Chapter 11 Chapter 10: Not Passed on
Yuan Chengzhi slept until he went up three poles the next day before getting up.Jiao Wan'er personally brought the toilet utensils and entered the room early, and Yuan Chengzhi quickly thanked her.Hong Shenghai served beside him.
Just after washing his face, Taoist Mu Sang took the chessboard, Qingqing took the chess pieces, and they came in together.Qingqing said with a smile: "Sleepy cat, it's only at this time that I get up. The Taoist priest is so anxious to wait, play chess quickly, play chess quickly." Yuan Chengzhi glanced at her, and suddenly smiled.Qingqing smiled and said: "What are you laughing at?" Yuan Chengzhi smiled and said: "What benefits does the Taoist priest give you? You work so hard to help him find an opponent." Qingqing smiled and said: "The Taoist priest taught me a set of kung fu. This kung fu, It's so wonderful. When someone beats and kicks you, you just play hide-and-seek with him, and he will never try to hit you again."
Yuan Chengzhi's heart moved. When he peeked at Taoist Mu Sang, he saw that he took two white pieces and two black pieces and placed them at the four corners of the chessboard. Smile.Originally, when playing chess in Huashan, Yuan Chengzhi wanted to let Mu Sang take the lead, but later he had to give up the third son, but at this time it was a tie.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "Tonight, the appointment of the second senior brother and the second senior sister-in-law at Yuhuatai must go. Looking at the second senior sister-in-law's air, I'm afraid I have to do it, and I can't really fight with them. The second senior brother claims to be invincible, I will try my best, but I may not be able to win. If I give in again, I will be seriously injured. It is really wrong, I am afraid that I will lose my life. The Taoist priest taught her martial arts, it seems that there is no deep meaning." He said: "You can also play chess. , but you have to transfer this set of kung fu to me." Qingqing said with a smile: "Okay, this is called seeing a share, you told me about the rules of the underworld." The two talked and laughed a few words, Cheng Zhi Just play chess with Mu Sang.At this time, Chengzhi has experienced many things in the world, and he is no longer blindly competitive like he was when he was a child. His subordinates are naturally merciful, and Mu Sang wins a great mood.
After lunch, Yuan Chengzhi and Cui Qiushan talked about their reasons for not coming.One knew that King Chuang was very powerful and would soon enter the capital on a large scale; the other was relieved to see that the little friend in the old days was so heroic and accomplished in art.After talking for a while, they talked about Cui Ximin and An Xiaohui's loss of gold.Qingqing kept gesturing to Chengzhi, telling him to go out.Cui Qiushan said with a smile: "Your little friend is calling you, go quickly!" Cheng Zhi blushed and left in embarrassment.
Cui Qiushan smiled and got up and walked out.Qingqing rushed in and said with a smile: "Come on, I'll tell you what the Taoist master taught me. I didn't understand it at all when he taught it. He said: 'You just memorize it, and you will understand it slowly in the future. .' I’m afraid I’ll forget all about it in a while.” Immediately, he compared and drew, and spoke out a set of superb lightness kung fu “God’s Variations” taught by Mu Sang.
Taoist Mu Sang is unique in the world in his lightness kung fu and hidden weapon skills, and this set of "many changes of magic" is even more subtle and subtle.When he was in Huashan, Yuan Chengzhi's knowledge was still too shallow to understand and practice, so he didn't pass it on to him.Although Qingqing is not very proficient in martial arts, but she has a good memory and she is enlightened. She knows that Mu Sang passed on her as the guest and the inheritance as the master, but she doesn't understand why she has to transfer the words by herself. Luck, footsteps, body skills and other items are explained one by one.I only heard Yuan Chengzhi's heart bursting with joy.He has practiced the lightness kung fu taught by Mu Sang for many years, this set of "God's Myriad Changes" is only more subtle and needs to be based on deeper inner strength, but the basic principles are the same as the lightness kung fu he learned before.At this time, his martial arts cultivation has advanced greatly, and he comprehends the key points as soon as he hears them.Qingqing didn't remember a few things clearly, when Cheng Zhi asked, she couldn't answer, so she rushed in to ask Taoist Mu Sang again.After the second instruction, Yuan Chengzhi had fully understood it, and immediately practiced it in the hall according to the formula.
But I feel that this set of lightness kung fu is smooth and slippery, just like swimming fish, when fighting with others, if you only want to avoid self-protection, the enemy's weapons and fists will be difficult to reach you, then you understand Mu Sang's intention.However, he knew that the second senior brother's martial arts were superb, and his master once said, "Your senior brother is funny and a little impetuous. The second senior brother is dull and deep, and his hard work is particularly solid." It is expected that the second senior brother's kung fu is probably higher than the senior brother's. .This set of kung fu is new and immature, so I'm afraid it may not be possible to dodge and resist with it.
He meditated for a long time, and suddenly remembered that when his master first taught martial arts, he taught a set of ten-duan brocade. At that time, with all his abilities, he couldn't touch a piece of the master's clothes.Although Taoist Mu Sang's "Divine Action and Variations" kung fu is extremely light and nimble, he always dodges without counterattacking, and the opponent will inevitably have no scruples. If it is used in combination with his own lightness kung fu, the opponent will have to divide it. Power defense is more effective.He closed his eyes and pondered in the study, reciting silently one move at a time.Others don't bother.
When it came time to apply for the license, Yuan Chengzhi had already figured it out, but he was afraid that he was not sure, so he had to try it out.So Jiao Wan'er was asked to make an appointment with more than ten senior brothers, each of them brought a large bucket of water, surrounded the martial arts field, and stood in the center by himself.After making a gesture, everyone splashed water at him with wooden spoons. He jumped up and down, dodging here and there, and when the ten buckets of water were poured, only the sleeve of his right hand and his left foot were wet.Everyone came forward to congratulate him one after another, and congratulated him for practicing another stunt.
Taoist Mu Sang has been sleeping soundly in his room, ignoring him.
After dinner, Yuan Chengzhi will go to Yuhuatai to attend the appointment.Jiao Gongli, Jiao Waner's father and daughter wanted to explain together, and Qingqing wanted to accompany him to help out, but Yuan Chengzhi politely declined.Qingqing pouted and was very unhappy.
Chengzhi said: "They are my brothers and sisters-in-law. Tonight I just got beaten and didn't fight back. You will be angry when you see it, don't you want to ruin my business?" Qingqing said: "You just let them do three tricks, why don't you Fight back?" Cheng Zhi said: "I want to use the kung fu you taught me to see if they can beat me." Qingqing clapped her hands and laughed: "Then I'll go and see for myself, my good apprentice shows his skills. Are you afraid I offended your senior brother and sister-in-law, and I will do it without saying a word." Yuan Chengzhi smiled and said, "Are you willing to pretend to be dumb?" Qingqing nodded and said, "I won't pretend, I was born dumb." Cheng Zhi smiled and had to let her agree with him go.I went in to say goodbye to Mu Sang, and saw him sleeping on the inner bed, screaming a few times but not waking up, but Cui Qiushan went out by himself.
The two borrowed two healthy horses from the Jiao family, and at the second watch, they had already arrived at the Yuhua Terrace.Seeing that there was no one around, they got off their horses and waited for them. After waiting for half an hour, they saw two people from the east rushing towards them, followed by two light high-fives.Yuan Chengzhi clapped his hands in response. One person said, "Is Uncle Yuan here?" It was Liu Peisheng who heard the voice.Yuan Chengzhi said: "I'm waiting here for my brother and sister-in-law." Seeing Liu Peisheng and Mei Jianhe approaching, a woman's voice in the distance shouted: "Okay, it really is here!" As soon as the words were finished, two figures rushed to the front.Qingqing was startled, thinking that these two people came so fast.Mei and Liu moved away, and the two figures jumped out, they were Gui Xinshu and Gui Erniang.Another person came running in the distance. Yuan Chengzhi saw her figure and knew it was Sun Zhongjun, the flying witch.Her kung fu was far behind that of her master and wife, and she ran for a long time before she came to her.She was holding a child in her arms, the child of Gui's couple. Gui Erniang said coldly: "Master Yuan is trustworthy. My husband and I still have important matters. Don't delay the time. Let's recruit." My sister-in-law came here to make amends. I didn’t know beforehand that my younger brother broke my sister-in-law’s sword. If I offend, I ask my senior brother and sister-in-law to look at the master and forgive me a lot.” Gui Erniang sneered: "Are you our junior brother? No one knows, let's go through the trick first." Yuan Chengzhi refused to do it. Gui Erniang saw him flinching, and thought to herself, if it wasn't a fake, why should he be so timid and discouraged?Suddenly he raised his left palm and swung it down obliquely.Yuan Chengzhi leaned back quickly, the front of his palm swiftly passed over the tip of his nose, and he was shocked in his heart: "I can't see that she is a girl like her, and her palm is so fierce." Gui Erniang missed a hit, and her right fist followed , using the Po Yu Fist of the Huashan School.Yuan Chengzhi has studied this style of boxing well, and he has a well-thought-out plan, so he drooped his hands and pressed them to the sides of his thighs to show that he would never fight back.The body swayed, so that Kai Rong had mastered the lightness kung fu of "God's Hundred Changes" and Shi Duan Jin, and he went back and forth between Gui Erniang's fists and feet.Gui Erniang made more than ten urgent moves in a row, like a storm, she turned sideways to avoid them all. Gui Xinshu watched in horror.Thinking to himself, this young man is really good, some of his lightness kung fu are indeed his own martial arts, but most of them are completely different, could it be that this young man is a traitor of another sect, somehow he secretly learned the best kung fu of his own sect?At the moment, I am fully focused on it, for fear that my wife will suffer. Seeing Yuan Chengzhi, Gui Erniang didn't fight back, thinking that you despise me so much, so that you know how powerful Gui Erniang is!Her fists were like the wind, and she hit faster and faster. Knowing that the opponent would not fight back, she put aside all defensive moves and moved to attack. Yuan Chengzhi groaned secretly.Unexpectedly, the second sister-in-law made this broken jade fist so powerful, and in addition to only attacking but not defending, the power was doubled.I thought that when I really couldn't resist, I couldn't say no, so I had no choice but to stretch out my hands to parry. Sun Zhongjun saw Yuan Chengzhi's hands drooping, no matter how quickly his mistress made a move, he still couldn't hit him with a move, and the more he looked at it, the more annoyed he became.Squinting and seeing Qingqing standing aside, he was very happy and smiling, and immediately sent the little junior brother to Mei Jianhe's hand, pulled out the long sword and jumped forward, stabbing at Qingqing's chest. Qingqing was taken aback, and quickly turned sideways to avoid it.Under Yuan Chengzhi's order, she did not bring a weapon on this trip, and Sun Zhongjun swiped her sword several times, forcing her to be in a hurry.Her martial arts are not good enough, not to mention bare-handed, after a few moves, she will be in danger immediately. Hearing her exclamation, Yuan Chengzhi wanted to go to the rescue, but he was tightly entangled by Gui Erniang and couldn't get out. Gui Xinshu shouted to Sun Zhongjun: "Don't hurt people's lives." Sun Zhongjun said: "Master, this man is the son of Lord Golden Snake. This frivolous young man is the culprit." Gui Xinshu once heard people in Jiangnan martial arts talk about Golden Snake Lang You are cruel and cruel, not a kind person, so you don't speak a word.Seeing that his master had acquiesced, Sun Zhongjun intensified his sword moves, the white light was shining, he was about to die when he saw Qingqing. Seeing the urgency of the situation, Yuan Chengzhi suddenly flew his legs together, and his hands were still sticking to his hips, but his left foot, the right foot, and six feet in a row, all of which were about to kick Gui Erniang back in a flash, but he had already She was forced to take six steps back.Yuan Chengzhi got rid of it, jumped up, turned around in the air and rushed forward, pointing at Sun Zhongjun's back heart with both left hands, trying to snatch the long sword from her hand.Suddenly there was a long howl beside him, and a gust of wind slammed into his waist. Cheng Zhi didn't have time to attack the enemy, he removed the incoming move first, hooked the incoming wrist with his right palm diagonally, but he didn't know that the incoming person didn't move at all, but he counterattacked and pushed him out.Yuan Chengzhi has never met a person with such profound strength since he came down the mountain. Knowing that it must be the second senior brother who made the move, he couldn't help being shocked: "I knew that the second senior brother's martial arts were extraordinary, but I didn't expect him to be so thin and thin. divine power." After he fell to the ground, his body was suddenly nailed like a wooden stake, without shaking.Shouted: "Second senior brother, my younger brother offended me!" The cry didn't stop, Gui Xinshu's left palm was already in front of him.Yuan Chengzhi was on guard this time, with his left shoulder slightly tilted, and his palm hitting the air, which is exactly the "many changes of magic" body technique he learned today. Gui Xinshu pushed him a little while ago, and he already realized that his internal strength is all Hunyuan Kungfu of his sect. Moves can be learned secretly, but internal strength has to be taught personally. After just one push, you can know that he is indeed the master's new recruit apprentice.The second move was like lightning, he saw that he could hit his shoulder with one palm, he was afraid of hurting him, the master's face was not good-looking, the palm was about to slant back, and he only used 30% of his strength, who knew that the opponent was slippery, When there is not enough time to dodge, you are surprised, shouted: "What a fast movement!"His boxing technique is exactly the same as that of Gui Erniang, but the purity of his skills and the speed of sending and receiving have really reached the level of perfection, Yuan Chengzhi was surprised and admired.He thought to himself that it's no wonder that the second senior brother enjoys such a great reputation, when his disciples come out, the general masters in the martial arts are very respectful to him, so it turns out that his subordinates are also really good.At this time, how dare there be any negligence? The movement technique of "God's Hundred Changes" is still quite new at the beginning of practice, and it is more than enough to deal with Gui Erniang. If you use it to fight against the second senior brother, you may not be able to dodge his ten punches, so you also use the unique skill taught by the master to break the jade. Boxing parry. The two of them have the same boxing technique, all the changes are clear in their chests, the faster they hit, the faster they hit, and they stop when they feel it, and stop before they touch it. It can be said that they are very familiar and flow.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "I fought against Master in Huashan, and that's all it is." But against Master, knowing that there was no danger, the second brother had heavy fists, and he absolutely couldn't bear his move.Although the educated youth's life is in a moment, he has no time to look at her, and in an instant, cold sweat drips down his back.He was eager to save Qingqing, and tried his best to use his moves, not to mention merciless, thinking: "If Brother Qing dies, even if you are a senior brother, I will kill you too!" Here, Sun Zhongjun saw that Yuan Chengzhi was caught by his master, he was overjoyed, and his swordsmanship became even more fierce.Liu Peisheng and Mei Jianhe shouted at the same time: "Junior Sister, don't hurt anyone..." Sun Zhongjun stabbed Qingqing's chest with his sword.Qingqing couldn't dodge, she hurriedly leaned back, rolled and escaped.Sun Zhongjun slashed back with his sword, Qingqing hurriedly bowed her head, her turban was cut off, her long hair was scattered, and her face was drooping.Seeing that she turned out to be a woman, Sun Zhongjun was stunned, he raised his sword and stabbed again, Qingqing could hardly dodge. Suddenly, an old voice shouted above her head: "What a ruthless girl!" A black shadow from the top of the tree rushed down and kicked her long sword away.Sun Zhongjun was shocked, and took two steps back. Under the moonlight, he saw the man dressed in humane clothes, with white beard and eyebrows, standing in front of Qingqing.She, Mei and Liu didn't know who this old Taoist was, but Gui Erniang recognized him as Taoist Mu Sang, a good friend of the master, so she came to see him.Mu Sang said with a smile: "Don't rush to salute, and watch his brothers practice martial arts." When Gui Erniang turned her head to look at her husband, she saw two figures fighting fiercely with the sound of the wind.Gui Xinshu vigorously recruited Shen, and Yuan Chengzhi was quick.One is proficient in his own martial arts, and the other also learns the strengths of the three schools. Each is good at winning games, and it is difficult to distinguish who is superior. Yuan Chengzhi was very anxious about Qingqing's safety at the beginning, and he couldn't help being distracted. When Taoist Mu Sang came to rescue him, he devoted himself to dismantling it with his senior brother.The two fought more and more intensely, and they all used their superior kung fu such as Fuhu Palm, Stone Splitting Fist, Poyu Fist, Hunyuan Palm, etc.After all, Yuan Chengzhi's skill is relatively shallow, and he hasn't returned to Xin Shu for a long time, and when he fights nearly a thousand moves, he gradually loses the wind. Gui Erniang was secretly delighted when she saw that her husband was more and more offensive and defensive.But seeing that Yuan Chengzhi is so proficient in his own martial arts, he has no doubt that he is indeed a junior, and he can't help secretly admiring his mastery of boxing. After dozens of moves, Yuan Chengzhi suddenly changed his boxing technique, and his figure wandered like a water snake.This is the "Golden Snake Swimming Palm" created by Mr. Jin Snake, which is realized from the body method of water snakes swimming in water.However, Yuan Chengzhi abandoned all the insidious tricks to attack the enemy in this set of palms at this time, but added "God's Variety" and "Ten Duan Jin" light skills.But seeing him rushing in and out, going east and west, everyone's eyes were dazzled.Although Gui Xinshu's boxing skills are high, he can't understand his body skills, he has no place to start, and he can't help but feel anxious: "I claim to be invincible in divine fists, but I have defeated this little brother for more than a thousand moves, so I can't help him. .My nickname is a bit of a misnomer." Yuan Chengzhi walked sideways, and was circling in a hurry when Gui Xinshu jumped away suddenly, and shouted: "Hold on!" Yuan Chengzhi hurriedly stood still, and said: "Yes!" He thought: "He can't hit me, Even if the two sides are tied, it’s okay if everyone saves face.” But Gui Xinshu bowed to the air and said, "Master, your old man is here too." Yuan Chengzhi was taken aback, and saw four people descending from the big tree in a row, and the first person was his mentor Mu Renqing. Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed, rushed to bow down, and when he stood up, he saw Cui Qiushan and his senior brother Huang Zhen with a copper pen and iron abacus behind his master, and the last one was dumb. Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed when he met his old teacher suddenly, and made a few gestures with the mute.I thought to myself that I was too inexperienced after all, and I only cared about fighting with the second senior brother, and didn't pay attention to the situation around me. If the person hiding in the tree was not the master but the enemy, it was inevitable that I would be plotted against?The second senior elder brother, however, looked at all directions and listened to all directions. After all, the masters in the world are different, so he couldn't help admiring him. Mu Renqing touched the top of Yuan Chengzhi's head, smiled and said, "Your master brother told you about your work in Quzhou, Zhejiang, and you did a good job." Then his face sank, and he said, "Why don't young people respect their elders? Sister-in-law fighting?" Yuan Chengzhi bowed his head and said: "Is it a disciple or not, I will not dare next time." He walked over to Gui Xinshu and his wife and made two bows, bowed and said: "My brother pleads guilty to my brother and sister-in-law. .” Gui Erniang was straightforward, and said to Mu Renqing: "Master, you don't have to blame the younger brother for doing it, it was our husband and wife who forced him. We blame him for using other martial arts to humiliate these ineffective apprentices." Xiang Mei said. Jian He and the other three pointed at each other. Mu Renqing said: "When it comes to the opinion of the family, I take it very lightly. Hey, Jianhe, come here, let me ask you, it's his fault that your uncle Yuan fought with your brother. Why did the three of you fight with your uncle again? Don't we all care about the distinction of superiority and inferiority in our sect?" Mei Jianhe didn't dare to hide it from his master, so he told the story of Min Zihua's pursuit of revenge.When it came to Sun Zhongjun's breaking of a man's arm, he only said that he "made a move with one of Jiao Gongli's disciples", which was an understatement.What he emphasized in his words was that Yuan Chengzhi stepped on the long sword that Gui Erniang gave to Sun Zhongjun. Qingqing couldn't help but interjected: "Master, this flying witch girl grandson, for no reason, chopped off one of his arms with a single sword. That person just sent a letter to treat guests at the order of the master, honestly. Yes, unarmed. Brother Yuan said that his disciples of the Huashan sect should not indiscriminately injure innocent people. Since he saw it, if he ignored it, he would punish his master. He had no choice but to take care of this matter. Sister-in-law, I feel very sad, but there is nothing I can do." She knew that Yuan Chengzhi was not good at speaking, and he refused to defend herself, so she said everything on his behalf, and said to Chengzhi in a low voice: "The dumb is talking, I'm sorry." Mu Renqing's face was as severe as frost, and he asked, "Really?" Gui's and his wife didn't know this, and looked at Sun Zhongjun.Mei Jianhe said in a low voice: "Grandpa Grandpa, Junior Sister Sun thought he was a bad person at the time, and it was ruthless to attack him. Now I regret it very much, please forgive me, Master." Mu Renqing was furious, and shouted: "The biggest precept of our Huashan sect is not to indiscriminately hurt innocent people. Xin Shu, when you accepted this apprentice, did you teach her a lesson?" Gui Xinshu had never seen his master so angry before, he knelt down hastily, and said, "The disciple failed to teach, is it the disciple or not? Please calm the master, the disciple will punish her well." Gui Erniang, Mei, Liu, and Sun Si Everyone hurriedly knelt behind Gui Xinshu.Mu Renqing was furious, and scolded Yuan Chengzhi: "When you saw this, why did you break her sword and let it go? Why didn't you cut off her arm too? If we don't correct our family style, won't we be punished by the people in the world?" Friends ridiculed?" Yuan Chengzhi knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Yes, yes, the disciple did not deal with it properly." Mu Renqing said: "This girl," he said, pointing at Qingqing, and said to Sun Zhongjun: "What heinous deeds have you committed again, yet you make nine ruthless moves in succession, and you must take her life? You come over." Sun Zhongjun was so frightened that he was out of his wits, how dare he go over?Kowtowing repeatedly on the ground, he said, "My apprentice only thinks that she is a man and a frivolous person..." Mu Renqing said angrily: "You took off her hat, and you have seen that she is a woman, but you still murdered her. Besides, can you kill indiscriminately if you are a man? Just because of your four-character nickname 'Flying Witch', I can see that you are a normal person. Don't you come here?" Gui Erniang knew that the master wanted to make her a cripple and strip her of all her martial arts, so she kowtowed and begged: "Master, please calm down, my disciple will beat her severely when I go back. "Mu Renqing said: "You cut off her shoulders and carry them to Jiao's house tomorrow to plead for forgiveness." Gui Erniang dared not make a sound.Yuan Chengzhi said: "I have already apologized to the Jiao family, and I have done them a big favor, saved their leader's life, and promised to teach that person a martial arts, so the Jiao family is fine." Mu Ren Qing snorted, and said: "Brother Mu Sang is lucky not to be an outsider, otherwise he would have died laughing. After all, he is smart, he has suffered from the unworthy disciples in his sect, and he will not accept apprentices all his life, so as not to be ashamed and disgusted. Get up!" Everyone stood up. Mu Renqing glared at Sun Zhongjun, who was so frightened that Sun Zhongjun knelt down again.Mu Renqing said: "Bring the sword here." Sun Zhongjun's heart was beating wildly, so he had to hold the sword over the top with both hands and offer it. Mu Renqing grabbed the hilt of the sword and shook it slightly, Sun Zhongjun only felt a pain in his left hand, blood flowed out, it turned out that one little finger had been cut off.Mu Renqing shook the sword again, and the long sword broke into two pieces, and shouted: "From now on, you are not allowed to use the sword again." Sun Zhongjun reluctantly replied: "Yes. His apprentice knows his mistake." She was ashamed and shocked, shed tears. Gui Erniang tore off the corner of her clothes, wrapped her wound, and said in a low voice: "Okay, Master will not punish you again." Mei Jianhe saw that the master shook his hand casually, and the long sword was decisive, only then did he know that Yuan Chengzhi's continuous breaking of the long sword in his hand was indeed his own skill.I thought to myself that my martial art is so exquisite, I only learned a little superficially, and I showed off my power outside, thinking of the arrogance and arrogance in the past, I was very scared and ashamed, and I was afraid that my master would be blamed, so I couldn't help sweating profusely. Mu Renqing gave him a hard look, but said nothing. He turned to Yuan Chengzhi and said, "You promised to teach others Kung Fu, but you have to teach it well. What are you teaching?" Yuan Chengzhi blushed and said: "I don't dare to teach other people my own martial arts without my master's permission. I just want to teach him a set of one-armed saber techniques. It's a miscellaneous knowledge that I learned unintentionally." Mu Renqing said: "You have too much miscellaneous knowledge. Just now I saw you and your second elder brother playing tricks. It seems that you have used the skill of 'God's Variety' by Taoist Mu Sang. With the help of this chess player Helping each other, the second senior brother naturally can't help you." After saying that, he laughed.Taoist Mu Sang said with a smile: "Chengzhi, do you dare to lie to your master?" Cheng Zhi said: "I don't dare." Your martial arts? Listen, did I teach it myself?" Cheng Zhi was interested, but Mu Sang asked Qingqing to teach it because he was afraid that his master and second senior brother would be offended.The Taoist priest was clever and wise, and he expected everything, so he replied: "On Mount Hua, the Taoist priest has taught me a lot of kung fu, and my disciples have always been very grateful. Since I went down to Huashan Mountain, the Taoist priest has never taught me martial arts. I only played two games of chess when we met this time." He thought again: "Although this statement is not a lie, after all, it is intended to deceive, at least it is a trick. He will carry Second Senior Brother behind his back, so he has to tell Master the truth." Mu Sang said with a smile: "That's it, you have practiced with the senior brother again. I have taught you martial arts before, and you are not allowed to use a single move." Yuan Chengzhi said: "Second senior brother claims to be invincible in the fist, and he really deserves his reputation. I couldn't resist anymore, so I could only dodge and give way, and was about to admit defeat, I asked the second senior brother to stop, but he had already seen the master. Once the move was made, the disciple couldn't take care of the other places." Mu Renqing said with a smile: "Okay Okay, okay. The Taoist priest wants you to practice, so why not show your ugliness?" Yuan Chengzhi had no choice but to approach Gui Xinshu, bowed and said, "Second Senior Brother, please advise." Gui Xinshu cupped his hands and said, "It's easy to say." Turning his head to Mu Renqing, he said, "We are wrong, please advise Master. "The two put it right again. This competition is different from just now.How can Gui Xinshu lose face in front of Taoist Mu Sang, master, elder brother and all the disciples?I saw that he was as fast as thunder when attacking, and as solid as a mountain when keeping time, his master's skills are really extraordinary.Yuan Chengzhi also had offense and defense, all he used was the master's unique skills, and he dismantled more than a hundred moves, and there was no flaw in the boxing skills of the two of them. Mu Renqing and Mu Sang smiled with their beards beside them.Mu Sang said with a smile: "It's true that there are high-level disciples among the masters, and there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals. Seeing you two sages, I am a bit jealous and regret that I didn't teach a few disciples well back then." After speaking In the meantime, the two dismantled dozens of tricks. Gui Xinshu couldn't stop the fight for a long time, and gradually increased his strength, and the attack came suddenly.Yuan Chengzhi thought, at this point, I should give in.But Gui Xinshu's move is extremely powerful, as long as he can't parry with all his strength, he will be seriously injured immediately, it is really difficult for him to make a move.At the end of the fight, I suddenly thought: "Listening to Master's tone just now, it doesn't seem to be very good for me to be greedy for too many things, and to study miscellaneous learning from other schools. Previously, I only used my own boxing, and after hundreds of moves, I was at a disadvantage. With the help of Taoist Mu Sang and Jin Snake Langjun, he gained a little advantage. Now that he only uses his own martial arts, he can only draw with the wind. Doesn't this mean that other schools' martial arts are better than this one? Master Kung Fu? I was able to send other martial arts and lost to him. The Taoist priest did not allow me to use the Kung Fu he taught, so I used the martial arts of the Golden Snake Langjun." At that moment, the boxing moves changed suddenly, and I used a set of "Golden Snake Crane Fist" ". Gui Xinshu sees the tricks and dismantles the tricks, and the offensive does not slow down at all.Yuan Chengzhi made four strange moves in a row suddenly, Gui Xin Shu was taken aback, and fought back to protect himself.Yuan Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief, luck was behind him.When Gui Xinshu saw him, a gap suddenly appeared in his heart, and when he saw the emptiness, he entered immediately. The nature of a warrior, let alone thinking about it at this time, threw his palm at the opponent's vest.Yuan Chengzhi was already prepared, he threw himself forward, fell four or five steps, turned around and said, "Little brother lost." As soon as Gui Xinshu slapped out, he regretted it immediately. He was afraid that his junior brother would be seriously injured, so he rushed to help him. Unexpectedly, he didn't realize it at a loss, and was very surprised.It turned out that Yuan Chengzhi had luck on his back first, and then wiped out most of the opponent's palm force when he took advantage of the momentum, and was protected by the gold silk vest given by Mu Sang. Although there was a sharp pain in his back, he was not injured. Yuan Chengzhi turned around, and when everyone saw his long clothes, their hearts were broken into pieces. A gust of wind passed by, and the pieces of clothes flew with the wind.Qingqing was extremely concerned, and hurried over and asked, "Is it okay?" Yuan Chengzhi said, "Don't worry." Mu Renqing said to Gui Xinshu: "Your kung fu has indeed improved, but this move is too ruthless, you know?" His skill in this sect is not as pure as yours, and there is still such a big difference." After a pause, he said, "I heard people say that you couple indulged your apprentice and ostentatiously outside. I originally thought Although your wife doesn't quite understand the truth, you are not that kind of person, but look at how you treated your junior brother just now, hum!" Gui Xinshu lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong." , No one can be merciful, anyway, Cheng Zhi is not injured, what are you talking about, old man?" Mu Renqing stopped talking. Gui Xinshu and his wife have been famous for a long time, and they are obviously the leaders of the Jiangnan martial arts. This time, they were scolded by the master in public. Although they have no resentment towards the master because of the great kindness of the master, they have even more hatred towards Yuan Chengzhi.Gui Xinshu knew that his younger brother intended to give in, but he was scolded by his master, but he didn't accept his favor. Mu Renqing said: "Wang Chuang is going to make a big fuss this autumn, gather your disciples, and immediately start contacting Jiangnan martial arts heroes, and as soon as Chuang Wang Yi's banner goes south, you will respond." Gui Xinshu and his wife replied in unison: "Yes. "Mu Renqing looked at Xin Shu, his face gradually turned kind, and said gently: "Xin Shu, don't you say that I prefer young apprentices. Although you are not young, in my heart, you are still the same as when I went to Huashan at the beginning of the year. Little disciples are generally the same." Gui Xin Shu lowered his head, feeling warm in his heart, and said, "Yes, I never said that the master was biased." Mu Renqing said, "You have always been upright, and you have devoted yourself to practicing martial arts for thirty years. I don’t think too much about things. But things in the world can’t be done with martial arts alone. When encountering big things, you have to think about the cause and effect carefully, and don’t trust people’s words.” Gui Xinshu said: “Yes, disciple Keep firmly in mind Master’s teachings.” Mu Renqing said to Yuan Chengzhi: "You and your little friend set off to Beijing to inquire about the court. But don't startle the snake, and don't hurt the emperor and the dignitaries in the court. If you have important news, go to Shaanxi to report it." Yuan Chengzhi accepted. Mu Renqing said: "I'm going to see Zheng Qiyun, the leader of Seventy-two Islands, and Master Shili of Qingliang Temple tonight. I heard that Master Shili just received the decree from the abbot of Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain, and sent him to take over as the abbot of Qingliang Lower Court in Nanyang, Henan. I come to congratulate him, and I want to discuss with him the affairs of Henan Wulin. Brother Dao, where are you going?" Mu Sang said with a smile: "You are benevolent people who care about the country and the people, and are busy all day long. Poor Dao is a wild crane, I want to delay your little apprentice for a few days, okay?" Mu Renqing said with a smile: "Anyway, he promised to teach others martial arts, so he must stay in Nanjing for a few more days. Play a few more games of chess. How much skill do you have, chess and martial arts, just pass it on to him." But Mu Sang seemed to be in a slump, and said sadly: "After playing these few games this time, I don't know if I will be able to play again in the future." Mu Renqing was stunned, and said: "Brother Dao, why did you say that? Right now, people are complaining. It’s like boiling, and the great event of King Chuang is about to come true. In the future, the world will feast in peace, the world will be peaceful, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. There is nothing we can do. Not to mention Chengzhi, even I can play chess with you every day.” Mu Sang shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, not necessarily! The old robbery is over, and the new robbery will be born. There are white people and black people in the game, and the cycle of this robbery will be endless." Mu Renqing said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, brother Taoist enlightenment is deeper. .We ordinary people don’t understand these mysteries.” He laughed and said goodbye.Both Huang Zhen and Cui Qiushan followed. The mute gestured loudly, wanting to be with Yuan Chengzhi.Mu Renqing nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "Okay, you miss your little friend, just follow him." The mute was overjoyed, ran over to pick up Chengzhi, threw him into the air, and reached out to catch him when he fell. When Chengzhi was young, the two of them used to do things in Huashan. At this time, Chengzhi's body was already heavy, but the dumb man was amazing, and he still threw him high.Qingqing was taken aback, seeing his happy face under the moonlight, she realized that he was not malicious. The mute then took out a sword from the burden on his back and handed it to Yuan Chengzhi. It was the Golden Snake Sword.It turned out that he entered the cave with Yuan Chengzhi last time and inserted the Golden Snake Sword back. When he left the mountain this time, seeing Mu Renqing signaled that he was going to meet Yuan Chengzhi, he thought that there was no one on the mountain, so this sword should not be stolen, so He went into the hole, pulled it out, and hid it in the bag, but even Mu Renqing didn't know it.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "This sword is a relic of Qingdi's father. I will keep it and use it for the time being. I will teach her the Golden Snake Sword Technique in the future, and then return this sword to her." Qingqing took the sword to watch, thinking of her father and mother. sad. Yuan Chengzhi and Master had just met and were about to break up, and he was very reluctant to part.Mu Renqing smiled and said: "You are fine, I am very happy, it is worthwhile for everyone to teach you a lesson." With a flick of the sleeve of the robe, it has disappeared into the darkness.Gui Xinshu and his wife handed each other off, and when the master and senior brother were gone, they bowed to Mu Sang, hugged the child without saying a word, and led the three apprentices away. Mu Sang said to Yuan Chengzhi: "They already hold a grudge against you. These two are very skilled, so be careful when you meet in the future." Yuan Chengzhi nodded in agreement.Offended the second senior brother for no reason, feeling depressed, returned to Jiao's house, fell asleep.
As soon as he got up the next day, Qingqing came in yelling, holding a wooden worship box, and said with a smile: "Guess what it is?" Yuan Chengzhi couldn't raise his interest, and said: "Are there any guests?" Qingqing lifted the lid of the box, smiling all over her face, blooming like a flower. I saw a big red post in the box, with the words "Foolish disciple Min Zihua worships" written in big characters.Qingqing picked up the post, and below it was a deed and a list of furniture and utensils in the house.Seeing that Min Zihua kept his promise and delivered the house, Yuan Chengzhi was very sorry, so he hurriedly changed his robe and went to thank him.Unexpectedly, all the people in Min's house had left, leaving only two servants cleaning around.When Yuan Chengzhi asked, he said that Erye Min took his family and friends away early in the morning, but he didn't know where he went. Yuan Chengzhi and Qingqing took out the picture left by Mr. Jin Snake and looked at the house. Although there have been many changes in the passage and houses in the house, the overall situation is inconsistent, if it fits the festival.The two were overjoyed, knowing that the "Grand Duke of Wei's Mansion" was indeed the one indicated in the picture, and searching for it according to the treasure marks on the picture, it turned out to be in a woodshed in the back garden. This afternoon, Jiao Wan'er sent someone to help her clean up and arrange, and also assigned two maidservants to serve Qingqing. Other cooks, doormen, gardeners, servants, watchmen, and grooms were all available, and Hong Shenghai became the manager.Yuan Chengzhi said: "This Miss Jiao is really thoughtful at such a young age." Qingqing pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If you can invite her to come to this mansion to take care of the housework, it will be even more thoughtful! ...I can..." His face flushed, and it was inconvenient to say the following words.Yuan Chengzhi was startled, and then understood that she thought she was fine with everything, but she was narrow-minded, and after a smile, she stopped talking. After the second watch that night, Yuan Chengzhi called the dumb and Hong Shenghai, and the three moved out the firewood in the woodshed, took the shovel, and dug down.Qingqing stood guard outside the woodshed with her sword in hand.After digging for half an hour, there was only a clang sound, and the shovel hit a big rock, and the soil on the rock was shoveled away, revealing a big stone slab.The three lifted the stone slab, and there was a big hole underneath. Qingqing heard Yuan Chengzhi screaming happily, and rushed in to take a look.Yuan Chengzhi said: "Here it is." He took two bundles of firewood, lit them and threw them in the cave. When the foul smell was gone, he gestured for the mute and Hong Shenghai to guard the entrance of the cave, and walked down the stone steps with Qingqing.Under the light of the torches, only ten large iron boxes were lined up in a row. The iron boxes were all locked with huge locks, but the keys were nowhere to be found. Yuan Chengzhi took the picture again and took a closer look, and saw a little golden dragon painted on the left corner of the treasure.灵机一动，拿起铁锹依着方位挖下去，挖不了几下，便找到一只铁盒，盒子却没上锁。他记起金蛇郎君的盒中毒箭，用绳缚住盒盖上的铁环，将铁盒放得远远的，用绳拉起盒盖，过了一会儿，见无异状，移进火把看盒中时，见盒里放着一串钥匙，还有两张纸。 取起上面一纸，见纸上写道：“吾叔之叛，武臣无不降者。魏国公徐辉祖以功臣世勋，忠于社稷，殊可嘉也。内府重宝，仓皇不及携，魏公为朕守之。他日重光宗庙社稷，以此为资。建文四年六月庚申御笔。” 袁承志看了不禁凛然，心想这果然是燕王篡位之时建文帝所遗下的重宝。
原来明朝开国，大将军徐达功居第一。他和明太祖朱元璋是布衣之交。朱元璋做了皇帝后，还是称他为“徐兄”。徐达自然不敢再和皇帝称兄道弟，始终恭敬谨慎。 有一日，明太祖和他一起喝酒，饮酒中间，说道：“徐兄功劳很大，还没安居的地方，我的旧邸赐了给你吧。”（《明史·徐达传》原文是：“徐兄功大，未有宁居，可赐以旧邸。”）所谓旧邸，是太祖做吴王时所居的府第，他登极为帝之后，自然另建宫殿了。徐达心想：太祖自吴王而登极，自己倘若是住到吴王旧邸之中，这个嫌疑可犯得大了。他深知太祖猜忌心极重，当下只是道谢，却说什么也不肯接受。 太祖决定再试他一试。过了几天，召了徐达同去旧邸喝酒，不住劝酒，把他灌醉了。命侍从将他抬到卧室之中，放在太祖从前所睡的床上，盖上了被。徐达酒醒之后，一见情形，大为吃惊，急忙下阶，俯伏下拜，连称：“死罪！”坐着便不再睡。侍从将情形回奏，太祖一听大喜。心想此人忠字当头，全无反意，当即下旨，在旧邸之后另起一座大宅赐他，亲题“大功”两字，作为这宅第所在的坊名。那便是南京“大功坊”和“魏国公赐第”的由来。 据笔记中载称，徐达虽对皇帝恭顺，但他精于韬略，善于将兵，战无不胜，太祖还是怕他造反。洪武十八年，徐达背上生疽。据说生背疽之人，吃蒸鹅立死。太祖派人慰问，附赐蒸鹅一只。徐达泪流满面，当着使者把一只蒸鹅吃个干净，当夜就毒发而死。生背疽（一种癌肿）而吃蒸鹅，未必便死，但朱元璋赐这蒸鹅，便是赐死，徐达纵然吃了蒸鹅无事，也只好服毒自尽。此事正史不载，不知真假。 徐达有四子三女，三个女儿都做太祖儿子的王妃：长女是燕王王妃，后来便是成祖的皇后，次女是代王王妃，三女是安王王妃。燕王造反，徐达的长子徐辉祖忠于建文帝，带兵力抗燕军。徐达的幼子徐增寿却和姊夫燕王暗中勾结。燕王兵临南京城下，建文帝召徐增寿来质问。徐增寿不答，建文帝亲手挥剑斩了他。 成祖篡位后，徐辉祖搬入父亲的祠堂居住，不肯朝见。成祖派官吏审问，徐辉祖写了“我父开国功臣，子孙免死”十个大字回报。成祖见了大怒，但他初即帝位，要收罗人心，饶了他不杀。徐辉祖对建文帝忠心耿耿，始终在图谋复辟。他后人世袭魏国公，一直统带守卫南京的兵将，直至明亡。明朝南京守备府位尊权重，南京百姓只知“守备府徐公爷”，却不知魏国公，是以袁承志和青青打听不着。 成祖感念徐增寿为己而死，追封他为定国公。因此徐达的子孙共有魏国公和定国公两个公爵。两位公爵的后裔一居南京，一居北京。徐辉祖得罪了成祖，他子孙不敢再在大功坊的赐第居住，另行迁居。大功坊赐第数度易手，经过二百四十多年，后人再也不明这座旧宅的来历。这中间的经过，袁承志和青青自然不知。
袁承志看第二张纸时，见写的是一首律诗，诗云： 笔迹与另一信一模一样，只是更见苍劲挺拔。原来此诗是建文帝在闽粤川滇各地漫游四十年后，重还金陵所作。他经历永乐（成祖）、洪熙（仁宗）、宣德（宣宗）、正统（英宗）各朝之后，已然六十余岁，复位之想早已消尽，回到魏国公府抚视故物，不禁感慨无已，从此飘然出世，不知所终。此中过节，袁承志和青青自然猜想不到。袁承志不懂诗中说些什么，青青更急欲察看箱中物事，对诗笺随意一瞥，便放在一旁。 袁承志取出钥匙，将铁箱打开。一揭箱盖，耀眼生花，一大箱满满的都是宝玉、珍珠，又开一箱，却是玛瑙、翡翠之属，没一件不是价值巨万的珍物。青青低声惊呼，不由得脸上变色，又惊又喜。抄到底下，却见下半箱叠满了金砖，十箱皆是如此。 袁承志道：“这些宝物是明太祖当年在天下百姓身上搜刮而来，咱们用来干什么？”青青和他相处日久，明白他心意，知道只要稍生贪念，不免遭他轻视，便道：“咱们说过，寻到财物，要助闯王谋干大事，自然是取之于民，用之于民。”袁承志大喜，握住她手，说道：“青弟，你真是我的知己。” 袁承志自幼即知父亲尽瘁国事，废寝忘食，非但不贪钱财，连家庭中的天伦之乐、朋友间的交游之娱，也难以得享。当年应松教他读书，曾教过袁崇焕自叙心境的一篇文章，其中说道：“予何人哉？十年以来，父母不得以为子，妻孥不得以为夫，手足不得以为兄弟，交游不得以为朋友。予何人哉？直谓之曰'大明国里一亡命之徒'可也。”当时年幼，还不能完全体会父亲尽心竭力、守土御敌的精忠果毅，成长后每想到“大明国里一亡命之徒”那句话，不由得热血沸腾，早就立志以父为榜样。袁崇焕为人题字，爱写“心术不可得罪于天地，言行要留好样与儿孙”两句，袁承志所存父亲遗物，也只有这一幅字而已。这时他见到无数金银财宝，所想到的自然是如何学父亲的心术好样，如何将珍宝用于保国卫民。 青青却出身于大盗之家，向来见人逢财便取，管他有主无主，义与不义。何况这许多价值连城的珠宝，都是凭她父亲遗图而得，若不是她对袁承志钟情已深，岂肯不据为己有？听袁承志称自己为“知己”，不由得感到一阵甜意，霎时间心头浮起了两句古诗：“易求无价宝，难得有情郎。” 承志道：“有了这许多资财，咱们就可到北京去大干一番事业。明朝皇帝搜刮而来，咱们就用来相助闯王，推倒明朝皇帝。”青青笑道：“这叫做即以其人之道，还治其人之身。”承志笑道：“不错。你掉书包的本事可了不起。”
次日下午，袁承志命洪胜海到焦家去把罗立如叫来。他断臂伤势还很沉重，听得袁承志见招，立即命人相扶，喜气洋洋地到来，见面后便要行拜师之礼。 袁承志坚辞不受，叫他坐着，将一套独臂刀法细细说了给他听。罗立如武功本有根底，袁承志又一招一式的教得甚是仔细，连续教了五天，罗立如已牢牢记住，只待臂伤痊愈了，就可习练。袁承志这套刀法得自《金蛇秘笈》，与江湖上流传的左臂刀法大不相同，招招险，刀刀快，实是厉害不过。罗立如虽断一臂，却换来了一套足以扬名江湖的绝技，可说是因祸得福，心里欢喜不尽。焦氏门人弟子之中，此后以他为武功第一。 袁承志了结这件心事后，雇了十多辆大车，预备上道赴京。焦公礼父女及众门徒大摆筵席，殷勤相送。袁承志请焦公礼送信给闵子华，将大功坊宅第仍然交还。焦公礼甚喜，觉得袁承志处事得体，圆了江湖朋友的面子。太白三英等汉奸则送交官办。 这日天气晴朗，草木清新，袁承志、青青、哑巴、洪胜海一行人别过木桑道人，将十只铁箱装上大车，向北进发。焦公礼父女及众弟子同过长江，送出三十里外，方才作别。江北一带仍是金龙帮的地盘，焦公礼事先早已派人送讯，每个码头都有人殷勤接送。 行了十多日，来到山东界内。洪胜海道：“相公，这里已不是金龙帮的地界。从今日起，咱们得多留一点儿神啦。”青青道：“怎么？有人敢来太岁头上动土吗？”洪胜海道：“方今天下盗贼如毛，山东强人尤多。最厉害的是两帮。”青青道：“一帮是你们渤海派了。”洪胜海笑道：“渤海派专做海上买卖，陆上的东西，就算黄金宝贝丢在地下，我们见到也是不捡的。”青青笑道：“原来贵派不算，那么是哪两帮？”洪胜海道：“一帮是沧州千柳庄褚红柳褚大爷的手下。”袁承志道：“我也曾听师父说起过，褚红柳以朱砂掌驰名江湖。”洪胜海道：“正是。另一帮在恶虎沟开山立柜，大当家阴阳扇沙天广武功了得，手下人多势众。”袁承志点头道：“咱们以后小心在意，每晚一人轮流守夜。” 走了两日，正当中午，迎面鸾铃响处，两匹快马疾奔而来，从众人身旁擦过。洪胜海说道：“那话儿来啦。”他想袁承志武功极高，自己也非庸手，几个毛贼也不放在心上。过不一个时辰，那两乘马果然从后赶了上来，在骡车队两旁掠了过去。青青只是冷笑。洪胜海道：“不出十里，前面必有强人拦路。”哪知走了十多里地，竟然太平无事。当晚在双石铺宿歇。洪胜海啧啧称奇，道：“难道我这老江湖走了眼了？” 次日又行，走不出五里，只见后面四骑马远远跟着。洪胜海道：“是了，他们昨儿人手还没调齐，今日必有事故。”中午打过尖后，又有两骑马趟下来看相摸底。洪胜海道：“这倒奇了，道上看风踩盘子，从来没这么多人。”行了半日，又有两乘马掠过。 洪胜海皱眉思索，忽道：“是了。”对袁承志道：“相公，咱们今晚得赶上一个大市镇投宿才好。”袁承志道：“怎么？”洪胜海道：“跟着咱们的，不止一个山寨的人马。”袁承志道：“是么？有几家寨主看中了这批货色？”洪胜海道：“要是每一家派了两个人，那么前前后后已有五家。”青青笑道：“那倒热闹。”袁承志问道：“他们又怎知咱们携了金银财宝？倘若咱们这十只铁箱中装满了沙子石头，这五家大寨主岂不是白辛苦一场？”青青笑道：“这个你就不在行了。大车中装了金银，车轮印痕、行车声响、扬起的尘土等等都不相同。别说十只大铁箱易看得很，便是你小慧妹妹的二千两黄金，当日也给我这小强人看了出来。”袁承志笑道：“佩服，佩服！”洪胜海心想：“小姐这样娇滴滴的一个小姑娘，难道从前也是干我们这一行的？” 说话之间，又有两乘马从车队旁掠过，青青冷笑道：“想动手却又不敢，骑了马跑来跑去，就是瞎起忙头。这般脓包，人再多也没用！”洪胜海正色道：“小姐，好汉敌不过人多。咱们虽然不怕，但箱笼物件这么许多，要一无错失，倒也得费一番心力。”袁承志道：“你说得不错，咱们今晚就在前面的石胶镇住店，少走几十里吧。” 到了石胶镇上，拣了一家大店住下。袁承志吩咐把十只铁箱都搬在自己房中，与哑巴两人合睡一房。刚放好铁箱，只见两条大汉走进店来，向袁承志望了一眼，对店伙说要住店。店伙招呼两人入内，前脚接后脚，又有两名粗豪汉子进来。 袁承志暗暗点头，心下盘算已定，晚饭过后，各人回房睡觉。 睡到半夜，只听得屋顶微微响动，知道盗伙到了。他起身点亮了蜡烛，打开铁箱，取出一把把明珠、宝石、翡翠、玛瑙，在灯下把玩。奇珍异宝在灯下灿然生光，只见窗棂之边、门缝之中，不知有多少只贪婪的眼睛在向里窥探。 洪胜海听得声音，放心不下，过来察看，他一走近，十余名探子俱各隐身。洪胜海微微冷笑，在袁承志房门上轻敲数下。袁承志道：“进来吧！” 洪胜海一推门，房门呀的一声开了，原来没关上。他见桌上珠光宝气，耀眼生辉，不觉呆了。走近看时，但见有指头大小的浑圆珍珠，有两尺来长的朱红珊瑚，有晶莹碧绿的大块祖母绿，此外猫儿眼、红宝石、金刚钻、紫玉，没一件不是无价之宝。 洪胜海本不知十只铁箱中所藏何物，只道都是金银，这才引起群盗的贪心，哪知竟有如许珍品。他在江湖多年，见多识广，但这么多、这么贵重的宝物却从未见过。他走到袁承志身边，低声道：“相公，我来收起了好么？外面有人偷看。”袁承志也低声道：“正要让他们瞧瞧。反正是这么一回事。”拿起一串珍珠，大声问道：“这串珠子拿到京里，你瞧卖得多少银子？” 洪胜海道：“三百两银子一颗，那是再也不能少了。这里共是二十四颗，少说也值得一万五千两银子。”袁承志奇道：“怎么是一万五千两？”洪胜海道：“单是这么大、这么圆、这么光洁的一颗珠子，已经十分少见，难得的是二十四颗竟一般大小，全无瑕疵。一颗值三百两银子，那么二十四颗至少值得一万五千两。” 这番话只把房外群盗听得心痒难搔，恨不得跳进去抢了过来。但上面头领有令，看中这批货的山寨太多，大伙要商量好了再动，免伤同道和气，谁也不许先行下手。眼见袁承志向洪胜海摆摆手，笑着睡了，烛火不熄，珠宝也不收拾，摊满了一桌，只把群盗引得面红耳赤，不住干咽唾涎。 袁承志自发觉群盗大集，意欲劫夺，一路上便在盘算应付之策，正如洪胜海所说：“好汉敌不过人多。箱笼物件这么许多，要一无错失，倒也得费一番心力。”自然而然地便想：“要是金蛇郎君遇上这件事，他便如何对付？”跟着想到：金蛇郎君为温氏五老及崆峒派诸人所擒，以宝藏巨利引得双方互相争夺，温氏五老出手杀了所邀来的崆峒派朋友，他由此而趁机逃脱；又想到：那晚棋仙派的张春九和汪秃头偷袭华山，见到有毒的假秘笈，连师兄弟也都杀了；游龙帮和青青为了争夺闯王黄金而相争斗，着实杀了不少人。足见大利所在，见利忘义之人非互相残杀不可。“群盗人多，若是你杀我，我杀你，人便少了。”想明白了此节之后，便在客店中故意展示宝物，料想财宝越多，群盗自相斫杀起来便越激烈。 又行两日，已过济南府地界，缀着车队的盗寇愈来愈多。洪胜海本来有恃无恐，但见群盗迟迟不动手，不知安排下什么奸谋，不由得惴惴不安起来。力劝袁承志改走海道，说自己海上朋友很多，坐船到天津起岸，再去北京，虽然要绕个大弯，多费时日，但担保不出乱子。袁承志笑道：“我本要用这批珠宝来结交天下英雄好汉，便散尽了也不打紧。钱财是身外之物，咱们讲究仁义为先。”洪胜海听了，也就不便再劝。 袁承志却自沉思却敌之计，虽盼能引得群盗为了争宝而自相残杀，但想万事不可托大，倘若盗首中竟有焦公礼一般的老成智士，或能避过自相残杀，那便如何应付？他得宝之后，本意是要遵从师父的吩咐，用以结交天下英豪，为闯王谋干大事的臂助。倘若群盗能讲义气，那么就拿些铁箱中的财宝出来，俵分众人，结交一些同伙，因此并不担心觊觎财物的群盗众多，也不太担忧财物的得失。但转念忽想，倘若这些强盗不讲义气，个个恃强行凶，自私贪财，便如棋仙派温氏五老一般，定要将财物尽数夺去，反而跟闯王为敌，那便糟了。心想青青本来是干这一行的，棋仙派五老的行径她最为熟知，当即便去跟她商量：“青弟，倘若这些盗伙跟你先前一样，并不识得我，自然跟我毫无交情，你遇上了这许多财宝，那怎么办？” 青青白他一眼，说道：“那有什么客气，自然伸手便抢啊！”承志道：“要是我跟你套交情呢？分一些财宝给你，你肯跟我做好朋友吗？肯听我话吗？”青青道：“你不用分财宝给我，我不但跟你做好朋友，还跟你结拜，叫你做大哥。我不但听你话，而且死死活活都跟着你，永远不分开了。”她虽语带戏谑，毕竟充满了真诚，承志心下感动，伸手握住了她手，说道：“我也是这样！”青青道：“那些强盗贼人，却不会跟你结拜的。他们见到这许多金银财宝，眼都红了，就算你是他们的老子娘，他们也决不听你的话。”承志道：“好，咱们先礼后兵，先讲义气，拉交情，不要伤人结怨。但盗伙势大，真要不伤人、不伤和气，却也很难。” 青青道：“事到临头之时，咱们先沉住气，待得认出了盗魁，你一下子把他抓住，小喽罗们就不敢动了。”袁承志大喜，笑
The two borrowed two healthy horses from the Jiao family, and at the second watch, they had already arrived at the Yuhua Terrace.Seeing that there was no one around, they got off their horses and waited for them. After waiting for half an hour, they saw two people from the east rushing towards them, followed by two light high-fives.Yuan Chengzhi clapped his hands in response. One person said, "Is Uncle Yuan here?" It was Liu Peisheng who heard the voice.Yuan Chengzhi said: "I'm waiting here for my brother and sister-in-law." Seeing Liu Peisheng and Mei Jianhe approaching, a woman's voice in the distance shouted: "Okay, it really is here!" As soon as the words were finished, two figures rushed to the front.Qingqing was startled, thinking that these two people came so fast.Mei and Liu moved away, and the two figures jumped out, they were Gui Xinshu and Gui Erniang.Another person came running in the distance. Yuan Chengzhi saw her figure and knew it was Sun Zhongjun, the flying witch.Her kung fu was far behind that of her master and wife, and she ran for a long time before she came to her.She was holding a child in her arms, the child of Gui's couple. Gui Erniang said coldly: "Master Yuan is trustworthy. My husband and I still have important matters. Don't delay the time. Let's recruit." My sister-in-law came here to make amends. I didn’t know beforehand that my younger brother broke my sister-in-law’s sword. If I offend, I ask my senior brother and sister-in-law to look at the master and forgive me a lot.” Gui Erniang sneered: "Are you our junior brother? No one knows, let's go through the trick first." Yuan Chengzhi refused to do it. Gui Erniang saw him flinching, and thought to herself, if it wasn't a fake, why should he be so timid and discouraged?Suddenly he raised his left palm and swung it down obliquely.Yuan Chengzhi leaned back quickly, the front of his palm swiftly passed over the tip of his nose, and he was shocked in his heart: "I can't see that she is a girl like her, and her palm is so fierce." Gui Erniang missed a hit, and her right fist followed , using the Po Yu Fist of the Huashan School.Yuan Chengzhi has studied this style of boxing well, and he has a well-thought-out plan, so he drooped his hands and pressed them to the sides of his thighs to show that he would never fight back.The body swayed, so that Kai Rong had mastered the lightness kung fu of "God's Hundred Changes" and Shi Duan Jin, and he went back and forth between Gui Erniang's fists and feet.Gui Erniang made more than ten urgent moves in a row, like a storm, she turned sideways to avoid them all. Gui Xinshu watched in horror.Thinking to himself, this young man is really good, some of his lightness kung fu are indeed his own martial arts, but most of them are completely different, could it be that this young man is a traitor of another sect, somehow he secretly learned the best kung fu of his own sect?At the moment, I am fully focused on it, for fear that my wife will suffer. Seeing Yuan Chengzhi, Gui Erniang didn't fight back, thinking that you despise me so much, so that you know how powerful Gui Erniang is!Her fists were like the wind, and she hit faster and faster. Knowing that the opponent would not fight back, she put aside all defensive moves and moved to attack. Yuan Chengzhi groaned secretly.Unexpectedly, the second sister-in-law made this broken jade fist so powerful, and in addition to only attacking but not defending, the power was doubled.I thought that when I really couldn't resist, I couldn't say no, so I had no choice but to stretch out my hands to parry. Sun Zhongjun saw Yuan Chengzhi's hands drooping, no matter how quickly his mistress made a move, he still couldn't hit him with a move, and the more he looked at it, the more annoyed he became.Squinting and seeing Qingqing standing aside, he was very happy and smiling, and immediately sent the little junior brother to Mei Jianhe's hand, pulled out the long sword and jumped forward, stabbing at Qingqing's chest. Qingqing was taken aback, and quickly turned sideways to avoid it.Under Yuan Chengzhi's order, she did not bring a weapon on this trip, and Sun Zhongjun swiped her sword several times, forcing her to be in a hurry.Her martial arts are not good enough, not to mention bare-handed, after a few moves, she will be in danger immediately. Hearing her exclamation, Yuan Chengzhi wanted to go to the rescue, but he was tightly entangled by Gui Erniang and couldn't get out. Gui Xinshu shouted to Sun Zhongjun: "Don't hurt people's lives." Sun Zhongjun said: "Master, this man is the son of Lord Golden Snake. This frivolous young man is the culprit." Gui Xinshu once heard people in Jiangnan martial arts talk about Golden Snake Lang You are cruel and cruel, not a kind person, so you don't speak a word.Seeing that his master had acquiesced, Sun Zhongjun intensified his sword moves, the white light was shining, he was about to die when he saw Qingqing. Seeing the urgency of the situation, Yuan Chengzhi suddenly flew his legs together, and his hands were still sticking to his hips, but his left foot, the right foot, and six feet in a row, all of which were about to kick Gui Erniang back in a flash, but he had already She was forced to take six steps back.Yuan Chengzhi got rid of it, jumped up, turned around in the air and rushed forward, pointing at Sun Zhongjun's back heart with both left hands, trying to snatch the long sword from her hand.Suddenly there was a long howl beside him, and a gust of wind slammed into his waist. Cheng Zhi didn't have time to attack the enemy, he removed the incoming move first, hooked the incoming wrist with his right palm diagonally, but he didn't know that the incoming person didn't move at all, but he counterattacked and pushed him out.Yuan Chengzhi has never met a person with such profound strength since he came down the mountain. Knowing that it must be the second senior brother who made the move, he couldn't help being shocked: "I knew that the second senior brother's martial arts were extraordinary, but I didn't expect him to be so thin and thin. divine power." After he fell to the ground, his body was suddenly nailed like a wooden stake, without shaking.Shouted: "Second senior brother, my younger brother offended me!" The cry didn't stop, Gui Xinshu's left palm was already in front of him.Yuan Chengzhi was on guard this time, with his left shoulder slightly tilted, and his palm hitting the air, which is exactly the "many changes of magic" body technique he learned today. Gui Xinshu pushed him a little while ago, and he already realized that his internal strength is all Hunyuan Kungfu of his sect. Moves can be learned secretly, but internal strength has to be taught personally. After just one push, you can know that he is indeed the master's new recruit apprentice.The second move was like lightning, he saw that he could hit his shoulder with one palm, he was afraid of hurting him, the master's face was not good-looking, the palm was about to slant back, and he only used 30% of his strength, who knew that the opponent was slippery, When there is not enough time to dodge, you are surprised, shouted: "What a fast movement!"His boxing technique is exactly the same as that of Gui Erniang, but the purity of his skills and the speed of sending and receiving have really reached the level of perfection, Yuan Chengzhi was surprised and admired.He thought to himself that it's no wonder that the second senior brother enjoys such a great reputation, when his disciples come out, the general masters in the martial arts are very respectful to him, so it turns out that his subordinates are also really good.At this time, how dare there be any negligence? The movement technique of "God's Hundred Changes" is still quite new at the beginning of practice, and it is more than enough to deal with Gui Erniang. If you use it to fight against the second senior brother, you may not be able to dodge his ten punches, so you also use the unique skill taught by the master to break the jade. Boxing parry. The two of them have the same boxing technique, all the changes are clear in their chests, the faster they hit, the faster they hit, and they stop when they feel it, and stop before they touch it. It can be said that they are very familiar and flow.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "I fought against Master in Huashan, and that's all it is." But against Master, knowing that there was no danger, the second brother had heavy fists, and he absolutely couldn't bear his move.Although the educated youth's life is in a moment, he has no time to look at her, and in an instant, cold sweat drips down his back.He was eager to save Qingqing, and tried his best to use his moves, not to mention merciless, thinking: "If Brother Qing dies, even if you are a senior brother, I will kill you too!" Here, Sun Zhongjun saw that Yuan Chengzhi was caught by his master, he was overjoyed, and his swordsmanship became even more fierce.Liu Peisheng and Mei Jianhe shouted at the same time: "Junior Sister, don't hurt anyone..." Sun Zhongjun stabbed Qingqing's chest with his sword.Qingqing couldn't dodge, she hurriedly leaned back, rolled and escaped.Sun Zhongjun slashed back with his sword, Qingqing hurriedly bowed her head, her turban was cut off, her long hair was scattered, and her face was drooping.Seeing that she turned out to be a woman, Sun Zhongjun was stunned, he raised his sword and stabbed again, Qingqing could hardly dodge. Suddenly, an old voice shouted above her head: "What a ruthless girl!" A black shadow from the top of the tree rushed down and kicked her long sword away.Sun Zhongjun was shocked, and took two steps back. Under the moonlight, he saw the man dressed in humane clothes, with white beard and eyebrows, standing in front of Qingqing.She, Mei and Liu didn't know who this old Taoist was, but Gui Erniang recognized him as Taoist Mu Sang, a good friend of the master, so she came to see him.Mu Sang said with a smile: "Don't rush to salute, and watch his brothers practice martial arts." When Gui Erniang turned her head to look at her husband, she saw two figures fighting fiercely with the sound of the wind.Gui Xinshu vigorously recruited Shen, and Yuan Chengzhi was quick.One is proficient in his own martial arts, and the other also learns the strengths of the three schools. Each is good at winning games, and it is difficult to distinguish who is superior. Yuan Chengzhi was very anxious about Qingqing's safety at the beginning, and he couldn't help being distracted. When Taoist Mu Sang came to rescue him, he devoted himself to dismantling it with his senior brother.The two fought more and more intensely, and they all used their superior kung fu such as Fuhu Palm, Stone Splitting Fist, Poyu Fist, Hunyuan Palm, etc.After all, Yuan Chengzhi's skill is relatively shallow, and he hasn't returned to Xin Shu for a long time, and when he fights nearly a thousand moves, he gradually loses the wind. Gui Erniang was secretly delighted when she saw that her husband was more and more offensive and defensive.But seeing that Yuan Chengzhi is so proficient in his own martial arts, he has no doubt that he is indeed a junior, and he can't help secretly admiring his mastery of boxing. After dozens of moves, Yuan Chengzhi suddenly changed his boxing technique, and his figure wandered like a water snake.This is the "Golden Snake Swimming Palm" created by Mr. Jin Snake, which is realized from the body method of water snakes swimming in water.However, Yuan Chengzhi abandoned all the insidious tricks to attack the enemy in this set of palms at this time, but added "God's Variety" and "Ten Duan Jin" light skills.But seeing him rushing in and out, going east and west, everyone's eyes were dazzled.Although Gui Xinshu's boxing skills are high, he can't understand his body skills, he has no place to start, and he can't help but feel anxious: "I claim to be invincible in divine fists, but I have defeated this little brother for more than a thousand moves, so I can't help him. .My nickname is a bit of a misnomer." Yuan Chengzhi walked sideways, and was circling in a hurry when Gui Xinshu jumped away suddenly, and shouted: "Hold on!" Yuan Chengzhi hurriedly stood still, and said: "Yes!" He thought: "He can't hit me, Even if the two sides are tied, it’s okay if everyone saves face.” But Gui Xinshu bowed to the air and said, "Master, your old man is here too." Yuan Chengzhi was taken aback, and saw four people descending from the big tree in a row, and the first person was his mentor Mu Renqing. Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed, rushed to bow down, and when he stood up, he saw Cui Qiushan and his senior brother Huang Zhen with a copper pen and iron abacus behind his master, and the last one was dumb. Yuan Chengzhi was overjoyed when he met his old teacher suddenly, and made a few gestures with the mute.I thought to myself that I was too inexperienced after all, and I only cared about fighting with the second senior brother, and didn't pay attention to the situation around me. If the person hiding in the tree was not the master but the enemy, it was inevitable that I would be plotted against?The second senior elder brother, however, looked at all directions and listened to all directions. After all, the masters in the world are different, so he couldn't help admiring him. Mu Renqing touched the top of Yuan Chengzhi's head, smiled and said, "Your master brother told you about your work in Quzhou, Zhejiang, and you did a good job." Then his face sank, and he said, "Why don't young people respect their elders? Sister-in-law fighting?" Yuan Chengzhi bowed his head and said: "Is it a disciple or not, I will not dare next time." He walked over to Gui Xinshu and his wife and made two bows, bowed and said: "My brother pleads guilty to my brother and sister-in-law. .” Gui Erniang was straightforward, and said to Mu Renqing: "Master, you don't have to blame the younger brother for doing it, it was our husband and wife who forced him. We blame him for using other martial arts to humiliate these ineffective apprentices." Xiang Mei said. Jian He and the other three pointed at each other. Mu Renqing said: "When it comes to the opinion of the family, I take it very lightly. Hey, Jianhe, come here, let me ask you, it's his fault that your uncle Yuan fought with your brother. Why did the three of you fight with your uncle again? Don't we all care about the distinction of superiority and inferiority in our sect?" Mei Jianhe didn't dare to hide it from his master, so he told the story of Min Zihua's pursuit of revenge.When it came to Sun Zhongjun's breaking of a man's arm, he only said that he "made a move with one of Jiao Gongli's disciples", which was an understatement.What he emphasized in his words was that Yuan Chengzhi stepped on the long sword that Gui Erniang gave to Sun Zhongjun. Qingqing couldn't help but interjected: "Master, this flying witch girl grandson, for no reason, chopped off one of his arms with a single sword. That person just sent a letter to treat guests at the order of the master, honestly. Yes, unarmed. Brother Yuan said that his disciples of the Huashan sect should not indiscriminately injure innocent people. Since he saw it, if he ignored it, he would punish his master. He had no choice but to take care of this matter. Sister-in-law, I feel very sad, but there is nothing I can do." She knew that Yuan Chengzhi was not good at speaking, and he refused to defend herself, so she said everything on his behalf, and said to Chengzhi in a low voice: "The dumb is talking, I'm sorry." Mu Renqing's face was as severe as frost, and he asked, "Really?" Gui's and his wife didn't know this, and looked at Sun Zhongjun.Mei Jianhe said in a low voice: "Grandpa Grandpa, Junior Sister Sun thought he was a bad person at the time, and it was ruthless to attack him. Now I regret it very much, please forgive me, Master." Mu Renqing was furious, and shouted: "The biggest precept of our Huashan sect is not to indiscriminately hurt innocent people. Xin Shu, when you accepted this apprentice, did you teach her a lesson?" Gui Xinshu had never seen his master so angry before, he knelt down hastily, and said, "The disciple failed to teach, is it the disciple or not? Please calm the master, the disciple will punish her well." Gui Erniang, Mei, Liu, and Sun Si Everyone hurriedly knelt behind Gui Xinshu.Mu Renqing was furious, and scolded Yuan Chengzhi: "When you saw this, why did you break her sword and let it go? Why didn't you cut off her arm too? If we don't correct our family style, won't we be punished by the people in the world?" Friends ridiculed?" Yuan Chengzhi knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Yes, yes, the disciple did not deal with it properly." Mu Renqing said: "This girl," he said, pointing at Qingqing, and said to Sun Zhongjun: "What heinous deeds have you committed again, yet you make nine ruthless moves in succession, and you must take her life? You come over." Sun Zhongjun was so frightened that he was out of his wits, how dare he go over?Kowtowing repeatedly on the ground, he said, "My apprentice only thinks that she is a man and a frivolous person..." Mu Renqing said angrily: "You took off her hat, and you have seen that she is a woman, but you still murdered her. Besides, can you kill indiscriminately if you are a man? Just because of your four-character nickname 'Flying Witch', I can see that you are a normal person. Don't you come here?" Gui Erniang knew that the master wanted to make her a cripple and strip her of all her martial arts, so she kowtowed and begged: "Master, please calm down, my disciple will beat her severely when I go back. "Mu Renqing said: "You cut off her shoulders and carry them to Jiao's house tomorrow to plead for forgiveness." Gui Erniang dared not make a sound.Yuan Chengzhi said: "I have already apologized to the Jiao family, and I have done them a big favor, saved their leader's life, and promised to teach that person a martial arts, so the Jiao family is fine." Mu Ren Qing snorted, and said: "Brother Mu Sang is lucky not to be an outsider, otherwise he would have died laughing. After all, he is smart, he has suffered from the unworthy disciples in his sect, and he will not accept apprentices all his life, so as not to be ashamed and disgusted. Get up!" Everyone stood up. Mu Renqing glared at Sun Zhongjun, who was so frightened that Sun Zhongjun knelt down again.Mu Renqing said: "Bring the sword here." Sun Zhongjun's heart was beating wildly, so he had to hold the sword over the top with both hands and offer it. Mu Renqing grabbed the hilt of the sword and shook it slightly, Sun Zhongjun only felt a pain in his left hand, blood flowed out, it turned out that one little finger had been cut off.Mu Renqing shook the sword again, and the long sword broke into two pieces, and shouted: "From now on, you are not allowed to use the sword again." Sun Zhongjun reluctantly replied: "Yes. His apprentice knows his mistake." She was ashamed and shocked, shed tears. Gui Erniang tore off the corner of her clothes, wrapped her wound, and said in a low voice: "Okay, Master will not punish you again." Mei Jianhe saw that the master shook his hand casually, and the long sword was decisive, only then did he know that Yuan Chengzhi's continuous breaking of the long sword in his hand was indeed his own skill.I thought to myself that my martial art is so exquisite, I only learned a little superficially, and I showed off my power outside, thinking of the arrogance and arrogance in the past, I was very scared and ashamed, and I was afraid that my master would be blamed, so I couldn't help sweating profusely. Mu Renqing gave him a hard look, but said nothing. He turned to Yuan Chengzhi and said, "You promised to teach others Kung Fu, but you have to teach it well. What are you teaching?" Yuan Chengzhi blushed and said: "I don't dare to teach other people my own martial arts without my master's permission. I just want to teach him a set of one-armed saber techniques. It's a miscellaneous knowledge that I learned unintentionally." Mu Renqing said: "You have too much miscellaneous knowledge. Just now I saw you and your second elder brother playing tricks. It seems that you have used the skill of 'God's Variety' by Taoist Mu Sang. With the help of this chess player Helping each other, the second senior brother naturally can't help you." After saying that, he laughed.Taoist Mu Sang said with a smile: "Chengzhi, do you dare to lie to your master?" Cheng Zhi said: "I don't dare." Your martial arts? Listen, did I teach it myself?" Cheng Zhi was interested, but Mu Sang asked Qingqing to teach it because he was afraid that his master and second senior brother would be offended.The Taoist priest was clever and wise, and he expected everything, so he replied: "On Mount Hua, the Taoist priest has taught me a lot of kung fu, and my disciples have always been very grateful. Since I went down to Huashan Mountain, the Taoist priest has never taught me martial arts. I only played two games of chess when we met this time." He thought again: "Although this statement is not a lie, after all, it is intended to deceive, at least it is a trick. He will carry Second Senior Brother behind his back, so he has to tell Master the truth." Mu Sang said with a smile: "That's it, you have practiced with the senior brother again. I have taught you martial arts before, and you are not allowed to use a single move." Yuan Chengzhi said: "Second senior brother claims to be invincible in the fist, and he really deserves his reputation. I couldn't resist anymore, so I could only dodge and give way, and was about to admit defeat, I asked the second senior brother to stop, but he had already seen the master. Once the move was made, the disciple couldn't take care of the other places." Mu Renqing said with a smile: "Okay Okay, okay. The Taoist priest wants you to practice, so why not show your ugliness?" Yuan Chengzhi had no choice but to approach Gui Xinshu, bowed and said, "Second Senior Brother, please advise." Gui Xinshu cupped his hands and said, "It's easy to say." Turning his head to Mu Renqing, he said, "We are wrong, please advise Master. "The two put it right again. This competition is different from just now.How can Gui Xinshu lose face in front of Taoist Mu Sang, master, elder brother and all the disciples?I saw that he was as fast as thunder when attacking, and as solid as a mountain when keeping time, his master's skills are really extraordinary.Yuan Chengzhi also had offense and defense, all he used was the master's unique skills, and he dismantled more than a hundred moves, and there was no flaw in the boxing skills of the two of them. Mu Renqing and Mu Sang smiled with their beards beside them.Mu Sang said with a smile: "It's true that there are high-level disciples among the masters, and there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals. Seeing you two sages, I am a bit jealous and regret that I didn't teach a few disciples well back then." After speaking In the meantime, the two dismantled dozens of tricks. Gui Xinshu couldn't stop the fight for a long time, and gradually increased his strength, and the attack came suddenly.Yuan Chengzhi thought, at this point, I should give in.But Gui Xinshu's move is extremely powerful, as long as he can't parry with all his strength, he will be seriously injured immediately, it is really difficult for him to make a move.At the end of the fight, I suddenly thought: "Listening to Master's tone just now, it doesn't seem to be very good for me to be greedy for too many things, and to study miscellaneous learning from other schools. Previously, I only used my own boxing, and after hundreds of moves, I was at a disadvantage. With the help of Taoist Mu Sang and Jin Snake Langjun, he gained a little advantage. Now that he only uses his own martial arts, he can only draw with the wind. Doesn't this mean that other schools' martial arts are better than this one? Master Kung Fu? I was able to send other martial arts and lost to him. The Taoist priest did not allow me to use the Kung Fu he taught, so I used the martial arts of the Golden Snake Langjun." At that moment, the boxing moves changed suddenly, and I used a set of "Golden Snake Crane Fist" ". Gui Xinshu sees the tricks and dismantles the tricks, and the offensive does not slow down at all.Yuan Chengzhi made four strange moves in a row suddenly, Gui Xin Shu was taken aback, and fought back to protect himself.Yuan Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief, luck was behind him.When Gui Xinshu saw him, a gap suddenly appeared in his heart, and when he saw the emptiness, he entered immediately. The nature of a warrior, let alone thinking about it at this time, threw his palm at the opponent's vest.Yuan Chengzhi was already prepared, he threw himself forward, fell four or five steps, turned around and said, "Little brother lost." As soon as Gui Xinshu slapped out, he regretted it immediately. He was afraid that his junior brother would be seriously injured, so he rushed to help him. Unexpectedly, he didn't realize it at a loss, and was very surprised.It turned out that Yuan Chengzhi had luck on his back first, and then wiped out most of the opponent's palm force when he took advantage of the momentum, and was protected by the gold silk vest given by Mu Sang. Although there was a sharp pain in his back, he was not injured. Yuan Chengzhi turned around, and when everyone saw his long clothes, their hearts were broken into pieces. A gust of wind passed by, and the pieces of clothes flew with the wind.Qingqing was extremely concerned, and hurried over and asked, "Is it okay?" Yuan Chengzhi said, "Don't worry." Mu Renqing said to Gui Xinshu: "Your kung fu has indeed improved, but this move is too ruthless, you know?" His skill in this sect is not as pure as yours, and there is still such a big difference." After a pause, he said, "I heard people say that you couple indulged your apprentice and ostentatiously outside. I originally thought Although your wife doesn't quite understand the truth, you are not that kind of person, but look at how you treated your junior brother just now, hum!" Gui Xinshu lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong." , No one can be merciful, anyway, Cheng Zhi is not injured, what are you talking about, old man?" Mu Renqing stopped talking. Gui Xinshu and his wife have been famous for a long time, and they are obviously the leaders of the Jiangnan martial arts. This time, they were scolded by the master in public. Although they have no resentment towards the master because of the great kindness of the master, they have even more hatred towards Yuan Chengzhi.Gui Xinshu knew that his younger brother intended to give in, but he was scolded by his master, but he didn't accept his favor. Mu Renqing said: "Wang Chuang is going to make a big fuss this autumn, gather your disciples, and immediately start contacting Jiangnan martial arts heroes, and as soon as Chuang Wang Yi's banner goes south, you will respond." Gui Xinshu and his wife replied in unison: "Yes. "Mu Renqing looked at Xin Shu, his face gradually turned kind, and said gently: "Xin Shu, don't you say that I prefer young apprentices. Although you are not young, in my heart, you are still the same as when I went to Huashan at the beginning of the year. Little disciples are generally the same." Gui Xin Shu lowered his head, feeling warm in his heart, and said, "Yes, I never said that the master was biased." Mu Renqing said, "You have always been upright, and you have devoted yourself to practicing martial arts for thirty years. I don’t think too much about things. But things in the world can’t be done with martial arts alone. When encountering big things, you have to think about the cause and effect carefully, and don’t trust people’s words.” Gui Xinshu said: “Yes, disciple Keep firmly in mind Master’s teachings.” Mu Renqing said to Yuan Chengzhi: "You and your little friend set off to Beijing to inquire about the court. But don't startle the snake, and don't hurt the emperor and the dignitaries in the court. If you have important news, go to Shaanxi to report it." Yuan Chengzhi accepted. Mu Renqing said: "I'm going to see Zheng Qiyun, the leader of Seventy-two Islands, and Master Shili of Qingliang Temple tonight. I heard that Master Shili just received the decree from the abbot of Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain, and sent him to take over as the abbot of Qingliang Lower Court in Nanyang, Henan. I come to congratulate him, and I want to discuss with him the affairs of Henan Wulin. Brother Dao, where are you going?" Mu Sang said with a smile: "You are benevolent people who care about the country and the people, and are busy all day long. Poor Dao is a wild crane, I want to delay your little apprentice for a few days, okay?" Mu Renqing said with a smile: "Anyway, he promised to teach others martial arts, so he must stay in Nanjing for a few more days. Play a few more games of chess. How much skill do you have, chess and martial arts, just pass it on to him." But Mu Sang seemed to be in a slump, and said sadly: "After playing these few games this time, I don't know if I will be able to play again in the future." Mu Renqing was stunned, and said: "Brother Dao, why did you say that? Right now, people are complaining. It’s like boiling, and the great event of King Chuang is about to come true. In the future, the world will feast in peace, the world will be peaceful, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. There is nothing we can do. Not to mention Chengzhi, even I can play chess with you every day.” Mu Sang shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, not necessarily! The old robbery is over, and the new robbery will be born. There are white people and black people in the game, and the cycle of this robbery will be endless." Mu Renqing said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, brother Taoist enlightenment is deeper. .We ordinary people don’t understand these mysteries.” He laughed and said goodbye.Both Huang Zhen and Cui Qiushan followed. The mute gestured loudly, wanting to be with Yuan Chengzhi.Mu Renqing nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "Okay, you miss your little friend, just follow him." The mute was overjoyed, ran over to pick up Chengzhi, threw him into the air, and reached out to catch him when he fell. When Chengzhi was young, the two of them used to do things in Huashan. At this time, Chengzhi's body was already heavy, but the dumb man was amazing, and he still threw him high.Qingqing was taken aback, seeing his happy face under the moonlight, she realized that he was not malicious. The mute then took out a sword from the burden on his back and handed it to Yuan Chengzhi. It was the Golden Snake Sword.It turned out that he entered the cave with Yuan Chengzhi last time and inserted the Golden Snake Sword back. When he left the mountain this time, seeing Mu Renqing signaled that he was going to meet Yuan Chengzhi, he thought that there was no one on the mountain, so this sword should not be stolen, so He went into the hole, pulled it out, and hid it in the bag, but even Mu Renqing didn't know it.Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "This sword is a relic of Qingdi's father. I will keep it and use it for the time being. I will teach her the Golden Snake Sword Technique in the future, and then return this sword to her." Qingqing took the sword to watch, thinking of her father and mother. sad. Yuan Chengzhi and Master had just met and were about to break up, and he was very reluctant to part.Mu Renqing smiled and said: "You are fine, I am very happy, it is worthwhile for everyone to teach you a lesson." With a flick of the sleeve of the robe, it has disappeared into the darkness.Gui Xinshu and his wife handed each other off, and when the master and senior brother were gone, they bowed to Mu Sang, hugged the child without saying a word, and led the three apprentices away. Mu Sang said to Yuan Chengzhi: "They already hold a grudge against you. These two are very skilled, so be careful when you meet in the future." Yuan Chengzhi nodded in agreement.Offended the second senior brother for no reason, feeling depressed, returned to Jiao's house, fell asleep.
As soon as he got up the next day, Qingqing came in yelling, holding a wooden worship box, and said with a smile: "Guess what it is?" Yuan Chengzhi couldn't raise his interest, and said: "Are there any guests?" Qingqing lifted the lid of the box, smiling all over her face, blooming like a flower. I saw a big red post in the box, with the words "Foolish disciple Min Zihua worships" written in big characters.Qingqing picked up the post, and below it was a deed and a list of furniture and utensils in the house.Seeing that Min Zihua kept his promise and delivered the house, Yuan Chengzhi was very sorry, so he hurriedly changed his robe and went to thank him.Unexpectedly, all the people in Min's house had left, leaving only two servants cleaning around.When Yuan Chengzhi asked, he said that Erye Min took his family and friends away early in the morning, but he didn't know where he went. Yuan Chengzhi and Qingqing took out the picture left by Mr. Jin Snake and looked at the house. Although there have been many changes in the passage and houses in the house, the overall situation is inconsistent, if it fits the festival.The two were overjoyed, knowing that the "Grand Duke of Wei's Mansion" was indeed the one indicated in the picture, and searching for it according to the treasure marks on the picture, it turned out to be in a woodshed in the back garden. This afternoon, Jiao Wan'er sent someone to help her clean up and arrange, and also assigned two maidservants to serve Qingqing. Other cooks, doormen, gardeners, servants, watchmen, and grooms were all available, and Hong Shenghai became the manager.Yuan Chengzhi said: "This Miss Jiao is really thoughtful at such a young age." Qingqing pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If you can invite her to come to this mansion to take care of the housework, it will be even more thoughtful! ...I can..." His face flushed, and it was inconvenient to say the following words.Yuan Chengzhi was startled, and then understood that she thought she was fine with everything, but she was narrow-minded, and after a smile, she stopped talking. After the second watch that night, Yuan Chengzhi called the dumb and Hong Shenghai, and the three moved out the firewood in the woodshed, took the shovel, and dug down.Qingqing stood guard outside the woodshed with her sword in hand.After digging for half an hour, there was only a clang sound, and the shovel hit a big rock, and the soil on the rock was shoveled away, revealing a big stone slab.The three lifted the stone slab, and there was a big hole underneath. Qingqing heard Yuan Chengzhi screaming happily, and rushed in to take a look.Yuan Chengzhi said: "Here it is." He took two bundles of firewood, lit them and threw them in the cave. When the foul smell was gone, he gestured for the mute and Hong Shenghai to guard the entrance of the cave, and walked down the stone steps with Qingqing.Under the light of the torches, only ten large iron boxes were lined up in a row. The iron boxes were all locked with huge locks, but the keys were nowhere to be found. Yuan Chengzhi took the picture again and took a closer look, and saw a little golden dragon painted on the left corner of the treasure.灵机一动，拿起铁锹依着方位挖下去，挖不了几下，便找到一只铁盒，盒子却没上锁。他记起金蛇郎君的盒中毒箭，用绳缚住盒盖上的铁环，将铁盒放得远远的，用绳拉起盒盖，过了一会儿，见无异状，移进火把看盒中时，见盒里放着一串钥匙，还有两张纸。 取起上面一纸，见纸上写道：“吾叔之叛，武臣无不降者。魏国公徐辉祖以功臣世勋，忠于社稷，殊可嘉也。内府重宝，仓皇不及携，魏公为朕守之。他日重光宗庙社稷，以此为资。建文四年六月庚申御笔。” 袁承志看了不禁凛然，心想这果然是燕王篡位之时建文帝所遗下的重宝。
原来明朝开国，大将军徐达功居第一。他和明太祖朱元璋是布衣之交。朱元璋做了皇帝后，还是称他为“徐兄”。徐达自然不敢再和皇帝称兄道弟，始终恭敬谨慎。 有一日，明太祖和他一起喝酒，饮酒中间，说道：“徐兄功劳很大，还没安居的地方，我的旧邸赐了给你吧。”（《明史·徐达传》原文是：“徐兄功大，未有宁居，可赐以旧邸。”）所谓旧邸，是太祖做吴王时所居的府第，他登极为帝之后，自然另建宫殿了。徐达心想：太祖自吴王而登极，自己倘若是住到吴王旧邸之中，这个嫌疑可犯得大了。他深知太祖猜忌心极重，当下只是道谢，却说什么也不肯接受。 太祖决定再试他一试。过了几天，召了徐达同去旧邸喝酒，不住劝酒，把他灌醉了。命侍从将他抬到卧室之中，放在太祖从前所睡的床上，盖上了被。徐达酒醒之后，一见情形，大为吃惊，急忙下阶，俯伏下拜，连称：“死罪！”坐着便不再睡。侍从将情形回奏，太祖一听大喜。心想此人忠字当头，全无反意，当即下旨，在旧邸之后另起一座大宅赐他，亲题“大功”两字，作为这宅第所在的坊名。那便是南京“大功坊”和“魏国公赐第”的由来。 据笔记中载称，徐达虽对皇帝恭顺，但他精于韬略，善于将兵，战无不胜，太祖还是怕他造反。洪武十八年，徐达背上生疽。据说生背疽之人，吃蒸鹅立死。太祖派人慰问，附赐蒸鹅一只。徐达泪流满面，当着使者把一只蒸鹅吃个干净，当夜就毒发而死。生背疽（一种癌肿）而吃蒸鹅，未必便死，但朱元璋赐这蒸鹅，便是赐死，徐达纵然吃了蒸鹅无事，也只好服毒自尽。此事正史不载，不知真假。 徐达有四子三女，三个女儿都做太祖儿子的王妃：长女是燕王王妃，后来便是成祖的皇后，次女是代王王妃，三女是安王王妃。燕王造反，徐达的长子徐辉祖忠于建文帝，带兵力抗燕军。徐达的幼子徐增寿却和姊夫燕王暗中勾结。燕王兵临南京城下，建文帝召徐增寿来质问。徐增寿不答，建文帝亲手挥剑斩了他。 成祖篡位后，徐辉祖搬入父亲的祠堂居住，不肯朝见。成祖派官吏审问，徐辉祖写了“我父开国功臣，子孙免死”十个大字回报。成祖见了大怒，但他初即帝位，要收罗人心，饶了他不杀。徐辉祖对建文帝忠心耿耿，始终在图谋复辟。他后人世袭魏国公，一直统带守卫南京的兵将，直至明亡。明朝南京守备府位尊权重，南京百姓只知“守备府徐公爷”，却不知魏国公，是以袁承志和青青打听不着。 成祖感念徐增寿为己而死，追封他为定国公。因此徐达的子孙共有魏国公和定国公两个公爵。两位公爵的后裔一居南京，一居北京。徐辉祖得罪了成祖，他子孙不敢再在大功坊的赐第居住，另行迁居。大功坊赐第数度易手，经过二百四十多年，后人再也不明这座旧宅的来历。这中间的经过，袁承志和青青自然不知。
袁承志看第二张纸时，见写的是一首律诗，诗云： 笔迹与另一信一模一样，只是更见苍劲挺拔。原来此诗是建文帝在闽粤川滇各地漫游四十年后，重还金陵所作。他经历永乐（成祖）、洪熙（仁宗）、宣德（宣宗）、正统（英宗）各朝之后，已然六十余岁，复位之想早已消尽，回到魏国公府抚视故物，不禁感慨无已，从此飘然出世，不知所终。此中过节，袁承志和青青自然猜想不到。袁承志不懂诗中说些什么，青青更急欲察看箱中物事，对诗笺随意一瞥，便放在一旁。 袁承志取出钥匙，将铁箱打开。一揭箱盖，耀眼生花，一大箱满满的都是宝玉、珍珠，又开一箱，却是玛瑙、翡翠之属，没一件不是价值巨万的珍物。青青低声惊呼，不由得脸上变色，又惊又喜。抄到底下，却见下半箱叠满了金砖，十箱皆是如此。 袁承志道：“这些宝物是明太祖当年在天下百姓身上搜刮而来，咱们用来干什么？”青青和他相处日久，明白他心意，知道只要稍生贪念，不免遭他轻视，便道：“咱们说过，寻到财物，要助闯王谋干大事，自然是取之于民，用之于民。”袁承志大喜，握住她手，说道：“青弟，你真是我的知己。” 袁承志自幼即知父亲尽瘁国事，废寝忘食，非但不贪钱财，连家庭中的天伦之乐、朋友间的交游之娱，也难以得享。当年应松教他读书，曾教过袁崇焕自叙心境的一篇文章，其中说道：“予何人哉？十年以来，父母不得以为子，妻孥不得以为夫，手足不得以为兄弟，交游不得以为朋友。予何人哉？直谓之曰'大明国里一亡命之徒'可也。”当时年幼，还不能完全体会父亲尽心竭力、守土御敌的精忠果毅，成长后每想到“大明国里一亡命之徒”那句话，不由得热血沸腾，早就立志以父为榜样。袁崇焕为人题字，爱写“心术不可得罪于天地，言行要留好样与儿孙”两句，袁承志所存父亲遗物，也只有这一幅字而已。这时他见到无数金银财宝，所想到的自然是如何学父亲的心术好样，如何将珍宝用于保国卫民。 青青却出身于大盗之家，向来见人逢财便取，管他有主无主，义与不义。何况这许多价值连城的珠宝，都是凭她父亲遗图而得，若不是她对袁承志钟情已深，岂肯不据为己有？听袁承志称自己为“知己”，不由得感到一阵甜意，霎时间心头浮起了两句古诗：“易求无价宝，难得有情郎。” 承志道：“有了这许多资财，咱们就可到北京去大干一番事业。明朝皇帝搜刮而来，咱们就用来相助闯王，推倒明朝皇帝。”青青笑道：“这叫做即以其人之道，还治其人之身。”承志笑道：“不错。你掉书包的本事可了不起。”
次日下午，袁承志命洪胜海到焦家去把罗立如叫来。他断臂伤势还很沉重，听得袁承志见招，立即命人相扶，喜气洋洋地到来，见面后便要行拜师之礼。 袁承志坚辞不受，叫他坐着，将一套独臂刀法细细说了给他听。罗立如武功本有根底，袁承志又一招一式的教得甚是仔细，连续教了五天，罗立如已牢牢记住，只待臂伤痊愈了，就可习练。袁承志这套刀法得自《金蛇秘笈》，与江湖上流传的左臂刀法大不相同，招招险，刀刀快，实是厉害不过。罗立如虽断一臂，却换来了一套足以扬名江湖的绝技，可说是因祸得福，心里欢喜不尽。焦氏门人弟子之中，此后以他为武功第一。 袁承志了结这件心事后，雇了十多辆大车，预备上道赴京。焦公礼父女及众门徒大摆筵席，殷勤相送。袁承志请焦公礼送信给闵子华，将大功坊宅第仍然交还。焦公礼甚喜，觉得袁承志处事得体，圆了江湖朋友的面子。太白三英等汉奸则送交官办。 这日天气晴朗，草木清新，袁承志、青青、哑巴、洪胜海一行人别过木桑道人，将十只铁箱装上大车，向北进发。焦公礼父女及众弟子同过长江，送出三十里外，方才作别。江北一带仍是金龙帮的地盘，焦公礼事先早已派人送讯，每个码头都有人殷勤接送。 行了十多日，来到山东界内。洪胜海道：“相公，这里已不是金龙帮的地界。从今日起，咱们得多留一点儿神啦。”青青道：“怎么？有人敢来太岁头上动土吗？”洪胜海道：“方今天下盗贼如毛，山东强人尤多。最厉害的是两帮。”青青道：“一帮是你们渤海派了。”洪胜海笑道：“渤海派专做海上买卖，陆上的东西，就算黄金宝贝丢在地下，我们见到也是不捡的。”青青笑道：“原来贵派不算，那么是哪两帮？”洪胜海道：“一帮是沧州千柳庄褚红柳褚大爷的手下。”袁承志道：“我也曾听师父说起过，褚红柳以朱砂掌驰名江湖。”洪胜海道：“正是。另一帮在恶虎沟开山立柜，大当家阴阳扇沙天广武功了得，手下人多势众。”袁承志点头道：“咱们以后小心在意，每晚一人轮流守夜。” 走了两日，正当中午，迎面鸾铃响处，两匹快马疾奔而来，从众人身旁擦过。洪胜海说道：“那话儿来啦。”他想袁承志武功极高，自己也非庸手，几个毛贼也不放在心上。过不一个时辰，那两乘马果然从后赶了上来，在骡车队两旁掠了过去。青青只是冷笑。洪胜海道：“不出十里，前面必有强人拦路。”哪知走了十多里地，竟然太平无事。当晚在双石铺宿歇。洪胜海啧啧称奇，道：“难道我这老江湖走了眼了？” 次日又行，走不出五里，只见后面四骑马远远跟着。洪胜海道：“是了，他们昨儿人手还没调齐，今日必有事故。”中午打过尖后，又有两骑马趟下来看相摸底。洪胜海道：“这倒奇了，道上看风踩盘子，从来没这么多人。”行了半日，又有两乘马掠过。 洪胜海皱眉思索，忽道：“是了。”对袁承志道：“相公，咱们今晚得赶上一个大市镇投宿才好。”袁承志道：“怎么？”洪胜海道：“跟着咱们的，不止一个山寨的人马。”袁承志道：“是么？有几家寨主看中了这批货色？”洪胜海道：“要是每一家派了两个人，那么前前后后已有五家。”青青笑道：“那倒热闹。”袁承志问道：“他们又怎知咱们携了金银财宝？倘若咱们这十只铁箱中装满了沙子石头，这五家大寨主岂不是白辛苦一场？”青青笑道：“这个你就不在行了。大车中装了金银，车轮印痕、行车声响、扬起的尘土等等都不相同。别说十只大铁箱易看得很，便是你小慧妹妹的二千两黄金，当日也给我这小强人看了出来。”袁承志笑道：“佩服，佩服！”洪胜海心想：“小姐这样娇滴滴的一个小姑娘，难道从前也是干我们这一行的？” 说话之间，又有两乘马从车队旁掠过，青青冷笑道：“想动手却又不敢，骑了马跑来跑去，就是瞎起忙头。这般脓包，人再多也没用！”洪胜海正色道：“小姐，好汉敌不过人多。咱们虽然不怕，但箱笼物件这么许多，要一无错失，倒也得费一番心力。”袁承志道：“你说得不错，咱们今晚就在前面的石胶镇住店，少走几十里吧。” 到了石胶镇上，拣了一家大店住下。袁承志吩咐把十只铁箱都搬在自己房中，与哑巴两人合睡一房。刚放好铁箱，只见两条大汉走进店来，向袁承志望了一眼，对店伙说要住店。店伙招呼两人入内，前脚接后脚，又有两名粗豪汉子进来。 袁承志暗暗点头，心下盘算已定，晚饭过后，各人回房睡觉。 睡到半夜，只听得屋顶微微响动，知道盗伙到了。他起身点亮了蜡烛，打开铁箱，取出一把把明珠、宝石、翡翠、玛瑙，在灯下把玩。奇珍异宝在灯下灿然生光，只见窗棂之边、门缝之中，不知有多少只贪婪的眼睛在向里窥探。 洪胜海听得声音，放心不下，过来察看，他一走近，十余名探子俱各隐身。洪胜海微微冷笑，在袁承志房门上轻敲数下。袁承志道：“进来吧！” 洪胜海一推门，房门呀的一声开了，原来没关上。他见桌上珠光宝气，耀眼生辉，不觉呆了。走近看时，但见有指头大小的浑圆珍珠，有两尺来长的朱红珊瑚，有晶莹碧绿的大块祖母绿，此外猫儿眼、红宝石、金刚钻、紫玉，没一件不是无价之宝。 洪胜海本不知十只铁箱中所藏何物，只道都是金银，这才引起群盗的贪心，哪知竟有如许珍品。他在江湖多年，见多识广，但这么多、这么贵重的宝物却从未见过。他走到袁承志身边，低声道：“相公，我来收起了好么？外面有人偷看。”袁承志也低声道：“正要让他们瞧瞧。反正是这么一回事。”拿起一串珍珠，大声问道：“这串珠子拿到京里，你瞧卖得多少银子？” 洪胜海道：“三百两银子一颗，那是再也不能少了。这里共是二十四颗，少说也值得一万五千两银子。”袁承志奇道：“怎么是一万五千两？”洪胜海道：“单是这么大、这么圆、这么光洁的一颗珠子，已经十分少见，难得的是二十四颗竟一般大小，全无瑕疵。一颗值三百两银子，那么二十四颗至少值得一万五千两。” 这番话只把房外群盗听得心痒难搔，恨不得跳进去抢了过来。但上面头领有令，看中这批货的山寨太多，大伙要商量好了再动，免伤同道和气，谁也不许先行下手。眼见袁承志向洪胜海摆摆手，笑着睡了，烛火不熄，珠宝也不收拾，摊满了一桌，只把群盗引得面红耳赤，不住干咽唾涎。 袁承志自发觉群盗大集，意欲劫夺，一路上便在盘算应付之策，正如洪胜海所说：“好汉敌不过人多。箱笼物件这么许多，要一无错失，倒也得费一番心力。”自然而然地便想：“要是金蛇郎君遇上这件事，他便如何对付？”跟着想到：金蛇郎君为温氏五老及崆峒派诸人所擒，以宝藏巨利引得双方互相争夺，温氏五老出手杀了所邀来的崆峒派朋友，他由此而趁机逃脱；又想到：那晚棋仙派的张春九和汪秃头偷袭华山，见到有毒的假秘笈，连师兄弟也都杀了；游龙帮和青青为了争夺闯王黄金而相争斗，着实杀了不少人。足见大利所在，见利忘义之人非互相残杀不可。“群盗人多，若是你杀我，我杀你，人便少了。”想明白了此节之后，便在客店中故意展示宝物，料想财宝越多，群盗自相斫杀起来便越激烈。 又行两日，已过济南府地界，缀着车队的盗寇愈来愈多。洪胜海本来有恃无恐，但见群盗迟迟不动手，不知安排下什么奸谋，不由得惴惴不安起来。力劝袁承志改走海道，说自己海上朋友很多，坐船到天津起岸，再去北京，虽然要绕个大弯，多费时日，但担保不出乱子。袁承志笑道：“我本要用这批珠宝来结交天下英雄好汉，便散尽了也不打紧。钱财是身外之物，咱们讲究仁义为先。”洪胜海听了，也就不便再劝。 袁承志却自沉思却敌之计，虽盼能引得群盗为了争宝而自相残杀，但想万事不可托大，倘若盗首中竟有焦公礼一般的老成智士，或能避过自相残杀，那便如何应付？他得宝之后，本意是要遵从师父的吩咐，用以结交天下英豪，为闯王谋干大事的臂助。倘若群盗能讲义气，那么就拿些铁箱中的财宝出来，俵分众人，结交一些同伙，因此并不担心觊觎财物的群盗众多，也不太担忧财物的得失。但转念忽想，倘若这些强盗不讲义气，个个恃强行凶，自私贪财，便如棋仙派温氏五老一般，定要将财物尽数夺去，反而跟闯王为敌，那便糟了。心想青青本来是干这一行的，棋仙派五老的行径她最为熟知，当即便去跟她商量：“青弟，倘若这些盗伙跟你先前一样，并不识得我，自然跟我毫无交情，你遇上了这许多财宝，那怎么办？” 青青白他一眼，说道：“那有什么客气，自然伸手便抢啊！”承志道：“要是我跟你套交情呢？分一些财宝给你，你肯跟我做好朋友吗？肯听我话吗？”青青道：“你不用分财宝给我，我不但跟你做好朋友，还跟你结拜，叫你做大哥。我不但听你话，而且死死活活都跟着你，永远不分开了。”她虽语带戏谑，毕竟充满了真诚，承志心下感动，伸手握住了她手，说道：“我也是这样！”青青道：“那些强盗贼人，却不会跟你结拜的。他们见到这许多金银财宝，眼都红了，就算你是他们的老子娘，他们也决不听你的话。”承志道：“好，咱们先礼后兵，先讲义气，拉交情，不要伤人结怨。但盗伙势大，真要不伤人、不伤和气，却也很难。” 青青道：“事到临头之时，咱们先沉住气，待得认出了盗魁，你一下子把他抓住，小喽罗们就不敢动了。”袁承志大喜，笑