Chapter 17 The seventeenth hand-to-hand fight
Uncle Zhou said: "Do you mean my elder brother manifested after death? Or was he resurrected? Neither, he is a fake death."
Guo Jing said "Ah" and said, "Fake death?" Zhou Bo said, "Yes. It turns out that a few days before my senior brother died, I knew that Xi Du was hiding by the side, and he would come to snatch the scriptures as soon as he died, so The above internal energy holds one's breath and pretends to be dead, but if you tell the disciples that everyone pretends to be sad, it's not like it, that Xidu is extremely cunning, he will definitely see the flaw, and he will make another poisonous plan, so everyone will not know. At that time I Senior brother lifted up his palm, flew out of the coffin, and headed towards the poison spot with a 'Yi Yang Zhi'. Ouyang Feng clearly saw my senior brother die from outside the window, and he could see everything clearly. Leaping out of the coffin, he was so frightened that he was scared out of his wits. He was already very afraid of my senior brother, but at this time he was so shocked that he couldn't use his kung fu to resist. My senior brother hit him with a single blow, and the 'Yiyang Finger' hit him right on the forehead , Broken the 'Toad Kung Fu' he had practiced hard for many years. Ouyang Feng fled to the Western Regions, and I heard that he would never walk in the middle land again. My senior brother let out a long laugh and sat cross-legged on the altar. I know that using the 'Yiyang Finger' is extremely exhausting Spirituality, senior brother must be resting his mind with luck, don’t be alarmed at the moment, and run straight to meet the senior nephews and kill the incoming enemies. All the senior nephews were overjoyed when they heard that the master was not dead, and they all returned to the Taoist temple, shouting A sound of bitterness, I don’t know how high or low it is.”
Guo Jing asked, "What's the matter?" Zhou Bo said, "I saw my elder brother leaning on one side, with a very different expression. I rushed up to touch it, and my elder brother's whole body was cold. This time, he really passed away. The last words of my elder brother, The first volume and the second volume of the "Nine Yin Scriptures" should be separated into two places, so that if something is missed, it will not fall into the hands of treacherous people at the same time. After I hid the first volume of the scriptures, I carried a The next volume of scriptures was going to be sent to Yandang Mountain in the south for collection, but on the way, we ran into Huang Laoxie."
Guo Jing said "ah".Zhou Botong said: "Although Huang Laoxie is a weird person, he is very proud and conceited, and he will never be as shameless as Xi Du, who dared to rob the scriptures, but the bad thing about that time was that his newlywed wife happened to be with him. "
Guo Jing thought: "That's Rong'er's mother. I don't know what she has to do with this matter?" He only heard Zhou Bodao: "I saw that he was full of joy and said he was newly married. I think Huang Laoxie was smart all his life, I was confused for a while, and I thought it was good to ask for a wife, so I made fun of him. Huang Laoxie was not angry, but bought me a drink. I talked about the reason why my senior brother was resurrected from death and hit Ouyang Feng. Huang Laoxie's wife listened She said she didn't know a little bit about martial arts, but she was just curious, and wanted to see what the book that killed countless martial arts masters looked like. Naturally, I refused. Huang Laoxie loves this young lady It was so bad that she refused to take her mind on anything, so she said, "Botong, my wife really doesn't know martial arts at all. She is young and loves new things. Just show her, what does that matter? I As long as Huang Yaoshi glances at your scriptures, I will dig out this pair of eyeballs for you.' Huang Laoxie is one of the best figures in the world, and of course he speaks like a mountain, but this scripture has too much to do with me. He just shook his head. Huang Laoxie became unhappy, and said: "I don't know you are in trouble? If you are willing to lend it to your wife for a look, Huang will always repay your Quanzhen sect. If you refuse, then It’s up to you, who taught me to have friendship with you? I don’t know any of your Quanzhen disciples.” I understand what he means, this man can do what he says, but he is embarrassed to do it with me, but he will Make excuses to make things difficult for Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji and the others. This man's martial arts are too high, and it's really hard to annoy him." Guo Jing said: "Yes, Daoist Ma, Daoist Qiu, they can't beat him."
Zhou Botong said: "At that time, I said: 'Huang Laoxie, you have to vent your anger. Why don't you just look for my old urchin and my nephews? Isn't this bullying the little by the big?' His wife heard me With the nickname 'Old Urchin', she giggled and said, "Brother Zhou, you like to be mischievous. Don't talk about being naughty, let's play together. I don't care if I don't read your precious scriptures." She turned her head and said Huang Laoxie said: "It seems that the "Nine Yin Manual" was snatched by that surnamed Ouyang. Brother Zhou couldn't get it out. Why do you force him so hard and make him lose face?" Huang Laoxie said with a smile: "Yes, Berton, let me help you find the old poisoner to settle the score. He is very good at martial arts, and you can't beat him.'"
Guo Jing thought: "Rong'er's mother is as weird as she is." Interrupted: "They are trying to provoke you!" Zhou Bo said: "Of course I know, but I don't want to lose this tone. I said:' The scriptures are here with me, so it’s okay to lend them to my sister-in-law. But you look down on the old urchin for not being able to keep the scriptures. You and I will make gestures first." Huang Laoxie laughed: "The martial arts competition hurts the peace. You are an old urchin. Let's compare the children's things.' Before I agreed, his wife clapped her hands and shouted: "Okay, you two have a game of stone balls."
Guo Jing smiled slightly.Zhou Botong said: "I am the best at hitting stone bullets, and I just said: "Compare, how can I still be afraid of him?" Mrs. Huang smiled and said: "Brother Zhou, if you lose, lend me the scriptures." Look. But if you win, what do you want?" Huang Laoxie said: "Quanzhen Sect has treasures, so Peach Blossom Island doesn't have them?" Let it go. Guess what it is?" Guo Jing said, "Soft hedgehog."
Zhou Bodao: "Yes, so you know it too." Huang Laoxie said: "Botong, you are excellent in martial arts, so naturally you don't need this armor to protect yourself, but in the future you will marry a female urchin and give birth to a little urchin, a child." Wearing this pair of soft hedgehog armor is infinitely magical, and no one can bully him. As long as you beat me in hitting the stone bullet, Taohua Island, the treasure of the town, will be yours.' I said: 'The naughty girl doesn't say anything. Married, of course the little naughty boy is even more unlucky, but your soft hedgehog armor is very famous in the martial arts. I won it and wore it outside the clothes. I know that the owner of Peach Blossom Island is planted in the hands of an old naughty boy." Mrs. Huang said: "Don't talk about it first, the two brothers will compare." The three of them agreed, each with nine stone bullets, a total of eighteen Small hole, whoever gets the nine stone bullets into the hole first wins."
Hearing this, Guo Jing couldn't help smiling when he recalled the scene of playing stone bullets with his foster brother Tuo Lei in the desert.Zhou Bo said, "I have plenty of stone marbles with me, so the three of us went to the open space outside the house to compete. I paid attention to Mrs. Huang's figure and footwork, and sure enough, she had never learned martial arts. I dug a small hole in the ground and let Huang Lao Xie picked the stone bullets first, and he took nine of them casually, and we compared them. He is unrivaled in the world in his concealed weapon skills, and is famous all over the world for his "snap fingers". It will surely gain the upper hand. I don’t know that although this kind of child’s toy is similar to a hidden weapon, there are small differences, and there are other tricks in the middle. The small hole I dug is very special, and the marbles will jump out after being hit. Not only must the force be used in a moderate amount, just right, but at the end of the force it must be retracted to eliminate the force of the rebound, so that the stone bullet can stay in the hole."
Guo Jing didn't expect that people from the Central Plains still have so much attention to playing stone bullets. Mongolian children don't understand, so Zhou Botong continued triumphantly: "Huang Laoxie even hit three stone bullets, and they all went into the hole pretty well. , but as soon as he went in, he jumped out again. After he realized the truth, I already had five marbles in the hole. His concealed weapon skills were really good, and he hit the rest of my marbles in the most difficult position. I also made three holes on one side. But since I took the lead, how can I let him catch up? You fought back and forth for a while, and I made another one. I was secretly proud, knowing that this time he would lose , Even the gods can't help him. Alas, who knew that Huang Laoxie would suddenly use a trick. Guess what it is?"
Guo Jing said: "Did he hurt your hand with martial arts?" Zhou Bodao said: "No, no. Huang Laoxie is very bad, and he will never use such a stupid method. After fighting for a while, he knew that he was determined to defeat me, and suddenly pointed his finger As for the hidden luck potential, three marbles went out and smashed my remaining three marbles, but his own marbles were intact." Guo Jing shouted: "Ah, then you have no marbles to use!" Zhou Bo said: "Yeah, I can only watch him put the rest of the marbles into the holes one by one. In this way, I will lose!"
Guo Jing said: "That doesn't count." Zhou Botong said: "That's what I said too. But Huang Laoxie said: 'Botong, let's make it clear that whoever gets nine marbles into the hole wins. It’s impossible to rely on that! Don’t say that I smashed your marbles with marbles, even if I robbed you by force, as long as you miss one marble into the hole, you will lose after all.’ I think that although he is treacherous, But I always blame myself for not expecting this step in advance. Besides, if I want to smash his marbles without damaging my own, I really couldn't do it at that time, and I couldn't help but admire his kung fu very much, and said:' Sister-in-law of the Huang family, I will lend you the scriptures, and you have to return them before dark today." I added this sentence, because I was afraid that they would not return it if they borrowed it, so Hu Lai said: "We didn't say how long we borrowed it. You haven’t finished reading it yet, can you control it?’ In this way, when the scriptures are in their hands, they will borrow them for ten years or one hundred years.”
Guo Jing nodded and said: "Yes, fortunately, elder brother is smart, I expected this, if it was me, I must have been fooled by them." Zhou Botong shook his head and said: "Speaking of cleverness, who in the world can match Huang Laoxie I don’t know what method he used to find a wife who was as smart as him. At that time, the sister-in-law of Huang’s family smiled slightly and said: “Brother Zhou, you are called an old naughty boy. You are not stupid. You are afraid that I Liu Bei will borrow Jingzhou Isn’t it? I’ll just sit here and watch, and I’ll return it to you as soon as I’m done, and it doesn’t need to be dark. Don’t worry, just stay by my side.’
"I heard what she said, so I took out the scriptures from my arms and handed them to her. The sister-in-law of the Huang family took them, walked to a tree, sat on a rock and turned over. Huang Laoxie always had a little bit of a look on my face when he saw me. Worried, he said: "Old naughty boy, how many people in this world are better than you and me in martial arts?" Four or five!" Huang Laoxie said with a smile: "Then you praise me too much. Dongxie, Xidu, Nandi, and Beibei have their own strengths in martial arts, and no one can beat the other. Ouyang Feng Your senior elder brother has broken the "Toad Kung Fu", so within ten years, he will be inferior to his brother. There is also Qiu Qianren, who is floating on the water with his iron palm, and I heard that his martial arts are also very good. But he didn't come, but no matter how good his kung fu is, he may not be able to reach perfection. Old naughty boy, your martial arts brothers are determined not to be underestimated. Except for these few people, you are number one in the martial arts. Let's join hands, There is no one in the world.' I said: 'Of course!' Huang Laoxie said: 'So, why are you restless? With our two brothers guarding here, who else in the world can come and snatch your precious scriptures go?'
"I thought it was right, and I was a little relieved. I saw Mrs. Huang read it from the beginning page by page, and her lips moved slightly. I thought it was a bit funny. What is recorded in the "Nine Yin Manual" is the most mysterious and profound. Martial arts, she knows nothing about martial arts. Although she knows every word in the book, she may not understand the meaning of half a sentence. She read it slowly from beginning to end, and it took a full hour. I was a little anxious Getting impatient, seeing her turn to the last page, she thought she had finally finished reading it, but she read it again from the beginning. But this time, she read it very quickly, within a cup of tea, and finished it.
"She returned the book to me and said with a smile: 'Brother Zhou, you have been fooled by Western poisoners, this is not the Nine Yin Manual'!" I was shocked and said, 'Why not? The ones left behind don't look good at all.' Mrs. Huang said: "What's the use of looking good? Ouyang Feng dropped your scriptures. This is a miscellaneous book for fortune-telling and divination.'"
Guo Jing asked in surprise: "Could it be that Ouyang Feng dropped the scriptures before Master Wang came out of the coffin?" I don’t really believe his wife’s words. Seeing me staying there, Madam Huang kept silent, half-believing, and asked: “Brother Zhou, do you know what the scriptures in the real version of the “Nine Yin Manual” are? Is it?" I said: "Since the scriptures belonged to the senior brother, no one has read them. The senior brother once said that he won the scriptures for seven days and seven nights to avoid a great disaster in the martial arts. He has absolutely no self-interest. , so it is the last word that the disciples of the Quanzhen School are not allowed to practice the martial arts contained in the scriptures." Mrs. Huang said: "The benevolence and righteousness of Wang Zhenren is really admirable, but it is also like this that he is attracted to others. Brother Zhou, open the book and have a look. I was quite hesitant at the time, remembering my brother’s legacy, so I didn’t dare to do it. Mrs. Huang said: “This is a book of divination that is widely circulated in the south of the Yangtze River. It's worth half a penny. Besides, even if it is indeed "Nine Yin Manual", as long as you don't practice martial arts in it, why don't you take a look?" I turned a page according to the words, but saw that it was written in the book are all kinds of martial arts training methods And the secret, is it a book of divination and astrology?
"Ms. Huang said: 'I read and played with this book when I was five years old, and I can recite it from the beginning to the end. Our children in the south of the Yangtze River have been familiar with it since they were nineteen. If you don't believe me, I will recite it to you.' Said it These few words were memorized from head to toe like running water. I looked at the scriptures, and they were indeed correct. My whole body was cold, as if I had fallen into an ice cellar. Mrs. Huang said again: "You can draw from any page. Come out and ask me, as long as you ask me, I can still recite it. This is a book I have been familiar with since I was a child, and I will never forget it when I grow up.' I asked her a few paragraphs from it, and she really recited it fluently. , not to mention the slightest suffocation. Huang Laoxie laughed loudly. I was so angry that I tore the book to pieces, tossed the fire, and burned it clean for him.
"Huang Laoxie suddenly said: 'Old naughty boy, you don't have to lose your temper as a naughty boy, I'll give you this pair of soft hedgehog armor. I had a heavy treasure to dispel my anger. At that time, I was very troubled, thinking that this is the treasure of the town, how can I have him? I only thanked him a few words, and then went back to my hometown to practice martial arts behind closed doors. At that time I know that I am no match for Ouyang Feng in martial arts, so I am determined to practice hard for five years, and after mastering a few powerful kung fu, I will go to the Western Regions to find Xidu to ask for books. The old naughty boy can't take care of the things my senior brother handed over, how can I be right? Master live?"
Guo Jing said: "This Xidu is so cunning, we have to settle accounts with him. But if you go with Daoist Ma and Daoist Qiu, isn't it very powerful?" He was so full of heart that he was fooled and never knew about it. At that time, as long as he discussed with Ma Yu and the others, someone would always see the flaw in the matter. After a few years, there were rumors in the Jianghu that there was a black wind at Taohua Island. Shuangsha got the "Nine Yin Manual", practiced several kinds of exquisite martial arts contained in the scriptures, and committed crimes everywhere. I didn't believe it at first, but the news became more and more popular. Another year later, Qiu Chuji suddenly came to my house He said that he really visited, and that the second volume of "Nine Yin Scriptures" is indeed for the disciples of Taohua Island. I was very angry when I heard that, and said: "Huang Yaoshi is not enough friends!" Qiu Chuji asked me: "Master Uncle How can you say that Huang Yaoshi is not enough friends?" I said, "He went to ask Xidu for the book, and he didn't tell me in advance. After he asked for the book, even if he didn't return it to me, he should let me know.'"
Guo Jing said: "Maybe Huang Island Master wanted to return the scriptures to you after he took them away, but he was stolen by his unscrupulous disciples. I can see that he was very angry about this matter, even four innocent people The disciples were all broken by him and expelled from the teacher's school."
Zhou Botong couldn't help shaking his head, and said: "You are as honest as I am, if this matter hits your hands, you must have been deceived and you don't know it. That day Qiu Chuji talked with me for a while, and discussed it several times. After two months, he suddenly came to visit me again. This time he visited Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng and found that they had indeed stolen Huang Laoxie's scriptures and were practicing "Nine Yins and White Bones" Claws' and 'Heart-Destroying Palm' are two evil martial arts. He took a big risk to eavesdrop on Heifeng Shuangsha's words, and only then did he know that Huang Laoxie's scriptures were not taken from Ouyang Feng, but from me Stolen."
Guo Jing wondered: "You obviously burned the book. Could it be that Mrs. Huang lost her bag and returned you a fake scripture?" Zhou Bo said, "I have prevented this. Mrs. Huang read that scripture At that time, I never took my eyes off her for a moment. She doesn't know martial arts, no matter how fast her hands and feet are, she can't escape the eyes of those of us who have practiced hidden weapons. She didn't drop her bag, she just forcibly remembered it!"
Guo Jing didn't understand, so he asked, "How did you memorize it?" Zhou Bo said, "Brother, how many times have you read the book before you can memorize it?" Guo Jing said: "It's easy, about thirty or forty times; If it’s long, maybe it’s seventy or eighty times or a hundred times. Even if it’s more than a hundred times, you may not be able to recite it.” Zhou Botong said: “Yes, when it comes to aptitude, you are not really smart. Guo Jing said: "Brother's talent is blunt, no matter studying or practicing martial arts, his progress is very slow." Zhou Botong sighed: "You don't know much about studying, let's just talk about learning martial arts. Master teaches you a set of boxing and palm techniques. I'm afraid you have to teach it dozens of times before you learn it?" Guo Jing's face was ashamed, and he said, "Exactly." Then he said: "Sometimes I learned it, but I can't remember it; sometimes I remember it, but I remember it won't make it."
Zhou Botong said: "But there are people in the world who can immediately remember a set of fists and kicks just by watching others." Guo Jing exclaimed: "That's right! The daughter of Island Master Huang is like this. Master Hong taught her martial arts, at most Twice, never a third time." Zhou Botong said slowly: "This girl is so smart, don't be as short-lived as her mother! Mrs. Huang borrowed my scriptures to read that day, and only read it twice. But she has memorized every word. As soon as she broke up with me, she silently wrote it out to her husband." Guo Jing couldn't help being astonished, and after a while he said: "Madam Huang doesn't understand the meaning of the scriptures, but she can read it from beginning to end. Remember, how can there be such a smart person in the world?"
Zhou Bo said, "I'm afraid that your little friend, Ms. Huang, can do it too. After hearing Qiu Chuji's words, I was shocked and ashamed, so I made an appointment with the seven major disciples of the Quanzhen Sect to discuss it. Everyone agreed to force the Black Wind and the Shuangsha to fight each other." When the scriptures came out, Qiu Chuji said, "Even though the black wind and two demons are powerful in martial arts, they may not be able to defeat the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect. They are your juniors. You don't need to go out in person, you don't need to be known by the heroes in the Jianghu. Let's use the big to suppress the small.' I thought it was right, so I immediately ordered one or two people to go to the black wind and two evil spirits, and the other five people were on the sidelines to monitor and prevent the two evil spirits from slipping through."
Guo Jing nodded and said: "The Seven Quanzhen Masters go out together, the Black Wind and Shuangsha can't beat them." He couldn't help but think of that day on the Mongolian cliff where Ma Yu and the six monsters pretended to be the Quanzhen Seven Masters.Zhou Bo said: "However, when Chu arrived in Henan, the Shuangsha disappeared. After they inquired, they found out that Lu Chengfeng, another disciple of Huang Laoxie, had invited the heroes of the Central Plains, dozens of heroes. Besieging the two of them, I planned to capture them and send them to Peach Blossom Island to Huang Laoxie, but they still escaped without knowing where to go." Guo Jing said: "Master Lu was kicked out of the sect innocently, and he should really hate him Senior Brother, Senior Sister."
Zhou Bo said: "If you can't find the Black Wind Shuangsha, of course you have to look for Huang Laoxie. I bring the first volume of the "Nine Yin Manual" with me, in case the scriptures leave me and someone steals them again. Ask him on Peach Blossom Island. Huang Laoxie said: "Botong, Huang Yaoshi always said that one is one. I said never to glance at your scriptures. When have I read them? I have read "Nine Yins" The scriptures were written by my wife, not your scriptures.' I heard him force his words, and naturally lost my temper, said a few words, and told him that I was stiff, and I wanted to ask his wife to comment. He smiled wryly, with I went to the back hall, and when I saw it, I was surprised. It turned out that Mrs. Huang had passed away, and the back hall enshrined her spiritual seat.
"I was about to salute in front of the altar, Huang Laoxie sneered and said: 'Old naughty boy, you don't have to be hypocritical, if you didn't show off some nonsense scriptures, my wife would not leave me.' I said:' What?" He didn't answer, but looked at me with an angry face, and suddenly tears came out of his eyes. After a long while, he talked about the cause of his wife's death.
"It turned out that Mrs. Huang wrote down the scriptures to help her husband. Huang Yaoshi thought that there was only the second volume of the scriptures, and learning was harmful. He had to try to get the first volume before practicing on his own, but he was stolen by Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Chaofeng. Go. In order to comfort her husband, Mrs. Huang wanted to write the scriptures silently. She didn’t understand the meaning of the scriptures at first, but she memorized them for a while and fell silent. By that time, it had been several years, so how could she still remember? At that time, she was already eight months pregnant. She thought hard for several days and nights, and wrote seven or eight thousand words, but they were all incoherent. Her mind was exhausted, she suddenly had a miscarriage, and gave birth to a baby girl. I have also reached the point of exhaustion. No matter how clever Huang Yaoshi is, he can't save his wife's life in the end.
"Huang Laoxie always liked to anger other people. At this time, his beloved wife passed away, and he lost his mind and talked nonsense to me. I thought he had lost his new wife, so I didn't care about him. I just smiled and said: 'Are you Martial arts practitioners, who value the relationship between husband and wife so much, are not afraid of being laughed at?" He said: "My wife is different." I said: "You are dead, madam, just concentrate on practicing. Ah, that's what I wish for! The sooner the wife dies the better. Congratulations, congratulations!'"
Guo Jing said "Ah yo" and said, "How do you say that?" Zhou Botong rolled his eyes and said, "I can say whatever comes to my mind, what can I say? I struck, and the two of us fought. After this fight, I stayed here for fifteen years."
Guo Jing said, "Did you lose to him?" Zhou Botong laughed and said, "If I win, I won't be here anymore. He beat me badly and vomited blood. I fled to this cave, but he came after me and broke my two legs." Legs, forced me to take out the first volume of "Nine Yin Scriptures", saying that he would be cremated to sacrifice to his wife. I hid the scriptures in the cave and sat at the entrance of the cave to guard them. The scriptures were destroyed. He said: "There is always a way to get you out of this cave." I said: "Let's try!"
"It took fifteen years for such a consumption. This person is very arrogant. He is not hungry and forced me, and of course he will not poison his food. He just tries every means to lure me out of the cave. I come out to defecate When urinating, he doesn’t take advantage of the stinking. Sometimes I pretend to have a bowel movement for an hour, and he feels itchy, but he can still hold his breath.” He laughed loudly.Guo Jing also found it interesting to hear that this brother is actually fighting wits with others in this kind of matter.
Zhou Bo said: "For fifteen years, he has exhausted his mind, and he has never been able to do anything to me. It's just that I almost fell into his way last night. If it wasn't for a strange coincidence, brother, you suddenly came to help me, this scripture has already reached its peak. Lao Xie has it in his hands. Alas, Huang Laoxie's set of "Bi Hai Chao Sheng Song" contains superior internal energy, it is really remarkable."
Guo Jing listened to his narration of the grievances, his mind fluctuated, and he asked: "Brother, what will you do in the future?" Zhou Botong laughed and said: "I'll spend it with him, let's see if Huang Laoxie will live longer or I will live a few more years. Just now I told you the story of Huang Chang, he lived longer than all the enemies, then he won." Guo Jing thought that this was not the way, but now he didn't know what to do, and asked: "Master Ma and the others, why don't they win?" Come to save you?" Zhou Bo said, "Most of them don't know I'm here, but they know that the trees, mountains and rocks on this island are strange, if Huang Laoxie didn't let people in on purpose, no one else would be able to enter Peach Blossom Island. Besides. , even if they come to save me, I won't go, the competition with Huang Laoxie is not over yet."
Guo Jing talked with him for half a day, and felt that although this person was old, he was full of childlike innocence, his words were innocent, without the slightest scheming, and his conversation was very congenial.
Seeing the red sun approaching the sky, the old servant brought food again. After the meal, Zhou Bo said: "I have spent fifteen years on Peach Blossom Island, and my time was not in vain. I have nothing to distract me in this cave. If the kung fu you have practiced is practiced elsewhere, it will take twenty-five years. It is only practiced by one person. Although I know that I have made great progress, the trouble is that no one will dismantle the moves, so I have to fight with my left hand and right hand." Guo Jing wondered: "How can the left hand fight with the right?" Zhou Bo said, "I pretended that my right hand was Huang Laoxie and my left hand was an old naughty boy. I punched with my right hand, then opened my left hand and punched back. That's it. Get up." As he said that, he really made moves with both hands, attacking from left to right and defending from right. Guo Jing thought it was very funny at first, but after watching several moves, he only felt that his two-handed boxing techniques were weird and mysterious, unimaginable, and couldn't help being dazed.People who study martial arts all over the world, whether they swing fists, palms, knives or guns, they are either attacking the enemy or defending themselves, but Zhou Botong's hands attack and disassemble each other. The attacking moves with one hand, so the moves of the upper and left hands are completely separated, it is really a strange fist that has never been seen or heard before. Zhou Botong fought for a while, Guo Jing suddenly said: "Brother, why is your right hand not using enough?" Zhou Botong stopped and said with a smile: "You have good eyesight, you can see that my move is not enough, come on Come and try." He said and stretched out his palm, Guo Jing stretched out his palm to press against him. Zhou Bo channeled: "Be careful, I'm going to push you to the left." After finishing the sentence, the strength had already been released, Guo Jing knew it from him first, and he was on guard in his heart, so he paid back with the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon. With one palm, the strength of the two palms met, Guo Jing retreated seven or eight steps, his arms felt numb. Zhou Botong said: "I used all my strength for this move, but I just pushed you away. Now I don't have enough strength, try again." Guo Jing pressed his palms against him again, and suddenly felt his palm strength suddenly increase. He stopped, couldn't stand on his feet anymore, and fell straight forward, with a bang, his forehead hit the ground, and he got up suddenly, dazed in a daze. Zhou Botong laughed and said, "Do you understand?" Guo Jing shook his head and said, "I don't understand!" Zhou Botong said, "I suddenly realized this truth after ten years of hard training in the cave. My senior brother was in Japan, He once told me the wonderful purpose of using the false to strike the real, and using the insufficient to overcome the surplus. At that time, I only said that it was the Taoist way of cultivating the mind and cultivating the character, and I didn't care about it. It was not until five years ago that I suddenly understood I can only comprehend the subtlety of it, but I can't understand it. After I figured it out, I still can't believe it, brother, it would be best if you come and fight with me. Don't be afraid of pain, I I'll throw you a few more times." Seeing Guo Jing's distressed face, he begged, "My dear brother, I have been here for fifteen years, and I only hope that someone will come and try my hand at it. Huang Laoxie's daughter came here a few months ago. Talk to me to relieve boredom, I was just trying to get her to do it, but she won't come again the next day. Good brother, I will definitely not throw you too hard." Guo Jing saw that his hands were eager to try, with an itchy look on his face, he said, "It doesn't matter how many times you throw it?" He failed to catch up, and fell down again, but was swung out by his left hand, and his body involuntarily turned somersault in the air, his left shoulder landed on the ground, and the fall was really painful. Zhou Botong had an apologetic expression on his face, and said: "My good brother, I can't make you fall for nothing, I will tell you the trick of throwing you." Guo Jing reluctantly got up and walked closer. Zhou Botong said: "There is a saying in Lao Tzu: 'A shovel is considered a tool, and it is used as a tool. It is used as a tool when it is not there. A house is considered to be a room, and it is used as a room.' Do you understand these words? "Guo Jing didn't know how those words were written, so he naturally didn't understand, so he smiled and shook his head. Zhou Botong picked up the rice bowl that had been filled with it just now, and said, "This bowl is only able to hold rice because it is empty in the middle. If it is a solid piece of porcelain clay, what kind of rice can it hold?" Guo Jing nodded, He thought to himself: "This truth is very simple, but I have never thought of it." Zhou Botong said again: "Building a house, opening doors and windows, only because of the gaps between the four walls, the house can be inhabited. If the house is solid, If the doors and windows were not free, it would be of no use to build such a large pile of bricks and timbers in a square shape." Guo Jing nodded again, as if realizing something in his heart. Zhou Bodao said: "The most superior martial arts of my Quanzhen sect, the key points are the two characters 'emptiness and softness', that is the so-called 'If there is a lack of great success, it can be used without harm. If there is a great surplus, it can be used endlessly'." Then explained the meaning of these four sentences.Guo Jing thought silently after hearing this. Zhou Botong said again: "Your master Hong Qigong's kung fu is the best in the outer family. Although I know some secrets of the Quanzhen sect's inner kung fu, I think I'm still not his opponent. It's just that the outer kung fu has been trained to be as good as his." , I’m afraid it has come to the end, but the martial arts of the Quanzhen School have no limits. Like my elder brother, it can only be said that I have just glimpsed the way. Back then, my senior brother won the title of "No. 1 in martial arts in the world", by no means By chance, if he is still here today, plus he has entered the country for more than ten years, and then he competes with the evil spirits and poisons, he will definitely not have to compete for seven days and seven nights. I think he can beat them in half a day. Overwhelmed." Guo Jing said: "Really Wang's martial arts are profound, I just wish I hadn't been blessed to meet you. Master Hong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are the most powerful in the world, so the technique used by the elder brother just now to fall the younger brother is the most gentle in the world, I don't know. Isn’t it?” Zhou Botong laughed and said: “Yes, yes. Although it is said that softness can overcome rigidity, if your Eighteen Palms of Subduing Dragon can be trained to the level of Hong Qigong, I will not be able to defeat you. It depends on the depth of skill This is how I threw you just now, watch carefully." Now he explained in detail how to make a move with strength and how to use internal strength.He knew that Guo Jing was slow to comprehend, so he taught him very thoughtfully. Guo Jing tried it dozens of times, relying on the excellent foundation of Quanzhen School's internal strength, he gradually understood.Zhou Botong was overjoyed and shouted: "Brother, if the pain in your body is gone, I'll beat you again." Guo Jing smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore, it's just that I haven't remembered the kung fu you taught me." Now he was concentrating on thinking and silently remembering.Zhou Botong has a childish temper, he couldn't stop urging: "Okay, remember? Hurry up, come!" This disturbed his mind, Guo Jing remembered even more slowly, and it took another meal time before he said this. He firmly memorized the kung fu of one move, and then accompanied Zhou Botong to dismantle the move, but was thrown down by him again. The two of them kept going day and night, exchanging punches like this.Guo Jing is a young man, he must get enough sleep, if not, Zhou Botong would try his best not to sleep, and would fight him.Guo Jing's whole body was covered in bruises and bruises. He fell seven or eight hundred times back and forth. He gritted his teeth and held on thanks to his strong body. "Fist", but they passed all of them to him. It is unknown how many days have passed since the two of them practiced martial arts.Although Guo Jing thought of Huang Rong day and night, he couldn't find her and had to wait.Several times he wanted to follow the mute servant who delivered food to investigate, but Zhou Botong always stopped him. After lunch that day, Uncle Zhou said: "You have learned the whole set of Kongming Quan, and I won't knock you down in the future, let's play in a different way." Guo Jing laughed: "Okay, What are you playing?" Zhou Bo said: "Let's play with four people fighting." Guo Jing asked curiously: "Four people?" Zhou Bo said: "Exactly, exactly four people. My left hand is a person, and my right hand is a person , your hands are also two people. Four people don’t help each other, and they are divided into four sides to fight, it must be very interesting.” Guo Jing laughed in his heart and said: “It must be fun to play, but it’s a pity that I don’t know how to use both hands. Let's fight separately." Zhou Bo said, "I'll teach you later. For now, let's fight with three people." Now divide your hands into two, and compete with Guo Jing.He divided himself into two, and the kung fu of each hand was the same as using both hands, but whenever the left hand forced Guo Jing to be unable to resist, the right hand would come to rescue, and vice versa.In this way, with two enemies and one, Guo Jing gained the upper hand, and he formed an alliance with his hands again, just like the repeated battles between the Three Kingdoms. The two fought for a while, then stopped to rest.Guo Jing thought it was very fun, and suddenly thought of Huang Rong again, thinking that if Rong'er was here, and the three of them played Six Kingdoms Battle, she would definitely like it very much.Zhou Botong was very interested, once Guo Jing was breathing, he taught him how to fight with both hands. This skill is a bit more difficult than Kongming Fist.As the saying goes: "The heart has no dual purpose." It is also said: "The left hand draws a square and the right hand draws a circle, so it cannot be a rule." Start with "draw a square with your left hand and a circle with your right hand".When Guo Jing first practiced, what he drew with both hands was either the same square or the same circle, or the square did not make a square, and the circle did not make a circle.After studying hard for a long time, I don't know how, but I finally understood the trick, and my hands can form a circle at will. Zhou Botong was very pleased, and said: "If you hadn't practiced the internal strength of my Quanzhen school, you can keep your mind inside and travel outside with one mind, how could you practice the kung fu of forming a circle with each hand so quickly? Now you are hitting Nanshan with your left hand. Fist, the right hand uses the Yuenu sword." This is the martial art that Guo Jing has been taught by Nan Xiren and Han Xiaoying since he was a child. It doesn't take a bit of effort to perform it, but it is extremely difficult to use both hands.Zhou Botong was extremely impatient to play "Four Fighters" with him, and tried his best to teach him various tricks. 过得数日，郭靖已粗会双手互搏。周伯通大喜，道：“来来，你的右手和我的左手算是一党，我的右手和你的左手是他们的敌人，双方比试一下武艺。” 郭靖正当年少，对这种玩意岂有不喜之理？当下右手与周伯通的左手联成一气，和自己左手及周伯通右手打了起来。这番搏击，确是他一生之中不但从未见过、而且也是从未听过。两人搏击之际，周伯通又不断教他如何方能攻得凌厉，怎样才会守得稳固，郭靖一一牢记在心。周伯通只是要玩得有趣，哪知这样一来，郭靖却学到了一套千古未有之奇的怪功夫。有一日他忽然想到：“倘若双足也能互搏，我和他二人岂不是能玩八个人打架？”但知此言一出口，势必后患无穷，终于硬生生的忍住不说。 又过数日，这天郭靖又与周伯通拆招，这次是分成四人，互相混战。周伯通高兴异常，一面打，一面哈哈大笑。郭靖究竟功力尚浅，两只手都招架不住，右手一遇险招，左手自然而然的过来救援。周伯通拳法快速之极，郭靖竟是无法回复四手互战之局，又成为双手合力的三国交锋，只是这时他已通悉这套怪拳的拳路，双手合力，可与周伯通的左手或右手打个旗鼓相当。 周伯通呵呵笑道：“你没守规矩！”郭靖忽地跳开，呆了半晌，叫道：“大哥，我想到了一件事。”周伯通道：“怎么？”郭靖道：“你双手的拳路招数全然不同，岂不是就如有两个人在各自发招？临敌之际，要是使将这套功夫出来，那便是以二对一，这门功夫可有用得很啊。虽然内力不能增加一倍，但招数上总是占了大大的便宜。” 周伯通只为了在洞中长年枯坐，十分无聊，才想出这套双手互搏的玩意儿来，从未想到这功夫竟有克敌制胜之效，这时得郭靖片言提醒，将这套功夫从头至尾在心中想了一遍，忽地跃起，窜出洞来，在洞口走来走去，笑声不绝。 郭靖见他突然有如中疯着魔，心中大骇，连问：“大哥，你怎么了？怎么了？” 周伯通不答，只是大笑，过了一会，才道：“兄弟，我出洞了！我不是要小便，也不是要大便，可是我还是出洞了。”郭靖道：“是啊！”周伯通笑道：“我现下武功已是天下第一，还怕黄药师怎地？现下只等他来，我打他个落花流水。” 郭靖道：“你拿得定能够胜他？”周伯通道：“我武功仍是逊他一筹，但既已练就了这套分身双击的功夫，以二敌一，天下无人再胜得了我。黄药师、洪七公、欧阳锋他们武功再强，能打得过两个老顽童周伯通么？”郭靖一想不错，也很代他高兴。周伯通又道：“兄弟，这分身互击功夫的精要，你已全然领会，现下只差火候而已，数年之后，等到练成做哥哥那样的纯熟，你武功是斗然间增强一倍了。”两人谈谈讲讲，都是喜不自胜。 以前周伯通只怕黄药师来跟自己为难，这时却盼他快些到来，好打他一顿，出了胸中这口恶气。他眼睁睁的向外望着，极不耐烦，若非知道岛上布置奥妙，早已前去寻他了。 到得晚饭时分，那老仆送来饭菜，周伯通一把拉住他道：“快去叫黄药师来，我在这等他，叫他试试我的手段！”那老仆只是摇头。 周伯通说完了话，才恍然大悟，道：“呸！我忘了你又聋又哑！”转头向郭靖道：“今晚咱俩要大吃一顿。”伸手揭开食盒。郭靖闻到一阵扑鼻的香气，与往日菜肴大有不同，过来一看，见两碟小菜之外另有一大碗冬菇炖鸡，正是自己最爱吃的。 他心中一凛，拿起匙羹舀了一匙汤一尝，鸡汤的咸淡香味，正与黄蓉所做的一模一样，知是黄蓉特地为己而做，一颗心不觉突突乱跳，向其他食物仔细瞧去，别无异状，只是食盒中有十多个馒头，其中一个皮上用指甲刻了个葫芦模样。印痕刻得极淡，若不留心，决然瞧不出来。郭靖心知这馒头有异，捡了起来，双手一拍，分成两半，中间露出一个蜡丸。郭靖见周伯通和老仆都未在意，顺手放入怀中。 这一顿饭，两人都是食而不知其味，一个想到自己在无意之间练成了天下无敌的绝世武功，右手抓起馒头来吃，左手就打几拳，那也是双手二用，一手抓馒头，一手打拳；另一个急着要把饭吃完，好瞧黄蓉在蜡丸之中藏着甚么消息。 好容易周伯通吃完馒头，咕嘟咕嘟的喝干了汤，那老仆收拾了食盒走开，郭靖急忙掏出蜡丸，捏碎蜡丸，拿出丸中所藏的纸来，果是黄蓉所书，上面写道：“靖哥哥：你别心急，爹爹已经跟我和好，待我慢慢求他放你。”最后署着“蓉儿”两字。 郭靖狂喜之下，将纸条给周伯通看了。周伯通笑道：“有我在此，他不放你也不能了。咱们逼他放，不用求他。他若是不答允，我把他在这洞里关上一十五年。啊哟，不对，还是不关的为是，别让他在洞里也练成了分心二用、双手互搏的奇妙武功。” 眼见天色渐渐黑了下去，郭靖盘膝坐下用功，只是心中想着黄蓉，久久不能宁定，隔了良久，才达静虚玄默、胸无杂虑之境，把丹田之气在周身运了几转，忽然心想：若要练成一人作二、左右分击的上乘武功，内息运气也得左右分别、各不相涉才是，当下用手指按住鼻孔，分别左呼左吸、右呼右吸的练了起来。 练了约莫一个更次，自觉略有进境，只听得风声虎虎，睁开眼来，但见黑暗中长须长发飘飘而舞，周伯通正在练拳。郭靖睁大了眼，凝神注视，见他左手打的正是七十二路“空明拳”，右手所打的却是另一套全真派掌法。他出掌发拳，势道极慢，但每一招之出，仍是带着虎虎掌风，足见柔中蓄刚，劲力非同小可。郭靖只瞧得钦佩异常。
正在这一个打得忘形、一个瞧得出神之际，忽听周伯通一声“啊哟”急叫，接着拍的一声，一条黑黝黝的长形之物从他身旁飞起，撞在远处树干之上，似是被他用手掷出。郭靖见他身子晃了几晃，吃了一惊，急忙抢上，叫道：“大哥，甚么事？”周伯通道：“我给毒蛇咬了！这可糟糕透顶！” 郭靖更惊，忙奔近身去。周伯通神色已变，扶住他的肩膀，走回岩洞，撕下一块衣襟来扎住大腿，让毒气一时不致行到心中。郭靖从怀中取出火折，晃亮了看时，心中突的一跳，只见他一只小腿已肿得比平常粗壮倍余。 周伯通道：“岛上向来没有这种奇毒无比的青蝮蛇，不知自何而来？本来我正在打拳，蛇儿也不能咬到我，偏生我两只手分打两套拳法，这一分心……唉！”郭靖听他语音发颤，知他受毒甚深，若非以上乘内功强行抵御，早已昏迷而死，慌急之中，弯下腰去就在他伤口之上吮吸。周伯通急叫：“使不得，这蛇毒非比寻常，你一吸就死。” 郭靖这时只求救他性命，哪里还想到自身安危，右臂牢牢按住他的下身，不住在他创口之上吮吸。周伯通待要挣扎阻止，可是全身已然酸软，动弹不得，再过一阵，竟自晕了过去。郭靖吸了一顿饭功夫，把毒液吸出了大半，都吐在地下。毒力既减，周伯通究竟功力深湛，晕了半个时辰，重又醒转，低声道：“兄弟，做哥哥的今日是要归天了，临死之前结交了你这位情义深重的兄弟，做哥哥的很是欢喜。”郭靖和他相交日子虽浅，但两人都是直肠直肚的性子，肝胆相照，竟如同是数十年的知己好友一般，这时见他神情就要逝去，不由得泪水滚滚而下。 周伯通凄然一笑，道：“那《九阴真经》的上卷经文，放在我身下土中的石匣之内，本该给了你，但你吮吸了蝮蛇毒液，性命也不长久，咱俩在黄泉路上携手同行，倒是不怕没伴儿玩耍，在阴世玩玩四个人……不，四只鬼打架，倒也有趣，哈哈，哈哈。那些大头鬼、无常鬼一定瞧得莫名其妙，鬼色大变。”说到后来，竟又高兴起来。 郭靖听他说自己也就要死，但自觉全身了无异状，当下又点燃火折，要去察看他的创口。那火折烧了一阵，只剩下半截，眼见就要熄灭，他顺手摸出黄蓉夹在馒头中的那张字条，在火上点着了，想在洞口找些枯枝败叶来烧，但这时正当盛暑，草木方茂，在地下一摸，湿漉漉的尽是青草。 他心中焦急，又到怀中掏摸，看有甚么纸片木爿可以引火，右手探入衣囊，触到了一张似布非布、似革非革的东西，原来是梅超风用以包裹匕首之物，这时也不及细想，取出来移在火上点着了，伸到周伯通脸前，要瞧瞧他面色如何。火光照映之下，只见他脸上灰扑扑的罩着一层黑气，原本一张白发童颜的孩儿面已全无光彩。 周伯通见到火光，向他微微一笑，但见郭靖面色如常，没丝毫中毒之象，大为不解，正自寻思，瞥眼见他手中点着了火的那张东西上写满了字，凝神看去，密密麻麻的竟然都是炼功的秘奥和口诀，只看了十多个字，已知这是《九阴真经》的经文，蓦地一惊，不及细问此物从何而来，立即举手扑灭火光，吸了口气，问道：“兄弟，你服过甚么灵丹妙药？为甚么这般厉害的蛇毒不能伤你？”郭靖一怔，料想必是喝了参仙老怪的大蝮蛇血之故，说道：“我曾喝过一条大蝮蛇的血，或许因此不怕蛇毒。”周伯通指着掉在地下的那片人皮，道：“这是至宝，千万不可毁了……”话未说完，又晕了过去。 郭靖这当儿也不理会甚么至宝不至宝，忙着替他推宫过血，却是全然无效，去摸他小腿时，竟是着手火烫，肿得更加粗了。只听他喃喃的道：“四张机，鸳鸯织就欲双飞……”郭靖问道：“你说甚么？”周伯通叹道：“可怜未老头先白，可怜……”郭靖见他神智胡涂，不知所云，心中大急，奔出洞去跃上树顶，高声叫道：“蓉儿，蓉儿！黄岛主，黄岛主！救命啊，救命！”但桃花岛周围数十里，地方极大，黄药师的住处距此甚远，郭靖喊得再响，别人也无法听见，过了片刻，山谷间传来“……黄岛主，救命啊，救命！”的回声。 郭靖跃下地来，束手无策，危急中一个念头突然在心中闪过：“蛇毒既然不能伤我，我血中或有克制蛇毒之物。”不及细想，在地下摸到周伯通日常饮茶的一只青瓷大碗，拔出匕首，在左臂上割了一道口子，让血流在碗里，流了一会，鲜血凝结，再也流不出来，他又割一刀，再流了些鲜血，扶起周伯通的头放在自己膝上，左手撬开他牙齿，右手将小半碗血水往他口中灌了下去。 郭靖身上放去了这许多血，饶是体质健壮，也感酸软无力，给周伯通灌完血后，靠上石壁，便即沉沉睡去，也不知过了多少时候，忽觉有人替他包扎臂上的伤口，睁开眼来，眼前白须垂地，正是周伯通。郭靖大喜，叫道：“你……你……好啦！”周伯通道：“我好啦，兄弟，你舍命救活了我。来索命的无常鬼大失所望，知难而退。”郭靖瞧他腿上伤势，见黑气已退，只是红肿，那是全然无碍的了。 这一日早晨两人都是静坐运功，培养元气。用过中饭，周伯通问起那张人皮的来历。郭靖想了一会，方始记起，于是述说二师父朱聪如何在归云庄上从梅超风怀里连匕首一起盗来。他后来见到，其上所刺的字一句也不懂，便一直放在怀中，也没加理会。 周伯通沉吟半晌，实想不明白其中原因。郭靖问道：“大哥，你说这是至宝，那是甚么？”周伯通道：“我要仔细瞧瞧，才能答你，也不知这是真是假。既是从梅超风处得来，想必有些道理。”接过人皮，从头看了下去。 当日王重阳夺经绝无私心，只是要为武林中免除一个大患，因此遗训本门中人不许研习经中武功。师兄遗言，周伯通当然说甚么也不敢违背，但想到黄药师夫人的话：“只瞧不练，不算违了遗言。”因此在洞中一十五年，枯坐无聊，已把上卷经文翻阅得滚瓜烂熟。这上卷经文中所载，都是道家修练内功的大道，以及拳经剑理，并非克敌制胜的真实功夫，若未学到下卷中的实用法门，徒知诀窍要旨，却是一无用处。周伯通这十多年来，无日不在揣测下卷经文中该载着些甚么。是以一见人皮，就知必与《九阴真经》有关，这时再一反复推敲，确知正是与他一生关连至深且巨的下卷经文。 他抬头看着山洞洞顶，好生难以委决。他爱武如狂，见到这部天下学武之人视为至宝的经书，实在极盼研习一下其中的武功，这既不是为了争名邀誉、报怨复仇，也非好胜逞强，欲恃此以横行天下，纯是一股难以克制的好奇爱武之念，亟欲得知经中武功练成之后到底是怎样的厉害法。想到师哥所说的故事，当年那黄裳阅遍了五千四百八十一卷《万寿道藏》，苦思四十余年，终于想明了能破解各家各派招数的武学，其中所包含的奇妙法门，自是非同小可。那黑风双煞只不过得了下卷经文，练了两门功夫，便已如此横行江湖，倘若上下卷尽数融会贯通，简直是不可思议。但师兄的遗训却又万万不可违背，左思右想，叹了一口长气，把人皮收入怀中，闭眼睡了。 睡了一大觉醒来，他以树枝撬开洞中泥土，要将人皮与上卷经书埋在一起，一面挖掘，一面唉声叹气，突然之间，欢声大叫：“是了，是了，这正是两全其美的妙法！”说着哈哈大笑，高兴之极。郭靖问道：“大哥，甚么妙法？”周伯通只是大笑不答，原来他忽然想到一个主意：“郭兄弟并非我全真派门人，我把经中武功教他，让他全数学会，然后一一演给我瞧，岂非过了这心痒难搔之瘾？这可没违了师哥遗训。” 正要对郭靖说知，转念一想：“他口气中对《九阴真经》颇为憎恶，说道那是阴毒的邪恶武功。其实只因为黑风双煞单看下卷经文，不知上卷所载养气归元等等根基法门，才把最上乘的武功练到了邪路上去。我且不跟他说知，待他练成之后，再让他大吃一惊。那时他功夫上身，就算大发脾气，可再也甩不脱、挥不去了，岂非有趣之极？” 他天生的胡闹顽皮。人家骂他气他，他并不着恼，爱他宠他，他也不放在心上，只要能够干些作弄旁人的恶作剧玩意，那就再也开心不过。这时心中想好了这番主意，脸上不动声色，庄容对郭靖道：“贤弟，我在洞中耽了十五年，除了一套空明拳和双手互搏的玩意儿之外，还想到许多旁的功夫，咱们闲着也是闲着，待我慢慢传你如何？”郭靖道：“那再好也没有了。只不过蓉儿说就会设法来放咱们出去……”周伯通道：“她放了咱们出去没有？”郭靖道：“那倒还没有。”周伯通道：“你一面等她来放你，一面学功夫不成吗？”郭靖喜道：“那当然成。大哥教的功夫一定是妙得紧的。” 周伯通暗暗好笑，心道：“且莫高兴，你是上了我的大当啦！”当下一本正经的将《九阴真经》上卷所载要旨，选了几条说与他知。郭靖自然不明白，于是周伯通耐了性子解释。传过根源法门，周伯通又照着人皮上所记有关的拳路剑术，一招招的说给他听。只是自己先行走在一旁，看过了记住再传，传功时决不向人皮瞧上一眼，以防郭靖起疑。 这番传授武功，可与普天下古往今来的教武大不相同，所教的功夫，教的人自己竟是全然不会。他只用口讲述，决不出手示范，待郭靖学会了经上的几招武功，他就以全真派的武功与之拆招试拳，果见经上武功妙用无穷。 如此过了数日，眼见妙法收效，《九阴真经》中所载的武功渐渐移到了郭靖身上，而他完全给蒙在鼓里，丝毫不觉，心中不禁大乐，连在睡梦之中也常常笑出声来。 这数日之中，黄蓉总是为郭靖烹饪可口菜肴，只是并不露面。郭靖心中一安，练功进境更快。这日周伯通教他练“九阴神抓”之法，命他凝神运气，以十指在石壁上撕抓拉击。郭靖依法练了几次，忽然起疑，道：“大哥，我见梅超风也练过这个功夫，只是她用活人来练，把五指插入活人的头盖骨中，残暴得紧。” 周伯通闻言一惊，心想：“是了，梅超风不知练功正法，见到下卷文中说道'五指发劲，无坚不破，摧敌首脑，如穿腐土'，她不知经中所云'摧敌首脑'是攻敌要害之意，还道是以五指去插入敌人的头盖，又以为练功时也须如此。这《九阴真经》源自道家法天自然之旨，驱魔除邪是为葆生养命，岂能教人去练这种残忍凶恶的武功？那婆娘当真胡涂得紧。郭靖兄弟既已起疑，我不可再教他练这门功夫。”于是笑道：“梅超风所学的是邪派功夫，和我这玄门正宗的武功如何能比？好罢，咱们且不练这神抓功夫，我再教你一些内家要诀。”说这话时，又已打好了主意：“我把上卷经文先教他记熟，通晓了经中所载的根本法门，那时他再见到下卷经文中所载武功，必觉顺理成章，再也不会起疑。”于是一字一句，把上卷真经的经文从头念给他听。 经中所述句句含义深奥，字字蕴蓄玄机，郭靖一时之间哪能领悟得了？周伯通见他资质太过迟钝，便说一句，命他跟一句，反来复去的念诵，数十遍之后，郭靖虽然不明句中意义，却已能朗朗背诵，再念数十遍，已自牢记心头。又过数日，周伯通已将大半部经文教了郭靖，命他用心记诵，同时照着经中所述修习内功。郭靖觉得这些内功的法门与马钰所传理路一贯，只是更为玄深奥微，心想周伯通既是马钰的师叔，所学自然更为精深。那日梅超风在赵王府中坐在他肩头迎敌，兀自苦苦追问道家的内功秘诀，可见她于此道全无所知，是以心中更无丝毫怀疑。虽见周伯通眉目之间常常含着嬉顽神色，也只道他是生性如此，哪料到他是在与自己开一个大大的玩笑。 那真经上卷最后一段，有一千余字全是咒语一般的怪文，叽哩咕噜，浑不可解。周伯通在洞中这些年来早已反复思索了数百次，始终想不到半点端倪。这时不管三七二十一，要郭靖也一般的尽数背熟。郭靖问他这些咒语是何意思，周伯通道：“此刻天机不可泄漏，你读熟便了。”要读熟这千余字全无意义的怪文，更比背诵别的经文难上百倍，若是换作了一个聪明伶俐之人，反而定然背不出，郭靖却天生有一股毅力狠劲，读上千余遍之后，居然也将这一大篇诘屈诡谲的怪文牢牢记住了。
这天早晨起来，郭靖练过功夫，揭开老仆送来的早饭食盒，只见一个馒头上又做着藏有书信的记认。他等不及吃完饭，拿了馒头走入树林，拍开馒头取出蜡丸，一瞥之间，不由得大急，见信上写道：“靖哥哥：西毒为他的侄儿向爹爹求婚，要娶我为他侄媳，爹爹已经答……”这信并未写完，想是情势紧急，匆匆忙忙的便封入了蜡丸，看信中语气，“答”字之下必定是个“允”字。 郭靖心中慌乱，一等老仆收拾了食盒走开，忙将信给周伯通瞧。周伯通道：“他爹爹答允也好，这不干咱们的事。”郭靖急道：“不能啊，蓉儿自己早就许给我了，她一定要急疯啦。”周伯通道：“娶了老婆哪，有许多
Seeing the red sun approaching the sky, the old servant brought food again. After the meal, Zhou Bo said: "I have spent fifteen years on Peach Blossom Island, and my time was not in vain. I have nothing to distract me in this cave. If the kung fu you have practiced is practiced elsewhere, it will take twenty-five years. It is only practiced by one person. Although I know that I have made great progress, the trouble is that no one will dismantle the moves, so I have to fight with my left hand and right hand." Guo Jing wondered: "How can the left hand fight with the right?" Zhou Bo said, "I pretended that my right hand was Huang Laoxie and my left hand was an old naughty boy. I punched with my right hand, then opened my left hand and punched back. That's it. Get up." As he said that, he really made moves with both hands, attacking from left to right and defending from right. Guo Jing thought it was very funny at first, but after watching several moves, he only felt that his two-handed boxing techniques were weird and mysterious, unimaginable, and couldn't help being dazed.People who study martial arts all over the world, whether they swing fists, palms, knives or guns, they are either attacking the enemy or defending themselves, but Zhou Botong's hands attack and disassemble each other. The attacking moves with one hand, so the moves of the upper and left hands are completely separated, it is really a strange fist that has never been seen or heard before. Zhou Botong fought for a while, Guo Jing suddenly said: "Brother, why is your right hand not using enough?" Zhou Botong stopped and said with a smile: "You have good eyesight, you can see that my move is not enough, come on Come and try." He said and stretched out his palm, Guo Jing stretched out his palm to press against him. Zhou Bo channeled: "Be careful, I'm going to push you to the left." After finishing the sentence, the strength had already been released, Guo Jing knew it from him first, and he was on guard in his heart, so he paid back with the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon. With one palm, the strength of the two palms met, Guo Jing retreated seven or eight steps, his arms felt numb. Zhou Botong said: "I used all my strength for this move, but I just pushed you away. Now I don't have enough strength, try again." Guo Jing pressed his palms against him again, and suddenly felt his palm strength suddenly increase. He stopped, couldn't stand on his feet anymore, and fell straight forward, with a bang, his forehead hit the ground, and he got up suddenly, dazed in a daze. Zhou Botong laughed and said, "Do you understand?" Guo Jing shook his head and said, "I don't understand!" Zhou Botong said, "I suddenly realized this truth after ten years of hard training in the cave. My senior brother was in Japan, He once told me the wonderful purpose of using the false to strike the real, and using the insufficient to overcome the surplus. At that time, I only said that it was the Taoist way of cultivating the mind and cultivating the character, and I didn't care about it. It was not until five years ago that I suddenly understood I can only comprehend the subtlety of it, but I can't understand it. After I figured it out, I still can't believe it, brother, it would be best if you come and fight with me. Don't be afraid of pain, I I'll throw you a few more times." Seeing Guo Jing's distressed face, he begged, "My dear brother, I have been here for fifteen years, and I only hope that someone will come and try my hand at it. Huang Laoxie's daughter came here a few months ago. Talk to me to relieve boredom, I was just trying to get her to do it, but she won't come again the next day. Good brother, I will definitely not throw you too hard." Guo Jing saw that his hands were eager to try, with an itchy look on his face, he said, "It doesn't matter how many times you throw it?" He failed to catch up, and fell down again, but was swung out by his left hand, and his body involuntarily turned somersault in the air, his left shoulder landed on the ground, and the fall was really painful. Zhou Botong had an apologetic expression on his face, and said: "My good brother, I can't make you fall for nothing, I will tell you the trick of throwing you." Guo Jing reluctantly got up and walked closer. Zhou Botong said: "There is a saying in Lao Tzu: 'A shovel is considered a tool, and it is used as a tool. It is used as a tool when it is not there. A house is considered to be a room, and it is used as a room.' Do you understand these words? "Guo Jing didn't know how those words were written, so he naturally didn't understand, so he smiled and shook his head. Zhou Botong picked up the rice bowl that had been filled with it just now, and said, "This bowl is only able to hold rice because it is empty in the middle. If it is a solid piece of porcelain clay, what kind of rice can it hold?" Guo Jing nodded, He thought to himself: "This truth is very simple, but I have never thought of it." Zhou Botong said again: "Building a house, opening doors and windows, only because of the gaps between the four walls, the house can be inhabited. If the house is solid, If the doors and windows were not free, it would be of no use to build such a large pile of bricks and timbers in a square shape." Guo Jing nodded again, as if realizing something in his heart. Zhou Bodao said: "The most superior martial arts of my Quanzhen sect, the key points are the two characters 'emptiness and softness', that is the so-called 'If there is a lack of great success, it can be used without harm. If there is a great surplus, it can be used endlessly'." Then explained the meaning of these four sentences.Guo Jing thought silently after hearing this. Zhou Botong said again: "Your master Hong Qigong's kung fu is the best in the outer family. Although I know some secrets of the Quanzhen sect's inner kung fu, I think I'm still not his opponent. It's just that the outer kung fu has been trained to be as good as his." , I’m afraid it has come to the end, but the martial arts of the Quanzhen School have no limits. Like my elder brother, it can only be said that I have just glimpsed the way. Back then, my senior brother won the title of "No. 1 in martial arts in the world", by no means By chance, if he is still here today, plus he has entered the country for more than ten years, and then he competes with the evil spirits and poisons, he will definitely not have to compete for seven days and seven nights. I think he can beat them in half a day. Overwhelmed." Guo Jing said: "Really Wang's martial arts are profound, I just wish I hadn't been blessed to meet you. Master Hong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are the most powerful in the world, so the technique used by the elder brother just now to fall the younger brother is the most gentle in the world, I don't know. Isn’t it?” Zhou Botong laughed and said: “Yes, yes. Although it is said that softness can overcome rigidity, if your Eighteen Palms of Subduing Dragon can be trained to the level of Hong Qigong, I will not be able to defeat you. It depends on the depth of skill This is how I threw you just now, watch carefully." Now he explained in detail how to make a move with strength and how to use internal strength.He knew that Guo Jing was slow to comprehend, so he taught him very thoughtfully. Guo Jing tried it dozens of times, relying on the excellent foundation of Quanzhen School's internal strength, he gradually understood.Zhou Botong was overjoyed and shouted: "Brother, if the pain in your body is gone, I'll beat you again." Guo Jing smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore, it's just that I haven't remembered the kung fu you taught me." Now he was concentrating on thinking and silently remembering.Zhou Botong has a childish temper, he couldn't stop urging: "Okay, remember? Hurry up, come!" This disturbed his mind, Guo Jing remembered even more slowly, and it took another meal time before he said this. He firmly memorized the kung fu of one move, and then accompanied Zhou Botong to dismantle the move, but was thrown down by him again. The two of them kept going day and night, exchanging punches like this.Guo Jing is a young man, he must get enough sleep, if not, Zhou Botong would try his best not to sleep, and would fight him.Guo Jing's whole body was covered in bruises and bruises. He fell seven or eight hundred times back and forth. He gritted his teeth and held on thanks to his strong body. "Fist", but they passed all of them to him. It is unknown how many days have passed since the two of them practiced martial arts.Although Guo Jing thought of Huang Rong day and night, he couldn't find her and had to wait.Several times he wanted to follow the mute servant who delivered food to investigate, but Zhou Botong always stopped him. After lunch that day, Uncle Zhou said: "You have learned the whole set of Kongming Quan, and I won't knock you down in the future, let's play in a different way." Guo Jing laughed: "Okay, What are you playing?" Zhou Bo said: "Let's play with four people fighting." Guo Jing asked curiously: "Four people?" Zhou Bo said: "Exactly, exactly four people. My left hand is a person, and my right hand is a person , your hands are also two people. Four people don’t help each other, and they are divided into four sides to fight, it must be very interesting.” Guo Jing laughed in his heart and said: “It must be fun to play, but it’s a pity that I don’t know how to use both hands. Let's fight separately." Zhou Bo said, "I'll teach you later. For now, let's fight with three people." Now divide your hands into two, and compete with Guo Jing.He divided himself into two, and the kung fu of each hand was the same as using both hands, but whenever the left hand forced Guo Jing to be unable to resist, the right hand would come to rescue, and vice versa.In this way, with two enemies and one, Guo Jing gained the upper hand, and he formed an alliance with his hands again, just like the repeated battles between the Three Kingdoms. The two fought for a while, then stopped to rest.Guo Jing thought it was very fun, and suddenly thought of Huang Rong again, thinking that if Rong'er was here, and the three of them played Six Kingdoms Battle, she would definitely like it very much.Zhou Botong was very interested, once Guo Jing was breathing, he taught him how to fight with both hands. This skill is a bit more difficult than Kongming Fist.As the saying goes: "The heart has no dual purpose." It is also said: "The left hand draws a square and the right hand draws a circle, so it cannot be a rule." Start with "draw a square with your left hand and a circle with your right hand".When Guo Jing first practiced, what he drew with both hands was either the same square or the same circle, or the square did not make a square, and the circle did not make a circle.After studying hard for a long time, I don't know how, but I finally understood the trick, and my hands can form a circle at will. Zhou Botong was very pleased, and said: "If you hadn't practiced the internal strength of my Quanzhen school, you can keep your mind inside and travel outside with one mind, how could you practice the kung fu of forming a circle with each hand so quickly? Now you are hitting Nanshan with your left hand. Fist, the right hand uses the Yuenu sword." This is the martial art that Guo Jing has been taught by Nan Xiren and Han Xiaoying since he was a child. It doesn't take a bit of effort to perform it, but it is extremely difficult to use both hands.Zhou Botong was extremely impatient to play "Four Fighters" with him, and tried his best to teach him various tricks. 过得数日，郭靖已粗会双手互搏。周伯通大喜，道：“来来，你的右手和我的左手算是一党，我的右手和你的左手是他们的敌人，双方比试一下武艺。” 郭靖正当年少，对这种玩意岂有不喜之理？当下右手与周伯通的左手联成一气，和自己左手及周伯通右手打了起来。这番搏击，确是他一生之中不但从未见过、而且也是从未听过。两人搏击之际，周伯通又不断教他如何方能攻得凌厉，怎样才会守得稳固，郭靖一一牢记在心。周伯通只是要玩得有趣，哪知这样一来，郭靖却学到了一套千古未有之奇的怪功夫。有一日他忽然想到：“倘若双足也能互搏，我和他二人岂不是能玩八个人打架？”但知此言一出口，势必后患无穷，终于硬生生的忍住不说。 又过数日，这天郭靖又与周伯通拆招，这次是分成四人，互相混战。周伯通高兴异常，一面打，一面哈哈大笑。郭靖究竟功力尚浅，两只手都招架不住，右手一遇险招，左手自然而然的过来救援。周伯通拳法快速之极，郭靖竟是无法回复四手互战之局，又成为双手合力的三国交锋，只是这时他已通悉这套怪拳的拳路，双手合力，可与周伯通的左手或右手打个旗鼓相当。 周伯通呵呵笑道：“你没守规矩！”郭靖忽地跳开，呆了半晌，叫道：“大哥，我想到了一件事。”周伯通道：“怎么？”郭靖道：“你双手的拳路招数全然不同，岂不是就如有两个人在各自发招？临敌之际，要是使将这套功夫出来，那便是以二对一，这门功夫可有用得很啊。虽然内力不能增加一倍，但招数上总是占了大大的便宜。” 周伯通只为了在洞中长年枯坐，十分无聊，才想出这套双手互搏的玩意儿来，从未想到这功夫竟有克敌制胜之效，这时得郭靖片言提醒，将这套功夫从头至尾在心中想了一遍，忽地跃起，窜出洞来，在洞口走来走去，笑声不绝。 郭靖见他突然有如中疯着魔，心中大骇，连问：“大哥，你怎么了？怎么了？” 周伯通不答，只是大笑，过了一会，才道：“兄弟，我出洞了！我不是要小便，也不是要大便，可是我还是出洞了。”郭靖道：“是啊！”周伯通笑道：“我现下武功已是天下第一，还怕黄药师怎地？现下只等他来，我打他个落花流水。” 郭靖道：“你拿得定能够胜他？”周伯通道：“我武功仍是逊他一筹，但既已练就了这套分身双击的功夫，以二敌一，天下无人再胜得了我。黄药师、洪七公、欧阳锋他们武功再强，能打得过两个老顽童周伯通么？”郭靖一想不错，也很代他高兴。周伯通又道：“兄弟，这分身互击功夫的精要，你已全然领会，现下只差火候而已，数年之后，等到练成做哥哥那样的纯熟，你武功是斗然间增强一倍了。”两人谈谈讲讲，都是喜不自胜。 以前周伯通只怕黄药师来跟自己为难，这时却盼他快些到来，好打他一顿，出了胸中这口恶气。他眼睁睁的向外望着，极不耐烦，若非知道岛上布置奥妙，早已前去寻他了。 到得晚饭时分，那老仆送来饭菜，周伯通一把拉住他道：“快去叫黄药师来，我在这等他，叫他试试我的手段！”那老仆只是摇头。 周伯通说完了话，才恍然大悟，道：“呸！我忘了你又聋又哑！”转头向郭靖道：“今晚咱俩要大吃一顿。”伸手揭开食盒。郭靖闻到一阵扑鼻的香气，与往日菜肴大有不同，过来一看，见两碟小菜之外另有一大碗冬菇炖鸡，正是自己最爱吃的。 他心中一凛，拿起匙羹舀了一匙汤一尝，鸡汤的咸淡香味，正与黄蓉所做的一模一样，知是黄蓉特地为己而做，一颗心不觉突突乱跳，向其他食物仔细瞧去，别无异状，只是食盒中有十多个馒头，其中一个皮上用指甲刻了个葫芦模样。印痕刻得极淡，若不留心，决然瞧不出来。郭靖心知这馒头有异，捡了起来，双手一拍，分成两半，中间露出一个蜡丸。郭靖见周伯通和老仆都未在意，顺手放入怀中。 这一顿饭，两人都是食而不知其味，一个想到自己在无意之间练成了天下无敌的绝世武功，右手抓起馒头来吃，左手就打几拳，那也是双手二用，一手抓馒头，一手打拳；另一个急着要把饭吃完，好瞧黄蓉在蜡丸之中藏着甚么消息。 好容易周伯通吃完馒头，咕嘟咕嘟的喝干了汤，那老仆收拾了食盒走开，郭靖急忙掏出蜡丸，捏碎蜡丸，拿出丸中所藏的纸来，果是黄蓉所书，上面写道：“靖哥哥：你别心急，爹爹已经跟我和好，待我慢慢求他放你。”最后署着“蓉儿”两字。 郭靖狂喜之下，将纸条给周伯通看了。周伯通笑道：“有我在此，他不放你也不能了。咱们逼他放，不用求他。他若是不答允，我把他在这洞里关上一十五年。啊哟，不对，还是不关的为是，别让他在洞里也练成了分心二用、双手互搏的奇妙武功。” 眼见天色渐渐黑了下去，郭靖盘膝坐下用功，只是心中想着黄蓉，久久不能宁定，隔了良久，才达静虚玄默、胸无杂虑之境，把丹田之气在周身运了几转，忽然心想：若要练成一人作二、左右分击的上乘武功，内息运气也得左右分别、各不相涉才是，当下用手指按住鼻孔，分别左呼左吸、右呼右吸的练了起来。 练了约莫一个更次，自觉略有进境，只听得风声虎虎，睁开眼来，但见黑暗中长须长发飘飘而舞，周伯通正在练拳。郭靖睁大了眼，凝神注视，见他左手打的正是七十二路“空明拳”，右手所打的却是另一套全真派掌法。他出掌发拳，势道极慢，但每一招之出，仍是带着虎虎掌风，足见柔中蓄刚，劲力非同小可。郭靖只瞧得钦佩异常。
正在这一个打得忘形、一个瞧得出神之际，忽听周伯通一声“啊哟”急叫，接着拍的一声，一条黑黝黝的长形之物从他身旁飞起，撞在远处树干之上，似是被他用手掷出。郭靖见他身子晃了几晃，吃了一惊，急忙抢上，叫道：“大哥，甚么事？”周伯通道：“我给毒蛇咬了！这可糟糕透顶！” 郭靖更惊，忙奔近身去。周伯通神色已变，扶住他的肩膀，走回岩洞，撕下一块衣襟来扎住大腿，让毒气一时不致行到心中。郭靖从怀中取出火折，晃亮了看时，心中突的一跳，只见他一只小腿已肿得比平常粗壮倍余。 周伯通道：“岛上向来没有这种奇毒无比的青蝮蛇，不知自何而来？本来我正在打拳，蛇儿也不能咬到我，偏生我两只手分打两套拳法，这一分心……唉！”郭靖听他语音发颤，知他受毒甚深，若非以上乘内功强行抵御，早已昏迷而死，慌急之中，弯下腰去就在他伤口之上吮吸。周伯通急叫：“使不得，这蛇毒非比寻常，你一吸就死。” 郭靖这时只求救他性命，哪里还想到自身安危，右臂牢牢按住他的下身，不住在他创口之上吮吸。周伯通待要挣扎阻止，可是全身已然酸软，动弹不得，再过一阵，竟自晕了过去。郭靖吸了一顿饭功夫，把毒液吸出了大半，都吐在地下。毒力既减，周伯通究竟功力深湛，晕了半个时辰，重又醒转，低声道：“兄弟，做哥哥的今日是要归天了，临死之前结交了你这位情义深重的兄弟，做哥哥的很是欢喜。”郭靖和他相交日子虽浅，但两人都是直肠直肚的性子，肝胆相照，竟如同是数十年的知己好友一般，这时见他神情就要逝去，不由得泪水滚滚而下。 周伯通凄然一笑，道：“那《九阴真经》的上卷经文，放在我身下土中的石匣之内，本该给了你，但你吮吸了蝮蛇毒液，性命也不长久，咱俩在黄泉路上携手同行，倒是不怕没伴儿玩耍，在阴世玩玩四个人……不，四只鬼打架，倒也有趣，哈哈，哈哈。那些大头鬼、无常鬼一定瞧得莫名其妙，鬼色大变。”说到后来，竟又高兴起来。 郭靖听他说自己也就要死，但自觉全身了无异状，当下又点燃火折，要去察看他的创口。那火折烧了一阵，只剩下半截，眼见就要熄灭，他顺手摸出黄蓉夹在馒头中的那张字条，在火上点着了，想在洞口找些枯枝败叶来烧，但这时正当盛暑，草木方茂，在地下一摸，湿漉漉的尽是青草。 他心中焦急，又到怀中掏摸，看有甚么纸片木爿可以引火，右手探入衣囊，触到了一张似布非布、似革非革的东西，原来是梅超风用以包裹匕首之物，这时也不及细想，取出来移在火上点着了，伸到周伯通脸前，要瞧瞧他面色如何。火光照映之下，只见他脸上灰扑扑的罩着一层黑气，原本一张白发童颜的孩儿面已全无光彩。 周伯通见到火光，向他微微一笑，但见郭靖面色如常，没丝毫中毒之象，大为不解，正自寻思，瞥眼见他手中点着了火的那张东西上写满了字，凝神看去，密密麻麻的竟然都是炼功的秘奥和口诀，只看了十多个字，已知这是《九阴真经》的经文，蓦地一惊，不及细问此物从何而来，立即举手扑灭火光，吸了口气，问道：“兄弟，你服过甚么灵丹妙药？为甚么这般厉害的蛇毒不能伤你？”郭靖一怔，料想必是喝了参仙老怪的大蝮蛇血之故，说道：“我曾喝过一条大蝮蛇的血，或许因此不怕蛇毒。”周伯通指着掉在地下的那片人皮，道：“这是至宝，千万不可毁了……”话未说完，又晕了过去。 郭靖这当儿也不理会甚么至宝不至宝，忙着替他推宫过血，却是全然无效，去摸他小腿时，竟是着手火烫，肿得更加粗了。只听他喃喃的道：“四张机，鸳鸯织就欲双飞……”郭靖问道：“你说甚么？”周伯通叹道：“可怜未老头先白，可怜……”郭靖见他神智胡涂，不知所云，心中大急，奔出洞去跃上树顶，高声叫道：“蓉儿，蓉儿！黄岛主，黄岛主！救命啊，救命！”但桃花岛周围数十里，地方极大，黄药师的住处距此甚远，郭靖喊得再响，别人也无法听见，过了片刻，山谷间传来“……黄岛主，救命啊，救命！”的回声。 郭靖跃下地来，束手无策，危急中一个念头突然在心中闪过：“蛇毒既然不能伤我，我血中或有克制蛇毒之物。”不及细想，在地下摸到周伯通日常饮茶的一只青瓷大碗，拔出匕首，在左臂上割了一道口子，让血流在碗里，流了一会，鲜血凝结，再也流不出来，他又割一刀，再流了些鲜血，扶起周伯通的头放在自己膝上，左手撬开他牙齿，右手将小半碗血水往他口中灌了下去。 郭靖身上放去了这许多血，饶是体质健壮，也感酸软无力，给周伯通灌完血后，靠上石壁，便即沉沉睡去，也不知过了多少时候，忽觉有人替他包扎臂上的伤口，睁开眼来，眼前白须垂地，正是周伯通。郭靖大喜，叫道：“你……你……好啦！”周伯通道：“我好啦，兄弟，你舍命救活了我。来索命的无常鬼大失所望，知难而退。”郭靖瞧他腿上伤势，见黑气已退，只是红肿，那是全然无碍的了。 这一日早晨两人都是静坐运功，培养元气。用过中饭，周伯通问起那张人皮的来历。郭靖想了一会，方始记起，于是述说二师父朱聪如何在归云庄上从梅超风怀里连匕首一起盗来。他后来见到，其上所刺的字一句也不懂，便一直放在怀中，也没加理会。 周伯通沉吟半晌，实想不明白其中原因。郭靖问道：“大哥，你说这是至宝，那是甚么？”周伯通道：“我要仔细瞧瞧，才能答你，也不知这是真是假。既是从梅超风处得来，想必有些道理。”接过人皮，从头看了下去。 当日王重阳夺经绝无私心，只是要为武林中免除一个大患，因此遗训本门中人不许研习经中武功。师兄遗言，周伯通当然说甚么也不敢违背，但想到黄药师夫人的话：“只瞧不练，不算违了遗言。”因此在洞中一十五年，枯坐无聊，已把上卷经文翻阅得滚瓜烂熟。这上卷经文中所载，都是道家修练内功的大道，以及拳经剑理，并非克敌制胜的真实功夫，若未学到下卷中的实用法门，徒知诀窍要旨，却是一无用处。周伯通这十多年来，无日不在揣测下卷经文中该载着些甚么。是以一见人皮，就知必与《九阴真经》有关，这时再一反复推敲，确知正是与他一生关连至深且巨的下卷经文。 他抬头看着山洞洞顶，好生难以委决。他爱武如狂，见到这部天下学武之人视为至宝的经书，实在极盼研习一下其中的武功，这既不是为了争名邀誉、报怨复仇，也非好胜逞强，欲恃此以横行天下，纯是一股难以克制的好奇爱武之念，亟欲得知经中武功练成之后到底是怎样的厉害法。想到师哥所说的故事，当年那黄裳阅遍了五千四百八十一卷《万寿道藏》，苦思四十余年，终于想明了能破解各家各派招数的武学，其中所包含的奇妙法门，自是非同小可。那黑风双煞只不过得了下卷经文，练了两门功夫，便已如此横行江湖，倘若上下卷尽数融会贯通，简直是不可思议。但师兄的遗训却又万万不可违背，左思右想，叹了一口长气，把人皮收入怀中，闭眼睡了。 睡了一大觉醒来，他以树枝撬开洞中泥土，要将人皮与上卷经书埋在一起，一面挖掘，一面唉声叹气，突然之间，欢声大叫：“是了，是了，这正是两全其美的妙法！”说着哈哈大笑，高兴之极。郭靖问道：“大哥，甚么妙法？”周伯通只是大笑不答，原来他忽然想到一个主意：“郭兄弟并非我全真派门人，我把经中武功教他，让他全数学会，然后一一演给我瞧，岂非过了这心痒难搔之瘾？这可没违了师哥遗训。” 正要对郭靖说知，转念一想：“他口气中对《九阴真经》颇为憎恶，说道那是阴毒的邪恶武功。其实只因为黑风双煞单看下卷经文，不知上卷所载养气归元等等根基法门，才把最上乘的武功练到了邪路上去。我且不跟他说知，待他练成之后，再让他大吃一惊。那时他功夫上身，就算大发脾气，可再也甩不脱、挥不去了，岂非有趣之极？” 他天生的胡闹顽皮。人家骂他气他，他并不着恼，爱他宠他，他也不放在心上，只要能够干些作弄旁人的恶作剧玩意，那就再也开心不过。这时心中想好了这番主意，脸上不动声色，庄容对郭靖道：“贤弟，我在洞中耽了十五年，除了一套空明拳和双手互搏的玩意儿之外，还想到许多旁的功夫，咱们闲着也是闲着，待我慢慢传你如何？”郭靖道：“那再好也没有了。只不过蓉儿说就会设法来放咱们出去……”周伯通道：“她放了咱们出去没有？”郭靖道：“那倒还没有。”周伯通道：“你一面等她来放你，一面学功夫不成吗？”郭靖喜道：“那当然成。大哥教的功夫一定是妙得紧的。” 周伯通暗暗好笑，心道：“且莫高兴，你是上了我的大当啦！”当下一本正经的将《九阴真经》上卷所载要旨，选了几条说与他知。郭靖自然不明白，于是周伯通耐了性子解释。传过根源法门，周伯通又照着人皮上所记有关的拳路剑术，一招招的说给他听。只是自己先行走在一旁，看过了记住再传，传功时决不向人皮瞧上一眼，以防郭靖起疑。 这番传授武功，可与普天下古往今来的教武大不相同，所教的功夫，教的人自己竟是全然不会。他只用口讲述，决不出手示范，待郭靖学会了经上的几招武功，他就以全真派的武功与之拆招试拳，果见经上武功妙用无穷。 如此过了数日，眼见妙法收效，《九阴真经》中所载的武功渐渐移到了郭靖身上，而他完全给蒙在鼓里，丝毫不觉，心中不禁大乐，连在睡梦之中也常常笑出声来。 这数日之中，黄蓉总是为郭靖烹饪可口菜肴，只是并不露面。郭靖心中一安，练功进境更快。这日周伯通教他练“九阴神抓”之法，命他凝神运气，以十指在石壁上撕抓拉击。郭靖依法练了几次，忽然起疑，道：“大哥，我见梅超风也练过这个功夫，只是她用活人来练，把五指插入活人的头盖骨中，残暴得紧。” 周伯通闻言一惊，心想：“是了，梅超风不知练功正法，见到下卷文中说道'五指发劲，无坚不破，摧敌首脑，如穿腐土'，她不知经中所云'摧敌首脑'是攻敌要害之意，还道是以五指去插入敌人的头盖，又以为练功时也须如此。这《九阴真经》源自道家法天自然之旨，驱魔除邪是为葆生养命，岂能教人去练这种残忍凶恶的武功？那婆娘当真胡涂得紧。郭靖兄弟既已起疑，我不可再教他练这门功夫。”于是笑道：“梅超风所学的是邪派功夫，和我这玄门正宗的武功如何能比？好罢，咱们且不练这神抓功夫，我再教你一些内家要诀。”说这话时，又已打好了主意：“我把上卷经文先教他记熟，通晓了经中所载的根本法门，那时他再见到下卷经文中所载武功，必觉顺理成章，再也不会起疑。”于是一字一句，把上卷真经的经文从头念给他听。 经中所述句句含义深奥，字字蕴蓄玄机，郭靖一时之间哪能领悟得了？周伯通见他资质太过迟钝，便说一句，命他跟一句，反来复去的念诵，数十遍之后，郭靖虽然不明句中意义，却已能朗朗背诵，再念数十遍，已自牢记心头。又过数日，周伯通已将大半部经文教了郭靖，命他用心记诵，同时照着经中所述修习内功。郭靖觉得这些内功的法门与马钰所传理路一贯，只是更为玄深奥微，心想周伯通既是马钰的师叔，所学自然更为精深。那日梅超风在赵王府中坐在他肩头迎敌，兀自苦苦追问道家的内功秘诀，可见她于此道全无所知，是以心中更无丝毫怀疑。虽见周伯通眉目之间常常含着嬉顽神色，也只道他是生性如此，哪料到他是在与自己开一个大大的玩笑。 那真经上卷最后一段，有一千余字全是咒语一般的怪文，叽哩咕噜，浑不可解。周伯通在洞中这些年来早已反复思索了数百次，始终想不到半点端倪。这时不管三七二十一，要郭靖也一般的尽数背熟。郭靖问他这些咒语是何意思，周伯通道：“此刻天机不可泄漏，你读熟便了。”要读熟这千余字全无意义的怪文，更比背诵别的经文难上百倍，若是换作了一个聪明伶俐之人，反而定然背不出，郭靖却天生有一股毅力狠劲，读上千余遍之后，居然也将这一大篇诘屈诡谲的怪文牢牢记住了。
这天早晨起来，郭靖练过功夫，揭开老仆送来的早饭食盒，只见一个馒头上又做着藏有书信的记认。他等不及吃完饭，拿了馒头走入树林，拍开馒头取出蜡丸，一瞥之间，不由得大急，见信上写道：“靖哥哥：西毒为他的侄儿向爹爹求婚，要娶我为他侄媳，爹爹已经答……”这信并未写完，想是情势紧急，匆匆忙忙的便封入了蜡丸，看信中语气，“答”字之下必定是个“允”字。 郭靖心中慌乱，一等老仆收拾了食盒走开，忙将信给周伯通瞧。周伯通道：“他爹爹答允也好，这不干咱们的事。”郭靖急道：“不能啊，蓉儿自己早就许给我了，她一定要急疯啦。”周伯通道：“娶了老婆哪，有许多