Chapter 19 The Nineteenth Underground Old Woman

The moment Yang Guo's body touched the water surface, he was overjoyed, he knew that his life would be safe for now, otherwise the two of them would not be able to fall from a height of tens of feet, they would have to die.The momentum is strong, and the water is deep, but I can't help but sink down, and it seems to never stop.He closed his breath, waited for the sink to slow down, held the green calyx in his left hand, and raised the water with his right hand. Just as he got out of the water and took a breath, he suddenly smelled a fishy smell in his nose. incoming. A thought turned in his mind: "The owner of the thief valley traps the two of us here, is there any good?" The palm of his right hand swung out to the left, with a loud bang, it hit something hard, followed by the surging waves , he took advantage of this palm to avoid Gongsun Lue to the right.

He is not good at water, so he can support at the bottom of the water, it is purely due to holding his breath with internal strength.At this moment, it was pitch black in front of his eyes, he could only hear the rushing sound of the left head and the back hitting the water, he flipped out his right palm, and suddenly pressed a large piece of cold and rough thing, which looked like the scales of the aquatic tribe, he was shocked: "Could it be that there are really poisonous dragons in the world? "Strong with his hands, he jumped up, but he pushed the monster into the bottom of the water.He took a deep breath, and was about to dive into the water again, but he didn't know that his right foot had already stepped on the ground, this time he didn't expect it, the force on his foot was wrong, the impact was sudden, his right leg really hurt.

But in addition to being overjoyed, he ignored the pain in his leg and reached out to touch it. It turned out to be a rock beside the abyss.He was afraid that the monster would continue to attack, so he hurriedly climbed to the high place, and after sitting still, he calmed down a bit.Gongsun Lve drank several sips of water, half fainted.Yang Guo asked her to lie on his lap and spit water slowly.There was only the sound of scratching on the rocks, and the stench was getting stronger, and several monsters climbed up from the pool. Gongsun Lue turned over and sat up, put her arms around Yang Guo's neck, and said in surprise, "What is that?" Yang Guo said, "Don't be afraid, you hide behind me." Trembling: "Crocodile, crocodile!"

When Yang Guo was living on Peach Blossom Island, he had seen many crocodiles, he knew that these crocodiles were ferocious and cruel, better than tigers and wolves on land, when he saw them with Guo Fu and the Wu brothers, he did not dare to provoke them, and always avoided them. I didn't expect to meet in this underground abyss today, so I sat down firmly and listened attentively. From the sound of footsteps, I noticed that there were three crocodiles, which were approaching step by step. Gongsun Lue said in a low voice: "Brother Yang, I never thought I would die with you." There was a hint of joy in his tone.Yang Guo laughed and said, "Even if we are going to die, we have to kill a few crocodiles first."

At this time, the first crocodile was less than a foot away from Yang Guo's feet, Lue shouted: "Fight!" Yang Guo said: "Wait a little longer." Stretching out his right foot and hanging on the edge of the rock, the crocodile climbed several feet closer. , opened his mouth wide, and bit down hard on his foot.Yang Guo retracted his right foot, then kicked out with a swing, hitting the crocodile's jaw.The crocodile somersaulted into the abyss, only the sound of the water was heard, there was a commotion among the crocodiles in the abyss, but the other two crocodiles had already crawled closer.

Even though Yang Guo is very poisonous in love, his kung fu has not lost at all, the kick just now has a force of hundreds of catties, after he kicked the crocodile, his toe hurts, but the crocodile was still able to swim freely after falling into the pool, I want to see His leather armor is so thick, he thought to himself: "Empty hands alone will not be able to deal with all these ferocious crocodiles. After the fight, Miss Gongsun and I will fight against the crocodiles sooner or later. How can we think of a way to kill all these crocodiles?" Die?" He stretched out his hand to touch a big rock as a weapon, but there was not even a grain of sand on the rock, only to hear the two crocodiles crawling closer, and hurriedly asked: "Do you have a sword on you?"

Gongsun Lve said: "On me?" Remembering that she had removed her dress in the alchemy room, leaving only a small close-fitting dress, but now she was snuggling into Yang Guo's arms, she couldn't help being ashamed, her whole body was hot, but her heart was sweet Overwhelmed with joy. Yang Guo was fully focused on the crocodile attacking, he didn't notice anything unusual about her, he heard that the two crocodiles were not more than ten feet away from him, and there were two more behind him, if he struck with his palms, he could have knocked them down into the pool, but in the blink of an eye He came back to attack again, but it didn't help, his internal energy was still exhausted, so he gathered his momentum and waited until the two crocodiles climbed to three feet in front of them, they suddenly sent out both palms, clapped twice, and struck on the ground at the same time. On the second crocodile.The crocodile couldn't move well, Yang Guo didn't know how to avoid it, but his leather armor was strong, so he just fainted for a while, and slipped into the pool.At this moment, the two crocodiles crawled up behind him, Yang Guo kicked the first crocodile off the rock with his left foot, this kick was too heavy, he was not stable holding the green calyx, she slid down the rock on one side.

Gongsun Lue screamed, pressed his right hand on the rock, and rushed up.Yang Guo stretched out his palm to support her vest and rescued her.After such a delay, the last crocodile approached, opened its huge mouth and bit down on Yang Guo's shoulder.At this time punches and kicks are too late, although you can jump away to dodge, but when the jaws of the huge mouth close, maybe it will bite on Lue's body. In a crisis, both hands come out, one hand grabs the crocodile's upper jaw, and the other grabs the crocodile. He stopped his lower jaw, mobilized his internal strength, gave a loud shout, only heard a click, the crocodile's two jaws were split from it, and he died instantly.

Although Yang Guo killed the crocodile, his back was covered in cold sweat.Lue said: "Aren't you injured?" Yang Guo heard her voice was gentle and concerned, his heart moved slightly, and he said: "No." It's just that he exerted too much force just now, and his arms felt a little pain.Lue noticed the body of the dead crocodile lying on the rock, motionless, she admired it very much, and said, "How did you kill it with your bare hands? You can see it so clearly in the dark." Yang Guo said, "I followed My aunt has lived in the ancient tomb for many years, as long as there is a little light, you can see things." When he mentioned the aunt and the ancient tomb, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and suddenly his whole body was in severe pain, which was unbearable. The dead crocodile kicked into the pool.

Two crocodiles were climbing up the rock, and when they heard his scream, they jumped into the water again in fright. Gongsun Lue hurriedly held his arm, and gently stroked his forehead with the other hand, hoping to relieve his pain a little.Yang Guo knew that the poison in his body was extremely poisonous, even if he wasn't in such a dangerous situation, he wouldn't be able to live for a few more days, he heard from Valley Master Gongsun that he would die from continuous pain for thirty-six days, but the pain was so unbearable, as long as he endured it a few more times, he would eventually die. Unable to bear it, she took her own life, but after her death, Gongsun Lue had no one to rescue her, wouldn't it be a tragedy, she thought: "The reason why she is in this dangerous situation is all because of me. No matter how much pain I have in my body, I will support it , I hope that the owner of the valley has a little affection for father and daughter, and finally changes his mind and saves her." Thinking in his mind, he didn't think about Xiaolongnv for a moment, and the pain suddenly eased, and he said: "Miss Gongsun, don't be afraid, I think your father will He will come to rescue you. He only hates me, and he has always loved you, so he must regret it now."

Gongsun Lue said with tears: "When my mother was alive, my father really loved me very much. After my mother died, my father became more and more indifferent to me, but he...but in his...in his heart, I knew it wouldn't be true. He hates me." After a pause, Doudi thought of many strange and inexplicable things, and said, "Brother Yang, I suddenly remembered that Daddy has been afraid of me." Yang Guo wondered, "He is afraid of you? That's strange. "Lue said: "Yes, I always feel that Dad's expression is very unnatural when he sees me, as if he is hiding something important in his heart, and he is afraid that I will find out. Over the years, he has always tried to avoid me. Don't see me." She used to see her father's expression different, although she felt strange, but every time she thought about it, she always said that her father's heart was sad and his temperament changed after her mother passed away, but this time she fell into the crocodile pool, but it was clearly arranged by her father trap.He moved the three alchemy furnaces in the alchemy room, and opened the mechanism of the flaps.If it is said that his father hated Yang Guo and wanted to put him to death, Yang Guo had already been poisoned by the love flower, and if he didn't save him, he would hardly survive. , but why did the father push himself into the pool?With this push of the palm, where is the slightest affection between father and daughter?This is definitely not a momentary miss in a fit of rage, there must be a conspiracy hidden in it.The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, but the more she understood it in her heart.My father was at a loss for many strange words and deeds in the past, and he only used the four words "weird behavior" to explain it. Now that I think about it, it is obvious that it all started with the word "fear", but why he was afraid of his own daughter? Can't guess. At this time, the crocodile pool was full of commotion, and the group of crocodiles were killing the crocodiles by themselves, and stopped attacking the rock for a while.Seeing her in a daze, Yang Guo asked, "Is there something secret about your father that you ran into by accident?" Lue shook her head and said, "No. Daddy behaves well, handles things justly, and everyone in the valley waits. I have great respect for him. It is wrong for him to treat you like this today, but there has never been such a perverse thing before." Yang Guo didn't know the past affairs in Ruanqing Valley, so he couldn't guess for her. Deep in the crocodile pond, it was as cold as an ice cave, and the two of them were wet with water, and it was even more chilly.Yang Guo had practiced internal strength on the cold jade bed, so he didn't care about the cold, but Gongsun Lu'e couldn't stop trembling, she snuggled into Yang Guo's arms for warmth.Yang Guo thought to himself that this girl's life is about to die, she must be sad and scared, he wanted to tell some jokes to amuse her, but he saw a group of crocodiles fighting for food in the pool, with huge mouths and sharp teeth, and a hideous expression, so he laughed and said: "Miss Gongsun, you and I both died today, what do you want to be reincarnated into in the next life? Such an ugly crocodile, I say nothing will change." Gongsun Lue smiled slightly, and said, "Then you'd better turn into a daffodil, it's so beautiful and fragrant, everyone loves it when they see it." Yang Guo smiled and said, "If you want to talk about turning into a flower, only people like you can do it." Match. If it were me, it would either be a trumpet flower or a cow dung chrysanthemum." Lue smiled and said, "If King Yama wants you to become a love flower, will you remain the same?" Yang Guo didn't answer silently, he was full of remorse: "Based on the swordsmanship of Jade Girl Suxin that my aunt and I used together, the Thief Valley Master was no match for him. The room was stabbed by Qinghua, and this Suxin swordsmanship requires the connection between the two people's hearts and affection, before it can exert its power. Alas, this is also due to the number of days, so I have nothing to say. I don't know how my aunt is now?" He said Thinking of Xiao Longnu, the wounds all over her body ached. Gongsun Lue didn't listen to his answer, knowing that she shouldn't mention Qinghua, she hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Brother Yang, you can see crocodiles, but it's pitch black in front of me, so I can't see anything." Yang Guo He smiled and said: "The crocodile's face is so ugly, you don't need to look at it." As he spoke, he patted her on the shoulder lightly, expressing comfort. After the pat, the place where his hands were cold and greasy, he remembered that she was in the alchemy room. He undressed to show his father, leaving only the close-fitting small clothes, and the shoulders and arms were not covered by clothes.Yang Guo was slightly startled, and hastily withdrew his hands.Thinking that he could see things in the dark, Lue could see her half-naked body clearly, so she couldn't help shouting: "Ah yo!" She moved away a little naturally. Yang Guo sat a little far away, took off his robe, and put it on her body. When he undressed, he not only thought of Xiao Longnv, but also Cheng Ying who sewed the robe for him, and Lu Wushuang who was willing to die in his place. He blamed himself for the rest of his life. There are so many favors to disappoint the beauty, and there is nothing to repay, so I can't help but sigh a long time. Gongsun Lve tidied up the sleeves of her shirt and tied her belt. Suddenly, she felt a small package in the pocket of Yang Guo's robe. She reached out and touched it, and handed it to him, saying, "What is this? Do you want to use it?" Yang Guo After receiving it, he felt heavy in his hand, and asked: "What is that?" Lue smiled and said: "It's in your bag, why are you asking me instead?" When Yang Guo looked intently, he saw it was a small coarse cloth bag. I had never seen it before, so I opened it immediately, and my eyes suddenly lit up, and I saw four things in the bag, one of which was a small dagger with a bead the size of a longan seed embedded in the handle, which emitted a soft and luminous light, shining brightly on the bag. Looking at Gongsun Lue's pretty face, she thought to herself: "The ancients said that pearls are called luminous lights, and it really is true." Lue suddenly screamed: "Hey!" He reached out and took a small jade bottle from his bag, and shouted: "This is the Unfeeling Pill." Yang Guo was surprised and delighted, and asked: "This is the medicine that can cure the wound of the flower of love." the elixir?" Lue lifted the bottle and shook it, felt that there was something in the bottle, and said happily: "Yes, I searched for a long time in the alchemy room but couldn't find it, why did I take it for you instead? How did you get it? Why are you not convinced?" Huh? You don't know this is the Unfeeling Pill, do you?" She was delighted and asked a series of questions, which didn't let Yang Guo have time to answer. Yang Guo scratched his head, said: "I don't know at all, how this... this bottle of medicine is put in my bag, it's really weird." With the soft light of the night pearl on the handle of the dagger, Lv'e can also see the nearby things clearly. In the small bag, apart from the dagger and the jadeite bottle containing the Jueqing Pill, there is also a piece of sheepskin with a square of seven or eight inches and a half of Ganoderma lucidum.With a thought in her mind, she said, "That half of the ganoderma was broken by that old urchin." Yang Guo said, "Old urchin?" In the middle white jade basin. The old naughty boy made a fuss about books, swords and Danzhi, destroyed books and stolen swords, and kicked the furnace to break away the mushrooms, all because of his good deeds." Yang Guo suddenly realized, and shouted: "Yes, yes. Lue hurriedly asked: "What?" Yang Guo said: "Senior Zhou put this small bag by my side." He now knew that Zhou Botong had a secret intention of helping him, so he changed the name of "Old Urchin" to "Senior Zhou".Lue also understood most of it, and said: "So he gave it to you." Yang Guo said: "No, this martial arts senior plays games in the world and acts unpredictable. He took away my human leather mask and big scissors. Of course I didn't know, but I didn't notice when he put the small bag in my pocket. Alas, I really can't match half of his ability." Lue nodded and said: "Yes, Daddy said he He stole something important from the valley, so he must be stopped, but he... He took off his clothes in public, but he didn't hide anything on him." Yang Guo laughed and said, "He was naked, and he even deceived the owner of the valley. , It turns out that this package has already been placed in my bag.” Lue unplugged the jasper stopper from the vial, arched his left palm, turned the bottle gently, and poured the elixir in the bottle into his palm, and a square elixir like a dice poured out from the bottle. Deep black, pungent stench.Most of the elixirs are round for easy swallowing, if they are ingots, or rectangular and flat, such square elixir, Yang Guo has never seen it before, he took it from the palm of the green calyx, and looked at it carefully.Lue held the bottle and shook it a few times, then turned the bottle upside down and patted it on the palm of her hand a few times, said: "No, it's just this one, eat it quickly, don't drop it in the pool, it will be bad." Yang Guo was about to put the elixir into his mouth, when she said "just one", he couldn't help but startled, and asked: "Only one? Is there any in your father's place?" Lue said: "Because there is only one That's precious, otherwise, why would daddy be so angry?" Yang Guo was taken aback, and said in a trembling voice: "So, my aunt is also poisoned by love flowers all over her body, what can your daddy do to save her? " Lue sighed: "I once heard from the big brother that there were originally many heartless elixirs in the valley, but somehow there was only one left, and this elixir was extremely difficult to prepare, and all the precious medicinal materials could not be found, so everyone Brother has repeatedly warned that everyone must beware of the poison of love flowers. A small stab wound can heal itself in a few days. One person was cured." Yang Guo called "Ah yo" and said, "Why didn't your father come to save you?" Lue immediately understood his intention, saw him put the pill back into the bottle, sighed softly, and said: "Brother Yang, you are so infatuated with Miss Long, my father would rather not be ashamed? You just hope that I will put the pill of heartlessness Bring it up to save Miss Long's life." Yang Guo guessed the main thing for her, smiled slightly, and said: "I hope that a kind girl like you can get out of this dangerous situation safely, and I also hope that I can save my aunt's life. Even if I cure the poison of love flowers, the troubled I can't live in this crocodile pond, so it's important to save my aunt." I thought: "My aunt is so beautiful, it's human nature for the Gongsun Valley Master to want to marry her. However, my aunt refuses to marry her. , he lured her into the sword room to kill her, his intentions were extremely sinister; and he knew that the only unfeeling pill had been stolen, and the poisonous love flowers on his aunt could not be cured, and it had only been thirty-six days He still wants to force her to commit herself to her fate, I'm afraid the crocodile in the pond has a better conscience than him." Lue knew that no matter how hard she tried to persuade him to take the medicine, it would always be in vain. She deeply regretted telling him that there was only one pill, so she said: "Although this Ganoderma lucidum can't detoxify, it is very good for strengthening the body. Take it soon." Yang Guo said: "Yes." Cut half of the Ganoderma lucidum into two pieces, ate one piece himself, and put the other piece into Lu'e's mouth, saying: "I don't know when your father will release you, eat this One piece keeps out the cold." Lue saw that he was so courteous and couldn't bear to refuse, so she opened her mouth and ate. This Ganoderma lucidum has been used for hundreds of years, the two of them took it into their stomachs, and after a short time, they felt that their limbs were warm and comfortable, their spirits were lifted, and their minds became more sensitive.Lue suddenly said: "The old naughty boy stole the heartless elixir, of course daddy already knew about it. He said he would cure your injury, he was deceiving Miss Long, even if he forced me to hand over the elixir, it was also an act of pretense." Yang Guo had thought of this episode a long time ago, but he didn't want to add to her distress, so he didn't say it out loud, now that she had thought of it, he said: "After your father lets you go up there, you have to be careful in the future, you'd better be able to Try to leave the valley and take a walk outside." Lue sighed: "Oh, you don't know what kind of person Daddy is. He pushed me into the crocodile pool, and he would never change his mind and let me out. He was jealous of me, but after this incident After that, how can you allow me to live again? Brother Yang, will you not allow me to die with you?" Yang Guo was about to say a few words to comfort, suddenly another crocodile slowly climbed up the rock, its forefoot was about to touch the sheepskin shaken out of the small bag.Yang Guo thought: "Let's see what's so weird about this sheepskin." He picked up the dagger and aimed it between the crocodile's eyes, and stabbed it in between the crocodile's eyes. sharp edge.The crocodile struggled a few times, fell into the pool with its belly upturned, and died immediately.Yang Guo said happily: "We have this dagger, the crocodile brothers in the pool will not be very lucky." Holding the sheepskin in his left hand, he put the dagger handle in his right hand, and focused on the weak light from the night pearl on the handle. Look.The sheepskin is rough on one side, and there is no abnormal shape. When you turn it over, you can see many houses, mountains and rocks painted on it. Yang Guo looked at it for a while, and found nothing unusual, and said, "This sheepskin is irrelevant." Lue had been watching over his shoulder, and suddenly said, "This is the pattern of our Narcissus Villa in the Valley of Unrequited Love. Look, This is the creek you came in, this is the hall, this is the sword room, this is the Zhi room, this is the Dan room..." she said, pointing to the figure.Yang Guo suddenly said "Huh", said: "Look, look." He pointed to some water patterns painted under the alchemy room.Lue said: "This is the Crocodile Pond. Ah... there is a passage here." When the two saw that there was a passage painted beside the crocodile pond, they couldn't help but feel refreshed.Yang Guo compared the drawing to the situation of the Alligator Lake, and said: "If the drawing on the map is true, then there must be another way out through this passage. But..." Lu'e interjected: "Qi is in this passage all the way to Down, the crocodile pool is already deep in the ground, and if it slopes downward, where does it lead to?" The passage in the picture ends at the edge of the sheepskin, and it is not known where it leads to. Yang Guo said: "Did your father or senior brother ever talk about this crocodile pond?" Lue shook her head and said, "I didn't know that there were so many terrifying things lurking under the alchemy chamber until today. Maybe I don’t know about it. But...but, raising so many crocodiles, I must feed them from time to time, and I don’t know why..." Thinking of his father’s viciousness, he couldn’t help shivering. Yang Guo looked around and saw a dark shadow behind the rock, which seemed to be the entrance of the passage, but it was far away, so it was difficult to see clearly, he thought: "Even if this is really a passage, there is some kind of fierce monster in it However, you can’t just sit here and wait for your death. It’s better to risk your life if you die anyway. As long as you save Gongsun girl from the danger and put the heartless pill into your aunt’s mouth, it will be fine.” So he threw the dagger Put it in Lue's hand, and said: "I'll go over and have a look, you beware of crocodiles." The left foot is a little on the rock, and it has flown into the pool.Lue exclaimed.Yang Guo stepped on the belly of the dead crocodile with his right foot, jumped up with his strength, and then touched the back of a crocodile with his left foot.The crocodile sank straight to the bottom of the water, but Yang Guo had already jumped to the other bank, leaning against the rock, poked it with his backhand, and shouted: "This is really a big hole!" Gongsun Lue's lightness skill is far inferior to him, so he dare not jump forward like this.Yang Guo thought that if he went back to carry the burden, the combined weight of the two of them would not only make it difficult for him to jump, but also the crocodile would not be able to use his strength, so he had to take the risk to the end, he shouted: "Miss Gongsun, throw your robe over here after it's soaked." Lue didn't know his intentions, but did as he said, took off the robe, dipped it in the pool, quickly lifted it up, tied two knots, formed a ball, and shouted: "Coming!" Yun Jin threw it over.Yang Guo reached out to catch it, untied the knot, found a foothold on the rock wall, firmly grasped a protruding rock corner with his left hand, waved his soaked robe with his right hand, and said, "Listen carefully." The robe was sent forward, and the wrist was swung back. With a snap, the robe hit the hole.He hit three times in a row, and asked, "Do you know where the entrance of the cave is?" Lue listened to the voice and discerned the distance, and said, "I know." Yang Guo said, "You jump up, grab the robe, I will pull you here." Lue tried her best to open her eyes wide, but what she saw was still a dark mass, she was very scared, and said: "I don't...I..." Yang Guo said: "Don't be afraid, if you can't catch the robe and fall on the pool Here, I will jump down immediately to save you. We were not afraid of crocodiles before, but with this dagger that cuts iron like mud, why should we be afraid of it?" With a whimper, he waved his robe again. Gongsun Lue gritted her teeth, put her feet on the rock, and flew in the air. Hearing the sound of the robe waving in the air, she stretched out both hands, her right hand grabbed the hem of the robe, but her left hand caught nothing.Yang Guo felt his hand sink, he shook his wrist and sent Lue to the entrance of the cave, he was afraid that she would not be able to get a foothold, so he swung his robe, and immediately jumped up, gently supported her waist, and lifted her up, Sit firmly on the edge of the hole. Gongsun Lue was overjoyed and shouted: "Okay, your idea is really brilliant." Yang Guo laughed and said, "I don't know if there are any weird poisonous beasts in this cave, we have to resign ourselves to fate." hole.Lue handed him the dagger and said, "Take it." She took the robe from Yang Guo and put it on. The entrance of the cave was extremely narrow, and the two had to crawl on their knees. Due to the steam in the crocodile pool, the cave was damp and slippery, with an unpleasant stench.Yang Guo smiled as he climbed up, "This morning you and I enjoyed the love flowers together under the rising sun. The mountains are full of beautiful scenery, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and we arrived here in a few hours. I really tired you out." Said: "How can this blame you?" The two crawled for a while, and the tunnel gradually widened, and they could walk upright. After walking for a long time, they never reached the end, but the underground became more and more flat.Yang Guo smiled and said: "Aha, look at this, we are getting better after suffering and getting better." Lue sighed: "Brother Yang, you are not happy in your heart, so don't deliberately make fun of me..." Before finishing the sentence, I heard it suddenly A burst of laughter came from the left: "Haha, haha, haha!"
These few times were obviously laughter, but it sounded like crying, the voice was "haha, haha", but the tone was extremely sad and sad.Yang Guo and Lu'e have never heard such a sound that does not sound like crying or laughing like this in their life, what's more, in this dark tunnel, hearing this strange sound unexpectedly is worse than encountering anyone. The vicious poisonous snake monster made the two of them even more frightened.Yang Guo was considered bold, but he couldn't help jumping up, bumping his forehead on the ceiling of the cave, it really hurt.Gongsun Lue was so frightened that his body was covered in cold sweat and his hair stood on end, he hugged his legs. The two really don't know what to do, they dare not advance, and they are unwilling to retreat.Lue whispered: "Is it a ghost?" The voice of these three words was very low, but the voice on the left was crying and laughing again, and shouted: "Yes, I am a ghost, I am a ghost, haha, haha!" Yang Guo thought to himself: "Since she claims to be a ghost, she is not a ghost." So he said loudly: "I, Yang Guo, and Miss Gongsun both died, but I just wanted to escape, and I have no ill intentions towards others..." The man suddenly interrupted: "Miss Gongsun? What Miss Gongsun?" Yang Guo said, "The daughter of Valley Master Gongsun, Gongsun Lue." There was no more sound from there, as if this person disappeared without a trace. When the man seemed to be crying but not crying, smiling but not smiling, the two of them were terrified, and suddenly there was silence, and they felt unspeakable terror in the darkness, clinging to each other, not daring to move. move. After a long time, the man suddenly shouted: "What is the owner of Gongsun Valley, is it Gongsun Zhi?" The meaning was full of anger, but it could be heard that it was a woman's voice.Lue responded boldly: "My father's name is indeed single with the word 'zhi', can the old man know my father?" The man sneered, and said: "Do I know him? Hehe, I know him Is it?" Lue didn't dare to speak, so she just kept silent.After a while, the voice shouted again: "What's your name?" Lu'e said: "The junior's nickname is Lu'e, the green of red and green, the calyx of the flower." The man snorted and asked, "Who are you?" Year, what month, what day, when was it born?" Lue thought to himself that this weird person asked me what my birth date is, and she was afraid that he would use it to harm the demon, so she whispered in Yang Guo's ear, "Am I right?" Before Yang Guo could answer, the man sneered, "Your birthday Eighteen years old, birthday on the third day of February, born in Xushi, right?" Lue was taken aback, and exclaimed, "You...you...how do you know?" Suddenly, she felt an inexplicable strange feeling in her heart, she knew that the strange man in the cave would never harm her, so she grabbed Yang Guo's side, ran forward quickly, turned two corners, her eyes suddenly brightened. Dazzling, I saw a half-naked bald-headed mother-in-law sitting cross-legged on the ground, with an angry face and awe-inspiring power. Lue exclaimed "Ah" and stood there blankly.Afraid that she might make a mistake, Yang Guo hastily followed her in. But seeing that the place where the old woman was sitting was a natural grotto, deep without end, there was a big hole with a diameter of Zhang Xu on the top, through which the sunlight came in, but the big hole was more than a hundred Zhang away from the ground, this old woman Most of them accidentally fell in through the hole and couldn't get out ever since.This grotto is deep in the ground, even if she shouted loudly in the cave, people passing by above may not be able to hear it, but it is really strange how she survived falling from such a high place.Seeing that there are many jujube trees growing in the sunlight in the grotto, did she just fall on the tree, so she survived?Yang Guo saw that she only covered her body with some bark and leaves, he thought that she had lived in this grotto for a long time and her clothes were all torn. The mother-in-law just turned a blind eye to Yang Guo, looked up and down Lu'e, suddenly smiled sadly, and said: "Miss, you are so beautiful." Senior, hello." The mother-in-law looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, her voice was still neither crying nor laughing, and said, "Old man? Haha, hello, hello, haha, haha!" After speaking, her face was full of anger.Lue didn't know how the words of greeting offended her, she was very frightened, she looked back at Yang Guo for help. Yang Guo thought to himself that the old woman had been in the grotto for so long, she was mentally disturbed, it was inevitable, so she shook her head to Lue, smiled slightly, indicating that she doesn't need to be serious with her, looked around the terrain, thinking about how to climb out.Although the stone hole on the top of the head is high from the ground, with my own lightness kung fu, it is not necessarily impossible to venture out. But Lue focused on the mother-in-law, but saw that her hair was thinning, she was almost bald, her face was wrinkled, but her eyes were piercing.The mother-in-law also stared at Lue intently, the two looked at each other, but they ignored Yang Guo.The mother-in-law looked at it for a while, then suddenly said: "There is a cinnabar mark on your left waist, isn't it?" Lue was shocked again, thinking: "I don't even know about the red marks on my body, how can this mother-in-law who hides deep in the ground understand so well? She also knows my birth date, so it seems that she must have a very close relationship with my family. relationship." So she asked softly: "Mother-in-law, you must know my father and my deceased mother, right?" The mother-in-law was startled, and said, "Your deceased mother? Haha, I Naturally." Suddenly the voice was harsh, and he shouted: "Do you have a red mark on your waist? Quickly untie it and show it to me. If you speak half a lie, you will die." Lue turned her head and glanced at Yang Guo, her cheeks blushed.Yang Guo hurriedly turned his head and turned his back to her.Lue unbuttoned her gown, pulled up her middle coat, revealing her snow-white and crystal-clear waist, indeed there was a dark red spot the size of a thumb, the red and white complement each other, like red plums in the snow, very cute. The mother-in-law just glanced at her, her whole body trembled, her eyes filled with tears, she suddenly opened her hands, and shouted: "My darling, your mother misses you so much." Lue looked at her face, Suddenly excited by nature, he rushed up to her and cried, "Mom, mom!" Yang Guo heard that the two behind him called one baby and the other mother, he couldn't help being shocked, turned around, and saw the two hugging each other tightly, Lu E's back was heaving, but the mother-in-law's face was full of tears, her heart ached. Thinking: "Could it be that this mother-in-law is the mother of Miss Gongsun?" Seeing that the mother-in-law raised her eyebrows suddenly, her face was murderous, just like when Valley Master Gongsun made a move, Yang Guo secretly called out: "Not good." E pushed lightly on the shoulder, and shouted: "Stand away, I'll ask you." Lu E was startled, left her body, and called again: "Mom!" The mother-in-law said sharply: "What did Gongsun Zhi ask you to do? You want you to lie to me with sweet words, don't you?" Lue shook her head and shouted: "Mom, so you are still alive, Mom!" The expression on her face was again Like it, but also feel sad, this is obviously the true love between mother and daughter, how can there be a little bit of falsehood?But the mother-in-law still asked sharply: "Gongsun Zhi said that I was dead, didn't you?" Lue said: "My daughter has suffered for more than ten years, and I only know that she is an orphan without a mother. It turns out that my mother is alive and well. I am very happy today. Happy." The mother-in-law pointed at Yang Guo and said, "Who is he? Why are you bringing him here?" Lue said: "Mom, listen to me." So he told how Yang Guo entered the Valley of Unrequited Love, how he was poisoned by the love flower, and how the two of them fell into the crocodile pond from beginning to end. The main thing is to marry the little dragon girl, but it is completely ignored to prevent the mother from being jealous and troubled. When the mother-in-law met her ambiguity, she asked detailed questions little by little.Except for the matter of Xiaolongnv, Lue has nothing to hide.The mother-in-law's expression became more peaceful as she listened to it, and the expression on Yang Guo's expression became more and more friendly with every glance.Hearing Lue talk about how Yang Guo killed the crocodile and how he protected each other, the mother-in-law nodded repeatedly and said, "Very good, very good! Young man, it's not in vain that my daughter has taken a fancy to you." Lu'e blushed, lowered his head. Yang Guo thought about the various joints involved, so it's inconvenient to discuss in detail at this time, so he said: "Aunt Gongsun, let's think of a plan first, how to get out?" The mother-in-law's face suddenly darkened, and she shouted: "What Aunt Gongsun, you will never be able to say the word 'Aunt Gongsun' from now on. Don't look at my weakness, I want to kill you so easily." With a sudden boom, Something flew out of his mouth, with a clang sound, it hit the blade of the dagger in Yang Guo's hand. Yang Guo felt his arm shake violently, his five fingers couldn't hold it tightly, the dagger fell to the ground with a "dang".Shocked, he jumped back and saw a date stone next to the dagger, turning sharply on the ground.He was puzzled and thought: "With the strength of the dagger in my hand, even Jinlun Fawang's golden wheel, Daerba's golden pestle, and Gongsun Valley master's sawtooth golden knife cannot shake it out of my hand. This mother-in-law said He spit out a date stone, but knocked down my weapon, although I was not prepared, but this person's martial arts are really profound and unfathomable." Seeing the change of color on his face, Lue hurriedly said: "Brother Yang, my mother will never harm you." She walked over and took his hand, then turned to her mother and said, "Mom, just teach him how to call him, that's all. .He doesn't know." The mother-in-law smiled and said, "Okay, I don't change my surname when I'm doing business, or change my name when I'm sitting. People in the world call me 'Iron Palm Lotus Qiu Qianchi'. What do you call me? Hey, don't kneel down and kowtow, call me ' Mother-in-law'?" Lue hurriedly said: "Mom, you don't know, Brother Yang and his daughter are innocent, he...he has all the good intentions for his daughter, and has no other intentions." Qiu Qianchi said angrily: "Hmph, innocent? Nothing else? Where are your clothes? Why are you wearing his robes while you are only wearing tights?" Suddenly raising his voice, he said sharply, "If this Yang wants to imitate that Gongsun Zhi, he is so lucky and shameless. , I want him to die without a place to bury him. Yang, will you marry my daughter or not?" Yang Guo saw her talking insanely, it was unreasonable, why did he force himself to marry her daughter without saying a few words?但若率言拒绝，不免当场令绿萼十分难堪。何况这婆婆武功极高，脾气又怪，自己稍有应对不善，只怕她立时会施杀手，眼下三人同陷石窟之内，总是先寻脱身之计要紧，于是微微一笑，说道：“老前辈可请放心，公孙姑娘舍身救我，杨过决非没心肝的男子，此恩此德，终身不敢或忘。”这几句话说得极是滑头，虽非答应娶绿萼为妻，但裘千尺听来却甚为顺耳。她点点头道：“这就好了。” 公孙绿萼自然明白杨过的心意，向他望了一眼，目光中大有幽怨之色，垂首不言，过了半晌，向裘千尺道：“妈，你怎会在这里？爹爹怎么又说你已经过世，害得女儿伤心了十几年？倘若女儿早知你在这儿，拚着性命不要，也早来寻你啦。”她见母亲上身赤裸，如将杨过的袍子给她穿上，自己又是衣衫不周，当下撕落袍子的前后襟，给母亲披在肩头。 杨过心想小龙女所缝的这件袍子落得如此下场，心中一阵难过，触动情花之毒，全身又感到一阵剧烈疼痛。裘千尺见了，脸上一动，右手颤抖着探入怀中，似欲取甚么东西，但转念一想，仍是空手伸了出来。 绿萼从母亲的神色与举动之中瞧出了些端倪，求道：“妈，杨大哥身上这情花之毒，你能设法给治治么？”裘千尺淡淡的道：“我陷在此处自身难保，别人不能救我，我又怎能相救旁人？”绿萼急道：“妈，你救了杨大哥，他自会救你。便是你不救他，杨大哥也必定尽力助你。杨大哥，你说是不？” 杨过对这乖戾古怪的裘千尺实无好感，但想瞧在绿萼面上，自当竭力相助，便道：“这个自然。老前辈在此日久，此处地形定然熟知，能赐示一二么？” 裘千尺叹了口长气，说道：“此处虽然深陷地底，但要出去却也不难。”向杨过望了一眼，说道：“你心中定然在想，既然出去不难，何以枯守在此？唉，我手足筋脉早断，周身武功全失了啊。”杨过早便瞧出她手足的举动有异，绿萼却大吃一惊，问道：“你从上面这洞里掉下来跌伤的吗？”裘千尺森然道：“不是！是给人害的。”绿萼更是吃惊，颤声道：“妈，是谁害你的？咱们必当找他报仇。” 裘千尺嘿嘿冷笑，道：“报仇？你下得了这手么？挑断我手足筋脉的，便是公孙止。” 绿萼自从一知她是自己母亲，心中即已隐隐约约的有此预感，但听到她亲口说了出来，终究还是全身剧烈一震，问道：“为……为甚么？” 裘千尺向杨过冷然扫了一眼，道：“只因我杀了一个人，一个年轻美貌的女子。哼，只因我害死了公孙止心爱的女人。”说到这里，牙齿咬得格格作响。绿萼心中害怕，与母亲稍稍离开，却向杨过靠近了些。一时之间，石窟中寂静无声。 裘千尺忽道：“你们饿了罢？这石窟中只有枣子果腹充饥。”说着四肢着地，像野兽般向前爬去，行动甚是迅捷。绿萼与杨过看到这番情景，均感凄惨。裘千尺却是十多年来爬得惯了，也不以为意。绿萼正待抢上去相扶，已见她伏在一株大枣树下。 也不知何年何月，风吹枣子，从头顶洞孔中落下一颗，在这石窟的土中抽芽发茎，生长起来，开花结实，逐渐繁生，大大小小的竟生了五六十株。当年若不是有这么一颗枣子落下，即或落下而不生长成树，那么杨过与公孙绿萼来到这石窟时将只见到一堆白骨。谁想得到这具骸骨本是一位武林异人？绿萼自更不会知道是自己的亲生母亲。 裘千尺在地下捡起一枚枣核，放入口中，仰起头来吐一口气，枣核向上激射数丈，打正一根树干，枝干一阵摇动，枣子便如落雨般掉下数十枚来。 杨过暗暗点头，心道：“原来她手足断了筋脉，才逼得练成这一们口喷枣核的绝技，可见天无绝人之路，当真不假。”想到此处，精神不禁为之一振。 绿萼捡起枣子，分给母亲与杨过吃，自己也吃了几枚。在这地底的石窟之中，她款客奉母，举止有序，俨然是个小主妇的模样。 裘千尺遭遇人生绝顶的惨事，心中积蓄了十余年的怨毒，别说她本来性子暴躁，便是一个温柔和顺之人，也会变得万事不近人情，但母女究属天性，眼见自己日思夜想的女儿出落得这般明艳端丽，动静合度，怜爱的柔情渐占上风，问道：“公孙止说了我甚么坏话？” 绿萼道：“爹爹从来不提妈的事，小时候我曾问他我像不像妈？又问他，妈是生甚么病死的。爹爹忽地大发脾气，狠狠的骂了我一顿，吩咐我从此不许再提。过了几年我再问一次，他又是板起脸斥责。”裘千尺道：“那你心中怎么想？”绿萼眼中泪珠滚动，道：“我一直想，妈妈必定又是美貌，又是和善，爹爹跟你恩爱得不得了，因此你死了之后，旁人提到了你，他便要伤心难过，是以后来我也就不敢再问。” 裘千尺冷笑道：“现下你定是十分失望了，你妈妈既不美貌，又不和气，却是个凶狠恶毒的丑老太婆。早知如此，我想你还是没见到我的好。”绿萼伸出双臂搂住她脖子，柔声道：“妈，你和我心中所想的一模一样。”转头向杨过道：“杨大哥，我妈很好看，是不是？她待我好，待你也好，是不是？”这两句话问得语含至诚，在她心中，当真以为母亲乃是天下最好的妇人。 杨过心想：“她年轻时或许美貌，现今还说甚么好看？待你或许不错，对我就未必安着甚么好心。”但绿萼既然这么问，只得应道：“是啊，你说的对。” 但他话中语气就远不及绿萼诚恳，裘千尺一听便知，心道：“天可怜见，让我和女儿相会，今日她心中虽满是孺慕之情，但难保永是如此，我的一番含冤苦情，须得跟她说个明明白白。”于是说道：“萼儿，你问我为何身陷在此？为甚么公孙止说我已经死了，你好好坐着，我慢慢说给你听罢。”
裘千尺缓缓的道：“公孙止的祖上在唐代为官，后来为避安史之乱，举族迁居在这幽谷之中。他祖宗做的是武官，他学到家传的武艺，固然也可算得是青出于蓝，但真正上乘的武功，却是我传的。”杨过和绿萼同时“啊”了一声，颇感出于意料之外。 裘千尺傲然道：“你们幼小，自然不明白其中的道理。哼，铁掌帮帮主铁掌水上飘裘千仞，便是我的亲兄长。杨过，你把铁掌帮的情由说些给萼儿听。”杨过一怔，道：“铁掌帮？弟子孤陋寡闻，实不知铁掌帮是甚么。” 裘千尺破口骂道：“你这小子当面扯谎！铁掌帮威名震于大江南北，与丐帮并称天下两大帮会，你怎能不知？”杨过道：“丐帮嘛，晚辈倒听见过，这铁掌帮……”裘千尺急了，骂道：“嘿嘿，还亏你学过武艺，连铁掌帮也不知道……”绿萼见母亲气得面红耳赤，插口劝道：“妈，杨大哥还不到二十岁，他从小在深山中跟师父练武，武林中的事情不大明白，也是有的。”裘千尺不去理她，自管呶呶不休。 二十年前，铁掌帮在江湖上确是声势极盛，但二次华山论剑之时，帮主铁掌水上飘裘千仞皈依佛门，拜一灯大师为师，铁掌帮即风流云散。当铁掌帮散伙之时，杨过刚刚出世，后来没听旁人提及，他自是不知。实则他母亲穆念慈，便是在铁掌帮总舵的铁掌峰上失身于他父亲杨康，受孕怀胎，世上才有他杨过。此时裘千尺说起，他竟瞠目不知所对。裘千尺在绝情谷中僻处已近三十年，江湖上的变动全没听闻，只道铁掌帮称雄数百年，现下定是更加兴旺，听杨过居然说连“铁掌帮”三字也不知道，自是要暴跳如雷了。 杨过给她毫无来由的一顿乱骂，初时强自忍耐，后来听她越骂越不成话，怒气渐生，要待反唇相稽，刺她几句，抬起头来正要开口，只见绿萼凝视着他，眼中柔情款款，脸上满是歉然之色。杨过心中一软，脸上作个无可奈何之状，心下反而油然自得起来，暗想：“你妈妈越是骂得凶，你自是越加对我好。老太婆的唠叨是耳边风，美人的柔情却是心上事。”心下一宽，脑子特别机灵，忽地想起：“完颜萍姑娘的武功与那公孙止似是一路，她又说学的是铁掌功夫，料想与铁掌帮必有干系。”闭目一想，于完颜萍与耶律齐对战时所使的拳法刀法还记得七八成，至于与公孙止连斗数场，还只是几个时辰之前的事，于他的身形出手更是记得清晰，当即叫道：“啊哟，我记起啦。”裘千尺道：“甚么？” 杨过道：“三年之前，我曾见一位武林奇人与十八名江湖好汉动手，他一人空手对敌十八人，结果对方九人重伤，九人给他打死了，这位武林奇人听说便是铁掌帮的。”裘千尺急问：“那人是怎么一副模样？”杨过信口开河：“那人头是秃的，约莫六十来岁，红光满面，身材高大，穿件绿色袍子，自称姓裘……”裘千尺突然喝道：“胡说！我两位哥哥头上不秃，身材矮小，从来不穿绿色衣衫。你见我身高头秃，便道我哥哥也是秃头么？” 杨过心中暗叫：“糟糕！”脸上却不动声色，笑道：“你别心急，我又没说那人是你哥哥，难道天下姓裘的都须是你哥哥？”裘千尺给他驳得无言可说，问道：“那你说他的武功是怎样的？” 杨过站起身来，将完颜萍的拳法演了几路，再混入公孙止的身法掌势，到后来越打越顺手，石窟中掌影飘飘，拳风虎虎，招式虽有点似是而非，较之完颜萍原来的掌法却已高了不知多少。完颜萍拳法中疏漏不足之处，他身随意走，尽都予以补足，举手抬足，严密浑成，而每一掌劈出，更特意多加上几分狠劲。 裘千尺看得大悦，叫道：“萼儿，萼儿，这正是我铁掌帮的功夫，你仔细瞧着。”杨过一面打，裘千尺口讲指划，在旁解释拳脚中诸般厉害之处。杨过暗暗好笑，心道：“再演下去，便要露出马脚来了。”于是收势说道：“打到此处，那位武林奇人已经大胜，没再打下去了。”裘千尺十分欢喜，道：“许多招式你都记错了，手法也不对，但使到这样，也已经挺不容易。那武林奇人叫甚么名字？他跟你说些甚么？”杨过道：“这位奇人神龙见首不见尾，大胜之后，便即飘然远去。我只听那九个伤者躺在地下互相埋怨，说铁掌帮的裘老爷子也冒犯得的？可不是自己找死么？” 裘千尺喜道：“不错，这姓裘的多半是我哥哥的弟子。”她天性好武，十余年来手足舒展不得，此时见杨过演出她本门武功，自是见猎心喜，当即滔滔不绝的向二人大谈铁掌门的掌法与轻功。 杨过急欲出洞，将绝情丹送去给小龙女服食，虽听她说的是上乘武功，识见精到，闻之大有裨益，但想到小龙女身挨苦楚，哪里还有心情研讨武功？当即向绿萼使个眼色。 绿萼会意，问道：“妈，你怎么将武功传给爹爹的？”裘千尺怒道：“叫他公孙止！甚么爹爹不爹爹？”绿萼道：“是。妈，你说下去罢。” 裘千尺恨恨的道：“哼！”过了半晌，才道：“那是二十多年前的事了。我两个哥哥闹别扭，争吵起来……”绿萼插口道：“我有两位舅舅吗？”裘千尺道：“你不知道么？”声音变得甚是严厉，大有怪责之意。绿萼心想：“我怎么会知道？”应道：“是啊，从来没人跟我说过。” 裘千尺叹了口长气，道：“你……你果然是甚么都不知道。可怜！可怜！”隔了片刻，才道：“你两个舅舅是双生兄弟，大舅舅裘千丈、二舅舅裘千仞。他二人身材相貌、说话声音，全然一模一样，但遭际和性格脾气却大不相同。二哥武功极高，大哥则平平而已。我的武功是二哥亲手所传，大哥却和我亲近得多。二哥是铁掌帮帮主，他帮务既繁，自己练功又勤，很少和我见面，传我武功之时，也是督责甚严，话也不多说半句。大哥却是妹妹长、妹妹短的，和我手足之情很深。后来大哥和二哥说拧了吵嘴，我便帮着大哥点儿。”绿萼问道：“妈，两位舅舅为甚么事闹别扭？” 裘千尺脸上忽然露出一丝笑容，道：“这件事说大不大，说小不小，只怪我二哥太过古板。要知道二哥做了帮主，'铁掌水上飘裘千仞'这八个字在江湖上响亮得紧，大哥裘千丈的名头说出去却很少人知道。大哥出外行走，为了方便，有时便借用二哥的名字。他二人容貌相同，又是亲兄弟，借用一下名字有甚么大不了？可是二哥看不开，常为这事唠叨，说大哥招摇撞骗。大哥脾气好，给二哥骂时总是笑嘻嘻的赔不是。有一次二哥实在骂得凶了，竟不给大哥留丝毫情面。我忍不住在旁插嘴，护着大哥，把这事揽到自己头上，于是兄妹俩吵了一场大架。我一怒之下离了铁掌峰，从此没再回去。 “我独个儿在江湖上东闯西荡，有一次追杀一个贼人，无意中来到这绝情谷，也是前生的冤孽，与公孙止这……这恶贼……这恶贼遇上了，二人便成了亲。我年纪比他大着几岁，武功也强得多，成亲后我不但把全身武艺倾囊以授，连他的饮食寒暖，哪一样不是照料得周周到到，不用他自己操半点儿心？他的家传武功巧妙倒也巧妙，可是破绽太多，全靠我挖空心思的一一给他补足。有一次强敌来袭，若不是我舍命杀退，这绝情谷早就给人毁了。谁料得到这贼杀才狼心狗肺，恩将仇报，长了翅膀后也不想想自己的本领从何而来，不想想危难之际是谁救了他性命。”说着破口大骂，粗辞污语，越骂越凶。 绿萼听得满脸通红，觉得母亲在杨过之前如此詈骂丈夫，实是大为失态，连叫：“妈，妈！”可哪里劝阻得住？杨过却听得十分有劲，他也是恨透了公孙止，听她骂得痛快，正合心意，不免在旁凑上几句，加油添酱，恰到好处，大增裘千尺的兴头，若不是碍着绿萼的颜面，他也要一般的破口而骂了。 裘千尺直骂到辞穷才尽，骂人的言语之中更无新意，连旧意也已一再重复，这才不得不停，接下去说道：“那一年我肚子中有了你，一个怀孕的女人，脾气自不免急着点儿，哪知他面子上仍是一般的对我奉承，暗中却和谷中一个贱丫头勾搭上了。我生下你之后，他仍和那贱婢偷偷摸摸，我一点也不知情，还道我们有了个玉雪可爱的女儿，他对我更加好了些。我给这两个狗男女这般瞒在鼓里过了几年，我才在无意之中，听到这狗贼和那贱婢商量着要高飞远走，离开绝情谷永不归来。 “当时我隐身在一株大树后面，听得这贼杀才说如何忌惮我武功了得，必须走得越远越好，又说我如何管得他紧，半点不得自由，他说只有和那贱婢在一起，才有做人的乐趣。我一直只道他全心全意的待我，那时一听，气得几乎要晕了过去，真想冲出去一掌一个，将这对无耻狗男女当场击毙。然而他虽无情，我却总顾念着这些年来的夫妻恩义，还想这杀胚本来为人极好，定是这贱婢花言巧语，用狐媚手段迷住了他，当下强忍怒气，站在树后细听。 “只听他二人细细商量，说再过两日，我要静室练功，有七日七夜足不出户，他们便可乘机离去，待得我发觉时已然事隔七日，便万万追赶不上了。当时我只听得毛骨悚然，心想当真天可怜见，教我事先知晓此事，否则他们一去七日，我再到何处找去？”说到这里，牙齿咬得格格直响，恨恨不已。 绿萼道：“那年轻婢女叫甚么名字？她相貌很美么？” 裘千尺道：“呸！美个屁！这小贱人就是肯听话，公孙止说甚么她答应甚么，又是满嘴的甜言蜜语，说这杀胚是当世最好的好人，本领最大的大英雄，就这么着，让这贼杀才迷上了。哼，这贱婢名叫柔儿。他十八代祖宗不积德的公孙止，他这三分三的臭本事，哪一招哪一式我不明白？这也算大英雄？他给我大哥做跟班也还不配，给我二哥去提便壶，我二哥也一脚踢得他远远地。” 杨过听到这里，不禁对公孙止微生怜悯之意，心想：“定是你处处管束，要他大事小事都听你吩咐，你又瞧他不起，终于激得他生了反叛之心。”绿萼只怕她又骂个没完没了，忙问：“妈，后来怎样？” 裘千尺道：“嗯，当时这两个狗男女约定了，第三日辰时再在这所在相会，一同逃走，在这两天之中却要加倍小心，不能露出丝毫痕迹，以防给我瞧出破绽。接着二人又说了许多混话。那贱婢痴痴迷迷的瞧着这贼杀才，倒似他比皇帝老子还尊贵，比神仙菩萨更加法力无边。那贼杀才也就得意洋洋，不断的自称自赞，跟着又搂搂抱抱，亲亲摸摸，这些无耻丑态只差点儿没把我当场气死。第三日一早，我假装在静室中枯坐练功，公孙止到窗外来偷瞧了几次，脸上这副神情啊，当真是打从心底里乐将上来。我等他一走开，立即施展轻功，赶到他们幽会之处。那无耻的小贱人早已等在那里。我一言不发便将她抓起，抛入了情花丛中……”杨过与绿萼不由得都“啊”的一声叫了起来。 裘千尺向二人横了一眼，继续说道：“过了片刻，公孙止也即赶到，他见柔儿在情花丛中翻滚号叫，这份惊慌也不用提啦。我从树丛后跃了出来，双手扣住他脉门，将他也摔入了情花丛中。这谷中世代相传，原有解救情花之毒的丹药，叫做绝情丹。公孙止挣扎着起来，扶着那贱婢一齐奔到丹房，想用绝情丹救治。哈哈，你道他见到甚么？” 绿萼道：“妈……他见到甚么？”杨过心道：“定是你将绝情丹毁了个干净，哪还能有第二件事？” 裘千尺果然说道：“哈哈，他见到的是，丹房桌上放着一大碗砒霜水，几百枚绝情丹浸在碗中。要服绝情丹，不免中砒霜之毒，不服罢，终于也是不免一死。配制绝情丹的药方原是他祖传秘诀，然而诸般珍奇药材急切难得，而且调制一批丹药，须连经春露秋霜，三年之后方得成功。当下他奔来静室，向我双膝跪下，求我饶他二人性命。他知我顾念夫妻之情，决不致将绝情丹全数毁去，定会留下若干。他连打自己耳光，赌咒发誓，说只要我饶了他二人性命，他立时将柔儿逐出谷去，永不再跟她见面，此后再也不敢复起贰心。 “我听他哀求之时口口声声的带着柔儿，心下十分气恼，当即取出一枚绝情丹来放在桌上，说道：'绝情丹只留下一颗，只能救得一人性命。你自己知道，每人各服半颗，并无效验。救她还是救自己，你自己拿主意罢。'他立即取过丹药，赶回丹房。我随后跟去。这时那贱婢已痛得死去活来，在地下打滚。公孙止道：'柔儿，你好好去罢。我跟你一块死。'说着拔出长剑。柔儿见他如此情深义重，满脸感激之情，挣扎着道：'好，好。我跟你在阴间做夫妻去。'公孙止当胸一剑，便将她刺死了。 “我在丹房窗外瞧着，暗暗吃惊，只怕他第二剑便往自己颈口抹去，但见他提起剑来，我正要出声喝止，却见他伸剑在柔儿的尸身上擦了几下，拭去血迹，还入剑鞘，转头向窗外道：'尺姊姊，我甘心悔悟，亲手将这贱婢杀了，你就饶了我罢。'说着举手往口边一送，将那枚绝情丹吞服了。这一下倒是大出我意料之外，但如此了结，足见他悔悟之诚，我也甚感满意。当时他在房中设了酒宴，殷殷把盏，向我赔罪。我痛斥了他一顿，他不住口的自称该死，发下了几百个毒誓，说从此决不再犯。” 杨过心道：“这一下你可上了大当啦！”绿