Chapter 22 Chapter 21
Immediately, the two turned south, bypassed Yanmen Pass from the mountains, came to a small town, and found an inn.A'Zhu didn't wait for Qiao Feng to speak, and ordered the waiter in the shop to fetch twenty catties of wine.The shop waiter saw that the two of them were not like husband and wife, brother and sister were not like brothers and sisters, so he was surprised at first, but even more surprised when he heard that he was drinking "twenty catties" of wine, he stared blankly at the two of them, neither went to drink, He didn't agree either.Qiao Feng glared at him without getting angry.The shop waiter was taken aback, turned around, and murmured, "Twenty catties of wine? Use wine to take a bath?"
A'Zhu laughed and said: "Uncle Qiao, let's go find Elder Xu, it seems that after walking for two more days, people will find out. Fighting and killing all the way to the past, although it's fun, I'm afraid that Elder Xu will escape by looking out, so then go find him He's gone."
Qiao Feng laughed, and said: "You don't need to compliment me, you fight all the way, there are more and more enemies, we two will inevitably die in the end..." A'Zhu said: "If there is any danger, it is not necessarily true. It's just that They all ran away one by one, but it was very difficult." Qiao Feng said: "Is there any way according to you? How about we close the shop during the day and go on the road at night?"
A'Zhu smiled and said: "If they don't recognize it, it's easy. It's just that the world-renowned hero Qiao is willing to change his appearance?" In the end, there are still four words "disguised and modified".
Qiao Feng said with a smile: "I'm not a Han, I don't want to wear the clothes of the Han people. But if I wear the clothes of the Khitan people, I can't walk an inch in the Central Plains. Ah Zhu, who do you think I should pretend to be?"
A'Zhu said: "You are tall and tall, and you will attract everyone's attention as soon as you step out. It's better to transform into a quack hero with ordinary appearance and nothing special about him. You can bump into hundreds of such people on the road every day. No one will give you another look."
Qiao Feng patted his legs and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful! After drinking, let's change our clothes."
As soon as he finished drinking the twenty catties of wine, Ah Zhu started immediately, making flour, paste, ink glue, all kinds of things, and many distinctive features on Qiao Feng's face disappeared one by one.A'Zhu added a slight mustache on his upper lip.When Qiao Feng looked in the mirror, he didn't even recognize himself.A'Zhu modified herself and dressed herself as a middle-aged man.
A'Zhu laughed and said: "Your appearance has completely changed, but when you talk or drink, people will know it's you." Qiao Feng nodded and said: "Well, talk less and drink less."
As expected, he seldom spoke during this journey southward, and the wine he ate and drank only weighed two or three catties, which was only interesting.
One day, they came to Sanjia Town in southern Shanxi. The two were eating noodles in a small noodle shop when they heard two beggars talking outside the door.One said: "Elder Xu died a terrible death. His chest, back, and ribs were completely broken. It must be the murderous hand of Qiao Feng's villain again." Qiao Feng was startled, and thought: "Elder Xu is dead?" Ah Zhu glanced at each other.
I only heard another beggar say: "The day after tomorrow, the hanging will be held in Weihui, Henan. The elders and brothers of the gang will all go to pay homage. We must discuss a way to capture Qiao Feng." The first beggar said a few words Qiao Feng understood the meaning of the secret words, he said that Qiao Feng was powerful, so don't speak casually, don't let his subordinates overhear.
After Qiao Feng and A'Zhu finished their noodles, they left Sanjia Town and went to the outskirts.Qiao Feng said: "We should go to Wei Hui to have a look, maybe we can see some clues." A'Zhu said: "Yes, Wei Hui must go. Master Qiao, most of the people who go to pay homage to Elder Xu are Your old department, don't show your flaws in your words and demeanor." Qiao Feng nodded and said, "I understand." Then he turned east and headed towards Weihui.
On the third day, I came to Weihui and entered the city, only to see that the streets and alleys were full of beggar gang children.Some munched on the table in restaurants, some slaughtered pigs and dogs in alleys, and some begged along the streets, demanding and demanding.Qiao Feng felt uncomfortable, seeing that the rules of the Beggar Gang, which is known as the largest gang in the Jianghu, have been lax, and it has lost the strict and prosperous atmosphere when he was in charge of gang affairs.Even though the Beggar Gang and him are no longer friends but enemies, it is a pity that all my hard work has been wasted for so many years.
Only a few disciples of the Beggars' Clan said a few words about the incisions in the gang, and they knew that Elder Xu's coffin was set in an abandoned garden in the west of the city.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu bought some paper money for joss sticks and three pig's heads, followed others to the abandoned garden, and kowtowed in front of Elder Xu's spiritual tablet.
But seeing that Elder Xu's spirit tablet was covered with blood, it was the rules of the Beggar Clan, which means that the deceased was murdered by others, and the members of the Clan must avenge his blood hatred.Everyone in the mourning hall scolded Qiao Feng, but they didn't know that he was beside him.Seeing that he was surrounded by the leaders of the gang, Qiao Feng was afraid that others would see his flaws, so he didn't want to delay, so he resigned immediately, and walked side by side with A'Zhu, thinking: "Elder Xu is dead, who knows the leader in this world?" But there's only one missing."
Suddenly, a figure flashed at the end of the alley, it was a tall woman, Qiao Feng quickly recognized it was Tan Po, and said in his heart: "Wonderful, she must have come to pay homage to Elder Xu, I was just looking for Her." I saw another person dodge past after him, also with excellent lightness kung fu, but it was Zhao Qiansun. Qiao Feng was taken aback: "These two are sneaky, what's so weird?" He knew that these two were brothers and sisters, and their grievances were still unresolved, so he thought, "Both of them are in their sixties or seventies. Are you still doing trysts and cheating?" I didn't like to meddle in other people's business at first, but I thought that Zhao Qiansun knew who the "big brother in charge" was, and Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple also probably knew. Taking the opportunity to force them to tell the truth, he whispered in A'Zhu's ear: "You wait for me in the inn." A'Zhu nodded, Qiao Feng immediately chased after Zhao Qiansun. Zhao Qiansun chose a secluded place to go, hiding in the corner of the east wall and hiding under the eaves of the west head, behaved secretly, and left the east gate.Qiao Feng followed him from a distance, but he never noticed him, he saw him rushing to the side of the Jun River, bending over and getting into a big wooden boat.Qiao Feng raised his breath and walked quickly, a few ups and downs, rushed to the side of the boat, lightly jumped onto the canopy, put his ear on the canopy to listen. In the cabin, Tan Po let out a long sigh, and said, "Senior brother, you and I are so old, it's too late to regret what happened when we were young, so what's the point of bringing up old things?" Zhao Qiansun said: "I This life is ruined. It’s too late to regret. I asked you out for nothing else, Xiaojuan, I just beg you to sing those songs from the past again.” Tan Po said: “Oh, you are always an idiot It's ridiculous. I was very unhappy when I came to Wei Hui to see you again. He is suspicious, you better not provoke me." Zhao Qiansun said: "What are you afraid of? Our brothers and sisters are open and aboveboard, talk about old things, there is no need Why not?" Tan Po sighed, and said softly: "Those songs from the past, those songs from the past..." Zhao Qiansun listened to her move, and begged with all his heart, and said: "Xiaojuan, we meet today, I don't know when we will meet again in the future, I'm afraid I don't have a long life, if you want to sing to me again, I don't know. Fulai can listen." Po Tan said: "Senior brother, don't say that. You must listen, and I will sing softly." Zhao Qian and Sun Xi said: "Okay, thank you very much, Xiaojuan, thank you very much." Tan Poman said: "When Lang passed by the bridge, my sister was washing clothes beside the bridge..." After singing only two lines, with a click, the cabin door was pushed open, and a big man broke in.After Qiao Feng changed his appearance, both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po couldn't recognize him anymore.The two of them were shocked at first, seeing that it was not Tan Gong, they immediately felt relieved and asked, "Who is it?" Qiao Feng looked at the two of them coldly, and said: "One is flirtatious and invisible, seduces a married woman, and the other is lewd and shameless, cheating on her husband to meet her lover..." Before he finished speaking, Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun had already attacked at the same time, attacking from left and right.Qiao Feng turned his body slightly, and with his backhand, he took Tan Po's wrist, followed by his elbow and knocked out, the second strike came first, and attacked Zhao Qiansun's left flank.Both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po are masters of martial arts, and they can take down the enemy in just one move. They never expected that this unattractive guy's martial arts is surprisingly high, and he can counterattack in just one move. For the attack.The space in the cabin is narrow and he can't use his hands and feet, but Qiao Feng has big fights, small fights, grappling hands and short strikes, making him extremely agile in the cabin that is less than one foot square.In the seventh round of the fight, Zhao Qiansun pointed at his waist, Grandma Tan was startled, she was a little slow to move, she was hit by the palm in the back immediately, and she collapsed to the ground. Qiao Feng said coldly: "You two rest here, in the abandoned garden in Weihui City, there are many heroes who are paying homage to the spirit of Elder Xu, I will ask them to comment on this truth. " Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po were shocked and forced themselves to be lucky, but the acupoints were closed, and they couldn't even move their little fingers.The two of them are old and have no desire for lust. The date here is just to talk about the past and recount the old relationship. There is nothing out of courtesy.But at that time, during the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone took the defense of etiquette and law very seriously, and the heroes in the world were even more despised if they violated lust and caution.A man and a woman met quietly in this boat, but who would believe that it was just a song?Say some nonsense?Everyone came to watch, how to behave in the future?Even Tan Gong's face was dull. Tan Po hurriedly said: "Hero, I did not offend Your Excellency. If you can be merciful, I... I will make up for it." Qiao Feng said: "There is no need for a supplementary way. I just want to ask you a question, Please answer three words. As long as you tell the truth, I will immediately unlock the acupoints of the two of you, clap your hands and walk, and never mention what happened today to others." Tan Po said: "As long as I know it, I will tell you." Qiao Feng said: "Someone once wrote a letter to Chief Wang of the Beggar Gang about Qiao Feng's matter. The person who wrote the letter, many people call him 'Big Brother Leading', who is this person?" Tan Po hesitated to answer, Zhao Qiansun shouted loudly: "Xiao Juan, you can't say it, absolutely you can't say it." Qiao Feng stared at him and asked, "You would rather lose your name than say it?" Zhao Qiansun said : "I'm just dead. This big brother who takes the lead is kind to me, and I can't say his name." Qiao Feng said: "You don't care about the ruin of Xiaojuan?" Zhao Qiansun said: "Tan Gong If I found out what happened today, I would immediately kill myself in front of him and thank him with death, that's all." Qiao Feng said to Po Tan: "That person may not be kind to you, you said it, everyone is safe and sound, saved the face of Tan Gong and you, and even saved your senior brother's life." Tan Po heard that he was threatening Zhao Qiansun's life, she couldn't help shivering, and said: "Okay, let me tell you, that person is..." Zhao Qiansun shouted urgently: "Xiaojuan, you must not say it. I beg you, please, this person is probably Qiao Feng's subordinate, if you say it, the life of the leading brother will be in danger." Qiao Feng said: "I am Qiao Feng, if you don't tell me, there will be endless troubles." Zhao Qiansun was taken aback, and said: "No wonder you are so good at it. Xiaojuan, I have never asked you for anything in my life. This is the only thing I beg of you. You have to agree to whatever you say." Tan Po thought that he had loved and cared for her for decades, and that she owed him a lot. What he wanted in his heart, he never made it clear to himself that this time, in order to protect his benefactor, he would risk his life, and she must not ruin his righteous deed. "Master Qiao, for today's matter, it is up to you to do good, and it is up to you to do evil. My brothers and sisters have a clear conscience, and the sun can show it. I am sorry that I cannot tell you what you want to know." Although she said these few words He is polite, but his words are decisive, and he refuses to confide in any case. Zhao Qiansun said happily: "Xiaojuan, thank you very much, thank you very much."
Qiao Feng knew that it would be useless to push him any further, he snorted, pulled a jade hairpin from Tan Po's head, jumped out of the cabin, went back to Weihui City, and asked where Tan Gong was staying.He is disguised and modified, and no one recognizes him.It is not a secret that Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple live in the "Rugui Inn" in Weihui City, just ask. Walking into the inn, I saw Tan Gong with his hands behind his back, pacing up and down in the room, his expression was extremely anxious, Qiao Feng stretched out his palm, in the palm was Tan Po's jade hairpin. Seeing Zhao Qiansun following Wei Hui like a shadow, Mr. Tan has always been depressed and restless. Now he hasn't seen his wife for half a day, and he is thinking about it. He doesn't know where she is when he suddenly sees his wife's jade hairpin. Said: "Your Excellency, are you sure? Did Zhuojing invite you here? I don't know if there is anything I can ask for advice?" Then he stretched out his hand to get the jade hairpin.Qiao Feng let him take the jade hairpin away, and said: "Your Madam has been captured by someone, and the danger is in an instant." Tan Gong was shocked, and said: "The clumsy Jing is very good at martial arts, how can he be captured so easily?" Qiao Feng said: "It's Qiao Feng." Tan Gong only heard the words "It's Qiao Feng", and he didn't have any doubts, but he became more anxious and worried, and hurriedly asked: "Qiao Feng, alas! It's him, so I'm in trouble. I... my wife, where is she?" ?" Qiao Feng said: "It's very easy for you to respect your wife's life, but it's also easy for her to die." Tan Gong's temperament was calm, although he was anxious in his heart, his face remained calm, and he asked: "I want to ask for advice." Qiao Feng said: "Qiao Feng has something to ask Mr. Tan, if you tell the truth, you will release it to Mrs. Zun immediately, not daring to hurt her hair. If you don't say anything, you have no choice but to execute her, take her body, and Zhao Qian Sun's body was buried together in the same cave." When Tan Gong heard the last sentence, he couldn't bear it anymore, he shouted angrily, and slashed at Qiao Feng's face with his palm.Qiao Feng leaned back slightly, and the palm missed.Tan Gong was taken aback, he thought my palm was like thunder, it was no small matter, he actually dodged it as if nothing had happened, right now he swung his right palm obliquely, and his left palm came out horizontally, Qiao Feng saw the The position is narrow and there is no way to dodge, so he immediately raised his right arm to catch it.With a sound of clapping, this palm hit his arm, Qiao Feng did not shake his body, turned his right arm over, pressed it down, and rested it on Tan Gong's shoulder. In an instant, Tan Gong's shoulders seemed to be piled up with thousands of catties of boulders, and he immediately turned his strength back up, but the weight of his shoulders was like a mountain like a hill, which only made his spine cracking and crackling, almost breaking. There was no other way but to kneel down.He pushed hard and refused to give in no matter what he said, but he couldn't breathe in one breath, his knees went limp, and he knelt down.It is really involuntary, since the knee joint is soft, it is impossible not to bend the knee if it is pressed down by such a heavy force. Qiao Feng intentionally frustrates his arrogance, he bends his knees under the pressure, the strength of his arms is still undiminished, and the pressure makes his back bent like a bow, his forehead almost touching the ground.Tan Gong's face was flushed, and he held on with all his might, resisting with all his strength, pushing upwards with all his might.Suddenly, Qiao Feng let go of his arm.Tan Gong's shoulders were heavily pressed, he was caught by surprise, he couldn't catch up in time, he jumped up immediately, he jumped more than ten feet, and with a bang, the top of his head hit the beam heavily, almost breaking the beam as well. Tan Gong fell from mid-air, Qiao Feng didn't wait for his feet to touch the ground, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed his chest.Qiao Feng's arms were extremely long, but Tan Gong was short in stature, no matter whether he punched or kicked, he couldn't touch the opponent's body.What's more, his feet are flying in the air, no matter how high his martial arts are, he can't use them.In a panic, Tan Gong realized immediately, and shouted: "You are Qiao Feng!" Qiao Feng said: "Of course it's me!" Tan Gong said angrily: "You...you...fuck, why did you involve Zhao Qiansun?" What annoyed him most was that Qiao Feng actually said that after killing Granny Tan, he would kill her body and Zhao Qiansun. Qian and Sun were buried together. Qiao Feng said: "What does your wife have to do with him? Do you want to know where Granny Tan is at the moment? Do you want to know who she is talking to and singing love songs with?" Tan Gong heard, Immediately realizing that his wife was with Zhao Qiansun, he couldn't help but eager to see what happened, and said, "Where is she? Please take me there." Qiao Feng sneered and said, "What good will you do me? Why should I take you there?" Tan Gong remembered what he said earlier, and asked: "You said you have something to ask me, what do you want to ask?" Qiao Feng said: "That day in the apricot forest outside Wuxi City, Elder Xu brought a letter, which was addressed to Wang Jiantong, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect. Who wrote this letter?" Tan Gong's hands and feet trembled slightly, at this moment he was being carried by Qiao Feng, his body was flying in the air, Qiao Feng only needed to spit out his inner strength, and he was killed instantly.But he was fearless, and said: "This person is your father's murderer, I will definitely not reveal his name, otherwise, if you seek revenge on him, it means that I killed him." Qiao Feng said: " If you don't tell me, your own life will be lost first." Tan Gong laughed and said, "What kind of person do you think Tan is? How can I be greedy for life and afraid of death, betraying my friends?" Qiao Feng was quite impressed when he heard that he cared about his integrity, if it was something else, he would have stopped pressing him long ago, but enmity between parents is unusual, so he said: "You don't cherish your own life, even the life of your wife Don't you care? Tan Gong and Tan Po's reputation will be ruined, and the world will be ashamed, don't you be afraid?" What people in the martial arts cherish most is fame, having the same name but inferior body is the normal condition of heroes in the world.After listening to these two sentences, Tan Gong said: "Tan sits firmly and stands upright. If he doesn't do anything wrong to his friends in his life, how can he say the words 'discredit and bring shame to the world'?" Qiao Feng said calmly: "Tan Po may not sit still and stand upright, and Zhao Qiansun may not stop doing things that offend friends." In an instant, Tan Gong's face was flushed with swelling, and then turned livid again, his brows were wrathful, and he stared fiercely. Qiao Feng let go of his hand, put him down, turned around and walked out.Tan Gong followed without saying a word.The two left Weihui City one after the other.On the way, many heroes of the rivers and lakes knew Mr. Tan, and respectfully gave way to salute.Tan Gong just hummed and walked over.Not long after, the two of them arrived at the big wooden boat. Qiao Feng flickered, got on the bow of the boat, pointed to the cabin, and said, "Come and see for yourself!" Tan Gong followed on to the bow of the boat, and when he looked into the cabin, he saw his wife and Zhao Qiansun leaning on each other, huddled in a corner of the cabin.Tan Gong was furious, he struck Zhao Qiansun on the head forcefully with his palm.With a bang, Zhao Qiansun moved his body, neither fighting back nor dodging.Tan Gong's palm touched the top of his head, and he sensed something was wrong, he reached out to touch his wife's cheek, his hand was cold, it turned out that Tan Po had been dead for a long time.Tan Gong's whole body trembled, unwilling to give up, and then stretched out his hand to check her breath, but there was still breathing?He was stunned for a moment, and when he touched Zhao Qiansun's forehead, his hands were also cold. Tan Gong was filled with grief and indignation, he turned around and stared at Qiao Feng fiercely, his eyes seemed to burst into flames. Qiao Feng was extremely surprised to see Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun suddenly died together.When he left the boat and went into the city, he just tapped the acupuncture points of the two, why did the two masters suddenly die?He brought up Zhao Qiansun's body, and took a rough look at it. There was no weapon wound or blood stain on his body; he pulled the shirt on his chest, snorted, and tore it off, only to see a large black bruise on his chest, obviously It was hit by the palm of the heavy hand, and what's even more surprising is that the heavy hand seemed to come from his own hand. Tan Gong hugged Tan Po, turned his back, unbuttoned her clothes to see the wound on her chest, it was exactly the same as Zhao Qiansun's wound.Tan Gong wanted to cry without tears, and said to Qiao Feng in a low voice: "You have a human face and a beast's heart, you are so vicious!" Qiao Feng was stunned, he couldn't speak for a moment, he just thought: "Who beat Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun to death with heavy hands? The person who did it is very powerful and extraordinary, could it be my old enemy again? Arrived? But how does he know that these two people are in this boat?" Saddened by the tragic death of his beloved wife, Tan Gong used his arms vigorously to strike Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng stepped aside, only to hear a loud click, Tan Gong's palm knocked down half of the boat canopy.Qiao Feng pierced his right hand, put it on his shoulder, and said: "Tan Gong, I did not kill your wife, do you believe it or not?" Tan Gong said: "Who else is it?" Qiao Feng said: "Your life is on the line right now. With my hands, if Qiao wants to kill you, it will be easy, so what's the use of me lying to you?" Tan Gong said: "You just want to find out who is the enemy of killing your father. Although Tan's martial arts are not as good as yours, how can he be fooled by you? " Qiao Feng said: "Okay, you tell me the name of my revenge for killing my father, and I will take it upon myself to avenge the murder of my wife for you." Tan Gong laughed wildly, and tried to break free from the opponent's grip three times in a row, but Qiao Feng put a palm on his shoulder lightly, changing with the strength, the strength of Tan Gong's struggle was greater, and the strength of the opponent's palm was correspondingly stronger. Still can't get rid of it.Tan Gong put his heart to one side, put his tongue between his teeth, bit it hard, bit off his tongue, and spurted blood from his mouth to Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng hurriedly dodged sideways.Tan Gong ran over, kicked Zhao Qiansun's body away with a strong kick, and hugged Tan Po's body with both hands, his head and neck went limp, and he died of breathlessness. Seeing such a tragic situation, Qiao Feng felt sympathetic and regretful. Although the Tan couple and Zhao Qiansun were not killed by him, they died for him after all.If you want to destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces, you only need to stretch your feet and step on a hole in the board of the boat, and the boat will sink to the bottom of the river.But I thought: "I hid the three corpses, but it seems a guilty conscience." Then I got out of the cabin and went back to the shore, trying to find some clues on the shore, but there was no trace.
He hurried back to the inn.A'Zhu had been watching at the door, and was very happy to see him come back safe and sound, but seeing that his expression was uncertain, knowing that the pursuit of Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po was fruitless, he asked in a low voice: "How is it?" Qiao Feng said: " They're all dead!" A'Zhu was slightly startled, and said, "Grandma Tan and Zhao Qiansun?" Qiao Feng said, "There's Gong Tan, there are three in total." A'Zhu only said that he killed him, although he felt uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't say a word of reproach, and said: "Zhao Qiansun was the accomplice who killed your father, it's fine if you kill him." Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "I didn't kill you." A'Zhu heaved a sigh of relief and said: "It's fine if you didn't kill me. I originally thought that Tan Gong and Tan Po didn't offend you very much, so they can be forgiven. But I don't know who killed it?" Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "I don't know!" He counted and said: "There are only three people left in the world who know the name of the culprit. We were always at a disadvantage when we took the lead.” A'Zhu said: "That's right. Mrs. Ma hates you to the bone, she won't talk about it no matter what. What's more, forcing a widow to question is not what a man should do. Monk Zhiguang's temple is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's go to Shan's house in Tai'an, Shandong. stop!" There was a trace of pity in Qiao Feng's eyes, and he said: "Ah Zhu, you have been exhausted for the past few days." A'Zhu shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, pay the bill quickly." Qiao Feng wondered: "It will be settled tomorrow morning." It's not too late." A'Zhu said: "No, hurry tonight tonight, don't let the enemy fight each other." Qiao Feng was grateful and nodded. Coming out of Weihui City in the twilight, people on the road have already heard rumors about how the Khitan demon Qiao Feng suddenly killed Tan Gong and his wife and Zhao Qiansun.When these people were talking, they looked around, fearing that Qiao Feng would appear by their side at any time, but they didn't know that Qiao Feng was really by his side, and if they wanted to hurt someone, these people really couldn't avoid it. The two of them changed their mounts along the way, and traveled eastward day and night without stopping.After two days of driving, although A'Zhu never uttered the word "tired", she rode sleepily on the horse and almost fell off the horse several times. Seeing that she couldn't bear it any longer, Qiao Feng abandoned the horse and changed carriages.The two of them slept in the cart for three or four hours, and when they had slept enough, they abandoned the cart and rode on a horse, galloping across the dust.After traveling day and night, A'Zhu happily said: "This time, no matter what, we have to be ahead of that villain." Both she and Qiao Feng didn't know who the opponent was, and when they mentioned that person, they always used "big guy" villains". However, Qiao Feng was worried in his heart. He always felt that this "big villain" was always taking the lead in every step. This person's martial arts were not inferior to his own, and his wit and strategy were far superior. What's more, until now, he could see that his eyes were always foggy. , but everything he did was clearly clear to the other party.In his life, he has never encountered such a powerful opponent.It's just that the stronger the enemy is, the more arrogant he is, but he has no fear at all. Shan Zheng, the iron-faced judge, lives outside the Dadongmen in Tai'an, Shandong, and is known to everyone in Tai'an.It was evening when Qiao Feng and A'Zhu arrived in Tai'an, they asked where the Shan family was, and immediately passed through the city.After getting out of the Great East Gate, within less than a mile, I saw thick smoke rising into the sky, a fire broke out somewhere, followed by the sound of gongs, and people shouted from a distance: "The water is gone! The water is gone! Put out the fire quickly." Qiao Feng didn't take it seriously, he galloped his horse, getting closer and closer to the place where the fire broke out.Only someone shouted loudly: "Hurry up to put out the fire, hurry up to put out the fire, it's the Iron Masked Shan Family!" Qiao Feng and A'Zhu were taken aback, they reined in their horses together, and they looked at each other, both thinking: "Could it be that the villain has taken the lead again?" A'Zhu comforted: "Shan Zheng is very skilled in martial arts, the house is burned, It will never even burn people." Qiao Feng shook his head.Ever since he killed the Shan family's two tigers, he has had a deep feud with the Shan family. Although he did not intend to kill anyone when he came to Tai'an, he thought that Shan Zheng and his nephews and nephews were determined to let him go. He originally planned to fight a war .Unexpectedly, before arriving at the village, the other party has already suffered a disaster, and I can't help but feel pity in my heart. Gradually approaching Shanjiazhuang, I felt the scorching heat, and the red flames danced wildly, like a big fire. At this time, villagers from all over the world had come to put out the fire in groups, those who carried water lifted water, and those who splashed sand splashed sand.Fortunately, there were deep trenches dug around Shanjiazhuang, and there were no people living nearby, so the fire would not spread. Qiao Feng and A Zhu rode to the side of the disaster site, got off their horses and watched.Only one man sighed: "A good man like Mr. Shan has accumulated so much merit in helping the poor and disasters in the local area for decades. Not to mention the house burned down, none of the thirty members of his family could escape. The other person said: "It must have been set on fire by the enemy family, blocking the door to prevent people from escaping. Otherwise, even a five-year-old child of the Shan family can learn martial arts, so why can't they escape?" : "I heard that Uncle Shan, Second Uncle Shan, and Fifth Shan were killed by a villain named Qiao Feng in Henan. Could it be this villain again who came to set the fire this time?" When A'Zhu and Qiao Feng mentioned that opponent in their conversation, they called him "the great villain", and now hearing that the two villagers also called him "the great villain", they couldn't help but glance at each other. The younger man said: "Of course it is Qiao Feng." He lowered his voice and said: "He must have led a large number of men into the village and killed the Shan family to the point of leaving no one behind. Oh, God really has no eyes." The elderly man said: "This Qiao Feng has committed many crimes, and in the future he will die a hundred times worse than the men of the Shan family." Hearing him cursing Qiao Feng, A'Zhu felt annoyed, and stretched out his hand to pat the horse's neck, the horse was startled, its left foot popped out, and it just kicked the man's buttocks.The man let out an "ah" and fell short.A'Zhu said: "What are you talking nonsense about?" The man kicked the horse's hoof, remembering that the "big villain" Qiao Feng had many people under him, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and hurried away up. Qiao Feng smiled slightly, but in the smile, there was a look of sadness, and he and A'Zhu walked to the other side of the fire scene.I heard everyone talking about it, and the words were the same. They all said that there were more than 30 men, women, children, and children in the Shan family, and none of them escaped.Qiao Feng smelled the stench of burning corpses, he kept rushing out of the fire, knowing that what everyone said was true, Shanzheng's whole family, men, women and children were indeed buried in the fire pit. A'Zhu said in a low voice: "This villain is really tricky, he killed Shan Zheng and his son, that's all. Why did he kill his whole family? And why even burn down the house?" Qiao Feng snorted, and said: "This It's called cutting weeds and eradicating roots. If it were me, I would have to burn down the house." A'Zhu was startled, and asked: "Why?" Qiao Feng said: "That night in the apricot forest, Shan Zheng said a few words, you He must have heard it too. He said: "I have a few letters from this leading brother hidden in my house. I took this letter to check the handwriting. It is indeed authentic." "Ah Zhu sighed: "Yes, he will Kill Shan Zheng, I am afraid that you will come to Shanjiazhuang and find those letters, and you will still know the name of this person. Once the Shanjiazhuang is burned to the ground, there will be no letters." At this time, more and more people were fighting the fire, but the fire was raging, buckets of water were poured on the fire, and it turned into white gas in an instant, but how could the fire be contained?Bursts of flames and hot air were sprayed out, only to make everyone back away.Everyone sighed and scolded Qiao Feng at the same time.The obscene language spoken by the rural population is extremely unpleasant. A'Zhu was afraid that Qiao Feng would go on a killing spree after hearing these unreasonable insults, and these country people would be miserable, so he stole a look at him, and saw a strange expression on his face, which seemed sad and remorseful at the same time , but more of pity, as if they felt that these country folks were so stupid that they were not worth killing.He let out a long sigh and said sadly, "Let's go to Tiantai Mountain!"
When he mentioned Tiantai Mountain, it was really helpless.Although Master Zhiguang participated in the killing of his parents back then, Zhiguang made a great wish and went to foreign lands to collect bark and treat miasma and malaria among the people in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Countless people were alive, but he himself was seriously ill , After recovering, he lost all his martial arts.This kind of act of helping the world and saving people is respected by everyone in the world. When mentioning Master Zhiguang, everyone calls it "Buddha of all families". If Qiao Feng had no other choice, he would never make things difficult for him. The two left Tai'an and traveled southward.This time Qiao Feng did not rush on the road desperately, thinking that if he had time to spare, he might still be able to save Master Zhiguang's life, if he made the same journey as before, he would most likely see Master Zhiguang's body again when he arrived at Tiantai Mountain. Maybe even the Zen temple where he lived was burned to the ground.What's more, Zhiguang's travels are not fixed, and he travels in all directions, and he may not necessarily be in the monastery on Tiantai Mountain. Tiantai Mountain is in the east of Zhejiang.The two of them headed south from Tai'an all the way, this time they walked slowly, like traveling in the mountains and rivers, Qiao Feng and A'Zhu talked about the strange things and anecdotes in the rivers and lakes, if they weren't full of worries, they would be full of joy. When they came to Zhenjiang one day, the two of them went to Jinshan Temple to have a panoramic view of the river. Qiao Feng looked at the vast river water, which was heading east, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "The 'leading brother' and the 'big villain' Maybe it's just one person." A'Zhu clapped his hands and said, "Yeah, why didn't we think of this?" Qiao Feng said: "Of course there might be two people, but these two people must be very close, otherwise the big The wicked will never do everything possible to cover up the identity of the leading brother. But since the "leading brother" is willing to follow even Wang Gangzhu and others, he is no small person. The "big villain" is so great. Could it be that there are such two masters in the world, and I don't even know one of them? From this, the two people are probably one person. As long as I kill the 'big villain', I will avenge my murder of my father and my mother. .” A'Zhu nodded in agreement, and said: "Uncle Qiao, those people were talking about the past in the apricot forest that night, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." At this point, his voice trembled a little. Qiao Feng interjected: "I'm afraid that the villain is in the apricot forest?" A'Zhu said tremblingly: "Yes. The iron-faced judge Shan Zheng said that he had a letter from the leading brother hidden in his home. What he said was true. It was said in the apricot grove. His whole family was burnt to ashes... Alas, when I think of that incident, I feel very scared." She trembled slightly, shaking Qiao Feng's side. Qiao Feng said: "This person is cruel and ruthless, which is rare in the world. Zhao Qiansun would rather ruin his reputation than reveal his truth, and Shan Zheng is on good terms with him again. This person is actually able to do such a murderous thing to the two of them. That night Xing Zilin Among them, is there such a powerful person?" After pondering for a while, he said: "There is one more thing that I also find strange." A'Zhu said: "What is it?" Qiao Feng looked at the sailboat in the middle of the river, and said: "This villain is clever and cunning, he is above me in every way, and he doesn't seem to be weaker than me when it comes to martial arts. If he wants to take my life, I'm afraid he won't make it difficult. He also Why are you so afraid that I will find out who my enemy is?" A'Zhu said: "Uncle Qiao, you are too modest. Even though that villain is great, he is actually terrified of you. I guess he is terrified these days, for fear that you will find out the truth about him and seek revenge from him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed the two elders of the Qiao family, master Xuan Ku, Zhao Qiansun, Tan Po, and the Iron Faced Judge's family." Qiao Feng nodded, and said: "That's true." Smiling at her, he said, "He doesn't dare to harm me, and he doesn't dare to approach you. You don't have to be afraid." After a while, Sighed: "This man is really scheming. Qiao is called a hero in vain, but he is manipulated by others, and he has no power to fight back."
After crossing the Yangtze River, he crossed the Qiantang River within a day and came to Tiantai County.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu rested overnight in the inn.I got up early the next morning and was about to ask my shopmates about the way to Mount Tiantai when the shopkeeper hurried in and said, "Uncle Qiao, there is a master from the Zhiguan Temple on Tiantai Mountain who came to pay his respects." Qiao Feng was taken aback. When he was staying in the inn, he casually mentioned his surname as Guan, so he asked: "Why do you call me Uncle Qiao?" That's right." Qiao Feng and A'Zhu glanced at each other, they were quite surprised, the two of them had already changed their appearance, and it was quite different from when they were in Tai'an, Shandong, unexpectedly when they reached the rooftop, they were recognized immediately.Qiao Feng said: "Okay, let him come in and meet." The shopkeeper turned and went out, and soon brought in a short and fat monk in his thirties.The monk folded his palms together to salute Qiao Feng, and said: "My master is wise and bright, and ordered the young monk Pu Zhe to invite Master Qiao and Miss Ruan to our temple to rejoice." Qiao Feng was even more surprised when he heard that A Zhu's surname was Ruan. Asked: "I don't know how the master knew my surname?" Monk Pu Zhe said: "My master told me that in the 'Qinggai Inn' in Tiantai County, there lived a hero Qiao and a girl Ruan, and ordered the little monk to come to welcome him up the mountain. This is Uncle Qiao. I don't know Ruan.姑娘在哪里？”阿朱扮作个中年男子，朴者和尚看不出来，还道阮姑娘不在此处。 乔峰又问：“我们昨晚方到此间，尊师何以便知？难道他真有前知的本领么？” 朴者还未回答，那掌柜的抢着道：“止观寺的老神僧神通广大，屈指一算，便知乔大爷要来。别说明后天的事瞧得清清楚楚，便是五百年之后的事情，他老人家也算得出个十之六七呢。” 乔峰知道智光大师名气极响，一般愚民更是对他奉若神明，当下也不多言，说道：“阮姑娘随后便来，你领我们二人先去拜见尊师罢。”朴者和尚道：“是。”乔峰要算房饭钱，那掌柜的忙道：“大爷是止观禅寺老神僧的客人，住在小店，我们沾了好大的光，这几钱银子的房饭钱，那无论如何是不敢收的。” 乔峰道：“如此叨扰了。”暗想：“智光禅师有德于民，他害死我爹娘的怨仇，就算一笔勾销。只盼他肯吐露那'带头大哥'和大恶人是谁，我便心满意足。”当下随着朴者和尚出得县城，径向天台山而来。 天台山风景清幽，但山径颇为险峻，崎岖难行。相传汉时刘晨、阮肇误入天台山遇到仙女，可见山水固极秀丽，山道却盘旋曲折，甚难辨认。乔峰跟在朴者和尚身后，见他脚力甚健，可是显然不会武功，但他并不因此而放松了戒备之意，寻思：“对方既知是我，岂有不严加防范之理？智光禅师虽是有德高僧，旁人却未必都和他一般心思。” 岂知一路平安，太平无事的便来到了止观寺外。天台山诸寺院中，国清寺名闻天下，隋时高僧智者大师曾驻锡于此，大兴“天台宗”，数百年来为佛门重地。但在武林之中，却以止观禅寺的名头响得多。乔峰一见之下，原来只是十分寻常的一座小庙，庙外灰泥油漆已大半剥落，若不是朴者和尚引来，如由乔峰和阿朱自行寻到，还真不信这便是大名鼎鼎的止观禅寺了。 朴者和尚推开庙门，大声说道：“师父，乔大爷到了。” 只听得智光的声音说道：“贵客远来，老衲失迎。”说着走到门口，合十为礼。 乔峰在见到智光之前，一直担心莫要给大恶人又赶在头里，将他杀了，直到亲见他面，这才放心，当下和阿朱都抹去了脸上化装，以本来面目相见。乔峰深深一揖，说道：“打扰大师清修，深为不安。” 智光道：“善哉，善哉！乔施主，你本是姓萧，自己可知道么？” 乔峰身子一颤，他虽然已知自己是契丹人，但父亲姓什么却一直未知，这时才听智光说他姓“萧”，不由得背上出了一阵冷汗，知道自己的身世真相正在逐步显露，当即躬身道：“小可不孝，正是来求大师指点。” 智光点了点头，说道：“两位请坐。” 三人在椅上坐定，朴者送上茶来，见两人相貌改变，阿朱更变作了女人，大是惊诧，只是师父在座，不敢多问。 智光续道：“令尊在雁门关外石壁之上，留下字迹，自称姓萧，名叫远山。他在遗文中称你为'峰儿'。我们保留了你原来的名字，只因托给乔三槐养育，须得跟他之姓。” 乔峰泪如雨下，站起身来，说道：“在下直至今日，始知父亲姓名，尽出大师恩德，受在下一拜。”说着便拜了下去。阿朱也离座站起。 智光合十还礼，道：“恩德二字，如何克当？” 辽国的国姓是耶律，皇后历代均是姓萧。萧家世代后族，将相满朝，在辽国极有权势。有时辽主年幼，萧太后执政，萧家威势更重。乔峰忽然获知自己乃是契丹大姓，一时之间，百感交集，出神半晌，转头对阿朱喟然道：“从今而后，我是萧峰，不是乔峰了。”阿朱道：“是，萧大爷。” 智光道：“萧大侠，雁门关外石壁上所留的字迹，你想必已经见到了？”萧峰摇头道：“没有。我到得关外，石壁上的字迹已给人铲得干干净净，什么痕迹也没留下。” 智光轻叹一声，道：“事情已经做下，石壁上的字能铲去，这几十条性命，又如何能够救活？”从袖中取出一块极大的旧布，说道：“萧施主，这便是石壁遗文的拓片。” 萧峰心中一凛，接过旧布，展了开来，只见那块大布是许多衣袍碎布缝缀在一起的，布上一个个都是空心白字，笔划奇特，模样与汉字也甚相似，却一字不识，知是契丹文字，但见字迹笔划雄伟，有如刀斫斧劈，听智光那日说，这是自己父亲临死前以短刀所刻，不由得眼前模糊，泪水潸潸而下，一点点都滴在布上，说道：“还求大师译释。” 智光大师道：“当年我们拓了下来，求雁门关内识得契丹文字之人解说，连问数人，意思都是一般，想必是不错的了。萧施主，这一行字说道：'峰儿周岁，偕妻往外婆家赴宴，途中突遇南朝大盗……'”萧峰听到这里，心中更是一酸，听智光继续说道：“'……事出仓卒，妻儿为盗所害，余亦不欲再活人世。余受业恩师乃南朝汉人，余在师前曾立誓不杀汉人，岂知今日一杀十余，既愧且痛，死后亦无面目以见恩师矣。萧远山绝笔。'” 萧峰听智光说完，恭恭敬敬的将大布拓片收起，说道：“这是萧某先人遗泽，求大师见赐。”智光道：“原该奉赠。” 萧峰脑海中一片混乱，体会到父亲当时的伤痛之情，才知他投崖自尽，不但是由于心伤妻儿惨亡，亦因自毁誓言，杀了许多汉人，以致愧对师门。 智光缓缓叹了口气，说道：“我们初时只道令尊率领契丹武士，前赴少林劫夺经书，待得读了这石壁遗文，方知道事出误会，大大的错了。令尊既已决意自尽，决无于临死之前再写假话来骗人之理。他若是前赴少林寺夺经，又怎会携带一个不会丝毫武功的夫人、怀抱一个甫满周岁的婴儿？事后我们有查究少林夺经这消息的来源，原来是出于一个妄人之口，此人存心戏弄那位带头大哥，要他千里奔波，好取笑他一番。” 萧峰道：“嗯，原来是想开玩笑，这个妄人怎样了？” 智光道：“带头大哥查明真相，自是恼怒之极，那妄人却逃了个不知去向，从此无影无踪。如今事隔三十年，想来也必不在人世了。” 萧峰道：“多谢大师告知这件事的前因后果，使萧峰得能重新为人。萧某只想再问一件事。”智光道：“萧施主要问何事？”萧峰道：“那位带头大哥，究是何人？” 智光道：“老衲听说萧施主为了查究此事，已将丐帮徐长老、谭公、谭婆、赵钱孙四位打死，又杀了铁面判官单正满门，将单家庄烧成了白地，料得施主迟早要来此间。施主请稍候片刻，老衲请施主看一样物事。”说着站起身来。 萧峰待要辩明徐长老等人非自己所杀，智光已头也不回的走入了后堂。 过了一会，朴者和尚走到客堂，说道：“师父请两位到禅房说话。”萧峰和阿朱跟着他穿过一条竹荫森森的小径，来到一座小屋之前。朴者和尚推开板门，道：“请！”萧峰和阿朱走了进去。 只见智光盘膝坐在一个蒲团之上，向萧峰一笑，伸出手指，在地下写起字来。小屋地下久未打扫，积尘甚厚，只见他在灰尘中写道： “万物一般，众生平等。圣贤畜生，一视同仁。汉人契丹，亦幻亦真。恩怨荣辱，俱在灰尘。” 写毕微微一笑，便闭上了眼睛。 萧峰瞧着地下这八句话，怔怔出神，心想：“在佛家看来，不但仁者恶人都是一般，连畜生恶鬼，和帝皇将相亦无差别，我到底是汉人还是契丹人，实在殊不足道。但我不是佛门子弟，怎么如他这般洒脱？”说道：“大师，到底那个带头大哥是谁，还请见示。”连问几句，智光只是微笑不答。 萧峰定睛看时，不由得大吃一惊，见他脸上虽有笑容，却似是僵硬不动。 萧峰连叫两声“智光大师”，见他仍无半点动静，伸手一探他的鼻端，原来呼吸早停，已然圆寂。萧峰凄然无语，跪下拜了几拜，向阿朱招招手，说道：“走罢！” 两人悄悄走出止观寺，垂头丧气的回向天台县城。
走出十余里，萧峰说道：“阿朱，我全无加害智光大师之意，他……他……他又何苦如此？”阿朱道：“这位高僧看破红尘，大彻大悟，原已无生死之别。”萧峰道：“你猜他怎能料到咱们要到止观寺来？”阿朱道：“我想……我想，还是那个大恶人所干的好事。”萧峰道：“我也是这么推测，这大恶人先去告知智光大师，说我要找他寻仇。智光大师自忖难逃我的毒手，跟我说了那番话后，便即服毒自尽。” 两人你看看我，我看看你，半晌不语。 阿朱忽道：“萧大爷，我有几句不知进退的话，说了你可别见怪。”萧峰道：“怎地这等客气起来？我当然不会见怪。”阿朱道：“我想智光大师写在地下的那几句话，倒也很有道理。什么'汉人契丹，亦幻亦真。恩怨荣辱，俱化灰尘'。其实你是汉人也好，是契丹人也好，又有什么分别？江湖上刀头上的生涯，想来你也过得厌了，不如便到雁门关外去打猎放牧，中原武林的恩怨荣辱，从此再也别理会了。” 萧峰叹了口气，说道：“这些刀头上挣命的勾当，我的确过得厌了。在塞外草原中驰马放鹰，纵犬逐兔，从此无牵无挂，当真开心得多。阿朱，我在塞外，你来瞧我不瞧？” 阿朱脸上一红，低声道：“我不是说'放牧'么？你驰马打猎，我便放牛放羊。”说到这里，将头低了下去。 萧峰虽是个粗豪汉子，但她这几句话中的含意，却也听得明明白白，她是说要和自己终身在塞外厮守，再也不回中原了。萧峰初时救她，只不过一时意气，待得她追到雁门关外，偕赴卫辉、泰安、天台，千里奔波，日夕相亲，才处处感到了她的温柔亲切，此刻更听到她直言吐露心事，不由得心意激荡，伸出粗大的手掌，握住了她小手，说道：“阿朱，你对我这么好，不以我是契丹贱种而厌弃我么？” 阿朱道：“汉人是人，契丹人也是人，又有什么贵贱之分？我……我喜欢做契丹人，这是真心诚意，半点也不勉强。”说到后来，声音有如蚊鸣，细不可闻。 萧峰大喜，突然伸掌抓住她腰，将她身子抛上半空，待她跌了下来，然后轻轻接住，放在地下，笑眯眯的向她瞧了一眼，大声道：“阿朱，你以后跟着我骑马打猎、牧牛放羊，是永不后悔的了？” 阿朱正色道：“便跟着你杀人放火，打家劫舍，也永不后悔。跟着你吃尽千般苦楚，万种熬煎，也是欢欢喜喜。” 萧峰大声道：“萧某得有今日，别说要我重当丐帮帮主，就是叫我做大宋皇帝，我也不干。阿朱，这就到信阳找马夫人去，她肯说也罢，不肯说也罢，这是咱们最后要找的一个人了。一句话问过，咱们便到塞外打猎放羊去也！” 阿朱道：“萧大爷……”萧峰道：“从今而后，你别再叫我什么大爷、二爷了，你叫我大哥！”阿朱满脸通红，低声道：“我怎么配？”萧峰道：“你肯不肯叫？”阿朱微笑道：“千肯万肯，就是不敢。”萧峰笑道：“你姑且叫一声试试。”阿朱细声道：“大……大哥！” 萧峰哈哈大笑，说道：“是了！从今而后，萧某不再是孤孤单单、给人轻蔑鄙视的胡虏贱种，这世上至少有一个人……有一个人……”一时不知如何说才是。 阿朱接口道：“有一个人敬重你、钦佩你、感激你、愿意永永远远、生生世世、陪在你身边，和你一同抵受患难屈辱、艰险困苦。”说得诚挚无比。 萧峰纵声长笑，四周山谷鸣响，他想到阿朱说“一同抵受患难屈辱、艰险困苦”，她明知前途满是荆棘，却也甘受无悔，心中感激，虽满脸笑容，腮边却滚下了两行泪水。
前任丐帮副帮主马大元的家住在河南信阳乡下。萧峰偕阿朱从江南天台山前赴信阳，千里迢迢，在途非止一日。 两人自从在天台山上互通心曲，两情缱绻，一路上按辔徐行，看出来风光骀荡，尽是醉人之意。阿朱本来不善饮酒，为了助萧峰之兴，也总勉强陪他喝上几杯，娇脸生晕，更增温馨。萧峰本来满怀愤激，但经阿朱言笑晏晏，说不尽的妙语解颐，悲愤之意也就减了大半。这一番从江南北上中州，比之当日从雁门关外趋疾山东，心情是大不相同了。萧峰有时回想，这数千里的行程，迷迷惘惘，直如一场大梦，初时噩梦不断，终于转成了美梦，若不是这娇俏可喜的小阿朱便在身衅，真要怀疑此刻兀自身在梦中。 这一日来到光州，到信阳已不过两日之程。阿朱说道：“大哥，你想咱们怎样去盘问马夫人才好？” 那日在杏子林中、聚贤庄内，马夫人言语神态对萧峰充满敌意，萧峰虽甚不快，但事后想来，她丧了丈夫，认定丈夫是他所害，恨极自己原是情理之常，如若不恨，反而于理不合了。又想她是个身无武功的寡妇，若是对她恫吓威胁，不免大失自己豪侠身分，更不用说以力逼问，听阿朱这么问，不禁踌躇难答，怔了一怔，才道：“我想咱们只好善言相求，盼她能明白事理，不再冤枉我杀她丈夫。阿朱，不如你去跟她说，好不好？你口齿伶俐，大家又都是女子。只怕她一见我之面，满腔怨恨，立时便弄僵了。” 阿朱微笑道：“我倒有个计较在此，就怕你觉得不好。”萧峰忙问：“什么计策？”阿朱道：“你是大英雄大丈夫，不能向她逼供，却由我来哄骗于她，如何？” 萧峰喜道：“如能哄她吐露真相，那是再好也没有了。阿朱，你知道我日思夜想，只盼能手刃这个杀父的大仇。我是契丹人，他揭穿我本来面目，那是应该的，令我得知自己的祖宗是什么人，我原该多谢他才是。可是他为何杀我养父养母？杀我恩师？迫我伤害朋友、背负恶名、与天下英雄为仇？我若不将他砍成肉酱，又怎能定得下心来，一辈子和你在塞上骑马打猎、牧牛放羊？”说到后来，声音越来越高亢。近日来他神态虽已不如往时之郁郁，但对这大恶人的仇恨之心，决不因此而减了半分。 阿朱道：“这大恶人如此阴毒的害你，我只盼能先砍他几刀，帮你出一口恶气。咱们捉到他之后，也要设一个英雄大宴，招请普天下的英雄豪杰，当众说明你的冤屈，回复你的清白名声。” 萧峰叹道：“那也不必了。我在聚贤庄上杀了这许多人，和天下英雄结怨已深，已不求旁人谅我。萧峰只盼了断此事，自己心中得能平安，然后和你并骑在塞外驰骋，咱二人终生和虎狼牛羊为伍，再也不要见中原这些英雄好汉了。” 阿朱喜道：“那真是谢天谢地、求之不得。”微微一笑，说道：“大哥，我想假扮一个人，去哄得马夫人说出那个大恶人的姓名来。” 萧峰一拍大腿，叫道：“是啊，是啊！我怎地没想到这一节，你的易容神技用在这件事上，真再好也没有了。你想扮什么人？” 阿朱道：“那就要请问你了。马副帮主在世之日，在丐帮中跟谁最为交好？我假扮了此人，马夫人想到是丈夫的知交好友，料来便不会隐瞒。” 萧峰道：“嗯，丐帮中和马大元兄弟最交好的，一个是王舵主，一个是全冠清，一个是陈长老，还有，执法长老白世镜跟他交谊也很深。”阿朱嗯了一声，侧头想象这几人的形貌神态。萧峰又道：“马兄弟为人沉静拘谨，不像我这样好酒贪杯、大吵大闹。因此平时他和我甚少在一起喝酒谈笑。全冠清、白世镜这些人和他性子相近，常在一起钻研武功。” 阿朱道：“王舵主是谁，我不识得。那个陈长老麻袋中装满毒蛇、蝎子，我一见身上就起鸡皮疙瘩，这门功夫可扮他不像。全冠清身材太高，要扮他半天是扮得像的。但如在马夫人家中耽得时候久了，慢慢套问她的口风，只怕露出马脚。我还是学白长老的好。他在聚贤庄中跟我说过几次话，学他最是容易。” 萧峰微笑道：“白长老待你甚好，力求薛神医给你治伤。你扮了他的样子去骗人，不有点对他不起么？” 阿朱笑道：“我扮了白长老后，只做好事，不做坏事，不累及他的名声，也就是了。” 当下在小客店中便装扮起来。阿朱将萧峰扮作了一名丐帮中的五袋弟子，算是白长老的随从，叫他越少说话越好，以防马夫人精细，瞧出了破绽。萧峰见阿朱装成白长老后，脸如寒霜，不怒自威，果然便是那个丐帮南北数万弟子既敬且畏的执法长老，不但形貌逼肖，而说话举止更活脱便是一个白世镜。萧峰和白长老相交将近十年，竟然看不出阿朱的乔装之中有何不妥。 两人将到信阳，萧峰沿途见到丐帮人众，便以帮中暗语与之交谈，查问丐帮中首脑人物的动向，再宣示白长老来到信阳，令马夫人先行得到讯息。只要她心中先入为主，阿朱的装扮中便露出了破绽，她也不易知觉。 马大元家住信阳西郊，离城三十余里。萧峰向当地丐帮弟子打听了路途，和阿朱前赴马家。两人故意慢慢行走，挨着时刻，傍晚时分才到，白天视物分明，乔装容易败露，一到晚间，看出来什么都朦朦胧胧，便易混过了。 来到马家门外，只见一条小河绕着三间小小瓦屋，屋旁两株垂杨，门前一块平地，似是农家的晒谷场子，但四角各有一个深坑。萧峰深悉马大
Suddenly, a figure flashed at the end of the alley, it was a tall woman, Qiao Feng quickly recognized it was Tan Po, and said in his heart: "Wonderful, she must have come to pay homage to Elder Xu, I was just looking for Her." I saw another person dodge past after him, also with excellent lightness kung fu, but it was Zhao Qiansun. Qiao Feng was taken aback: "These two are sneaky, what's so weird?" He knew that these two were brothers and sisters, and their grievances were still unresolved, so he thought, "Both of them are in their sixties or seventies. Are you still doing trysts and cheating?" I didn't like to meddle in other people's business at first, but I thought that Zhao Qiansun knew who the "big brother in charge" was, and Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple also probably knew. Taking the opportunity to force them to tell the truth, he whispered in A'Zhu's ear: "You wait for me in the inn." A'Zhu nodded, Qiao Feng immediately chased after Zhao Qiansun. Zhao Qiansun chose a secluded place to go, hiding in the corner of the east wall and hiding under the eaves of the west head, behaved secretly, and left the east gate.Qiao Feng followed him from a distance, but he never noticed him, he saw him rushing to the side of the Jun River, bending over and getting into a big wooden boat.Qiao Feng raised his breath and walked quickly, a few ups and downs, rushed to the side of the boat, lightly jumped onto the canopy, put his ear on the canopy to listen. In the cabin, Tan Po let out a long sigh, and said, "Senior brother, you and I are so old, it's too late to regret what happened when we were young, so what's the point of bringing up old things?" Zhao Qiansun said: "I This life is ruined. It’s too late to regret. I asked you out for nothing else, Xiaojuan, I just beg you to sing those songs from the past again.” Tan Po said: “Oh, you are always an idiot It's ridiculous. I was very unhappy when I came to Wei Hui to see you again. He is suspicious, you better not provoke me." Zhao Qiansun said: "What are you afraid of? Our brothers and sisters are open and aboveboard, talk about old things, there is no need Why not?" Tan Po sighed, and said softly: "Those songs from the past, those songs from the past..." Zhao Qiansun listened to her move, and begged with all his heart, and said: "Xiaojuan, we meet today, I don't know when we will meet again in the future, I'm afraid I don't have a long life, if you want to sing to me again, I don't know. Fulai can listen." Po Tan said: "Senior brother, don't say that. You must listen, and I will sing softly." Zhao Qian and Sun Xi said: "Okay, thank you very much, Xiaojuan, thank you very much." Tan Poman said: "When Lang passed by the bridge, my sister was washing clothes beside the bridge..." After singing only two lines, with a click, the cabin door was pushed open, and a big man broke in.After Qiao Feng changed his appearance, both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po couldn't recognize him anymore.The two of them were shocked at first, seeing that it was not Tan Gong, they immediately felt relieved and asked, "Who is it?" Qiao Feng looked at the two of them coldly, and said: "One is flirtatious and invisible, seduces a married woman, and the other is lewd and shameless, cheating on her husband to meet her lover..." Before he finished speaking, Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun had already attacked at the same time, attacking from left and right.Qiao Feng turned his body slightly, and with his backhand, he took Tan Po's wrist, followed by his elbow and knocked out, the second strike came first, and attacked Zhao Qiansun's left flank.Both Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po are masters of martial arts, and they can take down the enemy in just one move. They never expected that this unattractive guy's martial arts is surprisingly high, and he can counterattack in just one move. For the attack.The space in the cabin is narrow and he can't use his hands and feet, but Qiao Feng has big fights, small fights, grappling hands and short strikes, making him extremely agile in the cabin that is less than one foot square.In the seventh round of the fight, Zhao Qiansun pointed at his waist, Grandma Tan was startled, she was a little slow to move, she was hit by the palm in the back immediately, and she collapsed to the ground. Qiao Feng said coldly: "You two rest here, in the abandoned garden in Weihui City, there are many heroes who are paying homage to the spirit of Elder Xu, I will ask them to comment on this truth. " Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po were shocked and forced themselves to be lucky, but the acupoints were closed, and they couldn't even move their little fingers.The two of them are old and have no desire for lust. The date here is just to talk about the past and recount the old relationship. There is nothing out of courtesy.But at that time, during the Northern Song Dynasty, everyone took the defense of etiquette and law very seriously, and the heroes in the world were even more despised if they violated lust and caution.A man and a woman met quietly in this boat, but who would believe that it was just a song?Say some nonsense?Everyone came to watch, how to behave in the future?Even Tan Gong's face was dull. Tan Po hurriedly said: "Hero, I did not offend Your Excellency. If you can be merciful, I... I will make up for it." Qiao Feng said: "There is no need for a supplementary way. I just want to ask you a question, Please answer three words. As long as you tell the truth, I will immediately unlock the acupoints of the two of you, clap your hands and walk, and never mention what happened today to others." Tan Po said: "As long as I know it, I will tell you." Qiao Feng said: "Someone once wrote a letter to Chief Wang of the Beggar Gang about Qiao Feng's matter. The person who wrote the letter, many people call him 'Big Brother Leading', who is this person?" Tan Po hesitated to answer, Zhao Qiansun shouted loudly: "Xiao Juan, you can't say it, absolutely you can't say it." Qiao Feng stared at him and asked, "You would rather lose your name than say it?" Zhao Qiansun said : "I'm just dead. This big brother who takes the lead is kind to me, and I can't say his name." Qiao Feng said: "You don't care about the ruin of Xiaojuan?" Zhao Qiansun said: "Tan Gong If I found out what happened today, I would immediately kill myself in front of him and thank him with death, that's all." Qiao Feng said to Po Tan: "That person may not be kind to you, you said it, everyone is safe and sound, saved the face of Tan Gong and you, and even saved your senior brother's life." Tan Po heard that he was threatening Zhao Qiansun's life, she couldn't help shivering, and said: "Okay, let me tell you, that person is..." Zhao Qiansun shouted urgently: "Xiaojuan, you must not say it. I beg you, please, this person is probably Qiao Feng's subordinate, if you say it, the life of the leading brother will be in danger." Qiao Feng said: "I am Qiao Feng, if you don't tell me, there will be endless troubles." Zhao Qiansun was taken aback, and said: "No wonder you are so good at it. Xiaojuan, I have never asked you for anything in my life. This is the only thing I beg of you. You have to agree to whatever you say." Tan Po thought that he had loved and cared for her for decades, and that she owed him a lot. What he wanted in his heart, he never made it clear to himself that this time, in order to protect his benefactor, he would risk his life, and she must not ruin his righteous deed. "Master Qiao, for today's matter, it is up to you to do good, and it is up to you to do evil. My brothers and sisters have a clear conscience, and the sun can show it. I am sorry that I cannot tell you what you want to know." Although she said these few words He is polite, but his words are decisive, and he refuses to confide in any case. Zhao Qiansun said happily: "Xiaojuan, thank you very much, thank you very much."
Qiao Feng knew that it would be useless to push him any further, he snorted, pulled a jade hairpin from Tan Po's head, jumped out of the cabin, went back to Weihui City, and asked where Tan Gong was staying.He is disguised and modified, and no one recognizes him.It is not a secret that Tan Gong and Tan Po's couple live in the "Rugui Inn" in Weihui City, just ask. Walking into the inn, I saw Tan Gong with his hands behind his back, pacing up and down in the room, his expression was extremely anxious, Qiao Feng stretched out his palm, in the palm was Tan Po's jade hairpin. Seeing Zhao Qiansun following Wei Hui like a shadow, Mr. Tan has always been depressed and restless. Now he hasn't seen his wife for half a day, and he is thinking about it. He doesn't know where she is when he suddenly sees his wife's jade hairpin. Said: "Your Excellency, are you sure? Did Zhuojing invite you here? I don't know if there is anything I can ask for advice?" Then he stretched out his hand to get the jade hairpin.Qiao Feng let him take the jade hairpin away, and said: "Your Madam has been captured by someone, and the danger is in an instant." Tan Gong was shocked, and said: "The clumsy Jing is very good at martial arts, how can he be captured so easily?" Qiao Feng said: "It's Qiao Feng." Tan Gong only heard the words "It's Qiao Feng", and he didn't have any doubts, but he became more anxious and worried, and hurriedly asked: "Qiao Feng, alas! It's him, so I'm in trouble. I... my wife, where is she?" ?" Qiao Feng said: "It's very easy for you to respect your wife's life, but it's also easy for her to die." Tan Gong's temperament was calm, although he was anxious in his heart, his face remained calm, and he asked: "I want to ask for advice." Qiao Feng said: "Qiao Feng has something to ask Mr. Tan, if you tell the truth, you will release it to Mrs. Zun immediately, not daring to hurt her hair. If you don't say anything, you have no choice but to execute her, take her body, and Zhao Qian Sun's body was buried together in the same cave." When Tan Gong heard the last sentence, he couldn't bear it anymore, he shouted angrily, and slashed at Qiao Feng's face with his palm.Qiao Feng leaned back slightly, and the palm missed.Tan Gong was taken aback, he thought my palm was like thunder, it was no small matter, he actually dodged it as if nothing had happened, right now he swung his right palm obliquely, and his left palm came out horizontally, Qiao Feng saw the The position is narrow and there is no way to dodge, so he immediately raised his right arm to catch it.With a sound of clapping, this palm hit his arm, Qiao Feng did not shake his body, turned his right arm over, pressed it down, and rested it on Tan Gong's shoulder. In an instant, Tan Gong's shoulders seemed to be piled up with thousands of catties of boulders, and he immediately turned his strength back up, but the weight of his shoulders was like a mountain like a hill, which only made his spine cracking and crackling, almost breaking. There was no other way but to kneel down.He pushed hard and refused to give in no matter what he said, but he couldn't breathe in one breath, his knees went limp, and he knelt down.It is really involuntary, since the knee joint is soft, it is impossible not to bend the knee if it is pressed down by such a heavy force. Qiao Feng intentionally frustrates his arrogance, he bends his knees under the pressure, the strength of his arms is still undiminished, and the pressure makes his back bent like a bow, his forehead almost touching the ground.Tan Gong's face was flushed, and he held on with all his might, resisting with all his strength, pushing upwards with all his might.Suddenly, Qiao Feng let go of his arm.Tan Gong's shoulders were heavily pressed, he was caught by surprise, he couldn't catch up in time, he jumped up immediately, he jumped more than ten feet, and with a bang, the top of his head hit the beam heavily, almost breaking the beam as well. Tan Gong fell from mid-air, Qiao Feng didn't wait for his feet to touch the ground, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed his chest.Qiao Feng's arms were extremely long, but Tan Gong was short in stature, no matter whether he punched or kicked, he couldn't touch the opponent's body.What's more, his feet are flying in the air, no matter how high his martial arts are, he can't use them.In a panic, Tan Gong realized immediately, and shouted: "You are Qiao Feng!" Qiao Feng said: "Of course it's me!" Tan Gong said angrily: "You...you...fuck, why did you involve Zhao Qiansun?" What annoyed him most was that Qiao Feng actually said that after killing Granny Tan, he would kill her body and Zhao Qiansun. Qian and Sun were buried together. Qiao Feng said: "What does your wife have to do with him? Do you want to know where Granny Tan is at the moment? Do you want to know who she is talking to and singing love songs with?" Tan Gong heard, Immediately realizing that his wife was with Zhao Qiansun, he couldn't help but eager to see what happened, and said, "Where is she? Please take me there." Qiao Feng sneered and said, "What good will you do me? Why should I take you there?" Tan Gong remembered what he said earlier, and asked: "You said you have something to ask me, what do you want to ask?" Qiao Feng said: "That day in the apricot forest outside Wuxi City, Elder Xu brought a letter, which was addressed to Wang Jiantong, the former leader of the Beggars' Sect. Who wrote this letter?" Tan Gong's hands and feet trembled slightly, at this moment he was being carried by Qiao Feng, his body was flying in the air, Qiao Feng only needed to spit out his inner strength, and he was killed instantly.But he was fearless, and said: "This person is your father's murderer, I will definitely not reveal his name, otherwise, if you seek revenge on him, it means that I killed him." Qiao Feng said: " If you don't tell me, your own life will be lost first." Tan Gong laughed and said, "What kind of person do you think Tan is? How can I be greedy for life and afraid of death, betraying my friends?" Qiao Feng was quite impressed when he heard that he cared about his integrity, if it was something else, he would have stopped pressing him long ago, but enmity between parents is unusual, so he said: "You don't cherish your own life, even the life of your wife Don't you care? Tan Gong and Tan Po's reputation will be ruined, and the world will be ashamed, don't you be afraid?" What people in the martial arts cherish most is fame, having the same name but inferior body is the normal condition of heroes in the world.After listening to these two sentences, Tan Gong said: "Tan sits firmly and stands upright. If he doesn't do anything wrong to his friends in his life, how can he say the words 'discredit and bring shame to the world'?" Qiao Feng said calmly: "Tan Po may not sit still and stand upright, and Zhao Qiansun may not stop doing things that offend friends." In an instant, Tan Gong's face was flushed with swelling, and then turned livid again, his brows were wrathful, and he stared fiercely. Qiao Feng let go of his hand, put him down, turned around and walked out.Tan Gong followed without saying a word.The two left Weihui City one after the other.On the way, many heroes of the rivers and lakes knew Mr. Tan, and respectfully gave way to salute.Tan Gong just hummed and walked over.Not long after, the two of them arrived at the big wooden boat. Qiao Feng flickered, got on the bow of the boat, pointed to the cabin, and said, "Come and see for yourself!" Tan Gong followed on to the bow of the boat, and when he looked into the cabin, he saw his wife and Zhao Qiansun leaning on each other, huddled in a corner of the cabin.Tan Gong was furious, he struck Zhao Qiansun on the head forcefully with his palm.With a bang, Zhao Qiansun moved his body, neither fighting back nor dodging.Tan Gong's palm touched the top of his head, and he sensed something was wrong, he reached out to touch his wife's cheek, his hand was cold, it turned out that Tan Po had been dead for a long time.Tan Gong's whole body trembled, unwilling to give up, and then stretched out his hand to check her breath, but there was still breathing?He was stunned for a moment, and when he touched Zhao Qiansun's forehead, his hands were also cold. Tan Gong was filled with grief and indignation, he turned around and stared at Qiao Feng fiercely, his eyes seemed to burst into flames. Qiao Feng was extremely surprised to see Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun suddenly died together.When he left the boat and went into the city, he just tapped the acupuncture points of the two, why did the two masters suddenly die?He brought up Zhao Qiansun's body, and took a rough look at it. There was no weapon wound or blood stain on his body; he pulled the shirt on his chest, snorted, and tore it off, only to see a large black bruise on his chest, obviously It was hit by the palm of the heavy hand, and what's even more surprising is that the heavy hand seemed to come from his own hand. Tan Gong hugged Tan Po, turned his back, unbuttoned her clothes to see the wound on her chest, it was exactly the same as Zhao Qiansun's wound.Tan Gong wanted to cry without tears, and said to Qiao Feng in a low voice: "You have a human face and a beast's heart, you are so vicious!" Qiao Feng was stunned, he couldn't speak for a moment, he just thought: "Who beat Tan Po and Zhao Qiansun to death with heavy hands? The person who did it is very powerful and extraordinary, could it be my old enemy again? Arrived? But how does he know that these two people are in this boat?" Saddened by the tragic death of his beloved wife, Tan Gong used his arms vigorously to strike Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng stepped aside, only to hear a loud click, Tan Gong's palm knocked down half of the boat canopy.Qiao Feng pierced his right hand, put it on his shoulder, and said: "Tan Gong, I did not kill your wife, do you believe it or not?" Tan Gong said: "Who else is it?" Qiao Feng said: "Your life is on the line right now. With my hands, if Qiao wants to kill you, it will be easy, so what's the use of me lying to you?" Tan Gong said: "You just want to find out who is the enemy of killing your father. Although Tan's martial arts are not as good as yours, how can he be fooled by you? " Qiao Feng said: "Okay, you tell me the name of my revenge for killing my father, and I will take it upon myself to avenge the murder of my wife for you." Tan Gong laughed wildly, and tried to break free from the opponent's grip three times in a row, but Qiao Feng put a palm on his shoulder lightly, changing with the strength, the strength of Tan Gong's struggle was greater, and the strength of the opponent's palm was correspondingly stronger. Still can't get rid of it.Tan Gong put his heart to one side, put his tongue between his teeth, bit it hard, bit off his tongue, and spurted blood from his mouth to Qiao Feng.Qiao Feng hurriedly dodged sideways.Tan Gong ran over, kicked Zhao Qiansun's body away with a strong kick, and hugged Tan Po's body with both hands, his head and neck went limp, and he died of breathlessness. Seeing such a tragic situation, Qiao Feng felt sympathetic and regretful. Although the Tan couple and Zhao Qiansun were not killed by him, they died for him after all.If you want to destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces, you only need to stretch your feet and step on a hole in the board of the boat, and the boat will sink to the bottom of the river.But I thought: "I hid the three corpses, but it seems a guilty conscience." Then I got out of the cabin and went back to the shore, trying to find some clues on the shore, but there was no trace.
He hurried back to the inn.A'Zhu had been watching at the door, and was very happy to see him come back safe and sound, but seeing that his expression was uncertain, knowing that the pursuit of Zhao Qiansun and Tan Po was fruitless, he asked in a low voice: "How is it?" Qiao Feng said: " They're all dead!" A'Zhu was slightly startled, and said, "Grandma Tan and Zhao Qiansun?" Qiao Feng said, "There's Gong Tan, there are three in total." A'Zhu only said that he killed him, although he felt uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't say a word of reproach, and said: "Zhao Qiansun was the accomplice who killed your father, it's fine if you kill him." Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "I didn't kill you." A'Zhu heaved a sigh of relief and said: "It's fine if you didn't kill me. I originally thought that Tan Gong and Tan Po didn't offend you very much, so they can be forgiven. But I don't know who killed it?" Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "I don't know!" He counted and said: "There are only three people left in the world who know the name of the culprit. We were always at a disadvantage when we took the lead.” A'Zhu said: "That's right. Mrs. Ma hates you to the bone, she won't talk about it no matter what. What's more, forcing a widow to question is not what a man should do. Monk Zhiguang's temple is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's go to Shan's house in Tai'an, Shandong. stop!" There was a trace of pity in Qiao Feng's eyes, and he said: "Ah Zhu, you have been exhausted for the past few days." A'Zhu shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, pay the bill quickly." Qiao Feng wondered: "It will be settled tomorrow morning." It's not too late." A'Zhu said: "No, hurry tonight tonight, don't let the enemy fight each other." Qiao Feng was grateful and nodded. Coming out of Weihui City in the twilight, people on the road have already heard rumors about how the Khitan demon Qiao Feng suddenly killed Tan Gong and his wife and Zhao Qiansun.When these people were talking, they looked around, fearing that Qiao Feng would appear by their side at any time, but they didn't know that Qiao Feng was really by his side, and if they wanted to hurt someone, these people really couldn't avoid it. The two of them changed their mounts along the way, and traveled eastward day and night without stopping.After two days of driving, although A'Zhu never uttered the word "tired", she rode sleepily on the horse and almost fell off the horse several times. Seeing that she couldn't bear it any longer, Qiao Feng abandoned the horse and changed carriages.The two of them slept in the cart for three or four hours, and when they had slept enough, they abandoned the cart and rode on a horse, galloping across the dust.After traveling day and night, A'Zhu happily said: "This time, no matter what, we have to be ahead of that villain." Both she and Qiao Feng didn't know who the opponent was, and when they mentioned that person, they always used "big guy" villains". However, Qiao Feng was worried in his heart. He always felt that this "big villain" was always taking the lead in every step. This person's martial arts were not inferior to his own, and his wit and strategy were far superior. What's more, until now, he could see that his eyes were always foggy. , but everything he did was clearly clear to the other party.In his life, he has never encountered such a powerful opponent.It's just that the stronger the enemy is, the more arrogant he is, but he has no fear at all. Shan Zheng, the iron-faced judge, lives outside the Dadongmen in Tai'an, Shandong, and is known to everyone in Tai'an.It was evening when Qiao Feng and A'Zhu arrived in Tai'an, they asked where the Shan family was, and immediately passed through the city.After getting out of the Great East Gate, within less than a mile, I saw thick smoke rising into the sky, a fire broke out somewhere, followed by the sound of gongs, and people shouted from a distance: "The water is gone! The water is gone! Put out the fire quickly." Qiao Feng didn't take it seriously, he galloped his horse, getting closer and closer to the place where the fire broke out.Only someone shouted loudly: "Hurry up to put out the fire, hurry up to put out the fire, it's the Iron Masked Shan Family!" Qiao Feng and A'Zhu were taken aback, they reined in their horses together, and they looked at each other, both thinking: "Could it be that the villain has taken the lead again?" A'Zhu comforted: "Shan Zheng is very skilled in martial arts, the house is burned, It will never even burn people." Qiao Feng shook his head.Ever since he killed the Shan family's two tigers, he has had a deep feud with the Shan family. Although he did not intend to kill anyone when he came to Tai'an, he thought that Shan Zheng and his nephews and nephews were determined to let him go. He originally planned to fight a war .Unexpectedly, before arriving at the village, the other party has already suffered a disaster, and I can't help but feel pity in my heart. Gradually approaching Shanjiazhuang, I felt the scorching heat, and the red flames danced wildly, like a big fire. At this time, villagers from all over the world had come to put out the fire in groups, those who carried water lifted water, and those who splashed sand splashed sand.Fortunately, there were deep trenches dug around Shanjiazhuang, and there were no people living nearby, so the fire would not spread. Qiao Feng and A Zhu rode to the side of the disaster site, got off their horses and watched.Only one man sighed: "A good man like Mr. Shan has accumulated so much merit in helping the poor and disasters in the local area for decades. Not to mention the house burned down, none of the thirty members of his family could escape. The other person said: "It must have been set on fire by the enemy family, blocking the door to prevent people from escaping. Otherwise, even a five-year-old child of the Shan family can learn martial arts, so why can't they escape?" : "I heard that Uncle Shan, Second Uncle Shan, and Fifth Shan were killed by a villain named Qiao Feng in Henan. Could it be this villain again who came to set the fire this time?" When A'Zhu and Qiao Feng mentioned that opponent in their conversation, they called him "the great villain", and now hearing that the two villagers also called him "the great villain", they couldn't help but glance at each other. The younger man said: "Of course it is Qiao Feng." He lowered his voice and said: "He must have led a large number of men into the village and killed the Shan family to the point of leaving no one behind. Oh, God really has no eyes." The elderly man said: "This Qiao Feng has committed many crimes, and in the future he will die a hundred times worse than the men of the Shan family." Hearing him cursing Qiao Feng, A'Zhu felt annoyed, and stretched out his hand to pat the horse's neck, the horse was startled, its left foot popped out, and it just kicked the man's buttocks.The man let out an "ah" and fell short.A'Zhu said: "What are you talking nonsense about?" The man kicked the horse's hoof, remembering that the "big villain" Qiao Feng had many people under him, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and hurried away up. Qiao Feng smiled slightly, but in the smile, there was a look of sadness, and he and A'Zhu walked to the other side of the fire scene.I heard everyone talking about it, and the words were the same. They all said that there were more than 30 men, women, children, and children in the Shan family, and none of them escaped.Qiao Feng smelled the stench of burning corpses, he kept rushing out of the fire, knowing that what everyone said was true, Shanzheng's whole family, men, women and children were indeed buried in the fire pit. A'Zhu said in a low voice: "This villain is really tricky, he killed Shan Zheng and his son, that's all. Why did he kill his whole family? And why even burn down the house?" Qiao Feng snorted, and said: "This It's called cutting weeds and eradicating roots. If it were me, I would have to burn down the house." A'Zhu was startled, and asked: "Why?" Qiao Feng said: "That night in the apricot forest, Shan Zheng said a few words, you He must have heard it too. He said: "I have a few letters from this leading brother hidden in my house. I took this letter to check the handwriting. It is indeed authentic." "Ah Zhu sighed: "Yes, he will Kill Shan Zheng, I am afraid that you will come to Shanjiazhuang and find those letters, and you will still know the name of this person. Once the Shanjiazhuang is burned to the ground, there will be no letters." At this time, more and more people were fighting the fire, but the fire was raging, buckets of water were poured on the fire, and it turned into white gas in an instant, but how could the fire be contained?Bursts of flames and hot air were sprayed out, only to make everyone back away.Everyone sighed and scolded Qiao Feng at the same time.The obscene language spoken by the rural population is extremely unpleasant. A'Zhu was afraid that Qiao Feng would go on a killing spree after hearing these unreasonable insults, and these country people would be miserable, so he stole a look at him, and saw a strange expression on his face, which seemed sad and remorseful at the same time , but more of pity, as if they felt that these country folks were so stupid that they were not worth killing.He let out a long sigh and said sadly, "Let's go to Tiantai Mountain!"
When he mentioned Tiantai Mountain, it was really helpless.Although Master Zhiguang participated in the killing of his parents back then, Zhiguang made a great wish and went to foreign lands to collect bark and treat miasma and malaria among the people in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. Countless people were alive, but he himself was seriously ill , After recovering, he lost all his martial arts.This kind of act of helping the world and saving people is respected by everyone in the world. When mentioning Master Zhiguang, everyone calls it "Buddha of all families". If Qiao Feng had no other choice, he would never make things difficult for him. The two left Tai'an and traveled southward.This time Qiao Feng did not rush on the road desperately, thinking that if he had time to spare, he might still be able to save Master Zhiguang's life, if he made the same journey as before, he would most likely see Master Zhiguang's body again when he arrived at Tiantai Mountain. Maybe even the Zen temple where he lived was burned to the ground.What's more, Zhiguang's travels are not fixed, and he travels in all directions, and he may not necessarily be in the monastery on Tiantai Mountain. Tiantai Mountain is in the east of Zhejiang.The two of them headed south from Tai'an all the way, this time they walked slowly, like traveling in the mountains and rivers, Qiao Feng and A'Zhu talked about the strange things and anecdotes in the rivers and lakes, if they weren't full of worries, they would be full of joy. When they came to Zhenjiang one day, the two of them went to Jinshan Temple to have a panoramic view of the river. Qiao Feng looked at the vast river water, which was heading east, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "The 'leading brother' and the 'big villain' Maybe it's just one person." A'Zhu clapped his hands and said, "Yeah, why didn't we think of this?" Qiao Feng said: "Of course there might be two people, but these two people must be very close, otherwise the big The wicked will never do everything possible to cover up the identity of the leading brother. But since the "leading brother" is willing to follow even Wang Gangzhu and others, he is no small person. The "big villain" is so great. Could it be that there are such two masters in the world, and I don't even know one of them? From this, the two people are probably one person. As long as I kill the 'big villain', I will avenge my murder of my father and my mother. .” A'Zhu nodded in agreement, and said: "Uncle Qiao, those people were talking about the past in the apricot forest that night, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..." At this point, his voice trembled a little. Qiao Feng interjected: "I'm afraid that the villain is in the apricot forest?" A'Zhu said tremblingly: "Yes. The iron-faced judge Shan Zheng said that he had a letter from the leading brother hidden in his home. What he said was true. It was said in the apricot grove. His whole family was burnt to ashes... Alas, when I think of that incident, I feel very scared." She trembled slightly, shaking Qiao Feng's side. Qiao Feng said: "This person is cruel and ruthless, which is rare in the world. Zhao Qiansun would rather ruin his reputation than reveal his truth, and Shan Zheng is on good terms with him again. This person is actually able to do such a murderous thing to the two of them. That night Xing Zilin Among them, is there such a powerful person?" After pondering for a while, he said: "There is one more thing that I also find strange." A'Zhu said: "What is it?" Qiao Feng looked at the sailboat in the middle of the river, and said: "This villain is clever and cunning, he is above me in every way, and he doesn't seem to be weaker than me when it comes to martial arts. If he wants to take my life, I'm afraid he won't make it difficult. He also Why are you so afraid that I will find out who my enemy is?" A'Zhu said: "Uncle Qiao, you are too modest. Even though that villain is great, he is actually terrified of you. I guess he is terrified these days, for fear that you will find out the truth about him and seek revenge from him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed the two elders of the Qiao family, master Xuan Ku, Zhao Qiansun, Tan Po, and the Iron Faced Judge's family." Qiao Feng nodded, and said: "That's true." Smiling at her, he said, "He doesn't dare to harm me, and he doesn't dare to approach you. You don't have to be afraid." After a while, Sighed: "This man is really scheming. Qiao is called a hero in vain, but he is manipulated by others, and he has no power to fight back."
After crossing the Yangtze River, he crossed the Qiantang River within a day and came to Tiantai County.Qiao Feng and A'Zhu rested overnight in the inn.I got up early the next morning and was about to ask my shopmates about the way to Mount Tiantai when the shopkeeper hurried in and said, "Uncle Qiao, there is a master from the Zhiguan Temple on Tiantai Mountain who came to pay his respects." Qiao Feng was taken aback. When he was staying in the inn, he casually mentioned his surname as Guan, so he asked: "Why do you call me Uncle Qiao?" That's right." Qiao Feng and A'Zhu glanced at each other, they were quite surprised, the two of them had already changed their appearance, and it was quite different from when they were in Tai'an, Shandong, unexpectedly when they reached the rooftop, they were recognized immediately.Qiao Feng said: "Okay, let him come in and meet." The shopkeeper turned and went out, and soon brought in a short and fat monk in his thirties.The monk folded his palms together to salute Qiao Feng, and said: "My master is wise and bright, and ordered the young monk Pu Zhe to invite Master Qiao and Miss Ruan to our temple to rejoice." Qiao Feng was even more surprised when he heard that A Zhu's surname was Ruan. Asked: "I don't know how the master knew my surname?" Monk Pu Zhe said: "My master told me that in the 'Qinggai Inn' in Tiantai County, there lived a hero Qiao and a girl Ruan, and ordered the little monk to come to welcome him up the mountain. This is Uncle Qiao. I don't know Ruan.姑娘在哪里？”阿朱扮作个中年男子，朴者和尚看不出来，还道阮姑娘不在此处。 乔峰又问：“我们昨晚方到此间，尊师何以便知？难道他真有前知的本领么？” 朴者还未回答，那掌柜的抢着道：“止观寺的老神僧神通广大，屈指一算，便知乔大爷要来。别说明后天的事瞧得清清楚楚，便是五百年之后的事情，他老人家也算得出个十之六七呢。” 乔峰知道智光大师名气极响，一般愚民更是对他奉若神明，当下也不多言，说道：“阮姑娘随后便来，你领我们二人先去拜见尊师罢。”朴者和尚道：“是。”乔峰要算房饭钱，那掌柜的忙道：“大爷是止观禅寺老神僧的客人，住在小店，我们沾了好大的光，这几钱银子的房饭钱，那无论如何是不敢收的。” 乔峰道：“如此叨扰了。”暗想：“智光禅师有德于民，他害死我爹娘的怨仇，就算一笔勾销。只盼他肯吐露那'带头大哥'和大恶人是谁，我便心满意足。”当下随着朴者和尚出得县城，径向天台山而来。 天台山风景清幽，但山径颇为险峻，崎岖难行。相传汉时刘晨、阮肇误入天台山遇到仙女，可见山水固极秀丽，山道却盘旋曲折，甚难辨认。乔峰跟在朴者和尚身后，见他脚力甚健，可是显然不会武功，但他并不因此而放松了戒备之意，寻思：“对方既知是我，岂有不严加防范之理？智光禅师虽是有德高僧，旁人却未必都和他一般心思。” 岂知一路平安，太平无事的便来到了止观寺外。天台山诸寺院中，国清寺名闻天下，隋时高僧智者大师曾驻锡于此，大兴“天台宗”，数百年来为佛门重地。但在武林之中，却以止观禅寺的名头响得多。乔峰一见之下，原来只是十分寻常的一座小庙，庙外灰泥油漆已大半剥落，若不是朴者和尚引来，如由乔峰和阿朱自行寻到，还真不信这便是大名鼎鼎的止观禅寺了。 朴者和尚推开庙门，大声说道：“师父，乔大爷到了。” 只听得智光的声音说道：“贵客远来，老衲失迎。”说着走到门口，合十为礼。 乔峰在见到智光之前，一直担心莫要给大恶人又赶在头里，将他杀了，直到亲见他面，这才放心，当下和阿朱都抹去了脸上化装，以本来面目相见。乔峰深深一揖，说道：“打扰大师清修，深为不安。” 智光道：“善哉，善哉！乔施主，你本是姓萧，自己可知道么？” 乔峰身子一颤，他虽然已知自己是契丹人，但父亲姓什么却一直未知，这时才听智光说他姓“萧”，不由得背上出了一阵冷汗，知道自己的身世真相正在逐步显露，当即躬身道：“小可不孝，正是来求大师指点。” 智光点了点头，说道：“两位请坐。” 三人在椅上坐定，朴者送上茶来，见两人相貌改变，阿朱更变作了女人，大是惊诧，只是师父在座，不敢多问。 智光续道：“令尊在雁门关外石壁之上，留下字迹，自称姓萧，名叫远山。他在遗文中称你为'峰儿'。我们保留了你原来的名字，只因托给乔三槐养育，须得跟他之姓。” 乔峰泪如雨下，站起身来，说道：“在下直至今日，始知父亲姓名，尽出大师恩德，受在下一拜。”说着便拜了下去。阿朱也离座站起。 智光合十还礼，道：“恩德二字，如何克当？” 辽国的国姓是耶律，皇后历代均是姓萧。萧家世代后族，将相满朝，在辽国极有权势。有时辽主年幼，萧太后执政，萧家威势更重。乔峰忽然获知自己乃是契丹大姓，一时之间，百感交集，出神半晌，转头对阿朱喟然道：“从今而后，我是萧峰，不是乔峰了。”阿朱道：“是，萧大爷。” 智光道：“萧大侠，雁门关外石壁上所留的字迹，你想必已经见到了？”萧峰摇头道：“没有。我到得关外，石壁上的字迹已给人铲得干干净净，什么痕迹也没留下。” 智光轻叹一声，道：“事情已经做下，石壁上的字能铲去，这几十条性命，又如何能够救活？”从袖中取出一块极大的旧布，说道：“萧施主，这便是石壁遗文的拓片。” 萧峰心中一凛，接过旧布，展了开来，只见那块大布是许多衣袍碎布缝缀在一起的，布上一个个都是空心白字，笔划奇特，模样与汉字也甚相似，却一字不识，知是契丹文字，但见字迹笔划雄伟，有如刀斫斧劈，听智光那日说，这是自己父亲临死前以短刀所刻，不由得眼前模糊，泪水潸潸而下，一点点都滴在布上，说道：“还求大师译释。” 智光大师道：“当年我们拓了下来，求雁门关内识得契丹文字之人解说，连问数人，意思都是一般，想必是不错的了。萧施主，这一行字说道：'峰儿周岁，偕妻往外婆家赴宴，途中突遇南朝大盗……'”萧峰听到这里，心中更是一酸，听智光继续说道：“'……事出仓卒，妻儿为盗所害，余亦不欲再活人世。余受业恩师乃南朝汉人，余在师前曾立誓不杀汉人，岂知今日一杀十余，既愧且痛，死后亦无面目以见恩师矣。萧远山绝笔。'” 萧峰听智光说完，恭恭敬敬的将大布拓片收起，说道：“这是萧某先人遗泽，求大师见赐。”智光道：“原该奉赠。” 萧峰脑海中一片混乱，体会到父亲当时的伤痛之情，才知他投崖自尽，不但是由于心伤妻儿惨亡，亦因自毁誓言，杀了许多汉人，以致愧对师门。 智光缓缓叹了口气，说道：“我们初时只道令尊率领契丹武士，前赴少林劫夺经书，待得读了这石壁遗文，方知道事出误会，大大的错了。令尊既已决意自尽，决无于临死之前再写假话来骗人之理。他若是前赴少林寺夺经，又怎会携带一个不会丝毫武功的夫人、怀抱一个甫满周岁的婴儿？事后我们有查究少林夺经这消息的来源，原来是出于一个妄人之口，此人存心戏弄那位带头大哥，要他千里奔波，好取笑他一番。” 萧峰道：“嗯，原来是想开玩笑，这个妄人怎样了？” 智光道：“带头大哥查明真相，自是恼怒之极，那妄人却逃了个不知去向，从此无影无踪。如今事隔三十年，想来也必不在人世了。” 萧峰道：“多谢大师告知这件事的前因后果，使萧峰得能重新为人。萧某只想再问一件事。”智光道：“萧施主要问何事？”萧峰道：“那位带头大哥，究是何人？” 智光道：“老衲听说萧施主为了查究此事，已将丐帮徐长老、谭公、谭婆、赵钱孙四位打死，又杀了铁面判官单正满门，将单家庄烧成了白地，料得施主迟早要来此间。施主请稍候片刻，老衲请施主看一样物事。”说着站起身来。 萧峰待要辩明徐长老等人非自己所杀，智光已头也不回的走入了后堂。 过了一会，朴者和尚走到客堂，说道：“师父请两位到禅房说话。”萧峰和阿朱跟着他穿过一条竹荫森森的小径，来到一座小屋之前。朴者和尚推开板门，道：“请！”萧峰和阿朱走了进去。 只见智光盘膝坐在一个蒲团之上，向萧峰一笑，伸出手指，在地下写起字来。小屋地下久未打扫，积尘甚厚，只见他在灰尘中写道： “万物一般，众生平等。圣贤畜生，一视同仁。汉人契丹，亦幻亦真。恩怨荣辱，俱在灰尘。” 写毕微微一笑，便闭上了眼睛。 萧峰瞧着地下这八句话，怔怔出神，心想：“在佛家看来，不但仁者恶人都是一般，连畜生恶鬼，和帝皇将相亦无差别，我到底是汉人还是契丹人，实在殊不足道。但我不是佛门子弟，怎么如他这般洒脱？”说道：“大师，到底那个带头大哥是谁，还请见示。”连问几句，智光只是微笑不答。 萧峰定睛看时，不由得大吃一惊，见他脸上虽有笑容，却似是僵硬不动。 萧峰连叫两声“智光大师”，见他仍无半点动静，伸手一探他的鼻端，原来呼吸早停，已然圆寂。萧峰凄然无语，跪下拜了几拜，向阿朱招招手，说道：“走罢！” 两人悄悄走出止观寺，垂头丧气的回向天台县城。
走出十余里，萧峰说道：“阿朱，我全无加害智光大师之意，他……他……他又何苦如此？”阿朱道：“这位高僧看破红尘，大彻大悟，原已无生死之别。”萧峰道：“你猜他怎能料到咱们要到止观寺来？”阿朱道：“我想……我想，还是那个大恶人所干的好事。”萧峰道：“我也是这么推测，这大恶人先去告知智光大师，说我要找他寻仇。智光大师自忖难逃我的毒手，跟我说了那番话后，便即服毒自尽。” 两人你看看我，我看看你，半晌不语。 阿朱忽道：“萧大爷，我有几句不知进退的话，说了你可别见怪。”萧峰道：“怎地这等客气起来？我当然不会见怪。”阿朱道：“我想智光大师写在地下的那几句话，倒也很有道理。什么'汉人契丹，亦幻亦真。恩怨荣辱，俱化灰尘'。其实你是汉人也好，是契丹人也好，又有什么分别？江湖上刀头上的生涯，想来你也过得厌了，不如便到雁门关外去打猎放牧，中原武林的恩怨荣辱，从此再也别理会了。” 萧峰叹了口气，说道：“这些刀头上挣命的勾当，我的确过得厌了。在塞外草原中驰马放鹰，纵犬逐兔，从此无牵无挂，当真开心得多。阿朱，我在塞外，你来瞧我不瞧？” 阿朱脸上一红，低声道：“我不是说'放牧'么？你驰马打猎，我便放牛放羊。”说到这里，将头低了下去。 萧峰虽是个粗豪汉子，但她这几句话中的含意，却也听得明明白白，她是说要和自己终身在塞外厮守，再也不回中原了。萧峰初时救她，只不过一时意气，待得她追到雁门关外，偕赴卫辉、泰安、天台，千里奔波，日夕相亲，才处处感到了她的温柔亲切，此刻更听到她直言吐露心事，不由得心意激荡，伸出粗大的手掌，握住了她小手，说道：“阿朱，你对我这么好，不以我是契丹贱种而厌弃我么？” 阿朱道：“汉人是人，契丹人也是人，又有什么贵贱之分？我……我喜欢做契丹人，这是真心诚意，半点也不勉强。”说到后来，声音有如蚊鸣，细不可闻。 萧峰大喜，突然伸掌抓住她腰，将她身子抛上半空，待她跌了下来，然后轻轻接住，放在地下，笑眯眯的向她瞧了一眼，大声道：“阿朱，你以后跟着我骑马打猎、牧牛放羊，是永不后悔的了？” 阿朱正色道：“便跟着你杀人放火，打家劫舍，也永不后悔。跟着你吃尽千般苦楚，万种熬煎，也是欢欢喜喜。” 萧峰大声道：“萧某得有今日，别说要我重当丐帮帮主，就是叫我做大宋皇帝，我也不干。阿朱，这就到信阳找马夫人去，她肯说也罢，不肯说也罢，这是咱们最后要找的一个人了。一句话问过，咱们便到塞外打猎放羊去也！” 阿朱道：“萧大爷……”萧峰道：“从今而后，你别再叫我什么大爷、二爷了，你叫我大哥！”阿朱满脸通红，低声道：“我怎么配？”萧峰道：“你肯不肯叫？”阿朱微笑道：“千肯万肯，就是不敢。”萧峰笑道：“你姑且叫一声试试。”阿朱细声道：“大……大哥！” 萧峰哈哈大笑，说道：“是了！从今而后，萧某不再是孤孤单单、给人轻蔑鄙视的胡虏贱种，这世上至少有一个人……有一个人……”一时不知如何说才是。 阿朱接口道：“有一个人敬重你、钦佩你、感激你、愿意永永远远、生生世世、陪在你身边，和你一同抵受患难屈辱、艰险困苦。”说得诚挚无比。 萧峰纵声长笑，四周山谷鸣响，他想到阿朱说“一同抵受患难屈辱、艰险困苦”，她明知前途满是荆棘，却也甘受无悔，心中感激，虽满脸笑容，腮边却滚下了两行泪水。
前任丐帮副帮主马大元的家住在河南信阳乡下。萧峰偕阿朱从江南天台山前赴信阳，千里迢迢，在途非止一日。 两人自从在天台山上互通心曲，两情缱绻，一路上按辔徐行，看出来风光骀荡，尽是醉人之意。阿朱本来不善饮酒，为了助萧峰之兴，也总勉强陪他喝上几杯，娇脸生晕，更增温馨。萧峰本来满怀愤激，但经阿朱言笑晏晏，说不尽的妙语解颐，悲愤之意也就减了大半。这一番从江南北上中州，比之当日从雁门关外趋疾山东，心情是大不相同了。萧峰有时回想，这数千里的行程，迷迷惘惘，直如一场大梦，初时噩梦不断，终于转成了美梦，若不是这娇俏可喜的小阿朱便在身衅，真要怀疑此刻兀自身在梦中。 这一日来到光州，到信阳已不过两日之程。阿朱说道：“大哥，你想咱们怎样去盘问马夫人才好？” 那日在杏子林中、聚贤庄内，马夫人言语神态对萧峰充满敌意，萧峰虽甚不快，但事后想来，她丧了丈夫，认定丈夫是他所害，恨极自己原是情理之常，如若不恨，反而于理不合了。又想她是个身无武功的寡妇，若是对她恫吓威胁，不免大失自己豪侠身分，更不用说以力逼问，听阿朱这么问，不禁踌躇难答，怔了一怔，才道：“我想咱们只好善言相求，盼她能明白事理，不再冤枉我杀她丈夫。阿朱，不如你去跟她说，好不好？你口齿伶俐，大家又都是女子。只怕她一见我之面，满腔怨恨，立时便弄僵了。” 阿朱微笑道：“我倒有个计较在此，就怕你觉得不好。”萧峰忙问：“什么计策？”阿朱道：“你是大英雄大丈夫，不能向她逼供，却由我来哄骗于她，如何？” 萧峰喜道：“如能哄她吐露真相，那是再好也没有了。阿朱，你知道我日思夜想，只盼能手刃这个杀父的大仇。我是契丹人，他揭穿我本来面目，那是应该的，令我得知自己的祖宗是什么人，我原该多谢他才是。可是他为何杀我养父养母？杀我恩师？迫我伤害朋友、背负恶名、与天下英雄为仇？我若不将他砍成肉酱，又怎能定得下心来，一辈子和你在塞上骑马打猎、牧牛放羊？”说到后来，声音越来越高亢。近日来他神态虽已不如往时之郁郁，但对这大恶人的仇恨之心，决不因此而减了半分。 阿朱道：“这大恶人如此阴毒的害你，我只盼能先砍他几刀，帮你出一口恶气。咱们捉到他之后，也要设一个英雄大宴，招请普天下的英雄豪杰，当众说明你的冤屈，回复你的清白名声。” 萧峰叹道：“那也不必了。我在聚贤庄上杀了这许多人，和天下英雄结怨已深，已不求旁人谅我。萧峰只盼了断此事，自己心中得能平安，然后和你并骑在塞外驰骋，咱二人终生和虎狼牛羊为伍，再也不要见中原这些英雄好汉了。” 阿朱喜道：“那真是谢天谢地、求之不得。”微微一笑，说道：“大哥，我想假扮一个人，去哄得马夫人说出那个大恶人的姓名来。” 萧峰一拍大腿，叫道：“是啊，是啊！我怎地没想到这一节，你的易容神技用在这件事上，真再好也没有了。你想扮什么人？” 阿朱道：“那就要请问你了。马副帮主在世之日，在丐帮中跟谁最为交好？我假扮了此人，马夫人想到是丈夫的知交好友，料来便不会隐瞒。” 萧峰道：“嗯，丐帮中和马大元兄弟最交好的，一个是王舵主，一个是全冠清，一个是陈长老，还有，执法长老白世镜跟他交谊也很深。”阿朱嗯了一声，侧头想象这几人的形貌神态。萧峰又道：“马兄弟为人沉静拘谨，不像我这样好酒贪杯、大吵大闹。因此平时他和我甚少在一起喝酒谈笑。全冠清、白世镜这些人和他性子相近，常在一起钻研武功。” 阿朱道：“王舵主是谁，我不识得。那个陈长老麻袋中装满毒蛇、蝎子，我一见身上就起鸡皮疙瘩，这门功夫可扮他不像。全冠清身材太高，要扮他半天是扮得像的。但如在马夫人家中耽得时候久了，慢慢套问她的口风，只怕露出马脚。我还是学白长老的好。他在聚贤庄中跟我说过几次话，学他最是容易。” 萧峰微笑道：“白长老待你甚好，力求薛神医给你治伤。你扮了他的样子去骗人，不有点对他不起么？” 阿朱笑道：“我扮了白长老后，只做好事，不做坏事，不累及他的名声，也就是了。” 当下在小客店中便装扮起来。阿朱将萧峰扮作了一名丐帮中的五袋弟子，算是白长老的随从，叫他越少说话越好，以防马夫人精细，瞧出了破绽。萧峰见阿朱装成白长老后，脸如寒霜，不怒自威，果然便是那个丐帮南北数万弟子既敬且畏的执法长老，不但形貌逼肖，而说话举止更活脱便是一个白世镜。萧峰和白长老相交将近十年，竟然看不出阿朱的乔装之中有何不妥。 两人将到信阳，萧峰沿途见到丐帮人众，便以帮中暗语与之交谈，查问丐帮中首脑人物的动向，再宣示白长老来到信阳，令马夫人先行得到讯息。只要她心中先入为主，阿朱的装扮中便露出了破绽，她也不易知觉。 马大元家住信阳西郊，离城三十余里。萧峰向当地丐帮弟子打听了路途，和阿朱前赴马家。两人故意慢慢行走，挨着时刻，傍晚时分才到，白天视物分明，乔装容易败露，一到晚间，看出来什么都朦朦胧胧，便易混过了。 来到马家门外，只见一条小河绕着三间小小瓦屋，屋旁两株垂杨，门前一块平地，似是农家的晒谷场子，但四角各有一个深坑。萧峰深悉马大