trust!Tototo!trust!Toto! The two wooden swords swayed and fought each other, colliding with each other, making the sound of totuo, sometimes there is a long time interval without sound, and sometimes the sound of collision is as dense as beads and continuous. It was in the countryside of Maxipu in the southern suburbs of Yuanling in western Hunan, in front of three small tile-roofed huts, on the grain drying field, a young man and a woman were holding Kaoki swords, and they were discussing a competition. An old man was sitting on a low stool in front of the house, with a short dry pipe in his mouth, and he was grinding straw sandals with both hands. He occasionally raised his head and glanced at the young couple, with a slight smile on his lips, expressing his approval.The faint sunlight passed through the wisps of blue smoke from his mouth, and shone on his flowery hair and wrinkled face.But when he glanced at the two wooden swords that stretched and retracted, his eyes were bright and majestic.He is actually not that old, he seems to be less than fifty years old.

The girl was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a round face and big dark eyes. At this moment, she was so tired that her forehead was covered with sweat, and a stream of sweat flowed down her left cheek and flowed down to her neck.She stretched out the sleeve of her left hand and wiped it, her face was as red as a bunch of red peppers hanging from the eaves.The young man was two or three years older than her, with a long dark body, slightly high cheekbones, and thick hands and feet. He was a common young farmer in the countryside in western Hunan, and he held a wooden sword quite nimbly.

Suddenly, the wooden sword in the young man's hand slashed downward from the upper left side, and then thrust out with the sword backwards, let alone looking back.The girl bowed her head to dodge it, stabbing with the wooden sword repeatedly, coming with great force.The young man took two steps back, opened and closed the wooden sword, and slashed three times with a yell.The girl couldn't resist, she drew her sword and stood still, she didn't try to parry, she said coquettishly: "You are so powerful, can you make it? Hack me to death!" The young man didn't expect that she would withdraw her sword suddenly, and saw that the third sword was about to slash her waist. He was startled, and hurriedly withdrew the move, but the castration was too strong, and with a puff, the blade of the sword hit her. Hitting the back of his left hand, he yelled out with an "ah hoo".The girl clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Aren't you ashamed? If the sword in your hand is real, do you still have that hand?"

The young man's face was dark and red, and he said: "I was afraid of cutting you, so I accidentally touched myself. If you really fight, will they let you? Master, you should judge this reason. "When he said the last sentence, he faced the old man. The old man stood up with half of the straw sandals in his hand, and said: "You two were able to dismantle the previous fifty or so stances, but the last few stances are simply useless." He took the wooden sword from the girl and swung it Slashing diagonally, he said: "This move is 'Ge Weng Shout Up', followed by the move 'Don't dare to cross', then you should cut horizontally instead of stabbing straight. Ah Fang, your two moves are 'Sudden Listening' Spray Jingfeng, Lianshan Rubu fled', suddenly heard the wind blowing loudly, the sword should have fled away like a piece of cloth. Ayun's two moves of 'Lao Ni Zhao Dajie, Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao' are quite good. But since the move is called 'Feng Xiaoxiao', it's wrong for you to use your sword with all your strength. Our set of swordsmanship is the famous "Lying Corpse Swordsmanship" in the martial arts. Lie down and become a dead body. Although you can't take it so seriously when you compare yourself to others, the word "lying corpse" must always be kept in mind."

The girl said: "Father, our swordsmanship is very good, but this name is really not very... It doesn't sound very good. Lying corpse swordsmanship, it sounds scary." The old man said: "It sounds scary, that's the majesty. The enemy is frightened before he makes a move, and he has already lost three points." He fought for the wooden sword, and repeated the six moves just now.His sword moves are dignified, he advances and retreats lightly and heavily, and every move is extremely fierce and fierce. The young men and women admired him and clapped their hands at the same time.The old man returned the wooden sword to the girl, and said: "You two practice again. Ah Fang, don't play around, if the senior brother didn't let you just now, would you still be alive?"

The girl stuck out her tongue, and suddenly stabbed out with the sword, extremely fast.The young man was unprepared, he hurriedly turned back his sword to parry, but the young girl got the upper hand and attacked again and again, the young man was unable to pull back for a while.Seeing that the defeat was over, suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes on the northeast corner, and a horse galloped towards it. The young man turned his head and said: "Who is here?" The girl shouted: "It's defeated, don't be foolish! Who has anything to do with you?" Shua Shua Shua made another three strikes.The young man resisted vigorously and shouted: "I am really afraid of you?" The girl smiled and said: "You said you are not afraid, you are so scared in your heart!" With a left stab and a right stab, the two moves are very agile.

Immediately, the passenger reined in the horse and shouted: "'The flowers are endless, and the birds are flying everywhere!' Wonderful!" The girl said "Hey", jumped back and looked at the passenger, and saw that he was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, well-dressed, like the son of a wealthy family in the city, she couldn't help blushing, and said softly: " Dad, he...how did he know?" The old man was also surprised when the passenger immediately mentioned the names of the daughter's two moves of swordsmanship, and was waiting to inquire.The passenger had rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Excuse me, old man, there is a famous swordsman in Maxipu, Mr. Qi Changfa, 'Iron Lock Hengjiang', where does he live?" The old man said, "I am Qi Changfa. What? 'Famous swordsman', then I absolutely dare not be. Why do you want me?"

The young strong man kowtowed to the ground and said: "My junior, Bu Yuan, kowtows to Master Qi. This junior is ordered by his master to come here to kowtow." Qi Changfa said, "I dare not, I dare not!" strength.Bu Yuan only felt numbness in half of his body, his face flushed, he took a step back, and said, "Uncle Qi is a junior in the exam, the junior will make a fool of himself." Qi Changfa laughed and said: "Your internal strength is still a bit weak. Which disciple are you, Senior Brother Wan?" Bu Yuan blushed slightly again, and said, "The junior is the fifth disciple who failed to become a talent. Master said The elders often say that Uncle Qi has profound inner strength, and the younger generation is now taught. Thank you Uncle.” Qi Changfa laughed heartily, and said, “Hello, Senior Brother Wan? Our old brother hasn’t seen you for more than ten years.” Bu Yuan said, “Trust me, old man. Fu, master is well. These two senior brothers and sisters are your masters, right? Sword skills are really high!"

Qi Changfa beckoned and said: "Ayun, Afang, come here to see Brother Divination." Then he said to Buyuan: "This is my poor apprentice Di Yun, and this is my poor daughter Afang. Hey, A country girl is so ungenerous, she is from her own family, why are she afraid of being ugly?" Qi Fang hid behind Di Yun, didn't pay attention to the courtesy, just nodded and smiled.Di Yundao: "Senior Brother Bu, the swordsmanship you practice is the same as ours, isn't it? Otherwise, how could you recognize your sister's sword moves at the first sight?" Qi Changfa let out a "bah", spit on the ground, and said: "Your master learned the same art as his master, and naturally learned all the way of swordsmanship, so why ask?"

Bu Yuan opened the cloth pouch next to the saddle, took out a bundle, offered it with both hands, and said: "Uncle Qi, Master said a little courtesy, please accept it with your face." Chief Qi thanked him and asked his daughter to accept it. Qi Fang took it to the room, opened the bundle, and saw a brocade-faced sheepskin gown, a Hanyu wrist bracelet, a felt hat, and a black wool jacket.Qi Fang took it out, and shouted with a smile: "Father, father, you have never worn such an airy clothes. How can you look like a farmer when you put it on? Isn't this a fortune and an official?"

When Qi Changfa saw it, he couldn't help being stunned. After a while, he said coyly: "Brother Wan... this... hehe, really..."
Di Yun went to Qiancun to beat three catties of Baiji.Qi Fang killed a fat chicken, picked Chinese cabbage and water spinach from the garden, cooked a large plate full, and soaked a large bowl of red pepper in salt water.Four people sat at a table and ate. At the banquet, Chief Qi asked questions, and Bu Yuan said: "Master said that he hadn't seen Master Uncle for more than ten years, so he missed him. He wanted to visit Hunan a long time ago. It's just that Master has to practice Liancheng swordsmanship every day, so he can't move around... ..." Qi Changfa was holding the wine bowl to his lips, spitting back the mouthful of wine he had just drunk into the bowl, and hurriedly asked: "What? Your master is practicing Liancheng swordsmanship?" Bu Yuan looked very proud, and said: "On the fifth day of last month, master mastered the Liancheng swordsmanship." Qi Changfa was even more startled, and put the wine bowl heavily on the table, and half of the bowl of wine was spilled, splashing the table and the front of his chest with wine.He stayed for a while, then suddenly burst out laughing, stretched out his hand and patted Bu Yuan's shoulder hard, and said, "Damn it, boy! Your master has always been bragging since he was a child. Even your ancestor didn't master this Liancheng swordsmanship. Your master's skills may not be very good, don't lie to your uncle, drink, drink..." He raised his neck and drank half a bowl of white wine, grabbed a red pepper with his left hand, and started to chew. But there was no smile on Bu Yuan's face, and he said: "Master knows that Master Uncle will not believe it. The sixteenth of next month will be Master's fifty-year-old birthday. Please, Master Uncle and his brothers and sisters, go to Jiangling for a glass of water. Wine. The master ordered the younger generation to come here to invite the younger generation sincerely. No matter what, the uncle should be invited. The master said that his Liancheng swordsmanship may still be lacking in practice, and he should come and ponder it with the uncle so that he can correct it. .The master often said that my uncle's swordsmanship is very good, but my master is not as good as him. If our brothers and sisters can learn a few moves from my uncle, everyone will benefit greatly." Qi Changfa said: "Your second senior uncle Yan, have you already invited him?" Bu Yuan said, "Second senior brother Yan's whereabouts are uncertain. Master once sent two senior brothers, three senior brothers, and four senior brothers to separate I went to Hebei, Jiangnan, Yunnan and Guizhou to search, and went to more than three places, but I couldn't find Master Yan Daping. Did Master Qi hear from Master Yan?" Qi Changfa sighed, and said: "Among the three of our senior brothers, the second senior brother has the strongest martial arts. If it is said that he has practiced Liancheng swordsmanship, I still have three points to believe it. Your master, hehe, of course he is better than me. It's much stronger, hehe, but I really don't believe that I have practiced this set of sword skills, I'm sorry, I don't believe it!" He grabbed the jug with his left hand and poured a bowl full of wine. He held the wine bowl with his right hand, but it was inconvenient to drink. He suddenly said loudly: "Okay! On the sixteenth day of the next month, I will come to Jiangling to pay respects to your master's birthday. Just wait and see Look at how he practiced his Liancheng swordsmanship. Haha! Hehe!" He slammed the wine bowl on the table for a meal, and spilled half of the bowl of wine, splashing all over the table and the front of his clothes.
"Daddy, you sold the rhubarb, what shall we do next year when we plow the fields?" "We'll talk about it in the next year or next year, how can we care so much?" "Father, don't we have a good time here? What are we going to Jiangling for? Master Wan's birthday, what does it matter to us if he does it for him? Selling rhubarb for money, I say it's not worth it." "Daddy promised Bu Yuan that he must go. How can a man go back on his word? He brought you and Ah Yun to a big place to see the world. Don't be a countryman all your life." "What's wrong with being a countryman? I don't want to see the world. I raised rhubarb since I was a child. I took it to graze and brought it home. Daddy, look at the tears of rhubarb. go." "Silly girl! Cows are beasts, what do you know? Let go." "I will never let go. People bought rhubarb and went to slaughter it for food. I am not willing to part with it no matter what." "It won't be slaughtered. They bought it to plow the fields." "What did Butcher Wang come to tell you yesterday? You must have bought rhubarb to kill. You lied to me, you lied to me. Look, rhubarb is crying. Rhubarb, rhubarb, I won't let you go. Brother Yun, brother Yun! Come quickly, Daddy is going to sell rhubarb..." "Ah Fang! Daddy is also reluctant to part with rhubarb. But if we go to someone's birthday with empty hands, is that okay? The three of us are all in tatters, and we have to sew three new sets of clothes, so as not to be looked down upon by others." "Didn't Uncle Wan give you new clothes and a new hat? You look very good wearing them." "Hey, the weather is so hot, how can the old sheepskin robe be carried on the upper body? Besides, your uncle boasted that he has mastered the Liancheng swordsmanship, but I just don't believe it. I have to see it with my own eyes. Good boy, let go." "Rhubarb, if someone wants to kill you, just hit him with your horn and run back by yourself. No! They will come after you, you run far away, into the mountains... woo woo woo..." Qi Fang and Da Huang Weeping, he hugged the scalper's neck tightly, refusing to let go.
Half a month later, Qi Changfa brought his disciple Di Yun and daughter Qi Fang to Jiangling.All three of them wore new clothes. When they first came to the big city, they were rustic. They were all timid and at a loss. When they asked about the residence of "Wu Yunshou" Wan Zhenshan, the passer-by said, "You don't need to ask about the home of the old hero Wan?" ? The biggest room over there." As soon as Di Yun and Qi Fang walked in front of the Wanjia mansion, they muttered to themselves when they saw the grandeur of the high walls, rich doors, and hanging lanterns and colorful decorations.Qi Fang tightly grabbed her father's sleeve.Qi Changfa was about to ask the doorman, when he saw Bu Yuan coming out of the door, he was overjoyed and called out, "Nephew Bu Xian, I'm here." Bu Yuan rushed out to greet him, and said happily, "Uncle Qi has arrived. Hello, Senior Brother Di, Hello, Junior Sister. You just arrived on the very day of Master's birthday! Master has been saying these days: 'Why is Junior Brother Qi not here yet?' Please." Bar!" Qi Changfa and the other three entered the gate, and the drummer blew the welcome music.Di Yun was taken aback by the sudden sound of the suona. In the hall, a burly old man was dealing with the guests.Qi Changfa shouted: "Master brother, I'm coming!" The old man was startled, as if he didn't recognize him, and was stunned for a while, then he rushed out with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Third brother, you are so old!" Very well, I hardly recognize you!" The senior brothers were about to hold hands to reminisce, when suddenly they smelled a strange smell, and then heard a voice like a broken gong shout: "Wan Zhenshan, you owed me a tael of silver ten years ago, should you pay it back today? "Qi Changfa turned his head, and saw a person at the entrance of the hall lift a wooden bucket, raised his hands, the bucket was full of excrement, and rushed towards him and Wan Zhenshan. Qi Changfa saw his daughter and apprentice standing behind him, and if he dodged sideways, the bucket of excrement would splash on his daughter. He reacted extremely quickly, grabbed the robe with both hands, his luck collapsed, and there was a quick and soft bang bang bang bang , the buttons snapped, and the left hand grasped the front of the skirt and snapped it outwards. The robe had already left the body, and the inner strength pierced through, and the robe was like a sail blowing in the wind, pocketing all the splashed dung in it.As soon as he gave it away, the dung-filled robe flew towards the person who came. The man threw the dung bucket and jumped aside, bang bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, dung bucket and robe hit the ground one after another, filling the hall with a stench.I saw the man full of cheeks and beard, burly and majestic, standing on the spot, he laughed and said: "Wan Zhenshan, brother came all the way to pay your respects to your birthday, if you don't have any presents, I will give you ten thousand taels of gold, congratulations You are full of gold and jade!" Wan Zhenshan's eight disciples were all furious when they saw that this person had come to make trouble and pollute the brightly lit birthday hall.Eight people rushed forward, trying to grab him and beat him to death. Wan Zhenshan shouted: "Stop all of them." The eight disciples immediately stopped.The second disciple Zhou Qi yelled at the big man: "Fuck your grandma's Xiong, what are you? Wanjia is amazing." Wan Zhenshan had already recognized the origin of this bearded man, and said: "I don't know who it is, it turns out that the Lord Lu Dazhai of Taihang Mountain has arrived. Master Lu Dazhai has made a lot of money in the past few years, and his house is full of gold ten thousand taels." It’s not over, I still have a lot of these with me.” When the guests heard the seven words "Lord Lu Dazhai of Taihang Mountain", many people whispered among themselves: "It turns out that it is Lu Tong from Taihang Mountain. I don't know how he made a relationship with Mr. Wan." A very powerful figure in the underworld in the province, with Liuhe knife Liuhe boxing, he is well-known in the north and south of the Yellow River." "If you don't come if you are kind, you will come if you are not kind! There will be a lot of excitement today." Lu Tong sneered, and said: "Ten years ago, my brother committed a crime in Taiyuan Mansion. Someone secretly tipped off the news and ruined our business. It doesn't matter, but my brother Lu Wei was so tired that he died in the hands of the eagle's claws." .It wasn't until three years ago that I found out that it was a good thing for you, Wan Zhenshan, a thief. How do you end this matter?" Wan Zhenshan said: "That's right, that's my surname Wan's tip-off. It's okay to eat in the rivers and lakes and do business without capital, but your brother Lu Wei raped a young girl and killed four people in a row. This is such an outrageous thing." , I can't ignore my surname Wan if I meet him." When everyone heard this, they all yelled loudly: "You don't have to be ashamed to do this kind of evil thing!" Lu Tong suddenly took a stride, jumped from the courtyard to the front of the hall, crossed his arms, and hit the pillars.After a few rounds of blows, he turned around and slammed his back against the pillar, only to hear a rattling sound, a pillar as thick as a bowl snapped off, and the roof tiles fell one after another. soot.Diffuse.Many people fled the hall.When everyone saw him showing his iron arm and iron back skills, they were all awe-inspiring, and they all thought: "If you give him such a sweeping arm, how can you survive?" Lu Tong turned around and jumped back to the courtyard, shouting loudly: "Wan Zhenshan, if you are really chivalrous and come out to fight injustice with open swords and spears, I admire you as a hero. Why did you secretly report to the government? Why did you swallow The six thousand taels of silver that my brother already got? Damn, you are despicable and shameless! If you have the guts, come and fight to the death!" Wan Zhenshan sneered and said: "Master Lu Dazhai, I haven't seen you for ten years, and your kung fu has really improved a lot. It's a pity that people like you, the stronger your kung fu, the more you harm people. Even though the surname Wan is old, I had to come here to learn Learn." Said and walked out slowly. Suddenly, a young man with a thick shield and big eyes jumped out from the crowd, he quietly approached him, he rolled his arms, hooked Lu Tong's arms, and shouted loudly: "You dirty my master!" Hurry up and pay for my new clothes!" It was Qi Changfa's disciple Di Yun. Lu Tong shook his arms vigorously, trying to shake the young man away, but Di Yun's arm was hooked desperately, unable to break free.Lu Tong's iron arm skill needs to be swept and struck directly to display its power, but he was hooked by him unexpectedly, and he couldn't use the strength in his arm.In his rage, he straightened his right knee and bumped into Di Yun's lower abdomen, and shouted: "Let go!" Di Yun felt the pain and his arms loosened.Lu Tong broke free from his arms with a move of "The Wind and Cloud Sudden Rise", and punched out with a loud fist, which was exactly the move "Oolong Exploring the Sea" in the "Liuhe Fist". Di Yun jumped out of the way and shouted: "I won't fight with you. My master's new robe cost three taels of silver to sew. We sold the big-gu ox rhubarb and only sewed three sets of clothes. Today's first! Second upper body..." Lu Tong said angrily: "Stupid boy, what nonsense are you talking about?" Di Yun rushed up three steps and shouted: "You pay for it quickly!" Dagu Niu sewed three sets of new clothes, and they were ruined the first time they were put on, how could he not feel deeply regretful? Wan Zhenshan said: "Nephew Di Xian, step down, and I will pay for your master's robe." Di Yun said: "If you want him to pay, if he leaves and you refuse to accept it, then it will be bad." Then he twisted Lu Tong's lapel.With a flash, Lu Tong punched Di Yun in the chest, causing him to sway and nearly fall.Wan Zhenshan shouted: "Nephew Di Xian, step down!" His tone was quite serious. Di Yun's eyes turned red, and he shouted: "Isn't it unreasonable for you to beat people without paying for your clothes?" Lu Tong laughed and said, "What if I beat you bastard?" Di Yun said, "I'll beat you too!" The body retreated, the left palm was slashed diagonally, and the right palm had pierced through the bottom of the left palm.Lu Tong used the "Tiger Fighting Stance", sitting with his left leg empty, and flying out with his right fist. As soon as the two joined hands, they dismantled more than ten moves in an instant.Di Yun has practiced martial arts with Qi Changfa since he was a child, and has never stopped fighting with his junior sisters. Although the boxing skills he has learned are not very good, he is very proficient.Lu Tong is a bandit in Jinzhong, a well-known figure in the underworld, he couldn't beat him for a while, he tried to use the iron arm skill a few times, but he avoided it cleverly, and punched him twice on the shoulder, causing Di Yun's flesh to fall. Strong bones, no injuries. The purpose of Qi Changfa's visit to Jiangling this time is to see if his senior brother Wan Zhenshan has really mastered the "Liancheng swordsmanship". It happened that Lu Tong came to seek revenge, so he really showed his skills, but he was so stupid. The apprentice didn't know good from bad, so he insisted on standing out, and couldn't help feeling annoyed. After a few moves, Lu Tong became anxious, suddenly his boxing style changed, from "Liuhequan" to "Chijirilianquan".This boxing method is also one of the "Liuhequan", but it is mixed with monkey boxing, which pays attention to cuddling, hitting, flying, sealing, kicking, flicking, sweeping, and hanging, plus "cat jumping, dog flashing, rabbit rolling, eagle flipping". , Pine nut spirit, fine chest, kite turning over, stomping feet" eight styles, the style is in the middle of the style, and it is changeable.Di Yun had never seen this kind of boxing before, so he panicked and kicked him twice on his left leg. Wan Zhenshan saw that he was not an opponent, and shouted: "Nephew Di Xian, step down, you can't beat him." Di Yun yelled: "If you can't beat him, you still have to fight." With a bang, Lu Tong punched him again in the chest. Qi Fang was watching from the sidelines, worried about her senior brother all the time, at this moment she couldn't help calling: "Senior brother, don't beat him, let Master Wan send him away." But Di Yun rushed forward with his arms straight up, regardless of his life , kept yelling: "I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you." With a bang, he was punched in the nose again, and blood was dripping immediately. Wan Zhenshan frowned, and said to Qi Changfa: "Junior Brother, he won't listen to me, you tell him to come down!" Doudou, the flower picker." At this moment, a disheveled old beggar walked in outside the gate, holding a broken bowl in his left hand, leaning on a bamboo stick in his right, and shouted hoarsely: "Master is having a happy event today, and I donate a bowl of cold rice to the beggar. " Everyone was engrossed in watching Lu Tong and Di Yun fight, no one paid any attention to it, the beggar groaned, "Ah, I'm starving to death, I'm starving to death." Suddenly his left foot stepped on the excrement on the ground, and his foot slipped , leaned over and fell down, and yelled: "Ah, I fell to my death!" The broken bowl and bamboo stick in my hand fell out at the same time.It was a coincidence that the broken bowl happened to be thrown on Lu Tong's back Zhitang acupoint, but the end of the bamboo stick touched the Ququan acupoint on Lu Tong's knee.Lu Tong's knees went limp, and his left foot fell to his knees. At the same time, his whole body was numb, as if he had collapsed suddenly.Di Yun threw out both fists, and with two bangs, Lu Tong's huge body was sent flying. With a bang, stinky water splashed and fell into the feces he brought. This turn of events was beyond everyone's expectations, and Lu Tong got up in a panic, and rushed out with his head in his arms.All the congratulators laughed and shouted in unison: "Hold him, hold him!" "Don't let this thief get away!" Di Yun yelled to himself: "Repay my master's robe." When he was about to drive out, he suddenly felt his left arm was held by someone, and he couldn't move it. When he looked sideways, it was his master.Qi Changfa said: "You are lucky to win, what are you chasing?" Qi Fang took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off Di Yun's face.Di Yun lowered his head and saw that the front of his new shirt was dripping with blood. He couldn't help but panic and said, "Oops, Oops! I... my new clothes are also stained." I saw the old beggar staggering out of the gate, muttering to himself: "There is no time for food, but I lost a rice bowl." Di Yun knew that he had won just now, and Jin relied on the beggar to fall by chance.He took out twenty large coins from his pocket, which his master had given him as pocket change in the city, chased them out and stuffed them into the hands of the old beggar.The old beggar said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you!"
That night, Wan Zhenshan held a banquet to entertain the guests who came to celebrate his birthday.He is a gentleman from Jingzhou, this.There are so many guests, and the birthday hall is hung with birthday scrolls sent by Ling Zhifu of Jingzhou Prefecture and Shangzhi County of Jiangling County. At the banquet, everyone was talking about this interesting incident during the day, everyone said that Di Yun was lucky, seeing that he was defeated, the old beggar just came in and fell, which disturbed Lu Tong's mind.Everyone couldn't help but praise Di Yun for having such guts at such a young age, and it was extremely difficult to fight with this famous figure in the underworld for dozens of moves.Naturally, some people also said that this is the birthday god, Hong Fu Qitian, otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence, the old beggar fell on his back, and even retreated from the powerful enemy, if Wan Zhenshan took action by himself, of course, he would have sent the villain away in two or three blows , but it's not so interesting to have a labor birthday star. ' When all the guests praised Di Yun in this way, the eight disciples under Wan Yushan felt their faces were dull.This Lu Tong was originally coming towards Wan Zhenshan, but the disciples of Wanmen didn't make a move, but let the uncle, a stupid country disciple, forcibly come forward, and repelled the enemy.The eight disciples were all angry in their hearts, but it was inconvenient to explode. After Wan Zhenshan paid homage to Sasha in person, his elder brother Lukun, his second disciple Zhou Qi, his third disciple Wan Gui, his fourth disciple Sun Jun, his fifth disciple Bu Yuan, his sixth disciple Wu Kan, his seventh disciple Feng Tan, and his eighth disciple Shen Cheng. Come over to toast one by one.The eight disciples of Wanmen are all named after the word "earth", and the third disciple Wan Gui is the only son of Wan Zhenshan.He is tall and tall, with a slightly thin face, he is handsome and unrestrained, he looks like a rich man, not as arrogant as senior brother Lu Kun and second senior brother Zhou Qi. Among the guests, the eight people made a toast to Jinshi, Juren, and martial arts elders who were well-known among the guests. They toasted a cup to their uncle Qi Changfa, and then toasted to Di Yun.Fang Gui said: "Senior Brother Di has saved my father a lot of face today, we eight brothers, each of us must respect Senior Brother Di with a big glass." Di Yun, who never knew how to drink, waved his hands and said, "I I don't know how to drink, I don't know how to drink." Wan Gui said: "During the day, my father called three times to ask Brother Di to back down, but Brother Di ignored it and took my father's words as if he hadn't heard of them. We are toasting now, but Brother Di won't drink , that would underestimate our Wanjiamen in Jingzhou." Di Yun said in shock, "I...I don't have one." Qi Changfa heard that Wan Gui's tone was wrong, and said: "Yun'er, you drank." Di Yun said: "I...I...I don't know how to drink." Qi Changfa said in a deep voice: "Drink it!" Di Yun said Yun had no choice but to take a glass from each of them. After drinking eight glasses in a row, his face was flushed immediately, his ears were buzzing, and his mind was confused.Qi Fang talked to him, but he didn't know how to answer.That night when Di Yun went to bed, his mind was still in a daze, he only felt burning pain in his chest, shoulders, legs, where Lu Tong punched and kicked him.In the middle of the night, in his sleep, he heard someone flicking his fingers on the window, and someone kept calling: "Senior Brother Di, Di Yun, Di Yun!" Di Yun woke up in shock and asked, "Who is it?" The person outside the window said: "Little brother Wan Gui, I have something to discuss, please come out." Di Yun was stunned, got out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and pushed open the window.Outside the window, eight disciples of Wanmen were lined up, each holding a long sword. Di Yunqi said: "What do you want me to do?" Wan Gui said: "We want to learn Brother Di's sword moves." Di Yun shook his head and said: "Master has ordered you not to compete in martial arts with the brothers under Master Wan. " Wan Gui sneered and said: "It turns out that Uncle Qi has self-knowledge." Di Yun said angrily, "What self-knowledge?"The blades of the first two swords brushed against his cheeks, the difference was only an inch, and the blade of the third sword scratched his cheek, immediately drawing a bloodstain.Di Yun only felt a tingling pain in his cheek, he was startled, he stretched out his hand to touch it, his hand was covered with blood, he hurriedly backed up, his left foot tripped on the stool, he almost fell, he was very embarrassed.The eight disciples of Wanmen laughed loudly. Di Yun was furious, turned around and pulled out the long sword under the pillow, and jumped out of the window. Seeing that the faces of the eight disciples of Wanmen were all unkind, he couldn't help muttering to himself. The Bomen lost their peace and said, "What do you want?" Wan Gui's long sword slammed falsely, buzzing in the air, and said, "Senior Brother Di, you are brave enough to stand out today, and you only say that everyone in the Wanjiamen in Jingzhou is dead. Is it right? Or is it that there is no one in my ten thousand family who can match your brother Di's skills?" Di Yun shook his head and said, "That man soiled my master's clothes, so I will naturally ask him to pay for it. What does that have to do with you?" Wan Gui said coldly: "You became famous before all the guests, and you showed your big face, but you made all eight of my senior brothers feel ashamed. Don't talk about messing around in the rivers and lakes, even in this Jingzhou city, There is no place for us brothers and sisters. Isn’t what you did today too much?” Di Yun said in astonishment, “I… I don’t know.” Lu Kun, the disciple of Wanmen, said: "Third Junior Brother, this kid is pretending to be a fool, what can you tell him? Give him a moment." Wan Gui held out his long sword and pointed it at Di Yun's left shoulder.Di Yun knew that this sword move was a false move, he didn't move his body, and he didn't extend his sword to block it.Wan Gui withdrew his slanted sword and was even more annoyed when he saw through the sword moves, he said: "Okay, you don't bother to fight with me!" Di Yun said: "Master has ordered, you must not compete with the disciples of the martial uncle. " With a sudden snort, Wan Gui's long sword stabbed out, piercing a long seam in the sleeve of his right hand. Di Yun loved this new clothes very much, he punctured it for no reason, couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "You punctured my clothes, I want you to pay for it." Wan Gui smiled coldly, and stabbed again with his sword to his left sleeve.Di Yun slashed his sword obliquely, and with a "dang" sound, he blocked his sword, and took advantage of the momentum to fight back.As soon as the two of them met each other, they fought faster and faster.The sword techniques the two of them had learned were in the same line, after fighting for more than ten moves, Di Yun was so excited that he stabbed at Wan Gui's vital point with a single strike. Zhou Qi shouted: "Hey! Is this kid really trying to kill someone? Third Junior Brother, don't be merciful." Di Yun was startled, and thought to himself: "If I accidentally stab him, that would be bad." The attack slowed down.Wan Gui also said that his sword skills were not as good as his own, and his sword moves were continuous and fierce.Di Yun backed up again and again, and shouted: "I'm not going to fight you. What are you doing?" Wan Gui said: "What are you doing? I want to stab you through a few transparent holes!" With a chisel of the sword, he stepped into the palace and stabbed straight.Di Yun slanted to the left, saw a flaw in his right shoulder, and the long sword was turned upside down. If this sword cut straight, Wan Gui's shoulder would have been seriously injured. Di Yun turned his wrist slightly, the blade turned flat, and there was a snap , patted him on the shoulder. He only thought that this time the victory has been decided, Wan Gui should retreat in spite of the difficulties, he usually competes swords with his junior sister, and when he reached this point, he would give up, unexpectedly Wan Guijun blushed and stabbed straight with the sword.Di Yun was caught off guard, and there was a sharp pain in his left leg, and he was hit by the sword. Lu Kun, Zhou Qi and others clapped their hands and cheered, and said, "Boy, lie down!" Di Yun was already furious after being hit by the sword on his leg, but when he heard these people insulting his master, he became even more furious. He gritted his teeth, and the long sword attacked like a storm.Wan Gui saw that the opponent was like a mad tiger, he couldn't help feeling timid, he was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, although he practiced swordsmanship well, he had never experienced such a desperate fight before, when he was afraid, his sword moves would become disorganized. Seeing that the third senior brother was about to be defeated, Bu Yuan picked up a brick and threw it hard at Di Yun's back heart. Di Yun was engrossed in the sword fight with Wan Gui when suddenly he felt a pain in his back and was hit hard by Brick.He turned around and scolded: "Shameless, two hit one?" Bu Yuan said: "What, what did you say?" Di Yun thought in his heart: "Even if eight of you come together today, I can't lose face to Master." Regardless of the pain in his legs and back, he stabbed at Wan Gui with a sword. Under his anger, he had long forgotten Master's words exhort.At this time, his sword moves were no longer in order, full of flaws, but although there were many loopholes, his momentum was strong, Wan Gui was embarrassed and did not dare to attack. Bu Yuan winked at Wu Kan, the sixth junior brother, and said, "Third senior brother is very good at swordsmanship, this kid can't hold back, if he is killed, Martial Uncle Qi will have a bad face, let's go forward and raid!" Wu Kan Understanding, nodded and said: "That's right. Let's be careful, don't let the third senior brother hurt anyone with his sword." The two swished two swords, one on the left and one on the right, and stabbed at Di Yun's flank together. Di Yun's swordsmanship was not much better than Wan Gui's, and he gained the upper hand only by attacking in one go.Bu Yuan and Wu Kan stepped forward to attack in a pinch, he fought three against one, he was flustered immediately, with a sound of brushing, he was hit by the sword again on his left leg.This sword wound was serious, he could not stand still anymore, he fell down and sat down, but the long sword in his hand did not fall off, and he still couldn't block the sword strokes of the three of them.Lu Kun snorted coldly, grabbed his right foot and flew out, kicking his wrist. Di Yun couldn't hold it, the long sword flew out of his hand, and fell into the bushes.Wan Gui's long sword came straight out, and the tip of the sword touched his throat.Bu Yuan and Wu Kan laughed and jumped back. Wan Gui smugly smiled and said: "Country man, have you taken it?" Di Yun shouted: "You ass! You four hit me one, what kind of a man are you?" After counting the soft flesh, he shouted: "How dare you speak hard! I will use a little more force, and I will cut your throat immediately." Di Yun scolded. "Use your strength, and cut my throat if you have the guts. Those who don't use your strength are bastards!" Wan Gui's eyes flashed fiercely, his left foot sprang out, kicked him hard in the stomach, and cursed: " Smelly thief, is your mouth still hard?" This kick only made Di Yun's internal organs seem to be turned upside down, and he almost moaned, but he gritted his teeth and held back, cursing: "Smelly bastard, bastard!" Wan Gui kicked again, this time kicking on him The bridge of the nose.Di Yun felt that the golden stars were popping up in front of his eyes, he was about to faint, and he wanted to open his mouth to curse again, but he couldn't make a sound. Wan Gui sneered and said, "I'll forgive you today. You should cry to Master and Junior Sister, saying that we are so numerous that we beat you! I expect you, pussy bastard, to cry." Di Yun said angrily, "Cry什么？大丈夫报仇，只自己一个儿动手。”万圭正要他说这一句话，更激他道：“给你脸上留些记认，好叫你师父开口来问。”说着在他左眼右脸重重地各踢一脚。狄云登时半边脸肿了起来，左眼泪水模糊。卜垣拍手笑道：“嘿嘿，大丈夫哭啦！英雄变狗熊啦！” 狄云气得肚子真要炸了开来，心想你到我师父家里来，我好好地招待你，买酒杀鸡，哪一点对你不起，此刻却如此损我？ 万圭道：“你打不过我，不妨去向我爹爹哭诉，要我爹爹骂我，代你出了这口鸟气。'呜呜呜，万师伯，你的八个弟子，打得我爬在地下痛哭求饶。呜呜呜，万师伯，你不主持公道吗？'”狄云道：“你这种没骨头的坯子，才向大人哭诉！” 万圭和鲁坤、卜垣相视一笑，心想今日的闷气已出，当即回剑入鞘，说道：“好小子！你有种的明天再来打过，少爷可要失陪了！”八个人嘻嘻哈哈地扬长而去。
狄云瞧着这八人背影，心中又气恼又不解，自忖：“我既没得罪他们，更没得罪他们师父，为什么平白无端地来打我一顿？难道城里人都这般蛮不讲理么？”勉强支撑着站起身来，头脑一晕，又坐倒在地。 忽听得身后一人唉声叹气地说道：“唉，打不过人家，就该磕头求饶啊，这么白白地挨了一顿揍，这不冤么？”狄云怒道：“宁可给人家打死，也不磕头！”回过头来，只见一人弓身曲背，拖着鞋皮，慢吞吞地走来，何见他蓬头垢面，便是口间所见的那个老丐。 那老丐道：“唉，人老了，背上风湿痛得厉害。小伙子，你给我背上捶捶。”狄云正一肚子火，“哼”了一声，没去理他。那老丐叹道：“谁叫我绝子绝孙，人到老来，没个亲人照顾，哎哟，哎哟……”撑着竹棒，一步步地走远。 狄云见那老丐背影颤抖得厉害，自己刚给人狠狠打了一顿，不由得起了同病相怜之心，叫道：“喂，我这里还有几十文钱，你拿去买馒头吃吧！” 那老丐一步步地挨了回来，接过铜钱，说道：“我背上风湿痛得厉害，你给我捶捶！”狄云道：“好，我包了腿上的伤口再说。”那老丐道：“你就只顾自己，不顾人家，算什么英雄好汉？”狄云给他一激，便道：“好！我给你捶！”坐倒在地，伸拳给他捶背。捶得两拳，那老丐道：“好舒服，再用力些！”狄云加重劲力。那老丐道：“可惜力道太轻。”狄云又加重了些。老丐道：“唉，不中用的小伙子啊，挨了一顿揍，便死样活气，连给老人家捶捶背的力道也没有了。这种人活在世上有什么用？” 狄云怒道：“我一使力气，只怕打断了你的老骨头。”老丐笑道：“你要是打得断我的老骨头，就不会躺在地下又给人家踢、又给人家揍了。”狄云大怒，手上加力。那老丐道：“嗯，这样才有些意思，不过还是太轻。”狄云砰的一拳，使劲击出。老丐笑道：“太轻，太轻，不管用。”狄云道：“老头儿，你别开玩笑，我可不想打伤你。”那老丐冷笑道：“凭你也打得伤我？你使足全力，打我一拳试试。” 狄云右臂运劲，待要挥拳往他背上击去，月光下见到他老态龙钟的模样，心中一软，放松了劲力，说道：“谁来跟你一般见识！”轻轻在他背上捶了一下。 突然之间，只觉腰间给人一托一摔，身子便如腾云驾雾般飞了起来，砰的一声，摔入草丛之中，只跌得头晕眼花，老半天才爬起身。他慢慢挣扎着站起，并不发怒，只是说不出的惊奇，怔怔地瞧着老丐，道：“是你……是你摔我的么？” 那老丐道：“这里还有别人没有？不是我还有谁？”狄云道：“你用什么法子摔我的？”那老丐道：“举头望明月，低头思故乡。”狄云奇道：“这是师父教我的剑法啊，你……你怎知道？”那老丐道：“拳招剑法，都是一样。再说，你师父也没教对。” 狄云怒道：“我师父教得怎么不对了？凭你这老叫花也敢说我师父的不是？”那老丐道：“要是你师父教得对了，为什么你打不过人家？”狄云道：“他们三四个打我一个，我自然打不过，若是一个对一个，你瞧我输不输？”那老丐笑道：“哈哈，打架嘛，讲什么一个打一个？你要单打独斗，人家不干，那怎么办？要不是跪下磕头，就得认命挨打。一个人打得赢十个八个，那才是好汉子。”狄云心想这话倒也不错，说道：“他们是我师伯的弟子，剑法跟我差不多，我一个怎斗得过他们八个？” 那老丐道：“我教你几手功夫，让你一个打赢他们八个，你学不学？” 狄云大喜，道：“我学，我学！”但转念一想，世上未必有这种本领，而这年纪老迈的乞丐更加不似身有上乘武功之人，正自踌躇不定，突然背心给人一抓，身子又飞了起来，这次在空中身不由主地连翻了两个筋斗，飞得高，落下来时跌得更重，手臂在地下一撑，关节险些折断，爬起身来时，痛得话也说不出来，心中却欢喜无比，叫道：“老……老伯伯，我……我跟你学。” 那老丐道：“我今天教你几招，明儿晚上，你再跟他们到这里来打过，你敢不敢？” 狄云心想：“你武功虽高，我在一天之内又如何学得会？”但想到要跟万圭、鲁坤这干人再打，不由得豪气勃发，说道：“我敢！最多再挨一顿揍，没什么大不了！” 那老丐左手倏出，抓住他后颈，将他重重往地下一掷，骂道：“臭小子，我既教了你武功，你怎么还会挨他们的揍？你信不过我么？”狄云给他抓住后颈，便即出力挣扎，但穴道遭拿，使不出半点力道，虽摔得甚痛，只有更加欢喜，忙道：“对，对！是我说错了，请你老人家快教吧！” 那老丐道：“你把学过的剑法使给我瞧，一面使，一面念剑招的名称！”狄云应道：“是！”见腿上伤处不断流血，便草草衷好伤口，到草丛中找回自己长剑，依着师父所授，一招招地使动，口中念着剑招名称，到后来越使越顺，嘴里也越念越快。 他正练到酣处，忽听那老丐哈哈大笑，不禁愕然收剑，问道：“我练得不对么？”那老丐不答，兀自捧住肚子，笑弯了腰，站不直身子。狄云微有怒意，道：“就算我练得不对，也没什么好笑。” 那老丐突然止笑，叹道：“戚长发啊戚长发，你这一番狠劲，当真了得。”摇了摇头道：“把剑给我。”狄云倒转剑柄，递了过去。那老丐接过长剑，轻轻念道：“孤鸿海上来，池潢不敢顾。”将长剑舞了开来。他一剑在手，霎时之间便如换了一个人一般，身形沉稳，剑势飘逸，哪里还是适才这般龙钟猥琐？ 狄云看了几招，忽有所悟，说道：“老伯，日里我跟那吕通相斗，是你故意掷那饭碗帮我的么？”那老丐怒道：“那还用说？六合手吕通的武功比你傻小子强得太多，凭你这点儿道行，还能打发他了？”他一面说，一面继续使剑。狄云听他所念口诀和师父所授并无分别，只字音偶有差异，但剑招却大不相同。 那老丐左手捏个剑诀，右手长剑陡然递出，猛地里剑交左手，右手反过来啪的一声，重重打了他个耳光。狄云吓了一跳，抚着面颊怒道：“你……你为什么打人？”老丐笑道：“我教你剑招，你却在胡思乱想，这不该打么？” 狄云心想原是自己的不是，当即心平气和，说道：“不错，是我不好。我瞧你说的招数跟我师父一样，剑法可全然不同，觉得很奇怪。”那老丐问道：“是你师父教的好，还是我使的好？”狄云心下明知是那老丐使得好，嘴里却不肯认，摇头道：“我不知道。” 老丐抛剑还他，道：“咱们比画比画。”狄云道：“我本事跟你老人家差得太远，比不过你。”老丐冷笑道：“嘿，傻小子还没傻得到家。”手中竹棒一抖，以棒作剑，向狄云刺来。狄云横剑挡格，见老丐竹棒停滞不前，当即振剑反刺。哪知他剑尖只一抖间，老丐的竹棒如灵蛇暴起，向前一探，已点中了他肩头。 狄云心悦诚服，大叫：“妙极，妙极。”横剑前削。那老丐翻过竹棒，平靠他剑身，狄云运劲反推，那老丐的竹棒连转几个圈子，将他劲力全引到了相反方向。狄云拿捏不住，长剑脱手飞出。他一呆之下，说道：“老伯，你的剑招真高。” 那老丐竹棒伸出，搭住空中落下的长剑，棒端如有胶水，竟将长剑黏了回来，说道：“你师父一身好武功，就只教了你这些吗？嘿嘿，稀奇古怪。”摇摇头又道：“你门中这套'唐诗剑法'，每一招都是从一句唐诗中化出来的……”狄云道：“什么'唐诗剑法'？师父说是'躺尸剑法'，几剑出去，敌人便躺下变成了尸首。” 那老丐“嘿嘿”笑了几声，说道：“是'唐诗'，不是'躺尸'！你师父跟你说是'躺尸'吗？可笑，可笑！这两招'孤鸿海上来，池潢不敢顾'，是说一只孤孤单单的鸿鸟，从海上飞来，见到陆地上的小小池沼，并不栖息，瞧也不去瞧它。这两句诗是唐朝的宰相张九龄做的，他比拟自己身份清高，不喜跟人争权夺利。将之化成剑法，顾盼之际要有一股飘逸自豪的气息。他所谓'不敢顾'，是'不屑瞧它一眼'的意思。你师父却教你读作什么'哥翁喊上来，是横不敢过'，结果前一句变成大声疾呼，后一句成为畏首畏尾。剑法的原意是荡然无存了。你师父当真了不起，'铁锁横江'，教徒弟这样教法，嘿嘿，厉害，厉害！”说着连连冷笑。 狄云怔怔地听着，听得他话中咬文嚼字，虽然不大懂，却也知他说得很对。狄云向来敬爱师父，听他将师父说得一无是处，到后来更肆意讥嘲，心下难过，忽地转身，说道：“我要去睡了！不学了。” 那老丐奇道：“为什么？我说得不对么？”狄云道：“你或许说得很对。但你说我师父的不是，我宁可不学。我师父是庄稼人，不识字，或者当真不懂你说的那一套……”那老丐笑道：“你师父不识字？哈哈，这可奇了。”狄云气愤愤地道：“庄稼人不识字，有什么好笑？”那老丐哈哈一笑，伸手抚他头顶，道：“很好，很好！你这小午心地厚道，我就是喜欢你这种人。我向你认错，从此不再说你师父半句不是，行不行？”狄云转怒为喜，笑道：“你只要不编排我师父，我向你癒头。”说着跪倒在地，咚咚咚地磕了几个响头。 那老丐笑吟吟地受了他这儿拜，随即解释剑招，如何“忽听喷惊风，连山若布逃”，其实是“俯听闻惊风，连山若波涛”；如何“老泥招大姐，马命风小小”、乃是“落曰照大旗、马鸣风萧萧”。在湘西土音中，这“泥”字和“日”字却也差不多。那老丐言语之中，当真再也不提戚长发半句，单是纠正狄云剑法中的错失。 那老丐道：“你剑法中莫名其妙的东西太多，一时也说不完。我教你三招功夫，明儿你再跟那八个不成器的小子打过，用心记住了。” 狄云精神一振，用心瞧那老丐使竹棒比画。第一招是“刺肩式”，敌人若一味防守，那就永远刺他不着，俚他只消一出招相攻，破绽便露，立时便可后发先至，刺中他肩头。第二招“耳光式”，便是那老丐适才剑交左手，右手反打他耳光的这一招。这一招古怪无比，就算敌人明知自己要剑交左手，反手打他耳光，但闪左打左，闪右打右，越闪避越打得重。第三招是“去剑式”，适才老丐用竹棒令他长剑脱手，便是这一招。 这三记招式，那老丐都曾在狄云身上用过，本来各有一个典雅的唐诗名称。但那老丐知道他西瓜大的字识不上几担，教他诗句，徒乱心神，于是改用了三个一听便懂的名称。狄云并不如何聪明，性子却极坚毅。这三招足足学了一个多时辰，方始纯熟。 那老丐笑道：“好啦！你得答应我一件事，今晚我教你剑法之事，不得跟谁说起，连你师父和师妹也不能说，否则……”狄云敬师如父，对这位娇憨美貌的师妹又私恋已久，说有什么事要瞒住师父、师妹，那可比什么都难，一时踌躇不答。 那老丐叹道：“此中缘由，一时不便细说，你若泄露了今晚之事，我性命难保，定要死在五云手万震山的剑底。”狄云吃了一惊，奇道：“老伯伯，你武功这么高强，怎会怕我师伯？”那老丐不答，扬长便去，说道：“你是否有心害我，那全瞧你自己了。”狄云忙追了上去，说道：“我多谢老伯伯还来不及，怎会害你性命？我要是泄漏一字半句，叫我天诛地灭。”那老丐点点头，叹了口气，足不停步地走了。 狄云呆了一阵，忽然想起没问那老丐的姓名，叫道：“老伯伯，老伯伯！”但那老丐没人树丛之中，已影踪不见了。
次曰清晨，戚长发见狄云目青鼻肿，好生奇怪，问道：“跟谁打架了，怎么伤成这个样子？”狄云不善说谎，支吾难答。戚芳笑道：“还不是昨天给那个什么大盗吕通打的么？”戚长发决计想不到昨晚之事，也不再问。 戚芳拉了拉狄云的衣襟，两人从边门出去，来到一口井边，见四下无人，便在井栏圈上坐了下来。戚芳问道：“师哥，你昨晚跟谁打架了？”狄云嗫嚅未答。戚芳道：“你不用瞒我，昨天你跟吕通相斗，他一拳一脚打在你身上什么地方，我全瞧得清清楚楚，他可没打中你眼睛。”狄云料知瞒她不过，心想：“我只要不说那老伯伯的事，就不要紧。”于是将万门八弟子如何半夜里前来寻衅、如何比剑、如何落败受辱的事一一都说了。 戚芳越听越怒，一张俏脸涨得通红，气愤愤地道：“他们八个人打你一个，算什么好汉？”狄云道：“倒不是八个人一齐出手，是三四个打我一个。”戚芳怒道：“哼，他们三四个联手打你，已经赢了，其余的就不必动手。倘若三四个打不过，还不是五六个、七八个一起下场？”狄云点头道：“那多半会这样。” 戚芳霍地站起，道：“咱们跟爹爹说去，叫万震山评评这个理看。”她盛怒之下，连“万师伯”也不称了，竟直呼其名。 狄云忙道：“不，我打架打输了，向师父诉苦，那不是叫人瞧不起吗？”昨晚万门八弟子临走时那套说话，叫他去向师父、师伯诉苦，原是意在激得他不好意思去向戚长发、万震山投诉，狄云果然堕人他们计中。 戚芳“哼”了一声，见他衣衫破损甚多，心下痛惜，从怀中取出针线包，就在他身上缝补。她头发擦在狄云下巴，狄云只觉痒痒的，鼻中闻到她少女的淡淡肌肤之香，不由得心神荡漾，低声道：“师妹！”戚芳道：“空心菜，别说话！别让人冤枉你作贼。” 江南三湘一带民间迷信，穿着衣衫让人缝补或钉缀纽扣之时，若说了话，就会给人冤赖偷东西。“空心菜”却是戚芳给狄云取的绰号，笑他直肚直肠，没半点机心。
这日晚间，万震山在厅上设了筵席宴请师弟，八个门下弟子在下首相陪，十二人团团坐了一张圆桌。 酒过三巡，万震山见狄云嘴唇高高肿起，饮食不便，说道：“狄贤侄，昨儿辛苦了你，来来来，多吃一点。”夹了一只鸡腿，放在他碟中。周圻鼻中突然“哼”的一声。 戚芳早满肚是火，这时再也忍耐不住，大声道：“万师伯，我师哥这些伤，不是吕通打的，是你八位高徒联手打的。”万震山和戚长发同时吃了一惊，问道：“什么？” 万门第八弟子沈城年纪最小，却十分伶牙俐齿，抢着说道：“狄师哥打赢了吕通，说师父你老人家胆小怕事，不敢和吕通动手，全靠他狄师哥出马，才赶走了他，没让你老人家出丑。我们气不过……”万震山脸上变色，但随即笑道：“是啊，这原是全仗狄贤侄给我们挽回了颜面。”沈城道：“万师哥听他口出狂言，实在气不过，这才约狄师哥比剑，好像是万师哥占了先。” 狄云怒道：“你……你胡说八道……我……我几时……”他本就不善言辞，听得沈城撒谎诬蔑，又急又怒之下，更加结结巴巴地说不出话来。 万震山道：“怎么是圭儿像占了先？”沈城道：“昨晚万师哥和狄师哥怎么比剑，我们都没瞧见。今天早晨万师哥跟大伙说起，好像是万师哥用一招……用一招……”他转头问万圭道：“万师哥，你用一招什么招数胜了狄师哥的？”万圭道：“是'长安一片月，万户捣衣声'！”他二人一搭一挡，将八人联手之事推了个一干二净。万圭怎样胜了狄云，旁人见都没见到，自然谈不上联手相攻了。沈城不过十五六岁年纪，一副天真烂漫的样子，谁都不信他会撒谎。 万震山点了点头，道：“原来如此。” 戚长发气得满脸通红，伸手一拍桌子，喝道：“云儿，我千叮万嘱，叫你不可和万师伯门下众师兄失了和气，怎地打起架来了。”狄云听得连师父也信了沈城的话，只气得浑身发抖，道：“师父……我……我……我没有……”戚长发劈头劈脸一记耳光打了过去，喝道：“做错了事，还要抵赖！”狄云不敢闪避，戚长发这一掌打得好重，狄云脸颊本就青肿，登时肿上加肿。戚芳急叫：“爹，你也不问问清楚。” 狄云狂怒之下，牛脾气发作，突然纵身跳起，抢过放在身后几上的长剑，拔剑出鞘，跃在厅心，叫道：“师父，这万……万圭说打败了我，叫他再打打看。”戚长发大怒，喝道：“你回不回来？”离座出去，又要挥拳殴击。戚芳一把拉住，叫道：“爹爹！” 狄云大叫：“你们八个人再来打我，有种的就一齐来。哪一个不来，便是乌龟儿子王八蛋。”他急怒之下，口不择言，乱骂起来，没想到这句话已骂到了万师伯。 万震山眉头一皱，说道：“既是如此，你们去领教领教狄师哥的剑法也是好的。” 八名弟子巴不得师父有这句话，各人提起长剑，分占了义方，将狄云围在垓心。 狄云大声叫道：“昨儿晚上是八个狗杂种打我一人，今日又是八个狗杂种……” 戚长发喝道：“云儿，你胡说些什么？比剑就比剑，是比嘴上伶俐么？” 万震山听他左一句“王八蛋”，右一句“