Chapter 20 Chapter Nineteen
When Le Zhiyang heard this, he woke up like a dream, and secretly scolded himself for being confused.Xicheng and the Yan Gang had a bad relationship, and Kunlun Mountain was mentioned several times. Xi Yingzhen also mentioned that Liang Siqin was far away in Kunlun.The strange man in Xicheng has supernatural powers, which is rare and unheard of. Besides Liang Siqin, who else can train the master of the Eight Departments?But this would be the best, since the eight divisions of Xicheng have already arrived in the capital, Liang Siqin must be nearby, just ask him to take action, and the "Niyang Finger" will be solved easily.Thinking of this, Le Zhiyang swept away his depression and became very excited.Suddenly Xi Yingzhen said: "Liang Siqin is hiding from the world, I haven't heard from him for a long time."
"As long as this person lives, he will always be in serious trouble..." Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stopped talking, staring straight at Xi Yingzhen, "Niubi, do you really have no news about him?"
"Really." Xi Yingzhen said indifferently, "The old man has not seen this person for almost twenty years." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the old man for a while with cold eyes, then sneered slightly, his eyes turned, and fell on Le Zhiyang, looking up and down for a while , leisurely said: "Niubi, is this your new apprentice?"
Xi Yingzhen smiled: "That's right!"
"You and I are about the same age, so it's time to think about future affairs!" Zhu Yuanzhang held his long beard in his hand, raised his white eyebrows, "Xiao Cheng, Daoyan, refused to be a Taoist priest, but wanted to be a monk, half monk, half Taoist, nondescript; Qing is a sycophant, just "a watchdog, not a big deal.These sons and daughters of mine are people in the world. Once you become a fairy, there must be an apprentice who inherits the legal line and guards the Taoist sect of the world for me. "
"Your Majesty's reputation is too high." Xi Yingzhen said, "This kid's qualifications are too low to take on such a big responsibility."
"A pedantic view." Zhu Yuanzhang said with emotion, "Speaking of qualifications, what qualifications did you and I have when we started an incident? I can't use this little Taoist priest, but my grandson is young, so I can leave it to him."
Xi Yingzhen sighed: "Poverty Dao didn't say anything, why does Your Majesty believe that he is my successor?"
"You bastard, you've never been cheerful." Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Xi Yingzhen's nose and smiled, "I'm not the descendant you identified, why did you bring him into the palace to see me?" He glanced at Le Zhiyang again, and asked casually , "Little Taoist, what's your name?"
Le Zhiyang lowered his voice and said in a harsh voice: "The little Dharma name is Daoling." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "You raise your head and let me have a look."
Le Zhiyang's face was pale, his heart was beating wildly, as if he was about to break his chest.But the emperor's order was hard to disobey, so he had to raise his head slowly, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, frowned and said: "The little Taoist is not bad, but he has a kind face, as if he has seen it somewhere." Le Zhiyang's legs softened, and he almost knelt on the ground , But seeing Zhu Yuanzhang frowning his white eyebrows, thinking hard, for a while, he felt that the world was silent, and there must be wind, thunder and showers next.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and said quietly, "It's strange, I can't remember. That person... um... seems to be dead."
Le Zhiyang breathed a sigh of relief, but felt his whole body collapsed, and his Taoist robe was soaked in sweat.Zhu Yuanzhang is so majestic that many important officials of the court are trembling and sweating profusely when they see him.Le Zhiyang met the saint for the first time. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much when he saw him sweating in panic. He turned his eyes and saw that he had a bamboo flute pinned to his waist. Wei'er is your senior sister, you two might as well play a piece together, and let me see if you have the aura of Taoism."
Le Zhiyang's mouth was bitter, and he knew that if he played the flute, he would definitely show his feet, so he turned his head to look at Xi Yingzhen, with the intention of asking for help in his eyes.The old Taoist also felt helpless, Zhu Yuanzhang had obviously misunderstood, but he had a golden mouth and teeth, and he acted arbitrarily. Even if Le Zhiyang was not Xi Yingzhen's disciple, just based on these few words, he would make the falsehood come true, and he must become this closed disciple.Xi Ying really couldn't think about it, so he nodded silently, signaling Le Zhiyang to adapt to the situation.
Le Zhiyang braced himself, and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Dao is ignorant, I don't know what song the princess wants to play?"
Zhu Wei had other things on his mind, and he didn't belong to his mind, so he responded calmly and said: "It's all right, you can play the tune, and I'll go along with it." Le Zhiyang said: "Then let's do "Moonlight Night on the Spring River." Zhu Wei remained silent, His eyes are as clear as crystal, fixedly fixed on the strings.
Seeing her sad expression, Le Zhiyang's heart churned: "She was fine just now, but when it comes to marriage, she has been depressed all the time. From her appearance, it seems that she doesn't want to marry a boy named Geng." Sheng, the flute is in the mouth, and a ray of voiceless sound rises faintly in the hall.
The sound of the flute seemed to have magic power, Zhu Wei trembled in response, his fingertips swept across the strings, making a noise, raised his head, and stared straight at Le Zhiyang.The latter, as if he didn't notice it, turned his eyes to the sky and played the flute indulgently.Zhu Wei was trembling all over, with hot blood rushing to her face, her cheeks were white and red, as if the clouds were reflecting the waves, and her brows were quietly stretched, as if the rain washed the spring mountains. Not long ago, she was still in a daze, like a dragon and a phoenix in clay gold. The moment the flute sounded, Zhu Wei suddenly revived his spirit and focused on his body and mind, becoming radiant.
"The tide of the spring river is even with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide..." Xi Yingzhen clapped her hands suddenly and chanted, the voice was loud and clear, Zhu Wei suddenly realized that she glanced in a hurry, and her father was attracted by the sound of Le Zhiyang's flute, and did not pay attention to herself Embarrassed, Leng Xuan lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, as if he didn't notice it.Xi Ying was really reciting poems, but his eyes were on her body, deep in the eyes, revealing deep worry.
Zhu Wei suddenly realized, consciously lost his composure, tried his best to suppress his heart, followed the palace to attract businessmen, and drummed up Yaoqin. "Flying Waterfall and Flowing Beads" is a strange qin from the Kuang Dynasty, the sound of the qin is as mellow as a bead, and with just a few plucks, it is like a flood of thousands of miles, supporting a round of bright moon.
The sound of the music spreads to the bosom friend, the sound of the flute turns slightly, and immediately blends into the rhyme of the piano, extremely light and flexible, like floating clouds, lingering around the bright moon, or like a lone bird coming from the west, looking back at the vast ocean.
Since the farewell that year, the two played together again with one piano and one flute. They still have an incomparable understanding. They can be static and dynamic, light or heavy, as big as the sky and sea, and as small as a dust. , the turbulent place is like the wind blowing the sea, the quiet place is like the moon shining on the flower forest, the flute sound is floating and melodious, like the impermanence of life, the piano sound is eternity, and it is like the eternity of the sky.The minds of the two are in harmony, and the rhythm is also like a fish in water. When the performance is satisfactory, Zhu Wei can pick and twist as he pleases, which is better than six or seven people playing at the same time.Le Zhiyang couldn't let go of his breath, the sound of the flute went upwards slowly, like an invisible rope, going straight to the clouds, holding the Ice Soul Silver Toad in the void.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Xi Yingzhen are both old people in their seventies. They have experienced all kinds of things in the world and suffered from hardships, but when they are in this piece of music, they still feel excited and full of emotion. Everything turned into turbulent waves and cold moon, until the end of a song, the qin and flute both stopped, and there was still a lingering sound echoing in their ears and hearts.
The hall was silent, and the people in the hall had their own thoughts and pondered.After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang just sighed and said slowly: "Niubi, your disciple is a good flute player."
Le Zhiyang was frightened, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was unpredictable, and he didn't know whether this sentence was right or wrong.When he was worried, Xi Yingzhen said with a smile: "I dare not do it. The ability to play the flute is not taught by poor Taoists." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Of course, you can't teach it. Listen to its sound and know its meaning, which is enough to show it." You are not vulgar. Ox-nosed, your vision is not bad."
Xi Yingzhen smiled, Le Zhiyang stood still, Leng Xuan opened his eyes suddenly, and shouted sharply: "Taoist Wu, Your Majesty praises you! Why don't you thank you quickly?" Le Zhiyang hurriedly knelt down and said : "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, how old are you this year?" Le Zhiyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice, "It's almost eighteen."
"Eighteen?" Zhu Yuanzhang twitched his beard and muttered, "Wei'er, when I was playing the flute just now, I suddenly remembered. Do you still remember the little eunuch two years ago? No wonder I think the little Taoist has a good face. It turns out that they look alike. resemblance."
Le Zhiyang felt that his eyes were black and he was about to faint, Zhu Wei's face was also pale and he couldn't speak a word.But Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "Wei'er, I know that the little eunuch has saved your life. He was killed by Zhang Tianyi, and you have been sad. Most of the flute players in and out of the palace are not worthy of your piano." Sheng, you have been unhappy in the past two years, and it must be because of the lack of bosom friends. Now, according to my opinion, the flute of the little Taoist priest is twice as good as that of the little eunuch. If I have time in the future, I will definitely recruit him into the palace , and your zither flute..." Le Zhiyang heard this, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard Leng Xuan say: "The Holy One clearly judges that Taoists are not eunuchs, how can they walk in the palace? If he is to accompany the princess, it is best to castrate him."
Le Zhiyang was startled and angry, Zhu Wei also turned pale, and stammered: "Well, how can this be done? My daughter would rather not have an accompaniment..." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Leng Xuan is not right. It's unreasonable..." Le Zhiyang felt a chill run up his back, and his scalp was numb, but he heard Zhu Yuanzhang say again: "But that's just common sense, and the imperial physician is not an eunuch, so he still walks in the palace. Ling is Niubi's apprentice, and occasionally going to and from the palace does not violate the palace ban."
Leng Xuan sighed quietly, and said: "Your Majesty said so, but the slaves dare not speak too much. However, it is better to be cautious about the important matters of the palace ban." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "You are in charge of the guards in the palace, - it's up to you to arrange it." Leng Xuan nodded, closed his eyes and shrank back like a shadow, slowly retreating behind the old emperor.
Le Zhiyang cursed in his heart: "The old capon is so vicious, he actually wants to castrate me. He can't be a man himself, so he expects the world to be like him." Thinking of this, he became suspicious again, "The old capon's eyes are vicious , I don’t know if he sees the flaws?” Thinking about staring at him, Leng Xuan’s expression was numb, and he stood still, seemingly lifeless, like a dummy made of white paper.
Suddenly I heard Zhu Yuanzhang say again: "Niubi, don't leave when you come today, play two games of chess with me, and say a few old sayings. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer old people fighting the world. Apart from you, there are only Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying." .”
Zhu smiled and said: "Father and master are playing chess and talking, while I am playing the piano and cooking tea." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and waved: "Leng Xuan, take the little Taoist priest to rest, don't treat him slowly, and don't let him go inside the palace. Run around."
"Abiding by the order." Leng Xuan looked at Le Zhiyang, and said slowly, "Please!" Even though Le Zhiyang was reluctant to let go of Zhu Wei, he had no choice but to follow Leng Xuan.
The old eunuch led the way first, turning left and turning right, the white shadow was desolate, like a ghost, walked hundreds of steps, and arrived at a corridor.Leng Xuan looked left and right, but seeing no one, he stopped abruptly and swept back.When Le Zhiyang saw a flower in front of his eyes, he felt a gust of wind blowing.He wanted to dodge, but he couldn't move as fast as Leng Xuan's ghostly, phantom-like movements. He felt his neck tense, as if an iron hoop had been added, and his whole body flew into the air, and slammed into a pillar.
The back of Le Zhiyang's head was in severe pain, his back was about to split, and his neck seemed to be broken in two. When he fixed his eyes, he couldn't move faster than Leng Xuan's ghostly, phantom-like skills. He felt his neck tighten, as if an iron hoop had been added, and his whole body flew into the air. It rose and slammed into a pillar.
The back of Le Zhiyang's head was in severe pain, his back was about to split, and his neck seemed to be broken in two. When he fixed his eyes, Leng Xuan was holding the fly whisk in one hand and pinching his neck with the other. His face was haggard and dull, and his eyes were as cold as ice and snow. Staring straight at Le Zhiyang, a ruthless intent welled up in the depths of his eyes.
"Boy." Leng Xuan's voice was soft and cold, "You are so bold!"
"Absurd praise... absurd praise..." Le Zhiyang burst out words from his throat, "Eunuch Leng...you...recognized the wrong person..."
"Fart!" Leng Xuan spat, "Can you hide it from your majesty, can you hide it from me? Your majesty can't recognize you, it's his preconceived idea that you are dead. You want to hide it from Leng, that's Daydreaming!"
Le Zhiyang squeezed out a smile: "I want to...cough...dream in the daytime, I must...cough...dream that Eunuch Leng's head moved..."
"A joke?" Leng Xuan's eyes became colder, "With your cat and dog skills, you can also move my head?"
"Why not?" Le Zhiyang said slowly, "You were the one who took me out of the imperial city back then, and if I were to be imprisoned, you would be finished too. Zhu Yuanzhang has a lot of trust in you. If he knew about this, he would definitely be furious. Don't say anything. If you move your head, you may be cut into pieces."
Leng Xuan's face twitched, and he said solemnly: "Boy, I hate being blackmailed the most in my life. I have a friendship with His Majesty. I only need to protect him well. He never asks about anything else. But with your few words, how can you Can you separate the righteousness of my monarch and ministers?"
"The righteousness of a monarch and minister." Le Zhiyang smiled, "But I don't know if this monarch is Emperor Yuanshun or Emperor Hongwu?"
In an instant, Leng Xuan's face was covered with purple energy, he stared at Le Zhiyang for a moment, then curled his lips and sneered: "Boy, don't pretend that I dare not kill you. I guard the forbidden palace and have the right to life and death. Just find someone Excuses can kill you. For example, kill a court lady, put the blame on you, say that you can’t rape, kill someone to silence you, and be caught by me, and shoot you to death. Your Majesty trusts me and will not be suspicious, Xi Yingzhen Even if I have doubts, there is nothing I can do."
Le Zhiyang was skeptical, thinking that the old eunuch was vicious and vicious, and if he was in a hurry, he might jump over the wall in a hurry. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Eunuch Leng, don't you want the 'Lingdao Stone Fish'?"
Hearing this, Leng Xuan's expression relaxed a little, rolled his eyes twice, and said slowly: "Where is the stone fish?" Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "It's gone."
"What?" Leng Xuan raised his brows angrily, "It's gone?"
"Yes." Le Zhiyang said, "I took the stone fish and smashed it to pieces with a hammer. As a result, there was only a piece of white paper with four large characters written on it."
Leng Xuan hurriedly asked: "What big characters?" Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "You are an idiot!"
Leng Xuan was stunned, and immediately understood that he was being teased, and in a rage, he tightened his fingers, pinching Le Zhiyang, sticking out his tongue and staring, almost dying of breath.Leng Xuan treated him so hard that he let go of his hands and sneered, and said, "You brat, if I crush you to death, it's almost like crushing an ant."
Le Zhiyang recovered his breath and said with a smile: "Old capon, are you willing to kill me?"
Leng Xuan said: "If you hand over the 'Lingdao Stone Fish', I will spare you."
Le Zhiyang said: "Didn't you say it? There is a piece of white paper inside, with four large characters."
Leng Xuan naturally didn't believe it, and said coldly: "You don't have to say anything, now that you are in my hands, I will always find a way to make you speak."
Le Zhiyang said with a smile: "That depends on the young master's happiness." But he knew in his heart that his own life was saved, and Leng Xuan must have hesitated when he made a move for the sake of "Spirit Dao Stone Fish", but based on this point , you can deal with him well.
The two glared at each other, Leng Xuan's heart was at war between heaven and man, and he was still reluctant to part with Stone Fish.Seeing that Le Zhiyang's martial arts are mediocre, he must have not solved the mystery of the stone fish. As long as he uses both grace and power, he is not afraid that he will not reveal the truth, so he snorted angrily and let Le Zhiyang go: "Boy, in a word, you are far away from Princess Baohui." Farther away. The princess is a body of gold, what are you? She will marry soon, you little dog, don't ruin her reputation."
Le Zhiyang felt a stabbing pain in his chest when he heard the two "married", he gritted his teeth and said, "Old capon, you talk a lot of nonsense, what does it matter to me whether she marries or not?"
Leng Xuan stared at him with a suspicious expression, and said for a while: "Boy, don't play tricks, I can see through any tricks you want." After speaking, he turned and walked forward with Le Zhiyang for about twenty steps. Came to a secluded palace, the palace in the courtyard is humble and small, but all food and clothing are available.Lengxuan summoned two young eunuchs to follow Le Zhiyang, serving them obviously but monitoring them in reality.
He can't stay away from Zhu Yuanjing for a long time, so he will leave as soon as the arrangements are made.
The little eunuch brought the imperial meal, and Le Zhiyang had a full meal, lying on the bed, feeling ups and downs.Zhu Wei has already betrothed to someone else, although he expected it, but when he really heard it, it was still like a thunderclap.Now that things have happened, there is really no other way but to forget her, but to really forget the girl is ten times more painful than cutting off one's hand and heart.As long as Le Zhiyang closes his eyes, he will see a pretty face like a white lotus. When he thinks that she is going to marry Geng Xuan, he feels like a knife is piercing his heart, wishing he could die.
He was lying on the bed, neither wanting to get up nor falling asleep, watching the skylight as the light faded, the sun set and the moon rose, and it was night again.There is still no news about Xi Yingzhen, it seems that he will stay in this deep palace for a full night.
Le Zhiyang was half asleep, and after a while, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in the distance, as if someone was walking with fast boots.Le Zhiyang can't do martial arts, but his internal strength is still there, his ears and eyes are far better than ordinary people, and he can hear the wind and grass within a few feet.
Someone yelled, and the footsteps stopped suddenly, followed by a whisper.Just as he was wondering, with a "creak", the middle door opened wide, two young eunuchs pushed open the door, and an elderly eunuch walked in with a whisk in his hand, with a gloomy expression.
Le Zhiyang was even more surprised, got up and asked, "What are you doing?"
"The princess is welcome." The eunuch said sharply, "The Immortal Elder will come with us."
When Le Zhiyang heard the word "princess", his blood rushed to his chest, his heart beat wildly, but after he calmed down for a while, he felt strange again: Isn't Zhu Wei afraid of arousing others' suspicion if he openly summons him?
Hesitating, the eunuch said impatiently: "Immortal Chief, please leave."
Hearing this sentence, Le Zhiyang's doubts disappeared, he felt his face beating warmly, he promised, and stepped forward quickly.Leading the way with a lantern, he walked through corridors and trees, and walked for a stick of incense. When he arrived outside a palace, the eunuch stopped suddenly and said, "Here we are."
The palace is deep and dark, with no lights, outside the palace is desolate and desolate, it doesn't look like a living person's residence, but there is a gloomy and ghostly atmosphere.
The eunuch pushed open the palace door and said, "Please come in." Le Zhiyang looked at the door opening, his heart became hot, and he stepped across the threshold desperately.
Unexpectedly, there was nothing in the room, and Le Zhiyang was feeling surprised when he heard a bang, and the door was closed from behind.
Le Zhiyang was taken aback, and was about to turn around and break the door, when he suddenly heard a giggle, which was very clear and sweet.Le Zhiyang didn't feel his heart welling up, and looked up in response to the reputation, but saw the moonlight passing through the skylight, reflecting a slender and slim shadow.
Laughter continued, and a woman came out from behind the pillar, wrapped in a strong dress, with a straight chest and a thin waist, as she moved forward, the phoenix hairpin on the palace bun swayed back and forth.
Le Zhiyang looked at the woman, his heart was beating like thunder, his lips were dry, he opened his mouth, and the word "Zhu" came to his lips, but before he could utter it, it suddenly stuck in his throat.
The woman walked under the moonlight, to Le Zhiyang's surprise, she was not Zhu Wei, but a girl of similar age, with a beautiful, white and tender face, full of beauty, but the corners of her eyes were downcast, and her emerald eyebrows were slanted, revealing a slant. Tough and fierce.Her body shape was almost similar to Zhu Wei's, and she was so happy that she was confused, and she thought the donkey was a horse, so she couldn't help but feel very ashamed, and asked angrily, "Who are you?"
The girl giggled and said, "Who do you think I am?" Le Zhiyang said angrily, "You are a ghost."
"What did you say?" The girl's complexion changed drastically, and anger welled up in her eyes, "How dare you scold me?"
"If you are not a ghost, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?" The girl became even more angry, and said sharply, "You are a ghost, hmph, I know, you are Xi Yingzhen's apprentice."
Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "Who says I am Xi Yingzhen's apprentice, and there is no engraving on my face." The girl stared at him in surprise, and suddenly shouted: "Aren't you Xi Yingzhen's apprentice?" Le Zhiyang smiled and said: " That's not certain." The girl was even more confused, she stumbled, and said angrily, "What do you mean by certainty?"
"It doesn't necessarily mean, it may be, or it may not be." The girl made him confused, and after a few thoughts, he came to his senses, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you're teasing me again. Hmph, you don't have to admit it, the Forbidden City Here, besides you and Xi Yingzhen, who else wears Taoist robes?"
"Smart." Le Zhiyang clapped his hands and stretched his waist, "It's a pity that the Taoist master is sleepy and has no time to chat with you." As he said that, he turned to leave, when the wind swept behind him unexpectedly, Le Zhiyang hurriedly dodged, and suddenly saw A long whip passed by, shook the ground, and rolled back like a spirit snake.Le Zhiyang couldn't dodge, his left foot was immediately entangled, and a force surged towards him, dragging him into the air.
Le Zhiyang's internal strength was no longer, but his body skills were not put down. He was in mid-air, with his right foot down, and his waist twisted sharply. With a long whip, his body is like a dragon snake, rolling out of the ground.
The girl didn't expect him to get away with a strange move, "Hey", and swept out the long whip.Just as Le Zhiyang got up, a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and he was whipped on the left side of his face. From his forehead to the corner of his mouth, it seemed that flames flowed.
As soon as the girl met her face, she attacked her repeatedly, Le Zhiyang was startled and angry, pulled out the bamboo flute from his waist, and said loudly, "Why are you beating someone?"
"So what if I hit you?" The girl put one hand on her waist and said with a sneer, "Are you really Xi Yingzhen's apprentice? From my point of view, your kung fu is mediocre, far behind Baohui's."
Le Zhiyang's face was burning with pain, and he was about to get angry, when he heard the word "Baohui", he couldn't help asking, "You know Zhu Wei too?"
"Presumptuous!" The girl shouted sharply, "Is it your name Zhu Wei?" Le Zhiyang said angrily, "What's your name if you don't call Zhu Wei?"
"Of course it's called His Highness and Princess." The girl was impatient, "You don't know the rules at all?"
"Even if I don't know the rules!" Le Zhiyang rolled his eyes, "Who are you? How do you know Zhu Wei?"
The girl sneered and said, "Don't worry about who I am, you are Baohui's fellow student, you must have learned the 'Yixing Sword', right?"
"So what if you've learned it before?" Le Zhiyang said.
"Okay!" The girl's eyes were full of joy, "You will demonstrate the sword technique from beginning to end."
Le Zhiyang couldn't help laughing, and said, "You are not a queen or princess, why should I show you?"
The girl's expression turned cold, and she said, "Who says I'm not a princess?" Le Zhiyang was stunned, suddenly remembering that when the eunuch invited him, he said "The princess is welcome". Could it be that this unruly woman is really a princess?Thinking of this, Dajue is incredible.
The girl was impatient and shouted: "Little Taoist priest, are you going to act or not?" Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "So what if you don't?"
"No demonstration?" The girl's eyes turned cold, and she suddenly shouted sharply, "Eat me with the whip first." With a flick of the long whip, it swung around Le Zhiyang's neck.
Le Zhiyang resorted to Lingwu, leaning back to dodge, unexpectedly the whip seemed to turn to the left, then turned to the right, bringing a gust of wind and slapping his left shoulder.Painful and angry, Le Zhiyang jumped back and took off the bamboo flute from his waist. The whip was like a flying snake, twisting in the air and flying towards it.He thought about beheading the snake and beheading the head, so he aimed at the tip of the whip, and performed the move "Moon rises from the sea", and raised the flute and threw it out horizontally.
"Pa", the tip of the whip hit the flute, Le Zhiyang's tiger's mouth became hot, the flute almost fell out of his hand, the long whip retracted slightly, suddenly raised its head like a poisonous snake, and the whip hit Le Zhiyang's right thigh with a lightning strike.
The girl's martial arts is not extremely high, even in the East Island, it is only second-rate.Le Zhiyang's inner strength is present, it is not too difficult to defeat her.Now, he clearly sees the direction of the long whip and knows how to dismantle it, but he has too much focus but not enough strength, even if he hits the whip, he is powerless to make it retreat.The girl's whip has a wonderful latent energy, it expands and contracts like electricity, it is powerful and heavy, Le Zhiyang blocks it left and right, but it is useless, only the sound of crackling.He was whipped several times, his skin was about to split, and he cried out in pain.
The girl could have knocked him down in one fell swoop, but she hated his rude words, she thought of playing with a cat and a mouse, and intentionally humiliated him, so she stood still, whipped left, whipped right, her feet jumped wildly in joy.She was happy in her heart, and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, do you know how powerful you are? Kneel down and beg for mercy, I will spare you two lashes."
Le Zhiyang said angrily: "Begging for mercy? Begging for ghosts is more or less the same." The girl's face turned cold, her wrist flicked suddenly, and the long whip wound forward, wrapping around his left foot, and pulling hard, Le Zhiyang was in a hurry , fell forward, and felt a heat in his nostrils, and two streams of blood gushed out.
Le Zhiyang was furious, a sense of humiliation filled his chest, he wished he could jump up and fight her hard.But the other party's martial arts are high, and his methods are also ruthless, and here is a deep palace and deserted garden, if you ask her to beat her to death, no one will know, so she suppressed her anger and tried her best to think of a way to deal with it.
Seeing him lying on the ground, the girl shouted: "Play dead, get up quickly." She raised and lowered the whip with her hand, and whipped Le Zhiyang twice in succession, hitting Le Zhiyang's head, face and back.Le Zhiyang originally wanted to lie still, lure her forward, and subdue her with the capture skills of a "whaler".I didn't want the long whip to reach far, and the girl didn't need to get close to her, but she was able to savagely kill her. She received two whips for a while, and hummed in pain. , slammed into a pillar.
Le Zhiyang's eyes turned black, and he almost passed out, only to hear the girl sneer and say, "How about it, are you convinced? Hmph, useless guy, you are worthy of being Xi Yingzhen's apprentice?" She wanted to show her prestige , while speaking, while waving the long whip, the whip body stretches and shrinks, bends and straightens, and turns into blossoming whip flowers, vibrating in the air, making abnormal noises again and again.
When Le Zhiyang heard the sound, his heart skipped a beat.His meridians were blocked, the "spiritual music zhenqi" couldn't work, and even the "spiritual dance body technique" couldn't be performed to the fullest. Only the "inspiration" practiced in front of the wind point, not only did not fade away, but improved day by day. What a subtle and noisy sound, once it falls into the ear, it can be discriminated and analyzed into its own order.
Listening to the vibration of the long whip, Le Zhiyang clearly felt that the sound swished back and forth, and the rhythm was orderly, so it could be regarded as a piece of music.Although the ups and downs of the notes are far less changeable than the "Fengxue", as long as you grasp the rhythm, it is not difficult to judge the direction of the whip's next move from the sound of the whip in front.
Suddenly, Le Zhiyang's inspiration flashed, and a line of words emerged from his mind: "The heaven and the earth have rhythms, movement and stillness are regular, and the way of relaxation is consistent. ... (Fuck, that's okay, the sound of the whip can also be heard as a tune, it's too far-fetched)"
This passage comes from the "Lingfei Pian" of "Miao Le Ling Fei Jing", which means: everything in the world has its own rhythm, and this rhythm includes changes such as movement and stillness, speed and slowness.These changes are consistent, just like a piece of music. It must have a unique rhythm before it can become a tune.There is a rhythm between heaven and earth, movement and stillness, music has rhythm, and martial arts also has rhythm.The more beautiful the music, the more unique the rhythm, the more sophisticated the martial arts, the more subtle the rhythm.Facing a whole journey of martial arts, as long as you grasp the "knot" in it, you can infer the subsequent changes from the previous move.
In "Aotou Lunjian", Le Zhiyang and Yang Jing fought against each other. He once used "Blue Sea Shocking Waves Palm" as a piece of music to see the subsequent changes in the palm technique. It mostly depends on the "spiritual song true energy", even if it is perceived for a while, it is not very concerned.Now I have lost all my internal energy, only "inspiration".Le Zhiyang listened attentively, but felt that the girl's long whip could be regarded as a musical instrument, and the whip technique used could also be regarded as a tune, the rhythm of which was unique, and it could be regarded as a first-class martial art, but it was a pity that the girl didn't have enough time to perform it. See Gao Ming.
Just thinking about it, the girl felt deeply impatient, and two more whips fell on Le Zhiyang's back.There is a strange energy in the whip, which goes straight to the heart, and it is like a knife cutting through a fire.The girl raised the whip and wanted to hit again, Le Zhiyang suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Slow down."
The girl was slightly taken aback, and said with a sneer: "Are you convinced? Demonstrate the 'Yi Xing Sword' quickly, or I will beat you to the ground." Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "You want me to demonstrate the 'Yi Xing Sword' , Is there some shady conspiracy?" The girl's eyes turned cold, and she said sharply: "You don't need to worry about this, if you want to die, show it to me right away."
Seeing her anxious expression, Le Zhiyang was very surprised, rolled his eyes, sighed and said: "Unfortunately, I can't demonstrate."
"Why?" The girl was taken aback.Le Zhiyang laughed loudly and said, "Because I don't know it at all." The girl stared at him, her face turned pale, and blurted out, "You, why didn't you say that just now?" Le Zhiyang laughed and said, "You didn't ask Me, what should I say?"
The girl's eyes turned cold, her silver teeth clenched tightly, and a word came out of it: "You are looking for death." The long whip shook, but before the whip came, the wind came, and the face was cut in pain, which was different from the past.
Le Zhiyang heard the wind, and knew that the girl was enraged, and the whip swept out with all his strength, and if it fell on her body, she would not die or be injured.Thinking of this, he took a breath, listened to the wind, instead of dodging or avoiding, he took a step towards the whip.
This step is intentional or unintentional, turning left and right, as if Jiangdong is alone, and it is the meaning of "Spiritual Dance".There was only the sound of the wind in her ear, and the blow of the whip missed. When the girl was startled, the whip had already landed on the outer door.Le Zhiyang stepped into the long whip circle, seemingly throwing himself into the trap, but in fact broke into the empty door of this whip. If a first-class master with both internal and external skills, take advantage of the situation, the girl will undoubtedly lose.
The young girl was taught by an expert, with extraordinary knowledge, she couldn't allow Le Zhiyang to come near, she let out a yell, and jumped back, the whip volleyed in the air and unwound, shaped like a coiled snake, wrapped around Le Zhiyang's neck.Le Zhi raised his head and didn't look back, just listening to the wind of the whip, he had already outlined the direction of the whip in his heart.If compared with the melody, the first move of the girl is like the sound of feathers, generous and fierce, clear and strong, while the latter move is commercial tune, which is full of sentimentality.These two melodies are completely different. To avoid abrupt changes, the corresponding melody must be overdone. A clever musician can connect back and forth without any traces. There must be flaws.
This flaw can only be felt, not expressed in words.Le Zhiyang had no internal strength to rely on, so he focused between his ears, and his spiritual sense became more acute.Without turning around at the moment, he used the move "Fanhuo Shouxin", raised the flute, and swung it backwards with his backhand.This is the coup of the "Tianyuan Sword", it is impartial, and it hits the discontinuity of the whip's strength.The girl's internal energy was transmitted there, but suddenly encountered an obstacle, and could not reach the tip of the whip, half of the whip was immediately discouraged, like a dead snake, lightly sweeping across Le Zhiyang's back, without any strength and no damage.
The girl was greatly surprised, she withdrew her whip, and wanted to change her move.Le Zhiyang listened to the rhythm, and guessed that the next move should be similar to the "Bianzheng" in the melody, so he immediately used "Ziwei Fighting Step", spun up, and made a move of "Comet Sweeping the Court". The flute bypassed the young girl's whip and whipped it towards her left cheek.
This move was launched with momentum, the girl couldn't block it, she hurriedly leaned back, but she was still a step too late, the flute swept over a little bit, and her cheeks ached.Shocked and angry, she was afraid that her appearance would be damaged, so she had no choice but to give up the idea of fighting back, and jumped back, while not forgetting to shout: "Is this move the Star Sword?"
"Yes." Le Zhiyang replied, and turned around.The girl said angrily: "What's the name of this trick?" As she spoke, she swiped the whip across, the whip was so fierce that the sound was like tearing silk.
"This trick?" Le Zhiyang laughed while talking, "It's called 'beating the dog's head'!" He suddenly swayed left and right, seemingly carelessly, but avoided the whip that the girl was bound to get.
The girl was startled and angry, and cursed: "You are the dog, Taoist dog, watch me smash your dog's head." In the voice of speaking, the whip was whipped several times, and the whip was vertical and horizontal, dense like a web.But Le Zhiyang has already seen through the rhythm of this whipping method, the speed of movement, the speed of movement, the straightness of advance and retreat, all kinds of changes are already clear in his chest.Although the young girl's whip technique is exquisite, I have not been able to do it perfectly. In addition to my arrogant nature, I missed the enemy several times with the whip, and my chest was full of anger and impatience. The loopholes of the two moves, after a few moves, caused her wild voice to change, and her rules to be chaotic. There were more and more loopholes, and it was gradually impossible to deal with it.
After a few moves, when the girl turned around, the "five hub points" on her waist were exposed.Le Zhiyang saw the opportunity and played the flute to point it out. The girl sensed the sound of the wind and tried her best to twist her body to dodge. With her strong internal strength, she moved swiftly. Even though Le Zhiyang knew the opportunity, she was still a step late. already turned around.Le Zhiyang saw the cheapness, so he played the flute, and with a bang, it hit the girl's plump and fleshy buttocks.
The girl screamed, like a cat that stepped on its tail, covered her back, jumped a few feet away, and stared at Le Zhiyang with fire in her eyes.Le Zhiyang put away his flute and said with a smile: "This move is also from the 'Yi Xing Sword', guess what it's called?"
Although the girl was furious, she couldn't help asking: "What's it called?" Le Zhiyang laughed when she saw her carelessness, and said, "This trick is called 'Bamboo Shoots Stir-fried Pork'!"
"Stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots?" The girl changed her mind, and suddenly realized that she had been teased, she was furious, and shouted sharply, "Dog Taoist priest, you have me." She waved her long whip and whipped it viciously.Le Zhiyang had seen through her whip technique, even with his eyes closed, he could still hear the wind to identify his position, he immediately turned around, "Ziwei Fighting Step" combined with "Spiritual Dance Body Technique", the long whip passed by, Le Zhiyang Pushing forward, forced to get in front of the girl, raised the flute, and tapped the "Tanzhong acupoint" on her heart.
At this time, the long whips were all at the outer door, and it was impossible to withdraw the whip to fight back. The girl gritted her teeth, turned her left hand over, and got a shiny dagger, and stabbed Le Zhiyang's face with a flash of light.Le Zhiyang only saw through the rhythm of the whip technique, and suddenly a dagger was added, and the whip and dagger came out together, the rhythm changed greatly.His "inspiration" technique was just a glimpse of the door, and he was unable to deal with such a change immediately.There is a saying that "one inch is short, one inch is dangerous". The long whip is suitable for long-distance attack, and the dagger is suitable for short-range defense.
少女一招得手，喜不自胜，但见乐之扬手忙脚乱，当即匕首虚晃，右手长鞭一抖，刷地缠绕回来。乐之扬防了匕首，忘了长鞭，顾此失彼，忽觉浑身一紧，已被鞭子缠了,两圈。他欲要挣扎，鞭上奇劲涌来，深深陷入皮肉，少女娇叱一声，陡然发力，乐之扬身不由己，登时摔倒在地。
少女看着对手，娇喘微微，香汗淋漓，想到方才所受屈辱，不由恶向胆边生，狠踢了两脚，封住乐之扬的穴道，俯下身子，咬牙说：“狗道士，你想怎么死？”
乐之扬心知这一次难逃劫数，索性笑道：“我想吃西瓜撑死。”少女一愣，啐道：“如今是深秋，哪儿来的西瓜……”忽又明白对方的诡计，冷笑说，“狗道士，死到临头，还敢胡说八道？”
“谁不会死？”乐之扬说道，“总有一天，你死得比我还惨。”
少女道：“怎么？我宰了你，谁还能替你报仇不成？”
“有啊。”乐之扬笑嘻嘻说道，“老天爷替我报仇。”
“呸！”少女啐道，“你是什么东西，也能劳动老天爷?”
“你不信么？”乐之扬慢条斯理地说，“你杀我用匕首，老天爷杀你，用的是时光。”
“时光？”少女原本一腔杀意，恨不得在乐之扬身上捅几十个透明窟窿，听了这话，只觉新奇有趣，竟不忍心立刻下手，喝道，“尽胡说，时光也能杀人？”
“怎么不能？乐之扬关笑容不变，婉婉道来”天下最凄惨的死法，莫过于慢慢老死！你若活到八九十岁，头发掉光，皱纹满面，牙齿一颗不剩，看上去就像是风干了的橘子皮。那时节，你想打人骂人，偏偏有气无力，躺在床上，也会屎尿齐流。大家看到你，都会远远躲开，剩下你一个人，独孤软弱，无可奈何……”
“够了，够了……”少女浑身汗毛直竖，禁不住捂着耳朵，“我不听,我不听，我才不会老，更不会死……”
乐之扬笑道：“自古皇帝老儿也难逃一死，难道你比皇帝还厉害？我今天死了，死得青春年少，等你死的那天，却是又老又丑。咱们阴曹地府相见，那情形—定有趣极了。”
少女一听，犹豫起来，沉吟道：“这么说，我杀了你倒是便宜你了？”乐之扬忙说：“对呀，最好让我也慢慢老死，这样才算公平合理”
少女看他一眼，冷笑道：“你想得美，哼，我不杀你，让你陪我慢慢老死……”
“陪你老死？”乐之扬还没还过神来，少女匕首向下，抵住他的下身：“狗道士，我阉了你，把你变成一个太监，守在宫里跟我作伴。”
乐之扬不料弄巧成拙，一时目瞪口呆，但觉匕首冷冰冰掠来掠去，登觉下身酥麻，浑身发软（我了个去）。
见他恐惧，少女越发快意，笑道：“怎么？害怕了？哼，你敢用那招、那招'竹笋子炒肉'，这就是你的下场。”
“也罢！”乐之扬叹一口气,“还望下手之前，告知你的名号，让我知道栽在谁的手里。”.
少女见他至此地步，依旧神气自若，心中也是暗暗称奇，正要自报名号，忽听门外传来一个清软的声音：“她是含山公主,也是我的妹妹。”
乐之扬听出是朱微的声音，欢喜得几乎叫出声来。含山公主脸色大变，应声跳起，死死盯着门外，目光变幻数次，忽地咯咯笑道：“宝辉，你来的真巧，再迟一步，这紫禁城里怕又要多一个太监了。“
殿门吱呀洞开，朱微走了进来，衣淡如水，人淡如菊，手挽一支带鞘长剑，面容恬静自若，映照淡淡月华。
乐之扬心跳加剧，望着小公主张口要叫，可是一团热气堵住噪子，只觉鼻酸眼热，险些流下泪来。朱微也看了他一眼，眼中也是悲喜杂糅，双颊浮起一抹红云，口中却冷冷说：“道灵，你受苦了。”
“道灵”二字入耳，乐之扬猛得念及身份，将到嘴的话咽了下去，忽听朱微又说：“含山，有什么你冲着我来,不要为难道灵。”
“我偏要为难他。”含山冷冷一笑，“你又能拿我怎么样？”
“含山。”朱微轻轻皱眉，“别忘了，道灵和师父一样，都是父皇的客人。”
“父皇，哼，又是父皇。”含山紧咬嘴唇，眼里透出一股不甘，“从小到大，父皇就会疼你，从不把我放在眼里。哼，你又哪一点儿比我强？我妈是妃子，你妈也不是什么皇后；你哥哥是宁王，我哥哥也是辽王。我就不明白，为什么大家都把你捧上天，三哥、四哥、大姐、二姐，个个都说你好。父皇生了病，不要妃子相陪，偏要你这小丫头去服侍。哼，人家都讨好你，我偏偏就不服气。照我看来，你就是个又虚伪、又狡猾的小贱人。”
朱微天性和善，不喜与人斗嘴，听了这话，面红耳赤，不知如何反击。乐之扬大为不忿，扬声说：“她是小贱人，你就是小淫妇。”
含山勃然大怒，厉声道：“你骂谁？”乐之扬道：“你不是淫妇，怎么深更半夜把一个大男人骗到这儿来？”
含山气得跺脚：“狗道士，我找你来，是要你演示一遍'奕星剑'，找出剑法破绽，再打败这个小贱人，哼，狗道士，听懂了吗？”
乐之扬笑嘻嘻说道：“我是狗道士，你就是猪公主。”含山一愣，蓦地听出他一语双关，登时目光森寒，厉声说：“好桂，你这话大逆不道，我要砍掉你的狗头。”
朱微知道她说得出做得到，又怕乐之扬性子一起，强项到底，当下说道：“含山，你约我来这儿比武，我来了。道灵无辜，你把他放了。”
“不行。”含山怒道,“这小子一再冒犯我，我非阉了他不可。”朱微目有怒色，沉声说：“含山，你一意孤行，就不怕父皇震怒么？”
“震怒又如何？”含山扬起脸冷冷说道，“父皇再不疼我，我也是他女儿。我才不信，为一个狗道士，他会要我的命？”
朱微秀眉邹起，耐着性子说：“含山，你想怎么样？”
“不怎么样。”含山把玩长鞭，眼珠转动，“宝辉，你胜了我,我任他离开，你输了，我送你一个小太监如何？”
朱微脸色发白，看了乐之扬一眼，咬牙说：“含山，我这一次来，本不想跟你动手，不论你怎么看我，你我都是姊妹。对于父皇，我只是恪尽孝道，从未想过跟你争宠，哥哥姐姐疼爱我，那是我的造化，不是我设计骗来的。你若因此恨我，那也由得你去，只不过，道灵他，我必须带走。”
“好哇。”含山冷笑道，“那就试试看。”说着一抖长鞭，月光下鞭花乱滚，恍若飞魔幻影，发出咻咻怪鸣。
朱微看了乐之扬一眼，轻轻抽出长剑，敝不动，剑尖斜指下方。
乐之扬看这情形，大为羞惭，本想两年苦练，此次返回中土，纵不能扬名立万，也能让朱微刮目相看，谁知道甫一见面，便要小公主出手相救。他越想越是沮丧，恨不得一头撞死才好。
两方一动一静，僵持时许，呜的一声，长鞭抖直，凌空扫出。朱微身形略偏，斜斜跨出一步，身子随之转动，鞭影几乎贴身掠过，啪的一声落在地上,四方青砖之上，多了一道浅浅的凹痕。
乐之扬看得心头一凛，暗想长鞭上的力道着实惊人，含山先前出手，似乎未尽全力。好在朱微的“紫微斗步”娴熟自如，她见长鞭将要回缩，低头向前，脚下滑动，一如凌虚御风，向含山逼近数尺。含山飘然转身，长鞭带起一股尖啸，势如蛟龙摆尾，向着朱微栏腰卷来。
朱微一晃身，不退反进，涌身冲入鞭花，手中创左一挑，右一拨，长鞭靠近，就被挑开。嗡嗡一连数声，鞭花渍散，门户大开，两人相距不足五尺。
含山暗叫“不好”,催动劲力,长鞭一缩一伸，落向朱微的头顶。朱微身子一偏，避开长鞭，长剑向右一送，陡然停在半空。长鞭收势不住，正正扫中剑刃，嗤，古剑锋利，鞭子断成两截。
这一剑料敌在先、举重若轻，乐之扬一边看见，禁不住叫了一声“好”，心想当年戏园之中，朱微就能与张天意有攻有守，而今一过两年，剑法分明又有精进，当年只见其快，如今更见巧妙。
含山原本自信满满，不想两招不到就断了鞭子，又听乐之扬叫好，更是羞怒交进，恶狠狠瞪了少年一眼，脸上涌出一股煞气。她厉声疾喝，手一翻，掣出匕首，欺近朱微身前，刺向她的面门。
朱微一晃身子，翩翩向后掠出，含山的匕首只在她身前弄影，可又始终挽不着她的身子。含山心中焦躁，左手使匕，右手长鞭纵横，状如疯魔。朱微不慌不忙，手中长剑左一挑、右一拦，总是对准长鞭薄弱之处。含山唯恐鞭子再断，鞭子一发便收，不敢当真抽落。
呼吸之间，两人拆了二十余招，乐之扬心系朱微，见她屡遇险招，不由嗓子发干，呼吸发紧，一颗心高高悬起。他用“灵感”之术感知二人武功，但觉朱微剑法的中正大雅，快慢得宜，放之音乐，好比弹奏古琴，长剑一挥一送，均是恰到好处。含山公主的鞭法却是乱中有序、快中有慢，有如拨弄琵琶，轮指一挥，银瓶乍破，当心一划，便有风雨大至之势。
从场面上看，朱微落了下风，裹在鞭花之中。仔细看来，她出剑暗合奕道，每一剑攻其必救，逼得含山变招自守。反复多次，含山攻势渐弱，出鞭也越来越慢，朱微的剑法却是越来越快。两人一个变慢，一个变快，出招之速渐渐不相上下，鞭来剑往，若合符节，只不过，朱微的神情越发从容，含山的脸上却透出一股焦躁不耐。
乐之扬看得惊讶,之前他凭借灵感之术，搅乱了鞭法的节奏。如今的朱微更胜一筹，逼迫含山随着长剑出鞭，不知不觉落入了朱微的节奏，好比一头狂突乱撞的蛮牛，叫人穿了鼻孔，牵之随之，亦步亦趋。含山身在局中，也觉十分别扭，但为剑法所迫，无法变回原来的节奏，乍一看去，两人翩翩转转，身姿曼妙，俨然相对起舞，当真杀气全无。
乐之扬看得佩服，心中大有所悟：我之前一心打乱敌方的节奏，却忘了自身也有节奏，不知不觉自乱阵脚，落入了对方的节奏之中，所以含山取出匕首，节奏一变，我便无所适从。若要克敌制胜，还得以我为主，自身的节奏决不能乱，而后迫使对手落入我的节奏。如能做到这一点，天下任何武功都不足为惧。又想，灵舞的法诀里说“旁若无人,天下独步”，也是这个意思，制人而不制于人，才是《灵飞篇》的法意。
想到这儿，他索性闭上双眼，只以灵感之术感知双方的变化，尽管目不能见，可双方一招一式、进退攻守均是历历如画，但觉朱微的节奏越来越快，含山的节奏越来越乱，渐渐破绽百出，她竭力变招，似要弥补破淀，可是拆东补西、顾此失彼，朱微的剑风却如水银泻地，渐渐将她的—充满。
“含山输了。”这念头方才闪过，便听一声尖叫。乐之扬张眼看去，含山公主反被长鞭缠住了身子，朱微左手挽住鞭梢，右手长剑指定她的咽喉。
含山的脸色惨白，眼里泪花乱转，蓦地扬起脸来，大声说：“小贱人，你杀了我好啦！”
朱微盯了她时许，垂下剑尖，淡淡地说：“我杀你干什么？你已经输了。”含山的双颊忽又涨红，挣脱鞭子，咬牙道：“你别得意，哼，总有一天，我会胜过你。”
朱微轻轻一笑，回剑入銷，漫不经意地说：“随你好了，我半点儿也不在乎。”她越是淡定，含山越是恼怒，蓦地一跺脚，丢下鞭子，一阵风冲出宫门。
朱微望她背影，叹一口气，走到乐之扬身边，解开他的穴道。乐之扬一跳而起，笑道:“厉害，厉害，两年不见，叫人刮目相看。”朱微望着他，眼神复杂难明，忽地幽幽说道：“真的、真的是你么？”乐之扬一愣，反问道：“不是我，又是谁?”
少女望着他，神情似哭似笑：“好像是一场梦呀，我、我只当你已经死了。”说到这儿,眼泪蓦地流了下来。
“没听说祸害遗千年么?”乐之扬微微一笑，伸手为她拭去泪水，“别哭，我这样的撒谎精，老天爷才舍不得让我死呢。”
朱微定定地看了他时许，忽地含泪而笑：“真是你呀！唉，乐之扬啊乐之扬，你个子高了，皮肤黑了，可是笛声也好，说话也罢，还是—点儿也没变,
“谁是乐之扬？”乐之扬笑嘻嘻说道，“公主殿下，你该叫我道灵仙长。”朱微白他一眼：“我叫你撒谎精才对呢。”说到这儿，两人互望一眼，均是忍俊不禁，放声大笑起来。
才笑两声，朱微忽地伸手，将乐之扬的輸住，轻声诜“别笑，这儿不是笑的地方。”
乐之扬怪道：“为何?”朱微环顾四周，幽幽地说：“这儿是冷宫，囚禁犯事妃子的地方。”
乐之扬讶然道：“这就是冷宫？”朱微点头说“打入冷宫的女子，大多活不长的。”乐之扬看了看周围，只觉阴气逼人，忙说：“小公主，.这儿太冷清，我送你回宝辉宫吧。”
朱微瞥他一眼，摇头说：“你还叫我小公主么？可惜，我已经长大了……”说到这儿，她低下头去，声音又轻又细，“已经可以嫁人了。”
乐之扬像是挨了一拳，心中苦涩万分。朱微站在月光之下，螓首低垂，身影伶仃，乐之扬恨不得冲上俞去，将她搂入怀里，尽情安慰怜惜。他的心情如此迫切，双脚却是动弹不得，乐之扬忽地感觉，他与朱微之间多了一道无形的高墙。这道墙打不破，也翻不过，终其一生,也只能如此罢了。
二人默默两对，四周光移影转，一如幽死妃子的精魂，门外的草丛里传出寒蛩的吟唱，婉转低回，更添凄凉。
“乐之扬!”朱微抬起头，眉眼微微泛红，腮边还有泪痕，她轻轻地笑了笑，“说点儿髙兴的吧？你、你怎么认识师父，又怎么扮成逍士进入宫里的？”
乐之扬打起精神，说起这两年的经历。朱微听到惊险处，不觉高挑秀眉，神气紧张，听到乐之扬受辱，气愤之色又溢于言表，听到粪泼飞鲸阁，又觉诙谐解气，忍不住咯咯发笑，再听说席应真身受“逆阳指”之祸，顿又紧蹙眉头，深深忧愁起来。
花了一个时辰，乐之扬方才说完，朱微望着门外夜色，呆呆地出了一会儿神，忽道：“无怪师父看上去那么困倦，原来是中了'逆阳指'。嗯，他的棋力一向高过父皇，今天却是屡下屡败，下到后来，连眼睛都睁不开。父皇起初欢喜，后来见他如此，心里也很凄然……”说到这儿，她咬了咬下唇，冷不丁说道，“那位叶姑娘，你喜欢她么？”
乐之扬一愣：“你说这个干吗？”朱微漫不经意地说：“听起来，她是个很好的女子，你若错过了她，未免有些可惜。”
乐之扬胸中大痛，多年来的思念、委屈乃至于听到朱微婚事以后的伤心愤怒，蓦然之间，化为一股怨恨冲口而出：“好啊，我去找她！”说完转身就走。
走到门前，他忽又心软，回头望去，朱微定定地望着他，脸色苍白，双眼无神，口唇微微颤抖，泪水悄无声息地滑落下来。
两人四目相对，乐之扬只觉一股热血直冲而上。刹那间，什么皇权贵贱、宫禁森严，统统抛之脑后。他猛地冲了上去，将少女一把搂入怀里。娇躯温软如绵，鬓发间传来淡淡的馨香，少女的泪水冰冰凉凉，仿佛化为了一团迷雾，将两人轻轻地包围起来（感动死我啦）。
朱微闭上双眼，一股巨大的欢悦从心底涌起，冲淡了忧郁与悲伤，化为一股洪流，注入四肢百骸。她身心俱软，飘飘欲飞恨不得化为一泓春水，永远融化在乐之扬的怀抱之向。
“朱微!”乐之扬的脑子里似有一团火，凑近朱微的耳轮，轻轻地说，“跟我走吧。”
“走？”朱微不胜迷乱，“去哪儿？”
“海外，无双岛。”乐之扬喃喃说道，“那儿没有别人，只有你我，谁也找不到我们，可以无忧无虑地生活。”
“那儿美不美？”朱微幽幽地问。“美啊，在那儿，我们可以坐在大树上眺望日出，太阳升起之时，就像大海睁开了眼睛。海是蓝的