trust!Tototo!trust!Toto! The two wooden swords swayed and fought each other, colliding with each other, making the sound of totuo, sometimes there is a long time interval without sound, and sometimes the sound of collision is as dense as beads and continuous. It was in the countryside of Maxipu in the southern suburb of Yuanling in western Hunan. In front of three small tile-roofed huts, on the grain drying field, a young man and a woman held wooden swords and were competing. An old man was sitting on a low stool in front of the house, with a short pipe in his mouth, and was thrashing straw sandals in his hand. Occasionally he raised his head and glanced at the young couple, with a slight smile on his lips, expressing his approval.The faint sunlight passed through the wisps of blue smoke that spewed out of his mouth, and shone on his white hair and wrinkled face, but when he glanced at the two wooden swords that stretched and retracted, his eyes were bright, He is dignified and majestic, it seems that he is actually not very old, he seems to be less than fifty years old.

The girl was seventeen or eighteen years old, with a round face and big dark eyes. At this moment, she was so tired that her forehead was covered with sweat, and a stream of sweat trickled down her left cheek and flowed down to her neck.She stretched out the sleeve of her left hand and wiped it, her face was as red as a bunch of red peppers hanging from the eaves.The young man was two or three years older than her, with a long dark body, slightly high cheekbones, and thick hands and feet. He was a common crop boy in the countryside of western Hunan, and he held a wooden sword quite nimbly. Suddenly, the wooden sword in the young man's hand slashed downward from the upper left side, and then thrust out with the sword backwards, let alone looking back.The girl bowed her head to dodge it, stabbing with the wooden sword repeatedly, coming with great force.The young man took two steps back, opened and closed the wooden sword, and slashed three times with a yell.The girl couldn't resist, she drew her sword and stood still, she didn't try to parry, she said coquettishly: "You are so powerful, can you make it? Just hack me to death!"

The young man didn't expect that she would suddenly withdraw her sword and give up.Seeing that the third sword was about to slash her waist, she was startled, and hastily withdrew her move, but the momentum was too strong, and with a bang, the sword hit the back of her left hand, and she cried out with an "ah yo" .The girl clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Aren't you ashamed? If the sword in your hand is real, do you still have that hand?" The young man's face was dark and red, and he said: "I was afraid of cutting you, so I accidentally touched myself. If you really fight, will they let you? Master, you should judge this reason .” When he said the last sentence, he turned to the old man.

The old man stood up with half of the straw sandals in his hand, and said: "You two were able to dismantle the previous fifty or so stances, but the last few stances are simply useless." He took the wooden sword from the girl and swung it Slashing diagonally, he said: "This move is 'Grand Brother Shouts Up', followed by the move 'Don't dare to pass horizontally', then you should cut horizontally instead of stabbing straight. Ah Fang, your two moves are 'Suddenly listening to spray' Frightening wind, Lianshan Ruobu fled', the sword should have fled away like a piece of cloth. Ayun's two moves of 'Luo Ni Zhao Dajie, Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao' are not bad. But since the move is called "Feng Xiao Xiao', it's wrong for you to use your sword with all your strength. Our sword technique is the famous "lying corpse sword technique" in martial arts. Every time we make a move, the enemy will lie down and become a dead body. Although you can't take it so seriously when people make hand gestures, the word 'lying corpse' must always be kept in mind."

The girl said: "Father, our swordsmanship is very good, but this name is really not very... It doesn't sound very good. Lying corpse swordsmanship, it sounds scary." The old man said: "It sounds scary, that's the majesty. Before the enemy makes a move, he is terrified, and he has already lost three points." Holding the wooden sword, he repeated the six moves just now.Seeing that his sword moves are dignified, he turns his weight and advances and retreats, all of which are extremely ruthless. The young man and woman admired him and clapped their hands.The old man returned the wooden sword to the girl, and said: "You two practice again. Ah Fang, don't play around, if the senior brother didn't let you just now, would you still be alive?"

The girl stuck out her tongue, and suddenly stabbed out with a sword, extremely fast.The young man was unprepared and hastily returned his sword to parry, but the young girl seized the opportunity and rushed to attack again and again, the young man was unable to pull back for a while.Seeing that the defeat was over, suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes on the northeast corner, and a horse galloped towards it. The young man turned around and said: "Who is here?" The girl shouted: "It's defeated, don't be foolish! Who has anything to do with you?"The young man tried his best to resist, and said angrily: "You think I'm afraid, can't you?"

At that time, the passenger on the horse had already reined in the horse, and shouted loudly: "'The flowers are endless, and the birds are flying everywhere!' Wonderful!" The girl said "Hey" and jumped back.Looking at the passenger, I saw that he was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, well-dressed, like the son of a wealthy family in the city, he couldn't help blushing, and said softly: "Father, he... how did he know?" The old man was also surprised when the passenger immediately mentioned the names of the two moves of his daughter's swordsmanship, and was waiting to inquire.The passenger had rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Excuse me, old man, there is a famous swordsman in Maxipu, Mr. Qi Changfa, 'Iron Lock Hengjiang', where does he live?" The old man said, "I am Qi Changfa. What? 'A master of swordsmanship', that's absolutely unbearable. Why do you want me, sir?"

The young strong man kowtowed to the ground and said: "My junior, Bu Yuan, kowtows to Master Qi. This junior is ordered by his master to come here to kowtow." Qi Changfa said, "I dare not, I dare not!" strength.Bu Yuan only felt numbness in half of his body, his face turned red, and said: "Master Qi is getting up for the exam, and he will make a fool of himself when we meet." Qi Changfa smiled and said: "Your internal strength is not good enough. Which disciple are you, Senior Brother Wan?" Bu Yuan blushed again, and said, "This junior is Master's fifth disciple who is not good enough. Master, he is an old man. Praise Uncle Qi for his deep inner strength, how come he recruits you from the younger generation!" Qi Changfa laughed heartily, and said, "Hello, Senior Brother Wan? Our old brother has not seen you for more than ten years." Bu Yuan said, "Thank you for your family blessing, Master is well. .These two senior brothers and sisters. Are you an old man with high skills? Swordsmanship is really high!"

Qi Changfa waved.Said: "Ah Fang, Ah Fang, come here to meet Master Divination. This is my bare apprentice Di Yun, and this is my bare daughter Afang. Hey, country girl, you are so ungenerous, and you are all from your own family." People, what are you afraid of being ugly?" Qi Fang hid behind Di Yun and didn't show respect.Just nodded and smiled.Di Yundao: "Senior Brother Bu, the swordsmanship you practice is the same as ours, isn't it? Otherwise, how could you recognize your sister's sword moves at the first sight?" Qi Changfa let out a "bah", spit on the ground, and said: "Your master learned the same art as his master, and naturally learned all the way of swordsmanship, so why ask?"

Bu Yuan opened the cloth pouch next to the saddle, took out a bundle, offered it with both hands, and said: "Uncle Qi, Master said a little courtesy, please accept it with your face." Chief Qi thanked him and asked his daughter to accept it. Qi Fang took it to the room, opened the bundle, and saw a sheepskin gown with a brocade surface, a Hanyu bracelet, a felt hat, and a black mandarin jacket.Qi Fang held it out, and shouted with a smile: "Father, father, you have never worn such a beautiful dress. How can you look like a farmer when you wear it? Isn't this a fortune and an official?"

When Qi Changfa saw it, he couldn't help being stunned. After a while, he said coyly: "Brother Wan...this...hehe, really..."
Di Yun went to Qiancun to drink three catties of baijiu.Qi Fang killed a fat chicken, picked Chinese cabbage and water spinach from the garden, cooked a large plate full, and soaked a large bowl of red pepper in salt water.Four people sat at a table and ate. At the table, Qi Changfa asked a question.Bu Yuan said: "Master said that I haven't seen my uncle for more than ten years, and I miss him so much. I have long wanted to visit Hunan. It's just that Master has to practice the 'Liancheng swordsmanship' every day, so he can't move around..." Qi Changfa was holding up his hand. Putting the wine bowl to his lips, he spit back the sip of wine he just drank into his mouth, and hurriedly asked: "What? Your master is practicing the 'Liancheng Sword Art'?" Bu Yuan looked very proud, and said: "At the beginning of last month Fifth, Master has mastered the 'Liancheng Swordsmanship'." Qi Changfa was even more startled, and put the wine bowl heavily on the table, and half of the bowl of wine was spilled, splashing the table and the front of his chest with wine.He stayed for a while, then suddenly burst out laughing, stretched out his hand and patted Bu Yuan's shoulder hard, and said, "Damn it, boy, your master has been bragging since he was a child. Even your master didn't practice this 'Liancheng swordsmanship'." Well, your master's skills may not be very clever, don't lie to your uncle, drink, drink..." He raised his neck and drank half a bowl of white wine, grabbed a red pepper with his left hand, Chew up. But there was no smile on Bu Yuan's face, and he said, "Master knows that Master Uncle will not believe it. The sixteenth of next month will be Master's fifty-year-old birthday. Please, Master Uncle and his younger brothers and sisters, go to Jingzhou for a glass of water and wine." , the master ordered the younger generation to come here to invite the younger generation sincerely. No matter what, the uncle should be invited. The master said that his "Liancheng swordsmanship" may still be lacking in practice, so he should come and ponder it with the uncle. Said that my uncle's swordsmanship is very good, if our brothers and sisters can teach me a few moves, everyone will definitely benefit a lot." Qi Changfa said: "Your second senior uncle Yan Daping, have you gone to invite him?" Bu Yuan said: "The whereabouts of the second senior uncle Yan is uncertain, and the master once sent two senior brothers, three senior brothers, and four senior brothers. , went to Heshuo, Jiangnan, and Yungui to search, but they couldn't find it. Did Uncle Qi hear from Second Uncle Yan?" Qi Changfa sighed, and said: "Among the three of our senior brothers, the second senior brother has the strongest martial arts. If it is said that he has practiced the 'Liancheng Swordsmanship', I still have three points of confidence. Your master, hehe, I I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" He grabbed the jug with his left hand and poured a bowl full of wine. He held the wine bowl in his right hand, but it was inconvenient to drink. Suddenly he said loudly: "Okay! The sixteenth day of next month. I will come to Jingzhou to pay respects to your master's birthday. I'll see Look at how his 'Liancheng swordsmanship' is practiced." He slapped the wine bowl heavily on the table, and spilled half of the bowl of wine, splashing the table and the front of his clothes with wine.
"Daddy, you sold the rhubarb, what will we pay for plowing next year?" "We'll talk about it in the next year or next year, how can we care so much?" "Father, aren't we doing well here? What are we going to do in Jingzhou? Why is Uncle Wan celebrating his birthday and selling rhubarb for money, I say it's not worth it." "Daddy promised Bu Yuan that he must go. How can a man go back on his word? He brought you and Ah Yun to a big place to see the world. Don't be a countryman all your life." "What's wrong with being a countryman? I don't want to see the world. I raised rhubarb since I was a child. I took it to graze and brought it home. Daddy, look at the rhubarb crying, it refused go." "Silly girl! Cows are beasts, what do you know? Let go." "I won't let it go. They bought rhubarb, and if they want to slaughter it and eat it, I'm not willing." "It won't be slaughtered. They bought it to plow the fields." "What did Butcher Wang come to tell you yesterday? You must have bought rhubarb to kill. You lied to me, you lied to me. Look, rhubarb is crying. Rhubarb, rhubarb, I won't let you go. Brother Yun, brother Yun! Come quickly, Daddy is going to sell rhubarb..." "Ah Fang! Daddy is also reluctant to part with rhubarb. But if we go to someone's birthday with empty hands, is that okay? The three of us are all in tatters, and we have to sew three new sets of clothes, so as not to be looked down upon by others." "Didn't Uncle Wan give you new clothes and a new hat? You look very good wearing them." "Hey, the weather is so hot, how can the old sheepskin robe be carried on your back? Besides, your uncle boasted that you have mastered the 'Liancheng swordsmanship'. I just don't believe it. I have to see it with my own eyes. Good boy, let go .” "Rhubarb, if someone wants to kill you, just hit him with your horn and escape by yourself, no! They will come after you, you run far away, into the mountains..."
Half a month later, Qi Changfa brought his apprentice Di Yun and daughter Qi Fang to Jingzhou.All three of them wore new clothes. When they first came to Dacheng, they were rustic, and they were all a little guilty and timid, and at a loss what to do.Inquire about the residence of "Five Cloud Hands" Wan Zhenshan.A passer-by said, "Do you even need to ask about the home of the old hero? It's the biggest house over there." As soon as Di Yun and Qi Fang walked up to the Wanjia mansion, seeing the grandeur of the high walls, rich doors, and hanging lanterns and festoons, they murmured to themselves.Qi Fang tightly grabbed her father's sleeve.Qi Changfa was about to ask the doorman, when he saw Bu Yuan coming out of the door, he was overjoyed and called out, "Nephew Bu Xian, I'm here." Bu Yuan hurriedly greeted him and said happily, "Junior Uncle Qi has arrived. Hello, Junior Brother Di and Junior Sister. Master is thinking about the Uncle. These days he keeps saying, 'Why isn't Junior Brother Qi here yet?' Please go!" Qi Changfa and the other three entered the gate, and the drummer blew the welcome music.Di Yun was taken aback by the sudden sound of the suona. In the hall, a burly old man was dealing with the guests.Qi Changfa shouted: "Master brother, I'm coming!" The old man was startled, as if he didn't recognize him, and was stunned for a while, then he rushed out with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Third brother, you are so old!" Very well, I hardly recognize you!" The brothers were about to hold hands to talk about the past, when suddenly they smelled a strange smell, and then heard a voice like a broken gong shout: "Wan Zhenshan, you owed me a penny ten years ago, should you pay it back today?" Qi Changfa turned his head, and saw a person at the entrance of the hall lift a wooden bucket, raised his hands, the bucket was full of excrement, and rushed towards him and Wan Zhenshan. Qi Changfa saw his daughter and apprentice standing behind him, and if he dodged sideways, the bucket of feces would have splashed on his daughter. He reacted very quickly, grabbed the robe with both hands, and the movement collapsed, and there was a quick and soft pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat The button snapped off, the left hand grasped the front of the skirt and flung it outwards, the robe had already left the body, the inner strength pierced through, a robe was blowing like a sail, pocketing all the splashed dung and water.As soon as he gave it away, the dung-filled robe flew towards the person who came. The man threw the dung bucket and jumped aside.Bang, clap, dung buckets and robes hit the ground one after another, filling the hall with a stench. I saw that man full of cheeks and beard, burly and majestic standing on the ground, he laughed and said: "Wan Zhenshan, my brother came all the way to pay your respects to you on your birthday, if you don't have any presents, I will give you ten thousand taels of gold, congratulations You are full of gold and jade!" Wan Zhenshan's eight disciples were all furious when they saw that this person had come to make trouble and pollute the brightly lit birthday hall.Eight people rushed forward, trying to grab him and beat him to death. Wan Zhenshan shouted: "Stop all of them." The eight disciples immediately stopped.The second disciple Zhou Qi yelled at the big man: "Fuck your grandma Xiong, what are you? Hand Wanjia is amazing." Wan Zhenshan had already recognized the origin of this bearded man, and said: "I don't know who it is, it turns out that the Lord Lu Dazhai of Taihang Mountain has arrived. Master Lu Dazhai has made a lot of money in the past few years, and his house is full of gold ten thousand taels." It’s not over, I still have a lot of these with me.” When the guests heard the seven words "Lord Lu Dazhai of Taihang Mountain", many people whispered among themselves: "It turns out that it is Lu Tong from Taihang Mountain. I don't know how he made a relationship with Mr. Wan." A very powerful figure in the underworld in the province, with Liuhe knife Liuhe boxing, he is well-known in the north and south of the Yellow River." "If you don't come if you are kind, you will come if you are not kind! There will be a lot of excitement today." Lu Tong sneered, and said: "Ten years ago, my brother committed a crime in Taiyuan Mansion. Someone secretly tipped off the news and ruined our business. It doesn't matter, but my brother Lu Wei was so tired that he fell into the hands of the eagle's claws. Died unexpectedly. It wasn't until three years ago that I found out that you, Wan Zhenshan, did something good. How do you end this matter?" Wan Zhenshan said: "That's right. That's my surname Wan's whistleblower. It's okay to eat in the rivers and lakes and do business without money. But your brother Lu Wei raped a young girl and killed four people in a row. This is outrageous and unreasonable." If my surname Wan encounters this matter, I can’t ignore it.” When everyone heard this, they all yelled loudly: "You don't have to be ashamed to do this kind of evil thing!" Lu Tong suddenly took a stride, rushed from the courtyard to the front of the hall, crossed his arms, and hit the pillars.After several consecutive blows, there was a click, and a thin pillar with the mouth of a bowl was broken in two. The roof tiles fell one after another, and smoke and dust filled the front of the hall in the courtyard.Many people fled the hall.When everyone saw him showing his iron arm skills, they all felt awe-inspiring, and they all thought: "If you give him such a sweeping arm, how can you survive?" Lu Tong turned around and jumped back to the courtyard, shouting loudly: "Wan Zhenshan, you are really chivalrous, you should come out to fight injustice with open swords and spears, I am convinced that you are a hero. Why did you secretly ventilate to the government? Why did you swallow The six thousand taels of silver that my brother already got? Damn, you are despicable and shameless! If you have the guts, come and fight to the death!" Wan Zhenshan sneered and said: "Master Lu Dazhai, I haven't seen you for ten years, and your kung fu has really improved a lot. It's a pity that people like you, the stronger your kung fu, the more you harm people. Even though the surname Wan is old, I had to come here to learn Learn." Said and walked out slowly. All of a sudden, a thick-eyed young man jumped out from the crowd, quietly approached him, turned his arms around Lu Tong's arms, and shouted loudly: "You dirty my master!" Hurry up and pay for my new clothes!" It was Qi Changfa's disciple Di Yun. Lu Tong shook his arms, trying to shake the young man away, but Di Yun's arms were hooked desperately and he couldn't break free.Lu Tong's iron arm skill needs to be swept and struck directly to display its power, but he was hooked by him unexpectedly, and he couldn't use all the strength in his arm.In a rage, he swung his right knee and hit Di Yun's lower abdomen, shouting: "Let go!" Di Yun felt the pain and relaxed his arm.Lu Tong made a move of "The Wind and Cloud Suddenly Rises", broke free from his arms, and punched out with a loud punch, which is exactly a move in the "Liuhe Quan", "Oolong Exploring the Sea". Di Yun hurried to get out of the way, and shouted: "I won't fight with you. My master's new robe cost three taels of silver to sew. We sold the big-gu ox rhubarb and only sewed three sets of clothes. Today's first! The second upper body..." Lu Tong said angrily: "Boy, what nonsense are you talking about?" Di Yun rushed up three steps and shouted: "You pay for it quickly!" The beloved Dagu Niu sewed three new sets of clothes, and when he put them on for the first time, they were ruined. How can he not feel deeply regretful?He didn't care about any conflicts between Lu Tong and Wan Zhenshan, Master must pay for this robe anyway. Wan Zhenshan said: "Nephew Di Xian, step down, and I will pay for your master's robe." Di Yun said: "If you want him to pay, if he leaves and you don't accept it, then it will be bad." Then he twisted Lu Tong's lapel again.With a flash, Lu Tong punched Di Yun in the chest, causing him to sway and nearly fall.Wan Zhenshan shouted: "Nephew Di Xian, step down!" His tone was quite serious. Di Yun's eyes turned red, and he shouted: "Isn't it unreasonable for you to beat someone without paying for your clothes?" Lu Tong laughed and said, "What if I beat you bastard?" Di Yun said, "I'll beat you too!" With a setback, the left palm splits obliquely, and the right palm has pierced through the bottom of the left palm.Lu Tong used the "Tiger Fighting Stance", sitting on his left leg and flying out with his right fist. As soon as the two joined hands, more than ten moves were dismantled in an instant. Di Yun practiced martial arts with Qi Changfa since he was a child, and compared swords with his junior sister, and never stopped for a day.Although Lu Tong is a big bandit in Jinzhong and a well-known figure in the underworld, he couldn't beat him for a while. He tried to use the iron arm a few times, but he cleverly avoided him, and punched him twice on the shoulder. The flesh is thick and strong, and there is no injury. After a few moves, Lu Tong became anxious, suddenly his boxing style changed, from "Liuhequan" to "Chijirilianquan".This boxing method is also one of the "Liuhequan", but it is mixed with monkey boxing, which pays attention to cuddling, hitting, rising, sealing, kicking, pooling, sweeping, and hanging, plus "cat running, dog dodging, rabbit rolling, eagle flipping". , Pine nut spirit, fine chest, kite turning over, stomping feet" eight styles, the style is in the middle of the style, and it is changeable.Di Yun had never seen this kind of boxing before, and panicked, he kicked him twice on his left leg. Wan Zhenshan saw that he was not an opponent, and shouted: "Nephew Di Xian, step down, you can't beat him." Di Yun yelled: "If you can't beat him, you have to beat him." With a bang, Lu Tong punched him in the chest again. Qi Fang was watching from the sidelines, worried about her senior brother all the time, at this moment she couldn't help calling: "Senior brother, don't beat him anymore, let Master Wan send him away." But Di Yun threw his arms straight up and down, rushing forward regardless of his life , kept yelling: "I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you." With a bang, he was punched in the nose again, and blood was dripping immediately. Wan Zhenshan frowned, and said to Qi Changfa: "Junior brother, he won't listen to me, you tell him to come down!" Qi Changfa snorted, and said, "Let him suffer a little bit, and let me go fight later!" This flower picker." At this moment, a disheveled old beggar walked in outside the gate, holding a broken bowl in his left hand, leaning on a bamboo stick in his right, and shouted hoarsely: "The old man is having a wedding today, and he will give the old man a bowl of cold rice. " Everyone was engrossed in watching Lu Tong fight with Di Yun, no one paid any attention to it, the beggar groaned, "Oh, I'm starving to death, I'm starving to death." Suddenly his left foot stepped on the excrement on the ground, and his foot He leaned over and fell down, shouting: "Ah, I fell to my death!" The broken bowl and bamboo stick in my hand fell out at the same time.What a coincidence.The broken bowl happened to be thrown on the "Zhitang Point" on Lu Tong's back, but the end of the bamboo stick touched the "Ququan Point" on Lu Tong's knee. Lu Tong's knees went limp, and his left foot fell to his knees. At the same time, his whole body was numb, as if he had collapsed suddenly.Di Yun threw out both fists, and with two bang bangs, he sent Lu Tong's huge body flying. With a slap, stinky water splashed and fell into the excrement he brought. This turn of events was beyond everyone's expectations, and Lu Tong got up in a panic, and sprinted out with his head in his arms.All the congratulators laughed and shouted in unison: "Hold him, hold him!" "Don't let this thief get away." Di Yun yelled to himself: "Repay my master's robe." When he was about to drive out, he suddenly felt his left arm was held by someone, and he couldn't move. Looking sideways, it was the master.Qi Changfa said: "You are lucky to win, what are you chasing?" Qi Fang took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off Di Yun's face.As soon as Di Yun lowered his head, he saw that the front of his new shirt was dripping with blood. He couldn't help but panic and said, "Oops, Oops! I... my new clothes are also stained." I saw the old beggar staggering out of the gate, muttering to himself: "I didn't ask for food, but I lost a rice bowl." Di Yun knew that he had won just now, and it was all because of the beggar's accidental fall that he took out twenty dollars from his pocket. A big piece of money, which the master gave him as pocket money when he came to the city, was chased out and stuffed in his hand.The old beggar said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you."
That night Wan Zhenshan held a large banquet to entertain the guests who came to celebrate his birthday.He is a great gentleman in Jingzhou, and in the birthday hall hangs the birthday scrolls sent by Ling Zhifu of Jingzhou Prefecture and Shangzhi County of Jiangling County, which are shining golden and very beautiful. At the banquet, everyone was talking about this interesting incident during the day, everyone said that Di Yun was lucky, seeing that he was defeated, it just so happened that the old beggar came in and fell, which disturbed Lu Tong's mind.Everyone couldn't help but praise Di Yun for having such guts at such a young age, it was not easy to fight this famous figure in the underworld for dozens of moves.Naturally, some people also said that this is the god of longevity, Hongfu Qitian, otherwise it would be such a coincidence that the old beggar fell on his back and retreated from the powerful enemy. If Wan Zhenshan took action himself, of course he would have sent the villain away in two or three strokes, but It's not so interesting to be the driver of the birthday star. When all the guests praised Di Yun in this way, the eight disciples under Wan Zhenshan felt their faces were dull.This Lu Tong originally came for Wan Zhenshan, the disciples of the Wan sect did not make a move, but Uncle Teacher, a dumb-headed country student, forcibly stepped forward and repelled the enemy.The eight disciples were all angry in their hearts, but it was inconvenient to explode. After Wan Zhenshan personally toasted the wine, the first disciple Lu Kun, the second disciple Zhou Qi, the third disciple Wan Gui, the fourth disciple Sun Jun, the fifth disciple Bu Yuan, the sixth disciple Wu Kan, the seventh disciple Feng Tan, and the eighth disciple Shen Cheng. Come over to toast.The eight disciples of the Wan family are all named after the word "Tu". Among them, Wan Gui, the third disciple, is the only son of Wan Zhenshan. Senior brother Lu Kun and second senior brother Zhou Qi are so arrogant. Among the guests, the eight toasted famous Juren, scholars, and martial arts elders. After toasting a cup of wine to their uncle Qi Changfa, they toasted to Di Yun.Wan Gui said: "Senior Brother Di has saved my father a lot of face today, we eight brothers, each of us must respect Senior Brother Di with a big glass." Di Yun never knew how to drink, so he shook his hands and said: " I won't drink, I won't drink." Wan Gui said: "During the day, my father called three times in a row to ask Brother Di to step down, but Brother Di ignored it, and took my father's words as if he hadn't listened to them. We are toasting at the moment, but Brother Di doesn't drink it. That's a big deal for our Wan family. Look." Di Yun said in astonishment, "I...I don't have any." Qi Changfa heard that Wan Gui's tone was wrong, and said: "Yun'er, you drank." Di Yun said: "I...I...I don't know how to drink." Qi Changfa said in a deep voice: "Drink!" Di Yun had no choice but to drink one cup for each of them. After drinking eight cups in a row, his face was flushed immediately, his ears were buzzing, and his mind was confused.
That night when Di Yun went to bed, his mind was still in a daze. He only felt burning pain in his chest, shoulders, and legs, where he was punched and kicked by Lu Tong.Sleeping until midnight, in my sleep I heard someone flicking their fingers on the window, and someone kept calling: "Senior Brother Di, Di Yun, Di Yun!" Di Yun woke up in shock and asked, "Who is it?" The person outside the window said: "Little brother Wan Gui, I have something to discuss, please come out." Di Yun was stunned, got out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and pushed open the window.I saw eight people lined up outside the window, each holding a long sword in their hands, they were the eight disciples of the Wanmen. Di Yunqi said: "What do you want me to do?" Wan Gui said: "We want to learn Brother Di's sword moves." Di Yun shook his head and said: "Master has ordered you not to compete in martial arts with the brothers under Master Wan. " Wan Gui sneered and said: "It turns out that Master Qi has self-knowledge." Di Yun said angrily, "What self-knowledge?" However, the difference is not more than an inch.Di Yun only felt a chill on his cheek, he was taken aback, he hurriedly backed up, his left foot tripped on the stool, he staggered, he was very embarrassed.The eight disciples of Wanmen laughed loudly. Di Yun was furious, turned back and pulled out the long sword under the pillow, and jumped out of the window. Seeing that the eight disciples of Wanmen had unkind faces, he couldn't help muttering to himself. At odds with the disciples of Shibomen, he said, "What do you want?" Wan Gui made a false strike with his long sword, buzzing in the air, and said: "Senior Brother Di, you are acting brave today, and you only think that everyone in my Wan family in Jingzhou has died, right? A skill comparable to your brother Di?" Di Yun shook his head and said, "That man soiled my master's clothes, so I will naturally ask him to pay for it. What does that have to do with you?" Wan Gui shook his head and said: "You became famous before all the guests, and you showed your big face, but you made all eight of my senior brothers feel ashamed. Don't talk about messing around in the rivers and lakes, even in Jingzhou City, we Senior brother has no place to stand. Isn’t what you did today was too much?” Di Yun said in astonishment, “I... I don’t know.” Lu Kun, the disciple of Wanmen, said: "Third Junior Brother, this kid is pretending to be a fool, what are you talking about with him? Measure him up." Wan Gui held out his long sword and pointed it at Di Yun's left shoulder.Di Yun knew that this sword move was a false move, he didn't move his body, and he didn't extend his sword to block it.Wan Gui withdrew his slanted sword, and was even more annoyed that he saw through the sword move, and said: "Okay, you don't bother to fight with me!" Di Yun said: "Master has ordered, you must not compete with the disciples of the uncle .” With a sudden snort, Wan Gui's long sword stabbed out, piercing a long seam on the sleeve of his right hand. Di Yun loved this new clothes very much, he punctured it for no reason, couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted: "You punctured my clothes, I want you to pay for it." Wan Gui smiled coldly, thrust his sword and stabbed to his left sleeve.Di Yun slashed his sword obliquely, and with a "dang" sound, he blocked his sword, and took advantage of the momentum to fight back.As soon as the two of them met each other, they fought faster and faster.The sword techniques the two of them had learned were in the same line, after fighting for more than ten moves, Di Yun was so excited that he stabbed at Wan Gui's vital point with a single strike. Zhou Qi shouted: "Hey! Is this kid really wanting someone's life? Third Junior Brother, please don't be merciful." Di Yun was startled, and thought to himself: "If I accidentally stab him, that would be bad." The attack slowed down.Wan Gui also said that his swordsmanship was not as good as his own, and his sword moves were continuous and fierce.Di Yun backed up again and again, and shouted: "I won't fight you for real. What are you doing?" Wan Gui said: "What are you doing? I want to stab you a few transparent holes!" Chi slammed the sword.Stepping into the palace and stabbing straight, Di Yun slanted to the left side, seeing a flaw in his right shoulder, the long sword was turned upside down, if this sword cut straight, Wan Gui's shoulder would have been seriously injured, Di Yun turned his wrist slightly, The blade turned flat, and with a slap, it slapped him on the shoulder. He only thought that this time the victory has been decided, Wan Gui should retreat in the face of difficulties, he usually competes swords with his junior sister, and when he reaches this point, he will give up, but Wan Guijun blushed, instead he straightened his sword and stabbed straight.Di Yun was caught off guard, and there was a sharp pain in his left leg, and he was hit by the sword. Lu Kun, Zhou Qi and others clapped their hands and cheered, and said: "Boy, lie down!" Di Yun was already furious after being hit by the sword on his leg, but when he heard these people insulting his master, he became even more furious. He gritted his teeth, and the long sword rushed towards him like a storm. Wan Gui saw that the opponent was like a mad tiger. He couldn't help but feel timid, he was pampered and spoiled since he was a child, although he was good at swordsmanship, he had never experienced such a desperate fight before, when he was afraid, his sword moves would become disorganized. Seeing that the third senior brother was about to be defeated, Bu Yuan picked up a brick and threw it hard at Di Yun's back heart. Di Yun was engrossed in the sword fight with Wan Gui when suddenly he felt a pain in his back and was hit hard by a brick.He turned around and scolded: "Shameless, two hit one?" Bu Yuan said: "What, what did you say?" Di Yun thought in his heart: "Even if eight of you come together today, I can't disgrace Master." Regardless of the pain in his legs and back, he stabbed at Wan Gui with a single sword.At this time, his sword moves were no longer in order, full of flaws, but although there were many loopholes, his momentum was strong, Wan Gui was embarrassed and did not dare to attack. Bu Yuan winked at Wu Kan, the sixth junior brother, and said, "Third senior brother is very good at swordsmanship, this kid can't hold back, if he is killed, Martial Uncle Qi won't look good, let's go forward and raid!" Wu Kan Understanding, nodded and said: "That's right. Let's be careful, don't let the third senior brother hurt people with his sword." The two of them, one left and one right, swished two swords, and stabbed Di Yun's flank together. Di Yun's swordsmanship was not much better than Wan Gui's in the first place, and it was all thanks to his aggressive attack that he gained the upper hand.Bu Yuan and Wu Kan stepped forward to attack in a pinch, he fought three against one, he was flustered immediately, with a sound of brushing, he was hit by the sword again on his left leg.This sword wound was serious, he couldn't stand anymore, and he sat down, but the long sword in his hand didn't fall off, and he still couldn't block the sword strokes of the three of them.Lu Kun snorted coldly, grabbed his right foot and flew out, kicking his wrist. Di Yun couldn't hold it, the long sword flew out of his hand, and fell into the bushes.Wan Gui's long sword came straight out, and the tip of the sword touched his throat.Bu Yuan and Wu Kan laughed and jumped back. Wan Gui smugly smiled and said: "Country man, are you convinced?" Di Yun shouted: "You ass! You four hit me one, what kind of a man are you?" Wan Gui slightly moved the tip of his sword forward, The soft flesh stuck in his throat for a few minutes, and he shouted: "How dare you speak hard! I will use a little more force, and I will cut your throat immediately." Di Yun scolded: "You work hard, and you will cut my throat if you have the guts The one who doesn't exert force is the bastard tortoise." Wan Gui's eyes were fierce, and his left foot came out, kicking him hard in the stomach, cursing: "Smelly thief, is your mouth still hard?" This kick only made Di Yun's internal organs seem to be turned upside down, and he almost moaned, but he gritted his teeth and held back, cursing: "Smelly bastard, bastard!" Wan Gui kicked again, this time kicking on him face door.Di Yun felt that the golden stars were popping up in front of his eyes, he was about to faint, and he wanted to open his mouth to curse again, but he couldn't make a sound. Wan Gui sneered and said, "I'll forgive you today. You should cry to Master and Junior Sister, saying that we are so numerous that we beat you! I expect you, pussy bastard, to cry." Di Yun said angrily, "Cry What? The big man takes revenge, and he has to do it alone." Wan Gui was about to ask him to say this, and he provoked him even more: "Leave some marks on your face, so that you can teach your master to ask." He kicked heavily in the left eye and right face.Half of Di Yun's face was swollen immediately, and his left tear was blurred. Bu Yuan clapped his hands and laughed, "Hey, man is crying! The hero has turned into a bear!" Di Yun was so angry that his stomach was going to explode, he thought that if you come to my master's house, I will treat you well, buy wine and kill chickens, how can I feel sorry for you, but at this moment I have hurt me so much. Wan Gui said: "You can't beat me, why don't you go and cry to my father, and ask my father to punish me and show this bird air on your behalf." Wuwuwu, Master Wan, your eight disciples beat me to the ground在地下喊哭求饶。呜呜呜，万师伯，你不主持公道吗？'”狄云道：“你这种没骨头的胚子，才向大人哭诉！” 万圭和鲁坤、卜垣相视一笑，心想今日的闷气已出，当即回剑入鞘，说道：“好小子！你有种的明天再来打过，少爷可要失陪了！”八个人嘻嘻哈哈的扬长而去。
狄云瞧着这八个人的背影，心中又是气恼，又是不解，自忖：“我既没得罪他们，更没得罪他们师父，为甚么平白无端的来打我一顿？难道城里人都这般蛮不讲理么？”勉强支撑着站起身来，头脑一晕，又坐倒在地。 忽听得身后一人唉声叹气的说道：“唉，打不过人家，就该磕头求饶啊，这么白白地挨了一顿揍，这不冤么？”狄云怒道：“宁可给人家打死，也不磕头！”回过头来，只见一人弓身曲背，拖着鞋皮，慢吞吞的走来，但见他蓬头垢面，便是日间所见的那个老丐。 那老丐道：“唉，人老了，背上风湿痛得厉害。小伙子，你给我背上捶捶。”狄云正一肚子火，哼了一声，没去理他。那老丐叹道：“谁教我绝子绝孙，人到老来，没一个亲人照顾，哎唷，哎唷……”撑着竹棒，一步步的走远。 狄云见那老丐背影颤抖得厉害，自己刚给人狠狠打了一顿，不由得起了同病相怜之心，叫道：“喂，我这里还有几十文钱，你拿去买馒头吃罢！” 那老丐一步步的挨了回来，接过铜钱，说道：“我背上风湿痛得厉害，你给我捶捶！”狄云道：“好，我包了腿上的伤口再说。”那老丐道：“你就只顾自己，不顾人家，算甚么英雄好汉？”狄云给他一激，便道：“好！我给你捶！”坐倒在地，伸拳给他捶背。 捶得两拳，那老丐道：“好舒服，好舒服，再用力些！”狄云加了些力道。那老丐道：“可惜力道太轻。”狄云又加重了些。老丐道：“唉，不中用的小伙子啊，挨了一顿揍，便死样活气，连给老人家捶捶背的力道也没有了。你这种人活在世上有甚么用？” 狄云怒道：“我一使力气，只怕打断了你的老骨头。”老丐笑道：“你要是打得断我的老骨头，就不会躺在地下又给人家踢、又给人家揍了。”狄云大怒，手上加力，那老丐道：“嗯，这样才有些意思，不过还是太轻。”狄云砰的一拳，使劲击出。老丐笑道：“太轻，太轻，不管用。” 狄云道：“老头儿，你别开玩笑，我可不想打伤你。”那老丐冷笑道：“凭你也打得伤我？你使足全力，打我一拳试试。” 狄云右臂运动，待要挥拳往他背上击去，月光下见到他老态龙钟的模样，心中一软，放松了劲力，说道：“谁来跟你一般见识！”轻轻在他背上捶了一下。 突然之间，只觉腰间给人一托一摔，身子便如腾云驾雾般飞了起来，砰的一声，摔入草丛之中，只跌得头晕眼花，老半天才爬起身。他慢慢挣扎着站起，并不发怒，只是说不出的惊奇，怔怔的瞧着老丐，道：“是你……是你摔我的么？” 那老丐道：“这里还有别人没有？不是我还有谁？”狄云道：“你用甚么法子摔我的？”那老丐道：“举头望明月，低头思故乡。”狄云奇道：“这是师父教我的剑法啊，你……你怎知道？”那老丐道：“拳招剑法，都是一样。再说，你师父也没教对。” 狄云怒道：“我师父教得怎么不对了？凭你这老叫化也敢说我师父的不是？”那老丐道：“要是你师父教得对了，为甚么你打不过人家？”狄云道：“他们三四个打我一个，我自然打不过，若是一个对一个，你瞧我输不输？”那老丐笑道：“哈哈，打架嘛，讲甚么一个打一个？你要单打独斗，人家不干，那怎么办？要不是跪下磕头，就得认命挨打。一个人打得赢十个八个，那才是好汉子。”狄云心想这话倒也不错，说道：“他们是我师伯的弟子，剑法跟我差不多，我一个怎斗得过他们八个？” 那老丐道：“我教你几手功夫，让你一个打赢他们八个，你学不学？” 狄云大喜，道：“我学，我学！”但转念一想，世上未必有这种本领，而这年纪老迈的乞丐更加不似身有上乘武功之人，正自踌躇不定，突然背心给人一抓，身子又飞了起来，这次在空中身不由主的连翻了两个筋斗，飞得高，落下来时跌得更重，手臂在地下一撑，关节险些折断，爬起身来时，痛得话也说不出来，心中却是欢喜无比，叫道：“老……老伯伯，我……我跟你学。” 那老丐道：“我今天教你几招，明儿晚上，你再跟他们到这里来打过，你敢不敢？” 狄云心想：“你武功虽高，我在一天之内又如何学得会？”但想到要跟万圭、鲁坤这干人再打，不由得豪气勃发，说道：“我敢！最多再挨一顿揍，有甚么大不了！” 那老丐左手倏出，抓住他后颈，将他重重往地下一掷，骂道：“臭小子，我既教了你武功，你怎么还会挨他们的揍？你信不过我么？”狄云虽然摔得甚痛，心中只有更加欢喜，忙道：“对，对！是我说错了，请你老人家快教罢！” 那老丐道：“你把学过的剑法使给我瞧，一面使，一面念剑招的名称！” 狄云应道：“是！”见腿上伤处不断流血，便草草裹好伤口，到草丛中找到自己长剑，依着师父所授，一招招的使动，口中念着剑招名称，到后来越使越顺，嘴里也越念越快。 他正练到酣处，忽听那老丐哈哈大笑，不禁愕然收剑，问道：“我练得不对么？”那老丐不答，兀自捧住肚子，笑弯了腰，站不直身子。狄云微有怒意，道：“就算我练得不对，也没甚么好笑。” 那老丐突然止笑，叹道：“戚长发啊戚长发，你这一番狠劲，当真了得。”摇了摇头，道：“把剑给我。”狄云倒转剑柄，递了过去。那老丐接过长剑，轻轻念道：“孤鸿海上来，池潢不敢顾。”将长剑舞了开来。他一剑在手，霎时之间便如换了一个人一般，身形沉稳，剑势飘逸，哪里还是适才这般龙钟委琐？ 狄云看了几招，忽有所悟，说道：“老伯，日里我跟那吕通相斗，是你故意掷那饭碗帮我的么？”那老丐怒道：“那还用说？六合手吕通的武功比你傻小子强得太多。凭你这点儿道行，真能打发他了？” 他一面说，一面继续使剑。狄云听他所念口诀和师父所授并无分别，只字音偶有差异，但剑招却大不相同，越看越感奇怪。 那老丐左手捏个剑诀，右手长剑陡然递出，猛地里剑交左手，右手反过来拍的一声，重重打了他一个耳光。狄云吓了一跳，抚着面颊怒道：“你……你为甚么打人？”老丐笑道：“我教你剑招，你却在胡思乱想，这不该打么？” 狄云心想原是自己的不是，当即心平气和，说道：“不错，是我不好。我瞧你说的招数跟我师父一样，剑法可全然不同，觉得很是奇怪。” 那老丐问道：“是你师父教的好，还是我使的好？”狄云摇头道：“我不知道。”老丐将长剑抛还给他，道：“咱们比划比划。”狄云道：“我本事跟你老人家差得太远，比你不过。”老丐冷笑道：“嘿，傻小子还没傻得到家。这样罢，咱们只比招式，不比功力。”手中竹棒一抖，以棒作剑，向狄云刺来。狄云横剑挡格，见老丐竹棒停滞不前，当即振剑反刺。哪知他剑尖只一抖间，老丐的竹棒如毒蛇暴起，向前一探，已点中了他肩头。 狄云心悦诚服，大叫：“妙极，妙极。”横剑前削。那老丐翻过竹棒，平靠他剑身，狄云运劲反推，那老丐的竹棒连转几个圈子，将他劲力全引到了相反的方向。狄云拿捏不住，长剑脱手飞出。他呆了一呆，说道：“老伯，你的剑招真高。” 那老丐竹棒一伸，搭住空中落下的长剑，棒端如有胶水，竟将长剑粘了回来，说道：“你师父一身好武功，就只教了你这些吗？嘿嘿，希奇古怪。”摇摇头又道：“你门中这套'唐诗剑法'，每一招都是从一句唐诗中化出来的……” 狄云道：“甚么'唐诗剑法'？师父说是'躺尸剑法'，几剑出去，敌人便躺下变成了尸首。” 那老丐嘿嘿笑了几声，说道：“是'唐诗'不是'躺尸'！你师父跟你说是'躺尸'吗？可笑，可笑！这两招'孤鸿海上来，池潢不敢顾'，是说一只孤孤单单的鸿鸟，从海上飞来，见到陆地上的小小池沼，并不栖息。这两句诗是唐朝的宰相张九龄做的，他比拟自己身份清高，不喜跟人争权夺利。将之化成剑法，顾盼之际要有一股飘逸自豪的气息。他所谓'不敢顾'，是'不屑瞧它一眼'的意思。你师父却教你读作甚么'哥翁喊上来，是横不敢过'，结果前一句变成大声疾呼，后一句成为畏首畏尾。剑法的原意是荡然无存了。你师父当真了不起，'铁锁横江'，教徒弟这样教法，嘿嘿，厉害，厉害！”说着连连冷笑。 狄云怔怔的听着，听得他话中咬文嚼字，虽然不大懂，却也知他说得很对，狄云向来敬爱师父，听他将师父说得一无是处，到后来更肆意讥嘲，心下难过，忽地转身，说道：“我要去睡了！不学了。” 那老丐奇道：“为甚么？我说得不对么？”狄云道：“你或许说得很对。但你说我师父的不是，我宁可不学。我师父是庄稼人，不识字，不懂你说的那一套也是有的……”那老丐笑道：“你师父不识字？哈哈，这可奇了。”狄云气愤愤的道：“庄稼人不识字，有甚么好笑？”那老丐哈哈一笑，伸手抚他头顶，道：“很好，很好！你这小子心地厚道，我就是喜欢你这种人。我向你认错，从此不再说你师父半句不是，行不行？”狄云转怒为喜，笑道：“你只要不说我师父，我向你磕头也成。”说着跪倒在地，咚咚咚的磕了几个响头。 那老丐笑吟吟的受了他这几拜，随即解释剑招，如何“忽听喷惊风，连山石布逃”，其实是“俯听闻惊风，连山若波涛”；如何“落泥招大姐，马命风小小”，乃是“落日照大旗，马鸣风萧萧”。在湘西土音中，这“泥”字和“日”字却也差不多。那老丐言语之中，当真再也不提戚长发半句，单是纠正狄云剑法中的错失。 那老丐道：“你剑法中莫名其妙的东西太多，一时也说不完。我教你三招功夫，明儿你再跟这八个不成器的小子打过，用心记住了。” 狄云精神一振，用心瞧那老丐使竹棒比划。第一招是“刺肩式”，敌人若是一味防守，那是永远刺他不着，但只要一出剑相攻，立时便可后发先至，刺中他的眉头。第二招“耳光式”，便是那老丐适才剑交左手、右手反打他耳光的这一招。这一招古怪无比，就算敌人明知自己要剑交左手，反手打他耳光，但闪左打左，闪右打右，越是闪避，越打得重。第三招是“去剑式”，适才老丐用竹棒令他长剑脱手，便是这一招。 这三记招式，那老丐都曾在狄云身上用过，本来各有一个典雅的唐诗名称。但那老丐知道他西瓜大的字识不上几担，教他诗句，徒乱心神，于是改用了三个一听便懂的名称。 狄云并不如何聪明，性子却极坚毅。这三招足足学了一个多时辰，方始纯熟。 那老丐笑道：“好啦！你得答应我一件事，今晚我教你剑法之事，不得跟谁说起，连你师父和师妹也不能说。否则……”狄云敬师如父，对这位娇憨美貌的师妹又是私恋已久，说有甚么事要瞒住师父、师妹，那可比甚么都难，一时踌躇不答。 那老丐叹道：“此中缘由，一时不便细说，你若泄露了今晚之事，我性命难保，定要死在五云手万震山的剑底。”狄云吃了一惊，奇道：“老伯伯，你武功这么高强，怎会怕我师伯？”那老丐不答，扬长便去，说道：“你是否有心害我，那全瞧你自己了。” 狄云忙追了上去，说道：“我多谢老伯伯还来不及，怎会害你性命？我要是泄漏一字半句，教我天诛地灭。”那老丐叹了口气，足不停步的走了。 狄云呆了一阵，忽然想起没问那老丐的姓名，叫道：“老伯伯，老伯伯！”但那老丐没入树丛之中，已然影踪不见了。
次日清晨，戚长发见狄云目青鼻肿，好生奇怪，问道：“跟谁打架了，怎么伤成这个样子？”狄云不善说谎，支吾难答。戚芳笑道：“还不是昨天给那个甚么大盗吕通打的么？”戚长发决计想不到昨晚之事，也不再问。 戚芳拉了拉狄云的衣襟，两人从边门出去，来到一口井边，见四下无人，便在井栏圈上坐了下来。戚芳问道：“师哥，你昨晚跟谁打架了？”狄云嗫嚅未答。戚芳道：“你不用瞒我，昨天你跟吕通相斗，他一拳一脚打在你身上甚么地方，我全瞧得清清楚楚，他可没打中你的眼睛。”狄云料知瞒她不过，心想：“我只要不说那老伯伯的事，就不要紧。”于是将万门八弟子如何半夜里前来寻衅、如何比剑、如何落败受辱的事一一都说了。 戚芳越听越怒，一张俏脸涨得通红，气愤愤的道：“他们八个人打你一个，算甚么好汉？”狄云道：“倒不是八个人一齐出手，是三四个打我一个。”戚芳怒道：“哼，他们三四个联手打你，已经赢了，其余的就不必动手。倘若三四个打不过，还不是五六个、七八个一起下场。”狄云点头道：“那多半会这样。” 戚芳霍地站起，道：“咱们跟爹爹说去，教万震山评评这个理看。”她盛怒之下，连“万师伯”也不称了，竟是直呼其名。 狄云忙道：“不，我打架打输了，向师父诉苦，那不是教人瞧不起吗？” 戚芳哼了一声，见他衣衫破损甚多，心下痛惜，从怀中取出针线包，就在他身上缝补。她头发擦在狄云下巴，狄云只觉痒痒的，鼻中闻到她少女的淡淡肌肤之香，不由得心神荡漾，低声道：“师妹！”戚芳道：“空心菜，别说话！别让人冤枉你作贼。” 江南三湘一带民间迷信，穿着衣衫让人缝补或钉缀钮扣之时，若是说了话，就会给人冤赖偷东西。“空心菜”却是戚芳给狄云取的绰号，笑他直肚直肠，没半点机心。
这日晚间，万震山在厅上设了筵席宴请师弟，八个门下弟子在下首相陪，十二人团团坐了一张圆桌。 酒过三巡，万震山见狄云嘴唇高高肿起，饮食不便，说道：“狄贤侄，昨儿辛苦了你，来来来，多吃一点。”挟了一只鸡腿，放在他碟中。周圻鼻中突然哼的一声。 戚芳早已满肚是火，这时再也忍耐不住，大声道：“万师伯，我师哥这些伤，不是吕通打的，是你八个高徒联手打的。”万震山和戚长发同时吃了一惊，问道：“甚么？” 万门第八弟子沈城年纪最小，却十分伶牙俐齿，抢着说道：“狄师哥打赢了吕通，说师父你老人家胆小怕事，不敢和吕通动手，全靠他狄师哥出马，才赶走了他，没让你老人家出丑。我们气不过……”万震山脸上变色，但随即笑道：“是啊，这原是全仗狄贤侄替我们挽回了颜面。”沈城道：“万师哥听他口出狂言，实在气不过，这才约狄师哥比剑，好像是万师哥占了先。” 狄云怒道：“你……你胡说八道……我……我几时……”他本就不善言辞，听得沈城撒谎诬蔑，又急又怒之下，更是结结巴巴的说不出话来。 万震山道：“怎么是圭儿像占了先？”沈城道：“昨晚万师哥和狄师哥怎么比剑，我们都没瞧见。今天早晨万师哥跟大伙说起，好像是万师哥用一招……用一招……”他转头问万圭道：“万师哥，你用一招甚么招数胜了狄师哥的？”万圭道：“是'长安一片月，万户擣衣声'！”他二人一搭一挡，将“八人联手”之事推了个一干二净。万圭怎样胜了狄云，旁人见都没见到，自然谈不上联手相攻了。沈城不过十五六岁年纪，一副天真烂漫的样子，谁都不信他会撒谎。 万震山点了点头，道：“原来如此。” 戚长发气得满脸通红，伸手一拍桌子，喝道：“云儿，我千叮万嘱，叫你不可和万师伯门下众师兄失了和气，怎地打起架来了。” 狄云听得连师父也信了沈城的话，只气得浑身发抖，道：“师父……我……我……我没有……”戚长发劈头劈脸一记耳光打了过去，喝道：“做错了事，还要抵赖！”狄云不敢闪避，戚长发这一掌打得好重，狄云脸颊本就青肿，登时肿上加肿。戚芳急叫：“爹，你也不问问清楚。” 狄云狂怒之下，牛脾气发作，突然纵身跳起，抢过放在身后几上的长剑，拔剑出鞘，跃在厅心，叫道：“师父，这万……万圭说打败了我，教他再打打看。”戚长发大怒，喝道：“你回不回来？”离座出去，又要挥拳殴击。戚芳一把拉住，叫道：“爹爹！” 狄云大叫：“你们八个人再来打我，有种的就一齐来。哪一个不来，便是乌龟儿子狗杂种。”他急怒之下，口不择言，乱骂起来。 万震山眉头一皱，说道：“既是如此，你们去领教领教狄师哥的剑法也是好的。” 八名弟子巴不得师父有这句话，各人提起长剑，分占八方，将狄云围在垓心。 狄云大声叫道：“昨儿晚上是八个狗杂种打我一人，今日又是八个狗杂种……” 戚长发喝道：“云儿，你胡说些甚么？比剑就比剑，是比嘴上伶俐么？” 万震山听他左一句“狗杂种”，右一句“狗杂种”，心下也动了真怒，这八人中的万圭是他亲生儿子，狄云如此乱骂，口口声声便是骂在他的头上。他见八个弟子分站八方，隐然有分进合击之势，喝道：“狄师兄瞧不起咱们，要以一个斗八个，难道咱们自己也瞧不起自己？” 大弟子鲁坤道：“是，众位师弟退开，让我先领教狄师哥的高招。” 五弟子卜垣极工心计，昨晚见到狄云与万圭动手，这乡下佬武功不弱，这时情急拚命，大师兄未必能胜，如被他先赢得一仗，纵然再有人将他打败，也已折了万门锐气，同门中剑术以四师兄孙均为第一，最好让孙均一上手便将他打败，令他再也说嘴不得，便道：“大师哥是咱们同门表率，何必亲自出马？让四师哥教训教训他也就是了。” 鲁坤一听