couldn't bear to show his kindness, so he put a leaf hat on his head.Under the scorching sun, wearing this hat feels cool and comfortable.He has always been only afraid that he will hate him, and no one has ever cared for him with such kindness, so he couldn't help but feel a burst of warmth in his heart.
Soon came to a small town, the little beggar said: "You have no money, this disease may be due to starvation, let's go to a restaurant to have a full meal." Holding Xie Yanke's hand, Walk into a restaurant.The little beggar had never been to a restaurant in his life, and he didn't know how to order food, so he took out the scraps of silver and copper coins from his pocket and put them on the table, and said to the waiter: "My old uncle and I want to eat meat and fish. Take all the money." There are three or two liang of silver, and it is enough to fix a good banquet on the table.
The waiter in the store was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered the kitchen to cook chicken, fish and duck, and soon the dishes were served one after another.Xie Yanke ordered another two catties of liquor.The little beggar took a sip of the wine, spat it out, and said, "It's very spicy, it's not tasty." He just ate meat.
Xie Yanke thought to himself: "Although this kid is ignorant, he is born bold and bold. It seems that he is not stupid. If he manages well, he can become a good fighter in the martial arts." Then he thought: "Ah, the world is ungrateful Duo, my brute apprentice is very talented, rare in this world, but he hasn't harmed me enough? Why do you want to accept him again?" Thinking of his evil apprentice, he immediately became angry, drank two catties of white wine, After eating some dishes, he said, "Let's go!"
The little beggar said: "Old uncle, are you okay?" Xie Yanke said: "Okay!" He thought: "Now you have spent all your money, and if you want to eat again, you have to ask me. Let's find someone Dashi Town, let’s exchange the gold leaves.”
At that moment, the two left the town and headed east again.Xie Yanke asked: "Little baby, what's your mother's last name? Did she tell you?" The little beggar said: "Mom is mother, does mother have a last name?" Xie Yanke said: "Of course, people Everyone has a surname." The little beggar said: "Then what is my surname?" Xie Yanke said: "I just don't know. The bastard is too ugly, do you want me to give you a name?"
If the little beggar says, "Would you please give me a name?" then it is considered as begging him. Just give him a name and your wish will be fulfilled.Unexpectedly, the little beggar said: "You like to name me, that's fine. But I'm afraid that my mother won't like it. She is used to calling me a bastard, and she will be unhappy if I change my name. Why does a bastard sound bad?" Smoker frowned, thinking to himself: "Why is the word 'dog bastard' so unpleasant? It's not easy to explain it to him for a while."
At this moment, only the sounds of clashing weapons came from the woods in front of the left.His heart trembled: "Is someone fighting over there? These people strike very fast, and their martial arts are really not low." Immediately whispered to the little beggar: "Let's go over there and have a look, you must not make a sound. "He stretched out his hand to support the little beggar's back, started his lightness kung fu, and rushed to the place where the sound of the weapon came from. After a few ups and downs, he was behind a big tree.The little beggar's body seemed to be flying through the clouds, he thought it was very funny, he wanted to laugh out loud, remembering Xie Yanke's instructions, he quickly stretched out his hand and pressed his mouth.
The two looked behind the tree, and saw four people jumping up and down in the forest, fighting fiercely, and it was three people attacking one person.The one who was besieged was a red-faced old man with white hair brushing his chest and empty hands. A single knife fell to the ground in the distance. Back then, he once lost a move under his own hands, and his martial arts were really good.The three flanking people were a tall and thin man, a yellow-faced Taoist man, and a very strange-looking man with two large scars crossing his face, forming a cross. The thin man wielded a long sword, and the Taoist man used a chain hammer. , the ugly-faced man makes a ghost knife.These three people, Xie Yanke, did not recognize each other, none of them had general martial arts skills, especially that skinny man, his swordsmanship was graceful and unsteady, light and sharp. Xie Yanke saw that the old man of great compassion was injured, with blood splattering from his body, his palms were flying, he was still very brave.He dodged around a big tree, using the tree to parry the three men's weapons, grasping with his left hand, and using fist or palm with his right hand, pushing the belt with force, pulling the three men's weapons to collide on their own.Xie Yanke couldn't help feeling gloating: "Greatly sad old man, he used to be a rogue in vain, but today he fell into Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. I see you will not escape this calamity." The Taoist's chain hammer often goes around the big tree to hit the side of the old man of great compassion, while the ugly man has very strong physical strength, the ghost-headed saber will come, and the wind is whistling.Xie Yanke was secretly shocked: "I haven't set foot in the rivers and lakes for a long time, when did these characters appear in the Central Plains martial arts? Why can't I recognize any of the moves of these three people? If it weren't for these three masters, the old man of great compassion would Not to be defeated so embarrassingly." The Taoist said in a hoarse voice: "Master of White Whale Island, our Changle Gang has no enmity with you. Our Situ Gang leader admires you as a high-ranking person, and kindly hired you with courtesy and invited you to join the gang. Why do you speak evil words?" , Insulting our leader? You only need to agree to join the gang, and we will be good brothers and friends immediately, and we will never investigate the past. Why bother to support and sacrifice our lives in vain? Let's join hands to deal with the reward of Knight Island Wouldn't it be good to use the good to punish the evil decree' to overcome the catastrophe together?" When Xie Yanke heard his last words, his chest trembled violently, thinking: "Could it be that the 'Order of Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil' of the Knights Island has reappeared in the world?" Only the old man of great compassion said angrily: "I am a good man, how can I be willing to be with you shameless people? I would rather accept the order of "rewarding the good and punishing the evil" and die on the island of knights. Help, but absolutely can't." The left hand stretched out and grabbed the ugly man's shoulder. Xie Yanke secretly called out: "What a move 'Tiger Claw Hand'!" This move was extremely fast, the ugly man shrugged his shoulders to avoid it, but it was a bit slower, and the five fingers of the old man of great compassion had already grasped the shoulder.There was a scoffing sound, a big piece of the ugly man's right shoulder was torn off, the shoulder was dripping with blood, and a large piece of flesh was actually grabbed off.The three were furious and stepped up their moves. Xie Yanke secretly disagreed: "What kind of gang is the Changle Gang? There are such masters in the gang, why have I never heard of its name? It is probably newly established. Who is the leader of the Situ Gang? Could it be 'Dongbatian' Situ Heng? There is no one other than Situ Heng among martial arts masters with the surname Situ." But seeing the four of them fighting more and more fiercely.The ugly man let out a wild roar, swung his knife and swept across.Dabei old man avoided sideways, and punched the Taoist, with a sound of brushing, the ugly man's ghost head knife had been cut deeply into the tree trunk, and he could not pull it out for a while.Dabei old man's right elbow sank sharply, hitting his waist. Dabei old man struggled to support under the siege of these three masters, he knew that he was not lucky, during his hard struggle, he looked in all directions, vaguely saw someone hiding behind the tree, he guessed it was the enemy again.The three people in front of them can no longer be dismissed, let alone the other party came to reinforce them?Among the three opponents in front of him, the man with the ugly face was the weakest in martial arts, he had to get rid of one of them first to have a chance of escape, so this elbow hammer used 90% of his strength. But when he heard a bang, the elbow hammer hit the ugly man's waist, the old man was overjoyed, he rushed to go around behind the tree, at this moment, the Taoist's chain hammer flew towards him from behind the tree.Dabei old man's left palm fell off the chain, white light flickered in front of his eyes, he hurriedly moved to the right, unexpectedly he was getting old, after a long battle, his energy was not as strong as in his prime, the slipping of his feet could give him three feet away, This time it only slipped two feet seven eight inches away, and with a soft chirp, the thin man's long sword pierced into his left shoulder, nailing him firmly to the tree trunk. This sudden change of intention, the little beggar couldn't help exclaiming "Hey", when the three people surrounded the old man, he was already very upset, seeing the old man restrained, he was even more shocked and angry. The skinny man said coldly: "Master of the White Whale Island, you don't have to drink as a toast, why don't you send me down to the Changle Gang?" The old man opened his eyes and shouted angrily: "Since you know that I am the White Whale Island Lord, are there any cowards who bow their knees and surrender on my White Whale Island?" With a hard struggle, he would rather cripple his left shoulder than break free from the long sword and fight desperately with the skinny man. The Taoist waved his right hand, and the chain hammer flew out. The steel chain wound several times around the old man's body. With a bang, the hammer hit his chest hard. The old man yelled loudly, turned his head sideways, and spurted blood wildly . The little beggar couldn't bear it any longer, rushed out and shouted: "Hey, you three bad guys, why are you beating up a good guy together?" Xie Yanke frowned, thinking: "This baby is going to cause trouble." Then he liked it: "That's fine, let's kill him with the hands of these three people. I will not save him, it is not considered a breach of oath." ; Otherwise, the little baby asked me for help, and I helped him take care of the three people." The little beggar ran to the tree, stood in front of the old man, and shouted: "You can't make things difficult for this old man." The thin man had sensed that there was someone behind him before, seeing that the young man ran without any martial arts but was so bold, he must have been instructed by someone, he thought: "I'll scare this brat, I hope the people behind him won't come out." He reached out and pulled out the ghost knife embedded in the tree trunk, and shouted: "Little devil, who asked you to meddle in my business? I'm going to kill this old guy, will you get out?" cut. The little beggar said: "This old man is a good man, and you are all bad men. I will definitely help the good man. After you chop it up, of course I won't leave." When his mother was in a good mood, she occasionally told him some stories. , There must be good people and bad people in the story. In the child's mind, helping the good people and beating the bad people is a matter of course. The skinny man said angrily, "Do you recognize him? How do you know he's a good man?" The little beggar said: "The old uncle said that you are some kind of evil gang, and you will not join you even if you die, you are naturally bad people." Turning around, he stretched out his hand to untie the chain and hammer it off. The Taoist backhanded his palm, and with a slap, the little beggar was dizzy, his left cheek was swollen immediately, and blood marks from five fingers crawled on his face like a bloody palm. That little beggar really doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.Yesterday Hou Jian gathered people from Jindao Village to besiege Wu Daotong. Firstly, he didn't know whether Wu Daotong was a good guy or a bad guy. Secondly, these people were fighting fiercely on the roof. He was going to intervene at that time, as to whether it would endanger himself, he had no idea at all. Seeing that the little beggar looked confident and fearless, the thin man suddenly became suspicious: "What kind of backing does this little devil rely on to dare to plead in front of the incense master of the Changle Gang?" He turned sideways and looked behind the big tree. At that time, he glanced at Xie Yanke's clear appearance, and suddenly thought of a person: "This person is somewhat similar to the master of Xuan Tieling and Motian Layman Xie Yanke mentioned in the world, could it be him?" Immediately raised the ghost's head Dao, shouted: "I don't know your origin, I don't know your master's sect, you come to make trouble, just treat you as an ignorant little beggar, kill me with a knife, what's the point?" Chop down.Unexpectedly, the little beggar was strong on the one hand, and on the other hand he didn't understand danger, so he didn't move at all.The skinny man slashed to a few inches away from his head and neck, then withdrew his knife and praised: "What a boy, you are quite courageous!" The Taoist was irritable, and he slapped his right hand again, this time hitting the little beggar's right cheek, his strike was even heavier than last time.The little beggar let out a cry of pain and burst into tears.The thin man said: "You are afraid of being beaten, then go away quickly." The little beggar said with a sad face: "You go away first, don't embarrass the old man, I will not cry." The thin man laughed instead.The Taoist quickly kicked the little beggar to the ground.The little beggar fell down with bruised nose and swollen eyes, he got up and was still protecting the old man of great compassion. 大悲老人性子孤僻，生平极少知己，见这少年和自己素不相识，居然舍命相护，自是好生感激，说道：“小兄弟，你跟他们斗，还不是白饶一条性命。程某垂暮之年，交了你这位小友，这一生也不枉了，你快快走罢。”甚么“垂暮之年”、甚么“这一生也不枉了”，那小丐全然不懂，只知他是催自己走开，大声道：“你是好人，不能给他们坏人害死。” 那瘦子寻思：“这小娃娃来得极是古怪，那树后之人也不知是不是谢烟客，我们犯不着多结冤家，但若给这小娃娃几句话一说便即退走，岂不是显得咱长乐帮怕了人家？”当即举起鬼头刀，说道：“好，小娃娃，我来试你一试，我连砍你三十六刀，你若是一动也不动，我便算服了你。你怕不怕？” 小丐道：“你接连砍我三十六刀，我自然怕。”瘦子道：“你怕了便好，那么快给我走罢。”小丐道：“我心里怕，可是我偏偏就不走。”瘦子大拇指一翘，道：“好，有骨气，看刀！”飕的一刀从他头顶掠了过去。 谢烟客在树后看得清楚，见那瘦子这刀横砍，刀势轻灵，使的全是腕上之力，乃是以剑术运刀，虽不知他这一招甚么名堂，但见一柄沉重的鬼头刀在他手中使来，轻飘飘地犹如无物，刀刃齐着那小丐的头皮贴肉掠过，登时削下他一大片头发来。那小丐竟十分硬朗，挺直了身子，居然动也不动。 但见刀光闪烁吞吐，犹似灵蛇游走，左一刀右一刀，刀刀不离那小丐的头顶，头发纷纷而下，堪堪砍到三十二刀，那瘦子一声叱喝，鬼头刀自上而下直劈，嗤的一声，将那小丐的右手衣袖削下了一片，接着又将他左袖削下一片，接着左边裤管，右边裤管，均在转瞬之间被他两刀分别削下了一条。那瘦子一收刀，刀柄顺势在大悲老人胸腹间的“膻中穴”上重重一撞，哈哈大笑，说道：“小娃娃，真有你的，真是了得！” 谢烟客见他以剑使刀，三十六招连绵圆转，竟没有半分破绽，不由得心下暗暗喝采，待见他收招时以刀柄撞了大悲老人的死穴，心道：“此人下手好辣！”只见那小丐一头蓬蓬松松的乱发被他连削三十二刀，稀稀落落的更加不成模样。 适才这三十二刀在小丐头顶削过，他一半固然是竭力硬挺，以维护大悲老人，另一半可是吓得呆了，倒不是不肯动，而是不会动了，待瘦子三十六刀砍完，他伸手一摸自己脑袋，宛然完好，这才长长的喘出一口气来。 那道人和那丑脸汉子齐声喝采：“米香主，好剑法！”那瘦子笑道：“冲着小朋友这份肝胆，今日咱们便让他一步！两位兄弟，这便走罢！”那道人和丑脸汉子见大悲老人吃了这一刀柄后，气息奄奄，转眼便死，当下取了兵刃，迈步便行。丑脸汉子脚步蹒跚，受伤着实不轻。那瘦子伸右掌往树上推去，嚓的一响，深入树干尺许的长剑被他掌力震激，带着大悲老人肩头的鲜血跃将出来。那瘦子左手接住，长笑而去，竟没向谢烟客藏身处看上一眼。 谢烟客寻思：“原来这瘦子姓米，是长乐帮的香主，他露这两手功夫，显然是耍给我看的。此人剑法轻灵狠辣，兼而有之，但比之玄素庄石清夫妇尚颇不如，凭这手功夫便想在我面前逞威风吗？嘿嘿！”依着他平素脾气，这姓米的露这两手功夫，在自己面前炫耀，定要上前教训教训他，对方若是稍有不敬，便即顺手杀了，只是玄铁令的心愿未了，实不愿在此刻多惹事端，当下只是冷眼旁观，始终隐忍不出。 那小丐向大悲老人道：“老伯伯，我来给你包好了伤口。”拾起自己给那瘦子削下的衣袖，要去给大悲老人包扎肩头的剑伤。 大悲老人双目紧闭，说道：“不……不用了！我袋里……有些泥人儿……给了你……你罢……”一句话没说完，脑袋突然垂落，便已死去，一个高大的身子慢慢滑向树根。 小丐惊叫：“老伯伯，老伯伯！”伸手去扶，却见大悲老人缩成一团，动也不动了。 谢烟客走近身来，问道：“他临死时说些甚么？”小丐道：“他说……他说……他袋里有些甚么泥人儿，都给了我。” 谢烟客心想：“大悲老人是武林中一代怪杰，武学修为，跟我也差不了多少。此人身边说不定有些甚么要紧物事。”但他自视甚高，决不愿在死人身边去拿甚么东西，就算明知大悲老人身怀希世奇珍，他也是掉头不顾而去，说道：“是他给你的，你就拿了罢。”小丐问道：“是他给的，我拿了是不是小贼？”谢烟客笑道：“不是小贼。” 小丐伸手到大悲老人衣袋中掏摸，取出一只木盒，还有几锭银子，七八枚生满了刺的暗器，几封书信，似乎还有一张绘着图形的地图。谢烟客很想瞧瞧书信中写甚么，是幅甚么样的地图，但自觉只要一沾了手，便失却武林高人的身分，是以忍手不动。 只见小丐已打开了木盒，盒中垫着棉花，并列着三排泥制玩偶，每排六个，共是一十八个。玩偶制作精巧，每个都是裸体的男人，皮肤上涂了白垩，画满了一条条红线，更有无数黑点，都是脉络和穴道的方位。谢烟客一看，便知这些玩偶身上画的是一套内功图谱，心想：“大悲老儿临死时做个空头人情，你便是不送他，小孩儿在你尸身上找到，岂有不拿去玩儿的？” 那小丐见到这许多泥人儿，十分喜欢，连道：“真有趣，怎么没衣服穿的，好玩得紧。要是妈妈肯做些衣服给他们穿，那就更好了。” 谢烟客心想：“大悲老儿虽然和我不睦，但总也是个响当当的人物，总不能让他暴骨荒野！”说道：“你的老朋友死了，不将他埋了？”小丐道：“是，是。可怎么埋法？”谢烟客淡淡的道：“你有力气，便给他挖个坑：没力气，将泥巴石块堆在他身上就完了。” 小丐道：“这里没锄头，挖不来坑。”当下去搬些泥土石块、树枝树叶，将大悲老人的尸身盖没了。他年小力弱，勉强将尸体掩盖完毕，已累得满身大汗。 谢烟客站在一旁，始终没出手相助，待他好容易完工，便道：“走罢！”小丐道：“到哪里去？我累得很，不跟你走啦！”谢烟客道：“为甚么不跟我走？” 小丐道：“我要去找妈妈，找阿黄。” 谢烟客微微心惊：“这娃娃始终还没求过我一句话，若是不肯跟我走，倒是一件为难之事，我又不能用强，硬拉着他。有了，昔年我誓言只说对交来玄铁令之人不能用强，却没说不能相欺。我只好骗他一骗。”便道：“你跟我走，我帮你找妈妈、找阿黄去。”小丐喜道：“好，我跟你去，你本事很大，一定找得到我妈妈和阿黄。” 谢烟客心道：“多说无益，好在他还没有开口正式恳求，否则要我去给他找寻母亲和那条狗子，可是件天大的难事。”握住他右手，说道：“咱们得走快些。”小丐刚应得一声：“是！”便似腾身而起，身不由主的给他拉着飞步而行，连叫：“有趣，有趣！”只觉得凉风扑面，身旁树木迅速倒退，不绝口的称赞：“老伯伯，你拉着我跑得这样快！”
走到天黑，也不知奔行了多少里路，已到了一处深山之中，谢烟客松开了手。 那小丐只觉双腿酸软，身子摇晃了两下，登时坐倒在地。只坐得片刻，两只脚板大痛起来，又过半晌，只见双脚又红又肿，他惊呼：“老伯伯，我的脚肿起来了。” 谢烟客道：“你若求我给你医，我立时使你双脚不肿不痛。”小丐道：“你如肯给我治好，我自然多谢你啦。”谢烟客眉头一皱，道：“你当真从来不肯开口向人乞求？”小丐道：“你若肯给我治，用不着我来求，否则我求也无用。”谢烟客道：“怎么无用？”小丐道：“你倘若不肯治，我心里难过，脚上又痛，说不定要哭一场。倘若你是不会治，反而让你心里难过。”谢烟客哼了一声，道：“我心里从来不难过！小叫化，便在这里睡罢！”随即心想：“这娃娃既不开口向人求乞，可不能叫他作'小叫化'。” 那少年靠在一株树上，双足虽痛，但奔跑了半日，疲累难当，不多时便即沉沉睡去，连肚饿也忘了。谢烟客却跃到树顶安睡，只盼半夜里有一只野兽过来，将这少年咬死吃了，给他解了一个难题。岂知一夜之中，连野兔也没一只经过。 次日清晨，谢烟客心道：“我只有带他到摩天崖去，他若出口求我一件轻而易举之事，那是他的运气，否则好歹也设法取了他的性命。连这样一个小娃娃也炮制不了，摩天居士还算甚么人了？”携了那少年之手又行，那少年初几步着地时，脚底似有数十万根小针在刺，忍不住“哎哟”叫痛。 谢烟客道：“怎么啦？”盼他出口说：“咱们歇一会儿罢。”岂料他却道：“没甚么，脚底有点儿痛，咱们走罢。”谢烟客奈何他不得，怒气渐增，拉着他急步疾行。 谢烟客不停南行，经过市镇之时，随手在饼铺饭店中抓些熟肉、面饼，一面奔跑，一面嚼吃，要是分给那少年，他便吃了，倘若不给，那少年也不乞讨。 如此数日，直到第六日，尽是在崇山峻岭中奔行，那少年虽然不会武功，在谢烟客提携之下，居然也硬撑了下来。谢烟客只盼他出口求告休息，却始终不能如愿，到得后来，心下也不禁有些佩服他的硬朗。 又奔了一日，山道愈益险陡，那少年再也攀援不上，谢烟客只得将他负在背上，在悬崖峭壁间纵跃而上。那少年只看得心惊肉跳，有时到了真正惊险之处，只有闭目不看。 这日午间，谢烟客攀到了一处笔立的山峰之下，手挽从山峰上垂下的一根铁链，爬了上去，这山峰光秃秃地，更无置手足处，若不是有这根铁链，谢烟客武功再高，也不易攀援而上。到得峰顶，谢烟客将那少年放下，说道：“这里便是摩天崖了，我外号'摩天居士'，就是由此地而得名。你也在这里住下罢！” 那少年四下张望，见峰顶地势倒也广阔，但身周云雾缭绕，当真是置身云端之中，不由得心下惊惧，道：“你说帮我去找妈妈和阿黄的？” 谢烟客冷冷的道：“天下这么大，我怎知你母亲到了何处。咱们便在这里等着，说不定有朝一日，你母亲带了阿黄上来见你，也未可知。” 这少年虽童稚无知，却也知谢烟客是在骗他，如此险峻荒僻的处所，他母亲又怎能寻得着，爬得上？至于阿黄更是决计不能，一时之间，呆住了说不出话来。 谢烟客道：“几时你要下山去，只须求我一声，我便立即送你下去。”心想：“我不给你东西吃，你自己没能耐下去，终究要开口求我。” 那少年的母亲虽然对他冷漠，却是从来不曾骗过他，此时他生平首次受人欺骗，眼中泪水滚来滚去，拚命忍住了，不让眼泪流下。 只见谢烟客走进一个山洞之中，过了一会，洞中有黑烟冒出，却是在烹煮食物，又过少时，香气一阵阵的冒将出来，那少年腹中饥饿，走进洞去，见是老大一个山洞。 谢烟客故意将行灶和锅子放在洞口烹煮，要引那少年向自己讨。哪知这少年自幼只和母亲一人相依为生，从来便不知人我之分，见到东西便吃，又有甚么讨不讨的？他见石桌上放着一盘腊肉，一大锅饭，当即自行拿了碗筷，盛了饭，伸筷子夹腊肉便吃。谢烟客一怔，心道：“他请我吃过馒头、枣子、酒饭，我若不许他吃我食物，倒显得谢某不讲义气了。”当下也不理睬。 这等两人相对无言、埋头吃饭之事，那少年一生过惯了，吃饱之后，便去洗碗、洗筷、刷锅、砍柴。那都是往日和母亲同住时的例行之事。 他砍了一担柴，正要挑回山洞，忽听得树丛中忽喇声响，一只獐子窜了出来。那少年提起斧头，一下砍在獐子头上，登时砍死，当下在山溪里洗剥干净，拿回洞来，将大半只獐子挂在当风处风干，两条腿切碎了熬成一锅。 谢烟客闻到獐肉羹的香气，用木杓子舀起尝了一口，不由得又是欢喜，又是烦恼。这獐肉羹味道十分鲜美，比他自己所烹的高明何止十倍，心想这小娃娃居然还有这手功夫，日后口福不浅；但转念又想，他会打猎、会烧菜，倘若不求我带他下山，倒是奈何他不得。 在摩天崖上如此忽忽数日，那少年张罗、设陷、弹雀、捕兽的本事着实不差，每天均有新鲜菜肴煮来和谢烟客共食，吃不完的禽兽便风干腌起。他烹调的手段大有独到之处，虽是山乡风味，往往颇具匠心。谢烟客赞赏之余，问起每一样菜肴的来历，那少年总说是母亲所教。再盘问下去，才知这少年的母亲精擅烹调，生性却既暴躁又疏懒，十餐饭倒是有九餐叫儿子去煮，若是烹调不合，高兴时在旁指点，不高兴便打骂兼施了。谢烟客心想他母子二人都烧得如此好菜，该当均是十分聪明之人，想是乡下女子为丈夫所弃，以致养成了孤僻乖戾的性子，也说不定由于孤僻乖戾，才为丈夫所弃。 谢烟客见那少年极少和他说话，倒不由得有点暗暗发愁，心想：“这件事不从速解决，总是一个心腹大患，不论哪一日这娃娃受了我对头之惑，来求我自废武功，自残肢体，那便如何是好？又如他来求我终身不下摩天崖一步，那么谢烟客便活活给囚禁在这荒山顶上了。就算他只求我去找他妈妈和那条黄狗，可也是头痛万分之事。” 饶是他聪明多智，却也想不出个善策。
这日午后，谢烟客负着双手在林间闲步，瞥眼见那少年倚在一块岩石之旁，眉花眼笑的正瞧着石上一堆东西。谢烟客凝神看去，见石上放着的正是大悲老人给他的那一十八个泥人儿，那少年将这些泥人儿东放一个，西放一个，一会儿叫他们排队，一会儿叫他们打仗，玩得兴高采烈。 谢烟客心道：“当年大悲老人和我在北邙山较量，他掌法刚猛，擒拿法迅捷变幻，斗到大半个时辰之后，终于在我'控鹤功'下输了一招，当即知难而退。此人武功虽高，却只以外家功夫见长，这些绘在泥人身上的内功，多半肤浅得紧，不免贻笑大方。” 当下随手拿起一个泥人，见泥人身上绘着涌泉、然谷、照海、太溪、水泉、太钟、复留、交信等穴道，沿足而上，至肚腹上横骨、太赫、气穴、四满、中注、育俞、商曲而结于舌下的廉泉穴，那是“足少阴肾经”，一条红线自足底而通至咽喉，心想：“这虽是练内功的正途法门，但各大门派的入门功夫都和此大同小异，何足为贵？是了！大悲老人一生专练外功，壮年时虽然纵横江湖，后来终于知道技不如人，不知从哪里去弄了这一十八个泥人儿来，便想要内外兼修。说不定还是输在我手下之后，才起了这番心愿。但练那上乘内功岂是一朝一夕之事，大悲老人年逾七十，这份内功，只好到阴世去练了，哈哈，哈哈！”想到这里，不禁笑出声来。 那少年笑道：“伯伯，你瞧这些泥人儿都有胡须，又不是小孩儿，却不穿衣衫，真是好笑。”谢烟客道：“是啊！可笑得紧。”他将一个个泥人都拿起来看，只见一十二个泥人身上分别绘的是手太阴肺经、手阳明大肠经、足阳明胃经、足太阴脾经、手少阴心经、手太阳小肠经、足太阳膀胱经、足少阴肾经，手厥阴心包经、手少阳三焦经、足少阳胆经、足厥阴肝经，那是正经十二脉；另外六个泥人身上绘的是任脉、督脉、阴维、阳维、阴蹻、阳蹻六脉；奇经八脉中最是繁复难明的冲脉、带脉两路经脉却付阙如，心道：“这似乎是少林派的入门内功。大悲老人当作宝贝般藏在身上的东西，却是残缺不全的。其实他想学内功，这些粗浅学问，只须找内家门中一个寻常弟子指教数月，也就明白了。唉，不过他是成名的前辈英雄，又怎肯下得这口气来，去求别人指点？”想到此处，不禁微有凄凉之意。 又想起当年在北邙山上与大悲老人较技，虽然胜了一招，但实是行险侥幸而致，心想：“幸好他无内功根基，倘若少年时修习过内功，只怕斗不上三百招，我便被他打入深谷。嘿嘿，死得好，死得好！” 他脸上露出笑容，缓步走开，走得几步，突然心念一动：“这娃娃玩泥人玩得高兴，我何不乘机将泥人上所绘的内功教他，故意引得他走火入魔，内力冲心而死？我当年誓言只说决不以一指之力加于此人，他练内功自己练得岔气，却不能算是我杀的。就算是我立心害他性命，可也不是'以一指之力加于其身'，不算违了誓言。对了，就是这个主意。” 他行事向来只凭一己好恶，虽然言出必践，于“信”之一字看得极重，然而甚么仁义道德，在他眼中却是不值一文，当下便拿着那个绘着“足少阴肾经”的泥人来，说道：“小娃娃，你可知这些黑点红线，是甚么东西？” 那少年想了一下，说道：“这些泥人生病。”谢烟客奇道：“怎么生病？”那少年道：“我去年生病，全身都生了红点。” 谢烟客哑然失笑，道：“那是麻疹。这些泥人身上画的，却不是麻疹，乃是学武功的秘诀。你瞧我背了你飞上峰来，武功好不好？”说到这里，为了坚那少年学武之心，突然双足一点，身子笔直拔起，飕的一声，便窜到了一株松树顶上，左足在树枝上稍行借力，身子向上弹走，便如袅袅上升一般，缓缓落下，随即又在树枝上弹起，三落三弹，便在此时，恰有两只麻雀从空中飞过，谢烟客存心卖弄，双手一伸，将两只麻雀抓在掌中，这才缓缓落下。 那少年拍手笑道：“好本事，好本事！” 谢烟客张开手掌，两只麻雀振翅欲飞，但两只翅膀刚一扑动，谢烟客掌中便生出一股内力，将双雀鼓气之力抵消了。那少年见他双掌平摊，双雀羽翅扑动虽急，始终飞不离他的掌心，更是大叫：“好玩，好玩！”谢烟客笑道：“你来试试！”将两只麻雀放在他掌中，那少年伸指抓住，不敢松手。 谢烟客笑道：“泥人儿身上所画的，乃是练功夫的法门。你拚命帮那老儿，他心中多谢你，因此送了给你。这不是玩意儿，可宝贵得很呢，你只要练成了泥人身上那些红线黑点的法道，手掌摊开，麻雀儿也就飞不走啦。” 那少年道：“这倒好玩，我定要练练。怎么练的？”口中说着，张开了手掌。两只麻雀展翅一扑，便飞了上去。谢烟客哈哈大笑。那少年也跟着傻笑。 谢烟客道：“你若求我教你这门本事，我就可以教你。学会之后，可好玩得很呢，你要下山上山，自己行走便了，也不用我带。”那少年脸上大有艳羡之色，谢烟客凝视着他脸，只盼他嘴里吐出“求你教我”这几个字来，情切之下，自觉气息竟也粗重了。 过了好一刻，却听那少年道：“
The two looked behind the tree, and saw four people jumping up and down in the forest, fighting fiercely, and it was three people attacking one person.The one who was besieged was a red-faced old man with white hair brushing his chest and empty hands. A single knife fell to the ground in the distance. Back then, he once lost a move under his own hands, and his martial arts were really good.The three flanking people were a tall and thin man, a yellow-faced Taoist man, and a very strange-looking man with two large scars crossing his face, forming a cross. The thin man wielded a long sword, and the Taoist man used a chain hammer. , the ugly-faced man makes a ghost knife.These three people, Xie Yanke, did not recognize each other, none of them had general martial arts skills, especially that skinny man, his swordsmanship was graceful and unsteady, light and sharp. Xie Yanke saw that the old man of great compassion was injured, with blood splattering from his body, his palms were flying, he was still very brave.He dodged around a big tree, using the tree to parry the three men's weapons, grasping with his left hand, and using fist or palm with his right hand, pushing the belt with force, pulling the three men's weapons to collide on their own.Xie Yanke couldn't help feeling gloating: "Greatly sad old man, he used to be a rogue in vain, but today he fell into Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. I see you will not escape this calamity." The Taoist's chain hammer often goes around the big tree to hit the side of the old man of great compassion, while the ugly man has very strong physical strength, the ghost-headed saber will come, and the wind is whistling.Xie Yanke was secretly shocked: "I haven't set foot in the rivers and lakes for a long time, when did these characters appear in the Central Plains martial arts? Why can't I recognize any of the moves of these three people? If it weren't for these three masters, the old man of great compassion would Not to be defeated so embarrassingly." The Taoist said in a hoarse voice: "Master of White Whale Island, our Changle Gang has no enmity with you. Our Situ Gang leader admires you as a high-ranking person, and kindly hired you with courtesy and invited you to join the gang. Why do you speak evil words?" , Insulting our leader? You only need to agree to join the gang, and we will be good brothers and friends immediately, and we will never investigate the past. Why bother to support and sacrifice our lives in vain? Let's join hands to deal with the reward of Knight Island Wouldn't it be good to use the good to punish the evil decree' to overcome the catastrophe together?" When Xie Yanke heard his last words, his chest trembled violently, thinking: "Could it be that the 'Order of Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil' of the Knights Island has reappeared in the world?" Only the old man of great compassion said angrily: "I am a good man, how can I be willing to be with you shameless people? I would rather accept the order of "rewarding the good and punishing the evil" and die on the island of knights. Help, but absolutely can't." The left hand stretched out and grabbed the ugly man's shoulder. Xie Yanke secretly called out: "What a move 'Tiger Claw Hand'!" This move was extremely fast, the ugly man shrugged his shoulders to avoid it, but it was a bit slower, and the five fingers of the old man of great compassion had already grasped the shoulder.There was a scoffing sound, a big piece of the ugly man's right shoulder was torn off, the shoulder was dripping with blood, and a large piece of flesh was actually grabbed off.The three were furious and stepped up their moves. Xie Yanke secretly disagreed: "What kind of gang is the Changle Gang? There are such masters in the gang, why have I never heard of its name? It is probably newly established. Who is the leader of the Situ Gang? Could it be 'Dongbatian' Situ Heng? There is no one other than Situ Heng among martial arts masters with the surname Situ." But seeing the four of them fighting more and more fiercely.The ugly man let out a wild roar, swung his knife and swept across.Dabei old man avoided sideways, and punched the Taoist, with a sound of brushing, the ugly man's ghost head knife had been cut deeply into the tree trunk, and he could not pull it out for a while.Dabei old man's right elbow sank sharply, hitting his waist. Dabei old man struggled to support under the siege of these three masters, he knew that he was not lucky, during his hard struggle, he looked in all directions, vaguely saw someone hiding behind the tree, he guessed it was the enemy again.The three people in front of them can no longer be dismissed, let alone the other party came to reinforce them?Among the three opponents in front of him, the man with the ugly face was the weakest in martial arts, he had to get rid of one of them first to have a chance of escape, so this elbow hammer used 90% of his strength. But when he heard a bang, the elbow hammer hit the ugly man's waist, the old man was overjoyed, he rushed to go around behind the tree, at this moment, the Taoist's chain hammer flew towards him from behind the tree.Dabei old man's left palm fell off the chain, white light flickered in front of his eyes, he hurriedly moved to the right, unexpectedly he was getting old, after a long battle, his energy was not as strong as in his prime, the slipping of his feet could give him three feet away, This time it only slipped two feet seven eight inches away, and with a soft chirp, the thin man's long sword pierced into his left shoulder, nailing him firmly to the tree trunk. This sudden change of intention, the little beggar couldn't help exclaiming "Hey", when the three people surrounded the old man, he was already very upset, seeing the old man restrained, he was even more shocked and angry. The skinny man said coldly: "Master of the White Whale Island, you don't have to drink as a toast, why don't you send me down to the Changle Gang?" The old man opened his eyes and shouted angrily: "Since you know that I am the White Whale Island Lord, are there any cowards who bow their knees and surrender on my White Whale Island?" With a hard struggle, he would rather cripple his left shoulder than break free from the long sword and fight desperately with the skinny man. The Taoist waved his right hand, and the chain hammer flew out. The steel chain wound several times around the old man's body. With a bang, the hammer hit his chest hard. The old man yelled loudly, turned his head sideways, and spurted blood wildly . The little beggar couldn't bear it any longer, rushed out and shouted: "Hey, you three bad guys, why are you beating up a good guy together?" Xie Yanke frowned, thinking: "This baby is going to cause trouble." Then he liked it: "That's fine, let's kill him with the hands of these three people. I will not save him, it is not considered a breach of oath." ; Otherwise, the little baby asked me for help, and I helped him take care of the three people." The little beggar ran to the tree, stood in front of the old man, and shouted: "You can't make things difficult for this old man." The thin man had sensed that there was someone behind him before, seeing that the young man ran without any martial arts but was so bold, he must have been instructed by someone, he thought: "I'll scare this brat, I hope the people behind him won't come out." He reached out and pulled out the ghost knife embedded in the tree trunk, and shouted: "Little devil, who asked you to meddle in my business? I'm going to kill this old guy, will you get out?" cut. The little beggar said: "This old man is a good man, and you are all bad men. I will definitely help the good man. After you chop it up, of course I won't leave." When his mother was in a good mood, she occasionally told him some stories. , There must be good people and bad people in the story. In the child's mind, helping the good people and beating the bad people is a matter of course. The skinny man said angrily, "Do you recognize him? How do you know he's a good man?" The little beggar said: "The old uncle said that you are some kind of evil gang, and you will not join you even if you die, you are naturally bad people." Turning around, he stretched out his hand to untie the chain and hammer it off. The Taoist backhanded his palm, and with a slap, the little beggar was dizzy, his left cheek was swollen immediately, and blood marks from five fingers crawled on his face like a bloody palm. That little beggar really doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.Yesterday Hou Jian gathered people from Jindao Village to besiege Wu Daotong. Firstly, he didn't know whether Wu Daotong was a good guy or a bad guy. Secondly, these people were fighting fiercely on the roof. He was going to intervene at that time, as to whether it would endanger himself, he had no idea at all. Seeing that the little beggar looked confident and fearless, the thin man suddenly became suspicious: "What kind of backing does this little devil rely on to dare to plead in front of the incense master of the Changle Gang?" He turned sideways and looked behind the big tree. At that time, he glanced at Xie Yanke's clear appearance, and suddenly thought of a person: "This person is somewhat similar to the master of Xuan Tieling and Motian Layman Xie Yanke mentioned in the world, could it be him?" Immediately raised the ghost's head Dao, shouted: "I don't know your origin, I don't know your master's sect, you come to make trouble, just treat you as an ignorant little beggar, kill me with a knife, what's the point?" Chop down.Unexpectedly, the little beggar was strong on the one hand, and on the other hand he didn't understand danger, so he didn't move at all.The skinny man slashed to a few inches away from his head and neck, then withdrew his knife and praised: "What a boy, you are quite courageous!" The Taoist was irritable, and he slapped his right hand again, this time hitting the little beggar's right cheek, his strike was even heavier than last time.The little beggar let out a cry of pain and burst into tears.The thin man said: "You are afraid of being beaten, then go away quickly." The little beggar said with a sad face: "You go away first, don't embarrass the old man, I will not cry." The thin man laughed instead.The Taoist quickly kicked the little beggar to the ground.The little beggar fell down with bruised nose and swollen eyes, he got up and was still protecting the old man of great compassion. 大悲老人性子孤僻，生平极少知己，见这少年和自己素不相识，居然舍命相护，自是好生感激，说道：“小兄弟，你跟他们斗，还不是白饶一条性命。程某垂暮之年，交了你这位小友，这一生也不枉了，你快快走罢。”甚么“垂暮之年”、甚么“这一生也不枉了”，那小丐全然不懂，只知他是催自己走开，大声道：“你是好人，不能给他们坏人害死。” 那瘦子寻思：“这小娃娃来得极是古怪，那树后之人也不知是不是谢烟客，我们犯不着多结冤家，但若给这小娃娃几句话一说便即退走，岂不是显得咱长乐帮怕了人家？”当即举起鬼头刀，说道：“好，小娃娃，我来试你一试，我连砍你三十六刀，你若是一动也不动，我便算服了你。你怕不怕？” 小丐道：“你接连砍我三十六刀，我自然怕。”瘦子道：“你怕了便好，那么快给我走罢。”小丐道：“我心里怕，可是我偏偏就不走。”瘦子大拇指一翘，道：“好，有骨气，看刀！”飕的一刀从他头顶掠了过去。 谢烟客在树后看得清楚，见那瘦子这刀横砍，刀势轻灵，使的全是腕上之力，乃是以剑术运刀，虽不知他这一招甚么名堂，但见一柄沉重的鬼头刀在他手中使来，轻飘飘地犹如无物，刀刃齐着那小丐的头皮贴肉掠过，登时削下他一大片头发来。那小丐竟十分硬朗，挺直了身子，居然动也不动。 但见刀光闪烁吞吐，犹似灵蛇游走，左一刀右一刀，刀刀不离那小丐的头顶，头发纷纷而下，堪堪砍到三十二刀，那瘦子一声叱喝，鬼头刀自上而下直劈，嗤的一声，将那小丐的右手衣袖削下了一片，接着又将他左袖削下一片，接着左边裤管，右边裤管，均在转瞬之间被他两刀分别削下了一条。那瘦子一收刀，刀柄顺势在大悲老人胸腹间的“膻中穴”上重重一撞，哈哈大笑，说道：“小娃娃，真有你的，真是了得！” 谢烟客见他以剑使刀，三十六招连绵圆转，竟没有半分破绽，不由得心下暗暗喝采，待见他收招时以刀柄撞了大悲老人的死穴，心道：“此人下手好辣！”只见那小丐一头蓬蓬松松的乱发被他连削三十二刀，稀稀落落的更加不成模样。 适才这三十二刀在小丐头顶削过，他一半固然是竭力硬挺，以维护大悲老人，另一半可是吓得呆了，倒不是不肯动，而是不会动了，待瘦子三十六刀砍完，他伸手一摸自己脑袋，宛然完好，这才长长的喘出一口气来。 那道人和那丑脸汉子齐声喝采：“米香主，好剑法！”那瘦子笑道：“冲着小朋友这份肝胆，今日咱们便让他一步！两位兄弟，这便走罢！”那道人和丑脸汉子见大悲老人吃了这一刀柄后，气息奄奄，转眼便死，当下取了兵刃，迈步便行。丑脸汉子脚步蹒跚，受伤着实不轻。那瘦子伸右掌往树上推去，嚓的一响，深入树干尺许的长剑被他掌力震激，带着大悲老人肩头的鲜血跃将出来。那瘦子左手接住，长笑而去，竟没向谢烟客藏身处看上一眼。 谢烟客寻思：“原来这瘦子姓米，是长乐帮的香主，他露这两手功夫，显然是耍给我看的。此人剑法轻灵狠辣，兼而有之，但比之玄素庄石清夫妇尚颇不如，凭这手功夫便想在我面前逞威风吗？嘿嘿！”依着他平素脾气，这姓米的露这两手功夫，在自己面前炫耀，定要上前教训教训他，对方若是稍有不敬，便即顺手杀了，只是玄铁令的心愿未了，实不愿在此刻多惹事端，当下只是冷眼旁观，始终隐忍不出。 那小丐向大悲老人道：“老伯伯，我来给你包好了伤口。”拾起自己给那瘦子削下的衣袖，要去给大悲老人包扎肩头的剑伤。 大悲老人双目紧闭，说道：“不……不用了！我袋里……有些泥人儿……给了你……你罢……”一句话没说完，脑袋突然垂落，便已死去，一个高大的身子慢慢滑向树根。 小丐惊叫：“老伯伯，老伯伯！”伸手去扶，却见大悲老人缩成一团，动也不动了。 谢烟客走近身来，问道：“他临死时说些甚么？”小丐道：“他说……他说……他袋里有些甚么泥人儿，都给了我。” 谢烟客心想：“大悲老人是武林中一代怪杰，武学修为，跟我也差不了多少。此人身边说不定有些甚么要紧物事。”但他自视甚高，决不愿在死人身边去拿甚么东西，就算明知大悲老人身怀希世奇珍，他也是掉头不顾而去，说道：“是他给你的，你就拿了罢。”小丐问道：“是他给的，我拿了是不是小贼？”谢烟客笑道：“不是小贼。” 小丐伸手到大悲老人衣袋中掏摸，取出一只木盒，还有几锭银子，七八枚生满了刺的暗器，几封书信，似乎还有一张绘着图形的地图。谢烟客很想瞧瞧书信中写甚么，是幅甚么样的地图，但自觉只要一沾了手，便失却武林高人的身分，是以忍手不动。 只见小丐已打开了木盒，盒中垫着棉花，并列着三排泥制玩偶，每排六个，共是一十八个。玩偶制作精巧，每个都是裸体的男人，皮肤上涂了白垩，画满了一条条红线，更有无数黑点，都是脉络和穴道的方位。谢烟客一看，便知这些玩偶身上画的是一套内功图谱，心想：“大悲老儿临死时做个空头人情，你便是不送他，小孩儿在你尸身上找到，岂有不拿去玩儿的？” 那小丐见到这许多泥人儿，十分喜欢，连道：“真有趣，怎么没衣服穿的，好玩得紧。要是妈妈肯做些衣服给他们穿，那就更好了。” 谢烟客心想：“大悲老儿虽然和我不睦，但总也是个响当当的人物，总不能让他暴骨荒野！”说道：“你的老朋友死了，不将他埋了？”小丐道：“是，是。可怎么埋法？”谢烟客淡淡的道：“你有力气，便给他挖个坑：没力气，将泥巴石块堆在他身上就完了。” 小丐道：“这里没锄头，挖不来坑。”当下去搬些泥土石块、树枝树叶，将大悲老人的尸身盖没了。他年小力弱，勉强将尸体掩盖完毕，已累得满身大汗。 谢烟客站在一旁，始终没出手相助，待他好容易完工，便道：“走罢！”小丐道：“到哪里去？我累得很，不跟你走啦！”谢烟客道：“为甚么不跟我走？” 小丐道：“我要去找妈妈，找阿黄。” 谢烟客微微心惊：“这娃娃始终还没求过我一句话，若是不肯跟我走，倒是一件为难之事，我又不能用强，硬拉着他。有了，昔年我誓言只说对交来玄铁令之人不能用强，却没说不能相欺。我只好骗他一骗。”便道：“你跟我走，我帮你找妈妈、找阿黄去。”小丐喜道：“好，我跟你去，你本事很大，一定找得到我妈妈和阿黄。” 谢烟客心道：“多说无益，好在他还没有开口正式恳求，否则要我去给他找寻母亲和那条狗子，可是件天大的难事。”握住他右手，说道：“咱们得走快些。”小丐刚应得一声：“是！”便似腾身而起，身不由主的给他拉着飞步而行，连叫：“有趣，有趣！”只觉得凉风扑面，身旁树木迅速倒退，不绝口的称赞：“老伯伯，你拉着我跑得这样快！”
走到天黑，也不知奔行了多少里路，已到了一处深山之中，谢烟客松开了手。 那小丐只觉双腿酸软，身子摇晃了两下，登时坐倒在地。只坐得片刻，两只脚板大痛起来，又过半晌，只见双脚又红又肿，他惊呼：“老伯伯，我的脚肿起来了。” 谢烟客道：“你若求我给你医，我立时使你双脚不肿不痛。”小丐道：“你如肯给我治好，我自然多谢你啦。”谢烟客眉头一皱，道：“你当真从来不肯开口向人乞求？”小丐道：“你若肯给我治，用不着我来求，否则我求也无用。”谢烟客道：“怎么无用？”小丐道：“你倘若不肯治，我心里难过，脚上又痛，说不定要哭一场。倘若你是不会治，反而让你心里难过。”谢烟客哼了一声，道：“我心里从来不难过！小叫化，便在这里睡罢！”随即心想：“这娃娃既不开口向人求乞，可不能叫他作'小叫化'。” 那少年靠在一株树上，双足虽痛，但奔跑了半日，疲累难当，不多时便即沉沉睡去，连肚饿也忘了。谢烟客却跃到树顶安睡，只盼半夜里有一只野兽过来，将这少年咬死吃了，给他解了一个难题。岂知一夜之中，连野兔也没一只经过。 次日清晨，谢烟客心道：“我只有带他到摩天崖去，他若出口求我一件轻而易举之事，那是他的运气，否则好歹也设法取了他的性命。连这样一个小娃娃也炮制不了，摩天居士还算甚么人了？”携了那少年之手又行，那少年初几步着地时，脚底似有数十万根小针在刺，忍不住“哎哟”叫痛。 谢烟客道：“怎么啦？”盼他出口说：“咱们歇一会儿罢。”岂料他却道：“没甚么，脚底有点儿痛，咱们走罢。”谢烟客奈何他不得，怒气渐增，拉着他急步疾行。 谢烟客不停南行，经过市镇之时，随手在饼铺饭店中抓些熟肉、面饼，一面奔跑，一面嚼吃，要是分给那少年，他便吃了，倘若不给，那少年也不乞讨。 如此数日，直到第六日，尽是在崇山峻岭中奔行，那少年虽然不会武功，在谢烟客提携之下，居然也硬撑了下来。谢烟客只盼他出口求告休息，却始终不能如愿，到得后来，心下也不禁有些佩服他的硬朗。 又奔了一日，山道愈益险陡，那少年再也攀援不上，谢烟客只得将他负在背上，在悬崖峭壁间纵跃而上。那少年只看得心惊肉跳，有时到了真正惊险之处，只有闭目不看。 这日午间，谢烟客攀到了一处笔立的山峰之下，手挽从山峰上垂下的一根铁链，爬了上去，这山峰光秃秃地，更无置手足处，若不是有这根铁链，谢烟客武功再高，也不易攀援而上。到得峰顶，谢烟客将那少年放下，说道：“这里便是摩天崖了，我外号'摩天居士'，就是由此地而得名。你也在这里住下罢！” 那少年四下张望，见峰顶地势倒也广阔，但身周云雾缭绕，当真是置身云端之中，不由得心下惊惧，道：“你说帮我去找妈妈和阿黄的？” 谢烟客冷冷的道：“天下这么大，我怎知你母亲到了何处。咱们便在这里等着，说不定有朝一日，你母亲带了阿黄上来见你，也未可知。” 这少年虽童稚无知，却也知谢烟客是在骗他，如此险峻荒僻的处所，他母亲又怎能寻得着，爬得上？至于阿黄更是决计不能，一时之间，呆住了说不出话来。 谢烟客道：“几时你要下山去，只须求我一声，我便立即送你下去。”心想：“我不给你东西吃，你自己没能耐下去，终究要开口求我。” 那少年的母亲虽然对他冷漠，却是从来不曾骗过他，此时他生平首次受人欺骗，眼中泪水滚来滚去，拚命忍住了，不让眼泪流下。 只见谢烟客走进一个山洞之中，过了一会，洞中有黑烟冒出，却是在烹煮食物，又过少时，香气一阵阵的冒将出来，那少年腹中饥饿，走进洞去，见是老大一个山洞。 谢烟客故意将行灶和锅子放在洞口烹煮，要引那少年向自己讨。哪知这少年自幼只和母亲一人相依为生，从来便不知人我之分，见到东西便吃，又有甚么讨不讨的？他见石桌上放着一盘腊肉，一大锅饭，当即自行拿了碗筷，盛了饭，伸筷子夹腊肉便吃。谢烟客一怔，心道：“他请我吃过馒头、枣子、酒饭，我若不许他吃我食物，倒显得谢某不讲义气了。”当下也不理睬。 这等两人相对无言、埋头吃饭之事，那少年一生过惯了，吃饱之后，便去洗碗、洗筷、刷锅、砍柴。那都是往日和母亲同住时的例行之事。 他砍了一担柴，正要挑回山洞，忽听得树丛中忽喇声响，一只獐子窜了出来。那少年提起斧头，一下砍在獐子头上，登时砍死，当下在山溪里洗剥干净，拿回洞来，将大半只獐子挂在当风处风干，两条腿切碎了熬成一锅。 谢烟客闻到獐肉羹的香气，用木杓子舀起尝了一口，不由得又是欢喜，又是烦恼。这獐肉羹味道十分鲜美，比他自己所烹的高明何止十倍，心想这小娃娃居然还有这手功夫，日后口福不浅；但转念又想，他会打猎、会烧菜，倘若不求我带他下山，倒是奈何他不得。 在摩天崖上如此忽忽数日，那少年张罗、设陷、弹雀、捕兽的本事着实不差，每天均有新鲜菜肴煮来和谢烟客共食，吃不完的禽兽便风干腌起。他烹调的手段大有独到之处，虽是山乡风味，往往颇具匠心。谢烟客赞赏之余，问起每一样菜肴的来历，那少年总说是母亲所教。再盘问下去，才知这少年的母亲精擅烹调，生性却既暴躁又疏懒，十餐饭倒是有九餐叫儿子去煮，若是烹调不合，高兴时在旁指点，不高兴便打骂兼施了。谢烟客心想他母子二人都烧得如此好菜，该当均是十分聪明之人，想是乡下女子为丈夫所弃，以致养成了孤僻乖戾的性子，也说不定由于孤僻乖戾，才为丈夫所弃。 谢烟客见那少年极少和他说话，倒不由得有点暗暗发愁，心想：“这件事不从速解决，总是一个心腹大患，不论哪一日这娃娃受了我对头之惑，来求我自废武功，自残肢体，那便如何是好？又如他来求我终身不下摩天崖一步，那么谢烟客便活活给囚禁在这荒山顶上了。就算他只求我去找他妈妈和那条黄狗，可也是头痛万分之事。” 饶是他聪明多智，却也想不出个善策。
这日午后，谢烟客负着双手在林间闲步，瞥眼见那少年倚在一块岩石之旁，眉花眼笑的正瞧着石上一堆东西。谢烟客凝神看去，见石上放着的正是大悲老人给他的那一十八个泥人儿，那少年将这些泥人儿东放一个，西放一个，一会儿叫他们排队，一会儿叫他们打仗，玩得兴高采烈。 谢烟客心道：“当年大悲老人和我在北邙山较量，他掌法刚猛，擒拿法迅捷变幻，斗到大半个时辰之后，终于在我'控鹤功'下输了一招，当即知难而退。此人武功虽高，却只以外家功夫见长，这些绘在泥人身上的内功，多半肤浅得紧，不免贻笑大方。” 当下随手拿起一个泥人，见泥人身上绘着涌泉、然谷、照海、太溪、水泉、太钟、复留、交信等穴道，沿足而上，至肚腹上横骨、太赫、气穴、四满、中注、育俞、商曲而结于舌下的廉泉穴，那是“足少阴肾经”，一条红线自足底而通至咽喉，心想：“这虽是练内功的正途法门，但各大门派的入门功夫都和此大同小异，何足为贵？是了！大悲老人一生专练外功，壮年时虽然纵横江湖，后来终于知道技不如人，不知从哪里去弄了这一十八个泥人儿来，便想要内外兼修。说不定还是输在我手下之后，才起了这番心愿。但练那上乘内功岂是一朝一夕之事，大悲老人年逾七十，这份内功，只好到阴世去练了，哈哈，哈哈！”想到这里，不禁笑出声来。 那少年笑道：“伯伯，你瞧这些泥人儿都有胡须，又不是小孩儿，却不穿衣衫，真是好笑。”谢烟客道：“是啊！可笑得紧。”他将一个个泥人都拿起来看，只见一十二个泥人身上分别绘的是手太阴肺经、手阳明大肠经、足阳明胃经、足太阴脾经、手少阴心经、手太阳小肠经、足太阳膀胱经、足少阴肾经，手厥阴心包经、手少阳三焦经、足少阳胆经、足厥阴肝经，那是正经十二脉；另外六个泥人身上绘的是任脉、督脉、阴维、阳维、阴蹻、阳蹻六脉；奇经八脉中最是繁复难明的冲脉、带脉两路经脉却付阙如，心道：“这似乎是少林派的入门内功。大悲老人当作宝贝般藏在身上的东西，却是残缺不全的。其实他想学内功，这些粗浅学问，只须找内家门中一个寻常弟子指教数月，也就明白了。唉，不过他是成名的前辈英雄，又怎肯下得这口气来，去求别人指点？”想到此处，不禁微有凄凉之意。 又想起当年在北邙山上与大悲老人较技，虽然胜了一招，但实是行险侥幸而致，心想：“幸好他无内功根基，倘若少年时修习过内功，只怕斗不上三百招，我便被他打入深谷。嘿嘿，死得好，死得好！” 他脸上露出笑容，缓步走开，走得几步，突然心念一动：“这娃娃玩泥人玩得高兴，我何不乘机将泥人上所绘的内功教他，故意引得他走火入魔，内力冲心而死？我当年誓言只说决不以一指之力加于此人，他练内功自己练得岔气，却不能算是我杀的。就算是我立心害他性命，可也不是'以一指之力加于其身'，不算违了誓言。对了，就是这个主意。” 他行事向来只凭一己好恶，虽然言出必践，于“信”之一字看得极重，然而甚么仁义道德，在他眼中却是不值一文，当下便拿着那个绘着“足少阴肾经”的泥人来，说道：“小娃娃，你可知这些黑点红线，是甚么东西？” 那少年想了一下，说道：“这些泥人生病。”谢烟客奇道：“怎么生病？”那少年道：“我去年生病，全身都生了红点。” 谢烟客哑然失笑，道：“那是麻疹。这些泥人身上画的，却不是麻疹，乃是学武功的秘诀。你瞧我背了你飞上峰来，武功好不好？”说到这里，为了坚那少年学武之心，突然双足一点，身子笔直拔起，飕的一声，便窜到了一株松树顶上，左足在树枝上稍行借力，身子向上弹走，便如袅袅上升一般，缓缓落下，随即又在树枝上弹起，三落三弹，便在此时，恰有两只麻雀从空中飞过，谢烟客存心卖弄，双手一伸，将两只麻雀抓在掌中，这才缓缓落下。 那少年拍手笑道：“好本事，好本事！” 谢烟客张开手掌，两只麻雀振翅欲飞，但两只翅膀刚一扑动，谢烟客掌中便生出一股内力，将双雀鼓气之力抵消了。那少年见他双掌平摊，双雀羽翅扑动虽急，始终飞不离他的掌心，更是大叫：“好玩，好玩！”谢烟客笑道：“你来试试！”将两只麻雀放在他掌中，那少年伸指抓住，不敢松手。 谢烟客笑道：“泥人儿身上所画的，乃是练功夫的法门。你拚命帮那老儿，他心中多谢你，因此送了给你。这不是玩意儿，可宝贵得很呢，你只要练成了泥人身上那些红线黑点的法道，手掌摊开，麻雀儿也就飞不走啦。” 那少年道：“这倒好玩，我定要练练。怎么练的？”口中说着，张开了手掌。两只麻雀展翅一扑，便飞了上去。谢烟客哈哈大笑。那少年也跟着傻笑。 谢烟客道：“你若求我教你这门本事，我就可以教你。学会之后，可好玩得很呢，你要下山上山，自己行走便了，也不用我带。”那少年脸上大有艳羡之色，谢烟客凝视着他脸，只盼他嘴里吐出“求你教我”这几个字来，情切之下，自觉气息竟也粗重了。 过了好一刻，却听那少年道：“