Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Ambush
In the dark night, on the barren hills, when he suddenly heard someone call out his name clearly, Linghu Chong couldn't help being startled, his first thought was: "It's Master and the others!" But it was clearly a woman's voice, not Master's wife, and even more so. Not Yue Lingshan.Then I heard a woman's voice, but it was far away, and the voice was low, so I couldn't hear what she said.Linghu Chong looked up the hillside and saw thirty or forty people standing vaguely, feeling sour in his heart: "I don't know who is scolding me? If it's really Huashan faction, my junior sister, I don't know how to say it when I hear others scold me like that? "
Immediately, he got low into the bushes beside the road, went around to the side of the hill, walked quickly with his waist bowed, and came to a big tree, and heard a woman's voice saying: "Master, brother Linghu is a hero..." Hearing these half a sentence, a pretty and delicate face appeared in his mind, his chest felt slightly warm, and he knew that the person who spoke was Yilin, a young nun of the Hengshan sect.Since he knew that these people belonged to the Hengshan faction and not the Huashan faction, he couldn't help being disappointed, and when he was agitated, he didn't hear Yilin's next two words.
I only heard the sharp and old voice from before saying angrily: "You are so young, but you are so stubborn? Could it be that the letter from Mr. Yue, the head of the Huashan School, is fake? Mr. Yue sent a letter to the world, expelling Linghu Chong from the gate wall, saying He colluded with the members of the Demon Cult, how could he be wronged? Linghu Chong saved you before, and he probably wants to use this little favor to plot against us."
Yilin said: "Uncle, that's not a small favor, Brother Linghu doesn't care about his own life..." The old voice shouted: "You still call him Senior Brother Linghu? This man is probably a scheming villain, pretending, Lie to your little ones. There are ghosts and ghosts in the world, and there are all kinds of cunning tricks. You young people are easy to be fooled." Yilin said: "How dare I not listen to the master's order? But...but... Master Linghu..." Finally he didn't say the word "Brother" and held back abruptly.The old man asked: "But what?" Yilin seemed very frightened and dared not speak further.
The old man said: "This time, the leader of the Left League of Songshan sent a message that the Demon Cult entered Fujian in a large scale, trying to rob the Fuzhou Lin family's "Sword Manual of Resisting Evil". With the great advancement of martial arts, everyone in the Wuyue Sword School will inevitably die without a place to bury them. The child named Lin from Fuzhou has already joined Mr. Yue's sect. With the addition of Linghu Chong, an old disciple of the Huashan School, who knows the inside story, we are in a very disadvantageous situation. The head of the school has placed this burden on my shoulders, and ordered me to lead everyone into Fujian. This matter is about the ups and downs of good and evil. , must not be neglected. Thirty miles away, it will be the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian. Today, everyone worked hard, and drove all night to sleep at 28 Pu. Let's hurry up and wait for the demons to arrive in large numbers. , we have taken advantage of waiting for work. But we still have to be careful." Dozens of women agreed in unison.
Linghu Chong thought to himself: "This teacher is not the head of the Hengshan School, and Junior Sister Yilin calls her Master Uncle, 'Hengshan Sanding', then she is Master Dingjing. She received a letter from my master and regarded me as a villain , that's her fault too. She only thought that she was in the lead, but she didn't know that the demon cult members were in ambush. Fortunately, I found out, but how can I tell them?"
I just heard Mrs. Dingjing say: "Once you enter Fujian, you have to be on guard every step of the way. You have to be surrounded by enemies. Maybe the waiter in the restaurant and the tea doctor in the teahouse are all spies from the Devil's Cult. Don't say it." Walls have ears, even in the bushes, it is inevitable that there are no enemies hiding. From now on, everyone must never mention the "Sword Manual of Resisting Evil", not even the names of Mr. Yue, Linghu Chong, and Dongfang Bibai." Group of girls The disciples responded in unison: "Yes."
Linghu Chong knew that Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Demon Sect, was invincible and claimed to be invincible, but when people in the orthodox religion mentioned him, they often called him "must defeat". She actually compared her name with her master and Dongfang Bubai, she couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said to herself: "I'm an unknown person, you, the seniors of the Hengshan School, think so highly of me, I dare not be you."
Only Master Dingjing said: "Let's go now, everyone!" The disciples responded again, and saw seven female disciples galloping down the hillside, and after a while, seven more rushed down.The Hengshan School has another way of Qinggong, which is quite famous in the martial arts world. The seven people in the front and the seven in the back are all equally far apart, as if forming a formation. extreme.After a while, seven more people rushed down.
Not long after, all the disciples of the Hengshan School left in batches, there were six batches in total, but the last batch had eight people, probably because there was an extra Master Dingjing.These women were either nuns or lay disciples, in the dark night, Linghu Chong couldn't tell which team Yilin was in, he thought to himself: "Although these Hengshan sect's sisters and sisters have their own unique skills, once they climb up that steep slope, With the two peaks flanking the road, the members of the Demon Cult suddenly launched a surprise attack, and the casualties are bound to be heavy."
Immediately picked some green grass, squeezed out the grass juice, applied it on his face, then dug some mud, smeared it on his face and hands for a while, walked around to the left side of the mountain road, and chased after him.His lightness kung fu is not very good, but the level of lightness kung fu depends entirely on the strength of his internal strength. He has gathered part of the internal power of the six immortals of Peach Valley, Monk Bujie, Master Fangsheng, Black and White Zi, etc. Compared with the current masters, he is already Yuan Sheng, if you take a random step at this time, you will take a long step in one step.With this boost of energy, he ran quickly and caught up with the Hengshan sect members in an instant.He was afraid that Master Dingjing was too good at martial arts, so when he heard his running, he made a big circle and outdid the crowd, and once he got up the mountain road, he ran even faster.
When he came to the bottom of the steep slope, he stood still and listened quietly, but he didn't make a sound. He thought to himself: "If I hadn't seen with my own eyes the members of the Demon Sect ambush, how would I know that this place is full of dangers and dangers?" Walk slowly. Going up the steep slope, I came to the mountain pass between the two peaks, about a mile away from the ambush place of the members of the Demon Cult. I sat down and thought: "Most people in the Demon Cult have already seen me, but they are afraid to startle the snake. I'll do it." After waiting for a while, he simply fell down on the ground.
Finally, I heard footsteps faintly coming from the hillside, and I changed my mind: "It's best to attract the members of the demon sect to fight with me, just fight a little, and the Hengshan sect will naturally know." So he said to himself: "Lao Tzu What I hate the most in my life is stabbing people in the back, why don't those who have the ability use real swords and guns to fight fiercely? Hiding and sneaking around to hurt people, that is the most shameless and despicable act!" He turned to Gao Poe speaks out of breath, and sends it far away with his abundant internal energy. It is expected that the people of the Devil's Cult will definitely hear it.Unexpectedly, these people can really hold their breath and ignore them.
Not long after, the first group of seven disciples from the Hengshan School arrived in front of him.
Under the moonlight, the seventh disciple saw an officer stretching his limbs and sleeping on the ground.This mountain path can only allow one person to walk, and there are cliffs on both sides, if you want to go uphill, you have to step over his body.These disciples can jump over him with just a slight thrust, but men and women are different, it would be too rude to leap over a man's head.
A middle-aged woman said loudly: "Excuse me, this military lord, please excuse me." Linghu Chong murmured twice, and suddenly snored loudly.That female nun was well-mannered, but she had no kindness. Seeing that the officer was sleeping in the middle of the night, she was in a very sudden situation, and this loud snoring was definitely an act on purpose.She suppressed her anger, and said: "If you don't get out of the way, we will jump over you." Linghu Chong snored non-stop, and said in a daze, "There are so many demons and ghosts on this road, but we can't pass them. Um Hey, the sea of suffering is boundless, back... back... back to shore!"
Yihe was taken aback, hearing his words seemed to have a double meaning.Another nun tugged at her sleeve, and the seven of them took a few steps back.
One person whispered: "Sister, this person is a bit weird." Another person said: "Maybe he is a traitor from the Devil's Cult, and he is here to challenge us." Officer, even if you are disguised, you should dress up in another way." Yihe said: "Leave him alone! If he refuses to give way, we will jump over." Stepping forward, he shouted: "If you really don't let us, we will excuse me."
Linghu Chong stretched and sat up slowly.Still afraid that Yilin would recognize him, he turned his face to the hillside, his back to the disciples of Hengshan Sect, propped his right hand on the cliff, swayed his body as if he was drunk, and said: "Good wine, good wine !"
At this time, the second group of disciples of Hengshan Sect had arrived.A lay disciple asked: "Sister Yihe, what is this man doing here?" Yihe frowned and said, "Who knows him!"
Linghu Chong said in a loud voice: "Just now I slaughtered a dog, my stomach swelled from eating, and I drank too much wine, I'm afraid I'm going to vomit. Oh, no, I'm really going to vomit!"All the female disciples frowned and covered their noses, and retreated one after another.Linghu Chong vomited a few times, but couldn't vomit anything.While all the female disciples were discussing in private, the third call had arrived.
Only a soft voice said: "This man is drunk, it's poor, let him have a rest, we won't be too late." Hearing this voice, Linghu Chong's heart shook slightly, thinking: "Little Yilin Junior sister is really kind."
But Yihe said: "This man is deliberately making trouble here, not with good intentions!" Stepping forward, he shouted: "Get out of the way!" Stretching out his palm to Linghu Chong's left shoulder.Linghu Chong shook his body and shouted: "Ah, be good!" He stumbled and took a few steps up.After taking these few steps, the situation became even more embarrassing. His body was stuffed into the narrow mountain path, and the people coming from behind would not be able to surpass him unless they jumped over his head.
Yihe followed and shouted: "Get out of the way!" Linghu Chong said: "Yes, yes!" and walked up a few more steps.He walked higher and higher, blocking the road up the mountain even more, and suddenly shouted: "Hey, friends who are ambush up there, pay attention, the person you are waiting for is coming up. Once you kill it, who will be there?" I can't escape either!"
Yihe waited a while and returned it immediately.One person said: "The terrain here is extremely dangerous. If the enemy ambushes and attacks here, it will be difficult to resist." Yihe said: "If someone was ambushing, how could he call out? This is the imaginary, the real, the real. There must be no one up there. If we look timid, we will make the enemy laugh." The other two middle-aged nuns said in unison: "Yes! The three of us will lead the way in front, and the younger sisters will follow behind." The three swords Out of the sheath, he ran behind Linghu Chong again.
Linghu Chong couldn't help panting loudly, and said: "This hillside is really steep, alas, the old man is too old to walk anymore." A nun shouted: "Hey, step aside and let us walk first. " Linghu Chong said: "Don't be so angry as a monk. If you walk fast, you will arrive, and if you walk slowly, you will arrive. Cough cough, alas, let's go to the gate of hell, it's better to walk slowly." The nun said: "Aren't you Cursing around the corner?" Hu stabbed out from Yihe's side with a sword, pointing at Linghu Chong's vest.She just wanted to frighten Linghu Chong out of the way, the sword was about to stab him, and she didn't use her strength.
Linghu Chong turned around at this moment, saw the tip of the sword pointing at his chest, and shouted loudly: "Hey! You...you...what are you doing here? I am an imperial order, how dare you be so rude. Come on Who, take this nun down!" Several young female disciples couldn't help laughing, this person is still putting on an official air in this barren mountain, it is really ridiculous.
A nun said with a smile: "Master, we have something urgent to do, and we are in a hurry, so please step aside." Linghu Chong said, "What kind of master is not a master? I am a dignified general, you should call me general , that makes sense." Seven or eight female disciples laughed and shouted in unison: "Master General, please make way!"
Linghu Chong laughed out loud, with his chest and stomach protruding, full of air, when suddenly his feet slipped and he fell down.All the disciples exclaimed sharply: "Be careful!" Then two people grabbed his arm.Linghu Chong slipped again, then stood still, and scolded: "His grandma... the ground is so slippery. The local officials are all idiots, and they are not bad for some folks. Let's repair the mountain road."
He slipped and fell like this, and his body was already shrunk in the slightly sunken valley of the mountain wall. The female disciples of Hengshan started their lightness kung fu and passed him one by one.Someone laughed and said, "It's reasonable for the magistrate to send a sedan chair with eight people to carry the general across the ridge." Someone said, "The general rides a horse, not a sedan chair." It's different, I'm afraid I'll fall off when I'm riding a horse." Linghu Chong said angrily, "Nonsense! When have I ever fallen while riding a horse? Last month, I just slipped and fell when that damned beast jumped like a tiger. If you hurt your shoulder, that's nothing." All the female disciples burst into laughter and went uphill like the wind.
Linghu Chong saw a slender figure swaying, it was Yilin, and followed her.This way, it blocked the way of the disciples behind.Fortunately, although his footsteps were heavy, he was out of breath, he slipped three times, climbed and fell, but he walked quickly.A female disciple behind laughed and complained: "Your lord general is really... Cough, I don't know how many falls I have to fall in a day!"
Yilin turned her head and said, "Senior Sister Yiqing, don't rush the general. He is anxious, don't really fall. This hillside is steep and tight, falling down is not for fun."
Linghu Chong saw her big eyes, clear and clear, like two clear springs, and her pretty face under the moonlight, which was beautiful and unremarkable, and there was no trace of human fireworks. I hugged her out, and I had stared at her in such a daze before, suddenly a tenderness rose in my heart, and I thought: "On this high slope, there is a strong enemy who wants to harm her. I will die, Keep her safe and well."
Seeing his dull eyes and ugly appearance, Yilin nodded slightly to him, showing a gentle smile, and said: "Senior Sister Yiqing, if this general falls, you have to catch him quickly." Yiqing smiled and said: "He is so heavy, how can I hold it?"
Originally the Hengshan sect had very strict discipline, these female disciples would not easily joke with outsiders, but Linghu Chong pretended to be a clown and couldn't stop teasing them. The female disciples were young and happy, and there were no elders around, so they were traveling in the dark, saying a few harmless Jokes also have the effect of invigorating the spirit.
Linghu Chong said angrily: "You girls don't know the seriousness of what you say. I am a dignified general. If you see the majestic and murderous appearance when I broke through the formation and killed thieves on the battlefield, if you see it, hehe, you still don't admire it. The five-body prostration? This mere mountain road, I don’t even see it in my eyes, how can I fall? I’m really talking nonsense...Ah, no good!” It seemed that he stepped on a small stone under his feet, and his body fell down.He stretched out his hands, flailing and scratching in the air.Several female disciples behind him screamed.
Yilin hurriedly turned around and stretched out her hand to pull.Linghu Chong approached her and took her hand.As soon as Yilin Yunjin mentioned it, Linghu Chong supported himself on the ground with his left hand, and then he stood still, looking very embarrassed.The female disciples behind him couldn't help giggling.Linghu Chong said: "My leather boots are too heavy for walking on mountain roads. If I wear your hemp shoes, then I can guarantee that I won't fall. Besides, I just slipped, it's not a fall. What's so funny?" Yilin Slowly let go of his hand, and said: "Yes, the general wears riding boots, and it is really inconvenient to walk on the mountain road." Linghu Chong said: "Although it is inconvenient, but the prestige is tight, if you wear a pair of hemp on your feet like you ordinary people Shoes and straw sandals, but it's too disrespectful." All the female disciples laughed again when they heard that he wanted to save face.
At this time, several groups of people from the back have arrived at the foot of the mountain, and the first ones will reach the top of the slope.
Linghu Chong shouted loudly: "In this area, there are the most thieves who are stealing chickens and dogs. They beat people unawares and steal people's money. Although you monks don't have much money around you, but the money you have earned through hard work, be careful not to let it go." Someone snatched it away." Yiqing smiled and said, "With our great general here, I forgive the little thief who would not dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head." Linghu Chong shouted: "Hey, hey, be careful, I seem to see Someone above is poking around."
A female disciple said: "You general are really talking nonsense, are we still afraid of a few little thieves?"
As soon as the words were finished, two female disciples suddenly heard shouts: "Ouch!" Gululu rolled down.The two female disciples rushed forward and hugged at the same time.Several female disciples in front shouted: "The thief puts the hidden weapon, be careful!" The shouting did not stop, and another person fell down.Yihe shouted: "Everyone, bow down! Be careful of hidden weapons!" At that moment, everyone bowed down.Linghu Chong scolded: "Bold thief, don't you know that this general is here?" Yilin pulled his arm and said urgently: "Get down!"
The female disciples in front took out their concealed weapons, Xiu Jian and Tie Bodhi shot upwards one after another.But the enemies above hid behind the stone, none of them could be seen, and all the hidden weapons were lost.
Mrs. Dingjing heard that there was an enemy in front of her, so she hurried up and jumped over the heads of a group of female disciples. When she came behind Linghu Chong, she also jumped over his head with a whoosh.
Linghu Chong shouted: "Good luck going out! Bad luck, bad luck!" He spat a few mouthfuls.I saw Mrs. Dingjing's sleeves fluttering, she was the first to attack, and the enemy's hidden weapons chichichi came, some nailed her sleeves, and some were blown away by her sleeves.
Mrs. Dingjing went up and down a few times, reached the top of the slope, she hadn't stood still yet, but felt the wind was strong, and a cooked copper stick hit her head.Hearing the sound of the weapon chopping the wind, he knew it was very heavy, he didn't dare to take it head-on, he turned sideways and passed by the stick, but saw two chain guns piercing up and down at the same time, the attack was very fast.The enemy has three masters lying down on this pass, guarding the main road.Master Dingjing yelled: "Shameless!" He pulled out his long sword with his backhand, smashed the two spears with one sword, and moved away.The cooked copper rod swept over again.Mrs. Dingjing put her long sword on the stick and slashed it down, but a chain spear pierced her right shoulder.I could only hear the female disciples in the mountainside screaming in alarm, followed by the loud bang bang sound, it turned out that the enemy pushed the boulder down from the cliff. All the disciples of Hengshan Sect squeezed into the narrow road, jumping up and down, avoiding the boulders, in an instant several people were injured by the boulders.Master Dingjing took two steps back, and shouted: "Everyone, turn around, let's talk about going downhill!" She swung her sword and broke it to prevent the enemy from pursuing.But he heard the sound of booming and booming, and a big stone was thrown down on his head, and then he heard the swords of soldiers below, and there were enemies lying down at the foot of the mountain.These people waited for Hengshan to send people up the slope, and when the upper echelons started to move, they appeared to block the retreat. A message was sent from below: "Master, the thieves blocking the way are very hard-working and can't go down." Then another message came up: "The two senior sisters were injured." Master Dingjing was so furious that he ran down, and saw two men holding steel knives, forcing two female disciples to back up.Master Dingjing yelled and stabbed with the long sword, suddenly heard two whirring sounds, two wrought iron octagonal hammers with long chains flew up from below, directly attacking her face.Mrs. Dingjing raised her sword, one of the octagonal hammers sank and hit her long sword, while the other flew up and fell from the top of her head.Master Dingjing was slightly startled: "That's a lot of physical strength." If she was on flat ground, she wouldn't pay attention to such hard-hitting martial arts. She only needs to use small skills to attack from the side, but The mountain road is narrow, and there is no other way but to rush down.The enemy's two octagonal hammers danced vigorously, like two clouds of black mist rushing towards the face, Master Dingjing couldn't use his exquisite swordsmanship, so he had to step back uphill step by step. Hearing the sound of "Ouch" from above, several female disciples were hit by hidden weapons and fell down.Master Dingjing calmed down too much, and felt that the enemy at the top of the slope was weaker in martial arts and easier to deal with, so he rushed up again, jumped over the heads of the female disciples, and then over Linghu Chong's head. Linghu Chong shouted loudly: "Ah, what are you doing, jumping frogs? You are still playing around at such an age. Can you still bet money if you jump around on my head?" Listen to his words.Yilin said apologetically: "I'm sorry, my uncle didn't do it on purpose." Linghu Chong complained naggingly: "I said earlier that there are thieves here, but you just didn't believe me." The crowd ambushes at the top of the slope, but it turns out that there are also good fighters at the bottom of the slope. Although the Hengshan faction has a large number of people, they can't use their hands and feet because they are crowded in this mountain road, and the big thing is really bad." Grandmaster Dingjing went to the top of the slope, and suddenly saw the shadow of the staff shaking, and an iron Zen staff was shot down on the head. It turned out that the enemy had deployed another hand to guard it.Master Dingjing thought to himself: "If I don't break through this pass today, the disciples I brought out will be wiped out here." Turning sideways, stabbing obliquely with the long sword, his body was only a few inches away from the iron Zen staff, and he was already dead. Dodging, the long sword and body rushed forward, stabbing the fat Toutuo who was wielding a Zen staff.This move can be said to be extremely dangerous, it is a style of play that disregards life and hurts both sides.That Tutuo was caught off guard, he couldn't turn his Zen staff back in time, with a light chirp sound, the long sword pierced through his side.That Toutuo was extremely brave, with a loud cry, he knocked down his left fist, breaking the long sword in two, and the fist was dripping with blood. Master Dingjing shouted: "Come up quickly, bring the sword!" Yihe flew up, and the horizontal sword shouted: "Master, sword!" Xiang Yihe stabbed Mrs. Dingjing with a chain gun.Yihe had no choice but to block with his sword, but the man with the chain gun pressed forward and forced Yihe back down the mountain path, but the long sword failed to reach Master Dingjing's hand. Then three people were grabbed from above, two with knives, one with a pair of judge's pens, and surrounded Master Dingjing in Gaixin.Master Dingjing's fleshy palms flew up and down, causing Kai Hengshan School's "Tianchang Palm Technique" to roll back and forth between the four weapons.She is nearly sixty years old, but she is as agile as a teenager.The three masters of the Devil's Cult joined forces to attack, but they couldn't do anything to the unarmed old nun. Yilin exclaimed softly: "Ah, what should we do?" Linghu Chong said loudly: "These little thieves are too outrageous, make way, make way! This general is going up to catch the thieves." Yilin said anxiously: "Go No! They are not thieves, they are all people with good martial arts, and they will kill you as soon as you go up." Linghu Chong raised his chest and shouted proudly: "Under the blue sky..." Looking up, it was just dawn He didn't care about it, and continued: "These little thieves are blocking the way, robbing and bullying women, hum, aren't they afraid of the king's law?" Yilin said: "We are not ordinary women. Generation, the enemy is not a small thief blocking the way..." Linghu Chong strode forward and squeezed past a group of female disciples.The female disciples had no choice but to cling to the stone wall and let him pass by. Linghu Chong climbed up the slope, stretched out his hand to pull out the waist knife, pulled it out for a long time, pretended not to be able to pull it out, and scolded: "His grandma, this knife is really messing up, but it rusted at the critical moment. The general's knife is rusty, how can you catch a thief?" ?” Yihe was fighting with the two Demon Cult members with his sword, desperately guarding the mountain path, listening to his nagging behind him, the knife was rusted and could not be pulled out, he was angry and funny, and shouted: "Get out of the way, It's dangerous here!" With just that cry, she lost her mind a little, and a chain gun slammed into her shoulder, almost getting shot.Yihe took half a step back, and the man stabbed him again with his spear. Linghu Chong shouted: "Reverse, rebellious! Brave thief, don't you see this general here?" He leaned forward and dodged in front of Yihe.The man who used the chain gun was startled. At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and he saw that he was dressed like an official of the imperial court. He stopped firing the gun and pointed the gun at his chest, shouting: "Who are you? Hu Xiao Ming, is that you, the dog official?" Linghu Chong scolded: "Your grandma, you call me a dog officer? You are a dog thief! You are here to block the road and rob, and this general is here, and you still don't run away. You really are lawless! This general captured you and sent you to the county. Go to the yamen, beat each of you with fifty slaps, until your buttocks are bleeding and dripping with blood, everyone yells at my mother!" The gunman didn't want to kill the official of the court and cause trouble, and cursed: "Get out of your mother's rotten duck! If you keep talking, I will poke three transparent holes in your dog official." Linghu Chong saw that Master Dingjing was still invincible, and the members of the Demon Cult stopped firing hidden weapons and throwing big stones, and shouted loudly: "Bold thief, quickly kneel down and kowtow, the general sees that your family is eighty years old." Old lady, maybe you can give me a lighter sentence, otherwise, hehe, I will chop off your dog's heads one by one..." All the disciples of Hengshan School frowned and shook their heads when they heard this, thinking: "This man is a lunatic." Yihe took a step forward and raised his sword to protect him, if the enemy shot him with a spear, he would use his sword to parry. Linghu Chong pulled out the saber vigorously again, cursing: "Your grandma's, this ancestral treasured saber has rusted before going into battle. Hmph, as long as my precious saber doesn't rust, ten of your thief's heads will be chopped off Come down." The gunman laughed loudly, and shouted: "Fuck you!" The horizontal gun smashed into Linghu Chong's waist.With a tug, Linghu Chong tore off the saber and its sheath, shouting: "Ah yo!" He threw himself forward and fell down.Yihe shouted: "Be careful!" When Linghu Chong fell, he held out his waist knife, and the scabbard tip just hit the waist eye of the gunman.The man didn't even hum, he fell limp. Linghu Chong fell to the ground with a slap, struggled to get up, and shouted with a "Hey", "Aha, you also fell, let's talk about it, two one adds five, I don't count as a loser, Let's fight again." Yihe grabbed the man and threw him backwards, thinking that with a prisoner in hand, things would be easier. Three people from the Devil's Cult rushed over, intending to save people.Linghu Chong shouted: "Aha, be good, the little thief really wants to resist arrest." He raised his waist knife, pointed at east and west, and made it out of order. "Dugu Nine Swords" has no moves in the first place, it can be made chic and elegant, but it can be made clumsy and grotesque, which is equally powerful.He is not good at tapping acupoints, during fierce battles, it is difficult to identify the acupoints, but his exquisite swordsmanship is endowed with strong internal force, although he does not hit the vital points, but hits the side of the acupoints, even the enemy can't stand it , poked out casually, and knocked down one person. But seeing him staggering, stumbling, waving a sheathed waist knife wildly, suddenly couldn't hold back, and bumped into an enemy, with a bang, the tip of the sheath just hit the man's lower abdomen.The man let out a long breath, and immediately fell limp.Linghu Chong yelled "Ah Yo", jumped back, and the handle of the knife hit the back of another person's shoulder.The man immediately fell down and rolled on the ground.Linghu Chong tripped his feet on him and cursed: "His grandma's!" He slammed straight out, and the scabbard stabbed a saber-wielding disciple.This person was one of the three masters who besieged Mr. Dingjing, his vest was hit, and he flew out with a single sword.Master Dingjing took the opportunity to slap the man on the chest with a bang.The mouth spurted blood, seeing that he was dying. Linghu Chong shouted: "Be careful, be careful!" He stepped back a few steps, and bumped into the person holding the judge's pen.The man pointed his pen toward his back.Linghu Chong staggered and rushed forward, the scabbard was everywhere, and two more congregants were stabbed and fell to the ground.The man who made the judge's pen rushed to him.Linghu Chong yelled: "My mother!" He ran away, and the man chased after him.Linghu Chong suddenly stopped and bent over, half of the hilt of the knife was exposed from under his armpit. The man never expected him to stand still when he was running at a fast speed. Although his martial arts were high, he was too late to change his moves. The junction of his chest and abdomen bumped into the handle of the knife that Linghu Chong stretched out backward.The man had an extremely weird expression on his face, he seemed to never believe what happened just now, but his body was slowly weakening. Linghu Chong turned around and saw that the fighting on the top of the slope had stopped, half of the disciples of the Hengshan School had already gone up the slope, and were standing in confrontation with the members of the Demon Sect, while the rest of the disciples were coming up quickly.He shouted loudly: "Little thief, seeing this general here, he knelt down and surrendered quickly, it's really weird!" Wielding the scabbard in his hand, he yelled and rushed into the crowd of Demon Cultists.The members of the Devil's Cult immediately exchanged swords and guns.The disciples of Hengshan School were about to step forward to help, but they saw Linghu Chong yelling: "Fighting, powerful! What a vicious thief!" He had already rushed out from the crowd.His footsteps were heavy and he was sloppy while running. He accidentally fell down, the scabbard bounced, hit his forehead, and immediately fainted.But he entered and exited among the Demon Cultists, and already knocked down another five people. Seeing him like this, both parties were stunned. Yihe and Yiqing rushed forward and shouted: "General, what's the matter with you?" Linghu Chong closed his eyes tightly, pretending not to wake up. The old man who was the leader of the demon sect saw one of his own people die in a moment, and eleven people were stabbed down by this crazy officer.Seeing him rushing into the battle just now, he tried to get him with successive moves, but he almost got stabbed by his scabbard. Although the tip of the scabbard was not pointing to the acupoints, it was coming fiercely and in a strange direction, never before in his life See, this person's martial arts is so high that it is really unfathomable.Seeing that among the people who were knocked down by our side, five people have been captured by the Hengshan faction, and they can't get away anyway today, they immediately said loudly: "Master Dingjing, you disciples who have been hit by hidden weapons, do you want an antidote? " Master Dingjing saw several disciples on his side who had been hit by hidden weapons unconscious, and black blood flowed from the wounds, knowing that the hidden weapons are very poisonous, listening to his words, he understood what he meant, and shouted: "Take the solution The medicine is here to replace the person!" The man nodded and whispered a few words.A congregation took a porcelain vase, walked up to Mrs. Dingjing, and bowed slightly.Master Dingjing took the porcelain bottle and said sharply: "If the antidote is effective, you should put it in." The old man said: "Okay, Master Dingjing of Hengshan, you must not break your word." He waved his hand.Everyone lifted the bodies of the wounded and the dead, and descended the mountain path on the west side together. In an instant, there was no one left. Linghu Chong woke up leisurely, and shouted: "It hurts!" Touching a hard lump on his forehead, he wondered, "Hey, where are those thieves? Where are they going?" Yihe sneered, and said: "You general is really weird. Fortunately, you rushed into the enemy's formation just now and made a fool of yourself. Those little thieves were actually scared away by you." Linghu Chong laughed loudly and said: "Wonderful, Wonderful! The great general came out, and he was really majestic and different. The little thief is invincible, ouch..." He stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, and immediately made a bitter face.Yiqing said: "General, are you injured? We have medicine for wounding." Linghu Chong said: "No, no! It's no business for the dead man Ma Ge to hide..." Yihe pursed his lips and said with a smile, "I'm afraid It's a shroud of horse leather, what is a shroud of horse leather?" Yi Qing glanced at her, and said, "You just like to be picky, what are you talking about now?" Linghu Chong said: "We northerners, we only study horse leather corpse, you Southerners pronounce it differently." Yihe turned her head and said with a smile, "We are also northerners." Mrs. Dingjing handed the antidote to the disciples beside her, and asked them to treat her fellow disciples who had been hit by hidden weapons. She walked up to Linghu Chong, bowed to salute, and said, "Hengshan old nun Dingjing, I dare not ask the young hero Gao's name." .” Linghu Chong's heart trembled: "This senior of the Hengshan School really has sharp eyesight. He saw that I am not old and I am a fake general." He bowed and cupped his fists, respectfully returned the salute, and said, "Teacher, I am too kind. This general The surname is Wu, the official name is Tiande, the grace of heaven is mighty, the virtue of morality and writing, the official worships the position of general of Quanzhou, so I will take office!" Master Dingjing thought that he didn't want to show his true colors to others, so he might not be a general, but seeing his courtesy and thoughtfulness, he felt good, and said: "Today, my Hengshan faction encountered a catastrophe, and I was rescued by the general. How to repay the general. The general's martial arts are superb, but the poor nun can't see the general's master's martial art, and he really admires it." Linghu Chong laughed loudly, and said: "The teacher is too flattering, but to be honest, my martial arts are really good. I hit the top of the snowflakes, the bottom of the old tree, and the middle of the black tiger... ouch, ouch!" While talking, he danced and punched, as if he had used too much force, and he hurt his joints. When he peeked at Yilin, he saw her startled, and he was quite concerned, thinking: "This little junior sister has a good conscience. , if she knew it was me, what would she think?" Mrs. Dingjing naturally knew that he was pretending, so she smiled and said: "Since the general is a real person, the poor nun can only use a stick of incense every day and night to pray for the general's health and good health, and everything goes well." Linghu Chong said: "Thank you, thank you very much. Please beseech Bodhisattva, bless me to be promoted and make a fortune. The young general also wishes the teacher and all the young teachers a smooth journey, and everything goes well. Haha, haha!" Amidst loud laughter , bowed to the ground to Mrs. Dingjing, and walked away.Although he is arrogant and pretentious, but he has been in Wuyue Sword School for a long time, and he dare not lack courtesy to this senior of Hengshan School.
The disciples of Hengshan School watched him staggering towards the south, surrounded Mrs. Dingjing, chattering and asking: "Master, what is the origin of this man?" "Is he really crazy, or is he just pretending?" "Is he very skilled in martial arts, or is he just lucky and accidentally hit the enemy?" "Master, I don't think he looks like a general, he doesn't seem to be very old, does he?" Master Dingjing sighed, and turned to look at the disciples who had hidden weapons in their bodies. After applying the antidote, their black blood turned red and their pulse strengthened. There was no danger at all. Guan, being able to take care of himself, immediately untied the acupoints of the five members of the Demon Cult, ordered them to go away, and said, "Everyone, sit down under the tree over there and rest." 她独自在一块大岩石衅坐定，闭目沉思：“这人冲入魔教阵中之时，魔教领头的长老向他动手。但他仍能在顷刻间戳倒五人，却又不是打穴功夫，所用招式竟丝毫没显示他的家数门派。当世武林之中，竟有这般厉害的年轻人，却是哪一位高人的弟子？这样的人物是友非敌，实是我恒山派的大幸了。” 她沉吟半晌，命弟子取过笔砚、一张薄绢，写了一信，说道：“仪质，取信鸽来。”仪质答应了，从背上所负竹笼中取出一只信鸽。定静师太将薄绢书信卷成细细的一条，塞入一个小竹筒中，盖上了盖子，再浇了火漆，用铁丝缚在鸽子的左足上，心中默祷，将信鸽往上一掷。鸽儿振翅北飞，渐高渐远，顷刻间成为一个小小黑点。 定静师太自写书以至放鸽，每一行动均十分迟缓，和她适才力战群敌时矫捷若飞的情状全然不同。她抬头仰望，那小黑点早在白云深处隐没不见，但她兀自向北遥望。众人谁都不敢出声，适才这一战，虽有那小丑般的将军插科打诨，似乎颇为热闹有趣，其实局面凶险之极，各人都可说是死里逃生。 隔了良久，定静师太转过身来，向一名十五六岁的小姑娘招了招手。那少女立即站起，走到她身前，低声叫道：“师父！”定静师太轻轻抚了抚她头发，说道：“绢儿，你刚才怕不怕？”那少女点了点头，道：“怕的！幸亏这位将军勇敢得很，将这些恶人打跑了。”定静师太微微一笑，说道：“这位将军不是勇敢得很，而是武功好得很。”那少女道：“师父，他武功好得很么？我瞧他出招乱七八糟，一不小心，把刀鞘砸在自己头上。怎么他的刀又会生锈，拔不出鞘？” 这少女秦绢是定静师太所收的关门弟子，聪明伶俐，甚得师父怜爱。恒山派女弟子中，出家的尼姑约占六成，其余四成是俗家弟子，有些是中年妇人，五六十岁的婆婆也有，秦绢恒山派中年纪最小。众弟子见定静师太和小师妹秦绢说话，慢慢都围了上来。 仪和插口道：“他出招哪里乱七八糟了？那都是假装出来的。将上乘武功掩饰得一点不露痕迹，那才叫高明呢！师父，你看这位将军是什么来头？是哪一家哪一派的？” 定静师太缓缓摇头，说道：“这人的武功，只能以'深不可测'四字来形容，其余的我一概不知。” 秦绢问道：“师父，你这封信是写给掌门师叔的，是不是？马上能送到吗？”定静师太道：“鸽儿到苏州白衣庵换一站，从白衣庵到济南妙相庵又换一站，再在老河口清静庵换一站。四只鸽儿接力，当可送到恒山了。”仪和道：“幸好咱们没损折人手，那几个师姊妹中了喂毒暗器的，过得两天相信便没大碍。给石头砸伤和中了兵刃的，也没性命之忧。” 定静师太抬头沉思，没听到她的话，心想：“恒山派这次南下，行踪甚秘，昼宿宵行，如何魔教人众竟能得知讯息，在此据险伏击？”转头对众弟子道：“敌人远遁，谅来一时不敢再来。大家都累得很了，便在这里吃些干粮，到那边树荫下睡一忽儿。” 大家答应了，便有人支起铁架，烹水泡茶。 众人睡了几个时辰，用过了午餐。定静师太见受伤的弟子神情委顿，说道：“咱们行迹已露，以后不用晚间赶路了，受伤的人也须休养，咱们今晚在廿八铺歇宿。”
从这高坡上一路下山，行了三个多时辰到了廿八铺。那是浙闽间的交通要冲，仙霞岭上行旅必经之所。进得镇来，天还没黑，但镇上竟无一人。 仪和道：“福建风俗真怪，这么早大家便睡了。”定静师太道：“咱们且找一家客店投宿。”恒山派和武林中各地尼庵均互通声气，但廿八铺并无尼庵，不能前去挂单，只得找客店投宿。所不便的是俗人对尼姑颇有忌讳，认为见之不吉，往往多惹闲气，好在一众女尼受之已惯，也从来不加计较。 但见一家家店铺都上了门板。廿八铺说大不大，说小不小，也有两三百家店铺，可是一眼望去，竟似一座死镇。落日余晖未尽，廿八铺街上已如深夜一般。众人在街上转了个弯，见一家客店前挑出一个白布招子，写着“仙居客店”四个大字，但大门紧闭，静悄悄的没半点声息。女弟子郑萼当下便上前敲门。这郑萼是俗家弟子，一张圆圆的脸蛋常带笑容，能说会道，很讨人家喜欢。一路上凡有与人打交道之事，总是由她出马，免得旁人一见尼姑，便生拒却之心。 郑萼敲了几下门，停得片刻，又敲几下，过了良久，却没人应门。郑萼叫道：“店家大叔，请开门来。”她声音清亮，又是习武之人，声音颇能及远，便隔着几重院子，也当听见了。可是客店中竟没一人应声，情形显甚突兀。 仪和走上前去，附耳在门板上一听，店内全无声息，转头道：“师父，店内没人。” 定静师太隐隐觉得不对，眼见店招甚新，门板也洗刷得十分干净，决不是歇业不做的模样，说道：“过去瞧瞧，这镇上该不止这一家客店。” 向前走过数十家门面，又有一家“南安客店”。郑萼上前拍门，一模一样，仍没人答应。郑萼道：“仪和师姊，咱们进去瞧瞧。”仪和道：“好！”两人越墙而入。郑萼叫道：“店里有人吗？”不听有人回答，两人拔剑出鞘，并肩走进客堂，再到后面厨房、马厩、客房各处查看，果然一人也无。但桌上、椅上未积灰尘，连桌上一把茶壶中的茶也尚有微温。郑萼打开大门，让定静师太等进来，将情形说了。各人都啧啧称奇。 定静师太道：“你们七人一队，分别到镇上各处去瞧瞧，打听一下到底是何缘故。七人不可离散，一有敌踪便吹哨为号。”众弟子答应了，分别快步行出。客堂上便只剩下定静师太一人。初时尚听到众弟子的脚步之声，到后来便寂无声息。这廿八铺镇上，静得令人只感毛骨悚然，偌大一个镇甸，人声俱寂，连鸡鸣犬吠之声也听不到半点，确实大异寻常。 定静师太突然担心：“莫非魔教布下了阴毒陷阱？女弟子们没多大江湖阅历，别要中了诡计，给魔教一网打尽。”走到门口，见东北角人影晃动，西首又有几人跃入店铺屋中，都是本派弟子，她心中稍定。又过一会，众弟子络绎回报，都说镇上并无一人。 仪和道：“别说没人，连畜生也没一只。”仪清道：“看来镇上各人离去不久，许多屋中箱笼打开，大家把值钱的东西都带走了。”定静师太点点头，问道：“你们以为怎么？”仪和道：“弟子猜想，那是魔教妖人驱散了镇民，不久便会大举来攻。”定静师太道：“不错！这一次魔教妖人要跟咱们明枪交战，那好得很啊。你们怕不怕？”众弟子齐道：“降魔灭妖，乃我佛门弟子的天职。”定静师太道：“咱们便在这客店中宿歇，做饭饱餐一顿再说。先试试水米蔬菜中有无毒药。” 恒山派会餐之时，本就不许说话，这一次更人人竖起了耳朵，倾听外边声息。第一批吃过后，出去替换外边守卫的弟子进来吃饭。 仪清忽然心生一计，说道：“师父，咱们去将许多屋中的灯烛都点了起来，叫敌人不知咱们的所在。”定静师太道：“这疑兵之计甚好。你们七人去点灯。” 她从大门中望出去，只见大街西首许多店铺的窗户中，一处处透了灯火出来，再过一会，东首许多店铺的窗中也有灯光透出。大街上灯光处处，便是没半点声息。定静师太一抬头，见到天边月亮，心中默祷：“菩萨保佑，让我恒山派诸弟子此次得能全身而退。弟子定静若能复归恒山，从此青灯礼佛，再也不动刀剑了。” 她昔年叱咤江湖，着实干下了不少轰轰烈烈的事迹，但昨晚仙霞岭上这一战，局面之凶险，此刻思之犹有余悸，所担心的是率领着这许多弟子，若她孤身一人，情境便再可怖十倍，那也不放在心上，又再默祷：“大慈大悲、救苦救难观世音菩萨，如我恒山诸人此番非有损折不可，只让弟子定静一人身当此灾，诸般杀业报应，只由弟子一人承当。” 便在此时，忽听得东北方传来一个女子声音大叫：“救命，救命哪！”万籁俱寂之中，尖锐之音特别显得凄厉。定静师太微微一惊，听声音并非本派弟子，凝目向东北角望去，并未见到有何动静，随见仪清等七名弟子向东北角上奔去，自是前去察看。过了良久，不见仪清等回报。仪和道：“师父，弟子和六位师妹过去瞧瞧。”定静点点头，仪和率领六人，循着呼叫声来处奔去。黑夜中剑光闪烁，不多时便即隐没。 隔了好一会，忽然那女子声音又尖叫起来：“杀了人哪，救命，救命！”恒山派群徒面面相觑，不知那边出了什么事，何以仪清、仪和两批人过去多时，始终没来回报，若说遇上了敌人，却又不闻打斗之声。但听那女子一声声地高叫“救命”，大家瞧着定静师太，候她发令派人再去施救。 定静师太道：“于嫂，你带领六名师妹前去，不论见到什么事，即刻派人回报。”于嫂是个四十来岁的中年妇人，原是恒山白云庵中服侍定闲师太的佣妇。后来定闲师太见她忠心能干，收为弟子，此次随同定静师太出来，却是第一次闯荡江湖。于嫂躬身答应，带同六名师妹向东北方而去。 可是这七人去后，仍如石沉大海，有去无回。定静师太越来越惊，猜想敌人布下了陷阱，诱得众弟子前去，一一擒住；又等片刻，仍无半点动静，那高呼“救命”之声却也不再响了。定静师太道：“仪质、仪真，你们留在这里，照料受伤的师姊、师妹，不论见到什么古怪，总之不可离开客店，以免中了调虎离山之计。”仪质、仪真两人躬身答应。 定静师太对郑萼、仪琳、秦绢三名年轻弟子道：“你们三个跟我来。”抽出长剑，向东北方奔去。来到近处，但见一排房屋，黑沉沉的既无灯火，亦无声息，定静师太厉声喝道：“魔教妖人，有种的便出来决战，在这里装神弄鬼，是什么英雄好汉？”停了片刻，听屋中没人回答，飞腿向身畔一座屋子的大门上踢去。喀喇一声，门闩断截，大门向内弹开，屋内一团漆黑，也不知有人没人。 定静师太不敢贸然闯进，叫道：“仪和、仪清、于嫂，你们听到我声音么？”她叫声远远传了开去，过了片刻，远处传来一些轻微回声，回声既歇，便又是一片静寂。 定静师太回头道：“你们三人紧紧跟着我，不可离开。”提剑绕着这排屋子奔行一周，没见丝毫异状，纵身上屋，凝目四望。其时微风不起，树梢俱定，冷月清光铺在瓦面之上，这情景便如昔日在恒山午夜出来步月时所见一般，但在恒山是一片宁静，此刻却蕴藏着莫大诡秘和杀气。定静师太空有一身武功，敌人始终没露面，当真束手无策。 她又焦躁，又后悔：“早知魔教妖人诡计多端，可不该派她们分批过来……”突然间心中一凛，双手一拍，纵下屋来，展开轻功，急驰回到南安客店，叫道：“仪质、仪真，见到什么没有？”客店中竟没人答应。 她疾冲进内，店内已无一人，本来睡在榻上养伤的几名弟子也都已不知去向。 这一下定静师太便修养再好，却也无法镇定了，剑尖在烛光下不住跃动，闪出一丝丝青光，知自己握着长剑的手已忍不住颤抖。数十名女弟子突然无声无息地就此失踪，到底什么缘故？却又如何是好？一刹那间，但觉唇干舌燥，全身筋骨俱软，竟尔无法移动。 但这瘫软只顷刻间事，她吸一口气，在丹田中一加运转，立即精神大振，在客店各处房舍庭院中迅速兜了一圈，不见丝毫端倪，叫道：“萼儿、绢儿，你们过来。”可是黑夜之中，只听到自己的叫声，郑萼、秦绢和仪琳三人均无应声。定静师太暗叫：“不好！”急冲出门，叫道：“萼儿、绢儿、仪琳，你们在哪里？”门外月光淡淡，那三个小弟子也已影踪不见。 当此大变，定静师太不惊反怒，跃上屋顶，叫道：“魔教妖人，装神弄鬼，成什么样子？” 她连呼数声，四下里静悄悄的绝没半点声音。她不住口大声叫骂，但廿八铺偌大一座镇甸，似乎便只剩下她一人。正无法可施之际，忽然灵机一动，朗声说道：“魔教众妖人听了，你们再不现身，那便显得东方不败无耻胆怯，不敢派人和我正面为敌。什么东方不败，只不过是东方必败而已。东方必败，有种敢出来见见老尼吗？东方必败，你既然必败，我料定你就是不敢！”她知魔教中上上下下对教主奉若神明，如有人辱及教主之名，教徒闻声而不出来舍命维护教主令誉，实为罪大恶极。果然她叫了几声“东方必败”，突见几间屋中拥出七人，悄没声地跃上屋顶，四面将她围住。 敌人一现身形，定静师太心中一喜，心想：“你们这些妖人终究给我骂了出来，便将我乱刀分尸，也胜于这般鬼影也见不到半个。”可是这七人只一言不发地站在她身周。定静师太怒道：“我那些女弟子呢？将她们绑架到哪里去了？”那七人仍默不作声。 定静师太见站在西首的两人年纪均有五十来岁，脸上肌肉便如僵了一般，不露半分喜怒之色，她吐了一口气，叫道：“好，看剑！”挺剑向西北角上那人胸口刺去。 她身在重围之中，自知这一剑没法当真刺到他，这一刺只是虚招。眼前那人可也当真了得，他料到这剑只是虚招，竟然不闪不避。定静师太这一剑本拟收回，见他毫不理会，刺到中途却不收回了，力贯右臂，径自疾刺过去。却见身旁两个人影一闪，两人各伸双手，分别往她左肩、右肩插落。 定静师太身形略侧，疾如飘风般转了过来，攻向东首那身形甚高之人。那人滑开半步，呛啷一声，兵刃出手，乃是一面沉重的铁牌，举牌往她剑上砸去，定静师太长剑早已圈转，嗤的一声，刺向身左一名老者。那老者伸出左手，径来抓她剑身，月光下隐隐见他手上似是戴有黑色手套，料想是刀剑不入之物，这才敢赤手来夺长剑。 转斗数合，定静师太已和七名敌人中的五人交过了手，只觉这五人无一不是好手，倘若单打独斗，甚或以一敌二，她决不畏惧，还可占到七八成赢面，但七人齐上，只要稍有破绽空隙，旁人立即补上，她变成只有挨打、绝难还手的局面。 越斗下去，越是心惊：“魔教中有哪些出名人物，十之八九我都早有所闻。他们的武功家数、所用兵刃，我五岳剑派并非不知。但这七人是什么来头，我却全然猜想不出。料不到魔教近年来势力大张，竟收罗了这许多身分隐秘的高手。” 堪堪斗到六七十招，定静师太左支右绌，已气喘吁吁，一瞥眼间，忽见屋面上又多了十几个人影。这些人显然早已隐伏在此，到这时才突然现身。她暗叫：“罢了，罢了！眼前这七人我已对付不了，再有这些敌人窥伺在侧，定静今日大限难逃，与其落入敌人手中，苦受折辱，不如及早自寻了断。这臭皮囊只是我暂居的舍宅，毁了殊不足惜，只是所带出来的数十名弟子尽数断送，定静老尼却愧对恒山派的列位先人了。” 刷刷刷疾刺三剑，将敌人逼开两步，忽地倒转长剑，向自己心口插了下去。
剑尖将及胸膛，突然当的一声响，手腕一震，长剑荡开。只见一个男子手中持剑，站在自己身旁，叫道：“定静师太勿寻短见，嵩山派朋友在此！”自己长剑自是他挡开的。 只听得兵刃撞击之声急响，伏在暗处的十余人纷纷跃出，和那魔教的七人斗了起来。定静师太死中逃生，精神一振，当即仗剑上前助战。嵩山派那些人以二对一，魔教的七人立处下风。那七人眼见寡不敌众，齐声唿哨，从南方退了下去。 定静师太持剑疾追，迎面风声响动，屋檐上十多枚暗器同时发出。定静师太举起长剑，凝神将攒射过来的暗器一一拍开。黑夜之中，唯有星月微光，长剑飞舞，但听得叮叮之声连响，十多枚暗器给她尽数击落。只是给暗器这么一阻，那魔教七人却逃得远了。只听得身后那人叫道：“恒山派万花剑法精妙绝伦，今日叫人大开眼界。” 定静师太长剑入鞘，缓缓转身，刹那之间，由动入静，一位适才还在奋剑剧斗的武林健者，登时变成了谦和仁慈的有道老尼，双手合十行礼，说道：“多谢钟师兄解围。” 她认得眼前这个中年男子是嵩山派左掌门的师弟，姓钟名镇，外号人称“九曲剑”。这并非因他所用兵刃是弯曲的长剑，而是恭维他剑法变幻无方，人所难测。当年泰山日观峰五岳剑派大会，定静师太曾和他有一面之缘。其余的嵩山派人物中，她也有三四人相识。 钟镇抱拳还礼，微笑道：“定静师太以一敌七，力斗魔教的'七星使者'，果然剑法高超，佩服，佩服！” 定静师太寻思：“原来这七个家伙叫做什么'七星使者'。”她不愿显得孤陋寡闻，当下也不再问，心想日后慢慢打听不迟，既知道了他们的名号，那就好办。 嵩山派余人一一过来行礼，有二人是钟镇的师弟，其余是低一辈弟子。定静师太还礼罢，说道：“说来惭愧，我恒山派这次来到福建，所带出来的数十名弟子，突然在这镇上失踪。钟师兄你们各位是几时来到廿八铺的？可曾见到一些线索吗？”她想嵩山派这些人早就隐伏在旁，却要等到自己势穷力竭，挺剑自尽，这才出手相救，显是要自己先行出丑，再来显他们的威风，心下暗暗不悦。只数十名女弟子突然失踪，实在事关重大，不得不向他们打听，若是她个人之事，那就宁可死了，也不会出口向这些人相求，此时向钟镇问到这一声，已是委屈之至了。 钟镇道：“魔教妖人诡计多端，深知师太武功卓绝，力敌难以取胜，便暗设阴谋，将贵派弟子尽数擒了去。师太也不用着急，魔教虽然大胆，料来也不敢立时加害贵派诸位师妹。咱们下去详商救人之策便是。”说着左手一伸，请她下屋。 定静师太点了点头，一跃落地。钟镇等跟着跃下。 钟镇向西走去，说道：“在下引路。”走出数十丈后折而向北，来到仙居客店之前，推门进去，说道：“师太，咱们便在这里商议。”他两名师弟一个叫做“神鞭”滕八公，另一个叫“锦毛狮”高克新，三人都身居“嵩山十三太保”之列。三人引着定静师太走进一间宽大的上房，点了蜡烛，分宾主坐下。嵩山弟子们献上茶后，退了出去。高克新便将房门关上了。 钟镇说道：“我们久慕师太剑法恒山派第一……”定静师太摇头道：“不对，我剑法不及掌门师妹，也不及定逸师妹。”钟镇微笑道：“师太不须过谦。我和两个师弟素仰英名，企盼见识师太神妙剑法，以致适才救援来迟，其实绝无不敬之意，谨此谢过，师太请勿怪罪。”定静师太心意稍平，见三人站起身来抱拳行礼，便也站起合十还礼，道：“好说。” 钟镇待她坐下，说道：“我五岳剑派结盟之后，同气连枝，原不分彼此。只是近年来大家见面的时候少，好多事情又没联手共为，致令魔教坐大，气焰日甚。” 定静师太“嘿”的一声，心道：“这当儿却来说这些闲话干什么？”钟镇又道：“左师哥日常言道：合则势强，分则力弱。我五岳剑派若
Mrs. Dingjing went up and down a few times, reached the top of the slope, she hadn't stood still yet, but felt the wind was strong, and a cooked copper stick hit her head.Hearing the sound of the weapon chopping the wind, he knew it was very heavy, he didn't dare to take it head-on, he turned sideways and passed by the stick, but saw two chain guns piercing up and down at the same time, the attack was very fast.The enemy has three masters lying down on this pass, guarding the main road.Master Dingjing yelled: "Shameless!" He pulled out his long sword with his backhand, smashed the two spears with one sword, and moved away.The cooked copper rod swept over again.Mrs. Dingjing put her long sword on the stick and slashed it down, but a chain spear pierced her right shoulder.I could only hear the female disciples in the mountainside screaming in alarm, followed by the loud bang bang sound, it turned out that the enemy pushed the boulder down from the cliff. All the disciples of Hengshan Sect squeezed into the narrow road, jumping up and down, avoiding the boulders, in an instant several people were injured by the boulders.Master Dingjing took two steps back, and shouted: "Everyone, turn around, let's talk about going downhill!" She swung her sword and broke it to prevent the enemy from pursuing.But he heard the sound of booming and booming, and a big stone was thrown down on his head, and then he heard the swords of soldiers below, and there were enemies lying down at the foot of the mountain.These people waited for Hengshan to send people up the slope, and when the upper echelons started to move, they appeared to block the retreat. A message was sent from below: "Master, the thieves blocking the way are very hard-working and can't go down." Then another message came up: "The two senior sisters were injured." Master Dingjing was so furious that he ran down, and saw two men holding steel knives, forcing two female disciples to back up.Master Dingjing yelled and stabbed with the long sword, suddenly heard two whirring sounds, two wrought iron octagonal hammers with long chains flew up from below, directly attacking her face.Mrs. Dingjing raised her sword, one of the octagonal hammers sank and hit her long sword, while the other flew up and fell from the top of her head.Master Dingjing was slightly startled: "That's a lot of physical strength." If she was on flat ground, she wouldn't pay attention to such hard-hitting martial arts. She only needs to use small skills to attack from the side, but The mountain road is narrow, and there is no other way but to rush down.The enemy's two octagonal hammers danced vigorously, like two clouds of black mist rushing towards the face, Master Dingjing couldn't use his exquisite swordsmanship, so he had to step back uphill step by step. Hearing the sound of "Ouch" from above, several female disciples were hit by hidden weapons and fell down.Master Dingjing calmed down too much, and felt that the enemy at the top of the slope was weaker in martial arts and easier to deal with, so he rushed up again, jumped over the heads of the female disciples, and then over Linghu Chong's head. Linghu Chong shouted loudly: "Ah, what are you doing, jumping frogs? You are still playing around at such an age. Can you still bet money if you jump around on my head?" Listen to his words.Yilin said apologetically: "I'm sorry, my uncle didn't do it on purpose." Linghu Chong complained naggingly: "I said earlier that there are thieves here, but you just didn't believe me." The crowd ambushes at the top of the slope, but it turns out that there are also good fighters at the bottom of the slope. Although the Hengshan faction has a large number of people, they can't use their hands and feet because they are crowded in this mountain road, and the big thing is really bad." Grandmaster Dingjing went to the top of the slope, and suddenly saw the shadow of the staff shaking, and an iron Zen staff was shot down on the head. It turned out that the enemy had deployed another hand to guard it.Master Dingjing thought to himself: "If I don't break through this pass today, the disciples I brought out will be wiped out here." Turning sideways, stabbing obliquely with the long sword, his body was only a few inches away from the iron Zen staff, and he was already dead. Dodging, the long sword and body rushed forward, stabbing the fat Toutuo who was wielding a Zen staff.This move can be said to be extremely dangerous, it is a style of play that disregards life and hurts both sides.That Tutuo was caught off guard, he couldn't turn his Zen staff back in time, with a light chirp sound, the long sword pierced through his side.That Toutuo was extremely brave, with a loud cry, he knocked down his left fist, breaking the long sword in two, and the fist was dripping with blood. Master Dingjing shouted: "Come up quickly, bring the sword!" Yihe flew up, and the horizontal sword shouted: "Master, sword!" Xiang Yihe stabbed Mrs. Dingjing with a chain gun.Yihe had no choice but to block with his sword, but the man with the chain gun pressed forward and forced Yihe back down the mountain path, but the long sword failed to reach Master Dingjing's hand. Then three people were grabbed from above, two with knives, one with a pair of judge's pens, and surrounded Master Dingjing in Gaixin.Master Dingjing's fleshy palms flew up and down, causing Kai Hengshan School's "Tianchang Palm Technique" to roll back and forth between the four weapons.She is nearly sixty years old, but she is as agile as a teenager.The three masters of the Devil's Cult joined forces to attack, but they couldn't do anything to the unarmed old nun. Yilin exclaimed softly: "Ah, what should we do?" Linghu Chong said loudly: "These little thieves are too outrageous, make way, make way! This general is going up to catch the thieves." Yilin said anxiously: "Go No! They are not thieves, they are all people with good martial arts, and they will kill you as soon as you go up." Linghu Chong raised his chest and shouted proudly: "Under the blue sky..." Looking up, it was just dawn He didn't care about it, and continued: "These little thieves are blocking the way, robbing and bullying women, hum, aren't they afraid of the king's law?" Yilin said: "We are not ordinary women. Generation, the enemy is not a small thief blocking the way..." Linghu Chong strode forward and squeezed past a group of female disciples.The female disciples had no choice but to cling to the stone wall and let him pass by. Linghu Chong climbed up the slope, stretched out his hand to pull out the waist knife, pulled it out for a long time, pretended not to be able to pull it out, and scolded: "His grandma, this knife is really messing up, but it rusted at the critical moment. The general's knife is rusty, how can you catch a thief?" ?” Yihe was fighting with the two Demon Cult members with his sword, desperately guarding the mountain path, listening to his nagging behind him, the knife was rusted and could not be pulled out, he was angry and funny, and shouted: "Get out of the way, It's dangerous here!" With just that cry, she lost her mind a little, and a chain gun slammed into her shoulder, almost getting shot.Yihe took half a step back, and the man stabbed him again with his spear. Linghu Chong shouted: "Reverse, rebellious! Brave thief, don't you see this general here?" He leaned forward and dodged in front of Yihe.The man who used the chain gun was startled. At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and he saw that he was dressed like an official of the imperial court. He stopped firing the gun and pointed the gun at his chest, shouting: "Who are you? Hu Xiao Ming, is that you, the dog official?" Linghu Chong scolded: "Your grandma, you call me a dog officer? You are a dog thief! You are here to block the road and rob, and this general is here, and you still don't run away. You really are lawless! This general captured you and sent you to the county. Go to the yamen, beat each of you with fifty slaps, until your buttocks are bleeding and dripping with blood, everyone yells at my mother!" The gunman didn't want to kill the official of the court and cause trouble, and cursed: "Get out of your mother's rotten duck! If you keep talking, I will poke three transparent holes in your dog official." Linghu Chong saw that Master Dingjing was still invincible, and the members of the Demon Cult stopped firing hidden weapons and throwing big stones, and shouted loudly: "Bold thief, quickly kneel down and kowtow, the general sees that your family is eighty years old." Old lady, maybe you can give me a lighter sentence, otherwise, hehe, I will chop off your dog's heads one by one..." All the disciples of Hengshan School frowned and shook their heads when they heard this, thinking: "This man is a lunatic." Yihe took a step forward and raised his sword to protect him, if the enemy shot him with a spear, he would use his sword to parry. Linghu Chong pulled out the saber vigorously again, cursing: "Your grandma's, this ancestral treasured saber has rusted before going into battle. Hmph, as long as my precious saber doesn't rust, ten of your thief's heads will be chopped off Come down." The gunman laughed loudly, and shouted: "Fuck you!" The horizontal gun smashed into Linghu Chong's waist.With a tug, Linghu Chong tore off the saber and its sheath, shouting: "Ah yo!" He threw himself forward and fell down.Yihe shouted: "Be careful!" When Linghu Chong fell, he held out his waist knife, and the scabbard tip just hit the waist eye of the gunman.The man didn't even hum, he fell limp. Linghu Chong fell to the ground with a slap, struggled to get up, and shouted with a "Hey", "Aha, you also fell, let's talk about it, two one adds five, I don't count as a loser, Let's fight again." Yihe grabbed the man and threw him backwards, thinking that with a prisoner in hand, things would be easier. Three people from the Devil's Cult rushed over, intending to save people.Linghu Chong shouted: "Aha, be good, the little thief really wants to resist arrest." He raised his waist knife, pointed at east and west, and made it out of order. "Dugu Nine Swords" has no moves in the first place, it can be made chic and elegant, but it can be made clumsy and grotesque, which is equally powerful.He is not good at tapping acupoints, during fierce battles, it is difficult to identify the acupoints, but his exquisite swordsmanship is endowed with strong internal force, although he does not hit the vital points, but hits the side of the acupoints, even the enemy can't stand it , poked out casually, and knocked down one person. But seeing him staggering, stumbling, waving a sheathed waist knife wildly, suddenly couldn't hold back, and bumped into an enemy, with a bang, the tip of the sheath just hit the man's lower abdomen.The man let out a long breath, and immediately fell limp.Linghu Chong yelled "Ah Yo", jumped back, and the handle of the knife hit the back of another person's shoulder.The man immediately fell down and rolled on the ground.Linghu Chong tripped his feet on him and cursed: "His grandma's!" He slammed straight out, and the scabbard stabbed a saber-wielding disciple.This person was one of the three masters who besieged Mr. Dingjing, his vest was hit, and he flew out with a single sword.Master Dingjing took the opportunity to slap the man on the chest with a bang.The mouth spurted blood, seeing that he was dying. Linghu Chong shouted: "Be careful, be careful!" He stepped back a few steps, and bumped into the person holding the judge's pen.The man pointed his pen toward his back.Linghu Chong staggered and rushed forward, the scabbard was everywhere, and two more congregants were stabbed and fell to the ground.The man who made the judge's pen rushed to him.Linghu Chong yelled: "My mother!" He ran away, and the man chased after him.Linghu Chong suddenly stopped and bent over, half of the hilt of the knife was exposed from under his armpit. The man never expected him to stand still when he was running at a fast speed. Although his martial arts were high, he was too late to change his moves. The junction of his chest and abdomen bumped into the handle of the knife that Linghu Chong stretched out backward.The man had an extremely weird expression on his face, he seemed to never believe what happened just now, but his body was slowly weakening. Linghu Chong turned around and saw that the fighting on the top of the slope had stopped, half of the disciples of the Hengshan School had already gone up the slope, and were standing in confrontation with the members of the Demon Sect, while the rest of the disciples were coming up quickly.He shouted loudly: "Little thief, seeing this general here, he knelt down and surrendered quickly, it's really weird!" Wielding the scabbard in his hand, he yelled and rushed into the crowd of Demon Cultists.The members of the Devil's Cult immediately exchanged swords and guns.The disciples of Hengshan School were about to step forward to help, but they saw Linghu Chong yelling: "Fighting, powerful! What a vicious thief!" He had already rushed out from the crowd.His footsteps were heavy and he was sloppy while running. He accidentally fell down, the scabbard bounced, hit his forehead, and immediately fainted.But he entered and exited among the Demon Cultists, and already knocked down another five people. Seeing him like this, both parties were stunned. Yihe and Yiqing rushed forward and shouted: "General, what's the matter with you?" Linghu Chong closed his eyes tightly, pretending not to wake up. The old man who was the leader of the demon sect saw one of his own people die in a moment, and eleven people were stabbed down by this crazy officer.Seeing him rushing into the battle just now, he tried to get him with successive moves, but he almost got stabbed by his scabbard. Although the tip of the scabbard was not pointing to the acupoints, it was coming fiercely and in a strange direction, never before in his life See, this person's martial arts is so high that it is really unfathomable.Seeing that among the people who were knocked down by our side, five people have been captured by the Hengshan faction, and they can't get away anyway today, they immediately said loudly: "Master Dingjing, you disciples who have been hit by hidden weapons, do you want an antidote? " Master Dingjing saw several disciples on his side who had been hit by hidden weapons unconscious, and black blood flowed from the wounds, knowing that the hidden weapons are very poisonous, listening to his words, he understood what he meant, and shouted: "Take the solution The medicine is here to replace the person!" The man nodded and whispered a few words.A congregation took a porcelain vase, walked up to Mrs. Dingjing, and bowed slightly.Master Dingjing took the porcelain bottle and said sharply: "If the antidote is effective, you should put it in." The old man said: "Okay, Master Dingjing of Hengshan, you must not break your word." He waved his hand.Everyone lifted the bodies of the wounded and the dead, and descended the mountain path on the west side together. In an instant, there was no one left. Linghu Chong woke up leisurely, and shouted: "It hurts!" Touching a hard lump on his forehead, he wondered, "Hey, where are those thieves? Where are they going?" Yihe sneered, and said: "You general is really weird. Fortunately, you rushed into the enemy's formation just now and made a fool of yourself. Those little thieves were actually scared away by you." Linghu Chong laughed loudly and said: "Wonderful, Wonderful! The great general came out, and he was really majestic and different. The little thief is invincible, ouch..." He stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, and immediately made a bitter face.Yiqing said: "General, are you injured? We have medicine for wounding." Linghu Chong said: "No, no! It's no business for the dead man Ma Ge to hide..." Yihe pursed his lips and said with a smile, "I'm afraid It's a shroud of horse leather, what is a shroud of horse leather?" Yi Qing glanced at her, and said, "You just like to be picky, what are you talking about now?" Linghu Chong said: "We northerners, we only study horse leather corpse, you Southerners pronounce it differently." Yihe turned her head and said with a smile, "We are also northerners." Mrs. Dingjing handed the antidote to the disciples beside her, and asked them to treat her fellow disciples who had been hit by hidden weapons. She walked up to Linghu Chong, bowed to salute, and said, "Hengshan old nun Dingjing, I dare not ask the young hero Gao's name." .” Linghu Chong's heart trembled: "This senior of the Hengshan School really has sharp eyesight. He saw that I am not old and I am a fake general." He bowed and cupped his fists, respectfully returned the salute, and said, "Teacher, I am too kind. This general The surname is Wu, the official name is Tiande, the grace of heaven is mighty, the virtue of morality and writing, the official worships the position of general of Quanzhou, so I will take office!" Master Dingjing thought that he didn't want to show his true colors to others, so he might not be a general, but seeing his courtesy and thoughtfulness, he felt good, and said: "Today, my Hengshan faction encountered a catastrophe, and I was rescued by the general. How to repay the general. The general's martial arts are superb, but the poor nun can't see the general's master's martial art, and he really admires it." Linghu Chong laughed loudly, and said: "The teacher is too flattering, but to be honest, my martial arts are really good. I hit the top of the snowflakes, the bottom of the old tree, and the middle of the black tiger... ouch, ouch!" While talking, he danced and punched, as if he had used too much force, and he hurt his joints. When he peeked at Yilin, he saw her startled, and he was quite concerned, thinking: "This little junior sister has a good conscience. , if she knew it was me, what would she think?" Mrs. Dingjing naturally knew that he was pretending, so she smiled and said: "Since the general is a real person, the poor nun can only use a stick of incense every day and night to pray for the general's health and good health, and everything goes well." Linghu Chong said: "Thank you, thank you very much. Please beseech Bodhisattva, bless me to be promoted and make a fortune. The young general also wishes the teacher and all the young teachers a smooth journey, and everything goes well. Haha, haha!" Amidst loud laughter , bowed to the ground to Mrs. Dingjing, and walked away.Although he is arrogant and pretentious, but he has been in Wuyue Sword School for a long time, and he dare not lack courtesy to this senior of Hengshan School.
The disciples of Hengshan School watched him staggering towards the south, surrounded Mrs. Dingjing, chattering and asking: "Master, what is the origin of this man?" "Is he really crazy, or is he just pretending?" "Is he very skilled in martial arts, or is he just lucky and accidentally hit the enemy?" "Master, I don't think he looks like a general, he doesn't seem to be very old, does he?" Master Dingjing sighed, and turned to look at the disciples who had hidden weapons in their bodies. After applying the antidote, their black blood turned red and their pulse strengthened. There was no danger at all. Guan, being able to take care of himself, immediately untied the acupoints of the five members of the Demon Cult, ordered them to go away, and said, "Everyone, sit down under the tree over there and rest." 她独自在一块大岩石衅坐定，闭目沉思：“这人冲入魔教阵中之时，魔教领头的长老向他动手。但他仍能在顷刻间戳倒五人，却又不是打穴功夫，所用招式竟丝毫没显示他的家数门派。当世武林之中，竟有这般厉害的年轻人，却是哪一位高人的弟子？这样的人物是友非敌，实是我恒山派的大幸了。” 她沉吟半晌，命弟子取过笔砚、一张薄绢，写了一信，说道：“仪质，取信鸽来。”仪质答应了，从背上所负竹笼中取出一只信鸽。定静师太将薄绢书信卷成细细的一条，塞入一个小竹筒中，盖上了盖子，再浇了火漆，用铁丝缚在鸽子的左足上，心中默祷，将信鸽往上一掷。鸽儿振翅北飞，渐高渐远，顷刻间成为一个小小黑点。 定静师太自写书以至放鸽，每一行动均十分迟缓，和她适才力战群敌时矫捷若飞的情状全然不同。她抬头仰望，那小黑点早在白云深处隐没不见，但她兀自向北遥望。众人谁都不敢出声，适才这一战，虽有那小丑般的将军插科打诨，似乎颇为热闹有趣，其实局面凶险之极，各人都可说是死里逃生。 隔了良久，定静师太转过身来，向一名十五六岁的小姑娘招了招手。那少女立即站起，走到她身前，低声叫道：“师父！”定静师太轻轻抚了抚她头发，说道：“绢儿，你刚才怕不怕？”那少女点了点头，道：“怕的！幸亏这位将军勇敢得很，将这些恶人打跑了。”定静师太微微一笑，说道：“这位将军不是勇敢得很，而是武功好得很。”那少女道：“师父，他武功好得很么？我瞧他出招乱七八糟，一不小心，把刀鞘砸在自己头上。怎么他的刀又会生锈，拔不出鞘？” 这少女秦绢是定静师太所收的关门弟子，聪明伶俐，甚得师父怜爱。恒山派女弟子中，出家的尼姑约占六成，其余四成是俗家弟子，有些是中年妇人，五六十岁的婆婆也有，秦绢恒山派中年纪最小。众弟子见定静师太和小师妹秦绢说话，慢慢都围了上来。 仪和插口道：“他出招哪里乱七八糟了？那都是假装出来的。将上乘武功掩饰得一点不露痕迹，那才叫高明呢！师父，你看这位将军是什么来头？是哪一家哪一派的？” 定静师太缓缓摇头，说道：“这人的武功，只能以'深不可测'四字来形容，其余的我一概不知。” 秦绢问道：“师父，你这封信是写给掌门师叔的，是不是？马上能送到吗？”定静师太道：“鸽儿到苏州白衣庵换一站，从白衣庵到济南妙相庵又换一站，再在老河口清静庵换一站。四只鸽儿接力，当可送到恒山了。”仪和道：“幸好咱们没损折人手，那几个师姊妹中了喂毒暗器的，过得两天相信便没大碍。给石头砸伤和中了兵刃的，也没性命之忧。” 定静师太抬头沉思，没听到她的话，心想：“恒山派这次南下，行踪甚秘，昼宿宵行，如何魔教人众竟能得知讯息，在此据险伏击？”转头对众弟子道：“敌人远遁，谅来一时不敢再来。大家都累得很了，便在这里吃些干粮，到那边树荫下睡一忽儿。” 大家答应了，便有人支起铁架，烹水泡茶。 众人睡了几个时辰，用过了午餐。定静师太见受伤的弟子神情委顿，说道：“咱们行迹已露，以后不用晚间赶路了，受伤的人也须休养，咱们今晚在廿八铺歇宿。”
从这高坡上一路下山，行了三个多时辰到了廿八铺。那是浙闽间的交通要冲，仙霞岭上行旅必经之所。进得镇来，天还没黑，但镇上竟无一人。 仪和道：“福建风俗真怪，这么早大家便睡了。”定静师太道：“咱们且找一家客店投宿。”恒山派和武林中各地尼庵均互通声气，但廿八铺并无尼庵，不能前去挂单，只得找客店投宿。所不便的是俗人对尼姑颇有忌讳，认为见之不吉，往往多惹闲气，好在一众女尼受之已惯，也从来不加计较。 但见一家家店铺都上了门板。廿八铺说大不大，说小不小，也有两三百家店铺，可是一眼望去，竟似一座死镇。落日余晖未尽，廿八铺街上已如深夜一般。众人在街上转了个弯，见一家客店前挑出一个白布招子，写着“仙居客店”四个大字，但大门紧闭，静悄悄的没半点声息。女弟子郑萼当下便上前敲门。这郑萼是俗家弟子，一张圆圆的脸蛋常带笑容，能说会道，很讨人家喜欢。一路上凡有与人打交道之事，总是由她出马，免得旁人一见尼姑，便生拒却之心。 郑萼敲了几下门，停得片刻，又敲几下，过了良久，却没人应门。郑萼叫道：“店家大叔，请开门来。”她声音清亮，又是习武之人，声音颇能及远，便隔着几重院子，也当听见了。可是客店中竟没一人应声，情形显甚突兀。 仪和走上前去，附耳在门板上一听，店内全无声息，转头道：“师父，店内没人。” 定静师太隐隐觉得不对，眼见店招甚新，门板也洗刷得十分干净，决不是歇业不做的模样，说道：“过去瞧瞧，这镇上该不止这一家客店。” 向前走过数十家门面，又有一家“南安客店”。郑萼上前拍门，一模一样，仍没人答应。郑萼道：“仪和师姊，咱们进去瞧瞧。”仪和道：“好！”两人越墙而入。郑萼叫道：“店里有人吗？”不听有人回答，两人拔剑出鞘，并肩走进客堂，再到后面厨房、马厩、客房各处查看，果然一人也无。但桌上、椅上未积灰尘，连桌上一把茶壶中的茶也尚有微温。郑萼打开大门，让定静师太等进来，将情形说了。各人都啧啧称奇。 定静师太道：“你们七人一队，分别到镇上各处去瞧瞧，打听一下到底是何缘故。七人不可离散，一有敌踪便吹哨为号。”众弟子答应了，分别快步行出。客堂上便只剩下定静师太一人。初时尚听到众弟子的脚步之声，到后来便寂无声息。这廿八铺镇上，静得令人只感毛骨悚然，偌大一个镇甸，人声俱寂，连鸡鸣犬吠之声也听不到半点，确实大异寻常。 定静师太突然担心：“莫非魔教布下了阴毒陷阱？女弟子们没多大江湖阅历，别要中了诡计，给魔教一网打尽。”走到门口，见东北角人影晃动，西首又有几人跃入店铺屋中，都是本派弟子，她心中稍定。又过一会，众弟子络绎回报，都说镇上并无一人。 仪和道：“别说没人，连畜生也没一只。”仪清道：“看来镇上各人离去不久，许多屋中箱笼打开，大家把值钱的东西都带走了。”定静师太点点头，问道：“你们以为怎么？”仪和道：“弟子猜想，那是魔教妖人驱散了镇民，不久便会大举来攻。”定静师太道：“不错！这一次魔教妖人要跟咱们明枪交战，那好得很啊。你们怕不怕？”众弟子齐道：“降魔灭妖，乃我佛门弟子的天职。”定静师太道：“咱们便在这客店中宿歇，做饭饱餐一顿再说。先试试水米蔬菜中有无毒药。” 恒山派会餐之时，本就不许说话，这一次更人人竖起了耳朵，倾听外边声息。第一批吃过后，出去替换外边守卫的弟子进来吃饭。 仪清忽然心生一计，说道：“师父，咱们去将许多屋中的灯烛都点了起来，叫敌人不知咱们的所在。”定静师太道：“这疑兵之计甚好。你们七人去点灯。” 她从大门中望出去，只见大街西首许多店铺的窗户中，一处处透了灯火出来，再过一会，东首许多店铺的窗中也有灯光透出。大街上灯光处处，便是没半点声息。定静师太一抬头，见到天边月亮，心中默祷：“菩萨保佑，让我恒山派诸弟子此次得能全身而退。弟子定静若能复归恒山，从此青灯礼佛，再也不动刀剑了。” 她昔年叱咤江湖，着实干下了不少轰轰烈烈的事迹，但昨晚仙霞岭上这一战，局面之凶险，此刻思之犹有余悸，所担心的是率领着这许多弟子，若她孤身一人，情境便再可怖十倍，那也不放在心上，又再默祷：“大慈大悲、救苦救难观世音菩萨，如我恒山诸人此番非有损折不可，只让弟子定静一人身当此灾，诸般杀业报应，只由弟子一人承当。” 便在此时，忽听得东北方传来一个女子声音大叫：“救命，救命哪！”万籁俱寂之中，尖锐之音特别显得凄厉。定静师太微微一惊，听声音并非本派弟子，凝目向东北角望去，并未见到有何动静，随见仪清等七名弟子向东北角上奔去，自是前去察看。过了良久，不见仪清等回报。仪和道：“师父，弟子和六位师妹过去瞧瞧。”定静点点头，仪和率领六人，循着呼叫声来处奔去。黑夜中剑光闪烁，不多时便即隐没。 隔了好一会，忽然那女子声音又尖叫起来：“杀了人哪，救命，救命！”恒山派群徒面面相觑，不知那边出了什么事，何以仪清、仪和两批人过去多时，始终没来回报，若说遇上了敌人，却又不闻打斗之声。但听那女子一声声地高叫“救命”，大家瞧着定静师太，候她发令派人再去施救。 定静师太道：“于嫂，你带领六名师妹前去，不论见到什么事，即刻派人回报。”于嫂是个四十来岁的中年妇人，原是恒山白云庵中服侍定闲师太的佣妇。后来定闲师太见她忠心能干，收为弟子，此次随同定静师太出来，却是第一次闯荡江湖。于嫂躬身答应，带同六名师妹向东北方而去。 可是这七人去后，仍如石沉大海，有去无回。定静师太越来越惊，猜想敌人布下了陷阱，诱得众弟子前去，一一擒住；又等片刻，仍无半点动静，那高呼“救命”之声却也不再响了。定静师太道：“仪质、仪真，你们留在这里，照料受伤的师姊、师妹，不论见到什么古怪，总之不可离开客店，以免中了调虎离山之计。”仪质、仪真两人躬身答应。 定静师太对郑萼、仪琳、秦绢三名年轻弟子道：“你们三个跟我来。”抽出长剑，向东北方奔去。来到近处，但见一排房屋，黑沉沉的既无灯火，亦无声息，定静师太厉声喝道：“魔教妖人，有种的便出来决战，在这里装神弄鬼，是什么英雄好汉？”停了片刻，听屋中没人回答，飞腿向身畔一座屋子的大门上踢去。喀喇一声，门闩断截，大门向内弹开，屋内一团漆黑，也不知有人没人。 定静师太不敢贸然闯进，叫道：“仪和、仪清、于嫂，你们听到我声音么？”她叫声远远传了开去，过了片刻，远处传来一些轻微回声，回声既歇，便又是一片静寂。 定静师太回头道：“你们三人紧紧跟着我，不可离开。”提剑绕着这排屋子奔行一周，没见丝毫异状，纵身上屋，凝目四望。其时微风不起，树梢俱定，冷月清光铺在瓦面之上，这情景便如昔日在恒山午夜出来步月时所见一般，但在恒山是一片宁静，此刻却蕴藏着莫大诡秘和杀气。定静师太空有一身武功，敌人始终没露面，当真束手无策。 她又焦躁，又后悔：“早知魔教妖人诡计多端，可不该派她们分批过来……”突然间心中一凛，双手一拍，纵下屋来，展开轻功，急驰回到南安客店，叫道：“仪质、仪真，见到什么没有？”客店中竟没人答应。 她疾冲进内，店内已无一人，本来睡在榻上养伤的几名弟子也都已不知去向。 这一下定静师太便修养再好，却也无法镇定了，剑尖在烛光下不住跃动，闪出一丝丝青光，知自己握着长剑的手已忍不住颤抖。数十名女弟子突然无声无息地就此失踪，到底什么缘故？却又如何是好？一刹那间，但觉唇干舌燥，全身筋骨俱软，竟尔无法移动。 但这瘫软只顷刻间事，她吸一口气，在丹田中一加运转，立即精神大振，在客店各处房舍庭院中迅速兜了一圈，不见丝毫端倪，叫道：“萼儿、绢儿，你们过来。”可是黑夜之中，只听到自己的叫声，郑萼、秦绢和仪琳三人均无应声。定静师太暗叫：“不好！”急冲出门，叫道：“萼儿、绢儿、仪琳，你们在哪里？”门外月光淡淡，那三个小弟子也已影踪不见。 当此大变，定静师太不惊反怒，跃上屋顶，叫道：“魔教妖人，装神弄鬼，成什么样子？” 她连呼数声，四下里静悄悄的绝没半点声音。她不住口大声叫骂，但廿八铺偌大一座镇甸，似乎便只剩下她一人。正无法可施之际，忽然灵机一动，朗声说道：“魔教众妖人听了，你们再不现身，那便显得东方不败无耻胆怯，不敢派人和我正面为敌。什么东方不败，只不过是东方必败而已。东方必败，有种敢出来见见老尼吗？东方必败，你既然必败，我料定你就是不敢！”她知魔教中上上下下对教主奉若神明，如有人辱及教主之名，教徒闻声而不出来舍命维护教主令誉，实为罪大恶极。果然她叫了几声“东方必败”，突见几间屋中拥出七人，悄没声地跃上屋顶，四面将她围住。 敌人一现身形，定静师太心中一喜，心想：“你们这些妖人终究给我骂了出来，便将我乱刀分尸，也胜于这般鬼影也见不到半个。”可是这七人只一言不发地站在她身周。定静师太怒道：“我那些女弟子呢？将她们绑架到哪里去了？”那七人仍默不作声。 定静师太见站在西首的两人年纪均有五十来岁，脸上肌肉便如僵了一般，不露半分喜怒之色，她吐了一口气，叫道：“好，看剑！”挺剑向西北角上那人胸口刺去。 她身在重围之中，自知这一剑没法当真刺到他，这一刺只是虚招。眼前那人可也当真了得，他料到这剑只是虚招，竟然不闪不避。定静师太这一剑本拟收回，见他毫不理会，刺到中途却不收回了，力贯右臂，径自疾刺过去。却见身旁两个人影一闪，两人各伸双手，分别往她左肩、右肩插落。 定静师太身形略侧，疾如飘风般转了过来，攻向东首那身形甚高之人。那人滑开半步，呛啷一声，兵刃出手，乃是一面沉重的铁牌，举牌往她剑上砸去，定静师太长剑早已圈转，嗤的一声，刺向身左一名老者。那老者伸出左手，径来抓她剑身，月光下隐隐见他手上似是戴有黑色手套，料想是刀剑不入之物，这才敢赤手来夺长剑。 转斗数合，定静师太已和七名敌人中的五人交过了手，只觉这五人无一不是好手，倘若单打独斗，甚或以一敌二，她决不畏惧，还可占到七八成赢面，但七人齐上，只要稍有破绽空隙，旁人立即补上，她变成只有挨打、绝难还手的局面。 越斗下去，越是心惊：“魔教中有哪些出名人物，十之八九我都早有所闻。他们的武功家数、所用兵刃，我五岳剑派并非不知。但这七人是什么来头，我却全然猜想不出。料不到魔教近年来势力大张，竟收罗了这许多身分隐秘的高手。” 堪堪斗到六七十招，定静师太左支右绌，已气喘吁吁，一瞥眼间，忽见屋面上又多了十几个人影。这些人显然早已隐伏在此，到这时才突然现身。她暗叫：“罢了，罢了！眼前这七人我已对付不了，再有这些敌人窥伺在侧，定静今日大限难逃，与其落入敌人手中，苦受折辱，不如及早自寻了断。这臭皮囊只是我暂居的舍宅，毁了殊不足惜，只是所带出来的数十名弟子尽数断送，定静老尼却愧对恒山派的列位先人了。” 刷刷刷疾刺三剑，将敌人逼开两步，忽地倒转长剑，向自己心口插了下去。
剑尖将及胸膛，突然当的一声响，手腕一震，长剑荡开。只见一个男子手中持剑，站在自己身旁，叫道：“定静师太勿寻短见，嵩山派朋友在此！”自己长剑自是他挡开的。 只听得兵刃撞击之声急响，伏在暗处的十余人纷纷跃出，和那魔教的七人斗了起来。定静师太死中逃生，精神一振，当即仗剑上前助战。嵩山派那些人以二对一，魔教的七人立处下风。那七人眼见寡不敌众，齐声唿哨，从南方退了下去。 定静师太持剑疾追，迎面风声响动，屋檐上十多枚暗器同时发出。定静师太举起长剑，凝神将攒射过来的暗器一一拍开。黑夜之中，唯有星月微光，长剑飞舞，但听得叮叮之声连响，十多枚暗器给她尽数击落。只是给暗器这么一阻，那魔教七人却逃得远了。只听得身后那人叫道：“恒山派万花剑法精妙绝伦，今日叫人大开眼界。” 定静师太长剑入鞘，缓缓转身，刹那之间，由动入静，一位适才还在奋剑剧斗的武林健者，登时变成了谦和仁慈的有道老尼，双手合十行礼，说道：“多谢钟师兄解围。” 她认得眼前这个中年男子是嵩山派左掌门的师弟，姓钟名镇，外号人称“九曲剑”。这并非因他所用兵刃是弯曲的长剑，而是恭维他剑法变幻无方，人所难测。当年泰山日观峰五岳剑派大会，定静师太曾和他有一面之缘。其余的嵩山派人物中，她也有三四人相识。 钟镇抱拳还礼，微笑道：“定静师太以一敌七，力斗魔教的'七星使者'，果然剑法高超，佩服，佩服！” 定静师太寻思：“原来这七个家伙叫做什么'七星使者'。”她不愿显得孤陋寡闻，当下也不再问，心想日后慢慢打听不迟，既知道了他们的名号，那就好办。 嵩山派余人一一过来行礼，有二人是钟镇的师弟，其余是低一辈弟子。定静师太还礼罢，说道：“说来惭愧，我恒山派这次来到福建，所带出来的数十名弟子，突然在这镇上失踪。钟师兄你们各位是几时来到廿八铺的？可曾见到一些线索吗？”她想嵩山派这些人早就隐伏在旁，却要等到自己势穷力竭，挺剑自尽，这才出手相救，显是要自己先行出丑，再来显他们的威风，心下暗暗不悦。只数十名女弟子突然失踪，实在事关重大，不得不向他们打听，若是她个人之事，那就宁可死了，也不会出口向这些人相求，此时向钟镇问到这一声，已是委屈之至了。 钟镇道：“魔教妖人诡计多端，深知师太武功卓绝，力敌难以取胜，便暗设阴谋，将贵派弟子尽数擒了去。师太也不用着急，魔教虽然大胆，料来也不敢立时加害贵派诸位师妹。咱们下去详商救人之策便是。”说着左手一伸，请她下屋。 定静师太点了点头，一跃落地。钟镇等跟着跃下。 钟镇向西走去，说道：“在下引路。”走出数十丈后折而向北，来到仙居客店之前，推门进去，说道：“师太，咱们便在这里商议。”他两名师弟一个叫做“神鞭”滕八公，另一个叫“锦毛狮”高克新，三人都身居“嵩山十三太保”之列。三人引着定静师太走进一间宽大的上房，点了蜡烛，分宾主坐下。嵩山弟子们献上茶后，退了出去。高克新便将房门关上了。 钟镇说道：“我们久慕师太剑法恒山派第一……”定静师太摇头道：“不对，我剑法不及掌门师妹，也不及定逸师妹。”钟镇微笑道：“师太不须过谦。我和两个师弟素仰英名，企盼见识师太神妙剑法，以致适才救援来迟，其实绝无不敬之意，谨此谢过，师太请勿怪罪。”定静师太心意稍平，见三人站起身来抱拳行礼，便也站起合十还礼，道：“好说。” 钟镇待她坐下，说道：“我五岳剑派结盟之后，同气连枝，原不分彼此。只是近年来大家见面的时候少，好多事情又没联手共为，致令魔教坐大，气焰日甚。” 定静师太“嘿”的一声，心道：“这当儿却来说这些闲话干什么？”钟镇又道：“左师哥日常言道：合则势强，分则力弱。我五岳剑派若