Chapter 6 The fifth chapter micro-step pattern life
Zuo Zimu drew his sword back, his wrist suddenly felt a sharp pain, the long sword flew up from his hand, the momentum brought him back two steps.The three of them were startled, and they raised their heads to look at the long sword in unison.I saw that the blade of the sword was wrapped by a slender rope, and at the end of the rope was an iron rod, which was held in the hands of an officer in yellow.This man was about thirty years old, full of heroism.Ye Erniang recognized that he had fought with Yun Zhonghe seven days ago, his martial arts are not weak, but he is not as good as her own, so she is not afraid of him, but she just wonders if his companion is also here.Looking sideways, I saw another officer in yellow standing on the left, with a pair of hatchets stuck in his waist. Erniang Ye was about to speak, when she heard a slight noise behind her, she immediately turned around, and saw a person standing on the southeast and southwest corners respectively, dressed in the same color as the previous two, with yellow clothes and black headdresses, military officers dress up.The hand on the southeast corner is holding a pair of judge pens, and the hand on the southwest corner is holding a wrought copper eyebrow stick. The four people are divided into four corners, forming a faint encirclement. Zuo Zimu Lang said: "It turns out that the four major guards of Chu, Gu, Fu, and Zhu in the palace have all arrived. I will be polite to Zuo Zimu here." He said to the four of them.The guard Zhu Danchen holding the judge's pen cupped his fists in return, but the other three ignored him. The guard who arrived first, Chu Wanli, shook the iron pole, and the long sword wrapped on the soft rope kept shaking in the air, shining under the sunlight.He sneered and said, "'Wuliangjian' is considered a famous sect in Dali. I didn't expect the head of the sect to behave like this. Where is Mr. Duan? Where is he?" Mu Wanqing was already determined to die, but she suddenly came to the savior, she was overjoyed, hearing him ask about Young Master Duan, she was even more concerned. Zuo Zimu said: "Duan...Young Master Duan? That's right, a few days ago, I met Young Master Duan a few times...but now I don't know...but I don't know where I went to." Mu Wanqing said: "Mr. Duan has been killed by this woman's brother." Pointing to Erniang Ye, he said: "That man is called 'Poverty and Vicious' Yun Zhonghe, tall and thin, like a bamboo pole... ..." Chu Wanli was shocked, and shouted: "Really? Is that the person?" Fu Sigui, the guard holding a cooked copper stick, heard that Duan Yu was killed by someone, filled with grief and anger, and shouted: "Mr. Duan, I will avenge you." The cooked copper stick fell on Ye Erniang's head. Erniang Ye dodged to dodge, and shouted: "Ah, my son, Chu Gufu, Zhu Sisi, Dali Kingdom, you died short-lived. Wait for your own mother Ye Erniang." Chu, Gu, Fu, and Zhu are not much younger than her, but she calls herself her own mother, "My son", "Short-lived darling" Call the general to get up. Fu Sigui was furious, a copper stick made a whistling wind, and instantly turned into a cloud of yellow mist, trapping her.Ye Erniang was holding Zuo Zimu's baby, dodging back and forth between the copper rods, but the copper rods still couldn't hit her.The child screamed loudly.Zuo Zimu shouted urgently: "You two stop, you two stop! Mr. Duan is not dead now!" Another guard pulled out his ax from his waist and asked, "Where is Mr. Duan?" Zuo Zimu said urgently: "Save my son first, then go and save Mr. Duan." The guard said: "Okay, treat me, Gu Ducheng. Kill 'No Evil, No Evil' first, then we will talk." The body rolled to the ground, and the "Eighteen Intertwined Axe" was shot, with a left ax and a right ax to chop her lower body.Ye Erniang laughed and said: "This child is in the way, you should hack him to death first!" She put the child in her hand to the axe.Gu Ducheng was startled, and hastily retracted the axe, but Ye Erniang's right leg flew out from under her skirt, and hit him on the shoulder, fortunately he has a strong body, he only staggered slightly after being hit by this leg, he was not injured, he jumped on him and hit him again.Ye Erniang used the child as a talisman, and when Gu Ducheng and Fu Sigui handed it out, they were greatly restrained. Zuo Zimu shouted urgently: "Be careful, child! This is my child, be careful! Brother Fu, you hit the stick too high. Brother Gu, don't...don't greet my child with your axe." In the midst of the confusion, a flute sound suddenly came from behind the mountain, clear and intense, and it sounded nearby in a short while. A middle-aged man in a wide robe and long sleeves turned out from behind the hillside. He had three long beards and was elegant in appearance. An iron flute is still close to his mouth and blowing.Zhu Danchen stepped forward quickly, walked to his side, and said a few words in a low voice.The man played the flute non-stop, with a leisurely tune, and walked slowly towards the three who were fighting.All of a sudden, the flute sounded urgently, which only caused pain in everyone's ear drums.He pressed all ten fingers on the flute hole and blew rapidly, a gust of wind flew out from the end of the iron flute and rushed towards Ye Erniang's face.Ye Erniang hurriedly turned her face away, the iron flute was pointed at her throat. These two strokes were astonishingly fast, even if Ye Erniang was quick to respond, she couldn't help but flustered, she swayed her waist slightly in her busy schedule, her upper body abruptly moved a foot away, threw Zuoshan mountain to the ground, and stretched out her hand to grab the iron flute. go.The robed guest didn't wait for the baby to land, he swung his sleeves and rolled up the baby.As soon as Ye Erniang caught the iron flute, she felt that the flute was as hot as red charcoal, and she was startled: "Is there poison on the flute?" She hurriedly let go of the flute and jumped a few steps away.The robed guest waved his sleeves and threw Shan Shan steadily towards Zuo Zimu. Ye Erniang glanced at it and saw that the left palm of the robed man was as red as blood, and she was shocked again: "It turns out that there is no poison on the flute, it is because of his internal strength that scalds the iron flute as if it had just been taken out of a furnace." " Involuntarily took a few steps back, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is very good at martial arts, I never thought that Xiao Dali would have such a master. May I ask your name?" The robed man smiled slightly, and said: "Erniang Ye is here, it's a pleasure to meet you, it's a pleasure to meet you. Dali Kingdom should show its kindness as a landlord." Zuo Zimu embraced his son, and blurted out his surprise and surprise. And came out: "Your honor is Gao... Gao Junhou?" The robed guest smiled and didn't answer, and asked Erniang Ye: "Where is Mr. Duan? I still want to tell you." Ye Erniang sneered and said, "I don't know, I know, and I won't say anything." Suddenly she jumped up and fell towards the mountain peak.The man in broad robe said: "Wait a minute!" He flew after him, suddenly there was a flash of light in front of his eyes, and seven or eight hidden weapons were thrown like beads, hitting several vital points on his head and face.The robed guest waved his iron flute and shot down one by one.I saw her drifting and swaying, she had gone too far, and she could no longer catch up.When he looked at the hidden weapons that fell on the ground, each one was different. They were all gold and silverware hanging on the child's body, some were longevity cards, or small lock pieces. She snatched the things of the children who played with her. If this harm is not cured, how many children in Dali Kingdom will suffer." Chu Wanli swung the iron rod, and the long sword wrapped on the rope flew out, turned the hilt upside down, and flew towards Zuo Zimu.Zuo Zimu stretched out his arms to hold her, his face full of shame, speechless.Chu Wanli then asked, "What happened to Mr. Duan?" Mu Wanqing thought to herself: "These people seem to be Duan Lang's friends, so I told them the truth, so that we can go to the cliff over there and search carefully." Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard someone in the middle of the mountain shouting angrily. Call: "Mu girl...Mu girl... are you still here? South Sea Crocodile God, here I come, you must not harm Mu girl, she is my daughter-in-law! Let's discuss whether to worship Master or not... ... Mu girl, Mu girl, are you okay?" The robed guests waited and cheered in unison: "It's the young master!" Mu Wanqing had been waiting for him for seven days and seven nights, already exhausted physically and mentally, at this moment when she heard his voice suddenly, she was pleasantly surprised, her eyes darkened and she fainted. In a coma, someone whispered in her ear: "Mu girl, Mu girl, wake up soon!" She regained her senses and felt that she was lying in someone's arms, being held on the shoulders, and wanted to jump up. , but then thought: "Duan Lang is here." My heart was sweet and bitter, and I slowly opened my eyes, only to see a pair of eyes staring at me as clear as autumn water, but who is it not Duan Yu?He said happily: "Ah, you've finally woken up." Mu Wanqing burst into tears, and slapped him hard with a backhand palm, but she was still lying in his arms, unable to struggle and jumped up for a moment. Duan Yu caressed his cheek and said with a smile: "You beat people at every turn, you are really arrogant!" He asked: "Where is the South Sea Crocodile God? Isn't he waiting for me here?" Mu Wanqing said: "He has already waited for me. Seven days and seven nights for you, isn’t that enough? He’s gone.” Duan Yu immediately beamed with joy, and said, “Wonderful, wonderful! I’m just worried. If he insists on forcing me to worship him as a teacher, I don’t know what to do. All right." Mu Wanqing said: "You don't want to be his apprentice, why do you come here?" Duan Yu said: "Hey! You are in his hands, if I don't come, he will definitely make things difficult for you, so what's the matter?" Mu Wanqing felt sweet in her heart, and said: "Hmph! You have a very bad conscience, I wish I could kill you with a sword. Why don't you come late, don't come sooner, wait until he leaves, you have a helper, then you will be able to help me." To pretend to be a good person? During these seven days and seven nights, you will not come to find me?" Duan Yu sighed, and said: "I have been restrained by others, I can't move, I am worried about you day and night, I am really anxious to death. As soon as I have to get away, I will come here immediately. You are my wife, you will not rely on it?" Wanqing smiled and said: "Why should I rely on it?" Duan Yu was overjoyed and hugged her even tighter.
That day the South Sea Crocodile God captured Mu Wanqing and went away. Duan Yu was alone on the high cliff, anxious: "If I don't rush to ask this wicked person to accept me as a disciple, Miss Mu's life will be lost. But if I ask this wicked person to be my teacher, After all, I can’t do the kung fu of making a loud noise and breaking my neck. When he taught me this kung fu, he probably had to find some people to let me try it out. I tried one after another, which was terrible. Fortunately, although this villain is vicious, he is reasonable, how can I argue with him, so that he will let Miss Mu go, but he doesn't have to accept me as an apprentice." Wandering on the edge of the cliff, with a dull pain in my stomach, I suddenly thought: "Oh, no, I'm so confused, how did I forget? I have already worshiped the fairy sister as my teacher in that cave, and I have already regarded it as the "Xiaoyao School" 'Disciple. How can a disciple of the 'Xiaoyao Sect' switch to the sect of the God of Crocodile in the South China Sea? By the way, I'll tell this villain straight away, and forgive him for saying 'this is reasonable'." Then I thought again: "This villain will definitely ask me to show off some of the 'Xiaoyao Sect' martial arts. I don't know it at all. Of course he doesn't believe that I am a disciple of the 'Xiaoyao Sect'." Then he remembered: "Sister Immortal ordered, Tell me to practice the magical skills in her scroll three times a day, morning, noon and evening, and I have been messed up these days, but I haven’t practiced half a time, really damn it.” I felt sorry, and was about to reach into my arms to touch it. The scroll, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him, he turned around, was startled, and saw dozens of people coming up from the edge of the cliff one after another. The first person was Sikong Xuan, the head of the Shennong Gang, followed by Zuo Zimu, the head of the East Sect of Wuliangjian, and Xin Shuangqing, the head of the West Sect. In addition, there were disciples of the Shennong Gang and the East and West Sect of Wuliangjian. Dozens of people mixed together. Together.Duan Yu thought to himself: "Why are the two sides not fighting anymore? It would be good to turn an enemy into a friend." I saw these dozens of people standing apart on both sides, bowing respectfully, obviously waiting for some important person to come up. For a moment, the green shadows swayed, and eight women jumped onto the edge of the cliff, all wearing emerald green cloaks, with black eagles embroidered on the cloaks on their chests.Duan Yu secretly cried out: "My life is over!" Four of these eight women stood on both sides, followed by another woman in a green cloak walking up the cliff.This woman was in her twenties, with a handsome appearance, but there was an evil look in her brows, she glared at Duan Yu and said, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" When Duan Yu heard this, he was overjoyed: "She doesn't know that Miss Mu and I have killed four of her sisters, and we have pretended to be envoys from the Vulture Palace. Fortunately, my cloak has been wrapped around that fat old woman, Granny Ping, and Miss Mu His cloak floated into the Lancang River again. There is no proof of death, just push her away." Said: "Duan Yu in Dali, I will follow my friend to this Mr. Zuo's Wuliang Palace as a guest..." Zuo Zimu interjected, "Friend Duan, the Wuliang Sword has been attached to Tianshan Vulture Palace, and the Wuliang Palace has been renamed 'Wuliang Cave'. The word Wuliang Palace will not be called from now on." Duan Yu thought to himself: "It turns out that you couldn't beat him, so you surrendered, which is a brilliant idea." He said: "Congratulations, congratulations. Mr. Zuo abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, very good." Zuo Zimu thought to himself: "What's 'dark' about me before? What's 'bright' now?" But of course he couldn't say that, he could only smile wryly. Duan Yu continued: "I saw a misunderstanding between Chief Sikong and Mr. Zuo. He tried to persuade him with good intentions, but unexpectedly made a mess. He was ordered by Chief Sikong to get the antidote, but he met a big villain. His name is South Sea Crocodile God Yue Lao San. He said that I have good qualifications and wanted to take me as a disciple. I said I don't learn martial arts, but this South Sea Crocodile God is unreasonable, so he caught me here and put me on a high shelf, insisting that I worship him You can't be a teacher. I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken," said he spread his hands, and said, "I can't go down such a high and dangerous cliff. The girl asked me what I am doing here? That is waiting to die There is nothing false in what he said. The first part is true, and the second part is not false, but a large part is omitted in the middle. If it does not violate the way of a sage, lying is not a gentleman." The woman gave a "hmm" and said, "The Four Great Evil Men have finally arrived in Dali. Third Yue wants to take you as an apprentice, what are your qualifications?" Without waiting for Duan Yu's answer, she looked at Sikong Xuan and Zuo Zi Mu and the two swept away and asked, "Is his statement true?" Zuo Zimu said: "Yes." Sikong Xuan said: "I would like to report to the envoy, this kid doesn't know a little bit of martial arts, but he is always messing around." The woman said: "You said you saw those two sluts pretending to be my sister fleeing to this mountain, but where are they? Mr. Duan, did you see the two girls in green cloaks who were dressed like us?" ?” Duan Yu said: "No, I haven't seen two girls who are dressed like my sister." He thought to himself: "The ones wearing green cloaks pretending to be you are a man and a girl. I didn't look in the mirror, so I couldn't see myself; Mu girl is 'one girl', not 'two girls'." The woman nodded, then turned to Sikong Xuan and said, "You have been under the Vulture Palace for a long time, haven't you?" Sikong Xuan said tremblingly, "It has been... eight years." The woman said, "Even our sister Elder sister can't recognize her, she's so confused, what else can she do for the old child elder? Don't count on the antidote for this year's life and death talisman." Sikong Xuan's face turned pale, he knelt down on the ground, kept kowtow, and begged : "The Holy Messenger is merciful, the Holy Messenger is merciful." Duan Yu thought to himself: "This goatee is not dead yet. Could it be that the fake antidote given to him by Miss Mu works, or is there some panacea given to him by the Vulture Palace? What is the 'antidote for the life and death talisman'? " The woman ignored Sikong Xuan, and said to Xin Shuangqing: "Take Mr. Duan down. If the four villains come, tell them to come to me at the Vulture Palace on Misty Peak. The one who captured those two fake little sluts The matter fell on you Wuliangdong. Hehe, what a courage! Also, the two traitors, Gan Guanghao and Ge Guangpei, must be captured and killed. When I saw my four sisters, I told them to go straight Back to Vulture Palace, I won't wait for them." She said something, Xin Shuangqing agreed, but she didn't dare to meet her eyes.The woman finished speaking, and without looking at the crowd again, she went down the peak, followed by eight women under her command. Sikongxuan kept kneeling on the ground, when he saw the nine girls coming down the peak, he quickly jumped up and ran to the edge of the cliff, shouting: "Envoy Fu Sheng, please come back to Child Elder, Sikongxuan is sorry for her old lady." On one side, he jumped into the Lancang River. Everyone exclaimed in unison.神农帮帮众纷纷奔到崖边,但见浊浪滚滚,汹涌而过,帮主早已落入江中,给江水冲得不知去向,有的便捶胸哭出声来。 无量剑众人见司空玄落得如此下场,面面相觑,尽皆神色黯然。 段誉心道:“这位司空玄帮主之死,跟我的干系可着实不小。”心下甚觉歉疚。 辛双清指着无量剑东宗的两名男弟子道:“你们照料着段相公下去。”那两人一个叫郁光标,一个叫钱光胜,一齐躬身答应。 段誉在郁钱二人携扶拖拉之下,好不辛苦地来到山脚,吁了一口长气,向左子穆和辛双清拱手道:“多承相救下山,这就别过。”眼望南海鳄神先前所指的那座高峰,心想:“要上这座山峰,可比适才下峰加倍艰难,看来无量剑的人也不会这么好心,又将我拉上峰去。为了相救木姑娘,那也只有拚命了。” 不料辛双清道:“你不忙走,跟我一起去无量洞。”段誉忙道:“不,不。在下有要事在身,不能奉陪。恕罪,恕罪。”辛双清哼了一声,做个手势。郁钱两人各伸一臂,挽住了段誉双臂,径自前行。段誉叫道:“喂,喂,辛掌门,左掌门,我段誉可没得罪你们啊。刚才那位圣使姊姊吩咐你们带我下山,现今山已下了,我也已谢过了你们,又待怎地?” 辛双清和左子穆均不理会。段誉在郁钱两人左右挟持之下,抗拒不得,只有跟着他们,脚下七高八低,口中气喘吁吁,来到了无量洞。
郁钱两人带着他经过五进屋子,又穿过一座大花园,来到三间小屋之前。钱光胜打开房门,郁光标将他推进门内,关上木门,只听得喀喇一声响,外面已上了锁。 段誉大叫:“你们无量剑讲理不讲?这可不是把我当做了犯人吗?无量剑又不是官府,怎能胡乱关人?”可是外面声息阒然,任他大叫大嚷,没一人理会。 段誉叹了口长气,心想:“既来之,则安之。那也只有听天由命了。”适才下峰行路,实已疲累万分,眼见房中有床有桌,躺在床上放头便睡。 睡不多久,有人送饭进来,饭菜倒也不恶。段誉向送饭的仆役道:“你去禀告左辛两位掌门,说我有话……”一句话没说完,郁光标在门外粗声喝道:“姓段的,你给我安安静静的,坐着也罢,躺着也罢,再要吵吵嚷嚷,莫怪我们不客气。你再开口说一句话,我就打你一个耳括子。两句话,两个耳光,三句三个。你会不会计数?” 段誉当即住口,心想:“这些粗人说得出,做得到。给木姑娘打几个耳光,痛在脸上,甜在心里。给你老兄打上几下,滋味可大不相同。”吃了三大碗饭,倒在床上又睡,心想:“木姑娘这会儿不知怎么样了?最好是她放毒箭射死了那南海鳄神,脱身逃走,再来救我出去。唉,我怎地盼望她杀人?”胡思乱想一会,便睡着了。 这一觉睡到次日清晨才醒。只见房中陈设简陋,窗上铁条纵列,看来竟然便是无量剑关人的所在。幸得房间宽敞,尚无局促之感,心想第一件事,须得遵照神仙姊姊嘱咐,练她的“北冥神功”。于是从怀中摸出卷轴,放在桌上,一想到画中的裸像,一颗心便怦怦乱跳,面红耳赤,忙正襟危坐,心中默告:“神仙姊姊,我是遵你吩咐,修习神功,可不是想偷看你的贵体,亵渎莫怪。” 缓缓展开,将第一图后的小字看了几遍。这等文字上的功夫,在他自是犹如家常便饭一般,看一遍即已明白,第二遍已然记住,读到第三遍后便有所会心。他不敢多看图中女像,记住了像上的经脉和穴位,便照着卷轴中所记的法门练了起来。 文中言道:本门内功,适与各家各派之内功逆其道而行,是以凡曾修习内功之人,务须尽忘已学,专心修习新功,若有丝毫混杂岔乱,则两功互冲,立时颠狂呕血,诸脉俱废,最是凶险不过。文中反复致意,说的都是这个重大关节。段誉从未练过内功,于这最艰难的一关竟可全然不加措意,倒也方便。 只小半个时辰,便已依照图中所示,将“手太阴肺经”的经脉穴道存想无误,不过身上内息全无,自也无法运息通行经脉。跟着便练“任脉”,此脉起于肛门与下阴之间的“会阴穴”,自曲骨、中极、关元、石门诸穴直通而上,经腹、胸、喉,而至口中下齿缝间的“断基穴”。任脉穴位甚多,经脉走势却是笔直一条,十分简易,段誉顷刻间便记住了诸穴的位置名称,伸手在自己身上逐个穴道地摸过去。此脉仍是逆练,由龂基、承浆、廉泉、天突一路向下至会阴而止。 图中言道:“手太阴肺经暨任脉,乃北冥神功根基,其中拇指之少商穴及两乳间之膻中穴,尤为要中之要,前者取,后者贮。人有四海:胃者水谷之海,冲脉者十二经之海,膻中者气之海,脑者髓之海是也。食水谷而贮于胃,婴儿生而即能,不待练也。以少商取人内力而贮之于我气海,惟逍遥派正宗北冥神功能之。人食水谷,不过一日,尽泄诸外。我取人内力,则取一分,贮一分,不泄无尽,愈积愈厚,犹北冥天池之巨浸,可浮千里之鲲。” 段誉掩卷凝思:“这门功夫纯系损人利己,将别人辛辛苦苦练成的内力,取来积贮于自身,岂不是如同食人之血肉?又如重利盘剥,搜刮旁人钱财而据为己有?我已答应了神仙姊姊,不练是不成的了,但我此生决不取人内力。” 转念又想:“伯父常说,人生于世,不衣不食,无以为生,而一粥一饭,半丝半缕,尽皆取之于人。取人之物,殆无可免,端在如何报答。取之者寡而报之者厚,那就是了。取于为富不仁之徒,用于贫困无依之辈,非但无愧于心,且是仁人义士的慈悲善举,儒家佛家,其理一般。取民脂民膏以供奉一己之穷奢极欲,是为残民以逞;以之兼善天下,博施济众,则为圣贤。是以不在取与不取,而在用之为善为恶。”想明白了此节,倒也不觉修习这门功夫是如何不该了。 心下坦然之余,又想:“总而言之,我这一生要多做好事,不做坏事。巨象可负千斤,蝼蚁仅曳一芥,力大则所做好事亦大,做起坏事来可也厉害。以南海鳄神的本领,倘若专做好事,岂非造福不浅?”想到这里,觉得就算拜了南海鳄神为师,只要专扭坏人的脖子,似乎“这话倒也有理”。 卷轴中此外诸种经脉修习之法甚多,皆是取人内力的法门,段誉虽自语宽解,总觉习之有违本性,单是贪多务得,便非好事,当下暂不理会。 卷到卷轴末端,又见到了“凌波微步”那四字,登时便想起《洛神赋》中那些句子来:“凌波微步,罗袜生尘……转眄流精,光润玉颜。含辞未吐,气若幽兰。华容婀娜,令我忘餐。”曹子建那些千古名句,在脑海中缓缓流过:“秾纤得衷,修短合度,肩若削成,腰如约素。延颈秀项,皓质呈露。芳泽无加,铅华弗御。云髻峨峨,修眉连娟。丹唇外朗,皓齿内鲜。明眸善睐,靥辅承权。瑰姿艳逸,仪静体闲。柔情绰态,媚于语言……”这些句子用在木婉清身上,“这话倒也有理”;但如用之于神仙姊姊,只怕更为适合。想到神仙姊姊的姿容体态,“皎若太阳升朝霞,灼若芙蓉出绿波”,但觉依她吩咐行事,实为人生至乐,心想:“我先来练这'凌波微步',此乃逃命之妙法,非害人之手段也,练之有百利而无一害。” 卷轴上既绘明步法,又详注六十四卦的方位,他熟习,学起来自不为难。但有时卷轴上步法甚怪,走了上一步后,无法接到下一步,直至想到须得凭空转一个身,这才极巧妙自然地接上了;有时则须跃前纵后、左蹿右闪,方合于卷上的步法。他书呆子的劲道一发,遇到难题便苦苦钻研,一得悟解,乐趣之大,实是难以言宣,不禁觉得:“武学之中,原来也有这般无穷乐趣,实不下于读书诵经。” 如此一日过去,卷上的步法已学得了两三成,晚饭过后,再学了十几步,便即上床。迷迷糊糊中似睡似醒,脑子中来来去去的不是少商、膻中、关元、中极诸穴道,便是同人、大有、归妹、未济等易卦方位。 睡到中夜,猛听得“江昂、江昂、江昂”几下巨吼,登时惊醒,过不多久,又听得“江昂、江昂、江昂”几下大吼,叫声似是牛鸣,却又多了几分凄厉之意,不知是什么猛兽。他知无量山中颇多奇禽怪兽,听得吼声停歇,便也不以为意,着枕又睡。 却听得隔室有人说道:“这'莽牯朱蛤'已好久没出现了,今晚忽然鸣叫,不知主何吉凶?”另一人道:“咱们东宗落到这步田地,吉是吉不起来的,只要不凶到家,就已谢天谢地了。”段誉知是那两名男弟子郁光标与钱光胜,料来他们睡在隔壁,奉命监视,以防自己逃走。 只听那钱光胜道:“咱们无量剑归属了灵鹫宫,虽然从此受制于人,不得自由,却也得了个大靠山,可说好坏参半。我最气不过的,西宗明明不及我们东宗,干吗那位符圣使却要辛师叔做无量洞之主,咱们师父反须听她号令。”郁光标道:“谁叫灵鹫宫中自天山童姥以下个个都是女人哪?她们说天下男子没一个靠得住。听说这位符圣使倒是好心,派辛师叔做了咱们头儿,灵鹫宫对无量洞就会另眼相看。你瞧,符圣使对神农帮司空玄何等辣手,对辛师叔的脸色就好得多。”钱光胜道:“郁师哥,这个我可又不明白了。符圣使对隔壁那小子怎地又客客气气?什么'段相公'、'段相公'的,叫得好不亲热。” 段誉听他们说到自己,更凝神倾听。 郁光标笑道:“这几句话哪,咱们可只能在这里悄悄地说。一个年轻姑娘,对一个小白脸客客气气,'段相公'、'段相公'的叫……”他说到“段相公”三字时,压紧了嗓子,学着那灵鹫宫符圣使的腔调,自行再添上几分娇声嗲气,“……你猜是什么意思?”钱光胜道:“难道符圣使瞧中了这小白脸?”郁光标道:“小声些,别吵醒了小白脸。”接着笑道:“我又不是符圣使肚里的圣蛔虫,又怎明白她老人家的圣意?我猜辛师叔也是想到了这一着,因此叫咱们好好瞧着他,别让走了。”钱光胜道:“那可要关他到几时啊?”郁光标道:“符圣使在山峰上说:'辛双清,带了段相公下去,四大恶人若来啰唣,叫他们上缥缈峰灵鹫宫找我。'……”这几句话又是学着那绿衣女子的腔调,“……可是带了段相公下山怎么样?她老人家不说,别人也就不敢问。要是符圣使有一天忽然派人传下话来:'辛双清,把段相公送上灵鹫宫来见我。'咱们却已把这姓段的小白脸杀了、放了,岂不是糟天下之大糕?”钱光胜道:“要是符圣使从此不提,咱们难道把这小白脸在这里关上一辈子,以便随时恭候符圣使号令到来?”郁光标笑道:“可不是吗?” 段誉心里一连串地只叫:“苦也!苦也!”心道:“这位姓符的圣使姊姊尊称我一声'段相公',只不过见我是读书人,客气三分,你们歪七缠八,又想到哪里去啦?你们就把我关到胡子白了,那位圣使姊姊也决不会再想到我这个老白脸。” 正烦恼间,只听钱光胜道:“咱二人岂不是也要……”突然“江昂、江昂、江昂”三响,那“莽牯朱蛤”又吼了起来。钱光胜立即住口。隔了好一会,等莽牯朱蛤不再吼叫,他才又说道:“莽牯朱蛤一叫,我总是心惊肉跳,瘟神爷不知这次又要收多少条人命。”郁光标道:“大家说莽牯朱蛤是瘟神爷的坐骑,那也不过说说罢了。文殊菩萨骑狮子,普贤菩萨骑白象,太上老君骑青牛,这莽牯朱蛤是万毒之王,神通广大,毒性厉害,故老相传,就说他是瘟神菩萨的坐骑,其实也未必是真。” 钱光胜道:“郁师兄,你说这莽牯朱蛤到底是什么样儿。”郁光标笑道:“你想不想瞧瞧?”钱光胜笑道:“还是你瞧过之后跟我说吧。”郁光标道:“我一见到莽牯朱蛤,毒气立时冲瞎了眼睛,跟着毒质入脑,只怕也没性命来跟你说这万毒之王的模样儿了。还是咱哥儿俩一起去瞧瞧吧。”说着只听得脚步声响,又是拔下门闩的声音。 钱光胜忙道:“别……别开这玩笑。”话声发颤,抢过去上回门闩,郁光标笑道:“哈哈,我难道真有这胆子去瞧?瞧你吓成了这副德性。”钱光胜道:“这种玩笑还是别开的为妙,莫要当真惹出什么事来。太太平平的,这就睡吧!” 郁光标转过话题,说道:“你猜干光豪跟葛光佩这对狗男女,是不是逃得掉?”钱光胜道:“隔了这么久还是不见影踪,只怕当真给他们逃掉了。”郁光标道:“干光豪有多大本事,我可知道得一清二楚,这人贪懒好色,练剑又不用心,就只甜嘴蜜舌地骗女人倒有几下散手。大伙儿东南西北都找遍了,连灵鹫宫的圣使也亲自出马,居然仍给他们溜了,老子就是不信。”钱光胜道:“你不信可也得信啊。” 郁光标道:“我猜这对狗男女定是逃入深山,撞上了莽牯朱蛤。”钱光胜“啊”的一声,大有惊惧之意。郁光标道:“这二人定是尽拣荒僻的地方逃去,一见到莽牯朱蛤,毒气入脑,全身化为一滩脓血,自然影踪全无。”钱光胜道:“这倒也有几分道理。”郁光标道:“哼,哼!若不是遇上了莽牯朱蛤,那就岂有此理。”钱光胜道:“说不定他二人耐不住啦,就在荒山野岭里这个那个起来,昏天黑地之际,两人来一招'鲤鱼翻身',啊哟,乖乖不得了,掉入了万丈深谷。”两人都吃吃吃地淫笑起来。 段誉寻思:“木姑娘在那小饭铺中射死了干葛二人,无量剑的人不会查不到啊。嗯,是了,定是那饭铺老板怕惹祸,快手快脚地将两具尸身埋了。无量剑的人去查问,市集上的人见到他们手执兵器,凶神恶煞的模样,谁也不敢说出来。” 只听钱光胜道:“无量剑东西宗逃走了一男一女两个弟子,也不是什么大事。皇帝不急太监急,灵鹫宫的圣使又干吗这等着紧,非将这二人抓回来不可?” 郁光标道:“这你就得动动脑筋,想上一想了。”钱光胜沉默半晌,道:“你知道我的脑筋向来不灵,动来动去,动不出什么名堂来。”郁光标道:“我先问你:灵鹫宫要占咱们的无量宫,那为了什么?”钱光胜道:“听唐师哥说,多半是为了后山的无量玉壁。符圣使一到,三番四次的,就是查问无量玉壁上的仙影啦、剑法啦这些东西。对啦!咱们都遵照符圣使的吩咐,立下了毒誓,玉壁仙影的事,以后谁也不敢泄露。可是干光豪与葛光佩呢,他们可没立这个誓,既然叛离了本派,那还有不说出去的?”一拍大腿,叫道:“对,对!灵鹫宫是要杀了这两个家伙灭口。” 郁光标低声喝道:“别这么嚷嚷的,隔壁屋里有人,你忘了吗?”钱光胜忙道:“是,是。”停了一会,说道:“干光豪这家伙倒也真艳福不浅,把葛光佩这白白嫩嫩的小麻皮搂在怀里,这么剥得她白羊儿似的,啧啧啧……他妈的,就算后来化成了一滩脓血,那也……那也……嘿嘿!” 两人此后说来说去,都是些猥亵粗俗的言语,段誉便不再听。可是隔墙的淫猥笑话不绝传来,不听却不行,于是默想“北冥神功”中的经脉穴道,过不多时,便潜心内想,隔墙之言说得再响,却一个字也听不到了。 次日他又练那“凌波微步”,照着卷中所绘步法,一步步地试演。这步法左歪右斜,没一步笔直进退,虽在室中,只须挪开了桌椅,也尽能施展得开。又学得十来步,蓦地心想:“待会送饭之人进来,我只须这么斜走歪步,立时便绕过了他,抢出门去,他未必能抓得着我。岂不是立刻便可逃走,不用在这屋里等到变成老白脸了?”想到此处,喜不自胜,心道:“我可要练得纯熟无比。只要走错了半步,便给他一把抓住,说不定从此在我脚上加一副铁镣,再用根铁链锁住,那时凌波微步再妙,步来步去总是给铁链拉住了,欲不为老白脸亦不可得矣。”说着脑袋摆了个圈子。 当下将已学会了的一百多步从头至尾默想一遍,心道:“我可要想也不想,举步便对。唉,我段誉这么个臭男子,却去学那洛神宓妃袅袅娜娜的凌波微步,我又有什么'罗袜生尘'了?光屁股生尘倒是有的。”哈哈一笑,左足跨出,踏上“中孚”,立转“既济”。不料甫上“泰”位,一个转身,右脚踏上“蛊”位,突然间丹田中一股热气冲将上来,全身麻痹,向前撞出,伏在桌上,再也动弹不得。 他一惊之下,伸手撑桌,想站起身来,不料四肢百骸没一处再听使唤,便要移动一根小指头儿也是不能,就似身处梦魇之中,愈着急,愈使不出半点力道。 他可不知这“凌波微步”乃是一门极上乘的武功,所以列于卷轴之末,原是要待人练成“北冥神功”,吸人内力,自身内力已颇为深厚之后再练。“凌波微步”每一步踏出,全身行动与内力息息相关,决非单是迈步行走而已。段誉全无内功根基,走一步,想一想,退一步,又停顿片刻,血脉有缓息的余裕,自无阻碍。他想熟之后,突然一气呵成地走将起来,体内经脉错乱,登时瘫痪,几乎走火入魔。幸好他没跨得几步,步子又不如何迅速,总算没到绝经断脉的危境。 他惊慌之中,出力挣扎,可是越使力,胸腹间越难过,烦恶欲呕,却又呕吐不出。他长叹一声,唯有不动,这一任其自然,烦恶之感反而渐消。便这么一动不动地伏在桌上,眼见那个卷轴兀自展在面前,百无聊赖之中,再看卷上未学过的步法,心中虚拟脚步,一步步地想下去。大半个时辰后,已想通了二十余步,胸口烦恶之感竟然大减。 未到正午,所有步法已尽数想通。他心下默念,将卷轴上所绘的六十四卦步法,自“明夷”起始,经“贲”、“既济”、“家人”,一共踏遍六十四卦,恰好走了一个大圈而至“无妄”,自知全套步法已然学会。大喜之下,跳起身来拍手叫道:“妙极,妙极!”这四个字一出口,才知自身已能活动。原来他内息不知不觉地随着思念运转,也走了一个大圈,胶结的经脉便此解开。 他又惊又喜,将这六十四卦的步法翻来覆去地又记了几遍,生怕重蹈覆辙,极缓慢地一步步踏出,踏一步,呼吸几下,待得六十四卦踏遍,脚步成圆