Chapter 18 The Eighteenth Round

Suddenly, a golden light flashed at the door, and a big golden pestle stretched out from the monk's room, and struck the heads of the two lamas with two bangs.The golden pestle retracted immediately, and the two lamas died at the door without a sound. This turn of events was beyond everyone's expectations.Bayan scolded loudly, and three more lamas rushed to the door.This time the three of them were all prepared, wielding their steel knives and protecting the top of their heads.Just as the first lama stepped into the door, the golden pestle came down, knocking down the knife, and the golden pestle and the steel knife hit the lama's head at the same time.The second lama raised his saber with all his strength to meet him, but when the golden pestle fell with a force of a thousand catties, the steel saber did not block the golden pestle at all, and with a loud bang, it shattered his skull again.The third lama was so frightened that his face was ashen, the steel knife fell to the ground, and he fled back.Bayan cursed loudly, but he didn't dare to attack the door himself.

Huangfu Pavilion shouted: "Go up to the house, take off the tiles and beat down." Immediately four men jumped on the roof, took off the tiles, and threw them into the house from the hollow.Huangfu Pavilion called again: "Throw the sand and stones into the house." The men under him picked up the sand and stones from the ground according to the words, and threw them into the monk's room through the wooden door. Most of the sand thrown from the door was bounced back by the person inside the house with a golden pestle, and the tiles thrown from the roof fell down piece by piece.In this way, no matter how high the martial arts of the people in the room are, they will no longer be able to accommodate them.

Suddenly he heard a roar like a reckless bull, a fat monk took a monk with his left hand, swung the golden pestle with his right hand, and strode out the door.This monk Mang is a head and a half taller than ordinary people, majestic and majestic, like a god, the golden pestle is shaking, and the yellow light is shining, he shouted: "Are you impatient to live?" He has a slender face, a short beard that looks like a pile of thatch, and a tattered monk's robe, with knotted and undulating muscles exposed through the holes, with broad arms and a thick waist, and big hands and feet.

Huangfu Pavilion, Bayan, etc. saw his power, they couldn't help but backed up a few steps.Bayan yelled: "This thief is bald and alone, what are you afraid of? Come on everyone." Huangfu Pavilion yelled: "Be careful, everyone, don't hurt the monk beside him." Everyone looked at the monk and saw that he was about 30 years old, tall and thin, plump and handsome, his eyes were downcast, he didn't pay attention to the situation around him. Wei Xiaobao's heart skipped a beat, thinking: "This man must be the little emperor's father, but he doesn't look much like him, he is much prettier than the little emperor. So he is still so young."

At this moment, more than ten lamas attacked Monk Mang together.Monk Namang waved the golden pestle, and the sound was endless, and every time there was a sound, a lama fell to the ground with the pestle and died.Huangfuge reached out to his waist with his left hand and untied a soft whip, Bayan took the weapon from his lama, it was a pair of short-handled iron hammers.The two attacked from left to right. Huangfu Pavilion's soft whip trembled, the tip of the whip curled horizontally, and with a sound of brushing, it struck Monk Mang's neck.The monk yelled loudly and swung his club at Bayan.Bayan raised the two hammers to block, there was a loud bang, his arms were numb, the two hammers were released, but the monk was hit on the shoulder by the soft whip.Everyone saw it, so it turned out that the monk had great physical strength but mediocre martial arts.

A lama leaned forward and grabbed the middle-aged monk's left arm.The monk snorted and didn't struggle. Wei Xiaobao said in a low voice: "Protect this monk." Shuang'er said: "Yes!" He swung forward, stretched out his hand and poked the lama's waist, the lama fell down in response.She turned around and pointed at Huangfuge's face, Huangfuge dodged to the right, she pointed with her backhand and hit Bayan's chest.Bayan scolded: "Mom—" fell on his back.Shuang'er turned to the east, circled to the west, raised her hands, Bayan and the dozen or so people brought by Huangfu Pavilion fell down one after another.Xinxi shouted: "Hey, hello, little... little benefactor..." Shuang'er smiled and said, "Hey, hello, old monk!" She pointed at his waist.

Huangfu Pavilion flickered soft whips to protect the front, back, left, and right sides, the whip whistled and the wind rang, in a circle of more than ten feet, it seemed that water could not enter.Shuang'er circled and wandered outside the whip ring.Huangfuge's soft whip became faster and faster, and it was about to hit Shuang'er a few times, but she quickly avoided it, Huangfuge shouted: "Good boy!" The whip was so strong, a soft whip was like a spear, straight Stab at Shuang'er's chest.Shuang'er slipped and fell forward, stretched out his fingers and pointed at Huangfuge's lower abdomen.Huangfuge erected his left palm upright, blocking her pointing finger, followed the tip of the soft whip and suddenly turned around, pointing at Shuang'er's vest.Shuang'er landed on the ground and rolled away, in a rather embarrassing situation.

Seeing that Shuang'er was about to lose, Wei Xiaobao became very anxious, he stretched out his hand to grab the sand, and wanted to throw it into the eyes of Huangfu Pavilion, but the ground was swept clean, there was no sand to catch.Before Shuang'er could stand up, Huangfuge's soft whip had already been knocked down on her body, Wei Xiaobao yelled: "I can't hit her!" Monk Na Mang waved his golden pestle quickly and stepped forward to rescue him. Suddenly, Shuang'er grabbed the tip of the soft whip with her right hand, and Huangfuge swung her vigorously, pulling her whole body up and throwing her into the air.Wei Xiaobao reached into his bosom, he didn't care what he was grabbing, he took it out and threw it on Huangfuge's face.I saw white paper flying, and dozens of pieces of paper blocked Huangfu Pavilion's eyes.

Huangfuge hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe away the paper, the energy in his right hand disappeared immediately.At this time, Monk Mang's golden pestle had already hit the top of his head.Huangfu Pavilion was terrified, and hurriedly sat up and down to avoid each other.Shuang'er was in mid-air, before landing, she kicked out with her left foot, hitting Huangfu Pavilion's temple.With an "ah yo", he fell backwards.With a bang, sparks flew everywhere, and the golden pestle hit the ground, less than half a foot away from his head. Shuang'er's right foot landed on the ground, and then grabbed the soft whip.Wei Xiaobao applauded loudly: "Good work!" Pulling out the dagger, he grabbed it to meet Huangfu Pavilion's left eye, and shouted: "You tell all your subordinates to go out, and no one is allowed to come in!"

Huangfu Pavilion couldn't move, felt the chill of the dagger on his face, he was terrified, and shouted: "You all go out, and tell everyone not to come in." The dozens of his subordinates hesitated for a while, seeing Wei Xiaobao holding up the dagger and wanting to Kill him and run out of the temple immediately. The monk Mang opened his eyes and stared at Shuang'er for a long while, then said hey, "Good boy!" Holding the golden pestle upside down in his left hand, supporting the middle-aged monk with his right hand, he went back into the monk's room.Wei Xiaobao took two steps forward, wanted to say a few words to the middle-aged monk, but was too late.

Shuang'er walked up to Cheng Guang's side, opened his acupoints, and said: "These scoundrels are fierce and domineering, and offended the great monk." Cheng Guang stood up, clasped his hands together, and said, "The little benefactor possesses unique skills and saved the temple from a great disaster. The old man is dim-sighted and doesn't know the masters, so he was disrespectful before." Shuang'er said: "No, you have always been very polite to our young master." Wei Xiaobao regained his composure, only then did he realize that it was a large stack of banknotes that he threw at Huangfu Pavilion's face and blindfolded him earlier, he laughed loudly and said, "There is no one in the world who refuses to surrender after seeing the banknotes." A few. I'll call you with tens of thousands of taels of silver bills, and you have to yell to surrender." Shuang'er smiled and picked up the silver bills flying around, and handed them back to Wei Xiaobao.
Cheng Guang asked Wei Xiaobao: "Young Master Wei, what should we do with the matter here?" Wei Xiaobao laughed and said: "These three friends, tell your servants to disperse!" Huangfu Pavilion immediately raised his voice and shouted: "You all go down the mountain and wait for me." Only hundreds of people outside agreed in unison.Footsteps rustled, and he walked away in an instant. Cheng Guang felt at ease, and stretched out his hand to relieve Xinxi's acupuncture points.Wei Xiaobao said: "Abbot, wait a minute, I have something to discuss with you." Cheng Guang said: "Yes! These senior brothers have sealed the acupuncture points. After a long time, their hands and feet are numb. I will untie them first." Wei Xiaobao said "I don't want to argue at this moment, let's sit in the hall over there." Cheng Guang nodded and said, "Yes." Xiang Xinxi said, "Brother, don't be impatient. I'll go back and relieve the acupoints with you." Wei Xiaobao went to the Buddhist hall on the west side. Wei Xiaobao said: "Abbot, are these people really looking for the little lama?" Cheng Guang was tongue-tied and unable to answer.Wei Xiaobao moved his lips to his ear, and said in a low voice: "I know, they are here for that emperor and monk." Cheng Guang shook his body, nodded slowly, and said: "So the little benefactor already knew about it." Wei Xiaobao said in a low voice: "When I came to the temple, the practice of worship and confession was false, but I was ordered by... to protect the emperor and the monk." Cheng Guang Lu Guang nodded and said: "So that's the case. The old monk was suspicious at first, and the little benefactor Baba came to Qingliang Temple to do things. It doesn't look like it." Wei Xiaobao said: "Although they captured Huangfuge and Bayan, it's easy to catch a tiger, but hard to let it go. If you let them go, they will be entangled again in a few days. After all, it's very troublesome!" You can't kill them. Several lives have been injured in this temple. Oh, Amitabha, Amitabha." Wei Xiaobao said: "It's useless to kill them. Let's ask someone to tie up all these people. Let's be more careful Ask, what is the purpose of their coming to find the emperor and monk." Cheng Guang was a little embarrassed, and said: "In this pure place of Buddhism, it seems unreasonable for us monks to kidnap people for interrogation without permission." Wei Xiaobao said, "What's unreasonable? They want to kill all the monks in your temple. Is it unreasonable?" We got along very well? If we don’t interrogate and find a way to deal with it, they come to kill people and set fire to your Qingliang Temple, what should we do?” Cheng Guang thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's true, let the benefactor tell you." He clapped his palms, summoned a monk, and ordered: "Please come over, Mr. Huangfu, we have something to ask." Wei Xiaobao Said: "This Huangfu Pavilion is very cunning, I'm afraid we can't ask anything, let's ask that big lama first." Cheng Guang said: "Yes, yes, why didn't I think of it?" Two monks held Bayan into the temple, annoyed him for killing the monks in the temple, and threw him heavily to the ground.Cheng Guang said: "Oh, why are you so rude to the big lama?" The two monks replied: "Yes!" and retreated. Wei Xiaobao lifted a chair with his left hand, and with his right hand he used a dagger to chop off the legs of the chair.The dagger was extremely sharp, the legs of the chair were peeled off piece by piece, and they were only one or two cents thick, just like peeling fruit.Cheng Guang opened his eyes wide, not knowing his intentions.Wei Xiaobao put down the chair, walked in front of Bayan, touched his head with his left hand, compared the dagger with his right hand, the gesture was exactly the same as when he was cutting the chair leg just now.Bayan yelled: "No!" Cheng Guang also yelled: "No way." Wei Xiaobao said angrily: "What can it do? I know that all the big lamas in Tibet have practiced iron head kungfu, which makes them invulnerable. When I was in Beijing, I used this dagger to cut off the head of a big lama. It lasted a long time. Don’t even cut him. Da Lama, are you the real thing or a counterfeit? If you don’t try it, how will you know?” Bayan hurriedly said: "I haven't practiced this iron head skill before. If you cut it off, I will die." Wei Xiaobao said: "It doesn't necessarily mean that you will die. If you cut off two or three inches, you may not die. I only cut off a piece of you. Cover your head until you see your brains. When a person tells the truth, his brains will not move. If he tells a lie, his brains will boil like boiled water. I have something to ask you, but I won’t cut you open How do you know if you are telling the truth?" Bayan said: "Don't cut it, don't cut it, I'm telling the truth." Wei Xiaobao touched his scalp and said, "Whether it's true or not, how do I know ?” Bayan said, “If I’m lying, it’s not too late for you to scalp me.” Wei Xiaobao pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay, then let me ask you, who told you to come to Qingliang Temple?" Bayan said: "It's the great lama of Bodhisattva Dingzhen Rongyuan, Sheng Luotuo sent me here." Guangdao: "Amitabha, the Qingmiao Huangmiao of Mount Wutai, never had any hatred, the great lama at the top of the Bodhisattva, why would you ask you to make trouble?" Bayan said: "I'm not here to make trouble either. Brother Sheng Luotuo ordered me to find a A monk in his thirties said that he stole the precious scriptures of the Living Buddha in Lhasa and hid in Qingliang Monastery, so he must be brought out." Cheng Guang said: "Amitabha, how can this happen?" Wei Xiaobao picked up the dagger and shouted: "You're lying, I'll scalp you and have a look." Bayan shouted: "No, I'm not lying. If you don't believe me, go ask Senior Brother Sheng Luotuo. He said, we will pretend to be lost A young lama was actually looking for the middle-aged monk, and said that Mr. Huangfu recognized the monk and asked him to accompany him to find someone. Brother Sheng Luoduo said that this monk stole the secret scriptures of our Tantra,' The Great Vairocana Buddha Divine Transfiguration Blessing Sutra' is no small matter. If I get this monk, it will be a great achievement. When I return to Lhasa, the living Buddha will definitely reward me a lot." Seeing his sincerity, Wei Xiaobao guessed that he was also being fooled by others. He was not allowed to know the truth about Shunzhi, so he immediately took out the Tibetan letter from his bosom, which was Dao Shangshuang'er who captured three lamas, The one who was forced to fetch it opened it, and said, "Read to me, what is written in this letter." As he spoke, he placed the dagger flat on top of his head. Bayan said: "Yes, yes!" He began to read in a whisper.Wei Xiaobao nodded and said: "That's right, you read very well, and you didn't miss a single word. This master abbot doesn't understand Tibetan, so you can speak the words in the letter in Chinese." Bayan said: "The letter said that this big...big man is indeed in the Qingliang Temple in Wutai Mountain. Recently, we got news that the god...Shenlong Cult wants to invite him, we have to... act first to be the best." Wei Xiaobao heard that he even said the word "Dragon Sect", and he expected it to be true, so he asked: "What else did you say in the letter?" Bayan said: "The letter said that it would not be difficult to go to Qingliang Temple to invite this great person. I am afraid that the Shenlong Cult will come to snatch the news, so Brother Shengluotuo asked Brother Daheer in Beijing to send more experts as soon as possible. , come to help. If...if the Grand Lama Sangjie has arrived in Beijing, he is invincible in the world, and he will personally preside over it, then...then nothing will be lost..." Wei Xiaobao scolded with a smile: "Damn it! Nothing can go wrong, what is 'nothing to lose'?" It's a rare thing in a thousand years that he can correct the mistakes of other people's idioms, and he is very proud of it. Bayan said: "Yes, yes, it's just in case... if there is nothing wrong..." Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Your Lama grandma said it wrong. What else?" Bayan said: "No, there is no one below. It's gone." Wei Xiaobao scolded: "Damn it, what's gone down here? Is it gone down under me, or under you?" Bayan said: "Big... everyone's gone down here." Wei Xiaobao said: "What are you down here?" Nothing below?" Bayan said: "There are no words below." Wei Xiaobao laughed and asked: "Who is Huangfu Pavilion?" Bayan said: "He is a helper invited by Senior Brother Sheng Luotuo, last night Just arrived." Wei Xiaobao nodded, and said to Chengguang: "Abbot, I'm going to interrogate that fat monk from Foguang Temple. If you're embarrassed, you might as well listen outside the window." Chengguang hurriedly said: "Best, best." Take Bayan out, bring Xinxi back, and go back to the meditation room by himself, and don't listen to the trial outside the window. As soon as Xinxi entered the room, she smiled all over her face, and said: "The two benefactors are young, and their martial arts are so good. Of course, I have never seen it before, and I have never heard of it. The young hero is really amazing, amazing!" Wei Xiaobao scolded: "Fuck you Grandma, who wants you to flatter me." He kicked his ass.Although Xinxi was in pain, the smile on his face did not fade, and he said: "Yes, yes, any real hero will never like to listen to flattery. But what the old monk said is the truth, it can't be regarded as flattery." Wei Xiaobao said: "Let me ask you, you came to Qingliang Temple to go crazy, who sent you here?" Xinxi said: "The benefactor asked, but the old monk dared not hide it. Someone gave me two hundred taels of silver, and asked me to accompany his junior brother Bayan to Qingliang Temple to find someone...to find someone. The old monk will not be rewarded for his merits, so he has to accompany him for a while." Wei Xiaobao kicked again. Kicked it away and scolded: "Nonsense, you still want to lie to me? Tell the truth." Xinxi said: "Yes, yes, to tell the benefactor, the great lama gave me three hundred taels of silver." Wei Xiaobao said: "It's obviously one thousand taels." Xinxi said: "It's really five hundred taels, if there is one tael more, the old monk is not a human being." Wei Xiaobao said: "Then what is the Huangfu Pavilion?" Xinxi said: "This bastard is not a good thing, it was brought by the ghost lama Bayan. After the benefactor released me, the old monk immediately sent him to Wutai County Go, ask the magistrate to punish the crime. Qingliang Temple is a quiet place of Buddhism, how can he be allowed to do anything wrong? Little benefactor, those few lives, including the dead lamas, we all put on his head." Wei Xiaobao's face turned pale. Shen said: "Obviously you killed it, how can you push it on someone else's head?" Xinxi begged: "Good young master, please spare me." Wei Xiaobao asked someone to bring him out and brought him to Huangfu Pavilion for questioning.The man was very tough and didn't answer a word.Of course he ignored Wei Xiaobao's threats with the dagger, but when Shuang'er tapped his "Tianhuo acupoint", he was in unbearable pain and couldn't help moaning, but he never answered Wei Xiaobao's question, only said: "If you have the guts, you will Grandpa killed him with a single knife, the tormentor is not a good man." Wei Xiaobao respected him as a man, said: "Okay, we won't torture you." He ordered Shuang'er to untie his "Tianhuo acupoint". After he ordered people to take Huangfu Pavilion out, he went to invite Abbot Chengguang, and said: "We have to discuss the outcome of this matter with that great man." Chengguang shook his head and said, "He is determined not to see outsiders. of." Wei Xiaobao said in dismay: "Why don't you see outsiders? Didn't you already see him just now? If we clapped our hands and ignored him, wouldn't he have been arrested? In a few days, the Grand Lama of Beijing sent someone again. Master, what about the Dragon Sect and the Turtle Sect, even if we are willing to help, we can't stop these many people." Cheng Guang said: "That's true." Wei Xiaobao said: "Go and tell him that the matter is urgent and we must discuss a solution." Cheng Guang shook his head and said: "I promised that even the old monk will not talk to him in the temple." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay , I am not a monk in your monastery, I will go talk to him." Cheng Guang said: "No, no. As soon as the little benefactor enters the monk's room, his junior monk Mang will beat you to death with a pestle." Wei Xiaobao said: "He can't beat me to death." Cheng Guang glanced at Shuang'er, and said: "Even if you send a servant to knock down Monk Xingdian, Xingchi still won't talk to you." Wei Xiaobao said: "Xingchi? His legal name is Xingchi?" Cheng Guang said, "Yes. So the benefactor doesn't know." Wei Xiaobao sighed, and said: "Since that's the case, there's nothing I can do. You don't have a good way of 'everything is lost'. It's a pity that Qingliang Temple is an ancient temple, but it was destroyed by your abbot." Cheng Guang frowned, rubbed his hands together, and suddenly said: "I'll ask Senior Brother Yulin, maybe he has a solution." Wei Xiaobao said, "Who is this Master Yulin?" Cheng Guang said, "It's Xingzhi's teaching master. " Wei Xiaobao said happily: "Very good, you take me to meet this old monk."
At that moment, Cheng Guang led Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er out from the back gate of Qingliang Temple, and after walking about a mile, they came to a small old temple, and there was no plaque on the temple.Cheng Guang went inside, and when he got to the meditation room at the back, he saw an old monk with white beard and white eyebrows sitting on the futon, closing his eyes and meditating, he didn't seem to notice the three of them coming in. Cheng Guang made a gesture, gently sat down on the futon next to him, lowered his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, and put his palms together.Wei Xiaobao laughed secretly, and then sat down.Shuang'er stood behind him.There was no sound in the surrounding area, it seemed that this old monk was the only one in this small temple. After a long time, the old monk remained motionless, as if he was dead, Cheng Guang did not move.Wei Xiaobao's hands and feet were numb, the boss was impatient, he stood up and then sat down, sat down and stood up again, he had already scolded the old monk's eighteen generations of ancestors dozens of times in his heart. After a long time, the old monk heaved a sigh of relief and slowly opened his eyes. He was not surprised to see someone in front of him, but nodded slightly.Chengguang said: "Senior brother, the relationship between dementia and dust has not been broken. Someone came to the temple and asked senior brother to resolve it with Buddhism." Very serious, Qingliang Temple is in trouble." Then he told Xinxi, Bayan, Huangfuge and others that they wanted to kidnap Xingzhi, but luckily Wei Xiaobao's master and servant rescued him, and said that several people died on both sides. It seems that The other party refused to let it go.After Yulin listened silently, without saying a word, she closed her eyes and fell into samadhi again. Wei Xiaobao was furious, he stood up abruptly, and cursed: "Fuck..." After cursing only one word, Cheng Guang begged him not to be angry, and begged him to sit down and wait. It took another half an hour for Yulin to enter meditation this time.Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "The world's robbers, thieves and bastards are not as annoying as this old monk." Finally Yulin opened his eyes again and asked, "Wei Benefactor is from Beijing?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes." Yulin asked again: "Benefactor Wei is working with the emperor?" Wei Xiaobao was shocked, jumped up, and said: "You...you...how do you know?" Yulin said: "I just guessed." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "This old monk is evil, I'm afraid he really has some magical powers." He didn't dare to scold him anymore, so he sat down in a well-behaved manner. Yulin said: "The emperor sent Master Wei to see Xing Chi, what do you have to say?" Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "This old monk knows everything, and it is useless to hide it from him." Said: "The emperor knows that the old emperor is still alive, and he is still alive. Happy and sad, sent me to kowtow to the old emperor. If... If the old emperor is willing to drive back to the palace, it would be great." Kangxi originally said that after finding out the truth, he went to Mount Wutai to meet his father However, Wei Xiaobao kept it a secret.Yulin said: "What keepsake did the emperor order the benefactor to bring?" Wei Xiaobao took out the imperial letter written by Kangxi himself from the pocket of the meat sticker, presented it with both hands, and said, "Master, please take a look." It was written in the imperial letter: "Decree that the deputy head of the imperial guards give Wei Xiaobao wearing a yellow jacket to go to the Wutai Mountain area on business, and the civil and military officials from all provinces are ordered to dispatch, hereby." Yulin took it over and looked at it, and returned it to Wei Xiaobao, saying: "So it's Mr. Wei, the deputy head of the imperial guards, how disrespectful." Wei Xiaobao was complacent: "Don't you dare to underestimate me any more?" But seeing Yulin's expression on his face, there was no respect, and the complacency in his heart faded again. Yulin said: "Master Wei, according to your opinion, how should we deal with it?" Wei Xiaobao said: "I want to kowtow to the old emperor and listen to the old emperor's orders." It has already been cut off, and the word 'Old Emperor' should not be mentioned again, lest it be shocking and disturb his cultivation." Wei Xiaobao did not answer silently. Yulin said again: "Please go back and tell the emperor, Xingchi doesn't want to see you, and he doesn't want to see outsiders again." Wei Xiaobao said: "The emperor is his son, not an outsider." Yulin said: "What does it mean to be a monk? The family is no longer family, his wife and children are all outsiders." Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "It seems that you, the old monk, are playing tricks and obstructing it. Even if the old emperor refuses to return to the palace, it is unlikely that he will not even see his son." He said: "In that case, I will dispatch people to go to Mount Wutai Come to protect the guards, and don't allow idlers to come into the temple to disturb you." Yulin smiled slightly and said: "In this way, Qingliang Temple has become the inner courtyard of the imperial palace and the government office; Mr. Wei, the deputy head of the imperial guards, has become an errand in Qingliang Temple. So it is better to go back to the Beijing Imperial Palace and be straightforward. .” Wei Xiaobao said: "It turns out that the master has another wonderful way to protect the old...his old man, I will wash...all your ears." Yulin smiled and said: "Wei benefactor is really a powerful character at such a young age. No wonder a teenager has become such a high-ranking official." After a pause, he continued: "There is no magic method. Thank you Master Wei for your kindness, if there is a disaster in Qingliang Temple, it will be doomed." Said he clasped his palms together and saluted, closed his eyes, and went into samadhi. Chengguang stood up, made a gesture, stepped back, walked to the door, and bowed to Yulin.Wei Xiaobao made a funny face at Yulin, stuck out his tongue, pressed his right thumb on his nose, and pointed at Yulin with four gestures, meaning to say: "It stinks, it stinks!" Yulin closed her eyes and couldn't see it. When the three of them came outside the temple, Cheng Guang said: "Master Yulin is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao, and he has made it clear. The old man went to release Abbot Xinxi and the others. Master Wei, it's also a fate to meet you today, so don't let it go." As he said, put his palms together and bowed in salute, but he was not allowed to enter Qingliang Temple again. Wei Xiaobao became angry, and said: "Very well, you guys have a plan that will never miss anything, but I am troubled." He ordered Shuang'er to call Yu Ba and other people, went down the mountain, and went back to Lingjing Temple to spend the night .
He had donated seventy taels of silver at Lingjing Temple last night.When the abbot saw the great benefactor, he came again and treated him attentively. In the guest room, Wei Xiaobao rested his chin in one hand, thinking: "The old emperor has seen it, so he is not old at all, but he is very dangerous. The Tibetan lama wants to arrest him, and the Dragon Sect wants to arrest him. That old Yulin thief is bald." What's the use of Abbot Chengguang alone if he's just pretending to be a fool? I'm afraid the old emperor will be arrested in a few days. How can I explain to Xiao Xuanzi?" When he turned his head, he saw Shuang'er's eyebrows furrowed tightly, his expression was very unhappy, and he asked: "Shuang'er, what's the matter?" Shuang'er said: "It's nothing." Wei Xiaobao said: "You must be thinking about something, hurry up I said." Shuang'er said: "It's really nothing." Wei Xiaobao changed his mind and said: "Ah, I see. You blame me for being an official in the court and I haven't told you." Shuang'er's eyes turned red, and said: "Emperor Tartar is a big villain, my lord... how can you be their official? And even become a high official." Tears flowed down his cheeks as he spoke. Wei Xiaobao was stunned, and said: "Silly boy, there is no need to cry." Shuang'er choked and said: "The third young lady gave me to my husband, and told me to serve you and listen to you. But...but You are a high-ranking official in the court, my father, mother, and two older brothers were all killed by evil officials, you...you..." He burst into tears. Wei Xiaobao was at a loss for a while, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay! I will not hide anything from you now. To tell you the truth, I am a fake official. I am the incense master of the Qingmu Hall of the Tiandihui. Qingfuming', do you understand? My master is the chief rudder of the Tiandihui. I have told you three young wives a long time ago. Our Tiandihui specializes in opposing the imperial court. My master sent me to sneak into the palace as an official. The purpose is to get news about the Tartars. This matter is very secret, if someone finds out, I will lose my life." Shuang'er stretched out his hands to press Wei Xiaobao's lips, and said in a low voice: "Then stop talking. It's my fault, forcing you to speak out." He smiled through tears, and said: "My husband is a good person, of course he won't go Doing bad things. I... I'm such a stupid girl." Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "You are a good girl." He took her hand, let her sit beside him on the edge of the kang, and whispered the reason between Shunzhi and Kangxi, and said: "The little emperor is only a dozen or so. At the age of 10, his father became a monk and he is no longer there. Do you think you are pitiful? Those guys who came to arrest him today are all big bad guys. Thanks to you for saving him." Shuang'er breathed out and said: "I I finally did a good deed." Wei Xiaobao said: "But send the Buddha to the west. Those people were released by the abbot again. They must not be reconciled, and they will go to catch the old emperor again and cut off his body piece by piece. Come down, cook and eat, wouldn't it be bad?" Knowing that Shuang'er has good intentions, he wanted to encourage her to be brave enough to save others, so he deliberately described Shunzhi's situation as very miserable. Shuang'er trembled, and said: "They want to eat his flesh, why?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Tang Monk went to the West to learn scriptures, have you heard the story?" Shuang'er said: "I have heard of it, and there is Sun Wukong Zhu Bajie." Wei Xiaobao said: "There are many monsters along the way, they all want to eat Tang Priest's meat, saying that he is a holy monk, and if they eat his meat, they will become Buddhas and immortals." Shuang'er said: "Ah, I understand, these The bad people think that the old emperor monk is also a holy monk." Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes, you are really smart. The old emperor monk is like a Tang monk, those villains are monsters, I am Sun Monkey, Sun Xingzhe, you are... yes..." He said Put your palms next to your ears, and sway with each move, like a fan.Shuang'er laughed and said: "You said I am Zhu Bajie?" Wei Xiaobao said: "You look like Guanyin Bodhisattva, but what you do is Zhu Bajie's work." Shuang'er waved his hands quickly, and said: "Don't say anything that offends the Bodhisattva. Mr. Gong, you are the kind and talented boy Hong Boy next to Guanyin Bodhisattva, and I am..." At this point, his face flushed, and he swallowed the following words .Wei Xiaobao said: "That's right! I'm a talented boy, and you are a dragon girl. The two of us are always together, and we never separate." Shuang'er's cheeks became even redder, and she whispered: "Of course I will always serve you, Unless... unless you don't want me anymore, drive me away." Wei Xiaobao stretched out his palm and cut his head and neck, and said: "Even if I kill my head, I won't drive you away. Unless you don't want me anymore and go away secretly." Shuang'er also stretched out his palm and chopped his own neck, Said: "Kill my head, and I won't leave." Both of them laughed at the same time.Since Shuang'er followed Wei Xiaobao, the distinction between master and servant was very strict, and she rarely joked with him, now hearing Wei Xiaobao reveal the truth, she felt very happy.The two smiled, and their friendship became closer again. Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay, we've talked about our own affairs. How can we think of a way to save Tang Seng?" Shuang'er laughed and said: "Saving Monk Tang Monk is always made by the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Zhu Bajie is just a follower." Wei Xiaobao laughed and said: "Zhu Bajie is really as good-looking as you, Tang Monk is not going to become a monk anymore." Shuang'er asked: "Then why?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Of course Tang Seng married Zhu Bajie as his wife." Shuang'er burst out laughing and said, "Zhu Bajie is a pig spirit, who asks him to be his wife?" When Wei Xiaobao heard her talking about marrying a pig essence, he suddenly remembered the "Hua Diao Poria Pig" Mu Jianping, wondering where she and Fang Yi were and if they were safe. Seeing that Wei Xiaobao was in a daze, Shuang'er didn't dare to interrupt his train of thought.After a while, Wei Xiaobao said: "We must find a way to prevent the bad guys from capturing the old emperor. Shuanger, for example, there is a treasure that many thieves want to steal. How can we teach the thieves to steal the bones?" Not yet?" Shuang'er said: "When I saw thieves' bones coming to steal treasures, I caught them all." Wei Xiaobao shook his head and said, "There are too many thieves' bones, we can't catch them all. Let's make thieves' bones ourselves." Shuang'er said "Let's make thieves' bones?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Yes! Let's act first, and if we steal the treasure, other thieves' bones will not be able to steal it." Shuang'er clapped his hands and laughed: "I understand, let's go and get the bones." The old emperor monk has been arrested." Wei Xiaobao said: "Exactly. Let's go without delay."
When the two came outside Qingliang Temple, Wei Xiaobao said: "It's not dark yet, you have to wait until dark to steal things and monks." The two hid in the woods, and finally waited until the mountain was completely dark and everything was silent.Wei Xiaobao said in a low voice: "Only the abbot in the monastery knows martial arts. Fortunately, he was injured in a fight just now, so he is lying down to rest. You go and turn that fat monk upside down, and we can steal the old emperor monk." Come out. It's just that Xingdian is very powerful, and that golden pestle can hit people very hard, so you must be careful." Shuang'er nodded in agreement. Listening to the fact that there was no one around, the two of them jumped into the wall lightly and walked outside the monk's room where Shunzhi was sitting in meditation. They saw that the door had been closed, but the door was kicked down during the day, and there was no time to repair it, so they just stood there to block it. wind. Shuang'er walked in against the wall, and pulled the door panel to the left, only to see a yellow light flashing, and with a whistling sound, the golden pestle came out from the gap.Shuang'er waited for the golden pestle to be lifted up, jumped inside, stretched out his fingers and tapped two points on Xingdian's chest, and said in a low voice: "I'm really sorry!" He raised his hands and hugged the golden pestle in his hand.The Xingdian acupoint was restrained, and his body gradually became limp.This golden pestle weighs more than a hundred catties, if Shuang'er doesn't hug him, it will fall down and crush his toes. Wei Xiaobao flashed in, and closed the door.The monk's room was very small, and in the dark, he could vaguely see someone sitting on the futon. Wei Xiaobao knew that it was the Emperor Shunzhi, who was known as an idiot, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "My slave, Wei Xiaobao, was rescued by Rili, please. The old emperor need not panic." Xing Chi was silent.Wei Xiaobao said again: "It's good for the old emperor to clean up here, but there are many bad people outside who want to arrest the old emperor, which will be bad for you. In order to protect the old emperor, I want to invite you to another safe place." where, so as not to be caught by the bad guys." Xing Chi still didn't answer.Wei Xiaobao said: "Then invite the old emperor and servants to go out together." After a while, I saw him sitting cross-legged all the time, motionless.At this time Wei Xiaobao had been in the dark for quite a while, and he could see more clearly. Seeing Xing Chi's meditation posture, it was exactly the same as the Yulin he saw during the day. Said: "The identity of the old emperor has been leaked, and there is no one in Qingliang Temple who can protect him. One group of enemies will come, and another group will come, and the old emperor will eventually catch them. Let's change to a quiet place to practice." Chi still did not answer. Xing Dian suddenly said: "You two children are good people, thank you for saving me during the day. My senior brother sits in meditation and doesn't talk to others. Where do you want him to go?" His voice was originally very loud, but he tried his best to lower it, and it became very hoarse . Wei Xiaobao stood up and said, "You can go wherever you like. We will escort your senior brother wherever he likes. As long as those bad guys can't find him, you two can practice and chant Buddha in peace." Dian said: "We don't recite the Buddha's name." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay, if you don't recite the Buddha's name, don't recite the Buddha's name. Shuang'er, you will soon unlock the acupuncture points of this master." 双儿伸手过去，在行颠背上和胁下推拿几下，解了穴道，说道：“真正对不住。” 行颠向行痴恭恭敬敬的道：“师兄，这两个小孩请我们出去暂且躲避。” 行痴道：“师父可没叫我们离去清凉寺。”说话声音甚是清朗。韦小宝直到此刻，才听到他的话声。 行颠道：“敌人如再大举来攻，这两个小孩抵挡不住。” 行痴道：“境自心生。要说凶险，天下处处皆凶险，心中平安，世间事事平安。日前你杀伤多人，大造恶业，此后无论如何不可妄动无明。” 行颠呆了半晌，道：“师兄指点得是。”回头向韦小宝道：“师兄不肯出去，你们都听见了。”韦小宝皱眉道：“倘若敌人来捉你师兄，一刀刀将他身上的肉割下来，那便如何是好？”行颠道：“世人莫有不死，多活几年，少活几年，也没什么分别。”韦小宝道：“甚么都没分别，那么死人活人没分别，男人女人没分别，和尚和乌龟猪猡也没分别？”行颠道：“众生平等，原是如此。” 韦小宝心想：“怪不得一个叫行痴，一个叫行颠，果然是痴的颠的。要劝他们走，那是不成功的了。如将老皇爷点倒，硬架了出去，实在太过不敬，也难免给人瞧见。”一时束手无策，心下恼怒，按捺不住，便道：“什么都没分别，那么皇后和端敬皇后也没分别，又为什么要出家？” 行痴突然站起，颤声道：“你……你说什么？” 韦小宝一言出口，便已后悔，当即跪倒，说道：“奴才胡说八道，老皇爷不可动怒。”行痴道：“从前之事，我早忘了，你何以又用这等称呼？快请起来，我有话请问。”韦小宝道：“是。”站起身来，心想：“你给我激得开了口说话，总算有了点眉目。” 行痴问道：“两位皇后之事，你从何处听来？”韦小宝道：“是听海大富跟皇太后说的。”行痴道：“你认得海大富？他怎么了？”韦小宝道：“他给皇太后杀了。”行痴惊呼一声，道：“他死了？”韦小宝道：“皇太后用'化骨绵掌'功夫杀死了他。”行痴颤声道：“皇太后怎么会……会武功？你怎知道？”韦小宝道：“海大富和皇太后在慈宁宫花园里动手打斗，我亲眼瞧见的。”行痴道：“你是什么人？” 韦小宝道：“奴才是御前侍卫副总管韦小宝。”随即又加上一句：“当今皇上亲封的，有御札在此。”说着将康熙的御札取出来呈上。 行痴呆了片刻，并不伸手去接，行颠道：“这里从来没灯火。”行痴叹了口气，问道：“小皇帝身子好不好？他……他做皇帝快不快活？” 韦小宝道：“小皇帝得知老皇爷健在，恨不得插翅飞上五台山来。他在宫里大哭大叫，又是悲伤，又是喜欢，说什么要上山来。后来……后来恐怕误了朝廷大事，才派奴才先来向老皇爷请安。奴才回奏之后，小皇帝便亲自来了。” 行痴颤声道：“他……他不用来了。他是好皇帝，先想到朝廷大事，可不像我……”说到这里，声音已然哽咽。黑暗之中，但听到他眼泪一滴滴落上衣襟的声音。 双儿听他流露父子亲情，胸口一酸，泪珠儿也扑簌簌的流了下来。 韦小宝心想良机莫失，老皇爷此刻心情激动，易下说辞，便道：“海大富一切都查得清清楚楚了，皇太后先害死荣亲王，又害死端敬皇后，再害死端敬皇后的妹子贞妃，后来又害死了小皇帝的妈妈。海大富什么都查明白了。皇太后知道秘密已经泄漏，便亲手打死了海大富，又派了大批人手，要上五台山来谋害老皇爷。” 荣亲王、端敬皇后、贞妃三人系被武功好手害死，海大富早已查明，禀告了行痴，由此而回宫侦查凶手，但行痴说什么也不信竟是皇后自己下手，叹道：“皇后是不会武功的。” 韦小宝道：“那晚皇太后跟海大富说的话，老皇爷听了之后就知道了。”当下一一转述那晚两人对答的言语。他伶牙利齿，说得虽快，却是清清楚楚。 行痴原是个至性至情之人，只因对董鄂妃一往情深，这才在她逝世之后，连皇帝也不愿做，甘弃万乘之位，幽闭斗室之中。虽然参禅数年，但董鄂妃的影子在他心中何等深刻，一听韦小宝提起，什么禅理佛法，霎时之间都抛于脑后。海大富和皇太后的对答一句句在心中流过，悲愤交集，胸口一股气塞住了，便欲炸将开来。 韦小宝说罢，又道：“皇太后这老……一不做，二不休，害了你老皇爷之后，要去害死小皇帝。她还要去挖了端敬皇后的坟，又要下诏天下，烧毁《端敬皇后语录》，说《语录》中的话都是放屁，哪一个家里藏一本，都要抄家杀头！” 这几句话却是他捏造出来的，可正好触到行痴心中的创伤。他勃然大怒，伸手在大腿上用力一拍，喝道：“这贱人，我……我早就该将她废了，一时因循，致成大祸！”顺治当年一心要废了皇后，立董鄂妃为后，只因为皇太后力阻，才搁下来。董鄂妃倘若不死，这皇后之位早晚是她的了。 韦小宝道：“老皇爷，你看破世情，死不死都没分别，小皇爷可死不得，端敬皇后的坟挖不得，《端敬皇后语录》毁不得。”行痴道：“不错，你说得很是。”韦小宝道：“所以咱们须得出去躲避，免得遭了皇太后的毒手。皇太后的手段是第一步杀你，第二步害小皇帝，第三步挖坟烧《语录》。只要她第一步做不成功，第二步、第三步棋子便不敢下了。” 顺治七岁登基，廿四岁出家，此时还不过三十几岁。他原本性子躁、火性大，说到头脑清楚，康熙虽然小小年纪，比父亲已胜十倍。因此沐王府中人想嫁祸吴三桂，诡计立被康熙识破，韦小宝半真半假的捏造了许多言语，行痴却尽数信以为真。不过皇太后所要行的这三步棋子，虽是韦小宝捏造出来，但他是市井之徒，想法和阴毒女人也差不多。 行痴大声道：“幸亏得你点破，否则当真坏了大事。师弟，咱们快快出去。”行颠道：“是。”右手提起金杵，左手推开板门。 板门开处，只见当门站着一人。黑暗中行颠看不见他面貌，喝道：“谁？”举起金杵。 那人道：“你们要去哪里？” 行颠吃了一惊，抛下金杵，双手合十，叫道：“师父！”行痴也叫了声：“师父。” 原来这人正是玉林。他缓缓的道：“你们的说话，我都听到了。” 韦小宝心中暗叫：“他妈的，事情要糟！” 玉林沉声道：“世间冤业，须当化解，一味躲避，终是不了。既有此因，便有此果，业既随身，终身是业。”行痴拜伏于地，道：“师父教训得是，弟子明白了。”玉林道：“只怕未必便这么明白了。你从前的妻子要找你，便让她来找。我佛慈悲，普渡众生，她怨你、恨你、要杀你而甘心，你反躬自省，总有令她怨，令她恨，使得她决心杀你的因。你避开她，业因仍在，倘若派人杀了她，恶业更加深重了。”行痴颤声道：“是。” 韦小宝肚里大骂：“操你奶奶的老贼秃！我要骂你，打你，杀你，你给不给我打骂？给不给我割你的老秃头？” 只听玉林续道：“至于西藏喇嘛要捉你去，那是他们在造恶业，意欲以你为质，挟制当今皇帝，横行不法，虐害百姓。咱们却不能任由他们胡行。眼前这里是不能住了，你们且随我到后面的小庙去。”他转身出外。行痴、行颠跟了出去。 韦小宝心想：“小皇帝虽赏了黄马褂，我可还没在身上穿过一天。这件事没办妥，回京对小皇帝没交代，他一怒之下，说不定反悔，黄马褂就此不赏了。我也得跟去瞧瞧。” 他和双儿两人跟着到了玉林坐禅的小庙之中。玉林对他们两人犹如没瞧见一般，毫不理会，径在蒲团上盘膝坐了。行痴在他身边的蒲团上坐下，行颠东张西望了一会，也在行痴的下首坐倒。玉林和行痴合十闭目，一动也不动，行颠却睁大了圆圆的环眼，向空瞪视，终于也闭上了眼睛，两手按在膝上，过了一会，伸手去摸蒲团旁的金杵，唯恐失却。 韦小宝向双儿扮个鬼脸，装模作样的也在蒲团上坐下，双儿挨着他身子而坐。韦小宝虽非孙悟空，但性子之活泼好动，也真如猴儿一样，要他在蒲团上安安静静的坐上一时三刻，可真要了他命。但眼见老皇爷便在身旁，就此出庙而去，那是说什么也不肯的。他东一扭，西一歪，拉过双儿的手来，在她手心中搔痒。双儿强忍笑容，左手向玉林和行痴指指。 这么挨了半个时辰，韦小宝忽然心想：“老皇爷学做和尚，总不成连大小便也忍得住。待他去大小便之时，我便去花言巧语，骗他逃走。”想到了这计策，身子便定了一些。
一片寂静之中，忽听得远处响起许多人的脚步声，初时还听不真切，后来脚步声越响越近，一大群人奔向清凉寺来。行颠脸上肌肉动了几下，伸手抓起金杵，睁开眼来，见玉林和行痴坐着不动，迟疑了片刻，放下金杵，又闭上了眼。 只听得这群人冲进了清凉寺中，叫嚷喧哗，良久不绝。韦小宝心道：“他们在寺里找不到老皇爷，不会找上这里来么？且看你这老贼秃如何抵挡？” 果然又隔了约莫半个时辰，大群人拥向后山，来到小庙外。有人叫道：“进去搜！” 行颠霍地站起，抓起了金杵，挡在禅房门口。 韦小宝走到窗边，向外张去，月光下但见黑压压的都是人头，回头看玉林和行痴时，两人仍是坐着不动。双儿悄声道：“怎么办？”韦小宝低声道：“待会这些人冲进来，咱们救了老皇爷，从后门出去。”顿了一顿，又道：“倘若途中失散，我们到灵境寺会齐。”双儿点了点头，道：“就怕我抱不起老……老皇爷。”韦小宝道：“只好拖着他逃走。” 蓦地里外面众人纷纷呼喝：“甚么人在这里乱闯？”“抓起来！”“别让他们进去！”“妈巴羔子的，拿下来！” 人影一晃，门中进来两人，在行颠身边掠过，向玉林合十躬身，便盘膝坐在地下，竟是两名身穿灰衣的和尚。禅房房门本窄，行颠身躯粗大，当门而立，身侧已无空隙，但这两名和尚轻轻巧巧的窜了进来，似乎连行颠的衣衫也未碰到，实不知他们是怎生进房来的。 外面呼声又起：“又有人来了！”“拦住他！”“抓了起来！”却听得砰蓬、砰蓬之声大作，有人飞了出去，摔在地下，禅房中却又进来两名和尚，一言不发，坐在先前进来的两僧下首。 如此一对对僧人不断陆续进来。韦小宝大感有趣，心想不知还有多少和尚到来，再来几对，禅房便无隙地可坐了。但来到第九对后便再无人来。 第九对中的一人竟是清凉寺的方丈澄光。韦小宝又是奇怪，又是欣慰：“这十七个和尚的武功，如果都跟澄光差不多，敌人再多，那也不怕。” 外面敌人喧哗叫嚷，却谁也不敢冲门。过了一会，一个苍老的声音朗声说道：“少林寺硬要替清凉寺出头，将事情揽到自己头上吗？”禅房内众人不答。隔了一会，外面那老者道：“好，今日就卖了少林寺十八罗汉的面子，咱们走！”外面呼啸之声此起彼伏，众人都退了下去。 韦小宝打量那十八名僧人，年老的已六七十岁，年少的不过三十左右，或高或矮，或俊或丑，僧袍内有的突出一物，似是带着兵刃，心想：“他们是少林寺十八罗汉，那么澄光方丈也是十八罗汉之一了。玉林老贼秃有恃无恐，原来早约下了厉害的帮手保驾。这些和尚在这里坐禅入定，不知要搞到几时，老子可不能跟他们耗下去，坐啊坐的，韦小宝别坐得变成了韦老宝！”站起身来，走到行痴身前跪下，说道：“大和尚，有少林寺十八罗汉保驾，您大和尚是笃定泰山了。我这就要回去了，您老人家有什么吩咐没有？” 行痴睁开眼来，微微一笑，说道：“辛苦你啦。回去跟你主子说，不用上五台山来扰我清修。就算来了，我也一定不见。你跟他说，要天下太平，'永不加赋'四字，务须牢牢紧记。他能做到这四字，便是对我好，我便心中欢喜。” 韦小宝应道：“是！” 行痴探手入怀，取了一个小小包裹出来，说道：“这一部经书，去交给你的主子。跟他说：天下事须当顺其自然，不可强求。能给中原苍生造福，那是最好。倘若天下百姓都要咱们走，那么咱们从哪里来，就回哪里去。”说着在小包上轻轻拍了一拍。 韦小宝记起陶红英的话来，心道：“莫非这又是一部《四十二章经》？”见行痴将小包递来，伸双手接过。 行痴隔了半晌，道：“你去罢！”韦小宝道：“是。”爬下磕头。行痴道：“不敢当，施主请起。” 韦小宝站起身来，走向房门，突然间童心忽起，转头向玉林道：“老和尚，你坐了这么久，不小便么？”玉林恍若不闻。韦小宝嘻的一笑，一步跨出门槛。 行痴道：“跟你主子说，他母亲再有不是，总是母亲，不可失了礼数，也不可有怨恨之心。”韦小宝回过身来答应了，心说：“这句话我才不给你传到呢。”行痴沉吟道：“要你主子一切小心。”韦小宝道：“是。” 韦小宝回到灵境寺，关上房门，打开包裹，果然是一部《四十二章经》，只不过书函是用黄绸所制。他琢磨行痴的言语，和陶红英所说若合符节。行痴说：“倘若天下百姓都要咱们走，那么咱们就从哪里来，就回哪里去。”满洲人从关外到中原，要回去的话，自是回关外了，行痴在这小包上拍了一拍，当是说满洲人回到关外，可以靠了这小包而过日子。又想：“老皇爷命我将经书交给小玄子，我交是不交？我手中已有五部经书，再加上这一部，共有六部。八部中只差两部了。倘若交给小玄子，只怕就有五部经书，也是无用。好在他说，就是小玄子上五台山来，他也不见，死无对证。这是送上门来的好东西，若不吞没，对不起韦家祖宗。”但想小皇帝对自己十分信任，吞没他的东西，未免愧对朋友，对朋友半吊子，就不是英雄好汉了，反正这经书自己也看不懂，还是去交给好朋友的为是。
次晨韦小宝带同双儿、于八等一干人下山。这番来五台山，见到了老皇爷，不负康熙所托，途中还得了双儿这样一个美貌温柔、武功高强的小丫头，心中甚是高兴。 走出十余里，山道上迎面走来一个头陀。这头陀身材奇高，与那莽和尚行颠难分上下，只是瘦得出奇。澄光方丈已经极瘦，这头陀少说也比他还瘦了一半，脸上皮包骨头，双目深陷，当真便如僵尸一般，这头陀只怕要四个并成一个，才跟行颠差不多。他长发垂肩，头顶一个钢箍束住了长发，身上穿一件布袍，宽宽荡荡，便如是挂在衣架上一般。 韦小宝见了他这等模样，心下有些害怕，不敢多看，转过了头，闪身道旁，让他过去。 那头陀走到他身前，却停了步，问道：“你是从清凉寺来的么？”韦小宝道：“不是。我们从灵境寺来。”那头陀左手一伸，已搭住他左肩，将他身子拗转，跟他正面相对，问道：“你是皇宫里的太监小桂子？”这只大手在肩上一按，韦小宝登时全身皆软，丝毫动弹不得，忙道：“胡说八道！你瞧我像太监么？我是扬州韦公子。” 双儿喝道：“快放手！怎地对我家相公无礼。”那头陀伸出右手，按向双儿肩头，道：“听你声音，也是个小太监。”双儿右肩一沉避开，食指伸出，疾点他“天豁穴”，噗的一声，点个正着。可是手指触处有如铁板，只觉指尖奇痛，连手指也险些折断，不禁“啊”的一声呼叫，跟着肩头一痛，已被那头陀蒲扇般的大手抓住。 那头陀嘿嘿嘿的笑了三声，道：“你这小太监武功很好，厉害，真正厉害。”双儿飞起左腿，砰的一声，踢在他胯上，这一下便如踢中了一块大石头，大叫一声：“哎哟！”眼泪直流。那头陀道：“小太监武功了得，当真厉害。”双儿叫道：“我不是小太监！你才是小太监！哎哟！”那头陀笑道：“你瞧我像不像太监？”双儿叫道：“快放手！你再不放，我可要骂人啦。”那头陀道：“你点我穴道，踢我大腿，我都不怕，还怕你骂人？你武功这样高强，定是皇宫里派出来的，我得搜搜。” 韦小宝道：“你武功更高，那么你更是皇宫里派出来的了。” 那头陀道：“你这小太监缠夹不清。”左手提了韦小宝，右手提了双儿，向山上飞步便奔。两个少年大叫大嚷，那头陀毫不理会，提着二人直如无物，脚下迅速之极。于八等人只瞧得目瞪口呆，哪敢作声。 那头陀沿山道走了数丈，突然向山坡上无路之处奔去，当真是上山如履平地。韦小宝只觉耳畔呼呼风响，心道：“这头陀如此厉害，莫非是山神鬼怪？” 奔了一会，那头陀将二人往地下一放，向上一指，道：“倘若不说实话，我提你们到这山峰上，掷了下来。”所指处是个极高的山峰，峰尖已没入云雾之中。 韦小宝道：“好，我说实话。”那头陀问道：“那就算你识相。你到底是什么人？这小子是什么人？”韦小宝道：“大师父，她不是小子……她是我的……我的……”那头陀道：“是你的什么人？”韦小宝道：“是我的……老婆！” 这“老婆”二字一出口，那头陀和双儿都大吃一惊。双儿满脸通红。那头陀奇道：“甚么？甚么老婆？”韦小宝道：“不瞒大师父说，我是北京城里的富家公子，看中了隔壁邻居的这位小姐，于是……我们私订终身于后花园，她爹爹不答应，我就带了她逃出来。你瞧，她是个姑娘，怎么会是小太监，真是冤哉枉也。你如不信，除下她帽子瞧瞧。” 那头陀摘下双儿的帽子，露出一头秀发，其时天下除了僧、道、头陀、尼姑等出家人，都须剃去前半边头发。双儿长发披将下来，直垂至肩，自是个女子无疑。 韦小宝道：“大师父，求求你，你如将我们送交官府，那我可没命了。我给你一千两银子，你放了我们罢！”那头陀道：“如此说来，你果然不是太监了。太监哪