Chapter 9 Chapter 8: Xingyin Real Man

The word "Yunxu" was like a bucket of ice water being poured down, Le Zhiyang shrank back in fright, and dared not breathe out, thinking that no wonder the voice sounded familiar, it turned out to be the king of Yunda Island.Yunxu's behavior was really weird, he didn't sleep in the middle of the night, but came here to torture a prisoner. Just thinking about it, the prisoner screamed twice, one weaker than the other, as if he was about to die.After a while, Yun Xu said coldly: "Forget it, let's just spend it like this, I see how long you can last!" The prisoner laughed and said, "The year of the monkey is a month of horses, what do you think?" Yunxu gave a smack, and the prisoner laughed again: "I'm sorry to send you off."

Taniguchi's black shadow flickered, and a person rushed out, carrying a lantern.Under the light, Yunxu's thin face was full of anger. When he was standing at the entrance of the valley, he flicked his sleeves and turned around to leave. Le Zhiyang lay on the side not daring to vent his anger, and waited until Yunxu had gone far away, then he touched the mouth of the valley, slid down a vine, and called out in a low voice: "Old man, old man..." There was a long silence in the valley, and the prisoner said coldly, "Boy, what are you doing here?" His tone was still weak.Le Zhiyang smiled and said, "Didn't senior let me come?" The man said, "Why did I let you come?"

When you come to Riquan, you will listen to the jade flute. " "What is a poem?" "This is a Tibetan acrostic poem, but if you take the four lines as the first word, wouldn't it be 'three shifts to meet'?" The man was silent for a moment, then burst out laughing, and said, "You boy, have you only discovered this mystery until now? Although you are a late-knowledgeable person, it is better than ignorance. fan." After speaking, the fire was bright and shot out through a barred window.Le Zhiyang stepped forward, but saw a pair of eyes behind the bars, as cold as cold stars in a well, sizing him up faintly, then cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"The boy is happy, dare to ask the old gentleman's name?" "I'm a Taoist priest." The man said, "The layman's surname is Xi, and the Taoist name should be true." Le Zhiyang He smiled and said, "It turns out that he is a Taoist priest. I'm disrespectful and disrespectful." But I felt that the word "Xi Yingzhen" was familiar to me, as if I had heard it somewhere. Seeing his expression, Xi Yingzhen was slightly surprised, thinking that most of the Dongdao disciples knew his name, but looking at Le Zhiyang's expression, he seemed to know nothing, and thought to ask: "Little guy, are you not Dongdao?" Island disciple?"

Le Zhiyang replied: "No." Xi Yingzhen asked again: "You are Le Shaofeng's adopted son, why did you come to Dongdao?" .” Le Zhiyang couldn't help asking: "Daoist Xi, why did Yunxu torture you?" "It's a long story!" Xi Yingzhen laughed twice, "Little guy, do you know Taiwu Valley?" Without waiting for Le Zhiyang to answer, he laughed again, "I'm confused, you are not from the world, so naturally you don't know These sects." The old Taoist paused, and said: "My 'Taiwu Valley' was originally in the north, and it was originally created by the Patriarch Liaoqing of the previous dynasty, and was carried forward by the Patriarch Bai Ya. These two are both strange women in Taoism. Patriarch Baiya originally intended not to accept male apprentices, but later he fell into poverty in his later years. Fortunately, his master Tianyi took him in, and made an exception to accept his master as an apprentice.

This generation has been passed down for four generations.But in detail, "Taiwu Valley" and Dongdao come from the same lineage, Bengu's "Yixing Sword" and Dongdao's "Flying Shadow Sword" are both from the "Guizang Sword" of Gongyang Yu, a great swordsman in the former dynasty ', the patriarchs of the two factions have many entanglements. " Le Zhiyang smiled and said, "Which of these two swordsmanship is more powerful?" Xi Yingzhen chuckled, and answered the wrong question: "In terms of seniority, I am of the same generation as Yunxu's father, Yuncan. When I debuted, it coincided with the chaos in the Great Yuan Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the people were in dire straits. At that time, I was young and chivalrous, traveling around with my sword. The world, when they see those who oppress good people, they will definitely take action to kill them. But I gradually discovered that the people in the world

It's really frustrating that the wicked can't be punished.What's even more distressing is that Dong Dao's disciples are good and bad, and they divide one side and do evil, but because my teacher has said beforehand that I am not allowed to have any grudges with Dong Dao, so I see it, and I can't do anything about it. "One day, when passing through the border of Haozhou, there were people fighting. One side had few soldiers, and all of them used Dongdao martial arts; the other side was full of soldiers in uniform. There is a general in the middle. The general did not panic in the face of danger, and commanded a group of ordinary soldiers to block a group of martial arts masters.

I was surprised, looking closely at that person's appearance, not only was he not amazing, he was even a little ugly, but his grandeur was something I had never seen in my life.The two sides have been fighting for a long time, but Dongdao has finally gained the upper hand. The more the soldiers fought, the fewer soldiers there were, and the general was in danger.I saw that everyone in Dongdao attacked viciously. In a moment of righteous indignation, they drew out their swords and killed the disciples of Dongdao. , but he was merciful, and only stabbed their legs and feet, but did not kill them. "

Le Zhiyang was secretly surprised when he heard this.Xi Yingzhen said it lightly, but when the two armies are fighting, it is unimaginable that the two armies are fighting to stab the enemy's legs and feet one by one without hurting their lives. Xi Yingzhen went on to say: "The leader of Dongdao recognized my origin and said: 'Ling'ao Island and Taihao Valley are connected with each other. This island has always respected the noble faction. Why do you want to interfere and ruin my big business?" I was angry in my heart, and I also said, "I admire most of the seniors in Guidao, Shi Tianfeng, Gongyang Yu, Yunshu Daxia, Huajingyuan, which one?"

Isn't this an earth-shattering and chivalrous figure?Nowadays, in order to compete for the world, you betray your ancestors, forget your ancestors, betray your faith, and only care about power and profit, regardless of the common people in the world. "'" Scolding happily! "Happy Yang Pai hands applauded. Xi Yingzhen also laughed twice, and said: "The man just sneered when he heard this, and said, 'I will tell the island king exactly what I said, and I hope the Taoist leader will have a beginning and an end, and it is better not to run away every day." Yun, my strength alone is really weak, but I was young and energetic, and my head was hot, and I opened my mouth and replied: "What are you running away from? God!"

Big things are on my shoulders. 'The man left with a sneer, and the general also came forward to meet me, and the two sides exchanged names, who do you think this is? " Le Zhiyang thought for a while and said, "Could it be Zhu Yuanzhang?" Xi Yingzhen snorted and asked, "How can you see that?" "You said that the place where the incident happened is Haozhou, which is the place where Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon prospered. You also said that he looks ugly but has an amazing spirit. He is calm and commanding when he is in danger. It shows that you admire him very much. A person like Taoist priest, There are not many people you admire, but after thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang is the only one." Xi Yingzhen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Wonderful, you guessed it right again. It's a pity that there is no wine, otherwise it will be a big deal." Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "The Taoist priest saved Zhu Yuanzhang, so he must be friends with him, right?" "The boy doesn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth." Xi Yingzhen scolded with a smile, "He is the emperor. The emperor has no friends, don't you even understand this truth?" Le Zhiyang knew that Xi Yingzhen liked to speak up first, so he said with a smile: "Zhu Yuanzhang was not yet the emperor at that time, if he didn't make many friends, he might not be able to win the world." Xi Yingzhen was stunned, and sighed: "Ghost spirit, at such a young age, it's quite reasonable. Yes, he and I hit it off right away, and the two of us had the same temperament, so we made obeisance on the spot." Le Zhiyang suddenly said: "So you are not friends, but brothers." "That happened many years ago." Xi Yingzhen sighed quietly, "He is now a widow, and what kind of brothers and heroes are no longer in his eyes." Le Zhiyang was in the capital, so he knew it all.Over the years, Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered heroes, ransacked his family and exterminated his family at every turn.Le Zhiyang has seen it with his own eyes, when the beheading officer throws his token, no matter men, women or children, people's heads roll on the ground.He had seen it once, and he didn't want to watch it again, but Jiang Xiaoliu was very interested. Go rushing to join in the fun. "Zhu Yuanzhang invited me to join him in making big plans. I was not interested in fighting and attacking the city, but I was afraid that the masters of the East Island would attack, so I agreed to stay in Haozhou to guard it. The first three days were safe and sound, but on the fourth night, the East Island Sure enough, masters came to commit crimes. Six of them came at once, and I killed them all with the sword. Two days later, four more came. Even worse, I couldn't hold back my sword alone, and stabbed one of them to death.Although I retreated from the enemy twice, each time the incoming people were stronger than the last, I was very worried, and I was on guard day and night, not daring to relax. "On the night of the eighth day, two old men came. Their martial arts were surprisingly high. Although they were not of the four masters, they were also figures of the elder generation. I fought against them on the school field, one against two, struggling to support. Seeing To lose, I suddenly heard a man laughing from a high place. I looked up and saw a man standing upright on the top of the flagpole. The flagpole is about four feet high, and when this man reached the top of the pole, the three of us didn't realize it.This ability to appear and disappear is not enough to describe. The two elders of Dongdao were afraid that they were my helpers. One of them had a protruding right palm and broke the flagpole unexpectedly.This move is very vicious, there is nothing around the flagpole, the man has nowhere to stand, he must Fell to death. " "Oh." Le Zhiyang called softly, "So did he fall to his death?" "It's strange to say that the flagpole fell suddenly, but the man didn't fall with it. I fixed my eyes, and I was horrified. The man was hanging in the air, swaying and falling, and the fall was very slow. It didn't look like a body of flesh and blood. It looked like a kite with an empty human shape. When the man floated to the ground, I took a closer look. He was very young, In his early twenties at most. " "You said he was a human?" Le Zhiyang was very surprised, "Isn't he a ghost?" Xi Yingzhen laughed loudly and said: "Of course he is a human being, but the martial arts he practiced are very amazing. He turns into a bird in the sky, and turns into a dragon in water. He has the power to steal good fortune and surpasses heaven and earth." "There is such a powerful person?" Le Zhiyang only felt that he was listening to the myth and couldn't believe it. "Not only was I surprised, but the two elders of Dongdao were also surprised when they saw that he could do so much. The young man smiled and said: 'You two are so old, you are not in Dongdao to enjoy happiness, but you came to Middle-earth to make trouble. I followed you For three days, he was domineering along the way and did not do a single good thing. The island owner, Yun Can, was not strict enough to control his subordinates, embarrassing his ancestors First of all, if you still have some shame, leave here obediently and flee back to East Island to reflect. ’ When the two elders heard that he had been following him for three days, they didn’t believe it. One of them said, ‘You brat, you’re not ashamed of your words, so tell me, what have we done these three days? ' "The young man said with a smile: 'On the first night, the two of you were so hot-hearted that you went to whoring in Jiqing (now Nanjing). , this old man stumbled and turned around to snatch a fine horse. The owner of the horse resisted a little and was kicked by you and broke his left leg; just today At noon, a group of hungry people begged for you, but you swiped at them with your palms, three people were seriously injured, and four people were slightly injured. One of them might not even survive his life if I hadn't rescued him.There is another thing, you are not two people here, but three people, two of you are responsible for luring this trail, and the other is going to assassinate the general of Haozhou City. "When I heard this, I was inexplicably shocked. The faces of the two elders in Dongdao were ugly, and one of them shouted: 'My brother, what did you do to him?' The young man smiled and said: 'It's nothing. Hang him under the flag to blow the wind, and then the flagpole fell down inexplicably, and I don’t know what happened after that.” The faces of the two men were miserable Changed, hurriedly rushed forward, there was a person under the flag, presumably captured by a young man, his acupuncture points were tapped, and he hung on the flagpole, before he fell down, his head was split open, and he fell to death.Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief, the two elders of Dongdao killed their fellow disciples by mistake, feeling inexplicable in grief and indignation, they jumped up and savagely attacked the young man.i'm afraid The young man suffered a loss and was about to raise his sword to help.Unexpectedly, as soon as the two sides met, the two elders of Dongdao had both fallen down. As for how the young man made a move, I didn't see clearly. Le Zhiyang asked abruptly: "Who is this person, so powerful?" " Xi Yingzhen said solemnly: "This man's surname is Liang, and his size is Siqin!" "Is he still alive?" Le Zhiyang asked again. "Of course he's alive!" Xi Yingzhen raised his voice, "Because he's alive, Yunxu hasn't dared to step out of East Island for thirty years." "It's amazing!" Le Zhiyang blurted out in surprise. Xi Yingzhen chuckled, and then said: "Liang Siqin subdued the two elders, but did not kill them hard, and let them go. When he parted, he said: 'You guys take the word to Yuncan for me, and there is a big chaos today. If his conscience is still alive, it is best to restrain the islanders, otherwise, God will not spare him.' The two elders looked at each other and asked, "What is your last name?"Where did you learn kung fu? ’ Liang Siqin said: ‘My surname is Liang, and I come from overseas. 'The faces of the two men changed drastically, they turned around and left without saying a word, leaving behind even the corpse at the same door.I was grateful in my heart, I went up to meet Liang Siqin, and after chatting with him, I realized that this man is not only amazing in martial arts He is tall, and he is pedantic, talented, and has the ambition to help the universe, so he was introduced to Zhu Yuanzhang's command, but he was indifferent by nature, and he didn't want to be an official or general, and he only wanted to be an aide from the beginning to the end.Later, when all the heroes were wiped out, Liang Siqin came up with a lot of tricks and magic tricks, and contributed a lot.The heroes of the East Island were all defeated in the battle, and they knew in their hearts that if Liang Siqin was not eliminated for a day, it would be delusional to win against Zhu Yuanzhang, so Yun Can issued a letter of challenge and invited him to come to the East Island to fight to the death. " "Is he alone?" Le Zhiyang was very surprised. "I wanted to go with him, but he said that the other party didn't believe what he said, so he might not tell me to stay with Zhu Yuanzhang to prevent Dong Dao from plotting against him, so I didn't see what happened next. I just heard about it afterwards. He went to the appointment alone, crossed the sea, defeated all the masters of the East Island, and cracked rocks on Aotouji, writing The seven giant characters of "I will strike those who are discordant" are written. " Le Zhiyang was speechless again and again: "He wrote the line in front of the island, no wonder, no wonder." Xi Yingzhen said: "Since that battle, Dong Dao was devastated, Yun Can was wounded and angry, and soon died. Before he died, he told his son Yun Xu to avenge himself. Later, Yun Xu became successful in swordsmanship. In the game, he challenged Liang Siqin three times, but all of them were defeated. The third time he returned to the East Island, angrily, He made a poisonous oath that if he did not master the martial arts to defeat Liang Siqin, he would never set foot outside the East Island for the rest of his life. Le Zhiyang clapped his hands and laughed: "It's no wonder Yunxu has a bitter face, it turns out he's a big loser." " "Liang Siqin is invincible in the world, and it's no shame to lose to him." Xi Yingzhen said indifferently, "Yun Xu has only lost to the enemy three times in his life. Looking around the world, there are no more than five people who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him. " "Which five?" Le Zhiyang was very curious. Xi Yingzhen said indifferently: "If you are in Jianghu, you will know about it in the future." "Is Liang Siqin still in the court?" Le Zhiyang couldn't help asking, "Why haven't I heard of his name?" Xi Yingzhen was silent for a while, and said: "Because of political differences, he broke with Zhu Yuanzhang and left for the Western Regions." , avoiding the world, nowadays, the word 'Liang Siqin' is forbidden in the court, and anyone who mentions it will be punished with death." Le Zhiyang was surprised: "Why is this happening?" Xi Yingzhen groaned and said: "Strange, didn't Le Shaofeng mention this to you? As far as I know, your father lost his title because he was implicated in Liang Siqin's case." Le Zhiyang was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "Daoist Xi, are my adoptive father and Liang Siqin on good terms?" "I can't say it's good. Liang Siqin is proficient in temperament. Mr. Le had dealt with him when he drafted the Daming Gayue. Later, Liang Siqin committed a crime, and his father was also implicated, but it was not bad. He lost his official position, but I saved my life, and other people are not so lucky." Xi Yingzhen sighed faintly when she said this. Le Zhiyang's heart was pounding, and he said: "Master Xi, does my father have any major enemies?" Xi Yingzhen said: "I haven't heard of this. Your father entered the official position with music and never went to battle to kill enemies. If you don't participate in political affairs, you should have no enemies." Speaking of this, he asked strangely, "Little guy, why are you asking this?" Le Zhiyang endured his grief, and explained the cause of Le Shaofeng's death.After Xi Yingzhen listened, he pondered and said: "The attack is so ruthless, it must be bloody enmity, my father and I don't have a deep friendship, and many things are not very clear." "Could it be..." Le Zhiyang took a deep breath before saying, "Zhu Yuanzhang?" "No." Xi Yingzhen murmured, "If Zhu Yuanzhang would have killed your father long ago, why wait until now?" Le Zhiyang's heart fell to the ground. If Zhu Yuanzhang was not the murderer, he and Zhu Wei would not have to meet each other.But if it wasn't Zhu Yuanzhang, who would it be? He couldn't figure it out, so he had to put it aside and asked: "Master Xi, you are the best friend of the current emperor, why are you locked up in this place again?" "It's a long story." Xi Yingzhen sighed softly, "When the world was peaceful, I didn't want to be an official and travel around. But Zhu Yuanzhang was grateful for the previous friendship, and tried every means to call me to Beijing, and at the same time entrusted several children to me. Teaching martial arts, on the one hand, he gave me many titles, allowing me to stay in Beijing and take charge of Taoism in the world. "I am originally a Taoist. I don't care about the sky or the earth. I joined the world to participate in disputes. It was just a coincidence. I didn't love the glory and wealth. I don't like the wild cranes. As for those princes and grandchildren, they grew up in the deep palace and raised them." In the hands of women, they are either mediocre and cowardly, or cruel and heartless, and it is difficult to train them. Counting and counting, there are only three people who got my true biography, and I especially like a little girl among them.Alas, it's a pity that such a good daughter was born in the emperor's family. " When Le Zhiyang heard this, his heart moved: "What's her name?" "Her single name is Wei Zi." Xi Yingzhen said casually, "The title is Princess Baohui." Le Zhiyang felt a rush of blood rushing to the top of his head, and his heart was beating wildly.He finally remembered that Zhang Tianyi once said in the theater that Zhu Wei was Xi Yingzhen's disciple, no wonder the name sounded so familiar to him.I really didn't expect to meet the little princess' master on this deserted island. Through the bars, Xi Yingzhen saw that his expression was different, and asked: "What? Have you heard of her?" Le Zhiyang didn't want to involve Zhu Wei, shook his head and said: "Master, please go on." "I don't like living in the capital. I often travel abroad on the pretext of visiting Taoist temples in the world. About two years ago, Wei'er wrote to me, saying that it had been a long time since I hadn't seen him. , so he left for Beijing. In the past few years, Zhu Yuanzhang has killed too much, and most of the heroes and old friends have withered , He didn't say anything, but he was very lonely in his heart. When he saw me, an old friend from Fangwai, he insisted on leaving me in the palace to drink and play chess.On this day, after playing two games of chess, he suddenly mentioned the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunqi, and he was very worried.The grandson of the grandson is more than virtuous but not talented enough. Although he has tried his best to prevent, he is still afraid of missing something. The obstacles in the court now Most of them were wiped out, and all the fierce and difficult officials were killed, but there were still hidden worries outside the court.In particular, the remnants of the East Island, after so many years, have revived. In the past few years, they actually tried to break into the palace. Although they failed to succeed, they are also alarming.He asked me if I knew the location of East Island, and planned to build a ship to conquer it and destroy its lair. "Although I know where the East Island is , but Taihao Valley and Dongdao share the same spirit, how can I reveal the position and cause its destruction?So it was perfunctory to say that the East Island is far away from the Middle Earth, and the mist is vast, and no one knows its location except the disciples of the East Island.Back then, Da Yuan also sent troops to conquer, but like headless chickens, they repeatedly returned without success.Zhu Yuanzhang was very disappointed, so he could only say that the next time a disciple from Dong Dao broke into the palace, Leng Xuan, the 'Yin Demon', would definitely catch him alive. " "That's terrible." Le Zhiyang said, "These people in Dongdao are very arrogant, and they will definitely break into the palace." "I think so too." Xi Yingzhen sighed, "I have a long history with Dong Dao, and we were enemies back then, which was due to the situation. Now that I am old and have nothing to worry about, it is better to sacrifice my life and go, life or death. But this grievance. With this idea in mind, I left the capital with the excuse of wandering, and went out to sea by boat. Transfer to East Island.Yunxu was very surprised to see me, but he was the suzerain, and he didn't immediately make things difficult for me, but politely asked me why I came. "I said my intention in the future, and said: 'The world is peaceful now, and the people are happy to work. You and I have experienced wars, and all kinds of cruel things can't bear to look back. If the war resumes, how many people will be displaced? Look at Yundao The king puts the common people first, and is content to rule the roost overseas, giving up the past and old grudges.'" After hearing this, Yun Xu didn't move. With a sensual look, he just said: "Taihao Valley has a deep relationship with my East Island, which made the ancestor feel the love. The Taoist priest and the Patriarch Gongyangyu of our sect have a very close friendship. Back then, the Taoist priest was in the enemy camp, and he also showed mercy many times. I, Dongdao, saved a breath of energy.I am so grateful, I respect you three points.However, what the Taoist priest said, you can consider one or two things.Since the death of Song Dynasty In Yashan, I, Dongdao, wholeheartedly resisted the violent Yuan. In a hundred years, I don't know how many heroes died.Later, when the Yuan Dynasty was in chaos, it was my Dongdao disciples who raised their arms and raised the red scarf million.In the Battle of Gaoyou, Prime Minister Tuotuo besieged the city with millions of troops. A small city was on the verge of being destroyed several times, but who fought desperately and broke it? Yuan army, making it unable to go south?Otherwise, if Tuotuo breaks through Gaoyou and takes advantage of the situation to sweep Jiangnan, Zhu Yuanzhang will become a ghost under the sword of the Yuan people even if he has the ability to reach the sky.As a result, my Dongdao disciple was bleeding in the front, but he expanded wildly in the rear.What is even more hateful is Liang Siqin. His ancestor was originally a general of the Yuan Dynasty. The elder helped Zhu Yuanzhang, and it can be said that it was for the common people in the world. He helped Zhu Yuanzhang, but he didn't want to see me succeed in Dongdao, so he tried every means to ruin my affairs.This hatred is as high as the sky, if Yun does not take revenge, he will be a seven-foot man in vain. ' "After hearing this, I had no choice but to say: 'Dongdao has done a great job in expelling the Yuan captives. As the saying goes: 'Do your best, let the destiny be done'. You have to have some luck. In the past few wars, Dongdao was not without a chance to win, and Zhu Yuanzhang may not have no chance of winning. There is danger of collapse, everyone does their best, and the outcome is open and aboveboard.In life, one is willing to gamble and admit defeat. Such entanglement between mother-in-law and mother-in-law is not necessarily what a good man does. " Le Zhiyang said with a smile: "The Taoist priest said this because he was afraid that he would offend others." Xi Yingzhen laughed twice, and then said, "When Yunxu heard this, he was very angry. But he was so arrogant that he couldn't get angry on the spot, so he was bored for a while before he said: 'It turns out that the Taoist priest is Zhu Yuanzhang's lobbyist.' I saw that he was stubborn. It didn't work, and he was angry, and said, "Why should I persuade you? Even if you voted for Zhu Yuanzhang, with his means, It may not allow you to survive.I just think about the friendship of the previous generation, and I can't bear to see the East Island destroyed, so I risked my life to remind you, don't go to the middle land to disturb, annoy Zhu Yuanzhang, build a ship to conquer, that would be bad. After hearing this, Yunxu said, "Zhu Yuanzhang spared no effort in slaughtering the heroes, and the Taoist priest repeatedly sacrificed his life for him, so what's the matter?" What good?Back then, Liang Siqin made many contributions to him, but in the end, he had a disagreement and immediately turned his sword against him.Such a tyrannical master, doesn't the Taoist priest feel cold? '"I failed to persuade Yunxu, but he turned against me. I laughed in my heart and said: "Being an emperor, but see how he treats the people, he can make the world peaceful and the people happy." It's just as good.As for the others, Pindao doesn't care. ’ Yunxu said: ‘It seems that the Taoist leader can’t talk to me, and I can’t talk to the Taoist leader, how about this, we both come from the same source, and we all use swordsmanship to make the world famous, you and I compare swordsmanship.If the Taoist leader wins, I will be a disciple of temperance, and I will no longer be in trouble with Zhu Yuanzhang; if the Taoist leader loses, I have to sneak into Zhu Yuanzhang. Yuanzhang's side, take the dog's head of the stinky beggar. ’” I was startled, and hurriedly said: “Competing swords is fighting swords. The poor Taoist will never agree to assassination.” I can’t get to the island.’ I said: ‘Can I leave if I win?’ Yunxu said: ‘That’s right!’ I said: ‘A sword has no eyes , East Island is your territory, it doesn't matter if you kill me, if I accidentally hurt you, Guidao disciples will not agree, then I still can't leave East Island.It's better to change a method, which can distinguish the victory and defeat without hurting the peace. ’ Yunxu asked what was the method, and I said: ‘When Poor Dao came by boat, he saw a stone cave where swarms of petrels came in and out. How about we stab flying swallows with swords, if the swallows fall to the ground without injury, the winner is, if one is injured, it doesn’t count, and one will be deducted from the swallows that landed, limited to one stick of incense, and the one with more swallows is the winner. "' Le Zhiyang was surprised and said: "If you stab Feiyan with a sword, how can you let it fall to the ground without hurting it?" "It's unbelievable to say that it is not difficult to practice swordsmanship to a certain level. As long as the sword is light and skillful, and the strength is precise, the tip of the sword will not penetrate but the strength will penetrate into the swallow's body, causing its blood to stagnate and lose the ability to fly. can." Le Zhiyang took a deep breath and blurted out, "That's very rare." "If it's not difficult, I can't show my ability. I thought Yunxu might not agree, but he didn't hesitate, he agreed, and asked me if I would agree to assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang if I lost. I didn't agree explicitly, just Said that if I lose, I will let him deal with it. He smiled and said no more. So we came to the swallow cave, first opened the fishing net at the entrance of the cave to prevent the swallows from pouring out, and then beat the drum. The petrel in the cave Frightened, they spread their wings and rushed out, but were blocked by the fishing net, and panicked at the entrance of the cave. We stood in front of the net, each holding a long sword to stab the swallow. The "Flying Shadow Excalibur" is known for its speed. Playing waves, frightening the shadows, the net formed by the sword is denser than the fishing nets outside, and no swallow can escape from the direction of the sword light. In a short time, more than ten petrels were stabbed and fell. It's a pity that among the swallows that fell to the ground, one-third died, and more than half were injured, only a few were barely counted, but after deducting the number of dead and injured, he didn't make a profit for a single swallow, but lost a lot." The old Taoist priest Speaking of this, hehe laughed.Le Zhiyang also clapped his hands and said: "Yunxu became arrogant and crazy, this time he hit the trick. Has the Taoist practiced stabbing swallows before?" "I haven't practiced it yet, but I suggested stabbing swallows, and I have a plan in my mind. Since the hero Yunshu created the 'Flying Shadow Sword', this sword technique has always been used in warfare. There are you and me on the battlefield, so I hope you will be able to fight." Hitting will kill, so the sword is fast, precise and fierce. Often the opponent is stabbed to death by his sword before he sees it clearly. Even if he sees it clearly, he can't stop his lightning strike. The method is a life-threatening swordsmanship, with an indomitable momentum. Haiyan is small and delicate, and with the sharpness of the "Flying Shadow Sword", it will pierce the bird's body if you are not careful. But I am the fourth generation of Wugu. They are all Taoist priests. The essence of Taoism lies in the word "Chongxu". The sage said: "The great surplus is like a rush, and its uses are endless." At a certain level, turn back and rush forward. Every time you stab a sword, you must always leave a certain amount of strength. First, to avoid hurting people too much, which violates the forgiveness of Taoism. , I always have room for change.” "I understand." Le Zhiyang clapped his hands and smiled, "Yunxu's sword is a sword of killing, but the Taoist priest is a sword of forgiveness. If you want swallows to not be hurt or die, the sword of forgiveness is of course easier to do." "This metaphor is so precise!" Xi Yingzhen clapped her hands and laughed, with a sense of confidant, "Although my swordsmanship is not as sharp as the 'Flying Shadow Sword', but the strength is sent and received by the heart, and the tip of the sword touches the body of the bird, and it flies like a swallow The momentum has withdrawn more than half of its strength. The remaining strength can stab Feiyan down without damaging it. Of course, this does not mean that the 'Yixing Sword' is better than the 'Flying Shadow Sword', but The styles of the two are different, the 'Flying Shadow Sword' is naturally powerful when fighting enemies, but the 'Yi Xing Sword' is more effective when stabbing live swallows." Le Zhiyang secretly admired him, thinking that this old Taoist is really good, thanks to his short time, he came up with such a way to maximize his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.Thinking of this, he was puzzled again: "So, the Taoist priest should have won, why did he still stay on the island?" "I only thought about swordsmanship, but forgot people's hearts." Xi Yingzhen sighed, "In the beginning, Yunxu thought of Ciyan too simply, thinking that with light work and quick sword, he would be able to win in one fell swoop. When he understands The difficulty has been greatly reduced. Seeing that the incense sticks were burned out and the game was over, he suddenly waved his hand and shot many "Ye Yu God needles". None of the live swallows in front of me fell, and they were all nailed to death. on the ground." Le Zhiyang said in shock: "Isn't this against the rules?" "Yes, I also reprimanded him for violating the rules, but Yunxu said: 'We only said not to kill our own swallows, but we didn't say we couldn't kill opponents' swallows. If the Taoist priest has the ability, come and stab my swallows to death too. .' This reasoning is very rogue, but it is difficult to refute, and soon the incense burnt out, so I had no choice but to give up the sword and admit defeat." "This is obviously cheating." Le Zhiyang said angrily, "How can the Taoist priest admit defeat." "This matter is not clear, it can be said to be cheating, or it can be said to be taking advantage of the loopholes in the rules. If you are a rogue in the market, you can argue, but I am an old man who has been honest all my life, how can I do this stinking thing for my mother-in-law? Yunxu saw that I gave up my sword and surrendered, and forced me to assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang. I said, "I am willing to bet and admit defeat. I will admit to killing or cutting, but the assassination is absolutely impossible. Pindao was born in Taoism, and he also knows 'benevolence and righteousness'." Two words, how can I be forced by you to kill my sworn brothers after my eighth pilgrimage with Zhu Yuanzhang. What's more, I have agreed now, and I will immediately regret it when I return to Central Earth, what can you do to me?" Yunxu said: "That's right, Just in case, I have to save my hands.” After speaking, he stretched out his right index finger and tapped my body five times. They were sore, itchy, painful, and numb, and they were all different. I couldn’t help but ask, “What are you doing?” He said: 'Have you heard of 'Niyang Zhi'?' "I was very surprised when I heard that this pointing force is the miraculous skill realized by Liang Xiao in the 'West Kunlun' when he cracked the strange poison 'Wu Xing San'. However, the movement of qi and blood in the human body is in line with the way of the five elements, 'inverse The finger strength of the yang finger is opposite to the five elements, restraining the body's qi and blood everywhere, and the finger strength is hidden in the body for a long time. People with the middle finger are usually the same as ordinary people, but every seven days, they will have an attack. When the attack occurs, life is worse than death .” Le Zhiyang said in amazement: "In this way, the Taoist priest will have an attack every seven days?" "That's right." Xi Yingzhen sighed, "Only the king of the island knows this kind of finger force. It was originally used by Dongdao to punish traitors. Yunxu used it on me, and the meaning is very clear. If I can't bear the pain of finger force attacks , will yield to him and assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang for him.” "Has the Taoist priest surrendered?" Le Zhiyang asked while thinking, if he surrendered, Zhu Yuanzhang would have died long ago, and Xi Yingzhen would not be trapped in this ghost place. I only heard Xi Yingzhen say: "I have been on the island for two years, and I have tasted the taste of 'Niyang Finger' more than a hundred times. Every time Yunxu forced me to submit, but I just ignored him. He wants to kill me It's also easy, as long as I stand by and wait for my qi and blood to go retrograde, I will die in the end. But he is tyrannical, the more I don't give in, the more he will not allow me to die easily. At the last moment, he will always come to the rescue and say: "I see How long will you last, one year can't be two years, two years can't be three years, I will always tell you to be obedient and kill that dog emperor for me." I also retorted, saying: "Two or three years are nothing, it is best to go again Twenty or thirty years later, at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang will control the honored guests, and you will have revenge without me killing him." He said so, but the pain came once every seven days, and it was indeed very difficult." Xi Yingzhen spoke lightly, but Le Zhiyang felt his back go numb.Just think about it, this pain once every seven days, if you change yourself, even if you don't give in, you will go crazy.In comparison, that torture was nothing short of scratching the surface.Thinking of this, I pay a lot of respect to Xi Yingzhen, no matter whether Zhu Yuanzhang is good or bad, the old Taoist's loyalty is really great. Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Xi Yingzhen say again: "Little guy, the disciples of Dongdao patrol the night, once from the second watch to the third watch, and once again from the fifth watch to dawn. Once the fifth watch is over, it will be difficult for you to leave." Le Zhiyang thought it was no wonder that he asked him to come to the meeting at midnight, so he bowed his hands and said goodbye, and asked: "Daoist Xi, can I come tomorrow night?" Xi Yingzhen smiled and said, "The legs are on your body, you must come, who can stop you?" Le Zhiyang was overjoyed, grabbed the vines, and climbed up to the ground. Seeing the bright moon sinking in the west, he hurried back to Yaoyue Peak, took a nap, and got up to work again.During the slack time of the next day, Le Zhiyang broke off a section of the hoe, boiled it in red and softened it, and beat it into a thin and long iron braze.After sleeping until the third watch, he rushed to the Hidden Star Valley, and in front of the stone gate, he pulled out the iron rod and fiddled with the keyhole of the iron lock.Xi Yingzhen heard the noise and asked, "What are you doing?" Le Zhiyang kept silent, fiddled with it a few times, "click", the iron lock opened in response, Xi Yingzhen said "huh", and said: "Good boy, can you pick the lock?" Le Zhiyang hung out by the Qinhuai River, and he knew all kinds of skills. He learned the lockpicking skill from an old locksmith.It was the first time I used it after I finished my studies, and I was very happy when I thought that Xi Yingzhen could get out of trouble, but when I saw the darkness in the stone gate, I couldn't help calling: "Master Xi." The old Taoist sighed, and lit an oil lamp.Le Zhiyang stared at him, and there was an old man with gray beard and hair sitting in the middle of the cell, wearing a gray robe and Taoist crown, his description was clear, his eyes were as clear as gods, and his slender eyebrows drooped slightly. Le Zhiyang said with a smile, "Daoist Xi, why don't you come out yet?" Xi Yingzhen stood up straight, smiling without saying a word.Le Zhiyang asked strangely: "You don't want to leave East Island?" "Little guy." Xi Yingzhen shook his head slightly, "I got the 'Niyang finger', and I only have seven days to live after leaving East Island. If I stay here, I still have a chance." Le Zhiyang said: "It's only two or three days' journey to Zhongtu. When we reach the shore, we can seek medical treatment from a doctor." “大夫？”席应真苦笑一下，“天下哪一个大夫能破解'逆阳指'？” “这指力真的无法可治？”乐之扬心生绝望。 “也不尽然。”席应真竖起两个指头，“天下除了云虚，还有一个人能够解开。” “谁？”乐之扬忙问。 “说了也没用。”席应真神色黯然，“那人远在西域昆仑山，此去万里，往来月余，远水救不了近火。” “西域。”乐之扬念头一转，冲口而出，“你说梁思禽？” 席应真默不作声，乐之扬只觉热血上涌，忍不住大声说道：“道长放心，如果我能离开东岛，必定前往昆仑山，找到那位梁前辈，请他前来解救你。” “小兄弟真是热心快肠。”席应真微笑摇头，“但以你的本事，怕是出不了这座东岛。” 乐之扬大为泄气，又见囚室之中，日常用具一件不少，甚至于还有几本破书。席应真看出他的心意，笑道：“云虚将我困在此间，起居饮食，倒也没有克扣什么，唯独少了一副围棋。我这人一日不摸棋子，便有一些手痒，两年没有下棋，只将人憋出病来了。” 乐之扬笑道：“道长何不早说？明儿我造一副带来。” 席应真摆手道：“我一人自对自弈，又有什么意思？”他想了想，说道，“小子，你过来。” 乐之扬应声上前，席应真一扬手，一股劲风直逼他的面门。 少年呼吸一紧，老道土的手掌已经碰到了他的鼻尖。 乐之扬不知所为，心子砰砰乱跳。席应真忽又缩回手去，沉吟道：“奇怪，我看你下来时身手不凡，分明怀有武功，怎么我随手一掌，你都抵挡不了？” 乐之扬支吾道：“不瞒道长，我之前学过一点儿内功，至于别的功夫，那是一样也不会的。” 席应真伸手把他脉门，但觉洪劲有力，内功已有相当根基，不由摇头说：“可惜，可惜。” “可惜什么？”乐之扬问道。“当年百哑祖师收过一个带艺投师的弟子，那人艺成以后，犯下滔天罪孽，故而祖师寂灭之时，留有一条遗训：太昊谷所收的弟子，必须不会武功。我看你根骨不错，人也机灵，可惜身有内功，做不了我的弟子。”说到这儿，席应真不胜惋惜，又道两声“可惜”。 乐之扬听了这话，心中一阵失落，他想了想，笑道：“做师徒固然好，做朋友也不错。” 席应真一愣，也笑道：“不错，贫道着相了，做朋友无拘无束，可比做师徒痛快多了。”说到这儿，他想了想，又说，“乐之扬，你想不想学武功？” 乐之扬奇道：“你不能教我，我又学什么？” 席应真道：“天下的武功多的是，也不止我太昊谷一家，百哑祖师只说不能学本派的武功，别派的武功，我未尝不能教你。” 乐之扬心花怒放，连连说“好”。席应真武学渊博，各门各派的功夫均有涉猎，先从马步站桩教起，根基牢固以后，又挑选出若干拳术，循序渐进，传授给乐之扬。自此以后，乐之扬每到三更，均来星隐谷习武。他身怀“灵曲真气”，又练过“灵舞”，这两样均是古今第一流的武功，以此作为根基，修炼其他武功，好比高屋建瓴、水到渠成，席应真演示两遍，他就能学个像模像样。 席应真见他精进神速，嘴上不说，心里却是大大的惊奇，但觉世间纵有天才，精进之速也不当如此之快。传授的拳术中，有些地方乐之扬并未学会，可是出招之时，他总能随意变化，轻轻补上其中的破绽，拳脚圆转自如，比起原来的招式还要高明。 老道士见识过人，心知乐之扬别有奇遇，但他性子冲淡、不爱刨根问底，乐之扬不说，他也懒得多问。 “逆阳指”的指力每七天发作一次，时间大约子时前后。当天晚上，云虚必要到场，席应真怕他与乐之扬撞上，所以每到发作之日，不许乐之扬前来谷底。乐之扬心中难过，但恨武功低微，不能帮助这位老友脱困，想到这儿，越发用心习武。 苦练数月，乐之扬的拳脚功夫渐渐娴熟，蓄积在体内的“灵曲真气”也被引发出来，举手投足自带劲风。席应真越发惊讶，看他拳风之烈，少说也有三五年的苦功，自己传他的拳脚多是外家功夫，不能修炼内力，但看乐之扬，精华内蕴，锐劲外发，分明已是内家高手的风范。 这一晚，乐之扬来到谷底，打开石门，笑着招呼：“席道长，你瞧这是什么？”席应真接过他手中包袱，打开一看，竟是一副围棋，黑子是精心拣选的黑石，白子却是贝壳打磨而成，一颗颗圆润光滑，足见花费了不少心力。席应真心生感动、半晌不语。乐之扬不由问道：“席道长，有什么不对吗？” “没什么不对。”老道士醒悟过来，捋须大笑。他困在岛上，本想此生无望，谁知天赐一位小友，使他老怀大慰，当下笑着说，“这棋子妙得很，小家伙，你会下棋么？””陪老爹下过几次。”乐之扬抖开包袱，上面用碳墨画了一幅棋盘，又变戏法儿似的拿出一壶烧酒。席应真大喜过望，但觉有棋有酒，夫复何求，于是两人对坐，在油灯下对弈起来。 席应真棋道高妙，堪称国手，当真比拼棋艺，乐之扬抵不上他一个零头，但他心思灵巧，时有奇思怪想，几次三番，竟将必死之棋生生救活。席应真连连称奇，说道：“小子，你下棋的天分很高，若不入我门墙，实在有些可惜。本派'奕星剑'的底子出于先天易理，后来了情祖师受了'西昆仑'梁萧的启发，将周天星象融入剑法之中。家师天奕真人与我性好围棋，又将棋道融入剑道，'奕星'之义，就是以苍天为棋盘，以群星为棋子，以星斗为定式，移星换斗，纵横参商。因为与棋道和星象有关，天文越精，棋力越强，这一路剑法也使得越高明。 “我生平收了四个弟子，大弟子道衍，棋道术数俱精，得了我的真传。二弟子朱棣，棋力高强，但天文术数略逊，所幸器宇恢弘，剑气冲天，剑术不如道衍，但也颇有可观之处。三弟子朱权，天性聪颖，不拘学什么，一学就会，一学便精，四人中数他天分最高，但如我那小徒弟朱微一样，他天性爱好音乐，不喜欢打打杀杀，学武不大用心，所以境界也就止于中下。” 听到“朱微”二字，乐之扬心生愁闷，不觉多喝了几杯，一局终了，微有醉意。他抬眼看去，明月在天，清辉洒地，照得谷底冰雪通明，一时酒气冲脑，纵身跳起，就在月光下打起拳来。 他先打了一路“太祖长拳”，又使一路“游身八卦掌”，掌中夹腿，带出“九宫步”的招式。他越打越快，口中低声长啸，心中响起《周天灵飞曲》，不觉神逸思飞，“灵舞”融入拳脚，如柳随风，云飘电闪，打到忘我之处，猛可一回头，忽见身边蹿出一道黑影，左腿微蹲，右拳内收，若走若奔，暗藏杀机。 乐之扬想也不想，左脚踢向对手，只听咚的一声，黑影向后便倒，乐之扬的脚趾骨却传来一阵剧痛。 “小子昏头了么？”席应真拍手大笑，“好端端的，你踢石头干什么？” 乐之扬酒醒了大半，凝目看去，双颊一阵发烫，原来自己踢倒的是一尊石像，若不将其扶正，明天送饭的弟子发现，势必露出马脚。想着走上前去，扶起石像，却无意中摸到石像底座，手指所及，但觉凹凹凸凸，似乎刻有许多文字。他忙叫席应真，老道士点燃油灯，凑近一看，石座下方刻了许多小人，飞纵腾挪，矫捷异常，四周还有若干文字。 席应真凝目细看，沉默不语，乐之扬忍不住问道：“道长，这是什么东西？” “这是'忘忧拳'的拳谱。”席应真沉吟道，“第五代岛主释迈伦所创的拳法。” 乐之扬细看铭文，果如席应真所说，惊讶道：“拳经为何刻在这儿？不怕有人偷学吗？” 席应真起身笑道：“星隐谷本是历代岛主静悟潜修之所，寻常弟子难得入内，这些石像又是历代岛主所立，岛上弟子视为神物，谁也不敢随意搬动，更不用说将其推倒、察看座底下方了。” 石像共有八座，两人一一看去，石像之下，大多刻有拳经，唯有一尊石像，盘膝静坐，一无姿态，二无拳经，而是刻了许多线条。乐之扬看得奇怪，忍不住问道：“席道长，这是什么武功？” 席应真瞧了一会儿，摇头说：“这不是武功。” “不是武功？”乐之扬大为惊奇，仔细再看，别的石像都刻了岛主名号，唯独这一尊石像光光溜溜的不着一字。乐之扬望着无名石像，心里大惑不解，忽听席应真又说：“这是一幅航海地图。” 乐之扬笑道：“道长还会航海？”席应真道：“我来东岛之前，学了几天航海之术，这幅海图指明一座小岛，地处西北，离灵鳌岛有四百多里。” “岛上有些什么？”乐之扬好奇又问。他呆在岛上，不胜孤独，好在入夜之后，还有席应真这个忘年老友。两人对弈习武，谈玄论道，通宵达旦，乐而忘倦。灵鳌岛七大绝技，均是内家武功，如果不知道经脉穴位的变化，空有拳架，也难以发挥威力。所以席应真传授拳理之余，也讲述了许多内家脉理。乐之扬以往修炼“灵曲真气”，只知其然，不知其所以然。席应真画出入形，指点经脉穴位，乐之扬这才明白，《周天灵飞曲》每一支曲子，者口暗合一条人体的经脉，音乐起承转合，又与穴道间的气血流动有关。他依照席应真所说的脉理，印证《妙乐灵飞经》的内功心法，许多不甚明白的地方也渐渐想通了。 这一日练完拳脚，时辰尚早。乐之扬提前返家，出了星隐谷，正逢寅卯之交，远处忽然怪声大作，时高时低，轰然传来。 这声音乐之扬并不陌生，正是出自前岛的风穴。这时万籁俱寂，除了风穴风声，再也没有其他声响。乐之扬忍不住侧耳聆听，但觉那风声也不是一味洪亮，而是富于变化，时如三峡猿啼，时如万人同笑，听到精妙之处，竟如乐曲一样跌宕起伏。更绝妙的是，风声时时变化，每一时刻都与前面的大不相同。 一旦涉及音乐，乐之扬登时入迷，直到人声传来，方才如梦初醒，匆匆返回住处。 从此以后，每到寅卯之交，他就向席应真告辞，前往风穴听风。有几次听过以后，他将风声谱成曲谱，用笛子吹奏出来，可惜笛声细弱，远不及风声气象万千，这一日，他坐在海边，正听得入神，突然丹田一跳，真气狂奔乱走，无论如何也驾驭不住。乐之扬无奈之下，只好坐了下来，任由气息奔走，那一股内息足足冲突了半个时辰，直到风声停歇才平息下来。 这情形从未有过，乐之扬不胜惊疑。他返回住所，取出《妙乐灵飞经》翻看，先看《灵曲》《灵舞》两篇，并未看见类似的记载，一路看到第三篇《灵感》，忽见文中写道：“庄子有云，世间有三籁，人吹箫管为人籁，风吹地窍为地籁，天吹万物为天籁。人籁不如地籁，地籁不如天籁。人籁有理可循，地籁有机可乘，天籁者，来而不知其来，去而不知其往，气为之弦、风为之管，水磬雷鼓、振动万物……” 乐之扬猛可想起，以往闲聊之时，席应真曾经对他讲解过。天、地、人三籁之说，正是来自于这部道家经书。人籁指的是人类的音乐，好比《周天灵飞曲》，地籁指的是狂风激荡地穴的声音，好比风穴发出的风声，至于天籁，乃世间万物发出的种种声响，好比沙起雷行，风吹海立，天雷震动，铜山长鸣，一切洪声巨响，只要富于节奏，均可归之于天籁。 《灵感》篇里的大意是说：“灵曲真气”由音乐而生，对于声音十分敏感，练到一定地步，修炼者理应跳出《周天灵飞曲》的圈子，以体内的真气应和万物之声，从而超凡逸俗．上达天道。 乐之扬修炼《周天灵飞曲》已久，体内聚集的真气越来越厚，隐隐超越了“人籁”的境界，不但能随笛声流转，对于各种宏声巨响，也能生出微妙的感应。风穴之声属于地籁，听到间深处，就如《周天灵飞曲》一样，能够牵动乐之扬体内的真气。 乐之扬看完经书，大有所悟，第二天又去听风，起初全无动静，听了一会儿，真气忽又狂奔乱走，慌忙凝定心神，努力收束真气，谁知越是着意，真气越是混乱，逆流反冲，搅得气血翻腾。 他想起《灵感》篇上的句子，分明是让自己顺应外来声响，而不是加以抗拒。想到这儿，他放松神意，任由风声导引真气。真气随声流转，忽快忽慢，时强时弱，一会儿横冲直撞，一会儿又曲折迂回，不符合任何内功心法，但又无所不及、无所不至。这么瞧了一会儿，软剑越使越快，剑光融入倩影，分不清哪儿是人、哪儿是影。剑风飒飒，带起细白的海沙，仿佛一团白色旋风，绕着少女翩翩起舞。 突然间，叶灵苏发出一声轻啸，剑光凌空一闪，叮的一声刺中了一块黝黑的礁石。乐之扬凝目看去，几乎脱口惊呼。软剑入石过半，少女的右手虎口迸裂，鲜血顺着皓腕滴落下来。 叶灵苏望着血迹呆呆出神，仿佛这一剑刺过，心中闷气也一扫而空，她摇了摇头，徐徐还剑入鞘，循着原路袅袅去了。 回到邀月峰，乐之扬的脑子里尽是叶灵苏舞剑的影子，一招一式如在眼前。他拄着锄头想得入神，直到旁人叫喊，方才醒悟过来。 他抬眼一看，只见远处走来两人，正是阳景与和乔。双方仇人相见，分外眼红。乐之扬横起锄头，大声叫道：“你们两个来干什么？” 阳景瞪着乐之扬，不觉双拳紧握。和乔忙说：“阳师兄，别忘了正事。” 阳景冷哼一声，叫道：“乐小狗，童耀那个大酒鬼呢？莫不是又喝多了猫尿，躺在床上挺尸？” 乐之扬还没回答，瓦屋里人影一闪，童耀冲了出来。人未近前，一股酒气扑来，惹得众人纷纷捏鼻。童耀两眼惺忪，瞪着阳景大喝：“臭小子，你骂谁？” 阳景后退一步，笑道：“师伯没醉么？我这一次来是奉了师命，特地来跟你说一声，你老人家也是'鲸息流'的人，三日后'鳌头论剑'有份参加，到时候少喝两杯，别给本流派丢人现眼。” 童耀还没听完，酒已全醒，两眼喷出火来。阳景故作不见，笑了笑又说：“师父还说，这些种田的奴才就不用去了，一群下贱东西，活着种地，死了肥田，让他们看见本派武功，简直就是奇耻大辱。”他说这话时，目光始终不离乐之扬，脸上的得意劲儿难描难画。 “奇耻大辱？”童耀一跌足，圆滚滚的身子一窜而出，左手抓向阳景的脖子。阳景早有防备，纵身后掠，躲开童耀的五指，同时左掌推送向前，右掌蓄势在后。童耀看出这是“鲸息功”的架势，哼了一声，五指仍是向前。阳景左掌的“滔天炁”有如洪流决堤，一遇外力立刻迸发，不想眼前一花，童耀忽地不见，阳景掌力落空，慌忙收回，但他倾力一击，易发难收，来不及转身，后心陡然一痛，叫人抓了个结实。“去！”童耀两眼睁圆，举起阳景大力一掷，阳景头脸着地，鼻血长流，两眼金星迸闪，几乎昏了过去。 和乔站在一边瞧得发呆，这老家伙看似大腹便便，居然狡如脱兔，此时脸上酒醉昏聩的神气一扫而空，眉宇之间透出一股凛凛杀气。 童耀一手叉腰，冲着阳景冷笑：“小子，这算不算奇耻大辱？” 阳景面皮涨紫，咬牙不语，童耀脸色一沉，喝道：“怎么？还不服气？”作势又要动手。和乔慌忙上前，打躬作揖，赔笑说：“童师伯，你是前辈人物，何苦跟我们小辈计较？阳师兄说话一向直来直去，如有得罪之处，还请多多见谅。” 童耀扫他一眼，冷冷道：“你又是谁？”和乔道：“晚辈和乔。” 童耀点头说：“你小子还算识相，回去告诉明斗，'鳌头论剑'我自然要去，带不带谁，用不着他放屁