Chapter 4 The Fourth Moonlight Night Fishing for Green Dragons

Few were boxed, and even fewer made it out alive. It was his luck that this man met Duan Yu. Now he has sat down, but his eyes are still staring at the mulberry paper. Hua Huafeng's expression changed a little, but Duan Yu smiled and said, "Your Excellency, do you think I look like a murderer?" The man said: "Not like." He also opened his mouth to speak, Duan Yu seemed a little overjoyed, and smiled again: "I don't think so either." The man asked, "Who did others say he killed?" Duan Yudao: "It's a person I've never even met. His surname is Lu, and his name is Lu Xiaoyun."

The man said: "Actually, Lu Xiaoyun didn't kill him." Duan Yu smiled bitterly: "Of course not, but if ten people say that you have killed someone, you will suddenly become a murderer." The man nodded slowly, and said, "I know what it's like, I've been put in a box before." Hua Huafeng couldn't help but said: "But now you have come out, he rescued you." The man nodded slowly again. Hua Huafeng said: "So even if you can't save him, at least you shouldn't want the five thousand taels of silver." The man's face suddenly showed pain again, and he said sadly: "I really can't save him, now I just want to drink a glass of wine."

Duan Yu smiled and said, "You also drink?" The man smiled bitterly, and said slowly, "Those who can be put into a box can always drink a little." He drank more than a little. In fact, he drank more and more quickly, glass after glass, without stopping. The more he drank, the whiter his face became, and the more painful the expression on his face. Duan Yu looked at him and sighed: "I know you really want to help me, but even if you can't help me, you don't have to feel bad, because no one can rescue me from this box right now. .” The man suddenly raised his head, stared at him, and said, "What about you?"

Duan Yu was pondering, and said: "Now I may still have a way to go." The man asked, "Which way?" Duan Yu said: "Find Hua Yelai first, only she can prove that I was indeed in that house last night, maybe only she knows who is the real murderer who killed Lu Xiaoyun." The man asked, "Why?" Duan Yu said: "Because only she knows about Lu Xiaoyun's whereabouts in the past few days." The man asked, "How do you know?" Duan Yu said: "Lu Xiaoyun must have been with her these few days, that's why the pearls and jade plaques of the Lu family fell into her hands."

The man asked, "Can you find her?" Duan Yu said: "If you want to find her, there is only one way." The man said, "What's the way?" Duan Yu said: "She is like a fish, if you want to fish, you have to use bait." The man asked, "What are you going to use as bait?" Duan Yu said: "Use myself." The man frowned and said, "Use yourself? Are you afraid of being swallowed by her?" Duan Yu smiled wryly: "Since it's been packed in a box, why not put it in a fish's stomach again?" The man was silent, drank three glasses of wine in a row, and then slowly said: "Actually, you shouldn't have said these things to me. I'm just a stranger, and you don't know my origin at all."

Duan Yu said: "But I trust you." The man raised his head, his eyes showing gratitude again. If you save a person unintentionally, it is not a touching thing; but if you understand him and trust him, it will be completely different. But if the old man is here at this time, he will be very angry. Because Duan Yu forgot his lesson again, and made friends with a stranger of unknown origin. Duan Yu suddenly turned around and took a wine glass from the window sill. There was no wine in the glass, but there was something gleaming, which looked like a fishhook with bloodshot streaks on it.

Duan Yu said: "This is the hidden weapon I took out from you, you might as well keep it as a souvenir." The man asked, "What do you commemorate?" Duan Yu smiled and said: "To commemorate this lesson, if others want to plot against you behind your back in the future, I'm afraid the chance is running out." This man kept drinking and didn't even bother to look at it. Duan Yu said: "You don't want to see what kind of hidden weapon this is?" The man finally looked up and said, "It looks like a fishhook." Duan Yu smiled and said, "It's indeed a bit similar."

The man suddenly smiled and said, "So you might as well use it to go fishing." Duan Yu said: "This thing can also fish?" The man said: "Not only can you fish, but sometimes you might even catch a big dragon." Duan Yu smiled, feeling that he was a little drunk. But the man said: "There are not only fish in the water, but also dragons. There are big dragons and small dragons. There are real dragons and fake dragons. There are white dragons, red dragons, and blue dragons." Duan Yu said: "Qinglong?" The man said: "The blue dragon is the most difficult to catch. If you want to catch the blue dragon, you'd better go tonight, because tonight is the second day of February when the dragon raises its head."

He was indeed drunk, and all he said was drunk. Now it's clearly past March, but he just wants to say that the dragon raised its head on the second day of February, but he can't lift his own head anymore.Then not only his mouth was unsteady, but even his hands were unsteady. The wine glass in his hand suddenly fell to the ground and shattered. Hua Huafeng couldn't help laughing and said, "It's no wonder that such a person is put into a box." Duan Yu was still looking at the fishhook in the wine glass in a daze, but he didn't seem to hear what she was saying.

The buns in Youyi Village are very famous, so they are a bit more expensive than buns in other places, because they taste really good, so people who buy them have no complaints. But if you eat it when it is cold, the taste will not be very good, even worse than ordinary hot buns. Duan Yu was chewing on the cold bun, and suddenly discovered a truth that he had never thought of before. He discovered that there is no "absolute" thing in the world, neither absolutely delicious buns nor absolutely unpalatable buns.The taste of a bun depends mainly on where and when you eat it. It was originally the same thing, but if you look at it at another time and from another angle, it may become completely different.

Therefore, if you want to recognize the truth of a matter, you must look at it from various angles. It is best to dismantle it piece by piece and put it back together bit by bit. This principle seems to have given Duan Yu a lot of inspiration. He seemed to be so lost in thought that he even forgot to swallow the buns he was chewing. On a door on the opposite side, there is a Suzhou embroidered door curtain, which is embroidered with a picture of folded flowers on a spring night. Hua Huafeng has already walked in, it seems to be her boudoir. The stranger who came out of the box was helped by Duan Yu to lie down in another room. He seemed to be so drunk that he was completely clueless. Drinking capacity is not absolute.When you are in good physical strength and in a good mood, you can drink a lot, but sometimes you tend to get drunk in a daze. Duan Yu sighed and poured himself a glass of wine.He was going to go fishing after drinking the glass of wine. Maybe he will really catch a dragon, isn't there nothing absolutely impossible in the world? At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the embroidered door curtain. A slender and graceful hand was beckoning him in. How can a girl's boudoir invite a man in casually? Duan Yu hesitated and said, "What's the matter?" no answer. No answer is often the best answer. Duan Yu was still suspicious in his heart, but he stood up with both feet and walked over. The door was open, and there was a sweet fragrance in the room. On the bed with embroidered curtains, there were several sets of clothes in a mess, one of which was the one Hua Huafeng was wearing just now. It was obvious that she had tried several outfits before deciding to wear this one. But now she took it off again and put on a set of black tights, her hair was also wrapped in a black scarf, she looked like a female thief who was about to commit a crime. Duan Yu frowned and said, "What are you going to do?" Hua Huafeng turned around in front of him and said, "What do you think I am doing?" Duan Yu said: "Like a female thief." Hua Huafeng smiled, and said sweetly: "The female thief walked out with the murderer, it's really enough to be watched for a long time." Duan Yu said: "Are you going to go out with me?" Hua Huafeng said: "Why don't you go out and change into this suit?" Duan Yu said: "But I just went fishing." Hua Huafeng said: "Then let's go fishing." Duan Yu said: "You can't go." Hua Huafeng said: "Why?" Duan Yu sighed: "People who fish are often caught by fish instead. Are you afraid of being swallowed by fish?" Hua Huafeng smiled and said: "That's fine, I eat fish every day, what does it matter if I get eaten by fish once in a while?" Duan Yu said: "Do you think I'm joking? Can't you see how dangerous this matter is?" Hua Huafeng said lightly: "If you can't see it, why should I go with you?" Although she said it lightly, her eyes were full of concern and worry, as well as a feeling that she would not hesitate to live and die with Duan Yu and share weal and woe. Even a wooden person should feel this emotion. Duan Yu is not a wooden man, his heart has become like a sugar ball dropped in the water. He seemed afraid to look at her anymore, but looked at the apple green dress on the bed, and suddenly said: "This dress of yours is so pretty." Hua Huafeng rolled his eyes at him, and couldn't help laughing: "Can't you see that I've been waiting for you to say this just now, and it's too late to say it now." Duan Yu couldn't help laughing and said, "It's better to say it later than never." Hua Huafeng smiled sweetly, turned around and closed the door. He obviously wanted to go out, why did he close the door all of a sudden? Duan Yu's heart suddenly jumped, beating so fast. Hua Huafeng bolted the door again. Duan Yu's heart beat almost out of his chest, he had never encountered such a scene. He simply didn't know what to do. Hua Huafeng turned around and said with a smile: "Now even if the person next door wakes up, he doesn't know what we are going to do." She smiled so sweetly. Duan Yu blushed and stammered, "What are we doing?" Hua Huafeng said, "Didn't you say you were going fishing?" Duan Yu said: "Fishing in this house?" Hua Huafeng smiled "puchi", and suddenly, her face also turned red. She finally thought of what Duan Yu was thinking. "Men are really bad things." She bit her lip, glared at Duan Yu, walked over suddenly, and pushed open the window forcefully. Outside the window is the West Lake. This house was originally built by the lake. The moonlight shines on the lake, which is as bright as a mirror, and a light boat is moored outside the window. "So she's going out from here." Duan Yu finally understood, heaved a long sigh of relief, couldn't help laughing and said: "So there is a road here, I thought..." Hua Huafeng quickly interrupted him and said loudly, "What do you think?" She blushed even more, stared at him bitterly, and said, "You men, why do you always think of good things in your heart?" night. moon night. Under the moon, the lake is like a mirror, the moonlight on the lake is like silver, and the wind seems to carry the fragrance of kapok. The boat was rippling gently on the lake, and people were shaking gently on the boat. What is the most tender? Is it lake water?Is it moonlight?Or this person's eyes? People are drunk, but it is not wine that is drunk. Isn't the West Lake in March and the West Lake in the moonlight more intoxicating than wine? What's more, people are young. Hua Huafeng handed an oar to Duan Yu. Duan Yu took it without a word, and sat beside her. Both oars slid down the lake water and flipped up at the same time. The upturned water droplets looked like pieces of silver in the moonlight. The lake water was also broken, broken into circles of ripples, broken into laughing dimples. Who is playing the flute in the distance? They listened quietly to the sound of the flute, and to the sound of the oars. The sound of the oars is more beautiful and more rhythmic than the sound of the flute, and the two hands seem to have become one person. They did not speak. But they feel that they have never been so close to anyone. If two hearts are together, why bother to speak? I don't know how long it took before Duan Yu sighed softly and said, "It would be great if I didn't have those troublesome things!" Hua Huafeng remained silent for a long time, and then said softly: "If there were no such troublesome things, maybe there would not be you on this boat, and there would not be me either." Duan Yu looked at her, and she also looked at Duan Yu, their hands stretched out, touched lightly, and retracted again. But just a light touch of these hands is worth a thousand words. The boat is moored. The weeping willow on the bank is the place where Duan Yu met Qiao Laosan. Hua Huafeng put down the oars and said, "You asked me to bring you here, what about now?" Duan Yu continued: "Now let's go ashore, I want to look for it again." Hua Huafeng said: "Looking for that house?" Duan Yu said: "I never believe that I will find the wrong place." Hua Huafeng said: "There are many people who knock on the wrong door in the world, just because they don't believe that they will find the wrong place." Duan Yu said: "So I have to look for it again." This time he was more careful, observing almost every possible house carefully for a long time. Fortunately, it was very late at night and no one saw them, otherwise they would be regarded as thieves. They searched for a long time, looked at more than a dozen houses, and finally concluded that Duan Yu did not make a mistake during the day. Hua Huafeng said: "You brought Taoist Gu and the others here during the day?" Duan Yu nodded. Hua Huafeng said: "Last night, this is the place where you and Hua Ye came to drink?" Duan Yu said: "It will never be wrong." Hua Huafeng said: "Then why is the molten iron here? And it has been here for a long time." Duan Yu said: "This is the first thing I want to find out." There was no light and no sound in the yard. Hua Huafeng said: "You want to go in?" Duan Yu said: "If you don't go in and have a look, how can you find out?" Hua Huafeng sighed, and said: "But if you are caught by molten iron this time, he will never let you go again." Duan Yu said: "So you must not go in with me." Hua Huafeng smiled, just smiled, and said nothing more. Duan Yu couldn't say anything more, because she had already advanced, and her lightness kung fu was actually pretty good. The garden is silent, and the roses under the moonlight are not as bright as in the daytime, but they are softer and more beautiful. It was here that they discovered that there was a lamp burning in another room. Dim light came from the window, reflecting the shadows of three potted flowers on the window sill. Duan Yu lowered his voice and said, "I slept in this room last night." Hua Huafeng said: "Where is Huaye coming?" Duan Yu said: "She is also there." After saying this, he realized that he was wrong. Hua Huafeng's face suddenly turned into that of a creditor, and he sneered, "It seems that you were quite lucky last night." Duan Yu blushed and said, "I...I..." Hua Huafeng said loudly: "Since you have enjoyed the blessing, even if you suffer a little, you deserve it." She seemed to have forgotten that this was in someone else's yard, and she seemed to have forgotten what they were here for. It is said that when a woman becomes jealous, even the emperor Lao Tzu can't control her, let alone Duan Yu. Duan Yu could only smile wryly, he could only feel anxious. Unexpectedly, there was still no movement in the house, and the people inside seemed to be all sleeping like dead pigs. No matter how you look at it, molten iron is not a person who can sleep like a dead pig. It is possible to spend the night. It is said that lecherous women are all sleepy. Is he not here tonight? Did Hua Yelai come back again? Hua Huafeng bit her lip, rushed over suddenly, and scratched the window paper with her nails. She is really not a thief, and she doesn't know how to dip some saliva on her nails first, so as not to make a sound when she touches the window paper.Just hearing a "pop", she actually poked a big hole in the window paper. Duan Yu's face turned pale, but there was still no movement in the room. Is there no one in the house? There was no one in the room. Not only was there no one there, but even the contents were removed, and the place turned into an empty house, except for the three potted flowers on the window, which were forgotten to be taken away. Duan Yu was stunned. Hua Huafeng was also stunned. The two were stunned for a long time in the empty house, Hua Huafeng said: "Maybe you didn't go to this place during the day." Duan Yu nodded. Hua Huafeng said: "After you left, Hua Yelai was afraid that you would come to her again, so she also moved away." Duan Yu said: "Then where is the house I went to during the day now?" Hua Huafeng said: "Maybe it's nearby, but now you can't find it." Duan Yu sighed and said with a wry smile, "Maybe I've seen a ghost." Hua Huafeng sneered: "You have seen a ghost, and it was a female ghost." Duan Yu didn't dare to answer any more, but luckily he didn't. Because at this moment, he suddenly heard a strange whistle coming from outside. This whistle is usually a signal from night travelers. Sure enough, there were night walkers outside, and they heard two people talking outside: "Are you sure this is here?" "No mistake, I was only here last month." "But why hasn't anyone come out yet?" "I'm afraid they are all asleep." "Sleep so dead." "Who in the Jianghu dares to come here to make decisions? People who are used to living in peace, of course sleep more deeply." "But……" "Anyway, I will never make a mistake. Let's go in first." "Just go in like this?" "Everyone is their own person, so what are you afraid of?" Although the sound came from outside the wall, it was still very clear in the still night. Duan Yu looked at Hua Huafeng and whispered, "These two seem to be friends with the owner here." Hua Huafeng said: "So we only need to ask him to know who the owner of this place is." Without waiting for Duan Yu's consent, she jumped out of the window. The two people outside happened to rush in from the top of the wall. Both of them were well-dressed, obviously they were Jianghu people who were traveling at night.When they saw Hua Huafeng, they immediately turned upside down with one hand and pointed to the ground with the other, posing in a very strange posture. Hua Huafeng actually assumed the same posture as them. The two asked a strange question at the same time: "What day is today?" Hua Huafeng rolled her eyes and said, "The second day of February." The two men heaved a sigh of relief, with smiles on their faces, and at the same time clasped their fists in a salute. One of the taller people clasped his fists and said: "Brother Zhou Sen, born on the third day of March, went to Zhenjiang for business, passed by Guibao, and came here to visit." Hua Huafeng said: "It's easy to talk about." Zhou Sen said: "Dragon raised his head, is the boss already asleep?" Hua Huafeng said: "He has something to go outside, if you two have something to do, you can tell me the same." Zhou Sen hesitated, and smiled apologetically: "Our brothers are unlucky. We gave all our money to Yao Ersan in the city. I have heard that Boss Long is the most caring of my brothers, so I want to ask him to make money." Hua Huafeng smiled and said: "Since you are our own people, if you don't come here, Boss Long will be angry if he finds out." Zhou Sen laughed and said, "If we didn't know about Boss Long's reputation for generosity, we wouldn't have dared to come." Hua Huafeng turned her head, waved to Duan Yu who was in the room, and then said: "Hurry up and take out five hundred taels of silver, and give it to these two elder brothers as money." Duan Yu said: "Yes." He had no choice but to jump out of the window and took out the ten bank notes on his body. Just as he was about to count five, Hua Huafeng snatched all the bank notes and said with a smile: "It's a small thing, Brother Zhou, please accept it." Zhou Sen took the banknote, smiled happily, thanked him again and again, and said, "I never thought Miss Hua would be more generous than Boss Long." Hua Huafeng said: "If my own people are more polite, they will be alienated." Zhou Sen said with a smile: "Our brothers have heard of Miss Hua for a long time, so it's really lucky to see her today." Hua Huafeng said sweetly: "If you two are not in a hurry, why not hide here for two days, and wait for Boss Long to come back and meet before leaving." Zhou Sen said: "Don't dare to disturb me, my brother has to go back to work. When Boss Long comes back, please ask the girl to greet us, saying that our brothers on the third day of March wish him all the best and have a precious son soon." Hua Huafeng said with a smile: "Brother Zhou is good at praying, I also wish Brother Zhou the best of luck, and he will roll a four five six in one toss." Zhou Sen laughed, and the person next to him also laughed. The two of them thanked her repeatedly, and continued to praise her after they left. "Although she will not be a member of the society for long, one day, she will definitely be promoted to the head of the hall. It will be exciting for our brothers to work under her hands." Duan Yu sighed when their voices faded away, and said with a wry smile: "You are really generous. You gave away all my belongings as soon as you gave them away." Hua Huafeng said: "Anyway, you still have the 10,000 taels you won and keep it in Daoren Gu's wine shop." Duan Yu said: "But how do you know that I carry silver with me at all times?" Hua Huafeng laughed and said, "That day your money was exposed on the boat that Hua Ye came to. It was already very polite of me not to send out your gold leaf." Duan Yu smiled wryly and said: "Money and wealth should not be revealed, this sentence seems to be quite reasonable." He sighed, and couldn't help but said: "But I still don't understand, what is going on?" Hua Huafeng's expression suddenly became serious, and he said, "Have you ever heard the words 'Qinglonghui'?" Of course Duan Yu has heard of it. These three words have become a kind of mysterious spell in Jianghu recently. It seems that there is an incredible power in itself, which can make people live or kill people. Hua Huafeng said: "It is said that the Azure Dragon Club has 365 branch altars in total, and there are exactly 365 days in a year, so when they asked me what day it is today, I immediately thought of that What the man who came out of the box said." Duan Yu's eyes also lit up, and he said, "He said that there are dragons in the lake, and that today is the second day of February." Hua Huafeng said: "At that time, I felt that these words were very strange, and there must be other deep meanings in them." Duan Yu said: "So you also said that today is the second day of February." Hua Huafeng smiled and said: "Actually, I just tried it temporarily, but I didn't expect to be hit by me by mistake." Duan Yu said: "Do you think they are all members of the Azure Dragon Society?" Hua Huafeng said: "Of course it is." Duan Yu said: "So this place is the secret branch of the Azure Dragon Society?" Hua Huafeng said: "This is the second day of February, the sub-forum of the Azure Dragon Club. It must have been secretly coded by the date." Duan Yu's eyes became brighter, and he said, "Could it be that Monk King Tie Shui is the boss of the dragon?" Hua Huafeng said: "Very likely." Duan Yudao: "Tie Shui is a monk, how could the surname Zhou wish him an early son?" Hua Huafeng said: "Taoists can marry wives, why can't monks have sons?" Duan Yu said: "But they have never met you, how could they believe you so easily?" Hua Huafeng blinked and said, "What did you say I look like in this outfit?" Duan Yu said: "Like a female thief." Hua Huafeng said with a smile: "So they also regard me as a female thief. Didn't you hear them call me a flower girl?" Duan Yu suddenly said: "So they treated you as Hua Yelai." Hua Huafeng said: "So you didn't find the wrong place. Both Hua Yelai and Tie Shui are the owners of this place. They are a family." Duan Yu looked at her and couldn't help sighing. He suddenly found that this girl was much smarter than she appeared on the outside. Hua Huafeng said: "Actually, you should have figured out this truth a long time ago, but you have been surrounded by people, so you are confused by the authorities." Duan Yu smiled wryly, "When did you learn to praise others?" Hua Huafeng said sweetly, "I just learned it." In fact, this matter is really too complicated, just like the ecstasy, if you make a mistake at the beginning, then no matter how you go, you will go for a fork in the road. Duan Yu was originally standing, but suddenly sat down and sat on the ground. Hua Huafeng frowned and said, "Are you tired?" Duan Yu said: "It's not that I'm tired, it's just that I still have a few questions to ask myself." Hua Huafeng also sat down beside him, and said softly, "Why don't you ask me? It's better to think together than alone." Duan Yu looked at her, his eyes were full of gratitude, and he couldn't help stretching out his hand. She also held out her hand. Their hands touched lightly, then retracted. Duan Yu lowered his head, and after a long time, he said slowly: "If Tie Shui is really the boss of the dragon's head, then this must be one of the schemes of the Azure Dragon Society." Hua Huafeng said: "Yes." Duan Yu said: "What is their purpose? To deal with me?" Hua Huafeng said: "Very likely, what they want may be you, or you may have something they want." Duan Yu nodded, already thinking of the Jasper Saber he was carrying. Hua Huafeng said: "They set up these traps in order to frame you and make you have nowhere to go." Duan Yu said: "Then who killed Lu Xiaoyun?" Hua Huafeng said: "Of course they are also." Duan Yu said: "But Lu Jiu is Tie Shui's good friend." Hua Huafeng said: "The members of the Qinglong Society are always unscrupulous in doing things. Sometimes even my father can be betrayed, let alone friends." Duan Yu said: "With Tie Shui's martial arts and the power of the Azure Dragon Society, wouldn't it be possible to kill me directly?" Hua Huafeng said: "But the Duan family not only has a high reputation in the martial arts world, but also has many friends. If they kill you directly, there will be troubles. Qinglong knows how to do things, and he always likes to kill people with borrowed knives." Duan Yu said: "Borrowing a knife to kill someone?" Hua Huafeng said: "They must have thought that Lu Jiu would kill you to avenge his son, but for some reason, Lu Jiu seems to believe you very much." Duan Yu said, "Because he knows I'm not a liar." Hua Huafeng said: "How could he know? He doesn't know you very well." Duan Yu smiled and said: "But we have gambled together, haven't you heard that it is easiest to see a person's temper at the gambling table." Hua Huafeng also laughed, and said: "So it seems that gambling is not completely useless." Duan Yu pondered, and said slowly: "There is nothing absolutely bad in the world, do you think so?" Hua Huafeng said softly: "I don't know, I don't think as much as you do." Duan Yu smiled wryly: "But I still can't think of how to prove that molten iron is the real culprit." Hua Huafeng sighed: "It's really difficult, it's a matter of death and no proof." Duan Yu said: "At least I have to prove that he is a member of the Azure Dragon Society, and prove that he and Hua Yelai are in the same party." Hua Huafeng said: "What idea did you come up with?" Duan Yu said: "No." Hua Huafeng said: "The organization of the Azure Dragon Society is so tight that it is almost impeccable. If you want to find someone to prove that they belong to the Azure Dragon Society, it is simply impossible." Duan Yudao: "I have also heard that for hundreds of years, there has never been such a well-organized gang in Jianghu." Hua Huafeng said: "So even if we were able to keep Zhou Sen, he would never dare to reveal the secret of molten iron." Duan Yu said: "So I didn't even think about it just now." Hua Huafeng said: "Tie Shui and Hua Yelai certainly won't admit it." Duan Yu said: "Of course not." Hua Huafeng sighed and said, "Then what else can you think of?" Duan Yu smiled and said: "I don't know now... I only know that there is nothing absolutely impossible in this world." Hua Huafeng said: "Don't you really never believe that there are things you can't do in this world?" Duan Yu said: "Yes." Hua Huafeng looked at him and suddenly smiled too. Duan Yu said: "What are you laughing at?" Hua Huafeng said: "I'm laughing at you, it seems that even if you are really put into a box, you won't despair." Duan Yu smiled and said, "Not bad at all." Hua Huafeng said sweetly: "Sometimes even I don't know, are you smarter or dumber than others?" Duan Yu said: "I don't know it myself, but I do know that at least I can always live a happier life than others." Hua Huafeng said: "What else do you know?" Duan Yu said: "I also know that if we just sit here, no one will come to admit that they are the murderer." Hua Huafeng said: "Where are you going?" Duan Yu said, "Go find molten iron." Hua Huafeng said: "Are you looking for him?" Duan Yuzhen said: "Should he only be allowed to find me, and not me?" Hua Huafeng said: "Are you really going to deliver it yourself?" Duan Yu said with a wry smile: "I can't hide from people all my life, can I?" Hua Huafeng said: "Is it okay to hide for a few days?" Duan Yu said: "No." Hua Huafeng said: "Why?" Duan Yu said: "I must rush to Baozhu Villa before April 15th." Hua Huafeng suddenly stopped talking. The night was very deep and quiet, with faint starlight shining into the window, only the beautiful outline of her face and those shining eyes could be vaguely seen. There seemed to be a strange emotion in her eyes. Duan Yudao: "April 15 is Uncle Zhu's birthday. Uncle Zhu is my father's brother for many years." Hua Huafeng suddenly raised his head, glared at him with those bright eyes, and asked, "You rushed to Baozhu Villa in such a hurry to pay respects to Master Zhu's birthday?" Duan Yu said: "How could it be fake?" Hua Huafeng lowered her head, pulled up her belt, and curled it around her slender fingers. After a long silence, she slowly said, "I heard that Master Zhu has a very beautiful daughter. Is she really beautiful? beautiful?" Duan Yu said: "I don't know, I haven't seen it before." Hua Huafeng said: "I heard that Second Master Zhu is celebrating his birthday this time in order to choose his favorite son-in-law." She raised her head again, stared at Duan Yu, and said coldly: "It seems that you have a good chance of being selected. of." Duan Yu forced a smile, wanted to say something, but held back, wanted to look at her, but dared not meet her eyes. The wind blows the leaves, rustling. He suddenly sighed softly and said, "You should go back." Hua Huafeng said, "What about you?" Duan Yu said: "I'm going to find molten iron..." Hua Huafeng sneered: "Are you only allowed to go to him, but not me?" Duan Yu said: "This matter has nothing to do with you at all." Hua Huafeng said: "It didn't matter at first, but now it does." Duan Yu finally couldn't help turning his head and staring at her. She didn't avoid his gaze. Starlight shone into her eyes, and there seemed to be an indescribable resentment in her eyes. She couldn't tell, but he could always see it. He couldn't help stretching out his hand. Suddenly their hands were tightly held, and this time none of them retracted their hands. Her hands are so soft and so cold. The night is deeper and quieter, the stars are hazy, and the spring breeze is gentle. The earth seems to have melted in the spring light. I don't know how long it took before Duan Yu said slowly, "I went to find molten iron because I had no other way to go. Even if my father could endure anything, he would definitely not tolerate others treating me as a murderer." Hua Huafeng said: "I know." Duan Yu said: "So I know it's dangerous and stupid to do so, so I have to go." Hua Huafeng said: "I know." Duan Yu said: "Actually, I'm not sure how to deal with him." Hua Huafeng said: "I know." Duan Yu said: "But you still want to follow me?" Hua Huafeng bit her lip and said, "I didn't have to go, but now I have to. Don't you understand?" Duan Yu stared at him, finally heaved a long sigh, and said, "I understand, of course I understand." Hua Huafeng smiled sweetly, and said softly: "As long as you understand this, it is enough." "How do we find molten iron?" "You don't have to go to him at all." "why?" "Because as long as someone sees you, he will be notified to come to you immediately." "Shall we go now?" "Now is not the time." "why?" "Because no one can see you at all now." "Are we going to wait here until dawn?" "If you really believe that there is nothing absolutely impossible in the world, you should go to sleep obediently now." Duan Yu really fell asleep. He was young, a tired young man who could sleep anywhere. Besides, he was beside her. Where else in the world could be warmer and safer than here? Isn't the embrace of a gentle and lovely woman a man's paradise? Spring, sunny day. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. Duan Yu felt very energetic. In fact, he didn't sleep for a long time, but he slept very soundly, as if he slept in his mother's arms when he was a child, and his dreams were full of warmth and sweetness. When he woke up, he found himself sleeping on Hua Huafeng's lap. Her legs are warm and firm. She wasn't sleeping and was looking at him. He saw her the second he opened his eyes, and saw the tender affection that was always hidden deep in her eyes. At this moment, he suddenly felt that she was a real woman, and she was no longer that child who liked to bicker with him. He looked at her and smiled. They laughed happily and sincerely, and no one felt shy or sorry. He rested on her lap, as if it was a natural and reasonable thing. Their mood is just like the weather outside the window, fresh, clean, full of hope, full of light. The sunshine in spring never disappoints. They walk in the sun. They saw a lot of people and felt that everyone seemed to be happy. Of course, many people saw them and felt that they were also happy. They were an enviable couple, but the one who attracted the most attention was not Duan Yu, but Hua Huafeng. Not many women walk the streets in tight clothes, and not many women of her size. Duan Yu said: "Everyone is watching you." Hua Huafeng said: "Oh?" Duan Yu said: "Why don't they look at me?" Hua Huafeng pursed her lips and smiled, "Because you're not as good looking as me." Duan Yu said: "But I'm worth five thousand taels of silver." Hua Huafeng felt a little strange now. She hadn't thought just now, how could a girl think of other things when she was being watched by many people? Hua Huafeng said: "Perhaps the people who see you now, by chance, have not seen the reward list posted by the hot metal." Duan Yu said: "Where did you see it?" 华华凤道：“茶馆里。” 无论什么地方的茶馆，通常都是人最杂的地方，现在虽然还很早，但大多数茶馆都已开门了。 “上午皮泡水，下午水泡皮”。最懂得享受的杭州人，早上当然不会呆在家里吃老婆煮的稀饭。 杭州茶馆里的汤包、蟹壳黄、扬州千丝，本就和广东茶楼里的鱼饺、烧卖一样受欢迎。段玉一走进这家茶馆，果然立刻就发现自己的尊容被贴在墙上。 奇怪的是，茶馆里的人偏偏还是没有注意他，一双双眼睛还是要盯着华华凤。 这些人难道全都是色鬼，没有财迷。 两个穿着对襟短衫，手里提着鸟笼子的市井好汉，大摇大摆地走了进来，他们选的位子，恰巧就在一张赏格下。 有个人正抬着头在看段玉的尊容，嘴里也不知在跟他的朋友说什么。 段玉向华华凤递了个眼色，慢吞吞地走了过去，有意无意间往这张赏格下一站。 提着鸟笼的市井好汉，倒也看了他两眼，却偏偏又转过头去，大声招呼伙计：“来两笼小包，一壶龙井。” 难道他对包子比对五千两银子还有兴趣？ 段玉干咳了两声，开始念上面的字：“无论谁发现此人行踪，前来通风报信，赏五千两银整。”下面还有个报信的地址。 段玉好像这才发现别人悬赏捉拿的就是他自己，立刻做出很害怕的样子。 谁知这两个人还当他是假的。 段玉忽然对他们笑了笑，道：“你看这上面的人像不像我？” "Not like." “一点都不像。” 这两人回答得好干脆。 段玉怔了怔，勉强笑道：“可是我自己为什么越看越像呢？” 这两人已开始在喝茶，连理都懒得理他了。 段玉真想揪住他们耳朵，问问他们究竟是瞎子，还是呆子。 有个茶博士正拎着个大茶壶在为客人加水。 段玉忽然一把拉住了他，大声道：“你看这上面画的人是不是我？” 茶博士拼命摇头，就像是看见了个疯子，吓得脸色发白。 Duan Yu was stunned again. 华华凤已走过来，悄悄地拉他衣襟。 段玉眼珠子转了转，故意用很多人都可以听得见的声音道：“这上面画的人明明就是我，幸好这些人竟连一个看出来的都没有。” 他一面说，一面用眼角去打量别人。 但满屋子的人好像忽然全都变成了饿死鬼投胎，一个个都在埋头吃他们的点心，谁也没有抬头看他一眼。 段玉已开始觉得有点哭笑不得了。 “这么好赚的五千两银子，为什么竟偏偏没有人赚呢？” 他实在想不通。 华华凤也想不通。 她拉着段玉坐下来，勉强笑道：“也许已有人去通风报信了，只不过不敢被你看见而已。” 段玉叹了口气，道：“但愿如此。” 于是他们就在这里等，幸好这里的汤包和干丝味道还不错。 等到一笼汤包两碗千丝全都下了肚，居然还是全无动静。 段玉看着墙上的画，喃喃道：“难道上面画的真不像我？” 华华凤道：“不像才怪。” 段玉道：“既然很像，他们不去赚这五千两银子，岂非更怪？” 华华凤道：“的确有点怪。” 段玉叹了口气，苦笑道：“假如我不想被人赶出来，现在满屋子里的人只怕已经全都认出了我。” 华华凤也叹了口气，苦笑道：“世上有很多事本来就是这样子的……” 她的话还没有说完，忽然看见一个人昂然而入，把墙上贴的赏格，一张张全都撕了下来。 茶馆里的人居然好像全都没看见。 段玉当然看见了。 这人黑黑的脸，眼睛炯炯有神，竟是那最爱多管闲事的乔老三。 段玉正想过去问问他，为什么又来多管闲事，谁知这时又有个他认得的人走了过来。一个清癯瘦削的独臂道人。 他不等段玉招呼，已走过来坐下，微笑道：“两位今天好清闲，这么早就有空出来喝茶。” 华华凤冷冷道：“道人今天好清闲，这么早就有空出来喝茶。” 顾道人笑道：“听说，有位专喜欢跟人抬扛的姑娘，想必就是这位了。” 段玉也忍不住笑道：“一点也不错。” 华华凤狠瞪了他一眼，居然忍住了，没有找他的麻烦。 因为这时乔老三也已过来，手里拿着从墙上撕下的一叠赏格，往桌上一搁，笑道：“这已是最后的几张了，我一个人收回来的就有三百多张。” 段玉忍不住问道：“为什么要收回来？” 乔老三道：“因为我天生喜欢多管闲事。” 段玉叹了口气，也不能不承认他说的是实话。 华华凤板着脸，道：“你既然喜欢多管闲事，现在就请你把它们一张张贴回去。” 乔老三皱了皱眉，道：“为什么要将这些废纸贴回去？” 华华凤道：“谁说这是废纸？” 乔老三道：“我说的。” 华华凤道：“你难道不想要这五千两银子？” 乔老三道：“我想是想要，只可惜没有人肯给我。” 华华凤道：“难道铁水已不想捉他了？” 乔老三道：“你现在才知道？” 华华凤怔住，段玉也怔住。 过了半晌，华华凤又忍不住问道：“铁水为什么忽然改变了主意？” 乔老三看了她一眼，又看了看段玉，道：“你们还不知道？” 华华凤道：“知道了为什么还要问你？” 乔老三瞪着他们看了半天，忽然笑了笑，道：“这也许只因为他忽然变成了好人。” 华华凤又怔了怔，大声道：“不管怎么样，我们还是要找他。” 乔老三好像也怔住了，道：“你们要找他？” 华华凤冷笑道：“难道只许他来找我们，不许我们找他？” 乔老三却笑了，道：“你们当然可以找他，而且一定能找得到。” 他笑得好像很奇怪，很神秘。 华华凤道：“你怎么知道我们一定能找到？” 乔老三道：“因为我可以带你们去。” 他果然带他们去了，而且真的很快就找到了铁水。 铁水居然真的变成了个好人。 死人决不可能再做坏事，所以死人都是好人。 铁水已是个死人。 段玉做梦也想不到铁水会忽然间死了，而且死得很惨。 第一个发现他尸身的就是乔老三。 “你是在什么地方发现的？” “就在大街上。” "How did he die?" “被人一刀砍下了头颅。他的身子倒在街心，头颅却落在一丈外。” 他死得真惨。 “是谁杀了他？” “没看见，我只看见了杀他的那把刀。” 刀就在棺材上，棺材就停在凤林寺，刀赫然又是段玉那柄碧玉七星刀。 在庙里照料丧事的是卢九。 这个多病的人，在已将垂暮之年，竟在一日之间亲眼看见他的儿子和好友连续惨死在刀下。 惨死在同一柄刀下。 阳光穿过枝叶浓密的菩提树后，已经变得很阴黯。 阴森森的阳光，照在他面前两口棺材上，也照着他苍白的脸。 他看来似乎已忽然老了很多。 到了这里，就连华华凤的心情都变得沉重了起来。 卢九用丝巾掩着嘴，轻轻地咳嗽着，丝巾脏了，可是他已不在乎。 沉默了很久，华华凤终于忍不住道：“刀本来是在铁水自己手上的，是不是？” 顾道人道：“但他并没有一直带着。” 华华凤道：“他将刀留在什么地方了？” 顾道人道：“不知道，我只知道在黄昏时刀已不见了。” 华华凤道：“我可以证明昨天黄昏时，段玉一直跟我在一起的。” Gu Daoren said: "Oh." 华华凤又接道：“除了我之外，还有一个人可以证明。” 顾道人道：“还有谁？” 华华凤道：“一个我不认得的人。” 顾道人淡淡道：“你不认得这个人，但这个人却跟你们在一起？” 华华凤道：“因为他是被我们从一口箱子里救出来的，而且受了伤。” 顾道人看了看乔老三，乔老三仰面看着屋梁，两个人脸上一点表情也没有。 华华凤的脸却已急得发红，她自己也知道自己说的话很难让人相信。 现在就算还能找到那个人，也是一样没有用的——一个陌生人说的话，又有谁会相信？ 顾道人忽然道：“昨天晚上你们在哪里？” 华华凤道：“就在铁水那屋子里。” 顾道人道：“那里还有人？” 华华凤说道：“非但没有人，连东西都被搬空了。” 顾道人道：“你们两位就在那栋空房子里呆了一夜？” 华华凤的脸更红。 这件事也同样很难让人相信。 顾道人忽然叹息了一声，道：“铁水并不是我的朋友。” 乔老三道：“也不是我的。” 顾道人抬起头，凝视着段玉，道：“但你却是我的朋友。” 段玉慢慢地点了点头，但却没有说什么，因为他实在无话可说。 顾道人道：“我们虽然是朋友，但你现在若要走，我也决不留你。” 段玉很感激。 他当然懂得顾道人的好意，顾道人是在劝他赶快离开这是非之地。 卢九忽然长长叹息了一声，道：“你的确已该走了。” 段玉道：“我……” 卢九道：“这是你的刀，你也可以带走。”他看着棺材上的刀，慢慢地接着道：“因为我也说过你是我朋友，而且我相信你。” 卢九又道：“到了宝珠山庄，请代向朱二爷致意，就说……就说我父子不能去拜寿了。” 段玉勉强忍耐着，不让盈眶的热泪流出，咬着牙一字字道：“可是我并不想走。” 卢九皱眉道：“为什么？” 段玉道：“因为我不能走。” 卢九道：“铁水已去世，这地方现在已没有人再留难你。” 段玉道：“我知道。” 卢九道：“那么你为什么还不走？” 段玉道：“因为我现在若是走了，这一生都难免要被人怀疑是凶手。” 顾道人接着道：“可是我们都信任你，这难道还不够？” 段玉道：“你们相信我，只因为你们是我朋友，但这世上却还有很多人不是我的朋友。”他凝视着棺上的刀，慢慢地接着道：“何况，这的确是我段家的刀，无论谁用段家的刀杀了人，段家都有关系。” 顾道人道：“你想找出真凶？” Duan Yu nodded. 顾道人道：“你有线索？” 段玉道：“只有一条。” 顾道人道：“一条什么？” 段玉道：“一条龙，青龙。” 顾道人耸然动容，道：“青龙？青龙会？” 段玉道：“不错，青龙会。” 听到“青龙会”这三个字，每个人的神色仿佛都有点变了。 数百年以来，江湖中的确从未有过像青龙会这么神秘、这么可怕的组织。 这组织真的就像是一条龙，一条神话中的毒龙。虽然每个人都听说过它，而且相信它的存在，但却从来没有人真的看见过它，也从来没有人知道它究竟是什么形态，究竟有多大。大家只知道，无论什么地方，好像都在它的阴影笼罩之下，无论什么时候，它都可能会突然出现。 有些人近来甚至已觉得随时随地都在被它威胁着，想自由呼吸都很难。 过了很久，顾道人才吐出口气，道：“你认为这件事跟青龙会也有关系？” 段玉点点头，道：“我是初九才到这里的。” 顾道人道：“就是前天？” 段玉道：“不错，前天下午我刚到这里，就遇到了花夜来。” 顾道人道：“听说那时你正在三雅园喝酒。” 段玉道：“花夜来的行踪本来一直很秘密，因为她知道有人正在找她。无论谁若想躲避别人的追踪，都决不该到三雅园那些地方去的，但那天她却居然在那里露了面。”他笑了笑，接着道：“而且她好像还生怕别人看不到她，所以特地坐在窗口，还特地将窗帘卷起，窗户打开。” 顾道人沉吟着，说道：“这的确好像有点不太合理。” 段玉道：“铁水的门下，刚巧也在那时找到了她，刚巧就在我面前找到了她！” 顾道人道：“你认为这件事本是他们早已安排好了的？” 段玉说道：“我实在不能相信天下真的有这么巧的事。” 顾道人想了想，道：“这样说来，铁水和花夜来难道也是早已串通好了的？” 段玉点点头，道：“他们想必早已在注意我的行踪，知道我来了，就特地安排好这出戏，在我面前演给我看。” 顾道人接着道：“但当时你若不去管这件闲事呢？” 段玉叹了口气，苦笑道：“他们想必也已算准了我是决不会袖手旁观的。” 华华凤忽然也叹了口气，冷哼道：“一个血气方刚，自命不凡的年轻人，又喝了点酒，若是看见几个凶横霸道的大和尚公然欺负一个漂亮的单身女人，怎么可能错过这种英雄救美的好机会？” 段玉苦笑道：“何况我当时就算不出手，他们也决不会就此罢手的。” 华华凤用眼角瞟着他，道：“幸好我们的段公子是个好打不平的英雄好汉，所以他们也根本用不着多费事了。” 看来女人若是有了吃醋的机会，她也是决不肯错过的。 顾道人皱着眉头，说道：“他们这样做，目的何在？” 段玉道：“第一，他们本就想除去卢小云，再嫁祸给我。” 顾道人在听着。 段玉道：“所以那天晚上他们就叫花夜来先偷走我的刀，去杀了卢公子。” 顾道人道：“他们认为卢九爷一定也会杀了你替卢公子报仇的。” 段玉答道：“不错，这就叫一石两鸟，借刀杀人之计。” 顾道人道：“卢公子身上带着的珍珠和玉牌，难道也是花夜来故意送给你的？” 段玉道：“那倒不是。若是她送给我的，我就不会收下了。”他又叹了口气，苦笑道：“她用的是种很巧妙的法子，当时连我都被她骗过了。” 直到现在，他才发现花夜来并不如他所想像的那么笨。 她故意偷了段玉的银票和碧玉刀，故意藏到那花盆里，故意让段玉看到。 然后她才故意装作睡着，让段玉去将那些东西全都偷回去。 她当然也已算准，段玉得手之后，一定会偷偷溜走的。匆忙之中，段玉当然不会发现多了东西，何况那些东西本就在同一袋子里。 等段玉发现东西多了时，就算立刻送回去，她一定已不在那里了，从此之后，段玉一定再也找不到她了。 所以段玉也就没法子再找到任何人能证明那天晚上他在什么地方。 何况，任何人都知道卢小云是他的劲敌。 一个人为了要娶得那样既富有又美丽的妻子，先在暗中将自己的情敌杀死，并不是一件奇怪的事。 等到卢九发现珍珠和玉牌也在段玉身上时，当然就会更认定他是凶手了。 顾道人叹息着，道：“看来他们这一计，本来的确可以算是天衣无缝，万无一失的了。” 段玉道：“只可惜他们还是算错了一着。” 顾道人道：“哦！” 段玉道：“他们没有想到，卢九爷竟会在赌桌上认得了我，而且把我当作朋友。” 卢九一直在听着，表情痛苦而严肃，此刻忽然道：“铁水本来也是我的