Chapter 5 Chapter 4: The Beautiful Boy with the Golden Snake and the Sword

Yuan Chengzhi accidentally discovered the iron box at the age of thirteen. He had completely forgotten about it all these years ago. Seeing the expressions of Chunjiu and Baldy, there must be a major secret hidden in the "Golden Snake Secret Book", otherwise they would not I searched continuously for eighteen years, and after I found it, I fought for my life like this. "What is written in the secret book?" I couldn't restrain myself anymore, so I found the small iron box covered with dust and spider knots in the corner under the bed.This box was much smaller, so Zhang Chunjiu and Bald Tou didn't notice it for a while.When the two saw the fake secret book in the big iron box, they were ecstatic and never looked for anything else.

Yuan Chengzhi opened the iron box, took out the real "Golden Snake Secret Book" and put it on the table.Opening the book, there are some secrets of practicing kung fu and the mental method of fighting hidden weapons, which are similar to those taught by his master and Taoist Mu Sang. From a glance, the secrets contained in them are quite inferior to what he has learned, but the methods are vicious and vicious , but far more than that.I thought to myself, this time I almost fell for the enemy's despicable tricks. In the future, when I walk in the rivers and lakes, I will never meet evil opponents again. , So I carefully participated in the study of the mind method described in the secret book.

I read all the way down, and I couldn't help but sweat dripping down my forehead. It's really unimaginable that there are all kinds of poisonous methods that harm people in the world. Compared with Zhang Chunjiu and that bald man who use boring medicine to seduce people, it is nothing to say. On the third day of reading, I saw that the martial arts contained in the secret book were completely different from what I had learned in the past. Not only did it have nothing in common with the Huashan School martial arts, but I had never heard of it from my master. It was not just a different way , is always whimsical, and often runs counter to the gist of martial arts, but it also has the magic of defeating the enemy.He is master of one skill and a hundred skills, since he already has profound attainments in martial arts, he can learn a little more of other sects.The martial arts contained in the secret book are full of strange ideas, one after another, after learning it, they can no longer rest on their own, and now they can't help practicing according to the secret book all the way.

After practicing for more than 20 days, I encountered difficulties. In the secret book, there are key points and key points, which are recorded in detail, but there is no figure for the posture of the foundation. Turning to the bottom is a set of "Golden Snake Swordsmanship", thinking: This swordsmanship is named after "Golden Snake", Lord Jinsnake must attach great importance to it, and there must be something unique.Practicing according to the style, I didn't feel anything at the beginning, but later on, the twists and turns, stabbing, chopping, and chopping were very difficult, and some moves were absolutely useless, and I always felt wrong after trying several times. Suddenly I remembered, Mr. Golden Snake There are many graphics on the wall of the cave where the bones are buried, could it be related to this?

Thinking of this, I couldn't bear it any longer, recruited the mute, took a rope torch, and went to the cave again.At that time, he was already tall, but fortunately he had dismantled the entrance of the cave, so he got into the cave, held up a torch and shone it on the wall, and after careful consideration of the figure, it turned out that it was the illustration of the key points in the secret book.He was overjoyed, practiced according to the picture, and memorized it secretly. It took him a few hours to memorize all the figures, and he paid two more obeisances in front of the tomb of Lord Jin Snake, thanking him for teaching martial arts in his suicide note.

Just as he was about to walk out, he saw the hilt on the cave wall at a glance. He was too young and weak to pull it out. At this moment, he held the hilt tightly and channeled his inner strength. With a chirping sound, he pulled out the sword. There is indeed a sword body under the handle. All of a sudden, the whole body felt chilly, and I saw that the shape of the sword was very strange, and it was vaguely similar to the golden snake cone I saw before. It is the tip of the sword, the snake's tongue protrudes forked, so there are actually two forks on the tip of the sword.The sword was golden, and it was very heavy in the hand. It seemed that it was made of gold mixed with other metals. There was a bloodstain on the sword, and it gave off a dark green light, which was very strange.

After watching it for a long time, I felt a sense of fear in my heart, thinking about how powerful Jin Snake Langjun was, when he held this sword in his hands and ran across the rivers and lakes, the blade drank the blood of many people.I don't know who's blood turned this green bloodstain?Is it a benevolent and righteous man, or a treacherous and evil man?Or is it condensed by the neck blood of thousands of people? With a slight wave of the sword, I immediately understood the weirdness of the "Golden Snake Sword Technique". It turns out that the two forks of the sword can not only stab, but also hook the enemy's weapon. There are a lot of ways to use the long sword. I used to think that there were many moves in the "Golden Snake Sword Art" that were incomprehensible. It turns out that they are used on this special Golden Snake Sword, and they are all powerful moves.

When the dance was in full swing, he unintentionally slashed his sword towards the wall of the cave, and a rock fell in response to his hand. This Golden Snake Sword was unexpectedly sharp.He was surprised and delighted, and thought again: "Jin Snake Lord didn't leave a message to give me this sword. When I saw this sword, I wanted to take it for myself. It's greedy. Let it stay here with the old master." When the sword came, he thrust it hard into the stone wall.I tried my best in this thrust, although the sword is sharp, there is still a chi of the sword exposed outside the stone, before reaching the hilt.The blade of the sword shook slightly, and the green bloodstains on the sword reflected the light of the fire, like a living snake twisting its body, desperately trying to get into the stone wall.

Looking at the sixteen words on the stone wall that read "Secret techniques of heavy treasures, bestowed with destiny, come into my door, no complaints in case of trouble", I couldn't help being dazed, thinking that this senior Golden Snake doesn't know what he looks like?I don't know how many shocking miracles I have done in my life?In the end, why did he die in this cave? With such a thrust of the Golden Snake Sword, he knew that his current cultivation level was not as good as that of this strange man, and he yearned for the martial arts contained in the "Golden Snake Secret Book" even more. The weird man was a little more intimate.After getting out of the cave, it took more than 20 days of hard work to learn all the martial arts recorded in the secret book. Among them, the technique of sending out the golden snake cone is particularly wonderful, which can be said to have its own advantages and disadvantages from Taoist Mu Sang's hidden weapon mentality.

When I read the last three pages, I saw that the formulas were densely written. Referring to the previous records, some changes were subtle and profound, which greatly enhanced my enlightenment, but more than half of them were completely incomprehensible.I immersed myself in reading these three pages of formulas, and thought hard for two days. I always felt that there were many contradictions in them, and there must be another key point.He re-entered the cave and looked closely at the graphics on the wall, but he still couldn't figure it out. That night, because he couldn't figure out the reason, he tossed and turned on the bed, and he couldn't sleep all the time. He saw a bright moon outside the window shooting into the room, shining silver light all over the floor, and suddenly thought: "I have already practiced Hunyuan Kungfu. Cheng, for this Golden Snake Secret Book, I spent two more months on the mountain. I was afraid that the master would not arrive for a long time, and worried about me. The master once said that Mr. Jin Snake is eccentric, and his book view is useless. I was curious for a while I thought, after learning the martial arts from the book, the master might be very unhappy. Why should I worry and worry, to explore the incomprehensible aspects of this sect's kung fu?"

But now that his martial arts cultivation has reached such a level, it is impossible for him to see the profound secrets of martial arts without exploring to the end. He thought to himself: "If you don't see it, it's clear. I'll just burn it down." The decision was made. , Get off the kang to light the oil lamp, pick up the secret book and burn it on the lamp.But after burning for a long time, the cover of the book was only blackened, and it couldn't catch fire. Surprisingly, he pulled it hard, but the book didn't move at all.At this time, he has completed Hunyuan Kungfu, his hands have extremely strong inner strength, this pulling force is no small matter, even the iron piece has to be stretched, unexpectedly the book is not damaged, there must be something strange in his feelings, carefully examine, It turns out that the cover is woven with black gold silk and some kind of thin thread, and it has two layers.He cut off the staple thread with a knife, removed the cover, and burned the secret book on the fire. The flames blazed all of a sudden, and burned Jun Jinsnake's lifelong knowledge to ashes. Look at the cover of the book again, there seems to be something else in the interlayer, carefully pick apart the gold thread connecting the two layers, and sure enough there are two paper notes hidden in the middle. On a piece of paper was written: "Picture of Heavy Treasure", with a map drawn beside it and many marks.There are two lines of words written on the back of the picture: "Those who have won the treasure, please go to Shiliang, Quzhou, Zhejiang, to look for the woman Wen Yi, and give a hundred thousand taels of gold as a gift." I thought: "This is very loud!" There are also two lines of small characters: "At this time, the treasures of the world are gathered together, how can it be easy to gather for half a day? It's extremely stupid to value treasures and despise parting, and I regret it!" After thinking for a long time, I don't understand what it means. What is written on another piece of paper is densely packed with martial arts secrets, and when I refer to the incomprehensible points in the secret book, I suddenly understand it, and it really has infinite uses. He looked at the bright moon in the sky, and all the secrets of martial arts in "Golden Snake Secrets" were like a clear stream, slowly flowing through his heart, clearly visible to the bottom, first half of the dregs, until the red sun filled the window, and then he woke up.It's just that these martial arts seem to be too complicated, with too many tricks. I think it's the nature of the Golden Snake Lord, who likes to make twists and turns in simple places, making people dazzled. After this night of hard thinking, not only did he understand the legacy of Mr. Jin Snake, but he also gained a deeper understanding of the various superior martial arts taught by his master and Taoist Mu Sang. He stared at the two pages of white paper and a pile of ashes, dazed in a daze, and lamented to himself that Mr. Golden Snake was scheming, and as far as he was concerned, he intentionally left something puzzling in the secret book, luring the person who got the secret book to deliberately explore, Finally found the treasure map.If the secret book falls into the hands of mediocrity, if you don't delve into the subtleties of martial arts, then most likely you won't find the map.He still sandwiched the two pieces of paper between the two covers, and went to the cave to take out the Golden Snake Sword. After practicing the sword technique, he put the Golden Snake Sword back in its place. Two days later, Yuan Chengzhi packed his bags and bid farewell to the mute.He lived on the mountain for ten years, and when he left suddenly, he felt very sad.Dawei and Xiaoguai were quite psychic, so they held back Zhizhi and refused to let him go.Yuan Chengzhi is even more inseparable.The mute took the two orangutans straight to the bottom of the mountain, and then left with tears.
When Yuan Chengzhi went down the mountain, he felt novelty in what he heard and saw. He saw all the people in ragged clothes and sallow and emaciated faces from hunger along the way.After traveling for more than a hundred miles, I saw dozens of people digging up tree roots in the mountains to eat.He has some silver taels left by his master around him, but he has nowhere to buy food, so he has to use martial arts to catch birds and beasts for food.After walking for dozens of miles, I saw the dead hungry people on the way, and felt very sad. After traveling for several days, when he was about to reach Shanxi, he saw hungry people cooking and eating dead bodies. One day, when I came to a town, I saw a large gathering of hungry people, singing in unison, and they sang: "Eat his mother, wear his mother, open the gate to welcome King Chuang. When King Chuang comes, he does not pay food." "The court seeks promotion, and the curtain seeks unity. Recently, it is difficult for the poor to survive. Open the door early to worship the King Chuang, and discipline everyone to be happy." An officer led more than ten soldiers and shouted loudly: "Aren't you afraid of beheading for singing such rebellious songs?" He waved his whip and beat all the people indiscriminately. All the hungry people shouted: "If King Chuang doesn't come, everyone will starve to death. We are going to rebel!" They rushed up and grabbed the officers and soldiers. Seeing such a scene, Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "It's no wonder that King Chuang is becoming more and more popular. The people are hungry and have no choice but to kill officials and rebel." He asked a hungry person: "Brother, do you know where King Chuang is?" , I want to go to meet you." The hungry man said: "I heard that King Chuang's army is currently in Xiangling and Wenxi, and will come here soon. All of us are going to join the army." Yuan Chengzhi asked again: "I just heard The songs everyone sings are very good, do you have any more?" The hungry man said: "There are many more. They are all made by Mr. Li, who is under King Chuang." So he sang a few more songs, all of which were intended to persuade people to kill The official rebelled and greeted King Chuang. Yuan Chengzhi inquired along the way, and met a small army of Chuangjun on the bank of the Yellow River.The leader of the army heard that he was looking for King Chuang, so he didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly sent someone to accompany him to Li Zicheng's army. King Chuang heard that the disciple of Mu Renqing, the Immortal Sword Immortal, had arrived, so he still received him in person even though the military affairs were hectic.Yuan Chengzhi admired him very much when he saw his mighty demeanor and kind expression.King Chuang said that his master went to the south of the Yangtze River, and he thought that Mu Renqing praised his beloved disciple in his words, so King Chuang attached great importance to him, and his words were quite attractive. When Yuan Chengzhi heard that his master was not there, he was suddenly unhappy. When he asked about Cui Qiushan, he went to Jiangnan, Suzhou and Hangzhou with Mu Renqing to raise military pay.Yuan Chengzhi said that he was going to find a teacher, and after reporting to the master, he would come to work again.King Chuang was not reluctant, and ordered General Li Yan to receive him, and gave him fifty taels of silver as travel expenses.Yuan Chengzhi thank you very much. Although Li Yan was the general who led the troops in the Chuang army, he was dressed in scholarly clothes and spoke elegantly.It turned out that he was the son of Li Jingbai, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War. He was originally a juren, but because of helping the victims, he offended the county magistrate and the rich family, and was falsely imprisoned.A female hero admired him as a human being, and led the victims to break through the prison and rescued him.That heroine loves to wear red clothes, and everyone calls her the red lady.Li Yan was really forced to be here, and he had to rebel, so he married Hong Niangzi, joined the army of Chuang Wang, offered to equalize the land, exempt taxes, and treat the people kindly.Chuang Wang's words were obeyed, and they were extremely useful.Chuangjun was originally gathered by hungry people and rebels. The rebellion was just for food. They had no ambitions. Wherever they went, they would inevitably loot.Proud of Li Yan's attachment, Li Zicheng rectified military discipline, strictly prohibited indiscriminate killing and adultery, and his army was greatly boosted. Li Yan ruled the army strictly, and composed many songs, which were taught to children to sing and circulated everywhere.The people were starving and couldn't eat, and the government came to torture and force food. When they heard that "King Chuang didn't pay food when he came", everyone naturally supported him.Therefore, before the Chuang army arrived, some cities were destroyed without attack. Li Yan has always admired Yuan Chonghuan, and when he heard that Yuan Dushi's young master had arrived, he treated each other with courtesy, entered the camp, and invited his wife, Hong Niangzi, to see him.The red lady is heroic and hearty, bold and unyielding.The three of them talked and chatted speculatively, and they really hit it off.Yuan Chengzhi has very little knowledge except for martial arts.Li Yan and Hong Niangzi talked to him about the general trend of the world, and Yuan Chengzhi really enlightened.He stayed in Li Yan's camp for three days, until the Chuang army was about to leave the camp and go north, and then bid farewell. Yuan Chengzhi was a fledgling, and he secretly imitated Li Yan's demeanor. After passing through Tongguan, he bought a set of scholar's clothes and towels, learned to dress up as a scholar, and went to Jiangnan to visit his master.
The south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous. Although the officials are generally corrupt and abuse the people, the people are still well fed and clothed. Compared with the plight of the hungry people in the Qin and Jin Dynasties, it is like heaven. Today I came to Yushan in eastern Jiangxi. After dinner, I went to the pier to take a boat eastward. I saw a big boat parked by the river. After asking, I said that a rich businessman from Shangrao had hired me to go to Jinhua, Zhejiang to handle goods. Yuan Chengzhi asked for an attachment.The boss of the boat is greedy to get more money for the boat, so he discusses with the rich merchant Long Delin who chartered the boat.Long Delin saw that he was a Confucian scholar, so he agreed. The captain of the boat was about to pull up the pole and set sail, when suddenly a young man rushed to the pier and shouted: "Boss of the boat, I have an urgent matter to go to Quzhou, please make it easy for me to take one more." Yuan Chengzhi heard this man's clear and sweet voice, and when he looked up, he couldn't help being stunned, thinking: "Is there such a beautiful boy in the world?" A piece of white jade, elegant clothes and shoes, carrying a parcel on his back, white and greasy skin, a pale and rosy face, extremely handsome.Long Delin also saw this young man's luxurious clothes and outstanding talents, and he was very fond of him, so he ordered the boss of the boat to put down the gangway and bring him on board. As soon as the young man in green shirt stepped on the boat, the boat sank slightly. Yuan Chengzhi was secretly surprised, seeing that he was thin and thin, only about a hundred catties, but when the boat sank, it seemed to weigh more than two hundred catties On top of that, the package on his back is not big, how could it be so heavy?After the young man boarded the boat, the boat sailed away. The young man in green shirt walked into the middle cabin and met Long Delin and Yuan Chengzhi. He claimed that his surname was Wen and his name was Qing. After learning that his mother was seriously ill, he hurried back to visit him. He didn't care much when he saw Long Delin. But he couldn't stop looking at Yuan Chengzhi, and asked: "Brother Yuan's accent doesn't seem to be a local?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "My younger brother is originally from Guangdong, and he lived in Shaanxi since he was a child. This is the first time he has come to Jiangnan." Wen Qing asked "Brother Yuan, why do you want to go to Zhejiang?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "I'm going to visit a friend." Just as he was talking about this, suddenly two small boats were flying oars and snatched past the two sides of the boat.Wen Qing stared at the boat, watching the two boats turn a corner and was blocked by the cliff in front, so she didn't look at it. During lunch, Long Delin was very hospitable and invited the two of them to eat together.Yuan Chengzhi had to eat three big bowls for a meal, and he ate a lot of chicken, fish and vegetables, but Wen Qing only ate one bowl, which was very delicate and elegant. Just after eating, only the sound of water was heard, and two small boats rushed past the boat.A big man stood on the prow of a small boat, staring fiercely at the big boat.Wen Qingxiu raised her eyebrows, her face full of anger.Yuan Chengzhi felt strange: "Why did he get angry when he saw these two small boats?" Wen Qing seemed to have noticed it, smiled slightly, his face softened, took a cup of tea made by the boatman, and took a sip, as if he disliked the tea leaves Rough, frowned, put the teacup on the table. In the evening, the boat anchored near a town.Yuan Chengzhi wanted to go ashore for an excursion, but Long Delin refused to leave the cargo. When inviting Wen Qing, he flattened his lips and said contemptuously, "What is there to do in such a wild place?" It seemed that he had never seen the world .Yuan Chengzhi felt that the young man was arrogant, but he didn't think he was disobedient.He saw that the mountains in the south of the Yangtze River are warm and soft, and the scenery is beautiful, which is completely different from the majesty and steepness of Huashan Mountain. He never missed the opportunity to visit along the way, so he went ashore and wandered around, drank a few glasses of wine, bought a few catties of loquats and returned to the boat. When he wanted to invite Long Delin and Wen Qing to eat, he saw that they were both asleep, so he undressed and went to bed. Sleeping until the middle of the night, in his sleep, he suddenly heard a faint whistle in the distance. Yuan Chengzhi woke up immediately, remembering the various changes in the rivers and lakes that his master had said, knowing that something was going on, he quietly put on his clothes under the quilt. Soon there was a sudden sound of sculls, and a boat came up downstream.I saw Wen Qing sitting up suddenly, it turned out that he hadn't taken off his clothes, and saw him take out a dazzling long sword from the bed, and jumped to the bow of the boat. Yuan Chengzhi was startled, and thought: "Could it be that he was sent undercover by water pirates to rob this businessman surnamed Long? This incident taught me that I have encountered it, so I can't leave it alone." When Mu Renqing left the mountain, he once said The world is chaotic, the roads are not stable, and carrying a long sword to attract attention will inevitably cause troubles. Therefore, he obeyed his master's instructions and only carried a dagger with him. The long sword that he usually practiced sword skills was left in Huashan. Touching the dagger beside him, he sat up. I only heard the opposite boat approaching, and a rough voice on the bow shouted: "Your surname is Wen, do you talk about loyalty in the world?" Wen Qing scolded: "So what, so what if you don't?" : "We have worked so hard to follow all the way from Jiujiang, but you are better off, come out halfway to eat Liangliangzi!" At this time Long Delin also woke up, looked around, and saw the torches on the four small boats were brightly lit, and the bows of the boats were full of people, all of them holding weapons, they couldn't help shaking in fright.Yuan Chengzhi had already heard that there was a holiday, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, it's none of your business!" Long Delin said: "He...they are not here to grab my goods...the strongman of the goods?" Wen Qing yelled: "All the wealth in the world is distributed by the people in the world. Could it be that this gold belongs to you?" The man said: "Take out two thousand taels of gold quickly and share them equally. We both get one thousand taels, and it's considered cheap for you. "Wen Qing shouted: "Bah, what do you think?" The two big men on the boat said angrily: "Brother Sha, why bother talking to this savage thing! He doesn't want a thousand taels of gold, so he won't give any of it." Him." Armed with a weapon, he sprinted towards the big ship. Long Delin was already trembling when he heard them shouting and scolding, but when he saw the two people jumping over in the boat, he was even more frightened, and shouted: "Yuan...Yuan Xianggong, a strongman...a strongman is here to rob...a robbery. "Yuan Chengzhi pulled him behind him, and whispered: "Don't be afraid." I saw Wen Qing's body turned sideways, his left foot flew up, and with a splash, the person on the left kicked down the river, followed by the sword in his right hand.A man raised his knife to block it, but his long sword suddenly turned obliquely, avoiding the edge of the knife, and slashed down. There was only a clicking sound, and the man with the knife on his shoulder was cut off, and fell on the bow of the boat. , passed out.Wen Qing sneered, and shouted: "Boss Sha, don't let these pustules come into the world." The big man opposite snorted, and said: "Go and bring Lao Li back." The two people on the boat came over empty-handed, Wen Qing just He sneered, ignored it, and asked the two to carry back the man whose right arm was cut off, and soon the man who fell into the river also climbed onto the boat dripping wet. Boss Sha shouted: "Our Longyou Gang and your Shiliang Sect have never violated the well water. We are in charge of your Fifth Patriarch's face, and if we don't come to make things difficult for you, don't think we are easy to provoke." When Yuan Chengzhi heard him mention the Shiliang School, he felt a chill in his heart: "Didn't Zhang Chunjiu, who came to Huashan that day, call himself the Shiliang School?" Wen Qing said: "Don't sell to me, you can't beat me, do you want to be soft?" Mr. Sha said angrily: "Do you follow the rules of the world?" Wen Qing sneered: "I can do whatever I like, but There are so many nonsense?" Sha Lao said: "Let's talk first, our Longyou Gang has done our best to speak nice words with you, I just hope that the two sides will not hurt the peace. Your Fifth Patriarch can no longer say that we bully the few with more, Bully the small with the big." Listening to his tone, Yuan Chengzhi seemed to be very afraid of Wen Qing's fifth ancestor.Wen Qing said with a smile: "With your little tricks, can you deceive me?" Yuan Chengzhi became more and more stiff when he heard the two sides talking, and knew that he must do it. From the words of the two sides, it seemed that the Longyou Gang wanted to rob a batch of gold, but Wen Qingzhong came out and took it away with his hands. The Longyou Gang was not convinced , If you catch up, you will have to share half of the booty.Wen Qing's body was so heavy when he boarded the boat, presumably the two thousand taels of gold were hidden in the package.I thought that neither of them was a gentleman, so I pretended not to know martial arts and just stood by and watched. Boss Sha shouted loudly, holding a wind-throwing big ring knife in his hand, and jumped onto the boat. More than ten big men jumped over one after another and stood behind him.Boss Sha clasped his fists and said: "Your Shiliang sect's martial arts are known as being unrivaled in the south of the Yangtze River. Today, your surname Sha is a master!" Wen Qing snorted and said: "Are you fighting me alone, or are you all fighting together? "Old Sha said angrily: "You are too contemptuous of people! Do you have any friends on board to ask him to come out to be a witness, don't let friends in the rivers and lakes say that Sha is shameless." He turned to the hatch and said: " Tell the friends in the cabin to come out!" Two big men walked into the cabin and said to Yuan Chengzhi and Long Delin: "Our eldest brother wants you to go out." Long Delin trembled all over and dared not make a sound.Yuan Chengzhi said: "They are going to fight, they just ask us to be a witness, it doesn't matter. Go out." He took his hand and walked onto the bow. Wen Qing seemed to be getting impatient with the wait, so he didn't let Boss Sha say anything more about the scene, and said with a sneer, "You're going to make a fool of yourself, but don't blame me for being hot and aggressive." With two swords, he stabbed the opponent's left shoulder and right shoulder.Boss Sha is tall and big, but his body skills are quite nimble. With the "iron bull's neck" move of the splashing wind knife, he reversed the back of the knife and threw it at Wen Qing. This move not only avoided the sword but also attacked the enemy, but he was merciful. Only hit with the back of the knife. Wen Qing scolded: "If you have any skills, just shake out all your brains. I don't appreciate your favor." As he said in his mouth, he attacked several times with the long sword in his hand. Boss Sha was slightly distracted, and with a snort, a piece of his clothes was punctured on his shoulder, and a cut was cut on his shoulder. He cursed a few words, and unleashed a wind knife, slashing and killing , The move is vicious.Wen Qingjian walked lightly, circling back and forth, and the long sword shone with blue light, wrapping the opponent's whole body. Yuan Chengzhi saw that the two had disassembled several moves, and he knew that Wen Qing's martial arts were far superior to Boss Sha's.Boss Sha's sword is Shen Lijin, it seems to be very powerful, but the saber technique is sluggish.Wen Qing subdued force skillfully, and after a little longer, Boss Sha saw sweat on his forehead, his breathing became thicker, and his body skills were no longer as agile as in the first battle. In the shadow of the sword, light and sword, only Wen Qing's cry was heard, and Lao Sha was hit by the sword on his thigh.His complexion changed drastically, he took three steps forward, raised his right hand, and three nails penetrated the bone.Wen Qingyang knocked two of them flying with his sword, and dodged the other sideways.Among the two bone-penetrating nails he flew, one flew towards Yuan Chengzhi's chest. Wen Qing exclaimed, thinking that this time she would hurt others by mistake.Unexpectedly, Yuan Chengzhi stretched out his left hand, and with only two fingers, he gently and delicately grasped the bone-penetrating nail.Many of the big men brought by Boss Sha held torches in their hands, illuminating the bow of the boat like daylight. Wen Qing could see it clearly, and couldn't help being startled: "This skill is very handsome! It turns out that he is really good at martial arts." Boss Sha saw Wen Qing staring at Yuan Chengzhi with a look of astonishment on his face. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, three more bone-penetrating nails shot past him. Yuan Chengzhi shouted anxiously: "Brother Wen, be careful!" Wen Qing turned her head hastily, and saw that the three bone-penetrating nails were no more than three feet away from her body. If he hadn't had to call out in time, at most one of them could have been avoided, but the next two nails could not be avoided, so she hurriedly turned her head to let go He picked up one, swung his sword and knocked the other two into the air, turned around and nodded to Yuan Chengzhi to thank him, straightened his long sword, and stabbed straight at Boss Sha. Boss Sha missed a single blow, so he was already prepared, and he raised the wind-throwing knife and slashed fiercely.Wen Qing hated him for being vicious and killed him all the time.After several moves, Boss Sha got a sword in his right arm, and with a clang, the wind-throwing knife fell to the board of the ship.Wen Qing took a step forward and chopped off his right leg with a sword.Boss Sha screamed and passed out. His subordinates were shocked and rushed to rescue him.Wen Qing stabbed with the sword in his palm, killing seven or eight people immediately. Yuan Chengzhi couldn't bear it, and said, "Brother Wen, please spare them!" Wen Qing ignored it and continued to assassinate, injuring two more people.Seeing his ferociousness, the others jumped into the river to escape for their lives.Wen Qing cut off Boss Sha's head with a single sword, followed by kicking his head and body into the river. Yuan Chengzhi was upset, and thought to himself that since you have won, why are you so cruel? When he turned his head to look at Long Delin, he was already paralyzed from fright, unable to move. The members of the Longyou gang who jumped into the river climbed into the boat one after another, shook the oars, and fled downstream like flying. Yuan Chengzhi said: "They want to rob you of your belongings. If they didn't rob you, that's all. Why bother to hurt your life?" Wen Qing rolled his eyes at him, and said: "Didn't you see how despicable and vicious he was just now? If I fall into his hands, I'm afraid there will be even worse things. Don't think that you can teach others casually after saving me once. I don't care." Yuan Chengzhi remained silent, thinking that this person was really unreasonable. Wen Qing wiped away the blood on the sword, put the sword back into its sheath, bowed to Yuan Chengzhi, suddenly smiled sweetly, and said, "Brother Yuan, I was fortunate to have you sound a warning and told me to avoid hidden weapons. Thank you." Yuan Chengzhi's face blushed, and he bowed back, feeling embarrassed and speechless. He only felt that this beautiful young man was as gentle as a virgin when he was polite, and as cruel as a wolf when he was fierce. He didn't know what kind of temperament he was. Wen Qing called the boatman out, ordered the boat to wash off the blood on the bow, and set sail immediately.Seeing the fierce fight just now, the boatman dared not resist. He lifted the water to wash the planks, pulled the anchor and set sail, and sailed overnight. Wen Qing also asked the boatman to take out Long Delin's food and wine, and he and Yuan Chengzhi watched the moon at the bow of the boat.He never mentioned the fierce fight just now, nor did he talk about martial arts. He drank a few glasses of wine and said, "When is the bright moon coming? Ask Qingtian for the wine. Hmph, Qingtian probably doesn't care about him. When the bright moon likes to come out, he will come out, and if he doesn't like it If you come out, you won’t come out. Brother Yuan, don’t you think so?” Yuan Chengzhi had to hum casually when he heard that he suddenly dropped the text.He studied with Ying Song for a few years when he was young, since he learned martial arts from Mu Renqing, although he occasionally read books at night, he didn't treat it as a serious homework, so the writing is very limited. Wen Qing said: "Brother Yuan, the moon is white and the wind is high. It's such a good night. Let's make a couplet, okay?" Yuan Chengzhi said: "A couplet? What is a couplet? I don't know how to do it." liquor.Suddenly, I saw a small boat on the river ahead breaking through the waves. Although it was against the current, it was sailing very fast.Wen Qing's complexion changed, she sneered a few times, and just drank. The boat rushed downstream with the wind and the water, and the two boats approached in a blink of an eye.Wen Qing threw down the wine glass, jumped up suddenly, tapped a few points on the canopy with both feet, landed on the stern, snatched the rudder from the boss of the boat, and with one pull, the bow of the boat deflected to the left, aiming at The boat ran straight over.The boat was busy trying to get out of the way, before it was too late, there was a loud noise, and the two boats collided. Yuan Chengzhi yelled: "Ah!" Three figures jumped up from the small boat and landed on the bow of the big boat one after another, all of them were quite swift.At this time, the side of the boat turned over, and the bottom of the boat turned to the sky.Yuan Chengzhi saw from afar that there were originally five people on the boat, and besides these three, there were two other people, one at the helm and one at the oars.The two fell into the water before they could jump up, and they sank to the bottom of the river after yelling "Help me".There are many rapids and reefs on the surface of the river in this area. Even if you are familiar with water, falling into the middle of the river in the dark is very dangerous. Yuan Chengzhi secretly scolded Wen Qing for being vicious, and went to hurt people again for no reason. When the two emerged from the water, he immediately stretched out his hand and tore off the sail rope, bit it in his mouth, propped his feet on the side of the boat, and flew into the river, one with each hand, Grabbing the hair of the two people who fell into the water, using the strength of their teeth to grip the sail rope, they made a circle on the surface of the river, and carried them back to the boat. He learned the lightness kung fu taught by Mu Sang.Only four people cheered in unison.One is Wen Qing, he has jumped back from the stern to the bow, and the other three jumped up from the boat. Yuan Chengzhi put the two down, and when he looked at the three under the moonlight, he saw one was a skinny old man in his fifties with a sparse beard, one was a middle-aged man with a stout figure, and the other was a man in his thirties. woman. The old man smiled sadly and said: "This brother is very handsome, please tell me your name, who is your teacher?" Yuan Chengzhi clasped his fists and said: "The late student's surname is Yuan, and because he saw these two falling into the water, he was afraid of danger, so he pulled up. It's not that he dared to show off his superficial skills in front of his seniors. Please don't be offended." Seeing that he was very humble, the old man was quite unexpected. He thought he was afraid of him, sneered, and said to Wen Qing: "No wonder you are getting bolder and bolder, so you have such a strong helper. He is Is your date good?" Wen Qing blushed immediately, and shouted angrily: "I respectfully call you elder, show me some respect when you speak!" Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "Looking at the looks of these people, they are all not decent people. I don't want to get involved in the whirlpool of right and wrong." So he said loudly: "I also met this brother Wen by chance, and there is no friendship. I advise everyone, If you have something to discuss, you don't need to use a knife or a gun to hurt your peace." Before the old man could speak, Wen Qing gave Yuan Chengzhi a hard look, and said angrily: "If you are afraid, then go ashore and leave you!" Yuan Chengzhi thought to himself: "This person is really unreasonable." He was silent at the moment Silent. After hearing Yuan Chengzhi's tone, the old man knew that he was not Wen Qing's helper, and said happily: "Since friend Yuan has nothing to do with this man surnamed Wen, that's great. After we are done, I will talk to friend Yuan in detail. We are very happy." You can hand it over." There was a hint of acceptance in his words.Yuan Chengzhi was inconvenient to answer, so he bowed and retreated behind Wen Qing. The old man said to Wen Qing: "You are so young, you are so ruthless in doing things. Boss Sha can't beat you, so if you drive him away, that's all. Why do you want to hurt his life?" Wen Qing said: "I'm only one person. Many of you big men are rushing forward. Wouldn't I be more ruthless? What about others? Don't be afraid that others will laugh at you for bullying the small and bullying the small. If you have the ability, give them gold Pick it up. When I picked it up, it was hauntingly chasing after me. Do you want to eat it ready-made? I don’t know how shameless it is?” His voice was crisp and clear, and the old man said to him I was speechless. The woman suddenly raised her eyebrows and scolded: "You little brat, your Wen family spoils you more and more unruly. I want to ask your grandpa, who taught you to be so blind?" Elder?" Wen Qing said: "Elder should also look like an elder, if you want to put on airs and come to pick up cheap, that won't work." The old man was furious, and he slammed his right hand on the table at the bow of the ship, causing the table to shatter immediately.Wen Qing said: "I've known about Mr. Rong's kung fu for a long time. It's nothing more than a trick, so why show off in front of the juniors? You have to show your kung fu and show it to my grandpas." The old man said: "You Don't bring out your grandpas to oppress people. What about your grandpa? They are really capable, and they won't let their daughter be ruined by others, and you, a little bastard, will not come to the world!" Wen Qing changed color tragically, stretched out her hand to hold Holding the hilt of the sword, a white jade-like hand couldn't help shaking, obviously extremely annoyed.The big man and the woman laughed loudly. Seeing two clear tears streaming down Wen Qing's cheeks, Yuan Chengzhi couldn't bear it, and said to himself: "He is much more experienced than me, how can he start crying when he is provoked? This old man quarreled with others, why did he scold him again?" Parents? They are quite old, but they don’t make any sense of reason, they talk in a mess, and they try to hurt others by saying harsh things.” He was originally determined not to help each other, but seeing Wen Qing being bullied, he moved to help the weak . The old man said gloomyly: "What's the use of crying? Take out the gold quickly. We are not greedy ourselves, and the gold will be given to Boss Sha's widow. Besides, this friend Yuan should also get a share." Yuan Cheng Zhi hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I don't want it!" Wen Qing was so angry that her body trembled, she cried, "I just won't give it." The big man snorted, seeing that the big ship was still flowing down the water even though it had furled its sails, he raised the big iron anchor at the bow, danced a circle in the air, and threw it towards the shore.The iron anchor was connected to the iron chain, and it weighed no more than two hundred catties. He threw it so far, and his strength was indeed extraordinary.As soon as the anchor fell on the shore, the big ship stopped immediately.The big man shouted: "Can you take it out?" 温青举起左袖，拭干了泪水，说道：“好，我拿给你们。”奔进船舱，过了一会，双手捧着一个包裹出来，看模样甚是沉重。那大汉正要伸手去接，温青喝道：“呸，有这么容易！”手上使劲，那包裹直飞出去，扑通一声大响，落入江心，叫道：“你们有种就把我杀了，要想得金子吗？别妄想啦！”那大汉气得哇哇大叫，拔刀向他砍来。 温青一掷出包裹，早已拨剑在手，刷刷两剑，还刺大汉。那老者叫道：“住手！”大汉回架来剑，跃开两步。 那老者向温青侧目斜视，冷笑道：“果然龙生龙，凤生凤，乌龟原是王八种。有这样的老子，就生这样的小畜生。今日再让你这小辈在老夫面前放肆，我就不姓荣啦。”也不见他身子晃动，突然拔了起来，落在温青面前。温青挺剑刺去，那老者空手进招，运掌成风，攻势凌厉之极。温青虽有长剑在手，却被他逼得连连倒退。拆得十多招，温青右腕忽被他手指点中，长剑当啷落地。那老者脚尖一挑，把剑踢了起来，左手握住剑柄，右手搭定剑尖，双手里弯，拍的一声，剑身登时折断。温青吃了一惊。 老者喝道：“今日不在你身上留个记号，只怕你日后忘了老夫的厉害！”手持断剑，向他脸上划去。温青惊呼闪避，老者步步进逼，毫不放松，左手递出，剑尖青光闪烁，眼见便要划到温青脸上。 袁承志心想：“再不出手，他脸上非受重伤不可。”从囊中掏出一枚铜钱，向老者手中断剑上投去。 当的一声，老者只感手上一震，一枚暗器打在断剑之上，撞击之下，虎口一痛，断剑竟自脱手。温青本已吓得面色大变，这时喜极而呼，纵到袁承志身后，拉着他的手臂，似乎求他保护。 那老者姓荣名彩，是龙游帮的帮主，在浙南一带，除了石梁派五祖、吕七先生等寥寥数人，武功数他为高。他十指练就大力鹰爪功，比寻常刀剑还更厉害。哪知竟被对方一枚小小暗器将手中兵刃打落，真是生平未遇之奇耻大辱，登时面红过耳，却又不禁暗暗心惊：“这小伙子的手劲怎地如此了得？” 那大汉和妇人也已看出袁承志武功惊人，心想反正金子已给丢入江中，今日有这硬手在这里，无论如何占不到便宜了，不如交待几句场面话，就此退走。那妇人叫道：“老爷子，咱们走吧，冲着这位袁朋友，今日就饶了这娃儿。” 温青叫道：“见人家本领好，就想走啦，你们龙游帮就会欺软怕硬，羞也不羞？”袁承志眉头一皱，心想这人刚脱大难，随即如此尖酸刻薄，不给人留丝毫余地。那妇人给他说得神情狼狈，动武又不是，不理又不是，满脸怒容。 荣彩也感难以下台，强笑道：“这位老弟功夫真俊，今日相逢，也是有缘，咱俩来玩一趟拳脚如何？”他在大力鹰爪手上下过二十余年苦功，颇具自信，心想你这小子暗器功夫虽好，在拳脚上却决不能输了给你。 袁承志寻思：“如和这老者一动手，就算是助定了温青。这少年心胸狭隘，刁钻狡猾，为了一些金子便胡乱杀人，决不能是益友。何必为他而无谓与人结怨。”于是拱手说道：“晚辈初涉江湖，不知天高地厚。一点微末小技，如何敢在老前辈面前献丑？” 荣彩微微一笑，心想：“这少年倒很会做人。”他乘此收篷，说道：“袁朋友太客气了！”狠狠瞪了温青一眼，说道：“终有一天，教你这娃儿知道老夫的厉害。”转头对那大汉与妇人道：“咱们走吧。” 温青道：“你有多大厉害，我早就知道啦。见到人家功夫好，就是不敢动手，巴不得想早早扯呼，赶回家去，先服几包定惊散，再把头钻在被窝里发抖。”他嘴上丝毫不肯让人，立意要挑拨他与袁承志过招。他看出袁承志武功高强，荣彩不是敌手。这一来不但荣彩尴尬万分，连袁承志也自发恼。 荣彩怒道：“这位袁朋友年纪虽轻，可是很讲交情，来来来，咱们来玩一手，别让无知小辈说我没胆子。”袁承志道：“老前辈何必和他一般见识，他是说玩话。”荣彩道：“你放心，我决不和你当真。” 温青冷冷的道：“还说不怕呢，没动手，先套交情，赶快还是别过招的好。我活了这么大，还没见过这样，哼，哼，这算甚么？我可说不上来啦。荣老爷子，你既怕得很了，何不请这位袁相公回去，请他来当龙游帮的帮主呢？” 荣彩怒气冲天，挥拳劈面向袁承志削去，掌缘将近他面门，倏地收回，叫道：“袁朋友，来来来，我请教请教你的高明招术。” 到了这地步，袁承志已不能不出手，只得纵到船头中间，说道：“老前辈掌下留情。”荣彩道：“好说，好说。你进招吧。大家初次见面，无冤无仇，点到即止便是。”温青道：“是啊，袁兄，他在讨饶呢，苦苦哀求你别打痛了他的老骨头。”荣彩呸的一声，一口浓痰向温青吐了过去。温青嘻嘻一笑，侧身避过。袁承志知道若再谦逊，那就是瞧人不起，展开五行拳，发拳当胸打去。 荣彩和旁观三人本来都以为他武功有独到之秘，哪知使出来的竟是武林中最寻常不过的五行拳。敌对三人登时意存轻视，温青脸上不自禁露出失望的神色。 荣彩心中暗喜，双拳如风，连抢三下攻势，满拟自己的大力鹰爪手江南独步，三四招之间就可破去对方五行拳，那知袁承志轻描淡写的一一化解。再拆数招，荣彩暗暗吃惊，原来对方所使虽是极寻常的拳术，但每一招均是含劲不吐，意在拳先，举手抬足之间隐含极浑厚的内力。五行拳本以猛攻为主，但他全不抢攻，只是展开架式，使荣彩双手欺不近身。荣彩心中焦躁，心想他明明是在让着自己，如被温青一说穿，老脸可挂不住了，蓦地拳招一变，改掌为抓，双手手指尽是抓向对方要害，一招一式，越来越快。 袁承志心想：“此人鹰爪功练到此地步，也非一朝一夕之功，得给他留下颜面，如不让他一招，温青免不得还要说嘴。”他自艺成下山，此刻是初次与人动手过招，决意遵照师父叮嘱，容让为先，眼见荣彩右手向自己肩头抓来，故意并不退避。荣彩大喜，心中倒并不想伤他，只拟将他衣服撕破一块，就算赢了一招，哪知一抓到他的肩头，突觉他肌肉滑溜异常，竟像水中抓到一尾大鱼那样，一下子就被他滑了开去，正自一惊，袁承志已跳开两步，说道：“我输了！”荣彩拱手道：“承让，承让！” 温青道：“他是真的让你，你自知之明倒还有的，知道了就好啦！” 荣彩脸一板，正待发作，忽见岸上火光闪动，数十人手执兵刃火把，快步奔来。当先一人叫道：“荣老爷子，已把那小子抓到了吧？咱们把这小子剐了，给沙老大报仇！” 温青见对方大队拥到，虽然胆大妄为，心中也不禁惴惴。 荣彩叫道：“刘家兄弟，你们两人过来！”岸上两人应声走到岸边，见大船离岸甚远，扑通两声跳入江内，迅速游到船边，水性极是了得，单手在船舷上一搭，扑地跳了上来。荣彩道：“那包货色给这小子丢到江心去啦，你哥儿俩去捡起来！”说着向江心一指。刘氏兄弟跃落江中，潜入水内。 温青一扯袁承志的袖子，在他耳边低声说道：“快救救我吧，他们要杀我呢！” 袁承志回过头来，月光下见他容色愁苦，一副楚楚可怜的神气，便点了点头。温青拉住他的手道：“他们人多势众。你想法子斩断铁链，咱们开船逃走。”袁承志还未答应，只觉温青的手又软又腻，柔若无骨，甚感诧异：“这人的手掌像棉花一样，当真希奇。” 这时荣彩已留意到两人在窃窃私议，回头望来。温青把袁承志的手捏了一把，突然猛力举起船头桌子，向荣彩等三人推去。 那大汉与妇人正全神望着刘氏兄弟潜水取金，出其不意，背上被桌子一撞，惊叫一声，一齐掉下水去。荣彩纵身跃起，伸掌抓出，五指嵌入桌面，用力一拉一掀，格格两声，温青握着的桌脚已然折断。荣彩知道那大汉与妇人不会水性，这时江流正急，刘氏兄弟相距甚远，不及过来救援，忙把桌子抛入江中，让二人攀住了不致沉下，随即双拳呼呼两招，向温青劈面打来。 温青提了两条桌腿，护住面门，急叫：“快！你。”袁承志提起铁链，“混元功”内劲到处，一提一拉，那只大铁锚呼的一声，离岸向船头飞来。荣彩和温青大惊，忙向两侧跃开，回头看袁承志时，但见他手中托住铁锚，缓缓放在船头。铁锚一起，大船登时向下游流去，与岸上众人慢慢远离。荣彩见他如此功力，料知若再逗留，决计讨不了好去，双足一顿，提气向岸上跃去。 袁承志看他的身法，知他跃不上岸，提起一块船板，向江边掷去。荣彩下落时见足底茫茫一片水光，正自惊惶，突见船板飞到，恰好落在脚下水面之上，当真大喜过望，左脚在船板上一借力，跃上了岸，暗暗感激他的好意，又不禁佩服他的功力，自己人先跃出，他飞掷船板，居然能及时赶到。 温青哼了一声，道：“不分青红皂白，便是爱做滥好人！到底你是帮我呢，还是帮这老头儿？让他在水里浸一下，喝几口江水不好吗？又不会淹死人。” 袁承志知道这人古怪，不愿再理，心想这种人以少加招惹为妙，自己救了他性命，他非但毫不感恩，反而如此无礼数说，当下也不接口，回到舱里睡了。 次日下午船到衢州，袁承志谢了龙德邻，取出五钱银子给船老大。龙德邻定要代付，袁承志推辞不得，只得又作揖相谢。 温青对龙德邻道：“我知你不肯替我给船钱，哼，你就是要给，我也不要你的。”从包裹中取出一只十两重的银元宝来，掷给船老大，道：“给你。”船老大见这么大一只元宝，吓得呆了，说道：“我找不出。”温青道：“谁要你找？都给你。”船老大不敢相信，说道：“不用这许多。”温青骂道：“啰嗦甚么？我爱给这许多，就给这许多，你招得我恼起上来，把你船底上打几个窟窿，教你这条船沉了！”船老大昨晚见他力杀数人，凶狠异常，不敢多说，连谢也不敢谢，忙把元宝收起。 温青在桌上打开包裹，一阵金光耀眼，包裹中累累皆是黄金，十两一条的金条总有二百来条，他右拳在金条堆中切了下去，平分成两份，将一份包在包裹，背在背上，双手把另一堆金条推到袁承志面前，说道：“给你！”袁承志不解，问道：“甚么？” 温青笑道：“你当我真的把金子抛到了江里吗？傻死啦！让他们去江底瞎摸，摸来摸去只是衣服包着的一块压舱石。”说着格格大笑，只笑得前仰后合，伏在桌子上身子发颤。 袁承志也不禁佩服他的机智，心想这人年纪比自己还轻着一两岁，连荣彩这样的老手也给他瞒过，说道：“我不要，你都拿去，我帮你并非为了金子。”温青道：“这是我送给你的，又不是你自己拿的，何必装伪君子？”袁承志不住摇头。 龙德邻虽是富商，但黄澄澄一大堆金子放在桌上，一个一定不要，一个硬要对方拿去，这样的事情固然闻所未闻，此刻亲眼目睹，兀自不信，只道袁承志嫌少。 温青怒道：“不管你要不要，我总是给了你。”突然跃起，纵上岸去。 袁承志出其不意，一呆之下，忙飞身追出，两个起落，已抢在他面前，双手一拦，说道：“别走，你把金子带去！”温青冲向右，他拦在右面，温青冲向左，又被他抢先挡住。温青几次闯不过，发了脾气，举掌向他劈面打去。袁承志举左掌轻轻一架，温青已自抵受不住，向后连退三步，这才站住。他知道无法冲过，忽然往地下一坐，双手掩面，呜呜咽咽的哭了起来，袁承志大奇，连问：“我震痛了你吗？”温青呸了一声：“你才痛呢！”一笑跃起。袁承志不敢再追，目送他背影在江边隐去。 眼见他一身武功，杀人不眨眼，明明是个江湖豪客，哪知又哭又笑，竟如此刁钻古怪，不由得摇摇头回到船内，把金条包起，与龙德邻拱手作别。 他在衢州城内大街上找了一家客店住下，心想：“这一千两黄金如不归还，心中如何能安？我不过见他可怜，才出手相助，岂能收他酬谢？好在他是本地石梁派的人，我何不找到他家里去？他如再撒赖，我放下金子就走。” 翌日问明了石梁的途径，负了金子，迈开大步走去。石梁离衢州二十多里，他脚步迅速，不消半个时辰就到了。 石梁是个小镇，附近便是烂柯山。相传晋时樵夫王质入山采樵，观看两位仙人对弈，等到一局既终，回过头来，自己的斧头柄已经烂了，回到家来，人事全非，原来入山一去已经数十年。烂柯山上两峰之间有一条巨大的石梁相连，鬼斧神工，非人力所能搬上，当地故老相传是神仙以法力移来，石梁之名，由此而起。 袁承志来到镇上，迎面遇见一个农妇，问道：“大嫂，请问这里姓温的住在哪里？”那农妇吃了一惊，说道：“不知道！”脸上一副嫌恶的神气，掉头便走。 袁承志走到一家店铺，向掌柜的请问。那掌柜淡淡的道：“老兄找温家有甚么事？”袁承志道：“我要去交还一些东西。”那掌柜冷笑道：“那么你是温家的朋友了，又来问我干甚么？”袁承志讨了个没趣，心想这里的人怎地如此无礼，见街边两个小童在玩耍，摸出十个铜钱，塞在一个小童的手里，说道：“小兄弟，你带我到温家去。”那小童本已接过了钱，听了他的话，把钱还他，气忿忿的道：“温家？那边大屋子就是，这鬼地方我可不去。”袁承志这才明白，原来姓温的在这里搞得天怒人怨，没人肯和他家打交道，倒不是此地居民无礼。 他依着小童的指点，向那座大屋子走去，远远只听得人声嘈杂。走到近处，见数百名农人拿了锄头铁靶，围在屋前，大叫大嚷：“你们把人打得重伤，眼见性命难保，就此罢了不成？姓温的，快出来抵命！”人群中有七八个妇人，披散了头发坐在地上哭嚷。 袁承志走将过去，问一个农夫道：“大哥，你们在这里干么？”那农夫道：“啊，你是过路的相公。这里姓温的强凶霸道，昨天下乡收租，程家老汉求他宽限几天，他一下就把人推得撞向墙上，受了重伤。程老汉的儿子侄儿和他拚命，都被他打得全身是伤，只怕三个人都难活命。你说这样的财主狠不狠？相公你倒评评这个理看。” 正说之间，众农夫吵得更厉害了，有人举起铁耙往门上猛砸，更有人把石头丢进墙去。 忽然大门呀的一声开了，一条人影倏地冲出，众人还没看清楚，已有七八名农人给他飞掷出来，跌出两三丈外，撞得头破血流。 袁承志心想：“这人好快身手！”定睛看时，见那人身材又瘦又长，黄澄澄一张面皮，双眉斜飞，神色甚是剽悍。 那人喝道：“你们这批猪狗不如的东西，胆敢到这里来撒野？活得不耐烦了？”众人未及回答，那人抢上一步，又抓住数人乱掷出去。 袁承志见他掷人如掷稻草，毫不用力，心想不知此人与温青是甚么干系，倘若前晚他与温青在一起，那么他抵敌荣彩等人绰绰有余，用不到自己出手了。 人群中三名农夫抢了出来，大声道：“你们打伤了人，就这样算了吗？我们虽穷，可是穷人也是命哪！”那瘦子哈哈几声冷笑，说道：“不打死几个，你们还不知道好歹。”身形一晃，已抓住一个中年农夫后心，随手甩出，把他向东边墙角掼去。就在这时，两个青年农夫一齐举起锄头向他当头扒下。那瘦子左手一横，两柄锄头向天飞出，随即抓住两人胸口向门口旗杆石上掷去。 袁承志见这人欺侮乡民，本甚恼怒，但见他武功了得，若是纠缠上了，麻烦甚多，只想等他们事情一了，便求见温青，交还黄金之后立即动身，哪知这瘦子竟然骤下杀手。眼见这三人撞向墙角坚石，不死也必重伤，不由得激动了侠义心肠，顾不得生事惹祸，飞身而前，左手抓住中年农夫右腿往后一拉，丢在地下，跟着一招“岳王神箭”，身子当真如箭离弦，急射而出，抢过去抓住