Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty Three

Xiao Feng gently put Duan Zhengchun on the ground, and stepped back a few steps. Ruan Xingzhu thanked you deeply, and said: "Master Qiao, you saved my daughter earlier, and now you saved him... He... I really don't know how to thank you." Fan Hua, Zhu Danchen and others also came to thank you . Xiao Feng said grimly: "Xiao Feng saved him out of selfishness, you don't need to thank me. Prince Duan, I have a question for you, please answer truthfully. Back then you made a big mistake that you feel ashamed of Is it true or not? Although this matter may not be out of your heart, you have caused a child to be lonely all his life, and he does not even know who his parents are, is it not?" Both parents died tragically outside Yanmen Pass. Even if it hurts, I don't want to say it in front of everyone.

Duan Zhengchun's face was flushed, and then turned pale. He lowered his head and said, "Yes, Duan has been very concerned about this matter all his life, and every time he thinks about it, he feels very uneasy. It's just that a big mistake has been made, and it is irreparable. God pity you , today let me see a child who lost his parents back then, it's just... just... well, I always feel sorry for people." Xiao Feng sternly said: "Since you know that you have made a big mistake and hurt people, why did you continue to do evil things one after another until now?"

Duan Zhengchun shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Duan's conduct is improper, his virtues are flawed, and he has done too many ridiculous things in his life, and he is too ashamed to think about it." Xiao Feng heard Duan Zhengchun's name from Mrs. Ma in Xinyang, he thought about it day and night, he found him and executed him Ling Chi, determined to teach him to suffer a lot, and then took his life.But when I saw that he treats his friends benevolently and is heroic to his enemies, he doesn't look like a despicable traitor who specializes in doing bad things, he couldn't help feeling suspicious, thinking: "He killed my parents outside Yanmen Pass because of a misunderstanding, and everyone can understand this kind of mistake. But he killed my adoptive father, Qiao Sanhuai and his wife, and killed my benefactor, Master Xuanku, that is an unforgivable crime, is there something else in it?" He never acted recklessly, and immediately asked him directly, I want him to answer personally, and then make a decision. When Duan Zhengchun's face is deeply ashamed, he said that he has made a big mistake and has been restless all his life. Huai and his wife, Master Shaxuanku, etc., he admitted that he "behaved badly, and his virtues were deficient", only then did he know it was true, his face was covered with a layer of frost, and he snorted.

Ruan Xingzhu suddenly said: "He... he has always been like this, and I don't... how to blame him." Xiao Feng looked at her, only to see her smiling, her starry eyes looking at Duan Zhengchun affectionately, Angry in his heart, he snorted and said, "Okay! So he has always been like this." Turning his head, he said to Duan Zhengchun, "At midnight tonight, I will meet you on that blue stone bridge. I have something to do with Your Excellency. Let's talk." Duan Zhengchun said: "I will be there on time. I don't dare to thank you for your kindness, but you have come a long way and have toiled. Why don't you go over there and have a few drinks in the small house?" Xiao Feng said: "How is your injury? Do you need to take care of him? day?" He seemed to ignore the invitation to drink.Duan Zhengchun felt slightly strange, and said: "Thank you Brother Qiao for your concern, this slight injury is not a serious problem."

Xiao Feng nodded and said: "That's all right. Ah Zhu, let's go." He took two steps, turned his head and said to Duan Zhengchun, "You don't need to bring those good friends of yours." He saw Fan Hua, Hua Hegen and the others are all loyal heroes, if they go to the meeting at Qingshiqiao with Duan Zhengchun, they will surely die under their own hands one by one, which is a pity. Duan Zhengchun felt that this man's words and actions were quite weird, and that even the emperor would just laugh at his various sins, but it was too much for him to scold him severely in public, but he had the grace to save his life, so he said: "Brother respect order."

Xiao Feng took A'Zhu's hand and left without looking back.
Xiao Feng and A'Zhu found a farmhouse, bought some rice to cook, bought two chickens to make soup, and had a full meal, but there was no wine, so it was a bit of a disappointment.Seeing that A'Zhu seemed to be full of thoughts, he kept silent and asked: "I have found a big enemy, you should be happy for me." A'Zhu smiled slightly and said: "Yes! I should be happy." Xiao Feng saw that she was smiling very reluctantly, and said: "After killing this person tonight, we will go north and ride horses outside Yanmen Pass to hunt, herd cattle and sheep, I will never step into the pass again. Alas, Ah Zhu, before I met Duan Zhengchun, I swore to kill his family. But seeing this man has a sense of loyalty, I thought that one person should do things and one should be responsible. Then you don't need to look for his family." A'Zhu said: "You have the benevolence of this thought, if you accumulate more evil virtues, you will surely have future blessings." Xiao Feng laughed and said: "I don't know how many people have been killed by my hands. What other good fortune is there?"

Seeing that A'Zhu was frowning, he asked again: "A'Zhu, why are you unhappy? Don't you like me killing people again?" A'Zhu said: "It's not that I'm unhappy, for some reason, my stomach hurts." Xiao Feng stretched out his hand He took her pulse and felt that the beating was unstable and the pulse was impetuous, so he said softly: "The journey is hard, I'm afraid I'll catch the cold. I'll ask this old mother to cook a bowl of ginger soup for you." The ginger soup has not been cooked yet, Ah Zhu's body couldn't stop shaking, and said in a trembling voice: "I'm cold, so cold." Xiao Feng took pity on him, took off his outer robe and put it on her body.A'Zhu said: "Brother, you have to avenge your big revenge tonight, I should have accompanied you there, I just hope that you will feel better later." Xiao Feng said: "No! No! You rest here , Wake up after sleeping, I have already taken Duan Zhengchun's head."

A'Zhu sighed, and said: "I'm so sad, big brother, I really have no choice. I can't accompany you. I really want to be with you, to be with you, and I really don't want to be separated from you...you...you alone I'm sorry for being so lonely and lonely." Hearing her words, Xiao Feng's tenderness was deep, and his heart was moved, he held her hand, and said: "We only part for a while, what's the point? Ah Zhu, you treat me so well, I don't know how to repay your kindness." .” A'Zhu said: "Not for a while, I think it will be a long, long time. Brother, if I leave you, you will be alone, and I will be alone. It is best that you take me outside Yanmen Pass immediately, and we will herd cattle and sheep like this. Duan Can Zhengchun's grievances be avenged in another year? Let me accompany you for a year."

Xiao Feng lightly stroked the hair on her head, and said: "It was so easy to bump into him, and we will avenge him tonight, and we will never go back to the Central Plains again. Duan Zhengchun's martial arts are far inferior to mine, and he will not make the 'six But if you come back after a year, you will go to Dali. There are many masters in the Duan family in Dali. If you meet a master who is proficient in "Six Meridians", your elder brother will probably lose. It's not me. Listen to what you say, there are really many difficulties in this.” A'Zhu nodded, and said in a low voice: "That's right, I shouldn't ask you to go to Dali to seek revenge on him after a year. You must go deep into the tiger's den alone, absolutely not."

Xiao Feng laughed, raised his rice bowl and took a sip, he is used to drinking in big bowls, there is nothing in the bowl at the moment, but it is good to put on an appearance like this, and said: "If I am Xiao Feng alone, the Duan family in Dali Longtan and Tiger's Den also broke into it, life and death are in danger, I don't care about it. But now that I have little Ah Zhu, I want to take care of you for the rest of my life, Xiao Feng's life is very precious." A'Zhu lay in his arms, his vest undulating slightly.Xiao Feng stroked her hair lightly, his heart was peaceful and warm, he said in his heart: "Having a wife like this, what regrets do you have?" In an instant, he couldn't help but rush forward, his heart flew away, thinking of a month later, he had married Ah Zhu Riding horses in the prairie, hunting and herding sheep, you no longer have to be wary of enemies, and you will be carefree from now on. How carefree is it?It's just that the man in black who saved his life in Juxian Village didn't repay his kindness that day, so it was unavoidable to be grudged. However, this kind of great hero naturally does not expect to repay his kindness, so he has no choice but to owe him this kindness in this life.

Seeing that the sky was gradually getting dark, A'Zhu lay in his arms, already soundly asleep.Xiao Feng took out three qian and gave it to the farmer's family, and asked him to vacate a vacant room, hugged Ah Zhu, put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, put down the curtains, and sat on the farmer's hall with his eyes closed to rest his mind. , and soon fell into a deep sleep. After taking a nap for more than two hours, I opened the door and came out, only to see that the new moon had slanted over the top of the tree, but dark clouds gradually gathered in the northwest corner. It seemed that there would probably be a heavy thunderstorm tonight.
Xiao Feng put on his robe and walked towards Qingshi Bridge.After traveling for about five miles, I arrived at the river, only to see the shadow of the moon reflected in the river, and the west side was covered with black clouds for half a day. Occasionally, lightning shot out of the black clouds once or twice, illuminating the surrounding fields brightly.The lightning passed by, but it looked even darker.The phosphorus flames in the distant cemetery trembled and rolled around in the grass. Xiao Feng walked faster and faster, he arrived at Qingshi Bridge not long after, he looked at the direction of Beidou, he saw that the time was still early, but at the second watch, he thought to himself: "In order to avenge my great revenge, I am so impatient that I arrived at a place early. More times." In his life, he has dated and risked his life, I don't know how many times, the other party's martial arts are stronger than Duan Zhengchun's, but tonight, he felt unusually uneasy, less like before. An indomitable spirit to fight to the death. Standing by the bridge, seeing the river flowing slowly under the bridge, I thought to myself: "Yes, I used to walk alone, without worries, but tonight I have an extra Ah Zhu in my heart. Hey, this is really called Sons and daughters love each other, and heroes are short of breath." Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little tenderness in my heart, a smile appeared on my mouth, and I thought: "It would be great if Ah Zhu stood here with me." He knew that Duan Zhengchun's martial arts were far behind his own, and he didn't need to worry about winning or losing in tonight's fight. Seeing that the time for the appointment had not yet arrived, he sat under the tree by the bridge and concentrating on breathing. Gradually, the altar became empty. No distractions. Suddenly there was a flash of lightning, a loud bang, and a thunderbolt struck down from the clouds.Xiao Feng opened his eyes and said in his heart: "The heavy rain will come in a blink of an eye, it will be three o'clock soon?" At this moment, he saw a person walking slowly on the road leading to Xiaojing Lake, wearing a loose robe, it was Duan Zhengchun. He walked in front of Xiao Feng, gave a deep bow, and said: "The Master Qiao is here, what advice do you have?" Xiao Feng tilted his head slightly, looked at him sideways, a burst of anger burned in his chest, and said: "Prince Duan, don't you know why I asked you to come here?" Duan Zhengchun sighed, and said: "You are because of the incident outside the Yanmen Pass. I misunderstood the traitor's words, and was teased by others, which hurt Lingtang's life. I was so tired that my father committed suicide. It was a big mistake." Xiao Feng said grimly: "Why did you go to harm my adoptive father Qiao Sanhuai and his wife again, and killed my benefactor Master Xuanku?" Duan Zhengchun shook his head slowly, and said sadly: "I only hope that I can cover up this matter, but I don't know that the deeper the trap, the more difficult it is to extricate myself." Xiao Feng said: "Hey, you are a straightforward guy, if you decide to do it yourself, I still have to do it." Duan Zhengchun said: "If it wasn't for the help of Chief Qiao, Duan would have died by the Xiaojing Lake at noon today, and he lived half a day longer, all thanks to Your Excellency. Qiao's main goal is to take his life, even if he takes action." At this time, there was a rumbling thunder, and raindrops as big as soybeans suddenly fell. Hearing his heroic words, Xiao Feng couldn't help being moved, he always likes to make friends with heroes, ever since he saw Duan Zhengchun and his heroic demeanor, he felt sympathy for each other, if it was an ordinary holiday, it would be regarded as a great insult to himself, and it would have been a long time ago They laughed it off, and went to drink dozens of bowls of spirits together.But the enmity between parents is irreconcilable, how can they just let it go?He raised his palm and said: "As a child, I have to avenge the great hatred of my parents and teachers. You kill my father, mother, adoptive father, adoptive mother, and mentor. There are five people in total, and I will slap you five times. You will be punished." After my five palms, it's life or death, and the previous vengeance is wiped out." Duan Zhengchun smiled wryly and said: "One life is only exchanged for one palm. Duan's retribution is too light. I feel very kind." Xiao Feng thought to himself: "I don't think you Dali Duan's kung fu is outstanding, I'm afraid you can't withstand Xiao Feng's palm force with a single palm." He said: "Look at the palm like this." The left hand circled, and the right palm struck out. There was a flash of lightning, another thunderbolt struck down in mid-air, with the help of thunder, Xiao Feng's palm strike was really powerful, it hit Duan Zhengchun's chest with a bang sound.But seeing that he could not stand still, he fell straight out and hit the railing of the Qingshi bridge with a slap, hanging limply, motionless. Xiao Feng was stunned: "Why didn't he raise his palms to greet him? And it's so useless?" He leaned forward, grabbed his collar and lifted him up, he was startled, there was continuous rumbling thunder in his ears, and heavy rain splashed on his face He didn't even feel the slightest bit of sensation on his body, he just thought: "How did he become so light?" At noon that day when he rescued Duan Zhengchun, he carried him for a long time.A person with high martial arts can immediately notice the weight difference of one and a half catties in his hands, but at this moment Xiao Feng only felt that Duan Zhengchun's body suddenly became tens of catties lighter, and an inexplicable fear suddenly arose in his heart, and his whole body swelled A cold sweat broke out. At this moment, the lightning flashed again.Xiao Feng reached out his hand to Duan Zhengchun's face and scratched it. His hand was a pile of soft mud. After rubbing it, it fell down. Under the flash of lightning, he could see it clearly, and he cried out: "Ah Zhu, A'Zhu, it turned out to be you!" He felt that his limbs had no strength left, so he knelt down involuntarily and hugged A'Zhu's legs.He knew that just now this palm had exerted all his strength, if a first class hero in the martial arts did not greet him with a palm, he would not be able to bear it, let alone this cowardly little Ah Zhu?Of course this palm broke her ribs and shattered her five internal organs, even if Divine Doctor Xue was there to rescue her, it would be difficult to take her life back. A'Zhu leaned on the railing of the bridge, slowly slid down and landed on Xiao Feng's body, and said in a low voice: "Brother, I...I...I'm so sorry for you, are you annoyed by me?" Xiao Feng said loudly: "I'm not annoyed with you, I am annoyed with myself, I hate myself." He raised his hand and slammed himself on the head. A'Zhu's left hand moved, trying to stop him from striking himself, but he couldn't lift his arm, and said: "Brother, you promise me that you will never hurt yourself." Xiao Feng shouted: "Why are you? Why? Why?" A'Zhu said in a low voice: "Brother, untie my clothes, take a look at my left shoulder." Xiao Feng and her traveled together for thousands of miles, lived in the same room, always behaved politely, when he heard her ask him to untie her clothes, he was startled.A'Zhu said: "I have been yours for a long time, I... I... all of my body is yours. Take a look... take a look at my left shoulder, and you will understand." Xiao Feng had tears in his eyes, he was calm when listening to her talk, he put hope in his heart, he immediately pressed his left palm against her vest, and hurriedly channeled his true energy into her body, hoping to save the big mistake, he slowly untied his right hand She is undressed, exposing her left shoulder. A long bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, Xiao Feng's eyes lit up, he saw her shoulders were more radiant than snow, but there was a scarlet letter that was as red as blood: "Duan". Xiao Feng was amazed and sad at the same time, he didn't dare to look at her, hurriedly pulled her clothes up, covered her shoulders, put her in his arms gently, and asked: "You have the word 'duan' on your shoulder, what about it?" What means?" A'Zhu said: "When my father and mother gave me to someone else, they stabbed me on the shoulder, so that I can save... for future recognition." Xiao Feng tremblingly said: "This 'paragraph' word, this 'paragraph' 'Word..." A'Zhu said: "During the day today, they saw a mark on the shoulder of that Azi girl, and they knew it was their daughter. You...you...see that mark?" Xiao Feng said: "No, it's not convenient for me to see." A'Zhu said: "She...she also has a red 'duan' tattooed on her shoulder, exactly the same as mine." Xiao Feng suddenly realized, and said in a trembling voice: "You...you are also their daughter?" A'Zhu said: "I didn't know at first, but I found out when I saw the characters tattooed on AhZi's shoulder. She also has a gold lock plate, which is the same as mine, with twelve characters engraved on it. She The words on it are: 'Bamboo by the lake, full of green, good luck and joy.' The words on my lock piece are: 'Stars in the sky, shining brightly, eternally brilliant, eternal peace.' I... I didn’t know what it meant before, It’s just a good talk, but it turned out to be my mother’s name embedded in it. My mother is that woman Ruan... Ruan Xingzhu. This pair of cleats was given to my mother by my father. She gave birth to my sisters and gave us One by one, carried around the neck." Xiao Feng said: "I understand, I have to try to heal your injuries right away, it's never too late to talk about these things." A'Zhu said: "No! No! I want to make it clear to you, if it is a little later, it will be too late. Brother, you have to listen to me." Xiao Feng couldn't bear to disobey her intention, so he said: "Okay, I'll listen to you, but don't bother too much." A'Zhu smiled slightly, and said: "Brother, you're so kind, you take care of me for everything, how can you dote on me so much?" Xiao Feng said: "In the future, I will want more I will spoil you a hundred times, a thousand times." Ah Zhu smiled and said: "Enough, enough, I don't like you treating me too well. If I become lawless, then no one will care. Big brother, I... I hid behind the bamboo house, eavesdropping on father, mother, and Sister Azi spoke. It turned out that my father had another wife. He and my mother were not officially married. They gave birth to me first, and my sister the next year. Later, my father wanted to go back to Dali, but my mother refused to let him go. The two had a big quarrel, and my mother beat him, but my father didn't fight back. Later...then...there was no other way, so we had to break up. My grandfather was very strict, if he found out about this, he would kill my mother Yes. My mother didn’t dare to take my sister home. She had to give it to others, but hoping to recognize each other in the future, she tattooed the word “Duan” on my sister’s shoulder. The person who adopted me only knew my mother’s surname Ruan, actually, actually, my surname is Duan..." Xiao Feng felt more pity in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Poor child." A'Zhu said: "When my mother gave me to someone else, I was only a little over one year old. Of course I didn't recognize my father, and I didn't even recognize my face when I saw my mother. Brother, you are the same way. That night in the apricot forest , I heard people talk about your life experience, and I feel very sad, because we are both the same poor children." The lightning kept flashing, and the thunderbolts followed one after another. Suddenly, a big tree by the river was hit by the thunder, and it was about to fall down.The two of them didn't pay attention to the things outside their bodies, even though the world was undergoing great changes, they didn't seem to notice it at all. A'Zhu said again: "The person who killed your parents was actually my father, alas, God's arrangement really treats us too hard, and, and... from the groom's mouth, I was the one who asked my father's name. Myself. If I hadn't disguised Bai Shijing to lie to her, she would never have said my father's name. People say that there is God's will in the dark, and I never believed it. But...but... tell me, can you believe it? Woolen cloth?" Xiao Feng raised his head, the sky was full of dark clouds that covered the moon without a gleam of light, a long lightning bolt passed by, illuminating the surrounding fields brightly, as if God suddenly opened his eyes. He bowed his head slumpedly, his heart was at a loss, and asked: "Do you know that Duan Zhengchun is really your father, is he any good?" A'Zhu said: "It can't be wrong. I heard my father and mother hugged my sister and wept bitterly, telling how they abandoned my sister and me. My parents said that in this life, no matter what they say, they will find me How could they have guessed that their own daughter was lying outside the window. Brother, just now I pretended to be sick, but I disguised you and went to tell my father, what’s wrong with the Qingshiqiao appointment tonight? Write it off, and then pretend to be my father, come to meet you...so that you...so that you..." At this point, he was already furious. Xiao Feng put his inner energy in his palm so that A'Zhu would not lose his strength, he said with tears: "Why didn't you tell me? If I knew he was your father..." But the following words could not be continued, he himself He also didn't know, if he knew in advance that Duan Zhengchun was the father of his beloved, then what would he do. A'Zhu said: "I tossed and turned and thought about it for a long time, big brother, how much I want to be with you for the rest of my life, but how can that be possible? Can I beg you not to avenge these five relatives? Even if I beg insanely I agreed to you, and you agreed again, then... that will not work after all." Her voice became lower and lower, the thunder still rumbled endlessly, but to Xiao Feng's ears, every word of A'Zhu was more thrilling than the thunder that shook the sky.He pulled his hair and said, "You can tell your daddy to run away and not come to this date! Or your daddy is a hero and won't miss the appointment, then you can pretend to be me and make another date with your daddy. A far away place, meet again in a far away day. Why, why do you have to suffer like this?" A'Zhu said: "I want you to know that if a person accidentally kills someone else, it may not be out of his own will. Of course you didn't want to hurt me, but you slapped me. My father killed your parents, too. Inadvertently made a big mistake." Xiao Feng kept staring at her with his head down, and the electric light flickered a few times, only to see the infinite tenderness in her eyes.Xiao Feng's heart moved, he suddenly realized that Ah Zhu's deep affection for him was beyond his previous imagination, he suddenly understood in his heart: "Although Duan Zhengchun is her biological father, she has no kindness to raise her, as for the I understand that unintentional mistakes are forgivable, and I don’t need to sacrifice my life for it.” Trembling, he said: “Ah Zhu, A’Zhu, you must have another reason, not to save your father, nor to let me know that it was unintentional. What a big mistake you made, you did it for me! You did it for me!" Holding her body, she stood up. There was a smile on A'Zhu's face, seeing that Xiao Feng finally understood his deep meaning, he couldn't help being happy.She knew that her life was at the end of her life, and although she didn't expect her lover to know what she was hiding in her heart, he finally knew... Xiao Feng said: "You are all for me, A'Zhu, don't you think so?" A'Zhu whispered: "Yes." Xiao Feng said loudly: "Why? Why?" A'Zhu said: "Duan's family in Dali has six Mai Shenjian, you killed their Zhennan King, how are they willing to give up? Brother, we don’t know the characters in the "Yi Jin Jing"..." Xiao Feng suddenly realized, he couldn't help tears welling up in his eyes, and the tears flowed straight down. A'Zhu said: "I beg you for one thing, big brother, will you agree?" Xiao Feng said: "Don't say one thing, I will promise you a hundred things." A'Zhu said: "I only have one biological sister , we have not been together since we were young, please take care of her, I am worried that she will go astray." Xiao Feng forced a smile and said: "When you recover, we will find her to reunite with you." A Zhu gently He said: "When I get well...Brother, I will ride horses and hunt outside Yanmen Pass with you, herd cattle and sheep, tell me, is my sister willing to go too?" Xiao Feng said: "Of course she will go, sister, My brother-in-law invited her, why don't you go?" Suddenly there was a loud noise, and a man emerged from the river under the Qingshi Bridge, and shouted, "Don't be ashamed? Are you a sister or a brother-in-law? I don't want to go." The man was petite. , wearing a water jacket, it was Ah Zi. After Xiao Feng accidentally slapped A'Zhu, he put all his energy on her. With his kung fu, he would have noticed that there were people lying in the water at the bottom of the bridge, but firstly there was rumbling thunder and heavy rain, and secondly, he lost his mind. There was a lot of chaos, until Ah Zi appeared on her own, then she realized it, she couldn't help being slightly startled, and shouted: "Ah Zi, Ah Zi, come and see your sister." Ah Zi pursed her mouth, and said: "I hid under the bridge. I wanted to watch you and my father fight. I wanted to watch the excitement, but I didn't know that you were fighting my sister. The two of them chattered and talked about each other. It's not over, I don't like to hear it. It's all right if you talk about love, how did it drag me?" Said and walked closer. A'Zhu said: "My good sister, from now on, Big Brother Xiao will take care of you, and you...you will take care of him too..." Azi giggled, and said: "I don't care about this rude and ugly barbarian." Xiao Feng suddenly felt that A'Zhu's body in his arms trembled, his head drooped, his beautiful hair was draped over his shoulders, and he did not move at all.Xiao Feng was shocked and shouted: "A'Zhu, A'Zhu." As soon as he touched her pulse, it stopped beating.His own heart almost stopped beating, and he stretched out his hand to sniff her, but he was no longer breathing.He yelled: "Ah Zhu! A'Zhu!" But no matter how many times he shouted, A'Zhu could no longer agree to him, and rushed to inject her body with real power, but A'Zhu never moved. AhZi was shocked when she saw that AhZhu died of exhaustion, she stopped smiling and said angrily, "You killed my sister, you...you killed my sister!" Xiao Feng said: "That's right, I killed your sister, you should avenge your sister. Quick, kill me quickly!" He drooped his hands, lowered A'Zhu's body, stretched out his chest, and shouted: "You're going to kill me." I really hope that Ah Zi will draw out the knife and insert it into her chest, and it will be over once and for all, freeing herself from endless pain. Seeing the muscle spasm on his face, AhZi couldn't help being terrified, she took two steps back and shouted, "You...don't kill me." Xiao Feng followed two steps up, stretched out his hand to his chest, and with a hissing sound, he tore off the shirt on his chest, exposing his skin, and said: "You have poisonous needles, poisonous thorns, poisonous cones... stab me to death quickly." When the lightning flashed, AhZi saw the green wolf head pierced on his chest, baring his teeth, with a ferocious appearance, she was even more frightened, suddenly yelled, turned around and ran away. Xiao Feng stood on the bridge in a daze, extremely sad and remorseful, he raised his palm, and slapped it on the stone railing with a bang, causing stone chips to fly.He clapped his palms, clapped his palms again, and suddenly there was a loud bang, and a piece of stone fence fell into the river. He wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry.A bolt of lightning passed by, clearly reflecting A'Zhu's face.The deep concern still remained on the corners of her brows and mouth. Xiao Feng yelled: "A'Zhu!" He hugged her and went straight to the wilderness. Thunder rumbled, heavy rain poured down, he ran up the mountain for a while, and rushed into the valley for a while, he didn't know where he was, his mind was in chaos, it seemed to be blank. The thunder stopped, but the heavy rain continued.Dawn appeared in the east, and it was slowly getting brighter.Xiao Feng has been running wildly for more than two hours, but he is not tired at all, he just wants to torture himself as much as possible, just wants to die immediately and stay with Ah Zhu forever.He hissed, ran wildly, and before he knew it, he suddenly returned to the blue stone bridge. He murmured: "I'll go find Duan Zhengchun, find Duan Zhengchun, tell him to kill me and avenge his daughter." Immediately, he took big strides and ran towards the shore of Xiaojing Lake.
Not long after reaching the lake, Xiao Feng yelled: "Duan Zhengchun, I killed your daughter, you come and kill me, I will never fight back, you come out quickly, come and kill me." In front of the bamboo forest, I waited for a while, but there was no sound in the forest, and no one came out. He stepped into the forest, walked to the bamboo house, kicked open the door, entered the house, and shouted: "Duan Zhengchun, come and kill me!" The house was empty, and there was no one there.He searched in the wing room and the backyard, not only did he not see Duan Zhengchun and his subordinates, even Ruan Xingzhu and Ah Zi, the owners of the bamboo house, were not there.The furnishings in the house are as old as they are, but it seems that everyone has left in a hurry, and there is nothing to bring with them in a hurry. He thought to himself: "That's right, Ah Zi brought a message, only that I want to kill her father to take revenge. Even if Duan Zhengchun refuses to escape, the woman surnamed Ruan and her subordinates will force him to go away. Hehe, I am not The one who came to kill you wants you to kill me, wants you to kill me." He yelled a few more times: "Duan Zhengchun, Duan Zhengchun!" The voice was transmitted far away, but he heard the wind blowing bamboo and the rustling sound, but No human voice. By the small mirror lake and in the square bamboo forest, there is no one there, Xiao Feng seems to feel that he is the only one left in the world.Ever since A'Zhu died, he never put her down for a moment, and I don't know how many times he injected real energy into her body, just hoping that God will take pity on her, and like the last time when she was slapped by Abbot Xuanci, she was seriously injured and survived.But last time Abbot Xuanci hit the bronze mirror in Xiao Feng's hand with the great vajra palm, Ah Zhu was only affected by the shock, but this time Xiao Feng's palm hit her firmly on the chest, how could he still survive?No matter how much internal energy he lost, A'Zhu always remained motionless. He hugged A'Zhu and sat in front of the hall blankly, from morning to noon, and from noon to evening.At this time, the rain had already passed and the sky was blue, and the faint setting sun shone on him and A'Zhu. He was besieged by heroes in Juxian Manor. Although the situation was extremely dangerous, he was not discouraged at all. At this time, he made an irreversible mistake with his own hands, and he felt more and more lonely and lonely. Shouldn't be alive. "Ah Zhu died on behalf of her father, and I can no longer seek revenge on Duan Zhengchun. What else can I do? The great cause of the beggar gang, the ambitions of the past, are no longer worth caring about. I am a Khitan, and I can What great ambitions do you have?" Walking to the backyard, I saw a flower hoe standing by the corner of the wall, and thought: "I will always be here with A'Zhu?" The left hand was still holding A'Zhu, reluctant to let go of her even for a moment, and the right hand held up the flower. With a hoe, he went to the square bamboo forest, dug a hole, and then dug another hole, and the two earth pits were side by side. I thought: "When her parents come back, they will probably dig up the grave to see what happened. A sign must be erected in front of the tomb." I broke off a section of square bamboo, cut it in two, went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife and flattened it. Go to the west wing.I saw paper, ink, pens and inkstones on the table.He put A'Zhu across his knees, rubbed the ink, picked up a pen, and wrote on a piece of bamboo: "The tomb of the Khitan brash man Xiao Feng". Picking up another piece of bamboo, I thought to myself: "What should I write? 'The Tomb of Mrs. Xiaomen Duan'? Although she has a husband and wife contract with me, she is not married. She is still a pure and pure girl until she dies. Call her 'Ma'am, don't you insult her?" Feeling uneasy for a moment, I raised my head to think for a while, and wherever my eyes went, I saw a banner hanging on the wall, with several lines of writing, read along: "You can't make a song when you are ashamed and drunk, and cover the fragrance with your thin hands. Nestling flowers and candles, secretly conveying deep meaning, drinking and thinking into horizontal waves. Seeing Zhu Chengbi's heart is confused, turning his pulse, and gathering two moths. When we meet each other, we are far away. It's spring again. Don't worry about it?" He hasn't read much, and his knowledge of characters is quite limited, but there are no difficult words in this poem, and it can be seen that it is a romantic poem. It seems to say that he sings shyly when he is drunk. , We parted for a long time, and I was worried.He looked at it vaguely, and was not in the mood to understand what was said in the words. After reading it casually, he saw two more lines written below: "Youfu Zhumei, a book boy, fills the wall. With star eyes and bamboo waist, I don't know the age of heaven and earth. Duan Er of Dali paints wildly after drunk." Xiao Feng murmured: "He is very happy. With star eyes and bamboo waist, he doesn't know the age of heaven and earth. Dali Duan Er is drunk and scribbles. Dali Duan Er, um, this is what Duan Zhengchun wrote to his lover Ruan Xingzhu, that is, Ah Zhu The affair of her parents. How can it be hung here in a grand manner without fear of ugliness? Ah, yes, even Duan Zhengchun's subordinates will not come in this room." I didn't bother to pay attention to this banner at the moment, just thought: "How should I write on Ah Zhu's tombstone?" Knowing that the writing skills are too shallow, I can't think of anything, so I wrote "Ah Zhu's Tomb" Four words.He put down his pen, stood up, and wanted to put the bamboo plaque in front of the pit, bury Ah Zhu first, and then commit suicide. He turned around, hugged A'Zhu, glanced at the banner on the wall again, jumped up suddenly, "Ah yo" and said loudly: "No, no, this is wrong!" Taking a step closer, and looking at the few lines in the banner, I saw that the handwriting was round, elegant and free.There seemed to be a voice in his heart that said loudly: "That letter! The letter written by the leading brother to Gangzhu Wang, the words on the letter are not like this, it is completely different." He is only proficient in writing, so he could not decipher handwriting, but the writing on this page is beautiful and round, with neat spaces, while the writing on that letter is crooked and thin, one can tell at a glance that it was written by a martial artist .The difference between the two is so great that anyone can see it.His eyes were wide open, staring at the words on the banner, as if he wanted to find out the big secret and conspiracy hidden in these few lines. What hovered in his mind was the letter he saw that night in the apricot forest outside Wuxi City, the letter written by the leading brother to Chief Wang.Master Zhiguang tore off the signature at the end of the letter and swallowed it, making it impossible for him to know who wrote the letter, but the handwriting on the letter has been deeply imprinted in his mind, extremely clear.The person who wrote the letter is by no means the same person as the "Dali Duan Er" who wrote this banner, and there is absolutely no doubt about it. But did the "leader brother" entrust someone else to write the letter?After thinking about it for a while, he realized that it was impossible.Duan Zhengchun was able to write such a good handwriting, of course he was someone who was used to pens, and if he wanted to write a letter to Chief Wang, discussing such an important matter, how could he ask someone else to write it for him?And writing a flirtatious poem for one's lover, there is no reason to ask others to write it for him. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became, and he couldn't help thinking: "Could it be that the elder brother who took the lead was not Duan Zhengchun? Could it be that this calligraphy was not written by Duan Zhengchun? No, no, besides Duan Zhengchun, how could there be a second 'Dali Duan Er'?" I wrote this kind of romantic poem and hang it here? Could it be that Mrs. Ma is telling lies? That’s not true. She and Duan Zhengchun have never known each other. Princes and nobles, if you have any grudges, you will deliberately fabricate lies to deceive me." 他自从知道了“带头大哥”是段正淳后，心中的种种疑团本已一扫而空，所思虑的只是如何报仇而已，这时陡然见到了这个条幅，各种各样的疑团又涌上心头：“那封书信若不是段正淳写的，那么带头大哥便不是他。如果不是他，却又是谁？马夫人为什么要说假话骗人，这中间有什么阴谋诡计？我打死阿朱，本是误杀，阿朱为我而死却是心甘情愿。这么一来，她的不白之冤之上，再加上一层不白之冤。我为什么不早些见到这个条幅？可是这条幅挂在厢房之中，我又怎能见到？倘若始终不见，我殉了阿朱而死，那也是一了百了，为什么偏偏早不见，迟不见，在我死前片刻又见到了？”
夕阳即将落山，最后的一片阳光正渐渐离开他脚背，忽听得小镜湖畔有两人朝着竹林走来。这两人相距尚远，他凝神听去，辨出来者是两个女子，心道：“多半是阿紫和她妈妈来了。嗯，我要问明段夫人，这幅字是不是段正淳写的。她当然恨极我杀了阿朱，她一定要杀我，我……我……”他本来是要“决不还手”，但立时转念：“如果阿朱确是冤枉而死，杀死我爹爹、妈妈的另有其人，那么这大恶人身上又多负了一笔血债，又多了一条人命。阿朱难道不是他害死的么？我若不报此仇，怎能轻易便死？” 只听得那两个女子渐行渐近，走进了竹林。又过片刻，两人说话的声音也听见了。只听得一人道：“小心了，这贱人武功虽然不高，却是诡计多端。”另一个年轻的女子道：“她只孤身一人，我娘儿俩总收拾得了她。”那年纪较大的女子道：“别说话了，一上去便下杀手，不用迟疑。”那少女道：“要是爹爹知道了……”那年长女子道：“哼，你还顾着你爹爹？”接着便没了话声。但听得两人蹑足而行，一个向着大门走来，另一个走到了屋后，显是要前后夹攻。 萧峰颇为奇怪，想：“听口音这两人不是阮星竹和阿紫，但也是母女两个，要来杀一个孤身女子，嗯，多半是要杀阮星竹，而那少女的父亲却不赞成此事。”这件事在他脑中一闪而过，再不理会，仍是怔怔的坐着出神。 过得半晌，呀的一声，有人推开板门，走了进来。萧峰并不抬头，只见一双穿着黑鞋的纤脚走到他身前，相距约莫四尺，停住了步。跟着旁边的窗门推开，跃进一个人来，站在他身旁，他听了那人纵跃之声，知道武功也不高强。 他仍不抬头，手中抱着阿朱，自管苦苦思索：“到底'带头大哥'是不是段正淳？智光大师的言语中有什么古怪，徐长老有什么诡计？马夫人的话中有没有破绽？”当真是思涌如潮，心乱如麻。 只听得那年轻女子说道：“喂，你是谁？姓阮的那贱人呢？”她话声冷冷的，语调更是十分的无礼。萧峰不加理会，只想着种种疑窦。那年长女子道：“尊驾和阮星竹那贱人有什么瓜葛？这女子是谁？快快说来。”萧峰仍是不理。那年轻女子大声道：“你是聋子呢还是哑巴，怎地一声不响？”语气中已充满了怒意。萧峰仍是不理，便如石像般坐着不动。 那年轻女子一跺脚，手中长剑一颤，剑刃震动，嗡嗡作响，剑尖斜对萧峰的太阳穴，相距不过数寸，喝道：“你再装傻，便给点苦头你吃吃。” 萧峰于身外凶险，半分也没放在心上，只是思量着种种解索不开的疑团。那少女手臂向前一送，长剑刺出，在他头颈边寸许之旁擦了过去。萧峰听明白剑势来路，不闪不避，浑若不知。两个女子相顾惊诧。那年轻女子道：“妈，这人莫非是个白痴？他抱着的这个姑娘好像死了。”那妇人道：“他多半是装傻。在这贱人家中，还能有什么好东西。先劈他一刀，再来拷打查问。”话声甫毕，左手刀便向萧峰肩头砍了下去。 萧峰待得刀刃离他肩头尚有半尺，右手翻出，疾伸而前，两根手指抓住了刀背，那刀便如凝在半空，砍不下来。他手指向前一送，刀柄撞中那妇人肩下要穴，登时令她动弹不得，顺手一抖，内力到处，拍的一声响，一柄钢刀断为两截。他随手抛在地下，始终没抬头瞧那妇人。 那年轻女子见母亲被他制住，大惊之下，向后反跃，嗤嗤之声连响，七枝短箭连珠价向他射来。萧峰拾起断刀，一一拍落，跟着手一挥，那断刀倒飞出去，拍的一声，刀柄撞在她腰间。那年轻女子“啊”的一声叫，穴道正被撞中，身子也登时给定住了。 那妇人惊道：“你受伤了吗？”那少女道：“腰里撞得好痛，倒没受伤，妈，我给封住了'京门穴'。”那妇人道：“我给点中了'中府穴'。这……这人武功厉害得很哪。”那少女道：“妈，这人到底是谁？怎么他也不站起身来，便制住了咱娘儿俩，我瞧他啊，多半是有邪术。” 那妇人不敢再凶，口气放软，向萧峰道：“咱母女和尊驾无怨无仇，适才妄自出手，得罪了尊驾，是咱二人的不对了。还请宽宏大量，高抬贵手。”那少女忙道：“不，不，咱们输了便输了，何必讨饶？你有种就将姑娘一刀杀了，我才不希罕呢。” 萧峰隐隐约约听到了她母女的说话，只知母亲在求饶，女儿却十分倔强，但到底说些什么话，却一句也没听入心中。 这时屋中早已黑沉沉地，又过一会，天色全黑。萧峰始终抱着阿朱坐在原处，一直没有移动。他平时头脑极灵，遇上了疑难之事，总是决断极快，倘若一时之间无法明白，便即搁在一旁，暂不理会，决不会犹豫迟疑，但今日失手打死了阿朱，悲痛已极，痴痴呆呆，浑浑噩噩，倒似是失心疯一般。 那妇人低声道：“你运气再冲冲环跳穴看，说不定牵动经脉，能冲开被封的穴道。”那少女道：“我早冲过了，一点用处也没有……”那妇人忽道：“嘘！有人来了！”
只听得脚步细碎，有人推门进来，也是一个女子。那女子擦擦几声，用火刀火石打火，点燃纸煤，再点亮了油灯，转过身来，突然见到萧峰、阿朱，以及那两个女子，不禁“啊”的一声惊呼。她绝未料到屋中有人，蓦地里见到四个人或坐或站，都是一动也不动，登时大吃一惊。她手一松，火刀、火石铮铮两声，掉在地下。 先前那妇人突然厉声叫道：“阮星竹，是你！” 刚进屋来的那女子正是阮星竹。她回过头来，见说话的是个中年女子，她身旁另有一个全身黑衣的少女，两人相貌颇美，那少女尤其秀丽，都是从未见过。阮星竹道：“不错，我姓阮，两位是谁？” 那中年女子不答，只是不住的向她端相，满脸都是怒容。 阮星竹转头向萧峰道：“乔帮主，你已打死了我女儿，还在这里干什么？我……我……我苦命的孩儿哪！”说着放声大哭，扑到了阿朱的尸身上。 萧峰仍是呆呆的坐着，过了良久，才道：“段夫人，我罪孽深重，请你抽出刀来，将我杀了。” 阮星竹泣道：“便一刀将你杀了，也已救不活我那苦命的孩儿。乔帮主，你说我和阿朱的爹爹做了一件于心有愧的大错事，害得孩子一生孤苦，连自己爹娘是谁也不知道。这话是不错的，可是……你要打抱不平，该当杀段王爷，该当杀我，为什么却杀了我的阿朱？” 这时萧峰的脑筋颇为迟钝，过了片刻，才心中一凛，问道：“什么一件于心有愧的大错事？”阮星竹哭道：“你明明知道，定要问我，阿朱……阿朱和阿紫都是我的孩儿，我不敢带回家去，送了给人。” 萧峰颤声道：“昨天我问段正淳，是否做了一件于心有愧的大错事，他直认不讳。这件亏心事，便是将阿朱……和阿紫两个送与旁人吗？”阮星竹怒道：“我做了这件亏心事，难道还不够？你当我是什么坏女人，专门做亏心事？”萧峰道：“段正淳昨天又说：'天可怜见，今日让我重得见到一个……一个当年没了爹娘的孩子。'他说今日重见这个没了爹娘的孩子，是说阿紫，不是说……不是说我？”阮星竹怒道：“他为什么要说你？你是他抛弃了送人的孩子吗？你……你胡说八道什么？我又怎生得出你这畜生？”她恨极了萧峰，但又忌惮他武功了得，不敢动手，只一味斥骂。 萧峰道：“那么我问他，为什么直到今日，兀自接二连三的再干恶事，他却自己承认行止不端，德行有亏？”阮星竹满是泪水的面颊上浮上淡淡红晕，说道：“他生性风流，向来就是这样的。他要了一个女子，又要第二个，第三个，第四个，接二连三的荒唐，又……要你来多管什么闲事？” 萧峰喃喃道：“错了，错了，全然错了！”出神半晌，蓦地里伸出手来，拍拍拍拍，猛打自己耳光。阮星竹吃了一惊，一跃而起，倒退了两步，只见萧峰不住的出力殴打自己，每一掌都落手极重，片刻间双颊便高高肿起。 只听得“呀”的一声轻响，又有人推门进来，叫道：“妈，你已拿了那幅字……”正是阿紫。她话未说完，见到屋中有人，又见萧峰左手抱着阿朱，右手不住的击打自己，不禁惊得呆了。 萧峰的脸颊由肿而破，跟着满脸满手都是鲜血，跟着鲜血不断的溅了开来，溅得墙上、桌上、椅上……都是点点鲜血，连阿朱身上，墙上所悬着的那张条幅上，也溅上了殷红色的点点滴滴。 阮星竹不忍再看这残酷的情景，双手掩目，但耳中仍不住听到拍拍之声，她大声叫道：“不要打了，不要打了！” 阿紫尖声道：“喂，你弄脏了我爹爹写的字，我要你赔。”跃上桌子，伸手去摘墙上所悬的那张条幅。原来她母女俩去而复回，便是来取这张条幅。 萧峰一怔，住手不打，问道：“这个'大理段二'果真便是段正淳吗？”阮星竹道：“除了是他，还能有谁？”说到段正淳时，脸上不自禁的露出了一往情深的骄傲。 这两句话又给萧峰心中解开了一个疑团：这条幅确是段正淳写的，那封给汪帮主的信就不是他写的，带头大哥便多半不是段正淳。 他心中立时便生出一个念头：“马夫人所以冤枉段正淳，中间必有极大隐情。我当先解开了这个结，总会有水落石出、真相大白之日。”这么一想，当即消了自尽的念头，适才这一顿自行殴击，虽打得满脸鲜血，但心中的悔恨悲伤，却也得了个发泄之所，于是抱着阿朱的尸身，站了起来。 阿紫已见到桌上他所写的那两块竹片，笑道：“嘿嘿，怪不得外边掘了两个坑，我正在奇怪，原来你是想和姊姊同死合葬，啧啧啧，当真多情得很哪！” 萧峰道：“我误中奸人毒计，害死了阿朱，现下要去找那奸人，先为阿朱报仇，再追随她于地下。”阿紫道：“奸人是谁？”萧峰道：“此刻还无眉目，我这便去查。”说着抱了阿朱，大踏步出去。阿紫笑道：“你这么抱着我姊姊，去找那奸人么？” 萧峰一呆，一时没了主意，心想抱着阿朱的尸身千里迢迢而行，终究不妥，但要放开了她，却实是难分难舍，怔怔瞧着阿朱的脸，眼泪从他血肉模糊的脸上直滚下来，泪水混合着鲜血，淡红色的水点，滴在阿朱惨白的脸上，当真是血泪斑斑。 阮星竹见了他伤心的情状，憎恨他的心意霎时之间便消解了，说道：“乔帮主，大错已经铸成，那已无可挽回，你……你……”她本想劝他节哀，但自己却忍不住放声大哭起来，哭道：“都是我不好，都是我不好……好好的女儿，为什么要去送给别人？” 那被萧峰定住了身形的少女忽然插口道：“当然都是你不好啦！人家好好的夫妻，为什么你要去拆散他们？” 阮星竹抬起头来，问那少女道：“姑娘为什么说这话？你是谁？” 那少女道：“你这狐狸精，害得我妈妈好苦，害得我……害得我……” 阿紫一伸手，便向她脸上掴去。那少女动弹不得，眼见这一掌难以躲开。 阮星竹忙伸手拉住阿紫手臂，道：“阿紫，不可动粗。”向那中年美妇又看了两眼，再瞧瞧她右手中的一柄钢刀，地下的一柄断刀，恍然大悟，道：“是了，你使双刀，你……你是修罗刀秦……秦红棉……秦姊姊。” 这中年美妇正是段正淳的另一个情人修罗刀秦红棉，那黑衣少女便是她的女儿木婉清。秦红棉不怪段正淳拈花惹草，到处留情，却恨旁的女子狐媚妖淫，夺了她的情郎，因此得到师妹甘宝宝传来的讯息后，便和女儿木婉清同去行刺段正淳的妻子刀白凤和他另一个情人，结果都没成功。待得知悉段正淳又有一个相好叫阮星竹，隐居在小镜湖畔的方竹林中，便又带了女儿赶来杀人。 秦红棉听阮星竹认出了自己，喝道：“不错，我是秦红棉，谁要你这贱人叫我姊姊？” 阮星竹一时猜不到秦红棉到此何事，又怕这个情敌和段正淳相见后旧情复燃，便笑道：“是啊，我说错了，你年纪比我轻得多，容貌又这等美丽，难怪段郎对你这么着迷。你是我妹子，不是姊姊。秦家妹子，段郎每天都想念你，牵肚挂肠的，我真羡慕你的好福份呢。” 秦红棉一听阮星竹称赞自己年轻貌美，心中的怒气已自消了三成，待听她说段正淳每天思念自己，怒气又消了三成，说道：“谁像你这么甜嘴蜜舌的，惯会讨人欢喜。” 阮星竹道：“这位姑娘，便是令爱千金么？啧啧啧，生得这么俊，难为你秦家妹子生得出来……” 萧峰听她两个女人叽哩咕噜的尽说些风月之事，不耐烦多听，他是个拿得起、放得下的汉子，一度肠为之断、心为之碎的悲伤过去之后，便思索如何处理日后的大事。 他抱起阿朱的尸身，走到土坑旁将她放了下去，两只大手抓起泥土，慢慢撒在她身上，但在她脸上却始终不撒泥土。他双眼一瞬不瞬的瞧着阿朱，只要几把泥土一撒下去，那便是从此不能再见到她了。耳中隐隐约约的似乎听到她的话声，约定到雁门关外骑马打猎、牧牛放羊，要陪他一辈子。不到一天之前，她还在说着这些有时深情、有时俏皮、有时正经、有时胡闹的话，从今而后再也听不到了。在塞上牧牛放羊的誓约，从此成空了。 萧峰跪在坑边，良久良久，仍是不肯将泥土撒到阿朱脸上。 突然之间，他站起身来，一声长啸，再也不看阿朱，双手齐推，将坑旁的泥土都堆在她身上脸上。回转身来，走入厢房。 只见阮星竹和秦红棉仍在絮絮谈论。阮星竹虽在伤心之际，仍是巧舌如簧，哄得秦红棉十分欢喜，两个女人早就去了敌意。阮星竹道：“乔帮主，这位妹妹得罪了你，事出无心，请你解开了她二人的穴道罢。” 阮星竹是阿朱之母，她说的话，萧峰自当遵从几分，何况他本就想放了二人，当下走近身去，伸手在秦红棉和木婉清的肩头各拍一下。二人只觉一股热气从肩头冲向被封穴道，四肢登时便恢复了自由。母女对望一眼，对萧峰功力之深，心下好生佩服。 萧峰向阿紫道：“阿紫妹子，你爹爹的条幅，请你借给我看一看。” 阿紫道：“我不要你叫我妹子长、妹子短的。”话是这么说，却也不敢违拗，还是将卷起的条幅交了给他。 萧峰展了开来，再将段正淳所写的字仔细看了两遍。阮星竹满脸通红，忸怩道：“这些东西，有什么好看？”萧峰道：“段王爷现下到了何处？”阮星竹脸色大变，退了两步，颤声道：“不……不……你别再去找他了。”萧峰道：“我不是去跟他为难，只是想问他几件事。”阮星竹哪里肯信，说道：“你既已失手打死了阿朱，不能再去找他。” 萧峰料知她决不肯说，便不再问，将条幅卷起，还给阿紫，说道：“阿朱曾有遗言，命我照料她的妹子。段夫人，日后阿紫要是遇上了为难之事，只要萧峰能有效力之处，尽管吩咐，决不推辞。” 阮星竹大喜，心想：“阿紫有了这样一个大本领的靠山，这一生必能逢凶化吉、遇难呈祥了。”说道：“如此多谢了。阿紫，快谢谢乔大哥。”她将“乔帮主”的称呼改成了“乔大哥”，好令阿紫跟他的干系亲密些。 阿紫却扁了扁嘴，神色不屑，说道：“我有什么为难之事要他帮手？我有天下无敌的师父，这许多师哥，还怕谁来欺侮我？他泥菩萨过江，自身难保，自己的事还办不了，尽出乱子，还想帮我忙？哼，那不是越帮越忙吗？”她咭咭咯咯的说来，清脆爽朗。阮星竹数次使眼色制止，阿紫只假装不见。 阮星竹顿足道：“唉，这孩子，没大没小的乱说，乔帮主，你瞧在阿朱的脸上，千万不要介意。”萧峰道：“在下姓萧，不姓乔。”阿紫说道：“妈，这个人连自己姓什么也弄不清楚，是个大大的浑人……”阮星竹喝道：“阿紫！” 萧峰拱手一揖，说道：“就此别过。”转头向木婉清道：“段姑娘，你这种歹毒暗器，多用无益，遇上了本领高强过你的对手，你不免反受其害。” 木婉清还未答话，阿紫道：“姊姊，别听他胡说八道，这些暗器最多打不中对方，还能有什么害处？” 萧峰再不理会，转身出门，左足跨出门口时，右手袍袖一拂，呼的一阵劲风，先前木婉清向他发射而被击落的七枚短箭同时飞起，猛向阿紫射出，去势犹似闪电。阿紫只得叫一声“哎唷”，那里还来得及闪避？七枚短箭从她头顶、颈边、身旁掠过，拍的一声响，同时钉在她身后墙上，直没至羽。 阮星竹急忙抢上，搂住阿紫，惊叫：“秦家妹子，快取解药来。”秦红棉道：“伤在哪里？伤在哪里？”木婉清忙从怀中取出解药，去察看阿紫的伤势。 过得片刻，阿紫惊魂稍定，才道：“没……没射中我。”四个女子一齐瞧着墙上的七枚短箭，无不骇然，相顾失色。 原来萧峰记着阿朱的遗言，要他照顾阿紫，却听得阿紫说“我有天下无敌的师父，这许多师哥，还怕谁来欺侮我？”因此用袖风拂箭，吓她一吓，免得她小小年纪不知天高地厚，有恃无恐，小觑了天下英雄好汉，将来不免大吃苦头。
他走出竹林，来到小镜湖畔，在路旁寻到一株枝叶浓密的大树，纵身上树。他要找到段正淳问个明白，何以马夫人故意陷害于他，但阮星竹决不肯说他的所在，只有暗中跟随。 过不多时，只见四人走了出来，秦红棉母女在前，阮星竹母女在后，瞧模样是阮星竹送客。 四人走到湖边，秦红棉道：“阮姊姊，你我一见如故，前嫌尽释，消去了我心头一桩恨事，现下我要去找那姓康的贱婢。你可知道她的所在？”阮星竹一怔，问道：“妹子，你去找她干什么？”秦红棉恨恨的道：“我和段郎本来好端端地过快活日子，都是这贱婢使狐狸精勾当……”阮星竹沉吟道：“那康……康敏这贱人，嗯，可不知在哪里。妹子找到了她，你帮我在她身上多刺几刀。”秦红棉道：“那还用说？就只怕不容易寻着。好啦，再见了！嗯，你若见到段郎……”阮星竹一凛