Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty-Eight
When he was approaching Dadu, Zhang Wuji thought to himself that in the battle at Wan'an Temple last night, many warriors under King Ruyang had recognized his face and encountered many inconveniences, so he went to a farmer's house and bought a set of old farmer's clothes for him to wear on his head. He wore a bamboo hat and smeared his hands and face black with soot mud before entering the city.
He went back to the inn in the west city, looked around, saw nothing abnormal, and immediately stepped inside and entered his room.Xiao Zhao was sitting by the window, doing needlework in his hands, saw him enter the room, and recognized him after a moment of surprise, with a smile on his face, like a spring flower blooming, and said with a smile: "My lord, I still say yes." Which farmer broke into the wrong house, I didn't expect it to be you."
Zhang Wuji smiled and said: "What are you doing? Are you bored by yourself?" Xiao Zhao blushed, hid the clothes he was sewing behind his back, and said coyly: "I'm learning to sew, so I can see that it's shameful." He hid his clothes under the pillow, poured tea for Zhang Wuji, saw his face covered in black mud, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to wash your face?"
Zhang Wuji smiled and said: "I smeared it on purpose, don't wash it off." Holding the teacup, he muttered in his heart: "Miss Zhao wants me to accompany her to borrow the dragon-slaying knife. A man speaks like a mountain, and he can't break his promise. What's more, I Originally, he was going to pick up his adoptive father to return to the Central Plains. The foster father was worried that there would be too many enemies in the Central Plains, and he would not be able to handle it after being blind. At this time, all the heroes of the martial arts are united to fight against Hu, and all personal enmity should be resolved. As long as I accompany The old man is with him, so others can't touch him. The sea is very dangerous, Xiao Zhao can't go with him. Well, yes, I want Miss Zhao to settle Xiao Zhao in the palace. It's much safer elsewhere."
Seeing him suddenly smile, Xiao Zhao asked, "My lord, what are you thinking?" Zhang Wuji said, "I'm going to a far, far away place, and it's very inconvenient to take you with me. I thought of a place where I can I will send you to sojourn." Xiao Zhao's expression changed, and he said, "My lord, I must follow you, Xiao Zhao wants to serve you like this every day."
Zhang Wuji persuaded: "I'm doing it for your own good. The place I'm going to is very far away and very dangerous, I don't know when I'll be back." Xiao Zhao said: "In the cave on Bright Peak, I've already made up my mind. Wherever you go, I will follow you. Unless you kill me, you can leave me, you hate me, don't you want me to accompany you?" Zhang Wuji said: "No, no! You know I like you very much, I just I don’t want you to take unnecessary risks. As soon as I come back, I’ll look for you.” Xiao Zhao shook his head and said, “As long as I’m by your side, I don’t care about any danger. Young Master, take me there!”
Zhang Wuji held Xiao Zhao's hand, and said, "Xiao Zhao, I don't need to hide it from you. I promised Miss Zhao that I would go overseas with her. The sea is full of waves. I have to go. But you It is useless to take such a risk.”
Xiao Zhao blushed, and said, "You stay with Miss Zhao, and I want to follow you even more." After saying these two words, tears welled up in his eyes.Zhang Wuji said: "Why do you want to follow me even more?" Xiao Zhao said: "Then Miss Zhao has a vicious heart, no one can predict what she will do to you. I follow you, so I can take care of you."
Zhang Wuji's heart moved: "Could it be that this little girl has secretly developed feelings for me?" Hearing the sincerity in her words, he couldn't help but be grateful, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will take you there, you will get seasick in the sea, but Don't complain." Xiao Zhao was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly, saying, "If I make you unhappy, you can just throw me into the sea and feed the fish!" Zhang Wuji laughed and said, "How can I be willing?"
Although the two of them had been together for a long time, sometimes they slept in the same room when they were traveling, but Xiao Zhao regarded himself as a servant, and Zhang Wuji never said a single joking word.At this time, he blurted out "How can I give up?" Knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, he couldn't help but blushed, and turned his head to look out the window.Xiao Zhao sighed, and went to sit on the side.
Zhang Wuji asked: "Why are you sighing?" Xiao Zhao said: "There are many people you really don't want to part with. Miss Zhou from the Emei Sect, and the Princess Mistress of the Ruyang Prince's Mansion, I don't know how many there will be in the future. How can you be so concerned My little girl?"
Zhang Wuji walked up to her and said, "Xiao Zhao, you have always treated me well, don't I know? Could it be that I am an ungrateful person who doesn't know what is good or bad?" When he said these two words, his expression was serious and his meaning was extremely sincere .
Xiao Zhao was shy and happy at the same time, lowered her head and said, "I don't want you to do anything to me, as long as you promise me to serve you forever and be your little girl, I will be satisfied. You didn't sleep all night, You must be tired, go to bed and rest for a while." As he spoke, he lifted the quilt and helped him to sleep peacefully, then went to sit under the window, sewing with needles.
Zhang Wuji listened to the occasional slight clanking sound of the iron chain in her hand, and felt peace and joy in his heart, and after a while, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He didn't wake up until dusk. He ate a bowl of noodles and said, "Xiao Zhao, I'll take you to see Miss Zhao, and use her Yitian sword to cut off the shackles on your hands and feet." The Mongolian soldiers galloped back and forth on horseback, and their guards were very strict. It must be because of the fire in the Ruyang Palace and the chaos in Wan'an Temple last night.As soon as the two heard the sound of horseshoes, they shrank behind the corner of the room, not to let Yuan Bing see, and arrived at the small hotel not long after.
Zhang Wuji led Xiao Zhao to open the door and entered, only to see Zhao Min was already sitting on the seat where he was drinking last night, stood up with a smile, and said, "Young Master Zhang is a trustworthy person." Seeing that her expression was normal, Zhang Wuji was not surprised at all. The late thing was disobedience, and I thought to myself: "This girl is really rich in the city. It stands to reason that I sent someone to kill her father's Ai Ji, and let go of the masters of the six factions that she took painstaking efforts to capture. She must be very angry. Unexpectedly, she is as usual. Let's see how she will behave later." Seeing that there were two sets of cups and chopsticks on the table, he bowed and sat down immediately, while Xiao Zhao stood far away to serve.
Zhang Wuji clasped his fists and said, "Miss Zhao, what happened last night has offended me a lot, and I pray for forgiveness." Zhao Min smiled and said, "Daddy, Han Ji is so enchanting. I hate her when I see her. Thank you for asking someone to kill her." .My mother praised you for your ability." Zhang Wuji was taken aback, the result was really unexpected.Zhao Min said again: "It's fine if you save those people. Anyway, if they refuse to surrender, it's useless for me to keep them. You saved them, and everyone must be grateful to you. Today's Central Plains Wulin has a great reputation. No one can match you. Mr. Zhang, I offer you a toast!" He raised his glass with a smile.
At this moment, a person walked in the door, but it was Fan Yao.He bowed to Zhang Wuji first, then respectfully bowed down to Zhao Min, and said, "Princess, Ku Toutuo bids farewell to you." Zhao Min did not return the salute, but said coldly, "Master Ku, why don't you hide the truth?" It's so hard for me. Your princess's somersault is not small."
Fan Yao stood up and said proudly: "Kututuo's surname is Fan Mingyao, and he is the bright right envoy of the Ming Cult. The imperial court is against the Ming Cult, so I sneaked into the Ruyang Palace, so I came here to do something. Duocheng Princess respects you Plus, I’m here today to say goodbye.”
Zhao Min still said coldly: "You can go as soon as you want, why bother to be so polite?" Fan Yao said: "A man acts openly and aboveboard. From now on, I will be an enemy of the princess. If you don't tell me clearly, you will be responsible." The princess treats each other on a daily basis."
Zhao Min glanced at Zhang Wuji and asked: "What kind of ability do you have that can make all of your subordinates treat you so desperately?" Zhang Wuji said: "We are for the country, for the people, for benevolence, and for righteousness. We don't know each other before, but we hit it off immediately, and we treat each other with sincerity, but the word 'righteousness' between brothers is not in vain."
Fan Yao laughed, and said: "These words of the leader are expressing the thoughts of the subordinates. Leader, please take care. Although the princess is young, she is cruel and merciless. You have a good conscience. , but don’t be fooled.” Zhang Wuji said: “Yes, I dare not be careless.” Zhao Min smiled and said: “Thank you, Master Ku, for your compliment.”
Fan Yao turned around and left the store, and when he passed Xiao Zhao, he was startled suddenly, his face was full of astonishment, as if he had suddenly seen some terrifying ghost, and he cried out: "You...you..." Xiao Zhao said in surprise: "What's the matter?" Fan Yao stared blankly at her for a while, then shook his head and said, "No... no... I misread the person." With a long sigh, his expression was gloomy, he pushed the door and went out.He muttered in his mouth: "It really looks like it, it really looks like it."
Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji looked at each other, they didn't know who he said Xiao Zhao looked like.
Suddenly, a few whistles were heard from a distance, three long and two short, and the voice was sharp.Zhang Wuji was taken aback, remembering that this was a signal for the Emei Sect to recruit fellow sects, when he met Juejue Shitai and other people in the Western Regions that day, he heard them communicate with each other through this signal several times, thinking: "Why did the Emei Sect return to Dadu again?" Did you encounter an enemy?" Zhao Min said: "That's the Emei sect, it seems that something urgent has happened. Let's go and have a look, okay?" Zhang Wuji wondered, "How do you know?" Zhao Min said with a smile: " I led people to follow them in the Western Regions for four days and four nights, and finally captured Master Miejue, how could I not know?"
Zhang Wuji said: "Okay, let's go and have a look. Miss Zhao, I ask you one thing first, I want to borrow your Yitian Sword." Zhao Min smiled and said: "You haven't borrowed the Dragon Saber, borrow it from me first The Yitian sword is a shrewd abacus." He untied the sword tied around his waist and handed it over.
Zhang Wuji held it in his hand, drew his sword out of its sheath, and said, "Xiao Zhao, come here." Xiao Zhao walked in front of him, Zhang Wuji swung the long sword, chi chi chi chi, and Xiao Zhao cut off the chains on his hands and feet at the same time. Broke, choking and falling to the ground.Xiao Zhao bowed down and said: "Thank you son, thank you princess." Zhao Min smiled and said: "What a beautiful little girl. Your leader must be happy with you. You must be tight." Xiao Zhao's face flushed, eyes shining with joy shine.
Zhang Wuji put the sword back into its sheath and handed it to Zhao Min, only to hear the whistle of the Emei Sect heading northeast, he said: "Let's go." Zhao Min took out a small silver coin and threw it on the table, and walked out of the shop.
Zhang Wuji was afraid that Xiao Zhao would not be able to follow her, so he took her hand with his right hand and put his left hand around her waist, and followed Zhao Min without leaving.After running for more than ten feet, he felt that Xiao Zhao's body was light and his feet were moving very quickly. He felt a little strange, and withdrew his help, and saw that Xiao Zhao was still walking side by side with him, and he never fell behind.Although he didn't use any lightness kung fu right now, his feet were extremely fast, and Xiao Zhao was able to keep up.
In the blink of an eye, Zhao Min had crossed several secluded paths and arrived outside a half-collapsed wall.Zhang Wuji heard the faint voices of women arguing inside the wall, and knew that the Emei faction was inside, he took Xiao Zhao's hand and crossed the wall, falling silently in the darkness.Grass grew everywhere inside the fence, which turned out to be an abandoned garden.Zhao Min followed, and the three of them lay down in the long grass.
There is a dilapidated pavilion in the north corner of the ruined garden, in which there are about twenty people gathered indistinctly, only a woman's voice can be heard saying: "You are the youngest disciple of our sect, in terms of qualifications and martial arts, you can do whatever you want. Until you come to be the head of this sect..." Zhang Wuji recognized Ding Minjun's voice, he leaned forward in the long grass, and stopped a few meters away from the gazebo.At this time the starlight was dim, and it was hazy, he stared intently, vaguely saw that there were men and women in the pavilion, they were all disciples of the Emei Sect, except for Ding Minjun, the other disciples of Miejue Shitai seemed to be in it.The person on the left is tall and slender, with a green skirt dragging the floor, it is Zhou Zhiruo.Ding Minjun's voice was extremely serious, and he kept saying, "Say it, say it..." Zhou Zhiruo said slowly: "Senior Sister Ding said that my younger sister is the youngest disciple of our sect, regardless of qualifications, martial arts, talents, and moral character, none of them are good enough to be the head of our sect. Master ordered younger sister Assuming this important task, my younger sister tried to refuse repeatedly, but my master sternly demanded that my younger sister swear a poisonous oath that she would not follow Master's orders." Emei disciple Jingxuan said: "Master is wise, since he ordered Junior Sister Zhou to be the head of the sect, there must be deep meaning. We have also received the great kindness of Master's cultivation, and we should follow her old man's will, assist Junior Sister Zhou together, and use the martial arts virtues of our school .” Ding Minjun sneered and said: "Senior sister Jingxuan said that the master must have deep meanings, and the words 'must have deep meanings' are really good. We have heard Ku Toutuo and Ku Toutuo with our own ears in the high tower and under the high tower. Is He Biweng yelling loudly? Who are Junior Sister Zhou's parents, and why Master treats her differently? Can't you understand that?" Ku Toutuo said to Luzhangke that Miejue Shitai was his old lover and Zhou Zhiruo's illegitimate daughter, and that it was just his outlandish temper and a casual joke, but He Biweng blatantly yelled out , others listened to it, although they may not believe it, it is inevitable that they will be a little suspicious.This kind of selfishness between men and women, ordinary people would rather believe in it than in its non-existence, and Master Miejue looked at Zhou Zhiruo so differently, all the disciples didn't understand, so the word "illegitimate daughter" is the best explanation.After hearing Ding Minjun's words, everyone fell silent. Zhou Zhiruo said in a trembling voice: "Senior Sister Ding, if you don't agree with my younger sister taking over as head, you can speak clearly. You talk nonsense and ruin Master's lifelong reputation, what should you do? My younger sister's father was Zhou, a Han A boatman in the water does not know the slightest martial arts. My ancestral mother, Xue, was from a noble family. She was originally from Xiangyang. You were recommended by a real person, and you were introduced to Emei’s sect. Before this, you have never met your master. You have been greatly favored by your master. Today, when your master let go and returned to the west, you said such words, this... this..." At this point, The voice choked up, tears rolled down, and I couldn't speak anymore. Ding Minjun sneered and said: "You want to be the head of this sect, but you haven't been recognized by your fellow sects, and you don't know your identity, so you want to be a domineering and powerful person. It's not the one who assigned me. What should you do to ruin the reputation of the master? What should you do? You want to punish me Sin, isn't it? I would like to ask: Since you have been ordered by your master to inherit the head, you should return to Emei immediately. The master passed away, and there are many affairs in this sect, and the head of the sect must manage them all. You are alone Why did you suddenly return to Dadu without making a sound?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "Master has placed a very heavy burden on the younger sister, so the younger sister must go back to the capital." Ding Minjun said: "What's the matter? There are no outsiders here except my fellow sect. You can speak clearly." Zhou Zhiruo said: "This is the biggest secret of our sect, except for the head of our sect, we cannot tell anyone else." Ding Minjun sneered and said: "Humph, hum! You can't fool me if you push the word 'master' in everything. Let me ask you: The hatred between our sect and the Demon Sect is as deep as the sea, and our sect is from the same sect. Quite a few were lost at the hands of the Demon Sect, and countless members of the Demon Sect died under the sword of Master Yitian. The reason why Master died was because he refused to be entrusted by the leader of the Demon Sect. Came here quietly to find that little pervert surnamed Zhang, that big devil who is the leader of the Demon Cult?" When Zhang Wuji heard the last few words, his body couldn't help shaking. At this moment, he felt a soft finger stretched out on his left cheek, and gently scraped it twice. It was Zhao Min who was beside him. Fingers scratched his shame.Zhang Wuji blushed, thinking: "Could it be that Miss Zhou is really looking for me?" Zhou Zhiruo murmured, "You...you're talking nonsense again..." Ding Minjun said loudly: "You still want to deny it? You told everyone to go back to Emei first, and we asked you what's going on back to Dadu, but you hesitated to say anything. Everyone in the same family knew that they were wrong, so they stalked behind you. You ask your father, Ku Toutuo, where the little thief is, and we don't know? You go to the inn to find the little thief, and we don't know?" She said "little pervert" on the left and "little pervert" on the right. No matter how good-tempered Zhang Wuji was, he couldn't help being annoyed. Suddenly he felt someone breathing in his head and neck, and Zhao Min was making fun of him again. Ding Minjun said again: "Who do you like to talk to, who do you like to be friends with, others don't care. But this little prostitute surnamed Zhang is the life and death enemy of our faction. Everyone escaped from Dadu last night. On the way, why did you Are you looking at him with affection? Wherever he goes, your eyes will follow. This is not me talking nonsense, all the fellow disciples here have witnessed it with their own eyes. That day on the top of the light, the first teacher asked you to stab him. Sword, he did not dodge or dodge, and smiled at you, and you also winked at him, and stabbed him lightly. With the strength of the Yitian sword, how can you stab him without death? If you are selfless Disadvantage, who can believe it?" Zhou Zhiruo burst into tears and said, "Who winked? You're slandering people by saying ugly words." Ding Minjun sneered, and said: "My words are ugly, but what you do, you are not afraid of people saying it is ugly? Your words are nice? Hmph, why did you ask the shopkeeper in the guest room just now?" Excuse me , is there a guest officer surnamed Zhang here? Well, he is in his twenties and tall, or he doesn't say his surname Zhang, but another surname.'" With a sharp voice, she imitated Zhou Zhiruo's slow Tun's tone of voice, pretentious, alluring and soft, makes one's hair stand on end. Zhang Wuji was annoyed, thinking to himself that Ding Minjun is the most cunning and mean person in the Emei Sect, Zhou Zhiruo is weak and cowardly, so he must not be her opponent, but if he stands up to support Zhou Zhiruo, then it is the business of the Emei Sect. It is inconvenient for outsiders to comment, and secondly, it will only make Zhou Zhiruo's situation even worse. Seeing her being squeezed into a panic, he is helpless. Most of the disciples in the Emei Sect originally obeyed their master's will and regarded Zhou Zhiruo as the head of the sect, but after hearing Ding Minjun's aggressive remarks, they all thought: "Master and the Demon Sect have too much enmity. Junior sister Zhou and the leader of the Demon Sect If the relationship is extraordinary, what if she sells her sect to the Demon Sect?" Ding Minjun said again: "Junior Sister Zhou, you were introduced by Wudang Daoist Zhang to master's sect. That little prostitute from the Demon Sect is the son of Wudang Zhang Wuxia. No one knows what kind of weird conspiracy is going on here." He raised his voice and went on. Said: "Brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, although the master has a will to order sister Zhou to take over as the head, but she never expected that after her death, the head of the school immediately went to find the leader of the demon sect. Talking about personal relationships. This matter has too much to do with the survival of the school. If the first teacher knew what happened tonight, she would definitely choose another head. The master's will is to make the school flourish, and it is definitely not for the school to be destroyed. The hand of the Demon Sect. According to my younger sister, we must inherit the will of our predecessors, and ask Junior Sister Zhou to hand over the iron ring of the sect leader. The head of the sect." After she said these few words, six or seven people from the same sect echoed her. Zhou Zhiruo said: "I was ordered by my predecessor to take over as the head of this sect. I must not hand over this iron ring. I really don't want to be the head of this sect, but I have made a solemn oath to my master. Entrusted by her old man." These few words had no force at all, and some fellow students who didn't favor each other could not help but shake their heads secretly after hearing this. Ding Minjun sternly said: "You have to hand over the iron ring if you don't! Our sect strictly forbids bullying masters and destroying ancestors, fornication and shamelessness, you have violated these two most important precepts, and you can still be in charge. Emei portal?" Zhao Min put her lips close to Zhang Wuji's ear, and said in a low voice, "Your Miss Zhou is in trouble! You call me good sister, and I'll come out to rescue her." Zhang Wuji's heart moved, knowing that this girl was resourceful, There must be a clever strategy to get Zhou Zhiruo out of trouble, but she is much younger than herself, and the cry of "good sister" is too nasty, and I really can't utter it. Hesitating, Zhao Min said again: "You don't want to yell." It's up to you, I'm leaving." Zhang Wuji had no choice but to whisper in her ear: "Good sister!" Zhao Min laughed and was about to stand up when everyone in the pavilion was startled.Ding Minjun yelled: "Who is it? The ghost Chongchong is eavesdropping here!"
Suddenly there were several coughs from outside the wall, and a clear female voice said, "What are you Emei faction doing sneaking around here in the dark?" people. The two faced the moonlight, and Zhang Wuji could see clearly, one was a crooked old woman holding a cane, she was the Golden Flower Granny, the other was a graceful young girl, she was ugly, but she was the daughter of King Yin Ye, Zhang Wuji's cousin Spider Yin Li.That day when Wei Yixiao captured the spider, before reaching the Guangming Summit, the cold poison broke out, he tried not to suck her blood, and finally fell to the ground, and was rescued by Zhou Dian, but when he searched for the spider again, he disappeared.Since Zhang Wuji parted with her, he often missed her, but unexpectedly appeared at this moment, he was so overjoyed that he almost wanted to say hello. Ding Minjun said coldly: "Grandma Jinhua, what are you doing here?" Granny Jinhua said, "Where is your master?" Ding Minjun said: "The master passed away yesterday, you have been listening outside the garden for so long, but Come to know the reason." Granny Jinhua lost her voice and said: "Ah, Miejue Shitai has passed away! How did he die? Why didn't you wait to see me again? Alas, alas, it's a pity, it's a pity..." She couldn't say any more, and bent her waist I can't stop coughing.The spider patted her back lightly, and said with a sneer to Ding Minjun: "Who is impatient to eavesdrop on you? My mother-in-law and I passed by here, and I heard you chatting non-stop. I recognized your voice, so I came in." Look, my mother-in-law asked you, didn't you hear? How did your master die?" Ding Minjun said angrily: "What are you doing? Why should I tell you?" Granny Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "In my life, I have fought against others, and I only lost once under your master's hands, but that was not because of my inferior martial arts skills, but because I couldn't stop the sharpness of Yitian Sword. Find a sharp blade, and compete with your master. The old woman has traveled all over the world, and finally her painstaking efforts were not in vain. An old friend promised to lend me a sword. I found out that Emei sent people to be imprisoned by the imperial court in Wanwan. In An Temple, I wish to rescue your master and compete with her for real skills, but today, Wan'an Temple has been reduced to rubble. Alas! It is destined that Granny Jinhua will not be humiliated by this defeat again in her life. Extinction Mistress, Jujue Shitai, can’t you delay your death for a day and a half?” Ding Minjun said: "If my master is still alive at this moment, you will only lose one more game, and you will lose your heart..." Suddenly pat, pat, pat, clear and crisp sounds passed, Ding Minjun was dizzy, almost fell down, his face had already been slapped four times in a row by Granny Jinhua.Don't look at this old woman who is ill and coughing again and again, who knows that her strikes are extremely quick and weird, these four palms hit Ding Minjun without the slightest room to resist and dodge.She and Ding Minjun were two zhang apart, but she immediately moved close to her, slapped her four times and then backed away, acting like a ghost. Ding Minjun was frightened and angry, immediately drew out his long sword, rushed forward, pointed at Granny Jinhua and said, "You old beggar, are you really impatient?" Granny Jinhua didn't seem to hear her insults, She also seemed to turn a blind eye to the long sword in her hand, and only said slowly: "How did your master die?"The point of the long sword in Ding Minjun's hand was only three feet away from her chest, but he finally dared not to stab it, and only cursed: "Old beggar, why did I tell you?" Granny Jinhua sighed, and said to herself: "Master Miejue, you are a hero in your life, you can be regarded as an outstanding figure in the martial arts, once you pass away, among the disciples, there will not be a decent person to take over the sect?" Master Jingxuan took a step forward, put her palms together and said: "Jingxuan, poor nun, see my mother-in-law. When the first master passed away, Zhou Zhiruo, junior sister Zhou, took over as the head of the sect. It's just that there are still some fellow sects who are not convinced. Since the master has passed away, it is difficult for the mother-in-law to fulfill her wish. Such a large number, what can the husband say? The head of this school has not yet been determined, so we cannot make any appointment with the mother-in-law. But Emei is a big martial arts school, so we must not fall into the prestige of the former master. The mother-in-law If you have any orders, please ask for instructions. In the future, the head of the sect will make a settlement with you according to the martial arts rules. But if the mother-in-law relies on her seniors and bullies others, even though the Emei sect is in great trouble, the only way is to deal with you In the end, the blood splattered in the deserted garden, and there is only death." These words were neither arrogant nor humble, and even Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min secretly applauded. Granny Jinhua's eyes flashed, and she said: "It turns out that when Master passed away, he had passed down his will and appointed a successor head. That's great. Who is it? Please see me." The tone He is much more polite than when he spoke to Ding Minjun. Zhou Zhiruo stepped forward to salute her, and said, "Mother-in-law is blessed! Zhou Zhiruo, the fourth-generation head of the Emei Sect, wishes my mother-in-law well." Ding Minjun said loudly: "I'm not ashamed, so I proclaim myself the fourth generation head of our sect." Zhu'er sneered and said: "This sister Zhou is a very good person. When I was in the Western Regions, I took care of her more. She is not worthy to be the head of the sect. Are you against me? You want to be presumptuous in front of my mother-in-law again. Look, I won't give you a few more mouths!" Ding Minjun was furious, and with a swipe of his sword, he distractedly stabbed at the spider.Spider leaned over, stretched out his palm and hit Ding Minjun's face.Her movement is exactly the same as Granny Jinhua's, but the quickness of her strikes is far behind.Ding Minjun immediately lowered his head to dodge, but her sword failed to hit the spider. Granny Jinhua smiled and said: "Little girl, how many times have I taught you, but I still haven't learned such an easy move. Look carefully!" With a wave of her right hand, she slapped Ding Minjun's left cheek and backhanded her right cheek One palm, followed by another strike on the left cheek, and a backhand strike on the right cheek. These four palms were clearly sequenced, and everyone could see clearly, but Ding Minjun's whole body was enveloped by a strong force, his limbs were completely immobile, and his cheeks were hit. With four palms, there is absolutely no ability to parry. Finally, Grandma Jinhua didn't use the strength in her palms, so she was not seriously injured.Zhu'er smiled and said: "Grandma, I have learned your technique, but I don't have your internal strength. I will try again!" Ding Minjun was still forced by the internal force of Golden Flower Granny, and saw that Zhu'er's palm came back again. To hit the face, under the anger, almost fainted. Suddenly Zhou Zhiruo jumped up, stretched out her left hand, and pushed away Zhu'er's palm, saying, "Sister, wait!" Turning to Granny Jinhua, she said, "Grandma, my senior sister Jingxuan made it clear just now. , although my fellow disciples are not as proficient as my mother-in-law in terms of martial arts, but my mother-in-law is not allowed to bully me wantonly." Granny Jinhua laughed and said: "This woman surnamed Ding has sharp teeth and keeps refusing to accept you as the head of the sect. Are you going to replace her?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "The affairs of the sect have nothing to do with outsiders. Xiao Since the woman was ordered by her predecessor, although her ability is low, she will not allow outsiders to insult her disciples." Granny Jinhua smiled and said: "Okay, okay, okay!" After saying three "good", she coughed violently.Zhu'er handed over a pill, and Granny Jinhua took it, panting for a while, and suddenly stretched out both palms, one palm on Zhou Zhiruo's chest, one palm on her back, flattening her body. Between the two palms, where the two palms touch the hands, are all fatal acupoints. This move is even more bizarre. Although Zhou Zhiruo has not had much time to learn martial arts, she has already obtained three points of the true instruction of Miejue Shitai. Unexpectedly, she was inexplicably restrained by the other party's chest and heart points, and her face paled in fright. , could not speak.Granny Jinhua said grimly: "Miss Zhou, you are really an ordinary sect leader. Could it be that Master has entrusted the important task of being the sect leader of the Emei Sect to such a delicate little girl like you? I see you, most likely Blow the air." Zhou Zhiruo concentrated her mind and pondered: "At this time, she only needs to spit out the inner energy in her hand, and my heart pulse was broken immediately, and I died on the spot. But how can I fall into the prestige of Master?" Thinking of Master, she immediately became more courageous, Raising his right hand, he said: "This is the iron ring of the head of the Emei sect. It was put on my hand by the master himself. Is it false?" Granny Jinhua smiled and said: "Your senior sister said just now that Emei is a great school of martial arts. This is not bad. But with your little ability, can you be the head of this great school of martial arts? Let me see. You'd better obey my orders obediently." Zhou Zhiruo said: "Grandma Jinhua, although the first teacher passed away, the Emei Sect is not destroyed just because of that. I fall into your hands, and you can kill me if you want. If you want to coerce me into doing something I shouldn't do, then don't even think about it. The faction fell into the court's treachery and was imprisoned in the tower, but which one is willing to surrender? Although Zhou Zhiruo is a young and weak woman, since she has received a heavy responsibility and knows it is difficult, she has long put life and death aside." Zhang Wuji saw that her vital points on her chest and back were being held down by Granny Jinhua, life and death were within breath, he was so stubborn, he was afraid that Granny Jinhua would hurt her life immediately if she got angry, so in a hurry, he wanted to get out help each other.Zhao Min had already guessed his intentions, grabbed his right arm and shook it lightly, saying don't be too busy. Only Granny Jinhua laughed and said, "Master Miejue is not a fool. Although your little sect master is weak in martial arts, you have a strong personality. Yes, yes, yes, those who are poor in martial arts can be practiced well, and the world is easy." You can't change your nature." In fact, Zhou Zhiruo was already terrified at this moment, just thinking about the heavy entrustment of her master when she was dying, so she could only bite the bullet and stand upright. All the fellow students in Emei looked down on Zhou Zhiruo, but now seeing that she stepped forward to protect Ding Minjun regardless of personal suspicion, and did not lose the prestige of the sect under the threat of a powerful enemy, they all admired her in their hearts.With a flick of Jingxuan's long sword and a few whistles, the Emei group of disciples quickly dispersed, each unleashing their weapons, and surrounded the pavilion in groups. Grandma Jinhua smiled and said, "How is it?" Jingxuan said, "Grandma hijacked the head of Emei, what do you intend to do?" Granny Jinhua coughed a few times, and said, "Do you want to win by relying on more? Hehe, in my Jinhua At present, mother-in-law, ten times more, what difference does it make?" Suddenly let go of Zhou Zhiruo, swayed her body, and bullied her in front of Jingxuan, and gouged her eyes with two middle fingers.Jingxuan hurriedly returned the sword to slash her arms, only to hear a muffled "Hey", and a junior sister from the same school fell beside her.Granny Jinhua attacked Jingxuan openly, but her left foot hit the acupuncture point on the waist of a female Emei disciple. But seeing her figure swaying around the gazebo, her sleeves fluttering, and occasional coughing sounds, the Emei sect's swords came out all at once, none of them could pierce her clothes, but the male and female disciples had seven The person was hit in an acupuncture point and fell to the ground.Her acupuncture technique is extremely weird, and those who are hit all scream loudly.For a while, the shrill screams in the abandoned garden rose one after another, and I was shocked when I heard them. Granny Jinhua clapped her hands together, went back into the gazebo, and said, "Miss Zhou, how does your Emei sect's martial arts compare to Granny Jinhua?" Zhou Zhiruo said, "Of course the martial arts of our sect are higher than Granny's. Granny was defeated by her predecessor back then. Under the sword, have you forgotten?" Grandma Jinhua said angrily, "What's the use of the sword to exterminate old nuns?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "Mother-in-law speaks with conscience, if the master and mother-in-law fight empty-handed, how will the outcome be?" Granny Jinhua pondered for a long while, then said: "I don't know. I wanted to know who is stronger and who is weaker between Master Zun and me, so I came to Dadu today. Sigh! Miejue Shitai passed away, and there is one less senior in the martial arts world." People. There are no ancients before, no new ones after, and the Emei sect has declined since then." Those seven Emei disciples shouted endlessly, just like a footnote to Granny Jinhua's words.Jingxuan and other senior disciples tried hard to push the palace for blood, but it didn't work at all. It seems that it took Granny Jinhua herself to understand it. Back then, Zhang Wuji healed many martial arts practitioners who were wounded by Grandma Jinhua. Knowing that this old lady's hands were vicious, which is rare in the world, he decided to go out to save her. Then he thought: "This time I helped Miss Zhou, but Offended the spider. My cousin is not only very kind to me, but also a close relative of flesh and blood, how can I treat one more favorably than another?" Only Granny Jinhua said: "Miss Zhou, are you convinced?" Zhou Zhiruo bit the bullet and said: "The martial arts of this school are as deep as the sea, and they cannot be completed quickly. We are still young, so we are not as good as her mother-in-law, and we will make progress in the future. Unlimited." Grandma Jinhua smiled and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! Grandma Jinhua is leaving now. When your martial arts skills are limitless in the future, come and untie their acupoints." After saying that, she took the spider's hand, turned around and left. Zhou Zhiruo thought about the sufferings of these fellow disciples, and it was difficult for a moment. Once Granny Jinhua left, they were afraid that they would die of pain, so she hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, go slowly. My fellow disciples and brothers, please save them." "Grandma Jinhua said: "It's not difficult for me to save you. From now on, wherever Granny Jinhua and my apprentice go, people from the Emei Sect will avoid the road." Zhou Zhiruo thought to herself: "As soon as I become the sect leader, I will encounter this great enemy immediately. If I agree to this matter, how can the Emei faction gain a foothold in the martial arts world? Could it be that the Emei faction has been destroyed by me?" Seeing that she hesitated to answer, Grandma Jinhua smiled and said: "You don't want to fall into the prestige of the Emei sect, that's fine. Just lend me the Yitian sword, and I will rescue your fellow sect." Zhou Zhiruo said: "The masters and apprentices of our school fell into the imperial court's treacherous schemes and were imprisoned in a high tower. How can this Yitian Sword still be in our hands?" Granny Jinhua had already expected this, and the words she borrowed from the sword were just in case, but after hearing what Zhou Zhiruo said, a look of disappointment flashed across her face, and she suddenly said sharply: "You must preserve the reputation of the Emei Sect." , I can’t save my own life..." He took out a pill from his bosom and said, "This is heart-breaking poison, if you take it, I will save people." 周芷若想起师父的嘱咐，柔肠寸断，寻思：“师父叫我欺骗张公子，此事我原本干不了，与其活着受那无穷折磨，还不如就此一死，一了百了，甚么都不管的干净。”当下颤抖着接过毒药。静玄喝道：“周师妹，不能吃！” 张无忌见情势危急，又待跃出阻止，赵敏在他耳边低声道：“傻子！假的，不是毒药。”张无忌一怔之间，周芷若已将丸药送入了口中咽下。 静玄等人纷纷呼喝，又要抢上和金花婆婆动手。金花婆婆道：“很好，挺有骨气。这毒药么，药性一时三刻也不能发作。周姑娘，你跟着我，乖乖的听话，老婆子一喜欢，说不定便给解药于你。”说着走到那些被打中穴道的峨嵋门人身畔，在每人身上敲拍数下。那几人疼痛登止，停了叫喊，只是四肢酸麻，一时仍不能动弹。这几人眼见周芷若舍命服毒，相救自己，都是十分感激，有人便道：“多谢掌门人！” 金花婆婆拉着周芷若的手，柔声道：“乖孩子，你跟着我去，婆婆不会难为你。” 周芷若尚未回答，只觉一股极大的力道拉着自己，身不由主的便腾跃而起。 静玄叫道：“周师妹……”抢上欲待拦阻，斜刺里一缕指风，劲射而至，却是蛛儿从旁发指相袭。静玄左掌挥起一挡，不料蛛儿这招乃是虚招，拍的一响，丁敏君脸上已吃了一掌，这“指东打西”，正是金花婆婆的武学。但听得蛛儿格格娇笑，已然掠墙而出。 张无忌道：“快追！”一手拉着赵敏，一手携着小昭，三人同时越墙。 静玄等突然见到长草中还躲着三人，无不惊愕。金花婆婆和张无忌的轻功何等高妙，待得峨嵋群弟子跃上墙头，六人早已没入黑暗之中，不知去向。 张无忌等追出十余丈，金花婆婆脚下丝毫不停，喝道：“峨嵋派弟子居然还有胆子追赶金花婆婆，嘿嘿，了不起！”赵敏道：“留下本派掌门！”身形一晃，抢上数丈，倚天剑剑尖已指到金花婆婆身后，这一招“金顶佛光”，正是峨嵋派剑法的嫡传，她在万安寺中从峨嵋派女弟子手中学得，只是并非学自灭绝师太，不免未臻精妙。 金花婆婆听得背后金刃破风之势，放开了周芷若，急转身躯。赵敏手腕一抖，又是一招“千峰竞秀”。金花婆婆识得她手中兵刃正是倚天宝剑，心下又惊又喜，伸手便来抢夺。数招一过，金花婆婆已欺近赵敏身前，手指正要搭上她执剑的手腕，不料赵敏长剑急转，使出一招昆仑派的剑法“神驼骏足”。 金花婆婆见她是个年轻女子，手持倚天剑，使的又是峨嵋嫡传剑法，自当她是峨嵋派弟子。金花婆婆为了对付灭绝师太，于峨嵋派剑法已钻研数年，见了赵敏出手几招，料得她功力不过尔尔，此后数招，心中已先行预想明白，这一欺近身去，倚天剑定然手到拿来，岂知这年轻姑娘竟会突然之间使出昆仑派剑法来。金花婆婆若非心中先入为主，纵是昆仑剑法，也奈何她不得，只是这一招来得太过出于意外，她武功虽高，可也给打了个冷不防，急忙着地打滚，方始躲开，但左手衣袖已被剑锋轻轻带到，登时削下一大片来。 金花婆婆惊怒之下，欺身再上。赵敏知道自己武功可跟她差着一大截，不敢和她拆招，只是挥动倚天剑，左刺右劈，东舞西击，忽而崆峒派剑法，忽而华山派剑法，一招昆仑派的“大漠飞沙”之后，紧跟是一招少林派达摩剑法的“金针渡劫”。每一招均是各派剑法中的精华所在，每一招均具极大威力，再加上倚天剑的锋锐，金花婆婆心中惊讶无比，一时竟无法逼近。蛛儿看得急了，解下腰间长剑，掷给金花婆婆。赵敏疾攻七八剑，到第九剑上，金花婆婆不得不以兵刃招架，擦的一声，长剑断为两截。 金花婆婆脸色大变，倒纵而出，喝道：“小妮子到底是谁？”赵敏笑道：“你怎地不拔屠龙刀出来？”金花婆婆怒道：“我若有屠龙刀在手，你岂能挡得了我十招八招？你敢随我去一试么？”赵敏笑道：“你能拿到屠龙刀，倒也好了。我只在大都等你，容你去取了刀来再战。”金花婆婆道：“你转过头来，让我瞧个分明。”赵敏斜过身子，伸出舌头，左眼闭，右眼开，脸上肌肉扭曲，向她扮个极怪的鬼脸。 金花婆婆大怒，在地下吐了一口唾液，抛下断剑，携了蛛儿和周芷若快步而去。
张无忌道：“咱们再追。”赵敏道：“那也不用忙，你跟我来。我包管你的周姑娘安然无恙便是。”张无忌道：“你说甚么屠龙刀？”赵敏道：“我听这老婆子在废园中说道，她走遍了天涯海角，终于向一位故人借得到了柄宝刀，要和灭绝师太的倚天剑一斗。'倚天不出，谁与争锋？'要和倚天剑争锋，舍屠龙刀莫属。难道她竟向你义父谢老前辈借到了屠龙刀？我适才仗剑和她相斗，便是要逼她出刀。可是她手边又无宝刀，只叫我随她去一试。似乎她已知屠龙刀的所在，却是无法到手。” 张无忌沉吟道：“这倒奇了。”赵敏道：“我料她必去海滨，扬帆出海，前去找刀。咱们须得赶在头里，别让双眼已盲、心地仁厚的谢老前辈受这恶毒老婆子欺弄。” 张无忌听了她最后这句话，胸口热血上涌，忙道：“是，是！”他初时答应赵敏去借屠龙刀，只不过是为了大丈夫千金一诺，不能食言，此刻想到金花婆婆会去和义父为难，恨不得插翅赶去相救。 当下赵敏带着两人，来到王府之前，向府门前的卫士嘱咐了好一阵。那卫士连声答应，回身入内，不久便牵了九匹骏马、提了一大包金银出来。赵敏和张无忌、小昭三人骑了三匹马，让另外六匹跟在后面轮流替换，疾驰向东。 次日清晨，九匹马都已疲累不堪。赵敏向地方官出示汝阳王调动天下兵马的金牌，再换了九匹坐骑，当日深夜，已驰抵海边。 赵敏骑马直入县城，命县官急速备好一艘最坚固的大海船，船上舵工、水手、粮食、清水、兵刃、寒衣，一应备齐，除此之外，所有海船立即驱逐向南，海边五十里之内不许另有一艘海船停泊。汝阳王金牌到处，小小县官如何敢不奉命唯谨？赵敏和张无忌、小昭三人自在县衙门中饮酒等候。不到一日，县官报称一切均已办妥。 三人到海边看船时，赵敏不由得连连顿足，大叫：“糟了！”原来海边所停泊的这艘海船船身甚大，船高二层，船头甲板和左舷右舷均装有铁炮，却是蒙古海军的炮船。当年蒙古大军远征日本，大集舟师，不料一场飓风，将蒙古海军打得七零八落，东征之举归于泡影，但舟舰的规模却也从那时起遗了下来。赵敏百密一疏，没想到那个县官竟会加倍巴结，去向水师借了一艘炮船来。这时船中粮食清水俱已齐备，而海边其余船只均已遵奉汝阳王金牌传令，早向南驶出数十里之外。赵敏苦笑之下，只得嘱咐众水手在炮口上多挂渔网，在船上装上十几担鲜鱼，装作是炮船旧了无用，早改作了渔船。 赵敏和张无忌、小昭三人换上水手装束，用油彩抹得脸上黄黄的，再粘上两撇鼠须，更无半点破绽。三人坐在船中，专等金花婆婆到来。 这位绍敏郡主料事如神，果然等到傍晚，一辆大车来到海滨，金花婆婆携着蛛儿和周芷若前来雇船。船上水手早受赵敏之嘱，诸多推托，说道这是一艘旧炮船改装的渔船，专门捕鱼，决不载客，直到金花婆婆取出两锭黄金作为船资，船老大方始勉强答应。金花婆婆带同蛛儿、周芷若上船，便命扬帆向东。 无边无际的茫茫大海之中，一叶孤舟，向着东南行驶。 舟行两日，张无忌和赵敏在底舱的窗洞中向外瞧去，只见白天的日头、晚上的月亮，总是在左舷上升，显然座船是径向南行。其时已是初冬天气，北风大作，船帆吃饱了风，行驶甚速。张无忌和赵敏商量过几次：“我义父是在极北的冰火岛上，咱们去找他，须得北行才是，怎么反向南去？”赵敏每次总是答道：“这金花婆婆必定另有古怪。何况这时节南风不起，便要北驶，也没法子。” 到得第三日午后，舵工下舱来向赵敏禀报，说道金花婆婆对这一带海程甚是熟悉，甚么地方有大沙滩，甚么地方有礁石，竟比这舵工还要清楚。 张无忌突然心一动，说道：“啊，是了！莫非她是回灵蛇岛？”赵敏问道：“甚么灵蛇岛？”张无忌道：“金花婆婆的老家是在灵蛇岛啊。她故世的丈夫叫银叶先生，灵蛇岛金花银叶，难道你没听说过吗？” 赵敏噗哧一笑，说道：“你就大得我几岁，江湖上的事儿，倒挺内行似的。”张无忌笑道：“明教的邪魔外道，原比郡主娘娘多知道些江湖上的闲事。”他二人本是死敌，各统豪杰，狠狠的打过几场硬仗，但在海船舱底同处数日之后，言笑不禁，又共与金花婆婆为敌，相互间的隔阂已一天少于一天。 舵工禀报之后，只怕金花婆婆知觉，当即回到后梢掌舵之处。 赵敏笑道：“大教主，那就烦你将灵蛇岛金花银叶威震江湖的事迹，说些给我这孤陋寡闻的小丫头听听。” 张无忌笑道：“说来惭愧，银叶先生是何等样人，我是一无所知，那位金花婆婆，我却跟她作过一番对。”于是将自己如何在蝴蝶谷中跟“蝶谷医仙”胡青牛学医，如何各派人众被金花婆婆整得生死不得、来到蝶谷求医，如何自己受胡青牛指点而治愈众人，如何金花婆婆和灭绝师太比武落败，如何胡青牛、王难姑夫妇终于又死在金花婆婆手下种种情由，一一说了。他想胡青牛脾性虽然怪僻，但对自己实在不错，想到他夫妇尸体高悬树梢的情景，不由得眼眶红了。他将蛛儿要擒自己到灵蛇岛去作伴、自己在她手臂上咬了一口的事略去了不说。为何省略此节，自己也不知是何缘故，或许觉得颇为不雅罢。 赵敏一声不响的听完，脸色郑重，说道：“初时我只道这老婆婆不过是一位武功极强的高手，原来其中尚有这许多恩怨过节，听你说来，这老婆婆委实极不好斗，咱们可千万大意不得。”张无忌笑道：“郡主娘娘文武双全，手下又统率着这许多奇材异能之士，对付区区一个金花婆婆，那也是游刃有余了。”赵敏笑道：“就可惜茫茫大海之中，没法召唤我手下的众武士、诸番僧去。”张无忌道：“这些煮饭的厨子，拉帆的水手，便算不得是江湖上的一流好手，也该算是第二流了罢？” 赵敏一怔，格格笑了起来，说道：“佩服，佩服！大教主果然好眼力，须瞒你不过。”原来她回王府去取金银马匹之时，暗中嘱咐卫士，调动一批下属，赶到海边听由差遣。这些人也是快马赶程，只比张无忌他们迟到了半天。她所调之人均未参与万安寺之战，从没与张无忌朝过相，分别扮作厨工、水手之属。但学武之人，神情举止自然流露，纵然极力掩饰，张无忌瞧在眼中，心里早已有数。 赵敏听他这么一说，暗想他既然看了出来，金花婆婆见多识广，老奸巨猾，更早已识破了机关。好在己方人多势众，张无忌武功高强，她识破也好，不识破也好，若是动手，她连蛛儿在内，终究不过两人，那也不足为惧。她既不挑破，便不防继续假装下去。 这几日之中，张无忌最担心的，是周芷若服了金花婆婆那颗丸药后毒性是否发作。赵敏知他心意，见他眉头一皱，便派人到上舱去假作送茶送水，察看动静，每次回报，均说周姑娘言行如常，一无中毒症状。这么几次之后，张无忌也有些不好意思了。 他静坐船舱一角，想到了当日西域雪地中的情境，蛛儿如何陪伴自己，如何为何太冲、武烈、丁敏君等围逼之际尚来与自己见上一面，想到自己曾当着何太冲等众人之面，大声说道：“姑娘，我诚心愿意娶你为妻，盼你别说我不配。”又全心全意的对她说道：“从今而后，我会尽力爱护你，照顾你，不论有多少人来跟你为难，不论有多么厉害的人来欺侮你，我宁可自己性命不要，也要保护你周全。我要使你心中快乐，忘去了从前的苦处。”他想到这几句话，不禁红晕上脸。 赵敏忽道：“呸！你又在想你的周姑娘了！”张无忌道：“没有！”赵敏道：“哼，想就想，不想就不想，难道我管得着么？男子汉大丈夫，撒甚么谎？”张无忌道：“我干么撒谎？我跟你说，我想的不是周姑娘。”赵敏道：“你若是想苦头陀、韦一笑，脸上不会是这般神情。那几个又丑又怪的家伙，你想到他们之时，会这样又温柔、又害臊么？” 张无忌不好意思的一笑，道：“你这人也真厉害得过了分，别人心里想的人是俊是丑，你也知道。老实跟你说，我这时候想的人哪，偏偏一点也不好看。” 赵敏见他说得诚恳，微微一笑，就不再理会。她虽聪明，却也万万料想不到他所思念之人，竟是船舱上层中那个丑女蛛儿。 张无忌想到蛛儿为了练那“千蛛万毒手”的阴毒功夫，以致面容浮肿，凹凸不平，那晚废园重见，唯觉更甚于昔时，言念及此，情不自禁的叹了口气，心想她这门邪毒功夫越练越深，只怕身子心灵，两蒙其害。待得想到那日殷梨亭说起自己堕崖身亡、蛛儿伏地大哭的一番真情，心下更是感激。他自到光明顶上之后，日日夜夜，不是忙于练功，便是为明教奔波，几时能得安静下来想想自己的心事？偶尔虽也记挂着蛛儿，也曾向韦一笑查问，也曾请杨逍派人在光明顶四周寻觅，但一直不知下落，此刻心下深深自责：“蛛儿对我这么好，可是我对她却如此寡情薄义？何以这些时日之中，我竟全没将她放在心上？”他自做了明教教主之后，自己的私事是一概都抛之脑后了。 赵敏忽道：“你又在懊悔甚么了？”张无忌尚未回答，突听得船面上传来一阵吆喝之声，接着便有水手下来禀报：“前面已见陆地，老婆子命我们驶近。” 赵敏与张无忌从窗孔中望出去，只见数里外是个树木葱翠的大岛，岛上奇峰挺拔，耸立着好几座高山。座船吃饱了风，直驶而前。只一顿饭功夫，已到岛前。那岛东端山石直降入海，并无浅滩，战船吃水虽深，却可泊在岸边。
战船停泊未定，猛听得山冈上传来一声大叫，中气充沛，极是威猛。这一来张无忌当真惊喜交集，这叫声熟悉之极，正是义父金毛狮王谢逊所发。一别十余年，义父雄风如昔，怎不令他心花怒放？当下也不及细思谢逊如何会从极北的冰火岛上来到此处，也顾不得被金花婆婆识破本来面目，急步从木梯走上后梢，向叫声所发出的山冈上望去。 只见四条汉子手执兵刃，正在围攻一个身形高大之人。那人空手迎敌，正是金毛狮王谢逊。张无忌一瞥之下，便见义父虽然双目盲了，虽然以一敌四，虽然赤手空拳抵挡四件兵刃，却丝毫不落下风。他从未见过义父与人动手，此刻只瞧了几招，心下甚喜：“昔年金毛狮王威震天下，果然名不虚传。我义父武功在青翼蝠王之上，足可与我外公并驾齐驱。”那四人武功显然也颇为了得，从船梢仰望山冈，瞧不清四人面目，但见衣衫褴褛，背负布袋，当是丐帮人物。旁边另有三人站着掠阵。 只听一人说道：“交出屠龙刀……饶你不死……宝刀换命……”山间劲风将他言语断断续续的送将下来，隔得远了，听不明白，但已知这干人众意在劫夺屠龙宝刀。 只听谢逊哈哈大笑，说道：“屠龙刀在我身边，丐帮的臭贼，有本事便来取去。”他口中说话，手脚招数半点不缓。 金花婆婆身形一晃，已到了岸上，咳嗽数声，说道：“丐帮群侠光临灵蛇岛，不来跟老婆子说话，却去骚扰灵蛇岛的贵宾，想干甚么？” 张无忌心道：“这岛果然便是灵蛇岛，听金花婆婆言中之意，似乎我义父是她请来的客人，我义父当年无论如何不肯离冰火岛回归中原，怎地金花婆婆一请，他便肯来？金花婆婆又怎地知道我义父他老人家的所在？”一霎时心中疑窦丛生。 山冈上那四人听得本岛主人到了，只盼及早拾夺下谢逊，攻得更加紧急。岂知这么一来，登时犯了武学中的大忌。谢逊双眼已盲，全凭从敌人兵刃的风声中辨位应敌。这四人出手一快，风声更响，谢逊长笑一声，砰的一拳，击中在一人前胸，那人长声惨呼，从山冈上直堕下来，摔得头盖破裂，脑浆四溅。 在旁掠阵的三人中有人喝道：“退开！”轻飘飘的一拳击了出去，拳力若有若无，教谢逊无法辨明来路。果然拳头直击到谢逊身前数寸之处，他才知觉，急忙应招，已是手忙脚乱，大为狼狈。先前打斗的三人让身闪开，在旁掠阵的一个老者又加入战团。此人与先前那人一般打法，也是出掌轻柔。数招一过，谢逊左支右绌，迭遇险招。 金花婆婆喝道：“季长老，郑长老，金毛狮王眼睛不便，你们使这等卑鄙手段，枉为江湖上成名的英雄。”她一面说，一面撑着拐杖，走上冈去。别看她颤巍巍的龙钟支离，似乎被山风一刮便要摔将下来，可是身形移动竟是极快。但见她拐杖在地下一撑，身子便乘风凌虚般的飘行而前，几个起落，已到了山腰。蛛儿紧随在后，却落后了一大截路。 张无忌挂念义父安危，也快步登山。赵敏跟着上来，低声道：“有这老婆子在，狮王不会有何凶险，你不必出手，隐藏形迹要紧。”张无忌点了点头，跟在蛛儿身后。这时只看到蛛儿婀娜苗条的背影，若不瞧她面目，何尝不是个绝色美女，何尝输与赵敏、周芷若、小昭三人？他心念一动之下，随即自责：“张无忌啊张无忌，你义父身处大险，这当口你却去瞧人家姑娘，心中品评她相貌身材美是不美？” 四人片刻间到了山冈之巅。只见谢逊双手出招极短，只守不攻，直至敌人拳脚攻近，才以小擒拿手拆解。这般打法一时可保无虞，但要击敌取胜，却也甚难。张无忌站在一棵大松树下，眼见义父满脸皱纹，头发已然白多黑少，比之当日分手之时已苍老了甚多，想是这十多年来独处荒岛，日子过得甚是艰辛，心下不由得甚是难过，胸口一阵激动，忍不住便要代他打发了敌人，上前相认。赵敏知他心意，捏一捏他手掌，摇了摇头。 只听金花婆婆说道：“季长老，你的'阴山掌大九式'驰誉江湖，何必鬼鬼祟祟的变作绵掌招式？郑长老更加不成话了，你将'回风拂柳拳'暗藏在八卦拳中，金毛狮王谢大侠便不知道了……咳咳……” 谢逊看不见敌人招式，对敌时十分吃亏，加之那季郑二老十分狡狯，出招时故意变式，使他捉摸不定。金花婆婆这一点破，他已然胸有成竹，乘着郑长老拳法欲变不变之际，呼的一拳击出，正好和郑长老击来的一拳相抵。郑长老退了两步，方得拿定
There is a dilapidated pavilion in the north corner of the ruined garden, in which there are about twenty people gathered indistinctly, only a woman's voice can be heard saying: "You are the youngest disciple of our sect, in terms of qualifications and martial arts, you can do whatever you want. Until you come to be the head of this sect..." Zhang Wuji recognized Ding Minjun's voice, he leaned forward in the long grass, and stopped a few meters away from the gazebo.At this time the starlight was dim, and it was hazy, he stared intently, vaguely saw that there were men and women in the pavilion, they were all disciples of the Emei Sect, except for Ding Minjun, the other disciples of Miejue Shitai seemed to be in it.The person on the left is tall and slender, with a green skirt dragging the floor, it is Zhou Zhiruo.Ding Minjun's voice was extremely serious, and he kept saying, "Say it, say it..." Zhou Zhiruo said slowly: "Senior Sister Ding said that my younger sister is the youngest disciple of our sect, regardless of qualifications, martial arts, talents, and moral character, none of them are good enough to be the head of our sect. Master ordered younger sister Assuming this important task, my younger sister tried to refuse repeatedly, but my master sternly demanded that my younger sister swear a poisonous oath that she would not follow Master's orders." Emei disciple Jingxuan said: "Master is wise, since he ordered Junior Sister Zhou to be the head of the sect, there must be deep meaning. We have also received the great kindness of Master's cultivation, and we should follow her old man's will, assist Junior Sister Zhou together, and use the martial arts virtues of our school .” Ding Minjun sneered and said: "Senior sister Jingxuan said that the master must have deep meanings, and the words 'must have deep meanings' are really good. We have heard Ku Toutuo and Ku Toutuo with our own ears in the high tower and under the high tower. Is He Biweng yelling loudly? Who are Junior Sister Zhou's parents, and why Master treats her differently? Can't you understand that?" Ku Toutuo said to Luzhangke that Miejue Shitai was his old lover and Zhou Zhiruo's illegitimate daughter, and that it was just his outlandish temper and a casual joke, but He Biweng blatantly yelled out , others listened to it, although they may not believe it, it is inevitable that they will be a little suspicious.This kind of selfishness between men and women, ordinary people would rather believe in it than in its non-existence, and Master Miejue looked at Zhou Zhiruo so differently, all the disciples didn't understand, so the word "illegitimate daughter" is the best explanation.After hearing Ding Minjun's words, everyone fell silent. Zhou Zhiruo said in a trembling voice: "Senior Sister Ding, if you don't agree with my younger sister taking over as head, you can speak clearly. You talk nonsense and ruin Master's lifelong reputation, what should you do? My younger sister's father was Zhou, a Han A boatman in the water does not know the slightest martial arts. My ancestral mother, Xue, was from a noble family. She was originally from Xiangyang. You were recommended by a real person, and you were introduced to Emei’s sect. Before this, you have never met your master. You have been greatly favored by your master. Today, when your master let go and returned to the west, you said such words, this... this..." At this point, The voice choked up, tears rolled down, and I couldn't speak anymore. Ding Minjun sneered and said: "You want to be the head of this sect, but you haven't been recognized by your fellow sects, and you don't know your identity, so you want to be a domineering and powerful person. It's not the one who assigned me. What should you do to ruin the reputation of the master? What should you do? You want to punish me Sin, isn't it? I would like to ask: Since you have been ordered by your master to inherit the head, you should return to Emei immediately. The master passed away, and there are many affairs in this sect, and the head of the sect must manage them all. You are alone Why did you suddenly return to Dadu without making a sound?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "Master has placed a very heavy burden on the younger sister, so the younger sister must go back to the capital." Ding Minjun said: "What's the matter? There are no outsiders here except my fellow sect. You can speak clearly." Zhou Zhiruo said: "This is the biggest secret of our sect, except for the head of our sect, we cannot tell anyone else." Ding Minjun sneered and said: "Humph, hum! You can't fool me if you push the word 'master' in everything. Let me ask you: The hatred between our sect and the Demon Sect is as deep as the sea, and our sect is from the same sect. Quite a few were lost at the hands of the Demon Sect, and countless members of the Demon Sect died under the sword of Master Yitian. The reason why Master died was because he refused to be entrusted by the leader of the Demon Sect. Came here quietly to find that little pervert surnamed Zhang, that big devil who is the leader of the Demon Cult?" When Zhang Wuji heard the last few words, his body couldn't help shaking. At this moment, he felt a soft finger stretched out on his left cheek, and gently scraped it twice. It was Zhao Min who was beside him. Fingers scratched his shame.Zhang Wuji blushed, thinking: "Could it be that Miss Zhou is really looking for me?" Zhou Zhiruo murmured, "You...you're talking nonsense again..." Ding Minjun said loudly: "You still want to deny it? You told everyone to go back to Emei first, and we asked you what's going on back to Dadu, but you hesitated to say anything. Everyone in the same family knew that they were wrong, so they stalked behind you. You ask your father, Ku Toutuo, where the little thief is, and we don't know? You go to the inn to find the little thief, and we don't know?" She said "little pervert" on the left and "little pervert" on the right. No matter how good-tempered Zhang Wuji was, he couldn't help being annoyed. Suddenly he felt someone breathing in his head and neck, and Zhao Min was making fun of him again. Ding Minjun said again: "Who do you like to talk to, who do you like to be friends with, others don't care. But this little prostitute surnamed Zhang is the life and death enemy of our faction. Everyone escaped from Dadu last night. On the way, why did you Are you looking at him with affection? Wherever he goes, your eyes will follow. This is not me talking nonsense, all the fellow disciples here have witnessed it with their own eyes. That day on the top of the light, the first teacher asked you to stab him. Sword, he did not dodge or dodge, and smiled at you, and you also winked at him, and stabbed him lightly. With the strength of the Yitian sword, how can you stab him without death? If you are selfless Disadvantage, who can believe it?" Zhou Zhiruo burst into tears and said, "Who winked? You're slandering people by saying ugly words." Ding Minjun sneered, and said: "My words are ugly, but what you do, you are not afraid of people saying it is ugly? Your words are nice? Hmph, why did you ask the shopkeeper in the guest room just now?" Excuse me , is there a guest officer surnamed Zhang here? Well, he is in his twenties and tall, or he doesn't say his surname Zhang, but another surname.'" With a sharp voice, she imitated Zhou Zhiruo's slow Tun's tone of voice, pretentious, alluring and soft, makes one's hair stand on end. Zhang Wuji was annoyed, thinking to himself that Ding Minjun is the most cunning and mean person in the Emei Sect, Zhou Zhiruo is weak and cowardly, so he must not be her opponent, but if he stands up to support Zhou Zhiruo, then it is the business of the Emei Sect. It is inconvenient for outsiders to comment, and secondly, it will only make Zhou Zhiruo's situation even worse. Seeing her being squeezed into a panic, he is helpless. Most of the disciples in the Emei Sect originally obeyed their master's will and regarded Zhou Zhiruo as the head of the sect, but after hearing Ding Minjun's aggressive remarks, they all thought: "Master and the Demon Sect have too much enmity. Junior sister Zhou and the leader of the Demon Sect If the relationship is extraordinary, what if she sells her sect to the Demon Sect?" Ding Minjun said again: "Junior Sister Zhou, you were introduced by Wudang Daoist Zhang to master's sect. That little prostitute from the Demon Sect is the son of Wudang Zhang Wuxia. No one knows what kind of weird conspiracy is going on here." He raised his voice and went on. Said: "Brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, although the master has a will to order sister Zhou to take over as the head, but she never expected that after her death, the head of the school immediately went to find the leader of the demon sect. Talking about personal relationships. This matter has too much to do with the survival of the school. If the first teacher knew what happened tonight, she would definitely choose another head. The master's will is to make the school flourish, and it is definitely not for the school to be destroyed. The hand of the Demon Sect. According to my younger sister, we must inherit the will of our predecessors, and ask Junior Sister Zhou to hand over the iron ring of the sect leader. The head of the sect." After she said these few words, six or seven people from the same sect echoed her. Zhou Zhiruo said: "I was ordered by my predecessor to take over as the head of this sect. I must not hand over this iron ring. I really don't want to be the head of this sect, but I have made a solemn oath to my master. Entrusted by her old man." These few words had no force at all, and some fellow students who didn't favor each other could not help but shake their heads secretly after hearing this. Ding Minjun sternly said: "You have to hand over the iron ring if you don't! Our sect strictly forbids bullying masters and destroying ancestors, fornication and shamelessness, you have violated these two most important precepts, and you can still be in charge. Emei portal?" Zhao Min put her lips close to Zhang Wuji's ear, and said in a low voice, "Your Miss Zhou is in trouble! You call me good sister, and I'll come out to rescue her." Zhang Wuji's heart moved, knowing that this girl was resourceful, There must be a clever strategy to get Zhou Zhiruo out of trouble, but she is much younger than herself, and the cry of "good sister" is too nasty, and I really can't utter it. Hesitating, Zhao Min said again: "You don't want to yell." It's up to you, I'm leaving." Zhang Wuji had no choice but to whisper in her ear: "Good sister!" Zhao Min laughed and was about to stand up when everyone in the pavilion was startled.Ding Minjun yelled: "Who is it? The ghost Chongchong is eavesdropping here!"
Suddenly there were several coughs from outside the wall, and a clear female voice said, "What are you Emei faction doing sneaking around here in the dark?" people. The two faced the moonlight, and Zhang Wuji could see clearly, one was a crooked old woman holding a cane, she was the Golden Flower Granny, the other was a graceful young girl, she was ugly, but she was the daughter of King Yin Ye, Zhang Wuji's cousin Spider Yin Li.That day when Wei Yixiao captured the spider, before reaching the Guangming Summit, the cold poison broke out, he tried not to suck her blood, and finally fell to the ground, and was rescued by Zhou Dian, but when he searched for the spider again, he disappeared.Since Zhang Wuji parted with her, he often missed her, but unexpectedly appeared at this moment, he was so overjoyed that he almost wanted to say hello. Ding Minjun said coldly: "Grandma Jinhua, what are you doing here?" Granny Jinhua said, "Where is your master?" Ding Minjun said: "The master passed away yesterday, you have been listening outside the garden for so long, but Come to know the reason." Granny Jinhua lost her voice and said: "Ah, Miejue Shitai has passed away! How did he die? Why didn't you wait to see me again? Alas, alas, it's a pity, it's a pity..." She couldn't say any more, and bent her waist I can't stop coughing.The spider patted her back lightly, and said with a sneer to Ding Minjun: "Who is impatient to eavesdrop on you? My mother-in-law and I passed by here, and I heard you chatting non-stop. I recognized your voice, so I came in." Look, my mother-in-law asked you, didn't you hear? How did your master die?" Ding Minjun said angrily: "What are you doing? Why should I tell you?" Granny Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "In my life, I have fought against others, and I only lost once under your master's hands, but that was not because of my inferior martial arts skills, but because I couldn't stop the sharpness of Yitian Sword. Find a sharp blade, and compete with your master. The old woman has traveled all over the world, and finally her painstaking efforts were not in vain. An old friend promised to lend me a sword. I found out that Emei sent people to be imprisoned by the imperial court in Wanwan. In An Temple, I wish to rescue your master and compete with her for real skills, but today, Wan'an Temple has been reduced to rubble. Alas! It is destined that Granny Jinhua will not be humiliated by this defeat again in her life. Extinction Mistress, Jujue Shitai, can’t you delay your death for a day and a half?” Ding Minjun said: "If my master is still alive at this moment, you will only lose one more game, and you will lose your heart..." Suddenly pat, pat, pat, clear and crisp sounds passed, Ding Minjun was dizzy, almost fell down, his face had already been slapped four times in a row by Granny Jinhua.Don't look at this old woman who is ill and coughing again and again, who knows that her strikes are extremely quick and weird, these four palms hit Ding Minjun without the slightest room to resist and dodge.She and Ding Minjun were two zhang apart, but she immediately moved close to her, slapped her four times and then backed away, acting like a ghost. Ding Minjun was frightened and angry, immediately drew out his long sword, rushed forward, pointed at Granny Jinhua and said, "You old beggar, are you really impatient?" Granny Jinhua didn't seem to hear her insults, She also seemed to turn a blind eye to the long sword in her hand, and only said slowly: "How did your master die?"The point of the long sword in Ding Minjun's hand was only three feet away from her chest, but he finally dared not to stab it, and only cursed: "Old beggar, why did I tell you?" Granny Jinhua sighed, and said to herself: "Master Miejue, you are a hero in your life, you can be regarded as an outstanding figure in the martial arts, once you pass away, among the disciples, there will not be a decent person to take over the sect?" Master Jingxuan took a step forward, put her palms together and said: "Jingxuan, poor nun, see my mother-in-law. When the first master passed away, Zhou Zhiruo, junior sister Zhou, took over as the head of the sect. It's just that there are still some fellow sects who are not convinced. Since the master has passed away, it is difficult for the mother-in-law to fulfill her wish. Such a large number, what can the husband say? The head of this school has not yet been determined, so we cannot make any appointment with the mother-in-law. But Emei is a big martial arts school, so we must not fall into the prestige of the former master. The mother-in-law If you have any orders, please ask for instructions. In the future, the head of the sect will make a settlement with you according to the martial arts rules. But if the mother-in-law relies on her seniors and bullies others, even though the Emei sect is in great trouble, the only way is to deal with you In the end, the blood splattered in the deserted garden, and there is only death." These words were neither arrogant nor humble, and even Zhang Wuji and Zhao Min secretly applauded. Granny Jinhua's eyes flashed, and she said: "It turns out that when Master passed away, he had passed down his will and appointed a successor head. That's great. Who is it? Please see me." The tone He is much more polite than when he spoke to Ding Minjun. Zhou Zhiruo stepped forward to salute her, and said, "Mother-in-law is blessed! Zhou Zhiruo, the fourth-generation head of the Emei Sect, wishes my mother-in-law well." Ding Minjun said loudly: "I'm not ashamed, so I proclaim myself the fourth generation head of our sect." Zhu'er sneered and said: "This sister Zhou is a very good person. When I was in the Western Regions, I took care of her more. She is not worthy to be the head of the sect. Are you against me? You want to be presumptuous in front of my mother-in-law again. Look, I won't give you a few more mouths!" Ding Minjun was furious, and with a swipe of his sword, he distractedly stabbed at the spider.Spider leaned over, stretched out his palm and hit Ding Minjun's face.Her movement is exactly the same as Granny Jinhua's, but the quickness of her strikes is far behind.Ding Minjun immediately lowered his head to dodge, but her sword failed to hit the spider. Granny Jinhua smiled and said: "Little girl, how many times have I taught you, but I still haven't learned such an easy move. Look carefully!" With a wave of her right hand, she slapped Ding Minjun's left cheek and backhanded her right cheek One palm, followed by another strike on the left cheek, and a backhand strike on the right cheek. These four palms were clearly sequenced, and everyone could see clearly, but Ding Minjun's whole body was enveloped by a strong force, his limbs were completely immobile, and his cheeks were hit. With four palms, there is absolutely no ability to parry. Finally, Grandma Jinhua didn't use the strength in her palms, so she was not seriously injured.Zhu'er smiled and said: "Grandma, I have learned your technique, but I don't have your internal strength. I will try again!" Ding Minjun was still forced by the internal force of Golden Flower Granny, and saw that Zhu'er's palm came back again. To hit the face, under the anger, almost fainted. Suddenly Zhou Zhiruo jumped up, stretched out her left hand, and pushed away Zhu'er's palm, saying, "Sister, wait!" Turning to Granny Jinhua, she said, "Grandma, my senior sister Jingxuan made it clear just now. , although my fellow disciples are not as proficient as my mother-in-law in terms of martial arts, but my mother-in-law is not allowed to bully me wantonly." Granny Jinhua laughed and said: "This woman surnamed Ding has sharp teeth and keeps refusing to accept you as the head of the sect. Are you going to replace her?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "The affairs of the sect have nothing to do with outsiders. Xiao Since the woman was ordered by her predecessor, although her ability is low, she will not allow outsiders to insult her disciples." Granny Jinhua smiled and said: "Okay, okay, okay!" After saying three "good", she coughed violently.Zhu'er handed over a pill, and Granny Jinhua took it, panting for a while, and suddenly stretched out both palms, one palm on Zhou Zhiruo's chest, one palm on her back, flattening her body. Between the two palms, where the two palms touch the hands, are all fatal acupoints. This move is even more bizarre. Although Zhou Zhiruo has not had much time to learn martial arts, she has already obtained three points of the true instruction of Miejue Shitai. Unexpectedly, she was inexplicably restrained by the other party's chest and heart points, and her face paled in fright. , could not speak.Granny Jinhua said grimly: "Miss Zhou, you are really an ordinary sect leader. Could it be that Master has entrusted the important task of being the sect leader of the Emei Sect to such a delicate little girl like you? I see you, most likely Blow the air." Zhou Zhiruo concentrated her mind and pondered: "At this time, she only needs to spit out the inner energy in her hand, and my heart pulse was broken immediately, and I died on the spot. But how can I fall into the prestige of Master?" Thinking of Master, she immediately became more courageous, Raising his right hand, he said: "This is the iron ring of the head of the Emei sect. It was put on my hand by the master himself. Is it false?" Granny Jinhua smiled and said: "Your senior sister said just now that Emei is a great school of martial arts. This is not bad. But with your little ability, can you be the head of this great school of martial arts? Let me see. You'd better obey my orders obediently." Zhou Zhiruo said: "Grandma Jinhua, although the first teacher passed away, the Emei Sect is not destroyed just because of that. I fall into your hands, and you can kill me if you want. If you want to coerce me into doing something I shouldn't do, then don't even think about it. The faction fell into the court's treachery and was imprisoned in the tower, but which one is willing to surrender? Although Zhou Zhiruo is a young and weak woman, since she has received a heavy responsibility and knows it is difficult, she has long put life and death aside." Zhang Wuji saw that her vital points on her chest and back were being held down by Granny Jinhua, life and death were within breath, he was so stubborn, he was afraid that Granny Jinhua would hurt her life immediately if she got angry, so in a hurry, he wanted to get out help each other.Zhao Min had already guessed his intentions, grabbed his right arm and shook it lightly, saying don't be too busy. Only Granny Jinhua laughed and said, "Master Miejue is not a fool. Although your little sect master is weak in martial arts, you have a strong personality. Yes, yes, yes, those who are poor in martial arts can be practiced well, and the world is easy." You can't change your nature." In fact, Zhou Zhiruo was already terrified at this moment, just thinking about the heavy entrustment of her master when she was dying, so she could only bite the bullet and stand upright. All the fellow students in Emei looked down on Zhou Zhiruo, but now seeing that she stepped forward to protect Ding Minjun regardless of personal suspicion, and did not lose the prestige of the sect under the threat of a powerful enemy, they all admired her in their hearts.With a flick of Jingxuan's long sword and a few whistles, the Emei group of disciples quickly dispersed, each unleashing their weapons, and surrounded the pavilion in groups. Grandma Jinhua smiled and said, "How is it?" Jingxuan said, "Grandma hijacked the head of Emei, what do you intend to do?" Granny Jinhua coughed a few times, and said, "Do you want to win by relying on more? Hehe, in my Jinhua At present, mother-in-law, ten times more, what difference does it make?" Suddenly let go of Zhou Zhiruo, swayed her body, and bullied her in front of Jingxuan, and gouged her eyes with two middle fingers.Jingxuan hurriedly returned the sword to slash her arms, only to hear a muffled "Hey", and a junior sister from the same school fell beside her.Granny Jinhua attacked Jingxuan openly, but her left foot hit the acupuncture point on the waist of a female Emei disciple. But seeing her figure swaying around the gazebo, her sleeves fluttering, and occasional coughing sounds, the Emei sect's swords came out all at once, none of them could pierce her clothes, but the male and female disciples had seven The person was hit in an acupuncture point and fell to the ground.Her acupuncture technique is extremely weird, and those who are hit all scream loudly.For a while, the shrill screams in the abandoned garden rose one after another, and I was shocked when I heard them. Granny Jinhua clapped her hands together, went back into the gazebo, and said, "Miss Zhou, how does your Emei sect's martial arts compare to Granny Jinhua?" Zhou Zhiruo said, "Of course the martial arts of our sect are higher than Granny's. Granny was defeated by her predecessor back then. Under the sword, have you forgotten?" Grandma Jinhua said angrily, "What's the use of the sword to exterminate old nuns?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "Mother-in-law speaks with conscience, if the master and mother-in-law fight empty-handed, how will the outcome be?" Granny Jinhua pondered for a long while, then said: "I don't know. I wanted to know who is stronger and who is weaker between Master Zun and me, so I came to Dadu today. Sigh! Miejue Shitai passed away, and there is one less senior in the martial arts world." People. There are no ancients before, no new ones after, and the Emei sect has declined since then." Those seven Emei disciples shouted endlessly, just like a footnote to Granny Jinhua's words.Jingxuan and other senior disciples tried hard to push the palace for blood, but it didn't work at all. It seems that it took Granny Jinhua herself to understand it. Back then, Zhang Wuji healed many martial arts practitioners who were wounded by Grandma Jinhua. Knowing that this old lady's hands were vicious, which is rare in the world, he decided to go out to save her. Then he thought: "This time I helped Miss Zhou, but Offended the spider. My cousin is not only very kind to me, but also a close relative of flesh and blood, how can I treat one more favorably than another?" Only Granny Jinhua said: "Miss Zhou, are you convinced?" Zhou Zhiruo bit the bullet and said: "The martial arts of this school are as deep as the sea, and they cannot be completed quickly. We are still young, so we are not as good as her mother-in-law, and we will make progress in the future. Unlimited." Grandma Jinhua smiled and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! Grandma Jinhua is leaving now. When your martial arts skills are limitless in the future, come and untie their acupoints." After saying that, she took the spider's hand, turned around and left. Zhou Zhiruo thought about the sufferings of these fellow disciples, and it was difficult for a moment. Once Granny Jinhua left, they were afraid that they would die of pain, so she hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, go slowly. My fellow disciples and brothers, please save them." "Grandma Jinhua said: "It's not difficult for me to save you. From now on, wherever Granny Jinhua and my apprentice go, people from the Emei Sect will avoid the road." Zhou Zhiruo thought to herself: "As soon as I become the sect leader, I will encounter this great enemy immediately. If I agree to this matter, how can the Emei faction gain a foothold in the martial arts world? Could it be that the Emei faction has been destroyed by me?" Seeing that she hesitated to answer, Grandma Jinhua smiled and said: "You don't want to fall into the prestige of the Emei sect, that's fine. Just lend me the Yitian sword, and I will rescue your fellow sect." Zhou Zhiruo said: "The masters and apprentices of our school fell into the imperial court's treacherous schemes and were imprisoned in a high tower. How can this Yitian Sword still be in our hands?" Granny Jinhua had already expected this, and the words she borrowed from the sword were just in case, but after hearing what Zhou Zhiruo said, a look of disappointment flashed across her face, and she suddenly said sharply: "You must preserve the reputation of the Emei Sect." , I can’t save my own life..." He took out a pill from his bosom and said, "This is heart-breaking poison, if you take it, I will save people." 周芷若想起师父的嘱咐，柔肠寸断，寻思：“师父叫我欺骗张公子，此事我原本干不了，与其活着受那无穷折磨，还不如就此一死，一了百了，甚么都不管的干净。”当下颤抖着接过毒药。静玄喝道：“周师妹，不能吃！” 张无忌见情势危急，又待跃出阻止，赵敏在他耳边低声道：“傻子！假的，不是毒药。”张无忌一怔之间，周芷若已将丸药送入了口中咽下。 静玄等人纷纷呼喝，又要抢上和金花婆婆动手。金花婆婆道：“很好，挺有骨气。这毒药么，药性一时三刻也不能发作。周姑娘，你跟着我，乖乖的听话，老婆子一喜欢，说不定便给解药于你。”说着走到那些被打中穴道的峨嵋门人身畔，在每人身上敲拍数下。那几人疼痛登止，停了叫喊，只是四肢酸麻，一时仍不能动弹。这几人眼见周芷若舍命服毒，相救自己，都是十分感激，有人便道：“多谢掌门人！” 金花婆婆拉着周芷若的手，柔声道：“乖孩子，你跟着我去，婆婆不会难为你。” 周芷若尚未回答，只觉一股极大的力道拉着自己，身不由主的便腾跃而起。 静玄叫道：“周师妹……”抢上欲待拦阻，斜刺里一缕指风，劲射而至，却是蛛儿从旁发指相袭。静玄左掌挥起一挡，不料蛛儿这招乃是虚招，拍的一响，丁敏君脸上已吃了一掌，这“指东打西”，正是金花婆婆的武学。但听得蛛儿格格娇笑，已然掠墙而出。 张无忌道：“快追！”一手拉着赵敏，一手携着小昭，三人同时越墙。 静玄等突然见到长草中还躲着三人，无不惊愕。金花婆婆和张无忌的轻功何等高妙，待得峨嵋群弟子跃上墙头，六人早已没入黑暗之中，不知去向。 张无忌等追出十余丈，金花婆婆脚下丝毫不停，喝道：“峨嵋派弟子居然还有胆子追赶金花婆婆，嘿嘿，了不起！”赵敏道：“留下本派掌门！”身形一晃，抢上数丈，倚天剑剑尖已指到金花婆婆身后，这一招“金顶佛光”，正是峨嵋派剑法的嫡传，她在万安寺中从峨嵋派女弟子手中学得，只是并非学自灭绝师太，不免未臻精妙。 金花婆婆听得背后金刃破风之势，放开了周芷若，急转身躯。赵敏手腕一抖，又是一招“千峰竞秀”。金花婆婆识得她手中兵刃正是倚天宝剑，心下又惊又喜，伸手便来抢夺。数招一过，金花婆婆已欺近赵敏身前，手指正要搭上她执剑的手腕，不料赵敏长剑急转，使出一招昆仑派的剑法“神驼骏足”。 金花婆婆见她是个年轻女子，手持倚天剑，使的又是峨嵋嫡传剑法，自当她是峨嵋派弟子。金花婆婆为了对付灭绝师太，于峨嵋派剑法已钻研数年，见了赵敏出手几招，料得她功力不过尔尔，此后数招，心中已先行预想明白，这一欺近身去，倚天剑定然手到拿来，岂知这年轻姑娘竟会突然之间使出昆仑派剑法来。金花婆婆若非心中先入为主，纵是昆仑剑法，也奈何她不得，只是这一招来得太过出于意外，她武功虽高，可也给打了个冷不防，急忙着地打滚，方始躲开，但左手衣袖已被剑锋轻轻带到，登时削下一大片来。 金花婆婆惊怒之下，欺身再上。赵敏知道自己武功可跟她差着一大截，不敢和她拆招，只是挥动倚天剑，左刺右劈，东舞西击，忽而崆峒派剑法，忽而华山派剑法，一招昆仑派的“大漠飞沙”之后，紧跟是一招少林派达摩剑法的“金针渡劫”。每一招均是各派剑法中的精华所在，每一招均具极大威力，再加上倚天剑的锋锐，金花婆婆心中惊讶无比，一时竟无法逼近。蛛儿看得急了，解下腰间长剑，掷给金花婆婆。赵敏疾攻七八剑，到第九剑上，金花婆婆不得不以兵刃招架，擦的一声，长剑断为两截。 金花婆婆脸色大变，倒纵而出，喝道：“小妮子到底是谁？”赵敏笑道：“你怎地不拔屠龙刀出来？”金花婆婆怒道：“我若有屠龙刀在手，你岂能挡得了我十招八招？你敢随我去一试么？”赵敏笑道：“你能拿到屠龙刀，倒也好了。我只在大都等你，容你去取了刀来再战。”金花婆婆道：“你转过头来，让我瞧个分明。”赵敏斜过身子，伸出舌头，左眼闭，右眼开，脸上肌肉扭曲，向她扮个极怪的鬼脸。 金花婆婆大怒，在地下吐了一口唾液，抛下断剑，携了蛛儿和周芷若快步而去。
张无忌道：“咱们再追。”赵敏道：“那也不用忙，你跟我来。我包管你的周姑娘安然无恙便是。”张无忌道：“你说甚么屠龙刀？”赵敏道：“我听这老婆子在废园中说道，她走遍了天涯海角，终于向一位故人借得到了柄宝刀，要和灭绝师太的倚天剑一斗。'倚天不出，谁与争锋？'要和倚天剑争锋，舍屠龙刀莫属。难道她竟向你义父谢老前辈借到了屠龙刀？我适才仗剑和她相斗，便是要逼她出刀。可是她手边又无宝刀，只叫我随她去一试。似乎她已知屠龙刀的所在，却是无法到手。” 张无忌沉吟道：“这倒奇了。”赵敏道：“我料她必去海滨，扬帆出海，前去找刀。咱们须得赶在头里，别让双眼已盲、心地仁厚的谢老前辈受这恶毒老婆子欺弄。” 张无忌听了她最后这句话，胸口热血上涌，忙道：“是，是！”他初时答应赵敏去借屠龙刀，只不过是为了大丈夫千金一诺，不能食言，此刻想到金花婆婆会去和义父为难，恨不得插翅赶去相救。 当下赵敏带着两人，来到王府之前，向府门前的卫士嘱咐了好一阵。那卫士连声答应，回身入内，不久便牵了九匹骏马、提了一大包金银出来。赵敏和张无忌、小昭三人骑了三匹马，让另外六匹跟在后面轮流替换，疾驰向东。 次日清晨，九匹马都已疲累不堪。赵敏向地方官出示汝阳王调动天下兵马的金牌，再换了九匹坐骑，当日深夜，已驰抵海边。 赵敏骑马直入县城，命县官急速备好一艘最坚固的大海船，船上舵工、水手、粮食、清水、兵刃、寒衣，一应备齐，除此之外，所有海船立即驱逐向南，海边五十里之内不许另有一艘海船停泊。汝阳王金牌到处，小小县官如何敢不奉命唯谨？赵敏和张无忌、小昭三人自在县衙门中饮酒等候。不到一日，县官报称一切均已办妥。 三人到海边看船时，赵敏不由得连连顿足，大叫：“糟了！”原来海边所停泊的这艘海船船身甚大，船高二层，船头甲板和左舷右舷均装有铁炮，却是蒙古海军的炮船。当年蒙古大军远征日本，大集舟师，不料一场飓风，将蒙古海军打得七零八落，东征之举归于泡影，但舟舰的规模却也从那时起遗了下来。赵敏百密一疏，没想到那个县官竟会加倍巴结，去向水师借了一艘炮船来。这时船中粮食清水俱已齐备，而海边其余船只均已遵奉汝阳王金牌传令，早向南驶出数十里之外。赵敏苦笑之下，只得嘱咐众水手在炮口上多挂渔网，在船上装上十几担鲜鱼，装作是炮船旧了无用，早改作了渔船。 赵敏和张无忌、小昭三人换上水手装束，用油彩抹得脸上黄黄的，再粘上两撇鼠须，更无半点破绽。三人坐在船中，专等金花婆婆到来。 这位绍敏郡主料事如神，果然等到傍晚，一辆大车来到海滨，金花婆婆携着蛛儿和周芷若前来雇船。船上水手早受赵敏之嘱，诸多推托，说道这是一艘旧炮船改装的渔船，专门捕鱼，决不载客，直到金花婆婆取出两锭黄金作为船资，船老大方始勉强答应。金花婆婆带同蛛儿、周芷若上船，便命扬帆向东。 无边无际的茫茫大海之中，一叶孤舟，向着东南行驶。 舟行两日，张无忌和赵敏在底舱的窗洞中向外瞧去，只见白天的日头、晚上的月亮，总是在左舷上升，显然座船是径向南行。其时已是初冬天气，北风大作，船帆吃饱了风，行驶甚速。张无忌和赵敏商量过几次：“我义父是在极北的冰火岛上，咱们去找他，须得北行才是，怎么反向南去？”赵敏每次总是答道：“这金花婆婆必定另有古怪。何况这时节南风不起，便要北驶，也没法子。” 到得第三日午后，舵工下舱来向赵敏禀报，说道金花婆婆对这一带海程甚是熟悉，甚么地方有大沙滩，甚么地方有礁石，竟比这舵工还要清楚。 张无忌突然心一动，说道：“啊，是了！莫非她是回灵蛇岛？”赵敏问道：“甚么灵蛇岛？”张无忌道：“金花婆婆的老家是在灵蛇岛啊。她故世的丈夫叫银叶先生，灵蛇岛金花银叶，难道你没听说过吗？” 赵敏噗哧一笑，说道：“你就大得我几岁，江湖上的事儿，倒挺内行似的。”张无忌笑道：“明教的邪魔外道，原比郡主娘娘多知道些江湖上的闲事。”他二人本是死敌，各统豪杰，狠狠的打过几场硬仗，但在海船舱底同处数日之后，言笑不禁，又共与金花婆婆为敌，相互间的隔阂已一天少于一天。 舵工禀报之后，只怕金花婆婆知觉，当即回到后梢掌舵之处。 赵敏笑道：“大教主，那就烦你将灵蛇岛金花银叶威震江湖的事迹，说些给我这孤陋寡闻的小丫头听听。” 张无忌笑道：“说来惭愧，银叶先生是何等样人，我是一无所知，那位金花婆婆，我却跟她作过一番对。”于是将自己如何在蝴蝶谷中跟“蝶谷医仙”胡青牛学医，如何各派人众被金花婆婆整得生死不得、来到蝶谷求医，如何自己受胡青牛指点而治愈众人，如何金花婆婆和灭绝师太比武落败，如何胡青牛、王难姑夫妇终于又死在金花婆婆手下种种情由，一一说了。他想胡青牛脾性虽然怪僻，但对自己实在不错，想到他夫妇尸体高悬树梢的情景，不由得眼眶红了。他将蛛儿要擒自己到灵蛇岛去作伴、自己在她手臂上咬了一口的事略去了不说。为何省略此节，自己也不知是何缘故，或许觉得颇为不雅罢。 赵敏一声不响的听完，脸色郑重，说道：“初时我只道这老婆婆不过是一位武功极强的高手，原来其中尚有这许多恩怨过节，听你说来，这老婆婆委实极不好斗，咱们可千万大意不得。”张无忌笑道：“郡主娘娘文武双全，手下又统率着这许多奇材异能之士，对付区区一个金花婆婆，那也是游刃有余了。”赵敏笑道：“就可惜茫茫大海之中，没法召唤我手下的众武士、诸番僧去。”张无忌道：“这些煮饭的厨子，拉帆的水手，便算不得是江湖上的一流好手，也该算是第二流了罢？” 赵敏一怔，格格笑了起来，说道：“佩服，佩服！大教主果然好眼力，须瞒你不过。”原来她回王府去取金银马匹之时，暗中嘱咐卫士，调动一批下属，赶到海边听由差遣。这些人也是快马赶程，只比张无忌他们迟到了半天。她所调之人均未参与万安寺之战，从没与张无忌朝过相，分别扮作厨工、水手之属。但学武之人，神情举止自然流露，纵然极力掩饰，张无忌瞧在眼中，心里早已有数。 赵敏听他这么一说，暗想他既然看了出来，金花婆婆见多识广，老奸巨猾，更早已识破了机关。好在己方人多势众，张无忌武功高强，她识破也好，不识破也好，若是动手，她连蛛儿在内，终究不过两人，那也不足为惧。她既不挑破，便不防继续假装下去。 这几日之中，张无忌最担心的，是周芷若服了金花婆婆那颗丸药后毒性是否发作。赵敏知他心意，见他眉头一皱，便派人到上舱去假作送茶送水，察看动静，每次回报，均说周姑娘言行如常，一无中毒症状。这么几次之后，张无忌也有些不好意思了。 他静坐船舱一角，想到了当日西域雪地中的情境，蛛儿如何陪伴自己，如何为何太冲、武烈、丁敏君等围逼之际尚来与自己见上一面，想到自己曾当着何太冲等众人之面，大声说道：“姑娘，我诚心愿意娶你为妻，盼你别说我不配。”又全心全意的对她说道：“从今而后，我会尽力爱护你，照顾你，不论有多少人来跟你为难，不论有多么厉害的人来欺侮你，我宁可自己性命不要，也要保护你周全。我要使你心中快乐，忘去了从前的苦处。”他想到这几句话，不禁红晕上脸。 赵敏忽道：“呸！你又在想你的周姑娘了！”张无忌道：“没有！”赵敏道：“哼，想就想，不想就不想，难道我管得着么？男子汉大丈夫，撒甚么谎？”张无忌道：“我干么撒谎？我跟你说，我想的不是周姑娘。”赵敏道：“你若是想苦头陀、韦一笑，脸上不会是这般神情。那几个又丑又怪的家伙，你想到他们之时，会这样又温柔、又害臊么？” 张无忌不好意思的一笑，道：“你这人也真厉害得过了分，别人心里想的人是俊是丑，你也知道。老实跟你说，我这时候想的人哪，偏偏一点也不好看。” 赵敏见他说得诚恳，微微一笑，就不再理会。她虽聪明，却也万万料想不到他所思念之人，竟是船舱上层中那个丑女蛛儿。 张无忌想到蛛儿为了练那“千蛛万毒手”的阴毒功夫，以致面容浮肿，凹凸不平，那晚废园重见，唯觉更甚于昔时，言念及此，情不自禁的叹了口气，心想她这门邪毒功夫越练越深，只怕身子心灵，两蒙其害。待得想到那日殷梨亭说起自己堕崖身亡、蛛儿伏地大哭的一番真情，心下更是感激。他自到光明顶上之后，日日夜夜，不是忙于练功，便是为明教奔波，几时能得安静下来想想自己的心事？偶尔虽也记挂着蛛儿，也曾向韦一笑查问，也曾请杨逍派人在光明顶四周寻觅，但一直不知下落，此刻心下深深自责：“蛛儿对我这么好，可是我对她却如此寡情薄义？何以这些时日之中，我竟全没将她放在心上？”他自做了明教教主之后，自己的私事是一概都抛之脑后了。 赵敏忽道：“你又在懊悔甚么了？”张无忌尚未回答，突听得船面上传来一阵吆喝之声，接着便有水手下来禀报：“前面已见陆地，老婆子命我们驶近。” 赵敏与张无忌从窗孔中望出去，只见数里外是个树木葱翠的大岛，岛上奇峰挺拔，耸立着好几座高山。座船吃饱了风，直驶而前。只一顿饭功夫，已到岛前。那岛东端山石直降入海，并无浅滩，战船吃水虽深，却可泊在岸边。
战船停泊未定，猛听得山冈上传来一声大叫，中气充沛，极是威猛。这一来张无忌当真惊喜交集，这叫声熟悉之极，正是义父金毛狮王谢逊所发。一别十余年，义父雄风如昔，怎不令他心花怒放？当下也不及细思谢逊如何会从极北的冰火岛上来到此处，也顾不得被金花婆婆识破本来面目，急步从木梯走上后梢，向叫声所发出的山冈上望去。 只见四条汉子手执兵刃，正在围攻一个身形高大之人。那人空手迎敌，正是金毛狮王谢逊。张无忌一瞥之下，便见义父虽然双目盲了，虽然以一敌四，虽然赤手空拳抵挡四件兵刃，却丝毫不落下风。他从未见过义父与人动手，此刻只瞧了几招，心下甚喜：“昔年金毛狮王威震天下，果然名不虚传。我义父武功在青翼蝠王之上，足可与我外公并驾齐驱。”那四人武功显然也颇为了得，从船梢仰望山冈，瞧不清四人面目，但见衣衫褴褛，背负布袋，当是丐帮人物。旁边另有三人站着掠阵。 只听一人说道：“交出屠龙刀……饶你不死……宝刀换命……”山间劲风将他言语断断续续的送将下来，隔得远了，听不明白，但已知这干人众意在劫夺屠龙宝刀。 只听谢逊哈哈大笑，说道：“屠龙刀在我身边，丐帮的臭贼，有本事便来取去。”他口中说话，手脚招数半点不缓。 金花婆婆身形一晃，已到了岸上，咳嗽数声，说道：“丐帮群侠光临灵蛇岛，不来跟老婆子说话，却去骚扰灵蛇岛的贵宾，想干甚么？” 张无忌心道：“这岛果然便是灵蛇岛，听金花婆婆言中之意，似乎我义父是她请来的客人，我义父当年无论如何不肯离冰火岛回归中原，怎地金花婆婆一请，他便肯来？金花婆婆又怎地知道我义父他老人家的所在？”一霎时心中疑窦丛生。 山冈上那四人听得本岛主人到了，只盼及早拾夺下谢逊，攻得更加紧急。岂知这么一来，登时犯了武学中的大忌。谢逊双眼已盲，全凭从敌人兵刃的风声中辨位应敌。这四人出手一快，风声更响，谢逊长笑一声，砰的一拳，击中在一人前胸，那人长声惨呼，从山冈上直堕下来，摔得头盖破裂，脑浆四溅。 在旁掠阵的三人中有人喝道：“退开！”轻飘飘的一拳击了出去，拳力若有若无，教谢逊无法辨明来路。果然拳头直击到谢逊身前数寸之处，他才知觉，急忙应招，已是手忙脚乱，大为狼狈。先前打斗的三人让身闪开，在旁掠阵的一个老者又加入战团。此人与先前那人一般打法，也是出掌轻柔。数招一过，谢逊左支右绌，迭遇险招。 金花婆婆喝道：“季长老，郑长老，金毛狮王眼睛不便，你们使这等卑鄙手段，枉为江湖上成名的英雄。”她一面说，一面撑着拐杖，走上冈去。别看她颤巍巍的龙钟支离，似乎被山风一刮便要摔将下来，可是身形移动竟是极快。但见她拐杖在地下一撑，身子便乘风凌虚般的飘行而前，几个起落，已到了山腰。蛛儿紧随在后，却落后了一大截路。 张无忌挂念义父安危，也快步登山。赵敏跟着上来，低声道：“有这老婆子在，狮王不会有何凶险，你不必出手，隐藏形迹要紧。”张无忌点了点头，跟在蛛儿身后。这时只看到蛛儿婀娜苗条的背影，若不瞧她面目，何尝不是个绝色美女，何尝输与赵敏、周芷若、小昭三人？他心念一动之下，随即自责：“张无忌啊张无忌，你义父身处大险，这当口你却去瞧人家姑娘，心中品评她相貌身材美是不美？” 四人片刻间到了山冈之巅。只见谢逊双手出招极短，只守不攻，直至敌人拳脚攻近，才以小擒拿手拆解。这般打法一时可保无虞，但要击敌取胜，却也甚难。张无忌站在一棵大松树下，眼见义父满脸皱纹，头发已然白多黑少，比之当日分手之时已苍老了甚多，想是这十多年来独处荒岛，日子过得甚是艰辛，心下不由得甚是难过，胸口一阵激动，忍不住便要代他打发了敌人，上前相认。赵敏知他心意，捏一捏他手掌，摇了摇头。 只听金花婆婆说道：“季长老，你的'阴山掌大九式'驰誉江湖，何必鬼鬼祟祟的变作绵掌招式？郑长老更加不成话了，你将'回风拂柳拳'暗藏在八卦拳中，金毛狮王谢大侠便不知道了……咳咳……” 谢逊看不见敌人招式，对敌时十分吃亏，加之那季郑二老十分狡狯，出招时故意变式，使他捉摸不定。金花婆婆这一点破，他已然胸有成竹，乘着郑长老拳法欲变不变之际，呼的一拳击出，正好和郑长老击来的一拳相抵。郑长老退了两步，方得拿定