Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen
Shi Potian has been staring at Min Rou in a daze, full of doubts.With tears in her eyes, Min Rou said with a smile: "Silly boy, you...don't you recognize Dad and Mom?" She opened her arms and hugged him in her arms.Ever since Shi Potian knew about human affairs, no one has ever pitied him so much, his heart was filled with passion, he didn't know what to say, after a long while, he said: "He... Is Master Shizhuang my father? I don't know. But... But...you are not my mother, I am looking for my mother."
When Min Rou heard that he didn't recognize her, her heart ached, she almost shed tears again, and said: "Poor child, it's no wonder you... after so many years, you don't even recognize your father and mother. When you left Xuansuzhuang, the top of your head only reached your mother's heart, but now you are taller than your father. Your appearance has indeed changed a lot. That night in the earth temple, if your parents hadn't got it Knowing that you have been captured by Bai Wanjian, at first glance, I will not recognize you no matter what."
The more Shi Potian listened, the more surprised he became, but his mother's face was swollen and swollen, and she was much shorter than Min Rou, how could she admit her mistake?He murmured: "Mrs. Shi, you have identified the wrong person, I... I... I am not your son!"
Min Rou turned her head to Shi Qing, couldn't help but burst into tears, and tremblingly said: "Brother, look at this child..."
As soon as Shi Qing heard that Shi Potian denied his parents, he calculated to himself: "This child is very scheming. He must have deep meaning in denying his parents. Could it be that he caused a catastrophe in Lingxiao City, committed crimes in the Changle Gang, and became notorious Are you afraid of being punished by us? Are you afraid that your parents will be involved?" Then he asked: "Then are you the leader of the Changle Gang?"
Shi Potian said: "Everyone says I am the leader of the Shi Gang, but I am not. Everyone has misunderstood me." Shi Qing said: "Then what is your name?" Shi Potian looked confused and said, "I don't know. I Mother called me 'bastard'."
Shi Qing and his wife looked at each other, and saw that Shi Potian was speaking sincerely, and it didn't seem like he was deceiving on purpose.Shi Qing winked at his wife, and the two walked more than ten steps away.Shi Qing whispered: "Is this child Yu'er? We only found out that Yu'er became the leader of the Changle Gang, but how can the leader of a gang be so stupid?" Min Rou choked up and said, "Yu'er left I have been with my parents for more than ten years, the child is old, and his body and appearance are ever-changing, but...but...I believe he is my son." Shi Qing pondered: "You have no doubts in your heart?" Min Rou said: "There is doubt, but somehow I believe him...he is our child. For what reason, I can't say."
Shi Qing suddenly thought of something, and said: "Ah, yes, junior sister, the day that little bitch killed you..."
This is the lifelong hatred of his husband and wife, they never forget it, but no one wants to mention it, Shi Qing only talked about it, and didn't say any more.Min Rou woke up immediately and said: "That's right, I'll talk to him." Walking to a big rock, sat down, waved to Shi Potian, and said: "Son, come here, I have something to say."
Shi Potian walked up to her, and Min Rou pointed to the big stone, asking him to sit by her side, and said: "My child, when you just turned one year old, a female thief came to kill your mother. Your father is not at home, your mother just It's not been a month since your younger brother was born, so I don't have the strength to fight that female thief. That female thief is very evil, not only will she kill your mother, but she will also kill you and your brother."
Shi Potian was shocked and asked: "Did you kill me?" Then he laughed and said: "I'm so confused, of course I didn't kill me."
Min Rou didn't smile, and continued: "Mom is holding you with her left hand, and she is supporting you desperately with her right hand. That female thief is very good at martial arts. At a critical moment, your father just rushed back. The female thief sent three coins Two of them were thrown away by mom, but the third hit your little ass. Mom was so anxious and tired that she passed out. The female thief ran away when she saw your dad, but she was really cruel , when you ran away, you took your brother with you. Your father was busy saving me, but he was afraid that she would secretly ambush me and take the opportunity to harm me, so he didn't dare to chase me far away. Thinking about that female thief...that female thief would not Really hurt his son, but took the baby away to scare him. Who would have thought that on the third day, the female thief actually sent back your brother's body, with two daggers stuck in her heart. One was A black sword, a white sword, and the names of your father and mother are engraved on the sword..." At this point, tears flowed like rain.
Shi Potian was also filled with righteous indignation when he heard it, and said angrily: "This female thief is really hateful, a little child knows nothing, but she also murdered him. Otherwise, I have a younger brother, wouldn't it be good? Mrs. Shi, my mother will take care of this matter. Never told me that."
Min Rou wept and said: "Son, have you really forgotten your own mother? I... I am your mother."
Shi Potian stared at her face, shook his head slowly, and said, "No. You have mistaken the person."
Min Rou said: "The female thief used a money dart to hit your left thigh with a dart that day. Even though you are old, the dart mark will never fade away. Take off your little coat and have a look."
Shi Potian said: "I...I..." Thinking of the tooth marks bitten by Ding Dang on his shoulders and the six snowflake sword marks stabbed by "Master Liao" of the Snow Mountain School on his legs, all of which he had completely forgotten Yes, once undressed and inspected, it remains clearly on the skin. The reason for this is really puzzling.Mrs. Shi said that she had scars from money darts on her buttocks, but she might not know if she really had such dart marks.He stretched out his hand through the clothes to touch his left buttock, and he didn't seem to be able to feel any scars, but there were two precedents, so he couldn't help feeling very startled, with an uncertain expression on his face.
Min Rou smiled and said: "I'm your biological mother. I don't know how many shitty diapers I've changed for you. Why are you afraid of being ugly? Well, let your father have a look." Then she turned around and walked away a few steps .Shi Qing said: "Son, take off your pants and take a look for yourself."
Shi Potian stretched out his hand and felt through the clothes again, and felt that there was no scar, so he untied his belt, took off his trousers, and looked back, only to see a seven or eight scar on his left buttock.It's just faintly inconspicuous.For a moment, he was terrified in his heart, he felt that the world was spinning, as if he suddenly became another person, but he didn't know it at all, and when he was extremely frightened, he couldn't help crying loudly.
Min Rou hurriedly turned around.Shi Qing nodded to her, saying, "He is indeed Yu'er."
Min Rou was joyful and sad at the same time, she rushed to his side, hugged him in her arms, and said in tears, "Yu'er, Yu'er, don't be afraid, big things will happen, and your parents will decide for you .”
Shi Potian cried: "I can't remember anything about the past. I didn't know you were my mother, I didn't know he was my father, I didn't know there was such a scar on my buttocks. I don't know, nothing. Know……"
Shi Qing said: "Where did you learn this profound inner strength?" Shi Potian shook his head and said, "I don't know." Who taught you?" Shi Potian was shocked: "No one taught me... What's wrong with me? I'm confused. Am I really Shi Potian? The leader of Shi Gang? Shi... Shi... My surname is Shi, yes Your son?" He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he grabbed the bottom of his trousers with both hands, just to prevent the trousers from falling down, but forgot to fasten the belt.
Shi Qing and his wife saw him frightened into such a state, Min Rou was full of pity, she couldn't help stroking the top of his head, and said softly: "Yu'er, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Putting aside his resentment, he thought to himself: "I have seen people who were hit hard on the head, or who were seriously ill, and forgot all about the past. Healed and recovered. Could it be...Could it be that Yu'er is also suffering from this disease?" He didn't dare to mention his thoughts to his wife for a while, but Min Rou was also thinking like this.The couple looked at me and I looked at you, and blurted out at the same time: "Department of the soul!"
Shi Qing knew that if a person suffering from this kind of disease is pressed, his disease will be worsened, so he can only be teased and induced, and slowly help him regain his memory, and then said with a pleasant face: "Today we are reunited, it is truly overwhelming. Hi, kid, you must be hungry, let's go ahead and buy some wine and food."
Shi Potian was still out of his wits, and asked, "I... who am I?"
Min Rou reached out to help him fold the waistband of his trousers, fastened the belt, and said softly: "Baby, have you ever fallen so hard that your head hurt? Did you hit someone and hurt your head?" Already?" Shi Potian shook his head and said: "No, no!" Min Rou asked again: "Then, have you ever been seriously ill in these years? Have you had a high fever?"
Shi Potian said: "Yes! A few months ago, I had a fever all over my body, as if I was being burned in a big furnace, and then I felt cold all over again. That day... that day, I passed out in the barren mountain, and I have nothing since then. understood."
Shi Qing and Min Rou found out the source of his illness, they were overjoyed and relieved at the same time.Min Rou said slowly: "Baby, don't be afraid, you have a severe fever, you have forgotten everything from the past, and you will remember it slowly."
Shi Potian was dubious, and asked: "Then you are really my mother, Shi... the owner of Shizhuang is my father?" Min Rou said: "Yes, my son, your father and I have been looking for you everywhere, God pity you, let us be a family of three, The flesh and blood are reunited. You... why don't you call me Daddy?" Shi Potian was convinced that Min Rou would never lie to him, and he didn't have a father in the first place, so he hesitated for a while and called out to Shi Qing: "Daddy!" Shi Qing agreed with a smile, Said: "Your name is mother."
It would be much harder for him to call Min Rou his mother. He remembered clearly that his mother looked completely different from Min Rou. When her mother passed away a few years ago, her hair was gray and she was definitely not Min Rou. With black hair like this, his mother has a violent temperament, she can curse at every turn, and hit with her hand, how can Min Rou be so gentle and kind?But seeing Min Rou's face full of anticipation, after waiting for a while, her eyes were already red when she didn't hear him yell out, she couldn't help but she couldn't bear it, she called out in a low voice: "Mom!"
Min Rou was overjoyed, stretched out her arms to hold him in her arms, and shouted: "Good boy, good son!" Tears rolled down my face.
Shi Qing's eyes were also a little moist, thinking: Based on what this child has done in Lingxiao City and Changle Gang, he really deserves to die, how can he be called a "good boy, good son"?I just thought that he was sick, and it was inconvenient for a while, and I thought that "the prodigal son will not change money when he returns", and he will teach him a lesson in the future, maybe there will be a chance to repent, and he wanted to keep him away from his parents since he was a child. , It's just that Xuansu Shuangjian was famous in the first world, but he gave birth to such a son to embarrass the world.In an instant, thoughts surged, joy and remorse at the same time.
Seeing her husband's expression, Min Rou understood what was on his mind, and was afraid that he would question her son's mistakes, so she said: "Brother Qing, Yu'er, I'm very hungry, let's find something to eat quickly." The foal ran over.Min Rou smiled and said: "Boy, you ride this white horse with Mom." Seeing that his wife had seldom been as happy as she is today in more than ten years, Shi Qing smiled slightly and jumped on the black horse.Shi Potian and Min Rou shared the white horse and galloped along the road.
Shi Potian was full of doubts: "Is she really my mother? Then the mother who raised me since childhood, isn't it my mother?"
Three people rode in two, and after traveling for several miles, they saw a small temple beside the road.Min Ju said: "Let's go to the temple to pay homage to the Bodhisattva." He dismounted and walked into the temple gate.Shi Qing and Shi Potian also followed into the temple.Shi Qingsu knew that his wife never believed in gods and Buddhas, but he saw her walking into the Buddhist hall and kowtowing in front of a Tathagata Buddha statue.He turned his head and glanced at Shi Potian, and a feeling of gratitude suddenly surged in his heart: "Although this child is unworthy and misbehaving, I actually love him more than my own life. If someone wants to hurt him, I would rather die than protect him." Zhou Quan. Today we are reunited with our father and son, God Bodhisattva, you have treated me Shi Qing with great kindness." Knees bent, and he also kowtowed his head.
Shi Potian stood aside, only to hear Min Rou whispering blessings: "Blessed by Tathagata Buddha, I hope my son recovers soon from his illness. He was ignorant when he was young, and the sins he committed will be resisted by his mother's body, and all punishments will be punished." I have to bear it for my mother. I am willing to bear it without hesitation, and I only hope that my son will be a new man in the future, and his life will be free from disasters, peace and joy."
Min Rou's prayer voice was extremely low, only his lips moved slightly, but Shi Potian's internal strength was strong, his eyesight and ears were sharp, and he naturally surpassed ordinary people. My blood was surging, and I thought to myself: "If she wasn't my own mother, how could she treat me so well? I have been refusing to call her 'Mom'. I am really confused." Excited, I rushed forward to hug her took her arms, and cried, "Mother! Mother! You are my mother."
His previous address was out of reluctance, why couldn't Min Rou hear it?Only then did he hear his cry from the heart, and hugged him back, shouting: "My poor child!"
Shi Potian thought of the mother who lived with him in the barren mountains for more than ten years. Although he was not good to him, the mother and son had been dependent on each other for many years, and they could not let go, so he couldn't help asking: "Then what about my old mother? Could it be... Could it be that she lied to me?" Min Rou caressed his hair, and said: "You tell mother what happened to that mother in the past." Shi Potian said: "She... her hair is a little gray, and it is a little bit whiter than her hair. You are half a head short. She doesn't know martial arts, she often gets angry by herself, sometimes she stares at me, beats me and scolds me." Min Rou said: "She said it was your mother, but also called you 'baby'?" Shi Potian said: "No, she called me 'Mongrel'!"
Both Shi Qing and Min Rou's hearts moved: "This woman is called Yu'er, a 'dog bastard', and she really hates us and my wife. Could it be... Could it be that woman?" The skin is very fair, the appearance is very beautiful, there is a dimple on the face when you smile, isn't it?" Shi Potian shook his head and said: "No, my mother's face is fat, some are yellow, some are dark, and she has a serious face all day long. , who seldom smiles, what are the dimples?"
Min Rou sighed, and said: "So it wasn't her. My child, in the Earth Temple that night, Mom accidentally stabbed you with the tip of her sword. How was the injury?" Shi Potian said: "The injury is very light, after a few days That's enough." Min Rou asked again: "How did you escape Bai Wanjian's hand? Our child is really amazing, even 'Qihan Northwest' can't catch him." The last two words were said to Shi Qing , I am quite proud of the words.Shi Qing and Bai Wanjian fought more than a thousand moves in the earth temple, and they admired his swordsmanship essence. Hearing what his wife said, he also agreed in his heart, and only said: "Don't praise the child too much, be careful not to spoil the child." he."
Shi Potian said: "I didn't escape by myself, it was Grandpa Ding Busan and Ding Dingdang who rescued me." When Shi Qing and his wife heard Ding Busan's name, they were all shocked and hurriedly asked what happened.It's a long story, Shi Potian now has a lot to say about how Ding Busan and Ding Dang rescued each other, why Ding Busan wanted to kill him, how Ding Dang taught him how to capture the hand, how he threw him out of the boat, etc. up.
When Min Rou asked about the past, Shi Potian had no choice but to talk about how he worshiped the world with Ding Dang, how he was captured by Bai Wanjian in the chief rudder of the Changle Gang, and how he met Granny Shi and Axiu in the Yangtze River, and how he couldn't get along with Ding. Four martial arts competitions, how did Granny Shi accept him as the chief disciple of the Golden Crow Sect on Ziyan Island, how did she see the corpse boat of the Flying Fish Gang, how did she make a sworn brotherhood with Zhang San and Li Si, until she made a big fuss at the Tiecha Club and strayed into the Shangqing Temple.When he met these strange people, he was always in a daze and didn't understand the reason. At this time, he couldn't help but get confused, but Shi Qing and Min Rou cross-examined each item, and finally understood nine out of ten.The couple became more and more surprised, and their hearts became more and more heavy.
Shi Qing asked how he came to Changle Gang.Shi Potian then recounted how he practiced the kung fu of catching sparrows on the Motian Cliff, and how he was gifted silver by Min Rou outside the biscuit shop, how he saw Xie Yanke snatch his couple's black and white swords, and how Xie Yanke took them with him. high mountains.The couple never expected that the filthy little beggar they saw at the Hou Jianji was actually their own son. When Min Rou recalled how this little beggar fell into poverty, he felt sad again.
Shi Qing thought: "According to the time calculation, when we met in Hou Jianji, it was just this child who escaped from Lingxiao City not long ago. How could Geng Wanzhong and the others not recognize him?" Thinking of this, he carefully looked at Shi Zhongyu's face, The appearance of the little beggar I saw at the Hou Jianji back then is very vague in my memory, I only remember his clothes were ragged and his face was covered with mud, and he thought: "After he escaped from Lingxiao City, he begged for food all the way His face was filthy, and maybe some mud was applied on purpose, so that Geng Wanzhong and the others did not know each other. My wife and I have been separated from him for many years, and the child has changed so quickly, so it is even more unrecognizable." Asked: "That day in When you saw Uncle Geng Wanzhong and the others outside the biscuit shop, were you afraid?"
Min Rou didn't want her husband to bring up the matter of the Snow Mountain School, but since she had mentioned it, she couldn't stop her, she just frowned slightly, fearing that Shi Qing would sternly interrogate Ai'er, but she heard Shi Potian say: "Geng Wanzhong? They are really me. Martial uncle? At that time I didn’t know that they were going to arrest me, so I was naturally not afraid.” Shi Qing said: “At that time you didn’t know that they were going to catch you? You...you didn’t know that Geng Wanzhong was your martial uncle?” Shi Potian shook his head and said, “I don’t know !"
Seeing a dark cloud over her husband's face, Min Rou knew that he was very angry, so she just restrained herself and said, "Boy, is there no fault in anyone? Knowing the fault can make it right, there is nothing good about it. What has been done before, only Try to make up for it, your parents love you more than your life, you don't need to hide it, tell your parents all the reasons. How does Master Feng treat you?" Shi Potian asked: "Master Feng, who is Master Feng?" He remembered hearing Feng Wanli's name mentioned by his parents and Bai Wanjian in that land temple, and said, "Is it Feng Wanli, the god of wind and fire, and the dragon Feng Wanli? I heard you mention it, but I have never seen him." Shi Qing and his wife Glancing at each other, Shi Qing asked again: "Where's Grandpa Bai? He has a very bad temper, isn't he?" Shi Potian shook his head and said, "I don't know any Grandpa Bai, I've never seen one before." Shi Qing, Min Rou When he asked about the things in the Snow Mountain School in Lingxiao City, Shi Potian didn't know anything about it.
Min Rou said: "Senior brother, this illness started from then." Shi Qing nodded and remained silent.The two of them knew it well: "He escaped from Lingxiao City. If he didn't hit his head under the snow-capped mountains, he was so frightened that he completely forgot the past. I have a cold and a fever, but the real root of the disease was planted a few years ago."
Min Rou asked him about his childhood, and Shi Potian talked about it, but how he hunted and caught birds in the barren hills, how he took Ah Huang to roam, and couldn't ask why. It seemed that from his birth to his teens In between, there is only a blank space.
Shi Qingdao: "Yu'er, there is one thing that is very important, it has a great relationship with your life and death. How much martial arts of the Snow Mountain School have you learned?" Shi Potian was stunned, and said: "I was in the Earth Temple Seeing them practicing swords, I remembered something in my mind. Are they very angry? Is it because of this that they want to kill me? Dad, that Master Bai insisted that I am a disciple of the Xueshan School. Can't leave a scar, alas!"
Shi Qing said to his wife: "Junior Sister, I'll try his sword skills again." Pulling out his long sword, he said: "You can use the snow mountain sword skills you have learned to challenge your father, and you must not hide it."
Min Rou handed her long sword into Shi Potian's hands, and smiled at him, expressing encouragement.Shi Qing thrust out the sword slowly, Shi Potian raised his sword to block it, using the "Shuo Feng Sudden Rising" move in the Snow Mountain Sword Art, the sword move is specious and full of flaws.
Shi Qing frowned slightly, he didn't meet his long sword, and then changed his move, saying: "Just keep moving!" Shi Potian said: "Yes!" He slashed the sword obliquely, but it used the sword as a knife, more like a golden crow Knife skills are obviously not sword skills.Shi Qing stabbed with the long sword, he became more and more tense, he thought: "No matter how clever this kid is, he will never be able to hide his martial arts from me. When a person is facing the critical moment of life and death, he must not fake his sword skills." stab at his vitals.Shi Potian was a little flustered, and naturally he used the sword as a knife and used the Golden Crow Saber technique as he did when Chongxu and Tianxu were fighting each other.Shi Qing's sword was like the wind, the more he used it, the faster it was.
Shi Potian knew that this was a trial move with his father, when he used the Golden Crow Saber Technique, the sword had no internal force, and the trick alone lost all its power.If Shi Qing's opponent is not his own son, if he really wants to kill him, he can penetrate his chest with a sword in the eleventh move, and even cut off half of his head with a horizontal sword in the twenty-third move.In the twenty-eighth move, Shi Potian's door was even more open, his chest, lower abdomen, left shoulder, right leg, showing flaws everywhere at the same time.Shi Qing glanced at his wife, shook his head, and pointed his long sword straight into the palace, pointing at Shi Potian's lower abdomen.
Shi Potian was flustered, swinging his saber to block, there was a sound, the long sword in Shi Qing's hand immediately flew away, his chest was congested, and he couldn't breathe, he immediately stepped back four or five steps, almost unable to stand still.Shi Potian exclaimed: "Father! You... What are you doing?" Throwing down the long sword, he rushed forward to help him.Shi Qing felt dizzy for a while, quickly held his breath, and waved his hands to order him not to approach.It turned out that Shi Potian fought with others, and the poison in his body was naturally released by internal force.Fortunately, Shi Qing knew the inside story in advance, so he did not inhale the poison, so he did not pass out from the poison, but he was also dizzy after being attacked by the poisonous gas.
Min Rou cared about her husband, stepped forward to support her, turned her head to Shi Potian and said, "Daddy tried your martial arts, why are you so indifferent?" Shi Potian was very frightened, and said, "Daddy, it's...it's my fault You... are you not injured?"
Seeing that his concern was genuine, Shi Qing was very relieved, smiled slightly, calmed his breath, and said: "It's nothing, Junior Sister, you don't have to blame Yu'er, he really didn't learn the sword skills of the Snow Mountain School , if he is really able to send and receive, he will naturally not be rude to me. This kid is really strong internally, and there are not many who can match him in the martial arts."
Min Rou knew that her husband had always given little approval to ordinary martial arts scholars, and hearing him praise Ai'er so much, she couldn't help but beam with joy, and said: "But he is too unfamiliar with martial arts, so please be my father's teacher." Shi Qing said with a smile "You taught him a long time ago in that earth temple. It seems that a strict father is not as good as a loving mother when teaching a naughty son." Min Rou smiled sweetly and said, "Both father and son are hungry, let's go eat."
The three went to a town for dinner.While Min Rou was overjoyed, she made an exception and ate an extra bowl. After dinner, we went to the remote mountain col.Shi Qing then told his son the essence of the sword technique.Shi Potian has personally trained masters for several months, and has comprehended a lot in the way of martial arts. Now, with the guidance of a great expert like Shi Qing, he suddenly understood it.Although Granny Shi accepted him as an apprentice, she didn't have much time to get along with her, she broke up with him after teaching seventy-three moves of the Golden Crow Saber, and she didn't have time to give him detailed instructions like Shi Qing.What's more, Granny Shi seems to be only interested in restraining the Xueshan School's swordsmanship, and has nothing else to ask for.Unlike Shi Qing, what he taught was the principles of martial arts in weapons, fists and kicks. Shi Qing and his wife took turns fighting with him, and when they saw the flaws in his moves, they would point them out at any time, which was much simpler and quicker than Min Rou's silent teaching in the Earth Temple that day.When Shi Potian encountered any doubts, he immediately asked them.After listening to his question, Shi Qing and his wife didn't even understand the most superficial principles of martial arts. After explaining it in detail, they couldn't help being very angry that Yu Xueshan sect was so petty and kept secrets and treated Ai'er so badly. Shi Potian's internal energy is long, from noon to night, he concentrated on learning swordsmanship, and he didn't feel tired at all. After practicing for a long time, his face didn't turn red, and he couldn't breathe.Shi Qing and his wife took turns feeding him moves, but everyone was sweating profusely.After seven or eight days of teaching in this way, Shi Potian made rapid progress, and he has understood quite a lot of the sword skills of the Shangqingguan school taught by his parents. During these six or seven days, whenever Shi Qing and his wife were eating or resting, they always teased him to tell about the past, hoping to help him recover his memory.But Shi Potian only remembers clearly the deeds after the chief rudder of the Changle gang woke up from a serious illness. Although it is a small detail, he can also describe clearly. After passing by, he was dumbfounded and didn't know what was right. In the afternoon of this day, after eating, the three of them sat and chatted under the willow tree where they practice sword every day.Min Rou picked up a twig, wrote the words "black and white" on the ground, and asked, "Yu'er, do you remember these words?" Shi Potian shook his head and said, "I don't know how to read." Shi Qing and his wife were shocked, when the child left home, Min Rou had already taught him more than a thousand characters, Tang poems and so on were already catchy.How could you say "I can't read" at this moment? The four characters "black and white are distinct" were written on the large plaque in the middle of the hall of Xuansuzhuang. It was written by a famous martial artist. It not only combined the identity of black and white swords, but also praised him and his wife for upholding justice and upholding justice.When Shi Potian was four years old, Min Rou held him in her arms, pointed to the big plaque, and taught him these four characters, Shi Potian recognized them immediately, and both Shi Qing and his wife praised him as smart.Now she writes these four characters, hoping that he can remember the past, but who knows that he has even forgotten the characters he knew when he was four years old, so he used a branch to draw a "one" on the ground, She smiled and asked: "Do you still remember this word?" Shi Potian said: "I don't know any words, no one taught me." Shi Qing said: "Yu'er, go over there and rest." Shi Potian agreed, but raised his long sword and went to practice sword moves by himself. Shi Qing persuaded his wife: "Junior Sister, Yu'er's illness is not serious, and it can't be cured overnight." He paused, and then said: "Besides, even if he forgets everything about the past, it's not the beginning. It's a good thing. This kid used to be frivolous and jumpy, but now he's a little...a little distracted, but he's much more stable and solid. He's grown a lot." When Min Rou thought her husband's words were good, she immediately turned from sadness to joy, and thought: "What's the point of being illiterate? At most, I'll start teaching it again, that's all." Thinking of the joy of teaching children back then, she couldn't help but feel tenderness in her heart , although the child has grown up now, in her heart, the son is still generally innocent and naive, the more confused and ignorant, the more lovable and lovely. Shi Qing suddenly said: "There is one thing that I really don't understand. This child's disease of leaving the soul was obviously acquired when he left Lingxiao City. Later, he suffered from a fever, which only made his illness worse. But... …But……" Min Rou heard her husband's words seemed to contain deep worry, she couldn't help worrying, and asked, "What did you think of?" Shi Qingdao: "Yu'er doesn't know a single word in his dissertations, and he doesn't know much about martial arts. In vain, he has deep internal strength. When it comes to experience and strategy, he is even more deficient. The Changle Gang has risen in the world in recent years. How can a big gang make a lot of money in 8989..." Min Rou nodded and said: "Yes, how can a child like him be appointed as the gang leader?" Shi Qing pondered and said: "That day we heard about Lu Dong Sanxiong in Xuzhou that the founding leader of the Changle Clan was named Situ Heng, and he wasn't such a great character, but it was his deputy Bei Haishi who was the 'hands-on to Chengchun'. That’s great. For some reason, the leader of the gang was replaced by a young boy, Shi Potian. Lu Dong Sanxiong said that the young leader of the Changle gang was greedy for flowers and lust, acted cunningly, and had very strong martial arts. At first, no one knew his origin, but later he was given to the Xueshan faction. Hua Wanzi, a female disciple of the school, recognized her as Shi Zhongyu, an abandoned disciple of the sect, and said that the Xueshan sect was coming to argue with him. At this moment, it seems that the eight-character comment of "acting deceitfully and excelling in martial arts" is really safe. Not on him." Min Rou frowned, and said: "At that time we thought that although Yu'er was young, she was very scheming, and if her martial arts were really strong, it would not be a miracle to be a gang leader, so there was no doubt at the time, but only to discuss how to save each other, so as not to He was poisoned by the Snow Mountain Sect. But he looks like this..." After contemplating for a moment, he suddenly raised his voice and said, "Senior Brother, there must be a major conspiracy in it. Do you think that Dr. Bei is a shrewd and capable character..." Said When I got here, my heart became frightened, and my voice trembled. With his hands behind his back, Shi Qing paced and circled under the willow tree, muttering incessantly, "Call him the leader, why? Why?" , all in line with the festival, but this matter is too terrible, but dare not say it.He turned to the seventh circle and glanced at Min Rou, only to see that her eyes were also shooting at him.The two looked at each other, and there was a look of extreme horror in their eyes.The couple looked at each other in a daze for a moment, and suddenly said in unison: "Reward the good and punish the evil!" The two spoke these four words so loudly that Shi Potian heard it from a distance, approached him, and asked, "Father, mother, what is the meaning of 'rewarding the good and punishing the evil'? I heard from Tie Cha." People have mentioned it, and the priests of Shangqing Temple have also mentioned it several times." Shi Qing didn't answer his question immediately, but asked instead: "When Zhang San and Li Si became sworn brothers with you, did they know that you were the leader of the Changle Clan?" Qing said again: "How did they feel when they bet with you on poisoned wine? Tell me more about it." Shi Potian wondered, "Is that poisoned wine? Why didn't I get poisoned?" How will we meet now? Zhang San and Li Si explained in detail how to eat meat and drink alcohol. Shi Qing waited for him to finish speaking, pondered for a while, and then said: "Yu'er, there is one thing that needs to be explained to you. Fortunately, it can be redeemed at this moment, so you don't need to panic." After a pause, he continued: "Three Ten years ago, the leaders of many great sects and gangs in the martial arts world suddenly received invitations one after another, inviting them to go to the Knight Island in the South China Sea to drink Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month." Shi Potian nodded and said: "That's right, everyone was very scared when they heard 'Go to Xiake Island to drink Laba porridge'. I don't know why? Is Laba porridge poisonous?" Shi Qing said: "Then no one will know. The leaders of these big sects and gangs received the bronze medal invitation..." Shi Potian interrupted and asked: "The bronze medal invitation? Is it the two bronze medals?" Shi Qing said: "Yes, It is the two bronze medals you once took from Master Zhaoxu. One is engraved with a smiling face, which means 'rewarding kindness'; the other has an angry face, which is 'punishing evil' .The bronze medals were delivered by two teenagers, one fat and one thin." Shi Potian said: "Young man?" He had already guessed that it was Zhang San and Li Si, but he said that it was not a young man. Shi Qingdao: "That happened thirty years ago, and the two of them were teenagers at the time. The leaders of the sects and gangs received the bronze medal invitations, and asked who the host was, and the two messengers said that the guests had arrived at the Knights Island. He said, if the person who received the invitation goes as promised, nothing will happen, otherwise his sect or gang will inevitably face disaster, so he asked at that time: "Are you going or not?" The person who received the invitation for the bronze medal was Daoist Xu Shan, the head of the Qingcheng faction in western Sichuan. With a long smile, he held the two bronze medals in his hand and used his internal force to melt the two bronze medals into two balls of scrap copper. This was originally With Zhenshuo's unique internal strength at that time, he had hoped that these two arrogant young men would retreat in the face of difficulties. Unexpectedly, just as he smashed the bronze medal, these two young men suddenly struck him with four palms on his chest, immediately knocking the western Sichuan martial artist Leaders are killed!" Shi Potian let out an "ah" and said, "The attack is so vicious!" Shi Qingdao: "The Taoists of the Qingcheng faction naturally attacked together. At that time, the martial arts of these two young men had not yet reached the peak level they later achieved. They snatched two long swords, killed three Taoists, and then fled. Qingcheng How powerful is the city faction, and how famous is Taoist Xushan, he was killed by two unknown teenagers at his door, and he escaped unscathed. This incident spread widely in the martial arts world within half a month. Twenty days later, members of the Yuzhou Xishu Security Bureau The old security guard Diao is having a big banquet to celebrate his 60th birthday. There are many guests here. These two young men arrived unexpectedly and handed over the bronze medal. A group of congratulators were already discussing this matter. Upon seeing it, Aroused public indignation, everyone stepped forward to besiege, but the two young men escaped calmly. Three days later, more than 30 people in the Xishu Escort Bureau died under the leadership of the old Escort Diao. The rest of the elderly, weak, women and children will not be killed. On the gate of the escort agency, there are two bronze medals nailed to it." Shi Potian sighed, and said: "The first two bronze medals I saw were on the hatch of the dead body boat of the Flying Fish Gang. Unexpectedly...unexpectedly, this is actually a invitation post from King Yama." Shi Qingdao: "As soon as this matter spread, everyone wanted to invite Master Miaodi, the head of the Shaolin School, to take the lead in dealing with it. Who would have thought that when we arrived at the Shaolin Temple, the monks in the temple said that the Abbot Master had traveled abroad and had not returned, and he faltered in his words, saying it was too late. It's not true. Everyone went to Wudang Mountain to find the head of the Wudang school, Yucha Taoist priest. Unexpectedly, the Taoists of the Zhenwu Temple all had sad faces and said that the head had gone out of the temple. After thinking about it, they guessed that these two people in the martial arts world The top masters suddenly disappeared at the same time. If they were not killed by the envoys of the Knights Island, they were hiding to avoid disaster. At present, the elders of Mount Wutai and Taoist Kubai of the Kunlun School came together to invite all the martial arts sects At the same time, scouts and riders went out to investigate the whereabouts of the two messengers. But the two messengers were elusive, and when the other party was prepared, they could not be found anywhere, but once alerted稍疏，便不知从哪里钻了出来，传递这两块拘魂牌。这二人又善于用毒。善本长老和苦柏道人接到铜牌后立即毁去，当时也没甚么，隔了月余，却先后染上恶疾而死。众人事后思量，才想到善本长老和苦柏道人武功太高，赏善罚恶二使自知单凭武功斗他们不过，更动摇不了五台、昆仑这两个大派，便在铜牌上下了剧毒，善本长老和苦柏道长沾手后剧毒上身，终于毒发身死。” 石破天只听得毛骨悚然，道：“我那张三、李四两位义兄，难道竟是……竟是这等狠毒之人？他们和这许多门派帮会为难，到底是为了甚么？” 石清摇头道：“三十年来，这件大事始终无人索解得透。少林派妙谤方丈、武当派愚茶道长失踪，事隔多年后终于消息先后泄漏，这两位高手果然是给侠客岛强请去的。在少林寺外曾激斗了七日七夜，武当山上却没动手，多半愚茶道长一拔剑便即失手。这一僧一道，武功之高，江湖上罕有匹敌，再加上青城旭山道人、西蜀刁老镖头、五台派善本大师、昆仑派苦柏道人四位先后遭了毒手，其余武林人物自忖武功与这六大高手差得甚远，待得再接到那铜牌请柬，便有人答应去喝腊八粥。这两个使者说道：'阁下惠允光临侠客岛，实是不胜荣幸，某月某日请在某地相候，届时有人来迎接上船。'这一年中，被他二人明打暗袭、行刺下毒而害死的掌门人、帮会帮主，共有一十四人，此外有三十七人应邀赴宴。可是三十七人一去无踪，三十年来更无半点消息。” 石破天道：“侠客岛在南海甚么地方？何不邀集人手，去救那三十七人出来？” 石清道：“这侠客岛三字，问遍了老于航海的舵工海师，竟没一人听见过，看来多半并无此岛，只是那两个少年信口胡诌。如此一年又一年的过去，除了那数十家身受其祸的子弟亲人，大家也就渐渐淡忘了。不料过得十年，这两块铜牌请柬又再出现。 “这时那两名使者武功已然大进，只在十余天之内，便将不肯赴宴的三个门派、两个大帮，上下数百人丁杀得干干净净。江湖上自是群相耸动，于是由峨嵋派的三长老出面，邀集三十余名高手，埋伏在河南红枪会总舵之中，静候这两名凶手到来。哪知这两名使者竟便避开了红枪会，甚至不踏进河南省境，铜牌却仍是到处分送。只要接到铜牌的首脑答应赴会，他这门派帮便太平无事，否则不论如何防备周密，总是先后遭了毒手。 “那一年黑龙帮的沙帮主也接到了铜牌，他当时一口答应，暗中却将上船的时间地点通知了红枪会。那三十余名高手届时赶往，不知如何走漏了风声，到时候竟然无人迎接。 “众人守候数日，却一个接一个的中毒而死。余人害怕起来，登时一哄而散，还没回到家中，道上便已听得讯息，不是全家遭害，便是全帮已被人诛灭。这一来，谁也不敢抗拒，接到铜牌，便即依命前往。这一年中共有四十八人乘船前赴侠客岛，却也都是一去无踪，从此更无半点音讯。那真是武林中的浩劫，思之可怖可叹！” 石破天欲待不信，但飞鱼帮帮众死尸盈船，铁叉会会众尽数就歼，却是亲眼目睹的，而诛灭铁叉会会众之时，自己无意中还作了张三、李四二人帮凶，想来兀自不寒而栗。 只听石清又道：“又过十年，江西无极门首先接到铜牌请柬，早一年之前，各大门派帮会的首脑已经商议定当，大伙儿抱着'不入虎穴，焉得虎子'的打算，决意到侠客岛上去瞧个究竟，人人齐心合力，好歹也要除去这武林中的公敌。是以这一年中铜牌所到之处，竟未伤到一条人命，共有五十三人接到请柬，便有五十三人赴会。这五十三位英雄好汉有的武功卓绝，有的智谋过人，可是一去之后，却又是无影无踪，从此没了音讯。侠客岛这般为祸江湖，令得武林中的菁英为之一空。普天下武人竟是束手无策，只有十年一度的听任宰割。我上清观深自隐晦，从来不在江湖招摇，你爹爹妈妈武功出自上清观，在外行道，却只用玄素庄的名头。你众位师伯、师叔武功虽高，但极少与人动手，旁人只道上清观中只是一批修真养性、不会武功的道人罢了……” 石破天问道：“那是怕了侠客岛吗？” 石清脸上掠过一丝尴尬之色，略一迟疑，道：“众位师伯师叔都是与世无争，出家清修的道士，原本也不慕这武林的虚名。但若说是怕了侠客岛，那也不错。武林之中，任你是多么人多势众，武艺高强的大派大帮，一提起'侠客岛'三字，又有谁不眉头深皱？想不到上清观如此韬光养晦，还是难逃这一劫。”说着长叹一声。 石破天又问：“爹爹妈妈要共做上清观的掌门，想去探查侠客岛的虚实。过去那三批大有本领之人没一个能回来，这件事只怕难办得很罢？”石清道：“难当然是极难，但我们素以扶危解困为己任，何况事情临到自己师门，岂有袖手之理？我和你娘都想，难道老天爷当真这般没眼，任由恶人横行？你爹娘的武功，比之妙谛、愚茶那些高人，当然颇有不及，但自来邪不胜正，也说不定老天爷要假手于你爹娘，将诛灭侠客岛的关键泄露出来。” 他说到这里，与妻子对望了一眼，两人均想：“我们所以甘愿舍命去干这件大事，其实都是为了你，你奸邪淫佚，犯上欺师，实已不容于武林，我夫妻亦已无面目见江湖朋友，我二人上侠客岛去，如所谋不成，自是送了性命，倘能为武林同道立一大功，人人便能见谅，不再追究你的罪愆。”但这番为子拚命的苦心，却也不必对石破天明言。 石破天沉吟半晌，忽道：“张三、李四我那两个义兄，就是侠客岛派出来分送铜牌的使者？”石清道：“确然无疑。”石破天道：“他们既是恶人，为甚么肯和我结拜为兄弟？”石清哑然失笑，道：“当时你呆头呆脑的一番言语，缠得他们无可推托。何况他们发的都是假誓，当不得真的。”石破天奇道：“怎么是假誓？”石清道：“张三、李四本是假名，他们说我张三如何如何，我李四怎样怎样，名字都是假的，自然不论说甚么都是假的了。”石破天道：“原来如此！”想起两个义兄竟会相欺，不禁愀然不乐；但想爹爹所料未必真是如此，说不定他们真的便叫张三、李四呢，说道：“下次见到他们，倒要问个清楚。” 闵柔一直默不作声，这时忙插嘴道：“玉儿，下次再见到这二人可千万要小心了。这二人杀人不眨眼，明斗不胜，就行暗算，偷袭不得，便使毒药，实是凶狠阴毒到了极处。” 石清道：“玉儿，你要记住娘的话。别说你如此忠厚老实，就是比你机灵百倍之人，遇上了这两个使者也是难逃毒手。说到防范，那是防不胜防的，下次一见到他二人，立刻便使杀招，先下手为强，纵使只杀得一人，也是替武林中除去一个大害，造无穷之福。”石破天迟疑道：“我们是拜把子兄弟，他们是我大哥、二哥，那杀不得的。”石清叹了口气，不再说了，心想定要儿子杀害他的结义兄弟，这种话也不大说得出口。 闵柔笑道：“师哥，连你也说玉儿忠厚老实。咱们的孩儿当真是变乖了，是不是？” 石清点了点头，道：“他是变乖了，正因如此，便有人利用他来挡灾解难。玉儿，你可知长乐帮群雄奉你为帮主，到底有何用意？” 石破天原非蠢笨，只是幼时和母亲僻处荒山，少年时又和谢烟客共居于摩天崖，两人均极少和他说话。是以于世务人情一窍不通，此刻听石清一番讲述，登时省悟，失声道：“他们奉我为帮主，莫非……莫非是要我做替死鬼？” 石清叹了口气，道：“本来嘛，真相尚未大明之前，不该以小人之心，度测江湖上的英雄好汉。但若非如此，长乐帮中英才济济，怎能奉你这不通世务的少年为帮主？推想起来，长乐帮近年好生兴旺，帮中首脑算来侠客岛的铜牌请柬又届重现之期，这一次长乐帮定会接到请柬，他们事先便物色好一个和他们无甚渊源之人来做帮主，事到临头之际，便由这个人来挡过这一劫。” 石破天心下茫然，实难相信人心竟如此险恶。但父亲的推想合情合理，却不由得不信。 闵柔也道：“孩子，长乐帮在江湖上名声甚坏，虽非无恶不作，但行凶伤人，恃强抢劫之事，着实做了不少，尤其不禁淫戒，更为武林中所不齿。帮中的舵主香主大多不是好人，他们安排了一个圈套给你钻，那是半点也不希奇的。” 石清哼了一声，道：“要找个外人来做帮主，玉儿原是最合适的人选。他忘了往事，于江湖上的风波险恶又是浑浑噩噩，全然不解。只是他们万万没料想到，这个小帮主竟是玄素庄石清、闵柔的儿子。这个如意算盘，打起来也未必如意得很呢。”说到这里，手按剑柄，遥望东方，那正是长乐帮总舵的所在。 闵柔道：“咱们既识穿了他们的奸谋，那就不用担心，好在玉儿尚未接到铜牌请柬。师哥，眼下该当怎么办？”石清微一沉吟，道：“咱三人自须到长乐帮去，将这件事揭穿了。只是这些人老羞成怒，难免动武，咱三人寡不敌众；再则也得有几位武林中知名之士在旁作个见证，以免他们日后再对玉儿纠缠不清。”闵柔道：“江南松江府银戟杨光杨大哥交游广阔，又是咱们至交，不妨由他出面，广邀同道，同到长乐帮去拜山。”石清喜道：“此计大佳。江南一带武林朋友，总还得买我夫妻这个小小面子。” 他夫妇在武林中人缘极好，二十年来仗义疏财，扶难解困，只有他夫妇去帮人家的忙，从来不求人做过甚么事，一旦需人相助，自必登高一呼，从者云集。
The three went to a town for dinner.While Min Rou was overjoyed, she made an exception and ate an extra bowl. After dinner, we went to the remote mountain col.Shi Qing then told his son the essence of the sword technique.Shi Potian has personally trained masters for several months, and has comprehended a lot in the way of martial arts. Now, with the guidance of a great expert like Shi Qing, he suddenly understood it.Although Granny Shi accepted him as an apprentice, she didn't have much time to get along with her, she broke up with him after teaching seventy-three moves of the Golden Crow Saber, and she didn't have time to give him detailed instructions like Shi Qing.What's more, Granny Shi seems to be only interested in restraining the Xueshan School's swordsmanship, and has nothing else to ask for.Unlike Shi Qing, what he taught was the principles of martial arts in weapons, fists and kicks. Shi Qing and his wife took turns fighting with him, and when they saw the flaws in his moves, they would point them out at any time, which was much simpler and quicker than Min Rou's silent teaching in the Earth Temple that day.When Shi Potian encountered any doubts, he immediately asked them.After listening to his question, Shi Qing and his wife didn't even understand the most superficial principles of martial arts. After explaining it in detail, they couldn't help being very angry that Yu Xueshan sect was so petty and kept secrets and treated Ai'er so badly. Shi Potian's internal energy is long, from noon to night, he concentrated on learning swordsmanship, and he didn't feel tired at all. After practicing for a long time, his face didn't turn red, and he couldn't breathe.Shi Qing and his wife took turns feeding him moves, but everyone was sweating profusely.After seven or eight days of teaching in this way, Shi Potian made rapid progress, and he has understood quite a lot of the sword skills of the Shangqingguan school taught by his parents. During these six or seven days, whenever Shi Qing and his wife were eating or resting, they always teased him to tell about the past, hoping to help him recover his memory.But Shi Potian only remembers clearly the deeds after the chief rudder of the Changle gang woke up from a serious illness. Although it is a small detail, he can also describe clearly. After passing by, he was dumbfounded and didn't know what was right. In the afternoon of this day, after eating, the three of them sat and chatted under the willow tree where they practice sword every day.Min Rou picked up a twig, wrote the words "black and white" on the ground, and asked, "Yu'er, do you remember these words?" Shi Potian shook his head and said, "I don't know how to read." Shi Qing and his wife were shocked, when the child left home, Min Rou had already taught him more than a thousand characters, Tang poems and so on were already catchy.How could you say "I can't read" at this moment? The four characters "black and white are distinct" were written on the large plaque in the middle of the hall of Xuansuzhuang. It was written by a famous martial artist. It not only combined the identity of black and white swords, but also praised him and his wife for upholding justice and upholding justice.When Shi Potian was four years old, Min Rou held him in her arms, pointed to the big plaque, and taught him these four characters, Shi Potian recognized them immediately, and both Shi Qing and his wife praised him as smart.Now she writes these four characters, hoping that he can remember the past, but who knows that he has even forgotten the characters he knew when he was four years old, so he used a branch to draw a "one" on the ground, She smiled and asked: "Do you still remember this word?" Shi Potian said: "I don't know any words, no one taught me." Shi Qing said: "Yu'er, go over there and rest." Shi Potian agreed, but raised his long sword and went to practice sword moves by himself. Shi Qing persuaded his wife: "Junior Sister, Yu'er's illness is not serious, and it can't be cured overnight." He paused, and then said: "Besides, even if he forgets everything about the past, it's not the beginning. It's a good thing. This kid used to be frivolous and jumpy, but now he's a little...a little distracted, but he's much more stable and solid. He's grown a lot." When Min Rou thought her husband's words were good, she immediately turned from sadness to joy, and thought: "What's the point of being illiterate? At most, I'll start teaching it again, that's all." Thinking of the joy of teaching children back then, she couldn't help but feel tenderness in her heart , although the child has grown up now, in her heart, the son is still generally innocent and naive, the more confused and ignorant, the more lovable and lovely. Shi Qing suddenly said: "There is one thing that I really don't understand. This child's disease of leaving the soul was obviously acquired when he left Lingxiao City. Later, he suffered from a fever, which only made his illness worse. But... …But……" Min Rou heard her husband's words seemed to contain deep worry, she couldn't help worrying, and asked, "What did you think of?" Shi Qingdao: "Yu'er doesn't know a single word in his dissertations, and he doesn't know much about martial arts. In vain, he has deep internal strength. When it comes to experience and strategy, he is even more deficient. The Changle Gang has risen in the world in recent years. How can a big gang make a lot of money in 8989..." Min Rou nodded and said: "Yes, how can a child like him be appointed as the gang leader?" Shi Qing pondered and said: "That day we heard about Lu Dong Sanxiong in Xuzhou that the founding leader of the Changle Clan was named Situ Heng, and he wasn't such a great character, but it was his deputy Bei Haishi who was the 'hands-on to Chengchun'. That’s great. For some reason, the leader of the gang was replaced by a young boy, Shi Potian. Lu Dong Sanxiong said that the young leader of the Changle gang was greedy for flowers and lust, acted cunningly, and had very strong martial arts. At first, no one knew his origin, but later he was given to the Xueshan faction. Hua Wanzi, a female disciple of the school, recognized her as Shi Zhongyu, an abandoned disciple of the sect, and said that the Xueshan sect was coming to argue with him. At this moment, it seems that the eight-character comment of "acting deceitfully and excelling in martial arts" is really safe. Not on him." Min Rou frowned, and said: "At that time we thought that although Yu'er was young, she was very scheming, and if her martial arts were really strong, it would not be a miracle to be a gang leader, so there was no doubt at the time, but only to discuss how to save each other, so as not to He was poisoned by the Snow Mountain Sect. But he looks like this..." After contemplating for a moment, he suddenly raised his voice and said, "Senior Brother, there must be a major conspiracy in it. Do you think that Dr. Bei is a shrewd and capable character..." Said When I got here, my heart became frightened, and my voice trembled. With his hands behind his back, Shi Qing paced and circled under the willow tree, muttering incessantly, "Call him the leader, why? Why?" , all in line with the festival, but this matter is too terrible, but dare not say it.He turned to the seventh circle and glanced at Min Rou, only to see that her eyes were also shooting at him.The two looked at each other, and there was a look of extreme horror in their eyes.The couple looked at each other in a daze for a moment, and suddenly said in unison: "Reward the good and punish the evil!" The two spoke these four words so loudly that Shi Potian heard it from a distance, approached him, and asked, "Father, mother, what is the meaning of 'rewarding the good and punishing the evil'? I heard from Tie Cha." People have mentioned it, and the priests of Shangqing Temple have also mentioned it several times." Shi Qing didn't answer his question immediately, but asked instead: "When Zhang San and Li Si became sworn brothers with you, did they know that you were the leader of the Changle Clan?" Qing said again: "How did they feel when they bet with you on poisoned wine? Tell me more about it." Shi Potian wondered, "Is that poisoned wine? Why didn't I get poisoned?" How will we meet now? Zhang San and Li Si explained in detail how to eat meat and drink alcohol. Shi Qing waited for him to finish speaking, pondered for a while, and then said: "Yu'er, there is one thing that needs to be explained to you. Fortunately, it can be redeemed at this moment, so you don't need to panic." After a pause, he continued: "Three Ten years ago, the leaders of many great sects and gangs in the martial arts world suddenly received invitations one after another, inviting them to go to the Knight Island in the South China Sea to drink Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month." Shi Potian nodded and said: "That's right, everyone was very scared when they heard 'Go to Xiake Island to drink Laba porridge'. I don't know why? Is Laba porridge poisonous?" Shi Qing said: "Then no one will know. The leaders of these big sects and gangs received the bronze medal invitation..." Shi Potian interrupted and asked: "The bronze medal invitation? Is it the two bronze medals?" Shi Qing said: "Yes, It is the two bronze medals you once took from Master Zhaoxu. One is engraved with a smiling face, which means 'rewarding kindness'; the other has an angry face, which is 'punishing evil' .The bronze medals were delivered by two teenagers, one fat and one thin." Shi Potian said: "Young man?" He had already guessed that it was Zhang San and Li Si, but he said that it was not a young man. Shi Qingdao: "That happened thirty years ago, and the two of them were teenagers at the time. The leaders of the sects and gangs received the bronze medal invitations, and asked who the host was, and the two messengers said that the guests had arrived at the Knights Island. He said, if the person who received the invitation goes as promised, nothing will happen, otherwise his sect or gang will inevitably face disaster, so he asked at that time: "Are you going or not?" The person who received the invitation for the bronze medal was Daoist Xu Shan, the head of the Qingcheng faction in western Sichuan. With a long smile, he held the two bronze medals in his hand and used his internal force to melt the two bronze medals into two balls of scrap copper. This was originally With Zhenshuo's unique internal strength at that time, he had hoped that these two arrogant young men would retreat in the face of difficulties. Unexpectedly, just as he smashed the bronze medal, these two young men suddenly struck him with four palms on his chest, immediately knocking the western Sichuan martial artist Leaders are killed!" Shi Potian let out an "ah" and said, "The attack is so vicious!" Shi Qingdao: "The Taoists of the Qingcheng faction naturally attacked together. At that time, the martial arts of these two young men had not yet reached the peak level they later achieved. They snatched two long swords, killed three Taoists, and then fled. Qingcheng How powerful is the city faction, and how famous is Taoist Xushan, he was killed by two unknown teenagers at his door, and he escaped unscathed. This incident spread widely in the martial arts world within half a month. Twenty days later, members of the Yuzhou Xishu Security Bureau The old security guard Diao is having a big banquet to celebrate his 60th birthday. There are many guests here. These two young men arrived unexpectedly and handed over the bronze medal. A group of congratulators were already discussing this matter. Upon seeing it, Aroused public indignation, everyone stepped forward to besiege, but the two young men escaped calmly. Three days later, more than 30 people in the Xishu Escort Bureau died under the leadership of the old Escort Diao. The rest of the elderly, weak, women and children will not be killed. On the gate of the escort agency, there are two bronze medals nailed to it." Shi Potian sighed, and said: "The first two bronze medals I saw were on the hatch of the dead body boat of the Flying Fish Gang. Unexpectedly...unexpectedly, this is actually a invitation post from King Yama." Shi Qingdao: "As soon as this matter spread, everyone wanted to invite Master Miaodi, the head of the Shaolin School, to take the lead in dealing with it. Who would have thought that when we arrived at the Shaolin Temple, the monks in the temple said that the Abbot Master had traveled abroad and had not returned, and he faltered in his words, saying it was too late. It's not true. Everyone went to Wudang Mountain to find the head of the Wudang school, Yucha Taoist priest. Unexpectedly, the Taoists of the Zhenwu Temple all had sad faces and said that the head had gone out of the temple. After thinking about it, they guessed that these two people in the martial arts world The top masters suddenly disappeared at the same time. If they were not killed by the envoys of the Knights Island, they were hiding to avoid disaster. At present, the elders of Mount Wutai and Taoist Kubai of the Kunlun School came together to invite all the martial arts sects At the same time, scouts and riders went out to investigate the whereabouts of the two messengers. But the two messengers were elusive, and when the other party was prepared, they could not be found anywhere, but once alerted稍疏，便不知从哪里钻了出来，传递这两块拘魂牌。这二人又善于用毒。善本长老和苦柏道人接到铜牌后立即毁去，当时也没甚么，隔了月余，却先后染上恶疾而死。众人事后思量，才想到善本长老和苦柏道人武功太高，赏善罚恶二使自知单凭武功斗他们不过，更动摇不了五台、昆仑这两个大派，便在铜牌上下了剧毒，善本长老和苦柏道长沾手后剧毒上身，终于毒发身死。” 石破天只听得毛骨悚然，道：“我那张三、李四两位义兄，难道竟是……竟是这等狠毒之人？他们和这许多门派帮会为难，到底是为了甚么？” 石清摇头道：“三十年来，这件大事始终无人索解得透。少林派妙谤方丈、武当派愚茶道长失踪，事隔多年后终于消息先后泄漏，这两位高手果然是给侠客岛强请去的。在少林寺外曾激斗了七日七夜，武当山上却没动手，多半愚茶道长一拔剑便即失手。这一僧一道，武功之高，江湖上罕有匹敌，再加上青城旭山道人、西蜀刁老镖头、五台派善本大师、昆仑派苦柏道人四位先后遭了毒手，其余武林人物自忖武功与这六大高手差得甚远，待得再接到那铜牌请柬，便有人答应去喝腊八粥。这两个使者说道：'阁下惠允光临侠客岛，实是不胜荣幸，某月某日请在某地相候，届时有人来迎接上船。'这一年中，被他二人明打暗袭、行刺下毒而害死的掌门人、帮会帮主，共有一十四人，此外有三十七人应邀赴宴。可是三十七人一去无踪，三十年来更无半点消息。” 石破天道：“侠客岛在南海甚么地方？何不邀集人手，去救那三十七人出来？” 石清道：“这侠客岛三字，问遍了老于航海的舵工海师，竟没一人听见过，看来多半并无此岛，只是那两个少年信口胡诌。如此一年又一年的过去，除了那数十家身受其祸的子弟亲人，大家也就渐渐淡忘了。不料过得十年，这两块铜牌请柬又再出现。 “这时那两名使者武功已然大进，只在十余天之内，便将不肯赴宴的三个门派、两个大帮，上下数百人丁杀得干干净净。江湖上自是群相耸动，于是由峨嵋派的三长老出面，邀集三十余名高手，埋伏在河南红枪会总舵之中，静候这两名凶手到来。哪知这两名使者竟便避开了红枪会，甚至不踏进河南省境，铜牌却仍是到处分送。只要接到铜牌的首脑答应赴会，他这门派帮便太平无事，否则不论如何防备周密，总是先后遭了毒手。 “那一年黑龙帮的沙帮主也接到了铜牌，他当时一口答应，暗中却将上船的时间地点通知了红枪会。那三十余名高手届时赶往，不知如何走漏了风声，到时候竟然无人迎接。 “众人守候数日，却一个接一个的中毒而死。余人害怕起来，登时一哄而散，还没回到家中，道上便已听得讯息，不是全家遭害，便是全帮已被人诛灭。这一来，谁也不敢抗拒，接到铜牌，便即依命前往。这一年中共有四十八人乘船前赴侠客岛，却也都是一去无踪，从此更无半点音讯。那真是武林中的浩劫，思之可怖可叹！” 石破天欲待不信，但飞鱼帮帮众死尸盈船，铁叉会会众尽数就歼，却是亲眼目睹的，而诛灭铁叉会会众之时，自己无意中还作了张三、李四二人帮凶，想来兀自不寒而栗。 只听石清又道：“又过十年，江西无极门首先接到铜牌请柬，早一年之前，各大门派帮会的首脑已经商议定当，大伙儿抱着'不入虎穴，焉得虎子'的打算，决意到侠客岛上去瞧个究竟，人人齐心合力，好歹也要除去这武林中的公敌。是以这一年中铜牌所到之处，竟未伤到一条人命，共有五十三人接到请柬，便有五十三人赴会。这五十三位英雄好汉有的武功卓绝，有的智谋过人，可是一去之后，却又是无影无踪，从此没了音讯。侠客岛这般为祸江湖，令得武林中的菁英为之一空。普天下武人竟是束手无策，只有十年一度的听任宰割。我上清观深自隐晦，从来不在江湖招摇，你爹爹妈妈武功出自上清观，在外行道，却只用玄素庄的名头。你众位师伯、师叔武功虽高，但极少与人动手，旁人只道上清观中只是一批修真养性、不会武功的道人罢了……” 石破天问道：“那是怕了侠客岛吗？” 石清脸上掠过一丝尴尬之色，略一迟疑，道：“众位师伯师叔都是与世无争，出家清修的道士，原本也不慕这武林的虚名。但若说是怕了侠客岛，那也不错。武林之中，任你是多么人多势众，武艺高强的大派大帮，一提起'侠客岛'三字，又有谁不眉头深皱？想不到上清观如此韬光养晦，还是难逃这一劫。”说着长叹一声。 石破天又问：“爹爹妈妈要共做上清观的掌门，想去探查侠客岛的虚实。过去那三批大有本领之人没一个能回来，这件事只怕难办得很罢？”石清道：“难当然是极难，但我们素以扶危解困为己任，何况事情临到自己师门，岂有袖手之理？我和你娘都想，难道老天爷当真这般没眼，任由恶人横行？你爹娘的武功，比之妙谛、愚茶那些高人，当然颇有不及，但自来邪不胜正，也说不定老天爷要假手于你爹娘，将诛灭侠客岛的关键泄露出来。” 他说到这里，与妻子对望了一眼，两人均想：“我们所以甘愿舍命去干这件大事，其实都是为了你，你奸邪淫佚，犯上欺师，实已不容于武林，我夫妻亦已无面目见江湖朋友，我二人上侠客岛去，如所谋不成，自是送了性命，倘能为武林同道立一大功，人人便能见谅，不再追究你的罪愆。”但这番为子拚命的苦心，却也不必对石破天明言。 石破天沉吟半晌，忽道：“张三、李四我那两个义兄，就是侠客岛派出来分送铜牌的使者？”石清道：“确然无疑。”石破天道：“他们既是恶人，为甚么肯和我结拜为兄弟？”石清哑然失笑，道：“当时你呆头呆脑的一番言语，缠得他们无可推托。何况他们发的都是假誓，当不得真的。”石破天奇道：“怎么是假誓？”石清道：“张三、李四本是假名，他们说我张三如何如何，我李四怎样怎样，名字都是假的，自然不论说甚么都是假的了。”石破天道：“原来如此！”想起两个义兄竟会相欺，不禁愀然不乐；但想爹爹所料未必真是如此，说不定他们真的便叫张三、李四呢，说道：“下次见到他们，倒要问个清楚。” 闵柔一直默不作声，这时忙插嘴道：“玉儿，下次再见到这二人可千万要小心了。这二人杀人不眨眼，明斗不胜，就行暗算，偷袭不得，便使毒药，实是凶狠阴毒到了极处。” 石清道：“玉儿，你要记住娘的话。别说你如此忠厚老实，就是比你机灵百倍之人，遇上了这两个使者也是难逃毒手。说到防范，那是防不胜防的，下次一见到他二人，立刻便使杀招，先下手为强，纵使只杀得一人，也是替武林中除去一个大害，造无穷之福。”石破天迟疑道：“我们是拜把子兄弟，他们是我大哥、二哥，那杀不得的。”石清叹了口气，不再说了，心想定要儿子杀害他的结义兄弟，这种话也不大说得出口。 闵柔笑道：“师哥，连你也说玉儿忠厚老实。咱们的孩儿当真是变乖了，是不是？” 石清点了点头，道：“他是变乖了，正因如此，便有人利用他来挡灾解难。玉儿，你可知长乐帮群雄奉你为帮主，到底有何用意？” 石破天原非蠢笨，只是幼时和母亲僻处荒山，少年时又和谢烟客共居于摩天崖，两人均极少和他说话。是以于世务人情一窍不通，此刻听石清一番讲述，登时省悟，失声道：“他们奉我为帮主，莫非……莫非是要我做替死鬼？” 石清叹了口气，道：“本来嘛，真相尚未大明之前，不该以小人之心，度测江湖上的英雄好汉。但若非如此，长乐帮中英才济济，怎能奉你这不通世务的少年为帮主？推想起来，长乐帮近年好生兴旺，帮中首脑算来侠客岛的铜牌请柬又届重现之期，这一次长乐帮定会接到请柬，他们事先便物色好一个和他们无甚渊源之人来做帮主，事到临头之际，便由这个人来挡过这一劫。” 石破天心下茫然，实难相信人心竟如此险恶。但父亲的推想合情合理，却不由得不信。 闵柔也道：“孩子，长乐帮在江湖上名声甚坏，虽非无恶不作，但行凶伤人，恃强抢劫之事，着实做了不少，尤其不禁淫戒，更为武林中所不齿。帮中的舵主香主大多不是好人，他们安排了一个圈套给你钻，那是半点也不希奇的。” 石清哼了一声，道：“要找个外人来做帮主，玉儿原是最合适的人选。他忘了往事，于江湖上的风波险恶又是浑浑噩噩，全然不解。只是他们万万没料想到，这个小帮主竟是玄素庄石清、闵柔的儿子。这个如意算盘，打起来也未必如意得很呢。”说到这里，手按剑柄，遥望东方，那正是长乐帮总舵的所在。 闵柔道：“咱们既识穿了他们的奸谋，那就不用担心，好在玉儿尚未接到铜牌请柬。师哥，眼下该当怎么办？”石清微一沉吟，道：“咱三人自须到长乐帮去，将这件事揭穿了。只是这些人老羞成怒，难免动武，咱三人寡不敌众；再则也得有几位武林中知名之士在旁作个见证，以免他们日后再对玉儿纠缠不清。”闵柔道：“江南松江府银戟杨光杨大哥交游广阔，又是咱们至交，不妨由他出面，广邀同道，同到长乐帮去拜山。”石清喜道：“此计大佳。江南一带武林朋友，总还得买我夫妻这个小小面子。” 他夫妇在武林中人缘极好，二十年来仗义疏财，扶难解困，只有他夫妇去帮人家的忙，从来不求人做过甚么事，一旦需人相助，自必登高一呼，从者云集。