Chapter 23 Chapter 22 Salty Rivers and Fresh Seas

Le Zhiyang's heart moved, he also stood up, and followed Zhu Gaoxu on the pretext of going to the bathroom.Sure enough, I saw that kid went out of the front hall and went straight to the back hall.Le Zhiyang cursed inwardly, followed quickly, and when he arrived at a gate, he was suddenly stopped by two servants, one of them said: "The back is the inner hall, men are not allowed to enter." Le Zhiyang said unhappily: "Just now Wasn't it a man who went in?" "That's different." Ding said, "His Royal Highness Gao Xu is the nephew of the father-in-law, and he went to the back hall to visit his aunt and cousin."

Le Zhiyang had no choice but to say: "Xiangfan, tell Ms. Shui Lianying Shui in the back hall, I'll wait here for her to come out." The servant entered in response to the sound, and after a while, there was no movement.Le Zhiyang thinks about Zhu Gaoxu's appearance as a hungry ghost and his audacity, and Shui Lianying's encounter with him, there is a lot to worry about.Thinking of this, I felt anxious, turned around and looked at the wall, trying to sneak into the back hall. As he was watching, he suddenly felt someone approaching, followed by a palm patted on his shoulder.Le Zhiyang didn't even think about it, he closed the door of the incoming contact with his backhand, and looked back, but saw Guo Erru's mouth was tongue-tied, and he looked over in a daze.

Le Zhiyang hurriedly let go, and said: "Why is Mr. Guo here?" Guo Erru calmed down, and said in a low voice: "Take a step to talk." After speaking, he turned and left. Le Zhiyang was puzzled, he followed, and when he arrived at a secluded place, Guo Erru saw that there was no one around, and then he turned around and said, "Dare to ask the fairy leader, where did your Wanyue Jue come from?" "The crescent moon?" Le Zhiyang changed his mind and picked up a half-moon-shaped jade piece, "You ask this?" Guo Erru stared at the jade ring for a while, then suddenly stretched his hand into his bosom, and also took out a jade ring, shaped like a half moon, exquisitely carved.The two jade rings are displayed side by side, and it is difficult to distinguish each other for a while.

Le Zhiyang was surprised and said: "Mr. Guo, why do you have a jade ring?" Guo Erru put away the jade ring and said seriously: "Tell me first, where did your waning moon come from?" of." "Father?" Guo Erru pondered, "What's his surname?" Le Zhiyang said, "The surname is Le!" "Le Shaofeng?" Guo Erru's expression changed, and he blurted out, "Where is he?" Le Zhiyang said sadly, "He passed away." "Dead?" Guo Erru was taken aback, "He, how did he die?" Le Zhiyang gritted his teeth and said, "He was murdered to death."

"What?" Guo Erru's whole body stern, his old face suddenly wrinkled into a ball, and he stammered, "Who, who killed it?" Seeing his strange look, Le Zhiyang was very surprised and asked, "Mr. Guo, Are you okay..." Guo Erru was trembling, with a look of fear on his face, he suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in a trembling voice: "It's coming, it's really coming." "What's coming?" Le Zhiyang looked at Guo Erru, suddenly his heart moved, and he asked, "Mr. Guo, do you know who the murderer is?" Guo Erru shuddered and stared straight at the boy with a miserable expression, half crying and half laughing.The two looked at each other, and the surroundings were as silent as silk (what kind of silence is silk), when a sudden gust of wind came, the trees shook and rustled, and a mysterious atmosphere quietly permeated.

Guo Erru didn't speak for a long time, Le Zhiyang became anxious, grabbed his skirt, and said sharply: "Who is the murderer?" Guo Erru shuddered, and suddenly tears flowed from his eyes.Le Zhiyang wanted to question him, but seeing his appearance, he couldn't bear it.While hesitating, he suddenly heard someone say: "Is Mr. Guo here?" Le Zhiyang looked back, but saw a servant standing in the dark, his face blurred. Guo Erru trembled and asked, "What, what's the matter?" The servant said, "The king of Shu is here to invite you." Guo Erru wiped away his old tears, straightened his clothes, and said, "Okay, I'll come right away." Le Zhiyang stopped He said: "You haven't finished yet." Guo Erru smiled wryly and said: "This matter is a long story. After the banquet, I will come to you and find a clean place. Let's discuss it in the long run."

Le Zhiyang was in front of the servants, so it was inconvenient to say more, so he had to let go of the old man, and saw him turn around the corridor and head towards the front hall. Le Zhiyang stayed there, full of energy, never expected to meet the old friend of his adoptive father at this time and here, from what he said, Guo Erru seemed to know who the murderer was, and the truth would come out after the banquet was over. For a moment, Le Zhiyang's mind was full of the tragic situation after Le Shaofeng's death. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, he clenched his right fist and slammed it hard against a wall.

Pain came from the phalanx, Le Zhiyang regained consciousness a little, suddenly thought of Shui Lianying again, and hurriedly turned back to the Moon Gate (that is, the Moon Cave Gate, a door opening in various shapes on the garden wall).Suddenly seeing that servant had come back, Le Zhiyang didn't see Shui Lianying, his heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "Where's Miss Shui?" The servant bowed and said: "Miss Shui is not in the back hall. According to Madam, she sat for a while, then took her leave." "Gone?" Le Zhiyang was taken aback, "Where did you go?" The servant said, "I left the house."

Le Zhiyang was overwhelmed with astonishment, not only surprised at the woman's self-assertion, but also thankful that she took the first step to avoid Zhu Gaoxu's clutches.But she was alone, without martial arts, and she still couldn't escape when she met the disciples of the Salt Gang.Thinking of rushing to the gate, looking up, the long street is long and quiet, and the lake in the distance is gloomy and shimmering. Le Zhiyang asked the doorman, and the man said: "I didn't see people coming and going. It seems that a woman went out from the side door and didn't pay attention to where she went." He asked other family members, also speaking in general terms.

Le Zhiyang wanted to chase him, but he was afraid of breaking the clue that his foster father was killed.While hesitating, he suddenly heard someone calling, and when he looked back, it was Dao Yan.The monk laughed and said, "Why is my brother here? I'm so tired that I can find it for you." Le Zhiyang resentfully said: "Miss Shui is gone." Dao Yan hurriedly asked the details, then pondered: "She is in a hurry to leave, or she has something important to do, besides, it's fine if she leaves." Le Zhiyang said: "Why? Dao Yan sighed: "Zhu Gaoxu is so bold. If you want to protect that woman, you will inevitably have a rift with him. These dragon sons and grandsons can hide as long as they can. Don't provoke them unless it is absolutely necessary."

Le Zhiyang was angry, and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care about them..." Dao Yan didn't wait for him to finish, he dragged him away from the gate of the mansion, walked through a garden, and came to the foot of the rockery. He said: "What kind of place is this? How can you call the emperor by his name? The sage is good in every way, but spoiling his children and grandchildren should be stopped, and he will be disturbed by it. If it weren't for this, the troubles would not have reached this point." "To what extent?" Le Zhiyang asked curiously. Dao Yan smiled and asked back: "Do you know why Fang Xiaoru and Geng Xuan show no mercy to me?" Le Zhiyang shook his head again and again, Dao Yan said with a smile: "It's not for anything else, it's just because they are the Taisun party, but I am the Yan Wang party." "Yanwang Party, Taisun Party?" Le Zhi Yang Daguang frowned, what is this trick? Dao Yan glanced at him, shook his head and sighed: "You are an official in the court, but you don't know about this. It's really 'a blind man riding a blind horse, facing a deep pool in the middle of the night', and he doesn't know how he will die in the future." Le Zhiyang laughed and said: "My little brother is ignorant and ignorant, so I ask my senior brother to give me advice." " Dao Yan said: "The sage has many heirs, more than 20 people in size, but there are only nine who are really powerful, namely King Jin, King Yan, King Zhou, King Ning, King Liao, King Gu, King Shu, and King Qi. King, generation king. Nine kings each guard one side, defending the border and defending the country. It is really a rock-solid sect. The original intention of the sage was to expect all the kings to defend the country together, but for Taisun, the kings are too powerful to threaten themselves. "After the death of the former crown prince, the king of Jin was the oldest, followed by the king of Yan. The fiefs of the two were close to the northern border. In order to fight against Mongolia, they had strong troops and were the most powerful. The grandson was also the most afraid of them. In order to protect themselves, the two kings each Establish party feathers. As for the other seven kings, they are less experienced and lack power. Wang, Dai Wang and Yan Wang are friends. Therefore, the nine vassal kings are divided into three parties, which are intertwined and restrain each other." Le Zhiyang was engrossed in listening, and asked: "Does Zhu Yuansi also know about these three parties?" "Your Majesty is so shrewd, how can you not know why? A few years ago, he killed many heroes. He first killed Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Ying Guogong Fu Youde of the King of Jin Party; After these two rounds of killings, the power of the two kings has been greatly weakened. Next, as long as the two kings are deposed and imprisoned, the grandson will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai. But the sage is a man, tight on the outside and wide on the inside. He tolerated it in every possible way. The two kings of Jin and Yan were weakened for a while, but the foundation is still there. As long as the Holy One doesn't pursue it, he will immediately regain his strength." When Dao Yan said this, he showed an unpredictable smile.Le Zhiyang rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother, do you want me to join one of the parties?" "At present, if you are not a member of the three parties in the court, you will never be able to gain a foothold." Dao Yan sighed, "You are the companion of the East Palace, and you should be in the Taisun party, but as a disciple of Taihaogu, you are also a member of the Taisun Party. A fellow of the two kings Yan and Ning, after tonight, the Taisun party will definitely regard you as a different kind, and the situation of junior and junior is really worrying." Le Zhiyang pondered and said: "What should I do in my brother's opinion?" Dao Yan said with a smile: "As the saying goes, 'You don't need a heavy hammer to sound the drum'. The younger brother is so smart, do you still need to point it out for the older brother?" Le Zhiyang cursed inwardly.Daoyan's words were clearly lobbying for the king of Yan, and the act of going to the banquet tonight was a big trap. Zhu Gaochi knew that his grandson suspected him, but he deliberately invited him to go with him. Will go out, "Yan Wang Party" His big hat will also fall on his head. Le Zhiyang's heart was clear, but he smiled and said: "No wonder Fang Xiaoru speaks rudely when he sees me." "It's not because of party disputes that he speaks rudely. Fang Xiaoru claimed to be a Confucian in the world. In the early years, someone recommended him to enter the East Palace. For some reason, the Holy Majesty did not agree. Fang Xiaoru was very worried. When he saw you studying with him in the East Palace, he was naturally dissatisfied. " Le Zhiyang said with a smile: "They think I'm the 'Yan Wang Party', and I'm afraid that this Eastern Palace companion will be ruined." "That's not true." Dao Yan shook his head again and again, "It's the Holy Majesty's intention that you enter the East Palace. No matter what party you choose, it can't be worth a word from the Holy Majesty. Even if the grandson had a thousand reluctances, he could only swallow his anger. He paused." After a while, he said with a smile, "Don't worry, Junior Brother, if you are in trouble, Brother Wei will help you vent your anger. " Le Zhiyang thanked him, and thought in his heart: "This monk is really cunning. According to him, he clearly wants me to sneak into the East Palace and become a spy for his 'Yanwang Party'. This idea is not smelly, and only a fool will be fooled. " The two had their own thoughts and were speechless for a while.Suddenly, there was a call from a distance, followed by the sound of footsteps, and the servants looked panicked and ran around holding torches.The two were surprised, Dao Yan grabbed one of them and asked, "What happened?" "Dead, dead..." The man swallowed, "Dead..." "Is someone dead?" The two looked at each other, quickly followed the servant, and walked around the front hall. Suddenly, they saw that the front was as bright as day, and everyone gathered around a big tree, raised their torches, and looked up.Le Zhiyang squeezed into the crowd, looked up, and suddenly saw a corpse hanging high on the treetop, bloody and swaying.A sudden gust of wind blows the corpse around, Le Zhiyang takes a closer look, as if struck by lightning, his heart beats wildly and his mind goes blank. The dead man was Guo Erru.At this time, the king of Shu arrived, looking at the corpse, his face was ashen, and his eyes were burning.Xu Huizu also opened his mouth wide. Guo Erru was a musician in the Shu Palace, but he died in Wei Guogong's mansion. After staying for a while, Xu Huizu regained his composure, turned his head and glared at the servant, and shouted in a low voice: "You trash, why don't you let him down?" The corpse was more than a foot above the ground, and the servants moved the wooden ladder and hurriedly untied the corpse.At this moment, Le Zhiyang just regained his senses, staring fixedly at the corpse, as if in a dream. Guo Erru's body was incomplete, the wounds were intertwined, and the bones were deeply visible. There were both claw marks and tooth holes. Although the man was dead, his eyes were still open, and his face was extremely distorted, full of fear. No matter the expression of the wound, Guo Erru's death condition is the same as that of Le Shaofeng.Le Zhiyang tried his best to recall the past, and it was a servant who took away Guo Erru.That person stood in the dark, bowed his head, and thinking about it now, if this person refuses to show his face, there is a high probability that he is the murderer. Thinking of this, Le Zhiyang couldn't help but look around.There are many servants in the mansion with the same clothes, even if the man is among them, it is impossible to find him at this time. Le Zhiyang was very depressed, Guo Erru died, and the clues were cut off again. The only way to do now is to find out the origin of this person and find clues from his life experience.Thinking of this, he looked at the King of Shu, and saw Zhu Chun pacing up and down with his hands behind his back in a rage, and immediately stepped forward and asked, "His Royal Highness, does Mr. Guo have any enemies in front of him?" The King of Shu was startled, shook his head and said, "I don't know, he was recommended by Mr. Fang." Turning around, he called Fang Xiaoru.Fang Xiaoru said: "Old Guo is taciturn, and I have no close friendship with him. I heard from him that he stayed in the capital at that time, and then went to Sichuan to join his relatives and friends. After his relatives and friends died, he stayed in Chengdu. I saw that he was proficient in all kinds of musical instruments, especially the pipa. It's played exquisitely, for the sake of the "Ledao Conference", I recommend it to His Highness, who knows..." Speaking of this, I feel sad. Dao Yan said: "Old Guo stayed in the capital. With his skills, he should not be an unknown person. In my opinion, it is better to find some old musicians and come to identify the corpse." "This plan is great!" The King of Shu nodded repeatedly, "The murderer is so bold, if he is not punished, what is the truth?" After this incident, everyone had no intention of having a banquet and left one after another.Zhu Gaochi asked: "Does the Immortal Elder want to go back to Yangming Temple?" Le Zhiyang was unsure, and replied casually: "I have something to do, so I won't go back for now." Zhu Gaochi didn't have time to speak, Zhu Gaoxu sneered and said, "What's the matter? Have an appointment with a girl surnamed Shui? It's so fucking enjoyable to meet a beautiful woman on a moonlit night." He disappeared, and all his jealousy and hatred were vented on Le Zhiyang body. Zhu Gaochi glared at his brother, turned his head and smiled and said, "Unfortunately, I wanted to invite the immortal head to the mansion for a drink or two. I have something to do today, so I have to wait for the future." The two sides exchanged a few words, and after leaving the Xu residence, Dao Yan held Le Zhiyang and smiled and said, "Junior brother, you have to carefully consider what you say for your brother, the officialdom is dangerous, one wrong step, wrong step, fame and future are all in the future." In your mind." Le Zhiyang was out of his mind, so he casually said a few perfunctory sentences.Dao Yan brought another horse, handed it to him, and said earnestly: "The night is long and the road is long, so riding a horse is better." Le Zhiyang unintentionally got on the horse, took the rein, and walked forward.At that time the night was dark, but his mind was full of Guo Erru's death, and Le Shaofeng's corpse flashed by from time to time.Before he knew it, the two corpses merged into one, and the scars on his body were like mouths full of blood, laughing silently at him. "Who is it?" Le Zhiyang was extremely distressed, and he raised his fist and knocked hard on his forehead.Knocked twice, suddenly heard a soft voice laughing: "The head is not granite, it's not good to break it." Le Zhiyang turned his head in response, and suddenly saw Shui Lianying, standing under the eaves with a graceful figure, her skin was as radiant as snow, her dimples appeared, and there was a joy between her brows. Le Zhiyang was startled, and blurted out: "It's you?" Shui Lianying smiled and said: "It's not me, who else?" Le Zhiyang hurriedly said: "Girl, don't get me wrong, I just think you're gone. Thought I'd never see you again." Shui Lianying took a deep look at him, her eyes were dark and bottomless.Le Zhiyang wanted to ask her where she had been, but when she saw her strange eyes, she was suddenly in a trance, not knowing where to start. Suddenly Shui Lianying sighed, and said faintly: "I wanted to leave, but, but I was scared, and came back unknowingly." After hearing this, Le Zhiyang felt pity secretly, nodded and said: "Just come back, so I won't have to look for you!" "Really?" When Shui Lianying looked at him, she suddenly smiled brightly and softly, like a shy orchid blooming in the long street at cold night. Le Zhiyang looked at the woman, slightly dazed, and after a while, he asked: "Miss Shui, why did you leave without saying goodbye?" Shui Lianying lowered her head and said softly, "I want to save someone!" Le Zhiyang was taken aback for a moment, Asked: "Lian Xian and Lan Yun?" "Yes!" Shui Lianying was very disappointed, "I don't know how they are, whether they have been bullied by others." Le Zhiyang rolled his eyes, and suddenly smiled and said: "Well, there is an old man who may know." Shui Lianying asked in surprise: "Who?" , fell on his shoulders.Le Zhiyang stroked the feathers, and asked with a smile: "Good bird, did you find it?" Feixue raised her head high and nodded frequently. Shui Lianying suddenly realized: "It's no wonder I haven't seen it, so I followed the Yan Gang?" Le Zhiyang raised his hand, and the snow flew into the sky, only circling above. Shui Lianying looked at Bai Falcon, admired Le Zhiyang's foresight, and said: "It's not too late, let's go quickly: Le Zhiyang thought about it, and said: "Miss Shui, you stay in the capital, and I will save people. Shui Lianying shook her head and said: "They and I are called master and servant, but they are actually sisters. The younger sister is suffering, how can the older sister be alone?" " Thinking of the two women, Le Zhiyang suddenly got on his horse and stretched out his hand with blood rolling in his chest.Shui Lianying didn't understand what she meant, so Le Zhiyang charged forward on his horse, leaned forward, picked her up by the waist, and placed her gently in front of him. Shui Lianying was ashamed and anxious, her face seemed to be burning.Since she was an adult, she has never been so close to a man, and now she rides on two horses, skin to skin, breath can be heard, Shui Lianying only feels dizzy, heartbeat is thunderous, hair is sweating slightly, and she is almost out of breath. Le Zhiyang acted as if nothing had happened.Just caressing about pulling the reins and riding the horse, Shui Lianying felt anxious for a while, but also slowly let go of her heart, thinking: "People say that Liu Xiahui can't be messed up when sitting in his arms, I don't think there is such a strange man in the world." Thinking of this, I felt relieved, But feel the fast horse galloping, the night wind blowing, the moonlight and tree shadows flying backwards, there is an indescribable joy in my chest. Flying snow is sometimes high and sometimes low, sometimes far and sometimes near, like a ghost, looming indefinitely in the night.The two rode their horses to follow, and after running for an hour, they suddenly saw a light in front of them. When they looked closely, it turned out to be a small courtyard. When they reached the top of the courtyard, the white falcon could not go around.Le Zhiyang knew that he had reached the ground, helped Shui Lianying off the horse, dived to the gate of the small courtyard, took out the real steel sword, and cut off the latch.The two pushed the door open and walked into the bright place, when they suddenly heard someone groaning. Le Zhiyang broke the window paper and looked inside. The "snake charmer" was lying on the bed with bruises all over his body, humming in his mouth. A child beside the bed was decocting medicine. The room was filled with steam and a pungent smell of medicine. Le Zhiyang just thought it was funny, the old man played with snakes all the year round, but was bitten by a snake, it was a great retribution.Thinking of this, he kicked the door and entered.The little boy was startled and rushed towards him, but was kicked by him. The snake charmer panicked and was about to struggle, Le Zhiyang waved his long sword, pointed at his throat, and said with a smile: "I want to live, Lie down obediently." The snake charmer lay down sadly, Le Zhiyang winked at Shui Lianying: "Take this little guy out." Shui Lianying didn't understand, frowned, and led the little boy back out. Le Zhiyang asked again: "Are you alone?" The snake charmer nodded resentfully.Le Zhiyang asked again: "Where are the others?" The snake charmer hummed: "Let's go." "Where are the two girls?" The snake hunter reported that he didn't answer, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his throat, and hurriedly said: "They, they were taken away by the purple salt messenger." Le Zhiyang asked in surprise, "Where did you go?" I know." Le Zhiyang said with a smile: "Mr., if you don't want to tell me, I'll ask your Tonger. He said, you will die. " The snake joker's expression changed, he was downcast, and said resentfully: "Wang Yan envoy took them to the 'Fresh River Meeting'." Le Zhiyang said: "The river is salty and the sea is fresh, what is that?" "It's not a thing. "The snake joker said, "That's the gang's general meeting, and people from all halls and halls in the world will send people to attend. I heard that this conference will elect a new generation of gang leaders." "Choose the leader?" Le Zhiyang was taken aback, "Is Su Chengguang dead?" "Not yet." The snake tricker sneered slightly, "But he won't live long." " "how do I say this? " "Emissary Wang Yan thought of a workaround. First select the gang leader, and then let the new gang leader kill Su Chengguang to avenge the old gang leader. In this way, the gang leader can be selected without violating the old gang leader's last wish." Le Zhiyang was silent for a while, he admired Su Chengguang's heroism, and couldn't bear to see him die, Wang Zikun's tactic was really vicious.Thinking of this, he asked, "What's the difference between the leader of the gang and those two girls?" The snake charmer shook his head and said, "I don't know either." Le Zhiyang asked again: "When will the meeting be held?" The snake tricker said: "The night after tomorrow." Le Zhiyang said: "Where is it?" The snake tricker said: "Chongming Island." Le Zhiyang turned around and went out, and questioned Tong'er again, which was exactly the same as what the snake charmer said.After listening to Shui Lianying, a sad expression appeared on her face.The two walked out of the yard in silence, Le Zhiyang suddenly said: "Miss Shui, have you ever been to Chongming Island?" Shui Lianying shook her head lightly: "I haven't been there, but I have heard that it is a small island in the middle of the river. It is located in the middle of the sea. It takes about two days to go there." Speaking of this, she took a look at Le Zhiyang , said casually, "Master Le, if you want to go, you can't leave me behind." "Shui girl..." Before Le Zhiyang finished speaking, Shui Lianying said first: "The Salt gang is gathering, there are many masters, how likely are you to rescue them?" Le Zhiyang was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "10% nor." "So I have to go." Shui Lianying resolutely said, "As a last resort, I can replace them." Le Zhiyang felt a big headache, but Shui Lianying had made up her mind and had to go together.The two walked along the river for a while, and at dawn, Le Zhiyang sold the horse and exchanged it for a fishing boat with a canopy.Shui Lianying was very surprised, Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "The Salt Gang has many eyes and ears, riding a horse is too ostentatious, hiding in the cabin can hide your whereabouts." Shui Lianying shook her head and said: "Take a look at you and me, how can you look like a fisherman and a fisherwoman?" Le Zhiyang thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Young lady said so." Bought two sets of coarse cloth clothes, and water Lianying is on her body. Shui Lianying took off the hairpin ring and broke up the palace bun, just like an ordinary village woman, tied up her hair with a thorn hairpin.She has icy skin and snow skin, with picturesque eyebrows, and her clothes and hairpins can't conceal the beauty of the country, just like Qiongyao in the stone and plum blossom in the snow, the beauty is even more beautiful in the rough. While watching, Le Zhiyang couldn't help laughing and said: "No wonder Xi Shi can become the princess of Fucha, the king of Wu, by washing the gauze by the stream. She is a beauty, she is a beauty in everything she wears." Shui Lianying's cheeks were slightly red, as if stained with rouge, and she muttered softly: "You man, if you don't say a few words, will you die?" Le Zhiyang laughed loudly, and went out of the cabin to row the oar. Going down the river in this way, Le Zhiyang had nothing to do, and thought of Guo Erru's death, thinking about it, but he had no clue, thinking of troubles, he went to the bow of the boat to play the flute to relax. This night, when the moon was setting and the river was flowing, Le Zhiyang played "Zhou Tianling Flying Song" again, looking at the bright moon in the heart of the river, his mood suddenly became ethereal.The Battle of Hengying Waterside Pavilion is vivid in my mind, and his scriptures also come to my mind. The Battle of the Waterside Pavilion was all based on inspiration, and now it is confirmed that the scriptures in "Miao Le Ling Fei Jing" are actually in every detail, and everything fits the essence of the text.Just like the scriptures say: "Everything is my festival, wild horses come into my mouth... flowing water has no strings, and the listener has a heart. Those who have a heart listen to the water without strings. It is like flowing water, and it has its own sound. Those who have no heart listen to it. The qin of strings, even if Boya is alive, is also played to the cow... Take my heart as the heart, the heaven and the earth can be used for me, use the thunder as the drum, gather Fengshui as the string, use the earth's lungs as the pipe to blow, and change the mountains into Zhong Pan..." Le Zhiyang's two phases confirm that he is intoxicated.With this way of thinking, even if you can't turn everything into music as mentioned in the scriptures, as long as you guide it properly, any weapon in the world can be turned into a musical instrument. When weapons are turned into musical instruments, they can play music. There are many music in the world, but if you want to make the most of the music, there is no better than "Zhou Tianling Fei Song" The rhythm of the "spiritual dance" comes from the "spiritual song", and the rhythm of the "spiritual song" comes from the blood.The change of qi and blood of the human body is also connected with the heaven and the earth, so it follows the sky and responds to people, and it is in harmony with the Dao. The more Le Zhiyang thinks about it, the better. Looking back at the Battle of Shuixie, he simplified the complexity and divided his mind into five according to the rhythm of "Lingqu": one is "listening to the wind", listening to the sound of weapons; ", to see through the opponent's rhythm; the third is "chaotic martial arts", which disturbs the opponent's martial arts; the fourth is "entering the law", bringing the opponent into its own rhythm;These five steps are collectively referred to as "Five Laws of Stopping Ge", which also means "stop fighting for martial arts". Le Zhiyang was obsessed with martial arts, while Shui Lianying watched, but saw him sometimes immersed in deep thinking, sometimes beaming with joy, sometimes sitting withered like an old monk, sometimes standing up again, waving the jade flute, making gestures and strokes. Shui Lianying looked at it for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Young Master Le, what are you doing?" Le Zhiyang regained his composure, and explained the truth of "The Five Laws of Zhi Ge". Shui Lianying was baffled by what she heard, and was stunned for a long time before she smiled and said: "The ancients cast swords into plows, and you turn swords into flutes, which is quite similar. If all the weapons in the world are turned into musical instruments, it would be a great thing. .” She had a smile on her face, but there was disbelief in her eyes.It's no wonder that "The Five Laws of Zhige" is too mysterious, a practitioner is like a person drinking water, knowing whether he is warm or cold, but it is really difficult for outsiders to understand it.Le Zhiyang couldn't explain clearly, so he just smiled and sat on the bow of the boat, concentrating on meditation. Shui Lianying walked to his side, looked at the river full of stars and moons, and the long forests on both sides, sighed suddenly, and said softly: "Compared to eighteen years ago, this place has changed a lot." Le Zhiyang was thinking about martial arts, when he heard this, he asked in surprise: "Have you been here?" Shui Lianying nodded and said: "I was only three years old at that time, my father came to Beijing as an official, and my mother and I followed him. Together, Le Zhiyang couldn't help laughing and said: "Are you already twenty-one?really can't see Book" Shui Lianying smiled wryly and said: "Life is like a slough, and death is like a slough. This body will be shed sooner or later like a cicada. What does it matter?" Some." Shui Lianying glanced at him, there seemed to be starlight in her eyes, she suddenly smiled and said, "Young Master Le, you must have been carefree when you were young, so no matter what time you are, you are always happy." "You can't be carefree." Le Zhiyang raised his fingers and said, "It's like having no food on New Year's Eve, no clothes on a snowy day, performing arts on the street, and being bullied by thugs." Shui Lianying shook her head , said indifferently: "These things are really nothing." Le Zhiyang refused to accept: "Okay, what troubles have you encountered?" Shui Lianying was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "My father smiled at me. " "Laughing at you?" Le Zhiyang laughed and said, "This is a good thing." Shui Lianying said: "But the place where he laughed is wrong." Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "Where is he smiling?" Shui Lianying looked at Facing the river, said faintly: "On the guillotine in the capital." Le Zhiyang was tongue-tied, and stammered: "My father, my father..." Shui Lianying nodded dumbly: "Yes, he was beheaded." She paused, then said, "I also saw my mother laughing... ..." "This..." Le Zhiyang frowned, "Where is she laughing?" "In the brothel on the Qinhuai River." When Shui Lianying said this, her tone was extremely flat, and she looked at the woman with joy, but her heart was churning. Shui Lianying lost his mind for a while, and suddenly said softly: "I still remember that the night when I was three years old, the moonlight here was so bright that it shone on a person, and it could turn a person into a shadow. Now the moonlight is dark. Seriously, eighteen years have passed, and everything has changed." Le Zhiyang looked up, and saw the bright moon shining in the sky, and couldn't help saying: "The moon has never changed since ancient times." "You don't understand!" Shui Lianying shook her head lightly, "The moon in the sky is just the shadow of people's hearts. When people's hearts change, the moon also changes." Le Zhiyang couldn't understand what he heard, Shui Lianying suddenly turned around, got into the cabin, and fell asleep on his own. After another day and night, we sailed into the boundary of Songjiang, and after another half day, we finally arrived at the end of the Yangtze River.At this point, the river is connected to the sea in the east, and the water is vast.Le Zhiyang looked as far as the eye can see, among the waves ups and downs, an island is looming, the green grass on the side of the island is like silk, the reed flowers on the island are blowing snow, and the gulls and birds are flying together, rising and falling in groups. Ye Xiaozhou circles the island, carrying ups and downs, and fishing songs are melodious. This island is exactly Chongming Island, where the river and the sea blend together, and the water is divided into two colors, clear and picturesque.Le Zhiyang couldn't help thinking: No wonder the Salt Gang gathered here, the water flowed here, the river water became salty, and the sea water became thinner, which is worthy of the name of "salty river and fresh sea".The river can be salty, the sea can be salty, what else can't be done in this world? It is not without fear that he ventured here, seeing the sea and sky at this moment, his pride suddenly increased, and he felt that there was nothing difficult in the world. It was still early, and the two docked at the shore, waiting for nightfall.Soon the sun sank to the west and night fell. Le Zhiyang raised his eyes and saw that the island was dotted with many fire lights.There were also more boats nearby, rowing oars and hitting the water, sailing towards the small island in the middle of the river.The boatmen are all disciples of the Salt Gang. Le Zhiyang was also paddling forward, when asked about it, he falsely claimed that Ying Tian Fen Tang, the disciples of the Salt Clan did not suspect fraud, and even sailed with him. Soon after they arrived on the shore, the two of them were dressed in rough clothes, and no one noticed them.They followed the crowd and crowded into a flat field, surrounded by torches, which illuminated as bright as day.Le Zhiyang looked around, but he didn't see Lian and Su, but he saw disciples of the Yan Gang arriving one after another, filling the surrounding space, at least a thousand people. It was noisy at first, but after a while, it suddenly quieted down.Le Zhiyang felt surprised, Suddenly there was a loud bang, and I looked around, and saw a large boat approaching the shore. The boat was one foot high, with wheels on both sides. Le Zhiyang was surprised and couldn't help asking: "Is this a car or a boat?" Before Shui Lianying could answer, a disciple of the Salt Gang smiled and said, "Are you new here? Get on the shore as a car, enter the water as a boat.” "The leader's car?" Le Zhiyang was taken aback, "The leader has been elected?" The disciple looked at him with doubts on his face: "That's not true." Le Zhiyang heaved a sigh of relief, and looking far away, the vehicles and boats entered the crowd, like a towering tower, standing or sitting on the bow of the boat, there were about 20 people, including the four salt envoys of purple, red, blue and green.The four of them each occupied a side, surrounded by a wooden stake, and Su Chengguang was tied up with five flowers and stood in front of the stake.I haven't seen him for half a month. He is bearded and haggard, with only a pair of eyes, which stand out intimidatingly. Le Zhiyang saw that his arrogance was still unabated, and cheered secretly in his heart. He also saw a rosewood chair (roughly divided into black rosewood and red rosewood, often called mahogany) behind the five people, on which sat a five-year-old man, white and white. The robe has big sleeves, the jade face has a long beard, and the eyes are slightly closed, as if in meditation. Le Zhiyang saw that he had a good demeanor, so he couldn't help guessing: "This man is wearing white clothes, could it be the 'White Salt Messenger' Huating?" Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums. A dragon boat came on the river. On the third floor of the pavilion, the boat was decorated with lights and festoons. Come on, who will be the first..." He sang a sentence, and the people on the boat echoed, Le Zhiyang heard it funny, and tried his best to hold back his smile. Soon after the boat arrived at the shore, an old man of half a hundred came down, wearing dragon robes, flying fish crowns, holding a pipe, puffing out clouds, with a proud expression, and nodded slightly to the salt envoys before the car and boat. Shui Lianying leaned closer to Le Zhiyang's ear and whispered, "He is Sun Zhengfang, Elder Hai, one of the three elders of the Salt Gang, in charge of the five provinces in the southeast..." Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of a cannon, and the sky was full of fireworks, forming eight dazzling characters: "Heaven and earth are wild, Xuanwu is in the north". It was a flower boat that fired the cannon. Just as the writing in the sky faded, there was another cannon sound on the boat. The sky was filled with fireworks, forming eight big characters: "Three talents and five elements, only the earth is the respect." Le Zhiyang held back his laughter and asked in a low voice: "Is this Elder Tu?" Shui Lianying nodded and said, "Elder Tu Gaoqi, he is in charge of the soil salt, rock salt, and pool salt in the five northern provinces." Le Zhiyang smiled and said: "It seems that they are all here to fight for the leader." "Naturally." Shui Lianying said eloquently, "Salt Gang has 300,000 disciples who sell illicit salt, and I am envious of them. Not only are they numerous and powerful, but they are also wealthy. To fight for the position of the leader of this gang, we must fight Bleeding." The flower boat docked, got off in a sedan chair, carried it to the front of the car and boat, and walked out an old man in black, in his early fifties, shriveled and thin. When he saw Sun Zhengfang, he immediately glared at him. Sun Zhengfang put down his pipe, smiled and said: "Xuanwu is in the north, isn't Xuanwu a tortoise? No wonder Brother Gao likes to sit in a sedan chair, just like a tortoise travels, he always takes a tortoise shell with him!" Gao Qi sneered and said loudly: "Don't dare, Brother Sun is the leader. Is this pincer a turtle? It's no wonder that I can't understand. If you think you have a turtle head, what good things can you come up with?" Sun Zhengfang couldn't do the cursing and got himself burned. He couldn't help but snorted angrily, raised his cigarette stick, and smoked in suspense.Gao Qi gained the upper hand, complacent, and shouted loudly: "Where is Elder Jing? I heard that he was arrested by Xicheng. If he doesn't come, Gao will become the leader of the gang, and the victory will be invincible." Sun Zhengfang gave a piss , said: "Half of the private salt in the world is sea salt, and your few earth salts will only cause diarrhea." Gao Qi said with a smile: "Haiyan earns a lot of money, but it only takes advantage of the location. If I were in your position, what would it be? Ha, private salt in the world, at least three quarters." Sun Zhengfang said angrily "I don't know what to say." Gao Qi laughed and said, "I'm better than you who take bribes." 孙正芳变了脸色，怒道：“你说什么？ ”高奇取出一本账簿, 笑道：“这是你贪污的证据，这些年你做海长老，少说贪污了五十万两银子。” “血口喷人！ ”孙正芳一晃身，忽地到了高奇身前，五指张开，抓向账簿。高奇向左一闪，却被孙正芳抓住账簿一角，两人同时用力，嗤的一声，账簿分成两半，孙正芳低头看去，忽地一呆， 怒道：“什么狗屁账簿，根本就是一本皇历。” 高奇哈哈笑道：“我不过试一试你，你这么急着抢回账簿， 足见心中有鬼，做贼心虚。"孙正芳气得连连跺脚，骂道：“放屁， 放屁……” 两人正在争执，忽听有人哈哈大笑。两人抬头一瞧，笑的却是苏乘光。孙正芳脸色一沉,厉声道：“你笑什么？ ”苏乘光笑道： “我笑乌龟打架。”孙、高二人曾以“乌龟”相互嘲讽，孙正芳勃然大怒，跳上车船，手起掌落，给了苏乘光一个耳光。 苏乘光大怒，虎目睁圆，精光暴涨。孙正芳为他目光所逼， 不觉后退半步，打人的手掌隐隐作痛，方才一掌，不似打中人身， 倒像是打中了一块石头，他不由心想：“我若叫他吓住，岂不叫人耻笑。”想着毒念陡生，掣出一口尖刀，扎向苏乘光的心口。 忽听“当”的一声，尖刀刺中一支短戟，孙正芳只一愣，回头怒道：“淳于英，你敢拦我？ ”淳于英淡淡说道：“孙长老，你还不能杀他。”孙正芳怒道：“为什么？ ”淳于英道：“事先说好, 只有新任帮主，方可杀他祭旗。” 孙正芳的脸色阵红阵白，忽地大声说道：“这帮主怎么选？ 比武功，比资历，还是比赚钱？若比嫌钱，孙某拿管东南，富甲天下，理所当然，该由我当帮主。” 高奇“呸"了一声，说道：“一帮之主，以德为先，光比嫌钱的本事，说起来就是一股铜臭气。”孙正芳瞥他一眼,冷笑道：“咱们入帮图什么，不就为一个'钱'字吗？以德为先，怎么不去考八股、当状元？ ” 众弟子一听，大感入耳，纷纷叫道：“对啊，不能替大伙儿赚钱，又算哪门子帮主？ ” 高奇一时语塞，王子昆忽地上前一步，挥手笑道："二位长老都是本帮的翘楚，才德资历都是旗鼓相当。至于嫌钱的本事， 东南富庶，北方贫瘠，要分高下，也不公平。” 高奇忙说：“对，对……”孙正芳大为不快，冷冷说：“王盐使，你说了半天，就跟放屁一样。” 王子昆干笑两声，说道：“孙长老别急，我有一个法子，既能选出帮主，又能叫落选者心服口服。” 孙、高二人齐声问道“什么法子？ ”王子昆一拍手,大声说道： “将妖女押上来。”人群应声分开，押出两个女子。 乐、水二人心跳加快，这两个女子正是莲航、岚耘，二人蓬头垢面，手足被绑，望着四周人群，脸上均是惧色。 苏乘光看见二人，惊讶道：“你们两个怎么来了？ ”莲航落泪道：“盐帮进攻了蘅荇水榭。 ”苏乘光皱眉道：“你们小姐呢？ ” 岚耘道：“谢天谢地，来了一个救星，带着小姐逃了。 " 王子昆咳嗽一声，打断两人，高声说道：“这两个小贱人都是西城妖女。孙长老、高长老，我把她们放了，你们以一对一，谁先杀死妖女，谁就是下一任帮主。” 人群一片哗然，苏乘光怒道：“王子昆，你欺人太甚。”王子昆笑道：“我怎么欺人了？大家以一对一，再也公平不过。" 苏乘光怒喝一声，用力一挣，但他身上的绳索是生牛皮缠绕铁索，千钧之力也休想挣开。苏乘光无计可施，望着二女，心如刀割，怒道：“欺负女人算哪门子好汉？高奇、孙正芳，有本事―人接我十掌，谁接得下来，谁就当他娘的帮主。” 高、孙二人知道齐浩鼎的死因，自忖武功高不过齐浩鼎，硬接“雷音掌”无异送死，当下假装没有听见，高奇说道：“王盐使言之成理，谁先杀妖女，谁就当帮主。”孙正芳也默默点头。 高奇一扬手，太喝：“拿棒来。”两个弟子捧上来一支狼牙巨棒，九尺有余，通体精钢锻铸，少说也有八十来斤。 高奇人小棒大，原本滑稽，但他接过棒子，舞弄两下，当真呼呼生风，挥洒自如，众人看在眼里，无不齐声喝彩。 乐之扬望着棒上尖剌，只觉头皮发麻。这时胳膊刺痛，转眼—瞧，水怜影抓着他的手臂，直勾勾望着前方，但因太过用力，指甲深深陷入肉里。 此时莲航、岚耘脱了束缚，两人对望一眼，目光不胜凄然。 孟飞燕看得不忍，大声说道：“王盐使，何苦非要杀人？不如点到为止，谁先打倒对手，谁就胜出如何？ ”淳于英也说：“不错， 堂堂盐帮三老，为难两个女子，传到江湖上，只怕不太好听。 " “这就心软了么？ ”王子昆微微冷笑，孟盐使、淳于盐使， 你们忘了老帮主怎么死的吗？盐帮西城，势不两立，杀这两个小妖女，也不过小小地出一口恶气。 " 众弟子一听，纷纷叫嚷：“对啊，杀了她们，给老帮主报仇。”千人齐呼，声如炸雷，二女身处其间，不觉心颤神摇、面如死灰。孟飞燕眼看众意难违，只好摇头叹气。 孙正芳忽地放下烟管，向着二女问道：“你们两个用什么兵器？ ”岚耘道："我用鹤嘴锄。”莲航说：“我用长枪。”三十六行客里的“莳花客”使一把短锄，闻言越众而出，交给岚耘。另有 人取来一条长枪，送到莲航手上。 孙正芳斜睨了高奇一眼,忽道：“你挑哪个？ ”髙奇打量二女， 心想：“一寸长，一寸强，狼牙棒比锄头要长，竹斿又比烟杆要长。” 想到这儿，含笑说道：“我挑锄头。”不待孙正芳回答，抡起狼牙巨棒，向岚耘当头打落。 夙耘正要抵挡，身边风声忽起，突然多了一人。那人抓住她 手，向后跳开，高奇一棒落空，登时又惊又怒，定眼看去，岚耘的身边站着一个少年男子，一副农夫装束，人才清俊不凡，手中拿着一支玉笛，脸上流露出嬉笑神气。 二女不胜惊喜，齐声叫道：“乐公子。”高奇惊疑不定，放下棒子，皱眉问道：“你是谁？ ”乐之扬不及回答，忽听赵见淮叫道： “他是西城少主。 " 话一出口，人群哗然。乐之扬暗喑叫苦，当初自称“少主"， 不过扯虎皮当大旗，吓唬一下盐帮弟子，到了这儿，反成拖累。 杜酉阳打量乐之扬，忽地点头说："我想起来了，上次西城八部擅闯'有味庄'，其中就有他一个。” 众人群情汹涌，呼啦围将上来，苏乘光却是大皱眉头，忽地厉声叫道：“兀那小子，你捣什么鬼？西城少主又是谁？ " 乐之扬眼珠一转，忽地笑道：“赵堂主一定听错了，我不是 '西城少主'，而是西城小卒。”赵见淮气得发昏，破口大骂：“嘴是两张皮，你一会儿少主，一会儿小卒，他妈的，根本就是谎话连篇！ " 乐之扬脸也不红，笑嘻嘻道：“不瞒赵堂主，这一次我来， 是为梁城主带个口信。他说了，盐帮如果识相，立马速速放人，如不然，城主一到，玉石俱焚。 " “放屁，放屁。”赵见淮怒道，“臭小子，鬼才信你……”还没骂完，忽听有人说道：“小子，你真是梁思禽的信使？ ”声音甚是沉静，乐之扬转眼一瞧，酸枝椅上的老者不知何时张开双眼， 萧然站起，注目望来。 乐之扬见他仪表非俗，心头一动，笑嘻嘻说道：“是啊，我就是他的信使。”老者拈须道："他自己为何不来？ ”乐之扬笑道： “你怎么知道他没来？ ” 老者脸色微变，转眼看向四周。苏乘光“呸” 了一声，冷笑道：“楚空山，亏你一派宗主，居然相信这样的鬼话，我西城没他这一号人物，更没有什么城主的口信。” 老者沉吟未决，高奇冷笑道：“有口信又怎样，没口信又怎样， 梁思禽号称天下无敌，照我来看，也没什么了不起的。盐帮弟子三十万，一人吐一泡唾沫，也能将他活活淹死。"孙正芳点头道：“髙长老说得对，梁思禽当真天下无敌，又为何躲在昆仑山不敢露面？ 哼，他不来还罢，当真敢来，便让他看一看我盐帮弟子的手段。” 这几句说得豪气干云，大长众人志气，一时纷纷叫道：“对呀， 天下无敌，笑死人了，天下那么多人，他一个个都比过吗……三十年河东，三十年河西，梁思禽一个老朽，还胡吹什么大气……” 众人七嘴八舌，说得兴高采烈，仿佛人人都能胜过梁思禽，随便一个盐帮弟子，都比西城之主高明十倍。 苏乘光一边听着，先是愤怒，听到后来，忽觉不胜滑稽，哈哈大笑起来。王子昆怒道：“你笑什么？ ”苏乘光笑道："我笑西城之主一钱不值，教出来的徒弟，居然打死了盐帮的帮主。不对, 我这两下子，连蚂蚁也捏不死，怎么打得死齐浩鼎呢？他一定是被风吹死的，老子给他抵命，真他妈的冤枉透顶。 " 说到这儿，四周鸦雀无声，众弟子均想：“苏乘光只是梁思禽的弟子，尚且三掌打死齐浩鼎，梁思禽身为师尊，当真天下无敌也说不定。”想到这儿，豪气顿失。 孙正芳眼看军心动摇，扬声道：“苏乘光，你别不服气，有道是长江后浪推前浪，梁思禽再厉害，那也是三十年前的事。” "谁说我不服气？老子服气得很。"苏乘光笑道，“西城之主都不算什么，这小子自称西城小卒，更加入不了孙长老的法眼。 来来来，高长老、孙长老，谁要杀了这小卒，谁就是盐帮之主， 我苏乘光任杀任剐，决无怨言。 " 此话一出.乐之扬哭笑不得，孙、高二人犹豫未决，苏乘光火上浇油，又说道：“堂堂盐帮长老，还怕我西城的小卒么？ ” 高奇骑虎难下，怒道："我怕你个屁。”举起狼牙棒，吐了个 架势，冲乐之扬喝道，“棍棒无眼，只怪你自己命歹。” 乐之扬笑而不语，只是把玩玉笛，高奇皱眉道：“你的兵器呢？ ”乐之扬扬起笛子，笑道：“这个不是？ " 高奇一愣，大喝一声，挥棒就打，乐之扬使出“灵舞”，轻轻晃身止过。高奇见他设法灵动，暗喑吃惊，当即打起精神，使 出-路“贪狼噬月棍”，八十斤重的巨棒舞得有如电光雷霆，来来去去，不离乐之扬头顶。 两人一进一退，来去如风，忽然嗤的一声，狼牙棒带走了一 片乐之扬衣角。盐帮弟子喝彩之余，暗叫可惜，心想这一棒稍快一步，带走的可就是一块皮肉了。 十余招一过，乐之扬先“听风”，两“破节”，灵感所至，狼牙棒的节奏已是：“了然于心，又拆数招，忽然使出“乱武”，玉笛左挑右拨，击中精钢狼牙，发出叮叮之声。 每响一声，高奇便觉虎口一热，劲力传到棒上，忽地七断八续，狼牙棒仿佛撩入一张大网，阻碍重重，越来越慢。 棒法一悛，玉笛乘虚而入，好比薄刃剔肉.尽在节奏间隙游走， 一来二去，好端端一路“贪狼噬月棍”七零八落，前招不接后式， 来去不能自主，狼牙棒就像是一条活蛇.高奇使出吃奶的力气也驾驭不住。 苏乘光原本恼恨乐之扬胃充西城弟子，故而挑唆高奇教训此 people.可是话一出口，又觉有些后悔，乐之扬谎话连篇，却是一番好意，倘若因此伤他，颇有一些过意不去。不料二人交手，乐之扬反占上风，苏乘光大为惊奇，凝目望去，却看不出其中的奥妙， 忽听叮叮数声，高奇应声后退，摇摇晃晃，手舞足蹈，乐之扬抬手， 他也抬手，乐之扬转身.他也转身，乐之扬举步向前，他便应节向后，二人不似交锋，倒像是相对起舞。 苏乘光啧啧称奇，高奇更是茫然失措，玉笛碧光流溢，有如一条绳索系在狼牙棒上，牵着他忽东忽西，陷入可笑境地。高奇极力想要挣脱，可是稍一动念，又被玉笛制住。 乐之扬见他“入律”已深，当下使出“同乐”，忽以左脚为轴，滴溜溜转了起来。二人节奏一同，乐之扬一转，高奇也只好照办，先是人随棒走，渐渐棒随人转，高奇稀里糊涂，只顾使出全力，将手中的棒子使得有如车轮一般。 玉笛轻巧，转起来无关紧要，狼牙棒八十余斤，转动间生出—股大力。高奇蓦地抓拿不住，掌心一痛，大棒脱手而出，画了一个弧线，冲入芦花荡里。高奇失去兵刃，兀自停身不住，连转了七八圈子，方才停了下来，只觉头晕目眩、胸闷欲呕，抬眼望去，忽见孙正芳挥舞烟杆，已和乐之扬斗在一处。 高奇敌汽同仇，忍不住嘎声叫道：“老孙当心，这小子会西城的妖术。”苏乘光听得微微冷笑，心想：“这小子武功古怪，但与我西城无关。西城妖术？哼，这一帮私盐贩子，哪儿见过真正的妖术？ " 孙正芳的烟杆三尺来长，烟锅熟铜锻铸，重约三斤有余，挥舞起来，可如短棍点穴，可如铜锤伤人，一路“灵蛇打"颇负盛名， 出师以来，不知伤了多少好汉。他见乐之扬武功古怪，使出“追风打”和“掣电打”，招招抢攻，不让对方有还手之能。 乐之扬却不管不顾，一律听风、破节，拆解数招，冷不防孙 正芳张开口唇，喷出一般浓烟，烟气随风弥漫，化为白茫茫一片。吐烟之举，无关节奏，乐之扬不由一愣，只怕烟气有毒，慌 忙闭住呼吸，孙正芳趁机隐入烟雾，猛吸狂吐，一时浓烟滚滚， 乐之扬仿佛置身五里雾中，烟气灌入眼与，呛得他双泪齐流。 这是“灵蛇八打”的“兴雾打”，先用浓烟困住对手，而后蔵身烟雾，趁乱出手。孙正芳一觉出乐之扬被困，急忙使出“穿云打”，听风辨位，上前猛攻。 换了他人，必为所趁，偏偏乐之扬耳力通玄，“听风辨位” 的本事，只在对手之上，不在对手之下。孙正芳倘若不动，或许无奈他何，稍一动弹，乐之扬立刻知觉，“破节"转为“乱武”， 孙正芳一击落空，烟杆陡然一沉，空碧笛搭了上来，哒哒哒连环数下，敲得他功消气散、后招尽软，欲要收回，那支笛子却如飞絮魅影，紧紧黏在烟杆上面。 孙正芳欲进不得，欲退也难，焦躁之际，节奏大乱。乐之扬趁势“入律”，玉笛轻轻一挑，烟杆反抽回去，啪的一声，狠狠抽中了孙正芳的左脸。 孙正芳禁不住后退两步，挨打处如中火烧，恼怒间想要反击， 烟杆刚刚挥出，忽又遇上笛子，孙正芳只觉虎口一热，烟杆反眺而回，啪的一声又打中了他的右脸。 老头儿的面皮充气似的肿胀起来，心中又气又急，大力挥舞烟杆，想要挡住对手，可他一举一动，全在乐之扬掌握之中。后者伸出玉笛，向上一挑，烟杆托地挑起，凌空转了一个半圆，烟锅的火星一点不落，全都扣在了孙正芳的胡须上面。 只闻一股焦臭，胡须腾地燃烧起来。孙正芳哇哇大叫，举手想要灭火，不料烟杆反抽回来，正中他的额头，烟锅里的余烬落在他的头顶，嗤的一声，头发顿也燃烧起来。 孙正芳满头满脸均是火焰，烧得犹如一支火把，他再也忍耐 不住，丢了烟杆，滚出浓烟，属下弟子看见，慌忙上前灭火。待到火焰堪灭，老头儿胡须溜光，头皮焦烂，脸上一团漆黑，狼狈得无法形容。 倏尔浓烟散尽，乐之扬一手挽着玉笛，一手擎着烟杆，吸了—口，徐徐吐出，那一副神气模样