Chapter 33 Thirty-third episode of Fengling Evening Talk

The first year of Emperor Lizong of the Great Song Dynasty was Kaiqing, which was the ninth year after Mongolian Great Khan Mengge took over the throne. It was early spring in February, and Fengling Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River was full of hustle and bustle. The weather has been changing from cold to warm these past few days. The Yellow River first thawed out, but on this day when the north wind blew, it started snowing and the river water froze again.Boats cannot be ferried on the water, and cars cannot be driven on the ice. Many guests who wanted to cross the river down the river were blocked at Fengling Ferry, unable to set off.Although there are a few inns on Fenglingdu, but there is an endless stream of tourists coming from the north, within half a day, the occupants are already full, and the later merchants have nowhere to stay.

The largest inn in the town is called "Andu Old Store", and it takes the prestige of a safe transition.The guest house of this inn is spacious, and the merchants who cannot find the inn come here, so it is even more crowded.The shopkeeper exhausted his words, three or four people were crammed into each room, and the remaining twenty or so people really had nothing to do with them, so they had to sit around in the lobby.The clerk moved the tables and chairs and lit a big fire in the hall.Outside the door, the north wind howled, and the cold wind mixed with snow squeezed in through the crack of the door, blowing the fire sometimes bright and sometimes dark.It seems that most of the guests will not be able to make the trip tomorrow, and their brows and hearts are full of worry.

The sky was getting darker, but the snow was getting bigger and bigger. Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes was heard, and the three horsemen galloped over and stopped at the door of the inn.An old customer in the hall frowned and said, "There is another guest here." Sure enough, I heard a woman's voice say: "The shopkeeper, prepare two spacious and clean upper rooms." The shopkeeper said with a smile: "I'm sorry, old man, the small shop is already full, and there is really no room for it. Come." The woman said: "Okay, then one room will be fine." The shopkeeper said: "I'm really sorry, but the small shop can't invite the distinguished guests, but today there are really no guests. It's full." The woman waved her horsewhip, slapped it, and gave a false blow in the air, shouting: "Nonsense! You open an inn, and you don't have a store, so what kind of store are you opening? Can't you ask someone to let you go?" ? Just give you more money." Saying that, he barged into the hall.

When everyone saw this woman, their eyes suddenly lit up. They saw that she was over thirty years old, with an apricot face and peach cheeks, and a beautiful face. She was wearing a royal blue brocade fur coat with a piece of mink peeking out at the neckline, and her attire was quite luxurious.This young woman was followed by a man and a woman, both about fifteen or sixteen years old, the man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a rough expression, while the woman was elegant and beautiful.Both the boy and the girl were wearing light green satin leather jackets, and around the girl's neck was a string of pearls, each of which was the size of an ordinary little finger, emitting a faint halo.The merchants were intimidated by the aura of these three people, those who were talking kept silent and stared at the three of them blankly.

The shop assistant bowed and said with a smile: "Grandma, look, these guest officials can't find a shop room. If you three don't feel wronged, I will ask everyone to move to a place and warm up here. Let's spend the night carelessly, and it will freeze solidly tomorrow, maybe we can cross the river." The young woman was very impatient, but seeing the situation was true, she frowned and remained silent.A middle-aged woman sitting by the fire said: "Grandma, you just sit here and warm yourself up to the fire, and then talk after you get rid of the cold." The beautiful young woman said: "Okay, thank you very much." Sitting next to the middle-aged woman The male guest next to him quickly moved to the side to make room for the boss.

Not long after the three of them sat down, the shop assistant delivered the food.The dishes are also rich, including chicken and a large pot of white wine.That beautiful young woman had a lot of alcohol, she drank another bowl after another, the young man and the elegant girl also drank some with her, according to the three of them, they were sisters and brothers.The boy seemed to be younger than a girl, but he called her "sister". The crowd sat around the fire, listening to the loud wind outside the door, and couldn't fall asleep for a moment. A man with a Shanxi accent said: "This weather is really tormenting. It thaws for a while and freezes for a while. God really doesn't give people a good life." A short man with a Hubei accent said: "Don't complain, we There is a hot fire here, and there is a stable meal to eat, so what are you arguing about? As long as you live in our besieged city of Xiangyang, no matter how miserable the world is, it will become a nest of comfort."

The beautiful young woman glanced at her siblings when she heard the words "Siege of Xiangyang". A guest with a Cantonese accent asked: "Excuse me, brother, what happened to Xiangyang during the siege?" The Hubei guest said: "Everyone has already heard about the brutality of the Mongolian Tartars, so there is no need to say more. Then One year, more than 100,000 Mongol troops stormed Xiangyang, and Master Lu, who commanded the defenders, was a weak and incompetent man. Fortunately, Guo Daxia and his wife fought against the enemy with all their strength..." The young woman's expression changed again when she heard the name of "Guo Daxia and his wife".The guest from Hubei continued: "The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang City are all trying their best to defend the city, and no one flinches back. The villain is just a small merchant pushing a cart. Help defend the city. The big arrow scar on my face was shot by the Mongolian Tartars." Everyone looked at his face together and saw that there was an arrow wound the size of a teacup under his left eye, and they couldn't help but respect him.

The guest from Guangdong said: "I have a large population in the Song Dynasty. If everyone is like an old man, the Mongol Tartars are ten times more fierce, and they will not be able to occupy my country." The Hubei man said: "Yes, look at the Mongolian army. For more than ten years, it has been unable to fight, but other places have been handy. I heard that dozens of countries outside the Western Regions were destroyed by Mongolian soldiers, and our Xiangyang has always stood tall. Kublai Khan, the fourth prince of Mongolia, came to supervise the battle under the city. But we can't help us from Xiangyang." He said with a look of complacency.

The Cantonese guest said: "The common people want to fight the Tartars with all their lives. If the Tartars come to Guangdong, look at us Cantonese and make a damn good fight with them." The Hubei man said: "If you don't fight the Tartars with your life, Ordinary lifeless. The Mongolian Tartars could not enter Xiangyang, so they captured the Han people outside the city, tied them under the city, and beheaded them one by one. Dragging under the city and running around the city, the child was already out of breath within half a circle. When we heard the children crying and howling at the top of the city, it was like a knife piercing my heart. The Tartars only wanted to use such brutal methods to be able to We were so scared that we surrendered, but the more vicious he was, the stronger we guarded. In that year, Xiangyang City ran out of food and had no water to drink. Later, even the bark and sewage were eaten and drunk, but the Tartars still couldn’t attack. Later, the Tartars had no choice but to retreat." The Cantonese said, "If Xiangyang hadn't been unyielding for more than ten years, half of the Song Dynasty might have disappeared."

Everyone asked about the situation of defending the city in Xiangyang, the Hubei native spoke eloquently, and praised Guo Jing and Huang Rong as if they were gods, and everyone praised them endlessly. A guest with a Sichuan accent suddenly sighed: "Actually, there are good officials guarding the city everywhere. It's just that the court does not distinguish between loyal and traitorous. Often the treacherous officials enjoy the glory and wealth, but the loyal ones die of injustice. Needless to say, the grandfather Yue of the previous dynasty, such as In our Sichuan, the imperial court killed several loyal ministers who defended the land." The Hubei human said: "Who is that? I want to ask for advice." The Sichuan human said: "The Mongol Tartars have attacked Sichuan for more than ten years, all thanks to Yu Jieyu The general guarded the defense, and all the people in Sichuan regarded him as a Buddha of ten thousand families. Who would have thought that the emperor listened to the words of the traitor Ding Daquan, saying that Marshal Yu was arbitrarily powerful and arrogant, and gave him medicine and wine to force him to commit suicide. A cowardly and incompetent treacherous party came to be the marshal. Later, when the Tartars attacked, Chuanbei couldn’t hold it on the spot. The soldiers in front of the battle will be Marshal Yu’s old troops, and everyone will fight to the death. But the marshal will only flatter his superiors, and when he comes to war , dispatching troops and generals are not good at anything, so naturally they couldn't resist. Ding Daquan and Chen Dafang's traitorous gang protected that shit Marshal, against the unjust and indomitable General Wang Weizhong, collaborating with the enemy, and even arrested his whole family in Beijing and beheaded General Wang It's gone." When he said this, his voice was a little sobbing, and everyone sighed in unison.

The guest from Guangdong said angrily: "The important affairs of the country are ruined by these treacherous ministers. I heard that there are three dogs in the court, and this treacherous minister Ding Daquan is one of them." A fair-skinned young man has been listening, silent At this moment, he interjected and said, "That's right, Ding Daquan, Chen Dafang, and Hu Dachang are the most treacherous ministers in the court. The people of Lin'an added a dot to the word 'big' in their names, and called them Dinggou. Quan, Chen Quanfang, Hu Quanchang." Everyone laughed when they heard this. The Sichuan man said: "Listen to my accent, he is from Lin'an, Kyoto." The young man said: "Exactly." The young man said: "I still saw it with my own eyes. When General Wang died, his expression remained unchanged, he was majestic, he scolded Ding Daquan and Chen Dafang for harming the country and the people, and there was another strange incident." Everyone asked together: "What strange incident?" The young man said: "General Wang was murdered by Chen Dafang. When General Wang was kidnapped and taken to the execution ground, he shouted loudly on the long street, saying that he would appeal to the Jade Emperor after his death. On the third day after General Wang died, Chen Sure enough, Dafang died suddenly at home, but his head was hanging high above the eaves of the bell tower at the East Gate of Lin'an, hanging high on a long pole. Even apes and monkeys could not climb up this place, let alone humans. It's not the gods and generals sent by the Jade Emperor, but who did it?" Everyone was amazed.The young man said: "Everyone in Lin'an is aware of this matter, but I did not make it up in An Bai. If you go to Lin'an, you will know." The Sichuan man said: "This brother's words are indeed true. It's just that the one who killed Chen Dafang was not a god or general, but a hero." The young man shook his head and said, "I think Chen Dafang is a high official in the court. The general's guards are so well guarded, how can ordinary people kill him? Besides, if you want to hang the head of this treacherous minister high on the corner of the bell tower, you can only have this ability if you have wings." The Sichuan man said: "After all, there are extraordinary heroes with extraordinary abilities. But if I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe." The young man wondered, "Did you see him hang Chen Dafang's head on a pole with your own eyes? How did you see it with your own eyes?" The Sichuan native hesitated for a moment, and said: "General Wang Weizhong has a son. He fled when General Wang was arrested. The treacherous ministers in the court wanted to kill the grass and roots, and sent troops to chase after him. The son of General Wang is also an officer. He was outnumbered. Seeing that he was about to be caught by the pursuers, a savior came and beat dozens of soldiers and horses to pieces with his bare hands. General Xiao Wang told his father and son how to defend the country but was framed by treacherous ministers. The hero rushed to Lin'an overnight, trying to rescue General Wang, but he was two days late, and General Wang had already been killed. The hero was so angry that he went to cut off Chen Dafang's head that night. Although the eaves of the bell tower were made of monkeys It is impossible to climb up, but the hero just jumped up with a light touch." The guest from Guangdong asked: "Who is this knight? What does he look like?" The Sichuan man said: "I don't know the name of this knight, but he is missing a right arm. One horse, lead one horse, and the other horse has a big strange looking bird..." Before he finished speaking, a man with a rough expression said loudly: "That's right, this is the well-known bird in the rivers and lakes. 'Condor Hero'!" The Sichuanese asked: "Is he called 'Condor Hero'?" The man said: "Yes, this hero is a chivalrous man who fights justice, but he never refuses to say his name. The strange bird was inseparable, so he gave him the nickname "Condor Hero". He said that he would never dare to take the word "hero", and others had to call him "Condor Hero". , why can't he be called a "hero"? If he can't afford it, who can afford it?" The beautiful young woman interrupted suddenly: "You are also a hero, and I am also a hero. Hmph, there are too many heroes." The Sichuan native said awe-inspiringly: "Where did this grandma come from? Although the villain doesn't understand the affairs of the rivers and lakes, in order to save the life of the general Wang, the eagle hero rushed from Jiangxi to Lin'an for four days and four nights." , eyes closed, didn't sleep for half an hour. He and General Wang were strangers, but he just pitied him for serving the country loyally, but was framed by treacherous ministers, so he risked himself so recklessly, defending General Wang's grievances and leaving orphans, you Should we call him a hero?" The young woman snorted, and when she was about to refute, the Wenxiu girl beside her said: "Sister, this hero has acted like this, so he deserves to be called a 'hero'." Everyone feels that it is indescribably comfortable and pleasant to hear. The young woman said: "What do you know?" Turning to the Sichuan man, she said: "How can you know so clearly? Isn't it just hearsay? 90% of the rumors in Jianghu are unreliable." The Sichuan native pondered for a while, and said seriously: "The villain's surname is Wang, and General Wang Weizhong is his late father. The villain's life was saved by the Condor Hero. As a criminal, the imperial court issued a document to arrest the villain. The head on the neck. But since the reputation of the savior is involved, the villain dare not be greedy for life and fear death, and hide it." Everyone was stunned when they heard what he said.The Cantonese raised his thumb and said loudly: "Little General Wang, you are a good man, whoever is shameless dares to report to the government, everyone will give him a white knife in and a red knife out." The crowd shouted yes .Hearing what he said, the beautiful woman could no longer refute. The Wenxiu girl looked at the flickering flames, lost her mind leisurely, and said softly: "Hero of the Condor, Hero of the Condor..." Turning her head to General Xiao Wang, she said, "Uncle Wang, this master of Condor Since chivalrous martial arts are so strong, why is there an arm missing?" The beautiful woman's expression changed drastically, her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to speak, but she held back.General Xiao Wang shook his head and said: "I can't even ask the Condor Hero's name, and I don't even know his life experience." The beautiful woman snorted and said: "Of course you don't know." The Lin'an youth said: "The Condor Hero killed the treacherous minister, General Xiao Wang witnessed it with his own eyes, so naturally it was not done by the gods and generals. But the traitorous minister Ding Daquan's face turned green overnight, but it must be because of the punishment from heaven." The Cantonese said: "Why did his face turn green overnight? It's really strange." The Lin'an youth said: "In the past Lin'an people called Ding Daquan Ding Quanquan, but now they call it 'Ding Qingpi'. He Originally fair skin, suddenly turned blue overnight, and never faded since then, no matter how clever he is, the doctor can't heal it. I heard that the emperor asked about it, and the treacherous minister said: "He serves the emperor wholeheartedly, worrying about state affairs, He didn't sleep for several nights, so his face turned blue. But everyone in Lin'an city said that this treacherous man has brought disaster to the country and the people, and the Jade Emperor sent a god to beat his face blue." The Cantonese smiled and shook his head, saying: "This is even more so. It's getting weirder." The rough-looking man burst out laughing, patted his legs and shouted: "The Condor Hero did this too, hehe, I'm so happy." Everyone hurriedly asked, "Why did the Condor Hero do it too?" Laughing, he said repeatedly: "Happy, happy." The Cantonese customer wanted to know more details, so he ordered the waiter in the shop to call two catties of white dry, and invited the big man to drink. The big man drank a big bowl of Baigan, became more excited, and said loudly: "This matter is not brother bragging, brother also has a little credit. That night, the Condor Hero suddenly came to Lin'an and asked me to lead my companions to Lin'an Qiantang County. The Kongmu guards in the yamen were tied up together, stripped off their clothes, and asked Qiao to act as an official servant. Everyone was surprised and happy. They didn't know why the Condor Hero gave him such an order, but they thought it would be a good show, so they naturally followed the order. After the third watch, the Condor Hero arrived at the Qiantang County Yamen, he put on the county magistrate's uniform, sat in the main hall, slapped the gavel, and shouted: 'Take the prisoner Ding Daquan!'" He spoke up to this point, Froth flew up and took a big gulp of wine. The Cantonese visitor asked, "Brother, what did you do for a living in Lin'an at that time?" The man glanced at him and said loudly, "What do you do for a living? You drink in big bowls, eat meat in big pieces, and share money in big scales. What you do is worthless." Buying and selling." The Cantonese guest was taken aback and didn't dare to ask again. The big man said again: "At that time, when I heard the word 'Ding Daquan', I was stunned and thought: 'Ding Daquan is the prime minister of the court, why did the Condor Hero bring him here?' I saw the god Diao Xia slapped the gavel again, and the two men really grabbed a guy in a minister's uniform. A year earlier, Ding Daquan came to Yousheng Temple to burn incense. I saw his face outside the Taoist Temple. When I saw it, it wasn’t Ding Daquan who was it? He was shaking with fright, wanting to kneel but didn’t want to kneel. A brother kicked him in the knee, and he fell to the ground and fell to his knees, haha, happy, happy! The Condor Hero asked: "Ding Daquan, have you been convicted?" Hurry up and recruit me." Ding Daquan said: "Who are you? You don't know the law of the king for robbing and insulting ministers?" Everyone has always hated this treacherous official, and now they redoubled their efforts when they hit the board, only to beat this traitor fainted several times, begging for mercy repeatedly. The Condor Hero asked him a question, and he answered, never daring to be stubborn again. God The Condor Hero ordered him to take the pen and paper, and told him to write a confession. He hesitated for a while, and the Condor Hero ordered us to spank his bottom and slap his mouth." The Wenxiu girl chuckled and said in a low voice, "Interesting, interesting!" The big man took a big gulp of his wine and said with a smile: "Yeah, it was very interesting at first. That Ding Daquan couldn't beat him, so he had to write his own confession, but he procrastinated and wrote very slowly. The Condor Hero kept urging, He always refused to write quickly. Soon it was getting bright, and there was a lot of noise outside the yamen. When a large number of soldiers and horses arrived, it seemed that the wind had leaked out. The Condor Hero became angry and shouted: "Cut his head off!" A wink. I knew that the Condor Hero would not easily kill someone, so I pulled out the steel knife and slashed at Ding Daquan's neck. It wasn't the edge of the blade, but the back of the blade. But Ding Daquan was frightened, his face turned blue suddenly, and he fainted. The Condor Hero laughed and said, "This is enough for him, we don't have to kill him." He wants the imperial court to punish him according to the law." So we put on the clothes of government servants, slipped away from the side gate, and went home separately. After the old man killed him himself, there was no confrontation or war, and everyone retreated safely. I heard that the Condor Hero was the first The next day, I went to the palace in person and gave Ding Daquan's confession to the old emperor. But I don't know how Ding Daquan's rhetoric, the old emperor actually believed him, and let him continue to be the prime minister." General Xiao Wang sighed: "If the lord is not stupid and unreasonable, treacherous ministers can't do evil. After Qin Hui, Han Tuozhou came; after Han Tuozhou, Shi Miyuan came; after Shi Miyuan, Ding Daquan came again. It seems that Dao is gaining power day by day, and this is another person who harms the country and the people. Alas, one after another, my Great Song Dynasty is in danger." The big man said: "Unless the Condor Hero is invited to be the prime minister, then the Tartars will be repelled, and the world will be defeated." Peaceful." The beautiful young woman interjected: "Huh, he is also worthy to be a prime minister?" The big man said angrily: "He is not worthy, do you deserve it?" The young woman became angry and shouted: "What are you, how dare you be rude to me?" Seeing that the big man was holding a poker stick in his hand, he picked up a piece of firewood from the ground and knocked on the poker.The big man's arm trembled, and he felt numb all over his body. With a bang, the fire stick dropped from his hand and fell to the ground. Sparks splashed from the fire, scorching dozens of his beards.Everyone screamed.Although the big man was irritable, after having learned such martial arts from her, he didn't dare to get angry, he just grumbled and stroked his beard, and didn't even want to drink alcohol. The Wenxiu girl said: "Sister, people say that the Condor Hero speaks well, why don't you always listen to it?" She turned her head and smiled at the big man, and said, "Uncle, don't take offense." The big man was originally full of anger, but when he saw her smile so sweetly, his anger disappeared immediately, and he smiled back with his mouth open. He wanted to say something polite, but he didn't know how to word it. The girl said: "Uncle, how did you recognize that Condor Hero?" The big man glanced at the young woman, hesitated to say anything.The girl said: "You agree, as long as you don't offend my sister. How old is the Condor Hero? Is his sculpture good?" Before the big man could answer, he turned to the young woman and said, "Sister, I don't know how his divine eagle compares with our pair of white eagles?" The young woman said: "Compared with our two eagles? There is no eagle in the world that can compare with our two eagles." The girl said: "That's not necessarily true. Daddy often said: Those who learn martial arts must know that there is a sky beyond the sky." There are people in the world, and we must not be complacent. Since people are like this, there are birds better than our eagles, presumably." The young woman said: "You are young, what do you know? When we came out, my parents Tell you to listen to me, don’t you remember?” The girl smiled and said, “It depends on whether you are right. Brother, are you right in my words or in my sister’s words?” Although the boy next to her was tall and strong, his face was full of childishness, he hesitated for a while, and said: "I don't know. Daddy said that we two should listen to the elder sister, and told you not to talk back to the elder sister." The young woman was very proud, and said: "Isn't it?" The girl was not angry when she saw her younger brother helping her elder sister, and said with a smile: "You don't understand anything." Turning around, she said to the rough man: "Uncle, Tell me the story of the Condor Hero again!" The big man said: "Okay, since the girl wants to listen, I will tell you that although my surname Song is low-level, I am also a well-known man. I have never said a word of falsehood in my life. If the girl doesn't believe it, then go Don't listen." The girl picked up the jug and poured him a bowl of wine, and said with a smile, "Why don't I believe it? Tell me quickly!" Then she shouted: "The waiter, make another ten catties of wine and cut twenty catties of beef, my sister Sister invites all uncles and uncles to drink to drive away the cold air." The waiter in the store agreed repeatedly, yelling and ordering.Everyone smiled and thanked in unison.Not long after, three shop companions brought up the wine and meat. The beautiful young woman said with a serious face: "I want to treat guests, and I don't invite people who talk nonsense. The waiter, the money for this wine and meat cannot be charged to my account." The waiter was stunned, looking at the young woman, then at the girl, do not know what to do.The girl pulled out a gold hairpin from her head, handed it to the waiter, and said, "This is a real gold hairpin, worth more than a dozen taels of silver. You can exchange it for me. Make another ten catties of wine, and cut twenty catties of mutton." The young woman said angrily: "Sister, you must be angry with me, aren't you? The pearl of the hairpin alone is worth more than a hundred taels of silver. You are so desperate to come with Uncle Zhu, but you are so casual." Let me invite someone to drink. When you return to Xiangyang, how will you explain when Mom asks you?" The girl stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "I said I lost it on the road, and I couldn't find it after looking for it." The young woman said: "I'm not going to lie to you." The girl stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of beef, put it in her mouth and ate it, and said, "I've eaten it, can I return it? Please, everyone, you're welcome." Seeing her sister fighting against each other, everyone found it interesting, they all liked the girl's innocence and unrestrained nature, even those who couldn't drink took a few sips from their wine bowls and secretly helped the girl.The young woman closed her eyes angrily, and reached out her hands to plug her ears. The girl smiled and said: "Uncle Song, my sister has fallen asleep, you can say it loudly, so as not to wake her up." The young woman opened her eyes and said angrily, "When did I fall asleep?" the girl said "That's even better, I won't bother you anymore." The young woman said loudly, "Xiang'er, let me tell you, if you argue with me again, I don't want you to go with me tomorrow." The girl said "I'm not afraid, I'm going with my third brother myself." The young woman said: "My third brother will follow me." The girl said: "Third brother, who do you want to go with?" The young man had a hard time being a man, he helped the eldest sister, the second sister would be annoyed, if he helped the second sister, the eldest sister would get angry again, and said in a muttered voice: "Mom said, the three of us should go together, we must not be separated." The young woman Glaring at the girl, he said bitterly: "I knew you were so disobedient, and you were kidnapped by bad guys when you were young, so I wouldn't be in a hurry to find you back." Hearing what she said, the young girl softened her heart, put her arms around the young woman's shoulders, and begged: "My good sister, don't be angry, it's my fault." The young woman ignored her angrily, and the young girl said: " If you don't laugh, I'll tickle you." The young woman turned her head even more.The girl suddenly stretched out her right hand, and hit the young woman's back to her armpit.The young woman didn't turn her head back, and swept her left hand back.The girl took her wrist with her left hand, and continued to move forward with her right hand.The young woman's right elbow sank slightly, pressing against the crook of the girl's arm.The girl turned her palm in a circle to avoid her pressure, her posture was extremely beautiful.In an instant, the two of them came and went and disassembled seven or eight moves, all of which were ingenious "small grappling techniques".Although the young girl couldn't touch her sister's armpits, the young woman couldn't grab her sister's wrist either. Suddenly someone from the corner of the room shouted: "What a handsome man!" The two sisters stopped at the same time and looked into the corner of the room, only to see one curled up in a ball, with his head buried between his knees, and he was deeply asleep.When the two sisters sat down by the fire, even though they saw that he was so asleep, he never moved. Although others could not see his face, he also could not see the two sisters playing. It seems that this applause was not made by him. . The young man said: "Eldest sister, second sister, Daddy told us not to show off our kung fu casually." The girl smiled and said: "Little old man, young and mature, you are right." Turning to the rough man, he said: "Uncle Song , I’m sorry, we sisters were too busy bickering and forgot to listen to your story, please hurry up and talk.” The man surnamed Song said: "I'm not telling a story, it's an absolutely true experience." The girl said: "Yes, what you Uncle Song said is certainly true." The big man took a sip of his wine and said with a smile: "I have eaten so much wine and meat from the girl, or I can't say it. If I didn't lose all three dice last night, I should really ask the girl to return it." .Your uncle is long and uncle is short. Is it for nothing? Speaking of how I met the Condor Hero, I am similar to this little general Wang. It was the Condor Hero who saved my life. But this time he is not But he paid for martial arts." The girl smiled and said, "Hey, that's strange, he paid for you? How much money are you worth?" The big man laughed loudly, and said: "My surname Song, this cheap meat is much more valuable than beef and pork. The Condor Hero actually paid two thousand taels of silver. More than five years ago, I fought against injustice in Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, and killed him." I killed a local ruffian, murdered him, sentenced him to be executed, and there was nothing to say. But a few days later, the county magistrate in Licheng County interrogated a local tyrant who committed all kinds of crimes, and then took me to court to be tortured, saying that I did all the things that the local tyrant murdered for money, kidnapped people for ransom, robbed civilian women, and offered prostitution and gambling. I released the local tyrant in court. Later, the cell boss told me that the local tyrant gave away a thousand dollars. I gave the county magistrate two pieces of silver, and the magistrate put all his crimes on me. Anyway, one capital crime is beheading, and ten capital crimes are also beheading. Soaring to the sky, yelling and scolding corrupt officials in prison, but what's the use of that? "After a few days, the corrupt official came up for retrial again, and the local tyrant knelt beside me again. I yelled: 'The corrupt official, you corrupted the law by corrupting the law, and you will die in the future!' The corrupt official smiled and said: 'Song Wu, you You don’t need to be so hot, the official has already checked it out, you are wronged. You didn’t kill that ruffian, it’s all the crime!’ He pointed at the local tyrant, ordered the yamen servant to beat him severely, and went up again. He forced him to confess that he killed that ruffian, and then let me out. Now I can’t figure it out, I obviously killed that ruffian, so how can I charge it to someone else?” The girl laughed aloud when she heard this, and said, "This magistrate is really a complete fool." Song Wudao: "He is not confused. When I got home, my old mother told me that after I was sentenced to death, my mother cried bitterly on the street every day. This day coincided with the Condor Hero passing by and asked why. God Diao Xia went to inquire again and understood the reason. The old man said that he was busy and had no time to settle accounts with this corrupt official. He gave my mother two thousand taels of silver and bought me out. For three months, rumors were circulating in the county that the county magistrate lost his temper and vomited blood. It turned out that 4,000 taels of silver were stolen one night. I knew it must be the work of the Condor Hero. Moved to Lin'an Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River. After more than a year, someone told me that there was a man with a broken arm by the sea, with a big strange bird, who stared blankly at the tide for several days. I hurried to Go, if you really see the old man, then you can kowtow to him and thank you." The young woman suddenly said: "What are you thanking? He paid two thousand taels, received four thousand taels, and made a net profit of two thousand taels of silver. How can this man named Yang be willing to do something to lose money?" The girl said: "My surname is Yang Yes, is the Condor Hero's surname Yang?" The young woman said: "I don't know, and I didn't say his surname is Yang." The girl said: "I clearly heard what you said." The young woman said: "It must be you who listened. wrong." The girl said: "Okay! I won't argue with you. Even if that Condor Hero made two thousand taels of silver, he must have used it to help the poor. He is a generous and unrestrained hero. How could he still be greedy for money?" ?” Everyone cheered in unison and said, “Young lady is right!” The girl asked: "Uncle Song, what is the Condor Hero doing looking at the sea? Is he waiting for someone?" Song Wu shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, we dare not ask about such things." The young girl picked up two sticks of firewood and threw them into the fire, watched the light turn from dark to red, and said softly: "Although the Condor Hero is anxious about and relieves people's difficulties, maybe he himself has a difficult problem." What's on his mind? Why is he staring blankly at the tide?" A middle-aged woman sitting in the west corner suddenly said: "The little lady has a cousin who has met the Condor Hero by chance, and she also saw the Condor Hero staring at the sea with a strange expression, so she asked him personally. Condor Hero said: 'My first wife is on the other side of the ocean, so we can't meet each other.'" Everyone said "Oh" unanimously. The Wenxiu girl said: "It turns out that he has a wife. I don't know why he is on the other side of the sea. He is so powerful, why doesn't he go across the sea to find her?" The middle-aged woman said: "My cousin also asked the same question. Him. He said: 'The sea is vast, I don't know where to see it.'" The girl sighed softly: "I expected that such a character must be born with the utmost sincerity and affection, which is really good." Then asked: " Isn’t your cousin very handsome? She secretly likes the Condor Hero, doesn’t she?” The beautiful young woman shouted, “Second Sister, you’re dreaming again!” The middle-aged woman said: "My cousin's appearance can be regarded as a beauty. The Condor Hero saved her mother and killed his father. No one else can know whether my cousin secretly likes the Condor Hero. A loyal and honest farmer. Condor Hero gave her a lot of money, and her life is pretty good." The girl said: "The Condor Hero saved her mother and killed his father. This is really amazing. .” The beautiful young woman said: "This man has a very strange temper. When he is good, he saves lives, but when he is evil, he wields a sword to kill people. Yes, he has been like this since he was a child." The girl said: "He has been like this since he was a child? How do you know? "The young woman said: "I know." The girl kept asking why, but the young woman never said anything.The girl said: "Okay, if you don't say it, don't say it, I don't care to hear it! Anyway, if you say it, I may not believe it." Turning to the middle-aged woman, she said: "Sister-in-law, take your cousin's Tell me what happened, okay?" The woman said: "Okay. My cousin and I are aunts and sisters. There is a seventeen-year age difference between us. Her mother is my aunt..." The girl smiled and said, "Her father is your uncle. The woman laughed and said, "Look, I'm chattering, no wonder the girl is impatient. My uncle is from Henan. That year the Mongol Tartars invaded Neihuang and captured my uncle as a slave." My aunt took my cousin and begged along the road, from Henan to Shandong, and from Shandong to Shanxi, to find out my uncle's whereabouts." General Xiao Wang sighed: "It's extremely rare to find a husband from thousands of miles away." The woman said: "Because my aunt and cousin are good-looking, it is even more difficult to travel on the road. The two of them blackened their faces with mud to prevent the bad guys from taking advantage of their sex..." The girl asked: "What's the matter of seeing sex?" Half of the people sitting around the fire laughed.The beautiful young woman said angrily: "Second sister, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, big girl, isn't this a joke?" The girl muttered: "I don't understand, so why ask?" The middle-aged woman smiled and said: "These are ugly words, it's good that the girl doesn't understand. Oh, my aunt and cousin searched for four years, and the emperor paid off, and finally found my uncle in Huaibei. It turned out that he was in a Mongolian Qianhu was a slave. That Qianhu was very vicious. When my aunt saw my uncle, he had just given Qianhu a discounted left leg. My aunt was heartbroken and begged that Qianhu to be released and go home. Qianhu would not agree, saying that this slave was bought with one hundred taels of silver, and unless there were five hundred taels of silver to redeem, he would rather be killed than let him go. My aunt couldn't even get five taels of silver.五百两银子？左思右想，只得做起那不要脸的勾当，将自己和女儿都卖入了勾栏……” 那少女又不懂了，只是适才一句问话惹起了许多人的哄笑，这时不敢再问，听那妇人续道：“这样过了数年，母女俩虽略有积蓄，但要贮足五百两银子，那谈何容易？幸好客人子弟们知道了她母女这番赎夫救父的苦心，给钱时往往多给了些。母女俩挨尽辛苦屈辱，这年大年晚，终于凑足了五百两银子。两人捧到千户的府中，交给了千户的帐房，心想一家人从此可以团聚，欢欢喜喜的过新年了。” 那少女听到这里，也代那母女两人欢喜。却听那妇人说道：“那蒙古千户收了五百两银子，便叫姑丈出来，让他夫妻父女相见。我姑丈一家三口，向那千户磕头辞别。怎知道那千户见了我表妹，忽起歹心，说道：'好，你们来赎这奴才，那是再好不过，五百两银子兑上来罢！'我姑母大吃一惊，五百两银子早已交给了千户的帐房收下，怎么还兑银子？那千户脸色一变，喝道：'我是堂堂蒙古的千户老爷，难道还会混赖奴才们的银子？'我姑母又是害怕又是伤心，当下在厅堂上放声大哭起来。那千户道：'也罢，今日大年夜晚，我便开恩让你们夫妻团聚，但怕这奴才一去不归，且把你们的闺女抵押在这里。'我姑母知他不怀好意，怎肯答应？那千户呼喝军健，将我姑丈姑母赶出府去。 “我姑母舍不得女儿，在千户府前呼天抢地的号哭。众百姓明知她受了冤屈，但这淮北之地已不是我大宋所有，蒙古官兵杀个汉人便如践踏蝼蚁，有谁敢出来说句公道话？我姑丈却反而说道：'千户老爷既然瞧上咱们闺女，那是旁人前生修不到的福份，你哭甚么？'原来他做奴才做得久了，竟是染上了一身奴才气。他接着问那五百两银子从何而来。我姑母初时不肯说，但被逼得紧了，终于说了出来。我姑丈大怒，说我姑母败坏名节，不守妇道，竟然自甘堕落，去做这般低贱之事，当即写了一纸休书，把我姑母休了。”众人齐声叹息，都说她姑母一生遭际实是不幸到了极处。 那中年妇人道：“我姑母千辛万苦的熬了七八年，落得这等下场，实在不想活了，便到树林中解下腰带上了吊。皇天有眼，那位神雕侠正好经过，救了她下来，问明原委，只听得他怒气冲天。当晚便跳进千户府中，只见那千户正在逼迫我表妹，我姑丈居然在旁劝我表妹依从，说道她在勾栏里这些年，又不是良家闺女，难道还想起甚么贞节牌坊么？神雕侠一拳打死了我姑丈，抓起那千户投入淮河之中，把我表妹救了出来。他说我姑母卖身救夫，可比一般贞女节妇更加令人起敬。他又说生平最恨的便是负心薄幸之人、奴颜事敌之辈，我姑丈两者齐犯，他下手可不能容情了。”
那少女听得悠然神往，随手端起酒碗，喝了一大口，轻轻说道：“你们许多人都见过神雕侠，我却没福见过。若能见他一面，能听他说几句话，我……我又可比甚么都欢喜。” 那少妇大声道：“这人武功自然是好的，但跟爹爹相比，可又差得远啦。你小娃儿不知世事，让人家加油添酱的一说，便道这人如何如何了不起。其实这人你也见过的，他还抱过你呢。”那少女红晕双颊，啐道：“你做姊姊的，说话也这般颠三倒四，有谁信你的？”那少妇道：“你不信也由得你，这个甚么神雕侠姓杨名过，小时候在咱们桃花岛住过的。他那条手臂，便是……便是……嗯，你生下来没到一天，他就抱过你了。” 这美貌少妇便是郭芙，那少女是她妹妹郭襄，那少男则是郭襄的孪生兄弟郭破虏。匆匆十余年，郭芙早已与耶律齐成婚，郭襄和郭破虏也都已长大了。姊弟三人奉父母之命，前赴晋阳邀请全真教耆宿长春子丘处机至襄阳主持英雄大会。这一日三姊弟从晋阳南归，却被冰雪阻于风陵渡口，听了众人一番夜话。 郭襄满脸喜色，低声自言自语：“我生下来没到一天，他便已抱过我了。”转头对郭芙道：“姊姊，那神雕侠小时候真在咱们桃花岛住过么？怎地我没听爹妈说起过？”郭芙道：“你知道甚么？爹妈没跟你说过的事多着呢。” 原来杨过断臂、小龙女中毒，全因郭芙行事莽撞而起。每当提及此事，郭靖便要大怒，女儿虽已出嫁，他仍要厉声呵责，不给女儿女婿留何情面，因此郭家大小对此事绝口不提，郭襄和郭破虏始终没听人说起过杨过之事。 郭襄道：“这么说来，他跟咱们家很有交情啊，怎地一直没来往？哦，三月十五襄阳城英雄大会，他定是要来与会的了。”郭芙道：“这人行事怪僻，性格儿又高傲得紧，他多半不会来。”郭襄道：“姊姊，咱们怎生想法儿送个请帖给他才好。”转头向宋五道：“宋五叔，你能想法子带个信给神雕侠么？”宋五摇头道：“神雕侠云游天下，行踪无定。他有事用得着兄弟们，便有话吩咐下来。我们要去找他，却是一辈子也未必找得着。” 郭襄好生失望，她听各人说及杨过如何救王惟忠子裔、诛陈大方、审丁大全、赎宋五、杀人父而救人母的种种豪侠义举，不由得悠然神往，听姊姊说自己幼时曾得他抱过，更是心中火热，恨不得能见他一面，待听说他多半不会来参与英雄大会，忍不住叹了口气，说道：“英雄会上的人物不见得都是英雄，真正的大英雄大豪杰，却又未必肯去。”
突然间波的一声响，屋角中一人翻身站起，便是一直蜷缩成团、呼呼大睡那人。众人耳边厢但听得轰轰声响，原来是那人开口说话：“姑娘要见神雕侠却也不难，今晚我领你去见他就是。”众人听了那说话之声先已失惊，再看他形貌时，更是大为诧异。但见他身长不到四尺，躯体也甚瘦削，但大头、长臂、大手掌、大脚板，却又比平常人长大了许多，这副手脚和脑袋，便是安在寻常人身上也已极不相称，他身子矮小，更是诡奇。 郭襄大喜，说道：“好啊，只是我跟神雕侠素不相识，贸然求见，未免冒昧，又不知他见是不见。”那矮子轰然道：“你今日若不见他，只怕日后再也见不到了。”郭襄奇道：“为甚么？” 郭芙站起身来，向那矮子道：“请问尊驾高姓大名。”那矮子冷笑道：“天下似我这等丑陋之人，岂有第二人？你既不识，回去一问你爹爹妈妈便知。” 就在此时，远处缓缓传来一缕游丝般的声音，低声叫道：“西山一窟鬼，十者到其九，大头鬼，大头鬼！此时不至，更待何时？”这话声若断若续，有气无力，充满着森森鬼气，但一字一句，人人都听得明明白白。 那大头矮子一怔，一声大喝，突然砰的一声响，火光一暗，那矮子已然不知去向。众人齐吃一惊，见大门已然撞穿，原来那矮子竟是破门跃出。撞破门板不奇，奇在一撞即穿，此人跟着一撞之势而出。 郭破虏道：“大姊，这矮子这等厉害！”郭芙跟着父母，武林中人物见过不少，但这矮子却从未听父母说过，一时呆呆的说不出话来。郭襄却道：“爹爹的授艺恩师江南七怪之中，便有一位矮个子的马王神韩爷爷。三弟，你乱叫人家矮子，爹爹知道了可要不依呢。你该称他一声前辈才是。”郭靖对江南七怪的恩德一生念念不忘，推恩移爱，对任何盲人、矮子均是礼敬有加，平素便如此教训子女。 郭破虏尚未回答，忽听得呼的一声响，那大头矮子又已站在身前，北风夹雪，从破门中直吹进来，火堆中火星乱爆。郭芙怕那矮子出手伤了弟妹，抢上一步，挡在郭襄与郭破虏的身前。 那矮子大头一摆，从郭芙腰旁探头过去，对郭襄说道：“小姑娘，你要见神雕侠，便同我去。”郭襄道：“好！大姊、三弟，咱们一块去罢。”郭芙道：“神雕侠有甚么好见？你也别去。咱们和这位尊驾又是素不相识。”郭襄道：“我去一会儿就回来，你们在这儿等我罢。”宋五突然站起身来，说道：“姑娘，千万去不得。这人是……是西山一窟鬼中的……中的人物，你去了……去了凶多吉少。”那矮子裂嘴狞笑，说道：“你知道西山一窟鬼？知道我们不是好人？”左掌突然劈出，打在宋五肩头。砰的一声，宋五向后飞出，撞在墙上，登时晕了过去。 郭芙大怒，大声说道：“尊驾请便罢！我妹妹年幼无知，岂能随着你黑夜里到处乱闯？”转头向妹子厉声喝道：“别胡闹。不能去！” 就在此时，那游丝般的声音又送了过来：“西山一窟鬼，十者到其九，大头鬼，大头鬼，阴魂不至，累人久候！”这声音一时似乎远隔数里，一时却又近在咫尺，忽前忽后，忽东忽西，只听得人人毛骨悚然。 郭襄心意已决：“今晚纵然撞到妖魔鬼怪，我也要见那神雕侠一见。”说道：“前辈，请你带我去！”说着双足一点，从那矮子撞破的大门中穿了出去。郭芙急叫：“你干甚么？”伸手没抓到妹子手臂，忙飞身跃起，要从大门中追出。 哪知她身子将要穿门而出，门洞倏然不见，郭芙忙在半空中身子一沉，硬将这一冲之势阻住，双脚落地，脚尖离门已不到一尺，待得看清，险些失声惊叫，原来那矮子的身躯正挡在门口，自己和他相距不过数寸，他的鼻尖几乎要碰到自己的胸口，教她如何不惊？当下急忙后跃，一阵寒风裹着雪花吹到身上，大头矮子已然隐没。郭芙大叫：“二妹，回来！”跃出门去，只听得远处轰轰大笑，哪里有郭襄的影子？ 那矮子将郭芙吓退，转身跃入雪地，说道：“好，小姑娘有胆子。”抓住郭襄手腕，向前纵跃。他所使的不同于寻常轻身功夫，却如一只大青蛙，一跃跟着一跃的向前，身子虽矮，每一下纵跃都是出去了老远。 郭襄左腕被他拉着，有如被箍在一只铁圈之中，彻骨生疼，心中怦怦乱跳，不知这矮子要拉自己到甚么地方。她自幼得郭靖和黄蓉亲传，武功已颇有些根底，但初时纵跃还可以跟得上那矮子，到得后来，全仗他一拉一提，方得和他同起同落。 这般跃出里许，山后突然有人说道：“大头鬼，怎地来得这般迟？哈哈，还带着个好美貌的女娃儿！”那矮子道：“她是郭靖、黄蓉的女儿，想见见神雕侠，我便带了她来。”那人一愣，道：“郭靖、黄蓉的女儿？”山后另一人阴声阴气的道：“快三更天啦，赶紧上路！”只听得蹄声杂沓，山背后转出数十匹马来。 这时大雪兀自下个不停，地下白雪反光之中，郭襄见数十匹马上高高矮矮的一共骑着九人，倒有大半数的马匹鞍上无人。那矮子过去牵过两匹马来，将一匹马的缰绳交给了郭襄，自己骑上了一匹，喝道：“走罢！”一声呼哨，数十匹马忽喇喇的便向西北方奔驰而去。 郭襄瞧那九人时，其中两个是女子，一个老态龙钟，是个老妇，另一个身穿大红衣裙，全身如火一般红，在雪地中显得甚是刺眼。其余七人的面目瞧不清楚。郭襄寻思：“听先前那人呼叫，说甚么西山一窟鬼，十者到其九。眼前正是十个人，想来这群人便是西山一窟鬼了。宋五叔只说一句我跟他去凶多吉少，那人一掌便将宋五叔击得昏晕，瞧来确是凶横得紧。但他说带我去见神雕侠，总不会骗我。他们既和神雕侠相识，定然不是歹人。” 转眼之间，已驰出十余里，当先一人“得儿”一声叫，数十匹马一齐停了下来。当先那人纵马驰上一个小丘，回过马来。郭襄一见他的形貌，又是一惊，又是好笑，原来这人也是个矮子，坐在马背上的上身也不过两尺，胡子却有三尺来长，垂过马腹，满脸皱纹，双眉紧锁，生相愁苦不堪。 只听他说道：“此去倒马坪已不到三十里路，江湖上都说那神雕侠武功实在了得，咱们先行计议一下，可不能折了西山一窟鬼的锐气。”那老妇道：“便请大哥下令。”那长胡子道：“咱们跟他车轮大战呢，还是一拥而上？”郭襄吃了一惊：“听他口气，他们是要和神雕侠为敌。” 那老妇道：“神雕侠的本领到底怎样？七弟，你且说说明白。”一个身如铁塔的大汉说道：“我虽见过他，可也没怎么跟他动手，我瞧……我瞧……他很有点儿邪门。” 那红衣红裙的少妇说道：“七哥，你到底为何跟神雕侠结仇，这会儿该当说个清楚了。待会儿动起手来大家也好心中有数。你老是吞吞吐吐的，说半句，瞒三句。”那大汉怒道：“西山一窟鬼同生同死，这人既然找上门来，咱们还有退缩的吗？”一个身形高瘦的人阴声阴气的道：“谁说退缩了？但便是九妹不问，我也要问。咱们又没得罪他。他为甚么说要将西山一窟鬼赶出山西？”那大汉怒道：“你们大家瞧瞧，他割了我一对耳朵。这口气不出，还说甚么好兄弟、好姊妹？”说着除下头顶的毡帽，淡淡雪光之下，果见他脑袋两侧光秃秃的少了双耳。西山一窟鬼其余九人一齐大怒，有的连声咒骂，有的咆哮如雷，都说要和神雕侠决一死战。 红衣少妇道：“七哥，他又为甚么割你耳朵？你犯着甚么了？你又在调戏良家妇女了，是不是？”一个满脸笑容的人怒道：“七哥便是调戏良家妇女，也用不着旁人来硬出头。”这人生相甚是奇特，虽在发怒，脸上笑容丝毫不减。郭襄凝目看去，原来他嘴角上翘，双眼眯拢，多半便是伤心哭泣之时，在旁人看来也是笑逐颜开。 那大汉道：“不是，不是！这一日我的婆娘和四个小妾为了鸡毛蒜皮的事争吵，大家动起刀子来。偏生这个甚么神雕侠经过见到了，这人生来多管闲事，竟出言相劝，我第三个小妾不争气，居然向他笑了一笑……”那红衣少妇道：“哈，我知道啦，七哥便喝起醋来，不许她笑。”那大汉道：“甚么喝醋？我是不许旁人来管我的家事。我一拳便将我小妾打落了三个门牙，叫那断了胳臂的杂种快滚。” 郭襄听到这里，忍不住说道：“他好意相劝，你何以出言无礼？那便是你的不是了。”众人一齐转头望着她，想不到这个小小姑娘竟敢如此大胆。 那大汉果然怒气勃发，喝道：“连你这小东西也敢管起老子来！五哥，这娃儿是你的人么？”那大头矮子道：“她要见神雕侠，我便带她去瞧瞧，别的我甚么都不管。”那大汉道：“好，那我教训教训她。”马鞭扬起，拍的一响，便往郭襄头上击落。 郭襄举起马鞭一格，双鞭相交，两条马鞭卷在一起。那大汉回臂里夺，郭襄只觉一股大力拉扯过去，再也把握不住，只得放手，手掌心已擦得甚是疼痛。那大汉夺过马鞭，又要挥鞭击落，那长须老翁喝道：“七弟，时候不早了，快说完了赶路，怎地跟小孩子家一般见识？”那大汉的马鞭举在半空，便不击下来。 那长须老翁冷笑道：“西山一窟鬼都是天不怕地不怕的人物，郭靖和黄蓉的名头再响，也吓不到咱们。小女娃娃，你再多说多话，马上便将你宰了。”他侧过头来，说道：“七弟，大丈夫跌得倒爬得起，我长胡鬼的长胡子，当年就曾给敌人剪断过。你的双耳到底是怎样割了的？” 那大汉道：“我叫神雕侠快滚，他倒笑了笑，转身便走。都是我第三个小妾不好，她又哭叫起来，说她是被我霸占强娶的，当时心中便不甘愿，现下又给大妇欺侮；还说我娶了她之后，又娶第四个小妾，好没良心。那神雕侠回过头来，脸色大变，问我：'这女人说话可真？'我道：'真便怎样？假便怎样？老子外号叫作煞神鬼，向来杀人不眨眼，你可知道么？'他沉着脸道：'你倘若欢喜她，为何娶了她又娶别个？要是不欢喜她，当初又何必娶她？'我哈哈大笑，说道：'我起初欢喜，玩厌了就不欢喜。男子汉三妻四妾，有何希奇？老子还想再娶四个呢。'他道：'如你这般无情无义之徒世上多生几个，岂不教天下女子心寒？'突然间欺近身来，拔出我腰间匕首，便将我两只耳朵都割了，跟着将匕首对准我的胸口，喝道：'挖出你的心肝瞧瞧，到底是甚么颜色！'” 郭襄只听得眉飞色舞，忍不住便要喝彩，但见西山一窟鬼个个脸色阴沉、貌相凶恶、终于把唇边的一个“好”字缩了回去。 那大汉续道：“那时我的婆娘和四个小妾一齐跪下求情，第三、第四小妾还大声哭了起来，他妈的还说宁可杀了她们，不可杀我，要是我死了，她们要自杀殉夫，他奶奶的，肉麻得不得了。嘿，真是丢脸，真是丢脸！我大怒喝骂：'快快下手！你杀了我！西山一窟鬼自会缠你个阴魂不散！'他皱起眉头，向我五个女人道：'这般无情无义之辈，你们还为他求情？'我五个女人只是磕头。他问我第三小妾道：'你说是给他霸占的，心中很不愿意。我给你杀了他岂不是好？'我那小妾道：'当时不愿意，后来就愿意了。你千万杀他不得。'我怒道：'你杀好了，杀了我一个，我们还有九个。'他道：'好！今日且不杀你。西山一窟鬼那便怎样？月尽之夜，我在倒马坪相候，你去把一窟鬼尽数邀来见我。若是不敢，西山一窟鬼都给我滚出山西，永远不许回来。'” 众人听他说完，都是半晌不语。隔了一阵，那老妇道：“他使甚么兵刃？武功是哪一派的家数？”那大汉道：“他只有一条右臂，空手不使兵刃。武功嘛……我倒瞧不出来。”那老妇道：“大哥，这人一出手便制住了七弟，想是手脚十分灵便，武功也有点邪门。咱们倚多为胜，你带头，我和五弟从旁相助，以三对一，一上去便宰了他，不容他施展功夫。” 那长须老翁低头沉思片刻，抬起头来，说道：“这神雕侠名头甚大，十余年来栽在他手下的人着实不少，料来必有惊人艺业。今日这一战实是非同小可。我和二妹正面迎击，三弟四弟近身搏击，攻他下盘，五弟六弟从后突击，七弟八弟以长兵器在外侧游斗，扰乱他的心神，九妹发射暗器，十弟施放毒雾。西山一窟鬼结拜以来，从没十人齐上动手，今日是第一次，倘若再宰他不了，教咱们个个自假鬼变成为真鬼！” 那大头矮子道：“大哥，咱们十人打他一人，胜之不武，倘若传扬了出去，也教江湖上好汉笑话。”那老妇道：“咱们把神雕侠宰了，除了这小娃儿，今晚之事还有谁人知道？”一言甫毕，手臂微扬。那大头矮子左袖急挥，挡在郭襄身前，跟着从衣袖上拈起一枚细针，说道：“二姊，是我带了她来的，不能伤她性命。”回头对郭襄道：“小姑娘，你若要去见神雕侠，今晚之事不可对任何人说起，否则你快快回去罢。” 郭襄又是惊惧，又是愤怒，心想：“这老太婆出手好生阴毒，若非矮叔叔相救，我已给她这枚无影无踪、无声无息的细针刺死。”于是说道：“我不说就是。”跟着又补上一句：“你们有十兄弟，难道他就没帮手么？” 那大头矮子哈哈大笑，说道：“神雕侠出没江湖十余年，倒没听说他有甚么帮手。他便是有一头不会说话的大鸟相伴。”说着一提马缰，大声喝道：“走罢！”众人奔出一阵，那矮子对郭襄道：“待会动手之时，你莫离开我的身边。”郭襄点点头，她知道西山一窟鬼中颇多心狠手辣之辈，这大头矮子有心照顾，以防同伙中有人对她突下毒手，只是他嗓门极粗，虽然低声说话，其余九人却没一个不听见。 郭襄骑在马上随着众人奔驰，眼见这一窟鬼个个身怀绝技，神雕侠武功再强，如何能以一敌十？心想：“倘若爹爹妈妈在这儿就好了，他们决不能袖手旁观。” 正行之间，前面黑沉沉的一座大树林中忽然传出几声虎吼，