Chapter 3 The third double

It was dusk again. The distant mountains turn from emerald green to blue gray in the setting sun, and the spring water flowing here gradually slows down. The breath of the wind is more fragrant, because the flowers are blooming on the hillside, and the colorful flowers are quietly embracing a family. Small bridges and flowing water, this small house is just in front of the flowing water, under the hillside. There are also flowers growing in the yard. A tall old man with white hair and a tall build was chopping firewood in the yard. He has only one hand. But his hand was very sensitive and powerful.

He kicked the wood with his toes, and with a wave of his hand, the giant ax fell lightly, and with a "click", the wood split in two. His eyes are like distant mountains, blue-gray, distant and indifferent. Perhaps only those who have experienced countless years of rich life can have such distant and cold eyes. Xiao Wu and Gao Li walked in. Their steps were very light, but the old man turned his head back immediately. He saw Gao Li. But there was still no expression in his eyes, he just stood there quietly until Gao Li walked over, and then he slowly put down the axe. Then he suddenly knelt down, knelt down to Gao Li, like a slave who saw his master and knelt down.

But there was still no expression on his face, and he didn't say a word. Gao Li didn't say a word, but just patted him on the shoulder. The two of them seemed to be performing a silent pantomime, but unfortunately, neither of them knew the meaning of the play. Xiao Wu stood there like a wooden man, but fortunately at this moment, a voice came from the room. It was a gentle and charming voice, a girl's voice. both. She hummed softly in the room: "I know you must be back, I know." There was an indescribable joy and tenderness in the voice. When Gao Li heard this voice, an indescribable tenderness and joy immediately appeared in his eyes.

Xiao Wu was almost bewildered. He suddenly realized that he couldn't express how much he wanted to see this woman. "Of course she deserves anything a man can do for her." The old man turned his head again and started chopping firewood. With a "click", a piece of firewood was split in half again. She didn't come out. Xiao Wu has followed Gao Li into the house. He suddenly found that his heart seemed to be beating faster than usual. "What kind of woman is she? How beautiful is she?" The living room was cleaned very clean, the windows were clean and spotless.

There is a small door next to it, with a bamboo curtain hanging on the door. Her voice came from the door again. "You brought guests back?" She could actually hear their footsteps. Gao Li's voice also became very gentle: "It's not a guest, but a good friend." "Then why don't you invite him in?" Gao Li patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder, smiled and said, "She wants us to go in, so we will go in." Xiao Wudao: "Yes, let's go in." It was meaningless to say this, for he was thinking of other things. Then he followed Gao Li and walked in.

Then all their thoughts stopped at once, even their hearts stopped beating. He finally saw Shuangshuang—this first impression, he was sure that he would never forget it in his lifetime. Both of them were leaning on the bed, pulling the thin quilt with both hands, which was whiter than the quilt, so white it seemed to be almost transparent. Her arms are thin and slender, like a child, even thinner than a child. Her eyes were large, but gray and dull. Her face is even weirder. No one could describe what her face looked like, no one could even imagine it. It was neither ugly nor incomplete, but it looked like a beauty tool made by a poor craftsman, a distorted beauty mask.

This beauty who can make Gao Li sacrifice everything for her is not only a stunted deformity, but also blind. The house was filled with flowers and filled with all kinds of exquisitely made puppets and toys. Delicate things, of course, are expensive. The freshly picked flowers are bright and fragrant, making the owner of the house pitiful and ridiculous. But on her own face, there was no look of self-pity and inferiority at all, instead it was full of joy and confidence. This expression is exactly the same as a real beauty, because she knows that all the men in the world are secretly admiring her.

Xiao Wu was completely stunned. Gao Li stretched out his arms, went up to meet her, hugged her gently, and said softly: "My beauty, my princess, do you know that I think you are going crazy?" This kind of talk is so nasty, almost disgusting. But the radiance on Shuangshuang's face became even brighter, she raised her little hand, and patted his face lightly. Judging by her attitude towards him, it was as if she treated him like a child. Gao Li also seemed to have really turned into a child, as if there was nothing happier in the world than being beaten by her. Shuang Shuang chuckled and said, "You little liar, if you really miss me, why didn't you come back earlier?"

Gao Li deliberately sighed, and said, "Of course I want to come back sooner, but unfortunately I still want to earn more money so that I can buy good things for my little princess to eat and play with." Shuang Shuang said: "Really?" Gao Li said: "Of course it is true! Do you want me to dig out my heart and give it to you?" Shuangshuang laughed again, and said, "I thought you were fascinated by the wild women outside." Gao Li yelled, and said, "I will find a wild woman outside? Is there any woman in the world who can compare to my little princess?"

Shuangshuang smiled more happily, but shook her head deliberately, and said, "I don't believe it, there must be women more beautiful than me out there." Gao Li said decisively: "No, absolutely not." He blinked, then suddenly continued: "I heard that there is also a beautiful princess in the imperial city, but after I saw it myself, I realized that she is not even half as good as you." Shuang Shuang listened quietly, smiled sweetly, and suddenly kissed him on the cheek. Gao Li immediately seemed to faint with joy. A tall, seven-foot man, and a deformed blind man, the two are actually flirting together, which is really funny.

This situation is not only ridiculous, it is ridiculous. But Xiao Wu didn't even have any sense of being ridiculous in his heart, instead he felt sore and bitter in his heart. He just felt like crying. Gao Li had already untied an old leather bag from his body, poured out twenty or thirty ingots of gold, and poured it on the bed. He took both of his little hands and caressed the gold, with a complacent and proud expression on his face, and said: "This is what I earned in the past few months, and I can buy a lot of good things for our little princess. " Shuang Shuang said: "You really earned it?" Gao Li said loudly: "Of course! For you, I will never steal, let alone rob." Shuangshuang's expression became more gentle, she raised her hand, caressed his face, and said softly: "I have a man like you, I'm so happy, I'm so proud of you." Gao Li stared at her, his pale, haggard, and indifferent face suddenly revealed an expression of indescribable joy and happiness, all the grievances and blows he suffered outside have been completely forgotten by now. Xiao Wu had never seen such an expression on his face, and never expected to see such an expression on his face. When he got here, he seemed to be a completely different person. Although Shuangshuang couldn't see the expression on his face, she could obviously feel it. So she herself was perfectly happy and content. Can you say they are not worthy? Xiao Wu suddenly felt that she was very beautiful. As long as a woman can make her man happy, what are the other flaws? After an unknown amount of time, Shuang Shuang suddenly blushed and smiled, "Didn't you say you brought a friend back?" Gao Li also laughed, and said: "Look, as soon as I saw you, I immediately became dizzy and even forgot my friends." He pulled Xiao Wu over and said, "I'll introduce you. This is my friend Xiao Wu, and this is my princess." Shuangshuang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You say the same in front of others, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others." Gao Li said: "How could he laugh at us? This kid must be jealous of me now." He looked at Xiao Wu, his eyes full of prayer. Xiao Wu sighed, and said: "You always say in front of me that your little princess is the most beautiful in the world, and now I know you are a liar." Gao Li's expression changed immediately, he squeezed his eyes desperately, and said, "How did I lie to you?" Xiao Wudao: "How can there be such a beauty as her in the world? She is simply a fairy in the sky." Gao Li smiled. Shuangshuang also laughed. Xiao Wu tapped Gao Li's shoulder lightly with his fist, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I really envy you bastard! How can you be worthy of her?" Gao Li deliberately sighed, and said: "To be honest, I really don't deserve her, but it's a pity that she wants to like me." Shuangshuang giggled and said, "Look at this man, why is his skin getting thicker and thicker?" Gao Li said: "I learned from this kid." The three of them laughed at the same time, and Xiao Wu suddenly realized that he had never been so happy before. Shuangshuang went to bed early, and after dinner, Gao Li helped her to bed and covered her with a quilt. She is like a spoiled child who needs to be taken care of in everything. But she can give people an indescribable joy. Now the star has risen. Gao Li and Xiao Wu spread a straw mat among the flowers and lay quietly under the starry sky. The night is as cool as water. The stars are far away and brilliant. Xiao Wu suddenly let out a long sigh, and said, "You are right, she is indeed a wonderful woman." Gao Li didn't speak. Xiao Wudao: "She may not be beautiful on the outside, but her heart is very beautiful, perhaps much more beautiful than most beauties in the world." Gao Li still didn't speak. Xiao Wudao: "I was always wondering why a person like you would be a cheapskate, but now I understand." He sighed, and continued: "For a woman like her, no matter what you do, it's worth it." Gao Li suddenly said, "Maybe I'm not doing it for her." Xiao Wudao: "Aren't you?" Gao Li also sighed, and said: "If I speak more brightly, of course I can say that it is for her; but I know in my heart that I am doing this for myself." Xiao Wudao: "Oh!" Gao Li said: "Because I only feel peaceful and happy when I am here, so..." He continued slowly: "I have to come back every once in a while and stay for a few days, otherwise I'm afraid I've already collapsed and gone crazy." ——People are like machines. Every once in a while, they have to go back to the factory for maintenance and refueling. Of course Xiao Wu understands this. He was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "How did you meet her?" Gao Li said: "She is an orphan." Xiao Wudao: "Where are her parents?" Gao Li said: "It's already dead, when she was thirteen years old, she was already dead." A look of pain appeared on his face, and he continued: "They only have one daughter, and in order to prevent her from being sad, they have always said that she is the most beautiful girl in the world since she was a child. She...of course she can't see herself." It didn't matter that she couldn't see herself, the most important thing was that she couldn't see others either. Just because she can't see others, she can't compare herself with others. Xiao Wu sighed, and said sadly: "She was born blind. This is her misfortune, but from this point of view, it is her luck." Isn't the distance between luck and misfortune inherently subtle. Gao Lidao: "Once I was seriously injured and came here unintentionally. At that time, her parents were still alive. They healed my wounds and took care of me day and night. They never questioned my background, nor Never thought of me as a gangster." Xiao Wudao: "So you will come here often in the future?" Gao Lidao: "From then on, I have regarded this place as my own home. When it comes to the New Year's Eve, no matter where I am, I always have to find a way to hurry back." Xiao Wudao: "I understand your mood." There was also a strange look of pain on his face. This seemingly cheerful young man also had a lot of pain and secrets in his heart that could not be revealed to outsiders. Gao Lidao: "Later... Then his parents died. Before they died, they entrusted their only daughter to me. They didn't want me to marry her, but they wanted me to treat her like a younger sister." Xiao Wudao: "But you married her?" Gao Li said: "Not yet, but in the future - I will definitely marry her in the future." Xiao Wudao: "For repayment?" Gao Li said: "No." Xiao Wudao: "Do you really love her?" Gao Li hesitated, and said slowly: "I don't know if I really like her, I just know... I just know that she can make me happy and make me feel like a human being." Xiao Wudao: "Then why don't you hurry up and marry her?" Gao Li remained silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Do you want to drink our wedding wine?" Xiao Wudao: "Of course!" Gao Li sat up, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said, "Are you willing to stay here for a few more days?" Xiao Wudao: "Anyway, I have nowhere to go." Gao Li patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said, "Okay, I will treat you to a wedding wine." Xiao Wu also jumped up, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said, "I will definitely be waiting to drink your wedding wine." Gao Li said: "I will go prepare with the elephant tomorrow." Xiao Wudao: "Elephant?" Gao Li said, "The elephant is the one-armed old man who cooked for us just now." Xiao Wudao: "He—what kind of person is he?" Gao Li smiled mysteriously, and said, "What do you think?" Xiao Wudao: "I think he must be a weird person, and he must have a very extraordinary history." Gao Li said, "Have you ever seen him use an axe?" Xiao Wudao: "I've seen it." Gao Li said: "What do you think of his skill?" Xiao Wudao: "It doesn't seem to be under you and me." Gao Li said: "Your vision is really good." Xiao Wudao: "Who is he? How did he come here? Why does he respect you so much?" Gao Li smiled again, and said, "Maybe you will gradually know these things in the future." Xiao Wudao: "Why don't you tell me now?" Gao Li said: "Because I promised him that I would never tell anyone about him." Xiao Wudao: "But I..." Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly soared into the air, and shot towards a cluster of rose flowers on the hillside like an arrow. His body is light and graceful, and very special. There seemed to be someone in the flowers whispering: "You are so light-hearted, you really deserve to be the son of a famous family." Xiao Wu's face changed, and he asked in a low voice, "Who is your Excellency?" While drinking, he has already rushed into the flowers, which is exactly where the human voice came from just now. He didn't see anyone. There is no one in the flowers at all! The stars and the moon are in the sky, and the night is dark. Gao Li also rushed over, frowned and said, "Is it because the July 15th people chased here again?" Xiao Wudao: "I'm afraid not." Gao Li said: "How do you know it's not?" Xiao Wu didn't answer. The expression on his face was very strange, as if a little surprised, but also a little scared. Since he was definitely not coming after someone from that organization, why should he be afraid? Although Gao Li couldn't figure it out, he didn't ask again. He knew that if Xiao Wu didn't want to say something, no one would be able to ask him. Xiao Wu was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Where's the elephant?" Gao Li said, "I'm afraid I'm already asleep." Xiao Wudao: "Where do you sleep?" Gao Li said, "You want to find him?" Xiao Wu forced a smile and said, "I... can I talk to him?" Gao Li also smiled, and said, "Can't you see that he is a person who doesn't like chatting very much?" Xiao Wu's eyes flickered, and the look in his eyes was even more strange, and he said slowly: "Maybe he likes to chat with me." Gao Li stared at him for a long time, finally nodded and said, "Perhaps there are many strange things in this world." The elephant didn't sleep. When he opened the door, he was still wearing shoes on his feet, and there was no sleepiness in his eyes. No drowsiness, no expression. No matter who he looked at, it was as if he was looking at a piece of wood. Gao Li smiled and said, "You haven't slept yet?" The elephant said: "A person who is asleep will not open the door." He spoke very slowly and stiffly, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time and was no longer used to speaking. Gao Li looked very surprised, as if he hadn't heard him speak for a long time. The house is very simple, except for the necessities of life, there is nothing else. He lived the life of an ascetic. Xiao Wu just felt that this place happened to be in sharp contrast with Shuangshuang's room, like two completely different worlds. This tall, strong, strong, and cold one-armed old man is also completely different from Shuangshuang. Such two people would never live together without very special reasons. The elephant had pulled away the wooden stool and said, "Sit." There was only such a stool in the room, so Xiao Wu and Gao Li didn't sit on it. Xiao Wu stood at the door, staring straight at the old man, and suddenly said, "Have you seen me before?" The elephant shook his head. Xiao Wudao: "But you recognize me." The elephant shook his head again. Gao Li looked at him, then at Xiao Wu, and said with a smile, "He has never seen you before, so how could he recognize you?" Xiao Wudao: "Because he recognizes my lightness kung fu." Gao Li said: "Is your lightness kung fu and body skills different from others?" Xiao Wudao: "Yes." Gao Li said, "Why can't I see it?" Xiao Wudao: "Because you are too young." Gao Li said: "Are you already very old?" Xiao Wu smiled, just smiled. Gao Li asked again: "Even if your lightness kung fu is different from others, he hasn't seen it." Xiao Wudao: "He has seen it." Gao Li said, "When did you see it?" Xiao Wudao: "Just now." Gao Li said, "Just now?" Xiao Wu smiled again, without saying anything, but his eyes were on the shoes on the elephant's feet. The mud on the shoes has not yet dried. The weather has been fine recently, only the mud in the flower bed is wet, because the elephants go to water the flowers after dusk every day. But if it was mud stepped on at dusk, it should have dried out by now. Gao Li was not a slow-witted person, and immediately understood that he was the one hiding in the rose bushes just now. "It's you?" Elephants didn't deny it. Gao Li said, "Do you really recognize him?" Elephant didn't deny it either. Gao Li said: "Who is he? How do you know him?" Da Xiang didn't answer this question directly, but turned his head, looked at Xiao Wu coldly, and said, "Why don't you go back?" Xiao Wu's expression seemed to change again, and he said, "Go back? Where are you going back?" The elephant said, "Go back to your home." Xiao Wu didn't ask: "How do you know where my home is?" Instead, he asked: "Why should I go back?" The elephant said, "Because you have to go back." Xiao Wu asked again: "Why?" The elephant said, "Because your father has only one son like you." Xiao Wu's body stiffened suddenly, as if he was suddenly nailed to the ground by a nail. He stared at the old man for a long time before saying word by word: "You are not an elephant." Gao Li said leisurely: "Of course he is not an elephant, he is a human being." Xiao Wu ignored him, still stared at the old man, and said: "You are the golden Kaijia of Handan." The old man remained expressionless. Gao Li couldn't help but lost his voice: "Jin Kaijia? 'Great Thunder God' Jin Kaijia?" Xiao Wudao: "Not bad!" He smiled faintly, and continued: "You refused to tell me his origin just because you didn't even know who he was." Gao Li sighed and said with a wry smile, "I really didn't know he was the Great Thunder God." Xiao Wudao: "Except for old Jin, who else in the world can use the ax so skillfully?" Jin Kaijia suddenly said coldly: "It's a pity that you are too young, and you haven't seen what the 'Wind Thunder God Ax' looked like twenty years ago." Xiao Wudao: "But I've heard of it." Jin Kaijia said: "Of course you have heard of it, anyone with ears has heard of it." Although his face was still expressionless, there was already a frightening domineering look in his words. Xiao Wu said indifferently: "But I never thought that the all-powerful and mighty Thunder God would hide here to chop firewood for others." There seems to be a thorn in this sentence. A strange change suddenly appeared on Jin Kaijia's face, as if he was suddenly nailed by a nail. After a long time, he slowly said word by word: "Of course I have to thank your family." There seems to be a thorn in this sentence. Xiao Wudao: "I'm afraid you never thought that you would see me here." Jin Kaijia said: "Indeed not." Xiao Wu sneered and said, "Only ten years ago, the Great Thunder God was known as the number one martial artist in the world. If you saw me today, why didn't you kill me?" Jin Kaijia said: "I won't kill you." Xiao Wudao: "Why?" Jin Kaijia said: "Because you are a friend of my savior." Xiao Wudao: "Who is your savior?" Gao Li suddenly said: "Me." Xiao Wu was very surprised, and said, "You? You saved the Great Thunder God?" Gao Li smiled wryly and said, "I never thought that what I saved was the world's number one martial arts master." Jin Kaijia said coldly: "At that time, I was no longer the best martial arts master in the world, otherwise how could I be bullied by those few sticks." A trace of anger suddenly appeared in his indifferent eyes, and it took a long time before he continued: "Since I was injured by your father in the Taishan battle, I am no longer the number one martial arts master in the world." Xiao Wudao: "He broke your 'Chonglou Flying Blood'?" Jin Kaijia said: "No, no one can break through the Chonglou Flying Blood." Xiao Wudao: "Although he cut off one of your hands, you still have your right hand." Jin Kaijia sneered, "After all, you are too young to know that Thunder God is using a left-handed axe." Xiao Wu was stunned. After a long time, he suddenly asked again: "You chop wood every day in order to practice your right-handed axe?" Jin Kaijia said: "You are not stupid." Xiao Wudao: "How long have you practiced?" Jin Kaijia said: "Five years." Xiao Wudao: "Is your right hand as dexterous as your left now?" Jin Kaijia shut his mouth and refused to answer. No one will tell their enemies about their own martial arts. Gao Li sighed, and said, "No wonder you chop wood in winter, and you also chop wood in summer. Now I finally understand!" He turned to Xiao Wu, smiled, and said, "Now I finally know who you are." Xiao Wudao: "Oh!" Gao Li said: "Your surname is not Wu, your surname is Qiu, and your name is Qiufengwu." Xiao Wu also smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to know my name." Gao Lidao: "In the past, the old owner of the 'Peacock Villa', Qiu, fought against the world's number one master, the Thunder God, at the top of Mount Tai. Even people who have no ears have heard of this battle." Qiu Fengwu also couldn't help sighing, saying: "That battle was really shocking and weeping ghosts and gods." Gao Li smiled and said: "So of course I have heard of the name of the owner of Peacock Mountain." Qiu Fengwu stared at him and said, "Whether it's Qiu Fengwu or Xiao Wu, they are all your friends anyway." Gao Li said: "Of course." Qiu Fengwu said: "And always will be." He suddenly turned to Jin Kaijia and said: "But we are not friends, not now, nor in the future." Jin Kaijia said: "Of course not." Qiu Fengwu said: "So if you want revenge on Peacock Villa, you can attack me at any time." Jin Kaijia said coldly: "Why do I seek revenge from Peacock Villa?" Qiu Fengwu said: "You don't want revenge?" Jin Kaijia said: "I don't want to." Qiu Fengwu said: "Why?" Jin Kaijia said: "That battle was a fair decisive battle, and there was no complaint in life or death, not to mention that I only lost one arm." He suddenly let out a long sigh, and continued slowly: "Old man Qiu could have killed me, but he only wanted my hand. If I must take revenge, it is to repay kindness, not revenge." Qiu Fengwu looked at him, as if surprised and admired, finally heaved a long sigh, and said: "No wonder my father often said that the Great Thunder God is a great man, victory is victory, and defeat is defeat. Few people in Jianghu can compare." Jin Kaijia said coldly: "It is true that there are not many people who can compare." Qiu Fengwu said: "Although my father is better than the seniors, the Great Thunder God is still the best in the world." Jin Kaijia said: "No." Qiu Fengwu said: "Yes! Because my father didn't defeat senior with martial arts, but with hidden weapons." Jin Kaijia lowered his face, and said sharply: "Aren't hidden weapons martial arts? - Don't you look down on hidden weapons?" Qiu Fengwu said: "I..." Jin Kaijia said: "The sword is a weapon, and the hidden weapon is also a weapon. I use the wind and thunder axe, and he uses the peacock feather. He can avoid my wind and thunder axe, but I can't avoid his peacock feather. If he wins, no matter who You can’t say he won unfairly, and you can’t.” Qiu Fengwu lowered his head, but his face showed a smile, and said: "Yes, I was wrong." Jin Kaijia said: "You know you made a mistake, you should go back quickly." Qiu Fengwu said: "I can't go back now." Jin Kaijia said: "Why?" Qiu Fengwu smiled and said, "Because I'm still waiting to drink Gao Li's wedding wine." Wine is on the table. Everyone seems to like to find a glass of wine to drink after they are excited. Qiu Fengwu raised his glass and sighed: "Heroes are heroes after all, and they seem to never grow old. I really can't imagine that the Great Thunder God still has that kind of indomitable arrogance to this day." Gao Li sighed: "But these years, his life has indeed been too hard, I almost never saw him smile." Qiu Fengwu said with a smile: "But when he thought that you were going to invite us to a wedding, he laughed." Gao Li said: "So I must invite this wedding wine." Qiu Fengwu said: "I must drink too." Gao Li laughed and said: "How many people in the world can invite the Great Thunder God and the young master of Peacock Villa to drink his wedding wine?" Qiu Fengwu drank it down in one gulp, then suddenly put down the glass heavily, and said, "I'm not the young master of Peacock Villa." Gao Li was stunned and said, "Aren't you?" Qiu Fengwu said: "I am not, because I am not worthy." He poured another glass and sighed, "I am only worthy to be the executioner of a murderous organization." Gao Li sighed, and said, "I really can't figure it out, how did you get into 'July 15th'?" Qiu Fengwu stared at the wine glass in his hand, and slowly said: "Because I look down on Peacock Ling, and the reputation gained with hidden weapons. I don't want to live in the shadow of Peacock Ling for the rest of my life, just like a little girl hiding under her mother's skirt." Child, worthless child." Gao Li said: "So you want to use your own ability to gain your own reputation." Qiu Fengwu nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Because I found out that respecting Peacock Villa in Jianghu is not about our people, but about our hidden weapons. If there is no peacock feather, our Qiu family members seem to be worthless." Gao Li said: "No one thinks that way." Qiu Fengwu said: "But I can't help but think this way. I joined the 'July 15th' to completely disintegrate this organization. I have been waiting for the opportunity." He sighed again, and said: "But I found out later that it's useless to dismantle 'July 15th'." Gao Li said: "Why?" Qiu Fengwu said: "Because the 'July 15th' organization itself is just a puppet, and there is obviously a mysterious and powerful force behind the scenes supporting and directing it." Gao Li nodded slowly, his face became very heavy, and said: "Can you guess who is directing it?" Qiu Fengwu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Have you already guessed it?" Gao Li said: "At least 70% of the guesses are correct." Qiu Fengwu said: "Who is it?" Gao Li hesitated, and finally said three words slowly: "Qinglonghui." Qiu Fengwu immediately slapped the table vigorously and said, "That's right, I guess it must be the Azure Dragon Club." Gao Li said: "There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year." Qiu Fengwu said: "From the first day of the first lunar month to the New Year's Eve, it happens to be 365 days." Gao Li said: "July 15th is just one of them." The two suddenly stopped talking, but their faces became more serious. The "July 15th" organization is strict, the methods are vicious, and the power is terrible, of course they are very clear. But "July 15th" is just one of the 365 rudders of the Qinglong Club. It is conceivable that the organization of the Azure Dragon Society is so powerful and terrifying. Qiu Fengwu finally sighed and said: "It is said that the boss of Qinglong once boasted to people that as long as the sun can shine, there is the power of Qinglonghui." Gao Li said: "He also said that as long as the sea is not dry and the stone is not rotten, the Qinglong will not be destroyed." Qiu Fengwu clenched his fists and said, "It's a pity that we don't even know who the boss of Qinglong is." Gao Li said: "No one knows!" Both get up very early. It was Gao Li who helped her get up.Now they have gone to pick flowers on the hillside behind. They certainly had a lot to say.Last night, they didn't have much chance to talk. Qiu Fengwu stood in the yard, enjoying the fresh wind and sunshine in the deep mountain morning. He wanted to help Jin Kaijia make breakfast, but he was kicked out. "Get out, don't like people watching when I'm doing things." Watching this all-powerful master scramble eggs with a spatula is really not a pleasant thing, it is really uncomfortable. But Jin Kaijia himself did not feel this way at all. "I do these things only because I like to do them, and doing things can make my hands dexterous." "Martial arts are born in the world. As long as you put your heart into it, no matter what you do, you can practice your martial arts." Now Qiu Fengwu chewed these few words repeatedly, as if chewing an olive, with endless aftertaste. Only now did he understand why Jin Kaijia was able to become the world's number one martial artist. Breakfast was already on the table, and they were waiting for Gao Li and Shuangshuang to come back. Jin Kaijia started chopping firewood again. Qiu Fengwu watched quietly from the side, only feeling that his movement of chopping wood was indescribably skillful and graceful. What is the essence of martial arts? There are only four words-concentrate and practice hard. In fact, these four words are also suitable for everything in the world. No matter what you do, if you want to stand out, you have to concentrate and practice hard. "Do you know who is the number one expert in using axes since ancient times?" "have no idea." "Luban." "He is nothing more than a skilled craftsman." "But he uses the ax every day. No one knows more about the properties and properties of the ax than he does. The ax has become a part of his body, and he uses it as flexibly as he uses his fingers." Familiarity makes perfect. Isn't this also the essence of martial arts? Qiu Fengwu sighed long, only felt that the words Jin Kaijia said were even more valuable than a martial arts secret book. These words are by no means what those suzerain masters who sit in the temple all day long can say. The sun is everywhere, and the distant mountains are green. An old woman with white hair, leaning on a cane in her left hand and carrying a green cloth bundle in her right hand, walked along the stream alone, her waist bent like a shrimp. Qiu Fengwu said: "Are there other people around here?" Jin Kaijia said: "The nearest one is three to five miles away." Qiu Fengwu didn't ask anymore, but the old woman had already walked out of the yard, panting, smiling, and said, "Do you two want to buy some eggs?" Qiu Fengwu asked, "Are the eggs fresh?" The old woman smiled and said, "Of course it's fresh. If you don't believe me, touch it, it's still hot." She walked in, squatted on the ground, and untied the green cloth bundle. The eggs in the bag were really big and round. The old woman picked up one and said: "Fresh eggs are the most nourishing when eaten raw, and they can be eaten with boiling water..." Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly heard a "swish", and a crossbow arrow had penetrated into the old woman's back. The old woman's face suddenly twisted, and she looked up, as if she wanted to throw the egg out of her hand, but she had already fallen down. Then, a black-clothed figure sprang out from the back of the mountain depression, three or five ups and downs, had already swept into the yard, without saying a word, picked up the old woman's eggs, threw them far away, and fell into the creek. Just listening to the sound of "boom", the stream splashed in all directions. The man in black let out a long breath and said, "It's dangerous." Qiu Fengwu's complexion has changed, as if he can't even speak. The man in black turned his face and forced a smile at him, and said, "Have you seen who this old woman is?" Qiu Fengwu shook his head. The man in black lowered his voice and said, "She was sent by 'July 15th' to assassinate her." Qiu Fengwu changed color and said: "July 15th? Your Excellency..." The man in black said: "I..." As soon as he said a word, his body twisted suddenly, his face was deformed, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. When the blood flows out, it turns black. Jin Kaijia's complexion also changed, he dropped his ax and rushed over. The man in black had fallen down, holding his stomach with both hands, struggling and said: "Quick...quick, there is an antidote in the wooden bottle on me..." Jin Kaijia was about to go to get it, but Qiu Fengwu grabbed him. The man in black looked even more painful, and said in a choked voice, "I beg you... hurry, hurry... it will be too late." Qiu Fengwu looked at him coldly, and said coldly: "The antidote is on you, why don't you take it yourself?" Jin Kaijia said angrily: "Can't you see that he can't move anymore? How can we just refuse to save him!" Qiu Fengwu sneered, "He won't die." The man in black's face contorted again, and suddenly shot up from the ground like an arrow, and shot out seven black stars with his hand. The old woman also jumped up from the ground, waved her hand, and threw two eggs. Qiu Fengwu didn't dodge, but went up to meet him, suddenly the two eggs were in his hand and slipped into his sleeve. The old woman turned over in the air and jumped out backwards, and suddenly found that Qiu Fengwu was in front of her. She threw out both fists, piercing her ears with both fronts. But Qiu Fengwu's palm had passed through her fists, before her fist reached, Qiu Fengwu's palm had already slapped her chest. Pat lightly. The old woman seemed to be glued to this palm, her arms had just dropped, and she couldn't move. Then she heard the sound of bones breaking. 金开甲用一条手臂夹住了那黑衣人，夹紧，放松，黑衣人忽然间就像是一堆泥般倒了下去，断裂的肋骨斜斜刺出，穿破了衣裳。 鲜血慢慢地在地上散开，慢慢地渗入地中。 金开甲凝视着，目光带着种深思之色，就仿佛这一生从未见人流血一样。 老太婆不停地颤抖。 也不知是因为秋凤梧这种奇特的掌力，还是因为那骨头碎裂的声音，她忽然恐惧得像是个刚从噩梦中惊醒的孩子。 秋凤梧一把揪住她苍苍白发，用力拉下来，带着她的脸皮一起拉了下来，就露出了另一张脸。 一张瘦小、蜡黄、畏怯，但却十分年轻的脸。 秋凤梧冷冷地看着他，道：“你是新来的？” 这人点点头。 秋凤梧道：“你知道我是谁？” 这人舔了舔发干的嘴唇，道：“我……我听说过。” 秋凤梧道：“那么你就该知道，我至少有三十种法子可以让你后悔为什么要生下来。” 这人勉强点了点头，脸上已无人色。 秋凤梧道：“所以你最好还是说实话。” 这人道：“我说……我说。” 秋凤梧道：“你们来了几个人？” 这人道：“六个。” 秋凤梧道：“都是些什么人？” 这人道：“我不知道，真的不知道。” 秋凤梧道：“他们人在哪里？” 这人道：“就在山那边，等着我们……” 他的话还没有说完，突然又听见一阵骨头碎裂的声音。 他自己骨头碎裂的声音。 秋凤梧已转过身，没有再看一眼。 他杀人从不再多看一眼。 金开甲却还在凝视着地上的鲜血，突然道：“我已有六年未曾杀过人。” 秋凤梧道：“六年的确已不算短。” 金开甲道：“我十三岁时开始杀人，直到今天，我才知道杀人是件令人作呕的事。” 秋凤梧叹了口气，道：“只不过那还是比被杀好些。” 金开甲霍然抬起头，盯着他，道：“你怎知他们是来杀你的？” 秋凤梧苦笑道：“只因为我以前也做过跟他们一样的事。” 金开甲还想再问，已听到双双的声音：“你以前做过什么事？” 双双倚着高立的肩，站在阳光下。 高立的脸色苍白而紧张，但双双脸上却带着比阳光还灿烂的笑容。 秋凤梧从未想到她看来也会变得如此美丽。 世上又还有什么比欢愉和自信更能使一个女人变得美丽呢？ 秋凤梧正不知怎么回答她的话，双双却又在问：“我刚才好像听见你们在说杀人？” 秋凤梧终于勉强笑了笑，道：“我们刚才在说故事。” 双双嫣然问道：“什么故事？我最喜欢听故事了。” 秋凤梧道：“但这故事却不好听。” 双双道：“为什么？” 秋凤梧道：“因为这故事中，有人在杀人。” 双双脸上似也有了阵阴影，凄然道：“为什么有些人总是要杀人呢？” 秋凤梧缓缓道：“这也许只因为他们若不杀人，别人就要杀他们。” 双双慢慢地点了点头，神色更凄凉，忽又皱眉道：“这里怎么有血腥气？” 金开甲道：“我刚才杀了一只鸡。” 住在山林中的人，家家都养鸡。 最愚蠢的人，也不会长途跋涉，拿鸡蛋到这种地方来卖的。 无论中了什么样的毒，从嘴角流出来的血也不可能立刻变成黑的，更不可能在毒发倒地时，还能将每个字都说得很清楚。 这并不是因为“七月十五”杀人的计划有欠周密。 这只因定计的人，从未到过这偏僻的山林，只因来的这两个人，还是第一次参加杀人行动。 而他们遇着的，偏偏是经验丰富的老手。 何况这次行动到现在还没有完全失败。 后面还有四个人。 真正可怕的是这四个人。 饭总要吃的，秋凤梧反而吃得特别多。 这一顿吃过后，下一顿就不知道要等到什么时候才能吃了。 他希望高立也多吃些。 但高立却一直在看着双双，目中充满了忧虑之色。 他显然有很多话要问秋凤梧，却又不能在双双面前问出来。 饭桌上只有双双是愉快的。 知道得越少，烦恼忧虑就越少，所以有时无知反而是幸福的。 双双忽然道：“今天你们怎么不喝酒？” 秋凤梧勉强笑道：“只有真正的酒鬼，白天才喝酒。” 双双道：“你们还不是真正的酒鬼？” 秋凤梧道：“幸好还不是。” 双双垂下头，忽又轻轻道：“若是喜酒呢？” 秋凤梧心里好像突然被刺了一针。 喜酒，他们岂非本在等着喝高立的喜酒？ 他抬起头，就发现高立的手在颤抖，一张脸已苍白如纸。 没有喜酒了。 什么都没有了。 只有血！也许是别人的血，也许是自己的血，流不尽的血。 你手上只要沾着一点血腥，这一生就永远要在血腥中打滚。 秋凤梧正在喝汤，只觉得这汤也又酸又腥，就好像血一样。 双双的脸上，却已泛起了红晕，幸福而羞涩的红晕。 她垂着头，轻轻道：“刚才……刚才他已跟我说了，他说你们也都已知道。” 秋凤梧茫然道：“我们都已知道。” 双双红着脸，嫣然道：“我以为你们——定会恭喜我们的。” 秋凤梧道：“恭喜恭喜。” 他只觉得嘴里满是苦水，吞也吞不下去，吐也吐不出。 他知道高立心里一定比他更苦。 双双道：“既然有事值得恭喜，你们为什么不喝杯酒呢？” 高立忽然站起来，道：“谁说我们不喝酒，我去拿酒去。” 双双嫣然道：“今天我也想喝一点，我从来没有这么开心过。” 高立道：“我也从来没有这么开心过。” 他虽已站起来，但身子却似已僵硬。 院子里的尸身还没有埋葬，正在阳光下逐渐干瘪萎缩。 追杀他们的人已经在路上，随时随刻都可能出现。 她平静幸福的生活，眼见就要毁灭，连生命都可能毁灭，可是她这一生从来没有这么开心过。 高立只觉得面颊冰冷，眼泪已沿着面颊，慢慢地流了下来…… 秋凤梧实在不忍再看高立面上的表情，也不忍再看双双。 他生怕看了之后，自己也会哭。 金开甲一直扒着饭，一口一口咽下去，忽然放下筷子站起来道：“我出去一趟。” 秋凤梧道：“到哪里去？”其实他根本不必问的。 他当然知道金开甲是要去为他们挡住那些人。 金开甲道：“我出去走走。” 秋凤梧道：“我们一起去。” 双双道：“你们要出去？酒还没有喝哩。” 秋凤梧勉强笑道：“酒可以等我们回来再喝，我们去找些新鲜的竹笋来烧鸡。” 高立忽然笑了笑，淡淡道：“你们不必去了，竹笋已在院子里。” 他的声音很平静，平静得出奇，平静得可怕。 秋凤梧回过头，一颗心也立刻沉了下去。 四个人已慢慢地走入了院子。 阳光灿烂，百花齐放。 多么好的天气。 第一个人慢慢地走进来，四面看了一眼，喃喃道：“好地方，真是好地方。” 这人的脸很长，就像马的脸，脸上长满了一粒粒豌豆般的疙瘩，眼睛里布满血丝。 有些人天生就带着种凶相，他就是这种人。 院子里有个树桩。 他慢慢地坐下来，“锵”的，拔出了一柄沉重的鬼头刀。 他就用这把刀开始修他的指甲。 三十七斤重的鬼头刀，在他手里轻得就像是柳叶一样。 高立认得他，他叫毛战。 “七月十五”这组织中，杀人最多的就是他。 他每次杀人时都已接近疯狂，一看到血，就完全疯狂。 若不是因为他已到滇境去杀人，上次刺杀百里长青的行动，一定也有他。 第二个慢慢地走进来，也四面看了一眼，道：“好地方，能死在这地方真不错。” 这人的脸是惨青色的，看不见肉，鼻如鹰钩，眼睛也好像专吃死尸的兀鹰一样。 他手里提着柄丧门剑，剑光也像他的脸一样，闪着惨青色的光。 他看来并没有毛战凶恶，但却更阴沉——阴沉有时比凶恶更可怕。 院子里有棵榕树。 他一走进来，就在树阴下躺了下去，因为他一向最憎恶阳光。 高立不认得他，却认得他的剑。 “阴魂剑”麻锋。 “七月十五”早已在吸收这个人，而且花了不少代价，他当然是值得的。 他从不轻易杀人，甚至很少出手。 可是他要杀的人，都已进了棺材。 他杀人时从不愿有人在旁边看着，因为有时连他自己都觉得他用的法子太残酷。 “你若要杀一个人，就得要他变做鬼之后，都不敢找你报复。” 第三个人高大得已有些臃肿，但脚步很轻，比猫还轻。 高立当然也认得他，这人竟是丁干。 他慢慢地走了进来，四面看了一眼，悠然道：“好地方，真是个好地方，能在这地方等死，福气真不错。” 他也坐下来，用手里弯刀修胡子。 他跟毛战本是死党，一举一动都在有意无意间模仿着毛战。 若说他这人还有个朋友，就是毛战。 第四个看来很斯文，很和气，白白净净的脸，胡子修饰得干净而整齐。 他背负着双手，施施然走了进来，不但脸上带着微笑，眼睛也是笑眯眯的。他没有说话，身上也没有兵器。他看来就像是个特地来拜访朋友的秀才。 但高立和秋凤梧看见这个人，却忽然觉得有阵寒意自足底升起，好像这人远比毛战、麻锋、丁干加起来还要可怕很多。 因为他们认得他，他就是“七月十五”这组织的首领，“幽冥才子”西门玉。 高立在这组织已逾三年，但却从未见过西门玉亲自出手。 据说他杀人很慢，非常慢。据说他有一次杀一个人竟杀了两天。据说两天后这人断气时，谁也认不出他曾经是个人了。 但这些当然只不过是传说，相信的人并不多。 因为他实在太斯文，太秀气，而且文质彬彬，温柔有礼。 像这么样一个斯文人，怎么会杀人呢？ 现在他还笑眯眯的站在院子里等，既不着急，也没有发脾气，好像就算要他再等三天三夜也没关系。 但高立和秋凤梧却知道现在他们已到了非出去不可的时候。 他们对望了一眼。 秋凤梧悄悄地从墙上摘下了他的剑。 高立慢慢地从墙角抄起他的枪。 双双忽然道：“外面又有人来了，是不是你请来喝喜酒的朋友？” 高立咬了咬牙，道：“他们不是朋友。” 双双道：“不是朋友，是什么人？” 高立道：“是强盗。” 双双脸色变了，仿佛立刻就要晕倒。 高立心里又是一阵酸楚，柔声道：“我叫大象扶你回房去歇一歇，我很快就会将强盗赶跑的。” 双双道：“真的很快？” 高立道：“真的。” 他勉强忍耐着，不让泪流下。 他希望这是自己最后一次骗她。 也许这真的是最后一次了。 毛战还在修指甲，丁干还在修胡子，麻锋躺在树阴下，更连头都没有抬起。 在他们眼中，小武和高立已只不过是两个死人。 但西门玉却迎了上去，笑容温柔而亲切，微笑着道：“你们这两天辛苦了？” 秋凤梧居然也笑了笑，道：“还好。” 西门玉道：“昨天睡得好不好？” 秋凤梧道：“我们倒还睡得着，吃得饱。” 西门玉又笑了，道：“能吃能睡就是福气。上次我给你们的银子，你们花光了吗？” 秋凤梧道：“还有一点。” 西门玉笑道：“当然还有，我早就听说百里长青是个很大方的人。” 秋凤梧道：“不错，他给了我们每个人五万两。想不到救人比杀人赚的钱还多。” 西门玉点点头，道：“这倒提醒了我，我以后只怕也要改行了。” 秋凤梧道：“现在呢。” 西门玉微笑着说道：“现在我还想免费杀几个人。” 秋凤梧叹了口气，道：“我本该也免费杀个人的，只可惜他的皮太厚了，我也懒得费力气。” 西门玉道：“你是说丁干？” 秋凤梧道：“我只奇怪皮这么厚的人，胡子是怎么长出来的。” 西门玉道：“他的确厚颜、无耻，而且还杀了两个伙伴。你猜我要怎么样对付他？” 秋凤梧道：“猜不出。” 西门玉道：“我准备赏给他五百两银子，因为他总算活着回去将你们的行踪告诉了我。” 他笑了笑，悠然道：“你看，我赏罚是不是一向公平得很？” 秋凤梧道：“的确公平得很。” 西门玉忽然又叹了口气，说道：“我知道你现在陪我聊天，不过是在等机会杀我。我始终认为你是最懂得怎么样杀人的一个人，所以我实在替你惋惜。” 秋凤梧道：“你还知道什么？” 西门玉道：“我也知道你们一定会在这里等着我的。” 秋凤梧道：“为什么？” 西门玉道：“因为带着个女人走路，总是不太方便，这女人偏偏又是丢不下的。” 他忽然向高立笑了笑，道：“你说对不对？” 高立冷冷道：“对极了。” 西门玉微笑道：“久闻嫂夫人是位天仙般的美人，你为什么不请出来让我们见见？” 高立道：“她只见人，不见你们这种……” 他身子突然僵硬，声音立刻嘶哑。 因为他已听到了双双的脚步声。 双双已挣扎着，走了出来，正在不停地喘息。 每个人的眼睛都突然睁大了，就像是突然看见一个有三条腿的人。 毛战突然大笑，道：“你们看见了没有，这就是高立的女人。” 丁干大笑道：“这是个女人么？这简直是个妖怪，不折不扣的妖怪。” 毛战道：“如果谁要我娶这种妖怪，我情愿去做和尚，情愿一头撞死。” 高立的脸已因痛苦而扭曲变形。 他不敢再回头去看双双。 他突然像一条负伤的野兽般冲了出去—— 他宁可死，宁可死一千次，一万次，也不愿让双双受到这种打击。