Chapter 3 The third blood wine

The roses and mimosa on the wall sway gently in the breeze, and the path paved with bluestone slabs meanders to the red brick cottage behind the flowers. The window is open, the bamboo curtain is half rolled up, and a few potted flowers can be vaguely seen on the high platform. Duan Yu remembered very clearly that this was indeed the place where Hua Yelai brought him last night. But he really didn't know where Hua Ye had come, let alone where the black-clothed monk came from. He didn't even see a single person who was here today. The girl in white with drooping hair, of course, wasn't smiling at him just now, she obviously recognized Lu Jiu.

It seems that Lu Jiu has been to this place before. What exactly is this place? What used to be a simple matter now seems to be becoming more and more complicated. The black-clothed monk just asked someone to pour a glass of wine for Lu Jiu, and said, "How is the wine?" Lu Jiu took a sip and praised, "Good wine." The black-clothed monk said: "Most of the wine in Zhongtu is brewed with rice, wheat, and sorghum, but this wine is made from grapes. It has been preserved for a long time. It is sweet but not greasy. It seems to be better than daughter red." Lu Jiu took another sip and said with a smile, "That's right, it tastes really different."

The black-clothed monk said: "Although this wine is easy to drink, it has a strong stamina and is very nourishing. You have been weak recently. Drinking two more glasses will be beneficial." He actually started tasting wine with Lu Jiu, and he was actually an expert, so they talked eloquently. Not only did he completely ignore people like Duan Yu, but Lu Jiu also seemed to have forgotten them. Daoren Gu couldn't help but sighed, and said: "Poverty is also a drunkard, the master has such fine wine, why didn't he give him a glass?" Then the black-clothed monk turned his head and stared at him, and said with a sullen face, "Who are you?"

Gu Daoren said: "Poverty Gu Changqing." The black-clothed monk said: "Could it be that you are the Taoist Gu who is addicted to gambling and drinking like a thirst?" Gu Daoren said: "It's the poor." The black-clothed monk suddenly looked up and laughed loudly, and said, "Okay, since you are Taoist Gu, I'll give you a drink." He waved his hand, and the girl in light clothes came over with a glass of wine. Gu Daoren took it with one hand, drank it in one gulp, and said in a broken voice, "Good wine." The black-clothed monk lowered his face again, and said coldly: "Although it is good wine, you only deserve one glass."

Daoren Gu was not angry either, he smiled and said, "One cup is enough, thank you." The color on Wang Fei's face had already changed, and he suddenly said loudly: "Is this wine unworthy for me?" The black-clothed monk asked, "Who are you?" Wang Fei said: "Wang Fei from the Thunderbolt Hall in the south of the Yangtze River." The black-clothed monk said, "Do you know who I am?" Wang Fei sneered and said, "At most, it's just the monk king's iron water. Even if you kill me, I will drink this glass of wine." The black-clothed monk suddenly laughed again, and said, "Okay, just based on your words, I only deserve a drink."

He really is the monk king Tie Shui. Besides Tie Shui, where else is there such a monk in the world? The young girl in light clothes and hair immediately came over with a glass of wine. Wang Fei drank it as soon as he tilted his neck, and said with a sneer, "So this wine is nothing special, it's like sugar water, a glass is enough!" Tie Shui looked up and laughed loudly: "Okay, based on what you said, I can have another drink." Wang Fei was stunned, then laughed and said, "In that case, even if it's sugar water, I'll drink it." Daoren Gu sighed, and murmured: "Unexpectedly, you are better at cheating on drinking than I am."

Lu Jiu suddenly said: "In this case, this Mr. Duan should drink three cups." Tie Shui said: "Why should he?" Lu Jiu said, "You don't know who he is?" Tie Shui said: "Who is he?" Lu Jiudao: "He is the eldest son of Duan Feixiong, the hero of the Central Plains, surnamed Duan Mingyu." Iron Water said coldly: "It's not enough." Lu Jiudao: "He is also the one who knocked your four apprentices into the water on the boat yesterday." Tie's face changed, and he asked, "Why did you bring him here?" Lu Jiu replied: "I didn't bring him here, he brought me here."

Tie Shui frowned and said, "He brought you here?" Lu Jiudao: "He brought me here to find Hua Yelai." Tie Shui said angrily, "Why is that female thief here?" Lu Jiu said, "Is she not here?" Tie Shuodao: "Of course not." Lu Jiu said: "She didn't come last night?" Tie Shui said: "With Sajia here, how dare she come?" Lu Jiu sighed, covered her mouth with a silk scarf, coughed lightly, turned to look at Duan Yu, and said, "Did you hear that?" Duan Yu smiled wryly, "I heard that." Lu Jiu sighed again, "Let's go."

Before Duan Yu could speak, Tie Shui suddenly stood up, glared at Duan Yu, and said sharply, "Since you're here, do you still want to leave?" Lu Jiu said: "He didn't want to go, I told him to go." Tie Shui said, "Why did you ask him to go?" Lu Jiu said: "Because he is my friend." Tie Shui said: "He lied to you, and you still treat him as a friend?" Lu Jiudao: "Maybe he wasn't lying to me, but someone else was lying to him." Tie Shui said: "Do you trust him?" Lu Jiu said: "He is an honest young man, he will never lie."

Tie Shui stared, looked Duan Yu up and down, suddenly laughed again, and said: "Okay, good boy, come and drink." Duan Yu said: "I also deserve to drink this wine?" Tie Shui said: "No matter what kind of person you are, it is not easy for you to make Lu Jiu trust you." Lu Jiu smiled and said, "This is worth three cups." The girl in light clothes opened a new altar, filled a cup, held it with a pair of white hands, with a sweet smile like a spring flower on her face, and sent it to Duan Yu. The spring is bright and the spring breeze is gentle. The flowers in the garden are in full bloom.

Although Tie Shui is arrogant and domineering, although he is greedy and lustful, he seems to be a hero. How many heroes throughout the ages are not like this? Although Duan Yu has always been on an empty stomach, but in this situation, at this moment, he couldn't help but want to drink two cups. The golden cup was filled with bright red wine. Duan Yu smiled and took the glass of wine. His smile suddenly froze, and his hands stiffened suddenly. What was in the cup was not wine, but blood. Bright red blood! With a "ding", the gold cup fell to the ground. Blood spattered. Iron Shui said angrily: "If you don't drink the toast, do you want to drink the fine wine?" Duan Yu didn't speak, just lowered his head, watching the bright red blood slowly flowing across the green grass. Lu Jiu moved, "It's not wine, it's blood!" Tie Shui's face changed, and he suddenly turned around, glaring at the light-clothed girl angrily. The girl's face was pale, she picked up the newly opened wine jar, and with a cry of surprise, the wine jar also fell from her hands. And the blood that flows from the altar is also. The blood was still fresh and hadn't clotted. The girl lost her voice and said, "It was clearly wine just now, how could it suddenly turn into blood?" Gu Daoren moved his face and said: "Wine turns into blood, it is a bad omen." Wang Fei said: "Bad omen? Is there something ominous about to happen here?" Tie Shui said with a sullen face, "That's right, I'm afraid there is someone here who must die." Wang Fei said, "Who?" Molten Iron didn't answer, but slowly raised his head, his sharp gaze slowly swept over everyone's face. This gaze is like a knife, a murderous knife. murderous knife! Everyone felt cold sweat dripping from their palms. At this moment, a person suddenly came striding out of the flowers and said loudly, "Hua Yelai's painting boat has been found." This man is bald and pockmarked, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is the monk who was thrown into the water by Duan Yu yesterday. Tie Shuidao: "Where is the painting boat?" The monk said: "It's just over the long embankment." He casually pointed to the back, and his fingertips seemed to be trembling non-stop. Outside the Causeway. An unmanned painting boat is rippling in the green water. The emerald green roof, the vermilion railings, and the carved windows are half-rolled with Xiangfei bamboo curtains. What about the person at the window? The spring color is strong, and there are many cruise ships on the lake. But none of the boats dared to approach the painting boat. All the boats stopped far away, and the people on board stared wide-eyed. They looked at the boat with panic and fear in their eyes, as if they saw the boat as a ghost ship However, the ship seemed to be full of ominous disasters. Suddenly, a speedboat broke through the water and sailed towards the boat like an arrow. Tie Shui stood motionless at the bow of the boat with his hands on his hips, his black silk robe was fluttering in the wind, and he was four feet away from the painting boat. A dark cloud swept over four zhangs and landed on the boat.During the picking, Duan Yu followed suit. He didn't intend to show off. He was just anxious, eager to see what was frightening on the boat. He saw it. As soon as he jumped onto Huafa, he saw it immediately. The cabin is very elegantly furnished, and the walls are covered with snow-white wallpaper, making the cabin look like a snow cave. On the snow-white wallpaper, there are more plum blossoms today. Plum blossoms painted with blood. A man stood under the plum blossoms, with his head lowered, his face seemed shriveled, and the blood from his seven orifices was also solidified. There was a knife stuck in his chest, as if he had been nailed to the wall alive. The handle of the knife was wrapped with red silk, and the wind blew in from the window, and the blood-red coat of the knife fluttered in the wind. The molten iron draws the knife. The knife was stuck, and he had to use his strength to pull it out. The blood is dry. There is no dried blood, only a drop. A drop of blood dripped slowly from the tip of the knife, and the blade was as bright as a pool of autumn water again. A very shiny knife. Iron Shui stared at the blade for a long time, and suddenly praised loudly: "Good knife." Wang Fei also followed and praised: "It is indeed a good knife." Tie Shui said, "Do you recognize this knife?" Wang Fei shook his head. Tie Shui suddenly turned around, stared at Duan Yu, and said word by word: "What about you? Do you recognize this knife?" Duan Yu's complexion had already changed. He had already recognized the knife. Tie Shui said coldly: "Of course you should recognize it. If I see it well, this is the Jasper Seven Star Sword of the Duan family!" This is indeed the Jasper Seven Star Knife of the Duan family, that is, the knife that Duan Yu lost in Hua Ye Lai Xiang's boudoir. The Duan family's mark is engraved on the edge of the blade near the neck. Tie Shui's eyes were sharper than the knife's edge, staring at him, and said: "Do you recognize this person?" Duan Yu shook his head. He really didn't recognize the man. Although this person's face was shriveled and distorted, it could still be vaguely seen that he must have been a very handsome young man before he was born, and the clothes he wore were also very elegant. After pulling out the knife, his body slowly slid down the wall, as if he was also looking up at Duan Yu, his protruding eyes were full of indescribable grief and grievance. He died too badly, and he died with regret. Duan Yu suddenly guessed who this person was. He didn't see it from this man's face, but from Lu Jiu's face. At this moment, Lu Jiu seemed to have aged ten years, and his whole body had collapsed. He was leaning against the wall, as if he was about to fall too. Could it be that the young man who died tragically by the knife was his son Lu Xiaoyun? Duan Yu's heart also sank. Tie Shui stared at him and said, "Of course you came to Jiangnan to seek marriage at Baozhu Villa?" Duan Yu had no choice but to admit it. Tie Shui said: "Lu Xiaoyun is well-known in arts and martial arts, so of course he is your strong enemy." Duan Yu also had to admit it. Tie Shui said: "So you think that as long as you kill him, no one can compete with you." Duan Yu said: "I... I haven't even seen him before." Tie Shui said: "The knife is used to kill, not the eyes." He raised the knife in his hand and said sharply, "Is this knife yours?" Duan Yu said: "Yes, but I am not the one who killed him with this knife." Tie Shui sneered, "The Jasper Seven Star Knife is a precious knife handed down from the Duan family, how could it fall into the hands of others?" Duan Yu said: "That's me..." Tie Shui said: "With your own strength, it is certainly not so easy to kill him. Of course Hua Yelai is also an accomplice." Duan Yu said: "But last night..." Tie Shui said: "Last night, were you with Hua Yelai?" Duan Yu lowered his head. He suddenly realized that he had fallen into an extremely vicious trap. Even if he used the water full of West Lake to wash away this grievance, it would not be able to wash away. Tie Shui's eyes turned to Gu Daoren, and said in a deep voice, "Wine turns into blood, it is indeed a bad omen." Daoist Gu sighed for a long time, and said, "It is indeed." Tie Shui said again: "Is there someone here who must die now?" Gu Daoren said: "Yes." Tie Shui suddenly let out a long sigh, and said: "In the past three months, people in the world have said that Tie Shui kills people like grass, but who knows that my knife never stabs innocent people." He stared at the knife in his hand, He continued slowly: "This is a good knife. It is a great pleasure to use such a knife to kill cunning people. It seems that I will start killing again today." Duan Yu didn't seem to know who he was going to kill, so he sighed and said: "It's a quick life to kill a traitor with a precious sword, but it's a pity we don't know who the murderer is now." Iron Water was startled instead, and said, "You still don't know?" Duan Yu shook his head, and said: "Although we don't know yet, but the Skynet is well-established, and we will find him one day." Hot Tie looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot. Duan Yu said: "Senior, it is better to throw this knife back first, and when the murderer is found, this junior will definitely give this knife to him, and let senior use this knife to cut off his head with his own hands, to avenge Mr. Lu." Tie Shui said, "You want me to give you this knife?" Duan Yu nodded and said: "As the senior said, this knife is a family heirloom of the younger generation, so it should be kept with you at all times." Tie Shui suddenly looked up and laughed loudly, and said, "Okay, since you want it, you can take it." With a flash of light, the saber struck Duan Yu's shoulder like lightning. This is a good knife in the first place, and the one who wields the knife is even more skilled. This knife swung out, but seeing the cold light flickering, and the wind blowing under the knife, even Gu Daoren couldn't help shivering Lingling, and felt a wave The murderous air is approaching. Duan Yu lost his voice: "Senior, why did you kill me? Did you kill the wrong person?" The faster the knife, the faster his movement. After only two words, he already dodged seven knives. But the place in the cabin is not big, and there is not much room for him to dodge. If Lu Jiu was beside him and also made a move, Duan Yu might have died by the knife. Unexpectedly, Lu Jiu didn't make a move. He was still leaning against the wall, standing there stupidly, as if he was completely numb. Iron Shui's strikes are faster than one strike, and this sudden rise, the hero who has already made a name for himself in the Jianghu, really has a shocking good martial arts. Although Shaolin is not good at sword skills, the power of this knife in his hands is by no means inferior to any master of sword skills in the world. Now his saber technique has changed, and what he uses is the most aggressive and domineering "chaotic cloak" in the saber technique. In an instant, the light of the saber enveloped the entire cabin, and Duan Yu was almost unable to retreat. Even Gu Daoren and Wang Fei have been forced out of the cabin. It's not that Duan Yu doesn't want to retreat, but no matter which way he retreats, the knife light has blocked his way. Although his lightness kung fu is high, how can he fully develop it in this kind of place. Wang Fei watched from outside the cabin, and couldn't help sighing: "I still don't believe that such an honest young man can be a murderer." Daoren Gu pondered, and said: "Maybe he used to be playing stupid, can't you see that he is very good at playing stupid." Wang Fei said coldly: "I only see Tie Shuo as a cruel and easy-to-kill person." Gu Daoren said: "Oh." Wang Fei said: "It seems that he wants to kill Duan Yu not to avenge Lu Jiu, but because he likes to kill people." Daoren Gu sighed, and said, "As long as he doesn't kill innocent people..." Wang Fei interrupted him and said, "How do you know that he didn't kill innocent people?" Gu Daoren said: "The facts are all there." Wang Fei said: "What fact? That knife?" Gu Daoren said: "Yes." Wang Fei said: "After you kill someone, will you keep your knife?" Daoren Gu thought for a while, and said: "The knife seems to be stuck, maybe he walked in a hurry and didn't have time to pull it out." Wang Fei pondered, and said, "You said he should be killed?" Gu Daoren said: "You said you shouldn't?" Wang Fei continued: "In any case, it's not too late to kill after asking." Gu Daoren said: "Do you want to save him?" Wang Fei was silent, but one hand was already stretched out to the leather pouch on his waist, and the leather pouch contained the famous firearm of Jiangnan Thunder Martial Hall.Daoren Gu took his hand, and said in a deep voice, "This matter is too important. You and I are not the parties involved, so you must not act rashly." Before Wang Fei could speak, suddenly, there was a loud "bang" that almost knocked the boat over, and several of them were also knocked down. With Dao Guang together, more and more cruise ships gathered around to watch the excitement. Suddenly, a big boat rushed out of it. On board was a young man in purple shirt, pointing a long pole with his hand. Although he looked weak, his arms were not weak, and the long pole was only clicked a few times, and the boat rushed over like an arrow, and hit the port side of the painting boat with a "bang". Duan Yu's dodging circle was already getting smaller and smaller, just as he picked up Zhang Liezi to parry, suddenly the knife flashed, and the lame man had only one foot left. The molten iron then chopped out three more knives, who knew that the hull of the boat shook suddenly, no matter how steady his footing was, the blade was already deflected by the shock. Duan Yu was also shocked and flew up, flew out of the knife light, flew out of the window, and fell into the center of the lake with a "plop". A string of drops of water appeared on the surface of the lake, and he quickly sank. The hull was still shaking, and the molten iron was roaring, turning over and skimming to the window. The purple-shirted boy on the big ship that bumped into him smiled sweetly at him, then raised his hand suddenly, emitting a cold light. The molten metal swung the knife, the light of the knife was like a wall, shaking away the cold light. But at this moment, the purple-shirted boy had already swept up, and "the osprey entered the water" also got into the center of the lake. The ripples on the lake were still there, and he had sunk, too, out of sight. The molten iron turned around and rushed out, grabbing Gu Daoren's lapel, and said angrily, "Where did this kid come from?" Gu Daoren said: "It must have come with Duan Yu." Tie Shui said: "Do you know who he is?" Gu Daoren said: "Sooner or later you will know." Tie Shui stomped his feet, and said bitterly: "By the time you find out, Duan Yu may no longer know where he is." Daoren Gu said lightly: "Master, if you are afraid that he will run away, please don't worry..." Tie Shui said angrily, "Why should I care?" Gu Daoren said: "The Duan family lives in the Central Plains, although they lived vigorously on land, once in the water, it may be very difficult for them to get back up." He turned his head with a smile, and suddenly found that Wang Fei was looking at him with wide-eyed eyes. Who is the boy in the purple shirt on the big boat?No matter who wants it, of course it must be Hua Huafeng. If a woman always likes to trouble you, eat your jealousy, and bicker with you, of course this kind of woman is not too stupid.So when you are in trouble, she is often the one who comes to save you. Hua Huafeng also thought that Duan Yu might be a landlubber. She was in the water, but she looked like a fish, a mermaid with big eyes. But she couldn't see Duan Yu. Duan Yu obviously sank here, why did he suddenly disappear? Had he sunk to the bottom of the lake like a weighing hammer? Hua Huafeng was just about to get out of the water to catch her breath, and then dived to the bottom of the lake to find it, when she suddenly found something slipped into her collar.She grabbed it with her backhand, but the thing slipped out of her palm again, and it turned out to be a small fish. She turned around and saw another big fish. The big fish was actually waving at her. Fish don't have hands, but people have hands. Duan Yu has hands, but now he looks like he is more slippery than a fish, as soon as he turned over, he slid far away. Hua Huafeng gritted her teeth and chased desperately, but she couldn't catch up. She grew up in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. She has loved playing with water since she was a child, but she is really not convinced that she can't catch up with a landlubber. The bottom of a ship looks like a series of roof ridges in the water. She seemed to be flying on the roof, but that feeling was much different from when she was performing light kung fu. At least she can't breathe, she's not a fish after all. Duan Yu is not a fish either, as he was swimming, he suddenly took out two reeds from his body, held one in his mouth, stretched the other end out of the water to inhale, and threw the remaining one to Hua Huafeng . Hua Huafeng took a deep breath with this reed, only then did she realize that it is very lucky and a very happy thing for a person to be able to live in this world and breathe freely, and he should already be very content. There are many truths in life, you will not understand until you are out of breath. Everyone knows that the scenery on the West Lake is picturesque, but the scenery below the West Lake is not only similar to that of other lakes, but even uglier. Few people know about it. Those who can know are not because of luck, but because they are unlucky, but this kind of experience is rare after all. There are many people in the world who have swum through the West Lake, but how many people have wandered under the lake? They dived for a while and took a breath. The bottom of the boat above gradually decreased, and it was obvious that they had reached a relatively remote place. Duan Yu just turned over and came out of the water. Hua Huafeng immediately followed and stared at Duan Yu with a pair of big eyes. Duan Yu was smiling, taking a long breath, and seemed to be very happy. Hua Huafeng bit her lip, and couldn't help but ask, "Can you still laugh?" Duan Yu said: "As long as people are alive, they can laugh; as long as they can laugh, they should smile more." Hua Huafeng said: "I'm just wondering why you haven't drowned yet." Duan Yu looked at her and suddenly stopped talking. Hua Huafeng said: "You should be a landlubber, why can you swim all of a sudden?" Judging from her tone, it seemed that Duan Yu should at least be drowned half to death and let her come to save his life. Duan Yu dared not give her a chance to show her talents, so of course she was very angry. Duan Yu still looked at her and didn't speak. Hua Huafeng said loudly: "Why are you staring at me? Are there flowers growing on my face?" Duan Yu smiled, and said with a smile: "I just suddenly felt that you should stay under the water all the time." Hua Huafeng couldn't help asking, "Why?" Duan Yu said: "Because you are much cuter under the water." He knew that Hua Huafeng didn't understand, so he explained: "You still have big eyes under the water, but you can't open your mouth." Perhaps this is the only thing that makes male fish happier than men—even if a female fish opens her mouth, it is only for breathing, not for talking. So Duan Yu dived into the water again. He knew that Hua Huafeng would never spare him, it was always safer underwater. No matter what Hua Huafeng was saying now, he could no longer hear it. It's a pity that he is not a fish after all, and he will go up sooner or later. Hua Huafeng bit her lip and waited on it. After waiting for a long time, I still didn't see him coming up. "Did this kid suddenly have cramps and can't get up?" Hua Huafeng was always impatient, so she couldn't help but dive into the water, and this time she quickly found Duan Yu. He was trying to drag a large group of muddy aquatic plants up from the bottom of the lake. If it was on the water now, of course Hua Huafeng would not miss this opportunity, "Crazy, idiot", such words must have come out of her mouth long ago. Fortunately, it was underwater, so she could only watch. She suddenly realized that what he was dragging was not a bunch of water plants, but a box. The weeds and mud on the box have now been washed away. The box is still quite new, the wood is also very good, and it is covered with brass. The brass is still very shiny, and it is obvious that it has only recently sunk. Anyone can see that this kind of box will never be used to hold tattered clothes and quilts. How did such a box sink to the bottom of the lake?How come no one came to salvage it? Hua Huafeng immediately helped Duan Yu drag it. She was always a very curious person, and of course she would not miss this kind of thing. What's in this box?Is there also a big secret hidden? If someone wouldn't let her open the box to take a look, it would be weird if she didn't fight that person. It was very close to the shore of the lake, and it didn't take long for them to drag the box ashore. Hua Huafeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This box is so heavy." Duan Yu said: "It is indeed not light." Hua Huafeng said: "So this box must not be empty." Duan Yu nodded. Hua Huafeng said: "Guess what's inside?" Duan Yu said with a smile: "I don't have clairvoyance, and I'm not Zhuge Liang." Hua Huafeng blinked and said, "Then why don't you open it and take a look?" Duan Yu said: "What's the rush, this box won't run away either." Hua Huafeng said anxiously, "What are you waiting for?" Duan Yu smiled and said, "At least we should wait until we find a place to change." Before he finished speaking, Hua Huafeng's face was already red. She finally saw herself. If a woman is only wearing a very thin dress, and this dress is wet, then her appearance at this time is really not suitable for a man to see. Now Duan Yu is looking at her, but what he is looking at is exactly what he should not be looking at. Her first thought was to jump into the water again as soon as possible, and her second thought was to dig out Duan Yu's evil eyes. But of course this is just a thought. Her whole body seemed to be a little weakened by the look, and at most she could only hide behind the box, blushing, and scolded softly: "Why do you always look down on places with your thief eyes!" This is a great place. Even Duan Yu didn't expect that there is such a good place in this remote place. This is also a very delicate little house, almost as delicate as the place Hua Yelai took him to. It was Hua Huafeng who brought him to this place. Women seem to be more resourceful than men. Now Hua Huafeng is changing clothes inside. Hua Huafeng hasn't started changing clothes yet. Although the wet clothes had been taken off, she still stood there in a daze. There was a big bronze mirror for dressing in front of her, and she stood in front of this mirror, looking at herself. She is no longer a child. Her breasts were straight, her waist was very thin, her legs were straight and slender, and her skin was smoother than satin. Even for herself, it was difficult to find any flaws in herself; even when she looked at herself, she seemed to be a little moved. When Duan Yu looked at her, what was he thinking? Hua Huafeng's hand slid down her round waist gently and slowly... The windows were closed and the curtains were drawn down. She suddenly felt hot all over her body. She forbids herself to think about it, and she forbids her hands to move any more. She is only seventeen years old this year. Isn't seventeen the most magical and wonderful age in a person's life? Hua Huafeng finally changed her clothes and walked out. What she put on was an apple green dress, cut a little tighter than the fit, which happened to be able to set off the figure of a seventeen-year-old mature girl more beautifully. This was the most fashionable style for girls at that time. Her skin was already very delicate, but now she has lightly applied some rouge and powder. Of course, this look is much better than before, and it is also much better than when she was disguised as a man. She looked like this specially for Duan Yu to see - who said that "women are the ones who please themselves"?The person who said this must not know women very well. In fact, when a girl dresses herself up, it must be to show off to the man she likes. It's a pity that Duan Yu doesn't look at her anymore. He is looking at the box. The best camphor wood box is inlaid with brass, and the lock is also made of brass. The box is strong, and the lock is also strong, and no one will be able to open it easily. Duan Yu was thinking, and murmured: "Have you seen this kind of box before?" Hua Huafeng said: "No." Duan Yu said: "I have seen that this kind of box is usually used by rich and noble families to store silk, satin, calligraphy, paintings, and jewelry." Hua Huafeng said: "Oh." Duan Yu said: "So this kind of box is usually well kept, how could it fall to the bottom of the lake?" Hua Huafeng suddenly sneered and said: "Maybe this box is just a dead body, you should stop dreaming about your money." She walked back and forth in front of Duan Yu twice, but Duan Yu still didn't raise his head Come and see her.She was really on fire. Duan Yu pondered, but smiled again: "Yes, the person in the box may be a real person, but it is a living person, not a dead person." Hua Huafeng sneered, "What are you dreaming about again?" Duan Yu continued: "I heard a very interesting story before..." He suddenly stopped talking and stopped talking. If he continued, Hua Huafeng might not listen at all, or at least pretended not to listen. But since he didn't continue, Hua Huafeng couldn't help but ask, "What story?" Duan Yu said: "That's also a story about a box." Hua Huafeng said, "What kind of box?" Duan Yu said: "It's also a box similar to this one." Hua Huafeng couldn't help but said loudly: "If you want to say it, say it quickly." Duan Yu just smiled and said: "It is said that there once was a young hunter who was very smart and brave. One day he just caught a bear alive from a trap, tied it with a rope with his companions, and prepared to carry it back. , Who would have thought that I found a box in the grass on the way.” Hua Huafeng said: "Is this the box?" Duan Yu said: "It's bigger than this box, of course he is also surprised, such a box, how could it fall into the weeds?" Hua Huafeng said: "So he wanted to open this box to have a look." Duan Yu said: "Not bad." Hua Huafeng said: "What's in the box?" Duan Yu smiled and said, "It's a woman, very young and very beautiful." Hua Huafeng sneered, shook his head and said, "I don't believe it, why is the woman in the box?" Duan Yu said: "The hunter was also very strange, so when the girl woke up, he immediately asked her." Hua Huafeng said: "What did she say?" Duan Yu said: "It turns out that she was a wealthy family. Her home was ransacked by a group of robbers, and the whole family died tragically." Hua Huafeng said: "How did she escape from the tiger's mouth?" Duan Yu said: "She didn't escape the tiger's mouth. The two people led by the robbers were two monks. These two monks took a fancy to her beauty, so they hid her in a box and prepared to take her back." Hua Huafeng said: "Since they have no good intentions, why did they throw the box by the side of the road?" Duan Yu said: "That place was originally remote, and they hid the box there to avoid people's eyes and ears. Two monks are walking on the road carrying a big box, and people will inevitably be suspicious." Hua Huafeng said: "They didn't expect that someone would go to such a remote place?" Duan Yu nodded. Hua Huafeng said: "And later." Duan Yudao: "The hunter heard the story of this young lady, of course he felt sympathy for her, so he rescued her from the box, but put the big bear he just caught in the box." He smiled, He added: "I said before, that box is bigger than this one." Hua Huafeng couldn't help looking at the box in front of him, and said, "This box is not small." Duan Yu said: "It's really not small, if you want to put a person in it, it's not a difficult thing." Hua Huafeng said: "Your story is not finished yet." Duan Yu said: "Later, that young lady married the young hunter in order to thank him for saving his life." Hua Huafeng sneered: "Maybe it is, but because she has nowhere to go, she had to marry him." Duan Yu said with a smile: "Maybe yes, I only know that she is indeed married to him." Hua Huafeng said: "What about the two monks?" Duan Yu said: "They never saw those two monks again, they just heard that something strange happened in the city." Hua Huafeng said: "What a strange thing." Duan Yudao: "That day at the biggest inn in the city, two people wearing new clothes and new hats went to stay there, and they also brought big boxes." Hua Huafeng said: "Is that the box?" Duan Yu didn't answer, and continued: "They asked for the biggest room, and ordered a lot of food and drink, so they closed the door, and repeatedly told the shop assistants not to disturb them no matter what sounds they heard." Hua Huafeng said bitterly: "These two thief monks are really not good people." Duan Yudao: "Later, the clerk really heard a strange sound coming from their room. Although he didn't dare to ask, he couldn't help but want to go outside to see what was going on." Hua Huafeng said: "What did he see?" Duan Yudao: "He didn't wait long before he saw a big bear rushing out of the room with bloodstains on the corner of its mouth. He didn't dare to go to that room to see it until the bear ran away." He sighed, and continued: "Of course the room has been beaten into a mess, and two monks died inside, with an indescribable look of surprise and fear on their faces." Hua Huafeng couldn't help laughing and said, "Of course they never dreamed that the beauty in the box would turn into a big bear." Duan Yu said with a smile: "Of course others can't think of why they hid a big bear in a box, so this matter has always been a mystery. Only the young hunter couple know the secret." He smiled and said : "They kept this secret all the time, and lived happily until old age, and lived very richly, because the monk also hid the stolen goods in that box." Hua Huafeng couldn't help showing a happy smile on his face, and said: "This story is indeed very interesting." Duan Yu said with a smile: "So I haven't forgotten it until now." Hua Huafeng glanced at him out of the corner of his eyes, and said, "Are you envious of what happened to that young man?" Duan Yu sighed and said, "Who wouldn't envy such a thing?" Hua Huafeng had already straightened her face, and said coldly: "So now you only hope that there should be a real beauty in this box." Duan Yu smiled happily. Hua Huafeng stared at him, and said with a sneer, "But how do you know that this box is not filled with a big bear that eats people?" Duan Yu said with a smile: "Wicked people will have such evil rewards. In the past, people told me this interesting story to tell me not to do bad things." Hua Huafeng said, "You haven't done anything bad?" 段玉点点头，笑道：“所以这箱子里装着的，决不会是头大熊。” 华华凤道：“也决不会是个大美人。” 段玉故意问道：“为什么？” 华华凤冷冷道：“世上根本就不会有这样的事，这故事根本就是你编造的，因为你吃了和尚的亏，所以就说那强盗是和尚。” 段玉正色道：“你错了，这件事并不假，段成式的笔记《酋阳杂俎》上就记载过这件事。善有善报，恶有恶报，这句话也不假。所以一个人活在世上，还是不要做坏事的好。” 华华凤瞪了他一眼，忍不住笑道：“无论你怎么说，我还是不相信会有人被装在箱子里……” 她这句话并没有说下去，因为这时箱子里竟突然发出了一种很奇怪的声音，竟像是真的有个人在箱子里呻吟。 箱子里竟赫然真的有个人。 而且是个活人。 华华凤睁大了眼睛，瞪着这口箱子，就好像白天见了活鬼似的。 段玉也很吃惊。 他就算真相信世上有这种事，也从未想到这种事会被自己遇着。 过了半晌，呻吟居然没有停止。 华华凤忽然道：“这箱子是你找来的。” 段玉只好点点头。 华华凤道：“所以你应该打开它。” 段玉叹了口气，苦笑道：“我当然总不能将它再抛下水去。” 华华凤道：“你现在为什么还不动手？” 段玉皱眉道：“这锁真大，我能不能打开还不一定。” 华华凤道：“你一定能打开的，我知道你手上的功夫很有两下子。” 段玉道：“你呢？你显然想看，为什么不自己来动手？” 华华凤道：“我不行，我是个女人。” 她好像直到现在才想起自己是个女人。 女人若是不想做一件事时，通常都很快就会想起这一点。 这一点恰巧也正是男人没法子否认的。 所以段玉只好自己动手去开箱子了。 华华凤却已转过了身。 她非但不肯帮忙，连看都不肯看，好像生怕箱子里会跳出个活鬼来。 “叮”的一声，段玉终于扭断了铜锁，打开了箱子。 华华凤等了半天，还没有听见动静，忍不住问道：“箱子里真有个人？” Duan Yu said: "Yes." 华华凤道：“是个活人？” Duan Yu said: "Yes." 华华凤咬着嘴唇，道：“是个老人还是年轻人？” 段玉道：“年轻人。” 华华风又咬了半天嘴唇，终于又忍不住问道：“是男的还是女的。” 段玉道：“是男的。” 华华凤这才松了口气，嘴角也露出了微笑。 她宁愿这箱子里是一头大熊，也不希望是个女人。 有人说，女人最厌恶的动物是蛇。 也有人说，女人最厌恶的是老鼠。 其实女人真正最厌恶的是什么？——女人。 女人真正最厌恶的动物，也许就是女人。 一个可能成为她情敌的女人，尤其是一个比她更美的女人。 箱子里的人不但很年轻，而且很清秀，只不过脸色苍白得可怕，身上又只穿着套内衣褂，所以看起来很狼狈。 他一直在轻轻地呻吟着，眼睛却还是闭着的，并没有醒。 华华凤刚转身走过来，就嗅到一股酒气，忍不住皱眉道：“原来这人也是个酒鬼。” 段玉道：“只不过他肚子里的酒，绝对没有他衣服上的多。” 这人身上一套质料很好的短衫褂上，果然到处都有酒渍。 华华凤道：“他若没有醉，为什么还不醒？” 段玉沉吟着，道：“这人看来好像是中了蒙汗药、熏香一类的迷香，而且中的分量很不轻。” 华华风道：“你的意思是说，他是被人迷倒之后，再装进箱子的。” 段玉道：“无论谁清醒的时候，都决不会愿意被人装进箱子的。” 华华凤看着这个人苍白又清秀的脸，忽然笑了笑，道：“不知道将他装进这箱子里的，是不是两个尼姑？” 段玉眨了眨眼道：“不知道他现在是不是也已没地方可去？你倒也不妨把他招做女婿。” 华华凤却立刻沉下了脸，冷冷道：“谢谢你，这实在是个好主意，真亏你怎么想得出来的。” 段玉也笑了，也好像松了口气。 华华凤瞪着他，冷笑着又道：“你难道真怕我找不到女婿？” 段玉笑着道：“难道只准你气我，就不准我气你？” 华华凤道：“就是不准。” 段玉叹了口气，道：“其实这小伙子看来也蛮不错的，也未必配不上你。” 华华凤也叹了口气，道：“只可惜这人也跟你有一样的毛病。” 段玉道：“什么毛病？” 华华凤道：“呆病。”她抿着嘴一笑，接着又道：“一个人若是没有呆病，又怎么会被人装进箱子里？” 段玉又叹了口气，这次是真的叹气。 现在他的确有这种感觉，觉得自己好像已被人装进了箱子里，而且很快就要沉下去。最难受的是，直到现在，他还不知道自己是怎么会被装进这口箱子的。 华华凤眼波流转，又道：“你看他是怎么会被人装进箱子的？” 段玉叹息着，摇了摇头。 华华凤道：“不知道他是不是也跟你一样，别人无论说什么，他都相信。” 段玉只有苦笑。 华华凤接着又道：“看来一定是有人想谋财害命。” 段玉道：“哦。” 华华凤正色道：“先谋财害命，然后再毁尸灭迹。” 看来这人的确是个富家子，他身上穿的这套短衫褂，就已不是平常人穿得起的。 华华凤道：“想不到这西子湖上居然也有强盗！等这个人醒了后，我们要仔细问问他，这些强盗在哪里。” 她并没有等多久，这人就醒了过来。 他看见自己忽然到了个陌生的地方，当然觉得很惊奇。 但是他很快就镇定了下来。 若是换了别人，在这种情况下醒来，一定有很多话要问段玉他们的。 但是他连一句话都没有问，甚至连一个“谢”字都没有说。 别人救了他，他好像反倒认为别人是在多事。 华华凤忍不住道：“你知不知道你是怎么会到这里来的？” 这人看了她一眼，好像轻轻地摇了摇头。 华华凤道：“你是被我们从一口箱子里救出来的，这口箱子本来已沉在湖底。” 若是换了别人，听到自己刚才在一口箱子里，当然要大吃一惊。 但这人却连眼睛都没有眨一眨。 华华凤道：“你怎么会到那口箱子里去的？是不是有人害你？” 这人还是闭着嘴，目光却已移向段玉。 华华凤道：“你看的这个人，姓段，叫段玉，是个很有本事的人。你若告诉他是谁害你，他一定会去帮你出气。” 这人非但闭着嘴，连眼睛都已闭了起来。 华华凤忍不住大笑道：“你难道是个哑巴？” 这人看来不但像是个哑巴，而且还是个聋子。 华华凤叹了口气，看着段玉，苦笑道：“我们错了。” 段玉道：“哪点错了？” 华华凤道：“看来这人好像是自己愿意被装进箱子的，我们又何苦多事救他出来？” 段玉笑了笑，道：“我若刚从一口箱子里出来，我也不会有心情说话的。” 华华凤道：“但他若什么事都不肯说，我们又怎能去替他出气呢？” 段玉道：“有种人若要找人算账时，就自己去，并不想要别人帮忙的。” 华华凤冷笑：“我知道有很多男人都是这样的臭脾气。” 这人忽又睁开眼睛来看了他一眼，终于说出了三个字：“谢谢你。” 他直到现在才说出这三个字，好像并不是因为段玉救了他的命，而是因为段玉替他说出了心里的话。 他说出了这三个字，就立刻站了起来。 华华凤皱眉道：“你现在就要走？” 这人点了点头，刚走了一步，脸上突然露出极剧烈的痛苦之色，就好像突然被尖针刺了一下。 Then he fell down. 段玉这才发现，他肩后有一点血渍。华华凤已失声道：“你受了伤。” 这人挣扎着，又站起来，又倒下，这次倒下去后，就晕了过去。 他果然受了伤。 伤在肩后，伤口只有针孔般大，但整个肩头都已乌黑青肿，显然是被人用一种很轻巧、却很歹毒的暗器，从他背后暗算了他。 华华凤皱眉道：“这暗器有毒。” 段玉叹道：“不但有毒，而且毒得厉害。” 华华凤道：“还有没有救？” 段玉笑了笑，道：“我杀人虽然不在行，救人却是专家。” 他微笑着卷起了衣袖，又道：“你只要给我一壶烫热了的好酒，我保证还你个活人。” 华华凤用眼角瞅着他，目光中带着狐疑之色，喃喃道：“这人莫非是想骗我的酒喝？” 段玉并不是在骗酒喝，也没有吹牛，看来他倒真有点本事。 他先将酒含在嘴里，一口喷在这人的伤上，再从怀里拿出了那柄晶莹翠绿的碧玉刀，挖出了伤口附近的烂肉。 等到伤口中流出的血由乌黑变为鲜红，他就用热酒调了些药粉敷上去，长长吐出口气，笑道：“你现在总该相信我不是吹牛的了。” 华华凤嫣然一笑，道：“想不到你果然有两下子。” 段玉道：“何止两下子，简直有好几下子。” 华华凤道：“你真的什么病都会治？” 段玉道：“只有一种病我治不了。” 华华凤道：“什么病？” 段玉道：“饿病。”他叹了口气，苦笑道：“不知道你这里有什么药能治好我这饿病？” 华华凤笑道：“你想吃什么？” 段玉道：“你这里有什么？” 华华凤道：“这里本是栋空房子。” 段玉道：“连个人都没有？” 华华凤道：“没有。” 段玉道：“你自己会做饭？” 华华凤嫣然道：“也不会，可是我会买。” 这次她也没有吹牛，她果然会买。 段玉刚将病人扶到屋里去躺下，等了还没多久，她就大包小包的买了一篮子回来。 她解开第一包，是虾。 段玉的眼睛已亮了，笑道：“这一定是太和楼的油爆虾。” 第二包是炸排骨。 段玉道：“这大概是奎元馆的排骨面浇头。” 第三包是包子。 段玉道：“这是不是又一村的菜肉包？” 第四包是肉，每块至少有三寸厚。 段玉用舌头舔了舔嘴唇，笑道：“这想必就是清和坊王润兴的盐件儿了。” 第五包是鱼圆。 段玉道：“这是得月楼的肋鲞蒸鱼圆儿。” 第六包是熟藕。 段玉道：“这是酥藕。” 华华凤笑了，道：“想不到吃你也是专家。” 段玉道：“我就算没吃过猪肉，至少还看见过猪走路。” 其实这些东西他连见都没见过，只不过听说过而已。 西湖的盐件儿和酥藕，本就是天下闻名的。 最后一包是太平坊巷子里的炸八块，再配上杏花村的陈年竹叶青，除了在西湖，你大概只有在做梦时才能吃到这些东西。 事实上，奎元馆、清和坊、得月楼，这些地方本也是老饕们在梦中常到白勺。 段玉正择肥而噬，拈了块盐件儿放进嘴里，华华凤忽又从篮子里拿出一张桑皮纸，脸上带着种神秘的笑意，道：“你认不认得这是什么？” 桑皮纸上画着一个人，一个眉清目秀、面带笑容的年轻人。 人像下还有一行大字：“悬赏纹银五千两。” 段玉认得的人也许不太多，但这人他总是认得的。 因为这人就是他自己。 他看着纸上的画像，摸着自己的脸，苦笑着喃喃道：“画得不太像，这画中的人比我漂亮。” 华华凤嫣笑道：“你大概连自己都没想到，你这人还值五千两银子。” 段玉叹了口气，道：“是谁花五千两银子来找我呢？” 华华凤道：“你真想不到？” 段玉道：“莫非是铁水？” 华华凤道：“对了。” 段玉苦笑道：“我跟这人又无冤，又无仇，我实在想不通他为什么一定要跟我过不去。” 华华凤道：“看来他的确是不肯放过你，这样的赏格，他至少已发出好几千件。这地方每间酒楼饭馆里，都至少贴着好几张。”她笑了笑，接着道：“现在杭州城里，还不认得阁下这副尊容的人，只怕已不太多了。” 段玉道：“五千两银子也不算太少。” 华华凤道：“当然不算少。为了五千两银子，有些人连祖宗牌位都肯出卖的。” 段玉道：“所以现在我已没法子想了。” 华华凤道：“现在你简直已寸步难行。就算没有这五千两银子，杀人的凶手也是人人都痛恨的，你只要出去走一步，立刻就会有人去铁水那里通风报讯。” 段玉苦笑着，喃喃道：“杀人凶手……连我自己也想不通我怎么会忽然变成个杀人凶手！难道这也算是运气？” 华华凤道：“你真想不通？” 段玉倒了杯酒，一口气喝下去。 华华凤道：“你再想想，最好从头想起。” 段玉又倒了杯酒喝下去，道：“那天你看到我的时候，我刚到这里来。” 华华凤道：“然后呢。” 段玉道：“然后我就刚巧看到了那件事，花夜来也恰巧在那天出现了。” 华华凤接道：“然后你就跟着她到了她的香闺。” 段玉道：“我出来的时候，就刚巧遇见了那好管闲事的乔老三。” 华华风道：“他就要你到凤林寺去找个姓顾的道土。” 段玉道：“我本来也未必找得到的，但刚巧又遇见了你。” 华华凤道：“我刚巧知道凤林寺在哪里。” 段玉道：“凤林寺那里刚巧真有个顾道人，我不但见着了他，还认得了两个新朋友，赢了成万两的银子，正觉得自己运气不错。” 华华凤道：“他们刚巧也知道这件事，所以就叫你去找花夜来。” 段玉长叹道：“所以我就忽然变成了个杀人的凶手，死人身上的那柄刀，竟刚巧是我的。” 华华凤道：“你想世上真有这么巧的事？” 段玉苦笑道：“我想来也是决不会有的，但却偏偏被我遇见了。” 华华凤也叹了一口气，道：“这简直就像是走到路上时，平空会掉下个大元宝来，掉在你的头上。” 段玉道：“我现在只觉得自己好像也被装进口箱子里，而且是口密不透风的箱子。” 华华凤道：“是谁把你装进去的呢？是花夜来？还是铁水？” 段玉道：“我想不出。” 华华凤道：“你难道从未想过，也许这只不过是你自己将自己装进去的？” 段玉道：“决不是我自己，一定有个人，这人也不知为了什么？有心要害我。我还没来的时候，他已经在这里挖好了个陷阱等着我跳下去。”他喝下了第四杯酒，一字字接着道：“可是你只管放心，我迟早总会将这人找出来的。” 华华凤轻轻叹息着，道：“我只怕你还没有找出他来时，就已经被埋在湖底