Chapter 23 Chapter 22 The eyes are as bright as stars

A'Zhu came to the door, saw Xiao Feng was already standing in the distance waiting, the two looked at each other, and walked back the way they came without saying a word. A crescent moon, obliquely shining on the Xinyang Ancient Road.The two walked side by side, and they walked for more than ten miles, Xiao Feng let out a long sigh, and said: "Ah Zhu, you tricked Madam Ma into saying that the eldest brother in charge is Duan Zhengchun from Dali, thank you so much." A'Zhu smiled lightly and said nothing.Although her face was disguised as Bai Shijing, Xiao Feng still sensed that she was deeply worried and anxious from the look in her eyes, so he asked: "Today's success is over, why are you unhappy?"

A'Zhu said: "I think the Duan Clan in Dali has a lot of people, it's really dangerous for you to go to revenge alone. Big Brother, you must be careful!" Xiao Feng said: "Naturally." He stretched out his hand slowly, Holding her hand, he said: "If I die under Duan Zhengchun's hands, who will accompany you to herd cattle and sheep outside Yanmen Pass?" A'Zhu said: "Oh, for some reason, I always feel that there is something wrong with this matter. That Mrs. Ma, that... Mrs. Ma, with such a pure appearance, I can't help but feel terrible when I see her I hate it." Xiao Feng said with a smile: "This woman is very smart and capable, you are afraid that she will see through your disguise, you can't help being afraid."

A'Zhu said: "Yes, when I was alone with her, she gave me a strange wink, as if she saw that I was not Elder Bai, so I was quite afraid of her." After pondering for a while, she said again: " Brother, Duan Zhengchun has many companions, and one word can mobilize thousands of troops. Can you listen to Zen Master Zhiguang's persuasion and not seek revenge on him? You said that you were reluctant to let me be alone in the world without anyone to take care of you. Then you had no time to think about it. It's time to come down now..." Having said this, she blushed up to her ears.

Xiao Feng stretched out his left hand, hugged her in his arms, and said: "Don't worry, I will not be weak in my palms when I attack from now on, and let my opponent beat me until my ribs are broken and my heart and lungs are broken. Hehe, I am from Juxianzhuang I have already gone, are you afraid that the big brother who takes the lead will be so powerful?" A Zhu frowned, and said softly: "Brother, Juxian Village is different." Xiao Feng asked: "Why is it different?" A Zhu said: "Have you forgotten? Going to Juxian Village is to send Ah Zhu to heal his wounds Ah, even if it's a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, that's gone too. Brother, did you already like A'Zhu a little bit in your heart at that time?" Xiao Feng laughed loudly, and said: "Is it already a little bit?" A'Zhu turned his head and said: "I If you want to say it's not a little bit, it's already a lot!" Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Okay, it's a lot!" A'Zhu said: "They don't know, my elder brother likes to drink first, and secondly to fight." Xiao Feng shook his head and said: " Wrong, your eldest brother loves Ah Zhu first, drinks second, and fights third!" Ah Zhu said with a smile: "Okay, thank you very much."

When the two arrived at the inn in Dexinyang City, it was already dusk, Xiao Feng immediately ordered ten catties of wine, drank to his heart's content in the lobby, he couldn't stop thinking about how to take revenge, thinking of the Duan family in Dali, he naturally remembered the new acquaintance Duan Yu, Jin Lan's brother, couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, he just held the wine bowl and didn't drink, his expression gradually changed. A'Zhu also said what he found, looked around and saw nothing different, asked in a low voice: "Brother, what's the matter?" Xiao Feng was startled, and said: "No...it's nothing." Picking up the wine, he took a sip When the wine reached his throat, he suddenly got breathless, and coughed loudly, spraying wine all over his chest and clothes.His capacity for alcohol is rare in the world, and his internal strength is so profound that he actually choked on alcohol, which has never happened before.A'Zhu was secretly worried, so it was inconvenient to ask further questions.

How did she know that when Xiao Feng was drinking, he suddenly remembered that he had bet with Duan Yu in Wuxi that day, the other party used the superior qigong of the "Six Meridians Excalibur" to force the drink out of his fingers.Afterwards, he had a road test, Xiao Feng knew that he was far behind in his supernatural internal strength.Duan Yu doesn't know martial arts, but his internal strength is already so good, his arch-enemy Duan Zhengchun is one of the heads of the Duan Clan in Dali, so his martial arts must be even stronger.He didn't know Duan Yu's accidental encounters of acquiring miraculous skills and absorbing people's internal energy. As far as internal energy alone is concerned, Duan Yu is many times stronger than his father. In addition, there is no second person who makes it comprehensive.Although Xiao Feng and A'Zhu are both familiar with Duan Yu, but the Duan family in Dali is the country's surname, just like there are tens of thousands of people with the surname Zhao in the Song Dynasty, Li in the Xixia country, and Yelu in the Liao country. Duan Yu never mentions that he is The prince of Dali, Xiao Feng and A'Zhu never imagined that he is the descendant of the emperor, the son of Duan Zhengchun.

Although A'Zhu didn't know the details of Xiao Feng's thoughts, he also expected that he was always worried about revenge, so he said: "Brother, the matter of revenge is not a matter of one day and one night. Let's make a decision before we move, even if we are outnumbered and unable to win, Can't it be outsmarted?" Xiao Feng was overjoyed, thinking of Ah Zhu being alert and cunning, he was really a great help.Immediately filled a bowl of wine, drank it all, and said: "The revenge of parents is unshakable. To avenge this great revenge, it is no longer necessary to care about the rules and morals in the world, no matter how vicious methods are used. By the way, no If ability wins, we will outsmart him.”

A'Zhu said again: "Brother, in addition to the vengeance of your biological parents, there is also the blood vendetta of your adoptive father and adoptive mother, Mr. and Mrs. Qiao's family, and the blood vendetta of your master Master Xuanku." Xiao Feng stretched out his hand to pat the table, said in a deep voice: "Yes, there are many hatreds, not only one end?" A'Zhu said: "You used to learn from Master Xuanku, I think it was because you were still young and didn't learn the superb inner strength of the whole Shaolin school. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the Yiyang finger of the Dali Duan family is, it may not be in the Shaolin school. I once heard Master Murong talk about martial arts in the world, and said that the most powerful kung fu of Duan family in Dali is not a yang finger, but a "six-meridian sword". A Tubo monk once used Ling Kong's internal energy came to kill me and Abi, Mr. Duan poked with his fingers, and blocked the internal energy of his invisible knife, the monk said it was the 'Six Meridians Excalibur'."

Xiao Feng nodded and said: "I was worried just now, it was because of the Six Meridians Excalibur. The strength is invisible, like a knife or a sword, so how can I resist it?" He frowned and murmured. A'Zhu said: "Master Murong was talking about world martial arts with the young master that day. I stood by the side pouring tea and overheard a few words. Master Murong said: 'The Shaolin School has seventy-two unique skills, each of which has its own subtlety, but to defeat the enemy and win, Only one unique skill is enough, there is no need for seventy-two.'” Xiao Feng nodded and said: "What Senior Murong said is very true."

A Zhu said again: "At that time, Mr. Murong said: 'Yes, the cousin of the Wang family likes to boast that she knows many martial arts in the world, but she is proficient but not proficient, so what's the use." ?In fact, the real unique skill of the Shaolin School is the "Yi Jin Jing". As long as you master this book, any extremely mediocre martial arts can be turned into a miracle in your hands.'" With a solid foundation and strong internal strength, all mediocre moves can exert great power, Xiao Feng knows this very well.He heard A'Zhu repeat Mr. Murong's words, he couldn't help drinking two big bowls of wine, and said: "I have won my heart, I have won my heart. It's a pity that Mr. Murong has passed away, otherwise Xiao Feng would definitely come to his estate to pay respects to the world Stranger."

Azhu smiled sweetly, and said: "Master Murong never saw outsiders when he was alive, but of course you make a different point." Xiao Feng raised his head and smiled, knowing that the words "make another point" had a deep meaning in him, meaning to say : "You are my bosom lover, Mr. Murong should see him differently." Seeing the expression in his eyes, A'Zhu couldn't help lowering her head, her cheeks were dizzy, and she was secretly delighted. Xiao Feng drank a bowl of wine and asked: "Master Murong was not too old when he passed away, right?" A'Zhu said: "In his fifties, he is not considered old." Xiao Feng said: "Well, he has profound inner strength, five years old Ten years old is the time when martial arts reached its pinnacle, how could he pass away suddenly?" A'Zhu shook his head and said, "We don't know what kind of illness the master died of. He died very quickly, suddenly he fell ill in the morning, and at night, the young master died Cry loudly, come out and tell everyone that the master has passed away." Xiao Feng said: "Well, I don't know what it is, it's a pity, it's a pity. It's a pity that Miracle Doctor Xue is not nearby, otherwise I would have to invite him to save Mr. Murong's life." Although he and Murong's father and son had never met each other, but heard When others talked about the words and deeds of his father and son, they couldn't help admiring them. Adding in A'Zhu's origin, it added a layer of intimacy. A'Zhu said again: "Master Murong talked about this "Book of Changing Tendons" to the young master that day. He said: "Although I haven't watched the "Book of Changing Tendons" written by Patriarch Bodhidharma, I speculate from the way of martial arts that Shaolin sect is famous. , it must come from this "Yi Jin Jing". The seventy-two unique skills cannot be said to be powerful, but it is still far from being the leader of the world's martial arts by virtue of this." The master added I warn you, you must never rely on your ancestral martial arts and underestimate Shaolin disciples, since this sutra exists in the temple, maybe there will be talented monks who can read it through." Xiao Feng nodded in agreement, thought: "The Murong family of Gusu is famous all over the world, but they are not arrogant, it is very rare." A'Zhu said: "Master also said that he has seen all kinds of martial arts in the world, but it's a pity that he didn't see Dali Duan's "Six Meridians Excalibur Sword Manual" and Shaolin School's "Yi Jin Jing". It’s a lifelong regret. Brother, since Master Murong compared these two sets of martial arts, it seems that to deal with Dali Duan’s six-meridian sword, it seems that we can start with Shaolin’s "Yi Jin Jing". If we can use "Yi Jin Jing" from It was stolen from the Bodhi Court of Shaolin Temple, and I spent a few years practicing it, and I don’t need to worry about the six-veined sword and seven-veined ghost knife.” When she said this, her face showed a serious look. A half-smile look. Xiao Feng jumped up and said with a smile: "Little devil...you...so you..." A'Zhu laughed and said: "Brother, I stole this scripture and gave it to the young master. I asked him to read it and burn it in front of the old man's tomb to fulfill his wish. Of course it is given to you now." He took out a small oilcloth bag from his bosom and put it in Xiao Feng's hand. That night Xiao Feng saw with his own eyes that she was pretending to be a monk Xu Qing, stealing a scripture from behind the bronze mirror in the Bodhi Court, he did not expect it to be the inner strength secret book "Yi Jin Jing" of the Shaolin School.Ah Zhu was detained by the nobles in Juxian Manor, everyone thought she was a woman, they didn't search her body, and Xuan Ji, Xuan Nan and other Shaolin eminent monks never dreamed that the scriptures lost by this temple were on her. Xiao Feng shook his head and said: "You are willing to take the risk and steal this scripture from Shaolin Temple with the intention of giving it to Mr. Murong, how can I keep it for myself?" A'Zhu said: "Brother, this is your fault." Xiao Feng wondered: "Why is it my fault?" A'Zhu said: "I stole this scripture on my own initiative, and I didn't entrust it to Mr. Murong I will give it to whoever I like. Besides, after you have seen it, it is not too late for us to give it to the young master. The hatred between parents is not mutual, and they only want revenge. Dirty things can be done, how can I borrow a book to read, and mother-in-law get up?" Xiao Feng was startled, gave her a deep bow, and said: "Xianmei scolded her rightly, how can someone who cares about big things stick to small things?" A'Zhu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You are originally a Shaolin disciple, using Shaolin martial arts to avenge Shaolin master Xuanku, it is only logical, what's wrong?" Xiao Feng even claimed it was, he was grateful and joyful, he opened the oilcloth packet, and saw a thin yellow paper booklet, on the cover were written several zigzag and odd-shaped characters. He yelled inwardly: "Not good!" Turning to the first page, he saw that it was full of words, but the words were crooked, circles, and hooks, and he couldn't read half of them. Ah Zhu said, "So it's all in Sanskrit, which is terrible. I thought this book was to be burned for the master, and I shouldn't read it first as a maid, so after I got the scriptures, I never dared to read them." Turn it over and have a look. Alas, it’s no wonder those monks stole the martial arts secret book for someone, but they didn’t care too much, it turned out to be a heavenly book that no one can understand..." He sighed, extremely frustrated. Xiao Feng persuaded: "You don't need to mind too much when you gain or lose." He rewrapped "Yi Jin Jing" and handed it to Ah Zhu. A'Zhu said: "It's better to keep it by your side, it won't be snatched away by others." Xiao Feng smiled and put the small bag into his arms.He poured another large bowl of wine, and was about to drink again, when he suddenly heard someone outside the door saying: "No, no! If we really can't fight, then why don't we fight, why bother making an ugly appearance?" A'Zhu Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel elated, knowing that it was "no, no." Bao Budong and Bao Sange arrived. I saw that Bao BuTong was wearing a brown robe, and walked into the store with a chic demeanor, followed by two people, all wearing short clothes.The waiter went up to meet him and said, "Would the three of you drink at the table? Please sit down, please sit down." A Zhu interjected, "No, no! The three of you want to drink and eat at the table." She imitated The full package is different sounds.Bao BuTong was taken aback, at this moment A'Zhu changed her disguise, she couldn't recognize her for a while, but she could imitate her own voice, there was no one else in the world except A'Zhu, and immediately said cheerfully: "Sister A'Zhu, come quickly Drink with me." Ah Zhu took Xiao Feng to go there together, sat down at Bao DiTong's table, and said in a low voice: "Brother Bao, you two met in Wuxi. I will follow this person for the rest of my life. You are not allowed to say no, no!" Bao BuTong looked sideways at Xiao Feng, and because of Ah Zhu's face, he said, "It's true! Good brother-in-law, what's your surname?" A Zhu Dai replied: "He The surname is Xiao." Bao BuTong nodded, and said, "The two next to me..." A'Zhu hurriedly said, "Hello, Master Yao of the Qin Family Village! Hello, masters of the Qingcheng Sect!" The two were surprised to hear that the big man in front of them recognized them.It turned out that one of these two was Yao Bodang, the owner of the Qin family village in Yunzhou, and the other was Zhu Baokun from the Qingcheng sect.The two immediately stood up and bowed their hands in salute: "Hi, old man!" Bao BuTong said, "There are so many people here, it's not a place to talk. Let's have some gourd wine and have a chat outside the city." He ordered the waiter in the shop to bring four big gourds, fetch twenty catties of good wine, take out an ingot of silver, and throw it on the table, looking very generous. A'Zhu laughed and said: "The wine is not enough!" Without further ado, Yao Bodang bought four more gourds of good wine, and put them on his back with Zhu Baokun respectively, following Bao BuTong, Xiao Feng and A'Zhu. When the five people came to the city wall, they saw a big tree surrounded by empty people, so they went to sit under the tree.A'Zhu took a gourd, pulled out the cork, and handed it to Xiao Feng first, Xiao Feng raised his head and took a big sip, and said: "Good wine!" Yao Bodang praised: "This Xiao Ye has a good drinker!" Bao BuTong said: "I originally went to Henan Mansion to meet the young master, but in Xinyang City, I met Yao Zhaizhu and the brothers. The two of them got to know each other and became good friends. That's pretty good. Turning to Yao and Zhu, they said: "Master Yao, brothers, you two go to drink under the tree over there, I want to discuss some important matters with Uncle Xiao." Yao and Zhu responded: "Yes !” Standing up, he picked up a gourd of wine and walked away until he could no longer hear what Bao Differ said before sitting down. Bao didn't wait for Yao and Zhu to go away, and said: "Uncle Xiao, sister A Zhu said that she will be with you for the rest of her life, I think you will not leave. I am so envious of such a good girl. , I guess you also don't want to get away. In a word, we are our own people, and we don't need to hide anything from you. Brother Xiao, have you heard of the name Xingxiu old monster Ding Chunqiu?" Xiao Feng nodded. Bao BuTong continued: "Ding ChunQiu is the founder of the XingXiu School, he is good at using poison, and he also has a great method of transforming kung fu, which can eliminate the internal energy of the opponent, making people in the martial arts hate him very much, and is also famous for fear. This old monster He does all kinds of evil, but he has something to do with the Murong family in Gusu. It is said that he was a traitor to the master's school when he was young, and he kidnapped the master's lover. The two fled far away to Suzhou and lived in seclusion. When these two shameless men and women escaped, Not only did they bring their daughter with them, but they also stole a large number of martial arts secret books, including the records of all schools and sects in the world. They built a library in Suzhou called "Langhuan Jade Cave". When the daughter grew up, she married a The young man surnamed Wang also gave birth to a daughter..." A'Zhu couldn't help but interjected, "It's Miss Wang Yuyan!" Bao BuTong clapped his hands together and said: "Sister Ah Zhu, you are extremely smart, my Bao BuBi is not as smart as you." AZhu said: "Sister BuBi is smarter than me, you will know when she grows up. Bao BuTong said: "No, no, I'd rather she be stupid. If she becomes smart, how can I care about her? I said no to go out to play, but she suddenly pretended to be Fourth Brother Feng, and said, "Bao Third Brother, I’m going to fight, goodbye!’ I said: “Fourth Brother Feng, be careful when fighting!” She chuckled and said, “Dad, don’t worry, you’ll be careful if you’re not pretty!” So ​​what should I do? " A'Zhu smiled, and continued: "Miss Wang read the martial arts secret book that Ding Chunqiu stole, such as Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife, Green Character Nine Dozens, City Character Eighteen Breaks, so you know everything about it." Bao BuTong said: "That's right, that's exactly the case. The young man surnamed Wang has an older sister who married our master Murong Bo. This in-law relationship really brings shame to our Gusu Murong family. But they are the relatives. We were born in the previous generation, and there is nothing we can do as juniors. In order to study martial arts, Master Murong used to go to the 'Langhuan Jade Cave' to borrow books. Later, Master Murong passed away, and Mrs. Wang and my wife were at odds, and the two families were very angry. Keep your contacts to a minimum. But this time, they encountered a big problem. Sima Lin, the head of the Qingcheng faction, took it away, and the Qin Family Village forcibly took away 20,000 taels of silver..." A'Zhu said: "Third brother, didn't the Qingcheng faction and the Qin family village all belong to our Murong family in Gusu?" Bao Budong said: "If they don't join, I'll take care of them!" Not good, unavoidably uttered vulgar words, and continued: "Tomorrow morning, Ding Chunqiu's apprentices and grandchildren invited them to the foot of Tongbai Mountain to make a decision." A Zhu asked: "Ding Chunqiu himself will come too?" Bao BuTong said: "Ding Chunqiu probably won't come by himself. They took Sima Lin and asked Qingcheng to send 10,000 taels of silver to redeem him, and then the Qin family The village belongs to the Xingxiu sect." A'Zhu said: "Are these people very powerful?" Bao Tongyi shook his head and said, "No, no! They are so powerful, but it is a little bit that these evil spirits use poison without authorization It's hard to fight. I don't know where the young master is, but Big Brother Deng, Second Brother Gongye, and Fourth Brother Feng couldn't be contacted for a while, alas, Bao Tong has become a lonely family, how desolate!" A Zhu said, "No, no Also! In times of crisis, there is a little Ah Zhu by his side." Bao BuTong said: "Sister Ah Zhu, thank you very much! Your third brother went to give up his life, that's enough to repay the young master, you don't have to go." Ah Zhu said: "Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs, the opponent is powerful, we Why not take a step back for now?" Xiao Feng couldn't help but interjected: "Let's go and see together tomorrow, and tell them not to bully others too much!" Bao Budong hurriedly said: "Brother Xiao, the other party is extremely vicious, like a snake and a scorpion, we Let's give in one step." After saying that, he stood up and said goodbye, and left with Yao Zhu. Xiao Feng and A'Zhu returned to the inn, packed their luggage, and in the afternoon they drove to Tongbai on horseback.Early the next morning, when I came to the foot of the mountain northeast of Tongbai, I saw no one around, so I waited under a big pine tree.A'Zhu said: "Brother, you haven't avenged your vengeance, it's not worth touching such a viper-like monster, you have to be wise and protect yourself." Xiao Feng said: "I will take you outside the Great Wall, never return to the Central Plains, and I owe Mr. Murong A love, if I can make a small repayment today, the two of us will hunt and herd sheep on the prairie, and we will be very comfortable. Alas, I just don’t know the benefactor of Juxian Village who saved my life Whoever he is, he does not expect to repay his kindness, and I am afraid that I will not be able to repay him in this life." While speaking, Bao Budong brought Yao Bodang, Zhu Baokun, Qinjiazhai, and Qingcheng faction to come, after meeting Xiao Feng and A Zhusi, they waited for about half an hour, when suddenly they heard the sharp flute With the sound, more than a dozen large vehicles galloped from afar.The car stopped nearby, and a dozen or so people jumped out of the car. They were tall and short, wearing cotton blouses, and another person was pulled out from the car, with their hands behind their backs, dejected. It was Sima Lin, the head of the Qingcheng sect. . Qingcheng sent people to shout: "Sect Leader Sima, everyone is here to save you!" Zhu Baokun rushed out first, followed by a fellow sect behind him.A person from the Xingxiu faction of the other party walked out, a tall and burly man with yellow hair, he stepped forward, gently waved his left hand, and patted Zhu Baokun's right cheek.Zhu Baokun yelled loudly, took out a small hammer and awl from his sleeve, with a bang, the small hammer hit the end of the awl with great force, and with a sharp sound of piercing the air, he shot at the yellow-haired man, the yellow-haired man dodged back, but the steel needle It came too fast, and with a puff, it penetrated into his left shoulder.The yellow-haired man raised his foot and kicked, Zhu Baokun flipped a few somersaults and fell into the main formation.When Xiao Feng looked at Zhu Baokun's cheek, he saw that half of his face was jet black, it was swollen high, he couldn't stop crying out in pain.Another disciple of the Qingcheng faction rushed towards the yellow-haired man.The yellow-haired man punched him on the top of the head, and the man fell to the ground, rolled on the ground, screamed a few times, and remained motionless, as if he was dead. The disciples of the Xingxiu Sect applauded loudly: "Fifth Brother is so powerful in the Central Plains that Gusu Murong can't lift his head!" "Fifth Brother is so majestic and powerful!" I saw another person from the Xingxiu sect walking out, with a thin body and a lion nose and a wide mouth, I heard him say: "Set fire to people! The Qingcheng sect didn't take money to redeem people, so they roasted their leader as a roast pig!" Famous Xingxiu disciples responded in unison: "Yes, Second Senior Brother!" They took out charcoal from the cart one after another, piled it on the ground, lit a fire, and the flames rose in a short while.Two disciples supported Sima Lin and pushed him into the fire.Bao BuTong swung the steel knife and rushed to save people.The lion-nosed man pushed out his left palm, a gust of wind blew up the fire, and flew towards Bao BuTong. Bao BuTong dodged sideways, the lion-nosed man flapped his right palm, flames rose from the fire and burned towards Bao BuTong.Bao BuTong's clothes were on fire, and even his hair was on fire.A'Zhu rushed forward to help him fight the fire on him.The lion-nosed man waved his left palm, and the fire burned A'Zhu's hair.A'Zhu shouted: "Ah yo!" Xiao Feng swung his right palm, with all his strength, the head of the fire flew towards the lion-nosed man.The lion-nosed man pushed both palms together, and Huotou stood still in mid-air for a while. The disciples of the Xingxiu sect shouted: "Second senior brother has great skills!" "Second senior brother Mo Yunzi is so powerful!" With the sound of "Magic shakes the world", the fire suddenly went out in mid-air.Xiao Feng slapped again, a flame flew up from the fire, and burned towards the lion-nosed man's vest.He rushed to dodge, Xiao Feng followed with a palm splitting empty palm, which hit his chest, the lion-nosed man staggered, spit out a big mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground wearily. Those five senior brothers jumped in front of him to protect each other, they raised their palms, Xiao Feng didn't wait for him to exert his palm strength, he slapped out violently.With a crackling sound, both of the yellow-haired man's arms and bones were broken, and he rolled backwards, bleeding from his mouth, and sat on the ground, unable to stand up.Some of the rest of the Xingxiu sect fled to the cart, while others faced the enemy bravely.Xiao Feng used the splitting palm, the palm did not touch the opponent's body and clothes, he could only hear the whistling of the wind, "Oh, my god!" Tight, the wind is tight! His grandma, hurry up!" He escaped completely in an instant.The lion-nosed man and the yellow-haired man were seriously injured and sat on the ground, unable to escape. A short and fat disciple suddenly rushed out and asked, "Second senior brother, today we are unlucky to start a teacher, does this mean that those who know the current affairs are heroes?" The lion-nosed man said: "Okay! If you are not lucky today, let's give in. Let Sima Lin go!" Holding a steel knife in his hand, the short fat man went over to cut Sima Lin's rope.Furious, Sima Lin swung his palms at him, the short fat man clapped his palms back, and with a crackling sound, his palms intersected.Sima Lin ran back to the formation, he felt excruciating pain in his palm, when he raised his palm to look, he saw that his palm was pitch black, it was poisoned by his palm. Xiao Feng shouted: "You still want to hurt people!" He raised a piece of fire from the fire with a wave of his palm, and flew towards the fat man.The short and fat man avoided it, bowed and said: "This uncle's name is your name? Today, our XingXiu Sect admit defeat for the time being, and in the future my master XingXiu Old Immortal will come to learn from Your Excellency!" Xiao Feng said solemnly: "That's not necessary. What's there today The matter is not over yet?" The short fat man said: "Yes, yes!" After making several gestures, several XingXiu disciples lifted several sheaths of silver from the cart, and placed them respectfully in front of Xiao Feng. The short fat man said: "Master, here is 20,000 taels of silver. We took it from the Qin family village, and now it is returned to Zhao. The green hills remain unchanged, and the green water flows forever. I admire, admire, admire, but I'm afraid it's still worth it." It’s not as good as our master. I’ll see you later.” He cupped his hands and helped the second senior brother, and another Xingxiu disciple helped the fifth senior brother, dragged himself onto the cart, and walked away slowly. Everyone from Qin Family Village and Qingcheng School burst into cheers and thanked Xiao Feng one after another.Xiao Feng didn't say his name, just perfunctory, he thought he finally did Mr. Murong a favor, he took A Zhu to the north and never came back, so he felt at ease. Ajula opened Bao BuTong, and asked softly: "Where are Miss Wang and Sister Abi?" Bao BuTong said: "They have already returned to Suzhou. Is my brother-in-law Qiao Feng from the Beggar Gang?" AZhu clicked Nodding, he said: "Third brother, the Murong family treated me and Abi very well. They raised us up as if they were their own daughters, and treated you as if they were their own brothers. I should have repaid you well, but I For the rest of my life, I have been with Brother Xiao, whether he lives or dies, I don't have another man in my heart." Bao BuTong smiled slightly, and said, "Guard Qiao is very skilled in martial arts, he can keep up with you! You don't even want to be your son, and you don't even want me?" A'Zhu stretched out his palm in his head and neck to make a beheading gesture, and said firmly : "I don't want to!" Bao Differing put his right thumb in front of the tip of her nose, saying: "Excellent!" A'Zhu said: "Third brother, please tell sister Abi to take care of her and find a man who is really good to her." Bao BuTong laughed, waved his hand, turned around and walked away.Yao Bodang, Zhu Baokun and others led the troops to go. Now Xiao Feng and A'Zhu went back to Tongbai City.At noon, the two were drinking and eating in a restaurant, when they suddenly heard footsteps outside the door, and someone shouted loudly.Xiao Feng was slightly surprised, he rushed to the door, and saw a big man on the street covered in blood, holding two broad axes, dancing wildly up and down, chopping wildly.This big man was full of cheeks and beards, with a mighty expression, but his eyes were scattered and he acted like a madman.Xiao Feng saw that a pair of big axes in his hands were made of pure steel, they were very heavy, when they were used, they were opened and closed with a certain degree of discipline in attacking and defending, the door was refined and strict, just like a famous master.Xiao Feng knew a lot of martial arts figures in the Central Plains, but this big man didn't know him, he thought: "This big man's ax technique is very good, how come I haven't heard of such a person?" The man swung the ax faster and faster, and he couldn't help shouting: "Quick, quick, go and tell the lord, the enemy is coming." He stood on the thoroughfare, with two shining axes slashing horizontally and vertically. Pedestrians naturally avoided him from a distance. Who would dare to approach him?Xiao Feng saw that he was panicked, he used the ax all the way, gradually lost his strength, but he tried his best to support him, he just called out: "Brother Fu, step back quickly, don't worry about me, go and report the matter to the lord." Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This man is loyal and protects the lord, he is a good man. If he consumes so much energy, he will definitely suffer serious internal injuries." He walked up to the big man and said, "Old man, how about I treat you to a glass of wine?" The big man glared at him angrily, and suddenly shouted: "You villain, don't hurt my master!" He raised his ax and chopped off his head.The onlookers saw that the situation was dangerous, and they all cried out "Ah yo". Xiao Feng was shocked when he heard the word "great villain", "Ah Zhu and I were going to seek revenge on the villain, but this man's opponent turned out to be the villain. Although the villain he mentioned may not necessarily be Ah Zhu and me. The big villain you mentioned, at least save him first." Avoiding the axe, he leaned forward and stretched out his hand to touch the acupuncture points on his waist. Unexpectedly, although this man was insane, he still had martial arts, the handle of the ax in his right hand turned upside down and hit Xiao Feng's abdomen.This move was exquisite and nimble, if Xiao Feng's martial arts were not much superior to his, he was almost hit, he immediately stretched out his left hand and grabbed the handle of the axe to grab it back.That big man was already exhausted, how could he bear it?His whole body was shaken, and he rushed towards Xiao Feng and his body immediately.Regardless of his life, he wanted to fight his opponent to the death together.Xiao Feng circled his right arm and hugged the man, exerting strength on his arm, he couldn't move.Seeing that Xiao Feng subdued the lunatic, the idlers watching the excitement on the street applauded. Xiao Feng dragged the big man into the lobby of the inn, pushed him to sit on the head of the seat, said: "Brother, drink a bowl of wine first!" He ordered the bartender to fetch the bowl.The big man stared at him intently, stared at him for a long time, and then asked: "You...are you a good person or a wicked person?" Xiao Feng was startled, not knowing how to answer. A'Zhu smiled and said: "Of course he is a good person, I am also a good person, and you are also a good person. We are friends, let's fight the big villain together." The big man stared at her for a while, then at Xiao Feng for a while, as if he believed it, He didn't seem to believe it, after a while, he said: "Then... what about the big villain?" A'Zhu said again: "We are friends, let's fight the big villain together!" The big man suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "No, no! The villain is so powerful, hurry up, go and tell the lord, and ask him to avoid it quickly. I'm here to resist the villain, you report the news." He said and stood up Come, grab the axe. Xiao Feng put his hand on his shoulder and said: "Brother, the villain has not arrived yet, who is your lord? Where is he?" The big man yelled: "Evil man, come here, I will fight with you for three hundred rounds, and you will hurt my lord!" Xiao Feng glanced at A'Zhu, he was helpless.A'Zhu suddenly said loudly: "Oh no, we have to report to the lord quickly. Where is the lord? Where is he going? Don't let the villain find you." The big man said: "Yes, yes, go and report the news. My lord has gone to Fang Zhulin in Xiaojing Lake, you...you go to Fang Zhulin in Xiaojing Lake and report to my lord, go, go!" , extremely anxious. Xiao Feng and A'Zhu were undecided when they suddenly heard the bartender say: "Shall we go to Xiaojing Lake? The distance is not too short." Xiao Feng heard that "Little Mirror Lake" did have such a place name, he hurriedly asked: "Where is it? Where? How far is it from here?" The bartender said: "If you ask other people, you may not know it. It happened to be me, so it is the right question. I am a person near Xiaojinghu. The affairs of the world, There are as many coincidences as there really are, and this is called no coincidence!" Hearing his rambling nonsense, Xiao Feng stretched out his hand to pat the table, and said loudly: "Say it quickly, talk it up!" The bartender wanted to ask for a few pennies for the drink, but Xiao Feng was so frightened that he didn't dare to keep it secret. Said: "You are very anxious, Mr. Tai, hehe, if you didn't bump into me by chance, no matter how anxious you are, it won't work, will it?" He wanted to say a few gossips, but seeing Xiao Feng's expression was not good, and he said: "Little Mirror Lake is here in the northwest, you go all the way to the west, and after walking seven and a half miles, you will see a dozen big willow trees, four in a row, a total of four rows, one for four makes four, Twenty four gets eight, three four one twelve, four four one six, a total of 16 big willow trees, then you hurry to the north. After walking nine and a half miles, you will see a bluestone bridge. Don’t cross the bridge. It’s a mistake to cross the bridge. You can’t cross the bridge, but you have to cross it. You can’t cross the bluestone bridge on the left, but you have to cross the small wooden bridge on the right. , going west for a while, heading north for a while, and going west again for a while, in short, you can’t go wrong if you follow that path. After walking twenty-one and a half miles like this, you will see a large lake that looks like a mirror. It’s Xiaojing Lake. It’s about forty miles from here, but it’s actually thirty-eight and a half miles, and it’s less than forty miles.” Xiao Feng listened to him patiently.A'Zhu said: "Your elder brother made it very clear and clear. One mile is one penny for wine. I originally wanted to give you forty coppers, but I gave you the wrong number. If you say no, you have to pay You have to give. One eight is eight, two eight one sixteen, three eight twenty-four, four eight thirty-two, five eight is forty, forty miles minus one mile and a half, it should be thirty-eight and a half coins." After counting thirty-nine copper coins, he made a mark on the last one on the edge of the sharp axe, pressed his fingers together, and with a light snap, he broke the copper coin in half, and gave the bartender thirty-eight coins. Half a copper coin. Xiao Feng couldn't help being funny, he thought: "When this girl has a chance, she always wants to make a fool of herself." The big man looked straight at him, still kept urging: "Hurry up and report the news, it will be too late, the villain is so powerful!" Xiao Feng asked, "Who is your master?" The big man murmured "My lord...my lord...he...you can't let others know where he's going. You'd better not go." Xiao Feng said loudly: "What's your surname?" The big man replied casually: "I My surname is Gu. Ah, my surname is not Gu!" Xiao Feng became suspicious: "Could it be that this person is deceitful and deliberately lured me to Xiaojing Lake? Why is his surname Gu and not Gu?" Then he thought again: "If the enemy sent him to deceive me, I can't ask for it. ，我正要找他。小镜湖便是龙潭虎穴，萧某何惧？”向阿朱道：“咱们便上小镜湖去瞧瞧，且看有什么动静，这位兄台的主人若在那边，想来总能找到。” 那酒保将几十文赏钱放入衣袋，插口说道：“小镜湖四周一片荒野，没什么看头的。两位若想游览风景，见识见识咱们这里大户人家花园中的亭台楼阁，包你大开眼界……”萧峰挥手叫他不可啰嗦，向那大汉道：“老兄累得很，在这里稍息，我去代你禀报令主人，说道大恶人转眼便到。” 那大汉道：“多谢，多谢！古某感激不尽。我去拦住大恶人，不许他过来。”说着站起身来，伸手想去提板斧，可是他力气耗尽，双臂酸麻，紧紧握住了斧柄，却已无力举起。 萧峰道：“老兄还是歇歇。”付了酒钱，和阿朱快步出门，便依那酒保所说，沿大路向西，走得七八里地，果见大道旁四株一排，一共四四一十六株大柳树。阿朱笑道：“那酒保虽然啰嗦，却也有啰嗦的好处，这就决计不会走错，是不是？咦，那是什么？” 她伸手指着一株柳树，树下一个农夫倚树而坐，一双脚浸在树旁水沟里的泥水之中。本来这是乡间寻常不过的景色，但那农夫半边脸颊上都是鲜血，肩头抗着一根亮光闪闪的熟铜棍，看来份量着实不轻。 萧峰走到那农夫身前，只听得他喘声粗重，显是受了沉重内伤。萧峰开门见山地便道：“这位大哥，咱们受了一个使板斧朋友的嘱托，要到小镜湖去送一个讯，请问去小镜湖是这边走吗？”那农夫抬起头来，问道：“使板斧的朋友是死是活？”萧峰道：“他只损耗了些气力，并无大碍。”那农夫吁了口气，说道：“谢天谢地。两位请向北行，送讯之德，决不敢忘。”萧峰听他出言吐谈，绝非寻常的乡间农夫，问道：“老兄尊姓？跟那使板斧的是朋友吗？”那农夫道：“贱姓傅。阁下请快赶向小镜湖去，那大恶人已抢过了头，说来惭愧，在下拦他不住。”说话中气不足，喘息连连。 萧峰心想：“这人身受重伤，并非虚假，倘若真是对头设计诓我入彀，下的本钱倒也不小。”见他形貌诚朴，心生爱惜之意，说道：“傅大哥，你受的伤不轻，大恶人用什么兵刃伤你的？”那汉子道：“是根铁棒。” 萧峰见他胸口不绝地渗出鲜血，揭开他衣服看时，见当胸破了一孔，虽不过指头大小，却是极深。萧峰伸指连点他伤口四周的数处大穴，助他止血减痛。阿朱撕下他衣襟，给他裹好了伤处。 那姓傅的汉子道：“两位大恩，傅某不敢言谢，只盼两位尽快去小镜湖，给敝上报一个讯。”萧峰问道：“尊上人姓甚名谁，相貌如何？” 那人道：“阁下到得小镜湖畔，便可见到湖西有一丛竹林，竹杆都是方形，竹林中有几间竹屋，阁下请到屋外高叫数声：'天下第一大恶人来了，快快躲避！'那就行了，最好请不必进屋。敝上之名，日后傅某自当奉告。” 萧峰心道：“什么天下第一大恶人？难道是号称'四大恶人'中的段延庆吗？听这汉子的言语，显然不愿多说，那也不必多问了。”但这么一来，却登时消除了戒备之意，心想：“倘若对头有意诓我前去，自然每一句话都会编得入情入理，决计不会令我起疑。这人吞吞吐吐，不肯实说，那就绝非存有歹意。”便道：“好吧，谨遵阁下吩咐。”那大汉挣扎着爬起，跪下道谢。 萧峰道：“你我一见如故，傅兄不必多礼。”他右手扶起了那人，左手便在自己脸上一抹，除去了化装，以本来面目和他相见，说道：“在下契丹人萧峰，后会有期。”也不等那汉子说话，携了阿朱之手，快步而行。 阿朱道：“咱们不用改装了么？”萧峰道：“我好生喜欢这粗豪大汉。既有心跟他结交，便不能以假面目相对。” 阿朱道：“好吧，我也回复了女装。”走到小溪之旁，匆匆洗去脸上化装，脱下帽子，露出一头青丝，宽大的外袍一除下，里面穿的本来便是女子衣衫。 两人一口气便走出九里半路，远远望见高高耸起的一座青石桥。走近桥边，只见桥面伏着一个书生。这人在桥上铺了一张大白纸，便以桥上的青石作砚，磨了一大滩墨汁。那书生手中提笔，正在白纸上写字。萧峰和阿朱都觉奇怪：哪有人拿了纸墨笔砚，到荒野的桥上来写字的？ 走将近去，才看到原来他并非写字，却是绘画。画的便是四周景物，小桥流水，古木远山，都入图画之中。他伏在桥上，并非面对萧峰和阿朱，但奇怪的是，画中景物却明明是向着二人，只见他一笔一画，都是倒画，从相反的方向画将过来。 萧峰于书画一道全然不懂。阿朱久在姑苏慕容公子家中，书画精品却见得多了，见那书生所绘的“倒画”算不得是什么丹青妙笔，但如此倒画，实是难能，正想上前问他几句，萧峰轻轻一拉她衣角，摇了摇头，便向右首那座木桥走去。 那书生说道：“两位见了我的倒画，何以毫不理睬？难道在下这点微末功夫，有污两位法眼么？”阿朱道：“夫子席不正不坐，肉不正不食。正人君子，不观倒画。”那人哈哈大笑，收起白纸，说道：“言之有理，两位正人君子，请过桥吧！” 萧峰早料到他的用意，他以白纸铺桥，引人注目，一来是拖延时刻，二来是虚者实之，故意引人走上青石板桥，便道：“咱们要去小镜湖，一上青石桥，那便错了。”那书生道：“从青石桥走，不过绕个圈子，多走五六十里路，仍能到达，两位还是上青石桥的好。”萧峰道：“好端端的，干什么要多走五六十里？”那书生笑道：“欲速则不达，难道这句话的道理也不懂吗？” 阿朱也已瞧出这书生有意阻延，不再跟他多缠，当即踏上木桥，萧峰跟着上去。两人走到木桥当中，突觉脚底一软，喀喇喇一声响，桥板折断，身子向河中堕去。萧峰左手伸出，拦腰抱住阿朱身子，右足在桥板一点，便这么一借势，向前扑出，跃到了彼岸，跟着反手拍掌，以防敌人自后偷袭。 那书生哈哈大笑，说道：“好功夫，好功夫！两位急急赶往小镜湖，为了何事？” 萧峰听得他笑声中带有惊惶之意，心想：“此人面目清雅，却和大恶人是一党。”也不理他，径自和阿朱去了。 行不数丈，听得背后脚步声响，回头看去，正是那书生随后赶来。萧峰转过身来，铁青着脸问道：“阁下有何见教？”那书生道：“在下也要往小镜湖去，正好和两位同行。”萧峰道：“如此最好不过。”左手搭在阿朱腰间，提一口气，带着她飘出，当真是滑行无声，轻尘不起。那书生发足急奔，却和萧峰二人越离越远。萧峰见他武功平平，也不在意，依旧提气飘行，虽带着阿朱，仍比那书生迅捷得多，不到一顿饭时分，便已将他抛得无影无踪。
自过小木桥后，道路甚是狭窄，有时长草及腰，甚难辨认，若不是那酒保说得明白，这路也还真的难找。又行了小半个时辰，望到一片明湖，萧峰放慢脚步，走到湖前，但见碧水似玉，波平如镜，不愧那“小镜湖”三字。 他正要找那方竹林，忽听得湖左花丛中有人格格两声轻笑，一粒石子飞了出来。萧峰顺着石子的去势瞧去，见湖畔一个渔人头戴斗笠，正在垂钓。他钓杆上刚钓起一尾青鱼，那颗石子飞来，不偏不倚，正好打在鱼丝之上，嗤的一声轻响，鱼丝断为两截，青鱼又落入了湖中。 萧峰暗吃一惊：“这人的手劲古怪之极。鱼丝柔软，不能受力，若以飞刀、袖箭之类将之割断，就丝毫不奇。明明是圆圆的一枚石子，竟能打断鱼丝，这人使暗器的阴柔手法，决非中土所有。”投石之人武功看来不高，但邪气逼人，纯是旁门左道的手法，心想：“多半是那大恶人的弟子部属，听笑声却似是个年轻女子。” 那渔人的钓丝给人打断，也吃了一惊，朗声道：“是谁作弄褚某，便请现身。” 瑟瑟几响，花树分开，钻了一个少女出来，全身紫衫，只十五六岁年纪，比阿朱还小着两岁，一双大眼乌溜溜的，满脸精乖之气。她瞥眼见到阿朱，便不理渔人，跳跳蹦蹦地奔到阿朱身前，拉住了她手，笑道：“这位姊姊长得好俊，我很喜欢你呢！”说话颇有些卷舌之音，咬字不正，就像是外国人初学中土言语一般。 阿朱见少女活泼天真，笑道：“你才长得俊呢，我更加喜欢你！”阿朱久在姑苏，这时说的是中州官话，语音柔媚，可也不甚准确。 那渔人本要发怒，见是这样一个活泼可爱的少女，满腔怒气登时消了，说道：“这位姑娘顽皮得紧。这打断鱼丝的功夫，却也了得。” 那少女道：“钓鱼有什么好玩？气闷死了。你想吃鱼，用这钓杆来刺鱼不更好些么？”说着从渔人手中接过钓杆，随手往水中一刺，钓杆尖端刺入一尾白鱼的鱼腹，提起来时，那鱼兀自翻腾扭动，伤口中的鲜血一点点地落在碧水之上，红绿相映，鲜艳好看，但彩丽之中却着实也显得残忍。 萧峰见她随手这么一刺，右手先向左略偏，划了个小小弧形，再从右方向下刺出，手法巧妙，姿式美观，落点也甚准，但用以临敌攻防，毕竟慢了一步，实猜不出是哪一家哪一派的武功。 那少女手起杆落，接连刺了五尾青鱼白鱼，在鱼杆上串成一串，随手又是一抖，将那些鱼儿都抛入湖中。那渔人脸有不豫之色，说道：“年纪轻轻的小姑娘，行事恁地狠毒。你要捉鱼，那也罢了，刺死了鱼却又不吃，无端杀生，是什么道理？” 那少女拍手笑道：“我便喜欢无端杀生，你待怎样？”双手力拗，想拗断他的钓杆，不料这钓杆甚是牢固坚韧，那少女竟拗不断。那渔人冷笑道：“你想拗断我的钓杆，可没这么容易。”那少女向渔人背后一指，道：“谁来了啊？” 那渔人回头看去，不见有人，知道上当，急忙转过头来，已迟了一步，只见他的钓杆已飞出十数丈外，嗤的一声响，插入湖心，登时无影无踪。那渔人大怒，喝道：“哪里来的野丫头？”伸手便往她肩头抓落。 那少女笑道：“救命！救命！”躲向萧峰背后。那渔人闪身来捉，身法矫捷。萧峰一瞥眼间，见那少女手中多了件物事，似是一块透明的布匹，若有若无，不知是什么东西。那渔人向她扑去，不知怎的，突然间脚下一滑，扑地倒了，跟着身子便变成了一团。萧峰这才看清楚，那少女手中所持的，是一张以极细丝线结成的渔网。丝线细如头发，质地又是透明，但坚韧异常，兼且遇物即缩，那渔人身入网中，出力挣扎，渔网缠得越紧，片刻之间，就像一只大粽子般，给缠得难以动弹。 那渔人在网中厉声大骂：“小丫头，你弄什么鬼花样，用这般妖法邪术来算计我。” 萧峰暗暗骇异，知那少女并非行使妖法邪术，但这张渔网却的确颇有妖气。 这渔人不住口地大骂。那少女笑道：“你再骂一句，我就打你屁股了。”那渔人一怔便即住口，满脸涨得通红。 便在此时，湖西有人远远说道：“褚兄弟，什么事啊？”湖畔小径上一人快步走来。萧峰望见这人一张国字脸，四十来岁、五十岁不到年纪，形貌威武，但轻袍缓带，装束却颇潇洒。 这人走近身来，见到那渔人被缚，很是诧异，问道：“怎么了？”那渔人道：“这小姑娘使妖法……”那中年人转头向阿朱瞧去。那少女笑道：“不是她，是我！”那中年人哦的一声，弯腰抄起，将那渔人庞大的身躯托在手中，伸手去拉渔网。岂知网线质地甚怪，他越用力拉扯，渔网越收得紧，说什么也解不开。 那少女笑道：“只要他连说三声'我服了姑娘啦！'我就放了她。”那中年人道：“你得罪了我褚兄弟，没什么好结果的。”那少女笑道：“是么？我就是不想要什么好结果。结果越坏越好玩！” 那中年人左手伸出，搭向她肩头。那少女陡地后缩，闪身想避，岂知她行动虽快，那中年人更快，手掌跟着沉落，便搭上了她肩头。 那少女斜肩卸劲，但那中年人这只左掌似乎已牢牢粘在她肩头。那少女娇斥：“快放开手！”左手挥拳欲打，但拳头只打出一尺，臂上无力，便软软地垂下。她大骇之下，叫道：“你使什么妖法邪术？快放开我。”中年人微笑道：“你连说三声'我服了先生啦！'，再解开我兄弟身上的渔网，我就放你。”少女怒道：“你得罪了姑娘，没什么好结果的。”中年人微笑道：“结果越坏越好玩！” 那少女又使劲挣扎，仍挣不脱身，反觉全身酸软，连脚下也没了力气，笑道：“不要脸，只会学人家的话。好吧，我就说了。'我服了先生啦！我服了先生啦！我服了先生啦！'”她说“先生”的“先”字咬音不正，说成“此生”，倒像是说“我服了畜生啦”。那中年人并没察觉，手掌抬起，离开了她肩头，说道：“快解开渔网。” 那少女笑道：“这再容易不过了。”走到渔人身边，俯身去解缠在他身上的渔网，左手在右手袖底轻轻一拍，一蓬碧绿的闪光，向那中年人激射过去。 阿朱“啊”的一声惊叫，见她发射暗器的手法极歹毒，中年人和她相距又近，看来非射中不可。萧峰却只微微一笑，他见这中年人一伸手便将那少女制得服服帖帖，显然内力深厚，武功高强，这些小小暗器自也伤不到他。果然那中年人袍袖轻拂，一股内劲发出，将一丛绿色细针都激得斜在一旁，纷纷插入湖边泥里。 他一见细针颜色，便知针上所喂毒药甚是厉害，见血封喉，立时取人性命，自己和她初次见面，无怨无仇，怎地下此毒手？他心下恼怒，要教训教训这女娃娃，右袖跟着挥出，袖力中挟着掌力，呼的一声响，将那少女身子带起，扑通一声，掉入了湖中。他随即足尖一点，跃入柳树下的一条小舟，扳桨划了几划，便已到那少女落水之处，只待她冒将上来，便抓了她头发提起。 可是那少女落水时叫了声“啊哟！”落入湖中之后，就此影踪不见。本来一个人溺水之后，定会冒将起来，再又沉下，如此数次，这才不再浮起。但那少女便如一块大石一般，就此一沉不起。等了片刻，始终不见她浮上水面。 那中年人越等越焦急，他原无伤她之意，只是见她小小年纪，行事如此恶毒，这才要惩戒她一番，倘若淹死了她，却于心不忍。那渔人水性极佳，原可入湖相救，偏生给渔网缠住了没法动弹。萧峰和阿朱都不识水性，也难下水救人。只听得那中年人大声叫道：“阿星，阿星，快出来！” 远远竹丛中传来一个女子的声音叫道：“什么事啊？我不出来！” 萧峰心想：“这女子声音娇媚，却带三分倔强，只怕又是个顽皮角色，和阿朱及那个堕湖少女要鼎足而三了。” 那中年人叫道：“淹死人啦，快出来救人。”那女子叫道：“是不是你淹死了？”那中年人叫道：“我淹死了怎能说话？快来救人哪！”那女子叫道：“你淹死了，我就来救，淹死了别人，我爱瞧热闹！”那中年人道：“你来是不来？”频频在船头顿足，极是焦急。那女子道：“若是男子，我就救，倘是女子，便淹死了一百个，我也只拍手喝彩，决计不救。”话声越来越近，片刻间已走到湖边。 萧峰和阿朱向她瞧去，只见她穿了一身淡绿色的贴身水靠，更显得纤腰一束，一双乌溜溜的大眼晶光灿烂，闪烁如星，流波转盼，灵活之极，似乎单是一双眼睛便能说话一般，容颜秀丽，嘴角边似笑非笑，约莫三十五六岁年纪。萧峰听了她的声音语气，只道她最多不过二十一二岁，哪知已是个年纪并不很轻的少妇。她身上水靠结束整齐，想是她听到那中年人大叫救人之际，便即更衣，一面逗他着急，却快手快脚地将衣衫换好，当是预备下水救人了。 那中年人见她到来，十分欢喜，叫道：“阿星，快快，是我将她失手摔下湖去，哪知便不浮上来了。”那美妇人道：“我先得问清楚，是男人我就救，若是女人，你免开尊口。” 萧峰和阿朱都心中奇怪：“妇道人家不肯下水去救男人，以免水中搂抱纠缠不雅，那也寻常。怎地这妇人恰恰相反，救男不救女？” 那中年人跌足道：“唉，只是个十四五岁的小姑娘，你别多心。”那美妇人道：“哼，小姑娘怎么了？你这人哪，十四五岁的小姑娘，七八十岁的老太婆都是来者不……”她本想说“都是来者不拒”，但一瞥眼见到了萧峰和阿朱，脸上微微一红，忙伸手按住了自己的嘴，这个“拒”字就缩住不说了，眼光中却满是笑意。 那中年人在船头深深一揖，道：“阿星，你快救她起来，你说什么我都依你。”那美妇道：“当真什么都依我？”中年人急道：“是啊。唉，这小姑娘还不浮起来，别真要送了她性命……”那美妇道：“我叫你永远住在这儿，你也依我么？”中年人脸现尴尬之色，道：“这个……这个……”那美妇道：“你就是说了不算数，只嘴头上甜甜地骗骗我，叫我心里欢喜片刻，也是好的。你就连这个也不肯！”说到这里，眼眶便红了，声音也有些哽咽。 萧峰和阿朱对望一眼，均感奇怪。这一男一女年纪都已不小，但说话行事，却如在热恋中的少年情侣一般，模样却又不似夫妻。尤其那女子当着外人之面，说话仍无所忌惮，在这旁人生死悬于一线的当口，偏偏说这些不急之务。 那中年人叹了口气，划回小船，道：“算啦，算啦，不用救了。这小姑娘用歹毒暗器暗算我，死了也活该，咱们回去吧！” 那美妇侧着头道：“为什么不用救了？我偏偏要救。她用暗器射你吗？那好极了，怎么射你不死？可惜，可惜！”嘻嘻一笑，陡地纵起，一跃入湖。她水性当真了得，嗤的一声轻响，水花不起，已然钻入水底。跟着喀喇声响，湖面碎裂，那美妇双手已托着那紫衫少女，探头出水。那中年人大喜，忙划回小船去迎接。 那中年人划近美妇，伸手去接那紫衫少女，见她双目紧闭，似已气绝，不禁脸有关注之色。那美妇喝道：“别碰她身子！你这人太也好色，靠不住得很。”那中年人佯怒道：“胡说八道！我一生一世，从来没好色过。” 那美妇嗤的一声笑，托着那少女跃入船中，笑道：“不错，不错，你从来不好色，就只喜欢无盐嫫母丑八怪，啊哟……”她一摸那少女心口，竟然心跳已止。呼吸早已停闭，那不用说了，但肚腹并不鼓起，显是没喝多少水。 这美妇熟悉水性，本来料想这一会儿功夫淹不死人，哪知这少女体质娇弱，竟然死了，脸上不禁颇有歉意，抱着她急跃上岸，道：“快，快，咱们得想法子救人！”抱着那少女，向竹林中飞奔而去。 那中年人俯身提起那渔人，向萧峰道：“兄台尊姓大名，驾