Chapter 2 The Second Seven Monsters of the South of the Yangtze River

Yan Lie stepped out of the room, only to see a middle-aged scholar dragging his shoes, kicking and kicking, and yawning all the way towards him.The scholar smiled half-smile, winked, looked tired, greasy all over, disheveled, and dirty. It seemed that he hadn't bathed for more than ten days, and he was shaking a tattered black fan with oil paper. . Yan Lie saw that this man was clearly dressed as a gentleman, but was so dirty, he couldn't help frowning, and quickened his pace, fearing that he would get filthy from that man.Suddenly he heard the man laugh dryly, the voice was harsh, when he passed by him, he stretched out his folding fan and patted him on the shoulder.Yan Lie has martial arts, but he didn't dodge this time, he couldn't help being furious, and shouted: "What are you doing?"

The man laughed dryly again, and walked forward, only to hear him walk to the end of the aisle, and said to the waiter: "Hey, buddy, don't look at the rags and rags of the uncle, the uncle has a lot of money. Some The kid is so evil, he just relies on his appearance to bluff people. He bluffs, seduces women, eats free food, lives in a white shop, all this kind of kid, you should be more careful. Be safe and let him pay first. Let's talk about the room and food." Without waiting for the waiter to answer, he walked away again. Yan Lie was even more furious, thinking, boy, aren't these words aimed at me?Hearing what the man said, the clerk in the shop looked at him sideways, couldn't help feeling suspicious, walked up to him, bowed his waist, and said with a smile: "Don't take offense, it's not a little rude..." Yan Lie knew what he meant , snorted and said: "Put this silver on the cabinet!" Stretching out his hand to touch his bosom, he couldn't help being stunned.There were forty or fifty taels of silver in his pouch, but when he put his hand in, it was empty.Seeing his embarrassment, the waiter in the shop only said that the poor words were good, but his expression was not as respectful as Shicai's, and he raised his waist and protruded his belly and said: "Why? Didn't you bring any money?"

Yan Lie said: "Wait a minute, I'll go back to the room to get it." He only left the room in a hurry and forgot to take the silver taels, but he went back to the room and opened the package and saw that the package of dozens of taels of gold and silver was gone. fly.How this batch of gold and silver was lost, I was at a loss, that's strange, I thought: "Just now Mrs. Bao went out to relieve herself, and I also went to the hut for a while, and it was less than a stick of incense, why did someone come into the room Tricked? The snitches in Jiaxing Mansion are amazing."

The waiter looked around at the door of the room, seeing that he couldn't get the money out, he burst out and said, "Is this girl your original wife? If she kidnaps people, she will implicate us!" Bao Xiruo was ashamed and anxious, her face flushed. .Yan Lie strode to the door, and slapped the waiter with a backhand, which only made the waiter's face covered in blood, and even knocked out a few teeth.The waiter covered his face and yelled, "Wow! You don't pay for staying in the hotel, and beat him!" Yan Lie kicked him on the buttocks, and the waiter rolled over in a somersault.

Bao Xiruo was startled and said: "Let's go quickly, we won't be staying in this shop anymore." Yan Lie said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, if you run out of money, ask them to get it." He took a chair and sat at the front of the room.Not long after, the waiter led more than ten rogues, swung their sticks and rushed into the yard.Yan Lie laughed loudly, and shouted: "You guys want to fight?" He jumped out suddenly, grabbed a stick, pointed to the east and hit the west, knocking down four or five in the blink of an eye.Those rogues usually only relied on being fierce and cruel to oppress goodness, but now seeing that the momentum was wrong, they all threw down their sticks and swarmed out of the courtyard gate, those lying on the ground crawled and rolled, afraid of falling behind.

Bao Xiruo was so frightened that his face turned pale, he said in a trembling voice: "The matter has become serious, I'm afraid it will alarm the government." Yan Lie smiled and said, "I'm going to ask the government to come." Bao Xiruo didn't know his intention, I had no choice but to say nothing. Not half an hour later, there was a commotion outside, more than a dozen yamen servants broke into the courtyard with iron rulers and single knives, shook the iron chains loudly, and shouted in a chaotic voice: "Trafficking people, but also committing murder, this Are you okay? Where is the murderer?" Yan Lie sat on the chair without moving.Seeing his luxurious clothes and dignified demeanor, all the yamen servants did not dare to approach him rashly.The leading arrester quickly shouted: "Hey, what's your name? What are you doing here in Jiaxing Mansion?" Yan Lie said, "Go and call Gai Yuncong!"

Gai Yuncong was the magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture, and all the government servants were shocked and angry when he heard him directly reprimanding the name of their superiors.The catcher quickly said: "Are you out of your mind? You are calling Uncle Gai's name." Yan Lie took out a letter from his pocket, threw it on the table, looked up at the roof, and said: "Take Go and show Gai Yuncong to see if he is coming or not?" The policeman took the letter and was surprised when he saw the words on the cover, but he didn't know the authenticity, so he whispered to the yamen servants: "Look Him, don't let him run away." Then he rushed out.

Bao Xiruo sat in the room, his heart beating wildly, not knowing what was going on. Not long after, dozens of yamen servants poured in, and two officials, all in uniform, jumped up and knelt down to salute Yan Lie, saying: "Gai Yuncong from Jiaxing Mansion, Jiang Wen from Xiushui County, I'm humble, and I don't know my lord. I have arrived, but I was not able to meet you far away, please forgive me." Yan Lie waved his hand, bowed slightly, and said: "Brother has stolen some silver in Gui County, please troubleshoot." Gai Yuncong hurriedly said: " Yes, yes." With a wave of their hands, the two yamen servants held up two plates, one plate full of yellow and full of gold, and one plate gleaming white with silver.

Gai Yuncong said: "Under the rule of a lowly position, there are traitors who dare to steal the adult's envoy fee. It is all a crime of lowly position. Please reward me for this trivial amount." Yan Lie nodded with a smile, and Gai Yuncong again Submitting the letter respectfully, he said: "The humble official has cleaned the platform, I respectfully welcome your lord and madam." Yan Lie said: "It's better here, I like to be quiet, don't bother me Long story short." Said his face darkened.Gai Yuncong and Jiang Wen hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! What else do you need, please just ask, so that the humble office can honor you." Yan Lie raised his head without answering, and waved his hands repeatedly.Gai and Jiang hurriedly led the Yamen servants to retreat.

The waiter in the shop was already pale with fright, and led by the shopkeeper, he came over and kowtowed to make amends, only begging for his life, no matter how many spankings he would be willing to do.Yan Lie took an ingot of silver from the plate, threw it on the ground, and said with a smile: "Reward you, get out of here." The waiter in the shop still couldn't believe it, but the shopkeeper saw that Yan Lie's face was innocent, afraid that he would be impatient, Busily picked up the silver, kowtowed a few times, and dragged the waiter out. Bao Xiruo remained uneasy, and asked: "What kind of magic weapon is this letter? How come the officials are afraid of being like this when they see it." Yan Lie smiled and said: "At first I couldn't care about them, these officials themselves It's useless. Zhao Kuo's subordinates use all these pustules to keep the country alive, it's unreasonable." Bao Xiruo said: "Zhao Kuo, who is that?" Yan Lie said: "That is the current Emperor Ningzong." Bao Xiruo was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Hush! How can you call the Holy Majesty's name casually?" Yan Lie was very happy to see that she cared about him, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if I call you. When we arrive in the north, we don't What is Zhao Kuo's name?" Bao Xiruo said, "North?" Yan Lie nodded, and was about to speak, when suddenly the sound of hooves outside the door, dozens of horses stopped at the door of the inn.Bao Xiruo's snow-white cheeks were already tinged with blood, but when he heard the sound of hooves, he immediately remembered what happened that night when the officers and soldiers captured him, and his face turned pale again.Yan Lie frowned, as if he was not happy.

Hearing the sound of boots, dozens of brocade-clothed soldiers walked into the yard, seeing Yan Lie, all of them looked happy and shouted in unison: "My lord!" They climbed down and saluted.Yan Lie smiled and said: "You finally found us." Bao Xiruo was even more amazed when he heard them call him "Prince", and saw those big men standing up, all of them hunched over, very sturdy. Yan Lie waved his hands and said: "Let's all go out!" All the soldiers agreed in unison and filed out.Yan Lie turned to Bao Xiruo and said, "Look at how my subordinates compare with Song soldiers?" Bao Xiruo wondered, "Aren't they Song soldiers?" Yan Lie smiled and said, "Now I'm telling you the truth. Come on, these are the elite soldiers of the Great Jin Kingdom!" After speaking, he let out a long laugh, with an extremely smug expression on his face. Bao Xiruo tremblingly said: "Then...you...you too..." Yan Lie smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, I have to add an extra word 'end' to my surname, and an extra '' to my name. The word Hong'. The next Wanyan Honglie, the sixth prince of the Great Jin Kingdom, who can be named King Zhao, is just a mere one." When Bao Xiruo was young, he heard his father talk about how the Kingdom of Jin ravaged our lands and mountains, how the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was taken captive by them and could not be returned, and how the people in the north were murdered and abused by the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty. She gnashed her teeth and hated it even more, how could she know that the person she spent day and night with her these few days was actually a prince of gold, she was so horrified that she was speechless. Wanyan Honglie saw that her face changed color, his laughter stopped, and he said: "I have admired the prosperity of the Southern Dynasty for a long time, so I begged my father to send me to Lin'an last year as an envoy to congratulate New Year's Day. Besides, the Song Lord still has hundreds of thousands of taels of silver The annual tribute was not presented on time, and my father asked me to come and claim it." Bao Xiruo said, "Aged tribute?" Wanyan Honglie said: "Yes, the Song Dynasty begged our country not to attack, and paid two pieces of silk every year, but they I often say that the tax is insufficient, and I always refuse to pay it in one go. This time I was not polite to Han Yuzhou, and told him that if I didn’t pay in full within a month, I would personally lead the army to pick it up, and there was no need to pay any more. He's upset." Bao Xiruo said: "What did Chancellor Han say?" Wanyan Honglie said: "What did he say? Before I left Lin'an Mansion, the silver and silk had already been sent across the river, haha!" Bao Xi weak frowned and remained silent.Wanyan Honglie said: "I don't need to come to ask for silver silk or anything, just sending an envoy is enough. I originally wanted to see the scenery of the mountains and rivers of the Southern Dynasty, the customs of the characters, and I didn't want to know the lady. I am really lucky in my life." . " Bao Xiruo's mind was full of thoughts, he was at a loss, and remained silent. Wanyan Honglie said: "I'll go buy clothes for my lady." Bao Xiruo lowered his head and said, "No need." Wanyan Honglie smiled and said, "The gold and silver that Prime Minister Han gave me in private, such as buying clothes, my lady will spend a thousand years Don't be afraid, my lady, my soldiers are guarding the inn all around, no one will dare to hurt you." Saying that, he walked out of the inn. Bao Xiruo recalled all the things that happened since he met him. He is the prince of Dajin, so he is so humble to a commoner widow, what is his intention?Thinking of her husband's kindness in the past, he suffered a tragic death, leaving himself a weak woman in this embarrassing situation, he really didn't know what to do, he couldn't help feeling helpless, and fell on his pillow and cried bitterly.
Wanyan Honglie was pregnant with gold and silver, went straight to the busy city, saw that the residents in the city were gentle and elegant, even though they were traffickers, there were many handsome and good looking people, he was secretly envious of them. Suddenly there was a rush of hoofbeats ahead, and a horse galloped forward.The city streets are not spacious, and the pedestrians are crowded, and the streets are full of stalls selling goods. How can you ride a horse?Wanyan Honglie hurried to the side of the street, and in the blink of an eye, he saw a yellow horse rushing out from the crowd.That horse is very handsome, tall and fat, it is actually a rare good horse.Wanyan Honglie applauded secretly, looking at the passengers on the horse, he felt dumbfounded. The horse looks so good, but the rider is a short, fat and wretched man, riding on the horse is like a big meatball.This person has short arms and legs, no neck, and a head that is surprisingly large, but it is shrunk into the shoulders.Strange to say, the horse galloped through the crowd without bumping into anyone or kicking over anything. Its hooves were light and it leaped freely, jumping over the porcelain stalls, stepping over the green vegetable baskets, every time. When there is no time to spare, it passes by, and the city is galloping, which is no different from galloping in the wilderness.Wanyan Honglie couldn't help applauding: "Good!" The short fat man heard the applause and looked back.Wanyan Honglie saw that his face was covered with red distiller's grains, and his nose was big and round, like a red persimmon sticking to his face, he thought: "This horse is very good, let me buy it at a high price." Just at this moment, two children in the street were playing and chasing, crossing the horse.The horse was caught by surprise and startled. Seeing that its left foot was about to kick the child, the short fat man lifted the rein and jumped out of the saddle. Then it landed lightly on the horse's back. Wanyan Honglie was stunned, thinking that this dwarf's riding skills are so superb, although there are many good riders in our Dajin Kingdom, none can match him, it's really hard to judge by appearances.If I hire this person to return to Beijing to train the cavalry, my knights will surely be able to rule the world.This is ten thousand times better than buying a fine horse.This time he came to the south, where he could garrison troops and where he could cross the river, he looked carefully and memorized each one by heart, and even inquired about the names and talents of the governors of various states and counties.At this time, seeing that the short and fat man's riding skills are incomparable, he thought to himself that the government of the southerners is corrupt, such a strange man is abandoned and left in the grass and fields, why not use Chucai to advance?Now he decided to hire him to Yanjing as an equestrian instructor with a lot of money. He made up his mind, and he chased after him with all his might, he was afraid that the horse would be too fast to catch up, he was about to shout loudly, but when he saw the horse galloped to the corner of the street, he stopped suddenly.Wanyan Honglie was amazed again, he thought that a galloping horse had to slow down gradually to stop, this horse can stop in a hurry, it is really unprecedented, even if it is a martial arts expert, it may not be possible To be able to stand still so calmly and suddenly while running wildly.I saw that short and fat man flew off his horse and got into a shop. Wanyan Honglie walked over quickly, and saw a big wooden signboard standing upright in the store, with the words "Taibai Legacy" written on it, but it was a restaurant. "Building" in three big characters, with beautiful handwriting, and next to it are five small characters "Dongpo layman's book", which was originally inscribed by Su Dongpo.Wanyan Honglie saw the grandeur of the restaurant, thought: "When he comes to the restaurant, let's treat him to a feast first, and take advantage of the opportunity to pay him back. , holding a wine jar in his hand, walked to the horse.Wanyan Honglie immediately stepped aside. The short fat man stood on the ground, looking even more bloated and ugly, his height was no more than three feet, and his shoulder width was almost three feet. The horse had long legs and was tall, and the top of his head was barely up to the stirrup.He put the wine jar in front of the horse, stretched out his palm and slapped lightly on the shoulder of the wine jar a few times, and with one hand he lifted off the top half of the wine jar, and the wine jar was like a deep earthen basin .The yellow horse raised its front feet, neighed happily, and bowed its head to drink.Wanyan Honglie could smell the aroma of the wine, it was the famous Nurhong wine from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Judging from the aroma of the wine, it was at least ten years old. The short fat man turned and went in, raised his hand, and threw a large silver coin on the cabinet with a bang, and said: "Give me three tables of wine and food, two tables of meat, and one table of vegetarian." The shopkeeper said with a smile: "That's right, Mr. Han. There are four-gill perch from Songjiang today. It's better to drink. You, Mr. Han, keep the money first, and then count it slowly." The short fat man rolled his eyes and shouted in a strange voice: "What? You don't need money for drinking? Do you think that the third son Han is a bachelor and eats for free?" The shopkeeper smiled and didn't think it was disobedient, and shouted: "Guys, work harder for Mr. Han to clean up the wine and vegetables!" The buddy agreed repeatedly inside and out. Wanyan Honglie thought to himself: "This short and fat man is dressed in ordinary clothes, but his moves are so generous, and everyone is so flattering to him, he seems to be a tyrant in Jiaxing Prefecture. It may take some trouble to hire him to go north to be an equestrian instructor. Let's see what kind of guests he invites, and then act accordingly." Immediately, he climbed up the stairs, chose a seat by the window and sat down, ordered a catty of wine, and ordered a few dishes at random. The Drunken Immortal Tower is next to the South Lake, the lake is lightly smoky and misty, a few small boats are rippling in it, half of the water surface of the lake is covered with green water chestnut leaves, he looked around and felt refreshed.This Jiaxing is a famous city in ancient Yue, and the plums it produces are as sweet and fragrant as fine wine, so this place was called Drunken Plum in the Spring and Autumn Period.Goujian, king of Yue, defeated Helu, king of Wu, here. It was the channel for communication between Wu and Yue.Another famous product in the local Nanhu Lake is the green water chestnut without horns. The water chestnut meat is sweet and tender, fragrant and crisp. It is the crown of the world, because there are so many water chestnut leaves in the lake.It was spring at that time, with clear water and green leaves, like a pool of green glass covered with pieces of emerald. Wanyan Honglie was enjoying the scenery when he suddenly saw a fishing boat flying towards the lake.The fishing boat has a long and narrow hull with a high bow, and two rows of waterfowls are parked on the side of the boat to catch fish.Wanyan Honglie didn't care at first, but in a blink of an eye, he saw that the fishing boat had overtaken the boat far ahead, it was surprisingly fast.After a while, the fishing boat approached, and saw a person sitting in the boat, and the person paddling at the stern was wearing a coir raincoat, but it was a woman.She stretched her oar into the water, and with a light and delicate pull, the fishing boat shot out like an arrow for a certain distance, and the hull of the boat seemed to be leaping out of the water. It seems that the force of this pull was at least a hundred catties, and a woman has such strength. The force is already strange, but how can a wooden oar withstand such a force? She counted the paddles again, the fishing boat was approaching the restaurant, the sunlight shone on the oars, it turned out to be a brass oar that was shining brightly.The fisher girl tied the fishing boat to the wooden stake next to the stone steps at the bottom of the restaurant, and lightly landed on the shore.The man sitting in the cabin picked up a load of thick firewood and followed him up.The two walked up to the restaurant.The fisher girl called out to the short fat man, "Third brother!" and sat down beside him.Humpty Dumpty said: "Fourth Brother, Seventh Sister, you came early!" When Wanyan Honglie looked at the two of them sideways, he saw that the woman was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a slender figure, big eyes, long eyelashes, and snow-like skin.She holds the copper oar upside down in her left hand and the coir hat in her right, revealing her dark cloud-like hair.Wanyan Honglie thought to himself: "Although this girl is not as beautiful as my Mrs. Bao, she still has a natural charm." The man carrying firewood was about thirty years old, dressed in blue cloth clothes, with a thick straw rope tied around his waist, wearing straw sandals, with thick hands and big feet, and a dull expression.He put down the burden, leaned the shoulder pole against the table, cheeped a few times, and the Eight Immortals table was actually pushed a few inches by the shoulder pole.Wanyan Honglie was stunned, seeing that the shoulder pole looked the same, it was covered in black oil, slightly curved in the middle, with a protruding sheath on each end.This shoulder pole is so heavy, it must be made of refined steel and wrought iron.In the man's waist was a hatchet for chopping wood, with several notches in the blade. Just as the two sat down, footsteps were heard upstairs, and two people came up.The fisher girl called out, "Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, you guys are coming together." The person in front of her was a tall man, weighing at least two hundred and fifty to sixty catties, wearing a long apron, greasy all over her body, and opening her skirt, revealing her hairy chest. , the sleeves are rolled up high, the arms are covered with inch-long black hair, and there is a sharp knife about a foot long stuck in the waist belt. He looks like a butcher who kills pigs and sheep.The man in the back is short in stature, wearing a small felt hat, fair-skinned, carrying a steelyard and a bamboo basket in his hand, he seems to be a small trader.Wanyan Honglie secretly marveled: "Look at the three people on the head are all people with martial arts, how come these two scumbags are worthy of their brothers?" Suddenly there was a rattling sound from the street, as if iron objects were beating on stone slabs. Following the knocking sound, he went up the stairs, and a blind man in ragged clothes came up, holding a thick iron rod in his right hand.I saw that he was around forty years old, with a sharp mouth and cheeks, a gray face, and a vicious look.The five people sitting at the table stood up and called in unison: "Brother." The fisher girl patted a chair lightly and said, "Brother, here is your seat." The blind man said: "Okay. Brother hasn’t come yet?” The butcher-like man said: “Second Brother has arrived in Jiaxing, so he should come now.” The fisher girl smiled and said, “Isn’t this here?” There was a sound of kicking on the stairs The sound of kicking the leather of slippers. Wanyan Honglie was startled, he saw a tattered and dirty oil-paper fan protruding from the stairs first, he fanned it a few times, then a poor man came up shaking his head, it was the person he met in the inn just now.Wanyan Honglie thought to himself: "This person must have stolen my silver..." His heart was burning with anger, the person grinned at him, stuck out his tongue, made a grimace, and turned to greet everyone. Their second brother. Wanyan Honglie pondered: "It seems that these people all have unique skills, if they can use them for their own use, it will be a great help. It's a trivial matter for the poor to steal my gold and silver, don't worry about it, let's just watch the movement." I saw that poor man took a sip of wine, shook his head and chanted: "The ill-gotten gains...let him go,...the Jade Emperor... lost his temper!" He chanted loudly, and stretched out his hand to take out an ingot of gold and silver from his bosom , neatly lined up on the table, took out a total of eight ingots of silver and two ingots of gold. Wanyan Honglie saw that the color and shape of the gold and silver were exactly what he had lost, and he was not angry but strange: "It is not difficult for him to enter the house to steal my gold and silver, but he only needs to pat me on the shoulder with his fan, He stole all the silver ingots in my bosom, and I didn't realize it at the time. This skill of empty-handedness is really rare." Seeing the state of these seven people, it seemed that they were hosts and invited two tables of guests to come and drink. Because the guests did not arrive, the seven people only drank sake and did not serve dishes.But there is only one pair of cups and chopsticks on each of the other two tables, so there are only two guests.Wanyan Honglie pondered: "These seven strange people invited guests, but what kind of strange guests are they inviting?" After a cup of tea, I heard someone downstairs chanting: "Amitabha!" The blind man said: "Master Jiaomu has arrived!" Standing up, the other six people also stood up to meet him.Hearing again: "Amitabha!" A skinny monk who looked like a haggard tree went up the stairs.This monk is over forty years old, wearing a jute monk's robe, holding a piece of firewood in his hand, one end of the firewood has been burnt black, I don't know what it is for. The monk made an interrogation with seven people, and the poor man led him to sit down at an empty table.The monk leaned forward and said: "The man came to the door. I know that I am not his opponent. I am grateful for the help of the seven heroes from the south of the Yangtze River." The blind man said: "Master Jiaomu, you are welcome. My seven brothers have been favored by the master. If the master has something to do, how can my brother stand still? What's more, that man, relying on his martial arts skills, came to oppose the master for no reason. How can he use Jiangnan People in the martial arts world take it seriously? Even if the master doesn't come to inform, our brothers will never let it go when they find out..." Before he could finish speaking, he could only hear the rattling of the stairs, as if a gigantic beast was coming up the stairs, if the sound was not a giant elephant, it was a big buffalo weighing hundreds of catties.The shopkeeper downstairs and all the bartenders screamed in surprise: "Hey, this stupid guy can't take it up!" The sound became louder, and there was only a click, and a ladder board was broken.Then two loud rattles were heard, and the stairs broke two more steps. Wanyan Honglie's eyes blurred, he saw a Taoist walking up the stairs holding a huge copper vat in his hand, when he looked closely, his heart jumped with fright, it turned out that this Taoist was Changchunzi Qiu Chuji. Wanyan Honglie was sent as an envoy to the Song court by his father's order this time, and he wanted to take the opportunity to seduce the high officials of the Song Dynasty, so as to serve as internal support in case of future invasion.Wang Daoqian, the envoy of the Song Dynasty who accompanied him from the south of Yanjing, was stalking his power and greedy for bribes.Unexpectedly, Wang Daoqian was suddenly killed by a Taoist, and even the head of the heart and soul disappeared.Wanyan Honglie was shocked, fearing that his plot would be discovered by this Taoist, he immediately brought his followers with him, led by the policemen from Lin'an Prefecture, and went after the assassin himself.When he chased to Niujia Village, he encountered Qiu Chuji, unexpectedly this Taoist was extremely skilled in martial arts, before Wanyan Honglie could make a move, he was hit on the shoulder with a throwing arrow, and he killed all the military entourage he brought with him.If Wanyan Honglie hadn't escaped first in the scuffle and had to be rescued by Bao Xiruo, the dignified Prince Jin would have been buried in this small village for no apparent reason. Wanyan Honglie regained his composure, saw that his gaze was only on his own face, and then he focused on Jiaomu and the seven people, obviously did not recognize him, he expected that when he leaned out that day, he would throw a feather arrow at him. He fell down in the middle, didn't see his face clearly, immediately relieved, when he looked at the big copper vat in his hand, he was startled and couldn't help leaning away from the chair. This copper vat is a common thing in temples. It is used to burn paper ingots, watches and seals. It has a diameter of more than four feet, and it is estimated that it weighs about four hundred catties. It's heavy, but he doesn't see much effort in holding it in his hand.Every time he took a step, the floorboards rattled.The downstairs was already in chaos at this moment, the shopkeeper, the bartender, the cook, the busboys, and all the drinkers fled out of the street one after another, fearing that the floor would be crushed by him and fall down and kill people. Monk Jiaomu said coldly: "Brother Dao came here, but why did you bring the copper vat of paper from the small temple? I will introduce you to the Seven Heroes of the South of the Yangtze River!" Qiu Chuji raised his left hand as a salute, and said: "The poor Taoist just now When I went to Baocha for a visit, the master in the temple said that the master invited the poor Taoist to meet at the Zuixian Tower. The poor Taoist thought, the master must have invited a good friend to come, and it is true. I have heard the reputation of the seven heroes in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and I am lucky today Seeing each other will satisfy the wish of my life." Monk Jiaomu said to the Seven Heroes: "This is the Taoist Master Changchunzi of the Quanzhen School, everyone has admired him for a long time." Turning his head, he said to Qiu Chuji: "This is the head of the Seven Heroes, the flying bat Ke Zhen'e Great Xia Ke." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at the blind man, and then introduced him one by one.Wanyan Honglie listened attentively and secretly remembered.The second one is the filthy and poor man who stole his silver, named Zhu Cong, a talented scholar.The first fat man on horseback to come to the restaurant was Horse King God Han Baoju, who ranked third.The village farmer who carried the firewood was ranked fourth, and his name was Nanshan woodcutter Nan Xiren.The fifth is that stout, butcher-like man named Xiao Mi Tuo Zhang Asheng.The young man with the appearance of a small peddler, his full name is Blonde, and his nickname is Xia Yin in the downtown area.That fisher girl is called Yue Nv Jian Han Xiaoying, she is obviously the youngest of the Jiangnan Seven Heroes. When Jiao Mu introduced him, Qiu Chuji nodded one by one to salute, but his right hand kept holding the copper vat, he didn't seem to feel tired.Seeing that there was nothing going on in the restaurant downstairs, a few bold ones sneaked up to watch the excitement. Ke Zhen'e said: "My seven brothers are called the 'Seven Monsters of the South of the Yangtze River'. They are all monsters. They dare not be called 'Seven Heroes' or something. My brothers have long admired the reputation of the Quanzhen Seven Sons. It is admiration. This master Jiaomu is the most ancient and warm-hearted person. I don’t know how he accidentally offended the Taoist priest? If the Taoist priest thinks highly of my seven brothers, he will let us be peacemakers. Although the two monks and priests worship different Bodhisattvas, but They are always monks, and they are all of the same line of martial arts, how about we let go of our mistakes and have a drink together?" Qiu Chuji said: "Pindao and Master Jiaomu are strangers to each other, there is no grievance or enmity, as long as he surrenders the two of them, one day Pindao will come to Fahua Temple to plead guilty." Ke Zhen'e said: "Hand over the two of them. Who is coming?" Qiu Chuji said: "Pindao had two friends who were framed by the government and Jin Bing, and unfortunately died. The widow they left behind was lonely and helpless. Hero Ke, do you think that the poor should take care of it?" Yan When Lie heard this, he shook the wine glass in his hand and splashed some wine.Ke Zhen'e said: "Don't say it's the widow of a Taoist priest's friend, or a stranger, since we know about it, we should take care of it according to our ability, that's a duty." Qiu Chuji said loudly: "Yes! It is to ask Master Jiaomu to hand over these two poor women! He is a monk, but why did he keep the two widows in the temple? He must not hand them over? The seven are chivalrous people, please comment on this truth Look!" As soon as this remark came out, not only Jiao Mu and the Jiangnan Seven Monsters were taken aback, but Wanyan Honglie was also secretly amazed, thinking: "Could it be that he wasn't talking about the wives of Yang and Guo, but someone else?" Jiao Mu's face was already scorched yellow, but now he was even more angry and turned yellow and black. He couldn't speak for a while, and stammered: "You...you...you...you talk nonsense...nonsense..." Qiu Chuji was furious, and shouted: "You are also a well-known person in the martial arts, how dare you do such evil!" With his right hand, a copper vat weighing hundreds of catties with wine and vat flew towards the burnt wood.Burnt wood jumped to avoid it. The people standing on the top of the building watching the bustle were scared out of their wits. You pushed and hugged each other, and a series of bones rolled down the stairs. Smiling Amitabha Zhang Asheng reckoned that although the copper vat was heavy, he could handle it as much as he could, so he took a step forward, stretched his arms out of luck, and shouted: "Okay!" The muscles in his back stretched out, and he caught the copper vat by himself, stretched his arms upwards, and lifted the copper vat high above the top.But he exerted too much force on his feet, and with a click, his left foot pierced through a hole on the floor, and everyone downstairs shouted again.Zhang Asheng took two steps forward, with his arms slightly bent, he made a move of "Push the window to see the moon", and threw the copper vat towards Qiu Chuji. Qiu Chuji stretched out his right hand to take it, and said with a smile, "The seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River are well-deserved!" Then his face darkened, and he shouted at Jiao Mu: "What happened to those two women? Why did you force her two women into the temple?" Intentions? As long as you, a thief monk, touch a single hair of theirs, I will tear you to pieces and burn your Fahua Temple to ashes!" Zhu Cong slapped his fan, shook his head and said, "Master Jiaomu is an eminent monk, how could he do such a shameless thing? The Taoist priest must have listened to the villain's rumors. It is so false that it cannot be trusted." Qiu Chuji said angrily: "The poor Taoist saw it with his own eyes, how could it be fake?" The seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River were startled.Jiao Mu said: "Even if you want to come to the south of the Yangtze River to promote Wan Liwei, why do you want to ruin my reputation...you...you...go around Jiaxing Mansion to inquire, how can I, monk Jiaomu, do such evil things?" Qiu Chuji He sneered and said: "Okay, you invited helpers, and you want to rely on more to win. I have taken care of this matter, and I am determined to let you go. It is a big mistake for you to hide a good woman in a clean Buddha place, let alone the two The woman's husband was Empress Zhongliang, who was brutally murdered." Ke Zhen'e said: "The Taoist priest said that Master Jiaomu had kept those two women, but the master said no. Let's all go to Fahua Temple to see who is right and who is wrong. Brother, although the eyes Blind, but other people's eyes are not blind." The six siblings echoed in unison. Qiu Chuji sneered and said, "Search the temple? Poor Dao has already searched inside and out, but he clearly saw the two women go in, but they disappeared. There is no way to think about it, the only way is to ask the monk to hand over the person." Zhu Cong said: "So those two women are not human." Qiu Chuji was stunned, and said: "What?" Zhu Cong said solemnly: "They are fairies, either they know how to hide themselves, or they use the earth to escape!" The other six monsters listened. I can't help but smile. Qiu Chuji said angrily: "Okay, you guys are here to amuse the poor. The Seven Devils of the South of the Yangtze River helped the monks out today, didn't they?" Ke Zhen E said solemnly: "Our abilities are low, and in the eyes of Quanzhen masters, we are not worthy of a smile. But my seven brothers still have a little reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, and people who know us are willing to say: The seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River are crazy, but they are not greedy for life and afraid of death. We dare not bully others, but we will not allow others to bully us." Qiu Chuji said: "The Seven Heroes of the South of the Yangtze River have a good reputation, I know that. You don't have to worry about your own business, don't rush into this troubled water. I will let Pindao settle the matter with the monk on his own, and I will not accompany you now. Monk, come with me." He stretched out his left hand to grab the scorched wood wrist.Jiao Mu's wrist sank, and he immediately dispelled his grip. Seeing the two of them moving their hands, Han Baoju, the God of Mawang, shouted loudly: "Taoist, are you being unreasonable?" Qiu Chuji said, "What's the matter, Mr. Han?" Han Baoju said, "We can trust Master Jiaomu. No. A good man in the martial arts world, who can lie and deceive others?" Qiu Chuji said: "He can't lie, could it be that Qiu would lie to him without a reason? Qiu has witnessed it with his own eyes, if he misjudged the person, I will Dig out this pair of tricks for you. I'm sure I'm looking for this monk. It's also certain that the seven of you will intervene, aren't they?" The Seven Devils of the South of the Yangtze River said in unison: "That's right." Qiu Chuji said: "Okay, I'll offer each of the seven people a sip of wine. Everyone, please reach out after drinking." As he spoke, his right hand sank, he lowered the copper vat, opened his mouth to take a big sip of wine in the vat, and shouted: "Please Go!" With a shake of his hand, the copper vat flew towards Zhang Asheng again. Zhang Asheng thought to himself: "If you hold the copper vat above your head like just now, how can you drink?" Immediately, he took two steps back and covered his chest with his hands. chest.He was born obese, and his chest was full of fat, which supported the copper vat like a soft cushion. Then luckily, his chest muscles sprang out, blocking the flying force of the copper vat. He lowered his head and drank a big sip of wine in the jar, praised: "Good wine!" His hands suddenly retracted and pressed against his chest. push out.This move is powerful and fast, it is the master's skill.Wanyan Honglie watched from the side secretly startled. Qiu Chuji took back the copper vat, took a long gulp, and shouted: "Pindao respects Brother Ke for a vat of wine!" He threw the copper vat towards Ke Zhen'e. Wanyan Honglie thought to himself: "This man is blind, how can he catch it?" But he didn't know that Ke Zhen'e was the first of the seven monsters in the south of the Yangtze River, and his martial arts was also the top of the seven. When the huge copper vat was thrown, there was a whistling wind, so he could clearly distinguish it. I saw him sitting intently, as if he didn't realize it, until the copper vat flew over his head, and then he raised his right hand, and the iron rod was already on the top of his head. cylinder bottom.The copper vat spun quickly on the iron rod, like a plate player playing with a bamboo stick against a porcelain plate.突然间铁棒略歪，铜缸微微倾侧，眼见要跌下来打在他的头顶，这一下还不打得脑浆迸裂？哪知铜缸倾侧，却不跌下，缸中酒水如一条线般射将下来。柯镇恶张口接住，上面的酒不住倾下，他咕嘟咕嘟的大口吞饮，饮了三四口，铁杖稍挪，又已顶在缸底正中，随即向上一送，铜缸飞了起来。他挥杖横击，当的一声巨响，震耳欲聋，那缸便飞向丘处机而去，四下里嗡嗡之声好一阵不绝。 丘处机笑道：“柯大侠平时一定爱玩顶盘子。”随手接住了铜缸。柯镇恶冷冷的道：“小弟幼时家贫，靠这玩意儿做叫化子讨饭。”丘处机道：“贫贱不能移，此之谓大丈夫。我敬南四哥一缸！”低头在缸中喝一口酒，将铜缸向南山樵子南希仁掷去。 南希仁一言不发，待铜缸飞到，举起扁担在空中挡住，当的一声，铜缸在空中受阻，落了下来。南希仁伸手在缸里抄了一口酒，就手吃了，扁担打横，右膝跪倒，扁担搁在左膝之上，右手在扁担一端扳落，扁担另一端托住铜缸之底，扳起铜缸，又飞在空中。 他正待将缸击还给丘处机，闹市侠隐全金发笑道：“兄弟做小生意，爱占小便宜，就不费力的讨口酒吃吧。”抢到南希仁身边，待铜缸再次落下时，也抄一口酒吃了，忽地跃起，双足抵住缸边，空中用力，双脚一挺，身子如箭般向后射出，那铜缸也给他双脚蹬了出去。他和铜缸从相反方向飞出，铜缸径向丘处机飞去。他身子激射到板壁之上，轻轻滑下。妙手书生朱聪摇着折扇，不住口的道：“妙哉，妙哉！” 丘处机接住铜缸，又喝了一大口酒，说道：“妙哉，妙哉！贫道敬二哥一缸。”朱聪狂叫起来：“啊哟，使不得，小生手无缚鸡之力，肚无杯酒之量，不压死也要醉死……”呼叫未毕，铜缸已向他当头飞到。朱聪大叫：“压死人啦，救命，救……”伸扇子在缸中一捞，送入口中，倒转扇柄，抵住缸边往外送出，腾的一声，楼板已被他蹬破一个大洞，身子从洞里掉了下去，“救命，救命”之声，不住从洞里传将上来。众人都知他是装腔作势，谁也不觉惊讶。完颜洪烈见他扇柄一抵，铜缸便已飞回，小小一柄折扇，所发劲力竟不弱于南希仁那根沉重的钢铁扁担，心下暗自骇异。 越女剑韩小莹叫道：“我来喝一口！”右足一点，身子如飞燕掠波，倏地在铜缸上空跃过，头一低，已在缸中吸到了一口酒，轻飘飘的落在对面窗格之上。她擅于剑法轻功，膂力却非所长，心想轮到这口笨重已极的铜缸向自己掷来，接挡固是无力，要掷还给这个道士更是万万不能，是以乘机施展轻功吸酒。 这时那铜缸仍一股劲的往街外飞出，街上人来人往，落将下来，势必酿成极大灾祸。丘处机暗暗心惊，正拟跃到街上去接住。只听呼的一声，身旁一个黄衣人斜刺越过，口中一声呼哨，楼下那匹黄马奔到了街口。 楼上众人都抢到窗口观看，只见空中一个肉团和铜缸一撞，铜缸下堕之势变为向前斜落，肉团和铜缸双双落在黄马背上。那黄马驰出数丈，转过身来，直奔上楼。 马王神韩宝驹身在马腹之下，左足勾住镫子，双手及右足却托住铜缸，使它端端正正的放在马鞍之上，不致倾侧。那黄马跑得又快又稳，上楼如驰平地。韩宝驹翻身上马，探头在缸中喝了一大口酒，左臂一振，把铜缸推在楼板之上，哈哈大笑，一提缰，那黄马倏地从窗口窜了出去，犹如天马行空，稳稳当当的落在街心。韩宝驹跃下马背，和朱聪挽手上楼。 丘处机道：“江南七侠果然名不虚传！个个武功高强，贫道甚是佩服。冲着七位的面子，贫道再不跟这和尚为难，只要他交出那两个可怜的女子，就此既往不咎。” 柯镇恶道：“丘道长，这就是你的不是了。这位焦木大师数十年清修，乃是有道的高僧，我们素来敬佩。法华寺也是嘉兴府有名的佛门善地，怎么会私藏良家妇女？”丘处机道：“天下之大，尽有欺世盗名之辈。”韩宝驹怒道：“如此说来，道长是不信我们的话了？”丘处机道：“我宁可信自己的眼睛。”韩宝驹道：“道长要待怎样？”他身子虽矮，但话声响亮，说来自有一股威猛之气。 丘处机道：“此事与七位本来无干，既然横加插手，必然自恃技艺过人。贫道不才，只好和七位见个高下，若是不敌，听凭各位如何了断便了。”柯镇恶道：“道长既然一意如此，就请划下道儿来罢。” 丘处机微一沉吟，说道：“我和各位向无仇怨，久仰江南七怪也是英侠之士，动刀动拳，不免伤了和气。这样罢。”大声叫道：“酒保，拿十四个大碗来！” 酒保本来躲在楼下，这时见楼上再无动静，听得叫唤，忙不叠的将大碗送上楼来。 丘处机命他把大碗都到缸中舀满了酒，在楼上排成两列，向江南七怪说道：“贫道和各位斗斗酒量。各位共喝七碗，贫道一人喝七碗，喝到分出胜负为止。这法儿好不好？” 韩宝驹与张阿生等都是酒量极宏之人，首先说好。柯镇恶却道：“我们以七敌一，胜之不武，道长还是另划道儿吧。”丘处机道：“你怎知一定能胜得了我？” 越女剑韩小莹虽是女子，生性却是十分豪爽，当下亢声说道：“好，先比了酒量再说。这般小觑我们七兄弟的，小妹倒是第一次遇上。”说着端起一碗酒来，咕嘟咕嘟的便喝了下去。她这碗酒喝得急了，顷刻之间，雪白的脸颊上，泛上了桃红。 丘处机道：“韩姑娘真是女中丈夫。大家请罢！”七怪中其余六人各自举碗喝了。丘处机碗到酒干，顷刻间连尽七碗，每一碗酒都只咕的一声，便自口入肚，在咽喉间竟然不稍停留。酒保兴高采烈，大声叫好，忙又装满了十四碗。八人又都喝了。 喝到第三个十四碗时，韩小莹毕竟量窄，喝得半碗，右手微微发颤。张阿生接过她手中半碗酒来，道：“七妹，我代你喝了。”韩小莹道：“道长，这可不可以？”丘处机道：“行，谁喝都是一样。”再喝一轮，全金发也败了下去。 七怪见丘处机连喝二十八碗酒，竟是面不改色，神态自若，尽皆骇然。完颜洪烈在一旁瞧着，更是挢舌不下，心想：“最好这老道醉得昏天黑地，那江南七怪乘机便将他杀了。” 全金发心想己方还剩下五人，然而五人个个酒量兼人，每人再喝三四碗酒还可支持，难道对方的肚子里还装得下二十多碗酒？就算他酒量当真无底，肚量却总有限，料想胜算在握，正自高兴，无意中在楼板上一瞥，只见丘处机双足之旁湿了好大一滩，不觉一惊，在朱聪耳边道：“二哥，你瞧这道士的脚。”朱聪一看，低声道：“不好，他是用内功把酒从脚上逼了出来。”全金发低声道：“不错，想不到他内功这等厉害，那怎么办？” 朱聪寻思：“他既有这门功夫，便再喝一百碗也不打紧。须得另想计较。”退后一步，突然从先前踹破的楼板洞中摔了下去，只听他大叫：“醉了，醉了！”又从洞中跃上。 又喝了一巡酒，丘处机足旁全是水渍，犹如有一道清泉从楼板上汩汩流出。这时南希仁、韩宝驹等也都瞧见了，见他内功如此精深，都是暗自钦服。 韩宝驹把酒碗往桌上一放，便欲认输。朱聪向他使个眼色，对丘处机道：“道长内功出神入化，我们佩服之极。不过我们五个拚你一个，总似乎不大公平。”丘处机一怔，道：“朱二哥瞧着该怎么办？”朱聪笑道：“还是让兄弟一对一的跟道长较量下去吧。” 此言一出，众人都觉奇怪，眼见五人与他斗酒都已处于必败之地，怎么他反而要独自抵挡？但六怪都知这位兄弟虽然言语滑稽，却是满肚子的诡计，行事往往高深莫测，他既这么说，必是另有诈道，当下都不作声。 丘处机呵呵笑道：“江南七侠真是要强得紧。这样吧，朱二哥陪着我喝干了缸中之酒，只要不分胜败，贫道就算输了，好不好？” 这时铜缸中还剩下小半缸酒，无虑数十大碗，只怕要庙里两个弥勒佛的大肚子，才分装得下。但朱聪毫不在意，笑道：“兄弟酒量虽然不行，但当年南游，却也曾胜过几样厉害家伙，干啊！”他右手挥舞破扇，左手大袖飘扬，一面说，一面喝酒。 丘处机跟着他一碗一碗的喝下去，问道：“甚么厉害家伙？”朱聪道：“兄弟有一次到天竺国，天竺王子拉了一头水牛出来，和我斗饮烈酒，结果居然不分胜败。” 丘处机知他是说笑话骂人，“呸”了一声，但见他指手划脚，胡言乱语，把酒一碗一碗的灌下肚去，手足之上又无酒水渗出，显然不是以内功逼发，但见他腹部隆起了一大块，难道他肚子真能伸缩自如，颇感奇怪，又听他道：“兄弟前年到暹罗国，哈，这一次更加不得了。暹罗国王牵了一头大白象和我斗酒，这蠢家伙喝了七缸，你道我喝了几缸？” 丘处机明知他是说笑，但见他神态生动，说得酣畅淋漓，不由得随口问了一句：“几缸？”朱聪神色突转严重，压低了声音，正色道：“九缸！”忽然间又放大了声音道：“快喝，快喝！” 但见他手舞足蹈，似醉非醉，如疯非疯，便在片刻之间，与丘处机两人把铜缸中的酒喝到了底。韩宝驹等从来不知他竟有偌大酒量，无不惊喜交集。 丘处机大拇指一翘，说道：“朱兄真是一位奇人，贫道拜服！” 朱聪笑道：“道长喝酒用的是内功，兄弟用的却是外功，乃体外之功。你请看吧！”说着哈哈大笑，忽地倒翻一个筋斗，手里已提着一只木桶，随手一晃，酒香扑鼻，桶里装的竟是半桶美酒。这许多人个个武功高强，除柯镇恶外，无不眼光锐利，但竟没瞧清楚这木桶是从哪里来的，再看朱聪的肚子时，却已扁平如常，显然这木桶本来是藏在他大袍子的底下。江南七侠纵声大笑，丘处机不禁变色。 要知朱聪最善于鸡鸣狗盗、穿窬行窃之技，是以绰号叫做“妙手书生”。他这袍内藏桶之术，一直流传至今。魔术家表演之时，空身走出台来，一个筋斗，手中多了一缸金鱼，再一个筋斗，台上又多了一碗清水，可以变到满台数十碗水，每一碗水中都有一尾金鱼游动，令观众个个看得目瞪口呆，叹为观止，即是师法这门妙术。朱聪第二次摔落楼下，便是将一只木桶藏入了袍底，喝酒时胡言乱语，挥手扬扇，旨在引开丘处机的目光。魔术家变戏法之时，在千百对眼睛的睽睽注视之下，尚且不让人瞧出破绽，那时丘处机丝毫没防到他会使这般手法，竟未看出他使用妙技，将一大碗一大碗的酒都倒入了藏在袍内的木桶之中。 丘处机道：“哼，你这个怎么算是喝酒？”朱聪笑道：“你难道算是喝酒了？我的酒喝在桶内，你的酒喝在地下，那又有甚么分别？” 他一面说，一面踱来踱去，忽然一不小心踏在丘处机足旁的酒渍之中，一滑之下，向丘处机身上跌去。丘处机随手扶了他一把。朱聪向后一跃，踱了一个圈子，叫道：“好诗，好诗！自古中秋……月最明，凉风届候……夜弥清。一天……气象沉银汉，四海鱼龙……跃水精……”拖长了声音，朗声念诵起来。 丘处机一怔：“这是我去年中秋写的一首未成律诗，放在身边，拟待续成下面四句，从未给别人看过，他怎么知道？”伸手往怀里一摸，写着这半首诗的那张纸笺果真已不知去向。 朱聪笑吟吟的摊开诗笺，放在桌上，笑道：“想不到道长武功盖世，文才也如此隽妙，佩服佩服。”原来他刚才故意一滑一跌，已施展妙手空空之技，把丘处机衣袋内的这张纸条偷了出来。 丘处机寻思：“适才他伸手到我怀里，我竟是丝毫不觉，倘若他不是盗我诗笺，而是用匕首戳上一刀，此刻我哪里还有命在？显然是他手下留情了。”言念及此，心意登平，说道：“朱二侠既陪着贫道一起干光了这一缸酒，贫道自当言而有信，甘拜下风。今日醉仙楼之会，是丘处机栽在江南七侠手下了。” 江南七怪齐声笑道：“不敢，不敢。这些玩意儿是当不得真的。”朱聪又道：“道长内功深湛，我们万万不及。” 丘处机道：“贫道虽然认输，但两个朋友所遗下的寡妇却不能不救。”举手行礼，托起铜缸，说道：“贫道这就去法华寺要人。”柯镇恶怒道：“你既已认输，怎地又跟焦木大师纠缠不清？”丘处机道：“扶危解困，跟输赢可不相干。柯大侠，若是你朋友不幸遭难，遗孀受人欺辱，你救是不救？”说到这里，突然变色，叫道：“好家伙，还约了人啦，就是千军万马，你道爷便豁出了性命不要，也不能就此罢手。” 张阿生道：“就是咱们七兄弟，还用得着约甚么人？”柯镇恶却也早听到有数十人奔向酒楼而来，还听到他们兵刃弓箭互相碰撞之声，当即站起，喝道：“大家退开，抄家伙！”张阿生等抢起兵器，只听得楼梯上脚步声响，数十人抢上楼来。 众人回头看时，见数十人都是穿着金兵装束的劲卒。丘处机本来敬重江南七怪的为人，只道他们被焦木和尚一时欺蒙，是以说话行事始终留了余地，这时忽见大批金兵上来，心头怒极，大叫：“焦木和尚，江南七怪，你们居然去搬金寇，还有脸面自居甚么侠义道？”韩宝驹怒道：“谁搬金兵来着？” 那些金兵正是完颜洪烈的侍从。他们见王爷出外良久不归，大家不放心，一路寻来，听说醉仙楼上有人凶杀恶斗，生怕王爷遇险，是以急急赶到。 丘处机哼了一声，道：“好啊，好啊！贫道恕不奉陪了！这件事咱们可没了没完。”手托铜缸，大踏步走向梯口。 柯镇恶站起身来，叫道：“丘道长，您可别误会！”丘处机边走边道：“我误会？你们是英雄好汉，干么要约金兵来助拳？”柯镇恶道：“我们可没有约。”丘处机道：“我又不是瞎子！”柯镇恶眼睛盲了，生平最忌别人讥讽他这缺陷，铁杖一摆，抢上前去，喝道：“瞎子便怎样？”丘处机更不打话，左手一抬，拍的一掌，打在一名金兵的顶门上。那兵哼也没哼一声，登时脑浆迸裂而死。丘处机道：“这便是榜样！”袍袖一拂，径自下楼。 众金兵见打死了同伴，一阵大乱，早有数人挺矛向丘处机后心掷下。他头也不回，就似背后生着眼睛，伸手一一拨落。众金兵正要冲下，完颜洪烈疾忙喝住，转身对柯镇恶道：“这恶道无法无天，各位请过来共饮一杯，商议对付之策如何？”柯镇恶听得他呼喝金兵之声，知他是金兵头脑，喝道：“他妈的，滚开！”完颜洪烈一愕。韩宝驹道：“咱大哥叫你滚开！”右肩一耸，正撞在他左胯之上。完颜洪烈一个踉跄，退开数步。江南七怪和焦木和尚一拥下楼。 朱聪走在最后，经过完颜洪烈身旁时，伸扇又在他肩头一拍，笑道：“你拐带的女子卖掉了吗？卖给我怎样？哈哈，哈哈！”说着急步下楼。朱聪先前虽不知完颜洪烈的来历，但在客店之中看到他对待包惜弱的模样，已知他二人不是夫妇，又听他自夸豪富，便盗了他金银，小作惩戒。此刻既知他是金兵头脑，不取他的金银，哪里还有天理？ 完颜洪烈伸手往怀里一摸，带出来的几锭金银果然又都不翼而飞。他想这些人个个武功惊人，请那矮胖子去做马术教头之事那也免开尊口了，若再给他们发见包氏娘子竟在自己这里，更是天大祸事，幸得此刻丘处机与七怪误会未释，再不快走，连命也得送在这里。当下赶回客店，带同包惜弱连夜向北，回金国的都城燕京而去。
原来那日丘处机杀了汉奸王道乾，在牛家村结识郭啸天、杨铁心两人，又将前来追捕的金兵和衙役杀得一个不剩，心下畅快，到得杭州后，连日在湖上赏玩风景。西湖之北的葛岭，乃晋时葛洪炼丹之处，为道家胜地。丘处机上午到处漫游，下午便在葛岭道观中修练内功，研读道藏。 这日走过清河坊前，忽见数十名官兵在街上狼狈经过，甩盔曳甲，折弓断枪，显见是吃了败仗逃回来的。他心下奇怪，暗想：“此时并没和金国开仗，又没听说左近有盗贼作乱，不知官兵是在哪里吃了这亏？”询问街上百姓，众人也都茫然不知。他好奇心起，远远跟随，见众官兵进了威果第六指挥所的营房。 到了夜间，他悄悄摸进指挥所内，抓了一名官兵出来，拖到旁边小巷中喝问。那官兵正睡得胡里胡涂，突然利刃加颈，哪敢有丝毫隐瞒，当即把牛家村捉拿郭、杨二人的事照实说了。丘处机不迭声的叫苦，只听那兵士说，郭啸天已当场格毙，杨铁心身受重伤，不知下落，多半也是不活的了；又说郭、杨二人的妻子倒是活捉了来，可是走到半路，不知如何，竟有一彪人马冲将出来，胡里胡涂的打了一场，官兵却吃了老大的亏。丘处机只听得悲愤无已，但想那小兵奉命差遣，实是身不由己，当下也不拿他出气，只问：“你们上官是谁？”那小官道：“指挥大人他……他……姓段……官名……官名叫作天德。”丘处机放了小兵，摸到指挥所内去找那段天德，却是遍寻不获。 次日一早，指挥所前的竿子上高高挂出一颗首级，号令示众。丘处机一看，赫然便是新交朋友郭啸天的头颅，心中又是难过，又是气恼，心道：“丘处机啊丘处机，这两位朋友是忠义之后，好意请你饮酒，你却累得他们家破人亡。你若不替他们报仇雪恨，还称得上是什么男子汉大丈夫？”想到愤恨之处，反手一掌，只把指挥所前的旗杆石打得石屑纷飞。 好容易守到半夜，他爬上长竿，把郭啸天的首级取了下来，奔到西湖边上，挖了一坑，把首级埋了，拜了几拜，不禁洒下泪来，默默祝祷：“贫道当日答允传授两位后裔的武艺，贫道生平言出必践，如不将你们的后人调教为英雄人物，他日黄泉之下，再无面目和两位相见。”心下盘算，首先要找到那段天德，杀了他为郭、杨两人报仇，然后去救出两人的妻子，安顿于妥善之所，天可怜见生下两个遗腹子来，好给两位好汉留下后代。 他接连两晚暗闯威果第六指挥所，却都未能找到指挥使段天德。想是此人贪图安逸、不守军纪，不宿在营房之中与士卒同甘同苦。第三日辰牌时分，他径到指挥所辕门之外，大声喝道：“段天德在哪里，快给我滚出来！” 段天德为了郭啸天的首级被窃，正在营房中审讯郭啸天的妻子李萍，要她招认丈夫有什么大胆不法的朋友，忽听得营外闹成一片，探头从窗口向外张望，只见一个长大道士威风凛凛的手提两名军士，横扫直劈，只打得众兵丁叫苦连天。军佐一叠连声的喝叫