Chapter 13 The Thirteenth Five Lakes Discarded People
Huang Rong went back to the inn to sleep peacefully, she felt that she had done a good deed, she was very proud of herself, she slept soundly all night, and told Guo Jing the next morning.Guo Jing had put in a lot of effort for this matter, he fought Wan Yankang badly that day, but he insisted on marrying Mu Nianci, at this moment, he was very happy to hear that the two of them were in harmony, What is even more gratifying is that from now on, Qiu Chuji and the Jiangnan Six Monsters will no longer be able to force him to marry Mu Nianci as his wife.The two chatted in the inn. After lunch, Mu Nianci still hasn't come back.Huang Rong smiled and said, "Don't wait for her, let's go." She went back to her room and changed into men's clothes.
The two went to the town and bought a healthy donkey for transportation. They went around to the gate of the Jiang family's mansion, and saw that the lanterns and other things of the "Emperor of the Great Jin Kingdom" had been removed by themselves. I also went with him.
The two traveled in the mountains and rivers along the way, and went south along the canal, and arrived in Yixing on this day.It is the world-famous pottery capital, with piles of purple sand pottery blanks hidden among the green mountains and green waters, and it has a different scenery.
Going further eastward, I soon arrived at the edge of Taihu Lake.The Taihu Lake belts three states, and all the water in the southeast comes here. It travels five hundred miles in a circle, and it was called the Five Lakes in ancient times.Guo Jing had never seen such a big water before. Standing hand in hand with Huang Rong by the lake, he could see the sky and distant waves, green as far as the eye could see. Feel joy.
Huang Rong said, "Let's go play in the lake." He found a fishing village by the lake, left the donkeys and horses with the fishermen, borrowed a boat, and rowed into the lake.Farther and farther away from the shore, looking around the sky, it is really impossible to know that the world is in the lake and the sea, and the lake and the sea are in the sky and the earth.
Huang Rong's skirt and hair swayed slightly in the wind, and she said with a smile: "Dr. Fan used to carry Xi Shi to the five lakes. He was really smart. Wouldn't it be better to die here than to be an official who does nothing?" Said: "Rong'er, tell me this story." Huang Rong then told the story of how Fan Li helped Goujian, the king of Yue, to avenge his country, and how he retired with Xishi and retired to Taihu Lake. How to be killed by the king of Wu and the king of Yue respectively.
Guo Jing was stunned when he heard this, and lost his mind for a while, and said: "Of course Fan Li is smart, but like Wu Zixu and Wen Zhong, it is even more difficult to be loyal to the country until death." Huang Rong smiled: "Yes, this is called 'The country has the way, it will not change, the strong will correct it; the country has no way, it will not change until death, the strong will correct it.'" Guo Jing asked: "What do these two sentences mean?" Huang Rong said: "The political situation of the country is clear, You have become a high-ranking official, but you have not changed your previous conduct; the government is corrupt, and you would rather die for benevolence than lose your integrity, you are a reputable and good man." Guo Jing nodded again and again, saying: "Rong'er, what are you doing? Can you come up with such a good reason?" Huang Rong said with a smile, "Oh, I can figure it out, so the sage will not change? These are the words of Confucius. My father taught me to read them when I was young." Guo Jing sighed: "There is There are many things that I can't figure out all the time, if I read more books and understand what the sage said, I will definitely understand."
Huang Rong said: "That's not entirely true. My father often said that many of the words of the great sage are completely unreasonable. When I saw my father studying, he often said: 'No, no, nonsense, how unreasonable!' Sometimes he said: 'Great Holy man, shit!'" Guo Jing laughed.Huang Rong said again: "I spent a lot of time studying, but now I'm regretting it. If I didn't want to learn everything, I would torture my father to teach me how to read, draw, draw, and count. Concentrate on learning martial arts, so why are we afraid of Mei Chaofeng and old monster Liang? But it doesn't matter, Brother Jing, after you have learned Qigong's 'Subduing the Dragon Eighteen Missing Three Palms', you won't be afraid of that old monster Liang anymore." Guo Jing shook his head and said, "If I think about it, it probably won't work." Huang Rong laughed and said, "It's a pity that Qigong will leave at will, otherwise, I will secretly hide his dog-beating stick and ask him to teach you how to do it." Only return the stick to him for the remaining three palms." Guo Jing hurriedly said: "I can't, I can't. I can learn these fifteen palms, and I am already satisfied. How can I mess around with Qi Gong and his old man like this?"
The two talked about it, they stopped paddling and let the boat drift with the wind. They didn't realize that they were more than ten miles away from the shore. They saw a small boat parked in the lake tens of feet away, and a fisherman was sitting on the bow. Fishing, there is a child in the stern.Huang Rong pointed to the fishing boat and said: "The mist is vast, and you can fish alone with one pole. It really looks like an ink landscape." Guo Jing asked: "What is an ink landscape?" Huang Rong said: "That is to use only black ink without painting A picture of color." Looking around, Guo Jing saw mountains and green waters, sky blue and clouds, sunset orange yellow, sunset pink pink, but there was no color like black ink, he shook his head, at a loss as to what it meant.
Huang Rong chatted with Guo Jing for a while, and when she turned around, she saw that the fisherman was still sitting upright on the bow of the boat, his fishing rod and line were still motionless.Huang Rong smiled and said, "It's good that this person is patient."
A gust of wind blew, and the waves hit the bow of the boat. Huang Rong rowed the oars casually, and sang: "Let the boat go thousands of miles to Lingbo, and take care of Wushan. The north guest is light, the heart is partial, and the years are coming to an end. Recalling Yihao's old hermit, nesting with old friends, Nankemeng, as promised!" After singing, the voice gradually turned sad. This is a poem from "Shuilongyin", Express the feelings of rafting on the water.She sang the first half of the song and took a break.
Seeing that there seemed to be tears in her eyes, Guo Jing was about to ask her to explain the meaning of the song, when suddenly there was a desolate singing voice from the lake, the tune was exactly the same as Huang Rong's, it was the second half of "Shuilongyin": " Looking back, the demonic atmosphere has not been swept away, asking where are the heroes in the world? Mischievous plans to restore the country, pitiful and useless, dusty and white fans. Iron locks Hengjiang, Jinfan surfs, Sun Lang is suffering. But worrying about knocking on the osmanthus, mourning father Liang, tears streaming down It's like rain." From a distance, it was the fisherman who sang.The singing is passionate and full of spirit.
Guo Jing didn't know what the two sang, but they both sounded very good.Huang Rong listened to the singing, but was in a daze.Guo Jing asked: "What?" Huang Rong said: "This is the song my father usually sings. I never thought a fisherman on the lake could sing it. Let's take a look." The two of them paddled over and saw that the fisherman also sang He collected the fishing rod and rowed the boat.
When the two boats were several zhang apart, the fisherman said: "It's nice to meet a good guest on the lake, how about coming over to have a drink together?" Huang Rong secretly marveled at the elegance of his speech, and replied: "I'm afraid I'll disturb the elders." The fisherman said with a smile: "It's rare to meet a guest. It's more satisfying to meet you on the big lake. Please come here quickly." After counting the oars, the two boats were already approaching.
Huang Rong and Guo Jing tied the boat to the stern of the fishing boat, stepped onto the bow of the fishing boat, and bowed to the fisherman.The fisherman sat down and returned the salute, saying: "Please sit down. I have an illness in my lower leg and cannot stand up. Please forgive me." Guo Jing and Huang Rong said together: "You are welcome." They sat down in the fishing boat and looked at the fisherman. When the fisherman saw him, he was about forty years old, his face was thin, he seemed to be seriously ill, and he was very tall, sitting taller than Guo Jing by half a head.A boy in the stern was fanning the stove to cook wine.
Huang Rong said: "This elder brother's surname is Guo. The younger generation's surname is Huang. On the spur of the moment, he sang in the lake, which would disturb the elder's taste." The surname is Lu. Is it the first time for the two brothers to visit Taihu Lake today?" Guo Jing said, "Exactly." The fisherman ordered the boy to take out the wine and dishes, and pour wine to persuade the guests.Although the four dishes are not as good as Huang Rong's, the taste is also very good. The wine glasses and dishes are not all clean, as if they belonged to a wealthy family.
The three of them drank two glasses together.The fisherman said: "The song "Water Dragon Yin" sung by my brother just now is full of emotion, it is really a wonderful word. It is really rare that my brother can understand the deep meaning in the words at such a young age." Huang Rong listened to him and was old-fashioned. , smiled slightly, and said: "After Song Shi went south, all the poets and poets felt the sorrow of their family and country." The fisherman nodded in agreement.Huang Rong said: "Zhang Yuhu's "Six Continents Getou" said: "Hearing about the Central Plains, the old people often look south. Cui Bao Ni Jing. Make passers-by here, full of anger and tears." That's exactly what it means." The fisherman clapped a few shots and sang loudly: "When passers-by come here, they will be filled with anger and burst into tears." He poured three glasses of wine in succession and drank them dry.
When the two talked about poetry, they were very speculative.In fact, at Huang Rong's young age, what is the tragedy of her family and country?As for the deep meaning in the words, it is even more difficult to understand, but I heard my father said it before, and now I am quoting it, the insights in the words are refined, quite elegant and noble, the fisherman kept hitting the table to praise.Guo Jing was listening, completely clueless.Seeing that the fisherman admired Huang Rong, he naturally liked it.After talking for a while, I saw that the dusk was dark and the smoke on the lake was thicker.
The fisherman said: "The house is by the lake. I don't want to be presumptuous. I would like to invite the two of you to hang around for a few days." Huang Rong said: "Brother Jing, how is it?" Anyway, the two of you are traveling around the mountains and rivers, so please don't stop." Seeing that he was speaking sincerely, Guo Jing said, "Rong'er, then let's disturb Mr. Lu." The fisherman was overjoyed and ordered Tong'er to row back.
When he reached the shore of the lake, Guo Jing said, "Let's return the boat first, and there are two horses left over there." The fisherman smiled and said, "I know all the friends in this area, let him do these things." As he spoke, he pointed at the boy.Guo Jing said: "Xiao Ke's mount is very bad-tempered, it's better for Xiao Ke to lead it in person." The fisherman said: "In that case, I will wait for you in the humble house." place.
The boy followed Guo Jing and Huang Rong to return the boat and pick up the horses. After a few miles, he took a big boat from a family by the lake, brought the donkeys and horses into the boat, and invited Guo and Huang to board the boat.Six strong boatmen pulled their oars together and traveled several miles in the lake until they came to a water island.Mooring on the bluestone pier.When I got to the shore, I saw that there were many pavilions in front of me, which turned out to be a big mansion. After crossing a big stone bridge, I came to the front of the manor.Guo and Huang looked at each other, they didn't expect that the fisherman lived in such a magnificent mansion.
Before the two of them reached the door, they saw a young man in his twenties coming to greet him, followed by five or six servants.The young man said: "my father ordered my nephew to wait here for a long time." Guo and Huang bowed their hands and thanked him. They saw that he was wearing a Shuluo robe.Guo Jing said: "Ask brother Lu about his tuba." The younger generation said: "My nephew is a cheap name, Guanying, please tell me the name." Huang Rong said: "How dare you be this?" hall.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong saw that the furnishings in the villa are gorgeous, with carved beams and painted buildings, and extremely ingenious ideas, which is different from the simple and grand villas in the north.Huang Rong looked at the road layout in the village all the way, with a slight surprise on her face.
After passing through the three courtyards, I came to the back hall, only to hear the fisherman shout through the screen: "Please come in quickly, please come in quickly." Lu Guanying said: "My father is inconvenient in his legs, and he is waiting in the east study." The three of them Turning around the screen, I saw the door of the study room was wide open, and the fisherman was sitting on the couch inside the room.At this time, he was no longer dressed as a fisherman, but was wearing a scholar's robe, holding a pure white goose feather fan, and cupping his hands with a smile.Guo and Huang went in and sat down, but Lu Guanying didn't dare to sit down and stood aside.
Huang Rong saw that the study room was full of beautiful things, all of which were poems, books and classics. There were many bronze and jade wares on the table, which seemed to be all ancient objects. There was an ink painting on the wall, which showed a middle-aged scholar standing in the courtyard on a moonlit night. , pressing the hilt of the sword, looking up to the sky and shouting, looking lonely.In the upper left corner is inscribed a poem:
The word Huang Rong was taught by his father once, and he knew it was Yue Fei's "Little Heavy Mountain", and saw that the next paragraph said "Graffiti in Wuhu Disabled People's Disease", so it must be the other name of the owner of the village. up.However, the strokes in the calligraphy and pictures are rippling and dense, like swords and halberds, not only piercing through the back of the paper, it seems as if it is about to break through the paper and fly out.
Master Lu saw Huang Rong looking at the picture carefully, and asked: "Brother, how is this painting? Please take a look at the title." But it's okay." Huang Rong said: "The picture of the owner of the village shows Yue Wumu's ambition and hesitation when he wrote the poem "Little Heavy Mountain". It's just that Yue Wumu's ambition is not For the sake of the country and the people, the phrase 'the white head is fame' may be to avoid suspicion. Back then, all the monarchs and ministers in the court wanted to negotiate peace with the Jin people, but Yue Fei couldn't hold it. It's a pity that no one listened to him.' Few friends, Who will listen to the broken string?' These two sentences are said to refer to this matter. It is a feeling of helplessness, but it is not a blatant attempt to oppose the court. When the owner paints and writes, he seems to be full of anger and Reluctance, although the brushwork is extremely vigorous, but it is sharp, as if you are fighting to the death with a big enemy, I am afraid that it is slightly different from Yue Wumu's original intention when he was worried about the country. Xiaoke once heard people say that if calligraphy and painting are too old Seeking strength, without the meaning of roundness and implication, it seems that it is not yet an extremely high state."
After hearing these words, Master Lu let out a long sigh, looked sad, and remained silent for a while.
Huang Rong saw that there was a difference in his expression, and thought: "I've said this bluntly, I'm afraid I've offended him. But when Dad taught this song "Little Heavy Mountain" and the way of calligraphy and painting, he really explained it like this. "Then said: "Xiao Ke is young and ignorant, talking nonsense, please forgive me, the owner."
Zhuangzhu Lu was stunned, then his face showed joy, and he said cheerfully: "Where did Brother Huang say that? You just saw through my feelings today. You can really say that my brother is the number one confidant in my life. As for the pen and ink is too tense , is a big problem that I can't get rid of. It's very important to take my brother's advice." Turning back to his son, he said, "Quickly order someone to clean up the banquet." Guo Jing and Huang Rong quickly thanked him, saying, "Don't bother." Lu Guanying left the room early went.
Master Lu said: "My brother's appreciation is so good. I think it is the origin of family learning. Your father must be a famous Confucian. I don't know how to call it." There is no one who is not famous." Master Lu sighed: "Talented people are rare, and the past and the present are the same."
After the banquet, they went back to the study to sit for a while and chatted for a while. Master Lu said: "The two caves of Mr. Zhang and Shanjuan are wonderful sights in the world. You might as well stay here for a few days and enjoy them slowly. Heaven It's getting late, are you two going to rest?"
Guo Jing and Huang Rong stood up and said goodbye.Huang Rong was about to leave the room, when she suddenly raised her head, she suddenly saw eight iron plates nailed to the lintel of the study, arranged in the shape of eight trigrams, but not as neatly arranged as ordinary eight trigrams, sparse and skewed.She was startled, and immediately followed Zhuang Ding to the guest room quietly.
The furnishings in the guest room are elegant, the two beds face each other, and the pillow covers are elegant and clean.After Zhuang Ding delivered the tea, he said: "What do you two want? Pull the bell next to the bed, and we will come. Don't go out at night, both of you." After saying that, he backed out and covered his eyes lightly. the door.
Huang Rong asked in a low voice: "Do you see what's strange about this place? Why did he tell us not to go out at night?" Guo Jing said: "This village is so big, the roads in the village go around, maybe it's because we are afraid that we will get lost. On the way." Huang Rong smiled and said, "This Zhuangzi is made weirdly. What kind of character does Zhuangzi Lu look like?" Guo Jing said, "Is he a retired high official?" Huang Rong shook her head and said, "This man must know martial arts. , and he is still a master, have you seen the Iron Eight Diagrams in his study?" Guo Jing said: "Iron Eight Diagrams? What is that?" Huang Rong said: "That's the guy used to practice splitting empty palms. Dad taught me this method Palm technique, I felt bored, so I put it down after less than a month of practice, I never expected to see it here again."
Guo Jing said: "The Master Lu has no ill intentions towards us, he doesn't say anything, we just don't know." Huang Rong nodded and smiled, swiped her palm at the candlestick, and with a snort, the candle went out.
Guo Jing praised in a low voice: "Good palm!" Asked: "Is this the palm of the hand?" Huang Rong smiled and said: "This is all I have practiced, it's okay for fun, but it's useless to hit people."
Sleeping in the middle of the night, suddenly there was a whining sound in the distance, both Guo Jing and Huang Rong woke up, listening carefully, it seemed that someone was blowing conch shells, after a while, the whining sound sounded again, one after another, It's not one person, the blowers are far away, and they are obviously greeting and answering.Huang Rong said in a low voice, "Look and see." Guo Jing said, "Don't go out and cause trouble." Huang Rong said, "Who said you're causing trouble? I mean, go and see." The two gently opened the window and looked out, only to see many people lighting lanterns in the courtyard, and many people coming and going, not knowing what they were busy with.Huang Rong raised her head, and saw three or four people squatting in the dark on the roof. When the lantern moved, the light flickered, and the weapons in these people's hands shot out light.After waiting for a while, everyone was walking towards the outside of the villa. Huang Rong became curious and pulled Guo Jing around to the west window. Seeing no one outside the window, she jumped out lightly. The people on the roof didn't notice. Huang Rong gestured to Guo Jing, and walked in the opposite direction. The road in Zhuangzhong turned eastward and westward, with twists and turns. What's strange is that the railings and pavilions at the turn are exactly the same. ?Huang Rong, on the other hand, seemed to be at her own home, and ran away without any hesitation. Sometimes, when she saw no way out, she burrowed into the rockery, circled around the flowers, and turned to the corridor again.Sometimes it seems to have come to an end, but there is another secluded place behind the screen and behind the big tree.When the road was wide open, she refused to go through the moon cave door, but pushed open a door on the wall that was completely invisible. Guo Jing became more and more strange as he walked, and asked in a low voice: "Rong'er, the road in this Zhuangzi is really weird, how do you recognize it?" Huang Rong gestured for him to silence, then turned seven or eight turns, and came to the wall of the backyard.Huang Rong inspected the terrain, counted silently with her fingers, and counted steps on the ground. Guo Jing heard her whispering: "Zhenyi, Tunsan, Yiwu, Fuqi, Kun..." What's the meaning.Huang Rong counted and walked, she stopped at one place, said: "Only here is the way to go out, there are all traps in other places." Then she jumped up to the wall, Guo Jing followed her and jumped out of the wall.Huang Rongcai said: "This Zhuangzi was built according to Fuxi's sixty-four hexagrams. My father is very good at these strange gossip techniques. It's rare for Master Lu to beat others, but it's not hard for me." The words were very proud. The two climbed up the small hill behind the village and looked east, only to see a group of people holding up lanterns and torches, walking towards the lake.Huang Rong tugged at Guo Jing's sleeve, and the two started chasing after him.When he got close, he lay down behind a rock, and saw a row of fishing boats parked by the lake, and people boarded the boats one after another. After boarding the boats, the lights were turned off.They waited until the last group of people boarded the boat and the shore was completely dark, then they jumped out quietly and landed on the back of the largest covered boat. Looking down, there is one person sitting in the middle of the cabin, and it is the owner of the Shaozhuang, Lu Guanying. The boats rolled out for a few miles, and the sound of conch in the lake was heard again. One person on the big caravan went to the bow and also blew the conch.After shaking for a few miles, I saw rows of small boats on the lake. If you look around, there are countless boats like ants gathering, just like ink spots splashed on a big green paper.The man at the bow of the big boat blew three long conch blows, the big boat dropped anchor and anchored in the middle of the lake, and more than ten small boats came flying from all directions.Guo Jing and Huang Rong wondered if there was going to be a fight, they looked down at Lu Guanying, but he was calm and calm, he didn't seem to be about to face the enemy. After a while, the ships approached.Someone from each boat came one after another, or one or two people, or three or four people.Everyone entered the cabin of the big ship, saluted Lu Guanying and then sat down. They were very respectful to him. The order of seats seemed to have been arranged, some came first and sat at the back, while some came late and sat at the top.It's only a cup of tea, and everyone sits down.These people looked rough and behaved aggressively. Although they were dressed as fishermen, they all seemed to have martial arts, and they were by no means ordinary fishermen who made their living by fishing. Lu Guanying raised his hand and said: "Brother Zhang, how are you doing?" A thin man in the seat stood up and said: "Reporting to the Young Master, the envoy of Jin Guoqin is scheduled to cross the lake tonight, and the envoy of Commander Duan will wait a little longer. The time is coming. This time he searched all the way in the name of welcoming the imperial envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, but it was too late." Lu Guanying said: "How much did he search for?" The man said: "Every prefecture and county has a reward. The soldiers were still looting in the countryside, and I saw that when he got off the ship, his relatives were carrying more than twenty boxes of belongings, which looked very heavy." Lu Guanying said: "How many soldiers and horses did he bring?" The man said: "Ma There are two thousand troops. Those who cross the lake are all infantry. Because there are not enough boats, about a thousand people got off the boat." Lu Guanying said to the crowd: "Brothers, what do you think?" Everyone said in unison: "I would like to listen. Commander Shaozhuang." Lu Guanying folded his hands into his arms and said, "These people's riches and ill-gotten gains come from Taihu Lake. It's against the law of heaven not to take them. Let's take them all. Half of them will be given to the poor by the lake, and the other half will be divided among the villages." Everyone burst into applause. Only then did Guo Jing and Huang Rong realize that this group of people were all bandit leaders in Taihu Lake, and it seemed that Lu Guanying was the general leader of each village. Lu Guanying said: "It's not too late, let's do it right away. Brother Zhang, you take five small boats, and then go to sentry." The skinny man took the order to leave the cabin.Lu Guanying followed the assignment, who will be the vanguard, who will be the support, who will lead the water ghost to drill the bottom of the enemy ship, who will take the property, who will capture the officer, and the command is very orderly. Guo Jing and Huang Rong were secretly amazed, when they had a table with him just now, they saw that he was gentle and courteous, and his conversation was refined, he seemed like a child of a pampered family, who would have thought he could lead the crowd. After Lu Guanying's order was finished, everyone was about to go out to work separately, one of the people stood up and said coldly: "We do this business without capital, and eating rich businessmen and big businessmen is enough. This way, we can get along with the officials." If we go to war, can we still stay by the lake? The Imperial Envoy of the Great Jin Kingdom will not be offended even more." Guo Jing and Huang Rong heard the voice very familiar, when they stared at it, it turned out that it was Sha Tongtian's disciple, one of the four ghosts of the Yellow River, Ma Qingxiong, who somehow got mixed up here. Lu Guanying's face changed color, before he answered, three or four of the bandits shouted in unison.Lu Guanying said: "Brother Ma is new here, so I don't know the rules here. Since everyone is united in doing it, we will be wiped out if we are wiped out." Ma Qingxiong said: "Okay, you do what you do, I will not Make this pot of muddy water." Turning around, he was about to walk out of the cabin. Two men stopped at the hatch and shouted: "Brother Ma, you have cut off the chicken head and made an oath, everyone will share the blessings and share the troubles!" Ma Qingxiong waved his hands and cursed: "Get out!" People immediately fell to the side.He was about to get out of the hatch when he suddenly felt a gust of palm wind coming from behind him, he immediately stepped aside, pulled out a dagger from the boot with his left hand, and stabbed it backward with his backhand.Lu Guanying stretched out his left hand quickly, put his left arm on the outer door, and stepped into his palm.Ma Qingxiong raised his right hand, followed by the dagger in his left hand.The two fought close to each other in the narrow cabin.Guo Jing had fought with Ma Qingxiong on the Mongolian hill that day, when he saw Lu Guanying make a move for the first time, he thought it would not be easy for him to win, but he only saw a few moves, but seeing Lu Guanying's fight for the first place, he actually gained the upper hand, he was surprised: "Why is this surname The horse suddenly failed? Ah, that’s right, that day in Mongolia it was the four ghosts of the Yellow River who beat me together, and now he is surrounded by enemies, so he is naturally timid.” But he didn’t know the real reason, but it was that he was taught by Hong Qigong, and almost Nearly two months.The "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms", the world's most outstanding martial art, has certainly learned fifteen palms, but these days, Hong Qigong casually instructed and gestured, all of which are the essence of superior martial arts, and are all "Seven Monsters of the South of the Yangtze River". "A realm that has never been glimpsed in my life.Guo Jing kept it firmly in his heart, although what he had comprehended was only one out of ten, but unconsciously his martial arts had advanced by leaps and bounds. At this moment, his cultivation level was no less than that of the six masters. Looking at Ma Qingxiong's martial arts again, he felt quite insignificant. The two of them split up several more moves, Lu Guanying fought with his left fist, and with a bang, it hit Ma Qingxiong firmly in the chest.Ma Qingxiong staggered and fell backwards.Two men behind him attacked with both swords, and Ma Qingxiong was killed immediately.The two men lifted his body and threw it into the lake. Lu Guanying said: "Brothers, let's take the lead." The bandits agreed abruptly and returned to their boats.In a moment, all the boats rowed together with thousands of oars, shoulder to shoulder eastward.Lu Guanying's big ship was behind. After walking for a while, I saw dozens of large ships sailing west with lights shining on them from a distance.Guo Jing and Huang Rong thought to themselves: "These big ships are the official ships of Commander Duan." They quietly climbed up the mast, sat on the beam, and hid behind the sail.I can only hear the blowing of the conch on the boat.The fleets on both sides gradually approached, and the sounds of cursing, shouting, swords clashing, and bodies falling into the water could be faintly heard from a distance.After a while, the official boat caught fire, and the flames soared into the sky, making the lake red.Guo and Huang knew that the group of thieves had succeeded, and they saw several small boats approaching in a hurry, and shouted: "The whole army of officers and soldiers has been wiped out, and the commander of soldiers and horses has been captured." Master of the family village, everyone work harder, and capture the Jin Guoqin envoy!" The thief who reported the letter readily agreed, and flew to deliver the order. Guo Jing and Huang Rong stretched out their hands at the same time, and squeezed each other, both thinking: "The imperial envoy of the Kingdom of Jin is Wan Yankang, I don't know how he will deal with it." Only the sound of sea snails on the boats could be heard, and the boats turned around. , pull up the sails.At that time, it was the height of summer heat, and the east wind was blowing fiercely. The ships with full sails were sailing westward like arrows. The big boat that Lu Guanying was on was originally behind, but now it was ahead.Guo Jing and Huang Rong sat on the crossbar, with cool wind blowing from their backs, looking around, there were stars in the sky, and the lake was surrounded by mist. It was before the big ships were grabbed one by one. The boat sailed for about an hour, and the sky was getting brighter. Two speedboats flew in, and the person at the bow of the boat waved a green flag in his hand, shouting: "We have seen the ships of the Kingdom of Jin! He Zhaizhu is the first to attack." Lu Guanying stood at the bow of the boat and called Said: "Okay." After a while, another small boat sailed back and reported: "The dog Qin of the Kingdom of Jin has hard hands and claws. The village master He is injured. The two village masters Peng and Dong are attacking." Not long after, Two minions helped Village Master He, who was injured and fainted, onto the big boat.Lu Guanying was waiting to check the injury of the village chief He, and the two small boats sent the two wounded village chiefs Peng and Dong respectively, and said that leader Guo of Misty Peak was shot to death by Jin Guoqin and fell into the lake .Lu Guanying was furious, and shouted: "The golden dog is so rampant, I will kill him myself." Guo Jing and Huang Rong felt that it was wrong for Wanyankang to be a pawn for a tiger and kill and injure his compatriots, but they were also worried that he would be outnumbered and killed by the bandits in Taihu Lake, and Mu Nianci would regret it for the rest of his life.Huang Rong whispered in Guo Jing's ear: "Save him or not?" Guo Jing pondered for a moment, then said: "Save his life, but make him repent." Huang Rong nodded.Lu Guanying jumped into a small boat and shouted: "Go up!" Huang Rong said to Guo Jing: "Let's grab the small boat." The two of them were about to jump to a small boat next to them, when they suddenly heard the group of robbers shouting in unison, looking around, the fleet led by Jin Guoqin was slowly sinking one by one, probably for diving water. The ghost chiseled through the bottom of the boat.While the green flag was flying, two speedboats rushed to report: "The golden dog has fallen into the water and has been caught!" Lu Guanying was overjoyed and jumped back to the big boat. Not long after, the conch blew together, and the speedboat escorted the imperial envoys, guards, and entourages of the Kingdom of Jin onto the big boat one after another.Guo Jing and Huang Rong saw that Wanyan Kang's hands and feet were bound, and his eyes were closed tightly. They thought they had drunk enough water, but their chests heaved and they were still breathing. At this time, the sky is bright, the sun shines from the east, and the water waves are shaking, just like thousands of golden snakes flying around the boat.Lu Guanying issued an order: "The owners of all the villages go to Guiyunzhuang to celebrate their achievements. All the leaders lead their troops back to the village and wait for their merits to be rewarded." The bandits cheered thunderously.Large and small ships scattered in all directions, gradually disappearing into the smoke.Flocks of gulls come and go on the lake, white sails are dotted, green peaks stand quietly, green waves are rippling, and tranquility has returned.
After the fleet returned to the village, Guo, Huang and Lu Guanying left the ship with a group of thieves, and then flew ashore without anyone noticing.After the group of thieves won a great victory, everyone was very happy, but they didn't expect that there were people hiding and peeping on the mast all the time.Huang Rong agreed with Guo Jing and jumped into the back wall of the villa with Guo Jing, and returned to the bedroom. At this time, Zhuang Ding, who served them, had come to the house to see several times, and only said that they had played hard for a day and slept in the room.Guo Jing opened the door, and the two Zhuang Ding came forward to say hello, and brought breakfast, saying: "The owner is waiting in the study, please go and have a seat after eating." The two of them ate some noodles and soup dumplings, and then Follow Zhuang Ding to the study. Master Lu smiled and said: "It's windy by the lake, and the waves crash against the shore at night, disturbing people's dreams. Did you two sleep well?" Guo Jing was not used to lying, and was embarrassed when he asked him.Huang Rong said: "At night, I only heard whining and bragging. I think it's monks and Taoists doing things and blowing their mouths." Master Lu smiled and said without mentioning the matter, "I have collected some calligraphy and paintings, and I want to appraise them with the eyes of my two brothers." Huang Rong said: "You should pay a visit. The master's collection must be high-quality goods." Master Lu Ask the Shutong to take out the paintings and calligraphy, and Huang Rong enjoys them one by one.Suddenly there was a burst of yelling from outside the inner door, and the sound of several people's footsteps. It was heard that one person was running away, and several people were chasing after him.One person yelled: "You have entered Guiyunzhuang, if you want to escape, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky!" Lu Zhuangzhu said as if nothing had happened, as if he had never heard of it, and said: "Calligraphy of this dynasty, Su Huang Mi Cai said together, the four masters Among them, which one does Brother Huang love the most?" Huang Rong was about to answer, when suddenly the study door was pushed open with a slam, and a drenched person broke in, it was Wanyan Kang. Huang Rong pulled the corner of Guo Jing's shirt and said in a low voice, "Don't look at him when you are looking at calligraphy and painting." The two turned their backs and looked down at the painting. It turned out that Wan Yankang didn't know water, the boat sank into the lake, he had no martial arts skills, after only a few sips of water, he passed out, when he woke up, his hands and feet were bound.When they arrived at the villa, Lu Guanying ordered him to come up for interrogation.Seeing that the steel knife on the back of his neck had been removed, Wan Yankang secretly used his inner strength, grabbed the rope tied to his body with his fingers, shouted loudly, and immediately tore the rope with the "Nine Yin White Bone Claw".Everyone was startled, they rushed forward to grab it, but they were hit by his two hands, and two of them fell over.Wan Yankang seized the road and left, but he didn't know that the houses and roads in Guiyun Village were all built according to the eight trigrams of Qimen, if there is no person from the village to guide the way, and he is not proficient in the changes of Qimen Shengke, he can't get out.Wan Yankang panicked and ran into Master Lu's study.Although Lu Guanying saw him breaking free from the bondage, she knew that he would never escape, so she didn't care, she just chased him all the way, and when she saw him break into the study, she was afraid that he would hurt her father, so she hurried forward and stopped in front of the couch where her father was sitting.The owners of the villages in Taihu Lake behind all blocked the door. Unexpectedly, Wan Yankang fled into the desperate land, pointed his halberd at Lu Guanying and cursed: "Thieves and robbers, you use tricks to sink ships, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by heroes in the world?" Lu Guanying laughed and said: "You are the prince of Jin, come with us What did the heroes of the green forest mention the word 'Jianghu'?" Wan Yankang said: "I have heard the names of Jiangnan tycoons for a long time when I was in Beijing. , But it’s called getting a false name!” Lu Guanying said angrily: “What?” Wan Yankang said: “It’s just a group of villains who rely on the many to win!” Lu Guanying sneered: “If you fight alone , then you will die without complaint?" Wanyan Kangshicai's words were intended to provoke the general, just as he was about to induce him to say these words, he immediately interjected: "As long as there is someone in Guiyun Village who can defeat me with real kung fu, I will be tied up, killed or cut. There is no second sentence. I don't know who gave it to you?" He glanced at the crowd, put his hands behind his back, and sneered, with a very arrogant expression. After finishing his speech, he already annoyed the owner of the Jintouaoshi Village on Moli Peak in Taihu Lake, and shouted angrily: "I will beat you, you bastard!" He snatched into the study, his fists "bells and drums rang together", and he went to the end. Yan Kang hit the temple.Wan Yankang leaned slightly, the opponent's punch had already hit the air, his right hand turned back and grabbed his back, spat out his inner strength, and threw his fat body to the crowd of people at the door. Lu Guanying was shocked when he saw his quick moves, and knew that none of the village masters could beat him, so he shouted: "Sure enough, he is very good at martial arts, let me teach you a few moves. Let's go to the outer hall." Seeing that the opponent is a strong opponent, he was afraid During the fierce fight, the fist wind and palm force were brought to the father and the guests. The three of them did not know martial arts, so they were not accidentally injured. Wan Yankang said: "Martial arts contests are the same everywhere, why not just here? The village master, please give me a move!" The implication was: "Just three moves and two moves, you will be defeated, why bother to change places? " Lu Guanying was furious in his heart, and said: "Okay, you are a guest, please come in and attack." Wanyan Kang's left palm was empty, and his right hand grabbed Lu Guanying's chest, straight to the point. .Lu Guanying cursed secretly: "The boy is rude, I will teach you how powerful the Young Master is." His chest shrank slightly, but he didn't back away, his right fist hit the opponent's cross arm and elbow, and his left two fingers stretched out, catching the enemy's eyes. Seeing how fast he was coming, Wan Yankang's heart was shocked, he thought to himself: "Unexpectedly, there is such a person in the wilderness." He hastily stepped back half a step, turned his wrist quickly, and grabbed the enemy's arm with his grasping hand.Lu Guanying twisted her waist and turned to the left, put her hands back in her pockets, facing each other, just like "holding the moon in her arms".Wan Yankang saw that he had done a good job, and he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, so he gathered his energy and used the Quanzhen boxing method taught by Qiu Chuji. 陆冠英是临安府云栖寺枯木大师的得意弟子，精通仙霞门的外家拳法，那是河南嵩山少林寺的旁支，所传也是武学正宗，这时遇到强敌，当下小心在意，见招拆招，遇势破势。他知完颜康手爪功夫厉害，决不让他手爪碰到自己身子，双手严守门户，只见有隙可乘，立即使脚攻敌。外家技击有言道：“拳打三分，脚踢七分。”又道：“手是两扇门，全凭脚踢人。”陆冠英所学是外家功夫，腿上功夫自极厉害，两人斗到酣处，只见书房之中人影飞舞，拳脚越来越快。郭靖与黄蓉不愿被他认出，退在书架之旁，侧身斜眼观战。 完颜康久斗不下，心中焦躁，暗道：“再耗下去，时刻长了，就算胜了他，要是再有人出来邀斗，我哪里还有力气对付？”他武功原比陆冠英高出甚多，只因在湖水中被浸，喝了一肚子水，委顿之下，气力不加，兼之身陷重围，初次遇险，不免心怯，这才让陆冠英拆了数十招，待得精神一振，手上加紧，只听得砰的一声，陆冠英肩头中拳。他一个踉跄，向后倒退，眼见敌人乘势进逼，斗然间飞起左腿，足心朝天，踢向完颜康心胸。这一招叫做“怀心腿”，出腿如电，极为厉害。 完颜康想不到敌人落败之余，尚能出此绝招，待得伸手去格，胸口已被踢中。这“怀心腿”是陆冠英自幼苦练的绝技，练时用绳子缚住足踝，然后将绳绕过屋梁，逐日拉扯悬吊，临敌时一腿飞出，倏忽过顶，敌人实所难防。完颜康胸口一痛，左手飕的弯转，五根手指已插入了陆冠英小腿，右掌往他胯上推去，喝道：“躺下！”陆冠英单腿站立，被他这么猛推，身子直跌出去，撞向在榻上的陆庄主。 陆庄主左手伸出一粘，托住他背心，轻轻放在地下，但见儿子小腿上鲜血淋漓，从原来站立之地直到榻前一排鲜血直滴过来，又惊又怒，喝道：“黑风双煞是你甚么人？” 他这一出手、一喝问，众人俱感惊诧。别说完颜康与众寨主不知他身有武功，连他亲生儿子陆冠英，也只道父亲双腿残废，自然不会武功，自己从小便见父亲寄情于琴书之间，对他作为向来不闻不问，哪知刚才救他这一托，出手竟是沉稳之极。黄蓉昨晚见到了他门楣上的铁八卦，对郭靖说过，因此只有他两人才不讶异。 完颜康听陆庄主问起黑风双煞，一呆之下，说道：“黑风双煞是甚么东西？”原来梅超风虽然传他武艺，但她自己的来历固然未曾对他言明，连真实姓名也不对他说，“黑风双煞”的名头，他自然更加不知了。 陆庄主怒道：“装甚么蒜？这阴毒的九阴白骨爪是谁传你的？”完颜康道：“小爷没空听你啰唆，失陪啦！”转身走向门口。众寨主齐声怒喝，挺起兵刃拦阻。完颜康连声冷笑，回头向陆冠英道：“你说话算不算数？”陆冠英脸色惨白，摆一摆手，说道：“太湖群雄说一是一，众位哥哥放他走罢。张大哥，你领他出去。” 众寨主心中都不愿意，但少庄主既然有令，却也不能违抗。那张寨主喝道：“跟我走罢，谅你这小子自己也找不到路出去。”完颜康道：“我的从人卫兵呢？”陆冠英道：“一起放他们走。”完颜康大拇指一竖，说道：“好，果然是君子一言，快马一鞭。众寨主，咱们后会有期。”说着团团一揖，唱个无礼喏，满脸得意之色。 他转身正要走出书房，陆庄主忽道：“且慢！老夫不才，要领教你的九阴白骨爪。”完颜康停步笑道：“那好极啦。”陆冠英忙道：“爹，您老人家犯不着跟这小子一般见识。”陆庄主道：“不用担心，他的九阴白骨爪没练到家。”双目盯着完颜康，缓缓说道：“我腿有残疾，不能行走，你过来。”完颜康一笑，却不移步。 陆冠英腿上伤口剧痛，但决不肯让父亲与对方动手，纵身跃出房门，叫道：“这次是代我爹爹再请教几招。”完颜康笑道：“好，咱俩再练练。” 陆庄主喝道：“英儿走开！”右手在榻边一按，凭着手上之力，身子突然跃起，左掌向完颜康顶上猛劈下去。众人惊呼声中，完颜康举手相格，只觉腕上一紧，右腕已被捏住，眼前掌影闪动，敌人右掌又向肩头击到。完颜康万料不到他擒拿法如此迅捷奇特，左手急忙招架，右手力挣，想挣脱他的擒拿。陆庄主足不着地，身子重量全然放在完颜康这手腕之上，身在半空，右掌快如闪电，瞬息之间连施五六下杀手。完颜康奋起平生之力，向外抖甩，却哪里甩得脱？飞腿去踢，却又踢他不着。 众人又惊又喜，望着两人相斗。只见陆庄主又是举掌劈落，完颜康伸出五指，要戳他手掌，陆庄主手肘突然下沉，一个肘锤，正打在他“肩井穴”上。完颜康半身酸麻，跟着左手手腕也已被他拿住，只听得喀喀两声，双手手腕关节已同时错脱。陆庄主手法快极，左手在他腰里一戳，右手在他肩上一捺，已借力跃回木榻，稳稳坐下。完颜康却双腿软倒，再也站不起来。众寨主看得目瞪口呆，隔了半晌，才震天价喝起彩来。 陆冠英抢步走到榻前，问道：“爹，您没事吧？”陆庄主笑着摇摇头，随即脸色转为凝重，说道：“这金狗的师承来历，得好好问他一问。” 两名寨主拿了绳索将完颜康手足缚住。张寨主道：“在那姓段的兵马指挥使行囊之中，搜出了几副精钢的脚镣手铐，正好用来铐这小子，瞧他还挣不挣得断。”众人连声叫好，有人飞步去取了来，将完颜康手脚都上了双重钢铐。 完颜康手腕剧痛，额上黄豆大的汗珠不住冒出来，但强行忍住，并不呻吟。陆庄主道：“拉他过来。”两名头领执住完颜康的手臂，将他拉到榻前。陆庄主给他装上手腕关节，又伸手在他尾脊骨与左胸穴道各点了一指。完颜康疼痛渐止，心里又是愤怒，又是惊奇，还未开言，陆冠英已命人将他押下监禁。众寨寨主都退了出去。 陆庄主转身对黄蓉与郭靖笑道：“与少年人好勇斗狠，有失斯文，倒教两位笑话了。”黄蓉见他的掌法与点穴功夫全是自己家传的一路，不禁疑心更盛，笑问：“那是甚么人？他是不是偷了宝庄的东西，累得庄主生气？”陆庄主呵呵大笑，道：“不错，他们确是抢了大伙儿不少财物。来来来，咱们再看书画，别让这小贼扫了清兴。”陆冠英退出书房，三人又再观画。陆庄主与黄蓉一幅幅的谈论山水布局、人物神态，翎毛草虫如何，花卉瓜果又是如何。郭靖自是全然不懂。 中饭过后，陆庄主命两名庄丁陪同他们去游览张公、善卷二洞，那是天下胜景，洞中奇幻莫名，两人游到天色全黑，这才尽兴而返。 晚上临睡时，郭靖道：“蓉儿，怎么办？救不救他？”黄蓉道：“咱们在这儿且再住几天，我还摸不准那陆庄主的底子。”郭靖道：“他武功与你门户很近啊。”黄蓉沉吟道：“奇就奇在这里，莫非他识得梅超风？”两人猜想不透，只怕隔墙有耳，不敢多谈。
睡到中夜，忽听得瓦面上有声轻响，接着地上嚓的一声。两人都是和衣而卧，听得异声，立即醒觉，同时从床上跃起，轻轻推窗外望，只见一个黑影躲在一丛玫瑰之后。那人四下张望，然后蹑足向东走去，瞧这般全神提防的模样，似是闯进庄来的外人。黄蓉本来只道归云庄不过是太湖群雄的总舵，但见了陆庄主的武功后，心知其中必定另有隐秘，决意要探个水落石出，当下向郭靖招了招手，翻出窗子，悄悄跟在那人身后。 跟得几十步，星光下已看清那人是个女子，武功也非甚高，黄蓉加快脚步，逼近前去，那女子脸蛋微微一侧，原来却是穆念慈。黄蓉心中暗笑：“好啊，救意中人来啦。倒要瞧瞧你用甚么手段。”只见穆念慈在园中东转西走，不多时已迷失了方向。 黄蓉知道依这庄园的方位建置，监人的所在必在离上震下的“噬嗑”之位，曰：“噬嗑，亨，利用狱。”“象曰：雷电，噬嗑，先王以明罚敕法。”她父亲黄药师精研其理，闲时常与她讲解指授。她想这庄园构筑虽奇，其实明眼人一看便知，哪及得上桃花岛中阴阳变化、乾坤倒置的奥妙？在桃花岛，禁人的所在反而在乾上兑下的“履”位，取其“履道坦坦，幽人贞吉”之义，更显主人的气派。黄蓉心想：“照你这样走去，一百年也找不到他。”当下俯身在地下抓了一把散泥，见穆念慈正走到歧路，踌躇不决，拈起一粒泥块向左边路上掷去，低沉了声音道：“向这边走。”闪身躲入了旁边花丛。 穆念慈大吃一惊，回头看时，却不见人影，当即提刀在手，纵身过去。黄蓉与郭靖的轻身功夫高她甚远，早已躲起，哪能让她找到？穆念慈正感彷徨，心想：“这人不知是好心坏心，反正我找不到路，姑且照他的指点试试。”当下依着向左走去，每到歧路，总有小粒泥块掷明方向，曲曲折折走了好一阵子，忽听得嗤的一声，一粒泥块远远飞去，撞在一间小屋的窗上，眼前一花，两个黑影从身边闪过，倏忽不见。 穆念慈心念一动，奔向小屋，只见屋前两名大汉倒在地下，眼睁睁的望着自己，手中各执兵刃，却便是动弹不得，显已给人点了穴道。 穆念慈心知暗中有高人相助，轻轻推门进去，侧耳静听，室中果有呼吸之声。她低声叫道：“康哥，是你么？” 完颜康早在看守人跌倒时惊醒，听得是穆念慈的声音，又惊又喜，忙道：“是我。” 穆念慈大喜，黑暗中辨声走近，说道：“谢天谢地，果然你在这里，那可好极了，咱们走罢。”完颜康道：“你可带有宝刀宝剑么？”穆念慈道：“怎么？”完颜康轻轻一动，手镣脚铐上发出金铁碰撞之声。穆念慈上去一摸，心中大悔，恨恨的道：“那柄削铁如泥的匕首，我不该给了黄家妹子。” 黄蓉与郭靖躲在屋外窃听两人说话。她心中暗笑：“等你着急一会，我再把匕首给你。” 穆念慈甚是焦急，道：“我去盗铁铐的钥匙。”完颜康道：“你别去，庄内敌人厉害，你去犯险必然失手，无济于事。”穆念慈道：“那么我背你出去。”完颜康道：“他们用铁链将我锁在柱上，背不走的。”穆念慈急得流下泪来，呜咽道：“那怎么办？”完颜康笑道：“你亲亲我罢。”穆念慈跺脚道：“人家急得要命，你还闹着玩。”完颜康悄声笑道：“谁闹着玩了？这是正经大事啊。”穆念慈并不理他，苦思相救之计。完颜康道：“你怎知我在这里？”穆念慈道：“我一路跟着你啊。”完颜康心中感动，道：“你靠在我身上，我跟你说。”穆念慈坐在地下草席上，偎倚在他怀中。 完颜康道：“我是大金国钦使，谅他们也不敢随便伤我。只是我给羁留在此，却要误了父王嘱咐的军国大事，这便如何是好？妹子，你帮我去做一件事。”穆念慈道：“甚么？”完颜康道：“你把我项颈里那颗金印解下来。” 穆念慈伸手到他颈中，摸着了印，将系印的丝带解开。完颜康道：“这是大金国钦使之印，你拿了赶快到临安府去，求见宋朝的史弥远史丞相。”穆念慈道：“史丞相？我一个民间女子，史丞相怎肯接见？” 完颜康笑道：“他见了这金印，迎接你都还来不及呢。你对他说，我被太湖盗贼劫持在这里，不能亲自去见他。我要他记住一件事：如有蒙古使者到临安来，决不能相见，拿住了立即斩首。这是大金国圣上的密旨，务须遵办。”穆念慈道：“那为甚么？”完颜康道：“这些军国大事，说了你也不懂。只消把这几句话去对史丞相说了，那就是给我办了一件大事。要是蒙古的使者先到了临安，和宋朝君臣见了面，可对咱们大金国大大不利。”穆念慈愠道：“甚么'咱们大金国'？我可是好好的大宋百姓。你若不说个清楚，我不能给你办这件事。”完颜康微笑道：“难道你将来不是大金国的王妃？” 穆念慈霍地站起，说道：“我义父是你亲生爹爹，你是好好的汉人。难道你是真心的要做甚么大金国王爷？我只道……只道你……”完颜康道：“怎样？”穆念慈道：“我一直当你是个智勇双全的好男儿，当你假意在金国做小王爷，只不过等待机会，要给大宋出一口气。你，你真的竟然会认贼作父么？” 完颜康听她语气大变，喉头哽住，显是气急万分，当下默然不语。穆念慈又道：“大宋的锦绣江山给金人占了一大半去，咱们汉人给金人掳掠残杀，欺压拷打，难道你一点也不在意么？你……你……”说到这里，再也说不下去，把金印往地下一掷，掩面就走。 完颜康颤声叫道：“妹子，我错啦，你回来。”穆念慈停步，回过头道：“怎样？”完颜康道：“等我脱难之后，我不再做甚么劳什子的钦使，也不回到金国去了。我跟你隐居归农，总好过成日心中难受。” 穆念慈叹了口长气，呆呆不语。她自与完颜康比武之后，一往情深，心中已认定他是个了不起的英雄豪杰。完颜康不肯认父，她料来必是另有深意；他出任金国钦使，她又代他设想，他定是要身居有为之地，想干一番轰轰烈烈的大事，为大宋扬眉吐气。岂知这一切全是女儿家的痴情呆想，这人哪里是甚么英雄豪杰，原来直是个贪图富贵的无耻之徒。 她想到伤心之处，只感万念俱灰。完颜康低声道：“妹子，怎么了？”穆念慈不答。完颜康道：“我妈说，你义父是我的亲生父亲。我还没能问个清楚，他们两人就双双去世，我一直心头胡涂。这身世大事，总不能如此不明不白的就此定局。”穆念慈心下稍慰，暗想：“原来他真的还未明白自己身世，那也不能太怪他了。”说道：“拿你金印去见史丞相之事，再也休提。我去找黄家妹子，取了匕首来救你。” 黄蓉本拟便将匕首还她，但适才听了完颜康一番话，气他为金国谋干大事，心道：“我爹爹最恨金人，且让他在这里关几天再说。” 完颜康却问：“这庄里的道路极为古怪，你怎认得出？”穆念慈道：“幸得有两位高人在暗中指点，却不知是谁。他们始终不肯露面。” 完颜康沉吟片刻，说道：“妹子，下次你再来，只怕给庄中高手发觉。你如真要救我，就去给我找一个人。”穆念慈愠道：“我可不去找甚么死丞相、活丞相。”完颜康道：“不是丞相，是找我师父。”穆念慈“啊”了一声。 完颜康道：“你拿我身边这条腰带去，在腰带的金环上用刀尖刻上'完颜康有难，在太湖西畔归云庄'十三个字，到苏州之北三十里的一座荒山之中，找到有九个死人骷髅头叠在一起，叠成样子是上一中三下五，就把这腰带放在第一个骷髅头之下。”穆念慈愈听愈奇，问道：“干甚么啊？” 完颜康道：“我师父双眼已盲，她摸到金环上刻的字，就会前来救我。因此这些字可要刻得深些。”穆念慈道：“你师父不是那位长春真人丘道长么？他眼睛怎会盲了？”完颜康道：“不是这个姓丘的道人，是我另外一位师父。你放了腰带之后，不可停留，须得立即离开。我师父脾气古怪，如发觉骷髅头之旁有人，说不定会伤害于你。她武功极高，必能救我脱难。你只在苏州玄妙观前等我便了。”穆念慈道：“你得立个誓，决不能再认贼作父，卖国害民。”完颜康怫然不悦，说道：“我一切弄明白之后，自然会照良心行事。你这时逼我立誓，又有甚么用？你不肯为我去求救，也由得你。” 穆念慈道：“好！我去给你报信。”从他身上解下腰带。 完颜康道：“妹子，你要走了？过来让我亲亲。”穆念慈道：“不！”站起来走向门口。完颜康道：“只怕不等师父来救，他们先将我杀了，那我可永远见不到你啦。”穆念慈心中一软，叹了口长气，走近身去，偎在他怀中，让他在脸上亲了几下，忽然斩钉截铁的道：“将来要是你不做好人，我也无法可想，只怨我命苦，惟有死在你的面前。” 完颜康软玉在怀，只想和她温存一番，说些亲热的言语，多半就此令她回心转意，终于答允拿了金印去见史丞相，正觉她身子颤抖，呼吸渐促，显是情动，万不料她竟会说出这般话来，只呆得一呆，穆念慈已站起离怀，走出门去。 出来时黄蓉如前给她指路，穆念慈奔到围墙之下，轻轻叫道：“前辈既不肯露面，小女子只得望空叩谢大德。”说罢跪在地下，磕了三个头。只听得一声娇笑，一个清脆的声音说道：“啊哟，这可不敢当！”抬起头来，繁星在天，花影遍地，哪里有半个人影？ 穆念慈好生奇怪，听声音依稀似是黄蓉，但想她怎么会在此地，又怎识得庄中希奇古怪的道路？沿路思索，始终不得其解，走出离庄十余里，在一棵大树下打个盹儿，等到天明，乘了船过得太湖，来到苏州。
那苏州是东南繁华之地，虽然比不得京城杭州，却也是锦绣盈城，花光满路。南宋君臣苟安于江南半壁江山，早忘了北地百姓呻吟于金人铁蹄下之苦。苏杭本就富