Chapter 31 The 31st Round of Mandarin Duck Jinpa

Master Yideng sighed softly and said, "Actually, the real root of the disaster lies with me. Although I, the prince of Dali, do not have three thousand harems like the emperor of China, the number of concubines and concubines is also numerous. Alas, this is really true. Committing evil. Thinking that I am good at martial arts, I rarely get close to women, and even the queen is rarely seen for a few days. How can the other concubines and concubines get close?" Speaking of this, he said to the four disciples: "This matter You didn't know the details of the inner reason, but today I want to teach you to understand."

Huang Rong thought: "They really don't know, at least they didn't lie to me." Only Yideng said: "All my concubines see me practicing martial arts everyday, some of them find it amusing and pester me to learn, so I just give some pointers. It’s good to teach them to practice fitness to prolong their lives. There is a noble concubine named Liu, who is very talented. It's also coincidental, that day she was practicing martial arts in the garden, but she was bumped into by senior brother Zhou Botong. That senior brother Zhou is the most skilled martial artist, and he is innocent by nature, he doesn't know how to guard against men and women, seeing Liu Guifei practicing vigorously, Immediately step forward to challenge her. Senior Brother Zhou got his personal instruction from his senior brother Wang Zhenren, so how can Concubine Liu Gui be his opponent..."

Huang Rong said in a low voice: "Ah, he didn't know the severity of his attack, must have injured Concubine Liu Gui?" Master Yideng said: "The person didn't hurt him, he used three moves and two moves, so he knocked Concubine Liu Gui down with acupuncture, and then asked her if she would accept it or not. Concubine Liu admired it naturally. Brother Zhou unlocked her acupuncture points, She was very proud, so she talked about the secrets of acupoint acupuncture. Concubine Liu Guifei originally begged me to teach her acupoint acupuncture, but you think, how can I pass this advanced martial art to the concubines in the harem? She heard Senior Brother Zhou say so. Said that it was exactly what he liked, and immediately asked him for advice respectfully."

Huang Rong said: "Hey, that old naughty boy is very proud." Yideng said: "Do you know Senior Brother Zhou?" Huang Rong smiled and said: "We are old friends, he has lived on Peach Blossom Island for more than ten years and never left a step. " Yideng said: "How can he stay with such a temperament?" Huang Rong said with a smile: "It was locked up for my father, and he was released only recently." Yideng nodded and said: "That's it. Is Senior Brother Zhou in good health?" Huang Rong said, "I'm in good health, but the older I get, the crazier I become." Pointing at Guo Jing, she pursed her lips and smiled, "The old naughty boy befriended him and became a sworn brother. younger brother."

Master Yideng couldn't help smiling, and then said: "Except for fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, and couples, this acupoint acupuncture has always been taught from male teachers to female students, and from female teachers to male students..." Huang Rong said: "Why? "Yi Deng said: "A man and a woman can't kiss each other. If you don't touch the acupoints of the whole body one by one, how can this kung fu be taught and accepted?" Huang Rong said: "Then you tapped my acupoints all over the body?" Then The fisherman and the farmer blamed her for always interrupting and talking insignificant gossip, and they all gave her a sideways look.Huang Rong also rolled her eyes at the two of them, and said, "Why? Can't I ask?" Yideng smiled and said, "You can ask. You're a little girl, and saving your life is important, so don't talk about it." Huang Rong said: " Well, even so. What happened next?"

Yideng said: "Later one taught the other, Senior Brother Zhou was full of vigor, Concubine Liu Gui was just young, the two of them touched each other skin to skin, and fell in love with each other for a long time, and finally got into trouble..." Huang Rong wanted to ask, her lips twitched, and finally Hold back, just listen to Yideng and continue: "Someone came to report to me, although I was angry in my heart, I just pretended not to know because of Wang Zhenren's face, but then I was aware of it by Wang Zhenren, I think it was Senior Brother Zhou's temper. Straightforward, not good at hiding..." Huang Rong couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "What's the matter? What's the trouble?" Yideng couldn't speak for a while, and hesitated a little before saying, "They are not a couple, but they have a couple. Things."

Huang Rong said: "Ah, I know, the old naughty boy and Concubine Liu Gui had a son." Yideng said: "Oh, that's not true. They have only known each other for about ten days, how can they have children? After Wang Zhenren found out, Bind Senior Brother Zhou, and brought him to me to deal with. We martial arts students value loyalty more than women, how can we hurt a friend for a woman? I immediately untied him, and put Concubine Liu Guifei called and ordered them to get married. Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Zhou yelled loudly, saying that he didn't know that this was a wrong thing. The noble concubine is his wife. At that time, Zhenren Wang sighed: If he hadn't known that he was stupid, disregarding good and evil, and doing such a big breach of family rules, he would have killed him with a sword."

Huang Rong stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "Old naughty boy is dangerous!" Yideng went on to say: "This time I got angry, and said: 'Brother Zhou, I am indeed willing to part with each other, how can I have other intentions? It has been said since ancient times: Brothers are like siblings, husband and wife are like clothes. A mere woman should be worthy What's the big deal?'" Huang Rong said urgently: "Bah, bah, uncle, you look down on women, these few words are just nonsense." The farmer couldn't hold it anymore, and said loudly: "Don't interrupt, can it make it?" Huang Rong said: "He If you say something wrong, I will definitely refute it." Among the four people of fishing, woodcutters, plowing, and reading, Master Yideng is both a ruler and a teacher, and he will never refute even half a sentence in his mouth, let alone his heart. If it is holy, at this time, hearing Huang Rong's unrestrained words, he couldn't help being shocked and angry.

Master Yideng didn't care, and continued to narrate: "Brother Zhou just shook his head when he heard this. I was even angrier in my heart, and said: 'If you love her, why are you so persistent? If you don't love her, why do you do anything? This kind of thing? Although Dali is a small country, how could it be tolerated by you to come and insult me ​​like this?' Brother Zhou stayed silent for a while, then suddenly knelt down on his knees, kowtowed to me a few times, and said, "Emperor Duan , Is it my fault, you deserve to kill me, I dare not fight back." I never expected him to be like this, so I was speechless for a while, and only said: "How could I kill you?" He said "Then I'm leaving!" Pulled out a brocade handkerchief from her bosom, handed it to Concubine Liu Gui: "Give it back to you." Concubine Liu Guifei smiled miserably, but did not take it. Brother Zhou let go, and the brocade handkerchief fell to me Senior Brother Zhou didn’t even talk, and went out of the palace. After more than ten years, I haven’t heard from him again. Zhenren Wang apologized to me repeatedly, and then he left. I heard that he died in autumn Let go of the immortal journey. Wang Zhenren is a heroic and benevolent man, unmatched in the world, alas..."

Huang Rong said: "Really Wang's martial arts may be higher than yours, but when it comes to heroism and benevolence, I don't think he may be able to beat Uncle. The seven disciples he accepted are all mediocre, very poor. That one What happened to Jinpa?" The four disciples all blamed her for being a girl who only pays attention to these small things like handkerchiefs and clothes, but they heard the master say: "I saw Concubine Liu Gui stayed in a daze, and I was so annoyed. Weaving a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water, heck, this is definitely a token of love given to him by Concubine Liu Gui. I sneered, but I saw a small poem embroidered next to a pair of mandarin ducks..." Huang Rong Shocked in his heart, he quickly asked: "But 'four machines, mandarin ducks want to fly together'?" The farmer shouted sharply: "Even we don't know, how did you know again? You always talk nonsense to interrupt!" But Master Deng sighed: "It's this poem, you also know it?"

As soon as these words came out, the four major disciples looked at each other in shock. Guo Jing jumped up and shouted: "I remember it. That day on Peach Blossom Island, brother Zhou was bitten by a poisonous snake, and his mind was confused, so he repeated this word over and over in his mouth. Exactly, exactly... Four pieces of machine, mandarin ducks weaving... what else is there? Rong'er, what else? I can't remember." Huang Rong read in a low voice: "Four pieces of machine, mandarin ducks weaving will fly together. Poor old man White first. Spring waves and green grass, in the depths of dawn cold, relatively bathed in red clothes." Guo Jing stretched out his palm and slapped his thigh, and said, "It's not bad at all. Brother Zhou once said that a beautiful woman can't be seen, and if she sees it, she will offend her good friend and make senior brother angry. He also said that she must never let her touch the acupuncture points around you, otherwise you will die." Big mold. Rong'er, he still advised me not to be nice to you." Huang Rong said angrily, "Yeah, old naughty boy, see you next time, see if I can twist his ears!" Suddenly she burst out laughing and said "That day in Lin'an Mansion, I made a casual joke that he couldn't marry a wife, and the old urchin suddenly lost his temper for a long time, and it was because of this." Guo Jing said: "I heard Aunt Ying reciting this poem, and I always seemed to hear it. It happened, but I still can’t remember it. Hey, Rong’er, how does Gu Ying know?” Huang Rong sighed, “Oh, Gu Ying is that concubine Liu Gui.” Among the four major disciples, only the scholar had guessed 50% or 60% of the guess, the other three were all extremely surprised, and looked at the master together. Yideng said in a low voice: "The girl is clever, she really deserves to be Brother Yao's daughter. Concubine Liu Gui's nickname is 'Ying'. I threw the brocade handkerchief to her that day, and I will never call her again. I am depressed, I don't care about the state affairs, and spend the whole day doing exercises..." Huang Rong interjected: "Uncle, you love her very much in your heart, do you know that? If you don't love her, you won't be unhappy all the time." Annoyed by her speechlessness, the four disciples shouted in unison: "Girl! Huang Rong said: "What? Did I say something wrong? Uncle, do you think I am wrong?" Yideng said sadly: "I didn't summon Concubine Liu Gui for more than half a year after that, but I often saw her in my sleep. One night, I dreamed back in the middle of the night and couldn't bear it any longer, so I decided to go visit. I didn't let the palace maid The eunuch knew about it, so he quietly went to her bedroom to see what she was doing. As soon as he reached the roof of her bedroom, he heard a burst of crying from inside. Cough, the roof was frosty and cold, and I stood there in the middle of the night in a daze , didn’t come down until dawn, and got seriously ill.” Huang Rong thought to herself that it was a miracle that he, with the dignity of the emperor, would fly around the palace in the middle of the night to visit his concubine.The fourth disciple remembered that Master's illness was not only fierce, but also lingering for a long time. With his martial arts, he has long been immune to the wind and cold. , so as not to resist the disease with internal strength. Huang Rong asked again: "Wouldn't it be great that Concubine Liu Gui gave birth to a son for you? Uncle, why are you unhappy?" Yideng said: "Silly boy, this child was born by senior brother Zhou." Huang Rong said: "Zhou Brother left long ago, did he sneak back to meet her again?" Yideng said: "No. Haven't you heard the phrase 'conceived in October'?" Huang Rong suddenly realized, and said: "Ah, I understand. That child must have been born like an old urchin, with ears protruding and nose turned up, otherwise how would you know it wasn't born by you?" Master Yideng said: "Then why bother?" I won't know until I see you? I haven't been close to Concubine Liu Gui these days, so the child is naturally not mine." Huang Rong seemed to understand, but she knew it would be inappropriate to ask further questions, so she stopped asking. Only one lamp said: "I have been sick for more than half a year. After I recovered, I tried my best to dispel it and didn't think about it anymore. After more than two years, one night, I was meditating in my bedroom when suddenly the door curtain It was lifted, and Concubine Liu Gui rushed in. The eunuch and two guards outside the door hurriedly stopped, but she swung them away wherever they could. I looked up and saw her holding the child in her arms, The expression on his face was terrified, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly, just kowtowed, and shouted: "I beg the emperor to be merciful, be merciful, and spare the child!" "I got up and took a look, and saw the child was flushed and out of breath. I picked him up and inspected him carefully. Five ribs on his back were broken. Concubine Liu Gui cried: 'My lord, the concubine deserves death. But I beg the emperor to forgive the child's life." I heard her say it strangely, and asked: "What's the matter with the child?" She just kowtowed and begged. I asked: "Who hurt him?" Concubine Liu Gui didn't answer, Just crying: "I beg the emperor to forgive him." I couldn't figure it out. She said again: "I have no complaints about the death that the emperor gave me. This child, this child..." I said: " Who is going to kill you again? How did the child get hurt?' Concubine Liu Gui raised her head and said in a trembling voice: "Didn't the emperor send guards to kill this child?" My governor asked something strange: "Was it injured by the guards? Which slave is so bold?" Concubine Liu Gui shouted: "Ah, it was not the emperor's imperial decree, so the child can be saved!" After saying this, she passed out on the ground. "I lifted her up, put her on the bed, and put the child beside her. After a while, she woke up, took my hand and cried. It turned out that she was patting the child to sleep, and suddenly a blindfolded child jumped through the window. The imperial guard in front pulled the child up and slapped him on the back. Concubine Liu Gui hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, but the guard pushed her away and slapped the child on the chest again. The guard came out of the window. The guard's martial arts skills were extremely high, and she believed that I had sent him to kill her son. She didn't dare to chase him right away, so she came straight to my bedroom to beg. "The more I listened, the more amazed I became. I checked the child's injuries carefully, but I couldn't see what was the cause of the injury. It's just that the pulse had been broken. The assassin was really not mediocre. But he was obviously merciless. The baby is like this." She is so weak, yet she is still breathing after receiving two palms. Immediately, I went to her bedroom to check, and there were indeed very faint footprints on the roof tiles and window sills. I said to Concubine Liu Gui: "This assassin is very capable, especially light kung fu. It's no small matter. Apart from me, there is no other person in Dali who has this skill." Liu Guifei suddenly exclaimed: "Could it be him? Why did he want to kill his own son?" When she said this, her face immediately turned like Ashes." Huang Rong also exclaimed in a low voice, and said: "Isn't the old urchin so bad?" Master Yideng said: "At that time, I thought it must be Brother Zhou who did it. Besides him, who else is there among the masters of the world?" Will he harm a baby for no reason? It is expected that he does not want to leave a bad seed and bring shame to the martial arts. When Concubine Liu Guifei said this, she was ashamed and anxious, shocked and ashamed. She didn't know what to do, and suddenly said:' No, it's definitely not him! That laughter is definitely not him!' I said: "How can you recognize it when you are in panic?" She said: "I will always remember this laughter, and I will never forget it even if I am a ghost! No, Not him!'" When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt a chill.Guo Jing and Huang Rong recalled Ying Gu's words and appearance in their minds, and imagining the expression on which she gritted her teeth when she said those few words that day, they couldn't help being terrified. Master Yideng continued: "At that time, I saw what she said so decisively, so I believed it. But I couldn't guess who the assassin was. I also thought, could it be Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji, Wang Chuyi, the disciples of Wang Zhenren One of them? In order to preserve the reputation of Quanzhen Sect, you came all the way here to kill people and silence..." Guo Jing's lips twitched, wanting to speak, but he didn't dare to interrupt Master Yideng.When Yideng met, he said, "What do you want to say, but you can say it." Guo Jing said, "Master Ma and Mr. Qiu are chivalrous heroes, and they would never do such things." Yideng said: "Wang Chu - I have met him in Huashan, and his character is indeed very good. I don’t know what happened to other people. But if they beat the baby to death with a single slap, why did they beat him half to death?” He looked up at the window with a dazed expression on his face. The mystery of more than ten years ago has never been resolved in his heart. There was a moment of silence in the monastery. After a while, a lamp said: "Okay, let me go on..." Huang Rong suddenly said loudly: "Indeed, it must be Ouyang Feng." Yideng said: "I also guessed him later. But Ouyang Feng is from the Western Regions, and he is extremely tall, a head taller than ordinary people. According to Liu The imperial concubine said that the murderer was shorter than ordinary people." Huang Rong said, "That's strange." Yideng said: "I couldn't figure it out at the time, Concubine Liu Gui was just crying while holding the child. Although the injury of this child is not as serious as that Miss Huang suffered this time, it's just that he is young and can't resist it. If he wants to be healed, he must I spent a lot of energy. I hesitated for a long time. Seeing Concubine Liu Gui crying pitifully, I wanted to say that I wanted to heal him several times, but every time I always thought that as long as I made this move, Huashan would have two sword fights in the future, and there would be no hope of being alone. Don't even think about getting your hands on the "Nine Yin Scriptures". Alas, Wang Zhenren said that this scripture is a great disaster in the martial arts. It hurts people's lives and destroys people's hearts. After half an hour, Fang Shi decided to heal him. Alas, during this half hour, I was really a despicable villain who was not as good as a beast. The most hateful thing is that I decided to treat the wound later, and it was not to make good. It's just that I can't resist Concubine Liu Gui's begging." Huang Rong said: "Uncle, I said that you love her very much in your heart, and I'm not wrong at all." Yideng didn't seem to hear her words, and continued: "Seeing that I agreed to heal her wounds, she fainted from joy. I first pushed her uterus for bleeding, revived her, and then unwrapped the baby so that I could use my innate skills I gave him a massage, but as soon as the swaddle was undone, the bellyband on the baby's chest was exposed, and I immediately told me to stay there and keep quiet. But I saw a pair of mandarin ducks woven on the bellyband, and the song "Four Zhangji" was embroidered next to it. Ci, it turned out that this apron was made from the brocade handkerchief that Senior Brother Zhou gave her back then. "Liu Guifei saw my expression and knew that something was wrong. Her face was ashen, she clenched her teeth, pulled out a dagger from her waist and pointed it at her chest, and shouted: 'My lord, I will no longer live in this world without a face. , I just beg you to be kind and virtuous, allow me to exchange my life for the life of a child, and I will be a dog and a horse in the next life, to repay your kindness." As he spoke, the dagger fell and plunged into his heart." Although everyone knew that Concubine Liu Gui was alive at this time, they couldn't help exclaiming in low voices. When Master Yideng said this, it seemed that he was no longer telling everyone about the past, but just talking to himself: "I hurriedly used the capture method to snatch her dagger, although I shot quickly, but her dagger has hurt her skin, her chest There was a lot of blood oozing out. I was afraid that she would try to die again, so I clicked the acupuncture points on her hands and feet, bandaged the wound on her chest, and let her sit on a chair to rest. She didn’t say a word, just looked at me, her eyes were full of pleading Neither of us said a word, and there was only one sound in the bedroom at that time, which was the child's rapid panting. "Listening to the child's panting, I recalled many, many past events: how she entered the palace in the first place, how I taught her martial arts, and how I loved her. She has always respected me, feared me, and served me obediently, not daring to disobey me in the slightest. My heart, but she never really loved me. I didn't know it at first, but when I saw her look towards Senior Brother Zhou that day, I understood it. When a woman really loves someone with all her heart, she would actually look like this Him. She stared blankly at Senior Brother Zhou throwing the brocade handkerchief on the ground, and watched him turn around and leave the palace. Her eyes made me restless and unwilling to eat for several years, and now I see this piece again The eyes are gone. She is breaking her heart for someone again, but this time it is not for her lover, but for her son, the son she gave birth to with her lover! "A real man was born in this world, and he was so humiliated by others. He was in vain as the king of a country! When I thought of this, I couldn't help being filled with anger. I raised my foot and kicked an ivory round stool in front of me to pieces. When I raised my head, I felt dumbfounded. I said: "You...what's the matter with your hair?" She didn't seem to hear me, just looked at the child. I really didn't understand before, there can be so much love and so much love in a person's eyes Pity. She now knows that I am determined not to save this child. When he is still alive, it is only a moment to look at it for a moment. "I took a mirror, put it in front of her, and said, 'Look at your hair!' It turned out that the few short hours just now seemed to her to have been decades. At that time, she was only eighteen or nineteen years old. During these few hours of fear, sorrow, remorse, disappointment, sadness, and all kinds of emotions, there are countless gray hairs on the sideburns! "She didn't notice any changes in her appearance. She blamed the mirror for blocking her eyes and preventing her from seeing the child. She said: 'Mirror, take it away.' She said it very bluntly, forgetting that I am the emperor. , is the master. I was very surprised and thought to myself: She has always cherished her face, why did she ignore it at this time? Throwing the mirror away, I saw her staring at the child intently. I have never seen a person She would hope so earnestly, she only hoped that the child would live. I know, she wished that her life could get into the child's body to replace his life that was being lost bit by bit." Speaking of this, Guo Jing and Huang Rong looked at each other at the same time, thinking in their hearts: "When I was seriously injured and saw that it was hard to heal, you also looked at me like this." The two couldn't help stretching out their hands, Holding each other's hand, the two hearts are beating vigorously, and I feel the warmth of the whole body. When I hear the heartbroken misfortune of others, I can't help but think of my own happiness, because my dear one is sitting next to me, because Her injuries have healed and she will not die again.Yes, there will be no more death. In the hearts of these two young people, each other will never die. Master Yideng continued: "I really couldn't bear it. I tried to save her child several times, but the brocade handkerchief was wrapped neatly on the child's chest. There was a pair of mandarin ducks embroidered on the brocade handkerchief, and the kissing head and neck Leaning on their heads and necks, the heads of the pair of mandarin ducks are white. This is a prestige of growing old together, but why do you say "the poor old man turns white first"? When I turned my head and saw the white hair on her temples, I suddenly burst into tears. I was covered in cold sweat, and my heart hardened again, and I said, "Okay, you two want to grow old together, but you left me cold and lonely in the palace to be the emperor! This is the child born by the two of you, why should I waste my energy to revive it?" he?' "She glanced at me. This was the last look. Her eyes were full of resentment and hatred. She never looked at me again, but I will never forget this look. She said coldly: 'Let go of me , I want to hold the baby!' She said these two words very sternly, as if she was my master, and it was hard to resist, so I unlocked her acupuncture points. She held the baby in her arms, the baby must be in unbearable pain , wanted to cry, but couldn't make a sound, her little face was swollen and purple, and she looked at her mother, begging her to save her. But my heart was hard and I didn't have any kindness. I saw her hair strand by strand From black to gray, from gray to white, I don't know if this is an illusion in my heart, or if it is true, I just heard her softly say: "My child, Mom has no ability to save you, but Mom can teach you not to suffer anymore. Be quiet." Go to sleep quietly, go to sleep, child, you will never wake up!' I heard her softly sing a song to coax the child. " When everyone heard what he said, but they couldn't hear the singing, they couldn't help looking at each other in amazement.The scholar said: "Master, you are tired of talking, please rest." Master Yideng pretended not to hear it, and continued: "There was a smile on the child's face, but then her whole body twitched in pain. She said softly: 'My dear heart, when you fall asleep, the pain will be gone. , it’s not bitter at all!’ Hearing a loud bang, she stabbed a dagger into the child’s heart.” Huang Rong let out an exclamation, and tightly grasped Guo Jing's arm, and the rest of them also had no blood on their faces. Master Yideng ignored it, and said again: "I yelled, took a few steps back, almost fell down, my heart was confused, and I was at a loss. I saw her standing up slowly, and said in a low voice: 'There will always be a Today, I will use this dagger to stab your heart.” Pointing to the jade ring on her wrist, she said, “You gave it to me on the day I entered the palace. Just wait, I will return the jade ring to you someday.” , someday this dagger will follow!'" Yideng said this, turned the jade ring on his finger again, smiled slightly, and said: "This is the jade ring. I have been waiting for more than ten years, and today it is finally here. .” Huang Rong said: "Uncle, what does it have to do with you that she killed her son herself? You didn't injure the child. Besides, she poisoned you, even if there was any grudge back then, she will pay it back. Go down the mountain and send her to walk, and don't allow her to harass..." Before she finished speaking, the little novice came in hurriedly and said, "Master, this thing has been sent down the mountain again." Holding a small cloth bag in both hands.After taking the lamp and uncovering it, everyone exclaimed in unison, it turned out that the baby's bellyband made by that brocade was inside the bag. The brocade has turned yellow, but the pair of mandarin ducks woven on it are as bright as new.A knife hole was pierced between the two mandarin ducks, and beside the hole was a pool of blood that had turned black. Yideng stared blankly at the bellyband, silent for a long time, before saying: "Yuanyangzhi wanted to fly together, hey, wanted to fly together, but it was always a dream in the end. She hugged her son's body, laughed loudly, and jumped out of the window. I went out, flew up to the house, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. I didn’t drink or eat, and after three days and three nights of hard thinking, I finally realized the truth and passed the throne to my eldest son, so I became a monk.” He pointed to the four disciples and said: "They have followed me for a long time, and they didn't want to leave. They lived with me in Tianlong Temple outside Dali City. In the first three years, the four of them took turns to assist my son in court. Later, my son became familiar with government affairs. , the country was peaceful and peaceful. We encountered the Daxue Mountain picking medicine and Ouyang Feng hurting people. We moved here and never went back to Dali. "My heart was hard and I refused to save that child's life. For the next ten years or so, I have been teaching me day and night to have no rest. I always hope to save more people and atone for this great crime. But they don't know my reason and always try to stop me. Alas, in fact, even if thousands of people are saved, the child will always die. Unless I give my life back to him, how can this crime be eliminated? I am waiting for news from Ying Gu every day, waiting for her to come and take the dagger Pierce into my heart, I'm afraid I can't wait for her to come, but my life is over, this karma will be difficult. Well, now it's finally here for me. Why did she mix poison in the Jiuhua Yulu pill? If I knew that she would follow after she was poisoned, I would be able to support it for a few hours, and I wouldn't have to bother my junior brother to detoxify me." Huang Rong said angrily: "This woman has a vicious heart! She had already found out where Uncle lived, and she was afraid that she would not be good enough, so she was waiting for the right time. When I happened to be injured by Qiu Tiezhang, she directed me to seek treatment. If you use two prongs, you will use up your strength and then take the opportunity to poison you. I never thought that I would become a sharp weapon in the hands of this wicked woman. Uncle, how did Ouyang Feng's painting get into her hands? What's the matter with this painting? Does it matter?" Master Yideng took the "Dazhuangyan Lunjing" on the small table, turned to one place, and read: "The story in the painting comes from the corner city of Tianzhu: In the past, there was a king named Shibi, who worked diligently and asceticly, seeking righteousness, and so on. The method of enlightenment. One day, a big eagle chased a dove, and the dove flew into the armpit of King Shibi, raising his body to fight in fear. The big eagle begged the king to see him back, saying: "The king rescued the dove, but the eagle would starve to death." The king thought to himself To save the victim, it is not reasonable, so he took a sharp knife and cut off his own buttocks with the eagle. The eagle said again: "The flesh cut by the king must be as heavy as the pigeon's body." King Shibi ordered to take the scale, and the pigeon and the pigeon The stock meat was placed on a plate, but the stock meat was cut off, and the pigeon's body was still low. Wang Xu cut off the chest, back, arms, and flanks, but it was still not as heavy as the pigeon's body. The king lifted his body to the balance. Then the earth shook and the heavens rejoiced , the goddess scattered flowers, and the fragrance filled the road. Tianlong, Yasha, etc. all sighed in the air: "It's so good, so brave, never seen before."" Although this is a myth, but Yideng said it so mercifully and solemnly, everyone couldn't help being moved when they heard it . Huang Rong said: "Uncle, she is afraid that you won't heal my wound, so she uses this painting to touch your heart." Yideng smiled and said: "Exactly. She left Dali that day with resentment in her heart, and she decided to visit all the masters in the rivers and lakes, intending to learn art in order to seek revenge, and thus met Ouyang Feng. Then Ouyang Feng knew her intentions, and must have She planned this strategy on her behalf, and drew this picture for her. This scripture has been widely spread in the Western Regions, and Ouyang Feng is a native of the Western Regions, so he must know this story." Huang Rong said bitterly: "The old poison used Ying Gu, and Na Ying Gu Gu came to use me again, this is a series of vicious schemes to kill people with a knife." Yideng sighed: "You don't have to worry, if you don't meet her, she will definitely hurt someone at will and point him to me for treatment. It's just that Without the escort of someone with high martial arts skills, it is not easy to go up the mountain. Ouyang Feng has been drawing this picture for a long time, and it has been at least ten years since he arranged this plan. It is luck that he did not meet a single opportunity in these ten years. That's how it should be." Huang Rong said: "Uncle, I know. She has another thing on her mind, which is more important than harming you." Yideng said "ah": "What is it?" Huang Rong said: "The old urchin was imprisoned by my father on Peach Blossom Island Now, she’s going to save him.” So she told her story about her painstaking learning of strange skills, and said: “Later, I learned that even if I study for a hundred years, it’s still hard to catch up with my father. got hurt, so..." Yideng let out a long laugh, stood up, and said: "Okay, okay, it's over, everything is done, and today she can finally fulfill her wish." He said to the four disciples with a calm face: "Go and attract Concubine Liu Gui, No, to guide Ying Gu up the mountain, there must be no disrespectful words." The four disciples fell to the ground and wept loudly at the same time, shouting together: "Master!" Yideng sighed: "You have been with me for many years, don't you still understand what Master is thinking?" Turning to Jing and Rong, he said, "I ask you one thing." Jing and Rong said together: But the teaching dictates everything, and everything is obeyed." Yideng said: "Okay. Now you all go down the mountain. I have owed Yinggu a lot in my life. If she encounters any danger in the future, I hope that the two old monks will look after her. I will try my best to help. If the two of you can fulfill the good deeds between her and Senior Brother Zhou, the old monk will be very grateful." Jing and Rong looked at each other in astonishment, not daring to agree.Seeing that the two were silent, Yideng asked again: "Is it difficult for the two of you to agree to this old monk's request?" Huang Rong hesitated a little, and said, "Since Uncle said so, we will obey." She pulled Guo Jing's sleeve , bow and say goodbye.Yideng said again: "You don't need to meet Ying Gu, just go down from the back mountain." Huang Rong agreed again, took Guo Jing's hand and turned to go out. The four disciples saw that she had no regrets, and they all secretly scolded her for being cold-hearted, seeing her savior in danger, so she walked away indifferently. However, Guo Jing knew that Huang Rong would never ignore her, so he must have other plans, so he followed her out immediately.When they reached the door, Huang Rong leaned over and whispered a few words into his ear.Guo Jing hesitated, finally nodded, turned around, and walked back slowly. Yideng said: "Your heart is loyal, and you will achieve great success in the future. I entrust you with Yinggu's affairs." Guo Jing said: "Okay! For the master's affairs, this junior should do his best." Suddenly he grabbed it with his backhand and held it. The wrist of the Indian monk beside Yideng, his left hand took advantage of the momentum to poke, closing his two big acupoints "Hua Gai" and "Tian Zhu".One of these two acupoints is for the hand, the other is for the foot. When the two acupoints are closed, the limbs cannot move immediately.This move was beyond everyone's expectation, Yideng and the four disciples all paled in shock and shouted together: "What are you doing?" Guo Jing didn't say anything, and grabbed Yideng's shoulder with his left hand. Seeing that Guo Jing had caught him, Master Yideng turned his right palm over, like lightning, he had already grabbed his left wrist.Guo Jing was taken aback, he thought that Yideng's whole body was covered by the power of his own palm, he was able to break through the momentum and counterattack, and his blow hit the vital point, this skill is indeed extremely advanced, only Yideng's palm and his pulse As soon as the Cunguan ruler is touched, it immediately shows that the real strength is weak, and the grip is wobbly and unstable.Guo Jing immediately seized the position and took it against him, turned his palm to clasp the numb tendons on the back of his hand, and with his right palm "Shenlong Tail", repelled the two attacks of the fisherman and the woodcutter from behind, and stretched the index finger of his left hand forward, hitting the master of the lamp "Fengwei" and "Jingju" two acupoints under the side, said: "Uncle, I'm so sorry." At this time, Huang Rong had already used the dog-beating stick technique, and forced the farmer to the door of the meditation room.The scholar acted hastily, not understanding the intentions of Jing and Rong, and repeatedly shouted: "If you have something to say, please don't do it." The farmer saw that his master was controlled by others, and he was like a mad tiger. He rushed towards the Zen room regardless of his life. But the dog beating stick technique is so exquisite, even after three times of punching, Huang Rong forced him back to his original position.Guo Jing's palms made a whistling sound, and he made a circle, and he came out of the meditation room. The fisherman, woodcutter, and scholar were forced by his palm to leave the room step by step.Huang Rong suddenly made a move, directly between the farmer's eyebrows.This stick was extremely fast, the farmer said "ah yes", he leaned back sharply, and jumped a few feet flat.Huang Rong shouted: "Okay!" She closed the door behind her with her backhand, and said with a smile: "Everyone, stop, I have something to say." Every time the woodcutter and the fisherman received Guo Jing's palm, their arms felt numb and their feet staggered. Seeing Guo Jing's palm strike again, they stood shoulder to shoulder and waited to block it together.Hearing Huang Rong's words, Guo Jing stopped the palm halfway, cupped his fists and said, "Offense offend offence." Yu, Qiao, Geng and Du looked at each other in astonishment.Huang Rong Zhuang Rong said: "We have received great kindness from our respected teacher, and when we see our teacher is in trouble, how can we just ignore it? I offended him just now, but I really intend to save him." The scholar stepped forward and gave a deep bow, and said: "The opposite of the family teacher is the mistress of the four of us, there is a difference in dignity, she came to the mountain, we dare not make a move. What's more, the teacher is because of... the death of the little emperor." For more than ten years, this time, even if the skill is not damaged and the body is not poisoned, seeing that Concubine Liu Gui coming, I will stand up and take her knife. Our teacher's order is hard to break, and our hearts are burning. We are really poor Exhausted, I don't know what to do. The girl is extremely talented, if she can point out a clear path, I will be smashed to pieces, and I will repay her great kindness." Huang Rong heard him speak so earnestly, so it was inconvenient to smile with him as before, and said: "My brothers and sisters are as grateful to the respected master as the four of you, and I will do my best. If Ying Gu can be prevented from stepping in禅院，自是最好不过，但想她处心积虑，在山下黑泥沼中苦候十余年，此次必是有备而来，只怕不容易阻挡。小妹想到的法子要冒一个奇险，若能成功，倒可一劳永逸，更无后患。只是风险甚大，那瑛姑精明狡猾，武功又高，此计未必能成。但我才智庸愚，实想不出一个万全之策。” 渔、樵、耕、读齐道：“愿闻其详。”黄蓉秀眉微扬，说出一番话来，只把四人听得面面相觑，半晌做声不得。
酉牌时分，太阳缓缓落到山后，山风清劲，只吹得禅院前几排棕榈树摇摆不定，荷塘中残荷枯叶簌簌作响。夕阳余晖从山峰后面映射过来，照得山峰的影子宛似一个极大怪人，横卧在地。 渔、樵、耕、读四人盘膝坐在石梁尽处的地下，睁大了眼睛，只是向前望去，每人心中都是忐忑不安。等了良久，天渐昏暗，几只乌鸦哑哑鸣叫，飞入下面山谷，谷中白雾蒙蒙升起，但石梁彼端的山崖转角处仍是无人出现。 那渔人心道：“但愿得刘贵妃心意忽变，想起此事怪不得师父，竟然悬崖勒马，从此不来。”那樵子心想：“这刘贵妃狡诈多智，定是在使甚奸计。”那农夫最是焦躁，心道：“早一刻来，早一刻有个了断，是祸是福，是好是歹，便也有个分晓。说来却又不来，好教人恼恨。”那书生却想：“她来得愈迟，愈是凶险，这件事也就愈难善罢。”他本来足智多谋，在大理国做了十余年宰相，甚么大阵大仗都见过了，但这时竟然心头烦躁，思潮起伏，拿不出半点主意，眼见周围黑沉沉地，远处隐隐传来几声枭鸣，突然想起儿时听人说过的一番话来：“那夜猫子躲在暗处里，偷偷数人的眉毛。谁的眉毛根数给数清楚了，那就活不到天亮。”这明明是骗小孩儿的瞎说，但这时听到这几声枭鸣，全身竟然不寒而栗：“难道师父当真逃不过这番劫难，要死在这女子手里么？” 正想到此处，忽听那樵子颤声低呼：“来啦！”一抬头，只见一条黑影在石梁上如飞而至，遇到缺口，轻飘飘的纵跃即过，似乎丝毫不费力气。四人心中更是骇然：“她跟我师学艺之时，我们早已得了我师的真传。怎么她的武功忽然胜过了我们？这十余年之中，她又从甚么地方学得这身功夫？” 眼见那黑影越奔越近，四人站起身来，分立两旁。转瞬之间，那黑影走完石梁，只见她一身黑衣，面目隐约可辨，正是段皇爷当年十分宠爱的刘贵妃。四人跪倒磕头，说道：“小人参见娘娘。” 瑛姑“哼”了一声，横目从四人脸上扫过，说道：“甚么娘娘不娘娘？刘贵妃早死了，我是瑛姑。嗯，大丞相，大将军，水军都督，御林军总管，都在这里。我道皇爷当真是看破世情，削发为僧，却原来躲在这深山之中，还是在做他的太平安乐皇帝。”这番话中充满了怨毒，四人听了，心下栗然。 那书生道：“皇爷早不是从前的模样了。娘娘见了他必定再也认不出来。”瑛姑冷笑道：“你们娘娘长、娘娘短的，是讥刺我么？直挺挺的跪在这里，是想拜死我么？”渔、樵、耕、读四人互视一眼，站起身来，说道：“小的向您请安。”瑛姑把手一摆，道：“皇爷是叫你们阻拦我来着，又闹这些虚文干么？要动手快动手啊。你们君的君，臣的臣，不知害过多少百姓，对我这样一个女子还装甚么假？” 那书生道：“我皇爱民如子，宽厚仁慈，大理国臣民至今无不称颂。我皇别说生平绝无残害无辜，就是别人犯了重罪，我皇也常常法外施恩。娘娘难道不知？”瑛姑脸上一红，厉声道：“你敢出言挺撞我么？”那书生道：“微臣不敢。”瑛姑道：“你口中称臣，心中岂有君臣之份？我要见段智兴去，你们让是不让？” 那“段智兴”正是一灯大师俗家的姓名，渔、樵、耕、读四人心中虽知，但从来不敢出之于口，耳听得瑛姑直斥其名，都是不禁凛然。那农夫在朝时充任段皇爷的御林军总管，这时再也忍耐不住，大声喝道：“一日为君，终身是尊，你岂可出言无状？” 瑛姑纵声长笑，更不打话，向前便闯，四人各伸双臂相拦，心想：“她功夫虽高，我四人合力，尽也阻拦得住。今日纵然违了师命，事急从权，那也说不得了。”岂知瑛姑既不出掌相推，也不挥拳殴击，施展轻功，迎面直撞过来。 那樵子见她冲到，不敢与她身子相碰，微向旁闪，伸手便抓她肩头。这一抓出手极快，抓力亦猛，但掌心刚触到她肩头，却似碰到一件异常油腻滑溜之物一般，竟然抓之不住。就在此时，农夫与渔人齐声猛喝，双双从左右袭到。 瑛姑一低头，人似水蛇，已从渔人腋下钻了过去。渔人鼻中只闻到一阵似兰非兰、似麝非麝的幽香，心中略感慌乱，手臂非但不敢向内压夹她身子，反而向外疾张，生怕碰着她身上甚么地方。农夫怒道：“你怎么啦！”十指似钩，猛向瑛姑腰间插去。樵子急喝：“不得无礼！”那农夫充耳不闻，刹时之间，十指的指端都已触及瑛姑腰间，但不知怎的，指端触处只觉油光水滑，给她一溜便溜了开去。 瑛姑以在黑沼中悟出来的泥鳅功连过三人，已知这四人无法阻拦自己，反手发掌，猛向农夫拍去。书生回臂出指，径点她手腕穴道。岂知瑛姑突然伸出食指，快如电光石火，手指尖和他手指尖在空中对准了一碰。此时书生全身精力尽集于右手指，突然间指尖正中一麻，身如电震，叫声“啊哟”，一交跌翻在地。樵夫与渔人忙俯身相救。农夫左拳直出，犹似铁锤般往瑛姑身上击去。 这一拳势挟劲风，力道惊人，瑛姑眼见拳风扑面，竟不避让。那农夫一惊，心想这一拳势必将她打得脑浆迸裂，急忙收招，但拳面已然碰到瑛姑鼻尖。瑛姑脑袋微侧，拳锋便从她鼻尖滑落，在她脸颊上擦了过去。那农夫左臂不及回缩，手腕已被对方拿住，急忙后夺，只听得喀的一声，尚未觉得疼痛，却知手肘关节已被她反拳打脱。那农夫一咬牙，更不理会，右手食指急往敌人臂弯里点去。 渔、樵、耕、读四人的点穴功夫都得自一灯大师的亲传，虽不及乃师一阳指的出神入化，但在武林中也算得是第一流的功夫，岂知遇着瑛姑，刚好撞正了克星。她处心积虑的要报丧子之仇，深知一灯大师手指功夫厉害，于是潜心思索克制的手段。她是刺绣好手，竟从女红中想出了妙法，在右手食指尖端上戴了一个小小金环，环上突出一枚三分来长的金针，针上喂以剧毒，她眼神既佳，手力又稳，苦练数年之后，空中飞过苍蝇，伸指戳去，金针能将苍蝇穿身而过。此际临敌，她一针先将书生的食指伤了，待见那农夫手指点到，冷笑一声，纤指轻曲，指尖对准指尖，一针又刺在他食指尖端的中心。 常言道：“十指连心”，那食指尖端属手阳明大肠经，金针刺入，即抵“商阳穴”。那农夫败中求胜，这一指点出时出了全力，瑛姑却毫不使劲，只是在恰好时际将金针摆在恰好的处所，不是以针刺他指尖，却是让他用指尖自行戳在金针之上。这一针刺入，那农夫也是虎吼一声，扑翻在地。 瑛姑冷笑道：“好个大总管！”抢步往禅院奔去。那渔人大呼：“娘娘留步。”瑛姑止步回身，冷笑道：“你待怎地？”这时她已奔至荷塘之前，荷塘与禅寺只有一条小石桥相通，瑛姑站在桥头，瞪目而视，虽在黑夜，仅有微光可辨面目，但那渔人与她一对面，只觉两道目光冷森森的直射过来，不禁心中凛然，不敢上前动手。瑛姑冷冷的道：“大丞相、大总管两人中了我的七绝针，天下无人救得。你也想送死吗？”说罢也不待他答话，转身缓缓而行，竟不回头，不理他是否从后偷袭。 一条小石桥只二十来步，将到尽头，忽然黑暗中转出一人，拱手道：“前辈您好。” 瑛姑吃了一惊，暗道：“此人悄无声息的突然出现，我怎么竟未知觉？若是他暗施毒手，此刻只怕我已非死即伤。”定睛看时，只见他身高膀阔、浓眉大眼，正是自己指点上山的郭靖，当下说道：“小姑娘的伤治好了吗？”郭靖躬身说道：“多谢前辈指点，我师妹的伤蒙一灯大师治好了。”瑛姑哼了一声道：“她怎么不亲来向我道谢？”口中说着，脚下不停，径自前行。 郭靖站在桥头，见她笔直走来，忙道：“前辈请回！”瑛姑哪来理他，身形微侧，展开泥鳅功，从他身侧急滑而过。郭靖虽在黑沼茅屋中曾与她动过手，但料不到她说过就过，身子滑溜如此，情急之下，左臂后抄，回振反弹，却是周伯通所授“空明拳”的奇妙家数。瑛姑眼见已然滑过他的身侧，哪知一股柔中带韧的拳风忽地迎面扑至，逼得她非倒退不可。她此来有进无退，不管郭靖拳势猛烈，仍是鼓勇向前直冲。郭靖急叫：“留神！”只感一个女子温软的身躯已扑入自己臂弯，大惊之下，足下被瑛姑一勾，两人同时落向荷塘。 两人身在半空之时，瑛姑左手从郭靖右腋下穿过，绕至背后抓住他左肩，中指卷曲，扣向郭靖咽喉，大指食指施劲捏落。这是小擒拿手中的“前封喉闭气”之法，只要一捏而中，敌人气管封闭，呼吸立绝，最是厉害不过。郭靖身子斜斜下跌，又觉肩头被拿，心知不妙，右臂立弯，挟向瑛姑头颈，这也是小擒拿手中闭气之法，称为“后挟颈闭气”。瑛姑知他臂力厉害，己所不及，虽然抢了先着，却不能跟他硬碰硬的对攻，急忙松手放开他的肩头，伸指戳出。郭靖左臂撞开了她手腕。 从石桥落入荷塘，只是一瞬间，但两人迅发捷收，顷刻间已各向对方施了三招，这近身肉搏，使的都是快速无伦的小擒拿手。瑛姑功力深厚，郭靖却是力大招精，这三招谁也奈何不了谁，扑通一声，双双落入塘中。 塘中污泥约有三尺来深，塘水直浸至两人胸间。瑛姑左手下抄，捞起一把污泥往郭靖口中抹去。郭靖一怔，急忙低头闪避。瑛姑在泥泞遍地的黑沼一居十余年，见泥鳅穿泥游行而悟出了一身泥鳅功，在陆上与人动手过招已是滑溜异常，一入软泥浮沙，更是如虎添翼，她将郭靖拉入荷塘，也是知他武功胜己，非逼得他身处困境，难以过桥。她指戳掌打，在污泥中比陆上还要迅捷数倍，有时更捞起一团团烂泥，没头没脑的向郭靖抹去。 郭靖双足深陷，又不敢猛施掌力将她打伤，只拆了四五招，立时狼狈万分。但听风声响处，一团塘泥挟着臭气扑面而至，急忙侧头闪避，哪知瑛姑数泥同掷，闪开了两团污泥，第三团却给迎面掷个正中，口鼻双眼登被封住。他久经江南六怪指点，知道身上如中了暗器，若是手忙脚乱的去拔暗器、看伤口，敌人必然乘机抢攻，痛下杀手，此时呼吸已闭，眼目难开，当下呼呼呼连推三掌，教敌人不能近到自己五尺之内，这才伸左手抹去脸上污泥，睁开眼来，却见瑛姑已跃上石桥，走向禅院。
瑛姑闯过郭靖这一关，心中暗叫：“惭愧！若非此处有个荷塘，焉能打退这傻小子？想来是老天爷今日教我得报此仇。”当下脚步加快，走向寺门，伸手推去，那门竟未上闩，呀的一声，应手而开。这一下倒出乎她意料之外，生怕门后设有埋伏，在外面待了片刻，见屋内并无动静，这才入内，只见大殿上佛前供着一盏油灯，映照着佛像宝相庄严。瑛姑心中一酸，跪倒在蒲团上暗暗祷祝。 刚默祝得几句，忽听身后格格两声轻笑，当即左手后挥，划了个圈子，防敌偷袭，右手在蒲团上一按，借力腾起，在空中轻轻巧巧的一个转身，落下地来。只听得一个女子声音喝了声彩：“好俊功夫！”定睛看时，只见她青衣红带，头上束发金环闪闪发光，一双美目笑嘻嘻的凝视着自己，手中拿着一根晶莹碧绿的竹棒，正是黄蓉。 只听她说道：“瑛姑前辈，我先谢你救命之恩。”瑛姑森然道：“我指点你前来求医，志在害人，并非为了救你，又何必谢我？”黄蓉叹道：“世间恩仇之际，原也难明。我爹爹在桃花岛上将老顽童周伯通关了一十五年，终也救不活我妈妈的性命。”瑛姑听她提到“周伯通”三字，登时身子剧震，厉声喝问：“你妈妈与周伯通有甚么干系？” 黄蓉一听她的语气，即知她怀疑周伯通与自己母亲有甚情爱纠缠，致被父亲关在桃花岛上，看来虽然事隔十余年，她对老顽童并未忘情，否则怎么凭空会吃起这份干醋来？当下垂首凄然道：“我妈是给老顽童累死的。” 瑛姑更是怀疑，灯光下见黄蓉肌肤胜雪，眉目如画，自己当年容颜最盛之时，也远不及她美貌，她母亲若与她相似，难保周伯通见了不动心，不禁蹙眉沉思。 黄蓉道：“你别胡思乱想，我妈妈是天人一般，那周伯通顽劣如牛，除了有眼无珠的女子，谁也不会对他垂青。”瑛姑听她嘲骂自己，但心中疑团打破，反而欣慰，脸上却仍是冷冷的不动声色，说道：“既有人爱蠢笨如猪的郭靖，自也有人喜欢顽劣如牛之人。你妈妈又怎么给老顽童害死了？”黄蓉愠道：“你骂我师哥，我不跟你说话啦。”说着拂袖转身，佯作动怒。 瑛姑一心要问明究竟，忙道：“好啦，我以后不说就是。你师哥聪明得很。”黄蓉停步回头，道：“那老顽童也不是存心害死我妈，可是我妈不幸谢世，却是从他身上而起。我爹爹一怒之下，将他关在桃花岛上，可是关到后来，心中却也悔了。冤有头，债有主，是谁害死你心爱之人，你该走遍天涯海角，找这凶手报仇才是。迁怒旁人，又有何用？”这几句话犹如当头棒喝，把瑛姑说得呆在当地，做声不得。 黄蓉又道：“我爹爹早已将老顽童放了……”瑛姑惊喜交集，说道：“那么不用我去救他啦？”黄蓉微笑道：“倘若我爹爹不肯放人，你又救得了老顽童吗？”瑛姑默然。 瑛姑当年离了大理，即去找寻周伯通，起初几年打探不到消息，后来才无意中从黑风双煞口里，得知他被黄药师囚禁在桃花岛上，只是为了甚么原因，却打探不出。那日周伯通在大理不顾她而去，甚是决绝，她知若非有重大变故，势难重圆，这时得悉他失手被禁，不由得又悲又喜，悲的是意中人身遭劫难，喜的是这却是个机缘，若是自己将他救出，他岂能不念恩情？哪知桃花岛上道路千回百转，别说救人，连自己也陷了三日三夜，险些饿死。还是黄药师派哑仆带路，才送她离岛。她于是隐居黑沼，潜心修习术数之学。这时听说周伯通已经获释，不禁茫然若失，甜酸苦辣诸般滋味，一齐涌上心来。 黄蓉笑吟吟的道：“老顽童最肯听我的话，我说甚么他从来不敢驳回。你若想见他，这就跟我下山。我为你们撮合良缘，就算是我报答你的救命之恩如何？”这番话只把瑛姑听得双颊晕红，怦然心动。 眼见这场仇杀就可转化为一桩喜事，黄蓉正自大感宽慰，忽听拍的一声，瑛姑双掌反向背后相互一击，脸上登似罩了一层严霜，厉声说道：“凭你这黄毛丫头，就能叫他听你的话？他干么要听你指使？为了你美貌吗？我无恩于你，也不贪图你的甚么报答。快快让路，再迟片刻，莫怪我下手无情。” 黄蓉笑道：“啊哟哟，你要杀我么？”瑛姑双眉竖起，冷冷的道：“杀了你又怎样？别人忌惮黄老邪，我可是天不怕地不怕。”黄蓉笑嘻嘻的道：“杀了我不打紧，谁给你解那三道算题啊？” 那日黄蓉在黑沼茅屋的沙地上写下了三道算题，瑛姑日夜苦思，丝毫不得头绪。她当初研习术数原是为了相救周伯通，岂知任何复杂奥妙的功夫，既经钻研，便不免令人废寝忘食，欲罢不能。她明知这些算题即令解答得出，与黄药师的学问仍是相去霄壤，对救人之事毫无裨益，但好奇之心迫使她殚精竭虑，非解答明白，实是难以安心，这时听黄蓉提及，那三道算题立时清清楚楚的在脑海中显现，不由得脸生踌躇之色。 黄蓉道：“你别杀我，我教了你罢。”从佛像前取过油灯，放在地下，取出一枚金针，在地下方砖上划出字迹，登时将第一道“七曜九执天竺笔算”计了出来，只把瑛姑看得神驰目眩，暗暗赞叹。 黄蓉接着又解明了第二道“立方招兵支银给米题”，这道题目更是深奥。瑛姑待她写出最后一项答数，不由得叹道：“这中间果然机妙无穷。”顿了顿，说道：“这第三道题呢，说易是十分容易，说难却又难到了极处。'今有物不知其数，三三数之剩二，五五数之剩三，七七数之剩二，问物几何？'我知道这是二十三，不过那是硬凑出来的，要列一个每数皆可通用的算式，却是想破了脑袋也想不出。” 黄蓉笑道：“这容易得紧。以三三数之，余数乘以七十；五五数之，余数乘以二十一；七七数之，余数乘十五。三者相加，如不大于一百零五，即为答数；否则须减去一百零五或其倍数。”瑛姑在心中盘算了一遍，果然丝毫不错，低声记诵道：“三三数之，余数乘以七十；五五数之……”黄蓉道：“也不用这般硬记，我念一首诗给你听，那就容易记了：三人同行七十稀，五树梅花廿一枝，七子团圆正半月，余百零五便得知。” 瑛姑听到“三人同行”、“团圆半月”几个字，不禁触动心事，暗道：“这丫头既识得他，自是早知我的阴私。三人同行是刺我一女事奉二男，团圆半月却讥我与他只有十余日的恩情？”她昔年做下了亏心之事，不免处处多疑，当下沉着声音道：“好啦，多谢你指点。朝闻道，夕死可矣。你再罗唆，我可容你不得啦？”黄蓉笑道：“朝闻道，夕死可矣。死的是闻道之人啊，倒不曾听说是要弄死那传道之人的。” 瑛姑瞧那禅院情势，知道段皇爷必居后进，眼见黄蓉跟自己不住纠缠，必有诡计，心想这丫头年纪虽小，精灵古怪实不在乃父之下，莫要三十老娘倒绷婴儿，运粮船撞翻在阴沟里，为了看她计算，已耽搁了不少时刻，大事当前，怎地还在术数上耗那无谓的心思？当下更不打话，举步向内。转过佛殿，只见前面黑沉沉的没一星灯火。她孤身犯险，不敢直闯，提高声音叫道：“段智兴，你到底见我不见？在黑暗里缩头藏尾，算得是甚么大丈夫的行径？” 黄蓉跟在她身后，接口笑道：“你嫌这里没灯么？大师就怕灯火太多，点出来吓坏了你，才教人熄了的。”瑛姑道：“哼，我是个命中要下地狱之人，还怕甚么刀山油锅？”黄蓉拍手笑道：“那好极了，我正要跟你玩玩刀山的玩意。”从怀中取出火折晃亮了，俯身点燃了地下一个火头。 岂知自己足边就有油灯，这倒大出瑛姑意料之外，定睛看时，其实也不是甚么油灯，只是一只瓦茶杯中放了小半杯清油，浸着一根棉芯作灯心，茶杯旁竖