Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Third
After traveling for a few days, it was already far away from Kunming, and Wu Sangui sent troops to chase after him, everyone gradually felt at ease.
This day is coming to Qujing, in the evening, four horsemen came running towards each other, one of them dismounted, and said to the vanguard of Xiaoqi Battalion that there is an urgent military situation and needs to be reported to the imperial envoy.Wei Xiaobao got the report, so he met him right away, only to see that the first person was thin and dark, and was about to ask him about his military background, when Qian Laoben, who was standing behind him, suddenly said: "Aren't you Brother Kuang?" The man bowed and said: "Brother Kuang Tianxiong, hello Brother Qian." Wei Xiaobao looked at Qian Laoben.Qian Laoben nodded, and said in a low voice, "It's one of our own." Wei Xiaobao said, "Very well, brother Kuang has worked hard, let's sit in the back."
When they came to the back hall, all the brothers from the Tiandihui were accompanying them.Qian Laoben said: "Brother Kuang, this is the Master Wei Xiang of our Qingmu Hall." Kuang Tianxiong bowed his fists and said, "Father of Heaven, Mother of Earth, anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty. And all the big brothers from the Qingmu Hall." Wei Xiaobao said: "It turns out to be Brother Kuang from the Chihuo Hall, nice to meet you, nice to meet you."
Qian Laoben met this Kuang Tianxiong several times in Hunan, and now he introduced him to Li Lishi, Qi Qingbiao, Feng Jizhong, Xu Tianchuan, Xuanzhen Taoist, Gao Yanchao and others.The three people that Kuang Tianxiong brought were also brothers of Chihuotang.Everyone knew that the Chihuotang should be in charge of Guizhou, and after a few days of traveling, they arrived at the border of Guizhou Province. Brothers from our association came to inform first, and they were very happy.
Wei Xiaobao said: "Since we broke up with Gu Xiangzhu in Zhili, we haven't seen each other again. Is everything going well with Gu Xiangzhu?" Kuang Tianxiong said: "Good morning, Gu Xiangzhu. He ordered his subordinates to greet Wei Xiangzhu and everyone in Qingmu Hall Big brother. We know that Wei Xiangzhu and all the big brothers have done a lot of great things recently, so we admire them so much. We are really lucky to see you today." Wei Xiaobao laughed and said, "Everyone is a brother, so I won't say polite words. We have a good time. In a few days, I will arrive in Guizhou, hoping to have a talk with Master Gu Xiang." Kuang Tianxiong said: "Master Gu Xiang ordered his subordinates to report to Master Wei Xiang. It is best to ask everyone to divert to the east and not pass through Guizhou." Wei Xiaobao and the heroes all It was a surprise.
Kuang Tianxiong said: "Master Gu Xiang said that he really wanted to talk to Master Wei Xiang and the elder brothers, but it is best to meet in Guangxi." Wei Xiaobao asked, "Then why?" Kuang Tianxiong said: "We got the news, Wu Sangui sent soldiers and horses scattered around Xuanwei, Hongqiao Town, and Xintianbao, trying to harm Wei Xiangzhu and the elder brothers."
All the heroes of Qingmu Hall said "Ah".Wei Xiaobao was startled and angry, and cursed: "His grandma, this traitor really won't just admit defeat like this. He doesn't even want his son's life."
Kuang Tianxiong said: "Wu Sangui is very vicious, he dispatched a lot of good men, saying that he wanted to entangle a master with high martial arts beside Wei Xiangzhu, and then kidnapped his son, Princess Tarzi, and Wei Xiangzhu. Everyone killed and silenced. The Songshao Pass between Qujing and Zhanyi has been closed, and no one can pass through. The four of us took a detour through the mountain trails, in case Wei Xiangzhu got the news too late. The plot of the big traitor, so I rushed for days and nights."
Wei Xiaobao saw that the eyes of these four people were red and their cheeks were sunken, they were extremely tired, and said: "The four elder brothers have worked hard, I am really grateful." Kuang Tianxiong said: "Finally brought the news in time, there is no major delay." The words are very comforting.
Wei Xiaobao asked his subordinates: "What do you guys think?" Qian Laoben said: "Brother Kuang, do you know how many soldiers and horses Wu Sangui has ambushed?" Kuang Tianxiong said: "Wu Sangui didn't have time to send troops from Kunming. There are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in northern Yunnan and southern Guizhou." Everyone cursed in unison.Wei Xiaobao's subordinates are only about 2000 people, less than 10% of the opponent's, so they are outnumbered.
Qian Laoben asked again: "Where does Gu Xiang want us to meet in Guangxi?" Kuang Tianxiong said: "Master Gu Xiang has sent someone to inform Master Ma Xiang, the back hall of Guangxi's family. If Master Wei Xiang agrees, the three incense masters will be there We will meet in Lucheng, Guangxi. From here to the east, the road to Lucheng is not easy, and the road is far away, but without Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses guarding them, and the cousins behind the family will support them along the way, there should be no trouble."
Wei Xiaobao heard that Wu Sangui had sent more than 30,000 people to intercept him, and his heart was already chilled. When he heard that Gu Xiangzhu had arranged everything properly, Ma Xiangzhu sent someone to meet him, he immediately lifted his spirits and said, "Okay, let's go to Lu Wu Sangui, damn it, one day I want him to look good.” Immediately ordered to change direction to the southeast.He ordered Kuang Tianxiong and four others to sit in the cart and rest.
When all the soldiers heard that Wu Sangui had sent troops to intercept and kill them, they were all terrified. They all knew they were in a dangerous place, so they hurried on their way, not daring to disturb the officials along the way, and camped in the wilderness every night.
Not a day came to Lucheng.Ma Chaoxing, the incense master of the Tiandi Huijia, Gu Zhizhong, the incense master of the Chihuo Church, and the leaders of the two churches are all waiting in Lucheng.When the brothers from the three halls met, there was a lot of intimacy.That night, Ma Chaoxing had a big banquet, and met Wei Xiaobao and the heroes of Qingmu Hall.
All the heroes at the banquet said that Mu Wangfu would bow down to Tiandihui from now on, and they were all elated.
After the banquet was over, Chihuotang's sentry came to report, Wu Sangui's subordinates learned that Wei Xiaobao had diverted to Guangxi, and sent troops to pursue him. When he reached the border of Guangxi, he dared not come again, so he urgently reported to Kunming to ask whether he would disguise himself as a thief and sneak into Guangxi.Ma Chaoxing said with a smile: "Guangxi is not under the jurisdiction of Wu Sangui. If this traitor led troops across the border, it would be a flagrant rebellion. If he sent troops to pretend to be thieves and wanted to push this account on Guangxi Kong Sizhen's head, that would be too hasty. That's too late."
Everyone rested in Lucheng for a day.Wei Xiaobao finally felt that he was too close to Yunnan, he was afraid in his heart, and urged him to go east.On the morning of the third day, I bid farewell to Gu Zhizhong and the brothers of Chihuotang, and led the team to the east.Ma Chaoxing and the brothers from the back of the family accompanied him all the way.Seeing that it was getting farther and farther away from Yunnan, Wei Xiaobao gradually felt relieved.
After only one day on the road, when they arrived in Deguizhong, all the guards and officers and soldiers were terrified and reverted to their old ways.When I came to Liuzhou on this day, the local magistrate heard that the princess was coming, and tried his best to curry favor with the supply, no problem.A group of imperial guards and officers and soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion are also like a fish in water, eating and drinking everywhere in the city. On the evening of the third day, Wei Xiaobao chatted with Ma Chaoxing and the brothers of the Tiandi Congregation in the wing room, Zhang Kangnian, the head of the imperial guards, hurried in and called: "Deputy Manager Wei."Wei Xiaobao saw that his left face was swollen and his right eye was black, obviously he suffered from a fight, he thought to himself: "If the imperial guards don't go to beat people, they will already laugh at him, who is so bold as to beat him He didn't want the imperial guards to lose face in front of the Tiandihui brothers, so he said to Ma Chaoxing: "Brother Ma, please sit down, brother, I will not accompany you for the time being." Ma Chaoxing said: "It's easy to say. Lord Wei, please go ahead." Wei Xiaobao walked out of the wing.Zhang Kangnian followed him out, and when he got out of the room, he said, "Report to the deputy manager: Second brother Zhao was detained." The second brother Zhao he was talking about was Zhao Qixian, another foreman of the imperial guards.Wei Xiaobao scolded: "Damn, who is so bold, is it the Liuzhou garrison? Or the magistrate's yamen? What happened? Did he kill someone?" He thought that if it wasn't for a murder case, the local government would never dare to detain Yuqian bodyguard. Zhang Kangnian looked coy, and said: "It wasn't the government that detained it, it was...in the casino." Wei Xiaobao laughed loudly, and said, "His grandma, the casino in Liuzhou City dared to detain the imperial guards, it's really big news. You lost money, didn’t you?” Zhang Kangnian nodded, smiled wryly and said, “We seven brothers went to gamble, betting big or small. Damn it, there’s a ghost in this casino, and they opened thirteen big bets in a row. Seven of us I have already lost more than a thousand taels of silver. In the fourteenth chapter, Brother Zhao and I both said that this time we must open the small one..." Wei Xiaobao shook his head and said: "Wrong, wrong, most likely it is better to open the big one." Zhang Kangnian said "It's a pity that we didn't invite the deputy manager to lead us to gamble, otherwise we wouldn't be fooled by this. The seven of us took out all the money and banknotes around us, and bet a small amount. Sigh!" Wei Xiaobao laughed: "It's out , another big one." Zhang Kangnian spread his hands together, making a gesture of helplessness, and said: "The treasure official wants to collect money, but we will not allow it. If there is a reason for opening fourteen consecutive casinos in the world, it must be cheating. The owner of the casino came out to smooth things over and said this." This time doesn’t count, and if you don’t eat, you don’t have to pay. Brother Zhao said no, this time it was small, but Baoguan did something wrong, we have lost so much money, this time we won a big win, how can it be counted?” Wei Xiaobao scolded with a smile: "Damn it, you guys are shameless, you obviously lost, but you go to blame. Not to mention opening fourteen rounds in a row, I have seen twenty-four rounds in a row." Zhang Kangnian said: "The owner of the casino said the same thing. Brother Zhao said, there is no such rule under the feet of the emperor in Beijing. When he lost his temper, I drew the knife out. The owner of the casino turned pale with fright, and said Thanks to the respect of all the guards, come here to play a few tricks, how dare we win the money of the adults, how much the adults lost, the villain will return it. Brother Zhao said, okay, we didn’t lose, I just cheated you of three thousand one hundred and fifty-three taels of silver, and I don’t want a fraction of it, so we’re unlucky, you just pay us back three thousand taels.” Wei Xiaobao laughed loudly, walked all the way into the garden, and asked: "Isn't that rich? Will he pay?" Zhang Kangnian said: "The man who runs the casino is quite refreshed. He said that loyalty is the first priority in making friends. He took three thousand taels of silver and handed it over to Brother Zhao. Second Brother Zhao took it, and he didn't thank you much. He said that you are a good recruit, and finally You are lucky, if you cheat again next time, I will let you go." Wei Xiaobao frowned and said: "This is Zhao Qixian's fault. He gave you face, and let you walk with white money in both hands, and you have face again What are you still talking about?" Zhang Kangnian said: "Yes, if Second Brother Zhao said a few nice words and thanked him, he would be fine. However, he took the money and said insulting people... "Wei Xiaobao said: "That's right! Let's make a living in the rivers and lakes, steal and swindle, we don't care about anything, but we can't offend our friends. There is a saying: 'A bachelor will not hurt the bamboo shoots.'" Zhang Kangnian replied: "Yes Yes." But he thought in his heart: "We are obviously working in the palace, and you are officially appointed as an imperial envoy, a first-class viscount, how do you call it a job in the Jianghu?" Wei Xiaobao asked again: "Why are you fighting again? Is the owner of the casino very skilled in martial arts?" Zhang Kangnian said: "That's not true. The seven of us took the money and were about to leave the casino when one of the gamblers suddenly scolded: 'Damn it, it's so easy to get rich, why don't we gamble? Why don't we all go to the palace? Go here to serve the emperor... the emperor... alright." Vice-manager, when this traitor talks about the emperor, he utters disrespectful words, I dare not learn to say that." Wei Xiaobao nodded and said: "I understand, this guy is quite courageous." Zhang Kangnian said: "Isn't it? When we heard it, we naturally became angry. Brother Zhao threw the silver on the table, pulled out the knife, and grabbed the man's chest with his left hand. The man punched him hard The second brother Zhao passed out from the beating. The remaining six of us fought together. The martial arts of this rebel is really not low. I didn't even see it clearly. It was dark, and I didn't know what happened afterwards. When I woke up, I saw Second Brother Zhao and five brothers lying on the ground. The man kicked Second Brother Zhao's head with one foot and said, "Here are six beasts, one One thousand taels of silver. You go and get the silver to redeem. I only wait for you for two hours. After two hours, I don’t see any silver. Animals are also sold for more than a thousand taels of silver.'” Wei Xiaobao was amused and surprised at the same time, and asked: "What kind of path is this guy, can you see it?" Zhang Kangnian said: "This man is tall, his fists are bigger than his rice bowl, he has a gray beard, and he is well dressed. It's tattered, like an old beggar." Wei Xiaobao asked: "How many companions does he have?" Zhang Kangnian said: "This... this... subordinates are not very clear. There were gamblers in the casino at that time. Seventeen or eighteen, I don't know if it's his group." Wei Xiaobao knew that he was beaten into darkness, at that time he only wanted to get away, he didn't dare to look too much, he thought: "This old beggar must be a hero in the Jianghu, seeing the guards betting recklessly, he couldn't help but shoot, he really wants to kill him It’s not likely that they will come to retail. I don’t think anyone is willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy a catty of Zhao Qixian’s meat. If I mobilize a large team to beat him alone, it’s not a good man.” He thought: "This old caller is very good at fighting martial arts. If you ask Master to deal with it, you will be able to catch it naturally, but why is Master willing to help the guards in the palace? If Master Ma Xiang and the others find out about this, they will definitely laugh at my subordinates. It's tight." I felt that it would not be appropriate to send Feng Jizhong, Xu Tianchuan and the others. Suddenly, two people came to mind and said, "Don't worry, I'll go and see for myself." Zhang Kangnian said with a happy face, "Yes, yes. I'll call for people. It's enough to bring a hundred people." Wei Xiaobao shook his head and said: "You don't need to bring so many." Zhang Kangnian said: "The deputy manager should be more careful. This old beggar is really good at tricks." Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, I'm all here." Going back to his room, he took out a large stack of silver bills and a dozen or so ingots of gold, put them in his bag, went to the east side room, knocked on the door, and said: "Are you two here?" The door opened, Lu Gaoxuan came out and said: "Please come in." Wei Xiaobao said: "Come with me, you two, let's go to do something." Lu Gaoxuan and Fat Toutuo were dressed in the uniforms of Xiaoqi battalion sergeants and accompanied them all the time Followed Wei Xiaobao, back and forth in Kunming and all the way, did not do anything, for fear of being seen by others, hid in the house all day long, already bored, listened to Wei Xiaobao's order, followed happily come out. When Zhang Kangnian saw that Wei Xiaobao had only brought two sergeants from the Xiaoqi Battalion, he felt disapproving, and said, "Vice Chief, please go down and call some guard brothers to serve the Deputy Chief." Wei Xiaobao said, "No need, having too many people will be troublesome. You call a hundred people." , if he seized them all, one thousand taels of silver would cost one hundred thousand taels, I would feel a little heartbroken. There are four of us here, only four thousand taels, that’s a trivial matter, don’t take it to heart.” Zhang Kangnian Knowing that he was joking, but seeing that he casually killed two sergeants and was alone in danger, he was too embarrassing, and said: "Yes, yes. But the anti-thief martial arts is really very high." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay , I’ll compare with him, if I lose, as long as he doesn’t cut me up for snacks, it’s no big deal.” Zhang Kangnian frowned, not daring to say any more.He didn't know that these two sergeants of the Xiaoqi Battalion were top-notch figures in the martial arts, and a rogue in the casino, no matter how high their martial arts were, the two masters of the Dragon Sect would never be unable to catch them.
At that moment Zhang Kangnian led Wei Xiaobao to the casino, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard someone shout loudly: "I have a pair at seven o'clock, is it big enough?" Another person laughed and said: "I'm so sorry, brother In my hand, I happen to have a pair of eights." Then there was a slap, and it seemed that one person slapped the cards on the table first, cursing loudly. Wei Xiaobao and Zhang Kangnian glanced at each other, thinking: "Why is there gambling again?" Wei Xiaobao stepped in, Zhang Kangnian timidly followed behind.Lu Gaoxuan and Fat Toutuo walked to the entrance of the hall and stopped, waiting for Wei Xiaobao's instructions. I saw a big table in the hall, four people were sitting in four corners, and they were gambling.Zhao Qixian and the five guards were still lying on the ground.Sitting on the east side was a bearded man with ragged clothes, with furry black flesh exposed from the holes, he must have been a beggar.Sitting in the south is a handsome young scholar.Wei Xiaobao was startled, and recognized this person as Li Xihua, he had met him in Beijing that day, he was quite good at martial arts, he had been caught by Chen Jinnan's "Blood Coagulation God", and he hadn't seen each other since then, unexpectedly he met in Liuzhou's casino reunion.Sitting on the west side was a country farmer, about fifty years old, with a sad look, lowered eyebrows, obviously too defeated to lift his head.The figure in Beishou is very strange in appearance, short and fat, his whole body is like a ball of meat, his clothes are very luxurious, his robes and mantles are made of brocade, his facial features are crowded together, it seems that he has been rubbed forcibly It looks like a mess.The short fat man held two dominoes in his hand, his big eyes were squinted into a line, and he was concentrating on looking at the cards. Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "I wonder if this Li Xihua recognizes me? After a long time, I'm wearing an official uniform today, so I probably don't recognize him anymore, but I'm not in a hurry to greet him." He said with a smile: "Four friends are very interested, Brother also come to gamble, will it make it?" As he spoke, he approached him, only to see five or six thousand taels of silver piled up on the stage, which was the most in front of the countryman.He is a big winner, but he has the desolate look of a big loser, which is a bit strange. The short fat man stretched out three fat fingers to slowly touch the cards, suddenly he yelled "Aha", which startled Wei Xiaobao. He laughed loudly and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! This time you still can't lose so much that you jump?" With a clap sound, he slapped a card on the table, it was a ten-point "club blossom".Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "The other card in his hand is probably also a club, a pair of clubs, the odds of winning are very high." The short fat man smiled, and with a slap, he slapped another card on the table.The rest of the people were taken aback when they saw it, and then they burst out laughing. It turned out that it was "four six" and it was also ten o'clock. Ten o'clock plus ten o'clock was just another ten.He is also a player, even if the banker is not ten, don't eat ten, don't ten, the banker wins.The village farmer still had a sad face, without even the slightest smile.Wei Xiaobao looked at the cards in front of him, it was a pair of nines, he was playing the banker, and there was a difference of 108,000 miles between the cards of the short fat man, and he thought: "This man is calm, he is the most powerful gambler." The short fat man asked: "What's so funny?" He said to the peasant: "I have a pair of ten points, and I just beat you at nine points. One hundred taels of silver, pay it quickly." The rural farmer shook his head and said: " You lost!" Humpty Humpty was furious, and shouted: "Are you being unreasonable? You count, this card is one two three four five six seven eight nine ten o'clock, that card is also one two three four five six seven Eight or ninety, ten o'clock. Isn't it ten o'clock and one pair?" Wei Xiaobao glanced at Zhang Kangnian, and thought: "It's quite suitable for this short fat man to be the imperial bodyguard. If he wins, he will get the money, and if he loses, he will be fooled." The farmer still shook his head and said: "This is not ten, you lost." The short fat man was furious, and jumped up, but he jumped up, but his head was shorter. It turned out that he was sitting on the stool with his feet dangling in the air , which is inversely higher than standing underground.He stretched out his fat hand, pointed at Xiangnong's nose, and shouted: "I am Bie Shi, you are Bie Nine, Bie Ten is naturally greater than your Bie Nine." The Xiangnong said: "I am a pair of nines, and you are Bie Nine." Don’t be ten, don’t be ten, it’s nothing.” The short fat man said: “Isn’t this clearly insulting people?” Wei Xiaobao couldn't bear it any longer, and interjected: "Brother, you are not a pair." He picked out a club, a four and a six from the random cards, and made them together with the other two clubs and four and six respectively. Pair, said: "This is a pair, your two ten o'clock patterns are different, the plum blossoms are all black, four and six are red, it is not a pair." The short fat man refused to accept, pointing to the pair of nine o'clock, said: " Are these two nines of yours the same pattern? One is all black, the other has red. Everyone is different, and ten is greater than nine." Wei Xiaobao felt that this person was making too much of a point, and he couldn't understand it for a while, so he could only say "This is the rule of Pai Gow, it has always been like this." Humpty Dumpty said: "Even if it has always been like this, it doesn't make sense. If it doesn't work, it won't work. Are we being reasonable?" Li Xihua and the old beggar just sat there smiling and didn't interrupt.Wei Xiaobao said with a smile: "You have to follow the rules when you gamble. If there are no rules, how can you gamble?" The short fat man said: "Okay, let me ask you, little boy: Why can't I beat him with a pair of ten points?" Right nine o'clock?" He picked up two plum blossoms and patted them in front.Wei Xiaobao said: "Hey, you didn't have these two cards just now." The short fat man was extremely angry, his cheeks on both sides swelled up, and he shouted: "Bastard boy, who said I am not these two cards?" Picking up a pair of clubs, He turned it over casually, slapped it on the table in front of him, turned it over again, and said, "I just took a slap and left a mark, just look at it!" I saw clear traces on the cards on the table, and a pair of plum blossoms raised up. The strength of the hand is really amazing.Wei Xiaobao was tongue-tied and speechless.The Xiangnong said: "Yes, yes, the old man won. Here is a hundred taels of silver." He took a silver ingot and brought it to the short fat man. Then he turned over the thirty-two cards and scrubbed them for a while. They lined up, eight cards in a row, divided into four rows in total, and placed them neatly. Gently pushed a stack of cards to the center of the table, and then pushed forward a large pile of silver in front of him. Wei Xiaobao's eyes were sharp, and he saw that there were thirty-two cards neatly printed on the table. Although the cards were not as deep as the pair of plum blossoms, they were only faintly visible, but with such an effortless technique, it seemed that martial arts were not there. Under the Humpty Dumpty.He pushed the sign and covered most of the sign.When Wei Xiaobao had a glance, he saw pairs of sky tiles, land tiles and human tiles all lined up together, and he knew that the peasant was playing tricks in the dark. The short fat man bet two hundred taels of silver on the gate of heaven, and shouted: "Throw the dice, roll the dice!" Then he begged Li Xihua and the old man, "Bet quickly, it's so slow." Li Xihua laughed and said: " Brother is so impatient, you two should bet against each other." The short fat man said: "Very good." He turned to ask the old beggar, "Do you want to bet?" The old beggar shook his head and said, "No bet, don't win ten times Nine, I don’t know how to do Pai Gow like this.” Humpty Humpty said angrily, “You say I’m wrong?” The old beggar said, “I said I can’t, but I didn’t say you were wrong.” Humpty Humpty scolded angrily: “ Damn, none of them are good things. Hey, you little baby is talking here, but you don't gamble?" This sentence was addressed to Wei Xiaobao. Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "I'll help the village. Big brother, can I partner with you to run the village?" He grabbed eight or nine small gold ingots from his arms and put them on the table. Thousands of taels of silver.The farmer said: "Okay, your little brother has great fortune and fate, and he guarantees to win." The short fat man said angrily, "You say I guarantee to lose?" Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "If you are afraid of losing, you can bet less." The short fat man was furious, and said, "Add two hundred taels more." He bet another two ingots on Tianmen. The farmer said: "Little brother is lucky, you can roll the dice." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay!" Picking up the dice and weighing it in his hand, he knew that it was filled with lead, he couldn't help being overjoyed, thinking: "This casino is here Sure enough, the dice have the same tone." He was afraid that he hadn't practiced for a long time, and his technique was a little rusty, but when he got the lead-filled dice, he felt relieved and muttered: "Heaven Lingling, Earth Lingling, God of Gamblers Bodhisattva No. Yiling, the dice brat carries the ingots one by one through the door! Kill them all!" With a sip in his mouth, he twirled his fingers and threw the dice, and it was indeed a seven.Tianmen takes the first pair, and the dealer takes the third pair. Wei Xiaobao looked at the card prints on the table, and knew that the short fat man was holding a four six, a tiger head, and only one point, but his side was a pair of land cards, so he said to the farmer: "Brother, I rolled the dice, you look at the cards." Whether you win or lose, each has his destiny." The farmer picked up the cards, touched them, and put them on the table. With a "ha", the short fat man turned out a piece of four and six, and said, "ten o'clock, great!" With another "ha", he turned out a piece of tiger's head, and said, "one, two, three, four, five, six Seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. Eleven o'clock, great." Stretching out his hand and flipping over the dealer's cards, he said, "One, two, three, four, a total of four points, I'm blackjack, take four from you, and win!" Wei Xiaobao He looked at each other with that Xiangnong.Humpty Humpty said: "Quickly pay for it!" Wei Xiaobao said: "If you have more ideas, you win, and if you have few ideas, you lose. It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, right?" The short fat man said, "Why not? Could it be that those with more ideas lose to those with few ideas? You Do you want to win my blackjack at four o'clock?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Very good, this is the bet." He paid him four small ingots of gold and said, "Each ingot of gold is worth one hundred taels of silver, and you bet again." The short fat man was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "We still bet four hundred taels, if you bet too much, I'm afraid you will lose in a hurry." Wei Xiaobao looked at the cards printed on the table, flipped a five, the dealer took the first card, it was a pair of natural cards.The short fat man had a long three, a bench, and the sum of the two cards did not have as many ideas as a natural card. He muttered cursing in his mouth, so he had to admit defeat, and immediately bet another four hundred taels of silver. After three decks of cards, the short fat man lost It was clean, and there was not a tael of silver left in front of him. His face was swollen and red like a ball of blood, and his two short, fat hands were groping around, unable to touch anything to bet on. He suddenly mentioned Zhao Qixian who was lying on the ground, and said, "This guy always Is it worth a few hundred taels? I'll bet on him." He said and put Zhao Qixian on the table.Zhao Qixian ordered acupuncture points for someone, but he couldn't move at all. The old beggar suddenly said: "Wait a minute, these imperial guards are captured by me, how can I use them to gamble with others?" "If you lose, how do you return it?" The Humpty Humpty Man was stunned, and said: "I won't lose." The old beggar said: "What if I lost luck again?" Humpty Humpty said: "That's easy. At this moment in Liuzhou City, there are quite a lot of imperial guards, I will arrest some of them to pay you back." The old beggar nodded and said: "That's fine." The short fat man urged Wei Xiaobao: "Quickly roll the dice. " This hand of cards has been gambled, Wei Xiaobao said to the Xiangnong: "Brother, please shuffle and stack the cards, it's still the same." The Xiangnong didn't say a word, he rubbed the thirty-two dominoes back and forth on the table, shuffled them After a while, they folded into squares.Wei Xiaobao was taken aback, not only was there no new card stamp on the table, even the original card stamp was wiped clean after being pushed and rubbed by his latent internal force, only dozens of vertical and horizontal marks were left. Lost idea.If Humpty Dumpty still bet on gold and silver, Wei Xiaobao would ignore it, let the peasant bet against him, it doesn't matter who wins or loses.But at this time, Zhao Qixian was betting on Tianmen, and the banker had to push. Since he didn't know where the big cards were stacked, it was useless to cheat on the dice. Whoever has the bigger idea wins." The short fat man shook his round head like a drum, and said: "I just like to bet on Pai Gow." Wei Xiaobao said: "You don't understand Pai Gow, so why do you bet?" The short fat man was furious, grabbed his chest, and lifted Get up, shake for a while, and say: "Your grandma, you say I don't understand Pai Gow?" Wei Xiaobao gave him such a violent shake, the bones of his whole body rattled.Suddenly someone behind him shouted: "Quickly let go, you can't do it!" It was Fat Toutuo's voice. The short fat man held Wei Xiaobao high in the air with his right hand, and said strangely: "Hey, why are you here? Why can't you do it?" He only heard Lu Gaoxuan's voice and said: "This Wei...Master Wei has a lot of background, Don't offend me, put it down quickly." Humpty Humpty said happily, "He...he is Wei...Wei...fucking Wei Xiaobao? Haha, wonderful, wonderful! I was just looking for him, haha, this time But I found it." After speaking, he turned around and walked out the door, still holding Wei Xiaobao in his right hand. Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan both stopped him.Lu Gaoxuan said: "Slender Venerable, since you already know the origin of this Master Wei, why are you still so rude? Put it down quickly." The short fat man said: "Even if the leader comes, I will not let him go. Unless you bring the antidote. Fat Toutuo said: "Stop messing around, you haven't taken the leopard... that pill, why do you need an antidote?" The short fat man said: "Hmph, what do you know? Get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude to you." Wei Xiaobao was in mid-air, listening to the three people's conversation, he thought to himself: "So this short fat man is Fat Toutuo's brother Skinny Toutuo, no wonder he is so strangely fat and ridiculously short." The big meatball-like monster hid in the bed of the fake queen mother, hugged her and escaped from the palace naked.Wei Xiaobao later asked Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan, and found out that it was Fat Toutuo's senior brother, Thin Toutuo.It was because he fled too fast that day and didn't see his face clearly, so even after betting with him for a long time, he still couldn't recognize him. After thinking about it again: "Pang Toutuo once said that he and his senior brother Thin Toutuo went overseas to do business under the order of the leader, but they failed to return on time, so the toxicity of the Leopard Tai Yijin Pills they took took place, and Fat Toutuo became Tall and thin, Thin Toutuo turned into a short and fat man. Now that the two of them have already taken the antidote, and their original body shape can no longer be changed, what does this short and fat man want to do with the antidote? Ah, yes, The poison of the Leopard Taiyi Jin Pill on the fake queen mother's old bitch has not yet been detoxified, and this Thin Toutuo sleeps in the same bed with her, so he is an old friend." He said loudly: "You want the antidote of the Leopard Tai Yi Jin Pill, you are not happy Put me down soon?" As soon as Thin Toutuo heard the words "Leopard Tai Yijin Pill", the fat all over his body trembled, bent his right arm, put down Wei Xiaobao, stretched out his left hand, and shouted: "Bring it quickly." Wei Xiaobao said: "You are right I'm so rude, hum! hum! What did you just say?" Thin Toutuo suddenly stepped forward, pressed Wei Xiaobao's back heart with his left hand, and shouted: "Quickly take out the antidote." Where his fat hand pressed , it is exactly the "Dazhui point", just vomit out the force of the palm, and Wei Xiaobao's heart pulse will be broken immediately. Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan shouted at the same time: "You can't do it!" Before the shouting stopped, three palms appeared on Thin Toutuo's body at the same time.The palm of the old beggar pressed the "Baihui Point" on the top of his head, Li Xihua's palm pressed the "Yuzhen Point" on the back of his head, but the palm of the Xiangnong was pressed on his face, and the middle and middle fingers were pressed on his face respectively. above the eyelids.The two acupoints of Baihui and Yuzhen are both important acupoints of the body, and the two fingers of the Xiangnong even pulled out his eyeballs with a little force.That Thin Toutuo was born too short, half a head shorter than Wei Xiaobao, so the three of them shot at the same time, all of them were on top of his round head, they couldn't even press on the vital points on his chest and back. Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan saw that the three of them stretched out their hands, so they knew that they were all masters of martial arts. If the three of them exerted their strength at the same time, they would probably squeeze Thin Toutuo's fat head to pieces immediately, and shouted in unison: "No way!" The old beggar said: "Short fat man, let go of your hand." Thin Toutuo said: "He gave the antidote, and I will release it." The old beggar said: "You don't let go, I will use my strength!" Toutuo said: "Anyway, if it's death, then we will die together..." Suddenly, Fat Toutuo's right palm was placed under the old beggar's side, and Lu Gaoxuan pressed his palm on the back of Li Xihua's neck.Fat Lu and the two stood very close to each other, wearing the uniforms of Xiaoqi battalion soldiers. Although the old beggar and Li Xihua knew each other from the tone of their voices, they did not expect that these two people were actually the most powerful in martial arts. , within one move, he was restrained.Fat and Lu said at the same time: "Everyone let go." That Xiangnong suddenly withdrew his palms from Thin Toutuo's face, put both hands on the backs of Fat Lu and Lu, and said, "You two should let go first." Li Xihua laughed and said, "Haha, it's really funny, interesting, interesting!" Withdrawing his palm, he shrank and spit out like lightning, and pressed the top of the Xiangnong's head. In this way, Wei Xiaobao, Thin Toutuo, Li Xihua, Lu Gaoxuan, Fat Toutuo, Xiang Nong, and Old Beggar were restrained in a row, and each person's vitals were in the hands of others.In an instant, the seven people were like clay sculptures and woodcarvings, no one dared to move a little bit, only Wei Xiaobao controlled others but could not control others, as for the origin of the person who controlled his vitals, only Wei Xiaobao knew, the other six did not All inexplicable. Wei Xiaobao shouted: "Zhang Kangnian!" At this time, in the casino, apart from a few clerks huddled in the corner, only Zhang Kangnian was idle, he responded: "Cha!" With a swipe, he drew his waist knife.Thin Toutuo shouted: "Guard dog, come here if you have the guts." Zhang Kangnian raised his waist knife, fearing that the short fat man would hurt Wei Xiaobao, he dared not take a step closer. Wei Xiaobao was in Gaixin, only felt that the strangeness of his life experience was rare, and he shouted: "Interesting, interesting! Short fat man, it doesn't matter if you kill me with one palm, and it doesn't matter if you die, but this leopard fetus is easy You won't be able to get the antidote for tendon pills in your lifetime. Your old concubine, every piece of flesh is going to rot and fall off, first rot into a bald head, and then..." Thin Toutuo shouted: "Don't say any more!" Wei Xiaobao laughed Said: "There are holes in her face..." Just as I was talking about this, someone at the entrance of the hall said: "Here!" Another person said: "It's all taken!" Everyone turned their heads and looked towards the entrance of the hall, and suddenly saw a white light flashing. They turned around in a circle.All the key points on their backs, under their sides, around their waists, and on their shoulders tingled slightly, they had already been hit on the points, and in an instant, they all fell limp to the ground.
But seeing three people standing at the entrance of the hall, Wei Xiaobao shouted happily: "A Ke, you come too..." When he said the word "come", his heart sank, and he stopped talking, but saw two people standing beside her, On the left is Li Zicheng, and on the right is Zheng Keshuang, who he hates the most in his life.Dongshou had put his long sword back into its scabbard, put his hands on his hips, and sneered slightly, but it was Feng Xifan, the "sword without blood".Six masters including Thin Toutuo, Lao Biaohua, Li Xihua, Fat Toutuo, Lu Gaoxuan, and Xiang Nong restrained each other, neither dared to move, nor did they dare to move, when suddenly another master came and counted them all effortlessly Pointed down, even Zhang Kangnian was hit by the sword. 瘦头陀坐倒在地，跟他站着之时相比，却也矮不了多少，怒喝：“你是甚么东西，胆敢点了老子的阳关穴、神堂穴？”冯锡范冷笑道：“你武功很不错啊，居然知道自己给点了甚么穴道。”瘦头陀怒道：“快解开老子穴道，跟你斗上一斗。这般偷袭暗算，他妈的不是英雄好汉。”冯锡范笑道：“你是英雄好汉！他妈的躺在地下，动也不能动的英雄好汉。”瘦头陀怒道：“老子坐在地上，不是躺在地下，他妈的你不生眼睛么？” 冯锡范左足一抬，在他肩头轻轻一拨，瘦头陀仰天跌倒。可是他臀上肥肉特多，是全身重量集中之处，摔倒之后，虽然身上使不出劲，却自然而然的又坐了起来。 郑克塽哈哈大笑，说道：“珂妹，你瞧，这不倒翁好不好玩？”阿珂微笑道：“古怪得很。”郑克塽道：“你要找这小鬼报仇，终于心愿得偿，咱们捉了去慢慢治他呢，还是就此一剑杀了？” 韦小宝大吃一惊，心想：“'小鬼'二字，只有用在我身上才合适，难道阿珂要找我报仇，我可没得罪她啊。” 阿珂咬牙说道：“这人我多看一眼也是生气，一剑杀了干净。”说着刷的一声，拔剑出鞘，走到韦小宝面前。 瘦头陀、胖头陀、陆高轩、老叫化、李西华、张康年六人齐叫：“杀不得！” 韦小宝道：“师姊，我可没……”阿珂怒道：“我已不是你师姊了！小鬼，你总是想法儿来害我、羞辱我！”提起剑来，向他胸口刺落。众人齐声惊呼，却见长剑反弹而出，原来韦小宝身上穿着护身宝衣，这一剑刺不进去。 阿珂一怔之间，郑克塽道：“刺他眼睛！”阿珂道：“对！”提剑又即刺去。 屋角中突然窜出一人，扑在韦小宝身上，这一剑刺中那人肩头。那人抱住了韦小宝一个打滚，缩在屋角，随手抽出韦小宝身边匕首，拿在手中。这人穿的也是骁骑营军士的服色，身手敏捷，身材矮小，脸上都是泥污，瞧不清面貌。 众人见他甘愿替韦小宝挡了一剑，均想：“这人倒忠心。” 冯锡范抽出长剑，慢慢走过去，突然长剑一抖，散成数十朵剑花。忽听得叮的一声响，冯锡范手中长剑断成两截，那骁骑营军士的肩头血流如注。原来他以韦小宝的匕首削断了对方手中长剑，若不是匕首锋利无伦，只怕此时已送了性命。再加上先前郑克塽那一剑，他肩头连受两处剑伤。冯锡范脸色铁青，哼了一声，将断剑掷在地上，一时拿不定主意，是否要另行取剑，再施攻击。 韦小宝叫道：“哈哈，一剑无血冯锡范，你把我手下一个小兵刺出了这许多血，你的外号可得改一改啦，该叫作'半剑有血'冯锡范。” 那骁骑营军士左手按住肩头伤口，右手在韦小宝胸口和后心穴道上一阵推拿，解开了他被封的穴道。 胖瘦二头陀、陆高轩、李西华等于互相牵制之际骤然受袭，以致中了暗算，人人心中都十分不忿，听得韦小宝这么说，都哈哈大笑。那老叫化大声道：“半剑有血冯锡范，好极，好极！天下无耻之徒，阁下算是第二。”李西华道：“他为甚么算是第二？倒要请教。”老叫化道：“比之吴三桂，这位半剑有血的道行似乎还差着一点儿。”众人齐声大笑。李西华道：“依我看来，相差也是有限之至。” 冯锡范于自己武功向来十分自负，听众人如此耻笑，不禁气得全身发抖，此时若再换剑又攻那骁骑营军士，要伤他自是易如反掌，但于自己身份可太也不称，向那军士瞪眼说道：“你叫甚么名字？今日暂且不取你性命，下次撞在我手里，叫你死得惨不堪言。” 那军士道：“我……我……”声音甚是娇嫩。 韦小宝又惊又喜，叫道：“啊，你是双儿。我的宝贝好双儿！”伸手除下她头上帽子，长发散开，披了下来。韦小宝左手搂住她腰，说道：“她是我的小丫头。半剑有血，你连我一个小丫头也打不过，还胡吹甚么大气？” 冯锡范怒极，左足一抬，砰嘭声响，将厅中赌台踢得飞了起来，连着台上的大批银两元宝，还有一个横卧在上的赵齐贤，激飞而上，撞向屋顶。银子、骨牌四散落下，摔向瘦头陀等人头上身上。各人纷纷大骂，冯锡范更不答话，转身走出。 只见大门中并肩走进两个人来，冯锡范喝道：“让开！”双手一推。那二人各出一掌，和他手掌一抵，三人同时闷哼。那二人倒退数步，背心都在墙上重重一撞。冯锡范身子晃了晃，深深吸一口气，大踏步走了出去。那二人哇的一声，同时喷出一大口鲜血，原来是风际中和玄贞道人。 韦小宝快步过去，扶住了风际中，问玄贞道人：“道长，不要紧么？”玄贞咳了两声，说道：“不要紧，韦……韦大人，你没事？”韦小宝道：“还好。”转头向风际中瞧去。风际中点点头，勉强笑了笑。他武功远比玄贞为高，但适才对掌，接的是冯锡范的右掌，所受掌力强劲得多，因此受伤也比玄贞为重。 李西华道：“韦兄弟，你骁骑营中的能人可真不少哪！”原来风际中和玄贞二人，穿的也是骁骑营军士的服色。韦小宝道：“惭愧，惭愧！” 只听得脚步声响，钱老本、徐天川、高彦超三人又走了进来。 阿珂眼见韦小宝的部属越来越多，向李自成和郑克塽使个眼色，便欲退走。 李自成走到韦小宝身前，手中禅杖在地下重重一顿，厉声道：“大丈夫恩怨分明，那日你师父没杀我，今日我也饶你一命。自今而后，你再向我女儿看上一眼、说一句话，我把你全身砸成了肉酱。” 韦小宝道：“大丈夫一言既出，那就怎样？那日在三圣庵里，你和你的姘头陈圆圆，已将阿珂许配我为妻，难道又想赖么？你不许我向自己老婆看上一眼，说一句话，天下哪有这样的岳父大人？” 阿珂气得满脸通红，道：“爹，咱们走，别理这小子胡说八道！他……他狗嘴里长不出象牙，有甚么好话说了？” 韦小宝道：“好啊，你终于认了他啦。这父母之命，你听是不听？” 李自成大怒，举起禅杖，厉声喝道：“小杂种，你还不住口？” 钱老本和徐天川同时纵上，双刀齐向李自成后心砍去。李自成回过禅杖，当的一声，架开了两柄钢刀。高彦超已拔刀横胸，挡在韦小宝身前，喝道：“李自成，在昆明城里，你父女的性命是谁救的？忘恩负义，好不要脸！” 李自成当年横行天下，开国称帝，举世无人不知。高彦超一喝出他姓名，厅中老叫化、瘦头陀等人都出声惊呼。 李西华大声道：“你……你便是李自成？你居然还没死？好，好，好！”语音之中充满愤激之情。李自成向他瞪了一眼，道：“怎样？你是谁？”李西华怒道：“我恨不得食你之肉，寝你之皮。我只道你早已死了，老天爷有眼，好极。” 李自成哼了一声，冷笑道：“老子一生杀人如麻。天下不知有几十万、几百万人要杀我报仇，老子还不是好端端的活着？你想报仇，未必有这么容易。” 阿珂拉了他衣袖，低声道：“爹，咱们走罢。” 李自成将禅杖在地下一顿，转身出门。阿珂和郑克塽跟了出去。 李西华叫道：“李自成，明日此刻，我在这里相候，你如是英雄好汉，就来跟我单打独斗，拚个死活。你有没胆子？” 李自成回头望了他一眼，脸上尽是鄙夷之色，说道：“老子纵横天下之时，你这小子未出娘胎。李某是不是英雄好汉，用不着阁下定论。”禅杖一顿，走了出去。 众人相顾默然，均觉他这几句大是有理。李自成杀人如麻，世人毁多誉少，但他是个敢作敢为的英雄好汉，纵是对他恨之切骨的人，也难否认。此时他年纪已老，然顾盼之际仍是神威凛凛，厅人众人大都武功不弱，久历江湖，给他眼光一扫，仍不自禁的暗生惧意。
韦小宝骂道：“他妈的，你明明已把女儿许配了给我做老婆，这时又来抵赖，我偏偏说你是狗熊，英个屁雄。”见双儿撕下了衣襟，正在裹扎肩头伤口，便助她包扎，问道：“好双儿，你怎么来了？幸亏你凑巧来救了我，否则的话，我这老婆谋杀亲夫，已刺瞎了我的眼睛。”双儿低声道：“不是凑巧，我一直跟在相公身边，只不过你不知道罢了。”韦小宝大奇，连问：“你一直在我身边？那怎么会？” 瘦头陀叫道：“喂，快把我穴道解开，快拿解药出来，否则的话，哼哼，老子立刻就把你脑袋砸个稀巴烂！” 突然之间，大厅中爆出一声哈哈、呵呵、嘿嘿、嘻嘻的笑声。韦小宝的部属不断到来，而这极矮奇胖的家伙穴道被封，动弹不得，居然还口出恐吓之言，人人都觉好笑。 瘦头陀怒道：“你们笑甚么？有甚么好笑？待会等我穴道解了，他如仍是不给解药，瞧我不砸他个稀巴烂。” 钱老本提起单刀，笑嘻嘻的走过去，说道：“此刻我如在你头上砍他妈的三刀，老兄的脑袋开不开花？”瘦头陀怒道：“那还用多问？自然开花！”钱老本笑道：“乘着你穴道还没解开，我先把你砸个稀巴烂，免得你待会穴道解开了，把我主人砸了个稀巴烂。” 众人一听，又都哄笑。 瘦头陀怒道：“我的穴道又不是你点的。你把我砸个稀巴烂，不算英雄。” 钱老本笑道：“不算就不算，我本来就不是英雄。”说着提起刀来。 胖头陀叫道：“韦……韦大人，我师哥无礼冒犯，请你原谅，属下代为陪罪。师哥，你快陪罪，韦大人也是你上司，难道你不知么？”他头颈不能转动，分别对韦小宝和瘦头陀说话，无法正视其人。瘦头陀道：“他如给我解药，别说陪罪，磕头也可以，给他做牛做马也可以。不给解药，就把他脑袋瓜儿砸个稀巴烂。” 韦小宝心想：“那老婊子有甚么好，你竟对她这般有恩有义？”正要说话，忽见那乡农双手一抖，从人丛中走了出来，说道：“各位，兄弟失陪了。” 众人都吃了一惊，八人被冯锡范点中要穴，除了韦小宝已由双儿推拿解开，余下七人始终动弹不得。那冯锡范内力透过剑尖入穴，甚是厉害，武功再高之人，也至少有一两个时辰不能行动。这乡农模样之人宛如个乡下土老儿，虽然他适才推牌九之时，按牌入桌，印出牌痕，已显了一手高深内功，但在这短短一段时候之间竟能自解穴道，实是罕见罕闻。只见他拖着鞋皮，踢跶踢跶的走了出去。 韦小宝对钱老本道：“解了自己兄弟的穴道，这位李……李先生，也是自己人。”说着向李西华一指。钱老本应道：“是。”还刀入鞘，正要替李西华解穴。那老叫化忽道：“明复清反，母地父天。”钱老本“啊”了一声。 徐天川抢上前去，在那老叫化后心穴道上推拿了几下，转到他面前，双手两根拇指对着他面前一弯。天地会兄弟人数众多，难以遍识，初会之人，常以“天父地母，反清复明”八字作为同会记认。但若有外人在旁，不愿泄漏了机密，往往便将这八字倒转来说，外人骤听之下，自是莫名其妙。徐天川向那老叫化屈指行礼，也是一项不让外人得知的礼节。钱徐二人跟着给李西华、胖头陀、陆高轩三人解开了穴道。 只余下瘦头陀一人坐在地下，满脸胀得通红，喝道：“师弟，还不给我解穴？他妈的，还等甚么？”胖头陀道：“解穴不难，你可不得再对韦大人无礼。”瘦头陀怒道：“谁教他不给解药？是他得罪我，又不是我得罪他！他给了解药，就算是向我赔罪，老子不咎既往，也就是了。”胖头陀踌躇道：“这个就为难得很了。” 老叫化喝道：“你这矮胖子罗唆个没完没了，别说韦兄弟不给解药，就算他要给，我也要劝他不给。”右手一指，嗤的一声，一股劲风向瘦头陀射去，跟着又是两指，嗤嗤连声，瘦头陀身上穴道登时解开。 突见一个大肉球从地下弹了起来，疾扑韦小宝。老叫化呼的一掌，击了出去，瘦头陀身在半空，还了一掌，身子弹起，他武功也当真了得，凌空下扑，双掌向老叫化头顶击落。老叫化左足飞出，踢向他后腰。瘦头陀又即挥掌拍落，掌力与对方腿力相激，一个肥大的身子又飞了起来。他身在空中，宛似个大皮球，老叫化掌拍足踢，始终打不中他一招。别瞧这矮胖子模样笨拙可笑，出手竟灵活之极，足不着地，更加圆转如意。 李西华和天地会群雄都算见多识广，但瘦头陀这般古怪打法，却也是生平未见。胖头陀和陆高轩全神贯注，瞧着老叫化出手，眼见他每一招都是劲力凌厉，瘦头陀一个二百多斤的身躯，全凭借着老叫化的力道，才得在空中飞舞不落。 两人越斗越紧，拳风掌力逼得旁观众人都背靠墙壁。忽听得瘦头陀怪声大喝，一招“五丁开山”，左掌先发，右拳随下，向着老叫化头顶击落。老叫化喝道：“来得好！”蹲下身子，使一招“天王托塔”，迎击而上。两股巨力相撞，瘦头陀腾身而起，背脊冲上横梁，只听喀喇喇一阵响，屋顶上瓦片和泥尘乱落，大厅中灰沙飞扬，瘦头陀又已扑击而下，老叫化缩身避开。瘦头陀一扑落空，砰的一声，重重落在地下。 老叫化哈哈大笑，笑声未绝，瘦头陀又已弹起，迅捷无伦的将一个大脑袋当胸撞来。眼见他这一撞势道甚是威猛，老叫化侧身避过，右掌已落在他屁股上，内劲吐出，大喝一声。瘦头陀的撞力本已十分厉害，再加上老叫化的内劲，两股力道并在一起，眼见瘦头陀急飞而出，脑袋撞向墙壁，势非脑浆迸裂不可。 众人惊叫声中，胖头陀抓起一名缩在一旁的赌场伙计，掷了出去，及时挡在墙上，波的一声，瘦头陀的头颅撞入他胸腹之间，一颗大脑袋钻入了那伙计的肚皮，嵌入墙壁，撞出了一个大洞。 他摇摇晃晃的站起身来，一颗肥脑袋上一塌胡涂，沾满了那伙计的血肉。他双手在脸上一阵乱抹，怒骂：“他妈的，这是甚么玩意？”众人无不骇然。 老叫化喝道：“还打不打？”瘦头陀道：“当年我身材高大之时，你打我不赢。”老叫化道：“现今呢？”瘦头陀摇头道：“现今我打你不赢，罢了，罢了！”忽地跃起，向墙壁猛撞过去，轰隆一声响，墙上穿了个大洞，连着那伙计的尸身一齐穿了出去。 胖头陀叫道：“师哥，师哥！”飞跃出洞。陆高轩道：“韦大人，我去瞧瞧。”脚前头后，身子平飞，从洞中跃出，双手兀自抱拳向韦小宝行礼，姿式美妙。众人齐声喝采。 徐天川、钱老本等均想：“韦香主从哪里收了这两位部属来，武功竟如此了得？比之我们高出十倍。” 李西华拱手道：“少陪了。”从大门中快步走出。 韦小宝向老叫化拱手道：“这位兄台，让他们走了罢？”说着向赵齐贤等一指。 老叫化呵呵笑道：“多有得罪。”随手拉起赵齐贤等人，也不见他推宫解穴，只一抓之间，已解了几名侍卫的穴道。 韦小宝道：“多谢。”吩咐赵齐贤、张康年先行回去。
徐天川向双儿瞧了一眼，问道：“这姑娘是韦香主的心腹之人？”韦小宝道：“是，咱们甚么事都不必瞒她。”老叫化道：“这位姑娘年纪虽小，一副忠肝义胆，人所难及。刚才若不是她奋不顾身，忠心护主，韦兄弟的一双眼珠已不保了。”韦小宝拉着双儿的手，道：“对，对，幸亏是她救了我。” 双儿听两人当众称赞自己，羞得满脸通红，低下了头，不敢和众人目光相接。 徐天川走上一步，对老叫化朗声说道：“五人分开一首诗，身上洪英无人知。” 老叫化道：“自此传得众兄弟，后来相认团圆时。” 韦小宝初入天地会时，会中兄弟相认的各种仪节切口，已有人传授了他，念熟记住。这些句子甚是俚俗，文义似通非通，天地会兄弟多是江湖汉子，倒有一大半人和他一般目不识丁，切口句子若是深奥了，会众兄弟如何记得？这时听那老叫化念了相认的诗句，便接着念道：“初进洪门结义兄，当天明誓表真心。” 老叫化念道：“松柏二枝分左右，中节洪花结义亭。”韦小宝道：“忠义堂前兄弟在，城中点将百万兵。”老叫化道：“福德祠前来誓愿，反清复明我洪英。”韦小宝道：“兄弟韦小宝，现任青木堂香主，请问兄长高姓大名，身属何堂，担任何职。” 老叫化道：“兄弟吴六奇，现任洪顺堂红旗香主。今日和韦香主及众家兄弟相会，十分欢喜。” 众人听得这人竟然便是天下闻名的“铁丐”吴六奇，都是又惊又喜，一齐恭敬行礼。徐天川等各通姓名，说了许多仰慕的话。 吴六奇官居广东提督，手握一省重兵，当年受了查伊璜的劝导，心存反清复明之志，暗中入了天地会，任职洪顺堂红旗香主。天地会对这“洪”字甚是注重。一来明太祖的年号是“洪武”，二来这“洪”字是“汉”字少了个“土”字，意思说我汉人失了土地，为胡虏所占，会中兄弟自称“洪英”，意谓不忘前本、决心光复旧土。红旗香主并非正职香主，也不统率本堂兄弟，但位在正职香主之上，是会中十分尊崇的职份，仅次于总舵主而已。吴六奇是天地会中红旗香主一事，甚是隐秘，连徐天川、钱老本等人也均不知。 吴六奇拉着韦小宝的手，笑道：“韦香主，你去云南干事，对付大汉奸吴三桂。总舵主传下号令，命我广东、广西、云南、贵州四省兄弟相机接应。我一接到号令，便派出了十名得力兄弟，到云南暗中相助。不过韦香主处置得当，青木堂众位兄弟才干了得，诸事化险为夷，我们洪顺堂帮不上甚么忙。前几天听说韦香主和众位兄弟来到广西，兄弟便化装前来，跟各位聚会。” 韦小宝喜道：“原来如此。我恩师他老人家如此照应，吴香主一番好意，做兄弟的实在感激不尽。吴香主大名，四海无不知闻，原来是会中兄弟，那真是刮刮叫，别别跳，乖乖不得了。”其实吴六奇的名字，他今日还是第一次听见，见徐天川等人肃然起敬，喜形于色，便顺口加上几句。 吴六奇笑道：“韦兄弟手刃大奸臣鳌拜，那才叫四海无不知闻呢。大伙儿是自己兄弟，客气话也不用说了。我得罪了韦兄弟属下的侍卫，才请得你到来，还请勿怪。” 韦小宝笑道：“他奶奶的，这些家伙狗皮倒灶，输了钱就混赖。吴大哥给他们吃点儿苦头，教训教训，教他们以后赌起钱来规规矩矩。兄弟还得多谢你呢
After only one day on the road, when they arrived in Deguizhong, all the guards and officers and soldiers were terrified and reverted to their old ways.When I came to Liuzhou on this day, the local magistrate heard that the princess was coming, and tried his best to curry favor with the supply, no problem.A group of imperial guards and officers and soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion are also like a fish in water, eating and drinking everywhere in the city. On the evening of the third day, Wei Xiaobao chatted with Ma Chaoxing and the brothers of the Tiandi Congregation in the wing room, Zhang Kangnian, the head of the imperial guards, hurried in and called: "Deputy Manager Wei."Wei Xiaobao saw that his left face was swollen and his right eye was black, obviously he suffered from a fight, he thought to himself: "If the imperial guards don't go to beat people, they will already laugh at him, who is so bold as to beat him He didn't want the imperial guards to lose face in front of the Tiandihui brothers, so he said to Ma Chaoxing: "Brother Ma, please sit down, brother, I will not accompany you for the time being." Ma Chaoxing said: "It's easy to say. Lord Wei, please go ahead." Wei Xiaobao walked out of the wing.Zhang Kangnian followed him out, and when he got out of the room, he said, "Report to the deputy manager: Second brother Zhao was detained." The second brother Zhao he was talking about was Zhao Qixian, another foreman of the imperial guards.Wei Xiaobao scolded: "Damn, who is so bold, is it the Liuzhou garrison? Or the magistrate's yamen? What happened? Did he kill someone?" He thought that if it wasn't for a murder case, the local government would never dare to detain Yuqian bodyguard. Zhang Kangnian looked coy, and said: "It wasn't the government that detained it, it was...in the casino." Wei Xiaobao laughed loudly, and said, "His grandma, the casino in Liuzhou City dared to detain the imperial guards, it's really big news. You lost money, didn’t you?” Zhang Kangnian nodded, smiled wryly and said, “We seven brothers went to gamble, betting big or small. Damn it, there’s a ghost in this casino, and they opened thirteen big bets in a row. Seven of us I have already lost more than a thousand taels of silver. In the fourteenth chapter, Brother Zhao and I both said that this time we must open the small one..." Wei Xiaobao shook his head and said: "Wrong, wrong, most likely it is better to open the big one." Zhang Kangnian said "It's a pity that we didn't invite the deputy manager to lead us to gamble, otherwise we wouldn't be fooled by this. The seven of us took out all the money and banknotes around us, and bet a small amount. Sigh!" Wei Xiaobao laughed: "It's out , another big one." Zhang Kangnian spread his hands together, making a gesture of helplessness, and said: "The treasure official wants to collect money, but we will not allow it. If there is a reason for opening fourteen consecutive casinos in the world, it must be cheating. The owner of the casino came out to smooth things over and said this." This time doesn’t count, and if you don’t eat, you don’t have to pay. Brother Zhao said no, this time it was small, but Baoguan did something wrong, we have lost so much money, this time we won a big win, how can it be counted?” Wei Xiaobao scolded with a smile: "Damn it, you guys are shameless, you obviously lost, but you go to blame. Not to mention opening fourteen rounds in a row, I have seen twenty-four rounds in a row." Zhang Kangnian said: "The owner of the casino said the same thing. Brother Zhao said, there is no such rule under the feet of the emperor in Beijing. When he lost his temper, I drew the knife out. The owner of the casino turned pale with fright, and said Thanks to the respect of all the guards, come here to play a few tricks, how dare we win the money of the adults, how much the adults lost, the villain will return it. Brother Zhao said, okay, we didn’t lose, I just cheated you of three thousand one hundred and fifty-three taels of silver, and I don’t want a fraction of it, so we’re unlucky, you just pay us back three thousand taels.” Wei Xiaobao laughed loudly, walked all the way into the garden, and asked: "Isn't that rich? Will he pay?" Zhang Kangnian said: "The man who runs the casino is quite refreshed. He said that loyalty is the first priority in making friends. He took three thousand taels of silver and handed it over to Brother Zhao. Second Brother Zhao took it, and he didn't thank you much. He said that you are a good recruit, and finally You are lucky, if you cheat again next time, I will let you go." Wei Xiaobao frowned and said: "This is Zhao Qixian's fault. He gave you face, and let you walk with white money in both hands, and you have face again What are you still talking about?" Zhang Kangnian said: "Yes, if Second Brother Zhao said a few nice words and thanked him, he would be fine. However, he took the money and said insulting people... "Wei Xiaobao said: "That's right! Let's make a living in the rivers and lakes, steal and swindle, we don't care about anything, but we can't offend our friends. There is a saying: 'A bachelor will not hurt the bamboo shoots.'" Zhang Kangnian replied: "Yes Yes." But he thought in his heart: "We are obviously working in the palace, and you are officially appointed as an imperial envoy, a first-class viscount, how do you call it a job in the Jianghu?" Wei Xiaobao asked again: "Why are you fighting again? Is the owner of the casino very skilled in martial arts?" Zhang Kangnian said: "That's not true. The seven of us took the money and were about to leave the casino when one of the gamblers suddenly scolded: 'Damn it, it's so easy to get rich, why don't we gamble? Why don't we all go to the palace? Go here to serve the emperor... the emperor... alright." Vice-manager, when this traitor talks about the emperor, he utters disrespectful words, I dare not learn to say that." Wei Xiaobao nodded and said: "I understand, this guy is quite courageous." Zhang Kangnian said: "Isn't it? When we heard it, we naturally became angry. Brother Zhao threw the silver on the table, pulled out the knife, and grabbed the man's chest with his left hand. The man punched him hard The second brother Zhao passed out from the beating. The remaining six of us fought together. The martial arts of this rebel is really not low. I didn't even see it clearly. It was dark, and I didn't know what happened afterwards. When I woke up, I saw Second Brother Zhao and five brothers lying on the ground. The man kicked Second Brother Zhao's head with one foot and said, "Here are six beasts, one One thousand taels of silver. You go and get the silver to redeem. I only wait for you for two hours. After two hours, I don’t see any silver. Animals are also sold for more than a thousand taels of silver.'” Wei Xiaobao was amused and surprised at the same time, and asked: "What kind of path is this guy, can you see it?" Zhang Kangnian said: "This man is tall, his fists are bigger than his rice bowl, he has a gray beard, and he is well dressed. It's tattered, like an old beggar." Wei Xiaobao asked: "How many companions does he have?" Zhang Kangnian said: "This... this... subordinates are not very clear. There were gamblers in the casino at that time. Seventeen or eighteen, I don't know if it's his group." Wei Xiaobao knew that he was beaten into darkness, at that time he only wanted to get away, he didn't dare to look too much, he thought: "This old beggar must be a hero in the Jianghu, seeing the guards betting recklessly, he couldn't help but shoot, he really wants to kill him It’s not likely that they will come to retail. I don’t think anyone is willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy a catty of Zhao Qixian’s meat. If I mobilize a large team to beat him alone, it’s not a good man.” He thought: "This old caller is very good at fighting martial arts. If you ask Master to deal with it, you will be able to catch it naturally, but why is Master willing to help the guards in the palace? If Master Ma Xiang and the others find out about this, they will definitely laugh at my subordinates. It's tight." I felt that it would not be appropriate to send Feng Jizhong, Xu Tianchuan and the others. Suddenly, two people came to mind and said, "Don't worry, I'll go and see for myself." Zhang Kangnian said with a happy face, "Yes, yes. I'll call for people. It's enough to bring a hundred people." Wei Xiaobao shook his head and said: "You don't need to bring so many." Zhang Kangnian said: "The deputy manager should be more careful. This old beggar is really good at tricks." Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, I'm all here." Going back to his room, he took out a large stack of silver bills and a dozen or so ingots of gold, put them in his bag, went to the east side room, knocked on the door, and said: "Are you two here?" The door opened, Lu Gaoxuan came out and said: "Please come in." Wei Xiaobao said: "Come with me, you two, let's go to do something." Lu Gaoxuan and Fat Toutuo were dressed in the uniforms of Xiaoqi battalion sergeants and accompanied them all the time Followed Wei Xiaobao, back and forth in Kunming and all the way, did not do anything, for fear of being seen by others, hid in the house all day long, already bored, listened to Wei Xiaobao's order, followed happily come out. When Zhang Kangnian saw that Wei Xiaobao had only brought two sergeants from the Xiaoqi Battalion, he felt disapproving, and said, "Vice Chief, please go down and call some guard brothers to serve the Deputy Chief." Wei Xiaobao said, "No need, having too many people will be troublesome. You call a hundred people." , if he seized them all, one thousand taels of silver would cost one hundred thousand taels, I would feel a little heartbroken. There are four of us here, only four thousand taels, that’s a trivial matter, don’t take it to heart.” Zhang Kangnian Knowing that he was joking, but seeing that he casually killed two sergeants and was alone in danger, he was too embarrassing, and said: "Yes, yes. But the anti-thief martial arts is really very high." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay , I’ll compare with him, if I lose, as long as he doesn’t cut me up for snacks, it’s no big deal.” Zhang Kangnian frowned, not daring to say any more.He didn't know that these two sergeants of the Xiaoqi Battalion were top-notch figures in the martial arts, and a rogue in the casino, no matter how high their martial arts were, the two masters of the Dragon Sect would never be unable to catch them.
At that moment Zhang Kangnian led Wei Xiaobao to the casino, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard someone shout loudly: "I have a pair at seven o'clock, is it big enough?" Another person laughed and said: "I'm so sorry, brother In my hand, I happen to have a pair of eights." Then there was a slap, and it seemed that one person slapped the cards on the table first, cursing loudly. Wei Xiaobao and Zhang Kangnian glanced at each other, thinking: "Why is there gambling again?" Wei Xiaobao stepped in, Zhang Kangnian timidly followed behind.Lu Gaoxuan and Fat Toutuo walked to the entrance of the hall and stopped, waiting for Wei Xiaobao's instructions. I saw a big table in the hall, four people were sitting in four corners, and they were gambling.Zhao Qixian and the five guards were still lying on the ground.Sitting on the east side was a bearded man with ragged clothes, with furry black flesh exposed from the holes, he must have been a beggar.Sitting in the south is a handsome young scholar.Wei Xiaobao was startled, and recognized this person as Li Xihua, he had met him in Beijing that day, he was quite good at martial arts, he had been caught by Chen Jinnan's "Blood Coagulation God", and he hadn't seen each other since then, unexpectedly he met in Liuzhou's casino reunion.Sitting on the west side was a country farmer, about fifty years old, with a sad look, lowered eyebrows, obviously too defeated to lift his head.The figure in Beishou is very strange in appearance, short and fat, his whole body is like a ball of meat, his clothes are very luxurious, his robes and mantles are made of brocade, his facial features are crowded together, it seems that he has been rubbed forcibly It looks like a mess.The short fat man held two dominoes in his hand, his big eyes were squinted into a line, and he was concentrating on looking at the cards. Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "I wonder if this Li Xihua recognizes me? After a long time, I'm wearing an official uniform today, so I probably don't recognize him anymore, but I'm not in a hurry to greet him." He said with a smile: "Four friends are very interested, Brother also come to gamble, will it make it?" As he spoke, he approached him, only to see five or six thousand taels of silver piled up on the stage, which was the most in front of the countryman.He is a big winner, but he has the desolate look of a big loser, which is a bit strange. The short fat man stretched out three fat fingers to slowly touch the cards, suddenly he yelled "Aha", which startled Wei Xiaobao. He laughed loudly and said: "Wonderful, wonderful! This time you still can't lose so much that you jump?" With a clap sound, he slapped a card on the table, it was a ten-point "club blossom".Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: "The other card in his hand is probably also a club, a pair of clubs, the odds of winning are very high." The short fat man smiled, and with a slap, he slapped another card on the table.The rest of the people were taken aback when they saw it, and then they burst out laughing. It turned out that it was "four six" and it was also ten o'clock. Ten o'clock plus ten o'clock was just another ten.He is also a player, even if the banker is not ten, don't eat ten, don't ten, the banker wins.The village farmer still had a sad face, without even the slightest smile.Wei Xiaobao looked at the cards in front of him, it was a pair of nines, he was playing the banker, and there was a difference of 108,000 miles between the cards of the short fat man, and he thought: "This man is calm, he is the most powerful gambler." The short fat man asked: "What's so funny?" He said to the peasant: "I have a pair of ten points, and I just beat you at nine points. One hundred taels of silver, pay it quickly." The rural farmer shook his head and said: " You lost!" Humpty Humpty was furious, and shouted: "Are you being unreasonable? You count, this card is one two three four five six seven eight nine ten o'clock, that card is also one two three four five six seven Eight or ninety, ten o'clock. Isn't it ten o'clock and one pair?" Wei Xiaobao glanced at Zhang Kangnian, and thought: "It's quite suitable for this short fat man to be the imperial bodyguard. If he wins, he will get the money, and if he loses, he will be fooled." The farmer still shook his head and said: "This is not ten, you lost." The short fat man was furious, and jumped up, but he jumped up, but his head was shorter. It turned out that he was sitting on the stool with his feet dangling in the air , which is inversely higher than standing underground.He stretched out his fat hand, pointed at Xiangnong's nose, and shouted: "I am Bie Shi, you are Bie Nine, Bie Ten is naturally greater than your Bie Nine." The Xiangnong said: "I am a pair of nines, and you are Bie Nine." Don’t be ten, don’t be ten, it’s nothing.” The short fat man said: “Isn’t this clearly insulting people?” Wei Xiaobao couldn't bear it any longer, and interjected: "Brother, you are not a pair." He picked out a club, a four and a six from the random cards, and made them together with the other two clubs and four and six respectively. Pair, said: "This is a pair, your two ten o'clock patterns are different, the plum blossoms are all black, four and six are red, it is not a pair." The short fat man refused to accept, pointing to the pair of nine o'clock, said: " Are these two nines of yours the same pattern? One is all black, the other has red. Everyone is different, and ten is greater than nine." Wei Xiaobao felt that this person was making too much of a point, and he couldn't understand it for a while, so he could only say "This is the rule of Pai Gow, it has always been like this." Humpty Dumpty said: "Even if it has always been like this, it doesn't make sense. If it doesn't work, it won't work. Are we being reasonable?" Li Xihua and the old beggar just sat there smiling and didn't interrupt.Wei Xiaobao said with a smile: "You have to follow the rules when you gamble. If there are no rules, how can you gamble?" The short fat man said: "Okay, let me ask you, little boy: Why can't I beat him with a pair of ten points?" Right nine o'clock?" He picked up two plum blossoms and patted them in front.Wei Xiaobao said: "Hey, you didn't have these two cards just now." The short fat man was extremely angry, his cheeks on both sides swelled up, and he shouted: "Bastard boy, who said I am not these two cards?" Picking up a pair of clubs, He turned it over casually, slapped it on the table in front of him, turned it over again, and said, "I just took a slap and left a mark, just look at it!" I saw clear traces on the cards on the table, and a pair of plum blossoms raised up. The strength of the hand is really amazing.Wei Xiaobao was tongue-tied and speechless.The Xiangnong said: "Yes, yes, the old man won. Here is a hundred taels of silver." He took a silver ingot and brought it to the short fat man. Then he turned over the thirty-two cards and scrubbed them for a while. They lined up, eight cards in a row, divided into four rows in total, and placed them neatly. Gently pushed a stack of cards to the center of the table, and then pushed forward a large pile of silver in front of him. Wei Xiaobao's eyes were sharp, and he saw that there were thirty-two cards neatly printed on the table. Although the cards were not as deep as the pair of plum blossoms, they were only faintly visible, but with such an effortless technique, it seemed that martial arts were not there. Under the Humpty Dumpty.He pushed the sign and covered most of the sign.When Wei Xiaobao had a glance, he saw pairs of sky tiles, land tiles and human tiles all lined up together, and he knew that the peasant was playing tricks in the dark. The short fat man bet two hundred taels of silver on the gate of heaven, and shouted: "Throw the dice, roll the dice!" Then he begged Li Xihua and the old man, "Bet quickly, it's so slow." Li Xihua laughed and said: " Brother is so impatient, you two should bet against each other." The short fat man said: "Very good." He turned to ask the old beggar, "Do you want to bet?" The old beggar shook his head and said, "No bet, don't win ten times Nine, I don’t know how to do Pai Gow like this.” Humpty Humpty said angrily, “You say I’m wrong?” The old beggar said, “I said I can’t, but I didn’t say you were wrong.” Humpty Humpty scolded angrily: “ Damn, none of them are good things. Hey, you little baby is talking here, but you don't gamble?" This sentence was addressed to Wei Xiaobao. Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "I'll help the village. Big brother, can I partner with you to run the village?" He grabbed eight or nine small gold ingots from his arms and put them on the table. Thousands of taels of silver.The farmer said: "Okay, your little brother has great fortune and fate, and he guarantees to win." The short fat man said angrily, "You say I guarantee to lose?" Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "If you are afraid of losing, you can bet less." The short fat man was furious, and said, "Add two hundred taels more." He bet another two ingots on Tianmen. The farmer said: "Little brother is lucky, you can roll the dice." Wei Xiaobao said: "Okay!" Picking up the dice and weighing it in his hand, he knew that it was filled with lead, he couldn't help being overjoyed, thinking: "This casino is here Sure enough, the dice have the same tone." He was afraid that he hadn't practiced for a long time, and his technique was a little rusty, but when he got the lead-filled dice, he felt relieved and muttered: "Heaven Lingling, Earth Lingling, God of Gamblers Bodhisattva No. Yiling, the dice brat carries the ingots one by one through the door! Kill them all!" With a sip in his mouth, he twirled his fingers and threw the dice, and it was indeed a seven.Tianmen takes the first pair, and the dealer takes the third pair. Wei Xiaobao looked at the card prints on the table, and knew that the short fat man was holding a four six, a tiger head, and only one point, but his side was a pair of land cards, so he said to the farmer: "Brother, I rolled the dice, you look at the cards." Whether you win or lose, each has his destiny." The farmer picked up the cards, touched them, and put them on the table. With a "ha", the short fat man turned out a piece of four and six, and said, "ten o'clock, great!" With another "ha", he turned out a piece of tiger's head, and said, "one, two, three, four, five, six Seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. Eleven o'clock, great." Stretching out his hand and flipping over the dealer's cards, he said, "One, two, three, four, a total of four points, I'm blackjack, take four from you, and win!" Wei Xiaobao He looked at each other with that Xiangnong.Humpty Humpty said: "Quickly pay for it!" Wei Xiaobao said: "If you have more ideas, you win, and if you have few ideas, you lose. It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, right?" The short fat man said, "Why not? Could it be that those with more ideas lose to those with few ideas? You Do you want to win my blackjack at four o'clock?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Very good, this is the bet." He paid him four small ingots of gold and said, "Each ingot of gold is worth one hundred taels of silver, and you bet again." The short fat man was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "We still bet four hundred taels, if you bet too much, I'm afraid you will lose in a hurry." Wei Xiaobao looked at the cards printed on the table, flipped a five, the dealer took the first card, it was a pair of natural cards.The short fat man had a long three, a bench, and the sum of the two cards did not have as many ideas as a natural card. He muttered cursing in his mouth, so he had to admit defeat, and immediately bet another four hundred taels of silver. After three decks of cards, the short fat man lost It was clean, and there was not a tael of silver left in front of him. His face was swollen and red like a ball of blood, and his two short, fat hands were groping around, unable to touch anything to bet on. He suddenly mentioned Zhao Qixian who was lying on the ground, and said, "This guy always Is it worth a few hundred taels? I'll bet on him." He said and put Zhao Qixian on the table.Zhao Qixian ordered acupuncture points for someone, but he couldn't move at all. The old beggar suddenly said: "Wait a minute, these imperial guards are captured by me, how can I use them to gamble with others?" "If you lose, how do you return it?" The Humpty Humpty Man was stunned, and said: "I won't lose." The old beggar said: "What if I lost luck again?" Humpty Humpty said: "That's easy. At this moment in Liuzhou City, there are quite a lot of imperial guards, I will arrest some of them to pay you back." The old beggar nodded and said: "That's fine." The short fat man urged Wei Xiaobao: "Quickly roll the dice. " This hand of cards has been gambled, Wei Xiaobao said to the Xiangnong: "Brother, please shuffle and stack the cards, it's still the same." The Xiangnong didn't say a word, he rubbed the thirty-two dominoes back and forth on the table, shuffled them After a while, they folded into squares.Wei Xiaobao was taken aback, not only was there no new card stamp on the table, even the original card stamp was wiped clean after being pushed and rubbed by his latent internal force, only dozens of vertical and horizontal marks were left. Lost idea.If Humpty Dumpty still bet on gold and silver, Wei Xiaobao would ignore it, let the peasant bet against him, it doesn't matter who wins or loses.But at this time, Zhao Qixian was betting on Tianmen, and the banker had to push. Since he didn't know where the big cards were stacked, it was useless to cheat on the dice. Whoever has the bigger idea wins." The short fat man shook his round head like a drum, and said: "I just like to bet on Pai Gow." Wei Xiaobao said: "You don't understand Pai Gow, so why do you bet?" The short fat man was furious, grabbed his chest, and lifted Get up, shake for a while, and say: "Your grandma, you say I don't understand Pai Gow?" Wei Xiaobao gave him such a violent shake, the bones of his whole body rattled.Suddenly someone behind him shouted: "Quickly let go, you can't do it!" It was Fat Toutuo's voice. The short fat man held Wei Xiaobao high in the air with his right hand, and said strangely: "Hey, why are you here? Why can't you do it?" He only heard Lu Gaoxuan's voice and said: "This Wei...Master Wei has a lot of background, Don't offend me, put it down quickly." Humpty Humpty said happily, "He...he is Wei...Wei...fucking Wei Xiaobao? Haha, wonderful, wonderful! I was just looking for him, haha, this time But I found it." After speaking, he turned around and walked out the door, still holding Wei Xiaobao in his right hand. Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan both stopped him.Lu Gaoxuan said: "Slender Venerable, since you already know the origin of this Master Wei, why are you still so rude? Put it down quickly." The short fat man said: "Even if the leader comes, I will not let him go. Unless you bring the antidote. Fat Toutuo said: "Stop messing around, you haven't taken the leopard... that pill, why do you need an antidote?" The short fat man said: "Hmph, what do you know? Get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude to you." Wei Xiaobao was in mid-air, listening to the three people's conversation, he thought to himself: "So this short fat man is Fat Toutuo's brother Skinny Toutuo, no wonder he is so strangely fat and ridiculously short." The big meatball-like monster hid in the bed of the fake queen mother, hugged her and escaped from the palace naked.Wei Xiaobao later asked Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan, and found out that it was Fat Toutuo's senior brother, Thin Toutuo.It was because he fled too fast that day and didn't see his face clearly, so even after betting with him for a long time, he still couldn't recognize him. After thinking about it again: "Pang Toutuo once said that he and his senior brother Thin Toutuo went overseas to do business under the order of the leader, but they failed to return on time, so the toxicity of the Leopard Tai Yijin Pills they took took place, and Fat Toutuo became Tall and thin, Thin Toutuo turned into a short and fat man. Now that the two of them have already taken the antidote, and their original body shape can no longer be changed, what does this short and fat man want to do with the antidote? Ah, yes, The poison of the Leopard Taiyi Jin Pill on the fake queen mother's old bitch has not yet been detoxified, and this Thin Toutuo sleeps in the same bed with her, so he is an old friend." He said loudly: "You want the antidote of the Leopard Tai Yi Jin Pill, you are not happy Put me down soon?" As soon as Thin Toutuo heard the words "Leopard Tai Yijin Pill", the fat all over his body trembled, bent his right arm, put down Wei Xiaobao, stretched out his left hand, and shouted: "Bring it quickly." Wei Xiaobao said: "You are right I'm so rude, hum! hum! What did you just say?" Thin Toutuo suddenly stepped forward, pressed Wei Xiaobao's back heart with his left hand, and shouted: "Quickly take out the antidote." Where his fat hand pressed , it is exactly the "Dazhui point", just vomit out the force of the palm, and Wei Xiaobao's heart pulse will be broken immediately. Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan shouted at the same time: "You can't do it!" Before the shouting stopped, three palms appeared on Thin Toutuo's body at the same time.The palm of the old beggar pressed the "Baihui Point" on the top of his head, Li Xihua's palm pressed the "Yuzhen Point" on the back of his head, but the palm of the Xiangnong was pressed on his face, and the middle and middle fingers were pressed on his face respectively. above the eyelids.The two acupoints of Baihui and Yuzhen are both important acupoints of the body, and the two fingers of the Xiangnong even pulled out his eyeballs with a little force.That Thin Toutuo was born too short, half a head shorter than Wei Xiaobao, so the three of them shot at the same time, all of them were on top of his round head, they couldn't even press on the vital points on his chest and back. Fat Toutuo and Lu Gaoxuan saw that the three of them stretched out their hands, so they knew that they were all masters of martial arts. If the three of them exerted their strength at the same time, they would probably squeeze Thin Toutuo's fat head to pieces immediately, and shouted in unison: "No way!" The old beggar said: "Short fat man, let go of your hand." Thin Toutuo said: "He gave the antidote, and I will release it." The old beggar said: "You don't let go, I will use my strength!" Toutuo said: "Anyway, if it's death, then we will die together..." Suddenly, Fat Toutuo's right palm was placed under the old beggar's side, and Lu Gaoxuan pressed his palm on the back of Li Xihua's neck.Fat Lu and the two stood very close to each other, wearing the uniforms of Xiaoqi battalion soldiers. Although the old beggar and Li Xihua knew each other from the tone of their voices, they did not expect that these two people were actually the most powerful in martial arts. , within one move, he was restrained.Fat and Lu said at the same time: "Everyone let go." That Xiangnong suddenly withdrew his palms from Thin Toutuo's face, put both hands on the backs of Fat Lu and Lu, and said, "You two should let go first." Li Xihua laughed and said, "Haha, it's really funny, interesting, interesting!" Withdrawing his palm, he shrank and spit out like lightning, and pressed the top of the Xiangnong's head. In this way, Wei Xiaobao, Thin Toutuo, Li Xihua, Lu Gaoxuan, Fat Toutuo, Xiang Nong, and Old Beggar were restrained in a row, and each person's vitals were in the hands of others.In an instant, the seven people were like clay sculptures and woodcarvings, no one dared to move a little bit, only Wei Xiaobao controlled others but could not control others, as for the origin of the person who controlled his vitals, only Wei Xiaobao knew, the other six did not All inexplicable. Wei Xiaobao shouted: "Zhang Kangnian!" At this time, in the casino, apart from a few clerks huddled in the corner, only Zhang Kangnian was idle, he responded: "Cha!" With a swipe, he drew his waist knife.Thin Toutuo shouted: "Guard dog, come here if you have the guts." Zhang Kangnian raised his waist knife, fearing that the short fat man would hurt Wei Xiaobao, he dared not take a step closer. Wei Xiaobao was in Gaixin, only felt that the strangeness of his life experience was rare, and he shouted: "Interesting, interesting! Short fat man, it doesn't matter if you kill me with one palm, and it doesn't matter if you die, but this leopard fetus is easy You won't be able to get the antidote for tendon pills in your lifetime. Your old concubine, every piece of flesh is going to rot and fall off, first rot into a bald head, and then..." Thin Toutuo shouted: "Don't say any more!" Wei Xiaobao laughed Said: "There are holes in her face..." Just as I was talking about this, someone at the entrance of the hall said: "Here!" Another person said: "It's all taken!" Everyone turned their heads and looked towards the entrance of the hall, and suddenly saw a white light flashing. They turned around in a circle.All the key points on their backs, under their sides, around their waists, and on their shoulders tingled slightly, they had already been hit on the points, and in an instant, they all fell limp to the ground.
But seeing three people standing at the entrance of the hall, Wei Xiaobao shouted happily: "A Ke, you come too..." When he said the word "come", his heart sank, and he stopped talking, but saw two people standing beside her, On the left is Li Zicheng, and on the right is Zheng Keshuang, who he hates the most in his life.Dongshou had put his long sword back into its scabbard, put his hands on his hips, and sneered slightly, but it was Feng Xifan, the "sword without blood".Six masters including Thin Toutuo, Lao Biaohua, Li Xihua, Fat Toutuo, Lu Gaoxuan, and Xiang Nong restrained each other, neither dared to move, nor did they dare to move, when suddenly another master came and counted them all effortlessly Pointed down, even Zhang Kangnian was hit by the sword. 瘦头陀坐倒在地，跟他站着之时相比，却也矮不了多少，怒喝：“你是甚么东西，胆敢点了老子的阳关穴、神堂穴？”冯锡范冷笑道：“你武功很不错啊，居然知道自己给点了甚么穴道。”瘦头陀怒道：“快解开老子穴道，跟你斗上一斗。这般偷袭暗算，他妈的不是英雄好汉。”冯锡范笑道：“你是英雄好汉！他妈的躺在地下，动也不能动的英雄好汉。”瘦头陀怒道：“老子坐在地上，不是躺在地下，他妈的你不生眼睛么？” 冯锡范左足一抬，在他肩头轻轻一拨，瘦头陀仰天跌倒。可是他臀上肥肉特多，是全身重量集中之处，摔倒之后，虽然身上使不出劲，却自然而然的又坐了起来。 郑克塽哈哈大笑，说道：“珂妹，你瞧，这不倒翁好不好玩？”阿珂微笑道：“古怪得很。”郑克塽道：“你要找这小鬼报仇，终于心愿得偿，咱们捉了去慢慢治他呢，还是就此一剑杀了？” 韦小宝大吃一惊，心想：“'小鬼'二字，只有用在我身上才合适，难道阿珂要找我报仇，我可没得罪她啊。” 阿珂咬牙说道：“这人我多看一眼也是生气，一剑杀了干净。”说着刷的一声，拔剑出鞘，走到韦小宝面前。 瘦头陀、胖头陀、陆高轩、老叫化、李西华、张康年六人齐叫：“杀不得！” 韦小宝道：“师姊，我可没……”阿珂怒道：“我已不是你师姊了！小鬼，你总是想法儿来害我、羞辱我！”提起剑来，向他胸口刺落。众人齐声惊呼，却见长剑反弹而出，原来韦小宝身上穿着护身宝衣，这一剑刺不进去。 阿珂一怔之间，郑克塽道：“刺他眼睛！”阿珂道：“对！”提剑又即刺去。 屋角中突然窜出一人，扑在韦小宝身上，这一剑刺中那人肩头。那人抱住了韦小宝一个打滚，缩在屋角，随手抽出韦小宝身边匕首，拿在手中。这人穿的也是骁骑营军士的服色，身手敏捷，身材矮小，脸上都是泥污，瞧不清面貌。 众人见他甘愿替韦小宝挡了一剑，均想：“这人倒忠心。” 冯锡范抽出长剑，慢慢走过去，突然长剑一抖，散成数十朵剑花。忽听得叮的一声响，冯锡范手中长剑断成两截，那骁骑营军士的肩头血流如注。原来他以韦小宝的匕首削断了对方手中长剑，若不是匕首锋利无伦，只怕此时已送了性命。再加上先前郑克塽那一剑，他肩头连受两处剑伤。冯锡范脸色铁青，哼了一声，将断剑掷在地上，一时拿不定主意，是否要另行取剑，再施攻击。 韦小宝叫道：“哈哈，一剑无血冯锡范，你把我手下一个小兵刺出了这许多血，你的外号可得改一改啦，该叫作'半剑有血'冯锡范。” 那骁骑营军士左手按住肩头伤口，右手在韦小宝胸口和后心穴道上一阵推拿，解开了他被封的穴道。 胖瘦二头陀、陆高轩、李西华等于互相牵制之际骤然受袭，以致中了暗算，人人心中都十分不忿，听得韦小宝这么说，都哈哈大笑。那老叫化大声道：“半剑有血冯锡范，好极，好极！天下无耻之徒，阁下算是第二。”李西华道：“他为甚么算是第二？倒要请教。”老叫化道：“比之吴三桂，这位半剑有血的道行似乎还差着一点儿。”众人齐声大笑。李西华道：“依我看来，相差也是有限之至。” 冯锡范于自己武功向来十分自负，听众人如此耻笑，不禁气得全身发抖，此时若再换剑又攻那骁骑营军士，要伤他自是易如反掌，但于自己身份可太也不称，向那军士瞪眼说道：“你叫甚么名字？今日暂且不取你性命，下次撞在我手里，叫你死得惨不堪言。” 那军士道：“我……我……”声音甚是娇嫩。 韦小宝又惊又喜，叫道：“啊，你是双儿。我的宝贝好双儿！”伸手除下她头上帽子，长发散开，披了下来。韦小宝左手搂住她腰，说道：“她是我的小丫头。半剑有血，你连我一个小丫头也打不过，还胡吹甚么大气？” 冯锡范怒极，左足一抬，砰嘭声响，将厅中赌台踢得飞了起来，连着台上的大批银两元宝，还有一个横卧在上的赵齐贤，激飞而上，撞向屋顶。银子、骨牌四散落下，摔向瘦头陀等人头上身上。各人纷纷大骂，冯锡范更不答话，转身走出。 只见大门中并肩走进两个人来，冯锡范喝道：“让开！”双手一推。那二人各出一掌，和他手掌一抵，三人同时闷哼。那二人倒退数步，背心都在墙上重重一撞。冯锡范身子晃了晃，深深吸一口气，大踏步走了出去。那二人哇的一声，同时喷出一大口鲜血，原来是风际中和玄贞道人。 韦小宝快步过去，扶住了风际中，问玄贞道人：“道长，不要紧么？”玄贞咳了两声，说道：“不要紧，韦……韦大人，你没事？”韦小宝道：“还好。”转头向风际中瞧去。风际中点点头，勉强笑了笑。他武功远比玄贞为高，但适才对掌，接的是冯锡范的右掌，所受掌力强劲得多，因此受伤也比玄贞为重。 李西华道：“韦兄弟，你骁骑营中的能人可真不少哪！”原来风际中和玄贞二人，穿的也是骁骑营军士的服色。韦小宝道：“惭愧，惭愧！” 只听得脚步声响，钱老本、徐天川、高彦超三人又走了进来。 阿珂眼见韦小宝的部属越来越多，向李自成和郑克塽使个眼色，便欲退走。 李自成走到韦小宝身前，手中禅杖在地下重重一顿，厉声道：“大丈夫恩怨分明，那日你师父没杀我，今日我也饶你一命。自今而后，你再向我女儿看上一眼、说一句话，我把你全身砸成了肉酱。” 韦小宝道：“大丈夫一言既出，那就怎样？那日在三圣庵里，你和你的姘头陈圆圆，已将阿珂许配我为妻，难道又想赖么？你不许我向自己老婆看上一眼，说一句话，天下哪有这样的岳父大人？” 阿珂气得满脸通红，道：“爹，咱们走，别理这小子胡说八道！他……他狗嘴里长不出象牙，有甚么好话说了？” 韦小宝道：“好啊，你终于认了他啦。这父母之命，你听是不听？” 李自成大怒，举起禅杖，厉声喝道：“小杂种，你还不住口？” 钱老本和徐天川同时纵上，双刀齐向李自成后心砍去。李自成回过禅杖，当的一声，架开了两柄钢刀。高彦超已拔刀横胸，挡在韦小宝身前，喝道：“李自成，在昆明城里，你父女的性命是谁救的？忘恩负义，好不要脸！” 李自成当年横行天下，开国称帝，举世无人不知。高彦超一喝出他姓名，厅中老叫化、瘦头陀等人都出声惊呼。 李西华大声道：“你……你便是李自成？你居然还没死？好，好，好！”语音之中充满愤激之情。李自成向他瞪了一眼，道：“怎样？你是谁？”李西华怒道：“我恨不得食你之肉，寝你之皮。我只道你早已死了，老天爷有眼，好极。” 李自成哼了一声，冷笑道：“老子一生杀人如麻。天下不知有几十万、几百万人要杀我报仇，老子还不是好端端的活着？你想报仇，未必有这么容易。” 阿珂拉了他衣袖，低声道：“爹，咱们走罢。” 李自成将禅杖在地下一顿，转身出门。阿珂和郑克塽跟了出去。 李西华叫道：“李自成，明日此刻，我在这里相候，你如是英雄好汉，就来跟我单打独斗，拚个死活。你有没胆子？” 李自成回头望了他一眼，脸上尽是鄙夷之色，说道：“老子纵横天下之时，你这小子未出娘胎。李某是不是英雄好汉，用不着阁下定论。”禅杖一顿，走了出去。 众人相顾默然，均觉他这几句大是有理。李自成杀人如麻，世人毁多誉少，但他是个敢作敢为的英雄好汉，纵是对他恨之切骨的人，也难否认。此时他年纪已老，然顾盼之际仍是神威凛凛，厅人众人大都武功不弱，久历江湖，给他眼光一扫，仍不自禁的暗生惧意。
韦小宝骂道：“他妈的，你明明已把女儿许配了给我做老婆，这时又来抵赖，我偏偏说你是狗熊，英个屁雄。”见双儿撕下了衣襟，正在裹扎肩头伤口，便助她包扎，问道：“好双儿，你怎么来了？幸亏你凑巧来救了我，否则的话，我这老婆谋杀亲夫，已刺瞎了我的眼睛。”双儿低声道：“不是凑巧，我一直跟在相公身边，只不过你不知道罢了。”韦小宝大奇，连问：“你一直在我身边？那怎么会？” 瘦头陀叫道：“喂，快把我穴道解开，快拿解药出来，否则的话，哼哼，老子立刻就把你脑袋砸个稀巴烂！” 突然之间，大厅中爆出一声哈哈、呵呵、嘿嘿、嘻嘻的笑声。韦小宝的部属不断到来，而这极矮奇胖的家伙穴道被封，动弹不得，居然还口出恐吓之言，人人都觉好笑。 瘦头陀怒道：“你们笑甚么？有甚么好笑？待会等我穴道解了，他如仍是不给解药，瞧我不砸他个稀巴烂。” 钱老本提起单刀，笑嘻嘻的走过去，说道：“此刻我如在你头上砍他妈的三刀，老兄的脑袋开不开花？”瘦头陀怒道：“那还用多问？自然开花！”钱老本笑道：“乘着你穴道还没解开，我先把你砸个稀巴烂，免得你待会穴道解开了，把我主人砸了个稀巴烂。” 众人一听，又都哄笑。 瘦头陀怒道：“我的穴道又不是你点的。你把我砸个稀巴烂，不算英雄。” 钱老本笑道：“不算就不算，我本来就不是英雄。”说着提起刀来。 胖头陀叫道：“韦……韦大人，我师哥无礼冒犯，请你原谅，属下代为陪罪。师哥，你快陪罪，韦大人也是你上司，难道你不知么？”他头颈不能转动，分别对韦小宝和瘦头陀说话，无法正视其人。瘦头陀道：“他如给我解药，别说陪罪，磕头也可以，给他做牛做马也可以。不给解药，就把他脑袋瓜儿砸个稀巴烂。” 韦小宝心想：“那老婊子有甚么好，你竟对她这般有恩有义？”正要说话，忽见那乡农双手一抖，从人丛中走了出来，说道：“各位，兄弟失陪了。” 众人都吃了一惊，八人被冯锡范点中要穴，除了韦小宝已由双儿推拿解开，余下七人始终动弹不得。那冯锡范内力透过剑尖入穴，甚是厉害，武功再高之人，也至少有一两个时辰不能行动。这乡农模样之人宛如个乡下土老儿，虽然他适才推牌九之时，按牌入桌，印出牌痕，已显了一手高深内功，但在这短短一段时候之间竟能自解穴道，实是罕见罕闻。只见他拖着鞋皮，踢跶踢跶的走了出去。 韦小宝对钱老本道：“解了自己兄弟的穴道，这位李……李先生，也是自己人。”说着向李西华一指。钱老本应道：“是。”还刀入鞘，正要替李西华解穴。那老叫化忽道：“明复清反，母地父天。”钱老本“啊”了一声。 徐天川抢上前去，在那老叫化后心穴道上推拿了几下，转到他面前，双手两根拇指对着他面前一弯。天地会兄弟人数众多，难以遍识，初会之人，常以“天父地母，反清复明”八字作为同会记认。但若有外人在旁，不愿泄漏了机密，往往便将这八字倒转来说，外人骤听之下，自是莫名其妙。徐天川向那老叫化屈指行礼，也是一项不让外人得知的礼节。钱徐二人跟着给李西华、胖头陀、陆高轩三人解开了穴道。 只余下瘦头陀一人坐在地下，满脸胀得通红，喝道：“师弟，还不给我解穴？他妈的，还等甚么？”胖头陀道：“解穴不难，你可不得再对韦大人无礼。”瘦头陀怒道：“谁教他不给解药？是他得罪我，又不是我得罪他！他给了解药，就算是向我赔罪，老子不咎既往，也就是了。”胖头陀踌躇道：“这个就为难得很了。” 老叫化喝道：“你这矮胖子罗唆个没完没了，别说韦兄弟不给解药，就算他要给，我也要劝他不给。”右手一指，嗤的一声，一股劲风向瘦头陀射去，跟着又是两指，嗤嗤连声，瘦头陀身上穴道登时解开。 突见一个大肉球从地下弹了起来，疾扑韦小宝。老叫化呼的一掌，击了出去，瘦头陀身在半空，还了一掌，身子弹起，他武功也当真了得，凌空下扑，双掌向老叫化头顶击落。老叫化左足飞出，踢向他后腰。瘦头陀又即挥掌拍落，掌力与对方腿力相激，一个肥大的身子又飞了起来。他身在空中，宛似个大皮球，老叫化掌拍足踢，始终打不中他一招。别瞧这矮胖子模样笨拙可笑，出手竟灵活之极，足不着地，更加圆转如意。 李西华和天地会群雄都算见多识广，但瘦头陀这般古怪打法，却也是生平未见。胖头陀和陆高轩全神贯注，瞧着老叫化出手，眼见他每一招都是劲力凌厉，瘦头陀一个二百多斤的身躯，全凭借着老叫化的力道，才得在空中飞舞不落。 两人越斗越紧，拳风掌力逼得旁观众人都背靠墙壁。忽听得瘦头陀怪声大喝，一招“五丁开山”，左掌先发，右拳随下，向着老叫化头顶击落。老叫化喝道：“来得好！”蹲下身子，使一招“天王托塔”，迎击而上。两股巨力相撞，瘦头陀腾身而起，背脊冲上横梁，只听喀喇喇一阵响，屋顶上瓦片和泥尘乱落，大厅中灰沙飞扬，瘦头陀又已扑击而下，老叫化缩身避开。瘦头陀一扑落空，砰的一声，重重落在地下。 老叫化哈哈大笑，笑声未绝，瘦头陀又已弹起，迅捷无伦的将一个大脑袋当胸撞来。眼见他这一撞势道甚是威猛，老叫化侧身避过，右掌已落在他屁股上，内劲吐出，大喝一声。瘦头陀的撞力本已十分厉害，再加上老叫化的内劲，两股力道并在一起，眼见瘦头陀急飞而出，脑袋撞向墙壁，势非脑浆迸裂不可。 众人惊叫声中，胖头陀抓起一名缩在一旁的赌场伙计，掷了出去，及时挡在墙上，波的一声，瘦头陀的头颅撞入他胸腹之间，一颗大脑袋钻入了那伙计的肚皮，嵌入墙壁，撞出了一个大洞。 他摇摇晃晃的站起身来，一颗肥脑袋上一塌胡涂，沾满了那伙计的血肉。他双手在脸上一阵乱抹，怒骂：“他妈的，这是甚么玩意？”众人无不骇然。 老叫化喝道：“还打不打？”瘦头陀道：“当年我身材高大之时，你打我不赢。”老叫化道：“现今呢？”瘦头陀摇头道：“现今我打你不赢，罢了，罢了！”忽地跃起，向墙壁猛撞过去，轰隆一声响，墙上穿了个大洞，连着那伙计的尸身一齐穿了出去。 胖头陀叫道：“师哥，师哥！”飞跃出洞。陆高轩道：“韦大人，我去瞧瞧。”脚前头后，身子平飞，从洞中跃出，双手兀自抱拳向韦小宝行礼，姿式美妙。众人齐声喝采。 徐天川、钱老本等均想：“韦香主从哪里收了这两位部属来，武功竟如此了得？比之我们高出十倍。” 李西华拱手道：“少陪了。”从大门中快步走出。 韦小宝向老叫化拱手道：“这位兄台，让他们走了罢？”说着向赵齐贤等一指。 老叫化呵呵笑道：“多有得罪。”随手拉起赵齐贤等人，也不见他推宫解穴，只一抓之间，已解了几名侍卫的穴道。 韦小宝道：“多谢。”吩咐赵齐贤、张康年先行回去。
徐天川向双儿瞧了一眼，问道：“这姑娘是韦香主的心腹之人？”韦小宝道：“是，咱们甚么事都不必瞒她。”老叫化道：“这位姑娘年纪虽小，一副忠肝义胆，人所难及。刚才若不是她奋不顾身，忠心护主，韦兄弟的一双眼珠已不保了。”韦小宝拉着双儿的手，道：“对，对，幸亏是她救了我。” 双儿听两人当众称赞自己，羞得满脸通红，低下了头，不敢和众人目光相接。 徐天川走上一步，对老叫化朗声说道：“五人分开一首诗，身上洪英无人知。” 老叫化道：“自此传得众兄弟，后来相认团圆时。” 韦小宝初入天地会时，会中兄弟相认的各种仪节切口，已有人传授了他，念熟记住。这些句子甚是俚俗，文义似通非通，天地会兄弟多是江湖汉子，倒有一大半人和他一般目不识丁，切口句子若是深奥了，会众兄弟如何记得？这时听那老叫化念了相认的诗句，便接着念道：“初进洪门结义兄，当天明誓表真心。” 老叫化念道：“松柏二枝分左右，中节洪花结义亭。”韦小宝道：“忠义堂前兄弟在，城中点将百万兵。”老叫化道：“福德祠前来誓愿，反清复明我洪英。”韦小宝道：“兄弟韦小宝，现任青木堂香主，请问兄长高姓大名，身属何堂，担任何职。” 老叫化道：“兄弟吴六奇，现任洪顺堂红旗香主。今日和韦香主及众家兄弟相会，十分欢喜。” 众人听得这人竟然便是天下闻名的“铁丐”吴六奇，都是又惊又喜，一齐恭敬行礼。徐天川等各通姓名，说了许多仰慕的话。 吴六奇官居广东提督，手握一省重兵，当年受了查伊璜的劝导，心存反清复明之志，暗中入了天地会，任职洪顺堂红旗香主。天地会对这“洪”字甚是注重。一来明太祖的年号是“洪武”，二来这“洪”字是“汉”字少了个“土”字，意思说我汉人失了土地，为胡虏所占，会中兄弟自称“洪英”，意谓不忘前本、决心光复旧土。红旗香主并非正职香主，也不统率本堂兄弟，但位在正职香主之上，是会中十分尊崇的职份，仅次于总舵主而已。吴六奇是天地会中红旗香主一事，甚是隐秘，连徐天川、钱老本等人也均不知。 吴六奇拉着韦小宝的手，笑道：“韦香主，你去云南干事，对付大汉奸吴三桂。总舵主传下号令，命我广东、广西、云南、贵州四省兄弟相机接应。我一接到号令，便派出了十名得力兄弟，到云南暗中相助。不过韦香主处置得当，青木堂众位兄弟才干了得，诸事化险为夷，我们洪顺堂帮不上甚么忙。前几天听说韦香主和众位兄弟来到广西，兄弟便化装前来，跟各位聚会。” 韦小宝喜道：“原来如此。我恩师他老人家如此照应，吴香主一番好意，做兄弟的实在感激不尽。吴香主大名，四海无不知闻，原来是会中兄弟，那真是刮刮叫，别别跳，乖乖不得了。”其实吴六奇的名字，他今日还是第一次听见，见徐天川等人肃然起敬，喜形于色，便顺口加上几句。 吴六奇笑道：“韦兄弟手刃大奸臣鳌拜，那才叫四海无不知闻呢。大伙儿是自己兄弟，客气话也不用说了。我得罪了韦兄弟属下的侍卫，才请得你到来，还请勿怪。” 韦小宝笑道：“他奶奶的，这些家伙狗皮倒灶，输了钱就混赖。吴大哥给他们吃点儿苦头，教训教训，教他们以后赌起钱来规规矩矩。兄弟还得多谢你呢