Chapter 22 Chapter 21
Immediately, the two of them turned south, bypassed Yanmen Pass from the mountains, came to a small town, and found an inn.A'Zhu didn't wait for Qiao Feng to speak, and ordered the waiter in the shop to fetch twenty catties of wine.The waiter in the shop was surprised when he saw that the two of them were not like husband and wife, and brothers and sisters were not like brothers and sisters. He was even more surprised when he heard that they were drinking "twenty catties" of wine. Do not agree.Qiao Feng glared at him without getting angry.The shop waiter was taken aback, turned around, and muttered, "Twenty catties of wine? Are you taking a bath with wine?"
A'Zhu laughed softly: "Uncle Qiao, let's go find Elder Xu, it seems that after walking for two more days, people will find out. Fighting and killing all the way, although it's fun, I'm afraid that Elder Xu will run away in the wind. I can't find him."
Qiao Feng laughed, and said: "You don't need to compliment me, you fight all the way, there are more and more enemies, we will inevitably die in the end..." A'Zhu said: "If there is any danger, it's not necessarily true. It's just that They ran away one by one, but it was very difficult." Qiao Feng said: "Is there any way according to you? How about we close the shop during the day and go on the road at night?"
A'Zhu smiled and said: "If they don't recognize it, it's easy. It's just that the world-renowned hero Qiao is willing to change his appearance?" In the end, there are still four words "disguised and modified".
Qiao Feng said with a smile: "I'm not a Han, I don't want to wear the clothes of the Han people. But if I wear the clothes of the Khitan people, I can't walk an inch in the Central Plains. Ah Zhu, who do you think I should pretend to be?"
A'Zhu said: "You are tall and tall, and you will attract everyone's attention as soon as you step out. It's better to transform into a quack hero with ordinary appearance and nothing special about him. You can bump into hundreds of such people on the road every day. No one will come to take another look at you."
Qiao Feng patted his legs and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! After drinking, let's change up."
As soon as he drank the twenty catties of wine, A'Zhu immediately started.Flour, paste, brown glue, ink, all kinds of things were combined, and many peculiarities on Qiao Feng's face disappeared one by one.A'Zhu added a slight mustache to his upper lip, Qiao Feng didn't even recognize himself when he looked in the mirror.A'Zhu modified herself and dressed herself as a middle-aged man.
A'Zhu laughed and said: "Your appearance has completely changed, but when you talk or drink, people will know it's you." Qiao Feng nodded and said: "Well, talk less and drink less."
As expected, he seldom spoke during this journey southward, and the wine he ate and drank only weighed two or three catties, which was only interesting.
One day, they came to Sanjia Town in southern Shanxi. The two were eating noodles in a small noodle shop when they heard two beggars talking outside the door.One said: "Elder Xu died a terrible death, his chest, back, and ribs were all broken, it must be the murderous hand of that villain Qiao Feng again." Qiao Feng was startled, and thought: "Elder Xu is dead?" Ah Zhu glanced at each other.
I only heard another beggar say: "The day after tomorrow, Wei Hui will hang himself. The elders and brothers of the gang will all go to pay homage. We must discuss a way to capture Qiao Feng." The first beggar said a few secret words from the gang. , Qiao Feng understood what he meant, he said that Qiao Feng was powerful, so don't speak casually, don't let his subordinates listen to him.
After Qiao Feng and A'Zhu finished their noodles, they left Sanjia Town and went to the outskirts.Qiao Feng said: "We should go to Wei Hui to have a look, maybe we can see some clues." A'Zhu said: "Yes, Wei Hui will definitely go. But most of the people who go to pay homage to Elder Xu are your old men. , in your words and deeds, don't let your feet show." Qiao Feng nodded and said, "I understand." The two turned east and headed towards Weihui.
On the third day, I came to Weihui and entered the city. The streets and alleys were full of beggar gang children.Some munched on the table in restaurants, some slaughtered pigs and dogs in alleys, and some begged along the streets, demanding and demanding.Qiao Feng felt uncomfortable, seeing that the rules of the Beggar Gang, which is known as the largest gang in the world, have been lax, and it will not return to the strict and prosperous atmosphere when he was in charge of gang affairs.Even though the Beggar Gang has nothing to do with him, it's a pity that his painstaking efforts have been wasted for so many years.
Only a few disciples of the Beggars' Clan said a few words about the incisions in the gang, and they knew that Elder Xu's coffin was set in an abandoned garden in the west of the city.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu bought some paper money for joss sticks, followed others to the abandoned garden, and kowtowed in front of Elder Xu's spiritual tablet.
But seeing that Elder Xu's spiritual tablet was covered with blood, it was the rules of the Beggar Clan, which means that the deceased was harmed by others, and the members of the Clan must avenge him.Everyone in the mourning hall scolded Qiao Feng, but they didn't know that he was beside him.Several Qibao disciples with high martial arts were discussing quietly, saying that Qiao Feng had already broken Elder Xu's chest ribs and five internal organs, why did he break his back ribs again?It is too vicious and unreasonable to start.Qiao Feng was afraid that others would see his flaws, so he resigned immediately, and walked side by side with A'Zhu, thinking: "Since Elder Xu died, there will be one less person in the world who knows how to take the lead."
Suddenly, a figure flashed at the end of the alley, it was a tall woman.Qiao Feng quickly recognized it was Tan Po, and said in his heart: "Wonderful, she must have come to pay homage to Elder Xu, I was just looking for her." Followed by another person, who also had excellent lightness kung fu, but it was Zhao Qian Sun. Qiao Feng was taken aback: "These two are sneaky, what's so weird?" He knew that these two were brothers and sisters, and their love affair was still unresolved, so he thought: "Both of them are in their sixties or seventies. Are you still doing trysts and cheating?" He didn't like to meddle in other people's business at first, but he thought that Zhao Qiansun knew who the "big brother in charge" was, and Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple also probably knew, so if they could catch some clues, they would be able to But he took the opportunity to force them to tell the truth, so he whispered in A'Zhu's ear: "You wait for me in the inn." A'Zhu nodded, and Qiao Feng immediately chased Zhao Qiansun where he was going. Zhao Qiansun chose a secluded place to go, hiding in the corner of the east wall and hiding under the eaves of the west head, behaved secretly, and left the east gate.Qiao Feng followed him from a distance, but he never noticed him. He saw him rushing to the side of the Jun River, bending over and getting into a big wooden boat.Qiao Feng raised his breath and walked quickly, with a few ups and downs, he rushed to the side of the boat, lightly jumped onto the canopy, put his ears on the canopy to listen. In the cabin, Tan Po let out a long sigh and said, "Senior brother, you and I are already very old. It's too late to regret what happened when we were young. What's the point of bringing up old things?" Zhao Qiansun said: " My life is ruined. It’s too late to regret. I asked you out for nothing else, Xiaojuan, I just beg you to sing those songs from the past again.” Tan Po said: “Oh, you are so stupid It's ridiculous. I was very unhappy when I came to Wei Hui to see you again. He is suspicious, you better not provoke me." Zhao Qiansun said: "What are you afraid of? Our brothers and sisters are open and aboveboard, talk about old things, there is no need Why not?" Tan Po sighed and said softly: "Those songs from the past, those songs from the past..." Hearing her move, Zhao Qiansun begged and said: "Xiaojuan, we meet today, I don't know when we will meet again in the future, I'm afraid I won't live long, and you will sing to me again, and I won't." Fulai listened." Po Tan said: "Senior brother, don't say that. You must listen, and I will sing a song softly." Zhao Qian and Sun Xi said: "Okay, thank you, Xiaojuan, thank you very much." Tan Po humbly sang: "When Lang passed by the bridge, my sister was washing clothes by the bridge..." After singing only two lines, with a click, the cabin door was pushed open, and a big man broke in.After Qiao Feng changed his appearance, both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po couldn't recognize him anymore.The two of them were shocked at first, seeing that it was not Tan Gong, they immediately felt relieved and asked, "Who is it?" Qiao Feng looked sideways coldly, and said: "One is not moral and seduces a married woman; the other is not abiding by women's morals, cheating on her husband and meeting her lover..." Before he finished speaking, Grandma Tan and Zhao Qiansun had already attacked at the same time , attacking from left and right. Qiao Feng turned his body slightly, and with his backhand, he took Tan Po's wrist, followed by his elbow and knocked out, the second strike came first, and attacked Zhao Qiansun's left flank.Both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po are great masters in martial arts, they can take down the enemy in just one move, but they never expected that this unattractive guy's martial arts are surprisingly high, he can turn defense into offense in just one move.In the cabin, he couldn't use his hands and feet, but Qiao Feng had big fights, small fights, grappling hands and bunt kung fu, which made him extremely agile in the cabin that was less than one foot square.In the seventh round of the fight, Zhao Qiansun pointed at his waist, Grandma Tan was startled, she was a little slow to move, but immediately got hit by the palm in the back, and she collapsed from fatigue. Qiao Feng said coldly: "You two rest here, there are many heroes in the abandoned garden in Weihui City, and they are paying homage to Elder Xu, I will ask them to comment on this truth." Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po were shocked, they got lucky, but their acupoints were blocked, they couldn't even move their little finger.The two of them are old and have no desire for lust. The date here is just to talk about the past and narrate the old relationship. It is not a serious thing.But at that time, during the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone took the defense of etiquette and law very seriously, and if a hero in the world violated lust, it would be even more despised by the public.A man and a woman met quietly in this boat, but who would believe that it was just singing a tune and talking nonsense?Everyone came to watch, how to behave in the future?Even Mr. Tan's face became dull. Tan Po hurriedly said: "Hero, we didn't offend Your Excellency. If you are merciful, I... I will make up for it." Qiao Feng said: "There is no need to make up for it. I just want to ask you a question, please Answer three words. As long as you tell the truth, I will immediately unlock the acupoints of the two of you, clap your hands and walk, and never mention what happened today to others." Tan Po said: "As long as I know it, I will tell you." Qiao Feng said: "Someone once wrote a letter to Chief Wang of the Beggar Gang about Qiao Feng's matter. The person who wrote the letter, many people call him 'Big Brother Leading', who is this person?" Tan Po hesitated to answer, Zhao Qiansun shouted loudly: "Xiao Juan, you can't say it, absolutely you can't say it." Qiao Feng stared at him and asked, "You would rather lose your name than say it?" Zhao Qiansun said : "I'm just dead. This big brother who takes the lead is kind to me, and I must never say his name." Qiao Feng said: "You don't care if Xiaojuan's reputation is ruined?" Zhao Qiansun said: "If Mr. Tan Knowing what happened today, I will kill myself in front of him and thank him with death, that's all." Qiao Feng said to Po Tan: "The 'leader brother' may not be of any kindness to you. You said it, and everyone is safe and sound. It saved the face of Tan Gong and you, and even saved your senior brother's life." Tan Po heard that he was threatening Zhao Qiansun's life, she couldn't help shivering, and said: "Okay, let me tell you, that person is..." Zhao Qiansun shouted urgently: "Xiaojuan, you must not say it. I beg you, please, this person is probably Qiao Feng's subordinate, if you say it, the life of the leading brother will be in danger." Qiao Feng said: "I am Qiao Feng, if you don't tell me, there will be endless troubles!" Zhao Qiansun was taken aback, and said: "No wonder you are so good at it. Xiaojuan, I have never asked you for anything in my life. This is the only thing I beg of you. You have to agree to whatever you say." Tan Po thought that he had loved and cared for her for decades, and she had a deep bond of affection, and she owed him a lot. What he wanted in his heart, he never said it to himself.This time, in order to protect his benefactor, he would not hesitate to die, and he must not ruin his righteous deeds, so he said: "Master Qiao, in today's matter, you are up to you to do good, and you are also to do evil. My brothers and sisters have a clear conscience, and the sun can show it. Do you think I'm sorry I can't tell you what you need to know. I'm really sorry!" Although she said these few words politely, she was resolute and refused to confide anyway. Zhao Qiansun said happily: "Xiaojuan, thank you very much, thank you very much!"
Qiao Feng knew that it would be useless to force him any more, he snorted, pulled a jade hairpin from Tan Po's head, jumped out of the cabin, went back to Weihui City, and asked where Tan Gong was staying.He is disguised and modified, and no one recognizes him.It is not a secret that Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple live in the "Rugui Inn" in Weihui City, just ask. Walking into the inn, I saw Mr. Tan walking up and down the room with his hands behind his back, looking restless.Qiao Feng stretched out his palm, and in his palm was Tan Po's jade hairpin. Seeing Zhao Qiansun following Wei Hui like a shadow, Tan Gong felt depressed all the time.At this moment, I haven't seen my wife for half a day, and I am thinking about myself. I don't know where she is. Suddenly I saw my wife's jade hairpin. I was surprised and happy, and asked, "Who is your Excellency? Did Zhuojing invite you here? I don't know what I can do to see you." ?” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to fetch the jade hairpin.Qiao Feng let him take it away, and said: "Your Madam has already been captured, and the danger is in an instant." Tan Gong was shocked, and said: "The clumsy Jing's martial arts skills are so good, how can he be easily captured?" Qiao Feng said: "It's Qiao peak." Tan Gong only heard the three words "It's Qiao Feng", he didn't have any doubts, but he was even more worried, he hurriedly said: "Qiao Feng, alas! That's troublesome, where is my wife?" Qiao Feng said: " It's easy for you to honor your wife's life, but it's also easy for her to die!" Although Tan Gong was anxious in his heart, his face remained calm, and he asked, "I want to ask for advice!" Qiao Feng said: "Qiao Feng has something to ask Mr. Tan, if you tell the truth, you will release her to Mrs. Zun immediately, and she will not be harmed at all. If you don't tell me, you have no choice but to execute her and bury her in the same cave as Zhao Qiansun. " When Tan Gong heard the last sentence, he couldn't bear it anymore, he shouted angrily, and slashed at Qiao Feng's face with his palm.Qiao Feng leaned back slightly, and the palm missed.Tan Gong was taken aback, he thought my palm was like a thunderbolt, it was no small matter, he actually dodged it as if nothing had happened, immediately moved his right palm obliquely, and struck out with his left palm horizontally.Seeing that the room was narrow and there was no way to dodge it, Qiao Feng immediately raised his right arm to block it.With a slap, the palm hit his arm, Qiao Feng's body remained still, his right arm rolled over and fell down, resting on Tan Gong's shoulder. In an instant, Tan Gong's shoulders seemed to be piled up with thousands of catties of boulders, and he immediately turned back with strength, but the weight on his shoulders was like a mountain like a hill, which only made his spine cracking and cracking, almost breaking , There is no other way but to kneel down.He pushed hard and refused to give in no matter what he said, but he couldn't take in a breath, his knees softened, and he knelt down, unable to control himself. Qiao Feng intentionally frustrates his arrogance, he bends his knees under the pressure, the strength of his arms is unabated, and the pressure makes his back bow like a bow, and his forehead is about to touch the ground.Tan Gong's face was flushed, and he held on with all his might, resisting with all his strength, pushing upwards with all his might.Suddenly, Qiao Feng let go of his arm.Tan Gong's shoulders were heavily pressed, he was caught by surprise, he couldn't catch up in time, he jumped up immediately, he jumped more than ten feet, and with a bang, the top of his head hit the beam heavily, almost breaking the beam as well. Tan Gong fell from mid-air, Qiao Feng didn't wait for his feet to touch the ground, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed his chest.Qiao Feng's arms were extremely long, but Tan Gong was short in stature, no matter whether he punched or kicked, he couldn't touch the opponent's body.What's more, his feet are flying in the air, no matter how high his martial arts are, he can't use them.In a panic, Tan Gong realized immediately, and shouted: "You are Qiao Feng!" Qiao Feng said: "Of course it's me!" Tan Gong said angrily: "You...you...fuck, why did you involve Zhao Qiansun?" What annoyed him the most was that Qiao Feng actually said that after killing Granny Tan, he would kill her and Zhao Qiansun. Sun Heburied. Qiao Feng said: "What does your wife have to do with him? Do you want to know where Granny Tan is at the moment? Do you want to know who she is talking to and singing love songs with?" Tan Gong heard, Immediately knowing that his wife was with Zhao Qiansun, he was eager to see what happened, so he asked, "Where is she? Please take me there!" Qiao Feng sneered, "What favor do you give me? Why should I take you?" Tan Gong remembered what he said earlier, and asked: "You said you have something to ask me, what do you want to ask?" Qiao Feng said: "That day in the apricot forest outside Wuxi City, Elder Xu brought a letter, which was addressed to Wang Jiantong, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect. Who wrote this letter?" Tan Gong's hands and feet trembled slightly, at this moment he was being carried by Qiao Feng, his body was in the air, Qiao Feng only needed to spit out his inner strength, and he was killed instantly.But he was fearless, and said: "This person is your father-killing enemy, I will definitely not reveal his name, otherwise, if you seek revenge on him, it would mean that I killed him." Qiao Feng said: "If you don't Said, your own life will be given away first." Tan Gong laughed, and said: "How can Tan be greedy for life and afraid of death, and betray his friends?" Qiao Feng admired him for his integrity, and he admired him a lot. If it were something else, he would have stopped pressing him long ago, but enmity between parents is unusual, so he said: "You don't cherish your own life, even your wife's life." Don't cherish it? Tan Gong and Tan Po's reputation will be ruined, and the world will be ashamed, so aren't you afraid?" Tan Gong said solemnly: "Tan sits firmly, stands upright, and does not do anything to offend his friends in his life, how can he say 'discredit and shame the world'?" Qiao Feng said calmly: "Madam Tan may not sit still and stand upright, and Zhao Qiansun may not not do one or two things to be sorry for her friends." Tan Gong's face was flushed red, and then turned livid again, his brows were wrathful, and he stared fiercely. Qiao Feng let go of his hand, put him on the ground, turned and walked out.Tan Gong followed without saying a word, and the two left Weihui City one after the other.On the way, many heroes of the rivers and lakes knew Mr. Tan, and respectfully gave way to salute.Tan Gong just hummed and walked over.Not long after, the two of them arrived at the big wooden boat. Qiao Feng swayed onto the bow of the boat, pointed to the cabin, and said, "Come and see for yourself!" Tan Gong followed on to the bow of the boat and looked into the cabin, only to see his wife and Zhao Qiansun leaning on each other, crowded in a corner of the cabin.Tan Gong was furious, he struck Zhao Qiansun on the head forcefully with his palm.With a bang, Zhao Qiansun moved his body, neither fighting back nor dodging.Tan Gong's palm touched the top of his head, and he sensed something was wrong, he reached out to touch his wife's cheek, his hand was cold, it turned out that Tan Po had been dead for a long time.Tan Gong's whole body trembled, unwilling to give up, he stretched out his hand to check her breath, but there was no breathing?He was stunned for a moment, and when he touched Zhao Qiansun's forehead, his hands were also cold.Tan Gong was filled with grief and indignation, he turned around and stared at Qiao Feng fiercely, his eyes seemed to burst into flames. Qiao Feng was also very surprised to see Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun suddenly died together.When he left the boat and went to the city, he just tapped the acupoints of two people, how could the two masters die suddenly?He brought up Zhao Qiansun's body, and took a rough look at it. There was no weapon wound or blood stain on his body; he pulled the shirt on his chest, snorted, and tore it off, only to see a large black bruise on his chest, obviously It was hit by the palm of the heavy hand, and what's even more surprising is that the heavy hand seemed to come from his own hand. Tan Gong hugged Tan Po, turned his back, unbuttoned her clothes to see the wound on her chest, it was exactly the same as Zhao Qiansun's wound.Tan Gong wanted to cry without tears, and said to Qiao Feng in a low voice: "You have a human face and a beast's heart, you are so vicious!" Qiao Feng was stunned, he couldn't speak for a moment, he just thought: "Who beat Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun to death with heavy hands? The person who did it is very powerful and extraordinary, could it be my old enemy again? Arrived? But how does he know that these two people are in this boat?" Saddened by the tragic death of his beloved wife, Tan Gong used his arms vigorously to strike Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng stepped aside, only to hear a loud click, Tan Gong's palm knocked down half of the boat canopy.Qiao Feng pierced his right hand, put it on his shoulder, and said: "Tan Gong, I definitely did not kill your wife." Tan Gong said: "Who else is it if it's not you?" Qiao Feng said: "Your life is in my hands right now, Qiao Feng. If it's easy for someone to kill you, what's the use of me lying to you?" Tan Gongdao: "You just want to find out who is the enemy of killing your father. Although Tan's martial arts are not as good as yours, how can he be a villain?" Qiao Feng Said: "Okay, you tell me the name of my revenge for killing my father, and I will take it upon myself to avenge this murder of my wife for you." Tan Gong laughed wildly, and tried to break free from the opponent's grip three times in a row, but Qiao Feng put a palm on his shoulder lightly, changing with the strength, Tan Gong struggled with great force, and the strength of the opponent's palm increased correspondingly, always Unable to struggle free.Tan Gong put his heart to one side, put his tongue between his teeth, bit it hard, bit off his tongue, and spurted blood from his mouth to Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng hurriedly dodged sideways.Tan Gong rushed over, kicked Zhao Qiansun's body away with a strong kick, hugged Tan Po's body with his left hand, and inserted Tan Po's jade hairpin into his throat with his right hand, his head and neck softened, and he died . Seeing such a tragic situation, Qiao Feng felt sympathetic and regretful. Although the Tan couple and Zhao Qiansun were not killed by him himself, they died because of him.If you want to destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces, you only need to stretch your feet and step on a hole in the board of the boat, and the boat will sink to the bottom of the river.Thinking: "I hide the three corpses, but it seems guilty, but the reputation of Mr. and Mrs. Tan and Zhao Qiansun is incorruptible." I still stepped on a hole in the bottom of the boat, got out of the cabin, and went back to the shore, trying to find footprints on the shore Clues, but no trace to be found.
He hurried back to the inn.A'Zhu had been watching at the door, and was very happy to see him come back safe and sound, but seeing that his expression was uncertain, knowing that the pursuit of Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po was fruitless, he asked in a low voice: "How is it?" Qiao Feng said: " They're all dead!" A'Zhu was slightly startled, and said, "Grandma Tan and Zhao Qiansun?" Qiao Feng said, "There's Gong Tan, there are three in total." A'Zhu only said that he killed him, although he felt uneasy, but he was inconvenient to complain, and said: "Zhao Qiansun was the accomplice who killed your father, it's fine if you kill him." Qiao Feng shook his head, and said: "I didn't kill it!" A'Zhu heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "That's good. I originally thought that Tan Gong and Tan Po didn't offend you very much, so you can be forgiven. But I don't know who it is. killed?" Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "I don't know!" Then he said: "There are only three people left in the world who know the name of the culprit. Let's do things quickly, don't let the enemy always take the lead. We were always on the back foot." A'Zhu said: "That's right. Mrs. Ma hates you to the bone, she won't talk about it no matter what. What's more, it's not a manly way to question a widow. Monk Zhiguang's temple is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's go to Shan's house in Tai'an, Shandong. Bar!" There was a trace of pity in Qiao Feng's eyes, and he said: "Ah Zhu, you have been exhausted these few days." A'Zhu shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, pay the bill quickly." Qiao Feng wondered: "Will you pay the bill tomorrow morning?" It's too late." A'Zhu said: "No, hurry tonight tonight, don't let the enemy scramble for the first step." Qiao Feng nodded gratefully. Coming out of Weihui City in the twilight, people on the road have already heard rumors about how the Khitan demon Qiao Feng killed Tan Gong and his wife and Zhao Qiansun with such a sudden attack.Most likely these three people disappeared suddenly, and the sunken ship was found after everyone searched.When these people were talking, they looked around, fearing that Qiao Feng would appear beside them at any moment.Little did he know that Qiao Feng was really by his side. The two of them changed their mounts along the way, and traveled eastward day and night without stopping.After two days of driving, although A'Zhu never uttered the word "tired", he rode sleepily on the horse and nearly fell off the horse several times.Seeing that she couldn't take it anymore, Qiao Feng abandoned the horse and changed to a carriage.The two of them slept in the cart for three or four hours, and when they had slept enough, they abandoned the cart and rode on a horse, galloping across the dust.On such a day and night, A'Zhu happily said: "This time, no matter what, I can be ahead of the big villain." She and Qiao Feng didn't know who the opponent was, and when they mentioned that person, they used "the big villain" commensurate. Qiao Feng was faintly worried, he always felt that this "big villain" took the lead in every step, this person's martial arts should not be inferior to his own, and his resourcefulness was far superior, not to mention that until now, he could see that his eyes were always foggy, but he Everything he did was clearly understood by the other party.In his life, he has never encountered such a powerful opponent.The stronger the enemy is, the more heroic he is, the stronger his fighting spirit, and he has no fear at all. Shan Zheng, the iron-faced judge, lives outside the Dadongmen in Tai'an, Shandong, and is known to everyone in Tai'an.It was evening when Qiao Feng and A'Zhu arrived in Tai'an, they asked where the Shan family was, and immediately passed through the city.After leaving the Great East Gate, within a mile, I saw thick smoke rising into the sky, and a fire broke out in a place on the opposite side, followed by the sound of gongs, and people shouted from a distance: "The water is gone! The water is gone. ! Put out the fire!" Qiao Feng didn't care about it either, he galloped with A'Zhu and gradually approached the place where the fire broke out.Only someone shouted: "Hurry up to put out the fire, hurry up to put out the fire, it's the iron-faced Shan family!" Qiao Feng and A'Zhu were taken aback, they reined in their horses together, and they looked at each other, both thinking: "Could it be that the villain has taken the lead again?" A'Zhu comforted: "Shan Zheng is very skilled in martial arts, the house is burned, It will never even burn people." Qiao Feng shook his head.Ever since he killed the Shan family's two tigers, he has had a deep feud with the Shan family. Although he did not intend to kill anyone when he came to Tai'an, he thought that Shan Zheng and his nephews and nephews were determined to let him go. He originally planned to fight a war .Unexpectedly, before arriving at the village, the other party has already suffered a disaster, and I can't help but feel pity in my heart. Gradually approaching Shanjiazhuang, I felt the scorching heat, and the red flames danced wildly, like a big fire. At this time, villagers from all over the world had come to put out the fire in groups, those who carried water lifted water, and those who splashed sand splashed sand.Fortunately, there were deep trenches dug around Shanjiazhuang, and there were no people living nearby, so the fire would not spread. Qiao Feng and A'Zhu rode to the side of the fire, got off their horses and watched.Only one man sighed: "A good man like Mr. Shan has accumulated so much merit in helping the poor and disasters in the local area for decades. How come the house burned down, and none of the thirty members of his family escaped?" Another person said: "That must have been set on fire by the enemy family, blocking the door to prevent people from escaping. Otherwise, even a five-year-old child of the Shan family can learn martial arts, so why can't they escape?" The first person said: " I heard that Uncle Shan, Second Master Shan, and Fifth Master Shan were murdered by a villain named Qiao Feng in Henan, so the one who set the fire this time, could it be this villain again?" When A'Zhu and Qiao Feng mentioned that opponent in their conversation, they called him "the great villain", and now hearing that the two villagers also called him "the great villain", they couldn't help but glance at each other. The younger man said: "Of course it is Qiao Feng." He lowered his voice and said: "He must have led a large number of men into the village and killed the Shan family to the point of leaving no one behind. Oh, God really has no eyes." The elderly man said: "This Qiao Feng has committed many crimes, and in the future he will die a hundred times worse than the men of the Shan family." Hearing him cursing Qiao Feng, A'Zhu felt annoyed, and stretched out his hand to pat the horse's neck, the horse was startled, its left foot popped out, and it just kicked the man's buttocks.The man let out an "ah" and fell short.A'Zhu shouted: "What are you talking nonsense?" The man kicked the horse's hoof, remembering that the "big villain" Qiao Feng had many people under him, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and hurried away up. Qiao Feng smiled slightly, but in the smile, there was a look of sadness, and he and A'Zhu walked to the other side of the fire scene.I heard everyone talking about it, and the words were the same. They all said that there were more than 30 men, women, children, and children in the Shan family, and none of them escaped.Qiao Feng smelled the stench of burning corpses, he kept rushing out of the fire, knowing that what everyone said was true, Shanzheng's whole family, men, women and children were indeed buried in the fire pit. A'Zhu said in a low voice: "This villain is really tricky, he killed Shan Zheng and his son, that's all. Why did he kill his whole family? And why even burn down the house?" Qiao Feng snorted, and said: "This It's called cutting weeds and eradicating roots. If it were me, I would have to burn down the house." A'Zhu was startled, and asked: "Why?" Qiao Feng said: "That night in the apricot forest, Shan Zheng said a few words, you He must have heard it too. He said: "I have a few letters from this leading brother hidden in my house. I took this letter to check the handwriting. It is indeed authentic." "Ah Zhu sighed: "Yes, he will Kill Shan Zheng, I am afraid that you will come to Shanjiazhuang and find those letters, and you will still know the name of this person. Once the Shanjiazhuang is burned to the ground, there will be no letters." At this time, more and more people were fighting the fire, but the fire was raging, buckets of water were poured on the fire, and it turned into white gas in an instant, but how could the fire be contained?Bursts of flames and hot air were sprayed out, only to make everyone back away.Everyone sighed and scolded Qiao Feng at the same time.The obscene language spoken by the rural population is extremely unpleasant. A'Zhu was afraid that Qiao Feng would go on a killing spree after hearing these unreasonable insults, and these country people would be miserable, so he stole a look at him, and saw a strange expression on his face, which seemed sad and remorseful, But more is pity, as if they feel that these country people are extremely stupid and not worth killing.He let out a long sigh and said sadly, "Let's go to Tiantai Mountain!"
When he mentioned Tiantai Mountain, there was nothing he could do about it.Although Master Zhiguang participated in the killing of his parents, he made a great wish and went to foreign lands to collect bark and treat miasma and malaria among the people in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. After recovering, he lost all his martial arts.This kind of act of helping the world and saving people is disrespected by everyone in the world. When mentioning Master Zhiguang, everyone calls it "the Buddha of ten thousand families". If Qiao Feng had no other choice, he would never make things difficult for him. The two left Tai'an and traveled southward.This time Qiao Feng didn't rush on the road desperately, he had a discussion with A'Zhu, so he could take some time off and maybe save Master Zhiguang's life.If we travel as before, we will most likely see Master Zhiguang's body again when we arrive at Tiantai Mountain. Maybe even the monastery where he lives has been burned to the ground.What's more, Zhiguang's travels are uncertain, and he travels in all directions, so he may not be in the temple of Tiantai Mountain. Tiantai Mountain is in the east of Zhejiang.The two headed south from Tai'an all the way, and this time they walked slowly, just like traveling in mountains and rivers.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu talked about strange events and anecdotes in the Jianghu, if they were not full of worries, they would be full of joy. When they came to Zhenjiang one day, the two of them went to Jinshan Temple to have a panoramic view of the river. Qiao Feng looked at the vast river water, which was heading east, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "The 'leading brother' and the 'big villain' Maybe it's just one person." A'Zhu clapped his hands and said, "Yeah, why didn't we think of this?" Qiao Feng said: "Of course it might be two people, but these two people must be very close, otherwise the big The wicked will never do everything possible to cover up the identity of the leading brother. But since even Wang Gangzhu and others are willing to follow him, the "leading brother" is a very special person. But the "big evil man" is so great. Could it be that there are really two masters in the world, and I can't even think of one? From this, I guess, these two people are probably one person. As long as I kill the 'big villain', I will avenge my murder of my father and mother. " A'Zhu nodded in agreement, and said: "Uncle Qiao, those people were talking about the past in the apricot forest that night, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." His voice trembled a little. Qiao Feng interjected: "I'm afraid that the villain is in the apricot forest?" A'Zhu tremblingly said: "Yes. The iron-faced judge Shan Zheng said that he has a letter from the leading brother hidden in his home. What he said is true. It was said in the apricot forest. His whole family was burnt to ashes... Alas, when I think of that incident, I feel very scared." She trembled slightly and leaned against Qiao Feng's side. Qiao Feng said: "This man is cruel and ruthless, which is rare in the world. Zhao Qiansun would rather ruin his reputation than reveal his name. It may not be for the sake of integrity, maybe he is afraid of revenge if he finds out. Shan Zheng is on good terms with him, this man He actually did this to him. In the apricot grove that night, who is such a powerful person?" After pondering for a while, he said: "There is one more thing that I find strange." A'Zhu said: "What is it?" Qiao Feng looked at the sailboat in the middle of the river and said: "This villain is clever and cunning, he is above me in every way, and his martial arts seem to be no weaker than mine. If he wants to take my life, I'm afraid he won't make it difficult for him. Why should he do this? Are you afraid that I will find out who my enemy is?" A'Zhu said: "Uncle Qiao, you are too modest. Even though that villain is great, he is actually terrified of you. I guess he is terrified these days. He is afraid that you will find out the truth and seek revenge from him. Otherwise, He didn't have to kill the two elders of the Qiao family, master Xuan Ku, Zhao Qiansun, Mrs. Tan, and the family of the iron-faced judge. Mr. Tan can also be said to have been killed by him." Qiao Feng nodded, and said: "That's true." Smiling at her, he said, "He doesn't dare to harm me, and he doesn't dare to approach you. Don't be afraid." After a while, Sighed: "This man is really scheming. Qiao is called a hero in vain, but he is manipulated by others, and he has no power to fight back."
After crossing the Yangtze River, he crossed the Qiantang River within a day and came to Tiantai County.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu rested overnight in the inn.I got up early the next morning and was about to ask my shopmates about the way to Mount Tiantai when the manager of the shop hurried in and said, "Uncle Qiao, there is a master from the Zhiguan Temple on Tiantai Mountain who came to pay his respects." Qiao Feng was taken aback. When he was staying in the inn, he casually mentioned his surname as Guan, so he asked: "Why do you call me Uncle Qiao?" That's right." Qiao Feng and A'Zhu glanced at each other, they were quite surprised, the two of them had already changed their appearance, and it was quite different from when they were in Tai'an, Shandong, and they were recognized as soon as they reached the rooftop.Qiao Feng said: "Okay, let him come in and meet." The shopkeeper turned and went out, and soon brought in a short and fat monk in his thirties.The monk bowed to Qiao Feng and said: "My master is wise and bright, and I ordered the young monk Pu Zhe to invite Master Qiao and Miss Ruan to our temple to rejoice." Qiao Feng was even more surprised when he heard that A Zhu's surname was Ruan Jing. , asked: "I don't know how the master knew my surname?" Monk Pu Zhe said: "My master told me that in the 'Qinggai Inn' in Tiantai County, there lived a hero Qiao and a girl Ruan, and ordered the little monk to come to welcome him up the mountain. This is Uncle Qiao. I don't know Ruan. Where is the girl?" A'Zhu pretended to be a middle-aged man, Monk Pu Zhe couldn't tell, and said that Miss Ruan was not here. Qiao Feng asked again: "We just came here last night, how did the respected master know? Does he really have the ability to know beforehand?" Before Pu Zhe could answer, the shopkeeper rushed to say: "The old monk of Zhiguan Temple has great powers, and he knew that Uncle Qiao was coming. Don't explain that he can see clearly what happened the day after tomorrow, it's five hundred年之后的事情，他老人家也算得出个十之六七呢。”朴者和尚却说：“倒不是我师父前知。我师父得到讯息，知道两位要光降敝寺，命小僧前来迎接，已来过好几次，曾去过几家客店查询。” 乔峰听朴者和尚说话老实，料想对方于己当无恶意，便道：“阮姑娘随后便来，你领我们二人先去拜见尊师吧。”朴者和尚道：“是。”乔峰要算房饭钱，那掌柜的忙道：“大爷是止观禅寺老神僧的客人，住在小店，我们沾了好大的光哪，这几钱银子的房饭钱，那无论如何是不敢收的。” 乔峰道：“如此叨扰了。”暗想：“智光禅师有德于民，他害死我爹娘的怨仇，就算一笔勾销。只盼他肯吐露那带头大哥和大恶人是谁，我便心满意足。即使他不肯说，我也决不用强。”当下随着朴者和尚出得县城，径向天台山而来。 天台山风景清幽，但山径颇为险峻，崎岖难行。相传汉时刘晨、阮肇误入天台山遇到仙女，可见山水固极秀丽，山道却盘旋曲折，甚难辨认。乔峰跟在朴者和尚身后，见他脚力甚健，却显然不会武功，但他并不因此放松了戒备，寻思：“对方既知是我，岂有不严加防范之理？智光禅师虽是有德高僧，旁人却未必都和他一般心思。” 走了一段山路，转过一个山坳，一条山径笔直上岭，右首山壁下有座凉亭，亭内放着一只陶缸，上搁竹制水杓，似是供行旅休憩饮水之用。乔峰见阿朱走得略有倦色，便道：“咱们到凉亭里歇一歇脚。”阿朱道：“好！”随着他走向凉亭。朴者和尚跟着走近，说道：“你两位如口渴了，可以喝点茶。”乔峰拿起水杓，见陶缸中冲得淡赭色的有半缸粗茶，舀了一杓茶，递给阿朱。阿朱接过茶杓，喝了一口，只见来路上有五人快步上山，大袖飘飘，行动甚是矫捷。 乔峰一见之下，便留上了神。这五人年纪均已不轻，但健步如飞，各穿一件灰袍，头戴灰色棉布帽，走入凉亭。五人抱拳行礼，齐声道：“大爷安好。姑娘安好。”此时阿朱未改服装，听五人称她为“姑娘”，乔峰和阿朱都增戒心，两人还礼说道：“各位安好。这里有茶水，请饮用休息。”一人道：“多谢！”乔峰听他们说话是北方口音，见五人都是六十左右年纪，大都眉毛已变白色，有三人微有白髭。乔峰暗忖：“这五人武功高得很啊，不知是什么来路？”走到阿朱身边，和她并肩坐在一张木长凳上。瞧这五人神情和蔼，全无敌意，微微放心。 五老者分别饮了茶后，坐下身来。一名老者拱手说道：“在下姓杜，是淮北人氏。这四个都是在下的师弟。这个姓迟，这个姓金，这个姓褚，这个姓孙。”四人听他说到自己，便站起身抱拳为礼。乔峰抱拳为礼。阿朱见他们年纪大，敬之为长辈，还礼时曲膝躬身，颇为恭敬。那姓杜老者笑嘻嘻地道：“大家是行旅之人，小姑娘不用这么客气。”阿朱道：“杜爷爷，你是我爷爷辈的人，小女子该当恭敬。”说话回复女声，不再假装粗豪男子声音。 那姓杜老者呵呵而笑，伸出枯瘦手掌，凌空作了个姿式，似是抚摸她头发一般。乔峰见他凌空这么一抚，神态慈祥，但手势平稳异常，只怕以数百斤的力道，也难撞动他手掌，直似含了数十年高深功力，委实非同小可，心下暗惊，说道：“五位高人有幸在浙东邂逅相遇，乔峰实感运道不小。” 那姓杜老者道：“乔大爷，我们一直想见你，从河南卫辉跟到山东泰安单家庄，又跟到浙江，幸好在这里遇上。待会你便要去止观寺，我们等不及了，只得鲁莽上来相见。”乔峰忙道：“好说，好说。乔某不知五位高人在后，否则的话，早该回身迎上叩见。”心想他们一路从卫辉跟来，有备而至，瞧这五人举止大是劲敌，只怕便要在这凉亭中恶斗一场，如何照顾阿朱，倒非易事。 那姓杜老者续道：“唯大英雄能本色。乔大爷，你自报真姓名，行事光明磊落，咱们的用意，也就不必相瞒。止观寺智光禅师是有德高僧，我师兄弟五人特地赶来，是求你别伤害于他。”乔峰道：“五位老先生言重了。五位倘若同时出手，便可取了乔峰性命，何必说到这个'求'字？乔峰前往求见智光禅师，只是请他老人家指点迷津。不论他肯说还是不说，在下礼敬而来，礼敬而去，不敢损伤禅师一毫一发。” 那姓杜老者道：“乔大爷丈夫一言，快马一鞭，你既如此说，我五兄弟自然信得过。在下有一语奉告，那是肺腑之言，咱们今日初会，未免有点交浅言深，直言莫怪。”乔峰道：“杜老先生请说。” 那姓杜老者道：“那谭公、谭婆、赵钱孙、丐帮徐长老、单正父子等诸人，只因不肯说那带头大哥的名字，以致丧命。江湖上不明真相之人，都说是乔大爷下的手……” 乔峰道：“这些人没一个是我杀的。谭氏夫妇和赵钱孙不肯说那带头大哥的名字，在下确是使过一些逼迫，但他们宁死不屈，不肯出卖朋友，确是好汉子的行径，在下心中甚为佩服，决计没伤他们性命。到底是谁下的手，在下正要追查个水落石出。乔峰身蒙不白奇冤，江湖上都冤枉我杀害义父、义母、恩师，其实这三位老人家视我有若亲儿，我大恩未报，怎能有一指加于他们身上……”说着语音已有些唔咽。 那姓杜老者道：“我们五兄弟此番赶来，不敢说能强行阻止乔大爷伤害智光禅师，但要老实跟乔大爷说一件千真万确之事。那位带头大哥说道，为了他一人，江湖上已有这许多好朋友因而送命，他自觉罪孽深重。聚贤庄一战，损伤的人更多。那带头大哥说：当年雁门关外那件事，他是大大的错了，早就该偿了自己性命谢罪，乔大爷若去找他报仇，他决意挺胸受戮，决不逃避……” 乔峰越听越奇，说道：“哪有此事？老先生是听那位带头大哥亲口所说，还是旁人转告的？”那姓杜老者道：“千真万确，那带头大哥的的确确是这个意思。老朽在江湖上薄有微名，我这四位师弟，也都不是无名之辈，我们五个人言出如山，此刻未能奉告真实姓名，乔大爷事后必知。”乔峰道：“然则请问那位带头大哥到底是谁？” 那姓杜老者摇摇头，叹了口气，说道：“老夫武功远远不如乔大爷，但仍当献丑，跟你对上一掌，不过想让你知道，我师兄弟五人决不会一派胡言。”说着站到一边，客客气气地道：“乔大爷，在下领教你一招高明掌法！” 乔峰听他指明只对一掌，似乎旨在以武功表明自己身份，当即说道：“五位是前辈高人，在下一望而知。五位言语，在下也不敢不信。五位要出手指教，乔峰武功低微，还请手下留情！”那姓杜老者呵呵一笑，说道：“威震天下的乔帮主武功低微，世上还有何人是武功高强？请发招吧！”说着屈膝弯腰，右掌缓缓推出。 乔峰见他来掌并不刚猛，便即左掌圈转，右掌还以一招“亢龙有悔”，这一掌有发有收，留有极大余力。双掌一交，啪的一声轻响，乔峰只觉对方掌力缓缓而来，有余不尽，他这招“亢龙有悔”也是余力远大于掌力，积蓄极厚。两人掌力甫交，立即回收，互相钦佩，同时说道：“佩服！佩服！” 其余三位老者逐一站起，分别说道：“在下领教一掌，不可错过了领教天下第一掌的良机！”乔峰和三老者一一对掌，心下暗惊，这四位老者的掌力个个不同，却皆是少林派的高明掌法，单只一掌，便显得是当世一流好手，原来他们都是少林派高手。乔峰对了这四掌，没一掌稍占便宜，也没一掌亏了半点。他额不见汗，骨不出声，轻描淡写的与四人对了掌，掌法中没见到丝毫猛力霸气，显得举重若轻，行有余力。他要留下内力，用以对付五人中显然功力最高的姓迟老者。 五位老者齐声道：“人称北乔峰当世武功第一，今日领教，果然名不虚传，拜服之至！”乔峰一躬到地，说道：“五位长者言重了。今蒙指教，厚意高谊，终身不忘。” 那姓迟老者道：“乔大爷，请你指教！”双掌分别画圈，同时推出。乔峰的降龙二十八掌是丐帮前任帮主汪剑通所传，但乔峰生俱异禀，于武功上得天独厚，他这降龙二十八掌摧枯拉朽，无坚不破，较之汪帮主尤有胜过。乔峰见对方双掌齐推，自己如以单掌相抵，倘若拼成平手，自己似乎稍占上风，不免有失恭敬，于是也双掌齐出。他左右双掌中所使掌力，也仍都是外三内七，将大部分掌力留劲不发。 四掌相交，乔峰突觉对方掌力忽尔消失，刹那间不知去向，不禁大吃一惊。他双掌推出之力虽只三成，却也是排山倒海，势不可挡，对方竟不以掌力相挡，自己掌力雷霆万钧地击去，势不免将对方打得肋骨齐断，心肺碎裂。惊惶中忙回收掌力，心知此举危险万分，对手这一下如是诱招，自己回收掌力时，若趁机加强掌力击来，两股掌力合并齐发，自己虽留有余力，势不免重伤，霎时间心中闪过一个念头：“我这一死，阿朱就此无人照顾了！”不禁惨然变色。岂知自力甫回，那姓迟老者急速撤掌，退后一步，一躬到地，说道：“多谢乔帮主大仁大义，助我悟成这'般若掌'的'一空到底'。” 其余四位老者齐向姓迟老者说道：“恭喜悟成神功！” 乔峰额头汗水涔涔而下，适才可说死里逃生，这时与阿朱实是再世相逢，激动之下，忍不住过去握住了阿朱的手。 那姓迟老者向阿朱道：“阿朱姑娘，刚才我跟乔大爷对掌，使的是'般若掌'，这路掌法是佛门掌法中的最高功夫。般若佛法讲究空无，使到最后一招'一空到底'之时，既不是空，也不是非空，掌力化于无形，没有了色，没有了受想行识，色是空，声香味触法也都是空，掌力是空，空即是掌力。我过去总是差了一点，出掌之时心中总是有滞，可以空了自己掌力，却空不了对方的力道。这次跟乔大爷对掌，如此高手，世所罕见，我不肯错过这难逢机缘，便又使'一空到底'。万想不到乔大爷大仁大义，一觉到我掌上无力，也于刹那间回收自己掌力，拼着我诱招发力，反击自身。我突然之间明白了，我自己空了，连对手也空了，这才是真正的'一空到底'。如不是有这样一位不顾自己性命、不肯轻易伤人的仁义英雄，这一招如何能够悟成？” 乔峰隐隐间忽有所悟：“他若不是甘心让我打死，而我若不是甘心冒险受他掌击，他这一招终究悟不成。我跟他素不相识，为什么肯甘冒如此大险？只因他确信我并非卑鄙小人，我也深知他是高尚君子！”武学高明之士，从武功之中，便能深切了解旁人，有如文学之士能从文字中识得对方人品。乔峰与四位老者逐一对掌之后，已知对方不但武功高强，抑且人品高洁，所谓“倾盖如故”，一见之下，便觉值得将自己性命交在对方手里。 那姓杜老者说道：“乔大爷，你与我等对掌之后，已成生死之交。我只跟你说一句：智光禅师当年参与杀害令尊令堂，乃是受了妄人误导，决非出于本心，他也已十分懊悔，望你手下留情。”乔峰道：“乔峰百死余生，有缘得能和五位高人结交，实是平生大幸。在下决不以一指加于智光大师之身。多承指教了！”当下和阿朱两人都抹去脸上化装，以本来面目相见。 朴者和尚见两人相貌改变，阿朱更变作了女人，大是惊诧。 五名老者站起身来，抱拳道：“这就别过，后会有期！”阿朱道：“五位爷爷，多多保重身子。”那姓杜老者道：“你也保重。”五人走出凉亭，向来路而去。五人走一段路，便回头瞧瞧乔峰与阿朱。阿朱不断向他们挥手，直至五人转过山坳，不再见到背影。 阿朱轻声问道：“乔大爷，刚才你抓着我手，为什么微微发颤？”乔峰略觉尴尬，说道：“刚才我险些儿让那姓迟的老先生打死。我想到你孤零零的留在世上，没人照顾，心里难过……”阿朱脸上如花初绽，侧过头来，仰眼问道：“你……你是不是有点儿舍不得我？”乔峰只感难以回答，笑着摇头不语。阿朱也觉这话颇有撒娇的意味，又见朴者和尚在旁，红着脸不敢再问。 朴者和尚在前领路，三人顺着山道前行，又走了十来里路，来到了止观寺外。 天台山诸寺院中，国清寺名闻天下，隋时高僧智者大师曾驻锡于此，大兴'天台宗'，数百年来为佛门重地。但在武林之中，却以止观禅寺的名头响得多。乔峰一见之下，原来只是一座颇为寻常的小庙，庙外灰泥油漆已大半剥落，若不是朴者和尚引来，如由乔峰和阿朱自行寻到，还真不信这便是大名鼎鼎的止观禅寺了。 朴者和尚推开庙门，大声说道：“师父，乔大爷到了。” 只听得智光的声音说道：“贵客远来，老衲失迎。”说着走到门口，合什为礼。 乔峰在见到智光之前，一直担心莫要给大恶人又赶在头里，将他杀了，直到亲见他面，这才放心，深深一揖，说道：“打扰大师清修，乔峰深为不安。” 智光道：“善哉，善哉！乔施主，你本是姓萧，自己可知道么？” 乔峰身子一颤，他虽已知自己是契丹人，但父亲姓什么却一直未知，这时才听智光说他姓“萧”，不由得背上出了一阵冷汗，知道自己的身世真相正在逐步显露，躬身说道：“小可不孝，正是来求大师指点。” 智光点了点头，说道：“两位请坐。” 三人在椅上坐定，朴者送上茶来。 智光续道：“令尊在雁门关外石壁之上，留下字迹，自称姓萧，名叫远山。他在遗文中称你为'峰儿'。我们保留了你原来的名字，只因托给乔家夫妇养育，须得跟他们的姓。” 乔峰眼眶含泪，站起身来，说道：“在下直至今日，始知父亲姓名，尽出大师恩德，受在下一拜。”说着便拜了下去。阿朱也离座站起。 智光合什还礼，道：“恩德二字，如何克当？” 辽国的国姓是耶律，皇后历代均是姓萧。萧家世代后族，将相满朝，在辽国极有权势。有时辽主年幼，萧太后执政，萧家威势更重。乔峰忽然获知自己乃是契丹大姓，一时之间，百感交集，出神半晌，转头对阿朱喟然道：“从今而后，我是萧峰，不再是乔峰了。”阿朱道：“是，萧大爷。” 智光道：“萧大侠，雁门关外石壁上所留的字迹，你想必已经见到了？”萧峰摇头道：“没有。我到得关外，石壁上的字迹已给人铲得干干净净，什么痕迹也没留下。” 智光轻叹一声，道：“事情已经做下，石壁上的字能铲去，这几十条性命，又如何能救活？”从袖中取出一块极大的旧布，说道：“萧施主，这便是石壁遗文的拓片。” 萧峰心中一凛，接过旧布，展了开来。只见那块大布是许多衣袍碎布胡乱缝缀而成的，布上一个个都是空心白字，笔划奇特，模样与汉字也甚相似，却一字不识，知是契丹文字，但见字迹笔划雄伟，有如刀斫斧劈。听智光说，这是自己父亲临死前以短刀所刻，不由得伤感，说道：“还求大师译释。” 智光大师道：“当年我们拓了下来，求雁门关内识得契丹文字之人解说，连问数人，意思都是一般，想必是不错的了。这一行字说道：'峰儿周岁，偕妻往外婆家赴宴，途中突遇南朝大盗……'”萧峰听到这里，心中更是一酸，听智光继续说道：“'……事出仓促，妻儿为盗所害，余亦不欲再活人世。余授业恩师乃南朝汉人，余在师前曾立誓不与汉人为敌，更不杀汉人，岂知今日一杀十余，既愧且痛，死后亦无面目以见恩师矣。萧远山绝笔。'” 萧峰听智光说完，恭恭敬敬地将大布拓片收起，说道：“这是萧某先人遗泽，求大师见赐。”智光道：“原该奉赠。” 萧峰脑海中一片混乱，体会到父亲当时的伤痛之情，才知他投崖自尽，不但是由于心伤妻儿惨亡，亦因自毁誓言，杀了许多汉人，以致愧对师门。 过了半晌，萧峰道：“在下当日在无锡杏子林中得见大师尊范，心中积有无数疑团，恳请大师指点迷津。” 智光道：“我佛当年在天竺教诲弟子，众弟子多方问难，佛祖有的详加开导，有的问话径自不答，并不是佛祖不知而答不出，而是有些答案太过深奥、有些牵涉甚广，非一言可尽。如简捷答了，众弟子难以明白，有人不免强作解人，其实并非确解，传播开去，有害正法。有十四个问题，我佛不答，佛经上记载下来，那是有名的'十四不答'。佛教各宗各派，于诸般询问，有的答，有的不答。如问：'如何是佛祖东来意？'禅宗历代大德，不答的多，答复的少。又如问：'单掌拍手作何声？'各人应机而答，答案众多。老衲修为肤浅，不敢远效我佛。萧施主有所询问，老衲能答则答，如以为不答较妥，便即不答，谨先向施主告罪。” 萧峰站起身来，说道：“在下今日途中遇到五位老者，高风亮节，令人拜服。这五位高人指点在下，说道当年大师参与雁门关之役，乃事出误会，非由本心。在下所问，颇多出于无知，还请原恕在下一介武夫粗人，平生少受教导，不明事理，出问无状。”他一生粗鲁豪迈，如此斯文说话，实是生平所未有，自觉颇违本性，但深信智光禅师乃有道大
Suddenly, a figure flashed at the end of the alley, it was a tall woman.Qiao Feng quickly recognized it was Tan Po, and said in his heart: "Wonderful, she must have come to pay homage to Elder Xu, I was just looking for her." Followed by another person, who also had excellent lightness kung fu, but it was Zhao Qian Sun. Qiao Feng was taken aback: "These two are sneaky, what's so weird?" He knew that these two were brothers and sisters, and their love affair was still unresolved, so he thought: "Both of them are in their sixties or seventies. Are you still doing trysts and cheating?" He didn't like to meddle in other people's business at first, but he thought that Zhao Qiansun knew who the "big brother in charge" was, and Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple also probably knew, so if they could catch some clues, they would be able to But he took the opportunity to force them to tell the truth, so he whispered in A'Zhu's ear: "You wait for me in the inn." A'Zhu nodded, and Qiao Feng immediately chased Zhao Qiansun where he was going. Zhao Qiansun chose a secluded place to go, hiding in the corner of the east wall and hiding under the eaves of the west head, behaved secretly, and left the east gate.Qiao Feng followed him from a distance, but he never noticed him. He saw him rushing to the side of the Jun River, bending over and getting into a big wooden boat.Qiao Feng raised his breath and walked quickly, with a few ups and downs, he rushed to the side of the boat, lightly jumped onto the canopy, put his ears on the canopy to listen. In the cabin, Tan Po let out a long sigh and said, "Senior brother, you and I are already very old. It's too late to regret what happened when we were young. What's the point of bringing up old things?" Zhao Qiansun said: " My life is ruined. It’s too late to regret. I asked you out for nothing else, Xiaojuan, I just beg you to sing those songs from the past again.” Tan Po said: “Oh, you are so stupid It's ridiculous. I was very unhappy when I came to Wei Hui to see you again. He is suspicious, you better not provoke me." Zhao Qiansun said: "What are you afraid of? Our brothers and sisters are open and aboveboard, talk about old things, there is no need Why not?" Tan Po sighed and said softly: "Those songs from the past, those songs from the past..." Hearing her move, Zhao Qiansun begged and said: "Xiaojuan, we meet today, I don't know when we will meet again in the future, I'm afraid I won't live long, and you will sing to me again, and I won't." Fulai listened." Po Tan said: "Senior brother, don't say that. You must listen, and I will sing a song softly." Zhao Qian and Sun Xi said: "Okay, thank you, Xiaojuan, thank you very much." Tan Po humbly sang: "When Lang passed by the bridge, my sister was washing clothes by the bridge..." After singing only two lines, with a click, the cabin door was pushed open, and a big man broke in.After Qiao Feng changed his appearance, both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po couldn't recognize him anymore.The two of them were shocked at first, seeing that it was not Tan Gong, they immediately felt relieved and asked, "Who is it?" Qiao Feng looked sideways coldly, and said: "One is not moral and seduces a married woman; the other is not abiding by women's morals, cheating on her husband and meeting her lover..." Before he finished speaking, Grandma Tan and Zhao Qiansun had already attacked at the same time , attacking from left and right. Qiao Feng turned his body slightly, and with his backhand, he took Tan Po's wrist, followed by his elbow and knocked out, the second strike came first, and attacked Zhao Qiansun's left flank.Both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po are great masters in martial arts, they can take down the enemy in just one move, but they never expected that this unattractive guy's martial arts are surprisingly high, he can turn defense into offense in just one move.In the cabin, he couldn't use his hands and feet, but Qiao Feng had big fights, small fights, grappling hands and bunt kung fu, which made him extremely agile in the cabin that was less than one foot square.In the seventh round of the fight, Zhao Qiansun pointed at his waist, Grandma Tan was startled, she was a little slow to move, but immediately got hit by the palm in the back, and she collapsed from fatigue. Qiao Feng said coldly: "You two rest here, there are many heroes in the abandoned garden in Weihui City, and they are paying homage to Elder Xu, I will ask them to comment on this truth." Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po were shocked, they got lucky, but their acupoints were blocked, they couldn't even move their little finger.The two of them are old and have no desire for lust. The date here is just to talk about the past and narrate the old relationship. It is not a serious thing.But at that time, during the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone took the defense of etiquette and law very seriously, and if a hero in the world violated lust, it would be even more despised by the public.A man and a woman met quietly in this boat, but who would believe that it was just singing a tune and talking nonsense?Everyone came to watch, how to behave in the future?Even Mr. Tan's face became dull. Tan Po hurriedly said: "Hero, we didn't offend Your Excellency. If you are merciful, I... I will make up for it." Qiao Feng said: "There is no need to make up for it. I just want to ask you a question, please Answer three words. As long as you tell the truth, I will immediately unlock the acupoints of the two of you, clap your hands and walk, and never mention what happened today to others." Tan Po said: "As long as I know it, I will tell you." Qiao Feng said: "Someone once wrote a letter to Chief Wang of the Beggar Gang about Qiao Feng's matter. The person who wrote the letter, many people call him 'Big Brother Leading', who is this person?" Tan Po hesitated to answer, Zhao Qiansun shouted loudly: "Xiao Juan, you can't say it, absolutely you can't say it." Qiao Feng stared at him and asked, "You would rather lose your name than say it?" Zhao Qiansun said : "I'm just dead. This big brother who takes the lead is kind to me, and I must never say his name." Qiao Feng said: "You don't care if Xiaojuan's reputation is ruined?" Zhao Qiansun said: "If Mr. Tan Knowing what happened today, I will kill myself in front of him and thank him with death, that's all." Qiao Feng said to Po Tan: "The 'leader brother' may not be of any kindness to you. You said it, and everyone is safe and sound. It saved the face of Tan Gong and you, and even saved your senior brother's life." Tan Po heard that he was threatening Zhao Qiansun's life, she couldn't help shivering, and said: "Okay, let me tell you, that person is..." Zhao Qiansun shouted urgently: "Xiaojuan, you must not say it. I beg you, please, this person is probably Qiao Feng's subordinate, if you say it, the life of the leading brother will be in danger." Qiao Feng said: "I am Qiao Feng, if you don't tell me, there will be endless troubles!" Zhao Qiansun was taken aback, and said: "No wonder you are so good at it. Xiaojuan, I have never asked you for anything in my life. This is the only thing I beg of you. You have to agree to whatever you say." Tan Po thought that he had loved and cared for her for decades, and she had a deep bond of affection, and she owed him a lot. What he wanted in his heart, he never said it to himself.This time, in order to protect his benefactor, he would not hesitate to die, and he must not ruin his righteous deeds, so he said: "Master Qiao, in today's matter, you are up to you to do good, and you are also to do evil. My brothers and sisters have a clear conscience, and the sun can show it. Do you think I'm sorry I can't tell you what you need to know. I'm really sorry!" Although she said these few words politely, she was resolute and refused to confide anyway. Zhao Qiansun said happily: "Xiaojuan, thank you very much, thank you very much!"
Qiao Feng knew that it would be useless to force him any more, he snorted, pulled a jade hairpin from Tan Po's head, jumped out of the cabin, went back to Weihui City, and asked where Tan Gong was staying.He is disguised and modified, and no one recognizes him.It is not a secret that Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple live in the "Rugui Inn" in Weihui City, just ask. Walking into the inn, I saw Mr. Tan walking up and down the room with his hands behind his back, looking restless.Qiao Feng stretched out his palm, and in his palm was Tan Po's jade hairpin. Seeing Zhao Qiansun following Wei Hui like a shadow, Tan Gong felt depressed all the time.At this moment, I haven't seen my wife for half a day, and I am thinking about myself. I don't know where she is. Suddenly I saw my wife's jade hairpin. I was surprised and happy, and asked, "Who is your Excellency? Did Zhuojing invite you here? I don't know what I can do to see you." ?” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to fetch the jade hairpin.Qiao Feng let him take it away, and said: "Your Madam has already been captured, and the danger is in an instant." Tan Gong was shocked, and said: "The clumsy Jing's martial arts skills are so good, how can he be easily captured?" Qiao Feng said: "It's Qiao peak." Tan Gong only heard the three words "It's Qiao Feng", he didn't have any doubts, but he was even more worried, he hurriedly said: "Qiao Feng, alas! That's troublesome, where is my wife?" Qiao Feng said: " It's easy for you to honor your wife's life, but it's also easy for her to die!" Although Tan Gong was anxious in his heart, his face remained calm, and he asked, "I want to ask for advice!" Qiao Feng said: "Qiao Feng has something to ask Mr. Tan, if you tell the truth, you will release her to Mrs. Zun immediately, and she will not be harmed at all. If you don't tell me, you have no choice but to execute her and bury her in the same cave as Zhao Qiansun. " When Tan Gong heard the last sentence, he couldn't bear it anymore, he shouted angrily, and slashed at Qiao Feng's face with his palm.Qiao Feng leaned back slightly, and the palm missed.Tan Gong was taken aback, he thought my palm was like a thunderbolt, it was no small matter, he actually dodged it as if nothing had happened, immediately moved his right palm obliquely, and struck out with his left palm horizontally.Seeing that the room was narrow and there was no way to dodge it, Qiao Feng immediately raised his right arm to block it.With a slap, the palm hit his arm, Qiao Feng's body remained still, his right arm rolled over and fell down, resting on Tan Gong's shoulder. In an instant, Tan Gong's shoulders seemed to be piled up with thousands of catties of boulders, and he immediately turned back with strength, but the weight on his shoulders was like a mountain like a hill, which only made his spine cracking and cracking, almost breaking , There is no other way but to kneel down.He pushed hard and refused to give in no matter what he said, but he couldn't take in a breath, his knees softened, and he knelt down, unable to control himself. Qiao Feng intentionally frustrates his arrogance, he bends his knees under the pressure, the strength of his arms is unabated, and the pressure makes his back bow like a bow, and his forehead is about to touch the ground.Tan Gong's face was flushed, and he held on with all his might, resisting with all his strength, pushing upwards with all his might.Suddenly, Qiao Feng let go of his arm.Tan Gong's shoulders were heavily pressed, he was caught by surprise, he couldn't catch up in time, he jumped up immediately, he jumped more than ten feet, and with a bang, the top of his head hit the beam heavily, almost breaking the beam as well. Tan Gong fell from mid-air, Qiao Feng didn't wait for his feet to touch the ground, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed his chest.Qiao Feng's arms were extremely long, but Tan Gong was short in stature, no matter whether he punched or kicked, he couldn't touch the opponent's body.What's more, his feet are flying in the air, no matter how high his martial arts are, he can't use them.In a panic, Tan Gong realized immediately, and shouted: "You are Qiao Feng!" Qiao Feng said: "Of course it's me!" Tan Gong said angrily: "You...you...fuck, why did you involve Zhao Qiansun?" What annoyed him the most was that Qiao Feng actually said that after killing Granny Tan, he would kill her and Zhao Qiansun. Sun Heburied. Qiao Feng said: "What does your wife have to do with him? Do you want to know where Granny Tan is at the moment? Do you want to know who she is talking to and singing love songs with?" Tan Gong heard, Immediately knowing that his wife was with Zhao Qiansun, he was eager to see what happened, so he asked, "Where is she? Please take me there!" Qiao Feng sneered, "What favor do you give me? Why should I take you?" Tan Gong remembered what he said earlier, and asked: "You said you have something to ask me, what do you want to ask?" Qiao Feng said: "That day in the apricot forest outside Wuxi City, Elder Xu brought a letter, which was addressed to Wang Jiantong, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect. Who wrote this letter?" Tan Gong's hands and feet trembled slightly, at this moment he was being carried by Qiao Feng, his body was in the air, Qiao Feng only needed to spit out his inner strength, and he was killed instantly.But he was fearless, and said: "This person is your father-killing enemy, I will definitely not reveal his name, otherwise, if you seek revenge on him, it would mean that I killed him." Qiao Feng said: "If you don't Said, your own life will be given away first." Tan Gong laughed, and said: "How can Tan be greedy for life and afraid of death, and betray his friends?" Qiao Feng admired him for his integrity, and he admired him a lot. If it were something else, he would have stopped pressing him long ago, but enmity between parents is unusual, so he said: "You don't cherish your own life, even your wife's life." Don't cherish it? Tan Gong and Tan Po's reputation will be ruined, and the world will be ashamed, so aren't you afraid?" Tan Gong said solemnly: "Tan sits firmly, stands upright, and does not do anything to offend his friends in his life, how can he say 'discredit and shame the world'?" Qiao Feng said calmly: "Madam Tan may not sit still and stand upright, and Zhao Qiansun may not not do one or two things to be sorry for her friends." Tan Gong's face was flushed red, and then turned livid again, his brows were wrathful, and he stared fiercely. Qiao Feng let go of his hand, put him on the ground, turned and walked out.Tan Gong followed without saying a word, and the two left Weihui City one after the other.On the way, many heroes of the rivers and lakes knew Mr. Tan, and respectfully gave way to salute.Tan Gong just hummed and walked over.Not long after, the two of them arrived at the big wooden boat. Qiao Feng swayed onto the bow of the boat, pointed to the cabin, and said, "Come and see for yourself!" Tan Gong followed on to the bow of the boat and looked into the cabin, only to see his wife and Zhao Qiansun leaning on each other, crowded in a corner of the cabin.Tan Gong was furious, he struck Zhao Qiansun on the head forcefully with his palm.With a bang, Zhao Qiansun moved his body, neither fighting back nor dodging.Tan Gong's palm touched the top of his head, and he sensed something was wrong, he reached out to touch his wife's cheek, his hand was cold, it turned out that Tan Po had been dead for a long time.Tan Gong's whole body trembled, unwilling to give up, he stretched out his hand to check her breath, but there was no breathing?He was stunned for a moment, and when he touched Zhao Qiansun's forehead, his hands were also cold.Tan Gong was filled with grief and indignation, he turned around and stared at Qiao Feng fiercely, his eyes seemed to burst into flames. Qiao Feng was also very surprised to see Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun suddenly died together.When he left the boat and went to the city, he just tapped the acupoints of two people, how could the two masters die suddenly?He brought up Zhao Qiansun's body, and took a rough look at it. There was no weapon wound or blood stain on his body; he pulled the shirt on his chest, snorted, and tore it off, only to see a large black bruise on his chest, obviously It was hit by the palm of the heavy hand, and what's even more surprising is that the heavy hand seemed to come from his own hand. Tan Gong hugged Tan Po, turned his back, unbuttoned her clothes to see the wound on her chest, it was exactly the same as Zhao Qiansun's wound.Tan Gong wanted to cry without tears, and said to Qiao Feng in a low voice: "You have a human face and a beast's heart, you are so vicious!" Qiao Feng was stunned, he couldn't speak for a moment, he just thought: "Who beat Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun to death with heavy hands? The person who did it is very powerful and extraordinary, could it be my old enemy again? Arrived? But how does he know that these two people are in this boat?" Saddened by the tragic death of his beloved wife, Tan Gong used his arms vigorously to strike Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng stepped aside, only to hear a loud click, Tan Gong's palm knocked down half of the boat canopy.Qiao Feng pierced his right hand, put it on his shoulder, and said: "Tan Gong, I definitely did not kill your wife." Tan Gong said: "Who else is it if it's not you?" Qiao Feng said: "Your life is in my hands right now, Qiao Feng. If it's easy for someone to kill you, what's the use of me lying to you?" Tan Gongdao: "You just want to find out who is the enemy of killing your father. Although Tan's martial arts are not as good as yours, how can he be a villain?" Qiao Feng Said: "Okay, you tell me the name of my revenge for killing my father, and I will take it upon myself to avenge this murder of my wife for you." Tan Gong laughed wildly, and tried to break free from the opponent's grip three times in a row, but Qiao Feng put a palm on his shoulder lightly, changing with the strength, Tan Gong struggled with great force, and the strength of the opponent's palm increased correspondingly, always Unable to struggle free.Tan Gong put his heart to one side, put his tongue between his teeth, bit it hard, bit off his tongue, and spurted blood from his mouth to Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng hurriedly dodged sideways.Tan Gong rushed over, kicked Zhao Qiansun's body away with a strong kick, hugged Tan Po's body with his left hand, and inserted Tan Po's jade hairpin into his throat with his right hand, his head and neck softened, and he died . Seeing such a tragic situation, Qiao Feng felt sympathetic and regretful. Although the Tan couple and Zhao Qiansun were not killed by him himself, they died because of him.If you want to destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces, you only need to stretch your feet and step on a hole in the board of the boat, and the boat will sink to the bottom of the river.Thinking: "I hide the three corpses, but it seems guilty, but the reputation of Mr. and Mrs. Tan and Zhao Qiansun is incorruptible." I still stepped on a hole in the bottom of the boat, got out of the cabin, and went back to the shore, trying to find footprints on the shore Clues, but no trace to be found.
He hurried back to the inn.A'Zhu had been watching at the door, and was very happy to see him come back safe and sound, but seeing that his expression was uncertain, knowing that the pursuit of Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po was fruitless, he asked in a low voice: "How is it?" Qiao Feng said: " They're all dead!" A'Zhu was slightly startled, and said, "Grandma Tan and Zhao Qiansun?" Qiao Feng said, "There's Gong Tan, there are three in total." A'Zhu only said that he killed him, although he felt uneasy, but he was inconvenient to complain, and said: "Zhao Qiansun was the accomplice who killed your father, it's fine if you kill him." Qiao Feng shook his head, and said: "I didn't kill it!" A'Zhu heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "That's good. I originally thought that Tan Gong and Tan Po didn't offend you very much, so you can be forgiven. But I don't know who it is. killed?" Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "I don't know!" Then he said: "There are only three people left in the world who know the name of the culprit. Let's do things quickly, don't let the enemy always take the lead. We were always on the back foot." A'Zhu said: "That's right. Mrs. Ma hates you to the bone, she won't talk about it no matter what. What's more, it's not a manly way to question a widow. Monk Zhiguang's temple is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's go to Shan's house in Tai'an, Shandong. Bar!" There was a trace of pity in Qiao Feng's eyes, and he said: "Ah Zhu, you have been exhausted these few days." A'Zhu shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, pay the bill quickly." Qiao Feng wondered: "Will you pay the bill tomorrow morning?" It's too late." A'Zhu said: "No, hurry tonight tonight, don't let the enemy scramble for the first step." Qiao Feng nodded gratefully. Coming out of Weihui City in the twilight, people on the road have already heard rumors about how the Khitan demon Qiao Feng killed Tan Gong and his wife and Zhao Qiansun with such a sudden attack.Most likely these three people disappeared suddenly, and the sunken ship was found after everyone searched.When these people were talking, they looked around, fearing that Qiao Feng would appear beside them at any moment.Little did he know that Qiao Feng was really by his side. The two of them changed their mounts along the way, and traveled eastward day and night without stopping.After two days of driving, although A'Zhu never uttered the word "tired", he rode sleepily on the horse and nearly fell off the horse several times.Seeing that she couldn't take it anymore, Qiao Feng abandoned the horse and changed to a carriage.The two of them slept in the cart for three or four hours, and when they had slept enough, they abandoned the cart and rode on a horse, galloping across the dust.On such a day and night, A'Zhu happily said: "This time, no matter what, I can be ahead of the big villain." She and Qiao Feng didn't know who the opponent was, and when they mentioned that person, they used "the big villain" commensurate. Qiao Feng was faintly worried, he always felt that this "big villain" took the lead in every step, this person's martial arts should not be inferior to his own, and his resourcefulness was far superior, not to mention that until now, he could see that his eyes were always foggy, but he Everything he did was clearly understood by the other party.In his life, he has never encountered such a powerful opponent.The stronger the enemy is, the more heroic he is, the stronger his fighting spirit, and he has no fear at all. Shan Zheng, the iron-faced judge, lives outside the Dadongmen in Tai'an, Shandong, and is known to everyone in Tai'an.It was evening when Qiao Feng and A'Zhu arrived in Tai'an, they asked where the Shan family was, and immediately passed through the city.After leaving the Great East Gate, within a mile, I saw thick smoke rising into the sky, and a fire broke out in a place on the opposite side, followed by the sound of gongs, and people shouted from a distance: "The water is gone! The water is gone. ! Put out the fire!" Qiao Feng didn't care about it either, he galloped with A'Zhu and gradually approached the place where the fire broke out.Only someone shouted: "Hurry up to put out the fire, hurry up to put out the fire, it's the iron-faced Shan family!" Qiao Feng and A'Zhu were taken aback, they reined in their horses together, and they looked at each other, both thinking: "Could it be that the villain has taken the lead again?" A'Zhu comforted: "Shan Zheng is very skilled in martial arts, the house is burned, It will never even burn people." Qiao Feng shook his head.Ever since he killed the Shan family's two tigers, he has had a deep feud with the Shan family. Although he did not intend to kill anyone when he came to Tai'an, he thought that Shan Zheng and his nephews and nephews were determined to let him go. He originally planned to fight a war .Unexpectedly, before arriving at the village, the other party has already suffered a disaster, and I can't help but feel pity in my heart. Gradually approaching Shanjiazhuang, I felt the scorching heat, and the red flames danced wildly, like a big fire. At this time, villagers from all over the world had come to put out the fire in groups, those who carried water lifted water, and those who splashed sand splashed sand.Fortunately, there were deep trenches dug around Shanjiazhuang, and there were no people living nearby, so the fire would not spread. Qiao Feng and A'Zhu rode to the side of the fire, got off their horses and watched.Only one man sighed: "A good man like Mr. Shan has accumulated so much merit in helping the poor and disasters in the local area for decades. How come the house burned down, and none of the thirty members of his family escaped?" Another person said: "That must have been set on fire by the enemy family, blocking the door to prevent people from escaping. Otherwise, even a five-year-old child of the Shan family can learn martial arts, so why can't they escape?" The first person said: " I heard that Uncle Shan, Second Master Shan, and Fifth Master Shan were murdered by a villain named Qiao Feng in Henan, so the one who set the fire this time, could it be this villain again?" When A'Zhu and Qiao Feng mentioned that opponent in their conversation, they called him "the great villain", and now hearing that the two villagers also called him "the great villain", they couldn't help but glance at each other. The younger man said: "Of course it is Qiao Feng." He lowered his voice and said: "He must have led a large number of men into the village and killed the Shan family to the point of leaving no one behind. Oh, God really has no eyes." The elderly man said: "This Qiao Feng has committed many crimes, and in the future he will die a hundred times worse than the men of the Shan family." Hearing him cursing Qiao Feng, A'Zhu felt annoyed, and stretched out his hand to pat the horse's neck, the horse was startled, its left foot popped out, and it just kicked the man's buttocks.The man let out an "ah" and fell short.A'Zhu shouted: "What are you talking nonsense?" The man kicked the horse's hoof, remembering that the "big villain" Qiao Feng had many people under him, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and hurried away up. Qiao Feng smiled slightly, but in the smile, there was a look of sadness, and he and A'Zhu walked to the other side of the fire scene.I heard everyone talking about it, and the words were the same. They all said that there were more than 30 men, women, children, and children in the Shan family, and none of them escaped.Qiao Feng smelled the stench of burning corpses, he kept rushing out of the fire, knowing that what everyone said was true, Shanzheng's whole family, men, women and children were indeed buried in the fire pit. A'Zhu said in a low voice: "This villain is really tricky, he killed Shan Zheng and his son, that's all. Why did he kill his whole family? And why even burn down the house?" Qiao Feng snorted, and said: "This It's called cutting weeds and eradicating roots. If it were me, I would have to burn down the house." A'Zhu was startled, and asked: "Why?" Qiao Feng said: "That night in the apricot forest, Shan Zheng said a few words, you He must have heard it too. He said: "I have a few letters from this leading brother hidden in my house. I took this letter to check the handwriting. It is indeed authentic." "Ah Zhu sighed: "Yes, he will Kill Shan Zheng, I am afraid that you will come to Shanjiazhuang and find those letters, and you will still know the name of this person. Once the Shanjiazhuang is burned to the ground, there will be no letters." At this time, more and more people were fighting the fire, but the fire was raging, buckets of water were poured on the fire, and it turned into white gas in an instant, but how could the fire be contained?Bursts of flames and hot air were sprayed out, only to make everyone back away.Everyone sighed and scolded Qiao Feng at the same time.The obscene language spoken by the rural population is extremely unpleasant. A'Zhu was afraid that Qiao Feng would go on a killing spree after hearing these unreasonable insults, and these country people would be miserable, so he stole a look at him, and saw a strange expression on his face, which seemed sad and remorseful, But more is pity, as if they feel that these country people are extremely stupid and not worth killing.He let out a long sigh and said sadly, "Let's go to Tiantai Mountain!"
When he mentioned Tiantai Mountain, there was nothing he could do about it.Although Master Zhiguang participated in the killing of his parents, he made a great wish and went to foreign lands to collect bark and treat miasma and malaria among the people in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. After recovering, he lost all his martial arts.This kind of act of helping the world and saving people is disrespected by everyone in the world. When mentioning Master Zhiguang, everyone calls it "the Buddha of ten thousand families". If Qiao Feng had no other choice, he would never make things difficult for him. The two left Tai'an and traveled southward.This time Qiao Feng didn't rush on the road desperately, he had a discussion with A'Zhu, so he could take some time off and maybe save Master Zhiguang's life.If we travel as before, we will most likely see Master Zhiguang's body again when we arrive at Tiantai Mountain. Maybe even the monastery where he lives has been burned to the ground.What's more, Zhiguang's travels are uncertain, and he travels in all directions, so he may not be in the temple of Tiantai Mountain. Tiantai Mountain is in the east of Zhejiang.The two headed south from Tai'an all the way, and this time they walked slowly, just like traveling in mountains and rivers.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu talked about strange events and anecdotes in the Jianghu, if they were not full of worries, they would be full of joy. When they came to Zhenjiang one day, the two of them went to Jinshan Temple to have a panoramic view of the river. Qiao Feng looked at the vast river water, which was heading east, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "The 'leading brother' and the 'big villain' Maybe it's just one person." A'Zhu clapped his hands and said, "Yeah, why didn't we think of this?" Qiao Feng said: "Of course it might be two people, but these two people must be very close, otherwise the big The wicked will never do everything possible to cover up the identity of the leading brother. But since even Wang Gangzhu and others are willing to follow him, the "leading brother" is a very special person. But the "big evil man" is so great. Could it be that there are really two masters in the world, and I can't even think of one? From this, I guess, these two people are probably one person. As long as I kill the 'big villain', I will avenge my murder of my father and mother. " A'Zhu nodded in agreement, and said: "Uncle Qiao, those people were talking about the past in the apricot forest that night, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." His voice trembled a little. Qiao Feng interjected: "I'm afraid that the villain is in the apricot forest?" A'Zhu tremblingly said: "Yes. The iron-faced judge Shan Zheng said that he has a letter from the leading brother hidden in his home. What he said is true. It was said in the apricot forest. His whole family was burnt to ashes... Alas, when I think of that incident, I feel very scared." She trembled slightly and leaned against Qiao Feng's side. Qiao Feng said: "This man is cruel and ruthless, which is rare in the world. Zhao Qiansun would rather ruin his reputation than reveal his name. It may not be for the sake of integrity, maybe he is afraid of revenge if he finds out. Shan Zheng is on good terms with him, this man He actually did this to him. In the apricot grove that night, who is such a powerful person?" After pondering for a while, he said: "There is one more thing that I find strange." A'Zhu said: "What is it?" Qiao Feng looked at the sailboat in the middle of the river and said: "This villain is clever and cunning, he is above me in every way, and his martial arts seem to be no weaker than mine. If he wants to take my life, I'm afraid he won't make it difficult for him. Why should he do this? Are you afraid that I will find out who my enemy is?" A'Zhu said: "Uncle Qiao, you are too modest. Even though that villain is great, he is actually terrified of you. I guess he is terrified these days. He is afraid that you will find out the truth and seek revenge from him. Otherwise, He didn't have to kill the two elders of the Qiao family, master Xuan Ku, Zhao Qiansun, Mrs. Tan, and the family of the iron-faced judge. Mr. Tan can also be said to have been killed by him." Qiao Feng nodded, and said: "That's true." Smiling at her, he said, "He doesn't dare to harm me, and he doesn't dare to approach you. Don't be afraid." After a while, Sighed: "This man is really scheming. Qiao is called a hero in vain, but he is manipulated by others, and he has no power to fight back."
After crossing the Yangtze River, he crossed the Qiantang River within a day and came to Tiantai County.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu rested overnight in the inn.I got up early the next morning and was about to ask my shopmates about the way to Mount Tiantai when the manager of the shop hurried in and said, "Uncle Qiao, there is a master from the Zhiguan Temple on Tiantai Mountain who came to pay his respects." Qiao Feng was taken aback. When he was staying in the inn, he casually mentioned his surname as Guan, so he asked: "Why do you call me Uncle Qiao?" That's right." Qiao Feng and A'Zhu glanced at each other, they were quite surprised, the two of them had already changed their appearance, and it was quite different from when they were in Tai'an, Shandong, and they were recognized as soon as they reached the rooftop.Qiao Feng said: "Okay, let him come in and meet." The shopkeeper turned and went out, and soon brought in a short and fat monk in his thirties.The monk bowed to Qiao Feng and said: "My master is wise and bright, and I ordered the young monk Pu Zhe to invite Master Qiao and Miss Ruan to our temple to rejoice." Qiao Feng was even more surprised when he heard that A Zhu's surname was Ruan Jing. , asked: "I don't know how the master knew my surname?" Monk Pu Zhe said: "My master told me that in the 'Qinggai Inn' in Tiantai County, there lived a hero Qiao and a girl Ruan, and ordered the little monk to come to welcome him up the mountain. This is Uncle Qiao. I don't know Ruan. Where is the girl?" A'Zhu pretended to be a middle-aged man, Monk Pu Zhe couldn't tell, and said that Miss Ruan was not here. Qiao Feng asked again: "We just came here last night, how did the respected master know? Does he really have the ability to know beforehand?" Before Pu Zhe could answer, the shopkeeper rushed to say: "The old monk of Zhiguan Temple has great powers, and he knew that Uncle Qiao was coming. Don't explain that he can see clearly what happened the day after tomorrow, it's five hundred年之后的事情，他老人家也算得出个十之六七呢。”朴者和尚却说：“倒不是我师父前知。我师父得到讯息，知道两位要光降敝寺，命小僧前来迎接，已来过好几次，曾去过几家客店查询。” 乔峰听朴者和尚说话老实，料想对方于己当无恶意，便道：“阮姑娘随后便来，你领我们二人先去拜见尊师吧。”朴者和尚道：“是。”乔峰要算房饭钱，那掌柜的忙道：“大爷是止观禅寺老神僧的客人，住在小店，我们沾了好大的光哪，这几钱银子的房饭钱，那无论如何是不敢收的。” 乔峰道：“如此叨扰了。”暗想：“智光禅师有德于民，他害死我爹娘的怨仇，就算一笔勾销。只盼他肯吐露那带头大哥和大恶人是谁，我便心满意足。即使他不肯说，我也决不用强。”当下随着朴者和尚出得县城，径向天台山而来。 天台山风景清幽，但山径颇为险峻，崎岖难行。相传汉时刘晨、阮肇误入天台山遇到仙女，可见山水固极秀丽，山道却盘旋曲折，甚难辨认。乔峰跟在朴者和尚身后，见他脚力甚健，却显然不会武功，但他并不因此放松了戒备，寻思：“对方既知是我，岂有不严加防范之理？智光禅师虽是有德高僧，旁人却未必都和他一般心思。” 走了一段山路，转过一个山坳，一条山径笔直上岭，右首山壁下有座凉亭，亭内放着一只陶缸，上搁竹制水杓，似是供行旅休憩饮水之用。乔峰见阿朱走得略有倦色，便道：“咱们到凉亭里歇一歇脚。”阿朱道：“好！”随着他走向凉亭。朴者和尚跟着走近，说道：“你两位如口渴了，可以喝点茶。”乔峰拿起水杓，见陶缸中冲得淡赭色的有半缸粗茶，舀了一杓茶，递给阿朱。阿朱接过茶杓，喝了一口，只见来路上有五人快步上山，大袖飘飘，行动甚是矫捷。 乔峰一见之下，便留上了神。这五人年纪均已不轻，但健步如飞，各穿一件灰袍，头戴灰色棉布帽，走入凉亭。五人抱拳行礼，齐声道：“大爷安好。姑娘安好。”此时阿朱未改服装，听五人称她为“姑娘”，乔峰和阿朱都增戒心，两人还礼说道：“各位安好。这里有茶水，请饮用休息。”一人道：“多谢！”乔峰听他们说话是北方口音，见五人都是六十左右年纪，大都眉毛已变白色，有三人微有白髭。乔峰暗忖：“这五人武功高得很啊，不知是什么来路？”走到阿朱身边，和她并肩坐在一张木长凳上。瞧这五人神情和蔼，全无敌意，微微放心。 五老者分别饮了茶后，坐下身来。一名老者拱手说道：“在下姓杜，是淮北人氏。这四个都是在下的师弟。这个姓迟，这个姓金，这个姓褚，这个姓孙。”四人听他说到自己，便站起身抱拳为礼。乔峰抱拳为礼。阿朱见他们年纪大，敬之为长辈，还礼时曲膝躬身，颇为恭敬。那姓杜老者笑嘻嘻地道：“大家是行旅之人，小姑娘不用这么客气。”阿朱道：“杜爷爷，你是我爷爷辈的人，小女子该当恭敬。”说话回复女声，不再假装粗豪男子声音。 那姓杜老者呵呵而笑，伸出枯瘦手掌，凌空作了个姿式，似是抚摸她头发一般。乔峰见他凌空这么一抚，神态慈祥，但手势平稳异常，只怕以数百斤的力道，也难撞动他手掌，直似含了数十年高深功力，委实非同小可，心下暗惊，说道：“五位高人有幸在浙东邂逅相遇，乔峰实感运道不小。” 那姓杜老者道：“乔大爷，我们一直想见你，从河南卫辉跟到山东泰安单家庄，又跟到浙江，幸好在这里遇上。待会你便要去止观寺，我们等不及了，只得鲁莽上来相见。”乔峰忙道：“好说，好说。乔某不知五位高人在后，否则的话，早该回身迎上叩见。”心想他们一路从卫辉跟来，有备而至，瞧这五人举止大是劲敌，只怕便要在这凉亭中恶斗一场，如何照顾阿朱，倒非易事。 那姓杜老者续道：“唯大英雄能本色。乔大爷，你自报真姓名，行事光明磊落，咱们的用意，也就不必相瞒。止观寺智光禅师是有德高僧，我师兄弟五人特地赶来，是求你别伤害于他。”乔峰道：“五位老先生言重了。五位倘若同时出手，便可取了乔峰性命，何必说到这个'求'字？乔峰前往求见智光禅师，只是请他老人家指点迷津。不论他肯说还是不说，在下礼敬而来，礼敬而去，不敢损伤禅师一毫一发。” 那姓杜老者道：“乔大爷丈夫一言，快马一鞭，你既如此说，我五兄弟自然信得过。在下有一语奉告，那是肺腑之言，咱们今日初会，未免有点交浅言深，直言莫怪。”乔峰道：“杜老先生请说。” 那姓杜老者道：“那谭公、谭婆、赵钱孙、丐帮徐长老、单正父子等诸人，只因不肯说那带头大哥的名字，以致丧命。江湖上不明真相之人，都说是乔大爷下的手……” 乔峰道：“这些人没一个是我杀的。谭氏夫妇和赵钱孙不肯说那带头大哥的名字，在下确是使过一些逼迫，但他们宁死不屈，不肯出卖朋友，确是好汉子的行径，在下心中甚为佩服，决计没伤他们性命。到底是谁下的手，在下正要追查个水落石出。乔峰身蒙不白奇冤，江湖上都冤枉我杀害义父、义母、恩师，其实这三位老人家视我有若亲儿，我大恩未报，怎能有一指加于他们身上……”说着语音已有些唔咽。 那姓杜老者道：“我们五兄弟此番赶来，不敢说能强行阻止乔大爷伤害智光禅师，但要老实跟乔大爷说一件千真万确之事。那位带头大哥说道，为了他一人，江湖上已有这许多好朋友因而送命，他自觉罪孽深重。聚贤庄一战，损伤的人更多。那带头大哥说：当年雁门关外那件事，他是大大的错了，早就该偿了自己性命谢罪，乔大爷若去找他报仇，他决意挺胸受戮，决不逃避……” 乔峰越听越奇，说道：“哪有此事？老先生是听那位带头大哥亲口所说，还是旁人转告的？”那姓杜老者道：“千真万确，那带头大哥的的确确是这个意思。老朽在江湖上薄有微名，我这四位师弟，也都不是无名之辈，我们五个人言出如山，此刻未能奉告真实姓名，乔大爷事后必知。”乔峰道：“然则请问那位带头大哥到底是谁？” 那姓杜老者摇摇头，叹了口气，说道：“老夫武功远远不如乔大爷，但仍当献丑，跟你对上一掌，不过想让你知道，我师兄弟五人决不会一派胡言。”说着站到一边，客客气气地道：“乔大爷，在下领教你一招高明掌法！” 乔峰听他指明只对一掌，似乎旨在以武功表明自己身份，当即说道：“五位是前辈高人，在下一望而知。五位言语，在下也不敢不信。五位要出手指教，乔峰武功低微，还请手下留情！”那姓杜老者呵呵一笑，说道：“威震天下的乔帮主武功低微，世上还有何人是武功高强？请发招吧！”说着屈膝弯腰，右掌缓缓推出。 乔峰见他来掌并不刚猛，便即左掌圈转，右掌还以一招“亢龙有悔”，这一掌有发有收，留有极大余力。双掌一交，啪的一声轻响，乔峰只觉对方掌力缓缓而来，有余不尽，他这招“亢龙有悔”也是余力远大于掌力，积蓄极厚。两人掌力甫交，立即回收，互相钦佩，同时说道：“佩服！佩服！” 其余三位老者逐一站起，分别说道：“在下领教一掌，不可错过了领教天下第一掌的良机！”乔峰和三老者一一对掌，心下暗惊，这四位老者的掌力个个不同，却皆是少林派的高明掌法，单只一掌，便显得是当世一流好手，原来他们都是少林派高手。乔峰对了这四掌，没一掌稍占便宜，也没一掌亏了半点。他额不见汗，骨不出声，轻描淡写的与四人对了掌，掌法中没见到丝毫猛力霸气，显得举重若轻，行有余力。他要留下内力，用以对付五人中显然功力最高的姓迟老者。 五位老者齐声道：“人称北乔峰当世武功第一，今日领教，果然名不虚传，拜服之至！”乔峰一躬到地，说道：“五位长者言重了。今蒙指教，厚意高谊，终身不忘。” 那姓迟老者道：“乔大爷，请你指教！”双掌分别画圈，同时推出。乔峰的降龙二十八掌是丐帮前任帮主汪剑通所传，但乔峰生俱异禀，于武功上得天独厚，他这降龙二十八掌摧枯拉朽，无坚不破，较之汪帮主尤有胜过。乔峰见对方双掌齐推，自己如以单掌相抵，倘若拼成平手，自己似乎稍占上风，不免有失恭敬，于是也双掌齐出。他左右双掌中所使掌力，也仍都是外三内七，将大部分掌力留劲不发。 四掌相交，乔峰突觉对方掌力忽尔消失，刹那间不知去向，不禁大吃一惊。他双掌推出之力虽只三成，却也是排山倒海，势不可挡，对方竟不以掌力相挡，自己掌力雷霆万钧地击去，势不免将对方打得肋骨齐断，心肺碎裂。惊惶中忙回收掌力，心知此举危险万分，对手这一下如是诱招，自己回收掌力时，若趁机加强掌力击来，两股掌力合并齐发，自己虽留有余力，势不免重伤，霎时间心中闪过一个念头：“我这一死，阿朱就此无人照顾了！”不禁惨然变色。岂知自力甫回，那姓迟老者急速撤掌，退后一步，一躬到地，说道：“多谢乔帮主大仁大义，助我悟成这'般若掌'的'一空到底'。” 其余四位老者齐向姓迟老者说道：“恭喜悟成神功！” 乔峰额头汗水涔涔而下，适才可说死里逃生，这时与阿朱实是再世相逢，激动之下，忍不住过去握住了阿朱的手。 那姓迟老者向阿朱道：“阿朱姑娘，刚才我跟乔大爷对掌，使的是'般若掌'，这路掌法是佛门掌法中的最高功夫。般若佛法讲究空无，使到最后一招'一空到底'之时，既不是空，也不是非空，掌力化于无形，没有了色，没有了受想行识，色是空，声香味触法也都是空，掌力是空，空即是掌力。我过去总是差了一点，出掌之时心中总是有滞，可以空了自己掌力，却空不了对方的力道。这次跟乔大爷对掌，如此高手，世所罕见，我不肯错过这难逢机缘，便又使'一空到底'。万想不到乔大爷大仁大义，一觉到我掌上无力，也于刹那间回收自己掌力，拼着我诱招发力，反击自身。我突然之间明白了，我自己空了，连对手也空了，这才是真正的'一空到底'。如不是有这样一位不顾自己性命、不肯轻易伤人的仁义英雄，这一招如何能够悟成？” 乔峰隐隐间忽有所悟：“他若不是甘心让我打死，而我若不是甘心冒险受他掌击，他这一招终究悟不成。我跟他素不相识，为什么肯甘冒如此大险？只因他确信我并非卑鄙小人，我也深知他是高尚君子！”武学高明之士，从武功之中，便能深切了解旁人，有如文学之士能从文字中识得对方人品。乔峰与四位老者逐一对掌之后，已知对方不但武功高强，抑且人品高洁，所谓“倾盖如故”，一见之下，便觉值得将自己性命交在对方手里。 那姓杜老者说道：“乔大爷，你与我等对掌之后，已成生死之交。我只跟你说一句：智光禅师当年参与杀害令尊令堂，乃是受了妄人误导，决非出于本心，他也已十分懊悔，望你手下留情。”乔峰道：“乔峰百死余生，有缘得能和五位高人结交，实是平生大幸。在下决不以一指加于智光大师之身。多承指教了！”当下和阿朱两人都抹去脸上化装，以本来面目相见。 朴者和尚见两人相貌改变，阿朱更变作了女人，大是惊诧。 五名老者站起身来，抱拳道：“这就别过，后会有期！”阿朱道：“五位爷爷，多多保重身子。”那姓杜老者道：“你也保重。”五人走出凉亭，向来路而去。五人走一段路，便回头瞧瞧乔峰与阿朱。阿朱不断向他们挥手，直至五人转过山坳，不再见到背影。 阿朱轻声问道：“乔大爷，刚才你抓着我手，为什么微微发颤？”乔峰略觉尴尬，说道：“刚才我险些儿让那姓迟的老先生打死。我想到你孤零零的留在世上，没人照顾，心里难过……”阿朱脸上如花初绽，侧过头来，仰眼问道：“你……你是不是有点儿舍不得我？”乔峰只感难以回答，笑着摇头不语。阿朱也觉这话颇有撒娇的意味，又见朴者和尚在旁，红着脸不敢再问。 朴者和尚在前领路，三人顺着山道前行，又走了十来里路，来到了止观寺外。 天台山诸寺院中，国清寺名闻天下，隋时高僧智者大师曾驻锡于此，大兴'天台宗'，数百年来为佛门重地。但在武林之中，却以止观禅寺的名头响得多。乔峰一见之下，原来只是一座颇为寻常的小庙，庙外灰泥油漆已大半剥落，若不是朴者和尚引来，如由乔峰和阿朱自行寻到，还真不信这便是大名鼎鼎的止观禅寺了。 朴者和尚推开庙门，大声说道：“师父，乔大爷到了。” 只听得智光的声音说道：“贵客远来，老衲失迎。”说着走到门口，合什为礼。 乔峰在见到智光之前，一直担心莫要给大恶人又赶在头里，将他杀了，直到亲见他面，这才放心，深深一揖，说道：“打扰大师清修，乔峰深为不安。” 智光道：“善哉，善哉！乔施主，你本是姓萧，自己可知道么？” 乔峰身子一颤，他虽已知自己是契丹人，但父亲姓什么却一直未知，这时才听智光说他姓“萧”，不由得背上出了一阵冷汗，知道自己的身世真相正在逐步显露，躬身说道：“小可不孝，正是来求大师指点。” 智光点了点头，说道：“两位请坐。” 三人在椅上坐定，朴者送上茶来。 智光续道：“令尊在雁门关外石壁之上，留下字迹，自称姓萧，名叫远山。他在遗文中称你为'峰儿'。我们保留了你原来的名字，只因托给乔家夫妇养育，须得跟他们的姓。” 乔峰眼眶含泪，站起身来，说道：“在下直至今日，始知父亲姓名，尽出大师恩德，受在下一拜。”说着便拜了下去。阿朱也离座站起。 智光合什还礼，道：“恩德二字，如何克当？” 辽国的国姓是耶律，皇后历代均是姓萧。萧家世代后族，将相满朝，在辽国极有权势。有时辽主年幼，萧太后执政，萧家威势更重。乔峰忽然获知自己乃是契丹大姓，一时之间，百感交集，出神半晌，转头对阿朱喟然道：“从今而后，我是萧峰，不再是乔峰了。”阿朱道：“是，萧大爷。” 智光道：“萧大侠，雁门关外石壁上所留的字迹，你想必已经见到了？”萧峰摇头道：“没有。我到得关外，石壁上的字迹已给人铲得干干净净，什么痕迹也没留下。” 智光轻叹一声，道：“事情已经做下，石壁上的字能铲去，这几十条性命，又如何能救活？”从袖中取出一块极大的旧布，说道：“萧施主，这便是石壁遗文的拓片。” 萧峰心中一凛，接过旧布，展了开来。只见那块大布是许多衣袍碎布胡乱缝缀而成的，布上一个个都是空心白字，笔划奇特，模样与汉字也甚相似，却一字不识，知是契丹文字，但见字迹笔划雄伟，有如刀斫斧劈。听智光说，这是自己父亲临死前以短刀所刻，不由得伤感，说道：“还求大师译释。” 智光大师道：“当年我们拓了下来，求雁门关内识得契丹文字之人解说，连问数人，意思都是一般，想必是不错的了。这一行字说道：'峰儿周岁，偕妻往外婆家赴宴，途中突遇南朝大盗……'”萧峰听到这里，心中更是一酸，听智光继续说道：“'……事出仓促，妻儿为盗所害，余亦不欲再活人世。余授业恩师乃南朝汉人，余在师前曾立誓不与汉人为敌，更不杀汉人，岂知今日一杀十余，既愧且痛，死后亦无面目以见恩师矣。萧远山绝笔。'” 萧峰听智光说完，恭恭敬敬地将大布拓片收起，说道：“这是萧某先人遗泽，求大师见赐。”智光道：“原该奉赠。” 萧峰脑海中一片混乱，体会到父亲当时的伤痛之情，才知他投崖自尽，不但是由于心伤妻儿惨亡，亦因自毁誓言，杀了许多汉人，以致愧对师门。 过了半晌，萧峰道：“在下当日在无锡杏子林中得见大师尊范，心中积有无数疑团，恳请大师指点迷津。” 智光道：“我佛当年在天竺教诲弟子，众弟子多方问难，佛祖有的详加开导，有的问话径自不答，并不是佛祖不知而答不出，而是有些答案太过深奥、有些牵涉甚广，非一言可尽。如简捷答了，众弟子难以明白，有人不免强作解人，其实并非确解，传播开去，有害正法。有十四个问题，我佛不答，佛经上记载下来，那是有名的'十四不答'。佛教各宗各派，于诸般询问，有的答，有的不答。如问：'如何是佛祖东来意？'禅宗历代大德，不答的多，答复的少。又如问：'单掌拍手作何声？'各人应机而答，答案众多。老衲修为肤浅，不敢远效我佛。萧施主有所询问，老衲能答则答，如以为不答较妥，便即不答，谨先向施主告罪。” 萧峰站起身来，说道：“在下今日途中遇到五位老者，高风亮节，令人拜服。这五位高人指点在下，说道当年大师参与雁门关之役，乃事出误会，非由本心。在下所问，颇多出于无知，还请原恕在下一介武夫粗人，平生少受教导，不明事理，出问无状。”他一生粗鲁豪迈，如此斯文说话，实是生平所未有，自觉颇违本性，但深信智光禅师乃有道大