Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve
Those who fell into the water killed each other, and the sea became a slaughterhouse.Even though Xi Yingzhen had experienced many battles, she had never seen such a scene.He kept shouting to stop, but no one paid attention.In order to get out of desperation, the survivors all sacrificed their lives and tried their best to kill the same kind.Xi Yingzhen only felt chills in his heart, and glanced at the master, the monk frowned and folded his palms together, as if he had entered meditation, Xi Yingzhen couldn't help but secretly sighed, thinking: "This monk is not only cruel, but his ability to manipulate people's hearts is also better than his martial arts."
He looked far away and saw Le Zhiyang being attacked by Ming Dou, he was very worried, and seeing Ye Lingsu rescued him, he was relieved.He intended to step forward to help, but once he left the boat, Master Chong would definitely sail away.While hesitating, he suddenly saw Ye Lingsu dragging Le Zhiyang into the distance, holding the "Ye Yu God Needle" in his hand, whenever Ming Dou approached, he issued a golden needle to force him back.
Ming Dou couldn't help Ye Lingsu, so he took out his anger on other people. He slapped his left palm and kicked his right leg, and what he did was either death or injury.Everyone yelled in unison and stepped forward to besiege, Ming Dou was unafraid, fisted and kicked randomly, stirring up waves several feet high, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, rushing from left to right, no one can stop him.The body around him was tumbling, and the blood was splashing, but within two sticks of incense, the screams suddenly stopped, and the huge sea was empty, so quiet that it made one's heart chill.
Ming Dou's eyes became red, and he swam towards another Dongdao disciple. Seeing Ming Dou approaching, the man was heartbroken and stammered, "Uncle Ming, there are enough people."
Ming Dou was taken aback, and turned around to look, adding Ye Lingsu and Le Zhiyang, there were only four people left.He rolled his eyes, waved his hands and said with a smile, "Okay, let's get on the boat together." The disciple felt relieved, and swam back to the boat. Seeing the ship's side ahead, he suddenly approached Ming Dou silently, and slapped him on the head. .The man's head was broken and he sank immediately.Xi Yingzhen was startled and angry, and shouted: "Ming Dou, there are enough people, why do you still want to kill?"
Ming Dou grabbed the stern of the boat, jumped into the boat, and said with a smile: "With one less person, wouldn't the boat go faster?" Speaking of this, he glanced at Master Chong, his eyes were very gloomy, Master Chong knew what he was thinking, Hehe smiled and said: "It's really wrong for the poor monk to leave Brother Ming behind, but if Brother Ming is replaced, I think it will be the same as the poor monk."
Ming Dou thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's right, throwing me on the boat, at least I blocked a few enemies for you. Hmph, it's the same if it's me." He clasped his palms together and smiled at Master, "Good, good." After saying this, the two looked at each other, clapped their hands and laughed.
Xi Yingzhen was secretly vigilant, the two of them were one-on-one, neither of them was his own enemy, but if they were in collusion, there was a lot to worry about.Just as he was thinking, Le Zhiyang and Ye Lingsu swam over, and when they climbed into the boat, they were all exhausted.For a moment, the five people on the boat were divided into two parts. The three of Xi Yingzhen occupied the bow, and the two of Master Chong occupied the stern.Both sides hated their opponents very much, but once a fight started, the ship would inevitably be lost, so they temporarily suspended their troops and faced each other from afar.Le Zhiyang was hit by Ming Dou's "Tiantian Qi", his complexion was pale and his inner breath was disordered.Xi Yingzhen submerged his inner strength and massaged his back. The old Taoist priest's inner strength was so strong that he quickly broke away from the stagnation.Le Zhiyang's energy was connected, he let out a long breath, his face turned red, and said: "Thank you, Daoist." Xi Yingzhen shook his head and said: "If you want to thank, thank you little girl, if it wasn't for her, you would have died long ago. "
Le Zhiyang looked at Ye Lingsu, saw her expression was indifferent, looked aside, and smiled wryly: "Miss Ye, thank you for saving me." Ye Lingsu didn't answer in silence, Ming Dou sneered, and suddenly said: "Ye Girl, how many golden needles do you have left? I don’t believe it, there are endless uses for that thing.”
Ye Lingsu stared into his eyes and breathed fire: "Big traitor, you will know how many golden needles I have once you try them." We are born, we should help each other in the same boat. There is no food and no water on this boat, so staying here is not a long-term solution, everyone think about it, is there any good place to go?"
Ye Lingsu spat: "Why pretend to be a good person? All thieves like you are dead, and the world will be peaceful." He smiled at the master and said, "Why should you curse me, girl? If you offend me, the poor monk will apologize to you."
Ye Lingsu continued to sneer, but Xi Yingzhen stopped her and said, "Where are Zhu Yinfeng and Shi Wangsun? Where have they gone?" Master Chong and Ming Dou looked at each other with gloomy eyes, and said casually to Master Chong, "Yes." , Where did they go, I was also wondering."
Xi Yingzhen said calmly: "Great Monk, you are still talking nonsense. Let me ask you, what are you doing here?" He was taken aback by Master, and smiled: "Of course you are going back to Middle Earth."
"Lie!" Ye Lingsu said first, "This sea route is not the way back to Middle Earth at all." Master Chong smiled and said: "The sea is vast, and it is inevitable to make mistakes." Ye Lingsu glanced at Ming Dou, He sneered and said, "It doesn't matter if you went wrong. Mingdou went back and forth to the Middle Earth no less than a hundred times. Could it be that the lard got his heart covered and became a blind man with his eyes open?"
Ming Dou was furious, stood up suddenly, and said sharply: "Little girl, do you dare to curse?" Ye Lingsu said: "I scolded the dog, who said I scolded people?"
Ming Dou stomped his feet, and the boat shook.Master Chong hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Miss Ye only knows one thing, but not the other. The sea route you mentioned goes to the south of the Yangtze River, and the sea route we take is to the north."
Xi Yingzhen snorted, and said: "The great monk is very capable, and he doesn't blush when he lies." Master Chong frowned and said, "Why did you say that?" Xi Yingzhen said: "I know a little about sea charts. Before that, we must arrive at an isolated island."
Master Chong and Ming Dou changed color in response, and looked at each other with surprise.Master Chong was silent for a while, then said slowly: "How did Daoist Xi know that there is an isolated island in front?" Xi Yingzhen said: "You don't need to worry about this, but I know that the island is related to the Shi family. Otherwise, Zhu Yinfeng would not have brought Shi Wang and grandson with him Run for your life!"
Grandmaster Chong raised his head, his eyes shot out, he turned around on Xi Yingzhen's face, and suddenly put his palms together and smiled and said, "That's good, that's good, it turns out that Master Xi also knows about the ancient tomb of Yinshen."
"The ancient tomb of Yinshen?" The other three were all dumbfounded. They looked at the master's words and expressions, knowing that the other party didn't know about it, and regretted it for a while, but the words were out of their mouths, so they had to bite the bullet and say, "Don't you know? Master Xi The isolated island mentioned is the burial place of the ancestor of Lingbie Island, a generation of strange man Shi Yinshen."
Le Zhiyang thought of what Zhao Shixiong had said about the past, and his heart skipped a beat.Xi Yingzhen also twitched his beard and murmured, and asked for a while, "Great monk, what are you doing in other people's cemetery?" Master Chong said, "Have you ever heard of the "Elephant Invisible Fist"?"
"I've heard it a little bit!" Xi Yingzhen said, "That martial art is listed among the three great skills of Lingturtle Island along with Wuxiang Shenzhen and Riding the Wind and Crossing the Sea. But for hundreds of years, I have never heard of a master who is proficient in this kind of boxing." No It is not surprising to hear. "Master Chong smiled slightly," because since ancient times, no one in Dongdao has really practiced this martial art. "
Xi Yingzhen sneered and said, "Could it be that this boxing technique is in the tomb of God Shi Yin?" He smiled at the master and said, "It's not impossible."
"It's not impossible." Xi Yingzhen slapped the side of the boat and reprimanded loudly, "With just one word from you, are you going to steal the tombs of the ancients?"
Master Chong laughed out loud, Xi Yingzhen frowned and said, "What are you laughing at?" Master Chong laughed and said, "Master doesn't know that the plan to rob the tomb is not from the poor monk, but from the Shi family."
"Shi Wangsun?" Le Zhiyang blurted out, "The old boy wants to dig his own family's grave? Thief and bald donkey, are you lying to ghosts?"
Master Chong smiled and said: "This person is old and doesn't know martial arts, so he is not interested in the martial arts secret books in the tomb, but I heard that there are many rare treasures besides martial arts secret books, if you can get them out, Be the richest party."
"A lot of nonsense!" Ye Lingsu sneered, "He is a descendant of a martial arts family, how could he not love martial arts? It is clear that you tricked him into digging his own ancestral grave and teaching others to be thieves. His heart is to be punished."
"The girl wronged the poor monk." Master Chong pretended to be wronged, "you can ask Shi Wangsun if you see him. The poor monk only taught him to come to the East Island to become king, and he definitely didn't teach him to steal the tomb of the ancestors."
Xi Yingzhen was dubious: "If what you said is true, it is a great misfortune for God Shiyin to have such a descendant." He glanced at Ming Dou, "Master Ming, you are under one person and above a thousand in Dongdao, why do you want to marry me?" Introduce foreign enemies and betray the island?"
Ming Dou's face twitched a few times, and he said lightly: "It's good to be above a thousand people, but it's boring to be under one person." Xi Yingzhen nodded and said, "Yes, as long as you force Yun Xu away and set up Shi Wangsun, you can become a big man with a tiger's skin." The flag controls the power of the East Island, echoing the Mongolian Yuan, one south and one north."
Ming Dou hummed, but didn't answer.Le Zhiyang blinked, and said with a smile: "Taoist Xi said it's bad, Mr. Ming's doing this is a bit misleading." Xi Yingzhen asked strangely: "Why is it not worthy of the name?"
Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "Mr. Ming is called Ming Dou, and he should be an upright person. Even if he fights with others, he is fighting in the open. But as Taoist Xi said, isn't it called a secret fight? A secret fight is not The maggots in the latrine are the rats in the ground, hiding in a dark place and never seeing the sun all year round. If Mr. Ming did this, wouldn’t the name be worthy of the name?”
"Damn you." Ming Dou was furious, and swept his palm towards Le Zhiyang.Xi Yingzhen saw it clearly, raised his hand to greet them, but he didn't catch his palm, he rushed to the master and punched the two of them.The two had no choice but to return their palms to protect themselves, but unexpectedly the monk withdrew it as soon as he threw it, and lightly withdrew his fist force, clasped his palms together and said with a smile: "You two, please stop, the outcome will come next, this mere small boat can't stand up to your miraculous skills .”
Ming Dou snorted angrily, stared at Le Zhiyang, wishing to slap him to death with two palms.Originally, in this sword fight, he was sure of winning the battle, but who knew that Le Zhiyang would interfere and make his dreams come true, and he was forced to leave the island.This hatred is as high as the sky, Ming Dou secretly swears that as long as Le Zhiyang falls into his hands, he will be crushed into meat.
Master Chong looked left and right, weighed the situation, and said with a smile: "Reverend Xi, as you said, you should know the location of Yinshen's ancient tomb, right?"
Xi Yingzhen glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Don't you know?" Taking advantage of the chaos to take him away, we must go to the island at this time, if we go too late, the surname Zhu will definitely break into the tomb first and get the true biography of God Shiyin."
Because Zhu is windy, evil and vicious, if he gets the Eastern Island cheat book, there is indeed a lot to worry about.Xi Yingzhen was hesitant, Le Zhiyang said first: "It's fine to take you to the ancient tomb, but there must be a mortgage."
Seeing that he agreed, Xi Yingzhen showed displeasure, but suddenly saw Le Zhiyang winking at him, so he had to hold back his temper and see what he had in mind.
"Mortage?" Master Chong frowned, "What is the mortgage?"
Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "The two of you are of poor character, so they are honest at the moment, but they are in the same boat. Once they abandon the boat and land on the shore, they will turn their faces and fight. Great monk, you hand over the "Tianji Shengongtu" as a mortgage, if If you two turn against each other, I will destroy this secret map of the mechanism."
When Master Chong heard this, his heart became angry.He worked hard to get the "Picture of Heavenly Secrets and Divine Works". This picture is related to the great plan of restoring the country, how can it be easily shared with others? He was angry in his heart, but his face remained calm. Ming Dou couldn't hold back, and shouted sharply: Dog, what nonsense are you talking about? Master Chong is talking to Xi Yingzhen, is it your turn to make irresponsible remarks?"
Frustrated in his heart, Ming Dou couldn't help being cynical and became irritable.Unexpectedly, what Le Zhiyang said was true, the old Taoist smiled and said: "Le Zhiyang is right, the location of the island is indeed known to the poor, but the character of the two is suspicious, once they land on the island, they will join forces to attack. Dao can't beat you, it's better to die in the sea than to die on the island."
"That's right." Ye Lingsu interjected, "We would rather die than let you succeed in robbing the tomb and disturb the heroic spirit of Senior Shi."
Ming Dou was so angry that his face turned purple, and he clenched his fists and trembled.Master Chong pondered for a while, reached into his bosom, took out a thick book, and said with a smile: "Forget it, the mortgage is the mortgage, and this book is handed over to the real person." After speaking, he threw it away.Xi Ying really knew that he was full of tricks, and she was afraid of being cheated, so she didn't reach out to pick it up, until it landed on the boat, and then slowly picked it up.He is proficient in yin and yang spells, and has a lot of insight into the way of organs. He flipped through a few pages, but he found it correct, and then he put it in his arms, and said with a smile: "The monk can take and give up, but he is quite free and easy."
"Don't dare, don't dare." Master Chong smiled, "The Taoist priest has secured a mortgage, please show me a clear way."
Xi Ying was about to speak when he suddenly felt someone tugging at his sleeve. Looking back, Le Zhiyang approached his ear and said, "I have already got the book, so you don't need to be polite to them. The sea is so vast that you can't tell the difference between east, west, and north. Just take them there." Lingzheng Island, these two thieves must also be kept in the dark."
Master Chong has practiced the supernatural powers of the sky ear, within a hundred steps he can hear fallen leaves, although Le Zhiyang's voice is low, he can hear it clearly, he is furious in his heart, wishing to beat this boy to death.Ming Dou also felt suspicious, and shouted sharply: "Le Xiaogou, what are you sneaking about?"
Le Zhiyang coughed, and said: "I explained that the lord is a very good person, but unfortunately he eats too much shit, and talking is worse than farting." After hearing the first half of the sentence, Ming Dou was surprised, but after hearing the second half, he was furious.
Xi Yingzhen waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master Ming, don't be angry. Le Zhiyang did say a plan, which will be very bad for you. But the poor Taoist has already agreed to the two of you. If a gentleman says a word, it is hard to chase. Get fat without breaking your word."
Le Zhiyang was anxious and even pulled his sleeve, Xi Yingzhen pretended not to know.Ye Lingsu said coldly: "Le Zhiyang, stop making trouble, didn't you hear, he is a dignified gentleman, how can a little ruffian like you be comparable." Le Zhiyang also knew that Xi Ying's sincerity was determined, so he had no choice but to let go He let out a long sigh.Knowing the cause and effect, Master Chong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Xi is so bright, the monk admires you."
Xi Yingzhen said: "You don't need to flatter me with duplicity. This ship has no food and water, and it can't go anywhere except that isolated island. But I have something to say first. If you invade the mausoleum of Senior Shi, I will never stand idly by."
"Okay, okay." Master Chong said with a smile, "This is natural."
Xi Yingzhen raised his head to look at the sky, and suddenly said: "The sea is vast, and the sun must be used to locate it." After speaking, he raised his spear, and under the reflection of the sun, the spear cast a long shadow.
Grandmaster Chong clapped his hands and said with a smile: "The location of the sundial is wonderful, wonderful. I have heard for a long time that Master Xi is well versed in yin and yang, and is familiar with easy principles. Seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation."
Xi Yingzhen glanced at him, and said calmly: "The monk speaks hypocritically, such a trivial skill, how can it be in the eyes of the disciples of King Kong." As he spoke, he stared at the simple sundial and pinched his fingers to calculate the position of the island.
Le Zhiyang's plan failed, and he felt very disappointed. Seeing this, he couldn't help but whispered: "Old man, you are not bluffing, are you? Have you been to the ancient tomb of Yinshen before?"
"I haven't been there." Xi Yingzhen shook his head slightly, "Do you still remember the chart found under the stone statue that night?" Le Yi was taken aback, and said in surprise, "That chart is the tomb of God Shiyin?"
Xi Yingzhen nodded, pulled out his spear, and pointed to the distance: "It's right there!"
Master Chong and Ming Dou lifted their spirits, each took a wooden oar, and paddled vigorously.When Le Zhiyang saw him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "You two are not only good at martial arts, but also better at rowing. Sitting on a boat is more comfortable for me than sitting in a sedan chair."
"Bragging." Ye Lingsu interjected, "You little ruffian, have you ever sat in a palanquin?" Le Zhiyang waved his hand and said, "What is a palanquin? The people sitting in it are either corrupt officials or dirty officials. It is filthy and stinks, and occasionally there is an upright official, and most of them are sour, and what they say is either Confucius and Mencius or sages, if you sit in it, you will not be stink to death, and you will lose a few big teeth!"
Ye Lingsu was angry and funny, and said: "Just sit if you don't have the ability, where are there so many fallacies?" Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "Don't look down on people, maybe the emperor will reward me with a sedan chair when he is happy. Sit down. "Ye Lingsu said: "Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded you with a sedan chair? Lord Yan's sedan chair is almost the same. You don't need to behead your head and send it directly to the underworld."
Le Zhiyang laughed and said: "Who cares about the sedan chair, as long as you can sit on it. Miss Ye, please sit with me when the time comes." Ye Lingsu said: "Why should I sit?" Le Zhiyang smiled Said: "As I said earlier, the sedan chair is sour and smelly, and needs other smells to reconcile it. There is a saying that 'national beauty and heavenly fragrance', a girl has a national beauty, and she must have a heavenly fragrance. As long as you sit in the sedan chair, what? The bad smell and sour gas are all wiped away!"
"It's nonsense!" Ye Lingsu scolded, but he was faintly happy in his heart.She is naturally beautiful, and she has been used to hearing compliments since she was a child, and she has long been bored with them, but for some reason, these flattering words come out of Le Zhiyang's mouth, but they have a different taste, and her heart is vague, I only hope that he will praise him more Just a few words.
Le Zhiyang didn't know what her little daughter was thinking, and in a second thought, he satirized the two coolies who rowed the boat again: "Monk, the way you swung your oars looks like a 'black tiger digs out its heart'. When it comes to 'black tiger' I don’t know if it’s the black heart of the master or the black hair of the black tiger. I think it’s probably a black heart. Alas, Lord Ming, isn’t this your trick in the “whale’s breathing technique”? Head in front, buttocks At the back, twisting shoulders and swaying arms, up and down, three parts like a whale, seven parts like a bastard. Hey, yes, I heard that the whale's breath exercise has six great strengths. I don't know if there is a saying of "bad qi" ?”
Master Chong didn't hear it, but Ming Dou was so angry that he rolled his eyes. It took a lot of effort to suppress the urge to hit someone with a paddle, and he was furious in his heart: "Just talk about it, boy, the future will fall into my hands." Here, I pulled out your tongue and fed you bastard."
After driving for two hours, it was still a vast ocean.Xi Yingzhen and Le Zhiyang changed oars and rowed for another two hours, a black line appeared in the sky.The small boat moves forward leisurely, and an isolated island slowly unfolds. The island is like a disc, with three layers inside and outside.The inner two floors are like black pearls and emeralds, surrounded by a strange peak, towering cliffs, like cut cliffs, shaped like ancient gods and giants, overlooking the vast sea.
Master Chong stood up, folded his palms together and said with a smile: "Good, good, this is Wushuang Island."
"Wu Shuang Island?" Le Zhiyang said with a smile, "What a big tone."
"You know what a fart." Ming Dou sneered, and said, "Back then, Shi Yinshen called himself the 'No. 1 person in the world, the unparalleled way in the world', and he was invincible all over the Middle Earth. Later, a powerful man appeared out of nowhere. Taoist priest, after the battle between the two, Shi Yinshen lost his prestige, left the middle land, and founded the lineage of Lingbie Island. According to legend, he was unhappy in the second half of his life, and he kept thinking about the way to defeat the Taoist priest until his later years. Therefore, Call this island 'Wu Shuang Island'. Island and Tao are homophonic, it should be Shi Yinshen's self-confident way of unparalleled, and found a way to restrain Taoist priests."
Xi Yingzhen said abruptly: "Master Ming, is the Taoist priest you're talking about single-named with the word 'Ling'?" Ming Dou nodded and said, "It's the Taoist Ling. The magic skill has been passed down several times later, but no one knows where it ends. There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that the stone fish appeared once when Zhu Yuanzhang broke through the Pingjiang River. Master Xi, you have a close friendship with the surname Zhu, have you ever heard of this news?"
"I've heard it a little bit." Xi Yingzhen said casually, "At that time Zhang Shicheng was newly broke, people were uneasy, and there were many rumors."
Ming Dou snorted, and said with a sneer, "Why should Mr. Xi hide it, that thing is in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands!"
Xi Yingzhen just smiled, too lazy to argue.Le Zhiyang's heart was beating wildly, looking at the island, thinking about the shocking battle between God Shi Yin and Taoist Ling, he was in a trance for a moment, and forgot where he was.
When approaching the isolated island, there are huge boulders all around, and there are several people coming to the heights. The waterways are vertical and horizontal, lingering and circuitous, and the small boats sail into it. The boulders cover the sky and are obscure. , Straight to rush over.
The waterway is very quiet, the waves hit the rocks, making a rustling sound, sometimes like a thousand snakes spewing letters, sometimes like a hundred ghosts whispering, a mysterious atmosphere permeates the surroundings, making people shake their minds and give birth to trance thoughts.
After the boat sailed for a long time, the surroundings became darker and darker, and the rustling sound became more and more complicated, like whispers in the ear, urging people to fall asleep.I don't know if it's because of being too exhausted or because of other reasons, Le Zhiyang is in a daze, his body feels like a burden, and he just wants to lie down on the boat and have a good sleep.
As soon as the drowsiness started, the zhenqi in Le Zhiyang's body became active, and in response to the strange noises in his ears, he burrowed eastward and westward, as fast as electricity and as slow as snakes and worms.He woke up suddenly, looked around, it was dark and gloomy, not like a place on earth, but like a hell.All of a sudden, he shivered, and a little confusion arose in his heart: Why is this waterway so long, and the boat has been driving for a long time, but it has been so long before it reaches the shore?
The surroundings were strangely quiet, Le Zhiyang looked around, Ye Lingsu hugged his knees with his hands, his beautiful eyes were half closed, his thick eyelashes flickered, his snow-white cheeks were stained red, his nose was slightly wrinkled, and his breath was light. Slender and long, with a moving sweet aroma.
Le Zhiyang was even more surprised, and when he looked again, Xi Yingzhen was sitting cross-legged, with his eyes half-opened and half-closed, revealing a dull gaze.Le Zhiyang just felt something was wrong and wanted to open his mouth to yell, but for some reason, when the words came to his throat, he suddenly felt lazy and didn't want to say a word.
Looking at Master Chong and Ming Dou again, they are also in the same situation.Master Chong was particularly weird, his eyes were clearly open, but he was expressionless, staring blankly ahead, his handsome face was like a mask carved from white jade, and the shadow of the reef slipped across his face, making it even more creepy.
Le Zhiyang looked more and more strange, as if he had fallen into a boundless nightmare, other people were right in front of him, clearly within reach, but for some reason, he couldn't lift his feet or move his hands, only the true energy in his body followed him. The rustling sound circulated, up and down, fast and slow.
He competed with the Sandman, wishing he could die, but with only his spiritual will left, he let the rustling sound guide that stream of true energy, which went up to Baihui and down to Yongquan, and after walking for three or five days, his sleepiness subsided a little. , the breath in the chest circulated, accumulated thicker and thicker, and couldn't spit out fast.
Suddenly, Le Zhiyang raised his head, raised his head to the sky and howled, the howling sound was blocked by the reef, and there were echoes.The rustling sound was weak, but Le Zhiyang was relieved, and suddenly he could move again.
The other four woke up like a dream, opened their eyes, and looked dazed.Xi Yingzhen looked around and blurted out: "How long have we been here?" Le Zhiyang hurriedly said: "It's been a long time since we've been here, but we haven't landed yet."
"Nonsense..." Ming Dou was about to yell at Master, and stopped him and said, "Brother Ming, didn't you find out? We got confused just now." For ears, Xi Yingzhen did the same.Each of them held a wooden oar and paddled forward vigorously. The waterway was twists and turns, and there were sometimes forks ahead.The two went round and round, and after half an hour, they suddenly saw light in front of them, and immediately drove the boat forward, rushing into the vast ocean.
"Hey!" Ye Lingsu exclaimed, "Why did you come out again?"
"It's good to come out." Xi Yingzhen took off the earplugs and let out a long breath, "If I stay in the waterway, I'm afraid I won't be able to come out in this lifetime."
Master Chong also put down the wooden oar, glanced at Le Zhiyang, and suddenly smiled and said: "Brother is very capable, the four of us are lost, and you alone are awake and safe."
Le Zhiyang was also puzzled and couldn't answer for a while.Ming Dou couldn't help shouting: "Master Chong, what charades are you playing, why can't I understand?"
Master Chong shook his head and sighed: "This waterway looks normal, but it's actually a maze. But if it's just a maze, what's even more frightening is the sound in the waterway, which sounds subtle but invisible. It confuses people's hearts. The poor monk didn't notice it for a while, but he took advantage of it, and fell into a coma for a while. If he hadn't been awakened by Brother Le's whistle, he might be trapped in the waterway and never have a bright future."
The others were all shocked when they heard this.Le Zhiyang also realized that if everyone fell asleep because of the sound in the waterway, and he didn't fall for it, it was all thanks to him. He had already practiced the "Sound of Earth" state, and his true energy moved with the sound, so he kept a ray of clarity.
Thinking of this, doubts arise again, where does the rustling sound in the water channel come from, is it natural or acquired? If it is acquired, it is not like the handwriting of God Shi Yin, but rather the supernatural power of Taoist Ling.
Suddenly Xi Yingzhen said: "This labyrinth is really powerful, not to mention the labyrinth and strange noises. Ordinary people have traveled for a long time, and when they arrive at this island, they must be eager to go ashore and don't pay attention to the reefs. Once people's hearts are slack, external evils will disappear like dripping water through a rock. The sound invaded the mind. Great monk, you have an impure Zen mind, so you were disturbed by it, and the poor Taoist rushed to practice qi, and you also got the Tao. Shi Yinshen set up such a mechanism, you are indeed a generation of strange people back then."
Ming Dou anxiously said: "This bird formation is so powerful, how did Zhu Yinfeng and Shi Wangsun get in?" Master Chong said: "It's hard to say whether they came or not, even if they got here, they may not have passed through the maze."
Ye Lingsu frowned slightly, looked at the island and said, "Should we still go to the island?" The master laughed and said, "How can we go back empty-handed after entering the treasure mountain?" The horror of this maze lies in ignorance. It's easy to get through."
Le Zhiyang rolled his eyes, clapped his hands and said: "I see, let's go over the reef." Master Chong said with a smile: "Brother Le is clever and quick-witted, he is really a master."
Everyone looked up and saw that although the reef was huge, they couldn't help the five of them. Immediately, they tore off their clothes and plugged their ears, and drove the boat under a reef.Le Zhiyang looked down, and through the clear sea water, he could see many fine holes under the reef, large and small, connected in a series, and the sea water rushed against the holes, which made abnormal noises.
If you look carefully at the reef, the holes are too regular, it doesn't look like it was formed by the invasion of sea water.It would be even more unimaginable to say that it was made by hand, and it would not take a year or a half to complete the underwater drilling, not to mention the hypnotic sound from the thousands of holes, the rhythm of which is close to the way of heaven.
As a result, not only Le Zhiyang was surprised, but the others also put away their underestimation of the enemy, and no longer dared to underestimate the owner of the island.
The five climbed up to the reef, and at a glance, there were staggered black rocks under their feet, with hundreds of twists and turns.Master Chong was thoughtful, turned around and asked: "Renren Xi, you are proficient in Yin and Yang Yishu, dare to ask whether this maze is formed by nature or by human effort?"
Xi Yingzhen looked at it for a while, and said, "Seven parts are born, and three parts are manpower. God Shi Yin set up the tomb here, which is actually very famous."
"But I heard the details." Master Chong smiled slightly.
Xi Yingzhen pointed out: "The strange peak on the island leads to the spiritual root of the sea below, and the star at Lianzhen Cave on the top. The water is celestial, and the wind blows from all directions. It is really a place where Fengshui gathers. But if it's just like this, it's just a lonely mountain and a bald island. , the aura gathers and disperses. It is so beautiful that a large reef has grown around the island, surrounded by mountains and water, storing water and hiding the wind, just like a sea dragon embracing the moon, trapping thousands of auras on the island. You see There are thousands of trees on this island, solid green and green, full of vitality, if it is an ordinary isolated island, how can it have such a scene?"
Everyone listened engrossed, standing on the reef, staring at the mountain peak ahead, with a sense of solemnity in their hearts.He clasped his palms together and smiled at the master, "Xi Zhenren is worthy of being the master of the Ming Emperor, and his knowledge is indeed brilliant. Based on what you see, could this be the dragon vein of the East Island?"
Ye Lingsu's complexion changed, and he said angrily, "Bald donkey thief, I understand you now. It's not true that you robbed the tomb to get the treasure, but it's true that you broke my East Island dragon vein?"
Master Chong smiled and said nothing, but Xi Yingzhen shook his head and said: "The geomantic omen of the sea is no better than that of the land. Dragons come from thousands of mountains in the middle of the earth, and the energy veins have a long history. The direction of the dragon veins is from the emperor. This island has the power of sea dragons soaring into the sky. It is a pity that a single dragon flies into the sky, and it is difficult to sing with one hand. There are boundless seas on all sides, and water is a flowing thing, which is more than agile, but not strong enough. Therefore, the people of Dongdao have no chance of being emperors, but they don't have the spirit of emperors, or they have the talents of emperors, but they don't have the ambitions of emperors. .(Damn, are you talking about Gu Zhen?)"
Hearing this, Ye Lingsu recalled silently that the East Island fought for supremacy in the world for decades, with countless casualties, but in the end he lost to Zhu Yuanzhang. There is no evidence for the two sentences of "talent" and "imperial ambition".
Master Chong stared at the mountain peak, silent for a long time, then smiled and said: "A real person has a high opinion, but it's a pity that the art of Fengshui has always been illusory, and the way of heaven is vast, how can we know everything? Fortune is like sea water, and it is also a flowing thing. As long as you study things to know, it is not bad. You can’t see the secrets of heaven. What’s more, after a hundred years of life, you will end up with dry bones. Since you will eventually die, it is better to die vigorously than to die in obscurity.
Xi Yingzhen shook her head when she heard this: "Great Monk, as a disciple of Zen, you can't see through the world and are obsessed with ordinary affairs."
Master Chong laughed and said: "As a Taoist disciple, how can Master Xi let go of ordinary affairs? The Zen sect is useful, and there should be no place to live. As long as the nature is clear, eating, drinking, and withdrawing, it is in harmony with the Dao. Basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation are nothing but Zen opportunities. Xi. A real person entered the world with Taoism, but he could help Zhu to become emperor. The poor monk used Buddhism to stain the dust, and it might not be able to help Meng Yuan restore the country. If the power of the Tao is not good, and you are caught in the dust, it is the poor monk's own fault; if the power of the Tao is sufficient, Taking conquest as practice, turning the battlefield into a dojo, may not be impossible to achieve the fruit of all and comprehend the Dao."
Xi Yingzhen was at a loss for words for a while, even though he had thousands of reasons, the matter of assisting Zhu Yuanzhang was a certainty, as he was also a monk, if he blamed Master Chong, he would be suspected of calling for a thief.
Master Chong saw his intentions, laughed loudly, stepped on the rocks, and walked towards the island without touching the ground.Ming Dou also followed closely behind, Le Zhiyang hurriedly said: "Quick, don't let them take the lead."
Xi Yingzhen broke the front of the machine, was discouraged, and sighed: "Little guy, what can we do if we go to the island?" Le Zhiyang was stunned, and Ye Lingsu said: "If we don't go to the island, these people will not succeed ?" Le Zhiyang also said: "That's right, if there are really powerful martial arts in the ancient tomb of Yinshen, and if they fall into the hands of this monk, wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger?"
After hearing the words of Master Chong, Xi Yingzhen looked back on his achievements in his life. Most of them were conquests, killings and intrigues, which greatly violated the Taoist tenet of "cleanness and inaction".But after hearing Le Zhiyang's words, he wanted to hide evil intentions from the master, the stronger his ability, the greater the harm, if Shi Yinshen's martial arts fell into his hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Xi Yingzhen cheered up and led the two of them to follow.The five of them got off the reef and only walked a few steps when they suddenly heard human voices coming from ahead.Going forward to take a look, there are two people standing on the open space in front of them, looking around.
When the two heard the movement, they both turned their heads to look. Shi Wangsun saw five people and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, how did you pass the "Haiyin Dream Butterfly Formation?"
Master Chong smiled and said: "So the stone formation is called "Haiyin Dream Butterfly Formation"? Seeing Mr. Shi, you are a little disappointed that we passed the stone formation."
Shi Wangsun was stunned for a moment, and said with an apologetic smile: "What's the matter? The master passed the stone formation, I'm too happy!" He glanced at him at the master, and then smiled at Zhu Yinfeng: "Brother Zhu is really smart, let alone take the boat and escape. I will also take Mr. Shi away. If the poor monk is a bit unlucky, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the two of you."
He talked and laughed happily, and was very polite, but Zhu Yinfeng felt the pain in every word, his face twitched twice, and he said with a dry smile: "As the saying goes, "Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, and when disaster comes, they fly separately." Seriously? If I don't leave, will I drown and burn with you?"
Master Chong waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not mention this matter for now. Mr. Shi, you passed the stone formation safely, and you must know the entrance of the tomb."
"Ashamed, ashamed." Shi Wangsun looked dejected, "When my father passed away, he only told me the location of the island and the way to enter the island, meaning that I came here to pay homage, and never thought that I would enter the tomb. Alas, the truth Said, without the guidance of the master, I would not have thought that there is a treasure hidden in the tomb." When he said the word "baby", his breathing was slightly short, and his eyes flashed with greed.
Seeing his ugliness, Ye Lingsu was furious, and said, "Shi Wangsun, where in the world are there children and grandchildren like you who bring outsiders to dig their ancestral graves?"
Shi Wangsun blushed, straightened his neck and said, "What business is it with you if I dig up my own ancestral grave?"
Ye Lingsu was speechless, thinking: "Yes, he is from Shi's family, digging his own ancestral grave, what does it have to do with me?" Xi Yingzhen also shook her head again and again, sighed and said: "Shi Wangsun, you must have listened." This monk's bewitchment is why the ghosts are obsessed, and they have ideas about their own ancestral graves."
"Niubi, you know what a fart!" Shi Wangsun was arrogant, "My father named me Wangsun, do you think I look like a Wangsun? I have been unlucky and poor for half my life, and my ancestors blessed me." Me once? Master Chong is right, if the ancestor has a spirit in the sky, he will definitely bless me to get rich, if I get rich, why bother to dig his grave?"
This person is not only greedy, but also stupid, when he refuted, he even uttered Master Chong's bewitching words one by one.Teaching people to dig their own graves is definitely not a glorious thing.Even though Master Chong had a thick skin, he couldn't help feeling a little feverish, coughed and said, "Mr. Shi, it's good to understand these things yourself, it's useless to talk to these ordinary people."
Shi Wangsun grinned, and nodded at him repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I'd better say to Master Gaoming, what you say is false, and the treasure will be true when you get it."
Seeing his appearance, everyone couldn't laugh or cry, they didn't think there would be such an idiot in the world who would believe Master Chong's nonsense.墓穴中有无宝贝先不说，纵然真有宝贝，释王孙无拳无勇，得到以后也休想保全。
席应真宅心仁厚，本想劝说此人迷途知返，但见他固执神气，又不由为之气结，想了想问道：”释王孙，你出身武学世家，怎么不会武功?”
释王孙不意他提及此事，愣了一下，随口答道”不止我不会武功，我爹也不会。听他说，祖父死得旱，释家的武功一招也没传下来。”
席应真暗暗叹气，心下不胜惋惜，遥想释印神、释天风当年的威势，谁又想象得到，他们的子孙会落到如此田地。忽听冲大师笑道：”席真人，你知道他的祖父释休明为何会死吗?”
“为何?“席应真问道。
“当年鳖头论剑，释休明输给云殊之子云霆，丢了岛主之位。释休明一怒之下，带着娇妻弱子离开东岛。为了卷土重来，他强练一门上乘内功，可是论剑之时，他已受了暗伤，内伤未愈又强练神功，结果走火入魔，一命呜呼。那时他新婚不久，儿子释大方不过三岁，释休明去世之前，将妻儿托付给家师。家师将他们安置在寺庙之旁，暗中加以保护。释休明的妻子为人浅薄无知，害怕儿子习武逞强，重蹈丈夫的覆辙，故而烧毁了祖传秘籍，以至于释家后代无人再会武功。”
席应真望着释王孙，心里百味杂陈，点头说：”原来如此，无怪他会落到你的手里，成为对付东岛的一枚棋子。”
“真人又说差了。“冲大师笑了笑，”贫僧此举，不过替天行道。想当年天机宫遭劫，花、云两家无处可去，多亏释天风夫妇收留，方才逃脱我大元的追捕。怎料时过境迁，这两家鸠占鹊巢，竟将释家赶出东岛，云家摇身一变，成了灵鳖岛的主人。这般行径无耻透顶，若不讨还公道，试问天理何存?”
席应真还没回答，叶灵苏早已听不下去，大声说：”臭秃驴，你口口声声替天行道，其实不过都是为了你的私欲，你若当真为释家着想，又为何怂恿释王孙挖自己的祖坟?”
冲大师笑道：”你小小人儿又懂什么?人死坠入轮回，所余不过皮囊，故而佛门弟子大多荼灭，不留肉身。我蒙古人死后埋入地底，万马践踏，也不会留下什么坟墓。汉人修造坟墓，不过劳民伤财，宝物随之落葬，更是大大的浪费，与其留给死人为伴，不如留给活人享用。这道理说来简单，做起来却不容易，也只有释先生这样的智者，才能破除俗见，行此非常之举。”
“对，对。“释王孙眉开眼笑，连连点头，望着冲大师，大有知己之感。
席应真不觉摇头苦笑：”大和尚，不论什么歪理，到了你的嘴里，都会变得振振有词。”
“道长说得对。“乐之扬不待冲大师回答，笑嘻嘻说道，”这就好比种花，埋进去的是屎，长出来的是花。不管什么臭狗屎到了这位大师嘴里，都能变成香喷喷的花儿长出来。”
“乐老弟过奖了!“冲大师不急不恼，从容应答，”我佛视红粉为骷髅，贫僧以屎尿变鲜花，美丑如一，香臭同源，佛法妙谛，莫过于此。”
乐之扬又好气又好笑，说道：”原来吃屎也是佛法，看来做狗也能成佛了。”他话里有话，暗骂冲大师是狗。冲大师若无所觉，笑吟吟答道：“佛曰众生平等，六道之内均可成佛，狗为畜生道，升天成佛何足为怪?”
乐之扬纵然能言善辩，到此地步也无话可说，只好说道：”好和尚，算你厉害，要比下流无耻，我乐之扬甘拜下风。”
冲大师哈哈大笑，曰光扫过众人，合十说道：”大家一路辛苦，不如找个地方休养生息，待到精力养足，再来寻找墓穴入口。”
经过一番折腾，众人均感饥渴。岛上苍林飞烟、清泉漱石，飞鸟走兽时有出没。明斗用石块打死了一只山羊，在一条溪水边支起篝火，烤得油脂横流、肉香四溢。
冲大师等人围着羊肉分食，席应真则在一边打坐。冲大师不见乐之扬和叶灵苏，笑道：”席真人，那两个小的上哪儿去了?丢下前辈挨饿，可不是做晚辈的规矩。”
席应真淡淡说道：”大和尚又来挑拨离间了，正好相反，他们怜我老迈，让我呆在此间，等着吃现成的美餐。”
忽听远处飞鸟哀鸣，夹杂扑翅之声，不一会儿，叶灵苏婷袅袅，拎着一对锦鸡走出林子，随手丢在地上，双手抱膝，坐到一边，盯着溪水悠悠出神。席应真问道：”乐之扬呢?”
“不知道!“叶灵苏摇头说，”商量好了的，我捉鸡，他做饭，可我一转眼，他就不知上哪儿去了。”
正说着，乐之扬笑嘻嘻走出林子，上身赤裸，裤腿高高卷起，双脚沾满泥巴，头上撑着两张清新水绿的大荷叶，右手抓着一根长长的莲藕，左手衣裳打结，包着花花草草。
乐之扬到了溪边，二话不说，挽起袖子杀鸡洗剥，又将带来的果子、花草、树皮、莲藕等物塞入鸡腹，用荷叶包裹得严严实实。
叶灵苏在一边看得皱眉，忍不住问：”乐之扬，你闹什么鬼?”
“做叫花鸡啊!“乐之扬笑着回答。叶灵苏”谁问你鸡的事情?我问的是花和果子，乱七八糟的，谁知道有没有毒。”
乐之扬一面在莲叶上涂裹软泥，一面笑着说：”不打紧，如果有毒，你吃我好了。“叶灵苏又羞又气，俏脸上染了一抹绯红，她一拍礁石，站起身来，喝道：”乐之扬，你、你再嚼舌头，我把你、我把你踢到水沟里去。”
乐之扬吐了吐舌头：”好，好，我不说了，人肉又腥又臭，哪儿比得上鸡肉好吃…”
“你还说!“叶灵苏狠狠跺脚，作势欲上，乐之扬慌忙逃开，燃起一堆篝火，将裹好的整鸡在火上炙烤，不久层泥干枯，皲裂开来。乐之扬剥开泥层，一股浓香弥漫开来，勾得众人馋涎欲滴。
乐之扬将鸡肉分成三份，叶灵苏将信将疑，取来一只鸡腿，轻轻咬了一口，但觉嫩滑软糯，肉汁饱满，鲜美中带着一股甜香，咀嚼数下，回味悠长。
“叫花鸡”本是吴越名菜，叶灵苏从小到大吃过不少，但这只鸡滋味奇妙，有生以来从未尝过。她偷偷瞥了乐之扬一眼，心里闪过一丝讶异。
席应真身为道士，但却不忌荤腥，风卷残云，将大半只鸡一扫而光，一边吃一边叫好：”好小子，好本事。这鸡做得很好，嫩滑多汁，香气霞郁，鲜中带甜，大有回味。好，好一只叫花鸡，京城'摘星楼'的厨子也比不上你。”
乐之扬笑道：”席道长若不嫌弃，我以后天天烤给你吃。”席应真抹去嘴边油渍，笑着说道：”你小子做了厨子，岂不是大大的屈才?唔，鸡肚子里的香草都是岛上的吗?”
“说也奇怪。”乐之扬笑道，”这岛上种了不少香草，我刚才看见也吓了一跳，那边还有一个池塘，塘里种了莲花。来来来，尝尝这个莲藕，又甜又脆，少有的鲜美。”
席应真洗净莲藕，尝了两口，也是连连叫好。叶灵苏也取来一段，用剑刮去泥皮，细嚼慢咽，微微点头。
冲大师一伙见他们吃得香甜，均是口舌生津，馋涎涌出，手里的羊肉突然变得又膻又硬，简直难以下咽。竺因风放下手中羊腿，瞅了瞅明斗，眼中不无责备之意。
明斗怒道：”他妈的，姓竺的，你两只骚眼睛看老子干什么?老子宰羊烤羊，难道还有错了吗?要吃好的，自己做去。“说抓起烤羊，”扑通”一声丢进水里。
竺因风勃然大怒，腾地站了起来，怒道：”明斗，你一条丧家狗，在爷爷面前逞什么威风?爷爷吃羊肉是看得起你，惹恼了爷爷，我叫你寸步难行。”
明斗脸色阴沉，森然道：”好啊，竺因风，光说不练是王八蛋，我倒要看看，你怎么让我寸步难行。”
如果身上无伤，竺因风并不惧怕明斗，但若带伤交手，胜算大大削弱。他的内伤一半都是拜乐之扬所赐，想到这儿，忍不住又掉过头瞪视少年，只见叶灵苏与他并肩而坐，男俊女美，相映生辉，竺因风痛恨之余，又生出一股妒意，恨不得将他剥皮挖心，方能称心快意。
明斗见他神气古怪，冷笑说：”害怕了吗?要是没胆子动手，那就叫我三声'好爷爷'我看铁木黎的面子，今天放你一马。”
竺因风大怒，挺身要上，不防冲大师站起身来，拦住两人道:”大家都是同道中人，何苦为了一只烤羊伤了和气，你们如果打起来，胜负姑且不论，敌人看在眼里，岂不笑掉大牙?”
明斗看了席应真一眼，脸色越发阴沉。竺因风却痴痴地望着叶灵苏，心想自个儿胜了还好，如果不幸输了，当着这小美人的面，岂不是大大的丢脸?想到这儿，悻悻坐下，叹了一口气。明斗口气虽硬，心里却很忌惮燕然山的权势，见他让步，也不好过分相逼，冷哼一声，徐徐散去内力。
冲大师俯下身子，洗净双手，又对着水镜整饰一下衣衫，起身说：”吃饱喝足，咱们去找一找墓穴的入口。”说罢大步流星，领着明斗等人向山峰走去。
乐之扬一跳而起，说道：“快，快跟上去。”叶灵苏迟疑未决，席应真淡淡说道：”跟上去干吗?”
“干吗?”乐之扬瞪着他怪道，”他们找到墓穴入口怎么办?”
“哪儿有这么容易?“席应真摇头笑道，”释印神精通风水之术，这座坟墓依山望海，借形于天。你也见识过那'海音梦蝶阵'，试想一想，仅是上岛都如此凶险，寻找墓穴入口，又谈何容易?”
乐之扬但觉有理，挠头问道：”那我们现在干什么?”席应道：”先找一个住处，慢慢设法离岛。“乐之扬一惊，冲口而出：”墓里的武功呢?”
席应真看他一眼，不快道：”什么武功?你真想闯入人家的坟墓吗?”乐之扬笑道：”我好奇罢了。“席应真摇头说”好奇害死人。我们此来，只为《天机神工图》，书已到手，别的事就不要多想了。”
他的语气柔中带刚，说完以后，掉头就走。乐之扬无可奈何，吐了吐舌头，闷闷跟在后面，忽昕叶灵苏轻声说：“笨蛋，活该。”乐之扬转眼一瞧，少女容色清冷，殊无笑意，一双杏眼朝向别处。乐之扬笑道：”好，好，我是笨蛋，你是聪明蛋，一个蛋壳长两个黄儿，刘阿斗吃了也要变成诸葛亮。”
叶灵苏血涌双颊，白里透红，倍添娇艳，狠狠碎了一口，骂道：”你呢?大笨蛋一个，诸葛亮吃了也要变成猪一样。”忽见乐之扬嬉皮笑脸，猛可自觉失态，匆匆抿嘴瞪眼，又把头扭向一边。
三人找了一阵，在海边找到一处洞穴。洞里住了一群庭鹿，乐之扬大呼小叫地将其赶出，又见洞内脏乱潮湿，笑着说道：”二位打扫一下洞子，我去找一些干草回来铺地。”
说完溜出洞口，走走停停，扯了几根干草在手里玩耍，磨蹭了一会儿，看看四周无人，拨开草木向山峰奔去。不久到了山前，乐之扬爬到一棵大树上面，探头探脑地向前张望。看了一会儿，忽觉肩头一痛，叫人拍了一掌。乐之扬惊得跳起三尺，几乎从树上栽下去。他回头一看，叶灵苏站在身后，俏脸微沉，妙目凝霜，冷冷说：”你不是拔草么，跑到树上来干吗?”
乐之扬定一定神，谎话张口就来：”干草太少，我来树上折几根树枝。”叶灵苏哼了一声，骂道：”撒谎精!“乐之扬假装咳嗽，说道：”叶姑娘，你来干什么?“叶灵苏白他一眼，说道：”席真人知道你会来惹事，派我逮你回去。”
乐之扬叹道：”叶姑娘，你想看着那些王八蛋盗取释印神的武功么?“叶灵苏白他一眼，说道：”当然不想。“乐之扬大喜过望:”好姑娘，咱们果然是一条心。”叶灵苏俏脸涨红，啐道：”胡说八道，谁跟你一条心?”
“是，是，算我失言。”乐之扬说道，”既然咱们想法一样，那就给他捣乱捣乱。“叶灵苏盯着他，困惑道：”怎么个捣乱法儿?”
乐之扬道：”眼下还没想好，总之不让那些人好过。“叶灵苏道：”大言不惭，就你这点儿微末功夫，送上门去，还不够人家塞牙缝呢。”乐之扬笑道：”大丈夫斗智不斗力。”
“什么大丈夫?“叶灵苏冷哼一声，”奸险小人还差不多。“乐之扬说：”你没听人说过么?恶鬼也怕小人呢!“叶灵苏怪道:”谁说的?“乐之扬道：”不是别人，正是区区乐某。”
叶灵苏”呸”了一声，几乎想笑，但不知怎的，心中如压铅铁，说什么也笑不出来，于是转眼看海，抿嘴不语。
乐之扬看她神情，知道她还在为身世困扰，不由心想：“须得想个法儿，叫她欢喜起来。”
正想着，叶灵苏”咦”了一声，转眼看向山崖，乐之扬循她目光看去，登时双目一亮，高叫道：”哎呀，那不是麻云么?”
就在不远前方，山腰岩石之上，一只大鹰埋头耸翅，正在啄食野兔，看其毛色，正是海鹰麻云。
叶灵苏见了鸟友，心中欢喜，说道：”这下好了，有了麻云，我们就能给灵鳌岛送信，让他们派船来接引我们。”说着圈起手指，放在口唇之间，提起丹田之气，发出一声长长的呼哨。
麻云应声抬头，昂然四顾，它鹰眼锐利，登时看见主人，一时振奋莫名，展开翅胳向二人冲来。说时迟，那时快，呼啦啦一声，丛林中蹿起一道白影，快比闪电，撞上灰麻色的海鹰。刹那间，败羽横飞，哀鸣突起，一白一麻两团影子上下翻腾，一时难分彼此。
树上两人先是一惊，跟着发现，那团白影也是一只鹰隼，飞羽胜雪，勇猛神速，不过两个照面，麻云落入白隼爪下，只有挣扎之功，再无还手之力。
叶灵苏又惊又怒，娇叱一声，扬手发出金针，谁知金针未至，白隼放开麻云，冲天而起，金针化为流光，从它爪下掠过。
麻云颠三倒四，从天上摔了下来。乐之扬看准落势，跳下大树，将海鹰接在手里，但见它耷拉脑袋，脖子已被拧断，头顶多了一个孔洞，脑浆迸出，已经气绝。
乐之扬正觉骇异，忽听叶灵苏厉声娇呼，抬眼看去，白隼俯冲而下，急逾闪电，冲着少女连抓带啄。叶灵苏挥掌迎击，但白隼十分灵动，掌风一到，即刻远扬，少女破绽一露，它又纵身扑来，进退之间，竟有大高手的风范。
乐之扬目瞪口呆，望着树上一人一隼搏斗。双方来去如风、间不容发，叶灵苏连发数枚金针，均为白隼躲开，忽而巧使诡招，脚下踉跄，摇摇欲坠，白隼终是禽鸟，不知人世间的诈术，当即拍翅赶来。叶灵苏的左掌虚晃一下，白隼忌惮她的掌风，腾身闪开尺许，冷不防叶灵苏右手一扬，金针激射而出，嗖地钻入那一团白羽。
白隼发出一声哀鸣，冲天腾起，形如脱弦之箭，飞到高崖之上，闪了一闪，忽然不见。
乐之扬吃过”夜雨神针”的苦头，金针入体，人也难当，更何况一只鸟儿。白隼中针之后，还能冲天高飞，如果不是钢筋铁骨，那就一定是海上的妖魅。
叶灵苏抬头望天，也是呆呆发愣，乐之扬爬到她身边，仔细一瞧，接近峰顶的地方竟有一个岩洞，但为凸石遮挡，若不细看，绝难发现。
“那是一个鹰巢么?“乐之扬咋舌道，”好厉害的鸟儿。”
“那是鹰么?“叶灵苏心神恍惚，”真是快得邪乎。”
乐之扬笑道：”再快也快不过夜雨神针。”叶灵苏看他一眼，欲言又止，过了半晌，黯然说道：”麻云呢?“乐之扬努了努嘴，叶灵苏跳下树来，望着鸟尸，怅然若失，过了一会儿，拔剑挖了个坑，将死鹰埋了。乐之扬望着那个小小土堆，心里也是一阵难过，麻云一死，求援的路子也断了，要想离开此岛，还得另想办法。
忽听叶灵苏说：”走吧。”她心绪极坏，说完掉头就走，乐之扬不敢触她霉头，垂头丧气地跟在后面。
两人沿途拾了一些干草树枝，走到石洞附近，忽听传来人语。乐之扬心头一动，向叶灵苏打了个手势，两人潜上前去，拨开灌木，定眼一瞧，只