Chapter 10 The Eighth Peacock Villa

The human face is itself a mask, a mask that can change with the environment and mood. ——Who can see the secret hidden in his heart from someone else's face? ——What kind of mask can be more delicate and wonderful than a human face? The more noble the status and the higher the status of the person, the mask they wear on their face is often more difficult to see through. When Ming Yuexin saw Qiu Shuiqing, she asked herself in her heart: "What kind of mask is he wearing on his face?" No matter what kind of mask it was, it was always a pleasure for the owner of Peacock Villa to come out to greet them in person.

Splendid and beautiful Peacock Ling, splendid and beautiful Peacock Villa. The emerald-green tiles shone like emeralds in the setting sun, and the white stone steps were as beautiful as white jade, passing through the high gold-like walls. This place seemed to be completely made of gold, jewels and jade. Under the cherry trees in the garden, there are several peacocks wandering, and there are mandarin ducks floating in the pool. A few girls in colorful clothes quietly stepped across the soft grass, disappeared into the depths of the flower forest, and disappeared into this colorful garden.

There is an intoxicating fragrance in the wind, as if someone is playing a flute in the distance, and the world is full of peace and tranquility. The three main gates inside and outside the village are all open, and there is no guarding gate in sight. Qiu Shuiqing was standing on the long white jade steps in front of the door, looking at Fu Hongxue quietly. He is a very conservative person, he is very conservative in what he says and does, even if he is happy in his heart, he will never show it. Seeing Fu Hongxue, he just smiled lightly and said, "I didn't expect you to come, but you came just in time!"

Fu Hongxue said, "Why exactly?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "There are still guests here tonight, and it happens that they are not vulgar visitors." Fu Hongxue said, "Who is it?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "Gong Ziyu." Fu Hongxue closed his mouth, his face was completely expressionless, and Ming Yuexin unexpectedly remained calm. Qiu Shuiqing looked at her, then at Yan Nanfei who was being carried in: "Is he your friend?" Fu Hongxue didn't admit it, nor denied it—even they themselves couldn't tell whether they were enemies or friends. Qiu Shuiqing didn't ask any more questions, just turned sideways and said, "Please, please come in!"

The two carried Yan Nanfei up the long steps, Ming Yuexin followed behind, then stopped suddenly, stared at Qiu Shuiqing, and said, "The owner didn't even ask why we came here?" Qiu Shuiqing shook his head. ——Since you are Fu Hongxue's friends, I don't need to ask; since you don't need to ask, I don't need to speak. He has never been a talkative person. Ming Yuexin refused to shut up, and said: "Even if the owner doesn't ask, I still want to say." She must say, Qiu Shuiqing will listen. Mingyue Xin said: "Firstly, we came to avoid disaster, and secondly, we came to seek medical treatment. I wonder if the owner of the villa can see his illness first?"

Qiu Shuiqing finally opened his mouth and said, "What is the disease?" Mingyue said heartily: "Heart disease." Qiu Shuiqing suddenly turned his head, stared at her, and said, "Only heart medicine can cure a heart disease!" Mingyue Xin said: "I know..." After saying these three words, Yan Nanfei who was on the stretcher suddenly jumped out like an arrow. Ming Yuexin has also made a move. One of them was standing in front of Qiu Shuiqing, and the other was behind Qiu Shuiqing. They attacked at the same time, one in front of the other, blocking all of Qiu Shuiqing's retreats!

There is no absolutely perfect martial arts move in the world, but their strike is close to perfect. No one can find their flaws, and no one can parry and dodge. In fact, no one can think that they will make a sudden attack. Their actions have undoubtedly been extremely carefully planned, and this attack has undoubtedly undergone many times of training and cooperation. So the world-renowned owner of Peacock Villa didn't even have a chance to fight back, and was restrained outside his gate. At this moment, they have tapped eight acupuncture points between the joints of his arms and legs!

Qiu Shuiqing didn't fall down because they had supported him. Although his body was stiff, his expression was still calm.Under such circumstances, there will never be more than ten people who can remain calm. As soon as Ming Yuexin succeeded in the blow, her palms were also wet. She exhaled lightly, and then continued what she said just now: "It is because I know that heart disease can only be cured by heart medicine, so we came to you." Qiu Shuiqing didn't even look at her, but just stared at Fu Hongxue coldly. Fu Hongxue was still expressionless. Qiu Shuiqing said: "Do you know why they came here?"

Fu Hongxue shook his head. Qiu Shuiqing said: "But you brought them here." Fu Hongxue said, "Because I also want to see why they came here." The two of them only spoke one sentence, and the garden, which was originally full of peace and tranquility, suddenly became full of murderous intent! The murderous aura came from the forty-nine swords. The lights and swords flashed, but the people did not move. The owner of the villa has been threatened by others, and no one dares to act rashly. Qiu Shuiqing suddenly sighed, and said, "Yan Nanfei, Yan Nanfei, how could you do such a thing?"

Yan Nanfei was surprised and said, "You already know who I am?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "The eighty miles around here are all restricted areas of Peacock Villa. As soon as you enter the restricted area, I already know the details of your origin." Yan Nanfei also sighed, and said, "It seems that Peacock Villa is really not a place where people can come and go freely." Qiu Shuiqing said: "It's because I know too much about your background that you took advantage of me." Yan Nanfei said, "Because you couldn't think of it?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "I really can't think of it."

Yan Nanfei smiled wryly, and said, "Actually, I didn't even think of it myself." Ming Yuexin hurriedly said: "He has no choice but to, he is really too sick." Qiu Shuiqing said: "I have medicine to save him?" Mingyue Xin said: "You have it, only you have it." Qiu Shuiqing said: "What kind of medicine is that?" Mingyue Xin said: "It's a secret." Qiu Shuiqing said: "Secret? What secret?" Mingyue Xin said: "The secret of Peacock Ling." Qiu Shuiqing closed his mouth. Mingyue Xin said: "This is not entirely a threat, but an exchange." Qiu Shuiqing said: "What exchange?" Mingyue Xin said: "It's also a secret, and it's also Peacock Ling's secret." Twilight is deep, lights are lit! The room is elegant and quiet, Qiu Shuiqing is undoubtedly a very tasteful and elegant person. It's a pity that his guests were not in the mood to appreciate his elegant taste. As soon as they walked in, Ming Yuexin immediately got to the point: "Actually, I also know that Kong Que Ling has been lost since the generation of your great-grandfather Qiu Fengwu." This is a secret, a secret that no one in the world knows. Qiu Shuiqing was moved for the first time, and said, "How did you know?" Mingyue Xin said: "Because Qiu Fengwu once brought a peacock picture to a person, begging him to create a peacock feather in the same way." The peacock picture itself is also a secret, that is, the structure and graphics of the peacock feathers. No one knows whether the peacock or the peacock feathers came first, but everyone believes that if there is a peacock, it can be created in the same way. Mingyue Xin said: "But this idea is wrong." Qiu Shuiqing said: "How do you know that this idea is wrong?" Mingyue Xin said: "Building mechanical hidden weapons is also a very complicated and profound knowledge." Not only do you need to have a pair of sensitive and steady hands, you also need to understand the principles of metallurgy and hidden weapons. Ming Yuexin said: "Qiu Fengwu went looking for, of course, the number one craftsman in the world at that time." Qiu Shuiqing said: "The number one craftsman in the world at that time is said to be Mrs. Xu from the Tang Sect in Central Shu." Tang Sect's hidden poison weapon has been unrivaled in the world for more than four hundred years, and it has always been passed on to daughters-in-law but not to daughters. Mrs. Xu was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Tang Sect at that time. Her embroidery skills and hidden weapon making were known as the best in the world. Mingyue Xin said: "But Mrs. Xu spent six years of painstaking efforts, even her hair turned white due to exhaustion, but she still can't create a pair of peacock feathers in the same way." Qiu Shuiqing looked at her, waiting for her to continue. Mingyue Xin took out a brilliant golden cylinder first, and then continued: "In those six years, although she also made four pairs of peacock feathers, the appearance and structure are exactly the same as those recorded in the peacock picture. , but it lacks that magical power." Qiu Shuiqing looked at the golden cylinder in her hand and said, "Is this one of them?" Mingyue Xin said: "Yes." Qiu Shuiqing said: "In recent years, there has been a person named 'Peacock' in the rivers and lakes..." Mingyue Xin said: "His peacock feather is also one of them." Qiu Shuiqing said: "You gave it to him?" Mingyue Xin said: "I didn't hand it over to him, but I just happened to let him find it." Qiu Shuiqing said: "Because you deliberately want to let people in the Jianghu know the secret that Peacock Ling has been lost." Ming Yuexin admitted. Since Peacock Ling appeared in someone else's hands, of course it is no longer in Peacock Villa. Qiu Shuiqing said: "Why did you do this?" Mingyue Xin said: "Because I have always doubted one thing." Qiu Shuiqing said: "What's the matter?" Mingyue Xin said: "Peacock Ling is the lifeblood of Peacock Villa. The past owners of Peacock Villa are all very careful and prudent people, so..." Qiu Shuiqing said: "So you still don't believe that Peacock Ling is really lost." Ming Yuexin nodded, and said: "It is said that Peacock Ling was lost in the hands of Qiu Fengwu's father, Qiu Yifeng. Qiu Yifeng is amazingly talented, how could he do such a careless thing? He said this on purpose, maybe it's just In order to test his son's ability to respond." Although her speculation is reasonable, it has been unable to prove it. Ming Yuexin said again: "That's why I revealed this secret on purpose, and let the children of the enemy's family from Peacock Villa come to the door." Qiu Shui said coldly: "No one who came can go back alive." Mingyue Xin said: "So I think my guess is not wrong, Peacock Ling must still be in your hands." Qiu Shuiqing closed his mouth again, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, but he was always staring at Ming Yuexin. Ming Yuexin added: "Qiu Fengwu didn't look for Mrs. Xu again, of course because he had found Peacock Ling." Qiu Shuiqing remained silent for a long time before slowly saying: "Maybe he shouldn't have gone to her at all." Ming Yuexin said: "But he trusts her. They were friends before Mrs. Xu married." Qiu Shuiqing sneered, and said: "There are always many people who betray their friends in this world." Ming Yuexin said: "But Mrs. Xu did not betray him. Except for the direct descendants of the head of the Tang Sect, no one else knows this secret!" The light in Qiu Shuiqing's eyes became sharper, and he said, "What about you? Who are you from the Tang family?" Ming Yuexin smiled and said: "When I told this secret, I didn't plan to keep it from you anymore." She continued slowly: "I am the eldest daughter of the head of the Tang Sect. My real name is Tang Lan." Qiu Shuiqing said: "The children of the Tang Sect, how could they be lost in the wind and dust?" Mingyue Xin said: "Although the Tang Sect uses poison hidden weapons, the rules are far stricter than the Seven Sects. The children of the Tang family have always been forbidden to intervene in the affairs of the Jianghu." Her voice was calm and firm: "But we are determined to come out and do something." Qiu Shuiqing said: "Who is your target?" Mingyue Xin said: "It's violence. Our purpose is only four words." Qiu Shuiqing said: "Resist violence?" Mingyue Xin said: "Yes, resist violence!" She went on to say: "We don't dare to betray the sect's rules. For the convenience of action, we have to hide in the wind and dust. In the past three years, we have organized a force against violence. It's a pity that our strength is not enough." Yan Nanfei said: "Because the opponent's organization is more rigorous and their strength is stronger." Qiu Shuiqing said: "Who is their leader?" Yan Nanfei said, "He's a damned person." Qiu Shuiqing said: "Is he your heart disease?" Yan Nanfei admitted. Qiu Shuiqing said: "You want to use my peacock feather to kill him?" Yan Nanfei said: "Control violence with violence, stop killing with killing!" Qiu Shuiqing looked at him, then at Fu Hongxue, and suddenly said, "Slap open the acupuncture points on my legs, come with me!" Walking past the huge and beautiful mural, passing through a maple forest, a clump of mottled bamboo, and crossing a nine-curved bridge, the lights suddenly faded away. In the dark courtyard, there was an indescribably sinister and desolate feeling, even the lights seemed to be pale blue. Compared with the palace-like and splendid pavilions in front, this place is like another world. The tall house is gloomy and cold. There were more than a hundred long-burning lamps lit in the room, and the gloomy lights looked like will-o'-the-wisps. In front of each lamp, there is a spirit seat. The names on each spiritual seat were once prominent, and a few of them were not so long ago that they were incomparable figures in the world! Seeing the rows of spirit positions, Ming Yuexin's expression also became serious. She knew that these were all people who died under Peacock Ling, and she hoped that there could be another spiritual place and a name here. "Gongzi Yu!" Qiu Shuiqing said: "The ancestors set up their spiritual seats here to save their dead souls because they were afraid that their descendants would kill too much!" Then he took them into the heart of Peacock Villa, and walked in through a corridor. I don't know how many winding corridors and heavy iron bars there are! They followed behind him in silence, feeling as if they had suddenly walked into an ancient emperor's tomb, which was gloomy, damp and mysterious. The last iron gate was actually made of a three-foot-thick steel plate and weighed over a thousand catties. There are thirteen locks on the door. "The thirteen keys were originally held by thirteen people, but now there are fewer and fewer trustworthy friends." So now there are only six people left, all of them are old people with gray temples, among them are the trusted families of Peacock Villa, and there are also famous martial arts figures who were once prominent in the Jianghu. Their identities and backgrounds are different, but their friendship and loyalty can also make Qiu Shuiqing absolutely trust. Of course their martial arts are more trustworthy.Qiu Shuiqing only clapped his hands, and the six people suddenly appeared like ghosts. The fastest one came, with sharp eyes like eagles, and swift movement like eagles. His weather-beaten face was intertwined with scars, as if he was the one who shocked the desert in the past. The "Immortal Eagle" Gongsun Tu. The key is tied to the body with an iron chain, and the last key is on Qiu Shuiqing. Ming Yuexin watched him unlock the last lock, and when she looked back, the six people had suddenly disappeared, like the ghosts specially sent by the ancestors of the Qiu family from the nether world to guard the forbidden area. Behind the iron gate is a large stone house, the walls are already covered with moss, and six ever-burning lamps are burning. The lights were gloomy, illuminating all kinds of strange outer sect weapons on the wooden frames on all sides, some of which even Yan Nanfei had never seen before, and it was unclear whether they were weapons used by the distant ancestors of the Qiu family or by their enemies .Now these weapons are still there, but their bones have long since decayed. Qiu Shuiqing pushed away another boulder, and there was an iron cabinet hidden in the stone wall. Could it be that the peacock feather was in this iron cabinet? Everyone held their breath, watching him open the iron cabinet, and respectfully took out a beautifully carved sandalwood box. No one would have guessed that what was contained in the wooden box was not a peacock feather, but a waxy yellow skin. Ming Yuexin didn't want to hide her disappointment, she frowned and asked, "What is this?" Qiu Shuiqing's expression became more serious and respectful, and he said in a deep voice, "This is a person's face." Mingyue Xin lost her voice: "Could it be the skin peeled off from a person's face?" Qiu Shuiqing nodded, his eyes were full of sadness, and he said sadly: "Because this person lost something very important, he felt that he had no face to live on, and left a will before committing suicide, asking someone to peel off the skin of his face as a consolation." people's vigilance." He did not say the name of this person, but everyone already knew who he was talking about. Qiu Yifeng's sudden sudden death was originally a question in the arena at that time, and Qiu Shuiqing has only revealed this secret until now. Ming Yuexin could only hear the hairs all over her body stand on end, and after a long time, she sighed and said, "You shouldn't have said such things!" Qiu Shuiqing said with a serious face: "I didn't want to say it at first, but I must let you believe that Peacock Lingjiu is no longer in Peacock Villa." Mingyue Xin said: "But those people who died in Peacock Villa recently..." Qiu Shuiqing interrupted her, and said coldly: "There are many ways to kill people, and you don't have to use peacock feathers." Ming Yuexin looked at the human skin in the wooden box, thinking of the tragedy and tragedy of this person when he died to make atonement, and only wished that he had never been here before. Yan Nanfei was obviously regretting the same thing in his heart. At this moment, he heard a "ding", and the iron door was closed! Then there were thirteen soft beeps of "grid, grid, grid", and the thirteen locks outside were apparently all locked. Ming Yuexin's expression changed, Yan Nanfei sighed, and said, "We should neither come nor know this secret, let alone insult the heroic spirit of our predecessors, we deserve to die." Qiu Shui listened quietly, with no expression on his face. Yan Nanfei said, "But my life already belongs to Fu Hongxue, Fu Hongxue doesn't deserve to die." Qiu Shui said coldly: "I don't deserve to die either." Yan Nanfei looked at him in surprise, Ming Yuexin rushed to ask: "Isn't that what you mean?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "No." Ming Yuexin was even more surprised: "Who locked the iron gate outside? Who can enter such a secret place?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "There are at least six people." Mingyue Xin said: "But they are all your friends." Qiu Shuiqing said: "I said before, there are always many people who betray their friends in this world!" Fu Hongxue finally spoke, and said, "Among the six people, as long as there is one traitor, that's enough." Mingyue Xin said: "Who are you talking about?" Fu Hongxue didn't answer, but instead asked Qiu Shuiqing, "Was it Gongsuntu who opened the first lock?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "Yes." Ming Yuexin rushed to ask again: "Is it that 'Immortal Condor' Gongsun Tu who should have died many times?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "Yes." Yan Nanfei also asked: "In his last battle to the death, was his opponent Gong Ziyu?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "Yes." Yan Nanfei looked at Ming Yuexin, and Ming Yuexin looked at Fu Hongxue, all three of them shut their mouths. This question no longer needs to be asked. Gongsuntu escaped under the palm of Gongzi Yu, which was considered a miracle in Jiang Hu. They now know that it is not a miracle.Gong Ziyu let Gongsuntu go on purpose, and at the same time bought him. The only question that should be asked now is: "Is there a second way out here?" "No." Qiu Shuiqing answered very simply.There shouldn't be a second way out of the secret treasury that collects heavy treasures! Ming Yuexin let out a breath, and her whole body seemed to have collapsed. There are three-foot-thick iron gates and six-foot-thick stone walls. No matter who is locked in such a grotto, the only thing they can do is wait for death. Yan Nanfei suddenly asked again: "Is there any wine here?" Qiu Shuiqing said: "Yes, there is only one jar, one jar of poisoned wine!" Yan Nanfei smiled and said, "Poisoned wine is better than no wine." What's the harm in poisoned wine for a man whose only choice is death? He found the jar of wine, smashed the clay seal, and suddenly, with a flash of the knife, the jar of wine was also shattered. Fu Hongxue said coldly: "Don't forget that your life is still mine. If you want to die, you have to let me do it." Yan Nanfei said, "When are you going to do it?" Fu Hongxue said: "When you are completely desperate." Yan Nanfei said, "What hope do we have now?" Fu Hongxue said: "As long as people are alive, there is hope!" Yan Nanfei laughed loudly: "Okay, well said! As long as I have breath, I will never forget this sentence." Fu Hongxue didn't even say a word anymore, but he seemed to suddenly become interested in the weapons on the wooden frames on the four walls. He walked over slowly, looking at each weapon carefully. The gloomy stone room gradually became stuffy. Qiu Shuiqing blew out the three long-burning lamps, and Fu Hongxue suddenly pulled out a bamboo whip from the wooden frame. A bamboo whip made of pure steel should be extremely heavy, but it is not as heavy as it looks on the outside! Fu Hongxue pondered, and asked, "How did this weapon come about?" Qiu Shuiqing did not answer directly, first found a thick account book from the closet, blown away the dust, turned over more than ten pages, and then slowly said: "This is left by Hai Dongkai." Fu Hongxue asked again: "Haidong opened in Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall?" Qiu Shuiqing nodded and said: "The firearms of the Thunderbolt Hall were originally hidden weapons to deter the world, but after the Peacock Ling appeared, their momentum weakened, so Haidong gathered a crowd to attack and destroy the Peacock Villa, but unfortunately he has not yet If you make a move, you will die under the peacock's feathers." Fu Hongxue's eyes suddenly shone, he repeated, and asked again: "He died under the peacock's feathers before he made a move?" Qiu Shuiqing nodded again, and said: "Although that happened more than a hundred years ago, it is clearly recorded on it." Ming Yue Xin said: "I've also heard of this martial arts senior. I remember his nickname seems to be Thunderbolt Whip!" Fu Hongxue nodded slowly, and started walking along the stone wall again! He held the knife in his right hand and the whip in his left, but closed his eyes.Although his walking posture is weird, the expression on his face is as if the old monk has settled down. Everyone held their breath and looked at him, and the stone room became as silent as a tomb again. Suddenly, the knife flashed. This Sky Saber light was much brighter than anything Yan Nanfei had seen before. This knife Fu Hongxue obviously used all his strength.Although his eyes were still closed, the knife happened to penetrate into the crack between the stones on the wall. He didn't see it with his eyes, he saw it with his heart! When he stabbed out, he completely sank into the stone wall. Fu Hongxue took a long breath, and then drew out the blade.When he finally exhaled this breath, the bamboo whip in his left hand had also been thrust out, forcefully inserted into the crack cleaved by the blade. At this moment, there was a loud "boom", and the bamboo whip burst in the stone wall. The stone wall made of six-foot-square stones also burst, and the broken stones flew like rain. Then everything returned to calm, and the complete stone wall was broken into pieces. Fu Hongxue's saber was already in its sheath, and he just said lightly: "The firearms of the Thunderbolt Hall in the south of the Yangtze River are indeed unparalleled in the world." Qiu Shuiqing, Ming Yuexin, and Yan Nanfei looked at him quietly, eyes full of respect: "How do you know there is a firearm in this bamboo whip?" "I don't know!" Fu Hongxue said, "I just think it shouldn't be so light, so it's probably empty inside, and I happened to think of Haidongkai." The battle of Haidong's night attack on Peacock Villa was originally one of the famous battles in the Jianghu. At least seven of the most famous seventy-two battles in Jianghu that year took place in Peacock Villa! Peacock Villa has been miraculously standing intact.But as soon as they walked out, they found that the Peacock Villa, which had been destroyed by the fire and was still intact, had turned into a piece of rubble—the nine-fold courtyard, thirty-six towers, and eighty miles of foundations had all been reduced to rubble! The blood hadn't dried completely, and Qiu Shuiqing stood like this among the blood-stained rubble. Eighty miles of foundation, five hundred lives, and thirty generations of fame have all been destroyed now! It was also destroyed like a miracle! Qiu Shuiqing didn't move or cry.This hatred can no longer be washed away by tears. Now he just wants to bleed! But he could not see who had caused this disaster.The sky was gloomy, and the ground was thousands of miles away. Apart from the four of them, there seemed to be no other life in the world. Yan Nanfei stood far away, his expression seemed more miserable than that of Qiu Shuiqing. Fu Hongxue had stared at him for a long time, and said coldly: "You are blaming yourself. Do you think this is your fault?" Yan Nanfei nodded slowly, wanted to speak a few times, but held back.The inner conflict and struggle made him more painful. He finally couldn't bear it, and suddenly said: "This is the third time." Fu Hongxue said, "The third time?" Yan Nanfei said: "The first time was Phoenix Collection, the second time was Ni Family Garden, and this is the third time." He spoke quickly, because he had made up his mind to tell all the secrets. "In today's world, the person with the highest martial arts is not you, but Gong Ziyu." He said frankly, "Although your sword is almost invincible, you have weaknesses." "What about you?" Fu Hongxue asked. "What I practice is the Heart Sword and the Mind Sword. They are omnipotent. That is the highest level of swordsmanship. If you practice it well, you will be invincible in the world." "Can't you practice?" "This kind of swordsmanship is also like a door with thirteen locks. I have obtained all the keys, but after opening twelve locks, I can't find the last key." Yan Nanfei smiled wryly, and said, "That's why every time I make a move, I always feel that I can't do what I want. Sometimes when I strike with a sword, it is obvious that I will hit it, but at the last moment, it misses by an inch." Fu Hongxue said, "How is Gong Ziyu?" Yan Nanfei said: "Not only is his martial arts invincible, but he is also impeccable. In the whole world, perhaps there are only two things that can deal with him." Fu Hongxue said, "The same peacock feathers?" Yan Nanfei said: "There is another thing that is the Great Compassion Fu of Heaven and Earth Conquering Yin and Yang." This book records the seven most vicious martial arts in the world since ancient times. It is said that when the book was completed, blood would rain from the sky, ghosts would cry at night, and when the author wrote the last word, he vomited blood and died. Of course, Fu Hongxue had heard of its legends: "But after this book was written, it disappeared, and no one in the Jianghu has ever seen it!" Yan Nanfei said: "This book has indeed been lost for a long time, but it did appear again recently." Fu Hongxue said, "Where did it appear?" Yan Nanfei said, "Phoenix Collection." He went to Phoenix Collection a year ago just to find this book, and Fu Hongxue happened to be there too. Yan Nanfei said: "At that time, I thought that you must have gone there for this book, and that you were probably bought by Gong Ziyu, so I made a move on you." But he lost. Although he wanted to kill Fu Hongxue, Fu Hongxue didn't kill him, that's why these tragic, mysterious and sinister stories happened. Yan Nanfei said: "After I fought with you, my mind and body were exhausted, and it took two hours before I could return to Phoenix Collection." At that time, Fenghuangji had turned into a dead town, and it had undoubtedly been looted by Gong Ziyu's subordinates! But he didn't succeed, that's why the second tragedy happened. Yan Nanfei said: "That morning, four of the Ni family's seven heroes had been to the Phoenix Collection. They came and left in a hurry. They didn't attract anyone's attention, but I couldn't help but want to find them and ask After inquiring about the news, I didn’t expect that my visit would turn the courtyard that they have managed thirteen generations into an abandoned garden.” He thought for a while, and added: "On that day, I saw Ming Yuexin for the first time, and it was less than five days since she moved." Fu Hongxue clenched his fists tightly, and after a long time, he said slowly, "Although you haven't seen this Ode to Great Compassion until now, you don't know how many people lost their families because of it." Yan Nanfei also clenched his fists and said, "That's why I want to kill Gong Ziyu to avenge these people." Fu Hongxue said: "So he must kill you." They didn't talk any more, because at this time Qiu Shuiqing had already walked over slowly. His face was still expressionless, and even those piercing eyes had become empty and dull. He stood in front of them like a wooden man for a long time before murmuring in a sleepy voice: "The members of the Qiu family are all dead, but their bodies are all there, and only one person is missing." Fu Hongxue said, "Gongsun Tu?" Qiu Shuiqing nodded, and said: "It's not easy to kill all the members of Qiu's family. They must have suffered casualties, but they have all been taken away!" Yan Nanfei couldn't help but said, "These people always do things cleanly and neatly, leaving no trace." Fu Hongxue said: "But so many people will not disappear suddenly. No matter how they go, there will always be some clues left behind." Qiu Shuiqing looked at him, with gratitude in his eyes, and suddenly said: "My wife is sick; I have another woman in the city, she is pregnant with Liujia now, if she gives birth to a son, it will be our Qiu Shui. The only offspring of the family." He continued slowly: "Her surname is Zhuo, and her name is Zhuo Yuzhen. Her father's name is Zhuo Donglai, and he is an escort." Fu Hongxue listened quietly, listening to every sentence carefully. Qiu Shuiqing let out a long breath, and said: "I should take care of these things myself, but I can't do it anymore. If I endure the humiliation and steal my life, I will have no face to see our ancestors of the Qiu family again when I come to the Nine Springs." Yan Nanfei cried out and said sharply, "You can't die. Don't you want revenge?" Qiu Shuiqing suddenly smiled, laughing more tragically than crying: "Revenge? You want me to take revenge? Do you know what kind of person Gong Ziyu is? Do you know how powerful he is?" Of course Yan Nanfei knew, no one could know more than him. Except for the Seven Great Sword Sects and the Beggar Gang with a long history, at least half of the other thirty-nine most powerful organizations in Jianghu have a very close relationship with Gong Ziyu, and at least eight or nine of them are secretly governed by Gong Ziyu of. Not to mention how many first-class masters in the arena have been bribed by him. Among his personal guards, there are one or two people whose martial arts are even more unfathomable. Yan Nanfei was about to tell what he knew, but Qiu Shuiqing was no longer ready to listen! He was still standing motionless, a stream of blood spattered out of the seven orifices in his ears and nose at the same time. When he fell, the first cock crow was heard in the distance. Peacock Villa is surrounded by mountains on two sides and facing water on the other. The mountains are so high that people with casualties will never be able to climb them. The water is so fast that even sheepskin rafts cannot cross. The guards in the Peacock Villa are strictly guarded, and there are many masters. If you want to wipe them out in one fell swoop, you need at least thirty or fifty first-rate masters. Even if these people came from across the river and over the mountains, there is only one retreat ahead when they leave! There was a dense forest in front of him, and the road was wide, but there were no new ruts and horse tracks, and there were no bloodstains or footprints at all. Ming Yuexin gritted her teeth and said, "No matter what, we must find the third person today." Fu Hongxue said, "Who else is there besides Zhuo Yuzhen and Gongsun Tu?" Mingyue Xin said: "Peacock. I have subdued him and asked him to go back undercover. He will definitely be able to tell us some clues." Yan Nanfei said coldly: "It's a pity that every clue he mentioned may be a trap." Mingyue Xin said: "Trap?" Yan Nanfei said: "He is afraid of you, but I guarantee that he must be more afraid of Gong Ziyu. If he hadn't leaked our secret, how could Gong Ziyu find Peacock Villa and come by such a coincidence?" Mingyue Xin said bitterly: "If your deduction is correct, I will find him even more." Fu Hongxue said: "But the first person we are looking for is not him, but Zhuo Yuzhen." No one knew about Zhuo Yuzhen, but Zhuo Donglai was a very famous person—a famous alcoholic. Now he was already drunk and passed out under the shade of a tree in the yard. However, when he heard Qiu Shuiqing's name, he jumped up and cursed again: "This old bastard, I regard him as a friend, but he secretly raped my daughter." I got tricked—” They didn't gag him.The harder he scolded, the more he could prove that the matter was true.As long as he can save this bit of flesh and blood for Qiu Shuiqing, it doesn't matter if he scolds him for another three days and three nights. But his daughter couldn't stand it, and she was scolded away by him.There was a letter pressed on the dressing table in her boudoir, and a little girl with long braids lay on the dressing table and kept crying. What was written in the letter was: "My daughter is not filial, and has defiled the family. For the sake of this piece of meat in her stomach, she cannot atone for her sin with death..." What the little girl said was: "So the young lady had no choice but to leave, and I couldn't hold back." "You don't know where she went?" "If I knew, I would have looked for it long ago, why would I stay here." If there is a drunk in the house, no one wants to stay, so they have to go! But they still had to find Zhuo Yuzhen.There are so many people, where do you tell them to find them? Ming Yuexin suddenly said: "There is a place where you can definitely find it." Yan Nanfei immediately asked, "Where is it?" Ming Yue Xin said: "Since her father didn't know about this, Qiu Shuiqing must have prepared a place for them to have a tryst on weekdays." Even the owners of those small cloth shops can find a charming golden house outside, let alone the owner of the Peacock Villa. It's a pity this place must be very secretive. "Qiu Shuiqing has always been a very cautious person, who else knows about such things except themselves?" "There must be someone who knows!" "Who?" "That little girl with big braids." Ming Yuexin said very confidently, "Sometimes the relationship between the lady and the maid is like that of sisters. If I do such a thing, I will definitely not be able to hide it from Xing Xing!" Xing Xing is her personal girl. "The little girl has a ghostly look on her face. Just now, she was just showing us a show. She will definitely look for it secretly in less than half an hour." She was right. Sure enough, less than half an hour later, the little girl slipped out of the back door secretly and walked into an alley on the left. Ming Yuexin stared at her quietly, while Fu Hongxue and Yan Nanfei stared at Ming Yuexin. "It's always inconvenient for an unmarried girl with yellow flowers to move around, so the place where they meet must be not far from her home!" Ming Yuexin is not wrong about this point, the place is indeed in an alley outside the two alleys, with high walls and narrow gates, and a quiet small courtyard. Pots of rose flowers. The door was unbolted, as if it was waiting for the little girl.She looked around twice, pushed the door quietly and walked in, before locking the door. The rose flowers are fragrant on the wall, the leaves of the ginkgo tree are rustling by the wind, but there is no sound in the yard. "You go in first, we'll wait outside!" Ming Yuexin had known for a long time that these two men would never break into a woman's private house casually, because they were real men, men's men. They watched her jump into the high wall, and waited for a long time. The rose flowers were still so fragrant, but there was an exclamation in the quiet courtyard. It is the voice of Mingyue Xin. Ming Yuexin is by no means a woman who is easily frightened. 银杏树的浓荫如盖，小屋里黯如黄昏，那个梳着大辫子的小姑娘伏在桌上，一条乌油油的大辫子缠在她自己咽喉上，她的手足已冰冷。 明月心的手足也是冰冰冷冷的：“我们又来迟了一步。” 小姑娘已被勒死，卓玉贞已不见了。 没有人会用自己的辫子勒死自己的，这是谁下的毒手？ 燕南飞握紧双拳：“秋水清和卓玉贞的这段私情，看来并不是个没有别人知道的秘密。” 所以公子羽的属下又比他们早到了一步！ 傅红雪脸色苍白，眼睛里却露出红丝。 他在找，他希望这次下手的人在仓促中造成一点疏忽。 只要有一点疏忽，只要留下了一点线索，他就决不会错过！ 这次他却几乎错过了，因为这线索实在太明显。 妆台上有面菱花镜，有人在镜上用胭脂写了三个字，字迹很潦草，显然是卓玉贞在仓猝中留下来的，绑走她的人也没有注意。 为什么越明显的事，人们反而越不去注意？ 血红的胭脂，血红的字：“紫阳观”！ 紫阳观是个很普通的名字，有很多道观都叫紫阳观，恰好这城里只有一处。 “她怎么知道他们要带她到紫阳观去？” “也许是在无意中听见的，也许那些人之中有紫阳观的道士，她生长在这里，当然认得。” 不管怎么样，他们好歹都得去看看。就算这是陷阱，他们也得去。 紫阳观的院子里居然也有棵浓荫如盖的银杏树，大殿里香烟缭绕，看不见人影，可是他们一到后院，就听见了人声。 冷清清的院子，冷冰冰的声音，只说了两个字：“请进！” 声音是从左边一间云房中传出来的，里面的人好像本就在等着他们。 看来这果然是个圈套。可是他们又几时怕过别人的圈套？ 傅红雪连想都没有想，就走了过去。门是虚掩着的，轻轻一推就开了。 屋里有四个人。 只要他认为应该做这件事，只要他的刀在手，纵然有千军万马在前面等着，他也决不退缩半步，何况是四个人！ 四个人中，一个在喝酒，两个在下棋，还有个白衣少年在用一柄小刀修指甲。 屋里还没有燃灯，这少年的脸色看来就像是他的刀，白里透青，青得可怕。 下棋的两个人，果然有个是道士，须发虽已全白，脸色却红润如婴儿；另外一个人青衣白袜，装束简朴，手上一枚戒指，却是价值连城的汉玉。 傅红雪的瞳孔突然收缩，苍白的脸上突然泛起异样的红晕。 因为刚才低着头喝酒的人，此刻正慢慢地扬起脸。 看见了这个人的脸，明月心的手足立刻又冰冷。 一张刀痕纵横的脸，锐眼鹰鼻，赫然竟是“不死神鹰”公孙屠！ 他也在看着他们，锐眼中带着种残酷的笑意，道：“请坐。” 云房中果然还有三把空椅，傅红雪居然就真的坐了下来。 在生死决于一瞬的恶战前，能够多保存一分体力也是好的。 所以燕南飞和明月心也坐了下来，他们也知道现在已到了生死决于一瞬的时候。