Chapter 26 Chapter Twenty-Five
Xiao Feng traveled for more than ten li, saw a small temple by the side of the road, he went in and leaned against the wall to take a nap for more than two hours, he was exhausted and went north again.After walking for more than forty miles, I came to the north to rush to Changtai Pass.
The first thing I did was to find a hotel, and I ordered ten catties of liquor, two catties of beef, and a fat chicken, and I poured myself a drink.After finishing the ten catties of wine, he asked for another five catties. He was in the drinking room when footsteps sounded and a person walked in. It was Ah Zi.Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This little girl is here to spoil my drinking." He turned his head and pretended not to see her.
Ah Zi smiled slightly, sat down at a table opposite him, and called: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, bring some wine." The bartender came over and said with a smile: "Little girl, do you drink too?" Ah Zi scolded : "A girl is a girl, why do you add the word 'small'? Why don't I drink? You first give me ten catties of white wine, and another five catties for serving, two catties of beef, a fat chicken, Quick, quick!"
The bartender stuck out his tongue, unable to retract it for a while, and shouted: "Oh, my god! Are you serious, you girl, or are you joking, you little person, can you eat so much?" As he spoke, he squinted Looking at Xiao Feng, he thought: "He is coming after you! She will drink whatever you drink; she will eat whatever you eat."
Ah Zi said: "Who says I'm a petty person? You don't have eyes, do you? Are you afraid that I won't have the money to pay the bill after eating?" As he spoke, he took out an ingot of silver from his bosom, and threw it on the table with a bang. Go up, and said: "I can't eat, I can't drink, can't I feed the dog? What do you want to worry about?" The bartender smiled and said: "Yes, yes!" He glanced at Xiao Feng again, and said in his heart: "I can't help you!" I really fucked with you, and cursed people around the corner."
After a while the wine and meat came up, the bartender brought a large bowl, put it in front of her, and said with a smile, "Girl, I'll pour you wine right now." Ah Zi nodded and said, "Okay." The bartender filled her with He poured a large bowl of wine and said in his heart: "If you drink up this bowl of wine, it would be strange if you didn't fall drunk and roll on the ground."
Ah Zi picked up the wine bowl with both hands, put it to her mouth, licked a little, frowned and said: "It's so spicy, so spicy. This bad wine is very bad. If there are not so many stupid people in the world who are willing to drink, your wine How can it be sold?" The bartender glanced at Xiao Feng again, seeing that he still ignored him, he secretly laughed.
Ah Zi tore off a chicken leg, took a bite, and said, "Bah, it stinks!" The bartender called out, "This delicious fat chicken is still clucking this morning. It's fresh and hot, how can it stink?" " Ah Zi said: "Well, maybe it's you who stinks, or else it's the other guests in your shop." At that time, snowflakes were flying and there was no travel, only Xiao Feng and her were the two guests in the hotel .The bartender smiled and said, "It's my body that stinks, of course it's my body that stinks. Girl, be careful what you say, don't accidentally offend other men."
Ah Zi said: "What's the matter? If I offend someone, can you beat me to death with one palm?" As she spoke, she held up a piece of beef with her chopsticks, took a bite, spit it out before chewing it, and shouted: "Hey Hey, this beef is sour, it's not beef, it's human flesh. You sell human flesh, black shop, black shop!"
The bartender panicked, and hurriedly said: "Oh, girl, please do me a favor and don't make trouble. This is fresh yellow beef. How can it be human flesh? How can human flesh have such a thick texture? How can it have such a bright red color? Ah Zi said: "Okay, you know the texture and color of human flesh. Let me ask you, how many people have you killed in your shop?" The bartender laughed and said: "You are a girl who likes to joke. Shizhen, we are an old store of more than 60 years, how can there be any reason to kill people and sell meat?"
Ah Zi said: "Okay, even if it's not human flesh, it's still stinky, only fools eat it. Ouch, my boots got so dirty in the snow." He grabbed a large piece of deliciously cooked braised beef from the plate , then wiped off the leather boot on the left foot.The uppers of the boots were originally splashed with mud, but after such a rubbing, the mud on half of the uppers of the boots was wiped off, and the fat of the beef was applied on them, which is a testament to the time.
When the bartender saw her wiping her boots with the beef carefully cooked by the master in the kitchen, his heart ached, and he stood aside, moaning uncontrollably.
Ah Zi asked: "Why are you sighing?" The bartender said: "The braised beef in the small shop has always been regarded as the best in Changtai Town. If you mention it within a hundred miles, everyone will stick their thumbs up and growl their throats. Googling and swallowing, but the girl used it to polish boots, this... this..." Ah Zi glared at him, and said: "What is this?" The bartender said: "It seems a little wronged." Ah Zi Said: "You said that I wronged my boots? The beef comes from a cow, and the leather boots also come from a cow. It's not a grievance. Hey, what other special dishes do you have in your shop? Tell me about it." The bartender said: "Of course there are specialty side dishes, but the price is not so cheap." Ah Zi took out another ingot of silver from her bosom, threw it on the table with a bang, and asked, "Is this enough?"
The bartender saw that the ingot weighed five liang of silver, and it was enough for two whole tables, so he hurriedly laughed and said, "Enough, enough, why not enough? The special dishes of the shop include carp with distiller's lees, white-cut lamb, Pork in soy sauce..." Ah Zi said, "Very good, I will cook three pots of each."
The bartender said: "Miss, you want to taste the taste, I think one pot of everything is enough..." Ah Zi said with a serious face: "I said three pots are three pots, can you control it?" The bartender said: "Yes Yes!" He stretched his voice, and shouted, "Three pots of distiller's lees and carp! Three pots of white-cut lamb..."
Xiao Feng watched coldly from the side, knowing that the little girl was clearly messing with the bartender, but she was teasing him to interject, so he just ignored her right now, drinking and enjoying the snow on his own.
After a while, the white-cut lamb was brought up first.Ah Zi said: "Leave one pot here, send one pot to the table, and put the other pot on that table. Put the bowls and chopsticks over there, and pour good wine." The bartender said: "There is still Is there a guest?" Ah Zi glared at him, and said: "You are so talkative, be careful I will cut your tongue!" The bartender stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "Are you going to cut my tongue? ability."
Xiao Feng's heart moved, he glanced at him, and said in his heart: "Are you looking for death yourself? How dare you say such things to this little devil?"
The bartender delivered the lamb to Xiao Feng's table, Xiao Feng didn't speak, just picked up his chopsticks and ate it.After a while, carp with distiller's lees, pork in sauce, etc. were delivered one after another, still three pots of each item, one for Xiao Feng, one for Ah Zi, and one for another table.Xiao Feng would not refuse anyone who came, he ate them one by one.AhZi only tasted one chopstick from each pot, and said: "Smelly, rotten, only fit for pigs and dogs." He grabbed lamb, carp, and pork, and went to wipe his boots.Although the bartender was heartbroken, there was nothing he could do.
Xiao Feng looked out of the window and thought: "This little devil is really annoying, if she gets wrapped up in her body, there will be endless troubles. Ajutuo, I will take care of her, this person is a ghost, she is more than enough to take care of herself, I don't need to worry about it at all. .I’d better avoid it if it’s auspicious. Out of sight is in the eye.”
Just as he was thinking of this, he suddenly saw a person walking in the snow in the distance.In the twelfth lunar month of winter, this man was only wearing a single yellow cotton shirt, and he didn't seem to feel the cold at all.After a while, he came close, and saw that he was about forty years old, with a big shiny golden ring hanging from each ear, a lion nose and wide mouth, and his appearance was quite fierce and strange, obviously he was not a middle-earth person.
This person came to the front of the hotel, lifted the curtain and entered, saw Ah Zi, was slightly startled, then his face became happy, he wanted to speak, but held back, and sat down at a table.
Ah Zi said: "There is wine and meat, why don't you eat it?" The man saw an empty table covered with wine and food, said: "Is it for me? Thank you, junior sister." He said and walked away Go over and sit down, take out a small gold-handled knife from your bosom, cut the beef, pick it up with your hands and eat it, eat a few pieces of meat, drink a bowl of wine, the capacity for alcohol is not weak.
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "So this person is the apprentice of XingXiu old monster." He didn't like this person's appearance and behavior at first, but seeing that he was quite good at drinking, he didn't really dislike him.
Seeing that he drank a pot of wine, Ah Zi said to the bartender: "Take these wines and give them to the master." As she spoke, she stretched her hands into the wine bowl in front of her, stirred it a few times, and washed the wine off her hands. Grease the gravy, then give the wine bowl a push.The bartender thought to himself: "Is this wine still drinkable?"
Seeing that he was hesitant and didn't hold the wine bowl, Ah Zi urged: "Hurry up and take it, I'm waiting for a drink." The bartender smiled and said: "Miss, you are here again, how can you still drink this bowl of wine?" Ah Zi He straightened his face and said, "Who said you can't drink it? Do you think my hands are dirty? So, if you take a sip of wine, I'll give you a piece of silver." As he spoke, he took out a small ingot of one or two weights from his bosom. , on the table.The bartender was overjoyed, and said: "It's great to give a tael of silver for a sip of wine. Don't say that the girl just washes her hands, even the foot-washing water after washing her feet, I will drink it too." He picked up the wine bowl, sipped Take a big gulp.
Unexpectedly, when the drink entered the mouth, it felt like a piece of red-hot iron scalding the tongue, and the pain was unbearable. The bartender let out a "wow", opened his mouth, and the drink spewed out, causing him to jump his feet in pain, and shouted: "My mother! Ouch, my mother!" Seeing his expression, Xiao Feng was also surprised, only his cry became more and more indistinct, it was obvious that his tongue was swollen.
The shopkeeper, master, fireman, and other bartenders in the hotel rushed over when they heard the screams, and asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter?" The bartender grabbed his cheek with both hands, unable to speak, sticking out his tongue When I came, I saw that the tongue was swollen three times larger than usual, and the whole body was black.Xiao Feng was surprised again: "It was poisoned. This little devil's fingers were only soaked in the wine for a while, and this bowl of wine was so poisoned."
Seeing the strange shape of the bartender's tongue, everyone panicked and shouted: "What kind of poison did you encounter?" "Did you get stung by a scorpion?" Go get the doctor!"
The bartender pointed at Ah Zi, walked up to her suddenly, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed.Ah Zi smiled and said: "Oh, I can't take it seriously, what are you asking me for?" The bartender raised his head, pointed at his tongue, and kowtowed again and again.AhZi laughed and said, "I want to treat you, right?" The bartender was sweating profusely from the pain, his hands were scratching and pinching everywhere on his body, he kowtowed and cupped his hands.
Ah Zi reached into her bosom, and took out a small golden-handled knife, which was exactly the same as the knife held by the lion-nosed man. She grabbed the back of the bartender's neck with her left hand, swung the golden knife with her right hand, and cut the tip of his tongue with a soft hissing sound. Went for a short time.The onlookers shouted loudly, and saw blood gushing from the severed tongue.The bartender was taken aback, but the blood flowed out, the poison was relieved, the pain on the tongue disappeared immediately, and the swelling subsided in a short while.Ah Zi took out a small bottle from her bosom, uncorked the bottle, picked up some yellow powder with her little fingernail, and flicked it on the tip of his tongue, the blood flow from the wound immediately slowed down.
The bartender dared not to be angry, thanked him and was unwilling, with an extremely embarrassed expression, he just said: "You...you..." His tongue was cut off, and naturally he couldn't speak clearly.
Ah Zi took the small ingot of silver in her hand, and said with a smile: "I said that you will give one tael of silver if you take a sip of wine, but if you spit out the sip of wine just now, it doesn't count, you can drink it again." The bartender put his hands together Shaking wildly, he said vaguely, "I...I don't want it anymore, I don't want to drink it." Ah Zi put the money into her arms, and said with a smile, "What did you just say? You seem to be saying, 'You want to cut me off? Tongue? I’m afraid the girl doesn’t have the ability.’ Isn’t it? You kowtowed and begged me to cut it off right now, so let me ask you: Does the girl have this ability?”
Only then did the bartender suddenly realize that the matter was all caused by a sentence he said wrong just now. He was so annoyed that he wanted to go up to her and beat her hard, but when he saw the other two tables sitting There was a burly and majestic man, and he was timid even if he was with her.AhZi asked again: "Do you want to drink?" The bartender said angrily: "Old...I don't..." Thinking of cursing casually, he was afraid that he would ask her again, startled and angry, and ran to the inner hall , never come out again.
The shopkeeper and others discussed one after another, glared at AZi, they all returned to their original places, and changed to a bartender to greet the guests.Seeing the scene just now, the bartender was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word.
Xiao Feng was very annoyed: "The bartender just said a joke, you punished him so that he was disabled for life, and he can no longer speak clearly. At such a young age, he can act viciously."
I only heard Ah Zi say: "Bartender, take this bowl of wine to that old man to drink." As he spoke, he pointed at the snub-nosed man.When the bartender saw her pointing at the wine bowl, his whole body was shocked, and he was even more frightened when he heard that she was going to serve the wine to others.Ah Zi smiled and said: "Ah, that's right, you must be wanting to drink because you refuse to give wine to the guests. That's fine, just drink it yourself." The bartender turned pale with fright, and hurriedly said: "No, no I don’t drink it, villains... villains don’t drink.” Ah Zi said: “Then take it quickly.” The bartender said: “Yes, yes.” Holding the wine bowl firmly in both hands, he moved it to the snub-nosed man tremblingly. On the table, lest I accidentally splash half a drop, my hands trembled, and when the bottom of the wine bowl touched the table, there was a straight rattling sound.
The slender-nosed man held the wine bowl with both hands, stared intently at the wine in the bowl, which was about a foot away from his mouth, and neither moved it closer nor put it back on the table.AhZi smiled and said, "Second senior brother, what's the matter? Little sister treats you to a drink, don't you want to save face?"
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This bowl of wine is extremely poisonous, of course this person will not be stimulated, and he lost his life for nothing. No matter how strong the internal energy is, it may not be able to resist the poison in the wine."
Unexpectedly, the lion-nosed man contemplated for a long time, raised his bowl to his lips, and drank straight down.Xiao Feng was taken aback, thought: "Could it be that this person has incomparably deep internal energy that can dispel such poison?" Just as he was in doubt, he had already drained a large bowl of wine and put the bowl back on the table On the table, the two thumbs were dripping with wine, and they wiped the skirt of the clothes casually.Xiao Feng pondered for a while and realized the reason: "That's right, before drinking, he inserted two thumbs into the wine and held the bowl without drinking for a long time, probably there is an antidote on his thumb, which melted the poison in the wine .”
Seeing him drink up the poisoned wine, AZi immediately looked panicked, forced a smile and said, "Second senior brother, your ability to detoxify poison has improved a lot, congratulations." The lion-nosed man ignored him, and gorged himself on the meal , ate most of the dishes on the table, patted his belly, stood up, and said: "Let's go." Ah Zi said: "You are welcome, we will meet later." The lion-nosed man stared at a pair of strange eyes , said: "What is the date later? You go with me." Ah Zi shook her head and said: "I won't go." Walking to Xiao Feng's side, she said: "I have an appointment with this elder brother, and I want to go to Jiangnan for a while .”
The lion-nosed man glared at Xiao Feng, and asked: "Who is this guy?" Ah Zi said: "What guy is not a guy? Please be more polite. He is my brother-in-law, and I am his aunt. Close relative." The lion-nosed man said: "You come up with a topic, and I have made a fuss, so you have to listen to me. Do you dare to violate the rules of this sect?"
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "It turns out that AhZi asked him to drink this poisonous wine because he had a problem, but unexpectedly this person took it."
Ah Zi said: "Who said that I have a problem? Did you say that you drank this bowl of wine? Haha, you are so ridiculous. I gave this bowl of wine to the bartender. Unexpectedly, you, the majestic Xingxiu sect, went to drink the stinky bartender." The remnants of the drunken wine. The stinky bartender doesn’t die after drinking it. What’s the big deal if you drink it again? Let me ask you, is the stinky bartender dead? Even this kind of person can drink, how can I be so easy? Topic?" These words were really forceful, but it was not easy to refute her.
The lion-nosed man suppressed his anger, and said: "Master has an order, I send you back, are you disobeying the order?" Ah Zi smiled and said: "Master loves me the most, Second Senior Brother, please go back and report to Master, Just say that I met my brother-in-law on the road, and I want to go to the south of the Yangtze River together, buy some interesting antique jewelry for his old man, and then go back." The lion-nosed man shook his head and said: "No, you took the master's..." Said At this point, he squinted at Xiao Feng, as if he was afraid of revealing the secret, paused, and then said: "Master is furious, I want you to go back quickly." Ah Zi begged: "Second Senior Brother, you know that Master is furious, and you still If you want to force me to go back, isn’t this intentional to make me suffer? Next time Master punishes you, I won’t intercede for you.”
This sentence seemed to move the lion-nosed man quite a bit, hesitation immediately appeared on his face, he thought that XingXiu doted on her a lot, and he was able to speak well in front of his master.He pondered: "Since you are determined not to go back, then give that thing to me. I will take it back and hand it back to Master, so that there will be an explanation, and his old man's anger will calm down a bit."
Ah Zi said: "What did you say? What is that thing? I don't know anything about it." The lion-nosed man's face sank, and he said: "Junior Sister, I don't want to offend you, I just think of my fellowship, you can You have to know what’s good.” AhZi laughed and said, “Of course I know what’s good, if you come to eat and drink with me, that’s good; if you want to force me to go back to Master’s place, that’s bad.” The lion-nosed man said: “What’s the matter? If you don't hand over that thing, you have to go back with me." Ah Zi said: "If I don't go back, I don't know what you are talking about. You want the things on me? Well..." He said from his hair Pulling out a pearl hairpin, he said: "You want to get a record so that you can explain to the master, so just take this pearl hairpin." The lion-nosed man said: "You really want to force me to do something, don't you? "He said and took a step forward.
AhZi saw him drink up the poisoned wine calmly, his ability to use poison is much higher than her own, as for internal strength martial arts, he is absolutely no match for him.The martial arts of the Xingxiu School are vicious and vicious, and there is no room for any move. As long as the enemy is hit, he will be seriously injured if he is not killed. In the fight for life, they never dismantle each other's moves to practice boxing, because dismantling moves must be distinguished, and if they compete, there will be casualties.Between master and apprentice, there is never a Kung Fu audition.After the Xingxiu old monster taught the kung fu, everyone will practice separately, the level is higher than the level, only each of them knows that when they meet the enemy, they will show their strengths and weaknesses.According to the rules of the Xingxiu sect, since she used poisoned wine to show off, it is equivalent to a rivalry in the same school, which is no small matter. If the lion-nosed man admits defeat, he will be under her control for the rest of his life, and now he will drink this bowl of poisoned wine without hesitation. Come to think of it, if AhZi doesn't have another way to turn defeat into victory, she should obey her orders, otherwise she will be killed in a catastrophe.Seeing the urgency of the situation, she grabbed Xiao Feng's sleeve with her left hand and shouted: "Brother-in-law, he is going to kill me. Brother-in-law, please help me."
Xiao Feng said "brother-in-law" to her left and "brother-in-law" to her right, his heart skipped a beat when he heard A'Zhu Xiang's last words, he wanted to send that snub-nosed man away.But in a blink of an eye, seeing a pool of blood on the ground, he thought that Ah Zi dealt with that bartender so badly, it would be good to let her suffer and be punished, so he looked out the window and ignored him.
The lion-nosed man didn't want to kill AhZi, he just wanted to show his strength and make her afraid, so he obediently went back with him, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed Xiao Feng's left wrist.
Xiao Feng saw that his right shoulder moved slightly, he knew that he was going to attack him, but he ignored it, he let him grab his wrist, when the skin on the wrist touched his palm, he felt extremely hot, he knew that the opponent's palm contained a strong poison, Immediately transporting a wave of true energy to the wrist, he said with a smile, "How is it? Your Excellency wants to drink a bowl of wine with me, isn't it?" He stretched out his right hand and poured two large bowls of wine, and said, "Please!"
The lion-nosed man was using his internal energy, but seeing Xiao Feng's composure, as if unconscious, he thought: "Don't be complacent, I'll make you know how powerful my poisonous palm is later on." He said: "Drink as much as you want, what's wrong with it? Dare?" Holding up the wine bowl, he drank it in a big gulp.Unexpectedly, the wine reached the throat, and suddenly a countercurrent of internal breath surged up from the chest, and he couldn't help but "wow", the mouthful of wine spewed out, dripping down the front of his lapel, followed by a loud cough, which lasted for a long time.
As a result, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock, the reverse flow of his internal breath was obviously caused by the other party's powerful internal force entering his body, if he wanted to take his own life, it would have been so easy just now, so startled, he quickly loosened his fingers Open Xiao Feng's wrist.Unexpectedly, there seemed to be an extremely strong sticky force on Xiao Feng's wrist, the palm of his hand stuck to his wrist, unable to get rid of it.The lion-nosed man was shocked and fell hard.Xiao Feng didn't move at all, this fall was like shaking on a stone pillar.
Xiao Feng poured another bowl of wine, said: "Brother didn't drink wine just now, so he drank up this bowl, how about we break up again?"
The lion-nosed man struggled again, but still couldn't get rid of it, his left palm immediately slammed towards Xiao Feng's face.Before the palm strength is reached, Xiao Feng already smelled a stale and foul smell, like a pile of dead fish, he immediately pushed out with his right hand and flicked lightly.The lion-nosed man exerted all his strength in the palm, but he didn't know that the palm force reached halfway, and it was crooked, but he couldn't retract the force at that time, knowing that the palm force had been crooked by the opponent, he still couldn't help but hit it down with his palm, hitting him hard On my right shoulder, there was a click, and even the shoulder joint was dislodged.
AhZi smiled and said, "Second senior brother, you don't have to be polite, why did you beat yourself up? But I'm too embarrassed."
The lion-nosed man was extremely annoyed, he suffered from the fact that the palm of his right hand was stuck to Xiao Feng's wrist, he couldn't get rid of it, his left hand didn't dare to hit it again, he couldn't get rid of it for the third time, he immediately mobilized his internal strength to release the drama accumulated in his palm The poison penetrates into the enemy's body.Unexpectedly, as soon as this internal force touched the opponent's wrist, it would immediately slam back, and it didn't stop at the palm.But this poisonous internal force was like a sea tide swept up into the river, passing through the elbow joint in an instant, rushing to the armpit, and slowly pouring into the chest.The lion-nosed man naturally knew that the poison in his palm was very strong, as long as it invaded the heart, he would die immediately, and he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, dripping down drop by drop.
AhZi laughed and said, "Second senior brother, your inner strength is really strong. In such a cold weather, thanks to your ability to sweat profusely, my little sister really admires you."
Where does the lion-nosed man have time to pay attention to her ridicule?Knowing that he was unlucky, but he didn't want to just sit there and wait for death. He tried his best to push himself hard, and if he could hold on for a little longer, it would be a good moment.
Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This person has no grievances or enmities with me, even though he attacked me as soon as he came up, why bother to kill him?" Suddenly his internal energy was withdrawn.
The lion-nosed man suddenly felt that the stickiness in his palm was gone, and he was about to approach the poisonous internal force in his heart, so he immediately rushed back to his palm, and in surprise, he hurriedly took two steps back, his face was completely pale, he gasped, and never He didn't dare to approach Xiao Feng's side.
He had just narrowly escaped death, went to the gate of hell and came back again.The bartender didn't know it at all, and went over to pour him wine.The lion-nosed man raised a palm and hit him on the face.The bartender groaned and fell on his back.The lion-nosed man rushed out of the gate and galloped towards the southwest, only to hear the sound of a very sharp and thin whistle spread far away.
When Xiao Feng looked at the bartender, he saw that his face was completely black and he died in an instant, he couldn't help being furious, he said: "This guy is so cruel, I spared his life, why did he attack and hurt people instead?" , will chase out.
AhZi shouted: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, sit down, I'll tell you."
If Ah Zi called him "Hello", or "Brother Qiao" or "Brother Xiao", Xiao Feng would definitely ignore them, but when he called "brother-in-law" these two times, he immediately thought of A Zhu, and felt sore, Asked: "What?"
Ah Zi said: "Second Senior Brother is not hateful, he didn't hurt you, the poison can't be dispersed, so he has to kill another person." Xiao Feng also knew that the evil sect's martial arts originally used the method of "dispelling the poison", the poison gathers behind the palm , If it is not used on the enemy, it must be hit by an ox or a horse to kill an animal, otherwise the poisonous gas will return to itself. He said: "If you want to disperse the poison, won't he beat an animal? Why do you kill people for no reason?" Ah Zi looked at the corpse of the underground bartender, and said with a smile: "What's the difference between this kind of fool and a cow or horse? Isn't killing him the same as killing an animal?" She said it casually, taking it for granted.
Xiao Feng felt chills in his heart: "This little girl is so vicious, why bother with her?" Seeing the shopkeepers from the hotel pouring out again, he didn't want to cause trouble, so he stepped out of the shop and headed northward.
He heard AhZi coming after him, he quickened his pace, took a few steps, and already threw her far away.Suddenly AZi said in a delicate voice: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, wait for me, I... I can't keep up." Xiao Feng had been talking to her at first, seeing her expression and behavior, he felt disgusted in his heart, at this moment she was calling from behind, as if Ah Zhu was calling coquettishly when he was born.These two siblings have been separated since childhood, but they have the same father and mother, and they even speak very similar tones.Xiao Feng's heart was shaken, he stopped and turned around, his eyes blurred with tears, he saw a young girl galloping from the snow, it was really like Ah Zhu coming back to life.He opened his arms and called out in a low voice: "Ah Zhu, A'Zhu!" For a moment, he vaguely thought of returning to the Central Plains with A'Zhu from outside the Yanmen Pass, the intimate and beautiful scenery on the road, and suddenly a soft body threw himself into his arms and called out: "Brother-in-law, why didn't you wait for me? " Xiao Feng was startled, he came to his senses, stretched out his hand to gently push her away, and said: "Why are you following me?" Ah Zi said: "You drove my senior brother away for me, so naturally I want to thank you." Xiao Feng was indifferent He said: "You don't have to thank me. I didn't mean to help you. It was he who attacked me. I had to defend myself so as not to die in his hands." He turned around and went. Ah Zi rushed forward to pull his arm.Xiao Feng slightly tilted his body, AhZi took advantage of it.She staggered and threw herself forward. With her martial arts, she could stand still, but she took the opportunity to be coquettish, and fell into the snow with a single throw, shouting: "Ouch, Ouch! You fell to death .” Xiao Feng knew that she was pretending, but when he heard her call out, A'Zi's appearance flooded into his heart, he couldn't help feeling a burst of warmth, he immediately turned around, stretched out his hand to grab her by the back of the collar and pulled her up, only to see A'Zi sitting on her own. Smile.She said: "Brother-in-law, my sister wants you to take care of me, why don't you listen to her? I am a little girl, lonely, and many people want to bully me, but you just ignore her." These few words were very pitiful, Xiao Feng knew that she was 90% fake, but his heart softened, and he asked: "What good is it for you to follow me? I'm in a bad mood, so I won't talk to you. If you act recklessly, I will Take care of yourself." Ah Zi said: "You are in a bad mood. With me to accompany you to relieve boredom, won't your mood gradually improve? When you drink, I will pour wine for you, and the clothes you replaced will be sewed, starched and washed for you. I act No, if you are willing to take care of me, there is really nothing better. I was never wanted by my parents since I was a child, and I have no one to discipline me, and I don’t understand anything..." When I said this, my eyes turned red. Xiao Feng thought to himself: "Both her sisters are geniuses in acting, and they are really good at deceiving people. Fortunately, I knew that she was acting viciously, so I definitely would not be fooled by her. She must follow me, what on earth is there?" Conspiracy? Is her master sending her to kill me?" My heart trembled: "Could it be that my big enemy is related to Xingxiu old monster? Or even himself?" Then he changed his mind: "Xiao Feng is a man, don't you fear this little girl Steal a murderous hand from me? Why don't you just plan and let her go with you, let's see what tricks she has to use, maybe it will fall on her, and I have to avenge me, I don't know." He said: "In that case, you and I'll go with you. Let's explain first. If you hurt people and kill people innocently, I will not forgive you." AhZi stuck out her tongue, and said, "What if someone comes to kill me first? What if the one I kill is a bad person?" Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This little girl is very cunning, if she hurts someone, she will talk sweetly, saying that someone attacked her first, and the other party is obviously a good person, and she will say that she misjudged the person." Said: " You don’t have to worry about good or bad people. Since you’re walking with me, they won’t be able to hurt you. In short, you’re not allowed to fight with them.” Azi said happily: "Okay! I will never do anything, you will resist everything." Then she sighed: "Oh, you are just my brother-in-law, so you control me so tightly. If my sister doesn't die and marry you , I'm not letting you control me to death." Xiao Feng was furious, and was about to reprimand him loudly, but he felt sad for a while, and saw a sly look in AZi's eyes, thinking: "Why is she so proud of what I said?" I couldn't figure it out for a while. , I ignored it, walked out of Lixu, and suddenly thought: "Ah, maybe she has some big enemy and enemy who wants to embarrass her, so she tricked me into protecting her. I said: 'Since you and I Going together, of course I can't hurt you.' That means I promised to protect her. In fact, whether she is right or wrong, even if I didn't say this, as long as she is by my side, I will never let her suffer." After a while, Ah Zi said: "Brother-in-law, let me sing a song for you, okay?" Xiao Feng made up his mind: "No matter what she proposes, I will not allow it. The more nails she hits The more, the better for her." He said: "Not good." Ah Zi pouted and said: "You are really domineering. Then let me tell you a joke, okay?" Xiao Feng said: "No Good." Ah Zi said: "I'll ask you to guess a riddle, okay?" Xiao Feng said: "No." Ah Zi said: "Then tell me a joke, okay?" Xiao Feng said: " Not good." Even when she asked seventeen or eighteen things, Xiao Feng refused without thinking.AhZi said again: "Then I won't play the flute for you, okay?" Xiao Feng still said: "No!" As soon as these two words came out of her mouth, she knew she had been fooled. She asked "I won't play the flute for you", and if she said "no", then she was asked to play the flute.He has already spoken, so he ignores it, thinking that if you want to play the flute, then let it go. A'Zi sighed, and said: "You are not good at this, you are not good at that, it's really difficult to serve, but if you want me to play the flute, I can only obey you." She took out a jade flute from her bosom. This jade flute is surprisingly short, only about seven inches long, the whole body is pure white, crystal clear and lovely.Ah Zi put it near her mouth, and blew lightly, a sharp sound was sent far away.Just now when the lion-nosed man left, he also made this sharp whistle. Originally, the sound of the flute was clear and exciting, but the sound from the white jade flute was very shrill, not melody at all. When Xiao Feng's thoughts moved slightly, he knew the reason, and secretly sneered: "Yes, so you have already made an appointment with the gang to ambush you around, and you are going to attack me, so Xiao is not afraid of you gangsters? Just don't be careless. "He knew that Xingxiu old monster's martial arts were extremely insidious, so don't make a mistake and fall into the trap.I only heard AhZi's flute blowing high for a while, then low for a while, like killing a pig, crying like a ghost, extremely unpleasant to hear.Such a lively and beautiful little girl, holding such a crystal and lovely jade flute, makes such a shrill sound, which makes the Xingxiu sect seem more and more evil. Xiao Feng didn't pay any attention to her, he went on his own way, and soon walked up a long mountain, the mountain road was narrow, only one person could fit, he said in his heart: "If the enemy wants to ambush, they must stay here." Sure enough, he came up to the mountain, he just turned around A mountain col, I saw four people blocking in front of me.The four of them were wearing yellow cotton shirts, and their attire was exactly the same as the snub-nosed men they met in the hotel. The four of them could not stand side by side, they lined up in front and back, and each of them held a long steel rod in their hands. AhZi stopped playing the flute, stopped in her tracks, and shouted: "Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, Seventh Senior Brother, Eighth Senior Brother, how are you all? How is it such a coincidence that everyone is gathering here?" Xiao Feng also stopped, leaning against the mountain wall, thinking: "Let's see how they play tricks?" Among the four people, the first one was a fat middle-aged man, he looked Xiao Feng up and down for a long while, and then said: "Little junior sister, hello, why did you hurt Second Senior Brother?" AZi was startled and said: " Is Second Senior Brother injured? Who hurt him? Was the injury serious?" The person at the end of the line said loudly: "Why are you being so hypocritical? He said you were the one who hurt him." That person was a short man, and he was at the end of the line, his whole body was blocked by the three people in front, Xiao Feng couldn't see him, Hearing that he spoke very fast, it was obvious that he was in a hurry, the steel staff held by this man was the longest and largest, presumably his physical strength was not weak, but because of his short stature, he wanted to excel in other places. Ah Zi said: "Eighth Senior Brother, what are you talking about? Second Senior Brother said you were the one who asked someone to hurt him? Ouch, how could you do such a vicious trick? Master, an old man, knows, how can he let you go, aren't you afraid? "The dwarf jumped into a rage, knocked the steel staff against the rocks loudly, and said loudly: "You hurt it, not me." Ah Zi said: "What? 'You hurt it, not me' , Okay, you confessed. Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, Seventh Senior Brother, you three have heard it with your own ears. Eighth Senior Brother said that he killed Second Senior Brother. The centipede claws of the three yins killed the second elder brother." The dwarf shouted: "Who said the second elder brother is dead! He is not dead, and the injury he suffered was not the 'three-yin centipede claw'..." Ah Zi rushed to ask: "Isn't it the three-yin centipede claw? Then it must be' "Putting the marrow palm', this is your special skill, the second senior brother accidentally fell into your plot, you... you are too powerful." The dwarf was furious, and shouted angrily: "Third senior brother, hurry up and take this little bitch back, please forgive me, master, she...she...she, nonsense, I don't know what to say, what..." He The accent was already ugly, but he spoke in such a hurry that he didn't know what to say.那胖子道：“动手倒也不必了，小师妹向来好乖、好听话的，小师妹，你跟我们去罢。”这胖子说话慢条斯理，似乎性子甚是随和。阿紫笑道：“好啊，三师哥说什么，我就干什么，我向来是听你话的。”那胖子哈哈一笑，说道：“那再好也没有了，咱们这就走罢。”阿紫道：“好啊，你们这就请便。” 后面那矮子又叫了起来：“喂，喂，什么你们请便？要你跟我们一起去。”阿紫笑道：“你们先走一步，我随后便来。”那矮子道：“不成，不成！得跟我们一块儿走。”阿紫道：“好倒也好，就可惜我姊夫不肯。”说着向萧峰一指。 萧峰心道：“来了，来了，这出戏做得差不多了。”懒洋洋的倚在山壁之上，双手围在胸前，对眼前之事似乎全不关心。 那矮子道：“谁是你姊夫，怎么我看不见？”阿紫笑道：“你身材太高了，他也看不见你。”只听得当的一声响，那矮子钢杖在地下一撑，身子便即飞起，连人带杖越过三个师兄头顶，落在阿紫之前，叫道：“快随我们回去！”说着便向阿紫肩头抓去。这人身材虽矮，却是腰粗膀阔，横着看去，倒颇为雄伟，动作也甚敏捷。阿紫不躲不闪，任由他抓。那矮子一只大手刚要碰到她肩头，突然微一迟疑，停住不动，问道：“你已动用了么？”阿紫道：“动用什么？”那矮子道：“自然是神木王鼎了……” 他这“神木王鼎”四个字一出口，另外三人齐声喝道：“八师弟，你说什么？”声音十分严峻，那矮子退了一步，脸现惶惧之色。 萧峰心下琢磨：“神木王鼎是什么东西？这四人神色十分郑重，决非做戏。他们埋伏在这里，怎么并不出手，尽是自己斗口，难道担心敌我不过，还在等什么外援不成？” 只见那矮子伸出手来，说道：“拿来！”阿紫道：“拿什么来？”那矮子道：“就是神……神……那个东西。”阿紫向萧峰一指，道：“我送了给我姊夫啦。”她此言一出，四人的目光齐向萧峰射来，脸上均现怒色。 萧峰心道：“这些人当真讨厌，我也懒得多跟他们理会了。”他慢慢站直身子，突然间双足一点，陡地跃起，从四人头顶飞纵而过，这一下既奇且快，那四人也没见他奔跑跳跃或是曲膝作势，只眼前一花，头顶风声微动，萧峰已在四人身后。四人大声呼叫，随后追来，但一霎眼间，萧峰已在数丈之外。 忽听得呼的一声猛响，一件沉重的兵刃掷向他后心。萧峰不用转头，便知是有人以钢杖掷到，他左手反转，接住钢杖。那四人大声怒喝，又有两根钢杖掷来，萧峰又反手接住。每根钢杖都有五十来斤，三根钢杖捧在手中，已有一百六七十斤，萧峰脚下丝毫不缓，只听得呼的一声，又有一根钢杖掷到。这一根飞来时声音最响，显然最为沉重，料是那矮子掷来的。萧峰心想：“这几个蛮子不识好歹，须得让他们知道些厉害。”但听得那钢杖飞向脑后，相距不过两尺，他反过左手，又轻轻接住了。 那四人飞掷钢杖，本来敌人要闪身避开也十分不易，料知四杖之中，必有一两根打中了他，否则兵刃岂肯轻易脱手？岂知萧峰竟行若无事的一一接去，无不又惊又怒，大呼大叫的急赶。萧峰待他们追了一阵，陡地立住脚步。这四人正自发力奔跑，收足不定，险些冲到他身上，急忙站住，呼呼喘气。 萧峰从他们投掷钢杖和奔跑之中，已估量到四人武功平平。他微微一笑，说道：“各位追赶在下，有何见教？” 那矮子道：“你……你……你是谁？你……你武功很厉害啊。”萧峰笑道：“也没什么厉害。”一面说，一面运劲于掌，将一根钢杖无声无响的按入了雪地之中。那山道是极坚的硬土，却见钢杖渐渐缩短，没到离地二尺许之处，萧峰放开了手，右脚踏落，将钢杖踏得上端竟和地平。 这四人有的双目圆睁，有的张大了口合不拢来。 萧峰一根接着一根，又将两根钢杖踏入地中。待插到第四根钢杖时，那矮子纵身上前，喝道：“别动我的兵刃！” 萧峰笑道：“好，还你！”右手提起钢杖，对准了山壁用力一掷，当的一声响，直插入山壁之中。一根八尺来长的钢杖，倒有五尺插入岩中。这钢杖所插处乃是极坚极硬的黑岩。萧峰这么运劲一掷，居然入岩如此之深，自己也觉欣然，寻思：“这几个月来备历忧劳，功夫倒没搁下，反而更长进了。半年之前，我只怕还没能插得如此深入。” 那四个人不约而同的大声惊呼，脸露敬畏之色。 阿紫自后赶到，叫道：“姊夫，你这手功夫好得很啊，快教教我。”那矮子怒道：“你是星宿派门下弟子，怎么去请外人教艺？”阿紫道：“他是我姊夫，怎么是外人了？” 那矮子急于收回自己兵刃，纵身一跃，伸手去抓钢杖。岂知萧峰早已估量出他轻身功夫的深浅，钢杖横插在石壁之上，离地一丈四五尺，那矮子的手指差了尺许，碰不到钢杖。 阿紫拍手笑道：“好啊，八师哥，只要拔了你的兵刃到手，我便跟你去见师父，否则便不用想了。”那矮子这么一跃，使足平生之力，乃是他轻身功夫的极限，便再跃高一寸，也已艰难万分，听阿紫这么出言相激，心下恼怒，又是用力一纵，中指指尖居然碰到了钢杖。阿紫笑道：“碰到不算数，要拔了出来。” 那矮子怒极之下，功夫竟然比平时大进，双足力蹬，一个矮矮阔阔的身躯疾升而上，双手急抓，竟然抓住了钢杖，但这么一来，身子可就挂在半空，摇摇晃晃的无法下来。他使力撼动钢杖，但这根八尺来长的钢杖倒有五尺陷入了坚岩之中，如此摇撼，便摇上三日三夜，也未必摇得下来，这模样自是滑稽可笑之极。 萧峰笑道：“萧某可要失陪了！”说着转身便行。 那矮子却说什么也不肯放手，他对自己的武功倒也有自知之明，适才一跃而攀上钢杖，实属侥幸，松手落下之后，第二次再跃，多半不能再攀得到。这钢杖是他十分爱惜的兵刃，轻重合手，再要打造，那就难了，他又用力摇了几下，钢杖仍是纹丝不动，叫道：“喂，你将神木王鼎留下，否则的话，那可后患无穷。” 萧峰道：“神木王鼎，那是什么东西？” 星宿派门下的三弟子上前一步，说道：“阁下武功出神入化，我们都是很佩服的。那座小鼎嘛，本门很是看重，外人得之却是无用，还请阁下赐还。我们必有酬谢。” 萧峰见他们的模样不似作假，也不似埋伏了要袭击自己的样子，便道：“阿紫，将那个神木王鼎拿出来，给我瞧瞧，到底是什么东西。” 阿紫道：“哎唷，我交了给你啦，肯不肯交出来，可全凭你了。姊夫，还是你自己留着罢。”萧峰一听，已猜到她盗了师门宝物，说已交在自己手中，显是为了要自己为她挡灾，当下将计就计，哈哈一笑，说道：“你交给我的物事很多，我也弄不清哪一件叫做'神木王鼎'。” 那矮子身子吊在半空，当即接口道：“那是一只六寸来高的小小木鼎，深黄颜色。”萧峰道：“嗯，这只东西么？我见倒见过，那只是件小小玩意儿，又有什么用处？”那矮子道：“你懂得什么？怎么是一件小小玩意儿？这木鼎……”他还待说下去，那胖子喝道：“师弟别胡说八道。”转头向萧峰道：“这虽是件没用的玩意儿，但这是家师……家师……那个父亲所赐，因此不能失却，务请阁下赐还，我们感激不尽。” 萧峰道：“我随手一丢，不知丢到哪里去啦，是不是还找得到，那也难说。倘若真是要紧物事，我就回信阳去找找，只不过路程太远，再走回头路可就太也麻烦。” 那矮子抢着道：“要紧得很，怎么不要紧？咱们快……快……回信阳去拿。”他说到这里，纵身而下，连自己的就手兵刃也不要了。 萧峰伸手轻敲自己额角，说道：“唉，这几天没喝够酒，记性不大好，这只小木鼎嘛，也不知是放在信阳呢，还是在大理，嗯，要不然是在晋阳……” 那矮子大叫：“喂，喂，你说什么？到底是在大理，还是晋阳？天南地北，这可不是玩的。”那胖子却看出萧峰是故意为难，说道：“阁下不必出言戏耍，但教此鼎完好归还，咱们必当重重酬谢，决不食言。” 萧峰突然失惊道：“啊哟，不好，我想起来了。”那四人齐声惊问：“什么？”萧峰道：“那木鼎是在马夫人家里，刚才我放了一把火，将她家烧得片瓦无存，这只木鼎嘛，给大火烧上一烧，不知道会不会坏？”那矮子大声道：“怎么不坏，这个……这个……三师哥，四师哥，那如何是好。我不管，师父要责怪，可不关我的事。小师妹，你自己去跟师父说，我，我可管不了。” 阿紫笑道：“我记得好像不在马夫人家里。众位师哥，小妹失陪了，你们跟我姊夫理论理论罢。”说着斜身一闪，抢在萧峰身前。 萧峰转了过来，张臂拦住四人，道：“你们倘若说明白那神木王鼎的用途来历，说不定我可以帮你们找找，否则的话，在下恕不奉陪了。” 那矮子不住搓手，说道：“三师哥，没法子啦，只好跟他说了罢？”那胖子道：“好，我便跟阁下说……” 萧峰突然身形一晃，纵到那矮子身边，一伸手托在他腋下，道：“咱们到上面去，我只听你说，不听他的。”他知那胖子貌似忠厚，其实十分狡狯，没半句真话，倒是这矮子心直口快，不会说谎。他托着那矮子的身躯，发足便往山壁上奔去，山壁陡峭之极，本来无论如何攀援不上，但萧峰提气直上，一口气便冲上了十来丈，见有一块凸出的石头，便将那矮子放在石上，自己一足踏石，一足凌空，说道：“你跟我说罢！” 那矮子身在半空，向下一望，不由得头晕目眩，忙道：“快……快放我下去。”萧峰笑道：“你自己跳下去罢。”那矮子道：“胡说八道，这一跳岂不跌个粉身碎骨？”萧峰见他性子直率，倒生了几分好感，问道：“你叫什么名字？”那矮子道：“我是出尘子！”萧峰微微一笑，心道：“这名字倒风雅，只可惜跟你老兄的身材似乎不大相配。”说道：“我可要失陪了，后会有期。” 出尘子大声道：“不能，不能，哎哟，我……我要摔死了。”双手紧贴山壁，暗运内劲，要想抓住石头，但触手处尽是光溜溜的，哪里依附得住？他武功虽然不弱，但处身这三面凌空的高处，不由得十分惊恐。 萧峰道：“快说，神木王鼎有什么用！你要是不说，我就下去了。” 出尘子急道：“我……我非说不可么？”萧峰道：“不说也成，那就再见了。”出尘子一把抓住他衣袖，道：“我说，我说。这座神木王鼎是本门的三宝之一，用来修习'化功大法'的。师父说，中原武人一听到我们的'化功大法'，便吓得魂飞魄散，要是见到这座神木王鼎，非打得稀烂不可，这……这是一件希世奇珍，非同小可……” 萧峰久闻“化功大法”之名，知是一门污秽阴毒的邪术，听得这神木王鼎用途如此，也懒得再问，伸手托在出尘子腋下，顺着山壁直奔而下。 在这陡峭如墙的山壁疾冲下来，比之上去时更快更险，出尘子吓得大声呼叫，一声呼叫未息，双脚已经着地，只吓得脸如土色，双膝发战。 那胖子道：“八师弟，你说了么？”出尘子牙关格格互击，兀自说不出话来。 萧峰向着阿紫道：“拿来！”阿紫道：“拿什么来啊？”萧峰道：“神木王鼎！”阿紫道：“你不是说放在马夫人家里么？怎么又向我要？”萧峰向她打量，见她纤腰细细，衣衫也甚单薄，身边不似藏得有一座六寸来高的木鼎，心想，这小姑娘狡猾得紧，她门户中事，原本不用我理会，这些邪魔外道难缠得紧，阴魂不散的跟着自己，也很讨厌，便道：“这种东西萧某得之无用，决计不会拿了不还。你们信也好，不信也好，萧某失陪了。”说着迈开大步，几个起落，已将五人远远抛在后面。 那四人震于他的神威，要追还是不追，议论未定，萧峰早已走得不知去向。
萧峰一口气奔出七十余里，这才找到饭店，饮酒吃饭。这天晚上，他在周王店歇宿，运了一会功，便即入睡。到得半夜，睡梦中忽然听到几响尖锐的哨声，当即惊醒。过得片刻，西南角下有几下哨声，跟着东南角上也有几下哨声相应，哨声尖锐凄厉，正是星宿海一派门人所吹的玉笛。萧峰心道：“这一干人赶到左近了，不必理会。” 突然之间，两下“叽，叽”的笛声响起，相隔甚近，便发自这小客店中，跟着有人说道：“快起身，大师哥到了，多半已拿住了小师妹。”另一人道：“拿住了，你说她能不能活命？”先前那人道：“谁知道呢？快走，快走！”听得两人推开窗子，纵跃出房。 萧峰心想：“又是两个星宿派门下弟子，没料到这小客店中也伏得有这种人，想是他们比我先到，在客店中一声不出，是以我并未发觉。那二人说不知阿紫能否活命，这小姑娘虽然歹毒，我总不能让她死于非命，否则如何对得起阿朱？”当下也跃出房去。 但听得笛声不断，此起彼应，渐渐移向西南方。他循声赶去，片刻间便已赶上了从客店中出来的那二人。他在二人身后十余丈处不即不离的跟着，翻过两个山头。只见前面山谷中生着一堆火焰。火焰高约五尺，色作纯碧，鬼气森森，和寻常火焰大异。那二人直向火焰处奔去，到得火焰之前，拜倒在地。 萧峰悄悄走近，隐身石后，望将出去，只见火焰旁聚集了十多人，一色的麻葛布衫，绿油油的火光照映之下，人人均有凄惨之色。绿火左首站着一人，一身紫衫，正是阿紫。她双手已被铁铐铐住，雪白的脸给绿火一映，看上去也甚诡异。众人默不作声的注视火焰，左掌按胸，口中喃喃的不知说些什么。萧峰知道这些邪魔外道各有各的怪异仪式，也不去理会。他听适才那两名星宿弟子说“大师哥到了，多半已拿住了小师妹”，见这十余人有老有少，服饰一般无二，动作神态之中，也无哪一个特别显出颐指气使的模样。 忽听得“呜呜呜”几下柔和的笛声从东北方飘来，众人转过身子，齐向着笛声来处躬身行礼。阿紫小嘴微翘，却不转身。萧峰向着笛声来处瞧去，只见一个白衣人影飘行而来，脚下甚是迅捷，片刻间便走到火焰之前，将一枝二尺来长的玉笛一端放到嘴边，向着火焰鼓气一吹，那火焰陡地熄灭，随即大亮，蓬的一声响，腾向半空，升起有丈许来高，这才缓缓低降。众人高呼：“大师兄法力神奇，令我等大开眼界。” 萧峰瞧那“大师兄”时，微觉诧异，此人既是众人的大师兄，该是个五六十岁的老者，岂知竟是个二十七八岁的年轻人，身材高瘦，脸色青中泛黄，面目却颇英俊。萧峰适才见了他飘行而至的轻功和吹火之技，知道他内力不弱，但这般鼓气吹熄绿火，重又点旺，却非内功，料想是笛中藏着什么引火的特异药末。 只听他向阿紫道：“小师妹，你面子不小啊，这许多人为你劳师动众，从星宿海千里迢迢的赶到中原来。” 阿紫道：“连大师哥也出马，师妹的面子自然不小了，不过要是算上我的靠山，只怕你们大伙儿的份量还有点儿不够。”那大师兄道：“师妹还有靠山么？却不知是谁？”阿紫道：“靠山么，自然是我的爹爹、伯父、妈妈、姊夫这些人。”那大师兄哼了一声，道：“师妹从小由咱们师父抚养长大，无父无母，打从哪里忽然间又钻出了许多亲戚出来？”阿紫道：“啊哟，一个人没爹没娘，难道是从石头里蹦出来的？只不过我爹爹、妈妈的姓名是个大秘密，不能让人随便知道而已。”那大师兄道：“那么师妹的父母是谁？”阿紫道：“说出来吓你一跳。你要我说么，快开了我的手铐。” 那大师兄道：“开你手铐，那也不难，你先将神木王鼎交出来。”阿紫道：“王鼎在我姊夫那里。三师哥、四师哥、七师哥、八师哥他们不肯向我姊夫要，我又有什么法子？” 那大师哥向萧峰日间所遇的那四人瞧去，脸露微笑，神色温和，那四人却脸色大变，显得害怕之极。出尘子道：“大……大……大师哥，这可不关我事。她……她姊夫本事太大，我……我们追他不上。”那大师兄道：“三师弟，你来说。” 那胖子道：“是，是！”便将如何遇见萧峰，他如何接去四人钢杖，如何将出尘子提上山壁迫问等情一一说了，竟没半点隐瞒。他本来行事说话都是慢吞吞地泰然自若，但这时对着那大师兄，说话声音发颤，宛如大祸临头一般。 那大师兄待他说完，点了点头，向出尘子道：“你跟他说了什么？” 出尘子道：“我……我……”那大师兄道：“你说了些什么？跟我说好了。”出尘子道：“我说……我说……这座神木王鼎，是本门的三宝之一，是……是……练那个大法的。我又说，师父说道，中原武人一听到我们的化功大法，便吓得魂飞魄散，若是见到这座神木王鼎，非打得稀烂不可。我说这是一件稀世奇珍，非同小可，因此……因此请他务必归还。”那大师兄道：“很好，他说什么？”出尘子道：“他……他什么也不说，就放我下来了。” 那大师兄道：“你很好。你跟他说，这座神木王鼎是练咱们'化功大法'之用，深恐他不知道'化功大法'是什么东西，特别声明中原武人一听其名，便吓得魂飞魄散。妙极，妙极，他是不是中原武人？”出尘子道：“我不……知……知道。” 那大师兄道：“到底是知道？还是不知道？”他话声温和，可是出尘子这么一个刚强暴躁之人，竟如吓得魂不附体一般，牙齿格格打战，道：“我……格格……我……格格……不……不……知……格格……知……格格……知道。”这“格格”之声，是他上齿和下齿相击，自己难以制止。 那大师兄道：“那么他是吓得魂飞魄散呢？还是并不惧怕。”出尘子道：“好像他……他……格格……没怎样……怎么……也不害怕。”那大师兄道：“你猜他为什么不害怕？”出尘子道：“我猜不出，请大……师哥告知。”那大师兄道：“中原武人最怕咱们的化功大法，而要练这门化功大法，非这座神木王鼎不可。这座王鼎
He heard AhZi coming after him, he quickened his pace, took a few steps, and already threw her far away.Suddenly AZi said in a delicate voice: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, wait for me, I... I can't keep up." Xiao Feng had been talking to her at first, seeing her expression and behavior, he felt disgusted in his heart, at this moment she was calling from behind, as if Ah Zhu was calling coquettishly when he was born.These two siblings have been separated since childhood, but they have the same father and mother, and they even speak very similar tones.Xiao Feng's heart was shaken, he stopped and turned around, his eyes blurred with tears, he saw a young girl galloping from the snow, it was really like Ah Zhu coming back to life.He opened his arms and called out in a low voice: "Ah Zhu, A'Zhu!" For a moment, he vaguely thought of returning to the Central Plains with A'Zhu from outside the Yanmen Pass, the intimate and beautiful scenery on the road, and suddenly a soft body threw himself into his arms and called out: "Brother-in-law, why didn't you wait for me? " Xiao Feng was startled, he came to his senses, stretched out his hand to gently push her away, and said: "Why are you following me?" Ah Zi said: "You drove my senior brother away for me, so naturally I want to thank you." Xiao Feng was indifferent He said: "You don't have to thank me. I didn't mean to help you. It was he who attacked me. I had to defend myself so as not to die in his hands." He turned around and went. Ah Zi rushed forward to pull his arm.Xiao Feng slightly tilted his body, AhZi took advantage of it.She staggered and threw herself forward. With her martial arts, she could stand still, but she took the opportunity to be coquettish, and fell into the snow with a single throw, shouting: "Ouch, Ouch! You fell to death .” Xiao Feng knew that she was pretending, but when he heard her call out, A'Zi's appearance flooded into his heart, he couldn't help feeling a burst of warmth, he immediately turned around, stretched out his hand to grab her by the back of the collar and pulled her up, only to see A'Zi sitting on her own. Smile.She said: "Brother-in-law, my sister wants you to take care of me, why don't you listen to her? I am a little girl, lonely, and many people want to bully me, but you just ignore her." These few words were very pitiful, Xiao Feng knew that she was 90% fake, but his heart softened, and he asked: "What good is it for you to follow me? I'm in a bad mood, so I won't talk to you. If you act recklessly, I will Take care of yourself." Ah Zi said: "You are in a bad mood. With me to accompany you to relieve boredom, won't your mood gradually improve? When you drink, I will pour wine for you, and the clothes you replaced will be sewed, starched and washed for you. I act No, if you are willing to take care of me, there is really nothing better. I was never wanted by my parents since I was a child, and I have no one to discipline me, and I don’t understand anything..." When I said this, my eyes turned red. Xiao Feng thought to himself: "Both her sisters are geniuses in acting, and they are really good at deceiving people. Fortunately, I knew that she was acting viciously, so I definitely would not be fooled by her. She must follow me, what on earth is there?" Conspiracy? Is her master sending her to kill me?" My heart trembled: "Could it be that my big enemy is related to Xingxiu old monster? Or even himself?" Then he changed his mind: "Xiao Feng is a man, don't you fear this little girl Steal a murderous hand from me? Why don't you just plan and let her go with you, let's see what tricks she has to use, maybe it will fall on her, and I have to avenge me, I don't know." He said: "In that case, you and I'll go with you. Let's explain first. If you hurt people and kill people innocently, I will not forgive you." AhZi stuck out her tongue, and said, "What if someone comes to kill me first? What if the one I kill is a bad person?" Xiao Feng thought to himself: "This little girl is very cunning, if she hurts someone, she will talk sweetly, saying that someone attacked her first, and the other party is obviously a good person, and she will say that she misjudged the person." Said: " You don’t have to worry about good or bad people. Since you’re walking with me, they won’t be able to hurt you. In short, you’re not allowed to fight with them.” Azi said happily: "Okay! I will never do anything, you will resist everything." Then she sighed: "Oh, you are just my brother-in-law, so you control me so tightly. If my sister doesn't die and marry you , I'm not letting you control me to death." Xiao Feng was furious, and was about to reprimand him loudly, but he felt sad for a while, and saw a sly look in AZi's eyes, thinking: "Why is she so proud of what I said?" I couldn't figure it out for a while. , I ignored it, walked out of Lixu, and suddenly thought: "Ah, maybe she has some big enemy and enemy who wants to embarrass her, so she tricked me into protecting her. I said: 'Since you and I Going together, of course I can't hurt you.' That means I promised to protect her. In fact, whether she is right or wrong, even if I didn't say this, as long as she is by my side, I will never let her suffer." After a while, Ah Zi said: "Brother-in-law, let me sing a song for you, okay?" Xiao Feng made up his mind: "No matter what she proposes, I will not allow it. The more nails she hits The more, the better for her." He said: "Not good." Ah Zi pouted and said: "You are really domineering. Then let me tell you a joke, okay?" Xiao Feng said: "No Good." Ah Zi said: "I'll ask you to guess a riddle, okay?" Xiao Feng said: "No." Ah Zi said: "Then tell me a joke, okay?" Xiao Feng said: " Not good." Even when she asked seventeen or eighteen things, Xiao Feng refused without thinking.AhZi said again: "Then I won't play the flute for you, okay?" Xiao Feng still said: "No!" As soon as these two words came out of her mouth, she knew she had been fooled. She asked "I won't play the flute for you", and if she said "no", then she was asked to play the flute.He has already spoken, so he ignores it, thinking that if you want to play the flute, then let it go. A'Zi sighed, and said: "You are not good at this, you are not good at that, it's really difficult to serve, but if you want me to play the flute, I can only obey you." She took out a jade flute from her bosom. This jade flute is surprisingly short, only about seven inches long, the whole body is pure white, crystal clear and lovely.Ah Zi put it near her mouth, and blew lightly, a sharp sound was sent far away.Just now when the lion-nosed man left, he also made this sharp whistle. Originally, the sound of the flute was clear and exciting, but the sound from the white jade flute was very shrill, not melody at all. When Xiao Feng's thoughts moved slightly, he knew the reason, and secretly sneered: "Yes, so you have already made an appointment with the gang to ambush you around, and you are going to attack me, so Xiao is not afraid of you gangsters? Just don't be careless. "He knew that Xingxiu old monster's martial arts were extremely insidious, so don't make a mistake and fall into the trap.I only heard AhZi's flute blowing high for a while, then low for a while, like killing a pig, crying like a ghost, extremely unpleasant to hear.Such a lively and beautiful little girl, holding such a crystal and lovely jade flute, makes such a shrill sound, which makes the Xingxiu sect seem more and more evil. Xiao Feng didn't pay any attention to her, he went on his own way, and soon walked up a long mountain, the mountain road was narrow, only one person could fit, he said in his heart: "If the enemy wants to ambush, they must stay here." Sure enough, he came up to the mountain, he just turned around A mountain col, I saw four people blocking in front of me.The four of them were wearing yellow cotton shirts, and their attire was exactly the same as the snub-nosed men they met in the hotel. The four of them could not stand side by side, they lined up in front and back, and each of them held a long steel rod in their hands. AhZi stopped playing the flute, stopped in her tracks, and shouted: "Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, Seventh Senior Brother, Eighth Senior Brother, how are you all? How is it such a coincidence that everyone is gathering here?" Xiao Feng also stopped, leaning against the mountain wall, thinking: "Let's see how they play tricks?" Among the four people, the first one was a fat middle-aged man, he looked Xiao Feng up and down for a long while, and then said: "Little junior sister, hello, why did you hurt Second Senior Brother?" AZi was startled and said: " Is Second Senior Brother injured? Who hurt him? Was the injury serious?" The person at the end of the line said loudly: "Why are you being so hypocritical? He said you were the one who hurt him." That person was a short man, and he was at the end of the line, his whole body was blocked by the three people in front, Xiao Feng couldn't see him, Hearing that he spoke very fast, it was obvious that he was in a hurry, the steel staff held by this man was the longest and largest, presumably his physical strength was not weak, but because of his short stature, he wanted to excel in other places. Ah Zi said: "Eighth Senior Brother, what are you talking about? Second Senior Brother said you were the one who asked someone to hurt him? Ouch, how could you do such a vicious trick? Master, an old man, knows, how can he let you go, aren't you afraid? "The dwarf jumped into a rage, knocked the steel staff against the rocks loudly, and said loudly: "You hurt it, not me." Ah Zi said: "What? 'You hurt it, not me' , Okay, you confessed. Third Senior Brother, Fourth Senior Brother, Seventh Senior Brother, you three have heard it with your own ears. Eighth Senior Brother said that he killed Second Senior Brother. The centipede claws of the three yins killed the second elder brother." The dwarf shouted: "Who said the second elder brother is dead! He is not dead, and the injury he suffered was not the 'three-yin centipede claw'..." Ah Zi rushed to ask: "Isn't it the three-yin centipede claw? Then it must be' "Putting the marrow palm', this is your special skill, the second senior brother accidentally fell into your plot, you... you are too powerful." The dwarf was furious, and shouted angrily: "Third senior brother, hurry up and take this little bitch back, please forgive me, master, she...she...she, nonsense, I don't know what to say, what..." He The accent was already ugly, but he spoke in such a hurry that he didn't know what to say.那胖子道：“动手倒也不必了，小师妹向来好乖、好听话的，小师妹，你跟我们去罢。”这胖子说话慢条斯理，似乎性子甚是随和。阿紫笑道：“好啊，三师哥说什么，我就干什么，我向来是听你话的。”那胖子哈哈一笑，说道：“那再好也没有了，咱们这就走罢。”阿紫道：“好啊，你们这就请便。” 后面那矮子又叫了起来：“喂，喂，什么你们请便？要你跟我们一起去。”阿紫笑道：“你们先走一步，我随后便来。”那矮子道：“不成，不成！得跟我们一块儿走。”阿紫道：“好倒也好，就可惜我姊夫不肯。”说着向萧峰一指。 萧峰心道：“来了，来了，这出戏做得差不多了。”懒洋洋的倚在山壁之上，双手围在胸前，对眼前之事似乎全不关心。 那矮子道：“谁是你姊夫，怎么我看不见？”阿紫笑道：“你身材太高了，他也看不见你。”只听得当的一声响，那矮子钢杖在地下一撑，身子便即飞起，连人带杖越过三个师兄头顶，落在阿紫之前，叫道：“快随我们回去！”说着便向阿紫肩头抓去。这人身材虽矮，却是腰粗膀阔，横着看去，倒颇为雄伟，动作也甚敏捷。阿紫不躲不闪，任由他抓。那矮子一只大手刚要碰到她肩头，突然微一迟疑，停住不动，问道：“你已动用了么？”阿紫道：“动用什么？”那矮子道：“自然是神木王鼎了……” 他这“神木王鼎”四个字一出口，另外三人齐声喝道：“八师弟，你说什么？”声音十分严峻，那矮子退了一步，脸现惶惧之色。 萧峰心下琢磨：“神木王鼎是什么东西？这四人神色十分郑重，决非做戏。他们埋伏在这里，怎么并不出手，尽是自己斗口，难道担心敌我不过，还在等什么外援不成？” 只见那矮子伸出手来，说道：“拿来！”阿紫道：“拿什么来？”那矮子道：“就是神……神……那个东西。”阿紫向萧峰一指，道：“我送了给我姊夫啦。”她此言一出，四人的目光齐向萧峰射来，脸上均现怒色。 萧峰心道：“这些人当真讨厌，我也懒得多跟他们理会了。”他慢慢站直身子，突然间双足一点，陡地跃起，从四人头顶飞纵而过，这一下既奇且快，那四人也没见他奔跑跳跃或是曲膝作势，只眼前一花，头顶风声微动，萧峰已在四人身后。四人大声呼叫，随后追来，但一霎眼间，萧峰已在数丈之外。 忽听得呼的一声猛响，一件沉重的兵刃掷向他后心。萧峰不用转头，便知是有人以钢杖掷到，他左手反转，接住钢杖。那四人大声怒喝，又有两根钢杖掷来，萧峰又反手接住。每根钢杖都有五十来斤，三根钢杖捧在手中，已有一百六七十斤，萧峰脚下丝毫不缓，只听得呼的一声，又有一根钢杖掷到。这一根飞来时声音最响，显然最为沉重，料是那矮子掷来的。萧峰心想：“这几个蛮子不识好歹，须得让他们知道些厉害。”但听得那钢杖飞向脑后，相距不过两尺，他反过左手，又轻轻接住了。 那四人飞掷钢杖，本来敌人要闪身避开也十分不易，料知四杖之中，必有一两根打中了他，否则兵刃岂肯轻易脱手？岂知萧峰竟行若无事的一一接去，无不又惊又怒，大呼大叫的急赶。萧峰待他们追了一阵，陡地立住脚步。这四人正自发力奔跑，收足不定，险些冲到他身上，急忙站住，呼呼喘气。 萧峰从他们投掷钢杖和奔跑之中，已估量到四人武功平平。他微微一笑，说道：“各位追赶在下，有何见教？” 那矮子道：“你……你……你是谁？你……你武功很厉害啊。”萧峰笑道：“也没什么厉害。”一面说，一面运劲于掌，将一根钢杖无声无响的按入了雪地之中。那山道是极坚的硬土，却见钢杖渐渐缩短，没到离地二尺许之处，萧峰放开了手，右脚踏落，将钢杖踏得上端竟和地平。 这四人有的双目圆睁，有的张大了口合不拢来。 萧峰一根接着一根，又将两根钢杖踏入地中。待插到第四根钢杖时，那矮子纵身上前，喝道：“别动我的兵刃！” 萧峰笑道：“好，还你！”右手提起钢杖，对准了山壁用力一掷，当的一声响，直插入山壁之中。一根八尺来长的钢杖，倒有五尺插入岩中。这钢杖所插处乃是极坚极硬的黑岩。萧峰这么运劲一掷，居然入岩如此之深，自己也觉欣然，寻思：“这几个月来备历忧劳，功夫倒没搁下，反而更长进了。半年之前，我只怕还没能插得如此深入。” 那四个人不约而同的大声惊呼，脸露敬畏之色。 阿紫自后赶到，叫道：“姊夫，你这手功夫好得很啊，快教教我。”那矮子怒道：“你是星宿派门下弟子，怎么去请外人教艺？”阿紫道：“他是我姊夫，怎么是外人了？” 那矮子急于收回自己兵刃，纵身一跃，伸手去抓钢杖。岂知萧峰早已估量出他轻身功夫的深浅，钢杖横插在石壁之上，离地一丈四五尺，那矮子的手指差了尺许，碰不到钢杖。 阿紫拍手笑道：“好啊，八师哥，只要拔了你的兵刃到手，我便跟你去见师父，否则便不用想了。”那矮子这么一跃，使足平生之力，乃是他轻身功夫的极限，便再跃高一寸，也已艰难万分，听阿紫这么出言相激，心下恼怒，又是用力一纵，中指指尖居然碰到了钢杖。阿紫笑道：“碰到不算数，要拔了出来。” 那矮子怒极之下，功夫竟然比平时大进，双足力蹬，一个矮矮阔阔的身躯疾升而上，双手急抓，竟然抓住了钢杖，但这么一来，身子可就挂在半空，摇摇晃晃的无法下来。他使力撼动钢杖，但这根八尺来长的钢杖倒有五尺陷入了坚岩之中，如此摇撼，便摇上三日三夜，也未必摇得下来，这模样自是滑稽可笑之极。 萧峰笑道：“萧某可要失陪了！”说着转身便行。 那矮子却说什么也不肯放手，他对自己的武功倒也有自知之明，适才一跃而攀上钢杖，实属侥幸，松手落下之后，第二次再跃，多半不能再攀得到。这钢杖是他十分爱惜的兵刃，轻重合手，再要打造，那就难了，他又用力摇了几下，钢杖仍是纹丝不动，叫道：“喂，你将神木王鼎留下，否则的话，那可后患无穷。” 萧峰道：“神木王鼎，那是什么东西？” 星宿派门下的三弟子上前一步，说道：“阁下武功出神入化，我们都是很佩服的。那座小鼎嘛，本门很是看重，外人得之却是无用，还请阁下赐还。我们必有酬谢。” 萧峰见他们的模样不似作假，也不似埋伏了要袭击自己的样子，便道：“阿紫，将那个神木王鼎拿出来，给我瞧瞧，到底是什么东西。” 阿紫道：“哎唷，我交了给你啦，肯不肯交出来，可全凭你了。姊夫，还是你自己留着罢。”萧峰一听，已猜到她盗了师门宝物，说已交在自己手中，显是为了要自己为她挡灾，当下将计就计，哈哈一笑，说道：“你交给我的物事很多，我也弄不清哪一件叫做'神木王鼎'。” 那矮子身子吊在半空，当即接口道：“那是一只六寸来高的小小木鼎，深黄颜色。”萧峰道：“嗯，这只东西么？我见倒见过，那只是件小小玩意儿，又有什么用处？”那矮子道：“你懂得什么？怎么是一件小小玩意儿？这木鼎……”他还待说下去，那胖子喝道：“师弟别胡说八道。”转头向萧峰道：“这虽是件没用的玩意儿，但这是家师……家师……那个父亲所赐，因此不能失却，务请阁下赐还，我们感激不尽。” 萧峰道：“我随手一丢，不知丢到哪里去啦，是不是还找得到，那也难说。倘若真是要紧物事，我就回信阳去找找，只不过路程太远，再走回头路可就太也麻烦。” 那矮子抢着道：“要紧得很，怎么不要紧？咱们快……快……回信阳去拿。”他说到这里，纵身而下，连自己的就手兵刃也不要了。 萧峰伸手轻敲自己额角，说道：“唉，这几天没喝够酒，记性不大好，这只小木鼎嘛，也不知是放在信阳呢，还是在大理，嗯，要不然是在晋阳……” 那矮子大叫：“喂，喂，你说什么？到底是在大理，还是晋阳？天南地北，这可不是玩的。”那胖子却看出萧峰是故意为难，说道：“阁下不必出言戏耍，但教此鼎完好归还，咱们必当重重酬谢，决不食言。” 萧峰突然失惊道：“啊哟，不好，我想起来了。”那四人齐声惊问：“什么？”萧峰道：“那木鼎是在马夫人家里，刚才我放了一把火，将她家烧得片瓦无存，这只木鼎嘛，给大火烧上一烧，不知道会不会坏？”那矮子大声道：“怎么不坏，这个……这个……三师哥，四师哥，那如何是好。我不管，师父要责怪，可不关我的事。小师妹，你自己去跟师父说，我，我可管不了。” 阿紫笑道：“我记得好像不在马夫人家里。众位师哥，小妹失陪了，你们跟我姊夫理论理论罢。”说着斜身一闪，抢在萧峰身前。 萧峰转了过来，张臂拦住四人，道：“你们倘若说明白那神木王鼎的用途来历，说不定我可以帮你们找找，否则的话，在下恕不奉陪了。” 那矮子不住搓手，说道：“三师哥，没法子啦，只好跟他说了罢？”那胖子道：“好，我便跟阁下说……” 萧峰突然身形一晃，纵到那矮子身边，一伸手托在他腋下，道：“咱们到上面去，我只听你说，不听他的。”他知那胖子貌似忠厚，其实十分狡狯，没半句真话，倒是这矮子心直口快，不会说谎。他托着那矮子的身躯，发足便往山壁上奔去，山壁陡峭之极，本来无论如何攀援不上，但萧峰提气直上，一口气便冲上了十来丈，见有一块凸出的石头，便将那矮子放在石上，自己一足踏石，一足凌空，说道：“你跟我说罢！” 那矮子身在半空，向下一望，不由得头晕目眩，忙道：“快……快放我下去。”萧峰笑道：“你自己跳下去罢。”那矮子道：“胡说八道，这一跳岂不跌个粉身碎骨？”萧峰见他性子直率，倒生了几分好感，问道：“你叫什么名字？”那矮子道：“我是出尘子！”萧峰微微一笑，心道：“这名字倒风雅，只可惜跟你老兄的身材似乎不大相配。”说道：“我可要失陪了，后会有期。” 出尘子大声道：“不能，不能，哎哟，我……我要摔死了。”双手紧贴山壁，暗运内劲，要想抓住石头，但触手处尽是光溜溜的，哪里依附得住？他武功虽然不弱，但处身这三面凌空的高处，不由得十分惊恐。 萧峰道：“快说，神木王鼎有什么用！你要是不说，我就下去了。” 出尘子急道：“我……我非说不可么？”萧峰道：“不说也成，那就再见了。”出尘子一把抓住他衣袖，道：“我说，我说。这座神木王鼎是本门的三宝之一，用来修习'化功大法'的。师父说，中原武人一听到我们的'化功大法'，便吓得魂飞魄散，要是见到这座神木王鼎，非打得稀烂不可，这……这是一件希世奇珍，非同小可……” 萧峰久闻“化功大法”之名，知是一门污秽阴毒的邪术，听得这神木王鼎用途如此，也懒得再问，伸手托在出尘子腋下，顺着山壁直奔而下。 在这陡峭如墙的山壁疾冲下来，比之上去时更快更险，出尘子吓得大声呼叫，一声呼叫未息，双脚已经着地，只吓得脸如土色，双膝发战。 那胖子道：“八师弟，你说了么？”出尘子牙关格格互击，兀自说不出话来。 萧峰向着阿紫道：“拿来！”阿紫道：“拿什么来啊？”萧峰道：“神木王鼎！”阿紫道：“你不是说放在马夫人家里么？怎么又向我要？”萧峰向她打量，见她纤腰细细，衣衫也甚单薄，身边不似藏得有一座六寸来高的木鼎，心想，这小姑娘狡猾得紧，她门户中事，原本不用我理会，这些邪魔外道难缠得紧，阴魂不散的跟着自己，也很讨厌，便道：“这种东西萧某得之无用，决计不会拿了不还。你们信也好，不信也好，萧某失陪了。”说着迈开大步，几个起落，已将五人远远抛在后面。 那四人震于他的神威，要追还是不追，议论未定，萧峰早已走得不知去向。
萧峰一口气奔出七十余里，这才找到饭店，饮酒吃饭。这天晚上，他在周王店歇宿，运了一会功，便即入睡。到得半夜，睡梦中忽然听到几响尖锐的哨声，当即惊醒。过得片刻，西南角下有几下哨声，跟着东南角上也有几下哨声相应，哨声尖锐凄厉，正是星宿海一派门人所吹的玉笛。萧峰心道：“这一干人赶到左近了，不必理会。” 突然之间，两下“叽，叽”的笛声响起，相隔甚近，便发自这小客店中，跟着有人说道：“快起身，大师哥到了，多半已拿住了小师妹。”另一人道：“拿住了，你说她能不能活命？”先前那人道：“谁知道呢？快走，快走！”听得两人推开窗子，纵跃出房。 萧峰心想：“又是两个星宿派门下弟子，没料到这小客店中也伏得有这种人，想是他们比我先到，在客店中一声不出，是以我并未发觉。那二人说不知阿紫能否活命，这小姑娘虽然歹毒，我总不能让她死于非命，否则如何对得起阿朱？”当下也跃出房去。 但听得笛声不断，此起彼应，渐渐移向西南方。他循声赶去，片刻间便已赶上了从客店中出来的那二人。他在二人身后十余丈处不即不离的跟着，翻过两个山头。只见前面山谷中生着一堆火焰。火焰高约五尺，色作纯碧，鬼气森森，和寻常火焰大异。那二人直向火焰处奔去，到得火焰之前，拜倒在地。 萧峰悄悄走近，隐身石后，望将出去，只见火焰旁聚集了十多人，一色的麻葛布衫，绿油油的火光照映之下，人人均有凄惨之色。绿火左首站着一人，一身紫衫，正是阿紫。她双手已被铁铐铐住，雪白的脸给绿火一映，看上去也甚诡异。众人默不作声的注视火焰，左掌按胸，口中喃喃的不知说些什么。萧峰知道这些邪魔外道各有各的怪异仪式，也不去理会。他听适才那两名星宿弟子说“大师哥到了，多半已拿住了小师妹”，见这十余人有老有少，服饰一般无二，动作神态之中，也无哪一个特别显出颐指气使的模样。 忽听得“呜呜呜”几下柔和的笛声从东北方飘来，众人转过身子，齐向着笛声来处躬身行礼。阿紫小嘴微翘，却不转身。萧峰向着笛声来处瞧去，只见一个白衣人影飘行而来，脚下甚是迅捷，片刻间便走到火焰之前，将一枝二尺来长的玉笛一端放到嘴边，向着火焰鼓气一吹，那火焰陡地熄灭，随即大亮，蓬的一声响，腾向半空，升起有丈许来高，这才缓缓低降。众人高呼：“大师兄法力神奇，令我等大开眼界。” 萧峰瞧那“大师兄”时，微觉诧异，此人既是众人的大师兄，该是个五六十岁的老者，岂知竟是个二十七八岁的年轻人，身材高瘦，脸色青中泛黄，面目却颇英俊。萧峰适才见了他飘行而至的轻功和吹火之技，知道他内力不弱，但这般鼓气吹熄绿火，重又点旺，却非内功，料想是笛中藏着什么引火的特异药末。 只听他向阿紫道：“小师妹，你面子不小啊，这许多人为你劳师动众，从星宿海千里迢迢的赶到中原来。” 阿紫道：“连大师哥也出马，师妹的面子自然不小了，不过要是算上我的靠山，只怕你们大伙儿的份量还有点儿不够。”那大师兄道：“师妹还有靠山么？却不知是谁？”阿紫道：“靠山么，自然是我的爹爹、伯父、妈妈、姊夫这些人。”那大师兄哼了一声，道：“师妹从小由咱们师父抚养长大，无父无母，打从哪里忽然间又钻出了许多亲戚出来？”阿紫道：“啊哟，一个人没爹没娘，难道是从石头里蹦出来的？只不过我爹爹、妈妈的姓名是个大秘密，不能让人随便知道而已。”那大师兄道：“那么师妹的父母是谁？”阿紫道：“说出来吓你一跳。你要我说么，快开了我的手铐。” 那大师兄道：“开你手铐，那也不难，你先将神木王鼎交出来。”阿紫道：“王鼎在我姊夫那里。三师哥、四师哥、七师哥、八师哥他们不肯向我姊夫要，我又有什么法子？” 那大师哥向萧峰日间所遇的那四人瞧去，脸露微笑，神色温和，那四人却脸色大变，显得害怕之极。出尘子道：“大……大……大师哥，这可不关我事。她……她姊夫本事太大，我……我们追他不上。”那大师兄道：“三师弟，你来说。” 那胖子道：“是，是！”便将如何遇见萧峰，他如何接去四人钢杖，如何将出尘子提上山壁迫问等情一一说了，竟没半点隐瞒。他本来行事说话都是慢吞吞地泰然自若，但这时对着那大师兄，说话声音发颤，宛如大祸临头一般。 那大师兄待他说完，点了点头，向出尘子道：“你跟他说了什么？” 出尘子道：“我……我……”那大师兄道：“你说了些什么？跟我说好了。”出尘子道：“我说……我说……这座神木王鼎，是本门的三宝之一，是……是……练那个大法的。我又说，师父说道，中原武人一听到我们的化功大法，便吓得魂飞魄散，若是见到这座神木王鼎，非打得稀烂不可。我说这是一件稀世奇珍，非同小可，因此……因此请他务必归还。”那大师兄道：“很好，他说什么？”出尘子道：“他……他什么也不说，就放我下来了。” 那大师兄道：“你很好。你跟他说，这座神木王鼎是练咱们'化功大法'之用，深恐他不知道'化功大法'是什么东西，特别声明中原武人一听其名，便吓得魂飞魄散。妙极，妙极，他是不是中原武人？”出尘子道：“我不……知……知道。” 那大师兄道：“到底是知道？还是不知道？”他话声温和，可是出尘子这么一个刚强暴躁之人，竟如吓得魂不附体一般，牙齿格格打战，道：“我……格格……我……格格……不……不……知……格格……知……格格……知道。”这“格格”之声，是他上齿和下齿相击，自己难以制止。 那大师兄道：“那么他是吓得魂飞魄散呢？还是并不惧怕。”出尘子道：“好像他……他……格格……没怎样……怎么……也不害怕。”那大师兄道：“你猜他为什么不害怕？”出尘子道：“我猜不出，请大……师哥告知。”那大师兄道：“中原武人最怕咱们的化功大法，而要练这门化功大法，非这座神木王鼎不可。这座王鼎