"Hu Yidao, Quchi, Tianshu!" "Miao Renfeng, Dicang, Hegu!" A hoarse voice whispered.The cry was full of resentment and anger, and the voice burst out from between the teeth, like an eternal curse for thousands of years, every word was smeared with blood and hatred. There were four chug chug sounds, four golden lights flashed, and four golden darts shot at the two wooden plaques. The front and back of each wooden plaque are painted with the same full-body human figure. One depicts a thick bearded man with the words "Hu Yidao" in the margin; the other depicts a slender man with the characters "Miao Renfeng" , the human form shows the acupuncture points all over the body.There are wooden handles attached to the wooden cards, and two strong and agile men each hold a card and run quickly in the martial arts hall.

In a chair in the northeast corner of the hall sat a white-haired mother-in-law in her fifties, calling Hu Yidao or Miao Renfeng and the names of acupuncture points.A handsome young man in his twenties was dressed up and carried a dozen golden darts in his dart bag. Hearing the name of the acupoint called out by the mother-in-law, he raised his right hand sharply, and a golden light shot out, nailing it to the wooden sign.The two brawny men with licenses wore steel wire hoods on their heads, thick padded jackets on their upper bodies and cowhide vests, and leather gloves on their hands. In case the boy missed his shot, the golden darts greeted them with daggers.The two jumped up and down, swinging the wooden sign, trying to make it difficult for him to hit.

At the window outside the hall, there was a young girl and a young man lying on their backs.The two of them licked the window paper wet, making small holes, and peeped in with their right eyes.Seeing that the young man's skill was extraordinary and his darts were very accurate, the two couldn't help but looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces. The sky was dark and full of dark clouds, and the heavy rain poured down, interspersed with bursts of lightning and thunder, which was terrifying.Soybean-sized raindrops hit the ground with a rustling sound, and splashed directly on the two boys and girls outside the window.

They were all wearing oilskin raincoats, and they were very curious about what was going on in the hall. When they looked at the window opening again, they heard the mother-in-law say: "The accuracy can be done, but it's boring. I'll practice here today." Stand up slowly. The girl gave the man a hand, turned around hastily, and walked towards the outer courtyard.The man whispered: "What is this?" The girl said: "What is it? Of course he is practicing darts. This man's accuracy is quite good." The man said: "I don't know how to practice darts? But why did Hu Yidao and Miao Renfeng be written on the wooden sign?" The girl said: "This is a bit evil. You don't understand, how do I understand? Let's ask Daddy."

The girl was about eighteen years old, with a snow-white and crystal-clear oval face, dark eyes, flushed cheeks, and a lively and youthful atmosphere full of vigor.The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, he was six or seven years older than the girl, he had a rough expression, his face was full of purple sores, his appearance was a little ugly, but his steps were light and strong, he was full of energy and heroic. The two walked across the yard, and the rain became heavier and heavier, splashing water on their faces.The girl took out her handkerchief and wiped off the water droplets on her face. After washing her red and white face, she looked even more tender.The man stared at her blankly and couldn't help being stunned.The girl turned her head sideways, deliberately tilted the rain hat, and let the rain on the hat flow into his collar.The man was so fascinated that he didn't realize it.The girl burst into a smile, and called softly: "Fool!" and walked into the flower hall.

A big fire was lit in the middle of the hall, surrounded by more than 20 people, and they baked the rain-soaked clothes beside the fire.This group of people was dressed in black or blue jackets, and some were armed with weapons. They were a group of escorts, travellers, and porters.In the hall stood three men dressed as military officers.The three of them had just come in to take shelter from the rain and were taking off their wet clothes when they suddenly saw this glamorous girl and couldn't help but stare.The whole body is bright. The girl walked to the middle of the crowd warming the fire, pulled a thin old man aside, and whispered what she had just seen in the back hall.The old man was about fifty years old, vigorous and vigorous, his head was slightly gray, he was no more than five feet tall, but his eyes were piercing and dignified.He frowned when he heard the girl's words, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Going to make trouble again! If people find out, wouldn't you be making fun of yourself?" The girl stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Father, this trip This is the eighteenth time I have been scolded for going out with you to walk darts." The old man said, "When I was teaching you Kung Fu, others came to peek at you, what's the matter?"

The girl had a playful smile on her face, but her heart sank when she heard her father say this.She remembered that last year someone secretly watched her father performing martial arts from the sidelines. Her father knew about it, but he didn't tell the truth. When he was trying to shoot the sleeve arrow, he suddenly shot an arrow and blinded the man in one eye.Finally, his subordinates are sympathetic, and their strength is not enough, otherwise, it will be too late for the sleeve arrow to penetrate the brain, so where is life left?My father later said that stealing masters and stealing skills is a big taboo in the martial arts, and it is more hated than stealing property.

When the girl thought about it, she felt a little regretful, she shouldn't have been peeking at other people practicing martial arts just now, but the girl has a strong temper, she refused to admit defeat, and said: "Father, that person's bodyguard skills are also very common, and no one will learn from them secretly." " The old man's face sank, and he reprimanded: "You are so stupid, why do you say that other people's tricks are not good?" The girl smiled and said: "Who told me that I am the daughter of the old escort of Baisheng Shenquan Ma?"

The three military officers warmed up by the fire, squinting at the beautiful young girl from time to time, but the father and daughter spoke in a low voice and couldn't hear what they were saying.The girl's last words were spoken loudly, and a military officer heard the words "the daughter of the old escort of Baisheng Shenquan Ma", and looked at this short, thin, shriveled old man with few bones, and swept his eyes sideways. The dart flag of a flying horse with wings was embroidered on the branch of black silk thread on the yellow background at the entrance of the hall. With a snort, he thought to himself: "The Baisheng Shenquan? It's blowing so hard!"

This old man's surname is Ma, his first name is Xingkong, and his nickname in Jianghu is "Baisheng Shenquan".That girl is his only daughter Ma Chunhua.This name is a bit vulgar, but the warriors in the Jianghu can only name the girl something like Chun Hua.The man who peeked at other people's dart training with her was surnamed Xu, and his name was "Zheng". He was Ma Xingkong's apprentice. Xu Zheng squatted beside the fire to warm himself up. Seeing the military officer kept looking at his junior sister, he couldn't help feeling angry and glared at him angrily.The military officer just turned around and talked with him.Guang immediately met him, thinking why are you so angry, kid, and gave him a vicious look.Xu Zheng originally had a fiery temper, seeing that the other party was being rude, he immediately put on a face and stared at the military officer intently.

The military officer was about thirty years old, tall and broad, with a vigorous look on his face.He laughed, and said to his companion on the left: "You look like a cockfighter, did you steal his wife or something?" The two military officers laughed at Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng was furious, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "What did you say?" The military officer said with a smile: "I said, boy, I made a mistake, and I will apologize to you." Forget it, just as he was about to sit down, the man smiled and said, "I know that he didn't steal your wife, he must have stolen your sister." Xu Zheng jumped up and was about to pounce on him, Ma Xingkong shouted: "Zheng'er, sit down." Xu Zheng was startled, his face flushed red, and said: "Master, you...you didn't hear?" Ma Xingkong said indifferently: "Old officials, you like to tell a few jokes, what are you doing?" Xu Zheng never dared to disobey his master's words, stared at the military officer fiercely, but sat down slowly. down.The three military officers laughed again, and looked at Ma Chunhua even more unscrupulously, their eyes full of lust. Ma Chunhua saw that these three people were rude, and wanted to wait to get angry, but she knew that her father was never willing to offend the government, so she thought about how she could come up with a way to fight these three smelly officials.Suddenly there was a flash of lightning, lighting up the whole hall, and then a Jiao Lei, which made everyone's ears ringing, as if the thunderbolt had hit the hall.There seemed to be a gap in the sky, and the rain was pouring down in large swaths. Amidst the sound of the rain, only a person at the door said: "The rain is really heavy, so I have to take shelter in Baozhuang." A male servant in the village said: "There is a fire in the hall, sir, please come in." The hall door opened, and a man and a woman came in.The male is tall and tall, imposing, with a package on his back. He is thirty-seven or eighteen years old.The woman is about twenty-two or three years old, with a snowy complexion and picturesque features, she is actually a stunning beauty.Ma Chunhua was considered a beauty at first, but as soon as this beauty arrived, she was immediately outnumbered.The two of them didn't wear raincoats, and the young woman was wearing a man's coat, and her whole body was completely wet.The man was holding the young woman's hand, and the two looked intimate, as if they were newlyweds.The man found a bundle of straw, spread it out on the ground, and helped the young woman to sit down, looking very gentle and considerate.The clothes of these two people are very expensive, on the young woman's head is a golden crested hairpin inlaid with beads, the pearl is almost the size of a little finger, smooth and round, the pearl is shining brightly, it is very precious.Ma Xingkong secretly wondered: "The road in this area is very uneven, and there are gangsters infesting. This couple is either rich or noble, why don't they bring an attendant, and the two orphans drive alone?" After a lifetime of messing around, they still can't figure out where these two people came from. Ma Chunhua saw that the young woman looked tired and her eyes were red and swollen. It was raining heavily on the way and she worked very hard. She wore wet clothes to warm herself by the fire, and the moisture was forced into her body. She must have a serious illness, so she opened the suitcase and took out a bag Putting on her own clothes, she approached and said in a low voice, "Lady, you can change this set of coarse clothes for me. After you dry the clothes, you can change them back." The young woman was very grateful, smiled at her, and stood up. , his eyes seemed to be asking her husband.The man nodded and thanked Ma Chunhua with a smile.The young woman took Ma Chunhua's hand, and the two women went to the back hall to borrow a room to change clothes. The three military officers looked at each other, with strange expressions on their faces, imagining in their hearts that when the young woman changed her clothes, she must be so beautiful.The military officer who was fighting with Xu Zheng just now was the most daring, with an itchy heart, he said in a low voice: "I'll take a look." Trying to sneak a peek.The other said with a smile: "Old He, don't mess around." The military officer surnamed He rolled his eyes, stood up, took a few steps, and after a second thought, picked up the waist knife from the ground and hung it on his body.
Xu Zheng was humiliated by him, and was always angry in his heart. Seeing him walking towards the backyard, he turned his head and glanced at the master. More than a dozen porters guarded the escort car, strictly guarding against any trouble, so they followed behind the military officer. Hearing footsteps behind him, the military officer turned his head, saw that it was Xu Zheng, grinned and said, "Hello, boy!" Xu Zheng said, "Hello, stinky officer." Isn't it?" Xu Zheng said: "Yes. My master forbids me to hit you. Let's fight quietly, shall we?" The military officer was very skilled in martial arts, so he didn't take this foolish boy seriously, but only saw him dart pedestrians Too many, there are only three people on your side, if you fight in groups, you will definitely suffer.This stupid boy wants to fight quietly, that's the best thing, so he nodded with a smile: "Okay, everyone, go farther away. If your master hears, this fight will fail." The two walked through the courtyard , To find a place where there is no one to do it, suddenly a person turned out from the corridor.That man was wearing a silk robe, with delicate features, he was just a young man practicing darts.Xu Zheng's heart moved: "It's best to use his martial arts hall to fight." So he stepped forward and clasped his fists, and said, "I invite you." The military officer said: "I have a little festival with this master, and I want to borrow the martial arts training hall of the grandfather's platform." The young man was very strange, and thought: "How do you know that my family has a martial arts training hall?" The others were more happy than anything else when they wanted to compete in martial arts, so they immediately replied: "Very good, very good!" and led the two of them into the martial arts training hall.At this time, the old woman and Zhuang Ding had all dispersed, and there was no one else in the martial arts hall. The military officer saw that there were all kinds of knives, guns, swords and halberds on the weapon racks on the four walls. In addition, sandbags, arrow targets, stone locks, and stone drums were scattered all over the ground. There were seventy-two plum blossom piles placed on the ground at the west head. He nodded secretly, thinking: " It turns out that this family knows martial arts, so I'm afraid their kung fu is pretty good." He clasped his fists at the young man and said, "I'm coming down to Guizhuang to shelter from the rain, and I haven't asked the master's name." The young man hurriedly returned the gift, saying, "Little man The surname is Shang, and the first name is Baozhen. Two high surnames?" Xu Zheng rushed to say: "My name is Xu Zheng, and my master is the chief escort of the Pegasus Escort Bureau, and the Baisheng Shenquan Ma Xingkong." As he spoke, he glared at the military officer , thinking: "You have heard my master's name, do you know how powerful it is?" Shang Baozhen cupped his hands and said: "Long-awaited, long-awaited. Ask this one." The military officer said: "This is He Sihao, the imperial guard." Shang Baozhen said: "It turned out to be a guard. The villain has heard that the capital has a big man. Eighteen masters, if you think about it, Lord He is a close friend." He Sihao said: "Most of them are also familiar with each other." In fact, the emperor's bodyguards are divided into four ranks. The sons and relatives of the clan of the Zhenghuang, Xianghuang, and Zhengbai Nei Banners will be in charge.The Han guards belonged to the fourth class, and this He Sizhuan was only the last Lanling guard among the guards. The so-called acquaintance with most of the eighteen masters in the palace meant that he knew them, and they didn't know him. Xu Zheng said loudly: "Mr. Shang, you can do a notarization. I will have a fair fight with this Mr. He. No matter who wins or loses, we are not allowed to tell others about it." He was afraid that Master would scold him if he found out.He Sihao laughed and said: "Winning, you foolish brat has a fart, are you still bragging against others? Stupid brat, come on." He stroked his robe, pulled up the hem, and tucked it into his belt.Xu Zheng took off his robe, coiled his braids on top of his head, and made a "fist" with his feet together and his fists facing each other, but he was calm and composed. He Sihao saw that his posture was the starting gesture of "Zhaquan" disciples fighting with others, he had put down most of his heart, and thought: "What Baisheng Shenquan! This Zhaquan three-year-old child can also know it, how rare is it?" It turns out that "Tan, Cha, Hua, and Hong" refer to the four masters of Beiquan, referring to the four schools of Tanqi, Chaquan, Huaquan, and Hongmen. They are widely spread in the north. Anyone who practices boxing Knowing a thing or two can be regarded as an entry-level kung fu in boxing.Seeing that his opponent's boxing skills are ordinary, He Sihao smiled at Shang Baozhen, and said, "Show ugly!" He used a move of "stepping up the wild horse and splitting his mane", and punched Xu Zheng. He used Taijiquan.At that time, Taijimen's martial arts were very popular, and everyone knew that it was a very powerful internal boxing method. Xu Zheng didn't dare to be negligent, he stepped back with his left foot, turned his upper body into a sitting position, pressed his right hand, and raised his left hand, a move of "rear fork and palm lift", the move was very quick.Seeing that the attack was not weak, He Sihao hurriedly used a move of "Turn around and return to the mountain with the tiger in his arms", avoiding this flirt.Xu Zheng made a move of "Lung step fight", and with a sound of his right fist, he hit the opponent's door directly: He Sihao couldn't dodge it in time, so he made a move of "Like seal, like close", closing his palms together.The fists and palms of the two met, He Sihao only felt a faint pain in his wrist, and thought to himself: "This kid is very strong." In an instant, the two each flexed their fists and performed more than ten moves.Shang Baozhen stood on the sidelines and saw that Xu Zheng's footsteps were steady and his punches were powerful, while He Sihao's figure was erratic, obviously he had a solid foundation in lightness kung fu, he used Tai Chi, but his hands and feet were very quick. When the fight was at its height, He Sihao laughed and hit Xu Zheng on the shoulder with his palm.Xu Zheng kicked away, He Sihao dodged sideways, and hit Xu Zheng's arm again with a slap of "Jade Girl Shuttle".Xu Zheng didn't pay any attention to it, and swung his fist to attack, suddenly punched straight, and with a "bow step strike", hit the opponent's chest with a bang.The force of this punch was extremely heavy, He Sihao staggered, retreated a few steps, and finally fell down and sat down.I only heard a woman's voice next to me calling softly: "Okay!" Shang Baozhen turned his head and saw two women standing at the entrance of the hall, one was a young woman and the other was a girl.He had been concentrating on watching the fight before, but he didn't know there was someone behind him.It turned out that Ma Chunhua and the young woman changed clothes and passed by here, heard the sound of shouting for a martial arts competition, looked at the entrance of the hall, and saw that it was the senior brother fighting with the military officer, seeing the senior brother winning, she couldn't help applauding. He Sihao was so painful from this punch, he was ashamed in front of the woman, and even more embarrassing and angry, he jumped up, taking advantage of the momentum of the jump, he drew his waist knife to care, and stepped forward to strike straight.Xu Zheng was not afraid, and still used "Zha Quan" to fight him empty-handed, but he was afraid of the sharpness of the opponent's weapon, so he dodged more and attacked less.Seeing that the military officer had a fierce look on his face, Ma Chunhua couldn't help but feel a little worried because it was not an ordinary fight, it seemed like he was fighting desperately. The young woman tugged at her sleeve, and said: "Let's go! I hate people with knives and fists." In this situation, Ma Chunhua was not willing to leave, she just said: "Look a little longer." The young woman frowned , actually left. Shang Baozhen watched the military officer's saber movement intently, and also paid attention to Xu Zheng's dodging and rushing forwards, he secretly buckled a golden dart in his hand, if the military officer hurt someone with the knife, he would stretch out his hand to save him.But seeing Xu Zheng's eyes fixed on the blade, the blade was facing east, his eyes followed east, when the blade cut to C, his eyes also followed west, but seeing a knife coming head-on, he dodged a little, and flew to kick the enemy's wrist go.He Sihao slashed his foot back with the saber, Xu Zheng stretched out his long arm sharply, and with a bang, he punched him right on the bridge of the nose.He Sihao was in great pain, his hands and feet were slightly slow, Xu Zheng swung out from the left, grabbed his right wrist, twisted it, and snatched the waist knife. He Sihao was afraid that he would take advantage of the opportunity to cut with the knife, so he quickly jumped back and raised his hand to wipe his face, his hand was covered with blood.Xu Zheng slammed his waist knife to the ground, and said, "How dare you curse at people blindly?" He Sihao was ashamed and dared not make a sound.Shang Bao Zhenzhong tugged at Xu Zheng's back, winking.Before Xu Zheng understood, Shang Baozhen said loudly: "The two sides will not be able to distinguish between victory and defeat. Well, everyone's martial arts are generally superb, and I admire you very much..." Xu Zheng said anxiously: "Why...how can there be no distinction between victory and defeat? "Shang Baozhen said: "The two martial arts have their own unique features. Brother Xu's Chaquan is proficient, and Master He's Taijiquan and Taiji Sword are even more powerful. Brother Xu, you were lucky for a while. You have to be Mr. He." As he said, he took out a handkerchief and helped He Sihao wipe away the nosebleed.Xu Zheng wanted to fight again, Ma Chunhua said: "Brother, ignore him. Let's go out." Xu Zheng punched He Sihao twice, and his anger was already out, but Shang Baozhen spoke vaguely, obviously defending the opponent, as if he had lost, the more he thought about it, the more angry he was, he gave him a hard look, and followed his junior sister out.Walking to the courtyard, thunder rumbled across the sky, and Shang Baozhen and He Sihao's laughter was interspersed with the thunder. It was obvious that the two were laughing at him behind his back. One wins, but the more he thinks about it, the more unhappy he becomes, and he sits by the fire angrily.Seeing Master's eyes open and closed, he was very sleepy.After a while, He Sihao came out, said some obscene words to the two military officers, the three of them laughed together, and looked sideways at the beautiful young woman from time to time. Ma Xingkong stood up slowly, stretched his waist, went to the side of the escort cart to inspect, and suddenly called out: "Zheng'er, come here, what do you see here?" Xu Zheng heard his master call him, and hurriedly got up and went over.Ma Xingkong turned sideways, faced the wall, stretched out his hand to tidy up the escort cart, and said in a low voice: "Things that don't grow, why did you miss the move of 'step kick'? Otherwise, why would you fight him for so long?" Xu Zheng was startled, and said in a trembling voice: "You... You old man, have you seen it?" Ma Xingkong said: "Hmph, don't you want to play tricks in front of Master. Why don't you use 'bow step and double push palm'? If you hit head-on, you've already won. You are just cowardly and afraid of death." Xu Zheng recalled that when he was fighting just now, he didn't know the enemy's reality at the beginning, and he was really a little scared. too steady.It seems that Master pretended not to know, but was actually watching from the window. Ma Xingkong said again: "Go in quickly and thank that Shang. He is younger than you, but how smart and capable." Xu Zheng was very surprised, and said: "Master, what are you thanking? This Shang is biased, isn't it? Good guy." Ma Xingkong sneered and said, "Yes, he is biased. But he prefers to protect you, Mr. Xu." Xu Zheng was full of confusion and looked at Master blankly.Ma Xingkong said in a low voice: "Who are you hitting? He is the imperial bodyguard. As for us, we are flying darts on the basis of rewards. The official is really embarrassing for you, we can't afford it." Walking around? That young man protected his face, saving you, a foolish boy, from future troubles." Xu Zheng suddenly realized, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes!" He rushed to the martial arts training hall in the backyard, and saw Shang Baozhen raised his hands and kicked his legs, and was practicing the "bow step strike" in "Zha Quan". Zheng just used it to hit He Sihao's hand.When he saw Xu Zheng coming in, his face flushed, and he quickly withdrew his punches. Xu Zheng clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Shang, my master asked me to thank you. At first I didn't understand your kindness, and I blamed you in my heart." Shang Baozhen said, "Brother Xu, your martial arts are far superior to that guard's." Ten times? My little brother admires you very much." Xu Zheng was very happy to hear him praise himself, and immediately started talking to him, asking: "What kind of kung fu do you practice?" Shang Baozhen said: "My little brother is just a beginner. I haven't learned anything, so I can't tell which school or faction it is. Just now I saw Brother Xu hit him with this move, isn't that true?" As he spoke, he stepped out with his right foot, struck with his right fist, and supported his right arm with his left palm upward. Xu Zheng won the victory with this tactic just now, seeing him comparing his proud work, he was naturally elated, and said: "There are two formulas in this tactic, which are called 'Lu Hai greets the door with three disregards, punches and punches are not tolerated.'" These two sentences He said it casually, and suddenly remembered that this is the mental method passed down by the master, how can he say nonsense and let outsiders know it, so he quickly changed his mouth and said: "You are very right in the comparison, this is the trick." Shang Baozhen said: "What do you mean 'Lu Hai greets the door with three disregards'?" Xu Zheng said: "This... I also forgot." He is not good at lying, and his face turned red when he said this sentence.Shang Baozhen knew that he was unwilling to speak, so he didn't ask any more questions, and only focused on accepting him, making him dizzy, and his whole body was as light as a cloud. Xu Zheng said: "Brother Shang, let's stop talking nonsense. You show me a set of fists and kicks. If there is anything that is not enough, I will tell you. It is not in vain to make friends today." Shang Baozhen was overjoyed. , Said: "That can't be better." At that moment, he pulled down his frame and started punching in the field, but saw that he "hanged a whip on the head rope, and wrapped the cross around the three tips twice", making the Twelve Road Pool. leg. This way of punching and kicking is proficient, but the punches are not straight, and the steps are fluffy. Although the sleeves are windy and the posture is gorgeous, if he fights with others, he can't control it at all.He only looked at Xu Zheng and shook his head secretly, and when he finished playing "Twelve Times of Rhinoceros Watching the Moon and Turning Back", he couldn't help sighing, and said, "Brother, don't blame me for speaking bluntly, the master who taught you martial arts delayed you. Lah." Just as he was about to explain, he suddenly saw Ma Chunhua poking his head at the entrance of the hall and shouting, "Senior Brother, I'm calling you." Xu Zheng hurriedly bid farewell to Shang Baozhen and went back to the hall.I saw two more people sheltering from the rain beside the fire.One is a one-armed man without his right arm, with an extremely long scar stretching from his right eyebrow across his nose and extending to the left corner of his mouth. Under the light of the fire, his face looks terrifying; the other is a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, Yellow and thin.Both were in rags. Xu Zheng glanced at the two of them, but didn't care, walked up to Ma Xingkong, and called out: "Master!" Ma Xingkong's face darkened, and he said in a low voice: "It's been so long, and I'm showing off my martial arts again. , isn’t it?” Xu Zheng said: “I don’t dare. The master here named Shang is good at darts, but he can’t punch or kick at all.” Ma Xingkong said: “Silly boy, you have wronged others. With your little skill There are two opponents who are not others." Xu Zheng smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true. The Twelve-Road Pool Legs taught by his master are all good-looking and useless." Ma Xingkong said: "You know him Who is the master?" Xu Zheng wondered inwardly: "My master has never met that Shang man, nor has he practiced boxing or kicking. How can he even know who his master is?" He immediately replied, "I don't know, I think it's a mistake." Useful bastard." Ma Xingkong sneered, and said in a low voice: "Useless bastard! Hmph, thirteen years ago, your master cut someone with a knife and slashed his palm, and nursed the injured party for three years. He must recover. Who is that person?" Xu Zheng was startled, and said, "Shang Jianming, the gossip sword." It is Wuding County, and the owner’s family name is Shang. We, Hu Shi, came in to shelter from the rain, but we didn’t pay attention at first. Look, what’s painted on the main beam?” Xu Zheng raised his head and saw a gossip pattern painted in gold on the main beam. He couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly said: "Master, copy the guy quickly, we have bumped into the enemy's den." Ma Xingkong said lightly: "Don't be too busy Shang Jianming was killed by someone long ago!" Xu Zheng once heard his master say that he was defeated by one person, and that was Shang Jianming, a Dahao gossip sword in Shandong. From then on, I didn't dare to ask any more questions, but I didn't know that Shang Jianming was dead, so he said in a low voice: "Is it your old man who took revenge later?" Ma Xingkong snorted and said: "I will practice Shang Jianming's martial arts for the rest of my life I can't catch up, how can I kill him with my skills?" Xu Zheng was amazed, and asked: "Then who killed him?" Ma Xingkong said: "The boy hit the wooden sign with a golden dart. In human form, Shang Jianming killed these two people." Xu Zheng opened his eyes wide and said, "Hu Yidao, Miao Renfeng?" Ma Xingkong nodded, his face was gloomy, as dark as the sky outside the house. Xu Zheng admired his master all the time, thinking that in the world, when it comes to martial arts, there are very few people who can beat Baisheng Shenquan Ma Laobaotou, but he didn't know that when he heard what his master said at this time, it was not only the gossip sword merchant Jianming Martial arts are far superior to him, and Hu Yidao and Miao Renfeng's kung fu is superior to Shang Jianming, he couldn't help but be amazed, and asked in a low voice: "Then what kind of characters are Hu Yidao and Miao Renfeng?" Ma Xingkong said "Hu Yidao's martial arts is ten times stronger than mine, but it's a pity that he died more than ten years ago." Xu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I think he died of illness?" Ma Xingkong said, "He was killed by someone." Xu Zheng opened his eyes wide, and said: "Hu Yidao is so powerful, who can kill him?" Ma Xingkong said: "Beat the world's invincible hand, the golden-faced Buddha Miao Renfeng." The thirteen words "Golden Faced Buddha and Miao Renfeng, who are invincible all over the world" will be uttered in one breath, although the voice is low, it is very majestic.Xu Zheng's chest sank, and he was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the door, and more than ten horses galloped in the heavy rain.The handsome husband and the beautiful young woman looked at each other when they heard the sound of the horse's hooves, as if they were trying to calm down, but there was a look of panic on their faces after all.The gentleman took the young woman's hand and moved the seat, as if afraid of the heat of the fire, he moved a little farther away. Ma Xingkong glanced out and tightened his belt.
More than a dozen horses rushed to the front of the village and stopped abruptly.But after hearing several whistles, seven or eight horses circled to the back of the village. When Ma Xingkong heard the whistle, his face changed color, and he said in a low voice: "Stay still." Xu Zheng was extremely excited, his voice trembling, and asked: "The job is here?" Ma Xingkong didn't answer anymore, He yelled loudly: "Everyone is a copycat, bodyguard!" As soon as he said this, the bodyguard pedestrians were in chaos, knowing that there was an underworld strongman who robbed the bodyguard, they jumped up immediately.Qi Yang's two bodyguard heads and five troopers commanded the coachmen to form a pile of more than ten escort carts.Ma Chunhua turned joyful, pulled out the lancet, and said, "Father, which road is it?" Ma Xingkong frowned and said, "I don't know yet." Then he said to himself: "My friends on this road are so strange. Don't step on the plate, just talk about it." After a few words, only the sound of Tuo Tuo Tuo Tuo Tuo on the wall, eight big men dressed in black, holding weapons, stood lined up on the top of the wall.Ma Chunhua raised his right arm, wanting to shoot a sleeve arrow, Ma Xingkong's face was serious, and he shouted in a low voice: "Don't be fooled! Just follow my wink." The eight men in black looked at the crowd in the hall without saying a word. With a bang, the door was pushed open, and a man came in, wearing a royal blue satin robe. The clothes were very gorgeous, but his appearance was wretched and his head shrunk, which did not match his clothes.The man looked up at the sky and saw the heavy rain pouring down. He laughed "Hey", tapped his toes, and walked across the yard and stood at the entrance of the hall.This leap was extremely fast, although the heavy rain was dense, it only wetted his shoulders for a few spots.Xu Zheng and Ma Chunhua didn't care about this person at first, but when they suddenly saw him showing his lightness skills, they became jealous and glanced at Ma Xingkong. Ma Xingkong held the cigarette pouch in his right hand, cupped his hands and said, "Please excuse the old man's blind eyes, I haven't called on him. My friend's name and name, where does Baozhai rest his horse?" Shang Baozhen, the young master of Merchant Fort, heard the sound of horseshoes, immediately hid the golden dart, hung a sharp knife at his waist, and came to the front of the hall.Seeing that the bandit leader was wearing a jasper ring in his hand, a few gold buttons were shining on his robe, he was holding a jadeite snuff bottle in his left hand, he was unarmed, and he was dressed like an upstart rich businessman.I just heard him say: "My surname is Yan Mingji, so the old hero is Baisheng Shenquan Ma Xingkong?" Ma Xingkong clasped his fists and said: "Don't dare, this nickname is given by friends in the world to put gold on his face. The three-legged cat's style is not worth mentioning." He thought to himself: "Yan Ji? Who is that? I have never heard of such a person in Jianghu." Yan Ji laughed, pointed to a row of black-clothed men standing on the top of the wall, and said, "Brothers have been hungry for a few days, and I want to treat Old Hero Ma to a meal." Ma Xingkong said: "Master Yan is serious. Zheng'er, take fifty taels of silver and ask Lord Yan to reward you brother." He was acting according to the rules of the world, but judging by the other party's expression and momentum, fifty taels of silver is definitely not enough to pass.Sure enough, Yan Jiyang laughed loudly, and said: "Old Ma's heroic bodyguard, one guarantee is 300,000 taels. Although the surname Yan's vision is small, only 50 taels, it's not in his eyes." Ma Xingkong muttered in his heart: "This People’s information is not good, how do you inquire clearly, and know that I have guaranteed three hundred thousand taels of silver?” Frowning, he still followed the rules of the world and said: “The surname Ma has a fart, what kind of bodyguard does he protect? It all depends on friends on the road. It's just a face. Although Zhaizhu Yan met for the first time today, we don't know how to meet in the east and west, Ma is lucky, and made another friend today. I don't know what orders Yan Zhaizhu has?" Yan Ji said: "I don't dare to obey the order. I just want to open my eyes when I am born to see money. Three hundred thousand darts and silver have passed under my nose. Not taking it will hurt my morals. But old escort Ma is a friend who is open and a friend. How about it, I will only take half of it." If you add 21 to 5, you can borrow 150,000 taels of silver to spend the money." Without waiting for Ma Xingkong to answer, with a wave of his left hand, eight big men jumped off the wall one after another and rushed to the entrance of the hall.Someone asked: "Take all?" Yan Ji said: "No, take half and keep half! If there is shit, everyone eats, and if there is food, everyone eats!" All the big men agreed loudly, and walked to the escort cart. Ma Xingkong was furious, seeing those big men with sluggish movements when they jumped down from the wall, there were no masters among them, he no longer worried, he said lightly: "Master Yan is not willing to leave any room?" Yan Ji said in astonishment : "Why don't you leave room? I didn't mean to take half and keep half? The two brothers have an agreement and a fair deal." Xu Zheng couldn't bear it anymore, took two steps forward, pointed at Yan Ji, and said loudly: "You are walking on the underworld, have you never heard of the name of the Pegasus Escort?" Yan Ji said: "Flying Dog Escort, I My daughter-in-law has heard it before, but damn it, it’s the first time I’ve heard it from the Pegasus Escort Bureau.” With a sway, he suddenly rushed to the right of the hall, pulled out the Pegasus Dart flag inserted on the frame, and folded the flagpole in two Duan, threw it on the ground, and then stretched out his foot to step on the flag. This incident really violated the great taboo of the world. Robbery of darts is common, but it is rare to do it like this. If there is no unresolvable feud between the two sides, it is determined to fight with their lives.At the sight of the guards, there was an uproar. Xu Zheng didn't talk anymore, he rushed forward and did a "stepping high five", his left palm hit him hard on the chest.Yan Ji dodged sideways, Tan: "Boy, do you want to fight?" He turned his left palm and grabbed his wrist urgently.Xu Zheng made a "step back and waved his palm", hooked his left hand backwards, and swung his right palm upwards, striking the enemy's jaw.Yan Ji tilted his head, and struck down with his right fist.The punch came in a very strange way, Xu Zheng hurriedly moved his head away, and with a bang, he was punched in the shoulder, but he felt the force of the punch was heavy, and he only felt a dull pain in his chest and back from the shock.Xu Zheng's footsteps wobbled, and he almost fell down. Fortunately, he was strong and strong, and his horse gait was extremely stable. Relieve the force and counterattack, the brilliant trick of "cha boxing". Yan Ji ignored it, smiled slightly, hooked his left leg backwards, and kicked backwards, this leg was even more weird.Xu Zheng was terrified, and jumped up to avoid it.Yan Ji hit straight with his right fist and shouted: "Gong Xi Fa Cai!" With a bang, it hit his chest.This punch was so powerful that Xu Zheng fell on his back and rolled several times on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a "wow".The group of thieves cheered loudly and shouted: "This punch is enough for this kid." Seeing Yan Ji's attack so viciously, the security guards were both shocked and angry.Ma Chunhua stretched out her hand to help her elder brother, she was so anxious that she was about to cry, she even asked: "What's the matter?" Ma Xingkong has seen many storms and waves all his life, but he couldn't recognize what kind of punches this bandit leader used.The three guards were also discussing in a low voice: "Which school is the idea?" "I can't tell, it's a bit like Wuxingquan." "No, Wuxingquan is not that evil." Ma Xingkong took two steps forward, clasped his fists and said: "Master Yan is really good at martial arts, thank you for teaching my apprentice a lesson, so that he can know that there are many capable people in the Jianghu." Yan Ji smiled and said: "I'm a three-legged cat a few times.算什么玩意儿，给你马英雄提鞋皮、倒便壶也还挨不上边儿，只好哄哄人家小媳妇儿，光棍别的不会，你奶奶的，就只会这个。这就请教你马老英雄的百胜神拳。”马行空见他满脸油光，说话贫嘴滑舌，不折不扣是个泼皮无赖，怎地又练就了这样一身怪异武功，当真奇怪，打定主意先行只守不攻，待认清他拳路再说，当下凝神斜立，双手虚握。 三名侍卫、商宝震、镖行众人一齐凝神观斗，都知这一场争斗不但关系到主十万镖银的安危，也是马行空身家性命、一生威望之所系。大厅中人人肃静，只听得火堆中柴炭爆裂，发出轻轻的噼卜之声。院子中大雨如注，竟无半分停息之意。那华服相公自和少妇并肩低声说话，对马阎的争斗全没留心。 阎基从怀中取出个晶莹碧绿的翡翠鼻烟壶，伸手指蘸了些鼻烟，吸了口，慢慢将鼻烟壶放回怀中，就像赌场上赌徒要下重注之前的姿式一般。他也知马行空是个劲敌，将辫子在头顶盘了个圈，叫道：“光棍祖上不积德，吃饭就得拼老命！他奶奶的这就拼啊！”忽地猱身直上，左拳猛出，向马行空击去。 马行空待他拳头离胸半尺，一个“白鹤亮翅”，身子已向左转成弓箭步，两臂向后成钩手，呼的一声轻响，倒挥出来，平举反击，使的仍是少林派中极为寻常的“查拳”，但架式凝稳，出手抬腿之际，甚为老练狠辣。 那相公对镖客与强人的争斗本来并不在意，偶然斜眼一瞥，正见到阎基一足反踢，招式奇特，不由得留神观看。那美妇叫道：“归农，归农。”那相公随口漫应，目光却贯注于二人的拼斗。那美妇伸手摇了摇他肩膀，说道：“一个糟老儿，一个泼皮混混打架，当真就这么好看吗？”那相公听她话中大有不悦之意，忙转头笑道：“这泼皮的拳脚好古怪。”那美妇叹道：“唉，你们男人，天下最要紧的事儿就是杀人打架。”那相公笑道：“你不许我看，我就不看。那你向着我，让我把你美丽的脸蛋儿瞧个饱。”那美妇低低一笑，甚为娇媚，果真抬起了头望他。两人四目交投，脸上都充满了柔情蜜意。 这时马行空与那盗魁已斗得如火如荼，甚为激烈。马行空的一路查拳堪堪打完，仍占不到半点上风，那阎基的拳脚来来去去只十几招，或伸拳直击，或钩腿反踢，或沉肘擒拿，或劈掌夹腿。三名武官看了一阵，早察觉他招数有限，但马行空居然战他不下，都觉好笑。 眼见马行空使一招“马裆推拳”，跨腿成骑马势，右手抽回，左手向前猛推。何思豪叫道：“沉肘擒拿。”果然不出所料，阎基手肘一沉，就施擒拿手抓他手腕。马行空急忙变招，手臂缩回，微微转身。何思豪笑道：“钩腿反踢！”阎基果然钩起右腿，向后反踢。马行空的武功高出何思豪不知多少，何思豪既已事先瞧出，他岂有料不到之理？但说也奇怪，明知对手要钩腿反踢，竟没法以伏招破解。马行空号称“百胜神拳”，少林派各路拳术，全部烂熟于胸，见查拳奈何不得对方，招数一变，突然快打快踢，拳势如风，旁观者登时目为之眩，他使的是一路“燕青拳”。 那燕青是宋朝梁山泊上好汉，当年相扑之技，天下无对。这一路拳法传将下来，讲究纵跃起伏，盘拗挑打，全是进手招数。马行空年纪虽老，身手仍极矫捷，蹿高伏低，宛如狸猫相似。阎基见敌人变招，仍以那十几招又笨拙又难看的拳脚翻来覆去地使用。 商宝震、徐铮、马春花，以及戚镖头、杨镖头见这盗魁的武功如此占怪，都诧异万分。每个人到这时都已料到他下一招是伸拳直击，还是劈掌夹腿，不禁随着何思豪叫了出来，但马行空竟奈何他不得。只见马老镖头“上步进肘掴身拳”，“迎面抢快打三拳”，“左右跨打”，“反身裁锤”，“踢腿撩阴十字拳”，一招接一招，犹如门外的狂风暴雨一般。但阎基只一招毛手毛脚的伸臂直击，就将他所有巧妙的招式尽数破解了。
那独臂人和黄瘦小孩一直缩在屋角之中，瞧着马行空和阎基比武。独臂人低声道：“少爷，你仔细瞧那个盗魁，要瞧得仔细，千万别忘了他的相貌。”小孩道：“干吗啊？干吗要瞧他？”独臂人道：“你记着这人，永远别忘记了。”小孩道：“他是个大坏人么？”独臂人咬牙切齿地道：“阴差阳错，叫咱们在这里撞见了他。你瞧清楚了，可别让他知觉。” 过了一会儿，独臂人又道：“你总说功夫练得不对，你仔细瞧着他，也许就练对了。”小孩道：“干吗呀？”独臂人眼中微有泪光，低声道：“现在还不能说，等你年纪大了，武艺练好了，我原原本本地说给你听。”小孩看阎基拳打脚踢，姿式极其难看，但隐隐似有所悟，忽地大叫一声：“四叔！”独臂人忙道：“别大声嚷嚷。”小孩“嗯”了一声答应，低声道：“这个人的拳脚我有些懂啦。”独臂人道：“不错，你好好瞧着。你那本拳经刀谱，前面缺了两页，所以你总说练不顺。那缺了的两页，就在这阎棊身上。” 小孩吃了一惊，黄黄瘦瘦的小脸蛋儿上现出一些红晕，目不转睛地望着阎基，又问：“怎么会在他身上？”独臂人道：“将来。会跟你说。这家伙本来不会什么武功，但得了两页拳经，学会了十几招残缺不全的拳法，竟能跟鼎鼎有名的大拳师打成平手，你想想，那拳经刀谱共有三百多页，等你将来学会了，学全了，能有多大的本事。”那小孩听了心中激动，眼睛里闪耀着兴奋的光芒。 场中虽是两人比武，但可看的却只一人。阎基来来去去这十几招，大家委实都瞧得厌了。马行空的拳招却变幻百出，花式似乎无穷无尽。 一套“燕青拳”奈何不了对方，忽地拳法又变，使出一套“鲁智深醉跌”。但见他如疯如癫，似醉似狂，忽而卧倒，忽而跃起，“罗汉斜卧”，“仙人渴盹”，这路拳法似是瞎打乱踢，其实精彩之极。这时阎基那十几招笨拳却渐渐不管事了，对方拳脚来路也看不明白，不由得心下着慌。猛听得马行空喝一声：“着！”一脚“鲤鱼翻身搅丝腿”，正好踢在他腰间。阎基痛得弯下了腰。 马行空知对方功夫了得，这一脚虽中要害，只怕仍难令他身受重伤。倘若平常比武较量，胜了这一腿自也可以收手，但这番争斗关联三十万两镖银，怎容得敌人喘息片刻？若是争端重起，也未必定能再胜，当下得理不让人，纵身上前，一腿“拐子脚”，又往他后心踢去。 群盗齐声大哗。阎基忽地一脚钩腿反踢，来势变幻无方，马行空虽阅历丰富，竟见不及此，给他这一腿踢正小腹，仰天一跤直摔出去。马春花与徐铮双双抢上扶起。但见他面如白纸，连声咳嗽，只说：“拼死护镖！” 徐铮与马春花各持单刀，护在马行空两旁。阎基腰里也痛得厉害，右手挥了几下，两名黑衣大汉奔将上来。阎基叫道：“取镖吧！还等什么？”群盗各出兵刃，齐向镖客杀去。马春花、徐铮、戚镖头、杨镖头大呼迎敌。 群盗人多，除阎基外虽无高手，但马春花与徐铮要分心照料马行空，给群盗两下里一攻，情势登见危急。商宝震拔出单刀，叫道：“三位侍卫大人，咱们动手吧！”何思豪道：“好，赶走强盗再说。”四个生力军加入战团。 商宝震见马春花给两名盗伙用兵器封住了，渐渐施展不开手脚，当即抢上，喝道：“男子汉欺侮姑娘，还要两个打一个，不害臊么？”刷的一刀，往那高个儿盗伙头上砍去。那人回鞭招架，几个回合，商宝震刀中夹掌，左手一掌抹在他胸口，将他击得直掼出去。马春花喘息道：“行了，这一个让我来料理。”商宝震一笑退开，径去帮助徐铮，三刀两掌，又打发了一名盗伙。徐铮感激之余，很钦佩师父眼光，这少年的武功果然远胜自己。 这么一来，厅上情势变换，群盗纷纷败退，抢着往门口奔出。猛听得一人清声长啸，叫道：“大家住手，我有话说。”众人斗得甚紧，没人理会。商宝震突见人影一晃，一人伸掌在面前摇动，当即举刀削去，那人右手一钩一带，已将他单刀夺过，往地下摔落。商宝震大惊，急忙跃后，瞧那人时，却是那服饰华贵的相公。 那相公大踏步走入人丛，双手钩拿拍打，只听丁丁当当，响声不绝，兵刃落了一地，都让他施展小擒拿手法夺过抛落。群盗与众镖客惊骇之下，各自跃开，呆呆地望着他。阎基一愕，忽然记起了十余年前之事，叫道：“田相公！是你？”那相公想不起他是谁，奇道：“你认得我？”阎基笑道：“十三年前在沧州府，小的曾服侍过你老。”那相公低头一想，恍然记起，说道：“是了，你就是那个跌打医生。怎么学会了一身武功，做起寨主来啦？”阎基上前请了个安，说道：“要请你老栽培。” 这相公打扮之人，正是天龙门北宗掌门人田归农。 镖行人众眼见已可驱退群盗，哪知这田相公不但武功强极，还与盗魁是旧交，这一下可糟糕已极。马行空低声嘱咐，叫大伙儿护住镖车，瞧他眼色行事。 田归农双目自左至右在众人脸上缓缓横扫而过，然后又自右至左地横扫过来，再向天井中倾盆而下的大雨望了一眼，眼光终于停上镖车，说道：“阎兄，今口的买卖你可是赔定啦。”阎基赔笑道：“你老人家别见怪，也是弟兄们少口饭吃，走投无路，这才干起这没本钱买卖来。我们宏当改过自新，不敢忘了田相公今日的恩德。”田归农哈哈大笑，说道：“怎么跟我闹起虚文来啦？老阎，你拿五万两镖银，够不够使了？”阎基一怔，赔笑道：“你老人家开玩笑啦。”田归农道：“开什么玩笑？这里三十万镖银，我拿一半十五万，余下的你拿五万，还有十万两你说怎么分？” 阎基喜出望外，忙道：“你老人家一并随手带去就是了，还分什么？”田归农摇头道：“那不成话，这哪里还有江湖义气？适才我们进来避雨，我……我……我娘子衣服湿了……”那美妇听他说“我娘子”三字，脸上一红，神态微现忸怩，向田归农微微一笑。田归农报以一笑，继续说道：“镖行这位姑娘借衣服给她，这一番情分不能不报，咱们给马姑娘留五万两。还有，这里三位侍卫大人在此，常言道见者有份，每人分一万两。余下二万，就送给此间主人。你说我这样分法公不公道？”阎基连连鼓掌，大叫：“公道之极，公道之极！我早说你田相公是天下第一等慷慨豪爽的大英雄。” 马行空、徐铮、马春花等听田归农侃侃而谈，旁若无人，倒似这三十万两银子已是他囊中之物一般。马行空身受重伤，这么一气，更险欲晕去。徐铮眼望师父，只问：“怎么办？怎么办？”马春花怒道：“什么怎么办？”弯腰拾起地下单刀，叫道：“姓田的，你当我们是死人还是活人？”说着扬起单刀，径往田归农扑去。 田归农笑道：“你别逼我动手，我娘子可要喝醋。”那美妇啐了一口，笑骂：“贫嘴！”但似对他轻薄口吻甚为喜爱。马春花听他言语无礼，更是恼怒，上步一刀，拦腰横砍。田归农笑道：“哎哟，不好，我娘子可不许我跟女人打架。”手指在她刀背上一击，马春花拿捏不住，脱手撤刀。田归农手法快极，右手抢过刀柄，左手已拿住她手腕，举起刀来，作势要往她头颈中砍下，口中却叹道：“似这般如花如月貌，怎叫我不做惜玉怜香人！” 商宝震和徐铮见他戏弄马春花，双双抢出。商宝震右手一扬，一枝金镖取他左…徐铮急了，来不及拾取地下兵刃，飞脚就踢他后心。田归农倏地回身，撤刀擒拿，抓住他足踝，往上一提。徐铮身子倒转，只感腿上一阵剧痛，失声大叫，却是那枝金镖打进了他右腿。田归农挥手抖出，徐铮的身子犹如一柄扫帚般横扫出去，正撞在马春花腿上，两人跌在一起。众人见他戏耍二人，如弄婴儿，哪里还敢上前？ 田归农道：“阎兄，你把镖银就照适才我说的那么分了，套一辆大车给我，我们两口子身有急事，须得冒雨赶路。”阎基大喜，连声答应。群盗从镖车中取出银鞘，一半十五万两堆成一大堆，此外五万两的堆了两堆，三堆一万两的、一堆二万两的，分别堆在地下，向众车夫喝道：“乖乖地赶路。” 北道上有规矩，绿林豪客劫镖抢银，却不伤害车夫，甚至脚力酒钱也依常例照给，但若车夫不听嘱咐，自然又作别论。众车夫见了这等情势，哪敢不依，将十五万两银子装上了车子，胃着大雨，将银车一辆辆推出去。 马行空见银车出去一辆，心里就发一阵疼，只见一辆骡车赶到庭前，车夫拉转骡子的头朝向门外，田归农扶着娘子便要上车。只要骡车一行，马行空就身败名裂，倾家荡产，一世辛苦付于流水了。他颤巍巍地站起，突然纵起，叫道：“我和你拼了！”双手犹如铁钩，猛往田归农脸上抓去。那美妇看得害怕，吓得大声惊叫。田归农侧身出掌，击向他肩头。马行空倘若未受重伤，这一掌自然打他不着，但此时全身筋骨不听使唤，眼见掌到，竟然不能闪避，砰的一声，身子飞起，向院子中跌了出去。
猛听得一人嗓子低沉，嘿嘿嘿三下冷笑。 这三声冷笑传进厅来，田归农和那美妇登时便如听见了世上最可怕的声音一般，二人面如白纸，身子发颤。田归农出力推那美妇背心，将那美妇推入车中，飞身而起，跨上骡背，双腿急夹，挥鞭催骡快走。哪知他连连挥鞭，这骡子只跨出两步，突然停住，再也不能向前半尺。 众人站在厅口，从水帘一般的大雨中望出去。只见一个又高又瘦的大汉，左手抱着个包裹，右手拉住了大车车辕。那骡子给田归农催得急了，低头弓腰，四蹄一齐发劲，但大汉拉着车辕，大车竟似钉牢在地下一般，动也不动。 那大汉又冷笑一声。田归农尚自迟疑，车中美妇已跨出车来，向那大汉瞧也不瞧，昂然走进厅去。田归农慢慢跨下骡背，也跟着进厅。他全身给雨淋得湿透，却似丝毫不觉，目光呆滞，失魂落魄一般。那美妇招手叫他过去，坐在她身边。 那高瘦大汉大踏步进厅，坐在火堆之旁，向旁人一眼不瞧，打开包裹，里面包着个女孩，约莫两三岁年纪，双颊通红，闭着双眼。那大汉怕冷坏了孩子，抱着她在火边烤火。那女孩正自沉沉熟睡，脸色白里透红，甚是可爱，长长的睫毛旁却挂着两颗泪珠。 马春花、徐铮和商宝震三人扶着马行空起来，见田归农对那高瘦大汉如此害怕，都是又惊又喜。马春花道：“爹，你伤处还好么？这……这人是谁？”马行空道：“他……他是……打遍天下无敌手……金……金面佛苗……苗大侠……”一句话刚说完，已痛得晕了过去。大厅之上，飞马镖局的镖头和趟子手集在东首，阎基与群盗集在西首，三名侍卫与商宝震站在椅子之后，各人目光都瞧着苗人风、田归农与美妇三人。 苗人风凝视怀中幼女，脸上爱怜横溢，充满着慈爱和柔情，众人若不是适才见到他一手抓住大车，连健骡也无法拉动的惊人神力，真难相信此人身负绝世武功。 那美妇神态自若，呆呆望着火堆，嘴角边挂着一丝冷笑，只有极细心之人，才见到她嘴唇微微颤动，显得心里甚为不安。 田归农脸如白纸，望着院子中的大雨。 三个人的目光瞧着三处，谁也不瞧谁一眼，各自安安静静地坐着，一言不发。但三人心中，却如波涛汹涌，有大哀伤，有大决心，也有大恐惧。