Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Changle Sect Leader
Seeing that Xie Yanke retreated suddenly, Bei Haishi was puzzled: "Since he was on good terms with Shi Gangzhu, why did he kill Mi Xiangzhu? All kinds of strange things are really hard to understand. Could it be... He actually noticed our plot? I don’t know if he has already told Master Shi?” For a moment, he couldn’t help but think about it for a while, shook his head, turned around and helped Master Mi Xiang, and put his palms on his back. On top of the two main acupoints, internal strength is transmitted. After a while, Master Mi Xiang's eyes widened, and he said in a low voice, "Thank you, Mr. Bei, for saving your life." Bei Haishi said: "Brother Mi lie down and rest, you must not be lucky by yourself." Just now Xie Yanke's move "Wencheng Wuwei" is not only intended to kill Mi Xiangzhu, but also to attack Bei Haishi's killer.If Bei Haishi slapped Master Mi Xiang with his palm to block Mi Xiang, Master Mi Xiang would be killed immediately under the attack of two internal forces, so Bei Haishi hit his lower abdomen with his left knee first, knocking him to the back, and then Most of Xie Yanke's internal energy was dissolved, but fortunately Xie Yanke only had 10% of his internal energy left at that time, otherwise, although Bei Haishi's move was excellent, Mi Xiangzhu would not be able to save his life. Bei Haishi gently put Mi Xiangzhu on the ground, and massaged his chest and lower abdomen with his palms. Suddenly, someone cheered and shouted: "The master is here, the master is here!" Bei Haishi was overjoyed and said, "Mi Brother, you are no longer in danger, let me see the leader of the gang." He quickly ran towards the place where the voice came from, and said in his heart: "Thank God, if the leader of the gang can't be found, the gang will just go away, and who will be in the imminent catastrophe?" To resist?" He ran less than a mile, and saw a person sitting on a rock, looking from the side, it was the leader of the gang, Shi Potian.Lord Yunxiang and the other seven people stood respectfully and with hands down in front of the rock.Bei Haishi rushed forward, at the time the sun was shining directly from the top of his head, the face of the person on the stone was very clear, but seeing his thick eyebrows, big eyes, and rectangular face, who is the leader of the stone gang?Bei Haishi exclaimed happily: "Master, how is your old man?" As soon as he uttered a word, he saw an expression of abnormal pain on the face of Gang Master Shi, the left side of his face was faintly blue, while the right side was completely flushed, as if he had been drunk.Bei Haishi has a high level of internal energy and he has become a doctor after a long illness. Seeing that something was wrong, he was taken aback and thought, "What the hell is he doing? Could it be that he is practicing a high-level internal energy. How strange? Hmm, It must have been passed on to him by Xie Yanke. Oh no, we rushed up the cliff, I'm afraid it will disturb his practice. This is not good." In an instant, all the doubts in my mind were cleared up: "The leader of the gang has been missing for half a year, and he can't be found anywhere. It turns out that he is quietly hiding here to practice advanced martial arts. The higher his martial arts, the more beneficial he is to the gang. But it’s very good. Xie Yanke knows that the help master’s practice is at a critical juncture, and if outsiders disturb him, he will be distracted, so no matter what, the superior refuses to introduce us. He was kind, but we offended him instead. I'm really sorry. In fact, he only needs to say it clearly. Could it be that I don't understand the festival in between? I've heard that Xie Yanke is arrogant and cruel, and we must have made him very unhappy by rushing up the cliff like this. As soon as he turned his face, he shot and killed. Look at the expression of the leader, the yin and yang in his body are attacking, I am afraid that the dragon and the tiger cannot gather together, and if something goes wrong, he will go mad, it is extremely dangerous." At that moment, he gestured to order everyone to retreat, and he did not explain in a low voice until he was tens of feet away from the stone gang leader. Everyone suddenly realized that they were all pleasantly surprised, and even asked: "Isn't the leader going crazy?" Some were even more guilty: "We rushed up the cliff recklessly, disturbing the leader's hard work, and the trouble we caused is really not small. .” Bei Haishi said: "Master Mi Xiang was injured by Mr. Xie, which brother will go and take care of it. I will wait by the side of the leader, maybe I can help him in an emergency. The rest of you will be waiting here, don't make any noise .If any foreign enemies come up the cliff, they must be dispatched quietly, and the leader must not be alarmed." Everyone is a big expert in martial arts, they all know that if a foreign enemy invades and disturbs the mind while practicing internal strength, it is the most dangerous, so they even claimed that they should go to the dangerous places around the Motian Cliff, and guard them separately. Bei Haishi quietly returned to the leader of the Stone Gang, only to see that the muscles on his face twisted, his whole body twitched, he opened his mouth wide and wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound, obviously his inner breath went astray, and his life was in danger in an instant.Bei Haishi was shocked, he was about to step forward to rescue him, but he didn't know what kind of internal strength he practiced, there is a gap between Yin and Yang, there must be no mistake, otherwise it will only speed up the death of the opponent. But seeing Gangzhu Shi's whole body's clothes had been torn to pieces by him, his skin was covered with bloodstains, and the top of his head was filled with white mist, which couldn't condense. You have already practiced to a very high level, how can you achieve such a rapid progress within half a year?" All of a sudden, there was a smell of burnt smell, and white smoke came out from the shirt on the right shoulder of the leader of the Stone Gang.Bei Haishi was startled, stretched out his hand to press the "Qing Leng Yuan" on his right elbow, wanting to calm him down for a moment, but unexpectedly, his fingers touched his elbow, his hand was like ice, he couldn't help shaking violently all over his body, he didn't dare to use his strength to resist, immediately Withdrawing his hands, he thought to himself: "What kind of strange inner strength is that? Why is half of the body cold to the bone, but the other half of the body is as hot as coals?" Just as he didn't pay attention to it, he suddenly saw the gang leader shrunk into a ball, rolled down from the rock, convulsed a few times, and then remained motionless. Bei Haishi exclaimed: "Guard master, gang master!" He checked his breath, fortunately he was still breathing, but the breath was like a thread, obviously it would stop at any time.He frowned, screamed loudly, lifted the stone gang leader up, and leaned against the rock, seeing the critical situation, he sat cross-legged beside the gang leader, pressed his left palm on his heart, and pressed his right palm on his vest, and lifted up Inner strength, protect his heart. Not long after, the seven people came one after another, and saw that the leader's face was suddenly red like wine, and suddenly blue as frozen, his body trembling uncontrollably, all of them were pale, their eyes were full of doubts, they all looked at Bei Haishi, but Seeing the soybean-sized beads of sweat on his forehead, his whole body trembling, it was obvious that he had exerted all his strength. After a long time, Bei Haishi slowly put down his hands, stood up, and said: "The leader is obviously practicing a high-level internal skill, and it is difficult for me to decide whether it is a fire. At this moment, I am fortunate to help him through it for the time being." After a major difficulty, it is hard to predict what will happen afterwards. This matter is no small matter, please all brothers think about it together." Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, thinking: "Even you, Dr. Bei, have no idea, what else can we do?" For a moment, no one said anything. Master Mi Xiang was supported by others, leaning on a cypress tree, and said in a low voice: "Bei...Mr. Bei, whatever you say, do it. You...your idea is always better than ours." Bei Haishi glanced at Gang Leader Shi, and said, "The Four Great Sects of Kanto have agreed to come to the chief helm of our gang to pay homage to the mountain on the Double Ninth Festival, and the time is running out. This matter is the key to the survival, honor and disgrace of our gang. Brothers Everyone understands it very well. We have already figured out the background of the four major sects in the Kanto region. Soft whips, iron halberds, a ghost knife, and dozens of flying knives are not enough to embarrass the Changle gang. Situ The boss's business is for us to help with the housework, so why should they meddle in their own business? It's just that it's very inappropriate if this matter is publicized in the Jianghu. Cough, cough... Everyone understands the real big thing, but It's the 'Order of Rewarding the Good and Punishing the Evil' from the Knights Island, and the leader of the gang must personally come to pick it up, otherwise...otherwise everyone will be unable to escape this catastrophe." Yun Xiang said: "What Mr. Bei said is true. Everyone knows how the Changle Gang behaves on weekdays. Our brothers are all straightforward and don't like to follow the behavior of that hypocrite. If people want to 'reward kindness', there is no good deed Rewards, when it comes to 'punishing evil', that account is very difficult to calculate. If there is no leader to preside over the overall situation of this matter, I'm afraid... I'm afraid... oh..." Bei Haishi said: "Therefore, it is not too late. In my opinion, we must quickly invite the leader back to the main rudder. This... the illness in front of the leader is probably not serious. If the weather is auspicious, he will die within ten and a half months. It would be great to be able to return to the original state. Otherwise, with the guild leader at the helm, even if he has not recovered, when everyone resists foreign enemies, they will always have some peace of mind, but... But isn't it?" Everyone nodded: "Baby Exactly what Mr. said." Bei Haishi said: "Since that's the case, let's make a stretcher and escort the leader of the gang and the leader of Mi Xiang back to the main rudder." At present, everyone cut down the branches, rubbed the bark with ropes, and formed two stretchers, and then tied the stone gang master and Mi Xiang master firmly to the stretchers to prevent them from slipping when they descended the cliff.The eight people took turns to lift the frame and went down Motian Cliff.
The young man practiced according to the method taught by Xie Yanke. At noon, he only felt the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming, Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming, Small Intestine Meridian of Hand Taiyang, Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang, Sanjiao Meridian of Hand Shaoyang, The hot air in the six meridians of the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang is intense, it is hard to restrain it, but at this moment, the meridians of Taiyin, Shaoyin and Jueyin are eroding like ice.Extremely hot and extremely cold, the two cannot blend together.He has practiced diligently for several years, and his skills have improved greatly. At noon on this day, apart from the two channels of Chongmai and Daimai, the meridians of the eight yin and eight yang suddenly clashed violently with each other. He couldn't hold it for more than half an hour before he passed out and has been in a daze ever since. For a while, he seemed to be roasting in a stove, sweating profusely, his mouth was dry and his lips were scorched, and for a while he seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, and the blood all over his body seemed to be congealed into ice.So hot and cold again, cold and hot again, all kinds of figures flashed in front of his eyes from time to time, men and women, ugly and handsome, came one after another, these people kept talking to him, but they couldn't hear a word, just wanted to He yelled loudly, but couldn't make a sound.Sometimes it was bright, sometimes dark, as if someone fed him soup and wine from time to time, sometimes sweet and delicious, sometimes spicy and pungent, but he didn't know what kind of soup it was. I don't know how much time has passed since I was so confused. One day, I suddenly felt a coolness on my forehead, and smelled a faint fragrance in my nose. I slowly opened my eyes, and the first thing I saw was a burning red candle. The fire jumped slightly, followed by a clear and soft voice whispering: "Brother Tian, you finally woke up!" The voice was full of joy. The boy turned his eyes to look where the voice came from, only to see that the speaker was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a light green shirt, with a melon-seeded face, beautiful and charming, a pair of clear eyes staring at him, the corner of her mouth slightly With a smile on his face, he asked softly, "What's wrong?" The young man was in a daze, he only remembered sitting on the rock practicing kung fu, suddenly half of his body was cold and the other was hot, he fainted in panic, why did this girl suddenly appear in front of him?He murmured: "I...I..." He realized that he was sleeping on a soft bed with a quilt covering his body. Even when he wanted to sit up, but when he moved his body, all his limbs felt like tens of thousands of needles. Sting, the pain was unbearable, and I couldn't help but yelled out "ah". The girl said: "You just woke up, you can't move, thank God, this little life has been recovered." She lowered her head and kissed him lightly on the cheek, when she stood up straight she saw her face flushed. The boy didn't understand that it was a girl's shyness, but felt that she was even more indescribably beautiful, so he smiled slightly and murmured, "I... where am I?" The girl smiled sweetly, and was about to answer, when she heard footsteps outside the door, she immediately put her left index finger in front of her lips, made a silent posture, and said in a low voice: "Someone is coming, I'm going." In a flash, he flipped out of the window.The young man's eyes blurred, and he disappeared from the girl, only heard the faint sound of footsteps on the roof, and quickly went away. The young man was at a loss, thinking: "Who is she? Is she still coming to see me?" After a while, only the sound of footsteps came to the door, someone coughed twice, and the door opened Open, the two walked in.One is an old man with a sick face, and the other is a thin man with a familiar face, as if he has seen it before. Seeing the young man staring at him with wide-open eyes, the old man immediately showed joy, took a step forward, and said, "Master, what do you think? Your complexion is much better today." The young man said, "You...you What do you call me? Where am I... am I...?" A trace of worry flashed across the old man's face, but then his face was full of joy, and he said with a smile: "The head of the gang has been seriously ill for seven or eight days, and now his sanity has recovered, which is gratifying Congratulations, please sleep peacefully, Master. The subordinates will come to greet you tomorrow." As he spoke, he stretched out his fingers, and touched the veins on the boy's wrists for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "The pulse of the master is calm and thick, and there is no danger. It's really auspicious, and it's really a blessing for me to help everyone." The young man said in astonishment: "I...my...name is 'Bastard', not 'Guard Master'." When the old man and the skinny man heard this, they were stunned. They looked at each other and said in a low voice: "Please rest in peace, Lord." They took a few steps back, turned around and left the room. The old man is Bei Haishi who is "starting to rejuvenate", and the skinny man is Mi Hengye, the owner of Mi Xiang.
Mi Hengye was injured by Xie Yanke's internal energy on the Motian Cliff. Fortunately, Xie Yanke's internal energy was running low at the time, and Bei Haishi rescued him in time. He returned to the head of the Changle Gang to recuperate for a few days, and he gradually recovered. It is very depressing to be captured by Xie Yanke with a single move. Bei Haishi persuaded: "Brother Mi Xian, it's because we acted recklessly in this matter. Now that I think about it, I hope that Xie Yanke subdued all nine of us, so that there would be no collision. It is hard to say whether the leader will be cured or not. Even if he recovers, he will not be able to practice this miraculous internal skill of yin and yang. What if there is something wrong with him? Oh, brother Mi Xian, among the nine of us, you are the least guilty. Although you also climbed Motianya, you lost your hand before meeting the leader." Mi Hengye said: "What difference does that make? ? If something happens to the gang leader, everyone will be in great trouble, and there will be no distinction between minor and serious crimes." Unexpectedly, on the night of the eighth day, Bei Haishi and Mi Hengye went to the chief's bedroom to visit the sick, and saw that the chief's eyes could see and speak, they were extremely pleased.Bei Haishi pressed his pulse, felt quite calm, just in time for liking, he suddenly said something inexplicable, saying that he is not the leader of the gang, but a "bastard".The two of Beimi turned pale in shock, they didn't dare to say anything, and immediately withdrew. When he got outside the room, Mi Hengye asked in a low voice: "How?" Bei Haishi pondered for a while, and said: "The leader's mind is not clear at the moment, but it is better than being unconscious. Brother Yu will do his best to heal the leader, and in time, he will surely recover .” Speaking of this, he paused, and said: “It’s just that the incident happened as soon as it was said. If the sky falls, someone will take the responsibility." Patting Mi Hengye's shoulder lightly, he smiled and said, "Brother Mi Xian, don't worry, I'll take care of everything and make proper arrangements."
Seeing the two of them leaving the room, the young man looked around the room in a daze. He saw that he was sleeping on a huge bed, with a vermilion lacquer desk in front of the bed, two chairs beside the table, and a brocade cushion on it. .The room is decorated with colorful flowers, embroidered quilts and tents, and the scent of beasts is wafting, but I feel that I am in a fragrant and soft fairy cave, my eyes are dazzled, and I can see that there is nothing I can recognize.He sighed and thought, "I'm probably dreaming." But thinking of the soft-spoken and shy appearance of the girl in green shirt just now, I can clearly remember even the beautiful eyebrows and green temples. The window she jumped out of was still ajar, but it didn't seem like a dream.He stretched out his right hand, wanting to touch his head, but he only lifted his hand lightly, and his whole body was in sharp pain like a needle prick, and he couldn't help but yelled out "Ouch". Suddenly someone in the corner of the room yawned and said, "Master, you're awake..." It was a woman's voice, as if she had just woken up from a dream. Suddenly, she exclaimed "Ah", Said: "You... are you awake?" A girl in yellow shirt jumped out from the corner of the room and rushed to his bed. When the boy was young, he still said that the girl who had jumped out of the window had come back again. He was overjoyed, and when he looked closely, he saw that the girl was wearing a light-yellow short jacket. Slightly round, eyes wide open, although not as bright as the green shirt girl, but there is more tenderness in the expression, but it is also charming and gratifying.It was the first time in the boy's life that he spoke face to face with two girls of his age, so he couldn't tell the subtle difference between them.She said in surprise and joy: "Master, are you awake?" The boy said: "I woke up, I... am I dreaming now?" The girl giggled, and said: "I'm afraid you're still dreaming." After she smiled, she immediately restrained her smile, and asked with an awe-inspiring look, "Young master, what do you want?" The young man wondered: "What do you call me? What young...young master?" The girl's brows were filled with anger, and she said, "I told you before that we are low-minded people. If we don't call you young master, what else can we call you?" ?” The young man muttered to himself: “One called me to help...what a 'leader', and the other called me 'Master', who am I? Why am I here?" 那少女神色略和,道:“少爷,你身子尚未复原,别说这些了。吃些燕窝好不好?” 那少年道:“燕窝?”他不知燕窝是甚么东西,但觉肚子十分饥饿,不管吃甚么都是好的,便点了点头。 那少女走到邻房之中,不久便捧了一只托盘进来,盘中放着一只青花瓷碗,热气腾腾地喷发甜香。那少年一闻到,不由得馋涎欲滴,肚中登时咕咕咕的响了起来。那少女微微一笑,说道:“七八天中只净喝参汤吊命,可真饿得狠啦。”将托盘端到他面前。 那少年就着烛火看去,见是雪白一碗粥不像粥的东西,上面飘着些干玫瑰花瓣,散发着微微清香,问道:“这样好东西,是给我吃的么?”那少女笑道:“是啊,还客气么?”那少年心想:“这样的好东西,却不知道要多少钱,我没银子,还是先说明白的好。”便道:“我身边一个钱也没有,可……可没银子给你。”那少女先是一怔,跟着忍不住噗哧一笑,说道:“生了这场大病,性格儿可一点也不改,刚会开口说话,便又这么贫嘴贫舌的。既然饿了,便快吃罢。”说着将那托盘又移近了一些。 那少年大喜,问道:“我吃了不用给钱?” 那少女见他仍是说笑,有些厌烦了,沉着脸道:“不用给钱,你到底吃不吃?” 那少年忙道:“我吃,我吃!”伸手便去拿盘中的匙羹,右手只这么一抬,登时全身刺痛,哼了两声,咬紧牙齿,慢慢提手,却不住发颤。 那少女寒着脸问道:“少爷,你这是真痛还是假痛?”那少年奇道:“自然是真痛,为甚么要装假?”那少女道:“好,瞧在你这场大病生得半死不活的份上,我便破例再喂你一次。你若是乘机又来毛手毛脚、不三不四,我可再也不理你了。”那少年问道:“甚么叫毛手毛脚,不三不四?” 那少女脸上微微一红,横了他一眼,哼了一声,拿起匙羹,在碗中舀了一匙燕窝,往他嘴中喂去。 那少年登时傻了,想不到世上竟有这等好人,张口将这匙燕窝吃了,当真是又甜又香,吃在嘴里说不出的受用。 那少女一言不发,接连喂了他三匙,身子却站在床前离得远远地,伸长了手臂去喂他,唯恐他突然有非礼的行动。 那少年吃得咂嘴舐唇,连称:“好吃,好味道!唉,真是多谢你了。”那少女冷笑道:“你别想使甚么诡计骗我上当!燕窝便是燕窝罢啦,你几千碗也吃过了,几时又曾赞过一声'好吃'?”那少年心下茫然,寻思:“这种东西,我几时吃过了?”问道:“这……这便是燕窝么?”那少女哼的一声,道:“你也真会装傻。”说这句话时,同时退后了一步,脸上满是戒备之意。 那少年见她一身鹅黄短袄和裤子,头上梳着双鬟,新睡初起,头发颇见蓬松,脚上未穿袜子,雪白赤足踏在一对绣花拖鞋之中,那是生平从所未见的美丽情景,母亲脚上始终穿着袜子,却又不许自己进她的房,当下赞道:“你……你的脚真好看!” 那少女脸上微微一红,随即现出怒色,将瓷碗往桌上一放,转过身去,把铺在房角里的席子、薄被和枕头拿了起来,向房门走去。 那少年心下惶恐,道:“你……你到哪里去?你不睬我了么?”语气中颇有哀恳之意。那少女道:“你病得死去活来,刚刚知了点人事,口中便又不干不净起来啦。我又能到哪里去了?你是主子,我们低三下四之人,怎说得上睬不睬的?”说着径自出门去了。 那少年见她发怒而去,不知如何得罪了她,心想:“一个姑娘跳窗走了,一个姑娘从门中走了,她们说的话我一句也不懂。唉,真不知道是怎么一回事。” 他正自怔怔的出神,听得脚步声细碎,那少女又走进房来,脸上犹带怒色,手中捧着脸盆。那少年心中喜欢,只见她将脸盆放在桌上,从脸盆中提出一块热腾腾的面巾来,绞得干了,递到那少年面前,冷冰冰的道:“擦面罢!” 那少年道:“是,是!”忙伸手去接,双手一动,登时全身刺痛,他咬紧牙关,伸手接了过来,欲待擦面,却双手发颤,那面巾离脸尺许,说甚么也凑不过去。 那少女将信将疑,冷笑道:“装得真像。”接过面巾,说道:“要我给你擦面,那也可以。可是你若伸手胡闹,只要是碰到我一根头发,我也永远不走进房里来了。”那少年道:“我不敢,姑娘,你不用给我擦面。这块布雪雪白的,我的脸脏得很,别弄脏了这布。” 那少女听他语音低沉,咬字吐声也与以前颇有不同,所说的话更是不伦不类,不禁起疑:“莫非他这场大病当真伤了脑子。听贝先生他们谈论,说他练功时走火入魔,损伤了五脏六腑,性命能不能保也难说得很。否则怎么说话总是这般颠三倒四的?”便问:“少爷,你记得我的名字么?” 那少年道:“你从来没跟我说过,我不知道你叫甚么?”笑了笑又道:“我不叫少爷,叫做狗杂种,那是我娘这么叫的。老伯伯说这是骂人的话,不好听。你叫甚么?” 那少女越听越是皱眉,心道:“瞧他说话的模样,全无轻佻玩笑之意,看来他当真是糊涂啦。”不由得心下难过,问道:“少爷,你真的不认得我了?不认得我侍剑了?”那少年道:“你叫侍剑么?好,以后我叫你侍剑……不,侍剑姊姊。我妈说,女人年纪比我大得多的,叫她阿婆、阿姨,和我差不多的,叫她姊姊。”侍剑头一低,突然眼泪滚了出来,泣道:“少爷,你……你不是装假骗我,真的忘了我么?” 那少年摇头道:“你说的话我不明白。侍剑姊姊,你为甚么哭了?为甚么不高兴了?是我得罪了你么?我妈妈不高兴时便打我骂我,你也打我骂我好了。” 侍剑更是心酸,慢慢拿起那块面巾,替他擦面,低声道:“我是你的丫鬟,怎能打你骂你?少爷,但盼老天爷保祐你的病快快好了。要是你当真甚么都忘了,那可怎么办啦?” 擦完了面,那少年见雪白的面巾上倒也不怎么脏,他可不知自己昏迷之际,侍剑每天都给他擦几次脸,不住口的连声称谢。 侍剑低声问道:“少爷,你忘了我的名字,其他的事情可还记得么?比如说,你是甚么帮的帮主?”那少年摇了摇头道:“我不是甚么帮主,老伯伯教我练功夫,突然之间,我半边身子热得发滚,半边身子却又冷得不得了,我……我……难过得抵受不住,便晕了过去。侍剑姊姊,我怎么到了这里?是你带我来的么?”侍剑心中又是一酸,寻思:“这么说来,他……他当真是甚么都记不得了。” 那少年又问:“老伯伯呢?他教我照泥人儿身上的线路练功,怎么会练到全身发滚又发冷,我想问问他。” 侍剑听他说到“泥人儿”,心念一动,七天前替他换衣之时,从他怀中跌了一只木盒出来,好奇心起,曾打开来瞧瞧,见是一十八个裸体的男形泥人。她一见之下,脸就红了,素知这位少主风流成性,极不正经,这些不穿衣衫的泥人儿决计不是甚么好东西,当即合上盒盖,藏入抽屉之中,这时心想:“我把这些泥人儿给他瞧瞧,说不定能助他记起走火入魔之前的事情。”于是拉开抽屉,取了那盒子出来,道:“是这些泥人儿么?” 那少年喜道:“是啊,泥人儿在这里。老伯伯呢?老伯伯到哪里去了?”侍剑道:“哪一个老伯伯?”那少年道:“老伯伯便是老伯伯了。他名叫摩天居士。” 侍剑于武林中的成名人物极少知闻,从来没听见过摩天居士谢烟客的名头,说道:“你醒转了就好,从前的事一时记不起,也没甚么。天还没亮,你好好再睡一会,唉,其实从前的甚么都记不起,说不定还更好些呢?”说着给他拢了拢被子,拿起托盘,便要出房。 那少年问道:“侍剑姊姊,为甚么我记不起从前的事还更好些?” 侍剑道:“你从前所做的事……”说了这半句话,突然住口,转头急步出房而去。
那少年心下茫然,只觉种种事情全都无法索解,耳听得屋外笃笃笃的敲着竹梆,跟着当当当锣声三响,他也不知这是敲更,只想:“午夜里,居然还有人打竹梆、打锣玩儿。”突然之间,右手食指的“商阳穴”上一热,一股热气沿着手指、手腕、手臂直走上来。那少年一惊,暗叫:“不好!”跟着左足足心的“涌泉穴”中已是彻骨之寒。 这寒热交攻之苦他已经历多次,知道每次发作都是势不可当,疼痛到了极处,便会神智不觉。以往几次都是在迷迷糊糊之中发作,这次却是清醒之中突然来袭,更是惊心动魄。只觉一股热气、一股寒气分从左右上下,慢慢汇到心肺之间。 那少年暗想:“这一回我定要死了!”过去寒热两气不是汇于小腹,便是聚于脊梁,这次竟向心肺要害间聚集,却如何抵受得住?他知情势不妙,强行挣扎,坐起身来,想要盘膝坐好,一双腿却无论如何弯不拢来,极度难当之际,忽然心想:“老伯伯当年练这功夫,难道也吃过这般苦头?将两只麻雀儿放在掌心中令它们飞不走,也不是当真十分好玩之事。早知如此,这功夫我不练啦。” 忽听得窗外有个男子声音低声道:“启禀帮主,属下豹捷堂展飞,有机密大事禀报。” 那少年半点声息也发不出来,过了半晌,只见窗子缓缓开了,人影一闪,跃进一个身披斑衣的汉子。这人抢近前来,见那少年坐在床上,不由得吃了一惊,眼前情景大出他意料之外,当即急退了两步。 这时那少年体内寒热内息正在心肺之间交互激荡,心跳剧烈,只觉随时都能心停而死,但极度疼痛之际,神智却是异乎寻常的清明,听得这斑衣汉子自报姓名为“豹捷堂展飞”,眼见他越窗进来,不知他要干甚么,只是睁大了眼凝视着他。 展飞见那少年并无动静,低声道:“帮主,听说你老人家练功走火,身子不适,现下可大好了?”那少年身子颤动了几下,说不出话来。展飞脸现喜色,又道:“帮主,你眼下未曾复原,不能动弹,是不是?” 他说话虽轻,但侍剑在隔房已听到房中异声,走将进来,见展飞脸上露出狰狞凶恶的神色,惊道:“你干甚么?不经传呼,擅自来到帮主房中,想犯上作乱么?” 展飞身形一晃,突然抢到侍剑身畔,右肘在她腰间一撞,右指又在她肩头加上了一指。侍剑登时被他封住了穴道,斜倚在一张椅上,登时动弹不得。展飞练的是外家功夫,手闭穴道只能制人手足,却不能令人说不得话,当下取出一块帕子,塞入她口中。侍剑心中大急,知他意欲不利于帮主,却无法唤人来救。 展飞对帮主仍是十分忌惮,提掌作势,低声道:“我这铁沙掌功夫,一掌打死你这小丫头,想也不难!”呼的一掌,向侍剑的天灵盖击去,心想:“这小子若是武功未失,定会出手相救。”手掌离侍剑头顶不到半尺,见帮主仍是坐着不动,心中一喜,立即收掌,转头向那少年狞笑道:“小淫贼,你生平作恶多端,今日却死在我的手里。”向床前走近两步,低声道:“你此刻无力抗御,我下手杀你,非英雄好汉的行径。可是老子跟你仇深似海,已说不上讲甚么江湖规矩。你若懂江湖义气,也不会来勾引我妻子了!” 那少年和侍剑身子虽不能动,这几句话却听得清清楚楚。那少年心想:“他为甚么跟我仇深似海,又甚么叫做勾引他的妻子?”侍剑却想:“少爷不知欠下了多少风流孽债,今日终于遭到报应。唉,这人真的要杀死少爷了。”心下惶急,极力挣扎,但手足酸软,一倾侧间,砰的一声,倒在地上。 展飞恶狠狠的道:“我妻子失身于你,哼,你只道我闭了眼睛做王八,半点不知?可是以前虽然知道,却也奈何你不得,只有忍气低声,哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出。哪想到老天有眼,你这小淫贼做恶多端,终会落入我手里。”说着双足摆定马步,吸气运功,右臂格格作响,呼的一掌拍出,直击在那少年心口。 展飞是长乐帮外五堂中豹捷堂香主,他这铁沙掌已有二十余年深厚功力,实非泛泛,这一掌使足了十成力,正打在那少年两乳之间的“膻中穴”上。但听得喀喇一声响,展飞右臂折断,身子向后直飞出去,撞破窗格,摔出房外,登时全身气闭,晕了过去。 房外是座花园,园中有人巡逻。这一晚轮到豹捷堂的帮众当值,因此展飞能进入帮主的内寝。他破窗而出,摔入玫瑰花丛,压断了不少枝干,登时惊动了巡逻的帮众,便有人提着火把抢过来。眼见展飞一动不动的躺在地下,不知死活,只道有强敌侵入帮主房中,那人大惊之下,当即吹起竹哨报警,同时拔出单刀,探头从窗中向屋内望去,只见房内漆黑一团,更无半点声息,左手忙举火把去照,右手舞动单刀护住面门。从刀光的缝隙中望过去,只见帮主盘膝坐在床上,床前滚倒了一个女子,似是帮主的侍女,此外便无别人。 便在此时,听到了示警哨声的帮众先后赶到。 虎猛堂香主邱山风手执铁锏,大声叫道:“帮主,你老人家安好么?”揭帷走进屋内,只见帮主全身不住的颤动,突然间“哇”的一声,张口喷出无数紫血,足足有数碗之多。 邱山风忙向旁急闪,才避开了这股腥气甚烈的紫血,正惊疑间,却见帮主已跨下床来,扶起地下的侍女,说道:“侍剑姊姊,他……他伤到了你吗?”跟着掏出了她口中塞着的帕子。 侍剑急呼了一口气,道:“少爷,你……你可给他打伤了,你觉得怎……怎样?”惊惶之下,话也说不清楚了。那少年微笑道:“他打了我一掌,我反而舒服之极。” 只听得门外脚步声响,许多人奔到。贝海石、米横野等快步进房,有些人身分较低,只在门外守候。贝海石抢上前来,问那少年道:“帮主,刺客惊动你了吗?” 那少年茫然道:“甚么刺客?我没瞧见啊。” 这时已有帮中好手救醒了展飞,扶进房来。展飞知道本帮帮规于犯上作乱的叛徒惩罚最严,往往剥光了衣衫,绑在后山“刑台石”上,任由地下虫蚁咬啮,天空兀魔啄食,折磨八九日方死。他适才倾尽全力的一击没打死帮主,反被他以浑厚内力反弹出来,右臂既断,又受了内伤,只盼速死,却又被人扶进房来,当下凝聚一口内息,只要听得帮主说一声“送刑台石受长乐天刑”,立时便举头往墙上撞去。 贝海石问道:“刺客是从窗中进来的么?”那少年道:“我迷迷糊糊的,身上难受得要命,只道此番心跳定要跳死我了。似乎没人进来过啊。”展飞大是奇怪,“难道他当真的神智未清,不知是我打他么?可是这个丫头却知是我下的手,她终究会吐露真相。” 果然贝海石伸手在侍剑腰间和肩头捏了几下,运内力解开她穴道,问道:“是谁封了你的穴道?”侍剑指着展飞,说道:“是他!”贝海石眼望展飞,皱起了眉头。 展飞冷笑一声,正想痛骂几句才死,忽听得帮主说道:“是我……是我叫他干的。” 侍剑和展飞都是几乎不相信自己的耳朵。两人怔怔的瞧着那少年,不明白他这句话是何用意。那少年于种种事情全不了然,但已体会出情势严重,各人对自己极是尊敬,若知展飞制住了侍剑,又曾发掌击打自己,定然对他大大的不利,当即随口撒了句谎,意欲帮他一个忙。至于为甚么要为他隐瞒,其中原因可半点也说不出来。 他只隐约觉得,展飞击打自己乃是激于一股极大的怨愤,实有不得已处。再加当时他体内寒热内息交攻,难过之极,展飞这一掌正好打在他膻中穴上。那膻中穴乃人身气海,展飞掌力奇劲,时刻又凑得极巧,一掌击到,刚好将他八阴经脉与八阳经脉中所练成的阴阳劲力打成一片,水乳交融,再无寒息和炎息之分。当时他内力突然之间增强,以至将展飞震出窗外,心中全然不知,但觉体内彻骨之寒变成一片清凉,如烤如焙的炎热化成融融阳和,四肢百骸间说不出的舒服,又过半晌,连清凉、暖和之感也已不觉,只是全身精力弥漫,忍不住要大叫大喊。当虎猛堂香主邱山风进房之时,他一口喷出了体内的郁积的瘀血,登时神气清爽,不但体力旺盛,连脑子也加倍灵敏起来。 贝海石等见侍剑衣衫不整,头发蓬乱,神情惶急,心下都已了然,知道帮主向来好色贪淫,定是大病稍有转机,便起邪念,意图对她非礼,适逢展飞在外巡视,帮主便将他呼了进来,命他点了侍剑的穴道,只是不知展飞如何又得罪了帮主,以致被他击出窗外,多半是展飞又奉命剥光侍剑的衣服,行动却稍有迟疑。只是展飞武功远较帮主为强,所谓“被他击出窗外”,也必是展飞装腔作势,想平息他怒气,十之八九,还是自行借势窜出去的。众人见展飞伤势不轻,头脸手臂又被玫瑰花丛刺得斑斑血痕,均有狐悲之意,只是碍于帮主脸面,谁也不敢对展飞稍示慰问。 众人既这么想,无人敢再提刺客之事。虎猛堂香主邱山风想起自己阻了帮主的兴头,有展飞的例子在前,帮主说不定立时便会反脸怪责,做人以识趣为先,当即躬身说道:“帮主休息,属下告退。”余人纷纷告辞。 贝海石见帮主脸上神色怪异,终是关心他的身子,伸手出去,说道:“我再搭搭帮主的脉搏。”那少年提起手来,任他搭脉。贝海石二根手指按到了那少年的手腕之上,蓦地里手臂剧震,半边身子一麻,三根手指竟被他脉搏震了下来。 贝海石大吃一惊,脸现喜色,大声道:“恭喜帮主,贺喜帮主,这盖世神功,终究是练成了。”那少年莫名其妙,问道:“甚……甚么盖世神功?”贝海石料想他不愿旁人知晓,当下不敢再提,说道:“是,是属下胡说八道,帮主请勿见怪。”微微躬身,出房而去。 顷刻间群雄退尽,房中又只剩下展飞和侍剑二人。展飞身负重伤,但众人不知帮主要如何处置他,既无帮主号令,只得任由他留在房中,无人敢扶他出去医治。 展飞手臂折断,痛得额头全是冷汗,听得众人走远,咬牙怒道:“你要折磨我,便赶快下手罢,姓展的求一句饶,不是好汉。”那少年奇道:“我为甚么要折磨你?嗯,你手臂断了,须得接起来才成。从前阿黄从山边滚下坑去跌断了腿,是我给它接上的。” 那少年与母亲二人僻居荒山,甚么事情都得自己动手,虽然年幼,一应种菜、打猎、煮饭、修屋都干得井井有条。狗儿阿黄断腿,他用木棍给绑上了,居然过不了十多天便即痊愈。他说罢便东张西望,要找根木棍来给展飞接骨。 侍剑问道:“少爷,你找甚么?”那少年道:“我找根木棍。”侍剑突然走上两步,跪倒在地,道:“少爷,求求你,饶了他罢。你……你骗了他妻子到手,也难怪他恼恨,他又没伤到你。少爷,你真要杀他,那也一刀了断便是