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Chapter 31 Chapter Thirty-One

After applying the Persian ointment, Yin Li still had a persistent fever and babbled non-stop.She was at sea for a few days, and she caught wind and cold during her illness. The wound medicine could only heal Jinchuang's trauma, but it couldn't cure the wind evil in her body.Zhang Wuji was anxious, on the third day he saw a small island in the East Sea, and ordered the helmsman to sail to the island. When everyone came to De Island, their spirits were lifted.The island is only a few miles in radius, and it is covered with shrubs and flowers.Zhang Wuji asked Zhou Zhiruo to take care of Yin Li and Zhao Min, and he divided the flowers and brushed the grass to find herbs.But the flowers and plants on the island are very different from those in the middle land, most of them don't know them, Zhang Wuji searched farther and farther until it was dark, but he still only found one herb, so he came back and smashed the herb, and fed it to Yin Li.

Seeing that Zhao Min had been sleeping beside her, he couldn't help worrying, he took her pulse, it was stable and even, and there was no abnormality, he thought it was because she was tired after being injured, and fell asleep on the island.After a while, she finally woke up. Seeing Zhang Wuji staring at her intently, she smiled slightly and said, "What do you look at me? Don't you know me?" Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "You slept so deeply, I'm worried It's been a while, I'm afraid your injury will recur, how do you feel?" Zhao Min said: "I don't feel any discomfort, but I can't wake up, and my head is a little heavy." Zhang Wuji said: "After you were injured, your body hasn't recovered yet. I can't find herbs on this island, so I can sleep for a day or two. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?"

Zhao Min said: "Okay, I will help sister Zhou cook." Zhou Zhiruo said: "You are not well yet, so go to sleep for a while. I will call you when the meal is ready. There are chickens and hams on the boat. Let's go tonight You can have a good meal and a good bowl of soup." The five gathered around the fire and used up their food and drink.The fragrance of flowers floats all around, and the vegetation is fresh. Compared with the stuffy and cramped air in the rest of the boat, it is a different scene.Yin Li's spirit also improved, and he said: "Brother A Niu, let's sleep here tonight and not go back to the boat." Everyone praised this proposal.Seeing that the mountains on the island are warm and the water is clear, and there are no ferocious birds or beasts, everyone can sleep peacefully.

After waking up the next morning, Zhang Wuji got up, only took a step, staggered, and nearly fell down. He felt that his feet were weak and weak, which had never happened before. He rubbed his eyes and saw that the Persian ship was no longer there. place.He was even more frightened, and ran to the beach to look far away, but there was no sign of the boat. Running a few steps to the right, I saw a woman lying prone in the sand by the beach, and rushed over to pull her body, it was Yin Li, but seeing her face was covered with blood, he hurriedly hugged her to check her breath, her breathing was extremely weak If there was nothing, Zhang Wuji was startled, and shouted: "Spider, spider, what's wrong with you?" Yin Li closed his eyes tightly and did not answer, and when he looked closely, he saw a dozen or so thin lines drawn on her cheek by the sharp knife. Thin scars, horizontal and vertical, look terrible.Since Yin Li was wounded by the Golden Flower Granny, he bled profusely, the thousand spider venom accumulated in his body dissipated with the blood, the swelling on his face has receded by more than half, and his pretty face when he was a child has been slightly restored in the past few days Look, there are more than a dozen scars on the face at this time, although the scratches are very thin, but all of them are bloody, and the face has become ugly again.

Zhang Wuji saw that her belly was distended, obviously she was thrown into the sea by someone, and she was full after drinking the sea water. Fortunately, the tide receded early in the morning, and the sea sand was exposed at the place where she was lying down, otherwise she would probably have been drowned at this time, so he turned her body upside down and hugged her legs , jumping.After jumping a few times, seawater came out of Yin Li's mouth, Zhang Wuji was overjoyed, and continued to jump until there was no more seawater coming out of her mouth.Zhang Wuji straightened her up, took her pulse, it was still beating and stopping, very weak.

He remembered his adoptive father and the two daughters of Zhou and Zhao, hugged Yinli, and ran back and forth, shouting, "Father, are you all right?" He fell asleep soundly, his breathing and pulse were normal, so he let go of his heart first.Looking around, the Dragon Slaying Saber and Yitian Sword were gone. Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, and Yin Li slept behind a big rock in the distance last night.When he ran over to look, he saw Zhou Zhiruo lying on his side, but Zhao Min was not there.When I looked at Zhou Zhiruo, I saw that a large piece of her hair was shaved off, and a piece of her left ear was also shaved off. The blood was not completely coagulated, but she was smiling and dreaming sweet dreams. Under the morning light, she was like a begonia sleeping in spring. Jiaoli is infinite.

He couldn't help crying in his heart, and shouted: "Miss Zhou, wake up! Miss Zhou, wake up!" Zhou Zhiruo just didn't wake up, and checked her breath, but luckily her breathing didn't change.Zhang Wuji stretched out his hand to shake her shoulder, Zhou Zhiruo yawned, turned her head to the side and was still asleep.Zhang Wuji knew that she must have been drugged, so many strange things happened last night, he didn't realize it, and now he is weak all over, so he must have been poisoned. At this time, he only thought about Zhao Min, and he ran around looking for her, but there was no trace, and then he ran along the beach for a week, always afraid that he would suddenly see her body washed up on the beach by the sea water, or floating and sinking in the sea, Fortunately, this terrible scene did not appear, and the original worry slowly turned into sadness step by step. "Could it be that Ms. Zhao did all these things? She poisoned us all last night, boarded the Persian ship by herself, forced the sailors to sail away, and left us all on the island. Why? Why? ? She exiled me so that she could deal with the Mingjiao, so she took the Dragon Slaying Saber and Yitian Sword?"

He thought again: "After she was injured, she is not in good health yet, so she may not be able to force the Persian sailors to sail away. Hey, she has two sharp weapons, the Dragon Slaying Saber and the Yitian Sword, and she can scare the Persian sailors into obeying orders. Zhao Min Zhao Min, what is the glory and wealth of the world? You have completely ignored my affection and kindness for you. Alas, a foreign girl, I really can't believe it. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. Mom When she was dying, she told me that the more beautiful a woman is, the more she will deceive people!" Zisi has been betrayed and deceived by others in her life, and she has never been so fierce as she is today. Looking at the vast sea, thinking of Xiaozhao, I really want to jump into it, Never got up again.

Immediately, he thought that his adoptive father had lost his sight and lost his dragon-slaying sword. Zhou Yin and the two girls were helpless on this island, and they had to rely on their own rescue, so they rushed to Xie Xun's side and shouted: "Father, father!" Xie Xun Sitting up in a daze, he asked, "What's the matter?" Zhang Wuji said, "Oops! We've been tricked." The matter of driving away the Persian ship, Yin Li and Zhou Zhiruo's injuries was briefly explained.Xie Xun asked in surprise: "Where is Miss Zhao?" Zhang Wuji said sadly: "I don't see her." He took a breath, and breathed a little, but felt that his limbs were weak and unable to use half of his strength, and blurted out: "Father, let's He gave 'Shixiang Ruanjin San' to people."

Masters from the six factions trapped Zhao Min with "Ten Fragrance Ruanjin San" and they were taken captive to the Wan'an Temple in Dadu. Xie Xun had already heard Zhang Wuji tell him that when he stood up, his feet felt powerless. Gathering his mind, he asked, "What about the Dragon Slaying Saber and Yitian Sword? She also took them away?" Zhang Wuji nodded sadly, and said, "They're all gone." Annoyed and disappointed, he was by his adoptive father's side, Just like a child, without caring about the dignity of the leader, he burst into tears.He cried so much, partly because he was sad about Xiao Zhao leaving, and partly because he was sad about Zhao Min cheating and betraying him.

He cried for a while, thinking about Yin Li's injury, hurriedly went to Yin Zhou's side and pushed Zhou Zhiruo, but she was still asleep, thinking to himself: "I have the deepest inner strength, so I woke up first, followed by my adoptive father. Miss Zhou's internal strength is far behind the two of us, and it seems that it will be difficult to wake up for a while." His tears were still wet, and he thought: "Miss Zhao disregarded the name of the princess and wandered around the rivers and lakes with me, a reckless bastard, she should not be so ruthless. Unrighteous. Could it be that there are good Persian boatmen who suddenly cast poison in the night, fascinated all of us, and kidnapped Miss Zhao?" Touching his bosom, the six sacred torches were still there, thinking: " If the masters of the Persian Mingjiao confuse us, the first thing they want to get is the Holy Fire Order. Is there any reason not to take the Holy Fire Order and only take the sword? If they want to fight against the Middle Earth Mingjiao, they must first kill me and my adoptive father, and capture What's the use of Miss Zhao going? If you really want to command the Ming Cult of Zhongtu, you must take me captive." But no matter how he tried to excuse Zhao Min, he couldn't justify himself. I went to check on Yin Li again, and saw that her breathing became weaker, and the water in her abdomen no longer flowed out. Zhang Wuji was very anxious, so he found a small tree tip to give her acupuncture, but it didn't work, so he took some from the mountain to stop the bleeding The herbs were chewed and applied to Yin Li's face, and then applied to Zhou Zhiruo's scalp and ears. Suddenly Zhou Zhiruo yawned, opened her eyes, saw him reaching out to grope her head, her face flushed with shame, she stretched out her hand to push his arm away, and said angrily, "You...what are you doing..." He didn't finish his sentence , I thought it was pain in my ears, I stretched out my hand to touch it, and exclaimed "Ah", I jumped up and asked, "What's the matter? Ouch!" Suddenly his knees went limp, and he threw himself into Zhang Wuji's arms. Zhang Wuji stretched out his hand to support him, and comforted him: "Miss Zhou, don't be afraid." Zhou Zhiruo saw the terrifying look on Yin Li's face, so she hurriedly stretched out her hand to stroke her own face, and said in surprise, "I... am I also like this?" Zhang Wuji said: "No! You only suffered some minor injuries." Zhou Zhiruo said: "Did those Persian villains do it? I... I don't know at all?" Zhang Wuji sighed, and quietly said: "Just I'm afraid... I'm afraid it was Miss Zhao who did it. I'm afraid she was poisoned in the food and drink last night." Zhou Zhiruo froze for a long while, touched half of her ear, and cried. Zhang Wuji comforted: "Fortunately, your injury is not serious. Your ear was damaged a little, so you put your hair down to cover it, so no one else can see it." Zhou Zhiruo said, "What about your hair? I don't have any hair either." Zhang Wuji said: "There is a little scalp on the top, and the hair on both sides can be pulled over to cover it..." Zhou Zhiruo said angrily, "Why should I pull the hair on both sides to cover it? At this time, you are still trying to protect your Zhao Girl!" Zhang Wuji touched an inexplicable nail, and said embarrassingly: "I won't defend her! She is so cruel and merciless, she hurt Zhuer like this, I...I will not spare her." Seeing Yin Li With the look on his face, he couldn't help but shed tears in a daze. Being in this situation, Zhang Wuji couldn't help but feel at a loss, he sat down and practiced his skills, and realized that the poisoning was really serious.Originally, "Ten Fragrant Ruanjin Powder" was not Zhao Min's unique antidote and could not be digested, but at this time, he could only use his internal strength to compete with the severe poison test, so he used his internal energy to slowly move the toxin scattered in the limbs and bones into the dantian, Forcibly condensed, and then forced out of the body bit by bit.After more than an hour of exercise, I realized that it was effective, and I felt a little relieved, but this method is based on the Nine Suns Divine Art, so I can't pass it on to Xie Xun and Zhou Zhiruo. I can only help Xie Zhou and others to detoxify after I have completely detoxified. This technique is simple to say, but extremely complicated to do, on the seventh day, he only got rid of 30% of the toxins in his body.Fortunately, this poison only makes people lose their internal energy in a short period of time, and it does not cause serious harm to the body for the time being. Zhou Zhiruo was very annoyed for the first few days, but she gradually got used to it, and accompanied Xie Xun to fish and shoot birds, boil water and cook food.She lives alone in a cave on the east of the island at night, far away from Zhang Wuji and others. Zhang Wuji was ashamed secretly, thinking that Zhao Min's disaster was all caused by himself.This Miss Zhao is obviously the princess of Mongolia and the mortal enemy of the Ming Cult. I don't know how many masters in the martial arts world have fallen into her hands, but I didn't take precautions against her, I was really stupid.Xie Xun and Zhou Zhiruo didn't complain to him, but the more they didn't say a word, the more sad he felt. Sometimes when he saw Zhou Zhiruo's eyes, he vaguely felt that she was saying: "You are attracted by Zhao Min's beauty. Mystery, it caused such a catastrophe!"
But Yin Li's condition is getting worse.This small island is located in the South China Sea, and most of the vegetation is not recorded in Hu Qingniu's medical classics. He has superb medical skills and knows that Yin Li's injury can be cured, but there is no medicine at hand.The trees on Piansheng Island are all short and can only be used as firewood, otherwise he would have already tied up a raft and ventured into the interior.If he doesn't understand medical skills, he is just anxious, but at this moment, it is like ten thousand sharp knives cutting out his heart day and night.That night, he chewed some antipyretic herbs and fed them to Yinli. Seeing that she couldn't swallow, his heart ached, and tears dripped down her face. Yin Li suddenly opened his eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "Brother A Niu, don't be sad. I'm going to the underworld to meet that cruel and short-lived kid Zhang Wuji. I want to tell him that there is a brother A Niu in this world." Treat me like this, and you are thousands of times better than Zhang Wuji." Zhang Wuji's throat choked up, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment, whether to tell her that it was Zhang Yinli who held his hand, and said: "Brother A Niu, I have never promised to marry you, do you hate me? I guess you are trying to please me and cheat me. I am ugly and have a weird temper, why would you want me? " Zhang Wuji said: "No! I didn't lie to you. You are a really good girl with deep affection. If I can marry you, it will be the luck of my life. When you recover well and we settle everything, we will Let's get married, okay?" Yin Li stretched out his hand, stroked his cheek lightly, shook his head and said, "Brother A Niu, I can't marry you! My heart has long been promised to that vicious and cruel Zhang Wuji...Brother A Niu, I'm a little scared , in the underworld, can I meet him? Will he still be so cruel to me?" Zhang Wuji saw that she was speaking clearly, her cheeks were flushed, he was secretly startled: "This is the image of a flashback, is she going to die today?" He was in a daze for a while, and didn't hear her words.Yin Li grabbed his wrist and asked again. Zhang Wuji said softly: "He will always treat you very well, like your sweetheart." Yin Li said: "Can you treat me half as well?" Zhang Wuji said: "God is above, Zhang Wuji loves you sincerely You love you, he has long regretted treating you so cruelly when he was a child. He...his heart for you is the same as mine, there is no difference at all. " Yin Li sighed, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Then...then I can rest assured..." Gradually let go of his hand, closed his eyes, and finally stopped breathing.Zhang Wuji probed her for breathing, and he lost both of them. Zhang Wuji held her corpse in his arms, thinking that she would not know that she was Zhang Wuji until she died.These days, she has been in a daze, unable to tell her the truth.When she was conscious for a moment before she died, she had no time to say anything.In fact, at this point, it makes no difference whether to say it or not.His heart ached so badly that he couldn't cry out, thinking: "If Zhao Min hadn't hurt her cheek and thrown her into the sea, her injury might not be unrecoverable. If Zhao Min hadn't abandoned us on this desert island Now, as long as I rush back to the Central Plains in a few days, I will find a way to save her life." He blurted out bitterly: "Zhao Min, you have such a heart like a snake and a scorpion. One day, if you fall into my hands, Zhang Wuji will never let you go." life!" Suddenly, a cold voice said from behind: "When you see her beautiful face, you won't be able to do anything." Turning around, I saw Zhou Zhiruo standing in the wind, her face full of disdain. color.He was sad and ashamed, and said: "I swear to my cousin's body, if I don't kill the demon girl, Zhang Wuji will stand shameless between heaven and earth!" Zhou Zhiruo said: "That's a good man with ambition." She took a few steps forward, caressed Yin Li's body and cried loudly.Hearing the crying, Xie Xun came looking for the sound, and he couldn't help being sad when he learned that Yin Li had died. Zhang Wuji went to the Yin of the hill to dig the tomb. The floating mud on the island was very shallow, and when he dug two feet, he encountered hard granite. He didn't have a shovel at hand, so he had to put Yin Li's body into the shallow hole, and when he was about to remove the soil Seeing the swelling and bloodstains on her face, I thought: "The gravel and mud are piled on her face, it will hurt her." I broke some branches and put them on her body, and then gently placed the stones on her body. It seemed that she was still conscious after death, and she was afraid that she would be hurt by the stone.He broke off a section of the trunk, peeled off the bark, and carved on the trunk with Yin Li's dagger: "The Tomb of Yin Li's Beloved Wife, Spider Son", and engraved on the bottom: "Zhang Wuji stands here."Everything stopped, and then wept bitterly at the tomb. Zhou Zhiruo persuaded: "Miss Yin has a deep love for you, and you treat her with kindness and righteousness. As long as you live up to the oath you made today and kill Zhao Min to avenge her, the sister of the Yin family will also be smiling under the nine springs." .”
Zhang Wuji felt sad, the toxin that had been condensed in his dantian dispersed again, it took a few more days to gradually condense, and it took more than ten days to drive it out of the body. The climate of the small island is hot, and there are many wild fruits, which can be picked at will to satisfy hunger, and life is not difficult.Zhou Zhiruo knew that he was saddened by Yin Li's death, hated Zhao Min's deceit, and couldn't let Xiao Zhao go, and treated him with tenderness and consideration. Zhang Wuji spent a lot of time to expel the poison in Xie Xun's body. He was supposed to detoxify Zhou Zhiruo again, but Zhou Zhiruo lost all her internal energy and was unable to absorb his Nine Yang True Qi. To detoxify her, he had to stick a palm on her At the back of the waist, stick a palm on the lower abdomen above the navel, push back and draw forward, sending the nine yang zhenqi into the opponent's body, but how can young men and women be so skin-to-skin?But if it wasn't for this kind of luck, and she couldn't inject her own nine yang zhenqi into her body, she would hesitate and make a decision for several days. That night, Xie Xun suddenly said: "Wuji, how long do you want to live on this island?" Zhang Wuji was startled, and said: "It's hard to say, I just hope that a ship will pass by and rescue us back to China. Soil." Xie Xun said: "Over the past month or so, have you ever seen the shadow of a ship's sail?" Zhang Wuji said: "No." Xie Xun said: "Yes! Maybe a ship will arrive tomorrow, but say Maybe in another hundred years there will be no ships passing by." Zhang Wuji sighed: "This deserted island hangs alone in the sea, and it is not passed by sea ships. Whether we can return to Middle Earth is very remote." Xie Xun said: "Well, the antidote is not easy to find. The toxin of Shixiang Ruanjin powder stays in the body, besides the weakness of the limbs, is there any other harm?" Zhang Wuji said: "It doesn't take long, and it doesn't do much harm. However, this highly poisonous poison invades the muscles and eats away the bones, and after a long time, the internal organs will inevitably be damaged." Xie Xun said: "Yes. Then why don't you try to detoxify Miss Zhou as soon as possible? You said that Miss Zhou and you have known each other since childhood, and she once benefited you when you were suffering from the mysterious cold poison in your body. This kind of gentleness and virtue Do you think she is not beautiful?" Zhang Wuji said: "No, no, if Miss Zhou is not beautiful, how can there be beauty in the world?" Xie Xun said: "Then I will decide for you, marry I took her as my wife. This man and woman don't have to worry about giving or receiving rotten rituals." Zhou Zhiruo was listening to the two of them talking, when she suddenly heard that she was coming, she blushed with shame, stood up and left.Xie Xun jumped up, opened his hands, stopped in front of her, and said with a smile: "Don't go, don't go! I'm a matchmaker for today." Zhou Zhiruo said angrily, "Thank you, old man, you are disrespectful! We just hope to find a way to return to the Middle Earth, why are we talking about these nonsense at this moment?" Xie Xun laughed loudly, and said: "It's a lifelong event for a man and a woman to get along well. Why are you so nonchalant? Wuji, your parents also worshiped the sky and got married on a deserted island. If they hadn't broken these secular etiquettes back then, where would you be?" This kid? What's more, there is a adoptive father marrying you today. Don't you like Miss Zhou? Don't you want to get rid of the poison in her body?" Zhou Zhiruo covered her face and just wanted to leave. Xie Xun grabbed her sleeve and said with a smile, "Where are you going? Are we not going to meet tomorrow? Ah, I see. You won't call me, an old blind man, your father-in-law?" "Zhou Zhiruo said: "No, no, no. Mr. Xie is a hero in the world..." Xie Xun said: "Then you agreed?" Zhou Zhiruo just said: "No, no!" Xie Xun said: "You dislike me?" Is my son too immature?" Zhou Zhiruo paused for a moment, then said: "Master Zhang has outstanding martial arts skills and is famous all over the world. What more can I ask for if I have a son-in-law like this? It's just...just..." Xie Xun said, "Why?" Zhou Zhiruo slightly licked Zhang Wuji With one glance, he said: "He... the ones he really likes in his heart are Miss Yin, Miss Zhao, and Xiao Zhao, I know." Xie Xun said, "Miss Yin has passed away! Xiao Zhao went to Persia, and I will never see him again This bastard Zhao Min has caused us such misery, how can Wuji still be obsessed with it? Wuji, tell us yourself." Zhang Wuji was at a loss. Thinking of Zhao Min's smiling words and all kinds of touching things, he felt that if he could marry Zhao Min as his wife and be with her forever, that would be the bliss of his life. But in a flash, he immediately remembered Yin Li's face. Bloody sword wounds came in all over the place, and he hurriedly said: "Miss Zhao is my great enemy, I will kill her to avenge my cousin." Xie Xun said: "Ah, miss Zhou, what doubts do you have?" Zhou Zhiruo said in a low voice, "I'm not at ease. Unless...unless you want him...to make an oath. Otherwise, I'd rather be poisoned and die , and don’t want him to help me detoxify.” Xie Xun said: “Wuji, make an oath!” Zhang Wuji knelt down on his knees and said, "If I, Zhang Wuji, forget my cousin's blood feud, heaven and earth will not tolerate it." Zhou Zhiruo said, "I want you to make it clear, how do you treat that girl Zhao?" Xie Xun said, "Wuji, you Just make it clearer. It's too vague about 'heaven and earth don't allow it'." Zhang Wuji said loudly: "The Mongol girl Zhao Min contributed to the royal family of the Tartars. She suffered from my common people, hurt my righteous warriors, and then stole my adoptive father's precious sword and killed my cousin Yin Li. Zhang Wuji must avenge this great revenge in his lifetime. Otherwise, the sky will hate it, and the earth will hate it." Zhou Zhiruo smiled sweetly and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to bear to do it at that time." Xie Xun said: "I said, picking the sun is worse than bumping into the sun. We heroes in the world don't care about the red tapes of mother-in-law and mother. Why don't you young couple marry today? This ten-scented soft tendon powder will be driven out one day sooner. .” Zhang Wuji said: "No! Yifu, Zhiruo, listen to me. My cousin treats me with deep affection. She has regarded me as her husband since she was a child, and I have already regarded her as my wife in my heart. Although there is no marriage, but There is the meaning of husband and wife. Her bones are not cold, how can I bear to marry a new love immediately?" Xie Xun pondered: "That's true, what do you say?" Zhang Wuji said: "In my opinion, I will make a marriage contract with Miss Zhou today to help her heal her wounds and detoxify her. That's convenient. Much more. If we are lucky enough to return to Middle Earth, we will get the best of both worlds by marrying Miss Zhou when the boy kills Zhao Min and takes back the dragon-slaying sword and hands it back to his adoptive father." Xie Xun laughed and said, "You would think so. It’s very beautiful. What if we can’t return to Central Earth in ten or eight years?” Zhang Wuji said, “After three years, no matter whether we can leave this island or not, we will ask the adoptive father to preside over the marriage of the child.” Xie Xun nodded, and asked Zhou Zhiruo, "Miss Zhou, what do you think?" Zhou Zhiruo lowered her head and did not answer. After a while, she said, "I'm a lonely girl, what can I do? It's all up to the old man. .” Xie Xun laughed and said: "Very good, very good. The three of us have made a decision. Your young couple is an unmarried couple, so there is no need to have any scruples. Wuji, you can detoxify my daughter-in-law." Go behind the mountain. Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, can you forgive me for my difficulties?" Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "It's just because I'm ugly that you push back. If Miss Zhao were changed, I'm afraid you will... ..." At this point, he turned his head, embarrassed to say any more.Zhang Wuji appraised and was moved, thinking: "When everyone was floating in the boat together, I had wishful thinking and married Simei together. In fact, Zhiruo's words are right. The real love in my heart is that evil and cunning little demon girl who does all kinds of evil. .I call myself a hero in vain, but I don’t distinguish between good and evil in my heart, and I am obsessed with beauty.” Zhou Zhiruo turned her head and saw that he was still in a daze, stood up, and wanted to walk away.Zhang Wuji stretched out his hand to hold her hand and pulled it.Unexpectedly, Zhou Fanruo's kung fu has not recovered, his feet are weak, he swayed and fell into his arms, unable to struggle, he said angrily: "I am destined to be bullied by you for the rest of my life." Zhang Wuji saw her frown and anger, charming and charming, hugged her delicate body, and said in a low voice: "Zhiruo, we met each other in Hanshui when we were young, and unexpectedly we are here today. On the top of the light, I fight Kunlun alone." When you were the four elders of the Huashan and Huashan sects, you pointed out the key points and saved my life. At that time, I was only grateful for your concern, but I didn't dare to think otherwise." Zhou Zhiruo leaned in his arms and said, "I stabbed you that day. One sword, don't you hate me?" Zhang Wuji said, "I know you have no choice but to do so because of Master's strict orders. You didn't stab my heart, so I know you have secret affection for me." Zhou Zhiruo snorted , his cheeks flushed, and he said: "If I had known this, I stabbed right into your heart with my sword that day, so clean, so that I would not be bullied and angry with you in the endless years to come." Zhang Wuji hugged her arms tightly After a moment of tightness, he said, "From now on, I will only love you even more. I am a married couple, how can I be angry with you?" Zhou Zhiruo turned sideways, looked at his face, and said, "If I do something wrong and offend you, will you beat me, scold me, or kill me?" Breathing like blue, she couldn't help but kissed her lightly on the left cheek, and said: "A gentle, dignified and virtuous wife like you, how can you do anything wrong?" Zhou Zhiruo gently stroked the back of his neck and said : "Even a sage, there are times when he does wrong things. I have no parents to teach me since I was a child, so I can't guarantee that I won't be confused for a while." Zhang Wuji said: "If you really did something wrong, I will try to persuade you." Zhou Zhiruo said: "Are you never going to change your mind about me? Will you never kill me?" Zhang Wuji kissed her lightly on the cheek again, and said softly, "Stop thinking about it. How can this matter?" Zhou Zhiruo tremblingly said "I want you to promise me yourself." Zhang Wuji smiled and said, "Okay! I will never change my heart for you, I will never kill you, and I will not even punch or kick my beloved wife Zhou Zhiruo." Zhou Zhiruo stared into his eyes and said, "I don't allow you to laugh and laugh, I want you to speak seriously." Zhang Wuji laughed and said, "I don't know what you're thinking in your little head." Zhao Min, Xiao Zhao, and her cousin are all merciful, which makes her feel uncomfortable. But from now on, how can there be more such things?" Putting his smile away, Zhuang Yan said: "Zhiruo, you are my beloved wife. I was half-hearted in the past, and I only hoped that you would not blame me for the past. I will never change my mind for you in the future, even if you did something wrong, I would not even be willing to blame you for something serious." Zhou Zhiruo said: "Brother Wuji, you are a man, you must remember what you told me tonight." Pointing to the rising moon, she said: "The moon in the sky is our witness." Zhang Wuji said: "Yes, you are right. The bright moon in the sky is our witness." Still holding Zhou Zhiruo in his arms, looking at the bright moon in the sky, he said: "Zhiruo, I have been deceived by many people in my life, Because of being too credulous since I was a child, I don’t know how many times I have suffered, and I can’t remember how many times. Only when I was on Binghuo Island, with my father, mother, and foster father, was there no treachery in the world Ingenious. The first time I returned to the Central Plains, I met a beggar playing with a snake. He tricked me into looking into the cloth bag, but he put the cloth bag on my head and caught me. How could I have expected it? Having come to this small island with life and death and suffering together, Miss Zhao actually poisoned the food on the first night?" Zhou Zhiruo said with a wry smile: "You will not die until you reach the Yellow River, but you will never die when you reach the Yellow River It's too late to regret." Zhang Wuji suddenly felt: "From now on, no one will cheat on me again, the world will always be like this, how wonderful that would be!" His heart was filled with happiness, and he said: "Zhiruo, you are the real one. My relative forever and ever. You have always treated me very well. If we can return to the Central Plains in the future, you will help me guard against treacherous villains. With you as a good wife, I will be less fooled." Zhou Zhiruo shook her head and said: "I am the most useless woman, cowardly and incompetent, and I am born stupid. Don't say that I am far from the extremely intelligent Miss Zhao, it is Xiao Zhao. How can I match her profound scheming?" What if? Your Miss Zhou is an honest fool, don't you know it until today?" Zhang Wuji said: "Only a loyal and virtuous girl like you would not lie to me." Zhou Zhiruo turned around, put her face in his arms, and said softly, "Brother Wuji, I can marry you I am very happy, I just hope you don’t look down on me and bully me because I am stupid and useless. I... I will do my best to serve you well. If you find out what I have done to you in the future I can't help it, it's also because I love you." Zhang Wuji said: "No matter what you do for loving me, I will never blame you." Zhou Zhiruo took his hand, held it lightly, stroked the back of his hand, and said, "Brother Wuji, I have a big embarrassment in my heart. Give me an idea, what should I do?" Zhang Wuji said: " You are my beloved wife, and your affairs are mine affairs, and we will take on the big and difficult ones together." Zhou Zhiruo said: "That day on the high tower of Wan'an Temple in Dadu, my master passed on the iron ring of the master to you. Give it to me, and tell me to get close to you..." Zhang Wuji slapped his thigh and said, "Since your master is destined, that's great!" Zhou Zhiruo said, "No, master asked me to get close to you, but I can't You have love in your heart, and you can't really treat you as a lover, let alone marry you as a wife. She...she forced me to make a solemn oath: If I marry you, even though my biological parents have died in the ground, the bones I can’t be safe; my master Miejue Shitai will become a ghost after death, which makes me restless day and night all my life. If I have children with you, the men will be slaves for generations, and the women will be prostitutes for generations..." She said, her voice trembling. Zhang Wuji was sweating all over his body when he heard it, and his hair stood on end. He said in a trembling voice, "Then...then why?" Zhou Zhiruo said, "Master forced me to get close to you, but I can't really treat you well, and I can't treat you as a husband." Lang, the reason is... for me to secretly kill you..." Zhang Wuji immediately came to his senses, that day Miejue Shitai forced Ji Xiaofu to kill Yang Xiao, and it was this trick that he used. Confused and frightened; said: "Then you refuse to swear?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "Master is kneeling in front of me. If I don't agree, she won't get up. I have no choice but to swear this oath according to her. Brother Wuji, I want to marry you with all my heart, and I will kiss you with all my heart." You, I will never harm you. But when I think of the oath Master asked me to swear, I feel uneasy." Zhang Wuji hugged her arms tightly, and said softly: "Since you told me so , of course it won’t harm me, otherwise wouldn’t it make me more wary?” Zhou Zhiruo said: "Then what should I do if I made this poisonous oath?" Zhang Wuji said: "Your master forced you to make it, so it's not counted. Zhiruo, let me tell you, that day in Wan'an Temple, Miss Zhao threatened to slash your face with a sword a few times to ruin your beautiful appearance. At that time, I was so anxious that I made an oath in my heart. Guess what oath it is?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "You must be Just like Wei Bat King, he was determined to avenge me, and he also drew a few swords on Miss Zhao's face." Zhang Wuji shook his head and said, "No, at that time I said in my heart, 'I can't save this girl now, her appearance is ruined. Even if it becomes ugly like that, by God, I, Zhang Wuji, will marry this girl no matter what, love her, cherish her, and protect her well. Whichever girl is really good to me, I will really be good to her, beautiful and ugly , all irrelevant...'" Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind the rocks: "Hey, Brother A Niu, is it true?" Zhang Wuji was startled, hearing the voice sounded like Yin Li, he couldn't help jumping up, and shouted: "Cousin A Li, it's you!" Is it?" Zhou Zhiruo yelled, "Ghost, ghost!" and flung herself into Zhang Wuji's arms, trembling all over.Zhang Wuji hugged her, before he could check who was talking, he comforted her: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's not Ah Li!" Under the moonlight, Zhou Zhiruo's face was pale, her whole body was trembling, holding his arm with both hands, Zhang Wuji felt that her palm was cold, and he was obviously shocked, so he sat down gently with his arms around her.After a while, Zhou Zhiruo calmed down slowly, and said in a trembling voice: "Miss Yin is obviously dead, and we buried her too, why are you talking again?" Zhang Wuji said: "I misheard, it was the wind blowing The sound of leaves. When I mentioned the cut face and ugly appearance, I thought of my cousin, which scared you!" Zhou Zhiruo wept and said, "My master said, if I really love you, she will turn into a ghost and make me restless all day and night. Could it be that the master came to scare me just now? The master also said, if I give birth to a child with you..." Zhang Wuji The interface said loudly: "Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo will get married in the future, and the child they will give birth to will be a man who is benevolent and strong in martial arts, and a woman who is smart and beautiful, and loved by others. How can they be slaves and prostitutes?" Zhou Zhiruo was overjoyed and jumped at him In his arms, he said: "Brother Wuji, I hope it is as you said, then I can rest assured!"
The next day, Zhang Wuji used the Nine Suns to help Zhou Zhiruo get rid of the poison, but it went smoothly unexpectedly, because she didn't eat much and the poisoning was not as deep as he and Xie Xun.A few days later, Zhou Zhiruo said that she felt that her internal energy had fully recovered, and her body was no different. Presumably, the poison had been eliminated. After a few months like this, several peach blossoms in the east of the island were in full bloom on this day. Zhang Wuji broke off a few peach blossoms and put them in front of Yinli's tomb.I saw the wooden strip engraved with "The Tomb of the Beloved Wife, Spider, and Yin Li" lying on the ground. I don't know what beast knocked it down, so I picked it up and inserted it again. I didn't enjoy a day of happiness. 正自神伤,忽听得海中鸥鸟大声聒噪,抬起头来,忽见远处海上一艘帆船正鼓风驶来,这一下喜出望外,忙纵声叫道:“义父,芷若,有船来啦,有船来啦!”谢逊和周芷若听到叫声,先后奔到他身旁。周芷若颤声道:“怎么会有船只到这荒岛上来?”张无忌道:“当真奇了,难道是海盗船么?” 不到半个时辰,帆船已在岛外下锚停泊,一艘小艇划向岛来。张无忌等三人迎到海滩,只见小艇中的水手都穿蒙古水师军装,张无忌心中一动:“难道赵姑娘良心发现,又回到岛上来?”斜向周芷若瞥去,见她秀眉微蹙,胸口起伏,显是也担着极大的心事。 片刻间小艇划到,五名水手走上海滩,为首的一名水师军官躬身向张无忌道:“这位是张无忌张公子?”他说的是汉语。张无忌道:“正是。长官何人?”那人听到张无忌自承,神色间极是欣慰,说道:“小人贱名拔速台,今日找到了公子,当真幸运之至。小人奉命前来,迎接张公子、谢大侠回归中土。”他只说张谢二人,却不提周芷若和殷离。张无忌道:“长官远来辛苦,却不知是奉何人所遣?”拔速台道:“小人是驻防福建的迗花赤鲁水师提督麾下,奉勃尔都思将军之命,前来迎接。勃尔都思将军一共派出海船八艘,在这一带闽浙粤海面寻找公子和谢大侠,想不到倒是小人立下首功。”言下之意,显是他上司许下诺言,谁能找到张无忌便有升赏。 张无忌听他所说那些蒙古将军均不相识,料想那些将军也是辗转奉了赵敏之命,问道:“你可知贵上司为何派长官前来接我?”拔速台道:“勃尔都思将军吩咐,张公子是大大的贵人,乃当世的英雄豪杰,命小人找到之后,用心侍候。至于何以迎接公子,小人职位低微,未蒙将军示知。” 周芷若插口问道:“可是绍敏郡主之意么?”拔速台一怔,道:“绍敏郡主?小人没福见过。”周芷若冷冷地道:“什么福不福的?”拔速台道:“绍敏郡主乃我蒙古第一美人,不,乃天下第一美人,文武全才,是汝阳王爷的千金。小人怎有福气一见郡主的金面?”周芷若哼了一声,不再言语了。 张无忌向谢逊道:“义父,那么咱们便上船吧。”谢逊道:“咱们到那边山洞中取了随身物品,便可上船,长官请在此稍候。”拔速台道:“让小人和水手们替三位搬行李吧。”谢逊笑道:“咱们有什么行李?不敢劳动。”他携了张无忌和周芷若的手,走到山后,说道:“赵敏忽然派船来接咱们回去,其中必有阴谋,你们想该当如何应付?” 张无忌道:“义父,你想赵……你想赵敏她……她会在船上么?”谢逊道:“这小妖女若在船上,那倒好办了。咱们只须留心饮食,免再着了她的道儿。”张无忌道:“不错,咱们把这儿收藏着的咸鱼、干果带上船去,再带上清水,决不去吃喝船上的物事。”谢逊道:“我料想赵敏决计不在船上。她是欲施那些波斯人的故伎,将咱们骗上船去,待航到大海之中,便有蒙古水师船只出现,开炮将咱们的座船轰沉。” 张无忌心中一阵酸痛,颤声道:“难道她……她用心竟如此毒辣?她将咱们放逐在这小岛之上,让咱们自生自灭,永世不得回归中土,也就是了。咱三人又没什么事对她不起。”谢逊冷笑道:“你将她囚在万安寺中的六大派高手一齐放了出来,她焉有不记恨之理?再说,明教教主失踪,此刻教中上下人等定在大举访寻,难保不寻到这荒岛上来。只有令咱们葬身海底,那才斩草除根。” 张无忌道:“开炮轰船?岂不是连拔速台等这些蒙古官兵,一起都枉送了性命?”谢逊哈哈一笑,随即叹道:“无忌孩儿,这些执掌军国重任之人,怎会爱惜人命?若如你这般心肠仁慈,蒙古人能横绝四海、扫荡百国么?自古以来,哪一个建立大功业的英雄不是当机立断,要杀便杀?别说区区官兵,便自己父母子女,也顾不得呢!” 张无忌呆了半晌,黯然道:“义父说得是。”他向知蒙古人对待敌人残忍暴虐,但想对自己部下总须爱惜,听了谢逊之言,身上不禁凉了半截,自觉此番便算能回归中土,统率中原豪杰驱除鞑子,但说到治国致太平,决非自己所能,亦非自己所愿。 周芷若道:“义父,你说咱们该当如何?”谢逊道:“我的儿媳妇有什么妙计?”周芷若道:“那么咱们便别上这船吧,跟那蒙古军官说,咱们在这儿住得很好,不想回中原去了。”谢逊笑道:“真是傻了头的傻主意。咱们不上船,敌人也决计放咱们不过。咱们便把这艘船中的官兵尽数杀了,他们不能再派十艘八艘来么?何况中原有多少大事,要无忌回去担当,怎能让他老死于这荒岛之上?”周芷若俊脸通红,低声道:“还是义父出个主意吧,我们只听义父吩咐便是。” 谢逊略一沉吟,道:“须得如此如此。”张无忌和周芷若一听,齐称妙计。 张无忌便到殷离墓前祷祝一番,洒泪而别,这才上了大船。他在舱内舱外巡查一遍,果然并无赵敏在内,船上也没碍眼人物,官兵、水手看模样均非身有武功之人。 座船拔锚扬帆之后,只驶出数十丈,张无忌反转手掌,已抓住拔速台右腕,另一手抽出他腰间佩刀,架在他后颈,喝道:“你听我号令,命航手向东行驶!”拔速台大吃一惊,颤声道:“张公……公子,小……小人没敢得罪你啊。”张无忌道:“你听我吩咐行事。稍有违抗,我便砍下你脑袋!”拔速台道:“是,是!”喝令道:“舵……舵手!快……快向东行驶。”舵手依言转舵。那船横掠小岛,向东驶去。 张无忌喝道:“你蒙古人意欲谋害于我,我已识破你们诡计,快快招来!若有虚言,小心你的性命。”说着举起右掌,往船边上一拍,木屑纷飞,船边登时缺下一大块来。船上官兵见到,无不骇然。拔速台道:“公子明鉴:小人奉上司之命,迎接公子回去,此外更无别情。小人……小人只盼立此功劳,得蒙上司升赏,实无半分歹意。”张无忌见他说得诚恳,料非虚言,放开他手腕,走到船头,提起一只铁锚,奋力上扬,大铁锚飞向半空。众官兵“哗”的一声,齐声惊喊。待大铁锚落将下来,张无忌右手掠推,铁锚又飞了上去。如此连飞兰次,他才轻轻接住。蒙古人从马上得天下,最佩服武勇之士,见他武功如此惊人,一齐拜伏,不敢再起异心。 舵手遵依张无忌命令,驾船东驶,直航入大洋,一连三天,所见唯有波涛接天。谢逊料得赵敏所遣的炮船必在闽粤一带海面守候巡视,现下座船航入大洋已远,决不至和炮船相遇,到第五日上,才命航手改道向北。这一向北,更接连驶了二十余日,料来赵敏便再聪明十倍,也难猜到此船所在,于是命舵手折向西行,航返中土。这一个多月之中,张无忌等不是取用自携的食物,便是捕捉海中鲜鱼为食,于船上饮食绝不沾唇。 这日午间,遥见西方出现了陆地。蒙古官兵航海已久,眼见归来,尽皆欢呼。到得傍晚,大船已停泊岸旁。这一带都是山石,海水甚深,可直泊靠岸。谢逊道:“无忌,你上岸去瞧瞧,这是什么地方。”张无忌答应了,飞身上岸。 一路行去,四下里都是绿油油的森林,地下积雪初融,极是泥泞。走了一阵,树木更加阴深,一株株参天古松,数人方能合抱。他飞身上了一株高树,但见四下树木无边无际,竟是到了林海之中,再无人迹。他想便再向前也是如此,便回向船来。 尚未走到岸旁,忽听得一声惨呼,声音凄厉,正是从船上发出。他吃了一惊,飞奔而回,扑上船头。只见蒙古官兵自拔速台以下,个个尸横船中,谢逊和周芷若好端端地站着,却不见敌人踪影。 张无忌惊问:“义父,芷若,你们没事吧?敌人到哪里去了?”谢逊道:“什么敌人?你见到敌踪么?”张无忌道:“不!这些蒙古人……”谢逊道:“是我和芷若杀的。”张无忌更是惊奇,道:“想不到这些鞑子一回中土,便胆敢起意害人。”谢逊道:“他们没敢起意害人,是我杀了灭口。这些人一死,赵敏便不知咱们已回中土。从此她在明里,咱们在暗里,找她报仇便容易得多了。” 张无忌倒抽了口凉气,半晌说不出话来。谢逊淡淡地道:“怎么?你怪我手段太辣么?鞑子官兵是咱们敌人,用得着以菩萨心肠相待么?” 张无忌不语,心想这些人对自己一直服侍惟谨,未有丝毫怠忽,虽说是敌人,但如此杀绝,总觉过意不去。谢逊道:“常言道得好:量小非君子,无毒不丈夫。己不伤人,人便伤己。那赵敏如此对待咱们,咱们便当以其人之道,还治其人之身。”张无忌道:“义父说得是。”但见到拔速台等人的尸身,忍不住便要流下泪来。 谢逊道:“放一把火,将船烧了。芷若,搜了尸首身上的金银,拣三把兵刃防身。”周芷若依言遵行。三人在船上放了火,分别跃上岸来。船身甚大,直烧到半夜,方始烟飞火灭,连众人尸首一齐化灰沉入海底。张无忌见这么一来,干手净脚,再没半点痕迹,心想义父行事虽狠辣了些,毕竟是老江湖,非己所及。 三人胡乱在岸旁睡了一觉,次晨穿林向南而行。走到第二曰上,才遇到七八个采参客人,一问之下,原来此地竟是关外辽东,距长白山已然不远。 待得和那些采参客人分手,周芷若道:“义父,是否须得将他们杀了灭口?”张无忌喝道:“芷若,你说什么?这些采参客人又不知道咱们是谁。难道咱们此后一路上见一个人便杀一个么?”周芷若窘得满脸通红,自与张无忌相识以来,他从未如此疾言厉色地对自己说话。 谢逊道:“依我原意,也是要将这些采参客人杀了。教主既不愿多伤人命,咱们快些设法换了衣服,免露痕迹。”又道:“听说当年成吉思汗行军袭敌,路上遇到行人牧民,一概杀了灭口,就此不会泄露行踪。蒙古人所以能得天下,自有他们的道理。” 当下三人快步而行,走了两日,才出森林。又行一日,见到一家农家,张无忌取出银两,向农民购买衣服。但那农家甚为贫苦,并无多余衣服可以出让,接连走了七八家人家,三人方凑齐了三套污秽不堪的衣衫。周芷若素来爱洁,闻到衣裤上陈年累积的臭气,几欲作呕。谢逊却十分欢喜,命二人用泥将脸涂污。张无忌在水中一照,只见已活脱成了辽东一丐,赵敏便对面相逢,也未必相识。
一路南行,进了长城,这日来到一处大镇甸上。 三人走向镇上一处大酒楼,张无忌摸出一锭三两重的银子,交在柜上,说道:“待咱们用过酒饭,再行结算。”他怕自己衣衫褴褛,酒楼中不肯送上酒饭。岂知那掌柜恭恭敬敬地站了起来,双手将银两奉还,说道:“爷们光顾小店,区区酒水粗饭,算得什么?由小店作东便是。”张无忌很是诧异,坐定后,低声问周芷若道:“咱们身上可露出了什么破绽?怎地这掌柜的不肯收受银子?”周芷若细查三人身上衣服形貌,宛然是三个乞丐,哪里有什么形迹显露?谢逊道:“我听那掌柜的语气之中,颇存惧意,咱们小心些便是。” 只听楼梯上脚步声响,走上七人,说也凑巧,竟然也都是乞丐打扮。这七人靠着窗口大模大样地坐定。店小二恭恭敬敬地上前招呼,口中爷前爷后,当他们是达官贵人一般。张无忌见这些乞丐有的负着五只布袋,有的负着六只,都是丐帮中职司颇高的弟子。店小二将酒菜吩咐了下去,尚未送上,又有六七名丐帮弟子上来。片刻之间,酒楼上络络绎绎来了三十余名丐帮帮众,其中竟有三人是七袋弟子。 张无忌这才恍然,原来丐帮今日在此聚会,酒楼掌柜误会他三人也是丐帮中人,低声向谢逊道:“义父,咱们还是避开这里吧,免得多惹事端,丐帮到的人可不少。” 正在此时,店小二送上一大盘牛肉,一只烧鸡,五斤白酒。谢逊腹中正饿,多月来从未好好地饱餐过一顿,闻到烧鸡的香味,食指大动,说道:“咱们闷声不响地吃了酒肉便行,又碍他们什么事了?”说着端起碗来,咕嘟嘟地喝了半碗白酒,心道:“天可怜见,谢逊流落海外二十余年,直至今日,方得重尝酒味。”这白酒烈而不醇,乃是常酿,在他却是如饮醍醐,似喝琼浆。 他吁了口长气,只感说不出的快美舒畅,将一碗白酒都喝干了,忽然低声道:“小心,两个大本领的人物来啦!”张无忌听到楼梯上的脚步之声,果然上楼来的两人武功了得。那两人一走上楼梯顶口,哗喇喇一阵响,楼上群丐一齐站起。谢逊作个手势,三人也站起相迎。他三人坐在靠里偏角,和众人一齐坐着,并不惹眼,但当人人都站起身来,他三人倘若仍坐着不动,只怕当场便有乱子。 张无忌见第一人中等身材,相貌清秀,三络长须,除身穿乞丐服色之外,神情模样似是个不第秀才。后面那人满脸横肉,虬髯戟张,相貌凶猛,只须再黑三分,活像是关公身旁手执大刀的周仓。这二人都五十多岁年纪,胡须均已花白,背上各负九只小小布袋。这九只袋子只是表明他们身份,形体甚小,很难当真装什么物事。 张无忌寻思:“丐帮号称江湖上第一大帮。听太师父言道,昔日丐帮帮主洪七公仁侠仗义,武功深湛,不论白道黑道,无不敬服。其后黄帮主、耶律帮主等也均是出类拔萃的人物,但数十年来主持非人,丐帮声望大非昔比。现任帮主史火龙极少在江湖上露面,不知为人如何。这二人背负九袋,在丐帮中除帮主之外,当以他二人位份最尊。那日灵蛇岛上,丐帮中人来夺义父的屠龙刀,不知跟他二人也有牵连么?” 这次屠龙刀和倚天剑为赵敏盗去,六根圣火令却仍在张无忌怀中,没有失落,想是赵敏忌惮他武功太強,生怕他中了十香软筋散后仍有出奇本领,不敢到他怀中搜索。张无忌眼见丐帮势众,不敢大意,伸手怀中,摸了摸六根圣火令。 两名九袋长老走到中间一张大桌旁坐下。群丐纷纷归坐,吃喝起来,伸手抓菜,捧碗喝汤,吃得狼藉一团。张无忌和谢逊留神倾听,想听那两个九袋长老说些什么。不料他二人尽饮酒吃菜,除了说些“你来一碗”、“这牛肉很香”之类,一言不涉及正事。待得两名九袋长老食毕下楼,群丐也已酒醉饭饱,一哄而散。 谢逊待群丐散尽,低声道:“无忌,你瞧如何?”张无忌道:“丐帮这许多人物在此聚会,决不会大吃大喝一顿便算。我猜他们晚间在僻静之处定会再聚,商量正事。”谢逊点头道:“必是如此。丐帮向来与本教为敌,焚烧光明顶便有他们的份,又曾派人来夺我屠龙刀。咱们须得打探明白,瞧他们是否另有图谋本教的奸计。” 三人下楼到柜面付账,掌柜的甚是诧异,说什么也不肯收。张无忌心想:“丐帮闹得这里的菜馆酒楼都吓怕了,吃喝不用付钱。只此一端,已可知他们平素的横行不法。” 三人找了一家小客店歇宿。镇上丐帮帮众虽多,但依照向例,无一住店,因此在客店中倒不虞撞到丐帮人物。谢逊道:“无忌,我眼不见物,打探讯息的事干起来诸多不便,芷若武功不高,陪着你去也帮不了忙,还是偏劳你一人吧。”张无忌道:“正该如此。”他在客店中稍作休息,便即出门。在大街上自南端直走到北端,竟没见到一名丐帮弟子。 张无忌寻思:“不到半个时辰之间,镇上丐帮帮众突然人影全无,料想走得不远。”走向一间南货店,瞪起双眼,伸拳在柜台上一击,喝道:“喂,掌柜的,我那许多兄弟们走向哪里去啦?”众店伴见到他这副凶神恶煞的模样,只道是丐帮中的一个恶丐,个个心惊肉跳,其中一人胆子较大,指着北方,赔笑道:“贵帮朋友络绎都向北去了。大爷喝杯茶么?”张无忌喝道:“不喝!喝什么他妈的臭茶?”转身大踏步向北,肚中暗暗好笑。
他快步走出镇甸不远,只见左首路旁长草中人影闪动,一名丐帮弟子站了起来,瞧模样是要上来喝问。张无忌脚下加快,倏忽而过。那丐帮弟子擦了擦眼睛,还疑心自己眼花,怎地忽然似乎有人,转眼间却又不见了。 张无忌见丐帮沿途布了卡子,戒备森严,便展开轻功,向北疾驰。丐帮布在树后、草中、山间、石边的卡子,一一落入他眼中,反倒成为指引的路标。奔出四五里路,但见三步一岗,五步一卡,哨位越来越密。这些人武功虽不高,但青天白日之下,要尽数避过他们的眼光却也不易。到了后来,只得避开大路,曲曲折折地绕道而行。 眼见一条山道通向山腰中的一座大庙,料知群丐必在庙中聚会,提气奔向东北角上,再折而向西,绕过群丐的卡子,直欺到庙侧。只见庙前一块匾上写“弥勒佛庙”四个大字,庙貌庄严,甚是雄伟。明教在各地起义,多以“弥勒佛出世”作为号召,有时也称弥勒佛为“明王”,因此张无忌见到弥勒佛庙,便心有亲近之感。 暗想:“这次丐帮中要紧人物定然到得不少。我若混入人丛,难免给他们发觉。”四下打量,见大殿前庭中左边一株古松,右边一株老柏,双树苍劲挺立,高出殿顶甚多,枝叶密茂,颇可藏身其间。绕到庙后,飞身上了屋顶,匍匐爬到檐角,轻轻一纵,落到了松树之顶,从一根大枝干后望将出去,暗叫一声:“侥幸!”殿中情状,尽收眼底。 大殿地下黑压压地坐满了丐帮帮众,少说也有三百数十人。这些人均朝内而坐,是以他跃上松树,竟没人知觉。殿中放着五个蒲团,虚座以待,显是在等什么人到来,殿中虽聚了三四百人,却没半点声息,和酒楼上乱糟糟地抢菜争食的情景浑不相同。他想:“丐帮享名数百年,近世虽然中衰,昔日典型,究未尽去。那酒楼中的混乱模样只是平日的情景。看来帮中长老部勒帮众,执法实极严谨。” 大殿居中坐着一尊弥勒佛,祖胸露出了一个大肚子,张大了笑口,慈祥可亲。张无忌正打量间,忽听得殿上一人喝道:“掌钵龙头到!”群丐一齐站起。那秀才模样的九袋长老手捧破钵,从殿后缓步而出,站在右首。又有人喝道:“掌棒龙头到!”那周仓般的九袋长老双手高举一根铁棒,大踏步出来,站在左首。那人喝道:“执法长老到!”一个身形瘦小的老丐走了出来,手中持一根破竹片,脚下轻捷,走动时片尘不起。张无忌心道:“此人好高的轻功,只较韦蝠王稍逊。”有人喝道:“传功长老到!”这次出来的是个白须白发的老丐,空着双手,身形步法之中,显得武功甚强。 四名老丐将四个蒲团移向下首,只留下中间一个蒲团,弯腰躬身,齐声说道:“有请帮主大驾!”张无忌心中一凛:“听说丐帮帮主名叫'金银掌'史火龙,不知是何等样的人物?” 大殿上群丐一齐躬身,过了一会,殿后脚步声响,大踏步走出一条大汉。此人身高六尺有余,甚为魁梧,红光满面,有似大官豪绅般模样,走到大殿正中,双手叉腰站立。群丐齐声道:“座下弟子,参见帮主大驾。” 那丐帮帮主史火龙右手一挥,说道:“罢了!小子们都好啊?”群丐道:“帮主安好。”待史火龙在中间蒲团上坐下,各人才分别坐地。史火龙转头向掌钵龙头说道:“翁兄弟,你把金毛狮王和屠龙刀的事,向大伙儿说说。” 张无忌听到“金毛狮王和屠龙刀”这几个字,心中大震,更全神贯注地倾听。 掌钵龙头站起身来,向帮主打了一躬,转身说道:“众家兄弟:魔教和本帮争斗了六十年,积怨极深。近年魔教立了个新教
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