Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Who is the person who buried the knife

The sun is rising. The bloody smell from last night has been blown away by the morning wind. The morning breeze is filled with the fragrance of hay, and the flag of Wanmatang is fluttering in the wind again. Ye Kai chewed a piece of dry grass, and walked towards the big flag waving in the wind. He still looks so leisurely, so lazy, the sun shining on the sand on his body, each grain is shining like gold. Under the huge arch, stood two people, who seemed to have been waiting for him there for a long time. He saw that one of them was Yun Zaitian, and when the other saw him, he turned around and ran into Wanmatang.

Ye Kai walked over and greeted with a smile: "Morning." Yun Zaitian's face was very gloomy, and he only replied faintly: "Morning." Ye Kai said: "Has the third boss rested yet?" Yun Zaitian said: "No, he is waiting for you in the lobby, everyone is waiting for you." Sure enough, everyone had arrived at Wanmatang, and everyone's expressions were solemn. There was a serving of porridge in front of everyone, but no one moved their chopsticks. Le Leshan still leaned on the table, as if he still had a hangover. Ye Kai walked in and greeted with a smile: "Morning, everyone."

No one responded, but everyone was looking at him with weird expressions. Only Fu Hongxue still lowered his eyes, staring at the hand holding the knife and the knife in his hand. There was an empty seat on the table for a dish of porridge. Ye Kai sat down, picked up his chopsticks, took a mouthful of porridge and an egg.The porridge was still warm. He drank a bowl and added another. After he finished eating and put down his chopsticks, Ma Kongqun said slowly: "It's getting late now." Ye Kai said: "Well, it's getting late." Ma Kongqun said: "After the fourth watch last night, everyone was in the room, where is your Excellency?"

Ye Kai said: "I'm not here." Ma Kongqun asked, "Where are you?" Ye Kai smiled and said, "I couldn't sleep, so I wandered around, and before I knew it, it was dawn." Ma Kongqun said: "Who can prove it?" Ye Kai laughed and said, "Why do you need someone to prove it?" Ma Kongqun's eyes were like knives, and he said word by word: "Because someone wants to recover thirteen lives!" Ye Kai frowned and said, "Thirteen lives?" Ma Kongqun nodded slowly, and said: "Thirteen swords, thirteen lives, such a fast sword!"

Ye Kai said: "Could it be that after the fourth watch last night, thirteen people died by the sword?" Ma Kongqun said with grief and indignation, "That's right, thirteen people had their heads chopped off." Ye Kai sighed, and said: "The dogs and horses are innocent, and this person's methods are too hot." Ma Kongqun stared into his eyes and said sharply, "Could it be that your excellency doesn't know about this?" Ye Kai's answer was simple: "I don't know." Ma Kongqun raised his hand suddenly, and Ye Kai realized that there was a knife in front of him.

A bright knife with a thin and sharp edge. Ma Kongqun stared at the blade and said, "How about this knife?" Ye Kai said: "Good knife!" Ma Kongqun said: "If it's not a good sword, how can you behead thirteen people in a row?" He suddenly raised his head again, stared at Ye Kai, and said sharply: "Have you never seen this knife before?" Ye Kai said: "No." Ma Kongqun said: "Your Excellency, do you know where you found this knife?" Ye Kai said: "I don't know." Ma Kongqun said: "It's just under the murder place."

Ye Kai said: "Underground?" Ma Kongqun said: "After he killed someone, he buried the knife in the ground. It's a pity that he buried it too hastily, so it was discovered." Ye Kai said: "It's a good knife, why should it be buried in the ground?" Ma Kongqun suddenly sneered, and said word by word: "Maybe it's just because he is a person who never carries a knife!" Ye Kai was stunned for a while, then suddenly smiled, shook his head and said, "Could it be that the hall master thinks this is my knife?" Ma Kongqun said coldly: "If you were me, what would you think?"

Ye Kai said: "I am not you." Ma Kongqun said: "After the fourth watch last night, Mr. Le Da, Mr. Murong, Mr. Fu, and this flying spider all slept in their own room, and there are people to prove it." Ye Kai said: "So those thirteen people will never be the ones who killed them." Ma Kongqun's eyes were burning, and he said sharply, "But what about your Excellency? Where was it after the fourth watch last night? Can anyone prove it?" Ye Kai sighed and said, "No." Ma Kongqun suddenly stopped asking, but murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

Hearing a sound of heavy footsteps, Hua Mantian and Yun Zaitian had already walked behind Ye Kai. Yun Zaitian said coldly, "Brother Ye, please." Ye Kai said: "What do you want me to do?" Yun Zaitian said: "Please go out." Ye Kai sighed again, and murmured: "I'm quite comfortable sitting here, but I want to go out again." He sighed and stood up slowly. Yun Zaitian immediately pulled out the chair for him. Ma Kongqun said again: "Since this knife is yours, you can take it away, catch it!" With a wave of his hand, the knife flew out, drew a circular arc, and flew straight to Ye Kai.

Ye Kai didn't answer. The light of the knife brushed against his sleeve, and with a "snap" sound, it was nailed to the table, penetrating seven inches into the wood. Ye Kai sighed, and murmured: "Sure enough, it's a good knife, but it's a pity it's not mine." Ye Kai finally walked out. The flowers are all over the sky and the clouds are in the sky, like two shadows, closely following behind him. Everyone knew that once he went out, he might never come back. Everyone was looking at him, and there seemed to be some mourning in their eyes, but no one stood up to speak.

Not even Fu Hongxue. His expression was still very cold, very calm, and even seemed to carry a kind of contemptuous ridicule. Ma Kongqun looked around and said in a deep voice, "Do you have anything to say about this matter?" Fu Hongxue suddenly said: "There is only one sentence." Ma Kongqun said: "Please tell me." Fu Hongxue said: "What if the hall master killed the wrong person?" Ma Kongqun's face darkened, and he said coldly: "I killed the wrong one, you can kill again!" Fu Hongxue nodded slowly, and said, "I understand." Ma Kongqun said: "What else do you have to say?" Fu Hongxue said, "Not anymore." Ma Kongqun slowly raised his chopsticks and said, "Please, please use porridge." The sun was shining brightly, shining on the banner waving in the wind. Ye Kai walked into the sun, raised his face, took a long breath, and said with a smile, "It's really a beautiful day today." Yun Zaitian said coldly, "It's fine weather." Ye Kai said: "In such good weather, I'm afraid no one would want to die." Yun Zaitian said: "It's a pity no matter whether the weather is good or bad, people die every day." Ye Kai sighed: "Yes, it is indeed a pity." Hua Mantian suddenly said: "After the fourth watch last night, where exactly is your Excellency?" Ye Kai said lightly: "In a place with no one." Hua Mantian also heaved a long sigh and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity indeed." Ye Kai blinked and said, "What's the pity?" Hua Mantian said: "Your Excellency is still young, so it is a pity to die like this." Ye laughed and said, "Who said I was going to die? I don't even want to die at all." Hua Mantian lowered his face, and said, "I don't want you to die either, but it's a pity that there is something that doesn't agree." Ye Kai said: "What?" Hua Mantian's hand suddenly lowered and patted lightly on the palm-width belt around her waist. With a sound of "choke", a soft sword made of refined steel has been unsheathed, shaking straight in the wind. Ye Kai exclaimed in praise: "Good sword!" Hua Mantian said: "How is it compared to that knife?" Ye Kai said: "That depends on who holds the knife." Hua Mantian said: "If it's in Your Excellency's hands?" Ye Kai smiled and said: "I never have a knife in my hand, and I don't need a knife." Hua Mantian said: "No need?" Ye Kai smiled and said: "I like to kill with my hands, because I appreciate the sound of crushing someone's bones with my hands." Hua Mantian's expression changed, and he said, "Have you heard the sound of the sword tip piercing someone's flesh?" Ye Kai said: "No." Hua Mantian said coldly: "That kind of voice is pretty good!" Ye Kai laughed and said, "When will you let me hear it?" Hua Mantian said: "You will hear it immediately." With a wave of his long sword, the tip of the sword was raised obliquely, shining brightly against the rising sun. Yun Zaitian walked around in the sky, and he had circled behind Ye Kai. Suddenly heard a child's voice saying: "Third Aunt, look, they are going to kill people here again, let's take a look, okay?" A gentle female voice said: "Silly boy, what's so interesting about killing people." The child said: "It's very beautiful, at least it's much more beautiful than killing a pig." Hua Mantian frowned, and the tip of the sword lowered again. Ye Kai couldn't help but look back, and saw a woman in white, leading a child in red, coming out from behind the corner of the room. This woman is tall and tall, with black hair all over her head, but her melon-seeded face is as white as jade. She is not the kind of beauty who is ecstasy at first sight, but her every move is full of the charm of a mature woman. No matter what kind of man, as long as you see her, you will know immediately that you can not only get comfort and satisfaction from her, but also understanding and sympathy. The child she is leading is covered in red clothes, with a braid that shoots up to the sky, which is also tied with a red ribbon. Although his body is very thin, his eyes are very big, with a pair of black eyeballs. Turning around, it looks lively and clever. Of course Ye Kai also smiled at them. When he sees women and children, his smile is always kind and touching. When the child saw him, he seemed to be in a daze, jumped up suddenly, and said loudly, "I recognize this person." The woman frowned: "Don't talk nonsense, come back with me." But the child broke free from her hand, jumped and ran over, scratched his face with his hand and said with a smile: "Chou Chou Chou, hold my sister and don't let go, do you think you are ugly?" Hua Mantian said with a sullen face, "Little Huzi, what nonsense are you talking about?" The child rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not talking nonsense, I'm telling the truth. Last night, I clearly saw him hugging my sister, and I couldn't tell him to let go." Hua Mantian moved, "What time was last night?" The child said, "Just before dawn." Hua Mantian's expression changed. Yun Zaitian sternly said: "Did you see this with your own eyes? Don't talk nonsense!" The child said, "Of course I saw it with my own eyes." Yun Zaitian said: "How can you see it?" The child said: "After the gong was knocked last night, my sister wanted to come out to have a look, and I wanted to come out with her too. If she refused, I took advantage of her inattention and hid under her horse's stomach." Yun Zaitian said: "And then?" The child said: "My sister doesn't know yet, but after riding the horse for a short time, she saw this man, and then they..." Before he finished speaking, he was dragged away by the woman, but he was still yelling, saying: "I'm telling the truth, I saw it with my own eyes, why can't I say it?" Hua Mantian and Yun Zaitian looked at each other in blank dismay, their faces were covered with ashes, how could they speak. The expression on Ye Kai's face was very strange, but he didn't know what he was thinking. Suddenly a person said in a deep voice, "Come with me." Ma Kongqun came out at some point, beckoned to Ye Kai with a livid face, and strode out of the yard. Ye Kai had no choice but to follow him out. At this time, on the prairie outside, a pastoral song was ringing. "The sky is dark and wild, When the wind blows the grass, the cattle and sheep are low. " There are no cattle and sheep, only horses. The horses are galloping under the sun, and the world is full of vitality. Ma Kongqun's body was straight, sitting on the carved saddle, whipping the horse and galloping wildly, as if wanting to vent the anger in his chest with speed. Fortunately, Ye Kai's horse was also a good horse, so he was able to barely follow him. The distant mountains are green and green, and they don't seem to be very high, nor are they too far away. But they rode their horses like this and galloped for more than an hour before reaching the foot of the hill. Ye Kai had no choice but to follow. There is a large grave on the hillside, the grass on the grave has turned gray, and a few poplars stand alone in the westerly wind. A nine-foot-high blue stone tablet stands on the grave. A few eye-catching characters on the stele are: "Tomb of the Martyrs of Shendao Hall". There are several people's names next to it: "Bai Tianyu and his wife, Bai Baiyong and his wife, are buried here together." Ma Kongqun went straight to the stone tablet, and then stopped, sweat soaking through his heavy clothes. The wind is colder on the mountain. He knelt down in front of the stele, and after a long, long time, he stood up, turned around, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and in every wrinkle, there were countless desolate and painful memories buried. I don't know how much sadness and hatred are buried! Ye Kai stood quietly in the west wind, feeling cold in his heart, unable to tell what it was like. Ma Kongqun stared at him, suddenly said: "What did you see?" Ye Kai said: "A grave." Ma Kongqun said: "Do you know whose grave this is?" Ye Kaidao: "Bai Baiyu, Bai Baiyong..." Ma Kongqun said: "Do you know who they are?" Ye Kai shook his head. Ma Kongqun looked even sadder, and said sadly: "They are all my elder brothers, just like my brothers and sisters." Ye Kai nodded, now he understands why others call him the third boss. Ma Kongqun asked again: "Do you know why I buried them together here?" Ye Kai shook his head again. Ma Kongqun gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and said, "Because when I found them, their flesh and blood had been sucked up by the hungry wolves on the grassland, leaving only a pile of white bones, no one could tell the difference." Ye Kai couldn't help clenching his hands tightly, and his palms seemed to be dripping with cold sweat. There is a prairie in front of the hillside, which is connected with the blue sky. The wind blows the long grass like the waves in the ocean. Ma Kongqun turned around and looked into the distance. After a long time, he said slowly: "What do you see now?" Ye Kaidao: "Grassland, earth." Ma Kongqun asked, "Can you see the edge of this field?" Ye Kai said: "I can't see it." Ma Kongqun said: "This piece of land with no bounds is mine!" His expression suddenly became agitated, and he continued loudly: "All life and property on the earth also belong to me! My roots have grown in this field." Ye Kai listened, he just listened. He really couldn't understand the man, nor what he meant by these words. After a long time, Ma Kongqun's excitement gradually subsided, and he sighed: "It is not easy for anyone to own this piece of land." Ye Kai couldn't help sighing: "It's really not easy." Ma Kongqun said: "Do you know how I got all this?" Ye Kai said: "I don't know." Ma Kongqun suddenly tore off his clothes, revealing his steel-like chest, and said, "Look at what this is again?" Ye Kai looked at his chest, his breathing seemed to have stopped. He had never seen so many knife wounds and so many sword marks on a person's chest! Ma Kongqun's expression was sudden and excited, his eyes sparkled, and he said loudly: "This is the price I paid, all of this was paid for with my blood, my sweat, and the lives of my countless brothers!" Ye Kai sighed: "I understand." Ma Kongqun sternly said: "So no one can take all this away from me—no one can do it!" Ye Kai said: "I understand." Ma Kongqun was panting, this old man who had experienced many battles, although his chest was still as strong as steel, but his physical strength was obviously not as good as that of a young man. Isn't this just the sadness shared by aging heroes? When he recovered from his breathing, he turned around, patted Ye Kai's shoulder, and said slowly, "I know you are a very ambitious young man, and you would rather die than harm others." There are not many youngsters like you in the world." Ye Kai said: "What I did was only what I felt I should do, it was nothing." Ma Kongqun said: "You are doing well, I really want you to be my friend, even my son-in-law..." His face sank again, his eyes shot out a sharp light like a knife, he stared at Ye Kai, and said slowly, "But you'd better leave quickly." Ye Kai said: "Let's go?" Ma Kongqun said: "Yes, let's go, go quickly, the sooner the better." Ye Kai said: "Why are you leaving?" Ma Kongqun said with a sullen face, "Because there are too many troubles here, no matter who is here, it will inevitably be stained with blood." Ye Kai smiled lightly and said, "I'm not afraid of trouble or blood." Ma Kongqun said sharply: "But you shouldn't have come to this place, you should go back." Ye Kai said: "Where are you going back?" Ma Kongqun said: "Go back to your hometown, that's where you live and live." Ye Kai also slowly turned to face the grassland. After a long time, he said slowly, "Do you know where my hometown is?" Ma Kongqun shook his head and said, "No matter how far away your hometown is, no matter how much money you want, I can give it to you." Ye Kai suddenly smiled again and said, "That's not necessary, my hometown is not far away." Ma Kongqun said: "Not far? Where is it?" Ye Kai looked at a white cloud in the sky, and said word by word: "My hometown is here." Ma Kongqun was stunned. Ye Kai turned around, stared at him, with a strange expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "I was born here and grew up here, where do you want me to go?" Ma Kongqun's chest rose and fell, he clenched his fists tightly, his throat made a rattling noise, but he couldn't even utter a single word. Ye Kai said lightly: "I have already said that I only do what I should do, and I am never afraid of trouble or blood." Ma Kongqun sternly said: "So you must stay here?" Ye Kai's answer was very simple and straightforward. His answer was only one word: "Yes!" The west wind blows up the leaves, and the poplar trembles alone. A dark cloud rolled over, covering the sun, and the sky was already dark. Although Ma Kongqun's waist was still straight, his stomach was shrinking, as if an invisible hand was pressing between his chest and stomach, making him almost unable to hold back his vomiting. He just felt that his mouth was full of sour water, sour and bitter. Ye Kai has left. He knew it, but he didn't stop him, and he didn't even look back. If you can't stop it, why bother to see it? If it was five years ago, he would never let the boy go. If it was five years ago, he might have buried the young man on this hillside by now. No one has ever refused his request, and no one has ever dared to defy what he said. But now there is. When they were facing each other just now, he had a chance to smash the bridge of the boy's nose with one punch. The speed of his first punch was as fast as a lightning strike. If it was five years ago, he was confident that he could knock down anyone who stood in front of him! Whoever smashes the bridge of his nose will be dizzy and his eyes will be blocked by the blood marked in his own nose, so it will be very difficult to dodge and fight back. This is called closing the door with one punch! He was extremely sure of this punch, and he almost never missed it. But this time he didn't make a move! Over the years, although his muscles were very strong, he didn't even grow a little extra fat on his neck. Whether he was sitting or standing, his body was still as straight as a javelin. His appearance has hardly changed over the years. But the aging inside a person is something that no one can see. Sometimes you can't even see it yourself. This is not to say that his stomach has gradually become unable to bear too strong wine, nor does it mean that his need for women has gradually become less intense than before. The real change is in his heart. He suddenly found that he had more and more scruples, no matter what he was doing, he was no longer as sure as before. Even in bed, with the woman he loved the most, he was not as in control as before; these last few times, he had doubted whether he could really satisfy her. Does this mean that he is getting old? A person is only really old when he has the feeling of aging in himself. Five years...maybe as little as three years... No matter who dared to refuse his request three years ago, they would never stand in front of him and walk away! But even if he is willing to exchange all his wealth and power, he cannot get back these three years. How many three years are left? He didn't want to think about it, didn't dare to think about it—he just wanted to lie down quietly now. He suddenly felt very tired. The sky is getting darker, and it seems that there will be thunderstorms. Of course Ma Kongqun could see that years of experience had made him see changes in the weather as accurately as he could see changes in people's hearts. But he was too lazy to stand up, too lazy to go back. He lay quietly in front of the stone tablet, looking at the few lines engraved on the stone tablet: "Bai Tianyu and his wife, Bai Baiyong and his wife..." They had been his brothers, and they had indeed died terribly. But he couldn't avenge them! why? Apart from himself and the dead, not many people knew this secret. This secret has been hidden in his heart for eighteen years, like a thorn in his heart, as long as he thinks about it, his heart will ache. He didn't hear the hooves of the horses, but he felt someone walking up the hill. The man's steps were not light, but his strides were long, big and fast. He knew it was Gongsun Duan who had come. Only Gongsun Duan is the only one who can share all the secrets with him. He trusted Gongsun Duan, just like a child trusts his mother. Footsteps are like voices, and everyone has his own unique characteristics. Therefore, blind people can often tell who it is just by hearing a person's footsteps. Gongsun Duan's footsteps were just like his own, huge, violent, and impatient, and it was difficult to stop halfway from the beginning. He ran up the mountain in one breath, and stopped when he saw Ma Kongqun. As soon as he stopped, he immediately asked, "Where's the man?" Ma Kongqun said: "Let's go." Gongsun said: "You let him go like this?" Ma Kongqun sighed, and said: "Perhaps what you said is right, I am old and a little scared." Gongsun said: "Afraid of trouble?" Ma Kongqun smiled wryly: "The meaning of being afraid of trouble is that you don't want to cause unnecessary trouble." Gongsun said: "You think it's not him?" Ma Kongqun said: "Anyway, at least what happened last night was not done by him, someone can prove it for him." Gongsun said: "Why didn't he say it?" Ma Kongqun said: "Maybe it's because he is still young, too young..." Speaking of the word "young", bitter water seemed to flow from his mouth again.Bitter and sour. Gongsun Duan lowered his head, saw the name on the stone tablet, and gradually clenched his fists again, the look in his eyes became strange, he didn't know whether it was grief, anger, fear, or hatred. After a long time, he slowly said in a deep voice: "Are you sure that Boss Bai really has a son?" Ma Kongqun said: "Yes." Gongsun said: "How do you know that this time it is his orphan who came to take revenge?" Ma Kongqun closed his eyes and said word by word: "This kind of hatred must be avenged." Gongsun Duan clenched his hands even tighter, and said in a choked voice, "But what we do is so secret, how can anyone know about it except the dead?" Ma Kongqun sighed, and said: "No matter what kind of secret, sooner or later someone will know - if you want people to know, unless you do something about it yourself, you must believe this sentence." Gongsun Duan stared at the inscription on the stone tablet, the fear in his eyes seemed to deepen, he gritted his teeth and said: "If this orphan grows up, he will be about the same age as Ye Kai." Ma Kongqun said, "It's similar to Fu Hongxue." Gongsun Duan suddenly turned around, looked down at him, and said, "Who do you think is more suspect?" Ma Kongqun pondered, and said, "According to the current situation, it seems to be Fu Hongxue." Gongsun said: "Why?" Ma Kongqun said: "This boy seems to be a very calm and patient person, but he is actually more excited than anyone else." Gongsun Duan sneered and said: "But he would rather sneak in like a dog from under the fence than kill a person." Ma Kongqun said: "It's just because that person is not worth killing, and he didn't want to kill him!" Gongsun Duan's expression changed a little. Ma Kongqun said slowly: "There is only one reason why a person who is fierce and impulsive suddenly becomes complacent." Gongsun said: "What is the reason?" Ma Kongqun said: "Hatred!" Gongsun Duan shook his body and said, "Hate?" Ma Kongqun said: "If he has the hatred that must be revenged, he will forcefully control himself, will beg for mercy, endure humiliation, just because he only wants revenge!" He opened his eyes, and there seemed to be some fear in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Have you heard the story of Gou Jian's revenge? It's because the hatred in his heart is too deep, so he can do everything that others can't bear." Bear." Gongsun Duan clenched his fists tightly and said in a squeaky voice, "If that's the case, why don't you let me kill him?" Ma Kongqun stared at the dark sky, and did not speak for a long time. Gongsun Duan said sharply: "Now we have thirteen lives sacrificed, are you still afraid of killing the wrong person?" Ma Kongqun said: "You are wrong." Gongsun said: "Do you think he still has accomplices?" Ma Kongqun said: "This kind of thing cannot be done by one person!" Gongsun concluded: "But isn't the Bai family already dead?" Ma Kongqun's people suddenly jumped up like a spring, and said sharply: "If he is dead, where did this orphan come from? If there is no one who is helping in secret, how can a child live until now? If that person is not a very A powerful character, how can we find out that we did it? How can we avoid our pursuit?" Gongsun Duan lowered his head, speechless. Ma Kongqun's fists were also clenched, and he said word by word: "So if we want to make a move this time, we must be sure to wipe out all their people, and we must not leave any future troubles!" Gongsun Duan gritted his teeth and said, "But how long will we wait like this?" Ma Kongqun said: "No matter how long you wait, you have to wait!" Gongsun concluded: "Now we have lost thirteen lives, if we wait any longer..." Ma Kongqun said coldly: "As long as it's someone else's life, why not send another three hundred?" Gongsun said: "Are you afraid that he will strike first?" Ma Kongqun sneered: "Don't worry, he will never attack us anytime soon!" Gongsun said: "Why?" Ma Kongqun said: "Because he will not let us die too quickly and too easily!" Gongsun Duan's face was ashen, and his huge palm was pressed against the handle of the knife again! Ma Kongqun said coldly: "The most important point is that he must not have grasped the real evidence to prove that we did it, so..." Gongsun said: "So what?" Ma Kongqun said: "That's why he wants to make us fear. No matter who is afraid, he is most likely to do wrong things. Only when we do something wrong, he has the opportunity to catch us!" Gongsun Duan gritted his teeth and said, "So we can't do anything now?" Ma Kongqun nodded, and said in a deep voice: "So now we have to wait until he makes mistakes first!" His expression gradually calmed down again, and he continued slowly word by word: "Just wait, it will never be wrong!" Waiting is never wrong. As long as a person can be patient and wait, sooner or later he will always get a chance! But if you wait, you often have to pay a price, and the price is often terrible. Gongsun Duan firmly grasped the handle of the knife, suddenly drew the knife, and slashed at the stone tablet, causing sparks to fly everywhere. At this moment, a thunderbolt suddenly struck down in the dark sky! The silver knife lost its brilliance in the lightning. Raindrops larger than soybeans fell on the stone tablet and flowed down the gap cut by the silver knife, as if the stone tablet was also crying.