Chapter 3 Chapter Three
Di Yun followed Ding Dian out of the iron shop.He was unshackled at first, and he was not used to walking lightly. He was top-heavy several times and almost fell down. However, seeing Ding Dian's steady steps and walking faster and faster, he followed him closely, fearing that he would be separated from him in the dark. too far.In a short while, the two had come to the window where the flowerpot was placed.Ding Dian raised his head, hesitated for a while, seemed to want to go in, but couldn't make up his mind.Seeing that the windows were closed and the building was silent, Di Yun said, "Let me go and have a look first, okay?" Ding Dian nodded.Di Yun walked around to the door of the small building, stretched out his hand to push the door, and found that the door was locked.Fortunately, the wall was very low, and a willow branch protruded from the wall. At this time, the iron chain in the lute bone was removed, and the internal and external skills could be used. He jumped slightly, grabbed the branch, turned over and entered fence.There is a small door on the electric side, but it is ajar.Di Yun pushed the door in and went up the stairs. In the dark, he heard the slight creaking sound of the stairs, and felt vain and uncomfortable under his feet.For more than five years, he walked around a prison cell day and night, never stepping on a step.
When I got to the top of the building, I listened quietly, but there was absolutely no sound. In the dim light, I saw a door on the left, and I walked in lightly. There was not even the sound of breathing in the room.I vaguely saw a candlestick on the table, reached out my hand to touch the fire knife and flint on the table, lit the candle, and under the light of the candle, I suddenly felt an indescribable loneliness and desolation.
The room is empty, except for a table, a chair, and a bed, there is nothing.A white linen curtain, a thin quilt, and a cloth pillow are hung on the bed, and a pair of green cloth women's shoes are placed at the foot of the bed.Only this pair of women's shoes shows that the room was originally occupied by a woman.
He was stunned for a while, and when he walked to the second room to look, there was not even a table or chair there.But looking at it, it's not that the household utensils have been removed recently, but that it has been so empty for many years.Ten steps came to the bottom of the jacket, and checked every place, but there was no one there.
He faintly felt something was wrong and came out to inform Ding Dian.Ding Dian said, "Nothing?" Di Yun shook his head.Ding Dian seemed to have expected this scene long ago, without any surprise, he said, "Go to another place and have a look."
The other place is a mansion, with a vermilion gate, with copper nails the size of a bowl, and two big lanterns outside the gate, one is written "Jingzhou Mansion Main Hall", the other is written "Ling Mansion" .Di Yun was startled: "This is the residence of Ling Zhifu in Jingzhou Prefecture. Why did you come here? Are you going to kill him?"
Ding Dian held his hand and walked over the wall without saying a word.He was very familiar with the doors in Ling's mansion, passing through the corridors, it was like walking in his own home.After passing through two corridors, he came to the door of the flower hall, saw the light shining through the window paper, Ding Dian suddenly trembled, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother, go in and have a look."
Di Yun stretched out his hand and pushed open the hall door, only to see the dazzling candlelight, and two plain candles lit on the table, it turned out to be a mourning hall.He had always been worried that he would see the mourning hall, the coffin, or the dead, and now he finally saw it. Although he had expected it, he couldn't help but shiver. Eight words, suddenly felt the wind howling behind him, Ding Dian rushed in.
Ding Dian was stunned for a while, threw himself on the table, groaned loudly, and shouted: "Shuanghua, you really left before me."
All of a sudden, Di Yun thought of many things in his mind, all kinds of weird behaviors of this big brother Ding, just as he touched the table and cried, he completely understood.But if you think about it again, there are all kinds of incomprehensible things.
Ding Dianquan ignored that he was a felon who escaped from prison, and that the place he was in was the residence of the magistrate, and the more he cried, the more sad he became.Di Yun knew in his heart that it was difficult to persuade him, so he could only let it be.Ding Dian cried for a long time, then slowly stood up straight, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, behind it was a coffin.He hugged the coffin tightly with both hands, put his face against the coffin lid, and said, sobbing, "Shuanghua, Shuanghua, why are you so cruel? Before you go, why didn't you ask me to come and see you again?"
Di Yun suddenly heard footsteps, and several people came outside the door, he hurriedly said: "Brother, someone is here."
Ding Dian kissed the coffin with his lips, he didn't pay attention to the presence of someone.
The fire was bright, and two people held the torches high, walked in, and shouted: "Who is making noise here?" Behind the two was a middle-aged man of forty-five or six-year-old, with luxurious clothes and a vigorous look on his face. Glancing at Di Yun, he asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Filled with anger, Di Yun asked back, "Who are you? What are you doing here?" The man holding the torch shouted, "Young man!" Thief, this is Mr. Tailing of Jingzhou Mansion, hello big friend, come here in the middle of the night, do you want to rebel? Get down on your knees!" Di Yun sneered and ignored him.
Ding Dian wiped away his tears and asked, "When did Shuanghua die? What's wrong with him?" His voice was very calm.
Prefect Ling glanced at him and said, "Ah! I don't know who it is. It turned out to be Hero Ding. The little girl passed away unfortunately. I'm sorry to mourn and feel the same. It's been five days since the little girl passed away. The doctor couldn't tell what the disease was. The stagnation is hard to get rid of."
Ding Dian said bitterly: "This town has fulfilled your wish." Ling Zhifu sighed: "Ding Xia, you are so stubborn. If you had said it earlier, of course my little girl would not have been killed by you. I will be with you even more." What a wonderful thing it is to be a son-in-law." Ding Dian said loudly, "You said that Shuanghua was killed by me? Didn't you kill her?" As he spoke, he took a step towards Prefect Ling, his eyes were fierce long.
Prefect Ling was very calm, shook his head and said: "This is the case, what are you talking about? Shuanghua, Shuanghua, under the nine springs, I must blame Dad for not being considerate of you." Walking slowly to the spiritual seat, he held the table with his left hand , wiping tears with his right hand.
Ding Dian said calmly: "If I kill you today, Shuanghua's spirit in the sky will definitely hate me. Ling Tuisi, for your daughter's sake, you have tortured me for seven years, and we will cancel it. Don't blame me if you mess with me again in the future." Wuqing with the surname Ding. Brother Di, let’s go.”
Prefect Ling let out a long sigh, and said, "Ding Daxia, what do you think is good for us to end up today?" Ding Dian said, "Are you a bit ashamed when you ask yourself Qingye? Kill my own daughter." Ling Zhifu said: "Ding Daxia, if you don't rush to leave, you should tell the sword formula, and I will give you the antidote, so as not to kill yourself in vain."
Ding Dian was startled, and said: "What antidote?" At this moment, he felt a slight numbness in his cheeks, lips, and palms, and at the same time, he smelled a faint fragrance of flowers, this fragrance of flowers, this fragrance of flowers... …he was startled and angry, shaking his body.
Prefect Ling said: "I am afraid that some unscrupulous people will open the coffin and insult my daughter's innocent body, so..."
Ding Dian suddenly came to his senses and said angrily, "You put poison on the coffin? Ling Tuisi, you are so vicious!" He jumped up and struck him with his palm.Unexpectedly, the poison is really powerful, it wears away the kung fu in an instant, and the divine illumination kung fu can't be used anymore.
Prefect Ling Tuisi dodged sideways, his movements were very agile, he snatched four men outside the door, armed with knives and swords, they attacked Ding Dian at the same time.Ding Dian flew up his left foot and kicked the wrist of the person on the left, the direction of this kick was very clever, the single knife in that person's hand must be kicked.Unexpectedly, when he reached halfway, his strength suddenly disappeared and he stopped moving forward. It turned out that the poison had spread to his feet.The man flipped the back of the knife and hit him on the bone of his foot with a slap.Ding Dian's leg was broken and he fell to the ground.
Di Yun was shocked, unable to think about it in panic, he threw himself at Ling Tuisi, thinking that only by holding him as a threat could Dian be saved.Unexpectedly, Ling Tuisi stretched out his left palm obliquely, and hit him on the chest with a slap, the strength of the technique was very good.Di Yun risked his life a long time ago, no matter what, he still rushed forward.Ling Tuisi's martial arts are not low, this palm clearly hit the opponent's chest, but Di Yun ignored him, he didn't know that Di Yun was wearing a "black silkworm clothes" armor to protect himself, and said that his martial arts were extremely high, he was shocked, Di Yun has already held the Tanzhong acupoint on his chest with his left hand.
As soon as Di Yun succeeded in attacking, he leaned over and carried Ding Dian on his back, his left hand was still firmly grasping the vital acupoint on Ling Tuisi's chest.Those four men had scruples in their hearts, they just yelled and cursed, but they didn't dare to go forward.Ding Dian shouted: "Throw away the torch and blow out the candles." The man holding the torch dared not refuse, and the mourning hall was suddenly pitch black.
Di Yun grabs Ling Zhuisi's chest with his left hand and Ding Dian with his right hand, and grabs it quickly.Ding Dian pointed out the way, and in a short while came to the garden gate. Di Yun kicked open the plank door and punched Ling Tuisi's Tanzhong acupoint vigorously. Run wildly.He has been cultivating Shenzhao Sutra for two years, although he can't say that he has achieved any major achievements, but his internal strength is already extraordinary.He punched Ling Tuisi desperately and desperately, and the force was so heavy that it happened to hit the opponent's chest point again.After being punched, Ling Tuisi groaned and fell backwards.His men and martial artists were panicked and were busy saving each other, no one cared about chasing Ding and Di.
Ding Dian's hands and feet became more and more numb, but his mind was still clear.He was familiar with the roads in Jiangling City, and instructed Di Yun to turn left and right, and soon he left the busy city and came to an abandoned garden.Chang Dian said: "The prefect of Ling will definitely order to guard the gate of the city and conduct strict investigations. I have been deeply poisoned and cannot leave the city. It is said that there is a ghost in this ruined house. No one dares to come. Let's hide for a while."
Di Yun gently placed him under a plum tree, and said, "Brother Ding, what kind of poison have you been poisoned by? How should you treat it?" Ding Dian sighed and said with a wry smile, "It's useless. That's" There is no medicine in the world to cure the poison of Jinbo Xunhua, and it lasts every moment."
Di Yun was taken aback, as if his whole body had fallen into an ice cellar, and tremblingly said: "What? You...you...are you joking?" But he knew in his heart that Ding Dian was not joking.Ding Dian said: "Ling Tuisi, this 'Jinbo Xunhua' is extremely poisonous, hehe, I used to smell it a few times before fainting. This time it touched the skin, so is it okay?"
Di Yun said anxiously: "Brother Ding, you!...don't be sad. Keeping the green hills in... oh... women's affairs, I... I am the same, this is called helpless...you have to find a way to get rid of the poison Besides... I'll get some water to wash you." I was anxious, and my words were completely incoherent.
Ding Dian shook his head and said: "It's useless. After washing the poison of 'Jinbo Xunhua' with water, the skin immediately swells and rots, and the death is even worse. Leave it alone, and it will attack slowly. Brother Di, I have a lot to say to you, don't be in a hurry, if you are in a hurry, I'm afraid I will miss something important. Time is running out, I have to finish my words, you sit quietly for me, don't Cut me off."
Di Yun had no choice but to sit beside him, but how could he calm down in his heart?
Ding Dian spoke very smoothly, as if he was talking about someone else's business, someone who had nothing to do with him.
"I am from Jingmen, a family of martial arts. My father is quite well-known in Lianghu. My aptitude for learning martial arts is not bad. In addition to the knowledge passed down from my family, I also worshiped two masters. Afterwards, my parents passed away, and my family had a lot of money, but I didn’t want to get married. I just practiced martial arts diligently and made friends in the world. "That was fifteen years ago. I came down from Sichuan by boat. After leaving the Three Gorges, the boat was moored at Sandouping. That night, I heard the sound of fighting on the shore in the boat. I love martial arts by nature, so I naturally Concerned, looking out from the boat window. The moonlight was bright that night, shining on the faces of those people, three people were besieging an old man. These three people are all famous figures in the two lakes martial arts, and I recognize them all. One is' Wuyunshou Wan Zhenshan. (Di Yun interjected: "Ah, it's my uncle!") The other is Yan Daping, the 'Land Dragon'. (Di Yun shouted: "It's my second uncle, but I I’ve never seen him before.”) The third person wields a long sword and is very nimble, that’s Qi Changfa, ‘Iron Lock Hengjiang’. (Di Yun jumped up and shouted: “It’s my master!”) "Wan Zhenshan and I have known each other on several occasions. I know that his martial arts are not weak, and my medicine time is far behind him. Seeing the three of them attacking the enemy together, I think there is a certain chance of winning. The old man's back was injured and he was bleeding continuously. , without a weapon in his hand, he fought with the three of them with only a pair of fleshy palms, but his skill was much higher than that of Wan Zhenshan and the others. The three of them did not dare to approach him. Zhenshan and the others were killing with every move, obviously wanting to put the old man to death. I didn't dare to say a word, for fear that they would find out that it was a serious disaster. If others saw this kind of vendetta in the world, it would be very common. They want to kill people. "For a long time, the old man's back was bleeding more and more, and he couldn't hold it any longer. He suddenly shouted: 'Okay, I'll leave it to you. Holding Qi, it seemed that he was afraid that others would grab his hand first. Suddenly, the old man pushed out with both palms, and the three of them were forced by the palm force, and they all retreated. The old man turned around and ran, and jumped into the river with a plop. Three People screamed loudly and rushed to the river. "The Yangtze River rushes down from the Three Gorges. How urgent is the river in Sandouping? In the blink of an eye, the old man disappeared without a trace. But your master still refused to give up. He jumped on my boat, pulled out the penny, Fishing around in the river for a while. Since the three of them forced the old man to death, they should be happy, but the faces of the three of them are extremely scary. I didn't dare to look more, I covered my head under the quilt, and vaguely heard them talking. Arguing about something seems to be blaming each other. "I didn't dare to get up until I heard the three of them had gone far away. Suddenly, I heard a slap on the rear boat, and the boatman said 'ah', and shouted: 'There are water ghosts!' I looked sideways, There was only one person lying on the board of the boat dripping wet, it was the old man. It turned out that after he jumped into the river, he got into the bottom of the boat, hooked the bottom of the boat with his powerful eagle claws, held his breath, and only came out after the enemy retreated. I hurriedly helped him into the boat, but seeing that he was dying, he couldn't speak. "I thought in my heart that if Wan Zhenshan and the others didn't give up, they would definitely rush downstream to find the old man's body. It's also me who pretends to be a chivalrous person. If I want to save lives, I ordered the boatman to set off immediately, go up the river, and head back to the Three Gorges Of course the boatman is unwilling, and there is no tracker in the middle of the night, how can it be easy to go to the Three Gorges? "I had gold wound medicine with me, so I treated the old man's wounds. But the sword pierced his back so deeply that it pierced through the lungs. This wound can't be cured. I can only do my best, and I can't do anything. I didn't ask too many questions, I bought good wine and good meat to serve him along the way. I saw his martial arts, I saw him jump into the Yangtze River and get into the bottom of a boat. This kind of courage and kung fu is worth my Ding Dian's life for him. ! "After three days of treatment like this, the old man asked my name, and Tomato smiled and said," Very good!very good! 'He took out an oiled paper bag from his arms and handed it to me.I said, "Where are my husband's relatives?"I will send it to my husband, there will be no mistakes. ’ The old man said: ‘Do you know who I am? ’ I said: ‘I don’t know. He said, "I'm Mei Niansheng." ' "My surprise is of course no small matter. What? Are you not surprised? Who is Mei Niansheng, don't you know? It's 'Iron Bone and Black Calyx' Mei Niansheng. You really don't know? (Di Yun shakes his head again, Said: "I've never heard of this name.") Hehe, yes, your master will naturally not tell you. Mei Niansheng, 'Iron Bone Lifting Calyx', is a famous martial arts master in central Hunan. He has three disciples. His name is Wan Zhenshan, his second disciple is called Yan Daping, and his third disciple is called... Cheng is Mei Niansheng, this surprise is exactly the same as yours at this moment. I witnessed the vicious fight by the Moon Night River with my own eyes, and saw the vicious attack of Wan Zhenshan and the three brothers. I was only more shocked than you. "Old Mr. Mei smiled wryly at me and shook his head, and said: 'My third disciple is the most powerful, he stabbed a sword in my back unexpectedly, and the old man was forced to jump into the river to escape for his life.'" (Di Yun trembling Said: "What? Did my master strike first?") I don't know what to say to comfort him, thinking that the four of his master and apprentice turned against each other, there must be a very important reason, I am an outsider, although curious, but It's inconvenient to ask more questions. Mr. Mei said: "My relatives in this world are just three disciples. They wanted to steal a sword manual from me, and they did not hesitate to assassinate Master. Hehe, what a good disciple! The sword manual is It was taken away by them, but without the sword formula, what is the use? Although Liancheng swordsmanship is miraculous, how can it compare with Shenzhao Kungfu? This "Shenzhaojing" is given to you by me, practice hard. If this sutra can be practiced, it will be very powerful, and it must not be misinformed by bandits. The "Liancheng Jue" is like this, you should keep it in your heart, and it will be very useful." "Shenzhao Jing" and "Liancheng Jue", That's how it came about. "Old Mr. Mei died within two hours after saying these words. I buried him by the Wuxia River. At that time, I didn't know that the 'Liancheng Jue' was so important. Therefore, he did not expect to have to keep it strictly secret, so he erected a monument in front of Mr. Mei Lao's tomb, and wrote "the tomb of Mei Xianniu Niansheng, the hero of the two lakes". I caused endless troubles. Someone traced the stonemason and the boatman from the clues of the stele, and found out that I erected the stele and buried Mr. Mei. So the things that Mr. Mei is pregnant with are eight out of ten. Nine fell into my hands. "In less than three months, a high-ranking man came to my house. The visitor was polite and thoughtful, hesitated and rambling, and finally revealed his purpose. He said that there was a map of a great treasure, which was in Mr. Mei's hands. , At this time, it must be mine, please let me take it out, everyone can refer to it, if you find a treasure, I will get 70%, and he will get 30%. "What Mr. Mei gave me was actually a secret scripture for practicing high-level internal strength. He also said a few words about sword formulas, what he said was 'Liancheng Jue'. It was just a few numbers, and there was nothing else. Where is there any treasure? I told the truth, but the man didn’t believe me, and asked me to show him the secrets of martial arts. Mr. Mei solemnly reminded me not to misinform the bandit. I refused to hand it over, and the man left in dismay. Not three days later, he came to my house in the middle of the night and started shaking hands with me. With the color on his shoulders, he retreated in spite of the difficulties. "As soon as the news leaked out, more and more people came to visit. I couldn't handle it. In the end, even Wan Zhenshan came. I couldn't stay in my hometown in Jingmen, so I just left, hiding my name and walking far away. I went to the ranch outside the pass to do business in livestock. Five or six years passed like this, and I didn’t hear any more news. I remembered my hometown in my heart, so I changed my clothes and went back to Jingmen to have a look. People burned to a white ground, but luckily I don’t have any relatives, so it’s clean.” Di Yun was at a loss in his heart, and said, "If you don't believe it, this brother Ding never tells lies, let alone he is as close as flesh and blood to him, why bother to fabricate a lie to deceive himself?"You have to believe his words. Could it be that the master who has always been so loyal and honest is such a sinister and vicious person?I saw the muscles on Ding Dian's face trembling slightly, as if the poison was spreading by itself, Di Yun said: "Brother Ding, let's not rush to investigate the matter between my master and grand master. You...you should think about it carefully. What method can cure your poison." Ding Dian shook his head and said, "I told you not to interrupt, so you just listen quietly. "It was more than nine years ago. In the first ten days of September, I arrived in Hankou and sold Laoshan ginseng brought from outside the pass to the herbal medicine store. The owner of the herbal medicine store is an elegant man. After finishing the business, he invited me to see the famous chrysanthemums in Hankou. Yes. There are quite a few rare varieties in this chrysanthemum fair. Well, yellow chrysanthemums include Dusheng, Jinshaoyao, Huangheling, Baojunzhi, Yupaohuang, Golden Peacock, Side Calendula, and Yingyuhuang. White chrysanthemums include Moonlight White , Jade Peony, Yu Baoxiang, Yu Linglong, A Ball of Snow, Diao Chan Worshiping the Moon, and Taiye Lotus. Purple Chrysanthemums include Bijiangxia, Shuangfeiyan, Jianxia Silk, Ziyulian, Zixia Cup, Agate Plate, Ziluo Umbrella. Red chrysanthemum includes beauty red, sea cloud red, drunk imperial concubine, embroidered hibiscus, rouge incense, brocade lychee, crane top red. Light red includes Buddha laughing, red powder group, peach blossom chrysanthemum, Xishi powder, Shengfei peach, Yulou spring ..." He came up with the names of various chrysanthemum varieties casually, as if he was more familiar with martial arts moves.Di Yun was a little surprised, but then remembered that Brother Ding was a flower lover, so there were always flowers on the window sill of that Miss Ling.It is no wonder that he is familiar with the names of all kinds of chrysanthemums. When Ding Dian mentioned the names of these flowers, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, his expression was very gentle, and he said softly: "I am looking at it, admiring it at the same time, talking to the owner of the drugstore, telling the names of these chrysanthemums, and judging the quality. After finishing, when he was about to leave the garden, he said: "This chrysanthemum meeting is very rare, but it's a pity that there are no green chrysanthemums." "Suddenly I heard a little girl's voice say from behind me: 'Miss, this person knows green chrysanthemums. How can ordinary people easily see the "spring water and blue waves" and "green jade like wishes" in our family?" "When I turned around, I saw a beautiful and elegant girl who was admiring chrysanthemums. She was wearing a light yellow shirt. She was really as pale as a chrysanthemum. I had never seen such an elegant and beautiful girl in my life. Beside her Followed by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. Seeing me staring at her, the lady blushed immediately, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, sir, don't take offense. The little girl is talking nonsense." I was stunned for a moment, what did I say? Can't tell either. "I watched her leave the garden, still unable to speak in a daze. The owner of the pharmacy said: 'This is a lady from Ling Hanlin's family in Wuchang, a famous beauty in our Wuhan. The flowers in her home are amazing.' "I left the garden, parted ways with the owner of the pharmacy, and went back to the inn. I didn't have any other thoughts in my mind except for that Miss Ling. In the afternoon, I crossed the river to Wuchang. Go up to Ling Hanlin's mansion. It would be too presumptuous for me to go in and visit just now. I paced back and forth outside the gate of the mansion, my heart agitated, joyful, fearful, and scolding myself for being damned. I was not old at that time I'm young, but like a young man who has just fallen in love, he has become a headless chicken." When he said this, a strange brilliance appeared on his face, his eyes were bright, and he seemed very excited. Di Yun felt frightened, worried that he would suddenly run out of energy, so he said, "Brother Ding, you'd better rest quietly for a while. I'll find a doctor to show you, maybe there is really no cure." stand up. Ding Dian grabbed his sleeve and said: "We two go out to find the doctor like this, isn't that our own death?" After a pause, he sighed, and said: "Brother Di, that day you heard that the younger sister was married. If you hurt others, you will hang yourself in anger. Your junior sister treats you ruthlessly, it is really not worth seeking death for her." Di Yun nodded and said, "That's right, I've wanted to wear it all these years." Ding Dian said: "If your junior sister loved you deeply and finally died for you, then you should also die for her." Di Yun suddenly realized, and said, "That Miss Ling died for you?" Ding Dian said: " Exactly. She died for me, and now I'm going to die for her. I... I'm very happy. She loves me deeply, and I... I treat her well. Brother Di, don't say that There is no cure for my poisoning, even if it is well cured, I will not be cured." Suddenly, Di Yun felt an indescribable sadness in his heart. Of course, it was to regret the passing of a good friend, but deep down in his heart, he was envious of his happiness, because in this world, there is a woman who loves him sincerely. He was willing to die for him, and he also sincerely repaid this kindness.But what about myself?What about Bai Ji? Ding Dian was immersed in the memories of the past again, and said: "The gate of Ling Hanlin's mansion is the gate of Vermilion. There are two big stone lions at the gate. I am a man of the rivers and lakes. How could I rush in? I walked outside the gate for three hours until dusk. I didn't know where I was. what to look forward to. "It was getting dark, and I still didn't expect to leave. Suddenly, a young girl came out of the small door next to me, walked to me quietly, and said softly: 'Fool, are you still here? Miss said, please go back Go home!" I saw that it was the guy next to Miss Ling. My heart was beating wildly, and I stammered, "You...what did you say?" "She smiled and said: 'Miss and I bet on the host, betting on when you will leave. I have won two silver rings, and you still don't want to leave?' I was surprised and happy, and said: 'I am here, Miss Did you know it earlier?" The maid said with a smile, "I came out to see you several times, but you never saw me, and your soul disappeared, didn't you?" She smiled, turned around and left. I hurriedly said "Sister!" She said: "What? What do you think?" I said, "I heard from my sister that there are several books of famous green chrysanthemums in the house. I want to see them. Is it okay?" She nodded , pointing to a corner of the red building in the back garden, and said: "I will ask Miss, if she agrees, I will put the green chrysanthemum on the window sill of the red building." "On the seventh night of that day, I sat on the stone slab outside Ling's residence all night. "The next morning, Brother Di, I was so lucky that two pots of light green chrysanthemums really appeared on the window sill. I knew that one pot was called 'Spring Water and Bibo' and the other pot was called 'Jasper Ruyi', but All I was thinking about was the person who put the two potted flowers. At that moment, behind the curtain, half of the most beautiful face in the world was quietly exposed, staring at me, suddenly blushing, faint After reaching the curtain, it never appeared again. "Brother Di, your elder brother is mediocre in appearance. He is neither rich nor noble. He is just a reckless person living in the rivers and lakes. How dare he hope to be favored by a beautiful woman? But since then, every morning, I always go outside the gate of Ling's mansion to ask Miss I looked at the window sill for a long time. Miss Ling also remembered me, and always changed a pot of flowers every day and put it on the window sill. "For more than six months like this, no matter how windy or rainy, frosty or snowy, I went to enjoy the flowers every morning. Ms. Ling would always change a pot of flowers for me regardless of the weather. She only looked at me every day and never looked at the first time. Two eyes, every time I look at this one, I always hide behind the curtain with a flushed face. As long as I see her eye waves and the flush on her face like this once a day, I will be satisfied. She never talked to me, and I I never dared to say a word. With my martial arts, I can jump on the coat and reach her in front of her. But I never dared to be slight to her. As for writing a letter to express my admiration , that is even more dare not. "On the night of the fifth day of March that year, two monks came to my apartment and attacked me suddenly. They heard the news and wanted to snatch the "Shenzhao Jing" and the sword formula. These two monks are the "Blood Sword Gate" "Two monks out of the five monks, one of them I have taken care of in prison, you saw it with your own eyes that day. But at that time I hadn't practiced Shenzhao Kungfu, and my martial arts were not as good as them, so I was beaten by these two evil monks. Seriously injured, almost dying, I escaped by hiding in the hay pile in the stable. "This injury was really not serious. I lay down for more than three months before I could barely get up. I got up together, supported my crutches, struggled and went to the back garden gate of Ling Mansion, only to see nothing. After inquiring, it turned out that Ling Hanlin had moved house three months ago. No one knew where he moved. "Brother Di, think about it, my disappointment is much worse than these injuries on my body. I wondered in my heart that Ling Hanlin is a famous person in Wuchang, and no one knows where he moved. But I searched here and there. Asked, spent a lot of wealth and energy, but still have no clue. There is something strange about this. Obviously, Ling Hanlin may have to avoid his enemies, or there may be other special reasons, so he suddenly moved his family and disappeared. Coincidentally, , Not long after I was injured, her family moved. "From now on, no matter what I do, I have no thoughts, wandering here and there in the rivers and lakes. It is also I, Ding Dian Hongfu Qitian, that day in a teahouse in Changsha, I overheard two members of the gang talking about going to Jingzhou I went to find Wan Zhenshan and asked him to hand over the "Liancheng Sword Manual". I think that the three brothers Wan Zhenshan rebelled against his master that day for this sword manual. What is that sword manual? You might as well take a look. So I quietly followed the two of you to Jiangling. These two members of the guild really overestimated themselves. Once they went to Wan’s house to cause trouble, they were arrested by Wan Zhenshan and sent to Jingzhou Mansion I went to the yamen. I followed to watch the excitement, and when I saw the big notice posted in front of the government yamen, I was overjoyed. It turned out that the magistrate was none other than Ling Tuisi, Miss Ling's father. "That night, I quietly held a pot of roses, put them on the window sill of Miss Ling's back coat, and waited downstairs. The next morning, when the lady opened the window and saw the potted flowers, she exclaimed, Then I saw me again. We haven't seen each other for more than a year, and we thought that we would never see each other again in this life. This reunion after a long absence is really an indescribable joy. She looked at me for a long time, her face was full of joy, blushing slightly She closed the window lightly. On the third day, she finally spoke and asked, "Are you sick? You're much thinner." "In the days to come, I will not be a human being, but a fairy in the sky. In fact, I will be a fairy, and I will not be as happy as I am. Every night, I go upstairs to pick up Miss Ling, and roam around the barren mountains and wilderness in Jiangling. We started from There is no irregular behavior, but he talks about everything, and he is more confidant than the best friend in the world. "One night, Ms. Ling confided a big secret to me. It turned out that although her father was admitted as a Jinshi and had been a member of the Hanlin Academy, he was actually the leader of the Lianghu Longsha Gang. He was not only outstanding in literature, but also in martial arts. The young lady is as respectful as a god, and she also respects her father's inner nature very much, so she doesn't take it seriously. "Another night, Ms. Ling told me that her father spent tens of thousands of taels of silver instead of being a dignified Imperial Academy, and made every effort to become the magistrate of Jingzhou prefecture. In the history books, if one explores a certain place in Jingzhou City, there must be a batch of huge treasures buried there. "Miss Ling said that during the Six Dynasties, Emperor Liang Wu of the Liang Dynasty died in the chaos of Hou Jing. He likes to accumulate treasures. He was the emperor in Jiangling for three years, and he searched for countless gold, pearls and treasures. In the third year of Chengsheng, Wei soldiers attacked Jiangling and killed Emperor Yuan. But no one found where the treasures he collected were hidden. Yes. Marshal Yu Jin of Wei Bing tortured and killed thousands of people in order to inquire about these treasures, but he could not find them. He was afraid that someone who knew where the treasures were would secretly dig them up in the future and drive tens of thousands of people from Jiangling back to Chang'an. Killed Killing, pits, and almost no survivors. For hundreds of years, this secret has never been revealed. It has been a long time, and no one knows. "Miss Ling said that her father spent many years searching Jingzhou government records and various ancient books and old records, and concluded that the treasures of Emperor Liang Yuan must be buried somewhere outside Jiangling City. Emperor Liang Yuan is cruel, It must be that after the treasure was buried, everyone who knew the secret was killed, so no matter how much Marshal Wei Bing tortured the people, he could not get the slightest clue." When Di Yun heard this, many doubts in his heart were gradually cleared up one by one, and he said: "Brother Ding, you know the secret of this treasure, don't you? All these people came to the prison to look for you, and it must be to think about it." Get this great treasure." Ding Dian smiled wryly and continued: "Miss Ling told me these things. I just felt that her father's desire to make a fortune is really strong. He is already so talented in both civil and military affairs. He is rich and expensive. Why bother to think about treasures? Later, I talked to her about the world. All kinds of knowledge, I saw Wan Zhenshan's three people killing their masters and stealing the score that night by the river, so I naturally didn't hide it from her. I told her about "Shenzhaojing", "Liancheng Jue" and so on. "We lived a happy life like this for more than half a year. That day was the fourteenth of July. Miss Ling said to me: 'Brother Dian, we have to tell Dad about our affairs. Let him be the master, so there is no need to do this. Sneaking..." She didn't finish her sentence, she hid her face in my arms in shame. I said: "You are Miss Qianjin, I am afraid that your father will look down on me." She said: "My ancestors actually I'm also from the martial arts world, but my father has become an official, and I don't know a little bit of martial arts. My father loves me the most. Since my mother died, he will agree to everything I say.' "I was so happy to hear her say that. On July 15th, I couldn't close my eyes when I was supposed to be sleeping during the day. In the middle of the night, I went to Miss Ling to meet her upstairs again, and she blushed. Said: "Daddy said, everything depends on the daughter's idea." I was so happy that I became a big fool. You two look at me and I look at you, just laughing. "The two of us walked downstairs arm in arm, and suddenly under the moonlight, we saw a few pots of yellow flowers with particularly delicate colors in the flowerbed. The petals of these flowers were as yellow as gold, shining brightly, and the flowers looked like lotus flowers. , but not as big as a lotus. Both of us love flowers the most, so we went to watch them immediately. Ms. Ling was amazed and said that she had never seen such a yellow flower. ..." Listening to Di Yun's narration of the past, under the moonlight, traveling hand in hand with his sweetheart and admiring the strange flowers, he really couldn't compare to the gods in the sky.However, Ding Dian's tone of voice contained a gloomy and terrifying aura, and Di Yun could hardly catch his breath, as if there were many evil spirits about to pounce on him in this abandoned garden, suddenly之间他想到了一个名字，大声叫道：“金波旬花！” 丁典嘴角边露出一丝苦笑，隔了好一会儿，才道：“兄弟，你不笨了。以后你一人行走江湖，也不会吃亏，我这可放心了。” 狄云听他这几句话中充满了关切和友爱，忍不住热泪盈眶，恨恨地道：“凌知府这狗官，他，他，他不肯将女儿许配给你，那也罢了，何必使这毒计害你？” 丁典道：“当时我怎么猜想得到？更哪知道这金色的花朵，便是奇毒无比的金波旬花？'波旬'两字是梵语，是恶魔的意思。这毒花是从天竺传来的，原来天竺人叫它为'恶魔花'，我一闻到花香，便一阵晕眩，只见凌小姐身子晃了几晃，便即摔倒。我忙伸手去扶，自己却也站立不定。我正运内功调息，与毒性相抗，突然间暗处抢出几个手执兵刃的汉子来。我只和他们斗得几招，眼前已漆黑一团，接着便什么也不知道了。 “待得醒转，我手足都已上了铐镣，连琵琶骨也给铁链穿过。凌知府穿了便服，在花厅中审讯，旁边伺候的也不是衙门中的差役，而是他帮会中的兄弟。我自然十分倔强，破口大骂。凌知府先命人狠狠拷打我一顿，这才逼我交出《神照经》和剑诀。 “以后的事，你都知道了。每个月十五，凌知府便提我去拷打一顿，勒逼我交出武经剑诀，我始终给他个不理不睬。他的耐性也真好，咱们便这么耗上了。” 狄云道：“凌小姐呢？她为什么不想法子救你？你后来练成了神照功，来去自如，为什么不去瞧瞧她？为什么在狱中空等，一直等到她死？” 丁典头脑中一阵剧烈的晕眩，全身便似在空中飘浮飞舞一般。他伸出手来乱抓乱摸，似想得到什么依靠。狄云伸手过去握住了他手。丁典突然一惊，使力挣脱，说道：“我手上有毒，你别碰。”狄云心中又是一阵难过。 丁典晕了一会儿，渐渐定下神来，问道：“你刚才说什么？”狄云忽然想起一事，说道：“丁大哥，你有没有想过，凌小姐是受她父亲嘱咐，故意骗你，想要……”丁典一声大叫，喝道：“放屁！”挥拳便击了下来。狄云自知失言，不愿伸手招架，甘心受他一拳。 不料丁典的拳头伸在半空，却不落下，向狄云瞪视片刻，缓缓收回拳头，道：“兄弟，你为女子所负，以致对天下女子都不相信，我也不来怪你。霜华若是受她父亲嘱咐，想使美人计，要骗我的《神照经》和'连城诀'，那是很容易的。她又何必骗？只须说一句：'你那部《神照经》和“连城诀”给了我吧！'她甚至不用明说，只须暗示一下。或是表示了这么一点点意思，我立刻就给了她。她拿去给她父亲也好，施舍给街边的乞丐也好，或是撕烂来玩也好，烧着瞧也好，我都眉头也不皱一下。狄兄弟，虽然这是武林中的奇书至宝，可是与霜华相比，在我心中，这奇书至宝也不过是粪土而已。凌退思枉自文武双全，实在是个大大的蠢材。他若叫女儿向我索取，我焉有相拒之理？” 狄云道：“说不定他曾跟凌小姐说过，凌小姐却不答允。” 丁典摇头道：“若有此事，霜华也决不瞒我。”叹了门气，说逍：“凌退思这种人，于功名利禄、金银财宝看得极重，以己度人，以为天下人都如他一般的重财轻义，以为他女儿倘若向我索取，我一定不允，反倒着了形迹，令我起了提防之心。另外还有个原因，他是翰林知府，女儿却私下里结识了我这草莽布衣。他痛恨我辱没了他门楣，非杀我不可。 “他将我擒住后，立时便搜我全身，什么东西也找不到，在我的寓所穷搜大索，自然也找不到什么。其实，那《神照经》和连城诀，我都记在心里，外面不留半点线索。每个月十五，他总是提我出去盘问拷打，把什么甜言蜜语都说完了，威吓胁迫也都使遍了，我只是给他个不理不睬。他从我嘴里问不到半句真话，但从他盘问的话中，我反而推想到了，原来梅念笙老先生跟我说的那'连城诀'，便是找寻梁元帝大宝藏的秘诀。他又曾派人装扮了囚犯，和我关在一起，想套问我的口风。那人假装受了冤屈，大骂凌退思不是好人。可是我一下子就瞧了出来，只可惜那时没练成神照功，身上没多少力量，打得他不够厉害。”他说到这里，嘴角边露出一丝微笑，道：“你运气不好，给我冤枉打了不少顿。若不是你上吊肉尽，到今口说不定给我打也打死了。” 狄云道：“我给人陷害，若不是丁大哥……”丁典左手摇了摇，要他别说下去，道：“这是机缘。世事都讲究一个'缘'字。” 他眼角斜处，月光下见到废园角落的瓦砾之中，长着一朵小小的紫花，迎风摇曳，颇有孤寂凄凉之意，便道：“你给我采了来。”狄云过去摘下花朵，递在他的手里。 丁典拿着那朵小紫花，神驰往日，缓缓说道：“我给穿了琵琶骨，关在牢里，一切都已想得清清楚楚，凌退思是非要了我的命不可。我如将经诀早一日交给他，他便早一日杀我。但如我苦挨不说，他瞧在财宝面上，反而不会害我，便是拷打折磨，也只让我受些皮肉之苦，还真舍不得伤了我要害。” 狄云道：“是了，那日我假意要杀你，那狱卒反而大起忙头，不敢再强凶霸道。” 丁典拿着那朵小紫花，手指微微颤抖，紫花也微微颤抖，缓缓道： “我在牢狱中给关了一个多月，又气又急，几乎要发疯了。一天晚上，终于来了一个丫环，那便是凌小姐的贴身使婢菊友，我在武昌城里识得霜华，便因她一言而起。不知霜华使了多少贿赂，才打动狱卒，引得她来见我一面。可是，菊友一句话也没跟我说，也没什么书柬物事递给我，只是向我呆望。狱卒手里拿着一柄尖刀，指住她的背心。我很明白，那狱卒显是怕极了凌知府，只许她见我一面，可不许说话。 “菊友瞧了我一会儿，怔怔地流下泪来。那狱卒连打手势，命她快走。菊友见到铁槛外的庭院中长得有一朵小雏菊，便去采了来，隔着铁槛递了给我，伸手指着远处高楼上的窗槛。窗槛上放着一盆鲜花。我心中一喜，知道这花是霜华放在那儿的，作为我的伴侣。菊友不能多停，转身走了出去。刚要走出院子的铁门，高处一箭射了下来，正中她背心，登时便将她射死了。原来凌退思深怕我朋友前来劫狱，连墙头屋顶都伏得有人。跟着第二箭射下，那狱卒也送了性命。那时我当真十分害怕，生怕凌退思横了心，连自己女儿竟也加害。我不敢再触怒他，每次他审问我，我只给他装聋作哑。 “菊友是为我而死的，若不是她，这几年我如何熬得过，我怎知道那窗槛上的鲜花，是霜华为我而放？可是霜华始终不露面，始终不在那边窗子中探出头来让我瞧她一眼。我当时一点也不明白，有时不免怪她，为什么这样忍心。 “于是我加紧用功，苦练神照经，要早日功行圆满，能不受这铁铐的拘束。我只盼得脱樊笼，带同霜华出困。只是这神照功讲究妙悟自然，并非一味勤修苦练便能奏功。我给穿了琵琶骨，挑断了脚筋，自然比旁人又加倍艰难。直到你自尽之前的两个月，这才大功告成。这些日子之中，全凭这一盆鲜花作为我的慰藉。 “凌退思千方百计地想套出我胸中秘密。将你和我关在一起，那也是他的计策。他知道派亲信来骗我，是不管用的了，于是索性让一个真正受了大冤屈的少年人来陪我。时候一久，我自能辨别真伪。只要我和你成了患难之交，向你吐露了真情，那么在我身上逼不出的，多半能在你口中套骗出来。你年幼无知，忠厚老实，别人假装好人，你容易上当。可是我始终不相信你。我亲身的遭受，菊友的惨死，叫我对谁也信不过了。 “事隔多年，凌退思这荆州府知府的任期早已届满，该当他调，或是升官，想来他使了银子，居然一任一任地做下去。他不想升官，只想得这个大宝藏。 “你以为我没出过狱去吗？我练成神照功后，当天便出去了，只是出去之前点了你的昏睡穴，你自然不知道。那一晚我越过高墙之时，还道不免一场恶斗，不料事隔多年，凌退思已无防我之心，外边的守卫早已撤去。他万万料想不到神照功如此奇妙，穿了琵琶骨、挑断了脚筋的人，居然还能练成上乘武功。 “我到了高楼的窗下，心中跳得十分厉害，似乎又回到了初次在窗下见到她的心情。终于鼓起了勇气，轻轻在窗上敲了三下，叫了声：'霜华！' “她从梦中惊醒过来，矇矇昽昽地道'大哥！典哥！是你么？我是在做梦么？'我隔了这许多苦日子，终于又再听到她的声音，欢喜得真要发狂，颤声道：'霜妹，是我！我逃出来啦。'我等她来开窗。以前我们每次相会，总是等她推开窗子招了手，我才进去，我从来不自行进她的房。 “不料她并不开窗，将脸贴在窗纸上，低声道：'谢天谢地，典哥，你仍好好活着，爹没骗我。'我的声音很苦涩，说道：'嗯，你爹爹没骗你。我还活着。你开窗吧，我要瞧你。'她急道：'不，不，不行！'我的心沉了下去，问道：'为什么不行？'她道：'我答应了爹，他不伤你性命，我就永远不再跟你相见。他要我起了誓，要我起一个毒誓，倘若我再见你，我妈妈在阴世天天受恶鬼欺侮。'她说到这里，声音哽咽了。她十三岁那年丧母，对亡母是最敬爱不过的。 “我真恨极了凌退思的恶毒心肠。他不杀我，只不过为了想得经决，霜华便不起这毒誓，他也决计舍不得杀我。可是他终于逼得女儿起了这毒誓，这个毒誓，将我什么指望都化成了泡影。但我仍不死心，说道：'霜华，你跟我走。你把眼睛用布蒙了起来，永不见我就是。'她哭道：'那不成的。我也不愿你再见我。' “我胸中积了许多年的怨愤突然迸发出来，叫道：'为什么？我非见你不可！' “她听到我的声音有异，柔声道：'典哥，我知道你给爹爹擒获后，一再求他放你。他却将我另行许配别人，要我死了对你的心。我说什么也不答允，他用强逼迫，于是……于是……我用刀子划破了自己的脸。'” 狄云听到这里，不禁“啊”的一声叫了出来。 丁典道：“我又感激又怜惜，一掌打破了窗子。她惊呼一声，闭起了眼睛，伸手蒙住了自己脸，可是我已经瞧见了。她那天下最美丽的脸庞上已又横又竖地划上了十七八刀，肌肉翻了出来，一条条都是鲜红的疤痕。她美丽的眼睛、美丽的鼻子、美丽的嘴巴，都歪歪扭扭，变得像妖魔一样。我伸手将她搂在怀里。她平时多么爱惜自己容颜，若不是为了我这不祥之人，她怎肯让自己的脸蛋受半点损伤？我说：'霜妹，容貌及得上心么？你为我而毁容，在我心中，你比从前更加美上十倍、百倍。'她哭道：'到了这地步，咱俩怎么还能厮守？我答允了爹爹，永远不再见你。典哥，你……你去吧！'我知道这是无可挽回的了，说道：'霜妹，我回到牢狱中去，天天瞧着你这窗边的鲜花。'她却搂住我的脖子，说道：'你……你别走！' “我和她相偎相倚，不再说什么话。她不敢看我，我也不敢再瞧她。我当然不是嫌她丑陋，可是……可是……她的脸实在毁损得厉害。隔了很久很久，远处的鸡啼了。她说：'典哥，我不能害我死了的妈妈。你……你以后别再来看我。'我说：'咱俩从此不再相见？'她哭道：'不再相见！我只盼咱俩死了之后，能葬在一起。只盼有哪一位好心人，能帮咱们完成我这心愿，我在阴间天天念佛保佑他。' “我道：'我已推想到，我所知道的那“连城诀”，便是找寻梁元帝那大宝藏的秘诀。我跟你说，你好好记住了。'她道：'我不记，我记着干什么？爹爹为了这个秘密，才害得你这样，典哥，我不想听。'我道：'你寻一个诚实可靠之人，要他答允帮咱们成全这个合葬的心愿，就将这剑诀对他说。' “她道：'我这一生是决不下这楼的了，我这副样子，怎能见人？'可是她想了一想之后，又道：'好，你跟我说。典哥，我无论如何要跟你葬在一起。就这副样子去求人，我也不怕。'于是我将剑诀说了给她听。她用心记住了。 “东方渐渐亮了，我和她分了手，回到了狱中。那时我虽可自由出狱，但我每天要看她窗上的花，我是永远永远不会走的……有人行刺凌退思，我反而救他，因为……因为如果凌退思给人杀了，霜华一个人孤苦伶仃，在这世上再也没依靠……” 他说到这里，声音渐渐低了下去。 狄云道：“大哥你放心，要是你真的好不了，我定要将你和凌小姐合葬。我可不稀罕你的什么秘诀，你就说了，我也决计不听。” 丁典脸露欢笑，说道：“好兄弟，不枉我结识你一场。你答允给我们合葬，我死得瞑目，我好欢喜……你照我所教的用心去练，将来必可练成神照功，天下无敌是不见得，但比万震山他们一定高得多了……”他话声越来越低，说道，“你如找到这个大宝藏，也不必是为了自己发财，可以用来打救天下的苦人，像我，像你这样的苦人，天下多得是。这'连城诀'，你若不听，我一死之后便失传了，岂不可惜？”狄云点了点头。 丁典深深吸一口气，道：“你听着，这都是些数字，可弄错不得。”狄云打叠精神，凝神倾听。丁典道：“第一字是'四'，第二字是'四十一'，第三字是'三十三'，第四字'五十三'……”狄云正感莫名芄妙，忽听得废园外脚步声响，有人说道：“到园子里去搜搜。”丁典脸上变色，一跃而起。狄云跟着跳起。只见废园后门中抢进三条大汉。
"I am from Jingmen, a family of martial arts. My father is quite well-known in Lianghu. My aptitude for learning martial arts is not bad. In addition to the knowledge passed down from my family, I also worshiped two masters. Afterwards, my parents passed away, and my family had a lot of money, but I didn’t want to get married. I just practiced martial arts diligently and made friends in the world. "That was fifteen years ago. I came down from Sichuan by boat. After leaving the Three Gorges, the boat was moored at Sandouping. That night, I heard the sound of fighting on the shore in the boat. I love martial arts by nature, so I naturally Concerned, looking out from the boat window. The moonlight was bright that night, shining on the faces of those people, three people were besieging an old man. These three people are all famous figures in the two lakes martial arts, and I recognize them all. One is' Wuyunshou Wan Zhenshan. (Di Yun interjected: "Ah, it's my uncle!") The other is Yan Daping, the 'Land Dragon'. (Di Yun shouted: "It's my second uncle, but I I’ve never seen him before.”) The third person wields a long sword and is very nimble, that’s Qi Changfa, ‘Iron Lock Hengjiang’. (Di Yun jumped up and shouted: “It’s my master!”) "Wan Zhenshan and I have known each other on several occasions. I know that his martial arts are not weak, and my medicine time is far behind him. Seeing the three of them attacking the enemy together, I think there is a certain chance of winning. The old man's back was injured and he was bleeding continuously. , without a weapon in his hand, he fought with the three of them with only a pair of fleshy palms, but his skill was much higher than that of Wan Zhenshan and the others. The three of them did not dare to approach him. Zhenshan and the others were killing with every move, obviously wanting to put the old man to death. I didn't dare to say a word, for fear that they would find out that it was a serious disaster. If others saw this kind of vendetta in the world, it would be very common. They want to kill people. "For a long time, the old man's back was bleeding more and more, and he couldn't hold it any longer. He suddenly shouted: 'Okay, I'll leave it to you. Holding Qi, it seemed that he was afraid that others would grab his hand first. Suddenly, the old man pushed out with both palms, and the three of them were forced by the palm force, and they all retreated. The old man turned around and ran, and jumped into the river with a plop. Three People screamed loudly and rushed to the river. "The Yangtze River rushes down from the Three Gorges. How urgent is the river in Sandouping? In the blink of an eye, the old man disappeared without a trace. But your master still refused to give up. He jumped on my boat, pulled out the penny, Fishing around in the river for a while. Since the three of them forced the old man to death, they should be happy, but the faces of the three of them are extremely scary. I didn't dare to look more, I covered my head under the quilt, and vaguely heard them talking. Arguing about something seems to be blaming each other. "I didn't dare to get up until I heard the three of them had gone far away. Suddenly, I heard a slap on the rear boat, and the boatman said 'ah', and shouted: 'There are water ghosts!' I looked sideways, There was only one person lying on the board of the boat dripping wet, it was the old man. It turned out that after he jumped into the river, he got into the bottom of the boat, hooked the bottom of the boat with his powerful eagle claws, held his breath, and only came out after the enemy retreated. I hurriedly helped him into the boat, but seeing that he was dying, he couldn't speak. "I thought in my heart that if Wan Zhenshan and the others didn't give up, they would definitely rush downstream to find the old man's body. It's also me who pretends to be a chivalrous person. If I want to save lives, I ordered the boatman to set off immediately, go up the river, and head back to the Three Gorges Of course the boatman is unwilling, and there is no tracker in the middle of the night, how can it be easy to go to the Three Gorges? "I had gold wound medicine with me, so I treated the old man's wounds. But the sword pierced his back so deeply that it pierced through the lungs. This wound can't be cured. I can only do my best, and I can't do anything. I didn't ask too many questions, I bought good wine and good meat to serve him along the way. I saw his martial arts, I saw him jump into the Yangtze River and get into the bottom of a boat. This kind of courage and kung fu is worth my Ding Dian's life for him. ! "After three days of treatment like this, the old man asked my name, and Tomato smiled and said," Very good!very good! 'He took out an oiled paper bag from his arms and handed it to me.I said, "Where are my husband's relatives?"I will send it to my husband, there will be no mistakes. ’ The old man said: ‘Do you know who I am? ’ I said: ‘I don’t know. He said, "I'm Mei Niansheng." ' "My surprise is of course no small matter. What? Are you not surprised? Who is Mei Niansheng, don't you know? It's 'Iron Bone and Black Calyx' Mei Niansheng. You really don't know? (Di Yun shakes his head again, Said: "I've never heard of this name.") Hehe, yes, your master will naturally not tell you. Mei Niansheng, 'Iron Bone Lifting Calyx', is a famous martial arts master in central Hunan. He has three disciples. His name is Wan Zhenshan, his second disciple is called Yan Daping, and his third disciple is called... Cheng is Mei Niansheng, this surprise is exactly the same as yours at this moment. I witnessed the vicious fight by the Moon Night River with my own eyes, and saw the vicious attack of Wan Zhenshan and the three brothers. I was only more shocked than you. "Old Mr. Mei smiled wryly at me and shook his head, and said: 'My third disciple is the most powerful, he stabbed a sword in my back unexpectedly, and the old man was forced to jump into the river to escape for his life.'" (Di Yun trembling Said: "What? Did my master strike first?") I don't know what to say to comfort him, thinking that the four of his master and apprentice turned against each other, there must be a very important reason, I am an outsider, although curious, but It's inconvenient to ask more questions. Mr. Mei said: "My relatives in this world are just three disciples. They wanted to steal a sword manual from me, and they did not hesitate to assassinate Master. Hehe, what a good disciple! The sword manual is It was taken away by them, but without the sword formula, what is the use? Although Liancheng swordsmanship is miraculous, how can it compare with Shenzhao Kungfu? This "Shenzhaojing" is given to you by me, practice hard. If this sutra can be practiced, it will be very powerful, and it must not be misinformed by bandits. The "Liancheng Jue" is like this, you should keep it in your heart, and it will be very useful." "Shenzhao Jing" and "Liancheng Jue", That's how it came about. "Old Mr. Mei died within two hours after saying these words. I buried him by the Wuxia River. At that time, I didn't know that the 'Liancheng Jue' was so important. Therefore, he did not expect to have to keep it strictly secret, so he erected a monument in front of Mr. Mei Lao's tomb, and wrote "the tomb of Mei Xianniu Niansheng, the hero of the two lakes". I caused endless troubles. Someone traced the stonemason and the boatman from the clues of the stele, and found out that I erected the stele and buried Mr. Mei. So the things that Mr. Mei is pregnant with are eight out of ten. Nine fell into my hands. "In less than three months, a high-ranking man came to my house. The visitor was polite and thoughtful, hesitated and rambling, and finally revealed his purpose. He said that there was a map of a great treasure, which was in Mr. Mei's hands. , At this time, it must be mine, please let me take it out, everyone can refer to it, if you find a treasure, I will get 70%, and he will get 30%. "What Mr. Mei gave me was actually a secret scripture for practicing high-level internal strength. He also said a few words about sword formulas, what he said was 'Liancheng Jue'. It was just a few numbers, and there was nothing else. Where is there any treasure? I told the truth, but the man didn’t believe me, and asked me to show him the secrets of martial arts. Mr. Mei solemnly reminded me not to misinform the bandit. I refused to hand it over, and the man left in dismay. Not three days later, he came to my house in the middle of the night and started shaking hands with me. With the color on his shoulders, he retreated in spite of the difficulties. "As soon as the news leaked out, more and more people came to visit. I couldn't handle it. In the end, even Wan Zhenshan came. I couldn't stay in my hometown in Jingmen, so I just left, hiding my name and walking far away. I went to the ranch outside the pass to do business in livestock. Five or six years passed like this, and I didn’t hear any more news. I remembered my hometown in my heart, so I changed my clothes and went back to Jingmen to have a look. People burned to a white ground, but luckily I don’t have any relatives, so it’s clean.” Di Yun was at a loss in his heart, and said, "If you don't believe it, this brother Ding never tells lies, let alone he is as close as flesh and blood to him, why bother to fabricate a lie to deceive himself?"You have to believe his words. Could it be that the master who has always been so loyal and honest is such a sinister and vicious person?I saw the muscles on Ding Dian's face trembling slightly, as if the poison was spreading by itself, Di Yun said: "Brother Ding, let's not rush to investigate the matter between my master and grand master. You...you should think about it carefully. What method can cure your poison." Ding Dian shook his head and said, "I told you not to interrupt, so you just listen quietly. "It was more than nine years ago. In the first ten days of September, I arrived in Hankou and sold Laoshan ginseng brought from outside the pass to the herbal medicine store. The owner of the herbal medicine store is an elegant man. After finishing the business, he invited me to see the famous chrysanthemums in Hankou. Yes. There are quite a few rare varieties in this chrysanthemum fair. Well, yellow chrysanthemums include Dusheng, Jinshaoyao, Huangheling, Baojunzhi, Yupaohuang, Golden Peacock, Side Calendula, and Yingyuhuang. White chrysanthemums include Moonlight White , Jade Peony, Yu Baoxiang, Yu Linglong, A Ball of Snow, Diao Chan Worshiping the Moon, and Taiye Lotus. Purple Chrysanthemums include Bijiangxia, Shuangfeiyan, Jianxia Silk, Ziyulian, Zixia Cup, Agate Plate, Ziluo Umbrella. Red chrysanthemum includes beauty red, sea cloud red, drunk imperial concubine, embroidered hibiscus, rouge incense, brocade lychee, crane top red. Light red includes Buddha laughing, red powder group, peach blossom chrysanthemum, Xishi powder, Shengfei peach, Yulou spring ..." He came up with the names of various chrysanthemum varieties casually, as if he was more familiar with martial arts moves.Di Yun was a little surprised, but then remembered that Brother Ding was a flower lover, so there were always flowers on the window sill of that Miss Ling.It is no wonder that he is familiar with the names of all kinds of chrysanthemums. When Ding Dian mentioned the names of these flowers, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, his expression was very gentle, and he said softly: "I am looking at it, admiring it at the same time, talking to the owner of the drugstore, telling the names of these chrysanthemums, and judging the quality. After finishing, when he was about to leave the garden, he said: "This chrysanthemum meeting is very rare, but it's a pity that there are no green chrysanthemums." "Suddenly I heard a little girl's voice say from behind me: 'Miss, this person knows green chrysanthemums. How can ordinary people easily see the "spring water and blue waves" and "green jade like wishes" in our family?" "When I turned around, I saw a beautiful and elegant girl who was admiring chrysanthemums. She was wearing a light yellow shirt. She was really as pale as a chrysanthemum. I had never seen such an elegant and beautiful girl in my life. Beside her Followed by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. Seeing me staring at her, the lady blushed immediately, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, sir, don't take offense. The little girl is talking nonsense." I was stunned for a moment, what did I say? Can't tell either. "I watched her leave the garden, still unable to speak in a daze. The owner of the pharmacy said: 'This is a lady from Ling Hanlin's family in Wuchang, a famous beauty in our Wuhan. The flowers in her home are amazing.' "I left the garden, parted ways with the owner of the pharmacy, and went back to the inn. I didn't have any other thoughts in my mind except for that Miss Ling. In the afternoon, I crossed the river to Wuchang. Go up to Ling Hanlin's mansion. It would be too presumptuous for me to go in and visit just now. I paced back and forth outside the gate of the mansion, my heart agitated, joyful, fearful, and scolding myself for being damned. I was not old at that time I'm young, but like a young man who has just fallen in love, he has become a headless chicken." When he said this, a strange brilliance appeared on his face, his eyes were bright, and he seemed very excited. Di Yun felt frightened, worried that he would suddenly run out of energy, so he said, "Brother Ding, you'd better rest quietly for a while. I'll find a doctor to show you, maybe there is really no cure." stand up. Ding Dian grabbed his sleeve and said: "We two go out to find the doctor like this, isn't that our own death?" After a pause, he sighed, and said: "Brother Di, that day you heard that the younger sister was married. If you hurt others, you will hang yourself in anger. Your junior sister treats you ruthlessly, it is really not worth seeking death for her." Di Yun nodded and said, "That's right, I've wanted to wear it all these years." Ding Dian said: "If your junior sister loved you deeply and finally died for you, then you should also die for her." Di Yun suddenly realized, and said, "That Miss Ling died for you?" Ding Dian said: " Exactly. She died for me, and now I'm going to die for her. I... I'm very happy. She loves me deeply, and I... I treat her well. Brother Di, don't say that There is no cure for my poisoning, even if it is well cured, I will not be cured." Suddenly, Di Yun felt an indescribable sadness in his heart. Of course, it was to regret the passing of a good friend, but deep down in his heart, he was envious of his happiness, because in this world, there is a woman who loves him sincerely. He was willing to die for him, and he also sincerely repaid this kindness.But what about myself?What about Bai Ji? Ding Dian was immersed in the memories of the past again, and said: "The gate of Ling Hanlin's mansion is the gate of Vermilion. There are two big stone lions at the gate. I am a man of the rivers and lakes. How could I rush in? I walked outside the gate for three hours until dusk. I didn't know where I was. what to look forward to. "It was getting dark, and I still didn't expect to leave. Suddenly, a young girl came out of the small door next to me, walked to me quietly, and said softly: 'Fool, are you still here? Miss said, please go back Go home!" I saw that it was the guy next to Miss Ling. My heart was beating wildly, and I stammered, "You...what did you say?" "She smiled and said: 'Miss and I bet on the host, betting on when you will leave. I have won two silver rings, and you still don't want to leave?' I was surprised and happy, and said: 'I am here, Miss Did you know it earlier?" The maid said with a smile, "I came out to see you several times, but you never saw me, and your soul disappeared, didn't you?" She smiled, turned around and left. I hurriedly said "Sister!" She said: "What? What do you think?" I said, "I heard from my sister that there are several books of famous green chrysanthemums in the house. I want to see them. Is it okay?" She nodded , pointing to a corner of the red building in the back garden, and said: "I will ask Miss, if she agrees, I will put the green chrysanthemum on the window sill of the red building." "On the seventh night of that day, I sat on the stone slab outside Ling's residence all night. "The next morning, Brother Di, I was so lucky that two pots of light green chrysanthemums really appeared on the window sill. I knew that one pot was called 'Spring Water and Bibo' and the other pot was called 'Jasper Ruyi', but All I was thinking about was the person who put the two potted flowers. At that moment, behind the curtain, half of the most beautiful face in the world was quietly exposed, staring at me, suddenly blushing, faint After reaching the curtain, it never appeared again. "Brother Di, your elder brother is mediocre in appearance. He is neither rich nor noble. He is just a reckless person living in the rivers and lakes. How dare he hope to be favored by a beautiful woman? But since then, every morning, I always go outside the gate of Ling's mansion to ask Miss I looked at the window sill for a long time. Miss Ling also remembered me, and always changed a pot of flowers every day and put it on the window sill. "For more than six months like this, no matter how windy or rainy, frosty or snowy, I went to enjoy the flowers every morning. Ms. Ling would always change a pot of flowers for me regardless of the weather. She only looked at me every day and never looked at the first time. Two eyes, every time I look at this one, I always hide behind the curtain with a flushed face. As long as I see her eye waves and the flush on her face like this once a day, I will be satisfied. She never talked to me, and I I never dared to say a word. With my martial arts, I can jump on the coat and reach her in front of her. But I never dared to be slight to her. As for writing a letter to express my admiration , that is even more dare not. "On the night of the fifth day of March that year, two monks came to my apartment and attacked me suddenly. They heard the news and wanted to snatch the "Shenzhao Jing" and the sword formula. These two monks are the "Blood Sword Gate" "Two monks out of the five monks, one of them I have taken care of in prison, you saw it with your own eyes that day. But at that time I hadn't practiced Shenzhao Kungfu, and my martial arts were not as good as them, so I was beaten by these two evil monks. Seriously injured, almost dying, I escaped by hiding in the hay pile in the stable. "This injury was really not serious. I lay down for more than three months before I could barely get up. I got up together, supported my crutches, struggled and went to the back garden gate of Ling Mansion, only to see nothing. After inquiring, it turned out that Ling Hanlin had moved house three months ago. No one knew where he moved. "Brother Di, think about it, my disappointment is much worse than these injuries on my body. I wondered in my heart that Ling Hanlin is a famous person in Wuchang, and no one knows where he moved. But I searched here and there. Asked, spent a lot of wealth and energy, but still have no clue. There is something strange about this. Obviously, Ling Hanlin may have to avoid his enemies, or there may be other special reasons, so he suddenly moved his family and disappeared. Coincidentally, , Not long after I was injured, her family moved. "From now on, no matter what I do, I have no thoughts, wandering here and there in the rivers and lakes. It is also I, Ding Dian Hongfu Qitian, that day in a teahouse in Changsha, I overheard two members of the gang talking about going to Jingzhou I went to find Wan Zhenshan and asked him to hand over the "Liancheng Sword Manual". I think that the three brothers Wan Zhenshan rebelled against his master that day for this sword manual. What is that sword manual? You might as well take a look. So I quietly followed the two of you to Jiangling. These two members of the guild really overestimated themselves. Once they went to Wan’s house to cause trouble, they were arrested by Wan Zhenshan and sent to Jingzhou Mansion I went to the yamen. I followed to watch the excitement, and when I saw the big notice posted in front of the government yamen, I was overjoyed. It turned out that the magistrate was none other than Ling Tuisi, Miss Ling's father. "That night, I quietly held a pot of roses, put them on the window sill of Miss Ling's back coat, and waited downstairs. The next morning, when the lady opened the window and saw the potted flowers, she exclaimed, Then I saw me again. We haven't seen each other for more than a year, and we thought that we would never see each other again in this life. This reunion after a long absence is really an indescribable joy. She looked at me for a long time, her face was full of joy, blushing slightly She closed the window lightly. On the third day, she finally spoke and asked, "Are you sick? You're much thinner." "In the days to come, I will not be a human being, but a fairy in the sky. In fact, I will be a fairy, and I will not be as happy as I am. Every night, I go upstairs to pick up Miss Ling, and roam around the barren mountains and wilderness in Jiangling. We started from There is no irregular behavior, but he talks about everything, and he is more confidant than the best friend in the world. "One night, Ms. Ling confided a big secret to me. It turned out that although her father was admitted as a Jinshi and had been a member of the Hanlin Academy, he was actually the leader of the Lianghu Longsha Gang. He was not only outstanding in literature, but also in martial arts. The young lady is as respectful as a god, and she also respects her father's inner nature very much, so she doesn't take it seriously. "Another night, Ms. Ling told me that her father spent tens of thousands of taels of silver instead of being a dignified Imperial Academy, and made every effort to become the magistrate of Jingzhou prefecture. In the history books, if one explores a certain place in Jingzhou City, there must be a batch of huge treasures buried there. "Miss Ling said that during the Six Dynasties, Emperor Liang Wu of the Liang Dynasty died in the chaos of Hou Jing. He likes to accumulate treasures. He was the emperor in Jiangling for three years, and he searched for countless gold, pearls and treasures. In the third year of Chengsheng, Wei soldiers attacked Jiangling and killed Emperor Yuan. But no one found where the treasures he collected were hidden. Yes. Marshal Yu Jin of Wei Bing tortured and killed thousands of people in order to inquire about these treasures, but he could not find them. He was afraid that someone who knew where the treasures were would secretly dig them up in the future and drive tens of thousands of people from Jiangling back to Chang'an. Killed Killing, pits, and almost no survivors. For hundreds of years, this secret has never been revealed. It has been a long time, and no one knows. "Miss Ling said that her father spent many years searching Jingzhou government records and various ancient books and old records, and concluded that the treasures of Emperor Liang Yuan must be buried somewhere outside Jiangling City. Emperor Liang Yuan is cruel, It must be that after the treasure was buried, everyone who knew the secret was killed, so no matter how much Marshal Wei Bing tortured the people, he could not get the slightest clue." When Di Yun heard this, many doubts in his heart were gradually cleared up one by one, and he said: "Brother Ding, you know the secret of this treasure, don't you? All these people came to the prison to look for you, and it must be to think about it." Get this great treasure." Ding Dian smiled wryly and continued: "Miss Ling told me these things. I just felt that her father's desire to make a fortune is really strong. He is already so talented in both civil and military affairs. He is rich and expensive. Why bother to think about treasures? Later, I talked to her about the world. All kinds of knowledge, I saw Wan Zhenshan's three people killing their masters and stealing the score that night by the river, so I naturally didn't hide it from her. I told her about "Shenzhaojing", "Liancheng Jue" and so on. "We lived a happy life like this for more than half a year. That day was the fourteenth of July. Miss Ling said to me: 'Brother Dian, we have to tell Dad about our affairs. Let him be the master, so there is no need to do this. Sneaking..." She didn't finish her sentence, she hid her face in my arms in shame. I said: "You are Miss Qianjin, I am afraid that your father will look down on me." She said: "My ancestors actually I'm also from the martial arts world, but my father has become an official, and I don't know a little bit of martial arts. My father loves me the most. Since my mother died, he will agree to everything I say.' "I was so happy to hear her say that. On July 15th, I couldn't close my eyes when I was supposed to be sleeping during the day. In the middle of the night, I went to Miss Ling to meet her upstairs again, and she blushed. Said: "Daddy said, everything depends on the daughter's idea." I was so happy that I became a big fool. You two look at me and I look at you, just laughing. "The two of us walked downstairs arm in arm, and suddenly under the moonlight, we saw a few pots of yellow flowers with particularly delicate colors in the flowerbed. The petals of these flowers were as yellow as gold, shining brightly, and the flowers looked like lotus flowers. , but not as big as a lotus. Both of us love flowers the most, so we went to watch them immediately. Ms. Ling was amazed and said that she had never seen such a yellow flower. ..." Listening to Di Yun's narration of the past, under the moonlight, traveling hand in hand with his sweetheart and admiring the strange flowers, he really couldn't compare to the gods in the sky.However, Ding Dian's tone of voice contained a gloomy and terrifying aura, and Di Yun could hardly catch his breath, as if there were many evil spirits about to pounce on him in this abandoned garden, suddenly之间他想到了一个名字，大声叫道：“金波旬花！” 丁典嘴角边露出一丝苦笑，隔了好一会儿，才道：“兄弟，你不笨了。以后你一人行走江湖，也不会吃亏，我这可放心了。” 狄云听他这几句话中充满了关切和友爱，忍不住热泪盈眶，恨恨地道：“凌知府这狗官，他，他，他不肯将女儿许配给你，那也罢了，何必使这毒计害你？” 丁典道：“当时我怎么猜想得到？更哪知道这金色的花朵，便是奇毒无比的金波旬花？'波旬'两字是梵语，是恶魔的意思。这毒花是从天竺传来的，原来天竺人叫它为'恶魔花'，我一闻到花香，便一阵晕眩，只见凌小姐身子晃了几晃，便即摔倒。我忙伸手去扶，自己却也站立不定。我正运内功调息，与毒性相抗，突然间暗处抢出几个手执兵刃的汉子来。我只和他们斗得几招，眼前已漆黑一团，接着便什么也不知道了。 “待得醒转，我手足都已上了铐镣，连琵琶骨也给铁链穿过。凌知府穿了便服，在花厅中审讯，旁边伺候的也不是衙门中的差役，而是他帮会中的兄弟。我自然十分倔强，破口大骂。凌知府先命人狠狠拷打我一顿，这才逼我交出《神照经》和剑诀。 “以后的事，你都知道了。每个月十五，凌知府便提我去拷打一顿，勒逼我交出武经剑诀，我始终给他个不理不睬。他的耐性也真好，咱们便这么耗上了。” 狄云道：“凌小姐呢？她为什么不想法子救你？你后来练成了神照功，来去自如，为什么不去瞧瞧她？为什么在狱中空等，一直等到她死？” 丁典头脑中一阵剧烈的晕眩，全身便似在空中飘浮飞舞一般。他伸出手来乱抓乱摸，似想得到什么依靠。狄云伸手过去握住了他手。丁典突然一惊，使力挣脱，说道：“我手上有毒，你别碰。”狄云心中又是一阵难过。 丁典晕了一会儿，渐渐定下神来，问道：“你刚才说什么？”狄云忽然想起一事，说道：“丁大哥，你有没有想过，凌小姐是受她父亲嘱咐，故意骗你，想要……”丁典一声大叫，喝道：“放屁！”挥拳便击了下来。狄云自知失言，不愿伸手招架，甘心受他一拳。 不料丁典的拳头伸在半空，却不落下，向狄云瞪视片刻，缓缓收回拳头，道：“兄弟，你为女子所负，以致对天下女子都不相信，我也不来怪你。霜华若是受她父亲嘱咐，想使美人计，要骗我的《神照经》和'连城诀'，那是很容易的。她又何必骗？只须说一句：'你那部《神照经》和“连城诀”给了我吧！'她甚至不用明说，只须暗示一下。或是表示了这么一点点意思，我立刻就给了她。她拿去给她父亲也好，施舍给街边的乞丐也好，或是撕烂来玩也好，烧着瞧也好，我都眉头也不皱一下。狄兄弟，虽然这是武林中的奇书至宝，可是与霜华相比，在我心中，这奇书至宝也不过是粪土而已。凌退思枉自文武双全，实在是个大大的蠢材。他若叫女儿向我索取，我焉有相拒之理？” 狄云道：“说不定他曾跟凌小姐说过，凌小姐却不答允。” 丁典摇头道：“若有此事，霜华也决不瞒我。”叹了门气，说逍：“凌退思这种人，于功名利禄、金银财宝看得极重，以己度人，以为天下人都如他一般的重财轻义，以为他女儿倘若向我索取，我一定不允，反倒着了形迹，令我起了提防之心。另外还有个原因，他是翰林知府，女儿却私下里结识了我这草莽布衣。他痛恨我辱没了他门楣，非杀我不可。 “他将我擒住后，立时便搜我全身，什么东西也找不到，在我的寓所穷搜大索，自然也找不到什么。其实，那《神照经》和连城诀，我都记在心里，外面不留半点线索。每个月十五，他总是提我出去盘问拷打，把什么甜言蜜语都说完了，威吓胁迫也都使遍了，我只是给他个不理不睬。他从我嘴里问不到半句真话，但从他盘问的话中，我反而推想到了，原来梅念笙老先生跟我说的那'连城诀'，便是找寻梁元帝大宝藏的秘诀。他又曾派人装扮了囚犯，和我关在一起，想套问我的口风。那人假装受了冤屈，大骂凌退思不是好人。可是我一下子就瞧了出来，只可惜那时没练成神照功，身上没多少力量，打得他不够厉害。”他说到这里，嘴角边露出一丝微笑，道：“你运气不好，给我冤枉打了不少顿。若不是你上吊肉尽，到今口说不定给我打也打死了。” 狄云道：“我给人陷害，若不是丁大哥……”丁典左手摇了摇，要他别说下去，道：“这是机缘。世事都讲究一个'缘'字。” 他眼角斜处，月光下见到废园角落的瓦砾之中，长着一朵小小的紫花，迎风摇曳，颇有孤寂凄凉之意，便道：“你给我采了来。”狄云过去摘下花朵，递在他的手里。 丁典拿着那朵小紫花，神驰往日，缓缓说道：“我给穿了琵琶骨，关在牢里，一切都已想得清清楚楚，凌退思是非要了我的命不可。我如将经诀早一日交给他，他便早一日杀我。但如我苦挨不说，他瞧在财宝面上，反而不会害我，便是拷打折磨，也只让我受些皮肉之苦，还真舍不得伤了我要害。” 狄云道：“是了，那日我假意要杀你，那狱卒反而大起忙头，不敢再强凶霸道。” 丁典拿着那朵小紫花，手指微微颤抖，紫花也微微颤抖，缓缓道： “我在牢狱中给关了一个多月，又气又急，几乎要发疯了。一天晚上，终于来了一个丫环，那便是凌小姐的贴身使婢菊友，我在武昌城里识得霜华，便因她一言而起。不知霜华使了多少贿赂，才打动狱卒，引得她来见我一面。可是，菊友一句话也没跟我说，也没什么书柬物事递给我，只是向我呆望。狱卒手里拿着一柄尖刀，指住她的背心。我很明白，那狱卒显是怕极了凌知府，只许她见我一面，可不许说话。 “菊友瞧了我一会儿，怔怔地流下泪来。那狱卒连打手势，命她快走。菊友见到铁槛外的庭院中长得有一朵小雏菊，便去采了来，隔着铁槛递了给我，伸手指着远处高楼上的窗槛。窗槛上放着一盆鲜花。我心中一喜，知道这花是霜华放在那儿的，作为我的伴侣。菊友不能多停，转身走了出去。刚要走出院子的铁门，高处一箭射了下来，正中她背心，登时便将她射死了。原来凌退思深怕我朋友前来劫狱，连墙头屋顶都伏得有人。跟着第二箭射下，那狱卒也送了性命。那时我当真十分害怕，生怕凌退思横了心，连自己女儿竟也加害。我不敢再触怒他，每次他审问我，我只给他装聋作哑。 “菊友是为我而死的，若不是她，这几年我如何熬得过，我怎知道那窗槛上的鲜花，是霜华为我而放？可是霜华始终不露面，始终不在那边窗子中探出头来让我瞧她一眼。我当时一点也不明白，有时不免怪她，为什么这样忍心。 “于是我加紧用功，苦练神照经，要早日功行圆满，能不受这铁铐的拘束。我只盼得脱樊笼，带同霜华出困。只是这神照功讲究妙悟自然，并非一味勤修苦练便能奏功。我给穿了琵琶骨，挑断了脚筋，自然比旁人又加倍艰难。直到你自尽之前的两个月，这才大功告成。这些日子之中，全凭这一盆鲜花作为我的慰藉。 “凌退思千方百计地想套出我胸中秘密。将你和我关在一起，那也是他的计策。他知道派亲信来骗我，是不管用的了，于是索性让一个真正受了大冤屈的少年人来陪我。时候一久，我自能辨别真伪。只要我和你成了患难之交，向你吐露了真情，那么在我身上逼不出的，多半能在你口中套骗出来。你年幼无知，忠厚老实，别人假装好人，你容易上当。可是我始终不相信你。我亲身的遭受，菊友的惨死，叫我对谁也信不过了。 “事隔多年，凌退思这荆州府知府的任期早已届满，该当他调，或是升官，想来他使了银子，居然一任一任地做下去。他不想升官，只想得这个大宝藏。 “你以为我没出过狱去吗？我练成神照功后，当天便出去了，只是出去之前点了你的昏睡穴，你自然不知道。那一晚我越过高墙之时，还道不免一场恶斗，不料事隔多年，凌退思已无防我之心，外边的守卫早已撤去。他万万料想不到神照功如此奇妙，穿了琵琶骨、挑断了脚筋的人，居然还能练成上乘武功。 “我到了高楼的窗下，心中跳得十分厉害，似乎又回到了初次在窗下见到她的心情。终于鼓起了勇气，轻轻在窗上敲了三下，叫了声：'霜华！' “她从梦中惊醒过来，矇矇昽昽地道'大哥！典哥！是你么？我是在做梦么？'我隔了这许多苦日子，终于又再听到她的声音，欢喜得真要发狂，颤声道：'霜妹，是我！我逃出来啦。'我等她来开窗。以前我们每次相会，总是等她推开窗子招了手，我才进去，我从来不自行进她的房。 “不料她并不开窗，将脸贴在窗纸上，低声道：'谢天谢地，典哥，你仍好好活着，爹没骗我。'我的声音很苦涩，说道：'嗯，你爹爹没骗你。我还活着。你开窗吧，我要瞧你。'她急道：'不，不，不行！'我的心沉了下去，问道：'为什么不行？'她道：'我答应了爹，他不伤你性命，我就永远不再跟你相见。他要我起了誓，要我起一个毒誓，倘若我再见你，我妈妈在阴世天天受恶鬼欺侮。'她说到这里，声音哽咽了。她十三岁那年丧母，对亡母是最敬爱不过的。 “我真恨极了凌退思的恶毒心肠。他不杀我，只不过为了想得经决，霜华便不起这毒誓，他也决计舍不得杀我。可是他终于逼得女儿起了这毒誓，这个毒誓，将我什么指望都化成了泡影。但我仍不死心，说道：'霜华，你跟我走。你把眼睛用布蒙了起来，永不见我就是。'她哭道：'那不成的。我也不愿你再见我。' “我胸中积了许多年的怨愤突然迸发出来，叫道：'为什么？我非见你不可！' “她听到我的声音有异，柔声道：'典哥，我知道你给爹爹擒获后，一再求他放你。他却将我另行许配别人，要我死了对你的心。我说什么也不答允，他用强逼迫，于是……于是……我用刀子划破了自己的脸。'” 狄云听到这里，不禁“啊”的一声叫了出来。 丁典道：“我又感激又怜惜，一掌打破了窗子。她惊呼一声，闭起了眼睛，伸手蒙住了自己脸，可是我已经瞧见了。她那天下最美丽的脸庞上已又横又竖地划上了十七八刀，肌肉翻了出来，一条条都是鲜红的疤痕。她美丽的眼睛、美丽的鼻子、美丽的嘴巴，都歪歪扭扭，变得像妖魔一样。我伸手将她搂在怀里。她平时多么爱惜自己容颜，若不是为了我这不祥之人，她怎肯让自己的脸蛋受半点损伤？我说：'霜妹，容貌及得上心么？你为我而毁容，在我心中，你比从前更加美上十倍、百倍。'她哭道：'到了这地步，咱俩怎么还能厮守？我答允了爹爹，永远不再见你。典哥，你……你去吧！'我知道这是无可挽回的了，说道：'霜妹，我回到牢狱中去，天天瞧着你这窗边的鲜花。'她却搂住我的脖子，说道：'你……你别走！' “我和她相偎相倚，不再说什么话。她不敢看我，我也不敢再瞧她。我当然不是嫌她丑陋，可是……可是……她的脸实在毁损得厉害。隔了很久很久，远处的鸡啼了。她说：'典哥，我不能害我死了的妈妈。你……你以后别再来看我。'我说：'咱俩从此不再相见？'她哭道：'不再相见！我只盼咱俩死了之后，能葬在一起。只盼有哪一位好心人，能帮咱们完成我这心愿，我在阴间天天念佛保佑他。' “我道：'我已推想到，我所知道的那“连城诀”，便是找寻梁元帝那大宝藏的秘诀。我跟你说，你好好记住了。'她道：'我不记，我记着干什么？爹爹为了这个秘密，才害得你这样，典哥，我不想听。'我道：'你寻一个诚实可靠之人，要他答允帮咱们成全这个合葬的心愿，就将这剑诀对他说。' “她道：'我这一生是决不下这楼的了，我这副样子，怎能见人？'可是她想了一想之后，又道：'好，你跟我说。典哥，我无论如何要跟你葬在一起。就这副样子去求人，我也不怕。'于是我将剑诀说了给她听。她用心记住了。 “东方渐渐亮了，我和她分了手，回到了狱中。那时我虽可自由出狱，但我每天要看她窗上的花，我是永远永远不会走的……有人行刺凌退思，我反而救他，因为……因为如果凌退思给人杀了，霜华一个人孤苦伶仃，在这世上再也没依靠……” 他说到这里，声音渐渐低了下去。 狄云道：“大哥你放心，要是你真的好不了，我定要将你和凌小姐合葬。我可不稀罕你的什么秘诀，你就说了，我也决计不听。” 丁典脸露欢笑，说道：“好兄弟，不枉我结识你一场。你答允给我们合葬，我死得瞑目，我好欢喜……你照我所教的用心去练，将来必可练成神照功，天下无敌是不见得，但比万震山他们一定高得多了……”他话声越来越低，说道，“你如找到这个大宝藏，也不必是为了自己发财，可以用来打救天下的苦人，像我，像你这样的苦人，天下多得是。这'连城诀'，你若不听，我一死之后便失传了，岂不可惜？”狄云点了点头。 丁典深深吸一口气，道：“你听着，这都是些数字，可弄错不得。”狄云打叠精神，凝神倾听。丁典道：“第一字是'四'，第二字是'四十一'，第三字是'三十三'，第四字'五十三'……”狄云正感莫名芄妙，忽听得废园外脚步声响，有人说道：“到园子里去搜搜。”丁典脸上变色，一跃而起。狄云跟着跳起。只见废园后门中抢进三条大汉。