Chapter 2 Chapter Two Listening to the Secret
Lin Pingzhi just wanted to struggle to get up, and rushed forward to fight Fang Renzhi and Yu Renhao, but several acupoints were hit on the back of his heart, and his lower body could not move at all. It is better to die cleanly than to become a useless person from now on.All of a sudden, there were two long and miserable screams of "ahhh" from the kitchen behind, but it was Jia Renda's voice.
Fang Renzhi and Yu Renhao jumped up at the same time, with long swords in their hands, they rushed forward.There was a flash of a figure at the gate, and a person rushed in quietly, grabbed Lin Pingzhi by the collar and lifted him up.Lin Pingzhi let out a low cry of "Ah", and saw that this person's face was full of bumps and blemishes, it was the ugly wine seller who caused trouble because of her.
The ugly girl grabbed him and dragged him out of the door, to the place where the horse was tied under the big tree, then grabbed his waist with her left hand, and put him on the back of a horse with both hands.Just as Lin Pingzhi was astonished, he saw that the ugly girl had a long sword in her hand, and then a white light flashed, the ugly girl swung the sword to cut off the horse's reins, and lightly slashed the horse's butt with the sword.The horse suffered from pain, let go of its four hooves, and galloped into the forest with a mournful hiss.
Lin Pingzhi yelled: "Mom, Dad!" He was thinking about his parents, and he refused to escape alone, so he put his hands on the horse's back desperately, rolled off the horse, rolled several times, and fell into the long grass.But the horse didn't stop, and galloped away.Lin Pingzhi grabbed the branch on the bush and wanted to stand up, but his feet didn't have any strength, he could only support about a foot, then he fell, and then he felt severe pain in his waist and buttocks at the same time, it was when he fell off the horse's back Hit the tree roots and stones in the forest.
Only a few shouts and footsteps were heard, someone was chasing him, Lin Pingzhi hurriedly fell into the grass.But he heard the sound of weapons clashing loudly, several people were fighting fiercely, Lin Pingzhi quietly raised his head, and looked forward from the gap in the grass, he saw Yu Renhao and Fang Renzhi from the Qingcheng faction on one side of the fight On the other side is the ugly girl, and there is a man, but his face is covered with a black cloth, his hair is gray, he is an old man.Lin Ping was stunned for a moment, and knew it was the ugly girl's grandfather, the old man surnamed Sa. He thought to himself: "I only knew that these two people were also from the Qingcheng faction, but this girl came to save me. Alas, If I had known her martial arts skills, why should I force myself to fight against injustices and get into this catastrophe for no reason." Then I thought: "They are fighting hard, so I will go and save Mom and Dad." But the acupoints on the vest are still unresolved, so he can't move no matter what.
Fang Renzhi shouted and asked: "You... who are you? How could you teach me the Qingcheng School sword technique?" The old man didn't answer, suddenly white light flashed, Fang Renzhi let go of the long sword and flew up.Fang Renzhi hurriedly jumped back, and Yu Renhao rushed to block it.The masked old man rushed out several moves.Yu Renhao shouted: "You...you..." The voice seemed to be panicked, and suddenly there was a clang, and the long sword was twisted out of his hand again.The ugly girl took a step forward and stabbed swiftly with her sword.The masked old man blocked it with a sword and shouted: "Don't hurt his life!" The ugly girl said: "They are so vicious and killed so many people." The old man said: "Let's go!" The ugly girl hesitated .The old man said: "Don't forget the master's order." The ugly girl nodded and said: "It's cheaper for them." She walked through the forest and left.The masked old man followed behind her and ran away in an instant.
Fang Yu and the two of them were shocked for a while, and picked up their long swords respectively.Yu Renhao said: "It's really evil! How can this guy know our swordsmanship?" Fang Renzhi said: "He only knows a few moves, but... but this move 'Hong Fei Ming Ming' really makes... Alas!" Yu Renhao said: "They saved this kid surnamed Lin..." Fang Renzhi said: "Oh, don't fall into the trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. Lin Zhennan and his wife!" Yu Renhao said: "Yes!" The two turned around and ran back.
After a while, the sound of horseshoes sounded slowly, and the two horses walked into the forest. Fang Renzhi and Yu Renhao each led one.Impressively, Lin Zhennan and Mrs. Lin were bound on horseback.Lin Pingzhi opened his mouth and wanted to call "Mom! Dad!" Fortunately, he immediately retracted abruptly, knowing that if he made the slightest sound at this time, he would not only kill himself, but also lose the chance to save his parents.
A few feet away from the two horses, there was one person walking with a limp, but it was Jia Renda.The white cloth wrapped around his head was covered with blood, and he couldn't stop cursing: "Old man Ge, I am your ancestor, you tortoise saved that rabbit master, these two old rabbits can't be saved, right? I cut a knife on the two old rabbits every day, let's go to Mount Qingcheng, and see how many lives they have..."
Fang Renzhi said loudly: "Junior brother Jia, this couple surnamed Lin is what Master and his elders insisted to get them. If there is any trouble with them, how many layers of skin will Master peel off?" Jia Renda snorted He let out a cry, and dared not make any more noise.
Lin Pingzhi heard that Qingcheng sent three people to kidnap his parents, but he felt a little relieved: "They took my parents to Mount Qingcheng, and they didn't dare to make things difficult for my parents along the way. From Fujian to Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan is thousands of miles away, and I have to find a way to rescue my parents.” Then I thought: “When we arrive at the sub-bureau, send someone to Luoyang to deliver a letter to Grandpa.” He lay still in the grass, unable to understand the gnats biting him. After several hours, it was already dark, and the sealed acupuncture points on his back were finally untied, so he struggled to get up and slowly returned. Before going to the restaurant, I thought: "I have to change my appearance so that two villains can't recognize me when they see me face to face, otherwise they will be killed in one fell swoop. How can I save my parents?" Walking into the owner's room of the hotel, I lit the oil lamp and wanted to find a set of clothes, but the poor in the mountain village were so poor that they didn't even have a set of clothes to replace.Seeing the corpses of the restaurant owner and his wife lying on the ground, he thought: "No way, I have to change into the dead man's clothes." He took off the dead man's clothes and held them in his hands, but he felt the smell of filth, and thought he should wash them. Put it on again, then thought again: "If I was greedy for a moment of cleanliness, I wasted a moment and missed the opportunity, so that I couldn't save my parents, wouldn't it be a great hatred through the ages?" Gritting my teeth, I took off all the clothes and put them on. Clothes of the dead. He lit a torch and looked around, and saw that he and his father's long sword and mother's golden knife were all thrown to the ground.He picked up his father's long sword, wrapped it with a rag, stuck it under his back clothes, and walked out of the shop, only to hear the faint rattling of frogs in the mountain stream, and suddenly felt a sense of desolation, and couldn't help crying .He raised his hand and threw it, and the torch drew a red arc in the black shadow. With a chirping sound, it fell into the pond and went out immediately, and the surroundings were once again in darkness. He thought to himself: "Lin Pingzhi, Lin Pingzhi, if you are not careful and impatient, and then fall into the hands of the Qingcheng faction villains, it will be like this torch falling into a pond of stinky water." He raised his sleeve and wiped it. His eyes and sleeves touched his face, the stench rushed straight, and he was about to vomit, and said loudly: "I can't bear this smell, I'm calling myself a man in vain." He walked away immediately. After he couldn't walk a few steps, his waist started to hurt again. He gritted his teeth and walked even faster.Walking up and down among the mountains, I don't know if my parents have gone this way.When it was dawn, the sun was shining brightly, and Lin Pingzhi's heart trembled: "Those two villains took my parents to Qingcheng Mountain. Sichuan is to the west of Fujian. Why did I go east instead?" Walking quickly in the daylight, thinking: "My parents have been away for half a day, and I have been backtracking for half the night, and I am farther away from them. I have to buy a horse, but I don't know how much money it will cost." Touching the pocket , Can't help crying out loudly, this time out, the gold, silver and jewels are put in the leather bag beside the saddle, Lin Zhennan and Mrs. Lin have silver taels with them, but he doesn't have a tael of silver on him.In a hurry, he stamped his feet and shouted: "Then what should I do? Then what should I do?" After staying for a while, he thought to himself: "It is important to save my parents, otherwise I will starve to death." Then he walked down the mountain. go. By noon, my stomach was already growling with hunger, and I saw a few longan trees by the roadside full of green longan, even though it was not ripe, it could satisfy my hunger.Walking under the tree, I stretched out my hand to pick it, and then thought: "These longan are the owner's property. If you take it without telling, you are a thief. The three generations of the Lin family have been in the business of protecting their property and have been fighting against the robbers in the green forest. , how can I be a thief? If someone sees it, they will call me a thief in front of my father and tell my father how to behave? The signboard of the Fuwei Escort will never be erected again." He told the court when he was young According to the training, the great thieves are all transformed from the small thieves, and the small thieves usually steal nothing more than a melon or a fruit at first, and they grow from small to many, and finally accumulate and become hard to get back, and the mud feet are deep and unable to extricate themselves.Thinking of this, I couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and made up my mind: "One day, Dad and I will revive the prestige of the Fuwei Escort Bureau. A man must stand firm and be a man. He would rather be a beggar than a thief." Take big strides, move forward quickly, and don't take another look at the longan tree beside the road.After traveling for several miles, he came to a small village, where he went to a family's house, begging for food in a whisper.In his life, he stretched out his hand for tea and opened his mouth for food. Where did he ever beg for anything from others?After only three sentences, his face was already flushed. The farmer's woman had just gotten angry with her husband, and was beaten up by the man. She was full of anger, and when she heard Lin Pingzhi begging for food, she scolded him bloody, picked up the broom, and shouted: "You little thief, Those who are sneaky are not good people. My mother lost a hen, so you must have stolen it and ate it, and wanted to steal it. Even if my mother has rice, she won’t give it to you, a bastard. You stole my chicken. My family lost their temper that day, and beat up my old lady with bruises all over her body..." The peasant woman cursed, and Lin Pingzhi took a step back.The peasant woman became angry with scolding, picked up the broom and slapped Lin Pingzhi in the face.Lin Pingzhi was furious, he leaned forward, raised his palm and wanted to hit her, suddenly he thought: "I failed to beg for food, but I went to beat up this stupid country woman, isn't it a joke?" He abruptly withdrew the palm Turning around, I didn't know that the force was too great, and it was not easy to retract the palm. I staggered, kicked a pile of cow dung on my left foot, slipped, and fell on my back.The peasant woman laughed loudly, and cursed: "Little thief, I'll let you down!" She slapped him on the head with a broom, then spat on him, and then turned and went back to the house. Lin Pingzhi was so humiliated that he was so angry that he struggled to get up with cow dung on his back and hands.In the midst of panic, the peasant woman came out of the house, took four cooked corn cobs, handed them to him, and scolded with a smile: "Little devil, eat it now! God gave birth to you with such a handsome face, you are more beautiful than others." The new daughter-in-law is even more beautiful, but she just doesn't learn well, and is too lazy to do it, so what's the use?" Lin Pingzhi was furious, and wanted to throw the corn cobs out.The peasant woman said with a smile: "Okay, you fall, you fall! If you are not afraid of starving to death, you will drop the corn cob and starve to death, you little thief." Lin Pingzhi thought: "If you want to save your parents, you must pay for this." Great enmity, to revive the Fuwei Escort, from now on you have to endure everything, no matter how difficult and humiliating things are, you should grit your teeth and hold back fiercely. What is it to humiliate this country woman?" He said: " Thank you very much!" He opened his mouth and bit the corn cobs.The peasant woman smiled and said, "I guess you won't fall." She turned and walked away, saying to herself, "This kid is so hungry, I don't think he stole my chicken. Alas, my family killed it today. It would be nice to be half as good-tempered as him." Lin Pingzhi begged for food all the way, and sometimes picked wild fruits in the mountains to satisfy his hunger. Fortunately, Fujian Province was very ripe this year, with abundant grains and plenty of food for the people. Although his face was smudged, he was handsome and articulate. Elegant and well-liked, it is not difficult to ask for food.I inquired about my parents along the way, but there was no news at all. After traveling for eight or nine days, he arrived in Jiangxi, he asked about the way, and went to Nanchang, thinking that there is a branch of the Escort in Nanchang, there should be some news, and even if it is not good, he can ask for some money to get a fast horse.
In Nanchang City, when he asked Fuwei Escort Bureau, the passer-by said, "Fuwei Escort Bureau? Why are you asking? The Escort Bureau was burnt to nothingness, and dozens of families in the neighbors were burnt to the ground." Lin Pingzhi groaned inwardly, and when he came to the bodyguard bureau, he saw that the whole street was covered with charred wood and red bricks, and rubble everywhere.He stood quietly for a while, thinking: "That must have been done by the villains of the Qingcheng faction. If you don't avenge this revenge, you will be in vain." Don't delay in Nanchang, and head west today. When he came to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province in a few days, he expected that the Changsha sub-bureau would also be burned by the Qingcheng faction.Unexpectedly, when asked what happened to the Fuwei Escort, several passers-by were at a loss.Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed, he found out where he was, and strode towards the escort agency. When we came to the entrance of the Escort Bureau, we saw that although the Hunan Branch Bureau was not as prestigious as the Fuzhou General Bureau, it was also a vermilion lacquered gate. There were two stone lions squatting beside the gate, which looked magnificent. Coming to the sub-bureau in such rags and embarrassment, wouldn't the guards in the bureau underestimate them?" Looking up, he saw the gold-lettered signboard of "Fuwei Escort Bureau Hunan Bureau" hanging upside down at the door. He was very surprised: "Why are the guards in the branch office so careless that they even hang the signboard upside down?" When I looked at the flag on the flagpole, I couldn’t help gasping. I saw a pair of rotten straw sandals hanging on the flagpole on the left, and a pair of women’s floral pants hanging on the flagpole on the right. Flying in the wind. Just as he was stunned, he heard the sound of footsteps, and a man walked out of the bureau, and shouted, "You son of a turtle is poking his head here, what do you want to steal?" Lin Pingzhi heard his accent and joined Fang Renzhi, Jia Randa and the others. It was similar, he was from Sichuan, he didn't dare to look at him, so he walked away, suddenly there was a pain in his buttocks, and he was already kicked.Lin Pingzhi was furious, he turned around and wanted to fight, but his thoughts changed: "The bodyguard bureau here must be taken by the Qingcheng faction, I can now inquire about the information of my parents, why can't I hold back?" Immediately pretending not to Knowing martial arts, he fell down and couldn't get up for a long time.The man laughed loudly, and scolded "Turtle son" a few more times. Lin Pingzhi slowly struggled to get up, and went to the alley to beg for a bowl of cold food, thinking: "The enemy is by his side, so don't be careless." He even found some coal ash in the ground, and painted his face It was pitch black, and I slept with my head in the corner of the wall. When it was the second watch, he took out his long sword, put it in his waist, walked around to the back door of the escort agency, and heard no sound from inside the wall, and then jumped up to the top of the wall. Step by step to hide the past.It was dark all around, with neither lights nor voices.Lin Pingzhi's heart was beating wildly, he walked along the wall, fearing that his feet would make a noise when he was stepping on firewood, bricks and stones, he walked through two courtyards, saw a light coming from the window of the east wing, walked a few steps closer, and heard someone say.He stepped very slowly, bowed to the window, held his breath, squatted down inch by inch, and sat against the wall. As soon as he sat down on the ground, he heard one person say: "Tomorrow morning, we will set fire to this turtle's bodyguard office, so as not to stay here and show our eyes." The other person said: "No way! Can't be burned. Brother Pi and the others are in Nanchang They set fire to the Guizi Escort Bureau, and I heard that dozens of neighbors’ houses were also burned down, which is not very good for our Qingcheng School’s reputation as a chivalrous way. This incident will probably be punished by Master.” Lin Pingzhi secretly Scolding: "It really is a good thing that the Qingcheng faction did, and they claim to be chivalrous! How shameless." Just listen to the previous human said: "Yes, this can't be burned! Is it good to keep it for him?" The other laughed Said: "Brother Ji, think about it, we hang up the signboard of this dog thief's escort agency upside down, and hang a pair of women's rotten trousers on the flagpole. The name of Fuwei Security Agency will be completely ruined in the Jianghu. The longer the better, why set him on fire?" The surname Ji said with a smile: "Mr. Years are not allowed to stand up." The two laughed for a while, and the one surnamed Ji said: "We will go to Hengshan tomorrow to congratulate Liu Zhengfeng. What kind of gifts should we bring? If the gifts are too small, the Qingcheng faction will not look very good." The one surnamed Shen said with a smile: "I've already prepared the gift, don't worry, you won't lose face to the Qingcheng faction. Maybe Liu Zhengfeng's gift will show off even more at the banquet where Liu Zhengfeng washes his hands in the golden basin this time." The man surnamed Ji said happily, "What kind of gift is that? Why don't I know?" The man surnamed Shen laughed a few times, very proud, and said, "We don't have to pay for it ourselves by borrowing flowers to present Buddha. Look, this gift Is the ceremony enough to be glorious?" There were only rustling sounds in the room, as if some package was being opened.The one surnamed Ji exclaimed, "It's amazing! Brother Shen is so powerful, where did he get such a precious thing?" Lin Pingzhi really wanted to peek through the crack of the window to see what the gift was, but when he stretched out his head, there was a dark shadow on the window, it would be a big deal if the enemy found out, so he had to restrain himself.Only the man surnamed Shen laughed and said: "We occupy the Fuwei Escort Bureau, do we occupy it for nothing? I originally wanted to honor the master for this pair of jade horses, but now I can't say that, so I have to take advantage of this old man Liu Zhengfeng." Lin Pingzhi was annoyed again: "It turns out that he robbed the treasures of my bodyguard bureau and went to do favors by himself. Isn't that the behavior of thieves? Changsha branch has no treasures of its own. Naturally, they are bodyguards for other people's bodyguards. This pair of jade The horse must be worth a lot, if you don't come back, why don't you have to try to compensate the owner." The person surnamed Shen laughed again and said: "Here are four bags of things, one bag is for honoring all teachers and wives, one bag is for all teachers and brothers, one bag is yours, and the other bag is mine. You can choose one bag!" The surname Ji He said: "What is that?" After a while, he suddenly exclaimed with a "wow", and said: "It's all gold, silver and jewels, and we have made a lot of money. Guizi, the Fuwei Escort, entered his The ancestors searched a lot. Senior brother, where did you find it? I searched inside and out more than a dozen times, and almost pried it open for him, but only found more than a hundred. Two pieces of silver, why are you so calm, Laozi Ge searched out the treasure?" The surname Shen was very proud, and said with a smile: "How can the gold, silver and jewelry in the escort agency be placed in an ordinary place casually? God, I saw you opening drawers, splitting boxes, and tearing down walls. You were so busy that you expected to be busy, but you didn't believe it, anyway, you can't be too busy, kid." The man surnamed Ji said: "I admire, admire! Brother Shen, where did you find it?" The man surnamed Shen said: "Think about it, there is one thing in this bodyguard that is very unreasonable, what is it? The man surnamed Ji said: "Unreasonable? I see that there are a lot of unreasonable things in this Guizi Escort. The fuck's kung fu is ordinary, but a majestic big lion is raised high above the flagpole at the door." The man surnamed Shen laughed and said, "It would make sense for the big lion to put on a pair of rotten trousers. Think about it again, what strange things are there in this escort?" The man surnamed Ji clapped Thigh, said: "These Hunan donkeys have done too many evil things. You think that this escort named Zhang is the master of the game here, and he put a dead coffin in the room next to the room where he sleeps. Don't you deserve it?" Unlucky, haha!" The surname Shen laughed and said: "You have to use your brain. Why did he put the coffin in the next room? Could it be that the dead person in the coffin was his wife and son, and he couldn't bear it? I'm afraid not. Isn't it? What important things are stored in the coffin, so as to hide the eyes and ears..." The surname Ji jumped up with an "Ah", and shouted: "Yes, yes! These gold, silver and jewels are hidden in the coffin? Wonderful, wonderful, fuck, the ancestors are so strict, There are so many tricks for the son of a dart." He said again: "Brother Shen, how much are these two bags? How can I share them with you? You should ask for more." He only heard the rustling sound of jingling, thinking it was He grabbed some gold, silver and jewelry from one bag and put them in another bag.The one surnamed Shen didn't refuse, just laughed a few times.The man surnamed Ji said: "Brother Shen, I'll fetch a basin of water, let's wash our feet, and then we'll go to bed." He yawned and pushed the door out. Lin Pingzhi huddled under the window, not daring to move. He squinted and saw that the man surnamed Ji was short and fat, and he probably kicked him on the ass that day. After a while, the man surnamed Ji brought a basin of hot water into the room, and said, "Brother Shen, the master has sent dozens of us brothers and sisters out this time, it seems that the two of us got the most money, and I entrusted you Even my face is radiant. Brother Jiang and the others went to pick the Guangzhou branch, and Brother Ma and the others went to pick the Hangzhou branch. They were reckless. Even if they saw the coffin, they would not have thought that there were gold and silver treasures hidden in it." The surname Shen He said with a smile: "Brother Fang, Brother Yu, and Jia Renda picked the Fuzhou General Bureau, and they must have captured more than the two of us. They just sent the life of my wife's precious son to Fuzhou. "The man surnamed Ji said: "The attack on Fuwei Escort Headquarters was led by Master himself. Senior Brother Fang and Junior Brother Yu were just the first officers. Junior Brother Yu died, so Master probably wouldn't blame Senior Brother Fang for not taking good care of him. Zhou. We made a big move this time. Everyone worked together at the headquarters and the provincial branches. Unexpectedly, the Lin family’s tricks are in vain. With Fang Shige and his three vanguards alone, Lin Zhennan and his wife were arrested. This time, even Master I lost my eyes too. Haha!" Lin Pingzhi could only hear the cold sweat dripping down his forehead, thinking: "It turns out that the Qingcheng faction had planned long ago to attack our headquarters and provincial branches at the same time. It's not because I killed that surnamed Yu that it caused trouble. Even if I didn't kill this The villains surnamed Yu, they also want to attack my Escort. Yu Canghai even went to Fuzhou himself, no wonder the Destructive Palm is so powerful. But I don’t know where my Escort offended the Qingcheng faction, and they are so vicious?” Although the feeling of self-blame is slightly reduced, the sense of anger is more straight up, if it is not that he knows that his martial arts are not as good as the opponent, he really wants to break in through the window and kill both of them.But they heard the sound of water in the room, and the two were washing their feet. He also heard the man surnamed Shen say: "It's not that the master was blind. At that time, the Fuwei Escort Bureau was powerful in the southeast, and it seemed that it had real skills. The evil sword technique was well-known in the martial arts. It can't be all about deceiving people. Most of the descendants are unworthy. I learned from my ancestors." Lin Pingzhi blushed in the dark, feeling ashamed.The one surnamed Shen said again: "Before we went down the mountain, the master dismantled the evil swordsmanship with us. Although it is difficult to learn it thoroughly in a few months, I think this swordsmanship has a lot of potential, it's just not easy to use it. Good luck. Junior Brother, how much have you comprehended?" The surname Ji said with a smile: "I heard from Master that even Lin Zhennan himself has not comprehended the essentials of the sword art, so I am too lazy to put my mind to it. Brother Shen, Master passed down an order, Order the disciples of our sect to return to Hengshan to gather together, then Brother Fang and the others will escort Lin Zhennan and his wife to Hengshan. I don’t know how virtuous the successor of the evil sword art is." When Lin Pingzhi heard that his parents were still alive, but they were escorted to Mount Heng, his heart was shaken, he was both happy and uncomfortable. The one surnamed Shen said with a smile: "In a few days, you will see him, you might as well learn from him the skill of warding off evil swords." With a sudden click, the pane was pushed open.Lin Pingzhi was taken aback, he thought they had discovered his whereabouts, and was about to run away, when suddenly there was a loud noise, a pot of hot water was poured down on his head, he almost cried out in surprise, then his eyes went dark, and the room was turned off. lights. Lin Pingzhi was still in shock, he only felt streams of water pouring down his face, smelling stinky, only then did he realize that it was Ji who poured the footwashing water from the window and drenched him all over.Although the other party didn't mean it, the humiliation he suffered was not small, but if you want to find out the news about your parents, let alone footwashing water, it's just urine and feces, so what's the problem?At this moment everything is silent, if you leave here, I'm afraid that the two of you will be aware of it, and we'll talk about it after they are fast asleep.Right now he was still leaning against the wall under the window, and after a while, he heard snoring in the room, and then slowly stood up. Turning around, he suddenly saw a long shadow reflected on the window, shaking from side to side. He was alarmed, and hurriedly lowered himself down, seeing the pane still swinging. Latch on.Lin Pingzhi thought: "Revenge, this is a good opportunity!" With his right hand, he drew out the long sword at his waist, with his left hand, he gently pulled up the window pane, stepped into the room lightly, and lowered the window pane.Moonlight came in through the window paper, and I saw one person sleeping on each side of the bed.One was lying face down with slightly bald hair, while the other was sleeping on his back with a short beard that looked like a tuft of thatch growing under his chin.On the table in front of the bed were five parcels and two long swords. Lin Pingzhi picked up the long sword and thought: "One sword at a time, it's like picking something out of a bag." Just as he was about to slash at the neck of the man who was sleeping on his back, he thought again: "How can I kill these two secretly now? Is it the behavior of a hero? In the future, I will practice martial arts handed down from my family, and then I will kill the thieves in Qingcheng, and this will be done by a real man." Then he slowly lifted the five packages and put them on the table by the window, pushing them gently. He opened the window pane, stepped out, put the long sword in his waist, took the package, tied three of them on his back, carried one in each hand, and walked towards the backyard step by step, afraid of making a noise, which woke them up. He opened the back door, walked out of the escort office, found out the direction, and came to the south gate.At that time the gate of the city was not opened, he walked to a mound beside the city wall, leaned on the mound to rest his mind, fearing that the two Qingcheng faction would notice and chase after him, his heart couldn't help beating.When he opened the city at dawn, as soon as he came out of the city gate, he immediately sprinted and ran for more than ten miles in one breath. Only then did he make up his mind. Since leaving Fuzhou City, until now, his mind has been relieved.Seeing a small noodle shop by the road ahead, he went into the shop to buy a bowl of noodles to eat, but he still didn't dare to delay any longer. After eating the noodles, he reached into the package to get the silver bills, and found a small ingot of silver to pay the bill.The store took out all the copper coins in the store as change, which was insufficient.Lin Pingzhi was humiliated along the way, being bullied by others, at this moment he waved his hand and said loudly: "Take it all, don't need to look for it!" Finally, he returned the heroic spirit of the young master and the young escort. After traveling for more than thirty miles, he came to a big town. Lin Pingzhi opened an upper room in the inn, bolted the door and closed the window, opened five parcels, and saw that the four parcels contained gold, silver, and jewelry. The fifth small bag was a brocade box, which contained a pair of five-inch tall suet jade horses. I thought to myself: "There are so many treasures in the Changsha branch of my escort agency. It's no wonder that the Qingcheng faction wants to covet them." heart." Immediately, I took out some pieces of silver and put them next to me, made five parcels into one, and carried them on my back. I went to the market and bought two good horses, and the two horses took alternate rides. I only slept two or three a day. Hours, days and nights on the road.
A few days later, when he arrived at Mount Heng, as soon as he entered the city, he saw many gangsters coming and going on the street. Lin Pingzhi was afraid of bumping into Fang Renzhi and others, so he lowered his head and went straight to the shop.Unexpectedly, even after asking several houses, they are all full.The waiter said: "Two days later, it will be a good day for Uncle Liu to wash his hands in the golden basin. The shop is full of congratulatory guests, so you should go to another place to ask!" Lin Pingzhi had no choice but to search for a secluded street, and found three more inns before he found a small room, thinking: "Although I smeared my face, Fang Renzhi is very clever, I'm afraid I still recognized him." I went to the pharmacy and bought three plasters, pasted them on my face, pulled down my eyebrows, and turned up the left corner of my mouth, revealing half a set of teeth, and looked at it in the mirror. But seeing the indescribable wretchedness of this dignified face, I felt extremely disgusting; I tied the big package full of gold, silver and jewels close to the flesh, put a cloth shirt on it, bent slightly, and instantly became I became a hunchback with a raised back, thinking: "I have such a strange appearance, even if my parents see me, they won't recognize me, so don't worry about it anymore." After eating a bowl of pork ribs and big noodles, he wandered in the street, thinking that it would be best to bump into his parents, otherwise it would be of great benefit to hear some information about the Qingcheng faction.After walking for half a day, it suddenly started to rain.He bought a Hongyou bamboo hat on the side of the street and put it on his head. Seeing that the sky was dark and dark, with no signs of stopping the rain, he turned a street and saw a teahouse full of people, so he went in to find a teahouse. .Dr. Tea made a pot of tea and served a plate of pumpkin seeds and broad beans. He drank a cup of tea, biting melon seeds to relieve his boredom, when he suddenly heard someone say: "Humpty, can you sit down?" The man didn't wait for Lin Pingzhi's answer, so he sat down, followed by two more people Sit down. Lin Pingzhi didn't expect that person to talk to him at the beginning, he was stunned, then realized that the "hunchback" was himself, he hurriedly laughed and said: "Okay, okay! Please sit down, please sit down!" Seeing these three people They were all dressed in Heinong, with weapons hanging from their waists. The three men drank tea and chatted on their own, and never paid attention to Lin Pingzhi.A young man said: "This time, Master Liu washes his hands in a golden basin. The scene is really not small. There are still two days before the first day, and Hengshan City is already full of congratulators." Another man who was blind in one eye said. : "That's natural. The Hengshan School itself has such a great reputation, and the Wuyue Sword School has teamed up to make a huge momentum. Who doesn't want to make friends with them? Besides, Liu Zhengfeng and Liu Sanye are very good at martial arts. Thirty-six hands" Huifeng "Luoyan Sword", known as the second master of the Hengshan School, is only slightly inferior to the head of the school, Mr. Mo Da. Usually, someone wants to make friends with him. It's just that he doesn't celebrate his birthday, doesn't marry a daughter-in-law, and doesn't marry a daughter. He doesn't have much friendship It’s a good idea. This time, the great joy of washing hands in the golden basin, the martial arts heroes will naturally gather after hearing the news. I can see that the city of Hengshan will still be lively in the next two days.” Another gray beard said: "If it is said that they are all here to make friends with Liu Zhengfeng, then it is not necessarily true. The three of us brothers did not come for this, did they? Liu Zhengfeng washes his hands in the golden basin, which means that he will never With fists and swords, he never asks about the right and wrong in martial arts. There is no such person in the Jianghu. What's the use? A man who knows how to wash his hands in a golden basin is no different from ordinary people. No matter how strong a master is, he is like a useless person. What are others trying to do to him if they make friends with him?" The young man said: "Though Mr. Liu will not He throws punches and swords again, but he is always the second person in the Hengshan School. If you hand over to Liu Sanye, you will be handed over to the Hengshan School, which means you will be handed over to the Wuyue Sword School!" The gray bearded man He sneered and said, "Do you deserve to make friends with the Five Sacred Sword Sect?" The blind man said: "Brother Peng, that's not what you said. One more friend in the Jianghu is not many, and one less is not a lot of enemies. Although the Wuyue Sword School has high martial arts skills and great influence, they have not looked down on friends in the Jianghu. Yes. If they are really proud and arrogant, and don’t take others seriously, how come there are so many congratulators in Hengshan City?" The gray-bearded man surnamed Peng snorted and stopped talking. After a while, he said softly: "Most likely he is a follower of power, I feel angry when I see it." Lin Pingzhi only hoped that the three of them would keep talking, maybe he could hear some news from the Qingcheng faction, but he didn't know that the three of them had nothing to do with each other, so they drank tea and stopped talking. Suddenly someone whispered from behind: "Second Uncle Wang, I heard that Third Master Liu of the Hengshan School is only in his fifties, and when his martial arts were at their peak, why did he suddenly want to wash his hands in a golden basin? Isn't that a disappointment to his good skills?" ?” An old voice said: “There are many reasons for people in the martial arts to wash their hands in golden basins. If you are a gangster who has committed many crimes in your life, after washing your hands, you will never do the activities of robbing houses, killing and arson. The first is to correct the past and make good, and leave a good name for the children and grandchildren; second, if there are serious crimes in the local area, it is also possible to wash away the suspicion. Liu Sanye’s family is rich, and the Liu family in Hengshan has been prosperous for several generations. Of course it has nothing to do with him." Another person said: "Yeah, that's completely irrelevant." The Second Uncle Wang said: "People who learn martial arts will use swords and guns all their lives. They will inevitably kill and injure people and make more enemies. When a person grows old, thinking of the many enemies in the rivers and lakes, he will inevitably feel a little restless. He invites guests like Liu Sanye. , threatened the world, and said that he would never use a sword again from now on, which means that his enemies don't have to worry about him retaliating, but they also hope that they will stop making trouble for him." The young man said: "Uncle Wang, I see It’s a disadvantage to do this.” The second uncle Wang said: “Why is it a disadvantage?” The young man said: “Of course, Mr. Liu is not going to look for others, but they can come to him at any time. If someone wants to kill him, Mr. Liu will not With a knife and a sword, isn’t it just being slaughtered by others, so there’s no way to fight back?” Second Uncle Wang said with a smile: “The young people really don’t know much. If they really want to kill you, how can they not fight back? Besides, the momentum like the Hengshan School , Mr. Liu's martial arts is so high, he doesn't bother others, others have already worshiped God and fulfilled their vows, and they will be lucky. How can anyone dare to trouble his old man after eating the heart of a lion and the guts of a leopard? Even Mr. Liu If you don't do it yourself, there are so many disciples in the Liu Clan, which one is easy to provoke? You are really worrying." The gray-bearded man sitting opposite Lin Pingzhi said to himself: "There are strong players among the strong, and there are capable people above the capable. Who dares to claim to be invincible?" He said in a very low voice, and the two behind him did not hear it. Uncle Wang said again: "There are still some escort agencies. If they make enough money, they will retire bravely, close their business as soon as possible, wash their hands in the golden basin, and stop looking for this life-saving money on the tip of a knife. It is a smart move. "These few words penetrated into Lin Ping's ears, it was really thrilling, he thought to himself: "If my father had retired a few years earlier, and washed his hands in the gold basin, so what?" 只听那花白胡子又在自言自语：“瓦罐不离井上破，将军难免阵上亡。可是当局者迷，这'急流勇退'四个字，却又谈何容易？”那瞎子道：“是啊，因此这几天我老听人家说：'刘三爷的声名正当如日中天，突然急流勇退，委实了不起，令人好生钦佩'。” 突然间左首桌上有个身穿绸衫的中年汉子说道：“兄弟日前在武汉三镇，听得武林中的同道说起，刘三爷金盆洗手，退出武林，实有不得已的苦衷。”那瞎子转身道：“武汉的朋友们却怎样说，这位朋友可否见告？”那人笑了笑，说道：“这种话在武汉说说不打紧，到得衡山城中，就不能随便乱说了。”另一个矮胖子粗声粗气地道：“这件事知道的人着实不少，你又何必装得莫测高深？大家都在说，刘三爷只因为武功太高，人缘太好，这才不得不金盆洗手。” 他说话声音很大，茶馆中登时有许多眼光都射向他的脸上。好几个人齐声问道：“为什么武功太高，人缘太好，便须退出武林，这岂不奇怪？” 那矮胖汉子得意洋洋地道：“不知内情的人自然觉得奇怪，知道了却毫不希奇了。”有人便问：“那是什么内情？”那矮胖子只是微笑不语。隔着几张桌子的一个瘦子冷冷地道：“你们多问什么？他自己也不知道，只是信口胡吹。”那矮胖汉子受激不过，大声道：“谁说我不知道？刘三爷金盆洗手，那是为了顾全大局，免得衡山派中发生门户之争。” 好几人七嘴八舌地道：“什么顾全大局？”“什么门户之争？”“难道他们师兄弟之间有意见么？” 那矮胖子道：“外边的人虽说刘三爷是衡山派的第二把高手，可是衡山派自己，上上下下却都知道，刘三爷在这三十六路'回风落雁剑'上的造诣，早已高出掌门人莫大先生很多。莫大先生一剑能刺落三头大雁，刘三爷一剑却能刺落五头。刘三爷门下的弟子，个个又胜过莫大先生门下的。眼下形势已越来越不对，再过得几年，莫大先生的声势一定会给刘三爷压了下去，听说双方在暗中已冲突过好几次。刘三爷家大业大，不愿跟师兄争这虚名，因此要金盆洗手，以后便安安稳稳做他的富家翁了。” 好几人点头道：“原来如此。刘三爷深明大义，很难得啊。”又有人道：“那莫大先生可就不对了，他逼得刘三爷退出武林，岂不是削弱了自己衡山派的声势？”那身穿绸衫的中年汉子冷笑道：“天下事情，哪有面面都顾得周全的？我只要坐稳掌门人的位子，本派声势增强也好，削弱也好，那是管他娘的了。” 那矮胖子喝了几口茶，将茶壶盖敲得当当直响，叫道：“冲茶，冲茶！”又道：“所以哪，这明明是衡山派中的大事，各门各派中都有贺客到来，可是衡山派自己……” 他说到这里，忽然间门口咿咿呀呀地响起了胡琴之声，有人唱道：“叹杨家，秉忠心，大宋……扶保……”嗓门拉得长长的，声音甚是苍凉。众人一齐转头望去，只见一张板桌旁坐了个身材瘦长的老者，脸色枯槁，披一件青布长衫，洗得青中泛白，形状落拓，显是个唱戏讨钱的。那矮胖子喝道：“鬼叫一般，嘈些什么？打断了老子的话头。”那老者立时放低了琴声，口中仍哼着：“金沙滩……双龙会……一战败了……” 有人问道：“这位朋友，刚才你说各门各派都有贺客到来，衡山派自己却又怎样？”那矮胖子道：“刘三爷的弟子们，当然在衡山城中到处迎客招呼。但除了刘三爷的亲传弟子之外，你们在城中可遇着了衡山派的其他弟子没有？”众人你瞧瞧我，我瞧瞧你，都道：“是啊，怎么一个也不见？这岂非太不给刘三爷面子吗？” 那矮胖子向那身穿绸衫的汉子笑道：“所以哪，我说你胆小怕事，不敢提衡山派中的门户之争，其实有什么相干？衡山派的人压根儿不会来，又有谁听见了？” 忽然间胡琴之声渐响，调门一转，那老者唱道：“小东人，闯下了，滔天大祸……”一个年轻人喝道：“别在这里惹厌了，拿钱去吧！”手一扬，一串铜钱飞将过去，啪的一声，不偏不倚地正落在那老者面前，手法甚准。那老者道了声谢，收起铜钱。 那矮胖子赞道：“原来老弟是暗器名家，这一手可帅得很哪！”那年轻人笑了笑，道：“不算得什么？这位大哥，照你说来，莫大先生当然不会来了！”那矮胖子道：“他怎么会来？莫大先生和刘三爷师兄弟俩势成水火，一见面便要拔剑动手。刘三爷既然让了一步，他也该心满意足了。” 那卖唱老者忽然站起，慢慢走到他身前，侧头瞧了他半晌。那矮胖子怒道：“老头子干什么？”那老者摇头道：“你胡说八道！”转身走开。矮胖子大怒，伸手正要往他后心抓去，忽然眼前青光一闪，一柄细细的长剑晃向桌上，叮叮叮地响了几下。 那矮胖子大吃一惊，纵身后跃，生怕长剑刺到他身上，却见那老者缓缓将长剑从胡琴底部插入，剑身尽没。原来这柄剑藏在胡琴之中，剑刃通入胡琴的把手，从外表看来，谁也不知这把残旧的胡琴内竟会藏有兵刃。那老者又摇了摇头，说道：“你胡说八道！”缓缓走出茶馆。众人目送他背影在雨中消失，苍凉的胡琴声隐隐约约传来。 忽然有人“啊”的一声惊呼，叫道：“你们看，你们看！”众人顺着他手指所指之处瞧去，只见那矮胖子桌上放着的七只茶杯，每一只都给削去了半寸来高的一圈。七个瓷圈跌在茶杯之旁，茶杯却一只也没倾倒。 茶馆中的几十个人都围了拢来，纷纷议论。有人道：“这人是谁？剑法如此厉害？”有人道：“一剑削断七只茶杯，茶杯却一只不倒，当真神乎其技。”有人向那矮胖子道：“幸亏那位老先生剑下留情，否则老兄的头颈，也和这七只茶杯一模一样了。”又有人道：“这老先生当然是位成名的高手，又怎能跟常人一般见识？” 那矮胖子瞧着七只半截茶杯，只怔怔发呆，脸上已没半点血色，对旁人的言语一句也没听进耳中。那身穿绸衫的中年人道：“是么？我早劝你少说几句，是非只为多开口，烦恼皆因强出头。眼前衡山城中卧虎藏龙，不知有多少高人到了。这位老先生，定是莫大先生的好朋友，他听得你背后议论莫大先生，自然要教训教训你了。” 那花白胡子忽然冷冷地道：“什么莫大先生的好朋友？他自己就是衡山派掌门、'潇湘夜雨'莫大先生！” 众人又都一惊，齐问：“什么？他……他便是莫大先生？你怎么知道？” 那花白胡子道：“我自然知道。莫大先生爱拉胡琴，一曲《潇湘夜雨》，听得人眼泪也会掉下来。'琴中藏剑，剑发琴音'这八字，是他老先生武功的写照。各位既到衡山城来，怎会不知？这位兄台刚才说什么刘三爷一剑能刺五头大雁，莫大先生却只能刺得三头。他便一剑削断七只茶杯给你瞧瞧。茶杯都能削断，刺雁又有何难？因此他要骂你胡说八道了。” 那矮胖子兀自惊魂未定，垂头不敢作答。那穿绸衫的汉子会了茶钱，拉了他便走。 茶馆中众人见到“潇湘夜雨”莫大先生显露了这一手惊世骇俗的神功，无不心寒，均想适才那矮子称赞刘正风而对莫大先生颇有微词，自己不免随声附和，说不定便此惹祸上身，各人纷纷会了茶钱离去，顷刻之间，一座闹哄哄的茶馆登时冷冷清清。除了林平之外，便只角落里有两个人伏在桌上打盹。 林平之瞧着七只半截茶杯和从茶杯上削下来的七个瓷圈，寻思：“这老人模样猥琐，似乎伸一根手指便能将他推倒，哪知他长剑一晃，便削断了七只茶杯。我若不出福州，焉知世上竟有这等人物？我在福威镖局中坐井观天，只道江湖上再厉害的好手，至多也不过和我爹爹在伯仲之间。唉！我若能拜得此人为师，苦练武功，或者尚能报得大仇，否则是终身无望了。”又想：“我何不去寻找这位莫大先生，苦苦哀恳，求他救我父母，收我为弟子？”刚站起身来，突然又想：“他是衡山派的掌门人，五岳剑派和青城派互通声气，他怎肯为我一个毫不相干之人去得罪朋友？”言念及此，复又颓然坐倒。
忽听得一个清脆娇嫩的声音说道：“二师哥，这雨老是不停，溅得我衣裳快湿透了，在这里喝杯茶去。” 林平之心中一凛，认得便是救了他性命的那卖酒丑女的声音，急忙低头。只听另一个苍老的声音说道：“好罢，喝杯热茶暖暖肚。”两个人走进茶馆，坐在林平之斜对面的一个座头。林平之斜眼瞧去，果见那卖酒少女一身青衣，背向着自己，打横坐着的是那自称姓萨、冒充少女祖父的老者，心道：“原来他二人是师兄妹，却乔装祖孙，到福州城来有所图谋。却不知他们又为什么要救我？说不定他们知道我爹娘的下落。” 茶博士收拾了桌上的残杯，泡上茶来。那老者一眼见到旁边桌上的七只半截茶杯，不禁“咦”的一声低呼，道：“小师妹，你瞧！”那少女也十分惊奇，道：“这一手功夫好了得，是谁削断了七只茶杯？” 那老者低声道：“小师妹，我考你一考，一剑七出，砍金断玉，这七只茶杯，是谁削断的？”那少女微嗔道：“我又没瞧见，怎知是谁削……”突然拍手笑道：“我知道啦！我知道啦！三十六路回风落雁剑，第十七招'一剑落九雁'，这是刘正风刘三爷的杰作。”那老者笑着摇头道：“只怕刘三爷的剑法还不到这造诣，你只猜中了一半。”那少女伸出食指，指着他笑道：“你别说下去，我知道了。这……这……这是'潇湘夜雨'莫大先生！” 突然间七八个声音一齐响起，有的拍手，有的轰笑，都道：“师妹好眼力。” 林平之吃了一惊：“哪里来了这许多人？”斜眼瞧去，只见本来伏在桌上打瞌睡的两人已站了起来，另有四人从茶馆内堂走出来，有的是脚夫打扮，有个手拿算盘，是个做买卖的模样，更有个肩头蹲着头小猴儿，似是耍猴儿戏的。 那少女笑道：“哈，一批下三滥的原来都躲在这里，倒吓了我一大跳！大师哥呢？”那耍猴儿的笑道：“怎么一见面就骂我们是下三滥的？”那少女笑道：“偷偷躲起来吓人，怎么不是江湖上下三滥的勾当？大师哥怎地不跟你们在一起？” 那耍猴儿的笑道：“别的不问，就只问大师哥。见了面还没说得两三句话，就连问两三句大师哥？怎么又不问问你六师哥？”那少女顿足道：“呸！你这猴儿好端端地在这儿，又没死，又没烂，多问你干吗？”那耍猴儿的笑道：“大师哥又没死，又没烂，你却又问他干吗？”那少女嗔道：“我不跟你说了。四师哥，只有你是好人，大师哥呢？”那脚夫打扮的人还未回答，已有几个人齐声笑道：“只有四师哥是好人，我们都是坏人了。老四，偏不跟她说。”那少女道：“希罕吗？不说就不说。你们不说，我和二师哥在路上遇见一连串希奇古怪的事儿，也别想我告诉你们半句。” 那脚夫打扮的人一直没跟他说笑，似是个淳朴木讷之人，这时才道：“我们昨儿跟大师哥在衡阳分手，他叫我们先来。这会儿多半他酒也醒了，就会赶来。”那少女微微皱眉，道：“又喝醉了？”那脚夫打扮的人道：“是。”那手拿算盘的道：“这一回可喝得好痛快，从早晨喝到中午，又从中午喝到傍晚，少说也喝了二三十斤好酒！”那少女道：“这岂不喝坏了身子？你怎不劝劝他？”那拿算盘的人伸了伸舌头，道：“大师哥肯听人劝，真是太阳从西边出啦。除非小师妹劝他，他或许还这么少喝一斤半斤。”众人都笑了起来。 那少女道：“为什么又大喝起来？遇到了什么高兴事么？”那拿算盘的道：“这可得问大师哥自己了。他多半知道到得衡山城，就可和小师妹见面，一开心，便大喝特喝起来。”那少女道：“胡说八道！”但言下显然颇为欢喜。 林平之听着他们师兄妹说笑，寻思：“听他们话中说来，这姑娘对他大师兄似乎颇有情意。然而这二师哥已这样老，大师哥当然更加老了，这姑娘不过十六七岁，怎么去爱上个糟老头儿？”转念一想，登时明白：“啊，是了。这姑娘满脸麻皮，相貌实在太过难看，谁也瞧她不上，因此只好去爱上一个老年丧偶的酒鬼。” 只听那少女又问：“大师哥昨天一早便喝酒了？” 那耍猴儿的道：“不跟你说个一清二楚，反正你也不放过我们。昨儿一早，我们七个人正要动身，大师哥忽然闻到街上酒香扑鼻，一看之下，原来是个叫化子手拿葫芦，一股劲儿地口对葫芦喝酒。大师哥登时酒瘾大发，上前和那化子攀谈，赞他的酒好香，又问那是什么酒？那化子道：'这是猴儿酒！'大师哥道：'什么叫猴儿酒？'那化子说道：湘西山林中的猴儿会用果子酿酒。猴儿采的果子最鲜最甜，因此酿出来的酒也极好，那化子在山中遇上了，刚好猴群不在，便偷了三葫芦酒，还捉了一头小猴儿，喏，就是这家伙了。”说着指指肩头上的猴儿。这猴儿的后腿被一根麻绳缚着，系住在他手臂上，不住地摸头搔腮，挤眉弄眼，神情甚是滑稽。 那少女瞧瞧那猴儿，笑道：“六师哥，难怪你外号叫作六猴儿，你和这只小东西，真个是一对兄弟。” 那六猴儿板起了脸，一本正经地道：“我们不是亲兄弟，是师兄弟。这小东西是我的师哥，我是老二。”众人听了，都哈哈大笑起来。 那少女笑道：“好啊，你敢绕了弯子骂大师哥，瞧我不告你一状，他不踢你几个筋斗才怪！”又问：“怎么你兄弟又到了你手里？”六猴儿道：“我兄弟？你说这小畜生吗？唉，说来话长，头痛头痛！”那少女笑道：“你不说我也猜得到，定是大师哥把这猴儿要了来，叫你照管，盼这小东西也酿一葫芦酒给他喝。”六猴儿道：“果真是一……”他似乎本想说“一屁弹中”，但只说了个“一”字，随即忍住，转口道：“是，是，你猜得对。” 那少女微笑道：“大师哥就爱搞这些古里古怪的玩意儿。猴儿在山里才会做酒，给人家捉住了，又怎肯去采果子酿酒？你放它去采果子，它怎不跑了？”她顿了一顿，笑道：“否则的话，怎么又不见咱们的六猴儿酿酒呢？” 六猴儿板起脸道：“师妹，你不敬师兄，没上没下地乱说。”那少女笑道：“啊唷，这当儿摆起师兄架子来啦。六师哥，你还是没说到正题，大师哥又怎地从早到晚喝个不停。” 六猴儿道：“是了，当时大师哥也不嫌脏，就向那叫化子讨酒喝，啊唷，这叫化子身上污垢足足有三寸厚，烂衫上白虱钻进钻出，眼泪鼻涕，满脸都是，多半葫芦中也有不少浓痰鼻涕……”那少女掩口皱眉，道：“别说啦，叫人听得恶心。”六猴儿道：“你恶心，大师哥才不恶心呢，那化子说：三葫芦猴儿酒，喝得只剩下这大半葫芦，决不肯给人的。大师哥拿出一两银子来，说一两银子喝一口。”那少女又好气，又好笑，啐道：“馋嘴鬼。” 那六猴儿道：“那化子这才答允了，接过银子，说道：'只许一口，多喝可不成！'大师哥道：'说好一口，自然是一口！'他把葫芦凑到嘴上，张口便喝。哪知他这一口好长，只听得骨嘟骨嘟直响，一口气可就把大半葫芦酒都喝干了。原来大师哥使出师父所授的气功来，竟不换气，犹似乌龙取水，把大半葫芦酒喝得滴酒不剩。” 众人听到这里，一齐哈哈大笑。 那六猴儿又道：“小师妹，昨天你如在衡阳，亲眼见到大师哥喝酒的这一路功夫，那真非叫你佩服得五体投地不可。他'神凝丹田，息游紫府，身若凌虚而超华岳，气如冲霄而撼北辰'，这门气功当真使得出神入化，奥妙无穷。”那少女笑得直打跌，骂道：“瞧你这贫嘴鬼，把大师哥形容得这般缺德。哼，你取笑咱们气功的口诀，可小心些！” 六猴儿笑道：“我这可不是瞎说。这里六位师兄师弟，大家都瞧见的。大师哥是不是使气功喝那猴儿酒？”旁边的几人都点头道：“小师妹，那确是真的。” 那少女叹了口气，道：“这功夫可有多难，大家都不会，偏他一个人会，却拿去骗叫化子的酒喝。”语气中似颇有憾，却也不无赞誉之意。 六猴儿道：“大师哥喝得葫芦底朝天，那化子自然不依，拉住他衣衫直嚷，说道明明只许喝一口，怎地将大半葫芦酒都喝干了。大师哥笑道：'我确实只喝一口，你瞧我透过气没有？不换气，就是一口。咱们又没说是一大口，一小口。其实我还只喝了半口，一口也没喝足。一口一两银子，半口只值五钱。还我五钱银子来！'” 那少女笑道：“喝了人家的酒，还赖人家钱？”六猴儿道：“那叫化急得要哭了。大师哥道：'老兄，瞧你这么着急，定是个好酒的君子！来来来，我做东道，请你喝个大醉。'便拉着他上了街旁的酒楼，两人你一碗我一碗地喝个不停。我们等到中午，他二人还在喝。大师哥向那化子要了猴儿，交给我照看。等到午后，那叫化醉倒在地，爬不起来了，大师哥独个儿还在自斟自饮，不过说话的舌头也大了，叫我们先来衡山，他随后便来。” 那少女道：“原来这样。”她沉吟半晌，道：“那叫化子是丐帮中的么？”那脚夫模样的人摇头道：“不是，他不会武功，背上也没口袋。” 那少女向外面望了一会，见雨兀自淅沥不停，自言自语：“倘若昨儿跟大伙一起来了，今日便不用冒雨赶路。” 六猴儿道：“小师妹，你说你和二师哥在道上遇到许多希奇古怪的事儿，这好跟咱们说了吧。”那少女道：“你急什么，待会见到大师哥再说不迟，免得我又多说一遍。你们约好在哪里相会的？”六猴儿道：“没约好，衡山城又没多大，自然撞得到。好，你骗了我说大师哥喝猴儿酒的事，自己的事却又不说了。” 那少女似乎有些心神不属，道：“二师哥，请你跟六师哥他们说，好不好？”她向林平之的背影瞧了一眼，又道：“这里耳目众多，咱们先找客店，慢慢再说吧。” 另一个身材高高的人一直没说话，此刻说道：“衡山城里大大小小店栈都住满了贺客，咱们又不愿去打扰刘府，待会儿会到大师兄，大伙儿到城外寺庙祠堂歇足吧。二师哥，你说怎样？”此时大师兄未至，这老者自成了众同门的首领，他点头说道：“好！咱们就在这里等吧。” 六猴儿最是心急，低声道：“这驼子多半是个颠子，坐在这里半天了，动也不
Lin Pingzhi heard that Qingcheng sent three people to kidnap his parents, but he felt a little relieved: "They took my parents to Mount Qingcheng, and they didn't dare to make things difficult for my parents along the way. From Fujian to Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan is thousands of miles away, and I have to find a way to rescue my parents.” Then I thought: “When we arrive at the sub-bureau, send someone to Luoyang to deliver a letter to Grandpa.” He lay still in the grass, unable to understand the gnats biting him. After several hours, it was already dark, and the sealed acupuncture points on his back were finally untied, so he struggled to get up and slowly returned. Before going to the restaurant, I thought: "I have to change my appearance so that two villains can't recognize me when they see me face to face, otherwise they will be killed in one fell swoop. How can I save my parents?" Walking into the owner's room of the hotel, I lit the oil lamp and wanted to find a set of clothes, but the poor in the mountain village were so poor that they didn't even have a set of clothes to replace.Seeing the corpses of the restaurant owner and his wife lying on the ground, he thought: "No way, I have to change into the dead man's clothes." He took off the dead man's clothes and held them in his hands, but he felt the smell of filth, and thought he should wash them. Put it on again, then thought again: "If I was greedy for a moment of cleanliness, I wasted a moment and missed the opportunity, so that I couldn't save my parents, wouldn't it be a great hatred through the ages?" Gritting my teeth, I took off all the clothes and put them on. Clothes of the dead. He lit a torch and looked around, and saw that he and his father's long sword and mother's golden knife were all thrown to the ground.He picked up his father's long sword, wrapped it with a rag, stuck it under his back clothes, and walked out of the shop, only to hear the faint rattling of frogs in the mountain stream, and suddenly felt a sense of desolation, and couldn't help crying .He raised his hand and threw it, and the torch drew a red arc in the black shadow. With a chirping sound, it fell into the pond and went out immediately, and the surroundings were once again in darkness. He thought to himself: "Lin Pingzhi, Lin Pingzhi, if you are not careful and impatient, and then fall into the hands of the Qingcheng faction villains, it will be like this torch falling into a pond of stinky water." He raised his sleeve and wiped it. His eyes and sleeves touched his face, the stench rushed straight, and he was about to vomit, and said loudly: "I can't bear this smell, I'm calling myself a man in vain." He walked away immediately. After he couldn't walk a few steps, his waist started to hurt again. He gritted his teeth and walked even faster.Walking up and down among the mountains, I don't know if my parents have gone this way.When it was dawn, the sun was shining brightly, and Lin Pingzhi's heart trembled: "Those two villains took my parents to Qingcheng Mountain. Sichuan is to the west of Fujian. Why did I go east instead?" Walking quickly in the daylight, thinking: "My parents have been away for half a day, and I have been backtracking for half the night, and I am farther away from them. I have to buy a horse, but I don't know how much money it will cost." Touching the pocket , Can't help crying out loudly, this time out, the gold, silver and jewels are put in the leather bag beside the saddle, Lin Zhennan and Mrs. Lin have silver taels with them, but he doesn't have a tael of silver on him.In a hurry, he stamped his feet and shouted: "Then what should I do? Then what should I do?" After staying for a while, he thought to himself: "It is important to save my parents, otherwise I will starve to death." Then he walked down the mountain. go. By noon, my stomach was already growling with hunger, and I saw a few longan trees by the roadside full of green longan, even though it was not ripe, it could satisfy my hunger.Walking under the tree, I stretched out my hand to pick it, and then thought: "These longan are the owner's property. If you take it without telling, you are a thief. The three generations of the Lin family have been in the business of protecting their property and have been fighting against the robbers in the green forest. , how can I be a thief? If someone sees it, they will call me a thief in front of my father and tell my father how to behave? The signboard of the Fuwei Escort will never be erected again." He told the court when he was young According to the training, the great thieves are all transformed from the small thieves, and the small thieves usually steal nothing more than a melon or a fruit at first, and they grow from small to many, and finally accumulate and become hard to get back, and the mud feet are deep and unable to extricate themselves.Thinking of this, I couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and made up my mind: "One day, Dad and I will revive the prestige of the Fuwei Escort Bureau. A man must stand firm and be a man. He would rather be a beggar than a thief." Take big strides, move forward quickly, and don't take another look at the longan tree beside the road.After traveling for several miles, he came to a small village, where he went to a family's house, begging for food in a whisper.In his life, he stretched out his hand for tea and opened his mouth for food. Where did he ever beg for anything from others?After only three sentences, his face was already flushed. The farmer's woman had just gotten angry with her husband, and was beaten up by the man. She was full of anger, and when she heard Lin Pingzhi begging for food, she scolded him bloody, picked up the broom, and shouted: "You little thief, Those who are sneaky are not good people. My mother lost a hen, so you must have stolen it and ate it, and wanted to steal it. Even if my mother has rice, she won’t give it to you, a bastard. You stole my chicken. My family lost their temper that day, and beat up my old lady with bruises all over her body..." The peasant woman cursed, and Lin Pingzhi took a step back.The peasant woman became angry with scolding, picked up the broom and slapped Lin Pingzhi in the face.Lin Pingzhi was furious, he leaned forward, raised his palm and wanted to hit her, suddenly he thought: "I failed to beg for food, but I went to beat up this stupid country woman, isn't it a joke?" He abruptly withdrew the palm Turning around, I didn't know that the force was too great, and it was not easy to retract the palm. I staggered, kicked a pile of cow dung on my left foot, slipped, and fell on my back.The peasant woman laughed loudly, and cursed: "Little thief, I'll let you down!" She slapped him on the head with a broom, then spat on him, and then turned and went back to the house. Lin Pingzhi was so humiliated that he was so angry that he struggled to get up with cow dung on his back and hands.In the midst of panic, the peasant woman came out of the house, took four cooked corn cobs, handed them to him, and scolded with a smile: "Little devil, eat it now! God gave birth to you with such a handsome face, you are more beautiful than others." The new daughter-in-law is even more beautiful, but she just doesn't learn well, and is too lazy to do it, so what's the use?" Lin Pingzhi was furious, and wanted to throw the corn cobs out.The peasant woman said with a smile: "Okay, you fall, you fall! If you are not afraid of starving to death, you will drop the corn cob and starve to death, you little thief." Lin Pingzhi thought: "If you want to save your parents, you must pay for this." Great enmity, to revive the Fuwei Escort, from now on you have to endure everything, no matter how difficult and humiliating things are, you should grit your teeth and hold back fiercely. What is it to humiliate this country woman?" He said: " Thank you very much!" He opened his mouth and bit the corn cobs.The peasant woman smiled and said, "I guess you won't fall." She turned and walked away, saying to herself, "This kid is so hungry, I don't think he stole my chicken. Alas, my family killed it today. It would be nice to be half as good-tempered as him." Lin Pingzhi begged for food all the way, and sometimes picked wild fruits in the mountains to satisfy his hunger. Fortunately, Fujian Province was very ripe this year, with abundant grains and plenty of food for the people. Although his face was smudged, he was handsome and articulate. Elegant and well-liked, it is not difficult to ask for food.I inquired about my parents along the way, but there was no news at all. After traveling for eight or nine days, he arrived in Jiangxi, he asked about the way, and went to Nanchang, thinking that there is a branch of the Escort in Nanchang, there should be some news, and even if it is not good, he can ask for some money to get a fast horse.
In Nanchang City, when he asked Fuwei Escort Bureau, the passer-by said, "Fuwei Escort Bureau? Why are you asking? The Escort Bureau was burnt to nothingness, and dozens of families in the neighbors were burnt to the ground." Lin Pingzhi groaned inwardly, and when he came to the bodyguard bureau, he saw that the whole street was covered with charred wood and red bricks, and rubble everywhere.He stood quietly for a while, thinking: "That must have been done by the villains of the Qingcheng faction. If you don't avenge this revenge, you will be in vain." Don't delay in Nanchang, and head west today. When he came to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province in a few days, he expected that the Changsha sub-bureau would also be burned by the Qingcheng faction.Unexpectedly, when asked what happened to the Fuwei Escort, several passers-by were at a loss.Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed, he found out where he was, and strode towards the escort agency. When we came to the entrance of the Escort Bureau, we saw that although the Hunan Branch Bureau was not as prestigious as the Fuzhou General Bureau, it was also a vermilion lacquered gate. There were two stone lions squatting beside the gate, which looked magnificent. Coming to the sub-bureau in such rags and embarrassment, wouldn't the guards in the bureau underestimate them?" Looking up, he saw the gold-lettered signboard of "Fuwei Escort Bureau Hunan Bureau" hanging upside down at the door. He was very surprised: "Why are the guards in the branch office so careless that they even hang the signboard upside down?" When I looked at the flag on the flagpole, I couldn’t help gasping. I saw a pair of rotten straw sandals hanging on the flagpole on the left, and a pair of women’s floral pants hanging on the flagpole on the right. Flying in the wind. Just as he was stunned, he heard the sound of footsteps, and a man walked out of the bureau, and shouted, "You son of a turtle is poking his head here, what do you want to steal?" Lin Pingzhi heard his accent and joined Fang Renzhi, Jia Randa and the others. It was similar, he was from Sichuan, he didn't dare to look at him, so he walked away, suddenly there was a pain in his buttocks, and he was already kicked.Lin Pingzhi was furious, he turned around and wanted to fight, but his thoughts changed: "The bodyguard bureau here must be taken by the Qingcheng faction, I can now inquire about the information of my parents, why can't I hold back?" Immediately pretending not to Knowing martial arts, he fell down and couldn't get up for a long time.The man laughed loudly, and scolded "Turtle son" a few more times. Lin Pingzhi slowly struggled to get up, and went to the alley to beg for a bowl of cold food, thinking: "The enemy is by his side, so don't be careless." He even found some coal ash in the ground, and painted his face It was pitch black, and I slept with my head in the corner of the wall. When it was the second watch, he took out his long sword, put it in his waist, walked around to the back door of the escort agency, and heard no sound from inside the wall, and then jumped up to the top of the wall. Step by step to hide the past.It was dark all around, with neither lights nor voices.Lin Pingzhi's heart was beating wildly, he walked along the wall, fearing that his feet would make a noise when he was stepping on firewood, bricks and stones, he walked through two courtyards, saw a light coming from the window of the east wing, walked a few steps closer, and heard someone say.He stepped very slowly, bowed to the window, held his breath, squatted down inch by inch, and sat against the wall. As soon as he sat down on the ground, he heard one person say: "Tomorrow morning, we will set fire to this turtle's bodyguard office, so as not to stay here and show our eyes." The other person said: "No way! Can't be burned. Brother Pi and the others are in Nanchang They set fire to the Guizi Escort Bureau, and I heard that dozens of neighbors’ houses were also burned down, which is not very good for our Qingcheng School’s reputation as a chivalrous way. This incident will probably be punished by Master.” Lin Pingzhi secretly Scolding: "It really is a good thing that the Qingcheng faction did, and they claim to be chivalrous! How shameless." Just listen to the previous human said: "Yes, this can't be burned! Is it good to keep it for him?" The other laughed Said: "Brother Ji, think about it, we hang up the signboard of this dog thief's escort agency upside down, and hang a pair of women's rotten trousers on the flagpole. The name of Fuwei Security Agency will be completely ruined in the Jianghu. The longer the better, why set him on fire?" The surname Ji said with a smile: "Mr. Years are not allowed to stand up." The two laughed for a while, and the one surnamed Ji said: "We will go to Hengshan tomorrow to congratulate Liu Zhengfeng. What kind of gifts should we bring? If the gifts are too small, the Qingcheng faction will not look very good." The one surnamed Shen said with a smile: "I've already prepared the gift, don't worry, you won't lose face to the Qingcheng faction. Maybe Liu Zhengfeng's gift will show off even more at the banquet where Liu Zhengfeng washes his hands in the golden basin this time." The man surnamed Ji said happily, "What kind of gift is that? Why don't I know?" The man surnamed Shen laughed a few times, very proud, and said, "We don't have to pay for it ourselves by borrowing flowers to present Buddha. Look, this gift Is the ceremony enough to be glorious?" There were only rustling sounds in the room, as if some package was being opened.The one surnamed Ji exclaimed, "It's amazing! Brother Shen is so powerful, where did he get such a precious thing?" Lin Pingzhi really wanted to peek through the crack of the window to see what the gift was, but when he stretched out his head, there was a dark shadow on the window, it would be a big deal if the enemy found out, so he had to restrain himself.Only the man surnamed Shen laughed and said: "We occupy the Fuwei Escort Bureau, do we occupy it for nothing? I originally wanted to honor the master for this pair of jade horses, but now I can't say that, so I have to take advantage of this old man Liu Zhengfeng." Lin Pingzhi was annoyed again: "It turns out that he robbed the treasures of my bodyguard bureau and went to do favors by himself. Isn't that the behavior of thieves? Changsha branch has no treasures of its own. Naturally, they are bodyguards for other people's bodyguards. This pair of jade The horse must be worth a lot, if you don't come back, why don't you have to try to compensate the owner." The person surnamed Shen laughed again and said: "Here are four bags of things, one bag is for honoring all teachers and wives, one bag is for all teachers and brothers, one bag is yours, and the other bag is mine. You can choose one bag!" The surname Ji He said: "What is that?" After a while, he suddenly exclaimed with a "wow", and said: "It's all gold, silver and jewels, and we have made a lot of money. Guizi, the Fuwei Escort, entered his The ancestors searched a lot. Senior brother, where did you find it? I searched inside and out more than a dozen times, and almost pried it open for him, but only found more than a hundred. Two pieces of silver, why are you so calm, Laozi Ge searched out the treasure?" The surname Shen was very proud, and said with a smile: "How can the gold, silver and jewelry in the escort agency be placed in an ordinary place casually? God, I saw you opening drawers, splitting boxes, and tearing down walls. You were so busy that you expected to be busy, but you didn't believe it, anyway, you can't be too busy, kid." The man surnamed Ji said: "I admire, admire! Brother Shen, where did you find it?" The man surnamed Shen said: "Think about it, there is one thing in this bodyguard that is very unreasonable, what is it? The man surnamed Ji said: "Unreasonable? I see that there are a lot of unreasonable things in this Guizi Escort. The fuck's kung fu is ordinary, but a majestic big lion is raised high above the flagpole at the door." The man surnamed Shen laughed and said, "It would make sense for the big lion to put on a pair of rotten trousers. Think about it again, what strange things are there in this escort?" The man surnamed Ji clapped Thigh, said: "These Hunan donkeys have done too many evil things. You think that this escort named Zhang is the master of the game here, and he put a dead coffin in the room next to the room where he sleeps. Don't you deserve it?" Unlucky, haha!" The surname Shen laughed and said: "You have to use your brain. Why did he put the coffin in the next room? Could it be that the dead person in the coffin was his wife and son, and he couldn't bear it? I'm afraid not. Isn't it? What important things are stored in the coffin, so as to hide the eyes and ears..." The surname Ji jumped up with an "Ah", and shouted: "Yes, yes! These gold, silver and jewels are hidden in the coffin? Wonderful, wonderful, fuck, the ancestors are so strict, There are so many tricks for the son of a dart." He said again: "Brother Shen, how much are these two bags? How can I share them with you? You should ask for more." He only heard the rustling sound of jingling, thinking it was He grabbed some gold, silver and jewelry from one bag and put them in another bag.The one surnamed Shen didn't refuse, just laughed a few times.The man surnamed Ji said: "Brother Shen, I'll fetch a basin of water, let's wash our feet, and then we'll go to bed." He yawned and pushed the door out. Lin Pingzhi huddled under the window, not daring to move. He squinted and saw that the man surnamed Ji was short and fat, and he probably kicked him on the ass that day. After a while, the man surnamed Ji brought a basin of hot water into the room, and said, "Brother Shen, the master has sent dozens of us brothers and sisters out this time, it seems that the two of us got the most money, and I entrusted you Even my face is radiant. Brother Jiang and the others went to pick the Guangzhou branch, and Brother Ma and the others went to pick the Hangzhou branch. They were reckless. Even if they saw the coffin, they would not have thought that there were gold and silver treasures hidden in it." The surname Shen He said with a smile: "Brother Fang, Brother Yu, and Jia Renda picked the Fuzhou General Bureau, and they must have captured more than the two of us. They just sent the life of my wife's precious son to Fuzhou. "The man surnamed Ji said: "The attack on Fuwei Escort Headquarters was led by Master himself. Senior Brother Fang and Junior Brother Yu were just the first officers. Junior Brother Yu died, so Master probably wouldn't blame Senior Brother Fang for not taking good care of him. Zhou. We made a big move this time. Everyone worked together at the headquarters and the provincial branches. Unexpectedly, the Lin family’s tricks are in vain. With Fang Shige and his three vanguards alone, Lin Zhennan and his wife were arrested. This time, even Master I lost my eyes too. Haha!" Lin Pingzhi could only hear the cold sweat dripping down his forehead, thinking: "It turns out that the Qingcheng faction had planned long ago to attack our headquarters and provincial branches at the same time. It's not because I killed that surnamed Yu that it caused trouble. Even if I didn't kill this The villains surnamed Yu, they also want to attack my Escort. Yu Canghai even went to Fuzhou himself, no wonder the Destructive Palm is so powerful. But I don’t know where my Escort offended the Qingcheng faction, and they are so vicious?” Although the feeling of self-blame is slightly reduced, the sense of anger is more straight up, if it is not that he knows that his martial arts are not as good as the opponent, he really wants to break in through the window and kill both of them.But they heard the sound of water in the room, and the two were washing their feet. He also heard the man surnamed Shen say: "It's not that the master was blind. At that time, the Fuwei Escort Bureau was powerful in the southeast, and it seemed that it had real skills. The evil sword technique was well-known in the martial arts. It can't be all about deceiving people. Most of the descendants are unworthy. I learned from my ancestors." Lin Pingzhi blushed in the dark, feeling ashamed.The one surnamed Shen said again: "Before we went down the mountain, the master dismantled the evil swordsmanship with us. Although it is difficult to learn it thoroughly in a few months, I think this swordsmanship has a lot of potential, it's just not easy to use it. Good luck. Junior Brother, how much have you comprehended?" The surname Ji said with a smile: "I heard from Master that even Lin Zhennan himself has not comprehended the essentials of the sword art, so I am too lazy to put my mind to it. Brother Shen, Master passed down an order, Order the disciples of our sect to return to Hengshan to gather together, then Brother Fang and the others will escort Lin Zhennan and his wife to Hengshan. I don’t know how virtuous the successor of the evil sword art is." When Lin Pingzhi heard that his parents were still alive, but they were escorted to Mount Heng, his heart was shaken, he was both happy and uncomfortable. The one surnamed Shen said with a smile: "In a few days, you will see him, you might as well learn from him the skill of warding off evil swords." With a sudden click, the pane was pushed open.Lin Pingzhi was taken aback, he thought they had discovered his whereabouts, and was about to run away, when suddenly there was a loud noise, a pot of hot water was poured down on his head, he almost cried out in surprise, then his eyes went dark, and the room was turned off. lights. Lin Pingzhi was still in shock, he only felt streams of water pouring down his face, smelling stinky, only then did he realize that it was Ji who poured the footwashing water from the window and drenched him all over.Although the other party didn't mean it, the humiliation he suffered was not small, but if you want to find out the news about your parents, let alone footwashing water, it's just urine and feces, so what's the problem?At this moment everything is silent, if you leave here, I'm afraid that the two of you will be aware of it, and we'll talk about it after they are fast asleep.Right now he was still leaning against the wall under the window, and after a while, he heard snoring in the room, and then slowly stood up. Turning around, he suddenly saw a long shadow reflected on the window, shaking from side to side. He was alarmed, and hurriedly lowered himself down, seeing the pane still swinging. Latch on.Lin Pingzhi thought: "Revenge, this is a good opportunity!" With his right hand, he drew out the long sword at his waist, with his left hand, he gently pulled up the window pane, stepped into the room lightly, and lowered the window pane.Moonlight came in through the window paper, and I saw one person sleeping on each side of the bed.One was lying face down with slightly bald hair, while the other was sleeping on his back with a short beard that looked like a tuft of thatch growing under his chin.On the table in front of the bed were five parcels and two long swords. Lin Pingzhi picked up the long sword and thought: "One sword at a time, it's like picking something out of a bag." Just as he was about to slash at the neck of the man who was sleeping on his back, he thought again: "How can I kill these two secretly now? Is it the behavior of a hero? In the future, I will practice martial arts handed down from my family, and then I will kill the thieves in Qingcheng, and this will be done by a real man." Then he slowly lifted the five packages and put them on the table by the window, pushing them gently. He opened the window pane, stepped out, put the long sword in his waist, took the package, tied three of them on his back, carried one in each hand, and walked towards the backyard step by step, afraid of making a noise, which woke them up. He opened the back door, walked out of the escort office, found out the direction, and came to the south gate.At that time the gate of the city was not opened, he walked to a mound beside the city wall, leaned on the mound to rest his mind, fearing that the two Qingcheng faction would notice and chase after him, his heart couldn't help beating.When he opened the city at dawn, as soon as he came out of the city gate, he immediately sprinted and ran for more than ten miles in one breath. Only then did he make up his mind. Since leaving Fuzhou City, until now, his mind has been relieved.Seeing a small noodle shop by the road ahead, he went into the shop to buy a bowl of noodles to eat, but he still didn't dare to delay any longer. After eating the noodles, he reached into the package to get the silver bills, and found a small ingot of silver to pay the bill.The store took out all the copper coins in the store as change, which was insufficient.Lin Pingzhi was humiliated along the way, being bullied by others, at this moment he waved his hand and said loudly: "Take it all, don't need to look for it!" Finally, he returned the heroic spirit of the young master and the young escort. After traveling for more than thirty miles, he came to a big town. Lin Pingzhi opened an upper room in the inn, bolted the door and closed the window, opened five parcels, and saw that the four parcels contained gold, silver, and jewelry. The fifth small bag was a brocade box, which contained a pair of five-inch tall suet jade horses. I thought to myself: "There are so many treasures in the Changsha branch of my escort agency. It's no wonder that the Qingcheng faction wants to covet them." heart." Immediately, I took out some pieces of silver and put them next to me, made five parcels into one, and carried them on my back. I went to the market and bought two good horses, and the two horses took alternate rides. I only slept two or three a day. Hours, days and nights on the road.
A few days later, when he arrived at Mount Heng, as soon as he entered the city, he saw many gangsters coming and going on the street. Lin Pingzhi was afraid of bumping into Fang Renzhi and others, so he lowered his head and went straight to the shop.Unexpectedly, even after asking several houses, they are all full.The waiter said: "Two days later, it will be a good day for Uncle Liu to wash his hands in the golden basin. The shop is full of congratulatory guests, so you should go to another place to ask!" Lin Pingzhi had no choice but to search for a secluded street, and found three more inns before he found a small room, thinking: "Although I smeared my face, Fang Renzhi is very clever, I'm afraid I still recognized him." I went to the pharmacy and bought three plasters, pasted them on my face, pulled down my eyebrows, and turned up the left corner of my mouth, revealing half a set of teeth, and looked at it in the mirror. But seeing the indescribable wretchedness of this dignified face, I felt extremely disgusting; I tied the big package full of gold, silver and jewels close to the flesh, put a cloth shirt on it, bent slightly, and instantly became I became a hunchback with a raised back, thinking: "I have such a strange appearance, even if my parents see me, they won't recognize me, so don't worry about it anymore." After eating a bowl of pork ribs and big noodles, he wandered in the street, thinking that it would be best to bump into his parents, otherwise it would be of great benefit to hear some information about the Qingcheng faction.After walking for half a day, it suddenly started to rain.He bought a Hongyou bamboo hat on the side of the street and put it on his head. Seeing that the sky was dark and dark, with no signs of stopping the rain, he turned a street and saw a teahouse full of people, so he went in to find a teahouse. .Dr. Tea made a pot of tea and served a plate of pumpkin seeds and broad beans. He drank a cup of tea, biting melon seeds to relieve his boredom, when he suddenly heard someone say: "Humpty, can you sit down?" The man didn't wait for Lin Pingzhi's answer, so he sat down, followed by two more people Sit down. Lin Pingzhi didn't expect that person to talk to him at the beginning, he was stunned, then realized that the "hunchback" was himself, he hurriedly laughed and said: "Okay, okay! Please sit down, please sit down!" Seeing these three people They were all dressed in Heinong, with weapons hanging from their waists. The three men drank tea and chatted on their own, and never paid attention to Lin Pingzhi.A young man said: "This time, Master Liu washes his hands in a golden basin. The scene is really not small. There are still two days before the first day, and Hengshan City is already full of congratulators." Another man who was blind in one eye said. : "That's natural. The Hengshan School itself has such a great reputation, and the Wuyue Sword School has teamed up to make a huge momentum. Who doesn't want to make friends with them? Besides, Liu Zhengfeng and Liu Sanye are very good at martial arts. Thirty-six hands" Huifeng "Luoyan Sword", known as the second master of the Hengshan School, is only slightly inferior to the head of the school, Mr. Mo Da. Usually, someone wants to make friends with him. It's just that he doesn't celebrate his birthday, doesn't marry a daughter-in-law, and doesn't marry a daughter. He doesn't have much friendship It’s a good idea. This time, the great joy of washing hands in the golden basin, the martial arts heroes will naturally gather after hearing the news. I can see that the city of Hengshan will still be lively in the next two days.” Another gray beard said: "If it is said that they are all here to make friends with Liu Zhengfeng, then it is not necessarily true. The three of us brothers did not come for this, did they? Liu Zhengfeng washes his hands in the golden basin, which means that he will never With fists and swords, he never asks about the right and wrong in martial arts. There is no such person in the Jianghu. What's the use? A man who knows how to wash his hands in a golden basin is no different from ordinary people. No matter how strong a master is, he is like a useless person. What are others trying to do to him if they make friends with him?" The young man said: "Though Mr. Liu will not He throws punches and swords again, but he is always the second person in the Hengshan School. If you hand over to Liu Sanye, you will be handed over to the Hengshan School, which means you will be handed over to the Wuyue Sword School!" The gray bearded man He sneered and said, "Do you deserve to make friends with the Five Sacred Sword Sect?" The blind man said: "Brother Peng, that's not what you said. One more friend in the Jianghu is not many, and one less is not a lot of enemies. Although the Wuyue Sword School has high martial arts skills and great influence, they have not looked down on friends in the Jianghu. Yes. If they are really proud and arrogant, and don’t take others seriously, how come there are so many congratulators in Hengshan City?" The gray-bearded man surnamed Peng snorted and stopped talking. After a while, he said softly: "Most likely he is a follower of power, I feel angry when I see it." Lin Pingzhi only hoped that the three of them would keep talking, maybe he could hear some news from the Qingcheng faction, but he didn't know that the three of them had nothing to do with each other, so they drank tea and stopped talking. Suddenly someone whispered from behind: "Second Uncle Wang, I heard that Third Master Liu of the Hengshan School is only in his fifties, and when his martial arts were at their peak, why did he suddenly want to wash his hands in a golden basin? Isn't that a disappointment to his good skills?" ?” An old voice said: “There are many reasons for people in the martial arts to wash their hands in golden basins. If you are a gangster who has committed many crimes in your life, after washing your hands, you will never do the activities of robbing houses, killing and arson. The first is to correct the past and make good, and leave a good name for the children and grandchildren; second, if there are serious crimes in the local area, it is also possible to wash away the suspicion. Liu Sanye’s family is rich, and the Liu family in Hengshan has been prosperous for several generations. Of course it has nothing to do with him." Another person said: "Yeah, that's completely irrelevant." The Second Uncle Wang said: "People who learn martial arts will use swords and guns all their lives. They will inevitably kill and injure people and make more enemies. When a person grows old, thinking of the many enemies in the rivers and lakes, he will inevitably feel a little restless. He invites guests like Liu Sanye. , threatened the world, and said that he would never use a sword again from now on, which means that his enemies don't have to worry about him retaliating, but they also hope that they will stop making trouble for him." The young man said: "Uncle Wang, I see It’s a disadvantage to do this.” The second uncle Wang said: “Why is it a disadvantage?” The young man said: “Of course, Mr. Liu is not going to look for others, but they can come to him at any time. If someone wants to kill him, Mr. Liu will not With a knife and a sword, isn’t it just being slaughtered by others, so there’s no way to fight back?” Second Uncle Wang said with a smile: “The young people really don’t know much. If they really want to kill you, how can they not fight back? Besides, the momentum like the Hengshan School , Mr. Liu's martial arts is so high, he doesn't bother others, others have already worshiped God and fulfilled their vows, and they will be lucky. How can anyone dare to trouble his old man after eating the heart of a lion and the guts of a leopard? Even Mr. Liu If you don't do it yourself, there are so many disciples in the Liu Clan, which one is easy to provoke? You are really worrying." The gray-bearded man sitting opposite Lin Pingzhi said to himself: "There are strong players among the strong, and there are capable people above the capable. Who dares to claim to be invincible?" He said in a very low voice, and the two behind him did not hear it. Uncle Wang said again: "There are still some escort agencies. If they make enough money, they will retire bravely, close their business as soon as possible, wash their hands in the golden basin, and stop looking for this life-saving money on the tip of a knife. It is a smart move. "These few words penetrated into Lin Ping's ears, it was really thrilling, he thought to himself: "If my father had retired a few years earlier, and washed his hands in the gold basin, so what?" 只听那花白胡子又在自言自语：“瓦罐不离井上破，将军难免阵上亡。可是当局者迷，这'急流勇退'四个字，却又谈何容易？”那瞎子道：“是啊，因此这几天我老听人家说：'刘三爷的声名正当如日中天，突然急流勇退，委实了不起，令人好生钦佩'。” 突然间左首桌上有个身穿绸衫的中年汉子说道：“兄弟日前在武汉三镇，听得武林中的同道说起，刘三爷金盆洗手，退出武林，实有不得已的苦衷。”那瞎子转身道：“武汉的朋友们却怎样说，这位朋友可否见告？”那人笑了笑，说道：“这种话在武汉说说不打紧，到得衡山城中，就不能随便乱说了。”另一个矮胖子粗声粗气地道：“这件事知道的人着实不少，你又何必装得莫测高深？大家都在说，刘三爷只因为武功太高，人缘太好，这才不得不金盆洗手。” 他说话声音很大，茶馆中登时有许多眼光都射向他的脸上。好几个人齐声问道：“为什么武功太高，人缘太好，便须退出武林，这岂不奇怪？” 那矮胖汉子得意洋洋地道：“不知内情的人自然觉得奇怪，知道了却毫不希奇了。”有人便问：“那是什么内情？”那矮胖子只是微笑不语。隔着几张桌子的一个瘦子冷冷地道：“你们多问什么？他自己也不知道，只是信口胡吹。”那矮胖汉子受激不过，大声道：“谁说我不知道？刘三爷金盆洗手，那是为了顾全大局，免得衡山派中发生门户之争。” 好几人七嘴八舌地道：“什么顾全大局？”“什么门户之争？”“难道他们师兄弟之间有意见么？” 那矮胖子道：“外边的人虽说刘三爷是衡山派的第二把高手，可是衡山派自己，上上下下却都知道，刘三爷在这三十六路'回风落雁剑'上的造诣，早已高出掌门人莫大先生很多。莫大先生一剑能刺落三头大雁，刘三爷一剑却能刺落五头。刘三爷门下的弟子，个个又胜过莫大先生门下的。眼下形势已越来越不对，再过得几年，莫大先生的声势一定会给刘三爷压了下去，听说双方在暗中已冲突过好几次。刘三爷家大业大，不愿跟师兄争这虚名，因此要金盆洗手，以后便安安稳稳做他的富家翁了。” 好几人点头道：“原来如此。刘三爷深明大义，很难得啊。”又有人道：“那莫大先生可就不对了，他逼得刘三爷退出武林，岂不是削弱了自己衡山派的声势？”那身穿绸衫的中年汉子冷笑道：“天下事情，哪有面面都顾得周全的？我只要坐稳掌门人的位子，本派声势增强也好，削弱也好，那是管他娘的了。” 那矮胖子喝了几口茶，将茶壶盖敲得当当直响，叫道：“冲茶，冲茶！”又道：“所以哪，这明明是衡山派中的大事，各门各派中都有贺客到来，可是衡山派自己……” 他说到这里，忽然间门口咿咿呀呀地响起了胡琴之声，有人唱道：“叹杨家，秉忠心，大宋……扶保……”嗓门拉得长长的，声音甚是苍凉。众人一齐转头望去，只见一张板桌旁坐了个身材瘦长的老者，脸色枯槁，披一件青布长衫，洗得青中泛白，形状落拓，显是个唱戏讨钱的。那矮胖子喝道：“鬼叫一般，嘈些什么？打断了老子的话头。”那老者立时放低了琴声，口中仍哼着：“金沙滩……双龙会……一战败了……” 有人问道：“这位朋友，刚才你说各门各派都有贺客到来，衡山派自己却又怎样？”那矮胖子道：“刘三爷的弟子们，当然在衡山城中到处迎客招呼。但除了刘三爷的亲传弟子之外，你们在城中可遇着了衡山派的其他弟子没有？”众人你瞧瞧我，我瞧瞧你，都道：“是啊，怎么一个也不见？这岂非太不给刘三爷面子吗？” 那矮胖子向那身穿绸衫的汉子笑道：“所以哪，我说你胆小怕事，不敢提衡山派中的门户之争，其实有什么相干？衡山派的人压根儿不会来，又有谁听见了？” 忽然间胡琴之声渐响，调门一转，那老者唱道：“小东人，闯下了，滔天大祸……”一个年轻人喝道：“别在这里惹厌了，拿钱去吧！”手一扬，一串铜钱飞将过去，啪的一声，不偏不倚地正落在那老者面前，手法甚准。那老者道了声谢，收起铜钱。 那矮胖子赞道：“原来老弟是暗器名家，这一手可帅得很哪！”那年轻人笑了笑，道：“不算得什么？这位大哥，照你说来，莫大先生当然不会来了！”那矮胖子道：“他怎么会来？莫大先生和刘三爷师兄弟俩势成水火，一见面便要拔剑动手。刘三爷既然让了一步，他也该心满意足了。” 那卖唱老者忽然站起，慢慢走到他身前，侧头瞧了他半晌。那矮胖子怒道：“老头子干什么？”那老者摇头道：“你胡说八道！”转身走开。矮胖子大怒，伸手正要往他后心抓去，忽然眼前青光一闪，一柄细细的长剑晃向桌上，叮叮叮地响了几下。 那矮胖子大吃一惊，纵身后跃，生怕长剑刺到他身上，却见那老者缓缓将长剑从胡琴底部插入，剑身尽没。原来这柄剑藏在胡琴之中，剑刃通入胡琴的把手，从外表看来，谁也不知这把残旧的胡琴内竟会藏有兵刃。那老者又摇了摇头，说道：“你胡说八道！”缓缓走出茶馆。众人目送他背影在雨中消失，苍凉的胡琴声隐隐约约传来。 忽然有人“啊”的一声惊呼，叫道：“你们看，你们看！”众人顺着他手指所指之处瞧去，只见那矮胖子桌上放着的七只茶杯，每一只都给削去了半寸来高的一圈。七个瓷圈跌在茶杯之旁，茶杯却一只也没倾倒。 茶馆中的几十个人都围了拢来，纷纷议论。有人道：“这人是谁？剑法如此厉害？”有人道：“一剑削断七只茶杯，茶杯却一只不倒，当真神乎其技。”有人向那矮胖子道：“幸亏那位老先生剑下留情，否则老兄的头颈，也和这七只茶杯一模一样了。”又有人道：“这老先生当然是位成名的高手，又怎能跟常人一般见识？” 那矮胖子瞧着七只半截茶杯，只怔怔发呆，脸上已没半点血色，对旁人的言语一句也没听进耳中。那身穿绸衫的中年人道：“是么？我早劝你少说几句，是非只为多开口，烦恼皆因强出头。眼前衡山城中卧虎藏龙，不知有多少高人到了。这位老先生，定是莫大先生的好朋友，他听得你背后议论莫大先生，自然要教训教训你了。” 那花白胡子忽然冷冷地道：“什么莫大先生的好朋友？他自己就是衡山派掌门、'潇湘夜雨'莫大先生！” 众人又都一惊，齐问：“什么？他……他便是莫大先生？你怎么知道？” 那花白胡子道：“我自然知道。莫大先生爱拉胡琴，一曲《潇湘夜雨》，听得人眼泪也会掉下来。'琴中藏剑，剑发琴音'这八字，是他老先生武功的写照。各位既到衡山城来，怎会不知？这位兄台刚才说什么刘三爷一剑能刺五头大雁，莫大先生却只能刺得三头。他便一剑削断七只茶杯给你瞧瞧。茶杯都能削断，刺雁又有何难？因此他要骂你胡说八道了。” 那矮胖子兀自惊魂未定，垂头不敢作答。那穿绸衫的汉子会了茶钱，拉了他便走。 茶馆中众人见到“潇湘夜雨”莫大先生显露了这一手惊世骇俗的神功，无不心寒，均想适才那矮子称赞刘正风而对莫大先生颇有微词，自己不免随声附和，说不定便此惹祸上身，各人纷纷会了茶钱离去，顷刻之间，一座闹哄哄的茶馆登时冷冷清清。除了林平之外，便只角落里有两个人伏在桌上打盹。 林平之瞧着七只半截茶杯和从茶杯上削下来的七个瓷圈，寻思：“这老人模样猥琐，似乎伸一根手指便能将他推倒，哪知他长剑一晃，便削断了七只茶杯。我若不出福州，焉知世上竟有这等人物？我在福威镖局中坐井观天，只道江湖上再厉害的好手，至多也不过和我爹爹在伯仲之间。唉！我若能拜得此人为师，苦练武功，或者尚能报得大仇，否则是终身无望了。”又想：“我何不去寻找这位莫大先生，苦苦哀恳，求他救我父母，收我为弟子？”刚站起身来，突然又想：“他是衡山派的掌门人，五岳剑派和青城派互通声气，他怎肯为我一个毫不相干之人去得罪朋友？”言念及此，复又颓然坐倒。
忽听得一个清脆娇嫩的声音说道：“二师哥，这雨老是不停，溅得我衣裳快湿透了，在这里喝杯茶去。” 林平之心中一凛，认得便是救了他性命的那卖酒丑女的声音，急忙低头。只听另一个苍老的声音说道：“好罢，喝杯热茶暖暖肚。”两个人走进茶馆，坐在林平之斜对面的一个座头。林平之斜眼瞧去，果见那卖酒少女一身青衣，背向着自己，打横坐着的是那自称姓萨、冒充少女祖父的老者，心道：“原来他二人是师兄妹，却乔装祖孙，到福州城来有所图谋。却不知他们又为什么要救我？说不定他们知道我爹娘的下落。” 茶博士收拾了桌上的残杯，泡上茶来。那老者一眼见到旁边桌上的七只半截茶杯，不禁“咦”的一声低呼，道：“小师妹，你瞧！”那少女也十分惊奇，道：“这一手功夫好了得，是谁削断了七只茶杯？” 那老者低声道：“小师妹，我考你一考，一剑七出，砍金断玉，这七只茶杯，是谁削断的？”那少女微嗔道：“我又没瞧见，怎知是谁削……”突然拍手笑道：“我知道啦！我知道啦！三十六路回风落雁剑，第十七招'一剑落九雁'，这是刘正风刘三爷的杰作。”那老者笑着摇头道：“只怕刘三爷的剑法还不到这造诣，你只猜中了一半。”那少女伸出食指，指着他笑道：“你别说下去，我知道了。这……这……这是'潇湘夜雨'莫大先生！” 突然间七八个声音一齐响起，有的拍手，有的轰笑，都道：“师妹好眼力。” 林平之吃了一惊：“哪里来了这许多人？”斜眼瞧去，只见本来伏在桌上打瞌睡的两人已站了起来，另有四人从茶馆内堂走出来，有的是脚夫打扮，有个手拿算盘，是个做买卖的模样，更有个肩头蹲着头小猴儿，似是耍猴儿戏的。 那少女笑道：“哈，一批下三滥的原来都躲在这里，倒吓了我一大跳！大师哥呢？”那耍猴儿的笑道：“怎么一见面就骂我们是下三滥的？”那少女笑道：“偷偷躲起来吓人，怎么不是江湖上下三滥的勾当？大师哥怎地不跟你们在一起？” 那耍猴儿的笑道：“别的不问，就只问大师哥。见了面还没说得两三句话，就连问两三句大师哥？怎么又不问问你六师哥？”那少女顿足道：“呸！你这猴儿好端端地在这儿，又没死，又没烂，多问你干吗？”那耍猴儿的笑道：“大师哥又没死，又没烂，你却又问他干吗？”那少女嗔道：“我不跟你说了。四师哥，只有你是好人，大师哥呢？”那脚夫打扮的人还未回答，已有几个人齐声笑道：“只有四师哥是好人，我们都是坏人了。老四，偏不跟她说。”那少女道：“希罕吗？不说就不说。你们不说，我和二师哥在路上遇见一连串希奇古怪的事儿，也别想我告诉你们半句。” 那脚夫打扮的人一直没跟他说笑，似是个淳朴木讷之人，这时才道：“我们昨儿跟大师哥在衡阳分手，他叫我们先来。这会儿多半他酒也醒了，就会赶来。”那少女微微皱眉，道：“又喝醉了？”那脚夫打扮的人道：“是。”那手拿算盘的道：“这一回可喝得好痛快，从早晨喝到中午，又从中午喝到傍晚，少说也喝了二三十斤好酒！”那少女道：“这岂不喝坏了身子？你怎不劝劝他？”那拿算盘的人伸了伸舌头，道：“大师哥肯听人劝，真是太阳从西边出啦。除非小师妹劝他，他或许还这么少喝一斤半斤。”众人都笑了起来。 那少女道：“为什么又大喝起来？遇到了什么高兴事么？”那拿算盘的道：“这可得问大师哥自己了。他多半知道到得衡山城，就可和小师妹见面，一开心，便大喝特喝起来。”那少女道：“胡说八道！”但言下显然颇为欢喜。 林平之听着他们师兄妹说笑，寻思：“听他们话中说来，这姑娘对他大师兄似乎颇有情意。然而这二师哥已这样老，大师哥当然更加老了，这姑娘不过十六七岁，怎么去爱上个糟老头儿？”转念一想，登时明白：“啊，是了。这姑娘满脸麻皮，相貌实在太过难看，谁也瞧她不上，因此只好去爱上一个老年丧偶的酒鬼。” 只听那少女又问：“大师哥昨天一早便喝酒了？” 那耍猴儿的道：“不跟你说个一清二楚，反正你也不放过我们。昨儿一早，我们七个人正要动身，大师哥忽然闻到街上酒香扑鼻，一看之下，原来是个叫化子手拿葫芦，一股劲儿地口对葫芦喝酒。大师哥登时酒瘾大发，上前和那化子攀谈，赞他的酒好香，又问那是什么酒？那化子道：'这是猴儿酒！'大师哥道：'什么叫猴儿酒？'那化子说道：湘西山林中的猴儿会用果子酿酒。猴儿采的果子最鲜最甜，因此酿出来的酒也极好，那化子在山中遇上了，刚好猴群不在，便偷了三葫芦酒，还捉了一头小猴儿，喏，就是这家伙了。”说着指指肩头上的猴儿。这猴儿的后腿被一根麻绳缚着，系住在他手臂上，不住地摸头搔腮，挤眉弄眼，神情甚是滑稽。 那少女瞧瞧那猴儿，笑道：“六师哥，难怪你外号叫作六猴儿，你和这只小东西，真个是一对兄弟。” 那六猴儿板起了脸，一本正经地道：“我们不是亲兄弟，是师兄弟。这小东西是我的师哥，我是老二。”众人听了，都哈哈大笑起来。 那少女笑道：“好啊，你敢绕了弯子骂大师哥，瞧我不告你一状，他不踢你几个筋斗才怪！”又问：“怎么你兄弟又到了你手里？”六猴儿道：“我兄弟？你说这小畜生吗？唉，说来话长，头痛头痛！”那少女笑道：“你不说我也猜得到，定是大师哥把这猴儿要了来，叫你照管，盼这小东西也酿一葫芦酒给他喝。”六猴儿道：“果真是一……”他似乎本想说“一屁弹中”，但只说了个“一”字，随即忍住，转口道：“是，是，你猜得对。” 那少女微笑道：“大师哥就爱搞这些古里古怪的玩意儿。猴儿在山里才会做酒，给人家捉住了，又怎肯去采果子酿酒？你放它去采果子，它怎不跑了？”她顿了一顿，笑道：“否则的话，怎么又不见咱们的六猴儿酿酒呢？” 六猴儿板起脸道：“师妹，你不敬师兄，没上没下地乱说。”那少女笑道：“啊唷，这当儿摆起师兄架子来啦。六师哥，你还是没说到正题，大师哥又怎地从早到晚喝个不停。” 六猴儿道：“是了，当时大师哥也不嫌脏，就向那叫化子讨酒喝，啊唷，这叫化子身上污垢足足有三寸厚，烂衫上白虱钻进钻出，眼泪鼻涕，满脸都是，多半葫芦中也有不少浓痰鼻涕……”那少女掩口皱眉，道：“别说啦，叫人听得恶心。”六猴儿道：“你恶心，大师哥才不恶心呢，那化子说：三葫芦猴儿酒，喝得只剩下这大半葫芦，决不肯给人的。大师哥拿出一两银子来，说一两银子喝一口。”那少女又好气，又好笑，啐道：“馋嘴鬼。” 那六猴儿道：“那化子这才答允了，接过银子，说道：'只许一口，多喝可不成！'大师哥道：'说好一口，自然是一口！'他把葫芦凑到嘴上，张口便喝。哪知他这一口好长，只听得骨嘟骨嘟直响，一口气可就把大半葫芦酒都喝干了。原来大师哥使出师父所授的气功来，竟不换气，犹似乌龙取水，把大半葫芦酒喝得滴酒不剩。” 众人听到这里，一齐哈哈大笑。 那六猴儿又道：“小师妹，昨天你如在衡阳，亲眼见到大师哥喝酒的这一路功夫，那真非叫你佩服得五体投地不可。他'神凝丹田，息游紫府，身若凌虚而超华岳，气如冲霄而撼北辰'，这门气功当真使得出神入化，奥妙无穷。”那少女笑得直打跌，骂道：“瞧你这贫嘴鬼，把大师哥形容得这般缺德。哼，你取笑咱们气功的口诀，可小心些！” 六猴儿笑道：“我这可不是瞎说。这里六位师兄师弟，大家都瞧见的。大师哥是不是使气功喝那猴儿酒？”旁边的几人都点头道：“小师妹，那确是真的。” 那少女叹了口气，道：“这功夫可有多难，大家都不会，偏他一个人会，却拿去骗叫化子的酒喝。”语气中似颇有憾，却也不无赞誉之意。 六猴儿道：“大师哥喝得葫芦底朝天，那化子自然不依，拉住他衣衫直嚷，说道明明只许喝一口，怎地将大半葫芦酒都喝干了。大师哥笑道：'我确实只喝一口，你瞧我透过气没有？不换气，就是一口。咱们又没说是一大口，一小口。其实我还只喝了半口，一口也没喝足。一口一两银子，半口只值五钱。还我五钱银子来！'” 那少女笑道：“喝了人家的酒，还赖人家钱？”六猴儿道：“那叫化急得要哭了。大师哥道：'老兄，瞧你这么着急，定是个好酒的君子！来来来，我做东道，请你喝个大醉。'便拉着他上了街旁的酒楼，两人你一碗我一碗地喝个不停。我们等到中午，他二人还在喝。大师哥向那化子要了猴儿，交给我照看。等到午后，那叫化醉倒在地，爬不起来了，大师哥独个儿还在自斟自饮，不过说话的舌头也大了，叫我们先来衡山，他随后便来。” 那少女道：“原来这样。”她沉吟半晌，道：“那叫化子是丐帮中的么？”那脚夫模样的人摇头道：“不是，他不会武功，背上也没口袋。” 那少女向外面望了一会，见雨兀自淅沥不停，自言自语：“倘若昨儿跟大伙一起来了，今日便不用冒雨赶路。” 六猴儿道：“小师妹，你说你和二师哥在道上遇到许多希奇古怪的事儿，这好跟咱们说了吧。”那少女道：“你急什么，待会见到大师哥再说不迟，免得我又多说一遍。你们约好在哪里相会的？”六猴儿道：“没约好，衡山城又没多大，自然撞得到。好，你骗了我说大师哥喝猴儿酒的事，自己的事却又不说了。” 那少女似乎有些心神不属，道：“二师哥，请你跟六师哥他们说，好不好？”她向林平之的背影瞧了一眼，又道：“这里耳目众多，咱们先找客店，慢慢再说吧。” 另一个身材高高的人一直没说话，此刻说道：“衡山城里大大小小店栈都住满了贺客，咱们又不愿去打扰刘府，待会儿会到大师兄，大伙儿到城外寺庙祠堂歇足吧。二师哥，你说怎样？”此时大师兄未至，这老者自成了众同门的首领，他点头说道：“好！咱们就在这里等吧。” 六猴儿最是心急，低声道：“这驼子多半是个颠子，坐在这里半天了，动也不