Chapter 21 Chapter Twenty-One
Only one person proclaimed the Buddha's name, and walked out slowly, wearing a gray monk robe, with a majestic appearance, holding a string of rosary beads in his left hand, which is the emptiness of one of the three great monks in Shaolin.He stepped into the square and said: "Master Zeng, how can you talk nonsense and slander my Shaolin disciples again and again? How could Shaolin Qingming allow you to insult me casually before being a hero in this world?..." Zhang Wuji bowed and said, "Master, don't get angry, please ask Yuan Zhenshang to come out and confront this junior, and you will know the truth." Master Kongxing said with a serious face: "Master Zeng repeatedly mentioned the name of my nephew Yuanzhen. You are young, why do you have such sinister intentions?" Right and wrong, why do you have sinister intentions?" Kongxing said: "Senior nephew Yuanzhen is my brother Kongjian's disciple who entered the house. He is profound in Buddhism. Except for this expedition with the crowd, he has not been out of the monastery for many years. How can he do it?" Is it Hunyuan Thunderbolt hand Cheng Kun? What's more, Master Nephew Yuanzhen worked hard for the Fen Da faction and passed away with all his strength. After his death, his name will be cleared. When Zhang Wuji heard the words "Painted away with all strength", there was a buzzing in his ears, and his face turned pale. He didn't hear a word of what Kong Xing said afterwards, and murmured: "He...is he really dead? ... definitely not." Kongxing pointed to a pile of monk corpses in the west, and said loudly, "Go and see for yourself!" When Zhang Wuji walked up to the pile of corpses, he saw a corpse with sunken cheeks and raised eyes. It really was the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand Cheng Kun who had been thrown into Shaolin. Cold and dead for a long time. !Wuji was both sad and happy. Unexpectedly, the villain who killed his adoptive father for the first time was finally full of evil and died here. With blood surging in his chest, he couldn't help laughing up to the sky, and shouted: "Traitor, traitor! You have done many evils in your life, so it turns out that There is also today." These few laughs shook the valley and were transmitted far away, everyone's heart shuddered. Zhang Wuji turned his head and asked, "Who really beat Yuan to death?" Kong Xing squinted sideways, his face seemed to be covered with frost, and he didn't answer.Yin Tianzheng had already retreated to the side, now he said: "He competed palms with the little wild king, and as a result, one was killed and the other was injured." Zhang Wuji bowed and said: "Yes!" He said in his heart: "I think Yuanzhen was seriously injured after being hit by Wei Bat King's icy palm, and my uncle's palm strength is also not trivial, so he shot him dead on the spot. Uncle did it for me Father avenged this vengeance, that would be the best." Walking to King Yinye, he took his pulse and knew that his life would be safe, so he was relieved and said, "Thank you, senior!" Kong Xing watched from the side, getting more and more angry, and shouted loudly: "Boy, come and take your life!"Zhang Wuji looked back in astonishment, "What?" Kongxing said loudly, "You know that Nephew Yuanzhen is dead, but you put all the blame on him, so vicious, how can you spare you? The old monk is going to kill today. Are you suicidal, or do you have to ask the old monk to do it?" Zhang Wuji's heart sank: "Yuanzhen was punished, the culprit got what he deserved, it was a great happy event, but since then no one has confronted him, and the truth is not easy to come to light, so what should we do?" After taking a few steps, his right hand grasped the top of his head. This grasp stretched straight from the wrist to the fingers, with extreme strength. Yin Tianzheng shouted: "It's the Dragon Claw Hand, don't be careless!" Zhang Wuji dodged sideways and stepped aside lightly.Kong Xing missed the first grab, and the second grab with his left hand followed, this move was even more swift and fierce.Zhang Wuji slanted his body and dodged to the left.Kong Xing's hands moved left and right, and the third grasp, the fourth grasp, and the fifth grasp whirled out. In an instant, a gray-robed monk seemed to have turned into a gray dragon. Zhang Wuji was so suppressed that he had nowhere to dodge.Suddenly heard a chirping sound, Zhang Wuji flew out sideways, the sleeve of his right hand was grasped by Kong Xing, his right arm was exposed, there were five long bloodstains, blood dripping down.Amidst the applause from the Shaolin monks, there was a young girl's exclamation. Zhang Wuji looked around where the exclamation came from, and saw Xiao Zhao's expression was terrified, his face turned pale with fright, and he shouted, "My lord, you...you are careful." Zhang Wuji's heart moved: "This little girl is really good to me. it is good." As soon as Kong Xing succeeded in one move, he jumped up and rushed over again, with extraordinary power.Zhang Wuji has never seen this way of grabbing extremely fast and ruthlessly. He had no way to resist at the moment, so he had to step backwards and jump away, and the grab immediately fell through. Kongxing's dragon claws came out one after another, and Zhang Wuji stepped back.The two faced each other, one pounced and the other leaped back.Emptiness grasped nine times in a row, but all of them came to nothing.The two were always more than two feet apart.Although Kong Xing attacked continuously, Zhang Wuji had no room to fight back, but the two people's attainment in lightness kung fu was very clearly divided.Kong Xing strode forward, but Zhang Wuji jumped backwards, it's difficult to measure the difficulty, Kong Xing still can't keep up with him, his feet have already been completely defeated.Zhang Wuji only had to turn around and run a few steps, leaving him far behind. In fact, Zhang Wuji doesn't need to turn around, even if he backs up, he can get rid of the opponent's attack. The reason why he is always inseparable from emptiness, and is always at a distance of two or three feet, is because he is observing the mystery of his dragon claw moves.When he saw the thirty-seventh move, he rushed forward with his right hand, and used the eighth move "Holding Cloud Style".His thirty-eighth move is to grab both hands from top to bottom, although the position has changed, the posture is the same as the twelfth move "grabbing the bead".Zhang Wuji naturally didn't know the names of these moves, but he could clearly see and remember each move in his posture. It turns out that the Dragon Claw Hand only has thirty-six moves, the main point is to be fierce and fierce, not seeking variety.When Kong Xing was middle-aged, he had encountered numerous enemies, but as long as he used the dragon claw hand, he would always win the upper hand. He always won before the twelve moves. From the thirteenth move on, he only practiced on his own. It has never been used when facing the enemy, this time it has not been used until the thirty-sixth move, and it still fails to subdue the enemy, which has never happened in my life.By the time of the thirty-seventh move, I was forced to change my previous move, thinking: "This kid is only good at lightness kungfu, nimble in stature, and just blindly dodges here and there. If he really uses his moves, he may not be able to block my twelve moves of dragon claw hand." .” At this moment, Zhang Wuji had seen all the thirty-six grasping techniques of the Dragon Claw Hand. Although he had no flaws to find, the Qiankun Great Shifting Mind Technique could create flaws in any of the opponent's punches, so he hesitated: "At this moment It is not difficult for me to take his life, but the Shaolin sect is famous, and this Master of Kongxing is one of the three great elders of the Shaolin Temple, if I defeat him before the heroes of the world, what face will the Shaolin sect have? If you want to calmly tell him to retreat from difficulties, this man's martial arts are far superior to those of the Kongtong elders, I can't do it." Just when he was in a dilemma, Kong Xing suddenly shouted: "Boy, what are you doing? Running for your life is not a contest!" Zhang Wuji said: "It's a martial arts competition..." When he opened his mouth and his true energy was impure, Kongxing attacked with two moves.Zhang Wuji floated away, and continued speaking in his mouth: "...It's okay, what if I win the Grandmaster?" There was no pause in the tone of these few words, and if he closed his eyes and listened, he would sit calmly It's the same as speaking, I can't believe that he has evaded Kongxing's five quick attacks in a row between these three sentences. Kong Xing said: "Your lightness kung fu is certainly excellent, but if you want to win me in fists and kicks, you don't even think about it." Zhang Wuji said: "In a martial arts competition, who can predict the outcome? The younger generation is much younger than the master. Although the martial arts is low, You can take advantage of strength." Kong Xing said sharply, "If I lose to you in terms of punches and kicks, you can kill if you want, and cut if you want." Zhang Wuji said: "I don't dare to do this! If the younger generation loses, it is natural Let the master punish you, and dare not say anything different. But if you are lucky enough to win a move, please ask the Shaolin sect to retreat from the Guangming Peak." Kong Xing said: "The matter of the Shaolin sect is up to my senior brother, and I can only take care of myself. .I don't believe that this dragon claw hand can't take care of you kid." Zhang Wuji came up with an idea in a flash, and said: "The thirty-six moves of the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand have no flaws. It is the supreme skill in the world's capture methods. It's just that there is a little flaw in the master's technique." Kong Xing said angrily: "Okay! If you can break my dragon claw hand, I will immediately return to Shaolin Temple and never leave the temple gate!" Zhang Wuji said: "Firstly, I don't dare to do it, secondly, I don't have to!" When the two answered in this way, the cheers of the surrounding people were like thunder, getting louder and louder.It turned out that the two of them were talking in mouth, but their hands, feet and body skills did not stop at all, they only fought faster and faster, but their tone of speech was exactly the same as usual, without any pause or shortness of breath.When Kongxing said "Your lightness kung fu is excellent", Huhu made two moves in a row, and when he said the sentence "But you must win me in fists and kicks", the five fingers of his left hand grabbed down quickly, and said "But you can also win me!" "Don't even think about it", the voice is mighty, the hands are trembling, and there are three quick moves.The two talked while fighting, but the cheers from the audience couldn't cover up their voices. When Zhang Wuji finally said "That's not necessary", he suddenly pulled up his body, circling rapidly in the air, making four circles in a row, getting higher and higher, another turning point, and landed lightly and delicately several feet away. Everyone was just dazzled. If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes today, they would never have believed that there is such a light work in the world.Green Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao boasted that his lightness kung fu was beyond the reach of the world, so he couldn't help but be amazed at this moment. Zhang Wuji landed on the ground, and Kong Xing had already grabbed him, but he didn't take advantage of the opportunity to pursue him, and said loudly: "Are we going to compete?" Zhang Wuji said: "Okay, master, please make a move." Kong Xing said: "You still Can't stop going back?" Zhang Wuji smiled slightly and said, "If this junior takes another half step back, it will be considered a defeat." Yang Xiao, Wei Yixiao, Leng Qian, Zhou Dian, and others from the Ming sect, Yin Tianzheng, Yin Yewang, and Li Tianyuan from the Tianying sect could hardly move their bodies, but their eyes and ears were unhindered. Surprised.They were all well-informed, and seeing Monk Kongxing's mighty dragon claw hands, it was extremely difficult for them to catch him with a single move. Although Zhang Wuji's martial arts were excellent, even if he could win, he still had to win with more than a hundred moves. Afterwards, the offense and defense tend to avoid, how can we not take half a step back?Jun felt that this sentence was too exaggerated. Just listen to Kong Xing said: "That's not necessary! To win is to be fair, and to lose is to be convincing." As soon as he finished speaking, he shouted: "Accept the move!" He protruded with his left hand and gestured with his right to hold Zhang Wuji's left shoulder Quepen acupoint is exactly a trick of "taking clouds". Zhang Wuji saw that his left hand moved slightly, he knew that he was going to use this move, and at the moment he was using his left hand to probe, while his right hand directly grasped the opponent's "Quepen Point".The moves used by the two are exactly the same, there is no difference at all, in fact Zhang Wuji learned his moves, but he was the one who came first, and took the lead in the split second.Kong Xing's fingers were still two inches away from his shoulder, Zhang Wuji's five fingers had already grasped Kong Xing's "Quepen Point".Kongxing only felt a numbness in the acupoint, and lost all strength in his right hand.Zhang Wuji didn't use any force on his fingers, and immediately withdrew them. Kong Xing was stunned, and he stretched out both hands, making a move of "grabbing the bead", aiming towards Zhang Wuji's left and right temples.Zhang Wuji was still the first to come first, he stretched out his hands, and took another step ahead, and got Kong Xing's left and right temples.How important is this temple, when the masters of the inner family are fighting each other, they will die instantly, there is no chance of saving them.But Zhang Wuji lightly flicked his left and right temples with his fingers, and they circled around, transforming into the seventeenth move in Longzhao's hands, "Fishing the Moon Stance", using the empty Fengfu acupoint on the back of his head. When Kong Xing was hit by his left and right temples, he was already stunned, and when he saw him perform the "moon fishing style", he was even more surprised, and immediately jumped back half a zhang, and shouted: "You... how did you secretly learn from me in Shaolin?" Pai's Dragon Claw Hand?" Zhang Wuji smiled and said: "The martial arts all over the world come to the same goal. It is man-made to forcibly divide schools. The capture skills of this dragon claw hand may not be unique to your school." But he also secretly admired: "This dragon claw hand is so powerful. It must have been practiced by the Shaolin School for hundreds of years, and it can be said to be invincible. If I didn't fight him with the Dragon Claw Hand, it would be very difficult to win with other boxing techniques. What's more, what I have learned His previous boxing and palm skills are not as good as those of the second- and third-rate figures in the Shaolin School, how can he compare with this Master Kongxing, one of the three great monks in Shaolin?" Kong Xing bowed his head in contemplation, he couldn't understand the reason for a while, when it comes to the attainments in the dragon claw's hands, his senior brothers Kong Wen, Kong Zhi, and even when Kong saw his senior brother back then, couldn't match him. Being able to strike first and strike first, and the strength and direction of the moves are more stable and quicker, just like decades of hard training?For a moment, he thought of Zen Master Ku Hui from Shaolin in the Western Regions, but Zen Master Kuhui did not know how to use dragon claws. This is well known to the eminent monks in the temple, so it should have nothing to do with Shaolin in the Western Regions. He was speechless, and the eyes of more than a thousand people in the square were fixed on his face.Right now, the two of them fought each other, and with two sudden strokes, they separated immediately. Except for the first-rate masters, no one could tell who was victorious, but seeing Zhang Wuji acting as if nothing had happened, Kong Xing frowned and thought hard, obviously The pros and cons have been judged. Kongxing suddenly yelled loudly, and jumped up, his hands like a storm, "catching wind style", "catching shadow style", "playing the piano", "drum instrument style", "praising Kang style", "prayer style" ", "Holding the Disabled Style", "Defending the Deficit Style", the eight-style series, attacking quickly.Zhang Wuji calmed down and acted according to the pattern, chasing the wind and shadow, playing the zither and the harp, criticizing the emptiness, holding the handicapped and guarding the inadequacy, eight moves in succession, the move comes first and the move comes first. God Monk Kongxing's eight-movement chain of dragon claws is continuous, like eight changes in one move, extremely fast, who knows that he is faster than Zhang Wuji, and he has taken the lead in every move.Every time Kongxing makes a move, he is forced to take a step back. When he retreats to the seventh step, the "Holding the Handicap" and "Defending the Deficit" are as steady as a mountain.These two moves are the last thirty-fifth and thirty-six moves in Longzhuo's hands. At a glance, they seem to be full of flaws. There are extremely powerful traps lurking in every flaw.Dragon Claw Shou originally took a tough and fierce way, but in the last two poses, there is a softness hidden in the toughness, and it has reached the state of returning to the basics and proficiency. Zhang Wuji let out a clear whistle, and stepped forward, holding the two stances of the disabled and deficient, and suddenly changed into a stance of "holding the cloud", directly attacking Zhonggong. Kong Xing was overjoyed, and thought to himself: "Finally, you've got my way." Seeing that his right arm was encircled, and he could no longer retreat, he struck back with both palms, and suddenly circled, and with a whistling sound, he shot towards him. Hit the arm up and down.Kong Xing is an eminent monk, seeing that this young man is proficient in Shaolin martial arts, he is afraid that he has a connection with our sect, not to mention that in the previous moves, he has clearly caught his acupoint, and he deliberately backed down to give it up, so this move did not work. To kill him, he just wants to break his right arm.Unexpectedly, just as the edges of his palms touched his right arm, he suddenly felt a gentle and heavy force from his arm, blocking his downward strike with both palms.At this moment, the five fingers of Zhang Wuji's right hand were pressing on the Tanzhong acupoint on Kong Xing's chest. In that instant, all thoughts in Kong Xing's heart were completely ashamed. He only felt that the decades of hard training in martial arts and domination of the world had all become a fantasy. He nodded and said slowly: "The benefactor Zeng is much better than the old monk. The old monk is convinced. , resigned to defeat."The left hand grasped the five fingers of the right hand, exerted force, and was about to break them, suddenly felt a numbness in the left wrist, unable to exert force at all, it was Zhang Wuji's fingers that lightly brushed the acupuncture points on his wrist.He only heard him say loudly: "The younger generation defeated the master with the dragon claw hand of the Shaolin school, what would hinder the reputation of Shaolin? If the younger generation hadn't used Shaolin's superb skills to fight against the master, there would be no second martial arts in the world that could take the master's half point." Upwind." Kong Xing was furious for a while, originally wanted to cut off his five fingers and never speak of martial arts for the rest of his life. Hearing what he said, he felt that the other party's words and deeds were very protective of our sect. With all the damage in his hands, didn't he become a big sinner of the Shaolin faction?Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel very grateful to him, with tears in his eyes, he clasped his palms together and said: "The benevolence and righteousness of the benefactor has been extraordinary, and this old man appreciates it." Zhang Wuji bowed deeply, and said: "The younger generation commits disrespect, and you still have to ask Master forgive me." Kong Xing smiled slightly, and said: "This dragon claw hand is in the hands of Master Zeng, and it can be so powerful. I never dreamed of it before. I hope to come to our temple when I have time in the future. I want to do my best to be a landlord. Please ask for advice." "Originally, when people in martial arts say the word "ask for advice", they often have the meaning of challenge, but Kong Xing's language is sincere, he really admires the opponent's martial arts, feels ashamed, and sincerely asks for advice.This meaning was heard by others. Zhang Wuji hastily said: "Don't dare, dare not. The martial arts of the Shaolin School are extensive and profound, and the juniors are young and have little knowledge. I hope that there will be a chance in the future, and I ask the master to give me more advice." These words came from his heart, and they were also sincere. pole. Kong Xing has a very high status in the Shaolin School. Although he is simple in nature and lacks the ability to manage affairs, he does not hold important positions in the temple, but his character and martial arts are always admired by the monks.Seeing him like this from Kongzhi to the Shaolin sect, the members of the Shaolin sect felt frustrated and secretly grateful for Zhang Wuji's consideration of the sect's face. 空智大师是这次六大派围攻明教的首领,眼见情势如此,心中尴尬,魔教覆灭在即,却给这一个无名少年插手阻挠,倘若便此收手,岂不让天下豪杰笑掉了牙齿?一时拿不定主意,斜眼向华山派的掌门人神机子鲜于通使了个眼色。 鲜于通足智多谋,是这次围攻明教的军师,见空智大师使眼色向自己求救,当即折扇轻挥,缓步而出。
张无忌见来者是个四十余岁的中年文士,眉目清秀,俊雅潇洒,心中先存了三分好感,拱手道:“请了,不知这位前辈有何见教。”鲜于通尚未回答,殷天正道:“这是华山派掌门鲜于通,武功平常,诡计多端。”张无忌一听到鲜于通之名,暗想:“这名字好熟,什么时候听见过啊?”只见鲜于通走到身前一丈开外,立定脚步,拱手说道:“曾少侠请了!”张无忌还礼道:“鲜于掌门请了。” 鲜于通道:“曾少侠神功盖世,连败崆峒诸老,甚且少林神僧亦甘拜下风,在下佩服之至。不知是哪位前辈高入门下,调教出这等近世罕见的少年英侠出来?” 张无忌一直在思索什么时候听人说起过他的姓名,没答他的问话。 鲜于通仰天打个哈哈,朗声道:“不知曾少侠何以对自己的师承来历,也有这等难言之隐?古人言道:'见贤思齐,见不贤……'” 张无忌听到“见贤思齐”四字,猛地里想起“见死不救”来,登时记起,八年前在蝴蝶谷中之时,胡青牛曾对他言道:华山派的鲜于通害死了他妹子。当时张无忌小小的心灵中曾想:“这鲜于通如此可恶,日后倘若不遭报应,老天爷哪里还算有眼?”一凝神之际,将胡青牛的说话清清楚楚地记了起来:“一个少年在苗疆中了金蚕蛊毒,原本非死不可,我三日三夜不睡,耗尽心血救治了他,和他义结金兰,情同手足,哪知后来他却害死了我的亲妹子……唉,我那苦命的妹子……我兄妹俩自幼父母见背,相依为命。”胡青牛说这番话时,那满脸皱纹、泪光莹莹的哀伤情状,曾令张无忌大为难过。胡青牛又说,后来曾数次找他报仇,只因华山派人多势众,鲜于通又狡猾多智,胡青牛反而险些命丧他手。 他想到此处,双眉一挺,两眼神光炯炯,向鲜于通直射过去,又想起鲜于通曾有个弟子薛公远,给金花婆婆打伤后自己救了他性命,哪知后来反要将自己煮来吃了。这两师徒恩将仇报,均是卑鄙无耻的奸恶之徒,薛公远已死,眼前这鲜于通却非得好好惩戒一番不可,当下微微一笑,说道:“我又没曾在苗疆中过非死不可的剧毒,又没害死过我金兰之交的妹子,哪有什么难言之隐?” 鲜于通听了这话,不由得全身一颤,背上冷汗直冒。当年他得胡青牛救治性命后,和胡青牛之妹胡青羊相恋。胡青羊以身相许,竟致怀孕,哪知鲜于通后来贪图华山派掌门之位,弃了胡青羊不理,和当时华山派掌门的独生爱女成亲。胡青羊羞愤自尽,造成一尸两命的惨事。这件事鲜于通一直遮掩得密不透风,不料事隔二十余年,突然给这少年当众揭了出来,如何不令他惊惶失措?心中立起毒念:“这少年不知如何,竟会得知我的阴私,非下辣手立即除了不可,决不能容他多活一时三刻,否则给他张扬开来,那还了得?”霎时之间镇定如恒,说道:“曾少侠既不肯见告师承,在下便领教曾少侠的高招。咱们点到即止,还盼手下留情。”说着右掌斜立,左掌便向张无忌肩头劈了下来,朗声道:“曾少侠请!”竟不让张无忌再有说话的机会。 张无忌知他心意,随手举掌轻轻格开,说道:“华山派的武艺高明得很,领不领教,都是一般。倒是鲜于掌门恩将仇报、忘恩负义的功夫,却为人所不及……” 鲜于通不让他说下去,立即扑上贴身疾攻,使的是华山派绝技之一的七十二路“鹰蛇生死搏”。他收拢折扇,握在右手,露出铸作蛇头之形的尖利扇柄,左手使的则是鹰爪功路子;右手蛇头点打刺戳,左手则是擒拿扭勾,双手招数截然不同,其实已动用兵器,并非单是拳脚。这路“鹰蛇生死搏”乃华山派已传之百余年的绝技,鹰蛇双式齐施,苍鹰天矫之姿,毒蛇灵动之势,于一式中同时现出,迅捷狠辣,兼而有之。 可是力分则弱,这路武功用以对付常人,原能使人左支右绌,顾得东来顾不得西,张无忌只接得数招,便知对方招数虽精,劲力不足,比之空性神僧可差得远了。他随手拆接,朗声道:“鲜于掌门,在下有一件事请教,你当年身中剧毒,已是九死一生,人家拼着三日三夜不睡,竭尽心力地给你治好了,又和你义结金兰,待你情若兄弟。为什么你如此狠心,反而去害死了他妹子?”他话声清亮,朗朗说来,六派人人皆闻。 鲜于通无言可答,张口骂道:“胡……”他本想骂“胡说八道”,跟对方强辩。他素以言辞便给、口齿伶俐著称武林,耳听得张无忌在揭自己的疮疤,便想捏造一番言语,不但遮掩自己失德,反而诬陷对方,待张无忌愤怒分神,便可乘机暗下毒手,眼见到张无忌胜过空性神僧的身手,自己上场之前就没盼能在武功上胜过了他。 哪知刚说了一个“胡”字,突然间一股沉重之极的掌力压将过来,逼在他胸口,鲜于通喉头气息一沉,下面那“……说八道”三个字便咽回了肚中,霎时之间,只觉肺中的气息便要被对方掌力挤逼出来,忙潜运内力,苦苦撑持,耳中却清清楚楚地听得张无忌说道:“不错,不错!你倒记得是姓'胡'的,为什么说了个'胡'字,便不往下说呢?胡家小姐给你害得好惨,这些年来,你难道不感内疚么?”鲜于通窒闷难当,呼吸便要断绝,急急连攻三招。张无忌掌力一松,鲜于通只感胸口轻了,忙吸了口长气,喝道:“你……”但只说了个“你”字,对方掌力又逼到胸前,话声立断。 张无忌道:“大丈夫一身做事一身当,是就是,非就非,为什么支支吾吾、吞吞吐吐?蝶谷医仙胡青牛先生当年救了你性命,是不是?他的亲妹子是给你亲手害死的,是不是?”他不知胡青牛的妹子如何被害,没法说得更加明白,但鲜于通却以为自己一切所作所为,对方已全都了然于胸,又苦于言语没法出口,脸色更加白了。 旁观众人素知鲜于通口若悬河,最擅雄辩,此刻见他脸有愧色,在对方严词诘责之下竟无言以对,对张无忌的说话不由得不信。张无忌以绝顶神功压迫他呼吸,除了鲜于通自己哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出之外,旁人但见张无忌双掌挥舞,拆解鲜于通的攻势,偶尔反击数掌,纵是各派一流高手,也瞧不破其中秘奧。华山派中的诸名宿、门人眼见掌门人如此当众出丑,给一个少年骂得狗血淋头,却没一句辩解,人人均感羞愧无地。另有一干人素知鲜于通诡计多端,却以为他暂且隐忍,稍停便有极厉害的报复之计。 只听张无忌又大声斥道:“咱们武林中人,讲究有恩报恩、有怨报怨,那蝶谷医仙是明教中人,你身受明教大恩,今日反而率领门人,前来攻打明教。人家救你性命,你反而害死他的亲人,如此禽兽不如之人,亏你也有脸面来做一派掌门!”他骂得痛快淋漓,心想胡先生今日倘若在此,亲耳听到我为他伸怨雪恨,当可一吐心中积愤,眼下骂也骂得够了,今日不能伤他性命,日后再找他算账,当下掌力一收,说道:“你既自知羞愧,那便暂且寄下你颈上人头。” 鲜于通突然间呼吸畅爽,喝道:“小贼,一派胡言!”折扇柄向着张无忌面门一点,立即向旁跃开。张无忌鼻中突然闻到一阵甜香,登时头脑昏眩,脚下几个踉跄,但觉天旋地转,眼前金星乱舞…… 鲜于通喝道:“小贼,叫你知道我华山绝艺'鹰蛇生死搏'的厉害!”说着纵身上前,左手五指向张无忌右腋下的“渊腋穴”上抓了下去。他只道这一把抓落,张无忌已绝无反抗之能,哪知着手之处,便如抓到了一张滑溜溜的大鱼皮,竟使不出半点劲道。 但听得华山派门人弟子彩声雷动:“鹰蛇生死搏今日名扬天下!”“华山鲜于掌门神技惊人!”“叫你这小贼见识见识货真价实的武功!” 张无忌微微一笑,一口气向鲜于通鼻间吹了过去。鲜于通陡然闻到一股甜香,头脑立时昏晕,这一下当真吓得魂飞魄散,张口待欲呼唤。张无忌左手在他双脚膝弯中拂过。鲜于通立足不定,扑地跪倒,伏在张无忌面前,便似磕拜求饶一般。 这一下变故人人大出意料之外,眼见张无忌已然身受重伤,摇摇欲倒,哪知一刹那间,变成鲜于通跪在他的面前,难道他当真有妖法不成? 张无忌弯下腰去,从鲜于通手中取过折扇,朗声说道:“华山派自负名门正派,真料不到居然还有一手放蛊下毒的绝艺,各位请看!”说着轻轻挥动,打开折扇,只见扇上一面绘的是华山绝峰,千仞叠秀,翻将过来,另一面写着郭璞的六句“太华赞”:“华岳灵峻,削成四方。爰有神女,是挹玉浆。其谁游之?龙驾云裳。”张无忌折拢扇子,说道:“谁知道这把风雅的扇子之中,竟藏着一个卑鄙阴毒的机关。”说着走到一棵花树前,以扇柄对着鲜花挥了几下,片刻之间,花瓣纷纷萎谢,树叶也渐转淡黄。 众人无不骇然,均想:“鲜于通在这把扇中藏的不知是什么毒药,竟这等厉害?” 只听得鲜于通伏在地下,犹如杀猪般地惨叫,声音凄厉,撼人心弦,“啊……啊……”的一声声长呼,犹如有人以利刃一刀刀刺到他身上。本来以他这等武学高强之士,便真有利刃加身,也能强忍痛楚,决不致当众如此大失身份地呼痛。他每呼一声,便是削了华山派众人的一层面皮。 只听他呼叫几声,大声道:“快……决杀了我……快打死我吧……”张无忌道:“我倒有法子给你医治,只不知你扇中所藏的是何毒物。不明毒源,就难以解救了。”鲜于通叫道:“这……这是金蚕……金蚕蛊毒……快……快打死我……啊……啊……” 众人听到“金蚕蛊毒”四字,年轻的不知厉害,倒也罢了,各派耆宿却尽皆变色,有些正直之士已大声斥责起来。原来这“金蚕蛊毒”乃天下毒物之最,无形无色,中毒者有如千万条蚕虫同时在周身咬啮,痛楚难当,无可形容。武林中人说及时无不切齿痛恨。这蛊毒无迹象可寻,凭你神功无敌,也能给一个不会半点武功的妇女儿童下了毒手,只是其物难得,各人均只听到过它的毒名,此刻才亲眼见到鲜于通身受其毒的惨状。 张无忌又问:“你将金蚕蛊毒藏在折扇之中,怎会害到了自己?”鲜于通道:“快……杀了我……我不知道,我不知道……”说到这里,伸手在自己身上乱抓乱击,满地翻滚。张无忌道:“你将扇中的金蚕蛊毒放出来害我,却让我用内力逼了回来,你还有什么话说?” 鲜于通尖声大叫:“是我自己作孽……我自作孽……”伸出双手扼在自己咽喉之中,想要自尽,但中了这金蚕蛊毒之后,全身已没半点力气,拼命将额头在地下碰撞,也是连面皮也撞不破半点。这毒物令中毒者求生不能,求死不得,偏偏又神志清楚,身上每一处痛楚加倍清楚地感到,比之中者立毙的毒药,其可畏可怖,不可同日而语。 当年鲜于通在苗疆对一个苗家女子始乱终弃,那女子便在他身上下了金蚕蛊毒,但仍盼他回心转意,下的分量不重,以便解救。鲜于通中毒后当即逃出,他也真工于心计,逃出之时,竟偷了那苗家女子的两对金蚕,但逃出不久便即瘫倒。恰好胡青牛正在苗疆采药,将他救活。鲜于通此后依法饲养金蚕,制成毒粉,藏人扇柄。扇柄上装有机括,一加揿按,再以内力逼出,便能伤人于无形。他适才一动手便即受制,内力使发不出,直到张无忌撤手相让,他立即使出一招“鹰扬蛇窜”,扇柄虚指,射出蛊毒。 幸得张无忌内力深厚无比,临危之际屏息凝气,反将毒气逼回,只要他内力稍差,那么眼前在地下辗转呼号之人,便不是鲜于通而是他了。他熟读王难姑的《毒经》,深知这金蚕蛊毒的厉害,暗中早已将一口真气运遍周身,察觉绝无异状,这才放心,见鲜于通如此痛苦,不禁起了侧隐之心,但想:“救是可以救,却要他亲口吐露自己当年的恶行。”朗声道:“这金蚕蛊毒救治之法,我倒也懂得,只是我问你什么,你须老实回答,若有半句虚言,我便撒手不理,任由你受罪七日七夜,到那时肉腐见骨,滋味可不好受。” 鲜于通身上虽痛,神志却极清醒,暗想:“当年那苗家女子在我身上下了此毒之后,也说要我苦受折磨七日七夜之后,这才肉腐见骨而死,怎地这小子说得一点不错?”但仍不信他会有蝶谷医仙胡青牛的神技,能解此剧毒,说道:“你……救不了我的……”张无忌微微一笑,倒过折扇,在他腰眼中点了一点,说道:“在此处开孔,倾入药物后缝好,便能驱走蛊毒。” 鲜于通忙不迭地道:“是,是!一点儿也……也……不错。”张无忌道:“那么你说吧,你一生之中,做过什么亏心事。”鲜于通道:“没……没有……”张无忌双手一拱,道:“请了!你在这儿躺七天七夜吧。”鲜于通忙道:“我……我说……”可是要当众述说自己的亏心事,究是大大为难,他嗫嚅半晌,终于不说。 突然之间,华山派中两声清啸,同时跃出二人,一高一矮,年纪均已五旬有余,手中长刀闪耀,纵身来到张无忌身前。那身矮老者尖声道:“姓曾的,我华山派可杀不可辱,你如此对付我们鲜于掌门,非英雄好汉所为。” 张无忌抱拳说道:“两位尊姓大名?”那矮小老者怒道:“谅你也不配问我师兄弟的名号。”俯下身来,左手便去抱鲜于通。张无忌掌力虚拍,将他逼退一步,冷冷地道:“他周身是毒,只须沾上一点,便和他一般无异,阁下还是小心些吧!” 那矮小老者一怔,只吓得全身皆颤,却听鲜于通叫道:“快救我……快救我……白远白师哥,是我用这金蚕蛊毒害死的,此外再也没有了,再也没亏心事了。” 他此言一出,那高矮二老以及华山派人众一齐大惊。矮老者问道:“白远是你害死的?此言可真?你怎说他死于明教之手?” 鲜于通叫道:“白……白师哥……求求你,饶了我……”他大声惨叫,同时不住地磕头求告,叫道:“白师哥……你死得很惨,可是谁叫你当时那么狠狠逼我……你要说出胡家小姐的事来,师父决不能饶我,我……我只好杀了你灭口啊。白师哥……你放了我……你饶了我……”双手用力扼迫自己咽喉,又叫:“我害了你,只好嫁祸于明教,可是……可是……我给你烧了多少纸钱,又给你做了多少法事,你怎么还来索我的命?你的妻儿老小,我也一直给你照顾……他们衣食无缺啊。” 此刻日光普照,广场上到处是人,但鲜于通这几句哀求之言说得阴风惨惨,令人不寒而栗,似乎白远的鬼魂当真到了身前。华山派中识得白远的,更为惊惧。 张无忌听他如此说,却也大出意料之外,本来只要他自承以怨报德,害死胡青牛之妹,哪知他反而招供害死了自己师兄。胡青羊虽因他而死,毕竟是她自尽,鲜于通薄幸寡德,心中一直也未觉如何惭愧,白远却是他亲手加害。当时白远身中金蚕蛊毒后辗转翻滚的惨状,今日他一一身受,脑海中想到的只是“白远”两字,又惊又痛之下,便似见到白远的鬼魂前来索命。 张无忌也不知那白远是什么人,但听了鲜于通的口气,知他将暗害白远的罪行推在明教头上,华山派所以参与光明顶之役,多半由此而起,朗声说道:“华山派各位听了,白远白师父并非明教所害,各位可错怪了旁人。” 那高大老者突然举刀,疾往鲜于通头上劈落。张无忌折扇伸出,在他刀上一点,钢刀荡开,啪的一声,掉在地下,直插入土里一尺有余。那高老者怒道:“此人是本派叛徒,我们自己清理门户,你何必插手干预?”张无忌道:“我已答应治好他身上蛊毒,说过的话可不能不算。贵派门户纷争,尽可待回归华山之后,慢慢清理不迟。” 那矮老者道:“师弟,此人之言不错。”飞起一脚,踢在鲜于通背心“大椎穴”上,这一脚既踢中了他穴道,又将他踢得飞了起来,直掼出去,啪嗒一声,摔在华山派众人面前。鲜于通穴道上受踢,虽然全身痛楚不减,却已叫喊不出声音,只在地下挣扎扭动。他自有亲信的门人弟子,但均怕沾到他身上剧毒,谁也不敢上前救助。
那矮老者向张无忌道:“我师兄弟是鲜于通这家伙的师叔,你帮我华山派弄明白了门户中的一件大事,令我白远师侄沉冤得雪,谢谢你啦!”说着深深一揖。那高老者跟着也是一揖。