Chapter 8 chapter eight

Suddenly the flames flickered at the entrance of the hall, Liu Hezhen held the firewood in his hand, leaned on his wife's arm, walked into the apse slowly, and said, "Let's sleep here for a while." In the straw where Yuan Ziyi slept just now.Hu Fei was a young man, and when he saw it, he was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Liu, it is inconvenient for you to climb up and down. It is much more convenient to sleep underground. My bunk is for you." Lifting the burden, he ran to the altar, stretched his feet and stepped Go up, and lie down among the straw piles first.Liu Hezhen thanked and said, "My little brother is really kind."

Hu Fei was lying in the straw, and vaguely smelled a faint fragrance. He didn't know if it was out of his own imagination, or Yuan Ziyi really left the fragrance. Can't help but feel turbulent, looking forward to the sound of hooves in the distance. After a while, I suddenly heard Liu Hezhen say in a low voice: "Qingping, this little brother is really kind, we and my wife must repay him well." The young woman named Qingping said: "Yes, if not He tried his best to cover it up, the two corpses of our husband and wife lying in the temple." Liu Hezhen sighed, and said: "Shicai is really in danger, if the three Zhong brothers want to embarrass this little brother, I tried my best not to, and I have to save him." Qingping said: "Of course, this little brother is just an ordinary country boy, not from the world, but if we treat each other with a chivalrous heart, we will be able to Repay with a chivalrous heart. Although this little brother does not know martial arts, he is better than many heroes in the world."

Liu Hezhen said: "Whisper! Don't wake him up." Then he called a few times in a low voice: "Brother! Brother!" Hu Fei was not asleep, but after hearing their praises, he knew he was going to speak again Thank you, I feel embarrassed, pretend to be asleep, and don't agree.Qingping said in a low voice: "He fell asleep." Liu Hezhen said: "En!" After a while, he said in a low voice: "Qingping, just now I told you to run away alone, why didn't you go?" There is a sense of blame. Qingping said sadly: "Oh! You are so seriously injured, how can I abandon you?" Liu Hezhen said: "Since my wife passed away, I only know that I will be alone for the rest of my life. Unexpectedly, with you following me, how can I treat me again?" Such love. How can I be willing to part with you? But you know how important this letter is, if it is not sent to the golden-faced Buddha Miao hero, how many benevolent and righteous people will die..."

Hu Fei's heart trembled when he heard the words "Golden Face Buddha Miao Hero".He knew that Miao Renfeng had a lot to do with his father. According to rumors in the world, his father died at his hands, but every time he asked Uncle Ping, who raised him, he always said that this was absolutely not true. I'm still young, so I'll definitely detail what happened in the future.After Ping Asi and Hu Fei escaped from danger in Merchant Fort, they went to live in seclusion in a remote village in Cangzhou, Hebei. Hu Fei seldom visited at ordinary times, fearing that Yan Ji would follow him and search for the scriptures of boxing and knives, which would hurt Ping Asi.Hu Fei hadn't accomplished martial arts yet, and he didn't know if he was sure that he could defeat Yan Ji, so the details of his father's feud had not been told by Ah Si.

Hu Fei had met Miao Renfeng once in the Merchant Fort back then, but felt that he was majestic and majestic, and in his young heart at that time, he admired him greatly.Until now, among the people he met in his life, only Zhao Banshan and Miao Renfeng really broke his heart.Zhao Banshan befriended him, but Miao Renfeng didn't say a word to him, and didn't even glance at him out of the corner of his eye, but every time he thought of this person, he always felt that he should be like this, that he was considered a hero. Qingping said in a low voice: "Shut up! This matter is extremely confidential, so don't talk about it in a place where no one is around." Liu Hezhen said: "Yes! We are running around for the sake of countless benevolent and righteous people. Selfishness is inside. The emperor has a spirit, and must bless us to succeed." These few words are righteous.Hu Fei secretly admired, and said in his heart: "This is a chivalrous matter. No matter whether Miao Renfeng has kindness or hatred towards me, I will definitely help Liu Hezhen deliver the letter."

The couple stopped talking after that.After a long time, Hu Fei was drowsy and slightly sleepy. He closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, he heard the sound of horseshoes in the north. The Zhong brothers went three times and returned.Hu Fei was slightly startled: "These three people come back to the temple again. Liu He will be hard to escape this time. Why don't I go outside the temple and send them away. Even if they lose, let the Lius escape and deliver the letter It is important to write a letter." Tie the burden on his back, gently slipped down the altar, walked out of the temple gate, and greeted the mounts of the three Zhong brothers.

At this time, the heavy rain had stopped, and the road area was full of water. Hu Fei ran across the water. For a moment, in the darkness, he saw three horsemen running head to tail, and they looked like the three heroes of the Zhong family.He stood in the middle of the road, opened his hands, and shouted loudly: "I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, you can save money to buy roads!" Zhong Laosan, who was in the lead, laughed dumbly, and shouted: "Where did you get out of the little thief!" As soon as he lifted the rein, the horse rushed towards Hu Fei.Hu Fei stretched out his left hand, grabbed the rein of the horse and reined in. The horse couldn't bear the force of hundreds of catties, but when he was reined, he immediately backed up a few steps.He then resorted to the skill of borrowing strength, followed the horse's backward trend, and threw it up and down. The tall horse unexpectedly couldn't stand still, and fell to the ground with a bang.At last Zhong Laosan saw the opportunity quickly and jumped on the side of the road first.

This time, the three Zhong brothers were all horrified, the eldest Zhong and the second eldest got off their horses at the same time, and each of them had a strange-shaped weapon in their hands.It was about to dawn at this time, but before dawn, the sky was darker for a short period of time, and even though the heavy rain stopped, the dark clouds in the sky had not dissipated. Although Hu Fei opened his eyes wide, he still couldn't see clearly what weapon the three of them were holding. One person said in a rough voice: "The brothers of the Zhong family in Hubei passed through your place, and they have never visited. It is extremely rude. May I ask your honor and name?" Hearing Hu Fei's immature accent, the three of them knew that he was not very old. He didn't take it to heart at all, when he saw that he knocked and pushed a healthy horse to the ground, this skill is no small feat, he couldn't help but feel moved.The boss, Zhong Zhaowen, called out his name, and his words were quite respectful.Although Hu Fei is funny and wise, he is not frivolous by nature. Hearing the other party speak politely, he said: "My surname is Hu, and I didn't ask the three masters about their names."

Zhong Zhaowen thought to himself: "My three heroes of the Zhong family are famous all over the world, but who in the martial arts world doesn't know about it? You have heard the words 'Ebei Zhong's brothers', and you still have to ask about their names. Your knowledge is too shallow." He replied: "This is Zhaowen, my second brother, Zhaoying, and Zhaoneng, my third brother. My three brothers are in a hurry, so please make way for Big Brother Hu. Since Big Brother Hu is here to open a mountain and set up a cabinet, we brothers will come back, and we will definitely thank you sincerely. "He said and arched his hand.As a well-known figure in the Jianghu, it is extremely rare for him to speak so humbly to his younger generation, just because Hu Fei showed his strong martial arts when he made a move, knowing that this person is difficult to fight, and thinking that he may not be alone. It's even more difficult when teachers and friends are by your side.

Hu Fei clasped his fists in return, and said: "Teacher Zhong is too polite. The younger generation is young, and Ni dare not be the one, so it's no wonder you offend him. Are the three going to find the Liu Hezhen couple?" The words were also extremely respectful. At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and the three heroes of the Zhong family had already recognized the person in front of them, that was the country boy they had just seen in Xiangfei Temple.The three brothers glanced at each other, thinking: "This time, I've missed it, so this kid is on the same side as Liu Hezhen and his wife."

In the dim light of the morning, Hu Fei had already seen the odd-shaped weapons in the hands of the three Zhong brothers.But Zhong Zhaowen was holding an iron plate about a foot long, with characters engraved vaguely on it; Zhong Zhaoying was holding a mourning stick; Floating in the morning wind, it looks strange.The three of them were ugly, and their clothes were strange. After being set off by these three dangerous weapons, they were already mesmerizing without using their hands.Hu Fei was afraid that they would suddenly attack, but he didn't know the power of these three strange weapons, so he was fully on guard and did not dare to be negligent. Zhong Zhaowen said: "How do you call Teacher Liu Hezhen?" Hu Fei said: "This is the second time I met Teacher Liu today, and we have never had a relationship. I just saw that the three of you were pushing each other too much, and I wanted to express my love for him. As the saying goes, it is good : Let it go when you can, and you have to forgive others. Since Teacher Liu and his wife are injured, how much will the three of you tolerate?" Zhong Zhaoying was impatient, thinking to himself that it had taken a long time here, don't let Liu Hezhen take the opportunity to leave, and immediately winked at his elder brother, and moved slowly, trying to bypass Hu Fei. Hu Fei put his hands together and said: "I don't know what the three of you have with Mr. Liu. I don't know about it. But Mr. Liu has something important to do, and after letting him finish it, how about the three of you making trouble with him? At that time Don't interfere with yourself, don't dare to disturb him." Zhong Zhaowen said angrily: "We just don't allow him to do this matter. Are you going to let him go or not?" Hu Fei recalled what Liu Hezhen and his wife said to each other, saying that the letters involved the lives of countless benevolent and righteous people. Seeing that the three Zhong brothers had fierce appearances, their costumes and weapons were extremely strange, although they didn't know their origins, they might not be What a good man, it seems that if you don't do it, it will be difficult to solve this matter, so he laughed and said: "It's not difficult to make way, you only need to buy three hundred taels of silver for the road." Zhong Zhaoying was furious, waved the mourning stick, and stepped forward to strike.Zhong Zhaowen blocked it with his left hand and said, "Second brother, wait a minute!" He reached into his bosom, took out four ingots, and said, "There is more than three hundred taels of silver here, so please take it." Zhong Zhaoying called out, "Brother, what are you doing?" ?” He thought, how could the three heroes of the Zhong family be so weak to a younger generation?But Governor Zhong Zhaowen is urgent, so he has to stop Liu Hezhen as soon as possible. There are priorities, such an unknown boy as Hu Fei, combined with the strength of the three brothers, is invincible. So he took three hundred taels of silver and gave it to him. This move was beyond Hu Fei's expectations. He shook his head with a smile, and without reaching out to pick it up, he said, "Thank you, thank you! Teacher Zhong said that the four ingots are more than three hundred taels, but the price of the younger generation is only One hundred taels of silver per person, three hundred taels in total, it would be too unreasonable to take more. Let's go to the front town together, find a silver shop, ask the shopkeeper to weigh and cut it, the juniors only need three One hundred taels, I dare not take a penny more..." The three heroes of the Zhong family raised their eyebrows when they heard this.Zhong Zhaowen put the silver in his arms and said: "Second and third brothers, you go first." He shouted to Hu Fei: "Show your weapons. I will ask my brother for advice." Hu Fei saw that he was calm and calm, he was really a strong opponent, and Yuan Ziyi had already snatched him away single-handedly. At this time, fighting the three of them with bare hands, I am afraid it would be difficult to win.When he thought of Yuan Ziyi, he felt a little sweet in his heart, but then he gritted his teeth, thinking that if you hadn't taken away my weapon, he wouldn't be in this dangerous situation at this time, seeing Zhong Zhaoying and Zhaoneng brothers want to bypass him, But how to stop it?When his mind moved, he quickly took two steps sideways, stretched out his right fist, and hit the head of the yellow horse Zhong Zhaowen was riding with a bang.This fist he used a heavy hand, with internal strength, it is the most powerful killing move passed down in the Hu family's boxing records, and he has only practiced it for many years.The yellow horse's skull was shattered immediately, and it collapsed to the ground, dead without moving. This was a head start, and the three heroes of the Zhong family were all stunned.Hu Fei grabbed the yellow horse's saddle, and with a little force, the horse's girdle broke. He blocked the saddle in front of his chest, holding a stirrup strap in each hand, and said, "I'm offended! Just because I didn't carry a weapon, I have to borrow this saddle, three seniors, please forgive me." As he spoke, he swung out the iron stirrup in his left hand, and attacked Zhong Zhaoying's door, and the iron stirrup in his right hand struck Zhong Zhaoneng's right flank, and both chains came out, blocking their way. The three heroes of the Zhong family were shocked and angry.The three brothers used to use the Judgment Brush, but they were defeated by Miao Renfeng eight years ago, and it was a great shame. Going to fight Miao Renfeng again with a new weapon, but in this remote village, he was actually blocked by this unknown boy.Zhong Zhaowen let out a howl, Zhaoying and Zhaoneng howled in unison, and in the howling, the wind was cold and chilly.When Hu Fei heard this, he couldn't help being startled. Seeing the three of them holding up the iron spirit card, the mourning stick, and the soul-calling banner, they attacked from three sides. They immediately put the saddle on their chest as a shield, and waved the iron mirror with both hands, as if they were using a pair of shooting stars. Hammer, actually has offense and defense. Although he is proficient in fists, feet and sword skills, he is not proficient in many martial arts schools like Yuan Ziyi. He has never practiced this meteor hammer. He only uses his quick mind and superior martial arts foundation to resist.Although it is said that one method is mastered, ten thousand methods are mastered, even if a martial arts expert has only a bamboo and a tree in his hand, he can use it to defeat the enemy and defend himself, but the three heroes of the Zhong family are first-rate experts. He is deep.Fortunately, he didn't know how to use the meteor hammer at all, so he fought with others for twenty or thirty moves, but he still hasn't lost. The three heroes of the Zhong family are well-informed, seeing Hu Fei holding two stirrups as meteor hammers, they immediately set out to identify his martial arts family.Seeing his right hand stirrup strike horizontally, he thought this was a move of "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun" in the Zhang Family's Meteor Hammer Technique in Qingzhou, Shandong.Unexpectedly, Hu Fei saw Zhong Zhaoying's mourning stick was being raised from bottom to top, and there was a gap on the top of his head, so he immediately shook the stirrup and pressed his head down.Zhong's three ambitions felt strange: "What kind of family is this?" Hu Fei saw Zhong Zhaoying raised his stick to seal the frame, and swiped the lantern with his right hand towards Zhong Zhaoneng.The three brothers nodded secretly, thinking: "That's right, so he is the disciple of Chu Shichui in Yanzhou, Shaanxi. This time he 'raised his eyebrows', and the second half of the move must have been swinging the double stirrups as his chest." The three of them had seen him push When a horse hits a horse, one's brawn is heavy, if the two hammers are swinging straight at the chest, then don't be careless, now the three of them raise their weapons to their chests, use their strength together, and want to fight him hard.Unexpectedly, Hu Fei didn't know what the "raised eyebrows" tactic was. Seeing the three people raising their swords to protect their chests, the double stirrups suddenly swept down and hit the three people's lower body.The three brothers were taken aback: "How did you use the trick of 'shattering the earth'?" While parrying, Zhong Zhaoneng shouted: "Hey, who are you, Mr. Tong, the 'meteor chasing the moon' from Taiyuan Prefecture? Could it be that the flood has knocked down the Dragon King Temple?" "Meteor chasing the moon", and Zhong Zhaowen, the boss of the three heroes of the Zhong family, are close friends, and the "shattering" move is just the single-pass stunt of their school, and other families who use the meteor hammer will never use it.Hu Fei hit by mistake, this move made it seem vaguely, he listened to Zhong Zhaoneng's inquiry, and said with a smile: "Teacher Tong is my junior brother."Zhong Zhaoneng thought to himself that Mr. Tong could barely do it as your grandfather, how could he be your junior brother? With a bah, he scolded, "You bastard is talking nonsense!" The three of them saw that his stirrup moves were elusive, and they couldn't figure out his martial arts background. They all wondered: "Which one of our families and schools has never seen a meteor hammer? This kid is really evil." Knowing the opponent's martial arts skills, he can take advantage of the enemy's opportunities, but the three heroes of the Zhong family guessed wrong several times, their minds were confused, and the moves they used were not effective.It was all because of Hu Fei's magical fist that killed the horse, which made the three of them jealous, otherwise there would be no need to identify his family's sect, and they would show off their unique skills as soon as they got started. Hu Fei was already in trouble. After more than twenty moves, the three heroes of the Zhong family saw that although the move of his double stirrups was strange, it was not powerful, so they each displayed their unique skills that they had practiced hard for eight years, and the strange moves of the three strange-shaped weapons of cards, sticks and banners came out one after another. .Zhong Zhaowen's spiritual card was made of iron, and all his actions were fierce and hard-hitting. Hu Fei could see clearly at this time that the words "make money at first sight" were written on the card.Zhong Zhaoneng's summoning banners are all soft skills, the fabric of the banners is not like cloth, the leather is not like leather, when the stirrups are hit, there is no force at all, but if the banners are brushed against the body, the feeling must be extremely uncomfortable.Zhong Zhaoying's mourning stick is between hard and soft, it is roughly the shape of a stick, mixed with the number of whips and maces.The three brothers have different weapons, and the wooden handles of the three weapons are still used as the judge's pen, which can be used to hit acupuncture points, and the strength and softness complement each other, complementing each other.Hu Fei secretly groaned, knowing that he would be defeated if he continued to fight, suddenly turned his palms around, put them behind the saddle, and pushed outwards.With a whirring sound, the saddle flew forward. The three heroes of the Zhong family jumped out of the way, not knowing what strange move he was about to make. Hu Fei said loudly: "The junior was kind enough to persuade the fight, and he didn't dare to fight seriously with the three seniors, so he was bare-handed and without weapons. How could this saddle beat the three heroes of the world? Today, the junior admit defeat." roadside. The three heroes of the Zhong family knew that his words were provocative, but they didn't want to get entangled with him because they had something important to do.Zhong Zhaoneng said conveniently: "Okay, next time you get the weapon at your fingertips, we will learn the tricks." Hu Fei smiled and said: "I have a wonderful way, just in case you dare not compete with me." The three heroes of the Zhong family could no longer bear it Stop, and said in unison: "Draw the road!" Zhong Zhaowen said: "My two brothers are here to learn, but I have to accompany you less." Saying this, he jumped up. Hu Fei jumped up, holding his hands in the air.Zhong Zhaowen didn't expect him to be so swift, he shook the iron plate and hit him head-on.Hu Fei's punching and kicking skills are much better than him, he does not dodge or dodge, before his body hits the ground, his right hand has turned around, grabbed his right wrist, shook and twisted lightly, Zhong Zhaowen almost snatched the iron plate from him. Zhaoying and Zhaoneng were startled, and attacked from left and right respectively to help their elder brother.With a long laugh, Hu Fei jumped back about Zhang Xu, took advantage of the opportunity to break a branch from a pine tree beside the road, and said, "Do you three seniors dare to try my sword skills?" Although Zhong Zhaowen didn't take away the iron medal from him this time, his wrist was already twisted with a faint pain, and he was even more suspicious. He thought to himself: "This young man is really extraordinary. If I go after Liu Hezhen alone and leave my second brother behind The third brother is here, so don't worry about it, you have to work together with the three brothers to take care of him first. Even if there is a delay, it will be a big deal." Zhong Zhaoying saw that Hu Fei was holding a four-foot-long pine branch in his hand, and he didn't know what to do. Ghost, look at big brother and listen to his ideas. Zhong Zhaowen calmed down, and said: "Your Excellency, you want to compare sword skills. Unfortunately, we don't have a single sword, otherwise we can borrow it." Hu Fei said: "We are strangers to each other, and we have no hatred. So far, isn’t it?” Zhong Zhaowen said: “Not bad!” Hu Fei folded off the thin fork on the pine branch with his left hand, leaving only a bare branch, and said: “This pine branch is a knife. Come up. Let's talk first, where the pine branch is cut, it will be regarded as a steel knife. The three heroes of the Zhong family are famous all over the martial arts, so they must mean what they say?" Zhong Zhaowen was even more angry when he saw that he was so entrusted, and said loudly: "The name of Zhong's three heroes of faith has long been known in the world, and your little brother was not born at that time, right?" Hu Fei said: "It's the best, look at the knife Go!" He raised the pine branch and swiped it horizontally.Zhong Zhaoying snatched up from behind, and hit with the stick.Hu Fei slanted to avoid it, and the pine branch had already cut towards Zhong Zhaoneng's neck.Zhong Zhaoneng reversed the flag pole and threw it on the pine branch, at the same time Zhong Zhaowen's iron plate was also hit. The Hu family's knife skills are really unpredictable, and Hu Fei has practiced it well again. As soon as he used the pine branch as a knife, he immediately rushed to attack, interspersed between the three of them, chopping and chopping. The little pine branch unexpectedly showed infinite power.The three heroes of the Zhong family became more and more amazed as they fought, seeing that his pine branch would never collide with the three kinds of weapons, but took advantage of the gap, and every move cut at his vitals.It's okay to be hit by a pine branch, but there is an appointment, and it must not be allowed to touch the body.Zhong Zhaoying became agitated, swung his club and swept across, hitting Hu Fei's shin.The three brothers echoed each other's moves, and when Hu Fei jumped up to avoid each other, Zhong Zhaoneng's soul-calling banner fell from his head, and Zhaowen's iron plate slammed into his right waist.Unexpectedly, Hu Fei didn't jump up, but rushed forward instead, hurling himself into his arms, raising and lowering the branch, the pine branch had already hit Zhong Zhaoying's left shoulder. This move was extremely swift and fierce, as if the pine branch had been replaced by a steel knife, Zhong Zhaoying's left arm was unavoidably removed.Naturally, the blow from the pine branch wouldn't hurt him, but Zhong Zhaoying's expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "That's all, that's all!" Throwing the mourning stick to the ground, he walked away with his hands down. Brothers Zhong Zhaowen and Zhong Zhaoneng felt chilly, and danced the banners even tighter, each of them trying to kill, only hoping to hit Hu Fei and draw a tie.But after a few tricks, Zhong Zhaowen was dragged by a pine branch around his neck, but Zhong Zhaoneng was scratched by a pine branch on his right leg.The two looked at each other miserably, and dropped their weapons at the same time.Suddenly Zhong Zhaowen let out a "wow" and spat out a big mouthful of blood. Seeing that they kept their promise, Hu Fei thought to himself that although the three brothers were vicious, they spoke accurately.He knew that he did not hurt Zhong Zhaowen, he vomited blood, it must have been caused by rage, he felt sorry for his illness, cupped his fists and said, "Your offence!" Zhong Zhaoneng snorted and said, "Your Excellency Martial arts are amazing, I admire, admire! It’s just that I’m young and don’t take the right path. It’s a pity that I have a good skill.” Hu Fei said in amazement: “Why didn’t I go on the right path?” Zhong Zhaoying said angrily: “Third brother, you still follow the right path. What did he say?" He helped Zhong Zhaowen get on his horse, took the rein and walked away. The three strange weapons were thrown into the puddle, and no one picked them up.
Seeing that the three of them turned their heads and went away, there was a dead horse and three weapons left on the ground, Hu Fei felt quite touched. After watching for a while, he returned to the ancient temple. Walking into the temple, Liu Hezhen and his wife were not seen in the front and back halls. Knowing that they had taken the opportunity to go away, thinking of the good deed they had just done, they couldn't help feeling complacent, and thought: "Where does Miao Renfeng live? He is known as an 'invincible fighter all over the world', how good is his martial arts?" This man has a lot to do with his deceased father, and when he saw him in Shangbao that day, the first two pages of his boxing scriptures and saber manuals were also based on him. The majesty had to be retrieved from Yan Ji's hands, and from then on, I thought about it all the time, and now I really want to go and see with Liu Hezhen and his wife, but maybe Yuan Ziyi went and came back, and maybe she came back to find herself, so she couldn't bear to stay away from this place. Xiangfei Temple. He lowered his head in thought, then returned from the old path, and walked to the place where Shicai and the three heroes of the Zhong family fought, and saw that the three strange weapons in the ground were gone, but the dead horse was lying on the ground.He was very surprised: "I come and go, it only takes a moment. It's still early in the sky, and no passerby will pick it up. Could it be that the Zhong brothers go and come back?" He looked around and saw nothing unusual. He inspected all the way, and finally saw a muddy footprint on the trunk of a big tree more than ten feet away from the fighting place.This footprint is more than a foot above the ground, and it is printed on the side of the tree trunk that does not face the road. Unless you examine carefully, you will never see it.The mud of the footprints is very wet, it must have been there not long ago, and the soles of the footprints are small, which is obviously the print of a woman's shoe. His heart moved: "Could it be her? When I was fighting with the three heroes of the Zhong family, she hid in the tree and watched?" Thinking of this, his heart was beating wildly, and he immediately jumped up, grabbed a tree trunk and turned over Climb up the tree, and sure enough, on a horizontal branch, I saw the wet mud footprints of two women side by side. Beside the horizontal branch, a thick branch was broken, and the broken mark was very new.He was disgusted and puzzled: "If it was Miss Yuan, with her lightness, she would never break this branch." When he climbed up again, he saw two parallel male footprints on another horizontal branch.The doubts in his heart were all gone immediately, but he couldn't help but feel a burst of disappointment, a burst of melancholy: "It turns out that Liu Hezhen and his wife are peeping here." However, as soon as I understood one doubt in my heart, the second and third doubts followed: "The two of them were seriously injured, how could they jump up and hide here without me noticing it? Now that the three heroes of the Zhong family have gone, how could they?" Didn’t you say hello to me?” Then he thought: “Ah, yes. They thought I didn’t know martial arts, but when they saw that I had defeated the three heroes of the Zhong family, they became suspicious. They were afraid that I would be disadvantageous to them, so they didn’t dare Show your face. The turmoil in the rivers and lakes is dangerous, and you are always careful, which is the style of your predecessors. What's more, they have important things to do, how can they be careless?" Thinking of this, he felt relieved. Seeing two rows of muddy footprints heading northeast among the grass, he became curious and followed the footprints forward, thinking again: "I may be lucky if I track like this." Well, to be able to meet Miss Yuan again." After the heavy rain all night, there were mud treatments all over the place. The footprints of this man and a woman were clear and easy to follow. I saw two pairs of footprints always avoiding the road and zigzagging through the grass.After following for more than an hour, I arrived at a small town, and the footprints outside the town were scattered, and I couldn't tell them apart anymore. Hu Fei thought to himself: "The two of them have been hungry all night, and they need to be sharp at this time. If they only buy some steamed buns and snacks, and then go through the town, it will be difficult to find them." He put on a bamboo hat, covered most of his face, and went to several restaurants and mules and horses in the town to visit him. The town is not big, and I arrived at the head of the town in a blink of an eye. I was about to go back to buy food when I heard a woman's voice saying: "Sister-in-law, please lend me a needle and thread." It was the voice of Liu Hezhen's wife. He lowered his head and squinted under the bamboo hat, and saw that the voice was coming from a residential building, and thought: "His couple are afraid of the enemy's stalking, so they dare not stay in the shop." Then he thought: "Look at how they are so on guard. I'm afraid that besides the Zhong brothers, there are still powerful enemies. If you do good deeds to the end, send the Buddha to the West! I will simply protect them secretly, and make sure they send the letter to Hero Miao." After turning around, he didn't reach seven or eight houses. , it is a small inn, so I want a room to live in, and I have been watching the family where Liu Hezhen is staying. Until the evening, Liu Hezhen and his wife never showed up again.Hu Fei thought to himself: "Seniors are very careful in their work, they must wait until it is dark before setting off." While watching, he felt very anxious: "I wonder if Miss Yuan will go back to Xiangfei Temple to find me?" , I saw Liu Hezhen and his wife coming out of the dwelling and rushing out of the town with quick steps, obviously they were not injured. Hu Fei thought to himself: "It turns out that their previous injuries were all faked. Not only did they hide it from the Zhong brothers, but they even hid it from me." He jumped out of the window and followed behind, seeing Liu Hezhen with a long package under his armpit , I don't know what is wrapped.His light-handedness is much better than Liu Hezhen's, and he followed quietly, and the Lius and his wife didn't realize it.Followed the two of them for five or six miles, and before they came to a lonely hut, Liu Hezhen made a gesture, ordering his wife to hide behind a tree, walked up a few steps, and said in a loud voice: "The golden-faced Buddha seedling hero is at home." What? A friend is visiting from afar." After a while, only one person in the room said: "Which friend is it?" The voice was not very loud, and Hu Fei felt desolate and mellow in his ears. Liu Hezhen said: "The villain's surname is Zhong. According to the order of the Zhong brothers, the ghost in Hubei, I sent a letter to the Miao hero." Hu Fei was very surprised: "Why is the letter from the Zhong brothers? They didn't Why stop it again?" Miao Renfeng said: "Please come in!" The lights in the room were lit, and the wooden door opened with a bang.Hu Fei leaned behind a chestnut tree, but saw a very tall and thin figure standing between the door frame, the top of his head almost touching the door frame, and a candlestick in his right hand.Liu Hezhen bowed his hands and walked into the room. Hu Fei waited for the two to enter the house, and quietly went around to peek under the window on the left.Miao Renfeng asked: "Aren't the other two coming in?" Liu He said sincerely: "Where are the other two?" He agreed vaguely. When Hu Fei heard Miao Renfeng say "the other two", he was startled: "This Miao Renfeng is really powerful. Although my footsteps are light, he knew that there were three people coming together." He wanted to take a peek here. He must have sensed it, and was about to back away, when he heard Liu Hezhen say: "The Zhong brothers learned about Miao Daxia's brilliant moves eight years ago, and they were so impressed that they were so impressed. Now they have practiced three other weapons, and the special villain will send them to you first." Show it to Hero Miao, lest Hero Miao say that they have weird weapons and take advantage of it." Opening the package, there were a few clangs, and the three weapons were shaken on the table. Hu Fei felt that his actions were getting more and more incredible. He bent his eyes to the window crack and looked inward, and saw that the three weapons on the table were the Iron Spirit card, the mourning stick and the soul-calling banner. Miao Renfeng snorted, glanced at the three weapons, and did not answer.Liu Hezhen took out a letter from his bosom, handed it with both hands, and said: "Miao Daxia, please open it and read it. The villain's letter has been delivered, so I will leave."Miao Renfeng took the letter and said, "Wait a minute. After I read the letter, I'll trouble you to answer." He tore open the cover and took out the letter. Hu Fei took Miao Renfeng to read the letter, carefully scrutinized his appearance, and saw that he seemed to be much older than when he met in Merchant Fort a few years ago, and his face was quite haggard.Miao Renfeng looked at the letter, his eyebrows raised, and his eyes shone with extreme anger.Hu Fei was terrified, and was about to back away, when he suddenly saw him grab the letter with both hands, sneered, and tore it in half. As soon as the letter was torn, a cloud of thick yellow smoke suddenly appeared in front of him, and Miao Renfeng called out: "Ah!" rubbing his eyes with his hands, pain appeared on his face.After Liu He was really anxious, he jumped more than ten feet away. The accident started in Russia, but at this moment, Hu Fei's heart was clear: "It turns out that Liu He really hid poison in the letter, poisoning the eyes of Hero Miao." He yelled: "Don't go, dog thief!" Liu Hezhen rushed forward. Liu Hezhen bowed his knees and sank his elbows, pulled out the chain gun from his waist, and poked it back.Hu Fei attacked in shame and anger, dodged sideways, reached out to snatch his chain gun, suddenly felt the wind behind him, and an extremely fierce palm force hit his vest directly, so he had to fight back with both palms, and his strength was equal. He knew that under Miao Renfeng's anger, his palm strength must be very important, so he didn't dare to fight hard, he used the Taijiquan "Yin Yang Jue" taught by Zhao Banshan, trying to release the opponent's palm strength.Unexpectedly, as soon as both hands met the opponent's palm, his eyes went dark immediately, his chest was full of breath, and he retreated three steps in a row, Miao Renfeng only lost half of the palm force, and the other half was still firmly connected.Hu Fei shouted: "Hero Miao, I'll help you catch the thief..." As soon as the two exchanged hands, Liu He really slipped away. Miao Renfeng only felt severe pain in his eyes, as if dozens of golden needles were piercing at the same time. He exchanged a move with Hu Fei, and felt that this man was very powerful in martial arts, and he was really a formidable opponent. Take the thief" did not listen to the truth.His eyes were poisoned sharply before, and when he was in severe pain, he didn't pay attention to Hu Fei's angry shout of "Stop the thief!", otherwise he wouldn't have slapped Hu Fei on the back. Hu Fei saw Liu Hezhen and his wife fleeing to the west, and was about to catch up with them when they suddenly saw three people running quickly on the road.Hearing the sound of footsteps, you don't need to look at their faces to know that they are the three heroes of the Zhong family.
Hu Fei turned around and saw Miao Renfeng holding his eyes with both hands, with a painful expression on his face. He was about to step forward to help, but he was afraid that he would slap him suddenly, so he said loudly: "Hero Miao, although I am not your friend, I will never Will harm, do you believe it or not?" These words are very sincere.Although Miao Renfeng hadn't seen his face, and he had just been plotted by a traitor, his eyes hurt like knives, but after hearing this, he naturally felt that this young man was by no means a bad person.The so-called heroes know heroes, and in a few words, they already congenially agreed, and said: "You block the villains outside the door for me." He didn't answer Hu Fei's question "Believe it or not?" Best friends are average. Hu Fei's chest felt hot, but he felt that these words were so bold and dry. If it weren't for a great hero with a broad mind, he would never be able to say it. Willing to go through fire and water for him.Seeing that the three Zhong brothers were still far away from the house door, they picked up the candlestick, ran to the kitchen behind them, scooped a ladle of water in the water tank, handed it to Miao Renfeng, and said, "Wash your eyes quickly." Although Miao Renfeng's eyes were hurting, his mind was still very clear. He heard three people rushing towards the main road, and four others jumped onto the roof from behind the house.He took the water ladle, walked into the inner room, first picked up his little daughter on the bed, and then lowered his head into the water ladle to wash his eyes.This poison is extremely fierce and evil, after washing with water, the pain will be even more severe. The little girl fell into a drowsy sleep, and said: "Daddy, are you playing with Lan'er?" Miao Renfeng said: "Yes, dear Lan'er, Daddy hugs you, don't open your eyes, and fall asleep soundly." The girl said: "Did the old wolf really not eat the little white sheep?" Miao Renfeng said: "Of course not, the hunter came, and the old wolf ran away!" The girl sighed reassuringly, and leaned her face against the father's chest, fell asleep again.Hu Fei was slightly taken aback when he heard his father and daughter's answer, and then realized that before the girl went to sleep, she had heard her father tell the story of the old wolf wanting to eat the little white sheep, and she remembered it in her sleep. At this time, the Zhong brothers were even closer to the gate, only two puffs were heard, and the two jumped into the courtyard from the roof.Hu Fei closed the door, dragged the table to hold it against, and told the Zhong brothers not to enter the house immediately, so as not to be attacked back and forth, followed by waving his left hand, and the candle was extinguished.The two people who jumped into the yard saw that there was no fire in the house, so they dared not rush in immediately. Miao Renfeng whispered: "Let them all come in." Hu Fei said: "Okay!" He took out the fire knife and flint, lit the candle again, and put the candlestick on the table.Outside the gate, Zhong Zhaowen shouted: "The three brothers Zhong Zhaowen, Zhaoying, and Zhaoneng from Hubei Province have come to visit Miao Daxia, and they have something urgent to tell you." Miao Renfeng hummed and ignored him. The two people in the yard, one with a knife and the other with a three-section cudgel, saw that Miao Renfeng's eyes were closed tightly and couldn't open them. "Invincible hand" prestige, dare not attack rashly.The knife-wielding man waved to the roof and shouted: "He's blind!" The two people on the roof were overjoyed and jumped down together. 胡斐瞧这两人身手矫捷，比先前两人强得多，身形闪动，抢到了新来两人背后，双掌推出，喝道：“进去！”这一推力道刚猛，两人不敢硬接，向前急冲几步，跨过门槛，进了客堂。 胡斐守在边门之外，轻轻吸一口气，对准烛火猛力吐出，波的一声响，一股劲气激射而去，一丈多外的烛火登时又熄了。客堂中黑漆一团。 来袭的四人吓了一跳，一怔之下，各挺兵刃向苗人凤攻了上去。 那女孩睡在苗人凤怀中，转过了身，问道：“爹，什么声音？是老狼来了么？”苗人凤道：“不是老狼，只是四只小耗子。”听到兵刃劈风之声袭向头顶，中间夹着锁链扭动的声音，知是三节棍、链子枪一类武器，怕兵刃拐弯，右手倏地伸出，抓住三节棍的棍头一抖，那人“啊”的一声，手臂酸麻，三节棍已然脱手。苗人凤顺手挥出，啪的一响，击在他腰眼。那人立时闭气，晕了过去。 其余三人两个使刀、一人使一条铁鞭，默不做声地分从三面攻上。三人知苗人凤视力已失，全凭听觉辨敌，便不敢稍有声响。 那女孩道：“爹，耗子会咬人么？”苗人凤道：“耗子想偷偷摸摸地来咬人，不过见到老猫，耗子便只好逃走了。”那女孩道：“什么声音响？是刮大风吗？爹，是不是要下雨了？”苗人凤道：“是啊！待会儿还要打雷呢！”那女孩道：“雷公菩萨只打恶人，不打好人，是不是？”苗人凤道：“是啊！雷公菩萨喜欢乖女孩儿。”苗人凤左手护抱女儿，右手拆解三般兵刃，口中和女儿一问一答，竟没将身旁三个敌人放在心上。 那三人连出狠招，都给苗人凤伸右手抢攻化解。一个使刀的害怕起来，叫道：“风紧，扯呼！”转身出外，冲到门边时，胡斐左腿扫出，将他踢倒在地，顺手夺过了他手中单刀。 苗人凤道：“乖宝贝，你听，要打雷啦！”一拳击出，正中那使铁鞭的下颚，砰的一声，这人飞了起来，越过胡斐头顶，摔入了院子。另一个使刀的武功最强，手脚滑溜，苗人凤连发两拳，竟都给他避开。苗人凤生怕惊吓了女儿，坐在椅上，并不起身追出。 那人这时已明白苗人凤眼睛虽瞎，自己可奈何他不得，又知守在门口那人也是个厉害脚色，自己困入小屋，变成了瓮中之鳖。突然挥刀向苗人凤猛砍，乘他侧身避让，闪身进了卧室。他晃亮火折，点燃床上纱帐，从窗中蹿出，上了屋顶。 纱帐着火极快，转瞬之间，已浓烟满屋。 钟兆文在门外叫道：“苗大侠，我三兄弟是来找你比武较量，但此时决不乘人之危，你放心便是。”钟兆英见窗中透出火光，叫道：“起火，起火！”钟兆能叫道：“贼子如此卑鄙。大哥、二哥，咱们先救火要紧。”三兄弟跃上屋顶。 胡斐知钟氏兄弟武功了得，非适才四人可比，苗人凤本事再强，总是双目不能见物，怀中又抱着女儿，定难抵敌，须得自己出手助他打发，大声喝道：“无耻奸徒，不许进来！” 那女孩道：“爹，好热！”苗人凤推开桌子，右足踢出，门板向外飞出四五丈。他抱着女孩踏出大门，向屋顶上的钟氏兄弟招招手，说道：“下来动手便是。”他怕惊吓了女儿，虽对敌人说话，仍低声细气。心中不自禁想到：八年之前，也是与钟氏三雄对敌，也是屋中起火，也是自己身上有伤，只是陪着自己的却不是女儿，而是后来成为自己妻子的姑娘。不，她没陪，是在危急之际先逃出去了…… 胡斐见火势猛烈，转眼便要成灾，料想苗人凤必可支持得一时，倒是先救火要紧，抛下单刀奔进厨房，见灶旁并列着三只七石缸，缸中都肥着清水，伸臂抱住了一只，喝一声：“起！”一只装了五六百斤水的大缸竟给他抱了起来。饶是他此时功力已臻一流好手之境，也不禁脚步蹒跚。他不敢透气，奋力将水缸抱到卧室之外，连缸带水，一并掷了进去。火头给这缸水一浇，登时小了，但兀自未熄。 胡斐又去抱了一缸水，走到卧室门外，正要奋力掷出，忽听背后呼的一响，有人偷袭。原来先前为他踢倒的那人拾起地下单刀，向他背心砍落。胡斐双手抱着水缸，无法挡格躲闪，便反脚向后勾踢。这一踢怪异之极，当年阎基学得这一招，连马行空这等著名武师都难拆解，胡斐反脚踢出，正中那人小腹。那人连刀带人飞了起来，掠过胡斐头顶，跌人他抱着的水缸。 他抱着那口装满了水的七石缸本已十分吃力，手上突然又加了一百五六十斤重量，如何支持得住？顺手推出，水缸连人带水一齐撞人火中。水缸破裂，只割得那人满身是伤，好在火头淋熄，才不致葬身火窟。 胡斐将火救熄，正要出去相助苗人凤，忽听屋后传来大声喝骂，又有拳打足踢之声，有两人斗得极是激烈，听那喝骂的声音，却是刘鹤真所发，只听他喝道：“好奸贼，给我上这个恶当！” 胡斐心想：“他在跟谁动手？此人是罪魁祸首，说什么也得将他抓住。”从后门奔将出去，只见刘鹤真正和一人近身纠缠，赤手厮打。这人便是纵火的那人。胡斐大是奇怪，心想今日之事当真难解，这两人明明是一路，怎么自相火拼起来了？反正两个都不是好人，纵身而前，施展大擒拿手，抓下去擒住了两人后心要穴。两人正自恶斗，分不出手相抗，否则二人武功都颇不弱，也不能给他一拿便即得手。 胡斐侧耳没听到大门外有相斗的声音，生怕苗人凤目光不便，遭了钟氏兄弟毒手，眼见身旁有一口井，一手一个，将刘鹤真和那人都投入井中，又到厨房中抱出第三口大缸压在井上，这才绕过屋子，奔到前门。 但见钟氏兄弟已跃在地下，与苗人凤相隔七八丈，手中各拿着一对判官笔，却不欺近动手。胡斐道：“苗大侠，我给你抱孩子。” 苗人凤正想自己双目已瞎，纵然退得眼前钟氏三兄弟，但“打遍天下无敌手”这外号太恶，生平仇家无数，只要江湖上一传开自己眼睛瞎了，强仇纷至沓来，那时如何抵御？性命势必难保，那也罢了，只放心不下这个娇女。他以耳代目，听得胡斐却敌救火，干净利落，智勇兼全，这人素不相识，竟如此义气，女儿实可托付给他，问道：“小兄弟，你尊姓大名，与我可有渊源？” 胡斐心想我爹爹不知到底是不是死在他的手下，此刻不便提起，说道：“丈夫结交，但重义气，只须肝胆相照，何必提名道姓？苗大侠倘若信得过，在下便粉身碎骨，也要保护令爱周全。” 苗人凤道：“好，苗人凤独来独往，生平只有两个知交，一位是辽东大侠胡一刀，另一位便是你这个不知姓名、没见过面的小兄弟。”说着抱起女儿，递了过去。 胡斐虽与他一见心折，但唯恐他是杀父仇人，恩仇之际，实所难处，待听他说自己父亲是他生平知交，心头一喜，双手接过女孩，见她约莫七八岁年纪，生得甚是娇小，抱在手里，又轻又软，淡淡星光之下见她合眼睡着，呼吸低微，嘴角边露着一丝微笑。 钟氏三雄见胡斐也在此处，又与苗人凤如此对答，都感奇怪。 苗人凤斯下一块衣襟，包在眼上，双手负在背后，低沉着嗓子道：“无耻奸贼，一齐上吧。我女儿睡着了，可莫大声吵醒了她。” 钟兆文踏上一步，怒道：“苗大侠，当年我徒儿死在你手下，我兄弟来跟你算账，后来得知我徒儿觊觎别人利器，行止不端，死有应得，这事还得多谢你助我清理门户。”苗人凤“哼”了一声，道：“说话小声些，我听得见。” 钟兆文怒气更增，大声道：“那时你腿上受伤，我三兄弟仍非敌手，心中不服，苦练了八年武功之后，今日再来讨教。在途中得悉有奸人要对你暗算，我兄弟兼程赶来，要请你提防。眼下奸人已去，你肯不肯赐教，但凭于你，却何以口出恶言？又为何自缚双眼，难道我钟氏三雄如此不肖，你连一眼都不屑瞧么？还是你自以为武功精绝，闭着眼睛也能打败我三兄弟？” 苗人凤听他语气，似乎并不知自己双目中毒，沉着嗓子道：“我眼睛瞎了！” 钟兆文大惊，颤声道：“哎哟，这可错怪了你苗大侠。我兄弟苦练八年，武功也没什么长进，跟你讨教之事，那不用提了。你可知韦陀门有个刘鹤真吗？适才你打走的那些人中，并没他在内。此人一两日内，定会来访。苗大侠你眼睛不便，此人来时，务须小心在意。” 胡斐插口问道：“钟大爷，那刘鹤真下毒之事，你当真不知情么？”钟兆文道：“你跟苗大侠到底是友是敌？咱们要阻截那刘鹤真，你何以反极力助他？”胡斐道：“此事说来惭愧，其中原委曲折，小弟也弄不明白。好在那刘鹤真已给小弟擒住，压在后面井中。咱们一问便知端的。”转头问苗人凤：“钟氏三兄弟到底是好人，还是坏人？” 钟兆英冷冷地道：“我们既不行侠仗义，又不恤孤济贫，算什么好人？”苗人凤道：“钟氏三雄并非卑鄙小人。”三兄弟听了苗人凤这句品评，心中大喜。当真是一言之褒，荣于华聚，三张丑脸都显得又欢喜、又感激。 兆英、兆能兄弟俩绕到屋后，抬开井上水缸，喝道：“跳上来吧！”只听得井中哼哼唧唧，竟有两个人的声音，砰的一响，又是啪的一声，还夹着稀里哗啦的水声，那两人似乎正在厮打。在这井中一个人转折都是不便，两人竟挤着互殴，狼狈之情，可想而知。钟兆英将井边的吊桶垂了下去，喝道：“抓住吊桶，我吊你们上来。”觉得绳上一紧，下面已经抓住，使劲收绳，果然湿淋淋地吊起两人。 刘鹤真脚未着地，挥掌便向另一人拍了过去。那人武功不及他，在井中已吃了不少苦头，给他按着喝饱了水，已然昏昏沉沉。钟兆英眼见这一掌能致他死命，忙伸手格开。钟兆能一对判官笔分点两人后心，喝道：“要命的便不许动。”兄弟俩将两人抓到屋中。 这时胡斐已将那女孩交回给苗人凤，点亮了烛台。卧室中烧得一塌糊涂，满地是水，竟没立足处。苗人凤将女儿放在厢房中自己床上，回身出来时，钟氏兄弟已将刘鹤真和另一人抓到。苗人凤轻轻叹了口气，说道：“'韦陀双鹤'的名头，我二十多年前便已听到过。刘老师和万老师两位，江湖上的声名可挺不坏啊。” 刘鹤真道：“苗大侠，我上了奸人的当，追悔莫及。你眼睛的伤重么？”钟氏三兄弟一齐“啊”的一声。他们不知苗人凤眼睛受伤，原来还只适才之事。 苗人凤不答，向那使刀之人说道：“你是田归农的弟子吧？天龙门的武功也学到七成火候了。”那人正是田归农的二弟子，名叫张云飞，他吓得魂不附体，双膝跪倒，连连叩头，说道：“苗大侠，小人是受命差遣，概不由己，请你老人家高抬贵手。”猛地里“哇、哇”两声，吐出几口水来。 刘鹤真骂道：“奸贼，你骗得我好苦！”扑上去又要动手。钟兆文伸手一拦，道：“有话好好说，到底是怎地？” 刘鹤真也是武林中的成名人物，只因上了别人大当，这才气急败坏，难以自制，给钟兆文这么一拦，想起自己既做了错事，又给人抛在井里，弄得如此狼狈，实是生平奇耻大辱，眼前一黑，颓然坐倒，说道：“罢了，罢了！苗大侠，真正对你不住。” 苗人凤道：“一个人一生之中，不免要受小人的欺骗，那又算得了什么？定是这人骗你来送信给我了。”他双目中毒，显已瞎了，说话却仍如此轻描淡写，胡斐和钟氏兄弟都好生佩服，均想如此定力，人所难及。 刘鹤真道：“这人我是在衡阳执叶庄上识得的。这张云飞说以前受过万师弟的恩惠，得知万师弟的死讯后十分难过，赶来吊丧。”苗人凤道：“万鹤声老师过世了？”刘鹤真道：“是啊。我见这姓张的说话诚恳，他又着意和我结纳，也就没起疑心，两人结伴北上。他在途中见到钟氏三雄，显得很是害怕，当晚在客店中我和他同室而睡，听得他说起梦话来，说什么这封信若不送到，不免要害了无数仁人义士的性命。我想此事不能袖手旁观，便用言语探问。他说：'刘老师，我见你跟朝廷的侍卫为难，大是英雄豪杰，这件事也不用瞒你。'取出一封信来，说必须送到金面佛苗大侠手中，请他出手相救，否则有几十位义士要给朝廷害死。” 苗人凤不置一词。刘鹤真续道：“这姓张的奸贼又说，钟氏三雄与苗大侠有仇，定要设法截阻。他不是钟氏三雄敌手，请我相助一臂之力。我想这件事义不容辞，当下一力承当，但途中和钟氏三雄一交手，我老儿栽了筋斗。后来内人王氏赶到相助，仍然不敌。也是事当凑巧，在湘妃庙中遇上了这位小兄弟。我在枫叶庄上曾得他之助，后来又见他连显身手，武功高强。我夫妇便假装受伤，安排机关，请他阻挡钟氏三雄。这位小兄弟果然上了我当，我却又上了这奸贼的当。”说着圆睁双目，髭须翘动，气愤难平。 胡斐默想经过，心道：“这人的话倒似不假，原来我和袁姑娘一路上之事，有许多都给他瞧见了。”想到此处，脸上微微一热，瞥眼见到桌上放着的三件兵刃，问道：“那你拿了钟氏三雄的兵刃，又来干吗？” 刘鹤真道：“钟氏三雄前来寻仇，苗大侠多半不知。我先给他报个讯息，叫他好有所防备。送这兵刃前来，是取信的意思。至于我说这封信是钟氏兄弟叫我送来，那是说给你小兄弟听的。我知你紧紧跟随在后，怕你不利于我，这么一说，盼你疑惑难明，便不会贸然动手了。反正苗大侠一看信便知端的，岂知，岂知……”胸口气塞，再也说不下去了。 钟兆文道：“我兄弟无意之中，听到了这姓张的与同伙说话，得知了他的奸媒，又见刘老师跟他鬼鬼祟祟，定是要同来暗算苗大侠，是以全力阻截，想不到中间尚有这许多过节。苗大侠，你眼睛怎么受的伤？”苗人凤不答，蒲扇般的大手挥了挥，淡然道：“过去之事，不用提了。” 胡斐四下察看，寻找他撕破的信笺，果见两片破纸尚在屋角落中，有一半已给浸湿。他怕纸上仍有剧毒，不敢去拿，放眼望去，见纸上只寥寥三行宇，每个字都有核桃大小。他眼光在两片破纸上扫来扫去，见那信写道：人凤我兄：令爱资质娇责，我兄一介武夫，相处甚不适宜，有误令爱教养。兹命人相迎，由弟及其母抚养可也。 弟田归农顿首 苗人凤对这女儿爱逾性命，田归农拐诱了他妻子私奔，这时竟然连女儿也想要了去，叫他如何不怒？自然顺手撕信，毒药暗藏在信笼的夹层之中，信笑一破，立时飞扬，再快的身手也躲闪不了。田归农这条毒计，可算得厉害之极。胡斐回想昔年在商家堡中所见苗人凤、苗夫人、苗家小女孩以及田归农四人之间的情状，恨不得立时去找到田归农，一刀杀了。 刘鹤真越想越气，喝道：“姓张的，你就是奉了师命，要暗算苗大侠，自己送信来便是，何以偏偏瞧上了我姓刘的？” 张云飞嗫嚅道：“我怕……怕苗大侠瞧破我是天龙门弟子，有了提防……又害怕……害怕苗大侠的神威……”刘鹤真恨恨地道：“你怕万一奸计败露，逃走不及。好小子，好小子！”他转头向苗人凤道：“苗大侠，我向你讨个情，这小子交给我！” 苗人凤缓缓地道：“刘老师，这种小人，也犯不着跟他计较。张云飞，这院子中还有你的两个同伴，受伤都不算轻，你带了他们走吧。你去跟你师父说……”他寻思要说什么话，沉吟半晌，挥手道：“没什么可说的，你走吧！” 张云飞只道这次弄瞎了苗人凤双眼，定然性命难保，岂知他宽宏大量，竟不追究，当真大出意料之外，心中感激，当即跪倒，连连磕头。他同来一共四人，原想乘苗人凤眼瞎后将他害死，再劫走他女儿，不料到竟有胡斐这样一个好手横加干预，使他们的毒计只成功了第一步。给胡斐摔入卧室、遍身鳞伤那人已乘乱逃走，另外给苗人凤用三节棍及拳力打伤的两人伤势极重，一个晕着兀自未醒，一个低声呻吟，有气无力。 刘鹤真寻思：“苗人凤假意饶这三人，却不知要用什么毒计来折磨他们？”他久历江湖，曾见许多人擒住敌人后不即杀死，要作弄个够，使得敌人痛苦难当，求生不得，求死不能，这才慢慢处死。见张云飞扶起受伤的两个师弟，一步步走出门外，逐渐远去，苗人凤始终没有出手，眼见三人已隐没在黑暗之中，忍不住说道：“苗大侠，可以捉回来啦，那姓张的小子手脚滑溜，再放得远，只怕当真给他走了！”苗人凤淡淡地道：“我饶他们去了，又捉回来做甚？”他微微一顿，说道：“他们和我素不相识，是别人差遣来的。” 刘鹤真又惊又愧，霍地站起，说道：“苗大侠，我刘鹤真素不负人，今日没生眼珠，累你不浅。”左手一抬，食指笔直挺出，戳向自己右眼。 胡斐忙抢过去，伸手想格，终究迟了一步，见他直挺挺地站着，脸上一行鲜血流下，右眼已给自己戳瞎了。钟氏兄弟大惊，一齐惊呼站起。苗人凤道：“刘老师何苦如此？在下毫没见怪之意。”刘鹤真哈哈一笑，手臂一抖，大踏步走出屋门，顺手在道旁折了一根树枝，点着道路，径自去了。过不多时，只听一个女子声音惊呼起来，却是他妻子王氏。屋中五人均觉惨然，万料不到此人竟刚烈至此。 苗人凤怕胡斐也有自疚之意，