Chapter 6 Chapter Five: A Chinese Girl Lingsu
Shi Nanting took a step forward and turned over the corpse. The deceased had gray beard and hair, and his expression was distorted, which showed that he had experienced great pain and fear before he died.
Le Zhiyang yelled: "Father!" rushed forward, lay down in front of the dead and cried bitterly.The three masters of Dongdao originally intended to expose Le Zhiyang's lies, but unexpectedly encountered such a tragic situation, they looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to do.
Jiang Xiaoliu was terrified as he watched, he and Le Shaofeng had only met each other a few times, although the old man thought he was noble and was very rude to him, but seeing this tragic situation, think about the situation when he was alive, Jiang Xiaoliu also felt his nose sour and his eyes hot, and he almost cried.
Nan Ting coughed twice, squatted down, inspected the body for a while, got up and said: "Strange!" Yang Fenglai hurriedly asked: "What?" Shi Nanting pointed to the dead and said: "This wound should be done by a beast, but if it is a beast, the And why are there no animal footprints in the house?"
Yang Fenglai inspected it just as he said, and felt puzzled in his heart, he pondered: "Maybe it's not a beast, but a snake!" Shi Nanting shook his head and said, "No, snakes don't have claws, look at these wounds, it's clear It was injured by a sharp claw, no, look carefully, it looks more like a bird's claw!"
Ming Dou interjected: "If it's a flying thing, of course there are no traces on the ground." Shi Nanting sighed: "If it's a bird, how do you explain the holes? What kind of bird has teeth?" Ming Dou said lightly: "Shi Zun The Lord is confused, there is still one thing in this world, which can fly and also has teeth." Shi Nanting's eyes flashed, and he pondered, "You mean bats?" Ming Dou said with a smile: "Master Shi has an excellent opinion!"
Yang Fenglai rolled his eyes: "It makes sense, but, looking at the wound, the animal is probably too big to be scary." Shi Nanting pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "You two, is there anyone in the Jianghu who is good at keeping bats? Is it?"
Ming Dou said: "This kind of evil method can only be used by the witches and witches in the Miaodong area in southern Yunnan. But as far as I know, this method has long been lost. Secondly, just looking at the bite marks and claw marks, the bat is surprisingly big. If someone carries it, it has already shocked the world."
The three of them guessed and guessed, but couldn't figure out why, Le Zhiyang cried for a while, and said: "I just don't understand, my father never harms anyone, why would someone kill him." Yang Fenglai laughed and said: "Stupid boy , how old are you, the old man is fifty or sixty years old at least, didn't you have any enemies before you were born?" Jiang Xiaoliu couldn't help but said: "Le Zhiyang is not his own."
Le Zhiyang thought of the kindness of adoption, and shed tears silently. Shi Nanting patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: "My condolences to the little brother, the top priority should be to find the murderer. Please count your father's belongings and see if there are any clues." Le Zhiyang Zhi Yang woke him up, wiped his tears and searched the house, searched everywhere, found it was all everyday things, felt disappointed, Shi Nanting had sharp eyes, and suddenly asked: "Is this Qin an ancient relic from the Tang Dynasty?"
Le Zhiyang was startled, searched everything in the room, only this Nine Heavens Ring was never touched.Shaofeng loves this piece of qin music like a treasure, and never lets him fiddle with it, and don't use it when teaching qin skills.Thinking of this, Le Zhiyang's heart was beating wildly, he took down the qin, fiddled with it twice, but felt that the sound was different, he shook it again, and blurted out: "There is something in the qin."
Everyone gathered together to see that the bottom of the piano could move.Le Zhiyang lifted the paulownia board and took out a heavy white silk envelope.After a long time, the silk and satin have turned yellow.It said: "From my son's father." When I opened it, I found that there were five gold leaves, a half-moon-shaped jade pendant, and another piece of letter paper with handwriting all over it.Le Zhiyang recognized his adoptive father's handwriting, held up the letter, his hands trembling slightly.
This letter was left to him by Le Shaofeng.The general idea is that Le Shaofeng once served as an official in the court, but because of a regret, she withdrew from the court and hid in Qinhuai.Le Zhiyang is an orphan he picked up by the Qinhuai River. At the beginning of the adoption, he didn't have any expectations. Who knows that Le Zhiyang is older, smarter, and more talented in music. .
Le Shaofeng had a rough life, and he is very comforted to have this heir.He also said that after seeing this letter, Le Zhiyang was already dead at nineteen, so it doesn’t matter if he died a happy death, if he died unexpectedly, Le Zhiyang must not seek revenge from the murderer, because the enemies have the ability to reach heaven and earth, far from Le Zhiyang can match.He also said that the gold leaf was saved when he was an official in his early years, and he left it to Le Zhiyang, and the half-moon jue was a token. If someone recognizes this object in the future, he must be Le Shaofeng's close friend. If Le Zhiyang finds it embarrassing You can ask the other party for help.
The more Le Zhiyang looked at it, the more confused he became. Literally speaking, Le Shaofeng clearly knew who the murderer was, and also knew that once this person came, he would definitely have a hard time living, but he refused to explain.Probably the opponent was too powerful, and he was afraid that Le Zhiyang would overreach and seek revenge on the opponent.
As the three masters of Dongdao looked at it, Shi Nanting sighed and said: "From this point of view, your father is indeed the imperial court's music sacrificial wine. Le Shaofeng's generation of music masters, it is really embarrassing to have such a result!" Yang Fenglai sneered With a sound, he said: "Old man Le is a coward. He dare not even say the murderer's name after he dies. Hmph, he is so loud. To be honest, I would like to meet this murderer for a while!" Ming Dou shook his head and said : "Access to heaven and earth may not necessarily be martial arts!"
Yang Fenglai rolled his eyes: "It's not martial arts, could it be sorcery?" Ming Dou said with a smile: "You know martial arts and martial arts, but you don't know that power in the world is more powerful than martial arts. With power, you can mobilize large armies and send out talents." People need rain to get rain, and wind to get wind." Shi Nanting pondered: "As seen by the Lord Ming, this murderer is an important person in the dynasty?" Ming Dou nodded and said: "The letter said that because of a It is a pity that he quit the court, probably because he offended a certain dignitary, and that person found out about him, so he sent a killer to take his life."
When he said this, he suddenly saw Le Zhiyang's face was pale, his eyes were straight, he couldn't help but feel moved, and said with a smile: "Le Zhiyang, can you guess who it is?"
Le Zhiyang shook his head again and again, but his heart was in a mess.Hearing Ming Dou's words, he suddenly remembered what Zhu Yuanzhang said that night. As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound of the flute, he guessed that he was Le Shaofeng's disciple. The last sentence was even more strange: "Is he not dead yet?" Those who asked this question were either unpredictable, or harbored resentment and hoped that Le Shaofeng would die early.If you say the four words "penetrate the sky and penetrate the earth", who in today's world can afford it except Zhu Yuanzhang?Could it be that because Le Zhiyang leaked Le Shaofeng's trace when he entered the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he was not dead, so he sent an assassin to kill him?
Zhu Wei's father became an enemy?Le Zhiyang only felt that his internal organs were on fire.But then he thought again, if Zhu Yuanzhang is the number one person in the world, if he wants to kill someone, he can justify the punishment and announce it to the world, why bother to secretly send someone to assassinate a powerless old minister?Could it be that there is some ulterior secret in it?
Thinking of this, Le Zhiyang wished he could rush into the Forbidden City and ask Zhu Yuanzhang for clarification.Everyone saw him with a strange look, they only thought that he was suffering from dementia because of his grief.Shi Nanting said warmly, "Little brother, let's talk about the murderer later. Your father's corpse has been raped for a long time, so it should be buried in the ground for peace. It is better to buy a coffin for burial!"
Le Zhiyang nodded, and took a piece of gold leaf to Jiang Xiaoliu: "Go to the coffin shop and buy a good coffin, buy as much as you can for the incense paper money, and then hire a few people to carry the coffin and build the grave for my adoptive father!" Jiang Xiaoliu took the gold, turned to leave, Le Zhiyang called him again, and told him: "The adoptive father's death is unknown, this matter should not be publicized, so as not to alarm the murderer!" Jump, hurriedly said: "I know, don't worry!"
As soon as Jiang Xiaoliu left, Yang Fenglai also clamored to leave.Ming Dou waved his hands and said, "I'll ask him a few more questions."
"Ask what?" Yang Fenglai said impatiently, "If you ask about the jade flute, his father is already dead, and there is no proof of his death, so what else is there to ask?" Ming Dou smiled, turned around and said, "Le Zhiyang, you What are your plans in the future?" Le Zhiyang said sullenly, "My adoptive father has raised me, and I will be a filial piety for him."
"Inappropriate!" Ming Dou shook his head again and again, "Just looking at your father's death, the method is novel and vicious. If it weren't for blood and deep enmity, who would have committed such a murderous hand? You have lived until now because you are not at home, otherwise you would have asked someone to kill you." Wo Duan, if you stay here, let alone revenge, I'm afraid you won't even be able to save your life."
Le Zhiyang was in a daze when he heard it, Shi Nanting and Yang Fenglai were also surprised.Ming Dou is selfish and deceitful, how could he be merciful and considerate for others today?Feeling puzzled, Le Zhiyang asked: "Then what should I do?"
"In my opinion, it's enough to bury the corpse first and keep it overnight. The three of us will accompany you. If the murderer doesn't come, it's better." Before Ming Dou finished speaking, Yang Fenglai yelled: "Who wants to stay here for one night? I want to keep you, but I won't!"
Ming Dou said with a smile: "Yang Fenglai, why are we here in Middle Earth?" Yang Fenglai was stunned for a moment, then pondered: "Everything else has been done, only one thing is not finished. When leaving the island, the island king once ordered, come In the middle of the earth, if you meet good disciples who have no father or mother, take a few more and bring them back to the island."
"Thank you for remembering!" Ming Dou nodded and smiled, "Introducing newcomers from Central Earth is to strengthen our island's strength, and secondly, to inspire the younger generation on the island. The King of Yundao also said that he came to Central Earth for everything else. The only thing that matters is the selection of materials, which is related to the rise and fall of Dongdao, so don't be careless."
Yang Fenglai looked suspiciously, staring at Le Zhiyang and said: "Are you going to take him back to the island? The origin of this person is unclear..." Ming Dou waved his hand and smiled: "The origin is all in Le Shaofeng's suicide note, what is the meaning of it?" Unclear? Le Shaofeng, as a sacrificial wine, was in charge of the music department. In ancient times, she was one of the Jiuqing. It is not uncommon to have one or two precious musical instruments. Not to mention the jade flute, just this Tangqin. It’s not something that ordinary people should have.”
Yang Fenglai was dubious, stared at Shi Nanting and said, "Master Shi, what do you say?"
Shi Nanting took a look at Le Zhiyang, nodded and said: "This son has excellent bones, he should be a talent for making. He entered our East Island, firstly he can avoid disaster, secondly he can practice martial arts, and he can also avenge his father. But I don't know what he wants?" After saying this, the three of them stared at Le Zhiyang without saying a word.
Le Zhiyang guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to do with the death of his adoptive father. Dongdao was an enemy of the imperial court. If he wanted to compete with Zhu Yuanzhang, it seemed that Dongdao was the only place in the world to go.As Shi Nanting said, entering the East Island, one can avoid disasters, and the other can take revenge, which is exactly the same thing.He suddenly encountered a tragic change, and his heart was burning with hatred. Before he could think about it, he opened his mouth and said, "I would like to go to the East Island!"
The three respected each other and smiled, Ming Dou clapped his hands and said: "Okay, with this sentence, you are from my East Island." Yang Fenglai said: "You can't say that, the king of Yundao has seen it before it counts. Lord Shi, do you think so?" Shi Nanting nodded silently, looking at Le Zhiyang thoughtfully.
Soon after the coffin was delivered, Jiang Xiaoliu took a few folks and dug a hole behind the house to bury Le Shaofeng.The guqin was originally the old man's favorite thing, and he was buried with it. Afterwards, everyone set up a shed and burned paper to watch the night.Jiang Xiaoliu had never spent so much money in his life, and he felt that he had a lot of money, so he ran amok and bought two large carts of incense, candles, paper money, and spiritual objects, paper horses. Go to hell and be a rich man.
Le Zhiyang threw himself into Dongdao, and out of courtesy, the three masters of Dongdao also accompanied him in the shed.Le Zhiyang secretly called Jiang Xiaoliu and told him about going to the East Island.When Jiang Xiaoliu heard this, he jumped up three feet and shouted: "What? You are gone, what should I do? Who will accompany me to listen to books and watch plays? If I fight with others in the future, without your help, wouldn't I just be beaten up?" ?” Le Zhiyang shook his head and said, “You are different from me, you have a father and a mother, so it’s inconvenient to travel far.”
Jiang Xiaoliu said angrily: "So what if I have parents? My mother scolded or pinched me when she saw me. Why did she say something kindly? My father was drunk and swung such a thick stick. I can’t wait to beat me to death. Le Zhiyang, tell those three people that I’m going to Laoshizi Dongdao too, okay?”
The two grew up together, and Le Zhiyang couldn't bear to be separated from him, so he found the three gods and talked about it.As soon as Yang Fenglai heard it, he opened his mouth and shouted: "No, that kid has slanted eyebrows and slanted eyes, his face is ruffian, and his bones are normal. When he gets to the island, he must be scolded to death by the island king." Le Zhiyang listened, secretly Angry, he raised his voice and said: "He is my friend, if you scold him, you scold me, okay, if he doesn't go to Dongdao, I won't either!"
Yang Fenglai's black face turned purple, and he jumped up, pointing his finger at the tip of Le Zhiyang's nose: "You dog, you're still showing off. Without you, Dongdao can't be turned over? If you don't go, you won't go, Mr. Yang will not." Rare. Mingdou, Shi Nanting, let's go, such a brat deserves to stay here to die."
Le Zhiyang was furious, turned around to leave, and suddenly heard Ming Dou laughing: "Yang Fenglai, what you said is wrong, who can say for sure about qualifications? Some people are not talented, but they work hard. I think this Jiang Xiaoliu is clever and capable in handling things, even if he can't practice first-rate martial arts, there are still many chores on the island, so he has to take care of them." Yang Fenglai hesitated when he heard it. Looking at Shi Nanting, the latter nodded slightly: "Master Ming is right, and martial arts is not the only thing in the world. The two of them grew up together, with a deep sense of loyalty, and they don't want to part. .”
Yang Fenglai shook his sleeves and said angrily: "Okay, okay, you two are always right, anyway, I looked around, but I didn't see any good things about the two little bastards, when the island king is not happy, don't drag me in! "
Le Zhiyang hurriedly talked to Jiang Xiaoliu, and Jiang Xiaoliu was overjoyed.Le Zhiyang said again: "We are leaving tomorrow, why don't you go home and say goodbye?" Jiang Xiaoliu said blindly, "I want to go home and say, my father will break my leg. Doesn't he often want to drive me out, and now I voluntarily go out, which is exactly what he wants."
Le Zhiyang knew that he was at odds with his parents, so this trip was full of anger.But if he went to the East Island and learned all the skills, it would be better than him being idle by the Qinhuai River.With such a balance, just smile and stop persuading.The two had never traveled far, and they got together right now, looking forward to the future.Following Jiang Xiaoliu's wishes, he wished he could spread his wings and fly to the East Island overnight.
In the early morning of the next day, Le Zhiyang bid farewell to his adoptive father's tomb, but seeing that the soil was still wet, he was sad in his heart, cried a lot, and left with tears.When starting out, looking back at Miyagi, Zhu Wei's voice suddenly came to mind again. If Zhu Yuanzhang is really his father-killing enemy, how should he deal with Zhu Wei when he meets Zhu Wei in the future?When Le Zhiyang thought of this, he couldn't help laughing at himself, the two of them had very different identities, how could there be a chance to see each other again?The few days we spent together was really like a big absurd dream, and when I think about it now, it's as if it never happened.
Seeing him depressed, Jiang Xiaoliu thought he was sad about the death of his adoptive father, so he tried every means to make jokes, just to make him laugh.Le Zhiyang's young mind, even if sad, can't last long, but after half a day, he suppressed his worries and started talking and laughing.
The three gods of the East Island were originally on business in the mainland, but now everything is over, so they headed east all the way, intending to return to the island by boat.Yang Feng had a high opinion of himself, he looked down on Le and Jiang, and ignored them all the way; Shi Nanting was a prudent person, and he was also reticent.
Ming Dou chats and jokes with the two of them occasionally, but out of the corner of his eye, he never leaves Le Zhiyang's jade flute.He looks free and easy, but he is greedy for money and profit in his heart. "Kongbi" is a rare treasure, when Ming Dou saw it, he wished to take it as his own immediately, but because of his status, he didn't want to take it by force, so he went against the norm and urged Le Zhiyang to be called to the East Island, thinking so Come, it is tantamount to holding him in the palm of your hand, and then you can think of a way to make him obediently offer the jade flute.But Zhu Wei has been in the deep palace for a long time, and he doesn't know the dangers of the world. If the owner of a treasure like "Kongbi" doesn't have considerable power, it can't be preserved at all, and he didn't want to give it to Le Zhiyang.
At sunset, I heard the sound of the waves.Le and Jiang looked up and saw the sea and the sky, the waves like "flying snow, white clouds chasing gulls and birds, and Hong Ni accompanied by Mingxia. It was the first time in their lives that they saw the sea, and they felt so relieved. God flew for it. At the beach, there was no shadow of a sail. Yang Fenglai took out a box from his sleeve, and there were fireworks in the box. Yang Fenglai lit the fireworks, and the flames shot out into the sky. After a while, two small boats came from a distance, rowing It was a pair of young men and women. When they got close, they let go of the oars and both stood up.
The man has a handsome appearance, a long gown with sword sleeves, a brocade belt around his waist, and a long sword slung across his shoulders; the girl is dressed in tight white clothes, her figure is like a young shoot, she is very graceful, her eyes are flowing with water under her black bangs, as if speaking to someone, but it is a pity that her eyes The lower part of the nose is covered with a light veil, and the Yao nose and sandalwood mouth can be vaguely seen, so it is impossible to get a glimpse of her whole picture.
"Master!" The young man bowed to Ming Dou and bowed his hands to Shi and Yang with a smile, "Master Shi, Uncle Yang, you are late!"
Ming Dou smiled and said: "Yang Jing, have everyone else returned?" Yang Jing said: "Returned!" Shi Nanting asked again: "Has Zhang Tianyi ever returned?" Yang Jing was stunned: "Brother Zhang has always been alone. Even if you come back, you won’t be on the same boat with us!” Shi Nanting frowned, but Yang Fenglai snorted, and said in a rough voice: “Yang Jing, you male disciples are becoming more and more outrageous. How can I let Su Er do the rough work? Fortunately, they are all from my own family, and when outsiders see it, they will think that there are no men in my East Island!"
Yang Jing looked embarrassed, the girl giggled, and her voice was like a silver bell: "Uncle Yang, don't blame Senior Brother Yang, I was bored on the big boat and forced them to let me rock the boat. Besides, I haven't seen the three uncles for a long time, I miss him very much, and it would be good to see him sooner."
Everyone laughed, Yang Fenglai pretended to be angry and said: "This girl, you are still so reckless in doing things, the wind is strong and the waves are strong, what should I do if I fall into the sea?"
The girl smiled and said: "It's better to fall into the sea, I wanted to swim a long time ago, but the seniors stopped me!" Yang Fenglai sighed again and again: "Wild girl, wild girl, let's see how you can get married!"
"Master Yang said it was bad!" Ming Dou said with a smile, "With Su'er's appearance, by then, the person who proposes the marriage has not stepped on the threshold?" Everyone laughed again, Yang Jing laughed, peeking at the girl, his handsome face slightly flushed.
The girl sneered, and suddenly said: "Who said I want to marry? I don't want to marry, and live alone all my life!" Yang Fenglai laughed and said: "The wild girl is talking crazy again, what do women do if they don't marry?" The girl Say aloud: "I will do what men do."
Ming Dou said with a smile: "There are some things that men can do, but women can't..." The girl asked strangely: "What's the matter?" Let’s talk when we get on the big boat!” Jiang Xiaoliu was deeply moved when he saw the girl’s charming figure and sweet words.He has always been used to being wild, and as soon as the girl's boat touched the shore, he jumped on it.Le Zhiyang was inseparable from him, and followed him on board the boat.Yang Jing saw it in his eyes, with an angry look on his face.All three of them boarded Yang Jing's boat, and the two small boats drove forward unsteadily.
Jiang Xiaoliu sat on the bow of the boat with his legs crossed, glanced at the sea, and boasted: "I am considered a big Xuanwu Lake. Compared with this sea water, it is almost like urinating!"
Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "I read in the book that crabs in the sea are bigger than mountains, and turtles are taller than cities. Have you seen those clouds? They are all water vapor exhaled by yawning dragons."
Jiang Xiaoliu was secretly startled, forced a smile and said: "Coax your father, such a big crab and turtle, won't they eat everyone when they climb ashore?"
Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "You don't know, those things are like boats, their bodies are hollow, and they are all supported by sea water, so they don't need much effort. The weight of 10,000 catties crushed my own bones first."
Jiang Xiaoliu heard what he said clearly, but was skeptical: "Let's go out to sea by boat, what should the big guy do when he comes out of the water country?"
Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "I'll teach you to be a good boy. When you see these things, you just take a big breath, take a breath, and call a horse. No matter how old he is, he will be obedient!" Jiang Xiaoliu couldn't figure it out. , said: "Is this also useful?" Le Zhiyang said: "This method is called 'sucking horses', and it is the nemesis of these big monsters."
"Suck horses?" Jiang Xiaoliu was stunned for a while, thinking that there was such a clever way, he looked at the sea for a while, and was very fascinated.Hearing the girl's "heck" smile suddenly, Jiang Xiaoliu listened to her laughter, his chest pierced to the bone, and hurriedly asked, "Little girl, what are you laughing at?" The girl snorted and said, "I'm a little girl, you are a big fool .”
"Are you talking about me?" Jiang Xiaoliu's expression changed.
"Don't tell me who are you talking about?" The girl said delicately: "You have been teased and you don't know? There are big fish and big turtles in the sea, but it's not like a mountain like a city. He's bragging, you suck horses, thanks to you Believe it is true, hmph, isn’t this a fool, what is it?”
"Bragging? Sucking horses?" Jiang Xiaoliu said twice, suddenly realized, and rushed to tear Le Zhiyang's mouth.
Le Zhiyang stomped his feet hurriedly, the sampan swayed from side to side, before Jiang Xiaoliu could get close, he was shaken to the ground, and before he could get up in time, Le Zhiyang turned over and pressed him down hard.Jiang Xiaoliu screamed: "If you are capable, don't rock the boat." Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "You are capable, how can you not stand still?"
The girl suddenly said: "You horse sucker, I will teach you a method, and you can turn it over in a moment. Do you want to learn?" Jiang Xiaoliu asked for a doctor in a hurry: "I will learn, I will learn!" Stand back with your feet, support with your right hand..." Jiang Xiaoliu changed his moves in response to the sound, one support and one support.Le Zhiyang suddenly felt the ups and downs below, almost unable to suppress it.Only to hear the girl say again: "Left hand out, clasp his waist."
Jiang Xiaoliu's left hand suddenly came out and grabbed Le Zhiyang's left waist. Le Zhiyang burst out in pain, and let out his breath immediately.Taking advantage of the situation, Jiang Xiaoliu flipped up, only to hear the girl shout again: "Twist the left wrist, and bring out the right knee!" Le Zhiyang's waist and eyes were caught, Le Zhiyang's waist was numb, but Jiang Xiaoliu pressed him against the boat plank.
Jiang Xiaoliu was surprised and delighted, the two confronted each other, he lost out of nine out of ten times, today it turned defeat into victory, as if in a dream, he couldn't help shouting: "Le Zhiyang, are you convinced?" Le Zhiyang gritted his teeth and said nothing. But Jiang Xiaoliu was asked to resist the "Shenshu point", and he couldn't open it, only to hear the girl sneer and say: "Small punishment, big punishment, let's see if you still dare to tease people?"
Le Zhiyang shouted in a low voice: "Jiang Xiaoliu, let me go!" Jiang Xiaoliu was always afraid of him, and hearing his words with anger, he hurriedly let go, and said with a smile: "Why, can't you afford to lose?" Le Zhiyang sat up Come on, without saying a word, the girl glanced at Jiang Xiaoliu, and said contemptuously, "You're worthless, you obviously won, so why are you afraid of him?"
Jiang Xiaoliu rubbed his hands and laughed dryly: "The girl doesn't know something. If she wins today, she will lose tomorrow. Then it will be bad."
"What's the matter?" the girl said lightly, "I'll teach you a few tricks tomorrow, and I'll make sure you beat him so hard!" Jiang Xiaoliu was overjoyed, and cupped his hands again and again: "Miss, I'm sorry, otherwise, I beg you to help me!" The master is ready." The girl smiled, and said in her mouth: "I don't have to be a teacher, I am too young to accept apprentices..."
Just as I was talking, I suddenly heard Le Zhiyang say coldly: "Jiang Xiaoliu, it's too troublesome to ask her to be your teacher. Why don't you marry her, teach you martial arts during the day, and give birth to your children at night..." Before she finished speaking, the girl The oar in his right hand swished upwards, Le Zhiyang suffered severe pain in his left cheek, and fell into the sea with a plop.
Jiang Xiaoliu was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Le Zhiyang!" Suddenly seeing the splash of water, Le Zhiyang emerged from the water, clasped the side of the boat with both hands, and was about to turn over and climb up, when the wind blew up above his head. , The oar fell on the finger.Le Zhiyang retracted his hands in pain, and sank into the sea again.Jiang Xiaoliu looked around, and the masked woman's eyes were cold, revealing a strong anger, and she hurriedly cupped her hands: "Miss, calm down, he was just joking, don't take it to heart."
The girl glanced at him, and said displeasedly: "He teased you just now, why did you still help him with clothes, so wet, be careful of getting sick!"
When Le Zhiyang was in distress, after hearing this, his heart felt warm.Yang Jing glanced at him and said coldly: "Follow me!" He walked towards the bilge as he spoke.
The ship is very large. In addition to the sailor's cockpit above the deck, there is a living room below the deck.After entering a cabin, Yang Jing suddenly turned his head and smiled at Le Zhiyang.Le Zhiyang was stunned, but before he could respond, Yang Jing rushed forward.Le Zhiyang felt his neck tense, and his back slammed into the bulkhead. Yang Jing's face was covered with a grin, his right hand grabbed his neck, and his left fist stabbed him between his chest and abdomen. Jumping into his head, Le Zhiyang almost passed out.
"Dog!" Yang Jing spat, and slapped Le Zhiyang three times, each on his left cheek.He used his inner strength to strike, and Le Zhiyang lost consciousness from the pain, his mouth was filled with saltiness, and his whole head seemed to explode.Yang Jing let him go slowly, Le Zhiyang slid along the bulkhead and fell to the ground, followed by another kick on the waist, his internal organs writhed and he curled up into a ball.
Yang Jing grinned grimly and said, "Dog, do you know why I beat you?" Le Zhiyang clutched his waist and abdomen, so painful that he couldn't speak.
Yang Jing smiled, leaned over and said in a low voice: "Listen well, first, stay away from Ye Lingsu, second, if you speak rudely to her again, I will break your spine, third, that little Jiang Liu, you send him a word, put away his stinky mouth, and then talk to Lingsu, I peeled his skin, and fourth, no one is allowed to say about the beating, otherwise, this will be your end! "As soon as he stretched out his hand, he grabbed a piece of wood from the wall and twisted it lightly. The piece of wood turned into fine sawdust and fell from his fingers.
Just as he was talking, Jiang Xiaoliu's voice came from afar: "Le Zhiyang, where are you?"
Yang Jing grabbed Le Zhiyang's shoulders, lifted him up, looked at him coldly and said, "Answer well!"
Le Zhiyang glanced at him, then smiled suddenly, his facial muscles twitched while touching the wound.Yang Jing couldn't help being taken aback, and was about to ask him why he was laughing, Le Zhiyang took a long breath and said loudly: "Jiang Xiaoliu, I'm here!" As he spoke, he shook Yang Jing away.
The anger in Yang Jing's eyes flashed away, and suddenly there was a creak, the hatch opened wide, Jiang Xiaoliu got in, and said with a smile, "Have you finished changing yet? The sun is going down soon. I heard that the setting sun on the sea is very beautiful." Beauty..." Speaking of this, her eyes suddenly widened, "Le Zhiyang, what's wrong with your face? It's swollen like a sweet potato, no, like a pumpkin, tsk tsk tsk, that little girl is really ruthless..."
Yang Jing was cunning and only slapped Le Zhiyang's left cheek, intending to blame the masked woman.Even though he struck viciously, others thought it was the woman's oars that hurt her.At this time, there was pain on his face, like a needle stabbed by a knife, Le Zhiyang gasped in pain, looked at Yang Jing in a blink of an eye, saw the boy staring at Jiang Xiaoliu with a fierce look in his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Jiang Xiaoliu , you go to watch the sunset first, and I will come to meet you after I change my clothes!" Jiang Xiaoliu said "Oh", then turned and left.Yang Jing was about to follow, when Le Zhiyang suddenly said, "Brother Yang, where are the changed clothes?"
Seeing him as if nothing had happened, Yang Jing felt puzzled, snorted, turned around and opened the cabinet, took out a set of clothes and threw them on the bed.With only this delay, Jiang Xiaoliu has already boarded the deck, and in broad daylight, it is not easy for Yang Jing to do more harm.Le Zhiyang's cheeks were in severe pain, his blood was churning, and his heart was burning with hatred, making him dizzy and feverish.The shadows of the masked woman and Yang Jing, a man and a woman, were swaying in front of his eyes. He unconsciously clenched his fists and gritted his teeth painfully.
Panting against the wall for a while, Le Zhiyang closed the cabin door, took off his wet clothes, and changed into dry clothes.Touching the pocket of the wet clothes, the anger is really not trivial, nothing else, the clay figurine sent by Zhu Wei turned into mud with the water!From then on, I never saw Yi Ren's face again, and Le Zhiyang felt bitter in his heart: "The little princess and I really have no destiny, not only are clouds and mud separated, we will never see each other, even her clay figurine I can't protect." , Le Zhiyang, Le Zhiyang, you are really the most useless in the world." After complaining for a while, I looked down, "Jian Danlu" is still there.It is gold thread embroidery and will not fade with water. "Sword and Gallbladder Record" is written in ink and paper. When the sea water soaks, the ink is stained and the handwriting is blurred.If it is not dried, it will be destroyed.The secret book came from a wrong source, Le Zhiyang didn't dare to hang it on the deck to dry, so he simply recited the formula of "Ye Yu Shen Needle Technique" with a ray of skylight.Fa Jue opened the sect and clarified the meaning, writing: "Lao Tzu said: 'The way of heaven is like drawing a bow. , solid must be stretched', the way of heaven is the way of bow, the essence of magic needle, all in two words, if you want to practice this skill, you must differentiate yin and yang, transfer hardness and softness, masculinity is the back, and yin and softness It is a string, blows the autumn hair, shoots the dust, lifts up and down, opens and closes from the heart, floats like rain in the night, moistens things invisible. This method was called "Bi Wei Jian" in ancient times, and it is called "Yu Yu Shen Zhen" in modern times. Later scholars first realized Taoism , You must be dedicated, and you must not be careless."
After the general formula, there is the mental method of dividing yin and yang and translating the two energies of hardness and softness. In the final analysis, it is necessary to use masculine energy as the back of the bow and feminine energy as the bow string, draw the bow and shoot arrows, and shoot out fine objects.The fine gold and iron needles are relatively heavy, and when they are issued, you can use the strength of your hand. When you practice to a very high level, you can use your own internal strength to fly flowers and pick leaves, and hurt people ten steps away.This martial art is very novel, Le Zhiyang read it all the way, and was very interested, recited to the last few lines, and saw the method of pulling out the flying needles, after Zhang Tianyi died that day, I couldn't look at it carefully in the ruined temple, now I understand it carefully , but in black and white, it is clearly written: If you want to pull out this needle, you only need to practice the two strengths of rigidity and softness according to the formula, use softness as the bow string, and strength as the back of the bow. The golden needle ejected.
Le Zhiyang has an excellent memory, and silently recited the formula twice.There were still mistakes and omissions in the first pass, but in the second pass, it was almost correct.After memorizing it, I recited "Flying Shadow Sword Manual", while memorizing it, I felt that the needle in my chest was scorched by a knife, and I wished I could reach in and take out my heart.
Thinking about it carefully, everyone in Dongdao on the boat should be able to pull out the golden needle, but once the golden needle is found, it will definitely involve Zhang Tianyi's whereabouts.When Le Zhiyang thought of the death of the debt collector, he felt very guilty.He felt a little regretful. If he had known this before, he shouldn't have jumped into the East Island impulsively. Now that he was on a pirate ship, it would be very difficult to leave.
To practice "Ye Yu Shen Needle", you must first practice your true qi. The formula only mentions the method of splitting the true qi, and skips all the methods of cultivation.
If there is no true spirit, there is no way to talk about it.Le Zhiyang remembered that the first chapter of "Miao Le Ling Fei Jing" was to practice zhenqi, and immediately raised the sky and played "Zhou Tian Ling Fei Song".The sound of the flute resounded throughout the cabin, and the notes drove the blood, and a gentle energy flowed back and forth throughout his body like a cloud of smoke.Le Zhiyang wants to control this energy, but he can't do so. The warm current is as thin as an earthworm, and it grows with the music, fast and slow, step by step, but like flowing water, nothing can stop it, passing through Le Zhiyang's body , After a happy life, even the pain of the needle in the chest seems to have eased a lot.
After playing the twenty-two tunes, Le Zhiyang was in good health, and was about to play it again, when someone knocked on the door vigorously, and Jiang Xiaoliu yelled outside.Le Zhiyang had no choice but to get out of bed, but after taking two steps, his legs softened, and he almost sat down, like a deflated ball, unable to raise any strength.
Le Zhiyang was surprised, but there was nothing he could do, after a while, he regained his strength, got up and opened the door to see, it turned out that Jiang Xiaoliu saw that he hadn't gone out, so he brought in dinner.He stared at Le Zhiyang, looked left and right, and exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, liar, why isn't your face swollen anymore?"
Le Zhiyang was taken aback, touched his face, except for slight numbness, there was no tingling pain from before, he was stunned, and said with a smile: "It's strange, did it heal so quickly?" Jiang Xiaoliu sat down and said angrily : "Le Zhiyang, everyone on this boat is fucking sick. They were talking and laughing at first, but as soon as I approached, they immediately dispersed. That ghostly look, it looks like I owe my gambling debt!"
Le Zhiyang knew that Yang Jing was the troublemaker, so he said, "Stay away from Yang Jing and that masked woman, don't be alone with them,"
"Masked girl?" Jiang Xiaoliu thought for a while, "You mean Ye Lingsu?"
Le Zhiyang thought to himself: "That girl's name is Ye Lingsu?" Jiang Xiaoliu said with a smile: "Who do you think she is? She is a senior student of the island king Yunxu. When this group of men saw her, they all followed Maoer Seeing the fish, they nodded and bowed one by one, and they were so fawning, let alone being alone, it was difficult to get close to her three feet. As for the sunny scene, it was cold and arrogant, with both nostrils facing the sky, hmph, I didn't bother to talk to her What about him!" After saying that, he fell asleep.
Le Zhiyang frowned and said, "Why do you sleep here?" Jiang Xiaoliu snorted and said, "The cabins are limited, you share a room with me, alas, this bed is too narrow, put a stove of sesame seeds on it!"
After dinner, Jiang Xiaoliu had already fallen asleep.Le Zhiyang was stunned for a while, and felt pain in his chest, so he walked out and went to the deck.
The night is deep, there is no sound, the sea is endless, the waves are like songs and songs, the sky is full of stars like constant stars, like jade shavings and silver dust spreading unevenly.The sea breeze blows towards the face, sometimes sparse, sometimes tight, with a trace of desertion in the salty dampness.
Le Zhiyang is independent against the wind, and loneliness arises spontaneously.He sat down and played "Zhou Tianling Flying Song", the music flew out of the flute hole, like a bird, circling up and down the big ship, sometimes far away, sometimes near, blending into the sound of the waves, extraordinarily graceful and ethereal .乐之扬吹得入神，三魂七魄也像是一一出窍，随着笛声翩翩起舞。热气流动起来，起初细微如缕，渐渐化为了拇指粗细的一股，如钻如凿，所向无碍。乐之扬的神意融入热气，吹到渐深处，他的感觉变得十分敏锐，毛发的起伏，经脉的搏动，五脏六腑的交融变化，全都能够清晰地感知。到了后来，“夜雨神针”也清晰可辨，那一枚金针细如发丝，刺入心脏与肺部之间，气血流转不畅，形成了一片淤血。
随着曲调深入，金针有如一根琴弦，在热气的拨弄下轻轻颤动。乐之扬心头一动，暗想这一股热气或许就是所谓的真气，但要如何才能让它分成两股，变成弓弦弓背，将金针弹射出来？
他一边吹笛，一边尝试引导真气，将其化为两股。分化阴阳二气，本是炼气术里极高的境界，先要阴阳相合，而后才可分化，练到分合自如，少说也要花费五六年的苦功。乐之扬不过初学乍练，炼气刚刚入门，灵飞经再神妙，也万万不能一步登天，一夜练成阴阳二气。
乐之扬一心二用，练了一会儿，不但没有分化阴阳，反而扰乱了原来的真气，金针陡然向里钻入，痛得他两眼发黑，再也吹不下去。
“怎么不吹了？”一个娇柔的声音从一边传来，乐之扬回头望去，叶灵苏站在一片黑影深处，眼里明亮如星，闪动幽幽光芒。
乐之扬一见是她，心中大怒。今天他两次倒霉，全和此少女有关，别的还罢，弄坏了朱微的泥人，尤其不可饶恕。他越想越气，冷冷说道：“我爱吹就吹，你管得着吗？”叶灵苏一言不发，走到船舷边上，海风西来，吹得她衣裙飞舞，仿佛就要乘风飞去。她看了一会儿海，忽地问道：“你吹的曲子叫什么名字？”乐之扬没好气地说：“关你什么事？”
叶灵苏看了他一眼，忽一招手，乐之扬还没看清，虎口微微一痛，空碧已经脱手。少女眼中含笑，举起玉笛向着月光打量，翠玉染透了月色，泛起迷人的灵光。
乐之扬又惊又怒，纵身扑上前去，想要夺回玉笛，不防少女身形一转，乐之扬登时扑了个空，脚下踉跄，竟向海里窜去。
耳边呼呼生风，身子飞快下沉，眼看就要落海，乐之扬手臂一紧，叫人拉了一下。这一拉又快又巧，他身不由己地向上飞起，活似一条飞鱼，“砰”地摔上甲板上面，背脊向下，摔得好不疼痛。
“真没用。”叶灵苏的声音好比火上浇油，乐之扬弹身跳起，循着声音扑去，但又扑了个空，少女的笑声又从他身后传来：“在这儿呢，你瞎了眼吗？”
“把笛子还给我。”乐之扬急红了眼，身子团团乱转，但就是碰不到少女一片衣角，叶灵苏不知道用了什么法儿，俨然化身云雾，只可感知，不可捉摸。
“你答应吹笛，我就还给你。”叶灵苏的笑声就在耳边，任由乐之扬如何转身，也看不见她的影子。
乐之扬性情倔强，少女好言好语，他也许横笛就吹，越是武力相逼，越是激起了他胸中的傲气。他打定主意，宁可丢了空碧，也决不向对方低头。
月光下，两道人影旋转如飞，乐之扬一口气转了百十个圈子，忽觉中针处一阵剧痛，登时力气消散，双脚一绊，“砰”地摔倒在地，再也爬不起来。
叶灵苏“咦”了一声，听声音就在身边。乐之扬想要起身，可是刚一使劲，胸口就是一阵闷痛，只听少女说道：“小犟牛，你真的不吹？”
“不吹，死也不吹。”乐之扬横了心，“你有本事就把我杀了。”
“我杀你做什么？”叶灵苏轻轻哼了一声，说道，“你不吹是么？那这支笛子我没收了，你什么时候肯吹，我就什么时候还给你。”说完咯咯一笑，去得远了。
乐之扬躺了一会儿，慢慢起身，费了好大力气，才没流下泪来。他抽了抽鼻子，转身走下甲板，回到舱里。
江小流正在呼呼大睡，乐之扬坐在床边发了一会儿呆，想起里，除了《周天灵飞曲》，还有别的武功，也许学成以后，就能从少女的手中夺回玉笛。
他点燃油灯，拿出细看，越过《灵曲》一章，两个字跃入眼帘，却是隶字书写的“灵舞”，下面用金丝小楷注解道：“古有桑林之舞，随乐而起，若合符节，可入无间，可披大隙，款款荡荡，妙用无穷。要学吾舞，先通吾曲，曲在气先，气在劲先，流风回雪，应节举足，入于无有之乡，放乎四海之外，旁若无人，天下独步。”
“旁若无人，天下独步。”乐之扬轻轻念诵这八字，不由心生神往，注目再瞧，下面用银丝绣出许多细小的脚印。脚印参差错落。上方注明了出脚的先后，脚印以下，又有许多人像，举手抬足，纵横起舞。
舞蹈的节奏来自于《周天灵飞曲》，乐之扬没了笛子，便在心中哼唱曲调，他一手捧着经文，就在这船舱之内，慢慢地跳起舞来。
这灵舞十分奇妙，只要按节跳动，不拘地域大小，均可从容施为。船舱横直不足一丈，可以施展的地方小之又小，乐之扬行走其间，丝毫不觉局促，他的身子手足，应和心中曲调，拧转变化，上下腾挪。小小的船舱随他行走腾跃，仿佛不断变大，舱壁消失，桌椅尽去，四面空空荡荡，俨如一片虚无。
走了一会儿，乐之扬丹田一跳，真气从内蹿出，一如吹笛时的路径，穿过他的小腹，进入他的双腿。乐之扬不觉越走越快，行走时带起一阵疾风，吹灭了桌上的那一盏油灯。他在黑暗中起舞，可是一近桌椅床角，自然心随体动，飘然避开，潇洒之处，正如序言所说：“入于无有之乡，放乎四海之外。”舱室如此狭窄，乐之扬却感觉到了一种从未有过的自由，俨然化为了风，变成了雾，但有一丝缝隙，便可随意出入。
次日天朗气清，吃过早饭，船里的人都到甲板上游玩。乐之扬和江小流也上到甲板，江小流粗声大气地说：“昨晚还真怪，起初热烘烘的，根本睡不好觉，后来突然起了一阵风，吹得人好不舒服。乐之扬，你什么时候回来的，我怎一点儿也不知道？”
乐之扬叹道：“你睡得跟死猪一样，怕是被人丢进海里也醒不过来。”
“我是死猪，你就是死耗子。”江小流脸涨通红，“半夜里不睡觉，满世界地窜来窜去。”
正说着，忽听女子笑声，乐之扬转眼看去，一股怒火直冲顶门。叶灵苏就在不远，斜倚栏杆，与阳景有说有笑。“空碧”就在她的手里，素白的纤手映衬深碧色的长笛，恍若白雪新柳，甚是清新动人。
江小流看见玉笛，双眼一亮，冲口叫道：“哎呀，乐之扬，你的笛子怎么落到别人手里了？哈，我知道了，定是你讨好人家，把笛子当成了定情的信物。”
这一嚷，甲板上的人全都听见了。叶灵苏掉过头来，眼里闪烁火星。阳景脸色阴沉，大踏步走上前来，冲着江小流大喝：“小狗子，你说什么？”
江小流梗起脖子，大声说：“我又没说你，我说这笛子……”话没说完，左颊剧痛，身子横着飞了出去，“砰”地摔在甲板上面。
打人的正是阳景。乐之扬又惊又气，上前一看，江小流半张脸肿胀起来，他张开嘴巴，吐出一口鲜血，血水里白森森地躺了一颗牙齿。
乐之扬气炸了肺，挺身怒道：“姓阳的，你干吗打人？”
“我打了人吗？”阳景咧嘴一笑，目光扫过甲板，“我明明打的是一条狗嘛。”东岛弟子爆发出一阵哄笑。乐之扬扫视众人，不觉紧握双拳。阳景盯着他似笑非笑，心想这小子如果强出头，正好教训他一顿，叫他一辈子记得自己。
江小流见势不对，忍痛挣起，扯了扯乐之扬的衣袖，低声说：“算了，好汉不吃眼前亏。”乐之扬双脚分开，站立不动，忽向叶灵苏大声说道：“把笛子还给我。”
“你肯吹笛了？”叶灵苏若无其事，把玩手中的玉笛。
乐之扬咬了咬牙，冷冷说道：“我吹给猪听狗听，也不会吹给你听。”
叶灵苏的眼里闪过一丝怒意，阳景沉下脸来，作势要上，少女轻轻摆手。阳景会意，笑了笑，退到一边。
“这样么？”叶灵苏漫不经意地说，“这根笛子，我丢进海里喂鱼，也不会还给你了。”
说着伸出笛子，送到船舷边上。
乐之扬心中一急，晃身冲了上去。叶灵苏以笛子为诱饵，故意诱他上前，见状收笛转身，脚尖轻轻探出，挑向乐之扬右脚的足踝，存心想绊他一跤，使其掉进海里。
这一挑暗藏武学精义，乐之扬明明看她出脚，偏偏躲闪不开。紧要关头，他的心中灵光一荡，响起《阳明清胃之曲》。这一曲与“足阳明胃经”有关，经脉从头部生发，正好连接右脚。
心声一起，丹田处涌出一股热流，闪电一般窜入右脚，乐之扬身子发轻，脚掌上台，仿佛平地里刮起一阵旋风，贴着叶灵苏的脚尖跳了过去，轻轻巧巧地落在船舷边上。叶灵苏一挑不中，不胜讶异，但见乐之扬就在前方，当即伸出手来，轻飘飘一掌拍向他的后背。
这一掌如果拍中，乐之扬仍会落海。他来不及多想，心中曲调不变，劲随曲走，身随意走，依照“灵舞”里的式子，拧腰挥手，飘然一转，身子如柳随风，让过叶灵苏的一拍。
叶灵苏身为岛王高徒，这一掌看似随意，实则后招无穷，故而一掌落空，想也不想，反手带起一阵疾风，扫向乐之扬的腰际。
乐之扬身在船舷边上，前是叶灵苏，后是汪洋大海，所占的地方不及旋踵，兼之他不通任何拳理，叶灵苏的拳招巧变，一概看不明白。所以到了这个时候，不论对手如何出手，他只是故我，随乐起舞，无意中暗合了“旁若无人”的心法，热流贯入左脚，脚尖点地，旋身飞转，叶灵苏的指尖擦身而过，居然又一次没有扫中。
乐之扬初学乍练，到底招式生疏，只顾旋转躲避，却忘了身在何处，转了两圈，已到船舷边上，突然一步踏空，身子歪歪斜斜，直向海里落去。
叶灵苏两次失手，又羞又怒，正想再下狠手，不料乐之扬自己失足落海，登时喜出望外，暗想这小子果然无能，前后两次都是凑巧罢了。
乐之扬一脚在船，一脚踏空，身子大幅后仰，就像是一根被风吹折的枯草，眼看就要落海，他的脑海里闪过《太阴安脾之曲》这一曲关联“足太阴脾经”，心中曲调一响，真气登时钻入左脚。
乐之扬来不及多想，呼应节拍，身子凌空一转，左脚勾住船舷，脚尖生出一股劲力，将他的去势牢牢刹住。
脚下虽已生根，身子仍向下落，船身像是一堵墙壁拍面撞来。乐之扬转念之际，心中的曲调一变为《少阴洗心之曲》。这一曲与右手有关，乐之扬只觉一股热流窜向右掌，下意识挥手送出，拍中船身的木板，一股力道反推回来，力量之大，仿佛几个人同时用力将他抛了起来。
乐之扬耳边风响，身子却像是西洋钟的钟摆，“嗖”的…下摆回到了甲板上方。他的目光所及，甲板就在身下，心中登时闪过《太阳柔肠之曲》，这一曲关乎左手，乐之扬左手挥出，在甲板上用力一撑，掌心涌出一股大力，带着他向前飞窜。
叶灵苏算定乐之扬落水，故而心中松懈、全无防备，忽见乐之扬返回甲板，一时呆若木鸡，忘了动弹。乐之扬贴着她的身边掠过，眼前碧光闪动，正是那支玉笛。
他想也不想，伸手便抓，指尖碰到玉笛，心声变为了《少阳三焦之曲》。这一曲与左手的“手少阳三焦经”有关，真气注入五指，牢牢扣住玉笛，叶灵苏只觉掌心一痛，玉笛居然脱手而出。
乐之扬夺回玉笛，来不及转念，心中先奏《阳明清胃之曲》，右脚点地，弹身跳起，再奏《太阴安脾之曲》，左脚翻飞，踢向天上，整个人腾空而起，翻了一个跟斗，挺身站了起来。
这几下行云流水，一气呵成，东岛弟子均是看得两眼发直。以他们的能耐，本也不难做到，但乐之扬之前不会武功，忽然变为了武学好手，前后反差之大，委实不可思议。更出奇的是，他手挥目送、俯仰生姿，灵动诡变之外，更有一种说不出的潇洒写意。
叶灵苏玉笛被夺，羞愤难当，不待乐之扬站稳，反手一掌向他扫出。掌风及身，乐之扬只觉气血翻腾，忙道：“慢着！”
“怎么？”叶灵苏凝掌不发，存心听他说些什么。
乐之扬定一定神，说道：“你说过，只要我给你吹笛，你就把笛子还给我？”
少女丢了笛子，羞惭多于愤怒，忽见乐之扬服软，自觉挽回了少许面子，何况玉笛已经易手，自己逞强夺回，也没有多少趣味，想了想，冷笑说：“好啊，你乖乖地给我吹笛，吹得不好，我要你好看。”
空碧失而复得，乐之扬心潮起伏，望着沉如秋水的长笛，朱微的形影浮上心头。他沉默一会儿，横笛吹奏起来，笛声婉转悠扬，透出一股绵绵不尽之意。
叶灵苏听了笛声，微微一呆，不知怎么的，心中随那曲调柔情生发，不由得轻轻吟唱起来：
“静女其姝，俟我于城隅。爱而不见，搔首踟蹰。静女其娈，贻我彤管。彤管有炜，说怿女美。自牧归荑，洵美且异。匪女之为美，美人之贻……”
东岛承天机宫的余脉，尽管孤悬海外，书香雅韵，百年不绝。许多弟子一听，就知道叶灵苏所吟出自里的《邶风·静女》，说的是一对男女在城角幽会，女方没有如期而至，男方十分焦急。后来女方来到，送给了他一支红色的箫管。箫管红润有光，一如心爱的女郎，美得使人难忘，女子带来的香草，也是美艳动人，可是所有这些，不是管美，也不是草美，珍贵之处，只在于这是美人赠与罢了。
乐之扬吹出这支曲子，众人都觉莫名其妙，只有叶灵苏的目光由愠怒转为柔和，等到乐之扬吹完，轻声问道：“这支玉笛，是某个人送给你的么？”乐之扬默不作声，神色萧索。叶灵苏看他一眼，淡淡说道：“也罢，本当你是个小气吝啬鬼，原来另有隐情，这笛子，我不要了。”这支《静女》本是乐之扬有感而发，古诗里的情形，与朱微赠笛颇为相似，想一想京城郊外，棺木之中的焦急绝望，比起那位等待情人幽会的男子还胜十倍。他为叶灵苏吹笛，只是权宜之计，本意保住空碧，不想一曲吹出，对方知音解语，竟从曲调中听出了玉笛的来历，少女洒然放手，倒是大大出乎他的意料。
无形之中，乐之扬对叶灵苏的恶感少了几分，他冲少女笑笑，正要转身，忽听阳景高叫：“慢着！”
乐之扬回头看去，阳景越众而出，冷笑说：“小子，你刚才的身法不错，从哪儿学来的？”
乐之扬心中厌恶，冷冷说道：“不用学，我天生就会。”阳景眼里的怒意一闪而过，笑着说：“失敬失敬，原来你是个大大的天才！”说到“天才”两字，故意拖长生气，周围的东岛弟子，齐声发出一阵哄笑。
“不敢当。”乐之扬笑了笑，“阳兄过奖了。”他脸皮之厚，出乎阳景的意料。阳景愣了一下，大声说：“姓乐的小子，咱们来打个赌，我不用内劲，也不用拳脚，只凭身法，三招之内将你手到擒来。”
乐之扬想了想，笑道：“赌什么？”
“你输了。”阳景一指空碧，“这笛子归叶师妹……”话才出口，叶灵苏叫道：“阳师兄，算了。”
阳景见叶灵苏手持玉笛不放，以为她喜欢此物，故而逞强出头，想要夺回玉笛，讨她欢心，当下笑道：“师妹放心，不过一支笛子，为兄替你夺回来就是了。”
“我说算了！”叶灵苏微微皱眉，“这笛子，我不要了。”
阳景笑嘻嘻瞧着她，心想：“小妞儿又使性子了。女人么，嘴上说不要，心里却恋恋不舍。叶师妹眼角高，等闲的珠宝，她向来不放在眼里，难得这玉笛合她的心意，无论如何，我先抢过来再说。”于是笑道“师妹别生气，我夺这笛子，也不尽是为了你。你身为岛王嫡传的女弟子，一身艺业也是本岛的翘楚，这小子仗着一路三脚猫儿的身法，趁你不备，把玉笛抢了过去，若不夺回来，岂不让他小看了我东岛的英雄人物？”
这一番话说得豪气干云，赢得众同门一阵喝彩，落到叶灵苏耳中，却是大大的讽刺。她被乐之扬夺走玉笛，心中虽然羞惭，但也只是关乎自身，阳景这么一说，分明她丢的不是玉笛，而是东岛的面子。叶灵苏越想越气，冷笑说：“好哇，阳师兄是本岛的英雄人物，我这个无德无能的小女子，就等你替我出头了。”
阳景听得口风不妙，但他为人骄狂自大，话一出口，万没有后退的道理，于是大声说道：“姓乐的小子，你敢不敢跟我赌？”
乐之扬眼珠一转，笑道：“阳兄，你输了怎么办？”
阳景只想赢了如何，压根儿没有想过会输，他愣了一下，慨然说道：“好啊，你说怎样就怎样！”
这话骄狂已极，乐之扬目不转睛地看了他一会儿，点头说：“好，我输了，玉笛双手奉上，你输了……”他一指江小流脚前，“跪在这儿，叫他三声好爷爷。”
话一出口，不止东岛弟子变了脸色，江小流也是张口结舌。阳景的脸上更是一阵青一阵红，要不是众人睽睽，他非得一掌拍死乐之扬不可。
“怎么？”乐之扬不依不饶，笑着说道，“阳老兄，你怕了吗？也难怪，他年纪太小，当你的爷爷不合适……”话没说完，阳景血涌面颊，冲口而出：“赌就赔，怕的才是你