Chapter 7 Chapter Six

"Ye, Miss Ye..." Le Zhiyang felt guilty and short of breath, and couldn't speak fluently, "You, why are you here?" Ye Lingsu looked into the sea. trace.She looked at Hai Bo, lost in thought.Le Zhiyang stood aside, feeling at a loss for what to do, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, it was embarrassing to stay, but it seemed inappropriate to leave. Ye Lingsu turned his head suddenly, water-cooled Xinghan's eyes focused on Le Zhiyang's face, and said word by word: "Where did you learn your martial arts?" "Martial arts?" Le Zhiyang grew up in the market, dealing with mostly ruffians, and few people can make up random things. At this time, he asked, pretending to be at a loss, "What martial arts?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Ye Lingsu was very impatient, "You don't know martial arts, so how can you take the flute from me?" "I'm also wondering, I don't know what happened, somehow, the flute came into my hands, maybe it has been psychic for a long time, and understands the principle of returning things to their original owners, so it is brave enough to break free from the girl's palm and return to me obediently It's in my hand." Le Zhiyang blew nonsense, unexpectedly Ye Lingsu made a move, followed by sharp pain in the tiger's mouth, and the jade flute fell into the girl's snow-white and tender palm again. "Liar." Ye Lingsu's eyes were full of anger, "Okay, return it to its original owner, it has been psychic for a long time, and you can try sending it back to you again?"

Le Zhiyang was startled and angry, Ye Lingsu's quick attack made him forget, the last time he got back the flute, he took advantage of the surprise, this time the girl was on guard, and it might not be easy to win by surprise again. He turned his mind and tried his best to think about the countermeasures, but unfortunately there was a huge disparity in strength, even if he tried every step, he couldn't think of any good solution. "What's her name?" Ye Lingsu asked softly, stroking the smooth body of the flute with her delicate fingertips. "Who?" Le Zhiyang froze for a moment, "Whose name?"

"Who else could it be?" Ye Lingsu rolled his eyes at him, "Of course it's the woman who gave you the flute." Le Zhiyang laughed bitterly at himself, what the little princess sent to him was inhumane, a rascal like himself was not worthy of this flute at all, just like a lowly person, he was not worthy of that delicate and lonely shadow in Baohui Palace. The young girl's figure flashed by, Le Zhiyang's heart tightened, he closed his eyes lightly, and sighed for a long time: "Her name is Zhu Wei." After saying these two words, Le Zhiyang lifted the stone that had been on his heart for many days. opened.He was just wondering why he wanted to tell Ye Lingsu his secret, but based on his intuition, he felt that he could trust the girl in front of him.

"Zhu Wei, Kong Bi, look at Zhu Chengbi..." Ye Lingsu rubbed his fingertips back and forth on the jade flute, his voice was faint, like silk like rain, "Do you miss her very much?" "I don't know either." Le Zhiyang sighed, and said with a wry smile, "Thinking is useless." "That's right." Ye Lingsu's voice turned cold, and there was sarcasm in his eyes, "The one who can give this flute must be the daughter of the Hou family. Of course, a little rascal like you is not worthy of him." Le Zhiyang looked at each other angrily, but Ye Lingsu threw the jade flute and shouted: "Go on."

Le Zhiyang hurriedly stretched out his hand to catch it, he raised his eyes to look at the girl, feeling uncertain in his heart.Ye Lingsu sneered and said, "I don't care for broken flutes." "It's better not to be rare." Le Zhiyang smiled and pinned the jade flute back to his waist. Seeing his expression, Ye Lingsu was annoyed for some reason, and it took a lot of effort to push down the idea of ​​beating someone.She thought for a while, and then asked, "Where did that 'Ye Yu Shen Needle' come from?" Le Zhiyang's heart skipped a beat, he kept his composure, and said with a smile, "Isn't that yours?" Ye Lingsu stared at him intently, his eyes never blinking.Le Zhiyang felt awkward, and said with a dry smile, "Look at me? Could it be that I sent the needle? I'm going to die then, have you ever seen a half-dead man throw a hidden weapon?"

Ye Lingsu snorted coldly, and walked away with a flick of his sleeves. After walking a few steps, he suddenly heard the sound of a flute behind him, which was exactly the tune he heard the night before. flowing out of the hole. The girl couldn't help but stop, listened for a moment, then quickened her pace, curled around the mast, and disappeared like a light smoke. Le Zhiyang blows into the mind, the air in the body is like a stream, scattered like a flying mist, condensed like a ball, following the tune fast and slow, infiltrating the internal organs, passing through the four body acupuncture points, passing through the "mutton" on the chest Point time.It is especially refreshing to wash away stagnant blood energy.

Because it was too comfortable, Le Zhiyang sat on the side of the boat, facing the vast sea, blowing it once, and blowing it again, going round and round, forgetting to sleep and eat.Unknowingly, the golden crow falls to the west, the jade rabbit jumps out, and a full moon rises misty, illuminating the faint and gloomy sea, just like scattered silver spreading snow. The artistic conception in this makes people forgetful. "Good job!" A laughing voice suddenly came from behind.Laughter hit his ears, Le Zhiyang's heart skipped a beat, his blood flowed countercurrently, his throat was slightly sweet, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Although the technique is unique, "Zhou Tianling Feiqu" is still an internal technique, but to practice internal technique, there must be nothing outside of the body, and no one will disturb it. The more profound the technique, the more it must follow this principle.When people come, they drink and laugh, like thunder piercing through their brains, but fortunately Le Zhiyang's internal energy is not strong enough, and the impact is small, otherwise, he would have gone mad and spurted blood from his seven orifices. He breathed evenly, stood up slowly, and looked back, he was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, with bright eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and a soft satin dress, which was quite elegant.

Le Zhiyang only felt that this person was familiar, but when he thought about it carefully, this person often joked and joked beside Yang Jing, and the friendship between the two was unusual.Seeing him showing a vigilant look, the man in Chinese clothes quickly smiled and said: "Hi, Junior Brother Yue, I am Qiao, Junior Brother's flute sound is lingering, and He is in admiration. While there is no one, I am here to say a few words to you." "His words were soft, he laughed, Le Zhiyang let go of his guard, and said coldly: "Junior Brother? Who is your Junior Brother?"

"It's obvious what you said." He Qiao smiled brightly, and straightened his eyebrows, "I will go ashore tomorrow, worship the king of the island, and divide the school. You and I are both disciples of the East Island. If we are not senior brothers, then what is it?" "Glory to the island king, divide the schools?" Le Zhiyang was puzzled, "What is that for?" "Don't you know, junior?" He Qiao pretended to be surprised, "The martial arts on this island are extensive and profound, and they are divided into five streams - one authentic and four biased. The big drift, namely Guijing, Longdun, Qianlin, and Whale Breath, each has its own strengths, and is commanded by the four masters. Guijingliu uses his mind to resonate the world, anticipating the enemy's opportunity, and counts every strategy; Longdunliu is Body technique, breathing into clouds, changes like a dragon; Qianlinliu is based on the North Pole Celestial Magnetic Art, manipulates hardware, and has exquisite hidden weapons; Whale's breath flow is extremely powerful, majestic, and can capture dragons with one hand." "Which class are you?" Le Zhiyang asked curiously. "He is not talented, but he is a disciple of the Whale Breathing Stream." He Qiao shook his head, with a proud face, "Do you know who the Lord of the Whale Breathing Stream is?" Le Zhiyang smiled and said, "Ming Dou?" "Exactly." He Qiao nodded again and again. Seeing his expression, Le Zhiyang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Among the five sects, is the authentic sect the strongest?" "It's a daydream for a new student like you to worship the island king as his teacher." Seeing his thoughts, He Qiao said with a slight sneer, "The disciples of the island king are either disciples of the Yun clan or the four major disciples." The best among the drifters, those who are new to the East Island, must enter the drifter first, practice hard, and participate in the "Aotou Swordsmanship" held every three years. Only the winners are eligible to become the disciples of the island king, passing on the supreme mind and superb swordsmanship .” "Like Ye Lingsu?" Le Zhiyang asked. "She is very talented. When she was young, she was accepted as a disciple by the island king." He Qiao stared at Le Zhiyang, with a trace of mockery in his eyes, "Junior Le, everyone has his own share. The most important thing is to be a human being." It's just that you can't go beyond your duty, Junior Sister Ye is a high and mighty phoenix, you're just a disciple who hasn't gotten started, you haven't mastered martial arts, and you don't have any contacts, if you wade through muddy waters, no one can save you if something goes wrong." "Thank you, brother, for your advice." Le Zhiyang nodded with a smile, "Are you here just for Miss Ye's business?" "No." He waved his hands again and again with Qiao, "I'm really here for tomorrow's division of genres. Among the four genres, which one is Brother Le more interested in?" Le Zhiyang wanted to tie up with Yang Jing, he must not join the Whale Breathing Stream, and all the other three streams are easy to talk about.But in front of the disciples of Whale Breathing Stream, it was inconvenient to express this meaning, so he rolled his eyes and said casually: "I don't have any ideas, any class is fine." He Qiao said with a smile: "To be honest, my teacher looks at you differently. As long as you are willing to join the 'Whale Breath Stream', your teacher will definitely accept it. Such a mutual understanding between master and apprentice will be of great benefit to your future future. If you wait until Going ashore tomorrow, the island king randomly assigns them, and accidentally goes to another school, the master doesn't pay much attention to it, and even if the junior brother has good aptitude, he won't have a bright future." Le Zhiyang heard it funny: "He and brother, today I You just had a fight with Yang Jing, and Mr. Ming is not angry at all?" "It's a lie if you don't get angry." He Qiao squeezed out a smile, "But the teacher is eager for talent, seeing that you are a talent, so I sent me to wake you up." Le Zhiyang only felt strange, and said casually: "Brother, I'm bothering you, it's a big matter of apprenticeship, let me think about it carefully." A trace of displeasure flashed across He Qiao's face. He thought that Le Zhiyang would be favored by Ming Dou, so he would definitely agree.Who knows that this kid doesn't know what is good and what is bad, he just treats the original as nothing, so he can only say: "Junior Brother Yue, in my opinion, if you want to become a teacher, you must prepare a generous gift, and only then can you get the true biography if you please the master." When Le Zhiyang saw him talking, he kept his eyes on the jade flute, and his heart suddenly became clear: "Mingdou, this old boy, is it possible that he covets Kongbi and asked me to be a teacher? It's a lie. If he joins his school in the future, this flute will also fall into his pocket." Is it right? Old Ming is treacherous, so I have to be more careful." He Qiao saw that he was silent and his face became more gloomy, so he turned around and left without saying goodbye. Le Zhiyang waited for him to walk away, then turned to look at the sea.The night is dark, the moon is in the middle of the sky, and in the boundless sky, the round moon looks like a plain face drawn by a woman. Le Zhiyang thinks about the girl in the deep palace, and feels intoxicated by it, forgetting what the day and night are. In the early morning of the next day, Le Zhiyang was awakened suddenly by a strange noise, as loud as a tiger roaring, and as long as a dragon chant. "What?" Jiang Xiaoliu got up and rubbed his eyes and shouted, "Did you meet a sea monster?" "Crow mouth." Le Zhiyang scolded, "Can't you say something nice?" The two of them caught up to the deck, and saw that the east was slightly white, the sea was shining golden, and an island was faintly visible in the distance. The mountains on the island were undulating and the forest was lush. The sound like the roar of a tiger and the chant of a dragon came from the island of. The disciples had already gathered at the bow of the boat, and Qiao looked back and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Yue, have you thought about what you said last night?" "Think it over." Le Zhiyang said with a smile, "My life is cheap, and I can't bear the great kindness. I accept the wishes of Lord Ming and my brother. As for apprenticeship and entry, I will resign myself to fate." He and Qiao were taken aback for a moment, with a green look on their faces.While listening, Jiang Xiaoliu didn't know what to say, and asked in a low voice: "Le Zhiyang, what are you talking about? Who is that guy? How can you turn your face faster than turning a book?" He asked a lot of questions in one breath, Le Zhiyang didn't know where to start to answer, suddenly he heard someone beside him say: "Ling'ao holds the sun, but it's one of the ten scenic spots on the island, if you don't go out to sea, it's not easy to see." Le Zhiyang looked back, Ye Lingsu came behind him at some point, his skirt fluttered in the morning wind, like a fairy Lingxu.When Jiang Xiaoliu saw her, he immediately smiled, bowed his head, and acted like the usual Zhang Zhi in brothels: "Ms. Ye, it's windy at the bow of the boat, don't catch cold." Ye Lingsu said lightly: "Is this considered wind? You will only know what wind is when you get to the wind point!" When she said this, her eyes were on Le Zhiyang. Le Zhiyang admired the seascape and didn't pay attention to Ye Lingsu's eyes, but he saw that the red sun was gradually growing and the sun was shining brightly. The sun poured out of the sea from the left side of the island, half in the sea and half in the sky. Leaning to the left, as if holding half a red sun in its mouth, dragging that bright red fireball out from the depths of the blue sea. A cannon sounded from the island, startling the gulls and birds, followed by a roar on the ship, but the cannon at the stern fired at the sea, and the two cannons sounded like they were facing each other. After the sound of the cannon, a light boat sailed out of the island, jumped the waves, and scratched the water.Standing on the bow of the boat was a man in white clothes, very young, tall and tall, like a white eagle, flying towards the blue waves. In a blink of an eye, before arriving at the big boat, the young man stomped his feet, and the boat sank steeply, about a foot deep into the sea. He turned over and landed on the top of the deck, smiled before saying anything, and cupped his hands and said: "The three lords are returning to the island, it is really a disappointment." "Nephew has improved again." Yang Fenglai laughed while twisting his beard, "Just now this move of 'Treading the Swallows Startling the Dragon' makes it clean and neat, without messing around at all. The new generation of disciples is second to none." "Master Yang is overrated." The man in white said with a smile, "Yun Shang has always been blunt, all thanks to my father's good training." "Why be modest?" Shi Nanting also showed a smile, "The island king once told me that day, you are the most talented among the disciples of the younger generation. Stayed on the island to practice in secluded practice, and now that you have broken through the barrier, you have made a lot of progress." When all the disciples heard this, they were all envious and jealous.Yun Shang said a few words humbly, glanced around, and said with a smile: "This trip to Middle Earth, how are you guys doing?" "It's really a pity that the elder brother didn't go." He Qiao flattered his face, "The scenery in Middle-earth is really not comparable to that on the island. I can't see it all, I can't finish it, I can't wait to move back home!" "Little calf, are you out of your mind?" Ming Dou glared at Qiao and said with a sneer, "But if you are reluctant to part with it, you didn't take this trip in vain. Speaking of which, this great river and mountain should be my East Island Everything fell short in the past and fell into the hands of Zhu Chongba, that stinky beggar. My Dongdao disciples should engrave in my heart the hatred of subjugation and loss of land. I live in Dongdao, with soil in my heart. Worry has nowhere to go." This impassioned speech made the eyes of all the disciples shine, and they were all eager to fight, wishing to cross the sea and compete in the Central Plains immediately, and compete with the stinky beggar surnamed Zhu. Yun Chang also nodded again and again, and said seriously: "Master Ming said it is very true, Zhu Yuanzhang stole the world, stole the world, my East Island has a lot of talents, sooner or later he will be turned into mud." Before the words fell, someone suddenly laughed softly, and there was a hint of teasing in the laughter.Yun Chang was upset, and looking around, it was a strange young man who was laughing, holding a jade flute, standing beside Ye Lingsu. Although his eyebrows and eyes were handsome, there was a bit of frivolity in his expression. For some reason, when Yunshang saw this person, he felt disgusted, frowned and said, "This brother is strange, how dare you ask where he came from?" I wish he could stand out and give this kid surnamed Le a hard lesson, and said immediately: "His name is Le Zhiyang, a newcomer from Middle Earth." "So it's the new junior brother." Yun Shang raised her face and said proudly, "Junior Brother Le, what were you laughing at just now?" "It's nothing!" Le Zhiyang said with a smile, "I couldn't help laughing when I thought about an incident last night." Yun Chang said: "What is it, let's listen to it." Le Zhiyang said: "Do you really want to listen?" Yun Chang said: "Yes." Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "You have something to say first, so don't get angry after listening." Yun Chang said patiently: "Okay, I won't be angry .” Le Zhiyang said: "Last night when I was walking on the deck, I heard someone talking, and I took a closer look, but there were three fleas." "Fart your mother." Yang Fenglai said angrily, "Can fleas speak human language?" "Of course it's not ordinary fleas who speak human language." Le Zhiyang said nonsense, "Maybe it's the three flea spirits who sucked human blood and became popular, which made them a little more human." "What a flea spirit." Ming Dou narrowed his eyes, "What did they say?" Le Zhiyang laughed and said, "They are bragging." "Nonsense." Yang Fenglai spat, "How can fleas brag." "Fleas are not only bragging, but also flattering!" Le Zhiyang continued unhurriedly, "A flea said that I sucked all the blood of a horse yesterday, but unfortunately it was too little, and only half of the stomach was filled The other flea said, "What is this? I sucked up a cow's blood yesterday, but unfortunately it was too little, and it only filled a small half of the stomach. The third flea listened and kept silent, and the other two fleas asked: "Why don't you talk anymore?" the flea sighed and said, "I'm not as lucky as you two. I met a toad yesterday, and the guy yawned too loudly. It stinks a horse first, and then it stinks." A cow died, and I became dizzy from the stench, and vomited all day and night, and even vomited all the blood of an elephant."' After the story was finished, there was no sound, everyone stared at Le Zhiyang with a look of shock and anger, Ming Dou sneered and said: "You have a bad mouth, so it means that someone is a flea, and Nephew Yunxian is a toad?" "Presumptuous!" Yun Chang swayed, rushed to Le Zhiyang, spread her five fingers, and grabbed his heart. There was a distance of Zhang Zhang between the two, Yun Chang stepped over, and Le Zhiyang had no time to move.Seeing that he couldn't dodge, a plain white palm stretched out from his side, and he raised his fingertips, pointing towards Yun Shang's palm.Yun Shang retracted her claws and blurted out, "Junior Sister Ye, what are you doing?" Ye Lingsu blocked it out of a whim. Hearing this, he didn't know how to answer.Le Zhiyang hurriedly said: "She was kind, and she was afraid that you would break her promise." Yun Shang sneered and said, "How can I break my promise?" Le Zhiyang said: "Didn't you not get angry after you said it, why did you attack me again? "Yun Shang was at a loss for words for a while, and looked at the girl. Ye Lingsu Zhengchou had no reason, so he borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and said in a low voice: "Yes, senior brother, you said you were not angry, why did you hit someone again?" Yun Chang looked at Ye Lingsu, then at Le Zhiyang, held back her anger, and said slowly, "That's right, I forgot what I said just now. Junior sister Ye, are you having a good time going to Middle Earth?" Ye Lingsu nodded and said: "Brother Duolao is worried about it, so let's get along." Yun Shang smiled wryly: "Junior Sister has a very high level of knowledge, and it's not surprising to think of the scenery of Middle Earth." "Yes." Ye Lingsu said casually, "Although the scenery in Middle-earth is beautiful, the small mountains and small waters are much more stingy than the long sky and the sea." Her tone was lukewarm, Yunshang couldn't say anything more, and turned to Mingdou and the others: "Island King has orders, get off the boat, and go to the Dragon Yin Hall to discuss matters." While talking, the sea boat sailed into a water lane, with scattered reefs on both sides, and cracks and lines on the stone wall of Aotouji in front, showing seven huge characters: "I will strike those who are discordant!" The font is magnificent and the style of writing is magnificent. Elegant, with a smile proud of the sea, sweeping the world. "Who wrote this word? It's a mess, and it's not good-looking at all." Jiang Xiaoliu pointed at the line of words, "The one who carved the words is even a big layman. If it were Master Jiang, I would definitely not give him wages." Le Shaofeng is knowledgeable and talented, and Le Zhiyang has been with him for a long time, and he has a little knowledge of calligraphy.The handwriting on the cliff seems to be scribbled, but in fact, it is powerful and penetrating.It's just that this kind of artistic conception in cursive script is like talking to Jiang Xiaoliu, so he just laughed it off and didn't tell the truth.When we arrived at the pier, many people stood on the shore to greet them. Old friends on and off the boat met each other, and it was inevitable to yell and shout and make a mess.Le Zhiyang has just arrived and has no acquaintances, so he feels very boring when he sees this.I was lonely when I suddenly heard someone shouting: "Hello!" Looking back, Ye Lingsu walked quickly without touching the ground, and whispered when passing by: "You are the flea!" This sentence was very strange, Le Zhiyang was stunned, Ye Lingsu said again: "You are the toad!" She was sarcasm, but her eyes were smiling like water, with a playful air.Not waiting for Le Zhiyang to wake up, she waved her hand to the distance, jumped off the sea boat, met a few female disciples, chatted and laughed freely without restraint. The island is very vast, and a winding path leads directly from the sea to the high place. The stone steps on the road are green, and the bamboos on both sides are whirling. At the highest point of the island stands a round tower, black and white, nine stories high, and a brass torch on the top of the tower, which is filled with fat and burns, can guide the course.Below the round tower is a square. Around the round tower, many pavilions and pavilions have been built according to the directions of the gossip. They are either solemn and majestic, or quiet and unique. White gulls fly around it and chirp. There is a wide hall directly opposite the place of Qian, with blue tiles and mysterious pillars, which is spacious and magnificent. In front of the hall, two stone unicorns raised their hooves and raised their heads, angrily facing the sky. After entering the gate of the palace, everyone stood in silence.Jiang Xiaoliu only felt the atmosphere was oppressive, felt guilty for no reason, pulled Le Zhiyang's sleeves and looked around, muttering in his mouth: "What are these people doing? They are all serious, like dead parents." Le Zhiyang said angrily: "This is the Dragon Yin Palace, not the Qunfang Courtyard. If you go to the brothel to have fun, you should be happy. When you come to this kind of discussion place, you must be serious. You are in the Qinhuai River for a long time. Forgot, there is still a serious place in the world..." Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard an angry snort behind him.Le Zhiyang looked back, there were many people standing behind him, Ming Dou, Shi Nanting, Yang Fenglai, Ye Lingsu, and Yunshang were all among them, surrounded by a 40-year-old man like stars holding the moon. The man is in a green robe with long sleeves and is very tall. His two clusters of long eyebrows slanted into his temples, exuding a heroic spirit. His eyes are very sharp, like two long swords that have been tempered for thousands of years. Heart beating wildly. "Le Zhiyang, what nonsense are you talking about?" Ming Dou gesticulated, spit splashing, "You actually compare brothels to Dongdao?" Le Zhiyang was tongue-tied, and in a blink of an eye, everyone was full of anger, and even Ye Lingsu showed disdain.Le Zhiyang groaned in his heart, and said: "I, I..." But the words had already been uttered, and the water was overwhelmed, and it was too late to make amends.The man in Tsing Yi sneered slightly, flicked his sleeves, and strode towards the head of the hall, the crowd that passed by parted to make way.A red sandalwood chair was placed at the end of the hall, the man in Tsing Yi sat down straight, and the others lined up left and right, standing in two rows. This man in Tsing Yi is the island king Yunxu.Le Zhiyang felt bitter in his heart, and gave Jiang Xiaoliu a vicious look, thinking that if you hadn't brought up such a topic, how could I compare Dragon Yin Hall with Qunfang Yuan? , which annoyed the island king, in the days to come.There is no way to pass the afternoon. Suddenly, two pops were heard, and the hall fell silent.Yunxu glanced at the audience, and said loudly: "Outsider disciples have gained a lot from their trip to Zhongtu, and their ambition to recover from poverty has become stronger. After the meeting, everyone will write an article on "Theory of Restoring the Nation", and this king will personally pass it. Said. As for the three lords, they went deep into the tiger's den and met that traitor Leng Xuan for a while..." There was a slight commotion in the hall.Le Zhiyang thought of the battle of "Xianyueju", with mixed feelings in his heart and a lot of memories. "The three lords had a chance to kill this dog, but it's a pity that others obstructed them, so they didn't finish their work. But it doesn't matter, once this king has achieved his magic, he will definitely go to Jinling to take his dog's head." Yunxu paused slightly when he said this, His eyes swept over the crowd, "This time, the three lords brought back many newcomers, which strengthened the momentum of our island. Today I will assign them to each stream, and the four lords will carefully train them for the future restoration of the country. " He stretched out his hand, and Shi Nanting presented the roster.Yunxu unfolded and read: "Du Zhou." A young boy with a general horn came out more and more, and knelt down. Yun Xu saw that he was well-behaved, his brows were agile, and there was a smile on his stern face. When he raised his hand slightly, Du Zhou felt the breeze blowing his body, and he couldn't help standing up. "Hua Mian." Yun Xu turned around and said, "This kid has some spiritual energy, let him do as you please!" A woman in scarlet clothes stepped forward. She was about thirty years old, with a glamorous demeanor, slender eyebrows like willow branches, and eyes like cold moons. Her gestures gave people a calm and indifferent feeling. Hua Mian took a look at Du Zhou, smiled and said, "Island King has good eyesight, I'll accept this kid." Shi Nanting twisted his beard and said, "Congratulations to Lord Hua, 'Gui Jingliu' has gained another talent." "Don't talk about it yet." Hua Mian glanced at him, half annoyed and half smiling, "Who knows if the three of you are hiding something and leaving better people behind." Shi Nanting said with a smile: "Don't dare, Hua Zun The main tortoise mirror has supernatural powers, which can be seen at a glance." Hua Mian smiled and led Du Zhou back.Yunxu read again: "Lu Chou." A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy stepped forward, not tall and thin, with long eyebrows and thin eyes.Without raising his head, Yun Xu said, "You go to Qianlinliu." Lu Chou looked around and saw Shi Nanting waving at him, so she hurried over. Five more people were called, Yunxu called out suddenly: "Jiang Xiaoliu!" Jiang Xiaoliu trembled in response, and rushed out of the queue, he made troubles in the market, and when he came to solemn and solemn places, he always felt guilty for no reason. Yunxu glanced at him, then turned to look at Yang Fenglai.Yang Fenglai hurriedly said: "It's none of my business, it's Mingdou's intention to accept this kid." Ming Dou cursed secretly in his heart, and hurriedly said: "This kid is so ordinary, he is quite clever." "Okay!" Yun Xu said coldly, "Since you recruited him, let's put him in the 'Whale's Breath Stream'." Ming Dou secretly called it unlucky, but it was not easy to refuse, so he had to acquiesce with a wry smile. "Le Zhiyang!" Yunxu called out again, and Le Zhiyang came out in response.Yunxu glanced at him, nodded and said, "You are Le Zhiyang? I heard that you told a good story on the ship, why don't you tell it to everyone?" Le Zhiyang was taken aback for a moment, and in a blink of an eye, Yun Shang was also looking at him with a sneer on the corner of his mouth. Good boy, sue me for being tricky?Le Zhiyang recognized that it was Yun Shang who had informed him, thought for a while and smiled, "I forgot that joke after I told it. Brother Yun may remember it, and it's the same if he tells it." Yun Shang was furious, and was about to speak out to refute, when Yun Xu said suddenly: "Le Zhiyang, it seems that you are not in my way, to be my Dongdao disciple, you are really very talented." Le Zhiyang was taken aback for a moment, his chest felt a little sour, and a sense of arrogance surged up, he said with a casual smile, "Okay, the island king doesn't like me, so I'll just go." When Jiang Xiaoliu heard this, he was very surprised and thought: You are gone, what am I doing here?Before he could stand up, Yun Xu said again: "That's not necessary, Dongdao is not a place where you can come and leave whenever you want. Since you have come, you can't become a disciple, so you have to be a servant on my island." , without my king's permission, I will not be allowed to leave the island for half a step in my life." Hearing this, Le Zhiyang felt his eyes darken and his mind was in a mess. He knew that he shouldn't have come to this East Island, but now he is trapped here, so how is he different from a prisoner?His heart was agitated and filled with remorse, Ming Dou was very happy to see him in a daze, and said loudly: "Did you hear that? Brat, don't get out yet." Le Zhiyang stepped back silently, staring at the ground, his heart was in a mess, and he didn't listen to most of what was said behind the crowd. "Su'er." Yun Xu called out again, and Ye Lingsu walked out of the line and bowed to salute. "Are you guilty?" Yun Xu's stern gaze fell on the girl's face. Ye Lingsu said: "I don't know what the master said." "You still dare to argue." Yun Xu snorted angrily, "You hurt Yang Jing with the 'Ye Yu Shen Needle', is there anything wrong?" Not long after the foreign cultivator's disciples returned to the island, many people didn't know about it, and after hearing this, they discussed it one after another.Yun Xu raised his eyebrows, and his eyes swept across the audience, everyone held their breath and did not dare to vent their breath. "No!" Ye Lingsu was silent for a while, "I didn't send a needle." "Then why did you tell Lord Ming that you hurt Yang Jing with the needle?" "Master Ming must say it's me, and I don't bother to argue with him, but Master asked, I have to tell the truth." Ye Lingsu said, looking at Ming Dou, who was shocked and angry , trembling with anger. Yun Xu caressed his beard and said, "But in this boat, besides you, who else knows how to use Ye Yu's magic needle?" "I don't know." Ye Lingsu turned his head slightly, his eyes swept over Le Zhiyang intentionally or unintentionally. Le Zhiyang woke up like a dream, frowned, hesitated to speak, and suddenly heard Hua Mian say: "Su Er, are you lying?" Ye Lingsu said: "I am not lying." "You child is just too stubborn." Hua Mian smiled at her, "If you are not lying, why do you avoid my turtle mirror?" Yu's "three mirrors and three senses" can predict the enemy's opportunities when facing the enemy, and when practiced to a certain extent, it can even reflect people's hearts and guess the opponent's intentions.Hua Mian is an expert in this way. She saw that Ye Lingsu's words were insincere, so she used the tortoise mirror technique to detect. Who knew that Ye Lingsu had taken precautions and tried every means to divert her mind and avoid her magical powers. "Su'er!" Hua Mian said softly, "You must know who hurt Yang Jing, as long as you speak well, the island king will definitely not blame you." She said while winking at Ye Ling Sulian. Ye Lingsu bowed his head and remained silent.Le Zhiyang looked at her figure, the blood in his chest was surging, he wished he could push her away and confess the matter loudly. "No!" Ye Lingsu said suddenly, "I don't know." Le Zhiyang's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Slow down." Yunxu raised his eyebrows, looked at it with a fixed gaze, Le Zhiyang came out more and more, and said loudly: "Yang Jing was hurt by me, and Miss Ye Nothing to do." Everyone faced each other, Ming Dou said angrily: "Le Zhiyang, you are so presumptuous, you dare to come and make trouble when the island king punishes his disciples? Huh, Ye Yu magic needle? I'm afraid you have never seen it before." "Who said I haven't seen it?" Le Zhiyang smiled, "I picked up that golden needle." "Picked it up?" Yunxu asked in a deep voice, "How do you say that?" "It's like this..." Le Zhiyang said while thinking, "That night, I was looking at the sea from the stern, and suddenly heard a piercing sound. Looking back, the sky was dotted with stars, like a cloud of golden rain flying over. , a golden dragon." "Hmm!" Yun Xu nodded after hearing his description, "That's 'Stars and Dragons'." Le Zhiyang had seen Zhang Tianyi's method, and he described it casually, not wanting to say what he said, and coincided with the tricks in the acupuncture method, he hurriedly said: "That's right, the star points to the dragon, that's what it means." Yunxu snorted, and asked again: "What happened next?" Le Zhiyang cheered up, and then said: "I was wondering, I sneaked up to take a look, and found Miss Ye approaching the mast, pulling out golden needles one by one, and then walked away slowly. Look, I found that the mast was densely covered with pinholes. I was surprised, and suddenly saw a light flash. It turned out that there was a golden needle on the mast, which I thought was left by Miss Ye. I was curious, so I got up, and then I talked to Yang Jing Fighting, he pinched my neck, and I was desperate to save my life, so I stabbed a gold needle into his chest." "Nonsense." Ming Dou said angrily, "You can also stab Yang Jing?" Le Zhiyang smiled, and said nonchalantly: "It's just a trivial matter to stab Yang Jing, imagine that Miss Ye snatched my flute, wouldn't I also take it back?" Everyone whispered and looked at Le Zhiyang with disbelief.Yun Xu also frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Su Er, are you serious?" Ye Lingsu sighed, and said softly: "Your underestimation of the enemy is an insult to the master." "Don't underestimate the enemy? How sure are you of winning?" "Twelve percent!" Ye Lingsu's voice was soft, but his tone was decisive. Yun Xu's expression was a little slow, he scanned the audience, and said in a deep voice, "Did you hear that? The so-called arrogant soldiers must be defeated, Yang Jing is Ming's disciple, and Su Er is also my favorite student. This is a joy, but It's a little gangster by the Qinhuai River. There was no suspense between the two sides in the fight, but it turned out that the losers were two masters of martial arts, which is really ridiculous." When everyone heard this, they looked at Le Zhiyang with grief and indignation on their faces, only to hear Yunxu say again: "Le Zhiyang, you seriously injured the disciples of this island, you should have been severely punished, but I think you are new here, small punishments and big punishments I will punish you to face the wall in Leiyin Cave for ten days." Having said that, he turned to Ye Lingsu again, "Su'er, although you didn't hurt anyone, but you didn't report what you knew and lied to your elders, I will also punish you to face the wall for ten days. Hmph , are you convinced?" Ye Lingsu said in a low voice, "Su'er is convinced." Hua Mian glanced at her, shook her head and sighed.Yun Xu didn't wait for her to intercede, waved his hand, and walked away. Everyone dispersed, Le Zhiyang breathed a sigh of relief, at this moment two disciples stepped forward, saying that they were ordered to take him to the "Leiyin Cave" for punishment. Le Zhiyang saw in a blink of an eye that Jiang Xiaoliu had been called away by Ming Dou, and he followed behind them listlessly.When I got off Baguaping, I passed a circuitous and undulating path, and halfway there, I suddenly heard a strange noise, which was the sound I heard in the morning. The strange sound rang for a while, and then disappeared suddenly. For a while, the wind was blowing, the birds were singing, and the surroundings were so quiet that it was hard to describe.The three of them turned around a forest and saw a stone cave with the word "Lei Yin" written on the stone tablet beside the cave. Hua Mian and Ye Lingsu came one step ahead, and Tingting stood in front of the cave.Hua Mian smiled and said: "This is the end of the matter, you two should reflect on it carefully, and I will send someone to deliver all the food and daily necessities. This is next to the 'Wind Cave', at Yin time in the morning. The wind is loudest at Shen time in the afternoon. Su'er, can you fix it?" As a shortcoming, you must not meditate and practice during these two hours, so as not to distract your true energy and go crazy." Ye Lingsu nodded silently, looking away.He never looked at Le Zhiyang.Le Zhiyang knew why she was angry, and when he thought of the two of them being in the same hole, he couldn't help feeling guilty and short of breath, feeling a little guilty. The cave is very wide, with three stone chambers on the left and right sides.花眠吩咐打开两问囚室，左边的关押乐之扬，右边的关押叶灵苏，两间囚室门户相对，花眠笑道：“十天说多不多，说少不少，你俩若嫌太闷，可以说话聊天。” “谁要跟他说话聊天？”叶灵苏说完，转身进了囚室，哐啷一声将铁门带上。 乐之扬兴味索然，进了石室，但见石壁生绿，地上铺着干草，墙角有一个红漆马桶，室内弥漫着一股霉湿之气。 他躺在干草上面，回想这几日的经历，真如一场黄粱大梦，悲欢离合，得而复失。朱微的笑靥如在眼前，义父的面庞也是若隐若现。两张脸交替变幻，乐之扬悲从中来，两行眼泪滚落下来。 不知不觉，倦意涌来，迷迷糊糊地睡了一会儿，忽听咣当一声，乐之扬揉眼看去，但见铁门下开了一扇小窗，塞进来一个食盒。 他从早至今还未用餐，一时饥火上冲，打开食盒，端起米饭，才凑近嘴边，忽然闻到一股馊臭。再看菜肴羹汤，无不馊臭难闻。 乐之扬大怒，叫道：“喂，送饭的，这些饭菜能吃吗？” 门外无人应答，乐之扬又叫一声，才有一个懒洋洋的声音回答说：“爱吃就吃，不吃拉倒，大爷高兴了，给你送送饭，不高兴了，你就等着饿死吧！” 乐之扬想要大骂，可转念一想，这人胆敢放肆，必有后台撑腰，看来有人心思歹毒，故意用馊坏的饭菜来羞辱自己，想到这儿，飞起一脚，连盘带碗，统统踢了出去。 “有骨气。”送饭的冷笑一声，收拾破碗烂碟，窸窸窣窣地走开了。 乐之扬越想越气，对准铁门狂敲乱打，捶打声在洞窟中回荡，对面的叶灵苏却一声不吭。 敲了一会儿，乐之扬手脚痛麻，无奈坐了下来，取出空碧吹笛解闷。才吹几个调子，风穴狂风大作、轰然如雷，笛声处在其间，就像是惊涛骇浪里的一叶小舟，几个浪头过去，舟覆人亡，了无痕迹。 乐之扬只好丢开玉笛，闷闷地躺了下来，挨到下午时分，又听脚步声响，同时飘来饭菜香气。 乐之扬饿了一天，闻见饭香，不由得津液泉涌，肚子里咕咕直叫。他透过门缝向外张望，只见洞外走来一对年轻男女，男子青衣，女子白衣，各提一只食盒。白衣女走到对面的铁门前，放下食盒，取出菜肴，尽是肥鸡鱼虾，丰盛得出奇。 乐之扬看在眼里，馋涎欲滴，这时青衣男子走了过来，将食盒丢在地上，砰地一脚踢进囚室。 乐之扬打开食盒，臭气扑鼻，那一碗黄汤发出刺鼻的尿味，挑开米饭，下面竟然还藏了两坨狗屎。 这一次乐之扬不再愤怒，只觉无可奈何，心想对方存心如此，闹也无用，当下一言不发，将食盒原路送回。 闷闷睡了一夜，好容易挨到次日。两个男女又送饭来，叶灵苏的那一份更加丰盛，浓香四溢，勾人馋涎。乐之扬的一份仍是馊臭不堪，他将食盒丢开，一头倒下，拼命想要入睡，借以忘掉饥饿，谁知道对面的饭菜香气远远飘来，惹得他饥火上冲，口水长流，没奈何，只好想象生平吃过的各种美味，可是越想越饿，只好坐起身来，吹奏《周天灵飞曲》打发时间。不料吹笛也要力气，一支《阳明清胃之曲》还没吹完，就把肠胃清了个一千二净，笛声与腹鸣声交替响起，俨然相互伴奏，就连那一股灵曲真气，也变得迟钝绵软，一如刚刚蜕皮的蛇儿，懒洋洋的没有一丝生气。 “喂！”叶灵苏的声音忽地传来，落在石洞之中，激起一阵回响，“乐之扬，你这笛子吹得跟哭一样，与其吹得这样难听，不如养点儿精神，等着冉饿一次。” 乐之扬恨得咬牙，放下笛子说：“饿就饿，大不了饿死。你也别得意，我饿死了，变成饿鬼也来找你。” “我才不怕呢！”叶灵苏冷哼一声，“你这样的人，活着是个小人，死了也是个小鬼，除了撒谎吹牛，也没有什么本事。” “听说饿鬼附身，人就会吃掉自己。”乐之扬压低嗓子、故作阴森，“吃的时候先吃小指，再吃无名指，一个接一个，直到把十个指头吃光，．只剩下两个光秃秃的手掌。鬼吃人还不吐骨头，就这么嚼呀嚼呀，咯崩咯崩，清脆得要命……” “闭嘴！”叶灵苏忽地锐喝一声，“乐之扬，你这个撒谎精，你的话我一个字儿也不信。我倒要看看，你能饿上几顿，那时饿昏了头，啃手指的怕是你自己。” 乐之扬一呆，暗暗叫苦，心想死后总是虚妄，现如今身受饥饿之苦却是自己。也许到了那个时候，自己饥不择食，真会把手指一个个咬光。想到这儿，他只觉头皮发麻，手脚一阵冰凉。正沮丧，忽听嗖的一声，一样东西穿过门下小窗，落在于草堆上。乐之扬只恐有诈，闪身跳开，定眼一看，却见草堆上躺了一只金黄油亮的鸡腿。他先是一惊，跟着大为疑惑，叫道：“叶灵苏，你干吗？” 少女冷冷说道：“这鸡腿你顶好别吃，活活饿死才好呢。”话没说完，乐之扬已经扑了上去，抓起鸡腿大咬大嚼，那吃相好比饿鬼投胎，还没吃出味儿，一条鸡腿就已经进了五脏庙，剩下一根骨头，乐之扬舔了又舔，仍觉回味无穷。 忽然白光一闪，一只瓷盘穿过小窗，瓷盘上盛着一条清蒸鲷鱼，通身完好，一箸未动。乐之扬大喜过望，捧起盘子嗅了又嗅，啧啧赞道：“好鱼好鱼，可惜没有筷子。”说完伸手要抓，忽听叶灵苏叫道：“贪吃鬼，不嫌脏么？”嗖嗖两声，又飞来两只竹筷。乐之扬也不客气，拾起筷子，大快朵颐，但觉有生以来吃过的鱼中数这一条最为鲜美。 接下来，叶灵苏就像变戏法儿，一会儿送来米饭，一会儿送来羹汤，乐之扬饿了两天一夜，来者不拒，吃得不亦乐乎。待到吃完，才想起这些饭菜的来历，心中不胜感激，说道：“叶姑娘，大恩不言谢，要不是你，我真叫他们活活饿死了。” 叶灵苏沉默时许，轻声问道：“你知道谁要饿死你吗？” “人选多了。”乐之扬扳着指头，“阳景嫌疑最大，明斗也不是好人，云裳也是一个大大的疑犯，我取笑过他，这人心胸狭隘，很会告人刁状……” “住口！”叶灵苏的声音里饱含怒气，“大师兄不是那样的人，他若恨你怨你，只会当面动手，不会暗地里害人。” 乐之扬听了这话，老大无味：“他不暗地里害人，怎么向他爹告刁状？”叶灵苏奇道：“他什么时候告过刁状？” “不是他告刁状，云虚又怎么知道我说笑话的事情？” “听到的人多了，你又凭什么只怪他一个？”叶灵苏处处为云裳开脱，乐之扬心生疑惑，笑着问道：“叶姑娘，这位云大师兄是你的心上人么？” “胡说！”叶灵苏怒道，“乐之扬，你再胡说八道，我就不管你了，随你饿死渴死。” 好汉敌不过肚饿，乐之扬只好说，“好，好，云裳兄最清白，比月亮里的兔子还白。”叶灵苏哼了一声，冷冷说道：“我看你口服心不服。” “你怎么知道我心不服，难不成你钻进来看过？” “你的脏心烂肺，我才懒得看呢。” 乐之扬哈哈大笑。那边沉寂片刻，叶灵苏忽又说道：“你把碗碟送到门外来，其他人知道我送你吃喝，一定又会生出闲话。” “闲话就闲话，我才不在乎！” 叶灵苏冷冷道：“你是大男人，没脸没皮无所谓，闲话传出去，坏的都是我们女人的名节。” 乐之扬叹道：“又是我的错。”说着收拾碗碟，送出窗口，问道，“这么远，你怎么收回……”话没说完，对面囚室中飞出一根白色的绸带，一缠一卷，便将一只海碗卷了过去，力量之巧，拿捏之妙，当真匪夷所思。正惊讶，白绸带吞吞吐吐，又将剩余的碗盘一一收回。 乐之扬看了一会儿，忽地拍手笑道：“我明白了，这是杨风来的功夫。” “咦！”叫灵苏微感吃惊，“你见过杨尊主出手？” “见过！”乐之扬绘声绘色，将仙月居上的打斗说了一遍。叶灵苏默默听完，冷不丁问道：“那时候，你的身边还有谁？” “我身边？”乐之扬一愣，“你怎么知道我身边有人？” “好几次你都说到'我们'，'我们'看见，'我们'让开，说到这两个字眼儿，你的语气柔和得不得了。我猜啊，不但有人，还是一个女人。” 这一番话勾起了乐之扬心中的至憾，一时心血翻腾，不知道从何说起。叶灵苏又说：“这个女子，是不是朱微姑娘？”她事事猜中，乐之扬心中不快，大声说：“若不是呢？” 叶灵苏冷哼一声，说道：“那你就是一个薄情寡义、三心二意的无耻之辈。” 乐之扬呆了呆，叹气说道：“重情重义又如何？我再钟情十倍，也不能和她在一起的。” “为什么？”叶灵苏心生好奇，忍不住追问，“既是情人，又为何不能在一起？”这一段经历就是乐之扬心底的伤疤，平时他天性乐观、若无所觉，可是轻轻一触，便有难忍之痛。更让人难受的是，他的遭遇太过离奇，说出来也没人肯信。一是秦淮河的小痞子，一是大明朝的小公主，双方两情相悦，简直就是天大的笑话。何况事关朱微的名节，乐之扬宁可将此事烂在心里，也不愿多说一字，想了想，叹气说道：“这世上总有一些无可奈何的事情，说起来只会让人伤心。 “看来你很喜欢这个朱微。”叶灵苏低声沉吟，“朱微，朱微，嗯，她姓朱，莫非是大明的皇族？” 乐之扬的心突地一跳，待要否认，叶灵苏又说：“我糊涂了，天下姓朱的千百万，哪能个个都是皇族？若是皇族，又怎么会看上你这个满嘴胡话的撒谎精。” 乐之扬松一口气，笑道：“对，对，我这样的人做了驸马，那还不让天下人笑掉大牙？” “我只说她是皇族，可没说她是公主。哼，你想当驸马，真是井里的蛤蟆想上天——白日做梦。” 乐之扬打了个哈哈，暗暗捏了一把冷汗，忽听叶灵苏又说“撒谎精，你空口吃白饭，吃得倒也心安理得。” 乐之扬听出她话中有话，笑道：“我要钱没有，要命一条，你要不嫌弃，我吹两支曲儿给你听，抵偿饭钱如何？” “也罢！”叶灵苏说道，“但这曲目得由我来点，点中了不会吹，可要大大的受罚。” “你只管点，我若吹不了，甘愿受罚。” “好大的口气。”叶灵苏沉思一下，“先吹个好了。” 乐之扬抖擞精神，横笛而吹，乐声凄婉动人，好比子规啼月，又如孤鹤穿云，低回处如凌江悲叹，飘零处如风荡寒梅，上下起落，一波三折，一股刻骨忧伤，声声断人肝肠。 吹罢，叶灵苏又点了《阳关三叠》，乐之扬笛声一转，离愁别恨油然而生，他离别故土、远赴海外、义父新亡、情人远离，种种不如意的事情涌上心头，吹得越发凄惨起来。 叶灵苏默默听完，忽道：“怎么吹得这样伤感，可有好玩一些的吗？” “好玩的么？”乐之扬笑道，“那就来一支《酒狂》。” 《酒狂》是晋代大文豪阮籍所作，阮籍好酒，这一支曲子尽写他酒醉以后的佯狂酒态，节奏重叠往复，一如醉人走路，颠而倒之、诙谐有趣，结尾处有“仙人吐酒声”，乐之扬天性跳脱，故意吹得十分俏皮。叶灵苏听到这儿，也轻轻笑出声来。 不久送饭的又来，叶灵苏的照样丰盛美味，乐之扬这边还是不可下咽。等到送饭的一走，叶灵苏又将省下的饭菜送来，她有“夜雨神针”的功夫，手法精妙，收放自如，每一样饭菜都落到乐之扬脚前，比起饭馆里的伙计还要周到。 吃完饭，乐之扬又吹《霓裳羽衣曲》，这是盛唐舞曲，相传是唐明皇谱曲、杨玉环伴舞，其中借鉴了天竺音乐，节奏明快悦耳，吹到精妙之处，声如游龙飞凤，让人凝思遥想。 才吹完，风穴中风声大作，乐之扬只好停下，待到风雷声过后，又吹《绿腰》、《白芝》，均是舞曲，节奏跳脱飞扬。叶灵苏听了一会儿，不觉厌倦起来，又点《碣石调·幽兰》，大有隐士如兰、慷慨自得的意韵。 歇息一晚，两人兴致不减，又吹《春江花月夜》、《玉树**花》，《关山月》、《长门怨》，一直吹到《胡笳十八拍》。这首曲子是东汉大才女蔡文姬所创，本是古琴的琴曲，道尽蔡文姬流落匈奴、思乡哀怨的心境。乐之扬用笛吹来，别有一番意境，叶灵苏听得入神，应着节拍，轻声唱道：“雁南征兮欲寄边心，雁北归兮为得汉音。雁飞高兮邈难寻，空断肠兮思情惜。攒眉向月兮抚雅琴，五拍泠泠兮意弥深……” 唱到这儿，叶灵苏闷闷不乐，轻声叹道：“为什么古往今来，真正的好女子都那么可怜？难道真的是红颜薄命吗？” 乐之扬笑道：“我这人不信命，好命歹命都是争来的。朱元璋当年不也是一个乞丐吗？后来还不是当了天子，做了皇帝。” “当天子、做皇帝也未必好，孤家寡人一个，除了自己又敢相信谁呢？” 乐之扬惊讶道：“奇怪了，东岛的人不都想着打天下、做皇帝吗？” 叶灵苏叹道：“那些昏话，不过自欺欺人罢了，别说大明根基已固，颠覆不易，就算真有复国的机会，又要打多少仗，死多少人？以我们叶家来说，当年人丁何其兴旺，后来卷入天下之争，死得七七八八。当年一同离开天机宫的几大家族，左、修两家都已血脉断绝，灵鳌岛的释家也是远走他方。我们这些习武之人尚且如此，真打起仗来，那些老百姓岂不更加可怜？” 乐之扬听完这一席话，心中大生敬意：“叶姑娘，以前我有得罪之处，还请多多见谅。” “我可没那么小气。”叶灵苏语声压低，“刚才这些话，你知我知，别让第三人知道。” “小子一定守口如瓶。”乐之扬说完，又吹起一支《月儿高》，俐啦悠扬笛声，一轮明月冉冉高升，冰魄银辉，挂在枝头，几只夜鸟咕咕鸣叫，消幽中别有一番凄凉。 一连数日，两人一个点曲，一个吹笛，叶灵苏所知甚博，所点的曲目中不乏冷僻的曲子。好在乐韶凤身为大明祭酒，古往今来的乐曲大多有所了解。乐之扬天分颇高，任何乐曲过耳不忘，即使记得不全，凭借乐感加以弥补，倒也宛转自如，叫人听不出做绽。 十日之期转眼即过，这一晚，乐之扬吹罢一支《杏花天影》，忽地沉默下来。叶灵苏忍不住问道：“乐之扬，怎么啦，你有心事么？” 乐之扬闷闷说道：《杏花天影》是我义父身前最爱的曲子。我和他在秦淮河边卖唱，每次都是我吹他唱，可惜曲声如旧，他人已经不在了。”想到义父生前的音容，心如刀割，流下泪来。 叶灵苏不由问道：“你的笛子是义父教的么？” "yes!" “你的亲生父母呢？”叶灵苏的语声中带着一丝关切。 “义父说，我是秦淮河边捡来的，父母是谁，我也不知。”乐之扬意兴索然，“也许我妈妈是一个歌妓，遭人始乱终弃，方才生下了我，鸨儿嫌累赘，就随手丢在河边……” “哪儿会呢？”叶灵苏微微气恼，“你这个撒谎精，就会胡编乱造。” 乐之扬哈哈大笑，叶灵苏越发生气：“笑什么？这样的事你也笑得出来？” “是，是。”乐之扬口中答应，心中却想：小姑娘天真可爱，这样的惨事她不信也好。 叶灵苏沉默一会儿，又说：“乐之扬，你把《杏花天影》再吹一遍，你吹，我唱，令尊地下有知，也许听得到这支曲子。” 乐之扬心生感动，可是千言万语，到了嘴边，只变成一个“好”字。他幽幽吹起曲子，叶灵苏应声唱道： “绿丝低拂鸳鸯浦，想桃叶当时唤渡，又将愁眼与春风。待去，倚兰桡，更少驻。金陵路，莺歌燕舞。算潮水知人最苦，满汀芳草不成归。日暮，更移舟，向甚处？”少女的嗓音柔而不媚，清而不浊，软如雨丝，嫩似新柳，一曲唱完，余音袅袅。二人各怀心思，沉默良久，叶灵苏才说：“三更天了么？” 乐之扬透过囚窗看去，明月半缺，风轻云淡，便说：“是呀！” “日子过得好快。”叶灵苏叹道，“过了明天，再也听不到你的笛声了。” “我又不会死。”乐之扬心中好笑，“你若喜欢，我天天吹给你听。” “那也不必！”叶灵苏幽幽说道，“孔子闻韶，三月不知肉味，这些天我听了一百零九支曲子，十年不听也够本了。” 乐之扬只觉奇怪，冲口问道：“叶姑娘，你以前没听过乐曲么？” 对面的囚室中沉寂时许，少女轻声说：“你、你吹的许多曲子，我都是这两天才听到的。” “为什么？”