Chapter 23 Chapter 22 The eyes are as bright as stars
This big man is full of cheeks and beards, with a mighty expression, but his eyes are scattered and his behavior is crazy, he is obviously a lunatic.Xiao Feng saw that a pair of big axes in his hands were made of pure steel, they were very heavy, when they were used, they were opened and closed with a certain degree of discipline in attacking and defending, the door was refined and strict, just like a famous master.Xiao Feng knew a lot of martial arts figures in the Central Plains, but this big man didn't know him, he thought: "This big man's ax technique is very good, how come I haven't heard of such a person?"
The man swung the ax faster and faster, shouting loudly: "Quick, quick, go and tell the lord, the enemy is coming."
He stood on the thoroughfare, with two shining axes slashing horizontally and vertically. Pedestrians naturally avoided him from a distance. Who would dare to approach him?Xiao Feng saw that he was in a state of panic, he used the ax all the way, gradually lost his strength, but he tried his best to support him, he just called: "Brother Fu, you step back quickly, don't worry about me, go and tell the lord that it's important."
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This man is loyal and protects the lord, he is a good man. If he consumes so much energy, he will definitely suffer serious internal injuries." He walked up to the big man and said, "Old man, how about I buy you a glass of wine?"
The big man glared at him angrily, and suddenly shouted: "You villain, don't hurt my master!" He raised his ax and chopped off his head.The onlookers saw that the situation was dangerous, and they all cried out "Ah yo".
Xiao Feng was shocked when he heard the word "great villain", "Ah Zhu and I were going to seek revenge on the villain, but this man's opponent turned out to be the villain. Although the villain he mentioned may not necessarily be Ah Zhu and me. The big villain you mentioned, at least save him first." Immediately, he leaned forward and stretched out his hand to touch the acupuncture points on his waist.
Unexpectedly, although this man was in a coma, he did not lose his martial arts, the handle of the ax in his right hand turned upside down and hit Xiao Feng's lower abdomen.This move is very delicate and nimble, if Xiao Feng's martial arts were not much superior to him, he almost got hit, immediately he stretched out his left hand and grabbed the handle of the axe.That big man was already exhausted, how could he bear it?His whole body was shaken, and he rushed towards Xiao Feng and his body immediately.Regardless of his life, he wanted to fight his opponent to the death together.
Xiao Feng wrapped his right arm around and hugged the man, with a little effort, he couldn't move.Seeing that Xiao Feng subdued the lunatic, the idlers watching the excitement on the street applauded.Xiao Feng dragged the big man into the lobby of the inn, pushed him to sit on the head of the seat, said: "Brother, drink a bowl of wine first!" He ordered the bartender to bring the wine.
The big man stared at him intently for a long time before asking: "You...are you a good person or a wicked person?"
Xiao Feng was startled, not knowing how to answer.
A'Zhu smiled and said: "Of course he is a good person, I am also a good person, and you are also a good person. We are friends, let's fight the big villain together." The big man stared at her for a while, then at Xiao Feng for a while, as if he believed it, He didn't seem to believe it, after a while, he said: "Then... what about the big villain?" A'Zhu said again: "We are friends, let's fight the big villain together!"
The big man suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "No, no! The villain is so powerful, hurry up, go and report to the lord, and ask him to try to escape quickly. I will resist the villain, and you report the news." Get up and grab the axe.
Xiao Feng put his hand on his shoulder and said: "Brother, the villain has not arrived yet, who is your lord? Where is he?"
The big man yelled: "Big villain, come here, I will fight you for three hundred rounds, and you will hurt my lord!"
Xiao Feng glanced at A'Zhu, he was helpless.A'Zhu suddenly said loudly: "Ah, it's not good, we have to report to the lord quickly. Where is the lord? Where is he going, don't let the villain find him."
The big man said: "Yes, yes, go and report the news. My lord has gone to Fang Zhulin in Xiaojing Lake, you...you go to Fang Zhulin in Xiaojing Lake and report to my lord, go, go!" , extremely anxious.
Xiao Feng and A'Zhu were undecided when they suddenly heard the bartender say: "Shall we go to Xiaojing Lake? The distance is not too short." Xiao Feng heard that "Little Mirror Lake" did have such a place name, so he hurriedly asked: "Where is it?" Where is it? How far is it from here?" The bartender said: "If you ask other people, you may not know it. It happened to be me, so it is the right question. I am a person near Xiaojinghu. The world's affairs , there are as many coincidences as there really are, this is called no coincidence, no words!"
Xiao Feng listened to his nonsense, stretched out his hand to pat the table, and said loudly: "Say it quickly, say it quickly!" The bartender wanted to ask for a few pennies for the drink, but Xiao Feng was so frightened that he didn't dare to keep it secret. Said: "You are very impatient, Mr. Tai, hehe, if you didn't bump into me by chance, no matter how impatient you are, it won't work, will it?" With a bad expression on his face, he said, "Little Mirror Lake is in the northwest of here. Go west all the way, and after walking seven and a half miles, you will see a dozen or so big willow trees, four in a row, a total of four rows, one for four is four, Twenty four gets eight, three four one twelve, four four one six, a total of 16 big willow trees, then you hurry to the north. After walking nine and a half miles, you will see a bluestone bridge. Don’t cross the bridge. It’s a mistake to cross the bridge. You can’t cross the bridge, but you have to cross it. You can’t cross the bluestone bridge on the left, but you have to cross the small wooden bridge on the right. , going west for a while, heading north for a while, and going west again for a while, in short, you can’t go wrong by following that path. After walking twenty-one and a half miles like this, you will see a large lake that looks like a mirror. It’s Xiaojing Lake. From here, it’s roughly forty miles, but it’s actually thirty-eight and a half miles, and it’s less than forty miles.”
Xiao Feng listened to him patiently.A'Zhu said: "Your elder brother made it very clear and clear. One mile is one penny for wine. I originally wanted to give you forty coppers, but I gave you the wrong number. If you say no, you have to pay You have to give. One eight is eight, two eight one sixteen, three eight twenty-four, four eight thirty-two, five eight is forty, forty miles minus one mile and a half, it should be thirty-eight and a half coins." After counting thirty-nine copper coins, he made a mark on the last one on the edge of the sharp axe, pressed his fingers together, and with a soft slap, he broke the copper coin in half, and gave the bartender thirty-eight coins. Half a copper coin.
Xiao Feng couldn't help being funny, he thought: "When this girl has a chance, she always wants to make a fool of herself."
The big man looked straight at him, still kept urging: "Hurry up and report the news, it will be too late, the villain is so powerful." Xiao Feng asked, "Who is your master?" The big man murmured He said: "My lord...my lord...he...you can't let others know where he goes. You'd better not go." Xiao Feng said loudly: "What's your surname?" The big man replied casually: "My surname is Gu. Ah, my surname is not Gu."
Xiao Feng became suspicious: "Could it be that this person is deceitful and deliberately lured me to Xiaojing Lake? Why is his surname Gu and not Gu?" Then he thought again: "If the enemy sent him to deceive me, I can't ask for it. , I was going to look for him. Xiaojing Lake is the cave of dragons and tigers, why should Xiao be afraid?" He said to A'Zhu, "Let's go up to Xiaojing Lake and see if there is any movement. If the master of this brother is here Over there, you can always find it.”
The bartender interjected: "There is a wilderness around Xiaojing Lake, there is nothing to see. If you two want to visit the scenery, see the pavilions and pavilions in the gardens of our rich families, you will be eye-opening..." Xiao Feng waved his hand to call him Don't talk too much, and said to the big man: "Brother is very tired, take a rest here, I will report to the master on your behalf, saying that the big villain will arrive in a short time."
The big man said: "Thank you, thank you! Gu is very grateful. I will stop the villain and prevent him from coming." He stood up and stretched out his hand to lift the hatchet, but his strength was exhausted, his arms were numb, and he was tight He gripped the handle of the ax tightly, but was unable to lift it up.
Xiao Feng said: "Brother, let's take a rest." After paying the shop fee for the drinks, he and A'Zhu walked out quickly, then according to what the bartender said, they walked westward along the main road for seven or eight miles, and they saw four trees in a row beside the main road. , a total of 4416 large willow trees.A'Zhu laughed and said: "Although the bartender is chattering, it also has the advantage of chattering, so he will definitely not go wrong, right? Hey, what is that?"
She pointed to a willow tree. Under the tree, a farmer was sitting leaning against the tree, his feet soaked in the muddy water in the ditch beside the tree.Originally, this was an ordinary scene in the countryside, but half of the farmer's cheek was covered with blood, and he was carrying a shiny cooked copper rod on his shoulder, which seemed to be quite heavy.
Xiao Feng walked up to the farmer, he could only hear him panting heavily, obviously he had suffered serious internal injuries.Xiao Feng cut to the chase and said: "Brother, we have been entrusted by a friend who uses the axe to deliver a message to Xiaojing Lake, may I ask which way to go to Xiaojing Lake?" The farmer raised his head and asked "Is the friend who made the ax dead or alive?" Xiao Feng said: "He only lost some strength, and he is not seriously injured." The farmer heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Thank God. Both of you, please go north and send the message. De, never dare to forget." Xiao Feng heard his utterances, he was definitely not an ordinary farmer in the countryside, and asked: "Brother, what is your name? Are you friends with the man who wields the axe?" The farmer said: "The cheap surname is Fu. Your Excellency, please hurry to Xiaojing Lake, the villain has already taken the lead, I am ashamed to say that I can't stop him."
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This person is seriously injured, it's not a lie, if the enemy is really planning to trick me into the trap, the cost of the bet is not small." Seeing his simple appearance, he felt pity in his heart, and said: "Brother Fu, you have suffered a lot. The wound is serious, what kind of weapon did the villain use to hurt you?" The man said, "It's an iron rod."
Xiao Feng saw blood oozing from his chest, he took a look at his clothes, he saw a hole in his chest, although it was no more than the size of a finger, it was extremely deep.Xiao Feng stretched out his fingers and touched several large acupuncture points around his wound to help him stop bleeding and relieve pain.A'Zhu tore off his skirt, and wrapped up his wound.
The man surnamed Fu said: "You two are very kind, Fu does not dare to thank you, I just hope that you two will go to Xiaojing Lake as soon as possible and report a news to me." Xiao Feng asked: "What is your lord's name? How does it look?"
The man said: "Your Excellency, when you come to the shore of Xiaojing Lake, you can see a bamboo forest in the west of the lake. The bamboo poles are all square. There are several bamboo houses in the bamboo forest. Please go outside the house and shout a few times: 'The biggest villain in the world is here. Get away quickly!' That's fine, it's best not to enter the house. In my name, I will tell Fu in the future."
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "What is the biggest villain in the world? Could it be Duan Yanqing who is known as the 'Four Great Villains'? Listening to this man's words, it is obvious that he doesn't want to say more, so there is no need to ask more." But such a Come, but immediately dispelled his guard, thinking: "If the enemy intends to deceive me to go, naturally every sentence will be made up to make sense, and I will definitely not be suspicious. If this person is hesitant and refuses to tell the truth, then it is definitely not true. There are malicious intentions." Then he said: "All right, I will follow Your Excellency's instructions." The big man struggled to get up, knelt down and thanked him.
Xiao Feng said: "You and I hit it off right away, Brother Fu, you don't need to be polite." He lifted up the man with his right hand, wiped his face with his left hand, removed the makeup, met him with his original face, and said: "Xiao Feng, a Khitan native , we will meet later." Without waiting for the man to speak, he took A'Zhu's hand and walked quickly.
A'Zhu said: "Don't we need to modify it?" Xiao Feng said: "I don't know why, but I really like this rough guy. Since I want to make friends with him, I can't face him with a fake face."
A'Zhu said: "Okay, I'm back in women's clothes too." Walking to the side of the stream, hurriedly washed off the make-up on her face, took off her hat, revealing her black hair, once she took off her large outer robe, what she was wearing inside was Women's clothes.
The two walked nine and a half miles in one breath, and saw a towering bluestone bridge in the distance.Approaching the bridge, I saw a scholar lying on the bridge.The man spread a large white paper on the bridge, and used the bluestone on the bridge as an inkstone to grind a large pool of ink.The scholar held a pen in his hand and was writing on the white paper.Both Xiao Feng and A'Zhu felt strange, so someone took paper, ink, brush and inkstone to write on the bridge in the wilderness?
When I got closer, I saw that he was not writing, but painting.What is painted is the surrounding scenery, small bridges, flowing water, ancient trees and distant mountains, all of which are included in the picture.He leaned on the bridge, not facing Xiao Feng and A'Zhu, but the strange thing is, the scenery in the painting is clearly facing the two of them, I can see that his strokes are all upside down, coming from the opposite direction.
Xiao Feng doesn't know anything about painting and calligraphy.Azhu was in the home of Mr. Murong in Gusu for a long time, but he saw a lot of fine calligraphy and painting. Seeing that the "upside down painting" drawn by that scholar is not a wonderful painting, but it is really impossible to draw like this upside down, so he was about to go up to him and ask him After a few words, Xiao Feng gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, shook his head, and walked towards the wooden bridge on the right.
The scholar said: "Why did you two ignore my upside-down painting when you saw it? Could it be possible that you have stained your eyes by putting in such a small effort?" A'Zhu said: "Confucius can't sit on the table if it's not upright, and can't sit on it if it's not upright. Food. An upright gentleman, don’t look upside down.” The man laughed loudly, put away the blank paper, and said, “It makes sense, please cross the bridge.”
Xiao Feng had anticipated his intentions, he laid the bridge with white paper to attract people's attention, firstly to delay time, secondly, to lure people onto the bluestone slab bridge on purpose, and said: "We are going to Xiaojing Going to the lake, once you get on the Qingshi Bridge, that's a mistake." The scholar said: "Go from the Qingshi Bridge, but if you go around in a circle and walk another fifty or sixty miles, you can still reach it. It's better for the two of you to go to the Qingshi Bridge. "Xiao Feng said: "It's very good, why do you need to go an extra fifty or sixty miles?" The scholar said with a smile: "Haste makes waste, don't you understand the truth of this sentence?"
A'Zhu also saw that the scholar was deliberately delaying, so he stopped entangled with him, immediately stepped onto the wooden bridge, Xiao Feng followed.When the two walked to the middle of the wooden bridge, they suddenly felt that the soles of their feet softened, and with a click, the bridge board broke and they fell into the river.Xiao Feng stretched out his left hand, hugged A'Zhu's body by the waist, put his right foot on the bridge, he took advantage of the momentum, rushed forward, jumped to the other side, followed by a backhand palm to prevent the enemy from attacking from behind.
The scholar laughed loudly and said, "Good work, good work! The two of you rushed to Xiaojing Lake, why?"
Xiao Feng heard the panic in his laughter, he thought: "This person has a clean face, but he is on the same side with a big villain." He ignored him and went with A'Zhu.
After walking a few feet, he heard footsteps behind him, and when he looked back, it was the scholar who came after him.Xiao Feng turned around and asked with a livid face: "What advice do you have?" The scholar said: "I also want to go to Xiaojing Lake, and I happen to be with you two." Xiao Feng said: "That's the best." Putting his left hand on A'Zhu's waist, he breathed a sigh of relief, and led her to float out, really sliding silently, without dust.The scholar ran quickly, but he and Xiao Feng got farther and farther away.Xiao Feng saw that his martial arts were mediocre, so he didn't care at the moment, he still lifted his spirits and floated, even though he was taking A'Zhu with him, he was still much faster than the scholar, within the time of a meal, he had already disappeared without a trace.
After crossing the small wooden bridge, the road is even narrower, with some grass reaching to the waist, making it difficult to identify. If the bartender hadn't explained it clearly, this road would be really hard to find.After walking for another half an hour, he saw a clear lake, Xiao Feng slowed down and walked to the front of the lake, but he saw that the clear water was like jade, and the waves were as flat as a mirror, worthy of the word "Little Mirror Lake". He was about to look for the bamboo grove, when suddenly he heard a chuckle from someone among the flowers on the left side of the lake, and a stone flew out.Xiao Feng followed the direction of the stones and saw a fisherman by the lake, wearing a bamboo hat, fishing.He had just caught a herring on his fishing rod, when the stone flew over, and hit the fish thread impartially, with a soft hissing sound, the fish thread broke in two, and the herring fell into the lake again. Xiao Feng was startled secretly: "This man's hand strength is extremely strange. The fish shreds are soft and can't withstand force. If you cut it with a throwing knife, sleeve arrow or the like, it would not be surprising at all. It is obviously a round stone , Actually interrupted the shredded fish, this man's femininity in using hidden weapons is definitely not owned by the Middle Earth." The martial arts of the man who threw the stone did not seem to be high, but his evil spirit was overwhelming, and it was purely heresy. A disciple and subordinate of the Great Evil Man, it sounds like a young woman when he hears the laughter." The fisherman's fishing line was interrupted, he was also surprised, and said loudly: "Whoever is playing tricks on Chu, please show up." After a few rustling sounds, the flowers and trees parted, and a young girl came out, wearing a purple shirt, only fifteen or sixteen years old, two years younger than Azhushang, with big dark eyes and a pretty face.She glanced at A'Zhu, ignored the fisherman, ran up to A'Zhu, held her hand, and said with a smile: "This sister is so handsome, I like you very much! "The voice of the tongue is quite rolling, and the articulation is not correct, just like a foreigner learning a Chinese language for the first time. Seeing that the girl was lively and innocent, A'Zhu smiled and said: "You are the handsome one, I like you even more." A'Zhu had been in Gusu for a long time, and at this time he spoke Zhongzhou Mandarin with a soft and charming voice, but it was not quite accurate. The fisherman was about to get angry, but when he saw such a lively and lovely girl, his anger disappeared immediately, and he said: "This girl is very naughty. The skill of breaking fish shreds is really good." The girl said: "What's so fun about fishing? I'm so suffocated. You want to eat fish, wouldn't it be better to use this fishing rod to stab the fish?" As she spoke, she took the fishing rod from the fisherman and stabbed it into the water casually. The tip of the fishing rod pierced the belly of a white fish. When the fish was lifted up, the fish writhed and writhed, and the blood from the wound fell on the clear water little by little. It also seemed cruel. Xiao Feng saw that she stabbed casually, his right hand turned slightly to the left first, drew a small arc, and then stabbed downwards from the right, the technique was quite ingenious, the posture is certainly beautiful, but it is slow to attack and defend against the enemy. After taking a step, I really can't guess which family or school of martial arts it is. The girl lifted the pole with her hand and stabbed six herring and white fish one after another. They strung them together on the pole, and with a random shake, they threw all the fish into the lake.The fisherman had a look of hesitation on his face, and said: "Young girl, you act so viciously. If you want to catch fish, that's all. What's the point of killing a fish without eating it after stabbing it to death?" The girl clapped her hands and said with a smile: "I just like to kill for no reason, what do you do?" She tried hard to break his fishing rod with both hands, but unexpectedly the fishing rod was so strong and tough that the girl couldn't hold it.The fisherman sneered and said, "You want to break my fishing rod, but it's not so easy." The girl pointed at the fisherman's back and said, "Who's here?" The fisherman looked back and saw no one, knowing that he had been fooled, he turned his head hastily, but it was already a step too late, and saw his fishing rod flew tens of feet away, and with a chirp sound, it plunged into the center of the lake, and disappeared immediately. trace.The fisherman was furious, and shouted: "Where is that wild girl from?" He stretched out his hand and grabbed her shoulder. The girl smiled and said: "Help! Help!" She hid behind Xiao Feng.The fisherman dodged to catch him, his movements were very agile.Xiao Feng glanced and saw that there was something extra in the girl's hand.It seems to be a piece of transparent cloth, if there is nothing, I don't know what it is.The fisherman rushed towards her, for some reason, suddenly his feet slipped and he fell to the ground, then his body turned into a ball.Only then did Xiao Feng see clearly that what the girl was holding was a fishing net made of extremely fine silk threads.The silk thread is as thin as a hair, and its texture is transparent, but it is extremely tough, and it shrinks when it encounters objects. The more the fisherman is caught in the net, the more he struggles, the tighter the net becomes. It's hard to move. The fisherman scolded sharply: "Little girl, what kind of tricks are you playing to plot me against me with such evil methods?" Xiao Feng was secretly astonished, he knew that the girl was not using demonic magic, but this fishing net was indeed quite demonic. The fisherman kept cursing.The girl smiled and said: "If you curse again, I will spank your butt." The fisherman was startled, then stopped talking, his face flushed red. At this time, someone from the west of the lake said from a distance: "Brother Chu, what's the matter?" A person walked quickly on the path by the lake.Xiao Feng saw that this person had a Chinese character face, he was in his forties or fifty years of age, his appearance was mighty, but his light robe was loose and his attire was quite chic. The man approached and was surprised to see the fisherman bound, and asked: "What's wrong?" Zhu looked at it.The young girl smiled and said: "It's not her, it's me!" The middle-aged man let out a cry, bent down, put the huge body of the fisherman in his hand, and stretched out his hand to pull the fishing net.Unexpectedly, the texture of the net wire was very strange, the more he pulled it, the tighter the net was, and he couldn't untie it no matter what he said. The girl smiled and said, "As long as he says 'I'm convinced, girl!' three times in a row, I'll let him go." The middle-aged man said, "You offended me, brother Chu, there will be no good results." The girl smiled Said: "Really? I just don't want any good results. The worse the result, the more fun it is." The middle-aged man stretched out his left hand and put it on her shoulder.The girl shrank back abruptly, trying to dodge, but unexpectedly, although she moved fast, the middle-aged man was even faster, and his palm sank, and he put it on her shoulder. The girl slanted her shoulders and let go, but the middle-aged man's left palm seemed to be firmly stuck to her shoulder.The girl scolded: "Quickly let go of your hand!" The left hand wanted to punch, but the fist only hit a foot, and the arm was weak, so it hung down limply.She was terrified, and shouted: "What kind of magic are you using, let me go quickly." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "You said three times 'I am convinced, sir', and then untied my brother's body." I’ll let you go.” The girl said angrily, “You offended the girl, and there will be no good results.” The middle-aged man smiled and said, “The worse the result, the more fun it is.” The girl struggled hard again, but she couldn't get free, but she felt her whole body was sore and weak, and even her feet had no strength, she smiled and said: "Shameless, I only learn what other people say. Well, I'll say it." I convinced Mr. La! I’ve taken over Mr.! I’ve taken over Mr.!’” She said that the word “xian” of “Mr.” was incorrectly pronounced, and she said it as “this life”, which seemed to mean “I have taken over the beast”.The middle-aged man didn't notice it, he lifted his palm away from her shoulder, and said, "Untie the fishing net quickly." The girl smiled and said: "It couldn't be easier." Walking to the side of the fisherman, she leaned over to untie the fishing net wrapped around him, gently raised her left hand on the bottom of her sleeve, and a green light flashed towards the middle-aged man. Lasing past. A'Zhu screamed "Ah", seeing that her method of firing the concealed weapon was extremely vicious, and the middle-aged man was so close to her, it seemed that she must be shot.Xiao Feng only smiled slightly, he saw that the middle-aged man subdued the girl as soon as he stretched out his hand, obviously his inner strength is deep and his martial arts are strong, even these small hidden weapons can't hurt him.Sure enough, with a flick of the sleeve of the middle-aged man, a burst of internal energy erupted, causing a cluster of green needles to be sideways, and they plunged into the mud by the lake one after another. As soon as he saw the color of the fine needle, he knew that the poison fed on the needle was very powerful. Seeing the blood sealed the throat, he immediately killed the person. He met her for the first time, and he had no grudges or enmity. How could he do this poisonous hand?He was furious in his heart and wanted to teach the girl a lesson, so he swung his right sleeve out, with his palm in the sleeve, he lifted the girl up with a loud plop, and fell into the lake.Immediately he tiptoed, jumped into a small boat under the willow tree, rowed the oars a few times, and reached the place where the girl fell into the water, when she was about to come up, he grabbed her hair and lifted it up. But when the girl fell into the water, she yelled "Ah yo!" After falling into the lake, she disappeared without a trace.Originally, after a person drowns, he will rise up and sink again. After doing this several times, he will stop floating after drinking enough water.But that girl was like a big rock, unable to sink.After waiting for a while, she still didn't see her surface. The middle-aged man became more and more anxious as he waited, he didn't mean to hurt her, he only wanted to punish her when he saw that she was acting so viciously at a young age, if he drowned her, he couldn't bear it.The fisherman was excellent in water, he could have entered the lake to rescue him, but he was entangled in the fishing net and unable to move.Both Xiao Feng and A'Zhu don't know water, so they can't do anything.The middle-aged man shouted loudly: "A Xing, A Xing, come out!" A woman's voice came from the bamboo bushes in the distance: "What's the matter? I won't come out!" Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This woman's voice is charming, but she is somewhat stubborn. I'm afraid she is a naughty character again, and she will be on a par with A'Zhu and that girl who fell into the lake." The middle-aged man shouted: "You are drowning, come out and save him." The woman shouted: "Did you drown?" Talk? Come and save people!" The woman shouted: "If you are drowned, I will come to save you. If you drown others, I like to watch the excitement!" The middle-aged man said: "Are you coming or not?" He stamped his feet at the bow, extremely anxious.The woman said: "If it's a man, I'll save it. If it's a woman, I'll drown a hundred of them. I just clap my hands and applaud, and I'm determined not to save them." The voice got closer and closer, and in a moment they had reached the lake. Xiao Feng and A'Zhu looked at her, only to see that she was wearing a light green bodysuit, which made her look even more slender, and her big black eyes were shining brightly, shining like stars, moving from wave to wave, extremely flexible , seems to be able to speak with only a pair of eyes, with a beautiful face, a smile that is not a smile at the corner of the mouth, about thirty-five or sixteen years old.Hearing the tone of her voice, Xiao Feng only knew that she was no more than 21 or 20 years old, but he didn't realize that she was not a very young woman.The water on her body was neatly finished, she thought that when she heard the middle-aged man yelling for help, she immediately changed her clothes, while teasing him to be anxious, she changed the clothes quickly. The middle-aged man was very happy to see her coming, and shouted: "Ah Xing, hurry up, I threw her into the lake by mistake, and she didn't come up." The beautiful woman said: "I have to ask first. Clearly, if it’s a man, I’ll save it, if it’s a woman, you don’t have to talk about it.” Both Xiao Feng and A'Zhu were very surprised, they thought: "Women don't want to go into the water to save men, lest they hug and entangle in the water, they lose their dignity, that's true. Why is this woman just the opposite, she only saves men, not women? " The middle-aged man stumbled and said: "Oh, it's just a fourteen-year-old girl, don't worry." The beautiful woman said: "Hmph, what's wrong with the little girl? You, a fourteen-year-old girl Miss, old women in their seventies and eighties don't come to anyone..." She wanted to say, "Nobody refuses to come", but when she caught sight of Xiao Feng and A'Zhu, her face blushed slightly, and she hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold herself down. The mouth, the word "rejection" was shrunk and did not say, but the eyes were full of smiles. The middle-aged man bowed deeply at the bow of the boat, and said: "Ah Xing, save her quickly, I will obey you whatever you say." The beautiful woman said: "Really everything depends on me?" "That's right. Well, this little girl hasn't floated up yet, so don't really kill her..." The beautiful woman said, "I told you to live here forever, will you obey me?" The middle-aged man's face showed embarrassment She said: "This... this..." The beautiful woman said: "It doesn't matter what you say, but you just lie to me sweetly and make me happy for a moment, it's good. You can't even do this." No." Having said this, her eyes turned red, and her voice was a little choked up. Xiao Feng and A'Zhu looked at each other, both felt strange, this man and woman are not young, but they speak and act like young lovers in love, but they don't look like husband and wife, especially that woman in front of outsiders On the other hand, she is still unscrupulous in speaking, and in the midst of other people's life and death hanging by a thread, she just said these things that are not urgent. The middle-aged man sighed, rowed the boat back, and said: "Forget it, forget it, there is no need to save me. This little girl plotted against me with a vicious hidden weapon, she deserves her death, let's go back!" The beautiful woman tilted her head and said: "Why don't you need to save it? I just want to save it. Did she shoot you with a hidden weapon? That's great, how can you not die? It's a pity, a pity!" Jump into the lake.She is really good at water, there was a soft chirp, the water splashed, and she had already dived into the bottom of the water.Then there was a crackling sound, the surface of the lake shattered, and the beautiful woman supported the girl in purple shirt with her hands, and she poked her head out of the water.The middle-aged man was overjoyed, and hurriedly rowed back to the boat to meet him. The middle-aged man drew close to the beautiful woman and stretched out his hand to pick up the girl in purple shirt. Seeing that her eyes were closed tightly, she seemed to have passed away, and he couldn't help showing concern on his face.The beautiful woman shouted: "Don't touch her body, you are too lustful and unreliable." The middle-aged man pretended to be angry and said: "Nonsense, I have never been lustful in my whole life." The beautiful woman sneered, jumped into the boat with the girl in her arms, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you have never been lecherous, you only like Wuyan's mother and ugly monsters, ah..." She touched the girl's heart, Even the heartbeat has stopped.Needless to say, her breathing had stopped long ago, but her belly didn't bulge, obviously she didn't drink much water. This beautiful woman is familiar with water, and she expected that she would not be able to drown in this short time, but she was so weak that she died, so she couldn't help but feel apologetic, hugged her and jumped ashore, saying: "Quick, quick, we want to There is no way to save her!" Holding the girl in his arms, he ran towards the bamboo forest. The middle-aged man leaned over and mentioned the fisherman, and said to Xiao Feng: "Brother, your name is your name, I don't know what you can do when you come here." Seeing his graceful demeanor, seeing the girl's tragic death, Xiao Feng was still so calm, he secretly admired him, said: "Xiao Feng, a Khitan native, was entrusted by two friends to come here to report a report." Qiao Feng's name was originally known to everyone in Jianghu, but since he knew his real surname, he now called himself Xiao Feng, and added the word "Khitan people", straight to the point and his own story.This middle-aged man is naturally quite unfamiliar with Xiao Feng's name, but when he heard the word "Khitan people", he didn't think it different at all, and asked: "Which two friends entrust Brother Xiao? I don't know what news to report?" Xiao Feng said: "One wields a pair of broad axes, the other wields a copper rod, claiming to be surnamed Fu, both of them were injured..." The middle-aged man was taken aback, and asked: "How are the two injured? Where are the two now? Brother Xiao, these two are brothers and close friends, please give me advice, I...I...go to rescue each other immediately." " The fisherman said: "Take me with you." Xiao Feng saw that the two of them valued righteousness, and admired him, he said: "Although the two people's injuries are serious, they are not in danger of their lives, so they are in the town over there... ..." The middle-aged man bowed deeply again, and said: "Thank you, thank you!" Not to mention talking, he carried the fisherman and ran towards the way Xiao Feng came from. At this moment, the beautiful woman's voice was heard from the bamboo grove: "Come on, come on, come and see... what is this?" Listening to her voice, one was extremely anxious. The middle-aged man stopped in his tracks and was hesitating when he suddenly saw a person flying towards him on the way and shouted: "My lord, is there someone here to make trouble?" It was the scholar who was painting upside down on the Qingshi bridge.Xiao Feng thought to himself: "I also thought that he was preventing me from reporting the news, but it turned out that he was the same as the one who used the ax and the copper rod. The 'lord' they called is this middle-aged man." At this time, the scholar had already seen Xiao Feng and A'Zhu, seeing them standing beside the middle-aged man, he couldn't help being startled, so he rushed to him, seeing the fisherman restrained and bound, he was startled and angry, and asked Said: "Why... what's wrong?" Hearing the voice of the beautiful woman in the bamboo grove was even more anxious: "You still don't come, ah, I... I..." The middle-aged man said: "I'll go and have a look." Supporting the fisherman, he walked quickly into the bamboo forest.As soon as he moved his body, he immediately saw that his skill was extraordinary, and his steps were light but extremely fast.Xiao Feng put one hand on A'Zhu's waist, and walked side by side with him in a leisurely manner.The middle-aged man glanced at him with admiration on his face. The bamboo grove arrived in no time, and sure enough, every bamboo pole was square. After walking a few feet in the bamboo grove, he saw three huts made of bamboo, which were very delicately constructed. Hearing the sound of footsteps, the beautiful woman rushed out, shouting: "You... Come and see, what is that?" She held a gold lock in her hand. Xiao Feng saw that the gold lock piece is a common accessory for women, there is nothing special about it, that day when Ah Zhu was injured, Xiao Feng went to her bosom to get the wound medicine, he saw that she had a gold lock piece that looked similar.Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man took a few glances at this piece of gold locks, his expression changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, "Where... where did it come from?" The beautiful woman said: "It was removed from her head and neck. I once made a mark on their left shoulders. You...you can see for yourself..." As she spoke, she couldn't make a sound. The middle-aged man hurried into the house.With a flash, Ah Zhu rushed in too, a step ahead of the beautiful woman.Xiao Feng followed the woman, went straight into the inner hall, he saw it was a woman's bedroom, it was elegantly furnished.Xiao Feng also didn't have time to look closely, but he saw that purple shirt girl was lying on the couch, stiff and motionless, she was already dead. The middle-aged man pulled up the girl's sleeves and looked at her shoulders. After seeing her, he immediately pulled down the sleeves.Xiao Feng stood behind him, he couldn't see any mark on the girl's shoulder, he only saw the middle-aged man's vest shaking unceasingly, obviously his mind was extremely agitated. The beautiful woman twisted the middle-aged man's clothes and cried, "It's your own daughter, you killed her with your own hands, you didn't raise your daughter, you killed her...you...you cruel father ..." Xiao Feng was amazed: "Why? This girl is actually their daughter. Ah, yes, the girl must have been fostered elsewhere shortly after she was born. The golden lock piece and the mark on the left shoulder are all left by her parents Remember." Suddenly seeing A'Zhu bursting into tears, he swayed and fell obliquely on the couch. Xiao Feng was startled, he quickly stretched out his hands to help, when he bent down, he saw the girl on the couch's eyes move slightly.她眼睛已闭，但眼珠转动，隔着眼皮仍然可见。萧峰关心阿朱，只问：“怎么啦？”阿朱站直身子，拭去眼泪，强笑道：“我见这位……这位姑娘不幸惨死，心里难过。” 萧峰伸手去搭那少女的脉搏。那美妇哭道：“心跳也停了，气也绝了，救不活啦。”萧峰微运内力，向那少女腕脉上冲去，跟着便即松劲，只觉那少女体内一股内力反激出来，显然她是在运内力抗御。 萧峰哈哈大笑，说道：“这般顽皮的姑娘，当真天下罕见。”那美妇人怒道：“你是什么人，快快给我出去！我死了女儿，你在这里胡说八道什么？”萧峰笑道：“你死了女儿，我给你医活来如何？”一伸手，便向那少女的腰间穴道上点去。 这一指正点在那少女腰间的“京门穴”上，这是人身最末一根肋骨的尾端，萧峰以内力透入穴道，立时令她麻痒难当。那少女如何禁受得住，从床上一跃而起，格格娇笑，伸出左手扶向萧峰肩头。 那少女死而复活，室中诸人无不惊喜交集。那中年人笑道：“原来你吓我……”那美妇人破涕为笑，叫道：“我苦命的孩儿！”张开双臂，便向她抱去。 不料萧峰反手一掌，打得那少女直摔了出去。他跟着一伸手，抓住了她手腕，冷笑道：“小小年纪，这等歹毒！” 那美妇叫道：“你怎么打我孩儿？”若不是瞧在他“救活”了女儿的份上，立时便要动手。 萧峰拉着那少女的手腕，将她手掌翻了过来，说道：“请看。” 众人只见那少女指缝中挟着一枚发出绿油油光芒的细针，一望而知针上喂有剧毒。她假意伸手去扶萧峰肩头，却是要将这细针插入他身体，幸好他眼明手快，才没着了道儿，其间可实已凶险万分。 那少女给这一掌只打得半边脸颊高高肿起，萧峰当然未使全力，否则便要打得她脑骨碎裂，也是轻而易举。她给扣住了手腕，要想藏起毒针固已不及，左边半身更是酸麻无力，她突然小嘴一扁，放声大哭，边哭边叫：“你欺侮我！你欺侮我！” 那中年人道：“好，好！别哭啦！人家轻轻打你一下，有什么要紧？你动不动的便以剧毒暗器害人性命，原该教训教训。” 那少女哭道：“我这碧磷针，又不是最厉害的。我还有很多暗器没使呢。” 萧峰冷冷的道：“你怎么不用无形粉、逍遥散、极乐刺、穿心钉？” 那少女止住了哭声，脸色诧异之极，颤声道：“你……你怎么知道？” 萧峰道：“我知道你师父是星宿老怪，便知道你这许多歹毒暗器。” 此言一出，众人都是大吃一惊，“星宿老怪”丁春秋是武林中人人闻之皱眉的邪派高手，此人无恶不作，杀人如麻，“化功大法”专门消人内力，更为天下学武之人的大忌，偏生他武功极高，谁也奈何他不得，总算他极少来到中原，是以没酿成什么大祸。 那中年人脸上神色又是怜惜，又是担心，温言问道：“阿紫，你怎地会去拜了星宿老人为师？” 那少女瞪着圆圆的大眼，骨溜溜地向那中年人打量，问道：“你怎么又知道我名字？”那中年人叹了口气，说道：“咱们适才的话，难道你没听见吗？”那少女摇摇头，微笑道：“我一装死，心停气绝，耳目闭塞，什么也瞧不见、听不见了。” 萧峰放开了她手腕，道：“哼，星宿老怪的'龟息功'。”少女阿紫瞪着他道：“你好像什么都知道。呸！”向他伸伸舌头，做个鬼脸。 那美妇拉着阿紫，细细打量，眉花眼笑，说不出的喜欢。那中年人微笑道：“你为什么装死？真吓得我们大吃一惊。”阿紫很是得意，说道：“谁叫你将我摔入湖中？你这家伙不是好人。”那中年人向萧峰瞧了一眼，脸有尴尬之色，苦笑道：“顽皮，顽皮。” 萧峰知他父女初会，必有许多不足为外人道的言语要说，扯了扯阿朱的衣袖，退到屋外的竹林之中，只见阿朱两眼红红的，身子不住发抖，问道：“阿朱，你不舒服么？”伸手搭了搭她脉搏，但觉振跳甚速，显是心神大为激荡。阿朱摇摇头，道：“没什么。”随即道：“大哥，请你先出去，我……我要解手。”萧峰点点头，远远走了开去。
萧峰走到湖边，等了好一会，始终不见阿朱从竹林中出来，蓦地里听得脚步声响，有三人急步而来，心中一动：“莫非是大恶人到了？”远远只见三个人沿着湖畔小径奔来，其中二人背上负得有人，一个身形矮小的人步履如飞，奔行时犹似足不点地一般。他奔出一程，便立定脚步，等候后面来的同伴。那两人步履凝重，武功显然也颇了得。三人行到近处，萧峰见那两个被负之人，正是途中所遇的使斧疯子和那姓傅大汉。只听那身形矮小之人叫道：“主公，主公，大恶人赶来了，咱们快快走罢！” 那中年人一手携着美妇，一手携着阿紫，从竹林中走了出来。那中年人和那美妇脸上都有泪痕，阿紫却笑嘻嘻地，洋洋然若无其事。接着阿朱也走出林中，到了萧峰身边。 那中年人放开携着的两个女子，抢步走到两个伤者身边，按了按二人的脉搏，察知并无性命之忧，登时脸有喜色，说道：“三位辛苦，古傅两位兄弟均无大碍，我就放心了。”三人躬身行礼，神态极是恭谨。 萧峰暗暗纳罕：“这三人武功气度都着实不凡，若不是独霸一方为尊，便当是一门一派的首领，但见了这中年汉子却如此恭敬，这人又是什么来头？” 那矮汉子说道：“启禀主公，臣下在青石桥边故布疑阵，将那大恶人阻得一阻。只怕他迅即便瞧破了机关，请主公即行起驾为是。”那中年人道：“我家不幸，出了这等恶逆，既然在此邂逅相遇，要避只怕也避不过，说不得，只好跟他周旋一番了。”一个浓眉大眼的汉子说道：“御敌除恶之事，臣子们份所当为，主公务当以社稷为重，早回大理，以免皇上悬念。”另一个中等身材的汉子说道：“主公，今日之事，不能逞一时之刚勇。主公若有些微失闪，咱们有何面目回大理去见皇上？只有一齐自刎了。” 萧峰听到这里，心中一凛：“又是臣子、又是皇上的，什么早回大理？难道这些人竟是大理段家的么？”心中怦怦乱跳，寻思：“莫非天网恢恢，段正淳这贼子，今日正好撞在我的手里？” 他正自起疑，忽听得远处一声长吼，跟着有个金属相互磨擦般的声音叫道：“姓段的龟儿子，你逃不了啦，快乖乖的束手待缚。老子瞧在你儿子的面上，说不定便饶了你性命。” 一个女子的声音说道：“饶不饶他的性命，却也还轮不到你岳老三作主，难道老大还不会发落么？”又有一个阴声阴气的声音道：“姓段的小子若是知道好歹，总比不知好歹的便宜。”这个人勉力远送话声，但显是中气不足，倒似是身上有伤未愈一般。 萧峰听得这些人口口声声说什么“姓段的”，疑心更盛，突然之间，一只小手伸过来握住了他手。萧峰斜眼向身旁的阿朱瞧了一眼，只见她脸色苍白，又觉她手心中一片冰凉，都是冷汗，低声问道：“你身子怎样？”阿朱颤声道：“我很害怕。”萧峰微微一笑，说道：“在大哥身边也害怕么？”嘴巴向那中年人一努，轻轻在她耳边说道：“这人似乎是大理段家的。”阿朱不置可否，嘴唇微微抖动。
那中年人便是大理国皇太弟段正淳。他年轻时游历中原，风流自赏，不免到处留情。其时富贵人家三妻四妾本属常事，段正淳以皇子之尊，多蓄内宠原亦寻常。只是他段家出自中原武林世家，虽在大理称帝，一切起居饮食，始终遵从祖训，不敢忘本而过份豪奢。段正淳的元配夫人刀白凤，是云南摆夷大酋长的女儿，段家与之结亲，原有笼络摆夷、以固皇位之意。其时云南汉人为数不多，倘若不得摆夷人拥戴，段氏这皇位就说什么也坐不稳。摆夷人自来一夫一妻，刀白凤更自幼尊贵，便也不许段正淳娶二房，为了他不绝的拈花惹草，竟致愤而出家，做了道姑。段正淳和木婉清之母秦红棉、钟万仇之妻甘宝宝、阿紫的母亲阮星竹这些女子，当年各有一段情史。 这一次段正淳奉皇兄之命，前赴陆凉州身戒寺，查察少林寺玄悲大师遭人害死的情形，发觉疑点甚多，未必定是姑苏慕容氏下的毒手，等了半月有余，少林寺并无高僧到来，便带同三公范骅、华赫艮、巴天石，以及四大护卫来到中原访查真相，乘机便来探望隐居小镜湖畔的阮星竹。这些日子双宿双飞，快活有如神仙。 段正淳在小镜湖畔和旧情人重温鸳梦，护驾而来的三公四卫散在四周卫护，殊不想大对头竟然找上门来。 段延庆武功厉害，四大护卫中的古笃诚、傅思归先后受伤。朱丹臣误认萧峰为敌，在青石桥阻拦不果。褚万里复为阿紫的柔丝网所擒。司马范骅、司徒华赫艮、司空巴天石三人救护古、傅二人后，赶到段正淳身旁护驾，共御强敌。 朱丹臣一直在设法给褚万里解开缠在身上的渔网，偏生这网线刀割不断，手解不开，忙得满头大汗，无法可施。段正淳向阿紫道：“快放开褚叔叔，大敌当前，不可再顽皮了。”阿紫笑道：“爹爹，你奖赏我什么？”段正淳皱眉道：“你不听话，我叫妈打你手心。你冒犯褚叔叔，还不快快陪罪？”阿紫道：“你将我抛在湖里，害得我装了半天死，你又不向我陪罪？我也叫妈打你手心！” 范骅、巴天石等见镇南王忽然又多了一个女儿出来，而且骄纵顽皮，对父亲也是没半点规矩，都暗中戒惧，心想：“这位姑娘虽然并非嫡出，总是镇南王的千金，倘若犯到自己身上来，又不能跟她当真，只有自认倒霉了。褚兄弟给她这般绑着，当真难堪之极。” 段正淳怒道：“你不听爹的话，瞧我以后疼不疼你？”阿紫扁了扁小嘴，说道：“你本来就不疼我，否则怎地抛下我十几年，从来不理我？”段正淳一时说不出话来，黯然叹息。阮星竹道：“阿紫乖宝，妈有好东西给你，你快放了褚叔叔。”阿紫伸出手来，道：“你先给我，让我瞧好是不好。” 萧峰在一旁眼见这小姑娘刁蛮无礼，好生着恼，他心敬褚万里是条好汉，心想：“你是他的家臣，不敢发作，我可不用买这个帐。”一俯身，提起褚万里身子，说道：“褚兄，看来这些柔丝遇水即松，我给你去浸一浸水。” 阿紫大怒，叫道：“又要你这坏蛋来多事！”只是被萧峰打过一个耳光，对他颇为害怕，却也不敢伸手阻拦。 萧峰提起褚万里，几步奔到湖边，将他在水中一浸。果然那柔丝网遇水便即松软。萧峰伸手将渔网解下。褚万里低声道：“多谢萧兄援手。”萧峰微笑道：“这顽皮女娃子甚是难缠，我已重重打了她一记耳光，替褚兄出了气。”褚万里摇了摇头，甚是沮丧。 萧峰将柔丝网收起，握成一团，只不过一个拳头大小，的是奇物。阿紫走近身来，伸手道：“还我！”萧峰手掌一挥，作势欲打，阿紫吓得退开几步。萧峰只是吓她一吓，顺势便将柔丝网收入了怀中。他料想眼前这中年人多半便是自己的大对头，阿紫是他女儿，这柔丝网是一件利器，自不能还她。 阿紫过去扯住段正淳衣角，叫道：“爹爹，他抢了我的渔网！他抢了我的渔网！”段正淳见萧峰行径特异，但想他多半是要小小惩戒阿紫一番，他武功如此了得，自不会贪图小孩子的物事。
忽听得巴天石朗声道：“云兄别来无恙？别人的功夫总是越练越强，云兄怎么越练越差劲了？下来罢！”说着挥掌向树上击去，喀嚓一声响，一根树枝随掌而落，同时掉下一个人来。这人既瘦且高，正是“穷凶恶极”云中鹤。他在聚贤庄上被萧峰一掌打得重伤，几乎送了性命，好容易将养好了，功夫却已大不如前。当日在大理和巴天石较量轻功，两人相差不远，但今日巴天石一听他步履起落之声，便知他轻功反而不如昔时了。 云中鹤一瞥眼见到萧峰，吃了一惊，反身便走，迎向从湖畔小径走来的三人。那三人左边一个蓬头短服，是“凶神恶煞”南海鳄神；右边一个女子怀抱小儿，是“无恶不作”叶二娘。居中一个身披青袍，撑着两根细铁杖，脸如僵尸，正是四恶之首，号称“恶贯满盈”的段延庆。 段延庆在中原罕有露面，是以萧峰和这“天下第一大恶人”并不相识，但段正淳等在大理领教过他的手段，知道叶二娘、岳老三等人虽然厉害，也不难对付，这段延庆委实非同小可。他身兼正邪两派所长，段家的一阳指等功固然精通，还练就一身邪派功夫，正邪相济，连黄眉僧这等高手都敌他不过，段正淳自知不是他的对手。 范骅大声道：“主公，这段延庆不怀好意，主公当以社稷为重，请急速去请天龙寺的众高僧到来。”天龙寺远在大理，如何请得人来？眼下大理君臣面临生死大险，这话是请段正淳即速逃归大理，同时虚张声势，令段延庆以为天龙寺众高僧便在附近，有所忌惮。段延庆是大理段氏嫡裔，自必深知天龙寺众僧的厉害。 段正淳明知情势极是凶险，但大理诸人之中，以他武功最高，倘若舍众而退，更有何面目以对天下英雄？更何况情人和女儿俱在身畔，怎可如此丢脸？他微微一笑，说道：“我大理段氏自身之事，却要到大宋境内来了断，嘿嘿，可笑啊可笑。” 叶二娘笑道：“段正淳，每次见到你，你总是跟几个风流俊俏的娘儿们在一起。你艳福不浅哪！”段正淳微笑道：“叶二娘，你也风流俊俏得很哪！” 南海鳄神怒道：“这龟儿子享福享够了，生个儿子又不肯拜我为师，太也不会做老子。待老子剪他一下子！”从身畔抽出鳄嘴剪，便向段正淳冲来。 萧峰听叶二娘称那中年人为段正淳，而他直认不讳，果然所料不错，转头低声向阿朱道：“当真是他！”阿朱颤声道：“你要……从旁夹攻，乘人之危吗？”萧峰心情激动，又是愤怒，又是欢喜，冷冷的道：“父母之仇，恩师之仇，义父、义母之仇，我含冤受屈之仇，哼，如此血海深仇，哼，难道还讲究仁义道德、江湖规矩不成？”他这几句说得甚轻，却是满腔怨毒，犹如斩钉截铁一般。 范骅见南海鳄神冲来，低声道：“华大哥，朱贤弟，夹攻这莽夫！急攻猛打，越快了断越好，先剪除羽翼，大伙儿再合力对付正主。”华赫艮和丹臣应声而出。两人虽觉以二敌一，有失身分，而且华赫艮的武功殊不在南海鳄神之下，也不必要人相助，但听范骅这么一说，都觉有理。段延庆实在太过厉害，单打独斗，谁也不是他的对手，只有众人一拥而上，或者方能自保。当下华赫艮手持钢铲，朱丹臣挥动铁笔，分从左右向南海鳄神攻去。 范骅又道：“巴兄弟去打发你的老朋友，我和褚兄弟对付那女的。”巴天石应声而出，扑向云中鹤。范骅和褚万里也即双双跃前，褚万里的称手兵刃本是一根铁钓杆，却给阿紫投入了湖中，这时他提起傅思归的铜棍，大呼抢出。 范骅直取叶二娘。叶二娘嫣然一笑，眼见范骅身法，知是劲敌，不敢怠慢，将抱着的孩子往地下一抛，反臂出来时，手中已握了一柄又阔又薄的板刀，却不知她先前藏于何处。 褚万里狂呼大叫，却向段延庆扑了过去。范骅大惊，叫道：“褚兄弟，褚兄弟，到这边来！”褚万里似乎并没听到，提起铜棍，猛向段延庆横扫。 段延庆微微冷笑，竟不躲闪，左手铁杖向他面门点去。这一杖轻描淡写，然而时刻部位却拿捏不爽分毫，刚好比褚万里的铜棍击到时快了少许，后发先至，势道凌厉。这一杖连消带打，褚万里非闪避不可，段延庆只一招间，便已反客为主。哪知褚万里对铁杖点来竟如不见，手上加劲，铜棍向他腰间疾扫。段延庆吃了一惊，心道：“难道是个疯子？”他可不肯和褚万里斗个两败俱伤，就算一杖将他当场戳死，自己腰间中棍，也势必受伤，急忙右杖点地，纵跃避过。 褚万里铜棍疾挺，向他小腹上撞去。傅思归这根铜棍长大沉重，使这兵刃须从稳健之中见功夫。褚万里的武功以轻灵见长，使这铜棍已不顺手，偏生他又蛮打乱砸，每一招都直取段延庆要害，于自己生死全然置之度外。常言道：“一夫拚命，万夫莫当”，段延庆武功虽强，遇上这疯子蛮打拚命，却也被迫得连连倒退。 只见小镜湖畔的青草地上，霎息之间溅满了点点鲜血。原来段延庆在倒退时接连递招，每一杖都戳在褚万里身上，一杖到处，便是一洞。但褚万里却似不知疼痛一般，铜棍使得更加急了。 段正淳叫道：“褚兄弟退下，我来斗这恶徒！”反手从阮星竹手中接过一柄长剑，抢上去要双斗段延庆。褚万里叫道：“主公退开。”段正淳哪里肯听，挺剑便向段延庆刺去。段延庆右杖支地，左杖先格褚万里的铜棍，随即乘隙指向段正淳眉心。段正淳斜斜退开一步。 褚万里吼声如受伤猛兽，突然间扑倒，双手持住铜棍一端，急速挥动，幻成一圈黄光，便如一个极大的铜盘，着地向段延庆拄地的铁杖转过去，如此打法，已全非武术招数。 范骅、华赫艮、朱丹臣等都大声叫嚷：“褚兄弟，褚大哥，快下来休息。”褚万里荷荷大叫，猛地跃起，挺棍向段延庆乱戳。这时范骅诸人以及叶二娘、南海鳄神见他行径古怪，各自罢斗，凝目看着他。朱丹臣叫道：“褚大哥，你下来！”抢上前去拉他，却被他反肘一撞，正中面门，登时鼻青口肿。 遇到如此的对手，却也非段延庆之所愿，这时他和褚万里已拆了三十余招，在他身上刺了十几个深孔，但褚万里兀自大呼酣斗。段延庆和旁观众人都是心下骇然，均觉此事大异寻常。朱丹臣知道再斗下去，褚万里定然不免，眼泪滚滚而下，又要抢上前去相助，刚跨出一步，猛听得呼的一声响，褚万里将铜棍向敌人力掷而出，去势甚劲。段延庆铁杖点出，正好点在铜棍腰间，只轻轻一挑，铜棍便向脑后飞出。铜棍尚未落地
After crossing the small wooden bridge, the road is even narrower, with some grass reaching to the waist, making it difficult to identify. If the bartender hadn't explained it clearly, this road would be really hard to find.After walking for another half an hour, he saw a clear lake, Xiao Feng slowed down and walked to the front of the lake, but he saw that the clear water was like jade, and the waves were as flat as a mirror, worthy of the word "Little Mirror Lake". He was about to look for the bamboo grove, when suddenly he heard a chuckle from someone among the flowers on the left side of the lake, and a stone flew out.Xiao Feng followed the direction of the stones and saw a fisherman by the lake, wearing a bamboo hat, fishing.He had just caught a herring on his fishing rod, when the stone flew over, and hit the fish thread impartially, with a soft hissing sound, the fish thread broke in two, and the herring fell into the lake again. Xiao Feng was startled secretly: "This man's hand strength is extremely strange. The fish shreds are soft and can't withstand force. If you cut it with a throwing knife, sleeve arrow or the like, it would not be surprising at all. It is obviously a round stone , Actually interrupted the shredded fish, this man's femininity in using hidden weapons is definitely not owned by the Middle Earth." The martial arts of the man who threw the stone did not seem to be high, but his evil spirit was overwhelming, and it was purely heresy. A disciple and subordinate of the Great Evil Man, it sounds like a young woman when he hears the laughter." The fisherman's fishing line was interrupted, he was also surprised, and said loudly: "Whoever is playing tricks on Chu, please show up." After a few rustling sounds, the flowers and trees parted, and a young girl came out, wearing a purple shirt, only fifteen or sixteen years old, two years younger than Azhushang, with big dark eyes and a pretty face.She glanced at A'Zhu, ignored the fisherman, ran up to A'Zhu, held her hand, and said with a smile: "This sister is so handsome, I like you very much! "The voice of the tongue is quite rolling, and the articulation is not correct, just like a foreigner learning a Chinese language for the first time. Seeing that the girl was lively and innocent, A'Zhu smiled and said: "You are the handsome one, I like you even more." A'Zhu had been in Gusu for a long time, and at this time he spoke Zhongzhou Mandarin with a soft and charming voice, but it was not quite accurate. The fisherman was about to get angry, but when he saw such a lively and lovely girl, his anger disappeared immediately, and he said: "This girl is very naughty. The skill of breaking fish shreds is really good." The girl said: "What's so fun about fishing? I'm so suffocated. You want to eat fish, wouldn't it be better to use this fishing rod to stab the fish?" As she spoke, she took the fishing rod from the fisherman and stabbed it into the water casually. The tip of the fishing rod pierced the belly of a white fish. When the fish was lifted up, the fish writhed and writhed, and the blood from the wound fell on the clear water little by little. It also seemed cruel. Xiao Feng saw that she stabbed casually, his right hand turned slightly to the left first, drew a small arc, and then stabbed downwards from the right, the technique was quite ingenious, the posture is certainly beautiful, but it is slow to attack and defend against the enemy. After taking a step, I really can't guess which family or school of martial arts it is. The girl lifted the pole with her hand and stabbed six herring and white fish one after another. They strung them together on the pole, and with a random shake, they threw all the fish into the lake.The fisherman had a look of hesitation on his face, and said: "Young girl, you act so viciously. If you want to catch fish, that's all. What's the point of killing a fish without eating it after stabbing it to death?" The girl clapped her hands and said with a smile: "I just like to kill for no reason, what do you do?" She tried hard to break his fishing rod with both hands, but unexpectedly the fishing rod was so strong and tough that the girl couldn't hold it.The fisherman sneered and said, "You want to break my fishing rod, but it's not so easy." The girl pointed at the fisherman's back and said, "Who's here?" The fisherman looked back and saw no one, knowing that he had been fooled, he turned his head hastily, but it was already a step too late, and saw his fishing rod flew tens of feet away, and with a chirp sound, it plunged into the center of the lake, and disappeared immediately. trace.The fisherman was furious, and shouted: "Where is that wild girl from?" He stretched out his hand and grabbed her shoulder. The girl smiled and said: "Help! Help!" She hid behind Xiao Feng.The fisherman dodged to catch him, his movements were very agile.Xiao Feng glanced and saw that there was something extra in the girl's hand.It seems to be a piece of transparent cloth, if there is nothing, I don't know what it is.The fisherman rushed towards her, for some reason, suddenly his feet slipped and he fell to the ground, then his body turned into a ball.Only then did Xiao Feng see clearly that what the girl was holding was a fishing net made of extremely fine silk threads.The silk thread is as thin as a hair, and its texture is transparent, but it is extremely tough, and it shrinks when it encounters objects. The more the fisherman is caught in the net, the more he struggles, the tighter the net becomes. It's hard to move. The fisherman scolded sharply: "Little girl, what kind of tricks are you playing to plot me against me with such evil methods?" Xiao Feng was secretly astonished, he knew that the girl was not using demonic magic, but this fishing net was indeed quite demonic. The fisherman kept cursing.The girl smiled and said: "If you curse again, I will spank your butt." The fisherman was startled, then stopped talking, his face flushed red. At this time, someone from the west of the lake said from a distance: "Brother Chu, what's the matter?" A person walked quickly on the path by the lake.Xiao Feng saw that this person had a Chinese character face, he was in his forties or fifty years of age, his appearance was mighty, but his light robe was loose and his attire was quite chic. The man approached and was surprised to see the fisherman bound, and asked: "What's wrong?" Zhu looked at it.The young girl smiled and said: "It's not her, it's me!" The middle-aged man let out a cry, bent down, put the huge body of the fisherman in his hand, and stretched out his hand to pull the fishing net.Unexpectedly, the texture of the net wire was very strange, the more he pulled it, the tighter the net was, and he couldn't untie it no matter what he said. The girl smiled and said, "As long as he says 'I'm convinced, girl!' three times in a row, I'll let him go." The middle-aged man said, "You offended me, brother Chu, there will be no good results." The girl smiled Said: "Really? I just don't want any good results. The worse the result, the more fun it is." The middle-aged man stretched out his left hand and put it on her shoulder.The girl shrank back abruptly, trying to dodge, but unexpectedly, although she moved fast, the middle-aged man was even faster, and his palm sank, and he put it on her shoulder. The girl slanted her shoulders and let go, but the middle-aged man's left palm seemed to be firmly stuck to her shoulder.The girl scolded: "Quickly let go of your hand!" The left hand wanted to punch, but the fist only hit a foot, and the arm was weak, so it hung down limply.She was terrified, and shouted: "What kind of magic are you using, let me go quickly." The middle-aged man smiled and said: "You said three times 'I am convinced, sir', and then untied my brother's body." I’ll let you go.” The girl said angrily, “You offended the girl, and there will be no good results.” The middle-aged man smiled and said, “The worse the result, the more fun it is.” The girl struggled hard again, but she couldn't get free, but she felt her whole body was sore and weak, and even her feet had no strength, she smiled and said: "Shameless, I only learn what other people say. Well, I'll say it." I convinced Mr. La! I’ve taken over Mr.! I’ve taken over Mr.!’” She said that the word “xian” of “Mr.” was incorrectly pronounced, and she said it as “this life”, which seemed to mean “I have taken over the beast”.The middle-aged man didn't notice it, he lifted his palm away from her shoulder, and said, "Untie the fishing net quickly." The girl smiled and said: "It couldn't be easier." Walking to the side of the fisherman, she leaned over to untie the fishing net wrapped around him, gently raised her left hand on the bottom of her sleeve, and a green light flashed towards the middle-aged man. Lasing past. A'Zhu screamed "Ah", seeing that her method of firing the concealed weapon was extremely vicious, and the middle-aged man was so close to her, it seemed that she must be shot.Xiao Feng only smiled slightly, he saw that the middle-aged man subdued the girl as soon as he stretched out his hand, obviously his inner strength is deep and his martial arts are strong, even these small hidden weapons can't hurt him.Sure enough, with a flick of the sleeve of the middle-aged man, a burst of internal energy erupted, causing a cluster of green needles to be sideways, and they plunged into the mud by the lake one after another. As soon as he saw the color of the fine needle, he knew that the poison fed on the needle was very powerful. Seeing the blood sealed the throat, he immediately killed the person. He met her for the first time, and he had no grudges or enmity. How could he do this poisonous hand?He was furious in his heart and wanted to teach the girl a lesson, so he swung his right sleeve out, with his palm in the sleeve, he lifted the girl up with a loud plop, and fell into the lake.Immediately he tiptoed, jumped into a small boat under the willow tree, rowed the oars a few times, and reached the place where the girl fell into the water, when she was about to come up, he grabbed her hair and lifted it up. But when the girl fell into the water, she yelled "Ah yo!" After falling into the lake, she disappeared without a trace.Originally, after a person drowns, he will rise up and sink again. After doing this several times, he will stop floating after drinking enough water.But that girl was like a big rock, unable to sink.After waiting for a while, she still didn't see her surface. The middle-aged man became more and more anxious as he waited, he didn't mean to hurt her, he only wanted to punish her when he saw that she was acting so viciously at a young age, if he drowned her, he couldn't bear it.The fisherman was excellent in water, he could have entered the lake to rescue him, but he was entangled in the fishing net and unable to move.Both Xiao Feng and A'Zhu don't know water, so they can't do anything.The middle-aged man shouted loudly: "A Xing, A Xing, come out!" A woman's voice came from the bamboo bushes in the distance: "What's the matter? I won't come out!" Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This woman's voice is charming, but she is somewhat stubborn. I'm afraid she is a naughty character again, and she will be on a par with A'Zhu and that girl who fell into the lake." The middle-aged man shouted: "You are drowning, come out and save him." The woman shouted: "Did you drown?" Talk? Come and save people!" The woman shouted: "If you are drowned, I will come to save you. If you drown others, I like to watch the excitement!" The middle-aged man said: "Are you coming or not?" He stamped his feet at the bow, extremely anxious.The woman said: "If it's a man, I'll save it. If it's a woman, I'll drown a hundred of them. I just clap my hands and applaud, and I'm determined not to save them." The voice got closer and closer, and in a moment they had reached the lake. Xiao Feng and A'Zhu looked at her, only to see that she was wearing a light green bodysuit, which made her look even more slender, and her big black eyes were shining brightly, shining like stars, moving from wave to wave, extremely flexible , seems to be able to speak with only a pair of eyes, with a beautiful face, a smile that is not a smile at the corner of the mouth, about thirty-five or sixteen years old.Hearing the tone of her voice, Xiao Feng only knew that she was no more than 21 or 20 years old, but he didn't realize that she was not a very young woman.The water on her body was neatly finished, she thought that when she heard the middle-aged man yelling for help, she immediately changed her clothes, while teasing him to be anxious, she changed the clothes quickly. The middle-aged man was very happy to see her coming, and shouted: "Ah Xing, hurry up, I threw her into the lake by mistake, and she didn't come up." The beautiful woman said: "I have to ask first. Clearly, if it’s a man, I’ll save it, if it’s a woman, you don’t have to talk about it.” Both Xiao Feng and A'Zhu were very surprised, they thought: "Women don't want to go into the water to save men, lest they hug and entangle in the water, they lose their dignity, that's true. Why is this woman just the opposite, she only saves men, not women? " The middle-aged man stumbled and said: "Oh, it's just a fourteen-year-old girl, don't worry." The beautiful woman said: "Hmph, what's wrong with the little girl? You, a fourteen-year-old girl Miss, old women in their seventies and eighties don't come to anyone..." She wanted to say, "Nobody refuses to come", but when she caught sight of Xiao Feng and A'Zhu, her face blushed slightly, and she hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold herself down. The mouth, the word "rejection" was shrunk and did not say, but the eyes were full of smiles. The middle-aged man bowed deeply at the bow of the boat, and said: "Ah Xing, save her quickly, I will obey you whatever you say." The beautiful woman said: "Really everything depends on me?" "That's right. Well, this little girl hasn't floated up yet, so don't really kill her..." The beautiful woman said, "I told you to live here forever, will you obey me?" The middle-aged man's face showed embarrassment She said: "This... this..." The beautiful woman said: "It doesn't matter what you say, but you just lie to me sweetly and make me happy for a moment, it's good. You can't even do this." No." Having said this, her eyes turned red, and her voice was a little choked up. Xiao Feng and A'Zhu looked at each other, both felt strange, this man and woman are not young, but they speak and act like young lovers in love, but they don't look like husband and wife, especially that woman in front of outsiders On the other hand, she is still unscrupulous in speaking, and in the midst of other people's life and death hanging by a thread, she just said these things that are not urgent. The middle-aged man sighed, rowed the boat back, and said: "Forget it, forget it, there is no need to save me. This little girl plotted against me with a vicious hidden weapon, she deserves her death, let's go back!" The beautiful woman tilted her head and said: "Why don't you need to save it? I just want to save it. Did she shoot you with a hidden weapon? That's great, how can you not die? It's a pity, a pity!" Jump into the lake.She is really good at water, there was a soft chirp, the water splashed, and she had already dived into the bottom of the water.Then there was a crackling sound, the surface of the lake shattered, and the beautiful woman supported the girl in purple shirt with her hands, and she poked her head out of the water.The middle-aged man was overjoyed, and hurriedly rowed back to the boat to meet him. The middle-aged man drew close to the beautiful woman and stretched out his hand to pick up the girl in purple shirt. Seeing that her eyes were closed tightly, she seemed to have passed away, and he couldn't help showing concern on his face.The beautiful woman shouted: "Don't touch her body, you are too lustful and unreliable." The middle-aged man pretended to be angry and said: "Nonsense, I have never been lustful in my whole life." The beautiful woman sneered, jumped into the boat with the girl in her arms, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, you have never been lecherous, you only like Wuyan's mother and ugly monsters, ah..." She touched the girl's heart, Even the heartbeat has stopped.Needless to say, her breathing had stopped long ago, but her belly didn't bulge, obviously she didn't drink much water. This beautiful woman is familiar with water, and she expected that she would not be able to drown in this short time, but she was so weak that she died, so she couldn't help but feel apologetic, hugged her and jumped ashore, saying: "Quick, quick, we want to There is no way to save her!" Holding the girl in his arms, he ran towards the bamboo forest. The middle-aged man leaned over and mentioned the fisherman, and said to Xiao Feng: "Brother, your name is your name, I don't know what you can do when you come here." Seeing his graceful demeanor, seeing the girl's tragic death, Xiao Feng was still so calm, he secretly admired him, said: "Xiao Feng, a Khitan native, was entrusted by two friends to come here to report a report." Qiao Feng's name was originally known to everyone in Jianghu, but since he knew his real surname, he now called himself Xiao Feng, and added the word "Khitan people", straight to the point and his own story.This middle-aged man is naturally quite unfamiliar with Xiao Feng's name, but when he heard the word "Khitan people", he didn't think it different at all, and asked: "Which two friends entrust Brother Xiao? I don't know what news to report?" Xiao Feng said: "One wields a pair of broad axes, the other wields a copper rod, claiming to be surnamed Fu, both of them were injured..." The middle-aged man was taken aback, and asked: "How are the two injured? Where are the two now? Brother Xiao, these two are brothers and close friends, please give me advice, I...I...go to rescue each other immediately." " The fisherman said: "Take me with you." Xiao Feng saw that the two of them valued righteousness, and admired him, he said: "Although the two people's injuries are serious, they are not in danger of their lives, so they are in the town over there... ..." The middle-aged man bowed deeply again, and said: "Thank you, thank you!" Not to mention talking, he carried the fisherman and ran towards the way Xiao Feng came from. At this moment, the beautiful woman's voice was heard from the bamboo grove: "Come on, come on, come and see... what is this?" Listening to her voice, one was extremely anxious. The middle-aged man stopped in his tracks and was hesitating when he suddenly saw a person flying towards him on the way and shouted: "My lord, is there someone here to make trouble?" It was the scholar who was painting upside down on the Qingshi bridge.Xiao Feng thought to himself: "I also thought that he was preventing me from reporting the news, but it turned out that he was the same as the one who used the ax and the copper rod. The 'lord' they called is this middle-aged man." At this time, the scholar had already seen Xiao Feng and A'Zhu, seeing them standing beside the middle-aged man, he couldn't help being startled, so he rushed to him, seeing the fisherman restrained and bound, he was startled and angry, and asked Said: "Why... what's wrong?" Hearing the voice of the beautiful woman in the bamboo grove was even more anxious: "You still don't come, ah, I... I..." The middle-aged man said: "I'll go and have a look." Supporting the fisherman, he walked quickly into the bamboo forest.As soon as he moved his body, he immediately saw that his skill was extraordinary, and his steps were light but extremely fast.Xiao Feng put one hand on A'Zhu's waist, and walked side by side with him in a leisurely manner.The middle-aged man glanced at him with admiration on his face. The bamboo grove arrived in no time, and sure enough, every bamboo pole was square. After walking a few feet in the bamboo grove, he saw three huts made of bamboo, which were very delicately constructed. Hearing the sound of footsteps, the beautiful woman rushed out, shouting: "You... Come and see, what is that?" She held a gold lock in her hand. Xiao Feng saw that the gold lock piece is a common accessory for women, there is nothing special about it, that day when Ah Zhu was injured, Xiao Feng went to her bosom to get the wound medicine, he saw that she had a gold lock piece that looked similar.Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man took a few glances at this piece of gold locks, his expression changed drastically, and he said in a trembling voice, "Where... where did it come from?" The beautiful woman said: "It was removed from her head and neck. I once made a mark on their left shoulders. You...you can see for yourself..." As she spoke, she couldn't make a sound. The middle-aged man hurried into the house.With a flash, Ah Zhu rushed in too, a step ahead of the beautiful woman.Xiao Feng followed the woman, went straight into the inner hall, he saw it was a woman's bedroom, it was elegantly furnished.Xiao Feng also didn't have time to look closely, but he saw that purple shirt girl was lying on the couch, stiff and motionless, she was already dead. The middle-aged man pulled up the girl's sleeves and looked at her shoulders. After seeing her, he immediately pulled down the sleeves.Xiao Feng stood behind him, he couldn't see any mark on the girl's shoulder, he only saw the middle-aged man's vest shaking unceasingly, obviously his mind was extremely agitated. The beautiful woman twisted the middle-aged man's clothes and cried, "It's your own daughter, you killed her with your own hands, you didn't raise your daughter, you killed her...you...you cruel father ..." Xiao Feng was amazed: "Why? This girl is actually their daughter. Ah, yes, the girl must have been fostered elsewhere shortly after she was born. The golden lock piece and the mark on the left shoulder are all left by her parents Remember." Suddenly seeing A'Zhu bursting into tears, he swayed and fell obliquely on the couch. Xiao Feng was startled, he quickly stretched out his hands to help, when he bent down, he saw the girl on the couch's eyes move slightly.她眼睛已闭，但眼珠转动，隔着眼皮仍然可见。萧峰关心阿朱，只问：“怎么啦？”阿朱站直身子，拭去眼泪，强笑道：“我见这位……这位姑娘不幸惨死，心里难过。” 萧峰伸手去搭那少女的脉搏。那美妇哭道：“心跳也停了，气也绝了，救不活啦。”萧峰微运内力，向那少女腕脉上冲去，跟着便即松劲，只觉那少女体内一股内力反激出来，显然她是在运内力抗御。 萧峰哈哈大笑，说道：“这般顽皮的姑娘，当真天下罕见。”那美妇人怒道：“你是什么人，快快给我出去！我死了女儿，你在这里胡说八道什么？”萧峰笑道：“你死了女儿，我给你医活来如何？”一伸手，便向那少女的腰间穴道上点去。 这一指正点在那少女腰间的“京门穴”上，这是人身最末一根肋骨的尾端，萧峰以内力透入穴道，立时令她麻痒难当。那少女如何禁受得住，从床上一跃而起，格格娇笑，伸出左手扶向萧峰肩头。 那少女死而复活，室中诸人无不惊喜交集。那中年人笑道：“原来你吓我……”那美妇人破涕为笑，叫道：“我苦命的孩儿！”张开双臂，便向她抱去。 不料萧峰反手一掌，打得那少女直摔了出去。他跟着一伸手，抓住了她手腕，冷笑道：“小小年纪，这等歹毒！” 那美妇叫道：“你怎么打我孩儿？”若不是瞧在他“救活”了女儿的份上，立时便要动手。 萧峰拉着那少女的手腕，将她手掌翻了过来，说道：“请看。” 众人只见那少女指缝中挟着一枚发出绿油油光芒的细针，一望而知针上喂有剧毒。她假意伸手去扶萧峰肩头，却是要将这细针插入他身体，幸好他眼明手快，才没着了道儿，其间可实已凶险万分。 那少女给这一掌只打得半边脸颊高高肿起，萧峰当然未使全力，否则便要打得她脑骨碎裂，也是轻而易举。她给扣住了手腕，要想藏起毒针固已不及，左边半身更是酸麻无力，她突然小嘴一扁，放声大哭，边哭边叫：“你欺侮我！你欺侮我！” 那中年人道：“好，好！别哭啦！人家轻轻打你一下，有什么要紧？你动不动的便以剧毒暗器害人性命，原该教训教训。” 那少女哭道：“我这碧磷针，又不是最厉害的。我还有很多暗器没使呢。” 萧峰冷冷的道：“你怎么不用无形粉、逍遥散、极乐刺、穿心钉？” 那少女止住了哭声，脸色诧异之极，颤声道：“你……你怎么知道？” 萧峰道：“我知道你师父是星宿老怪，便知道你这许多歹毒暗器。” 此言一出，众人都是大吃一惊，“星宿老怪”丁春秋是武林中人人闻之皱眉的邪派高手，此人无恶不作，杀人如麻，“化功大法”专门消人内力，更为天下学武之人的大忌，偏生他武功极高，谁也奈何他不得，总算他极少来到中原，是以没酿成什么大祸。 那中年人脸上神色又是怜惜，又是担心，温言问道：“阿紫，你怎地会去拜了星宿老人为师？” 那少女瞪着圆圆的大眼，骨溜溜地向那中年人打量，问道：“你怎么又知道我名字？”那中年人叹了口气，说道：“咱们适才的话，难道你没听见吗？”那少女摇摇头，微笑道：“我一装死，心停气绝，耳目闭塞，什么也瞧不见、听不见了。” 萧峰放开了她手腕，道：“哼，星宿老怪的'龟息功'。”少女阿紫瞪着他道：“你好像什么都知道。呸！”向他伸伸舌头，做个鬼脸。 那美妇拉着阿紫，细细打量，眉花眼笑，说不出的喜欢。那中年人微笑道：“你为什么装死？真吓得我们大吃一惊。”阿紫很是得意，说道：“谁叫你将我摔入湖中？你这家伙不是好人。”那中年人向萧峰瞧了一眼，脸有尴尬之色，苦笑道：“顽皮，顽皮。” 萧峰知他父女初会，必有许多不足为外人道的言语要说，扯了扯阿朱的衣袖，退到屋外的竹林之中，只见阿朱两眼红红的，身子不住发抖，问道：“阿朱，你不舒服么？”伸手搭了搭她脉搏，但觉振跳甚速，显是心神大为激荡。阿朱摇摇头，道：“没什么。”随即道：“大哥，请你先出去，我……我要解手。”萧峰点点头，远远走了开去。
萧峰走到湖边，等了好一会，始终不见阿朱从竹林中出来，蓦地里听得脚步声响，有三人急步而来，心中一动：“莫非是大恶人到了？”远远只见三个人沿着湖畔小径奔来，其中二人背上负得有人，一个身形矮小的人步履如飞，奔行时犹似足不点地一般。他奔出一程，便立定脚步，等候后面来的同伴。那两人步履凝重，武功显然也颇了得。三人行到近处，萧峰见那两个被负之人，正是途中所遇的使斧疯子和那姓傅大汉。只听那身形矮小之人叫道：“主公，主公，大恶人赶来了，咱们快快走罢！” 那中年人一手携着美妇，一手携着阿紫，从竹林中走了出来。那中年人和那美妇脸上都有泪痕，阿紫却笑嘻嘻地，洋洋然若无其事。接着阿朱也走出林中，到了萧峰身边。 那中年人放开携着的两个女子，抢步走到两个伤者身边，按了按二人的脉搏，察知并无性命之忧，登时脸有喜色，说道：“三位辛苦，古傅两位兄弟均无大碍，我就放心了。”三人躬身行礼，神态极是恭谨。 萧峰暗暗纳罕：“这三人武功气度都着实不凡，若不是独霸一方为尊，便当是一门一派的首领，但见了这中年汉子却如此恭敬，这人又是什么来头？” 那矮汉子说道：“启禀主公，臣下在青石桥边故布疑阵，将那大恶人阻得一阻。只怕他迅即便瞧破了机关，请主公即行起驾为是。”那中年人道：“我家不幸，出了这等恶逆，既然在此邂逅相遇，要避只怕也避不过，说不得，只好跟他周旋一番了。”一个浓眉大眼的汉子说道：“御敌除恶之事，臣子们份所当为，主公务当以社稷为重，早回大理，以免皇上悬念。”另一个中等身材的汉子说道：“主公，今日之事，不能逞一时之刚勇。主公若有些微失闪，咱们有何面目回大理去见皇上？只有一齐自刎了。” 萧峰听到这里，心中一凛：“又是臣子、又是皇上的，什么早回大理？难道这些人竟是大理段家的么？”心中怦怦乱跳，寻思：“莫非天网恢恢，段正淳这贼子，今日正好撞在我的手里？” 他正自起疑，忽听得远处一声长吼，跟着有个金属相互磨擦般的声音叫道：“姓段的龟儿子，你逃不了啦，快乖乖的束手待缚。老子瞧在你儿子的面上，说不定便饶了你性命。” 一个女子的声音说道：“饶不饶他的性命，却也还轮不到你岳老三作主，难道老大还不会发落么？”又有一个阴声阴气的声音道：“姓段的小子若是知道好歹，总比不知好歹的便宜。”这个人勉力远送话声，但显是中气不足，倒似是身上有伤未愈一般。 萧峰听得这些人口口声声说什么“姓段的”，疑心更盛，突然之间，一只小手伸过来握住了他手。萧峰斜眼向身旁的阿朱瞧了一眼，只见她脸色苍白，又觉她手心中一片冰凉，都是冷汗，低声问道：“你身子怎样？”阿朱颤声道：“我很害怕。”萧峰微微一笑，说道：“在大哥身边也害怕么？”嘴巴向那中年人一努，轻轻在她耳边说道：“这人似乎是大理段家的。”阿朱不置可否，嘴唇微微抖动。
那中年人便是大理国皇太弟段正淳。他年轻时游历中原，风流自赏，不免到处留情。其时富贵人家三妻四妾本属常事，段正淳以皇子之尊，多蓄内宠原亦寻常。只是他段家出自中原武林世家，虽在大理称帝，一切起居饮食，始终遵从祖训，不敢忘本而过份豪奢。段正淳的元配夫人刀白凤，是云南摆夷大酋长的女儿，段家与之结亲，原有笼络摆夷、以固皇位之意。其时云南汉人为数不多，倘若不得摆夷人拥戴，段氏这皇位就说什么也坐不稳。摆夷人自来一夫一妻，刀白凤更自幼尊贵，便也不许段正淳娶二房，为了他不绝的拈花惹草，竟致愤而出家，做了道姑。段正淳和木婉清之母秦红棉、钟万仇之妻甘宝宝、阿紫的母亲阮星竹这些女子，当年各有一段情史。 这一次段正淳奉皇兄之命，前赴陆凉州身戒寺，查察少林寺玄悲大师遭人害死的情形，发觉疑点甚多，未必定是姑苏慕容氏下的毒手，等了半月有余，少林寺并无高僧到来，便带同三公范骅、华赫艮、巴天石，以及四大护卫来到中原访查真相，乘机便来探望隐居小镜湖畔的阮星竹。这些日子双宿双飞，快活有如神仙。 段正淳在小镜湖畔和旧情人重温鸳梦，护驾而来的三公四卫散在四周卫护，殊不想大对头竟然找上门来。 段延庆武功厉害，四大护卫中的古笃诚、傅思归先后受伤。朱丹臣误认萧峰为敌，在青石桥阻拦不果。褚万里复为阿紫的柔丝网所擒。司马范骅、司徒华赫艮、司空巴天石三人救护古、傅二人后，赶到段正淳身旁护驾，共御强敌。 朱丹臣一直在设法给褚万里解开缠在身上的渔网，偏生这网线刀割不断，手解不开，忙得满头大汗，无法可施。段正淳向阿紫道：“快放开褚叔叔，大敌当前，不可再顽皮了。”阿紫笑道：“爹爹，你奖赏我什么？”段正淳皱眉道：“你不听话，我叫妈打你手心。你冒犯褚叔叔，还不快快陪罪？”阿紫道：“你将我抛在湖里，害得我装了半天死，你又不向我陪罪？我也叫妈打你手心！” 范骅、巴天石等见镇南王忽然又多了一个女儿出来，而且骄纵顽皮，对父亲也是没半点规矩，都暗中戒惧，心想：“这位姑娘虽然并非嫡出，总是镇南王的千金，倘若犯到自己身上来，又不能跟她当真，只有自认倒霉了。褚兄弟给她这般绑着，当真难堪之极。” 段正淳怒道：“你不听爹的话，瞧我以后疼不疼你？”阿紫扁了扁小嘴，说道：“你本来就不疼我，否则怎地抛下我十几年，从来不理我？”段正淳一时说不出话来，黯然叹息。阮星竹道：“阿紫乖宝，妈有好东西给你，你快放了褚叔叔。”阿紫伸出手来，道：“你先给我，让我瞧好是不好。” 萧峰在一旁眼见这小姑娘刁蛮无礼，好生着恼，他心敬褚万里是条好汉，心想：“你是他的家臣，不敢发作，我可不用买这个帐。”一俯身，提起褚万里身子，说道：“褚兄，看来这些柔丝遇水即松，我给你去浸一浸水。” 阿紫大怒，叫道：“又要你这坏蛋来多事！”只是被萧峰打过一个耳光，对他颇为害怕，却也不敢伸手阻拦。 萧峰提起褚万里，几步奔到湖边，将他在水中一浸。果然那柔丝网遇水便即松软。萧峰伸手将渔网解下。褚万里低声道：“多谢萧兄援手。”萧峰微笑道：“这顽皮女娃子甚是难缠，我已重重打了她一记耳光，替褚兄出了气。”褚万里摇了摇头，甚是沮丧。 萧峰将柔丝网收起，握成一团，只不过一个拳头大小，的是奇物。阿紫走近身来，伸手道：“还我！”萧峰手掌一挥，作势欲打，阿紫吓得退开几步。萧峰只是吓她一吓，顺势便将柔丝网收入了怀中。他料想眼前这中年人多半便是自己的大对头，阿紫是他女儿，这柔丝网是一件利器，自不能还她。 阿紫过去扯住段正淳衣角，叫道：“爹爹，他抢了我的渔网！他抢了我的渔网！”段正淳见萧峰行径特异，但想他多半是要小小惩戒阿紫一番，他武功如此了得，自不会贪图小孩子的物事。
忽听得巴天石朗声道：“云兄别来无恙？别人的功夫总是越练越强，云兄怎么越练越差劲了？下来罢！”说着挥掌向树上击去，喀嚓一声响，一根树枝随掌而落，同时掉下一个人来。这人既瘦且高，正是“穷凶恶极”云中鹤。他在聚贤庄上被萧峰一掌打得重伤，几乎送了性命，好容易将养好了，功夫却已大不如前。当日在大理和巴天石较量轻功，两人相差不远，但今日巴天石一听他步履起落之声，便知他轻功反而不如昔时了。 云中鹤一瞥眼见到萧峰，吃了一惊，反身便走，迎向从湖畔小径走来的三人。那三人左边一个蓬头短服，是“凶神恶煞”南海鳄神；右边一个女子怀抱小儿，是“无恶不作”叶二娘。居中一个身披青袍，撑着两根细铁杖，脸如僵尸，正是四恶之首，号称“恶贯满盈”的段延庆。 段延庆在中原罕有露面，是以萧峰和这“天下第一大恶人”并不相识，但段正淳等在大理领教过他的手段，知道叶二娘、岳老三等人虽然厉害，也不难对付，这段延庆委实非同小可。他身兼正邪两派所长，段家的一阳指等功固然精通，还练就一身邪派功夫，正邪相济，连黄眉僧这等高手都敌他不过，段正淳自知不是他的对手。 范骅大声道：“主公，这段延庆不怀好意，主公当以社稷为重，请急速去请天龙寺的众高僧到来。”天龙寺远在大理，如何请得人来？眼下大理君臣面临生死大险，这话是请段正淳即速逃归大理，同时虚张声势，令段延庆以为天龙寺众高僧便在附近，有所忌惮。段延庆是大理段氏嫡裔，自必深知天龙寺众僧的厉害。 段正淳明知情势极是凶险，但大理诸人之中，以他武功最高，倘若舍众而退，更有何面目以对天下英雄？更何况情人和女儿俱在身畔，怎可如此丢脸？他微微一笑，说道：“我大理段氏自身之事，却要到大宋境内来了断，嘿嘿，可笑啊可笑。” 叶二娘笑道：“段正淳，每次见到你，你总是跟几个风流俊俏的娘儿们在一起。你艳福不浅哪！”段正淳微笑道：“叶二娘，你也风流俊俏得很哪！” 南海鳄神怒道：“这龟儿子享福享够了，生个儿子又不肯拜我为师，太也不会做老子。待老子剪他一下子！”从身畔抽出鳄嘴剪，便向段正淳冲来。 萧峰听叶二娘称那中年人为段正淳，而他直认不讳，果然所料不错，转头低声向阿朱道：“当真是他！”阿朱颤声道：“你要……从旁夹攻，乘人之危吗？”萧峰心情激动，又是愤怒，又是欢喜，冷冷的道：“父母之仇，恩师之仇，义父、义母之仇，我含冤受屈之仇，哼，如此血海深仇，哼，难道还讲究仁义道德、江湖规矩不成？”他这几句说得甚轻，却是满腔怨毒，犹如斩钉截铁一般。 范骅见南海鳄神冲来，低声道：“华大哥，朱贤弟，夹攻这莽夫！急攻猛打，越快了断越好，先剪除羽翼，大伙儿再合力对付正主。”华赫艮和丹臣应声而出。两人虽觉以二敌一，有失身分，而且华赫艮的武功殊不在南海鳄神之下，也不必要人相助，但听范骅这么一说，都觉有理。段延庆实在太过厉害，单打独斗，谁也不是他的对手，只有众人一拥而上，或者方能自保。当下华赫艮手持钢铲，朱丹臣挥动铁笔，分从左右向南海鳄神攻去。 范骅又道：“巴兄弟去打发你的老朋友，我和褚兄弟对付那女的。”巴天石应声而出，扑向云中鹤。范骅和褚万里也即双双跃前，褚万里的称手兵刃本是一根铁钓杆，却给阿紫投入了湖中，这时他提起傅思归的铜棍，大呼抢出。 范骅直取叶二娘。叶二娘嫣然一笑，眼见范骅身法，知是劲敌，不敢怠慢，将抱着的孩子往地下一抛，反臂出来时，手中已握了一柄又阔又薄的板刀，却不知她先前藏于何处。 褚万里狂呼大叫，却向段延庆扑了过去。范骅大惊，叫道：“褚兄弟，褚兄弟，到这边来！”褚万里似乎并没听到，提起铜棍，猛向段延庆横扫。 段延庆微微冷笑，竟不躲闪，左手铁杖向他面门点去。这一杖轻描淡写，然而时刻部位却拿捏不爽分毫，刚好比褚万里的铜棍击到时快了少许，后发先至，势道凌厉。这一杖连消带打，褚万里非闪避不可，段延庆只一招间，便已反客为主。哪知褚万里对铁杖点来竟如不见，手上加劲，铜棍向他腰间疾扫。段延庆吃了一惊，心道：“难道是个疯子？”他可不肯和褚万里斗个两败俱伤，就算一杖将他当场戳死，自己腰间中棍，也势必受伤，急忙右杖点地，纵跃避过。 褚万里铜棍疾挺，向他小腹上撞去。傅思归这根铜棍长大沉重，使这兵刃须从稳健之中见功夫。褚万里的武功以轻灵见长，使这铜棍已不顺手，偏生他又蛮打乱砸，每一招都直取段延庆要害，于自己生死全然置之度外。常言道：“一夫拚命，万夫莫当”，段延庆武功虽强，遇上这疯子蛮打拚命，却也被迫得连连倒退。 只见小镜湖畔的青草地上，霎息之间溅满了点点鲜血。原来段延庆在倒退时接连递招，每一杖都戳在褚万里身上，一杖到处，便是一洞。但褚万里却似不知疼痛一般，铜棍使得更加急了。 段正淳叫道：“褚兄弟退下，我来斗这恶徒！”反手从阮星竹手中接过一柄长剑，抢上去要双斗段延庆。褚万里叫道：“主公退开。”段正淳哪里肯听，挺剑便向段延庆刺去。段延庆右杖支地，左杖先格褚万里的铜棍，随即乘隙指向段正淳眉心。段正淳斜斜退开一步。 褚万里吼声如受伤猛兽，突然间扑倒，双手持住铜棍一端，急速挥动，幻成一圈黄光，便如一个极大的铜盘，着地向段延庆拄地的铁杖转过去，如此打法，已全非武术招数。 范骅、华赫艮、朱丹臣等都大声叫嚷：“褚兄弟，褚大哥，快下来休息。”褚万里荷荷大叫，猛地跃起，挺棍向段延庆乱戳。这时范骅诸人以及叶二娘、南海鳄神见他行径古怪，各自罢斗，凝目看着他。朱丹臣叫道：“褚大哥，你下来！”抢上前去拉他，却被他反肘一撞，正中面门，登时鼻青口肿。 遇到如此的对手，却也非段延庆之所愿，这时他和褚万里已拆了三十余招，在他身上刺了十几个深孔，但褚万里兀自大呼酣斗。段延庆和旁观众人都是心下骇然，均觉此事大异寻常。朱丹臣知道再斗下去，褚万里定然不免，眼泪滚滚而下，又要抢上前去相助，刚跨出一步，猛听得呼的一声响，褚万里将铜棍向敌人力掷而出，去势甚劲。段延庆铁杖点出，正好点在铜棍腰间，只轻轻一挑，铜棍便向脑后飞出。铜棍尚未落地