Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Military Military Officers in Beijing
The two walked deep into the woods, Hu Fei saw no one around, and thought he was going to say something, but the old man jumped up the tree and waved to him.Hu Fei followed and sat on the branch.The old man said: "Speak quietly here." Hu Fei replied: "Yes."
The old man smiled and said: "I heard that your surname was Hu and the name Fei. I don't know if the word Fei is a brilliant 'fei' or a 'fly' that soars into the sky, or it is not clear. 'Non'?" Hu Fei heard him spit in a gentle manner, and said: "The grass character Fei is a word 'wen' with a word 'non' added on top of it." The old man said: "My surname is Qin, and the word 'nai' in the word 'cao' has been used throughout my life. There are many great heroes and heroes in Jianghu, but at your age, you have reached such a level of martial arts accomplishments, which is really unprecedented in your life." He paused, and then said: "Your Excellency is loyal and insightful. Extraordinary is extremely rare in the martial arts world. Little brother, the old man has convinced you!"
Hu Fei said: "Master Qin, the younger generation has something to ask for advice." Qin Naizhi said: "You don't have to be too humble. In this way, I will tell you how old you are. If you call you brother, you will call me Brother Qin. You The subordinate's tolerance has taken care of my old face, so whatever you ask, I will answer."
Hu Fei hurriedly said: "Don't dare, brother, I saw that Brother Qin had a move where he leaned back slightly, and his upper body was unstable. He put his left arm on his right arm and crossed it, turning it into a Yang palm, and then formed a Yin fist with both hands." Hit it. The change of this move is so subtle that the brothers are almost overwhelmed and admire it in their hearts."
Qin Naizhi was overjoyed, he lost the fight, and he had to tell the truth about the trip according to the agreement. He only thought that Hu Fei wanted to question the matter, but he was actually asking for his own martial arts. One of the eight great tricks in the famous Bajiquan, so he smiled slightly and said: "That is a more useful move in our school's martial arts, called 'Double Fighting Qimen'." Then he explained the subtlety of this move .Hu Fei is martial by nature, so he listened with relish, and then asked a few unknown doubts.
No matter which school or school in the martial arts, they can teach apprentices and pass on skills, and make a family outstandingly, and they always have their own unique achievements. Bajiquan should have been famous in the martial arts during the Yongqian period of the Qing Dynasty, and its momentum is only slightly inferior to Taiji. , Gossip various gates.When Hu Fei and Qin Naizhi fought each other, pay attention to his fists, moves, and palms. At this time, all the questions were about the ingenious works of Bajiquan.At first, Qin Naizhi was afraid that the secrets of his sect would be leaked to others, so he only said 7 out of 10 when explaining, but when he listened to the other party's questions, he scratched every sentence, and his expression was extremely respectful, so he couldn't help but confide. , and thought, anyway, he is better than me in martial arts, after learning my boxing skills, he is still just better than me, so what's the big deal?And Hu Fei sometimes expresses his own opinions a little bit, and he is even more icing on the cake for the strengths of Bajiquan.
The two talked like this for half an hour. The group of thieves watched from afar, but they saw Qin Naizhi making gestures with his hands, using his proud fists, and Hu Fei sometimes making moves. The two talked and laughed , very affectionate, obviously studying boxing and martial arts.Everyone watched for a long time, but they couldn't hear what the two said. Although they were surprised, they stopped watching.
After talking for a while, Qin Naizhi said: "Brother Hu, Bajiquan's boxing moves are amazing, but it's a pity that I didn't learn it well, and I fell under your hands." Hu Fei said: "Brother Qin, where did you say that?" If we continue to fight, we don’t know who will win and who will lose. My brother admires your school’s martial arts very much. It’s getting late today, and I can’t ask for advice for a while. In the future, when my brother comes to Beijing, he will definitely pay a sincere visit and talk for a few days. .Let’s not live at this moment.” As he spoke, he arched his hands and was about to descend the tree.
Qin Nai was stunned, and thought to himself: "We have an appointment first, I have to explain the reason for this trip, but he only talked about martial arts with me, even if he said goodbye, the world would rather have a reason? That's right, this young man is Give me face, since he talks about friendship, how can I count what I said?" Immediately said: "Brother, wait a minute. We brothers will not get to know each other if we don't know each other. It's better to make it clear at this time. It's over."
Hu Fei said: "That's right, my brother and Shang Baozhen's big brother Shang also knew each other before. I didn't expect Miss Ma to take action suddenly to avenge her husband." I said it in detail.
Qin Naizhi said in his heart: "Okay, I haven't said it yet, you should say it first. This young man is convincing in everything he does." He said: "The kindness of the ancients is rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold. Miss Ma has something to Brother Hu On behalf of the virtue of pleading, you don't forget the old kindness, which is the true nature of a man. You don't understand why Miss Ma killed Shang Baozhen mercilessly. Could it be that Shang Baozhen gave birth to those two children?" Hu Fei scratched his head and said "I heard that when Xu Zheng was dying, he said that these two children were not his own sons." One of Qin Nai patted his knees and said, "So he is not a fool."
Hu Fei was in a fog for a moment.Qin Naizhi said: "Little brother, when you were in Merchant Fort, did you ever see a noble young master?"
When Hu Fei heard it, he suddenly woke up like a dream.Because that night, when he saw Shang Baozhen and Ma Chunhua talking hand in hand under the tree, he thought that the two had feelings for each other, and Ma Chunhua and the noble son fell in love at first sight, entangled and infatuated with each other. Nie Yuan, but he didn't know it at all.After the Merchant Fort was set on fire that day, he saw Ma Chunhua and the noble young master cuddling and talking in the suburbs. There was affection between the brows and the corners of his eyes. On the young master, Qin Naizhi pointed it out at this time, and then he suddenly realized, and said: "The Wang brothers from the Eight Diagrams Sect..." Qin Naizhi said: "Yes, that time it was the Wang brothers from the Eight Diagrams Sect who followed Mr. Fu to Shangshangbao of."
In Hu Fei's heart, he has long been indifferent to what kind of person Fu Gongzi is, but the Wang brothers' Bagua Knife and Baguazhang, they remember every move and style clearly, and said: "Fu Gongzi, Fu Gongzi... um , this Mr. Fu has an elegant appearance, but he is somewhat similar to those two children."
Qin Naizhi sighed, and said: "Young Master Fu is rich and powerful, except for the emperor, he is the only one; when it comes to wealth, the emperor will give him as much as he wants. But when he is middle-aged, there is one thing that is not enough. It's childless."
Hu Fei heard him say that Mr. Fu is so powerful, his heart was shocked, and he said: "Mr. Fu, is it Fu Kang'an?" Qin Naizhi said: "Isn't he who? That is Marshal Ping Jinchuan. Governor of Manchuria, General Shengjing, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Governor of Sichuan, the current Prince Taibao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mr. Fu, Marshal Fu!"
Hu Fei said: "Well, those two children are the biological flesh and blood of Mr. Fu. Did he send you to pick them up?" Qin Naizhi said: "Marshal Fu still doesn't know that he has this Two children. Even us, we only found out after listening to Miss Ma just now."
Hu Fei nodded and thought to himself: "It turns out that Miss Ma blushed when she was talking to him. That's why she told the truth so that they wouldn't hurt the child. Although she wanted to cherish her son, this matter was disgraceful. I have to say it." Qin Naizhi said again: "Marshal Fu just sent us to check on Miss Ma's situation, but we figured out what Marshal Fu meant, and it would be best to welcome Miss Ma to Beijing. Miss Ma is at this moment Her husband has passed away and she has no one to rely on, so why not go to Beijing to meet with Marshal Fu? Her two sons reunited with each other, and since then they have been on the rise, rich and powerful, isn't it better than a lowly gangster in the escort agency? Brother Hu, you Then persuade Miss Ma?"
Hu Fei was confused, and it made sense to listen to his words, but he always felt that something was wrong, and as for what was wrong, he couldn't tell for a while.
He pondered for a while, then asked: "What about Shang Baozhen? Why are you with you?" Qin Naizhi said: "Shang Baozhen was recommended by the Wang brothers, and he is also working in the mansion of Marshal Fu. Because he knows Miss Ma, we are going south together." Hu Fei's face darkened, and he said: "So, he killed brother Xu Zheng and Xu because of the order of Marshal Fu?" Qin Naizhi hurriedly said: "That's not true, Marshal Fu is busy with his affairs, so how did he know that Miss Ma has married that Xu? He just thought of his old relationship on a whim and sent a few errands to the south to find out the news. At this moment, two brothers flew to Beijing to report Good news, once Marshal Fu found out that he has two sons, it goes without saying that he is so happy."
Having said that, Hu Fei had many doubts in his mind, which he solved for a while.I just feel that I can't blame Ma Chunhua or Fu Kang'an for this matter. Of course Shang Baozhen should not have killed Xu Zheng, but he has paid for it with his life, and he has nothing to say. He just thinks that Xu Zheng has been honest and honest all his life. I was born in my own life, and kept silent all the time, but in the end it ended up like this. I felt deeply sorry, and sighed a long time, and said: "Brother Qin, this matter has been clearly resolved, and it can be regarded as my younger brother meddling in my own business." fell to the ground.
When Qin Naizhi saw him falling from the tree, he didn't feel the trunk shake at all, he didn't use any strength from the tree, if he didn't think about it, it would be fine. However, if he practiced for another ten years, he would definitely not be able to reach this level. I don't know how he could reach this level at such a young age.He was surprised and frustrated at the same time, so he jumped to the ground, and saw that Hu Fei had already gone back into the stone house.
Cheng Lingsu waited in front of the window for a long time when Hu Fei did not return, and was already extremely anxious. He finally looked forward to his return. Seeing his gloomy expression, he seemed very sad, so he didn't ask him right now, but just chatted with him. Not long after, Wang Tie'e brought a large pot of rice, a large pot of braised pork to the stone house, and three bottles of shochu.Hu Fei poured the wine into a bowl and drank it.Cheng Lingsu took out the silver needle and wanted to test whether the wine and vegetables were poisonous.Hu Fei said: "With the horse girl here, how dare they poison them?" Ma Chunhua blushed, but she didn't come to eat.Hu Fei didn't persuade him, and drank three bottles of shochu in silence, ate a large bowl of meat, but didn't eat, leaned on the table drunk, and fell asleep with his head down. Hu Fei woke up the next morning and saw a long robe on his back, which he thought Cheng Lingsu had covered at night.She stood at the window, her hair fluttering slightly in the morning breeze. Hu Fei looked at her slender back, mixed with gratitude and pity in his heart, and called out: "Second sister!" Cheng Lingsu said "um", and turned around.Hu Fei saw that she was sleepy and tired, and said, "Did you stay up all night? Ah, I forgot to tell you that there is a horse girl here, and they dare not do anything to us." Cheng Lingsu said: "Ma girl She quietly left the house in the middle of the night and hasn't returned yet. When she went out, she walked lightly, so I was afraid that I would wake you up, so I pretended to be asleep." Hu Fei was slightly startled, and turned around, only to see that Ma Chunhua was sitting only The next empty stool. The two opened the door of the house and walked out. There was no one in the woods, dozens of people and horses retreated completely in the dark night.There are two horses tied to the tree, which are naturally reserved for Hu Cheng and his wife. Walking a few feet further, I saw two new graves piled up in the forest. There was no sign in front of the graves, and I didn't know which one belonged to Xu Zheng and which one belonged to Shang Baozhen.Hu Fei thought to himself: "Although one is the husband and the other is the enemy who killed her husband, in Miss Ma's heart, I am afraid that there is not much difference between the two. They are both people who love her but she does not love, and they both died for her. Such an unfortunate person." Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing, so he relayed Qin Naizhi's words to Cheng Lingsu. Cheng Lingsu sighed sadly when he heard it, and said: "It turns out that the skinny old man is Qin Naizhi, the head of Bajiquan. He has a nickname, Baarm Nezha. This kind of person is a lackey under the powerful family. His character is very low, let's ignore him from now on." Hu Fei said, "Yes." Cheng Lingsu said: "Ms. Ma likes Mr. Fu in her heart. Even if Xu Zheng is alive, he will only increase his distress. How can he, a little unlucky escort, compete with the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Generalissimo of the Commander?" Hu Fei said: "That's right, it's still clean after death." So he paid a few obeisances in front of the two graves, and said, "Brother Xu, Mr. Shang, no matter whether you had any kindness or grudge with me during your lifetime, it will be wiped out after you die. Miss Ma will be rich and honored forever." , you two know after death, so you don’t need to remember her anymore.”
The two led the horses and walked out of the forest slowly.Cheng Lingsu said: "Brother, where are we going?" Hu Fei said: "Find the inn first, let you sleep peacefully for half a day, and then talk about other things, don't exhaust my sister!" Cheng Lingsu heard him say "My sister", With an indescribable liking in my heart, I turned my head and smiled sweetly at him. In the inn in Qiantu Town, Cheng Lingsu slept for half a day and woke up before noon.She went out of the store alone and said she was going to buy some things. When she came back, she held two big paper bags in her hands and said with a smile: "Brother, guess what I bought?" Hu Fei saw "Old Jiufu Yizhuang" printed on the paper. " shop number, said: "Shall we come to sticky beard and disguise again?" Cheng Lingsu opened the paper bags, and in each bag was a brand new dress, a man and a woman, the men's clothes were light blue, and the women's clothes were bright yellow, both very elegant.After dinner, Cheng Lingsu asked Hu Fei to try it on. The sleeves were two inches longer and the underarms looked too fat, so he took out the scissors and sewing, and trimmed it for him under the lamp. Hu Fei said: "Second sister, I said we have to go to Beijing to see." Cheng Lingsu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "I knew you were going to Beijing, so I bought two better clothes, otherwise the big girl from the country will come to Beijing Don’t you make fun of them?” Hu Fei laughed and said, “You are really thoughtful. We two countrymen are going to Beijing to meet the people under the emperor’s feet. Look at the meeting of the head of Marshal Fu. What kind of heroes are there?" These two sentences were said lightly, but there was a sense of pride in their meaning. Cheng Lingsu was doing needlework in his hands, and said, "What kind of mind do you think Marshal Fu holds in this meeting of the world's masters?" Hu Fei said: "That's the intention of recruiting talents. Vote under his command. But the real heroes may not go." Cheng Lingsu smiled and said: "Young heroes like you will not go." Hu Fei said: "I am a hero of that kind I’m talking about a famous person like Miao Renfeng.” He sighed suddenly, and said, “If my father is still alive, it would be a pleasure to go to this meeting of masters and disturb him.” Cheng Lingsu said: "You go and make trouble with this Marshal Fu, isn't it okay? I see that there is one more person who must go." Hu Fei said: "Who?" Cheng Lingsu smiled and said: "This is called knowingly asking. You'd better tell me straight up." Hu Fei already understood her intentions, and stopped pretending, and said: "She may not necessarily go." After a pause, he said: "I still don't know whether this Miss Yuan is a friend or an enemy." Cheng Lingsu said : "If every enemy gives me a jade phoenix, I hope that there will be enemies all over the world..." Suddenly I heard a woman's voice outside the window saying: "Okay, I'll give you one too!" As soon as the voice finished, there was a chirping sound, and something shot through the window paper and flew towards Cheng Lingsu. Hu Fei picked up Cheng Lingsu's bamboo ruler that was tailoring clothes on the table, knocked on the thing, knocked it down on the table, and flicked it away with the palm of his hand, and the candle light went out in the wind.Then I heard the person outside the window say: "Talking at night with the lights on, how beautiful it is!" Hu Fei's obedient voice was vaguely Yuan Ziyi's accent, his chest felt hot, and he blurted out: "Is it Miss Yuan?" But the footsteps were broken, and they had gone away in an instant. Hu Fei lit the key candle, only to see Cheng Lingsu's face pale and silent.Hu Fei said: "Let's go out and have a look." Cheng Lingsu said: "Go and see!" Hu Fei said "um", but didn't go out. When he picked up the thing on the table and looked at it, it was a small pebble. I didn't realize it when I crept up to us." Knowing that Cheng Lingsu was going to be unhappy, but couldn't help but push open the window, jumped out of the window and saw that there was no one around. He came back into the room, struck up a conversation and wanted to say something.Cheng Lingsu said: "It's getting late, brother, go back to your room and sleep peacefully!" Hu Fei said: "I'm not tired yet." Cheng Lingsu said: "But I'm tired, and I have to go early tomorrow morning." Hu Fei said: "Yes .” Go back to the room by yourself. That night he tossed and turned, always restless on his pillow, thinking of Yuan Ziyi at one moment, Cheng Lingsu at another, and Ma Chunhua, Xu Zheng and Shang Baozhen at another.It wasn't until four o'clock that he fell asleep hazily. Before getting up the next day, Cheng Lingsu knocked on the door and came in, holding the new robe in his hand, and said with a smile: "Get up, there are good things waiting for you outside." Put the robe on the table, and walked out of the room gracefully. Hu Fei turned over and sat up, tried putting on her body, the size and length were all suitable, thinking that when I went back to the room to sleep peacefully last night, she didn't sew a sleeve, it seems that after I left, she sewed for a long time , so he put on a new shirt, walked out of the room, bowed to Cheng Lingsu, and said, "Thank you, Second Sister." Cheng Lingsu said, "Thank you for what? They even brought you a horse." Hu Fei was startled, and said, "What kind of horse?" When he walked into the yard and looked, he saw a white horse tied to the stake, which was as clean as snow. Later, the white horse that Yuan Ziyi rode on. Cheng Lingsu said: "As soon as I got up early this morning, the waiter in the shop yelled, saying that the door was opened by a thief in the middle of the night, and I don't know what was stolen. But after checking back and forth, not only was there a lot of things, but there were many things in the yard." It’s a horse. It’s tied to the saddle.” As he spoke, he handed over a small silk bag, on which was written: “Miss Hu Xianggong and Cheng Cheng opened it together.” The handwriting was very beautiful. Hu Fei opened the silk bag, and couldn't help being stunned. It turned out that there was another jade phoenix in the bag, which was exactly the same as the one left to him earlier. He thought to himself: "Could it be that mine was lost, or was it stolen by her?" Stretching out his hand into his bosom to touch it, the tentacles felt warm, and the jade phoenix was in his bosom in good condition. He took it out and saw that the two jade phoenixes were carved exactly the same, except that one head was facing left and the other was facing right. There was also a small piece of white paper in the silk bag, on which it was written: "The horse returns to its original owner, and the phoenix is a gift to the chivalrous woman." Hu Fei was stunned again: "This horse is not mine, so how can I say 'the horse returns to the original'?" Lord'? Do you want me to pass it back to Third Brother Zhao?" So he handed the slip and the jade phoenix to Cheng Lingsu and said, "Miss Yuan also gave you a jade phoenix." Cheng Lingsu looked at the horoscope on the slip post and said, "What kind of chivalrous woman am I again? It's not for me." Hu Fei said, "Isn't it clearly written 'Miss Cheng' on the bag? She said again last night: 'Okay, I'll give you one too!'" Cheng Lingsu said calmly, "Since that's the case, I'll accept it. This girl Yuan loves me so much, I can't repay her." The two traveled northward all the way, and they didn't encounter any strange things on the way, and Yuan Ziyi didn't show up again, but in the hearts of Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu, Yuan Ziyi was there at all times.Chatting under the window, it seems that Yuan Ziyi is eavesdropping outside the window; riding on the mountain road, it seems that Yuan Ziyi is hiding behind the mountain.Both of them never mentioned her name, but the more they avoided it, the more they couldn't help thinking of her. Both of them thought: "When we arrive in Beijing, we must meet her." Sometimes, they hope to meet her soon; sometimes, they hope to meet her as soon as possible. The journey to Beijing was already very long, but the two of them traveled long distances, and the wind and frost invaded, making Cheng Lingsu look even more haggard. However, Beijing finally arrived, and Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu rode into the capital together. When entering the city gate, Hu Fei glanced at Cheng Lingsu, and vaguely seemed to see a teardrop falling on the dust on the ground, but she turned her head to the side and couldn't see her face. Hu Fei's heart was shocked: "Is it the right time to come to Beijing this time?"
At that time, it was the middle period of Qianlong, and the world was peaceful.The capital is rich and rich, and the essence of the world is gathered here. Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu entered the city from Zhengyangmen, and took two rooms in an inn in the southern city. After eating pasta at noon, they went to wander around the streets together, but they saw the bustling, endless bustle.The two didn't know the way, so they just walked randomly on the street. After shopping for an hour, Hu Fei bought a few bunches of candied haws, which he and Cheng Lingsu each held in their hands, eating as they walked.Suddenly I heard the sound of small gongs on the side of the road, and someone shouted loudly, but there was a group of people performing martial arts in the open space.Hu Fei said happily: "Second sister, take a look." The two squeezed into the crowd, only to see a thick man holding a single knife, clasped his fists and said: "Brothers use four swords all the way, please give me your advice. There is a "sword formula" that says: "Defend the insult and destroy the front to win the battle." Strong, shallow opening penetrates deep into the enemy's wounds. Courage is big, heart is thin, tendons are relaxed and arms are long. He is tall and I am short, so I can use it. When the enemy is low, I will rise. To lure someone to deceive you. To lure someone who does not come, you have to sell them out. You have a good eye and a quick start. You can beat the shallow, the deep, the old and the tender, and you can hide when you advance and retreat. If you practice for a long time, you will be familiar with it. Practice makes perfect.'” After hearing this, Hu Fei thought to himself: "These few knife formulas are not bad, and the kung fu must be strong if you think about it." I saw the man set up a door, single-handedly, chopping with a hook, hacking, smashing, and using it, From "Spreading its Wings", "Golden Rooster's Independence", to "Splitting Huashan Alone", "Splitting Flowers and Blowing Willows", each move is methodical, but the footsteps are frivolous and the saber is swaying, the kung fu is really not enough. Hu Fei secretly laughed, and said in his heart: "I've heard people say that most of the people in the capital speak loudly and exaggeratedly. This guy can blow his mouth loudly, and it's not that kind of thing to do it." He was about to leave with Cheng Lingsu.Suddenly one person in the crowd laughed loudly and shouted: "Wu Na man, what kind of nonsense knife technique are you using?" The man who wielded the saber was furious, he retracted the saber and looked back, and said: "My way is the authentic Simen Dao, isn't it wrong? I want to ask for advice." A big man stepped out from the crowd, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll teach you." This man was dressed in the uniform of a military officer, and he was tall and majestic, very mighty.He stepped forward, took the single sword in the hand of the Wuhan peddler, and suddenly saw Hu Fei at a glance. He was stunned for a while, and said happily: "Brother Hu, you have also arrived in Beijing? Haha, you are a good swordsman today, please Come and show it, let this kid open his eyes, and teach him what sword skills are." When he came out of the crowd, Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu had already recognized that this person was Wang Tie'e from Eagle Claw Yanxingmen .When besieging Ma Chunhua, he pretended to be a gangster, but he turned out to be a military officer with a reputation. Hu Fei knew that he was outspoken and not a treacherous person, so he smiled slightly and said, "What's the little brother's stuff? Brother Wang, it's up to you to show your skills." Wang Tie'e knew that his martial arts were far from Hu Fei's. With him here, where would he be able to show off?Throwing the single knife to the ground, he said with a smile: "Come, come, brother Hu, this girl is surnamed... surnamed... Cheng, by the way, Miss Cheng, let's go have three drinks together. The two of you come to the capital , I have to do this next time." Saying that, he took Hu Fei's hand and rushed out of the crowd. How dare the man who sells martial arts contradict the official?He picks up the single saber embarrassingly, and when the three of them are far away, he blows it again. As Wang Tie'e walked, he said loudly: "Brother Hu, we don't know each other without fighting. I really admire your brother's martial arts. I'll tell you about it tomorrow. With a talent like you, I will definitely be happy to use it again. At that time, my brother will have to rely on you to take care of me..." Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice and said: "That girl Ma, we took her mother and son into the house. After Beijing, now I live in Marshal Fu's mansion. I really enjoy endless glory and wealth. Marshal Fu has everything, but he has no son. Now, the girl Ma may become the marshal's wife, haha, Haha! Your elder brother would have known today, wouldn’t he have fought with us?” He spoke louder and louder, laughing like no one else on the street. Hu Fei was full of displeasure when he heard this, thinking to himself that Ma Chunhua had an affair with Fu Kang'an before marriage, and those two children were indeed Fu Kang'an's own flesh and blood. There is nothing wrong with getting together in An, but when I think of Xu Zheng's tragic death in the woods, I can't help feeling sad.
While talking, the three came to a big restaurant.There is a gold-lettered signboard hanging on the restaurant, which says "Juyinglou" in three big characters. When the bartender saw Wang Tie'e, he came up to greet him with a smile, and said, "Master Wang, you're here early today, shall we have a few drinks in the private seat first?" Wang Tie'e said, "Okay! Today I invite two decent friends, and the food and drinks will be very rich. "The bartender laughed and said: "Then do you still need to order?" He led the three of them to a seat in the private room, poured wine and served food, very attentive, obviously Wang Tie'e was a frequent visitor here. Hu Fei looked at the guests in the restaurant, sixty-seven out of ten were wearing military uniforms, even if they were not military officers, most of them looked like valiant martial arts tycoons. It seems that this restaurant is mainly engaged in martial arts business. The cooking of the capital is indeed better than other places. It is very hot at this time, and the wine and dishes brought by the bartender are exquisite and delicious, but not greasy.Hu Feilian claimed yes.Jiang Tie'e wanted to save face, but ordered a table full of dishes. The two drank more than a dozen cups, and suddenly heard a group of people rushing in from the next room. After a while, they shouted and drank pheasants, and started a big bet.One person shouted loudly: "Nine o'clock sky bar! Take it all!" Hu Fei was slightly taken aback when he heard the accent very familiar, and Wang Tie'e smiled and said: "It's a familiar friend!" He said loudly: "Brother Qin, guess who is here?" Hu Fei immediately remembered that that person was Qin Naizhi, the head of Bajiquan, and he yelled through the board wall: "Who knows what pig friends you have with you? Come here and gamble a few hands together? "Wang Tie'e laughed and said: "It doesn't matter if you scold me, you offended a good friend, but you can't bear to walk around!" Standing up, he took Hu Fei's hand and said, "Brother Hu, let's go and have a look." The two went to the next room, lifted the curtain, and only heard Qin Naizhi yell: "At three o'clock, a pair of plum blossoms, eat the sky, and pay for it!" When he looked up, he suddenly saw Hu Fei, stunned for a moment, and said happily: "Ah, it's you, unexpected, unexpected!" Pushing the card away, he stood up, stretched out his hand and smacked his forehead a few times, and said with a smile, "Damn it, damn it! I'm talking nonsense, how would I know it was Brother Hu who arrived?" , come, come, come and push the village." Hu Fei swept his eyes and saw a dozen or so military officers gathered in the room, sitting around a table playing Pai Gow, and Qin Naizhi was playing the banker.Among the ten or so people, more than half of them played the role of robbers who robbed the Pegasus Escort Bureau and fought against him. The person whose surname is Chu, the person whose surname is Shangguan, and the person whose surname is Nie are all among them. When everyone saw him coming suddenly, the noisy room fell silent for a moment. Hu Fei clasped his fists and made a four-sided bow, and said with a smile: "Thank you for giving me your mounts." Everyone said a few words humbly.The man surnamed Nie said: "Brother Hu, you came to Tuizhuang, did you bring any money? My brother is lucky today, so you do it first." He pushed the three coins in front of him. Hu Fei is very fond of making friends by nature. Although he doesn't like officials, but seeing that this person respects him very much, and he likes to gamble, he said with a smile: "Brother Qin pushes the bank, and the younger brother comes to bet to try his luck .Brother Nie, keep it for now, and I’ll ask you to borrow it after losing.” Turning to Cheng Lingsu, she asked, “Second Sister, do you want to gamble?” Cheng Lingsu pursed his lips and smiled: “I don’t gamble, I’ll help you Take the silver and go home." Qin Naizhi sat back at the dealer, shuffled the cards and rolled the dice.Hu Fei and Wang Tie'e followed suit.When the military officers first saw Hu Fei, they were all quite embarrassed, but as soon as they pushed a few decks of cards, they saw him talking and laughing happily, and never mentioned the old things, so everyone focused on gambling and didn't mind anymore. Hu Fei wins and loses, not much in and out, thinking: "Today is the ninth day of August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival will be six days later. The meeting of the masters of the world was called by Marshal Fu, and it is scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival feast. Feng Tian The traitor Nan is the head of the Wuhumen. Even if he doesn't come, he can always find out some clues about the traitor during the meeting. The people in front of us are all powerful subordinates of Marshal Fu. You might as well make friends with them Jiena. I'm not a leader, but as long as they lead, it's always okay to have a drink with those leaders at the meeting." At the moment, regardless of winning or losing, betting at will, the cards went smoothly, and it didn't take long I won three or four hundred taels of silver. After gambling for more than an hour, it was getting late, and everyone's bets gradually increased.Suddenly the sound of boots rattling was heard, the door curtain was opened, and three people walked in.When Wang Tie'e saw it, he immediately stood up straight, and called out respectfully, "Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, both of you are here." People who gambled around the table also greeted each other, and some called "Uncle Zhou!" , Zeng Erye", some called "Master Zhou, Master Zeng", and their expressions were quite respectful. When Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu heard this, they thought to themselves: "It turns out that Zhou Tieou and Zeng Tieou from the Eagle-clawed Yanxingmen have arrived. These two people are not small." Aged, but already full of gray hair.Zeng Tieou was nearly fifty years old, tall and thin, holding a snuff bottle in his hand, and a gold chain hanging from his mandarin jacket, he looked a bit like a bannerman and aristocrat.When Hu Fei saw the third person, he was slightly taken aback. It turned out that it was Yin Zhongxiang from the Tianlongmen who had met in the Merchant Fort back then.Yin Zhongxiang's eyes flicked across Hu Fei's face, seeing that he was just a countryman, he didn't care.You must know that when the two met, Hu Fei was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. At this time, his stature increased and his face changed. How could he recognize him? Qin Naizhi stood up and said: "Brother Zhou, Brother Zeng, let me introduce a friend to you. This is Brother Hu. He is very handsome. He is also a good friend. He just came to Beijing today. You guys The three of you are very close." Zhou Tieou nodded to Hu Fei, Zeng Tieou smiled, and said: "I have long admired you!" The two have excellent martial arts skills and have enjoyed a high reputation in the capital for a long time, so they don't think such a country boy is in their eyes. Wang Tie'e looked at Cheng Lingsu, feeling very strange in his heart: "You said you knew my senior brother and second senior brother, why didn't you say hello?" He thought that Cheng Lingsu was talking nonsense that day.Cheng Lingsu guessed what he was thinking, smiled, nodded, and blinked.Wang Tie'e only said that there must be a reason for it, but he didn't dare to ask more questions at the moment. Qin Naizhi pushed Zhuang two more, and then gave the Zhuang to Zhou Tiewei.At this time, Zeng Tieou and Yin Zhongxiang waited a while, and the bets became even bigger.Hu Fei was very lucky, and he hit consecutively. In less than half an hour, he had won nearly a thousand taels of silver.Zhou Tiewei's banker was extremely unlucky, and lost seven or eight out of ten of the silver and banker tickets he brought. At this time, he rolled the dice and got four cards, which turned out to be two or three off. As soon as the card was pushed, he said: "I can't make it, second brother, you push it." Zeng Tieou's Zhuang wins and loses, neither prosperous nor bad, but Hu Fei won seven or eight hundred taels more, and saw a huge pile of silver piled up in front of him.Zeng Tieou said with a smile: "Brother in the country, the God of Gamblers Bodhisattva will welcome you, and you will be the banker." Hu Fei said: "Okay!" After shuffling the cards, throwing the dice, he picked up the cards to match, the first one was eight o'clock, the second one was a pair of benches, and two of them were eaten. Zhou Tieou lost calmly, and Zeng Tieou was even more unrestrained, saying a few witty words when he had time.Yin Zhongxiang became furious and kept muttering and cursing. Then he lost in a hurry, and bet the remaining two hundred or so taels on the lower door. When the cards came out, three o'clock took three o'clock, and nine o'clock took nine o'clock. He lost again.Yin Zhongxiang's face was ashen, and he stretched out his palm to slap the table, and with a bang, the dominoes, silver coins, and dice all jumped up on the table, and cursed: "This country boy has ghosts in the dice, so there is such a clever way." Eat three o'clock at three o'clock, eat nine o'clock at nine o'clock? Even if the cards are prosperous, they can't be so prosperous!" Qin Naizhi hurriedly said: "Brother Yin, don't talk nonsense, this brother Hu is a good friend!" Everyone looked at Yin Zhongxiang, looked at Hu Fei, and everyone who had seen Hu Fei's skills thought in their hearts: Yin Zhongxiang said that he was cheating in gambling, and he was determined not to give up. This fight, Yin Zhongxiang must be in trouble. Unexpectedly, Hu Fei just smiled, and said: "There is always a winner or loser in gambling, Brother Yin pushes the dealer." Yin Zhongxiang stood up abruptly, and untied his sword from his waist. You must know that it is very common for military officers to gamble and fight.Unexpectedly, Yin Zhongxiang put the saber on the table, and said: "My sword is worth seven or eight hundred taels of silver, so I will bet you five hundred taels of silver!" Gorgeous, just looking at the scabbard is already worth a lot. Hu Fei smiled and said: "Okay! It's fair to bet 800 taels." Yin Zhongxiang took the domino dice and said: "I only bet with you, a country boy, and no one else bets. We will win or lose with a deck of cards!" He took eight hundred taels from the pile of silver in front of him, pushed it out, and said, "You roll the dice!" Yin Zhongxiang clasped the two dice with both palms, shook them a few times, took a breath, and rolled them out. One was five and the other was four, making a total of nine.He picked up the four cards in the first hand, looked at them, his face was filled with joy, and shouted: "Country boy, you can't play tricks this time, can you!" It turned out to be a pair of natural cards. Hu Fei didn't turn over the cards, but touched the bottom of the cards with his fingers, matched the front and back, and placed them on the table together.Yin Zhongxiang shouted: "Country boy, flop!" He only thought that he had won, and stretched out his arms to snatch the 800 silver in front of him.Wang Tie'e shouted: "Don't be impatient, let's talk after looking at the cards." Hu Fei stretched out three fingers, patted on the first two cards of his own, and patted on the last two cards. The co-authored card was pushed into the chaos, and he said with a smile: "You have won!" Yin Zhongxiang was very proud, and was about to boast, when he suddenly screamed "Huh", looked at the table, and was stunned. 众人顺着他目光瞧去，只见朱红漆的桌面之上，清清楚楚的印着四张牌的阳纹，前两张是一对长三，后两张一张三点，一张六点，合起来竟是一对“至尊宝”，四张牌纹路分明，雕在桌上点子一粒粒的凸起，显是胡斐三根指头这么一拍，便以内力在红木桌上印了下来。聚赌之人个个都是会家，一见如此内力，不约而同的齐声喝彩。 殷仲翔满脸通红，连银子带剑，一齐推到胡斐身前，站起身来，转头便走。胡斐拿起佩剑，说道：“殷大哥，我又不会使剑，要你的剑何用？”双手递了过去。 殷仲翔却不接剑，说道：“请教尊驾的万儿。”胡斐还未回答，汪铁鹗抢着道：“这位朋友姓胡名斐。”殷仲翔喃喃的道：“胡斐，胡斐？”突然一惊，说道：“啊，在山东商家堡中……”胡斐笑道：“不错，在下曾和殷爷有过一面之缘，殷爷却不记得了。”殷仲翔脸如死灰，接过佩剑往桌上一掷，说道：“怪不得，怪不得！”掀开门帘，大踏步走了出去。 一时房中众武官纷纷议论，称赞胡斐的内力了得，又说殷仲翔输钱输得寒蠢，太没风度。 周铁鹪缓缓站起身来，指着胡斐身前那一大堆银子道：“胡兄弟，你这里一共有多少银子？”胡斐道：“四五千两吧！”周铁鹪搓着骨牌，在桌上慢慢推动，慢慢砌成四条，然后从怀中摸出一个大封袋来，放在身前，道：“来，我跟你赌一副牌。若是我赢，赢了你这四五千两银子和佩剑。若是你牌好，把这个拿去。” 众人见那封袋上什么字也没写，不知里面放着些什么，都想，他好容易赢了这许多银子，怎肯一副牌便输给你？又不知你这封袋里是什么东西，要是只有一张白纸，岂不是做了冤大头？那知胡斐想也不想，将面前大堆银子尽数推了出去，也不问他封袋中放着什么，说道：“赌了！” 周铁鹪和曾铁鸥对望一眼，各有嘉许之色，似乎说这少年潇洒豪爽，气派不凡。 周铁鹪拿起骰子，随手一掷，掷了个七点，让胡斐拿第一手牌，自己拿了第三手，轻描淡写的一看，翻过骨牌，拍拍两声，在桌上连击两下。众人呆了一呆，跟着欢呼叫好，原来四张牌分成一前一后的两道，平平整整的嵌在桌中，牌面与桌面相齐，便是请木匠来在桌面上挖了洞，将骨牌镶嵌进去，也未必有这般平滑。但这一手牌点子却是平平，前五后六。 胡斐站起身来，笑道：“周大爷，对不起，我可赢了你啦！”右手一挥，拍的一声响，四张牌同时从空中掷了下来，这四张牌竟然也是分成前后两道，平平整整的嵌入桌中，牌面与桌面相齐。周铁鹪以手劲直击，使的是他本门绝技鹰爪力，那是他数十年苦练的外门硬功，原已非同小可，岂知胡斐举牌凌空一掷，也能嵌牌入桌，这一手功夫更是远胜了，何况周铁鹪连击两下，胡斐却只凭一掷。 众人惊得呆了，连喝彩也都忘记。周铁鹪神色自若，将封袋推到胡斐面前，说道：“你今儿牌风真旺。”众人这时才瞧清楚了胡斐这一手牌，原来是八八关，前一道八点，后一道也是八点。 胡斐笑道：“一时闹玩，岂能作真！”随手将封袋推了回去。周铁鹪皱眉道：“胡兄弟，你倘若不收，那是损我姓周的赌钱没品啦！这一手牌如是我赢，我岂能跟你客气？这是我今儿在宣武门内买的一所宅子，也不算大，不过四亩来地。”说着从封袋中抽出一张黄澄澄的纸来，原来是一张屋契。旁观众人都吃了一惊，心想这一场赌博当真豪阔得可以，宣武门内一所大宅子，少说也值得六七千两银子。 周铁鹪将屋契推到胡斐身前，说道：“今儿赌神菩萨跟定了你，没得说的。牌局不如散了吧。这座宅子你要推辞，便是瞧我姓周的不起！”胡斐笑道：“既是如此，做兄弟的却之不恭。待收拾好了，请各位大哥过去大赌一场。”众人轰然答应。周铁鹪拱了拱手，径自与曾铁鸥走了。汪铁鹗见大师哥片刻之间将一座大宅输去，竟是面不改色，他一颗心反而扑通扑通的跳个不定。
当下胡斐向秦耐之、汪铁鹗等人作别，和程灵素回到客店。程灵素笑道：“你命中注定要作大财主，便推也推不掉，在义堂镇置下了良田美地，哪知道第一天到北京，又赢了一所大宅子。”胡斐道：“这姓周的倒也豪气，瞧他瘦瘦小小，貌不惊人，那一手鹰爪力可着实不含糊，想不到官场之中还有这等人物。”程灵素道：“你赢的这所宅子拿来干么呀？自己住呢，还是卖了它？”胡斐道：“说不定明天一场大赌，又输了出去，难道赌神菩萨当真是随身带吗？” 次晨两人起身，刚用完早点，店伙带了一个中年汉子过来，道：“胡大爷，这位大爷有事找你。”胡斐见这人戴了一副墨镜，长袍马褂，衣服光鲜，指甲留得长长的，却不相识。 这人右腿半曲，请了个安，道：“胡大爷，周大人吩咐，问胡大爷什么时候有空，请过宣武门内瞧瞧那座宅子。小人姓全，是那宅子的管家。”胡斐好奇心起，向程灵素道：“二妹，咱们这便瞧瞧去。” 那姓全的恭恭敬敬引着二人来到宣武门内。胡斐和程灵素见那宅子朱漆大门，黄铜大门钉，石库门墙，青石踏阶，着实齐整。一进大门，自前厅、后厅、偏厅，以至厢房、花园，无不陈设考究，用具毕备。那姓全的道：“胡大爷倘若合意，便请搬过来。曾大人叫了一桌筵席，说今晚来向胡大爷恭贺乔迁。周大人、汪大人他们都要来讨一杯酒喝。” 胡斐哈哈大笑，道：“他们倒想得周到，那便一齐请吧！”全管家道：“小人理会得。”躬身退了出去。 程灵素待他走远，道：“大哥，这座宅子只怕二万两银子也不止。这件事大不寻常。”胡斐点头道：“不错，你瞧这中间有什么蹊跷？”程灵素微笑道：“我想总是有个人在暗暗喜欢你，所以故意接二连三，一份一份的送你大礼。” 胡斐知她在说袁紫衣，脸上一红，摇了摇头。程灵素笑道：“我是跟你说笑呢。我大哥慷慨豪侠，也不会把这些田地房产放在心上。这送礼之人，决不是你的知己，否则的话，还不如送一只玉凤凰。这送礼的若不是怕你，便在想笼络你。嗯，谁能有这么大手笔啊？”胡斐凛然道：“是福大帅？” 程灵素道：“我瞧是有点儿像。他手下用了这许多人物，有哪一个及得上你？再说，马姑娘既然得他宠幸，也总得送你一份厚礼。他们知你性情耿直，不能轻易收受豪门的财物，于是派人在赌台上送给你。” 胡斐道：“嗯。他们消息也真灵。我们第一天到北京，就立刻让我大赢一场。”程灵素道：“我们又没乔装改扮，多半一切早就安排好了，只等我们到来。跟汪铁鹗相遇是碰巧，在聚英楼中一赌，讯息报了出去，周铁鹪拿了屋契就来了。”胡斐点头道：“你猜得有理。昨晚周铁鹪只要有意输给我，那一注便算是我输了，他再赌下去，总有法子教我赢了这座宅子。” 程灵素道：“那你怎生处置？”胡斐道：“今晚我再跟他们赌一场，想法子把宅子输出去，瞧我有没有这个手段。”程灵素笑道：“两家都要故意赌输，这一场交手，却也热闹得紧呢。”
当日午后申牌时分，曾铁鸥着人送了一席极丰盛的鱼翅燕窝席来。那姓全的管家率领仆役，在大厅上布置得灯烛辉煌，喜气洋洋。 汪铁鹗第一个到来。他在宅子前后左右走了一遭，不住口的称赞这宅子堂皇华美，又大赞胡斐昨晚赌运亨通，手气奇佳。胡斐心道：“这汪铁鹗性直，瞧来不明其中的过节，待会我将这宅子输了给他，瞧他的两个师兄如何处置，那倒有一场好戏瞧呢。” 不久周铁鹪、曾铁鸥师兄弟俩到了，姓褚、姓上官、姓聂的三人到了。过不多时，秦耐之哈哈大笑的进来，说道：“胡兄弟，我给你带了两位老朋友来，你猜猜是谁？” 只见他身后走进三个人来。最后一人是昨天见过的殷仲翔，经了昨晚之事，他居然仍来，倒是颇出胡斐意料之外。其余两人容貌相似，都是精神矍铄的老者，看来甚是面善，胡斐微微一怔，待看到两人脚步落地时脚尖稍斜向里，正是八卦门功夫极其深厚之象，当即省悟，抢上行礼，说道：“王大爷、王二爷两位前辈驾到，真是想不到。商家堡一别，两位精神更加健旺了。”原来这两人正是八卦门王剑英、王剑杰兄弟。 十二人欢呼畅饮，席上说的都是江湖上英雄豪杰之事。殷仲翔提到当年在商家堡中，众人如何被困铁厅，身遭火灼之危，如何亏得胡斐智勇双全，奋身解围。秦耐之、周铁鹪等听了，更是大赞不已。程灵素目澄如水，脉脉的望着胡斐，心想这些英雄事迹，你自己从来不说。 筵席散后，眼见一轮明月涌将上来，这天是八月初十，虽已立秋，仍颇炎热，那是叫作“桂花蒸”。全管家在花园亭中摆设了瓜果，请众人乘凉消暑。胡斐道：“各位先喝杯清茶，咱们再来大赌一场。”众人轰然叫好，来到花园的凉亭中坐下。 没讲论得几句，忽听得廊上传来一阵喧哗，却是有人在与全管家大声吵嚷，接着全管家“啊哟”一声大叫，砰的一响，似乎被人踢了个筋斗。 只见一条铁塔似的大汉飞步闯进亭来，伸手在桌上一拍，呛啷啷一阵响亮，茶杯果盘等物，摔得一地。那大汉指着周铁鹪，粗声道：“周大哥，这却是你的不是了。这座宅子我卖给你一万二千两银子，那可是半卖半送，冲着你周大哥的面子，做兄弟的还能计较么？不料一转眼间，你却拿去转送了别人，我这个亏可吃不起！大家来评评这个理，我姓德的能做这冤大头么？” 周铁鹪冷冷地道：“你钱不够使，好好的说便了。这里是好朋友家里，你来胡闹什么？”那黑大汉一张脸胀得黑中泛红，伸手又往桌上拍去。周铁鹪左手一勾一带，将他两只手腕都牢牢抓住了，别瞧周铁鹪身材矮小，站起来不过刚及那大汉的肩膀，但那大汉双手被他一抓，犹似给一个铁箍箍住了，竟是挣扎不脱。 周铁鹪拉着他走到亭外，低声跟他说了几句话。那大汉兀自不肯依从，呶呶不休。周铁鹪恼了起来，双臂运力往前一推。那大汉站立不定，向后跌出几步，撞在一株梅树之上，喀喇一声，撞断了老大两根桠枝。周铁鹪喝道：“姓德的莽夫，给我在外边侍候着，不怕死的便来啰苏！”那大汉抚着背上的痛处，低头趋出。 曾铁鸥哈哈大笑，说道：“这莽夫惯常扫人清兴，大师哥早就该好好揍他一顿。”周铁鹪微笑道：“我就瞧着他心眼儿还好，也不跟他一般见识。胡大哥，倒教你见笑了。”胡斐道：“好说，好说。既是这宅子他卖便宜了，兄弟再补他些银子便是。”周铁鹪忙道：“胡大哥说哪里话来？这件事兄弟自会料理，不用你操心。倒是那个莽撞之徒，无意中得罪了胡大哥，他原不知胡大哥如此英雄了得，既做下了事来，此刻实是后悔莫及。兄弟便叫他来向胡大哥敬酒赔礼，冲着兄弟和这里各位的面子，胡大哥便不计较这一遭如何？” 胡斐笑道：“赔礼两字，休要提起。既是周大哥的朋友，请他一同来喝一杯吧！”周铁鹪站起身来，说道：“胡大哥是少年英雄，我们全都诚心结交你这位朋友。那莽夫做错了事，我们大伙儿全派他的不是。胡大哥大人大量，务请不要介怀。”胡斐道：“些些小事何必挂齿？周大哥说得太客气了。”周铁鹪一躬到地，说道：“兄弟先行谢过。”曾铁鸥和秦耐之也同时起身作揖，说道：“我们一齐多谢了。”胡斐忙站起还礼。周铁鹪道：“我去叫那莽夫来，跟胡大哥赔罪。”说着转身出外。 胡斐和程灵素对望了一眼，均想：“这莽夫虽然行为粗鲁了些，但周铁鹪这番赔礼的言语，却未免过于郑重。不知这黑大汉是何门道？” 过了片刻，只听得脚步声响，园中走进两个人来。周铁鹪携着一人之手，哈哈笑道：“莽夫啊莽夫，快敬胡大哥三杯酒！你们这叫不打不成相识，胡大哥答应原谅你啦。他大丈夫一言既出，驷马难追。今日便宜了你这莽夫！” 胡斐霍地站起，飘身出亭，左足一点，先抢过去挡住了那人的退路，铁青着脸，厉声说道：“姓周的，你闹什么玄虚？我若不手刃此人，我胡斐枉称顶天立地的男子汉！” 进园来这人，正是广东佛山镇上杀害锺阿四全家的五虎门掌门人凤天南！
胡斐此时已然心中雪亮，原来周铁鹪安排下圈套，命一个莽夫来胡闹一番，然后套得他的言语，要自己答应原谅一个莽夫。他想起锺阿四全家惨死的情状，热血上涌，目光中似要迸出火来。 周铁鹪道：“胡大哥，我跟你直说了罢。义堂镇上的田地房产，全是这莽夫送的。这一座宅子和家具，也全是这莽夫买的。他跟你赔不是之心，说得上是诚恳之极了。大丈夫拿得起放得下，过去的小小怨仇，何必放在心上？凤老大，快给胡大哥赔礼吧！” 胡斐见凤天南双手抱拳，意欲行礼，双臂一张，说道：“且慢！”向程灵素道：“二妹，你过来！”程灵素快步走到他的身边，并肩站着。胡斐朗声说道：“各位请了！姓胡的结交朋友，凭的是意气相投，是非分明。咱们吃喝赌博，那算不了甚么，便是市井小人，也岂不相聚喝酒赌钱？大丈夫义气为先，以金银来讨好胡某，可把胡某人的人品瞧得一钱不值了！” 曾铁鸥笑道：“胡大哥可误会了。凤老大赠送一点薄礼，也只是略表敬意，哪里敢看轻老兄了？” 胡斐右手一摆，说道：“这姓凤的在广东作威作福，为了谋取邻舍一块地皮，将人家一家老小害得个个死于非命。我胡斐和锺家非亲非故，但既伸手管上了这件事，便跟这姓凤的恶棍誓不并存于天地之间。倘若要得罪朋友，那也是势非得已，要请各位见谅。周大哥，这张屋契请收下了。”从怀中摸出套着屋契的信封，轻轻一挥，那信封直飘到周铁鹪面前。 周铁鹪只得接住，待要交还给他，却想凭着自己手指上的功夫，难以这般平平稳稳的将信封送到他面前。 只听胡斐朗声道：“这里是京师重地，天子脚底下的地方，这姓凤的又不知有多少好朋好友，但我胡斐今晚豁出了性命，定要动一动他。是姓胡的好朋友便不要拦阻，是姓凤的好朋友，大伙儿一齐上吧！”说罢双手叉腰一站。他明知北京城中高手如云，这凤天南既敢露面，自然是有备而来，别说另有帮手，单是王氏兄弟、周曾二人，那便极不好斗，但他心中愤慨已极，早将生死置之度外。 周铁鹪哈哈一笑，说道：“胡大哥既然不给面子，我们这和事佬是做不成啦。凤老大你这便请罢，咱们还要喝酒赌钱呢。” 胡斐好容易见到凤天南，那里还容他脱身？双掌一错，便向凤天南扑去。 周铁鹪眉头一皱，道：“这也未免太过份了吧！”左臂横伸拦阻，右手却翻成阴掌，暗伏了一招“倒曳九牛尾”的擒拿手，意欲抓住胡斐手腕，就势回拖。 胡斐既然出手，早把旁人的助拳打算在内，但心想：“你们面子上对我礼貌周到，我对你们也就决不先行出手。”眼见周铁鹪伸手抓来，更不还手，让他一把抓住腕骨，扣住了自己的脉门。 周铁鹪大喜，暗想：“秦耐之、凤老大他们把这小子的本事夸上了天去，早知不过如此，何必跟他这般低声下气？”口中仍是说道：“不要动手！”运劲急突，突然间只觉胡斐的腕骨坚硬如铁，猛地里涌到一股反拖之力，以硬对硬，周铁鹪立足不定，立即松手，一个踉跄，向前跌出三步。 这擒拿手拖打，是鹰爪雁行门中最拿手得意的功夫，胡斐偏偏就在这功夫上，挫败了这一门的掌门大师兄。 两人交换这一招，只是瞬息间的事。凤天南已扭过身躯，向外便奔。胡斐扑过去疾劈一掌，凤天南回手抵住。 曾铁鸥道：“好好儿的喝酒赌钱，何必伤了和气？”右手五根手指成鹰爪之势，抓向胡斐背心。他似乎是好意劝架，其实却是施了杀手。但见胡斐一意向凤天南进攻，对身后的袭击竟似不知，那姓聂的忍不住叫道：“胡大哥，小心！”嚓的一响，曾铁鸥五指已落在胡斐背上，但着指之处，似是抓到了一块又韧又厚的牛筋。胡斐背上肌肉一弹，便将他五根手指弹开。 眼见周曾两人拦阻不住，殷仲翔从斜刺里窜到，更不假作劝架，挥拳向胡斐面门打去。胡斐头一低，左掌搭上了他的背心，吐气扬声，“嘿”的一声，殷仲翔的身子直飞出去，撞向凤天南背心。这一下胡斐原没想能撞到凤天南，但他只要闪身避开，殷仲翔的脑袋便撞上一座假山，势在非伸手相救不可，这么缓得一缓，便逃不脱了。岂知这凤天南实在老奸巨猾，眼见殷仲翔出力救援自己，却不顾他的死活，反而左足在他肩头一借力，跃向围墙。只听得砰的一响，殷仲翔撞上假山，满头鲜血，立时晕死过去。 旁观众人个个都是好手，凤天南这一下太过卑鄙，如何瞧不出来？王氏兄弟本欲出手，只是忌惮胡斐了得，未必讨得了好，正自迟疑，眼见凤天南只顾逃命，反害朋友，兄弟俩对望一眼，脸上各现鄙夷之色，便不肯再出手了。 胡斐心想：“让这奸贼逃出了围墙之外，那便多了一番手脚。何况围墙外他定有援兵。”见他双足刚要站上墙头，立即纵身跃起，抢上拦截。 凤天南刚在墙头立定，突见身前多了一人，月光下看得明白，正是死对头胡斐，这一惊当真是非同小可，右腕翻处，一柄明晃晃的匕首自下撩上，向他小腹疾刺过去。 胡斐急起左腿，足尖踢中他的手腕，那匕首直飞起来，落到了墙外。凤天南出手也是狠辣异常，在这围墙顶上尺许之地近身肉搏，招数更是凌厉，一匕首没刺中，左拳跟着击出。胡斐更不回手，前胸一挺，运起内劲，硬挡了他这一拳，砰的一声，凤天南被自己的拳力震了回来，立足不定，摔下围墙。 胡斐跟着跃下，举足踏落。凤天南一个打滚避过，双足使劲，再度跃向墙头。胡斐这一次不容他再在墙头立足，双手一挥，“一鹤冲天”，跟着窜高，却比凤天南高了数尺，落下时正好骑在他的肩头，双腿挟住了他的头颈。凤天南呼吸闭塞，自知无幸，闭目待死。 胡斐叫道：“奸贼！今日教你恶贯满盈！”提起手掌，便往他天灵盖拍落。
Cheng Lingsu waited in front of the window for a long time when Hu Fei did not return, and was already extremely anxious. He finally looked forward to his return. Seeing his gloomy expression, he seemed very sad, so he didn't ask him right now, but just chatted with him. Not long after, Wang Tie'e brought a large pot of rice, a large pot of braised pork to the stone house, and three bottles of shochu.Hu Fei poured the wine into a bowl and drank it.Cheng Lingsu took out the silver needle and wanted to test whether the wine and vegetables were poisonous.Hu Fei said: "With the horse girl here, how dare they poison them?" Ma Chunhua blushed, but she didn't come to eat.Hu Fei didn't persuade him, and drank three bottles of shochu in silence, ate a large bowl of meat, but didn't eat, leaned on the table drunk, and fell asleep with his head down. Hu Fei woke up the next morning and saw a long robe on his back, which he thought Cheng Lingsu had covered at night.She stood at the window, her hair fluttering slightly in the morning breeze. Hu Fei looked at her slender back, mixed with gratitude and pity in his heart, and called out: "Second sister!" Cheng Lingsu said "um", and turned around.Hu Fei saw that she was sleepy and tired, and said, "Did you stay up all night? Ah, I forgot to tell you that there is a horse girl here, and they dare not do anything to us." Cheng Lingsu said: "Ma girl She quietly left the house in the middle of the night and hasn't returned yet. When she went out, she walked lightly, so I was afraid that I would wake you up, so I pretended to be asleep." Hu Fei was slightly startled, and turned around, only to see that Ma Chunhua was sitting only The next empty stool. The two opened the door of the house and walked out. There was no one in the woods, dozens of people and horses retreated completely in the dark night.There are two horses tied to the tree, which are naturally reserved for Hu Cheng and his wife. Walking a few feet further, I saw two new graves piled up in the forest. There was no sign in front of the graves, and I didn't know which one belonged to Xu Zheng and which one belonged to Shang Baozhen.Hu Fei thought to himself: "Although one is the husband and the other is the enemy who killed her husband, in Miss Ma's heart, I am afraid that there is not much difference between the two. They are both people who love her but she does not love, and they both died for her. Such an unfortunate person." Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing, so he relayed Qin Naizhi's words to Cheng Lingsu. Cheng Lingsu sighed sadly when he heard it, and said: "It turns out that the skinny old man is Qin Naizhi, the head of Bajiquan. He has a nickname, Baarm Nezha. This kind of person is a lackey under the powerful family. His character is very low, let's ignore him from now on." Hu Fei said, "Yes." Cheng Lingsu said: "Ms. Ma likes Mr. Fu in her heart. Even if Xu Zheng is alive, he will only increase his distress. How can he, a little unlucky escort, compete with the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Generalissimo of the Commander?" Hu Fei said: "That's right, it's still clean after death." So he paid a few obeisances in front of the two graves, and said, "Brother Xu, Mr. Shang, no matter whether you had any kindness or grudge with me during your lifetime, it will be wiped out after you die. Miss Ma will be rich and honored forever." , you two know after death, so you don’t need to remember her anymore.”
The two led the horses and walked out of the forest slowly.Cheng Lingsu said: "Brother, where are we going?" Hu Fei said: "Find the inn first, let you sleep peacefully for half a day, and then talk about other things, don't exhaust my sister!" Cheng Lingsu heard him say "My sister", With an indescribable liking in my heart, I turned my head and smiled sweetly at him. In the inn in Qiantu Town, Cheng Lingsu slept for half a day and woke up before noon.She went out of the store alone and said she was going to buy some things. When she came back, she held two big paper bags in her hands and said with a smile: "Brother, guess what I bought?" Hu Fei saw "Old Jiufu Yizhuang" printed on the paper. " shop number, said: "Shall we come to sticky beard and disguise again?" Cheng Lingsu opened the paper bags, and in each bag was a brand new dress, a man and a woman, the men's clothes were light blue, and the women's clothes were bright yellow, both very elegant.After dinner, Cheng Lingsu asked Hu Fei to try it on. The sleeves were two inches longer and the underarms looked too fat, so he took out the scissors and sewing, and trimmed it for him under the lamp. Hu Fei said: "Second sister, I said we have to go to Beijing to see." Cheng Lingsu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "I knew you were going to Beijing, so I bought two better clothes, otherwise the big girl from the country will come to Beijing Don’t you make fun of them?” Hu Fei laughed and said, “You are really thoughtful. We two countrymen are going to Beijing to meet the people under the emperor’s feet. Look at the meeting of the head of Marshal Fu. What kind of heroes are there?" These two sentences were said lightly, but there was a sense of pride in their meaning. Cheng Lingsu was doing needlework in his hands, and said, "What kind of mind do you think Marshal Fu holds in this meeting of the world's masters?" Hu Fei said: "That's the intention of recruiting talents. Vote under his command. But the real heroes may not go." Cheng Lingsu smiled and said: "Young heroes like you will not go." Hu Fei said: "I am a hero of that kind I’m talking about a famous person like Miao Renfeng.” He sighed suddenly, and said, “If my father is still alive, it would be a pleasure to go to this meeting of masters and disturb him.” Cheng Lingsu said: "You go and make trouble with this Marshal Fu, isn't it okay? I see that there is one more person who must go." Hu Fei said: "Who?" Cheng Lingsu smiled and said: "This is called knowingly asking. You'd better tell me straight up." Hu Fei already understood her intentions, and stopped pretending, and said: "She may not necessarily go." After a pause, he said: "I still don't know whether this Miss Yuan is a friend or an enemy." Cheng Lingsu said : "If every enemy gives me a jade phoenix, I hope that there will be enemies all over the world..." Suddenly I heard a woman's voice outside the window saying: "Okay, I'll give you one too!" As soon as the voice finished, there was a chirping sound, and something shot through the window paper and flew towards Cheng Lingsu. Hu Fei picked up Cheng Lingsu's bamboo ruler that was tailoring clothes on the table, knocked on the thing, knocked it down on the table, and flicked it away with the palm of his hand, and the candle light went out in the wind.Then I heard the person outside the window say: "Talking at night with the lights on, how beautiful it is!" Hu Fei's obedient voice was vaguely Yuan Ziyi's accent, his chest felt hot, and he blurted out: "Is it Miss Yuan?" But the footsteps were broken, and they had gone away in an instant. Hu Fei lit the key candle, only to see Cheng Lingsu's face pale and silent.Hu Fei said: "Let's go out and have a look." Cheng Lingsu said: "Go and see!" Hu Fei said "um", but didn't go out. When he picked up the thing on the table and looked at it, it was a small pebble. I didn't realize it when I crept up to us." Knowing that Cheng Lingsu was going to be unhappy, but couldn't help but push open the window, jumped out of the window and saw that there was no one around. He came back into the room, struck up a conversation and wanted to say something.Cheng Lingsu said: "It's getting late, brother, go back to your room and sleep peacefully!" Hu Fei said: "I'm not tired yet." Cheng Lingsu said: "But I'm tired, and I have to go early tomorrow morning." Hu Fei said: "Yes .” Go back to the room by yourself. That night he tossed and turned, always restless on his pillow, thinking of Yuan Ziyi at one moment, Cheng Lingsu at another, and Ma Chunhua, Xu Zheng and Shang Baozhen at another.It wasn't until four o'clock that he fell asleep hazily. Before getting up the next day, Cheng Lingsu knocked on the door and came in, holding the new robe in his hand, and said with a smile: "Get up, there are good things waiting for you outside." Put the robe on the table, and walked out of the room gracefully. Hu Fei turned over and sat up, tried putting on her body, the size and length were all suitable, thinking that when I went back to the room to sleep peacefully last night, she didn't sew a sleeve, it seems that after I left, she sewed for a long time , so he put on a new shirt, walked out of the room, bowed to Cheng Lingsu, and said, "Thank you, Second Sister." Cheng Lingsu said, "Thank you for what? They even brought you a horse." Hu Fei was startled, and said, "What kind of horse?" When he walked into the yard and looked, he saw a white horse tied to the stake, which was as clean as snow. Later, the white horse that Yuan Ziyi rode on. Cheng Lingsu said: "As soon as I got up early this morning, the waiter in the shop yelled, saying that the door was opened by a thief in the middle of the night, and I don't know what was stolen. But after checking back and forth, not only was there a lot of things, but there were many things in the yard." It’s a horse. It’s tied to the saddle.” As he spoke, he handed over a small silk bag, on which was written: “Miss Hu Xianggong and Cheng Cheng opened it together.” The handwriting was very beautiful. Hu Fei opened the silk bag, and couldn't help being stunned. It turned out that there was another jade phoenix in the bag, which was exactly the same as the one left to him earlier. He thought to himself: "Could it be that mine was lost, or was it stolen by her?" Stretching out his hand into his bosom to touch it, the tentacles felt warm, and the jade phoenix was in his bosom in good condition. He took it out and saw that the two jade phoenixes were carved exactly the same, except that one head was facing left and the other was facing right. There was also a small piece of white paper in the silk bag, on which it was written: "The horse returns to its original owner, and the phoenix is a gift to the chivalrous woman." Hu Fei was stunned again: "This horse is not mine, so how can I say 'the horse returns to the original'?" Lord'? Do you want me to pass it back to Third Brother Zhao?" So he handed the slip and the jade phoenix to Cheng Lingsu and said, "Miss Yuan also gave you a jade phoenix." Cheng Lingsu looked at the horoscope on the slip post and said, "What kind of chivalrous woman am I again? It's not for me." Hu Fei said, "Isn't it clearly written 'Miss Cheng' on the bag? She said again last night: 'Okay, I'll give you one too!'" Cheng Lingsu said calmly, "Since that's the case, I'll accept it. This girl Yuan loves me so much, I can't repay her." The two traveled northward all the way, and they didn't encounter any strange things on the way, and Yuan Ziyi didn't show up again, but in the hearts of Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu, Yuan Ziyi was there at all times.Chatting under the window, it seems that Yuan Ziyi is eavesdropping outside the window; riding on the mountain road, it seems that Yuan Ziyi is hiding behind the mountain.Both of them never mentioned her name, but the more they avoided it, the more they couldn't help thinking of her. Both of them thought: "When we arrive in Beijing, we must meet her." Sometimes, they hope to meet her soon; sometimes, they hope to meet her as soon as possible. The journey to Beijing was already very long, but the two of them traveled long distances, and the wind and frost invaded, making Cheng Lingsu look even more haggard. However, Beijing finally arrived, and Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu rode into the capital together. When entering the city gate, Hu Fei glanced at Cheng Lingsu, and vaguely seemed to see a teardrop falling on the dust on the ground, but she turned her head to the side and couldn't see her face. Hu Fei's heart was shocked: "Is it the right time to come to Beijing this time?"
At that time, it was the middle period of Qianlong, and the world was peaceful.The capital is rich and rich, and the essence of the world is gathered here. Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu entered the city from Zhengyangmen, and took two rooms in an inn in the southern city. After eating pasta at noon, they went to wander around the streets together, but they saw the bustling, endless bustle.The two didn't know the way, so they just walked randomly on the street. After shopping for an hour, Hu Fei bought a few bunches of candied haws, which he and Cheng Lingsu each held in their hands, eating as they walked.Suddenly I heard the sound of small gongs on the side of the road, and someone shouted loudly, but there was a group of people performing martial arts in the open space.Hu Fei said happily: "Second sister, take a look." The two squeezed into the crowd, only to see a thick man holding a single knife, clasped his fists and said: "Brothers use four swords all the way, please give me your advice. There is a "sword formula" that says: "Defend the insult and destroy the front to win the battle." Strong, shallow opening penetrates deep into the enemy's wounds. Courage is big, heart is thin, tendons are relaxed and arms are long. He is tall and I am short, so I can use it. When the enemy is low, I will rise. To lure someone to deceive you. To lure someone who does not come, you have to sell them out. You have a good eye and a quick start. You can beat the shallow, the deep, the old and the tender, and you can hide when you advance and retreat. If you practice for a long time, you will be familiar with it. Practice makes perfect.'” After hearing this, Hu Fei thought to himself: "These few knife formulas are not bad, and the kung fu must be strong if you think about it." I saw the man set up a door, single-handedly, chopping with a hook, hacking, smashing, and using it, From "Spreading its Wings", "Golden Rooster's Independence", to "Splitting Huashan Alone", "Splitting Flowers and Blowing Willows", each move is methodical, but the footsteps are frivolous and the saber is swaying, the kung fu is really not enough. Hu Fei secretly laughed, and said in his heart: "I've heard people say that most of the people in the capital speak loudly and exaggeratedly. This guy can blow his mouth loudly, and it's not that kind of thing to do it." He was about to leave with Cheng Lingsu.Suddenly one person in the crowd laughed loudly and shouted: "Wu Na man, what kind of nonsense knife technique are you using?" The man who wielded the saber was furious, he retracted the saber and looked back, and said: "My way is the authentic Simen Dao, isn't it wrong? I want to ask for advice." A big man stepped out from the crowd, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll teach you." This man was dressed in the uniform of a military officer, and he was tall and majestic, very mighty.He stepped forward, took the single sword in the hand of the Wuhan peddler, and suddenly saw Hu Fei at a glance. He was stunned for a while, and said happily: "Brother Hu, you have also arrived in Beijing? Haha, you are a good swordsman today, please Come and show it, let this kid open his eyes, and teach him what sword skills are." When he came out of the crowd, Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu had already recognized that this person was Wang Tie'e from Eagle Claw Yanxingmen .When besieging Ma Chunhua, he pretended to be a gangster, but he turned out to be a military officer with a reputation. Hu Fei knew that he was outspoken and not a treacherous person, so he smiled slightly and said, "What's the little brother's stuff? Brother Wang, it's up to you to show your skills." Wang Tie'e knew that his martial arts were far from Hu Fei's. With him here, where would he be able to show off?Throwing the single knife to the ground, he said with a smile: "Come, come, brother Hu, this girl is surnamed... surnamed... Cheng, by the way, Miss Cheng, let's go have three drinks together. The two of you come to the capital , I have to do this next time." Saying that, he took Hu Fei's hand and rushed out of the crowd. How dare the man who sells martial arts contradict the official?He picks up the single saber embarrassingly, and when the three of them are far away, he blows it again. As Wang Tie'e walked, he said loudly: "Brother Hu, we don't know each other without fighting. I really admire your brother's martial arts. I'll tell you about it tomorrow. With a talent like you, I will definitely be happy to use it again. At that time, my brother will have to rely on you to take care of me..." Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice and said: "That girl Ma, we took her mother and son into the house. After Beijing, now I live in Marshal Fu's mansion. I really enjoy endless glory and wealth. Marshal Fu has everything, but he has no son. Now, the girl Ma may become the marshal's wife, haha, Haha! Your elder brother would have known today, wouldn’t he have fought with us?” He spoke louder and louder, laughing like no one else on the street. Hu Fei was full of displeasure when he heard this, thinking to himself that Ma Chunhua had an affair with Fu Kang'an before marriage, and those two children were indeed Fu Kang'an's own flesh and blood. There is nothing wrong with getting together in An, but when I think of Xu Zheng's tragic death in the woods, I can't help feeling sad.
While talking, the three came to a big restaurant.There is a gold-lettered signboard hanging on the restaurant, which says "Juyinglou" in three big characters. When the bartender saw Wang Tie'e, he came up to greet him with a smile, and said, "Master Wang, you're here early today, shall we have a few drinks in the private seat first?" Wang Tie'e said, "Okay! Today I invite two decent friends, and the food and drinks will be very rich. "The bartender laughed and said: "Then do you still need to order?" He led the three of them to a seat in the private room, poured wine and served food, very attentive, obviously Wang Tie'e was a frequent visitor here. Hu Fei looked at the guests in the restaurant, sixty-seven out of ten were wearing military uniforms, even if they were not military officers, most of them looked like valiant martial arts tycoons. It seems that this restaurant is mainly engaged in martial arts business. The cooking of the capital is indeed better than other places. It is very hot at this time, and the wine and dishes brought by the bartender are exquisite and delicious, but not greasy.Hu Feilian claimed yes.Jiang Tie'e wanted to save face, but ordered a table full of dishes. The two drank more than a dozen cups, and suddenly heard a group of people rushing in from the next room. After a while, they shouted and drank pheasants, and started a big bet.One person shouted loudly: "Nine o'clock sky bar! Take it all!" Hu Fei was slightly taken aback when he heard the accent very familiar, and Wang Tie'e smiled and said: "It's a familiar friend!" He said loudly: "Brother Qin, guess who is here?" Hu Fei immediately remembered that that person was Qin Naizhi, the head of Bajiquan, and he yelled through the board wall: "Who knows what pig friends you have with you? Come here and gamble a few hands together? "Wang Tie'e laughed and said: "It doesn't matter if you scold me, you offended a good friend, but you can't bear to walk around!" Standing up, he took Hu Fei's hand and said, "Brother Hu, let's go and have a look." The two went to the next room, lifted the curtain, and only heard Qin Naizhi yell: "At three o'clock, a pair of plum blossoms, eat the sky, and pay for it!" When he looked up, he suddenly saw Hu Fei, stunned for a moment, and said happily: "Ah, it's you, unexpected, unexpected!" Pushing the card away, he stood up, stretched out his hand and smacked his forehead a few times, and said with a smile, "Damn it, damn it! I'm talking nonsense, how would I know it was Brother Hu who arrived?" , come, come, come and push the village." Hu Fei swept his eyes and saw a dozen or so military officers gathered in the room, sitting around a table playing Pai Gow, and Qin Naizhi was playing the banker.Among the ten or so people, more than half of them played the role of robbers who robbed the Pegasus Escort Bureau and fought against him. The person whose surname is Chu, the person whose surname is Shangguan, and the person whose surname is Nie are all among them. When everyone saw him coming suddenly, the noisy room fell silent for a moment. Hu Fei clasped his fists and made a four-sided bow, and said with a smile: "Thank you for giving me your mounts." Everyone said a few words humbly.The man surnamed Nie said: "Brother Hu, you came to Tuizhuang, did you bring any money? My brother is lucky today, so you do it first." He pushed the three coins in front of him. Hu Fei is very fond of making friends by nature. Although he doesn't like officials, but seeing that this person respects him very much, and he likes to gamble, he said with a smile: "Brother Qin pushes the bank, and the younger brother comes to bet to try his luck .Brother Nie, keep it for now, and I’ll ask you to borrow it after losing.” Turning to Cheng Lingsu, she asked, “Second Sister, do you want to gamble?” Cheng Lingsu pursed his lips and smiled: “I don’t gamble, I’ll help you Take the silver and go home." Qin Naizhi sat back at the dealer, shuffled the cards and rolled the dice.Hu Fei and Wang Tie'e followed suit.When the military officers first saw Hu Fei, they were all quite embarrassed, but as soon as they pushed a few decks of cards, they saw him talking and laughing happily, and never mentioned the old things, so everyone focused on gambling and didn't mind anymore. Hu Fei wins and loses, not much in and out, thinking: "Today is the ninth day of August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival will be six days later. The meeting of the masters of the world was called by Marshal Fu, and it is scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival feast. Feng Tian The traitor Nan is the head of the Wuhumen. Even if he doesn't come, he can always find out some clues about the traitor during the meeting. The people in front of us are all powerful subordinates of Marshal Fu. You might as well make friends with them Jiena. I'm not a leader, but as long as they lead, it's always okay to have a drink with those leaders at the meeting." At the moment, regardless of winning or losing, betting at will, the cards went smoothly, and it didn't take long I won three or four hundred taels of silver. After gambling for more than an hour, it was getting late, and everyone's bets gradually increased.Suddenly the sound of boots rattling was heard, the door curtain was opened, and three people walked in.When Wang Tie'e saw it, he immediately stood up straight, and called out respectfully, "Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, both of you are here." People who gambled around the table also greeted each other, and some called "Uncle Zhou!" , Zeng Erye", some called "Master Zhou, Master Zeng", and their expressions were quite respectful. When Hu Fei and Cheng Lingsu heard this, they thought to themselves: "It turns out that Zhou Tieou and Zeng Tieou from the Eagle-clawed Yanxingmen have arrived. These two people are not small." Aged, but already full of gray hair.Zeng Tieou was nearly fifty years old, tall and thin, holding a snuff bottle in his hand, and a gold chain hanging from his mandarin jacket, he looked a bit like a bannerman and aristocrat.When Hu Fei saw the third person, he was slightly taken aback. It turned out that it was Yin Zhongxiang from the Tianlongmen who had met in the Merchant Fort back then.Yin Zhongxiang's eyes flicked across Hu Fei's face, seeing that he was just a countryman, he didn't care.You must know that when the two met, Hu Fei was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. At this time, his stature increased and his face changed. How could he recognize him? Qin Naizhi stood up and said: "Brother Zhou, Brother Zeng, let me introduce a friend to you. This is Brother Hu. He is very handsome. He is also a good friend. He just came to Beijing today. You guys The three of you are very close." Zhou Tieou nodded to Hu Fei, Zeng Tieou smiled, and said: "I have long admired you!" The two have excellent martial arts skills and have enjoyed a high reputation in the capital for a long time, so they don't think such a country boy is in their eyes. Wang Tie'e looked at Cheng Lingsu, feeling very strange in his heart: "You said you knew my senior brother and second senior brother, why didn't you say hello?" He thought that Cheng Lingsu was talking nonsense that day.Cheng Lingsu guessed what he was thinking, smiled, nodded, and blinked.Wang Tie'e only said that there must be a reason for it, but he didn't dare to ask more questions at the moment. Qin Naizhi pushed Zhuang two more, and then gave the Zhuang to Zhou Tiewei.At this time, Zeng Tieou and Yin Zhongxiang waited a while, and the bets became even bigger.Hu Fei was very lucky, and he hit consecutively. In less than half an hour, he had won nearly a thousand taels of silver.Zhou Tiewei's banker was extremely unlucky, and lost seven or eight out of ten of the silver and banker tickets he brought. At this time, he rolled the dice and got four cards, which turned out to be two or three off. As soon as the card was pushed, he said: "I can't make it, second brother, you push it." Zeng Tieou's Zhuang wins and loses, neither prosperous nor bad, but Hu Fei won seven or eight hundred taels more, and saw a huge pile of silver piled up in front of him.Zeng Tieou said with a smile: "Brother in the country, the God of Gamblers Bodhisattva will welcome you, and you will be the banker." Hu Fei said: "Okay!" After shuffling the cards, throwing the dice, he picked up the cards to match, the first one was eight o'clock, the second one was a pair of benches, and two of them were eaten. Zhou Tieou lost calmly, and Zeng Tieou was even more unrestrained, saying a few witty words when he had time.Yin Zhongxiang became furious and kept muttering and cursing. Then he lost in a hurry, and bet the remaining two hundred or so taels on the lower door. When the cards came out, three o'clock took three o'clock, and nine o'clock took nine o'clock. He lost again.Yin Zhongxiang's face was ashen, and he stretched out his palm to slap the table, and with a bang, the dominoes, silver coins, and dice all jumped up on the table, and cursed: "This country boy has ghosts in the dice, so there is such a clever way." Eat three o'clock at three o'clock, eat nine o'clock at nine o'clock? Even if the cards are prosperous, they can't be so prosperous!" Qin Naizhi hurriedly said: "Brother Yin, don't talk nonsense, this brother Hu is a good friend!" Everyone looked at Yin Zhongxiang, looked at Hu Fei, and everyone who had seen Hu Fei's skills thought in their hearts: Yin Zhongxiang said that he was cheating in gambling, and he was determined not to give up. This fight, Yin Zhongxiang must be in trouble. Unexpectedly, Hu Fei just smiled, and said: "There is always a winner or loser in gambling, Brother Yin pushes the dealer." Yin Zhongxiang stood up abruptly, and untied his sword from his waist. You must know that it is very common for military officers to gamble and fight.Unexpectedly, Yin Zhongxiang put the saber on the table, and said: "My sword is worth seven or eight hundred taels of silver, so I will bet you five hundred taels of silver!" Gorgeous, just looking at the scabbard is already worth a lot. Hu Fei smiled and said: "Okay! It's fair to bet 800 taels." Yin Zhongxiang took the domino dice and said: "I only bet with you, a country boy, and no one else bets. We will win or lose with a deck of cards!" He took eight hundred taels from the pile of silver in front of him, pushed it out, and said, "You roll the dice!" Yin Zhongxiang clasped the two dice with both palms, shook them a few times, took a breath, and rolled them out. One was five and the other was four, making a total of nine.He picked up the four cards in the first hand, looked at them, his face was filled with joy, and shouted: "Country boy, you can't play tricks this time, can you!" It turned out to be a pair of natural cards. Hu Fei didn't turn over the cards, but touched the bottom of the cards with his fingers, matched the front and back, and placed them on the table together.Yin Zhongxiang shouted: "Country boy, flop!" He only thought that he had won, and stretched out his arms to snatch the 800 silver in front of him.Wang Tie'e shouted: "Don't be impatient, let's talk after looking at the cards." Hu Fei stretched out three fingers, patted on the first two cards of his own, and patted on the last two cards. The co-authored card was pushed into the chaos, and he said with a smile: "You have won!" Yin Zhongxiang was very proud, and was about to boast, when he suddenly screamed "Huh", looked at the table, and was stunned. 众人顺着他目光瞧去，只见朱红漆的桌面之上，清清楚楚的印着四张牌的阳纹，前两张是一对长三，后两张一张三点，一张六点，合起来竟是一对“至尊宝”，四张牌纹路分明，雕在桌上点子一粒粒的凸起，显是胡斐三根指头这么一拍，便以内力在红木桌上印了下来。聚赌之人个个都是会家，一见如此内力，不约而同的齐声喝彩。 殷仲翔满脸通红，连银子带剑，一齐推到胡斐身前，站起身来，转头便走。胡斐拿起佩剑，说道：“殷大哥，我又不会使剑，要你的剑何用？”双手递了过去。 殷仲翔却不接剑，说道：“请教尊驾的万儿。”胡斐还未回答，汪铁鹗抢着道：“这位朋友姓胡名斐。”殷仲翔喃喃的道：“胡斐，胡斐？”突然一惊，说道：“啊，在山东商家堡中……”胡斐笑道：“不错，在下曾和殷爷有过一面之缘，殷爷却不记得了。”殷仲翔脸如死灰，接过佩剑往桌上一掷，说道：“怪不得，怪不得！”掀开门帘，大踏步走了出去。 一时房中众武官纷纷议论，称赞胡斐的内力了得，又说殷仲翔输钱输得寒蠢，太没风度。 周铁鹪缓缓站起身来，指着胡斐身前那一大堆银子道：“胡兄弟，你这里一共有多少银子？”胡斐道：“四五千两吧！”周铁鹪搓着骨牌，在桌上慢慢推动，慢慢砌成四条，然后从怀中摸出一个大封袋来，放在身前，道：“来，我跟你赌一副牌。若是我赢，赢了你这四五千两银子和佩剑。若是你牌好，把这个拿去。” 众人见那封袋上什么字也没写，不知里面放着些什么，都想，他好容易赢了这许多银子，怎肯一副牌便输给你？又不知你这封袋里是什么东西，要是只有一张白纸，岂不是做了冤大头？那知胡斐想也不想，将面前大堆银子尽数推了出去，也不问他封袋中放着什么，说道：“赌了！” 周铁鹪和曾铁鸥对望一眼，各有嘉许之色，似乎说这少年潇洒豪爽，气派不凡。 周铁鹪拿起骰子，随手一掷，掷了个七点，让胡斐拿第一手牌，自己拿了第三手，轻描淡写的一看，翻过骨牌，拍拍两声，在桌上连击两下。众人呆了一呆，跟着欢呼叫好，原来四张牌分成一前一后的两道，平平整整的嵌在桌中，牌面与桌面相齐，便是请木匠来在桌面上挖了洞，将骨牌镶嵌进去，也未必有这般平滑。但这一手牌点子却是平平，前五后六。 胡斐站起身来，笑道：“周大爷，对不起，我可赢了你啦！”右手一挥，拍的一声响，四张牌同时从空中掷了下来，这四张牌竟然也是分成前后两道，平平整整的嵌入桌中，牌面与桌面相齐。周铁鹪以手劲直击，使的是他本门绝技鹰爪力，那是他数十年苦练的外门硬功，原已非同小可，岂知胡斐举牌凌空一掷，也能嵌牌入桌，这一手功夫更是远胜了，何况周铁鹪连击两下，胡斐却只凭一掷。 众人惊得呆了，连喝彩也都忘记。周铁鹪神色自若，将封袋推到胡斐面前，说道：“你今儿牌风真旺。”众人这时才瞧清楚了胡斐这一手牌，原来是八八关，前一道八点，后一道也是八点。 胡斐笑道：“一时闹玩，岂能作真！”随手将封袋推了回去。周铁鹪皱眉道：“胡兄弟，你倘若不收，那是损我姓周的赌钱没品啦！这一手牌如是我赢，我岂能跟你客气？这是我今儿在宣武门内买的一所宅子，也不算大，不过四亩来地。”说着从封袋中抽出一张黄澄澄的纸来，原来是一张屋契。旁观众人都吃了一惊，心想这一场赌博当真豪阔得可以，宣武门内一所大宅子，少说也值得六七千两银子。 周铁鹪将屋契推到胡斐身前，说道：“今儿赌神菩萨跟定了你，没得说的。牌局不如散了吧。这座宅子你要推辞，便是瞧我姓周的不起！”胡斐笑道：“既是如此，做兄弟的却之不恭。待收拾好了，请各位大哥过去大赌一场。”众人轰然答应。周铁鹪拱了拱手，径自与曾铁鸥走了。汪铁鹗见大师哥片刻之间将一座大宅输去，竟是面不改色，他一颗心反而扑通扑通的跳个不定。
当下胡斐向秦耐之、汪铁鹗等人作别，和程灵素回到客店。程灵素笑道：“你命中注定要作大财主，便推也推不掉，在义堂镇置下了良田美地，哪知道第一天到北京，又赢了一所大宅子。”胡斐道：“这姓周的倒也豪气，瞧他瘦瘦小小，貌不惊人，那一手鹰爪力可着实不含糊，想不到官场之中还有这等人物。”程灵素道：“你赢的这所宅子拿来干么呀？自己住呢，还是卖了它？”胡斐道：“说不定明天一场大赌，又输了出去，难道赌神菩萨当真是随身带吗？” 次晨两人起身，刚用完早点，店伙带了一个中年汉子过来，道：“胡大爷，这位大爷有事找你。”胡斐见这人戴了一副墨镜，长袍马褂，衣服光鲜，指甲留得长长的，却不相识。 这人右腿半曲，请了个安，道：“胡大爷，周大人吩咐，问胡大爷什么时候有空，请过宣武门内瞧瞧那座宅子。小人姓全，是那宅子的管家。”胡斐好奇心起，向程灵素道：“二妹，咱们这便瞧瞧去。” 那姓全的恭恭敬敬引着二人来到宣武门内。胡斐和程灵素见那宅子朱漆大门，黄铜大门钉，石库门墙，青石踏阶，着实齐整。一进大门，自前厅、后厅、偏厅，以至厢房、花园，无不陈设考究，用具毕备。那姓全的道：“胡大爷倘若合意，便请搬过来。曾大人叫了一桌筵席，说今晚来向胡大爷恭贺乔迁。周大人、汪大人他们都要来讨一杯酒喝。” 胡斐哈哈大笑，道：“他们倒想得周到，那便一齐请吧！”全管家道：“小人理会得。”躬身退了出去。 程灵素待他走远，道：“大哥，这座宅子只怕二万两银子也不止。这件事大不寻常。”胡斐点头道：“不错，你瞧这中间有什么蹊跷？”程灵素微笑道：“我想总是有个人在暗暗喜欢你，所以故意接二连三，一份一份的送你大礼。” 胡斐知她在说袁紫衣，脸上一红，摇了摇头。程灵素笑道：“我是跟你说笑呢。我大哥慷慨豪侠，也不会把这些田地房产放在心上。这送礼之人，决不是你的知己，否则的话，还不如送一只玉凤凰。这送礼的若不是怕你，便在想笼络你。嗯，谁能有这么大手笔啊？”胡斐凛然道：“是福大帅？” 程灵素道：“我瞧是有点儿像。他手下用了这许多人物，有哪一个及得上你？再说，马姑娘既然得他宠幸，也总得送你一份厚礼。他们知你性情耿直，不能轻易收受豪门的财物，于是派人在赌台上送给你。” 胡斐道：“嗯。他们消息也真灵。我们第一天到北京，就立刻让我大赢一场。”程灵素道：“我们又没乔装改扮，多半一切早就安排好了，只等我们到来。跟汪铁鹗相遇是碰巧，在聚英楼中一赌，讯息报了出去，周铁鹪拿了屋契就来了。”胡斐点头道：“你猜得有理。昨晚周铁鹪只要有意输给我，那一注便算是我输了，他再赌下去，总有法子教我赢了这座宅子。” 程灵素道：“那你怎生处置？”胡斐道：“今晚我再跟他们赌一场，想法子把宅子输出去，瞧我有没有这个手段。”程灵素笑道：“两家都要故意赌输，这一场交手，却也热闹得紧呢。”
当日午后申牌时分，曾铁鸥着人送了一席极丰盛的鱼翅燕窝席来。那姓全的管家率领仆役，在大厅上布置得灯烛辉煌，喜气洋洋。 汪铁鹗第一个到来。他在宅子前后左右走了一遭，不住口的称赞这宅子堂皇华美，又大赞胡斐昨晚赌运亨通，手气奇佳。胡斐心道：“这汪铁鹗性直，瞧来不明其中的过节，待会我将这宅子输了给他，瞧他的两个师兄如何处置，那倒有一场好戏瞧呢。” 不久周铁鹪、曾铁鸥师兄弟俩到了，姓褚、姓上官、姓聂的三人到了。过不多时，秦耐之哈哈大笑的进来，说道：“胡兄弟，我给你带了两位老朋友来，你猜猜是谁？” 只见他身后走进三个人来。最后一人是昨天见过的殷仲翔，经了昨晚之事，他居然仍来，倒是颇出胡斐意料之外。其余两人容貌相似，都是精神矍铄的老者，看来甚是面善，胡斐微微一怔，待看到两人脚步落地时脚尖稍斜向里，正是八卦门功夫极其深厚之象，当即省悟，抢上行礼，说道：“王大爷、王二爷两位前辈驾到，真是想不到。商家堡一别，两位精神更加健旺了。”原来这两人正是八卦门王剑英、王剑杰兄弟。 十二人欢呼畅饮，席上说的都是江湖上英雄豪杰之事。殷仲翔提到当年在商家堡中，众人如何被困铁厅，身遭火灼之危，如何亏得胡斐智勇双全，奋身解围。秦耐之、周铁鹪等听了，更是大赞不已。程灵素目澄如水，脉脉的望着胡斐，心想这些英雄事迹，你自己从来不说。 筵席散后，眼见一轮明月涌将上来，这天是八月初十，虽已立秋，仍颇炎热，那是叫作“桂花蒸”。全管家在花园亭中摆设了瓜果，请众人乘凉消暑。胡斐道：“各位先喝杯清茶，咱们再来大赌一场。”众人轰然叫好，来到花园的凉亭中坐下。 没讲论得几句，忽听得廊上传来一阵喧哗，却是有人在与全管家大声吵嚷，接着全管家“啊哟”一声大叫，砰的一响，似乎被人踢了个筋斗。 只见一条铁塔似的大汉飞步闯进亭来，伸手在桌上一拍，呛啷啷一阵响亮，茶杯果盘等物，摔得一地。那大汉指着周铁鹪，粗声道：“周大哥，这却是你的不是了。这座宅子我卖给你一万二千两银子，那可是半卖半送，冲着你周大哥的面子，做兄弟的还能计较么？不料一转眼间，你却拿去转送了别人，我这个亏可吃不起！大家来评评这个理，我姓德的能做这冤大头么？” 周铁鹪冷冷地道：“你钱不够使，好好的说便了。这里是好朋友家里，你来胡闹什么？”那黑大汉一张脸胀得黑中泛红，伸手又往桌上拍去。周铁鹪左手一勾一带，将他两只手腕都牢牢抓住了，别瞧周铁鹪身材矮小，站起来不过刚及那大汉的肩膀，但那大汉双手被他一抓，犹似给一个铁箍箍住了，竟是挣扎不脱。 周铁鹪拉着他走到亭外，低声跟他说了几句话。那大汉兀自不肯依从，呶呶不休。周铁鹪恼了起来，双臂运力往前一推。那大汉站立不定，向后跌出几步，撞在一株梅树之上，喀喇一声，撞断了老大两根桠枝。周铁鹪喝道：“姓德的莽夫，给我在外边侍候着，不怕死的便来啰苏！”那大汉抚着背上的痛处，低头趋出。 曾铁鸥哈哈大笑，说道：“这莽夫惯常扫人清兴，大师哥早就该好好揍他一顿。”周铁鹪微笑道：“我就瞧着他心眼儿还好，也不跟他一般见识。胡大哥，倒教你见笑了。”胡斐道：“好说，好说。既是这宅子他卖便宜了，兄弟再补他些银子便是。”周铁鹪忙道：“胡大哥说哪里话来？这件事兄弟自会料理，不用你操心。倒是那个莽撞之徒，无意中得罪了胡大哥，他原不知胡大哥如此英雄了得，既做下了事来，此刻实是后悔莫及。兄弟便叫他来向胡大哥敬酒赔礼，冲着兄弟和这里各位的面子，胡大哥便不计较这一遭如何？” 胡斐笑道：“赔礼两字，休要提起。既是周大哥的朋友，请他一同来喝一杯吧！”周铁鹪站起身来，说道：“胡大哥是少年英雄，我们全都诚心结交你这位朋友。那莽夫做错了事，我们大伙儿全派他的不是。胡大哥大人大量，务请不要介怀。”胡斐道：“些些小事何必挂齿？周大哥说得太客气了。”周铁鹪一躬到地，说道：“兄弟先行谢过。”曾铁鸥和秦耐之也同时起身作揖，说道：“我们一齐多谢了。”胡斐忙站起还礼。周铁鹪道：“我去叫那莽夫来，跟胡大哥赔罪。”说着转身出外。 胡斐和程灵素对望了一眼，均想：“这莽夫虽然行为粗鲁了些，但周铁鹪这番赔礼的言语，却未免过于郑重。不知这黑大汉是何门道？” 过了片刻，只听得脚步声响，园中走进两个人来。周铁鹪携着一人之手，哈哈笑道：“莽夫啊莽夫，快敬胡大哥三杯酒！你们这叫不打不成相识，胡大哥答应原谅你啦。他大丈夫一言既出，驷马难追。今日便宜了你这莽夫！” 胡斐霍地站起，飘身出亭，左足一点，先抢过去挡住了那人的退路，铁青着脸，厉声说道：“姓周的，你闹什么玄虚？我若不手刃此人，我胡斐枉称顶天立地的男子汉！” 进园来这人，正是广东佛山镇上杀害锺阿四全家的五虎门掌门人凤天南！
胡斐此时已然心中雪亮，原来周铁鹪安排下圈套，命一个莽夫来胡闹一番，然后套得他的言语，要自己答应原谅一个莽夫。他想起锺阿四全家惨死的情状，热血上涌，目光中似要迸出火来。 周铁鹪道：“胡大哥，我跟你直说了罢。义堂镇上的田地房产，全是这莽夫送的。这一座宅子和家具，也全是这莽夫买的。他跟你赔不是之心，说得上是诚恳之极了。大丈夫拿得起放得下，过去的小小怨仇，何必放在心上？凤老大，快给胡大哥赔礼吧！” 胡斐见凤天南双手抱拳，意欲行礼，双臂一张，说道：“且慢！”向程灵素道：“二妹，你过来！”程灵素快步走到他的身边，并肩站着。胡斐朗声说道：“各位请了！姓胡的结交朋友，凭的是意气相投，是非分明。咱们吃喝赌博，那算不了甚么，便是市井小人，也岂不相聚喝酒赌钱？大丈夫义气为先，以金银来讨好胡某，可把胡某人的人品瞧得一钱不值了！” 曾铁鸥笑道：“胡大哥可误会了。凤老大赠送一点薄礼，也只是略表敬意，哪里敢看轻老兄了？” 胡斐右手一摆，说道：“这姓凤的在广东作威作福，为了谋取邻舍一块地皮，将人家一家老小害得个个死于非命。我胡斐和锺家非亲非故，但既伸手管上了这件事，便跟这姓凤的恶棍誓不并存于天地之间。倘若要得罪朋友，那也是势非得已，要请各位见谅。周大哥，这张屋契请收下了。”从怀中摸出套着屋契的信封，轻轻一挥，那信封直飘到周铁鹪面前。 周铁鹪只得接住，待要交还给他，却想凭着自己手指上的功夫，难以这般平平稳稳的将信封送到他面前。 只听胡斐朗声道：“这里是京师重地，天子脚底下的地方，这姓凤的又不知有多少好朋好友，但我胡斐今晚豁出了性命，定要动一动他。是姓胡的好朋友便不要拦阻，是姓凤的好朋友，大伙儿一齐上吧！”说罢双手叉腰一站。他明知北京城中高手如云，这凤天南既敢露面，自然是有备而来，别说另有帮手，单是王氏兄弟、周曾二人，那便极不好斗，但他心中愤慨已极，早将生死置之度外。 周铁鹪哈哈一笑，说道：“胡大哥既然不给面子，我们这和事佬是做不成啦。凤老大你这便请罢，咱们还要喝酒赌钱呢。” 胡斐好容易见到凤天南，那里还容他脱身？双掌一错，便向凤天南扑去。 周铁鹪眉头一皱，道：“这也未免太过份了吧！”左臂横伸拦阻，右手却翻成阴掌，暗伏了一招“倒曳九牛尾”的擒拿手，意欲抓住胡斐手腕，就势回拖。 胡斐既然出手，早把旁人的助拳打算在内，但心想：“你们面子上对我礼貌周到，我对你们也就决不先行出手。”眼见周铁鹪伸手抓来，更不还手，让他一把抓住腕骨，扣住了自己的脉门。 周铁鹪大喜，暗想：“秦耐之、凤老大他们把这小子的本事夸上了天去，早知不过如此，何必跟他这般低声下气？”口中仍是说道：“不要动手！”运劲急突，突然间只觉胡斐的腕骨坚硬如铁，猛地里涌到一股反拖之力，以硬对硬，周铁鹪立足不定，立即松手，一个踉跄，向前跌出三步。 这擒拿手拖打，是鹰爪雁行门中最拿手得意的功夫，胡斐偏偏就在这功夫上，挫败了这一门的掌门大师兄。 两人交换这一招，只是瞬息间的事。凤天南已扭过身躯，向外便奔。胡斐扑过去疾劈一掌，凤天南回手抵住。 曾铁鸥道：“好好儿的喝酒赌钱，何必伤了和气？”右手五根手指成鹰爪之势，抓向胡斐背心。他似乎是好意劝架，其实却是施了杀手。但见胡斐一意向凤天南进攻，对身后的袭击竟似不知，那姓聂的忍不住叫道：“胡大哥，小心！”嚓的一响，曾铁鸥五指已落在胡斐背上，但着指之处，似是抓到了一块又韧又厚的牛筋。胡斐背上肌肉一弹，便将他五根手指弹开。 眼见周曾两人拦阻不住，殷仲翔从斜刺里窜到，更不假作劝架，挥拳向胡斐面门打去。胡斐头一低，左掌搭上了他的背心，吐气扬声，“嘿”的一声，殷仲翔的身子直飞出去，撞向凤天南背心。这一下胡斐原没想能撞到凤天南，但他只要闪身避开，殷仲翔的脑袋便撞上一座假山，势在非伸手相救不可，这么缓得一缓，便逃不脱了。岂知这凤天南实在老奸巨猾，眼见殷仲翔出力救援自己，却不顾他的死活，反而左足在他肩头一借力，跃向围墙。只听得砰的一响，殷仲翔撞上假山，满头鲜血，立时晕死过去。 旁观众人个个都是好手，凤天南这一下太过卑鄙，如何瞧不出来？王氏兄弟本欲出手，只是忌惮胡斐了得，未必讨得了好，正自迟疑，眼见凤天南只顾逃命，反害朋友，兄弟俩对望一眼，脸上各现鄙夷之色，便不肯再出手了。 胡斐心想：“让这奸贼逃出了围墙之外，那便多了一番手脚。何况围墙外他定有援兵。”见他双足刚要站上墙头，立即纵身跃起，抢上拦截。 凤天南刚在墙头立定，突见身前多了一人，月光下看得明白，正是死对头胡斐，这一惊当真是非同小可，右腕翻处，一柄明晃晃的匕首自下撩上，向他小腹疾刺过去。 胡斐急起左腿，足尖踢中他的手腕，那匕首直飞起来，落到了墙外。凤天南出手也是狠辣异常，在这围墙顶上尺许之地近身肉搏，招数更是凌厉，一匕首没刺中，左拳跟着击出。胡斐更不回手，前胸一挺，运起内劲，硬挡了他这一拳，砰的一声，凤天南被自己的拳力震了回来，立足不定，摔下围墙。 胡斐跟着跃下，举足踏落。凤天南一个打滚避过，双足使劲，再度跃向墙头。胡斐这一次不容他再在墙头立足，双手一挥，“一鹤冲天”，跟着窜高，却比凤天南高了数尺，落下时正好骑在他的肩头，双腿挟住了他的头颈。凤天南呼吸闭塞，自知无幸，闭目待死。 胡斐叫道：“奸贼！今日教你恶贯满盈！”提起手掌，便往他天灵盖拍落。